The New York Herald Newspaper, April 30, 1877, Page 9

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. + Review of the Events of ihe Wesk--~The Stock Market Active and Feverish THE GOLD AND MONEY MARKETS. . ‘The Course of Government and Railroad Bonds—The Sales of Mining Shares. Wat Srreer, ( Sunpay, April 29, 1877 } ‘The weok just passed was characterized by several igzag movements in the course of prices on the Stock Exchange which wero of unusual force and impor- tance. Matters opened with a depressed feeling beft- ing the advent of a blue Monday and altogether looked wo threatening that tho bears became uncasy at the result of their own success and straightway ient their efforts to prevent a further fall. They, in fact, did more, for their support brought about a sbarp turn upward, which was helped by the advance of prices Obtained at the coal sale and by the eagerness of the weakor class of short sellers to close up their con- tracts, This latter fuctor was really the important one ‘mm the problem, and was so demonstrated to be when, o few hours later, on the short in- torest being covered, everything flattened out wgain and the prospect became as dull and dreary as ever. Considerabie uneasiness ‘was created at tho same time by a marked concession 1 the price of Bank of Commorce shares, which led to the belief that the “wreckers” were ubout to try the effect of their fulse lights upon bank credits, while tt was urged in adaition that the coal sale had been made artificially strong by certain bulls im tho stocks baving removed their sphere of usefulness from the Board to the auction room, Next day it was satisfactorily as- certained that. tho fall in the bank shares was duo to accidental causes, while it was indignantly denied by the Coal Company officers (who, not being up to the wiles of stock brokers, were likely to know anything but the truth of the matter) that the auction had been otherwise than fair and square. So, these elements of aiscord being out of the way, things were In shape for another rise, whch, in the end, turned out to ve the most formidable of the week, bringing quotations as itdid to the top notelf of the six days’ business, ‘The final advance was assisted very materially by the existing oversold state of the market and by the sus- pension of E, N. Robinson & Co,, whose short con- tracts to the extent of some 75,000 shares were obliged to be closed up, thus causing a pressing demand, with- out limit ag to time or price. Under these conditions of higher quotations and a strong and excited market the business of the week finished, The feeling \s growing more bullish among the great operators, most of whom have gotten upon the long side, but thero fs little to promiso a further advance beyond the fuct itself and tho power these gentlemen possess to force it. 1tisa proverb in the street that the public never come in unul the brokers aro ready to go out, It tay be the intention to try for such con- catenation of circumstances, but so far there are few symptoms that way. Confidence is proverbially a plant of slow growth, and in the matter of stock specu- lation the public shows no signs that it believes iteven to have yet taken root. THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE WEEK. _ The following table represents the opening, highest and lowest sules, regular way, of the principal stocks during the pust weeks togeshor with the number of shares dealt in:— No, Open. Highe Low. Shaves, ing. et est. Atlantic and PacifioTol... 1,680 21 = 224g 21 Ghicago and Northwestern 9,605 163% 19% 155% Shicago and Northwest pl. 43% 3734 17,250 3. R 1. and Pacitic. 1,011 Chicago, Bur. and Quincy. Gjev., Col, Cin, and Ind... Cleveland and Pittsburg... Chicago ana Alto Del., Lack and We: Delaware and Hudson, Adams Express American Expres: United States Expre: Wells, Fargo & Co, Ex Han. and St. Joseph pid. Ulinois Central, Pacific Mail. Panama, Pitts, and Ft. Wayne. Quicksilver, Quicksilver St. Loui: pid i Ci St. Louls, K City and N, pid Toledo, Wab, and West... 5 Union Pacilic....e.e50. 4 65h Western Union Telegraph .2 36 8G. Total for the week.....1,428,033, MONEY MARKET, The money market has been very easy and there has een an abundant supply of money on call at 2a 3 | per cent for good collaterals, The following rates for mercantile paper are furnished by leading bill brok- ors Currency Paper. Sizty Four Double-named— Davs. Months, First class... ween Bad 4 a4y Good, 4 ad 5 a6 Single named— First class 405 Good... a6 6 a7 Not so well knowiy.......sese) 7 a8 8 ad Gold Paper. Double-named— ovahverersnt OOS 405 siareaner te 0-b 5 0534 The bank statementis also very favorable, showing, as it does, a large increase in the surplus reserve, which is chiefly due toa gain of $2,968,000 in legal tender notes, THR GOLD MARKET, The gold market was more active than of late owing to the declaration of warin Europe. Gold advanced te 107% on Tuesday, but subsequently declined to 10654, and closed last evening at 105%. The following shows the fluctuations fur the week :— Opening, Highest. Lowest, Closing. 07 107 7 Monday. ia | 107% Tovsday 107% 17% = 107% Wednesday 107%, 107 107 Thursday 10675 100, 107 Friday ) 107 106% = 107 Saturday, 107 106% © 106% COINS AND BULLION, The following were the last quotations tn gold for coins and bullion :-~ | Buying. Selling. | American trade doilo 9 7 American silver (nai and’ quarter dollars), “ects, oF 9356 | American silver (dimes aud bail dimes) 93 954g | Mexivan b yle. 9 96 Mexican dollars, vow style. 9 96 English miver, 430 456 Fivo (raves, 90 os | Thalers .... 6. oo mu | English sovercigas 4870 489 Twenty tranes 390 3 04 Spanish doubloons Vee 15 80 16 16 Mexican douvloons 155) = (15 65 Silver burs (999 fine), Liisg 1 18g Fine gold bars » Para GOVERNMENT AND RAILUOAD HONDS. Government bonds wore {airly active, but owing to the fluctuations tn gold no changes worthy of note took place, In ratiroad bonds the business done has been but email, The new 6 por cent loan of tho Chieago and Kock Island Company was withdrawn, as the subsoription did not amount to a quarter of a mille jou, BANK sHanns. There was little dune in bank shares during the week and the changes wore but slight, with the ex- ception of the shares of the Bank of Commerce, which soid down from 11045 to 100, but immediatoly after- ward recovered to 105, Tho other changes wore a aecline of 1 per cent in Metropolitan and American Exebange, a decline of 3 per cont in Park and an ad- vance of 2 per cont in Merchants’ Exchauge bank ab STATE BONDS, State bonds wore dull and tho changes wero only NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1877.