The New York Herald Newspaper, November 9, 1877, Page 8

& “ a RACING IN ENGLAND. ARBITRATOR THE WINNER OF THE LIVERPOOL cuP. Loxpos, Nov. 8, 1877. ‘At the Liverpool Autumn Meeting to-day the race for the Liverpool Cup brought out a ficld of eight horses, Mr. Blake’s colt Arbitrator, with 6 to 1 laid against him at the start, proved the winner, with Ad- vance (at $ to 1) im tho second place and Footstep (at 8 to 2) third, The following is a SUMMARY, Tux LiverrooL Avtums Cur of 500 sova. im specie, added vo a Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. cach, 10 forieit; the second to receive 50 sovs. {rom the stakes, ud the to pay 25 sovs, oward expen ners, alter the pablication of the weights, of u hnadicap to carry 5 lbs., of wo handicaps, or of any race value 200 sovs., ext Glos, of any race value $00 Sovs., 12 Ibs. wtranes, 3 sovs. each; abouta mile aud a hall (74 1 bv. Advance, by Speculum, Progress, 4 you 2 Lord Wilton’s E Sandal, 4 years. . ae @ Arbitrator is a brown colt of fine size and well pro- Portioned. We started eight times as a two-year-old ‘and scored tour vivtories, He began at the Curragh Mt Kildare, June 27, vy winning the Nursery Stakes, half« mile, beating four others. Value of stake, £150, On the following day he wax second to Exile jor the Stewards’ Stake, £07, half a mile, On the 19th of July, at Down Royal, for the Downshiro Stakes, £255, six /uriongs, carrying 131 1b, bo beat the Sunderiab filly, Austrian and Biue Bell, The next day be was third for the Purdyburn Stakes, ziving the first and second 14 lbs, On Septoinder 6, ibe Curragh, be won the Marble Hill Stakes, £145, six furlongs, beating threo others, At the Second New- market October meeting, Arbitrator ran third in the Juvenile Handicap, £330, five furlongs, Brigita and Beaubarnnis veing first and second. AL the Newmarkes Houghton, in the = Crite- tion Nursery Stakes there wero five in front of nim ut the finish, but he clored the year at Warwick by winning the Nursery Handicap of £200, beating a field of ten; the distance, five furlongs. As a three-year-old Arbitrator bas not been hodrd trom, and we think he made bis first appearance in the Liverpool Cup, which he won cleverly. TROTTING AT WHITH PLAINS. A fair attendance was at the Westchester Driving Park, White Plaine, Westchester county, yesterday, to witness two trotting events—the first free for all and the second sweepstakes, ‘The trotting was much enjoyed by the spectators, The alteruoon was very cloudy ana asbower of rain tell during tho second trot, which made the track heavy. Tho free for all ‘wos postponed from Monday last, The following aro the SUMMARIES, Wrsrcnester Drivixe Park, Warre Piarxs, N. Y.—Trorrixé—Tuunspar, Novimnnr 8.—Purse $200, free for all; $80 to Urst, $60 to second, $40 to third and $20 to the fourth; mile heats, best three in ive, iu barness, Starters. ©, Dickerman’s b, m. Currie N 1iil Corneilson’s b. g. Jadge Rob 222 £, Cameron's b! Ned Forrest. 334 W. H. Whipple’s ch. m. Doily Dow 443 TIM, Quarter. Firat beat 38 Becond heat ‘Third beat SECOND RACK, Samu Day—Sweepstukes $100, milo heats. Starters, ©. Swan’s b, g. Sorrel Prince (pacer in harness).. 1 1 $. Mills’ ch m. Flora L, (irotter in harness)..... 2 2 2}. W. Haskins’ bik. x. Billy irving (trouer to wagon)... screen see 3 8 Quarter. Half. First heat.. : 1:25 Becond heat 12034 SPORTING EVEN ABROAD. W. Gale, of Cardiff, having accomplished the task of ‘walking 1,500 miles in 1,000 consecutive bours, bas en- gaged the Agricultural Hall, Islington, and started to wltempt the more difficult feat of walking a quarter of a mile every ten minutes 4,000 times consecutively, a feat he claims to have performed at Cardiff some time since, but which has not been acvopted as u record. t successful Gale will eccomplisn 1,000 miles in wenty-vight days without the opportunity of obtaid. dng more than a few winutes’ reat at one time during tue walk. An amateur walking match came off receatly in Dublin between Messrs, C. 4. Ford and W, C, Will jums, whieb was docided at the grounds of the Irish Champion Athietic Ciub, Landsiown road, Dublin, und resulted in an easy win for Mr, Ford, his opponent Tetiriug after walking twenty mises in 3. 19m. Ford, however, kept on until be bad corupieted fifty miles in Su, 291.36 y4., Lhe Jast mile w Yr. 253. The stecplectiase horse Sandy broke bis leg while ruuning tor the October steeplechase at Croydon, and had to be destroyed. ‘Yhere isa rumor in tho neighborhood of Northamp- ton that the Empress of Austria hus taken Cottesvroke House for the coming season, and that she willbavo a Jarge stud of punters there. LORD FALMOUTH’S WINNINGS IN 1877. (From the Sportsman, Oct, 17.) Shortly alier the York meeting .we gave a retarn of ‘the sums won in stakes by the leading patron of Heath House, in which bis successes on the Knavesmire were included. His Lordship had then netted close upon £21,000. Since then his thoroughbreds have contin ued their victorious career, and by means of Silvio nnd bis two-year-olds be has considerably augmented bis total, Below we append a dotatied list of the races aud amounts won by each of bis representatives, irom Which it wil be seen (hat up to tue end of last week Lord Falmouth was credited with the enormous sum ‘of £34,433, exclusive of the Ascot Gold Vase. The Doarest approuch to this amount baving been equalied Ly one owner was in 1873, when Mt. Lefevre beaded the winning lst with £26, Ere the current season terminates the present total of Hts Lordship will, in ail probability, be considerably augmented :— SILVIO. The Derby. Ascot Derby. Bu. Leger... Lhatmpion Stakes (second) £12,483 Total. seeeee LALY GOLIGHTE. Column Produce Stakes, Newmarket. Post Sweepstakes, Goodwood. Nassau Stukes, Goodwood Yorksuire Oaks Great Yorkshire St. Leger (second) Park Hill stakes, wmarket St yal stakes, Newm Newmarket Oaks. E enth Ne c Stakes, Newmarket.. Printe of Wales Stakes, Ni Ascot Gold Vase ‘Ascot Gold Cap Goodwood Cup (second) York Cups. Total seceeeeee res CLD Chesterfield Stakes, Newmarket, Prince ot Wales Stakes, Goodwood Ten sove Sweepstakes, Doncaster, 440 Prendergrast Stukes, Newmarket. 800 Total... .cceerenee ssescccesecers £3,540 SANNETTB. Twoaty-fifth Trienpial, Ascot...... e456 Richmond Stakes, Goodwood. 2,140 Wentworth Produce siakes, Doncaster, 250 Buckenbam Produce Siakes, Newmarket 600 Clearwoil Stakes, Newmarket, . oe 400 Browy Stakes, Newmarket, Total. ...+seeeesseeeene nupwr Fluratbourne Stakes, Stovavridge. Exeter Stakes, Newmarke Convivial Stakes, + Boscawen stakes, New ma Totaly. seeeeeeeees KING LOVES. Pout Sweepstakes, Newmarket Nowmarket Sweepstakes... Total... sosee £500 Lonsdale Plate, York......... £300 HY DROMKL. Hopefal Stakes, Nowmarket. veces £440 Gukar rom Twonty-cighth Triemuial, Nowmarket... Champion stakes (third)... THE KELLY AND “MUUSE.” A match with gloves conducted © eustom of three minutes to the roane, with one min- ve interval, bad been arranged between James Kelly nud “seddon'’s Mouse,” to take place yesterday at Hil’s | Theatre, tbe prize being sliver cups. The men metas | museod upon, but tho matter of competing for tho cups | cording to tho | | ‘s | made a will leaving ber property to the Chured, | time the will Was made and also when the code was NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1877.