The New York Herald Newspaper, February 6, 1879, Page 9

BOARD OF EDUCATION. What Was Done in the Pub- lic Schools in 1878. DISTRICT REPRESENTATION, —-——. Proceedings of the Committee on Warming and Ventilation. . A stated meeting of the Board of Education was held yesterday afternoon, at which the report of the City Superintendent of Public Schools for 1878 was read, The following is an abstract of the report:— Whole number of schooly under the care of the Board, i 130,076, showing an in- crease of 3,568 durin Of the whole number TUG" belonged tothe prituary and grammar schools; whole number of pupils reported as taught during the yeat 263,371. A comparison of the attendance for th yoars: oes an Sneaveid abe 1869 = ‘23,49 pu ‘Age attendance, or about 2 ir cont. e inecips thn"incroase hiss been iu fthe ‘Twelfth, Nineteont Zecatynorend wards. ance has been increased during that foe 11,726, A recent era ne the bee fo that the aggregate ni of seats provide the schools ieidia 1%—namely, in cluss rooms, 130,803; main assembling rooms, 53,316, Of the lat ro unavailable for poses of instructiot bomo of the former, in consequence of the sanitary rule of the uumber 0 be pluced in the class Boor pace, ullorded. coinparison of thot that the primary. de- Aeon para and schools are furnished with 5,080 more boats Pilsn'con bo used In compliance with the rule, In this con bection the Superintendent remark: ir present mode of constructing school buildings isin the main influenced by a tradition of the ee and should be changed in many essential features. One main hull is as mach as should be allowed in any school building, and thi bd capable of use for class room instru na. Tiere ure at present employed inthe 3 tenchers, Gt whom dz ure males and aigwe wi increase of 70 duriug the your for 5,195 in ‘tl and In the Nineteonth wurd the attend- iod from vols shows all the Board restrictiu, rooms uccordin, toe B15 good. t elementary uly appear to have fo considerable improvement, indicating better methods and more effective teaching. "The specific state- ment of the number of pupils enreiled In the achools in euch grade shows that 6 p rades und 37 per cent to grammar school gri F2i's74 ‘pupils Surolied only 1,914 belong to th gra IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS, mar school grades, DISULPL The discipline of the schools is commended as showin) {mprovement, except in the primary, schools. tn whi here isa slight fallin, Tn the mail ft pling it has been pupils during the year. o y the certineate of the Superintend 147 children haye been definitively exelu tem by rouson of incorrigibly bad conduct. Much improvement is shown to have been made in music and drawing. German and French are taught in the three highor grades of the grammar schools—the former in six- teen ward and fifty-six grammar schools, the latter in ten schools. ‘The evenmy ciency in maintains, Out of 19,809 enroll and the average at however, ander examination showed a proficiency. While the sanitary condition of the schools on the whole is zood there are instances of a violation of bygionic prin- ciples which the Superintendent characterizes as depl able. This is th in some of the old buildings. class rooms are small and overcrowded, and the san ghost school system seems to be lacking in effi- a rogular attendance of the pupils. only 6,648 attended during 1] ance was but 7,655; the cl creditable degree 0 tury rule of the without sending many dren away from schools. The Nautical” School has been carefully ex- ‘amined and has been found to be in anexcellent condition In respect to discipline and instruction. The moral intlu- gneo exerted upon its pupils is particularly commende The effort to enforce the compulsory attendance | not beon followed by any important results, Qut of nearly 12,000 cases of absence Investigated and ucted upon by the truant officer only 478 were pronounced “non-attendants,” The Truancy Departinent uppears to be usetul chiefly in looking aftor nbsentogs und bringing thom back ty acliool, 3 ie Pe is @ very small part of the work provided for by he Reco endations are also added in relation to the con- solidation of schools, with the view to @ more simple and economical administration of the system. NORMAL COLLEGE A¥FAIRS. The report of the President of the Normal College was read, in which he gives the register on December 81, 1877, at 1,628, Number on the register on the same date in 1878, 1,333. Average attendance in 1877, 1,334. Average attendance in 1878, 1,321. Number of students admitted during 1878, 595, Number of cob ored students admitted, 3. Number of students ad- mitted by competitive examination in the public schools, 564. Number of graduates in 1878, 375; discharged for other causes, 454. Total number on the register, including the Saturday lessons and the training department, 4,175. The committee of the Normal College to whom was referred consideration of the suggestion to change the course of study from three to four years, pre- vented a report in which they opposed any change at present, A LIVELY DISCUSSION, Commissioner Moriarty offered a resolution oppos- ing the bill introduced in the Senate by Mr. Goebol, by which it is sought to re-establish the old system of district representation in the Board of Education. There was considerable discussion upon this resolu, tion. Commissioner Wickham considered it in very bad taste, Commissioners West and Manierre said that the district system was the worst that New York was ever cursed with, and desired that the resolution be adopted. Commissioner Jelliffe offered as a sub- stitute that acommittee be appointed to draw upa memorial to be presented to the Senate setting forth the disadvantages of the system. “The substitution ‘was adopted. The committee appointed consisted of Commissioners West, Jelliffe, Donnelly, Watson and the President. The following is a condensation of the report of the Agent of Truancy of the Seventh district :— The eleven agents of truancy in four years have inves tigated 48,907 canes, returned to school 13,683 traants, taken from the streets and put into school 2,473 idlo, dis: Obedient or disorderly children: and sent, or caused to be sent, to reformatory institutions 627 more who could not ed The police officers detailed to in addition to making arrests of have collected and returned to Jat the tenchers were unable to in all the schools ind te tid the agents of trun children to be comm the schools 1,836 books recover. Th Average attendance mentioned has increased from 4 per cent for the four years previous to the enfore tof this to 4816 per cent for the four years since it into operation. In the Children’s Aid Society schools the chango has Still more apparont, the average per cent of attendance rising from 31.0 per cont for the four yenrs previous to 368 per cont for the four years since the Inw went into operation. For the four years before this law wont into cperation the number of children be- tween the ages of 8 and 14 years arrested and held or ted by these courts was 4.956, while for the four ‘ing there wore but 3,795, showing a decrease .160, 04 about 24 per cent. For the yoars 1875-6 the police records show a very rapid decrease in arrests of the pa a age while for 1877-3 they show a slight in- crease, For 1875-6 the agents were permitted to insist thatall children of th compeieuy. not at work must 1877 they have been instructed how a school record of f fourteen woeks could not be compelled to attend longer in any ouo yonr. SCHOOL VENTILATION—EX-MAYOR WICKHAM'S COMMITTEE WITH