The New York Herald Newspaper, March 29, 1877, Page 11

THE COURTS. The Magnificent Scheme of the Tarrytown Land Company. PROFANATION OF HISTORIC GROUNDS. acento Final Flickering Shadows of Diederich Knickerbocker’s Heirs. & MODERN FLORA M’FLIMSY. Wherever may now be that ancient and reliablo his- torian, Diedrick Knickerbocker, 1f permittod §p rovisit the glimpses of the moon or receive intolligence of what comes to pass in the regions of which he wrote, be cannot fall to be interested in the affairs of the Tar- rytown Land Compony and the litigations which now threaten it, Aboutseven years ago this company was ta white heat in the development of its grand pro- Jects in relation to the uplands and vales mado famous by the historian of the Dutch settlemonts on the bor- ders of the once stormy and ill-omened Tappan Zce, Surveyors and roadmakers were busily engaged in Jaying ont and constructing streets and avenues over the rugged and precipitous cliffs along which Ichabod Crane took his disastrous midnight ride until at tho fatal bridge he disappeared in the darkness of yet unsealed mystery. Tho crooked ways were to be made Straight and the rough places smooth, and all along the high table land known as Tarrytown Heights residences were expected to rapidly spring up anda region be. come populous which up to that time had but com- paratively tow scattered dwellings, Down the slopes of tho heights and close to the village bad been already largely occupied, but the improvements of the company wero to extend several miles back over the heights to whero they ' abruptly everlook the valley of the Bronx and up to the ex- ‘rome eastern end. This comprised an immense num- ber of acres, and certainly, for summer resideuces at Teast, presented attractions rarely oqualled. From almost every point of the land then controlled by the company, and which it was intended to sell in build- ing lots of various sizes, a view of tho Hudson and all the grand sweep of scenery surrounding it might be bad, In a slight depression of the summit, between two and three miles from the village, was situated the Tarrytown Hoights Hotel, once the magnificent resi- dence of a former owner of a largo portion of the property. From this point, as well as from almost every other point of the ridge, might bo seen tho Hud- son, with sts palisades, tho further off si!very waters of the Sound and tho misty Kaatskills, where poor Rip Van Winklo slopt bis long twenty years’ sleep, A few steps to tho rear of the hotel one looks abruptly down on the low lands, where the rich descendants of tho old Dutch sottlers still cultivate fruitful farms; where stiti are seen the long-sloping roofs of the farm houseg, the red barns swelling out with produce, the flocks of turkeys and goese and herds of swine which a ited the eye, and the smell of roast chicken and os, doughbuis and which bad called pie, moisture to the mouth of the pedagogue of Sleepy Hollow and made him long tor the dimpled hand of Katrina Van Tassel. But on the Heights proper the improvements ot the company bad made marked clangos in the ancient geography of the pluce. All the troubles of the restiess and headless Hessian were at- tributable to the ancient complicated condition of the roads. Not only have the hunting grounds of the decapitated Hessian been changed by these innova- tions, but also the old m rown stone fences, the con- atraction of which, to judge from the size of the slabs, Must have used up many a pair of homespun breech: aud sinashed many a powter buckle of the early Dutch settlers, Wiley’s Swamp hes outgrown recognition, the fatal bridge in the hollow hag lost us primitiveness, and barely spared = ure André’s tulip tree and the chestnut and vines ‘which concealed bis captors, All these changes, how- ever they disrupt and obliterate the old legends and landmarks of the piace, have been generally acceptable to the old residents and were considered by the com- ny a8 making the pluce irresistibly attractive to hose of the people of Gotham who might desire a Summer residence. Many purchased building plots And many handsome rosidences were crected. Almost the first to appreciate the cbarms of the location, somo of them beioro the company’g organization, were a bumber of merchants and projessional men of this city, among tho latter Mr. William Allen Butler, lawyer, poet and littéralewr, His bouse is conspicu- ously located on the crest of the heights, and there on balmy summer days he sits with “Nothing to Wear,” not even bair on bis bead, and gazes with poetic and unrheumatic placidity on the lordly Hudson far below him, moving on in its silent but majestic course, with tho reflection of a purple cloud or the sail of a iagging k bere and there sleeping on its giassy bosom, and at last losing itsolf in the blue Higblanda, Brilliant and promising as the prospects of the com- pany were, bard times came apon ft, and no moro tw its advantage than to that of almost every branch of business and ded enterprise which during the past few years has suffered so m' ‘A proposed rail- Foud is still incomplete, and the buwer and cheese, eggs and apples of the fruittul aod famous Bronx Val- ley, which once fed two armies, have still to come to be by the circuitous way of the Harlem or iludson River roads, while the Lund Company is on its part threatened with aunibilation in the name of the Attor- eed General. It appears that some litigation has here- Jofore been peuding betwoen the company and Mr. Will- jam H, Guion, the large shipowner, in which the former makes a claim fora large amount against the latter. Now Mr. Guion secks to turn the tubles against the com- ny. At his instance leave is sought from the Supreme Vourt to brivg @ suit in tho name of the Attorney General of tbe State to wind up the affairs of the com- pany. The application tg made on the usual statutory grounds, principal among which 1@ the aliegod in- ability of the company to meet its obligations, This ts inet by counter aliegations on the part of the company denying tho assertions of Mr, Guion, denying that it is in a condition to fortett iis charter, asserting that the road to final triamph and prosperity is still opon nd that when time has lifted its depressing band estate the company will again come forth, 0, from its ashes, its great projects for the improvement of its prosperity will be completed, the ghts will become populous and bloom as flower garden, the railroad will wake the echoes of the hills, and the crew of the Half Moon will revel once more with joy in the gorges of the Kantskill Tho matter came up for argument yesterday before Judge Lawrence, in Su- preme Court, Chambers, at the close of which the Court took the papers, A LADY'S MILLINERY BILL. A caso of considerabio interest to. fashionable