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8 THE COURTS. | Trouble in the *Longshore- men’s Camp. CONFLICTING JUDICIAL OPINIONS, The First Fraudulent Bank- ruptey Conviction, ESTATE OF THOMAS VAUGHAN. The mandamus cases of Roger Burke and John Mul- ins against the officers of what 18 known a6 No, 2 Association of "Longshoremen, already noticed in the Hsnatp, came up for argument before Judge Barrett, in Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday, Mr. Matthew P. Breen, counsel for the petitioners, read the affida- vits on which the motion was made, the substance of which was that in this city there are three other usso- cations similar to that involved tn these proceedings, numbering !p all 4,000 members; that this association aumbers 1,000 members, only 200 of whom are forty cent men and the other 800 thirty cent men; that these 200 members have succceded in getting control of the association, and have refused to receive ducs from the thirty cent men, thus practically expelling 800 of the members; that resolutions have been put to authorize work by the members for thirty cents, but the president bas refused to entertain them; that at & conveution held in 1874 the rate of wages was fixed at thirty conts {fr day work and forty-five cents for night work, and that this arrangement had been carried out by all the members of all the associations except the 200 who Lold possession of No, 2; that both tho p ers were expelled by the Executive Committee a proper trial, and were not allowed an opportunity to appeal. They now, therefore, usk that the Court issue }ts mandamus to compel the officers of the association to reinstate them 43 members, In oppositicu afhdavits of the officers of the society were submitted contradicting some of the facts set forth in the petitions. John Hunter, the president of the assoeiation, alleges that Burke is only & recent convert to the thirty cent rate of w that he avowed himself on trialas working at that rate, aod was expelled therefor; that he had every opportunity to uppeal, bat did not, and his expulsion was con- firmed by the association; that he subsequently en- fered the moctings, used foul langunge und made a disturbance, and was then expelled bodily, as he had Deen previously in theory; that the ussociation was er bound by the resolution of the convention re- ducing ‘the rate to thirty cents an hour, baving rejected 1; that the resolution to refuse dues from ‘all members working for thirty cents had never bven put ip operation, but on the contrary a meetivg had been held on tho previous evening at which both \uiriy and forty cent men were present to the number of 600, und officere in iavor of lorty cents were elected; | that, in short, Burke was a disorgunizer, wanting to override the constitution and bylaws of the society, while its officers want to uphold it in its legitimate Juvetions—that of fixing the rate of wages. After argument by counsel the Court took the papers, re- serving its decision. HOW JUDGES DISAGREE, An Important case has been just concluded in the United States Circuit Court before Judges Jobnsou and Benedict, growing out of the Lawrence smuggling cases, of which the readers of the HexaLp have learned 0 much of late. The present suit was brought by the United States against Henry M. Williams, George W. Kirk und otbers, The defendants were indicted for conspiracy with Lawrence, late Custom House Ap- praiser, to bring in goods on an undervaluation, The ‘fence is laid in the indictment as having occurred on éhe lst ot September, 1873, On behalf of the defend- nts a motion was made and argued by ex- udge Dittenboefer to quash the indictment on the ground that the crime with which tbe detendants were charged, was outiawed under section 1,044 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, which provides thut all offences not arising under the revenue laws shall be barred, unless the indictment is found within three years alter the com- mission of the offence, and tat, Conspiracy being the crime, its character was not changed by vhe object the conspirators bad in view. District Attorney foster contended that as the defendants were charged wiip having conspired to deiraud the revenue it was a revenue offence, and thu section 1,046, which provides that the offence shall be barred, unless the inuiciment ts found within five years after the commission of the olleuce, applies; that if the defendants’ construction is correct the offerce is outlawed. fhe argument was heard betore Judges Johnson and Benedict, and yesterday morning they filed a certificate in the Clerk’s office to the effect that they disagreed as to the true construction, one of the justices sustaining the deiendants’ point and the owber overruling 1. On this certificate the matter will be carried up to the Supreme Court of the United States for a tual decision. FRAUDULENT BANKRUPTCY CASE. In the case of the United States against Lewis Fox, the accused was a manulacturer o! clothing. He failed November 10, 1874, owing $30,000 tor merchandise and $14,000 for borrowed money. He went tnto voluntary ‘bunkruptcy in this city and filed his schedules show:ng bis entire assets to consist of $2,500 instock and $250 in Oxtures, He was indicted jor having within three months next before the commencement of proceed- ings in bankruptcy under the false color and pretence, as alleged, of carrying on business and dealing in the ordinary course of trade obtuined goods on credit with intent to defraud, On this charge Fox was indicted aud trial had before Judge Benedict in the United States | Vireut Court, The case occupied a week. It was proven that wiihin one mouth of bis Jaiure 4@ purchased large quantities of goods frum various merchanis of this city on representa. fons that he was @ manufacturer of clot! sng, was worth $30,000 over and above all his debi and habiiities, avd periectly reeponsible. In this way it was shown that the major portion of bis credis were induced. It was proven on the trial thas at tb! time be was sending lis goods to auction and receiving advances on them, seliiag them by the piece toa bosiery desler and a cap maker for cash, which was con- trary to bis ordinary course of business, and tbat all this was done with & view to get rid ol the property aud convert it imto cash and piace it beyond toe reach of his creditors. After an ‘ublo wumming up on the part of counsel and tn impartial charge by Judge Benedict the vury reudered a verdict ot guilty un all the five counts, fhe limit of punisument is three years on cach count, and as this is the first trial of this kind which has taken place in this great commercial city it must be of great interest aud benefit to honest merchants to find it established that the bankrupt jaw allords a practical remedy to punish fraudulent debiors. The prisoner was remanded for sentence. Benjamin B. Foster tor the goverument, A. slumenstiel for the creditors and ex-Recorder James M. Smith for the prisoner. REVERSAL OF A JUDGMENT. The United States sued the Long Island Railroad Company to recover ponaltics for transporting empty whiskey casks trom whicn the government whiskey stamps had not been removed after the whiskey had been withdrawn therefrom. The case was tried before Judgo Blatchford, in the United States District Court, and evidence