The New York Herald Newspaper, November 19, 1878, Page 8

THE POLITICAL FIELD. \Review of the Situation After the Battle. THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Opinions About the Powers of the Mayor THE SPRING ELECTIONS There does not seem to be any doubé that tho vic- ‘tors of the recent New York election are elated and antend to make full use of their powers. ‘The tone of the republican and anti-Lammany press throughout ‘the State is bold and almost aggressive, and the ex- pressions of several leaders of the successful ““com- bination” in this city indicate a tendency toward re- actionary measures. It is related of ex-Lientenant Governor Alyord, who has been returned to the As rembly from his district in Syracuse, that on 4 late visit to New York he said to some democratic iriends:—*Why in didn’t you send more demo- ‘erats from here to the Legislature? We're going to ‘have altogether too many new republicans to take care of”—a speech which would indicate the veteran’s ‘apprehension of a decidedly radical element to be ‘contended with in the next Assembly. The political revolution in the city as well asin the Wtate—the election of an anti-Tammany Mayor and Board of Aldermen here, and the fact of ‘there being a joint republican majority at Albany—of courso, suggests a thorough revo Mution im the municipal government and all ysorts of charter tinkering possibilities. Despite ‘the fact, of which the writer of this article is assured ‘by the Mayor elect, that that office, is not likely to rush to hasty conchisions or consent to the least ill- ‘considered action, the time has arrived to explain to ‘citizens what new measures may possibly be consid- ‘ered uuder the geueral topic of tho relations of the ‘State Legislature to New York city affairs. The ques- “tions which arise are, in their order, as follows, and the observations upon them are the results of a care- ful consultation with the very highest municipal aud Gegislative authorities:— SOME POINTED INTERROGATORIES. 1, To avoid s combination in the Board of Aldermen swhich might dietute to Mayor Cooper, is an effort likely wo ye mude to induce the Legislature to take away trom the {Board its confirmatory pows oy . What effoet would such a restriction have upon politi eal parties in the. 3. Should afl departments of the city government be smade responsible to one head—i. ¢. the Mayor !—and ought “th xe Governor, in respect to the approval of re) officials (heads of departments) before ney cau be mnoved, to be taken away, thas leaving tayor (with the confirmatory power of the Board of Alder- ‘pen also taken away) solely responsible for tho clty gov- serament? 4 Ought the departments of Public Works and Docks to De consolidated by legislative action t 5. Will there be a disposition to legi £ ofBce by a bill makiag the ‘orporation Counsel elective, the elec- t spring? al clvctions moreusefal than-expen- ive generally & 7. Will there be any logislative Interference with the Board of Estimate and Apportionment ? ‘These aro “brosd inquiries, which open a wide-field nf discussion, 1. THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. As to the Board of Aldermen, its confirmatory power, &c., the following view is taken by a distin- guished authority :— “The new Board will be composed of new material. ach man will act for himself. In this respect the ‘Board wili’be different from the stereotyped ones we ‘have had. Its members have come in on the popular ‘wave, with the Mayor inthe same boat. Therefore ‘tLe goverment of the city will be likely to be the re- pult of mutual discussions between the Mayor and Aldermen. The anti-Tammany force in the Board is womposed of sevem democrats and six republicans, who have got to act together to make a majority. This necessity will serve to promote good feeling and @ conciliatory temper. It is understood that an anti- ammany democrat will be President of the Board and B republican its clerk. Since the President of the Board will also act as Mayor in case of the Mayor’s ab- Bence, it is, of course, properthat he should bes dem- jocrat in political sympathy with the Mayor. The President of the Board will also be one of the four anembers of the Board of Estimate and Apportion- tment, which, being authorized to fix the annual taxes, Js really the comtrolling power in the city govern ment. With such likelihood of everything working harmoniously between the Mayor and the majority of the Board of Aldermen, with such powers resting in Mts President, and considering the prospect that it will Be a more important body than ever heretofore, there floes not appear to be any present reason for taking away its power over the Mayor’s appointments. By ithe removal of that power the traditional harmony of ithe city government world, in fact, be seriously inter- @ered with. Still,” continuing after a pause, “there ie cause to believe that a strong effort will be made to stake it away even froin the friendly Board just elected, ‘for the reason that the Board to be elected next year ‘will very possibly be-adverse to Mayor Cooper.” HOW COMPTROLLER KELLY MIGHT STAY IN. “Butin the meantime would not the Mayor have Wade all his appointments and had them confirmed by the Board just elected, and thus have thoroughly jotrenched himself?" “No. And upon this hinges the whdéle question. It is true that during-the coming year, with a friendly Board of Aldermen to back him, Mayor Cooper will hhave theappointment-ot many important public gf- Beers. The terms of two Police Commissioners have Wready expired. There is a vacancy in the Excise Board. Of the departments of Docks, Fire, Charities pnd Correction and Health there are three Commission- Brs respectively, and the term of one Commissioner Ja each Department will expire in May. All these places ‘the new Mayor can fill during the coming year, ‘with the assurance of a prompt confirmation of every appointment. But two great officersa—the Comptroller andthe Corporation Counsel—will hold over until 1s. Their terms will not expire until after the newly elected Board of Aldermen will itself have ome extinct. What then’? If in the meantime the Legislature does not take away from the Hourd its confirmatory power, a great struggle will surely be Muade by Tumsnany Hall to elect » new Board in Mr. Kelly's interest. We may be sare that Tammany will ‘fight hard in the first place against any leginistive Measure to interfere with the powerof the Board, and that it will ight equally hard next fall to got an Aldermanic majority.” “Thore appears to be a double difficutty tn the way Of legislative interference in the matter this winter. ‘To snk forthe passae of a bill taking awny the con- firmatory power of the Board would seem Aront to tlie present friendiy majority in it. “Very true. Yet a bill might be passed this winter awhich would be so worded as not to take effect until it need not apply to the Board of 1879 at all.” ANOUK VIEW IN REGARD TO THE BOARD. A view of the same question by another suthority ‘ip as Loliows: soni» seervely Likel & republican Legis- Aature will dest rmatory power of the fact is that the repub- Jicans really control the Board. Withoutt he repa’ an ‘Aldermen in the Board thers wonld be no anti-Tam- @nany majority for Mayor Cooper's ay te Fepublican Legislature, if it parsed