modistos doing business with, the fair upper tendom of the metropolis was tried before Judge Goepp anda jury in the Marine Court, vart 2, yesterday, The plaintiff, Mme, Ernestine Chevalier, a French modiste and importer of French goods required tn her Peculiar lino of business, sued Mrs, Hannah R. Kohnstamm, of Fourteenth street, for goods furnished and dresses made and supplied, claiming therefor $1,360 50 balance of a larger sum. The plaintiff testi. Qed that tho defendant visited ber place of business in eptember, 1876, and ordered sume goods to the amount of over $60; that these goods were sent as directed, with instructions to the messenger not to leave the samo if not paid for at the time, or isfactory reterence given. The goods were n@gt accopred by Mrs. Kohnstamm, who next day called on Mme. Chovalier and stated that she was temporu- Tily in the city awaiting a settiement of her deceased husband’s estate, that it sho had supposed reicrence was required she could give every sutisiaction in that Tine, aud she expressed her own ability to pay tor any- thing that she required; that she hod ao income be- Bides expectancies in ber own right, and a house in Amity street, Plaintiff testified that she, upon these Fepresentations, turnjsbed other costiy supplies of Jadies’ wear to the defendant, itemizing thom tn a long accoant, which was sworn to in cour Here are somo of the items:—One bonnet, silver trimmed, $65; two chemises, $60; aset of rmoxaque, $30; two handker- chiets, $10, ‘a satin trimmed cloak, $115; one robe do chambre, trimmed gatin and torchon lace, $175; hat, trimmed with silver and plume, $30; baby’s cloak, $40; one slate colored silk and yolvet costuine, $373; white Chamberry gauze dress, and a Tong ligt of smailer but all costly articles, amounting in all to $1,815, These goods were ali tarnished during Octover aud November, tho first bill for $40 being in- curred on the 80th of Seplember. ‘Three payments had boon made amounting 10 $455, leaving the balance dae and now sued for $1,360, Tho dotence set up did not deny the purchase of the goods as stated in the com- plant, but admitted that the account was true and JUSL eXcept as Lo One item—the slate colored silk and velvot costume, #375—which defendant contended she urchased for $00, and disputed the overcharge of 75, The principal defence was that the goods wore Dought and sold on a ranning account which would not expire until the coming month of Aprii—it beiug un- derstood that the defendant should {rom time to time as she felt able make payments thereon until the ex- piration of said credit, Upon this state of tacts the case was given to tho jury, who, after a vory brio! ab- Benes, came into court with a verdict for the piainit jn the fall sum, with interes Mr, Von Norabausen appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. W. H, Phillips for the dolendent. CONVICTION OF A COUNTERFEITER. Tho trial of John Cantalupt, an [tallan, indicted on a charge of selling counterfeit ten-dollar national cor- rency notes, purporting to have beea issued by the Lafayette National Bank of Indiana, was concluded yostorday in tho United States Circuit Court, before Judgo Blatchford and a jury. The principal witness for the prosecution was George W, Kubnort, a secret nervico detective, who testified that he visited Canta. lupi’s residence, No, 170 112th atroet, on tho lath of am of the whistle on the new | | Jast month, and purchased from him of the tertelt money atthe fate of thirty-five ceuts dollar, Lt was shown that te accused bad secreted hig board: ot the “queer” in a hollow log of wood, whieh he called bis safe. On his cross-oxamination ‘Witness said that the occasion of bis visit was the frat time bo had over seen Cantalupi; that the accused spoke English very imperfectly, and that he (witness) could not speak Itahan, The detence failed to impeach the testimony of the witness, Testimony as to character was given as to Cantalupt, referring to which, in bis charge to the jury, Judge Benedict sald:—the question is not if one is a good man, tut if he has a ood reputation, if he has suc- D> P ceeded in making bis fellow men believe that he ts a good man, No one can teil ifa man js good, but @ appears to be so. Gvod men may do bud deeds, and character must be proved in some other way or it weighs for litte,’ The jury, after a short abseace, found the prisover guilty. o Was then re- manded for sentence, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Charlotte Lambert bas sued her husband, Charles Lambert, for divorce, and this is the way the sum- mons is entith ‘Charles’ H. Lambert vs. Charles Lambert. As will be seen, there is one ‘uarles’? too many; at least so Juage Larremore thinks, for he asks ina decision given yesterday if it is possible to give &@ judgment tn the case under this state of tacts. ‘The examination im the case of G. 8. Jenkins, chargea with complicity im the registered bonds frauds with par- ties in the First Auditor's Department, at Washington, which was set down for yesterday belore Commissioner Osborn, has been postponed till Saturday next, Charles E. Anchesi, formerly of the Secret Service Office, under Colonel Whitney’s administration, has been arrested on a charge of detaining moneys re- ceived by him as witness fees, without accounting for the same in his salary account, as required by la ‘The examination In the case will be resumed this wort in ‘Tho Admiralty Term of the United states District Court, which, through press of business, Judge Blatch- ford Was compelled to adjourn over for two successive terms, wili be held in May, June and July, in order to despatch the large amount ot business that has uccu- mulated, The jury calendar will be calied next month. in the matrimonial lowtery Miss Mary F, Gareias, ac- cording to her story, failed to draw a prize, She charges that her husband, to whom she was married in 1859, beat her, got drunk, abandoned ber and is now on the island ebarged with larceny. She sues fora limited divorce, aud Judge Lawrence yesterdsy ap- pointed John A. Goodiets, relerce. ‘The case of Willam Connors, alleged to be one of the Northampton Bank robbers, was argued: yesterday be- fore Chiet Justice Daly and Judge Daniels in the Su- preme Court, General Term. ‘The argument took place in accordance with the recent deciaion of Judge Brady, who remanded the pelvoger, but grauted a stay of pro ceedings pending a revfew by certiorari. The argn- mene fasted nearly the entire day, Messrs, Charles W. Brooke and Wiliam F. Kintzing appearing for Connors, and Messrs, Clarence Seward, Colonel John R. Fellows and William H. Ailen in opposition, After several days’ trial there was concluded yester- day, before Chief Justice Shea, the third trial of the suit brought py William