The New York Herald Newspaper, December 25, 1878, Page 6

6 SORRY NEWS. A Sorrowful Christmas for the Man- hattan Bank Depositors. EFFECT OF TIE INJUNCTION. What President Schell Has to Say—The Probable Outcome. ‘The startling announcement in yesterday's HERALD that an injunction had been served on the officers of the Manhattan Savings Bank, restraining them from re- suming payment om Friday, the 27th, added a keener chill to the biting blasts of the blustering day and changed many an intended Christmas box to a box on the ear. Sixty days ago the Manhattan's vaults were opened and three millions of the people’s money were taken. Availing themselves very naturally of one of their bylaws, the directors announced that no money would be paid owt until that time had expired. In- convenient as this was to many depositors in mode- rate circumstances it was accepted with good grace, and calculations based on sixty days were freely made. As none of the bonds or other securities had been re- covered the bank secured relief from Congress, dupli- tate bonds being ordered in its interest. So far as the public knew that relief ended all embarrassment, and from one end of the city to the other the best of feeling obtained, and even those depositors who were most inconvenienced said, “Well, it’s all right at last.” ‘The Henaxp annonnced the approaching expiration of the sixty days, and, inferring from the silence of the bank officials and the fact of the substantial relief afforded the bank that resumption on the 27th was a certainty, took great pleasure in so saying. There ‘was no denial by the bank or its officers, and thou- sands of homes were made happy in anticipation of the addition to their cash funds at this taxing season of the year. It would be practically impossible to overestimate the amount of comfort derived from the contemplation alone of the speedy realization of these aasets so long withheld, A SAD DISAPPOINTMENT. ‘Then comes the report in the Henatp that Judge Ingalls has granted an injunction restraining the offi- cers of the Manhattan Savings Institution from pay- ing out “to any one any of the funds belonging to the institution until the further order of the Court.” Hada lump of ice been pushed down the neck of every depositor, had a wet blanket been suddenly clasped about his already chilled anatomy, greater surprise and consternation could not have been caused. So great was the excitement, so general and widespread the disappointment that it was deemed wise to obtain from the officers of the institution the inside facts to spread before the depositors. President Schell, a bald headed, large spectacled, round cheeked, happy faced man, of apparently fifty years of age, sat smiling in his cosey parlor yesterday and welcomed the Heratp reporter with a cordiality characteristic of himself and his brother Augustus and uncle Dick, In reply to # question President Schell, looking solemn and wise, said:—*“The HERALD shall certainly know and understand the entire case. ‘The relief afforded the bank by Congress is gub- stantial and sufficient, when we get it.” “Why not get it at once?” ‘THE CAUSE OF THE DELAY. “The bill was signed by the President last Friday. Vice President James M. McLean was in Washington to attend to the matter immediately, but the Secre- tary of the Treasury was so occupied with other matters, so generally busy, that he had no time to attend to it.” “I don’t see that there is any special ‘it’ to attend that’s all-we want; but the complications are such that the department is anxious to surround it with every possible safeguard.” “When do you think you will have the duplicate bonds?” “Well we hope it won't be very long after the re- assembling of Congress. Congress has adjourned, you know, till after the holidays.” “And then?” “Well, then, we have to obtain the duplicates of the Wew York city bonds.” “What for?” “They are part of the bank’s assets—say $850,000— and we must have all our assets, of course.” “Who has authority to issue them?” No one without the authority of the Legislature. No city bonds are valid unless authorized by the Btate Leyivlature.”” “In other words, then, you don’t purpose resuming until after the Legislature meets and passes a relief bill, the Governor signs it and the New York people print and issue the literal duplicates.'” “I don’t exactly say that. We shall, of course, be well in funds when we receive the United States bonds. Tt would require a lgng time to pay out what we would then have on hand’ “We may resume when we get the government bonds, but of that I can’t 5 clearly as yet.” dying from the resolution passed by your Finance Committee on the 19th inst., directing the sub-committee to confer with State officials and to lake such action 48 may be advised to extend the time f payment to depostors, this injunction of Jud; Ingalls 1s an emauation from yourselves—is it not We desired to do what is best, of ‘THE JaNrTOR. As Mr. Schell was speaking an elderly man entered the office, hat on, and, after a few moments’ conver- sation with the president, retired. His intensely re- Spectable appearance made an impression on the sus- ceptible observer, who unconsciously, influenced by some occult force, asked, “By the way, what’s become of your celebrated combination janitor P “That was the janitor,” replied President Schell, “he is still bere. is a perfectly honest wan, if ever there was one, “He looks well.” “Of course he does. He is not only good, but a thoroughly conscientious Christian man, a Metho- Gist coveganter, you know. Ob, yes, ho is as Lonest as man can be.’* “as it turned out, yes; but there isn’t a bank that didn’t leave just as important trusts with its jani- tor. Our misfortune bas given them the opportu- nity to cover up, however. But it’s all right.” THE BANK'S INTENTIONS. “To return to the depositors. This further delay will cause great discomfort and widespread embar- Fassment. What can tae say bo tue ure aged depositors? When is it probable you will begin tu pay out?” ‘e not in # position to name a day. In fact, ‘We prefer to glide nnostentatiously back to business; to resume, if possible, without any fuse or parade of our intentions, Every man will get every dollar, and that’s some comfort, but it is in the best interest of all concerned that this additional delay is made.” “Isn't it rather strange that this injunction comes Just now, when the sixty days are about out? Why Bot get it weeks ago?” “No, it's not strange, because we have hoped all along to recover our property, and when that svemed impossible we proceeded with all possible despatch to secure goveramental aid. There is one infelicity in our bylaws.” “What is it?” "4 spocify ‘sixty days’ as the time n demand before paying depositors. It might have béen four months or eix months just as weil, Then there would have been no trouble and 20 need of applying to the Bank Department, “But all other banks have the same