The New York Herald Newspaper, March 20, 1877, Page 8

COURTS. Twenty-Five Years of Happiness Marred by a Family Skeleton. A LAWYER IN A FIX. ASE Another Suit Against the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern. SOLD SHORT ON STOCK. Asuit javolving some rather unusual entanglements ‘was brought to trial yesterday beforo Judge Van Brunt, holding Supreme Court, Special Term, In 1823, Bccording to the allegations sct forth in the papers, James Suare was married in the parish of Marylebone, England. As far as appears his wedded life was a har- monious one through a period of twenty years, tho gruits of the marriage being two sons and one daugh- ter. Mr. Snare then Jet England and came to this country to try his fortune in the New World, Years Folled on, and neither his.wile nor any member of his family hoard (rom him. Meantime, as stated further in the complaint, he changed his namo to James Hardwig, and under this namo, and represent- ing himself to bo a single man, he was married to Mary A, Wright, His second marriage occurred in 1848, Two sons und a daughter were also born of this marriage, Mr. Hardwig, as he calls himself, was ecuniarily prosperous and became possessed of some real estate in Morrisania, where he and his second wifo and their growing amily lived happy and contented, and held in high respect by all their acquaintances, With two objects in view-one to discover, if possible, ¢ his father, and whetuer in fact he ed another to better bis worldly ospocts, nis son William Snare came to this country, Keenly observaut of the taces of every one he met, he one day encountered his father, The latter did not Butempt to deny their relationship, but frankly told bis son the fact of his secoud marriage, and, singular as it may seem, under a promise of helping the son, induced the latter to enter into a contract to keep hid Nis seerct, ‘The result was that the younger Snare was taken to the home of tis father and lived there tion that be Wax bis lather’s nephew, us such to the unsuspecting second wife and her children. Fatthiully the son kept the ‘ccret up to the period of his father’s death, which ace purred ou tne 6th of January, 1575. Out of fli regard to bis long deserted mother, and with a desire to impart ome jittle cheer to her ining pathway to the Brave, ho told her the subsequent history of his tather alter coming to this country. Lt should have been stated Spare, alias Hardwig, left a will leaving his property to bis second wile and their children, The resent suit 18 Ove brought by the first wife, Mrs, usanna Snare, against tov executors of the so-called James Hardwig, vo recover her right of dower in his property, Her suit, us might naturally be supposed, 4 strenuously contested by the legavees under the will, For the delence there 18 set up a denial of the alleged Engh>h marriage, and it is contended that if there was such a marriage that the pluntitl, be- ing an ulien Widow, could not be endowed of real prop- erty im this State. ' Mr, Wiillam Henry Arnoux ap- Poared for tho plaintills, and Mr, J. C, de La Maro tor the defendants. Among the evidence were submitted depositions taken by commission im “ugland ef tho Tector of the parish of Marylebone, giving the record of the first marriage, and others to establish the iden- Buty of the first wite and the present plainwill. RATHER ROUGH ON RANDALL. Samuel H. Randall, an attorney practising in this city, was yesterday adjudged, by Judge Van Brunt, to be in contempt, In January, 1857, Peter Morris, James Cummings and John H. Morris obtained a judg- Ment against Selah Hiler for $1,103 31. On the lith pf October, 187%, an order tor the examination of the judgment debtor was obtained, which order contamed ‘an injunction clause, as follows:—‘And tne said @efendant, Solah Hiler, his servants, agents and aitornoys, aro hereby forbidden to transfer or wake any disposition of tho property belonging fo him not exempt by law from execution orin avy manner to intericre therewith uutil further order in the premises.” This order was served on Hiler, requiring him to appear and be examined touch- Ing bis property, end on the return day Randall ap- red as is counsel and moved to wismiss the order, which motion was denivd. Afterward an order was obtained lo examine the City Chamberiain relative to certain property of tue judgment devtor Blleged to be in hrs possession. Upon the exummation it uppearcd that there was on deposit with the Chamverlain the sum of $7,187 tw the creait Of ap action brought by the detendant against one Hillerick and avother, and an order was made @irecting the payment of this sum to Hiler or nis order, but the Chamberlain refused to obey the Order on uccount of the above injunction, This sum ‘was exclusive of the sain of $2,555 US also to the credit Of the same action, On the 2d ot December, 187%, Hiler assigned his interest in this tund to one Haight, for certain purposes, who aiterward resigned his irust in favor ot Charles Dusenbury, who accepted the same | with the consent of Hiler and Randall. ome of the creditors did not consent to ihis arrangement, how- ever, and no application was made to aiy court for the ppomtinent' ot the trustee, and Miler was examined 1 supplemental procecaings. On the 19th of Decem- ber, 1873, a recciver of filler’s assets was appointed, which ordcr of appointment contained an injunction restraining Hiler or bis attorney from in- terfering With any of the property not exempt from execution, In all of these proceedings Kandall ap- peared and acted for Hiler. Randall, on the 23d of Decemver, 1873, made a motion on behalf of Dusen- Dury to have the injunction vacated, but this motion was denied. Hiler then, at Randall's request, ex- ecuted and acknowledged a request to the Chamberlain to pay over to Charles Duseubury the fuud in us hands, and Randall obtained an order irom the Court @irecting such trausicr, and did not at the ume call the attention of the Court to the exist- ence of the injunction orders and the appoint- ment of a receiver. Upon wns order the money was paid to Randall, who at once paid it to Charles Dusenbury, Judy Van Lrunt, in his order, says that this suppression of facts wus obtaining moucy out of the Court in defiance of its express directions. Tho Teceiver afterward sued Duseabury and got judgment, which judgment remains unpaid, Judge Van Brunt, upon the above state of tacts, yesterday yranted an order declaring Randall ijn contempt of Court, tining hum $7,187, the amount obtained from the Chamber- Jain, with Orders to pay such sum to the Caamberlain to the same credit as before it was obtained, and to be cominitted to jail until such payment, DIVORCE DIFFICULTI The pathway to divorce is a rugged one and beset ‘With difficulties, but itis a broad roud and filled with travelling suitors anxious to rid themselves of the matrimonial yoke, Some time ago there was published jothe Hexaty a full account of a suit brought by Joshua B, Gates, an octogenarian, against Elien Gates, a young girl of seventeen with whom ke had contracted & matrimonial alliance, Not long since the Matter came before Judge Barrett on ap. Plication to open a default in the case, A decision was given yesterdoy by Judge Barrett rofus- ing the application then made and directing that the examination be proceeded with betore areteree, The caution which some of our judges show in divorce Suits is evinced in the following memorandum deci- of Judge Barrett:—‘An action of tis character should never be disposed of on a default, Tak- ing the plainuil’s own statement, the service ot the answer was only one day too late, ond I am _ anwiiling to grant an @ppiteation for judgment of divorce in favor of the plainuid on such