Reuvens against the Brewers and Maltsters’ Fire Insurance Company, brought to re- cover on a policy of insurance, As in the previous trials the jury disagreed, When the plaintifl’s store in Church street was burned he was charged with having fired the place, but was discharged by the Grand Jury. Ex-Judge Cardozo and Mr. M, Budiong sppeared for the plaintif, and Mr, B. Hoxey and Iueodore Arnold Jor the defendant, In 1871 William Wilson, Jr., having put in the lowest bid, was awarded by the city 4 contract for furnishing material jor building sewers, The city paid him $127,000, and ho now brings suit tor $54,000 additional, A motion was made in his Mebalf yesterday by Mr, Henry L. Clnton for a reference, on the ground that it involved the examination of a long bill of account, Corporation Counsel Whitney opposed the application, demandinga jury trial, Ho insists that tho contract was fraudulent, and that the city lost $70,000 by accepting his bid, Judge Lawrence, before whom the case was argued, took the paper: GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 1, Before Judge Sutherland, PLEAS AND SENTENCES, O. N. Carroll, of Eighty-second street and Seconda avenue, was arraigned at the bar charged with having, on the 13th inst, broken into the store of Theodore Branke, at No, 641 Third avenue, and stolen $25 worth of clothing, The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was seut to the State Prison for three years, Rocco Zarrillo, au Italian, was charged with having committed a felonious assault on the 7th inst, It ap- poured that the prisoner attacked a fellow country nan named Eunile Soluzzo, of No, 59 Thompson street, with an axe, inflicting serious wounds. Le pleaded guilty, and was sent to the Penitentiary for six months. GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 2 Betore Judge Gildersleeve, COLONEL M’CARTY FREE. Assistant District Attorney Lyon resumod nis ad- Gress for the prosecution in the caso of William F. C. McCarty on trial for alleged complicity in the diamond robbery on the 27th of January last, Ho reiterated his statement of the previous evening to tho effect that the only proper inference that could be drawn from all the facts and circumstances of the case was that the pris- oner had entered into a conspiracy to rob Hand of his jewels, Ho pointed out what he thought were glaring discrepancies in MeCarty’s testimony, among them being tho fact that he testified he was at home in Thir- teenth street until after eleven o’clock on the day of the larceuy, while the porter of the Belmont Hotel said he saw bim on that morning before ten o'clock. He contended that th® copartnersbip with Hand originated in the mind of McCarty and was drawn up for the pur- pose of covering up his tracks, His explanations of the various details throughout the transaction were not, ho considered, at all sntisfactory. Mr, Lyon earnestly and that the guilt of tne accused established, Judge Giidersleev vered a clear and comprehensive charge to the jury. As to the owner- ship of the diamonds he said it was sufllcient in law that they were in the possession of Hand. After de- fining in general torms the crime of larceny, Judge Gildersiceve oxplained that the offence with which the prisoner stood charged was that of constructive Jar- ceny. ‘To convict the prisoner they must be satisfied from the evidence that he obtained the consent ot Haud to take the diamonds by means of fraud, trick and device, tor if this consent were obtained with elonious intent it was no consent at all, If the jury were sati fled tbat at the time the consent was obtained the pris oner had fraudulent intentions they must find him guilty, bat they must bo thoroughly satisfled of that fact. On the other band, if they believed tbat the r entered into the copartuership with Lonest they shoula acquit him. Two theories had been presented to the yury, thaton the part of tho prose- cution setting fort! that the prisoner's negotiations with the complainant were dishonest, and that he cn- tered into them for the purpose of stealing the dia- monds, The defence, howover, claimed that McCarty's transactions were honest and carried on throughout in good faith, The jury were to say what the trath was, and they must determine that trom circumstantial evidence. The defence further claimed that Hand’s conduct was dishonest, thut he had endeavored to defraud others and in this instance nad made the pris- oner his dupe. In view of all tho surroundings tho Jury must weigh the entire evidence careiuliy and draw their own inferences therefrom. If any doubt existed in the minds of the jury the prisoner was en- titled to the bewefit of 1, But if trom the evidence they belteved the prisoner entered into the negotia- tion with Hand wita dishonest motives it would bo their duty to find bim guilty. They must also take into, consideration the evidence adduced as to tho good character of the prisoner, and if any doubt was entertained im that view a to tho probabil. ity of his having committed the crime charsed they should render a verdict of acquittal, Tho major. ity of the requests to charge submitted by ex- Judge Curtis were presented by the Court, The jury retired at shortly after twelve o'clock for deliberation, ‘The usual scenes incident to **waiting for the veraict"”’ were cnacted, Tho issue was discussed ana few were able Ww give an opiuien even as Lo tho probabilities, McCarty, who, by the way, expressed bis contidence of an acquittal from tho start, preserved the same cool- ness andease which marked lus deportinent through- out the peial, reiteratiMy his innocence, and explaining many detals which he said he did not caro to make public during the investigation. Judge Curtis was as placid as a sylvan stream, and at times buoyant and mirth pro: Voking. ‘The jury replenished the inner man aboutthree o'clock, but ho inaication of the probable result of their deliberations could be gleaned. At hali-post live o'clock me one beard a clappiug of hands in the jury room, it Was Inferred Ubat suine one of the jury had anged his mind either for or against the prisoner. Hali an bour later the jury room rang with applause, und this, followed, by a general bustic, was strongly Indicative of an wgreement. ut came the jury in Loe dian file, The court room was filled in a twinkling, «i the moment of suspeuse arrived, In response to . Stewart, the Clerk, the foreman row jared Wilham Fitz Gnarles McCarty not guiity. nouncement Was reveived with tokens of approbation, which, however, the Court ordered to ve instantly suppressed, MeUarty stood up and thanked tho jury. The pierces 6 of Jud artis sparkled with do- light, and scarcely bad the Court anuounced the dis charge of tho prisoner when both be and his counsel wero showered with congratulations, It was uudor- stood that on the first ballot there were nine for ac+ quittal, forcibly argued had been f DECISIONS, SUPREMY CoURT—cHAMBERS, By Judge Lawrence, Portaliu Orders granted, Lambert va, Lambert.