The New York Herald Newspaper, February 8, 1879, Page 9

SAFETY AT SE: Variations in the Dimensions of | Tron Steamsnips. THE, DANGER OF UNEQUAL EXPANSION. Some of the Disasters Attrib- uted to This Cause. THE COMPOSITE PLAN. In a second interview with Mr. Norman Wiard the subject of the unequal expansion and contraction of iron in ships under differing degrees of temperature ‘was resumed in greater detail, and several illustra- tions were adduced which tend to prove the force of this startling theory. His contidence that it is the real explanation of the loss of many ocean steamers whose fate has until now been wrapt in mystery amounts to almost an absolute certainty, Both sci- entific knowledge and practical experience support it, and the fact that ship builders, ship owners and ship insurers have not before caused the matter to be thoroughly sifted can only be accounted for by the reason embodied in his own remarks :— “Immense vested interests,” said he, ‘‘are threat- ened with disturbance should it be conclusively demonstrated that the iron ships now atloat are so many death traps. If ships were made absolutely safe, except as against the mere natural chances of shipwreck, the rates of insurance would, of course, go down in proportion to the lessening of the risk. Underwriters prefer a certain degree of danger, which may serve as aconstant stimulus of business, to a guarantee of safety. You can’t expect men who have invested their capital in the building of iron ships to favor their substitution by composite ones. Nor can you expect that the companies which now own large numbers of iron steamships will indorse the invention of anything superior to them.” VARIATION OF LENGTH, “But to resume, Mr. Wiard, the subject of heat and cold in their effect upon iron ships. What would be the appreciable variation of the dimensions?” “In a steamship, say 400 feet long, its length, with an increased temperature of eight degrees, would be one inch greater. If the temperature were cighty degrees it would be increased from eight to ten inches. Of the effect of unequal expansion or con- traction in iron there are two or three forcible exam- ples in the report of the Joint Committce on Ord- nance to the Fortieth Congress, third session. They remarked that hollow cast guns seemed liable to a species of cracks peculiar to themselves, Afifteen-inch gun burst open in its ontire length trom cooling too rapidly, making detonation like the firing of a six-pounder. Another fifteen inch gun, just after the removal of the core barrel and while water was passing through the bore at the rate of eighteen gallons per minute, suddenly cracked asun- der, owing to the too rapid falling of the temperature. Still another gun of the same calibre burst from the same cause. Now, if such was the effect-of unequal expansion or contraction in such great masses of fron as are large pieces of ordnance, what must it be in the thin shell of an iron steamship? “The appearance of the outer skin of an iron vessel is often very deceptive. I have stood under one after it had been on the dry dock on account of a leakage, and have been unable to discover where the imper- fection lay. She was floated off, and soon afterward, when the boilers had been heated again, tho leakage would recommence. The unequal expansion was evi- dently the catise. She was again put upon the dock and a small crack was found along her side. When she was cool this was closed so as to be scarcely per- ceptible. THE FATE OF THE CAPTAIN. “You probably remember the overturning of the British turret war ship The Captain. Her bottom, frame and inner and outer skins were composed of iron. From a line four or five feet below the water mark to a line about the same distance above she carried a heavy belt of iron plating, eight or nine inches in thickness. The coal bunkers were situated along her sides, below the lower edge of the iron plating. ‘This was fixed to the sides, resting upon a shoulder below, and was fastened at intervals with angle-irons, supporting also a thin inner skin. The butt joints of the iron plating were not fastened or riveted, but the ends were brought quite together. Had the temperature been re- duced it would merely have caused tho butt joints to open without putting any strain upon the other parts of the structure. If, on the other hand, the temperature of the plates was increased so original monitor went to the bottom very suddenly. Another one, the Weehawken, was lying at anchor in Charleston harbor with her hatcles open, when there | was a slight increase of the sea then running, aud | one of her officers ordered them closed. Tu afew | nioments afterward it was discovered that she was sinking. A hurried examination of her skin was made, ana it was found that at both tho bow and the stern her sides — seemod | to have been broken and pulled apart | along the lower edge of the overhang. Through each side the water was rushing in great yolume, eile filling the staterooms, cabins d the fore and aft spaces, An alarm was given by signal to the Admiral, who was on board a vessel lying at anchor in close | quarters, but before any assistance could be given or the crew could escape to the deck the monitor had sunk, and about sixty persons had lost their lives. Previous to this accident she had weathered many violent storms, which would naturally have broken her up had there been any defect in her construction or the quality of her iron. She had resisted the wounding of the heaviest seas, but it remained for wr at length to go to the bottom ina safe and shel- tered haven, and from @ cause so palpable that naval architects should have derived from it a lesson which would be of some benefit to mankind.” “Might not the weight of the overhang have had some vtfect in producing this break?” “No, because it was po ond supported by heavy deck beams extending athwartship. Besides, there was three feet of wood between the plates and the hull. No theory but that of unequal expansion can account for the accident.” THE DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH. “In his speech before the United Service Institu- tion of London, to which I referred the other day, Contain, Sullivan named, among many other iron ships which had been lost by sudden sinkage, the Duchess of Edinburgh. After returning from a long voyage to an English port and remaining at anchor for some hours in smooth water, but with her steam on, she suddenly broke in two and went to the bottom so quickly that her crew had no chance to escape, Captain Sullivan also mentioned a number of instances in which iron ships had struck on rocks, He stated that when a hole had thus been made in an iron bottom it was very rarely that the snip could be saved, even though provided with watertight bulkheads. Wherever the iron was crushed in or broken by contact with the ‘rock the openings retained their original dimensions. There was no tend aey, in the materi'] to recover its former shape and to close up the holes. It did not possess sufficient elasticity. “It js well known to American shipbuilders, ho owners and ship commanders that wooden ships d not so frequently suffer permanent injury from col- lisions as those thit are made of iron. An American wooden steamer was passing through Iell Gate a few years ayo. when she struck upon # rock near the lower end of