aw 4s proposed, would renonnee the republican control, ‘which cousists in the party’s portion of that majority. On the other hand, it is possible that the republicans, placing full confidence in the new Mayor, dnd baing uncertain about the con- Sinuance of the wow combination in the Board of Aldermen beyond another yoar, mighteousent to pass bill whieh would deptive porsible ‘Lammany in 1480 of the ol and present power.” A Tune ViKW. A third view of the mame question is given (and the Seater may understand anew that in every inetence, Gn the whole course of this survey, none bat suthori- ties of the highest position and best informaion are uoted) :— e “There ia no teason founded in principle why Mhere should bea different rule for the Mayor's ap- pointments for full texms of office than that which applies to his appointments for unexpired terms. During the last five years there have been at least ‘Awenty cases in which Ge Mayor has appointed inn} portant officials to fill vaeancies without their confi ination by the Board of Aldermen. This is because the charter no power is delegated to the Boar’ confirin nominations to ill unexpired terms. The tenth is simply thie:—it « meu—the heal of « flepartment, let us say—is originally ap- ae inted and confirmed, and then resigns the ory next day, the Mayor © appoint a mew man for the full term without confirmation. ‘The Bourd of Aldermen can have nothing to say in Fear to the new man at all, Given such power in be latter instance (as the law reads, ‘in case of the death, resignation or removal’ of any official over jayor baa power), why should he not have ‘hom the 5 Benin Ueno days pg the, Yoowe. Arp peukinys Zar NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1878,.-TRIPLE SHEET. some source of real responsibility—im the first in- tive, the election to take place next spring, arouses, stance?” A VERY SIGNIFICANT OPINION. Perhaps the most siguiteant view of the question betwoon the Board and the Mayor is, on account of its source, comprised in the following seummaces :— juny will advocate the taking away of the power of confirmation from the Board of Allermen upon the yround that the present system naturally operates so as to compel the Mayor to make appointments agreeable to the Board, rather than such a6 he would make of his own free will of wns for whom he would be willing to be held fully responsible. Dur- ing the last two or three Mayoralties rejections of nominations have been so frequent as to make the ofticials who finally took office rather the appointees of the Board than ot the Mayor; and Mayon and Wiekham have both been able to say: cannot blame me. You would not contiym my noumi- nations and I had to name men to suit you—not my- self.’ Besides this it is urged that however good and necessary restriction upon the appointing power may be in theory im practice in New York it has simply resulted in making the poiding ct important positions dependent upon political Ye 2. EFFECT UPON PARTIES IN THE BOARD, Concerning the possible effect of # removal of the confirmatory power from the Board upon the politi- cal parties in it this opinion is sclected from among others :— “tt has been argued that the power of confirmation of the Mayor's appointments would tend to hold the republicans and anti-Tammany Aldermen. together, and that if the power were withdrawn the two forces would soon become separated. But why? It is en- tirely unlikely that Mayor Coo; will favor Tsm- many in his appointments. He distinctly said in his letter of acceptance that he thought the republican party should have a fair representation upon all the city commissions. Thereiore, since the Tammany Aldermen will have no influence with the Mayor und the other members of the Board have been elected as his political friends and associates, there is much more reason to expect @ prolonged cohesion of the anti-Tammany forces of the Board than there is to expect a trading alliance of either the republicans or the auti-Tammany demd crates with Tammany.” THER OPINION. “It is not believed,” says another official, “that the withdrawal of the power of confirmation from the Board of Aldermen would have wny effect upon the relative positions of the political parties and fac- tions now composing that body. The lines would naturally remain se now, drawn tipon other questions than the question of appointments, and thy with- drawal of the confirmatory power would not be likely to obliterate or conzuse them.” 3. POWERS OF THE MAYOR, ‘The important question in regard to the powers and responsibilities of the Mayor elicits a similar variety of interesting and suggestive opinions, of which the first is that of an expert:— “At prosent the Mayor’s powers are exceedingly lim- ited, Really he has no jurisdiction except to the éxtent of preferring charges agaiust unworthy officials and presenting them to the Governor as causes for their removal. But, this he can do only in cases of ab- solute dereliction of duty. He has not even the same control over city officers as the Governor has over sheriffs and other county officers, for the Governor can remove absolutely, while the Mayor mast depend upon the Governor's approval. The present city charter was made at a time when the Mayor was con- tent to be an ornament, and when the men who really coutrolled the city and the Logislature found it to be for their interest to divide the municipal government up into a series of independent principalities. There is likely to be an attempt to revise the charter this winter, and an effort will be made to concentrate in the Mayor a virtually despotic power. This effort will hardly succeed. Since the average man is prone to do evil all the wisest laws are made on the sup- position that all public officials are scamps. These jaws, to be sure, often hamper good men and prevent them from carrying out much needed reforms. ‘The present charter has so hampered some good New York mayors. Still there is a public instinct, which forbids consent to one-man power. In the present instance i will be argued against the pro- posed change, that Governor Robinson is in such per- sonal and political accord with Mayor Cooper that there is no excuse or reason for withdrawing from the former his power to approve or nullity the Mayor's removals from office; and it will always be argued with great force and voluminous precedents that every official who comes under his chict’s cp merger ouglt to have the right of appeal. Still, the will not be Jost sight of that Cooper's term will outlast the Governor’s, and it will be urged in favor of mak- ing the latter independent in 1880. A THEORY OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. “The true theory of the city government” (proceeds the authority) “is to my mind this:—Every Mayor should have the appointment of the heads of city de- partments during his own term ot office, and the: should retire with him just as a cabinet reti: wit each President. Indeed. there san be no better Model than that of the federal government for this munici- pality. I would transfer it in miniature to New York city, with this single yariation—that there should be only one legislative body in the city—namely, the Board of Aldermen.” A SKCOND OPINION, A second authority treats the same question thus:— “Tammany, of course, would