was introduced to show that the casks bad been seized ina street in this city, and that @ copy of a bill for ube freight of the casks and a receipt given for their delivery bad been afterward in the poze session of th the railway company. The Court directed a verdict for the governtment, and thereupon the company ap- pealed to Judge Johnson, in the Circuit Court, who Yesterday, alter lengiby argument by counsel, ree YVersed the judgment und ordered a new trial, Jude Johnson held that the evidence introduced was only ground of inference that the casks had been carried in Violation of a statute, as the freight bills might not haye been genuine and might have been in the posses- sion of Charlick tor the purpose of detecting « fraud, This fact must be determined by a jury, GOING O GRANDMA, In obedience to a writ of habeas corpus Emma Guerthor, a handsome and bright child of six years, was produced in Supreme Court, Champers, bejore Judge Barrett, by Charles &, Jonuson, yesterday. The writ was sued out on behalf of Jacob Koeble, who says be represonts the child’s grandmother, now tn Switzer- Jand, and to whom hoe proposes to send her, both her paronts baving died in tmis country, When the writ ‘Was Orst issued jt was stated that the present custo- dian of the child wished to detain her unul paid $260, aileged to be due ior ber board, but on the hearing yesterday it was sated on bis bebalf that the girl was wot detai that Mr. Johnson was for pay; ready rrender ber if the court deemea the party applying for her custody a proper person to have argo of ber. On this point the Court ordered a re{- erence to Mr, William Sinclair, the clerk of the court, to take testimony as to Koeble’s authority to apply for the child, and whether he isa proper person to take charge ot her. lv the meantime she remains present custodian. Hor littie orphan brother, at wi ited, bad been tracet to the House of Mercy fn Pittsfield, Suss., and it was proposed by Koeble to ¢ possession Of him ulvo, and send both to ther grandparents. a THOMAS VAUGHAN'S ESTATE, Mary Jane Vaughan, a mivor, was left the only heir at Jaw and next of kia of hor tatner, Themas Vaughan, ‘and her mother, Catherine Vaughan, both of whom fied about s month from one anoth the on the 16th cf November, and the mother ta wo -t08 of December Inst, ‘The fasnor, | timony of Str, te Oliver Charlick, then president of | few hours before his death, it 1s alleged, to pro- tect it for the beneft of bis only child then living, Mary Jane Vaughan, executed a ful! warranty decd, DeNeving It to be a trust deed, to John Hayes, a lawyer in this eity, for © consideration of $1, of all his real estate, amounting in value to something like $50,000. After the lathe: death the lawyer, claiming toat under gaid deed he is the poe Proveeded to the collection 0! and denied the might of the share in them. When che daugnter heard of this she immediately, through her friends, applied to Thomas L, Feitner, a lawyer, who advised ber tn the matter, and igo 4 have been begun by tiling a complaintand is pendens im the County Clerk’s office to set aside this deed as fraudulent and void apd to hi a re celver of the property appointed. From this convey- ance the following proceedings have arisen and been carried on for the last three months:—Mr. Hayes, being a in-law {having marricd snot ughter, who diea three or four years before her ‘ather and * mother) and claiming s right to some furniture in the building, undertook by force, with three or tour truck- men, to ‘browk open the door of the apartments of Mary Jane Vaughan during ner absence and take sway her piano and other furniture. Upon thie a warrant was obtained from Police Justice Murray for hia arrest, and be was placed under $5,000 bonds to appear. The exam/natioa took place last Wednesday and is to be continued, ‘On the lst of May last, tt is ‘urtner charged, Mr. Hayes began a dispossessing procueding to turn Miss han outof t vhere she, ber father ana all ber fumuily resided tor years These proceedings wer upon motion of ber attorney, dismissed, in ti meantime a will of deceased was found to bein possi one! Mr, Hayes devising this property to his daughter, Mary Jane Vaughan, and made some tive years before bis decease. ‘The production of this will was procured by subpeena, and was proven by the tes- ayes Limsel The parties owning the ‘gun foreclus: proceedings, and the property, 1 ts asserted on behalf of the ‘ater, is likely to become a ifice at a price tar below 1 value, and the principal portion of which isto be sold next Friday. morigages have b: SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Mrs. Mary Le Bau, a daughter of the late Commo- dore Vanderbilt, tiled objections yesterday in the Sur- rogate’s office to show cause why tbe probate of the Commodore’s will should not be opened, and citations were issued, returnable on the 12tho! July next. 1! objections are substantially the same as those pri sented by Cornelius J, Vanderbilt and others of the heirs and subsequently withdrawn by them. in she suit of Havemeyer vs Havemeyer, the full facts of which have already been published in the HxRaLb, ao verdict was given yesterday, The suit w brought to recover $76,000 tor an alleged breach of contract by the defendants not to sell certain Long Island Railroad stock. ‘The jary, before Chief Justico Curds, yesterday, rendered # verdict for $60,511 46 1n favor of the plaintifis. Littie Mabel Leonard, the actress, who bad becn temporarily igned to the custody of F. C. Hurrtott, ‘wus again before Judge Dononue, 1p Supreme Court, yesterday, and was recominitted to the custody of the | Bame gentleman until the 1st of September next, when she is to be reproduced in court at two P. M. Mr. Hur- riott 18 the husband of Clara Morris, whose protégé the little girt is. ‘Trenor W. Park obtained in the courts of the State of Vermont a judgment against the mma Silver Min- ing Company ior $88,256 66, which he ussigned to James M. Townsend, Jr. The latter now seeks to ob- this State, a judgment on toat judgment, aud, on the ground of the company veing @ foreign corpora- ton, obtained an order for pubiication of the sum- || mons, from Judge Barrett, in Supreme Court, Cham- bers, yesterday. William Kewiey, a boy of nineteen years, recovered tn the Marine Court, yesterday, a Jadgment for $100 agaist Captain Lowery, of the rig Osseo, for assault ob the high seas, The ussauit complained of was his having been tied up by the urms to the rigging #0 that his toes only touched the deck and his bouy swung to and fro with the movements o! the vessel. He was kept in that position for five hours, and when taken dowo big arms and shoulders were binck. Judge McAdam, before whom the case was tried, commented severcly ‘on the cruelty of the captain’s act. Pauline Lucca, or Marie von Wolfhoffen us she ap- pears in the pavers, 1s gradually shaking off ber shoulders the litigations growing out of ber divorce proceedings against her former husband, Yesterday, in Supreme Court, Chambers, an order was evtered by consent discontinuing the suit woich she brought to recover damages from er former attorneys tor neg- lect of duty in respect to obtaiming her decree of divorce, The defondant was allowed to come in and defend because of an alleged detect in the service of process, ‘wo writs