Blackwell's Island. The point of the rock cut through her planking, frame and lining for more than thirty feet ot her length. She sheered off, however, aud the rent clored up so that she ran down to the ‘flats’ opposite Twenty-third street and was put on a bottom. On the next day the water was pumped out and it was found that the leak had alnost entirely closed up. She was putona dry dock and in a few days was again afloat and ready for service. This information I received from Mr. Samuel Sneden, one of the oldest shipbutlders in New York, THE GREAT EASTERN’S MISHAP. “The Great Eastern was ruptured in her outer skin when she was coming through the Sound on her first visit to this country. The hole in her bottom was of great length. Repairs were effectcd by sink- ing coffer dam caissons under her bottom and then pumpin them out so that the workmen could get at er while she was afloat, The man who had charge of the job has told me that upon examining her rup- ture he found not the slightest evidence that she had struck anything. Her plates had simply broken NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, | pulco, of the same line. apart between the rivet holes, making a palpable he fissure, All that was done to her was to replace a tew sheets of iron. ‘Tho structure ot the Great Eastern is peculiar. She is like two ships, both of iron, the one within the other. The outer skin has a temperature very nearly like that of the circumjacent water, while the inner one is exposed more or less to the heat ot the boilers and is much warmer, When the inner ship had grown larger in all its dimensions, how was it to be expected that the outer ship would resist the con- sequent strain upon it, which must have been enor- mous? No doubt would be expressed by any naval expert that the tensile aud torsional strength of such structures was sufficient with the margin provided by the architect to withstand the strains incidental to service in rough seas without breaking in two. But if it should be found that another unheard of force frequently acted upon them with a tendency to bretk them in two transversely, the surprise at their so suddenly popping to the bottom would probably be greaily lessened. “In referr'ng, the other day, to the nine iron ships which left phe Pert of Quebec in one month and never were heard of again I forgot one point. They were all laden with grain and it is not impossible that it may have become heated and have had some- thing to do with the unequal expansion of the hulls, if that was the cause of their loss. UNHEALTHINESS OF TRON SHIPS. “Captain Sullivan, who is a marine authority, has further declared that he would not send troops to sea in iron ships on account of the extreme thermal changes. Men who sailed in them were very likely to be afflicted with the rheumatisni. They were not so healthy in any repect as wooden ships, When the weat is cold they are very cold and when it is “hot they are very hot. The changes of the outer atmosphere are felt immed: ately within. Wood having non-conducti —_ the temperature in the cabins ships composed of that material would naturally bo much more uniform. Many travellers prefer wooden ships for no better reason than this. Iron ships are damp. The warm aud humid air enclosed in their holds condenses on the iron walls, which are exposed. to the water, keeping them, as it were, constantly sweating at every pore. RIVET HEADS SHEERED OFF. ‘ou remember, after the first voyage of the City of Tokio and the City of Pekin around the Horn there was @ great deal published about the.r construction, and charges were freely made against the builders, John Roach & Sons. Both the workmanship and the materials wore suid to be bad. ‘The fact undoubted is, however, that the design, workmanship an materials of these ships far excelled any specimen of shipbuilding that had at that time been produced in any part of the world. In going to San Francisco to enter the Pacific service of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company they were obliged to pass through water of varying temperature, from the cold region of the as to be much higher than that of the lower part of the hull the immense force of the expansion would, as can very readily be seen, be more than sufficient to break the bottom in two transversely. This was what actually took place. It was noticed at the time of the accident—when she went down with all on board—that one of the coal bunkers below the belt of plating first filled with water, and with such sud- denness that she immediately careened over, slowly at first, but then rapidly, until she was lost from sight. This was on her very first voyage. ‘The coal in one of her bunkers was probably prett; nearly used up, thus, while it had previously act. asa hon-conductor, permitting the heat trom the boilers to attect the deusity of the iron plating, the excessive expansion of which broke the bottom in two. This and other terrible disasters have forced the English Admiraity and English shipbuilders to recognize the advantages of having iron vessels covered with outside skins of wood. It has been found trom actual trials that iron ships are very liable to get foul at their bottoms, and no ex- pedient heretofore resorted to in order to prevent this has proved of any avail. Be- sides the serious expense of frequently docking iron ships for the purpose of cleaning their bottoms, the fowiness to which they are subject in all seas and climates causes a great reduction of their speed. La one case it was proved that a ship capable, when in good order, of going fourteen kuots an hour, could make when foul only twelve knots, and that exactly twice as much coal was required per hour in her furnaces to raise her speed to the original rate, This tact implies a great item of cost. A wooden ship is not apt to foul, because her bottom is sheathed with copper.” THERMO-FELECTRICAL INFLUENCE. “Cannot copper be used for protecting iron hulls?” “No, sir,” yhy ? mn account of the galvan'e action which is excited and which causes such a rapid oxidization of the iron art of the structure that it would be all destroyed a very fow weeks. On one occasion, having built @ wooden vessel for the government and desiring to make her as light as possible, I fastened her sheath- ing on with iron rivets, covered with copper. She was launched and lay only six weeks in the water when she began to leak so inuch that it was necessary to place her on adry dock aud make ® thorough ex- Tfound that nearly all the holes trom the fastening through the bottom were open and the ship was just on the point of failing to pieces, ‘The bolis were in many instances reduced to the size of knitting needles. I could fud hardly one which retained its whole original length, and none at ali which retained its original diameter, All of the fastenings had to be renewed with capper bolts.” PLANAING IWON HULLS. ‘hat in the principle of this strange offect?”” “It is very little understood. It only occurs when two metals are in contact in the presence of salt water, each having different thermo-electrical qualities.” “But what bearing has this fact upon the security of purely iron ships?" “it it ix attempted to sheathe them with copper, as is now being done quite often, the iron bottom must first be covered with planking fastened to the sides with iron