adefault, notwithstanding the strength Of the evidence presented by the plaintill’s affidavits as to the oflence of the defendant. The defendant ought to | be heard. On condition that she serve ber answer within five days from tho entry of the order herem end pay $10 costs of motion, &c., and on the further con- dition that a reference of ihe Whole issue is consented | to, the retoree to be appointed by the Court, as required by rule 87, the deluait is opened. It these conditions are complicd with the motion for judgment 1s denied, | The rence will proceed on four daye’ notice,’’ Elien Hannaban recently brought suit for limited divorce for cruelty against her husvand, George Han- naban. Before the case came to trial the partics were reconciled, and now Mr. W. L, Snyder, counsel for plainuft, applies tor $200 counsel tee. fue matter @ame before Judge Lawrence, in Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday. Mr. Wiiliam ©, Orr, opposing on behalf of the husband, who thinks that in these bard times he should not be asked to pay bis wite’s counsel, The Judge took tho papers. ‘The Brent divorce suit is the !atest on the list. Mrs, Brent, who was married to her husband, as she says, fu 1874, in Philadelphia, charges the latter with adul- tery with Annie Lawlers and other parties. Juago | Lawrence yesterday ordered a reference to examine into the facts of the case, BINDING OUT CHILDREN. In the case of Mrs, Elmondort, a washerwoman, who Placed her two boys in caro of the New York Javeniio Asylum, by which institution the children were inden- tured to Illinois farmers under the asylum’s charter, aud whose recovery was sought by ababeas corpus, Judge Lawronce decided yesterday, on the report of Mr, Jarvis, the referce, that Mrs, Elmendort, when sho signed the consent to give up the childrea, kpow the uurport of Lh paper; tuat (he proceedings of the asy~ if im were regular, and therefore that the writ mast bo dismissed, The following 18 the full text of Judge Lawrence's decisio! ‘A thorongh examination of the evidence taken belore the referee ieads me to the conclusion that the relator, Qt the tine sho signed the consent roterred to and set forth in the testimony, fully understood their purport efleet. Such berng the case the proceedings of the Asylum have been regular throughout, In NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1877—TRIPLE SHEET. the case of the People ex rel. Splain vs. the New York Juvenio Asylum (2 Thompson vs, Cook, 8. C. R., p 475) the validity of the act by which the Asylum was incorporated was upheld and the constitutionality of the provision in respect to the binding out of children was sustained, That decision was affirmed by the Court of Appeals in 59 New York Reports, p. 629, 1 am unable to distinguish present case from the case of Splain, The writ must therefore be dismissed, INSOLVENCY AND STATE LAWS. Arnold & Banning have brought a suit against Jobo J. Morris and William C, Wilmerding, tho assignees of Rouse, Bell & Co., to recover the amount of bonds paid by them tn attachment procecdings instituted against Rouse, Bell & Co. in New Jersey. Itisclaimed by Arnold & Banning that they ought to be subrogated to all tho rights of the judgmont creditors, and that the assignees having proceeds of the stock of Kouse, Bell & Co. attached in Now Jersey, should pay them $10,000, the amount of tho bonds. Tho assignees claim that this was ao individual transaction of Rouse & Bell; that it not biuding upon the laters’ ussig ‘and that the goods having been removed into New York from New Jersey aro subjected to the New York insolvent laws and freed the proceeds should be distributed among all the creditors of Rouse, Bell & Co, ; that the local laws of New Jersey cannot haveany extra territorial effect im conilict with the New York laws, and that Mrs, Taylor, a partner of Rouse & Beil, not having been before tho Now Jersey court, ber as- signees are not bound in any way by the proceedings in New Jersey. Mr. Malcolm Uampbell appeared tor the plainufls and Mr, R, Ludlow Fowler tor the de- fendants, Tne trial of the case was commenced yester- day betore Judge Larremore, holding Special Term of the Court of Common Pieas. AN OLD RAILROAD SUIT. Some two mouths ago twelvo suits, brought by various parties against the Lake Shore and Miebigan Southern Railroad Company, which bave been in litiga- tion for over ten years, were tried bolore Judge Bar- rett at Special Term of the Supreme Court. The thir- teenth in this series of suits was brought by John 5, Prouty aguinst the same defendants. The triat of this case Was commenced yesterday belore the same judge, Prouty, claiming to be the owner of 484 sharos of a certain alleged preferred class of stock issued by the Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad Com- pany in 1857, brought this suit to, among other things, compel that corporation and its directors to first apply Its future net carnings to the payment of div- jdends in arrear upon his stock for the period between June 1, 1867, and February 1, 1883, He charged that that company, to relieve it- solf from {ts then pressing liabilities, issued $3,000,009 of stock numed guaranteed or construction stock, of which his is part, entitled to dividends of ten per cent yeurly, and that by the terms of the certificates of shares, in connection with the proceedings upon which tho issue was based, the payment of such dividend wus guaranteed by the company whether uny net earnings were realized or not, aud if the company was not bound to declare dividends irom year to yoar thon that an accounting be had, und that the company pay any deficiency out of its {uturo net carnings betore ap- plying them to paying dividends on common stock. The defence is that this being a foreign corpo- ration the courts of this Stato have no juris- diction, and that dividends on this stock could ‘only be paid when the net earnings applicable thoreto are realized, and that none were in fuct realized, Avout seven years go, pending the action and before the first trial, the company first sued had ceased to exist, and by a series of consolidations with other companies in other States had orzanized under the name of the Lake Shore and Michiga Southern Railroad Company,’ Alter the trial was con- cluded and the referee nad reported in favor of plainuifl an order was obtained substituting tbe Lake Shore Company as defendant, and then a judgment was entered against it on the referee’s report for $45,857 17 in August, 1872 ‘The General Term, on appeal, affirmed the order of substitution but reversed the judgment, and then the substitution was reversed in the ‘Court of Appeals. Alter a serice of successes and defeats Mr. Prouty commenced proceedings again at the point where he had moved Jor substitution, and obtained an order for judgment against the original defendant, when it had been legally dead four years, Then the Court of Appeais reversed that judgment, and the Luke Shore and Michigan Southern Compavy were again made defendants by a supplemental complaint, and in that form the case is now on trial, It 18 probable that the trial will occupy several days. CONTRACTS WITH STOCK BROKERS. Henry D, Burkett employed Taylor Brothers for many years as his stock brokers. In February, 1870, a written contract was entered into between them, in which Burkett gave permission to his brokers to sell any stock of his without notice, in case he failed to keep up bis margin, In May, 1873, Taylor Brothers bought on Burkett’s account 200 shares of Chicago and Rock Island steck at 1093, and 108). The stock bo- gan to deciine until the panie ot September, when it fell to 81, Meantime Burkett had put up $1,500 addi. tional margin while the market