The New York Herald Newspaper, October 6, 1877, Page 8

THE COURTS. Unearthing Frauds Against the Oity on Contracts. JAY GOULD HEAVILY MULCTED. Wanderings of Waifs and Their Final Restoration to Their Parents. BURDENS OF THE MARITAL YOKE, ‘Thomas ©, Kingsland has four suits against the elty ©n. contracts. ior building sewers, and be seems to Mave & good dow of trouble in bringing them toa final Adjudication, About five years ago a referouce Waa “erderoa and two years cousuined 1 taking testimony, ‘Then the city suddenly awoke to the idea of the expe- iency of putting ina supplemental answer, and for ‘thus purpose obtained a stay of proceedings. Under the order for such stay the suits‘bave Jain idle tor three years, and now the plaintiff wants something to -be done in the cage, and, with this view, bis counsel, Mr. Trull, made « motion yesterday m Supreme Court, Cuambers, beloro Judge Barrett, to have the stay va~ “eatod, so that tho suit may be brought to speedy triak’ Mr. Trull insisted (bat it was au imposition ou ‘the part of the city to allow so mucu time to elapse without tuking some action in the matter. Assistant Corporation Counsel Miller said tbat the city bad some $60,000 offact against the claim of the plainull, it being Ghurged that gross fraud waa pervetrated in raising Dilla that were paid, He stated further that tho p> ler’s Departinent and the Law Department, bavigg retotore for sowe time becn at loggerbeads, 1t was “Impossible to got at the tostimony, but now this difll- culty was removed aud tho city was prepared to put jaw new answer setting up its pewdelence, Judge Barrett grauted the mowuon, but without prejudice to ‘any new motion, JAY GOULD’S GOLD SPECULATIONS. Im the suit brought by Messrs. Berry & Heiser ‘against Jay Gould a judgment has been rendered by Philo T. Ruggles, referee, in favor of the plaintiffs for $442,601 10. Borry & Heiser, it seems, wore em- ployed by Mr. Gould as brokers to advance tho price Of gold, a8 they bad unlimited credit and greut fucili- thes for handling gold. Mr, Gouid gave to them as Becurity $200,000 of the incomo bonds of the Northern Ceoutrai Railroad of Peansyivania and 1,000 shares uf the Cuicago and Northwestern common stock. The Pisouls, ieclng sutisfed with the warging, vought 4 suid gold for Mr, Gould's uccourt under bis oruers, id Howily tuey bad lor bis account $5,160,400, gold, @ tie when god waseelling at 1164;. By his order delivered to ope of his vrokers, Messrs, Usborne & Chapin, $7,000,000 of gold ut 115; after which, the price of gold having dochued, Mr, Gould retused to Teceive the balance, umuunting to $1,160,500, aud Whe pluintifls brought a suit against him to recover the amount due on the transaction, The cuse bas iow been pending before a referov for pearly tour years, aud yosterday a decision was rendered in favor 1 the plainisff tor the sum given ubove. Mr, Gould’s deteuce w the action was Lbut the gold was not for his Bccoudt and thus the plaintifs were speculating in gold atthe time. But ou the production of tue bovks Of the plarotiifs ip court it wus shown that they uever speculated iu gold, and letters wud orders were pro- duced iv evidence which showed tuat all of the busi- uese of Berry & Heiser was doue jor Mr. Guuld’s a fount It is not yet known woetuer dir, Gould will @ppeal trom the décisiou ot the reteree, but 11 be does be will have to juruimh bonds to be approved by the Court bo the amount of nearly $900,000, Musers. Mar- tin & Smith uppeured ior tue plainiif, anu Messer, ‘Boearman & Sarting tor Mr, Goald. TWO LITTLE WAIFS. Catherine Fitzsimmons and Mary &. Fitzsimmons, two little girls, uged respectively eight and ten years, + were produced ip court betore Judge Barrett, noWing Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday, ou a writ of Luweas corpus iesued upon application of Mr. Heary U. Denison, counsel for their parents, against toe Catholic rrotectory uf Westebester county, The two litte wails strayed away from home about two months Ago in search of candy, when # policeman took them tubo custody aud Guuveyed thea Lelore Police Justice Morgan, aud upon a charge vf destitution wade by the Oficer ey were committed w the care of the imstituion 1 questiva, For u while We parents of \heclildren were unable to find out Aucir whereavouts wall they wade application ut the seu over vy Justice Morgan, when ‘ume beard where they were. The — jailing ebtuinmg their posseesion Mr. eulsun procured 4 Writ Of Wabeas corpus requiring the justitutive ty produce tue cuilaren in cour. M Venison, alter preseuung the case, called the atien- was made, which be claimed was entirely insuilicient, vut nuped tuat His Houor would not reyuire wim to traverse the rel ture, imasmach as the futher aud mother aud children were now 10 court, tis Houor thea called the moiuer detore Lim, aod, aller questioning her, suid, “You are @utitied to the custody of your children,” ‘The parents, who iad tor long time been nearly ais. tracted on wccuunt of their absent children, lett court ‘With their two hive giris, showering biessings on the Judge and heir counsel, UNHAPPY MARRIAGES, Mrs, Auuie Lavelle, marred to Francis Lavelle in Mareb, 1869, and who has a daughter aged seventeen, the only truit of their unten, claims that her married lite since 1565 has been avery uuhappy one. She charges her busband with continued 1i1 treatment of her, with often threatening to take ber life aud during the past four years with wlmost woremitting drunken- Bess Bolug aoxious for a divorce and Laving uo means With Wiich to prosvcute the suit she seat tua petition yesterday Lo Judge Barrett ior perwission to bring the tut iv torma pauperis Her petition Was granted and Mr. Cuaries W. Hildreth appoited as roieree. Kuo Does bas vrought Wt iOF Limited divorce Aguinst Ler husband, Frederick Of alieged cruel and inhuman Plain states that the defendant Ard, abd bas lased to support her since 1574, and tuat ho tureatened to shoot ner, The auswer is 4 general denial, aud also au asseruon that in January, 1877, the plaintiff secretly moved all thetr housouold goods, his clothing, aud also $600 belonging to Lim; that she Teiused to live with uim, although he is willing bo do bu dod support ber, Judge Kobiusou yesterday de- Bied 4 Wulwa to compel the plamtill’s atlosmey to ac- cept ihe auswer, AN INSUBORDINATE SAILOR. Thomas Whitten was an ordifiary soaman on toard the suip Dauntless on her last voyage from San Fran- cisco to New York. He had not been long out from tue former port when he threatened the mate with bis Sheath knite. Tnis brooglt fork « remoa- Strance Irom the captaia, which seems to have been wusted on Whitten, tor a few days afterward ho us- fuulted the carpenter, and on the day succeeding that Btiacked 4 seaman bamed Kelly, These repeated acts Drougut Lim w impravament ta the hatch, from Which he broke fortu rather unexpectedly and made fu agsauit on the boatewain, He was then putio lrons—both uanacied and tettored—and so brought to tus port. Upon a complaint setting forth substan- Uslly the forego:ng state of tacts a Wi “it Was issued