The New York Herald Newspaper, January 24, 1879, Page 2

——eEES rr crry REAL & = ‘ATE FOR SALE. tral. SSORTM! SAcrINE MOUSES, gnceen 12. Lo- cations. i meat DUK GGIN & CROSSMAN, Archi ala sent, describing “bow . ngued NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1979.-TRIPLE SHEET. mousms, ROO! PLACES OF BUSI- ESS, &b., WANTED, a this lay and Hrookiv ANTED—A SMALL HOUSE OR UPPER PART OF BARGAIN. on Kast Broad; iors tosui, 7. —210 East NE CORNER STORE PROFERTY $2,400; only $19,000; nu, room 11, :, NEAR STUYVESANT medium size Dwellings, bar- ~ K, SPEVENSO! East 17th st, aud 661 St T# DESIRABLE PROPERTY 61 WEST 14TH 8T., 75 fect east of Sth av.; building 25x112; suitable for dry goods, Soraltare or ny business to lease or sell Apply on promises. East side. A 1 3D AV.—FOR SALE, NEW FIRST CLASS iuot furnished brown stone Houses, cheap. for. or will exchange for Lots, if well located: ances ee! Lex: av. NUMBER OF LOTS IN re, FOR Hog aT Avvtryitw figures HINE & Broadw ings fro o (westerly) Park. ‘Apuly w 0. na! ae Tit” Broad: way, room 1OR § ee CHEAP—A VALUABLE LEASEHOLD, a 3 40 run, on 3d av., near 14th sf; reuting for it B., 149 Herald vice West 5) HOUSE AND LO', 25X90, NO. 61 CARMINE ST., ‘close an estate. ¥.L & BT. BURNH. Cae’ THREE STORY Hous $8.500; man. TONTAGUE ie ‘Real Estuto Agent, 228 FNOR SALE CHEAP—A GOOD PRIVATE HO 88th st, ; price, $9,000; only $1,000 cash wanted; must be suid. Apply at 1.97312 Broadway. i) DOF Sa poun, sro1 20% tie warrenesren counTy (EROPERTY TER Powe Km Pie ENOMLRENT OTE, te reut at Youkers, Inquire of JOHN COPCUTT, Youkors, oF 440 Washington st. JERSEY HOBOKES, HUDSON CITY xD BEAGEN REAL ESTATE. ~~For Sale. FOR SALE, THE SPLENDID PROPERTY ON jarwey City Heights, the mansion of the late Judge jittle; the cheapost proporty iu the Stute; likewise four its and beautiful three stury nearly uew House, wll mod- orn improvements; swo story barn. carriage Lots: beh hor; wall included, conting $0) av A Farm ing two barns, sheds. outbuildings, good dwel! tg horeas, gowe, sheep, all the stock, eundition, con y huuse, carciage house, includ. ing utensils of a doseripts 000; located’ iu Saltteus county, d, ¥., ovetlu ties, Osher places for sale or exchange. apply L, J, BRIDGMAN, Real Ustato Agency and Commission, room 8, Lvening Post Building, New ¥. ti TY FOR must be near ay, between 4th and 28d partis — ‘Adress C. B., box 142 Herald oitiga, TANTED, GENT N AND WIFE—A ticely furnished. Boom, neighborbood, all im- \drews box 160 Her- rot its, muable ; Fino aaa ITHOUT BOARD, POR stand 25th sts. and Broad- 145 Herald Braneh office ry. Bers: aT FIRST, CLASS ma D TO LEASE, Tay furniture, Address box 251, Woncos: mone wou! ter, M WaAxtED TO 4 » RENT—A | FARM OF ABOUT 10 ACRES nous and barn: must be close to road station,” within 10 miles of York. ‘Address, & particulars, FARM, box 184 Herald oftee. BOARDERS WANTED. | —COMPORTABLE ~ SQUARE ROOMS yon oe egeutionen, $12, with are: excellent Board. 53 Bast near Broadway. | si sity trite pecommtod SINGLE PERSONS, he Broadw: near 4n V., 433, EAR—30 ROOMS, WITH BOARD, TO rgontlemon ; private house; $5 to $8; references, Bra « HANDSONELY FURNISHED ROOMS; att = eet Rooms for gentlemen ; refereu: ATH A WITH BOARD. AN ELEGANTLY Sudaned * bea Floor to o fanatiy ‘or party of geutlem accom $5, UPWARD.— so sunny Fenn as 10 WAVERLEY PLACE, NEAR BROADWA ‘Front Rooms, $10 to horse a with Bourd; SS 87; transient, $1 50; t ard, $4; house heated b; steam, 1 TH ST., 116 AND 118 WEST..WITH BOARD, andsome Parlor and Bedrooms to » family; small for gentlemen ; te derat: rns moderate, E ROO} first class tions first a 920 WE 21st Sh-ELEG ANTLY FURNISHED Usalt, second floor, with tires clase table; alse Rooms jor. 21 STH AV., NEAR BREVOORT nous: ly furnished Rooms, with French and gentleme 21, WEST 8D ST.—LARGE HALL ROOM. furnished, with or without unoxceptionabi roferonce. . 100 EAST, CO! ER 4TH V.. ‘alt Room oe aparateal WEST.—PRIVATE HOUSE; NEWLY FUR- ‘Room; Board it desired. VERE! Tt Bourd Directory, 866 6th av. 30 GREAT JONES ST.