The New York Herald Newspaper, January 10, 1879, Page 3

THE COURTS. A Client's Complaint and a Lawyer's Vindication. ° INTERESTING WILL CASE. Refreshing Arctic Coolness of a Railway Pickpocket. ‘The suit of Noah Wheaton against Richard S»New- combe, on trial in the Superior Court before Judge Freedman and a jury, came yesterday to a sudden termination. It was a suit brought by Wheaton, a former client .of Mr. Newcombe, to recover treble damages, upon the ground that the latter was guilty of deceit in not fairly and fully accounting for money collected by him at the end of a long qlitigation, Mr. Newcombe denied the allegations of deceit, and insisted that he had faithfully accounted and paid over the amount due to Mr. Wheaton’s assignee. The matter was no- ticed before when an application was made to Judge ‘Van Brunt afainst Mr. Newcombe, when the Judge re- voked his order, characterizing the proceeding as a blackmailing one. ‘This action was then brought, and at the close of the evidence ex-Judge Fullerton, of counsel for Mr, Newcombe, moved to dismiss the complaint. Judge Freedman said that he thought Mr. Newcombe was entitled to a stronger vin- ication than that, and directed a verdict for the defendant. “It is a case, I think,” said Judge Freedman, “for the direction of a verdict on the merits, If this case presented. simply: acontlict of testimony I should not hesitate to sub: mit it to the jury, especially as I have always consid- ered it the duty of the courts to closely scrutinize transactions between attorney and client. But above the contlict which exists the fact appears that even if the plaintiff at the time of the settlement was the owner of the claim, a tact that is disputed by the de- fendant, he must have known that the sum of $1,134 41, appearing in the account as having been re- covered, did not in tact represent the whole amount collected. ‘This sum simply represented the amount of plaintiff's original claim, with interest. It appears in evidence that the judgment, as entered September 27, 1878, was tor $1,658 05, and that the judgment of af- firmance, entered in March, 1874, was for $93 51. These judgments were matters of record and easily accessi- le. The moneys due upon these judgments the laintif, by a written instrument, assigued Decem- ie 9%, 1874, to Quackenbush, his son-in-law, who then was and now is an attorney-at-law, and who may be supposed to know something about such maiters. Now, both the plaintiff and Quackenbush admit that they had prior conversations with the detendant about the amount that would eventually come to the plaintiff, and Mr. Quackenbush has just now admitted that Mr. Wheaton told him that the judgment was from $1,200 to $1,500, ‘Thus it ap- Pears that they kept themselves posted concerning the money that was to come eventually to Mr. Whea- ton. Shortly before the settlement with the de- fendant the plaintiff claims that a reassign- ment took place, by which Quackenbush re- conveyed to him ‘these judgments, but of which there is no written evidence. In the meanwhile they had been affirmed by the Court of Appeals and the right to tax another bill of ¢osts had crued, and Quackenbush must have known the fuct it Wheaton did not. How, then, can it be claimed that after notification of the collection of these judgments the mere written statement in the account rendered in 1875, putting the amount of the recovery at $1,134 41 and making no mention of the taxable costs, that that alone coustituted a deceit which was practised upon him and by which he sus- tained serious damage, when, with the knowledge he must have possessed, or that at least Quackenbus! possessed, aud which I am satisfied, upon the evi- dence, he did possess—notwithstanding that he testi- fies to the contrary—be refrained trom asking a single question concerning it (that is, according we testimony), and when, as he con- cedes, the account was in his posses- sion ten or twelve days before it was finally adjusted ? Now, Mr. Newcombe testified that the account was rendered in September. ‘That is de- nied. But it is admitted that the plaintiff had it in his possession at least ten or twelve days, and in the f cesgpepd the amount of these judgments could have een ascertained from the record. Moreover, Mr, @ Quackenbush testified that Mr. Wheaton had told him rievance the plaintiff may have in consequence of fendant’s charges, if any, cannot be considered here, tor his action is not brought for the correction of an alleged overcharge, but fora deceit which he claims was practised upon him in the statement of the amount collected, and in that alone, by which he was misled, to his damage, an for which he seeks to recover treble damages. The Re shows, even aside from the explanation which 6 defendant has given concerning the amount col- lected in excess of the sum of $1,134 41, that there is no foundation for the action as brought, and this view finds strong corroboration in the conduct of the laintit! for yeurs atter the alleged occurrence. ‘This Misposition of the case upon the facts renders it un- necessary to consider the serious questions of law which have been urged by the defence against any recovery. The detendant is entitled to the direction of » verdict in his favor.” Mr. Newcombe moved fer an extra allowance, and the Judge said, ‘Yes, take the full amount the law allows.”” Thus Mr. Newcombe has received a full vindication. Messrs. Hart & Bamberger and Townsend & Weed appeared for Mr. Wheaton, and ex-Judges Fullerton and Cardozo for Mr. Newcombe, CONSTRUCTION OF A WILE, ‘The late Augustus Cleveland, in his will made in 1856, left-various legacies, modified by a codicil ap- pended in 1860 giving $53,000 in specific legacies and the income of the rest of his estute to his wife for life, with the remainder to his nephews and nieces. In 1872, at Nice, he made another codicil removing the executor previously named and appointing his wife executrix. Besides giving his wife his residence st Carmansville he sets spart $60,000, the in- terest of which was to be paid to his wife, end on her death the principal to be divided among various charitable institutions, as follows :— To the Asylum for Indigent and Infirm Clergymen, $10,000; to the Asylum for Aged and Infirm Women, $10,000; to the Halt Orphan Asylum in’ Tenth street, $10,000; to the Nursery and’ Child's Hospital in Lexington avenue, $5,000, and to the Sailors’ Ciub and Reading Room at Marseilles, $5,000, A friendly suit was brought in the Supreme Court, Spe- cial ‘Term, for a construction of the will. One pout raised was that the bequest of $60,000 to the widow takes away any general life interest she may have iu the estute. Another point was that the bequest of $53,000, or special bequest, is swept away and must De applivd to the $60,000. Judge Van Vorst, before ‘whom