was still declining. He then left the city and could not be found. The stock rallied somewhat and was sold at eighty-three, Taylor Brothers managing to cover their advances, Mr. Burkott fonnd fault with the sale and brought a suit against Taylor Brothers to recover tho diflerence between the price at which the stock was sold and that atthe time of bringing the suit. The complaint was dismissed, and upon an appeal from this judgment tho case came up for argument yesterday, before the Supreme Court, General Term, The same points were raised as at the trial, the argument ending with the Court taking the papers, MANDAMUSING A JUDGE. Peter McQuade being a party toa suit in which the amount involved 1s over one hundred dollars, applied to Judge Pincknoy, of the Seventh District Court, be- fore whom it was brought, to have the same trans. ferred tothe Court of Common Pleas. This Judge Pinckney refused to do, and thereupon Mr. McQuade applied to Juago Lawrence, in Suprome Court, fora writ of peremptory mandamus against Judge Pinck- ney directing said transfer. Judge Lawrence gave his decision in the case yesterday granting the mat dutaus, nis reasons for such decigion being given in the following opinion: The third section of the act of 1857 makes it the duty of the Justice of the District Court, upon the ap- plication of the devendant in an action where the claim or demand excoeds the sum of $100, to make an order removing the action at any time alter issue joined and before the trial to the Court of Common Pleas, upon the defendant executing to the plaintiff an undertaking, with one or more sureties, to be approved of by tne Justice, &c., to pay to the plaintufl the amount of any judgment that may be awarded against the defendant by the said Court of Common Pleas, inthis case the undertaking was presented to the Justice and the same was approved by him, If I understood the learned counsel for dudge Piackney correctly on the argument, be contended that it was the duty ot the deiendent at the time he presented the bond to submit an order for such removal to the Justice, Such 18 not the correct interpretation of tho statute, Upon the approval of the undertaking and securities the Justice is bound to make the order, He is not vested with any discretion after such approvt and be has no alternative but to make the order. The argument made by counsel that the same necessity does not exist pow as in 1857 for the provision co: tained iu section 3 of tho act because the justices a now required to be members of the Bar, might well bo addressed to the Legislature as ground for the repeal of the section, but does not relieve the Court trom the duty of eniorcing it as long as it remains unrepealed, Jam of the opinion that the relator is entitled to the writ. THE HENRY CLEWS ORDER OF ARREST. Before Juage Freedman, in the Superior Court, there ‘was argument at considerable jength in tho old suit of Heort Hennequin and othors against Henry Clows & Co. In October 1871, Clews, Habicht & Co., of Lon- don, opened a credit with the plaintifl’s firm of Hene- quin & Co,, in Paris, for £6,000 in favor of tho plain tiffs, who deposited securities with the defendants in ; | and Broadway, and when they got’ there Thompson trust to pay all bills of exchange which they might draw. Clews & Co, fuiled in 4873, and the piaintfl immediately paid all the outstanding matared biils of exchange, after which, as further alleged, Clews & Co, Jailed to return the bonds, but instead deposited with tho plainuff certain other bonds as security, the origi- nal bonds being now held by Batterfleld & Co., with whom they were deposited as security for the loan. The present action 1s brought to recover pack the bonds and for an injuncti restraining any disposition of the sane by Rutherford & Co, ‘Tho matter camo bo- fore Judge Freedman on & motion to vacate an order of arrest against Mr. Clews, The Court took the papers, C. Baindriage Smith appeared tor the plaintifis and Luther R. March tor the defendants, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Mrs, Shay bas sued the Harlem Savings Bank to ree cover money deposited in the bank and withdrawn, as she claims, without her authority, The case was tried before Judge Van Vorst, in the Suprome Court, yester- day, and a sealed verdict was ordered for this morning. Mr. Thomas E, Cuff applied yesterday to Judge Law- rence, n Suprome Court, Chainvors, for a receivér ina foreclosure suit, brought by Aina McGrath against Ba lor Silvorstone, The property im question embraces five houses and lots on Uak street, Judgo Lawrence wok the papers. After soventeen days’ trial the government yesterday rested tho prosecution of the so-called whiskey ring cases by the United States, m which Messrs, Boyd and #, An adjournment of one diy was granted by tue Court vo enable the de- fence to prepare ty open Loeir sid William Wilson sold to Jeremiah O’Keete a lot of Liquors tor $363 30, upou which he was para $100, with the understanding that (he balance should ve ad within ninety days A suit to recover ibe balunce | J caine to trial yesterday bolore Jadge Westbrook, bolls ing Supreme Court, Cireuit. The detence is that the sult Was brought two days before the expiration of the inety days, Jn the suit of Ernest Knabe against Ernst Eberhardt for $2,986 25, rent of No. 112 Filth avenue, and in the detendent sets up a counter elum jor damages cn vy Suliure of contract to supply a piano of Aeertiin kind for defendants musica cons Servatory, and for acts of plaints agents, which caused a failing off inthe number of a motion by plaintiff for a bill of particulars [omar dt by Judge Freedman yesterday, ‘The irrepressible Sergeant Millor is determined, if he can’t got his back pay, at least to get pay tor his new services, and with this object in view applied to Judge Lawrence yesterday, through Mr. Grove, his counsel, for a mandamus compelling its payment, Alter the Sergeant's reinstatemont by order of the Court of Ap- jned two months on duty, wuen he was Itis pay for theso two months ne is now seeking, A motion was made yesterday, before Judge Froed- man, of the Superior Court, to vacate an order pre- viously granted direciing the examination, but in the Presence of bis physician, of Jonn 0, Hay or in the suit brought against bim and Heor: Wweimoyer by Wiiltam A, Havemeyor, growing out of transactions ip Long Island Ratiroad stock, Judge Freedman re- fused to vacate the order, Tho Commissioners of Estimates and Assessments, for opening in 1868 Seventicth street, trom Fifth avor nue to the East Kiver, awarded $1,485 to James H. Jones. This award i8 claimed by James McMahon, The Commissioners wade a clerical error in crediting the award to Jones to land formerly owned by bim und sold to McMahon, instead of property ownod by Jones, Inasuit brought by McMahon against Jones to recover the amount of the award a demurrer was interposed that the order of confirmation in a street opening proceeding {a a judgment final and conclu- sive, and that if an error has been committed, ax in this case, the remedy is against the city. Judge Van Brunt, 1m bys decision yosterday, sustainea thia do murrer, : ‘rhe Union Consolidated Mining Company, of Ten- nossee, employed as its agent for several years Mr. Jatius BE, Rabt, who, as such agent, insured copper ore belonging to the company in the Atlantic Mutual In- surance Company while in transit botween Southern ts and this city. It is claimed by the company that ht is benind $54,290 on ace: and a suit has been brought covery of this sum. It veing shown that Rabt could not be found, an order was granted yesterday by Judge Lawrence allowing service of the summons by publica- tion, GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 