bylaw. “$0 they have; but, as the superintendent said to ue when he examined our affuirs, ‘that's the mistake; it should have been made four months at lows! In further conversation Mr. Schell oxpres a belief that it would not now be long betory, every au who Wishea to draw lis money could do so, THE PUBLIC FRELING. It would be idie to deny or ignore the existence of deep seated indignation in the ranks uf the Manhat- t4n depositors. ‘There are some with accounts as high as $5,000, and many ranging from $3,000 to $1,000. Itis said that men who can afford’ to put $3,000 in @ savings bank canuot be called “poor men.” Perhaps not; but the men who can’t get their $3,000 out feel very decidedly as if they are poor mon. Several sensational storics have been circulated about these heavier depositors aud the ter- rible financial wreeks they have become in conse quence of the sixty day rule. But, as Mr, Schell very truly remarks, these men need find no difficulty iu borrowing in other banks on tho production of their passbook. ‘These ate not the ciass of sufferers to whom the HeaLp alludes. It is whose de- posits range from $100 to $600, who hi onomizod and saved to aecuinulate rent money, the doctor, the butcher, the baker aud the paper man-—men to Whom $60 represents six months of hard labor and conscicutious savings are the onus Who now eufler, A HARD CASE. Standing in the doorway of the bank yesterday was dy suit of black. vugh bis threadbare garb, and the or strect sported about him as it t wind lying with the gusty Broadway breove. He asked, “Is this story in the Henatp true—are we not to nave our Money on the 27th?’ is true, aud you are not to haye your money on the 27th, Have you any?” “Lhad. Iwas saving it for my November and De- cembor rent, for a suit of clothes and an wlater, for my Wife's winter outfit and konle things for the ehil- dien, its only $125, but since I put it in I have lost my place as @ clerk aud wy wile is i, igave my NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1878*-WITH SUPPLEMENT. landlord my word that I would pay him when the sixty days Were up, and we have lived from hand to mouth, Literally trading om expectancy. | My doctor ix a yood fellow, but he wants to be have told him he should have $15 ou Saturday. My butcher has us; 0 has the milkman. Now comes this disappointment. 1 can’t ask the landlord to wait, and I certainly can’t expect the butcher and the milkman to let my bills goon further. As forthe doctor, f know he calculates on my $15 to for a air of boots and some driving wristlets: vally © don't know what the deuce to do, I’m strapped abso- lately.” A DISAPPOLNTED MAIDEN. Not far from the classic slopes Fort Greene, Brooklyn, lives a disappointed maiden. She has kept school in the City of Churches nearly eleven years, aud all that time she has also “kept company” with a young gentleman, aclerk ina house in Hamburg. Their uous troth was pledged five sunny sum- mers since, on & it moonlit Fourth of July night, on the crest of Battle Hill. There Margaret gave her hand to Otto, and pledged her word that on the 25th of November, 1878, she would become his wife, Otto went home to Hamburg. Twice he has visited this country and twice in person has Margaret renewed her vows. She taught school dili- ently until the summer yacution, in duly lust, when she set about her trousseau work, In the Manhattan ik she had her sav- ings. in the Munhettan Bank she has them yet. When the report of the great robbery reached her she neurly fainted, but a girl of twenty-two who can check @ panic among 350 public school children paralyzed with tire-tear is not the girl to reaily faint. She simply grieved that as her $600 were not forth- coming she could not give her Otto the hand he waited for, Cheered somewhat by the assurance that “in sixty days” all would be well, she wrote to Otto and chee him with the promise that Christmas week should see her on her way. Christmas week is come. So is tama base Mae And yes: yy the veteran gatekeeper on the Brook- lyn side of the Fulton ferry said to his mate, ‘I say, darvey,do you see that young woman? Blast ney ry but she’s up to something. Keep a eye onto ‘Aud Jarvey dia. And it was well that he did, for before the Farragut had half bp sonr bya tnneecbopnesid bed the river aie a scream, aquick, nervous grasp by a vigorous — Ginn the broken hearted girl would have gone the way of many an unfortunate, and old Jarvey would not to-day be able to tell his romance to the world. A CHEKRLESS CHRISTMAS. Not a block away from the huge stone pier known as the bridge anchorage lives a tamily to whom this Christmas is as cheeriess as the grave. ‘The children are cold and hungry; there is no fire in the stove, no greens on the wall, no playthings on the floor. The mother, pale and suficring, washes for a few shillings aud nurses her three months’ babe forlove. The father, a competent mechanic, spends his days in search for work. On the 27th of Uctober they had mus in the bank, comfort in their home and hope in their hearts.” To-day they have money in the bank, penury and sickness in their home and sor- row in their hearts. It so happens that for the first time in seven years the head of the family is out of work, He tried every avenue in vain; he has borrowed on his credit, borrowed on his watch, bor- rowed on his overcoat, borrowed on his clock. Under ordinary circumstances he might have borrowed on his bank book, but these are extraordinary circum- stances, and he could get nothing. With his wife sick, his cl bungey; # new little one claiming time and attention and care, unhappy man has often been tempted; but thus far neither of the coward’s caves, drink and suicide, has caught him. ‘Hoping for relief when the sixty days should be rolled around, he cheered his wife when his owt tears choked him. Believing that on Friday he would be able to e money enough to clothe und feed his loved ones, has held before them pictures of a merry Christmas and vistas of a happy New Year. Christmas is here—the saddest one he ever knew. Where he and they will be on New Year's day Heaven only knows. ‘These extreme cases are but faint types of the uni- versal gloom. In certain detuils they may be harder than the average, but they only faintly represent the eral disappointment and discouragement that rood over thousands of homes, and for which there is no hope of immediate relief. The president and the directors are sanguine, however, and the fair probabilities are in favor of adelay of days rather than of mouths. CHARTER OAK CONSPIR4CY, Hanrrorp, Conn., Dec. 24, 1878. No better witness for the defence has been brought forward in the Charter Oak conspiracy trial than *Mr. EB. A. Stedman, actuary of the State Insurance Department, who was recalled this morning. He testifiel that several changes noticeable in the 1876 annual statement, prepared by the accused, were made with the ent to conform exactly to the State law, and