the case was tried, gave his decision yesterday, iu which he holds that the last codicil, written abroad and when the testator could not see the will which was Yeft with his counsel here, shows an intention to increase rather than decrease his wife’s power over ‘is estate, an® that the $60,000 is to be taken dut of the general estate as a special or peculiar trust, first for the wife and after that for the charitable institu- tions named, and not to change the right of the wife to the whole income of the estate during her life, A COOL THIEF. ‘The difficulty of capturing first class pickpockets is pretty well known, for, unlike other.classes of . criminals, they are exceedingly expert, and always select such oceasions for their operations as will defeat detection. Unhappily for George Williams, said, by the way, to be an English thief of the “first water,” a slight bit of awkwardness on his own part brought him to grief. Tho trouble happened on the 19th of December last, the scene being «the Houston strect station of the Elevated Railroad. Among other passengers waiting to go up town was Mr. Herman Steinberger, of Sev- enty-eighth street, and from all accounts the crowd ‘wm pretty extensive. Mr. Steinberger, aportly gen- y, found himself pressed back by & man front of him. He yielded with as good ble for afew moments, but immediately grace as pox suspecting something saw the man throw down # watch ring, and, putting his hand in his vest pocket, found that his valuable timepiece had disappeared. Williams, who, of cour: contederate, was , haa handed the watch to a and taken to the station house. He was arraigned by Assistant District At- torney Rollins before Judge Cowing, in Part 2 of the Court of General Sessions, yesterday. He was pretty well attired and word a most innoceut ex pression, though it was plain to all that euch keen = looking eyes as hie , could, not failto single out the best man in acrowd upon’ whom to ply his avocation, In reaponse to Mr. Role lins the complainant told his story. The prisoner, Who did not take the witness stand, was promptly convicted. Before sentencing him Judge Cowing asked if he had ever been ested before, to which the prisoner replied in the negative, but subsequently admitted that he had just lett the Kin, itentiary the day the larceny r “Ww asked Judge Gowit 1 County Pens pitted, ou not Bay 80 replied the prisoner, with remarkable eool- you would do so it you w y place,” an that created roars of 1a entiary has not imy would do that “tL ht Fofroshing Uniet as ho was taken aw “WOVEN IN ‘TILE GRAY.” At the next term of the United States Circuit Court the case of Schmieder vs. ex-Collector Barney will be tried by a strack jury, on the pancl of which are “twenty-four prominent citizens, included among whom are William H, Vanderbilt, Sinclair Lousey, that they amounted to $1,200 or $1,500. Whatever | Russell Sage, J. W. Harper, B, E. Arnold and William H. Hurlbert. The suit is on a claim for alleged over- charge of duties on imported goods, and the amount involved is about $100,000. The cause was first tried in 1966, and resulted in a verdict for the Collector. A new trial was granted by Judge Smalley, who directed 4 vefdict for the plaintiff, On an appeal to the United States Su e Court Judge Smalley's judgment was reversed, and hence the present trial. ‘The question to be submitted to the jury is whether or not certain Saxony dress goods and all woven dress goods which were imported into this country within a certain jod prior to 1866 were goods of a similar description to the several manutactures of delaine made wholly or in ot worsted, wool, mo- hair or goats’ hair. ‘The plaintiffs, who imported the goods, claim that they were not of a similar deserip- tion. On the of the Collector it is said that these dress goods completely crowded out delaines that are manufactured in the United States, and that large Manutactorics in Massachusetts and Rhode Island were ruined by these goods, that so nearly resembled delaines that they took the place of delaines in the market, he plaintiffs contend that the Collector was wropg in his clas: sation, because the goods were “woven in the gray,”’ and that it is only in that respect that they er irom dress goods, NOT A MURDER. Judge Cowing disposed of his first homicide case yesterday, in the matter of Frank Story, who was in- dicted for killing James McGuire, on the east side of the city, ou the 28th of September last, Not over twenty-one years of age, the prisoner, a good- looking, fair-haired youth, on being arraigned seemed perfectly selt-porsessed for one placed at the bar on a charge of so serious a nature. Before the jury was empanelled a lengthy conference took placo between Assistant District Attorneys Rollins and Bell and Mr. “William F. Howe, counsel for the pris- one which terminated by District Attorney Rollins stating that, with the consent of the Court, he would enter a nolle prosequi in the case, inasmuch as the medical testimony proved that the deceased died of alcoholism and not from any injuries intlicted by any person, and that the Coro- ner’s Jury had so found, Mr,Kollins also stated that upon a caretul examination of the evidence he found that the prisoner could not be convicted. Mr. Howe informed the Court that Story was fully prepared to prove his innocence, and was ® young man of most excellent character, Judge Cowing remarked, under the circumstances, that the motion for a nolle pro- sequi was eminently proper, and he should order the prisoner’s discharge. Story then left the court room followed by a.ost of respectable looking people, who congratulated him on the result. MORGUE CORPSES FOR DISSECTION. ‘The new Eclectic College of Modicine, at present occupying the old Masonic Hall in East Thirteedtth stroet, recently made application to the Commission- ers of Charities and Correction for its share of un- claimed bodies at the Morgue for dissection, which was refused. Application was made yesterday by Dr. Gunn, the dean of the faculty, through H. P. Herd- man, his counsel, to Judge Barrett, in Supremo Court, Chambers, for a mau us directing the Com- missioners to let the college have subjects for dis- section in common with the other medi- cal schools of the city. The motion was op- posed by Assistant Corporation Counsel Dean, on the ground that under the act of 1853 the college should have been incorporated by the Regents of the University. ‘The college claims that it was incor- porated in May last under the general act of 1858, amended in 1870 by the Legislature, and that the articles of incorporation have been properly filed in the County Clerk’s office. It was further allegea that the privilege of obtaining specimens for disscc- tion ‘was withfeld through tnworthy jealousy in the old school 6f medicine. Judge Barrett took the papers, reserving his decision. .