The New York Herald Newspaper, October 31, 1878, Page 5

“ESQ” AND “EIGHTY.” An Aéroit Swindle Charged Upon an Ex-Officer of the Army. COLONEL POTTER'S LAND TRADE: Acquitted of Arson and Accused. of Forgery and Perjury. Goetencl Heary'L. Petter, a man with a history de- cidedly out ol the common, who is accused of perjury in Essex county, N. J., and of for county, was held to bail in Newark, last evening, by Judge David A. Dopue, upon the char; Colonel Powter isa middieaged ma: ence-and suave waaners, and carries himself with a He bas a foe, intellectual taco and head, ana bears all the outward appearauco of a polished, well-brad man ef the world, His wite \s a handsome woman, a native of South America and of Spanish extraction, Their resiaence is at Linden, in Union county, They have an interesting family of sbildren, and in their neighvorhood figured ameng the bon ton of the piace. 5 AKMY AND CUSTOM HOUSE, It is reliably sta.ed that the Colonel made a fine in the army during the late civil He served in Hooker’s brigade with great faliantry, baving been wounued three times in the wrist and arm aod twice jn the leg, besides having trom.under bim, He also Upon the close of of flac appears decidedly military air. record for hims bad two horses shot served under General Hancock. the war be procured an appointment as inspector id held it for eleven years, until overtaken by troubles which will pres- ly receive attention. purchased property in Union county. 101672 he traded this property for a finer one—a val- uable iarm worth $30,000. The’ trade was made with Mri Alpheus Gibbon, ‘now Muyor of Rahway. gave for this property his real estate, wortn $14,000, sod & mortgage on the otber property tor $16,000 In 1873 the Colonel’s residence was burned aown, Tue insurance people, upon un iivestigation of the matter, made ap t York Custom Hou: © place had been ‘they suspeciod Power Qng relused to, pay the premium, ARRESTED FOR 4kHOX, Colonel Potter’s truuvie vegan. ged OW a Churgo of arson, indicted by the Grand Jury and tried at Kiizabetb, (he Guso. lusting many Gays and creating acousiderubic sensution because ol (he big Ogure the Colon: und bis wile had cut in Ibo caso was tried before a One witness testifloa that he saw Coiovel Pucter turn a bag of gunpower into the burn. Another jestified tuat when. the tire was ut Ou some powder was ound jying near ine dé- ria Aller ieo minutes deliveration tue jury re- we Tbe. imsurauce.men 808, BinvUating to BbouL $5,000. his Givbvu on toe principal of tne mortgage aud with other luads paid reduced it to Union couuty svcioty. “struck jury.?? CHARGES OF FORGERY AXP PxRsURY. One evening duriug ihe year 1876, us Voiwnet Potter clans, he wud bis son visited Mayor Gibbon anu paid $8,300, principal.and iovereat, ou che wortuage, leav- Qu0 of u balance, dir. Vieit of Coiovel Potter, bit denies tuat be receivod, Mose than $300, Instead o1 $8,300. Mr. Givbom ten Drought tuo matter veiore tue Vice Chauceilor on pro- Ceediugs Lo loreciose tue mortuuge, Upon tne exami- OL the cuce belvre Vice Wbaucellor Vaa Fioet, ju Newark, the boud was shown, and sure enough it Was indorsed :— i Received trom H. L, Potter, eizhty-three hundred dol- jars. Gibbon adwits tne Gibbon denied that Potter’s son was present. He tue above receipt im presence, aud thal, alter writing it and witness, tue latter returned tt to Potter: tu pat the amount 18 Hyures; 8 receipt, as he ruppos the reoeipt, ang ie read Tue bond bus uo dyures, dq | early io 300.19 woras and figures. f. A. was not for severul weeks alterward that Gibbon found, ib ia said, that the bogd ‘Lhe theory of by Bull Dob léstily positively -is that Poier, wo 4 ob the bond, wrote, “Rect @, three hundred dollars, tha cougselh—but Gibbon i Orsi wrote the reve tiow B. L, Porter, wheu asked to wi Scvuted such a tusory, 4S ANcapab.e of committing tb Oret place, of writing *Ksq, “au expert testifou that there ba JOU such us Was suggested by Gibbon’s Vice Cnaucellor gave judgment agali fect that only $3v0 The receipt op the doud does not # bom about lutereas or principal. aul bis own name, she gave ber busvand $7,000 Just ud the smouut claimed, stated. Upon the showing of iacte ‘betore ti tor Was iudioted for lorgor; perjury in Essex. A CeuOrenik Con readily ve seen some Very defleate puints ol law ADMITTED TO BAIL Me. Joseph Mertin, of Ranway. THAT $500 BOND, Naw Yora, Oct. 29, 1878, fo tnx Epiror or tos Henao: Upon reading your valusble paper this morning I Was surprised to se@ 4 cardfrem ove claiming te bean adtHorny to the effeet inal it was originally to offer ine $500 Lond atthe Catnolic fair (Domini. He) at 2,000 tusiend of 1,000 chances, This te pdt #0, Decuuse, Uret, tne office: table must havo t report that bas sone pal ot the Dominican they now state, reason, Your correspond formed as late as Sai deception practised at Ne: #000 a8 the LOOK which ope is om is diled th yased, from the present tot Naw Youa, Oct, 20, 1878, To tum Eviton oy tan Henao :— Phota two tickets 1a th awing of the $500 bond atthe Cashearal fair, Tho indies in charge repres would be only 1,000 chances. juinber to 2,000, as | a: ve procured my mousy uo- they Ataud they havo, thoy der jalse pretences, jor which | propose to huld tbe manager of the fair respoasibio, le mout poaivoly ber of snares, mber on the bond was 4 refer to Oliver J. Biaver, printer, Nos, 112 afd 114 William street, who wi that he printed 2,000 coupon tickets previews to the Opening of the furr for thie bond raMe.—Ep.