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8 THE COURTS. Judicial Interpretation of Condi- tional Purchases. THE HARD CONTRACTS OF THE POOR. The Emma Mine Suit Drawing to a Close. EDISON'S ELECTRICAL COMPLICATIONS. A decision rendered yesterday by the Genera! Term of the Marine Court on the question of the validity of tontracts of what are known as “instalment” or “con+ aitional sales’? will doubtless be of sorrowful interest to he very numerous poor who have been compelled to avai! themselves of that system of purchase. Pi- anos, sowing machines and household furniture are the principal kinds of goods parchased on these terms, the two latter almost exciusively by persons of very moderate means; but their bargains in relation to them, though hard, seem 0 be regarded ‘law binding. The majority of suite rowing out of euch contracts ara brought io the Marine Court, and the prosent decision, fortified, ns it seems to de, by dect#ions in other courts, may be regarded ag the law by which suitors of this class must be bound. The facts of the case and substance of the decision may be briefly stated as follows:—George W. Rathbun contracted with Horace Waters & Son lor piano at the agreed price of $375. The piano was to de paid for in three instalments, The frst instalment was paid, the others not, and tn consequence of such cefault Waters resumed possession of the piano, The contract provided that if the second and third instal- ments were not paid the first was io be applied as rent for the use of the piano, Rathbun died, and bis widow and children, to whom he had’ pre- viously assigned his claim, sued Waters to recover damages for taking the piano out of their possession. The jury atthe Marine Court Triai Term iwurded them $157 50 damages, and from the judg. ment entered ou this verdic fendauts appealed. The appeal was argued at tbe General Term bdetore Judges Aiker and McAdam, who bave Just rendered their decision disposing of the appeal, Judge McAdam, delivering the opinion of the Court, in speaking of these sales, says:—‘‘lt will have deen observed ‘rom the peculiar conditions of the contract that Rathbuu received possession of the piano on what is commonly known as o time contract upon whe conditional sale or imstaiment plan. this i¢ @ 6ystem of recent =. growth, quite — prevalent. in large cities, and | is patronized —_chetly by people of Hiited means who are by it enabled to pbtain without ready money the possession and use ot whatever household goods they require, with what may be termed au inchonte right of ownership thereia jo mature into an indefeasible titie, upon payment of cortuin instalments at specified times, The condi- | Uons cenerully imposed are that if default be made vy the proposed purchaser in the payment of instal- mentsor in the performance of the conditions, at the hime and in the manner specified, the ttle of the original owner 1s not only preserved unimpaired, but bis right to the immediate possession {8 ipso facto restored, If the pro- posed purchaser, therefore, retains the property After such detault, be has buta bare possession with- ‘nt, tt the suflerance of the owner, who may at once resume possession in avy lawful manner, These contracts, variously drawn, have been declared valid by the courts ag we!l as by learned text writers,” 1 opimion, which ts elaborate, cites largely both from the reports and elementary works, gives extructs rom the three writings executed at the same time, which thoy hold must be construcd as one contract, and closes with a reversal of the Judgment and tho award of a new triak Judge Aker coucurs, TELEGRAPH “INVENTIONS. In the Special Term of the Superior Court, yesterday, Lelore Judge Santora, there was commenced the trial of the suit of the Antic and Pacific Telegraph Com- r inst George B. Prescott, tho Western Union ‘Tewerapt Company, Lemuel W. Serreil and. A. Kde- son. itos charged, on the part of plaintifig, that in October, 1870, on and George Harrington entered | tuto a igreement ior fve years, whereby | 5 the Jatter, with some specttled exceptions, was to have a half interest in all of Eueson's inventions during that period. They Were then working on the development { the automatic telegraph patent, In April, 1872, Es to Harrington two-thirds of the auto- matic patent, and all patents past and future connected with it, aud gave him power of attorney to convey his own one-third. Up to that time Harrington had contrib- uted avout $40,000 toward the inventions, In January, | 1875, Harrington assigned his interest te Jay Gould for $50,000, and he, in turn, assigned to plaintiff. in the tae "60n bad assigned a half interest to Pre: rott, electrician of the Western Cuion, and applied for patents Nos, 4 and 100, w: a the Commissioner de- | tided were belonging to Edeson and Prescott, The latter assigned to the Western Union, and this, the plait ffs ns contrary to agreement, and a temporary in- Ction Was obtained against the issue of the patents he defendants, The object of the present suitis to a decree continuing the injunction. ‘The answer of the defendants 18 that, they owaing Stern’s duplex instrument and desiring to pertect it, they agreed with Edeson to experiment at their expense, aud to pay him for the results; that the agreement with Prescott was subject to these; but they advanced money to Kdesou and Prescott, and had a quadruplex instrument working in 1874, and an agreement was made for remuneration. The case was presented to | the Court, by couasel, as one voth difficult and com- D But the leading questions involved are whether Edeson’s contract with Harrington was binding on the former, so that all the inventions he might make dur- Ing five years subsequently would belong one-ball to Harrington, and could not be sold without his consent; or Whether it related simply to the automatic instru- ment, as the power of attorney would seem to do; or whether by the contract of 1573 wh the Western Union Company they became entitled to the duplex and quadruplex inventions during the pendency ot the contract, The case is sull on, THE EMMA MINE SUIT. Tho hearing of testimony in the suit of the Emma Silver Mining Company against Trenor W. Park and H. H. Baxter was yesterday—the sixty-fourth day of the case—brongut to a close. The last witness ex. ed, Professor Blake—previously examined, but led, and who testified that, in his opinion, the property was a “pocket’? mine—was examined by Mr. Stoughton, bat the evidence counsel sought to plicit was ruled out by the Court, Mr, Chittenden, of counsel for the defence, then began the summing up | on tho partof the defendants Park and Baxter, and | occupied the session to the hour of adjourn- ior the first time in the case Vbst a director of a company for nt, could bot be mamtuined. In Jaw the defendauts vonstituted a part of the company, and for the lirst time tn the history of jurisprudence this would be an instance of a company suing itselt suiould the action be maintained. In England, where this company obtained ail its laws with regard to mercantile and shipping business aud limited lia bility companies, no such as this lad ever been brodght into a court of d in the books in which all kinas of question: y raised In actions. ft law of this kind no. prece found, - Counse: a company is fiduciary and proper proc