thcre ap- peared to be no effort whatever to deceive the Insur- ance Department in,any way. He referred to Mr. Furber’s efforts to get at the exact condition@ofthe premium note account, his reduction cf this asset far below what it \had previously been reported at, and, continuing, witness asserted that this ac- count was never accurately kept until it had been overhauled at the instance of Furber and a new set of books 0} point was made in his admission that in this account fraud was more easily accomplished than in other, because it was very dificult to examine the Insurance Department seldom did examine it. ‘WEST VIRGINIA PROPERTY. The Court and jury were treated to an interesting and somewhat instructive lecture on the mineral re- sources, develo} and undeveloped, of West Vir- ginia, in the imony of Jedediah Hotchkiss, a mining rof Staunton, Va., who was called to testify as to the value of the Charter Oak's West Vir- ginia mining apis This witness had an unusual practice of giving a five uinutes’ answer to u single question, and frequently branched off into rather ir- relevant explanations and descriptions, yet he was so entertaining that in no instance was he even checked by the Court or his testimony objected to by the State. In placing a somewhat liberal appraisal upon the company’s coal and iron lands he recited in sup ort of his valuations the prices at which ad- lands, owned by A. Low, ot New York, and other parties, were held. He believed that the entire property of the comReRy, developed and undeveloped, was worth $500,000. On cross- examination the State endeavored to destroy this testimony by securing from hin an admission that much of hie business was devoted to preparing reports for prospective companies and in the interest of speculators, but he cleverly dodged this by stating that he had more engagements trom companies alteady established, and from capitalists who bought lands to hold and work for themselves. When asked whother he could find anybody in West Virginia who would pay the price he valued the lands at (325 to $30 per acre), he retorted that mining lands have a value inthe commercial world not governed by local valuations. A PRCULIAR TRANSACTION. President Clark, of the Higganum (Conn.) Manufac- turing Corporation, gave tue first clear expianation of this muddled financial transaction by the Charter Osk, under the Walkely management, that has been given during the trial. He valued the property, uary 1, 1877, at $900,000, and it carried $224,U00 insuranee on buildings, machinery and about $100,000 of stock. The appraisers called by the State valued it at $45,000,gor $60,000 less than the cost of the dam and reservoir, which gives 150 horse power. On cross-examination it was shown that this enter- prise bad been backed by the Charter Oak, which came out ® heavy loser in the end. The movtyago went to Furber, in 1877, as a part of his settlement made with Jewell in satisfaction of his claim sing from the contract under which he contributed assets in 1875. ‘Therefore the Charter Osk now has no interest in the property and the question of its value comes u; in the trial only as to the value of the mortgage hei by the Charter Oak at the time of the 1516 annual statement. The appraisals putin by the State and the defence respectively are $45,000 and $300,000, be- = which the jury have a liberal limit for specu- ation. . The Court adjourned to Thursday, when, under the arrangement conceded yesterday by the defence, the State will be allowed to reopen the case for the adinis- sion of testimony as 0 the valuo of the New York “downtown” property. This is a matter of very Great importance in the ev! for the State. THE BULGARIAN CROWN. To tre Epiron oy tae Henanp:— Thope the interference of the Emperor of Russia will not induce you to discontinue your praise. worthy efforts to supply the Bulgarians with a good, straightforward American king. L believe that a live republican, and @ prominent one at that, seated ona European throne would be a wholesome exam- ple for other monarchies, and would fond to liberal- ize all the crowns of tho Old World. Besides, Yankee king would be some pumpkins in Europe, with the yreat American nation at is back, You certainly “have ‘not yet exhausted the list of available candidates for the vacant throne. I do not remember to have seen suggested for the honor the name of the right royal looking Larry Jerome, of the convivial and commépolitan Sam Ward; of Chief Justice Quinn, who would carry under his crown « diadem of lezal lore; ot the portly Jenkins Van Behaick, who could pisce Bulgarian bonds at the greatest advantage; of Wick Scieil the Magnificent, who would giye usa million of green- backs all ronad; of Police Justice Duffy, whose very voice is regal in its xonorous roll, and for whowe ample brow the Buigarian ©: » if already be an ornament to any locks would bit not least, you seem to have strangely overlooked the knightly and ebivalrous se wavin, throne. Last, Henri de Bergh, whose reign would be a mixture of Philip the Good and the lion hearted Wi Please add these names to your list, and ob) AN EX-CONSUL DYING. Information has been ‘recoived by cable that ex- Consul at Marseilles Frank W. Potter, now in France, is a. When bis wife, a daughter of ex- State Senator Jolin Hopper, of Paterson, N. J., left her husband, iast spring, be was ili but not alarmingly #0, Mr, Potter is only thirty-two years ot age, ant before hits appointment by President Grant, im L918, edited and owned a republican paper in Newark. Mr, Votter is @ uative of Maine aud was educated at Harvard, CIty NEWS ITEMS. ‘The recent full of w in the West has greatly de- layed the arrival of mails in this city. Mary Irving fell from a window she was washing at No. 142 West Houston street, yesterday, and in- jured both her ankles. ‘The total tolls collected on the canals from the opening to the close of navigation this year amounted to $298,042 55, against $680,195 20 in 187, ‘The fall term of Trinity School closed yesterday with appropriate exercises in the chapel of the school building, corner of Forty-fifth street and Broadway. Major General Hancock has forwarded to the Cham- ber of Commerce $115 10, contributed by the officers and citizens of Fort +h aud Fort Custer, Montens, pa the widow and ch mof the late Lieutenant mner, George Shuman, aged seventeen, of No. 405 Second street, Ro ech om was Frocthiien. on an at 3 es ‘ront Adams’ ‘om ‘8 office in New Church street and sent to the C bers ‘Street Hospital. ‘The will of the late Rev. Anzel Leo was admitted to probate yesterday in the Surrogate’s Court. It is dated January 6, 1878, and bequeaths all his prop- erty, of whatever kind, to his wife, whom he ap- points as his sole excoutrix, In the greenhouse attached to the institution of the Sisters of Charity at Mount St. Vincent yester- day an overheated furnace ignited some inflanmable material and @ fire, which caused damage