of habeas corpus were issued by Judge Barrett, in Supreme Court, Cham yesterday, one jo favor ot Henry Hefferan and the other in favor of Robert Henderson, Hefleran is imprisoned under a charge of abandonment, and Hendersun for obtaining money under jalse pretences by faisely recommending 48 pure @ quuntity of graouiated lye which he sold. ‘The ormer claimed that he is legally convicted, and the latter that he did uot legally lie in reference to the lye, Dut was only eloquent in recommending it, and that the testimony was insufficient to warrant his detenuon, e trial of a suit brought by Thomas Donovan against the Board of Education for damages sustained trom falling through an open grating in the school yard of the gtammar schoo! in Vandewater street, claiming $5,000, was yesterday brought belure Chief Ju: Curtis, Defendant’s counse! moved on the plesdin, for judgment, and, ufter un extended argument, Judge Curtis dismissed the complaint, exceptions te be beard in the first mstance at Genoral Term. The ground taken by His Honor was that the Board in managing tbe schools was discharging a puolic governmental function not inuring to the private benefit oi tbhem- selves as a corporation; that they stood in the sal position ag a department of the general or dtate gov. ernment, and, therefore, could not ve held liabie in ac- lions of this character, Messrs. Barrows & Carrington and E. Pb, Wilder appeared for the plainufl and Messrs, D, J, Dean and E. H. Dacomte for the defendant, DECISIONS. COMMON PLEAS—CHAMBERS, By Judge J. F. Daly. Jones vs. Matthews.—Demurrer overruled. Sinclair vs, The Morrisville Manutacturing Com. pany.—Motiou discharging attachment granted. Matter of Yung et Same vs. Same; Same va, Applications granted. vs, Beach and another.—Motion denied upon athority Aden vs. Acheson, cited in brtef of defend- No costs of motion. Goldspring vs Baylisa—On the affidavit of Mr. Lowery, and it appearing thut the notice ts not ad- dressed to the Attorney of Record of plaintiff, motion is denied, without costs. Leave to renew. Gottwald vs. Tuttle. —As the appeal on which the stay 18 asked does not involve the merits, aud deiend- ants will not be deprived of any rights by proceeding im the cause while the appeal is pending the motion for ay 18 denied, with $10 costs, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAU TERM. By Judge Van ssrant. Boeso, &c., vs. Locke et ul; Kinney vs Basch et al,—F indings settled, MARINE COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge McAdam. Hlauvoit vs. Parker; Gariield vs, Pittsburg Bolt Com- paty.—-Opinions illed. Thorn 8 Semor,—Proceedings dismissed, Grogan ¥s, McAvoy.—Motion granted conditionally, Morrif vs. Block.—Oraer settled. Weish vs. Adam.—Motion granted unless within six days the plainuil serves a reply and pays $10 costs. Freeman vs. Fehr.—Motion to vacate attachment granted. Columbia Grain Steaming Company vs. aMclermott,— Case restored to calendar. Draper vs, Hellenstein.—Attachment vacated, Burott vs Toram; Kelly vs. Fulton,--Motions granted. Multon vs. Wella.—(nterrogatories settled, Camman vs. Doll.—James McNulty appointed re- ceiver. Chevalier vs Kohnstamm.—Seo itndorsements on papers. Schrader vs. Ryan (two cases).—Motion granted for 0 V: 8 5 Tallman vs. Baer, Justification dismissed, with $10 costs. Draper ys. Helfenstem; Tennor vs Kilbourn; Burnw va Torain; Palmer va Strauss; Ogden vs, Batehellor; O'Hara vs, Oppenbeimer; Flauerty vs. Newman; Mayer vs. Senmidt; Rosenthal vs, Stein; Lane vs, Taylor; Goets vs. Freiling; Gerbach va, Pil- jot; Gunnenraw ve. Leonard.—Ordors granted. y Judge Sheridao, Pforzheimer vs, r.—Motion granted, costs to abide event, for new trial GENERAL SESSIONS—PART L Before Recorder Hackett, PLEAS AND SENTENCES. Joseph Selig, of No. 49 Delancey street, one of the two men who robbed Neil Peterson of $2, a grocer hailing from Greenpoint, while he lay ep behind a fruit stand at the corner of Bowery and Cenai street, was arraigned for trial by Assistant District Attorney B lt may bo remembered that bis accompiice, Edward Brady, was tried last week for the same of. fence, convicted and sent to the State Prison tor four years. Selig pleaded gulity and was sent to the same institution tor a similar term. Kate Appleby, a seamstross in the farnily of Albert Devonville, No. 119 West Thirty-ninth street, stole several suits of clothing and jewelry irom nor em- ployer, valued at $800. The property was subse- quently found in her room, No, 114 Fourth avenue, She pleaded guilty and was remanded for sentence, William J. Mackin, of No, 13 Spring street, broke Into the dwelling house of George Bargfr No, 162 Seventh avenue, and stole clothing and money in all value: at $100, and Herman Robte, of No. 207 Fourth street, stole $48 from tho apartments of John Jausep, No, 430 East Seventeenth street. The Ke- corder sentenced both prisoners for the term ol two yeurs and six months in the State Prison. Alois Branner, a milk dealer, of No, 108 Delancey Street, was fined $20 for selling adulterated milk. THR! ONVICTS RETURNED. In November last Minnie Kaltenheizer, Sophia Kal- tenheizer and Ella Kaufmann were indicted charged with> paving, on the 2ist day of October, 1876, ab- ducted one Seima Bethman, a girl about four, teen years of age, for immoral purposes, The «ase was tried before Recorder Hackett on the 224 and 23d days of November Jast, and upon their conviction the Recorder sentenced Sophia Kalten! bower agd Elia Kap, mann to tmprisonment in the State Prison for theterm of twenty years each, and Minnie Kaltenheizer, wh ‘was @ young girl, Lo imprisonment In the Penitentiary for the term of tive years. Mr. John ©, Mott, counsel for the prisoners, upon the trial, made objections 10 the reception of certain evidence and took exceptions to various rulings and decisiv1 the trit immedistely upon the conviction and sentenc prison: took out out a writ of error and removed their case to the Supreme Court, , on the Lith of January last, Mr. Mott argued the various points in- volved in the case before the Court, beid by Judes Davis, Brady and Daniels. The Court held the cause under advisement until the 2ist inst, when thoy handed down their decision reversing the judgment anc conviction of the General Sessions, and the pris- oners wore yesterday brought back to this city to awaib further proceedings. GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 2% Bofore Judge Sutherland, ALLEGED WIFE MURDEL. Thomas Cusick, aged thirty years, was yesterday ar- raigned at the bar by Assistant District Attorney Lyon charged with the murder of his w: The circum- stances under wich the deed was-perpetrated excited @t the time a feeling ot horror, The prisoner bas been incarcerated since March last, and when called for trial seemod to appreciate the terrible predicament in which he was placed. He was defended by Mr. William F, Howe. 1p opening the case for the prose- cution Mr, Lyon set forth the main facts sought to be established. He said the prisoner, wno was a paper cutter in a printing establishment, and his wife, Bridget Cusick, lived together in a single room on the lower floor of an old trame building at No, 380 Rose, below Pearl stroet. They had lived there about a month, It would weem they were not a bappy couple. Between three and four o’ciock on Sunday