The New York Herald Newspaper, March 17, 1877, Page 2

SALES AT AUCTION. Lr sony Al NEER, . old stand 37 Nassau st. THIS DAY GATURDAY) AT 11 O'CLOCK, ‘at our salesroom, 37 Nassau st., THE FINEST SALE OF SECOND HAND and new Furniture this season. IN. PART SUPERB LIBRARY AND DINING ROOM Furniture ,in morocco leather; fine Lounge und Chairs, NT MOROCCO RECLINING Juut and gilt Bedroom Suit ; jan wainut Bedroom Suits; ts, Antiqne Iniaid Hookease ‘and ‘ine Marlo Antoiuowte Parlor Sul SINE GiLT WANLE TOF ICK TRE Lg oe gaa F tresses, with if THURTHS POND. & CO. ROSEWOOD PLANO, 7 UC. saver togsther with the Basement snd Kitenen Furniture, ith which the sale will commence AUCTIONEER, 53 LIBERTY 5r. veivet and “ —on0, W. KEELER, A Kar Gatien By order of William Carr, I will sell without reserve £5,000 worth of Usetul and Ornamental Goods comprisug to part "an Five rich! decorated China Tea Sets. iy’ Toilet Sets. Forty French C le and bronze. Tultdy pieces Oue French Bronxex. Fiitypleces English Majolicn Ware. Three Musical Boxes. Twenty Bisque and Parian Groupes and Figures, Aud lot of Glassware. At Sulesroom, 53 TO-DAY (SATURDAY). o'CLocK, THIS DAY, ) MORNING, at 10 o'clock, TE RES OK ., BETWEEN STH AND OTH AVS., RNITURE, WORKS OF ART, AND INGRAIN | CARPETS, WALNUT CHAMBER SETS, ¥ 7i¢ VCTAVE PLANOFOKTE, CKERING UPRIGHT PIA! PARLOR AND DRAWING KOOM SUITS, ri ed in crimson, jaine; Turkish and Spanish Easy Chairs, inlaid marquetry and gilt G , ronewoud Etageres, Cabinets, Fret if Sets, sixty~ aire Bookcase: Dex habe . Dressing ly carved tan and plain Bedroom Sets, ctf , Washstands, sin 83 tine hair and spring Mattre: kets, Te 1, Fep and plush DIN ri ITU RE— Chairs ilverware, Crockery, two Hall Stunds, ingrain Carpets, '—Men to remove, pack or ship goods, city or o ROBERT 0. CASHIN N SALE OF Magy HOU Furniture pepperty of J. D. Parker, tobe sold THIS (Saturday) MORNING, ‘commencing at 10 o'clock, at the elezant five story brown stone mansion 20 Went 234 st., near Uth ay, ‘Two elegant rovewood Pisnofortes, one x Steinway & Son, aad Windsor upright, cost $700 wid $1,000; magnificent rosewood Ktageres, Ince Curtains, Mir at style inlaid Parlor Suits, covered in satin, ‘broe d rep; inlaid Centre and Console ‘Tables, Cabinets, . Bronze: luck walnut; Dres: Mattresses, Carpet ; Chamber Suits, in ring and hair ses, es choice Books, Ladies’ Sects Library Tables, Turkish Suits, Dining Room Buffet, Jon Table, solid walnut Chairs, in leather; china Din- Basement and ner and Tea Sets, Lounges, Hat Stan RALD, Auctioneer, Borvants’ Furniture, LUKE FITZG ‘N. Ib. - Goods packed and supped, elty or country, UCTION SALE. TO-DAY, SATURDAY. eee cree nnd attractive sale of maynificent Mousolold Furniture, commencing ut 10 o'clock, at the elegant five story Enxlish basement house No. 206 W. 25th st.. near 7th ay. Brilliant toned Steinway and hy Piano; nave late ments; satin, cotnling wi » Parlor Suits, Mir- ‘tains, Bronzes, Clocks, console + Ornaments, elegant Be J anes, Wushstunis, Wardrobe lows, Bolsters, Book Ol Paintiie Corner ‘Stands, dining r Buffet, Chairs, Silverw: C 3: 15 elegant Brussels and ingrain Carpets, &e, Rare chance. Housekeepers invited to this large sale, N. B,—Goods picked and shipped to ull points, Sale positive, rain or shine. NRY ZINN, Auc- tioue A . Tuke 6th, 7th, Sth or 9th ay. ¢ A. A. SPRING SALES OF FURNITURE, HENRY D. MINER, AUCTIONKER Gate Henry H. Leeds & Miner, established 1847), Omics WILL, AS | YEARS, attend Broadway, fuk PAST THIRTY Jes of household furnivure UCTION SALE THIS DAY A (Saturday morning), at 10 o'clock, at the private residence’61 West 24th st, between Sth and 6th avs., newr Filth Avenge Hotel, Magnificont Parlor Suits, covered with satin brocade, cote- laine and reps; rosewood Pianofurte, Mirrors, Curtain: Pulntings, Tarkish Chair Ktugeres, Tables, Bookeuses, Bedste aus, Washstands, Wardrobes, hair and spring Mattresses, Bedding, Clocks, Vases, Side Silverware, Cut~ ‘Tables, Glass, re, ke. E. ROTH, Auctioneer. ‘Goods packed aid delivered for purct.aser ‘y D. J. GREKNOUGH, SALE OF WATCHES, v STORE 1. INC gS, GAS RES, MIRROR: IL AND 2 O'CLO 18 DAY, AT FSTABLISHED JEWELRY 8TO 779 BROADWAY, BETWEEN vTll AND | 10TH BALE POSTIVE, WITHOUT ANY RESERVE. DIAMONDns, !DING STIONEER, 228 BOWRY—SELLS tke Stock, Fixtures, de, of Deulers invited. FA . THIS DAY, 103, o'clock, at the storage rooms. 212 Kus 125th st, near 3d av, uy &e., of @ Brussel Carpet: Dining Tables and Chairs. Parlor Desks, hair Mattresses, Stoves, Bureaus, Wash- stands, one Domestic Sewing Machine, one Wheeler & Wil- " Piste, feather Beds, Cutlery, Crock- ve y Ke. Sale positive, rain or shine, \DWARD PETTINGER, AUCTIONEER, SELLS THIS ay, 10 o'clock, 62 Duane st., 1 ; tle, Rich.” Order mort idence GEORG RS eMTTE, AUCTIONEER, 11 CHANBERS ‘st.—I will sell nt putite auction, o 71 day of Mareh, clock in the xfternoon, at way, corner of Bi all the Stock and Fixtures in John shovwler's old Ret . Bars, Lunch Couxter, mart Taules, showense irs, Stools, Range, Broiler, Boller, L.ttarm Seales, Heer Pumps, one Herring's Safe, Lamp Posts. S. WEINBERGER, AUCTIONEER, SELLS day (Suturday), March 17, at 104g o'clock, at salesroom, Bowery, Furniture and: General’ Merchandise, Liquors, Dry Goods, C &e. THIS EY, AUCTIONEER, 15 ABINGDON @J square (th av.)—Household Furniture, about 20 Oil Faintings, among which is Washington, life size, Monday, Mureh 19." I will give p rsonal attention to the sate of tur niture at private residences, hote’s. &e., ax customary dur. ing the past 27 years; prompt, reliable return charges; reference to persons of sterling charac tegrity. IRTGAGE SAL NJ. FAIRCHILD, AUG- tioneer, will sell at public auction, on Saturday, Murch 17, at 10 A. M., on the pier foot of Chariton st, Bar Fix- tutes, Ale Pump, Household Furniture, Bedsteads, Bureaus, Washstands, Bedding, Cr y. &e.. removed ‘there tor » rder of 8, de Walltearss, attorney for mortgages, / SALE OF vuluable Homestond Property o and in- a Stelton, near New Brunswick, N.J., March 21, 1877, 2 o'clock P. plensantly located within 10 minutes’ walk of stution, online of Pennsylvania Central Raflroad; 28 miles irom city; 22 weres good laud, well watered, evandance of fine fruit ictianp HARNETT, AUOTIONEEK, VY will soli at auction TUESDAY, March 30, Wt 12 o'clock, at Exebange Salesrooms, 111 Broadway, by order ot Hon. Michael © Gross, sole exector of J. J. Kauth, decease large, elegant four story bi Houxe and Lot, I the mode nprovements, 24.044x50x 100, je Absolute: title perfect, 3 Chambers st. 3 on oneer’s offi PUGHARD WALTERS & SON, AUCTIONEERS —AD- ministratrix sule. Will sell, Friday, Murch 19, wt 104% G'cioek, the ssock and Oxtures of three first ciags old extab- Hished Liquor Stores, Now. 12 Cherry st, and 15 Monroe st.; about 73 casks and burrels of assorted Liquors, 60 hogsheads and barrels of Ave and Porte Liquors, elezant 4 and 6 pull knglish Ale Purp: &c. By order of MARGARET RE Ds, Adi SUPREME COURT SAL WILLIAM KENNEL Will sell wt auction, of William J. Best, E Building No. 283" Bowery, Houston and Ist sts. “Auctioneer, Marel ffice 51g Pine st., Thursday, 9 1877, eh 22, by order iver, &c., the elexant Banking white marble front, between Also the