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8 THE COURTS. Suit of Rufus Hateh Against the Atlantic and Pacilic Telegraph Company. ULATING SCHEME. A Recciver To Be Appointed of the Hooley Estate. ALLEGED STOCK SP sccuihigeinipioiggaeantane The sult brought in May Inst by Rufus Hatch against the Atlantic aud Pacific Telegraph Company came to trial yesterday vetore Judge Van Brit, holding Su, preme Court, Special Term. In the complaint it is alleged that the telegraph company was sucorporated in 1848, with a capital stock of $10,000,000, divided into shares of $100 euch, and that, with the exception | ot 129 shares held by the company, the shares are in the bands of the public, sir. Hotch says lurther that he isthe owner of 100 shares of the stock; that tho company, as he is informed and belicves, is now | greatly embarrassed, being indebted over $250,000 to certain of its directors and to various railroad com- panies; that it has little or no available assets; thal | its receipts do uot amount to the expenses, and that its business 1s uow beng «one at a positive loss, Further on are cited resolutions adopted At a ineeting ot the Board of Trastees held on the 25th of April, directing an increase of the capital stock to $15,000,000, so as to enabie the company to pat up ad- ditional telegraph lines in order more effectually to compete with the Western Union Telegraph Company, | It is averrod in thisconnection that the Board of Trus- tees have not only exceeded their powers, but that if such additional stock was issued it would’ only bring $900,000 in the market at the present price of the Flock, masmuch az the present stockholders will not | luke the proposed new iseuc at par. 1t 18 also stated iy eflect that the whole thing 1s a stock operating scheme, Upon the t stated Mr. Hatch msm that the company be enjoined from issuing the propoxed pew stock, The angwer sets up that only $0,000,000 worth of stock Was issued at tho organization of the company: that this was not issued for cash, but to the contractor building the lines; that the increase to 10,000,000 was in 1869, in order to construct a line along the route of the Union V’acitic Rasiroad Company | irom Omaha to Ogden, 1 18 ulso stated that notice | was given of Lhe meeting at which the Inst $5,000,000 | worth of stock wa» voted to be issued, ‘The other | alicgations of the complainant, except protest of | Mr. Hatch are deni Messrs. Sewell & Price and A. | yunderpoel uppeared for Mr. Hatch, and Mr, Everett Y. Whecier for the Telegraph Company. THE HOOLEY ESTATE. Judge Larremore, of the Court of Common Pleas, yesterday rendered a decision im the case of Lucy Hooley and others against Abrabam Gieve and others, The action, the full facts of which have already been | published in the Hxranp, was brought to enjoin the defendants from intertering with the trust estate un- der the will of Abraham Hooley, deceased, of which | the defendants are trustees, avd from seliing or dis- posing of apy of the trust estate or effects in their | hands, or (rom selling or disposing of the assets of the firm of Abrabaim Gieve & Co., or from paying out any ot the moneys of tho firm, and aiso tor the appoint. | ment of a receiver to take charge of the trust . | The following is the opinion of Judge Larreme Vhe defendants, as trustees under the will of Abra- | he was not attending belore avy court, NEW YQRK HERALD, WEDNESDA George vs. Vose; same ys. samo; vs. samo; came vs samo; Ger- mania Life Insurance Company vs. Halbert; Moore vs, Frauckiya; Maffrey ys. Holdemanu; matter of the Dutchess County Iron Works; Manhattan Savings | stitution va, Riblet; same vs. same; same vs. same; Aldrich vs. Riblet; Do Quesada vs. Tiblet; same vs. sume; Sulazar vs, Riblet; Phillips vs, Riblet; Phillips vs. Wood—Granted, New York Life Insurance Company vs. Russell.— Memorandum for counsel, Crosstuond vs. Deaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company.—1 do not see bow the plainult could have been sufficiently well iniormed to have brought this action if they caanot now find a tut! bill of particulars, —Motion ts granted, By Judge Grady. ‘The Arctic Fire lusurance Company vs. Siely,—Let an order be prepared directing that it be relerred to George 8. Sedgwick to iake proot of the tacts respect- ing the gale of the premises and the price at which such sale Was made, and report the samo with his opiuion, with all convenient speed, Matter of North American Fire Insurance Com- pany.--Order granted, Matter of Hallor.—Opinion, By Judge Barrett. Donohue ys, Cady.—iu this case the motion is de- nied, with $10 costs, Jor Lue reason stated in the opin- jon Bled in the case of Amelia Sleight a lortior!, whereas here lease has actually been delivered, and the pur- chaser rights have becomeabsoiute, Sleight va, Cady.—Motion denied, with $10 cosis, 1 Valkenburg vs. Doolittle. —Order settled a posed by plaintif! sending it back to the refer Manz Ve. Moffmap.—Motiog to continue granted, with $10 costs to plaintiff, Whiting Warren,—I think upon the security e snould be a stay and that the motion upon the whole there 18 no good end to be subserved by permitting the property to be ad- vertised pending the appeal. As the appeal could not probably be heard aud disposed of within three weeks advertising would only lead to confusion, and begides, 4t would be hardly fair to the defendants, Frisbie vs. Young.—(1) The detendant being a resi- dent ‘vas only privileged trom arrest; the mere com- meucement of a suit by the service of summons was not unauthorized. (2) Further, he was not privileged, because his position was not that of a party, but of a resident witness attending voluntarily, (3) And again, eleree, arbi- trator or other judicial officer. Me was simply in a lawyer's office giving testimony under a stiptiution between counsel, which testiunony was to be yerifed before a notary public and read solely by the force of the stipulation, The motion was denied, with $10 costs, the stay vacated and the order to show causo modified so as to require the paymout of such costs a3 4 condition of appearing generally and answering. SUPERIOR COULT--SPECIAL TERM, Ry Judge Speir. Van Durzeo ot al. vs. Salter,—Order settled. Westerman ys, Remington, Hotion to vacate the order of arrest dented, with costs. Pustiey vs. Dickel et alk—The Injunction must be continned until trial and a receiver appointed, Cantield et al, vs, The Baltimore and Obio Railroad Company. --Motion to resettle the case must be denied. Upon submitting the question in controversy to com- petent stenographers, as requested, I am satisfied that the cage was properly settled. No costs. COMMON PLEAS---CHAMBERS, By Judge Larremore, Hiitior va Conner.—-Motion granted on payment ot costs, Hooley vs. Gteve.