of $500 before it could be extinguished. ‘ Mrs. Whittemore, who loaned to the McAuley Mis- sion Carl Heiker's ‘Future of the Saviour,” is not, as stated, “one of MeAuley’s converts.” She has been known for a long time as a lady who has taken an ac- tive interest in the welfare of the mission, Michael Bowman, a homeless man, was held to answer a charge of forgery at the Tombs Police Court, yesterday, for having counterfeited the sig- nature of Charles F. O'Neill to an order for a night's lodging at a cheap lodging house on Centre strect. At the Tombs Police Court on Monday Mr. Charles Belcher, a Western merchant, who is stopping at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, chi Henry Huder with img swindied him out of $2,290 at “banco.” The peer was committed for trial in default of $1,000 The Police Commissioners, at their meeting yester- day, dismissed from the force Roundsman Charles O. Dooley, of the ‘Chirty-third; Patrolmen Samuel A. Sterns, of the Twenty-secoud; Patrick W. Devitt, of the Fith, and James Byrne, of the Thirty-third pre- cinct. Thomas E. Stevenson, 4 clerk residing on the cor- ner of 141st street and Willis avenue, while raen | the Harlem River Bridge last night, accidentally fel into the river. He was taken from the water in an unconscious condition, and died shortly afterward. He was about thirty-nine years old. Detective Murphy, of the Eighth precinct, last night arrested ha Blackmore, of No. 43 ‘Thompson street, on a charge that he had attempted to shoot a women named Kitty Cobb. Blackmore denied the charge, but the revolver, with one chamber dis- charged was found in his possession, Joseph Leonard, mate of the bark Emma Francis, became involved ina quarrel with Henry Smith, on the cqrner of Oak and James streets, on Mo’ night, and during the encounter which follow: Smith was stubbeu three in the hand. Leon- ard was yesterday commit to the Tombs to await the result of Sinith’s injuries. ‘The remains of Mr. Frederick L. Auchincloss, the merchant of this city who died at Yokohama, Japan, on November 17, were interred yesterday in Woo lawn Cemetery. The funeral services were held at h: late residence, No, 11 West Fifty-seventh street, Re’ Dr, Hall, of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Chure! officiating, assisted by Rev. Dr. Alexander, of Phillip’ Memorial Church. Mr. James Mclutyre, while opening his shop at No. 28 Washington street yesterday morning, saw a man lying beneath the steps which led to the basement, and discovered that he had hanged himself. The space where the body was found was not more than three feet high and two in width. The suicide lay face downward with a sinall hempen cord tightly encircling his neck, and attached to one of the iron fastenings of the steps. Detectives King and Lyons, of the Central Office, yesterday arrested Mary McQuade at Ridley’s dry goods store in Grand street, on suspicion of being & shoplifter. When searched a num! of silk hand- kerchiefs and collars were found in the pocket of her dress, Fanny Gast was detected in the act of purloining several articles in the same store and locked up also. Officer Evans, of the Special Service Squad, while on duty in Altman’s store on Sixth avenue, saw a young ‘woman, who gave her name as Annie Fay, steal some eo gi and s hat brush and took her into cus- tody. ‘The habeas corpus proceedings in the case of ‘‘Red’ Leary, who is held under a requisition from Masaa- chusetts for the Northampton Bank robbery, were be- fore Ju: Choate yesterday. An application was made by Mr. Algernon 5. Sullivan, counsel for the prisoner, for the pos ment of the hearing of argument until Tht , which was granted. Leary ‘was brought into court iu tue custody of a number ot deputy marshals, all of whom were armed. One of the Pinkertons was also present to convey the prisoner to Mussachusetts. . SUBURBAN NOTES. The body of an unknown man was found yesterday Morning st the Port Johnson coal docks, Bayonne, Nd. The public schools of Williamsburg and Greenpoint closed with propriate exercises ant distribution of ‘prizes yes o James Brush, of Ravenswood, L. I., purchased his Christmag supplies and took them home, As he set the basket down he yawned and fell dead, Henry Von Osborne yesterday caused the arrest of his wife for stabbing in the neck with a curving knife at their residence in West Hoboken. The woman was admitted to bail for trial. The suit for damages against the Penneyl- vania eeliscad Company came to a conclusion pooh day, after occ the Circuit Court at Newark for ten days. The it was @ verdict of $6,000 against the company. Michael Grady, a laborer, resident of Rye, was acci- dentally killed on Monday ae by an. express train on the New Haven Railroad. his endeavor to escape from one train he stepped in front of another going in the opposite direction. ‘The police of the Third precinct, brooklyn, raided on & policy shop last oe at No. 146 Sackett street, and arrested Manuel J, by 4 the supposed proprietor; also in Beavy Patrick New- nan, who were found oh the premises, John Linsenfelser, itor of the Rapid Transit Shades Hotel at Kast New York, Barney Heeney and Willian Batterbee, have been arrested on Fon cage of being concerned in a robbery which took p! at the factory corner of Hamburg and Cooper avenues, Ridgewood, last Sunday morning. The Seawauhaka Boat Club have received an extraor- dinary addition to thelr membership recently, in the shape of the Arlington Boat Club, now an institu- tion of the past. It is not a consolidation of the two clubs, for cach member of the Arlingtons taking the step was proposed, balloted for and elected separately. William Mayo Little, City Treasurer of Brooklyn, received yesterday # commuuication from Mayor ata wig Fpewe os not wo pay ro warrants of the Board of ks ion In excess of the legal appropria- tivus. The Board is re; to have contracted debts to the amount of $40,000, which the Mayor holds are illegal. - Jacob Seebacker, of No. 204 Graham avenue, Brook- lyn, entered the dwelling uext to his own last even- ing by mistake, and in his endeavor to get ont quietly fe be pict, ell stairs. When picked up it was found that he been instantly killed by neck being broken. His remains were taken to late Tewi and the Coroner notified. The Board of City Works of Brooklyn recommend the construction of two main storm sewers in that city at a cost fas omy | of $700,000 and $60,000. ‘This decision has ne by the Board after a personal examination of the sewers made with a view of obviating if possible the great destruction of prop- erty following protracted storms. William Paton, of No. 339 Degraw strect, Brooklyn, employed upon the freight®arges of the Pennsylva- nia Railroad Company, while at work at the com- pany’s dock in Jersey City last night, was caught be- twoen the bridgo and the barge and fatally crashed, He was in 4 coach to be taken to St. Francis Hospital, but on the way died of his