five story brick House No. 227 East 45th st.. between 2d und 3d ave, Maps at Auetioncer’s ollice, RE DERT SMYTH, Eng., Attorney, 21 HERMAN, AUCTIONE will sell on MONDA "March 19, 1877, Ss. at 11 o'clock, « North sth and 6! it the corner of sts., Williamsburg, all Property belonging to the Excelsior Prioting Ink Company und New York Varnish Compa! ganrating of Printing Ink, Varnish, Gum, Tin Tanks, one Tz-borse Engine complete, ove I-horee, Boller complere, two Koss Mills, one Mixer, Shafting, Belting, Pluttorn Seales, one I-lorse Truck, Tron By order of i rated artists, now on exhibition, Astor place.” Tu be wold by auc- o'clock. Statnary, by the most o free, wt the now room! h 29, CTIONEER: THIS (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON, at Clinton Hall, at 2 o'clock, und now on exhtvition, con- cluding sale ORIENTAL CURIOS. This day's sale comprises the chuicest and most costl jeces in the © magnificent satsuma Ware, Splish . Vasen, Panels, deseription. Ware, Vorcelnins, C Lacquers, Teakwood Cabi WANTED TU PURCHAS CUTE SWANTED, TO BUY, “X~ GOOD Outter, cheap. Address LAFETRA W. NTED—A SECOND B shirts. Apply to G, GOUK W Nie D—FOOR 8 3 REL tors, either 4 or 6 lights, in good order, Address D., box 114 Hera'd Uptown office. NEWSPAPERS. J La OCT ie AMERICAN, th illustrated weekly. At all the newstands, Price 10 cents. Most interesting paper publixied. _ EUROPE, Hef, RRA MAAK eae Corl Pa 0 ho ave, with constant trains to every part of Londos. Tho New York Herald always in reading room. | The friends of the family a NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1877.-WITH SUPPLEMENT MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. MARRIED. AYRES—BLANCK. —At St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church, ou Wednesday evening, March by 1877, the Rev. J. A. M. Chapman, D.D., Mr Samus Ayres to Miss Cargiz BLaxcx, both of this city. CumukKxsox—Conk,—In Brooklyn, March 14, 1877, by the Rev, A. H. Partridge, Twomas Compxnsos to Mary Ex.a, daughter of the late Samuel Conk, all of Red Bank, N. J. HxynY—BLopoxr,—At the residence of the brido’s peers Thursday, Merch 16, 1877, by Rev, Carlos rT Epuunp 3, Heyry to Th CHARLOTTE, ghter of Samuel H. Blodget, Exq., all of this city. OPPeNHKIMER—Fisikn.—Wednesduy, March 14, by the Rev. Dr. Gottheil, Isaac OPPENHEIMER to MARY, daughter of Salomon Fisher, all of this cit; TorRiasi—Borpa.—Mareh 14, 1877, by Rev. L, Pons, ¢ the bride’s residence, CuaRLks TORRIANI to CAMILLE ORDA. Voornaxs—Nuisox.—On Thursday, March 15, at the residence of tne bride's parents, New Brunswick, N. J., by the Rev. Dr. A. D. Lawrence Jowett, assisted by the Rev. Thomas Nichols, WiLaRp P, Voonuses to Sanau Ruroxns, daughter of Theodore G. Neilson, “DIED. Bxerxuximer.—On Friday morning, the 16th inst., after a short iliness, Mayr A., beloved son of Adolph and Fannie Bernheimer, axed 4 years apd 9 months, ‘The funeral will take place from the residence of his ab hion, 145 Wost 42d st, on Sunday, March 18, at alf-past nine A. M. Betz.—In Jersey City, Freperick Wituas Berz, se of John and Katherine Betz, in the 15th year of 18 age, . ‘fhe relatives and friends of the family are reapeot- fully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of lis parents, No, 243 Sth #t., Jersey City, on Sunday, h 18, wt one o'clock P. M. At ie ei March 15, Mary L., lace from hor late residence, Monday, 19th inst. three o'clock . i lage Grand Central Depot for Mount Vernon at 2:20 CakLx.—On fourth day Me doelgtoneig +» Of pneumonia, Eowakp H., son of John Car! in the ‘33d year of his age. Relatives and Iriends of the family and those of his father-tu-law, Charles A. Whitney, are invited to at- tend the funeral, trom bis late resideuco, 218 East 12th BL, on seventh (Saturday), at tour o’clock P. M. interment at Tarrytown on 18th inst. Crun—In Jersey City, Euizaneta CaLpweu., wile of Wilham H. Crue, a native of Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland, in the s4th year of her age. jatives and triends of the family are respectfully invited to attend her funeral, from her lute residence, No, 278 4th st., on Sunday, March 18, and thenco from St. Paul’s Methodis: Kptecopal Church, 3a st., near Grove, at one o'clock P.M. Scotch papers pease copy. DickINsox.—In Brooklyn, of ppoumonia, Lorrus A. Dickinsoy, engraver, aged 45, Friends respecttully invited to attend the funeral. on Saturday, at balt-past three o’clock, trom 412 Gold near Fulton, Brooklyn, ¥Y.—On Thursday, Murch 15, at his residence, 107 Ki st st, James A. Durr. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services at St. Siephen’s Church, Fast 28th 81 Fg Sunday (to-morrow), 1sth iust., at a quarter to one iGaN.—On Wednesday, March 14, 1877, Paraick H. EGA, aged 43 years, ‘The relatives and friends of the family, also tho members of the Lincoln Club of the Seventh Assembly district, are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, on Sunday, March 18, atone o’clock P. M., from nis late residence, No. 108 West 12th et. Gxavy.—Oo Wednesday, March 14, in the 65th year of her age, Mary A,, widow of Francis J. Grady. Funeral services at the residence of her son-in-law, Theodore Weed, No. 55 West 182d st., on Saturday, March 17, at two o’clock P. M. Greeqy.—On Friday, March 16, Lvxe Grexny, Jr., aged 1 year and 3 months. Relatives and friends of the family and those of bis, uncles, John, Patrick and Denois Harrington, also James Greehy, are respectfully tuvited to attend the tuneral, from the residence of his parents, No. 400 East 24th st, on Sunday, March 18, at half-past one o'clock, Gross.—In Jorsey City, on March 15, Taomas GRo: inthe 68th year of his age, Relatives and friends of the family, Varick Godge, No. 31, F. and A. M., Oriental Chapter 15, R.A, M., ‘and Iroquois Lodge, No. 32, 1. 0. O. F., are invited to attend his funeral, ou Sunday, March 18, at balf-past one o’clock, trom his late residence, 7 Wayne st., and at two o’clock, from St. Matthew's Church, Sustex st., Jersey City. Habpock.—In Brooklyn, on Friday, March 16, Joux Happock. Kelatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the tuueral, from the residence of his mother, Mrs. H. C. Haddock, No, 425 Pacific st., Mon- day, 19th inst., at threo P. M. ‘Troy papers please copy. Maicnt.—On March 15, 1877, of pneumonia, Recsxy 8. Haicut, tn the 45th year of bis uge. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral, from his late residence, No, 222 Sth st, Jersey ony on Sunday, the 18th inst, at balf-past three Harringtox.—On Friday, March 16, Ferettt Lyoua, infant daughter ot Louls und Catherine Harrington, aged three months, Funeral from restdence of parents, 165 Fulton st., Brooklyn, on Sunday, the 18th, at half-past two P. M. Havonto“—Suddenly, on Thursday, March 15, Joun P. Havourton, aged 23 years. Relatives and triends and those of his brothers, Joseph and Nicholas, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from No, 6 Union square, on Sunday, March 18, at one P. M. ; thence to Caivary Cemetery. Leary.—March 15, Artur J., son of Edward M. Leary, aged 3 years and 20 days. Funeral Saturday alternocn, March 17, from corner Oxiord st and Park Brooklyn, at two o’clock. Lxovaxp.