bolts. Over this is placed another layer of wood, which ia secured to the tirst with copper screws or else with treenails, the former penctrating only through t of the inner wooden skin. The displacement of the ship or the area of its cross ction is thus increased as well as its weight, At the expense of these disadvantages, there:ore, may iron ships be vafely sheathed with copper. It is, however, necessary that there should be absolutely uo contact of the two antagonistic metals, “1 have gone into this digression in order to. show that shipowners are beginning to act upon the posi- tive necessity of changing the construction of large yossels, Had the armor of the Captain, for instance, oon Axed to her sides with # wooden’ backing and ‘with slight spaces between the ends of the plates to permit of their free expansion, like the parts of a Tailroad track, there is no dowbt that she would be on glish Navy to-day, instead of lying somewhere at the bottom of the ocean. BAKAKING UP OF A MONITOR, “The United States monitors, built and used dure amination. Delaware Buy to the’ Equator itself. it is probable that they contained very little cargo and a great dval of coal, When the latter was burued out the skin was much more exposed to the heat from the boilers than at starting. ‘Lhe route is the coldest and hottest by turns on the face of the globe. When they arrived at San Francisco it was discovered that thousands of the rivet heads had been sheered off and 1 it the bottom of the hold. The cause of this is easily ex- plained by the theory of unequal expansion and the changes of temperature through the long and un- usta: voyage which they had just comploted. They were repaired and strengthened, unnecessarily as 1 think, and have since been sailing between San Fran- cisco and Yokohama.” “Have you sounded American shipbuilders on the subject of composite construction ?’ “Yes, and it was chiefly in their interest that a few ears ago I desisted from urging its adoption. I de- ivered a lecture upon it, ana had also prepared a pamphiet embodying my views. I have been very oath to do anything which might injure the rising shipbuilding interest of America. These men came to ie and represent«d the eflorts they had made and the money which they had inyested in order to com- pete with the English shipwrights. ‘They begged me not to help to foster the distrust of iron a# ashipbuild- ing material. Now, however, i think the time hascome for American talent and enterprise to take the initia- tive step ina revolution in shipbuilding. Through # third person I am informed that John Roach him- Af has virtually acknowledged, when discussing a | “Does your plan contemplate the same arrange- ment of the watertight bulkheads that is now in vogue?” “For strengthening iron ships, if it were practical, the longitudinal bulkhead would be of great value. In iron het page such @ one passing from stem to tern could be as well applied as the transverse ones woul erfere with the sading, openings would eagh halt ot the hold. This diagram illustrates the idea, which, however, is too simple not to be easily vnderstood.” a ee @n—Thwartship bulkheads. The centre line is the fore and aft bulkhead. Mr. Wiard handed to the reporter the above sketch and continued: do not think that longitudinal bulkheads would be needed for strength in composite ships. If, however, they were inserted in the plan, I should have two ot them in every vessel—one over each keelson, The engraving published in the Henaty on Wednesday sufficten y, illustrates mi. meaning. Between the transverse bulkheads, whic! would. be retaned, of course, the line of the longi- tudinal ones could be straight, an obture angle at the forward cross bulkhead affording the change of direction necessary in order for them — to the stem, Tho objection to these double longitudinal bulkheads ix that they wouid necessitate an increased number of hatchways. Ou ships composed entirely of iron they would afford a needed increase of fore und aft strength. Composit ships could be inade strong enough without them.” “Has the efficiency of composite ships been prac- tically tested?” “The idea is growing in favor, asia shown by the crude plan of planking fron hulls, There are a good many composite ships atloat similar to those which I propose and more are being built. The novelty in my project consists in the non-continuity of the fore and trength.”* 0 what would the bulkheads be built?” he cross bulkheads could be of iron. It would be preferable to have the fore and aft ones of wood.” THE COLON'S BULKHEAD pDoons, To THe Eptron or THR Henan: — Your articles on ‘Safety at Sea" contain some very timely suggestions. In his interview with your re- porter Mr. Brooks, the chief engineer of the Colon, failed to state that the doors in the bulkhead between jhy the war, had an ‘overhang’ of wood about six feet im depth and three feet in thickness, betweon the top of the hull and theiron plating. They had iron decks, and when they were at sea with the hatches down all the air between decks was rai to @ very A iwh temperature by tho fire under the boilers, ‘The the bunkers aud the freight room are always open, ‘The ship carries coal for the round trip. The bunkers are thus completely full at starting. Tho tokers begin to use the coal at the after end of the forward bunker, and it takes five uays to reach the | FEBRUARY 8, 1879.-TRIPLE SHEET. door. ‘There is no way to get at the doors except by shifting the cargo in the freight room. The only time that the doors are shut is when the ship is homeward bound, and then only in order to keep the heat from the fruit, which is carried in the hold, ‘They are never screwed tight. ti Is ly to the steamship Aca- These statements also apply eee WOODEN VERSUS IRON SHIPS. To TH Eprror or Tue HERaLp:— ‘This question has occupied your columns for some time and much to your credit, The superior lon- gevity and safety of wooden ships has been well demonstrated by long experisnce. There are to my certain knowledge ships now in existence that were built at Philadelphia by Stephen Girard and other merchants in the early days of the independence of the United States, and their hulls are sound to-day and will remain so for many years to come, Can as much be said about iron ships and vessels? I think not, as it is @ well knewn fact that iron vessels will corrode very fast, and more par- ticularly in salt water. Many iron vessels are condemned every year as absolutely unworthy of repair, as they are uot like wooden ships, the planking ‘and timbers of which can be easily removed and replaced if they are decayed. In iron ships when one sheet rusts they all rust, the rivets become loose, the ship springs ‘a leak and down she goes, ‘There is no way in which a leak in an iron hull can be stopped up while at sea. I was in the ship Xenophon, of Sag Harbor, in 1835, bound homeward trom the Pacific Ocean. When off Cape Horn she sprung a lek in the bow, and on ex- amination we found the ends of the planking had started from the stem. We put into the crevice a part of a stave, and succeeded in calking it up so thoroughly that we continued our voyage and arrived in safety. Had the Xenophon been an iron ship we undoubtedly would have found a watery re Tron vessels are without é@xception a un- ealthy, expecially in low latitudes, as there is no way to