} BUTLER'S WiLL, — TAL ACCIDRNT IN OEN- TRAL (PARR MAT AYFACT 118 CHILDREN'S PINTRRESTS—-BR ORKATER & SACRED TRUST “ay Hie) DBAD WBA LEGAL CONTEST oAVAITING HIS ORPHARS, “Phe cireumstanees of Mr. Patrick Butler's death by a Punaway accident in Comtrat Park eieven days ago, 's donth soon alter irom the same ouuee, are ireshin tue memory ot the public, Mr. Butier lett fowr children vy is seconu, By his will, deposited im the office yesterd: CQ ecuted on the 7th o} to Nm nephew, Cidmas Phelan, $1,000, ful family servant, Mary By they have raved BOW THE DOUBLY wite aud none by ois rhs to have. beon ex. last year, he bequeatis Kai ver’? Them com For the purpose wid children trom jan of my said ob wader and watetiia care. lo another clause the jo case bis only duct himself in patisiaction, 00 give bim one-taird NEW ‘YORK HERALD, THUKSDAY, WwRers ander toe will, The will concludes by con- Gibuting the wile sole executrix. TRE LAW OF TOS CARE. Although Mrs. Builer survived ner husband but two days, yet this was suMcient in law, if the will be gustained, 19 have vesied the propery in Ler, and as she left surviving her no heirs of ber body her Bext Of kin would succeed to the property to tue ex- sion of Mr. Butler’s surviving children. Mrs tler wasa Miss Smith, aod leit no brothers or Her widowed mother married xs ber second Mr. Jobu Leecher, 4o whom nas beeu rn two chiidron, a boy and a gir, who are minors, and it ts im the ipterest of these o children that ap attempt may be mado to juin the will.’ There is, however, @ disposi- Yoh © among att Jogal conflict if possivie, and if ail who have au inte- rest ip bbe matter were of full age it is not doubted but a satistactory arrangement coulit be made,” Tue Opinion of lawyers ixmiliar with the provisions, of iil ang (he circumstances surrounding jt are ad- to the probabiluy of its being sustained i! con- ted, us 10 sustain it would be to utterly defeat the will and purpeses of the deceased in respect te his children’s share to bis property. Alinougb-1t was rumored at the time of Mr. But- Jor’s death that he had succeeded absolutely to tuo share ef whe heirs of thelate A. H. Hurt, his former ariner, it in pow saia that the negotiation had not eon actually completed, and at the time of his death the busivess was elit! curried on in tne uamoof A, H. Harté’ Co. A large portion of Mr, Busior’s property 38 invesied im this business, and, although 1 his Nleuume he wasgenveraily reputed to be a millionnaire, Ven (bose Most intimate with bim personally in life, id to some extent With bis business, cannot’ now aay defloitely what bis estate will amount to, EX-MAYOR KINGSLAND’S WILL. Surrogate Cofic, of Westchester county, yesterday admitted to provate the will of ex-Mayor Ambrose 0. Kingsiang, of New York, and late a resid: ot Tarry- town, His will was executed 1m this city, February 25, 1871. After the settlement of bis personal and some other expenses, and the payment of some cash Dequesis 0 nis suters, tho remainder of bis estate gees to Dis children. None of bis sons, however, are fo come into possession of their respective shares un- il they urrive at the age of thirty-Ave years, The @augiters’ shares are tor lue use bey The eldest ons are appointed executors, The buik of the prop- erty consists of rei join New York and Srook- lyn, and a small peruon in Westchester county, sTHE JACKSON-HUNT SUIT, CONTINUATION OF THE TRIAL BEFORE JUDGE DALY—A SHERIFY’S DEPUIX AKD THR HUS- BAND OF A DRESSMAKER THE FEATURES OF THE Day, The trial of the suit brought by William P, Jackson against bis aunt, Annie M. Hunt, to recover a large sum of money paid to her under an alleged promise of marriage, was resumed yesterday before Judge J. F. Waly, 19 the Court of Common Pleas. Mr, Wiltiam S, Jackson, the son of Mra, Hunt, née Jack- son, Was /urther cross-examined relative to the con- versations whieh he says be had with bis mother aboat her promwe to marry Jacksop, but nie testi- mony developed no new facta. 4 suxniye’s parury. ‘The next witness jor (he plainuff was Mr. John H. Hiliyar, who, at the time Mr. Jackson brought sult against Mra, Huot, went te her house to attach her property. He said that he went to her house with the plaintiff to serve the papers, under directions from him entered the defondant’s room to open the @afe, it being supposed that all ber diamonds and other jewelry. were there, Nothiug, howe found in the sate. A stormy sceue between tue plain- tM and defendant then ensued, Mrs, Jackson becaine Very much eXciied, and upbraided the plainud, say- ing;s—""Wilhie, thas is your nome, and you eayut uot to huve leit it,” She burst iuto tears, und upon their returning to whe first floor of the house Drivate interview with Jackson, Atter this Was acceded to, and the couple went into the parlor aad tor some time a siormy wat of words was Kept up, but when the plaiotifl returned witness no- biced that be was weakeniog somewnal, & DRKSSMAKKR’S HUSBAND. The next witness culled wus Mr. Jono A, Gillotte, who lives in $ixth avonua He testitlet that in 1874 he lived with bis wilo, who was then a dressmaker, Nesrly opposite the geiendant’s house in Tuirty- second street; he oiten noticed dra Jackson and her either driving or walking, ond kuow them, supposed the; ° busbund and wile; on tbe i%in of Muy, “1875, the evening, Mr. Jackson cameo over to bis house and suid to nim, “Will you come over 10 No 107?” the witness usked bim what he wanted; Jackson said, “Drs, Jackson wants to see you;’? he acouruingly accompanied bim over to \he