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* the contostant. THE COURTS. A Golden Balm for Wounded Affection. INTERESTING INSURANCE DECISION, ‘ Another Reminiscence of the Westfield Disaster. THE CENTRAL PARK SAVINGS BANK, os During the last term, of the Supreme Court, whon the case of Mary F. Bischoff against Pbil!p M. Bauer ‘was on the daily calendar of the Court and expected to be reached for trial, there appeared an exclusive r port of the facts in the Hxrany. The suit was one for treach of promise, $5,000 damages being demanded, and the chief evidence of the defendant’s guilt bemg his own ardent fettora which appeared in the report. The case was reached for trial yesterday in Part 1 of the Coart, before Judge Donohue anda jury. Upto August last his letters breathed love and promises of marriage, be styling her in advance his dear wife, but only a month thereafter, to her surpisc, and when the wedding day had been appomted, she ro- ceived from him the abrupt message that he bad concluded to take Horace Greeley’s adyice nd go West, Ou the trial he did not deny bis promise, but claimed tbat it was a conditional one, depending ou the consent of his father and mother, and that th bad been retused. On the part of plaintiff tt wus cou- tended that during more than a month after he now claimed to bave been denied the consent of his parents he continued to promise her marriage and assure hi of his parents’ wiilingness thereto, Several months atter.the alleged breach of his promise he gavo plaintitt the unkindest cut of all by marrying anotber girl, The Jury, upon this state of tacts, awarded the plaintiff $1,500 dumayes, MILLIONS DEMANDED. Jobn Percy, claiming to be an attorney and counsel- lor of the Supreme Court of this Stato, has commencea three suits for libel—one against the venerable Thar- low Weed and his partner Mr. Parsons, the publisher bt the Albany Svening Journal; ono against Isaac Grant Thompson, the official reporter of the Court of Appeals, aud one against Ware G, Little, the law book publisher, in each case he demands dameges in the modest sum of $1,000,000, The head and front of tho defendants’ offending wus that there appears in the Thirty-sixth New York Reports a report ol an opinion by the lute Judge Grover, which has been interpreied by some as copiruing certain action of tho Supreme Court in reference to the right of Percy to practise as an attorney of tho Court, ‘Ihe Albany Evening J made mention of the decision and quoted a rLot it. This act, on the part of that journal, Percy Bao tt 8, construed to bea libel on is good name, fume, professional reputation and honor, und hence demangs the value of the injury. The Court reporter, it also seems, was equally libellous in making the de- cision an official record, and the ers no less 80 1D putting it in cold type, For these ucts they, too, are communded to “come down” with a million cach, The complaints in the cases are signed by the pluuntif’. us an attorney, but his oppo- nents, still apparently persisting in the theory that | Judge Grover hus put’ nis altornoysbip in doubi, pro- pose to Move the Court to have his suits uismissed, on the ground that his pleadings are not signed by un attorney, us required by ion 128 of the Code. The motions wercon tho calendar of the Supreme Court, Chambers, lor argument yesterday, but had not been Teached at the adjournment, und from tho papers in the suits in the baxcs of defendants’ attorneys in Court substantially the toregoing facts appear, SURRENDER OF POLICY. Un the 10th of November, 1865, the United States Life Insurance Company issued an endowment policy | upon the life of James D, Bard, payable upon bis death or when he should attain the age of fifty-seven years, which would be in the year 1873, The-policy Covtsined the usual clause of foriciture for non-pay- ment of premium, and also the additional clause that, if after the receipt by the company of not less than | two whole years’ promiums, then upon a surrender ofthe sume, provided such surrender ix madeto the company within twolve months from the time of euch ceasing, & new policy would be issued for a proportion of the prémiumas paid. No premiums were paid on the policy since August, 1869. In August, 1873, an | offer wus made to’ surrender the policy upon | the receipt from the company of seven-tenths of the amount and a _ share of the profits, which being retused by the company An action was brought by the widow of Mr. Bard to Fecover on the policy. In deciding the case in Supreme Court, Special Term, yesterday, Judge Van Brunt ewid:—*T am entirely unavle to sve upon what theory the plaintHf can possibly succced 1n this action, The language of the contract of insurance is not am- Diguous, and if the rights of the parties are to be goy- erned by its plain terms every claim aguinst the de- fendants by reason of this policy cease aud determine 8 presented within t#elve months trom the time default ig made of the paymentot the premiums. But it is claimed on the part of the plainuff that time is pot of the essence of the contract and will never ve con- strued to bo of such essence when such construction will work a forfeiture, Upon acureiul examination of the terms of the policy it will be scen tbat time is ex- pressly made 4 part of the condition upon which an absoluto forfeiture will be waived. This e clearly | limits the right to make.a claim against t mpany, the policy has lapsed, to a period ot twelve 8 thereaiter, @ nO reasou wby this limitation should not be enforced to the same extent that a sim itation baa been sustaived in policies of fro ce. ‘Those policies allow the insured in case of loss a certain period in which to commence his action, or forfeit all claims against the insurance company. These limitations have been upheld, and the assured has been held to be bound by them.’ In this case no right baving been asserted under the policy within | the time limited by its terms no action can be main- tained thereon.” CENTRAL PARK SAVINGS BAN Two suits, of considerable interest to the patrons of savings banks, especially those of the now insolvent Central Park Savings Bank, wero on the calendar of Part Lot the Supreme Court for trial yesterday, but wore not reached, They aro sults brought by Isaac V. French, the receiver of the Central Park Savings Bank, cach being to recover $20,000, against Thomas jourty, the President, and the trustees of the bank. ue grounds on which itis sought to recover this sum are that the defendants conducted the aflairs of the bank improvidently in two instances— one, in buying Jot adjoining that on which they erected the bank building, which were not necersary for the purposes ot the bank; the other, in erecting # building uon ly expensive for the purposes of the building and Ume when the funds of the bank would not war- nt it. By these operations it is alleged that a loss sued to the bank in the depreciation of the property and joss of interest to the extent soucht to be recoy- gainet the defendants. The suit is prosecuted by | Barlow & Olney, the defendants being represented by | Messre. Browne & Kabe, Lauterbach & Spingarn and | Wakeman & Latting. | THE EXPLODED WESTFIELD. The consequences of the disastrous explosion in 1871 of the