The New York Herald Newspaper, February 13, 1879, Page 8

é MME. BURGER’S VICTIMS. passes PE The Revolting Revelations that Have Followed the Case. SAMMIS' AGONY. — ttling Confession of Anotha of the Midwite's Patients. ipeeneetegie The infamous der in East Twenty-seventh street, which was broken up Tuesday afternoon by Inspector Murray, was the contre of attraction al! day yesterday for a crowd of idle curiosity seekers. Of the former Pecupants but one remained. In a front bedroom On the top oor lay the lit Bammis. ‘The teatures bad wasted away, leaving an expression of the most intense suffering, but still retaining # semblanco of ‘that comely appearance which characterized the girl when alive. The other occupants of the house, with one exception, were Brrested, and will be afforded an opportunity to explain their connection with the case at the coro- ner’s inquest this morning. Mr. Frank Cosgrove is Betained in police custody until the courts determine his degree of responsibility with the case, ANOTHER ViCTIM. A second victim lies at Bellevue Hospital in a crit- fecal condition, while @ third was arrested last even- dug by Captain Murphy, of the Twenty-first precinct, and taken to the Central Ofiice. ‘fhe latter is a small, wiry little woman, who gave her name as Margaret McLymond. Her husband, she says, is employed as & gardener in Westchester county. She says she visited Mrs, Burger for the first time last Wednesday, when an operation was performed on her. A fee of $20 was exacted, and she called again lust Friday, when she underwent the same ex- periences. She returned yesterday, by appoint- ment, for 2s supply, of medicine, when Bhe was arrested, and confessed to Captain Murphy the nature of her business. What she was most concerned about was that she should not be Betained during the night in the station house. When asked if she was not afraid of the risk she ran Bhe replied that she had no such fears. Her husband was conversant of her actions. “{ was frightened though,” she said, “when I saw a cofin taken out of the place and policemen guarding the door; I tried to get away, but this man'’—pointing to Captain Murphy—‘“held me and took me into a room where he made me confess the nature of the business that brought me there.” “That wowun you wanted the medicine from is a bad woman,” said Captain Murphy; “wouldn’t you Like to see her sent to prison?” “Well, that isa hard place to send any one, but if fhe has done wrong and there are witnesses to reve it I suppose the law must take its course.”” “Don’t you know of any other people that used to visit that house?” asked Captain Murphy. Wh, no,” she replied quickiy; “I was never there ‘Dat twice, aud I sew no one only one woman.” “But you will testify tothe statement you have Wade to me : “Well, yes, if necessary, Of course, I can't deny Bhat the woman treated me in the manner I have de- Beribed. I am willing to testify to that, but it was myself who asked ber to do it, Being mareted swoman,/you know, J dida't.thmk it was any harm.”” During the aboye,diatogue Mrs. McLymond was Belf-possersed, and spoke treely of what she. bad, lone as if it was an ordinary occurrépog, ‘She fre- quently laid stvess upon the fact that she is @ mar- Zied woman, and therefore could not be held gmenable for her relations with Mrs. Burger. She Was detained as a witness. CORA SAMMIS’ FATHER. The father and aunt of Cora Sammis arrived yes- Jerday from Long Island, Mr. Sammus is in the lum- der and coal business, at Northport, |. I He is a venerable looking but well preseryed man, with gray bair. “My danghter,” he said, “left home @ few weeks ago to visit her aunt, who resides in Brook- dyn. As she was in the habit of visiting her elatives frequently we were not suspicious that anything was wrong. I received a despatch from Inspector Murray yesterday, stating that my daughter was ill and telling me to come on to the city at once. I sent acopy of the tolegram to her aunt in Brooklyn, asking the latter what it ail meant, I took the firss train to the city im the morning. ‘When in the cars Tread in the Hgnant the story of muy daughter's shame and death, | { was"dndst para. lyzed with horror, and gould not believe the story to ‘be true. When I yeached Police Hesstyuasters I from inspector Murray, that it was all too “Did you know that your daughter was receiving Frank Cosgrove’s attentions?” asked the reporter. “Of course was the emphatic response, “Mr. Cosgrove first made her acquaintance two years 0. He was then in our neighborhood on a visit of Pleasure. He was a frequent guest at our house, and ‘we all regarded him as a very nice young man, He was engaxed to my daughter, and they were tobe ‘married beture the winter had’ expired. He used to Visit us about once a month, and we all regarded hhim as a very proper and honorable young man. My Gaughter lett home about ten days ago to visit her Sunt in Brooklyn, as she was in the habit of doing. This in a serious iistortune, and it pains mo to talk about it. What a tefrible death and what a terrible said Mr. Sammis, in a choked voice. man, a cousin of the deceased, who is a A youn member of the National Guard in Brooklyn, said that Cora lad promised to visit the Armory last Wednesday week, the day on which she was admitted to the house of Mrs. Burger. She then seemed to be in excellent health and spirits, and her disap; ‘was accounted for on the supposition that she had returned Lome. A SERVANT’S REVELATIONS, Erama Johnson, 4 colored servant of Mrs. Burger said: —"“A young woman named Miss Steele was taken: away fron here in a carriage lust Wednesday even- dng. I didn’t know what was the matter with her, as Jam here ouly a week. I had my suspicions of the douse, though, as the door bell used to ving almost —y through the night and used to keep me awake. was kept in the kitehen, and was wy seldom as far as the parlor fivor. What big fat mau,” pointing to a picture ou the wall, “I heard his name was Mr. Wilkeson, used to open the door to admit visitors; de used to sleep up stuirs in an end bedroom; when they knew that I was aware of what was gomg on in the house they let me up stairs; I saw the poor girl that is dead, and I knew that sue was going to die; I told the Madame so and she said, ‘Well, you gow and take care of her, and I'll give you a nice present | if she gets weil.’ Oh, she won't get well, Laaid, I Know it by her hands; you'd beater send her to her parents; ididall Teould for the dear child, but I new she would not live,”” Cora Sainmis, it now appears, grew violent and deli- Fious shortly before she expi She jamped from the bed and ran to the li the stairs, but was restrained from doing herself harm by Koundsmen Kelly and Officer Murphy. She was lett to the car oC the two officers ana tke cvlored servant. She e: ired at ten minutes past ten on ‘Tuesday night. A urial permit was granted by Coroner Flanayai, and = im the night the body was removed to aa uuder- te MAGGIK STRELK'S STORY. Maggie Steele, the other vietum of malpractice, lay $n « precarious condition yesterday in Ward 21, at Jiecilevue Hospital. She is fine looking and nineteen ‘Yours of aye. She spoke unreservedly of her trouble to a Henaty reporter, but carefully concesled the | mame of her seducer, When asked regarding i condition she said she thought she would be all rig by Sunday or Monday. She said her father wax dea and that ber mother is « janitres* in William street, ‘When taken frow Mrs. Barger’s house she was com 4 to Fifty-fourth street. “Mrs, Burger,” she wt let me into her Louse until f paid Till swear my life against that —wo- she suddenly med, with tahing for bringayg my before the work they needn't keep # policeman id snappisuly, pointing to an officer opposite, “i suppose they have placed him there to watch me. [tod my mother, when I was that [T wax going out to hi child, had no kuowled er spoke to him or he 1 wanted to hide my shar L saw Jeswio Willianis aud } I was tid that the know what mat this treatment Burger's, when the latte ight and said E should lei this was dying. The Madw Years if L wax found in the hou Dow, except in my back. Lhe or Sunday. I have known wince I waw a little girl. I hope that pol stay there all t,”” she suddenly exe fu: sure [ couldn't leave this bed even if I tried, fuuch jess run away.” . Mayyic iad been employed a8 & bookstitcher. Dr. Fiint, who is attending her, is hopeful of her re- wovery. Ie has boom stated that the man who reported the ewe at Police Healquariers was “De.” Whitehead. ‘he report nes been conirm by the evioved girt ss Sunt Bwenty wth strevt, who said that the tuat we.” Whitehead hud few 3 body of poor Cora ft 1 j te compel the authorities to proceed speed: NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1879.—TRIPLE SHEET. operated on the nts and then sent them to her house vo get wel Deputy Ooroner Miller conducted the autopsy yesterday om the body of Cora Samm! this ‘ov that death wag the result of » Coroner Flanagan and a yury viewed the b the inquest was set down to take place this morning. it pow transpires that Frank Cosgrove is not the son of the Burling slip cooper, as stated, but Lis nephew. ie WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS. Mme. Burger and her married daughter, Rachel avi were brought into Supreme Court, Chambers, y ay by Inspector Murray on writs of habeas corpus sued out by their counsel, Mr. William F. Howe. The tater stated that the writs were issued with an Assistant District Attorney Leary said there was every inc jon to go om with an ummediste investigution, Under these cireum- stances Mr, Howe consented to an adjournment of the hearing on the writs until next Saturday, Mean- while both mother and danghter were remanded to the care of Inspector Murray. CHRISTIAN MOLLER'S SUICIDE, WORTH HALF A MILLION, YET FEARFUL OF BE COMING DESTITUTE--HOBOKEN’S LOSS, ‘The Henacp yesterday contained a brief account of the suivide of Christian Moller, one of Hoboken’s wealthiest citizens, who, in the singular belief that he was being reduced to poverty, blew his brains out on Tuesday night. Mr. Moller lived at No. 100 Hudson street, in a three story brick and stone dwell- ing, the upper windows of which command an ex- tensive view of this city. His wife is still living, and, with two daughters, one of whom is makricd, a son twenty years of age, ® son-in-law and two little grandchildren, composed the suicide’s household, After a hearty supper on the evening of the tragedy Mr. Moller, his son and son-in-law, Lieutenant The- dore Rose, of the German army, together with his yet unmarried daughter, sat down in the parlor and played cards for some little time. Then, at about eight o'clock, the father left the room for a moment and went up stairs, where his wife and married daughter were putting the little ones to bed. Giving the elder of his grand- children an orange, as a reward for good conduct, and patting the younger one on the head, Mr. Moller disappeared. Missing him the next momént his wife and daughter were about to call out to ask where he had gone, when the loud report of a pistol almost deafened them and told too plainly what had befallen the wretched man. Rushing into the front room, which was totally dark, Mrs. Mdller stumbled and fell prostrate over the body of her husband. ‘The noise of the explosion and a heavy fall on the floor above them had told the story to the eard players below, aud the son-in-law and son entered the room immediately after Mrs. Moller. IN A FOOL OF BLOOD. As soon as the Yas wus lit it was seen that Mr. Mol- ler wus dead. He bad fallen at tull length, with bis head toward. the trout windows and his fect toward the bed. A large revolver, of French make, with six chambers and throwing a ball nearly half an inch in diameter, lay by his side in a pool of blood, and the suicide’s face was bathed in the crimson stream that flowed from a wound in the right temple. Dr. E. H. Conydon, who lives at No. 96 Hudson street, was seut for immediately und declared that death bad been instantaneous. Hé then went im search of Coroner Wiggins, whom he found in the chair exannnation in the case. at a meeting of the Common Council. The news of Mr. Moller's caused no little ‘excitement among the Councilmen, to all uf whom Le had been known for many years, and the Coroner proceeded without a moment's boon’ j to the scene of the shooting. Mrs. Moller had fainted, and her son, overcome with grief, had thrown him- self on the prostrate body of his father, When the face.was washed it was found that the ball had passed through the brain and pierced the opposite temple. An bour's search tailed to discover the bullet, which was found yesterday morning, where it had fallen, on the bed. A jury was empanelled by Coroner Wig- gins yesterday afternoon and viewed the corpse, An inquest will be held at Crane’s morgue this evening. MR. MOLLER'S CAREER. Mr. Moller was u nutive of Germany, who came to this country with his brothers, Peter and John, some twenty-tive years ago. Though comparatively poor when they arrived here it took them but a little while to establish themselves in business, and the sugur refinery of Shotwell, Moller und Dorscher at Williamsburg ‘became known betore many years as @ well conducted and highly profitable enterprise. Some ten or twelve yeur's ago, however, Mr. Shot- well, whose wealth was estimated at $260,000, became convinced that he was on the verge of bankruptcy, and when his family arranged to take him on a trip up the North River for his he came to the conclusion that they were about to have him contined in un almshouse. With this crazy notion in his head and in «# fit of unusual despondency he sprang from the second story window of his house, in Hudsom street, Hobo- ken, and broke his lég on the iron pickets enclosing the area, The limb was amputated by Dr. Chabert, who: bas been Mr. Moiler'’s family physician ever since that yentleman’s settiement in Hoboken. In conversation with a HenaLp reporter yesterday the Doctor said that the deceased had. in Hoboken for twenty years, All the parmers withdrew after this incident with large tortaues, and Jobu, moving awa; lost the greater portion of his by speculating. ‘Th other brother, Peter, iv still a resident of this city, and has not yet retired from busiaess.. Ho lives in Fitth avenue, and is very rich, Mr. Christian Moller, the deceased, was