against the other was by equity and Jaw. ‘This suit was for fraudulent representati concealment, and some ove must be found guilty of intenuional trauds or concealment. On that piain | proposition counsel said he would be willing to rest | tnd Jeavo the case io the jury. He believed that the | sale of the Emina mine Was an hoemst and fair trans- tction; that the purchasers knew of any risk th tan and deemed themselves competent to deal with it, Ruose who bought the inine still hold to the integrity ot the sale, P r Siiliman's statement that the mine wus a true vein ACL IS LIS a true ve to-day, If it Were now worked by common skill a ebterprise it would to-day be paying profitable divi dends, Park belreved in the mine at the time of the sule, and believes in it Piaintift’s counsel had characterized Silliman’s report Wat the mine was a frue mine us the erowning fraud; but only one ot the many witnesses—Professor Biake—called the Emma mine a “pocket.” Counsel bad not concluded his argument at tbe adjournment of the Court. MEI WILL, ‘The contest over the will of the late Mary Danser was formally opened yesterday belore Surrogate Cal- vip, There was quite a formidable array of relatives and the immediate friends of relatives and witnesses on either side present in court, The principal con- testant, Smith M. Danser, the uncle of the deceased, was there with bis cot the will and their counse doipt V subscribing witness thereto. He w uced to the deceased, Mies Danser, in ber Inet mer by Thom F. Jeremiah, president of the Ci and that he drew the will jnoranda tarnished him by Miss Danser tor that purpose; he never saw anything io ber appear- br conversation that indicated im the shigltest vee the existence of an unsound mind oF body, he w incss was briefly ‘cross-examined by Mr. William O Bartlet. The further bearing iu tho case Was then wajourned till May 1, ' SUMMARY OF LAW OASES, Sigismund Kaufman was yesterday appointed by Judge Daly guardian od litem for Albert Deehne tn his | view. sult for $2,000 aginst Edward Fitzpatrick. The plain? was standing in a wagon when defendant drove bis wagon against it and threw him to the ground, injuring him permanently, as he complains. The suit of Isaac Henderson against Edward Sexton for $37, being a quarter’s rent of a room im the Even- ing Post Building, lg on trial before Judge Freedman ‘m the Superior Court. The detence is a counter claim for $300 for sicknese causec by the dampness of the newly finished wall ‘The trial of Hamilton W. Shipman agatnst Charles M. Peilsticker for damages for not accepting 20,000 gallons of naphtha oi) ordered was concluded yester- day, The defence was a counter claim arising out of a fall in the price of off atver the goods were ordered. The jury, after having deliberated upon the matter for some twenty-four hours and rendering two verdicts, finally gave as their final conclusion a verdict for $1,493 90 for the plaintift. A motion was argued yesterday before Commissioner Osborn in the case of Henry Bischotl, a broker doing business in this city, who is charged with baving issued certificates designed to take tbe placo of pass- ports, Decision In the case will be rendered by the Commissioner to-morrow morning. The suit of Gtto Kuse against the New York and New Haven Railroad Company for $10,000 damages 18 on triat betore Judge Daly, im the Common Pleas ' Court The complaint t# that whiie he was crossing | Fourth avenne he was kuockea down by one of defend- ant’s locomoWves and so badly injured that he cannot work, The defence is that he was crossing a little tramway used for the conveyance of sand, and nad no right 16 be there; that the might was clear, and be might have easny avoided the accident, uwin B, Gurnee, the clerk i the newspaper and package distribution department of the Post Office detected !n the act of carrying off articles of value which he had purloined from packages in his charge, was yesterday taken before Commissioner Shields for examination, The accused waived examination, und was held in $6,000 ball by the Commissioner to await the action of the Grand Jury. George L, Meacham ang Danie! G, Farnbam, copart. ners, have brought a suit against Alfred A, Campbell and August N. Coilignen to recover $800, the value of a quantity of appies sold to the defendant Campbell under alleged faise representations as to bia solvency, anc by him transferred ‘vithout consideration to the defendant Gollignen, who had knowledge of the fact. The trial was commenced yesterday, before Judge Larremore, in the Court of Common Pleas. The answers of both defendants admit all the allegations ex- cept fraud. n Part 1 of the Marine Court, belore Judge alker and a jury, yesterday, Henry W. Wheeler recovered a Judgment for $136 77 against Alexander Hudnut, The bill was for Ice, bul did not remain unpaid because of either unwillingness or inability on the part of Mr, Hudnut to pay tt. He was notified by the Knicker- bocker Ice Company not to pay Wheeler, from whom | he had purchased, as tho latter was only’ the agent of the company, and that the company would bold him | (Mr. Hudnut} responsible, Wheeler claimed be had | purchased from the company and was not its agent, and the jury, in so finding, have relieved Mr, Huanut from hig embarrassment as to which of the rival claimants he should pay, } In the suit tor libel brought by Henry Glintenkamp against Dr. Ferdinand Seeger to recover $6,000 dam- ages, the jury belore Judge Spier to-day gave a verdict for $260 for the plainuitl The New York Loan and Indemnity Company paid to the stockholders thirty-six per cent, and tor the last two years has not done any business, The habiliies are tritling—about $100—and thore ts some real estate still left. An order was made by Judge Donohue, in Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday, appointing A. Cheever and John T. Banker receivers of the assets that remain and dissolving the corporation, DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT--CHAMBERS, By Judgo Lawrence. Gillespie vs, Gillings. —Memorandum for counsel, Young vs, Carter.—In this case 11 18 quite clear that | there slould be a receiver appointed, and unless some good cause to the contrary be shown 1 ebali appoint the receiver already appointed by tue Superior Court in the other action. By Judge Donohue, Hooker vs, Martin.—l think the security should be in the amount of the mortgage debt, Matter ot Winter.—Order granted for the appoint ment of trustee. Towusend vs, Dixon; Percy vs Chase; Bailey va. Spofford,—Memoraydums. Matter of Angden.—Where ts tho order appointing commission * Matter of Allen,—Must be referred. Stratton vs, Wribeshorst,—Granted, unless plaintiff, within ten days, pay $10 costs of motion and stipulate to put cause on'calendar ior May; the Clerk to put it | in its piace and plaintif! to stipulate to try when | reached. Matter of New York Loan and Trust Company; Fisuer vs Imlay; Purdy vs. The Mayor, && ; Wood vs. Armstrong; Gawtry vs, Flynn; matter of 0'Con- Connolly vs. Kigney; Sehlukr vs. Hanssler; unter vs, Saunier; Doyle vs. Doyie et al.; Friedberg vs. Popper; Allen vs, Puselis; Lesber vs. Wagner; } Creuzbaum vs, Remson.—Granted, | Moses vs. Burke; Strauss vs. Whelan; Pope vs, Me- | Nider; Hasting vs." Wright; Society tor’ the Relief of Juvenile Delmquents vs. Sherwood. —Orders granted. Astor vs, McClave; Central National Bank vs, Rich- Jand National Bank.