morning, the 4th oi March, a scufiie was beard by other parties in the house in t room occupied by the prisoner und his wile Thi scuffie loliowed up the next morning by the pr: ower dragging his wife out of tho room into the land. ing of the sure, throwing her down, kicking beating her. She lay there for upward of an Woar and half She was afterward taken into the room, and the prisoner, after a lapse of tWenty-tour hours, went with A friend of! his to the police station apd gaid he had | bad trouble with bis wife and wanted an officer to come rounc and see her. The officer proceeded to the house and found the woman in bed covered with blood, a large scalp wound on the side of her head id the miserable furniture in the room sinushed in pieces. ‘the woman was conveyed to th Chambers Street Hospital, where she died without ha ing recovered consciousness, Tue prisoner was al rested and confined in the City Prisop. The first wit- ness called was Deputy Coroner Cushman, who made the autopsy, He described the wounds and said he attributed the cause of death to violence, Christina Miller, who resided in the house No, 30 Rose street, Stated that she heard cousiderable noise in the prisoner’s room on the might of the 3dof March, The prisouer and nis wile hud come home in a drunken condition, In the morning sbe saw him drag his wife into the hall, where he beat ber and knocked her bead against the floor. He then went out, leaving the woman lying in the hall Michael Hogan a shoemaker, testified that on the morning of the 5th of Murch the prisoner came to bis house in Roosevelt street, and stuted he had bad trouble with bis wile; that bo had beat her because she bad stolen some mouey frem him, and that he desired his assistance as a friend, Hogan advised him to get « doctor, and both | subsequently proceeded to the police station. The prisoner admitted to Captain Murray that be had | beaten his wife because she had taken $11 irom him, | and, perceiving that he was under the influence of Niquor, the Captain detained him. The prisoner re- | jeated the same statement when ho became sober, e was taken to the Chambers Street ot pital for tne purpose of identification, but his wife was still unconscious, Roundsman Tierne: Sergeant Ryan and Surgeon Diossy were also examine as Witnesses, aud the prosecution closed, Mr, Howe, in opouing the case for the defence. submitted that under tho evidence the prisoner could nut be convicted of murder in cither tho first or second degree, inas- much asthe prisoner had no intention of killing bis wile, as shown by his subsequent acts in looking tora doctor and currendering himself at the police station, And it would be shown thatthe deceased, while in a State of intoxication, hi fallen repeatedly, a fact which counsel contended might account for the ine juries she sustained. The further hearing of the case ‘was adjourned until this morning, COURT CALENDARS—THIS. DAY. Surprxme Count—Cuampens—Held by Judge Bar- rett.—Nos. 25, 26, 27, 49, 103, 121, 137, 138, 154, 165, 168, 169, 171, 178. "Call'from No, 202 to No, 240 in- clusive, Supreme Cournt—GengraL TerM—Hela by Judges Davis, Brady and Damiels.--Nos. 39, 41, 46, 47, 50, 61, 52, 126, 1, 12, 14, 16, 19, 42, 48, 44, 45, 48, 55, 57, 54, 64, 65, 68, 69, 70, 72 Surreme Cocet—Sprxcia, Tsru—Held by Judge Vau Bruni —Case on—No, 266. No day calendar, Supreme Court—Cincuit—Part 1—Heid vy Judge Donohue—Short causes.—Nos. 4288. 4355, 2855, 4557, 4778, 4569, 4329, 4851, 4801, 4537, 4809, 4989, 4731, 4967, 4905, 3766, 4764, 1100, 4938, 4768, 1770, 2584, 2168, 3962, 4796. Part 2.—Adjourned tor the Term. Part 3—Heid by Judge Van Vorst—Sbort causes, —Nos, 4433, 4756, 4541, 2086, 4956, 4909, 4922, 4400, 3778, 4186, 4294, 4196, 4192, 4393, 3200, 4166, 4949, 4958, 4948, Svurgxion Covxt—TRIAL IeRm—Part 1—Held by Judge Curtis—Short cuuses.—Nos, 1146, 1020, U3i, + 1188, 1269, 1274, 1242, 1050, 12¢6, 1258, 1307, 1316, 1324, 1317. Parts 2 and 3. —Adjourned tor the term, Surerion Court—Geskeat Term.—Adjourned until third Monday of Ju Screx:on Counr—SPeciaL TeRM—Held by Judge San- ford.—Case on, No, 10, No aay caiendar, Common Pikas—Guxenal Tkxm.—Adjourned until the first Monday of Juue. Common PLgas—Fquity Tena.—No day calendar. Common PL¥AS—TRIAL Texm—Vart 1—Held by Judge Van Hovsen—Uue hour causes.—Nos. 1498, 1297, 1656, 1o46, 1581, 1682, 1744, 1867, 1828, 1586, 1527, 1601, 1793, 1781, 18/4, 1841, 1936, 1737, 1204, 1917, 1435, 1524, 1947, 1N72, 1880, 1885, 1439, 1905, 1887, 1847, 1825, 182 Parts 2 aud 3,—Adjourned ior the term. Mauiwe Court—Tutat Teru—Part 1—Held by Judge Sheridan—Short causes.—Nos, 9331, 9365, 9391, 9375, M434, 9504, 8281, 9412, 9615, 9542, 9509, 9351, 9012, 9587, 9571, 6952, 9379, 7507, 9621, 7963, 9641, 9582, 9610, 4 9:06, 9649, 9652, 9656, 9657, 9664. Part 2—Held by Juage Goepp.—Nos. 9179, 9436, 9435, 9429, 9042, 9506, 9568, 9511, 9512, 9142, 9540, 9420, 9464, 1640, 9614, 9393, 9920, 9521, 9600, 9040, 9: 9597, 9639, 8495, 9646, 9613, 9637, 9604, 9642, 8926, 9439 Part 3—Held by Judge Alker.—-Nos. 9222, 9248, 8331, 9586, 7075, 9398, 9531. 0455, 8059, 9491, 9663, 9471, 0514, 8528, 9: BIL, 9643, 9559, 9557, 9578, 9605, 9640, 9603, 9626, 9648, 1385, V611, 9622 -RT O¥ GENERAL SESsions—Part 1—Held by Re- corder Hackett.—The Peopte vs. Joon Flaherty, bur- glary; Same vs. Andrew Vufly, burglury; Same vs, Clara A, Whitaker, grand larceny; Same vs. Soptia Doliing, grand larceny; Same vs. Bernard Kahn, grand larceny. Part 2—Held by Judge Sutherland, — ‘The People vs Richard O’Keele, homicide, COURT OF APPEALS. Aubany, N. Y., May 24, 1877, DRCISIONS HANDED DOWNS. Forris vs. Van Vectin,—Cause stricken {rom the pre- ferred calendar and ordered in its proper place on the general calendar, GENERAL CALENDAR, No, 94, Hibbard vs. Houghton.— Argument renewed and coucluded. Nos. 9, 10, 11. Howell vs. Van Ficklin.—Argued py George W. Van Ficklin for appellant; K. J, Spiok for respondent. No. 16, Alexander vs. Dutcher.—Argned by E. F, Bullard for appellant, Esek Cowler for respondent. No, 17. Courch vs. Maloy.—Argued by Philip 8, Crooke tor appsliant, Samuel Garrison for respondent, Proclamation msde apd Court adjourned, Day calendar for Friday, May 25—Nos, 19, 14, 12, 20, 205, 22, 24, 13. UNITED STAT: SUPREME COURT. ABSTRACTS OF DFCISIONS RENDERED. Wasuinotox, May 24, 1877. The following decisions have been rendered in the United States Supreme Court:— No, 31. Harvey Terry, appellant, vs, The Merchants | and Planters’ Bank.—-Appeal from the Circuit Cours of United States tor the Southern district of Georgia, The substance of the decision {s as foliows:— Where an appellant obtains an order of severance in the Court below and does not make partios to his ap- peal some who were parties below and who are inter. ested in maintaining the decree, he cannot ask its re- versal here on aay mateer which wiil Injuriously affect their interests. When an appellant seeks to reverse a decree be- cause too large an wliowance was made to appellees out of a fund in which he and they were both inter- ested, he will not be permiued to do so when he has received allowances of the same kind and has ovher- wise waived his tight to make the specific objection which be raised for the first timo h Affirmed. Mr. Justice Miller delivered she opinion, No, 6% The Home Ivsurance Company, of New York, plaintiff in error, vs. The Baltimore Warchouse Company.