at one time worth over $500,000, but his wealth at the time of his death probably did not much exceed $300,000. Some months ago he bought trom its inyeutor in Philadel- oar the patent of a machine-made horseshoe, and jot perhaps $25,000 in an tmsuceessfal effort to in- tvoduce it, fitting up qnite an exteusive ry in Brooklyn, It wus this loss that preyed upon his mind, aud for three months past, Dr. Chabert said, he had shown indicatious of mental aberration and distress. He magnified his loss # hundrediold, aud was in almost hourly dread of being sent to the Almshouse at Snake Hill, Hudson bettie but this fear & poverty made him only the more ci le to those who were actually poor, though for bene 3 yeurs, it is said, he has been noted tor generosity and leniency to those who owed him money, Mr. Moller. was largely instrumental in the erection of the Ger- man Lutherau Church, coruer of Hudson and kighth streets, Hoboken, and on its completion, between two and three years ago, presented it with a clock worth $1,000, persom he was and portiy, weighing about 200 pounds. His complexion was light, and his hair, mustache and si Whiskers mixed with gray. He was simple in habits, devoted to his family and was much respected aud’ beloved by ali classes in Hoboken for his good heart and kindly manners. The funeral will take place on Saturday. SAVED BY THE LAW. A DOUBLE TRAGEDY PREVENTED BY A POLICE MAGISTRATE'S. DECISION, Justice Kilbreth had just taken his seat at the bench im Essex Market Police Court yesterday after- noon when a woman in @ blue cloth weterproof came upto the desk with Sergeant Long and said, “Are you the Judge, sir ?” “Yes, us’am, I am,” replied the magistrate. vill you read that letter, sir, which I found under my husband's pillow this morning ?’ she in- quired, applying her handkerchief to her eyes and sobbing on the desk. “My name is Katy Murphy.” Justice Kilbreth took the greasy morsel of paper in his band and tried to decipher the lines dimly pencilled upon it, They read thus, according to the Justice, whe wu their meaning aloud : Frnncany 11, 1879, This night being oar last night on earth, and f baving to kill myself and whut was my wife li—so that | may not live to see her leas stitute, as she Has done thine airo, | having caught ber on rd her talk wilt in compan, yd bidding hits good night, Lown! Feannon Twink wil Gat in in my want Mra. Nagle—and hor o be distributed among them. What w me frow the street Department THEY COULD NOT LIVE ToorTHEn. “Twant # warrant tor bis arrest; [ dare not go bome; Vim afraid to yo heme,” seid the woman. A Warrant was granted and given to Roundsmah Reilly, who had hardly yot to the door of the Court when he met James Murphy, the husband, and af two men, served the warrant, The poor feliow, with teariul | y, linen Was battled sir. I drive acart for the Street Cl ing Bureau, but you know there are twice ag m men as liurses or carts, aud so we have only work halt the time, Judge, she has been bothering me ever since work has n slack, But slie hus a duing wrong, too, Judge she-told last night that xe was yoing to see ® person about work in Kinet Broadway. I thought sie had gone there aud I waited until nearly eleven o'clock at the sti door for her——"" “he did not come?” “So 1 went out, and Judge——" Here the poor follow broke down entirely, and, wiping hin eyes upou hw coat sleeve, said :—“L wont across and down tho sieeet, and sew her with both her arms about o strange nian's neck om the corner of Kidridye and Division strecis, kissing limi good night!” is a Hie! TD newer did wrong,” passionately ex med the woman, tis true, Katy. Haven't you refused todo right?” asked the weeping Nusband, mv, did yow write that letter?” asked Justice ir,” responded Murphy, faintly. u'mean what you wrote? Will you kill tl van ? a “What shail I do, Judge? E had rather see her dead ititute,”” tlet you do any murder. Go home uty.” ever go home with him again.” “Weil, then, James, yon must give $1,000 bail to keep the peace toward this woman or go to jail for six months om the Ivan.’ Juues bad no Doudsiman, #0 be went to jail, THE SMITH MURDER, TESTIMONY SHOWING THE INTIMATE RELATIONS EXISTING BEYWEEN BENNETT AND MRS. SMITH. pe ‘The third day of the trial of Mrs, Jennie Smith and Covert D. Bennett for the murder of Policeman Rich- ard H, Smith, the former's husband, brought a large crowd to the Hudson County (N. J,) Court House, in Jersey City. The reporters were crowded out into the first seat outside the railing, where shaky desks had been improvised tor their accommodation, and in- side the bar members of the legal fraternity, from all parts of the State, fought for even standing room. The attendance of ladies, olf and young, was unusually large. Jennie Smith and Bennett were Drought into court at ten o'clock. ‘They looked pale, but showed no signs of nervousness, At one time in the morning Mrs, Smith cried for awhile, her frame shaking with her sobs, but she stopped after a short while, and during the remainder of the day appeared cheerful, even laughing at times at the witty sallies of her senior counsel, Senator Winfield. Bennett during the day- sat between ‘his counsel, ex-Judge Hoffman, and Rey. Dr. Rice, and spoke frequently to the latter. At the opening of the court Dr. Lampson was re- called and testified that he attended Mrs, Smith pro- fessionally and knew her to be subject to hysteric fits. Mrs. Charlotte McGregor was the next witness, She is a nervous little lady and spoke in # weak voice, She testified that she lived in the same house with Jennie Smith and that Bennett frequently called there; once she told P iproys that Bennett was her doctor; he remuined at the house that day about half an hour; another day witness saw Bennett at the window with Mrs. Smith; the latter said that Harry had just passed. and it he had asked who was at the window with her she intended to tell him it was Mrs. McGregor; the witness said, “What if he had called mea?" and Mrs. Smith said, rh, would never do that;” on another o m Bennett called the morning, and after Mrs. Smith, had talked to him at the door for'some time she said, “Well, Mr. Smith will be home soon and you had better come in; he came in and witness went out; Bennett remained only ten minutes; after he had gone Mrs. Smith told witness that Bennett had called to see Harry about the house, and that he had said that be would take the law against Harry if it was not because he inight be making trouble for Jennie, ‘THE MYSTERIOUS MAN IN THE CASE. On the duy before the murder the witness had seen man in the cellar; be wore a mi: suit, short coat, a cap and had close cut hair; she aroused Officer Sinith and he asked Jennie for some matches, but she said sue had none; the officer went into the cellar but found no one; Jennie cried out to come up stairs and not to mind, that the witness was nervous; the witness identified the kuife in evidence as the one she had seen on Mrs. Smith's table; she also recognized the sash weight. CURIOUS MEDICAL TESTIMONY, Dr. Charles O, Viess next testified that he had ex- amined the kuife and found blood on it; he knew it pod blood, because he saw the corpuscles and hema- ine. : Under