1 Before Judge Sutherland. CONVICTED OF RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS, William O'Day, who has been on trial for some days chargod with receiving stolen goods, was yester- day again placed at tho bar, AS previously men- tioned, a large quantity of umbrella silk, valued at $7,000, was stolen from tho steamship Adriatic. Of the aileged thieves Richards flod to Europe, Clancy was convicted, and Shanahan has not yet been tried. The evidence having been concluded on both sides, Mr. Charies Spencer addressed the jury on behalf of the accused, submitting tbat in view of the churactor of the testimoay presented they should render a verdict of acquittal, Assistant District Attorney Bell, on tho part of the prosecution, carefully analyzed the evi- dence, contending in forcible terms that the guilt of the prisoner had bocn clearly estabilshed, The Judge then charged the jury, who brought im a verdict of guilty, Tho prisoner was remanded for sentence, GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 2 Before Judge Gildersleeve, THE GREAT RAILROAD BOND FORGEBIES. Stephen Raymond, alias Charles Seymour, was ar- raigned at tho bar by Assistant District Attorney Lyon, charged with being implicated with the notorious Roberts-Gleason gang of forgers, who, in 1873, forged so many of the New York, Buffalo and Erie bonds. Thero were fourteen indictments against tho prisoner, and his career has, so fur, been somewhat remarkable, When the torgeries wers first discovered the prisoner fled to England, where, for a while, be lived in great style. He was followed over by one of Pinkerton’s detectives, and extradition papers having beon obtained he was brought to this city and lodged in the Tombs with others of the gang. While awaiting trial he was conveyed to Central New York ona writ of habéas corpus. Ho escaped, however, from the cus- tody of the Sherif. Ho was last heard from as being confined in Moyamensing Prison, Philadelphia, At the end of his term District Attorney Phelps sued out ex- tradition papers and he was taken hero by Detectives O'Conner and F Since the 27th of January last he has b confined in the Tombs, Yesterday he pleaded a y to the charge preferred against him and in bis behalf Mr. Oliver appealed to tho Court in mit- igation of sentence. Assistant District Attorney Lyon, however, insisted that the gravity of the prisoner’s offomee called for the severest penalty of the law, Ho was then sentenced to fivo years in the State Prison at hard labor. THE HEAVY DIAMOND ROBBERY. Colonel William F, C, McCarthy, a man of handsome presence, said to have been in the Confederate army, and also the owner of aconsiderable quantity of land in Texas, was arraigned at the bar yesterday by As- sistant District Attorney Lyon on an indictment charging him with grand larceny. The case, owing to the large amount of property lost, seemed to attract considerable attention, The Assistant District Attor- ney, with Mr, J. 0, Mott, appeared for the prosecu- tion, and ex-Judge G. M, Curtis defended the accused, From the opening statement of Mr, Mott it would ap- pear that Mr. C. V. Hand, well known in sporting circles, inserted an advertisement jn the Heraun, on the 14th of January, desiring the loan of $20,000 upon oliateral security. ‘Two or threo days after the prisoner called upon Mr. Hand and Stated to him tbat he could probably get a party to loan the money, and shortly after the prisoner brought to No, 315 Broadway a party whom ho introduced to Mr. Hand as Oliver M. Halstead, and as the person who would farnish the desired money, Matters ran on in this way for some days, when finally the prisoner stated to Hand that he thought that Halstead would not be able to raise the money, but he (the prisoner) thought he knew another party who could. On the 26th of January the prisoner came to Hand and said he had found the party; that if Hand “would not slip up on his part he (tho prisoner) would not on bis.’? Hand wus to meet the prisoner at eleven A. M. on the 26th of January, at No, 315 Broadway, which be did, They proceeded aown Broadway to an ollice between Barolay street and Park place, and the prisoner wont into the building and returned, not finding tho party as he said, and then in about fifteen minutes after the prisoner went ap again and returned and said the party bad gono to the New York Hotel and had left word tor them to come there. So they drove up there, andthen the prisoner introduced Hand toa porson by the name of Ellwood Thompson who pro- posed that the prisoner and Hand should yo to the Mo- tropolitan Hotel and remain while he, Thompson, went to French's Hotel aud brought tho parties up who had the money. Aftora short time Thompgon returned and stated that the parties had gone to No, 52 Wall streot, so the prisoner, Hand and Thompson went in a carriage to No, 52 Wall street, Thompson went into that building and in a few moments come out and called the prisoner in, and in a short time they returned to the carriage and satd to Hand that it was all right, that they would the money at ten o’ciock the foliowing morning. The partios then went up town to meet in the morning. On the 27th McCarthy, the prisoner, came to No. 315 Broadway and ingutred at about eleven o'clock of Hand if he had seen Thompson, altnoagh the prisoner, Thompson and Halstead had all been to the Belmont Hotel that morning and engaged a room, the hotel being ob Fulton street, next to the Bennett Building, on Nassau and Fulton streets. The prisoner and Thompson had also, after renting the room at the Belmont Hotel, goue up town and got a band bag from tho prisoner’s room and taken it to Earie’s Hotel, corner of Canal and Ceutre streets, and bad it checked, avd then rode together to Franklin street and Broadway, and there the prisoner left the carriage with Thompson tn it and passed down Broad- way to No. 315 and made the above inquiry of Hand it he (Hand) bad seen Thompson that morning. In a few moments Thompson comes in and bids Hand and the prisoner gocd morning, and says tho parties are to meet at Judge Sutheriana’s offices, No. 93 Nassau street, in hal! an bour, Hand aud the prisoner went down to No, 93 Nassau street in a short time and weut up to Judgo Satberland’s office, aud the prisoner took the diamonds, which Hand had as collateral tor the lowo, in to show to the parties, but returned almost iinmediately and reported that the parties were not there. On going down stairs they mev Thompegon, who informed them that the parties had gone for Junch and would be back im bait an hour, and proposed to go and get lunch himself. The party ‘Went to a restaurant on Fulton street, between Nassau m4 & concluded he would not lunch, but went out into the alrect, and was gone 4 short time and returned, Then nother carriage was procured by the prisoner, and ail got into it and were driven from the restaurant to No. 93 Nassau street, The prisoner and Thompsou got out and went into the Bennett Building, and asx soon fas they bad passed the door Hand steppod ty the cur- nor of Nassau and Fulton streets, and then he saw tho prisoner and Thompson just leaving the Bennett Building and pass into the Beimont Hote. In a few moments the prisoner and Thompson came out of the hotel without hats or overcoats, and placed some one in the cab standing by the door of the hott in Falton street and go bach into the bo- tek The driver got ready to drive off, and just then out came the prisoner and Thompson ‘and jamped into the cab, and they were driven toward Broadway, Hand in pursuit. They wore not avie to pass into Broadway, On account of a block there, so they turned back to the hotel, with Hand in tall chase, Upon arriving at the hotel the prisouer, Thomp- son and Halstead sprang {rom the cab and rushed into tho hotel Hand followed the prisoner to ns n aad there arrested him, The other two, Thomp- nd Halstead, ran down stairs, and Thompson passod into the barber shop, having all the property with him, ‘The prisoner engaged Hand whiio the off with the property. 