--TRIPLE SHEET. was postponed until another time. Hill's variety troupe filled up am hour, when Steve O'Donnell and Harry Davis wrestled “collar and eibow,” the tormer winning two out of three falls. ‘*Young’? Gould and Davis then stepped upon the stage with the mittens and through three rounds amused the large audieace, Barney Scanton and Tom Cavanagh followed, and ali battering each other for several minutes they gave way to Lyman and Driscoll, who, im turn, ro- tired in favor of Billy Fieids and Mike Dorsoy. Hard bits were the order of things tn this bout, They hammered each other in face and body until they were exhausted, affording us much pleasure to the iP it Seemed to give to themselves. The event of the entertainement was then offered, Kelly and the “Mouse” stepping upon the stage with contl- dent smiles, The clover boxers are old antagonisis, aud always Spar with determination. After the cus- tomary shake hands, both set to work with spirit, Through four rounds they wade good play and dain- aged each other's physiognomy—so much as boxing gloves cun damage men in condition—to the compieve gatisiachion of ail hands, Kelly’s jong reach aud steady mexsuroment of distance oftea gave bim au advantage over the ‘Nouse,” but the latter bever got out of hamor, and stood the assaults with credit, Lhe wind-up was’ coatested like terriers, Each got both lett aud right im with telling eflect, whep the men were ordered 4 stop it was thought by many that, notwithstanding the “Mouse’s” steady front, he had ‘a bit the worse of i, Harry Hull, who Was tue referee, however, decided the bout a draw. FOX HUNTING. The noxt regular meet of the Queens county hounds will be at Sprague’s farm, Plain Edge, at one o’clock to-morrow. Piain Edge is abouta mile south of the kennel, Invitations for the hunt ball, to be given at Garden Cie Re on Thanksgiving Eve, will be issued next week, OREEDMOOR. GRAND COMPETITION AND BALL BY THE MARK- ERS AND EMPLOYES OF THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION. Yhe employés and markers of the National Rifle Association had their tuird annual competition and ball at Creedmoor yesterday. ‘There were thirty-four entries for the match aad a great many more for the hop, Captain Cox, wno was chosen to head the corps (which is known as tho Creedmoor Guards), with a few others, bad been very busy in coilecting sub- scriptions in money or value, and as a result $04 im cash and $56 40 in effects or orders tor goods of one kind or another formed We sum {rom which the prizes were given, It dul hot appear that the Rifle Association, us such, had contributed anything to the subseription list The conditions ef the match were:—Distance, 200 yards; weapon, Remington mile, Stave model; ten rounds, without the privilege of any sighting shols; position, standing, The match commenced at balf-past two, aud lasted about an hour aad a quarter. Mr, Charles Rose beads the list with a poor score of 26 outol a possible 60, and the scores of the twenty-six other ‘Competitors sing a diminuendo until P, Ulacker, with four points 1p ten Shots, curns tho: title of champion bud rifeman, ‘bus will be seen the difference be- tween a marksman apd a man who marks. ‘The beauty of this match was that every competitor obtained a prize, a8 the money and eilocts contributed were to be divided amoug the markers, One of the humber, named Molloy, who a fortnight ago lost a couple of bis toes winile engaged in removing a target slab, was Voted: $10, which sum was sent to him, lo being unable to toe the murk yesterday. ‘There was a good deal of grumbling because particy who are not markers at ull bor employed by the Nationa: Rifle As- sockition Were permitied ty shoot i the maten; lor although some of these may uot uecept their portions of the prizes, those who do wil Leip to lessen the value of What goes to the markers, Tue day's sport wound up with a ball, which wus a decided success, ‘THE SEVENTY-VIRST REGIMENT KIFLE CLUM, The Seventy-Urst Regiment Ritle Ciup shot y afternoon for the Remington military rifle p for competition by Mr. Banks. ‘Ihe conditions were: — Weapon, Remington rifle, State moder; distan yards; seven scoring shots; position, standing. following are the soures ;— Sergeant steele. Corporal Demmier. Sergeant Engle Lieutenant Blakley Sergeant Anuold.... Several men of the same organization also shot for le oo ‘The Captain Webber Privuce 8 Privaie Wilson... the Aileu Badge, members who had qua! as marka- men being ueligivle, he conditions were:—Weapou, Rewington miliary rifle, State modes; aistances, 100 and 160 yards; five rounds, oft-baud, ut each range, Sergeant Scott won (he badge ou « record of BL and 60 points, Privaie Schuyler making $l and Private Wii- son 25 pulnts. AN DS, ANOTHER IMPORTANT WILL CONTEST BEGUN— CHARGES O¥ UNDUE INFLUENCE—¥FOUR HUN- DRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AT STAKE. The Hena.p yesterday contained an account of the submitting for probate of the will of the late Mrs. Car- ole Merrill by which it appears Cardinal McCloskey comes in for over two-thirds of an estate valued at about $400,000. Relatives of the teStator, who claim that through tho exercise of an undue infiuence they were unjustly omitted from the list of beueliciarics, are taking proceedings to test the validity of the will, Yesterday counsel for the contestants sent the foliow- | ing letter Lo the Hrrany:— | New York, Nov, 8, 1877, 1o mH Eptror or tux Herany:— You publish tn the paper for to-day some facts re- luting to the will of the iaie Caroline Merrill, giving the great bulk of her estate to tue Cardinal, Lt wads auother to the Ht, already too full, of lamentable cases where euleebied inteliects have 1uvited solicita- tion to tho extent of diverting estates from oatural and proper chanuels, The testairix vud sutfered tor years and died o! an affection of the brain, nud this 18 ko well koown that | um credibly tulormed the New York Hospital, Who were nominated beneticiaries to We extent of $50,000, Wit make no claim for the Of course the neits are preparing to contest, i develop some startling seatures in the Way of deathbed soheitutions and will offer auother proot of the uvcessity of an eutire reformation of the Blatuies relating Lo testamentary powers, Yours, &., EDWARD GEBHARD, Counsel tor contestants, INTERVIGW WITH MK GEBHARD, When a Hxxay, reporter calied on Mr, Gebhard to learn if possible something more about tne case tho following conversation ensued ;-— Rerorret—Would you wind stating what the start Ting features meationed ia your levter are? Mr, Gxniakb—I should preter not to state what they are just now, 1 do bot wish to expose my cuse to the other side. ReronTkR—Whon did Mrs. Merrill die? Mr, GeWMARD—She died on the 18th of October at tho Rossmore Hotel. » evontin—Was she a Koman Catholic? | Mr. Geuuarp—No; | undersiaud sue bad no fixed beliet. Ruroxten—Was he will made daring ber last ill. ness t r. GiMMAKD—NO; the will, as It stood origivally, wus tude, 1 think, 18 May, 1871 Tis named Bist | Bacon, of Portauu, Me, Ube residuary le: subsequentiy died and the bequest was Jardinal MeUloskey i bis Steud, 10 1875, We are con fident tat we can show this Codie at luast was the | result of undue milue Revorren—If Mrs. Merrill was not a Catholic how did 1 happen that sue left som | Catuoiie charities and Caratual Mech Mr, Gxustary—W bile sick in ber sequuintuuce told her she key ? AS71 some priests of would recover Whe Sho | § s 2 = | then made the will, avd aver sie recoved this cireums | | stance no doubt w upon ver miud, which was | even thea Weakeued Ly ibe affection of tho brain | from Which she subsequently uied. RevokTke—Do you understand that she was at- tenuud by any of the Cathole clergy at the time of ber veatu Me, GxHdARD—I am WoL aware that she was, Reronrer—From what church was she buried? Mr, Geiitanp—From a Uuiversalist church, 1 be- hev RerorTer—You #tate in your lettor that the direc. tors uf the New York Hospital will not make any claim lor the $60,000 willed bo that iustitation 7 Mr. Gauuako—1 understand that such is thelr in- tenuion. Kerouren—Can you tell me why this corporation should decide to reject go large u donation betore the courts have passed on the Validity of the will? dir, GkutaRD—I should prefer not to enter upon that question, as it Would necessartly expose our case | to the other side, ‘Ihe codicil Wax made in Rome | and the Witnesses to are two cardinals, Lttink, At | the time tuis code was nade the testator wiso altered & bequest bo hee Lephow, WhO she lancied dead, though ft that time und aiterward she Was in communication with him, She subsututed his daagater Mabel in is place, Pio other inquiries of (ho HeRaLD reporver Mr. Gob- bard suid be would prover t0 make no answers at preseut Juriber than to ay that he roit conident the evidence in tis possession would be sufficient to snow that undue influence had been exercised a the drawn up. YHE DYOKMAN ESTATE. The commission having in charge the settlement of the question, “Are the property owners interested in that part of the Dyckman estate set apart as a parade ground by the act of 1871 entitied to damages because tue fing of the wap of the sume 41s claimed to Dave: impairod the markevavle character of the land??? heurd expert testimony in the affirmative at No, 33 Vine street yesworjay. Further bearing will be bad Ml AN In 4 quarrol over an unsettled account, Joshua M. Curus yesterday received slight stab wounds on the arm and hand trom Jimes Dougherty, The quarrel | roadway, and he did pot retuce to give the miorm touk piace at the office of the former, No, 1,069 Tbird avenue, 1 be aeballaus Was arrested, THE RAPID TRANSIT FIGHT. A LITTLE PIECE OF LEGAL STRATEGY QUICKLY NULLIFIED—JUDGE SPEIR GRANTS A TEM- PORARY INJUNCTION AGAINST THE GILBERT ELEVATED BOAD AND THB SUPERIOR COURT, GENERAL TKBM, VACATES THE ORDER. ‘The work on the Gilbert Klevated Railroad in Sixth avenue met with a rather unexpected check on Wednesday by an order from Judge Speir, of the Supe- rior Court, temporarily restraining the company from making further excavations on that avenue, and accompanied with an order to show cause why an attachment should not issue against the company as for contempt, This proceeding was taken on behalf of the Sixth Avenue Railroad Company in their suit against the Gilvert Elevated Ratiroad Company, which was to have been argued on appeal yesterday before the Superior Court, General Term, The order was obtained ex parte upon affidavits setting forth that the plaintiffs were eustalning special tujury on account of the excuvations on their line made by the delendant. OUSTRUCTING PLAINTIVYS’ TRACKS. Lewis Christian made oue of the affidavits upon which the order was granted, Ho stated that he re- sides at No. 800 Sixth avenue, and is in the employ of the plaintiffs; that on tne Ssh of November inst. a Jarge force of laborers appoared on Sixth avenue, in the neighborhood of Forty-second street, and began making eXcavations on said avenue for the foundations of the Gilbert Elevated Railway, and since that time the work of making such excavations bas been steadily continued; that twenty-two such excavations have already been made and are DOW Open between Forty secoud street and Thirty-titth street, on the easterly side of the coutre of suid avenue, the same being about five feet deep, and ure mude close to the track of the plaintifts’ roud on that side; 80 Dear tual Lo pro- vent the track failing in or giving way the workmeu employed pliced pieces of timber over tbe westerly eage of the excavali apd against the rails of plaintiffs; that there are alsu piles of brick being deposited bear the excavations and the iron bases or joundations tor the support of the columns of the Gilbert road; tuat depouent to-day (Thursday) counted foriy-nine men engaged in making such ex- cavations and Jayin, such iguudauions between Thirty- Hith street and Forty-second street, and on inquiring among them jor their foreman, Was referred to a per Sou Who was acting In Lut capacity and in coarge of the work, beiug at the time engaged iu taking meas- ures and directing the men where to dig aud oversee- ing \heir labors; (hut deponent inquired of him what he was digging those boles for, aud be replied for the Gilbert Kieyated Raiiroud; thut depeneat ulso saw similar excavations on Lue westerly nue, between Iweutietuand Twenty-second streets, aud’ in hike proximity to pluiutifls’ track, aud that Uhuge eXcavations ure serivusiy interieriug with the Tuoning of plaintlls’ cars Ou said avenue. Upon the foregoing allldavic aud one made by Thomas B, Butler, presivent of the sixth aveuuo roau, Lo the same effect, Judge Speir granted the vrder to SUOW Guuse Why ad Attachment us for cuntemps Should uot be Issued, granting a Lemporary ivjuoctin iu the meautume, sueh order boing made returnavle yesterday morning. VACATING THE ORDER, Ex-Judge Porter und Mr, Lowery, counsel for tho Gilbert road, came ito the Superior Court, General ‘erm, yesterday morning and moved ex parte, uuder & secon of the Coue, Lo vacate Unis order, Ex-Judge Comstock asked tor aa aujournment of the argument ‘on uccount of the absence of Mr, Choate at Wasting. ton, bus tnis the Court relused to allow, Ex-Judsd Porver made a briet argument, Coutending tbat the injunction was clearly Hiegul aud in express violation ot une orager of Judge Van Vorst staying ail proceed- ings on the Judgment, and tbut, moreover, the tn- Junction would work the doleaugants irreparable ine jury without w wly Way aamuging Une piaiutitls. ‘Alter & brie! argument the Court concluaed to vacate Ubis injunction, aud tue deleudants are thus permitted lo resume the work without further motestation. Meauwuile the appeal trom Judge sedgwick’s judg- meut wii come up Jor argument this morning, WHAT SENATOR-ELECT KCCLESINE SAYS ABOUT THE BULL-DOZING HOKSK Cak COMPANILG— LEGAL PROCKEDINGS ALREADY TaKitn. Yhe plucky fight in the Kiguth Seuatorial district has been followed by unexpected results, The con- test, which before had been a waiting one between Mr. Jobn M, Bixby and bis opponent on the Tammany side, Mr. I. OC, KE, Ecelesine, has now become un ay- gressive warfure on the parc of the latter, in tho interests of rapid transit, The attempt to control the votes of the employés on the Various lines of city railway ‘bas aroused the indignation of the men who huve becn intrusted witu the defence o1 the people’s rights, and the statute brought to light in the Heratp of yesterday seems to huve awakened them to.a lively sense of their responsibilities, Section 4 of title 7, chapter 6, part 1, voluine 1 of the Revised Stututes of New York, tg, iu the luture legislation, destined to play an im- portant part, Itexplioily declares that if avy per- son, by bribery, menace or ober corrupt means, shail astempt to influence any elector of tue Stave in giving his vote or tuilot, or deter him from giving the sume, of disturb or binder him 1 tho free exercise of the right of suffrage, he ‘shall, upon convicuon, be adjudged guilty of a misdeme and be ued or imprisoued, according tv the etion of the’ Court. It seuins, hen, to Le only u question of proof of such jotimidation in order that the guilty parties should be brougut to justice, THK HOKSE CAR COMPANIES “BULL-DOZING.”* Rumors reached tue Hexatp ofice that Mr. James W. Foshay, tue president of the Seveath Avenue Ruil way Coinpany, bad isgued un order (o the drivers and couductors on his lite to vote tor certain candidates who were sapposed to be 1p favor of bis road, but upon inquiry (hese reports co@id nut be authenticated, Mr. Tt. UC, B. Reclesine, however, the Sepatur-elect irom the Eighth Sei jai district, and the especial cham. pion of rapid transit, was found at bis office, No, Lud tiou of which (he writer was in search. Mr. Ecelo sive 18 @ gentleman ot perbaps forty years, with a Lead us white ws snow and eyes as bright and wo- dimmed a8 those which look out from the soul of a voy, He suid to the reporter: — “No, L do not retuse to talk. 1 think this question is not yet Kettied, although the clectious are over. Mr. ¥o:hay as clearly brought himselt under the opera- tion of the Jaw you have quoted io te wnd with wo ch I was familiar before you brought it so ciearly to my nouce, Ideemttaduty to my constituents to see thut the ordivary provisions of tue law ure put in operation for the protection of poor and rich alike, An oflence has been committed avd 1 propose to have (ue offender puuished. fhe initiatory steps have been tusutuced, the affidavits have been prepared, and they | wail speeaily be sabinitted to tue Grand Jury of thts couusy. | You say you aro in double whether they will be cunsidered. | tell you the Grand Jury cannot af Jord to disregard them unless they are prepared to brave public opiuion and disregard their oaths, Ln ch evidence as Juin prepared to submit to cannot honestly refuse tu indict the guilty A, with m, th purties,”? “How does the District Atturnoy stand on these quesiions?” asked the reporter, “Ho 1s the sworn Officer o! the people,” was Mr, Ec ciesine’s reply, “bound to enloree the laws agarnst his frieuds and 100s aiike; HM he neglects or surirks his Guty be 1 lable to impeachment,” “What remedy have you i be retuses to prosecute or neglects bis duty ?? “Ibis mob Without precedent that where the D strict Attorney is hostiie bo prosecution tho Attorney Gen- erai of u State bas been substhiuted, Corporatious are created by the poopie lor Lue service of the people, aud when they Use tuvit power to deleat the wishes of the people ticy have ceased to be useful and should be abo ished.” “You seem confident in regard to the foal results of Tapid transit,” ‘fam indeed, Thero is no surer indication that the sense of the people 18 right than that the judg- ment of all the Judges on every principle of law and | equily has sustained 1. 11 f bad friends 19 any horse cur lives I should advise them to sell out their stock; cessity of the people and must be- ean accomplished luck. In tue whole history of wherever the rulers have cudeavored to put their Wili before the wants and desires of the people, they bave been defeated. kyypt in the days Of Sesostrus is un exampre, Rowe is wa example, Gaul iy an example, and 1 hope republican America will ve aun example that Where ab oligarchy attempts to defeat ihe peopie’s wants they will fuil—ignominiously Lark if the Lorse car cowpanies get off withuut a tepeal ot their chartors they will be lucky,’ REDUCE THE CAR F ARES. The agitation io Jersey City over tho eight cent fures on the Jersey City and Bergen Raiiroad has | brougut the railroad officials at last to a serious con- sideration of the sadject The meoting which was hoid last week did uot result satistactorily, und ap- oiler meoting will be held to-morrow evening im the | olice of Superintendent Jackson, of the Pennsylvania Raliroad, when, 1 is rumored, the five cent tare will be adopted. Arrangements will also be made lor rap- ning the cars more trequently, KINGS COUNTY BUDGET. At the regular meeting of the Kings County Board of Supervisors, yesterday, the budget for 1878 was taken up und passed, he amount appropriated tor the maimtenance of the Department of Charities was $460,170, For the support of tho Jail and Peniton- tury the hem of $151,779 32 was appropriated; for civil and criminal courts, $171,779 79; for National 4, $24,750; tor tho payment of the tnierest on punty debt, $420,000; for general purposes, 8,500 44. supervisor Sexton moved that tho salary account of the Charity Commissioners be tnereaseu irom $71,000 to $90,000, Supervisor Strong made @ bitter speech | donoulcing the extravaganco of the Board of Vom- missiouers of Charities in general und specific terms, ‘The motion of Supervisor Sexton was lost. ° Supervisor Moran moved that an item of $10,000 be stricken (fom the amount uppropriated for the sup- port of the Dusrret Aworney’'s oMco, 10 or duce the expenses of that office, as had be upon by the present incumbent, Tne motion was opposed, Aud Was lost, jue of Sixth ave- | RIDES, AND WHY. {8x TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Provivexce, Nov. 8, 1877. A special meeting of the stockholders of the Provi- dence and Worcester Railroad was held to-day, tne object of tho meeting being to decide whether a mort gage of the company’s railroad property should be made, as recommended by the directors. it was a very stormy meeting, The President, Hon, William S, Slater, of this city, stated that the indebtedness of the road at the present time was $1,928,000, The fol- lowing preamble and resolution was adopted:— Wherous the Board of Directors of the Providence and Worcester Kailzoud deem it expedient to procure # loan ire debt of the company, chises an oui of such loan in twenty years ie 1, A877: Voted, That this, recon tion be adopted and that the Boatd of Directors be aud hereby ure authorized to ‘cause to be executed such mortgage by suid corporation. Long discussion followed, participated in by numer- ous stockholders, wherein the affairs of the road wero pretty thoroughly ventiiated, The gist of discussion was that the road was not ina remarkably good con- dition, and that the dividends were not satisiactory to the stockholders. If managed economically tho road would pay large dividends, Tho debt now is less than last your, WAR ON DEADHRADS. Mr. E. B, Stoddard, of Worcester, created a sensa- tion by referring to tne demands made upon the road for tree pugses. He said that the yranting of passes had been materiaily stopped on this road, and 11 will be further stopped the coming January, But you would be sui 1d to gee Wen WhO are perfectly able to pay and U way in which they get a free pass, or say ovorything and talk agaiuat the road because they baye not bad a @ pass. One greau reason for all this talk Ws sume of the Ineo passes have been withheld, whic! men thought they had @ right to, There are several Classes Of INEM WhO demand iree passes; for instance, members of the Legisiature, ‘but rule applies in Massuchusetis a@ wellug in Roode island, They bave to have them, You cau’t get slong where other roads give them unless you give them. ‘Then there 18 un- oluer class; the policemen Lave to bave Iree passes, the press demanus them; they always have them oa every road, ‘Then thero ‘are a class of ‘men, lor i- Situde, the cattle men who come over your trains, Here is @ Man Who comes irom the North with oattis | He says, “1 Wanta pass on your road.” You reiu him and he takes bis treight elsewhere, Ll you wa: 1o stand up end do as the Bostun aug Albany roud has done and say you won't give them, why they turn their treights Lhe other way. COMPLIMENTARY PASSES, The werst thing J complain of is the giving of {ricudly passes, Those sheuld be stopped, und it 13 only Wituin the last three or four moutus that [ bave | given ordors to the pesseuger agentol this road that ho Should wave i stopped entirely. (Apytause.) I am going to have it stopped, if not t wiil resign as a di reciur of this road. L am not pleasod with every- tuing that is done here; but the directors themseives have been honest in thor management aud wey in- tend to be, 1 do not suppose, excepting mysell, that you can tind auywhere ta Rhbodo Island or Massa. Chusetis better men for directors than some who are con this Board to-day, But toey have their own busi- ness to uitend to, They cannot look into every de tai of this roud, Bue the road wants to be lookea into, by somebody, aud it hus got to be. WHY If SHOULD BK MORTGAGED, It 18 recommended by the Board of Directors, who are the best Unauciers im the State, thut this road shouid be bouued, aud L nope it will Be done, I hope iw wou be delayed for auyvody, 1 am opposed to new stock, because it would be sued to suck staull value that the road would luse very muou. | for one um wilivg alter this vote passes that you should ap- pointany COMMMLe LO InVeEDtigate the ulluirs Of this rou, 1 tumk they will bear investigation, aud 1 would like to have 1t dune su 4s to subinly the stock- holders. QuxKY BY A STOCKHOLDER—Why not stop those [roo pasees Low? Mir. Stopbauv—Whero a free pass hua bocu given for the year you can’t stop it, L bave made myselt disagreeabie about it, but 1 au dom, the ves I can, PREK TICKETS TO LEGISLATORS. De. Warrxky—Wou’! you give us the philosophy of frev passes Lo the Logislature ? Mr, Stoppako—It is a Verv bad practice which has growa up, aud whieh, 1 tuk, ought co be abandoned by everyvouy, 1 Lave been in the Legislatare und have had w iree puss, and it was going again I shoud refuse Oue, ‘They tried tu pass laws in Massucuusetts thal they shuuidn’s accept iree passes, but they couidn’t do it jn tue worid, They demand it of ‘you. 1b 1873 the Bostun apd albany roud reiused passes, and in less than three days there were filtecn orders par into the Legisiature to investigate that road. The umber ol iree pusses on this road bas been redaced, J toiwk, one hull. MUMAN NATURE IN YANK NRWSPAPRES. QuERY—What claim bas the press? Whatcluim bas a reporter? ‘ir, StoovaARD—Well, gir, the first thing, unless you grant a uewspuper mana free pass, the very uext article he writes wili be against your roud, they wiil run down your stock. Dr. Wuirxny—I would cut off the free passes and Tun the road In auch « Way that they couldn’s damage 1b by saying bard tuings. DUTIES OF A MAILWAY PRESIDENT. Several of tue Directors were dispicased with the idew of the President going avout tecturing on temper- ce, He was paid to do their work, and be stuuld not work for the probibition or any other cause, Others thought tbat it was better that he preuca temperance und live upto tho theory, thun tu spend Lis tive in drinking whiskey, but they wero UbaLIMOUS 1n (heir opinion that all his time, as be was paid for it, ehould be devoted to the interests of tho road, whose earnings per month bad dwindied trom $120,000 per mouth to ubows $70,000 oF $30,000. Ab the cunclusion of tue meeting the Prosident re-~ marked thut he bad been presiaant of the road tor five years and during that time had had U nde and Thousands of applications for free pass ut uever delivered one. 1 his aavouncement Was received with crivs of “Hear!’? “Hear! ? MOBILe AND OHIO. IMPORTANT DECISION BY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. In the Iitigation concerning the Mobi'e and Ohio Railroad the Suprewe Court of the United States bas jost rendered a decision alike interesting to the large number of bonabolders of the read and to mem- bers of the Bar, By this judgment the applications made on behalf of Witham H. Hayes, T. Dupuy and William 8. Pierson have been denied, and the position of Moran Brothers, representing first mortgage bondbolders, sustained, Among tho series of applications made by the Hayes party one wus tor the purpose of setting aside the stay of proceedings against the sale of the road; another was to increase tho appeal bond ot the first mortgage bondholders trom | $100,000 to 10,000, und stil further, that they be | allowed 10 sell the road and consummate their plan of reorgaulzation upon furnishing # bond to the appel- | lants in the gam of $75,000, The decree in the Court boiow, from which appeal was taken, was made by Str, Justice Bradley, who fixed the amount of the appeal bond at $100,000, and in concurring With bis associates in the present Judgment stated on the Beach that he had fixed the bond at that amount alter ‘very great doubt.” Upon tho argument betord the Supreme Court there appeared w large array of counsel, ex- | Judyo John A. Campbell, of New Orloans; F. N. | Bunge, of this od ad Peter Hamiiton, of Mobile, 1m support of the xpplications, und Judge tivadiey, of Cincinnau; Koward L, Andrews, of this cy; Poilip Polips, of Wasbington, ana Judge E. Hl. in, of Moblie, Opposed. fhe opinion, which was delivered by Ubief Justico Waite and concurred iu by ail his associates, briefly recites the proceed- ings which gave rise to the application made to the Cuurt and the Court’s decision thereon, us iollows:— THK DECISION. In the year 1875 Dunewa w wore trustees under ® and bly iculiroxd Company. and that deluuit for inserest on the bonds secure duc in the yeur 1864, commenced « tn the Clreuit district of Ali hereinafter 1 claiming that they tgue executed by the Movie company was id thereby falling yrt, Amun, other things, the wi secured by the mortyaye and th ies ‘On the 1th of the same month Ketchum, claim ing to bo the only 1wlul trustee under the sane mortgage, cominenced anther suit for foreclosure, to which he mude Dancan und Kilivtt defendants, wud in ‘which he averred that there had been no detault ‘by the ny tor snterent in 1874, Lut that all coupous for that year had boom patd in ‘wud default bad not oceurrod 1875. In all other the two su substantially ister, Do Watteviile tw be holders of by 4 forecion see! the vuncan, Elifots and Ketchum defenaants, tehum, wileyed that the Interest of 1874 hu eortuin of the bona filed Saothee bill for and, like Deon paid and that no defanit had taken pines wnuil 1875. Hetore fing thelr bill all these lwst-named complaty proven their eluims befute the master in t and Biliote sult, On the 5th of June, 1877, Meri Currard and Chulfurd, other bet own motion, vdinitied as defendants t i ith leave to answer; but d proven thor ela Pierson and Dupuy were 2 for the I pom Mitorest of 1874, which had already been proven velore the Inaster in the name of Alexander Duncan. They ulloged that stil outstanding aad unpaid, aud that vceeds of the renee to the holders At this stage of of other chalins 0% the proceedin eexwos, On the 15th of June, 187, altor bowring rt ontered ® decree in! she consolidated abiehing the validity of the coupous of denying any priority of ilen in their favor, and. directing & sule of tho | mortgaged property, with specific directions as bo wivertt wy ment of purchase money From this deeres Ketchum Zeigler end lis co-compinigaats Chavennes, Jump and De pe because the; obligees; secon that Wis iusufliclent in amount; and shirg, that po citation has been Issued to or set m, We ure clearly of ayes an font tho eratestod n eu ‘The bund is given to supersode the execution of the pT for w! is mination of the ap suite aod the jee ita muale toate appeal make tueir Goelare to whom the bund ments ure satistied if the necessary sccuri Dtat., see, 1. 5 largely wy the dherotion of she it Isto approve the security. security forthe payment of all. lex id by any’ of th wal shall not be ood,” The socond Sijection iauot.sustatnable under ‘objection Our ruling in Jerome va, MoUarter, 21 Wall., 17, with which wo ure satisiied. The supersedens Is not ‘affected by the us i a to id his Without determining whether ‘moconsary that th should ve cited as all, it is sutticic ‘that under the 1b LO &: authority of ‘ton Lash, 94 U.8., 1 ‘euch citation Seliauaee Maameeaeek THE UNION DIME. EXAMINER BEST'S CARD—WHY HIS LEPORT 18 DELAYED. The following card was issued yesterday :— New York, Nov. 8, 1877. '® tue Derosirors:— ips the run on the Union Dime Savings Inatitu- p- damaxes and costs fini frow ten to fourteen days,” when | would repurt to the Bank Department, The time thus fixed hus just ex- pired, but, though the po have worked dili- goully their returns are still incomplete, In ordinary circumstances the uppraisement could easily have n mude within three weeks. In view, however, of the large sum involved and of the rumors that have beeu circulated rogarding the fivancial coudition of the institution, It seemed to me that the exumination should be thorough in all its de- talig. ‘This is necessary to enable me to uscertain not only the market valuo of the property, whit sum, if any, would bo required to put the building 1 proper repair, and the to- oume the instituuion could reasonably expect to dorive from such properties us {t might be compelied to buy at orecivsure sales, With this object in view the praisers have, in almost every instance, gone through the buildings trom ce:lar (0 rool, This course has con- sumed more time than { at first anticipated, aud, ne- cossarily, defers my report. 1 tnink, however, that your interesis will be bes subserved by a continua lion of tue uppraisements im the manner described rather than by Bastening them, Frew present appear- ances the work will be finished in about ten days, but, should the Weather prove unfavorable, it may take two weeks, ‘Tbe appraisements already made embrace more than two-thirds in number and amount of the mortgages held by tho institution, In several imstances the mortguged premises are not worih the encumbrances, thereiore tue institution mast lose many thousands o! dollars, Nevertheless it 18 my candid opivion that its mortgages, a8 u Whole, will compare lavorably with those hold by simular institutions. or by individuals of tuis city. You should beur jn mind that there bas beea a feariul shrinkage 1n real estate during the past tour years. 1t woula probably be safe to place it at not less than ove-third its appraised vaiue of 1873. Hence the margin upon many loans made up to the close of that year has been very seriously impaired, 1t does not, however, loliow that the security for such loans ts ausullicient to justify ibeir continuance. Lo fact it the present examination shows & margin of ten per cent aud upward on improved property, aad 16 should uppour that the (axes und imterest bave been regulurly paid, it 18 the part of prudence not to disturv auy loan, Individuuls act upou tois principle, and 16 may sulely be followed by corporations. In this couneciion it may be well to remind you that United states bonds are geuerally considered a cuvice Investment, yet thoir market Value bas fallen about teu per cent within tue past twelve montus, Lf, therelore, ut the boginning of this yeur the entire wssois of the Union Dine Savings lostitution vad been invested in United States bonds, its losses would bow amount to neurly $1,000,000, 1 mention this merely to uasist you to a correct impression regarding what I bave said ag to the security of loans upon bond and mortgages made by this tustitution, Thus tar I see uO reason to change wy opiaton hore- tolore given us to the solvency of the b ok. I bopo to be able not only to Butisty you thatit ts solvent but that, when all. 118 loses, actual aud contingent, ure deducted irom its assets, there will still rewaio a s plus, Lu making vis stavement you are aware that incur ab Uuusual responsibility, but 1 have already ob- tained gullicient facts to Justiuly what 1 suy, My object in addressiug you iv auvuuce of my off. ciul cepurt to the Bank Department 1#—First, that you may understand the cause of the dolay in completing the examination and appraisement, and, second, to couvinoe you that neither the appraisers nor myself are to blame therelor, i sincerely thank you for the confidence you mani- fetted in my foraer statements, and assure you of my apprecition of your good sense in stopping the run, Kespectiuily, WILLIAM J, BE3i', Exuminer, BUSINESS TROUBLES. A meoting of the creditors of George M. Wheeler, dealer in iron, of No, 54 Cliff street, trading under the name of W. Batiey, Lang & Co., wus held yesterday at the offico of Register Little, The bankrupt was adjudicated on bis own petition in August, with Hiavilities amounting to over $250,000, Four claims only were filed yesterday in order to elect an assignee in bankraptoy. They amounted to $108,757 62, nud | are as tollowe:—Cnarles Cammell, $70,878 63; Wilson 31,162 1; Gra Walker & Uo., $4,409 80; La, $4,767 Mr. Jone M. doribaer, Jr., was olectod ubsignos. Berunard M. Coben aod Jahius FrankGeid, who went into bankruptcy in February, 1868, made application yesterday to Rogister 0 [rom vankrupicy, but opposition was made on the part of the croditora. | Rosenborg & Marks, manufacturers of shirts, at No. 22 Waiker street, are endeavoring to effect a compro- miseavith their creditors at filty cents on the dollar, Yhe New York creditorsol M. Holstein & Uo., job- bors in cloth and clothing at Cincinuati who faiicd recently, oWiny about $125,000, have determined to in- stitute bankruptcy proceedings against the firm, and bave appointed a committee, consisting 01 Julius Cat- lin, Jr. Jacob Wendell and’ Joseph it, Lowe to take Buch sips as they decm necessar; A kept of the creditors of George E. Shortridgo & Co,, wholesale clothiers, at No, 829 Broadway, was held yesterday at the othce of Register Fitch, and the composition was confirmed; the terms proposed bein; forty cents on the doilur, puyuble tn tour equal instal- ments, 1n notes at throe, six, nine and twelyo months, The Habilitios are $129,000, ‘There were fied yesterday, in the County Clerk’s office, the assignment of Adon, Bionenstock & Law- rence to Aarot Laude, and of John H. Van Kirk to Charles Heury Davonport. HEAVY FAILUK&, A PRIVATE SAVINGS BANK SHORT NEARLY 1WO MILLION DOLLARS, Sraimorr.p, 1li., Nov. 8, 1877. Corydon Weed, who kept a savings bank at Bloom- ingtou, has filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, with abilities of $1,800,000, aud scarcoly any assote, | Mr Woed has boon loaning money for othor parties on Liiinois farm mortgages, guaranteeing the interest and principal of the Joans, The securities having been sunk to pothing bo is jeft between the real croditors aud tho insolvent debtors. Among bis creditors ure the Atna Lite lnsurance Company, Hartiord, $270,000; {, Tauinger, of Waterloo, N, ¥., $120,000, Hiram’ Sib- ley, of Rochoster, N. ¥., $268,000; Henry ldeson, of New York city, $58,000; J. B. Johnson, of Seneon | Falls, N. ¥., $64,000; W. R. Bain, of New Yor city, $58,000, and overs for smalier amounts, HARDWARE HOUSE FAILURE, Momennat, Que., Nov. 8, 1877. The bardware house of Baker & Mulhoiland will go into hquidation. The jiabil ties are stated at $400,000 aud the assets ata larger amount, Saw Francisco, Nov. 8, 1871. The old established busiuess firm of Fordham & Jennings, ship chandiers and grocers of this city, failed to-day. They state that their liabilities aro $90,000, and offer their creditors forty conte on the dolar. ey abiributo their failure to losses on stocks, THE BOSTON BOND ROBBERY, Langdon W. Moore, alias Charles Adams, charged with svoaling $5,000 worth of United States bonds from tho store of Mr. Gorry, in Boston, was yesterday takon for examination before Mr. William Sinclair, the refer The testimony of James R. Wood was all the ovidence taken, the main poivt of which was that Miss Evans identified the prisoner as one of the per- sons in the store just prior to missing the bonds Mr. William IF, Howe, wuo appeared jor the accused, said that he did not desire to cross-examine the wi Desa, but simply have the fact pat on record that Mi Evans swore with oqual positveness as to Vosbu aod Rice being connected with the stealing of those bonds, and that both bad since been acquitted, At tho ciose of Mr, Wood’s examination the prisoner was miven in his charge, under ihe warrant of extradition given by she Governor of Massachusetts, to be taken to Boston for trial. LAMP EXPLOSION, Ernest Scheer, owner of a glove cloaning ostablish- mont at No, 204 Kast Thirty-first siroot, ontered his dyving room at dark last evening with a lightéd jamp OUR COMPLAINT BOOK. [Norm —Letvera intended for this columa must be accompanied by the writer’s full name and address ta Insure attention, Complainants who aro unwilling te comply with this rule simply waste time in writing, Write only on one side of the paper.—Ep, Henatp.] TOO MANY BARBELS, To tug Epiros ov tux Hunarp:— ‘Will the police take notice of the grocery store Na 49 Lewis street, corner of Broo faite doase hes Derrels in tterway. St We THE UNIVERSAL COMPLAINT, To tae Evitom or THs Herarp:— Can we be dined if we dispose of our ashes by empty» ing the vessels in the streets? Our man servant has spoken to tue officer to remedy the evil, His oxcuse was tho election. It the contractor will refund us we will pay to bave the ashes removed, SUBSCRIBER, NOT CLEANED IN TWO WEEKS, To rue Epitor oy tus HeraLp:— It 1s two weeks ago to-day since the ash carts of the Street Cieaning Department have been in Hester street, between Eldridge and Alien streets. The smell 18 most sickening to anybody. Now, after election, b bope the imteadent of the department cau spare o few momentsand is nuisance abated. M. H DANGEROUS SIDEWALK. To tax Epitor or THE HeraLp:— . On 119th street, midway between the rivor and Eastern Boulevard the paved walk isin a very dane gerous condition. Theres a apace between it and the fence of some two or three feet which has beon fe ed oun leaving A, CRD about Cote foet jong and as many deep, A great many pass this point going to and trom the Morrisania bose aL A GALLANT OFFICER. To tHe Epiror oy tar HeraLp:— Please allow us to speak a few words in your vale uable paper about Officer 1,262, of the Eighth pre. cinet, for arresting a small boy, about eight years of age (letting the largor one escape) who was standing at aboniire, Hearrested him to show bis bravery, being a pew officer on the force, It that is all h good for the authorities had better take him from this post and transter him whore it js more quiet. REPUBLICANS, ADVANTAGES OF THE OLD SYSTEM. To THe Epiror or THR HuRaLp:— Do come to our relief and nave the ashes romoved in the morning as it was formerly, The change worka badly. At that time the girls make up their fires, sift out the ashes and are prepared for it. In the afternoon they have clean hands, faces and dre! as well ag clean sidewalks and would like to keep them so. Have the ashes removed in the mornin; ‘hey will be mero amiable ant we will be rohoved of the unsightly bar- rela, boxes and ash heaps (made on th ets by boys for their purpose: time too when the ladies aro receiving cells. in the moroiag no barrels will be stolen. HOUSEKEEPER, THE BELT LINE BAILROAD. To rar Epitor oF THe HeRAaLn:. In the interest and safety of the genera) public wif you allow me, through your moat useful column, to araw the attention of the Belt Line Railroad to the necessity of a switchman at Fourteenth street, bo- tween avenues O and D, Owing to tho absence of one on Sunday evening, when travolling in car No. 153, at about seven o’closk, on the down trip, I, with three Others, was thrown with great violence from the plat- form to the ground, and, being the first to reach the ground, bad the pleasure of having thetr anited weight Upon mo, to the great danger of my bones, Sarely the Belt Li the necessity of better provision being made for the satety of their patrons, Wore they called upon to pay, say $2,000, as a penalty for thelr neglect it may be their eyes would De opened, . LIVE IN THE STEERAGE. To tnx Epiror ov tax Henaup:- T beg leave to oall attention to the steerage accom: modation of the steamer Knickerbocker, runuing from New York to Now Orleans. Whether she is an exception to others of tho Cromwell line Ido not know, but I do know that her steorage passongers seem to have no rights which anybody is bound to respect, They pay just one-nali the cabin passage money, The cabin passenger receives luxurivas food und accommodation, while the stecrage passenger is stifled by foul smells from the hold and fed in @ manner against which tho paupers in an almsbouso would rebel, The coffee and tea are particularly abominable. The voyage lasts genorally six daya, and toa man who cannot eat the food provided stur- vation for the time is the result. lo tho interest of the poorer portion of tho travelling public I writo this note, in the hope that you will pabiish it, and asst tn miugating the injustice which the owners of Kutckerbocker gee fit to inflict on nae passengers. £G LEG. PILOTS ON THE FEBRYBOATS, To tnx Epiror oy ras HeraLn:— It appears to mo that tha corporations or owners of the ferryboats which ply between New York, Brook- lyn and Now Jersey do tot aford the pablic sufficient protection against accidents occurring on their boats, Why cannot the Union Ferry Company piace a wire gate at cach ond of thelr boats to prevent the possible and present danger at every trip of having some un- fortunate passenger pushed over the bow of the boat into the water? Atpresent the Union Ferry Company has but one pilot on each of their boats, and I would most respectiully ask the ‘company’ what is to beceme of the boat and its freight of human bom; shoula it most unfortunately happen that the pilot wag stricken with apoplexy, paralysis or died suddenly of heart discase while the buat was in the middie of the river, ho (tne pilot) being the only person aboard t boat competent to steer itt The “Union Forry Com- puny’? can very woll afford to have two pilots on cach of their boats and a proper regard for the safety of the travelling public demande that they abould have. TRAVELLER, ANSWERS. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MEDAL, To tHe Epiron ov ax Hematp:— An your journal of the Oth inet. I noticed a complaint from ‘A Pasvengor” that tho Danbury and Norwalk Railroad Company were nogligent in providing for tho comiort of thotr passongers, and that ono day Inst week ‘Passenger’ wife caught a severe cold by riding in one of the cars in which there was no fire, 1am a constant patron of the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad, and during tho past yoar I have noticed with gratification many improvements in the man- agement of tho rond, and J was greatly surprised to tho complaint, because it seoms to me to be un-~ warranted, During last weok there was but one even- ing that any train Jeft with a car tn which there war no fire, and that was one boing taken to Daubury. There were two othor pussenger cars and ‘sinoker”! on the train, und there wus plenty of room in the twa fot on the train, and probably ‘Pas 1 deem it to the unheated oar, but Justice to the Sandotorth, to ma to he ty meuns tv make travel oa his road convenient and comlortable, TRAVELLER, VALUE OF A FOOT. Tho suit of Bernard Stamm against the Southern Railroad of Long Island was commenced in the Brooklyn City Coutt yesterday, before Jaage Reynolds andajury. This is the third time the action hus been brought for trial, The plaintiff, who sues to recover $20,000 damages, was ran over and lost one of his feet by a steam dummy engine belonging to the defond- ants, on November 21, 1874, on Broadway, near Tenth tircet, Williamsburg. Tne defence was negligonco the part of the plaintiff Tho cuse was first tried in 1875, betore Judgo McCue, in the brooklyn City Court, when 1 was dismissed, Tho next trial was held be- fore Judge Nowison, and resulted in a verdict for $11,000 for tho plaintiff, Av offor was made by the latter to compromise tor $12,000, but the defendants rejected the proposal, and hence the present suit The trial will be rosumed to-day, SUIT AGAINSI A LAWYER, An order of arrest was nied by Justice Barnard, Supreme Court, Kings county, yesterday, for the ar rest ol Otto Moyor, a lawyer, Tho dofendant is sued by Jobn Segelken through tho guardian of the plain- til, Andrew Koch, to recover $750, whion is claimed to be duo by Meyer to Scyolken on an estate left by the fathor of tho latter, tho moneys of which tho de fendant ts alloged to havo had in control, AND THEY TOOK HER IN. Rosanna Keonan, a gir avout eighteen years of ago, left the House of the Good Shepherd, Brooklyn, where she bad beon for some time past, during the afternoon, for the purpose of calling on a friend, Sho lost ber ‘way and finally went to the residence of Mr, Powers and asked for adrink, She was invited to enter the house by Mrs, Powers and did so, Atter bethg theroa short time ven some liquor and soon fell twhile she was unconscious rtion of hor clothing, which taken to & pawn shop by Mrs. Powers, and sho was afterward ussauited vy Mr. Powers, Whon Mra Powors rovurned sue assisted her husband in putting her into the strcet, Mr. and Mrs, Powors wore ar- rested and about fiiteen pawn tickets were lound, among that leaked. The result was an oxplosion, by which he was badly biistered the arma and fave, The place took fire and was damaged to the eatent of $400, which was the ono for Kosanna’s clothing. The prise obers were committod to Raymond Streot Jai, The girl, who is an orphan, was held as a witness,