~ AN IMPEOCUNIOUS SAILOR. On New Year’s Eve Joseph Smith, a sailor, was caught by Officer Murphy in the act of breaking open the coffee and cake stand kept by Christopher Riebesche at No. 169 Maiden lane. He was arraigned for trial yesterday in Part 1 of the Court of Gen- eral Sessions, “What induced you to commit this offence?” asked Iudge Gildersleeve. . “Your Honor,” replied the poor tar, “it was hunger did it. I could not get engaged ona ship, and as soon as My money was gone the man who kept the sailor’s boarding house where I stopped put me out.” Assistant District Attorney Lyon intimated that he would not press for severe punishment. In passing sentence Judge Gildersleeve said he did not believe the prisoner was a professional thief, and he would therefore impose the mitigated penalty of six months in the Penitentiary, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. In the suit brought by the Bank of the Metropolis against Frederick A. Conkling, tried before Judge Potter, the facts of which have been published, » verdict was given yesterday of $2,177 16 for the Plaintiff. 7 On the calendar of Part 2 of the Court of General Sessions yesterday were the cases of Abraham Perl- stein, Abraham D. Freeman, Charles Bernstein and Joseph Levy, who are charged with arson, An adjournment was had until Wednesday next, when Bernstein will be placed on trial by Assistant District Attorney Rollins. Judge McAdam, of the Marine Court, snot being assigned to hold any one of the branches of his court this month, and having decided all matters heard by him to date, left yesterday morning with a party of friends for Florida. He will be absent about three weeks, and will spend a few days in visiting the principal cities on the route. He will return in time to resume his seat upon the bench at the February term. A gany of young thieves entered the saloon of Pat- rick O'Rourke, on First avenue, and, finding the bar- keeper asleep, stole $301 in money, gold watch, chain and locket and a revolver. The watch was sub- sequently found in the possession of Edward Kelly, who, on being arraigned yesterday in Part 2 of the Court of General Sessions, pleaded guilty. Judgo Cowing sent him to the Penitentiary for one year and six-months, ‘Thomas Rice ed $2 from the pocket of Gordon J. Best, No. 47 Wall street, on the 18th of December last, at the corner of Park row and Ann street... The thief was pursued and raninto the Heraxp office, where he dropped-the money. One of the clerks saw the mbney fall and promptly handed it to the owner. In Part 1 of the Court of Sessions yesterday Rice was tried and convicted, and Judge Gildersleeve sentenced him to eighteen months’ imprisonment in: the Penitentiary. In the case of Gilbert R. Merritt, who-through a writ of certiorari sought reinstatement in the Fire Department, the report in last Tuesday's Henazp, in- stead of stating that Cag 2 Barrett granted the writ should have stated that he quashed the writ, In his opinion, however, Judge Barrett said that it was a “very painful duty to be compelled to deny this un- fortunate man the relief which he seeks,” and closed with expressing a “trust that his case may yet re- ceive fayorabic consideration from the Board.” An action of extreme importance to persons who do business with this country in foreign manufac- tured articles was taken yesterday in the United States Circuit Court. A case of alleged infringement of a trade mark has been certified to the Supreme Court of the United States, in consequence of 4 divi- sion of opinion of the Judges of the Circuit Court in this district. This will involve the question of thecon- stitutionality of the International Trade Mark law. If the demurrer should succeed any citizenswill be at liberty to counterfeit the trade mark of a foreign manufacturer. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY, juPREME CounT—CHamMnERs—Held by Judge Bar- rett.—Nos. 62 76, 80, 81, 82, 89, 103, 107, 117, 139, 164, , 212, 213, 218, 236, 267, 269, 272, 278, 279, Surreme Count—GrneraL Term—Held by Judges Davis, Brady and Ingalls.—Nos. 20, 21, 22, 20, 32, 48, 72,81, 82, 159, 161, 166, 169, 171, 17434, 175, 176, 177, 178, 180, 142, 187, 188, 111, 152, 153. Supreme Count—Srecta, Trerm—Held by Tu Lawrence.—Nos. 258, 822, 796, 563, 564, 792, 798, 779, 426, 793, 808, 816, 684, 817, 763, 807, 756, 727, 786, 826, 760, 250, 828, 774, 634. Supreme CourtT—Cincurr—Part .1—Held by Judge Donohue.—Short causes—Nos. 4496, 4311, 4147, 4486, 4464, 4307, 4149, 4156, 9955, 3893, 4314, 4327, 4202, 2633, 1700. Part 2—Adjourned until Monday . Part 3—Held by Judge Potter.—Short causes—Nos. 4117, 316, 4058, 4059, 3979, 3703, 4132, 4015, 3745, Ales. Surenion Count—GrxeraL Tenm.—Adjourned un- til Monday next. Surentor Count—Srectar, Tenm—Held by Judge Sedgwick.—Demurrer No. 6. Issues of fact—Nos, 39, 60, 61, 65, 70, 13, 33, 44, 14, 26, 2, 45, 46, 48, 54, 64, Surenion ‘Count—Tnan Tenm—Part 1—Held by Judge Freedman.—Nos, 984, 385, 986, 387, 329, 488, 480, 05, 120, 134, 177, 554, 693, 496, 423, 501. Part 2— Adjourned for the term, Common Preas—Gexinan Tenm—Hold by Chief Justice C. PB. Daly and Judges Larremore and Van Brunt.—Nos. 36, 37, 56, 80, 83, 84, 85, 44. Common Preas—Equrry Txnm.—Adjourned for tho term. Common Pueas—SrxciaL Tenm—Held by Judge J. F. Daly.—No day calendar, . Common Preas—Tnia TEnM—Part 1—Held by Judge Van Hoesen.—Nos. 831, 487, 488, 826, 827, 840, 5 222, 1246, 815, Part 2—Ad- journed for the term, Manne Courr—Tamt Tenm—Pgrt 1—Held by Ohiet J Short canses—Nos, 5607, hd a OSI, 5729, 6572, G69, 5U76, 681, 6724 667%, 561, 6735, 6628. “Part 2—Adjourned until Mon- day uext. Part t—Held by Judge Shea.—Short Nos. 6256, 6244, S011, 6303, 5588, 560%, 6516, 47, O80, IN, SULT, 6616, 5645, oO OF GENERAL Sesstons—Part 1—Held by Judgo Gildersleeve.—-The People vs. Peter Collius, felonious assault and battery; Same vs, Chanes Huy he rand larceny; Same vs. Kdward Cody, grand larceny ; Same vs. Jaines Stauley, burglary; Same vs. Lows Kline, felonious assault and battery ; Same vs. James Quinn, larceny from the person; Same vs. Lizzie Stewart, larceny from the person; Saine vs. James Harrison, burglary; Same vs. Joseph Johnson, burglary; Same va. Dota Nievo, gms larceny. Part 2—Held by Judge Cowing.—The People vs. John Johnson, bt+ glary; Same vs. Charles O'ourke, uraud larceny: Same vs. Simon Weston, larceny from the person; Same vs. George W. Robinson, false pretences; Same vs. Mary Fle: » petit larceny. COURT OF APPEALS. . ALBANY, Jan. 9, 1879, ‘The following are the first fifty cases on the Court of Appeals calendar forthe term, commencing Wednesday, January 15, 1879:— No. Harvey vs. Cherry. * N Coit vs. Patchen. No. 3. Mitchell vs. Mitchell. No, 4, ae Erie Railway Company vs. Vanderbilt. ‘0. 