clean their bilges, which very soon get choked with coal dust. The watertight bulkheads might more properly be called merely bracing bulk- heads, the object of which is to prevent an iron ship from twisting up like # snake. A wooden ship, it properly constructed, will not do so, and if run into er timbers will in ‘most cases be only splintered and no such ugly hole will be made as in iron. The hole can generally be planked over or stopped with asail. A wooden ship will float a long time with a hole in her bottom that would sink an iron one in afew moments. In the majority of cases in which iron ships are stranded they break in pieces and be- come a total loss. It is not so with wooden ships. They are generally saved, and if broken up their débris is washed ashore and may be again used in many ways. The iron vessel when wrecked is of no further use to God or man. J.P. L POISON IN THE MILK CAN. MEETING OF THE KINGS COUNTY MILK EX- CHANGE. ‘The Kings County Milk Exchange met yesterday at their headquarters, No. 398 Fulton street, Brooklyn, President John Covert in the chair. Mr. N. B. Kill- mer, president of the Legislative Committee, reported that there had been a joint meeting of the Legislative Committee of the Milk Exchange of this city and of the Kings County Milk Exchange on the 13th ult., when it was decided to have the Freight Reduction bill introduced into the Legislature a week ago by Colonel Stegman. That geutieman had been taken dangerously ill, however, and had handed it to Mr. Trowbridge, and that gentleman, not having time to attend to it, had given it to Mr. Sheridan. Mr. Sheri- dan said he was in favor of it and promised to see that it was introduced. DISEASED COWS AND POISONED MILK. A vote of thanks was then tendered the Brooklyn Board of Health, and Sanitary Inspector Raymond in particular, tor their energetic action in relation to diseased cows and the sale of swill miik. After the meeting had adjourned the HrRaup reporter held the following interview with President Covert:— Reronten—President Covert, are there any cows in this vicinity afflicted with pleuro-pneumonia? President Covert—Where distillery swill is fed, which is mostly in the eastern und southern sections of the county, the disease prevails to a large extent. RerorteR—Does any of the milk of these diseased cows find its into Brooklyn? President Covenr—It does, and I know of two Orange county dealers in Brooklyn who sell more than one-hali switl milk. The milk from these diseased cows, however, goes mostly to New York. Kievontrn—Is not this milk sold to a large extent in Williamsburg and Greenpoint ? President Covert—Yes, sir. The milk sold in ‘Greenpoint mostly comes from Blissville and New- town and is retailed for five and six cents per quart. It is poisonous in its character and extremely hurt- tul to all who use it. It some action is not taken by the Health authorities no dealer in good milk can do business there. A member of the Exchange corroborated what President Covert said in relation to Greenpoint, and stated that he would allow the reporter to use his name were he not airuid his lite would be in ote: guts teen mere conan dl THE BROADWAY RAILROAD, In an interview with Mr. D. K. Mangam, of the Broadway and Seventh Avenue Horse Car Company in relation to the projected running of cars along Broadway to South Ferry, a Henanp reporter ob- tained the following interesting facts :— Revorrer—Of what benefit will the proposed line be other than an additional line of communication with the uptown districts ? Mr. MancaM—It will be of immense benefit in this way:—When the consent of the property owners is obtained and the road built the company intends to take up the track in Church street, giving a perfectly clear paésage for the accommodation of wagons, trucks and carriages. The Bleecker street track, that now is laid in Crosby, Elm and Ann streets, and which crosses Broadway at Bleecker street, will also be torn up. The very fact of street cars run- ning on Broadway will do away with the stages that now block up that thoroughfare and the clearing of the two streets running parallel with it will tend to divert traffic into them, thus equalizing as near as possible the number of vebicles using the three routes. Revonren—How would the building of the road affect uptown residents on the east side, who do business down near the Battery? Mr. Maxeam—in this way. The company is per- fectly willing to make an arrangement with the Madison and Fourth Avenue Company to torm a junction at Union square, so that the Fourth avenue cara could be run down to the South Ferry on the same track as the Seventh Avenue line from Four- teenth street. Kevonrer—From what you say there seem to be many advantages attending the completion of the Broadway line; but how do the business people along the line regard it? Mr. Maneam—The consent of every storekeeper could be had inside of a week. The reporter cailed on Mr. J, W. Foshay, president of the company, to ascertain his views on the route to be adopted forthe cars to reach Fulton ferry when the Crosby and Elm street tracks would be taken up. Mr. Foshay said that it was undecided as to whether the cars would run down Ann or Beekman street, and hinted that permi nh m ght be obtained to go through Fulton street from the corner ot Broad- way. Asthe other lines use Cuurch street as as Chambers no alteration will be made below that street, but in Church above Chambers and in Greene street the track will be removed, THE ALLEGED INCENDIARIES. ‘Tho trial of Abraham D. Freeman and Charles Bernstein, indicted for arson in the first degree, was | resumed yesterday in the Court of Oyer and Termi- ner, before Judge Barrett, Ex-Jadge Curtis, of coun- sel for the prisoners, continued the cross-cxamina- tion of Lieutenant Perley, of the Fire Department, subjecting him to a two hours’ ordeal. Fireman Dempsey, who worked in conjunction with Lieuten- ant Perley in following the accused for thirty days, was the next witness. District Attorney Rollins ex- amined him at some length. After recess ex-Judgo Curtis asked for adirection of acquittal upou the ground of a fatal variance between the indictment | and the evidence, in that the evidence showed the fire to have been in the apartments ot Joseph Levy, one of the —_ confederates, whotcas the’ indictment laid it in the premines occupied by Isaac Koonigsberg in the same ouse, In support of his position he cited several horities and a late bate y in the Court of Appeals, The motion was opposed by Assistant District Attor- ney Kollins, Juage Barrett overruled the L counsel for the detones excepted, he opening for the defence was then made by Mr. Edwin M, Fox, wao declared that almost every fourth man on the jury was in some manner con- neeted with an ipsurance company, while searcely auy other lange interest in the community was repre- sented, This, be hinted, confirmed ‘the theory already foreshadowed by the defence, that an attempt was being made to convict an innocent man on ci cumstantial evidence. After the opening for the do- fene motion next. PROTECTING THE HARBOR. Mayor Cooper received a visit yesterday afternoon from the Pilot Commissioners, who came to protest ABOLISH TREATING. THE NEW TEMPERANCE SCHEME SPRINGING INTO POPULARITY—AN ECLECTIC PLAN OF REFOR- MATION. “Treating” constitutes one of the chief perils