—Motion granted, See decision, ‘The People, &&, ve Fround,—Peremptory manda- mus ordered. Kneeland, &¢., vs. Rowe et ak; Breeze, &o., v8, Rowe et ul;’ Fuzpatrick vs. Ray; Belknap vs. Sickles; The New York Lite Insurance Company vs. Moore; same Ys. same, aud same vs, same,—Applications granted, injunction By Judge Van Brunt, Schott va, Wright. —Refereo’s report confirmed, By Judge J. F. Daly. Masters vs, The Nclectic Lite Insurance Company,— Adjourned to 21st inst. for tinal settlemgnt of decree, MARINE COURT—CHAMBERS, vs. McCormack ; vs. Conner; Beard vs, ham Hooiey, deceased, wero directed to withdraw h interest from the firm’ of which he was a member as soon as pracuicable after bis decease and Invest Ue | same in Teal estate and registered bouds of the United | States government, No authority 18 shown lor cou Upuing the use of such interest in the firm, | and the making aud filing of the account with the | Surrogate im October, 1875, charged the defendants with $67,202 $8 as moueys belonging to the trust tuna, to be invezted for the benefit of the widow and infant devisees, Any postponement of this duty with- out the sanction of a court of equity cousttuted laches on their part and prejudiced the interests of the cesiuis que tru: ILappears that the trust fund has Leen greatly dimiuished, and the defendants, it is uverred, are insolvent, To this tt 18 auswered’ that the whole transaction Was in good faith and with the gssent of the widow; that if the business was carried on upon erroneous’ principles the error was mutual, | and that regarded io this ligut the nuagits | are not insolyert, Ido not think such a conciuston satisfactorily established by the paper submitied, nor | can [ hold (so jar us that question may influence the appoiutment of a receiver) that good faith of the transaction is uuiwpeacued, Gieve, as surviving partner of the old tirm, occupied a tduciury reiattou to the representatives of the deceased partner, and the sale to the new lirm Ol bis interest was impressed with the trust created by his will, of which facts Cuts, the other member of the new firm, had knowledge In view of the peculiar relations of the paru the slender security upon which the trast fund 15 held and the provability upon the tacts shown that the plaintf will wlumately succeed in the action, L think & receiver should be appointed pendente lite, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. In tho suit of Clayton Belknap against Goneral Dantet E. Sickles, which was brought to recover money | alleged to bave been borrowed, the full facts of which have already been published, an order was yesterday | entered by Judge Barrott striking ont defendant's answer for failure to comply with an order of the | Court to make same more definite and certain, The Emma Silver Mining Company caso was re- | rumed yesterday, with the o Silliman’s testimony. Nothing of striking importa was elicited. ‘The case stands adjourned ull this morning. Andrew Jackson, of the firm of Jackson & Co., was | arrested yesterday on the complaint of Mr, Comstock upon a charge of publishing lottery circulars in vio'a- tion of the statuie, He gave bail to await examination before Commissioner Sbielas, Avelkied Kiser bas brought a sult for divorce against her husband Herman Kiser, on the ground of alieged incapacity. Judge Lawrence yesterday ap- pointed Charies C, Suydam referee in the cage, Iu the whiskey case yesterday, fourteenth day of the trial, counsel were principally ‘engaged in the ar- gument upon (he admission of the testimony trom the Looks of Johuson and Eastman to make a cuse against | the deiendants, Tins discussion occupied the most of vay and the case Was adjourned unul this the jon was given yesterday by Judge Lawrence uit of James Colles against Edward P. and John F. Trow, publishers of Trow’s New York Directory, prowibiting the carrying into eflect the scheme com- plained of by the plait and allowing the latter their Iuil right as trustees, Messrs. L. D. Crossmond and Alonzo Shotwell have drought suit against tue Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company to recover $5,000 damages lor en alleged traud in transierriug tw other parties foods consigned to the plainuifs, who xpresemen, Juage Barrett yesterday granted’a stay of proceedings, pending the filing of a bill of particulars, Mrs, Kave G, White, administraurix of John H. Waite, has brought a suit against John White, in which’ the latter pals ina counter claim of $30,000, growing out of alleged business transactions with the nate Mr. White. On behait of Mra, White a motion for bill of particulars was made yesterday betore Judge sawrence, ip Supreme Court, Chambers, which was anted, In the ease of Brooke Postly against William BE, Dickel and others to cojoin the defendants {rom jnter- fering with tbe riding school on Filth uvenne and tor a receiver to take charge of $10,000 duc the defendau(s from ihe city, and lo take possession of tne riding Khoo! pending the action, Judge Speit yesterday ren- dered 4 decision continuing a temporary injunction ulready gran ‘ In the suit of Mary Clary, admimrstrairix of her busband, Michael Clary, akainst William M, Gambling, or, which brought to recover § for the death of her busi ant, which was caused st falling’ of a y ordered by the plainull and Mr. N. W. Niles for the de When the new boulevard was laid out throu @onexed district it rau nearly through the the plot of ground, comprising 103 acres, owned by St John’s College, On ove portion of the grounds thas vovercd were the college bailaings. This portion the | Commissioners of Assessment exempted, bat assessed the other portion, An argument in the case to set | de the assessmout was heard at considerab F yesterday, on nppeal, belore th eral Term. The Court took Jonathan Woodrufl effected a in the Imperial Pire ineurance y upon his bouse in Rabway, N. J. The bh ag burved on April 3, 1875, the ‘tenant having moved ont the day before, but a portion of bis goods still remained in the Bouse, Tho company resisted payment of the insur. ance on the ground of a’ clause in the policy stating that the insurence would not hold good in case tho house wae unoccupie!. Mr. Woodrufl elaimed tnat the house was occupied, and brought suit against the | company. The case was tried yesterday before judge Dotohue and resulted in a dismissal of the complarat on the ground that the policy was void through won- | occupancy of the Louse in the suit brought by Amelia Sleight tora manda. mus against Mr. A. 8. Cody, the facts of which wave already vcen published, decision was given yesterday | by Judge Barrett, denying the motion, Judge Barrett holds that when upon the face of the record the tine for redemption has expired and nothing but the cer- tificate of the Comptroller, under the sixiventh se tion of the act, is wanting to render the purchaser's | conveyance absolute, a mandamus Will Not be granted against the Clerk of Arrours commanding Bim to tur nish 4 bill to ageept the amount clammed to be due and to certify that the payment was in redemption. In the case of The People ex rel. Donohue Judge Barret gave a like decision, based apon the sume grounds, DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. By Judge Lawrence, Matter of the gateivership of the Security Bank; | 65, nunuation of Professor | yy | | No. | feveral constitavion Motions granted, Gray vs. Lends; Haskett vs, O’Nelll,—Proceedings dismisseu. Motggs vs, Lowden.—Complaint dismissed, Steuben vs, Schwar security for costs ordered, Brindle ys, Thomas. Jacobs appointed receiver. George vs. Knapp; Dewey vs Burke; Wade va, Morgan.—Defuuits noted, turner vs Hampten.—Order to pay money Into court. Downey va, Morranga.—This application must be made to the General Tera Dohme vs, Arnfaber.—The defendant and process server must attend belore me for oral examination be- lore I can decide this motion, Kelly vs. Sheehey. —Motion granted, Manice vs. Lumley.—Default noted, Pazolan vs, Euias.—Delendant discharged from sr- rest. Widmayer vs. ‘Thacher vs. ichiele. —Comimission ordered, i ooraem.—Taxation affirmed, Ingevrana vs. Kuehn.—The motion is made too lat under the rules. Denied, $10 costs to abide event, Biggs; Hooper vs. Crpperly; Phelan va, er vs. Leech; Lery vs, Epstein; Bergo vs. » Woli; Wolt vs. Gray; Miller vs. Hott- Dowmaikowitz vs. Barharach; Elias cGuire vs Vanderbilt.—Orders granted, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Suerunn Corert—Cuamnens—Held by Judge Law- rence.—Nos. $4, 130, 164, 167, 168, 202, 234, 260, 268, 285, 200, 297, 299, 301, 302, 304, 812, 817, 825, 326, vs. Boland; 3 rae CourT—Gusekat Trrm—Held vy Judges Brady and Daniel&—Nos. 137, 140, 141, 143, 70, T1y 112, 122, 124, 129, 77, 85, 95, 118, 68, 3 Davis, 69, ol, 2 uv Court—SreciaL TERM.