5. Irving vs. Rankine. No. 6. Cornwall ys. Mills, No. 7. Meeker vs. Wright. No. 8. McKinney vs. McCloskey. s No. 9. Miesel vs. Lhe Globe Mutual Life Insurgnce jompany. f No. 10, Treadwell vs. Archer, No. 11, Peck vs, Vonkeller, No. 12. Comer vs, Cunniggham, No. 13, Chase vs, Lord. No, 14, Bierbauer vs. The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company. No, 15, MeDonald vs. Mallory. No, 16, Warner vs. Durant. No. 17. Newton vs, The Mutual Benefit Life Insur- ance Company. i No. 18. Atkin ys. Saxton, No, 19. The Peuple ex rel. the Board of Supervisors of Westchester county, vs. Hadley. No, 20. The People ex rel. the Siliemeiane Gas- ght Company ys. The Board of Assessors of the city of Brooklyn, No. 21. Paine vs. Jones, No, 22, Hoffman ys. Conners, No. 23. Hersel vs. Benedict, No. 24, Roderiques- vs. The East River Savings In- stitution. No, 25. The Tenth National Bank vs. The Mayor, a No, 26, Bissel vs, Greggs. No. 27, Potter ys. Cornell, No. 23. Degraff vs. The New York Central and Hud- son River Railroad Company. No. 29. The Buffalo East Side Street Railroad Com- pany,vs. The Buttalo Street Railroad Company. No! 30. Gray vs: Green. No. 31. The People ex rel. the Board of Instruction of Albany vs: The Common Council of Albany. we 32. The People ex rel. Vanderpoel vs. The yor No. 53. Plousky vs. Jappha. No, 34. Tierney ys. The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company. . No. 35, Verplanck vs. Van Buren. No. 36. ‘The People ex rel. Skahan vs. The Board of Police of New York city. : No. 37. Peck vs. Weber. No. 38. O'Hagan vs. Dillon. Chipman vs. Palmer. Kent $a Ths Quickeliver Mining Co . Kent va The Quicksilver Min! mpany. Bennett vs. Garlock. ing Compent: No. 43. Caylus vs.The New York, Kingston and Syracuse Railroad Company. ‘No. 44. Avery vs, The town of Hope. No. 45, The town of Wellsborough vs. The New York and Canada Railroad Company. No. 46. The town of Essex vs. The same, No. 47. The People ex rel. Miller vs. The Board of Police of New York city. No. 48, Burt vs, The Brewers and Maltsters’ Insur- ance Company. No, 49, Scott vs. McMillan. * No. 50. The Highland#Chemical and Mining Com- pany vs. Matthews. ‘The day calondar for Wednesday, Ji e day cale: r Wednesday, January 16, is as follows: Nos. 2,3,4, 5,6,7,8an09. »REAL ESTATE, The following sales were made on the Real Estate Exchange January 9:— R BY WILLIAM KENNELLY, Foreclosure salo—R. F. Farrell, referee—of the tw: with lot 15x100.10, No. oe Foreclosure lots, each 200 ft. ¢. of 10th a YH. HENRIQU iB Foreclosure sale—Frank A. Ransom, referco—of a plot of land, 106.8x150x109.6x50x1.9x 100, on 11th av..n. w. corner of 104th st. to A. Beasley und plaintif 7 ke Ve 4 John E. Knox, referce—Foreclosure sale of the three story brown'stone front dwelling, with lot 16.8x 1,106 Lexington ay., ¢.s., 35.2 ft. n. of and the three story brown stone front With lot 16,8x70, No, 1,107 Lexington ‘51,10 ft. n, of 77th st. to plaintill........812,300 DY W. 0. HOFEMAN, John B. Ward, toferoo— Foreclosure, sale wel of frame bags, with plot of lund 76.9x97 0x 100.2447.2 x100x100.3, on’ tife s,s. of West 500 plot of land 100,11x300, on 3d av. ner of 97th st., to W. E. Spelima: Total...... OFFICIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS, ‘The following is a statement showing the real es- tate transactions recorded in the Register'’s Office January 9, 1879:— Stear ¢. 8., 49.5 ft. n. of 38th st., 24.8x100; Lewis and wife to M. L. Bachmann... ft. @, of Lith'av., 25x100.5; Ellen M. Lainbert. - Nom, ai Kingsbridge oad. the Tammany Society Nom. ¥., 5OxI00.5xirreg- (executrix) to Cora ropa H. Young. 52d st. Guggenheimer and 2d #., 100 ft, e. of 10th ay., 25x1 to Peter MeSwezan, 11th st. 230 Regina Finkenauer and husband Schoeffel.. 53d st..m. &, 1 d ¢... 19,000 y 8. 73 24th ward); guret Knabo hs wo 3d wy." Ney. . bh st. n. 9. 225 ft. 75x100.8; Jane ‘audewater to William B, Coll , Nom. n, 4.. 90 ft. w. of Lincoln ay., 100x100 (3a (referee), to Lo'man R. Avery 105th st., ene Bridget jer. ten 114th at, Same t 16th st... 4, Carroll and wife, to Emma A. .17.5 ft. @. of Ati samo to sam ith st. 9., 1 eo ‘David Do Venny and wite 126th st. ft. w, of 7th ay,, LOUX9Y, MeCattorty to James N. Smith. 105th st, 6%. 251.3 ft. @. of 4th a ath ay. mer of ate, i ars; An Mentges and othors to Henry 8, Wheatcroft. RECORDED MORTGAGES. Bachman, M. L, and wife, to. L, Fink, f B8th st.; 1 year, “ ot M. and husband to i J, f Wooster st.: 2 ye s. HL. nnd others, to St, W. Deraisme: wt. of 121 Elliott, W «tod. H. &e., 5. & corner of your: sree. 3,933 Ehinte, iieidsot and husband, to doin Margonthal s. 8. of 100th st, e. of J0th ay. ; 6 months, 300 Gilsey, J. and wife. to Frederick Rosenstein, n. ‘both st., w. of Ist av.) 6 months, 515 8. nad wite, to Morits pa w. Ath av.: | year, 1S acy T. husband, to J. 4 Madison ay, and 111th st.; 2 mont 3,202, y Brian and wife, to Eliza J. Waterbury xecuttlx. &e.), W 8 Park ay, yeurs Meswegan, (guardian), & Smith, James and James Brad, 7th ay. and J20th st 8. of Ath st. 53 (oxeentors), de etght pleees DED ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGES, Chase, Join B, (administrator, &¢.), to Join D, Hewlett Crawford, IN SEARCH OF A WARRANT, Dr. Newton Whitehead, who is awaiting examina tion in this city on the charge of having been guilty of malpractice, in the case of the girl Annie Plant, who is now in the Brooklyn City Hospital, visited the Police Court in the latter city yesterday on business connected with his detouce, He staed to Judge Walsh that he wanted to yet @ warrant “for the arrest of a notorious physician in New York in this case ot Annie Piaut.” Judge Walsh said he knew enough avout the case and would grant no such war- rant. Annie Plant, who is @lowly recovering, will be landed over to the custody of the ‘District Attorney Ca" city aa soon as she is able to leave the how wil TREATMENT OF INEBRIATES. SOME ACCOUNT OF THE OLDEST INSTITUTION IN THIS COUNTRY—THE INEBRIATES’ HOME AT FORT HAMILTON, L. I., AND ITS WORK. People who pass up and down our beautiful har- bor cannot fail to observe on the Long Island shore, amileor so above the Narrows, a stately building, evidently of a public character. It is the Inebriates’ Home, of Kings county, chartered by thé Legislature in 1866, The immediate cause of the establishment of this Home’ was the work of the Rev, J. Willett, a Baptist minister, reared in England, and familiar with her laws regarding the poor and unfortunate. Mr. Willett was engaged by the Washington Avenue (Brooklyn) Baptist Church, and devoted himself especially to the victims of drink, his theory being that they might, in most cases, be easily cured. The members of this and other chirches became inter- ested, and the press took up the subject in earnest. A large meeting of the first citizens of Brooklyn was held, Judge Dyckman presiding, when steps were taken