1tis claimed by tho that this was alla device on tho part of prosecutic tho prisoner to get possession of the property und feloniously to appropriate it to bis own use, Mr, Hand was culled to tho stand by Assistant District Attorney Lyon and gave a dotailed account of the whole transac. tion, at the conclusion of which the court adjourned until this morning at eleven o’ciock, CALENDARS—THIS DAY. ld by Judge Law. COURT mem Cov fo —Nos, 2, 3, 76, 82, 87, 89, OL, 99, 114, 122, 124, 145, 163, 163.101, 1 170, , 19, Ii, 199, UL, 203, 230, 108, . 2A, Bd, 240, » TeRM—Held by Judge , 65, 08, 107 19, 1a fetns Davis, Brady ana Dani L075, 103, 126, 62, 67, 14, 6, 96, Surkems Court Van Bran'.—Nos. 06, 156, 157, 166, 171, 1 B72, 177, V8. Strnexe Count—Cincuvr—Part 1—Meld by Judge 0, Od, srecia ‘Tkem—Helt by Judge 6, 159, 103, 205, 149, 38, 332, 16 178, Lid,’ 176, 176, 202, 08, Barret, =Nos, 2999, 2804, 2709, LOOT, B70, 1657, 8785, 25th Bi Si aera, nes ir Pate jadge Donohue.—Nox. 2210, 1694, 1928, 3582, 1512, 1978, 2024, 1810, Bemaptiny 3041, 1862, 1864, 1870, 1872, 1942, 1042, 1586, 1558, 2108, 2220, 2120, 2136, 4558, 1616, 189) 2204, "2740, 2222, BO, 2282," 22a, 2288, 2240, 224, 2246, 264, 2256, 2258," 2266, 2268, 2270," Part Judge Westbrook.—Nos, 1062, 2404, 413, ses i ‘3 2250, , 3—Held by 419, 2089, 2125, 2593, 2775, 449%, 1177, 3000, 1801, ‘793834, Serenion Count—Triat T. Part 376, 764, 450, Judge Van Vorst,—Nos, 376, 425, 877, 304, 482, 244, O71, 972, 620, “1177, 756, 672, 673, 743, 314, 560, 1164, 1138, 633, 645, 948, 529. Suvexion Court—SrxciaL TERM, and COMMON PLEAS— Kquity Ten. --No day calendars, Common Pieas—Tr1a1, Tenax —Part 1—Held by Judge Robinson.—Nos 3, 1342, 1223, 352, 892, 1103, 1209, 966, 715, 1105, Sursnion Court—Guxeray Term; Surxnion Court— TriaL Teum—Parts 2 and 3; Common PLaas—GeneraL Ter and Common Piwas—TuiaL Tara—Parts 2 and 3,-—Adjourned for the term. MARINE edged psc Tura—Part 1—Hela by Judge Sinnot.—Nos. 8872, 8883, 3440, 4988, 7901, 6183, 6126, 8364, 7883, 6688, 7921, 5179, 7764, 7969. —Part 2—Held by Judge Goepp.—Nos. 4973, 5808, 5023, 6629, 5948, 5813, 5710, 6847, 7717, 3789, 4562, 5949, 9199, 1788, 7520, O121, 5628, 5289, 7645, bg 1, 5188, 5835, 8032, 6778, 5468, 5890, 9106, 5 1.—Vart 3—Held by Chie! Justice Shea,—Nos, 2720, 8603, 7703, 1772, 7009, 7691, 4531, 8855, 7204, 7669, 8039, 5797, 6910, 7752. Marine Case—smith vs. Hall, Count oF GENERAL Sksnioxs—Part 1—Hold by Judge Sutnerland,—The People vs, John Donohue, robver Same vs John Maroney, felonious assault and butter: Same vs. George Carroll, felonious assault und batter Sume vs. Barney Conway, felonious assault and bat- tory; Samo vs. James Barry, vurglary ; Sumo va, Henry Green, burglary; Same vs. James J. smith, grand lar- ceny;'Same vs. Kate Dougherty, grand larceny; Samo ve, James Smith, grand larceny ; Sumo vs. Dennis Gavin, Ee jarceny; Same vs, Kate White and Mary Aon widen, grand larcony: Same vs, Herman Hinze, grand Jareeny; Same vs. Ann Sinith, grand larceny ; Same vs, George Hart, grand larceny; Same vs, William ONeill, burglary ; Same ys, Thomas H, Jarvis, forgery ; Same vs, James O'Donnell, receiving stolen goods; Same vs. David Moony, Phillip Bradley and John Smith, assault and battery. ' Part 2—Heid by Judge Sutherland.—The People ve. William F, C, McCarthy (contined), grand larceny, COURT OF APPEALS. Aubaxy, N, Y., March 19, 1877, InCoart of Appeals to-day, present Hon, Sanford E. Church, ©, J., and associates, the following cases wero argued :— No. 1604, Greave: appellant vs, Gouge, respond- ont.—Argued by W. T. B. Milliken for appellant and Oscar Frisbie, for respondent, 208. Rosalie Mayer, respondent, vs, Max Friedman, appellant.—Argued by Robert N. Waite for appellant, E, Goldsmith for respondent, No, 212, Board of Excise of Wostchester county, re- spondent, vs. Roxana Curley, appellant,—Submitted, No, 213. Jenuie Townley, respondent, vs. The Cen- tral Park, &c., Ratiroad Company, appellant,—Argued by Robert 8. Green for appellant, Dexter A, Hawkins for respondent. No. v14, Jonas Fischer, respondont, vs. Hope Mutual Life Tusurance Company of New York, appellants, — ‘Argued by Samuel A. Noyes for appellant, 8. A. Riddle for respondent. No, 215, Orson J. Ferguson, appellant, vs, Stephen H. Crawiord, respondent, Submitted. No. 216, David J. Evan, respondent, va. the city of Utica, appollaut, Argued by John D, Kernan for appel- Jant, 8. M. Linsley for respondent, No, 217. Jacob Cohen, respondent, vs, the Dry Dock Railroad Company, appellants, Argued by John M. Scribner for appeilant, and J. Lipman for respondent; case still on, CALENDAR, The following 1s the day calender for Tucss 20:—Nos. 219, 220, 221, 226, 228, 229, 230 and 231. REINSTATING \ FIREMEN, A DECISION THAT INTERESTS A NUMBER OF MEN DISCHARGED FROM THE DEPARTMENT. About two years ago Goorge McLaughlin, a foreman in the Fire Department, attached to Hook and Ladder Company No. 16, wae, with others, dismissed from the department, on the charge of having sold the amount of his monthly salary to a broker. Six months after these removals a writ of certiorari was obtained from the Supremo Court by counsel for the firemen, for the purpose of reviewing the action of the Fire Commissioners and compelling the reinstatement of the men, The suit of McLaugh- lin, a8 a test case, was argued in the Supreme Court, botore Justice Donohue, who gave a decision in oppo- sition to the right of the Fire Commissioners to re- move for sch cause, whereupon the Commissonel carried the case to the General Term of the Supreme Court, Judge Donohue’s decision was sus- tamed by Judges Davis, Brady and Daniels, and an order issued to the Commissioners to reinstate McLaughlin. An appeal was taken at the solicitation of one of the Firo Commissionors to the Court ot Ap- peals, but the Corporation Counsel, bemg satistied, on an examination ot the case, that the judgment of the Supreme Court would be sustained, withdrew the ap- peal and notified the Commisstogers of his action. A demand was immediately made on the Fire Commis- sionors by Mcl.aughlin’s counsel to comply with the order of the Court, and a special meeting of the Board was called and tho following order passed:— Hxapqvarters Fine DerantMent, New Youk, March 17, 1877. SPECIAL ORDER NO, 32, George McLaughlin is hereby rei foreman in this department, to take and ‘eport to the Chief of the department at these head ers for duty at nine o'clock A. Ml. on that dute. By order of the Board, JOsEPH L, PERLEY, President. Cant Jessen, Secretary. ‘This case being in its main features similar to somo ten others, tho decision will of course restore the re- mainder of the men to the positions from which they ‘were removed. THE LOTTERY MEN. The lottery men recently arrested at the instigation of Mr. Comstock were arralgnod for examination‘at tho Tombs Police Court yesterday afternoon, The first case called was that of Edmund T. Zschock, of No. 116 Nassau street, Mr. Comstock read the statute appertaining to lotteries, and was about to introduce evidence which he claimed would prove the guilt of the accused when Counsellor Fellows, represent- ing the latter, objected, claiming irregularities in the complaint. A long discussion eusued, im the course of which legal lore in great quantiues was thrust before tho Mugistrate. Counsellor Price, representing the other defendants, moved for a dis- charge ot hia clients on the samo