now oppose such @ roposition, and the ‘combination’ is not and cannot be sufficiently consolidated to induce republicans to urge it, Being in # large minority in tho city, the republicans would naturally be very loath to make even an enti-Tammeny democratic Mayor absolute. Nor will the friends of the Mayor-clect be likely to push such a measure so long as the present accord of views exists between Mr. Cooper and Governor Rob- inson. An intimation of & move in that direction might be regarded as a discourtesy to the Governor, who has been esteemed their champion. The repub- Heans would have nothing to gain through euch an alteration of the charter except a temporary diminu- tion of Governor Robinson's apperent power, because all the indications are that his action and that of the new Mayor will not greatly vary.” ‘THE THIRD ViEW. Athird authority, of the highest legal stending, speaks as follows :— “The cee! of public eae bene here thd uestionably to put respon somewhere in sight where it can be held sccountabio to popular election. The distribution of govern- mental powers among numbers of irresponsible offi- cers is growing more and more unpopular. and, while the American peopie will never tolerate an absolute one-man power or despotism, will go far in the direction of fixing « definite oficial responsibility. Tho modern principle suggests an increase of the powers of the Mayor, the idea being that the people will rouse themselves sufficiently at the election of a single responsible head of the municipality to se- cure almost invariably » good and competent man.” A WEIGHTY OPINION. i ‘The last expression upon this branch of the subject is from an authority which gives it great point and weight :-— “The Mayor of New York is notin a similar i- tion to the executive chief ot the State or the United States. The President and the Governor are subject only to the legislative control of bodies over which they respectively exercise the veto power, while the Mayor of New York is constantly under the control of the State Le ® to an ex- tent which makes him an executive officer entirely subordinate to the State authorities. In this view there is no danger that the sole power of appointment would make hima supreme, or even dangerously pow- erful, expecially so long as he could not remove from office without the concurrent action of the Governor of the State, The advocates of placing the absolute power of appointment in the rg do not advocate the abolition of the provisions of law requiring con- current action of the Governor in eases of removal, for the reason that if the Mayor could remove as well aa appoint at pleasure, he would be too powerful. They contend, however, that #0 long as the necessity of concurrent gubernatorial action in removals re- mains it is entirely #afe and wise to confer the sole »wer of appointment upon the Mayor, and fix upon im full responsibiiity for his administration. “Tt is fair to say that this view of the case ts urged without reference solely to the present political miatus and relations of the Mayor and the Governor, but with the consideration of the porsibility of the next Governor being a republican or otherwise differing in opinion from the Mayor. . 4, PUBLIC WORKS AND DOCKS. In regari to the question, “Ought the Depart- ment of Public Works and Docks to be consolidated by Legislative action?’ the following observation is cited :— . “There is considerable probability that such a measure will be urged on grounds of veonomy. The Dock Department is a very expensive one, strong arjuments will be urged this wiuter iu favor of put- ting all the operative working forces of the city under one chief, An authority,at present the highest, takes, however, this grou “T don’t think itwill be done. The Department of Public Works is now so enormous thet home of its dutics are unavoidably neglected. What were in old times several distinct and important of tho city government, including three or four elective officers, Lave beou wltesdy consolidated into this one ‘The Street Commicsioncr, the Commissioner of Lampe ond Gas, the Commissioner of irs and Supplics, and the Board of three Water Commisefoners, who used to be — appointed by the Mayor—all these officera and their are inerged in the departinent wader Mr. Campbell's control. The consolidation was effected by William ML. Tweed, who, at first modestly accepting the Deputy Commissionership, next became full Commissioner of Public Works — apart ee eats on be no The patronage of thia mt, wl employs fniacuse numbers of laborers, exceeds tat of all the otly Only the patronage of the Comptroller's nd the Police Department are to be compared it, Neither the political influence nor the pow- ers and duties of the department ought to be in- ereased.”” Still another authority, ignoring the Department of Docks, contends. that “the Department of Public Works ought to have charge of all street improve- ments, & portion of which is now intrusted to th Park Commixs' 1 River, including ‘reyulating, grading and sew- This law is an anc . There is no seuse in it, no consistency. It should be abolished.” 5, THR COMPTROLLER AND CORPORATION ATTOR- . SRY, ‘The question whether Comptroller Kelly will be legislated out of office or not by @ bill making the of. fices of Gomptrolles aud Gorporation Gounsel eiee as might be supposed, very decided interest. “No measure to that end has yet been agreed npon,” says 4 trustworthy witness, “Bui, undoubtedly, & proposition to make both offices /elective will have many advocates.”” VERY DOUBTYUL. “A change of law reducing the salaries‘of both of- fices is very likely,” says one with unrivalled past and present opportunities for judging, “to be effected dur- ing the winter. But as to slew intended to get rid of the officers named, that is doubtful. So fur as the Corporation Counsel is concerned, nobody wants it done. Mr. Whitney is in accord with the new admin- istration, and his term expires about the same time with th. w Mayor's. Wherefore should he be dis- turbed ¢ Kelly is, to be sare, @ man more in the way. Very likely an attempt will be made, throngh the passage of # n@y city charter, to restrict hia power by making the office of Comptroller simply w disbursing one and transferring collections to another department. The power and political in- fluence of that office were enormously merease? for the benefit of Connolly. It now the markets anda hnge mass of appointments. It gives all re- ceipts and is the deporitory of all moneys for the city, and there has long been a dis; ition among the political opponents of the Tweed Ring, the King’s methods and the Ring's successors to curtail its vaet and growing sway.” CANNOT BE AND OUGET NOT TO BE DONE. It is the opinion of another high city official that the legislation of Mr, Kelly, expecially’ out of ofice, “neither can be nor ought to be done, In the first place, Mr. Kelly is a good Comptrolier; this nobody can deny. His positiveness and political power, toa, have enabled him to keep at arm's length a thousand men aiming at the city treasury, whom no other man could withstand. He is strong enongh to turn a deaf sunryogical political claimants, In fact Nh Comptrolier as far as 6 a pMblic officer in technical ability goes. whom the people have confidence, and it won't do to