—Tho action js brought by Charlotte A. Lambert against Charles Lambert tor di- vorco, The summons as Vay jb 18 entitled Charles I. Lambert against Charles Lambert. How can judg. mont be granted under this siute ol facts t Matter of Mott, &c.; Freutel va, Lohman; Raymond ys, Scott; Peilissier vs, Dresie jetor vs Chaliey; Warth va, Radde; Graf va 8 Favre vs. Brink, Freutel vs Lohman; The Red Line ‘Transit Company; Ihe Phillipsburg National Sank Lake, and the Philupspurg National Bank vi rand.—Granted, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM, By Judge Van Vorst. Labatut, &, va Delatour et al,—Judgment tor Levenson vi clearly | He chatted and joked with his trienus, | Plaintiff on she demurrer, with leave to defendants to answer op terms. Opinion, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Peters vs. ere Meyer vs, Me! pproved. Matter of Feitner,—Order authorizing receiver to sue, Nicholson vs, Whittaker et al. and Parfett vs. Mas- sto et al,—Roferonces ordered. Bell vs, Spotts and Clifford vs. Dan et al.—Orders for commission, granted and undertaking Church vs, Mason, -~Ord approved. jurant vs, Abendroth.—Remittitur filed; judgment affirmed. hard, &c., vs. Lombart et al.—Report of referee b~. goes and judginent of foreciosure and salo or- ered. ‘The Western Union Telegraph Company vs. Gould, &c,—Motion denied, with $10 costs. Opinion. The Mutual Lite Insurance Company vs. Davies et al.—Findings of fact and conclusions of law sottled and signe Hionau vs. Murray; Cogshell va. Bloom et al. ; Dur- ham vs. Lee and Hayne va. O’Connor.—Orders granted. COMMON PL¥AS-—CIAMBERS, By Judgo Larremore, Mattor of Brower, —Petition grented, Schencke vs. Rowell. —Order granted, Stanio vs, Raphael.—Motion denied, costs to abide event, Quinn vs, Clark,—Objections overruled and stay vacuted, Coe vs, Cassidy, Kebo vs. Liebertz and Parks ys. Pelton.—Motious granted, Stark va, Bowne, Tuffy vs. Stockman and Reilly va, Rowitser.—Applications granted. Coller etal. vs, Conn aod Smith vs, Pelton.—Orders aettied. Whitney vs, Harley.—As the summons is tor reliet and damages aro claimed the same should be assessod before a Shertfl’s jury. by Nodes Bthinenk: Winters ve, McCarthy. —Proceedings dismissed, with costs, MARINE COURT—CHAMBFRS, By Judge McAdam. Sugden vs. Nerriile; Robinson vs. Henrique; Ansov ys. Faulkner; Wogtkatrez va. Lennox; Gould va Curtis; Booth vs. O’Keeia; Colguiam vs, Waison; Hencken vs, Sternieis; Stern ve, smith; Smith vs, Morning Star Union Mission.—Opinions, Louguran vs. Wheelan; Mortord ys, Rushton; Dex. vs. Rusbton; Lange vs. Rocka; Fanuin vs. * Hart Manulacturing Compuoy; Utard va. Kell- erman; Miller vs, Starract,—Motlons granted, Sammis vs. Rowland; Clark vs. Graber; McKUlip vs, Gazzaur.—Detauits noted. Owens va, Muller. —Compinint diamissed, Sutton ys, Beachmay,—Undertaking on discharging Attachment set aside, Dougiass vs. Ryan.—Motion to issue execution against plainuif personally granted. Reichers vs, Story.—J, H. McCarthy appointed re- coiver, Owens va. Muller; Driggs vs. byneb; Bruggeman va. Coomes; Ach ys. Baebier; Thomas vs, La Miller vs. Schampaign; AMellon vs. Calvort; Silverman ys Cohen; Deboben vs. Esselborn; Isaacs vs. Maulifie; Howell vs, Bonring; Hallvs. Wright; Cary vs. Koch. — Orders granted, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Surauax Count—Cnamnerns—Held by Judge Law- renoe.—Nos. 96, 282, 285, 62, 74, 78, 149, 161, 170, 176, 123, 206, 222, 235, 258, adi, 270, 279, 281, 288, 280, 200, Surneae Court—Ganerat Teru—Held by Judges Davis, Brady and Daniols.—Nos 67%, 104, 8334, 93, 107, 107 3, 189, 149, 150, 57, 156, 168, 189, 162, 163, Scrreme Court—Cixcuit—Part 2—Hold by Judgo Donohue—(Short cuuses).—Nos. 2168, 4154, 3108, 4204, 4468, 4534, 4628, 1190, 4288, 4977, 4408, 4456, 3956, 4602, 4632, 4580, 2506, 2508, 4570, 3954, 4162, 4008, 37-0, 1841, 1770, 4410, 4396, 4606, 4536, 4526, 4605, 380 Supreme Cort, Special ‘Term; Superior Court, Special form, and Common Pleas,’ Equity Term.—No day calendar, orKRIon Covrt—TriaL Tsum—Part 1—Held by Judge Van Vorsi.—Caso on, Gilman vs, Stevens, No day calendar, ComMon PLgas—TriaL Teru—Part 1—Held by Judge Robinson, —-Nos. 892, 110%, 1209, 715, Maninx Count—Tntan Txam—Part 2—Held by Judge Goepp.—Case on, Jackson vs. Hannan. No day calen- dur. Supreme Court, Circuit, Parts 1 and 3; Superior Court, General Term; Superior Court, Trial lerm, Parts'2 and 3; Common Pleas, General Term; Com: mon Plows, Trial Term, Parts '2 3, and Marino Court, Trial Term, Paria 1 and 3.—Adjourned for tho term. Court ov Guxgrat Sxasioxs—P. 1—Before Judge Sutheriand.—-Tho Poople ys. James Smith, grand jar- ceny; Same va, James J. Smith, grand larceny: The following cases are placed on ‘the day calender tor ploading:—Prison cases—Tho People vs. Edward Cole- man, robbery; Samo vs, John Shanhan, felonius as- sault and battery; Same vs John Sheppard, Isaac J, Lamb, Theresa Campbell, Edward Donohue, William Lee, James M'Nabb, John Wilson and James M. Welch, burglary; Same vs. William Monagnan, forgery; Samo vs. William McCarty, Edward Donnigan arthur Con- ner, Charles Dominick, Kate Wilson, Abraham MM, Goldstein, Edward Kehoe, Mary Norton, Sarah Calla. han, Annie McCarthy, Thomas Sullivan, John Grace, vatrick Barrett, grand larceny; Same va David A. Warren, petit ‘larceny. Bail chses—Tho Peoplo vs. James M, Colgon, grand jarceny ; Batley, Moses Bogart, Peter A. 3, Join Duty James Meyer Stephen SullivanDamer Murpoy. Joho Bishop, Charles Shea, James Cugar, Patiip Macon, Jamos H. Sturges und John Molony, violating lot- very laws. Part 2—Ajourned for the term, COURT OF APPEALS. ALBany, March 28, 1877, In Court of Appeals, Thursday, March 28, Pres- ent, Hon. Sanford E, Church, Chief Justice, and as- soclates :— Ne, 240. Grifith G, Williams, respondent, vs. John Thorn, trustee, appellant.—Argucd by Nicholas Kernan for appellant, Alfred C. Copo for respondent. No. 256. The Real Kstato Trust. Company, respon- dent, vs. Thomas Kuch, appeliant—Argned by Sam- uel Hand for appellant, Henry E. Davies tor respov- dent, No, 256, Timothy D, Porter, Sopetaay vs. William K. Waring, respondent.—Argued by Theodore W. Dwight tor appeliant, Henry H, Andervon for respon- a ent. No, 244, Olive A. Dilleber, appellant, vs. The Homo Lito Insurance Company, respondont.—Argued by Joho E, Vevelin for appellant; A. B. Casswell for re- spondent, Case still on. CALENDAR, The following is tho day calondar for Thursday, March 29, 1877:—Now. 447, 449, 256, 260, 261, 264, 2: and 210. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Wasu:xcton, March 28, 1877. The following wero the proceedings in the supreme Coart of the United States to-day :— No, 573. The steam propeller Titians, &c., appetiant, ys, Alfred K. Spear ot al.—On motion of Mr. K. W. Stoughton, on vehall of counsel, dismissed. No. 195, Marvey N. Hill, impleaded with James Lentosty, plaintif! iu error, vs. William F. Thomp- son,—This cause was submitted on printed arguments by Mr. H. B. Brown, of counsel for plaimtiff in error, and Mr. C, A. Kent lor the defendant in error. No, 140, Lllinots Cootral Railroad Company, appel- Jant, vs, Samuel H. Turrill. No, idl, The Chicago and Alton Ratlroad Company, » Samuel H. Turrill, ‘ho Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Katl- road Company, appeilant, vs. Samuel H. Tuerill No. 148. The Michigan Southern and Northero In- ae Compuny, appellant, vs. Samuel H. ‘urrill. No, 144 The Pittsburg, Fors Wayne and Chicago Ratlroad Company, appellants, vs, Saiauel H. Turrill. he argument of these causes was commenced by Sr. George Gifford and continued by Mr. John 8, Nilos and Mr, George Payson, of counsel for appeliants, + Ad- Journed to to-morrow. GAMBLERS IN COURT. Thegase of James Thomas, Jonn Daly, W. R, Par- sons and William T, Gage, who are charged by Richard M. Jordan, of No, 2,2 Second avenue, with swindling him at faro, playod at No, 8 Barclay: street, was called for examination at the Harlem Police Court yos- verday morning at eleven o'clock, The complainant is A stationer, doing business at No. 28 Pine street, anda brother of Conrad N, Jordan, cashier of the Third Na- tional Bank, who was summoned to Washington tor the purpose of giving testimony as to Mr. Tildon’s bank account during the Oregon investigation, Mr. Jordan, the complainant, alleges that be has reason to believe that during the past two years he bas beon swindied out of nearly $20,000 at No. § Barclay street, the piace kept by tho parties accused, Me, bowever, makes but two specilic charges, On the Lith Marcu, 1876, he alloged taat he Jost $600 at taro there, when Wiitiam T, Gage acted ag “fookout.”” On August 28, 1876, he claims that he was robbed of $450 at the same game, wen William R. Parsons was the ‘lookout.’’ Thomas and Daly are said to be tho proprietors and Parsons and Gage tho deniers of the game, Owing to the absence of witnesses tho examination was, at the request of counsel, postponed by Justice Morgan. A grout number of witbesves have been sub- pena For the co Wailing, Cornehus J, Vanderbilt and othe: sorvod with subpanas, The defendants hi avout tweive witnesees, The accused are under bail in the sui of $1,000 ouch, TWICE DECEIVED. A fow months ago a young house painter named William MeMallen, of No, 280 East 113th strect, was arraigned before Justice Wheeler, at the Haricm Police Court, on the complains of Jane Murphy, a young gitl of attractive appearance, residing with her parents at the corner of Firet avenue and 115th street, who charged him with her betrayal under promise of mar- Fiage, MeMallen was locked up in deiauit of bail, but ed irom custody upon promising to marry the girl, A pricst was procured, and accompanied vy 4 court officer the couple were ubited in matrimony at the young mother’s bed side, Since that time Me- Mullen has neithor lived with his wife nor contributed anything toward her support. yas yesterday rested and arraigned before Justice Morgan, at tho fame court, on achargo of abandonment, In default of $600 bail the unwilling bridegroom was committed $0 await examination, EMIGRANT STATISTICS. FINANCIAL EMBARRASSMENT OF THE EMIGRA- TION COMMISSION—ARRIVALS AT THIS PORT SINCE THE YEAR 1818—THE oLM CouNTRY NATIONALITINS OF OUR FUTUBE POPULATION, ‘The annual report of the Commissioners of Emigra- tion bas just been issued, and contains much interest- Jog information relative to the working of the Emi- grant Commission, 1t was compiled by the Secretary, Mr. H. J. Jackson, who must bave been at great paius im making out the number of statistical tables which are inserted. Owing to the difficulties which have for over a year past beset the Emigration Commissioners im working the department the prewent condition of its aflairs is especially interesting, the more so as the whole question of how to dea! with emigrants has now become a problem for the national government to solve, It is a fact worth remembering that all the Property now in the bands of the commission and owned by the State was purchased by money paid to the public treasury by the emigrants themselves under the obligatory rule of paying “head money. This money, it 18 true, came to the commission through the steamship companies, but it 1s claimed that these companies levied on tho passengers in full to the amount demanded, by the commission, which ranged at various times from $1 50 10 $2 50 per head. It is not uninteresting at any timo to trace the progress. of immigration year by year from Kurope to this country, and from tho tables given below a glance will be sufficient to show tbo fluctuations in the arrivals aud tho different coun- tries from which the New World bas received the bone and sivew which will in the hereafter constitute the population of the country. Ever since the decision ot the Supreme Court in March last declaring uneonstitu- tuonal the State law authorizing the payment of head money the commission has been cramped tn cow; the work it bad been for thirty years engaged in, an it will suffer this year for a simiar reason, a8 the emi- gration question was lult untouched by Congress bo- fore adjourumont, ‘The commission will, therefore, have to depend for its operation for the ensuing year ‘on an xppropriation of $150,000 whieh the Legislature has already been petitioned to grant. During several years past tho income of the commission has been oo the decreaso, as the following table will sho In the year 1866 the income was $475,433; in 1867, $ 644,452; 1m 1808, $543,802; in 1869, $657,072; in 170, Sib, 236; In 1871, $371,769; im 1872, $440,500; im 1873, $401,000; in 1874, $210,514; in 1875, $126,846, Last yeur the income was $200,000, which wa propriated by the Legislature to carry on partially Guminission’s ordinary work. ARRIVALS LAST YEAR, The follow!ng table will show the nember of pagsen- gers arrived at this port last year and the nationality to which they belonged:— Citizens or For. Grand Nationality. Aliens. mer Residents, Total. 