Staten Isiand boat, the Westfield, continue to appear from ume to time in the form of litigation in tbe courts, At the time of the disaster Dr. William L! Shine, at the request of the officers of the Staten Island Raiiroad Company, gave his 4 continued so to do, he says, during threo For hig own services and that of pect the Doctor claims the sum of $1,300, and says that Jacob H. Vanderbilt, tho president of the company, made himself personally Fesponsible for payment. The company huving gov {nto a state of pecuniary irresponsibility the Doctor now seeks to hold the President to Dis personal Fesponsibility, and for tbat a has commenced, through his ‘attorney, Mr. T. H. @ suit inthe | Bunreme Court in this city against Mr. Vanderbilt to recover the amount A COLLISION SUT’. Judge Biatehford yesterday, in tho United States Admiralty Court of this district, heard argument of pounsel in the case of the collision between the barge | | James A. Borden, in tow of the Blanche I’age, and the iehoower Jessie W. Morrison, Jr, in which a claim | and counter claim for damage is made, The collision | took place on the night of November 2, 1875, off Throgg's Neck, Kast River, the schooner being bound eastward and the tugboat westward, The barge had a | general cargo of merchandise on board at the tine of | the collision, which proved a total loss. Her crew claim that she bad ail the proper lights ret and burn- | Ing at the time of the collision, ‘This is denied by the peopio of the schooner, Who say there wore no lights od by the barge, and also that they did not ob. korve the towing lights of the steam: The Judge r served his decision. SUMMARY OF LAW GASES, Judge Ward Hunt, Associate Judge of the United States Supreme Court, will bold Circuit in the Eastern District, Brookiyo, on the 16th inst, The Danger will case, in contest before Surrogate Calvin, was again adjourned yesterday, in consequence pf the continued itinoss of Mr. Bartlett, counsel tor The case stands adjourned to the 23d inet., to be continued on the 26(h, 28th and Bist, com. mencing each duy at half-past ove, It is expected that the testimony will be takor in full within that time. jervices to the | § ' stealing $47 from a Ull at No, 43 Ninth avonuo, | for cireulating false rumors in regard (o the Delaware NEW YORK HERALD, TU cific Telegraph Company against the Western Union Telegraph Company and othera was resumed yenter- day before Judge Sanford, in tho Superior Court. Considerable testimony was taken but nothing new developed, All the General Terms were in gession yesterday, but no decisions were rendered, The Superior Vourt, | General Term, it is understood, will hand down a num- ber of decisions to-day, but in the Supreme Court and Common Pleas there will bo none banded down unl ext week. ‘The United States Grond Jury held a sossion yester- day, which was principilly devoted to the imvostiga- thon of the cause of (he Poet Office building accident of last week, and Architect iiatfield was the principal witness examined yesterday, It 1s understood the Grand Jury have concluded (heir labors ip this direc- ton, and will make a prosentment thereon to the Court | this peranee: ‘The will of tne late l,utber C. Clarke, formerly of the firm of Clarke, Dodge & Co, bankers, No, 51 Wail Strevt, was yesteruny admitted to probate, The de. ceased lef. property valued at $200,000, one-half of Clarke, s which is bequeathed to bis widow, Juha C. No, 18Gramorcy Park, and the remainder is to divided equally among his three surviving children, Writs of habeas corpus were allowed by Judge Bar- rett, in Supreme Court, Chambers, yesteraay, iu favor of Susan Hansov and Ann Morrison. ‘The former is @ Mttle girl whose liberty 11 is claimed is restrained by James and Bridget MoGinness; the latter is of more mature age, and alleges that she is unlawfully re- strained mm the Workhouse. In the same court a writ of certiorari was sucd out in favor of Michael Dono- hue, who is charged with borglary, and says the evi- dence against bim is insuflicient. In the divorce suit of Caliender vs. Callender, the fi demurrer Was argued beiore Judge Van Brunt in Su- Pen! Court, Special Term, yesterday, in the suit rougbt by Mrs. Callender to resiruin her busband from using in the divorce suit as testimony against her a confession which she alleges be obtained trom her by duress, The complaint was demuired to on the ground that such a suit could pot be maintained by wife against husband, und decision was reserved by the Court, Juage Larremore, of the Common Pleas Court, gave decision yesterday in the case of Edward Arnold and J. Waldo Banning vs. J. Morris and J. C. Wilmeeding, to establish an equitable lien on the proceeds ot prop. erty told by detendants, as assignees of Rouss, Bell & Co., ot New York, Tho property was attached in Hudson county, N. J., in a suit againet Rouss & Co, by John E, Weir, It is stated that in order to procure | the release of Rouss & Co. it was agreed phunufts sbould bold the property tor their benelit on condition they should indemuity the sureties, who wore to exe- cute a vond for the discharge of tho attachment In Fobruary, 1576, tho plaintifls in an attachmevt suit in New Jorsey recovered judgments in excess of the bond and puid to the attaching creditors $6,312 50, the pon- alty of the bond, wking an assignment of the bond and of the judgments against Rouss, Boil & Co. ‘The plain- tf then repaid the amounts to the suretics and took as- signments of ull the judgments and bonds, Judgment was given for plaintiffs, catapliapivn the lien on the | proceeds of the property, und a Feference is ordered to uscertam the amount, DECISIONS, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judgo Donobue, ingtou Marine Insurance Company; Gee vs, Chase Manufacturing Company; Republic Fire Insuravce Company vs. Sinith.—Granted, Smith va, Potter; Belmont vs, Coonen.—Orders granted, McDonald vs, Davis, —Motion deniod, Hagan vs. Wyman. —Motion gravied, with stay, Listman vs. Biaut,—Receiver must pass bis accounts betore reter Matter of Hummell,—Infant snould petition himself, Bloccker Street and Fulton Ferry Ruflroad Company vs. The Mayor, &c.; Peopie State of New York vs. ‘Twonty-third strect Railway Company.— Granted. Tne party is entitied to the commission, but the motion of allowing delay must be left tothe Judge at special Term, SUPKEME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Ry Judge Garrett, Boardman vs. The Lake Shore and Michigan South- ern Railroad Company and others. —I desire 10 see the counsel io these cases to hear them turther as to the stutns of the respective plaintiffa, to inspect the cer- tificates and generally to go over the matters discussed jn the Hitt point of tte brivis in the Boardman case, They can fix any day, at hulf-past ono o'clock P. M. (in chambers), for the hearing. By Judge Van Brunt. Farwoll vs, Soule and another, &c, (two cases),— Jadgwents signed. Tho People’s Savings Baok, &c., vs, Francklyn and others. —Order settled and signed, Veiller, &¢., Kings County Manufacturing Com. pany; Locke’ va. Locke etul.; Boese vs. Locke aud others; Bard ys, United states Life Insurance Com- pany; Smith, &c., vs. Campboll and others; Williams | etal, vs, Freeman; Kinney vs, Basch, et Kinney vs. Cohen. —Opinions, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Santord. Lester vs. The New York Enamel and Paint Com- —Order denyirg motion, with $10 costs, Conklin vs. Conklin,—Order of reference granted, Beebe et al. vs. Rungor.