—In error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Maryland, ‘The following is a syilabua of the opinion:— A policy of insurance taken out by warehor keopers against loss or damage by fire on ‘merchandise, their own or held by them in trust, or in which they have an juterest or lability contained in’’ a dosiguated warehouse, covers the merchundise itself and not merely the interest or claim of the warohouse keepers, Ifthe merchandise bo destroyed by ire the assured may recover the entire vaiue of the goods, not exceeding the sum insured, holding the romainder of tho amount recovered, alter satisiying their own loss, as trustees ior the owners, Goous described in a policy as ‘merchandise held in trusv’’ by warehousomen, are goods fntrusted to them for keeping. The phrase “held in trust” is to be un- derstood iu {ts mercantile sense, A policy was taken out by werebousemen on ‘merchandise’? contained in their warehouse, ‘‘theit own or beld by thoi im trust, or in which they have an interest or latulity.”” Dee positors of tho merchandise who receive advances thereon from the warehousemen took out other poli. cies covering the same goods; held that the several policies constituted double insurance, and that. they Dear a loss proportionally, Ina caso of contributing policies, adjustments of loss made by an expert may be submitted to the jary, Not as evidence of the facts stated therein oF ag Obii- gatory, but for the purpose of assisting the jury in calculating the amount of lability of the insurer upon the several hypothesis of fact mentioned in ti adjustment 11 they tind either hypothosis correct. What eyidenge. may be. ibmitted. to 4 Jury which they may find s watver of No part ora letier written as an 0 admissabio in evidence. Affirmed. Mr. Justice Strong de!ivered the opinion. No, 908 Charles T, Cromweli va The County of Sac,—In error to the Circuit Court of the United Btates tor the District of Lowa, bus of the opinion is as follows flerence between the effect of a judgment as o or estoppel agaiast the prosecution of a second ac- tion upon the same claim or demand, and its effect as u toppel in another action between the same parties upon a different claim or cause of action, in the former cas the judgment, if rendered upon the merits, constitutes ‘an absolute bar to a subsequent action. Itisa finality 4s to the claim or demand in controversy, concluding parties and those in privity with them, not only as to ry Matter which was offered and received to sus- tan or defeat the claim or demand, but as to any other admissible matter which might have been offered tor that purpose. But where the second action between the same parties 18 upon a different claim or demand the judgment in the prior action operates as an estop- pei only as to those, matters tn issue or points controverted, upon ihe determination of which the finding or veraict was rendered. In an action against a county i» lowa, upon certaim interest coupous originally attached to bonds issued by the county for the erection of a court houre, it was found and deter. mined that the bonds were void as against thecounty in “the hanas of parties who did not acquire them belore i maturity for value; and, inasmuch as the plainwfl bah gent proof? of compromise é in that action bad not proved that he had given euch value, it was adjudged that he was not entitted to recover, held that the judgment did not estop the pluintif holding otber bonds of the same gcries, and other coupons attached te the same bonds as the coupons im the original action, {rom showing ina second action against the county that be acquired such other bonds and coupons for value belore maturity. The finding in one action that the plaiowif therein is the holaer and owner of certain coupons in suit does not estop the deiendant from showing in another clion thi ich plaintiff prosecuted the Orst action for the use and bonefit of the piaintiff in the second action, The finding only establishes the tact that such plaintiff beid the legai title to ti coupons, which was suMcient tor the purpose of the action and Was not incousistent with an equituble and beneficial interest in unother, Reversed, Mr. Justice Field aelivered the opinion. ON THE RUGGED EDGE. Lewis Leon, boarding at tne Occidentai Hotel, cor- ner of Broome street and Bowery, was arraigned yes- terday afternoon before Judge Wandell, at the Jeffer- sou Market Police Court, charged with grand larceny. The complainant was Polycarpe P. Fiilipacti, an em- ployé of H. & N, Vidal, No, 187 Broadway, who charged the prigoner with having stolen and attempted to carry away two Turkish rugs, valued at $100, He was rested by Ofiicer Smith, of the #ifteenth precinct, and hold in $1,000 bail ior trial. WILSON IN SEARCH OF A WATCH. A rather seedy looking individual named James Wil- son, on Wednesday afterncon, walked into the jewelry store of Lippmaun & Tannenbaum, No. 222 Bowery, and modestly asked to look at thoir assortment of silver watches. He was accommodated by Mr. Lipp- mann, and, while preterding to be absorbed in the examination of the time pieces, suddenly seized two of them and fed, Mr. Lipp in gave the alarm aod Officer Wood, of the Tenth precinct, arrested the fugi- tive. He threw away his booty when pursued, but one of the watches was subsequently recovered. o prisoner was brought before Judge Kilbreth, at the Essex Market Police Court, aod held in $1,000 bail to answer. LET RUMSELLERS READ, The jury in tho action brought by Mrs, Mary E. Richards against Diedrick Hoffman and Henry Stark, to recover damageg, under the Civil Damages act, for liquor sold ber husband against ber warning, yestor- day rendered a verdict in tavor of the plaintiff ior $500, The caso was tried in the Brooklyn Uity Coart, before Judge Reynolds. It was erroneously reported yesterday that the jury disagreed and were discharge® GOOD SHEPHERD NUNS. The Good Shepherd Nuns celebrated the second an- niversary of the establishment of their house in jewark yesterday by a high massin the early morn- ing, six of the children singing the various responses. Rev. Fatber Borghese acted as celebrant and received the oblation of Sister Mary Joseph, who vowed her services to the community asa ‘‘sister touriéro’’ for the rest of her life, Asthe name implies the sisters touriero attend te the active out-door duties of the house, wearing a plain black dress and bonnet, but at death they are clothed in the white hubit and veil of the Good Shepherd Nuns, Bishop Corrigan aud Vicar Goneral Doane visited the house on the previous day, as their engagements would oot admit of their sponding the time there yes- terday. They gave hearty approval to the work of the Sisters, who devote all their time and energies to the spiritual and temporal welfcre of the “chiidren,”’ as thoy fovdly term their charges. Two houses, al- most adjoining St. Michaels Hospital, on Hign et, aflord accommodations for thirteen Sisters and sixty children, Many of the Jattor already repay the kind care bestowed up them and give evidence that their relormation is complete. They are occupied in sew- ing, both by hand and machine, and the laundry work oft the house already adds a considerable sum to the income. ‘Yue Mother Provincial of New York is now paying her