to establish the Home. An act of incorporation was granted in 1866, grants were secured from the State and county, and, in time, the Home came to be 8 fixed fact. It is claimed that it is the best constructed and best furnished establishment for the purpose yet known. The situation is admirable and the surroundings delightful. The present officers are:-—Theodore L. Mason, M.D., president; George G. Herman, vice president; Rey. 3. Willett, secretary and superintend- ent; William M. Thomas, chairman of the Executive Committee, and Lewis D. Mason, M. D., attending physician. Tu management and treatment of inmates this Home differs materially from other places for similar pur- poses. It-is the only institution where patients can be and are properly classified. Boarder patients are classed and charged according to the accommodations they select. There are separate dining rooms, lodging rooms, parlors, billiard, smoking and bath rooms. There is; for all, a large lecture room for religious services, lectures, concerty &c. For the treatment of the better class of female patients there is a special floor, handsomely furnished, inaccessible to the other sex, with a competent staff of women officers and nurses. It is a pl it dbpartment and made as homelike as possible, A peculiarity of the Home is its ample provisions for the sick and for the ‘treatment of delirium tremens cases. The rooms for delirious patients are made sound proof, and the methods of restraint and management are, of the gentlést and most humane character, No strait-jackets or ‘other instruments of torture are used or allowed. Instead, there is an almost invariably successful exertion of moral restraint, with physical control where unavoidable. ‘The pa- tients were once permitted, in certain cases, to visit neighboring villages, but confidence was so often betrayed that they are now, restricted to the Home andits grounds. The system of restraint is very mild, and is compatible with the fullest liberty for the patient to avail himself of all the recreation, amusement and enjqyment of the park and ball grounds, billiard room, readings, concerts, lectures and other entertainments, as well as the society of “agreeable, intelligent fellow _pa- tients. Tho Home is ruled with ‘strict order, yet without the offensive appearance of au- thority. All rule is intended to inspire selt-cog- fidence in patients and lead to self-reliance ‘and the restoration of their own natural powers. Yet it is no place for vicious and refractory inmates, There must be complete subinission or immediate expul- | sion, ‘The superintendent contends that imprisonment for drunkenness begets vagrancy, and vagrancy is tho-natural result of erroneous laws and malad- ministration. He claims that we can go down to the viles, depths and rescue the victims of drink; that «we can close -prison doors and gather in inebriate wpome our young men who are urifting into habit- ual drunkenness, save the best brains of the com- munity and stay half the incipient insanity that lurks among the people. Erroneous managemert is the cause of the failure of many efforts. to rescue drunkards, ‘No sooner,” says Mr. Willett, ‘is some new reformatory move- ment set on foot than the promoters are beset by hosts of bankrupt merchants, brictless lawyers, phy- sicians without practice and clergymen without pul- pits, who are urgent for positions in works concern- jug Which they possess neither knowledge nor sym- pathy; besides which they totally lack the ability to successfully achieve the objects aimed at.”” It is eleven years since the Home began operations, and there has been no change of superintendent or medical staff or. 1: ung officers. More than two thousand one hun patients have been treated, with an average residence in the Home of seven mouths each, aud yet there have been only eleven deaths, three of whom were nearly dead when brought in. Of the 300 putients tseated in 1877 it is known that ninety-eight are doing well in varigus places; forty-four have been lost sight of, but must have given up their drinking, or they would, at least most of them, have come back tothe Home; twenty-one are known to have relapsed, three have died, twelve considerably improved and 122 remained in the Flome at the close of the year. Much of this gratifying result is owing to the skil- ful treatment of Dy. Lewis D. Mason, the regular hysician, who has been at his post ever since the Homo was opened, It should also be noted that the inmates of the Home do not consist of the generality of hard drinkers, or those arrested in the streets, but almost entirely belong to theclass who are in the last stages of alcoholism, where, in many instances, re- covery seems hopeless. The managers claim, and ¢pyarently upon solid ounds, that the sphere of usetulness of the Home is duily extending; that it has-already done much more good than its founders anticipated; that it is known throughout this country and abroad as a model institution of the kind; that it is daily arrest- ing the downward progress ot men and women betore they have reached the degradation of the jail; that it steps in between the inebriate and the lunaticasylum, and that it is Soman iay sending its patients ‘torth into society chastened by a wholesome experience, with hearts brave cnough and wills strong enough to regain, by sober and well regulated lives, the posi- tions they once held, but lost through the want of power of self-control. EAST RIVER BRIDGE. THE WRAPPING OF TWO OF THE CABLES COM- PLETED AND THAT OF OTHERS PROGRESSING RAPIDLY. ® Despite the recent cold westher the wrapping of two of the cables of the East River Bridge, known as cables C and D, has been completed. About half-past four o'clock on Tuesday afternoon the buggies on cable C met very near the centre, and one of them had to be withdrawn. The other continued the wrapping until within three inches of the finish, when the wrapping machine was taken oif and the gap closed up by hand, ‘Lhe work on cable D was finished at twelve o'clock on Wednesday, the finish being uot exactly in the centre, but a few feet nearer the New York side. ‘The work on the other two cables, A and B, will, it is expected, be finished during the early purt of Feb- ruary. The wrapping of the cables on both the New York and Brooklyn sides, trom the piers down to the anchorages, is progressing Mergen it is thought that in two or three weeks it will be completed. ‘The workmen were withdrawn last Friday and Saturday, owing to the high wind and intense cold. Mr. Farringt me ‘yout FOAy ta ‘01 t . Ir. ington said yesterday :-—“Our next move will be to place in position the bahds and suspend: ers, The bands are plates of iron, five inches wie by five-cighths of an inch thick, made to fit and graduate to the slant of the cable, ‘The bands will be heated ina