—The funeral of ADKLAIDE, Kingsland Leopard, will tak 1877. Relatives and frienas are ber late dence, No, 61 East 781) at ten A, M. Requiem services at the Church of the Redeemer, at nalf-past ten A. M. Lewia.—Saddenly, ou Wednesday, the 14th inst, ot prenecrity WittiaM Lewis, in hie 74th year, Relatives and friends of the family, also the mem- bers of the Ancient Britons’ Benefit Soctety, are in- vited to attend the funeral, from, his late residence, mig ae Henry st., op Saturday, tho 17th inst, at two Thuraday, March 15, Naxcy Lona.’ nd trienus are respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, from the residence of her brother, 36 Scholes st., Brooklyn, E. D., on Saturday, 17th inst., at two P, M, Manex.—At Prince’s Bay, Staten Island, on Thors- day, Murch 15, ANN Mags, 1 the 86th year ot her age. Reiatives and triends are respectiully invited to at- tend her funeral, on Sunday, the 18th inst, at one o’clock P. M., trom the residence of H. H. Seg: two P, M, from St. Mark’s Methodist Episcopal b. Mansi. —In Brooklyn, on,Friday, March 16, 1877, at two o’clock A. M., AmgLia Westoy, eldest daughter of Eben G. aud the late Hannab L. Marsh. Relatives and iriends ure res) attend her funeral, on Saturday a M., at the residence ot her father, 69 La y Relatives James piace, Martix.—On Friday, March 16, ALexaxper R. Mar- mx, in the 51st year of his age. Relatives and {rieods of the family, also brethren of Ark Lodge, No. 616, F. and A. M., and compunions of . 203, R.A. bt Copestono Chapter, Ni . Re are respectiully requested to attend the funeral, trom his late r denco, 548 West 46:h st, on Sunday, March 18, at one o'clock, P. M. McNany.—In Brooklyn, March 15, 1877, of uremia, Cnances Maxtiy McNay, in the 35th year of bis age. Relatives and friends of the family, and also the members of Unity Lodge No, 283, 1. 0. of O, F., are respect{ully invited to attend the faneral, trom his late residence, 76 6th av., on Sunday, March 18, at two tho residence of his parents, 136 Went 46th st., on Saturday, March 17, at two o’clock P. Tuterment at Greenwood. Newmax.—At bis late residence, No, 115 North 8th at., Brooklyn, E. D., J. W., son of Mary A. and the Jate Thomas Newman, in the 34th year of his age. His remains will be taken to St. Vincent de Paul’s Church, North 6th st., between 4th and Sth sts., on Saturday morning, the 17th inst 4 ten o'clock, where @ solemn mass of requiem will be offered tor the repose ul; thence to Calvary Cemetery for interment telyafter mass Relatives and friends of the family are respectiuily invited to attend, Osuors,—At South Norwalk, Conn., on Thursday, March 15, 1877, CHARLES OspokM, aged 67 yoars and 3 months, Fancral trom the residence of his brother, Edward M. Osborn, 610 Lorimer st, Brooklyn, E. D., on Sun- day, at two P, M, O'CALLAGHAN.--On Wednesday, March 14, at Ports- mouth, N. H., Mra Evuew O'UaLLacnan, aged 70, a j native'of Kanturk, Couuty Cork, id. Funeral will take piace from 501 East 14th st, at ten A. M., to Calvary Cemetery jor interment. Potton, —On Thursday evening, March 15, of pneu- monia, Jouy H. Pornion, Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend his tuneral, trom bis late residence, 47 Cambridge place, Brookiyn, on Monday, the 19th tnst., atone P.M. SCALES — ANTHONY SCALES (baker), Funeral this alternooa at two o'clock, from 108 Madison st. SCANNEI.—DANIEL SCANNELL, @ native of the city of Cork, Ireland, in the S2d yeur of bis age. Fuueral this day, at two o'clock P. M., from his mother’s residence, 434 dersop s#t., Jersey City. invited to attend, Sxitz.—In Brookiyo, on Thursday evening, March Josevn P., cidest sun of Joseph and Lena Seitz, of N. Seitz’s Sons, brewers, aged 4 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to nd the funeral, from the residence o1 his parents, . 17d Hewes st, Brooklyn, KE. D. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, suddenly, at his late riiculars of funeral see Sunday’s pa Susrraro.—On Friday, March 16, 1877, Mra, ANN SHEPPARD, Wite of Robert Sheppard and daughter of the late Mary Murray, aged 31 years, Relatives and triends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Suguay, March 18, from her late residence, 19 Franklin st, Greenpoint, LL 2eL8,—On Thursday, March 15 aged 61 years, 3 months. Funerul services will take piace at Church of tho Transtiguration (Little Churen Around the Corner), 20 st, on Saturday, Murch 17, at nalf-past eleven o'clock, Relatives and triends invited to attend without further notice, Sreves.—On Thursday, March 15, 1877, Canviw Stevens, in his 63d ye Foueral Saturday, Murch 17, at4 P. M., at Church Of the Mossiah, corner 34th Purk av. Relatives Wititas G, STEELE, +See eh NEB bl Jk Gasset and friends invited. Interment at Mount Auburn, Mass, No flowers. Swartz, —On Maréh 16, Mapauix, infant 8. M. and H. Swartz, ly are invited Friends of the 1 funeral on Sunday, 18th inst., atten A. M., from the residence of ber parents, No. 334 West 30tn st. Wati.—On March 14, 1877, Bringer, the. beloved wife of John Wall, a native of tho of Cioon, county Leitrim, Ireland, in the 58tn year of her age. ‘The relatives and frienda of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from ber late resi- deuce, 410 West 35th st.,on Suturaay, March 17, at -past one P.M. Watsu.—Ou Frida: jorning, after @ severe ilinces, Witiiam Waa, age toa + on of the late Joseph Walsh, a native of Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. Funeral from residence of his ther Robert, 886 9th av., on Sunday next, at two o'clock, Wattxx,—On Friday, March 16, Joseraixe IsapeLua, wite of Anatole Wal! aged 30 years, Relatives and friends are respectiully invited to at- tend the funeral, on Sunday, March 18, at three o'clnck P. M., from her late residence, No, 181 Sth st, between 3d and 4th ava., South Brooklyn. Wereo,—At the residence of hor son-in-law, C. F. Inneas, Lexington av., Jersey City, AmaNpa Kissa Wxxp, aged 74 years. Funeral services will take place at the Emoi Methodist Episcupal Church, Be . Sunday, Marc! 18, at one o'clock P. M. 2 POSTMASTER JAMES’ REAPPOINT- MENT. Ono of the most gracetul compliments paid to an efficient official was that yesterday by the Senate of the United States in confirming at onon by a unani- moug, vote, and without reference to committee, the nomination of Mr. Thomas L, James, reappointed Postmaster of thiscuy, ‘The news was telegraphed to Mr. James by Senator McPherson, of New Jersey, and was repeated in at least u dozen other Yespatches, His term of office would have expired to-day, and everybody 1 the department was anxious to learn whether their chief would be nomtuated prior to the adjournment of the Senate or alterward, ‘The news of the confirmation spread like wildfire uot throughout all the r bearing the good king Wt he was grocted with the most uproarious che Anthony Youmans, General Supertuicudent, met th Postmaster and introduced him to the assembled em- ployésin a neat and terse speech. Mr, James, with 20me emotion, said:— “GENTLEMEN OF THE New Yorx Post Orvicx—I thank you most cordially for the expression of good focling with whiok you have bonored me, 1 can only repeat, what I said four y ago, that there shall no