The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1878, Page 9

4 | THE COURTS. Important Decision as to the Powers of Harbor Masters. THE TELEGRAPH PATENT SUIT. Penalty of Making Love to an Employer’s Daughter. A decision made yesterday by the Marine Court, in the case of Edward G. Tinker, as Captain of the Port, against Jobn Stillwaggon, the pilot of the steamboat J. B, Schuyler, is of importance to the shipping in- terests of this port, as it defines the powers of the Captain of the Port and harbor masters over the piers and wilarves of the city. It appears that during the past summer the steambyat J.B, Schuyler was in the habit of landing at pier 55, foot of Grand street, East River, in carrying excursion parties to and from Bridgeport, Conn. The pier immedi- ately adjoining is used as the alps of the Brooklyn Ferry Company, and’ has been used as a ferry terminus for over seventy years. The ferry company complained to the Harbor Mas- ter of the district that the Schuyler, on account of her length, which is 200 foet, overlapped the ferry slips, and in that way prevented the terryboats from making their trips on time, Harbor Master James M. Thomson thereupon investigated the charge. and, finding it) well founded, ordered the pilot of the Schuyler to discontinue his landings at pier 65 and go to pier 57, at the foot of Broome street, which the Harbor Master assigned the Schuyler instead, The de- fendant declined to recognize this order, and in de- Aauce of it, and under protest of the Harbor Master, the Schuyler made a landing on Sunday, the 9th of June, 1878, at picr 55. Resistance was offered and ar- rests were ‘bade by order of the Harbor Master and Captain Copeland, of the Municipal police, who was acting in his aid.’ The persons arrested were after- ward discharged, and bronght civil actions against the Harbor Master and Captain Copeland, in which they were arrested and held to bail. These troubles and arrests were noticed in the Heraup at the time and excited considerable attention. The Captain of the Port, to stop these controversies and to settle the powers of the harbor masters in like cases, brought suit in the Marine Court to recover the penalty of $50, dmposed by and under section 7 of chapter 487 of the Laws of 1862, upon thoge who Rey Spay J and refuse to erform the lawful commands of the harbor masters. e case was thoroughly contested and every pos; sible ground of objection urged to a recovery: Judge” McAdam in hig opinion, after going wer tho law and facts, aud citing numerous uthorities, decides that the law under which the laintift seeks to recover, in so far as it seeks to cs- sblish a harbor regulation, or creates a police or oustabulary authority to prevent overcrowding and onfusion, and to facilitate equal rights among the hipping in the harbor, is uot in conslict with any rovision of the constitution of the United States, nor f tederal law, nor of the State constitution. He fur- ter Holds that it was improper for the Schuyler, in snsequence of her length@to land at pier 55, on ac- ount of its proximity to the ferry slips, and of the «neertain, and tricky eddy tide in the vicinity -vhich had often forced the ferryboats, going in and out of the slip, down against the w pee side of pier +55, aud mi them liable to collide in case a vessel on the end of pier 55 overlapped the ferry slip as much as the Schuyler did in making her land- ings, which overlapping had on some occasions pre- vented the ferryboats from running in and out on time. He also decides that the pier assigned to the Schuyler, st Broome street, by the Hur- bor Master, was suitable for her, and was as tonvenient’ to pier 55 as it ‘was possible for the Harbor Master to assign and that such desiguation was a lawful exercise of power; that the * sspaputhority possessed by the Captain of the Port and arbor masters, under the act of 1862,-is in the na- ture of police or‘conetabulary powers; that by law it y # for them “to provide and assign suitable accommo- ‘ dations for all ships and vessels and to regulate them in the stations they are to occupy at the wharves or ju the stream,” that it is left to them to determine Whether the pier the vessel proposes to use is suit- #blo or not, and that if they find and decide that it is unsuitable they have power to enforce their decision, sud whether sueh pier be public or private property its use by such yesaels, even with the owner's license, “is subject ‘to the police and constabulary powers of the Captain of the Port end harbor masters, and that to this extent private interests must yield to public rights; that in ‘cuse the Captain of the Port or Harbor Master pre- vents the use by such veseol of the pier it proposes to use, upon the ground thatit is unsuitable, he must provide and assign such vessel suitable accomoda- tions elsewhere, which, as &® proper exercise of power, ought to be as near as practicable to tho rejected pier. The Judge concludes by holding that the defendant, by his retasal to yield obedience to the Harbor Master's orders, has incurred the statutory yonalty, $50, for which’ judgment is awarded against im, with costs. THE TELEGRAPH INJUNCTION. The argument in the suit brought by Clinton G. Colgate against the Western Union Telegraph Com- pauy was continued yeeterday before Judge Blatch- ford in the United States Circuit Court. Mr. Gifford, who represents the telegraph company, urged the injustice of a permanent injunction being granted, andseid that if before the Master in Chancery on the accounting it should be shown that the india rubber patent was equal to that of the plaintiff's a license fee would be small, and that tho ends of justice would be met by the defendants being put in bonds, Ex-Judge Shipman followed’ for the plaintif, Colgate, and delivered an argu- ment which occupied the attention of tho Court for nearly four ours, and’ said that the sug- gestion of security made ‘by defendant's counsel could be urged in every injunction case on a final decree. The practice of the courts was, however, to grant the mjunetion, and there ought to be strong reasons for making an exception in this particular in- stance. It was @ suit, to use the language of the lute Mr. Orton in his letter to the widow of the com- plainant, that “must be settled on business prin- ciples.” The license fee of $100,000 required by the plaintif® was y liberal. ‘Twenty- four million messages had been received by the company during the last year, at an average profit of thirteen cents per mossage, and they could well afford to pay afee for an invention that had helped them to make #0 much money. It was claimed that this invention was only used on 368 miles of wire, but it must not be forgotten that this invention was the connecting link. Ex-Judge Porter occupied the remafnder of the day on behalf of the defendants and urged, very fully, * that the plaintiff would be fully protected during the interval between the present time and the decision in the United States Supreme Court. he argument will be continued this morning at eleven o'clock, A BEWILDERED BUTLER. Ernest Delacourt, at present confined in the Insano Asylum on Ward's Island, presented yesterday to Judge Davis, in Supreme Court, Chambers, through his counsel, Mr. William F, Kintzing, a petition for a writ of habeas corpus with a view to his discharge. In his petition he states that, although confined as a Tunatic, he is uot now and never has been insane; that previous to his present incarceration