—Motions granted, Scott vs. Wood ter of 120th street; Flagler va, Haidane,—Motions denied, Brown vs. Hawkin Motion for costs denied, Wolf vs. Phillips. —Denied. Betts et al, vs, Betts et al.—Costs to be taxed, SUPREME CouRT—cIpculT—PaRr 1, i By Judge Larremore, Fox ve. Hawkins.—1 see no reason for granting a Btay in this case. COMMON PLEAS—CHAMBERS. By Chief Justice Daly, Quick vs. Finken, and matter, &¢., of Dachue,—Ap- pheations granted. Matter, &c,, of Roon and another, ordered in the sum of $10,000, The Mayor, &c. vs. The Unsafe Buildmg No. 20 Roosevelt street, —Any current upplication in such a proceeding for any new remedy or relief should be | made to the Judge bolding Chambers. / By Judge Larremore, The Judd Linseed Oil Company vs Hubbell, —Mo- tion denied. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Chief Justico Curtis, The Newcastle Chemical Works Company vs, Reed et al,—Case and exceptions oraered on file, MARINE COURT--CHAMBERS, By Judge Sinnott, McLoughlin vs. Hagen.—Motion to vacate order of arrest granted, with }10 costs on defendant stipulating not to suc, Chesier vs. The Galvanic Faradic Mapufacturing Company.—Motion granted without costs Meyer vs. Meyberg. —Motion denied without costs, Smith vs. Kraft,--Mouon granted. King vs. Phelps. -- Motion to allow service ot amended answer granted on condition that trial be proceeded with as if such answer had been served belore notice thereot; $10 costs to plaintitl to abide event, White vs, Richaras,—Motion denied without costs, Hartcorn vs. MeGorry.—Motion denied ; stay in order to show cause vacated, Coblintz vs, Richards, —Orders settled, Millard vs, Appleby.—Order of publication granted, choenwald vs. Lott. —Proceedings dismissed, with $10 costs, Edgerton va child vs. Ramos; rovisional bond Brown; Wagner vs. Mendelsohn; Fair. McKay vs Diossy; Lawrence vs. Fisher vs. Nichols; Johnson vs, White; ooper vs. Higham; Lawrence vs. Woodrull; Walker vs. Powell; Curtis va O'Halloran; Ryall vs, McPherson; Fraser ¥ Wharton vs. Landon; Vrumieller vs, Dorn; Green vs. Gitsky; Klemeuts va Cole,—Orders granted. By Judge Sheridan, Ludke vs. Conner,—Cnse settled, GENERAL SESSLONS—PART 1, Betore Recorder Hackett A FIEND IN HUMAN Form. ‘The court room was crowded yesterday, the oceasion being the triai of the “Rev, Paul 1, Valentini, ”h. D., D. D., Ll. D.,? who was arraigned by Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Ruseell and charged with the commis. | sion of outrages upon the littio boys and girls who resided at the prisoner’s “college for children, dormi- tory and chexp eating house,” at No, 608 Pearl street, The prisoner, who is forty years old, is said to bea man of culture aud good address, Mr, Russell, in open- ing the case for the prosecution, gave an insight into the prisoner’s career, which, it will be seen, has been somewnat varied, especially from a religious point of Valentini was born in Ubresio, Italy, He was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Church, but his disgracetul conduct subjected hitu to an Iguomimnions expulsion and Haprisonment, It would appear that he HeXt turped up as a professor in the Methodist Seminary at Florence, and that atter remaining there some time he finally made up his mind to come to this country. Obtaining letters of introduction to leading members | of the Mothodist Church In Boston, he arrived in New York, and on the strength of these letters he managed to get a protessorship in the Drew Theological Semin- ary, Where he remained until the close of the scholastic year, Signor Valentini’s next appearance is us pastor of the Methodist Mission Church; butas this enters ) prise proved unprotitable he abandoned the Methodist | Chureh altogether and now makes his bow as a | member of the Protestunt Episeopal (Italian) Church, which was presided over by the Rev. Mr. Stander, He was so imbued with religious sentiments that he embraced the ministry, and was finally ordained by the Kev, Bishop Potter on the 17th of November, 1875, it being understood that he was to Act asu missionary among the Italians im this city. He subsequently entered into partnership with ® countryman named Barnabo, and bec tendent of a cheap eating house at No. 608 Pearl stree similar institutions under his direction also being opened at No, 46 Franklin street and No, 202 Chatham eireet, Signor Valentin! undertook to inetruet the lit« Ue wanderers who songut refuge in bis institution, and ie the supers under the cloak of a teacher committed gross crimes. His evil doings were spread abroad and Bishop Potter suspended im trom the mine istry. Then followed a disagreement between him and Barnabo, a dissolution of partnersmp being the result, he retaining the Pearl street establishment and Barnabo that in Franklin street. The main wit- ness against the prisoner yesterday was a lad of jours teon yeurs, who gave his name as Lous Lewis. The deienice was a general denial of the erime charged, NEW YORK HERALD, FR the sentenee the Assistant Distriet Attorney inti- | sball consist of a copy of the | burg! mated taat there were several ‘other charges against including th0se of a number of litte girls, upon whose testimony the prisoner would undoubtedly be convicted, The Kecorder, who seemed to be much impressed with the eS, of the offence, said this was the most atrocious charge that ever came under hia treme penalty whic! years at bard jabor in the State Prison. ANOTHER PENITENT MILK DEALER. Ignatz Offner, a milk dealer, carrying on an exten- erve business at 220 Third street, was arraigned on the charge of aduiterating milk, ‘p violation of the ordi- nonce of the Board of Health, The prisoner pleaded guilty anc the Recorder {ned him in sum of $250 GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 2 Bofore Judge Gildersleeve. RECEIVING STCLEN voops, Ellen Buhler, of No. 23 Clark street, was arraigned by Assistant rict Attorney Herring, charged with receiving stolen goods, Three lads, 14 appeared, stole a silk dress and a pair of pantaloongs from the dyeing anc cleaning establishment of Wilham Galt, in Wash- ington street, and sold them to the prisoner for sev- enty-five cents, The boys pleaded guilty and tesufied Against the accused, who, however, denied the charge, She was convicted and remanded for sentenca AN ALLEGED PARRICIDE, 4 youth named George Krik was arratgned for trial on the charge of killing his father, on the night of the 18th of January last. The testimony showed that ihe aeceased, Nicholas Krik, @ German, had frequently threatened bis son, andon the day tn question loaded a revolver with thatend in view. He had been drink- tng on that day, and when bis gon came home his mother, tearing fatal results from any tnterview, warned him to retire to hig room. The boy was sub- sequently aroused by hearing his mother ecreaming, and on coming out his faiber rushed at him, having his hands a knife and o pistol. The father aimed the pistol at bim, when the son seized @ hatchet and atruck him on the head, Nicholas Krik died from the effect ofthe blows and his son surrendered himself to the police, His mother gave him an excellent character, and, ‘tappearing shat he had only used the hatchet at & moment when hia iife was tn imminent pert!, Coionel Fellows, his counsel, movea she Court to direct a ver- dict of acquittal, Assistant District Attorney Herring intimating that be thought such ® course to be war- ranted by the evidence Judge Gtidersiceve so directed the jury and the prisoner was discharged, 4 FORGER'S FATE. Asaistant District Attorney Rollins moved the Court for sentence in the case of Cyrus G, Clarke, who {t will be remembered, was convicted on Monday last ot utter- ; Ing twenty-one’ forged bonds of $1,000 of the Central | Pacific Railroad, With tntent to dotraud the East River | National Bank. Judge Sutherland, vefore whom the prisoner was tried, sentenced him for the term of five years in the State Prison. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Scrrema Covrt—Cnamnxrs—Held by Judge Dono- Nos, 30, 61, 65, 105, 113, 115, 24, 129, 130, 132, 135, 206, 214, 234, 5 pectaL I'kKkM—Held by Judge Nos, 275, 287, 100, 205, 49, 814, 318, 321, 30, 831, 335, 336, 837, 338, 339, $40, 341, 34: 843, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, Scrxems CotrtT—Cincvit—Part —i,—Adjourned. Short causes set down for this term will bo called : Cireuit, Part 3. Part 2—Heid by Judge Barrett—Caso op—No. 1096, No day calendar, Part 3—Held b; Judge Van Brunt.—Short causes—Nos. 4433, 4565, 4355, 4485, 4175, $764, 3954, 3666, 1, 4762, 2168, $108, 4372. 4766, 4798, 2190, 4451, 2855, 4003, 4569, 4526, 1190, 4369, 4329, 4031, 4451, 4557, 4143, 4505, 4401, 4707, 3827, 4799, 4800, 4801. Scrrriok Cocrt—TriaL TERM—Part 1—Held by Jadge Freedman.—Nos. 633, 777,256, 1214, 930, 315, "122, 340, B41, 706, 414, 847, 620, 969, 566, 529, 244, 971; 972, 248, 160, 475,482," Part 4—Held by Judge Nos, 997, 539, 640, G44, 47444, 311, 465, 2, 554, 787, 395, 1283, 778, 1069, 779, 354, 977, of 0, $69, 226, 780, 641.—Part 8—Held by Judge Sedgwick.—-Case on, No, 82% No day culondar, Supgrion Covrt—SreciaL TerM.—Reld by Judgo Sanford.—Nos, 10, 44, 50, 59, 67, 49, 51. Demurrers— Nos, 3 and Equity Tkxm.—Held by Judgo C, P. ComMON PLEAS- Daly.—No day calendar. Common PLEAs—I'KIAL TeRM—Part 1 —Hold by Judge | Van Horsen.—One hour causes—Nos, 724, 1498, 1410, 1207, 1203, 1467, 1474, 1449, 1553, 1566, 1749, 1343. Part 2.—Held by Juuge Larremore,—One hour causes—Nos, 1646, 1601, 1581, 1682, 1708, 1543, 1562, 1744, 1381, 1742 Part 3.—Held by Judge J. F. Daly,—Case vn—No, 031. No day calendar. Maxine Count—Triat Term—Part 1—Hold by Judge Aiker,—Short causes—Nos, 9202, 9285, 6795, 6983, 8567, 9006, 9263, 9283, 9338, 9: a 320, 5856, 9340, 9306, 8rd, }5, S727, T73s, 93S: 9411, 908/ 9379, 9380, VSH1, 9397, 9446, 8 cnuses—N 7806, 7 fi 9303, 9345, 9163, 9348, 0351, 9860, 9301, 9204, 9295, 9498. Part 3—Held by Judge She Nos, 9112, 8440, 9212, 9267, 8251, 9230, 9296, 8757, 0288, 9222, 9802, 9243, 9265, ¥36T, 9368, | COURT OF GENERAL Sxssioxs—Vart 1—Held by Re- | corder Hackett—Tho People vs, Join Whitney, | seault and battery ; Samo vs, George fl'xy! | 'y; Same vs, Jacob Hohn aud Leonard Meyers, | burgliry} Same vs. Michael Feeney, burglary; Same ; vs. Julia Darin, grand larceny; Same ve. Rovert St jord, grand larceny; Same vs, William Stagin, petit larceny ; Same vs. Michael Devine, assault and battery; Same vs. Julia Smith, disorderly house; Samo vs, ‘Thomas Clark, burglary. Part 2—Heid by Judge Gil- dersicove.—Ihe People vs, Michael Lloyd, grand lar- ceny; Same vs, Joseph Slater, grand larceny; Same vs. Howard Pearsall, falso pretences; Same vs, Henry Henry, petit larceny; Same vs. Martin Deiany, assault | and battery. HEMPSTEAD RESERVOIR SUIT. There was another sessiun of the reforees appointed by the Brooklyn City Court to take testimony in the suit of Contractors Kingsley and Keeney held yester- day, at which testimony was taken as to tho justice of the plaintiffs’ claim for $178,000 tor work on the Hempstead storage reservoir, James Everhard, a contractor, who in 1871 excavated the site of the New York Post Office, testified that the earth excavated at the Reservoir was worth trom sixty-eight to seventy cents a cubic yard; im bys opinion an avor- age laboring man would shovel from six to reven yards a day; he never had any business relations with the plaintitis, Joseph Brown, who had been foreman of a gang in the Reservoir work, testified that he had great difficulty in getting men to work tn excavating in the swamp; the price paid the workmen was from $210 $2 25 a day, James McCarthy, foreman and timekeeper for the plaintifts, testified (bat at one time between eighty and minely teams of horses were on the work, three teams of oxen and cight or nine carts; for tho first two years at least half of the men engaged on the wark were affected by sickness; 1,100 men had been employed at one time; the present depth of water in the reservoir 18 fourteen tcet. erees will hold another session to-day, CROOKED WHISKEY. Thomas Spence was taken before United States Com- missioner Winslow, in Brooklyn, yesterday, on the charge of jliicit whiskey distilling. William Dundon, the only witness called, testified that ne ran an illicit | still at No, 36 Raymond street; that the premises were Jet to Al. Warren by the prisoner, the entrance to the still was through the cooper shop ot Spence; witness had been told by Warren toat Spence had an interest in the still and was to receive one-balf; the shure of witness was to be hall of Al. Warren's share; MeCall, a general manager, sold the whiskey, Witness tesuted further that the still cost $100, and that he pat in $90. The case was then adjourned to Thursday next, A VERDICT FOR SCHLEGEL. The jury rendered a verdict yesterday, in the Su- preie Court, Circuit, before Judge Pratt, in the euit of Joun Schlegel against Bauer, Gibbs & Co., finding tor the plaintif im the sum of $2,697 10, The plantft claimed that the defendants, who are merchants, 10 Kende strect, this city, owed him the amount set torth, and that Gibbs gave him a bond and mortgage on a place at Elizabeth, N. J, He subsequently learned that the bond and mortgage were worthiess, COURT OF APPEALS. Aupaxy, N. Y¥., April 19, 1877, In tho Court of Appeals toeday, bofore Sanford FB, Church, ©. J., and associates the following cases wero argued :— No, The Village of Gloversville, respondent, vs. William Howell apd another, appeliants.—Argument resumed and concluded. No, sll. Charlotte Hayner, respondent, vs The American Popular Life insurance Company, appel- iants,—Argued by George Bliss for appellants, Luthor Jarsh lor respondent, No. 31234. Murinda L. Dewolf, respondent, vs, Aras G. Williams, Sherif, &e .——Argued by Homer A. Nelson for appellant; Samuel Hand lor respondent, ‘No. 405. Louisa J, Davis, respondent, vs, Auguatas . Bechstein, impieaded, &c,, appellant.— Argued by Nicholas Quackenbos for respondent; submitted to ap- 98: 6, 9300, $876, 9% Ke peliant, Po. 458, Mary A. Schank, exeeutrix, &e., respond: ont, vs. Tho Mayor, &c, Now York, appellant. —Ar- gued by A. J, Requier for appellant; A. C, Brown tor Tespondent. No, 287. Adolph Nenendorff, appellant, va, Abraham Dar, and others, respondents,—Submitted, No. 4, Emily Fowler Ford, app . v8. August Beimont and others, trustees, &e., respondents.