—Adjourned until Thursda’ Svrneme Court—Cincvir—Part 1—Held by Judge Barrett. —Nos, 1, 264, 1013, 2849, 28 1657, 1 Part 1944," 1: 2068, 878, '3760, BOLT, 1862, 3804, 1864, 1870, 2, 1642, 1998, 2210, 1536, 1558, 146: 1. 3—-Held ‘by Judge Westbrook. 38, 3303, 418, 419, 953, 2089, 2: 0, 559, 4623, "4624, 99, 1611, 4493 3: —Held by Judge Dono- 7} 982, 1341, 2593, 1177, renion Court—TRiaAL_ TERM—Vart 1—Held | Judge Van Vorst.—Nos 475, 878, 450, 435, 401, 442, 877, 456, 8 482, 244, ‘971, ‘972, 620, ‘1177, 756, 69, 1104, 1138, 63%" Parts 2 and 3 — term. Common PLEAS—HQuITY TeRM—Held by Judge Lar- remore.—Nos. 6, 4, 5, 24, 9, 16, 17, 18, Demurrer— 10, MON PLEAS—TRIAL TeRM—Part 1—Held by Judge Robingon,—Nos. 1942, 1223, 852, 892, 284, 1103, B55, 209, 966, 715. Common PL¥AS—GuNERAL Term—Held by Judgos p. P. Daly, Van Housen and J. F. Daly—Nos, 20, 2 , 27, 18, 24e, 41, 89, 45, 66, 71, 44. rial "term — Sinnott. —Nos. , 7815, 7921, 6137, 8872, 6719, 3440, 4963, 7984, 6606, 7709, 7869, 7933, DP Held vy Judge Goepp,—Nos. 5918, 4973, 5853, 4932, 28, 5 5948, 5949, 5813, 5710, 9199, 1788, 6847, 456: 5239, 7645, 9384, t 3 hea.— Nos, 57B1, 2 8845. 4. NERAL Sessions—Part 1—Held by Jadge Sutheriand.—The People vs. Wiliam Rielly aud James: Murphy, robbery; Same vs, William Dowaell, grand larceny; Sume vs, William 0, Day, grand larceny; Same vs. Louis Coben, receiving stolen goods; Sane vs. Jobn Corrigan, grand larceny; Same vs. O'Connell, felonious assault and — battery; vs William Campbell, petit jarceny; vs, Elijah Baker, petit jarceny; saime fritz Kuper, assauit and batiery; Same herles Johuson and Peter Lune, gambling, Hield by Judge Gildersleeve.-—Lhe People va, Ane Vi. Same’ va, James Willson, rd Cali, felonious assault Birch, perjury ; Same nn ne me vy vs, Part Patrick Connelly and Join Manly, burgla James Dempsy, burglar at 2 V8. burglary ; x ane vs, Thomas 1. and batter) vs. Morris Cabill, grand larceny; Same vs. Jobh Cun- | ningha grand pate v White ana Mary A. Madden, grand jarceny; Same vs. Dennis Gavin, grand larceny ; Same vs. Janes Sint petit larceny; Same vs. Joua Clitord, petit Inre Same vs. Mary Clark, petit lircen: Lewis, petit larceny ; Same va. Jeremiah Stanton, larceny; Same vs, Heury Pearsall, faisc pretence; 8 ys vs. John it. Carpenter, ialse pretence; Same vs. Joba | Same va, Philip Conlen, re- celving stolen gooas; same vs. James A, Thompson. violaning cise law; Same vs. Francis Page, misde- meanor; Sume vs. John White, violating Lottery Jaw, SUPREME COURT. Wasutxetosx, March 13, 1 ‘The Supreme Court to-day delivered opinions im the following causes: — No. Appeal from the Cirevit Court for the Suathern Dise trict of New York. —-[n this cuse the appellee, as Cap- tain of the Port of New York, required of the com- fany one and One-ball per cent per ton upon the ton- nage of their three ships upon val of each im the port The Court tax to b duty on tonnage, aud consequentiy that itisan unconstitutional cxaction, Itis not exacted, say the Court, for any service rendered, because if the vessel enter the port and immediately take her Thomas, {aise proven departure, or load or upload, or make fast to any | wharf, either of these things brings her within the act and makes her Hable to the duty. Tho charge is irrespective of the od valorem prin- and if either of the vesse.s were, now waking her first trip, and one other of the same tonnage were making her lust trip, the would apply the same: tho rate of payment and the aggregate amount to be paid would be the same, The act 1s also diseriminas tive, It applies different rates to different classes of Vessels and to Fome it applies none at A clearer case of the imposition of a tonnage duty than pre sented here, the Court think, can bardiy be finayined. ‘If the aw had been passed by Congress instead of the State, and the charge im posed had been expressly designated a duty on tou- Hage, its character as such could not appear in a stronger light, It 18 conceded that foreign steamslsips and over vessels visiting the ports of a state for bust- oss purposes 1 @ lable by the laws of such ate for all reasonable and proper port charges; ft such charges must not be repagnant to the Ihe commerce clauses of the constilntion give to Congress the entire control of tho Joreigh and interstate commerce of the country, They. were intended to secure barmony and aniformity in Inman Steamship Company ve, Tinker— | | | \ | | 1n large quantities, | & Co, was to ind M, Shark, | OMicersstewart, of the the regulations by which they should be governed. Mnereery. such goes the power of tuc nation accompa. nies! Justice Swayne delivered the opinion, The Chief Justice did pot sit in the case and touk no purt in ity decision, Chorpenoning vs, the Unitea States— Appeal from the Court of Claims.—Tbe Court affirms the decision of the Court below in this notorious caso aguin-t the claimant, The duty devolved upon the Post- master General, under the act of Congress, in beld to ho wholly ministerial and in no gengo judi or that of any arbitrament, The adjustment baving been made under a special iaw renders it in nowise different trom those made laily by the accounting officers of the government under the geveral law conferring their powers and pre- seribing their duties. The idea that the government 1s coucluded by the results at whieh they may arrive would be regarded as a novelty withlt without the eeveral departments, Justice Swayne delivered the opinion. No, 963, Unjtea States vs. Phisterer—Ap; from the Court of Clains.—In this case it was decided tha! ap officer who 18 ordered home to await orders, under the Consolidating act of March 3, 1869, from a post at which he is doing military duty i8 entitled to milengo while travelling in purauanco of such order, under section No, 1,1100f Army Regulations, The case is not controlled by the section providing that when officers are permitted to exchange stutions, &c., they must bear their own expenses. Tho home of the officer to which he is ordered is not a military station, A mil- itary station is nearly synonymous with military post. In each case it means not an ordinary res: idence, haying nothing military about i+ except that one of its oconpants holds a military commission, buts place whore military daty is per- formed or stofes are kept or distributed or something connected with war arms is kept or done, There being no exchange of stations, the caso is guverne’t by the section named and the officer is entitled to bis mileage. By section 1,080 of the Kegulations, when public quarters ‘caunot be furnished to officers ut stations without troops, quarters will Le commuted ata rate fixed by the Secretary of War, aud fuel at the markot prices. ‘An officer ordered home to await orders is not entitled to this commatation, fis home is noc a station within the meaning of the regu- lation, Air. Justice Hunt delivered the opinion. Tnis cuse ulso disposes of a great nutmber of similar ones. No. 401, United States vs, Martin—Appeal trom the Court of Clating,—In this case it 18 decided that the act of Congress declaring tha: “eight hours shall con- stitute a day 8 work for all laborers or workmen, &c., employed “by or on behalt of the govern: ment of tne United States,” is in the nia- ture of a direction by the United States to 18 agents, and 18 not a contract with laborers to that effect, and does not prevent tho oficers of the government from making ugreemeuts with laborers vy which tho day's labor may be made more or less than eight hours, The uct does not prescribe the nsation to be paid for the labor of ny other time, Where a laborer Deen in the habit of working for the government twelve hours a day, at a compensation ol $2 40 per day, and, in answer to his request, is in- formned