re- movals except for cause, and that all promotions shall be made in the order of merit.” ‘The Postmaster proceeded in his regular tour of in- spection as if nothing bad happened, und the men ri turned to their work amply assured of retaining their places during good behaviour. A number of gentle- men called subsequently on Mr. James to offer their congratulations on nis well merited reappointment, among them being General Stewart 1. Weodford, United States District Attorney; Excise Commissioner J. M, Paterson, Jr., and others, WORKINGMEN’S MOVEMENTS. INCREASING’ MECHANICS WAGES—THE NEW SECRET ORGANIZATION—ABANDONMENT OF THE OLD TRADES UNIONS. The plasterers are rejoicing that in some of the shops, or from some of the employers, an advance of wages was given to $2 50 a day. So fur this scason this has been the higiest price paid to mechanics, thousands of whom are glad to work for $1 50 a day. There is just now an increasing activity among the building trades, but, as the season for this branch has not yet fairly opened, the number of idle men js atill very large, fully 10,000 of them, not including the laborers, being among the unfortunate. In all the branches connected with the clothing interest there is a demand for more hands In conversation yesterday with some of the trades leade! it was claimed that the success which had attended the plasterers and some of the other trades in getting an advance of wages to $2 50 a day 1s due to the influence of the mechanics’ secret organization, which was ablished recently in this city, and which ts said to now spreading as a national organiz tion through- out the large cities of the Union. It was ireely ad- mitted by these leaders (who declined allowing their names to be published) that last winter, in the terrible destitution whic erally. it unions had proved to be a failure as @ protection to workingmen, and a chief reason tor this Jay in the fact that they came to be used as were pees ma- chines. This mechanics’ secret organization made ita cardinal point in its constitution to demand work for the million on public improvements, but having re- cently discovered that political machinery was put to = work in the direction of the movement as in. gurated by the men, this project was abandoned and efforts in posite to that direction the very of the politicians wi or ade. determined, these trades | asserted, not to de- mand work on public improvem until the secret organization is advanced to greater strength than at present. The Hzxaxp has already explained the com- position of this mechavics’ secret organization, which, it would seem, ts in the future to take the place of the old trades unions, once so powerful. Committers of fforant trades have been formed in every ward city, and to these is intrusted the consolidation of the work of she soc! “BIJOU HERON. Surrogate Calvin yesterday formally acted on the application for the guardianship of Bijou Heron by appointing Mr. A. M. Patmer, of the Union Square Theatre, as indicated in the Hxratp yesterday, as her guardian, The Surrogate deemed the occasion one in which he might specially state his reasons for bis con- firmation of the application, doing so 1n a manner that must be peculiarly pleasing. to little Bijou, ber hosts of triends, and to Mr, Palmer, her new guardian, The t has been now of the guardiansbip of Bijou Heron I everal days to pass since the matter was called to my attention, in the midst of so many conflicting statements au to the expressed wish of ber late mother regufding the care, custody and future career of daughter, so that 1 might consider and itt them, and that prudent and wise action might be taken to protect up inexperienced and afflicted girl trom the schemes of fulse iriends and the numerous temptations that attend her hazardous profession. 1 am gratified to know that none but the purest and most praiseworthy motives have prompted those highly estimable persons who bave manitested their respect of her mother by consenting to assum duty of guardian. There ate no duties devolving on a Surrogate 0 delicate as the appointment of a guardian of an infant who can invoke the care of no one standing in the relation of a natural protector, Tho statute pi vides for the choice of @ guardinn by a minor over fourteen years of age, though in his opinion, it an uu- suitable person should be selected, it would bea Sur- rogate’s duty to overrule such a choice, and the ap- poimtment should be made with reierence not only to the minor’ but to the state of her fections, attachments, training, education and morals, d the expressed wishes of her deceased parent. Aud jou Heron will not become fourteen years old until the 1st day of September next, yet shi mature beyond her years, and, therefore, I deomed It ny duty, in addition to all other inquiries, to ascertain persona! pref ter which she bas expressed to me without restraint a reserve, and which coincide with those of ber epiritual T therefore appoint A. M. Palmer, Fsq., such guardian, THE STAFFORD MORTGAGE CASE. RICHARD STAFFORD HELD ON THE CHARGE OF FRAUDULENT ASSIGNMENT. tion room of the Tombs Police Court jorday as the scene of a long and ear- nestly contested legal battle between Counsellors Heary Dauy, Jr., and John D, Townsend, the case be- ing the alleged conspiracy to defraud by the frauduient assigoment of moriguges, in which the detendant was Richard Stafford and the complainant Miles A, = Stafford, It appears from the evie dence that iu June last Milee A, Stafford, who is an extensive and wealthy builder and contractor, conveyed to Richard Stafford, a trusted em- ployé but Mo relative, a valuable piece of property #1 uated on Eighth avenue, near Filty-seventh street, worth $150,000, the understanding being that said Richard Stafford was to hold such property im trust for bis employer. Sabsequently a loar of $90,000 was procured on this property, Richard stafford, the Jeyal owner, executing and delivering therefor a bond and mortgnge. In November last the property was sold to a Mrs, Hofer, mother-in-law of Miles A. Stuf- ford, sho giving, im addition to assuming the $95,000 mortgage, thre other mortgages of 16,000 each, At. this stago of the proceedin, fine ‘A, Stafford went to Richard Stafford and asked that the mortgages be assigued to him, Miles A, With this request Richara at once complied, promptly ex- ecuting au assignment, Now Mil baving entire faith in his employé Richard, fatlod vo pat this assign- ment on record, keoping the samo in his pocket. A few days afterward he learned to bis astunishment that Richard bad made another and subsequent us- signiment of tho mortguges to bis jter-in-law, Mary MoUormack, and bad taken the precaution to put such subsequent assignment on record. This action on the part of Ricaurd caused sles to go to Bim ‘and demand an explanation and 4 rel Richard refused to give eliner, whereapon Miles A. Staltord bad bin arrested on the charge of conspiracy with tempt to detraud. Richard was incarcerated in the ‘Tombs and the examination has been going on for the past ten days, ‘After houring the testmony of several witnesses and Mstening to a spirited samming up by counsel on both sides Judge