—TRIPLE SHEET. by Comptroller Kelly, cuiled forth bids for $2,599,800, mostly at a range of 100.01 to 100.37, MINING SHARES, ‘There has been an active market for mining shares during the week, the principal shares dealt in being ‘those of the Seaton, Hukill and Merrimac mining com- panies, Seaton advanced from 3% to 4% and closed at 4, Merrimac advanced from 6% to 73, and closed at the latter figure, “buyer 3,” and Hukill rose from 4 to 4%. Tho Merrimac silver mine being the first of the kind worked extensively in Massachusetts continues to ex- cite considerable interest. Professor Vinton, who bas lately examined tho ore, states that there are 40,000 tons in sight which will assay from $20 to $80 per ton, and in sowe cases more, Professor Dana, 6f Bos- ton, and his scholars have recently assayed five tons of the second rate ore with the result of about $20 per ton. In Colorado and in the Western mining aistricts, where labor ranges {rom* $4 to $5 a day and where transportation is very @x- pensive, this is considered very good. In Newbury- port, where the mine is situated, wages are only $1 50 to $1 75 a day, and transportation and mining ma- chinery are of course very much cheaper than in the Far West, Hence the present high price of the shares and the great interest taken in this now branch of in- dustry in New England. ‘The following shows the sales of mining shares in San Francisco for the first quarter of the past three 1876. $28,701,785 5” 17,204) 105 88,925,385 $77,739,650 $81,831,275 IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. The total Imports of merchandise at the port since January 1 this year were $110,206,108, against $111,583,229 for the corresponding period in 1876 and $24,616,853 in 1875; the total exports of produce were $84,062, 847, against $78, 988,895 in 1876 and $76,271,507 in 1875; the total exports of specie were $4,859,958, ainst $16,563,348 in 1876 and $22,919,975 in 1875. For tho fifteen months ending March 31 there was exported from the United States toGreat Britain 24,300,000 owt, of wheat and 2,750,000 cwt, of flour. Russia for the same period exported to G Britain 10,112,000 cwt of wheat. THK FOREIGN MARKET, The decline in railroad stocks, which bas caused so much comment on Wall street, is not without parallel ‘on the London Stock Exchange. For the week ending April 14 there was a fall in prices in English railroad shares ranging from 4 to 5 per cent, being an average decline of almost 3 percent. In foreign securities, ex- cluding consols, there wasa tall ranging trom 244 to 1334, an average loss of over 7 per cent, DOMESTIC MARKETs. Gavesron, April 28, 1877, middling, 10%¢.; low middling, 1030. Net receipts, 83 bales: gross, 36. Sales, 1.412," Stock, 44.809, EW ORLEANS, April 28, 1877, Asi. $18,355,160 9,398,545 9,534,805 $87,283,510 Cotton quiet: good ordinary, O%c. Sxports coustwise, 37. N Cotton steady: middling, i 10%c,; low middling, 103G¢.; od ordinary. Y¥%c. Net recoivts, 270 bales: gross, Y2i 2 ‘0 Greut Britain, 3,900; ‘to the Continent, 876. G00, Stock, 197,152. Mowe, April 28, 1877. Cotton—Buyers and sellers apart; quotations nominal; middling, 1046, ; low middling, 10!%e. ; good ordinary, ge. Net receipts, Ui bales. Exports coustwise, 461. Sales un- important. ‘Stock, 32,819. SAVANNAI, April 28, 1877. low middling, 10% vl. hs Cotton dull; middling, 10%. ordinary, Yc. Net receipts, 91 bales : gros rts — To Grewt Britain, 1,836 ; coastwise, 100,” Sal ‘Stock, 4 Cuarteston, April 28, 1877, good Cotton quiet, little doing; miudiing, 1 low mid- dling, 103%. ; "good ordinary, 10s¢. Net ‘receipts, 203 bales Sulex, 100, Stock, 19,041. INGTON, N. U., April 28, 1877. win steady at $1 60 jet nt $1 GO for bard; $2 35 ‘Tar dull at $1 70, Osweao, April 1 pentine q ip; $2 2U tor virgin. for struini for yellow 1877, Flour steady; sales 1.200 bbls. at $11 4 $11 50 for No. 1 spring, $11 25 a $11.75 for amber winter, $11 500 $12 for white winter, $11 75 a $12 25 for double extra, Wheat Corn firm; sales 4,000 bushels at jor low mixed, 7c. a 75c. for high n ais small; a’ lot of Canada, by an $20 for bolted: $28 for tabolted, pe $22; sh pis —' nber, 527,000 teat. ric BUFFALO, April 28, 1877. Markets very qniet, Prices firm und fowinally unchunued, Wheut—A good Corn in tuir requent, firm ab Flour quiet and tominaliy unchanged, milling demand; market nearly bare. Barley, alight inquiry, Rye neglocted, Suc. for Ohiv; stock iight. Malt’ unchanged; fair Seeds unchanged; stuck of timothy reduce arly all disposed of. lliguwines in good demun: ade, $ $1 Pork and ices firm and unchanged. Kallroad freighty unchang ‘orn—Sules, 15 enr loads No. 2, on track, nt G7e. Sales 4-eer louds No. 1 white at’ $2 2 hetd mple at 8225, Barley—Suies 5 car tondy Canada at aoe, Reosipts by lake—6,117 bushe + barley. rail—3,900 bbls. 11,900 do, oats, 1,600 do, barley, 2,400. ao. ‘ry by’ rail—3,200 bbls. flour, 12,000 Dushels wh 'nt, 21,4 corn, 11,900 do, oats, 1,200 do. barley, 2,400 do, rye, Touxvo. Apeil 23, 1877, Flour firm. Wheat firm; No. 1 white Michigan, $2 00 amber Michigun, spot and May, $210: June, $2 13: do., $185; No. 2 red winter, spot and May, $2 04 Daston und Michigan red, $3 02; No. 3 Luke Shore red, $170. ‘Corn firm ac. No. 2, spot and May, He. i rejected, rc. Receipts by Hour, 12,000 bushels wheat, 24,400 ao. corn, Shipments 00 do, corn, ents—Wheat, 4,500 busa- els; corn, 72,000 do. ; outs, 3,400 do. OntcaG), April 28, 1877, Flour in good demand at full prices: Whoat unsettled, but generally higher; simost nominal tor the first time tn earn; the corn. trade absorbs the interest now; No. 2 Uhteazo spring, 81 6995, cuss SL GOS a ELT, Muy: $1 7 aol u ‘do,, $1.56 a $1 58, ‘Corn’ active, firm and higher; 57c., ensht57¥e., May; S0%,, June; sales at 57%. # GOc,, June; r Sle. “Oats active, tirin and higher; 4134c., cash; 420. active and shade higher ae At BOc, @ B20, ay; 44%Ze , June. Rye fairly 92e, Burley steady and firw Pork wuseitied, but generally higher: $16, Gash or May ; $15: 15.0 816 1734. June. Lard unsettled, but enernily -hivher: $10 10, cash; $10 10 a B10 10g. May; #0 20 & $10 4. June. Bulk meats steady aud un- at $1 10. Receipts—Flour, bi cori n. 125 83,000 do. ; rye 2,700 do.: barley. 10,000 do. tour, 6,500" bbls. ; wheat, 37,000 bushels; 130,000 do. 423,000 rye, 1,000 do. ; barley, 4,300 do, PRINTING CLOTHS MARKET. PuovineNce. April 28, 1877. Print cloths are moderately activ of the weok, 47,500 piecos, on & basis of dc. for stundard extra 64x01 goods. HAVANA MARKET, Havana, April 28, 1877. Sucan —Markot excited: the reale of rates huve advance gradually on th eluyed sux rewls per ar Dutch standard, 114 a 1 15 to 20, Duteh standard, 1 do., No THs rewis; molasses snszar, Nox, 7 to 10, at 10" 10g. reuls: Museovado susrur, inferior to fair, 934 a 10 renis: fal. to good refining, 10” 10% reais; Censrifuical sugar, Now 11 to {u boxes, 124g « 12% ress, tn hhas,, 1234 in warehouse ut Hu atuhaae 50,000. bhds the week ? ry Exports during the week—11,200 boxes und 800 boxes and 11,000 bhds. to the Molasses, 50 degreés polarization, er gallon. Bacon, #36 on $10 for American Potatoes, $15 per bbl per gallo 10 m 10h4 reals Empty hogsheads, gold, Lamber Fa li; white pine, 31 a #82 por M.; pitts pine, $24 0 $80 per M, Shooks dull; box, @ rants; molasses, buds, reals, White navy beaus 31 reals per arrobe. Hoops ~ Loug shaved, $40 6 #42 Freight to the United Btates accive and adv ding at Havane for the United States, per box of sugar, 7c. «$1. per bhi, of sugar, $3.25 €350! per bhd. of moins 82.59; loadin At ports un the north coust (outside ports) for the Univer thd, of sugur, $48 $479; per hid. of mel 1 wish gold, 2 rrency, 2 tates, JO days, 1 M4 a 1% discount; on London, 1736 18 premium; on Paris, 44 43g premisia 6-6 FINANCIAL, UT RENSONAALE WATERS MONEY ON TIPE AND AV indowmous Insurance Policies and Mortgieos; suns bought; Insuranee of wil kinds effected with ext 3 20. 