yearly visitation, and yesterday the voices ol the chil- Gren filled the house with the melody of hyinns and songs in honor of the occasion. Refresomenis, in the way of cukes, candies and lemonade, were plentifully supplied, and alter a day of keen enjoyment a thousand children assembled in the chapel to assist at the benediction of the biegsed sacrament, The Privress reports the health of the establishment good, and tbanks those benetac- tors who hive helped them to carry on their labors so successfully. Her only regretis the loss of her loved assistant, over whose grave a plain marbl ig shortly to be erected by the Rev. Father Borghese. NEW EPISCOPAL MINISTERS, In Trinity Chapel yesterday afternoon was held the annual cammencement of the Episcopal General Theo- logical Seminary, Bishop Potter officiating. Bishop Scar- borough, of New Jersey, and Bishop Paddock, o: Massa- chusetts, assisted. Nineteen students graduated and received degrees, and nine received diplomas of the degree of Bachelor of 1d Theology. The Rev. Frederick P. Davenport, of Shelbyville, Tenn., was ihe first graduate to receive the degree of Doctor of Sacred Theology. All the degrees were conterred and the diplo- mas presented by the Dean of the Seminary, the Rev. Goorge F. Seymour. Alter the conferring of the grees Bishop Paddock delivered the sermon, choosing tor his subject, ‘The Duties and Sacrifices of the Min- istry.’? Among those present were the Rev. Drs, Dix, Olmstead, Osyo0d, Dougluss, Eigenbrot anu McVicar, of this city, and Dr. Van Kleck, of Boston, Alter the scrmon Bishop Pocter administered the sacrament and the cengregation was dismissed. A delegation of the Board of Aldermen consisting of Messra. Tuomey, Sheils, Keenan, Lewis, Salmon and Sauer, called upon Mayor Ely yesterday tor the pur- poso of pressing the appointment of their president, Mr. Henry D. Purroy, to the Police Commissionership in place of Mr. Erhard«. Those who know the inner workings of the machine assert that this gentleman, if appointed, will be selected as President of the Police Board, a combination having been already entered into with Commissioners Nichois and Wheeler to oust Gen- eral W. F. Smith, In the event of such an arrangement it Is stated that | Captain Waish will be appointed Superintendent of Police, The selection of Mr. Purroy wili leave a va- cancy among the Aldermen which can be filled by the Board, [tis understood that Mr. Samuel A. Lewis will be selected President, which position hé occupied aur- ing the years 1575 and 1876, Th ate, however, may be broken Uelore the next meeting of the Board of Aldermen. I! Mr. Purroy’s name i sent in tor con- | firmation Mayor Ely wili be compelled to change iront | trom the position he occapies as favoring a nou- | partisan Police Commissioner, Alderman Parroy, it js understood, is Comptrolier Kelly’s first choice, and this fact may induce tne Mayor to send in his nama, RAYMOND SfREET JAIL RATIONS. A meoting of the Jail Committee of the Kings County Board of Supervisors was held yesterday fore- noon, for the purpose of determining what would bo a | tair per diem allowance, im accordance with the pres- | ent times, for prisoners’ board at the Raymond Street i Ji The Chairman of the committee reported tuat ym the main the present prices were higher than they were in 1864, when the allowance per diem of thirty. five cents for the board of h prisoner was fixe ‘The Sheriff argued that as the prices were higher to- day than in 1864 he could pot abate the pier diem allowance of thirty-five cents. The President of the First Ward Taxpayers’ Association, H. Mumsord, sent jn a communication recommending that the Sherif’s fees be reducea for prisoners’ board to twenty-five cents, Tho committee will report at the next meeting of the Board ot Supervisors. RICHMOND COUNTY'S TREASURY, ‘The Richmona county Board of Supervisors met yes- terday at the County Treasurer's oMfce, Clifton, In reterence to tho case of Hugh McRoberts, the ex- County Treasurer, Supervisor Harpeth stated that M Roberts’ sureties proposed to take asa basis the bal. co sheet of Isracl P. De Nyse, McRoberts’ cierk, showing a deficiency of $53,000, including the §$; 00 Jost by the failure of Turner Brothers, and deducting the latter, they would then settle by the payment of about $30,000 without Hitigation, Supervisor Seguine said that if that was the proposition be could not agree to it. There is a probability, however, that this will be the final method of sottloment. Meltoberis’ reties will meet with the special committee of the upervisors in the courso of a day or two, when, itis believed, the compromise will be arranged, NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1877.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. REAL ESTATE. The following sales took place on the Real Estate Exchange yesterday :— BY BY. WARNETT, Executor's sale—to close the estate of Vincent Cropper, deceased—ot the three story and base- ent brick house, with lot 10.0x100x30. 10x22.7, $0, 75 Thompson si, Ws hy 112.7 ft. & of Spring ste} sui i Re $8,600 L, Delafield, ref- 6 of 1ob 20x77,6x 25x71 33 fh. 0. of Tat Jeased November 1, 1870; 19 years an months; ground reut $240 per anuum, to Pet Gillette and others (pluintifis) . Total sales for the day......... 40th ot, B. >, 500 tt. @, of 10th chael J. Rottman to Hiram \\ en: ++... Nom, 122d 6t., N., 100 ft. woof New av., 200x200xirregu> Tar; also, 120th st., 6, 9,85 ft. e. of 6th av., 475% 100xirregular; Isaae C. Kendall and wife to Dan- iel Kendall.. . 3,000 . 16100. 11; also, w. of 4th ay.. 16x100, 11} De seeseee tee seseee 2% ‘W. Abbott to 11th ‘st., n y 235 ft. Maria McClellan and husband to Benjamin marest.... wv. CO, ss. (24th ward); Nicholue ick 5100.5; 0 Al on 5. + 16.83 104th st., 9. 5, 80 th, min Waldron and Eapt Houston st., N Kensing 6th sta 8, 125 th Gib st, & 6, LOO ft ierust Mayer. t. irregular ( M. A, Turner. East Houston st. (3 fe to Field reieree) to Sarua A. Te Ridge st. (No. 1 mer. espe St. Nicholas a. #, corner 145 J. Lindley (roteree) to U. S. Parne 5. &, 300 ft. w. of 1 ay, bt, 6. 8 w. of ay tain (releree) to J, Met MORTGAG! Abrahams, Caroline, to Lathan W. Merriam, of 28th ot, w. of Oth av. : 1 vear. a Brooks, Jane L., to Wiili#m H. Jauncey, 6. 5. of 32d st., ©. of Broadway; Syears ..... is Clanton, Frederick. to ‘Margaret ab Lind uy. (24th Ward); one year... Frankfeld, Emanuel and wile, to Association for the Reilet Femul of Ud ay... of SOth lirea "Roe itrus: sume, n, Mary of 7th av. ; 3 year i 5,000 Finn, Hann«h D., and husband, to Bank tor davings, 8. 8 of S&th st., w. of Oth av.; 1 year sere 8,500 Gonnowd, James, to Ellen ©. Van Wyck, n. & of 41st st.,¢. of 11th av....... 5,000 Gaffuey, Annie, and husband, to Ei 8.4 of 113tn ° years, +, 1,650 Garvey, John, harlotte Stephany, corner Graud and Tompkins; 2 years 2,000 Kay, Nettie ©.,to M. Howland, n. s. of 45th'st. vor 8th ay. ; 5 years 5,000 Kendall, Daniel 8. ‘Company, n. 8. of ,009 Mayer, Ernst and \usban Gth sti, eust of 2d av. 3,500 Same to Mary 8. Ker "! 10,000 Buuk, 6. 