to the United States Marshal yesterday to lake Whitten into custody, snd he was brought before Uuited Btutes Commissioner Shields wud adiniied to bail ia $500 bo appear tor exam uation to-day, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES, ‘The criminal term of the United States Cireuit Court ‘Will commence on the 10th inst, Juage Benedict pre- aiding. A. Hager, BH. Bruns and P. Simson were brought before United States Commissioner Shields yesterday, evarged by Captain Samuel Taylor, of tue schooner W, H. Burrows, witu disobedience of orders, Aiter a prow liiuduary heuring the caso was adjourned until to-day, ‘The defendants wore held. ‘There was a bearing yesterday belore the Surrogato on the proof of the will of Edward M. stoti, who died Yecoutly. The wili was wade iu 1871, iu Wiich all bis property, real and persoual, amounting to # lew thuu- sand dollars, was leit w his stepmother. Shortly Biter the tostutor’s death his father corwmiited suicide by jumping irom the Suspension Bridge at Niagara Fails, The brother of the testator coptested the vatid- day of the wili, and yesterday tbe subseribing witnesace ‘Were examined before tho Surrogate, alter whiew the further beuring of the case was adjourned uutil the lito inet Me HP, Aljea appeared tor the will and Mr, Mather tor the contestant, Some straggling tive-vollar counterteit bills on the National Bank of Tamaqua, which Lave deen in eircuia- tion lor some time, occusionally find their way before ihe Unived stutes authorities, Toey are exceedingly wetl executed, and veimg considerably worn vy use, are bow well calculated to deceive. Louis Maghor, of No. 411 Kast Ninwi street, was brougut veiore United Biates Commissioner Deuel yesterday churged with passing One ui these counterfeits on wurthu Murphy, of No. 406 Bast outh sireet, The accused denied any knowlege of the charac ft the vill, He was committed by the Commissioner im delault of $500 bali to await an examination, DECISiONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMPERS, By Jadgo Barrett, In the matter of Conkling, &4—1 must require Proof of a demand and strouy evidence of the sacts uilogod before issuing 80 SuWmury and barsh a war- Fant, A regard tor the liberty 01 the citizen dewanas roturnabie apon the sumo day On which 14 is issued, Coxe vs, Manning. —Disiniused, withoat prejudice to ‘Motion for third Monday. Muraman va Boating —Motion for receiver granted, | Stranes ve. Warezacer,—Motion fore resale denied, ‘with $10 coats and stuy vacated. Moorencad vs Quincy.—otion to dismiss action granted, with $10 costa Beekman va, Levy.—Motion granted for second va. Manhetmor.—Judgment granted. bas a Brass.—Plaintif ordered to file security for Mills v8, Nash.—Motion granted for the 22th inst COMMON PLEAS—SPECUUL TERM, bi 4 Judge Robinson, In the matter of Fabbri.—Motion granted, Order of relorence to be amonded Recoreingyy. See opinion. Metropolitan Prots Association vs, The Star Nows- paper Company.—Motion to piace cause on cause calen: granted lo the matter of Hirab and another.—The assignee should apply for ap order of publication op all who bave proven their claims or give personal service, Dees va Dees.—Motion to compel plaintifis to ac- 8 “Secoud Ai Raitrosd Company. va venue — Guardia® appointed. Balmer va Balmor.—Reforence ordered, O’Dynnell va, Hackman.—Motion granted. hy Judge Larrewore Carpenter vs. Nickersop.—Counsel wil) attend with Stenograpber’s minutes before the Court for settle- ment of By Jodge J. F. Daly. In the matter of Jung.—Order to mortgage estate of infants granted, MARINE OOURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge McAdam, Wickbam va Horton.—QGpinion, Goo vs, Olmstoad.—Detendant ordered to pay over $63 27 due bim when tho supplementary order was served and collected by bim aince, Fietsbauer vs, Lang.—Taxation aMirmed by va, Bauland; Butler vs. Smulien; Finley va Sales; McGill vs. sume,—Judgments. Goddard va. Binns. —Relerred to James H. McNulty. Duvean va, Devoe; Woltord vs. Baker; Tus va Schmid; Kennedy va, Curroll.—Motions granted, MoCafrey va Bennett; Wilson vi. Brown,—Security for coats ordered, Porter va, Poillon.—Action continued against legal reventatives, \opking vs; Newark Boot and Shoe Company,—Or- der directing payment over o! money. ew V8, Geurty. A. Pryor appointed receiver. Hotebkiss vs. Pock.—Action coutinued againss sur- viving partner. Van Labeko va. Hostens.—Order of publication granted, By Justice Alker. Conroy va, McGorry ; Posner vs, Lauter.—Cases set- tled and filed. GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 1 Bofore Recorder Backett, A VIBAGO PUNISHED. A woman who g: the namo of Mary Connolly, of avenue Band Tenth street, was arraigned at the bar charged with félonious assault, 1s appeared that on the 20th of September last she attacked a Mrs. A. Reilly, No, 346 Kast Tenth stroet, in» most dosporate manner, Alter tearing hor hair and otherwwe mal- treating the complainant the prisoner capped the climax by seizing ua icepick and jabbing it into Mra, Reilly’s mouth, the wouud causing the blood to flow prolusely, Following this inbuman act the accused Protended to be insane, but a subsequent examivation showod that her mental powers were not at all de- ranged, On being arruigned for trial yesterday by Assistant District Attorney Bell the prisoner pleaded gullty to the charge of nes: barm. The Recorder commented se ture of the crime committed by the tenced her for three years and s1x months in the Peni- tontiary, PLEAS AND SENTENCES, James Origen, of No. 97 Monroe street, ploaded gullty to the charge of stealing a silver watch from tbe per- son of Cornelius Driscoll, of No. 101 Monroe street, and was sent to the State Prison for three years, Edwurd Flannery, aged eighteen years, of No, 424 Exust Eloventh street, broke iuto the sidewalk stand kept by un Italian at tho corner of Thirteenth street and Fourth avenue, on the 21st of September las, fh prisoner was caught in the act, and un boing arraigne tor trial yesterday pleaded gaiuty. Ho was sent to the Peniventiary fur cightoen montus, GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 2 Before Judge Sutherland. AN EX-POLICEMAN’S PATE, ‘The trial of Peter Quinn, an ex-police officer, of No. 683 West Filty-first strect, who was charged with folopious assault, having, as alleged, tired a pistol at Roger O'Halloran, in the saloon of the later, at Eighth avenue and Fiftieth eot, on the 28th of October, 1875, was resumed yesterday. Assistant District At- torney Russell, who uppeared for the prosecution, ¢: amined additional witnes: t the occurrence, when it appeared that ou the day in question the prisoner, who was then off duty, and Thomas Sweeney were playing curds in the saloon; that a quarrel arose betwon them; that O’Hal loran_ interfered §=to =prevens =a disturbau that O'Halloran got Quinn down on a sota aud Onding his thumb in his mouth bit that O'Halloran then ran behind the bar and that Quinn drew nis revolve! fired at bim und struck a whiskey burrelL Mr, Howe. for the prisonor, claimed that he bad no Intention oI firing at theyprisover, but