EXECUTIVE POWERS TAKING UP THE EXAMINATION OF THE SCHOOTA—THEIR METHODS OF HEATING AND VENTILATING. Ex-Mayor Wickham is chairman of the Committee on Warming and Ventilation of the Board of Edu- cation. At a late meeting of the Board this com- mittee was instructed tg look into the question con- cerning the ventilation of the schools, to give the schools a personal inspection, and it was agreed that ‘special appropriation should be made to carry out any improvements the committee might consider it proper to make in cases wherein the ven- tilation might be found detective. Hereto- fore this committee has had mere routine duty to perform. If there was anything to be done in the heating or ventilating line it reported to the Board, which took such action as it deemed fit in ite own good time. The committee is now clothed with executive powers, and under the active chair- manship of ox-Mayor Wickham may be expected to Investigate without delay the ventilation of the various schools and apply improvements promptly where thoy are called for. A HEnatp reporter called on tho ex-Mayor yester- day and inquired if the committee had as yet under- taken its task. “I am alroady at it myself,” he re- plied, “and this morning I went from top to bottom of school No. 42, where there is a primary attend. ance of 1,400 children, With the principal I made an inspection of every room in the building and failed to find one in which the air waa objectionable. The windows were let down about half # pane from the top and the ventilators wore all open.” tha should not the ventilation be good in all of ‘Well, that is a question. Now 1 have noticed in @ school building two roome similarly situat with the same number of children in each—the same number of windows and all conditions equal—yet ~ ne _ = ots at be noticeably heavy, and that of the other light and pure as the air ow side the building.” f ‘ ie THE TRURTRES TO BLAME, “Have you read the reports in the HznaLp concern- ing the ventilation of the schools “Thaye, and if the facts be ax they are stated by some of the trustees who are there reported as giving their views it shows gross neglect on their It is for them to see that the schools are without flaw or complaint, aad if not to represent the case to the Bourd of Education for its action; but this thing of making sweeping remarks in newspapers about one inatter or another being See in the schools and failing to report the same in the proper quarter is not the right way of doing business,” “On the whole, what is your opinion of the way the schools are ventilated?’ “IT honestly beliave most of the schools of this city are better ventilated than the majority of private NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1879——TRIPLE SHEET. houses, and as well ventilated as any large public building. Now right across here, in Greenwich street, is Public School No. 29, and suppose you and I take a run over and see how it is veutilate: Itis a good day for atest, as the air is heavy.” So saying, ex- Mayor Wickham put on his hat, and, accompanied by the Henatp reporter, was soon within the building. The basement and the playground and the water closets were first inspected, the latter being ventilated by a shaft running to the roof and oun ing off all the offensive gases. Here there was noth- ing to complain of, Assending to the first floor his onHonor opened the door of Miss Armstrong's as- sembly room and both he and his companion simul- taneously observed that the atmosphere was a trifle heavy, und, looking for the cause, perceived that only one window out of six was opened. THE EX-MAYOR'S THEORY, Mr, Wickham gave instructions to have three more windows drawn down from the top six or eight inches and before he quit the room he drew attention to the fact that the air was already becoming perceptibly murer, ‘That's my theory,” he remarked; “let the Poachers only attend to the matter carefully and the air can always be kept undefiled.”” The class rooms ou this foor offered no room for comment except the absence of plenty of solar light. Ascending to Miss Butts’ floor there was found a marked improvement in the quality of the light and no exception could be taken to the ventilation. The windows in the as- sembly and class rooms were for the most part lowered half a e, except where it might induce a draught. The thermometer varied as much as from sixty-four to seventy-six degrees in the various class rooms, the average being sixty-eight degrees, which is considered the hygienic standard of heating. In one room of this floor an unaccountable draught wes felt from the onlf window that was open, and that the ex-Mayor will see remedied. Mr. O’Brien, prinei- pel of the upper or boys’ floor, claimed perfection for the ventilation he and his pupils enjoyed. The at- mosphere here was certainly as pure as could be ex- ted, and there was abundance of light. Ex-Mayor Wickham went away delighted and said he should see that every school building in the city had as thorough an examination. DAVENPORT INVESTIGATED. HOW THE 1868 NATURALIZATION PAPERS WERE MANUFACTURED—OVER FIFTY THOUSAND DOL- LARS PAID THE DEPUTY MARSHALS. The Congressional Committee instituting inquiries into the charges preferred against Commissioner Davenport in connection with alleged false arrests and intimidation of voters at the last election re- sumed proceedings yesterday, at eleven o'clock, in the Federal building. There was the usual large at- tendance of spectators. Ex-United States District Attorney Bliss was called and Mr. Davenport stated that he proposed to show by this witness that he was present in the Supreme and Superior courts in 1863 and was aware of num- bers of naturalization papers being issued at that time, the applicants for which were not in court. Mr. Bliss said it was his custom to go through the courts every morning; he should judge that many thousand naturalization papers were issued when the applicants were not present; on one day, when the “machine” was in full blast, he saw over a thou- sand of these papers issued; he saw several hundred papers issued in one day by Judge McCunn; the par- ties for whom they were issued were not present and did not take the oath of allegiance; this business went on nearly every day during October, 1868, and worked with great uniformity. Mr. Davenport then offered to show by the records of the Supreme and Superior courts that there were over eight thousand applications for naturalization papers for 1868 that were not in the handwriting of the applicants, but the offer was rejected by the com- mittee for the rae gre Assistant United States District Attorney William P. Fiero testified that he was present before Commis- sioner Davenport when examinations were being meade, and saw no party discrimination. ‘On cross-examination he said he remembered the Whelan case, when Foley went ‘bail for him; Mr. Davenport asked the witness jf he knew Mr. Foley, and, when he replied in the negative, then said, ‘I suppose you will require twenty-four hours to ex- amine the sureties;’’ the witness to this replied that he should if he didn’t know the bail; he thought that Mr. Davenport consulted the District Attorney about these ‘’68” papers, and indictments were or- dered in twenty-one cases—a suflicient number to properly test the question. Deputy Marshal Kennedy recalled, said that tho amount paid for the services of deputy marshals in the late election was about $56,000; this was a reduc- tion from 1876 and also 1872, when the expenses amounted to nearly $100,000. Further