The New York Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1879, Page 2

2 “THE COURTS. Legal Memento of the Franco- Prussian War. HALF A MILLION DOLLARS. Settling the Trusteeship of a Large Estate. There is now on trial before Judge Freedman, of the Superior Court, the suit brought by Charles W. May against the firm of Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, The suit is brought to recover commissions and extra compensation for the sale of arms and ammu- nition to the French government during its late war with Germany. In July, 1870, the defendants wrote aletter to the plaintiff stating that they had certain arms on hand and quoting prices. In August fol- lowing the defendants sent Mr. Reynolds, who was to represent the firm in France in the negotiation forarms. Up to his arrival, on September 2, 1870, no sales had been made by the plaintiff. A few days after the Commission of Armament was established, and on September 15 a contract, as alleged, was made with the government by Mr. Reynolds and the plaintiff for the delivery of alarge quantity of arms and ammu- nition. Immediately on Mr. Reynolds’ arrival in France he told the plaintiff that the prices named in the July letter were too low and he fixed higher vices, but allowed the plaintiff five per cent, and the a Reeemee tho government should pay over the prices he then named. The plaintiff claims the excess cf prices paid by the French government over the prices named in the July letter—a claim of over $35,000, Commission is also made for the sale of a large quan- tity of arms direct by the defendants to the French Consul, in New York, on October 18, 1870. The plaiutiff claims that he handed a list of the goods sold to the French government through the Consul in this city to the officials of France, in September, and therefore alleges that he is entitled to commissions on this amount. This claim amounts to about $3,000, The total amount of plaintiff's claim is about $56,000, ‘The case was tried betore Judge Mitchell as referee, who refused to allow this claim of $3,000, but allowed the plaintiff the excess of the amount received from the government over the prices named in the July letter. On appeal to the General Term the Court held that the defendants had aright to revoke the rices named in that letter, and ordered a new trial. Pisittit ciceed bin case yesterday, and a motion was made to dismiss, which was argued till late in the afternoon, Messrs, Man and Parsons appear for the gaat and Messrs, Abbett & Fuller tor the defen- tas. HEAVY VERDICT. Averdict for a large amount, aggregating nearly half a million of dollars, was rendered yesterday in the United States Circuit Court in the suit of The People’s Savings Bank of Providence, R. L., and four other banks against Charles G. Francklyn and William Allen Butler, executors of the estate of the late Eben Hoyt, formerly of the firm of Hoyt, Sprague & Co. The action was one upon a bend. The banks, in 1873, loaned to Josiah Chapin $600,000, which he borrowed to pay the indebtedness of the Riverside Mills and another corporation to Messrs. Hoyt, Sprague & Co., which indebtedness Mr. Chapin had guaranteed, To secure the banks, Mr. Chapin executed a bond, giving ® mortgage on his property in Providence. Payment of the bond was guaranteed by the members of the firm of Hoyt, Sprague & Co., jointly and sev- erally. The interest not being paid on the bond the banks elected to consider the entire amount due and notified the trustses named in the mortgage of their election and requested them to sell the real estate. The sale was made, producing a net amount of §275,000. The banks then presented the balance of their claim to the receiver of Messrs. Hoyt, Sprague & Co. appointed by the Rhode Island State courts wind up the business of that firm, It was resistel upon the ground that it was not @ firm obligation, but a joint and several obliga- tion. The Court of — decided that it was a firm obligation and that the partics were entitled to dividends, In additioa to these proceedings the banks brought the present suit in the United States Circuit Court against the executors of the late Eben Hoyt, insisting that his bond was not a joint bond, but a joint and several bond, and the guarattee a joint and several guarantee. In accordance with the ings taken Judge Blatchford ordered a ver- for the plaintiffs for $445,562 50, A FAMILY ESTATE. There was commenced yesterday before Judge ‘Van Vorst, holding Supreme Court, Special Term, the trial of a suit brought by Mrs. Elizabeth ©. Hollins against her brother, Coles Morris, and others. Mr. Morris was trustee, under a trust deed to his mother, of a large property, and, his mother dying, he had control of it. According to the tiff's story he afterward, as he said, found him- self insolvent, and, calling ail the claimants on the estate together, effected a settlement, transferring to them ail its property, excepting certain real estate in New Jersey, the condition of the settle- ment being that they were to pay certain indebtedness of his, including the claims of Mrs. Ogle and Mrs. Dwight for $25,000, which it is claimed he had received for investment, but had failed to invest. In June, 187%, Mr. Morris brought eleven suits, including two in the Court of Chancery in New Jersey, to set aside the settlement, the theory being that he was insane at the time and that the settlement was therefore invalid. In addition to th: theory of alleged insanity defence sets up that the estate was not wasted except through the ex- travagance of the family. The trial promises to oc- cupy several days. Mr. John L. Hill appears for the plaintiff and Mr. Stephen Nash tor Mr. Morris. Ex- Governor Bedle, of New Jersey, and Professor Dwight, of Columbia College Law School, represent some of the contestants. FORGETTING EVEN HER MARRIAGE. Selina McCullum was placed on trial yesterday in the Court of General Sessions by Assistant District Attorney Lyon, charged with false pretences. The accused, whose father kept a butter store adjoining the butcher's shop of George C. Ilium, on Third ave- nue, in September, 1877, presented # check on the Fifth National Bank for $200 to the latter, to which her own signature was affixed. She told Jilium that she had an account in the bank and that the money would be paid, although the check was dated ahead, Upon inguiry’ it was ascertained that she had no means whatever and that she had paid part of the money received on the check for the rent of a small store on Third avenue, Mr. Alfred Steckler, who de- fended the accused, produced several witnesses, who testified that early in life she received an injury in the head which resulted in occasional fits of insanity and tending to show that she was irresponsible for her acts, The prisoner, in her own behalf, swore that she remembered nothing of the oceurrence, and thi although she was married, two months afterward she could not recol- Ject the ‘event. ‘The jury found her guilty, with a strong recommendation to mercy. Judge Cowing Femanded her for sentence, VIOLATIONS OF THE EXCISE LAW. Several cases of violation of the Excise law were set down for trial yesterday in the Court of General Sessions. Samuel Haase, of No, i3 Eighth avenue, pleaded guilty and was fined $50; Carmine Cara, of No. 40 Mulberry street, was fined $40; Peter Jordan, of No. 136 Crosby street, was fined $25, and John McCarthy, of No. 4 Mott street, was fined $20, John Moore, _barkeeper for Michael Barry, was placed on trial. 