that he only took the pistol out of be pocket to scxre Sweeney, who was about to attack iim witha bottle. The jury found the prisoner gailty of assault with intent to do vodily tojury, and Judgo Sutherland said that while be did not intend to impose % vindictive sentence the stct sould not be lost sight of that at the time of the occurrence the prisoner was a pulico officer, although not then on duty, Ba pee by the autborities to presevve the peace, He would sontonca him (or the term of threo years in the State Prison. BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT. Suit hag been brought in the Brooklyn City Cour, against Bernhardt Ubraham by Fanny Zockerman to re- cover $10,000 tor broach of promise of marriage and se- duction. The couple wore to have been married in Sep- tember last, aud t! jure of the det nt to keep his vows elicited from the girl the contevsion of her seduction. Justice Dykwan grantod an order of ar. Test ior the accused and tixed bis bai! at $5,000, COURT’ OF APPEALS, Aupaxy, N. Y., Oct. 5, 1877, In the Court of Appeals, Friday, Uctober 5:— No, 97. Petrie va, Adams.—Argued by F. W, Hub- bard for appellant, and Levi H, brown tor respondent. No. 52, ‘ihe veople, &e., ox rel Richardson ve, Tho County Court of St. Lawrence county.—Argued by '. Hasbrouck, Jr., tor appeliant aud F, W. Huboard for Fespondeut, ‘0, 157, Outbank va Lake Shore, &c., Railroad Company.—Argued by A. P. Laning for appellant; submitted for the respondent. No, 160, Ralph va. Brooklyn City Railroad Com- pany.—Argued by Sauuei Hand tor appellant una Winchester Britton tor respondent, No, 162 Allen vs. Judson.—Argued by William Tif- favy tor appellant ard M. F. Stepheus for respondent. Prociamation made and court adjourned. CALENDAR, ‘The foliowing is tho day calendar for Monday, Oc- tobor 8:—Nos, 170, 166, 171, 176, 178, 179, 180 and’ 186, THE STILETTO HOMICIDE, BROCCO PELITO HELD BY THE CORONER'S JURY FOR THE MURDER OF LUIGI PERCOLA. Coroner Flanagan yesterday beld an inquest on the body of Luigi Porcola, the Italian, of No. 24 Unk street, who quarrelied on Friday evening last with a fellow countryman named Rocco Pelito, in Raphael Videttu’s saloon, No, 23 Roosevelt strook After quarrelling some time the men weut into the street t6 fight 14 out Percola a few minutes later returped to the saloon, biveding from & severou artery iu bis rignt tuign, He was taken tothe Oak street stution Louse, where be died. OMicer Clarkor tound Pehto as the corner of Mulberry and Worth streets, Licouing from wounds in the throat and arm, and arrested him. The testimony tuken vy the Corover yesterday was substeatially the same as that pubdiiwbed im the Henaup the day following the tragedy. The jury, after gsowe deliberation, brought in a verdict to the effect that the deceased camo to bis death from a stab wound inilictea by Kocco Peiito, The Coroner then Questioned the prisoner, but the latter refused to make any Statement Ho was then committed to the Tombs to await the action of tho Grand Jury. JUSTICE WANDELL THANKED, At the meeting of the Police Board yesterday a letter ‘was received from Justice Wandell tndorsing the action of the Commissioners in connection with tne “shystor"” lawyers, The tollowing resolution was alterward udopted by the Bourd:— Kesutved, That the than! dered to Justice Wandeil tor bi of Police in ite moubers of the MUNICIPAL NOTES, ‘The Aldermen have requosted the Commissionors of the Sinking Fund to report to them what steps they have taken to increase the revenue of the city by dis- posing of tho large quantity of laud reclaimed from the waters of the North River by the Dock Depart- Ment im the erection of vulkheads and exieusion pie The Comptrotior yosterday paid to the Foundling Asylum the sum of $19,214 70 tor the murmtenuuce of thus institution for the month of September, DROWNED IN A TUB. Howard Bassol, agod turee years, residing with his parents at No, 272 Howard avenue, Brooklyn, was minsed yosterday moruiog by bis mother, Io Course of the aiternoon #be found his dead body in 4 wasltub into which the child bad fallen. A POLICEMAN PUNISHED, Patrolman Connolly, of the Fourteenth precinct, was esterday dismissed from the force lor using abusive uuge Wo @ ciuiZon, MABEL LEONARD. BER MOTHER EXAMINED BEFORE A BEFERER— NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE Cash. ‘Mrs. Mabel Leonard-Rogers, mother of the juvenile actresa Mabel Leonard, who formerly piayed with Ciara Morris in ‘Miss Multoa,” was yesterday brought defore Mr. William Sinclair, the referee appointed by Judge Donohue, for examination upon the Interroga- tories prepared by Mr. E. L. Detafield, counsel for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the substance of which bas already been published in the Henao. There was quite » crowd in the cours room, who listenea to the examination ovidently with @ good deal of interest. Mra Rogers wea very neatly dressed. Her daughter Mabel ‘was not present, she still being kept s prisoner at the House of Mercy. Hor littie son, however, was in the room, and at times evinced a great fondness for bis Mother, Mr, Rogers, her husband, so recently re- Jeased irom Ludlow Street Jail, put in an appearance, but mainly kept aloof from Mrs. Rogers. ‘THE ExaMoVATION. Mra. Rogers answered the questions with very little hesitancy. Upon being asked ber name abe gavo her present name as Mabel Leonard-Rogers; sho said that ber maiden Same was Elizateth Meoken, that she was thirty-two years of age and was married to John Maraden in 1862; she said she had boen known ‘by various other names, as Maboi Leonard, Mabel Sanctz and Mabel Stowart; she was married to “Mr. Rogers om the 9th of May last; on the 12tn of last June sho visited Mr, Harriott's resi- denc8 at Mount St. Vincent; Mabel told her sho was very unhappy and she cried; Mabe! did not talk of running away or of leaving Mr. Harriots; sho told her not to cry, as she was going to ber out oo a writ of habeas corpus; Mr, Harriott abused Mabel in her presence; she bim be snould not abuse her flesh nd blood, Q What was the naturo of the abuse? A. Ho said, “Mabel, come hero, | want you not to do #o,"” Q Was that all? A He said, ‘Mabel, you aro ‘under my protection,’? and be ordered her about—a thing sbe was not used to, @ Isthatall the apuse? A. Ob no, sir; sho bad to go to bed betore seven o'clock; Mabel bad the itch, aud they would not allow the perfume of sulpuur used as 4 cure through the bouse, and would not allow hor to use remedies bought for hor, Q@ Did you receive a telegram from Mabe! on qune 1s? A. Idid, MOTHKR AD 80x, At this point an intermission was taken to permit Superintendent Jenkins to got the telegram from tho pa- pers on filo in the County Clerk's office. ittle 6on took the opporti y to go up to bis mother and throw his arms about ber neck aud whisper to her. They Kissed vach other, aud while they were thus tondiing one another Mr. Delafield, who uppeared mueh dis- Pleused at this exhibition of motherly and filial affer tion, exclaim “I object to this whispering to the witness during tho