~-Ar+ gued by Joba Townsend for appellant, Willian M. MacFarland for respondents, Case on. ONDER, The following order has been issue ‘This Court will take a recess from the 27th of April, to meet again on the third Monday of May, No cause will be taken ap after the 24ut of Aprii, except the ap- peals in the New York Elevated Sailway actions, A new calendar will be made up tor the third Monday ot May, on Which tho Clerk wili place 10 their proper order the canes on the present catendar which lt not bave been heard or otherwise disposed of, all causes which have been or sball be noticed for argument and the proof of service of notice filed with the Clerk, on or before the 7th day of May. Rule 5 is amended so as to road as follows j— ‘Tho jury promptiy found the prisoner guilty, Berore Rei fi— Appellant io make a ease ite form.—In, all enten: dnt entses & case shail be made by the appellant, which | his. woes, Tho onimal lost no opportunity, he stated, ; Justice explained that he nevor carried a pistol, and | placard of rival printers, After considerable sparring reasons of the Court below not be procured, tuyetl ‘exht its, depositions and ot shall be added. Every opinton In th Term, as well as at the General Term, tions invofved in the appeal, is tnelud provision. Norx.—By this amendment an index i required as & part of every case. E, 0. PERRIN, Clerk. CALENDAR, The following is the day caiendar for Friday, Apri? 20:—Nos, 285, 44, 268, 304, 310, 314, 317, 314, SUPREME COURT DAY CALENDAR. RocugstrER, April 19, 1877. The following !# the day calendar of the: Supreme Court, Genera! Term, Fourth department, for Friday, ‘Apri! 20, 1877:—Nos. 101, 118, 122, 124. 23, 94, 95, ik, 120, 181, 182, 184, 185, 138, 226, 139, 148, . 145, 246, 148, 150, 151, 154 and 155, UNITED STATES SUPREME . COURT. Wasunoron, April 19, 1877. The following cases were argued tn the United States Supreme Court yesterday :— No, 283, Kemnere et ab vs, United States—Error to the Gireuit Court for the Eastern District of Tennes- see,—Thit was & Fuil Upon 6 bond conditional for com: ance with the internal revenue laws in respect 10 & onded warehouse establishec by Kennedy chief question was wh it wag sufficiently stamped, the bond being tor $20,000 ana having only a twenty one cent stamp. The Court ruied that it was immas terial whether tt was aufliciently stamped or not, ag it could be stamped at any time before being offered in evidence, and the judgment was for the government, The plamtif! in error does not appear here, and the i case was submitted on the printed argument of tne de- tendant, filed by Assistant Attorney General Smith for Jpited States. No, 655, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroaa Company vs, The Commonwealth of Virginiu—Error to the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, and three other casea — The question tn these questions is whether that por- ion of the property of the company which originally belonged to the Virginia Centrai Railroad Company and that which bas been acquired by purchase from the State of Virginia since {ts incorporation ure Liable to. taxation by the State, it being admitted that the profits of the company have not amounted to ten per cent on ite capital, and the company : ing that i was originally exempted from taxation until such time as 4 did return such & proti,. The Court of Appea'e sus- tained the tax on the ground that in such case® where there 18 any douot it shail be resoivec in favor of the goverpment It is here contended that a proper con- struction of the various enactments will insure a de- B10 against the right of the State to impose avy tax upon any portion of the company’s peace until ty afforas the profit provided tor, W. J. Robertson for plainuff in error, RG, Daniol for defendant. On motion of Wiham Brown, Walter Evans, of Loutsville, Ky., was admitted to practico as an attor- ney and counsellor of court. Nos, 655, 656, 657 and 648 assigned, The Chesa- peake and Ohio Ratiroad Company, plaintiff tn error, vs. the Commonweaith of Virginia, —The argument of these causes was continued by RK. F, Daniel Aunrien General of the State, and concluded by William M, Evartstor the plaintiff in error, 34. The £tna life Insurance Company, plaintift | avid France and w:fe,—This cause was ed by Samuel C, Perkins of counsel for the piaintll error, and by N. 1 Sharpless for the defendant in | error. No, 240, Richard Sullivan, trustee, &c., et al., a) pellants, v8, the Portland und Kennebec Railroad Com. | pony etal—This cause was submitted on printed ar- | guments by A. G, Stuuchfeld, of counsel tor the ap- peiiants, and by James W. Bradbury for the appeilees, No, 238. The Milwaukee and Sv, Paui Railway Com- pany, plaintiff in error, vs. Timothy Kellogg.—the ar- gument of this cause was commenced by Jobn W, Cary, of counsel for the plainutt in error, ' The Court then adjourned until to-morrow. TALE OF A DOG, Two working men were brought into the Tombs Po- Nee Court yesterday, one of whom carried a tittle Skye terrier dog in his arms. The other keptat a respect- ful distance trom the animal, which continued to snap | and snarl ut him as if a misunderstanding of u serious nature existed between them. Man-Atraid-of-the-Dog ; auld to Justice Flammer that bis name was Gardner and that his life was rendered miserable by the Skyo terrier, (An unusually loud snarl from the. dog.) Gardner stepped back a pace and continued to relate 1o snap at him and his wife. He now came to court | for justice, and nothing would appease him short of | the Juage killing the dog on tho spot. The even if he did he would hardiy {cel justified in persoa- aily shooting the animal. Gardner smiled increduously and remarked in an undertone that things bad come to a strange pass when a judge couldn’t shoot a dog. O'Brien was noticed to move bis hands nervously and at last he broke out:—*Take him, Your Hounor,'? suid he, placing the dog on the Judge’s desk, “take him, 1 would much rather you would have him than myself, The magistrate was about tc decline when O’Brien interrupted, ‘Iv’s all right, Judge, it’s all right; I’ve thought it all over, You can have him; take him along."? When at length {t was made clear that such a proceeding would uo; be in strict. accord. ance with magisterial dignity O'Hrion, somewhat crest fallen, gathered up his dog. The case was referred for adjudication to Mr, Henry Bergn. TWO OLD SPORTS. Pedestrians tn the neighborhood of Voscy street and Broadway were treated yesterday afternoon to the novel spectacle of two aged men, the youngest ot whom was over seventy-five years of age, engaged in ahandto hand fight, They danced around with sur- prising agility, exhibiting a gcience worthy of the prize ring. Each bore on his back a huge advertising the elder closed on his antagonist, and by a dexterous movement laid him on the siuewaik, Then the police interfered and the combatants were marched to the Tombs Police Court, “It was only a little sport, Your Honor,"’ explained the elder man, who gave the bame of Burke. “You seo we carry signs on our backs, and we bad a little word about our bosses, and I put up ine hands so he wouldn't strike me, an’ he foil agin me and struck on tho sidewalk.” “That’s the honost truth, Your Honor," corrobora- ted the younger, who gave the name of Cleary. “We had a Hitle dispute, an’! hit him in play, Weare the | best of triends, Your Honor,” ' The prisoners were warned to mend their ways, and | allowed to go. MIXED MATRIMONY, . A curious abandonment caso was