'W. W. Waite, an agent for Kev. Dr. Crosby's society, testified in a very emphatic manner that on January 10 he purchased two ylasses of brandy and & bottle of whiskey from Moore, and gave the sub- stance of aconversation which he said he had had with the accused at the time ot the purchase. records of the Court, however, as well as the dence of one of the attachés, showed conclusively that at the time Moore was charged with having 604 liquor to Waite he was witness in the trial of Ede ward Covly in the very court where he was then on teial. Moore was promptly acquitted, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES, Louis Silberstein and Nathan Woolf entered the @tore of the former's father, Morris Silberstein, on Hudson street, with intent to steal a large sum of money. They were arrested and pleaded guilty in tue Court of General Sessious yesterday, when Judge Cowing sent Silberstein, an incorrigible youth, to the State Prison for two years and six months, and Woolf to the Penitentiary for one yoar. Hermau Knopke, of No, 7 Forsyth street, caught Sohn Callaghan riffing his bureau drawer, which con- tained $215 worth of jewelry and $15 in bank notes, ‘The latter was handed over to au officer and in bis possession was founda “jimmy.” He pleaded guilty in Part 2 of tho Court of General Sessions yesterday and Judge Cowing sentenced him to seven years’ imprisonment. dames Strange, of No. 339 West Forty-firet street, was arrested yesterday by Revenue Collector J. H. Van Wyck on a charge of mauutacturing snuff with- out taking out ® government license or filing the bond required by law. When found by the officer be was endeavoring to hide himself between two mattresses in his room. The prisoner was brought before United States Commissioner Shields and com- mitted for examination in default of $1,000 bail. hael H. Aghappan, th k, who came to this , City trom Comstwntinople to study medicine and who, NEW YORK HERALD, while witnessing on the night of July 5, 1877, the fireworks at Mount Morris square had his left eye de- stroyed through being hit by a misdirected rocket, obtained a verdict yesterday before Judge Lawrence of $2,000 against Jacob J. Detweiler and others hay- ing the tireworksin charge. The suit was for $50,000 damages. Mary A. Donnelly and Henry Dounelly were mar- ried in September, 1567, at Greenpoint, L. 1. After their marriage they lived eight years in Boston, and then removed to this city, Their marital career ha evidently beck somewhat unhappy, as two suits, one for divorce and another for the recovery of | $1,700, are now pending between the parties in the Superior Court. Mrs, Donnelly sues for the money, aud yesterday obtained judgment trom Judge Speir | for the full amount claimed. In the suit for limited | divorce, becuase on the ground of alleged cruelty by | the husband, Judge Speir directed a reterence. Ellen Joyce ran away from her mother and was taken in charge by the Society for Detending Chil- dreu and Young Girls. Her mother sought to get her buck, but the society refused to give ber up until they could learn the wishes of her father. Mrs. Joyce obtained a writ of habeas corpus. A return wus made to the writ yesterday that the father de- sired the child to remain in the institution, as she was afraid of her mother, Jude Donohue took the papers and will make a further investigation in the cuse. Mrs, Anna M. Habig died last summer, leaving an estate and an insurance policy upon her lite, which she willed to her brother, Mr. Anton Habu, now liv- ing in Germany. ‘Lhe husband, George Habig, con- | tested the probate of the will upon the grounds that | it had been obtained by undue iuthuence; that it was | not executed according to law, and that the wite could not devise an insurance ou her life, The exec- | utor, to sustain the will, showed that after the tes- tator had made the will she stated that her husband had struck her; that it produced cancer from which she knew she mani dia: and that he should | not have her property; that she subsequently did die | trom a cancer, and that, although neither of the wit- nesses to the will had seen her before or after they signed the same as witnesses, they said that the will was read over to her, and she sigued it in their pres- ence and they signed it in her presence, Surrogate Calvin yesterday admitted the will to probate. Mr. D. M. Porter appeared for the executor, and Messrs. Nehrbass & Pitshke tor the husband, COURT OF APPEALS. Aunaxy, N. ¥., Feb, 14, 1879. In the Court of Appeals to-day, present, Hon. San- ford E, Church, Chief Justice, and associates, the following business was transacted :~ No. 100. Richard Smith, appellant, vs. The City of Rochester, respondent.—Argued by John H. Martin- dale for appellant and J. B. Perkins for respondeut. No. 101. James M. Niven, respondent, vs. The City of Rochester, appellant.—Argued by J. B. Perkins for appellant and John H. Martindale for respondent. ‘No. 26, Charles H. Bissell, Supervisor, &c., appel- lant, vs. Arthur J. Griggs and others, respondents.— Argued by Samuel A. Bowen for appellant and 8. 8, Edick and E. M. Harris for respondents, CALENDAR, The following is the Court of Appeals day calendar for Monday, February 17, 1879:—Nos. 69, 79, 267, 17, 103, 105, 106 and 110, JUSTICE PINCKNEY'S CASE, EX PARTE TESTIMONY TAKEN FOR THE PROS- ECUTION—-WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL FOR DE- FENCE, The reopening of the case of Justice Pinckney, charged with intoxication and irregular proceedings in the Seventh Judicial District Court was continued yesterday in the rooms of the Corporation Counsel. Mr. 0. P, Buel, the referee appointed by the Court, was absent, and a letter from his physician was produced announcing his physical inability to attend. The Assistant Corporation Counsel persisted in proceeding with the case, and the counsel for the respondent protested on the ground that the Supreme Court had ordered that the hearing should be had before Referee Buel and nobody else. Nevertheless the Assistant Corporation Counsel pro- ceeded to call his witnesses in rebuttal of testimony offered by defence, Whereupon ex-Judge Fowler, of counse! for defence, retired, and shortly afterward he was followed by ‘his coadjutor, Mr. Reavy, leay- ing the examination entirely an ex parte one on the part of the prosecution. DAMAGING EVIDENCE. Several witnesses were examined. Among them Dr. Heath and Dr. Heddon, who severally tes- OUR COMPLAINT BOOK, [Nore.