forge and opened wide enough to slip over tho cable. They will then be drawn together and fas- tened underneath witha bolt. The suspender is a steel wire rope about one and three-quarter inches in diameter, vut the size will wary according to the position.. One cnd of this suspender will be 1astened to the band by a bolt. These suspenders will sup- port the floor beams of the bridge on which the planks and roadbed will be laid. ELyerything below the cables is to be of iron and stecl.” ‘The bands and suspenders are on the ground, and the work of putting them on will be commenced as 8000 as possible. ATTACK ON AN EDITOR. “Do you mean to murder me, gentlemen?” ex- claimed Mr. Otto Stultzbach, editor of the J’assaic County Journal, published at Paterson, N. J., as two gentlemen appeared in his sanctum on Wednesday night, and after locking the door carefully began to belabor the obnoxious editor, “Do you intend to murder me?” repeated he, and the blows fell thick and fast on Mr. Stultzbach’s, head and shoulders until great, angry looking ridges rose up in answer to the rapid blows from the heavy whip Finally the two intruders, appeased by the punishment inflicted, tucked their whips un- der their arms, and the elder, taking the key from his pocket, unlocked the door and passed out. Mr, ‘Htultzbach soon removed, as far as possivle, the traces ot his castigati ud hast to the police station to lay hi& case before Atecorder Warren. The Reeorder not being in his ofice at that hour, he went and had his wounds dressed and waited until 1 morning, When the two gentlemen appeared of t own accord and gaye bailin the Police Court. A laint in the was made yesterday to the Grand ry, now in session, ‘The cause which led to the attack was found in an article published in the Journal, Mr. Stultzbach’s paper, on Wednesday, retlecting on a committee of German citizens recently organized to aid thé families of the three victims of the rendrock explosion at Preakness not long since, Of this committee the elder one of the assailants is chairman. ‘Lhe gentle- man’s name is Jacob Horandt, and he is superintend- ent of the Pelgraw & Meyer Silk Mill. The younger of the two is Mr, Horandt's son. fhe ar. ticle in question was not very abusive; it was mainiv an argument to show that the aid movement had not been gotten up by the “prominent” residents, No names were mentioned, but the whole article was ‘a protest against the assumption—tnat is the way it was put—of these gentlemen that they were the or * Germans of the city. There is a deal of rivalry between two principal ues of Paterson Germans, each desiring to be considered the leaders among the people of their nagjonality. Mr. Stultzbach’s wounds are quite severe. “ALWAYS WITH YOU.” POOR UNEMPLOYED MEN WANDERING AIMLESSLY THROUGH THE STREETS—-WORK OF TIE 60- CIETIES—-WHERE ASSISTANCE CAN BE REN- DERED—HELP FOR THE SUFFERING. ‘The rain of yesterday marked out conspicuously, as it usually does, the idle men wapdering around fares walking with listless gait, saturated with the continued rainfall. At the societies, strangely enough, there was not much of a rush of poor people. The Association for Lmproving the Condition of the Poor has now about one hundred and fifty daily applicaats, ail fathers or inothers of families, who come for bread for their suffering children. Of course, all these cannot be fully relieved, but the agsociation ia doing good work this winter, and the annual contributors to its funds haye been acting generously, At St. John’s Guild some cases of very serrous suffering were presented yesterday, and Mr. Wiswall had them promptly at- tended to, The day was so wet that there ayere but “tew accessions to the sewing room of the guild, which is now steadily at work, relieving quite a num- ber of young women. There were not many appli- cants for coal at the Department of. Charitfes. and Correction, but several women went there to ask for other assistance. From statements gathered from the relieved poor thcmselves it would appear that several of the conferences of the St. Vincent de Panl Society haye had a very heavy strain on them this season, DESERVING CASES. The following cases of poverty are presented as worthy of assistance:— s An unfortunate family of nine are in a wretched condition at No, 232 Greenwich street, top floor. Four of the seven childron aro suffering from scarlet fever. Relief is needed immediately. At No. 325 East Fifty-pinth street, first floor, there are four children suffering from sickness, and their nor medicine for them, A widow and her five children are destitute at No, 286 Spring street, top floor. In the rear of No. 411 Madison street a widow and her two simall children are in extreme poverty. She owes $8 for rent. In the basement of No. 10 Little Twelfth street a widow ayd her three small children are reduced almost to starvation. In the rear house of No. 302 West Fortieth street a sick man and his wife and their two small children appeal for food, ‘Afamily of tive, the mother an& one child being sick, are in need pf help at No. 211 East Twenty-sixth street, fourth floor, room: No.9. ,The husband has been out of work for months, On the fifth tloor of No, 516 East Sixteonth street, room No. 17, a widow, her aged father and her three small children are in great distress. A family of six are in poverty on the second floor of No, 208 East Fourth street, The husband lost one eye while working in a foundry last June, and has been since then out of work. "A distressing case of ey, can be relieved at No. 181 avenue B, second Hoor. A woman and her four children, the oldest only six years of age, are without either food or tuel and have no assistance from any source, The husband is insane and in the asylum on ‘Ward's Island, having gradually lost his mind ftom fretting over losses he sust by the faiture of his employers in business. At the time of the failure over $300 was due him, @ penny of which he never got. During the man’s long illness every available article of furniture possessed by the family had to be sold to buy bread. The mother is now utterly help- less, She is willing enough to work,,but of course cannot leave her children without some one to care forthem, nor can she carn enough at home to su; portthem. The unfortunate husband had worked in one establishment trom boyhood. A widow and her two sinall children are destitute at No. 216 Elizabeth street, rear house, first floor. in an attic room at No. 14 Marion street a man, his wife and their infant need immediate help, Mrs. Mary Reardon, who was seriously burned while lighting wp a Christmas tree on New Year's night, died in the Chambers Street Hospital yesterday trom the etfects of her injuries. While Mrs. Reardon was at the hospital her husband, who was in the last stages of consumption at the time of the accident, died also. It is thought the news of his death hastened his wife's. Six children remain, and are in want. It is @ question who will bury the father and mother of these orphans. CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED, The following coutrikutions have been received at the HeRaup ‘office :— J.C. Williamson & Co., for general fund, $100, ©.,” tor No, 388 East Twenty-fourth strect, $: C.,” for No, 623 East Tweltth street, $2; “8. No, 113 Elizabeth street, $1; “M. 8.,' East Seventh street, $1; ““F. C.," for No. 203 East ‘Fitty- sixth street, $1; ‘J. C. for No, 135 East Third 42 Catharine E tke street, $5; . C. L.,” for general fund, $1 W. for gen- eral fund, $5; “*M. W.,” for No. 400 East Forty- eighth street, $5; . G.,”” tor No. 42 Catharine . 8.” tor No. 330 East ‘Lhirty-sixth ‘Mrs. O. K. G.,” for Np, 28 Clarké’ street, L.,” tor No, 23 Clarke street, $2; “‘E. H. M.," for No, 333 East Twenty-fourth -street, $1. ‘Total, $146, NEW CHARITY SOCIETY IN BROOKLYN. Anew charity society was incorporated in Brook lyn on December 28 last, the organization of wirich was completed yesterday. The following officers and committees were elected :—President, Mayor Howell; Vice Presidents, William Rowe and George H, Fisher; Secretary, S. V. Lowell, and Troasurer, Ed- win Ives; Executive Committec—Richard E. Field, Edwin Ives, William Rowe, David 8. Arnott and Sid- ney V. Lowell; Finance Committecc—Bernard Peters and Charles A, Schieren. > The object of the society is to divide the city into districts, so that the work of investigating and re- lieving the poor can be stictly localized, the aim being 1n time to reacn every extreme case of suffering with some relief and in so doing to aid large sections ot the city where comparatively nothing is done at present, except through churches, which relieve their attendants only, ‘The society includes members trom Bay Ridge to Greenpvint. THE BERRIAN WILL. Ahearing in the contested will case of the Into Daniel Berriaa, formerly a brush manufacturer in Pearl street, was given yesterday before Surrogate Cal- vin. The will is contested by his children. The wit- nesses examined were Dr. Otto Fullgraffand Dr. Mott, Dr, Fullgraff said that he had known Mr. Berrian for thirty years, and had becn in attendance upon him for about a year. At the time of the date of the will and for some months before he was, unfit to dispose of his property in the opinion of the witness, and that he ran down both mentally and-physically after the death of Mrs. De Zea. On one occasion Mr. Ber- rian entered witness’ parlor, in which was seated “lady patient of mine—a well known, beautiful and accomplished public singer.” He talked to her in a most extraordinary way, and eoncluded his speech by proposing to send her some oranges. = ‘Lhat fruit reacl r the following day. On one occasion he introduced to witness 4 Mrs. Steele, of Staten Island; spoke of her and her family as remarkable tor their kindness, and said that Mrs. Steele was his adopted daughter. Dr. Alexander Mott testified that he had known Mr, Berrian for twelve years; he met him at the St, Hotel, whiie he was attending Mrs. De Zea, who kept a house of bad repute on Houston street: 3 considered that the conduct of Mr. Berrian toward this woman hastened her death; be would take her out of bed, while in a state of perspiration, and insist upon her sitting in a chair atan open wine dow, and excouraged her to indulge in intoxicating liquors. . ‘tn repiy to the Surrogate Dr. Fullgraff waid that he should consider that Mr. Berrian brain. ‘The further hearing was adjourned until to-day, BUSINESS TROUBLES, ‘The suspension of Ballard & Halley, wholesale doalors in millinery goods, was announced yester- day, The merchandise abilities amount to $ in addition to which they owe the special partner, Lucius Moore, about $12,000 for his indorsements, ‘There are judgments against members of tho firm to of $37,986, obtained, it is claimed, for ection. ‘The ne 48,200, al valne of which is unkn Fish & Simpson, dealers in sy an assignoient without — preter }, Southwick, te Schiff, dealer in clothing, made’ an as- t with preferences for sis 26 yesterday Sturm: Josiah F, Fowle renewed his assignment yesterday to John HM, Voik, William A. Brown, dJt., is stated as a special partner, According to the schedule of Baere Brothers, tho dry youds dealers bf No. d01 Pulton street, Brooklyn, who lately made an axsigument in favor of their creditors, thoir liabilities are $5u,048 64; naminal assets, $45,008 Ol; actual assets, $27,202 69. dames Rosenbery’and HB, Clatlin are their largest cred- itors, their indebtednoss to the former being street, $ ad softening of ing goods, mado © yesterday to $17,205 64, and to tho latter, $5,182 62, Phe schedule was fled yesterday, ’ | the streets. They were to be seen in all the thorough- | parents are so poor that they can buy neither food ‘| OUR COMPLAINT BOOK. (Nors.—Letters intended for this column must be, accompanied by the writer’s full name and address to insure attention. Complainants who are unwilling to comply with this rule simply waste time in writing. Write only on one side of the paper.—Ep. HERALD.) STREET DEPARTMENT NEGLECT. ‘To rae Eprror ov THe HEeraup:— ‘The ashes have not been taken away from my-door | Since Thursday last, nor were they removed from before any one of the neighboring houses, ‘I. 8. K. To rae Eprror or tae Hrratp:— ¥ Why have not the ash carts been on Fighth avenue this year? In front of my door there are five harrela | of ashes. Next door there are boxes and barrels full. | Have they forgotten us? c. W. To Tux Eprror or Tue Herarp:— ‘Will you have the goodness to inform the Street Department that there is a row of barrels boxes, kettles and kits extending along Fourth avenue, near Cooper Institute, for the Tast ‘ton gat To tHe Eprrorn or THE HERALD:— ‘The ashes have been in front of my door in East | Twelfth strect since last Friday. Is there no help for it? You will kindly’ publish this in your paper, it is the only way left tor me to have them Fewoved, To yux Eprror or Tue Henaup: The sidewalks of Bank street, between strect aud Greenwich avenue, are garnished with ash barrels and boxes, the accumulation of nearly a week, Will the’ proper authorities see'that this nuisance is abated? J.P. aH To rue Epitor or tax Heraup: Will you kindly inform the proper authorities that tho ash barrels on Wall street, between William and Pearl streets, have not been emptied for several days? ‘This not only obstructs the wi but is a in- convenience to the janitors. REFO! To rue Eprron or tHe HeRatp:—- Why do not the ashmen empty the barrels on Ful- ton street? Barrels and boxes have lined this thor- oughfare all this week, obstructing travel. We can- not throw ashes in the street, and shall we be come pelled to stack it under our office tables? H. F. M. To rue Epiton or te HERALD: Will you oblige the residents of Charles street by calling attention to the fact that the ash barrels have not been émptied in several days? Iam safe in saying there are at least five hundred barrels stand+ ing on our street. In some instances three and four are before one house, obstructing the passageway. and causing us much inconvenience, DR. To Tae Eprron oF THE HeRALD:— Cah you inform a constant reader of the Hzmarp why the ashes are not removed from the front of our houses on Morton street. Up to a week ago they were promptly emptied. This (Thursday) morning, standing at my front window, I count forty-two ash barrels filled to overflowing. It is about a week since a garbage cart has been through this street. Such neglect is a gross outrage if a city like New ¥ork. A week's refuse from our stoves and heaters has accumulated in our cellars. Is there no remedy? Ga P. A DANGEROUS SIDEWALK. To THe Eprror or THE HERALD:— t Will you oblige many of your subsbribors in Forty. second street by complaining of the sidewalk in front of the riding academy and the stableon the corner of Seventh avenue ind Forty-second street? The gutters are allowed to run init, keeping it con- stantly covered either with ice or slush, which ren- ders it dangerous. The police never notice ae = HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, To rae Eprror or tHE Henatp:— I wish to suggest a means of obviating the crowds ing on the New York Elevated Railroad morning and evening. Let them sell tickets good at any time during the day, sixteen for $1, the same as the boats, 6 ten cents at all hours to those not having and chi such tickets. In this way they would accommogate their patrons and increase rather than their present receipts. ONE. SLIDING CHAIRS IN CENTRAL PARK. To Tex .Eprron oF THE HERALD Can nothing be done to mitigate the nuisance of sliding chairs on the Central Park lakes at night? They go roaming about striking people and throwing them down. A small lantern on each side of the chair would in a great measure opviate the difficulty, I have no doubt but that the people who, are run down ine evening by these machines would gladly subscribe enough to pay for the neers TICKETS ON THE & ROADS, To tne Eprror or tHE HERALD:— The system of selling tickets on the elevated roada in a bad one and subjects the passengers to unneces- sary inconvenience and loss. his (Tuesday) morn- ing I purchased a ticket on the east side, and om leaving the car found that in some way or other the ticket was lost and I had to pay the conductor ten, cents. I have seen other passengers similarly situ« ated. As the fare is a uniform one for the entire dis- tance, and us no person is allowed to Sy on to the platform without paying his fare at the gateway, E bothered with, Some other fail to see why the passengers need be the little flimsy bits of pasteboard at all. plan should be devised for checking the sales of the ticket agents. E. 1. B. HOBOKEN’S MODEL POST OFFICE. To Te Eprror oy THE Heraup:— * There scems to be, after all, some truth in the statement that New Jersey isnot in the Union. At all events, letters which cross the mysterious border disappeer in a wonderful manner. I mailed a letter in Brooklyn to Hoboken on the 1th of December, with a plainly written request for its return in case of non-delivery, The address was to one of the Ger- man steamers, which I knew was to sail on the 12th, ‘Three days later 1 received @ communication, written from the steamer at the hour of departure, and sent through the pilot, that no letter had been received, After waiting tor two weeks I sent a postal card to the Hoboken Postinaster asking for information con- cerning the lost epistle. No'attention was paid to it, and I still wait. Promptness and courtesy do not seem to be prominent characteristics of the officials of the Hoboken Mail Department, LETTER, THEATRE VENTILATION, To Tuy Eprron or THE HeRALD:— If pure air is as good for school children as you say it is; a little of it might be beneficial to older people, but some theatre managers do not seem to think so. On Tuesday night Land several others were nearly suifocated in the trowd at Niblo’s, though when this theatre was rebuilt by the late A. T. Stewart a great deal was said about its unequalled ventilation facil- ities, Ihave suffered fully as much at other, city thestres, however, and the annoyance was doubled by the knowledge that any of these buildings can easily be aired without material loss of artificial heat. ‘Those of the audience who sit near the stage get s welcome whift of fresh air every time the curtain rises, but there are not front seats enough for every- body, and even if there were it is not every one who can pay for them, Managers stand in their own light by neglecting this important matter, No matter how admirable the acting may be, a stitled audience, with’ ears buzzing and heads Diazing and light, has not the sense to perceive nor the spirit to applaud good work. It the air is too cool # man can put his over. coat on; but fever heat will not excuse him, in the eyes of the police, for removing coat, vest, panta— but imagination must say the rest. wsinativ: st say the « ANSWER. GIVE HIM A ROAD TO HIMSELF, To tne Eprrox or THe HemaLD Would it not be a good ides to build a little railroad (cither elevated or surface) on Sixth avenue to accom- modate stich “high toned, blud blooded” aristocrats as “Hider,” and upon which none’but the aristocracy should be permitted to ride? What @ shame that . “Rider” should be compelled to board # car every Monday morning anckevening in which there should yep wor women with @ basket x soiled by the washing of which they carn ab honest though seanty living. By all mens let the ordinance be enrorced, that “Hider” may enjoy, without con- tamination with washerwomen, his ride to and from busines, and compel these poor but honest le to wiik from ten to twenty ks, with heavy loads, in all sorts of weather. HUMANIDY. INDICTED COMMISSIONERS, Brooklyn's Commissioners of City Worka, Mensrs, Flaherty and Bennett, with Michael J, Dady, Super. intendont of Sewers, and Peter Milne, Jr, Water Purveyor, who were recently indieted for defrauding the city and conspiracy, were in the Kings County Court of Oyee and Terminer — yosterday having been directed to appear to plead to the jarges. Counsellor Jesse Johuson, who represeuted Messrs. Plaherty and Bennet stated lial the indictment consisted of i pages, Which would take a day and a tutf to read to the Court. Le asked for & postpol ut to enable him to obtain suflicient time to examine it thors oughly. A imotion was made by Assistant District. Attorney Wernbly that the trial be commenced on danmary 15, Cownsel tor the detence was directed by dudve Pratt to make the pies on Alonday uext.