—Ordered on day calendar for first Moaday of June. Covell vz, Schutte. —Order granted and andertaking approved. ; Malloy vs. Duke.—Delault opened and causo restored to calendar. Baker et al, vs. Simpson et al.—Oraered on short calendar for May 11. ‘The National Citizens’ Bank vs. Fellows et al.—Order gracted and undertaking approved. Sturges va. Foran et ul,—Oraer desying motion, with $10 coats, Sheehan vs. Tho National Steamship Company.— Reterence ordered. Lee et al, vs. Heneques,—Order denying motion to | vacuto order of arrest. Lawton vs. Bales\ier.—Commission ordered. Howes et al, vs. Strauss; Rodman et al va, Strauss; Hirsch vs. Strauss; Ward ‘et al. vs, McLaughlin; Til: Minghast vs Hunt; Whitehead vs, Mackay et sl. ; Bur- | num vs. Marshall; Jonnston vs. Jonnston; Howes vs, | Garrison; Knapp vs. Bergham.—Orders grauied. COMMON PLEAS— CHAMBERS, By Judge Van Hoesen. Cassidy vs. Leeich.—Judgment tor plaintiff, opinion with clerk of Part 1. Roessel, &c. vs. Fisher.—Jadgment for plainuf, with costs. See opinion. By Judge Larremore, Arnold ot al. vs. Morris et al—Judgment for plain- tH See opthion, By Judge J. F. Daly, Tho Manutacturors and Builders’ Insurance Company See oxtra allowance of $200. | King vs. Buck master.—Demurrer overruled. | Levme vs, Reynolds.—Order granted, William Durando,vs, Mary J. Durondo.—Divorco granted, MARINE COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge McAdam. Holland va. Cocbran; India Rubber Company ys. | Rasht Vegrasser vs, Schmoriz; Welk ve Van | Winkle; Gannon vs Brady; Averill vs, Poouix Iron Compaty; Richter Tien; Bluuvelt vs, Parker; | Duryea vs. Schael; Emery vs. Johnson; Kursheedt | vs. Heyman; Stern’ va Stérn,—Motions granted, McMahon vs. Gessner.—Deiault opened condition. Fine ‘aterson. —Proceodings dismissed, Mastegson vs Maguin.—Piaintitf’s detauit noted. hhovey vs, Dudley.—Complaint dismissed, unless Within ten days plainull places cause on calendar and pays $10 cosis. Funke vs. Dyer.—Default opened avd cause re- stored to calondar for May 25, $10 costs to detendant to abide event, O'Reilly va McNamara.—Bill of particulars to bo served on the 8th and defendant to serve his answer on the 10th inst. Froheim vs, Odell,—Default opened on payment within five days of $10 costs of motion and $10 term feo; otherwise motion denied. Osborn ys. Goldsirith,—Joseph P, Fallon, receiver. Mostorson vs, MeGuin.—Biil of particul Berghaus ve. K. — Reteree ordered. Wornahon vs. J r.—Joun H, McCarthy, referee. .. Judge Sinnott, Burkhalter vs, Smidt; Baxter vs. Plinsky; Miller vs, Werner; Kaulinan vs. Strauss; Bogert va, Davidson; Rosenvaum vs. Links; Smith va Harriot; Turner vs. Stoudard; Hoffman vs. Sherwood; Orth’ vs. Links; Meyers vs. Brennan; Boose vs, Manhattan Gas Burner Manutacturing Company; Smith ve. Griswold; Gay vs. it; Summers vs. Beach ; Gilbert vs. Collins; Tread- well va Lyons; Perry vs, Baxter.—See indorsement on papers in above cas GENERAL SESSIONS—PARI Belore Recorder Hackett. In opening the May term of the Court of General Sessions, Part 1, yesterday, Recorder Hackett deiiv- red the usual charge to the Grand Jury im accordance with the requirements of tho rtatute, and gave the customary directions as to the manner in which the duties devolving upon them should be performed. Mr. Frederick D. Tappen, President of the Gallatin National Bank, No. 36 Wall stroct, was selected as foreman, A FORGER PUNISHED, Adolph Bruen was arraigned for triai at the bar on the charg» of forgery, 1t appeared that on the 18th of April last the prisoner by means of a forged order pur- porting to be sent by Baker, Pratt & Co,, obtained 125 ~ of steel pens vaiued at $95 from the American ews Company, No. 39 Chambers street. Tho prisoner denied his gut, but the jury after a brief absence found him guilty of forgery in tho third degree. The Recorder sent him to tho State r’rison for the term of five years, 8 ordered. | 1. STEALING FROM A TILL, James W. Austin pleaded guilty to the charge of Heo was sent to the Penitentiary for one yea GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 2, Before Judgo Gildersieeve, THE COAL kuMons, In the case of Corneilus F, Tompson, Edward F. Brown and George W. Stow, who have been indicted and Hudson Canal Company, Messrs, Algernon &, Sul- | livan and John R Fellows, counsel for the acoused,, moved that the trial be set as carly as possibio, Mr. Sullivan sobmitted that the Grand Jury had found the indictment on comparatively insufliciont evidence, ‘The trial of tho sait brought by the Atlantic and Va. andas he thought an injustice had been one to tho vs. Moyor et al, Judgment for plaintiff for $8,477 41; | | tery; parties named a speedy trial was dewirabio, In reply } Arsistant District Attorney Lyon intimated that the Tequest of the course) would promptly responded to, but as the caso was of a eomewhat unusual charac- ter, as well as a very importaut one, some consulta. tion would be required, He had no doubt that the issue would be determined speedily as possible. Judge Gildersleevo said that under the circumstances he would make vo order in the matter, but would allow tbe counsel for the defence to renew the motion, when it was probobie a day could be fixed for the trial. George W, Stow gave notice to the District Attor- = office that be would appear to-day and give 2,000 bat! bs A MUSICAL THIEF. Heory Boyd, alias William Harper, was arraigned at the bar by Assistant District Attorney Lyon, charged under the fo'lowing circumstances:—Ou tho 12th of April the prisoncr hired a piano, worth $450, at a monthly rent, from William Loefler, of No, 4 St Mark’s place, and ordered it to be sent to No, 116 East Twenty-second street, lt was subsequently removed to rage warehou: ry Thirty-third sirect, and it was sold to Albert r, of No. 293 Seventh avenue, for $80. Being somew suspicious, however, Peiser insisted upon the prisoner relunding bim bis money, and he handed him $70. Boyd was soon afterward arrested for larceny, and on being caled to the bar pleaded guilty und was sent to the State Prison for two years. THE PERIL OF FIREARM*. _Alad named Patrick Gulskean, about twelve years old, was arraigned on the charge of fring a pistol at his playmate, Patrick Gilmore, No. 332 Fast Thirty- ciguth streot, the result being a serious wound in the abdomen, trom which, bowevor, tha liitle sufferer has reoovered. After indicting Gulskeun the Grand Jury earnestly recommended him to the mercy of the Court. When called to the bar yesterday the litte fellow was bathed in tears, and afier a wholesome lesson Judge Gildersicevo inflicted the lenient punish- mont of thirty days in the City Prison. ANOTHER PENITENT MILKM\N. Lewis Schusider, No, 160 Third avenue, pleaded guilty to the charge of soliing aduliorated milk, in Violation of the ordinance of tue Board of Health, He was ined $25, A SHOPLIFTER OVERUAULED. A notorious shoplifter, giving the name of Henry Parker, and his residence as Jersey City, was ar- raigned at the bar by Assistant District Attornoy Lyon, charged