at- taching to the custom of imbibing spirituous liquors, and there are few persons who could not, if free from its shackles, reserict the indulgence of their thirst to adecent moderation, A man meeting a group of his friends just as he is bent on obtaining his afternoon allowanee of ‘sherry and bitters’ must, if he does not violate usage and if he wishes to do what is expected of him,ask them all to join him, Suppose the whole party to number seven. Seven drinks are poured down seven throats, willing or unwilling. What is the immediate result of this hospitality? Six other individuals feel themselves mortgaged with an obligation to equal it. There may be a little chat, and then some one says:—*Ah, let's have another drink!" Then seven more drinks are poured down seven throats, More talk. Another happy thought by another member of the party. Seven more drinks descend the seven throats. More talk. A fourth mspiration by a fourth participant. Some one who bas done his fated duty tries to beg off; has business to transact; ought not to drink any more, His objection is vetoed by the asking party, who is already slightly stimulated perhaps. “No shirking, ole feller, come on!”’ Repetition of the gulping act by seven performers. Every one fecls the mellowing influence by this time. “Charley,” says No. Six affectionately to the genius of the bar, “Giv’s ‘nother! All hands round!” Encore the feat of seven men swallowing seven drinks. No. Seven’s turn has arrived. The happy relief is near. He happens to be the least experienced of the party. He is already full of bliss. His words are few but expressive. “Set ‘em up again, hic!” Up they go, and then down they go—seven more drinks. Let us see. Seven times seven are forty-nine. And all because one man felt like taking a little “sherry and bitter: Perhaps he goes home to his dinner afterward. Perhaps hedon't. Perhaps he fails to see his wife and mother-in-law until the next day. Such is life in a country where “treating” is the custom. There are » hundred phases of the evil. Not the least ludicrous is the plight in which a tippler finds himself when he meets at the bar a number of ac- quaintances, and is donbly conscious that he has not enough money to go around and cannot get credit for the requisite number of drinks. THE NEW SCHEME. Remarks something like the above were addressed toa Herat reporter by a gentleman who is an en- thusiast in the new temperance movement. The re- porter afterward paid a visit to Mr. Henry H. Hadley, a luwyer, whose office is in tho Astor House, one of the chief promoters of the Business Men's Society for the Promotion and Encouragement of Moderation. “Our idea," said Mr, Hadley, ad its origin in 1876 ut a meeting of the Congressional ‘Tommperance Society shortly after the death of Henry Wilson. That event, it was said, was immediately caused by the excess which he indulged in at the dinner given him at Delmomeo’s. It was suggested by me that much more good might be done for the temperance cause by laboring to induce men to be moderate iv their indulgence than by preaching the doctrine of total abstinence. We think it better you know to go along with a man a little way on the path which he has chosen than to stop him at the declivity where there is danger on vither side s falling to greater depths.”” But your ultimate aim is to induce mento be total abstainers?"”” “Yes, where they cannot drink without getting drunk. We have nothing to say against wine to such 4s can contro! themselves in partaking of it. We think thata man is much more likely to keep the pledge for a fixed term than he would be for all his jife. No man can look forward with confidence in his Je: Do fulfil a promise which covers all of his fu- ture life.” THE ORGANIZATION. Is your society yet organized?” There is a nucleus of five trustees, whose number may be increased to thirteen. Those that are yet to be added will be selected from the highest social, business and public positions. We are — al- ready. assured that one or two Senators and Your Representatives will serve, but I am not at liberty to mention their names. Our sys- tem of reform tends towdrd total abstinence, but by @ gradual progress, and at the same time it recoguizes rights of the manufacturers and sellers of intoxi- cating beverages. We believe we shall gain au im- mense following among young men. 1 was asked by the members of the Congressional Temperance Soci- ety to perfect a plan for this movement, and they promised to co-operate with us, both by their advice and their influence.” A HYMN, The blue pledge of the society, which renonnces only the practice of “treating,” 18 embellished with an emblem representing a pelican brooding her young, and having the inscription:—“I live and die for those Llove.”” On the back of this and also of the other two cards is the following hymn :— Why should you delay any longer; furn a you can, Enel da a The chal The tla To abstain Is the only salvation for you. CnoRvs—Wo offer the red, white or blu In the pledge there is safety for von For the good and the glory of manhood, Hurrah! for the red, white aud bine! And you who refuse to surrender The pleasures in which you delight, Oh! list to our plos as we tender The pledge, yes, the pledge that ts white. ist the, temptation, eh business attention demands, For the sake of your own repuiavion Let the glass not be seen in your hands, And, though you are strong, there's a brother Who is w and, for fear of offence, Do not offer the g! another, Or drink at a1 By even this slight self deniai Jast think of the good you give it a (rial, the pledge that is blue! The white card has acut of an aquatic scene, in which several beavers are industriously engaged in building their houses. The pledge is worded so ax to renounce drinking during the hours of the day which may be required for business. ‘The red card is intended for those who demre to promise total abstinence for acertain period. It contains a cut of the City Hall fountain in full play. On all the cards e legend ‘Aurea mediocritus. Vill there be any expense attached to member- asked the reporter “Not to the mere signing of the pledge. The rnies of the subordinate ciuts will be framed by thenm- selves, ‘There is already an orgauization in Philadel- phia.” Oh! strive to re w rt of our idea,’ continued Mr. Hadley, “is to make places of amusement as cheap as possible and to establish some at which nothing intoxicating is sod. We have already had from manutacturers offers to loan us more billiard tables than we c¢ possibly make use ot.” ‘THE PRAISK OF MODERATION. “Are you a tectotuiler yourself ?” “Yes; not because I disapprove entirely of whis- key, but because it is better tor me in Drinking would make me too fleshy. he fact ix wiil find no two stomachs alike, any more than y What will do tor o r. We are trying to y eet this diversity of conditions, One thing we would ask of the press, and that is to deal with us without prejudice. “The prohibition of ‘treating’ does not extend to the hospitality which one may teel like offering in his own house, does it?” “Oh, no; that is excepted, of course.” ORGANIZING. A meeting of the incorporators and trustees of the Business Men's Society of Moderation was held on Friday evening at the residence of Mr. Elwood BE. ‘Tnorne, No, 183 West Twenty-second street. Plans for @ permanent