injuries, The remains of the woman found in the creek at Hunter's Point on Sunday night were identified last evening as thoue of avenue B, New York, PI home on the 13th. Her husband says that she had suttered from erysipelas and for adew days hed acted strangely. He thinks that she cominitted suicide. A vory young child was left iterday morning in the hallway of the tenement house No, 392 Broad- way, Williamsburg, When found by Richard Hip- man, 4 milkman, at four o'clock A. M., it was frost- bitten in the limbs and nose. He took tho little waif to’the station house, where the city nurse, Mra. Brown, took it in charge. The little thing cannot possibly live. : Mr. George Gray, of Sixth street, Jersey City, yestor- day reported to Lispector Murphy, at Police’ Head- quarters, that while walking slong Uccan avenue, dersey Cit? Heights, ou Monday night, be was stopped when near Dan! avenue by two tramps, who, after caution! him to keep qniet, relieved him of his watch chain and then disappeared in ‘the direction of the Central Railroad ferry. Miss Tillie Seib, the young woman who eloped from her home in Hoboken @ mouth ago with Herbert Keonumuuth, # married inan, bas been heard from, A few days ago her mother received a letter from her, written from New York, requesting her mother to send her # sewing machine aud pleading forgiveness. fhe complains that Kenmuth is not working, and she needs the machine to enuble her to earn her ving. « The infant son of Mr. Thomas Breen died yesterday at the latter's residence, No. 68 Willow street, Ho- ' boken, froim the effects of injurics réceived the night Mrs. Breen bad occasion to at nine o'clock on Mon- infant child, wrapped in @rocking chair, with her four-year-old son to take care of him. During his mother’s ab- sence the older boy ignited # nowspaper, and placing it under the rocker set fire to the blankets, When Mra, Breen returned her infant was wrapped previous from burns. to a neighboring grocery nd’ fott her in flames, They were extinguished, and City on sician Pindor summoned to attond the infant, but his skill was fruitless, the child dying yesterday, CLOSED UP. O'Leary Overtakes His Antagonist on the 150th Mile, “OLD SPORT” LAME. The Champion in Good Trim and Steadily Forging Ahead. At 11h, 31m, 303, Monday night, while on the first lap of his ninety-first mile, “Sport’ left the track, looking much the reverse of fine form, to obtain sleep: He did not reappear for 2h, 15m. 30s,,and then seemed but slightly invigorated by his repose, At lik, 45m, 15s. the same night O'Leary retired, and did not return for 3h. 40m. “Sport” showed signs of weakness in his left leg, occasioned, it was said, by a pain in the knee, His pace was very slow, yet there waa pluck and determination ip his countenance. When O'Leary resumed his work there were four hundred persons in the Garden, a wonderful gathering tor the hour of half-past three o'clock in the moguing, The band was missed, but there whs music enough among the boys to cheer the competitors, One drowsy looking lad stepped to the side of “Sport's; track and drolled out ;— “Say, ‘Sport,’ old boy, why don’t you run—thet’s your best hold 7” _ Half turning around in order to obtain a good view of the speaker, “Sport” waved his hand impatiently and answered: — “Why, you jest git in here and try to run agin that fellow” (pointing to O’Leary) “‘and see where you'll land,” When 4h. 12m. 5s. Tuesday morning was marked by the timing clock Campana had completed his 98th mile. Just at 4h. 49m. tothe tick he had rounded off his first 100 miles, At 4h. 400,.A.M. O'Leary had 87 miles to his credit, and at Sh. Im. 25s, there were 91 milea against his name on the bulletin, When six o'clock had aprived he was off the track, having walked 94% miles. There were 99 miles scored to him at 7h. 11m. 20s., and pre- cisely at 7h. 25m. the champion had gone 100 miles, Thus O'Leury was really 2h. 36m. longer “in reaching that point than the Br t Wonder.” O'Leary's frequent visits to his cottage, due to the painful con- dition of his heel oa this seemingly incompre- hensibie state o! irs, me this period of the journey the actual time on track for the contest- re was;—O’Leary, 2lh. 2im.; “Sport,” 22h. 68m. 8» ‘Tho latter rested frequently during the early morn- ing and his progression was that of s dejectod, spir- itless and disappointdd man. “But he'll rally, I tell you, said ano of his backers; “he was just that way at Bridgeport, and finished his work like a race horse. “Yes,” chimed in ‘Sport,’ " who had overheard the remark, ‘and I'll give anybody $100 that finds me off the race on Sat . Thave it here" (slapping his pocket). At sh. 18m. A.M. “Sport” was 109 miles on his journey, and*he bad only placed another mile behind him at nine o’clock A. M. O'Leary's stops also came close together, and during his 101st mile he went in for breakfast. O'LEARY'S 8ORE HEEL. With bis morning meal and the sttention re- argent his heel, he was away 1h. 54m. observed for many hours, and the “favoring’’ of the left foot had entirely disappeared. From this time on be went along without apparent exertion in his Ui nat old style of downright fair heel and toe business. At ten o’clock he had accomplished at lib, dm. 403, 109 mi and at ih, im. lds. P. . wera 111 miles his redit, having meanwhile rested three or four times, one of these occasions being 51m. 12s. “Sport” guce more turned up after his rest during the 110th mile, aud at ih. 19m. 63. P. M. the distance travelled by him was 122 miles. Instead of his peg- ging away ussiduously at, this juncture his left leg went very stiffly, and “s! ” will quite aptl; tenis venereal erndiiion.) Mores tae petlegien Sp cn “Lhe only difference een these men,” said one outspoken spectator, ‘is that O'Leary is a thorough- bred and the other is a—well, he’s just no good; that's all. Why, you can bet that if the ‘Old stag’ had that foot of O'Leary's he'd lay on the broad of his back and make a grand kick to stop altogether.” ‘The attendance during the afternoon was surpris- ingly large. Business men ran in for a few minutes to see the competitors, and now and then with escorts would be seen seated in the boxes. The music commenced at two o'clock and had a cheering effect. Probably three thousand would be a fair computation of the number present about five o'clock. At 2h. 10m. 06s. O'Leary was finishing his 114th mile. ‘The listh mile was com at 3h. 3m., and the 126th was marked next his name at 4b. 57m. J8s., his two rests, meanwhile, amounting to 20m. 158. From eight | miles, the the latter hour. he did net increase -hi and aj 185th mile was made at 6h. 11m. 05s. ; 06s. O'Leary cut His 05m. 456., and the 142d at 8h. 08m. down the lead of the Connecticut candjdate themselves a6 izing with iin ny they fat that he bad aot proved the opportunity presented yesterday by 0’ "6 condition, e LO#T HIS CHANCE. “Why, ‘Sport’ could have made a terrible race with ‘yesterday if he had