he was a buter in the Sreploy of the Rhinelander-Stewart families, and that he was arrested in September last, on a charge of disorderly conduct, at Highland Fall this State, cominitted to the juil at Newb: and from there sent to Middletown, from which place he was subsequently trans: ferred to Ward's Island. Delucourt also averred that the suid charge of disorderly conduct grew out of the alleged intimacy between himself and tho daughter of the family with whom he was then stay- ing, and that in order to get rid of him the relatives of the girl caused him to be arrested on the charge stated, on which he was comunitted as a lunatic, not- withstanding his protest that he was sane aud bad committed no offence. On this state of facts Judye Davis granted the writ asked for, and the matter will come up in the Chambers of Supreme Court for ar- gument this morning. THE RAILROAD LAND GRANT. Following the recent order of Judge Donohue giving to the New York Central and* Hudson River Railroad Company the land west of its track, between Sixty-fitth and Seventy-secong streeta, and appoint- ing commissioners to appraise the value of the lands, application, ag will be remembered, was made to Judge Davis fora stay of proceedings in the ease, ending an appeal from di Donohue's order, udge Davis, yesterday, gave decixion in the case as follows:—I think the proceedings ought aot to bo stayed at this stage, An order of is quite sure to produce unnecessary botu -in bringing appeals and in pres jug them to # hearing. No harm will result in allowing & hearing béiore the commissioners to proceed pending the appeal, and, if necessary, the General Term take care that noue of the rights of the appellauts are prejudiced by the action of tie commissioners. If the appellants shall ultimatel; | ieohey they will sustain no injury by the proceedings fore the comuissioners, because the case must, in any event, be at the expense of the railroad company, and be taxable in favor of the appellants if they are successful, The motion shouia be denied, without preindice to an application for stay, to be made to he General Term, and whenever the appeals are ready for g hearing.” SUMMARY OF LAW. CASES. ‘There was a further adjournment yesterday botore dudge Davis, until the 2d of next month, in the in- stay elays, vestigation suit brought by Walter 8. Hil! against Edward Mollevbauer aud Henry Barnard in regard to the operetta, ‘Manhattan Beach; or, Life Among the Breakers.” John Morris, a laborer, who vented a grudge to- ward Michael Leahy, of No. 520 West Tuirty-ninth street, by striking him on the head with » hammer, inflicting dangerous wounds, was yesterday in tho Court of General Sessions sentenced by Judge Gil- dersleeve to one year in the Penitentiary. The trustees of the College of the City of New York made on Saturday last an application to Judge Davis fora mandamus against the Board of Estimate and Apportionment to compel it to increase its list of apportionments $140,000 for the’ support of the col- lege during the coming year. The Board having con- sented to make the apportionment, Judge Davis yes- terday dismissed the ge Judge Davis yesterday refused to vacate the order of arrest in the suit of Andrew Honor against Will- iam Smit, the former charging the latter with the abduction of his daughter Pauline, on which Smith ‘was cominit Raymond Street Jail, in Brooklyn, in detault of 3: bail. Judge Davis, however, re- duced the bail to $750. John 8. Downing, the shoemaker who, as alleged, , kicked his wife Margaret to death in the tenement house, No. 454 West Nineteenth street, was yester- day arraigned for murder in the first degree in the General Sessions Court. The prisoner pleaded not guilty and was sent back to the Tombs. Bernard, and Anna Goldstein, keepers of a second hand clothing store in Baxter street, were convicted in the Court of General Sessions of receiving twenty- one unmade coats, stolen from a neighboring tailor. Judge Gildersleeve yesterday sentenced Goldstein to one year and six months and his wife to one year in the Penitentiary. : A few days since Teresa Badurroco, an Italian girl, eight years of age, having been tound begging in Broad street, was committed, on application of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, t the care of the Sisters of 8. Dominick. An applic: tion on a writ of habeas corpus for her discharge was denied yesterday by Judge Davis, on the ground that he saw no good reason tor her removal from her present place. Frank Blum, a resident of Norwich, Conn., brought a siit for divorce inst his wife, Lizzie Blum. ‘The same was reterred to A. M. Petshaw, who re- ported the following facts:—The parties were mar- ried in this city in 1874. About a yeur after the marriage the husband discovered his wite to be fonder of the company of other men thau is generally von- sidered compatible with the married stute. He then left her, and the partner of his weal und. woe became an inmate of a well known house of prosticution, where she was served with the process of the Court. ‘There being no issue of the union or other obstacle, Judge Van Hoesen erdered the marital relations to be severed, Mr. George H. McAdam appeared for the plaintitt. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY, Sypneme CourtT—Cuampers—Held by Judge Davis.—Nos. 299, 301, 302, 303, 308, 311, 87, 94, 96, 136, 183, 198, 259, 262, 282, 289, 304, 306, 307, 309, Cull be- gins at No. 313, Soprrion Court—SrxciraL Tesm—Held by Judge Freedman.—No day calendar. CoMMON PLEas—SPEciaL TeBM—Held by Judge Van Hoesen.—No day calendar. . Supreme Courr—Sprcia, Team,—Adjourned until Thursday, January 2, 1879. All other State courts have adjourned for the term. IS HE A PADRONE? AN ITALIAN GIRL ASSERTS THAT SHE WAS SOLD INTO BONDAGE BY HER FATHER, Among the steerage passengers on the steamship Greece, which arrived from London on Saturday last, was an Italian girl, twelve years of age, named Angela Maria Margherita Galla; She was in charge of a yillanous-looking Italian named Antonio Sicco, who attempted to pass the girl off as his daughter when they were brought forward to register their names at Castle Garden. Superintendent Jackson did not like the looks of Sicco, and he examined the girl in relation to ler previous history. She denied that Sicco was her parent, but maintaived that he hed purchased her from her father, who resided in the District of Alessandria, Italy. Angela sail that Sicco told her that he intended to take her to Memphis, Tenn., where she would obtain employ- ment 26 a domestic in a wealthy family, which would jay her thirty traucs per mouth. He was careful, eee: to remind her that this money must bo turned over to him until such time as she had paid back to him the money expended on her passage. Sicco was interviewed about the caso and stated that he had been in this country once before, in the employ of # resident of Memphis named Irving Hal- sey, a8 gardener. He left for lialy in November, 1877, and a month ago received a letter from his former employer asking him to return. In proof of his assertion he produced a letter with the heading, “Young & Halsey, law offices, Memphis,” in which Mr. Halsey states that sent him $60 to pay his expenses to this country. He claims that he brought the girl to the United States to obtain for her a good situation with his employer. To the question whether the. girl's statement that he had bought her from her fatiuer was true Sicco an- swered no. He claimed that he was # distant relative of Angela, and said that he passed her as his daugh- ter, thinking it would be for the best. ‘Superintendent Jackson has detained the pair, awaiting an answer from Young & Halsey, of Mem- phis, to which firm he has telegraphed for informa- tion concerning Sicco. THE FOSCO CHILDREN. .