—Letters intended for this column must be accompanied by the writer's full name and addreas to insure attention. Complainants who are unwilling to comply with this rule simply waste time in writing, Write only on one side of the paper.—Ep. Hmnatp.] PAY AT THE GATE, To THe Eprror or THE HERaLD:— ‘Will you advise the “L” hnes to copy the ferry system of paying when you bol the gate, without any tickets ? If it works for three cents why not for T ‘HIRD STREET. five? 'HIRTY- FILTHY GUTTERS. To rag Eprron or THe Hexaup:— Iwish to call the attention of the authorities to the gutters in Seveniy-fifth street, on the south side of the street, between Second and Third avenues. ‘They have not been cleaned the whole —— CROTON WATER SUPPLY, To tHE Epitorn or THE HERALD:— T own and live in gfour story honse in Fifty-second street, between Broadway and Eighth avenue. I built the house four years ago, when the water ran on the fourth floor, but now it does not run on the second floor, thus leaving half the house without water, W. c. L, BOTTLED SODA. To tHe Eprron or THE HERALD:— Bottled soda is sold by the manufacturers at three cents a bottle, and is retailed at all the restaurants at ten cents, thus clearing to the landlord seven cents a glass. Lager and cider are sold at five cents a glass, and the landlord is satisfied with two or three cents profit, If soda were sold at the rate of five or six cents a glass ten times the amount now sold would not suppiy the demand, so that the retailers would have larger profits than are now realized at ten cents. Ido not know why the lovers of temperance bever- ages should not be accommodated as well as the guzalers of lager. TEMPERANCE. LADIES IN RESTAURANTS, To tue Eprron or THE HERALD:— Thope the Herap will agitate the subject of in- sulting in our restaurants ladies who may not be accompanied by gentlemen after dark until such places as persist in such a barbarous custom are compelled to close their doors for the want of pat- ronage of civilized people. It isan outrage that a lady cannot get a meal after the gas is litin our restaurants unless she has some male appendage, and it is lamentable that though the said male be a well known pickpocket, bank robber or scoundrel of whatever class she will receive every attention pos- sible, while it alone or accompanied by her sister, mother, daughter or lady friend she is ordered out or publicly insulted. I think it is quite time the men capable of such acts were shown up, that they may be given a wide bert by all honest men and women in our city. The HeRatp is our only place of redress for such wrongs. I trust it will help us to right this great wrong and receive the grateful thanks of not only two ladies, but iui aad £ THE COMING ARION BALL, To rae Eprror or THE HreraLp:— Allow me to call the attention of the managers of the coming Arion ball to several necessary improve- ments, which, it adopted, wilt make the entertain- ment this year a great improvement upon that of last season. First—There should be dressing and toilet rooms provided, not only for ladies but tor gentlemen also. Second—The rule regarding the removal of masks at a certain hour should be strictly enforced. Thrd—Vhe number of admission tickets should be Limited, to prevent overcrowding. Fourth—The Floor Committee should see that every- body is enabled to dance. If there is a crowd let a certain number of couples dance at 9 time and others take their turn. Fifth—The society should sell tickets to respectable people only. By enforcing the foregoing rules the Arion Society will have the merit of preserving the highly respect- able character which a genuine “German masquerade tified to treating the accused for disease: consequent upon inebriety. Morris Wassel tes. tified to seeing the Justice intoxicated on the bench. Charles Wall had seen the Jus- tice on the bench under the influence of liquor; had taken a demijohn of liquor into his room; knew it was liquor because he had tasted it. Interpreter Augermon saw the Justice, under the influence of liquor, throw clothing out of a window, and carry on the business of his court as if it were a circus, Ex-Clerk Anthony testified to specific discreditable acts, including drunkenness and irregular official proceedings; acknowledged that the Justice had rapped to order during some scandalons procedings in court. Solomon B. Livingston, a lawyer, testified that Justice Pinckney was under the influence of liquor because he was so affable to counsel. Officer Thomas Hogan said he was a pretty good judge of drunken men, and Justice Pinckney was in that con- dition when he locked him up in a cell in the station house. ‘The examination is to be continued to-day at half- past ten A. M. VANDERBILT'S MONEY. In the trial of the Vanderbilt willcase yesterday morning Surrogate Calvin fixed the hearing in the motions for the filing of an inventory and also for the supersedence of the executors for Saturday, March 1, at ten A.M, The redirect examination of Edwin E. Worcester was continued by Mr. Choate. Witness testified that William H. Vanderbilt when Vice President of the New York Central, Harlem and Lake Shore roads, signed all stock certificates and was the only person that any one consulted in connection with the roads, Witness said that the Commodore had given as a reason for the transfer of so much Canada Southern Railroad stock to his relatives and friends that “there might be enough of our people qualified to be elected as directors,” During the afternoon session Dr. John P. Gray, who was examined directly the other day, was re- called and cross-examined by Mr. Lord, whose quea- tions tended to show the possibility of the Commo- dore’s insanity from diseases discovered at the autopsy. The Surrogate—A man might be insane with a sore toe, (Laughter.) Mr. Lord—Oh, all things are possible, even that this case should last forever. Mr. Clinton—I hope that that possibility won’t be realized. Mr. Lord—Yon don’t mean to say that, Mr. Clin- ton, with your $1,000 a day ? Mr. Clinton—He wants to prolong the case until he can make $1,000. The Surrogate—I think the legal gentlemen in the case should not reveal each other's financial secrets, It is the opinion of the Court that both of you have charged now quite as much as your services are worth, and it is about time to close the case as soon as possible, (Langhter.) Mr. Lord—We might not consider Your Honor an expert on that point. . The hearing was adjourned until Tuesday morning next, at hali-past ten. MRS. REBECCA JONES’ WILL. In the Surrogate’s office there was filed yesterday the will of Mrs, Rebecca Joues, widow of the late Isaae Colford Jones, Among the numerous bequests mentioned in the will are the following:—To her daughter-in-law, Catherine M. Jonés, $10,000; to her nephew, Woodbury G. Langdon, $10,000; an annuity of $300 a year to Miss Sarah M. Chase, and of $150 to Abegail Reynolds; $1,000 in cash