defendant’s house, and beiug usnered into tne parlor un unexpecied proceeding teok piace; Mrs, Jackson became very excited, anu said bis (witpess’) wite bad Ineuited her und that bis enila! nad also treated.Ler in @ scaudelous manner; sve began to ory, and ih he worst o1 1418, my baxband (point- ing vo piainti! away and | had no one to protect me"? Witus a began to get angry and left the house. Aira Jackson subsequently gos Out a warrant to wrrest nis wile, qT stimouy of this witness being conctuded, a teh ooourred to prevent the furiner inlior the day. iwo of the plain- laboring under the impression that progress of 4 tifl’s witnes called could nos be ound. thought the case should not b count. Alter The case of Theodore Alien, Charged with the mar- dor of Detective Malloy, was on the calonder for trial yesterday in Part 2 of the Court of General Ses ‘Absistant District Attorney Lyob, however, it was deemed inexpedient to move the case at prea- ent. Ex-Judge Dittenhooter, of counsel tor ‘the do- fence, thought 61 ement of (he preseouting TRInD FOR. BiGaMY, Mary E. Overin, alias Rose Browa, who was made the subject 01 no little notoriety oy the Coroner's in- vestigation into the killing of Edward Malley by The- odore Alien, was placed on trial yesterday im Part 1 of the Court of General 5: as, OR & Charge of di; amy. It appears thas in Auguat, 1866, the prisoner, who was sben Mics Mary E. Baiawin, was married to Henry E. Uverin, A yoar of eo alterward, it 18 al- Jeged, she lett home and became @ herd drinker and associate of criminals, On Docember 26, 1873, tue married a notori- Tom”. Park She had live with bim jor sume time previous at the corner of Third avenue and Filteenth sirect. Rev. Father Lougblia pertormed the cerem which took piace wotle Parie was on hiv deniibed, and a few weeks Btterward ne diea, Then, tt 19 sileged, the woman married a pickpocket, named “Bhakey” Riley, woo, beiny sent to Stave Jott her again at liverty. White associating with anotner criminal sue made an effort to obiain money from Overin, her first basband, who, becoming aware of her socond mar~ riage, commenced proceedings for a divorce, and made a complaint velore the Grand Jury, waich led to the jaghiia, “Preity the prisoner’s sister, who was alleged bigamous marriage, being ail dead, ‘a young man named Jota M. Whalen was Je upon the stand. He testified that be bad seen id Mrs, Overin clasping hands while the priest stood over aene The prisoner cinimec that the cer ‘by ber not as a valid marriage, a8 a pretence to gratity the wishes of the Whoso and she clasped (ut ner sister's tj, Without his being Able to reset, and there- fore the marriage ceremony was not le The case will go betore the jury to-day, It is Viaimed by coun- sel tor tho joe that the ebjeot of th to obtain grounds for a d' marry a Woalthy widow, 0 who: y present aged, it will Be remembored that Mra Overiq Was said 10 be the mistrens of Edward Malloy, ABANDONED AY SLA, The steamship Amérique, of the Compagnie Géa- Grale Trapsatiantique, arrived ‘Bere yesterday from Havre, baving on board the crew of the Anglo-Saxon, ag English ehip, whicn teft Devin on the 26th and Kingatown on the 26th of September, in ballast, 1or the St. Lawrence River, ana was abandoned ia a water. logged Condition on October 17, im latitude 49 10 and Jongituae 16, ihe efew wore rescued by the Ameri- wgewater Was suert 0} pro- te were supplied vy She reported having me: on aban Vousel, With a cargo of oil- few days before falling in wih Anglo-Saxon, pinged an officer and five meno eboard of hor, One of the crew of the Anglo-Saxon named Twimbiy jell trom the mainiop to the deck vm the moraing uf the Lieb ult nud wad 1y Was consigned to the deep, sulors of the Angio-Hazou, tue Veavel wore wouer the time they leit Kingstown in wite the Bridgewater, He sayp was due to egligenee of one of " rs, who ordered him to go wiolt whea the Matpiopgalianimast was cul aimons Ot eourse everything Came down and be With 1, Smitn's alo S04 vous var a” iaog ast saxon was jon, feet; breadth, 81 feet; dept 18 1000; was eh ts 1664 ana was owned by LJ. « ot Lendes, mith, One of 4 alieges tbat ind officers imduence of eta from ei unul wey THR PROPHETIC CONFERENOR, 4 FULL ATTENDANCH OF MINIGTERS AND A LaRGE AUDIENCE af ITS OPENING—CHRIST TO COME VISIBLE AND CORPOREALLY. About ose hundred ministers of the Gospel, of all devomipations, occupiod svats upon a temporary Piatiorm ia the Church of the Boly Trinity (R: Dr. SH. Tyng, Jr., rector), corner 01 Madiso Forty-second street, a teu o'clock yesterday moro- tog, fhe body of the handsome eaifics wan well filled with ladies aud gentiomon interested in the **Pro- phetic Conference’ of believers in a second personal visible coming ef Christ, Many of the delegates had travelled tar, ag was attested by the names ef “Peoria, In, ;” “Copeka, Kao,;??> “Kalamazoo, Mich.,” and equally distant places on \heir cards, Neatly priated pampbiets contaiing the order of exercises ler (be throe daya’ eossion and copies ef the hymus to be sung were distributed among ine at Alter prayers bad been offered and aymas Tyng made an ope: address, THE OPENING ADDRESS, He taid down three propositions, as follows:—The autnoriiy of Holy Scripture is the basie of al) Know). eage that the Lord Jesus will in anywise return to this earth; the langaage ef Holy Scripture is the source of all information concerning both the matter and manner of the returo of our Lord; the laws ef language are the instruments by which we are te con- strge the words of God te ascertaia the character and circumstances of His appearing. If either one of these can be disproved oar dvctrine m' tall into doubt But whenever it is in question the admission of these principies will imetantiy take 1% ous of all question. 