that if be wishes to remain in the service he must continue to work twelve hours por day and re- ceive his pay accordingly, he cannot afterward re- cover for the additional time over eight bours asa day’s labor, When as application is made for the excess of time over eight hours per duy and an allowance 14 made and the receiver receipts in full for the account this isu bar to any future claim, This decision will dispose of a largo humber of cases of a similar character put forward as atest. Mr. Justice Hunt delivered tbe opinion, PENMANSHIP EXTRAORDINARY, HOW A PORTER CARRIED ON A THRIVING BUSI- NESS IN PENS, For the past four months the firm of lvison, Blake- man, Taylor & Co., Wholesale stationers at Nos. 138 and 140 Grand street, have been aware that some per- son ip their employ was systematically stealing pens Watches wero set upon suspected persons und private detectives were employed, but no person could be caught in the act. While the mem- bers ot the firm were at their wits’ ends to discover the thiet a letter was received from one of their Chi- cugo correspondents askiug how it was that the firm of F. D, Alling, ot Rochester, was selling the Speucerian pens below manufacturers’ prices. Upon receipt Of this letter a visit was paid to the Rochesiey house mentioned, Mr. Alling explamed that Le had pur chased a large quantity of the pens irom a peddier named M. Shark, and showed several letters from that pel Some ot the letters were dated Melrose, others Yonkers, and one East Morrisiana, indicating that the writer Was constantly on the road disposing of his wares, The letters were all written on paper bearing the printed bead, **M. Shark, general peddier.”” Mr. Alling further explained that Shark sold him the pens at a low tigure, accounting for his ability to do so ‘on the ground that be had purchased them in odd lots of different houses. The next move of Messrs. Ivison, Blukeman, Taylor Soon it leaked out that a trusted porter in their employ, one Jumes J, Smith, who had beld his position tor ten years, had a brother- in-iaw named M, Shark. This injormation was given to Detectives Fields and O'Conner, who began to shadow Swith, Ina litte while they became satisfied that ho vas the culprit, His plan of operations was to secrete smali quantity of the goods about his person prior to going home every night. The detectives went 10 bis house in Mott Haven and there found 1,672 gross of the pens, which they took pussession of, Smith was arrested and yesterday brought to the Tombs Police Court, where ‘he was held in $3,000 bail, The plun- dered firm estimate their loss at $4,000, The prisoner is twenty eight years of age and married, A BIG INVENTORY. About two years ago Judge Donohue, of the Supreme Court, ordered an inventory to be taken ofall the prop- erty, both real and personal, of the Erie Railway Com- pany, and since that timo a large force of clerks have been employed in the work of compilation, The mat- ter was executed under the supervision of Colonel George T. Balch, assisted by engineers J. Houston and M. W. Waite, ‘Three copies are to be made—a prepara- tory one, another for the Court and a third forthe Erie office, ‘Tho Court copy has just been compleied aud turned overto Receiver Jowitt by Colonel Baich. It consists of twenty large volumes of printed blanks, on which there appear from twenty to fifty questions and auswers, ail being numbered, giving the condition, situation, &c., of ail the property. Em- braced in it are the (uli particulars of all the cars, ferry- bouts, freight scows, Logs, rails, bridges, buildings, locomotives, ai jn fact, everything connected with the road, inciuding the underground work, such as drainage, culverts, &c, Kven the number of spikes of the 1,800 inties ot track is g.ven, which 1s 21,600,000, There are 250 locomotives and seventy different kinds of iron in the track. A full inventory of the Grand Opora House, with its theatrical wardrobe, scenery, &e., 18 also given, The binding on the volumes cost $12 each, and the entire cost 18 estimated at over $106,000, 8.” Ashort, stont, young colored girl, weighing about two hundred pounds, was arraigned before Judge Mur, ray, at tbe Washington Place Police Court, yesterday, cburged by a very respectable looking white man named John Price, with roboing him of $13, said he was walking through Thompson street on Mon- day bight, when he met the prisoner, who asked him to see her home. He complied with the request, and after entering the house she asked him to take off his overcoat and make himseit comfortable, at the syme time handing him a cigar, He remained some lime chatting, and when he put on bis over- coat going ont he missed $13 and a pipe, which were in one of the pockets. He procured tho arrest of his colored female acquaintaces, and when taken to the station house she gave her name as Baby Jones. Judge Murray looked at the returns from the sighth precinct yesterday morning and then looked at the prisoner. bat is yoar name?” he asked, Baby Joues,’! she replied, looking ap with what wns ineant to be a childish expression, but which proved to be a miscrable failure. ‘Well, you are a pretty good-sized baby, no other hume?’? asked the Judge. “No; they always catled me Baby since I was a littie bit of a thing, ‘cause was always so innocent like.?” Innocent, bat what about this gentieman’s money ??' continued Judge Murray, ‘On, I didn't see any money; 1 gave him back his .” answered Baby Jone: Weil, you will have a chance to ce some place else. Yo umitted in $5.0 bail to answer,” and the infantile daughtor of Africa was ushered down stairs and into the prison van by Jourt squad, Havo you pl ove your int Stmon Scuiff told a pitiful tale at tho Fiity-seventh street Court yesterday of matrimonial misery endured by man and of woman’s rights triumphant. cused his wife of very bad conduct; with using vile language; of treating himself and children in a vio lent, high banded way, and of breaking dishes, furniture and everything else moveable and cou: venient when she was angry. Once be said sho caught bis little girl by the hair, and while she dragged tho -young— chitid around, showered vile epithets on the whole family.” On Monday she threw coflec upon the com- plainant, and she wandered from her bome at ail hours, neglecting both wilely and motherly duties, | Nevertheless he was willing upon a promise from her of reformation to take her back to his heart and bome, Mra, Schiff was heid in $300 bonds for future good conduct, ak DISORDERLY ‘The squad officers attached to the Fifty-seventh Street Court, ander Roundsman Mutdvon, on Monday night raided the disorderly hoase No, 178 Lexington Three women and a man who were found in ce were brought belore the judge at the Fifty- rect Court yesterday aiternoon and were HOUSE RAIDED. ALL Mary Marshal, a young colored servant employed in the family of Mr. Kirk, of No, 69 Bloomfield street, Hoboken, has been pinced under arrest for suffocating hor new bora child. Coroner Crane wili bold am ine quest in the matter this evening, The girl denies hor guile i i Jobn | ! Me ace | | signed him. | G, Furber in looking over the field of his labors and de- Y, MARCH 14, 1877.