Dulfy decided to hold the prisoner, Richard Statlord, in $2,000 bail to ut released ter-in-iaw, Whom plaintifi’s coun: claimea was a ticeps crimitis im the conspiracy, on ber own recog: igunce, " Ball for the prisoner in the sum required was far- hed by a Mr, Maliigan and he was released, THE VEXED SILK QUESTION. EXAMINING INTO THE MARKET VALUE OF IM- PORTED SILK—AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS V8, FOREIGN IMPORTATIONS—A MILLION DOL~ Lans’ WORTH HELD IN BOND, Joy reigns once more among the importers of French silks, as nearly all of 4) bargoed goods heid in the public store and goneral order warehouses huve boen released on payment of duties, and an extra bond has been given to pay an additional tariff if the investiga tion now going on should warrant such a course. As Stated in the Hexaup of the 14th inst., Collector Arthur appointed Mr. Samuel McLeon, a respected im- porter of sks, of this city, as Merchant Appraiser, to act in conjunction with General Ketchum, the United States Genera! Appraiser. These geutiemen met yes- terday at the latter's office, where they held a pro- tracted session. On the 13th inst. a number of mer- chants had been called in to place a value on the goods detained, blank invoices being furnished to about ven experts, These parties examined the silks, and each one wrote the figures which to his miad was the market value of the goods in France, These filled ap invoices were then submitted to tbe arbitrators, At the meeting yesterday an oral exumination of these witnesses was héid, and the testimony taken of Messrs. Donnell, of A. T. Stewart & Co; Chamberlain, of FE. 8, Jaffray & Co,; Salenbach, of A. Warburg & Co,; Homer, of the firm of Homer, Calladay & Co., of Philadeiphia, and Mr, Darragh, Appraiser of the Port of Boston, and also some of the silk manufacturers of this city, Puterson and Hoboken, N. J. 4 CAUBK FOR DETENTION, It is alleged that the American Silk Growers’ Asso- ciution of the United States complained to the Treasury Department that, notwithstanding the rise in raw silk, the importers of silk goous were receiving their cousignifents at such low prices that there must be an undervaiuation of invoices somewnere. Orders were issued by the department to reappraise the wares in question, wnd at the sume time Special Agents Tingle uuu Brush made a tour of tho principal cities and in- - | stitured rigid mguiry into the \suppysed tacts. Theac ollicials have been evgaged at their labora for nearly month, upd in the meantime the heavy importatons of silks arriving here were estopped. ‘tbe dealers in and manutacturers of silk goods in this country have during tis period supplied the trade, while upward of $1,000,000 worth of freach silks wore held in the iron rasp Of the Custom House authorities, 0 QUARTER GIVES. The Collector of the ort was appealed to by the im- porters to accept the duties, and even as much as a deposit of thirty per cent to cover any deticiency, if such be fuundonareappraisement, Bul, notwithstand- ing the justice of the demand and the kind disposition of General Arthur toward the importers, all of whom aro most respected and trustworthy, the law precluded hig accepting the proffered security, and he was com- pelled to decide that a reappraisement must be nad, ‘the “silk growers’? were relentless and pushed the in- Veatigation to the extreme limit, Home protection was the cry, as it a turill of sixty per cent wis not suf- deiently bigh tor guarding domestic industry, ORIGIN OF THE INQUIRY. A short time ago the public was treated to considor- able sensation caused by tne holding of large importa- tions of corsets ust Which the cry ol undervalua- ton was raised, pon a reappraisement of the goods the lar, increase added to 4 few of the invoices was vnly six percent. In the cage of the silks, rumor wi the foundation upon which the undervaluation was placed, und the Treasury oflicials vase thelr opinion chiefly on what they consider the actual costof manu- facture and also stutoments made im regard to the cor- rect prices of importation. I'he importers whose goods were withheld ciaim that the statements nade to the ‘Treasury Department were ex parte, and made by the parties principally, if not absolutely, engaged in selling domestic manufactures, A iurther story is told that an employé high in the ranks of the Appraiser’s De- partment 1s interested iu fomenting the annoyance to which the importers have been put. WHAT THK IMPORTERS PLOPOKR TO PROVE, above only mercvants heavily interested in the sale of American silks were examined, On Monday, to which uay the turtber proceedings were postponed, the importers wil testily, and suow, by what they claim undeniable testimony, that they are right, and that their goods have been invoiced at the regular market value in Europe. To strengthen their position the merchants delegated to appraise tho goods only differed atrifie on the real value, which, at the most, wil! only add not over four or five per cent to regularly entered invoices. The examination of the rag aie on Monday will be as to the prices obtained in New York for the imported gooda Tue q' jon whetber the allegations of disparity in prices between the invoiced figures of the goods and the prices at which they are sold in this market will also be ex- amined into. They willalso represent that they have nous loss on account of the detention ndise, for which, however, they have no redress from the government. TOR PINAL ACTION, provide, where the General Appraiser ser fall to agree the evidence Collector of the Port, id trom his decision there In this insthee however, there 18 no feemonut, as the ence between the original invoices and the ap- Ppraivement of the experts placed upun the goods is so very small. The penaitics imposed by the acts of Con- gress provide when goods are undervalued less than ten per cent, the increase must be a without, how- ever, incurring any additional fines If the invoices fused to a sum over that umount, an additional Pa must to the bands of the government, and whi ‘epresen: iu value upward of $1,000,000. Most of these goods are bow either withdrawao or in process of delivery. BRANDY AND SUGAR, IMPORTANT SEIZURE BY TREASURY OFFICIALS OF THE TWO COMMODITIES. On Thursday the officers attached to Special Agent Bracketwt’s office seized, on board of the German steamship Wicland, at Hoboken, twelve bottles of French cognac brandy which were about being smug- giod on shore. 