1k was evideut 10 the superficial student of the Bible, Dr. Tyug argued, that very trequent rereronce 1B matte by Ali jhe pactod wrilers Lo ‘tne coming of the Lord.” A careful computation had sbowa that one Verso in every twouty-fve, or about tnree bun- drod verses of the New Testament, speak of this future event, So cousiant is tse allusion to ¢ which isto beat “she coming,” ‘the sppeario; “the revelation’ of tne Lord, thatall expositors must Reeds bave some theory of islterprotation, whien would barmonize and explain these passages, For he negative argument o! the present discussion he grouped them 1p five classes and sought to snow thas Beisber one nor ull satisly or cxvaust the testimonies that they quote tn support of their varying dogmas, 1a was hoid by some that the coming o/ the Holy G@bost on the day of Pentecost was the suMfcient iul- Alment of the Lord’s premise.) Again, there were ex- ors who hold {hat the catastrophe of the fall of Serasaiom im she year 70 A.D. and the entrance of ‘Tites th@ Roman are the lacts to which certain pre- dictions of the coming of the Lord referred, A third theory, that the speaker comoaied, resolves many passages of the Episties into whut 1s styloa @ spirit- bal Comtng and presence and aguln tt was held by some writers thas the progress of the Gospel aud the Charen 18 the concrete fact, in which the promi: the Lora’s coming combine, To these varying int pretations of our Lord's coming was also udded ene more, which identities 1t with the death of velievers, THMI THROMING NOT TRUS. These five theuries, the speaker contended, ueither satisfies nor exhausts the teach! serip- 10 reference te the secoud eoming ot the Lord. ‘Thoug! admitted that abalogioully the facts which they reiate might be anticipations of His eom- ing, yeu tn appeared someibing in all the passages Quoted in support of those iheories which refused t aud coniived by those interpretation: r quoted trom Dr. Vanco Smith ina Neneteenth Century wie, while re- unreal and untrue, cb 2 ot by any exposuory skill be all of the proteased Perey eng They wer pal i and corporeal coming of the ” which ocours of proot. tiens than a real p Lord, Th ju pineteen passages nela,’? which, with t! irom wich it ja derived, oscurs in tea and ‘*Parousia,” which is tm twenty- 8, ‘considered the prenouns and advorbs claimed control and qualify tb promises of the Lord’s appearance, He jcalarly the passage, “This sume J) up from yuu 0 hi coming, aud to whieb erenos, which al, Doth 1 accom pits! The contrast be nti Cart set forth by St, Joun, said, the personal com of the id our pointing out that great confusion had been ca: the discussion through the scholastic associations of the word “person.” ~ TUM OTHER SPRAKERS. Projeasor = Theology Al je air: journment was then tuk Procvedings were opened by Dr, Tyng, Jr., woo read Qn address prepared by b. her, Who Was indisposed and unable to ‘nd tn person. Mev. A. J. Gordon, D. D. pastor of the Cir: Street Baptiss Church, Boston, read a loug. od i) written paper on “‘fne reo! Rev. C. K, Imbrie, pastor of a jan church in Jersey City, read a paper on material world, It was then os was taken lor two Promptly at ball. reassembled, and the day sessions, A exclusively iu the HgnaLp of Sunday last were road vy Dr. Tyng. There was alson now and tuteresting letter trom Bishop W. W. Niles, of we Episcopal Church, es Concord, N. H. The remainder of the evoning Was devoied to an exiemporuneous aadress by Rev, W. P. McKay, of Hats, Ki ad, , Again and three sessions will be beld at the sawe hours as yesterday, At the morning session Pro. fessor Lummis, ot the Methodist Cnureh, discuss ‘Ihe Kingdom and the Church HL M, Parsous, of the Presbyterian Church, at Bal. alo, will read a paper on “The Preseut Ago aud Development of Anticnri: and Bisbop W. R. Nioh- pisoopal Charen, Pbilade- pdia, will tell about “Ine Gathering of Israel.” Lo the alternoon “The Judgm will furnish theme of an address by Rey, J. T. Cooper, D. D., Pro- lessor of Theology in the Presbyterian Seminary, Al- loghany, Pa, and Rev. Richard Newton, 0. i, of the Episcopal Church, Poiladelpbia, will read e paper on “The Voice from Olivet.’ In the evening there will be @ public meeting, With addresses upon the topics of the day. denominations chieff represented yesterday were the Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian, only three Episcopalian clergymen being noticed in the Congregation. c TH“ GOETHE OLUB. HONORING THR MEMOBX OF WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT— LETTERS FROM DISTINGUISHED POETS—ADDRESS BY REY. DB. OSGOOD. A Dumber vf distinguished guests were assembicd in Chickering Hall last evening to listen to memorial addresees [rom the presid Of the Goethe Clad, Dr. A. Ruppaner, aad Rev. Dr. Osgood, in honor of the late William Caliea Bryant, The Vooal Union of New York assisted at the meeting, which wes the first in the clab’s winter series, Dr. Rappaner, in his intro- ductory remarks, referred to the fact that tweive months ago, lack: a few days, the Goethe Clad, their ire Gnd gucsta, opened the sea- som of 1877-78 by uniting in a to their jate fellow memver, the distinguished poet Bryant, upon nis eighty-third birthaay, to do bumage to bis public Privave worth, Right