to ‘The Sheltering Arms, $1,000 to the House of Rest for Consumptives, and $1,000 for the Children’s Aid Society, All her real estate on the east side of Fifth avenue, between Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth streets, she leaves to her daughter, Helen Langdon. All her other real estate, including her house and grounds and stable at New: port, R. L, together with her stocks, bonds and securities, she leaves equally between her three randehildren, Sidney Colford Jones, Edith Coliord selin and Helen Adele Jones. She names as her executors Woodbury G. Langdon, Lewis C. Hamersly and William Cruikshank, and gives to them unlimited powers to sell or mortgage her property to pay her debts and carry out the intentions of her will, SUIT AGAINST COLONEL PELTON. Mr. C. W. Russell has begun a suit in the Supreme Court against Colonel W. T. Pelton to recover $1,146 10, money alleged to have been loaned to Colonel Pelton several years ago, When Colonel Pelton became vice president of the New York “L” road Mr. Russell sought, as he alleges, to obtain payment of the indebtedness, but failing to get the money brought ed and obtained # judgment for the amount. On tan execution Was issue the Sherif, it as “wholly unsatistied.” In view of this return Mr, Russel) obtained an order from Jud, Donobue for the examination of Colonel Pelton con- cerning his property, and meantime obtained tem- porary injunction restraining bim from, disposing of any of his property not exempt by law trom execution. This order was made returnable yesterday before Judge Donohue, in Supreme Cou’ Chambers. When the case was called Colonel Pelton’s counsel announced that bis client was con- fined by illness at the Everett House and unable to respond to the order, Upon this statement the matter was adjourned until next Wednesday. CONGRESSMAN WOOD'S PROPERTY, N. L. Jeffries recently obtained a judgment for $50,586 25 against Congressman Fernando Wood, and the execution was placed in the hands of the Sheriff, ‘The latter yesterday made a return, which was filed in the County Clerk's office, to the effect that no real Of personal property could be found, ball’”’ so well deserves. OBSERVA‘LION, PARTY WALLS, To tue Eprror or THE HERALD:— _ Your articles in regard to the increase of small houses in the north end of the island suggests to me that it is within the province of journalism to re- monstrate with owners, builders and moneyed insti- tutions against the continuance of a most pernicious custom that has prevailed in this city for at least twenty-five years—that of building whole blocks of dwelling houses with their party walls so thin that there is no privacy of home in them. Not only are pianos heard distinctly through the thin purtitions—for the so-called party walls are nothing more—but ordinary ‘conversation and laughter and crying children. ‘The sys- tem ix a vicious one and has grown out of the fact that house building has become @ manufac- turing business, a sort of ready-made house business, not unlike the ready-made clothing business, in which yeneering and shoddy walls and unseasoned timber constitute the sum and substance. The real biame lies at the doors of insurance companies and avings banks who loan money to promote the erec nm of such shells, whereas they should nover lend another dollar to aid in the erection of houses unless it be stipulated that each house shall have independ- ent walls, as was the case with every house erected in and below Bleecker street previously to the year 1850, The system of thin party walls has made all modern New York a city of veneered shams, HONESTY, MISLEADING PASSENGERS, To tne Eprrox or tHe HEratp:— Coming from the Grand Central depot about two weeks ago and climbing the stairs to the Forty-second street “L” depot a few minutes past eight, I learned that no trains ran from there after eight P. M. Last Saturday evening (being up there again), I hurried back to the depot before eight to be in time, as I sup posed, for the last train. People were going up and coming down as usual when trains are running Reaching the top of the long stairway and going to the door I found it locked. The depot was lighted up and the ticket agent in his office. After rapping on the door several times, but failing to get any answer irom the agent (who saw me there with others trying to get in), we concluded that only one side of the depot was open at that hour, so we went down, and crossing the street through the mud and water went up the stairs to the other side, only to find that door locked. While pounding on the door to gain admittance @ man with a lantern came from the cars and informed us that the time of trains had been changed, and none left there after seven P. M. We indignantly asked him why a notice was not placed at the bottom of the stairs, or a board laid across, or something done to prevent the crowd going stairs to find themselves locked out. The auswer he gave was, “It’s none of my busi« net I have had no orders w do it.” As we came away we saw quite a number of ladies and gentlemen going up the stairway on both sides of the depot to go through # like experi- ence, and I suppose this had been going on for nearly an hour, as it was then nearly eight o’clock. A good deal ot profanity was indulged in by some of those who evidently had just arrived on some train at the Grand Central Depot and did not enjoy hurry- ing up the stairs to the depot, with heavy valises and bundles, and then being obliged to come down and walk to Third avenue and up stairs the second time to reach a train, and then find, as I did, the first train going down so vompletely packed as to be unable to yet standing room and having to wait for the next train. 3B RAPID TRANSIT IN JERSEY, To tne Eprron or THe Henatp:— “Pfische,” in speaking of or for the 1,500 (7) com- muters of Plainfield, evidently thinks that the Cen- tral Railroad ot New Jersey ought to consider their comfort alone in the matter of rapid transit, He speaks somewhat contemptuously of the smaller depots, where commuters are to be found whose rights are equal in all respects to his, The fact of the matter is it has become fashionable to abuse corporations, presumably because you do not hit any particular individual, and grievances are born of a desire for personal comfort. 