the cross-examination of Senator Winficld he admitted that he saw no corpuscies, and afterward that hematine existed only in corpuscles. Q. Then there being no corpuscles you couldn’t have discovered hemutine, could you, Doctor? A. No, sir. “That's all, Doctor,” suid the triumphant counsel. Michael Nathan, Chief of Polica of Jersey City, testified to examining the premises., He then related the circumstances of . Smith's arrest, and after the funeral her sister, Mrs. Watson, visited her in Po- lice Headquarters and said, “Now, Jennie, you eith did it or know who did, “She refused to answer,” said the Chief, “and appeared crestfallen.”” “Certainly,” said Senator Winficld, “her crest had fallen”—end Mrs. Sinith joined in the merriment the sally provoked. A WASHERWOMAN’S STORY. Mrs. Bridget Lully next testified that sho washed for Mrs. Smith when she lived in Pacific avenue, and once when she visited the house while Mrs. Smith was sick in bed she found Bennett leaning over the bed and they were kissing; the wituess bad also car- ried notes from Bennett to Mrs. Smith; the last time she washed for Mrs. Smith was six weeks before the murder; then she washed two chemises, two under- shirts, two nightyowns and @ skirt; she believed that was all the nightclothing Mrs. Smith had; Bennett had told the wituess that Harry was mean and owed him $60, but he would “knock it out of him yet;"” he also said to witness that “it was too bad Harry bes 80 cross to his wife she was such a good-looking rl,” Oates Captain Lennon was here recalled by the State and testified that but one chemise and night shirt had been found in Mrs. Smith's houge, and these were the clean ones she wore. Mrs. Ann F. Davis, of Halliday street, who was next sworn, testified that she hud seen Bennett with his arm around Mrs. Smith’s neck. Mrs. Laura A. Fish testificd that she had met Ben- nettand Mrs. Smith on a Desbrosses street. bout going from Jersey City to New York; it was about a year ago, and time about seven in the ein te Murphy, Inspector of Poli jamin F, Murphy, ir ice, next testified that he had # conversation with Bennett in Police Headquarters on August 7; he said to Ben- nett, ‘Mrs. Smith has been asking for you,” and Bennett said, laughing, “Has she? how is her heulth?’ witness said, “Pretty well,” and Bennett asked, “Has she had a fit?” the inspector replied, “Yes, but she is all well now” Eeunett then ro- marked, “Too bad, poor thing! if she ix wronged as ly as I am in this*I pity her;” the inspector “People think it strange that she could lie in bed and not hear anything at the time her husband was murdered,” and Bennett said, ““There'was chloro form used, was there not?” the wituess replied, “Yes, I believe so,” and Bennett again spoke, saying, “I heard that a liquid drachin had been used in a similar case,”" George N. Devine, a car conductor, was sworn and reeognized Bennett as a man who had rode on his car trom Pacific avenue on the night of the murder. The Court at this point adjourned. DEATH OF ONE OF THE SMITH BROTHERS. Isaac R. Smith, the younger brother of the dead officer and the one who married his first wife, died yesterday, at his residence, No, 94 Manning avenue, fersey City Heiglity, He had been ill but a short time. ‘Che funeral will pluee to-morrow, from the residence of the oldest brother, Alderman John E. Smith, No. 99 Pacific avenue, and the body will be imterred in the same plot with the dead officer, at New Brunswick, N. THE O'TOOLES AND TAMMANY. MR. TERENCE O'TOOLE OBJECTS TO OUR EDI- TORIAL COMMENTS, To Tux Eprron ov tHe Hewatp:— Ye’ll pardon me if I call ye to orther for yer fling in to-day’s paper at the family of the O’Tooles. It fe not for the likes of yon to snear at the likes of me, nor at any of the O’TéoRs, for I want ye to ontherstand that while you have been devoting yer time to the seliish purpose of building up a newspaper to fill yer pockets, the family of the O’Tooles, thrue to the royal blood flowing in their veins, have been laboring in the public interest, carrying their patriotism #0 far as to serve the people—Dlexs their sowls! in any way convaynient, aither ax a policeman, au in«pector of dumps or a number of the Common Couneil at the perm 4 Huil, which last offis yer humbie servant las had the honor to fill wideridit to meself and profit to the boys who stood by me. During me public carreer many's the night meself, Tom Dunlap, Tim Campbell ant Misther Kelly lost our sleep and went home wid 2 headache, aither ransacking our brains for a ood city government which we in & patriotic spirit desired to give the on- grateful people of this city, and little ix.the thanks we ever got tor it. It is thrue that Tim isa judge, and divil the finer judge of certein iver stepped in shoe loather; and that ‘Tom geis $15,000 a year for farnishing Tim wid juries; and that Misther Kelly gets $10,000 a year to attend to the Dasiness of paying Tim and ‘Tom and the rest of the boys their little saiwries; and it iv also true that I have, inthe public interest, decinded from the pin- nacle of @ Councilmanic chair to the mudhole of an inspector of dumps. But is this any reward for the services wo render? Now, a word as to the decision of Judge Barrett, which suggested yor attack on the O’Tooles, The Judye iv entirely ‘mistaken when he says that the spirit of the Tamminy bylaws was violated by pub- lishing the notice of # meeting of the society in the Mercantile Journal, short of the Polace Gazette there's not & paper that would give wider publicity to such ‘a notice to the boys of Tamminy than that same Mereant Journal. Why, viess yer sowk, of. the 1,200 mimbers of the committee there arg 800 who are merchants in the same line of business, and, like enterprising men that they ure, they stand benind their own colinters and dale out sumples of their goods to customers at all hours of the duy und night, and to show their faith in their quality they now and then take a little of the sane themselves. So you see, Misther Editor, both yourself and Judge Parrett have done the family of the O"looles and the ‘Tamminy Society a injustice, which one of these-days ye may both live to repint if either of yo iver come knocking at my door tor an office, Youra, truly, TERENCE 0°TOOLY, ex-Councilian, ST. VINCENT’S HOME FOR BOYS, A lady's fair in did of St. Vincent's Home for Boys, at No. 7 Poplar atreet, Brooklyn, was opened on Mon- day evening and will continue in operation for two weeks at the Democratic General Assembly Rooms, near the City Hall. So far the enterprise has proved a success, and with such co-operation as has been aveorded to it promises to realize handsome pro- ceeds, The Catholic clergy of the neiy! parishes, a# well as many prominent citizens, have extended to it @ liberal patronag: HOUSE OF THE HOLY FAMILY. A fair in aid of tite House of the Holy Family, No. 136 Second aventie, an institution designed for the reformation of women and young girls, opens to-day at No. 1,100 broadway and will tast wu days, THE TABERNACLE TRIAL. MR. ARBUCKLE, THE CORNET PLAYER ; MB. KIM- BALL, THE CHURCH DEDT RAISER, AND BEV. DR, TALMAGE ON THE STAND, The second trial and tribulation of the Brooklyn ‘Tabernacle, brought on by William J. Gelston to re- cover $1,342, which he claims to be due him by the Board of Trustees, continued to occupy the attention of the Brooklyn City Court, Judge Reynolds presid- ing, yesterday. The court room was crowded, as usual, and the cheerful, smiling pastor, Rey. T. De- Witt Talmage, ovcupied his eceustomed seat by the side of Major Corwin, his friend and church trustee. Messrs. E, D. Angell, Frederick Hopkins, Mr. Harris and Mr. Frankenberg testified in regard to the sub- scriptions, Matthew Arbuckle, the cornet player,,who leads the singing and swells the anthem at the Tabernacle, was examined aifil testified that in the latter part of August he subscribed $500 at Coney Island; the agreement, said he, was made with Major Corwin and Dr. Tucker; they agreed to pay me a@ certain amount for leading the singing, and I stipulated that 1 should have a complimentary coucert at the Taber- nacle, and that I should subscribe $500 out-of the proceeds; I was to give them half the proceeds of the convert. Mr. Edward Kimball, thet church debt raiser, was then called and testified that when he solicited sub- scriptions on February 17 he stated the indebtedness of the Tabernacle was 360,500 and a Prins cou- timgent liability of $3,000; he received the intorma- titon us to the amount of the indebtedness from the pastor and Mr. Corwin. MR. TALMAGE ON THE STAND. Rev. T, DeWitt ‘Lalmaye was cailed as a witness and testified that he gave out the amount of the chureli debt as he received it from the plaiptitf; witness said he made no arrangement with the trustees in re- lation to the payment of his subdscription of $5,000; the raising of his salary had been talked about Mg different persons; it was $7,000 when ho first too! charge of the chifch and was the same now; his salary was to be mised ut nis own discretion. On the cross-exumination, which was conducted by ex-Judge Morris, Mr. Taimage said that when he went to laintify’s house he did not take any atetement of the lebt with’ him, but Gelston dictated or wrote down the inuebtedness of the church; at a meeting of the trustees ot the church witness asked how much the debt was, and received a general idea; he thereupon telegraplied to his nephew, John F. Talmage, and wrote to the trustees February 4; in it he stated that the church debt was $93,000; this amount be said he received at the informal meeting; be was not aware then whether or uot the debt on the Lay Co! was included. Q you have a conversation with Daniel Tal- = A. Ldid; L Went into ims oftice to talk with au. Q. When you talked with Mr. Silcox did you not to be paid by de- ducting $1,000 a year from y salary? A. did not; uothing of the kind. Q. Was not your subscription to be paid in that way? A. It was not; I was to pay it ux soon as I could; I expectéd to Day $2,000 the t year and the rest 48 soon ag I couk Q. At $1,000 a year? A. As soon aa F could. “Whose writing is that?” axked ex-Judge Morris, showing witness a “I presume it inine,” replied Mr. Talmage. . What does it refer to—terms, seo partics ?”* A. think it was in reference to a bond Mrs, Singer was to give up; I called on her; at the first time she wus not prepared to say what she would do; at the second or third call she agreed to give np the bond ot $1,000 which she held; 1 never knew that she had any writing in reyurd te it. Q. Don’t you kuow that in consideration of the subscription she was to lave a free sitting in the church as lon; she lived? A. 1 never knew or Lewrd anything of the kind: I think the word “terms” refers to the boud which she held. Q. Are you not certain the card is in your hand- writing? A. Iam not certain; 1 think rt 16; st is poor enoug) THE PASTOR'S CREDISILITY. Q. You were formerly connected with the Chrishan at Work? A. I was, two or three years ago; it was early in the week when I lett. . Q. Did you not, betore you left the Cltistian at Work, enter into an arrangement with the Advance in Chicago? ‘The above question was ruled out. si Q. After Mr. Hawley had left the office inthe even- ing did you not go to the press room, stop the press and ‘take out a portion of the form, insert a letger an- nouncing your withdrawal from the Christian at Work and an udvertisement of your connection with the Advance? This question was also ruled out, where- upon . arose and said he was. will- ing to go to jail for contempt, but he would not stand there wee in sulted. Ex-Judge Morris, he said, was trying the case before the public, and not beforethe jury. After the applause which ‘followed had becn stopped, Judge Reynolds said that the matter had gone far enough, Ex-Judge Morris stated that the matter was in reintion to the éredibility of witness, Dr. Tul- mage then identified several letters shown him as some he ha@ written. They were offered in evidence by plaintift’s counsel, but were ruled out. Witness pei — asked the following questtou by ex-Judge lorris:— * Q. Do I understand you to say you never wrote a letter asking to have your salary raised? A. I have no remembrance of it; I may have done so; it was talked about at various times, and John F. Talmage, Mr. Silcox, Mr. Elmore and others talked about it. pe Reynolds adjourned the case until @orn- ra TALMAGE AND THE PRESBYTERY. An adjourned meeting of the Presbytery of Brook-. lyn was held at the Rev. Dr. Van Dyke's church yesterday afternoon, at which the principal business ‘transacted was in regard to the trial of Elder J. N, Stearns, of the Greenpoint church. Dr. Van Dyke, of the committee having the matter in charge, made a report contemplating @ secret trial by a commis- sion comprising the five members of the committee and two others to be appointed The report was adopted. Rev. Mr. Halsey asked to be excused trom serving on the commission, and, his request being denied, he threatened contumacy and said his brethren might try him for refusing if they wanted to. ‘This little episode produced quite a seusation, but no serious consequences are anticipated. The comanittes in the Taimage case was not ready to report, and Rev. Mr. Fro2mun offered a resolution instructing them to report next Monday. He con- tended that the question mignt have been disposed of before this, a4 the men who made the “common fame” on which the proposed action was based were im the Presbytery. This brought Dr. Van Dyke to his feet, and he called the brother to order, at the samo time denouncing the imputation as untrue. \Mr. Crosby, the chairman of the committec,-said he would do his best to bring in 4 report ou Monday. Mr. Talmage was anxious for s ly disposition of the matter and asked how long it was since these proceedings were begun, “Nine days,” was the answer, “Wonder,” said Talmuge, and then the brethren laughed. Finally it was deter- mined that the committee shold report on Monduy next, and then the Presbytery resolved to meet on that day, at two o' » in the Second Presbyterian Church, at the ¢orner of Fulton and Clinton streets, ‘The Presbytery authorized the ordinution of the liceutiate, Henry J, Van Dyke, Jr., aud he was or- duined im his father’s church in the evening, Rev. Dr. Joseph T. Duryea preaching the sermon, MR. FROTHINGHAMS