ground. The dofend- ants, consisting ot Henry Cargop, Joseph K. Prico, Charles Hadley, T. Taylor, Sherman Reed, Isauc Ludlow and EK. sschock, were prosent, with a number of friend#, The examinations were finally adjourned until next Friday, at threo o'clock. ‘The proceedings were considerably enlivened by a Mr. Tyrrell, who demanded to ve released from all tho bail bonds to which his name was attached. Tne lot- tery men looked astonished, and begged him not to send them to prison. He finally relented. After Jeaving the court room Curson was rearrested on snother warrant, KNEW HIS OWN COAT, On the night of the 3d of March Mr, Edward Boyd, of No. 88 East Ninth street, whileon his way homo ‘was met by two men in Greenwich street, near Cnarl- ton, who knocked him down and robbed him of his overcoat, a cameo stud and several small articles that were in the pocket of hiscoat. Mr. Boyd was walking through Greenwich avenue Sunday afternoon and meta man With an overcoat on which he at once recognized as the ono that was taken from him. He procured his, arrest by Officor Bush, of the Ninth precinet, and the man was brought beiore Judge Otterbourg, at Wash- ington Place Voliee Court, yesterday tnorping, The prisoner gave bis name as Edward Coleman, twonty yenrs of age, of No. 109 Charlton street. He admitted taking the coat on tho night in question, bat said he had nothing to do with tho assault, Ho was committed 4n $5,000 bail to answer at General Sessions, THIEF AND REGEILVER, Gilligan & Howe, two: young men, have a printing office at No, 283 Bleecker street, it has been broken into twice siuce the 1st of January and a quantity of type valued at over $45 has been carried away. Yes- terday morning !t was entered again by Edward Doushea, who was arrested by Officer O'Neill, of the Ninth precinct, He admitted the burglary, and said that Le had sold the type to William H. 8. Elting, ot No, 483 Hudson street, for $275, where the stolon property was found, Kiting wa: rrestod by O'Neill, and both prisoners were arraigned before Judge Otterbourg, at the Washington Piace Police Court, yesterday, Donshea was held in $2,000 bail to answer on a charge of burglary and Eluing was held in $1,600 for examination, BROOKLYN CHARTER TINKERING. ‘The question of the contemplated reduction of sala- ries of city officials came up yesterday in the Brooklyn Common Council in the form of a resolution from the Committee on Salaries, requesting that they be re- lieved from further consideration of the subject, It was set forth that the committee was opposed to “charter tinkering” until there is some systematic plan reported for the government of the State by the commission appointed by the Governor for that pur- pose, Tho committee believe that a wise reduction should be made in the salaries ot certain city officials, The resolution also opposed all changes in the charter for “partisan purposes.”” Alderman Fisher suid there were no bills before the Legislature for republican par- tisan purposes. | Aldermen Donovan said that was not the case. | There is a bill now before the Senate to give a lease of ollice to the present Park Commission from now until 1840, There is also a bill tor tho expenditure of ¢ 20th inst, | $200,000 for the construction of Ocean Parkway. ‘Alderman Murtha stated that there was an amond- ment to the charter now pending im Albany whieh re- | quired a two-thirds voto to reject any nomination of | tue Mayor of the erty win believed to be unjust, THE MAN AT THE THROTTLE A Confidential Talk with a Loco- motive Engineer. No Law Against Incompetent or Drunken Engine Drivers. Why Railroad Accidents Occur. Punapetruta, March 17, 1877. Have you ever thought as you entered a railroud car how absolutely and completely your life was in the hands of one mau? Hast ever occurred to you as you reclined in a soft-cushioned seat in apparent security, with nundreds of others on the train, how every oue of you might be sent to instant death by tho slightest blunder or neglect on the part of oue weak human be- ing? And did you ever find yoursolf wondering it the map at the throttle understood his duties and was able to do them promptly and properly, appreciating the enormous responsibilities resting apon his fallible ha- man nature, and knowing what awfal consequences might result {rom a singlo mistake on his part? Your correspondent confesses that since the recont railroad engineers’ strikes these dangers have oc- curred to him, and the readers of the Hxranp would understand the reason could they bave heard the other day a brief conversation in the cab of a locomotive, in which an unusually Intelligent and trustworthy mem- ber of the guild of engineers recounted a little of the truce inwardoess of his calling, WHERE IGNORANCE 18 BLISS. “Lt Ig as well,’’ said he, smiling thoughtfally, ‘that the travelling public don’t know how the majority of railroads are managed and what risks the passen- gors often run, Why, to savo a little money they often fail to employ more than halt tho uumber of engineers absolutely needed for safety, Many atimo have 1 come tn from along trip so tired and sleopy as to be scarcely ablo to stand, and been ordered immediately out again without an hour's rest, 1 have been worked twenty-four hours at a stretch when | have been 80 worn out that no power ‘on curth could keep me awake, und, standing with my hund on the lever, have gone sound asleep. If you had fired off « cannon at my ears 1 could not have helped it. [ pavo many a time brought my engine into some town at thirty miles an hour while asiecp, until the fireman or eomebouy would wake me up, “Dangerous? Well, rathergo; for it there is any post in the world whore a man should be excessively wide awake, vigilant, incessantly watching ahead of him with an unfaltering steadiness and with good eyes, too, with his hand always on the lever, prepared to check the flying speed ‘with which he 1s dashing along, it 1s when he js in the cab of a locomotive engine, 1 don’t know any work that requires a man to know what be 1s about and to sce what be is about so much as running the engine of an express train, Tho engineer not ony must watch bis engine and keep her up to her work, but he must watoh the steam gauge, watch the time, watch the siguals, watch the track, watch the cross- ings and watch his surroundings. To sum up in one word, un eugineer must ve alertness personified. Dan- gerous? You might ag well usk if it would be danger- ‘ous for a man to fail asleep sitting on a keg of powder with a lighted slow match attached to it, BULL-DOZING THE ENGINEERS, “It isa common thing for an engineer, alter hav- ing come in from a long trip, to be ordered ous again immediately, although be knows and the compavy knows that be 18 not fit Jor further work without a rest, und that to fall asleep at bis post is to endanger the lives of hundreds of persons. Yet he dare not re- fuse or he will lose his place. Suppose, under such circumstances, an accident occurs, Isn’t thecompany immediately relieved from ali responsibility in the eyes of the newspapers and the publicif thoy show that the engineer failed to see a signal? Who isto know that the reason the engine driver failed to see the signal or tho switch was because he fell asleep from overwork, and that he was compelled to run while physically unablo to do so in safety? A STARTLING STATEMENT, “This is the causo of a good many railroad acci- dents, but I can tell you of a still more frequent one. It isthe employment by certain railroad munagers of halt taught botches as engineers. or men who are not of sober habits and cannot get into the Brotherhood of Engineers (our trade society), and who will, thereiore, work very cheaply.” “Why is this permitted ?”” “Twili tell you. In every State in the Union, so far asi know, there is a law compelling the enginoers who attend to stationary boilers to pass an examina- tion, at which they must show themselves qualted and’ receive a licenge before they are permitted to work. You would be iiavle to severo punishment if you employed an unlicensed engineer to run the boiler of your printing office. ‘his law ia ot course an emi- nently proper one, aud in New York city, tor instance, there fs a bureau of the Police Department whose ex- cluaive duties are to see to 118 epiorcement. A similar United Stau tute compels the engincers of marine or steamboat engines to pass a atill stricter ex- amination. But no such law is on_ the Statute books of any State in the Union as. regards locomotive engineers, whose duties are even moro delicate and dangerous than their brethren who run factory or other stationary engines. Whenever any bill requiring tho railroad companics to employ ouly competent men has been likely to pass a Legisla- ture the railroad lobbyists have defeated it. You will find no statuto in this country to prevent the railroads Irom putting in charge of the train you intrust your life to the veriest botch or drankard that can be found. If the newspapers want to do a good work, let them demaad and secure the passago of such a statute as ‘will oblige the companies to employ at least this simple requisite to safety, ’? “Yo not the best managed roads now find it pays best to employ good, competent men?” “Some of the companies are beginning to find it out, but the majority of them take on all the men they can pk, up who will work cheaper than a skilled eugincor, ‘or instanoo, the Boston and Maine Railroad Company during the Jate strike employed men who were either too ignorant of their trade or too mach given to drink to Delong to the trade society, and actually allowed theso men to take out their first trains at night. Now, over a hundred trains a day pass over that rond and no con- scientious man, bowever skilful, would take his engine over it at night unless he wore thoroughly acquainted ‘with every foot of the track.”” THK IDIOSYNORACY OF A LOCOMOTIVE, “Is not travelling at night always more dangerous than by daylight?” “Notalways, Under some circumstances I suppose it migut be, But I would rather take my engine over tho road at night, 1 have run a night expross jor years and prefer it to anything else. An engine always works better at night, for some reason. ‘The: ia go with ull machinery, 1 know it is alway a locomott An engineer who is familar with his road knows just as well where ho js at night as he cansee, I can tell by the sound of the whee the track about where I am on the road. I can see a danger signal further off at night than in daylight, I tell you, gir, there is always danger in our busi- ness, and there ought to be a law forbidding the com- panies employing any man to run an engine who bas pot passed au examination and received a license, dered. ‘The pi abolished. I would valuable paper, that there be ing on all vessels in recognition of the repeal of this unlawiul and odious tax. . AMERICAN SHIPMASTER. CONTRACT OR DAY'S WORK. Appropriations were recently made by tho Brooklyn Common Cooneil for repairing with granite biocks the following avenues and streets:—Flatbush avenue, for $22,000; Fort Greene place, $12,500; Portland avenue, $12,500; St Felix street, $10,000; Union street, $10,000; Fourth street, $5,000, Yosterday President Slocum, of the Board of City Works, gent in acom- munication to the Board of Aldermen recommending that the work contemplated should be done by con: tract, and not by day’s work, as the contract syste: 4s far more economical. General Slocum says, ‘Is 4s said by doing it by day’s work the city will be enabled to give work to men out of em- ployment, but as the amount of labor neces. sary to do this work will not be incronsed or diminished by the method of selecting the laborers, I can see no force in this argument. If the laborers are selected by a contractor bis interest will him to select them solely with reterence to their kill and willingness to render a fair equivalent for the wages paid them. If the selection 18 mude by the Ti officials thero 1s danger that other considerations will enter inte the selections to be made.’’ Tho communis cution recommended that the City Works Department be directed to advertise for proposals tor said work, Aldorman Baird offered a resolution to carry out the prea of Mr, Slocum. Ps iy? peed a day Pode employment to some man tn the Kiug.’” ifference in the cost, at most, would be but slight, and the preference should be given to the laborers who are in need, Alderman Donovan advocated the adoption of the amendment, as coutractors go to New York and em- ploy men there for eighty or-ninety cents por day and thereby keep deserving residents of Brookiyn out of a fair day’s wages tor the work required, and to be paid for by the city. Aldormen Murtha and Burnott also favored the amendment and the subject was referred te the Corporation Counsel to report as to the power of the Common Gouneil to dictate to the City Works Department the manner in which the work of repaving should be done, Tho discussion elicited frequent ap- Pplause from the lobby. DEATHS. A.ExaNpER.—On Sunday evening, March 18, after @ Jong but patient illness, ApkLine, daughter of Jol Fraey Jane Alexandor, aged 25 yours, 1 month and 18 jays. ‘The relatives and friends of the family aro tively invited to attend the funeral, from hor late resis dence, No, 6 Pitt st., on Wednesday, the 2ist inst, at one o’clock, AsTEX.—On the 19th inat,, Tuomas L, AsTeN, in his 87th year. ‘The relatives and friends of tho family are respeat- fully invited to attend the funcral, from his late res!- dence, No. 433 West 19th st., on Thursday, the 22d inst, at one o'clock, Eureka Lopar, No, 243, F. anp A. M.:— Breturen—Your are hereby summoned to attend an urgent communication of Eureka Lodge, No. 243, F, and A. M., at the Composite Kvom, Masonic Templ on Thursday, March 22, ut twelve M., for the purpoi of attending thé funeral of our late worthy brother, Thomas L. Asten, By order, GEO. T. ACKERSON, Master, Jos. A. Coox, Secretary. Bsurexs.—On Monday morning, March 19, of scarlet fever, ADELHEZIR FrepERickR, only daughter of John H. and Hatty Behrens, at the ago of 2years 9 montha and 6 days. Relatives and friends of tho family are invited ta attend the funeral, from No, 40 Division av., Brooklyn, ¥. D., on Wednesday, at one o'clock. Bryay.—On Monday, March 19, Ema Louise, on); daughter of Stephen G, and Kmma Bryan, aged months and 8 days. Notico of funerat hereafter. New Haven papers please copy. Burrint.—At San Francisco, Cal, March 8, 1877, Tawes Suco.uRED Berit, M. D., aged 62 years. Friends of the family are invited to attend the fu. neral, at the Church of the Holy Saviour, 25th st., neat Madison av., Tuesday, March 20, at ten A. M. Curistix.—Near Tarrytown, N. Y., on March 18, Davin Harrisox, son of David G, and Josephine 8, Christie, aged 4: months aud 19 days. CLay.—At Kingston. N, Y., on Saturday, Mareb 17, Lveinpa 8. CLAY, in the 69th year of her age. Carringes will be in waiting for friends, at the Cham bers street ferry, at balf-past eleven to-day (Tuesday), to accompany her remains to Greepwood. Boston and Greenfield, Mase., papers please copy. ConKLIx.—On Sunday, March 18, Mary E., youngest daughter of William and Anna Cosklin, all of this city, - Relatives and irlends aro inviteu to attend the fu eral, at the residence of her parents, 109 East 27th st., on Tuesday, March 20, at half-past three P.M, Remains will be taken to Danbury, Conn., for burial, . ConKLIXN,—At Hackensack, N. J,, March 18, Sanam De Worr, wite of Peter 1. Conkhn, Esq. Funeral Wednesday, 2ist inst., two o’clock P. M., from the First Presbyterian Church. Cunun.