—DESIRABLE ROOMS, ROOWE: . WITH ‘Board, at moderate prices; reference. OMS TO eet ON SECOND Board; 49 BA HIRD cy Rooms, sunny exposure, with Board. story front Room. 7 7 SUIT OF also large fourth PROPERTY OUT OF ALE OR TO RENT. “TMP SEOCRED BY w wir” iMPROVENES tal UNITED ul and lron LE E TO EXCHANGE. Ae aCe SfOR HOUSE, ON WEST 15TH ST, TO cline Tay puntry Property, free and cloar. OLIVER CARTE. REAL ESTATE WANTED. “BUY AND PAY “ALL CASH FOR ANY choice Lote in Harlem, BUILDER, box 10 Herald Up- own ‘39 Nassau st., room 11. TO LET FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. PEN NETT BUILDING, corner of Fulton and Nassa Severed otheoe in thie bullding tolete ot an redaced rents. The offices will be altered to sult tenunts. "The building in heated by stout, aurd oust fico has weah- aud water in it, ‘Two clovators running. No extras. JOEN L KNIGHT, ‘at the b alldiug. Fa app HOTEL PROPERTY TO LEASE—ON 4th av., near Grand Central Depot. ly to HOBACK B. BLY. No. 22 Pino st. nad A FINE STORE AND OPP Ato lease low. HINGE & GR. ry 2a ON 8TH AV. 1,295 Br {RST LOOK AND STORE OF 43% aa HUDSON 81.; 8T.; rout low; newly painted; for a small faraily. (RAND BOULEVARD HOTEL —BLOADWAT, puri - Centzal Park plasa, partlully furnished, Apply'4 Bust Browdw ITH APARTMENTS, ON. cae 4. B. B, MERRILL, 610 sth wi fe BASEMENT. ON sri ay., 5 ste, stant Se 1,280 Broadway. pO LET OR 10 LEASE—AN OLD ESTABLISHED Speekory: with Fixtures forsale, Inquire om promisse, Te LET—LARGE MANUFACTURING BUILDING; oxtre Tigh; and steam eecommodations. Call on engl: 0 AD), UNIV ERSITY PLACE.—FURNISHED ROOMS TO 9) ae Bourd, best of Freuch coukingstrom 8 up- ser 81.—TO Ler ENTIRE | SECOND c, witl for youtt good 104 AND. 10 oe aa et ARE AND. some large ane soll rooms; substantial ‘poeta terms reasonable, 107 NE pT _ST.—A LADY, LIVE LP Racsentd. gent! bourdo 135n00 + abl 245: 309i Board. Q4F ANU si7 STH AV—ELEGANT SUI PARLORS; iarene tublo; moderate terms; third floor front Room en suite. 3OTH.=HANDSONELY PUR. thorougily heatod, with’ unexceptioauble torms, CHEAP, SMALL 1 ROOM, fourth floor; large Room, second floor, with: Board. WEST SIST ST.—THIRD FLOOR PRONE ‘Room, handsomely furnished, with or without WEST 92D ST—A GENTLEMAN GAN JIAVE good Board, @ne Room, hot tienen beak, ey kone tloman and wits, $3 50, 9, WEST 2i5T S1.—EXCELLENT hoa 44 #auny Rooms, in small, refined famfly; v erate asin LECTUAL, et town ‘en my oe BOARD AND LODGING WANTED. A, DY DESIRES Ke ATED) prico not exceeding drexs E. M., Het AND mod. MAN AND WIFE, BETWEEN Slag Sf, Pil av. for $10 por woul. “Adare h at. ety WANTED—IN EXCHANGE FOR FURNI- ure and Carpets, if posstb) bo eater Cow Pride, with: porteeions thiee Gane ee tha pte MPHREE ADULTS AND CHILD DESIRE WELL FUR: nished Roows, with. grate fire aud southern exposure, Where particulag attantion 1s given te te cooking ; location 40th and: SUvh sou ave; terms, ad month. Addrose EXCELLENCE, Herald Uptown 1) AND yeh FINE AF TANTED—ROOM AXD GESTLEMAN AND $500. way. and Sth st; alae large now aiding tN; ag Ae x Moe sony ee HOARG, ORTEY terms to K. HOTELS. DWELLING HOUSES TO LET. Ei See war wookly, $2 to $3. Farnished, ard woud extousivetaniy brary: yoeim tit G wood; extensive fain to privat BiIG 440 W ons Ath: Do ayy. Uarurnis: W BENT—337 WEST Tes ST. —TH STORY MORRIS B: BAER & OO., 72 Wee dai at LET—PLBEASANT PRIVATE DWELLINGS, SITUA. ted in the heart of the erty; rent Apply o41 Ge Cottage pluce, nesr Bleecker wee bekwroon 10 A. ene HOUSE TO LET OR gee ae BAsT 13TH Inqnireat san East 13th “a RNISHED ROOM TO LET—TO ONE OR TWO s respectable on. in Hoboken, near the furrs, a nily. Address H., box 227 Horald (PLEASANT SUNNY Hall. oom 1 IN PRIVATE house ; no children, Si West 1 “\ LAME, PLEASANT ats ALS Aat single Rooms, $1 SU, §2. 232" Kase <igrend FURNISHED ROUM AND BEDROOM, © Bien Koos, $4; housckeoping. 307 West 12th at. NISHED ‘each room suitiug tw: ho hang rivi- pn ny pela QLEGANTLY FORNISHED FLOOR. . WITH ALL LIM rovenienta, in a ous. 17" Bast iaih “vt, be: LLL ROOM, TO GENTLE- URNISHED ROOMS, fire; Board, if ‘cetred, at ear Broadway. URNISHED ROOM LET. 1,162 B! tween 27th and 28th sts. ; gr KD ROOMS, WITHOUT tlumen; only choice accommodations aud very contral Sf West wouh st, CRE EERE Sarre iNG.—FURNISHED ROOMS, #4 To ir 8, $1 SU up; ladios or yontlemon. Suz 3 lab te ‘pRivatTe FAMILY WiLL Lur witbaut board, a haudsumely 1, baths, de. me West 0 GET_PURNISHED ¥L00) Kir Frown stone house, in « pri to analy \t provomente: gus und coal; pow "8 Ri far ia 5 PER WEEK— 25. Tosi helt neon A ~ ICKY arr Get ot. second Boor. AND UPWARD YOR GENTLEMEN, WITHOUT . in modern house 1,505 liowdway, corner 44th st, OR 3 VURNISITED it r pray vert v Ooms row ne Ea 'O GENTLEMEN, froat Keom; board; broukfust, 12. EAge 2TH TWEEN OTH AND MADISON avs.—Purnishtd Rooms for geutiomen; bruakiast if ined ; references. Loa ety, EB. # 3; ey hw wi ‘gen- tlemen, 22s: ‘T 4TH ST. ONG BLOCK OFF BROADWAY — riably furnished Roome for familiesor single SANT (WINDSOR BLOCK)—S6BOOND uy exposure; back Parlor and hall Bod- Foun ; reasonabl Tl MACDO! L ST.