RESIGNATION. The Independent Society, to which Rev. 0. B. Frothiggham has ministered for twenty years in one form or another, will go out of existence temporarily after tho lat of Muy. The reason assignat by the reverend gentleman is the absolute need of test. “I have been at it for twenty years,” he suid yesterday to w reporter, “lecturing, writing books and articles or the press and preaching, und: never took a real rest. I have been several times in Europe for afew weeks in the summer, the last time in 1876, but I go away now ior # year, aud that 1 may be tly free I have resigned my pastorate of the Independent Society.” In further convervation Mr. Frothimgham remarked that the relations ot a pastor to an inde- pendent soeiety are very close, It i# more like» sonal bond than an ordinary pastoral Peloton. Some years ago, suid, he gave up all com nection with denominational organizations that he thight be the more tree, Of Inte years, too, he hus released himself from lecture engagements sud writinus, that he might devote himsett wholly to preaching and helping his society. In answer to questions he snid that, wile there is in it the nuclens of & church, his society consists largely of ‘the coi jon, held together by his jualities as a preacher. The lease of the ball in hich they. worship (Masonic Hall) with May, and the society will not renew it. Mr. ingham will keep up correspondeuce with hive ficials during bis absence abroad, and if his health warrants rein | r 1 troet, { Prisiey, murriod. on February 22, ING. ab Rexeut Terrace, ho may return in six months, But it witl depend | upon circumstances whether or not he will resume preaching on ais return. public declaration of his intentions to his people. THE UNITED STATES NAVAL’ INSTI- TUTE, - To rum Eprton or THe Hematp:—+ ‘The United States Naval Inctitute was organized at the Naval’ Academy in 1874, Ita object is the ad- vancement of scientific and professional knowledge in the navy. Its design isto have a parent institute Next Sunday he is to make | fession, To enlist competition, which is always — Great incentive, the Institute during the Ry od offered s prize for the uca. tion. The secretary reports ten ewsuys have Deon receivedein competition for the prize. The suc- ‘ul essay will be pubiiabed in te prosandings of the Institute for this year, Duri short time the Institute nas been in existence it has published many valuable papers, but owing to its ited nem; Derabip ite object has been but partially fulfilled, With known ability that exists in our naval ser- vice there is no reason why this object should not be accomplished and the proceedings of the Institute become of invaluable worth as Looks of reference. At present but about two hundred and forty officers are members, and it is a matter of great-surprise that there has not been more esprit du corps shown by the rge bi © of offivers who should become iem- bers. The annual dues are but $3 a yeur, just sufli- cient to defray the expenses of the meetings and the subhiensiee of the proceedings. A large and jourishing branch has just been organ- ized at Washington, and it is more an likely that other uavul stations will follow the good example. In these piping times of peace our naval | oficers show their i sense in such an under- taking. It proves that although our navy has not the ships and men that such a country as the Unitetl States should have, still its officers ave preparing themsel¥es for any and all emergencies by keeping themselves posted in all that pertains to their pro- feasion. The following officers have been elected for the snsuing year:—President, Kear Admiral Jo! Rodgers; Vice President, Commodore Foxhall A. ri] saan poeta ade arf Shih ges + Cor- respon retary, Protessor C. E. Monroe; ‘Treasurer, Chief Engineer Jamos P. Sprague. ¥'¢ FUN AT THE PINCKNEY TRIAL, SHARP REPARTEES BETWEEN THB OPPOSING COUN- SEL-—A WITNESS WHO SAYS HE DRANK A THOU- SAND TIMES WITH THE JUSTICE. The examination in the matter of the charges pre- forred against Justice Pinckuey was continued yes- terday afternoon before Referee Buel, ii tle rooms ot the Cofpofation Counsel. The respondent was the principal wituess and underwent 2 rigid ¢Cross- examination at the hands of the Assistant Corpora- tion Counsel, Mr. Miller, A paper relative to a dis- possess proceeding was shown witneas. “That's not my signature,” said Justice Pinckney, “nor is it signed by my authority.” He declared he never gave James R. Davis power to sign anything of the kind. : Mr. Miller—It has been testified to by some 150 witnesses that you have. always been puinstaking and conscientions in the discharge of your official duties while on the Bench. Isthattrue? _ * Witness said he was too modest to reply to so com- plimentary a question; he bad, however, always en- deavored to act conscientiously, The subject of the uttacks of nervous chills ard fever, which, together with overwork, prostrated the Justice nearly. every day, was gone over again. It also subsequently ap- peared that the Justiée had been for thirty-five years the victim of a puitiful chronic complaint which fre- quently compelled him to leave a sitting position of Jong duration and walk nervously from one point, to another. He said he never had s regular family physician and never was attended: tor delirium tremeng; had been absent from court when sick and on occasions of vacation like other justices; wae never absent from court on account of the use of intoxi+ eating liquors; his nervous complaint commenced as early an and continued through 1867 and 1869 up the present time; was always more or less subject to nervous debility, which was increased upon the death of his first wife, but he has somewhat recov- ered since bis second niarriage; he had been a Sun- svhool teacher for seve ears; had been talked to by Dr. Heath, who wished him to give up certain nthe pucecnkting suai is to extract counsel was io from the witness certain admissions, w) the de+ fendant’s counsel pronounced the proceeding “‘tnon-. strous,” but explained that he not mean to that the opposing counsel was « “monstrosity.” Wit ness said he had been in Bloomingdale Asylum, aiso at North Brotler Island, but never for treatment for delirium tremens. Cot 1 for the’ defence declared certain questions “insolent and im; protested against his client being obliged to soe Witness Pes get eget’ peat or nia nearly every question with apparent complacency, except when thterrogated about being drunk aa Baving been taken to the station house, when the Justice exclaimed, ‘It is none of your business.” .