examined before Judge Otterbourg yesterday alternoon, which puzzled His Honor so much that he decided to postpone it until to-morrow. It seems that William Riker, the defendant in the case, was married to the complainant, Elmira J. Riker, now living at No, 249 West Eleventh street, Gh the 20th of October, 1866, in the city of Boston, and had left her four months ago, gone to Canada and refused to give hor any furthor support. Mrs, Riker, therefore, asks that William Riker should be pat under bonds to support her according t) his means. The defendant clauns that though he believed when he married her that she was a single woman he has since discovered evidence ts the contrary and that sho has another hus- | band living. Mrs. Riker admimed yesterday on cross. | examinauon that she was married in 1559 to a man named Charles K. Bullard, who i now in prison in Massachusetts, on a cburge of burglary, tor which crime he was sentenced for twenty y She turther admitted that sbe bad lived with iullard three years. She applied fora divorce trom him in 1876; bat, though she bad not ag yet obtamed it, she con- sidered that tbe fact of Bullard being sent to prisun for that length of time was sufficient. WINNING WAYS. Henry Willis Alexander, of No. 35 West Fourth street, on Wednesday evening met a young girl on Sixth avenue, with whom he becume engaged tn a pieasant conversation, He walked a few blocks with her, evidently taken by her sprightly manners, but on approaching the corner of Twenty-second street he felt a hand in his pocket, and the next moment he saw his Indy friend «pring trom bis side and jump on board a Sixth avenue car going down town, When he recov. ered bimsel{ be discovered ihat he had been robbed of | $400. He gave a description of the girl to Otticer | inth preeinet, aud that oflicer | late in the evening afrested Mary Wilson, residing at No. 216 West twenty-sixth street. Mary was tally identified by Mr. Alexander yesterday, aud she was committed by Judge Utterbourg tn $1,500 bail to answer. Duniap, of the Twonty WHO SHOULD PAY? Detective Forris roturned from Maryland yesterday, whithor he had gone with Edward Costelry, who shot Solomon Costelry, bis cousin, at Frederick, on the 4th inst, Ferris, 1 will be remembered, captured the prisoner in West Twenty-fourth street lust week, and, having-obtained bis contession and written consent to | go to Maryland without a requisition, carried him thither. This course was made necessary by the bung- ling of the Sherif of the county in which the murder was committed. He came here aud went to Albany to get Governor Robinson's warrant without having the proper papers; hence Ferris was despatched wit Cos telry to diary lund anybody should obtain his ree Jease on a habeas corpus, The county in whict the homicide was committed offered $250 Jor the refugee’s capture, ‘This was refused to Detective Ferris ou his arrival 11 Maryland, unless he consented to pay the Sherifl’s expenses mcurred through their official's own bungling. States Attorney Mottor, of Frederick, wrote to Superintendent Walling asking bis opinion of the matter. The Superintendent's reply was in the form of a query—"Had the Sheriff come to this State and incurred the expense without bringing back the man would ho have bad to pay the money himsell?’’ CAPTURED ABROAD. Thomas R. Lewis, who was jointly indicted with Thomas KR. Beckwith in the Babbitt case, has been ar- 1 ple trom being merry yesterday over a reported trick IDAY, APRIL. 20, 1877.—TRIPLE SHEET. ed THIRTEEN MEN AND A PIG, THE LOSS OF THE GERMAN DARK ONKEL ADER- | MANN IN MID OCEAN AND THE RESCUE OF THE CREW BY THE STEAMER NEW Ol- LEANS—NO WATER FOR FOUR DAYS, The steamship New Orleans, Captain George A. Dear- born, from New Orleans, reached her dock Inst even- ing, after being delayed eighteen hours outside Sandy | Hook on account of the dense fog. On board of tho steamship were thirteen men, the Captain and crew of the German bark Onkel Adermann. i On the 17th of this month, tn latitude 33 31, longi- | tude 7635, the lookout on tho New Orleans sighted tho hulk of @ vessei pitching and tossing helpicssiy a short distance to windward. The Captain was notified, and he ordered the steamship to bear up for the wreck, The sea was very heavy, aud it was not without con- Giderabie difficulty that the steamer’s boat could make the wreck. On arriving alongetde {t was found that the ship was entirely fy!) of water and the waves flowed freely over the decks; nothing remained tree from the water but ® portion of the topgaliant forecastle, and that only partially, and upon that smail space were huddled thirteen men—the officers and crew of the ship, When the steamer’s boat reached the ship’s side tho crew sunk upon thoir knees and, with tho téars sircaming down their faces, ratsed their bands in grateful thanks to Heaven tor their deliverance. One of them—anc he seemed to echo the feelings of alli—apoke the first words the rescuing crow heard, *‘Mein Gott, Ich danke, wir sind gerettet” STORY OP THE SMIPWRECK, The Unkel Adermann sailed trom Doboy on the 10th of April loadec with timber, On the 13th while lying to in wu very heavy gale from the engi-southeast and under close reef, an exceedingly heavy sea struck the snip and knocked down maintopsaii, washed away deck houses, deck load, bulwarks and stanchions. The magt was tmmediately cut away and the snip righted, but not before the hatches bad been washed away and the hold tiled with wi » The water con- tinued to rise and enci succeoding sea washed tho doomed vessel fore and att, The men with the oflice took to the topgailant forecastic and jashed thom~- selves fasu 1h Was well they aid go, for during | the night of horror the forecasile was moro than one-third of the time under water. Next morning the alarming discovery was made that there were no provisions or water to be had. A very small pig, however, was fortuuately washed on to the lure- castle and was out up and distributed by the Captain, The sea now subsided somewhat, and the bark floated helpiessly. The men had no water and nothing to eat but the pig for four days, when they were rescned by the ‘steamship New Orleans. When on board tho steamer, Where they were treated with every consid~ erauion by the Captain and his officers, the men ate rayenously, On their arrival in this city last evening | their Captain proceeded to the German Consul’s, who will attond to their wants while in the city und Bead them home to Germany. THE SAVED. The names of the rescued aro:—Captain, Mau; First Officer, William Puttenbach; Second Officer, Karl Koel; gailors, Exton Borer, Franz Remson, Joun Makelskie, Martin, Hentz, Zurman Sitske, William Reasoner, Frauz Bigot, Frederick Schultzer, Gustai Compf, Henry Bankretch, THR VESSEL, The Onkel Adermann was a wooden vessel of 467 tons burden. Sbe was built at St. Jobn, N. B, ip _ ’ 1850, and was owned at Swinemunde, TRAPPING BEAKS, The gloomy weather did not prevent Wall stroet peo- to which some prominent bear operators wore said to have been subjected. Roport said that nearly al! the more prominent of tho bears were summonea to appoar before the Grand Jury to tell what they knew of recent rumors, and that before leaving the street they had ; lett orders to cover their short contracts for Delaware, | Lackawanna and Western at