organization were agreed upon and the names of several prominent business men were suggested for officers; but owing to the absence of Mr. Churlow Weed, who was called upon to accept the presidency of the association, no permanent organization was concluded, It wis stated at this meeting that Mr. Weed would accept a vice ideney, but though he was in tull sy gee | with hent his aye and infirmities would deter wepting @ more responsible position. ved from different country in praise of the m0 ment, and expecially one trom a well known hotel proptictor in the lower part of the city, who in his letter stated that he had been catering for country merchants tor years, and he know that their chief business when they come to New York was to get drunk, and he thought it would do a great deal of ood if those men could be induced to take a pledge several ce sections of the city ai to drink no liquor while in New York city. The | meeting adjourned till next Thursday evening. SINKING FUND COMMISSION, ‘The Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners held brief seasion yestorday in the Mayor's office, Comp- troller Kelly presonted a report in relation to the | Judge Barrett adjourned the court until Mon- | leases of the market property owned by the city, witich expire on the Ist of May next, ‘The property | fu question consists for the most part of cellars, from the leasing of which a yearly revenue of about | $40,000 is derived, The consideration of the matte against the dumping of garbage and other refuse in | the harbor. The Commissioners stated that they had | frequently brought the matter in question to the notice of former chief magistrates, and especially to the attention of ex-Mayors Ely and, Wickham, put no eflective opposition to the action of the Street Cle ing Burewi had ever been made, A bill had t framed which, it adopted by the Logixiature, would revent the use of the bay as a dumping ground. Mayor promised to give all the aid in his power to this movement for the protection of the city’s in- terdsts, ‘was postponed wntil the next meeting. A resoluti appropriating the sum of $4,016 for the purpose of repaying wssesstnvats that have been vacated by the courts was also laid over, A statement was snomitted to the Board by the Comptrolier, showing #hat most of the property of the city which might be with profit is at present leased; but the leases will expire in a short time, audit is thought only suis » ob tained for some time to c of the real estate it placed at $4 vant of the rentals aggregates $15,771 67, It the property were sold the city would derive a revente ot $10,000 from taxes. The subject will be considered at a subsequent session of the Commissioners, NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY. PRELIMINARY REPORT RECEIVER BEST ON THE STATUS OF THE COMPANY WHEN 1T WENT INTO HIS HANDS. Mr. William J. Best, receiver, has made a prelimi- nary statement to the stockholders of the National Trust Company concerning its condition when it went into his hands, together with the loans and in- vestments made by its managers. Since his receiver- ship the depositors have been paid in full, and the prospect for the stockholders is shown in the report. The balance sheet of December 15, 1877, showed in assets the amount of $1,904,459 76, and in liabilities, $2,674,704 90, leaving @ deficiency of $771,215 1M. According to Mr. Best only a small frac™ tion of the nominal capital of $1,000,000 was invested according to the provision of law which requires that the capital shall be invested in bonds and mortgages on unencumbered real estate within the State of New York worth double the amount thereon loaned, or in the stocks of the United States or of this State or in the stocks or bonds of the in- corporated cities of this State authorized to be issued by the Legislature, To confirm this statement the receiver refers to the character of the securities held by the company at the date of its failure. He quotes section 18 of the charter, in which the trustees are allowed a discretionary power of loan- ing or otherwise investing the moneys received by them in public stocks of the United ox or of any State on interest-paying bonds or dividend-paying stocks of any corporation or company or on bonds and mortgages on unencumbered real estate within the State of New York, and then he proceeds to say that this plainly gave to the trustees the diseretion to loan or otherwise invest the moneys by them on deposit “in interest- paying bonds or dividend-paying stocks of any corporation or company; yet in violation of this provision the late management made large in- vestments in the bonds and stocks ot the Chicago, Danville and Vincennes Railroad, in the bonds of the Walkill Valley Railroad Company and in the stock of the Davis Sewing Machine Company. According to the loan ledger the aggregate of loaus December 15, 1877, was $1,039,410 57, Of this sum $532,514 39 was fictitious. ‘the losses of these counter- feit loans will approximate $300,000, On De- comber 20, 1876, Adrian H. made a sale of Chicago, Danvil and Vincennes Railroad bonds and certificates ot indebtedness, which realized $182,987 60. On December 23, three days after this sale, a fictitious loan was placed by President Mangam in the name of F, W. Huidekoper. MR. MA! ‘8 TRANSACTIONS, Mr, Best gocs on to say :—"‘Nowhere in the records of the Executive Committee or of the Board of Trus- tees is there anything to show that President Man- gam consulted any ot his associates in regard to this transaction. After its consummation he reported it to the Exeentive Committee, ey concealing its true character. He thus falsified the valueof the company’s assets in this important item to the extent of $176,782 68. In other words, he pretended to loan $300,770 28 upon collaterals, whose market value under strong competition was but $132,987 60. This is one of several similar transactions man:pulated by him in order to postpone the collapse of the cor- poration. These operations were so shrewdly con- ceived as to mislead the most vigilant ot his asso- ciates. Each of these transactions will appear in its true light when the history of the coupany shall bo made public. My examination of the company first revealed to the majority of the trustees that Presi- dent Mangam freely used the company's funds to purchase its stock. Investigation has developed that on May 29, 1876, he sold to the company fifty shares of his own stock for thesum of $4,500, which was placed to his credit on the books of the com- or ny. In conclusion Mr, Best addresses himself to certain insinuations made to the stockholders by a person having no pecuuiary interest in the company and who 18 without individual responsibility, aud Mr. Best proceeds to demolish him by saying that the balance sheet is a sufticient answer to the statement that the company had paid its debts and had a large surplus when it was put in the hands of a receiver. On the contrary, the company hed not paid its debts and there yet remzins to be settled a large sum in the form of contested claims before the court, while it owes its stockholders $904,100. In answer to other charges Mr. Best says :—‘The assets ut the time of the failure could not have been made to pay twenty ceuts on the dollar to the share- holders. Indeed, Lad the securities been disposed of at