testimony was given by H. H. Mason and James P. Davenpert, clerks in the Commissioner's office, and by Deputy Marshal Holmes, after which the committee adjournetl till ten o’clock this morn- rah District Attorney Woodford will be examined ‘Ys ERHARDT’S CHARGES. THE MAYOR AGAIN CALLS ON THE ACCUSING COMMISSIONER FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONDUCT OF THE POLICE BOARD. The correspondence between Mayor Cooper and the Police Commissioners promises to become very voluminous, Already His Honor has sent two letters to Cominissioner Erhardt and has received two com- munications from that gentleman and one from Gen- eral William F, Smith. The following is the latest document on the subject that has emanated trom the Mayor's office:— Mayor's Orrice, New Yorx, Sort B. Exwanpt, Commissioner of Police ‘Sm—in your letter of that an investigation of th 0 Depart you to be required and that you will very gladly give your Assistance in such an investigation. To this you add that it does not, however, seem to you that you sliould take the position of Complainant or limit the seope of my action by attempting a specification of details, and that you do not wish even to seem to avoid responsibility for any official action of your own, In your personal communieation to the Board of Police, pablithed in the newspapersof the 2th ult. to which I re: erred in my lettor to you of the Bist ult. and be |. you imply, if not ave grown up in the sums of money annually intrusted to. the Board of Police, that the enforcement of th inconsistout and that grievous wrongs have been done to petitioners for pe You also directly chargo, among b. 4, 1879, ns. the discipline for vi oll lations of rules and law has not m such as an st difference of opinion would ify; that carelessness and ex- travagance have boen rewarded ; that members of the police force have not in some instances had the guod example of the Board to guide and stimulate them, but have been wit nesses of the contrary; that evil fruits have been born uence of those actively engaged in ful with the Board of Police in preventing the punishment of offenders than sintent with their duty sitting as a quasi judic transfers of officers have been made to gr: sonal spite or to advance individual er party 3 that there has beon carelessness or Inefhetoncy in perform: ii the duties imposed by law upon the Boned, and that at to cortain ist or hamper OTHER CHARGES. You state fnrthor that the existence of the evils and Abuses, some of which aro above alluded to, is known to ail the meinbers of tho Board just ax well as to yourself, and tthe pi co ‘i st eight months: inuing demoral- ization of the police force, you declare that inwilling by your silence wom longer be jo for the acts of four men with the power of one communication was ordered on ey, a fow days Certain resolutions proposed by t jee ‘that you have boom religved of our sibility; nor, whatever your reluctance to ap- Dear ax complainant or ‘fear to cireumseribe the scope of my action, do I see why you should not at once comply with my request for Information. assume that you made y Tagain ask you to send 48 #oOn as You can, compati- bly with your other public duties, a detailed statement of the facts upon which your allegations are based. Yours respectfully, EDWARD COOPER, Mayor. Comaasstoxen Nicos, Chairman of tho Street Cleaning Bureau, asks Captain Gunner, Chief In- spector of the Department, “Have you over seen any streets dirty in New York?” “Never,” the Captain replies, “What! Never?” “Well, hardly ever. TO MURPHY, Owen Murphy, tho ex-Excise Commissioner, has, through an assignee, commenced a suit for the amount of his salary from May 1, 1876, till Decem- ber 22, 1877. ‘The suit was yesterday commenced in the Supreme Court by one James H. Walters as assigne» of Owen Murphy to recover $777 77 for bal- ance of Alleged to be due the latter as an Excise Commissioner from May 1, 1876, till December 22, 1877. The complainant sets forth that Murphy was engaged in the active performance of his duties ‘a8 such Commussioner from May 1, 1876, to December 22, 1877 (the date of his flight), and that he continued to hold the office of Commissioner o: Excise until January 26, 1878 (the date of his removal). FATAL HOSPITALITY. Frank Thompson, a clerk, thirty-nine years old, was found at eight o'clock on Tuesday evening seated on a stoop in a state of intoxication im Chrystie street, near Broome, He was locked up in the Tenth precinct station house, whore at half-past seven yes- terday morning it was ascertained that he was in an insens'ble condition. An ambulance waa sent for, but before its arrival the | nae had expired in Lis cell, It appears that the (d had been out of employment for a considerable time and lived apart from his wife. On Tuesday evening he went to visit friends in Greenwich avenue, where he was entertained with « plentiful supply of liquor, After starting for home, if he had any, he was met by two triends who, seeing that le was intoxiwated, under- took to guide bim to the residence of his wife in the hope that sho would take compassion on him and give him shelter for the night. Their strongth gave out in helping him ‘along and they left him on the stoop in Chrystie street, going thomeevlves to notily is wife of his condition, THE TREASURY GUARD. MEETING OF THE BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT— MAKING APPROPBIATIONS OUT OF THE EXCISE FUND. Mr. Jordan L. Mott, the President of the Board of Aldermen, had a consultation with Mayor Cooper yesterday for some minutes before the meeting of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. When Comptroller Kelly entered the room President Mott arose and shook him cordially by the hand, Mayor Cooper merely raised his eyes from his desk and re- mained seated. Subsequently, however, on the ap- pearance of Tax Commissioner John Wheeler, His Honor took his place at the head of the long meet- ing table and recognized the Comptroller in & yery distant manner. The stenographer in the employ of Mayor Cooper was on hand as usual, and occupied a seat at a small green baize covered table, which was placed behind and a little to the right of the Chief Magistrate. Sitting opposite the | Mayor's shorthand man was a young gentleman who also took notes of all that passed, It was said the latter disciple of phonography was employed at the instance of ex-Comptroller Andrew H. Green to act as a chéck on the stenographer of Mr. Cooper. ‘While the minutes of the previcus meeting were be- ing read by the secretary, Mr. Wheeler, all the other | members of the Board paid close attention, and the Mayor held in his hand a printed copy of them, and occasionally marked certain portions of the pamph- let. After the minutes had been adopted His Honor had a pad placed before him, on which he kept a record of all that was said by the other members, On the floor were a number of calf bound documents which the Mayor consulted from time to time during the session. APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE POOR. On motion of Comptroller Kelly resolutions were adopted appropriating $1,358 50 to the St. Stephen’s Home, for tie support of children committed by police magistrates from October 1, 1878, to December 31, 1878; giving $668 to the American Female Guar- dian Society tor the support of children committed to the institution ; bag page) $856 to the Home for Friendless Girls, tor the mamtenance of inmates from October 1, 1878, to December 31, 1878, and propriating to’ the Ladies’ Deborah Nursery