1 have, on more than one oceasion, indicated through your columns & reform which would be of advantage to the railroad company and a boon to the commuters, yiz., in the issie of tickets good at any time at @ rate in accordance with the prices of the tim and have fairly adduced m:; reasons, but I never yet advocated the giving a rights to commuters ‘at Plainfield or elsewhere, reater than those enjoyed by commuters at other fapote along the line. I suppose those who live out here find more heaith and comtort than @ eity life would afford them, and they ought gracefully to yield a point in pers: intort to achieve a desired end. As far as equipment and comfort and respectful at: tention of the employés are jeerned the Central Ratiroad of New Jersey stands Al in the United States, but an unfortunate strabisinus of the govern- ing powers renders it impossible (tor them) to see that it would increase their dividends were they to carry two passengers at three-fourths of acent each per mile than to carry one passenger the same distance tor one cent. The lifting of this mental cataract was attempted some two or three years ago by Mr. Kellogg, of Elizabethport, but was unsuccessfil. A partial cure was effected on the late lamented Mr. Johnson and transfused to our present respected “Proteus’ Lathrop by the “Singer Company,” which enabled the Singer em- ployés to travel over the same ground and in the e cars at areduction of $160 to Elizabeth while old commuters, who built up the line, paid the piper, and the others, who paid $1 60 per month Jess, danced. Transit is rapid enough. Ail we want is ony 5 J Exizavern, N. J., Fob, 10, 1879, REAL ESTATE. There was but one sale on the Real Estate Exchange yesterday. Clark & Crane, by order of B. E. McCaf- ferty, referee, sold in foreclosure the five story brick building, with plot of land 34.2x70.6x1.10x73.T, Nos, 161 aud 163 West Houston strect, south side, 80 feet west of Macdougal st., to plaintiff, for $10,000, OFFICIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS, The following is astatement showing the realestate transactions filed in the Register’s office February M4, 1879: — 60u . 325 ft., w. of fephen E, Bowne to Eitia M. 80 ft. sof 30th to Jacob Schwab. n. $125 ft. @. of 9th a ‘all to Lizzie J. Hascall. East Broadwa: gioie P. Kelly: Riverdale—2 Bethune st. (No. Jones wite to Cyrena Bridge st, 19.0x77.1; Mary Overing to Henry C, Overing. 3,000 c +a 8. 280 ft, We OL Ist ay. 1eOxIO0IT | a ith (referee) to E. Ellery Anderson. 4,000 Madison Ayes 1 earner o Fsth 144x755 MeLeau (referee) to K *. vach (referee) to Bailey Ha he, BUY ft. e. Let ny. SUX) Ww. 8, 1008 Th, ny of ‘Gbtir at, dlipp to United States Lit wine Willis av,. w. s., 1G. 1t. 8, of LAist at, 16 ward); Benjamin F. Rowuin (referee) wo James Merriam. epi ey MORTGAGKS. Noble, corner of 56th » Otterstedt, John #. of 13th at, w, of avenue Bz 1 year. 5,000 1,500 Trembley, George W. und wife, to The F Loun und Trast Company (gn &e.), w. 8, of Eldridge st., ». of Delancey’; t ; 11,000 ASSIGNMENTS OF MOR’ 4 Kearny, Joseph R.. to the New York Lite Ineurance, sand Trust Company. » $18,000 1 6,000 4,375 REAL ESTATE MEN PROTESTING. The recent order of the Judges of the Supreme Court transferring all legal sales from the Real Estate Exchange in Trinity Building to the rotunda of the County Court House, has called forth the fol- lowing protest, which is being numerously signed by real estate owners, referees and real estate law- yers:— To tx Hoxonanie tax Jupaxs or tux Surreax Court, Finst Jupierat, Distiict:— ‘The undersigned, ownery and dealers in real estate in the city of New York, respectfully, yet eurnestly, petition that you will reexamine the rules Yntely published. in relution to the sules ot lands under judgments in foreclosure and partition suits :— i sement of the Court House is not a suitable for sales at public auction, particularly between the amed, The basement is a sort of thoroughfare lead- ing to all parts of the building: it ix crowded by other par- tivs than purchasers of roul estute at most parts of the day, but particularly so at and between the hours named, and on certain days, when laborers attend to receive ‘their wages, ne the room. for an audience would be ulmost impossible, Real estate dealors will not attend such sales; they will continue, as they have done, to resort to the E: change Salesrooms, where the majority of sules are made. ‘Tho consequence will be that mortgagees will be enabled to buy at their own prices. Second—The Exchunge Salesrooms were sclecte sors in March, 1863, as # place for judic! well known and well fitted for the purpose of sue joing situated in the money centre. Denlers in real estate attend there, and the whole usage and e1 become well established rules, thorouguly understood and practised. Third—Tho rule requiring the sales to be made injury of all but the * of last year as a 300 sales—about Under the ‘The result two to three hours; buy will not, upor time in the um in order will operate to thi first fow ales, Taking the average, ¥ in order. ce fron an uncertainty, conse! valuable part of the day Pourth—A great deal depends on the skill of the auction- cer. Referees are unskilled in such business, and a loss to the owners will be the result if the referees are compelled tosell. A limit to the charges of auctioneers is desirable, Dut not to dispense with them. All of whieh is respectfully submitted. e SOLD AT A SACRIFICE, PROPERTY SAID TO BE WoRTH $500,000 p1s- POSED OF FOR $325—A REMINISCENCE OF THE FAILURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL LUM- BER COMPANY. A sale in bankruptcy, by order of Alfred Wilkinson, trustee, took place yesterday at No. 111 Broadway, that is of more than usual interest to the lumber trade of the country, recalling, as it does, the failure in 1873 of the heaviest lumber firm in the country, doing a business of about six million dollars per year. It wasin 1868 that the International Lumber Company, composed of Eli C. Clark and Samuel W. Barnard, of this city; E. Clinton Clark and Douglas 1. White, of Albany, and Assemblyman A. 8, Page, of Oswego, was established, with timber Jands and mills at Belle- ville, Star Island, Byng Inlet and other places in Canada, and stock yards in Albany and New York. ‘The company owned many barges, tugs and canal boats for the transaction of its vast business, In 1871 the Messrs, Clark sold out their respective in- terests to the remaining partners, starting @ separate business, while the reznaining partners, associating with them Mr. Anson G. Phelps Dodge (xon of Will- iam E. Dodge), R. W. Adams & Co., Orson Richards andanumnber ot other large dealers, formed a com- bination to control the lumber trade. In attempt- ing this they were obliged to indorse heavily for each other, resulting in May, 1873, in one of the largest lumber failures ever known, amounting to nfore than $9,000,000 and involving some ten or twelve large lumber dealers until then in good stand- ing and repute. Upon the faith of a circular signed by William E, Dodge and others the greater part of the creditors agreed to extend the time of payment to six, twelve and eighteen months, Willian E, Dodge had advanced about $800,000 and taken # mort- gage on some of the mills as security. THE SALE. On the sounding of the gong at noon there was a rush to the stand of Auctioneers Winans & Davies. Prominent among those present were William E. e, Trustee Wilkinson and many well known Iumbermen, One of the auctioneers read the descrip- tion of the property and the terms of sale, which provided that ten percent should be paid at ouce