auction’ the sum realized would have been insuf- ficient to pay the debts of the company and the stock would have been without Value. The assets of the company were _ carefully appraised by parties in every way competent. The market value of securities not quoted at the Stock Exchange was obtained from dealers familiar there- with, Further, when the capital of the Trust Com- pany was impaired there was no method provided y law for making up adeficit or for scaling down the capital. The act of the Legislature of the 5 sion of 1878, adopted upon the suggestion of the Bank Superintendent, provides forsuch contingencies as that presented by this corporation at the time of its tailure. In fact, it was the failure of the National ‘Trust Company that suggested the means for meet- ing a future similar contingency.” A NEW MERCHANTS’ EXCHANGE. Mr. George Wilson, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, was informed yesterday trom Washing- ton that the Ways and Means Committee had agreed to the bill transferring the site of the old Post Ofice on Nassau etreet, between Cedar and Liberty, to the Chamber of Commeres for the sum of $250,000, One of the members of the Chamber remarked, when spoken to on the subject:—‘The New York Chamber of Commerce did noble work lst summer for the relief of the yellow fever suiferers South, and the members of Congress from that section, to show their gratitude, supported the measure of helping the merchants to good quarte ‘Lhere is consid- erable rejoicing among the merchants at the pros- pect of a new Chamber of Commerce, THE LATE URER POWELL, REAS The flags of the city of Brooklyn were displayed at half mast yesterday as a mark of respect to the mem- ory of the late County ‘Treasurer and ex-Mayor Samuel 8. Powell. Mayor Howell called a special meeting of the Common Council to be held this af- | ternoon in reterence to giving a fitting expression to the respect in which the memory ot the deceased | official is held. In the afternoon the Board of Super. | visors will also meet and make arrangements for at- | tending the funeral, which will take place at the Washington Avenue Methodist Church at two o'clock to-morrow afternoon. The remains will be interred | in Greenwood Ci ry. CHARLES W. PONTEZ DEAD. The case of Charles W, Pontez, indicted for com- | plicity in the $64,000 check forgery on the Un Trust Company, is forever removed from the calen- dar by his death yesterday, at the residence of Mrs. Ayling, in Fourteenth street, where he has been liv ing since his trial, in November. Upon that trial (ie jury were divided, standing six for conviction and six tor acquittal. MARRIAGES AND ae MARRIED. Brows—Cocarax.—On Tharsday the Church of St. Mary the Vir Rev. Thomas McKee Brown, Sanam A., daughter of | the Hon. Kobert Cochran, of White Plains, to Witson | DEATHS. | Depot. j and kiily § Brows, of Middletown, Pa, HaNpLey—Honswan.—February 6, at the residence of the bride’s brother, E. I. Horsman, Brooklyn, b the Rey. Stephen F. Holmes, Mount Vernon, N. ¥ Joux KR, HANDLEY to JexNis A., youngest daughter of the late Edward 1. Horstman,” of Brooklyn. No | rds. JouNsox—Huve.—On February at tho residence of the bride's parents, by the A. d. Bulwer, SaMUKL K, JouNsox to Many Here, both of New York. LLMADGE—VAN At Poughkeepsie, | vy. A. P. Van Gieson, D.D., Weduesday, Sth, by the I to Junia, daughter of the Wriiam H. TALLMADE late Albert Vau Kleec! DIED. ALorn.—At Hudson, N. Y., February 5, of pr Hixtena W., wife of Charlos Alger, aged ears. Funeral thie (Saturday) afternoon at three o'clock, ASHER.—STELLA, beloved daughter of Isaac and Carrie Asher, aged 5 years and 6 months. | Relatives ana friends, also members of Mount Vernon, L. 0, 0. F., 8. of I, Metropolitan LO. 6. B., Union Lodge, K. 8. B., are invited to attend fune on Sunday morning, February %, 1879, halt-past nine o'clock, from residence No, 431 Bast 4th st. Barsent,—At Paterson, N » Febru vy 6, Tarpon, only son of Bows and Liebohen Baruert, ‘aged 10 anouthes and 6 di 3 8 oriary 7 at C pavers plea luterimont Fe San Francise Bawtox. On Fri the 7th inst., ALrney Eonenr, | eldest son oft James E. and Adoipuine M, Barton. Funeral on Sunday, 9th, at two P. M., from resi- dence of parents, Beach #t., Stapleton, 8. L | 1 At Englewood, February 5, Eupaxon wife of J. Howland Bill, Surgeon United ntreville, States Army. Funeral services will take place at St, Paul's Church, Englewood, Saturday, February 8, ato quarter to Train leaves foot Wost st. 0:15, returning 11:45, tondance ou arrival ot train Buauvent.—On Thursda C., widow of George Blauvelt. | ielatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the frineral services, at the residence of Daniel Underbill, No. 282 West d7th st., this (Saturday) even- ing, at © ght o'clock. Rockland county for ae Carriages will be in at February 6, Exrzapern | rment. on Thursday, February 6, place from his late resid on Sunday, Febriary ©, ins kD M Browss.—In Brooklyn, on Thursday, February 6, | | attond the foneral, trom his late residences, 118 St Captain CHAaLKs Browne, aged 46 years, ‘The remains will be taken to | 9 Charter Oak Lodge, No. 249, F. and A. M., are invited to attend the tuneral, from bis late residence, No. 428 Union st., Brooklyn, on Sunday, the 9th inst., at two o'clock P, M. shed. eokcede | Ptesvatel CLARKE.—Departed this life, . 1879, at his late residence, 103 Kast 30th st., ex-Judge D. W. Cranse. Funeral at the Church of the Disciples, corner Madison av. and 45th st. (Dr. Hepworth’s), Sunday, Toebruary 9, 1879, at two P. M. Reiatives and friends, also members of the Bar, are invited to attend, No flowers, Cocks.—On Friday, February 7,at his residence, 76 Hanson place, Brookiyn, Jou Cocxs, son of the late Samuel Cocks. Funoral at Armonk M. £. Church, North Castle, on ‘Tuesday, February J1, at hait-past twelve o'clock, ee eaves Grand Central Depot at 5:30 A. M, for Vhite Plains by Harlem Raflroad, Carriages in n.—On Wednesday, Sth inst., Mrs. Eutza- NNER, at her residence, No. 6 Harvey st., Germantown, Philadelphia. Man, —On Thursday, February 6, after a linger- ness, in the 70th year of her age, GRack Cona- HAN, relict of the late James Conalan. Priends of the family, and those of her son, James Couahan, are respecttuliy invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, 9th inst., at two P. M., from her phia papers please copy. nary 6, ANNESTASIA HANRAHAN, wife of Thomas Devine. Funeral will take place from her late residence, 136 Park av., Brooklyn, at haif-past nine o'clock, thenee to the Sacred Heart Church, Clermont and Park avs, Doveras.—At Winfield, L. L., on Friday, February 7, Lipig Onzox, only child of Thomas and Tillie Douglas, ‘Tue funeral will take place from her parents’ resi- dence, on Sunday, February 9, at two o’clock P. M. Relatives and friends of the family are invited. ‘oss,—Sutldenly, at his late residence, 20 Nassau st., on Thursday, Fepruary 6, 1879, Jaates H. Foss, itt the 371 of his age. = “ 3 2 interment. GILPILUAN. ruary 5, GEORGE Git FILLAN, M. in the Sud year of his age. Relatives, friends and members of the Kings County Medical Society, are invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence Clinton st., on the 8th inst., at two 2. M. ‘On Friday, February 7, Lester J., eldest son of rge W. and Eva A. Green, in his 15th year, Funeral from his father's residence, 75 Meserole av., Greenpoint, on Sunday, 9th inst., at halt-past one P, M. —On Thursday, February 6, 1879, CHanues GRIFFL E. L. Guirris, aged 65. Relatives and trienda are invited to attend the funeral services, at his late residence, No, 97 Quincy st., Brooklyn, Sunday, the 9th inst., at half-past two o'clock. Hanvey.