1,210 207 1417 2 2 5 ad 20 ‘West Inaies. Totals. ot belonged to prot females who were 5 42,534 females who were of miscellaneous occupations, ARRIVALS FOR THIRTY YKARS PAST, The following table shows the number and nation. ot emigrants who asrived at this port from May 1847, to December 31, 1876:— 1701 al 5, Germany. Ireland 2,121,020 Vortugal. Central Ausiria. Luxemburg Unknown, TOI). ..eeeseere eee seseseesce ee 5,004,078 THK RECORD COMPLETED, In going back to the earlier period of the city’s hts- tory it 18 found that no record of tho arrival of emi. grants was kopt antil the year 1819, but it is computed that from the peace of 1773 up to 1819 about 250,000 emigrants bad arrived at New York. The following table yy the record of arrivals at this port trom 1819 to 1847, thus completing, with the foregoing tables, the full record of the emigrant arrivals at this port from the earliest time to the present year: Year End Aliens. Year Ending, 8,604 Deo. 31, 1334. Dee, 81, 1535. . Aliens. Sept. 30, 1846. May 5, 1847. Total, 1788 to 1847, W COURT HOUSE, COMPLETION OF THE NEW QUEENS COUNTY COUNT HOUSE AND 1T8 TRANSYER TO THR AUTHORITIES, The new Queens County Court ttouse ana Jail at Long Isinod City was yesterday formally turned over by the contractor, Mr, Barney Gallagher, to the Quoens county Board of Supervisors. This butlding was re- ceived on the part of the Board by tho Chairman, Mr. Edward A. Lawrence. The Logiglature of 1872 appointed as commissioners to build the Court House at Long Isiand City Edward A. Lawrence, Carman Cornelius, Isaac Coles, George H. Honter and James Nostrand, and appropriated | $150,000. Tho commissioners failed to sell the bonds above pat and contracted for the mason work of the building with D, C. Weeks & Sons, who compicted tho walls a expense of $14,000 over and above the aporopriation, The Legtslature ot 1875 removed the commission from office and placed the construction and complotion of the building in the Board of Super. visors, limiting the amount of the additional sppro- priation to $100,000, DHSCRIPTION OF THD BUILDING. The building 1 siinated on Jackson avenue, and is three stories iu height, of Roman arobitecture, bulit of brick, with granite trimmings. The interior trim- mings are hardwood, oiled, ‘The first Hoor contains the Sheriff's and Treasurer's rooms, With spacious vaults, also reception rooms. The main teature of the second floor is the court room. ‘TbIS room ts perfect in its adaptation. At the sides of the court room are the judges’ rooms, waiting rooms and apartments for the jurors The room is lighted by an under skylight of ground glass. !n the front of the vuilding, upon the court room floor, are the Grand dury, District Attorney's ana Mesias | rooms and tho Hvrary, Upon the fluor above are located the living rooms for the janitor, furnished with all tho nee facilities, The system of heating (oy steam) tating the building 1s complete, vaults are located in ar. Every floor is sup. ied with a tire plug ond hose in case of fire. The jail tn the rear section of the building and occupies a largo space. Itisof solid iron and masonry and is Judged to ve one of tho most secure and completo Prisons of the State. It will accommodate 200 pris- oners. The entire cost of tho building 18 $276,000, with an addition of $4,600 to be paid tor gas tixtu and furniture. Upou the occasion of the delivery of the buiiding yesterday to tho Supervisor enter. tainment was provided by the contractor and architect which wi iended by the Supervisors, Mr. Benjamin W. Downing, Mr. Jobn Fiiming, Mr. Jonn M. Clark, County Treasurer Cart, Oity Treasurer Horan, Dr. Brady, Mr. Thomas Kinsella, and many others, The build- ing will be occupied by the Sheriff about the second week in April, at whi time the Court of Oyer and ‘Torininer will be held there —TRIPLE SHEET. CUTTING DOWN THE TEACHERS. THE ACTION OF THE BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT DEFINED BY ONE OF ITS MEMBERS—NO REDUCTION IN THR TEACHERS’ SALARY FUND, AND NO INCLINATION TO CRIPPLE IT, “There seems to be a little public misunderstanding about this matter,” repliod Alderman Lewis to a HERALD representative yesterday, when plied with questions relative to provision for the payment of the salarics of public school teachers, “The case is as clear as need be, so far as the Board of Apportionment ts concerned, and their action was not only necessary, but Yery liberal, under the cir- cumstances."” ‘How was the Board of Apportionment guided?” “It 18 @asily explained,’’ replied tho Alderman, “What is vermed the General Fund of the city, usually approximates about $4,000,000, It was extimated that the tund for 1877 would pot exceed tho amount of | $2,500,000, Of course, this deficiency of $1,500,000 compelled a reduction of expenses, for it would not do to think of imoreasing taxation in a year of stagnation and discontent like the pros. ent. Ip reducing the several appropriations the Board was specially regard(ul of the noeds of th Educational Department, avd declined to make any reduction whatever in the fund tor salaries of tencte They wero compeiled to cut away a little where they could, and 60 deducted $50,000 from the tund for re- pairs and new buildings, and $50,000 trom that for sites. The Board ot Education asked an increase of $50,000 in the appropriation for salaries for the present year, Under the existing condition of thiogs the Bourd of Apportionment did not think they could concede that, thongh all were adverse to any reduction, The $100,000 tuken from the funds for sites und repairs, 1% was thought, would iv be needed, and the pre- bie stimates for those expendity had been too iberal, THY PRACTICAL TROUNLE. “Why, then, should there be any complatuts against the Board of Apportionment?” 1 really cannot say; and those who make such ro certainly in error, No member of the Board op- oes liberal appropriations for educational purposes, believe tho teachers ot New York ure paid compara- tively loss than they are worth.” “Whatdo you understand, Mr. Lewis, to have been the necessity on the part of the Board of Education for @ reduction of teachers? sularies 1” “Ido not know, unless it was that they had found tt Becessary to appoint more teachers by in¢rouse of the number of pupils. Tho Board of Alder- have no control whatever over the They have no control even over the depart. ments, and the Bourd of Kducation does not come under hat head; it is a soparate and distinct institution,” ‘How do you regard yosterday’s action of the Board of Aldermen relative to these matters??? “The digcussion there arose principally upon one of tho proambies to a resolution which had been reterred to the Law Committee, stating that the Board of Ap. ortionment bad reduced the salary appropriation, 'his was shown to bo erroneous, The bill at Albany giving the Board of Education complete control over Money appropriated for tts department may bo a very good one. Very few of the Aldermen had seen the bill, and [voted against its indorsemont purely for that reason,"? “In what way can the difficulties of the Board of Education be removed ??” “Why,” replied the Alderman, ‘if they oan savo $80,000 from one