Childs’ Protectory, $780 86, for the support of the persons in the institution, Then the Mayor pre- sented a communication from the West ide Relief Association and the Seaside Sani- tarium, in which higrersraend Kelly is thanked for having given the institutions $00 out of the Excise fund, The letter asks that an additional sum of $2,000 be appropriated. The matter was referred to the Comptroller. ‘The Board then resolved to make the following do- ions to various charitable institutions:—To the s ity-third Ward Relief Association, which contains 1,400 children, $700; to the West Side Relief Associa- tion, of the Twenty-fourth ward, for support- ing '500 children, $250, and to the New York Oph- thalmic Hospital, for the maintenance of 5,710 in- mates, $456 50. The understanding upon which these sums aro given is that the amounts shall be used solely for the benefit of the poor, and that no part shail be used as a permanent fund nor for tho payment of any salary of any omplo; ‘Among the other charities who made application for money were the Downtown Hebrew Ladies’ Benevolent Association and the Public School Aid Association. A motion was made to give $20 to the former and $72 to the latter, but the Mayor wanted the matter to lie over, because they were, in his opinion, comparatively new institutions. President Mott thought they were old pubiic charities, and showed the Mayor a copy of the application of the Public School Aid Society, and pointing to the name of Peter Cooper, the father of His Honor, said to the Mayor:— “You should know something about this matter, Mr, Mayor.” Mr. Cooper read the name of his father, but moved that the niatter lie over, and it was so ordered, UNEXPENDED BALANCES. The following resolution was adopted, on motion of Mayor Cooper:— Resolved, That the Competes he requested to send to D this Bourd, at its next meeting, a statement showing all un- expended Balances of appropriations on the 1st of January, TStH and all tho liabilities of which there is «record in the Finance Department outstanding at that date, charg- 0 able against or payable out of such balances respectively. Mayor Cooper also offered a resolution providing that “the respective departments of the city govern- ment, and officials having authority to contract obli- gations against the city, payable out of appropria- tions of money derived from taxation, be severally requested to send to this Board a statement showin, all liabilities incurred before January 1, 1879, ans payable from balances of appropriations made for the purposes of said departments and officers respect- ively.” The resolution was passed, Comptroller Kelly submitted a report in which he said that in his opinion no money should be given to build a bridge over the Harlem River until the Park Department had furnished the Board with all the par- ticulars us to the cost of construction and the ma- terial to be used. ‘The report was adopted. ‘An application from the Health Department, re- questing the transfer of an ences balance of 340,910 in order to construct a6: pox hospital, was laid over. The Board then adjourned subject to the call of the Mayor. THE SNOW STORM. ITS UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL, BRIEF STAY AND DISMAL DEPARTURE—DAMP AIR AND DIRTY STREETS, If the Day of Judgment shall come as suddenly as the snow storm of yesterday it will find many un- prepared. It was certainly a cold, gray morning, and if one stood to make a diagnoxis of the character and complexion of the sky overhead and the direc- tion of the wind the thought of snow might possibly have occurred to his mind; but folks going to busi- ness had no time for such observations and took it for granted that the season of snow was about over. After eleven o'clock, to the astonishment of the multitudes in the streets, myriad flakes of soft, feathery snow were seen scurrying down and covering just and unjust alike, with a robe em- blematic of purity and innocence. Thicker and thicker fell the flakes until it was made plain the city of New York was in for an old fashioned snow storm. Many were the reproaches people heaj upon them- selves for loaving their umbrellas and rubbers in the closet at home. Silk hats suffered as they never suffered before, for the snow melted as it fell and oaked through nap and pasteboard, 1t accumulated fast along the sidewalks, and where the throng of peo- ple was greatest, along Broadway, the walking was unpleasant to the last degree. The snow kept on as if it meant to stay, but found a foothold along the thoroughfares and was remorse- trodden out of all resemblance to its original Preparations were set on foot at the street car railroad depots to double up the teams, the belief being that the storm would be @ repetition of the last one. Had the temperature fallen aa the Signal Office was disposed to predict, it might have proved a memorable night in meteorological annals: but it went the other way, and as night came on and rain supervened the glory of the pretentious snowfall was atanend. Along the river fronts a fog 4} to hang, through which the ferryboats, coming and going, loomed up like monstrous spectres, The ves- sels at anchor in the North River were dimly visible through the descending veil and pilots had ‘to exer- cise all the caution possible. The Jersey shore was a shadowy outline and the houses on Brooklyn Heights were as vague and indistinct as the features of a mirage. The Park wore au uncommonly at- tractive appearance, though without the jingle of sleigh bells, the merry laughter of children and the customary Crowd of promenaders. After #ix o'clock the streets of New York were as dismal as they well could be. It was truly # nasty night, when one was fain to seek the comfort of his fireside. THE POPE'S PICTURES, (Rome correspondent of the London Globe.) ‘The walls of Rome are now covered with placards informing the public that two portraits in oil of Leo XIIL, which cost 2,000 lire, are exposed for sale in a furniture shop. The story of these portraits is curious, On the elevation of Cardinal Pecei to the pontificate Signor Guido Molinari, a Roman artist, ntwe to Cardinal Franchi, Secretary of State, and re- quested permission to make two portraits of the new Pope, with or without payment. ‘The Cardinal yielded to importunity and consented. Subsequently His Eminence made inquiries and found that Molinari bore no very high reputation as an artist, but as the painter wis so modest in his original demand the Cardinal felt no great disquiet about the matter. When the portraits arrived they were considered to be wretched like- nes <i Franchi made up his mind to stjek them in a corner and to give the artist the liberal donation ot 500 lire for his trouble, Before the payment was made Cardinal Franchi died. Molinari then went to the Vatican to demand his reward, and when he ard that only 500 lire were to be given to him he appeared to be astounded and boldly claimed no lees than 3,600 lire, ‘The heirs of Cardinal Franchi were unwilling to act precipitately, and sent the two pic- tures to a sworn valuer, Martinetti, The pic- tures were shown to Professor Bompiani, a mem- ber of the famous Academy of St. Luke. The Profersor said that one of the portraits was worth 100 lire, the cost of the canvas aud pigments; and the other, at a high valuation, he estimated at 500 lire, but before a court he might put its price at 1,000 lire, the inferior picture being worth nothing beyond 100 lire. Molinari now reduced his claim*to 1,000 lire for both pictures, and the heirs of Franchi