—In this city, on Monday, March 19, at the residence of her son. {n-law, 273 Front st, Koss CuLiin, aged 80 ey @ native of the parish Cloughor, county Tyrone, Ireland, The relatives and triends of the family, also th her son, Michael Cullin, and son-in-law, James Fagan, are requested to attend the funeral, from her late resi+ dence, 273 Front st.,on Monday, March 21, at half past two P, M. GALLAGHsR.—March 18, at the residence of his son, 229 Kast 79th st, Lewis GaLLaGuer, in bis 86th year, a bative of the county Tyrone, Ireland. The rolatives and friends of the family and thoso of his song, Daniel, Francis and Thomas, aro respectiully invited to attend the funeral, His romuings will be taken, on epee 20th, to St. Boniface Church, cornet of 2d ay. and 47th st., at a quarter to ten o'clock, where a solemn mass of roquicm will be offered up fol the repose of bis soul, thence to Calvary Cometery. Harris, —On Sunday, March 18, Joun Harris, M. D., of 213 East 34th st. Notice of funeral hereafter. HartMax.—On Sunday, March 18, Axxiz L. Coorsr, wite of Ubarles F. Hartmaa, in the 37th year of her age, Relatives and friends are invited to attend the tune ral, from her lato residence, No, 429 West 46th st., it hali-past one P, M. Huruset.—At Yokobama, Japan, on January 25, 1877, Gxorar Huxnvr, in the 40th year of his nge. The funeral services will be held at No. 108 East 16th st.,on Wednesday moraing, March 21, at eleven o'clock, Joxxs.—Suddenly, on Monday, the 19th inst., ANN Eriza, youngest child of Edward W. and Isabella B, Jones, aged 1 year and 5 months. Relatives and irionds are respectfully invited ta attend the funeral, from the residence of her grand mother, Mrs, A. E. Woodruff, No, 211 West 45th st., ow Wednesday, March 21, at two ?. M. —On Sunday, March 18, Hexnx Gin J. M. and Agnes A, Montgomery, Relatives and friends are invited to attend the iane. ral, from parents’ residence, 107 East 40th st, on Tuesday, at one P. M. Morexo.—On Monday, 19th inst, after a lingering illness, Euizaneta Moreno, relict of Antonio Moreno, Funeral on Wednesday, at ono P, M. Relatives and a The newspapers can mako ‘em, and they ought to do ie THE HARBOR MASTERS. ATTITUDE OF THE SHIPOWNERS AND BSTEAM- SHIP LINES--WHY THR FORMER CONTINUE TAE FEES. So far as the shipowners are concerned, the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court declar- ing unconstitutional the collection of fees by harbor masters, the old system will be continued and the fees paid, This was determined on at the recent meeting of the Shipowners Association, of which Mr. G. A. Brett is president, and no interruption in tho harbor masters’ duties has since taken place, If the fees wero discontinued the harbor masters, of course, would cease to perform their duty, and the result along the river front woald be very serious, for there would be no authority on the part of avy one to command vessels to anchor where other vessels would not be interfered with. Whole cargoes of produce might be delayed*for days at the wharves on account of tho refusal of some vessel or other to move out of the way, and for a similar reason incoming vessels might suffer great losses on account of inability to land their cargoes. Evidontly undor Uhese circumstances it was the interest of tho ship- owners to continue to avail themselves of the harbor mastors’ services, which, indeed, are at the present time a necessity for them. Not so, however, with tho steamship companies, nearly all of which have docks of their own and therefore suffer from no obstructions whatever, either incoming or outgoing. The old system was for each sicamship to pay the regular fee of one cont and a hali on the ‘‘register,’” and ag this was going on without any service being needed from the harbor masters the successial effort ‘was made to broak down the collection of these tees, and this was the result of the United States Court d cision. in every other way now the decision is pra tically null, as the shipowners aro of necessity com- pelled to employ the harbor masters. If the decision of the Court will hold good, and the shipowners, at somo future timo, retuse to continue the fecs, then difficult question for settlement will necessarily again ariso, “USELESSNESS OF HARBOR MASTERS, To Tux Epitor or tHe HERALD T noticed an article to-day in your groat commercia Ppapor in regard to the recont decision of the Supromg Court of the United States against tho legality of foos Rerotofore paid to harbor mastors, Now, sir, I know that the duties of berthing vossels in this port can bo ensily performed by six instond of twelvo men, who | asa majority vote shuatt pe xuficwat, Lhe report of | he commits, was avopted, would not be employed half the time, and this duty ] could bo periormed by any o4 tho existing boards friends are epee invited to attend, from her late residence, 32 Hudson terrace, Hoboken. Mounaxy.—In Cashmere, British India, on the 26th of August, 1875, Miss Jang ANNA MULLANY, duugbter of the late Colonel James K. Mullany, of this city. |, Her remains having arrived in this country, @ solemn requiem mass will be celobrated in St, Patriok’s Cathedral on Tuesday, March 20, at ten o'clock A, M, Relatives and friends are invived to attond. Oginvim. —On Saturday, March 17, Marta Ocrtvie, wite ot William H. Ogilvie, in the 58th year of ber age, Relatives and friends of the tamily are respecttully Invited to attend the funeral, from No, 21 East 73d at., on Wednesday, March 21, at two o’clock P, M. Quintakp, —On Sunday, March 18, Lucta Loutsa. wile of Jamos W. Quintard and daughter of the late Phillip R. Kearny, Relatives atid friends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend the funeral, at Charch of the Incar- nation, Madison nd Thirty-ffth street, on Wednes- day, March 21, at ten o’clock A. M. RAxsom,—On Monday, March 19, after a long and paintul tliness, Louisa J. wife of J. Martin Ransom. Funeral on Wednesday, 2ist inst., at two o'clock, from her lato residence, 156 Skillman st., Brooklyn, Fr ends invited, Reriiy.—Tuesaay, March 19, Teresa Reiniy, oldest daughter of Patrick and Aun Reilly. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to ate tond the funeral, from the idence of her parents, 639 Hudson at., on Wednesday, at two o'clock. Ruopgrs.--On Monday, March 19, 1877, ADELAIDE A. wie of William M, Rhodes and daughter of Richard H. and Adeline J. Kellogg. The relatives and friend: respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 182 Rodney st., Brooklyn, KE. D.,on Wednesday, 21at'inst., at two o’clock P, M. Saira.—On the 17th inst, Lyora 0, Saurn, In the 73d year of her age. Friends are invited to attond her funeral from the residence of ber son-in-law, George A. Hall, 144 Lextng. ton av., Brooklyn, at halt-past one o’clock P. M., 20th inst. Suntivan.—On Sunday, March 18, Conngnivs Sunt vay, native of the city of Cork, Iroland, in the 68th 7 elatives ood tends of hi ‘olatives and friends of his family aro respoctfull; invited to attend tho funeral, from Tie late rosidencs, 08 kay Sth ay., on Mbgiecoar. | March 21, at ton o'clock cent: lease copy. %.—On Sunday, March 18, after a long and paine 88, JOHANNA, Only danghter of Richurd and Jo- MeRalaives. and friend of the iat es and friends of tho family are respectful; invited to attend her funoral, tron The rosiaenon o her parents, No, 7 Rut; miter. i 10. utgors st, on Tuesday, March 20, San Francisco papors please copy. atigann star 18, 1877, a Wriuutaua, Fanoral from his late residen: 148 Brooklyn, on Tuesday, at halt- hive Brae ery Friends of the family are tnvi to attend, ooo —