« JUDGE DAVIS WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO BE USED AS ORGAN GRINDERS OR RAGPICKERS, Both in the Unitea States and Supreme courts there has been for some timo a pretty active litiga- tion, growing out of the alleged kidnapping in Italy by Raphacl de Grazia, claimed to be a padrone, of Stefano Fosco and Carmen A. Fosco, aged thirteen and fifteen years respectively. It will be remem- bered that the Italian government notified by tele- graph the Consul General here that de Grazia was coming to this country with four children in October last. The Consul General at once gave information of the fact to the So- ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The different lines of steamships were kept under surveillance, and de Grazia, with the two Fosco boys, were taken into custody. De Grazia was taken betore United States Commissioner Osborn on a charge of kidnapping the boys. This resulted in a dismissal, there not being sufficient evidence to hold ¥ Grazia. Tho boys, meanwhile, were placed in the custody of tne society, which handed them over to the Italian Consul, who in turn placed them temporarily under the charge of the Commissioners of Emigration. Arcangelo Fosco, who seys he is « brother of one of the boys and a cousin of the other, aud.follows the yocation of ragpicker, applied to Judge Davis through Jnabeas corpus proceedings for their release. Judge Davis gave his decision yesterday on this application, refusing to grant it, and givitig the following as his reasons for dojng so:— JUDGE DAVIS’ DECISION. ‘ “The relatives are not legally entitled to thepustody of the children named in the writ. The return shows thai they are temporarily held by the respondents, ut the request of the Consul Geueral of Italy, until pro- vision be made for their return to Italy, as children unlawfully abducted from that kingdom for the pur- pose of subjecting them to a species of servitude in this country. Under the circumstances the Court should not interfere with their custody unless it be necessary for their personal setety and protection. ‘Lhe Commissioners of Emiyration act wisely in their efforts to prevent the tratiic said to be carried on by the introduction of Italian children bonght of their parents, or forcibly or fraudulently abducted, for the purposes ot using them ax organ grinders or ickers In this country, and they shoald aid the repfesentatives of the Italian government to break up the nefarious business. It may be weil, it the Consul General doves not think it advisable to return the children namea in this writ to Italy, to secure them good homes through the aid of some on charitable institutions, For the present 1 e sider it best for their interests that they should r main where they are, Writ dismissed and children remanded.” JAKE HATZELS COMPLAINT. Jacob A. Hatzel, of No. 97 Second avenue, appeared yesterday before Judge Wandell with two witnesses— Messrs. Clondy and Fisher—and accused Thomas Bowland, of No, 107 Hester street; Cornelius Foley, of No, $8 Allen street; Washington EB. Hall, of No. 125 Eid e street, and Michael Murphy, of No. 170 Canal street, of having fulsified the returns of the Eleventh Election district of the Kighth Assembly district on the 5th of last November. A warrant was issued for the srrest of these men, who were inspectors at the time specified, and Sergeant Long, of the court squad, captured Bowland and Foley. ‘The other two were not arrested. Cloudy and Fisher, who say they were present at the time the count for Aldernien in that district was being mude, swore that Bowlend, who was chairman of the Board of Tuspect- ors, announced in @ loud voice that Mr. Hatzel had received ninety-three votes, and that these Agures were afterward ci to twenty-threo, Mr, George Hull, who was clected Alderman, was present at titis preliininary hearing when Judge Wandell held Bowland and Foley in $1,000 bail each, *®OMEWHAT HIGH-HANDED, Mra, Dolf, of No. 66 Eldridge atrect, at Essex Mar- ket Police Court yesterday complained that she had been roughly handled by one of the employés of M. KE, Wentworth, of No, 111 Bowery, nnder very aggravating circumstances, She said she bought a tew articles of furniture at the stove, paid $1 de- on thom, and was to pay $4 more When the goods were given to her at her house. ie carman brought them to her residence yesterday and wanted his money before delivering the goods. Mrs. Dolt refused to give it and he took the things back to the store, Thither Mrs, Dolf repaired, and when she for hor doller was, a8 she says, kicked out by individual, who, on being arrested, representod | himself os Me. M. &. Wentworth, This was not his aie, however. Thé real Mr. Wentworth came to oid the man was his employé and acted wn- wedly. He gave the woman her doliar and her assailant, Charles Marshall, was svt iree, THOSE MISSING BONDS. NO TIDINGS OF BROKER HULL, WHO 18 CHARGED WITH HAVING WALKED OFF WITH THEM. Up to a late hour yesterday afternoon the firm of Field & James, brokers at No. 16 Broad street, had received no tidings of John W. Hull, whom they charge with having victimized them out of $30,000 in four and a half per cent bonds on Saturday after- noon, Mr, James stated that, besides the police force, he had private detectives looking after Hull, ana he hoped he would soon be arrested. Souie time ago Hull purchased $10,000 in bonds from Field & James and paid for them. A curious incident in connection with the flight of Hull was the return by the latter to M. Morgan's Sous, brokers at No, 39 William street, of $245, the amount of a draft for £50 bought by him two weeks ayo. My. Morgan had sold him this draft on Decem- ber 13, and to his astonishinent was informed by one of his clerks that Hull had not paid for it. He (Mor- gan) instituted inquiries at the different hotels where Hull was accustomed to stop, but could obtain no intelligence of his debtor. He therefore determined to try the value of advertising, aud accordingly the following advertisement was inserted in the Personal column of Sunday’s HenaLp:— Mr, J.W. Hull will please call ut the office of M. Morgan’s Sons’, No. 39 William strect. A SURPRISED BROKER. This advertisement was sent to the Henatp before Hull had, as alleged, stolen the bonds from Field & James, and as soon as Mr. Morgan learned of the theft he gave up all hopes of receiving payment for his draft. His intention, however, was to stop pay- ment of the draft in London; bat to his great sur- prise on arriving at the office yesterdey morning he found the following letter awaiting him:— New York, Dee. 30, 1878. M. Moncan’s Soxs:— Dean Sins—I am vory sorry that your £50 should deen overlooked. | I gave direntions éhat ii should. be pald , the day after the pur- Shee Sach atures. Sourscciy, ow ieee This money was in greenbacks, and was the exact amount due on the draft. The post mark on the en- yelope was half-past eleven P. M., and it was posted at the General Post Office on Sunday night. It will be remarked that the letter was dated yesterday. To a reporter yesterday Mr. Morgan said that the Henatp personal had undoubtedly frightened Hull, becanse the draft which he (Hull) had