attempt to get rid of him for mere political reasons. “My opinion is, too, that neither the financial nor the law oflicer of the city should be an elective one-- not now, at least, when there are so many claims pending against the city. The pecuniary induce- taents to contractors to have friendly officiais iu these men’s places, and the great power of these contractors in the ward politics of the city, are things whieh tw- gether would result in the selection of men tor these two offices who would connive at irauds npon the treasy ‘There are now not loss than $20,000,000 of claims pending against the city, and if the opportunity were offered to-day or next spriag amy sum could be raised among claiaants to put compledsant men in the | offices of Comptroller and Corporation Counsel. Any man in either office could make £250,000 without the people being at all the wiser for it. ‘Lhe moment you elect the tivo most important functionaries of the city overntaent they cease to be respdnaible for the yor and he ceases to be responsible for them.” 6, SPRING ELECTIONS, ‘The question of clecting the Comptroller and the Corporation Counsel suggests the whole subject of spring municipal elections. “On this subject,” says an authority among the foremost, “it is conceded by many that the separation of municipal from general political contests is extremely desirable. With but one election a year municipal affairs get but littie public attention except in off yeurs, aud it wua the fact that this year but one State officer was voted for—and htat one a judge—that permitted the concentration of the popular mind upon the county ticket. ‘This fect seems almost to answer the argument that people, expecially the best. people, would not take sufficient interest in a strictly municipal contest at s spring election, The hard times have aroused in the popular mind an interest in questions of taxation greater than ‘was ever before exhibited, and, as the Hrraip pointed out three days before clection, caused a general, re- alizing sense of the fact that our principal burdens ‘are municipal ones. Having been educated up to this point good and responsible citizens would be quite as likely to turn out, to register and to vote, at spring municipal as at fall general elections. “Nevertheleas there remains against the scheme of spring elections the strong argument of the great expense they would involve and the damage to be caused by the diversion of the minds of people trom their private, business affairs. Democratic partisans urge the objection, too, that separation of general and municipal elections would decrease the party vote for the general ticket, becanse the interested ex- ertions of candidates for local offices, such as Alder- men, have great effect in bringing to the polls voters who support the entire ticket.” 7. ‘THE BOARD OF. APPORTIONMENT. In regard to the Board of Apportionment and a pos- sible attempt to interfere with its powers, the con- stitutionality of the Board has been strongly attacked in a case now pending before the General Term of the Supreme Court of this department—that of Town- send (trustee) against the Mayor, in which itis argued that the power for 1 taxes for local purposes cannot be delegat at the of the Legislature to any nor can taxes be tion: and county of New York the Mayor, and Commonalty, in Common Couneil convened. Mr. Townsend contends thatthe expenses of city hfe yee mnst by the constitu- tion be provided for in every county in the State by the action of the Supervisors; that consolidation of the Board of Supervisors with the Board of Alder- men, and the merging of the county with the city in the case of New York, does not alter the application of this constituttonal provision; that the vesting in the Board of Apportionment, partially com} of appointed officers, of the power to in secrecy and without appeal, is a gross viol nm, not only of the present constitution of the State, but of the fundamental 4 upon which oar whole civil polity rests; that there is no warrant for cloth- ing @ partially appointed Board with legislative powers. Mr. Townsend further argues that if it be issible for the Legislature to delegate the tax erie power to a Board consisting of four per- sous, equally permissible to delegate such power to ome person, and that manner constitute sn absolute despot. Further, that the people have vested all their taxing power in the islature; that for every delegation of that power s warrant nrust be shown; that while the constitution uot only permits but commands delegation to boards of supervisors, it contains no- where any warrant for delegating tax levying suthor- ity to any other persons or person. He says:—The Board of Estimate and Apportionment, as it now ex- ista, is the culmination of a gradual development of a vicious course of legislation, consisting of tempo- rary expedients for partisen ends. It is the expres- sion of # personal government; it may be the best, if the ms are good, but it may be the worst, and will, if continued, prove to be the worst government ever in any commanity.” THE TENDENCY TO REACTION. On the whole, the views thus elicited indicate a re actionary tendency in respect to New York city affairs, which is likely to be modified and controlled by the firm, but eantious wishes of Mayor Cooper, to whom all members of the “combination” have thus far shown & disposition to defer. THE VICTORIOUS DEMOCRATS. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the New York county democracy was held last night in Claren- don Hall, Fast Thirteenth strect, Emanuel B, Hart in the chair, Bir. Louis Cohen acted as secretary, Mr. Hart made brief address, in which he. reviewed the late election and congratulated the county democracy on the resnits attained. Resolutions offered by Dr. Minor were then adopted congratulat- ing the people of the city and State on the trium) election of the people's ticket, headed by EAward Cooper, a8 an event that would secure on honest ad- ministration and a beneiit to the dernocracy in that it broke the grip of the one-man power, Dr. Minor offered a resolution to the effect that in order to secure to the democracy of this city the fruits of the, victory they so signally won Inst election a committee of one from each Senatorial distriet be ointed to confer with all democratic organizations oppoxed to Tammany Hall, with the object of forming one democratic organization in the eounty of New York which shall truly represent the whole democracy of this city, and be in sympathy with the democracy of the State and nation, The comtittee selected is as followw:—Fourth district, David Kelly; Fifth, F. A. Ransom; sixth, 8. C, Doug: Robert Powers; Eighth, J. D. Coughlin; also the Chairman and secretary o” the Hxecutive Committee and the Chairman of the County Com- mittee. ‘The meeting then adjourned. COUNTY CANVASSERS, AN ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT SRRVED UPON THEM—EPORT OF THR COMMITTER ON PROTESTS, ‘The Board of Aldermen, met again yoeterduy aaa Board of County Canvarsers, in order to teke section upon the various protests that have been presented during the counting of the votes, These matters were all referred to the Committes on Protests, who yester- day presented the following report :— ‘The Committee on Protests of the