110 Br inpanias rd,on t per 5 AVE A 8TOOK | Paivit SARE PAVING Goop AN. .protits every 30 diye; contracts guaranieed, JOUN HIOKLING & 72 Mroadway, N.Y. i 4 CO. BANKERS AND ¥, Now York, buy and sell atocks ason $6 25 100 share OPERATING IN STOCKS— A NEW PLAN Protits sure. RADLEY & CO,, 40 Broud st. 74 BROADWAY,—sTOUKS don margin or for 4. oF 8 nt ands change privile, DVANCHS ON FUT of every kind stored or ent ibd sty One BUSINESS. HE ADVERTISER 18 open for au arrangement with a moneyed Insti capitatst for advances on consigumonts of produce curity will be unquestionable, by holding entire t Hand the advancos refunded, wid F salesrooms, 108 to 107 Address Nee. EFAULTED 1\D RONDS AND sold by the old established stock ava bo use of Ale | mighty H. NICOLA 0 7 York. VSTATE WILL LOAN 000, NEW YORK, BLOOK Miyn property, te, six por cont. Address EXEOU- TOK, station D: ORs ALAVAYS HAVE MONIY TO LOAN 0. New York city Property; City Raiload Stocks and Bonds Bought and sola H. L. GRANT, 145 Broadway, 1k MARIPOSA LAND AND MINING COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Office 9 wnt Lt Nasean st, pany uve levied an assessment of $1 por share on the common und preferred stock, payable ht the office on of belore April 30, Atter that ante it will bo delinquent und liable to a charge for advertising sale. New You, April 14, 1977. MORKES H. SMITH, Assistant Secretary. fractional. Louisiana congols advanced 1 per cont, to 73, but later on declined to 74%, and District of Col- winbia 3-65's advanced from 7424 to TH. New York city bonda to the amount of $714,600, offered COPARTNERSHIPS, apt FUOPX. RENE EXISTED BETWREN William Gray and Donald Cameron, at Greenpotut. b. Ly ninwer the firm name of Gray & Cameron, was divs Jane wary 17, 1877, DONALD CAMBKON, BUSINE! OPPORTUNITIES. Ag cevonten {t¥ 18 OFFERED TO A GENTLEMAN of enpital to onter into a first elnay retail millinery and fancy goods business situated in the best location in this city, where un additional capital will enlarge the premises by taking in an addition, which ean be secured ou a very favorable lease, and will guarantee a very extensi' jen besoens Arm nae been sekstiet iad alsies and beo- davpranis torardea by the pubiie sua do ftxble business; amount required. $10,000 to $15,000, Ad- dress box 200 Herald Uptown office. (JanTTSD, WANTEDSIN ALONG "ESTABLISHED ‘and well known manctacturing business in this city; Adtive business man, with $30,000 to $40,000, to take charge of the finances. will find thi ‘opportunity seldom offered. ‘Address CAPITAL, bom 107 Herald Uptown ofiee. PAKTNER WANTED Wit 10.0%, TO, INVEST IN the manufacturing of an article, which the advorsiser los makes in thi ve Cer gerd country, and which ea reutize lurge he factory is, alrendy establi the money is required to enlarge the business. Address by git, ANUFACTUREM, caro of F, Saunders, 793 roadway. ARTNER WANTED—ACTIVE OR SPECIAL, WITH $12,000 to $15,000, in * good manutucturing business; "8. make a very of ITH $1,000; MONEY BASY le; busi ished three you! safe and reli- particulars given. Address phovir, 117 Herald ARTNER WANTED—W. tabi ~ CHANCE.—FOR SALE CUEAP, ACCOUNT ‘4 new invention, the old establivhed Bakery and Uon- thoroughfare, 133 Liberty st.; part seourity, SOLE MANUFACTURER OF AN ARTICLE IN GREAT demand wishes additional capital Addross K., Herald OLD, WELL ESTABLISHED au industrious ian who can jactory security will interest in busi- . B. M.. Herald BY AN uring basine: furnish $2,000 to $3,000, for which sat be given; must understand bookkeeping; ay be hud if satisfactory, Address it WANTED IS sion, &e,, Dasiness: satistuctio a ; A WELL ESTA! mare PARTNER WANTED, FOR THRIVING «Western city ; $4) yearly guaranteed. Ad- ERUHANT, box 170 Herald Uptown offi HORSE NOTES. SALE OF B, F, COCKRILL’S THOROUGHBREDS AT NASHVILLE, TENN. Nasuvi.ix, April 29, 1877. The sale of Benjamin F. Cockrili’s thoroughbred stock came off yesteriay, according to announcement, and the antmais fell into the hands of men who will make them useful, The rollowing are the horses sold, the buyers and the prices paid:— BROOD MARKS, Sadowa, ch. m., aged, by Jack Malone, dam Sea Breeze, by Albion, sold to General Jackson... $1, Efe Cheatham, b. tu., aged, by Bill Cheatham, dam £ffle Bynum,’ by Glencoe, to Marshal Wooten ‘ee if + 930 Dora, ch, m., aged, by Australian, dam Lindora, by Lexington, to Joseph Burt...........ee0005 740 Loutsa, cb. m., aged, by Australian, dam Lule | leme, by Lexington, to A. Keene Kichards...... 600 Electra, ch, m., aged, by Jack Malone, dam Eureka, by Glencoc, to A. Keene Richards..... 479 Bellevue, bik. m., aged, by Hiawatha, dam Beni- cia, by Jack Malone, to George Whito.......... 160 Patti, b. m., 6 years old, by Brown Dick, dam Poor Girl, by Hannibal, to James Gordon,...., 220 Manhatta, ch. m., 5 years old, by Leamington, dam Columbia, by Glencoe, to W. C, Goodman., 600 Wait And See, ch, m., 6 years old, by Jack Ma- lone, dam Lady Barry, by Sovereign, to A. Keene Richards, ....++.+++ +++ veces 160 TWO-YKAR-OLDS, Chestnut colt, by Brown Dick, dam Klectra, by Jack Malone, to A. Keene Richards..........46 710 | Brown colt, by Brown Dick, dam Dora, by Aus- tralia, to George Darden. .... ‘ . 650 YRAKLINGS. Chestnut filly, by Breathill, dam Louise, by Aus- tralian, to James Gordon. 275 Chestnut filly, by Breathitl, Malone, to W. C. McGavock, ........ seeves 850 Bay colt, by Breathill, dam Bellevue, by Hia- watna, to J. W. Edwards... Asevenidecyiastbie 100! Chestnut colt, by Breathill, dam Manhatia, ‘by ‘Leamington, to M. McClanity 200 TROTTING IN CALIFORNIA. Sacramento JockERY CLuB, Coursx, April 20.—Trotting, 2:26 class, first horse $450, second $200, third $100. D. Dennison named Alameda Maid 6 2421121 W. L, Pritchard named Governor Stuntord,.. sovee4 #11222 James Tounant named Abe Edgin- ton Perret 112383 38 dis ©. H. Shear named Sweevbriar, 25 3 dis Marcey & Co, named Brushy Jobn 3 3 dis, ‘Time, 2:26 4—2:2! 283 3g —2 182 4 —2 82349 — Bay Distuicr Fain Gxousps, April 21, 1877.—Trot- ting match for an Association Purse of’ $2,000. Mile boats; 3 in 5, to waxon. Budd Doble names b, g. Bodine. John Crooks names g. m. 0: Time, WALTZING CHALLENGE. AGRICULTURAL PARK Purse, $750; To tue Epitor or tug HERALD :— Sin-—Atter my success on Friday evening, pormit mo to state that I will bet any person $1,600 to $500 that Ican waltz six hours without intermission; or I will 1,000 that I can waltz seven hours, as be- wer to the challenge ot Mr. Ramsey, I fore, would state that we dance ouly legitimate steps aud no dog-walk ; nor do we dance in that peculiar way so by people who attend picnios, Any person doubting my ability to do as above can find me at uny my academy, No. $ Union square. We ure looking for men with money. P. VALLEAU CARTIER, MORE WALTZING, New York, April 28, 1877, To tum Eprror or Tus Herato:— Noticing Mr, 8, Ramsey’s challenge in your columns of this day’s issue, I would state that Lam ready at any time to accept {t upon conditions that he dance what the profession call a waltz, and for trom $50 to $100, mau and money ready at the address below, KE. F, HARLEY, No. 251 Grand et, WANDERED OUT OF THE WORLD. THE INSANE WIFE OF AN ENGLEWOOD CLERGY- MAN