-TRIPL BEDLAM. | NEW YORK’S INSANE COLONY-—SYNOPSIS OF MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT PARSON'S TWELYTH ANNUAL BEPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE NEW YORK CITY LUNATIC ASYLUM—A HOR- RIBLE PICTURE—INTERESTING STATISTICS, During the past year many important changes and improvements have been made at tne New York City Lupatic Asylum, on Biackwoll’s Island, as is shown by the twelfth annual report of the Medical Superinten- dent, now in the bands of the Commissioners of Public Cuarities and Correction, On the 1st day of January, 1876, the asylum contained 1,233 patients, all of whom wore femaies, The admissions during the year nun- bered 478, making the total number under treatment 1,711; 255 wero discharged and 97 died during the year, Of those discharged 169 had recovered, 63 were improved, 39 were unimproved and 4 were considered as improper subjects, The recoveries wore 33.26 per cent on the number treated. The ratio of deaths in the average number admitted and traated was 7.48 per cent, The percentage of increase in the admissions was 10.22, Of those admitted 335 received treatment for the first time, 57 for the second, 17 for the third, 10 for the fourth, 1 for the Mith, 6 for the sixth, 1 Jor the eighth and 2 for the tenth time. NATIVITY OF THE PATIENTS. Of the 472 patients admitted during the year 99 were from the United States, 237 were from lreland, 97 were from Germany, 15 from England, 2 from Canada, 2 from Scotland, 6 trom France,3 from Sweden, 1 trom Norway, 2 from Deumark, 1 from Holland, 1 from Spain, 2 from Italy, 1 from Walos, 1 from Polaud, 2 from Russia, 2 trom Malta, 4 from China, 2 trom Bo- hemia, and 4 whose nationalities were unknown. YORM OF INSANITY, Two hundred and six suffered trom manta, of which 11 cases were chronic, 2 were partial, 10 were puer- peral, 7 of lactation, 17 were alcoholic, 1 trom brain disease, and 11 from epileptic mania, There were 123 cases of insanity frem melancholia, divided as fol- lows:—1 from hysterical, 3 from puerperal, 2 from lao tation, 1 from pregnancy and 2 trom alcoholic, Those coming under the head of “dementia” were divided as follows:--6 irom brain disease, 1 from alcoholic, 13 trom epileptic, 10 trom senile, aud 2 were primary, One Was treated for imbecility, 2 for general paresis, and 2 were improper subjects, PATIEN(S, AGES, MARITS, PROFESSIONS, 4C. Atthe time of thor admission 82 were under 20 years of age; 127 were between 20 and 30 yours; 142 were between 30 and 40 years; 44 were between 50 aud 60 years; 29 wero between 60 and 70 years; 4 were be- tween 7U and 80 years and 8 were between 80 and 90, Of this number 157 had brown hair and 123 had brown eyes; 81 bad black eyes and hair; 46 had dark brown hair, and 137 bad blue eyes; 49 had gray eyes; and 120 had gray hair, and the others were about evenly divided, including dark brown, light, auburn, red, blonde hair, and blue, gray and hazel eyea. The record shows that 325 were temperate, 92 wero intein- perato, und that the habita of 61 were unknown. The number possessing a xood education 1s registered ag 84; those having Dut a fair education numbered 150; 127 could reud and write, and but 40 could read only; 74 tad no education, avd the ability of 44 was un- known; 192 were married, 187 were single, and 89 wore widowed, : IMPROVEMENTS, The new dietary introduced in the asylum Inst year bas proved highly satistactory, us is suown by the de- crease iu the death rate and the fucreased number of recoveries. The supply of clothing has been increased and the umusemnent hall has been in constant use, tending to the comfort und amusement of the patients, Three new pavilions have been completed, each having an estimated capacity for sixty patients, and the Auling in of the marsh atthe northern portion of the islan has been entirely completed, conducing materially to the health and comfort of the insane. The construc- tion of macadamized roads has been continued, and the sea bath has been Onisbed and was used lust season, An additional mnatroa has been appointed, who, with the others, sees that the rules apd regulations for the government ol atrendants are carried out, Additional attendants have also been appointed, thereby securing better care for the inmate: tion by means of bell signals has been established be- tween the main building and the residence of the Medical Superintendent, the Lodge, the Retreat, the Workhouse and the Storehouse. By this meana, in case of any sudden emergency requiring assistance at the Lodge or the Retreat, where many of the violent patients are admitted, a telegraph message cun now be sent without delay for ald, Gongs have been placed in the Lodge and the Re- treat in such a way that attendants may be eummoned to any particular hall from al) parts of either building. ‘The office of warden has been abolished, aod the phy- siciam io charge 18 now Medical Supcriutendent de facto as well us de jure, ‘The number of Workpouse helpers has been dimimished, the urea of the cook house has been increased, a’ steam fire engine has been suppliod in place of the chemical engine pre- viously in use, and a competent man is in coustant at. tendance at the cook house, and everything ts kept in readiness for service at a noment’s notice, A HORRIBLE DEX, Tho Superintendent says concerning the Lodge:— “This place, in which the most excited, noisy and violent of the patients are domiciled, was built for the accommodation of only sixty-six patients of this class, and it is Very poorly adapted as 4 domicile tor evon this number, It 18 necessary to placo no less than 150 patients within its wally By day they annoy and excite euch other, aud at night a single noisy patient disturbs many others and may disturb all the rest. During the night of tho Ist, the 15th and the 30th of November, which had been selected at random for Illustration, there Was oniy a single half hour of quictude within’ the building. At all other hours noise enough was made by one or mo pationts to disturb the rest of others, Of the 226 tients at the Retreat no less than 100 sleep on bed: made on the floor in the corridor, Ot the 416 patients in the main building, 186 sleep on beds made up on the floor. With proper accommodations for only 926 patients, the institution actually contains 1, xelu- sive of those on leave of ubsence. It is unnecessary in this connection to expatiate on the evils attending this state of aflairs. 1t is enough to say that it would be un inbumanity to crowd persons who are not deprived of the use of their reason together in this wholesale man- ner, And yet the belpless insane are thus crowded together, The result is that their chances of recovery ure diminished; those Who are incurable become stupid through neglect, and those who are excited and noisy disturb cach other until the excited wards sometimes become a veritable bedlam. The most e: treme and constant vigilance in sanitary measures required to preserve the general health, 1f this vigi- lance were relaxed fora few weeks only a irightful epidemic would surely ensue, Even with such vigi- lance a fatal epidemic 18 at any time liable to occur, ”? ‘The Doctor urges the proper authorities to make bet- tor provisions for the insane, and shows by figures that at the present rate of increase tho asylum in a short time wiil be totally inadequate to contain all that are sent to It All the housework is done by the patients, and they are placed at other uselul occupations, EXPENDITURES, The cost of maintaining the asylum during the yet has been as follows :— Expended for provisions, ...... 61,445 69 Expended for clothing and bediing... 