of the othor funds 1 no doubt they wiil be permitted to transfer that amount to the pay went of sularies,’? REWARDING HEROIO SAILORS, Collector Arthur recetvod yesterday from the Dopart- mont of State the following communication, togeth: with the articles mentioned therein :— Drranraent ov State, Wasmixatox, D, C., March 27, 1872, Sm—I have caused to be transmitted to you this day a box, forwarded by the Governor General of Canada through the British Legation to this Department, con- is, consisting of ‘aptain R, é of the American bark Lepanto, Sevont—A silver watch to Mr, J, H. simmonds, first mato of the Lepanto, Third—A binocular glass to Mr. Charles Jonson, see- ond mate of the Lepanto, also inclosing berewith a» goid dralt (or $15 tp favor ot Jobp Carl, seaman, of the frepanto, which havo becn awarded by the goverament of Canada to the persons above pamod to recoguition of gallant servicos rendered by them to the shipwreck ed crow of tho Hesperus, of St. Andrews, New Brunswick. Twill thank you, at your early convenience, to causo these testimonials to be delivered tv the persons for whom they are intended and also to inform the De- partment of the reception of the same by you. Iam, sir, your obodiont servant, WILLIAM M, EVARTS, Secretary of State, Hon, ©. A. Anruvn, Collector, &c, The Colicotor 1: jo IM receipt, through the same ebannel, of a gold watch fromthe Cauadwo govorn- mont, to be presented to the cuptain of the park C. FE. Mears, master Jayne, of New York, for gallant services rendered to shipwrecked sailors. A VETERAN 'S FUNERAL Tho fanoral of Nicholas Duff, one of the veterans of the war of 1812, took place vesterday morning at the John Stroet Methodist Church. The dance was very small, owing, doubtless, to the unfevorablo weather, The Rov. William Sheplerd road the bortal service, and then tbe body, which wi closed in a Plain coftin without any adornments, was taken to Greenwood Cemetery for burial. The deceased was eighty-two years of ago, and fur some time was con- neoted with Voterani ‘ension Bureau, No 4 City Hail place, Ho had no pension, but was allowed by neral Raymond to make the pension office his \iquarters, During his sickne: very h 8 Kindly attended to by several women who occupy apartments in tho same building, REAL ESTATE, The attendance at the Heal Estate Exchange sales yesterday was very small, and consequently the sale of & number of properties advertised was adjourned. Among these are six threo story and basement brick dwellings, with lots 17,10x100, on Pactfle street, near the corner of Stono avonue, Brooklyn, tor which Mr. Bleecker coula not get a bid. Fivo parcels wore sold as follows:— CLARKSON AND Sox, . Kelley referee, with lot 28, 3x13 38th st., to Caroll oP. Smith rete on Morse ay., to Chari house 16.8x45, midway be- to B,J. Sule 4,500 a Foreclosuro ento, J. M. Burbont referee, of a two story frame, basement and French rouf double house, with lot 97.0x102.4, ns of 73th wt, 212.6 It. w. of 4th av; to Arnio Harrison and other piatutitls, for. eosboperdent ‘Total sales tor also Railroad av.; also Thomas ay, John Berrian und wife to Henry M: Nom, Nom. Nom, 0 ¢ niiard.... tees 48,000 fh. oof 8th ay., 22x 10% Cw Aneston to Churlotte L.Livingston,...... 300 Bd av. ww. &, 44.08, on. of hd . 16.8100; Con- rad Lonhard and wi charles y . 10,000 11st st Mi ft, Ww. Tie 20H ate, Earle'to Henry P Said atey mw, HO) fhe Bere aud wile tot nry FP. Spechy,.... Mth and Joh sts. 2 ft ‘ix 267.) the we Ist av, I7-Oxt. 25 Veolia Foiey and husband todowph L. Gerety. 82d st. 207.0 few, OF Tak ave, 176x102 5 Joseph L. Ghrety to Michael foley. ; w. of Rut ry tea) to Caro 20th t.. 88, 100 fe, wot 2H MeCaiferty’ (roteree) to Bernard Barto... 40h st. m8. JOT. we of Tsk BY, ‘Traphngen (reteres) to Augast Belmont. Cheystaphior ots mw. Tied tt w. of Greenwich vt 2x F Bmvth’ (referee) to Amanda ay , Catherine 1a nrad, to Charies Ke Gf 4th av; 1 youteresse 11 eve NEWARK METHODIST CONFERENCE, CROWDING THE TRAVELLING PREACHERS 4D NEGLECTING THE CONFERENCE CLAIMANTS—— A PATRIARCU'S ADVICE TO YOUNG MINISTERS. The Newark Annual Conlereuce of the Methodist Episeopal Church met yesterday in Hedding Church, Jersey City. Bishop l’eck conducted the opening de- votional exercises and presided during the mornisg session. The hours of session and the order in part was fixed, tho several committees on public worship, Sunday schools and tracts, Bible Society, statistics, camp meeting, {reedman's aid, temperance, memoirs, missionary anniversary and publication of minutes were appomted. The eighth disciplinary question was then taken up—Who are the supernumerary preach. ers ? and in answer some of the older breth- ren addressed the Conference, gave seccount of their work during the year, and all save one were continued in that relation, The exception was @ miuister whoso health after two years’ rest and travel in the West was restored, and bo was put on the effective ist, Father Woed, a venerable octogenarian, addressed the Conference very eflectively. He has entered upon bis eighty-fiith year, forty-nine of which be bas spent in the ministry. He still preaches every Sabbath “to the spirits in prison, 5 he expressed it, and has much pleasure and success in bis work. He ts chaplain of the New Jersey State Prison. The old patriarch cone trasted tho stringent rules of admission to Conference bow with the comparatively casy way by which minis- ters entered half a century ago, He gave somo excol- lent tatherly advice te the youog ministers to go trom their knees to their pulpits, and with a lively sense of God's presence, then they could not fail of success, ‘The Roy. W. G. Crane, avother father in Isracl, who hag been torty-tour years in the ministry—frst in the Phila- delphia and afterward in the New Jersoy Confereace— also spoke of his work. He bas been “effegtive’’ al) save five of those years, G. H. Jonos was a member of the Conference year ago, but some things occurred about that time and subse. quently which he did not like, and he with drew from the denomination and united with the Protestant Episcopal Church at Poillipaburg, N. J. He asked for a certificate of withdrawal from the Con- ference, But that is in every case a mero matter of courtesy, and this brother bas not yet returned bia ordination parchments to the Conference authorities, notwithstanding he bas withdrawn pearly a yoar Bishop Peck thought he ought to have dono this, and some of the Conference brethren were not disposed ta grant a certiticate of withdrawal to a minister who had left them neariy a year ago; but by vote he was ak lowed to withdraw, and the Secretury was directed ta make a note of the fact on the Journal and to notily Brother Jones also of tho Conterence action and at the same time to tndorso the notification