gone mm with s vim,” said one of a =< of gentlemen. “He lost opportunity, that’s sure,” added anot ther, “I don’t think it was ever in him to ‘down’ that man,” chimed in a third. Conversations of this character were {roquent all over the Garden and seemed to express the opinion of the , though “Sport's” backers hear jth curled lips. namaste ten ee their still has a chance the winding up hour, The it was" “’ 148 miles 1 lap; O'Leary, 144 miles 6 laps—# difference the champion only laughed at. Atthis hour the attendance was very large and — of the friends of the competitors were very ea- bs up, Sport!”" “Lift ‘em, Connecticut!” and similar ex; ‘were heard on every m ment. The chronometer noted 10h. 34m. 5%. when. Sport completed 150 miles, and then, with arms up, be suid, “That settles me for the night.” In lews than thirty seconds he was fast asleep @ very lame and tired trian, O'Leury's 148th mile was made in 3m. O2s., his 149th in 13m, 136. and the 150th in 13m., the latter being completed at 11h. 13m, Zs. “Even up now, boys,” yelled twenty men in chorus. ‘The applause was cuthusisstic. On the first lap of the 151st mile an old gentleman joined the champion on the track and endeavored to walk with him. Dan spurted and left the ambitious and aged pedestrian in the rear, amid shouts of derisive laughter. ‘MILES COVERED. Tho following tables embrace interesting details from the time of the com ra’ retiring on Mon- reasions amuse- day night to O'Leary's 150th mile:— O'LEARY, “sponr.’” u ss. D. HM. 8. 20 124 4 00 -1 8 49 00 00 1 5 50 00 oo 1 7 36 0 2» 1 9 6 wo 63 1 11 39 08 Ww -1 9 Bb wb 68 -115 0 4% oT ‘lw i ae -1 8 ® 50 10 1 w OL 90 16 1 21 dt 68 » as ‘TIME OFF THE TRACK. O'LEARY. WM, 8. vee 3 40 00 Bt O'Leary remained on the track until the comple- tion of the 156th mile and then retired. The timo an thirty-seven minutes twelve Vol jousand persons, them ladies, were #1 tie Garden. rain (s COCKING MAIN. NEW JERSEY VS. PHILADELPHIA—NINE SPIRITED BATTLES—NEW JERSEY THE WINNER. A large number of sporting men assembled on Monday night ata well known pit over the river, near Weehawken, to witness a main between Phila- delphia and New Jersey birds. The articles called upon each side to show eleven birds from 3 Ib. 14 oz. to 5 1b., no two to be alike except the heavy and light weights, and the re g birds to fight as they fell in, The main was for $200 a side and $20 each butile, and pine pair were weighed in, At ten o’clock the first battle was begun, and it was not until half-past four o'clock yesterday morning that the last battle was concluded. The fights were as follows:— FIRST BATTLE. Philadelphia produced a blue pyle and New Jersey a black-red, both 5 Ib, birds, After three minutes’ fighting the Jersey bird ran away and the Philadel- phia bird was given the fight. SECOND BATTLE. Philadelphia pitted a gray against @ pyle, both 8 lbs. 14 02. At the first attack the gray dropped dead trom a brain blow. Time, 50 seconds. ‘THD BATTLE. Philadelphia threw in a gray and white and New Jersey produced a brown-red Ballyshannon, each weighing 41bs, 20%, The Ballyshannon bird fought poorly, and atter being driven around the pit by the gray, Jumped over the side twice; the second time it ‘Was hot brought back. Time, 9 minutes. FOURTH BATTLE, ‘ Philadelphia showed a blue bottom Henry against @ white hackled-black, each weighing 4 1b. 50z, The Jersey bird had the best of the fighting from the start, and after seven minutes the Henry ran away. FIFTH BATILE. This was the first spirited contest of the main. Philadelphia showed a black-red and Now Jersey a brown-red. Both birds fought gamely, but at the end of five minutes the Jersey bird threw the black against fagaige of the pit, breaking its neck and winning the 5: i SIXTH BATTLE. Philadelphia produced a black-red and New Jersey a gray bressback, each 2 Iba, 16 os. Hou birds fought well, each of their throats having been cut, but at the end of six minutes the black-red refused to get up and was taken out of the pit. SEVENTH BATTLE. oe ee also he fine fyht. hia re a black-red against a gray dominick, eich wi Pits 10 on The binds fought fiercely, and until within a few minutes of the close the odds of 10 to’ were freely offered on Jersey, with no takers, and yet in five minutes the petthag was reversed to 10 to 1 on Philadelphia, ribly, and, refusing to run away, times as if dead, yet at the last, had spent hi: the black sprung to his feet and, though blind, succeeded in dealing the dominick 4 brain blow which won him the battle. He was so badly cut up himself that he died five minutes after being taken from the pit. ‘Time, 21 minutes. FIGHTH BATTLE, A blue-red canaller, 4 Ibs. 15 02., waa pitted by Philadelphia against a black and gray, 4 lbs. 1 oz. dersey bird. The gray had the odds in betting, but in five minutes anda half the blue had cut lris throut so that he was too weak to stand on his Jegs, and the Philadelphia men took the battle, leay- ing tour battles on each side. ‘The best tight of the night, and one which old sporting men and cock, fighters present pronounce to be aie eg ever fought in the vicinity of New York, was in the lay down several ‘ter the dominick NINTH BATTLE, Philadelphia showed a fine brown-red, 4 lbs. 5 0z., and New Jersey 4 4 lb. 7 oz, black-red.~ The fight was 80 game on both sides that it belonged to either up to the close, although New Jersey was given the odds in betting. Both birds became blind after five minutes’ fighting, yet the sparring was kept up with some damage to both sides. Several times the Phila- delphia bird was in his corner, apparently lifeless, yet he would spring to his feet to the astonishment of the spectators and fight harder than ever. Tho Jersey bird, being the heavier, had the advantage, and finally struck the browns brain blow, killing him. Time, 27m. 30s. SHREWSBURY GUN CLUB. Rep Banx, N. J., Dec. 24, 1878. ‘The last semi-monthly meeting for the year of the Shrewsbury Gun Club came off this afternoon at glass balls. A piercing wind blew from the north- west, benumbing the fingers of the marksmen, to the manifest detriment of the scores made. The prize, a handsome gold badge, was won by Mayor Samuel W. Marford, of Red Bank, by a score of 12 out of 15 palls. A pretty ornament in the shape ofa leather badge, highly tin with gold is presented to the marksman making the lowest score. Through the kindness of Mr. Henderson in withdrawing on the twelfth round, Mr. Charles Stilwell will weur this trophy until the next shoot of the club: The following is the sum- RED Bayx, N, J., Dec. 24—SunEewspuny GUN CLUB.— For club badges; 15 glass balls, 21 yards; Parker’s trap; Bogardus’ rules. bs. W. Mertord. 8 George A. Wild. q Dr. G, Marsden 7 LL, Campbell. - 6 H.C. 8 8S. Hendrickson (dr'n).. 