12,313 26 Expended tor salarics and wages sce 18,154 82 nded for drugs and liquors. + 1,355 33 ixpended for fire. 9,670 35 9,443 49 Miscellaneous. .. Total . secseesssecrecesseerscesece $112,382 94 The Medical Superintendent in charge 1s Dr. Ralph J. Parsons, who bas been resident physician for many years, He is looked upon of the most experi- enced and trustworthy servants of the department, He is assisted by an excellent staff of five physicians. ANOTHER LOTTERY RAID, Mr. Anthony Comstock yestorday continued his raid upon lottery dealers through process of the United States Court and under warrants issued b7 Police Jus- tice Duffy, At an early hour in the afternoon Mr. Comstock proceeded to No, 200 Broadway, where he arrested Almer Jackson, in charge of « policy office in that batiding, The prisoner was brought before United States Commissioner Shields, who held him in $1,000 bail, The services of Roundsmun Kearns and Onizer Woolsey, of the Twonty-sixth precinct, weio procured, and Mr. Comstock proceeded to No. 176 Greenwich street, where a young man named Stephon Sullivan in charge of the office at that lottery establishment was arrested. While the ofti- cers Were there engaged a boy named Charles Tunis entered with a satchel full of tickets belonging to the Kentucky Lottery. He took a parcel out of this chel, and flinging it on the counter, remarked, bis (8 for you.” Ho was immediately arrested, and he satchel was found about 5,300 tickets, A visit Xt paid to €97 Broadway, whore Charles B, Bar- Hays & Co., was taken row, said to be of the firm o into custody. Hero w seized 600 tickets of the Kentncky and Louisiana lotteries, Barrow, Sullivan and Tunis were brought to tho I'wenty-#ixth precinct station house, and Cap- tain Walsh locked them apall night. They will ve brought to the Tombs this morning. During the two raids just made by Mr. Comstock the following prop- erty was seized:—41,260 uckets, 124,050 circulars, 60,750 addressed envelopes, ready to be placed in t Post Office, 7,400 letters, 31,825 policy slips, 88 boo! of record and from 60,000 to 75,000 addresses of per- fons in Various parts of the country. Among the papers seized in last week’s raid from Jackson & Co, Wasa ticket numbered 215,265 In the Kentucky lottery, which drew the capital prizo of $5,000, LIFE INSURANCE RECEIVER. Mr, Henry R. Pierson, the newly appointed receiver of the North America, Goardian Mutual and othor lite insurance companies, has commenced tho duties as- He was occupied yosterday with Mr. termining bis method of procedure. Of the five com panies in lis charge only the two mentioned will re- quire mach attention, as the others were virtually disposed of long ago, ‘Each of them has $100,000 de- posited at Albany, whilo the North America has $1,100,000 additional on deposit for registered policies. The reserves of tho N York Stato will amount to about $35,000, while those of the Reserve, Mutanl and Widows aud Orphans’ combined may roach $260, E SHEET. JOE GOSS. THE PUGILIST TAKEN TO KENTUCKY—THE STORY. OF HIS TREATMENT BY AMERICAN SPORTING MEN, At six o'clock last evening Detective Bligh, of Ken- tucky, started for Louisville, taking with him Joe Goss, the pugilist, Arrested on a requisition from the Governor of that Stato, he had, through bis counsel, at first contested the legality of the mandate, aud a question of his identity had also been raised, which the Kentucky officials bad been unable to satisfactorily settle, When sudge Lawrence yeste day decided im the Supreme Court that the requisition was in conformity with the law, but leit” tho failure to establish his identity still open as a plea for Goss to shield bimself with, it was thought that the accused would gladly avail bimsolf of iv and trust to hig counsel to save him from prosecution by making this quibble of avail. however, disappointed every one. Calling Dotective Dorsey,’ who arrested him, to his side, id — “lUs no use keeping up such a farce as this, and 1 don’t propose to doit 1’m Joc Goss here and Umd Goss the world over, What I’ve done under that name L suppose I'll have to answer for, and I’m reaay to do it, 1 know my counsel wants to save me, bat if that e Judge asks mo whether I’m Joo Goss or not do you think I’m going to tell a lier No, air. I won't have any friend of mine know that I lied about my name. It’s no use making a detence of that kind, for if I’m quos- tioned 11) tell the truth. What I have done Lam will- ing to stand by, and though it’s hard for me to go to Kentucky and be tried by strangers—aud that, too, when | was on the point of going to England with my wilo—I shall submit to it?” SHABLY TREATMENT, Goss then spoke in an indignant way of the treat Ment be had received ut the hands of some American sporting nen Who had assumed to be his friends only for the purpose of detraud:ng him; but be was mort bitter when he speke of Jem Muce, who had induced him to come to this country. “IE was living quietly at home,’ said be, ‘and had given up all thoughts ' of fighting any more, when Mace comes to me and he says, * Goss, you're losing yourself here; you’re wanted in Amer- jou,’ He then tolls me of the chauces there is of mak- ing money in this country, and says that there’s no law against fighting bere, I didn’t care to cote, but he forced me to, You see, ho wanted me to fight Allen, tor I believe he was afraid to meet him himsell, Well, 1 come bere with him, and he brought me round spar- ring at exhibitions and then left for Australia with what he hat made on it. I got little or nothing. Well, I was matched agaiust Allen, and | thought I'd put out whatever money bad on the fight = L put $2,500 in some sporting men’s hands, to back me with and bet $1,000 while | was standing in the ring. ‘Then the Might camo off, but when it was over these fellows hurried me off and have since been taking me from one place to another and bamboozling me out of my moi When I wanted to get it at Cin- cinnati they frightened me away by telling me I'd be arrested, and sent me on to New York without a cent, Then when I was taken here not a dollar did they sena me to defend mysel! with, and the only friend that came to heip me in this difficulty was Harry Hil, In England sporting men are different from what they are here, and would never act in such a moan way,”? _. Then, as bis counsel appeared, he said, ‘Put an end fo this, I won’the I am Joe Goss, and I'l submit to whatever they ure going to do with me. Til go to Kentucky, and it I got out of this I’m done with fighting.”” When this was made known to the Court the pris- oner was put in charge of Detcctive Bligh, and perinis- sion was given to take him to Kentucky on the requi- sition produced in Court, At half-past Ove a carriage rolled away from headquarters, and # balf hour later Joe Goss was put on board a train bound tor Louisville, THE MISSING PRODUCE DEALER. Considering the wealth and standing of Mr. James Kingan, the missing produce dealer, it was expected that a public announcement of bis disappearance would havo created a great excitement on the Produce Excbange, But comparatively very little notice seems. to be taken of the affair in this quarter, and even those who are supposed to have been burt by the failure are very reticent and absolutely retuso to make any state- ment of toetr losses, A Hgrawp reporter called upon Mr, Gould H, Thorpe at No, 111 Broad street, to ascertain from him, it pos- sible, any facts regarding Mr. Kingan’s disappearance. ‘This gentleman stated that he actedas Mr. Kingan’s broker, and transacted about seven-eighibs of his business, but that the losses hia client bad sustained by shrinkage in the produce trade was comparatively small in cowparisun With bis wealth, Mr. Thorpe ravher intimated that Mr. Kingan actea rather despondent for aveut two weeks prior to his dis- appearance, and on the 9th inst., when he paid his last visit to No. 111 Broad street, seemed to bv considerably out of sorts, It might reasonably be supposed that Mr, Kingan was overcome mentally by his losses and wan- dered off somewhere, It was stated in another office that Mr. Kingan had been ‘long’? on 90,000 tierces of lard in Chicago and 40,000 in this city, i that the decline latterly in this article being very heavy his losses must have been 260,000, At the same-time it is alleged that this gentleman lost considerable money dabbling in stocks, THE SILK TRADE. Upward of $1,000,000 worth of silk goods have