every decline of one- eighth per cent. When the bears got to the Grand Jury room it seems they were told they could not be examined until Monday, Meantiino some persons sold the stock very irecly, knocking down the prico two percent, On their return the bears were consid- ably chugrined to find that they had bought at prices so much higher than they necd bave purchased this stock if on the sircet. Some persons ‘long’ of the stock and aware of the orders lett by the bears, aro ‘suid to havo rusbed out the stock and thus caused the tumble. ty SEIZURE OF LACES AND CIGARS. ‘Tho officers of the Special Treasury Agent obtained information that somo of the crew of the bark Zouave, jately arrived trom Europe and now discharging cargo at tho Atlantic Docks, at Brooklyn, bad brought con- traband goods, which they intended to smuggle ashore, A watch was placed on the movements of the sailors, and yesterday tho revenue officials succeeded in setz- tng ten sets of valuable lace curtains and two bolts of fine alpaca. Inspectors of the Custom House also seized, yesterday, on board of the Havaua City of Vera Cruz 400 choice cigars. REAL ESTATE, i i The following are the transactions In tho real estate auction salesrooms yesrorday :— RY E. fl. LUDLOW AND CO. Supreme Court foreciosure sule—Adolph | Orakt, Teferoe — of w house, with lot 24.0x110).0x23.3x 124, «fh. &, between Mott and Elizabeth ined, plaintiff, for e me referee—of a two story brick W, No. 44 Amity st. D. -. to Lemon 12,000 sts., to BE. He Similar sale—sai house, with lot 2%; BAO TL. w. of Macde 4. between i870, term ++ 12,000 Similar ase, with lot "2, it of av. A, to Mary T. Gavigan, tor +. 8,600 ny JOuN T, Hop. Supreme Court foreclosure sale - William tefereo—of a house, with lot 18.0x104. Kost 1th st, 8. 8, 224 ft, ©. of av, B, to Jacob Kessler, tor. BY A. ih. MOLLER AND SON. Supreme Coart foreclosure sale—Henry K. Beekman, eree—of one lot, 25x10, on ast Gd st. 105 ft. w. of 3d av oad For the Ger 2Ox08.9, on East to EB. ©. Barker, for. RY iW, COATES. Supreme Court foreclosure i reteree—of four lots, cach 25x li st, nm. 8, 100 ft. ©. of 10th av., berger, plaintif, for Bee Ce RY WILLIAM 4. KENNEDY, Supreme Court foreclosure sale—Audrew erve ~ of ony lot, 26x100.5, on Moret ner of «iton st., Morris: wd 24,000 ay, 10,700 to —— Rathuis: * i 12,750 WOOD AXD Supreme Court foreclosure sule—John H. Glover reforee—of two lots, each 26xi00, on Valentine West Far Ay, & w. corner of Central av., Moryuset J. Weeks, for....... . Total sales for the day.. 5 4 1x100.5; Sophia V husband to Willian Radde......2....824,000 SUES 4th ward) rge H. Carlborre 0 GOth #t., n, Seward Tx 100 Sth rt, ie Wachs n y dunes i B. Ruggles 49th st. . e, of Bd av., 40x82, William’ Parsons and wife to Morris Kenskopt, GOL ste. te my 179 ftw. of Y Ix T00. KR, Russell executrix) to Samael D. + 145 ft. e. of Oth ay., GURLO05 Ku ‘TWxt00; Reiley 20,000 Morris BATH weg ne me, 1 Mary B. Aibto ¥ 8, 458 4 ft. w. oF! wite to WIL m0 f r athiide L. Papentau «of Oth. i Away, nh. W. cor. Port (hte ward); Wiliams Benjamin F. Manterr Amos st, m. &. commer tire und huyband to Charles t + 17x70; also Avxhoo, Nom. . + 16,000 | ‘BON st. BS, Loti and wife Hd st. & 8, 27! H. Mealpine 46th st. 75 it. wo ot L Tw Donotiae and on av. 2 to D, pine . Sad c av, Oxi * wophiny bh. Lester Gist st. a. att uf Madison ay, W. Liew, referee, to J. Cumpueli., MONTEAGYS, Germond, Wellington and w ite to Bank for av. and 77th sti 1 year, to Mutual Lite Tnsurnnes” Go ly 8 of Spritiy st, 1,500 Mutant Li | SERGI ay 25,000 | item Bs. i 5,000 10,000 a $B YER. sce esdeg 3,000 Jolinson, George F. and wits, to George Hvans 6 & Of th Ate, @. Of Ist n Ws. vive banceh "12,000 Renley, Catherine and husvond, to’ Caroline Mt. Hiteheock,.n, th ste, e exington aw; i +, 15,000 wile, to Ga aid wird: : B yonrs, ‘ 2,500 Corneiins #, Mabie, n. 5, of i 2,000 7,000 ents. AER as 2,606 Mates W. 2.666 2,006, xington uv. 0 | invived to atiend the funeral, on Sunday, 2: ; | at throe o'clock P, M., at his late residence,’ 390 Sum: | road leaves ¢ MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, "MARRIED. Saiauel Coxxix—I ednesday, April 18, at the resicence pene Pat ra Jutten, Evorns H. Mo fauna Haves, deughter of Brageuet R if 'y. No cards, EDSALL—| ity, December 30, 187 dy the Rev. Prask Soaane 16 Mist Ayxry Kin ee ee Heremsoy—! kirn, evening, April 18, by Rev, Heremsox, of Toronto, zuINg O. SEATON, of Brooklyn, Ne cards, Liavy—Moony —On Wed evening, 18th inst, at the residence of the bride's parents, by the Rev. J. O'Reslly, pastor of St. Mary's Church, Josken Leavy. of Brooklyn, tc MaGGtx, daughter of James Moore, Esq,, of New York city. P. PLatt—Wi.ny.—On Wednesday, Apri! 18, at the res. idence of the bride's parents, by the Rev. John Hall D.D., Frank H. Prat? to Sanau £., youngest daugh:) ter of Thomas Wiley, Pxaxeen—Duckwitz —In Brooklyn, on Wednosday, April 16, 1877, at the residence of the bride’s mother, by the Right Rev A. Litdejobn, Bishop of Long Island, Mr, Joun F, Prascen to Miss Faxxim ApELE, daughter of the late Geurge F, Duckwitz, Rireme—lrck.—On Wednesday, April 18, at the residence of the bride’e parents, by the Rev. J. Spence: Keyyakp Axprew Rircuix to Mary Yorky, eld See of James B, Peck, E2q., both of this city, No car STILWELL—Muxuax.—At the residence of the bride’s parents. on Wednesday, Apri) 18, 1877, by the Rev. A. B. Carter, Antiun A. STILWELL to Kare M., second daughter of B J. Meehan, Died. AxIy,—On Wodneaday, 18th inst., of Logansport, Ind., of pheumonta, Tekopors Axry, son of Benjamin Akin, Greenbush, N. ¥, Funeral Saturday, two o'clock, from house at Greenbus! Friends of family respectiully invited to attend hout further notice. Carriages will be in waiting on arrival of 8:30 train trom New York at Eust Albany. Barry,—On Tuesday, April 17, Jous Barry, a na tive of the city of Cork, Irland, aged 42 years, His tuneral will take place from the Church of the Transfiguration, Mott st, on Friday, 20th, at pine o'clock A. M. The friends aro invited vo attend. Ump.—On Thursday, April 19, BrivGer, relict of Phihp Bird, ‘ Reiauves and friends ara tnvited to attend the funerai, from her late residence, 310 East 27th st, on Saturday, April 21, at half-past one P, M. Buark.—On Wednesday evening, April 18, Saran, widow of the late Rev. H, H Blair. ‘The funern! will take place from her late residence, 34 Perry st., op Saturday, the 2ist inst., at one P, M Boycx. Suddenly, on Wednes: morning, of bi disense, GkonGs H. Boycx, in the 27th year of his age, rhe relatives and {rionds of the family are respec! tully invited to attend his funeral, from the residence of his father, D, D, Boyce, 101 Oak st, Greenpoint, Suturday morning, at ten o’clock. His remains will ‘be interred in the Sieepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, ‘Take 1:30 P. M, train from Grand Central Depot. On Wednesday, April 18, 1877, in Brooke , Axprew Buckner, aged 70 years. atives and friends of tho family are respecttully Invited to attend his funeral, from his late residence, 107 Rapelyea st, on Saturday, 2lst inst, at two o'clock. Peekskill papers please copy. Chatsskn,—On Wednesday, Apri! 18, Aponra, infant son of Adolph and Jennie C, Claussen. Buried {a Woodlawn Cemetery, April 19. Dickky,—Sudde: on Tuesday, the 16th Inst, Ronsrt Wiiiias, youngest son of David and Saran Dickey, In the 18th year of his age, Funeral serviece on Friday, the 20th tnst., from bis Tate residence, 235 East 30th st, at two P, M. Dinuoyt.