to pay ‘700 lire in full quittance. Another Academician, Pro- fessor Grondi, being privately interrogated, confessed that he agreed with Bompiani that as works of art the pictures were valueless, Relying probably on thse privately expressed opinions of the pro- fetors, Martinotti, the valuer, propored that. the lees!y if. dispute should be’ submitted to the Academy of St. Luke and that its decision should be final and with- out appeal, The proposal was accepted and the pro- fessors of the Academy. including Bompiaui and Grandi, met and unanimously signed the Sotowing verdict :—The heirs of Cardinal }ranchi are bou to pay 2,000 lire for the portraits painted by Signor Molinari.” The money was paid, and by way of re- yenge the public are now invited by mural placards to inspect the portraits, the receipt for 2,000 lire and the signatures of the professors of the Academy, which are all exposed to view in the furniture ware- house in Via del Teatro Valle, No. 67. ANOTHER RELEASED FENIAN. EIGHT YEARS AND SIX MONTHS IN BRITISH DUN- GEONS—HARSH AND EXASPERATING TREAT- MENT BY PRISON KEEPERS. John Brady, another Fenian convict, arrived in this city yesterday from Liverpool, on board the steamship Erin. He was released from Mountjoy Prison, Dub- lin, January 20, by an order from Dublin Castle, dated January 10, on condition that he should leave the United Kingdom, When notified he said he would go to France, but this was objected to, as there was a likelihood he might soon return from there. He then asked the director of the prison, John Barlow, that in case he decided to go to Amorica if he would be allowed to go and see his friends. Barlow replied that as he had @ sister stopping in Dublin he might be allowed to see her, but as for his friends in the county Meath, no such per- mission could be granted, the grounds of objection being that he might alarm the country, as a reception was intended to be given him. Brady was arrested April 23, 1870, convicted June 9 of the same year, and sent to Mountjoy Prison to undergo a probationary period of eight months. From there he was sent to Spike Island, in Queenstown Harbor, and kept there ‘at hard labor for six years and four months. From thence he was transferred to Mountjoy Prison, where he spent the remainder of the time up to the ‘period of his release. Brady was not pardoned. According toan actof Parliament of 1464a man sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment was allowed a mitigation of two years and four months in case nothing stood against him, OFFICIAL PERSECUTION. Brady was detained ten months longer than he might otherwise have had to stay by way of extra punishment for petty breaches of discipline ior which he had aiready suffered penance on bread and water and in dark ceils. ‘The charge on which Brady was tried aud convicted was an attempt to kill John Ratcliffe, a magistrate of Kells, county Méath, and an extensive landlord. Ratcliffe had made himself obnoxious to the Fenians, and when any one sus- pected of Fenianism was brought betore him for a simple assault he was accustomed to give him from six to nine months in jail. He also denounced the Fenian organization through one of the local papers. Brady, who is a tall young man of about twenty-eight years, related the hard times he had of it inthe prison of Spike Island, where for simply looking around in place of keeping his eyes to the front he was put for ten days and nights on bread and water, deprived for twenty days ot his lib- erty aud cut off from correspondence with his friends. In Mountjoy Prison, because the load of sand in his wheelbarrow was not as large as the keeper thought he had a right to carry, though he was _ suffering from illness ut the time, he was put for twenty-cight days on bread and water, after which he was locked up for six weeks on three-quarter diet. Numerous other instances of harsh and exasperating treatment were related to show how hard is the lot of a politi, cal prisoner at the other side of the water. Brad; for the present is stopping ut Sweeny’s Hotel, and will leave after a few days for Chicago. He says he left behind him in Mountjoy Prison two men named Norris and Power, who havo been there tweuty-eight years for the murder of a keeper, and for whom the jate Cardinal Cullen pleadea hard to get a pardon. NAVAL REFORM. A PLAN FOR REDUCING THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS, To THE Eprror oF THE HERALD:— No one will dispute the fact that for the number of men allowed by Congress for the navy the officers aro in excess of its requirements, Under the present system of filling the vacancies for cadet midshipmen the number graduated yearly is in excess of the losses by death and by all other causes in the line. I desire to make a suggestion as to how this may be prevented. At present each Congressional district is entitled by law to have one cadet midship- mau borne upon the register for six years. If real economy is desired by those having the appointing power they should be willing to sacrifice a portion of their political and other influence which results from the privilege of selecting candidates for cadet mid- shipmen. As it is now too late for any Congressional legislation to affect the appointments for 1879 my plan is to make no others for four years—that is, ‘until 1883; then one-half of the members of the Houee of Representatives to have the privilege of selecting the candidates, the other half to have the appointments four years later—viz., in 1887—the Slerrnation to continue in the future. The Pre dent ateach four yeur period, as 1893, 1887, Xc., to be allowed io fill up the vacancies inthe ten ap- pointments “at large” now authorized by law. ‘No vacancies which may occur from any cause whatever (sickness included) to be filled until the regular time for the Congressional and Presidential appointments. po Roca plan there will be but a single class of t midshipmen at the Naval Acad- cmy at one time, and the navy will receive a fresh instalment of young line officers once in four years. The expense of Fanning | the Naval Academy will be very much diminished. I also propose that the cadet engineers be put upon the same iovt- ing—that is, to have but one class in cach four years, As their entering examination is competitive, all question as to Congressional and other influence is out of consideration. Under no circumstances should there be at the Academy any ‘‘turn backs,” unless there are the best of reasons for supposing that they can complete the course in the four years, and if any so circumstanced should fail. they should be dropped. As regards the medical and Bey, corps, they should be reduced to the lowest standard of numbers to meet the actual requirements of the service. Feprvany 4, 1879, NAVY. MR. ASTOR'S BAGGAGE. During the early pert of last September Mr. William Astor and family arrived in this city from Europe per White Star steamer Germania. They brought with them a large number of tranks, which contained new wearing apparel made abroad, and which the customs officials on the dock sent to the Appraiser’s Department to have the proper value as- sessed thereon, The appraiser returned the clothing as dutiable to the amount of $1,880, in which de- cision Collector Merritt coincided, and the money was duly paid, Mr. Astor, however, appealed to the Treasury be eo and served upon the Collector a protest. This protest was received by the Collector September 30, 18/8, and the appeal sent at the same time to the Treasury Department. The Secret ot the Trogsury, under