8. of 40th st, e. of 10th av. 1 year..... 500 Morris, Harriette H., to E. Buwier, No, 206 est 27th she: B yOwrs wees. 5,000 Port, John and wife, to Ernest Obl, s. s. of 6th st., betweon Ist and 2d avs.; 1 year 500 Sunio to Mary S. Kernochun, 8.8. of Gth st, b tween Ist and 2d ave. ; 5 y 10,000 ‘sof Ba'av, "s Tracy, Mury, to Jobn M. Rutledge, 8. of B4th st.; 1 year, ee Turner, Mary A. aod husvand. to Sai ott, 114th Tallman, J ace n. 8. of 53d Same to sume, Same to sume, w. s. of 53d st., ¢, of 6th av.; 3 yi Thomson, Josepn and wil ‘Louida Dean, n, ".w. of 4th av. ; 5 yours. Joseph . Leluno, m. ». of buth wi al £., to William Smith, o. Greenwich st., n. of tector; 1 ye: POLICE REFORM. arab A., St., w, of 3d uv. ; two years. B. and wit EXAMINATION OF THE SPECIAL DUTY MEN— IMPORTANT TO CAPTAINS, The police of the Twenty-sixth precinct, and the Eastern and Western Steamboat squads appeared pur- suant to the orders, of the Police Bourd yesterday morning at half-past six o’clock, in the court room of the Central Office. General Smith, Commissioner Erbardt and Superintendent Walling were present and asked each his age, length of service and years of detail on special or easy duty. Thero were a great mapy old men among them, The foliowing table shows those who aro young, of sort service and detailed:— EASTERN AND WESTERN STEAMBOAT SQUADS, Length How of Long Present Service. Detailed, A YM. ¥. Names, O’Brien, Patrick Brady, Christopher Taylor, Edwara © Allaire, Charles P. Butcher, Jon Brauy, Thotnas, Connors, George. Dyer, James 5, Degun, Louis. Grogan, Timothy Lyman, George. Lynch, George. Montgomery, K McQuade, James McBride, Thomas McCauley, Michael Mclibarey, Alexande: Mallen, James. 3 oe. hs Fie ae a8 b POG EME: Hill belleacloocel |! [lelealllacel | otemis TH PRECINCT. Groden, Peier..... Howe, Henry Norton, Edward, Roche, Jobn, Regan, James Suilivan, Sergeant Gastlin remarked to the Commissioners that in the cases of Officers McQuade and McBride, of the Steamboat Squad, somo’ allowance ought to bo made in coustdoration of their noble deeds in the direction of liie eaving from time to time. It 1s feared, too, that ifthe young men are taken trom the Steam- boat squads, the older men will be of comparatively litue use on such posis as West street. Last evening at five o’clock tho Court squads, com- posed of oid officers for the moss part, went through the same ordeal. ‘'bere were only two or three young men among them. IMPORTANT TO RANKING OFFICERS, The Chairman of the Cominitiee on Rul nd Disci- pline sent the foliowing order to Superimtendent Walling :— You will canse each captain, sergeant and roundsman in the force wo report through you, oa of before May 30, the tment usatmenber of the police torce, veral promotions and the dates and pres cincts to which he may have been transferred sinee January 1,18 ‘Tho object of t plainly beture th plication tor a 2 é % 1 1 1 i 1 ‘ 6 5 6 IL leale re 1 rt 3 soel ace ma nor detail the memb hiay see At A glance the entire record of the applicant, ‘These {nets can only tained trom the books as they are now kept atter much labor and research, and the reports wil simplity the work of examining the antecedents of the oficers, THE SOLDIERS’ HOME, Grand ARMY OF THE vom | Souviuns’ Howe ov New York, Brooks, May 23, 1877, To tne Epitor ov rae HERALD :— Through your columns 1 would respectfully call the attention of your renders to the fact that on next Sun- day, May 27, @ collection is tobe takenin all the churches of this State for the benefit of the New York Soldiers’ Home, now being built in the town of Batb, Steuben county, Over $50,000 have boen raised for this object during the past fifteen months, and only a hike amount is now needed to complete the buildings and furnish them ready for use, when the State will assume the support, There are 5,000 churches in the State, and we make this our appeal to the people through the churches and ask for sunultaneous action. Circulars bave been lorwarded to ali the clergymen throughout the State, and one small but united effort on their part im placing our case bvelore their congre. gutions will speedily raive all the money require The collections should be sentto the Treasurer, Jonn F. Henry, No 8 College place, New York, and aue acknowlodgment will be made. The necessity for a home of this Kiud 1s now apparent, and 18 uuiity and practicability 1g no experiment, but an absolute cer. tainty. J. A. LEWIS, Secretary, KINGS COUNTY'S SURROGATE, Justice Gilbert, of the Kings County Supreme Court, yesterday denied the formal motion fora uew trial in ibe case of Dailey vs. Livingston, who lately contested Jor the Surroguteship of Kings county in the courts, “Holy Supper. THE “ADVANCED” FEMALES, WOMAN SUFPRAGE—REFORMERS IN COUNCIL~ A SLIM ATTENDANCE AND SLOW PROGRESS— WHAT SOME OF THE LEADERS SAY, The National and New York Woman Suffrage Asso ctations held their annual convention at Masonic Hall yesterday, beginuing at hall-past ten A. M., buf the several sessions were poorly atiendod, nos more Vbat forty persons being present in the morning or moro than seventy-five in the afternoon, A few men who seemed to be attracted by curiosity to bear what Abrabam Lincoln, speaking of a weil kuown lecturess, described as “the puilet’s crow,” gathered on the out. skirts of the little assemblage, while here and there a forlorn looking individusl, apparently tired and dise gusted, occupied a place by the side of a sharp tea- tured, big jawed woman as insignidcantly as if she had planted him there as a kind of dot to denote bor existence on the social map. One or two sat on the platiorm, dividing the honors of that pince with Mrs, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Lillie Devereux Blake, Charlotte Goodyear, Clemence Lozier, Margaret Austiv, Matilda J, Gage, Olympia Brown, Sarah Spencer, of Washington, and others, Tue physiognomical expression of the meet- ing was severe, aged, inquisitorial, antagonistic and deterinined, Thin lips, cold eyes, high cheek bones, massive chins, flat breasts and generally “ean and hungry” figures attested the character of the re- lormatory virtues which these good women claim to Possess, and consequently to any but a pork and bean philosopher there was little to excite exstacy. Among other notabilities prosent was the irre) ible Dr, Mary Walker; but it was confidentially fev ad the ear of tie H#manp reporter that in order to keep her trom ascending the plattorm the steps leading thereto had been surreptitiously removed to anothe: part oi the room and the presence of a policeman in- voked, It is evident that the bifurcation of woman’s attire 48 pot yet one of the elements of the woma rights movement. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS. The Convention was called to order by Mra, Hooker. Lille Devereux Blake filled the place of recording sec- retary and read a np from Elizabeth Cady Stanton apoiogizing lor her absence. Miss Susan B. Anthony wus wlao absent. The moroing session was devoted t business matters of uo general interest, The afternoon’ session was employed tirst by Mrs. Speacer. of Wash- ington, in describing her experiences as a delegate the Cincinnati Convention and ber adventures its members ip endeavoring to secu! hearipg belore the body. bling, a trifle ego: Ike ull other femal Creavor has demonstrated by her voice alone th: woman is more fitted Jor the conversation of homi thay the declamation of tho hustings. The eng: gave out, and she was obliged to present her tale woe in two chapters. Speaking o! the Conventioi Mrs. Spencer said if she saw personal grandeur it wi on that occasion, As children of men they seemed be inspired, Marching in with banners fying a statel: noble army of public servanis, with fue full of intel aod = pbysiques full of maul power, it looked au if they might be almost going to thi And as sbe louked on this body sae ga’ sull another composed of motners, wives and dugg! to the hearts of the living multitude, Indeed, a suld, I do not velieve those men would have tre me 80 royally if they had not an inspiration irom ether world. The speaker then detailed her nervousness ip & place on the platiorm in the presence of so many orters; ber cougciouspess that they would descril er bat and its trimmings; ber drei noes and stoc! ings; the courtly manner in which General Hawley k her to the front; the cheers that received her; the lambasting she gave gan, when she told him that becau speak tor ten millions of down-troddon women, whet they dia eventually get the ballot in their bands th #ex would lay him so flatand cold that he would the last person heard of on resurrection day, an finally, how she gave Fred Douglass, the represt ntativi fifteenth amendment, a piece of ber mind, bi when suffrage waa conferred on his own race he sel fishly neglected to put in one word of recognitio abvut her sex. ANOTHER WAIL, Miss Olympia Brown followed Mrs. Spencer in More ambitious and philosophical address, which had been caretully committed to pal nd in which she ook strong ground that Cong! , and not State log: islatures, war the proper body tu aeal witb the question of woman suifrage. To this end she argaed that one of the strong weapons of success was the petition, and this she invoked her 8! to employ unceasingly, until the matter was mado so plain that even the Uni Justice of the Supreme Court would un jtand it. ot ia evident from tho tone of her remarks the sut- Iragists fee! not a little incensed that, while 4,000,000 of ignorant colored people have been ontrauchised, the female sex have been ignored and left in the shade, and that smiles of derision and contemptuous coughs only greet the endeavors that are mado by the friends of tue advance movement on the floor of the House of Kepresentauves. Taken ail in all the ‘Convention was nota pronouncod success. The enthusiasts lak the sinows of war, aod there is an evident declinoin the interest which in times past secured a fair attend. ance at their annual shows, THE DAKOTA'S PASSENGERS, The steamship Wisconsin, which arrived in this port yesterday, brought among her passengers filty-cight cabin and 233 steerage passengers, who wero, on the Dakota when ebe was wrecked. The steerage passen- gers, at least those who needed 1t, had been provided at Liverpool with clothes, bedding, &c, by the agents of the line, Four passengers only asked for ‘ase ance yesterday, and their wants Promptly sup- phed, Among the passengers were about eighty Scan- dinavian emigrants, bound for Iilinog. A quantity of baggage saved from the wreck of the Dakota was shipped from Liverpool yesterday for thia port on the Montana, which is expected bere io about eight days, CUSTOM HOUSE SEIZURES. The customs inspectors at Castle G: n, while engaged yesterday in examining the effects of the steerage passengers who arrived here in the French Steamship St. Laurent, seized the following articles which were being smuggled:—Two casks, 16 gailona cognac brandy, 500 cigurs, 139 vundles of cigarettes, several packages of smoking tobacco and several bot. tlos of brandy, The clowning seized on board of the Isaac Webb con- signed to Mr. C. H. Marshall has been appraised, and the value fixed at $100, to which aduly of forty to fifty per cent bas been added. CUSTOM HOUSE INVESTIGATION. GAUGERS’ FEES AND PERQUISITES—POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS ON BONDED STOREHOUSE MEN. Mr. Edward Luckmeyer, an importer of silks, ap+ peared before the commission yesterday to refute the allegations made by some of the employés of the Ap- praiser’s Department im regard to the undervaluation of silks, He satd that shippers in Lyons, Zurich and other places are in no position to know tho current value of goods in thts country, In many instances goods are forced upon the market at twenty per cent Jess than the appraised valuc. Merchandise gonerally has gone down, and such lirmsas A. T. Stewart & Co. and Arnoid, Constable & Co. have shown their good sense in reducing their imports, Henry Himely, #n importer of sugar, desired the commission to recommend a modification in the laws relating to drawing samples of sugar on the arrival of curgoes, which is now prohibited by law, betore tho packages have been inspected by the cusioms au- thoriiies, He rected a case whore, op arriving from Europe, he exhibited to aa inspector a gold locket on the dock, upon which he ought to bave paid duty, but was told to bide it. The inspector usked him several times for money, Which witness refused to give him. MONEY MOR ELECTION EXPENSES. Henry J, Meyer, keeper of a bonded warehouse, tes tified that be has had one storekeeper, until recently, to whom be paid $150 per mouth; latterly, howove: he has taken another store adjoining, and wanted the Collector to allow him to Cut 9 passage through, so that one storekeeper cor tend to both; thie was felused apd = anoth Blorekeeper foisted upon him; be paid $20 per month extra to the storekeepers by permission of the customs authorities for coming earlier and staying later; wit- s been usscased all the way from $100 to $300 Political purposes; this money was given to M fussell op his demand; had to pay $300 for getting his store bonded; paid nothing to get it out of bond, but was made to suffer for it by keeping a lock on his store for two months uonecessarily ; for a number of years past he bas pard political assessments for elections. THK WAY THE GAUGKRS Do IT. C. B. Eliott, formeriy @ Custom House broker and later a clerk with Wellington, Kidder & Co., importers of iquors, Was called in and ushered imto av an roum to which the commission adjourned, On emer; jog bo was sworn and testified that government ers adopted the system of levying afce of ten cents per cusk for returns furnished the importer, his frm must have paid upward of $1,000 por annum to thie mauner; besides these tees the gaugers made requi- sitions for liquors, ranging in quantity from one-ball to three gallons at a time, and in jeu thereof re- mitted from two and ahalf to five per cont of the full measure, Witness read a number of letters that had been sent by gaugers tor gin, brandy, &c,, when bis firm was in busine: REPUTATION OF CHARGES, Mr, Samuel , Russell refuted the statement madé by Mr. Meyer. He denied that ho over received avy money from Meyer, or that Meyer bad to pay any. thing for getting his stores, either vonding of out of bund; in the latter case the accounts had not be closed, which 1% the son why the store wi kopt closed; as soon as this was done Moy bonds were’ cancelled; Mever did leavo an velope containing $60 on deponont’s desk last fall for election purposes, which witness did not solicit nor accept; Meyer was always anxious to contribute toward the election expen the reason two inspec: tors Were sent Lo Meyer’s store 1s that bis houses are under separate bonds, and until th led [CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE