The New York Herald Newspaper, October 19, 1878, Page 9

SWEARING. EXTRAORDINARY, Alleged Attempts to Intimidate Witnesses in the Vanderbilt Will Case. ieee MEDICO-PSYCHULOGICAL TESTIMONY. A Prospect That the Contestants’ Time Will Be Extended. Yosteraay was ono of surprises and tall swearing tn the Vanderbilt will case, The affidavits of Willan ‘H, Vanderbilt and Mrs, La Bau, ove denying the other, were entered as part of the case, and a swarm of witnesses swore, by uffidavits, that they bad been upproached and offered inducements not to testify in the case for the contestunts, Interesting expert nedico-psychological testimony was taken concero- Ing bbe conditions and peculiarities of mind conse- quent upon sach physical disorde! Commodore Vanderbilt died of. THE CONSPIRACY WITNESSES, Proceedings opened with the reading of a long aff- davit from Mr. Scott Lora by Mr. Etban Allen, of sounsel for contestants, te the effect thut he bad used due diligence to precure the attendance of the con- spiracy witnesses, but had failed, as they had left town and could not now be found, One of them, named Mason, deponent had seen about ten days belore the Court opened after adjournment in September. He then stated that be had ieft the empioyment of Redburn in consequence of inducements offered oy Clark, another of the conspiracy witnesses. He ‘elt deponent’s office, ho stated, to go to Jamaica, Le L, aud since that time deponent has not seen or been able to communicate with him. Depenent, bow- ever, is informed that Mason was seen getting inte a Fitth avenue stage about three weeks ago at Fulton ferry, and he is informed by Judge Comstock, iu court, that Mason is in the city every day and can be found if wanted. INTIMIDATING WITNESSES. Another sot of affidavits was also presented to ex- plain the reason why counsel for the contestants re- fused to divulge the numes of witnesses they propose to call, It will be remembered that Judge Black denied the right of the Court to limit tne t!me of con- testante, and the Court ruled that if coansel insisted on further time they must explain to the Cours what they wanted time for, ana of good {uth name tho witnesses they prop: call to the stand, At tho ume Mr. Lord explained that he did not think he could ufforu to divulge the for whea he bai done so ve- foro the witnesses hug been tampered with. ‘The Sur- Togute said thas if evidence to that ead could be pro- duced he would eit until the end of bis term to hear the contestants timony. This proot was pi rented y rday in uilidaviis which were read by Mr, Ettan Allen, ‘Ibe affidavits were ten in number, and the subscribers testified in substance 18 lollows;— MKS. LA BAU’S AFFIDAVIT, Mra. Mary A, La Buu states that during the sum- mer of 1877 she culled on Willlum Vanderbilt, at his house, aud usked bim to keep bis promise to tier, He rejused and toid her he understoud she wus to du one of the witnesses against the will, He threatened if sbe weuton the stapd to set hr. Ciuuton op bor, aod said he would tear ber character to pieces so that BLe Would be compelled to leave towa 1D three Cpa Mrs, Mary L. Stone testified that in Jane or July she Was approached by a man whom she hid never seen before, who told her she bad vetter uot testify in the Vangerbilt cuse, tur if sho did ber character would be blackened; he wi y particular to tell ber that Mr, Vanuerbilt bad oot seus liu; baat ho cume of bis own free wil; he askea ucr if she would not like to o to kKurope 1 @ sumnier trip and ave all her expenses paid ana something over; she said sho would not, and the mao weot Away; she bad never tuld @ soul o! ber copnecti.n WiLb the caso except the counsel for the contestants; on August 24 sue received a letter wigued “yD, Gray, New Yors Post Offic the writer repeated tu this letter tue offer that hud been made before thut She shouid go to Europe; be also argued with her that hould consider ber delicate health aud uot ro. ‘80 ood un offer. Mra. L, L. Raymond testified that she had been ap- Proached by » mau who warned wat it abe 10 the Vanderbilt case ber churacter would ve iuckened forever. GHORGE N. TRERY’S TROUBLE, George N. Terry deposeu tuat belure he appeared 88 a wilness in the Vanderbilt case Le was the lesseo Of the Island Houce at Toledo, Obie, on the line of apd belouging to the Lake Shore road; aiter he bud testi- fled ip (be case bu was relused a renewal of bis lease, though Mr. Newotl, the division mavager, tola him no fault was found with his management; be said the Orders (o get Lim out were irom beudquarters, aud of the most positive kind. Mrs. Eleanor F, Bishop deposes that she was ap- proseued by aman, who told her tbat be hud jong list of charges’ that would ve ma Me she testiticd 10 the case, wod that t ferly ruin her reputation; ue told wbe had bet- Jer go to Europe and he woula pay ber expenses; b fon was (bere, he suid, and she could make nim a vis and bave a good time without expense. Mra, Daoiorth testites that sue was approached by & mab who told ber she was foolish to gv against Wilham H. Vanderbilt, for be was » p>weriul man aud could and would crusu all who opposed wim, vs the man wi stranger she refused to listen to bin tuither, “a BIRD IN THE HaxD.”” Mr. D. W. Bennett testified that » man called oo him at nis olfice aud asked Dim whether it was true tuat be expected to get $100,000 1f the Vanderbilt will was broken for baviog testified against 1". Mr Bounett suid he did not expoct to get one cent, tue Stranger said be undersived such un atrangement had been made, and had called to suggest that a smaller sum in band would be better tuan @ largo One Contingent ou someibing remote—'n fact, too remote—vo be thought of, as the will would never be broken. Mrs, Vao Pelt deposed that she bad been offered a money bribe by au unKkooWn man not to appear int Vanderbilt cuse to testily lor the con ts; bhi man Was of middie age anu pleasant address; To- tused the offor. All these gentlemen who approuched doponents were careful to state that they did not come from William H. Vanderbilt, bat come out of pure dixiu- torestedness wud did not want to see the people they addressed ruined by their own Jolly. TU BENNING ASSAULT. When Mr. Allen annoduced that be was about te Tread wp affidavit trom Waruer Benning, Mr, Clinton Jumped to wis teet aod suid be objected to the avi- dense Of “that jailbird.”” Mr. Lord said the new cove admitted such’ testimony us tits, and the Court di Fecied Mr. Allen to proceed. Benuing vesufed that on October 7, while he was passing wlong the street, Veing ut the ume engaged in looking up evidence to corroborate uck froin Dbebiud and teiled by uukuown person, and that his life wos endangered, Dr. Charies A. Seal, the physician wuo attenued Booming Aigo presented ab wflluavit, stating that ou Octover 7 be was called in to uttend Beaning, who was sufleriug from a severe sculp wound and au injury to the cr: bum. A COUNCIL OF Wak, After the reading of wn affidavits Mr. Vanderbilt and bis couvse! held a co tution, and 1 adjournment red to con! turved au affiday'! read in Which he flatly denieu t 1 Mra. La Bau, aud testitied that bi OF Uuderstood tu mean What she said, He bad neve: he swore, directly or indirectly sought to influence or tumper with any Witness, of sulicit them not to testily, Of the Benning case he knew nothing ox- Gept What he road in the pupers. THM CONTKSTANT’s TIME, Further affidayvi wareing the bistory of the pro- posed we were road, and counsel claimed t! ig Lo 18 Fang the Court nould not ealorce the restriction, The Surrogate: k uni Lord that they bud the ning and clesing. Mr, Lord suid that the affidavis great denial published in the morning papers, Sceriao party disclaimed all Knowledge of tacts, It aid not seem Improbable, all things considered, (hat the party makiog (he denial migot Wave said, “Do such aud such things, but don’t let me know about them.’? Th inferences wmigot also be drawn trom Mr. Vanderbilt's statements, He did not claim hn was the euse but that the wi a, Judge Comstock said the conte: Procevdings, and said that unl Feason wuich did not pow up grant them vo lurtuer indulgence, During recess toe Surrogate Wrote an opinion on the question of granting furthor timo, the gist of Whicu is tha: the case will Coulinue Open tor the cou- testants tudefipively, Mt by | uemuay bext they elect to iniorim the Court the names of their witnesses, AN EXPERT ON INSANITY. Dr, Petzold, w native of suxony, aud an expert on ir the Court should was ouiled to the stand exam lungtu concerning tho ie of jases upon tue mind as Commodore shown to have endured by ei 00 logitimaty to allow of a ready comprehension, and much time wus lost 1 explanations of answers. lo substance he testified that some such trouy! ae ue uliegod autopsy reveated would cause juaucy, Aud, riher, that stractaral disease of tue brain would sduce some of the organic diseases revealed in 1ne Opsy. ihe caso W past ten A. M, BANK OFFICERS ACQUITTED, djourned untii Tacsday wext, at half ‘The trial of the officers ut the People’s Savings Bank Was continued aud brought toa close yemerday in Newark, Couuselior Vouit closed the summing up tor NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1878.—TRIPLE SHEET. Yhe defence. Ho insisted that not one of the indicted Parties bad made money out of the bank, and ouly one had been showa to do anything wrong, and even bo (President H, M. Rhodes) had done notning criminally wrong. Mr. Coult was followed for the prosecution by Colonel Abecl, who urged that the factof aman having been bo! pected lor a generation was uo reason why he might vot become dishonest at & later period. In closing Volonel Abeel appealed to io the jury to be goverved in their verdiet by the tacts and pot sympatoy for the delou ts. Judge Depue thea charg eg the jury, who retired, and, alter a four ours’ deliberatio! urned with a verdict of acquit- tal. All the defendants wer discharged except Rhodes, who will be tried on the separate iudictinent found against bim, THE UNION BANK FORGERIES, FLOSSWELL HELD IN HEAVY BAIL— THE FLAW IN THE SECRETARY'S SIGNATURE, Acavle aespatch from the Union Bank of London was received yesterday vy Kountze Brothers, of No, 12 Wall street, one of the bank's correspondents, in which it was stated that some of the tea pound notes now in Cireulation in this city were forgeries and in- structing this firm to prosecute the offenders with the full rigor of the law. The despatch contained other details which the representatives of the frm declined to give on the ground that i might thwart she ends of justice. Jesup, Paten & Co, No, 62 Willlam s.reet, also received @ despaten from the oflicials of the Union Bank, 1» reply to their cablegram of yesterday, ask- ing whetuer the Union Bank bad issued any circular notes in favor of William #, Fiosswell, who was ur- rested on Thursday by Detective Cunning, 1t reads as tollows:—*-D» vot honor circular notes in tavor of Flossweil. None such issued, Consult Kountze and prosecute.” Immediately after recolving this information Jesup, Paton & Vo, sent it to all the agonisot tue Univn Bank of London, and also instructed Kiernan’s Financial Bureau to @raph the fact to ali the leading bank- ing bouses tn tue principal citics. WHLL ¥XRCUTED RASOALITY. ‘The Unien Bank offt:iuis wore much surprised when they received iniormation of the forgeries, and it 18. tho opinion of their agent that a large number ot these notes have been distributed througnout the United States and Canada. The “yang’? commenced to circulate them first in Canada, acd many bave been passed 10 Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore und Other cilivg, So tur us could’ be ascertuinel tue only victimes ip this @ty are Kirkpatrick, tue Broadway jeweller, who nad cashed tuirty-two of these ton- pgnnd, nates, aud Altman, of Sixth avenue, who ad taken three of thew. It seems that on Wednesday tnirty five of thwse torged notes were, prevented jor payment ut tbe oflice of Kountze Brothers by uptown merchants, This aroused their suspicions, as 1t Was Customary Lor the party to whom the hotes Were issued Lo present them 10 por- They examined tbe uotes cureiuily, una found itor *G/’ in the signatare ‘A. tucker”? differed irom tnose Kountae Brotuers were not satisfied that they were 1urgeries, but refused tu cash them watii they oad beard irum the Uaion Bank, Tuey notitled Jesup, Puto Co, and the Bunk of Now York, who are for the Union Bank, wud through this notificatiou tue arrest of Flosswell with $6,00U of fergea £10 notes was wecomplished. Ihe iurgerios are perivct and good juages would flag 11 difficult to pick one out trom among u lot of yenurne notes. ¥LOSSWELL COMMITTED. William H, Fioosweil, utias Durwio Esmon arraigued for examination at the Tombs Poli Yesterday. Mr. Jovp Paton and dir. Kuuutze were presout, Upon the affidavit of Mr. Puton, siaung that the prisoner hud offered the notes to ve cashed and that ueponent believed tuem to be forged, the prisol was eld in $10,000 bail to auswer, Detective Cunsing had been watching Kamoud fur two days previous to bis arrest @nd assumed tho responsibility of taking him into cnstody tu the face of tue fact tuat Kouutze Brothers, who bad also purchused some of the notes, were deubtial of the iorgery. Wen arrested Esmond gave bis name as Flossing, stated that he arrived lust Saturday trom Europe on the steamship Brit tanic und tuat he live in Jersey City, Yesterday he Admitted that bis vume Was Darwin Esmond, that ve was a ative of Now York State and twat ue had been out of work for six ur seveo mouths. He declined to give bis residence and pleaded not guilty. Detective Cunoing when ne arrested Ksmonu found with bim avout $6,000 worth of tne forged notes, They are very well executed, The body of the uote is prinied iu Freach aud bours the siguatures of George A. Tucker, manager, and Jobo seath, secretary of the Union Bink of London, Paton & Co., t will be re- membered, decitued 10 assume the responsibility of \he arrest of Esmouden Tuursday, The detective culled F atiestion to 4 delect in the si; ‘tue! escaped tueir notice, T ¢ and k, though joimed together, nad written separately and not ina ruvoing hand, si-u as would moat iikely bo the case with w sec: uny person called upon to sign bis name | it was tuis fuct that aroused the bankers’ Tue prisoner, it is believed, 1s un enti the business uod uoscquainted with the principals in the mater, Tne belie! is that he kuew what he was wbout und was wiliiny toluke the risk. ibe ver- green Gurden, on West Fourteenth street, is suid to be the rendezvous where Esmoud met the micddlo man between uimsell and the priucipal-. It was there he received the furged notes and iustructious what to do with them, He appeared awkward in the suit be wore a leoked eutirely like a “made up’! business mua tor the occasiou. A yeur and a naif ago Esmoud wus a ariver ou the Broadway aud Uni versity place cars, and lived thon at No, 575 Seveuto uveuue, Occasionally siuce then Le bas been seon 1n the company of men of doubitul churucter. The be- Het 18 that (he eutire work was done in thiscity by two mea known to be connected with similar for- geries, but who always manage to staua ent of the Foach Of the vilicers of the law. Re8LORe<D TO LIBERIY. Mrs, Mary Hooper, un inmate of the Kiags County Penitentiary, wuo attracted cousiderabie aiteation in Brooklyn about a year ago, will be discharged from thut institution to-day. ne ciroumstances which led to ner incarceration areas follows :—William Delaney, a resident of High street, in that vity, received a visit from Mrs, Mary Hooper, whom ho nad koown for some time, and ber young ward. Her husband, with whom she resided in Boston, had sailed as purser of am steamer to San Francisco, and she desired to make her home in Brooklyn during nis absence. One morning while at Mr. Delaney’s she leit the bouse with her ward, remarking tbat sho would return in the evening, She did not revurn, however, and when Mrs, Dulanoy put the children to bed in the evening she found that ner jewel vox, which she kept ander vne of the pillow shams, nad been robbed of about $300 worth of uiamonus, ine fuilowing day Neliie, dirs, Hooper’s ward, returned. Mrs, D ey, in order to retuim ber wt the house, story back room. Alter remaining ap vour = she ised the window and descended by a grape arbor to tue yard of neighbor, through whose hou: ud made her escape, dr. Dela: ne Her beauty attracted a was secured in Jersey City, Great dou! of attention, and during ber trial the court room crowded, "Sue was found guilty betoro Judge Moore in the Kings County Court of Sessions and sentenced to one yoar in the Penitentiary, DESEKVING OF CREDIT. Ata meeting on Thursday evening of the jurors investigating the Sil Lake tragedy, the following Fesolution was adopter yt 2, myster, united efforts of the Corone: and pliee jeve has been unearthed, and we beliova that the the person ia charge who committed that he will deserves torrible enim authorities offence aud reel sutiafied t we such & crime bo extended to the » ng us in our invest iy: that receive such also that ney for tou aad deliberation m at Dated Village Hall, New Brighton, (ctobor 17, 1878. AKKanSis JU..ICE HOW THEY SQUARE ACCOUNTS WiITa HORtE THIEVES IN ARKANSAS. {From tne Jopiiu (10,) Herald.) From Mrv, Maswer, tho proprictor of one of the largest saw and pisning tailis in Norihwostern Arkan- sas, we loarn of @ terrible tragedy which not long since Was ebacieu near ber place, im fact, on ber lands, Mrre Masmer is well known in Southwest Mie. sour as one of tho largest dealers in pine lumber in this section of the country and wuo solls large bilis of lumber 10 the morchants of the Southwest. Mre, Masmor’s story is that she noticed passing by her mills a couple of m woo wore riding very nard and evidently im « hurry to get away irom somewhere. They nad passed bus a few minutes Whoo a vody of men—six in number—came riding by, evideutly in pursuit of the two mon who bad passed previously. in the course Of Hull an Hour horseback to Ub we Ls on the top of giant pine eougniged former aod tue six latter WLO bud a shorts time beiore passed oer mill in suck apparont hurry. They appoared to be in & Very Caruest conversation, @nich they couged as sne rode by, showing thas their wortus wore nut intended fur ber oars, After visiting her workmen suo returned by thu same spot where had two hoars previously passed tue eight meu. Of them tuere at the drst glance, but Uy Masmer potitied jtuorities, Who buried the bodies, but 10g fegatdiog the exoopt thas taey were Soutuwest Miss thieves aod bad been lyncued by inuiguaut cuisens Jur \neir orien, ELECTRIC LIGHT DECRIED. CLOSING SESSION OF 1H& ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN GASLIGHT ASSOCIATION A SIGNIFICANT DECLIN« IN STOCKS, It appeared trom the informal expressions of the members of the gasmaking profession yesterday that they bad been more than satisfied with the in- formation which they had derived from Professor Morton’s iecture ond experiments on the previous evening. They evidently felt somewhat reaasured as to the future utility of gas tm iliumination, yet iu all their deductions they falled to caleulate upon the probable utility of the remarkable and simple disco whiob Lave been mage by Professor Edison, They found their greatest comfort in — iynors and doemed it the most egregious folly tor men in their positien to be wise, Already gas stocks have fallen alarmingly since the announcement of the the electric problem, as the following table will show, Tne dates selected for the comparison are Jane 17 ana October 2, 16 and 18 of this year:— June I. | Och & [ Get, 16. | Oct, 18 Mannattan... Metropolitan. aucun ‘ New York.... Munierpal .... Brooklyn. Citizens? (Brookiyn). | People’s (Beooklyu).. Metropolitan (Brookiyn).. Nossau (Brooklyn). Witiamsbary (Srookly).. eslerday?s quata allof the actual decline in price, a rewarkod 1n Wali street an effort among holde: bolster up the siock of some of the companies, DISCUSSING THK ELKCTRIC LIGHT, The closiug session of the annual meeting of the American Gasligit Association was bed yesterday in the Filth Avenue Hall, on Twenty-lourth street. General Churles Roome was in the chair, Alter the transaction of some routine business u motion that a bull hour be devoted to discussion on the eleciric light was u ously adopted. Mr. Helme, of Puiadelpoi, made in a very few ro- marks u report of the experiments with the electric ligut whieh had taken place in thas city, je sald that the Franklin Lnostitute had ‘once appropriated $500 for the purpose of examining the electric hight, bus it had not discovered in it auy element of practi cability. Mr. Henry Cartwright, of Philadelphia, detailed some interesting facie about the lighting Of tho main building of tue Permapeut Exuibition with eleoricity. ‘The results there had been exiremely unsatisiaciory. Peopie not interested in gas, except as Coosumers, who bad studied the experiments, Wore Candid in ex- pressing their unbeliel iu ite alleged popular usility. the engine used thore for geverauung the electricity Was the eame which propelled the mucbinery on ex- Bibition, Ou Wednesday evening of each week a hop Was given by the authorities in clurge und on each Saturday eveoing there Was aconcert, On these two nights the place wus lighted wholly by eleciricity. Tweoy ligne going. mo the might wheo he was there the illumination was not satisiactory. He succuvded in reading bis copy Of the programume a part of the time, but frequently it was impossible te do vo for sevurul seconds. The rays were olion too intense to their reflection trom the paper to permit the distinguisbing of one letter from auother; theu they would dance abvut in» most dazzhog maucer, brightening and darkening by turns, aud ayuio a ow Would ultermaie with @ brilliant, unbeurable nines, Various wots would also ap- pear, and the eye was strained and annoyed by ull of these chunge:. The macnimes which generated the electricity that wus Consumed made 8,000 revolutious ima miuate, He asked tue man who wus in charge of tnem wheeber the lights woud not burn more steadily if they Were run moro rapidly, uud the reply was that he thought tuey would, bus when the speed was in- Greased tbe journals would become wo hut UNSATISFACTORY BXPERIMENTS, Mejor Dresser, of ine Gastigat Journal, remarked tbat wheo he was io Paris during tue past summer he asked the same question of Simon, au inventor of an electric machine, Simou replied that it would be sale to run the machine as long us the band could bear the vuroal, Wheo that became too greatit to “let up”? 8 culled upon to say something about the Brusb eiectric machine, Which 1s made iu Cleve- land, where he resiaes. r. Price remark at bo kuew Mr. Brash very woll and bad seen one exoibi- tion of: the light produced vy bis invention. This wok pince at a mill, whose proprietors were considering the question of adopting it for uso in curryiug on their vocturnal work. The ex- periments showed tuat it cust such a dease shadow that it would uot be avatiable jor their pur; two other exhibitions hed occurred ut Cleveland at which Mr. Price had not been present, but be had visitod ine seeretary and the superintenuent of wot where they bad beun made, He asked for their opinion of the light, and they both replied that they could not employ it successially, Mills, to be butt om 1- cully ay regards the urrangement of the belting and shutting, caunot havo ceilings more than twelve feet high, woteh would be too low for the use of the elec trie ‘light. Tboy bad also told him that it could not Weil Do employed im rolling imilis, of wuicn the ceilings must necessarily be very high, for tho reusoa that the trequeut supplying of the cur- bon paints, to replace those which were consumed, would compel the sending of @ mun into the midst of the snaita, wheels wod belts, aud nis lite would bo reatly eudungered. Mr. Price concluded that the electric ligut could net encrouch upen th the gas compauics. Mr, Wiliam Cartwright, of Oswego, favored the “harnessing of electricity to gas’? by Daving vaaic battery ty house and a key y burner, so that a ligut could be struck whenever re- quired without tne use of a mutch. Tus system would losson very much the danger of fire 1u cities and towns. ‘Au agent of Mr. Brush wanted to explain the morits of bis machine, but bo failed to get a vearing. General Roome delivered w parting address, in whi verciy blamed the newspapers jor their gas compavies, He thought that the present competition in the business was great enousn loust al beea ‘The agsociation udjeurved to moet agi delppiatiest October. [ho members then repaired to the dining hall of the Fifth Avenue Hovel, und ate, drank, made spoeches wod were merry until a very Jute nour. GAS FROM WATER A MONTREAL INVENTION TO ILLUMINATE AND Hea? BUILDINGS. [From tho Montreal Witness, Oct. 17.) Ou seving the application made to the City Council by Messre. Murphy, Quinn aud Beique for permission to cross Sherbrooke streat with & turee-inch pipe, for the purpose of beating with gus the Montreal Sem- inary and College, our reporter considered that tho matter interested our readers aud the public in gea- eral; tor if heating can be done with gas on an eco- nomical scale au immense amount ef labor, exp and trouble will be spared our citizens, Consequently Our reporter determined im their interest to learn something ebout the scheme, aad with the fol- It that cooking tuel; uf, then, uo economical ma can ‘be inverted the p Ted-not coals contained in 4 bermetimally souled veo wel, and by certain special deviows relating to the heating property of the coal the steam is decom. posed into bydrogen, carbonic oxide and carbonic acid ; the lust tv removeu by purifigation, and ihe ober two g18es passing 1Lo the Huider ure ready for immediate These gases, 1 is knowa vo ali scientists. give more heat than any fuet ever yet used, As 6) tho | ecouomy of theif prose: with the Use O1 One tou cubic tvet of gus, while by the Old aystem only 5,000 could be produced; that with the same apparaius thoy cau make gas twico every hoar, while by the oid vystem tt from tour to vight hours for ac operaion; that theie gas will bot cust more t fifteen cents 1,000 fevt, a quantity for which ordinary gas compauies charge from $2 50 to $4 These gentiemen have spent over two years and mucu mouey in experimenting, and 4 nally succeeded in their effuris, made appll- 4 in different quarters to use ibeir gas, The Of tho seminary, with their usual every facility, and bey | heating of the college and ebting of tho buildivgs, as no ligt company 1s | bow formed and almost all t 1 subsoribed. lt ts hoped that the members ot u OUnoH! will giv: evory facility to this enterprise, ag it concerns | weliare of ail our cilizeus—the poor eveu more than the rich, as we are iniormed that the gas oan be de- livereu much cheaper toau any other juel, GAS SLOOKS. — [From the Montreal Herald, October 17.) Whether tho seliers of gas ut depreciated pric bave boon or bave not been wide tu their generation, noibing bat ime can show, In favor of the course they havo taken is the great tact that electrical lighting {8 a saccess for certain purposes alroady. Juined to that we must take into accoant, In esti- mating the probat os, the rapid advance in ail screnulle and mechanical for whieh tho presont age 18 and the assurance that handreds brains are now a Ww proviem ot renderiug the universally usetul. there wportant factors 1a the »rotlem th Odiaty feasizatlon vr Lou- Thoso may, very probably, be found in practice to tall we sbort 01 the expectations raised, and may require years to adapt them all the purposes for whieh gas is used, But e them she world will lectricity can be used for lighting with ex- lect, and seei: how bumaa ingenuity ap- plies apy great scientific discovery when once made, it will be slow to pay bigh prices for whas must here- alter svem a precarious property, especially when consider bow inconvortibie to other purpuses large part of the property of a gas company. On the other band, however, tbe gas a8 (be tavners in and w of gas companies assured iat: York Henanp that the clectr: hight was wot be controlied, is too bril- small crea, but meapable of diffusing 118 light for the necess that 1 Gasbes up tor a time only to go down uguin imto Comparativedarkness, This objection, of course, involves the great question of division, on whieh all the ipveutors are at work, Perhaps a more turmid able objection is the cost, We have seen it stuted that 10 Freneb factories, where they have @ stvam engine to give the decessury moven, the electric habs 1 extremely economical. On the other bana, some of the New York gus men assert that the neces- sary combustion of materials will of itself cause the electric light to cost very much more than gus. This Seems, as the cuse stands, at least tur the moment, (0 be she orucial Lest of success. THE KiD GLOVE WAR. COLLECTOR MERRITI’S VIEWS OF THE CON- TROVERSY—THE TKEASURY SIDR OF 1H STORY. Collector Merritt yesterday made the following Statement concerning his kid glove decision, which bas created such bitter feeling among the imypor- ters:— ‘Tue reappraisement and advance of invoice valuo of gloves are Lo Lew thing at this port, but have been Irequent for several years, The late A. I, Stewart Was the Mercbuut uppraigor 1m mMauy cases; aod while in some tnstauces sustaiming 1ovoice values, wad in Qtbers advancing tuew, be was consistent 1M One PONi—in insisting that the best jimporced ueuld be valued tur dozeu eas Alex.udre glove, his nouse, In the recent 1) tile houses wi ry 4s & preliminary, conceded thut the several known Standurd gloves {imported into tu1s couniry—uamely, Perniot, 116iousee, Jugia, Jouvin and Alexanire— were of equal value. ibis simpiilied the matter, since the evidence submitted iu such case was up- Plicablo to uli, anu one decision sufficed. in detormjuing the market value of consigned goods there ure turee metbods, under the law autboriz.d by the ‘reasury Department, 10 be adopted, in sequence as tollows:— First—To make the value the same as that of the e 2oods golu in othor murkets, c joods are 80 sold to base the value on similur goods suid 10 Olver murkets, Third—Chere veing vo goods vt the same or similar quaiity so suid the val Lo be bused upon tne cost @1 material and mauulactusc, With 4 fair manufac. turers profit added. It is udmitied that the gloves under congidoration, made for the United States wurket, were not sold else- where. [ho uppraiers wore theretore couflued to sho two lutier mesbous, As the importers, however, havo based their estimute vl Value Upon cest of mau- Ulucture, thul method, us verified vy toe evidences, may be presented us lollows'— TUK CUSTOM HOUSE BVIDENCR. From all the leading muuulacturers or their agents sworn statem were received giving by items the costol materials and manutacture. An examination of these stutements disclosed items 10 each not coutained in the others, lt was also noted that the average price of alf raw skins Purchased was taken and applied to the cost of the best quality two-bution lauies’ kid gloves, With all discrepancies @ud omissions a gruss Variation between these statements was 2.061., und the average of the Peraiot, Tréfousse, Juglu ouvin and Alcx- andre gioves was 37.96!. per dozen, ln nome of the stutoments were aay charges made for interest, rons, ipsurunce, taxes, superibiendence and other general expenses, a low ostimate for woich weuld be two per ceut, or 3.071, which, added to the other ema, brings the buro cost of manutacturo to 41.75f The duvoice price ab 421, less wx p ceut uiscount would give the oes invuice cost 39.481, or 2.27f, lvss thao the bare cost If to this bare cost of manufacture (41.75f.) a fair macutactur- er’s profit be added thero will be found sudicieut argument for the umouut fixea by the General Ap- raiser of 491., ess s1X per cent, or net 46 06f, per dozen, Thus, the warket value of the gioves cousigned w Messra, A. T. Stewart & Cv; Wilmerding, Houuet & Co., and Iselin & sNeo- ser, us determined by the rece: was pot arbitrary and tude: been alleged, but was a sale deu evidences sudmitted vy those importers, These evi- dences, verified in the most formal manner by the persons best acquainted with ail the tacts aod, through self-interest, inclined to resolve all dunbts 1D their own favor, cannot be impugned by consignees of tue gloves 1u question. ladowd, whether there be red the warket Value of similar goods gold F markets or the cost of manulacture, or the collateral testimony a8 10 the Fosulty o: gules in tne nome market, there bas been « mantiost uuder- Valuation, and to t Xtent indicated by the aavauce made. PRECEDENTS FOLLOWED. The offers to seii gouus, whetuer mude by the facturers or the consigaves, coald nut be ucoupi evidence, since they were incvinplote trausactions, without value, and were obviou-ly made to affect tuc judgmeut of tue uppruisers, Evideutly the mauutac- turers buve miscunovived the requirements of our customs laws, aud iu invoicing their goods at about the cost of manulucture bave suvjected themseives to Incouventence und uduitionul expense. The merchaut appruisers simply supportea the involee “price, tn. Out upy atatemeut of their ons. Tue market value, us uscertuiued by these reuppraisements, is Jurcher supported by tbe resulis of previous reap- praisemeuis. Upon an importation of standard gloves by Murphy, Grant & Co,, per Wieland, Apri: 16, 1878, tue mer- Chuut appraiser sustained tbe invuice price of 4zI, and the general apprawer made an advance to 521., whieh lauwer Value Was deciued by the Collector, Gen- eral A. Arthur, tobe the wurket value, Wilmer- Ging, Huguet & Vo. ported per Hermann, Apri 8, 1878, a quantity of gloves whicu tue mercbant appraiser Tuised irom 42, to 461. and tbe general appraiser furwwer raweu to 521, which latter value was also decided vy tne Collector, General C. A. arthur, to ve tue market value. A, 1. Stewart & Co. imported por City of Richmond, Aprtt 9, 1878, » quantity ot " which poth tue merchuut und geberai appraiser agreed jo raising irom 421. to S21., wuicu later con- sinuted the market valuo without further actiou, ‘The current attempts to cuaracterize the more recent Teappraisemeuts as unprecedented und despotic ure thus shown to be unwarranted. In conclusion may ve quoted the provisions of s tlon 2,902 of the Kevised Statutes, that appraisers whall, by ali reasouavle ways and means iw their 4b the time of expo tn the principal markets of tue couniry wii sume hus Leen imported into tue United Siates, THE FUGITIVe HOXIE, HAS BROOKLYN'S EX-ASSIS!ANT DISTRICT AT- TORNKEY GONE TO EUROFE?—EIS DESPLRATE SPECULATION IN BUCKET SHOPS. ‘There wore uo tidings yesterday of U1 ng aud detauiting ex-Assistaut United Statos District Autor- ney George W. Hoxie, of Brookiyn, and opin- jon 18 sil divided as to whether he bas gove to Canada or sailod tur Europe on board of one of the turee stoamors that left this port on Woduesday, the day he disappeared United States Commissioner Winslow has, on cum- plaint of the Distriot Attorney, issued a warrant tor the arrest of Hoxie. The document has been placed in the hands of the Marshal for execution. Loquiry mace by the deputy mursbals at the several European steamship vfllices lailod to ele.t apy information coa- eerving the culprit, Li he aid sailior Kurope be must have done so uanuer a fictitious vame, which event ts not ut all improbable, Aaotner ouse of irregularniy against bim was unearthed yesterday, wherom he bad collectou the sum of $232 65, and, pocketing we money, Made bo eutry vs LOM the books, Lt «appears tat on Maren 9, 1876, suit was brought vy ihe United States ugainst Javuv Luriiard wud ovhers to recover ty on three export vend, On tue app not itorney lor Luritiard at Washington the sane were ordered wetuied. grew out of some teonn 6 tovacvo imporwd were ordered to be & d, on the payment forty avuve. The loss will tail tn the present ine! upon ine clerk Of the court, the United States Marshal wod tue District Attorney. SYMPATHY FOR Hoxie. Colunel E, T, Wovd, counsel for ovo of the parties who seitled with the government, Lhrough Hoxie, for $2,000 (che judgment viaim previvualy relerred tv WM CouUeCtiON With this Case), 1 speaking of ihe the embarrassed situa. | woud wot bave bos. tated to bw n $3,000 myselk” A mem. ber of the Bar aa ‘1 kKuow w party who saw Hoxie auwa in @ ‘buckel shop’ ov Broad street, where ho stood from ten v’clock io the = =moruing til three in (hp afternoon almost every day last week. His Mat, cont aud vest were throws of, aud he seemed to be in a most exerted mute of mind, ubing Op lis money and losing, Thal 3,000, He hoped, bo douvi, w re: tion ta whien Ho: bridge over the Moancial ditloults bim im tis preset uecessities,” Marasuai Harlow, in auswer to quostions of the guve the followiug uescriptivn of tv 18 & rather pol ing between 190 and 200 pouna feet piae ioches im beight. “totus straint foutures, ® round, Well suaped bead, slighty bald on top, with dy hair, sptiokied with gray. His baw w erally well cropped aod be His eyos are vive and bis told aispostion aod frequently sthucking careful iy bie Jeansaiion Of toe promises made by Mr Kuisuo, | Urenk Abu mos KeuLiewauly Iu Lis depormoens BOUGHT BY ERIE. HOW THE MONTCLAIR AND GREENWOOD LAKE BAILWAY COMVITTEE 80LD THEIR BONDS. It was stated authoritatively yesterday that the money paid for the Moniciair and Greenwood Lake Railway at the foreclosure sale two weeks ago was iv acheck drawn by one of the officials of the Erie Rail- way, aod that, at the present time, the Montclair and Greenwood Lake is the property of Erie, The reason for the purchase was that Erie did not wish any rival combination to get hold of the road, ‘The principal holders of the first morigage ponds of the Montclair and Greenwood Lake road re- ceived fiity cents on the dollar for thelr bonds besides te five per cout assessment which, they. bad paid pursuant to ther plan of reorganigation, Mr. Cyrus W. Field sold $175,000 worth of firss mortyage bou price ; of » Jesup, G, Sheldon, $20,000, Raitway officials to iy Mr, Bensun, $100,000; Mr. Pal & Co., Mr. W. trom its con: Company at Feahorn Greek, aud to run toe line southerly across the murshes at that point #0 that 16 will intersect the Brie, und all business heroalter will be done through the Erie tunnel, The provabiliiies wre that Erie will largely iodomaity itvell on its to- Vostment bv charges tor terminal facilities, whieh heretotore have gone to the Hudson Connecting Com- syivavia Railroad Gumpany. 1b of entire earnings of the Montclair and Greenwood Lake Railway have been required to pay these charges of the Hadson Connect- ing Company. Tuere is considerable indignation exprossed amoung the bondholders of the Sioutcluir Greenwood Luke Rauiiway ou aceount of the manuer in which their Commjttee ©o Koorguuisation bave acted in taking advantage of their position to sell their bonds, leavtuy their fellow boadboldeérs out in the cold. Tue Parenasing Committee of the Montolair aud Green- wood Lake Ratiway ure not. unupimous as to toe Value 01 (ue Second mortgage bonds, Mr. Tilden, who ig one of the largest holders of this clus of u ment ou tum cali tion, Sir. Field, on the contrary, who hasa number of these bonus, ts of # different opinion and has paid ols asseasinent, ‘I've Puronasing Commitico bug notified the Londboiders thus the road has been bougot for $156,000; that the rganization can be eflecied in tures weeks’ trom di that the new se- curtties are being prepared for delivery, ana that the io has been paid for and the deed passed and re- corded, DENVER EXTENSION. THE BONDHOLDELS APPROVE A PLAN FOR RE- OKGANIZING THE KANSAS PACIFIC RAILWAY. An adjourned meeting of the Denver extension bondholders of the Kansas Pacific Railway, who have deposited their securities in the United States Tru: Company, was held at the Coal and Irom Bxoban; building, 19 Cortlandt street, yesterduy aiternoon, Mr, Horace White occupied the chafr and Mr, Artemas H. Holmes acted as secretary. The number of bods represented was $2,750,000 worth out of $3,600,000 on deposit with the ‘i'rust Company. Messrs. Lou! HL Meyer, August Rutren and Wiliam Kadicous, J the commitieo appointed at the last mecting to r porta plan of purchase and reorganization, wade report, t at.01 which is embodied in the Joliowing extracts; ‘The road shall exeeate'a new mortgave to a trust com- pany us trustee, having forty yeurs, tu run the boui ing six per cous interest per abuum. pr in yoid, for aud interest the bunds to be counter $25,000,000, per cent bonds, bund for boud, say 2. As tue $45 certiticates have the sume lien cent Denver extension bonds and ure parascly trow the bonds, it seems proper that they sbould be placed upon the sume’ footing as the bends and roceive the ssme proportiun of new bouds and of incume bunds ax are given by Denver extension bouds This would be about Ave-sixshs of $430,0U0, of $375,000. 3. In aettiement with the holders of the insuvordiuated income bouus such «mount as may be agree upow, In cuse their bonds prove ty be & prior Meu. 4. To provide means tor paying tne «: foreclosu Toorgan rr a the Leavenworth tranch bonds afier foreclosure, amount as may. be syrosd upon. These are ail that'would be issued ut present. U. duck umount ss WD: ye NECessar} to take up the intetest certificates due in the y amounting tu 385,905. It tae new bonds, at that timo, will bring only ninety-five per cent this would require $900, 7. sact amouut & may be required to furnish eo ption of the Kastern and Middie Division vonds, maturing about 1598, at that time the proposed sinkiny fund ougut to give them weredit that would mace tuem sell at par, say $6,803,000. 8, Such amount as may be 1 to pay the government lew, ‘$03,000 aid baluues ot interest, perhaps amouutin« bo $3,200,000, assuming that the consolidated Donds witi then ell wt par. It was recommended that the foreclosure suit bo Pressed toa decision us speouily us possible, and that Meanwhile the deposited bonds be subject te the cou- trot of the Purchasing Commitice, non-assentiug boudbolders betng allowed thirty duys to withdraw their bonds (rom the Truat Company, and other bond- holders who bave not deposited peing given an oppor- tunity to jou until such time as suid committee shall dec.de to stop the receipt vf the sume, ‘fhe report Was adopted unavimously with resolutions appropri- ate tor carrying 1 inte oflect, after which the powers heretoiore exercised by tue Committee of Nive were conterrea upon tne Parchusing Oommitiee. The meeting then adjourned, subject to the eull of the Purchasing Commitive, REAL ESTATE. With the exception of the fotlowing all the sales on the Real Estate Exchange sot for October 18 were adjouraed;— BY DM. xmAMA: x. Public auction sale of bulldings, with plot of land 100%175, on 3a »t., a. w. corner of Jackson at... Hoboken, to Joha #. Curr Foreclosure sxio—Juines M. Fisk, ‘two lots, 199x396, un the u. w. wi extending turough to Chured (24th ward), to U, Ottondorfer a 50, 1Uth av. und Broadwi 7. to % dvedeet oo + 16,200 wxecutor'y sule of tho building, with Lot, No. 92 bank st. @. corner of Greenwich st., and the house, with ut, No. 123 Charles at. & ., @. of Greouwied sb., tv pluinti. BY H.W. COATES. m pbell, Ieree— Partition sale of the y brick Batidiug, with lot 17.9x04, Ne, 28.3 1b. sof LLth st, to see ai , Henry J. Cullen, J Furuclosure sale of 2 B5-1,000 acres v1 umenclus vast side of Hudson Kiver Kuilroud, ang adjoining lands of D. wen, Spuyten Duyvil, to one of the defendants. HY WINANS AND DAVIES. William I’. Dixon, retereo— iueuce sale of bl two aud three story irame dwelling and stable, With pluts of Iand 109,11X79, 00 bho Wes. of 11th ay., between 180 aud 14U0H sts, to plaintiff... 13,000 Total... 871,800 9,500 10,000 OFFICIAL RYAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The toll jtatement showing the real estate transactions recorded 1m tho Registers office Octovor 18, 1878:— Tint st, &. 8. 269 It, ©. of Ist uv, 25x 100.5; Mate thias Heck ana wile to Margarotte DeCk ... 6.66 MiLn Bt, Bes, 18D1F We Of AV. A, 1BK10U8; Jacoo id wity to Peter J, Berman... Sch ay. 126x098. Koss K. Miler .... $2,000 9,20 Ay. ©. W. 40.10 Ite ns ot Ottendorter aud husband to Adam Weber, Aus st., 0. 6., 200 It, @. of Bleecker st Margaret V 6x3; runt and husband to Margaretta Oharistie Liss 430 and 44th sts, and Kase i uptol ww Kelforyy & » thane im é $1, Cortimuudt w cvtner of Grevnw! ate ‘Jours) ; Jauuet Olovte to Hulda Harel , Asten, Mary K, ,to Aur. HaM ab. we OF LU Hote Lamedrash ane Kadishe uf the decu Hamedrash Hugodel, do, 69 Ladiow st. fostaimon 800 Chirintio, William ti, and anowne e 8.610 Davis, Honey be of 444 wy, 1,000 4,000 20,00 i i ey ok bot av. , + imvnihe ‘ sevens 1,000 Mr had, sadison a. and wife, bo The Motropontea ss. 00 18th at, we of Oth av. IT wt , Hideo ' a b00 of Ldth st, oo fears 8500 erick ber, Broad- y (4 vio re é 5,020, Same to same, Bromdway (24th ward) 5 yours, 8,400, We x, Autow aud wile, to James Cruikshank (oxeoutur, ke). es Of Lav, I Of Aten oh yD you ree » 8,000 Taypod, Froagrica U. uaa eibere Grun@ut, 4 ‘appo ran Blanche W. kivery ery aritgs oaeer re VW rrr MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, MARRIED. AvAMS—HKAL.—Oa Tburkday, Octobor 17, 1878, Calvary Peesvyteriun Chuteh, Woat Brignton, su isiaud, by the Rev, J. Miltou Grovue, Be. Adams, ot Now York city, w Liva Bb. jai dd, dival, Wog, Of Woes Briguro. AnpREWws—BAKgR.—On Thursday, October 17, 1873, at the residence Of tue vride’s aunt, by the Kov Will: M Taylor, D. D., Fuank H. ANDREWS 16 Lujan AL, duughier of W.C. baker, Esq., all of this ey. De Pesyeyet—Fieiping.—At Elizabeth, N. J., Oo« tober 12. by the Rev. Athanasius Hiateoaeh, Louis vw Paxxever, of New York, to Emtuy, second dauguter ot William Fielding, Bsq., 01 Lonuon, Eugiand, HekukKtT—Gakvey.—Ou Wednesday, October 16, L tthe residenve Of the bride's parents, by thd Rov. E. H. Chapio, Mr. Hawery L. Henuewr, to Miss Cena L., daughwer of C. H. Garden, Esq., all of this euy. Mactiean-—Byron. —September 25, at St. Mary Maz. daieu’s, Londua, by Kev. K. West, Noxwanx Couuixe Macteax, M. D:, gon of Colcac!’ Macioun, iritist ‘Arwy, and nephew of Sir Edward Coliler, to AtLkGRA youngest daughter of Colovel Byron, PorreR—BaLvwin,—At the jeuce of the bride’ rte on Weduesday, Uctover 16, by ine Rev, Emory J. Huyoes, Mr. Wittiam Porter to Misa Hattie ©., youogest daughter of Sears baldwin, E-q, Allof Brooklyn. Guiveirus—syy¥DER. —At the residence of the bride’a Mother, Brooktya, N. Y , October 17, 1578, by tue Rev. Curtis t. Woodrutl, Wittiam E, Grivvitis, M.D., to Misa Nerrig SNYDER, Wuire—CLawsox. —On Wednesday, October 16, 1878, at Trinity Cburen, New York, by the Kev. Dr. Yo Witutam RK Wits to Euua, youngest daughter of the lute Danie: L Giawson, 0 Now Dorp, Ssaten Ieiaua, Wiireway—HitcuaaN.—Un (desday, October 15, at St. Josepi’s Cuoreh, vy tue Rev. J. Durthaler, 3.'J., dou J. Wuiraway, to 5anau A., dauguser of Willian Hitehman. DIED. Barry.—Lavra M., wile of Alexander Barry, in the 27iu yeur of ber ge. Relatives aud iriends are invited to attend the funeral, from the resideuce of her auct, ¥ra. Wiliam C. Hicks, 490 Stute st., oo Monday, 21st :ost, at two o’cloew PL at. Bautox.—On Thursday, October 17, at the Home, No, 487 Hudson st, Cuagtorrs, wife of James Barton, aged 75 your Funeral services at St. Luko’s Chureb, adjoming The Hume, ow Saturday, October 19, al ten A. Mi Beexk.—On the 18.u iust., Mrs, DokA BECK, im the ‘Slst year of hor a, Huveral trom ber late r ace, No, 2,008 Sth av., neur 125th at, on Monday ulternoon, 4t Lwo o'clock. Brasasi.—Ou Friday, October 18, ADSLAIDE Buas- BEL, aged 4 years und 10 months, youngest duaghier oi Koday 5, and Elica k, Brasset, The relauves 0; the tamily are respectiully tovited to attend the funeral, from ber late residence, 81 Mad- ee st, Oo Sunday, Occober 20, at one o'clock P, M, eburp. Buown.—On Friday, October 18, 1878, Mary Grace Brows, wile of Patrick Brown, aged 60 years wad 7 moutus. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect- faily invited to attend tue funeral. Her remaios will from per late residence, 434 Wost Sad st, at A. M., October Zi,-10 Si Micnaci’s , Wherou solomu mass of requiows will be of- tered, thence to Calvary Cemetery. Bauroy.—October 18, 1878, Brincet Bruron, aged 67 years, Friegods and relatives are invited to attend her Juneral, oo Sunday, 20th tnst., ut two o'clock, from the residence of the sua, Joba Bruton, v. Be Covy.—Ou Friday, Octover 18, MaRGarst, beloved wile of James Gouy. a Funeral irom ner late residence, Fort Washington, Sanda) it ove o'clock P.M. 5 tered into rest Thuraday, October 17, 1873, ManGakxt RExD, beloved wite of Hor: N. Kye. Relatives and frienus of tue fanily invited Lo utiend th. funeral, from bi residence, 270 Barrow Jersey City, N. J., 0a Saturday, Ucto- ber 19, at one o’cluck P. M. Fous.—On Friday, Ocvover 18, at Fifth Av Howl, Kuxanok R. Koos, wile of Lamar Foos. Favoru! services at ball-past ole’ Mooday morn- jog, at the residence of Mrs, W. J. Irowbridge, 221 Church st., New Haven, Conn, Fow.ke —On Friday morning, October 18, K. Fowxxa, of the firm of ruyior & Co. Funerat services will be held at uia late residence, No, 122 Kust 1271b #t,, op Monday, the Zlsttust, at posed A.M. Relatives apd iriends are invited to attend, .FowLer,—October 17, Bensamin K, FowLER. Relauves aod iriends ure iavued to attend his poy + 217 17th st, South Brooklyn, Sunday, two Gaxex.—On Friday, Octover 18, James Wituiaw Guuxe, Jr., son of Jumos W. and Anne &. Groer, aged 4 monibs aud 11 days, Relat:ves and friends are respectiully invited to at- tend the tuneral, at 503 West 40tu st, on Sanday, Ooteber 20, atone o'clock Y. M. juddenly, on Thursday, October 17, Chakence, twii son of Benjamin ana Rens We Griffen, aged 6 months, Faveral trom tbe residence of his parents, 37 West 68tb st, on Saturday, Fricnds are requested uot to wend flowers. Haurix.—Uo fuursday, Ovtover 17, Baioarr, dearost and beloved wife of Beroard Haipiu, aged 50 years, Relatives aud trends of the fumily aco reavoctially invited to atteud Juneral, trom ner lute residence, 645 West 48th oi, on Sunday, Octover 20, at two P. M, Haat.—in Jersey City, Friva; Mary Rroina, eniy dauguver Bualey Hart, aged 5 years. Relatives and friends aro invited to attend theta neral from her parout’s residvace, 212 Jersey Oly, Sunday, October 20, 1878, Huxwoov.—At Morrisauia, ou tue evening of the sb, sucdaRp Hexwoo: 75.b your of nis age. Funeral irom tue Presbyterian Church, Washington between 167th and 168th sts, Morrisania, on Sun« duy, October 20, at two o’cioek P. M. Rx. —On Wednesday, Octover 16, alter a lingering dilness, ANNIE M, Horny, wite of James Hora. Relatives and ifienas of the family are invited te ueral, irom her late resdence, No, 217 jteruocon, at two o’clock, , October 17, 1873, Satty A Hurcainas, aged 64 years. Lhe irieods of tue family are invited to attend the tuaeral, at the house of her brother-in-law, Captain Bidney Mott, on Monday, October 21, at one o’ctuck, und at the Reformed Church, Manhasset, two o'clock Ketouum,—At Harlem, October 18, Danze, P, Kercuus, son of Eagar Kotchuw, uged 33 yours, His funeral wilt tuke pluce from Holy Trinity Church, 125.0 st aud dihav., Sunday alserooon, Om Sober 2U, ub two o'clock, Matrom.—At Spring Valley, Rockland county, ¥., Ocvober 17, 1878, Ava, wite of Armatroug apd daughier of Wilusm a Mary M Vou , 1a the 25eb ir of her age. ral irom Wwe Retormed Church, Spring Vatley, Sunuay, 20cb rast, at one o’clock P, M. interment al Oak Hii Comeotery. Mantix,—Octover 17, 1878. EuLEy, the beloved wife of Michael Martin ava dauglier of Patrick Roouey, B40 West 16.b st, in the 38h year of Ler axe, Relatives and iriends are respectfully invited so at- tend the funerul, from her tuto residence, 96 Centre Street, OD Sunday, at two O’cock. Maurin. —Sudueuly, Ostover 17, Manrixe, iu his 59tu year, ‘Tue 1uperal will be held trom hia ti Cottage st., Jersey City Heighes, o'clock. McSwecax. —Mary MoSwecax, betoved wifo of Eu- Ward Meswegan, tu the dzu your of bur age, Funeral wit take piace irom her law residence, 429 East 12ch st, at two o'clock, October 20 (3a Newmay.—lo Brooklyn, Octover 18, 1878, Kucrs K., reiict of ine lute Michae: Newmaa, ‘hulatives and irieuds and those of ber sone. Joba H. und James k. Newman, aro respecuaily invited to attoud the funeral, on Monday, Ocwwver 21, 1878, trom 249 Baltic at., and trom tuonce to where solouin requiem mass will bor PHEN 1878, Evgexa e residence, 1) unday, at wo O’conNon.—Un Thursday, Octover loved son of Uharles auc Bridget O'Conne: years and 6 mou: Faueral trom tis late resia 351 West 16ch st, on Sunday, Uctober 20, at two o'clock. OvFRKMAN.—thursday, Oc.ober 17, ANNa, daughter or. F. avd A. C. Offerman, uged 3 years, 3 mootus and 25 days. Relat invited Cuanuns, bo- od 18 od iriends of the lamily aré respectfully atiend the funeral, ou Sutarday, Octubcr M., irom No, 1 Iroy papers ploase copy. Porter —Uo Thursday, October 17, Wanna> Free jwnt sou of Mary K. aud James F, Porver, riouds are invited to attend the janerul, ab the Fesideuce of bis pureots, 118 Weat dich wt, ou Satur. day, October 19, ut ball-past ten A. M. Rogars —in (his city, ou [bursday morning, Octo- ber 17, Many, youngess daugiter of ihe lateJoua Rogers, of Souihampion, L. elatives and frieads ate fespecttully tnvited to at- tond tho juberal on & day alternoun, Uctover 19, u of ber brotber-in- Roours.—In Brooklyn, ou Tharsday, Octobor 17, Auge, beloved wile ot A. Hi reap y_ invited to at- od the funeral, on Sunday afvernova, ew o’clook, irom 06 South 6th wt, Brookly: STHOMAN.—Un [uureday, October 11, at bis resi- deuce, 29 Pourt 6t,, UoNRAD STROMAN, aged 60 years, Faoorai services will ve noid at st Mar's Church, Gtu st, betwren Istand 2d ave, ob Suaday, Ovtover 20, at one P.M. vee and frieuds ary respect. lnvited \ eek. ——sepiembor 3, im Rio Juneiro, B: _ KX ALPHONSE LARTIAEN, aiter a long and pat LANDER, —Suddenty, on October 17, Kaizawerit LAND, aged 9 years, 4 moutie und 10 days Rota And [1euds are invited Lo aoud Bue fu. Bora), on Sauday, Octover 20, at ovo o’eluck, from tne resiueace of bor pareute Ti+ av. ivawkn. Suddenly, Friaay, Ocvober 18, Davic B. eral horeaiter, tu Poagukoepaio, N, ¥., October 17, VAN KLERCK, aged st, on past two —sadueuly, at Biemarek, D. Ootover 8, HMKMAS A., 800 OF tho law Biwurd BK. Vitt, agod 38 enre, it His remains were interred at dt. PY Mino, Witgox la this ety, om Friday, Octover 18, 1878, Hvatt iveox, aged T2 yeara, Fanera: services will be bolt Satu 1, ¥, cron: Baltimore ana New York Hotel, ju o'olowk A. M. Pers pleude copy, Woon, = At Huck: ., vn Wedausday, eto ber if G, wile of rving Wood, Roiuwtives and imVited. to attend the tw beral trom her | ou Saturday, Vevover 1% wor. M. Trai foos Of 234 at, ae 1245 PM, faa Onatuvere st, atl eM, Yvaux—On Weduesiay, Octover 16, CHanita Av @ustA Yextix, Seouud daugoter Of the’ lave Garduer G. Yeoru, iw luv 12h year ut wer age, ives wud iriends OF ue family ov. to atioud the suberal, as (bo mother, 13 Ka . Ou Saturday, Ocvouer 19, 6 AL Leas parsiouiariy requested