—In Brooklyn, on Thursday, April 19, Mauanan A., wife of J, Frank Diilont and daughter of the Inte Abel Price, Notice of the funeral hereatter, FrrzceraLp.—Patrick FirzGerap, tn the 50th Year of his age. Relatives and friends of the deccased are invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, No 111 Wolcott st., at ‘nine o'clock, from thence to the Church of Visitation, Verona st, where a solemn requietn mags will be oftered forthe repose of hit soul, Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. Gurren. —At his late residence tn Piainileld, N. J., D. ©. Green, aged 49. Funcral at the residence, three P. M., Friday. Hauuipay.—On Thursday, 19th inst, Tuomas A, HA.uipay, in the 61st year of his age. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, No, 140 Prospect place, Brooklyn, on Satur: day, 2lat ingt., at three o'clock. HATHORS.—SALLY BeLL, widow of George O, Fathorn, tn the 90th year of her age. ‘The relatives und friends are respectfully invited to attend ner tuneral, from her late residence, 89 South es Brooklyn, KE. D., on Saturday, April 21, at wwo Horux,—At his late residence, No, 125 Partition st., South Brooklyn, Maxtix Hoxun, age years, e relatives and iriends of the tamily, also the mem- bers of the United Brothers, No. 52, 1. 0.0, F., are respectiully invited to attend the funeral, on Friday, April 20, at two o’clock P. M, Keirxax.—at Greenpoint, L, L, on April 18, of a short and severe {liness, Bexxarp Kemxay, aged 67 yours, Relatives and friends aro invited to attend the funeral, athis late residence, of his son-in-law, Joha Geiger, 74 Oakland st., Greenpoint, on Friday, April 20, at two P.M. Interment at Cavalry Cemetery, Keronam.—On Thursday morning, April 19, Fraxe Dunyea Kercuam, In the 24th year of his age, Relatives and friends ore tnvited to attend hit funeral, on Friday, April 20, at four P. M., from the residence of bis parents, 207 East 48th st, interment on Saturday. No flowers, y KILLIAX.—On Tuesday, April 17, J. Davip Kinnai, io bis 28th yoar, The reiativ 4 friends of the family are respect. fully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of his brother-in-law, Jobn Peyser, 278 South 5th st, Lar apg E, D., on Friday, April 20, at two o'clock, Laxg.—On Wednesday, April 18, Mariaxys E., daughter of the late John Lane, formerly of Kilkasan, county Cork, Lreland. Rolatives and friends aro respectfully Invited to at. tend the (uneral, from ber late residence, 257 West 41st st, on Friday, 20th inst., at two P. M. Lasiren,—On Wednesday, Aprii 18, at his Jate resi- deuce, No, 414 West 29th st., from injuries received while coupling cars at the Thirtieh street Depot Hud- son River Railroad, Zacuariau V, Laser, aged 39 years, Tho funeral services will be held at bis father dence, Germnantown, Columbia county, N. afternoon, Train will leave the Grand Central Depot at 8:30 A.M. Relatives apd friends and the empiwoyés of the Hudson River and New York Central Railroad are respectiully invited to attend, Lerink—On Wednesday, April 18, Mary E., wife of Frank M. Lepine and daughter of Robert Sullix van, K8q. Funeral at the restdeuce of her father-in-law, J. H. Lepine, 730 De Kalb av,, Brooklyn, on Friday, April ‘2u, at three o'clock P. M, Relatives and friends of tne family are respectially invited, Logax.—On Wednesday, April 18, Martita Loviss, youngest daughter of the late James Logan, in het Zou year, ° Reiatives and friends are invited to attend the funera!, on Saturday, the 21st, at two o'clock, from her late residence, 590 3d ay.; thence to Evergreea Cometer Mackxy.—On the 19th inst, Haxsan, wife of Ell Mackey, ages yours, The relatives and triends of the family are respect- fuliy invited to attend the funeral, trom her late resi- dence, No, 425 West 37th at, this day, at one o'clock, MAiteR.—On Weduesdag, Apri 18, Micnak. Mann, at his residence, No. 754 Willougnoy av., Brooxiyn. Funeral will take place to-day friday, at two P.M. Manoxy,—On the 18th inst, KEiues Toutx, relict of the late Daniel Mahony, aged 60 years, The funeral will take place from her late residence, West 43d st,, on Friday, the 20th of April, at two o'clock, The relatives und friends of the family are respecttully invited to attend. Merxn. —Un Wednesday, the 18th, Hesnrerts, be- loved wife of Julius K. Meyer. . Funeral trom 336 West Slst st, Friday, at one o'clock. McBriog.—On Thursday, April 19, Wrxirrep McBuipe, widow of Hugh McBride, aged 66 years. Roiatives and iriends ore invited to attend the fu- neral, trom ber residence, 257 6th av., Brooklya, on Saturday, 21st., at ten o’cloc! —~At Jersey City Heights, on Wednese day, April 18, Gron@x McCxixpeis, im the 49th year of hia age. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully inst. mit av. Keen. —On Thurstay, April 19, Mary A., wife of Edward Reehiil, of pneumonia, aged 54 years, Rolatives aud friends of the’ lamily are invited to id the funeral, from her late residence, 80 Horatio Saturday, at 0 4 ts. —In this city, on Thursday, April 19, 1977, Jona A. Winiis, wite of Robert M. Roberts, Relatives and friends are invited to attend the fu- neral services, from hor tate residence, No, 26 Eust h st., on Saturday, the Zist inst, at two o'clock M. Hiterment at Woodlawn on Sunday. Rontxsos,—On Thursday, April 19, of scarlet fever, Kirtty L., daughter of Jonn H., Jr, and Celia Robine son, aged 3 years and 21 days, Relatives and frends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend ber funeral, on Saturday, the al ‘bree o’clock P, M., from her late residence, No. 36 Van Reipen ay., Jersey City Heights, Roocrus—aAt Aiken, 8. C., April 19 Manviw N. Rogers, Notice of {unepal hervaiter, Vay Cort.—At Mount Vernon, Westchester county, on Thursday, the 19th inst, Cravpixe A., wile of Daniel M. Van Cort and daughter of G, W. Barnes, aged 26 yours, Funeral at the Baptist Church, Mount Vernon, ot Saturday next, at one P.M, Train by New Haves ‘ d Central Depot at 12 M. Wexpt,—On Shursday, April 19, Axsig Waspt, aged 1 year, § inonths, 19 days, Relatives and friends of the family are mvited to av tend her faneral, on Friday, April 20, at two Py SL, from th dence of her parents, 40 Front st. Wintiaars,—in Brooklyn, on Thursday, April 19, WwW ® KF. Wiitiasts, 1 the 86th year of his ago. Notice of funeral hereatter, Galiiornia and Scotch papers please copy. Witscuxs —fhursday, April 19, Mrta, beloved wite of Claus Witseben, aged 40 years, 9 months and 26 days, The imnera, will take place trom St Mark’s German Lutheran Gourch, in 6th et, between 1st and 2d avs, 00 Sunday, April 22, at half-past one P. M. Relatives and frends of the fuinily are respectinily invited to atten¢ without further notice, WooowWarn.—0a Thursday, tho 10th inst., Ronee Taytor, son of Robert T. and Henrietta Woodward, aged 6 months and 23 days, Funeral services will be held at 439 Woat 21st st.. on Saturday, the 2ist inat, at hallepast ton A. M, Role rested, #0 acable despatch eays, by ONleer Golden, of this city, 1a London, after a throw months’ pursuit, yours * Phek, William and wite, to William A ‘anidwell, 6 5 veurs ¢@, curuer of Bth ay, wna 124th 6 4.000 tives and {riends are iuyited to attend without furiae bolice,