and the balance before three o'clock in the after- noon. ‘the property, which the auctioneer an- nounced to be worth $500,000, is described as fol- lows :— DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY. A mortgage nade by Orson Richards ards, his wite, to Samael W. Barnard T) Venring date th a and F oftives of the severni clerks of ihe re: spective counties in which the property therein described fs situated, that 1s to In W. m county, in wanty, ie i vit made by Orson Richards and Julian Ann Richards, his wife, to Alfred Wilkinson any Foters, trustees of Samuel W. B: Of twe' hundred thousgud doit which the wrtxage in situnted—that is to Liver, 44 of Mortgaices, ; in Warron county, Liber 7 of Mortgagen Kase county, Libor 88 of Mortgage: ilton county, Liber & of Mortyag Saratoga county, Libor 0 ol Mortgages, ‘Also tn instrament in writing and under seal, benring id last mentioned mortgaye, made by nd Jalia.Ann Richards, his wite, to Alfred even date with a fu f Deeds and 93 of Mortgages spective offices of the cier property therein deseribed is situated. ‘ino wcersain other Instrument in writing and under onl, made oy the said Orson Kichards and Julia Aun Kiel jam ards, his wi H. Bloomingdale, to t trustees, be: bh the lat ‘containing covenant ting to the mortgages alore: r paid. ‘Also a cortain other instrument in writing and un sonl, bearing even date with suid last named Instrum 1y aud between she sain parties, having rei © vettloment of accounts between the parties e theroto. ‘Also ® certain othor instrament in writing and under seal, made by and betwoen the snid partic: even date with the said deing a ceneral agrooment wi control and pi in the mortgages certain othor Instrument in writing and under nrporting to be jn the nature of a lease made on the Ist ‘day of May, 187), betwoen Alfred Wilkinson and George ©, Peters, trustoos of Samuel W. Barnard and Willham H. Bloomingdule and having relation to the same property. 1 the right, tit of the undersigned as’ tr tl ds, mill propert joxes, and other neribed or e t named instrume: reference to the Hon of the proper waid described and re- And also all the right, tik sign 8 trustee afores ment obligatio 1° by any of the parti tained, and to be portormed other than the said trustees. ‘And also of, in and to all moneys due and payable, or to by reason of ‘nd payable, to the undersigned or agreement therein coutained. and to all money oF oth d any and all rights nainet any person oF persons by roason of re THE BIDDING. At the conclusion of the reading the auctioneer SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1879:-TRIPLE SHEET. called for bids. For some time his invitation met with no response. Finally Mr. Dodge, who was the central of the group, bid $50. For a moment bag auctioneer hesitated, and, after saying, “What, for pro) rty worth half a milion dollars?” he took the bid. Then somebody bid $66, and Mr. Dodge followed it by a much higher offer. There was some sharp bi between Mr. Dodge and his compe- titor. and it was within ten minutes knocked down to Mr, Dodge for $325. TAXPAYERS’ RIGHTS. CORPORATION COUNSEL WHITNEY'S OPINION IN RELATION TO THE BECORDS OF THE TAX DE- PARTMENT--WHO SHALL BE GRANTED ACCESS TO THEM. In relation to the rights of taxpayers to demand from the Commissioners of Taxes copies of any papers in reference to the personal tax lists and the assessments on personal property in the hands of that department, the following opinion was rendered by the Corporation Counsel at the request of the Board:— OFFICE OF THE COUNSEL To THE CoRPORATION, New Yoru, Feb. 11, 1579. Apert SrorER, Secretary of the Department of ‘Taxes and Assessments :-— Sur—I duly received your communication of the Ast inst., enclosing a copy of the following resolu- tion, adopted by the Board on that day; Kesolved, That the Secretary of this Boai hereby tstrneted to address 4 formal communication to th Law DEPARTMENT, } Counsel to the Corporation, desiring, at his earliest con venience, written opinion as to whether or Bonrd is legally bound to furnish copies of any pape! reference to the personal tax liste and the assessments on personal property as may fro} to time be demanded and also what rules and regulations it would be, in th Judgment of the Counsel to the Corporation, prudent ani proper sioners to make in reference to such copies, in view of their obligations to the taxpayers and the Best interests of the city and the statute in that case mado and provided, Section 107 of the charter of 1873 contains, among other things, the following provision :— The heads of all departments, except the Police Depart ind th uroeu of sald ds chief ot each and eve any of them a titled copy of any book, departinent, bureau or officer, account or paper kept by sue or such part thereof as nay be demanded, upon payment in advance of five cents for every hundred words thereot by the person demanding the same. I have no doubt whatever that this provision ap- plies to the Department of Taxes and Assessments, and that any taxpayer who offers to pay in advance at the rate of five ceuts for every hundred words has the right to demand and receive, with reasonable promptness, a true and certified copy of any papers cpt by the department in reference to the personal tux lists and the assessments on personal property. Section 87 of the charter of 1873 cont } among other things, the following :— tment of Taxes and Assessment: hall have for hall be so ignated in his up- pointment, and two com pnera, who toxether shall possess ull the powers aud perform all the duties now pos- soased and performed by the Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments. In most cases where the charter provides that the affairs of a department shall be un the control of several commissioners it is declared that the head of the department shall be a board consisting of a cer- tain number of commissioners. In view of the above provision, which seems to be peculiar to the Tax De- partment, there may be some question whether the duty of furnishing copies of papers is devolved upon the president or upon the Board, consisting of the president and two commissioners; but there can be no doubt that it is the duty of the president and, I think, aiso of the Board, upon a proper demand to furnish copies of papers kept by the department. CONDITIONS OF THE TITLE, The only conditions necessary to entitle a person to have copies of such papers are that the party ap- plying should be ataxpayer and should pay or offer to pay in advance five cents for every hundred words of the copy. Ithink that when any person applies for acopy of any paper inquiry should be made of him whether heis a taxpayer, and if he states that he is such statement can easily be veritied by the books of the department. If it appears that he is a taxpayer he should then be informed of the sum which it is necessary for him to pay in advance to obtain a copy, and such payment having been made