1t was alleged that the seamen attached to these vessels were allowed to lay in a supply of liquors for their own use, but such does not seem to be the fact, as they were known to make a regular traffic in this ling, It was long suspected that the major portion of the liquor stores aud lager beer saloons skirting the river front at Hoboken were supplied with their liquors from the German vessels, Captain Brackett detailed two officers on Thursday night to proceed to Hoboken, and watch for any con- traband transuctions from that vicinity and search every person coming off these steame: a late hour, The officers took up a position outside of the gates leading to the Hamburg docks, and between the hours of nine and twolve o'clock that night they captured from ® namber oi sailors and otners no less thun 103 bottles of Hne brandy, twenty boxes of cigars, a num- ber of packages of snuff and a large lot of cigarette wper, all of which came direct trom the Wiviand, ‘he seized goods were placod in safety, and yesterday morning transferred to the seizure roow in the Custom the Treasury officers were engaged in their & mol of about Lilly rougns surrounded and A bold front, nowever, on the par. of the officials, backed by s I seven- shooters, deterred any aggressions by the avetiors of the smugglers. Captain Havicht, commanding the Wieland, was Cited to appear yesterday belore Doputy Collector Dudley F. Phelps, ot the Seizure division, and interro- gated as to the ilicit practices of his crew. He ad- mitted the fact thut the men were allowed to carry liquor for their own use, but denied any Knowledge of their smuggling the same on shore and selling tt there, SKIZING BUGA Officer Hussey, of the same department, while com- ing to this city, yosteruay morning, about seven o'clock, from Hunter’s Point, observed the driver of express wagon No, 1,002 on Pidgen’s Dock, at that place, loading ap with a quantity of sugur, the same being taken from @ shanty used as a liquor store and | beer saluon, He followed the wagon to and across the ferry to Harrison's junk shop, iu South street, near Dover, aud, as the driver was about uniouding the gar the officer arrested tim and tovk him and the load to the Custom House, The expressman gave sname as James Tighe, and, being examined under oath, made an ullidavit, 10 which be stated that on the moroing of the 16th inst, he was employed by two men, the name of one being Foley, the other unknown, who cume to his stand, at toe corner of New Chambers and Cherry streets, engaging him to go to Hunter's Point and carry eight bags of sugar from a shanty used ag a liquor siore and beer suloon to Harrison’s junk shop, on South strect, New York. he two*men ac- companied him to the place mentioned, loaded the Sugar into the wagon, and while recrossing on the ferrybont be Was arrested and ordered to drive to the Custom House, where the sugar was detuinea In the seizure room. BROOKLYN'S PARK COMMISSION. General I. & Catlin and ex-Comptroller 8, 8. Powell have been elected by the Brooklya Park Commissioners to fill the vacancies caused by the death of Mr, E. W. Fiske, which occurred about three years ago, and by the subsequent resignation of Mr, Seymour L. Husted. The above appointinents have the entire approval of Mayor schroeder, General Cavin is a republican, and by proiession «a lawyer; Mr. Powell isa democrat and has been Idontined with for many years past, having held Brook; v4 le puvlic positions, A bill lor the ‘& Dumber of respo reorganization of U duced into the Legislature by son, A clause of the dill repew that section of the char. ter Which creates tho new suiuried Park Commission, consisting of three members, only one of which bas ye been apporuted by Mayor Sebrveder and coullrmed the Byard of Aluermen—namely, Mr. William ‘arsvall. By other suctious of the vill the commission js made more responsible to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, more control in the matter of expenal- tures will be exercised by the Common Coun bill also provides thatthe p at Commissions servo without compensation, 4 QUADRUPLE EXECUTION. Pour South Carolina Kegroes Hung for the Murder of Two Germans. (ateeiietlictaah ink TARDY JUSTICE. Tragic Close of a Long Career of Law- lessness and Bloody Crimes. THE LAST SCENE. Confesston of the Culprits on the Scaffold aud Their Words of Warmng. HISTORY OF THE CRIME. {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. } Arkey, 8, C., March 16, 1877, The four negrocs—Adam Johnson, Nelson Brown, Lucius Thomas and John Henry Dennis—who murdered Rudolph Hausman and Frita Portman near this place in November last, were hanged here to-day in the yard common to the Court House and jail, in presence of a crowd of about four thousand people of both races, both sexes aod all ages, The filth criminal, Steve Anderson, wus respited for thirty days by Governor Hampton, upon fepresentations made to bitn that evi- dence existed which tended to modify his crime. The prisoners have devoted themselves entircly to religious affairs siuce their last attompt to escape was frustrated, and their last hours yesterday and to-day were spent in communion with two faithful clergymen of their own race, All having Iately professed conversion tbe rite of baptism was administered in tho jail yesterday under very peculiar conditions as to Jobuson and Brown, both of whom being fathers of largo families born out of wedlock, were required by the attendant moiniaters to solomnize their marriago with tho moth- ers of their children prior to baptism, which core- mony was duly performed yesterday in the cells of the condemnod, Quite protracted relig- jous services were held in the jail this morn- ing, during which the Sheriff and bis deputies perfected the details for the execution upon a fourfold gallows of novel and ingenious construction, to the entertainment and instruction of a somewhat impa- tient crowd, At cleven o'clock the four prizoners ap- peared, clad in long white cotton garments, their shrouds in effect, unshod, and preceded by the officers of the law, with the two ministers, and escortea by six well armed militiamon, part of the battalion of 125 men drawn up in line to keep back tho throng and to repel any attempt at a rescue, which was threatened and feared. THE DEAD MARCH, The cortége advanced to the scaffold. The prisoners wero chained two and two, and sang a funeral bymn as they marched, which was dismally echoed by tho hysterical cries of many colored women in the crowd. Having ascended tho scaffold their manacles were loosened, and cach man was placed In position on the trap, and under the fatal loops, which swayed to and {ro about their heads, The huge engine of death was twenty-four feet leng and sixteen foet high, and upon this grim platform the ghastly figures of the doomed men and those of the Sheriff, his aseistants and the two preachers stood ont in sharp relief against the cloudless sky. Tho crowd was hushed to silence in tho awfal presence of death, and then was heard aguin tho trombling tones of the miserable men as they sang the hymn :— Come ye that love the Lord! ‘ag lined out by one of the proachera. Following this was the reading of an impressivo religious service, Then the prisoners were hgrayitted to address the vast throng. + =< « . WHISKEY, BAD COMPANY AXD THE SCAPFOLD, Their remarks were bridt, but of solemn impart, All were to the same general purport, that whiskey and bad company bad brought them to their dreadiul ond, All professed the firmest, belief in their salvation through Jesus Christ. Johnson, the ringleader of the gang, betrayed no emotion, Nelson Brown denied pariicipation in the church or house burning, but confessed as tothe murder of the two Germans. He did not, he said, dread death, but he hated to die as a murderer. Dennis said he was present at the murdor, but claimed his hands were rot blood, He was per- suaded by Johnson, and