date of November 7, 1878, approved of the action of the Col- lector, and it was thought that here the case wonld rest. Yesterday, however, General Merritt was served with asummons in the case of William Astor vs. E. A. Merritt, to be tried in the Supreme Court of the county of New York. The case will be detended by the United States government, and, on certiorari, brought to the United States District Court. The decision in this action will be awaited with much in- terest by tourists, as it will establisn the right or reverse of the United States authorities in couipell- ing paxsengers to pay duty on personal baggage and wearing apparel, A TALE OF VENGEANCE, {From the London Globe.) ‘The blue waves of the Norman coast have been the scone of # little drama quite worthy in its way of the pen of a Théophile Gautier. A lady, persecuted by an unwelcome admirer, had given him a sharp re- buff, and the ungallant lover had retorted by an in- sult addressed to her in the public streets. The lady neither said nor did anything at the time, but re- served to herself the right of revenge at a snitable opportunity. It will amuse some English readers to hear what was the opportunity found most suitable for the purpose. The fair avenyer of her own wrongs appears to be an excellent swimmer, and she selected @ moment when the enemy was taking his pastime in the open sea at Dieppe, Then, swooping out from the quarter of the Indies’ bathing ma- chines and bearing down upon the unsuspectin bather, she proceeded to subject him to that playtw but eminently disagreeable proceeding known in Englixh schools as. “duel ne. Laying her hand upon the back of hig head, she held it firmly down under the water, and had no difficulty, notw ithstand- ing the struggles of the sufferer, in keeping it there as long as sho liked, Every schoolboy, how- ever, knows that the art of ducking to be mone successful should be practised with a good deal of moderation, and that — with- out the admixture of dence the effects are not unlikely to be tragic. In this case the ifymph, whose hand was nerved with all the bitterness of passion, Went just a little too far, and reduced the toe to a state of unconsciousness from which he was with difticulty recovered. He was, however, dragged ont alive, chiefly by the assiatance of his persecutor, who saw her mistake in time, and took an early 0} portunity, as well might, of saying goodby Neppe. His turn for ven has, it seems, now again come tound; and he has instituted proceedings ayainst the lady for an attempt to murder him. ‘t case seems actually likely to be heard at the Assizes; but the Norman jurymen must be very degencrate if they do not read @ severe lesson to this ungallant prosecutor, A PARRICIDE PLEADS GUILTY. In the Newark courts yesterday Martin Coleman withdrew his previous plea of “not guilty” and pleaded non vult contendere to the indictment charging him with killing his father a few weeks ago. His counsel explained that his client deeply regretted his act and was now anxious to go on the record in as mild @ form a8 possible. Subject to revocation b; the Prosecutor the plea was accepted, and @ wok from Saturday was set down for sentence, “ALWAYS WITH YOU.” SOME CASES DESERVING THE ATTENTION OF THE CHARITABLE—A PATROLMAN’S HARD LUCK. Charitably disposed persons will find at No. 239 Hudson street, in the back room of the second floor, a carpenter named John Martell, who lives there with his wife and two small children. He has been out of work for six months, and everything he had has been disposed of, He was obliged to sell his razor on Mon- day to buy coal. He is sixty years old, a Canadian by birth, and has been well off. He is 1m arrears for two months’ rent. He is said to be a sober, steady man, and is anxious to obtain employment. Lawrence Menell, a painter, lives in the rear base- ment of No, 413 East Ninth street, with his father, who is seventy-six years old; his wife and three chil- dren, the oldest of whom is six years of age and the | youngest only eight weeks. He has had no steady work for about five months, but has averaged $2 or $3a week by odd jobs at his trade, or snow shovel- ling or some such work. His wife earned a little by sewing till her confinement, through which she was helped by some ladies, They receive no help now except one dollar's worth of groceries weekly from the Bible House, Menell is willing to do any sort of work, BLIND AND POOR, Christopher Dardas, known around newspaper publishing offices as “Old Dard,” is blind, and has for some time, with his wife, Ann, kept the wolf from the door by vending papers. He used to keep a grocery store at Twenty-third street and Sixth ave- nne; but some years ago 8 stroke of paralysis, by de- priving him of sight, obliged him to give that up. Ann took charge of his paper stand at Thirty-third street and Tenth avenue, and he stood at Ninth ave- nue and Thirty-seventh street. Between them they used to net some $5 a week, on which they supported themselves and his two stepchildren. Recently Ann failed in health, and about three weeks ago she was knocked down’ by the pole of a wagon, She never wholly recovered from the shock, and died on Sunday and was buried yesterday. Christopher needs assist- ance, He lives at No. 453 West Thirty ninth street, in the rear house. iy At No. 2,176 Second avenue, corner of 112th street, A woman will be found in very poor circumstances, with two small children and two nieces, young wo- men, Her husband, who is a lawyer, frictured his leg by falling in Broadway, on January 2, He had then been three months without employment and had just secured a situation. He now lies at the New York Hospital and wall not be able to leave it for some weeks, He has promise of employment when- ever he is able to take it. Meanwhile his family have no means of support and want assistance. They had no fireon Sunday, and only one meal on Tues- day. His wife is able to sew. The nieces, who came from Florida lately, would take situations of any sort. They say they are able to act as housekeepers, but will take anything. The children cannot be sent to school for want of sufficiently warm clothing. ‘They have got a little help trom St. John’s Guild, and have their rooms rent free for a while. A CASE FOR THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS. Jacob Schwarz was a patrolman in receipt of $100 ® month salary two years ago. About March 15, 1877, he became sick irom cold and exposure, b clothes being several times soaked through with rain when he was on duty. Consumption followed, and with the exception ot a little day work he has been unable to do duty since that time. The Com- missioners of Police reduced his pay to $50 a month during the early period of his sickness, and in last August made a further reduction of one-half, while the recent reduction of twenty percent brings the allowance they make him to the sum of $20 per month, Ais former comrades and the captain of the ‘Thirttenth precinct have done what they could to help him; but what they have been able to do barely paid his bills for medicine. His wife, also, has from time to time made a little money by sewing and washing. She is anxious to get more work than she has now. Schwarz has three children, the eldest twelve years iving with him at No. 100 Pitt strect. He ‘in the police force nine years, aud bore a good reputation. He thinks that he could still do court or other light day duty. His doctor gives him no hope of recovery unless he can go to a warmer cli- mate. The pension to which he is entitled ($300) would not enable him to do this. ACKKOWLEDGMENTS. The tamily of James Conlin, No. 232 Greenwich strect, are in great want. By a misprint this number was given as No. 236 afew days ago. Eleven dollars received at this office for the family were given to them day before yesterday by Mr. John Brosnan. ‘The HERALD has receiyed from “R. 8.” $1 for Mrs, Lovell, No. 26 Broome street, MODEL HOMES FOR THE POOR. A free exhibition of designs for a model house for working people was opened at the Leavitt Art Rooms, Clinton Hall, Astor place, yesterday, and will con- tinue open until the 15th inst. In December last the Plumber and Sanitary Engineer, in con- junction with Messrs. D, Willis James, F, B, Thur- ber, Henry Pellew and Robert Gordan, offered prizes aggregating $500 for the best designs for a model tenement house, the object being to make these de- signs serve as guides for remodelling the old tene- ment houses, constructing new ones, remedying many of the worst evils of our present tenement house system and furnishing to the work- ing classes habitations blessed with sun- privacy and good sani- at a reasonable cost. The competition closed at two o'clock on last Tuesday afternoon, and its originators are highly pleased with the interest manifested in their plans. One hundred and eighty-eight designs have been received. The Committee of Award consists of the following gentlemen: —R. G. Hatfield, architect; Charles F. Chandler, President Board of Health; Revs, John Hall, D.D., and Henry C. Potter, D.D., and Robert Hoe. This committee, on the 18th inst., will select ten of the most meritorious designs and number them in order of merit. The author of design No. 1 will be paid $250; the author of No. 2, $125; of No. 3, $75 and of No. 4, $50. + MARRIAGES AND ENGAGED. LieMax—Wacnsten.—M. H. Lipmax, of Salt Lake City, to Mies Jutta B. Wxcusten, of New York. No cards. Salt Lake and San Francisco pspers please copy. MARRIED. Somens—McGurae.—Ry the Rev. Father Lynch, Many C., daughter of James McGuire, to Jonny J. Somers, both of Staten Island. DEATHS. Asitrox.—On Monday, February 3, Manta, beloved wife of Jos. Ashton, in the 47th year of her age. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, No, 338 Fi this (Thursday) afternoon, at half-past BokKELMAN.—At Hoboken, N. J., February A. M. Boeke man, daughter of Bernardus and Rosa in, aged 2 years, 8 months, and 22 days. Ou February 5, of consumption, WiLL- F, Scuunte, aged 21 years, 6 months. Funeral will take place at two o'clock P. M., Fri- day, from his mother’s residence, 76 North 6th st., Brooklyn, E. D. Crnystte.—J esse THORNTOR, rr daughter of Julia Ross and Dr. Thomas M. L. Chrystic, aged 15 months and 26 days. Funeral service at her parents’ residence, 67 East 52d s.t, at half-past two o’clock P, M., February 6, 1879. Comex.—Suddenly, on February 5, Mosrs 8. Cour, aged 63 years, ‘The relatives and friends of the family, members of Congregation B'nai Israel, Hebrew Mutual Benefit Society, Adelphi Lodge, No. 23; Centennial, 763, F. and A. M.; Manhattan, 156, I. 0. B. B.; Con- stellation, 66, LO. F. 8. Manhattan, 63, K. 8. B., are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, .from his late residence, 332 East Wtn st., on Friday morn- ing, February 7, at ten o'clock, CENTENNIAL Lopak, No, 763, F. axp A. M.—Brete- nex: -You are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of Moses Cohen, father of our brothers Joseph M. and Eli M. Cohen, on Friday morning, February 7, at ten o'clock, from his late residence, No, 332 it 50th st. By order of NUEL MARX, Master, Aanon WEINSTEIN, Secretary. CoxsteELtation Lover, No. 66, I. 0. F. 8. or L— Brerunes:—You are respectfully requested to attend the funeral of Moses Cohen, father of Brother Joseph ‘M. Cohen, President of this Lodge, on Friday, Febru- ary 7, at ten o'clock A. M., from his late residence, No, 382 East 50th st. By order of FERDINAND LEVY, Acting President, Aanox Wernsrrin, Secretar; Coxovrn.—-On Thursday, February 4, Saran Joxrs, wife of Richard 8, Conover. Funeral at Christ Church, South Amboy, N. J., on ‘Thurs the 6th inat., atone P. M. Relati: and notice, Train leaves foot of Liberty st. at 11:45 A, M. Crimuins.—On Tuesday, February 4, 1879, Cor- NELIUS CRIMMINS. ‘The funeral will take place from his late reei: ‘ lence, Grand st., this day, February 6, 1879, at two 6 o'clock P. M. —At Shady Side, N. J., on Tuesday, February , Davin C. Dyer, 74 years and 10 months, and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, afternoon at one o'clock. N. ¥., on Tuesday, Feb- tive of county Gatway, riary 4, Mangannr Dany, Ireland, aged 60 years. Relatives and friends of the family are etfully invited to attend the funeral, from her late resi- dence, at Williamsbridge, on Thursday, February 6, at two o’¢lock P, M. Daneny.—On February 4, Junta Daneny, beloved wife of Cornelius Danehy, aged 5 years. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 78 Oliver st,, this afternoon, at one o'clock. Davrs.—At Greenwich, Conn, on Tuesday, February A. M., of paralydis, Annanant B, Davis, late in the 76th year of hix age, services will take placo at his Inte resi- dence, Greenwich, Conn., on Friday, February 7, at two P.M. New York and New “Haven trains tea Grand Central Depot at 12 M.; carriages will be in 9 waiting on its arrival at Greenwich. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend without further notice. No flowers. Duexvous.—At Newark (Woodside), on Tuesday, February 4, ADELE, daughter of Joseph A. and Alida Dreytous, in the 20th year of her age. Funeral services on Thursday, Sth inst., at halt- past nine o'clock A. M., at her late residence. Tho Temains will be taken to Cypress Hills Cemetery. Carriages will be in waiting at Erie Railroad depot, foot of Chambers st., at eleven o'clock A. M. Duscomp.—On Tuesday, February 4, Many Asn Rees, beloved wife of Charles E, Duncomb, in the 35th year of her age. Reletives and friends of the family are respectfully "invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 417 Hudson st., on Thursday, February 6, at one o'clock, Eavex.—On Wednesday, February 5, at the resi- dence of his son, 1% Gates av., Brooklyn, WiLidaM .d 86 years and 9 months. 8 and friends of the apes sre respectfully invited to attend the funeral, Friday afternoon, at three o'clock. Interment in )Vaterbur; Fr RAL Tuesday, February 4, itzgorald, ear of her age. ‘The funeral will take place trom St. James’ Chureh, on Thursday, February 6, at one P. M. GILPRATHER.—On Wednesday, February 5, 1879, at the cof his uncle, William MeGowan, 409 East Jamrs J. GILFRATHER, age 27. lily are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Friday, February 7, at one o'clock P. M. GILFILLAN.—In Brooklyn, February 5, Groner GtL- FILLAN, M. D., in the 82d year of nis age. Relatives, friends and members of the mings County Medical Society, are invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 212 Clinton st., on Saturday, the 8th inst., at two P. M. GLEDHILL.—In New York, Februar; of Henry and Ellen Gledhill, age months. Relatives and friends’ are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from their residence, 521 West 34th st, on Thursday, February 6, at half-past one o'clock. Grrason.—On Tuesday night, yoeneee 4, SAMUEL Greason, eldest son of Samuel and Ida Kennedy Greason, aged 3 years, 10 months and 25 days. Funeral on Thursday, 6th inst., at one P. 524 West 42d st. GnreENWoop.—Suddenly, in Brooklyn, on Monday, February. 