been “ted up” in the Custom House within the past two weeks, on account of an order, supposed to have been issued by the Treasury Department, to advance the in- voice price at the rate of twenty-live per cent, to make, what 1s known in importing circles as “market value.” ‘The alleged reason for this course 1s that some of the leading importers of silk goods have ob- tained their wares at prices which the American Silk Growers’ Association cannot or have po desire to com. pete with; hence it 18 stated that representations were made to the late Secretary, Lott M. Morrill, that the imported silks were entered at under: valuation prices, Tho case has been under investiga- tion, not only by the Custom House authorities, but also by two of the ablest of the special Treasury agents, with no result other than that almost fabulous amounts of goods are warehoused and kept from the market, while those merchants who deal exclusively in domestic silks aro reaping a benelit at the expense of the importers. The case, or rather cases involved, will have to be settled by a rcappraisement before the Gen- eral Appraiser, in conjunction with a merchant ap- praiser, and their decision will stand as Jaw. I! they fail to agroe Collector Arthur mast decide the maiter, and his flat is final without appeal. a os MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. ENGAGED. Rupwan—GortnerG.—-Mr. A. Repwax to Miss Dora Gorruena, of this city, No cards, MARRIED. ALustgap—WiLuiams.—March 11, by Rev, F. W. Gorssel er, D. D., Mr. James F, ALMaTEAD to Miss Many M. Wintiams, daughter of Klijab D, W. Wilhains, Esq. Ciaris—Scnsxox.—On Thursday, March 8, 1877, by Rev. Stephen H, Tyng, Jr, Anuwrt K. Cuavin to Eauny A. ScuuNck, all of this city, No cards, DIED. Apams.—On Tuesday, March 13, 1877, Many A., wife of Willham Adams, and ‘daughter ‘of P. Carroll, age 34 years and 6 months. Relatives and triends of tho family aro respectfally Invited to attend the funeral, at her late residence, 229 Broome on Thursday, loth inst, at ono o’clock. Baitey.—At Quincy, Fla, March 9, AAkon T. Bariny, age 26, son of George F, and Sarah A. Bailey, of Dan- bury, Conn, Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend the fune on Tharsday, March 15, at one o'clock P. M.,at the residence of his wite’s futher, Benjamin Lynes, No. 8 East 46th st. Remains to be taken to Greenwood, Baker.—Ou March 13, Many Baker, Services at cight A. M. Thuredsy, March 15, at her late residence, 108 Christopher st Rematos will be taken to Sing Sing on the 9:16 train from Granda Cen- tral depot. Brssox,—At Westport, Conn., on Monday, March 12, Cnarues V. Brssox, son of Samuel A, and Eliza A, Besson, of Jersey City Heights, Notice of toneral hereafter. Berrs.—On Sunday, March 11, after a lingeritig {1l- ness, Joun 8, Berrs, in the 63d year of his age, Funeral services will be teld at his late residence, No. 300 Degraw st, Brooklyn, on Wodnesday, 14th inst, at eleven o'clock A. M. Friends of the iamily, members ot Holland Lodge, No. 8, F. and A, M., and of the old Fire Department of the city of New York are respectfully invited to attend. ‘The remains will bo conveyed to Norwich, Conn., for interment, Briuea—On Sunday, March 11, 1877, Groxen F. Buiaas, in bis 62d yea Relatives and friends are respectinily invited to attend the funeral, on Thursday, March 15, at two o'clock P, M., from the Methodist’ Episcopal Chureb, Williamsbridgo, Westchester county, N. Y, ‘Traine Jeave Grand Central at 12:30 and 1:30. Carriages will be in waiting at Williamabridge depot, Brooks.—Of Bright's disease, on Tuesday, March 13, at tho residence of bor son-in- , J. P. Toomas, Exviza Brooks, aged 67 years. Notice of tuneral hereaftor, Daxixis.—On Monday, Murch 12, Goprrny Dasrens, @ native of England, aged 80 years. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend the juneral, from his late residence, No, 231 East 6th st, Wednesday, at nine A. M. Davis.—At White Plains, Sunday, March 11, 1877, Hupan A., widow of the late Charles H. Davis, in the 63d year of her age. Funeral services at her late residence, (Wednesday), at half-past ten A. M. Relatives and Intends are respectiully invited to attend. Interment in Gypress Hills Cemetry. Trains leave Grand Central depot at $:30 and 9:15 A. M. DRFoRKST.—At Metuchen, N.J., March 12, Jonn J. DeFonest, 883 years of age, Funeral services at the residence of his son, Thurs- day afternoon, four o'clock, Train leaves New York, by Pennayivania Ratlroad, at two o'clock. Frrovson.—Suddenly, on Sabbath evening, March bag bbe = wite of James Ferguson, aged 64, this day invited to attend the funeral, {rom his late No 319 Fast 424 ot, on ie Beg ‘March ct pce o'clock Summons. —Brethren of Adelphi Lodge, No, 23, F. an¢ A. M., are hereby summoned to attend the funeral of our late worthy brother, Meyer Florsheim, trom his late residence, 319 East 42d 64, on Thursday, March 16, at nine A, M. By order CHAS, H, MAYER, Master. M. J. Bexwerr, Howty.—At Hamilton, Bermude, March 3, Pizrcs R. Hoy, M.D, Funeral services at St, Jobn’s church, Stamford, Conn., on Wednesday, the 14th, at twel KinG,—On Sunday and Tuesday, March 11 and 13, Even and GrorGe, aged respectively 7 and 2 years, daughter and son of Edwardund Mary King, No. 204 61h st., Jersey City. ‘Funeral Wednesday, one P, M. Lex.—On March 13, in the 77th year of her age, Maxy Apams, widow ofJames Lee. ‘The relatives and friends are invited to attend ber funcral, from her late residence. No, 28 West 11th at., on Friday worning at ten o’clock. Merzcer.—On Tuesday, March 13, Emance, Metz arr, ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect. fully imvited 10 attend the fun on Thursday, March 15, at two P. M., from his late residence, 284 West 4th st. Newait.—On Monday, March 12, 1877, Lrpia J. K. Newnut ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect. fully invited to attend the faners rvice, at her late residence, No. 7 Jones st., on Wednesday, ‘ch 14, at three o'clock P. M. The remains will be taken to Utica, N. Y., tor interment, Nroxinsox,—At Yorkville, on Tuesday, March 13, 1877, Many ANN, widow of the late John Nickinson, aged 71 yoars. Notice of funeral hereafter. Otrma™.—In Jersey City, on Monday, March 12, af. ter a lingoring tllness, Maco H., eldest daughter of John B. and M, A. Oltman, and granddaughtor of Will- fam Harney, Esq., aged 18 years, Relatives and friends aro invited to attend the fu- neral, on Thursday, March 15, at two o’clock, from the residence of her parents, No 137 Mercer st., near Varick st., Jersey Cie. Parxer,—At 347 Wost [4th st., on Tuesday morn- ing, March 13, Eury Matvina, wife of George W. Par. F Ky airy services at her late residence, on Friday, al one P. M. I’nck.—Suddenly, o9 Monday, Maren 12, Geoxcu Puck, aged 27 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at tend the (uneral frotm nis late residence, 1,362 3d av., on Wednesday, March 14, at one P. M. Puxa.—In this city, March 12, 1877, of pneumonia, Mra H. A. Diaz Pena, of Califorma, Funeral from No, 219 6th st,, at two o’clook, Thurs day, March 15. To be buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Porter.—Monday, March 12, suddenly, of pneu. monia, Miss Mary A, PORTER, Funeral from the dence of her sistor, Mrs. Rltza- beth King, No. 413 Maroy av., Brooklyn, Wednesday, March 14, at two o’clock P. M, Relatives and frieuda are invited to attend, The remains to be taken to Hudson, N. Y., for interment. Hudson (N. Y.) papers please copy. Post,—Suddenly, Tuesday, March 13, Harnixe Buenas, wife of Dr. Alfred C. Post, Notice of funeral hereafter, Ravctsre.—On Tuesday, March 13, 1877, Aurrep Hita, only child of Andrew N. and’ Mary Radclit, aged 3 years, 9 months and 8 days, Relatives and friends aro respectfully invited to attend tho funeral, from 618 6th av., on ‘muraday, at eleven o'clock A. M. Interment at Groenwood, Kingston papers plense copy. : RepMoxp.—A requiem mass will be offered at St Teresa's Church, corner Henry and Rutgers sta, on ‘Tnursday, March 15, at nine A. M, tor the repose of the soul of the late MARK REDMOND, Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend, Reprrr.—OnSunday, March 11, after a long 1 #repwrick Kerrer, 10 the 57th year of his age. ‘The relatives and friends of the family, and also Hermann Lodgo No. 268, F. and A. M., are tnvited & attend his funeral, on Wednesday, the 14th inst, ai half-past one o’clock, {rom the Protestant Eprscopai chapel, Nos. 97 and 99 Suffolk st., to Greenwood Vem. tery. Rotums.—Mareb 13, Joun Rouiins, aged 76, The funeral will take piace from his late residence 236 West 27th st., Thursday, March 15, at one o'clock. Smani.—Monday, March 12, Saran A., wife of Charles Small and danghter of the late Jobn H. Minusa Relatives and fiends are invited to attend the tu. veral, from hor lute residence, 259 South 3d et., Brooklyn, E. D., on Thursday, at ven o'clock. In+ terment at Greenwood, Swinton,—On March 12, Fraxcrs Swinton, aged 59 yeurs, Funeral on Thursday, at two o'clock, from Dr. Rock- well’s church, Stapleton, 8. 1. 'TANGRMAN.—On Monday, March 12, Gronar Taxar- MAN, son of John H. and Margaret Tangeman, aged 2 years. 11 months and 26 days. Relatives and friends of the family aro resnectfull invited to attend the funeral, on Wednesday, 141 inst, at threo o’clock, from the residence of his parents, No. 19 Washington street, Hoboke: ‘THomPsox,--On Tuosday, March 13, IsaueLua, wife of Robert Thompson, Jr. Funeral will take place from ber lato residence, 19 Dominick st., on Thursday, March 15, at one P, M. to Evergreens Cometery. Titta.—-March 11, Very Rov. Jamus Titra, 0. 8. F., pastor of St. Antbony’s Church, Sullivan st. A solemn requiem mass will ve offered for tho repose of his soul, | Wednesday morning, at nineo’clock, His remains will be taken in the afternoon of same day to Alleghany, N. Y., for interment, Whoreas it hs pleased Almighty God, in His good providence, to call home from his earthly labors, and to that eternal rest he so fully earned, the Very Rev. Father Jamos Titta, the beloved pastor of St. Anthony's parish, Resolved, That we, the communicants of the Charch ot St, Anthony, and the members of the societies of St. Vincent de Paul, Holy Name ot Jes St. Anthony’s Itahan Benevolent and St. Anthony’s Temperance, all of which were either founded by his devotion to the cause of Christ or sustained by his oa ceeety industry in tho work of his Master, uaite in deploring the an- timely end of a most Christian, unblemishod, self abnegating and usetul career upon earth. Resolved, That in the death cf Father Titts our holy Church bas been doprived of an ablo, taithtul servant, whose constant aim it was, and whose greatest praise itis, that h eceeded in so doing to mako universal charity and true religion walk hand in hand; our parish of a self-sacriticing pastor, whose life was so given to unenduring labor in good deeds that it was closed at its prime. Not only the church and tha parish, but the commanity at large, bas been deprived of one who had aud deserved its highest esteem for those virtues and works which elevate and purity mankind, Resolved, That in order to testify their sonse of their great loss, that the congregation of St. Anthony, to- “gether with the several societies attached to the par- ish, attend the funeral of the deceased. . Resolved, That these resolutions be suitably en- frossed and be presented to the relatives of him wha has gone, for his infinite gam and to our irreparable loss, to bis great reward. | TURNER, Sunday, March 11, after a short and severe illness, Joun Hyer Torxee, in the 61st year of his age, Farewell, dear brother. The relatives and friends of the family, and also of his brother Floyd, are requested to attend the funeral, on Wednesday, March 14, at ono o'clock P. M., from his late residence, No. 86 Hester et. New Jersey and Philadelphia papers please copy. Vay Tis n Tuesday, March 13, Lita. infant daughter of Will and 3 months, Funeral services from residence of parents, 315 West 14th st., at half-past one o’clock, Wednesday, 14th inst. | Veiren,—On Tuesday morning, March 13, Davin Viren, in the 75th year of his age. The relatives and friends of the family aro invited to | attend bis funeral, on Friday, tho 16th inst, at eleven A. M., from bis late residence, Sackman st, near Ful- ton av., East New York. Voonis.—At West Brighton, 8. I., on Tuosday, March 12, of pneumonia, Tuomas C. Voorius, formerly of this city. Relatives and triends of the family are invited to 1s and M, Louise Van Tine, aged 1 year o'clock.’ Bout leaves Whitehall at 10 o'clock. Wanv.—At 4 Kast 86th st., March 12, ArGytr, son of Robert and Mary 3, Ward, aged 3 years and § months, Funeral at house, fharsday, twelve o'clock. Weissukimkr.—On Monday morning, March 12, Ay. ate, wile of David Weisheimer, in the 22d year of ber | age. Relatives and triends of the family are respoctfully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, | 220 6th av., on Wednesday, March 14, at one o'clock. Westprook.—At her residence, 43 West 21st st., on Sunday morning, March 11, Carnerine K., wile of Frederick E, Westbrook and youngest daughter of the late Rev. Jobn Frelinghuysen Jackson. The relatives and Iriends of the family aro respect- fully invited to attend the funoral, at her late resi- dence, on Wednesday, 14th inst., at tweivo o'clock, Wurarty.—On Monday, March 12, Prtse Wikarry, aget 45 yours and 3 months. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from bis late residence, No, 246 23d st, on Thursday, March 15, at balf-past one , Me Wiitr.—On Monday, March 12, Naxcy Wwits, widow of the lute Alion Whice, in the 84th year of her a Relatives and friends are requested to attend the funeral, at her late residence, 14 Kast dvth st, om Wednesday, March 14, at one I’ Calttornia papers please copy. Wintsxx.—On Monday, Mareh 12 Wintskx, youngest daughter of 1 Wintjen, in the 18th year of her agi Relatives and triends are respectfully invited to ate | tend the funeral, from the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, corner South ist and 91h sts, Brooklyn, KE. D., Wednos: day, Mareh 14, ball-past one P. M. kK Wooprcrr,—On Sunday, March 11, Recon CLank Wooprvrr, aged 42 years. i The faneral will take place at the Baptist Church, Laight and Varick sta, Weduesday, March 14, at ono P. M., sharp. The friends of the fauily, Moutgomery Lodgr, No. 68, . and A. M., the Association of EXx- empt Firemen, and the members of Columbian Engit Company, No. 14, Volunteer Fire Department, are Fr spootiuily mvited to atiend without further notice, AssocraTioN OF Exenrt Finke, —Membors of the Above association are hereby notified to meet at the Baptist Church, corner of Vario and Laight sta, this day (Wednesday), at two o'clock P. M., for the purpose of paying tho last tribute of respect to our bee] member, Reuben C, Woodrufl, FRANCIS HAGADOR: Sadr: New York, March 12, 1877 You aro hereby summoned to attend an emergent communication of Montgomery Lodge, No. 68, F, and A, M., to be held at the Temple, on Wednesday March 14, 1877, at halt-past twetve o'clock P. M., to pay the 1877, Crisis, B rand Margaret 5. ‘uneral on Wednesday, at two o’el froPher iato residence, 820 West rf . wig Fronanatm,—On Tuesday morning, March 13, Meren Fronsmurm, in the 65th year of his Rolatives ond trienas of the famil, Lodge, No, 24 B, and A, and membors of » UFO Fesyectfully Just tribute of respect to our late brother, Reuben C. Woodruff, Interment at Greenwood, Fraternally, J. WALLAG# MacWHINNIE, Master. Gonos B, Simona, Secretary " , .