must suflor this anguish with bin, Thomas said he bad been called to the gospel min- istry, and attributed his crimes and shamoful death to having neglected the call. He confessed, for the drat time, that he had dealt one ot the murderous blows. This man was most affected of the four, and laughed and played with the rope im painful affectation of in- difference, THE LAST SCENK, At the conclusion of their remarks their arms and feet were pinioned, all preserving the most remarkable stolidity of demeanor. Johnson then bade farewell to different spectators whom he recognized, the black caps wero adjusted, the Sheriff shook bunds with them all, and the attendants descended from the platform, The Sheriff followed, and on the last step quickly and unexpectedly touched the trigger with his Joot, Precisely ut noon the thud of falling timbers fell dully on the ear, and the four ghastly fyures dropped suddenly and simultaneously tho jength of their ropea— Jour feet or more—and death claimed its prize at the bands of justided Jaw, Dkab, Brown and Thomas died instantly, their necks broken by tve fall, Johnson and Dennis stroggied slightly tor a few moments, the knots having slipped in euch instance, and then all were still. Ten minutes later the attending physician pronounced life extinct. ‘Thirty minutes later the bodies were cut down and de- livered to their trends for vurial, Mc&voy, the white murderer, was, at his own re- quest, uuchained and permitted to view the execution from the window of his cell, QUERK THROLOGY. There’ls a touch of horrible humor in the fact that one of the colored ministers seriously objected to An- derson’s reprieve, on the ground that having been con- verted in his extremgy ho was now sure of heavy aud should be executed belore he could por change bis mind, TIKI Choo WA long list of capital crimes was expiated by the death of these (our culprits to-day. at the hands of that jaw they had so feuriessly defied, lis story, as de- rived from their own confessions, shows with what re- morseless deliberation tho murderers planned their aeeds of horror, particularly that tor which they were at’ length convicted and | executed. Of that tragic occurrence the following ig the record, On the morning of Nove of last yeur the community of Aiken was shocke ings that a triple crime had been committed the pre- vious night at @ spot about five miles from town, Two estimable Geran citizens had been murdered, their moucy, Valuables avd other property stolen and their home, With the Lodies lett lying in it, burned down for the purpose of concealing the crime. The murdered men were well-to-do Germans who came to the country about seven years ago for the purpose of recuperating their health. They parebased land, built a mill and made other valuable improvements. ‘Tho elder, Rudolph Hausmann, was avout sixty years of age, and the younger, Fritz Portmann, about twenty-tive, Portmann conducted the business and acted as general agent fur Hansmann, They were unmarried, and oc- cupied a small one story house together. The nearest person to them was a white man, also employed ut the mill, who lived about three hundred yards oft. When he went to his work on the morning in question he saw the house burned to the ground and the charred bodies of the two men lying near the door, with au axe by their heads, No shot had been heard, und this man, woo had been awake woul a late hour, had neither beard nor seen anything to alarin him during the nigbt. Suspicions long entertained were fixed upon certain negroes living an irregular kind of tife on the out- skirts of the town, Vigorous search, promptly insti- tuted, discovered somo of the property of the mur- dered men, including the Scbuctzen uniform of the younger, together with his pistol, shotgun and other articles, which had been madden uway in one or two of the houses. In euch house from one to three army riley, such as wero issued to tho colored militia of the State, were also found secreted. A coroner's Jury was soon im- pavelled, and after an investigavion lasting five da und condacted in the most deliberate manner, & vei diet wus rendered finding that the two men had como to their death by the hands of Adam Jonson, and that Nelson Brown, Joon Henry Dennis, Lucius Thomas and Solomon Guntt were present, atding und abotting, and (hat Oupid Holmes was an accossory betore tho fact. THR CULPRITS. It t@ worthy of notice that the ringleader, Adam pte Oe ne ots oe militia company place otlicer £ the company. asian varnee, hve State ri em onthe midnight forays wees ith these arms their di sted nstan: their confessions it Johnson on the night of the cri m four of his m Steve Av of gunpowder and w’ large quautities, and the by smearing chalk plentitully over thoir faces, A Tived at the house, they crept with stealthy steps the door and saw through a crack that the young. mi wag sitting up alone and was roading, They hailed once, and to bis inquiry, ‘Who's there?” they sponded by asking is Palmer here t’’ (Palun the notorious politician, now here, who recently occupied Mr, Beccher's pulpit Brooklyn for ono service. ‘The young man said “‘No,"’ and eame to tho door Ii obedience to an doubts. by a personal inspection of With singular want of prudence the young opened the door, and the band at once crowded in and d manded a light to be brought. The young man complied adding a request that they “would not disturb the o! man’? (Hausmann), Having thus ascertained the fact) of bis presence also, they torced the young man ini is partner, and, closin; door, kept both locked in and gt ‘arded winle proceeded to plunder the house of ery article of value they could find, this work com- pleted they were brought out at the point of th bayonet and ordered to give up tl money. They at onee surrendered all they bad, amounting to a fo dollars only, together with a check for a large ainoun' which their bg a had the canuing to deatroy on ¢ spot, Adam Johnson then sent one of his men tot the yard for an axe which had been lett outaue, Th the room Keer ay by With it, and was mot with the cool reply :— “you Will SRE !?? As soon as tho messenger returned with the a: Adam directed two of his men to hold Portmai tween them, with his face turned? from him (Adam), Portmann resisted and undertook to look behind bi wheu Adam struck him boavily on the back the head, felling him to the floor, The old man, thal for tho first time apparently understanding the cha acter of the scoundrels with whom he had to do, to struggle violently, when he, too, was stricken {rot bebind, and fell bleeding across the body of h hapless companion. The five tuen set fire to t bed, and to different portions of tne dwellings) | and went out together, lnughing, oue of them declares. Hearing groans proceeding from thi now burning room one or two ol the men return 5) and tinding the old mao still alive, they repeated the murderous blows upon the heads of both ims until): assured that life was utterly extinct, The aggassins' booty aggregated some articies of clothing, and, in wl words of one of the gang, about thirty-live or forty’ cents apiece! Finding the country ‘too hot to hold thom” after this affair the