Board of County Can vassers, to whom was refe at Various tines during the Vy, iti several cases econtwined ju inhod fact that the of the Board of Canvaanors are in the tain ministerial, and 0 power soemingly in Board to perform Jogivlative and exceucive business. It is wot oven in their power errors in the statetwent. The power is vested in the district canvaesers alone. To inaugurate an investication or to give heed to the many protests referred te your eommittes would be simply @ of time and labor, If wroug has been dewe and been committed #0 grave as te of the aggrieved may be found in the lative body to whicl the wagrioved perron is a eandidute should any ouch caso arise The committer, therefore, respect: fully reqiwst to be discharged 1 of sick protest herawith aceompan rowuit, the remedy ourte or im the } a The committee was then dischurged, and the pro- teste were ordered to be placed on file. ‘The members of the Buard were bere served with an order, issued by Judge Lawrence, of the Supreme Conrt, by which they are commanded to show cause to-day why the Inspectors of the Eleventh clec- tion "dis of the Assembly district should uot be sent in order thot an mn them to correct opportunity might be the returns. ‘The order was obtained by Mr. Wa ner, the counsel for Jacob A. Hatzel, who claims he received a lage uumber of votes than his colleasue, ‘Mr. George 1. Both gentlemen were candidates efor District Aldermen on the Tammuny ticket, and the canvaesers declared Mr, Hall to be elected, ‘The mutter will come up in the Supreme, Court to-day. On last Saturday, when the Board wera canvassing the ‘Twenty-tourth ward, the vote for Mayor in the annexed district was given out as showing a ina- jority for Mr, Cooper. At yesterday's session 4% mo- tion Was inade to correct’ these returns, which w: done. The result showa that Cooper received i+ vows and Schell 145 votes, The Doard then adjourned until Wednesday, when the official result of the canyuss will be announced, KLNGS COUNTY. Tho Kings County Board of Canvassers resumed their lubors yesterday, and canvassed the vote for Tustievs of the Court of Appeals, Congress, Asseni- biy, Justice of Sessions, Charity Commissioners and Sheriff, in the Seventveth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, ‘Twentieth, ‘Twenty ‘Swenty-secoud and ‘ty ty-third wards, The canvass did not show any change in the results as previously published, ELECTION SUPE LVISORS, James Counolly was before United States. Commts- sioner Shields yesterday, charged with interfering with Henry Hurt, one of the Supervisors of Le on the day of election, in the Sixth election y ‘Bs Cistri lect of duty in Peuth lection ct of the Fourth Assembly district, in failing to give a rstarn the votes cast for Michacl Burns and Nicholas Haughton, Aldermen-at-Large. Tt’ was shown that the neglect was not wilful and the defendants were discharged. CRUELTY oe STORY OF A SAILOR WHO Is AM POR PIRACY —-PROVEEDINGS 1N COUWE YESTERDAY. Daniel Muguire, second mate; John Maguire, bout- swain, and Thomas Marsden, seaman, of the English bark J. Walter Scanmall, of St. John, N. B., were ON & States Commissioner Osborne, charged, on the in formation of the British Consul, with insubordina- tion, piracy and attempt to murder on board the above mentioned vessel. In conseqnence of the abs sence of the Consnl and the engugement of ox-Judge case was Tomunded without investigation until to- morrow. In conversation after the adjournment Daniel Maguire said that Carl T. Themstrom was captain of the bark, and then went on to tell the story of his wrongs, which in substance was as fol- lows:— » shipped at Valparaiso five mouths ago, and ar- rived in the Erie Basin, in’ Drooklyn, ou Thursday afternoon. The bark left Valparaiso, in ballast, for Iquique, Peru, five mouths ayo, where she arrived- after # seven days’ voyage, and loaded with nitrate of soda for New York. After the vexsel hud been on her voyaye seven days the captain's cruelty inspired fear and terror in the crew. On ono occasion the sail maker injured his wrist, and it was greatly swollen. A part of his. duty was to tuke his ‘trick’ “at the wheel, ‘and = when he was called on to do so he asked to be retired. Tho captain was greatly excited, and threatened to cut the sailmaker’s arn off, and insisted upon his going to the wheel. On another occasion a small piece of vus had fouled the topgallant #heet, und the ordered the mate to send a man to clear it. 1 but as he did not move tat enough to please the cap- tain he ordered me to send two more men up. He then called on me to send two more men, whic! with the one who wus already aloft shaking out the sail, made six. ‘The sail was fluttering in the wind, and he wanted it made up again until the shect was clear, and to do this he ordered two more men up. One of the last two men sent up was an Italian, and while my back was turned he returned to the deck. The captain secing him, called out to me, ‘I want two men aloft.’ “magR, GO"ALOYT.”” “Treplied that I had sent two men, and then he turned on me and said, ‘Now, then, go up yourself.’ I refused to go because there were more men than were useful already aloft. Itold him there was no neces- sity and that it was ny watch below, and that I wouldn’t go aloft to suit his whim and caprice. Later I was sent for by the captain and was told by him that he had nothing more for me to do as second officer of the ship, and that I was to take my traps forward. I complied, and was shortly afterward sitting on the forecastie head trying a new revolver I had purchased, I fireda shot at a pigeon over the bow The captain sent the mute to me to take the pistol away, but I refused to give it up, but I promised to put it away and not use it any more. On this the captain ordere the mate to bring me eft and put mein irons. I was in the forecastle a few hours later, when the captain and all of the crew approached me. They were armed, the officers with pistols and the seamen with sticks. The captain told the men that I meant to kill all on board, and that I wanted to take the ship. I at once surrendered. I was put in irons, but the hand- cuffs were so large that I slipped them over my wrists and threw them overboard. The captain afterward ordered me to be tied by the hands and feet, and then gave orders to the carpenter to make stocks for me. These were made too small, and they chafed and hurt my legs, but the captain refused to have them made larger. I begged and prayed for this to be done, and at length the carpenter enlarged them on his own onaibility, but still they were too small and I suffered severely. I was kept in these stocks fourteen or fifteen hours a day, and when out of them was handcuffed.” John Maguire and John Marsden confirmed this story to some extent, DOES, SHE?—ONE YEAR. “Your wife, here,” said the Fifty-seventh Street Court Judge to a large man, with a villanous coun- tenance, ‘‘says you beat her.” “Does she ?”” “She says you have little children whom you also deat. ‘be tale ta gtve her rt, but a * me you give no poppe! » but 8] her hard-earned mow, drink, Bow 4, in utory shows you to be a brute and I'll treat you as such.” “Out it short.”’ “Moore, I sentence you to the Island for a year. If you come here again on the same charge be sure the same fate awaits you.” SUGAR SAMPLING. The following regulations for the sampling of im- ported sugars by merchant samplers while the mer- chandise is in the custody of the government are pre- scribed, and will be enforced by the officers of the customs :— Before sampling tho merehant sampler mast deliver to the inspector or storekveper in charge of the merchandise & written sampling order signed by the importer or con- signees of the more! bia authorized agew and giving thoroia the marks and 1 wvidor and Le verified by is allowed to remove t sumpling is done after the packw, the United Stat weigher Of tro sai Taust be indorsed on the sampling order and bo ve stated. ‘The sampling order will be Used ‘but once, and will be retained and filed by tho rUper inspector or atorekeaper, Tho sampling of sugar on Beebe tlhe Lamy witl'not be stlowed except by — ell poriniss wllector. Tho sampling of sugacby merchant samples must in all cases he dove under the per. sonal ieion of inspector, storekeeper or ott officer ‘The Burveyor In dleected to pro- ignts thee directions aud to instruct cuatome inspectors and woighers to cbaerve and ba yg naendr ee ~ report impily in writing wu, ing dove contrary thereto. saab ee MERTIPT, Collector. A “GRASS” WIDOW IN COURT. Mrs. Lucotta B, Conover resides at No. 34 Rector street, Newark. She has a daughter—Mra. Jeunie Lee, a “yrasy” widow, Jennie was married five yoars ago, when she was fifteen years of age. She has two children, Her husband abandoned her two years ‘o, and she went to live with her mother. Also ving with Mra, Conover was a boarder named Milton Khrgood, a married man. He aud Jennie developed such regard for each other that the anger of Mra. Conover was aroused, and the or- dered good from the house, She was disgusted, she said, with bis conduct, and her Fog gD she confessed, was not a bit better. Soon after Jennie left hor mother’s root, Yesterday she was arraigned in the Newark Police Gourt, at the instigation of her mother, on a eharge of living unlawfully with Ebr- good, Ehrgood was alao arrested, likewise the pro- prietor of the hotse where they stopped, one Christo. pher Wagner, Jonnie was given @ severe magisterial factars and let go. Ehrgood was fined $20 andl Wag- ner was held for examination. IN THE CAUSE OF CHARITY. * The following contributions were received in the Hrnarp office yesterday for Mrs. Bengel, 24 Bust $1 My Wife andl......... $1 6 One who would give more be Mile. Ida, $9 20 tor yellow fever # rs. | and brought up for examination yesterday before United | | every Ditteuhocter, who appeared for the defendauts, the | BUSINESS TROUBLES, STORMY MEETING OF THE CREDITORS OF CHARLES DEVLIN, YEE ClTY CONTRACTOR— LAWYERS NEARLY COMING TO BLOWS. ‘The usual monotony of creditors’ incetings in bank, ruptcy was broken yesterday before Register Little in the case of Charles Devlin, the city contractor and bondsman of the late Boss Tweed, in which a secret arrangement made for the choice of an assignee was frustrated by a “double cross,” causing a lively fight tmong the three parties diroctly interested. When the meeting was Openta the Register celled for the proofs ‘of debt, and thirty-three claims were sub- | initted aygregating $303,000, among the number being three of Sazanel Donaldson, $105,309; Lhomas Hope, $40,804; Anthony 3. Hope, $31,000; John B. Dey- Kin, $12,000; Messrs. Marin, $1,021; D.C. Birdswll, $1,609, Mr, R. 8, Newcombe, at- torney for the bankrupt, filed — twenty-four Proofs, all of which were objected to by Messrs, Marriu, Cronin und Birdsall on behalf of themselves and other creditors on the ground that they were bn the Interest of the banicrupt and were to be used to iuiucuee tie appointment of an assignee. Mr. Liver- move, tor the bankrupt, objected to the claims of the Messrs. Marrin, on the ground that they were ficti- tious, and when all tho clsims were entered it was found thut objections had been made against all but three, represented by D.C, Birdsall, BR ha Tudge © postpow the selection of an assignee until decided upon the validity: of the The Measrs, Marrin thea proposed ignes be loft to the three ose claims were not objected to. ‘his Was agroed to by all parties present, and a stipnla- tion to that effect wax onterod on the Reyister’s minutes, My. Birdsall, attorney zor the thre: credit- ors named, cast his yote for Vrederick Lewis as as- signoe. Lninodiately the Mesera, Marrin jumped to their sect and said they withdrew the stipalation newed theiz objections; they did not object to bat they did object to the manner of the elevtion, to sake a stipulation and then have the patties waive it when the result proved unfavorably to them. One of the Messr Tarriu replied that the yote was a fraud ors, a3 Mr. Birdsall had promixed him and others to vote forJoan H. Platt as assignee. Mr, Birdsall stated that he had made no such promise; he had said that he was suxious to have Mr. Platt appointed; that he wae an exccliont man in respect ‘and he had no_ objections to him: he had, howevér, me fo the prepared to vote tor Mr, Le was_his friend, and had been assignee in s. Mr. Marrin Toéterated his statement indorsed by his nd, becoming greatly excited, shook his fist at Mr. Birdsall, who was sitting it : of the Regixter’s table, and ch ddeceit, Mr Birdsall jumped up trom his chair, d, reachiny ovex the table toward the brothers Mur- uted that he would not be called atyand by One of the Marcins replied in an angry ‘ou area miserable cheat!” repexting the words severel tir Register Litdle tatcrposed and pre- vented the quiet was soon restored. Mr. Newcombo, attorney for the bankrupt, insisted thai the vote was regular and should be sustained, for, trking the statemnents of Mes<rs, Merrin and Cronin as made by them, they evidently attempted @ deception “pon the creditors.” They agreed in open court that these creditors should yote for an assignee, implying that they had made no secre‘ arrangemeat wich Mr. Birdsall, and without disclosing to the other creditors that they had made a secret arrangement whereby he was to vote for their nominee, which if done would have been a deception upon the other croditors, as they had uo knowledge of any such secret arrangement. Mr. Newcombe further said that he would have voted for Lugene Ring as assignee except for the stipuletion upon which he was induced to enter during the mecting, and that he had never spoken to Mr. Birdsall about the assignee, Register Little finally decided that he would submit the whole matter to Judge Choate to decide who should be the assignee. ASSIGNMENTS, Henry Siede, dealer in furs at No. 552 Broadway, made an assignmené yesterday to Louis Roessel, with preferences to the amount of $16,119 15, of which $11,478 95 is to his wife. Depression in the fur trade wes the main cause of his failure, having lost money for over two years past. His liabilities are about $30,000; the assets consist of stock and book accounts, his real estate in Brooklyn being in his wife's name, Silberstein & Gressman, dealers in clothing at No, 424 Grand sirect and at No. 2 avenue A, made an as- signment yesterday to Mayer H. Goldschmidt. Prefer- ences are given to seven creditors tor $8,447 84. ‘Their liabilities amount to sbout $25,000; the assets consist of the stock in the two stores, which will probably realize $10,000, John