with grand larceny. It appeared that carly on the morning of the 26tb of April last tho prisoner, in company with one Meyers, entered tho estublishment of Messrs, Sweetzor & Co., No, 356 Broadway, ani com: | menced inspecting some of the goods, with the apparent object of making a purchase, While the prisover en- gaged the clerk in conversation Meyers secreted $200 worth of »tik under his coat, He was observed in this act by a clerk named William Sherwood, who promptly went for a police oficer, taking care to lock the door before he went out. Ho found Officer Quinn on hand, who arrested the prisoners. Parker, of course, denied all acquaintauceship with Moyers; but, despite the vigorous effort of Mr, Chip: who defended the prisoner, tho Jury found bin guilly, and, it appearing that he’ was an ‘old offender, Judge Gildersleeve sent him to the State Prison jor tive years, COURT CALENDARS-—-THIS DAY. Surkeme Covrt—Cnamnens—Held by Judge Bar- rett,—Nus, 23, 2349, 26,77. Cull from No, 99 up to and including No, 150, Screeme Court—Guenerat Tkum—Held by Presiding Judgo Davis und Judges Brady und Danjels. —Nos, 24, 89, 46, 47, 51, 62, 63, 66, 70, 92, 95, 94 , 100, 101, 107, 108, 109, 112, 116, 128, 126, 180, 131, 132, 139 SUPREME COURT—SractaL TxRM—Held Brunt.—Demurrer, Nu. 9; Jaw and fact, N RE 181, 396, 325, 151, 348, G5, 209, 225, 360, 364, 365, JOT, 368, 160, 870, 371, 373, . Surnkae Covrt—Cmovir— Part 1—Held by’ Judge Douobuc—Nos, B10, 3173, 3679, 3153, 3155, 1857, B2TL, 285, 467342, 777, a 155, 2721, 1381, 1033, 071, 3299, 355, 2384," 2406, 444, 2618, 2442, 3610, 2102, 1626, 212, 1122, 1944, 160, Part 3—Held ‘by Juuge Van Vorst.—Nos, 2088, 4783, 2237, 3161, 3.65, 1182, 102644, 4 4023, 4624," 138245, 46 Surmuion Count— Sedgwick, Speir and s 5, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18 19, 21 25,'26, Serkaion eld’ by Judgo Santord,—Case on—The Aliantic and Pacitle Telegraph Company vs. Proscout ct al—No day calendar until noxt Monday, Surmwiok Count—Trrab Tense og, 245, 683, 589, . 779, 977, 770, 780, S41, 788, TOL . 972, $69, 1187, 1149, 1140, 1093, Commo PLias—GuSkWAL Lilie —HHold by Judges C. P, Daly, Robinson and Lurremore.—Nos, 197, 141, 4, 81, 87, 98, 114, 116, 131, 132, 133, 135, 198, 141, ‘143! 143, 146, 147, ts Common Pivas—Equity Tenu—Held by Judge J. F. Daly.—No day calenaar, JOMMON PLEAS —Unttal, Trnat—Part 1—Held by Judge Van Hoosen. —Nos, 1618, 1186, 698, 1050, 1142, 247, 337, Td, 473, 1589, 192, 640, , 1650, 1637, 95%, 867, 1086, 1029, 986, 885, 465, 1139, Béu, 928. 75, 4363, 148, 2159, 134144, 334, 10, 41,419, 440, 1710, 958, 1798, 4, 1662 KAL TRRM—Held by Judges 9,10, Ly 14, ‘art 1—Hold by 40, 625, 852, 554, 4, 360, 77034, 605, eS Mawxe Cover-—Ieian Trea—Part | 1—lela by Judge Sheridan.—Nos, 2691, 3 . 8512, 8401, 88) 8843, 8869, S828, S4z8, S81 8802 Part 2—Held by Judge ta 8509, 8631, 6457, 8804, 247 $823, 858: re 1, 7691, 9759, $a00, i—Held by Recorder Hackett.—lhe People va, August Pabst, rob- bery; Same vs. John Georly, Adoiphus Kakes’ and Jolin'Sullivun, burglary; Same vs, Peter Prulus, grand larceny ; Same vs, Houry Koil, felonious assault and battery; Same vs, Thomas Phelps, felonious assault ENRRAL and battery; Samo vs. Jonn Doherty, receiving stolon | goods; Sume vs. Bernard M. Patridge, ti Same va. Joseph L. Davis, assault and batiery ; vs, Jobn O’Brien, assault and battery; Same vs James va, Charles Davenport, felonious assault and battery Same vs. Mich Daly, telonious sssault and bu tery; ame ve Patrick Daly, assuuit and ba’ tery; Same vs. Charles Dougias, assault and batiery, Part 2—Held by Judge Gildersiceve,—The People va. Muttbew O'Brien, icionious assault and battery; Same vs, Michael Marray, felonious ussault and battery: Same vs. Josepy Keiser, felonious assault and uattery ; enune Vorr, grand larceny; Same vs grand jarceny; Same ‘vs, Conklin larceny ; Same ve. Mary Doran, assault pe v8, Patrick T. Donnelly, assault and ry; Same vs, Thomas Daryer, assauitand batiory ; vs, Edward Fiynn, felonious wasauit and battery; Same vs, Jacob Fay, felonious assault and battery Same ve. Joseph Eberhardt, felonious assault ana ba Saino va. William Fleck, recelving stolen goods; Same vs. Bridget Fury, receiving stvieu goods; Same ve. James Fiaherty, petit larceny; samo vs John Wost- moan, Daniel Friedie aua Kdward Fisher, asssult and ame Vs. 1 baulery ; battery; vs. Max L 8 and Charles Jackson, attempt at rovbery. KINGS COUNTY GRAND JURY. The Grand Jury forthe month of May was empan- elled in the Court of Oyer and Torminer yesterday be- fore Justice Barnard. In charging the jury His Honor called attention to the habit of jurors transacting their private business during the day and holding their ees- sions 10 the afternoon, It was (heir daty to hold their meetings at convenient hours for public business. ‘The Judge retorred to the Usury laws, the Excise, and laws for the purtiying of elections, and against ovscene iS assauit and Humphreys | prints, BROOKLYN RAILROAD. Justice Barnard, of the Supreme Court, Kings county, graniod an ordor yesterday confirming the re- | port of the commissioners appointed to acquire land for the New York and Sea Beach Railroad Company from certain land owner's along the route, Proper crogsings are to be established according to tho stat- utes. Commissioners were appointed yesterday by the | appleation of counsel for the | Supreme Court, on Glendale and Bast River Rulrow Company, to acquire lands, located im the Eighteenth ward, Brooklyn, which are to be used by the Manhattan Beach Rail: road Company, Who have leased the route oi the Glen- dale and East River Company. The report of the commissioners appointed to acquire Inndy for the New York, Bay Ridge and Jamaica Railroad Company, was contirmed by Justice Barnard yesterday, The com pany bow has the clear right of way between East New ‘ork and Bay Ridge. ENEAS’ ECCENTRICITIES, Justice Barnard, of the Supreme Court, granted an order yesterday, on bonal! of Sarah &. Eneas, to have the bond and mortgage on a house in Bedford avenue, Brooklyn, placed with tho County Clork, in order that tho signatures might be examined, Defendant, who is sued by R. J. Godwin to toreciose the mortgage, is the wife of Captain Eneas, a well known cits who recently lett the Eastern district, it is believed, to avoid his creditors, Mra, Enens alleges that she never heard of the mortgage of Mr. Godwin on her houee, A YOUNG GIRL’'S GOOD NAME, Afuit was commenced yesterday in the Brooklyn City Court, before Justice McCue, by Mary Ano Walsh againgt Michael Smart and Eliza Smart, his wife, to re- cover $6,000 damages for slander. Miss Walsh 1s a minor and sues through her guaratan, Patrick Walsh. | It is set forth in the complaint that in the montn of November, 1876, the plainuf resided with her parents at No, 72 Dupont street, Brooklyn, The house was also oveupied by ‘several other persons, among whom were Mr, and Mrs, Smart; that on the date above specified and subsequently the delendants had accused plaintif before various persons of being not only unchaste, buta thief, and reported that she had stolen the sum of $60 from Mrz, Smart, The complamt also set forth that Mrs, Smart hud followed plaintiff to New York and in a dry goods siore of that city denoun rasa