examination.” Mr. Stickler, who Bppeared on Lebalf of Mr, Howe for Mrs, Rogers, said, “Why this isonly herson,”” Mrs, Rogers, huggicg the boy still closer to ber, said with great tirmuess, No One shall prevent my speaking to my boy. I will wulk to bim ag much us I please for ali thas you object.'” The little boy said:—''Mamma, mamina, you won't lot THE AGE OF FRAUD. The Last of the Lyman Gang in Custody. THE-GILMAN FORGERIES Another Insurance Agent One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars “Short.” In the description ef the shrewd system of forgery carried on so successiully and extensively by the Lyman gang for a period of two years, published in yesterday's Henan, {t was stated that al) the forgers were in the hands of tholaw except one. On yoater- day morning the remeining one was captured at South- ington, Conn., by oné of Pinkerton’s officers, and Drought to thia city late ip the afternoon, 1s may therefore be stated that, the gang is now completely and effectually broken up. being meantime returned to the Leroy purchaser and unknown. Hogan No, 2 was arrested in th further operations 0! the gang iu addition published wero unearthed by the dotectives y parties named in the warrant. He asked an adj Sessions, where he Lad a case on trial, thom take me, will your” “Nu, no,” answered the mother, ‘they sha’ot take you Irom me; they can’t Make aby money out of you'’ Mr, Rogers, (be just husband, who meantime had beon leaning against the railing adjacent, advanced and whispered loudly to Mr. Stickier, usking him if he could send Mabel’s clothing to the House of Mercy. ‘Stand back,’? said Mr, Delafield to Mr. Rogers, “I object to any whispering in the hearing of the witness while sho 1s ubder oxamination. “I am enly speaking ubout sending Mabol her cloth- fog,”’ replied Mr.@togers, . THX MYUPERIOUS TELEGRAM The examination was here resumed. The mother ted that on receiving telegram trom Mabel sno ‘ted for Hoboken to see her aud saw her outside of & hotel there, Q. Where uid Mabel pass the night when she es- caped? A. I know, but 1 decino to answer. The wit Dess, 1D auswer to other questioi stated that they Femuined 1p Hoboken 4 week. She a theatrical engagements for Mabel while im Hoboken. ‘She said she visited ber husband over in prison, She then went on to describe how sho had gone to Chicago ‘witb Mabel at the request of Mr. Palmer, who paid ull the expenses, She then detailed the visit of Mabel and herself to Brooklyn and stated that whilo in Brooklyn she lived at No, 179 Fulton streot. Sho said, lurther, that Mabel had received ao olfer of mar- riage when she should reach the age of sixwoon. PROCKEDINGS BEFORK JUDOK DONOHUE. The above having closed the examination the coun- sel, referee und tho others present went before Judge Donohue. Mrs Rogers, her son and Mr, Rogers re- mained, however, whero they were, provably veing weaware of these later proceedings. Mr. Dolateld Said that Mr. Rogers came to the society and said the child was living iu great poverty with a vegress, They traced bor to the Sheltering Arms, The girl stated Dotore a magisirate that her mothyr, who was a vad woman, had abandoned hor, The child was placed temporarily with Mr. Harriott, and was taken by hor moiner out of the jurisdiction. But for tue comments of the presa no would not slate what he now stated, that Mrs Rogers was Mra, Mossuor, wi.o of John Messner, wuo brought ber aud ' their boy and girl irom Kogland eight yours ago, Mra, Messuer abandoned ber bosband and became ow rulligate, associated with other mon, became a jow variety uctreas and gut into a disgracelul con- nection with Rogers and others, She was known to the authorities as a bad woman. While in Washington she touk her child toa disreputable house ior lewd urposes aad remuived there tui late at night Toe % was the husvaud, Joho Messner, was iu an ad- jowing court, and demanded that tho buy and girl bo turned over to the custody of the society. Mr. stickier insisted that this statement ought not to be mado in the absence of the uccused, but Juuge Donvbue overruled his objections, bus in view of the avsence of Mr. Howu refused to give a inal decision til Mr. Howe could be present, beyond tomporarily remanding Mrs, Rogers to she care of the Sheriff uf this county. BUSINESS ‘TROUBLES. & E a 2 E < FRANK LESLIE'S BUSINESS TO BE CONTINUED BY A BOARD OF MANAGERS—OTHER FIRMS IN DIFFICULTY, Au adjourned meeting of the creators of Frank Leslie, the publisher, was held yestorday at tho office of the American Nows Company, aud about fiity crod- tors were prosont, Mr. William H. Parsons presided, and Mr, Edward Goodwin, Je, acted as secrotary. Tho meeting was called for the purpose of bearing the roport of the committoe appointed at the previous meeting to examine into the affairs and report upon somo plan for scttiement, aud after tho minutes of the meeting bad beeg read Mr. Jobo H, Hall, the chairman ot the committee, submitted the report, The com- mittee gave In detail the resalt of their threo wovks’ investigation, They found the books in great disorder, no balance sheets having been mado out since 1873, and the books uot having been made up since last Mareh. In the Judgment of tho committce the buss. ness had beeo managed extravaguutly, but they con- sidered ita paying one, Mr, Lestie bad drawn out of the funds very heavily, upward of $75,000 a year, which was in excess of the proiits The comumitteo believed that the business could be so condneted, with proper munagement, that it would probably pay the creditors in {ull'm the course of turee years, aud it wus their Ozinr0n that it was toe ‘bust policy for the croditors to consvlidate their inter- ests and iptrust them to a board of managers con- Siuting of five of the principal creditors, who should have aatnority to act jor tho general body of creditors oer as they deemed advisable, The cou- ingly recommended that the business be carriod on in the interests of the creditors by the Board of Managers for three yours from January 1, 1878; that Mr. Lesite have supervision of the busine details and ve allowed profits equal to twenty per ceut; that itn divided amoug the credivors quarterly or proits of the business warranted, and that at the end of the turee yoars the property be retwwroed to Mr Lesie, A vote was taken on tho recommendations, and they were uuanimot adopted by the mee ng which empowered the co mittwo—consisting of jam H. Parsons, of W. iH. Parsons & Brotuer; Governor Rice, of Kiee, Ranaall & Co, of Boston; Kdward Goodwin, Jr., of Perkins & Goodwin; Jobo H. Hull, of Campbell, Hall & Co., aud W. D. Wilson, of W. D, Wilson & Co.