Ready, boots and shoes, at No. 208 Broadway, made @n assignment, with preferences for $1,000 to Edwin N. Doll. He bas been in business many years and was suypoees to be worth $30,000, Julins Weinburg, dealer in fancy goods at No. 290 Bleecker street, made an assignment yesterday to Julius L. Goldenberg, with preferences for $2,090. The liabilities are estimated at about $15,000 and his stock is nominally valued at $20,000. He has been in business ten yeurs, Meyer Freeman, dealer in clothing at No. 256 Bow- ery, made an assigument yeaterday to Michael J. Mur- phy. Ten creditors are preferred for $499 72, Samuel Levien, dealer in clothing on Fourth aye- nue, made an assignment yesterday to Isidor Hymes, preferences being given for $1,714 95, ‘The creditors of Stephen Roberta, boat builder, at No. 368 South strect, met yeste®lay at the oitice of Register Ketchum. Schedules were presented show- ing liabilities to the amount of $63,000, and John H. Platt was appointed referce, Ata mecting of the creditors of David V. Howell, held at the office of Register Ketchum, acheduies were presented showing liabilities amounting to $26,300, and Irving Ward was elected assignee. A meeting of the creditors of Henry Otten, dealer in lime, &c., was held yesterday at the office of Reyis- ter Little. The schedules showed Mubilities amount- ing to $117,000. A number of claims were passed, and Terence Carroll was elected assignee. In the Court of Common Pleas there were filed, yes- terday, the schedules in the matter of the assignment of Michael Schacht to Heary Schumacher. The lia- bilities are stated at $114,680 93, nominal assets at $99,539 60, and real assets at $9,050. The cause of the difference between the real and nominal assots is attributed to the great depreciation in real estate. Among the principal creditors ure Pierre Lausen, $10,000; John Fuerbach, $12,000; Julius Kaesebaum, pd and the executors of C. F. Dambinann, ‘There were also filed in the same court the sched- vles tn the matter of the assigninent of Aamilton Wood to J. B. Gunning, The debts anouat to 11,961 12, nominal Assets $11,257 59 and real asseta 1,512 17. THE COTTON EXCHANGE, A meeting of the members of the Cotton Exchange was held yesterday afternoon to discuss changes in the bylaws and rules, Which were proposed by the Board of Managers. President Watts occupied the chair and Secretary Tilleston read the amendments adoptel by the Board. The following aro some of —“Heroalter ‘pata and eails’ will “The Arbitration Committeo shall consist of seven instead of tye mombera.” The penalty for giving fictitious names in transferring orders shall be suspension instead of expulsion.” 11 claims between creditor aud debtor eba!l be wet- tled on the average quotations of the day of the failure, insteal of article 11, which reads :—* member of the Ex-han,e who closes his accounte wit! a feilod momber, and finds himself indebted to such member for differences on purchase or sale of con- tracts for futnre delivery, shall within five daya of said failure pay po tho Snperintendent & certitied check for the amount of such indedte \- ness, drawn payable to the order of the chairman of the Sapervisory Committers, and tuke & receipt for the same.’ "The chairman of the Supervisory Com- iiittes, avcording to the prevent rule, is obliged to de- posit wach check in bank, and this article was changed sO as to prevent eveditors outside of the Rxchange frum laying any claim to the money. An amendment to ‘article ¥, wection 1, wan read. It provides that cot- ton shall be weighed before being sampled, and «ll loore cotton and top samples made or taken from bales in process of beet / shall be the property of the buyer, and in lieu of the set of samples received by the seller for tho purpose of comparison or arbi- tration he shall, upon his bill to the buyer, make an allowance of six vunces for each and every sample so received by him, It was decided that # meting of the members of the Exchange should be held to-morrow tu vote on tho proposed ainendments, THE W ESTERN RAILROAD WAR, It is expocted that the quarrel, which bas existed for the past week between the Atlantic and Great Western, the Cleveland, Columbus, Cinciunati and Andivnapolis and Panbendle roads, whereby Eastern passonger tickets from St. Louis, Cincinnati and other veetern cities have been cnt, will soon be settled. A moeting (o be beld at Pitteburg of railroad managers of lines ruuning eaatward from Cinciunati, has been called for that purpose. After Junuary 1, wecorting to_s decision of the Cen- tral Association of General whet and Passenger Agents, 15u pounds of free yo will be the limit tor cacli passenger, and round trip tickets over land grant rowds will be abolished, nangeiasietrteaesien A MYSTERIOUS DEATH. Stephen Jones, a sailor, arrived in this city a fow days ago from the East Indies and engaged board at No. 41 Oliver street. He wae missed yesterday, and nm recs $5 for entureli, and from two little girls, Gussie and | on his room being searched he was disvovered on the | ved lained feeling un- ‘The sailor had comp! ister Liitle | | announced that unless the creditors agreed le would Teyister Litie said it was rathor unusual | meoting | od lawyers from coming to blows, and ; well the night previous, and bad casually remarked that he had heen wounded on the head. He did not, however, make any further statement. His death Was reported at the Coroger® office yesterday, and Deputy Coroner Millcr will mako ua eslopsy om the body to-day. —_—— + oo MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, ENGAGED. CastLRBERG—LYoN.—Husny CasTrZBena, of Balt more, to Appr Lyon, of New York. No cards, Philadelphia and Chicago papers please copy. MARRIED. Kmxuam.—New York, November 13, 1878, Charles Wallace, of Lake Mahopac, E, H. to Miss Atta Kiraiam, all of this city, Sunsx—-Ruvx.—Ou November Li, at the of the bride's mother, Passaic, J., by the Rev. H. R, Nye, B. UNNY, Of Ghtenge. DD), and Neti Cy daughter of the late James T, Bhuc, of Brooklyn, DIED. Asnrox.—On Sunday, November 17, Starwew Asm ~_ in his 79th year, son Tuesday, 19th inst, at three esidence, 66 Morton st. it. ‘3B ¢.—On the ith inst, Mancaner A. wife of Thomas Browne, aged SL years, 1 Funeral from her lato residence, $34 9th ay., to-day (Tuesday), at one P.M. Cas Sunday, November 17, Ergan W., the be loved son of Cornelius A. and Kate Casay, aged 8 years apd 5 months. Relatives and friends of the family are invited ta end the funeral, which takes plice on Tuesday, 19, at the residence of his parents, No. it., at two o'clock. on the 16th of November, loved wife of Thomas Corley. Frueral from the Church of the Beloved Disciple, 80th st. and Madison ay., at one o'clock, Tuesday, Cockkrini.—On Monday, November 18, Krrry, brit oz Thomas and Catherine Cockerill, in her Oth your. | Notice hereafter, Cowexnoven.—Suddenly, at New Brunswick, N. J., November 18, 1878, Nichotas R, CowknHoven, in his 79th year, Notice of {umeval hereafter, Davres.—On Monday, November 18, Luoyp L, Da- virs son of the late Rev. Thomas Tloyd Davies, aged the b 35 your: ¥ ral from his late residence, 855 34 av., on Wed pyember 20, at one P. M. On Sunday evening, November 17, 1878, , WiLitan L., aged 24 years, 4 months . and the late Charles M, and friends of the family are respectful: invited to atten | the funeral, from his mother's reek dence, 182 Mudison iv., on Thursday, November 21, at one P. M, Poorrxc.