4 THE SHOOTING TOURNAMENT, The pigeon and glass ball shooting tournament which has beon arranged by Captain Bogardus will be commenced to-day at Driving Park, Parkville, L, I., at twelve o'clock sharp. The contest will be for a purse of $500 and a gold medal, the winner to be considered the champion pigeon shot of America. The shooting will be at twent single and ten double birds. Among those who wi! be likely to contend for the honors are Messrs. Tucker, of Connecticut; Nichols, of Syracuse; Klein- man, of Chicago; Miles Johnson, of New Jersey; Frank Thompson, of New Jersey; Dr. Carver, of Cali- fornia, and others from other parts of the country, who will arrive thia morning and be on the ground in time to take part in the sport. MILITARY RIFLE PRACTICE. REPORT OF THE GENERAL INSPECTOR TO THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE STATE. General George W. Wingate, Chief of the Depart- ment of Rifle Practice of this State, has forwarded ‘ais annual report for tho, expired season to the Adjutant General of the State. The document is quite lengthy, and contains s record of many inter- exting facts concerning the condition of the National Guard in respect of marksmanship and concerning the facilities for practice now ex- isting in the State, General Wingate com- mences his report by expressing great satisfaction with the progress made by the soldiers during the year, and also with the thorough manner in which the prescribed system of instruction was carried out. He sfys:—"1 have received detailed reports from organizations numbering 17,623 inen as against 13,345 last year and 7,650 in 1875. * * * The number of marksmen is 3,059 as against 2,126 in 1877, being a gain of 44 per cent, without considering increased difficulty in qualifying.” The remaining troops are qualified as follows :—First class, 793; second, 3,152; third, 2,573; fourth, 8,049. A comparative table showing the relative proficiency of the different s@ganizations places the Ninth separate company t. Of organizations in this city and vicinity the wenty-third regiment, of Brooklyn, ranks highost, and next to it the Seventh. | Separate ‘Troop © lund the cavalry, General Wingate adds: ¢ Forty- ninth regiment, of Auburn; the Twenty-third and the Seventh ave the three regiments Mn the est standard, aud deserve special commendation.” fo effect the above results 109,800 cartridges wero expended in practice, an average of forty-nine rounds per man for all who were present at inspection. regards sixty rounds per man a# about the av oO that can profitably be expended in bw gr | the back- ward nen. A great saving was effected thi ets te previous ones. Thirty-two boyet -=) available to the National Guard now exist in State, fifteen. of which were constructed thia year. These vary in capabilitics, but are all sufficiently well equipped for purposes of ifttruction snd 5 ents have also been made in all the armories for sub- calibre shooting, as practice in aiming and firing. General Wingate regards this as ® most important branch of the system. Ho “The fundamental principle of our system of rifle stice is that ac- curaté shooting i# a matter of drill, which should be carried on in the armories dui the drill season, the ranges being used mainly to test the lessons pre- viously taught.” ‘The report includes a compliment to the different subordinates of the department for zealous @ud effi- cient service, and also to the rank und file of the militia for their earnest endeavors to acquire the art of shooting and for the good discipline maintained during practice days. It concludes as follows:—'The business depression which has prevailed throughout the country has had an unfavorable effect upon rifle practice. th officers and members of the National Guara have found it difficult to devote the time or money toshooting which they would otherwise have done, and taany have been unable Bate too regiments to the es. Lam gratified to le to that, in spite of these drawbacks, the interest takon was never greater and the Prospects for future improvement never more promising,” BOXING CHALLENGE, William McLean, of Philadelphia, an old-time pugilist, issucs the following challange, through the Philadelphia Sun, to the boxers of America ;— 1 hereby challenge any man in America to spar me with blackened gloves for $100 or $200, thirty min- utes’ time, and face hits only to count. As #u earnest of business and faith I deposit $26 in your hands which must be covered by all comers before a match can be made, as I wish no newspaper fighters to bother a [AM MoLEAN, Professor of Gymnasium, 12 South Broad street. The black-red had suffered ter- | (pe TD SKATING. “There may be skating to-morrow and there may not be,” said a gray coated Purk official last evening to the writer. ‘You see,” he continued, the tears running from his eyes and forming an icicle on the end of his nose, “it all depends on the wind, The wind has been blowing so hard all day that the lakes will not freeze, But if it wi eT ly hold up to-night there will be skating to-morr) sw Hundreds of persons were disappoinied yesterday; for, cold and @lustering ‘as it was, there were num- bers who went to the Park with the liveliest anticipation of a good day’s sport. There was plenty of ice on the lake, but for the most part it was floating. The wind, which at times blew steadily and again in strong gusts, swept across the bosom of the lake and stirred the water constantly. Of course no ice could form under these circumstances, Some portions of the lake were covered with ice four or five inches thick, and would bear probably any number of persons that could got on it, These portions, however, were surrounded by large open gpaces, and a number of dangerous air holes weve scattered here and there, Sign’ were placed at all sides, bearing the words ‘‘Danger’’ and **No person allowed on the ice,” and a large detail of Park policemen were stationed about, with the striet- est orders to prevent auy one from going on ice. It was hard work for tliem, however, and notwith- standing all their efforts it was almost impossible to keep children off, | They would insist upon skating, ony : rarer for the enience agd Es no’ for convenies tore of us the graceful sport. Not- comfort of the lovers oi withst the mildness of the past month the Park Dep ent has made every esters as usual, and indeed, as if anticipating the cold snap of the past few days, earlier than usual. In the afternoon, notwithstanding the efforts of the Park keepers to the contrary, Ee a number of pers sons, mostly boys, got on the ice and ran and skated about for some time, Their only real danger, of course, was the fear of a good ducking, which would have been rather a serious matter with such weather as yesterday, Those few who did skate despite the vigilance of the officials seemed to enjoy the sport all the more because of the Apice of irregu- larity about it. ‘The intense cold and the absence of warming places, however, were more or. less con- ducive to a shortened stay, and about dark the ponds were dese! * RINKING. The grounds of the Manhattan Athletic Clup, Eighth