—PURNINHED ROOMS, WiTl couvenionce for huusekesping ; house refuratebed and changed band 273%, EST 22D —PURNISHED KOOMS, Oued 1 oF housekeeping; torms reasonalile, ROADWAY AND BIST ST.— 1.25700 st. hey futuishod, fur light housokueping ; ‘suitable for private tay. — UNPURNISHD ROU} awe he kas Ax APART- Ares BIX ROOMS, G37 ren Far ST, MORRIS B. BAR & CO. Te, LET—TO A SMALL YAMA 7 Fooins, In private house o4 Ki , PLACKS 0. NisS, &., WANTED, An This City and Brooklyn. FS RNISHED ROOM WANTHD—POR bps tig my wite nnd enild, withoat board, ‘ALD, box 136 jorald Uptown vities, J AXTED TO LEASE—A PROPERTY FORA PEuIOD Aa ott, ton Yours, for a waits bier brewery mays be ¢ fut BREWERY, Terie ofiee. wa b= TWO 08 rn wun oun, for gentleman end wi in ve housekeeping stata taal pertiowars; PERM AS! 201 Herald office ¥. seas te Witt Steam — HOUSES, huoms, PUN, lai Magi Mose, ie See usa Sat iCE HOTEL, 12 CLINTON PLAUVE @TH LARK! near Broadway.—Bourd ; single or double ltvom from $f day; wookly, € 1087. 8T,), Sf. GERMAIN, STH Av. 2D, SS ee legunt Suits, facing souiti; moderate rensient, $1 por day. POR SALE. <GKLLON™ ‘CorPae Adios. as ‘1 eee ay. SALE—THE STOCK, FIX . LEABE ND sc | Fizeate of the ostablisbiiont sleusted Nox slo und ola ‘ine st., Philadelphia, aud known as the St. Bernard Hotel ; must ve sold to close the outave of Emus Lovan, doouaved. For terms apply to THOMAS 8. SfUUT, 2107 Vine xt, Philadelphia. (OR SALE—A GOOD PAYING CIGAR STO. ALL Fos 1 West 24 st., one door from \itvedwrys na agente: vo SALA Finest inet CLASS LAGER BEER SA + ie 204 Kase soit vt. es ree Fee BALE LEASE, FIXTURES PARLOR, WioLe Stock of located in fi class ro hued. Tacos e LAG TTA 4 jerald a ottice. ef JOR SALE—A BUTCHER? TA ALL IN U WN market, now doing eee ‘busioess; pring Saann the very bosh reauohe given for welling. -Add box 180 Herald Uptown olice. Ro: FPGENTCRE AND Goop wiki oF a PAYING aoa Sorcery Pom neat Beas tan ee pooge. 8 as long os ESTABLISUED | STATIONERY, Claas rd « in the Ninth ward; large “BS rteratd ote. cama yoruments. 3S Rosdone pp Part sae DAY x95 REsrAUy Otis 1. BEDELL. Propelowe, LS, 1 WILDER, 1 LiLuie RCo iGOND 7 new Safos, epee a Ba a work, ‘at vost, to Seaiag in POTTING at a euent eed MACHINERY. ah Tig th teh eee ee OE Bint, ab ans oihors, now ore AKE, F: Front and oe ste. Wii ee iaath ~XCHAN! Gk. “rrmeporsenee ARE Aiimarble Mantete, now design. MAN XUHANGE FOR TELS, box 140 Her- GUMBLETON’S BOOKS. The coutroversy in the courts as to the examins- tion of County Clork Gumbieton’s books is still kept up with andbeted caruestooss on both sidos, Equipped with the writ of mandamus granted by Jadge Barrott directing Mr, @unibleton to allow J. Adriance Lush to examino the books in his office, Mr. Holmes, the latter's counsel, called at the Clork’s office yoaterday with e view to arranging for the in- spection of the books, pursuant to the man- datory writ While he was endesvoring to see Mr. Gumbleton, the latter's hag ooo ExCongressman Meade, was interviewing Judgo Donohue ae the —— of obtaining roy oY an taps Donebe Supreme Court, Torm., ObUe at ‘ot ret Arantod the stay till the Brat fotthy ot bast mouth: but sul jaeutly changed it to an order to show enuse whys CORNELIUS VANDERBILT'S PETITION. The caso of Cornelius J, Vanderbilt against ‘William H. Vanderbilt and the co-executors of the late Commodore Vanderbilt, which was brought to compel the removal of the defendants and to havo other executors appointed in their place, came up for # hearing yesterday in the Sarrogate’s Cuurt be- fore Surrogate Calvin. The petition, as will be re- ap Mery ad that he ety — fation of Willian uM. Yesistit—wne Tet aikeads already borrowed some ¢ 17,000,000 to carry on his plaus—was greatly imperiled, and as petitioner is leyateo tu the extent of $200,000, be fears be swaliowed up and bitwself left pem ton, on behalf of the excen journment be granted, as abr, was then engaged in the trad of a States co journed the THE COURTS. Legal Complications of Rival Tele- graph Companie’ INJUNCTION CONTINUED. > Mortgage Bonds of the West Side Patent Elevated Railroad Company. “BABA” ‘The suit brought by the Gold and Stock Telegraph Company against the Central Union Telegraph Com- pany came before Judge Sedgwick in the Superior Court yesterday on a motion to continuean imjunc- tion already granted against the defendants, The plaintiffs, as appears by the complaint, are operating a telegraph line, erected along the north side of Green- wich avenue, from Christopher street to Seventh avenue, and also along Seventh avenue, from Green- wich avenue to Thirty-socond