the copy should be prepared and certified by the president or one of the commissioners, or by such other officer of the department as may be authorized so to do by resolution of the Board, to be a true 01 and should be delivered with such promptness may be reasonable under the circumstances of each case. It seems to me the proper and prudent course in this matter would be for the Board to adopt a gen- eral rule or regulation, providing that whenever any person applies for a copy of any paper, stating that he is a taxpayer, if it shail appear by the records’ of the department that he is a taxpayer, the presi- dent or either of the commissioners shall be au- thorized to cause = copy of any such paper to be prepared, certified and delivered to the applicant, provided’ that payment in advance, at the rate of five cents for each hundred words, shall have been made. On several occasions during the administration of Comptroller Green my attention was called by him to the fact tl lawyers were de- manding an inspection of the oks of the office for the express purpose of hunting out information upon which to bring suits against the city, and I waa asked by him the question whether he could legally refuse an inspec- tion on the ground that it would be prejadicial to the interests of the city to give the information, I then informed him that the law did not make him the judge as to when and under what circumstances Dublic records and documents shoula be open to inspection, nor authorize him to invest! the mo- tives which actuated the applicant in ing the in- formation. The rule is made imperative, that public records and documents shall oye be open to tho inspection of taxpayers, and the advantages of the system, as tending to give peed to the transactions of the public officials and thereby prevent frauds, are sup- posed to counterbalance the disadvantages, of which there are doubtless some. W. C. WHITNEY, Counsel to the Corporation. ALLEGED SLANDER AND LIBEL, The complaint in the suit of £dward M. Jenkins against John M. Cook was filed yesterday in Brook- lyn, The parties to the action were formerly part- ners, and the plaintiff sues for $50,000 damages for alleged slander and libel. It is charged that de- fendant circulated among several hotel proprictors throughout the country a letter in which he charged plaintit with stealing $3.000 and then running away. NEW YORK CATTLE MARKETS. Frinay, Feb, 14, 1879, saenine ven erento Forde Kixtioth street, ree Totals. - 2.618 4 163 A714 Breves—Trade slow, animals not to hand on i to fair; general salen ons ao time. W8 Ibs, net; oxtreme Se r worl herds re- Jc. pe wiiteweewhs 740 > Mlinois steers—2 % 40 Ios. per head, C. Kahn sold weight 1,580 live a per .; 14 mixed Western , weirht, 7% ewt; 17 Kentucky steers . weight, 64 ewt. Coon & Thompson sold for selves 52 Illinois steors—1 head, at 9c, per tb. with $1 off per bend; 17 hond at Myc. per Ib.; 16 head at O!oc, per Tb. weights, 5% ewt. aGl ews. aTewt. B. Knowlton sold ‘oumuission 28 dry cows at S44 per head; 7 steors % by live weight UST" Ibs, per Ib: xen at De. a Ose, por Ib, d at Ite. por Ib., weights, 64 ewl., strong, Vogel & Regenstein sold for Myer & 118 Tiliois | steers—o0 head at Se. por Ib., 49 wad at Oye. per Ih., with $1 on per head io head nt 9c. per Ib. —woights dhs ewt 2 bulls, live weight 1,730 Ibs, Pr tend, at 4" Jorney City yards Coney & MePhersoa fold oh coumisalon 5 Illinois sivers—s4 head at 10¢. por Ib,, 3 head at lsc, or Ib. 2 howd at Wise. per Ib. with $i'olf per head ond ad: 10 head at 10%e. por Ib. 4 head at Te, por Ib — weights 6 ewt. a7 ewt. a 8) Pike. a Pho. per Ib. weights sty ew Martin, Fuller & Co. 60 [inois steer Ib., with $1 off per bend; 9 head at & 3 per a ON owt, head at Oige th, with $1 ewt; for J. 00 Mee. «Oe. por Ih. 13 head at 10¢. per Ib,, 9 head at Lie pot. 14 bond a 10) es ribe—weights 7h cwt. a By cwt @'9 owt: 1 bull ‘te. per Ih. D. G0 atoora—-L2 head at i ad At igo. por Ih., {3 head at T weights 7h ewt, ;2oxen attic, per Ib, $i on por head, weight Tofly & Sons sold fo 31 bull, live weig Adve. por Ib. 20 owt. J. F, Sade enttle at Blge. per ih.,” weight ad. sold on commission 4 bulls, — ive hes 100, Ibs, 1 head, at 75 40 8 '$4 40 por ewt.; 142 Ilinols per Ib. 47 4 stoors—17 head tours: (a c at Ye. per Ib., end utc, por Ih, with ve, ‘ind 81 on per head ES off por head Wt. wt, small and sales slow, several Sheep sold at Sige. & 60. por Lowes at 4iac, por tb., lamba At 4c. @ Ooo. per fo. lity coarse to choice Judd & Buckingham sold 169 innwsheep, weight 107 Iba. per head, at. diye. per Mb. $ bs per head, at ® 70 per id 186 Ohio sheep, weight por ewt.; 60 Ohio a per herd, heop, weIght 190 Ibs 635 Ohio r hen Kase & Pick rold 196 Ohio chew. we head, at o'4¢. por 1b; O20) op, Weise hend, at. > ‘ul 162 Ohio sheep, woight 10: Dilienveck & Dewoy por head, at © lbs. per head, weight 90. Ibs 8 t Kirby & st ge. por Ib, hs ti 1hen Cows,—No net jon Vais aNd CALVES. —Ono grass Tod cnit ota at Spee. por Jy, ane 7 yenls at te. por Ib. Hogs.—Thoro were no live hogs on sale THE SMITH MURDER TRIAL Ghastly Mementos of the Tragedy. A WRETCHED WOMAN, “Cove” Bennett in a Web of Circum- stantial Evidence. The interest in the trial of Jennie Smith and Covert D. Bennett, indicted for the murder of Officer Smith, has not, apparently, diminished, for yester- day the Hudson County Court House in Jersey City was just as closely crowded as ever. A HeraLp re porter visited Mrs, Smith in her cell before the pro- ceedings began. ‘The accused widow is confined on the second tier in cell No, 2 of ward No. 5, Though small the cell is scrupulously clean, and the walls are adorned with pictures from illustrated newspa pers, Mrs. Smith was standing at the head of the bed when the reporter entered. Pretty as she is in her mourning suit in the Court House, she looked far prettier as she stood in a plain black wrapper, without bonnet or yeil, in her cell, She said:—vI have got so used to the lies that are being told that I may as well stand it without flinching.” About the correspondence between herself and Bennett, which is said to be im the hands of the prosecutor, Mrs, Smith said she knew nothing except what she had herself heard. MEMENTOS OF THE MURDER. ‘The Court opened at ten o’clock, and the prisoness were brought in by Under Sheriffs Foley and Peel. Detective Edward McHorney was again called to the stand, At a nod from Prosecutor McGill Con- stable Locke dived into a trunk behind the jury box and fished up a lot of bloody garments. At the sight of them Mrs. Smith began to cry, lowered her head and closed her eyes. The witness identified the bed- quilts shown as those taken from the death bed; the murdered officer's blood-covered shirts were shown, and the officer pointed out in them the cuts where the assassin’s knife had passed through. Mr. Col- lins turned to ask his client a question about the clothing, but the widow, unable longer to control her feelings, burst into