purchased was intended for the use of his children, who are at present residing in the suburbs of London. The Graft had been sent on the vessel sailing on Decem- ber 14, and would not have reached the London banking house before December 27. Hull's family lived some distance from the city, and the money would not have been paid to them, perhaps, for three or four days. For this reason Hull, fearing, by their advertisement, that Morgan's Sons intended to stop payment on the draft, took the first opportunity of settling. To a question whether he was well ac- quainted with Hi Mr. Morgan replied that he had known him for six or seven years, but not intimately. Hull had bad several transactions with his firm, which he had always met promptly. That he should have run away with $30,000 in bonds surprised Mr. ‘Morgan very greatly, as the latter remarked that he would haye trusted him at any time with double that amoynt, HULL'S PREVIOUS CAREER. Mr. Fowler, of the law firm of Dupning, Edson, Hart & Fowler, said yesterday that Hull was a de- faulter once before inalarge amount. He stated that between the years 1870 and 1876 Hull was in the em- ploy of a firm well known in this city as large im- porters of wines and cigars, of which he was one of the counsel. Hull came to them for employment, armed with the highest recommendations, and with the reputation of ing avery wealthy person, who desired a situation simply to occupy his time. He Was engeged as bookkeeper and accountant at a salary of $2,500 a year. In 1876 the firm discoy- ered, as Mr. Fowler says, that Hull had filled up a check for a larger ‘amount than the transaction called for. This aroused suspicion, and it was resolved to make an examination of his ac- counts, Afraid to incur the displeasure of their sypposed wealthy employé the firm had to examine his books at late hours of the night, as Hull was always at the office the first in the morning and gon- erally remained there until everybody else had gone home, Aitera thorough examination it was discov- ered that Hull, by means of false entries, by false footings and overcharges and by false and forced balances had defrauded his ees out of more than $33,000, A civil suit was brought against the delinquent bookkeeper and judgment obtained, and an order for. Hull’s arrest was placed in the hands of a deputy sheriff. At this time Hull was stopping at the New York Hotel, and on May 16, 1876, the deputy sheriff found him there and in- formed him that he-was a prisoner. Overtures were made to him for the return of the money, but fora jong while Hull remuined obstinate. Finally he was offered the.alternative of going to Sing Sing or sct- tling the matter, and he chose the latter, returning the full amount, $33,000, Hull's character among the proprietors of some of the hotels at whicn he stop; was not of the best. He had the reputation ot being very insulting to women, and was ordered out of the Sturtevant Honse for using improper language to the servant girls em- ployed in that establishment. WHAT THE DETECTIVES HAVE LEARNED. ‘The detectives on the case ascertained yesterday that Hull, when he came down stairs trom his room in the Park Avenue Hotel on Saturday morning, asked for his bijl and paid it, stating atthe same time that he was going to leave. At three P. M.a man, who represented himself as Hulls brother-in-law, drove up to the hotel in a Keb ccolrarod gr woe checks for ‘Hull's baggage, which consisted of two trunks, a valise, acane and an umbrella. Placing them on the top of the vehicle he drove up town. sides this baggage Hull had a valise, which was lett in the hotel, and in which was found, when it was opened yester- day, black wig, some letters from his wife and daughters, dated Germany, in the years 1869 and 1470, ‘There was also a notice of foreclosure of a mort- gage of the Equitable Life Assurance Society against Wolfgang ana others, Hull being classed as one of the defendants. ‘The paper, according to the writing on it, was served on November 19, 1878. It is sup- posed that Hull was an ageut of an estate, and that this paper was an account of that trust. ‘The irm of Field & James Lrabces ring Scape for the driver of the coupé that took Mr. Huil’s trunks from the Park Avenue Hotel, but had not received any reply last evening, ANOTHER LIFE SAVED. NAN’S COMRADE, GILBERT LONG, GOES SUCCESS- FULLY TO THE RESCUM—AN UNGRATEFUL DUTCHMAN, ‘The New York Volunteer Life Saviug Corps has scored another heroic deed to its credit. This time it was Gilbert Long who risked his own life for that of atellow man. Last evening hecame into the Heranp office in company with his two associates, William O'Neil (Nau the Newsboy) and Edward Kelly, and told of what he had done. 4 “I was a-standin’ on the end of pier 28 East River,” said he, ‘‘awaitin’ for my partners to come down, for we generally begins our patrolling about six o’clock, when I see this here man a-actin’ pretty full an’ I was a-thinkin’ as he'd go over. Suddenly he did lose his balance and went off the stringpiece, head and heels, He slipped right under the ice. I didn't wait for nuthin’, but I just slipped off my coat an’ went after him, I tell you it wasn’t no fun, now, amoung them blocks of ice, aud I burt my — knvecap, too, when I went in. I had a pair of big’ gum boots on and two coats, besides the one I threw ¢ He was a big felier, he was. He must ‘a weighed 400 pounds, He's a Dutchman, his name's Jacob Brollman and he lives in Stagg strect, Brooklyn. Afore I took hold of him I hit hima wipe behind the ear; that fetched him. Oh, I'l do that sure ever ime, ‘cause it you don’t they'll drownd you. "ve had enough o° this grabbin’ and ittin’ carried down to the bottom, ain't we, Nan?’ Ken signitied his approval, ss did also the pale-faced Edward Keliy. “This is the twenty-fifth life we've saved,” said Gilbert. “An’ it’s his seventh since last May,” said Kelly. "resttmed Gil- * “T had a good tussle with this felle: bert. “Certainly thre big dinner that wo's eet Satur- day night ought to have made me ‘at aud strong; but it was protty tough work to hold him up wong them pieces of ice. [hollered and some ‘longshore- men came wad hauled bim in. What do you think he did the minute he got on to the dock? Why, he yelled right out and cursed me up and down. Ho said I hadn't no right ter hit him. But we has to do that, you know, men, woman or child, and almost every One what we gits out turns round an’ abuses us. ive you got yout new boat yet?’ asked a re- porter. . an’ I don't know as wo ever shall get it. The man—that's Shaw—he télegraphed me to-day that we must go to Roslyn and git it, an’ I don't want to go after it. He wants us to paint his name on it and we don’t want to, We only want ‘Volunteer Lite Savin’ Corpse’ on the bow and the name ‘Rescuo’ on the stern. We don’t care about carrying round an adver- tisement for people.” Just before leaving Nan said, with pride, “Captain Boyton is a membeF of our ‘sociation now.” chimed in the others, hon'ry member, BAD ¥° ‘The committee appointed by ‘the township com- mittee of Guttenburg, N. J., to examine the books of the ex-Treasurer, Judge John Dwyer, have com. pleted their report. Init they say they found a de- ficiency in Judge Dwyer's accounts amounting to $1,682 85, and that the discrepancies exist principally in the account of interest and sewer assessments, Besides the above the committee aver they disovered w torged improvement certificate, no record of which appears on the townehip books, Judge Dwyer is jog $1,000 bail to appear before the present Grand ury. R THE JUSTICE. NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 321, 1878—TRIPLE SHEET. ° OUR COMPLAINT BOOK. (Norz.