strect, and from that point on the west side of Seyenth av- enue to Fifty-sixth street, The defendants have partially constructed and threaten to complete telegraph lines upon the same side of cer- tain streets operated by the plaintiffs, and the latter allege that in order to insure accuracy in the reports and quotations over its wires it is necessary that the insulation of its wires should be pérfect aid access to the same for the purpose of repair easy and unhin- dered, aud that this cannot be dono if the defendants erect their poles on tho same coursvor lind or even on the same side of the avenues af the places now occupied by their line, The . plaintiffs stato further ‘that if thé poles. aia Wires of the defendants are thus erceted great injury will be done to their line by the breaking of-their wires, the grounding o ‘oF crossing of tite electric cur- rents, producing total jnbeereeen of business or disastrous crrors or delays and other derangements in their business. Tho pee accordingly ask for an injunction perpetually restraining the construction of the line in the munner stated, The cotpliint is por’ by several affidavits setting forth the alleged evils attendant upon the construction of the defendants’ line, being for the most part expert dnd techuicul in their allegations, ‘The ts, in wply, state that the grounds upon which tho iujunct cg he asked are wholly without foundation, and ee that the action is not brought in ae a one of the plaintiffs’ aiiants— Statics Mi Mekal a rey er of lines in the employ of the Western Union Company—claims to have seen the defendants’ line, The Be other aMdavits arc all based upon MeNeal’s statement of the defendants’ Ou the other hand the defendants’ aili- a if the line is built us proposed or inaceupHbat of the other line, that will be at least five fect apart at tici? nearest points on Seventh svenue, aud at least two foet apart at their nearest point on Greenwich aveuue, In answer to the charge that the Ines cannot be constructed one Nery iy over the Ti 4 with oProuaety abd safety, an no competent telograph coustruct eri erect lines in vue a Taine tis detendants say that it is not pretended to be averred how close lines can be built to one another with safety, but they must not be butit too close. On this point Robert Brown, who built the plaintifts’ lime und .is mow building tho defendant's line, swears that the method adopted by the defendants in reference So pipette. line is a roper method of building telegraph ‘that he as frequently built lines im the eame way wer hor long simply say distances for the plaintifly” fr puuy and describes a lixe built by him for plaintffls immediately over the fire telegraph on First avenue trom Hor street to Twenty-sixth strect, He also saya that he has frequently built parts of other lines for the in the*same manner and that it is wholly unob- jectionable, Other aitidavits of teledragh bos paperectes corroborate this statement, and state. Dat the de- fendants’, ne will be » Property structed line ‘and open to no complaint on ge toe binin. tis. One affiant says that it the lines two feet t they are amply bo Taacaiee over the lines of other are nu- merous. The that in making repairs the defendants’ line ‘be no ,im- pediment to plaintifis’, repalre can i 88 if if “8 EE & F H ath I i & i H g é A amply that the injunction is working irreparable them. “4b tes conch of the arg Pig ed = i B $e THE “BABA” IN INJUNCTION. The hearing on the motion to make permanent the temporary injunction recently granted by Judge Daly, in the Court of Common Pleas, on behalf of Mrs, Honrictta E. Eddy, restraining William E. Do- Bowery Theatre, as woll as the “Baba Combination Troupe,” or aay of them, from using or disposing of the manuscripts of the spectacular drama “Baba,” now being performed at the Bowery Theftro, us security for any sums derived past, production of the play which she mij featarle: Mad to, kusepena i, the py oc Hee peebue nO or tion; but that the ‘Baba’ combi it jon conslated of , Mrs. Franklin Bien aud Mra. Dev. out fendants. Judge Daly intimated on condition that they would,consent not ih auo Mes. Kady for any damage sustained by being enjoined. FIRST ELEVATED RAILROAD STOCK. In Supreme Court, General Term, yesterday, there ‘was a lengthy argument on the eppeals taken in the saitof Frederick P, James against James A. Cowing and the New York Elevated Railroad Company, both plaintiff and defendants having appeuled from the judgment rendered by Judge Larremoro in 1876 in Supreme Court, Special Term. The plainti@ brought imorwgege “bonds fed" ty ho West ie ‘Ee mr YY jest 8 vated tent Mailroad Company, ores by aise’ by. bi subpegaiat niottage tor sbont @ae000, also by & subsequent efor about ven to, Yo ta es @ loan of t! is "emoant by folus }. Peay, W. Dunham, David Dows, ican Woodward and William L. Scott. In December, ist, the last mortgage wes foreclosed, the New York Klovated Railroad Company being the purchaser for $230,000, In remeai fnaind the first mortyage foreclosed, the proper ing bid in by Mr. Cow! Seesaeeee en er tae a sopee rh. 5 nent FO} to Davis Dows for the New York Elevated sre pany for $100,000, being about ten per cent of the total amount of the frat mortgugebonds, It is claimed Mr. Janes that Mr. Cowing was in collusion wit! Mr. Dowsand the other partics named Be ye and made the ealo in violation of his trust, and that he hud no power in the matter except to hold thay erty for the organization of & new compan: ondhoMMers ; ing the first mo ye be ; that the ae by him ale Lt ® conversion of the proper and liable for the amoontot the property to ‘the extont nt of the plaintift’s in It was so held by Judge Larremore, and he gave judgment tor the plaintiff againet Mr. Cowing, but disimiasod the complaint as to the raiiroad company. Aa stated above, both sides appealed. At the conclusion of the argument, Mr. Abram Wakeman appearing for the Sitconnn and Mr, Dad- ley Field for the defendant, the Court took the papers, reserving its decision, FOURTH DEGREE OF } OF MANSLAUGHTER, Frederick Feist and Phillip Schlopp, two butchors, were drinking in ® lager beer saloon in Diviaion street on the 18th of December last, when the latter became somewhat sensitive because Feist declined to indulge further in the beverage. Yeist then left and returned to his work in the lon store at Noa, 145 and 137 Division street. pak tt) the imaginary shght that had been offered him. Feist was engaged fy by ‘brands from 3 provision Porson ad while thus occupied Schlopp has ghee behind Feist 4 warning to his Wyre to net Despite | :, hosiqved Hi fours thai anak men Ww! a struck Schl: ‘on tho head, If was sul juently ascertained Schl. had sustained serious injury. was taken to the Now York Hospital, where le died in a fow days. Mr, Bteckler, co 3 for the who been on in the Court of General Sesdons for the threo days, Pr vary ata syiiaiice to show > vamos Sms Pe ceased was ommet of the accused was not ae, a one of iny OP ante with- out premeditation, but was impelied by the thought of self ation. tound the prisoner F fall acctised, sentenced him to one your in the peni- INJURY TO AN EYE: Antonio ¥. Perez was brought before Commissioner Shields yesterday, charged with having committed s serious assault on John Shaw. The parties were fellow passengers on board the steamship Rio de Janeiro on o recent trip of that vessel to this port. While the steamer was coaling at St. ‘Thomas the two friends went ashord, | triritig @ boat for that purpose. A dispute arose as to the payment of the boatman, which ended in. the two men getting into # quarrel while on shore. On their return to the vessel the quarrel was retiowed, and finally terminated by Perez putting Shaw hors de oul url vr eye. Srnec Shaw had Peros pe eat Hci vee fore the Commissioner, who held him in $500 bat) fo: examination, Bail was given and Perez aiestacal. SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Judge Barrett yesterday appointed Horatio Holden, stepfather of Miss Elizabeth Smith, hor guardian gd ,litem in the suit brought by her against Reuben W. Green for dathages for alleged breach of promifse of marriagg. Godfrey Hunter, charged with an. sdsncils on Cap- tain Henrehan, of the schooner Samos, was yesterday held, aiter examination. before United States Com- missioner Shields, in $250 bail to await the action of the Grand Jury. ‘Phe exaitination before United States Commis- sioner Devel of Jacob Ott, charged with complicity in. the counterfeiting operations of Ulrich ole, was yeste , wt the request of his counsel, ex- Judge Ditee: + adjourned over till Monday next, The Arctic Fire Insurance Comy suspended in December, 1877, with liabilities, owpver, ios than its assets,” A friondly suit was brought by Morris Franklin, one of the stockholders, for its dissolution, and in this suit Vincent ‘Tilyou, its former presi- pcre! ‘was yesterday appointed by Judge Barrett its receiver, COURT CALENDARS-—THIS DAY. Surreme Count—Cuampens—Held by Jus Bar- rett.—Nos. 13, 14, Sct a 72, 76, i 116, 160, 152, 154, 189, 16%, 160, 178, 195 , 412," 281; 234, 236, 258; baa rage 45; 80. 