—to carry out the recommendations and act us the Board of Managers, The creditors, by this action, taxe thelr Chances of being paid in full, and Mr. Leslie said he wave bis cords! assent to the plan aud would do all in his power to huve tho business carried on success- tuily. I closing the meoting Mr. Parsons, the cburr- mau, congratulateu the creditors on the universal harmony which badunanimously brought about the sotilement, OTHER KMBARRASSED CONCKRSS Frederick Lowis, who was appoiuted receiver of the firm of lanace & Hackes, whviesale clothing manulno- turers, at No, 447 roadway, by Judge Donobue, has reulizeu sufticient junds froin tue assets of the firm to declare a dividend of one tundred cents on the dollar to each creditor, which will be paidinatow days. The creditors are agreeably surprised at the dividend and with which the affairs bave been wound up, ir K. Spencor, vetter known as ‘Sandy’? Spencer, who keeps wn eating saloon ut the ¢orner of Brondway and Fulton streot, has been adjudicited bankrupt on his own petition by Register Dayton, The cms enumerated in the schedule xggregate about $22,600, and no assets are menvonew, A majority Of the Clans are in the Davare of promissory notes, given for custi loans und judgments obtamed Against him from 1869 to 1875, Many of his business og are iv relation to the management of the ire and the Theatre Comique, in partner- snip with Hannah Waoite and R. W. Buder. the priv- cipal creditors are the following:—Kxecatrix of Wiley C, Jhomas, $5,149 30; J. kK, Stout, of New Brunswick, $2,803 22; Cuarios UM. Boinemier, $2,700; George H, Clarkson, of Clifton, N. J., $4,084 37; Samuel K Sponcer, $1,000; K, K. stouronberg, $1,100; Aargarot 2 oral $1,000; Martin Lave, of Pbiladelphia, . . The following assignments wore yesterday filed in the County Clerk's office:—Max Wolf and Perez Wolff to Josept Frankie, and Leo Kauffman Solomon and Weriskeunor to Ernest question was whother the warrapt was valid. Afier some iurcber argument Judge Barrett panes the argument upon tne writ until this moraing, vit com- ning of the condact of Sergeant MeDouald, of the tLeenth precinct, iu not permitting him to seo the je, notwithstanding he utime Mr Howe has prepared an uffid prisoners ut the station bot Plouded their consitutional right to seo counsol, THE GILMAN FORGERIZS—HIS RELATIVES’ EF- FORTS T0 MAKE RESTITUTION FOR HIM— WHAT HIS VIOTIMS MAY RECOVER, Thero wore no fresh discoveries in the Gilman forgeries yestorday, but there were rumors of an offer to compromise, which could not be definitely traced, 1t was said that the forger’s wife proposod giving up the family residence and turnitare, which are in her namo, and also toadd her private fortune to secure immunity from punishment to ber husband, and that hia sistera were willing to join with ber by the sacri- fivo of their interests in gtheir mother’s estate, The sisters’ shuros are said to amount altogether to about $50,000, and. the house an furaiture and the wile’ estate to about $70,000, The whole amount which could be this way would be $150,000, including Gtiman’ vatle able assets, which aro suid to Comprise sixtoen shares tock, heid by the American Ex- Chuuge Bank, of the value of $127 60 per share, or o total of $2,040; fifty-three shares Amorican Exchange Bank, at $103 50, or $5,750; $17,000 of certiucates of tne Atlantic Matual losurance Company, held by the Home Lifo Insurance Company ; cash balance in Ameri- can Exchange Bank, Jess Eaton’s check of $1,040, $500; ecrip of the New York Mutual Insurance Com- pauy, $300; other Atlantic Mutual scrip, $1,040; secu- ities held by Tulimadge Co,, $4,000; vilice turnitare, $31,200 60. ‘Tho’ story of w pro- poséd compromise was gonorally discredited, however, Mr, Henry ”, Tallmadgo und others of tho victims dis- Bank of Commerce about $600; total, claiming avy knowledge of the proposition. Yhe large safe in Gilman's office has not yet beon opened, and Mr. Tallmadge aaid it had been decided not to open it at present. When the sale 1s opened it will bo doue in the presenco of all the croditora, . ANOTHER HEAVY DEFALCATION—ELUAH ALLI- GER A DEFAULTER IN ONE HUNDRED AND VIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS—THE COMMER- CIAL UNION ASSOCIATION, OF LONDON, THE PRINCIPAL VICTIM. The announcement of the dofalcation of Alliger Brothers created considerable excitement in downtown business circies yesterday. The losses will fall heavily on the insurance companies represented by them— namely, the Commercial Union Assurance Company, -of London, having a branch office m tho Equitable ne Gion’s Falls Company, of Glon’s Falls; the Mercnants’, of Providence, #, 1, and the Faneuil Building; Hall und Shawmut [nsarance companies, of Boston. ‘the firm of Alliger Brothers was organized in Pine street jn 1865, and consisted of Elijah and Richard Alger and Georgo W. Schoonmaker, About a year ago Richard Alliger dissociated himsolf from the firm and obtained the agency of the Imperial Fire Insur- ance Company of Lonaon, Two years ago Alliger Brotners tuok possession of spacious quarters in the Equitable Building, where apparently their good for- tune followed them, . In the early purt of last summer the sentor momber of the firm, Elijah Alliger, tho alleged defaulter, took his departure trom this city to visit tho paront house of the Commercial Union Assurance Company on bus- esa Which periodically callod him on a similar mis- sion, At thut time no suspicion was ontertained of us disuonesty, and he gave uo clew which would lead to such a supposition, He represonteu the business of tho agency to be ia flourishing condition and any discrepancy which might arise ia bis accounts was al- trivated w tho want of promptness of cortain firms in puyiug their imdebtodn but as they were cutirely solvent no fears shou.d be entortained ob that score. He took big departure from Lonavn the following Sep. tember, and from private information it was uscer- tained that Mr, Alliger’s acconnts needed looking into, and the parent bouse was warned to be prompt in making iuvestigations, But this startling information did not lead to any now disclosures of offcia) dolin- quency; it did not even shake the con- fluence of tho company im the intogriny ot their agont When questioved on the subject Mr. Alligor contessed that ho was tem. porarily fioancially embarrassed, but that there was no cause of alarm, us his debtors were solvent, and he would make the deficioncy all right in good time, lew weeks ago Mr, Alliger showed symptoms of alarm over the business concerns of the company, aud he dwelt ou the importance of bis paying © vist to London to hold a personal consultation with the Board of Direvtors, CION AROUSED. After his mpavy wore again advieed of the alarming natu ft the situation, and the London Secretary of the company, 3, Stanley Brown, aod William Middleton Campbell, a director, wero despatched to tue yy to take control of the agency, whore they arrived September 27. Pend- ing the arrival of Messrs, Brown and Campbell the company telograpued Morton, Bliws & Co. to ax sume controt of the agency aud to scrutinize the ac counts, They at unco complied with their iustrac- ons and bold possession until the arrival of the Lou- don representatives, Mosers, Brown and Campbell, These geutiomen on their arrival took irmimediate con- trol and vegan their work of investigation, which has Tesalted in corroborating their worst fears, wt umount of Mr, Alli defalcation wo! be about 50, 000, merely rowched be considerod think that Mr, Alli his money in Jarge sums