he was no more, {fn the beautifal month of June— the month be, like a youthtul lover, courted the most—nll that was mortal of Wiltiam Callen Bryant waa consigned to tbe earth, Hut good men, like heroic actions, never dic, aad altho vo bis long rout, yet in oar mory of us ali be still ives to read own eyes grow too dim favorite lines: — i$ antne, thea,” eontinued Dr. embers of the to dedicate this firs: of heir reguiar meoumgy season t0 the memory of ie late follow bor, Whe took & epecial interest in the Organisatio @ who eteod hike a pyramid among ous Do statue to commomorate his fas and worth. The work he has done will be his proud». monament.” TRIBUTKS OF BROTURR PORTS, The following ieters from brother povts of the de- sponse to juVitaiious to attend the Oak KNOLL, Daxvens, Tanth Mo,, 17, 1878. © nding Seéretary’ Goethe jorrespor tren be paid, Toagting, showes sh thoir xh igviendion, tad heartily syne bising with she object of thei ting, Lam very erul; tiy"inesa, ano. Wate Projessor Lougtellow writes :— ‘om Ww ve of my fooling of ant Intorenting letters also wore received from Dr. Quver Wendell Holmes, George il, Vaivert and Weorge OCTOBER 31, 1878.—TRIPLE SHEET., Bancroft’s recent aceident prevented at the meeting. qT jocal union, under the leadership ot Mr, Fits- hugh, then sang Lesiie’s “Resurga! T gatehed the wlorious eu so do Bazerot& Mr. bis attendance Dr. Samue! Ostend He thou, iattod aby 8! 4 136 Was theo introduced by ident, reed American letters, featal heur—the a Hos spirit is wi Goa, spirite of all she faitntul, Persuasive lips are with us still, Am: not the less a cosmopolite, tor maps mal er io but when to lite Bryant @ woods and toerests aa Et 1 upon Bryant's career as a uch & an editor, in New York, quite saintly wonder was when shere to play satan oge, he gi y and lost the ta bis pen without losing its point. if not , he grow in sympathy ty by bis hold itor, far it, artist, Disio- —a many-sided ry American should be proud. HONORS TO BISHOP LOUGHLIN. RELIGIOUS SERVIORS AND A BANQUET—AD+ DRESS BY CARDINAL M'CLOSEEY, Twenty-five years age yesterday Right Rev. John Loughlin wes consecrated Bishop by the late Arch- bishop Hugh: 4 assigned to the then sowly cre- ated see of Brooklyn, being the firat Catholic Bishop of Long Island. The aunivorsary was appropriately celebrated. At eleven A. M. a gi Pentifical bigh mass was celebrated at St. Jal Church, the old cathedral in Jay street, Bishop Loughlin officiated as celebrant Witbin tne sanctuary enclosure and in the front ts Wore upward of one hundred pricsts, while the body of the ohuroh was crowded in every part, many city and county officials being among tne con, Sregation. The altar was beautifully aecorated and a @elect choir rendered Beethoven's mass in 0. In lin by Jay street, sidou. At the conol: e et an uddress Malove va goat the Bishop proposed the health of the Cardinal Archbisnop, THE OARDINAL’S RESPONSE, Fdinal McClos: then rose, He had cor td, net to receive thanks, to unite with the elergy of Brookiyn iu presenting their eougratuia- tions to th ‘thy and respected Bisn was net on hom who more heartily sentiments expressed elt, The Bishop jason to be proud of bis they were proud ol bim. cot modest statemeat that be bad not been brought up ih idleness, The Bishop, he said, bad always shown the tame interestn weal and seili-sacrificing Gisposition both before and since his elevation to the episcopacy. ‘See,’’ said the Cardinal, “how the clergy and the iaity rally around him, and see how God has bietsed him, and will biess him to the end. I am proud to benvld such a noble band of clorgy nd to hear the good words that have been spoken,’? At the conclusion of the Card’ emarks, nod at bis proposal, Bishop Loughiin’s bealtn was drunk, ‘The ijattor then referred so the honor conforrod by the presence of Bishop Corrigan, of New Jersey, who Fesponded tu appropriate terms The children of the j arochial schools were granted &@ boliday in bonor of the anniversary. RRORPTION IN TMK EVENING. Feocption was given the Bist 8 College, ening, at 8. Joni yn =hUndred persons were pres- eut, The address of the laity was made by Mr. P. V. Hickey. The coogratulations of the Society of Si. Vincent ae by Mr. T. W. Hines, Mr, \reasurer of the purse rawed maul were tendered James MeMuboa, for presentation to the Bishep, preseniod the money to him in a pack- age neatly sualed. When the Bishop arose to re- Bpond the entire audience stood upon their icet and rected with lowd applause, The Very Rev, var General Quino, of New York, subsoquentiy spoke, ALMOST ‘LO. BLOWS. ABRAM 8. HEWITT AND WILLIAM 0. M’DOWELL EXCHANGE COURTESIES—RKORGANIZATION OF THE MONTOLAIR AMD GREKNWOOD LAKE RAILWAY. The Purchasing Committee of the Montcl a Greenwood Lake Ratiway met at Taylor’s Hotel, in Jersey City, at ball-past two P. M. yesterday for the purpese of electing a Board of Virectors under the new management, The Purchasing Commitieo con- sisted of Abram 8. Howitt, Cyrus W, Field and Jobo B. Dumont, Fifteen associates bad alse beon to be present, They were Cort RB. W. Parker, Charles L, Perkins, Kdward Livingston, H, A.V. Post, Smith Ely, Jr., Edward Cooper, James Hali, Charles Hewitt, William ©. Sheldon, Daniel A. Lindy, Edward A. Good- and George J. vited Rice, Only tw the meeting, but in addition thirty bona- nolders of jat Greenwood Lake Railway, assented to sho pian ot reo paid their assessment, Cyrus W. Field, L. Raymond, whose jee jasaler, Wi pation Was objected to by Mr, Hewitt because be was