MEETS WITH A TRAGIC Dr ATH—AN EX- CITING SABBATH SEARCH IN A NEW JERSEY TOWN. Avery sad and exciting event occurred at Engle- | wood, J., yesterday, Rov, J. C. Payne is a young clergyman who acts as pastor of tho St. Paal’ Protestant Episcopal Church in that town, and ho and his wife—a lady of brilliant mind—were deserv- edly popular with the circles in which they moved. About a week ago the pastor’s wife was confined, and As a result has been suffering for some days from tem porary insanity. Worn out with watching, a littie be- | fore (welve o’ciock Saturday night, the pastor sought | repose, leaving a burse in charge, Soon after the nurse, who Was in an adjoming room with the in- | funt, fell asleep. At five o'clock yesterday morning Mr. | Payne awakened to find his wife missing. A thorough | search of the house and grounds tatied to discover her whereabouts, and the neighbors were at once notitled | of the mysterious disappearance. The Englewood Protection Association, consisting of citizeus organized lor special police duty, at once | sounded an ularm on oue of the city bells, and fu less | than bal! an hour nearly threo hundred citizens, | mounted and on foot, responded to the call and vegan a search of the town und all the adjacent country—the mounted men riding out on ail the roads and the by- paths, while those on toot forined iines and covered ail the woods and thickets on the Palisades, None of the churches were oponed, the pastors and people joining | in the search, \ DROWNKD IN A CULVERT. Avout four P.M. une of the searching party discov: ered her body about fiteen eet mside the eutrance to a culvert under a hill and pot more than two hundred | yards irom the parsonage. The Presbyterian Churen the signal agreed upon im the event of the woman being found, was rung Lo call in the searcuing parties. | Tender nands removed the lifeless body ot the poor | woman to the parsonage, and physicians being sum- | moned applied galvanic Vatteries with a view of resus: eluting her, but without su » Wheu jound the remaing were covered by a Shawl and skirt m addition to the night clothes in which she bad arisea, BROOKLY: SULOLDES. | Mrs, Mary Placethos, aged sixty-eight years, a native | of England, resided with her three sons, at No. 98 Myrtie avenue, She bad been in ill health for some time past and itis believed that she was laboring under temporary aberration of the wind, Yesterday morning one of he overed ber lying ip the basement of their residence, apparently in great agouy, and by her side was a vessel which had contained Paris green, | A physician was summoned, and he pronounced the cake One Of porsoning, She died at ten o'clock. Gastave F. Kingmann, a Bavarian, committed suicide about five o'clock yesterday morning, Y No, 101 Ellery street, Brooklyn, Decea shot nim- seit twice. The first bail, which be aimed at bis bea inflicted a scalp wound, The second, which was dt rected at hit heart, proved fatal, tho bail passing through that organ and killog him instantly. King- who was filty years of age, leaves a widow and jldren, He bas been addicted to the use of and strong drink for some months past, SHOT IN THE TEMPLE. Henry Orth, aged elghteon, a blacksmith rosiding at No, 55 Bayard street, was shot in the bead by Charles Schwartz yesterday moruing. He will die, it is be- | Heved, Coroner Woltman took the man’s aute-mortem | statement, He said Wat Schwarts sort of dormitory with tour or tv risen carly yesterday morning. 8 z hhad a little Swith & Wesson revoiver in a satchel, and having | taken the weapon out to show it Lo Orth iL exploded. | Schwartz did pot know that the firearm was loaded, | The injared man was attended by Dr, Swan, and Schwartz was veld in defwult of $20 to await the re- sult of the injuri no slept in a | rs, and had | VERMONT RAILWAYS, Investigation of the Accounts of the Central. REPORT OF THE SPECIAL MASTERS Vindication of the Receivers and Managers, FINANCIAL OPERATIONS EXPLAINED. + Contracts With Other Roads and the Benefits Derived. St. Aunans, April 28, 1877, ‘The following is an abatract of the main features of the report of Hons, Paul Dillingham, Dudley ©, Deni- son and John L. Edwards, appointed special masters by the Court of Chancery of Franklin county, to ex- amine, audit and report upon the accounts of J. Gregory Smith, Joseph Clark, W. C. Smith, Benjamin P, Cheney and Lawrence Barves, and their predeces- sors in office, as receivers and managers of the Ver- mont Central and Vermont and Canada railroads and Property. These accounts having been fied in obo- dience to an order of the Court, objections were made to them by counsel for the Vermont and Canada Rail- road Company, aud the above Board of Masters having been appointed the hearing before them commenced in the office of tho receivers and managers here, July 21, 1875, and was continued at intervals, to suit the convenience of parties, until October 29, 1875, when it was closed, and this elaborate and voluminous report was completed and filed in court April 24, 1877, At the hearing tho receivers and Managers were represented by Hon. L. P. Poland, Hon, Levi Underwood and Mr. B, F, Fitleia, Messrs. C. W. Willard and E. A, Sowles appeared tor the Vermont and Canada Company; Mr, C. N. Daven- port appeared for Rush ©, Hawkins, ot New York; Austin Burchard, of Newfane, ‘and others, holders of first mortgage bonds ;” Mr. A, ¥, Walker appeared (or Willtam Sohier, a party defendant and first mortgage bondholder; A. G, Safford appeared for Francis A, Brooks, but withdrew during the progress of the hear- ing. At the commencement of the hearing counsel for the receivers and managers requested counsel appen ing for the bondholders to give names of their princt- pals und amount of bonds they owned, which request was refused, The accounting covers the period from July 1, 1861, to July 1, 1873, The report summarizes the various charters with amondments theroto, leases, &¢., aifect- ing the ronds included m the trust and givesa bistory of the property and titigation in which tt has been in- volved, condensed, but still voluminous, ORIGIN OF THE ROAD, The Vermont Central was built in a spirit of high rivalry with the Rutland and Burlington, and began to be operated while in a very imperfect state of com- pletion, The various stages. by which the property passod into the handé of receivers are detailed at somo length, togetber with the various changes made from timo to time in the Board, The first steps looking to & pacification of the bitter enmity existing between different factions of parties in interest were taken upon the appointment of J. Gregory Smith as receiver | and manager, In place of his father, John Smith, who died in 1868, and soon after all the interests were hurmonized. A part of this settlement of difficulties Way the establishment of amicable relations betwee the Central and its old foe and rival, the Rutland and Burlington, und the expenses of this settlement, as agreed upon, were paid by Mr, Lawrence Brain. erd to Mr, David A, Smailey, the recently deceased United States District Juaye of Vermont, as the representative of the Rutland and Bariing- ton Company. This payment and Judge Smaliey’s receipt tuerefor have been made the foundation of a great amount of slander and.noise by representatives Of opposing Interests, ‘The Smailey Voucher” became quite celebrated through tue press and made the foundation of many grossly unjust and abusive attacks on Judge Smaliey’s reputation, which were con- clusively re‘uted at the time, and are completely dis- posed of by the official fudings of this report, The masters flod that the original decree ordered by the Supreme Court in 1861, created @ receivership which “was evidently intended by the parties in- terested to embody in it# operation more the character of the rights aud duties of a corporation in reiation to the cure und development of the property than those of a strict, technical receivership, as generally understood by that term.’ Also that while the receivership of 1855 was regarded as temporary, after the compromise of interests it was expected that the property would re- main permanently in tho bands of receivers and wan- agers, who would be virtually clothed with the powers of a corporation in reference to the management and development of the property, and in constant conne tion aud consultation with the parties in interest, the Trust estate being kept im the hands of the Court of Chancery for the protection the court could give it 1m its weak Condition. The masters tind that “The management of the property bas been conducted in conformity to this understanding, and the action ot the Court has been invoked from time to time only to conform to and carry out the plans and policies of the various security volders ana parties in interest, ax settied and ugreed Upon tn consultation with the ro- ceivers und managers.” FINANCIAL OPERATIONS, The report detais at iongth the history of the sov- eral loans which have been negotiated upon the credit of the Trust Company, and recites the decrees of the Court ratilying the same and all the proceedings in re- lution thereto tn detail, and fiuds toat ull the steps were taken with the knowledge and approbation of tue Vermont and Canada Company and the commitice duly authorized to represent the first and secoud mort- gugo bondholders. ‘The masters find whut ‘money re- ceived from all sources was piid into the general funds of the trust, and money paid out for any purpose was paid from the general tunds of the trust. But one fund was kept, The books of the trust were so kept as to indicate the receipts and payments pertaining to any one branch: of the business.” ‘ibis 18 in answer tu tho vurious requests for findings tn retation to what funds payments were made trom and requests as to the Kev. | eral sinking fwods provided for by the equipment loans, The several payments of inferest on the Ver- mont and Canada stock and tirst and second mortgage bonds and equipment loans are allowed as charged, under oojection of counsel, rhe masters flud that the receivers realized ali they were able to on all the bonds, stocks and securities disposed of by them, U1 Lhe “income and extension vonds” J. Gregory Smith, Joseph Clark and B, P. Chenay euch took $100,000 ut ninety cents, the bighest price they would bear, and it was the opinion of the bondholders’ cominittee that unless they started the subscription tn tha manner the bonds would be dull- cult toplace on the market, ‘These bonds were nego- tiated by Spencer, Villa & Co, of Boston, and tue commissions paid’ them are dociured reasonable and jroper ana allowed. ‘ibe roport details, from tostimony adduced betore the masters, the bistory and disposition ot the “secret service fund,” so called, showing whence It wus do- rived aud for what purpose it was used—viz., in the | main tor detective #ervice on tho live of the trust | roads, fees to counsel in vertain cases anu generally for the benelit and inyeresis of the trust property, The masters Gud that there is BOW $2,000 of sara tuod ji the hands of J. Gregory Smith, whieb showidl be charged to him with interest since November 20, 187i, aud that the balance bas been expended for the benelit of th They do not ind that any of the same vplied to improper uses, ruing the retainer of $25,000 paid to Judge Brown upoa the cousummation of the Ogdensvurg lease, the testimony quoted by the masters shows that that sum was tu cover all services which tad been and were to ve rendered by Judge Brown, who was an efi nent lawyer and bad been loug familiar with the aliurs of that road, and that a pro rdla propor sun wus paid by the other roads in tuo through East and Wost line, ‘The masters tind that the payment to Judge Brown was made in good faith and by the © currence of the mauagers of the whole line, {t to be for the imterest of the line to do #0. of account Is allowed under the objection of co Tho 1Loms of account representing the expenses of keeping up the organization of (he Vermont Ovatrat and Vermont and Cavada companies, the masters find wore necessary and proper expenuitures, and they, as weil as @ number Of items of incidental expenses, are aliowed, under objection of counsel. In relation to ulieged extravagances in the construc tion and furmsbing of buildings at St Albans and else where for the use of thé trust, the bullding and fiiuog up of a directors’ car (subsequently altered over tno au ordinary passenger car), Xo, the masters fod that the erections are bo mnore expensive nor better than 1s nueded for the business of tue Urast and the furniture used about them no more than iairly comports with such business, Jn relation 10 certain subscriptions made and paid by | the receivers and managers (rom the trust Tund to ard encourage the coostroction of hotels at places along the lise, two of three justances, the m: 1 that {t 18 customary for railroads to contribute to suc purposes at prominent places along their lines of road apd particularly, as in these case: places of popular summer resort, with a view to increasing travel. ‘nese subscriptions were also approved by the Committee of aud a number of doudholders subseribed personally, with a view to belp the road, The hotels are of greater benellt to the trast Ulan the amodnt subscribed, aud the juvestments are regarded ax Judicious,{and alowed under objection, A small investment in the stock of the Mount Washington Rasiroud is similarly treated, us dre also @ Bumber of other small paymonts and sub+ on of Ubat | believing | Bondholders, | | been kept entirely separate and upart from those of | | — made by tho managers for the same general object. ‘the report sets forth the terms and particulars of the lease of the Suil Railroad, extending from Windsor to Bellows Falls, given to Lawrence Brainerd, 4. Gregory Smith and Joseph Clark in 1861, which iease was renewed {rom time to time, with changes in the rent stipulated. ‘That road ‘has been run in- dependentiy ever since it# lease as above, and the masters set forth that the accounts, though kept in the offices at St. Albans, have the trust roads in every respect, and that ali accounts between the Sullivan and trust roads for engine and car service, and all stock, service, and transactions have been kept accurately upon the basis of mileag and ali stock, material aud service furuisied or sup- pled by the trust roads to the Sullivan were charged to and paid for by the latter, The managers suomitted this matter to counsel, aud