‘Is this a school for scandal?” demanded n- dent's junior counsel, ‘or a legal investigation ?” It would be difticalt to tell. Counsel—It it 18 a school for scandal had bet- tor go to the theatre and witness a legitimate per- formance. He positively objected to going into the private character of respondent. " Reterce—It is better tu give the widést latitude to the examination. Judge Pinckney said he was on good terms With the witness Anthony, who appeared against him, and had borrowed money trom him. - ‘What! exclaimed the prosecuting counsel, ould you borrow money from & man whom you in affidavit accused of prosecuting this case Defendant's counsel—That's carrying out the prin- ciple of the good book, returning good for evil. unas Duffy explained that in his form an e 0 er testamony w! he swid that he had drank 375 times with Justice Pinckney he safd so in gu off-hand man- ner without 6] reference to the actual number of @rinks; he had known the Justice for fifteen or twenty and may have drank with him 1,000 in- stead of 375 times, bat he kept no record. ~ bee pera counsel—Do you include water, te and co! ‘Mr. Miller leughed merrily. ‘This is no oe i matter,” said defendant's counsel, ‘as you will Gud before this case ends.’ laughing matter,” said theeex-Alder- man. drank with Justice Pinckney was whiskey, tye whiskey, sometimes branity, wine and lager; may have drank with him twenty times a day, afler court hours; never saw him intoxicated ou the Betich; had been in thé habit of drinking with jus- tices and other court for many years and ex- ted to doso for many years longer; it was all Tumbug to say these people did not drink liquor.” ee hearing was adjourned till to-morrow at eleven CAPTAIN BLAIR'S TRIAL. THE FORMER COLONEL OF THE ACCUSED GIVES HIM A GOOD CHARACTBR—DOCUMENTARY EVI- DENCE AGAINST THE PRISONER. The Blair court martial met yesterday at cleven o'clock in Fort Columbus, Governor's Isiand, Lieu- tenant Colonel Ayres presiding and Major Swain act- ing as Judge Advocate. General Martin T. McMahon and Mr. Elliott F. Shepard appeared as of counsel for the prisoner, Colonel 0. L. Sheppard, formerly commanding officer of the Fifteenth infantry, to which reg ment the accused belonged, was called upon to testify on behalf of the prosecution. Hecaretully examined all the letters and documents already reported as before the court in evidence to see if he could identify them Captain Biair’s handwriting. After examining. the order from the Adjutant General's office ander «lu of September 1, Lsis, whereby the resignation of the accused as an officer of the army was purported to be accepted, the witness sai ‘hut looks like his haudwriting.” The. signature attache to the letter sent by Captain Blair from Fort Columbus to the General ot the Army, acknowiedging the performance oO: what implicd & marriage ceremony with Ann Baillic, but offering to prove that the so-called murriage §=Was illegtl if the War ment would grant him iorty days’ Teave, to go to | Seotlang im quest of witnesses, was identi- | fied. So, too, was the letter from England ‘whicn the accused was on lenve of absence, and when iv reporting to the Adjutant General under date of | July 31, 1877, he gave Lis address as at No. 22 Arthur street, Dumbartom road, the residence of Ann Niehull, With regard to the two letters alleged to have Leen sent by Blair to the Glasgow women and ber danghter Rachei, the witness said—The hand- | writing resembles bis, but isnot so Lott aw he wwually | writes.” ofticer his conduct was very creditable and as a yen- fivman he nevey, heard any allusion against him, Upom the redirect examination by the Judge Advo- cute Colouel Sheppard suid regarding the bogus order from the Adjutant Genorai’s ofice:—“This is his handwriting, I think.” ‘The Judge Advocate now introduced 9 copy of what purported to be s marriage certitiente of the isoner with Aun Baillie, iu Scotland. It was as fol- Wi No, 15, Thomaw Nicholl, jotuer, twenty-two, realdonee journeyman, bachelor, oliaendow bauie, aceurding to the forms of the Pres toriua Cunrel, to th Nesta Fereaale Bein atten, seine ror, and faisley. rt mts of Thuvaae, Nicholl, and ieetery, hey rents of Thomas cho, an wi it turme Aecensed, and Murs Baillie, Whowe maid ‘ ander, wore the parents of Ann Ballito neti -~~ pgns special | tts lute Int his cros#exumiuation by General MeMa- | gy | bon Colonel Sheppard said of the prisoner that as an Signed by Joln Grahan, ministor, Barrack Strogt Clureh Ghangow, ‘nd Summer Vultee amy’ Giamny ‘ration . aronfoaid toon Awteat Rope. o¢ /@OrUNrY 01 MY ‘This document mi evidence, court then adjourned Ultodsy Gdiven ae FUNERAL OF HARRY \LEECH, The funeral services over the remainw of Harty located nt cither Annapolis or Washington, and to | Hatowood Leech were performed yesterday morning have branches at all the different navy yatdnand in | at half-past eleven o'clock at the church of the Rev all the squadrons; to hold monthly meetings for the purpose of having read papers on scientific or pro- fewsional subjects and the discussion thereof, To enable all its members to derive the full benefit of these papers they are printed, and each member sup- plied witha copy. Sicha plan can’t help but be of | great use to officers serving in distant climes who have not the meana of keeping themselves posted as to tho Latest duiays and improvements in their vro- +Dr. Houghton, in Twenty-ninth street, A large number of the friends of the deceased wore present, including prey, journaisie and ladies. The was adorned with an auchor of white roses aud roses, with # few blue violets, music, which was well chosen, was sung by the choir ef the church, and the Rev, Dr, Houghton read the services in 4 simple and toue! tanner, Tho funeral pro- Hills Cemetery, receiving cevsion proceeded to uy: Wiuere tho body was deposited within the rule Se ST. VALENTINE’S DAY. —od WHAT THE MANUFACTURERS OF MISSIVES anE DOING FOR cUPID’s VICTIMS, An St. Valentine’s Day approaches a young man’s fancy (and a young woman's, too, doubtless,) lightly turns to thoughts of love, The emotions that have been pent up in proud breasts for the past twelVe months will now butt forth in a torrent gf paste- board gnd tinsel. There aré a great many people who are at 8 loss for words to express their passion, but who, if they can~find words already written to suit theit case, will gladly avail themselved of the opportunity to toll their love, “How many valentines have you made this year?" inquired a HmRaup representative of a well knows manufacturer on Nassau street. “Between six aud eight million, including comics,” was the reply* “You must be getting up a corner in love,” said the reporter. “Oh, no we don’t want to monopolize Cupid, but we should like to sell valentines to all who have been pierced by hip remorseless arrow.’* “How is the valentine business this year compared others?" inquired the reporter, ™ “Lt never was betyer.”” “Welly larly. vers f “Wel iy ever, for we are cau fll" Ontora,* replied the douler In one mteatees, “Which sort do you sell the most of?" “Oh, the conics, of courae, because @ féllow wants to. send those to his sisters and his cousius and his aunts, who are more plentiful than sweethearts, We lave a new line of comics this year. They are novel and original, They are called useful articlés, and each of the articies is thrown upon the cad to resemble the real thing.” The dealer impressed upon the reporter the fact that the verses were of a “thigh order, ex- pressing insinuation mstead of bold, vulgar accusa- tion.” ‘Td illustrate this tact he gave the following lists of subjects :— A cake of soap-—A satire on uncleantinoss, : A set of false teeth—An insinuation of thelr need, A cuspiddre—U suftl to indiscriminate ypitters. 