tears. Bennett, on the contrary, fixed his gaze on each garment as it was handed to the witness and showed no signs of emotion. ‘The witness identified the quilts, a bolster, pillow and the offteer’s shirts. He also identified a hand- kerchief shown him as one found on a bench in the collar; a second handkerchief shown he‘said he knew nothing of. As one after another of the bloody exhibits were produced the female portion of the audience strained their necks to catch a glimpse of them, and fora time there was a buzz of ‘‘Ohs!”’ in the room. James McGregor was recalled and identified the bedquilts. In cross-examination he testified that the night before the murder he saw a man looking over the fence in the yard. Captain Lennon was recalled and, as the bedclothes and the officer's shirts were put out for his identifi- cation, the widow again began tocry. The witness identified all the articles shown. BENNETT'S ADDRESS. William BR. Neil, clerk in the Jersey City Post Of- fice, testified that on the 18th of June last Bennett called at the Post Office and changed his Post Office dress; he made a memorandum of the change on nded it to the witness. The prosecutor then ut the memorandum in evidence; it was as fol- lows . D. Bennett, 1104 Pacific avenue, to care J.D. Frees, 179 Sixth avenue, New York.” Rey. Spencer M. Rice, pastor of Grace Church, Jer sey City, testified that he had visited Bennett as his spiritual adviser; Bennett had written to him, but he did not have the note in his possession then, CHIRP MATHAN OM SER SEAND: a State then recalled Chief o i wp testified that when he had been notified of Ben- nett’s arrest he went to Police Headquarters and found him in custody of Sergeant Simmons; the Ser geant said that he had arrested Bennett in Washing, ton place, near Headquarters. “When I went in,” said the Chief, ‘1 said to Bennett, ‘So, you're here? he said, ‘Yes; I did'nt know that you knew me,’ and I said, ‘Oh, yes, I have seen you with Hopkinson;’ Lasked him why he did’nt put in an appearance ‘before, and he said, ‘I never knew I was wanted until I saw my name mixed up with the case in Saturday’s Heraup;’ I asked him wh; he did’nt come over then, and he said. ‘Well, did’nt-want to be locked up over night;' I asked why had he come then? and he replied, ‘Weil, they hounded me so that I thought I would come over and give myself up;’ I asked, ‘Where were you all this time? and he said, ‘I don’t propose to tell you that:’ Isaid, ‘Don't you think it would be better totell me?’ and he said, ‘No, I don't know that it would;’ I then ordered him to be locked up. Ex-Coroner Thomas Ronan was next sworn end as he handled the clothing of the deceased and identi- fied it Mrs. Smith again el oeed her C7 n i Benjamin 8. Welsh, one of the co: i saentived a small vial half filled with chloroform which he said he had picked up in the wash tub in Smith’s house on the day of the murder. CONVICTS’ REVELATIONS, | ain Isaac Hughes, a young man contine Jail, was the next witness, He testified that he was confined in the witness room in the jail while Ben- nett was there; Bennett frequently talked to himsetf and spoke in ‘his sleep; about nine o'clock on the morning of the 3ist of October Bennett went into the bathroom and while in there said, “Three months ago to-day I murdered a man; I don’t mean Harry Smith, but some people may think w On cross-examination x-Judge Hoffinan the wit ness said that the bathroom door was open, and he could see Bennett while he spoke; Bennett spoke to himself as if it was a joke. Henry Thorpe, who is also a prisoner, testified next that about a week ago Bennett had shown him a pair of sleeve buttons; the buttons produced in evidence Bennett, after showing them to him 4 ‘They might be used as evidence on * and he threw one of them all the way down the hall; witness said that if it was good for evidence he had ought to keep it; the witness then picked up the button and returned it to Rennetts next saw the sleeve buttous in the hands of Jailer Allen, who had been inquiring whether any one in the jail had lost any buttons; on the 5th of February last Isaw Bennett writing something, and after he concluded he read it and tore it up; then he walked to the water closetand threw the scraps into the basin and I picked them out; I gave the papers to Assistant District Attorney Vandervoort.” The papers were shown and identified. On cross-examination the witness testified that Bennett was throwing aay & lot of things when he showed him the buttons; he was positive that the reference to the buttons in evidence was made before , Bennett threw them away; the witness testified that he had been in the Penitentiary once, State Prisom twice and County Jail four times. Alexander Vandervoort, Assistant District Attorney, testified that he had received the papers shown trom Henry Thorpe; he knew them because he had care fully examined them before sealing them up. Louis Richard Quaid testified that he was confined in the witness room with Bennett, and that he heard Bennett remark on October 31, “Three months ago I killed a man, but it was not Harry R. Smith, Samuel Smith, proprietor of a cigar store, testi. fied that he knew Officer Smith and also knew the character ot his dog. “Hold on,” said Senator Win- field, as the witness left the stand, “did you know the dog's general reputation?” The witness m: stand during the grevted the counsel's question. ‘The Court then adjourned until Monday, CORA SAMMIS' CASE, A petition was filed by Mr. William F. Howe tn Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday for « writ of certiorari on behalf of Mrs. Bertha Burger, the mid- wife, who is confined in the Tombs in default of $10,000 bail on a charge of having caused by mal- practice the death of Cora Sawmis, It is urged that der which the prisoner is held is ex the bell wodnat the testimony eddaced before Oon sive, cuor Flanagan will justify a reduction, Judge Dono- hue granted the writ, the argument on this and the writ of haheas corpus issued on Wednesday will take plac 1 o'clock this morning im Supreme Court, Chambers, BUSINESS TROUBLES, Henry H. Hellfeld, manufacturer of mouldings, mado an assignment yesterday to James T, Hoyt, giving two preferences for $1,706 30, Philjp Merkle, dealer in crockery, made an assigns mont yesterday to Arneight R. Doll, The liabilities are about $5,000, Bernard Baer and Adeline Lindheim, dealers in ors, made an assignment hadi | to Albert Schintzler, giving preferences for $2,716 27. George Kt. Hebberd and Benjamin G. Millett, com- posing the firm of Hebberd & Co., dealers in ware, made an assigninent yesterday to James Mon- roe Griggs, giving preferences for $803 33. The tollowimy schedules in assignment matters were yosveeday, fled in the Court of Common Pieas:—Mary Kirsch to John A, Aline; liabilities, $11,263 90; nominal assets, $3,187 93, and real assets, je to Meyer H. Goldschmidt, lise ji ; nominal assets, $11,004 62, and real assets to $5,239