upon their advice maue ar- Tangements which resulted in their taking the lease, An arrangement was then made with tue Vermont Cen- ral road to run their trains through to Bellows Fails, the terms of which arrangement were leit eutwely with Mr, Merrill, the supermtendent of the Ceutrai, anda man of high integrity, and were such as assured aiumple compensation to the trust in all particulars, The masters find that in keeping the accounis there have boon some accidental errors and omissions to charge certain ttems to the Sutlivan road wineh arg properly chargeable to its account, and these errors are corrected in detail in their report, The status the lease, &c., was well auderstood by all the officials of the trust and the accounts examined and approved froin time to titne by the Advisory Commitee, They —"The trust bas received no deiriment in the ation of Lhe Sullivan Railroad in connection with the trust roads as it has been done,”’ THK MONTREAL AND VERMONT JONCTION. With regard to the Montreal and Vermont Junction road, connecting with the Vermont and Canada at the province line and ranuing to St. Jouus, wuere it con- uects with the Grand Trunk, it appears that at the time of its construcuion, the builder vaving tailed and Abvsudoned his contract, Joseph Clark aud J, Gregory Su ith undertook to furnish money and road on condition that tue Vermont and take it off their bands when finshed. (bis under standing Was not carried out because of a grave doubt as to whether the Canada, being bat a leased road, could take it, and it was unaerston could not be trausterred to the trust, An arrange- ment Was finally made that the trust should operate the road and Clark & Stnith keep tt in repair, the gross. earnings to be equally divided. This basis wasecttled upon by Mr, Merrill, the superintendent. This ar- Tangement continued up to 1872, when the Bondbold- ers’ Committee objected to its continuance as woo profitable to Clark & Smith, Alter consultation umong the parties interested an arrangement was mude, to take effect June 1, 1872, py which Clark & Smith were to receive $50,000 per year as rent for said road {rom the Contral Vermont Company. the Board of Directors of the Vermont and Cenada Compauy voted to obtain possession ol the Montreal and Cuamplam Katlroad for the sake of important connections, and uppoiuted a committee for that pur- pose, but the object was defeated by the Grand Trunk, which secured contro! of suid road. Iv was thea deemed advisable to obtain control of the Stanstead, Shettord and Chambly Railroad for the pur- poses of important connections, and to pre- vent the Graud Trunk trom geting ac peting connection by it with the Passumpsic road, which it Was then trying todo, ‘This arrange- tment was finally made, a8 the masters find, “enwurely m the interest aud for the Levelt Of the trust,” Uae lease beiug mage to Clark & Sinith, or virtually to the Montreal and Vermont Juocvon road, through which it was expected it would eventuwlly pass into the hands of the trust. During tue negotiations Clark & Smith were constantly 1m consultation with the Ver- mont and Canada directors aud Bondholders’ Com- mittee, ‘The masters find that the arrangement under which Clark & Smith were to receive one-half the gross euru- ings of the Montreal and Vermont Junction road was only intended to be temporary and continue until some perinanent arranuement should be mave, ‘They tid the cost of constructing said road to have been over $700,000, and that 4 fair rentat for the same during the whole period of its operation by the trust is $0,000 per your, and that a setuicmens should be made with Clark & Smith upon that basis. yhe masters lod that all the beuefit and money arising irom the transactons of Clark & Smith, 10 relation to the Stanstead, Sheftord aud Chambly road, up to the ume 01 it# purchaso by the trust, mured to tho beneilt of the trust, it being by ali parties under- stood that they acted in behalf of We trust, and had no persoual interest in the matter. ‘Tho trust roids, being foreign corporations, could not take a lease di- rect of that r The trust purchasea the stock of the Stanstead, Shefford and Chambly road in 1805, A tram road Was constructed from a connection with the Stanstead, Shelford and Chambly road at Waterloo to certain copper mines, couceruing Waich many charges of fraud, &c., have been made against the receivers, The masters find that !t was constructed by the trast, was regarded as a judicious tuveatment, apd allow the items of account representing thatexvenditure, The trust have had ofers to tako the land grant ceded on count of this tram road by the Canadian govern- meant, and pay for the road. TRACTS WITH OTHER ROADS, With relation to the contracts cnade oy Une receivers: and managers with the Rutland Railroad, Ogdensburg and I Shamplain Ratirond, Northern’ Trausporta- tion Company aud Missisquoi Ratiroad, and tho items of account representing such transactions, which are carefully and succinctly presented in tho Feport, the facts stated and (ound show that said contructs and transuctions were made by and with the advice and consent of the Vermont and Canada Company and the Bondholders’ Committee, and with a view to the ben. efit and advantage of the trust property, and there are no findings of traud, mismanagement or improper conduct on the part of the receivers und managers in relation thereto. In consideration of the matter of the National Car | Company, the masters find that, prior to the charver of that company oy the Vermont Legislature, tn 1) the gauge of the Vermont Central Line aud of the Grand Trank Railway being different, 1 was impossible to curry through freights by rail without breaking bulk, ana consequently these roads were unable to competo Jor through business with the other east and west lines. An “adjustable axle” had just been invented, which, if found practical, would obviate this difficulty. It was, however, regarded as an experiment, and the managers of the several rouds in the hae, ata meot. | ing, had doubt of its success and were unwilling to try’ the experiment, but were willing to pay liberal rates jor the use of cars fitted with the in- vention if any oue would run the risk | ot building them, the price of the patent was | $50,000, and none ot the roads in the Vermont Cen- | traf line had any mouey to invest in such an enter prise. The National Car Company was organized tor this purpose, Outside parties would not buy the stuck | Uniess those having an ioterest in the roads would sub- geribe, and managers of roads all along the lino from Boston to Chicago, being deeply interested in the suc- cess of the experiment, subscribed personally for the stock and the cowpany was orgunized, purchused the | patent and built 200 cars, ‘The experiment proved more successtul than was anticipated. The stock was sold at Jess than par vulue on account of the perisha- bie nature of the property, the average iife of a car be- ing oply about seven yeurs, The price paid by tho several ratiroads {or the use of these cars was ai first three ceats per mile, which has from time to ume been reduced until 1t now gtands atone and a half, The dividends paid on stock have been ten per cent per | annum. | Tbe Vermont