3, of Bright's disease, CHantes L, W. GREENWOOD, son of John Greenwood. His relatives and triends are respectfully in vited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, No. 174 be nat aa on Thursday, the 6th inst., at half-past two P. M. 5, WricHT, son 8 years and & .. from. —On Wednesday, 5th inst., WiruiamM H. in the 2ist year of his age. Funeral services ‘will be held at his father’s resi- dence, Bowery bay road, Long Island City, on Fri- day, 7th inst., at two o'clock. Hanrt.—At Northport, L. L, 5, 1979, Samurn P, Harr, aged Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, Northport, L. L, Friday, at one o'clock P.M. Cara leave Hunter's Point and Flatbush ay. at ten o’clock A. M. (Long Island Railroad). ‘HILDEBRAND.—Many A,, at San Krancisco, January 5, 1879, beloved wife of Alexander Hildebrand and sister of Dorothea, John and Frederic Wieland, of San Francisco, Cal. plese On ‘rnesday, February 4, 1879, Isapen E. OAG. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, 227 East 49th st., Thursday, February 6, at twelve M. Kwavp.—On Wednesday, the 5th inst., Mrs. CHan- ‘William R. Knapp, in the Wednesday, February Lorre Kxarr, widow ot 66th year of her ago, Notice of funeral he ‘ter. ce of her father, East Hart~ ford, Conn., on Sunday, February 2, of pneumonia, Aux C., wife of Henry H. Knight, of Brooklyn, L. 1, and only daughter of William G. Comstock. Funeral from her late residence, 143 Harrison st., Brooklyn, on Thursday, February 6, at 2 o'clock P. M, LARKIN.—DENNIS LARKIN, aged 42 years, native of parish of Easkiny, county Sligo, Ireland, Funeral takes place from late residence, 628 24 av., on Friday, February 7, at half-past two o'clock. Relative: id friends invited. Leaycnarr.—On Tuesday afternoon, February 4, at her residence, 11 East 46th st., AGNES JANE, the be- a wife of Jeremiah Leaycraft, in the 56th year of er age. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from the Church of the Heavenly Rest, 5th ay., between 45th and 46th sts., on Friday, February 7, at eleven A. M. Lexnox.—On February 5, JEannim, daughter of Robert and Mary Lennox, aged 6 years and 6 months. Funeral from the residence of her nts, 544 West 52d st., on Friday, at one o'clock P. M. Levexson.—On Wednesday, Februa 5, 1879, Jacos P. LevENsON, the beloved son Louis Kate Levenson, aged 15 years, 4 months and 6 day: Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the tuneral, on Thursday, the 6th inst., at ten o’clock A. M., from the residence of his parents, No. 48 West 50th st. Noricr.—The members of the Forty-fourth Street Synagogue are hereby notitied to attend the funeral of Jacob, son of Louis Levenson, Esq., at his late residence, 43 West 50th st., this (Thursday} morning, at ten o'clock. B. J. HART, President. Luiu.—At Hoboken, on Wednesday, February 5, 1879, Hanvey Luce, beloved husband gf Hannah B. Lull, in the 77th year of his age. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 153 Park ay., Habo- ken, on Saturday, February 8, at ten o'clock A. M., to Paterson, N. J. Patersou papers pleasy copy. MeyEns.—Nancy Meyers, in the 87th year of her age. Funeral on Friday, at two o'clock P. M., from the residence ot her son, J.C. Meyers, No, 97 Rutledge at., Brooklyn, E. D. Moore.—On the 5th inst., after a lingering illness, Lawrence Moone, in the 41st year of his age. Goodby, déar father! No more on earth Shall we thy joyous face behold; But ever, in the days to come, Thy virtues shall again be told. Farewell, my wife and children, dear; Though i am absent do not fear. God will protect and comfort you, So love one another as I loved you. The relatives and friends of the tamily are respect- fully invited to attend his funeral, which will take place from his late residence, 16 Hubert st., on Friday morning, at nine o'clock sharp, and from there to St. Peter’s Church, Barclay street, where @ solemn requiem mass will be celebrated for the re- pose of his soul, and from there to Calvary Cemetery. Moont n Wednesday, February 5, at Mount ., Hannan, wife of Juhu L. Moore, aged eral hereafter. Mortn.—Long Branch, N. J., on Tuesday, February 4, 1879, Fervinann J. Mom, in the 57th year of his age. ‘Relatives and friends are respectfully invited ta attend the funeral services, to be held at his late resi- nce, Germania Hotel, on Friday, the 7th inst., at one o'clock. McCarty.—At Cairo, Egypt, February 2, 1879, Prenre McCaxrry, of this city, son of the late Thomas S. McCarty. McCovrt.—On Tuesday, February 4, ArTuve McCourt, of Armagh county, Ireland, aged 84. Relatives and friends respectfully invited to attend funeral, from bis son’: Sai West 40th at., Friday, February 7 ten A. M., to proceed to Church of the Holy Cross, West 42d #t., where re- quiem mass will be h McDevirr,—February 4, 1879, after a long and painful illness, James McDevrer, anative of Newtowa Cunningham, county Donegal, Ireland, in the Gist year of his age. . His friends and those of bis wife, and also his sister, Margaret, and also his fellow members of the Men's Sodality of St. Francis Xavier's Church, are ine vited to attend his funeral, trom his late residence, 242 West 19th st., on Friday, at one P. M. Oanes.—On the 5th inst., Bias Daytox Oopes, in the 75th year of his age. Funeral private. OrreNnHkim.—Un Monday, February 3, James, son of Henrietta and the late Isaac Oppenheim, in the 24th year of his age. Relatives and friends are fespectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, this (Thursday) morning, at nine o'clock, at 238 East 33d st. No flowers. St. Paul papers please copy. Pyatr.—On ‘Tuesday, February 4, of pneumonia Leon GALLAGHER, youngest son of George M. ant Emma A. Pyatt. Kelatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, from the residence of his parents, 23 Abingdon equare, on Thursday, at one P.M. Ine terment at Woodlawn, Train leaves Grand Central depot at half-past two P. M. INN. —Parrick H. Quinn, in the 39th year of his age. The funeral will take place from his lato residence, 4th ay this day, at one o'clock. Ri 5, of scarlet feve: 0 A. and Annie ed 8 years and 15 days. 1 the residence of his parents, ) New York, on Thurs Rooxry.—On Tuesday, February 4, atter a le painful iliness, Joux Roowry, a native of M parish of Cloon: i Friends and mily are te- ad his funeral, at ten o'clock A. M., ‘uary 6 inst., from 246 West 38th st. will be taken to the Church of Holy Inne cents, where & solemn requiom high mass will offered for the repose of his soul; thence to Calvar: eNDECK.On Monday, February AMREND SCHIRRENBECK, aged 70, Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the tuneral, from hik late residence, 300 Madison st., on Thursday, February 6, at one California and Bremen (Germany) papers ploasP copy. Srony.—On Tuesday, 4th inst., im Philadelphia, Manx, beloved wife of Henry A. Story, formerly of New York. Funeral from her late residence, No. $11 North 87th st., Philadelphia, Saturday morning, %th inst., at tea o'olock. TRANE.—Tuesday, February the 4th inst., Cari RINE TRARR, aged 27 years. The relatives and friends of the fam’ fully invited to attend the funeral, from dence, 306 West 12th st., Thursday, February Wn On February 3, at Jacksonville, Mr AL eR WiLsox, of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, L. L, in the Mth year of his age. ives and friends of the family, also Green 3, 1879, are respect late resi point Lodge, No. 404, F. amd A. M.; Altmr Chapter, No. 207, RA. M.}; St. Elmo Commandery, No. 57, K.T., are Teapectfu invited to attend the from the ‘Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal Church, reenpuitity L. 1, on Friday, February 7, at half-past quo P. My