—Letters intended for this column must be > “aaa by the writer’s full name and address to Sttention. Complainants who are unwilli pes ing.to ea with this rule simply waste time in writing, sy on one side of the paper.—Ep, HERAL».} <r : IN cRos To THE Ernie, psa Pe FERED, Please inform tao 6, fates i ashes and garbage (ant. ness it is to remove and oblige, ‘ow often) from Crosby street, ——\__LEVY BROS. & CO. TICKER) SPEC, eee To THe Eprrox or ray HERALS. When shall we be rid of the One cannot go toa placo of amusenft *Peculators? countering in the lobby one or more oWithout en- managers of theatres are responsible for Kem. ‘The men, who will not carn their living by day's These work, are nuisances, THEATRE-Qgnest ELEVATED RAU.ROAD OBSTRUCTIONS. To THx Eprror or Tae Heraip:— I reside in Thirty-fonrth street, between Second and Third avenues, Some weeks ago large stones were deposited along the sidewalk for the elevated road, ‘The company will save tliemselves the expense of some accident if they direct their men to turn the stones around, so as to make more room for persons passing by. A SUFFERER. THE NORMAL COLLEGE COACHES. To tHe Epiror ov tHE Heraww:— Permit me to inquire why we young ladies are de prived this winter of the convenience of the coaches which formerly ran to the college? Their advan- tages on cold and stormy mornings were certainly great, and the expense of having them call for and take us to and from the college not extravagant. Iam informed that the deprivation is but another “red tapism.” Will you kindly agitate the question and receive the thanks of the students, of whom I am ONE, TRAVEL ON THE HARLEM. To tne Evrror or tHE Hematp:— Many thanks to “Time” for his complaint about the Morrisania boats, The 8:15 trip on Monday morning was made in fitty minutes, thus beating the famous passage a Saturday morning by fully eigh- teen minutes. the company studied the interest of the passengers why don’t they wake an arrange- ment with the other line to stop at the long dock on the trips made by the Morrirania? The excuse of not being able to procifre a suitable boat is ridiculous, Any number af boats can be had it wanied, but the fact is they don’t want to put a boat on it they can force the passengers to lay over a trip. Assure as sparks fly upward the pockets of the stockholders will have to pay for the inconven- ience the passengers have to put up with, Cold and badly lighted boats will be abandoned for the elevated road, HANOVER SQUARE. ADMISSION FEES IN CATHOLIC CHURCHES. To THE Eprror oF Tux HEraLp:— Iwould inform “N.,"’ who writes under the above heading, that no such customs obtain, as he alludes to, of forcibly compelling attendants at public wor- shép in Catholic churches to pay an admission fee in any cities west of Albany and Philadelphia. In the Buffalo Cathedral ten cents is collected after the per- son is seated, and, with the occasional oxception of St. John’s, in St, Louis, all other Western churches are as free as City Hall square. I was surprised and indignant on Sunday upon attending, with some friends, St. Peter’s Church, in Jersey City, to find myself pounced upon by a greedy official who sold tickets of admission. So strongly did the occurrence remind me of a theatre that I wes on the point of askin him for a “parquet.” Now, Catholic churches are or are not supported by voluntary con- tributions of the ‘‘faithful.” If they are, his system, so extraneous to Catholic all over the world, is an anomaly fraught, as ‘*N.” re- murks, with gricyous consequences to the church practising it, If they are, not, whiy are they not con- ducted und advertised as the theatres are, and tho ad- mission fee mentioned? X WESTERN CATHOLIC. JUSTICE PINCKNEY'S QRIAL. The first witness called before referee Oliver P. Buell yesterday in the case of Justice Walter 8. Pinek- ney was ex-Judge Richard Busteed, who testified as follows:—I know Justice Pinckney well and havo kuown him for over twenty-five years; I had cases before him during the years 1876-77; his demeanor on the Bonch was perfectly judicial; I never sew him drunk on or off the bench. George P. Gough and Mr. Nugent were the next witnesses, the former alawyer and the latter a city marshal, but their testimony was unimportant, William B. Fowler, a lawyer, stated that he drank from the tumbler which the Justice usually used and never detected any flavor of liquor about it. On cross-examination the witness said:—I have not visited Justice Pinckney more than ten or twelve times in his private room and don’t remember taking a drink with him outside of the court room; never have been drunk with him or anybody else in m lite; Ioonsider a man drunk when he cannot g home or has to be locked up. John N. Kein and Elias G. Levy were then exam- ined. From the former nothing of importance was elicited, but the latter said:—I dismissed a juror in the trial of a case and I think the Justice was drunk on that occarion. On the crogs-examination Levy said he helped the Justice down stairs, but did not notice the odor of liquor on his breath, ir. Peter Doelger, who frequently acted as a juror in Justice Pinckney’s court, testified that he had never seen anything wrong in the conduct of the Judge on the bench. Mr. Hess, @ collector, said he had attended Justice Pinckney’s court, and had understood that last year His Honor was su from malarial fever. Mr. Frederick R. Coudert, the lawyor, testified that he once had a case before Justice Pinckney, on which occasion he found his mind clear and unclouded. Mr. Alexander H. Reayey, of Justice Pinckney’s counsel, here made an appeal to the referee for an adjoumament of the case until one week from to-day. Mr. Miller, on the part of the prosecution, desirea to go on at once, and claimed that the arguments of the defence were insufficient and trivial. Mr. Buell de- cided to continue the reference from day to day. The investigation will be resumed at half-past three P.M, to-day. PACIFIC RAILROAD LITIGATION. JUDGE SPEIR GIVES JUDGMENT AGAINST COMMO- DORE GARRISON-—DEFENDANTS DEMURRER OVERRULED. After several weeks’ deliberation, Judge Speir, of the Superior Court, yesterday renderod his decision on the demurrer to the amended compTffht in the suit of Peter Maric and others against Cornelius H. Garrison and another. The plaintiff’ heid in their own right and in trust for disposition 36,000. shares of stock of the Pacific Railroad of Missouri, The third mortgage bondholders wore for closing—the defendant Garrison holding the majority of the bonds. Certain of the shareholders wore contesting the foreclosure on the ground that the bonds were delusive and fraudulent and the mortgage unan- thorized, They interposed an answer and flied a cross bill. Some of the plsintitfs had filed a petition for leaye to cone in and defend in a torecloxure suit on their own behalt. ‘Tho foreclosure was in the in- terest of the defendant Garrison, who desired to ob- tain an adjudication establishing the bonds. Wit view of compromise and to prevent plaintitis from de fending against the foreclosure, he entered into the agreement with the plaintiffs, expreseed in a letter of his dated on the 20th March, 1876, ‘The plaintiffs per- tormed their agreement, and in consequence thereot the defendant was able to procure a judgment