Iron and Car Company was organized in 187i, Lts cars nave been built at the shops of the Yrust, which bas recoived a lair compensation there- for, as it aixo has for repairs upon the care of this and the National Car Company. ‘The same car service hus been paid to cach of those companies by all the roads in the ling, and the ¥ame dividends have been paid upon the stuck of each, The masters find that “the subscriptions to the stock were made with a view to heip the roads to the necessary roiling stock to build up the line,” It was claimed by counsel! for the bondholders that the through Western busiuess was not remunerative and should be abandoned by the trust, The masters fiud that certain classes ol business, 1 thrown up, diverted and scattered, and are difficult to regal Mauayers Of the diferent roads in the line have agre in decming it the best course to retain tue tail) awaiting a rev.val of Dusivess, The mauagers uve in all cases got the highest rates they were able 10 ob- tain, The stock in these car companies necessarily pays betior dividends at first than after the curs become worn, The masters say :—"'lt 1% regarded by some aa better policy for a road (o own Its care, and Lhis is douptiess (rue, provided they have’ the funds to suitavly stock their road. Iu this iustance the trust had no funds with Which to purchase cars, and the managers did not lec! at liborty wv borrow und thereby | place another equipment joan upon the road, | VERMONT IKON AND CAR COMPANY. ‘The Vermout Iron wad Car Company was originally | organized to build curs of a unusual leagth to mect | the demands of the Jumbermen of Ottawa, the bond. | holders veing unwilling to place any auditioual debt upon the trust for that purpose, Alter a time these The d two car companies bevane 4, The trust collects moat of the car servic reund pays it over to the company, In making’ a | {, a8 some Of Lhe Foads pa ervice on a Ys on a mileage vasis, | thus making a profit to the trast of $800 to $1,000 per is r The trust pays about one-seveath 0: the car service on the through line from Boston to Chicago, thut bemg their — pro- portion of mileage. [hese cars ran over various roads outside the through line, for the service of wutel th car company gets the saine inicage a that paid by the through line, except in one 1usia: ee of small amount. No greater number of cars Has been tn Use on the trust roads than Wag required to do the business properly. the masters say:—~"We think tho estaviishe ment of the throcgh all rail line from Boston to Chicago Was calculated to enhance the interests of the trust, and in oruer to accomplish this itis apparent thata very large outlay for rolling stock Was necessary, Which could not well, abt that time, bave been sarnished by the tra Tho ode adopted in farnishiug We rolling stock, im our Judgment, was (ar preferable to the issuing of another uipment loan, mastances under which the ermout trou and Car Company was organized would ein Wo jusuty the end = Cousidering the bagardous character of the enterprise and the perishabie nau of the base of the stock in these car companies, the dividends received by the stockholders is no more than a lair equivalent tor tbe advancement, The deulings of the trust with the St, Albans Foundry Company in the purchase of wheeis and castings are reviewed in detail anu with groat care, and it is ma to appear that they bave beou upon a purely busine: like basis and conducted with a manifest and single view Wo the benefit of the trast, Since bis appoint ment as receiver aud manager it wppears that J. Gregory Smuh has bad no conacetion whatever with the Foundry Company, vor has be wad Anything (0 do with the Contracts and d between the comp and the receivers personally, and W, Stith bas vo connection with the Foundry Compauy that is in avy way affucted by the prices paid them for castings Accompanying the report are extiols showing by com: parison the Trust has purchased the castings as “ood or better te and unuer the same business | compiete as | property holde: th | cellar will answer the purpose, | clothing at) Company, &., have bought castings amount of the Foundry Company at paid by the Trust, These items of allowed. The Bondholders’ Commitiee, whose duty examine and pass upon the uccounts of the receivers und managers, have attended to this duty semi-anou- ally, and their examinations have been as full and hey deemed necessary. The committee bas [reo access to the books and vouchers and made their examinations in their owu way and uninfluenced, ‘They frequently gave advice and made suggestions to the receivers and managers and were usually com> sulted vn inatters of importance, ‘The masters were requested by counsel for the bond- holders that au expert be employed to examine the books and vouchers. The clerks in the departmenis and Messrs. Merrill, Williams and Wilbur, who were familiar with the sume, but not then in the employ of the trusts, and ail agreed to be above suspicion as ta Lheir integrity and competency, being at the command of counsel, the wasters did not deem this o le ‘The receivers and managers offered every facitity tor investigation that could ve offered, and. all parties made ¢x:misation of books and papers touching the accounung a fully and completely as they adjournments being made trom time to time to facilis tate investigation, 5S REE PARSES, The masters fod that the custom observed by the trust ip the issuing of free passes is the same as is common throughout New England. The masters say, ‘We tind that the trustess and managers bave acted fn good faith in the management of the affairs of the trust and with ordinary care aod prudence,”’ ‘The severai parties in interest assumed to control the munagement and development of the property as they thought best, using ‘ourt only in the furtherance of their plans und wishes, thus making tue Court uominally the guardian of ‘the property, while, im tact, the parties in interest wero the real’ guardians, ‘the bondholders acted through their commitiece authorized by the Court, woose acts the bondholders understood were legal and binding upon them, while the Vermont and Cauada Compuny acted through ther directors. Tbe more important dis bursementa made by the trustees aud managers, which are made the subject of objection in this ac: Counting, were known to and acquiesced ip at the time they were made by said directors and com: mittee, or legitimately grew out of transac tions which they authorized and approved.”’ ‘tT trustees and managers were often in consultation w: the authorities of the Vermont uod Canada Company andthe Committee of Bondholders and the Advisory Committee tn relation to the management of the affaira of the trust and the line of policy to be pursued, dure ing which time the utmost harmony prevailed be- tween them, “All the affairs of the trust and the management of the trust property have ever been Spection and criticism of parties inte 10, as weil as those pertaining to the books und papers of the ‘Trust ag to the acts of the trustees and managers, exe cept us to the Secret Service Fund heretotore retorred to. No objection has ever veep made to the allowance of the accounts of tho trustees and managers by the Auditing Committee, as heretofore detuiled, until this dvestigation, or until the objection filed in Court. ‘ver wince the lesseos took the’ Sullivan Road the Vermont wud Canada directors ana the Committee of Bonubolders have known that tho lessees claimed to have lensed and were running the road in their own right and for their own benefit and at their own risk that said committee and directors have never claims any interest in the road or its earuines or profits, but they, aud all other partics in interest, buve always treated the same as belonging to said lessees and bavi made no objection thereto, The accounts of the man agers have buen approved by saia Advisory Committee Upon the theory that suid road and its protits or lousy belonged to the lessees and not to tho trast, “Lu operating the Sullivan road there were four or five items paid by the trust which belonged to the tom sees of that road to pay, and which were not charged over to the lessoes, or, if charged at all, were charged out of their proper pluce, so that it could not be ascer- tained whether the lessees bad ever accounted to the trust, ‘These items we have charged to the lessees of the Sullivan road, “We Gnd the business of the trast (in many resi necessarily complicated and requiring great minute} to bave ‘ndone under a complete system and with great accuracy, and although some errors have occurred in some of the detuils, they are very slignt compared wiih tho great amount of business transacted, “We havo allowed all the accounts of the receivers and managers, subject to the opinion of the Court on the facts reported, ’” The ubove report, it will be seen, completely vindl- cates the receivers and managers from the charges of fraud and mismanagement which have been mago against them 80 coustantiy and bitterly during the past five years; seis out in stroug and clear colors the real status of the trust property and the steps that have been taken, with the concurreace and advice of ail tne parties in interest, for its management and de- velopment, and shows plainly the utter falsity and Rroundlessness of those vile slanders upon the Ver- mont courts which have been so treely circulated as & part of the programmo of this railroad war, Me. Edwards, who has performed most of the arduous labor of preparing this report, is one of the abiest and most bigh minded gentlemen of the legal profession 19 Vermont, und this document ts worthy of bis and character, The Board of Masters are al marked ability and unquestioned probity and integrity, thoroughly known and universally honored through: out Vermont. Such a document as this, bearlog whole signatures, will be accepted by all fair minded men, i this State at least, as conclusive of the tacts and mat ters therein treated, BROOKLYN ROBBERIES, Fifteen hundred pounds of old copper, that bad beer Stripped from-the sides of the brig Mary A. Rich, lying at the foot of Richard street, were yesterday stolen by unknown thieves. The grocery store of Michael Gilmore, Van Brunt streot, was entered by burglars yesterday and the contents of the money drawer stolen, Edward G. Root, of No, 2 Atlantic street, was stands ing on Furman street near Fulton, at three o’ciock yesterday morning, waitiug for a car, when ho wag suddenly attacked by John Ward and Robert Yeaman, who knocked him down and attempted to rob him of bis watch and chain. Root's cries for help attracted tho attention of Officers Gittins and Doyle, who ar- rested the highwaymen. Annie Davie, woo has been keeping house for six Italian ragpickers, in a miserable and filthy tenement structure in the rear of No. 68 Adama street, called at the York street station house on Saturday night and toid the police that if they would search the place they would find large quantity of stolen goods there, Captain Crafts repaired to the habitation and toand about $100 worth of wearing apparel and other prop. erty, Which was carriod to the station house, where it awaits identification, Antonia Gandell, Michael Raht and Johu Balmark were arrested and locked up on sus- picion of larceny. INNS, TAVERNS AND HOTELS, On and after to-morrow tho Brooklyn Board of | Police und Excise Commissioners will issue licenses to citizens to keep inns, taverns or hotels, cants must file bond Tho applie and their securitios must be ‘The liquor saloon keepers claim they will comply with the aw of 1867, and keep Accommodations for a tew lodgers—toree beds in a As to the price or quality of the board which the customers are to ro- ceive, that is a matter between the jandlord and the guest. They oan arrange that to their mutual satisiage tion, the culsomer taking a ‘mip’ instead of a ‘nap’? on the promises. RESISTID G A MARSHAL, Armed with an execution to colleet a judgment of $20 against the property of Israel Cohen, dealer in . 18 Baxter street, Marshal Enrtich pro- ceoded to the premises on Saturday afternoon last, accompanied by a deputy, They found the store occu. pied by Israel, Lsadore and Lowentbat Cohen, brothers, each of whom claimed ownership of the store, All, however, agreed that the Marshal should not collect the jadgment, and a lively sorimmago ensued, It was euded by the arrival of the police. The three Coheas were arraigned at the Tombs Potice Court yesterday, beiore Justice Kiibreth, and fined $5 each. REVERSING THE ORDER John Wynn, of No, 76 Underhill avenue, was in the Act of Oghting with a party of young men on Pacific street at an early hour yesterday morn'ng, when Patroliwan George Eva of the Tenth precinet, ae tempted to arrest Lim. A brother of Jotn knocked the oficer down and kicked bim about the head and 8 Jet go of John and caught bola of Edward yon, bis ussailant, Sergeant MeNamara aad otter policemen, hearing the call for assistance, then came Upon the scene and the crowd ran away, The brothers were arrested, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Supreme Count—Cuanurns—Held by Judge Donoy hue.—Now, 24, 28, 83, 87, 8 9, 96, 97, 117, 130, 180," 247, 24, i 284, 200, 201, 203, 204, 208, 299, 300, Bol, yu2, Jus, Svrmqior ' Cover be wi JAL Tenm—Held by Judge | Suntord.—No day calendar. Maaink Cocar—Gexenat Tkam—Held by Jud Alker, Goepp and Sheridan. —Appeais from orders Nos, 1 W 6, weusive. Appeals (rom judgments, Nos. 1 ta ‘22, inclusive, Manixe Covrt—Tniat Tenm—Part 2—Held by Judge Sheridan,—) 1012, 8624, * 6u6, 0 Surarme Covat—Creevit—Part 2,—Adjourned until Wodtesday, May Suraeme Covurt— NKRAL TERM—Special Term and Cireuits, Parts 1 and 3; Saperor Court, General Term and Trial Term, Parts 1,2 und 3; Common Pleas, Gens oral Term, Equity Term aud Urtal Term, Parte 1, 2 and 3, and Marine Court, Trial Torm, Parte'1 and 3,—Ad~ Journed for the wr. GENERAL Skssions-—Part 1.—Adjourned for the term, ‘Part 2—Adjourued until Wednesday, May 2, 1! WATCHES, JEWELEY, &U. T Bt UNION SQUARE — 875,000 — DIAMOND: A Wats is, oneere, dakerta Val &o., bow, if suid aad exchanged. Loans @| 1 Jet, BARKINGER, Dei abil uLo0 square, iy 73) Browdway, Walvis, JBWe and sold; jonus nexow no TRUE | {1 767 BRONDWAY DIAM JAciry, silverware, Ac. bong! tinted, “At O18 BROADWAY, NEAR 218? ST,—DIAMONDS, ‘A DIAMONDS sysiem as Olher railroads, abd that the National Car ‘ Watchos, Jewelry, Silverware, Shawls, 4c, bought wold, Louns negotiated, ' private ollie, i