avenue, between Fitty-sixth and Fifty-seventh streets, where so many lovers of outdoor sports found amusement during the summer, the mem- bers are determined shall not decline in populagity during the winter season. Instead of allowing the place to hibernate, the members, with excellent judgment, decided to turn it to use, and yesterday the place was alive with merry skaters, The whole enclosure has been flooded, and an ice surface, smooth as glass, now tempts the ile youth to dis) his grace to the ad- peste rire OF Vadlen coleea. on tos grand stand, The rink was opened yesterday afternoon, and a number of young ladies in sealskin sacques and cogvassiaily short skirts enjoyed a skim over the ic: band of music enlivened the flyers and not a few experts demonstrated that waltzing can be done on runners. The fact that an admission fee of twenty-five cents is charged insures the rink inst overcrowding, and fancy skaters can ere find room for tho exercise of complicated and graceful evolutions. As the olub reserves the right to admit only such per- sons a8 may suit its Plcarure @ class. of select patrons is guaranteed. The number of ladies who attended yesterday afternoon proves that the entlemen ‘of the Manhattan Club have provided aa want long felt. It is true that the Park, with its spacious, full ponds, is close at hand, but skating will be practicable on the little rink at times when the great ponds cannot, be used with safety. The depth of water here is not more than twelve inches, and this, taken in connection with the limited area covered, gives the test security to skaters. The rink will © kept open day and night while the cold weather holds. The arrangements for illuminating the pond by night are very extensive, and every nook of the enclosure will be in full view, inking’’ prom- ises to be popular in New York this winter, and Mr. Tilotson, mi of Gilmore’s Garden, has under consideration a proposition to turn the garden into Aaue after the conclusion of the O’Leary-Campana walk, HANDBALL AND RACKETS. At McQuade’s court, Madison street, yesterday, Mr, William Nolan and Mr. Thomas O'Neil defeated Mr. Owen McMahon and Mr. Michael Flynn three out of five games at handball. At American rackets Mr. John Sheridan and Mr. John Nelson defodted Mr. Samuel Pyser and Mr, Dani¢l Dudley two out of three ° At Hicks’ court, Hoboken, Mesers. Hicks Dick- letts defeated Messrs. Goodwin and Kellog tirce ou! of five games at rackets, At handball Messra. Leifer, and Landy defeated Messrs. Keating and Molloy two out of three games, TEACHERS’ BACK PAY. The public school teachers of Jersey City who have been endeavoring to obtain from the Board of Edu” cation the amount of deficiencies in their salaries for the months of July, August, October and November, 1876, have succeeded through the efforts of their counsel in having the amounts ordered paid. While the resolution directing their payment was under @iscussion in the meeting of the Board of Edu- cation Monday night, President Norton, in opposing the resolution, said that he did not believe the Board owed the teachers anything, and he arraigned the teachers for having “lobbied” the resolution through the Board of Finance, dlleging that five per cent would be paid to the person who “lobbied” the bill. Director Clarke intimated that those were “bold assertions.” Director McNaughton asked President Norton to define lobbying, and the latter replied, “Well, some call it Jotarings and others ‘counsel fees.’ Atter some further heated discussion the resolution directing the money to be adopted. MANY LIVES ENDANGERED. ‘The Hoboker ferryboat Hackensack, while on its half-past seven trip from Barclay street last evening, was run into by the Pavonia ferryboat Eric. Both ‘boats came to a standstill, and the stern of the Erie, while the latter boat was turning, struck the ladies’ cabin of the Hackensack, tearing away the guard- rails and cabin, and causing A. stampede tt om pe ers. 8 ensued, an 8. fe gn lady, residing on Jersey City Heights, was thrown down and trampled upon, sus- julning severe injuries about the body. The disabled proceeded to Hoboken and laid up. The will amount to several tho dollars. boat The trie ‘was not DEPRESSION IN FIRE INSURANCE. The special committee of nine sppotnted by the Board of Vire Underwriters to consider the causes of the depression in the irsurence business have made @ report, in which they declare that it exists on account of the failure of the different com- panies to sustain « uniform tariff of rates, aad also on account of the allowance of rebate to the assured, and the payment of excessive commissions to brokers, Another cause, ac. cording to the committee's roport, is the dulncss of all kinds of business, and the shrinkage of values whereby the volume of insurance needed is reduced, and aiso the increased competition for the diminished volume of business. ‘They propose as a remedy the organization of a tariff association, the members of which will be willing to make concessions for the general ot. with the understanding that no action shall be m by the association which does not meet with the unanimous approval of all of its mem- bers. ‘Lhe report will be considered by the Board of, Un- dcrwriters at their meeting next month. paid was to any extent. RUN INTO BY A TRAIN. One of the large lager bear wagons of George Ehret, of Ninety-second street and Third avenue, New York, ‘wes yesterday struck by the ten o'clock Long Island Railroad train, at the Sunnyside crossing, just out- wide of Long Island City. Two men were on the box, who pS off, and one of them broke his loft just ethe ankle. The other man was struck on t by a beer keg and rendered insensible. An ugiy h was also cut in the calf of his leg. Tho train was running at the rate of about twenty miles an hour. The big wagon was broken into splinters, one of the horses was killed outright and the other so badly in- jured that he was killed out of humanity. The spot where the collision occurred ig open and level, it is hard to account for the accident. BURGLARS CAPTURED. ‘The crashing of window glass attracted the atten- tion of Officer Uhl early yesterday morning, and turn- ing in the direction from which the sound came he saw two men running from the basement of No. 90 Nassau street, which is oveupicd as a wine room by Thomas Lynch. The off captured one of the men, who gave his name as John Rol 4 of No. 24 Thames street. Returning to neh’s piace the oflicer found a large pane Ly of dass broken and two boxes of cigars tying on the sidewalk. Roberts, when arrested, had on his mm $3 60 in chan, which Nr. Lynch said he had left in the drawer when leaving his place. A young man named Dennis Connolly was arrested about two hours after tho occnrrence and identified by Officer Uhl as Roberts’ companion, The prisoners were ar- Ruigned before Judge Murray, at the Tombs Police Court, and held in default of $2,000 bail each for baer