and decree of foreclosure, and the rond was sold on lth September, 1876, At the request of the defendant the plaintiffs surrendercd the letier reterred to to him, and consented to a modification of its terms, in cBusideration of which the defendant agreed abyo- Jutely to purchase the road at the foreclosure sale nite the coinpeny, and deliver to the plain- ti 36,000 full paid ehares in the new company. ‘Chey organized # new company, under the title of the “Miseouri Pae‘fic Railroad Company,” the de- fendant becoming F gem Aiter request by the plaintiffs the defendant refused to perform his agree- ment or to allow the plaintiffs any interest in the new company. JUDGMENT FOR THE PLAINTIVES, , ‘ ‘The complaint was demurred to on severdl grounds, the first being an allegation of want of facta. On this point Judge Speir in his decision says a complaint ie uot to be deemed as unitih several causes of action because it sets forth sevoral grounds of action on eithet of which the detendant. would be liable. In this case the subject matter of the action is the contract, aud the cause of the action is the atleged breach by the defendant. The Code merely requires @ concise statement of the facts con- stituting the cause of action; facts only ought to be stated, not arguments or inferences. Judge Spoir next diseneses the second ground of the demurrer to the sufficiency of the fact, and holds that the same in not well taken. ‘The third ground of demur- rer is @ misjoinder of parties; that the plaintifis do not appear from the complaint to have any joint ac- tion or any common right to unite in complaint, ‘This round Judge Speir also holds not to be weil founded, and accordingly gives judgment for the plaintiffs on the complaint, overruling the demurrer, with costs, ERIE NARROW GAUGE, The first narrow gango “ain ever tun over the Frio Ratiway left Buffalo last night for New York. It was composed of twenty new freight cars, drawn by one of the new fitty-torf consohdation engines, all Pi the staadad gauge. The work of changing the uge n vigorously forw: . ° ae eoe of the new consolidation pon mh a train phe new narrow gauge freight cars, will leave De tee jy Lor the West via the Eric Railway. Tis will the first narrow fauge train ever run oh that roud Twstward. | While the gauge was boing reduced to Atrueudard the management was pushing the con- the uuion of an entire new equipment, so that when bo last rail was leid effecting the change of gauge ¢ New locomotives and curs were ready for use. NATIONAL GUARD REFORM. PREPARATIONS FOR HE INTERSTATE CONVEN- TION—REPLY TO THER OPPONENTS OF THE NEW SCHEME OF ORGANIZATION, Pf ‘Tho officers who are interested in, the new sche or me or the reorganization and improvement of the Na- tional Guard throughout the entire Union are ac. tively pushing forward the preparations for the Interstate Convention to be held in this city on January 17, They have held communication with € leading officers of many States and have reccived rojes which enconrage them to expect a very general surapatation at the Convention, Positive as- attendaihave been given that delegates will be in Island, Nevo Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode and Californitsey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Towa and Alabama slidyices trom Ohio, Indiana, Uinoig atives will also be ‘eat likelihood that represent- States, The selectiofed from the militia of these represent New York has'q committee of oficers to Governor, who has not yetleft in the ( State conventions have bee jig Pavan Lola elected by their brother ofticels, ‘ancl Other the secretary of the Excentive Gof, 8M “rf we charge of the movement, has rec8? ingate, | tl communications enclosing reports Which isin | cont and Maggio Colyer, im her seh ings of such conventions. That in Coit! ™ber of place December 16, when the following d@roceed- the Interstate Convention was elected: —¥ took General Stephen H. Smith, commanding Cont to National Guard; Colonels L. A. Barbour (First ment), N, H. Tubbs (Third regiment), Charles ‘I. Gu ham (Second regiment) and George 8. Crofut (Fourti@dist Episcopal regiment). New Jersey’s delegation was chosen on the 17th and consists of the general officers of the Stete, with Adjutant General Stryker as chairman. A. large and enthusiastic meeting of officers was. held in Pennsylvania on the 18th inst. The following were appointed as delegates to represent the National Guard of Pennsylvania:—Adjutant General Latta, Colonels. Reed, Hassinger and Gilpin; Majors Hep- burn and Ryan,’General Reeder, Colonel Rupert and Lieutenant Colone! Horn, General Siegfried, Colonel Boies and Major Awl, Gcneral Beaver, Colonels Gray and Guthrie, Captains Brown, Barr and Rupert. In Rhode Island Adjutant General C. H, Barney and a number of other officers were selected on the 19th inst. Culitornia’s Convention takes place this week. It is probable thateon account of the distance, Cali- fornians resident in the East will be chosen to_repre- went the State. A Convention is also called in Iowa. PREPARATIONS FOR THE CONVENTION, Acommittee of arrangements is in charge of all the details of the Convention. They have not yet de- eke on a place in which to hold the sessions, but it is probablé that a room in one of the larger armories will be placed at their disposal, Many officers of the regular army will unite with them in giving the visitors a hospitable reception. Drills and dress parades by the crack orgauizations of the vicinity will form a feature of the occasion, and the fortitica- tions in the harbor and the torpedo station at Willett's Point will be visited, Great interest in the proceedings is felt in National Guard circles, and it is hoped the Convention will mark an important era in the military history of the country. ANSWSRING OPPONENTS OF THE NEW MOVEMENT. Meunwhile the plans proposed by the inaugurators of the Convention are not without their opponents, Somo persons have expressed a belief that tue desiga of the movement is to place the militia under the control of the federal authorities. Others say it is improper to ask the central government to assist in the support of State troops. A prominent officer ot the Nutional Guard of this State, who has taken an active part in the new enterprise, replied to many of these opinions yesterday in conversation with a Hxnaup reporter. He said:—‘It is not intended in any way by those engaged in this scheme to relinquish to the general government any control over tne militia, which, we believe, properly belongs to the States. This is simply a snevement for the reform of the militia and to utilize the protessional talent to be tound among the retired officers of the regular in giving the militia that practical instruction in detail which is so dificult for them to obtain otherwise, On the other hand, we have no desire to interfere with the army, which has its own proper sphere. But the National Guard should be an auxiliary to it, and to be so effectively it needs to be put in more serviceable condition in itcan boast of now. The army has no better triends than the militia, who know better than any one else the need of aregular force and how much they ves lack of being able to supply its place.” ‘THE AGENCY OF ARMY OFFICERS. “The part of the plan,” continued the reporter's informant, ‘which looks toward detailing retired reguiur officers for staff duty in the militia is highly spoken of by the best National Guard officers. ‘he clerical duties connected with these positions are heavy, and make it difficult to get men who will spare the time to discharge them. Even commanders who have first class adjutants at present are pleased with the new proposition, for it they shou lose their presont assistants they would not know how to supply their places. No officer will be obliged to select a regular arniy assistant unless he chooses to do so. As to asking for $1,000,000 annually trom the government, it is relatively opuiation and Wealth less than the appropriation which was mado in 1798, of $200,000, and which has been paid regu- larly since. It is said that the Statcs should equip their own militia, but they are liable to be called out toaid the general government at sny moment. ‘To do this with any effect they must have more expen- sive eguipment, and more scientific training than would be necessary for the Lg | oye of domestic tumults, and it is only just that the government should provide for the extra expense of such equip- ment und training. ‘The railroad strikes have shown the need of effective militia organization, as indeed the civil war did many years ago. The present move- ment aims at obtaining such efficiency, without any ing in the nature or contrgl of the National, Guai ° 4 IRREPRESSIBLE GARRULITY. Looking daggers at each other the members of tho Gillifeather family stood in the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday. There were Mr, and Mrs, Morrison and her sister, Miss Gillifeather, and her father. Mrs. Morrison and her sister were on one side of the case, Messrs. Morrison and Gillifeather pire on the other, while Counsellor Abe Hummel’s gigantic frame acted as a legal fender between the opponents to prevent mischief. Judge Otterbourg was assailed at the vory ontset by all the parties, who insisted upon talking at once. Mr. Hummel then, with a forensic flourish of his hand, thought to bring about something like order, but his motives were divined by Mr. Gilli- feather, who proceeded without further delay to hurl himself headlong rhetorically at the magistrate, “Stan’ aside,” he, ‘I'm Gillifeather, and Miss Gillifeather is me darter, an’ so is Mrs. Morrison. Judge, whin the stars begin to twinkle on the 24th of dJancry, Miss Gilliteather ‘ull be—” “It Your Honor please,” deprecatingly interrupted Mr. Hummel, “Whisht! Howldan. This is the Pignest coort in the lan’, an’ we'll get aoe fo We will. Come up here, Morrison, an’ tell the Jedge all about it. (Then, confidentially to the magistrate.) Whisper! He have the law at his fingers’ inds, from Blackstone down. Listen to him, Listen to him.” “Now, if Your Honor please, I must respectfully submit-—” “i “Give it till ‘em, counsellor; givé it till ‘em!" shouted Gillifeather. “I'm her father an’ I'l take her home. Sling Blackst@ne af ‘em. Yon've got it all down fine. This is the highest coort in the whole biznoss. "Iisn't Judge Murray that’s in it now, Come up here, Morrison, an’ tell ‘em all about it.” “Will somebody teil me what it is all about 7" asked the Judge, despairingly. A z ‘Say, Jedye, listen till Morrison. He knows all about it. Don't be afeard to spake. Man alive, this is the coort for you,” bpncaeiatngs urged Gilli- feather upon the somewhat backwatd Morrison, After a great deal of talk and explanations, all of which were interrupted as above by the sanguine Mr. Gillifeather, Judge Otterbowrg learned thit the case was a civil one and, therefpre,could not be enter- tained by him. “The father wanted Mise Gillifeather home, but she preferred to remain with her sister. Amid roars of laughter the paterfamilies left the court, pee by his daughters, Morrison and counsel.’ A STOKY WITH A MORAL, “Going to church with a young lady is undoubtedly & yery proper and nice thing for a young gentleman to do on Sabbath evening; but when one takes a fair damsel from homete the house of prayer he very naturally expects to be her escort on the return. So thought Alian Hay, no doubt, when he carried Miss Nettie Wagner's prayer book in one hand and her delicately gloved | fingers on his arm to service on Sunday night. He was happy in church with her--supremely happy— for he did not know that leaning against & net ns ing lamppost in eae el air was John J, Hofstadter, waiting dejoctedly for Ne It may be assumed, to save trouble, that (he gentle creature herself was not aware of this fact either. But alas! she behaved in aecrael manner to Allin when chtrch wasout. Sho w the marly form of Hotetadter reposing + ag against (he aforementioned street lamp, ne most wnaccountebly and — unwarranta- bly transferred her prayer book to him, und with it that delicately gloved hand. Hay stood still, John was erect berore his fellow man and strode homeward with Nettie, whose silvery suave “good night” floated like the whisper of # dream upon the scarcely crodulons tympanum of Allan, One howr later Hofstudter was tripping joy ony home along West Thirty-fitth etrect when he felt a fist under bis right el, and, turning, was made to see stars and a battalion of Allan Hays, Allan was mighty in bis wrath and was quelled by an officer only. Judge Otterbourg, at Jefierson Market Court, yesterday did not hold him, cer ag Funeral will take nephew: day, December 31, at half-past one o'clock, tend the funeral, 35th st., at two P. M., Tuesday, Ce] meut iu Calvary, hie ee MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, ee ei ae MARRIED. u _ .-—-At Rye, N. Y., on Tuesday, De- cember 24, by the Rev. Chauncey B. ‘Browster, B. Db, ¥. Curtis, of New York, to Buta M., daughter of the late Abner Mills, of Kye, No cards. JoNrs—HALDANE,—On Uy Tuesday, December 10, at” Tremont, N. Y., by Rev. D. L, Marks, Dr. Frep. C. of Basking Ridge, N. J., to Faxxie HL, eldest hter of Richard K. Haldane, of New York. d Philadelphia papers please copy. e—CULGIN.—On Thursday, December 26, at the Washington Square Methodist Episcopal Church, by R Jaues M. King, D, D., Wentsam P. YALLALER “ E., daughter of James Culgin, Esq. ‘ ve DIED. DAMS.—At his residence, at No. 2 ae. Apanis, in the Bit year of his sie be edlsshbad elutives and friends of the family are invi attend the funeral, which will take place caainetaee 1, 1819, at eleven ‘o'clock, trom the Church of the Holy Communion, 20th st!, corner éth ay. rpm’ Sunday, December 29, Lucxrra ‘YMOND, relict of Ephriam F, Bade Saar obese phriam F, Badeau, in the syd Funeral from the residence of’ her son-in- Theodore Bornard, 80 Ryerson. st, Broo! rls ‘Tueslay at two o'clock. Kelatives’ and friends in- ed. bruv. —At No. 239 Thompson st., on Sunday, De- er 2), MicHaKe H, Biap, in the 54th your of Ine Place from the residence of his '¥, at the above number, on Tues- fol Cay CaHiLL.—On Sindy, December 2, Patrick Ca- HILL, 4 native of Ballyank va Ei, 4 wiative yanker, Lismore, county Water- Relatives and friends aro respectfully invited to at- from his late residence, 218 West Tuter- CouyER.—On’ Monday, December heria, Lun (Little Tootsie), youn, 30, 1878, of diph- est child of Vin- rr. Funeral private, from the residence of her pae ents, 2 P =e, ae Pont Sith st., Wednesday, January 1, 1879, Corsinc.—At Sparkhill, N. ¥., December 29, Win 1AM B. Counrya, Sr., in the 7th year of inis age. ‘The funeral . fe pee at the Jane Street Meth- Jhureh, on Friday, the 3d 4 {past ton A.M. His yolatives und frienda sae “d to attend without further notice, His remains sph tifen to Greenwood tor interment. the M—In Brooklyn, December 30, 1878, OLara Bostudte ot George 8. Corbin, and daughter of Drsay.tain Henry Groonloat. "Funeral private. aged 80 zea yéland papers please copy. elatives aimday, December 29, Tuos . a Eelasiven uimulay, ro uOMAs DINAN, Pine st., on Wednig of the family are invited to shar scampertee!s lain residence, No. 86 FERNS.) Seuuary 1, 1879, Een Dett Bevan y , ut two P.M, ‘The funeral will teke plaxe Fenys, 2, 1879, from the .Chureh of artes talaiet o’cloc! * rsd: Hak ‘gursday, January WN MARIARTTA LAZeLbepat fer of H.. and A. Hillman, inom, Bt one er age. of diphtheria, ‘vest daugh- Funeral takes place to-day, Decembtc sone” o’elock, from 332 8th av, — Houpes.—At Yaphank, Long Island, on\ong December 29, after a loug and painful illness? with Christian resignation, ANN Dr. E. HS, Holden, in the 87th year Susannau Huckeuny, of Philadelphia. Funeral to be held at the residence of her son-in- law, E. L. Baker, No. 622 Jersey ay., Jersey City, Tuesday, December 31, at eleven A. M. Baltimore, Washington and Erie (Pa.) papers please copy. + JouNnson.—On December 28, of pneumonia, Epwanp C. Jounson, in the 63d year ef his ag 5 Friends are invited to attend the funeral, at the Broadway Tabernacle, corner S4th st. and 6th av., Tuesdey, December 31, at half-past nine A. M. Kerxer.—On December 30, Emata, daughter of Se- yastian and Mary Kerner, aged 5 years and 7 months. Funeral trom her late residence, 443 West 49th st., on Wednesday, January 1, 1879. Komavens.—On December 30, 1878, Joun Komavess, only son of John H. and Metha Komavens, aged 6 years, 4 months, 24 days. Friends and relatives are respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, from his Meret residence, 1,053 Peet neur 57th st., at one P, M., Thursday, January, , 1879. ‘ KUHLWEIN.—On December 28, after a short illness, Henny KuAiwem, aged 32 years and 4 days. The friends of the family and the inembers of the Police Department (Fourteenth precinct) are cor- dially invited to attend the funeral, from his lato residence, No. 58 av. C, at one o'clock, Tucsday, 3lst of December. ‘Launspenny.—Suddenly, Sunday evening, Decem- bor 2¥, at the residence ot her uncle, Amos Woodruff, Evia J., youngest daughter of Janes and Sarah W, gs ned ot Stamford, Conn., in the 8th year of | her age. Funeral services this day, at one o’clock P. M., at the Church of the Holy Communion, 20th st. and 6th. a¥. Relatives and f riends of the family are invited to attend. . Lerrerrs.—On Sunday evening, December 29, after # lingering illness, AMELIA A. Lerrenrs, aged 96 years and 18 days. Relatives and friends of’ the family and of her sons, John A. and the late Marshal Lefferts, and her son-i law, John MecKisson, are invited to attend the funeral, Tuesday, December 31, at one o’ciock, at the Collegiate Church, 20th st, and 5th ay. Lev ‘The members of Rebecca Lodge, No. 14, R. 8. B., are hereby summoned to attend the funeral of our late sister, Hannah al nie this ) morning, at nine o'clock, from her late residence, 12 Greonwich st. D. DAVIS, President.’ SELINA Jackson, Secretary. Mackry.—Sunday, December 29, 1878, after pro- longed illness, Jonn beeen ears 39 years. uiescat in pace. Funeral on New Year's Day, half-past one P. M., from his late residence, 811 Greenwich st.; thence to a Cemetery. Tue New York Youre Mry’s Roman Carnouio BENEVOLENT AssoctaTION—BROTHERS:—You will meet at 811 Greenwich st., Wednesday, January 1, 1879, at two o'clock P.M, for the Purpose of attending the funeral of our inte brother, John Mackey. Patnick Tionr, PETER EAGAN, Financial fe - nt. Meven.—After a short illness, on Sunday eveniny Dovember 29, 1878, Lovrse Meyer, wife of Fordinan Meyer, in the 66th year of her age. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to aie tend the funcral, from her late residence, corner 178th st. and 4th av., Tremont, New York city, on Wednes- ay, Januar; 871), at one o'clock P, M. ‘LDQON. ‘23 Smith st, South Brooklyn, corner of Douglass st., on Sunday, December 2, Jamus J. Mutpoow, aged 24 years, 1 month and 5 days, cldest son of the late James Muldoon and nephew of John and Patrick T, Muldoon. Relatives and friends are respecttully invited to at- tend the funeral, on Tuesday, December 31, at one o'clock P. M. McNatiy.—Suddenly, on the 30th inst., Euiza Mo- NALLY, aged 50 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, on January 1, at her late residence, os it J4th st., two o'clock. 0" 1—On December 30, 1818, James O'Burem, aged & years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, from bis late residence, Bergen Point, N. J., on Wednesday, January 1, 1879, at hal’. ast eight A. M., to St. Peter's Cemetery, Jersey City, for interment. PuLLivs.—On Sunday morning, Decomber 29, 8am URL C. PHILLIPS. Funeral from the Church of the Transfiguration, Rev. Dr. Houghton, 20th st., on Tuesday, dist inst., at twelve o'clock. Interment at Boston. Rrw.—On Sunday, the 2th of Devember, 1878, Jaxe Herp, daughter of the late Robert Reid, of Ballymena, county Antrim, Irelan Funcral trom her late residence, No. 196 3d av., a6 eleven o'clock, on the morning of We the Ine of January, 1979, Ricutre.—At Dresden, Germany, on December 12, Hermann F. Riciren, aged 39 years, followed his boe loved wife, Tivime Fetomany, who died August 7, | 1878. ScuEnMEnHoRN.—At his late residence, in Pequa- buck, Conn., suddenly, on Saturday, 28th inst., Ar- ¥YRED ScuenMensonn, formerly of this city, in the th year of his ue. His remains will bo taken to Litchfield, Conn. ScuLesinera.—On Sunday, December 29, CLARITA, wite of Frederic G. Schlesinger. Funeral services Tuesday, December 31, at one P. M., at the West Presbyterian Church, West 42d at., Rey. Dr. Hastings. Scumipr.—November 10, at Williameville, N. Y.. Hami.ron Scumrpt, aged 71 years, late of this city. SMrrn.—On Saturday morning, December 25, vEL J. Siti, in the 53 your of Funeral services from his late: Fosidence, 106, Kat ss. st., on Tuesday, December 31, at one o'clock Smira.—On Monday, December 30, of paralysis, BanraoLoMEW SMrtH, in the 60th year of his age. The relatives and friends of tho family are respect~ fully invited to attend his funeral, from his late resi- deneo, No. 340 East 4th at., on Wednesday, January MEEOCUTAED: ox met eraay Deng ‘AYLOR,. ard , on ui) af bor 3H, 1074, Mee, A. Be Tarton, wife of Noah D, nS ea ¢ relutives and friends of the famiiy are invited to attend the funeral, on Tuesday, at two P. M., from No, 37 Went dist st. Tayior.—On Monday, December 30, Jacop Tarion, aged 64 years. Funeral services at.the residence of his son, 39 Grove st., on Tuesday evening, Sist, at eight o'clock Tuayen.—In Brooklyn, on Sunday, 20th inst., of heart discase, Gzonor F. 'Uitavxmy formerly of Boston, in the 55th year of his age. PR ane service at on beg he of the Lage ol jerrepont st., corner Montoe place, on ‘Tuesday, ita inst., ut half-past two P.M, Rolatives and friends are bt wd to attend. ston papers please copy. Ware.—suddenly, of heart disease, Mra. Mant Ay Wate, wite of the late Charles M, Wale, in tho Sith 7 Tiolatives ata felonda afe respectfully in Rolatives and friends are vited to ate tend the funeral, from her late residence, 409 West 52d, st. at one o'clock to-day, Woornotan.—At Hackensack, N. J., United States America, on Christmas Day, Jastns H. Wootxoveu, in his 78th year. Lynn and Norwich, in Norfolk, and Bungay, in Suffolk, England, papers please copy. ries Will please uccept this Friends in both com intimation from his daughters, Huckrrsy.—Suddeniy. December 23, 1878, Mrs), lt antemonseserienenencennibacah nica a i i