whole gang fled, One or two wer captured before they could leave the county, and others were tracked to different portions of the Sta where they were soon apprehended, to the number ol five and returned to the jail at this place to uwart trial, ‘A Jory of their own choosing, consisting of one white man and eleven negroes, convicted them upon their own confession and they were sentenced to death, which sentence was carricd into cilect to-day, as stat above. WHILE IN PRISON and awaiting their doom your correspondent visited them for tho purpose of ascertaining tho state of their minds in view of approaching death, Alter onw or two unsucesssful attempts to escape they bad settled down into that state of apathetic resignation which is a striking feature in the’ cuse of all negrocs in their woful gondition. All” professed = te have “made their peaco with their Jesus,’? and declared themselves ready to go. One or two spoke feelingly of their families, and expressed some concern as to the disposition of their bodivg atter the law had worked its will. ‘hoy had been kept separated troin each other and heavily ironed‘auring the latter part of their tmprisonment; and this treatment, together w.th the rough and scanty fure with which alone thoy were supplied, went very far, iudeed, toward breaking tue wild, flerce spirits which for so loug a time kept an che tire county 1n terror both by day and night, CAPT. WILLIAMS’ STRANGE CONDUCT, INTERRUPTING A TRAPEZE PERFORMANCE AND ARRESTING THE MANAGER. On Thursday night Captain Williams, of the Twenty- ninth precinct, went into Robinson Hall, in Sixteenth street, between’ Broadway and Fifth avenue, in citt- zen’s clothes. He remained quiet till he saw Neili¢ Leonard, the female trapeze performer, go through some of her most daring acts. While the lady was hanging trom oue of the bars, Captain Williams, with- out any previous notice to the manager, suddenly sprung into the centro aisle of the auditorium and ried out in his loudest tones, “Come down out of that! Come down!” Her hum band throw up a rope to her and told ber to come down; She obeyed her husband at once, though not knowing the cause of the sudden interruption of hes periormance, Charles Siebert, the stage manager, ‘was arrested by Captain Williams, on the ground that the net under the trapeze periormer was not held ac cording to law, Mr Slebert was locked up in the ‘'Thirtieth street station house all nigbt, and wat brought before Judge Murray at the Wasbingtos Piace Police Court yesterday. Several witnesses tes- tifed that the ovt was spread under the performer, and that it was held by three persons, one of whom was the busbaud of the perlormer. Nelhe Leonard, in ber own behalf, said that while she was going tbrough her performance she suw a man, whom she yesterday morning recoguized as Captain Willams, standing in the middle uisle of the theati making gestures for her tocome down. She tho be was Some drunken or disorderly person, and paid no attention to hix gestures till ber busband threw the rope to her, When she came down thls same Cap- tain Williams took hold of her Wl the right arm aud pinched it till 1t was discolored. jo then sald, ‘Stat over there, woman; I have not doce with you yet.’ ‘At this moment her husband came up to Captain Williams und sald, “Excuse me, sir; this 1s my wile,’? whereupon Captain Williams knocked him down and said, will teach you people who you are dealing with.?? Judge Murray, after hearing all the testimony in the caso, said :— “Captain, I must dismiss this complaint, There 1@ nothing that 1 can see to warrant tho arrest.’ DESIGN OR ACCIDENT? About cight o’clock yesterday morning, Officer K+ne nedy, of the Seventh precinct, found a young woman, about twenty-eight years of age, sitting on a stoop in South street, pier 40 Enat River, shivering and cry- ing with the cold, Sho was taken to the Madison street station house and attended by Police Surgeon Dexter, and from there sent to the hospital This womao said her name was Mary Ann Rush, und that she lived at No, 6 Roosevelt street, She said that on Thurs. day night two satlors, named Thomas Eagan and Ed- ward Williams, met her and a companion named Nelle Brown in New Chambers street, and thoy were invited to accompany the sailors on board the schooner George White, iying at pier 40 Kast Ry Noihe and Mary Ann accepted the invitation, and it 1s churged by ' the latter that while crossing the gangplank Neliio shoved her into the river. Sbe wax rescued, however, by the sailor, Thomas Eagan, and kept on board the schooner all night and the asual restoratives were applied, Neilie Brown, Thomas Kagan and Edward Williams wero arrested and arraigned belore Judge Wandell yesterday afternoon and remanded till to-day, ‘The prisoner declared at Mary Aon Rush was drunk and slipped off the gang plank. At present, howover, sho is in a dangers ‘ous condition aud it 18 probable an ante-mortem state. ment will be taken. A DEFAULTING TREASURER, Samuel Gompeis, of No. 264 Stanton street, Presis dent of Cigarmakers’ Union, No, 144, of the United Cigar Makers of New York, preterred a charge of forgery yesterday, at the Essex Market Police Court, against Kauflmann Nicho!sbey, a former treasurer of the society. On September 25, 1876, it is charged that Gompels gave $100 to Nichelsbey to deposit in the Dry Dock Savings Bank, which doposit was never made, and @ false entry of the deposit was made in the passbook. Mr, Gompeis produced the book and showed where the teller of the bauk bad marked the entry supposed to have been made on that date, “fraud,” Mr. Howe, counsel for delendant; admitied t money had’ been deposited in the Dry Dock Savings Bank by his client on September 26 nor on any day subsequent, but asked for a disinissal of the complaint ou the ground that the passbook was the property of tho depositor and not of the bank, and that he had a right to make any entry in it be pleased, The section of tho Revised Statutes in regard to the question of forgery wns read to the judge, but he decided te hold tho prisoner in $1,000 bail to anawer, BUSINESS TROUBLES, A meeting of the creditors of Styles & Sons, build- ers, of No, 350 Hast Sixty-second street, was held yeae terday at the ofliceot Register Fitch, Although the claims against the firm amount to $60,000, but fow creditors appeared to press their claims, The following claims were Mled:—G, I, Schuyler & Son, $4,926; C. R. Harvey, $2,132; H. A. Gunther, $611; ©. 1. Raynolds & Co, $181; F, 0. Vrerce & Co, $161. Mr, Garrett L, Schuyler Was appointed assignee in bankruptcy. \ Bernard Goodkind aud Mayer Goodkind, who traded “oder the firm name of Goodkind Brothers, wholesale hiquor dealers, at No, 60 Broadway, have bven adjudl- cated voluntary bankrupts on their own peti gister Williams, The firm, besides tran quor business, had an immense menbaden oil factor; ren Island, and failed in 1875, Froderi Lewis administered the estate as assign a good percontage for the creditors, Nabilities, as given in their schedule, amount to $148,000, but & portion of this sum has already been liquidated by the assignee under the State law. 3 younger prisoner inquired what they intended to ue) if