—On Monday, 18th inst., MaRGaRET ANN in the ilth year of her age, daughter of Edward Kute Dooling. Friends ure invited to attend the funeral, from he ahh residence, 37 East $24 st., Wednesday, at ont Furntss.—On Sunday morning, November 17, 1878, after a brief illness, of pleuropneumonia, HanrMan K, | Powntes, His relatives and fetonds are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Tuesday morning, 19th inst., at halt-past ten o'clock, from St, Michael's Church, 99th st. and 10th ay., without further notice, HeipQuabrens, 211 40H Av.—Members of the “Old Guard” are roquested to assemble at the armory, this (Gnesday} morning, at bait-past nine o'clock, in citi- zon's dveas, to attendthe funeral of our late comrade Harrwan K. Founiss, CHAS. H. TODD, Captsin Commanding. Havrnrx.--Hanwxat Lopex, No. 457, F. anp A. M.— Brethren—You arc hereby summoned to attend @ munication of the lodge, on Wednesday at hulf-past eleven o'clock, for the puyy ot ng the funoral of our late brother, Jacob P. LEWIS HOPNER, Master. Hxvtvirip.—In this city. on Sunday, November 11, 1478, Maxy E., wife of Rey. Edwin F. Hattield, D. D., and danghter of the late Jacob B. Taylor. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funcral services at the Church of the Covenant (Dr. Vincent's), corner Park ay. and 35th st., on Wednesday, 20th inst., at three o'clock P. M, Friends are kindly requested not to vend flowers. Havemnyen,—The funeral of the late ALBERT Have- rYeR, Jr., who died on the 8th inst., at San Gabricl, Cal., will take id at 317 Wost 14th st., on Tuesday, the 19th inst.,ten A, M. Relatives and friends of the deceased are respectfullly invited. Hvaty.—November 17, Many A, H&aty, aged years. Her funeral will take place on Tuesday, 19th inst. at two o'clock P. M., from 69 Madison st. Keery.—On the 18th inst., Mrs. Bumorr Kre.x, relict of Joseph Keely, of Eskaroon, county Meath, Ireland, in her 72d year. o incral on Wednesday, at one o'clock, from reaidence of her son-in-law, Martin McDonnell, Fest 10th st. Relatives and friends are res] invited to attend, Kerr.—In Philadelphia, November 18, Amu Hy widow of John J. Kerr, and daughter of thelate Tumis ‘Van Brunt, . Kirny.—On Sunday, November 17, Mrs. ANNA | Kinny, cldest daughter of P, Lynan, Esq., aged years. Relatives and friends are res ‘all; attend the faneral, from the erlipvaet Sra is No, 12 Willoughby a 20th inst., at nine IN Joseph's Church, Pucit » wt ten o'clock A, M. O'Ngu..—At Allogany, N. Y., November 17, 1878 James O' NEIL, in the 19th year of his age. Relatives aud friends of the family are respectfully invited to atiend the funeral, from St. Anthony's beer peg ney nanwnees a roan np as mass wi fe for the repose o! soul, on Wednes- any November 20, at ten A. M, ALSER.—At Belleville, N. J., on the 17th inst., of typuo-malarial fever aud’ puoumonia, on tos higher life, Mania Kino, wife of J. B, Palser and youngest daughter of the late Jerome B, King, in the No chilling winds, nor poisonous breath Can reach that hearaniy shore: Sickness and sorrow, pain and death Are felt and feared no more. Funeral on Tuesday, the 19th, at one o'clock P. M, Relatives and fricnds are invited, without further no- tive. Twelve o’clock train from New York on the ‘New York and Greenwood Lake Kailway to Montgom- ery station. yFF..—Suddenly, on Friday, November 15. Jamxs D. Payre. toad, the tunaral, trom, bis ato reaidsnoe, Nos 19 a e funeral, from No. 12 a at.. on Tuesday, the 19th inst., at two o'clock Rorren.—On the 18th inst., at St. Luke's Hospital, Ropexrt Porren, aged 43 pete. Funeral service at St. Luke's Hospital, at ten A. 19th inst., and thence by train from Grand a to Woodlawn Cemetery, at 11:30 A. M, ¥.—On Monday, November 18, James H. Rax, in the 79th year of hin ‘age. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, at St. Poter’s Church, $42 West 20th st., on Wednesday, November 20, at tem o*elock A. M. at.-On Monday, November 18, Jamxs ReADYHO! Reapyiuvons, aged 62 years, a bg) bid are Bo mi £ attend the funeral, to- ay, -past two o'clock, from his late residence, eo av., np nae pMETTR.—A solemn anniversary juiem mass will be offered for the repose of the foo y of Eeruxa M. Rocuerrs, wt the Church of Saint Vincent de Paul, on Tuesday morning, November 19, at nine o'clock, Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Ityan.—On Sunday, November 17, Ryan, aged 5 years, Funeral from his late residence, 235 Mulbet Btey hig herp pas pe 2. at two cay P.M. LLL. , Novem! , CELRESTIA, youngest dunghter of James H. and Annie Sheila, aged 1 year and 4 months. ‘The funeral will take place from the residence of her parents, 734 Clinton st.,on Lucsday, November 19, at two P. Mi, sharp, Suira.—On Monday, after a short illness, Mra, Hannan CULLY Sarr, wife of Milton Smith. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, from her late residence, 424 West 44th st, on Wednesdey, at one o'clock P. M. Surra.—Monday, Noveryber 18, Mrs, Lovisr Sutra, the beloved wife of William Smith, Funeral will take place on ‘Thursday next, at two P.M, from 4% James st. Relatives and friends are invited to attend, SrkvENs.—November 17, 1878, LInurk BELLE, young- est daughter of Henry E. and Mary J. Stevens, in ner bth year. ral services ‘Tuesday, November 19, 1878, at o1 M., from 240 West 55th at, ‘Tam —November 17, Parnick Tasaant, aged 12 years, al Ko. et Kast 12th at. lutives an lends 0: io family are res] invited to attend the funeral, on "Tusotay, the inst., at two o'clock P.M. Tation.—Saturday, November 16, Fnank L. Tare Lon, son of the late James and Jane £. Taylor. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at tend the funeral services, this (Tuesday) morning, at half-past ten, from St. James’ Church, corner of La — ay. aud St. James’ place, sem AN Denvoont,—On November 18, 1878, Mrs. Emma Vax Denvoort, 4 years of age, wife of Charles B, Van Dervoort. Funeral services at the Church of tire Reconeilia- tion, Sint #t., near 2d av., on Tuesday, November 19, 18, at twelve o'clock M. préecixely. Wann.—At Plainfield, N.J., on Sunday, November 17, wt the rosidence of her stepfather, Dr. R. Hy Westervelt, Mrs, Mary Nyx Evtw Wann, aged 2 years, ’ Vunerel eervices at the hovse, Peace st., next to cor- nov of Sth st, on Tuesday, 19th inst., at half-past two cy Train Jeaves foot Liberty st, New York, at 1 : » Reeves Spd friends are invited to attend withont farther notico. Interment at Huckonsack, N. dey en Wednesday, 20th fat, at oe o'clock, . yasemrineD.—On Sunday evening, Noveanber 1%, 1878, Miss Devons A. Wrstnns uth, wife of Cor: nelius Westerfield, in the 8lst year of her Relatives and friends are tnyited to. attend. the funeral, from her late residence, No. 337 West 22d at, on Wedacsday, November 20, at cleven o'clock, Wai Ju Mouday atteroon, November i. Susan Jumvarp, wife of John Q. Wheeler, 70 years. itheral services at her lato reatfouce, 16 West 4th on Wednesday, the 2th thet, at threo D. Me In- termont at Seymour, Conn., ow Thw le Hartford and Now Haveu' papors please copy, Wrrecitm.~On Sunday, November 17, Iba Jy danghtor ot Jobo aud Justina Witschief. Relatives gud friends ar soguestes. to the fupecal, on Tuesday, at one o's fiery ne