that up to the timo he left Conference somo months ago he was a membor In good standing. This, though nots regular Certificate, must serve the place of one to buis with- drawn brother. CONVERENOK OVRECROWDED. Bishop Pock at this point called attention to the ne- cessity and importance of appointing a committee whose business it shall bo to inquire into the eficiency or otherwise of brethren on trial or seeking admission to the Conleronce, and also those who are now in the Conterence, That body 18 already overcrowded, and there are various reasons why # miniater may couse to be available—want of tact, lack of study and ability to reach, chronic ailinents, &c, Tho General Conference as enacted that an anoual Conference may *locate” a brother whoin it shall docide to be generally unaccepte able without giving him any reasons theretor; and such Jocated brother ceases to be a memver ol such Conlerence and has no further ims upon it, He may have served tho Church acceptably for twenty- five yeat but if his Conference now think he should be ‘located (that 1#, loft without an appot ment or, ministerial felation to the Conference), it may. locate bim without bis consent thing has been done by some Conferences already, and with great io- Justice to mon who bad served the Church well. The ‘committee now called tor, if appointed, would have to listen to all sorts of gossip and stories which might in- juro the effectiveness of a man in his last charge, whilo 1» his previous appointment he might have béeon grandly suocessiul, For this reason aud otbers th Proposition was opposed, unless the investigation could be Jitmited in its range, There nalf compe: they must.be then they will ba Brice, Crano, Landon, La Rue and others took part tho discussion, which was al ded and “substituted: ‘until the question became a regular tangle and wag fiually laid on the tabie by the expiration of the time of session, AVTERNOON BESSION, In the afternoon, from two to three o’clock, the Conference Insurance Society hold its annual meeting, and admitted halt a dozen membera and acted on how constitution, which requires that candida wil be under ifty years of age and shall present physician's certificate of good health and pay twenty. five cents initiation and one death rate before they can be elected inombers, Thero now 130 members in the society, The Conference itself met again at three P. M., Dr, Porter presiding, when the statistics of the churches wors handed tn and tho moneys for the Con. forence chitmants—that is, ministers who, from age or other physical disabilities, are unable longer to da effective work and the widows and orphans of deceased ministers, There are thirty-one clatm- ants on the Confereuce funds, and the sum asked for their xupport this year 1 500, Last year 349 48 owas distributed ne them. It was ated that between forty ani fifty of the charges served by candidates on tri ¢ send in one dollar tor thoso claimants, It ts vory doubtfal whether the stewards will have $7,000 this Yoar to distribute, A jew of tbe larger churchos raised @ little moro than their assessment, but tho foevler ones fall below in some cases trom thirty to fifty per cont what they were assessed to raise. In tho evening tho anniversary of the Sunday School Union and Tract Society was held in St. P dist Episcopal Church, when addresses wore made by the secretaries and others, ‘To-day the Conference will #16 again, THE TENEBRE. THE MOST PLAINTIVE SERVICE IN ALL THE YEAL—PRUEPARING FOR HOLY THURSDAY. Yesterday was the first of the three solomn days of Holy Week, when the Church puts on hor most sable wourntng and chants in tho most doleful numbers hor ‘sympathetic devotion to tho passion of Christ, Since Palm Sanday, the day of the triumphal entry of the Redeemer into Jerusalem, there have been prayers and hyrens which tell of the approaching consummation of the Saviour’s oarthly career, and for these two days before Good Friday all that prayer and chant can do to sing sadly in commemoration of the agony of the Saviour, as the time of Ilis death draws nigh, ts availed of to gi expression to the profound sense of humble acknowledgment duo for the mercy and the love manifested for men in these sorrowing hours. of tho Redeomer’s life, The altars aod sanctuarios in all the Catholic churches are draped with purple cot erings, and all tho ornaments are concealed from view in every part of the church, The pictares and stat- uary are hidden; the gilded embioms of many of the stages of tho Saviour’s Iife show nothing but the oute lives enveloped in purpie coverings, aud the whole church wears @ gloomy appearance in harmony with the services which are being held im commemoration of the Passion, Perhaps the most mourntul service held by the Catholics throughout the entire year is that of tho office of the Tenebrae, when the prophesies of Jeremiah are sung im the most plaintive of Gregorian music, Three of these “Lamen- they are called, aro sung each evening—on riday of this week, The is so well D that no description of tt necessary, Protestants as woll as Catholics attending the charches on these evenings. The “Lamentations” are tuospecial feature which attract the worsh: though the funereai chanting of the rest of the office Is very solemn, During the service a jarge triangular candlestick stands at one side of the altar, containing & Dumber of small tapers, cach one of whieh 1s extin« guished as a particular part of the office bas been con- cluded, and this tho only, light that appears within the sanctuaries, ‘he ofMce was yesterday sung at the principal Catholic charches, bo- ginning at four o'clock m the afternoon, The effect of the service would no doubt have been hoigbtened had it been held at w later hour, when the darkaess of the evening would bave necessitated the giimmering f feeble light nd the churches, but as it wag the Inercasing twiligut theow oom around the sanctuaries and through the edifices that was hot in oontrast with the spirit of the prophets melancholy song then being chantod. The services held at the Cathedral, St. Stephen's, East Twenty. eighth street; the Jesatte’ Couren, West Sixteenth Bireet; the Paulist bers’ Charch, Fifty-nin sirect, the Dominican Chureh, Sixty-ninth street aud Lexingtov avenur, and at some other of the prominent crowds of Catholic cburebos of the city, attracted large people. HOLY THORSDA’ In all the churches yesterday the ladies of the differ. ent congregations were busily ongagea te and decorating the w tories trom On Holy Thursday, sacrament js carried in pi altar to tho decorated at the hoad of cithor where it remains for she people daring the entire of cach congregation mak, Meyer, Kobecen and husban sihagt, Wath shes of eh ree OO temporary altars are of beautiful tm sacrament will