4 phonase ‘or incessant talkers, A box ut exchuu—A corrective of a bad Wtoath, A eradlo—Useful to the newly wedded, A wasltboard—Por {ridolent or aristocratic tadles, 4 toothbrush—Spoaks for itself, A pair of pants—Por the self-willed wife, A book—Kirst lessous in spelling and grammar; conveys “iueineatlng the Zonsequences af tight laci ineipiont mustaches. wisi COMICS OF THE PAST: The old style of comics, it will be remembered, are vigorons in their denunciations and bold in their ac cusations. What old bachelor could receive a comio representing a wifeless man sttti on the side of a bed with his tees poking through his stocking, awk- wardly putting a triangular pateh on a pair ot genes trousers without being the more keenly re ahze his unhappy condition? ‘he lines aecompany> ing the picture only add to his misery :— ‘Tis not from choige you lead « single life, But from repeated failures to secure a wi You now would try your arts on me And think that I will pity thee. Deluded man, you try ta vain, Pll never be your loving swain, Who could have sent it? Not that pretty little s1 girlover the way? Alas, yes! He suspects it sends her a hideous thing with— Here's your pictare, fair saleslady, For a patron always ready, Your go and graces olf to show, Or east # sly look for a bead. You're bound to charm both belles and bean, When you make a yard stick of your nose, printed under it fn the blackest of type. But let us hasten from the consideration of these sbuses of St. Valentine's to its legitimate uses. Just look at this quivering mass of embossed ' paver, gilt bits of ribbon and lilies of the valley, ‘urn the leaf gently and read with bated breath these unmistakable i Be mine, dear maid, this fgithtul Heart Can never prove untrue? *Twere ensior fur trom life to part Than cease to live for you. Here is another on lace paper, with # vase of grow. tig pate reposing on red velvet. Let us se what is. Ah! “To my love:” ‘To love I find is wo Ward task, And love for love is all I ask. Here is one with more pe ribbon. The poet Reems to be cator\ng to the impressionists this dhaee It is hard to say what he does mean:— . bie is a mystic thread of life wreathed with ininé alone, ‘That destiny’s relentless knife At once must sever both or none, This oné calied)“True Love” je more lucid. - Love me, love me'for F hptasAit Bb G00. ‘nw morning, oon, and might Praitie iene. ‘and tigon’ sou prosige orn ovat - “4 For'u lees that, 008, hips gyrate The beauty of the’ dwthat it be eet wipeees crane iste erence tine poctry of tie day, for" young men end taaltons ne ry of the day, for yo men an alike’make it an illustration of their faithfulness, Lovers be accommodated with. valentines ex- pressing every shade of nm, from. the platonic to the burning flame, at prices to suit their pockete— that is, from tive cents to $00, the former being equal to any emergency, TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION. IMPORTANT ACTION BY MERCHANTS FAVORING’ THE PURCHASE oF Tix HELE PRiC TNs BY THE GOVERNMENT). oro ois <8 At the regular. monthly meoting: ofthe» Board. of brose E, Snow, thd president, occupied. the’ chair. After the reading and adoption of the minutes the president announced the standing committees for the year. The Board also indorsed the memorial of the Cham- ber of Commerce adopted February 6 asking for legislative investigation into the abuses existing im the management of the railroads in this State, and authorized the officers of this Board to communicate with the Legislature, asking its early action. ‘The Committee on Railroad Tran: ition sub- mitted the following report and reso! yas, which were adopted :— ‘Tho United States government, farnished the means tor — demonstrating the value of the first telegraph by coustructing the experimantal line betwoun W. ol fore. It war allowed to puss into private hands, however, and izly the bawiness has now ener ions proportions, and ie & more | vcoselty Tt “con Wy a few individun y. itis controll ublic unnecessa: rates, to various artifices bave been resorted to 5 ears the Western Union Cx had o 510. Eight Years Inter the stock exe im the “purcimee of. ‘competing Hiner, ‘wile, neatly le $18,000,000 was issned iu stock dividends Wine AetunT value this enormous. dilution _ mi posed to have represented can be judged Fos stngh, nuo.net thon warth epee oraamne or the wr. is. however, was tho first at it to id hich sh. hereahior aftord a i ansible rete tor uspostn the Ears ofvcharges. Itsnext atop was tho Tat U Com 5 80 aud social who chi wi the public au op y pany, for which purpovs 87,216, leged to be he American Telverapi Company “The ink oth comme any wae alcaous as mech tniiated ae thee of tie. We ‘niow gud amounted Co $3.4i63,100; and yet SLi 10 of Western Caton siock was tented to secure possession ‘The last movement has ben's poot or jest opposition, the Atlantic and Paci ompanios, by which thetr interests ure a so-emiien Ssefeeueas, of rates has been mage by which the total receipts have beeu largely ineroused. This group monopoly huy for some eon a lar divi- dendy upon its entire mass of lisbilities, amounting at the Present time tu about $47,000,000, and the price of ite stock bas wi one advanced from about 75 to ite present price ¥ Liat this represents inthe snoung paid in by the original stuck and bond holders it is ditficul to say. ut provably wot wore:than tan cente on the re and with the vast increase fn he further sophistication of account Ld the nour fw onceal mervawed earnings, ‘The im- i economies made in telegraphy nave been very ae bet } t+ of these have aw yor inated Hy tow of the facts sot forth im the fore Tat the pul for service, and: tha prowpoctive: fa ie telegraph for the dissemination of news an ieting commorchal and soctal juformation, (t may the duty vf owe 8 to ‘onsider id ae wean a cat of the tole age our * ig sels ina re, ith propor rescric. we favor the heeoure thy the advixability ef lated to afford com it ro ge ould be availed of, and therefore, wi and combt panies having Kraphie business,” ‘ ih ERIL’S REPORTED LEASE. A despatch from:London was received in Wall street yeaterday, in which it wa@ stated that the Erie Rail- way had leased the Atlantic and Great Western Rail- way on the terms that Erie guarantees the tnterest on $7,000,000 bonds and divides the net carnings of the Atlantic and Great Westorn, ‘This news created some excitement in financial circles, as ais would give commection to Chicago, was oan because sheet tee , as tho HRa.p at the time, two ot ‘ to this count ° Saar ood thay pasamned te egioad 40 4 the matter Dele beag phd bo At the Eric Railway office ft was st by cialy that no such lease had been oftécted, WAS IT FOR REVENGE? A real estate agent and property owner named George E. Folsom, residing at No. 136 Becond avenue, was yesterday held in $300 bail by Justice Kasmire in the Fifty-seventh Street Police Court, to answer tho complsintof Aunie Seeburg, of No. 343 Kast Fifty. fourth street, who ch: him with the fathor of ler quborh child. Mr. Foleo, who w ‘he for the premives wh sin states that the rye has been con- ere the com} posted by the tenat for the purpose of ho hud. iuntttuved oertaly” disposeess procecdinge ; Aaainst Mra,