pot an le, wus elected secretary. Theso vondholdors endeavored to have a voice in the dolib- erations of the at Mr, Ely ruled thas ail persons outeld the purenasiag committee the fiitees associstes Wao hud been invited were wimpy spectators, Tne loliowing Board of Directors was then elected :— Abram &. Bers. 8 W. Field, Smith iy, Jr, Goorge J. Rice, m J, Tiiden, Hagh J, Jowert, ppg Spencer, Cortiaadt Parker and Edwia D, o RATHER A LIVELY sCENR, While the batiotiag was go 6 28 augry alterontions occarred between Mr. Hewitt and Mr. William 0. mebawety each denouncing ether with oppro~ briogs epithets. Mr, McDo' was talk Mayor Kly, when Mr. Hewitt approached and said jething, which ceuid not be overheard, aiter which the lollow- remarks pressed between the: ir he! Hewitt, were the agent of the ike, Railway ana you sold out tho bondholders of w lontelair and Greenwood Lake, Mr. Hawirt——You are a common liar and commen Mbeiler, You haa better ne behind my back, as you bave been doing, and not lie before my face, Mr, McDowKLL—i will place my reputation for ver act y tiem a beiore anybody. Mr. Hawirt—l{ claim that tne deterests of the bo: heldors are being protected under the laws ot State of New Jerasy, and 1 wili pleuge mysell to see that no injury will be done to their irs well asked Howitt i! be eoula got jorse his pledge, and this query was Be by the crowd of vor atlother altercation vee: it and McDowell, during wmeoh the |: ced upow bis Oppenent and placed himself jade of asfuun, Mr. McDowell prepared for the atteck, but Messra Hassler stepped ot Mr A Mr Mi RVEATTHNG Quint. Alter thé dispute had been settied the result of the election was joed. $= Ti then ebanged trom Lake Ratt to thas of wood Luke * A arent dost o1 1 bondholders of 61 roud om recon LRAPER STILL IN JAIL Draper wee arraigned belore Juage t, Kings county, yesterday, on a writ of babeas corpus. Mr. Winenestor Britton ap. Feared as counsel for the State of Massucbusetia, and oppored =the applicati fer the release of ti prisoner, for whore arrest ertou has 4 requisition Draper testified in nis own bouall say wes sever in Hampehire county, Mass., ii nd at the time of the Nortbampion baok r “SHANG” shai obbery Ii Jonanry leet wae in Brovkiyo, Judg Prats reserved bis deeinion Gad the prisoner was remanded to jail THK FIFTH AVENUE OUTRAGE, CAPTAIN WILLIAMS’ ORIGINAL ‘THEORY’ —NE DICLALES THAT THEKE WAS NO ROBBEBY— WHERE HE WAS MISTAKEN, The robbery of Mrs. Clarence Ogden, of No, 299 Filth avonue, on Monday nigut, and the pubiieation of adetailed aecouns of 1k im yostorday’s HxxaLp, have developed one more of the strikingly original “theories” of the police, which from time to time have afforded so much amusement to an intelligent padlic, Captain Williams, alter an investigation ot ase, Dusdecited in bis owa mind that there was @ robbery at all, and proterrim, this theory to the Ppasition that Mrs, Ozdea bas told the train, which tg so mugd leas flattering to his own Vigilance, hé an- he would take no turther ater, a? THE HOUSE. Tho writer called yesterday ow Mrs, Ogden, but on sending in his card ho was received by two ladies who board tu the house, and who spoke for thelr landiady, Ded trom effects of the e sustained on Moaday night, They enid that the account as printed in yosterday’s HERALD was correct, excepting that Mra, Ogden did not recover consciousness unti! one o'clock on Tuesday; that as nearly as they could judge froni appearances tho- house was emtored through one of the windows lacing oo Thirty-Oret street, This was evident, they thought, from the jact that this window was found open and a little table close by was upset. Tho win- dow is a French one, opening like adouvlo doer, and the fustening or catch attached to it is not a strong ona Mra, Ogdem had told thom that she was awakened, taough abe could pot tell the’ hour, by a slignt noise, and that sho saw a flash across the room, such as would be made by a dark lantern, Sho was them conscious of something rushing across the Foom and of a aloth boi A that consciousn T As to the missing property nothing more bad been taken, thi ring and Ogden'’s tngors, the clock, They said that ho police having mace an ox- ing anythi form bad been they had noticed a poou- r part of tho house when they went to breaxf bolore the condition of Mra, Ogden had beca discovered, At tho Twenty-nioth precinct the Sergeant behind the desk was aaked {1 anything new bad been dis. red im tho ense Ho said be believed not, in ity DO thought thero was nothing a to be found Tt was thought that there had nm nO robvery, hy do you think so??? ho was as! ell, 1. does not that th 8 any chlo~ rotera: dsed,’’ tone ot { triumph, as though that dispo hole question. At was then modestly from the matter of ebloro ications which seemed to show that a been committed, such aa the absonce of our y 00 and the kon charge 4 1 Bnow very jittic of it,” he repited, d was ‘asked ae He looked was anything old in it,” be jal to what etl me anything aGditi ” 0 Immediate reply, busying him- 1th sone papers tor & iow mumoute. Atiength % do you want me io toll?” oa oan and will . Toan't,”” moro of such tatollectual (?) jow in regard to that robbery I dou’; thivk Shere was auytuing taken, The dector shoal was summoned says there was no chloroform used.’* ‘But Mre, Ogden did not reqover consciousness until one o'clock tho next day.” “Ou, people can play thiags pretty well sometimes, That gug was merely a towel folded together und pus in ber moutp, Her hands were not tied closely w- gether, She could move them around. What was to prevent her trom puiting it out of her mouth??? “When she was unconscious?” “Ob, she wasn’t unconscious at all.” ‘Phen what dovs ut ali meant!’ The Captain smiled significantly, but said nothing. “What is the character of the house?” *@o0d.?? “Ls Mra, Ogden solvent?” “1 doa't Kuow; but 1'I1 tell you whore to go to get some News about shis case and thea you won't get it from mo, Go to the New York Hospital, in Fifteenth street, nour Fi(th avouue, and ask about a woman who went there a month ago and said she was going to die, and was sent home ja ao ambalunce to No. 200 Filth avenue,” “Was it Mra, Ogden??? Asked the writer, bat the Captain only euiiod agaia. “4 toll you there wasn’s any robbery,” he. said again, “aod | am sure of it, because | know the whole inaide history of the case, and | um not guing to toll tt unless | buve to tell it Ia my vwa deience. You cau way that there will not be anything mure dove avout it from here,” “But how do you-expiain the outtiug of diamonds out of « Huger ring??? “On, there weren't any,” He further seid that be sound ip th plot un der the window # bunch of matches, portays eight or nine, some of which were barned while others were not, They bad aot boon asod to lighs anyining, but bad been jas lit and alior the sulpuur buraed off blown out and thrown down, Why, @ man woud never light a dark lauiera tw the sir; he said, “aud they talk about a dark lantori MYSTERIOUS, INDRK: In accordance with Captain Wiliams’ suggostion Fiter Kexs inquired at ihe Now York Hospitutin F a wireet, near Filth avenue, for the particus lars of Ube case vf the mysterious lady who, as ho embalance to No. 299 File jas 1a Charge of the oifice, dno guvssed THE MANHATLAN’S LOSS, NO CLEW YET OBTAINED AS TO THE IDENTITY OR WHEREABOUTS OF THE sUCCESS¥UL CBACKSMEN—POLICE ACTIVITY IN BROOK- LN. To almost overy question propounded to the police yestorany in regara to the robvery of the Manhatian Savio, “We do fot knew, and if we did know wo would net tell you.” Ip the afiornoon it was reported that the occupants of a house in Nineteenth stroot, be- -_ tween F and Second avenues, were suspected, and Devective olan was seen iu that vieinny watoning it, In the evening, vor, doned bis patrol. T estavlisbment it the bank, aginst which suspicion has been directed cealment for the burgiars ‘vations, is well situated for a looke: menieof persons 1m of about the bauk. Since the Durgiary & dark jooking man bas been seen constantly pearunce, he officials + drop & few hints to from Baward Far! Fran Another 3 is Koowa io NOT AMSBNT FROM 1S Post. Kealey, the nigut watch mau empivyod by tne bank 1 Saturday nights, baying been euiioed nan, HO denied 1 most empnaticully, my u rom hali-past mi m soe eventug Until Ave 1D bho morning be had nor lett bin post, Tho ato e the burgiurs must have bees in the batiding Woon be locked 1 Upon Sunday morning, He lound ove Leck of tuo front dour ualastenca, IN BROOKLYN. Valuable booty has voen svoreted withia tho past day oF two in an out-o1-the-way place on Long isiand. 10 will be remewber tnt Saperiutendent Waiting visited Brookiyo Monday. Yesorday taere was au- usual acuvity In the Police Depariimn over the and 1 i sald tbat Super’ Campbell is 1m possession of an important clow as 10 the hiding ploe of one of more ot the criminals, Wiedged tua be bas devatied several of bis detectives to investigate the burglary, but reiused to disclose the source of his secret inior- Mation, Bot Could Ke say Whether the oferta wich wore making to serve the ends of justice were likely to be nuccesstul. THE UNION TRUST FORGERY, GEORGE MAXWELL REARRESTED AND HULD IN TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS BALL, Detectives O'Conner Folds, of the District Attorney's offic: connection with the $64,225 for woll, of Na 260 Wom Tw third streot. it may bo remembered that whon the jorgery wae discovered Maxwoll, Who 1614 Glaimed negotiated the eheok and b) Purchased the gold which constituted the spoils of the parties charged with being impileated 1a t spiracy, was mm iMto custody, but after a length- ened examination befor discharged, 2M appea disclosures of Joseph Eliott, whieh ied to the indict ment of Charies W. Pontez, a ol Kk io the New York Life -tmyurance Company, siso caused the Fe- arrest of Maxwell, Ovher parties are said to have been seriously § inculpa' by Enews statements, It is said that the prosecauon has certain Information which jeds to the beliel thas while hail tho proceeds of the $64,000 lorgery were banded over to tio partios concerned in the making of the check, the other half was given to (ue brokers: Whe succeeded ia noyotiatioy Ht. The accused was arraigued yesterday afternoon in Part 2 af tue Court Of General Sessions by Aasistant District Attorney Herring, who said that the prisouer had obtained the certification of the forged check, had procured the money and had distrbued it to the arties by whom tho forgery bad been plauacd, *. Herring therefore urged the Court to ask tor heavy vail, and Judge Gildersleeve said that ho would be compolied to Ox the amount in toe sum of §: the same as in the case of Ponten Mr. Forrest, commision agent, of No 53 Went Twonty- third sireot, subsequently became Maxwoll’s bonds. man, qualifying ta the sum of $25,000. The accused was then reloased, WAS IT HYDROPHOBIA? A LONG BRANCH YOUTH WITH NEARLY ALL THR SYMPTOMS OF THE MALADY—BITING AND BARKING LIXE A DOG, LUT HAVING NO AVERSION TO WATER. A case which 1 