Without ample security, noss ure not boavy suiferora by his defulcation. Shawmut Insurance Company of Boston, $4,986 82, jloged, was to make promy Lpolity noiders, and then to Petain as loug a8 posal! it he com faath anak = The man arrested yesterday went by the name of J. C, Hogan, Auvother man under the same name was arrested on Monday and is now in the Four- | teenth precinct station house awaiting transfer to Catskill under a warrant issued from the Criminal Court at that place, One or botn of those names are assumed. To understand why 1t bocame necessary for both men to assume the same name it must be remem- bered that the lage draft purchased from the First Nationa! Bank of Leroy was purchased by Hogan No. 1, the party who was arrosted on Monday. The smaller draft, which was altered to correspond with the larger No. 2 at Catskill, iy through the American Express Company at that point, tho penitins draft jank by the money refunded to bim. To carry out their plans 1¢ was necessary that two men located At distant points should assume the samo name, What the real names of tbo partios are is at present same pro- ceeding and for the same offence as Lyman and Hogan No, 1, and be will bo sent to Catskill for trial No those day. Both Lyman and Hogun No, | were brought yester- day before Judge Barrot im Supreme Court, Chambers, on uw writ of habeas corpus obiained by Mr. William F. Howe, their counsel, Mr. Howe stated that he de. sired to traverse the return tothe writ issued by Police Justice Russell, of Cutskill, and counsersigned by Justice Flamer, a police magtstrato of this city. He claimed that the prisoners in court were eee 2 not the Ment, a8 he was compelled to attend at the Genoral Assistant District Attorney Leary objected to any adjournment, und urged that the Court had oo power to inquire whether the prisoners were the parties Bamed in the Warract or not, this being a fact to be determined belure the police magistrate The only came. i ast and 1 Mr. Brown, the secretary, informed” a Huraup re- porter yesterday that the umount of the deficiency could Hot be ascertained, as tue company aro indevted to Mr. Alliger jor commii+sions op the profits for the st two years, He, noweve: thought that tho total pproximatiou, was only on bis way to this ad uext Wednesday, ume the Secretary preierrea not going ito de- tus wotil Sir, Aliger was aflorded ao opportunity to vindicate or cri bimsell, Mr. Brown did not speculation or immorality. He was rathor inclined to Delve that Mr, Alliger was tue victim of loaning oat ‘he other agenoes tor which Mr, Alliger did ne. Glen’s Falls Insurance Company overdrew thelr ace count to the amount of $161 38 His indebtedness to tho other companies 6 ns follows:—Sslerchants’, of Providence, KR. 1., $1,629 94; tho wweull Hall and It is alleged that Mr, Alliger has been dnancially embarrassed tora jong timo, To keop the knowledye of this fact # secret he had had recourse to various ineans to tide over his difficulties. Une of his thethous, 16 19 eollecious irom tho HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1877.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. Wegrity of Mr. i Mr. Brow! HOW THE AFFAIRS OF THE BREWERS AND MALTSTERS' COMPANY WERE MANAGED—THE IMPAIRED ‘CAPITAL TO BE MADR GOOD, The Browers and Maltsters’ Insurance Company yes. torday, at No. 139 Broadway, was besieged at an carly bour by a crowd of policy holders, marine and inland underwriters, directors and othe: some to adjust thoir claims, ottiers to inquire Into the chances of their policies boing good for anything, and all more or less intercsted in the meeting of directors to tako place tn the afternoon who were to determine whother tho company should wind up and be num- bered in the vast catalogue of bankrapt corporations, or, by @ largo assessment of the stockbolders, to make the impaired capital intact and-enable the crippled concern to continue basiness, The interest was on the outside the officers and clerks bebind the polished walnut desks, partitions and counters of the Interior were uomistakably anxious about the result of the directors’ meeting; and, ae all busi- Deas was suspended, they could do nothing bat confer with one another and discuss probabilitios, In the main aisic of the office a large zinc-covered car on wheels was conspicuvus, in whi fice in daily use were placod each night, On the front of this was paintod in Diack letters the following:— “Brewors and Maltsters’ nsurance Company—Books— Tuke me out tret,”” Superintendent Smythe arrived during the morning, accompanied by his deputy, Mr, McCall, and they at- Sendod tho directors’ meeting later tn the day, An Interesting statement of the company appears ina late nuinber of an insurance journal and gives a brief summary thus:—‘Brewers and maltsters, capital Stock $200,00Q; last semiannual dividend, five por cent; par value of stock, $10U per share; net book value, January 1 1877, $11 It will thes be seen that the company for some time bas enjoyed but dubious credit, whose stock, if honestly showing « Look value of $114 a share, should soli in the market at $9U, AN OLD [NSUKANCH BROKER BPRAKS, Said an old insurance broker to the writer:—“Ls looks as if some of the directors hud an inside irack and wero slipping out quietly botore the catastrophe ” ho continaea, ‘of making an in surance agont like Standart the president of a com any is simply absurd, Of course be will take his usiness where ho will get the largest premium, and although he was drawing a hundsome salury in the Brewers and Multaters’ lor his services, ho now pre- tends to charge them commissions on bis business. Ho ‘was agent ior the Merchants’, o1 Newark, and the Vile ginia Fire aud Marine, 1o explanation of his charging commissions it 18 now said Stuodurt was the avout of @ combination of tho Inland Insurances Union and had nothing to do with the fire busines ducted by the secretary, and that when he ontered the office of prosident ‘1+ was have commissions on all busiovss brought from this source In addition to nis salary, very poorly for the economy of a company to uch an arrangement 1 contend if an; miums are due they are due frum the Lujand Loyur- ance Union.” At the insurance office of Mr, Standart, No, 8 Pine street, a clerk told tue reporter the gentieman was nut ‘Tho tirm te Staudart & Baker, uad it that, in addition to the otner companies montioued, this was ap agency for the Westers Assuranve Cour Buitalo Insurance Compay, of Bul- Insursnce Vumpany, of Trenvon, N. ident did Bot attend tho meeting of the roctors of the Brewers und Maltstere’ Company, as promised, aod oue vf the officers of the lutior corporativa stated that be undersivod he was hut ip town, waned, #0 as directors superintend Dry Dock Company's tue loss of the Brewers und $3,000, un ollicer desired the correction tous the umount would not reach more thay one-third of sum, as tho policies covered the buildings tu the rear aud (he borsea, As nearly ull of the latver wore saved of course the indeviednvss was much reduce. Poljoy holders generally seemed sutisiied late in the