—On Wednesday, February 5, 1879, Witt 1am H. Harvex, in the 34th year of his age. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend tne funeral, from his late residence, 266 West 37th st., on Saturday, February 8, at one P. M. HEINDSMANN.—On the 6th inst., after a lingering illness, JaNE Henny, beloved wile of Dr. F. Heinds- mann, ‘The funeral services will be held at her late resi- ce, No, 773d ay., on Sunday, 9th inst., at half- t one P. M.; from thence to Greenwood Cem- etery. ‘Hocu,—Suddenly, on Friday, February 7, JouN G. Hocu, journalist, in the 32d year of his age. Relatives and friends of the family, also the press, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Monday, February 10, inst., at one o’clock P. M., from his late residence, 213 East 15th st., without further noti Hoveuroy.—On Thursday, February 6, 1879, Cranissa F., wife of Dr. RK. J, Houghton, in the 48th year of her age. Relatives and friends of the family are respect+ fully invited to attend the funeral, from her late resi- dence, No. 361 West 50th st., on Sunday, the 9th it half-past one o'clock Jexks.—Suddenly, February 7, 1879, Marta V. Vaw RENSSELAER JENKS. Funeral Sunday, February 9, at half-past three from her late residence, 433 Classon ayv., a, Albany papers please copy- Kmk.-On Fridoy, February 7, Daxret Kune, in the 88th your of his age. Ttelatives and friends are invited to attend the funoral, on Monday, 1th inst., at halt-past ten A. ML. from the residence of C. W. Burton, Esq., 19 West 424 At Bay Side, L. L, February 7, atter a short illness, Lyp1a A., widow of Cornelius W. Law- rence. ‘The relatives and friends aro respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Monday, February 10, from her late residence, at 12:15 P. Mi. The train leaves Hunter's Point at 11:30 A. M., returning at 2:10 P.M, Carriages will be in attendance. Leppy.—In the 70th year of her age, CaTHARINS Ruuey, the beloved wile of the late Patrick Leddy, of the county Cavan, Ireland. The relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend her funeral, at her late residence, No. 154 Madison st., ou Sunday, the 9th, at one o’clock Liucxau.—On February 6, MarcarerHa Barpva, wife ot Louis A. Lienau. Funeral will take place on Saturday, February 8, two P. M., from her late residence, No. 576 Jersey av., Jersey City, N. J. Loverr.—On Thursday, February 6, Jaues Lovert, in the #0th year of his ago. ‘The funeral will take place from his late residence, East 22d st., on Saturday, February 8, at two P.M. LUTHER.—On Thursday, February 6, 1879, Mary, wife of L. M. Luther, in the 6ist year of her age. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 432 West 20th st., on Sunday, the 9th inst., at one o'clock P, M. LyNcr.—On February 6, 1879, ExizanerH, the be loved daughter of Agnes and the late Denis Lynch. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 99 av D, on Sunday, the 9th, at one Mavyo,—At the residence of her nephew, Wash Briggs, 200 East 18th st.,on Thursday evening, Mrs. Mazy ANN Mayo, in the 62d year of her age. Funeral private. London and Buckinghamshire papers please copy. Meenan.—On Friday, February 7, JAMES MeeHan, aged G1 years. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are re- quested to attend the funeral, from his late resi+ Pitt st., on Sunday, February 9, at half past one o'clock. Sau Francisco (Cal.) papers please copy. M.—On the 7th inst., at his late residence, 43d st, Isaac L. Menniam. f funeral hervaf! .—On Friday, February 7, 1879, Taomas P, Mooney, aged SEY, only son of Michael and Ma: ars and 7 months, Relatives and friends of the family are respectfally inyited to attend funeral, from his late residence, No. 440 East 1ith st., on Sunday, at one o'clock in the afternvo: Moort. Haxyan, wite Funeral servis P. M., at house of M. L. Sykes, Ca waiting at Mount Vernon depot on arri M. New Haven Railroad train from Grand Central Returning train Jeaves Mount Vernon for New York at 6:17 2. M. Burial at convenience of the family. Monte —At Tarrytown, N. Y., on the 6th inst., Hesnixrta C., wife of G. T. Morris, aged 37 years, Funeral services this (Saturday) afternoon, at two o'clock, trom the residence of vr. N. H. Freevnd. Mctntyne.—On the 6th inst., Many, widow of the late John McIutyre, aged 70 years. ‘Lhe relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to atteud the funeral, from her late res- idene ) West 24th st.,on Sunday, at one o'clock, PauL.—Suddenly on Thursday morning, February 6, of pneumonia, Hanny S., only son of Alexander wl, inthe iSth year of his age. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from the residence of his parents at No, 50 Kast 20th st., on Saturday morning, the Sth ins it eleven o'cloc M. PLA On Eriday evening, 7th inst., Priscrnua E., daughter of Robert 8. Place. Funeral services {rom the residence of her father, No. av., Brooklyn, on Monday afternoon, at four o’el Powrrz.—On Friday, February 7, Caances W. Pox- gud year of his age. tives a is of the famil raneis b a 10, at nine ik. in Brooklyn, on Thursda PoweEn., in the 64th yoar of his age. Funeral services will be held in the Summerfieh M. BE. Church, corner of Washington and Greene av: on Sunday, 9th inet. at two o'clock P.M. Friends are roqnested not to send flowers. N.—February isi, CxrHARIN® BURKE, ot William Qu ive of Ballygroogan, pariah of Darryloran, ag rhe relatives At Mount Vernon, N. Y.,on February 5, John L. Moore, aged 67 years, on Saturday, Sth, at half-past are invited to ots Chureh, Monday morn: . February 6, respectfully invited exidence, No. 9 ‘clock to attend her faner: Carmine P.M. mm Sunday, February 9, at two o Sawren.—Suddenty, at n the Hudson, on bruary 6, 1879, ELste SixeLatr, infant hter of Merrity E. and Hannah J. Sawyer, aged 3 months and 10 day’ Funeral from the house to-day (Saturday), at three M. Train leaves foot of Chambers st. at KP. M. On Thursday, February 6, at the Park Hotel, JAN® BEADLE, widow of Ixaae Siuith, ‘al services at the Chureh of the Holy lrinity, kl st., this (Saturday) morning, at haif-past ten o'clock, to which friends of James I. Smith, Spencer H. Smith and Edward &. Smitu, her sons, are invited. It is requested tat no flowers be sent. SuYpaM.—On Thursday, February 6, 1879, Henesa H. ScHOONMAKRR, Wile of Martin J. Suydam, aged 64 M. day evening, February 9, her son, Richard & kb. b. Relatives Monday, Pebra- at six o'ele Saydan, 00 South 2d at ond friends invited, Later: 0. ‘Tracy.—At West Meriden, February 5, J, M. Taacy, recently of New York. Burial in Tarrytown, Van Loan.—On Thursday, Fob Vax Loas, in the 82d year of his 9 Relatives and friends are respectiutly invited to at tond the fuyeral services, at the Church of the Retormation, No, 10 Stanton st, on Sunday, Pobru- ary 9, at hali-pest one P.M. Interment at Woods lawn. Wirton.In Besoklyn, on Friday, Febriary 9, Wintiase A. Winnon, in the 60th year of his age. Relatives and friends are respeetfully invited to he friends of the family, aiso the members of | Felix st., on Sunday, February 9, atfouro'clock BM, |