causing much excitoment at Long Branoh is that of @ youth named James Conk, eightoen yours old, who two years ago last summer was bition by = large dog. A Henao reporter yestorday visited young Conk at nis home oa Division avenue, He with bie brother, Joba Conk, a tinsmith, and irom the wite of the latter, who has beea iu attendance upon this youth since his illness, the writer obtained tho following pare oulars:— MITTEN BY A DOG, In tho summer of 1876 James, then a robust doy of sixteen, was working tor Mr, John Britto in the upper village of Loag Branch, Britton had a large dog of a breed betwoen a bloodhound aad Newfoundiand, which, on account of ite savage propensities, young Conk stadiously avoided. One day, to of July, Conk was clearing off hie employer’ whon tho dog sprang upon bim from behind, Conk tarned arouad to grapple or run 'y from hig fero- clous foo, whereupon the brnte made another spring at obim, = bis teeth = siping Sate and tearing away a large piace of tho right side of tho upper ip, Young Oonk went home and had his lip, which hung by @ abred of Moab, sewed up, and in @ few weeks Was about attendi: his business again, The dog was not snot, and Conk felt no ‘urthor concern about the matter until a short time ago, when he learned that tho dog had bites a litte Siagnter of Tenbrook Morris, He then ex- pressed an intention to k:llthe aog bimsell, but pevor Carried out bis determination, ALARMING SYMPTOMS, Evorything wont well with the youth until the night of the 16th alt., when he bexan to aot at. Ae told his sister-in-law, Mre. Jou Conk, that some one wanted to take him away. During the night he bes camo delirious, and remained so for Tho spells then grow lighter, and he getting better until Tuesuay might of lnat weok, when he vecame very violent, He tors the shoets and bed clothing to shreds, and it took the combined efforts of Mr, and Mrs, Conk and the youth’s elder brother to keep him tn bed, To ward Wednesday morning the spells became more jometimes iusting for two and three hours, summoned from the neighboring dwelkogs verost fits it took six men to Keep bim down on the sofa, At last tt was evident, that he would kill himself in the atraggie and bite those whe Foe him, so it was deemed pest to place him on the oor, LIKE A DOG. The first knowlodge bis attendant had of another spell would bo by the youth getting down on hig koees and hands, Me would thon begin to snarl and bark like a dog and jump «bout the room on ali fours, Sometimes he would gather together ali tho ornna- ments on tho mantelpiece and iio ou the floor, piao~ ing then him. He seemed then to doze, keeping au eyo ov tho articles, and when anyoue in the room strided oc spoke be would ft bis hi how nig h, stick out his tongue and grow! like a dog, At mos he would cutou fli od eat them, night ho seemed to be getting over and several of the youth's compan- to ait ap with nim. During the night o aolored boy who lived near cume in to inquire alter him, Socarcely had be entered the door of Cenk's room, however, when the latter sprang with @ growl from bis toward the iniruder, bat before he could Teach him one of the young men caugut bim by both arms and pinioned him, The jen man, With the assistance of others, thea lore Gonk back on hi . While wag being done Cook caught the young man by the arm with his toethand held op unl ‘cod, go. Fortunately tor Coo! vy jacket, and only t r # Looth were leit on iited a heavy rocking cha’ th and hurled tt ho bad, and lasted for two hanging irom hydrop! its to crazy ones, Duriug wil of them bo bad uo avorsion to water, but did pot drink aay, Alter oxch fit be would ocalt tor tod and eat to excess, The only porso: to Dave no desire tu bite was hi VISIONS O¥ TUK OT! On Friday night Conk, bb and then would jong each = *pel propbociea wore I, dist clergyman, sheuid be came, tho young man was to get better, Jonk heard that the dog whioh had bittoa rolieved, Th all was shot by Couk’s brother on Saturday mor Sunday ge hi rr" T torday hmong the paplis In the graded sehoo! by an alarm which ia who saw Conk standing at OTTO VAN GHHR'S SUICIDE, A YOUNG MAN WHO MIGHT HAVE LIVED AND DONK WPLt HAD HH BEEN OERUFUL, Otto Van Gehr came from Prossia six years age with a wife and two children, after baving buried two other children in his native land. Ho tad bees ecucated in the best schools of Pra: ad tollowea tne profession of a draughtsman, He was thea out thirty yoara of age a in good éircum- stancés, bis wife having brougos tim @ tar share of propery. Ho wi not 8 mae of cheeriul disposition by auy moans and til-fitted to make a womae happy. His wite andiwo died a tow yenrs ago, after coming here, and he sab- married a young Indy from Paterson, N. J, took him and xbh street, ont ent to a drag husbat Moree was sent tor und fou ort unconscious, Deputy Corouer Golasann 2 pired at ten o’cioe! called yesterday and granted a base pereen to widow, Who doacribes her inte husban: gloomy and disagresabie temperamet. W bome, last Savarday, he told ner it nis body found to bury It beside that of bis first wito chitdtes, the beroaved woman doos not rotw comforted, SWISS PAUPERS EXE The Commisni yosturday wore notitiod by Collector Merrite despatch had bven received by Seureiary Kyarte sh, Chargé d’ Affaires Switzeriand, whowh number of Swiss paupers wore about omigratiog te y, and requested that great vigiiance be reised #0 we to secure tueir e Jacksoo, with insiractions to keep ae wokout for she paupers, The Superiavogdent said migration had 0