thiel; that Mra, Smart had Tenewed the ks on tho forryboat, and eid that PlaintiM was woaring some of Mr, Smart's her backs jaime vs. Mary Feomy, receiving stolen goods; ary; Sumo | Wilson, burg. | mings on | TRUST GOURAUD'S ESTATE. THY 6ON OF .HIS DIVORCED WIFE SEEKING POSSESSION-—WHO ARE THE HEIRS? Some facts bave already appeared in the Heraup In Gouraud, To-day application is to be mado by ex- Judge Hull, counsel for Andreas #. Gouraud, ior an injunction in a suit by him against Constance C. Trust, Percy B. 8. Trust, Votney V. Trust, Mary F. Trust, widow of Joseph W. Trust, sometimes called Trut Felix Gouraud, Charles R. Pariitt, Hannah Parte and Martha 8, Tompkins, styling herself Gou- raud, In the complaint op which this appl. cation 1s to be made it 1 alleged that Trust Felix Gouraud, late of the city of New York, died in this city on or about April 20, 1877, leaving Mary F, Trust, his widow, and the following heirs:—Andreas H. Gouraud, the platntiff; Perey B, 8, Trust aud Vol- ney V. Trust, his sons and plaintif’s brothers; Con- stance C, Trust, his daughter and the plainuff’s sister, defendants, the only lawtul children of Trust Felix Gouraud, all of full age. That Mary F. Trust was lawiuliy marrica to Joseph W. Trust on the 9b of May, 1839, and thenceforth observed her mar- riage vows. At the time of his death Joseph W. Trust was owner in fee of a large amount ol real estate situdtea in the vicinity of Kast Broads Way and Montgomery strects, Division — stree! 100th street and Filth avenue; that widow is } entitled to her dower in this property, and that it is the only real estate within this State owned in com- men by the plainuf and his brothers and sister here- | 2 named; that there aro no liens thereon, | The com- plaint further states that in March, 1877, the lato | ‘Trust Felix Gouraud was wrongiully induced and frauduiently persuaded to make a deed to the defend~ ant, Charles R. Partitt, for the nomival sum of $5, and thet Paritt and his wile Hannab, in March, 1877, cou. | Yeyed to the defendant, Martha, then the mistress of deceased, the whole ol euch property. 8 property | 18 now worth at least $40,000, AN AGKD LOTHAMSO, At the time of the execution of the deed from Trust Felix Gouraud to Vartitt, the formor was about eignty- one sears of age, and at thut time and jong previously, {tis alleged, hud maiutaived an uplawtal roimtion wiih Martha B. Tompkins, styling herself Gourand, aud was by her wrongly influenced and persuaded against this plunun and bis liwtul wite and children to make such conveyance, Ho was also at the time of Such convey- ance a feeble invalid, and had become very infirm, both ip body aud mind, his meutal faculties having become ot impaired by on sickness und old age and he rendered ines io of making a valid | and legal conveyance, by deed, gilt or otherwise. Ho {plain us he is Iniormed bolieves, asserts that Trust Fehx Gouraud, in addition to his real estate, died possessed ot personal property to the extent of $10,000, togethor with trade marks and proprietary articles of Hufucture of the value of at least $40,000, Ot this personal property Martha claims to have received a travsfer shoruy beforo his death, all of which pleintil! alleges to have been obtained by fraudulent, subtle and impyoper influences ex- ercised by ver, and that the tfansfer was inopera- tive and void; that she unjustly inflamed the mind of deceased against” nis lawtul wife and children to such an extent as to creato to his mind an insane delusion regarding them. He asks to have the conveyances declared void, and that the defendants in possession be restrained fro: allenating or parting with the ré@al or personal estate which The plunuff is the son of the deceased, and brings Hus suit in the nature of a partition proceeding to have the property divided between tho lawful heirs by bis mother and to have ner apart to her, a8 woll us to have the convoy- avous to Martha Tompkins and the Parftts declared yotd, ‘The plaintiff asserts that the records will show that in 1865, 1m this city, bis mother obtained an abso- Jove decree ot divorce trom bis father ou the ground of bis alleged aduliery with Martha Tompkins, ove of the defendants in the present suit, Ho and bis mother have been appointed to administer the estate of his father, out thus far their efforts in that direction have beeu contined to an uttempt to first get possession of it. CUSTOM HOUSE INVESTIGATION, THE OBNOXIOUS FEE BUSINESS IMPOSED BY LAW FORTHER VENTILATED —- WHERE THE SYSTEM ORIGINATED, ‘The session of the Custom fousq Commission was con- tinued yesterday, Mr. Jey opened tho proceodings by reading a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury re- ! plying to a question of some persons Whether an ems ployé of the Custom House won’t reccive immunity from tho governmont and not be removed from his po- sition in case he came before the commission and testi- fled to oxisting abuves,”” Secretary Sherman’s letter says:—T'he Custom House Commission will receive any proper communication in contidence, and matn- tain it in confidence, but will examine tho tucts openly, and prove or disprove them. No doubt & witness such as you mention, who desires to give Jestimony will be examined tn private, und the {nfofMation Only used os it can be verified by open proof, and an official who renders the government this assistanco will not be ousted from bis place or disturbed by reason of his disclosures,”? THE LIQUIDATING BUREAU. Mr. E. M. Evans, chief of tho Liquidation Division witnoss examined. had been employed in the Custom House since 1850; the Naval Office received no statements of,a nts of vessels, only duplicates of vessels registered ; the com- plication of the tariff caused a vast amourt of corre- sponcence; when an importer felt aggrieved at the lari? imposed on his goud he protested, and this pro. lest went (o the Ninth division Mr, Evans gave an Nlustration how protests aud appeals are made. Last yeur he made 4,612 appeals, ot which every four out of tive were decided tn favor of the Collector, Mr, k tic duty Would be a great 1mprove- ( colnpiicated tarif, Witness also thought the twenty-two clerks employed aow in hia division might be reduced to titieen. MORE OF THE ACDITOR'S BUSINESS, The next witness was Mr. J Herrick, Chief Dis- bursing Clerk of the First division, who testitied that he drew ail the checks and disbursed all moneys, ex cept salaries, and paid all reguiarly audited ‘bills ordered by the Treasury Department. He also pard all moneys ordered tor drawvacks, Six clerks were om- ployed in this department woo did ther work faith. fully and more than earned their pay. | THY MAN OF THE MOSKY BAGH. » the cashier, testitled that his i deposit all the moneys which lected for duties and what are kuown as the | emolument accounts, us we.t as all fonds received from | other sources; | entered ‘in woat is known us the custoins book meut over the pr cack day's work 1% closed —berure leaving the oflico and proved ander tne — aiflereut | heads; tho al Oflice i¢ a check to the ‘ally, 4&8 also OM entrances and clear- (He here exhibited a long p Hottm MW the gi aud incinde the amount aflirmative anawer was given. uot waive all to in the duties* To this an focg lor which no consideration 18 given to the inspect- ors?” inquired Mr. Turnure, Mr. Hofman could not say. TDs it cost the merchant hall a million doliars in time trouble?’ continued Mr. Tarnure. Witness did not think the fg 8 could be placed #0 high. ir. Robinsou—How could Mr. Hot!man—They coutd vs dot fees be simplifi men; (heir hours are longer than in any department of the Custom House; there 18 no way to {vor any mere chant, consequently no gratuities could be obtained by his clerks; avout $5,000 4 month Is collected tor the Stute, ouly to accommodate the m which are anes tor the harbor masters, 1 © hospital and Health Officer; tuis money is deposited in the Gallaun National Bank’ to the credit of the Collector, woo is the agent for this fund; a reduction of the ‘prosent force would work great injury to the service, De- ponent has bepn twenty-three’ years connected with the cashier's ollie. GENERAL ARTHUR ON PERS. A slight sparring watch occurred between Messrs. Robinson and Turnure, The iwiter wanted to call neral Arthur to explain about the feo basiness, Rubinson wanted to continue the investigu- ur, however, Was called, aud stated the fees talked about amounted to avout $2. ar, and are known as the “Emolament account,” bis spent tor clerk hire as far us itwent The collection thereof worked great hardship to the tm- the benelit accroing to the government. peatediy recommended the abolition of these duee, n the same Connection General Arthur informed the reporter that the establishment of the Naval Office dates its origin irom the tme the British feet was part of the government of this city, Then the com. manding naval oficer, sometimes an admiral, camo every month to exuimioe the Collector's accounts, and to divide the emoluments between the latter and the “crown.” Alter the estapiisiment of the Repuvile the Naval Office was continued, but a civilian made the chief of the bureau. ‘The examination of Deputy Collector Joun J. Os- born, of the Thitd division, closed the investigation of yosterday, THE CHAMBER OF DINNER. The annual dinner of tho Chamber of Commerce Promises to bring together a notable gathering. | President Hayes and several membors of his Cabinet | have already signified their intention to attend. Govs ernor Lilden also has been invited, and as ho usually sends an early reply when tutending to decline and has not yet done #0, some members of the Chamber expect him to be present. Carl Sehurz will be there aod Jobn sherman oted, Mr. Evarte wil be one of the speakers, Ina few days replies will be in irom most of the prominont gentiomen invited, when other notable names will appear ou the already distin~ duished Lisi COMMERCE Telation to tho disposition of the estate of Trust Felix | they aro ailoged to be without legal titie to, and that | A receiver be appointed pending tho issue of tho suit, | dower set | attaches to the Auditor's Department, was the first | This gentleman testified that ho | (hese are classified, aggregated and | | list of the schedaie of fees charged by law, culled forth evnsiderable comment tre commise | sion on Its great © Turnure asked M “What does it cost the government to collect tho | amalgamated with the | The witness further testified twat ho had fourteen | empivy 6s bis office, woo were ail good und taitutul | 1.000 | porter, und the burden to the merchant is groater than | He had re- | ESDAY, MAY 8, 1877.—TRIPLF SHEET. ART MATTERS. CHURCH'S NEW PICTURE “rr, RIO DE LUZ.” Another admirable work has been added by Mr. Charch to the many we owe to bis poetic brush, Re- turning to the field wherein be won ‘ame and renown, he gives us a new picture of irupical lite that for beauty of composition and sruth of realization deserves even a higher plave th «n bis **Heartol the Andes,” a work that deservediy placed bim in the front rank of American art. Ip that work he sought to express the wondrous grandeur and beauty of the mountain caain which forms tho vackbone of the South American continent, and all conversant with art kuow with what mingled power and poetic sentiment ho succeeded in conveying an improssi@ of the chare acter of the Andean scenery, which once beheld remains a memory for life. In the present work (ho atm i# not so ambitious nor the scopo so wide, and hence it is more within the power of artistic realiza- tion, From amid a tropical forest wilderness flows outward “The River of Light'’—£l Rio de Luz as it is called 1m the sovorous language of Castile. | The mame of tho place 1s enough to 1 up tic =thoughis, and it is no wonder that the remembrance of a spot so beautiful have dwelt in tue urtist’s mind through, the ye havo separated bim from thc regions of the sun. trath the picture bears iu its hazy beauty the impt ofa dream, and will cull back ali wno have dwelt in tropical lands through the waste of memory to tbe Roenes Ol suspassing beauty and richness of vegetation which aro the distinguishing Ieatures of the tropical belt. The moment chosen by the artist is noondi: wheu the burning sup bids all living things seek sb id repoxo and he stalks through the flaming heavens master of the day. Over iand and river riso vaporous exbalations, like incense, tilling the scone with a sen mystery akin to what we dream abo land, Everything im the picture he! this effect. In the sky isone sun and reflected in the river auother, ‘The Jorest trees tn the foreground are lagen down with parasite creepers (hat weave their airy lines around and the graceiui’ palm, while the luxuriant under. growth of giant ferns fills up the space between the tree trunks, The dark green foliage of the tropical forest, #0 Much in contrast with tue rich autumual Jealago of our northern landscape, will correct the popular error | that tropical foliage 18 Urilliant in color; but the artist has skilfully introduced yellow and brown of the dying’ leaves, which imodity the mass ot durk foliage and = bring it into harmony with the Jovous suushine which lights up the whole scene. Whether wo look at ine present work trom itis impossible to refrain from felicituting the artist On lis success, The lucky owner of this fine picture as William &, Do EMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS, A DISCHARGED DOCTOR WHOSE REPUTATION 18 RATHER UNSAVORY, The Commissioners of Emigration met at Castle Gar- don yesterday. .There wero present Commissioners Forrest (the President), Hurlbut, Mauger, Quintard, Lynch, Kaufman and Starr, Bills for supplies and sundries, amounting to $76,957, wero audited and or- dered to be paid. Castle Garden payroll tor April, $2,099 82, and Ward’s Island for $2,177 16, wero also auuited, A requisition ou the State Comptroller for 21,537 12 was signed and transmitted. Besides these a number of minor details were disposed of, Some serious complaints against Dr, E. C. Mann, lately employed by the Commissioners on Black well’s Isiand, were beard and referred to a committes for in- During Dr, Mann’s stay on the Island he $274 from omployés of the Commissioners and It now appears that only $150 seller of the mstrument, balance, which the Commi have to pay. was paid on it, fore, writes for tl ers will, doubtles: MORE UN-MANLY CONDUCT, Another complaint churges that Dr. Mano obtained $10 trom Henry Turner, of Parker's