day when it was announced that au assessment would be made and the busitiess continued. HE WATER SUPPLY. The copious rainfall of Thursday has for the pres- ent removed all teurs of a water famine in the motrop- olis When the storm ceased yesterday morning it was found that three 1oches of wator bad fallen all over the region of the Putnam county lakes and six inches ut the Croton dam. The Bronx Rivor haa over. flowed its banks und all the streams were ewollon to a vory encouraging extent, sent orders to Mr. Thomas A, Emmott, engincer 1p cuarge, to huve the outiets irom the lakes dammed, aod the city 1s now being supplicd Irom the stiruai alone, while the lakes ure being allowed to gradually for use in emergoncy should another drought oveur imposible that uw searcity occur again in the course of the present mouw, t is desirable that citizens should continue tu be economical ip the use of the tndispensabie quid, ls the large reservoir below Browster’s Station, on the middie branch of the Croton River, luter, and will be filled by tho ers 440 acres oi ground, is wixty-tour fect deep ut the dam and exwnds a distance of two miles along the course of the stream, At wilt contain 4,000,000,000 gullons, and when com- pleted will set at rest ul joars of @ scarcity of water during summer droughts, River 16 verng made with a view to bringing ite waters As no water is beiny-drawn irom jakoa Kirk and Mahopac the workmen who were camped upon their shures to keep the cuantry people from damming tuem, have been removed. The Commou Counci) on a revolution of Alderman Pinckney yesterday suspended the operation of an vr- provided that Croton water ouly should ‘This was done tn before winter. 4s expoctud & ‘wili be compreted this spring tresbets, toto Croton River. dinauce whic! be used in sprinkiing the streets order to authorize Comminsioner Campbell to nave water from tbe rivers used tor the purpesa, KEROSENE ACCIDENT. While Bridget Smith, thirty-eight years of age and living at No, 508 Wost Thirty-eighth streot, was en- deavoring to start a firo with kerosene oil yesterday morning, the can containing the ou exploded, ‘Was #0 seriously burned wbyut the body and legs as to Docessitate ber removul to the buspital. AN OVERLOAD. The sloop Exchange, trom Poughkeepsie for this city, loaded with 45,000 bricks, was sunk yosterday at Vho dock foot of 131st street and North Biver. supposed that abe was overlouded, The unknown, a the © aan from having rect complicity . ‘nd, a0 & mark of conddence in oonmaker, he bas:been retained in the agency by the American companies roprosented, COMPANY WILL NOT PKEL THE L083, ‘D stated that the loss of the defalcation would be but o mere bagatelle to the company. Granted that $150,000 would sum, the ‘not cover their 'ear’s profits, 11 wren! ot the meena perrenien betrayal at cna tteetsa cm the pars of thelr stated thas the following gentlemen were appointed » specia: aeviers committee to assist fo she Venger management of Mz. Blass, of Morton, Bliss & firm of Butler, Stilliman & and Mr. W. Middleton Mr, Brown 1s of ‘will Dé reached into — the. Graieel Cy) when, le expect: Bis fibaneial ‘embarres embarrassments aud ¢' count of how the money of the company was squac- FIRE INSORANCE,. ho came together, altogether ofices; the books of the of- ; last sales of stock, $90." Tho, idea, which 1 cop- agreed that be sbould Bo this ay it may, it tf Toronto Peoplew’ a See Sag ees tho hoor tur tbe meoting of the Board approached tt was evident that the atoudance of policy boulders aud those interested would not be conuned to Now York alone, Puiundelphia, Baltimore and Boston rep- resentutives wore present. Awong the groups were insurance agents and underwriters from the cities time i+ was almost impossible to pass from the lobby to the directors’ rovms, Out of the whule number of names publubed were twenty-three present, Toe moeting was a protracted one, und was presided over by Mr. Peter Ammerman, the president protem. of the compuny. A general statement was made, os already published in the HemaLp, and impairment of ie capital wo the extent claimed by the ensued. Thore wore a few who seomed not to bave paid much attention to the affairs of the coupany and who seemed timorous in regard to agree- jag to un assessment among the suarcbolders in order ep the business out of u receiver's hands, but the Lumber, it was soon geen, were to favor of an exement to make up the full deficiency. $12u,000—and to Keep the business going, Iu favor of this 1b Was urged thut otber companies, which were named, bad levied assessments [rom time to tine alter misiortanpes und were vow doing @ prosperous busi ness; 1 addition to which the fact wus pointed out that claims which the con & suLsiomeut, billy recoivabl minor matters which would amount to but # sinall pers ceutage on the dollar if the company went into iqui- dution, woula uoder the old oficial management ve largely coliectod uud covsiderably swell the assets, Tuese arguments prevailed, wud, alter @ session of over two hours, the dircotwrs uvanimously adopted u reso- lution to assuss the shareholders to an amount suf cieut to ropuir the cupitul and thus coutiuue bus- ness, Thia wall be done at once, and of course as soon AMouDt raised 1s wade satisfactory to tue Buper- Intendent the company will beable to As it bud beeu widely stated tuat by the fire at tue on Fourteenth streot, water's Company was 8 discussiva as to tho iny Wore now pressing to to be collected and other Commissioner Campbell A survey of the Bronx OUR COMPLAINT BOOK. [Norm —Letters intended for this column must aceompanied by the writor’s full name and address insure attention, Complainants who are unwilling comply with this rule simply waste tim writit Write only on one side of the paper.—Ep, HenaLD.) STREET OBSTRUCTIONS, To rus Epitor ov Tix HexaLp:— Please cali the attention of the Department of En-| cumbrances to the piles of old boxes in front of the promises Nos, 109, and 113 Reade sae ue LIGHT WANTED, To tux Epitoa ov tax Husarp:— There 1s no lamppost at the corner of Fifty-six! street and the Bustern Boulevard. No doubt some one has been knocked down and robbed the thorities will see about having a light placed there ON THE BBIDGE AT won, To tas Evitos oy Tus HewaLp:— Will you be kind enough to call the attention of tue! police to the fact that Harlem Bridge alter dark isa resort tor loafers and disreputable characters of both \d that @ respectable woman unaccompanied Sy a goatloman canuot cross without being ‘neultod F DANGEROUS BOADS To ras Enrror ov tax HBRALD:— ‘The roads on each side of Harlem Bridge lead direotly to the river instead of the bridge, and since there is no lamp to sbow the way, and no gate or railing to protect pazsengersfon a durk night, the lives of those passing i 1%. This shoula be attended to at cuce, potas MIDN. iGHT PEDESTRIAN, CENTBAL PARK LAKES, To ram Epiton ov tux HepaLp:— I desire to call your attention to the fith ofthe Central Pars lakes, Cannot the authorities have the ‘old water drained off and the lakes cleansod? Some © thing mast be done tn this