92, 98: OT, 6, 69, 04,08, 00, 72, TB 14, 15, 165,10, 8, a . SuPREME Coprr—Sreciuan be es ae by mee fact—Nos. 792, 815, 584, 817, 783, he 785, 805, 12, 402, 733, 726. 3, 706, 186, 250, 774, 621, 750,370, "782; Bede duce Copna—Cincori—Part 1—Held by 3 o Donohue Short cannes Noe. 1696, 4368, 4606, 0h, 3868, 4156, roe ie eSaye! 4318, a Racy cy Haid bya Ni akg the its, "at 9, NOs. a ' 2282, Hea be te ‘3974, 1998, 1151, "9841, 2391, 899, ‘83, 130334, 2609, 2140, 2413, 2686, eu, Part 3—Held by ‘Judge Landon,—Case on—No. 1671, Gernon vs. Hoyt, &c. No day culendar. Surenion CountT—GuxznaL Tenm.—Adjourned sive SUPERIOR ‘Teum—Held by Judge Sedgwick.—No. 35. Surenion Count—Tuut Txeu—Part 1—Héla by Judge ort causes—Nos, Bind oeuee ‘878, aan, re foun, To00, Sus Part 2.—Adjourned for the ta ComMOoN COURT OF APPEALS. ALbaxr, Jan. 23, 1819, In the Court of Appeals, Thursday, January 23, 1879, prescnt, Hon, Senford E. Church, Chief Justico, and associates, No. 336, “Samuel B, spgiment, va, Henry He Bichon shen, Brongn case be poring poo ths “xe. ae ae eae ae, stn tt nes i. rit oy it, ve. Hi Har- live for ca ‘Beach and wi = ‘The follo calendar for rapa Seago UNITED STATES SUPREME COUBT. Wasnrxatow, Jan. 23, 1879, ‘The iollowing were the proceeding» of the Supreme Court of the United States today :— eo tune danny st Soe, pee 2 ee, Gott, om babeit of Somneh, dismissed with coats, No, 196, Pt — Com: by a &. Gowen tor eral Devens for piaintif? in error, Pe 14, The and beagy tne oe om ma | plaint in orrur, Vs. fmour J, foy.-eArgued by N. M. Hobbard for plaintiff in error, and O. P. Shiras for detendant in error. nited States, ve ‘The ‘by Assistant At tnd 3. Mf. Wook until to-morrow, at twelve o'clock. IN A FOG, BOAMSR AND DISCORDANT MUSIC ON THE RIVERS—THR THAW CONTINUES, ‘Tho thaw which began on Wednesday continucd yesterday, but it was not so rapid as to cause any great inconvenience or discomfort. In the latefal streets and the uptown avenues, from which the snow had not been removed, the alush was» pulpy mass and tho crossings generally were forbidding, but the rivers and lakes which would have formed by » quick thaw, such as there was roason to antici; in the beginning, were not visible in the wire and parks. So far, the only in- convenience on sccount of the thaw wis through ‘fogs on the rivers, Long before daybreak y morufig the steam whistles fog on the Jorsey City and Hoboken wore much incon in uence. Ou the Kast River tho delays were, it blu, even moro setiows then on thie Jersey City and toboken forries. Between ferries from Hunter's a tween other distant ogy, eruira THE ALLEGED FIRE BUGS. CLOSE OF THE PROSECUTION IN THE CASE OF ISAAC PERLSTEIN—WHAT THE DEFENCE EX- PECTS)TO PROVE, The trial of Isaac Perlstein, jointly indicted with David Freeman, Joseph Levy and Charles Bernetein, op the charge of arson in the first degree, in having, as allegod, fred the tenement house No. 11 Ludlow street,on the night of the 10th of November, to obtain $600 insurance, was resumed yesterday. At the opening of Part2of the Court of General Ses- sions every seat was occupied, great speculation being indulged in, as to what the verdict would be. The prisoner occupied a seat near his counsel, Mr, Charles W. Brooke, and regarded the proceedings in a listless sort of way, His wife sat beside him and+| seemed to be more deeply impressed. by the sur- roundings than the accused, who with open lips gaped in apparent wonderment at his advocate when making, vigorous cfforts in his bebalf, Tha caso is generally regarded as one of the most extraordinary ‘under the grade of crime charged that has ever been disposed of, THE TESTDAONY. ‘The first witness called by Assistant District Attor- ney Rollins at the sitting of the Court was Harvey P. Miller, police officer detailed to the Fire Mar- shal’s office. He arreated the prisonor on the 14th of November at No. 62 East ; Bernstein and Bhi ntine Were also taken fhito custody; several books as were found in Perlstein’s ion. ome shal Sheldon was then recalled, and stat thut_after Porlstein‘’s arrest he was taken to Police say connect where he made. a statement denying connection with the firin, ng of the tenement wo referred to, and averring that he did not know pod or Any of tne others charged with participation @ cxime, Charles E, Perley, of the Fire Marshal’s office, who was examined at Iength on Wednesday, was also ro- called, AN UNHAPPY LOOKING TRIO, The defendents Levy aud Bernstein were then calied: from the prisoners’ pen to the bur, and were Positively identified Ph the witness as the sous in ‘whose Eecaaag | Be ge po ers, see, Me an unbappy looking trio, secming an; t pleased with the poronacrae. nie witness sais were all together in Siegel’s beer saloon, at it. Broadway, the night after the fire, and aloe there until eleven o’élock that if nledt: 3 Free- Lexi ree iter him man entered the saloon atter Bornstein, Max Levy and Josoph they all sat playing cards; the Sines watched Levi! through « ole in the stained glass of the fron following night he s.w the parties stein’s house, and, after remaining hg bet ten minutes, Aug went to the hous gext door, No. 26 Market street. ‘MR. BROOKE'S ARGUMENT. Mr. Brooke, at asl pivse of the cuso for the proseeu- tion, moved the Court to direct the acquittal of the peas, ou the ground that tliere was no pi tend- to. show any burning or setting fire to the sramsiaek described in the first and sgvond counts of Koenigabarg. ho tata ony, ee ba been mony, he ene tirely directed to the establishment of what was done’ in the premises. spoken of in a 21 it count of the indignant Le igen os pete Sy. Shia cout of the thdlotmont, cbargin ‘Lavy nt, joseph iets fire to premises oconpi pl by eee time: tet tne <onumielon of dap i ahaged no offence unde: Counsel also aeged ie ee to, aireet 2a. Se eerealioe Gn Yeason that are sae secon or de to en. whother thy fire was nt has Gon Assistant District Auoruey a ex. in stated that it was not necessary to prove the act urning - any portion of the. apartments to sustain the first nd second counts; that fe wan ptr and tant pa eweing of which there was proof, and orth starato wees spied with and ad‘ sea = ot ere comp! su lent to sustain the iudietment, Mr. i ose argh ie thins the third count ‘a the Sra ta te taisd a gets eral = nin the e x ‘and it was mission of the offence was circumstantial, for the jury to prey’, its weight and hos a Cowity denying the motioh, observed that he had aly examined the question, antici- pating that it wor come up for discussion. LIXE OF THE DEFENCE. Mr. Brooke then opened the caso tor tho defence. evidence offored for the the identity of i ioe greetitn setent nose on, wus burning was to teats ot ae ater ere ree ‘will be resumed to- ESTATE. The following sales were made at the Real Estate Auction Rooms January 23:— ‘BY RICHARD V. Leet Louie P. Kirehels, referso—Foreclosure sale of the four story brick Se rast nous Xo. ft two eshte ts, ot of Potoket an, to plate ai ‘sliniint snio—it. Browster, ratareo—ok a ok of 99.11x——, on 8th av., 154th ify Tansing through to a plain- ation er Be. cornet BY LAWRENCK AND CO. iT William H. Gibson, referee—Foreclosuro sale of four each 2590.11, 00 the n. Bast 146 ffi. e. of 10th we. bo plait. OFPICIAL BEAL ESTATE TRANSFERS, ‘The following is a statemont show:g the real es- tate transactions recorded in the Register’s office January 23:— 15th st. a. 4.97 ft. of Livingnton place, 2927.0; Francls ‘Garlichs and wife to Frederick SO 10,000 i ia fa Hllaabedt gn 1 pete ae hace ek ose ae Mi sate ictal gep a fwiai Same > Property Harry v. Warroas ih kW AL Wi rab Hulsey sod. a “4. 350 ti, w. of Tth av, 5x06 join Ysa tifam Dormod; rae Rsttawiencs 6. Ay, A.W. &. 258 ft. 8, of satan bree ‘Auton ‘Grete and wife to Ferd, ‘A. Sioghard, let er..e. ‘73 Astor to ot th at. 24 pBtGa0s, sores w.& ose Willa nd wife io SS 5 Ne Sof Peat shi BOFD POM cece sesiees Brerett 5 ae aa po Ora ne Row dia and ie Wal ington st.; 18 ne montanes 5 Aoelees vo tl haw to Willian ‘snd S4th wt; L year, = fob suit, sot Tedh a OUR COMPLAINT BOOK. [Nors,—Letters intended for this column must be accompanied by the writer's full name and address to instre attention. Complaipants who are unwilling to comply with this rule simply waste time in writing, Write only on one side of the paper.—Ep. HEenaLp.] AN OBSTRUCTION TO TRAVEL. Yo rue Eprror oy raz HERALD:— Why does the New York “L” road uot remove Se Ply a ee hyd tive ‘A BARREL BLOCKADE, dh aghast re gee co Tho sidewalk in, front of the grocery store om Beco ee oo is 80 blocked with barrel dts police ao chat a nahn PR raealgt BAD Bora, To THe Eprros oF Tat HERsp:— ‘The attention of the police is called to the crowd of school boys who congregate at the corners of King and Macdougal streets every de glnyreaplly gfeinns he people who pass by throwing snow and WHERE ARE THE ASHMBN? ‘To rae Eprror ov tHe HERALD:- As s resident of West ‘fwenty-seventh street allow me to ask if there is any probability that we shall over again sce an ashman in onr-street. Not one of them ippearéd between Seveuth and Ninth ave- nues for nearly 9 week. RESLDENT, SIXTEENTH WARD HOODLUMISM, To Taz Eprrog oy tHE HaRanD:— Is there no way to stép yourg rowdies from throw ing snowballs and pitces of ice at sleighs and pedes- triana, especially in the Sixteenth ward? Ah old man of seyenty*five years wag recently struck a fear- ful blow ti te face with a wet snow! deliber. ately thrown by @ sixteen year old wi om IN MAIDEN ‘LANE, To vax Eprzon or Tz Henanp:— Gan any one inform mie if the oil dealers in Maidon lane, between Pearl and Water sirests, have wu might to stand their oil barrels on tho sidewalk so as to obstruct the Dea massage of pedestrians? The payement is covered with oil and ohe cannot go a step in ipgetion, without being stopped by wnacns loading and unloading. N. ¥. B A POOR CORPORATION. To ras Eprror of 1am Hrmarp:— The Pennsylvania Railroad Company must be get ting very poor, au thoy have lately ordered the col- lectors to charge three cents for logan A pth sailor to carry hi shoulder, pee ferry fare six Capra eo hat all busin tor X the Pounaylvania Dailroad © ae SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS. ‘To rag Eprton or THE Hrnatp:— 1 desire to call the attention of the proper authori- ties to the dangerous condition of the sidewalk in front of the building Nos. 165 and 167 Broadway. Thestones are worn so smooth that evon in the finest summer weather pedestrians tp pon te = if ‘bok. Tops ‘were bay gaia weather © as a as fi van. twonty ices severe Tala 700 MUCH DELAY. To tax Epiron oy THe Hxenarp:— am a depositor in the Manhattan Savings Bank, and Iam kept out of my mone; ‘although in neod of it Miko & good miany other depositors. The anawer of the officers of the bank to inquiries as to the timo of read a statement in the papers latel; effect, the ty won tines the pte of a CR crbtes wider tere at of cera pei ‘that t aid made ‘ies. Am 1 sant wrong ‘there is too mavh cay vicinity would like to erijoy ourselyes on tho ico while there is such excellent skating, and not be compel ito all donno aiie Beat of the Park. seem thiit the titntiny x the sailor there is one method that is practised by the captains and is now so common that it is an every- day occurrence. The following will give the reader the morning, until the 18th January, late in tho ev —two months 17 days; but on arriving spre aioge we found that the time credited to only two months and sixteen beaides day's pay, and had, therefore, see the ler af Zor. that that day and the following forenoon we concluded to take EP on eae that > left for us, This way r Tack therefore, we take liberty to tanpeee aah b gr valuable newspaper whether there isa Jor those extortions. E No. 182 Greenwich street, EMIL PEDERSEN, ° SAMUEL JACKSON, No, 100 West street. JOHN NELSON, No. 30 Rector street. THE OFFENBACH MYSTERY. (From the London Globe.) ‘The “Offenbacher lady,” who has been a living rid dle to curious Germans for the last quarter of & century, has just died in her house at Offenbach, leaving the problem of her name and origin un- solved. Nearly all sho knew of hersclf was that she was a Hungarian by birth. On the dth of No descended from the carriage, the servants handed out @ beautiful little girl to her, and the two wan- dered some distance into the forest. The old lady having given the child some meat and bread wrapped in 9 fine linen napkin, said:—“Wait here @ few min- utes. I must go back to the carriage and will bring mamma to you.” Sho never returned, Tho child peantored, a9 she said, three r,t eee ae, the mag wa bt theo inte tay phe pe was fon ys poe do ‘who took har tor hoes in village, ‘ehoro she slopt for ope night, but on the mee morning she was 4 of bandsomo clothes rageapa turned out wn the Sd 8 dared geri, “Where ee outin inti Hu jtand her. ‘she was ait 4 judge Com aren ee could not! and write German, and #ho en Mg Plead cnn ye vored ward of the vor know euflicient German she cbr- most story. Bhe or om ber ‘tamnoe—"Tgmnenet” Yemesvart) and portha.’* wghe and her brother ede kept for some Mg BS collate where so Bertha fetched her from i oaliar, h Eck published ber story, a ‘taken from her own lips, and it caused a de 9 tion both in Germany and Austria Hungary. Vienna papers demanded that stringent inquii should be made at all the great houses in the neigh- borhood of been spee but the By ‘was never thoroughly carried out. mann wit of Ki . Visited Giavary poke her, Scents be and lungarian whence te interested in the attempt to unravel the ny » She =e in ere vge and had two children; but althor her Cap app: 01 nko was aver oe See choly, and she has died without