Landing, Pa., on December 23, on pretence that he could for this sum furnish Mr. Parker's brother, then a patient in his care, With extras and a private room, Ho wanted more, Mr. ‘Park #, but the latter coald not al- ford to pay it. A still jurthur complaint 1s that when Jeaving the service of the Commissioners Dr, Mann took with him as a servant a woman named Mary Conuell, Jate an inmate of the asylum, and that he taduced her togotothe Emigrant Savings Bunk, where she had on deposit $180, und draw $100 of this amount | on December 29, 1876—just two days betore tho interest became due—to give him as a j loan to be repaid next July. De Manu Was disinissed jn December, und at tho tme $1,500, with houseroom, fire, lights, &c., he Is re- puted to have been tn debt to'the orderly and matron Of the imstitution, to the butcher aud tho grucer. Messrs. Lynch ond ‘Kautman are to investigate the charges, The following are the arrivals from Jaouary | 1 to May J, 1877:—Aliens—steeraue, 9,855; cabin, .747; total,’ 11,602 Citizens or here beiore—Steer- age, 4,554; cavin, 4,612; total, 9,166, Grand total, 20,768, BUSINESS — TROUBLES, James H. Falconer, of No. 47 William street, a bill broker in the cotton ling, has filed a petition in volun- owing to the failure of tue Eughsn irm of Law & Co., in which ho was interested. Three banks are cred- itors for $24,505, as follows:—Bapk of Liverpool, $10,000; Bank of Montreal, $9,655; Canadian Bank of Commerce, $4,850, The following aro the principal creditors :—Churles avannab, $22,500: | Andrew Stuart & Ct Martha Falconer, | $8,751 50; startin & Rw A. A. Thomson + $5,090 85; D. Th 855; James H, Fatconer, Jr., $4,085 56; 783.10; h Bellas, $3,408 20 ih, 160 46, Hug! The total amount of the the assets amount to only $1,721 82. A meeting of tue creditors of the Silver Peak and Red Mountain Gold and Silver Mining Company, of N 214 Broatway was held yesterday at the ofica ot Reg: ister Williams to prove toeir debts and elect an us- signeo in bankruptey. The following creditors proved their claims:—Jonn H. Abeel, $10,000; Charles J, 6,230; Frederick H. Abeel, $2.500 Blair 500; Herman Groenonmeyer, $500. At r assignee Ip bankruptcy Mr. Audrow E. Arinstrong was chosen, ‘The firm of silva & Moulin, dealers in brushes at No, # Eighth avenue, hus been adidicated bunkrupt on the potition of Lewis B. Silva, the senior partner. ‘The habilities amount to about $10,000, The largest creditors are Cohen, Lazarus & Co,, $5,725; Henry | Kroch}, $2,687. Tbe matier bas been’ relerred to Reg- ister Ketchum to take farther proceedings. The assignment of Leopold & Solomor Hermann to | AD, Trier, with schedule annexed, was yesterday filed in the Court of Common Pleas.’ The liabilities Aro stated at $12,661 36, and assets nt $4,427 24 A DOUBLFUL CUSTOMER, On the 3d of this month a young man named Enoch boarding house at No, 221 Kast Twellth etre presented tho foliowing lever and w York, May 3, 1877. eT Cs in this morning" sired to ye ‘you. Hoe is employe nd will not ve Able t come his security and knowl Linke the Hverty of by the Adams bx » Yourn, ec. LEA HWAWKHURST, Cashier. Mrs, Nowton was not satisied with the appearance of the applicant for board, and on making inquiry ehe | found that the letter was a forgery. On Saturday might, however, a young man named Thomas Gay came to ber house With a note trom Enoch Shaw, whict read as follows: Prova Kast Tweertn Staner: mea night key. Twill bh Give It to bearer, 2. 1 SHAW, Adams Express Company. Mrs, Nowton did not give the night key, bat gav tion to Officer Robinson, of uo Seventeenth who arrested both Shaw and Gay. | Were arraigned at Essex Market Court yesterday, but as Mr. Hawkhurst, of Adams Express Company, de- clined to prosecute they Were dixcharged, The oificers believed that both the prisoners had been acting in concert with the Intention of rovbing the house. A FIERY BROTHER-IN-LAW. ni A short examination was held betore Judge Wandell | at Jeflerson Markot Court yesterday in the case of John W. Montgomery, who was accused of writing | threatening letters to his brother-in-law, William Allen Miller, The letters and the particulars of the dispate between tuo two gontieroen in fegard to the estaie of David Rea, of which the labler t% executor, were pub- ished in ‘Saturday's Heat. Yesterday Mr. Miller | made a formal atiidavit to the effect that Montgomery had written a letter threatening to sh o him $2,500, and on this charge Montgomery was held in default of $1,000 bail to keep the peace for six months, MUNICIPAL NOTES, names to the Board of Aldermen at their reguiar meet- | ing to-day for Park and Police Commissioners made vacant by expiration of the torms of Met . Erhardt and Marin, lathe meanwhile theso gentiemen hold over until their successors are appointed, Comptrollers Kelly and Green have received sinco January 1, 1874, Conscience money to the amount of $1,498 86. The following is Cham tho week $4,234,050 pt $6,009,580 30; balance, A CHILD POISON Albert Mulenari, a child two years old, was poisoned yeaterday by drinking hydro eyanic a used by Pat- tiek Cull ‘The jatter bad bern engaged in cleaning some copper metal, when the child appeared, and be- fore he could jy revent it had taken the gings and owal- lowed a yortion of It) contents, trunk and branch, binding togetuer the stately caobu | the point of pootic conception or exquisite execution | jofor the patients? bone, The price of | 4, of bis departure from the Isiand, where his salary was | tary bankruptey, Ho was forced to suspend last month, | HH, Shaw called on a Mrs, Eliza Newton, who keeps a | ¢ to work late | They | ot him uniews he | It is understood that Mayor Ely will not send in | OUR COMPLAINT BOOK. (Norz.—Letters intended tor this column must be accompanied by the writer’s full name and adéress to ipsure attention, Complainants who are uowilling to comply with this rule simply waste time In writing. Ep. Henan.) RESTEAIN THE GODS, To Tax Epirok oF THs HeRALD:— On Friday evening I visited the Bowery Theatre with alady. We bad seats in the orchestra circle— very good seate—and while sitting there and enjoying the play some cf the boys up stairs spi: tobacco juice down upon us three or tour times, Now, | want to kuow if that cannot be stopped, and also what are tho ushers up there for if not to keep ihiugs right among the “god? There i# a policeman in the theatre, but he ts down stairs, E. W. EARLY CLOSING, To rue Eviton oF tar Henany:— | If naif the wholes:ie and retalt booksellers can close up on Saturday at three P. M,, why cannot the others | dothe same? lam employed in a house whera we are detained some nights till seven F. M., and some nights when wo get home to our ‘amilies and have our meals it is very near time to retire tor the night. AN EMPLOYE, THE QUESTION OF PERMITS. To Tae Epitor or tHe Heraun:— Why is ittnat we are competied to pay for the use ot tor or hoistway’ Can Mr. D. 8. Hart, “Regis- compel us to procures permit? We received a uolice to apply lor one without delay. HOISTWAY, CARD PLAYING ON THE HARLEM BOATS, | To Tux Rotor ov rue HERALD:— | [tpink Mr, Aolman perfectly mght im tis indignation against card playing on the Huriem boats. I have oc- f casion to pass several times weekly up and down on | those boats, and almost tnvariably find card playing, THK COLOR, | as asserted by him, accompanied by language unfit tor ladies’ ears, #mall boys not more than ten years joine ang ip, A LADY TRAVELLER. } WHISTLING ON THE CARS, | To rae Eprron ov THe Hunano: It is very well to take a HeRaLp in the morning te read tho news, but all wrong whon you sit down te enjoy tho paper to have one or two, as the case may happen, sitting near you in a Broadway car and whistling without intermission from Forty-seventh to Grand strect, and to see the conductor smiliag at the exponse of the reader being annoyed by this whisting, A CONSTANT READER, BEATS FOR SALESWOMEN, To Tux Eviron or tae Hekatn: 1 trust that the ladies of New York who read the Henatp will give more than a pissing notice to the article in your issuo of last Friday, entitied ‘Seats tor Leisure Moments.’’ The appeal is pitilul in the ex- | trome, A young girl cries out {rom the depths of ber | Physical suflering tothoso who she believes can induce a remedy, the lady shoppers of this city. Much has already been done by the thoughtful, benevolent women of New York in inducing those dry goods men whom thoy patronize to place seats behind their coan- ters, Unfortunately ‘Cheap Jobn’’ is not so custly influenced, and he empoys the greatest number of female clerks. He 1s supported by a very different class—the poor, who buy of him from necessity, and the “new rich,’’ who patrouize bin from habit and inclination, The latter would walk roughshod over apy number of moral obhigaiions to reach a bargain. Liitlo can be hoped from them, unless, indeed a move- ment demanding « for saieswomen could be made fusnionable. To tl vnd fet the HkKaty, the pioneer 1m overy underiak og chat has for its ovject the venett ofthe poor and oppressed, give the subject an odi- torial notice. In the meantime somo of those sales. women who havo the judgment and energy to hetp themselves should be encouraged to submit ther Brievanco to tue consideration of Mr. Bergn, { make | the suggestion respectiuliy and in all sincerity, If | there ts a society for the protection of small children, why can ft not be made to inciude children of « larger growth? Afterall, the majority are but children— female children, too—who certainly shonid nov bo sub- | Jected to the needless torture of standing all day, | when ft could be avoided at trifling inconveulence and no losa to thelr employers, uni an objection, However, camp stools are ean, | they can and will be furnished by the ladies ot New York if necessary. A SYMPATHIZER, JVRSEY INJUSTICE, To tae Eprror oF eran: By your powertul “Complaiut Book’ we hopo to obtain retiet from an tojustice where Jersey justice is powerless, The-Pennsyivania Railroud Cumpany, who advertise to cater to the convenience of the public, are not playing what they advertise, espreially to the ma of business mon residing on Jersey City Heights, who have p92 train between 7:09 and 8:10 in the morning or between 6:10 and in the evening, J trains aro needed.. Another grievanc no stmion on the New York sido of the Court House, the most populous part ot the Heights, and where at least every third train going west is compelled to idly stop by the block system in force on their road. The act is the company own or are interested in (be miserable horse car roads that run up the bill, and we must take them or walk MANY COMMUTERS, THE GREENE STREET NUISANCES To tHe Epiron ov the Heraun:— Picase let me add my complaint to tho mang othera made in your “Complaint Book,” concerning tho Greene and Wooster strocts nuisance. Although under the eyes of the police, these il!-famed women are allowed to carry on their nefarious business in the | most unrestrained manner, We respectable women | are ashamed of passing alung those strocts, especially | with young cbilden, for tne language they use 18 of tho | vilest description, How can we have this nuisance | abated? for the police say they caunot do anything. A MOTHER, | POLICE VIGILANCE. To tar Evitor oy Tus Herat. ne took place corner of P | atreet and Old slip on Saturday at about five o’fock | P.M. A crowd of men bad collected and two of them | began to fight like tigers. A policeman standing on | the opposite side of the way seeing the row, and think. | ing discretion tho better part of valor, turned on his heel and walked of. I started off for another aad | found him in Water street. When I toid him of the | Nght all he waid was, “Why the devil don’t a few more tell os of this fight.’ He then took such good care to give warning of his approach that when be got to tha | place the crowd bad broken up, and instead of being | able to arrest the principals there was no one there except the usaal passers. OBSERVATION, : A HINT FOR THE METROPOLITAN GAS COMPANY. To THe Epitor of THE HERALD: — | Cannot the Metropolitan Gas Company (monopoly) afford from their ‘small’? and “limited” protit to offer more suitable accommodations for the inhabitants of thoso east of Sixth avenue by establishing a branct office on the east side? [am residing newr Second ave: noe, and if I have any business with the company (which bappens frequently), it takes an extra bal | hour's time for moto rrach my place of business, be- sides the extra car fare, which | cannot amply aford to throw away. Cannot this great “monopoly,” whe have (heir bills gaaranteed vy the law (by a deposit on the meters), afford to have a branch office on the east side at an extra expense of about $30 a month (which is enormous lor that corporation)? ANTI-MONOPOLY. | A PLEA FOR THE SMOKERS, To the Eptror ov Tae HeKaLn:— | [have tor@ome time past read the complaints 1% | your paper and havo noticed, being an uptown rest- dent, that in a great many cases you have done a great don! of good, Now there area grout many mon, ike mysoll, that arc smokers and like to enjoy a 4 cigar after brenk(ast coming down on the eara Lam | a constant traveller on the Now York Elevated Rail. road. Now | want to euggost to that company to pay one car on each train in Which We can ave a good smoke coming down in the morning. Most all the | travellers are gentiemon, so one car out of the three oF four could easily bo spared tor smoking. CONSTANT SMOKER, THE HARLEM STRELT LAMPS, To tHe Eptron ov Tue HnkaLn— T have noticed one or two complaints in your paper in regard to the new streot lninps iu Harlem, In that por- tion of the city where they are located we might noarly as well be without any ligntat all, for if there is alittie breeze stirrin, re to blow out, theroby ren. dering {t hardly safe fora tan to walk the streets, and even more sotoalady, Passing through 118th street one evening Inst week every jap trom Third to First | avenue was out and that i# the case quite often, [tis | very evident that the gain derived trom changing gag | for oil, was not to the cntizens of Hariem but to some | individual, CIVIL SEKVICE REFORM. | New Yorn, May 7, 1877, To THe Eorton ov THe Henano:-~ If President Hayes joing to practise civil service | reform let him seo that the Indian Commissioners do not recelve bribes aud award the shirt contracts to the same parties, that they did undor Grant's administra. tion, By inserting the above im your vaiuable col. oblueo A BLDDER, umos you will much