matter, as the residents of the upper part ef the city arg already affiioted with chills and fever, the great American Ceti WASTE OF THE,CROTON WATER, To rum Epiror ov run Heratp— Lot an officer visit every house and soe that @ float- ing ball 18 astached to every faucet tn overy tank te stop the water when tho tank {# fall, I can name ‘three houses where the water flows constantly ana where enough is wasted to supply thirty Ng pene There are. doubtless a thousand ety Meee wach bouses in the city, Bob. BEROIC TREATMENT, To raz Epiron oy tus HeuaLp:— A look at the reservoir makes {t very ovident that ‘we are in for a water famino with its horrors, The senseless mob mighs be brought to its senses by the Preventive applied in Englabd many years ago; that of shutting off all water for @ portion or portions of each day, This t¢ simple, and ii afew suiler thereby let them suffer. CITIZEN, WHY HE WAS ABRESTED, To ram Evrrox ov rux Hurarp:— The undersigned bear evidence that the statement in Monday morning’s Hexaup is eatirely erroneous, to wit—John Waters, alad of twolve yeurs, living at No 1,868 Third aveaue, was arrested yesterday by Officer Cronie, of the Twenty-third precinct, for throw. ing stones at passers-by, The lad was arrested for a quarrel he had with the goo of Officer Cronie. Again, it would appear, irom the said statement, that tht mother of the child waa arrested. Such is not the nse, MARK WATERS, 3. H. SCARBOROUGH, HANDS OF¥. To.rax Epitoz oy tus Henauo:— Is thore apy good redson why conductors dirty hands snoula insist on soiling adios’ dre: Two young ladies, nicely drossed to light silks, «! car No, 26 of the Sixth avenue line on the up trip at abouts quarter to six P. M. yosterday (Tuesday) at Twenty-third street, There was no nocessity to touch them, but, under pretence of hurrying tvem off the platiorm, the conductor placed his dirty hands on the ‘waist of each lady in succession, soiling and damaging her attire, which was expensive, Whon an elaer!y lady left the car soon after the conductor found no wach necessity. PASSENGE. SUPPRESS THIS NUISANCE, To rue Eprror oy Tuk HERaLD:— In tront of tho houses situated on Third avenue, be tweon 147th and 148th streets, there is aud has beep for tho last two summers nluty, festering collection of sewage matter, covered partly with green and putrid refuse of the vilest kind. Tho writer has complained to Dr. Comiort, the Sapitary Inspector of the Board of Health, who says that he has revorted the matté te the Health Board, and there the whole business stops, During tho last three months five children have died of diseases contracted in this locality, and it is tne opinion of most of the rosidents of the block that the mortality and sickuess proceoded Irom the alae ba the streot, WHAT 18 THE Law? To ras Eprror or tHe HeRaLp:— 1 reaido in the Eastern District, Brooklyn, and am @ publisher of an amateur journal, While offering my exchanges for distribution at station W, I was im formed that they would not receive such mafter from me and that I must deliver the same at the General Post Ufice. Now, what 1 desire to know is, whotbet this law has been adopted by the employés of this station for their convenience, or is it an established law throughout the State. I prosented tho same mat- tor a sbort time previous and it was accepted and for- warded. Is this law confined strictly to amateur jour- nais? Is not every branch post oflico compelled to re- ceive all mail matter as long asa suilicient amount of postage is paid? AMATEUR PUBLISHER, MERCANTILE LIBRARY MISMANAGEMENT, To rox MpiToR ov THR HeRaLD:— Allow me to call attontion to a new arrangement of tho Mercantile Library Association, which has not been noticed by auy of your previous correspondents, Yesterday I culled in the reading room and asked for tne August numbers ot the London Atheneum, The clerk at first seemed to bo unwilling to look for it; but having at last gone for it, came back and told me that the August numbers were go packod away that | could not get them, I sbould like to know whut | is wo sub scribe for—to have the files of papers of the current year packed away or openforouruse? [think jtishigh UUme that the members take concerted action to con vince the authoritics that they aro acting contrary te the wishes of the members in virtually abolishing the reading roow. MERUANTILE, THE ROOSEVELT STREET FERRY. To tue Evitor ov rus Heraip:— The accident causing death by drowning on the forryboat plying between Roosevelt strect and South Seventh street, Brooklyn, KE. D., Monday eventag, is silently oloquent ta its advocacy for tho initiation of Procautionary steps to make its recurrence wholly im- possible, Some such arrangement as the ‘sell. adjusting iron gatos” pow ju uso on somo of the bouts on the North River would serve ay a weang to thisend I have been a day paseengor on Roosevelt boats fue a coupic of yours, vod I am surprised that accidents of this kind are not of more frequeat for tbo apathy anu indiflvrouce of tne “oflicials” give @ license to witless boys to stand out- side tho chains within o fovt or two of the onds of the boat 1 bave often seen men und boys sitting on tho bow with tbe lowor portion of their limbs hangin, over without the loust remonstrauce on the part of the company’s employés. | could eoumorato other trrogularitios equally reprehensible, SaPETY, ADMISSIONS TO THE BAR, To tux Epiton ov tus Hxxarp:— According to the new rules of the Court of Appeals a young man twust study law three years to become an attorney and two yours to obtain his license as counsellor, thcs making the term of iegal apprea- ticeship five years, more than is required even in con- sorvative Engiand. We must not suppose the design of this to be the exclusion of poor but carnest stadents ond the admission ef rich aud idle fellows to the Bar But is not that the probable effect? {s not the trae rewedy of all the evils couplained of a strict examimea- ton, and nots lengtvoning of the provation? Whut eifect bas this but io cxnaust a man’s mouey and te force him for bie bread and butter to give up law? I 1 can pass my exumidution vow why must | ve kept davghng on ut $4 or $5 a week your after your? Moreovor, is not this !aw a positive injustice to those whouse lorm was noarly completed and wou had hoped wnd arraoged to be admitied vext May? Now, witnia sigbt of the goal, aller weary bourse of stauy and hard work to pay their way, after many miserable plodding hours, the drst lush of day ta durkgnod by the irows of the wugnanunous Judges of Appeals, irom them, then, 1 APPEAL, THE MONTCLAIR RAILROAD. To tas Epirox ov tus Hxnatp:— Tho management of the Greenwood Lake and Mont olar Railrowd changes hauds every tow days and the Toad seems to run generally from bad to worse until they owe it to their patrous ay well ag to \homsolves to oither stop running altogether or else supply decent gccommodations at thoir statious ‘The esation af Nowark had as a depot w dirty old shed, which is Uhinols would have been considered too mean a (CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGRl