The New York Herald Newspaper, March 28, 1877, Page 11

COURTS. Injunction Suit Against the Atlantic and - Great Western Railroad Company. A MYSTERIOUS MARRIAGE. Indictments in the United States Courts Thrown Into the Waste Basket, ° RICH FIELDS FOR DEPUTY SHERIFFS. In 1855 there was built the Atlantic and Great West- ern Batlroad in Obio, the length of the road at shat time being 245 miles A mortgage was made to secure $4,000,000 of bonds to pay for construction of the road, Upon the subsequent extension of the road through Pennsylvania and into this State, making the road altogether over four bundred miles in length, a secoud mortgage was made and $18,000,000 in bonds were is- sucd, the majority of these latter bonds being disposed. of in Holldnd, The railroad company failed to pay the coupons on the first mortgage bonds, and tho result was a fight among the Holland bondholders. At a meeting of such bondholders at Amsterdam a com- mittee was appointed to look after their interests, which committee sent an agent to this country to see what steps were best to bo tmken to advance such in- terests. These negotiations did not result very favorably, aud finally @ third mort- gage was wude on the road, and $56,000,000 Of bonds were issued, These mortgages ‘are Loni. J designated as the Flag, Pen» and Dunphy mortgages, trustees in the usual manner being ap- pointed in cach case, Meautime, interested in theso Various mortgages pre a number of Euglish bond. holders, As in tho first two mortgages, there was in the last ove default in the payment of the interest, @nd suit to foreclose that moriguge {8 pending, and tho ‘road ts in the hands of a receiver. Pending the su the representative of the first mortgage vondholders Made an agreement by which the receiver was to pay them their dividends quarterly, instead of semi- annually, and the trustees aro to forbear from selling the roads for the _princi- pal, which is now due, as the road could ‘Dot bow be sold except ata sacrifice. This agreement was made between the representatives of the Dutch and English firat mortgage bondholders. Kohn Kel- nach, one of the tirst mortgage bondholders, who re- sides in France, brought suit to compel Lous H. Meyer, trustee of the mortgage, to foreclose, and took oui an injunction in this State to prevent the parties irom carrying out any agreement to prolong the date ot the sale, Proceedings meautime huve also been taken in the United States courts in Summit county, Obie. The case cume up for argument bejore Judge Lawrence, in Supreme Court, Chambers, upon the question ‘of continuing a ‘temporary ' injunction recentiy granted by Judge Brady. Several hours were consumed in the argument, Messrs. Da Costa and Seward appearing for Remach, Messrs. Bolker and . ¥. H. Meyer and D, T. Waldron ana Henry Smithers in Opposition. The argument resolved itself mainly into the discussion of two propositions—first, whether a trustee under a railrdad mortgage can arbitrarily refuse i foreciose when the mortgage 18 due; and second, ¢ cannot, whether the bondholders can authorize him to do so, and thus prevent the majority from securing ment of the bonds by a foreciosure and sale, At jhe close of the argument Judge Lawrence took the papers, reserving decision, A WIDOWER’S MYTHICAL MARRIAGE. A case somewhat out of the routine of ordinary eourt cases came to trial yesterday before Judge Van Brunt, holding Supreme Court, Special Ter Thore was a promise of some curious and interesting de- velopments, but the restrictions placed by Judge Van Brunt upon counsel kept the facts within a narrow eompass. Samuel Schiffer states that in March, 1872, he purchased some real estate, near the junction of Eighth avenuo and 133d street, of John C, Deitz, for which he agreed to pay $50,000, and for which ho did pay $12,500 cash, the residue remaining on bond and mortgage. At the time of the delivery of the deed he supposed that Deitz was an unmarried man and con- sequently that there was no wife to claim a right of dower in the property. Subsequently, upon ascei turning that Deitz was married and thi 1B title wi not go0u under tho deed, ho asked to have the moncy he had paid retunded to him and the bonds and mortgages cancelled, A suit grew out of the {ransaction, and as already stated came to trial yesterday beforo dudge Van Brant, Alter the Witnesses for the plaintif! had been examined by their counsel, ex-Judye Birdseye and James M. Fish, tho case for the defendant was opened, he being repre- scnted by Messrs, Inbess, Roosevelt and Carley. It ‘was stated on bebal! of the defendant that fis first wife died in 1869, aud that she woman now calling herselt Mrs, Dietz, but whose real name is Mra, Marsden, be.an living with him as bis wile ip 1871, aud tuat at the time of selling property in question be did not regard her us his wile, and that therefore there was no intentional deceit practised i this regard on bis part. ‘When counsel had finished bis opening Mr. Deitz was Called to the witness stand, “When did your first wife die?”? his counsel asked i him. “On the 16th of October, 1869,” promptly answered ‘the witness, “Where aud under what circamstances did you meet the womau now calling herself Mrs. Dettz and claiming Jo be your wife?” “Question excluded,” said the Judge, by what name was she known??? ‘Mrs. Marsden.” Did you go through a ceremony of marriage with this woman?” “Yes, sir?! “U ndor what circumstances and when??? “Question excluded,” said the Juag “Did sho not tell you at the time that she was a marricd woman and what ber hasbund’s namo Was’? “Question excluded,’? said the Judge. What induced you to go througu the ceremony of marriage with her??? ; “Question excluded,” -still again interrupted the edge. ‘The counsel ‘ound that there was no use of pursuing this line of inquiry, and so continued his further ques- tions as to whether the witness intended to practise any deceit upon the plaintiff, which be said be did now Tho trial will be resumed tuis morning. INDICTMENTS NOLLE PROSSED, The accumulation of indictments tying over or pigcon-holed in the United States District Attorney's office, dating back, some of them, from 1872, have been summarily swept into the official waste basket, An examination into the records of the criminal branch by General Foster unearthed a number of old indictments against parties whom {tt was discovered could never be brought to trial with a prospect of conviction, In consequence of the impossibility of Buminoning the necessary witnesses in some cases Bod im otbers for want of suflicient evidence on which to go to a trial, General Foster, there- fore, on the opening of the United states Cir- cuit Court, yesterday by Judye Benedict, moved that the indictments — against — the "several persons named below be finally disposed of by nollie The reasons for his motion having been suc- Bincily statea by the government prosecutor, Juage Beneuict directed that nolle prosequi be entered in tho Duggan, Isaac 8. Lunvigan, Churies Wofgens, William Rovbiwson, J. W. Wright, G. EK, Brinkerved, Jonn Purser, J, B. Sipes, T. R, Collender, ¥. F. Gleason aud ins. eous—Samuel F, Fenn, Alexander Reynolds, Caldwell, John Tenny, Benjamin Littiewn, J. r, Peter Kdwald, David Evelind, Charles H. jontgomery, Henry P. M R. B. Neilson Luckey, Lewis Sylvs Herring, Owen Gonoon, J: Puray, Jo-eph Cisco, Damel Cooper, George A. Mason .,Joun McGrath, Michael Peterson, William H. Wiegel, Edward Bennets, Jolin Horn, Alexander Leaby, Manuel Suuchez, Frank W. Jones, Martin Charehill, Martinez Saco, Charies A. ‘Austen, Alexander B. Babb, G. W. Selden, Charles Steppen B, Babcock, Joseph Gurbiese and Bigismunu R. Mendel. in which the jury disagreed—Charles Callen- ‘atthew Richardson, Robert Noak, Carles 8. Sprague, Samuel H. Millard, Charles B, Meyer and Joshua D. Miner. Defendants dead,—Hans Martens and Osear Fin Undergoing sentence on conviction cleewhere, — Thomas Cordon, THE ECLECTIC LIFE FUND. The complications of the Eclectic Life Insurance Company and the proposed distripution of its assets in the hands of the Superintendent of Insurance have already been tually publishea in the Heranp. The final disposition of this mooted question was expected to have taken place yesterday in the Special Term of the Court of Common Vieas, before Judge Larremoro, wh there appeared about forty lawyers, including thé Attorney General. 1¢ seoms, however, that Judge Van Hoesen has under consideration the exceptions to the roport of the referce, und this condition of the cage was made the subject of numerous confused siale- ments of several lawyers to whom the Juuge appealed for ivformation, The Attorney Geueral said he was confused about tho matter himself, and could not oxactly understand the position, He understood that the receiver tried to get this fund, ana it was found upon appeal that the receiver bad vo right to the fund. Thereupon some one applied to the Legislature for the passage of an act to get the fund paia over, The Superiptendent of Insurance reiused to pa: over. jo “application to the distribution of fund has been made by tho Attorney General, Heo said, further, ht that it ho should apply to mt the Inttor would ve willin; fand to tho witcy-bolders. fle was willing, he @ald, to do this, hat thesunerintendent desired to do was bo datribute | the fund witb as little expense as possible. He wasnot willing that the receiver should distribute the tand, be- cause it would be so expensive, nor was ho willing that be should bave any of the fund until the policy holders had been paid. Judge Larremore said tbat the only juestion before bim was a8 to whetber Judgo Vau joesen had made any dispesition of the exceptions be- fore nim. Unttl he knew whether he bad or not ho would be obliged to adjourn the application, After further discussion between counsel the matter was finally adjourned until Thursday weck belore Judge Van Hoesen, QUEER LIFE INSURANCE SUIT. A very queer guit Judge Barrett pronounced it when the case first came before him, although he afterward conceded that the plaintiff showed clear equities. This suit 18 one brought by Mra. Rachei J. Ainsworth | against William W. Backus to recover upon a policy of insurance for $1,750 upon the life of ber husbund taken out in the New York Life Insurance Company. The policy was taken out in 1857, the annual premium Ddeing $50 75, She says in her complaint that ti defenuant tor valuable consideration agreed to pay the premiums, and that be did so until 1867, when he ceased pay- ments, thus causing the policy to lapse, She sues for u tull amount of the policy. in bis answer Mr. Backus states that the valuable consideration was a promise of sixty per cent of the premiums in notes, which never were paid, with the understanding thai ho should jive, on payment of the policy, iorty per 3 shat he did pay tho premiums for ten years, when he ceased payment on account of Mrs, Ainsworth and her husband being divorced, when be concluded there was no use paying any more money, as it Was not likely to prove remunerative to him, The case has already been tried twice, a verdict for $103 19 given for the plaintiff in the first suit and tor $502 24 for her in the second sui, The case camo up esterday in Supreme Court, General Term, on appeal rou this last verdict. It was contended that Mr. Backus having paid over $500 in premiums, with no possibile show ot getting bis money vack, had suifered pecumaniy as much us he ought (0; that the plaintift had not paid a cent or Jost a cent, und further that it is against the [moaned principles of law for a wie to traffic with a policy of iwsurance upon tbe life of her husband. ‘These points were strongly combated by iY intift’s counsel, and at the close of the argument the Court tuok tho papers, REGISTERED BOND FRAUDS. Tho United States Marshal's detectives of this dis- trict have been for some timo exercised over their failure in the arrest ot the lawyer in this city charged with complicity in the registered bond frauds in Wash- ington, ‘the name of the suspected lawyer, which for officiul reasons was suppressed, turns out to be George 8. Jenkins, a gentleman who represents him- self as a prosecutor of claims against the government, He was first sought after on the discovery that Thomas A. Douglas, frat clerk in the First Auditor’s depart. ment at Washington, was in collusion with oLner parties to make money out of persons entitled to interest on registered bonds. ‘The charge in this cage ie that Jenkins on the 17th of January lust entered into a stipulation with Douglas by which be ‘was to pay the latter $500 for giviog bim information from the books of the department of the names and addresses of parties to whom arrears were aue on registered bonus. On this information Jenkins was to act—in his capacity as prosecutor of claims against the goverument—on bebalf of as many claimants as he migtt induce to employ him. ‘The operations ot Dougias in this connection were discovered, and he was arrested some time ago in Washington, and soon after a warrant was issued forthe arrest of Jackson. Detectives Crowley and Harris encountered the object of their long search on Monday evening Jast in front of the Astor House and immediately took him into custody. Mr. Jenkins was not surprised at the arrest, but declared that if the detectives had really any interest in his arrest thoy might have found him any day since January last at bis place of busi- ness. Jenkins was yesterday taken before United States Commissioner Osvorn and held for examina. tion in $1,500 vail, The examination will take place this morning. MEMENTO OF TOM FIELDS. If in all the attachments against the property of Thomas ©, Fields following his flight from this city, all the deputy sheriffs did aa well as in the case of an excu- tion iseued upon a judgment for $5,217 04 obtained by Bancker & Quigg, acveral of them must have reaped golden harvests, This judgment was assigned by Bancker & Quigg to June Kerr, who assigned it to Elizabeth H. Garrett. When the latter found that out of the judgment there was only to be paid to her $2,297 24, the remainder, amounting to $2,616 59, being retained by the Deputy Snerifl, ehe thought this was not dealing exactly on the square, and she brought suit for the sum thus re- tained, minus the legal charges, The answer put in by ex-Sherif! Brennan, he being Sheriff at the tino, was that he collected $6,114 04 upon this attachment and another upon a judgment obtained by Frederick H. Greer tor $857 58, und that he retained $1,000 to pay the latter Judgment, the residue retained being for expenses, footing up $1,616 59, Judge Van Brunt, belore whom the case was tried, gave bis decision yes- terday sustaining the charges in the bill, but allowing to the plarntifl. the balance of the $1,000 not required to pay the Greer judgment. Mrs, Garrett bas not a very good opinion of the law, GENERAL SICKLES’ SUIT. Genora! Daniel £. Sickles appeared in the Speoia, Term of the Court of Common Picas yesterday, accom- panied by his counsel, who moved to open tho default taken against the General, in the suit brought against bim by Clayton Belknap to recover $1,000, alleged to havo been loaned to him during the war, but which tho defendant avows was a_ patriotic contribution to the Excelsior Brigade, wuich General Sickles commauded at the time Jadgo J. F, Daly made an order in the case that Goneral Sickles should make bis answer more definite and certain, which order not being complied with a dotault was taken. It was argued for the defendant yesterday that bis non-appearance upon that motion Was occasioned by a misapprehension as to the date, It was contended on the other id the General muet suffer tho consequences of his own neglect. Alter a sbort discussion Judge Lawronce took tho papers, reserving bis decision, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES, Judge Robinson, of the Court of Common Pleas, yes- terday rendered a decision discharging the attachment against Otto Myor, tho lawyer against whom charges of unprofessional conduct wero preferred. Ho holds that the evidence of Myer’s clerk 18 not to bo believed and that his unsupported testimony is not sufficient to con- vict Myer of any improper conduct. . In the suit of David H, King, Jr., vs. Duvid H. King, which ‘was brought for the appointment of a rocciver to protect a reversiooary estate and to compel the pay- ment of taxes 1m arrears on certain property in this city, Judge Freedman yesterday gave a decision gravt- ing the application. Martha A. Gonover and another have brought a suit against Jobn T. Conover, administrator of Gustavus Conover, and others, {or the appointment of a receiver of the estate of the deceased. The ciaim is thatthe defendant failed to invest the trust estate in the man- $40,000 invested #8. The detondunts say that ju Masonic bonds were deposited as security, cert Judge Freedman yesterday renaered a decision ap- pointing a receiver, An heirloom in the courts appears to be the famous plumomg bill of ex-Congressman Morgan Jones. Tired of fighting the city for his mouey, he finully assigned the claim to Francis Sheridav, The case came up for argament yesterday before the Supreme Court, General Term, when the Court took the papers, ‘The resuit of the examination of candidates for the Bar by the Examining Committee, og-Governor Salo. mon, Everett P, Wheeler and F. BR’ Meade, announce jerday, shows that ton out of fourteen exam- jued passed muster. The following are the names of the fortunate young gentlemen:—Henry Scbmuadt, Marcus Newburg, Byron A, Coben, Join Thine Fas: ton, Joun Delabunty, Thomas Johuson Purdy, John Mulhali, Jr., Edwin C, Mott, Christopher Cotumbas Flecke, William Quale, Jr., and Frank V. Brier. The committee specially’ commended Deiabunty and Schmidt, The Commitiee on Character, comprising Messrs. Fred. R. Coudert, Jobn R. Dos Passos and L. H. Arnoid, Jr,, will mako their examination to-day, and the candidates successful in passing this second ordeal will to-morrow be sworn in by the Supreme Court, General Term, «6 embryo lawyers. DECISLONS. SUPBEME COURT—CHAMBFRS, By Judge Lawrence, Gregory vs. Kopper.—as it appears by the affidavit of Mr. Husted that the act alluded to in tue moruing papers hus passed the Senate and Assembly, has becu approved of by the Governor and has therefore be- come a jaw, she application to postpone the sale for a Feasonavle tine be granted. 1t 1% accordingly post- poned until April 17, 1877, on condition that the de- Jendants pay belore tweive o’clocs, noon, of the 27th inst., ihe printers’ feos to be incurred by such adjourn- ment, the reteree’s fees and charges and $10 cost of motion. Matter of Morris.—The order js proper and will be granted, but undor the decision of tho Court of Ap- peals, in Rensselear and Saratoga Ralroad Company va. Davis, | am precluded trom making the allowance asked (or. Dutiieid ve, Horton.—Capnot grant stay. Perauit vs, Rand. —Memorandum for counsel, Miller vs Muller; in the matter of Aldrich, &o.; Gawtry va Flynn;’ Kleventh Ward Bank vs. Bayon: port; matier oi Lawrence,—Granved, Arnold vs, Duncan.—I will change the return day in this motion to the 28vh inst, at hail-pasteleven A, M., and will then hear the motion on tts merit Tullmon vs, Gillen—i have made no uble-costs. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM, By Judge Freedman. Weed vs, Gailaglior,—aiotion granted. Curran ve, Melntyre.—Findings setiied, Pairiok Singleton v8 Johanna Singleton.—Findings settled. Judgment of divorce in !avor of plant. King, Jt, vs King. Plaintiffs motion tor the ap. pointinent of a receiver granted. Opinion, Conover et al. vs Conover et al, —Pinintifl’s appiion tion jor the appointment of a reociver during tho pending of action granted. Opinion. Farrell ve, Van layl et papers show no ox- cus jor plaintif’s (allure to givo ab undertaking within tnirty days already granted to him, Motion denied, rder about National Butchers and Drovers’ Bank va, Mills et al Orders grauted, By Chief Justice Curtis Potts vs. Mayer, &c.—Detendant’s proposed case and amendments settled. COMMON PLEAS—CHAMBEBS. By Judge Larremore. ‘Wyse va. Koppei.—Jucgment debtor must have no- tice ef the application, va Baierlein; Sutton vs. Horn, and Hyatt va. Windolph.—Motions gran Pope vs. Cavanagh; matter of Herman, and matter of Jamieson. —Applications granted, By Judge Robinson. Bangs vs, The Ocean National Bank,—Motion denied. vee memorandum. Allen vs. Meyer,—Attachment discharged, with costs, See memorandum. Agate vs, Lowenbein.—Amendment to case allowed, with addition stated, See momorandum. MABINE COURT—CHAMBERS. By Judge McAdam. Buggeman va. Coomes.—Deiault opened on payment within five days of $10 term fee and $10 costs of mo- tion and action; to be tried April 5, 1877. Taylor va, Hirsch.—-Default opencd on payment of $12 costs within three days, and action to be tried on ‘the 30th irs. Judgment an 'y to stand as security. Scbaier v4, Kohn.—Motior pen default deaied, Howell vs, Bebring.—Motion for reforence uenied. Lynn vs. Freneh; Gaonou vs, Moren; Hopkins va, her; Waltor va, Uoguian; Hail vs. New York Attri- tion Company ; Grossman vs. Links,—Motions granted, B int disinissed, vacated, Grayton va. Seibrecht; Catlin vs, KohL—Defaults, Whitehall ve, Condit,—Motion denied. Ward vs. Terry. —Sherifls taxed at $34 23. Averill va Stackpole. —G. Unaugst appointed re- ceiver. Groen vs, Wilson.—D. Becker appointed receiver, Rexroth vs. Dinkelwan.—Judginent for plaintifl Pierce vs. Emanuel. —Stay vacated, The Union savings Bank of East Pennsylvania vs. Louis; Muller Clare; Hetherington va Grant; Clement vs. Moran; Abels vs Long; Fredorick va. in Prestoc; Cohn va Fargeon; Anson vs. Colter; Honig vs Millis; Kastbarn va. The Third Avenue Rail- Levishen; Teague va Post; Rosenberger v4 Farguo; Slattery vs.’ Rice; Kau- fulan va Michel; Paret va Kinard; Isaacs va The Board of Education. —Orders granted. GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 1 Before Judge Sutherland, “JIMMY THE EID,” Thomas Churchill, a satlor’s boarding house keopor, living at No, 96 Cherry street, leit his home on the night of the ist of October, 1875, aud was robbed ot bis gold watch and chain, valuod at $225, Despite a Vigordus search the property could not he recovered, and it was given up as Jost Churchill died in August, 1876. Soon after Captain 0. Murray was ussigned to the Fourth precinct; there wus arrested the notorious Jack Koberts, who was sent to State Prison tor twenty years. The Captain, in the course of conversation with Roberts, ascertained that the gold watch which bad two years previously so much exercised the poiice was stolen from Churebill by ove James O’Don- nell, alias “Jimmy the Kid,” who sold it to Roberts for $50. berts made a present of it to his brother Charies, who resides at Pougukeepasie, trom whom Captain Murray recovered it and produced it in court, O?Donnell was arrested and arraigned for trial yesterday by Assistant District Attorney Bell, The widow of Mr, Churchill, Captain Murray and other witnesses wero examined as to the facts of the case, and the jury promptly found the prisoner guilty. Judge Sutherland seutenced him to four years in the State Prison, id FAILURE OF A BECOND ATTEMPT, ‘The warehouse at Nos, 22 and 24 Now Church streot was broken into by burglars on the 14tb inst, for the second time, although no property was carried off, the burglary having been promptly discovered. H. W. Starling and Edward Malone, said to be t¥o mombors of a gang of thieves that loiter on Greenwich street, were arrested. Malone pleaded guilty and was sent to the State Prison tor two years. Starling preferred to stand a trial and the jury acquitted him, + STEALING: JEWELRY. George Brown and Jonn Wilson, two thieves, broke into the residence of William H. Hurlburt, No, 25 Eust Twenty-seyenth street, and carried off diamonds and other jewelry valued at over $500. The prisoners pleaded guilty and they were sentenced, cach, for five yoars to State Prison, GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 2 Betore Judge Gildersleeve. THE DIAMOND ROBBERY. At the sitting of this Court yesterday ex-Judgo George M. Curtis resumed his address on behalf of William F. C,. McCarty, on trial on the charge of lar- ceny in having stoicn $15,000 worth of diamonds, the property of C. V. Hand, on the 27h of January, Counsel reviewed the evidence at length, contending in empbatio terms that all the facts that had been ad- duced cloarly pointed to aconspiracy, of which the prisoner was made the victim, He said nothing bad been established against bis character, and that, in view of ail the evidence, he was entitled to an acquittal, After the usual recess Assistant District Attorney Lyon = adar the jury on pe- ball of the prosecution. He analyzed the evi- dence very carefully from the tme that McCarty unaertook to procure the loan on Hand’s diamonds to their disappeurance, and earnestly submitted that it was proven beyond a doubt that the prisoner entered into a plot with Thompson and Halstead to steal the property. Ho called attention to what he consid- ered the mavy discrepancies in McCarty’s evidence and alluded to the evidence of the porter of the Beol- mont Hotel, who testified bofore the magistrate that the prisoner was there on the morning of the 27th in company with Thompson, although tho accused stated he was then at home. Tne counsel ridiculed the prise oner’s Claims to property in Texas and bis negotiations with firms in London, Mr, Lyon will resume his ad- dross this morning, A MUSICAL COMPOSER'S TROUBLE, George Price, a negro, who was tried and convicted some days ago of stealing $54 from Ferdinand Straus, a musical composer, living at No, 426 Sixth avenue, in a disreputable negro dou in West Twonty-ffth street, on the migtt of the 2d inst., was brought up yesterday for sentence, He was sent to tho State Prison tor jour years, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Surreme Court—Cuamaxuns—Held by Judge Law- rence.—Nos. 48, 61, 90, 96, 181, 161, 176, 180, 190, 191, 193, 198, 208, 219, 224, ogt, 240, 249, 264, 263, 26, 269, 270, 276, 278, 280, 282, 263, 284, 285; 280) 8) a Supreme Court—Gevxnat Team—Held by Judg Davis, Brady and Daniela —Nos. 574;, 104, 8354 107, 10734, 189, 149, 160, 67, 212, 108, 156, 84,"158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 16% Scrremk Covnt—virovit—Part 1—Held by Judgo Barrett.—Nos, 6009, 1657, 2913, 3785, 1583, 3679, 3205, 8127, 2895, 2719, $103, 310%, 4155, 3157, 4391, 3174, 181, 156, '2826, '8261, 8263, 3267, $269, 827], 427% Part 2— Helu by Judge Donohue,—Nos, 2736, 1241, 3582, 1810, 2098, 2134, 8041, 2108, 2220, 2136, 2252, 2256, 2268, 2288, 2292, 2296, 2354, 2884, 2402, 2406, 1308, 24; 2444, 2484, 2510, 2496, 2672, 2582, 2590, 250: 12, 2616, 2618, 2624, 2626, 2648, 2631 2, 2644, 2648, 2658, 2660, Part 4.—A Journed for the torm. Supreme Court—SpxciaL Teau—Held by Judge Van Brant.—No day ¢ 3 Scrzerion Count—Tria, Teru—Part 1—Held by Judge Van Vorst.—Case on, Gilman vs. Stevens. No day calendar, Surenion Court, Sprcray Term, and Common Piras, Equity TraM.—No day culoudar, Common Y1.BAS—TRIAL Tenm—Part 1—Held by Judge Robinson.—Nos, 1342, 1223, 852, 892, 1103, 1209, 946, 715, 1105, 274. Superior Court, General Term; Superior Court, Trial Term, Parts 2 and 3; Common Peas, General Term; Comion Pieas, Trial Term, Paris 2 and %, and Marine Court, Trial Term, Part 1—Adjourned for the term, Maaing Covrt—TRiaL Turt—Part 2—Heid by Judgo Goopp.—Nos. 9199. 1758, 5847, 4562, 7520, 6121, 6: 7645, 4043, 4061, 6188, 6836, 6778, 6890, H1U5, 9119, 6956, 6902, 5239, 5456, 2790. Part 3—Held by Judge Shea — Case on, No, 2720; Reuben vs. The Brewers and Maltsters’ Insurance Company. No day calendar. COURT OF GENKRAL Sussioxs—Part 1—Held by Jadgo Satherland.—the People va, Owen Carroli? burglary; Sume vs, James Smith, grand larceny Same Vs. Roce Zariels, felonious assault avd batter: Samo vs. Joseph Torro, felonious assault ond batiery; Same vs. Joseph Murony, felouious assault and bat tery; Same vs. Henry Bernstein, folonions assault and battery; Same vs. Joseph Jewe! inbling. Part 2— Held by Judge Gildersieeve.—The Peopie vs, Witham F, ©, McCarthy, grand larceny (continuca). COURT OF APPEALS. Apany, March 27, 1877. The following motions were hoard to-day :. No, 166, David Augsbury, uppellant, vs. George ,W. 30, 2442 Flower—Motion for reargumout, Submitted. | No, 461. Frederick D, story, responuent, va Samael N. Coleman appellant—Motion to dismiss appeal. —Ar- gued by L. A. Gould for respondent, John & Develin tor appellant. —Motion denied, with $10 costs. Following appeals from orders wero heard :— No, 441, National Bread Bank, respondent, va, George Miller, appellant.—Argued by Ruius W. Peok- ham jor appellant; William Hilared Field for respond. ent. No, 386, Jeremiah Devlin and another of respon. donte vs. John S. Devlin, appeilant.—Argued by Waiter Edwards, Jr, tor appellant; Joba &. Devin for ro spondents, No, 436, In the matter of the President, &., of the Delaware and Hudsoo Canal Company, appeliact, to acquire land, &e., of John P. Adams, respondent. — Argued by Mr, Tannor for appellant; James 8, Spencer for respondent No, 444 The Peoplo ex rel. Cloe Ann Warren, ox- ecutrix, &¢., respondent, va George W. Senuyler, auditor, &.—Argned by K. W. Paige, Deputy Attorney General, for appeliant; Kugene Burimyame for re- spondents, DECISIONS, Newton vs, Porter; Darant vs, Abendroth; Mayer vs. Friedman; Twombly vs. Tho Cootral Park, North and Kast Rivor Railroad; Groves ve. Gaage, Fischer va. The Hope Insurance Company; vans Tho iy | of Ution,—Judgmont aflirmod, with costs. Tho Board of Commissioners of Excise of Weat- chester county vs. Ourley.—Judgment reversed and Judgment ordered for aofe ‘eb with costs, Prince va Conner (Shorif).—Judgment reversed and with $10 costs, Pontloy vs, Dickel, White et al, va, Talmadgo, Tho | @ new Lrial granted; costs to abide event, ‘Too Peopio va denith, —Judgmont of tho Supreme Carey germans and that of the General Sessions rm Coben va, The Dry Dock, East Broadway, &o., Ratl- road Company.—Order affirmed and judgment abso- Juve for the piaintif on stipalation, with coms id Kennedy vs, Orr.—Appeal dismissed, with costs, The Union Consolidated Mining Company of Ten- tee beg Rabt.—Motion for reargument denied, with costs, GENERAL CALENDAR. No, 181.—Charies Harrigop, survivor, &a, respon- dent, vs. Andrew J. Wilkin, impleaded, &c, appel- lant. —Argument resumed and concluded, DAY CALENDAR. Tho following 18 the day calendar for Wednesday, March 25:—Nos, 240, 255, 286, 244, 256, 260, 261, 264 UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Wasu:xGrox, March 27, 1877. * The following case was argued in tho United States Supreme Court yesterday :— No, 93, Corcoran et vs, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company.—Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.—This was an action by W. W. Corcoran, in bebalf of himself aud others, to enforce the trusis of a deed executed by the company to secure preferred construction bonds. The principal Mestious of law arising ure whether a mortgage upon the revenucs of the company to secure coupon bonds and interest theroon secures the interest accruin; en the overdue coupons, a8 well as the faco o tho conpons, avd whether the case is reg Judicata in consequence of certain decisions of tho questions in proceedings in the ‘ylaud courts, 1! decision bolow was to dismiss the bill, It is bere co: tended that it was the money of these bondholde which extended the canal to the coal regions dnd made tof any value whatever, and that as no interest was paid from 1552 to 1868 ‘this amount of interest is seoured by the deed of the same as the tnce of the coupons, ‘Joseph Bryon, Conway Robinson and Car. Uste & MoPherson for appellants; J. P. Poe and Richard Curter for the company. PROTECLION FROM DOGS, ANOTHER PROPOSED ORDINANCE OF THE MON COUNCIL. The Law Committee of the Board of Aldermen yester- day presented avother ordinance relative to the dog nuisance. This ordinance provides that ‘it shall not be lawful to permit any dog to go about loose or at largo in any of tre public streets, Janes, alleys, hign- ways, parks or places within the corporate limits of the city under a penalty ot $3 for each offence, to be re- covered against the owner, possessor or person who so barbored said dog within three days previous to the time of such dog being so found going abroad, loose or at large.”” The Corporation Attorney 18 authorized, on tho request of the Lolico Commissioners, to recover ail Penaities under the ordinance, When dogs are per- mitted to go abroad the owner must control thom by a cord or chain pot more than six feet long. The Permit Bureau 1s empowered to issue permits fur every dog at $2 each, which may be renewed every year ai- terward at an expense of $1, The licensed dogs must Wear a collar with a metal tag attached, upon which shail be inserived the number of such iicense. Kvery dog found withoat a collar and tag ‘shall be eaptureds the sumo as if no lcouse was granted.” Provision is also made for the appointment of dog catchers by the Mayor. Aay of these officials who shall permit any person to take one or more dogs from him for noshing or for pay shall be arrested and taken botore a police Justice and fined not less than $10 nor more thau $50 for each offence, Alter an imprisonment ot forty- eight hours all captured dogs are to be killed if not re- claimed before the expiration of that time, No action was taken upon the ordinance at yester- day’a meeting. REMOVE THE STATE CAPITAL coM- ALDERMEN ANXIOUS TO HAVE THE LEGISLA- TURE IN NEW YORK. On motion of Alderman Morris, the following pream- ble and resolution relative to the State Capital wero passed yesterday:— Whereas tho Legislature has now bofore it a bill pro- viding for the removal of the State Capital builiings trom Albany tothis city; and whereas this, the great motropolis of the Empire State, judged by its location and its many great commercial advantages, is tho proper place lor the same; therefore, be it Resolved, Thattuis Common Council, in behalf of the citizens of ‘the city of New York and for themselves, do request His Honor the Mayorto urge the Sinking Fund Commissioners to tender, on behalf of this city, suill- cient ground in Weshington Park or Square, or any other property owned by the city, to be at the option of the State authorities, as a site for the erection of the State Capital buiidings, and said Commissioners are hereby respecttully requested and directed to all honorable means before the Legisiature now in session tu carry the resolution into effec MUNICIPAL NOTES. The petition of Martin Ibrouskie, the trastee of St. John’s College, and other property owners in the an- nexed district against the building of the Millbrook sewer and in favor of retaining the power of au- thorizing such work in the Common Council, will be transmitted to the Legislature. Corporation Counsel Whitney has drafted a bill for tho consideration of the Legislature providing for the appointment of a filth member of the Board of Appor- tlonment, who must be a tax-payer. Alderman Mort bas introduced a resolation into the Board provid! ‘that herealter motal piates, per- forated with requisite letters, be used on the lamps in designating names of streets, instead of puinting them as at present The Aldermanic resolution designating the Dikeman homestead as a public Pound has been ‘Inded. On motion of Mr, Shells the Board of Aldermen havo given directions as to compelling the railroad companies to repair the etreets between their tracks. Mr. Abram Wakeman bas petitioned the Common Council for the establishment of @ ferry from sixty- filth street to Long Island. REAL ESTATE. The following parcels were sold yesterday at the Real Estate Exchange, No, 111 Broadway. These constitute tho sales of tho day, with the exception of the real estate gold by the recetver of the Ocean National Bank, details of which will be found elsewber ny woop & MOISE. George P. Smith referee, foreclosure sale of house, ison uv, ® o. corner of 67th with lot 20,5x75, 3 by W. V. MeDantet referee, for 199ure snle of a honxe, with lot 16.8x74.6, n. «of West 48th st., 243.4 ft, ¥, oF Lith uv, tg the Hamilton Fire Insurance rit) 2,200 Company (ph Similar sale, Georw low h 26x100.5, n, 8, of Kast 59 of It av.; to Koxaiio E. Barry, pin BY D. M. SEAMAN, Public auction sale of the three story and basement 47, No. 250 West 11th tod, Pangborn, tor. 1 & SON, Horatio Bogart roforee, foreclosure sale of lonsehold property, five story building, No. 62 Ann st.; the lense to run 21 yours from May 1, 1875, ato Mf $550 per year; to Cook & Rad- f No. . five Iding, leasehold prop- erty; to Reformed Duteh Church, plaintiffs, le, same retoroe, of the lew a st, & five stor with 21 years’ leaso of lot, 19 11x66, . of William st.; to Michael Maloney, ond mortgagee, for.. oe ‘Total sules for the day... evreese 871,190 TRANSYRIS, ‘Bd av. (No, 834), 4 part of; Jose W. Ovorhulse to A pee . Ss. bedgwick’ releree, of iwo h st., 100 ft. my tHE, TOF. seve ‘7,000 18,000 7890 : ‘of? wile te Mary A. oO #., 245 Ite. of Yd av, to Kawin n and wil . #24gx1 teid tu Patrick K. D Browaway,n, w. corner of Duane st., 75%x100.5, part of; Julius ¥. Van Moorboke wud wife tot je RY@PsON see ce ee Sth av. n. ¢. corner of 3% AV. . 0. 8 DH TL Mt, mi. of 135 B, Vileiitine to Biward J 4d rh id st., 7x10; Matthing Valenti . Ce Oumpen w Joseph Carotiaser Lexington nv., G2d si..'8. 5, JOO Te. Ww. of Bd ay., 20x 100. ieurty and wife te Caroline Lichtenberg 2d ay., 8 W. eoruer ITU st, 8.5x90; Isabella W. a and husband ‘garet L. Pope. to 14,140 9,000 urber. . Same proper ter Ouk Lit. Th mpany. B9th st. 8 112.10 ft. 6, of wy., 12x98.0; Elian beth J. Smith to Robert hdwards . 17th wt. 8. , BOM we oF Mat av., SOx erty (Feferce) to Kilza Jam: M Ashman, Ainasiab L., to ner of Brondwuy aud § Diehl, Cathortn ‘Terrace Ditehett, ¢ a id, (2d ward) 5 f pn if 950 0 William F, Rehteld, 28d ward) seeseses... 1,500 Edwards, Robort, to Elianbs of Boh St., Between 2d and 3d avs. ears * 4,090 Galiaghor, Jamos, to Fverson, & sof Seth w. of ay. Aj Byars, 1,500 Gutman, Lida 0,'and husband, to Jolin ‘Curoy, ne & of 40th at, w, of Lexington av; 3 yoars Bylvontor wud wite, to Margwret . of Uday; 'D yours, orf, Kobecca and husband, t ttoheli place; 6 months Potor ana wile, to P. and nw) Martin, SOG Bt, 6. 1d av: demand, ei Same to seme, n, 6. of BOC st, betwoon ava, Aand BH, 4,000 Overing, Mary, to George W. Striker, n. w. corner of Harrow and Washington ats; 3 years, tirede GOOD: Samo to n, w. corner of Barrow and Washing: ton nte | # years., teres. + a.» 9,000 Peters, Jolin U, and wite, to Hiizaboth 'W.'Dagitnn, 6.8. 04 Hof Bank Bt + 6,000 Schrover, Frederick J. and of 8th NEW YORK HERALD. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1877—TRIPLE SHEET. SPEECH, STANLEY MATTHEWS’ ‘The Cincinnati Commercial of the 25th gives fon r Stanley Matthews’ speech, delivered ome, on the occasion of bis reception there last Saturday, !n regard to the Southern ques- tion he spoke as follows:— Ae however, our Southern brethrea—for them to be—ought not to forg dt ie not out of pluce bere to remind tuem of i, Whatever else muy happen, whether anything suggested here or trom y other source may or may not be adopted and founda equate or pot, goverumeat in the United States, 10 the true sense of the word, wil! not be allowed to tail, If the Southern people are not able of themselves to maintain social order and peace, if the citizens of the United States cannot there by local institutions and laws be proiceted in the right tu life, hberty und the pursuit of happiness; if the State governments are helpless to administer justice and preserve peuce, apurchy, otherwise ievit- able, will not be permitted to work 4 dissola- tion of society, Intervention in any emergency, ad | extra, 18 not tO be deprecates, but under not to be avoided, It would ‘be simply a nec Any government ja better than none, and the gover. ment (hat with impuaity tolerates the habit of murder docs not deserve the pame. But it ts also a constitu- Vonal duty, The bond of national unity contains the | special pledge of protection to the entranchised slave, the right of suffrage and of equal participation in all strictly civil and political rights we uecorded to him as | part of the national policy and for the better security Of his rights of person and property. My friends, 1 contemplate the future, so far as it in- volves the public interests and tho public good, with | the greatest cheerfuluess and hope. fbeltove nat we dawn of a better tine has airenay come upon us, 1 be- Heve that the sun of a new and bright day of prosperity is already riging over the bill tops and glittering the whole boron, ‘The mists of prejudice still linger mm the valleys; but we look away, and when We jook again they are gone, We shail be astonished, In my judg- ment, at the rapidity, a8 well as at the complete suc- cess, With Which anew ana better order ot things is restored, ‘There 1s no reason, as has already been suid, why we should any longer be divided in (uis country by sectional limes. Ali (he causes which ouce created sections have disappeared, ‘The men of the North aud the South can come togother—I believe they will cone together. (Applause.) The ranks will open, new lines of division will appear, and parties, instead of being arrayed against each other face to face in battle upon the two sides of the live whicti separate: North from the South, will divide by lines perp dicular to them, running into every State, pen trating every neighborhood, and on both sides will fount white and black, dividing, not on questions which aro vital to the existence of society and the de- cision of which, one way or the other, involves necus sarily violence nnd war; but ov quotions of administrae tion and of policy, about which we may differ and Bull be iriends, (Applause.) 1 believe that that is the policy of the President, 1 believe it will be the result Of tho application of that maxim which he expresses in his tnaugural address, that “ne serves his party best who serves hig country best.” I velieve that if ho were deliberately to sot himself to work to see how he could most certainly and effectively strengthen and extend the republican party as such, it would bo by the adaptation of the very policy which socks to oblit- erate party distinctions such a8 they have been, But whether that be so or not, [ am satisfied, divested as he is of all personal ambition on his own part other than that of making a name tor himself whicn will be prominsatly identified with the prosperous history ot is country, that the administration of Rutherford b, Hayes will be hereafter marked in the history of the land as the beginning of a new order of things which distinguished the second century of our existence par- allel with that which marked us birth, WENDELL PHILLIPS INTERVIEWED. . (From the Phitadelphiu ‘Times, March 27.] The interviewer found Mr, Phillips ready and willing to undergo the operation, Tho question that most immediately interests the public mind, it was suggested, is the withdrawal of tho troops from South Carolina and Loutsiana, Said Mr, Phillips, in answe: think if Hayes withdraws the troops he breaks his implied promise to the nation and to the party that elected him, The section of the republican party that elected him was the: ‘Bloody Shirt,’ and if ne had announced that ho would repudiate that section he would never have been elected, Thore is no practical difference between him and Tilden if he withdraws the troops, Tilden couldn’t have done more, and the Southerners couldn’t have asked Tilden to have done any more,” “But did not lis letter of acceptance indicate a wise and generous policy toward the South, of which the withdrawal of the troops would be an important part?"? “It was never understood that in his letter of ac- ceptance he promised to withhold the hand of the United States trom the South. It such was the un- derstanding ho could never havo been elected. It was understood to foreshadow a wise apd generous policy, and that is what everybody wishes.” What do you onderstand by ‘a WI8K AXD GENEROUS POLICY ?? 41t would be to give the Southern men every recog: nition and share of oflico who were willing to operate with the goveroment, and at the same time keep the hold on them with the troops.”” Being asked whether this bayonet rule did not con- flict with every principle of free government, Mr, Phillips replied; “I consider tne South to be inan abnormal con- dition—in a transition state, Tho reign of jaw and order has not began there, and it ts necessary that force should be used to keep peace in order thut tho evidence of peace—the great elements of civilization, law, capital and lavor—may work their course.” “Have we not already had twelve years of the gov- ernment of force f”? “No, We have never had a trial of the experiment, The first mistake was the admitting of the States as States when they should have been kept as Territories, They were udmitted on the pledge that the white Southerners would co-operate with the government beurtily in its new course of destroying all distinctions of race; unsolicited the white South promised to do so, Sho has always claimed to be the gentieman of tho “country, and she stands perjured and false to these un- solicited oaths. “lt is worse than absurd to trust anew to the promises of such men. The black man is the only element m the country that bas done its whole duty. The South is a lion and the North is cowed, ‘The negro has falsified all prophecies that he woulda’s work, te productions of the Southern States aro more now thun before the war. As a citizen he has shown wisdom aud courage in standing, at every sacri. fice, by his friends, ‘the Nort bas more than ball forgotten him. If she now withdraws the troops she Jeaves him a Victim without protection in the position to which she sutnmoned him—not f.om a sense of jus: tice, but to save -Lerself—a military necessity. li we withdraw the troops murder and’ intimidation will ru.e there, The white Southerner has been cunning enough to part with very little jand. Tho negro in general isa mero laborer. He can be easily starved into submission. If, under such circumstances, we withdraw the troops) the revolver and the bowie-knile will be the real legisiators of that section, and thero will be no republican State south of the Potomac; the next Congress and the next Presideat will be demo- cratic, and the first move of the South will be to get in some way a billion dollars irom the national ‘Treasury. Shoe was hever taught to earn her living, but always stole it irom somebody else, Her encour- agement of lawless violence has driven away capital and labor and she must fill up her empty veins trom the national Treasury in the shape of jvans to States and railroads without interest, pensions to Confederate soldiers, cotton damages apd payment of State debts, It is easy to elude the constituvional probibition and steal the national funds.” what would the North be doing all this while?” Doing? Just what Hayes is doing—talking non- sense, sentiment, pouring out gush. If Hayes’ policy — conciiiaung the South by submitting to it—tis carried out, ho will be a few Andrew Johuson. ‘The tirst one cost usa thousand million dollars and put back the nation’s progress twenty years, and the secund will ve equally costly.” “Has not the result of carpet-bay government reflectod against the capacity of the Southern blacks for solfe governmeat?” was here asked, “When the war ended,” replied Mr, Phillips, “the North invited Wade mpton and his class to assume the leadership of the South, and they scoffed at it, Then camo Andrew Johnsou and the Ka Kiux. North ern men and capital had bveon eager to move South forty years betore they moved West; the wave was checked; honest business men and mechanics shrank ‘from going. The clement that went was largely political speculators, broken men, anxious 10 make something out of @ dis turbed world, and the result bes been what we have seen, Where lies the fault? Not with the th, that would willingly have weicomed the South. ern White man to his place and maintained him there, bat with the Southern white man who left the empty chambers to be filled with devils when wo begged and urged that they should be crowded with honest men. The colored man had no book education and litte Politieal educatior nd cunning political leaders took advantage of him aad misied bim; it is our fanit and not his detect,’ In conclusion, Mr, Phillips repeated that when tho white South refused to take their natural place and wid the mew national departure the States should have been kept ax Territories, governed (rom Washington, in the full view of national oversight. Monry Wilson, he said, admitted to him two years before bis death that this was the great republican mistake, and his only apology was that the republicans feared that unless they risked readmitting the States the demo- crats Would outvoto them. HYDRANT MILKMEN, George and Joseph Laeminie, of No. 97 West Houston street, were arraigned before Judge Murray, at Wash- ington Ptace Police Court, yesterday, on a charge ot selling aduiterated milk. The compiaint was made by Health Inspector Louis T. Brennan, who, with Inspector McAnley, saw Goorge watering his milk ata hydrant in Jersey City, near the Desbrosaes street slip, ile aud bis brother Joseph were arrested on warrants pro- cured by Inspector Br held in $1,000 bail to Juage Murray discharged Joseph Laemmio ana he was about to become ball tor his brother whea a tresh charge was made against him, PETER DEGNAN’S VICTIM. It was expected some timo ago that Mary Matthews tho young gitl who waa so terribly stabbed and in- Jured by hor siopbrothor, Peter Degnan, because she rolused to marry him, would be so far recovered ag to permit removal from tho hospital to her home, beg Condition 16 Dot ns reassuring as Was supposed, . Bho is far from being out of di id yestorday Was ree borted very weak, MEMENTO OF 4 GREAT BURGLARY, THE OCEAN NATIONAL BANK'S LAST BEMAINING ASSETS SOLD AT AUCTION YESTERDAY—THB GReaT KOBBERY IN 1869 AND THE SUBSE QUENT FAILURE, The remaining assets of the Ocean National Bank having been carefully swept together, were yesterday disposed of at auction in the Exchange salesroom, The event attracted @ good many persons other ¢haa buyers, who manifested an eager interest im the pro- ceedings. The stockholers, it eypears, desired a post ponemont of the sale until such time as they could in. vestigate the work of the receiver, and at a meeting at the office of ex-Mayor Opdyke, @ few days ago, a come mittee was appornted to call upon the Comptroiler of the Currency and ask such postponement On Monday, Mr. Knox telegraphed Mr, Morrel, of the committee~ “41 deciine to order postponement of aale,’’ Property of various kinds was sold, comprising mainly real estate, collaterals and judgments, The Irondale coa! and iron property io Preston county, W. Va, comprising 1,120 acres of land, together with structures and iwprovements, was sold to James Hojiges, one of the sharebolders of the institution, for $20,000, This was the most Important item on the schedule, Seven thousand acres of prairie farmi land in the southern portion of the State of Illinois was sold in tracts at a seemingly low figure; 1,260 acres of it in Maseuc county brought thirty cents ap acre, Jackson county lands brought from thirty cents te $2 50 an acre; Williamson county from twenty-five cents to ¢4 an acre, and Johnson county from $2 27 te 230 an acre, A farm lot in Carbondale, Lil., was knocked down for $12, A mass of call loans, collaterals and judgments wore sold at trom $1 to $100, Ona call Joan of J. K. Gapia for over $41,000, 160 shares of Portage Lake Canal Company's stock as collateral, were sold for $15 50, ‘This is the same security that was deposited by Bank Inspector Cailendar on a call loan when he became 1 volved at the time of the fuilare, A numbor of note: aud drafts sold as from $1 tw $5 each, BONDS, STOCKS AND LIFH INSURANCE POLICIES, A list comprising 600 shares Warner Petroleum Min ing Company of Indianapolis, Ind. ; 200 sbares Ante clinal Oil Miuing Company of' Indianapolis, Ind, ; 1,000 shares Hoiman Goid Mining Company of Colorado, and 10 shares Salisbury Economie Fuel Furnace Coin- pany of w York wold tor’ $6; 10 shares Carbon. dale and Shawneetown Ratiroad Company of Ilinoia sold tor $2; 455 shares & preferred stock of the Brunswick “and Albany Railroad Company and 970 shares Brunswick and Albany Railroad Company, common stock, sold for $18; 800 shares Portage Lake ana Jake Superior Ship Canal Company sold for $15; 100 shares Frederickrburg and Gor- donsville Railroad Company ana $5,000 of bonds issued vy the Logan County Mining and Mapu- facturing Company, of Virginia, sold for $12; $500 bond of Mount Vernon Railroad Company, of Linon brought $10; 470 shares Washington, Alexandria ap Georgetown Railroad Company stock and 420 shareq Morchunts’ National Bank, of Washington, D. ., brought $21; 1 nrst mortgage bond of the Toledo, Lo- gansport ana Northero Indiana Ratiroad Company, for $1,000, brought $15; alot of 800 shares Goid Hill Mine ing Company stock, 60 shares American Piate Glase Company, 178 shares Waterbury Knitting Company, 60 shares Craftsmen’s Life Assurance Company, 40 shares Miners’ National Bark, of Salt Lake, and 754 bonds issued by the Brunswick and Florida Raiiroad Company, brougit the astounding value of $55 60. ‘A paid up life insurance policy for $1,650 on the life of James Dayett, in the Mutual Benetit of Nowark, sold for $505, we up policy in the Matual Lite jos 3,570 on the life of Alfrea C, Smith, Jr., brought $2,460, ‘Two policies on the life of Samuel 8, Bowman, one in the Home for $6,000, aud one in the Manhattan for $10,000, suid respectively tor $1,160 and $3,025. ‘The total proceeds of tho sule, which was made by Adrian H. Muller & don, auctioneers, will reach pers haps $36,000, Mr. T, M. Davis, receiver of the bank, stated yeater. day that ne should pay depositors auother dividend of three per cent on April 5, not from the proceeds of this ba) which will make seventy-five cents paid thus far in all, id ‘THE STORY OF THX BANK. The Ocean National Bank bas a history filled with events that are well Axed in the memory of the pube lic, It was organizea first as @ state bank, about twenty years ago, Alter the noted robbery took plac in 1869, the institution gradually sunk down, uptil i was finally engulfed in bankruptey in 1871, During the latter year it had for one of Its directors no lesa 4 pore sonage than Mr, Wililam M, Tweed, who resigned alter & 81x mouths’ term of oftice, THY GREAT ROBBERY, ‘The robbery of the Ocean Bank, on the 27th day of June, 1809, Was remarkavie for its skilial contrivance and successtul execution, It a sensation at the time, aud aforded the detective aepartiment such a case for investigation as sekiom 18 wented, The bank’s office was then on the corner of Greenwich and Fulton streets. Below it, upon a basement floor, leased Kell, were the offices of eral brokora, where, about two weeks before the robbery, desk room Was obtained by a stranger, wno soon altor biazoued outa sign over the Fulton street entrance of Newcomt & O'Neil, ‘The actions of the newcomor wore a little singular from the outset, but not aufliciently 60 to exe cite any grave suspicions, He rarely spoke to the other occupants, and a gentleman occupying an ad+ Joining :00m Was surprwed to find one day that the mysterious stranger had palled down the sash of ‘au intervening window, and had introduced as part his office furniture a huge wardrobe, re@ching nearly to the ceiling. He little thought, however, that this wurdrobo served a#ascmecn to bide operations that were then progressing of cutting a hole through tne overhanging floor ot the bank. On Monday morning, the 27th of June, 1869, the porter of the bank discovered that an awazing burglary had been perpetrated, A strong smell of powder tirst atiracted his attention, Scattered about the oor were halt a dozen cups, and a like number of overcoats, blouses and overalls, suck ag are usually worn by machinists. Oil cloths, rubber shoes, saws, jack« ecrews, lanterns, flasks, drilis aud other instruments, forming a burglar’s cabinet of fully 400 pieces, were contusedly throwa around. Tne vault was open and all about it in disordered heaps were strewn bonds and currency, gold coin, small wedges, pieces of chilled pper coin, gold certificaves, and various other A heavy bag of goid had been lifted from the veult and placed on top of the receptacle. Tin boxes had been smashed and securities flurg about in the moet reckless manner, When the pubii¢ learned of the great operation an’ excited crowd gathered about the bank, attd the police nad great difficulty in keeping back the frightened depositors, They were flaaliy quieted through the assurances of President Martin und Attorney Davis, who aftorward became receiver. HOW IT WAS KPFECTED. Those who perpetrated the robbery did their plan- ning well, and apparently with much consideration, On Sunday afternoon or evening, the 27th of Jun 1869, they effected an entrance to the office of t Presidout by means of the aporture forced through from the basement. The job appeared to have been worked from the upper as well as the under side of U floor, Which formed a strong argument in favor of t suspicion ihat the robbers bad ao accowplice in t employ of the bank, After gaiuing access to the ofice they opened the outer door of the safe, having a com- bination lock, without using any force whatever, Just juside the frst door hung the keys of tho door leading to the interier of the vault, which they passod, and forced open a third door by ineans of a powerful scrow, Two sates io the inner department of the vault wert broken open and rifled, one of which contained boxes belonging to special depositors, The bank lost by the robvery about $40,000; but the loss to special depositors was nearer $500,000. ‘The deed was clothed with many auspicious circums stances, which Jed to great inquiry and public indige nation, though no person was ever panisned tor the crime or complicity therein, A portion of the stolen property was found one morning in a box trunk in Elizabeth street addressed to Police Suporintenden Jourdan, Civil suits were instituted by depositors an the institution finatly forced into maolvency. YAILURK OF THK BANK. On the 12th of December, 1871, the Ocean Bank wag suspended from the Clearing House and a receiver ape The faiiuro aleo brought about Bank, and af pointed the same day, the rain of the Union Square National about the same time several othe At the time of the insolvency of the Ocean Bank C. 3. Stevenson was president and J, S, Hartshorn cnsh: Tho capital of the concern wag $1,000,000, and its securities consisted mainly of real estate, which it was difficult to realize upon. it was first estimated that the depositors would be paid in fuil, but, as usual in such instances, and as shown the above, the expectation will net be realized, . COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION, Ata meeting of the Commissionersof Emigration, Mr. G, J. Forrest presiding, held yesterday afternoom at Castle Garden, bills for supphos, salaries, &c., amounting tm all to $14,863 29, were audited and on dered paid, The committee that bad gone to Albany to present the memorial of the Board to Governoy Robinson, asking that the Legislature make an appro $150, carry on the work ot the coms year, reported that they had had an interview with the Governor, who promised to. transmit the document to the Finance Committee of the Senate at an early day. The Governor aded the commitiee that he had already calted the au of the Legislature im his aongal message to the troubica of the Emiyration Commission, After the Board hid transacted the usual umount of it ade Journed to meet on Saturday next ee FAMILY JARS, At the Fifty-seventh Street Court yesterday thera, wore two cases of domestic infolicity before Judge pinoy, The frst was that of Henrietta M. Tuompson against John Thompson, her husband. The Thomp. sons live at NO, 247 West Filty-third street. The wife says that her husband has indulged in acts of violeace frequemtly, A son corroborated the lady's story, The huspand donied the charge, but was held, The other case wes that of the Traynors, Jobn and his bettor hail, On Monday night Officer Davis wag informed that a woman was ded at No, 807 Ki Forty-sixth strect, Mrs, Traynor was discove: bleeding profusely. The officer found that she bi beon sirack on the forehead with @ chair by her buse band, Sho refused to mako complaint, so bowh and husband woro arrosied, arraigned at tho court fog disorderly conduct and seat to the Island fore monty : c ;