The New York Herald Newspaper, March 7, 1879, Page 9

DIRTY THOROUGHPARES, —_— A Good Opportunity for the S:reet Cleaning Bureau. IS NEEDED. WHERE THE BROOM Immense Heaps of Snow and Filth on the East Side. Now is the acceptable time for the Street Cleaning Department to put forth its best energies, and by making a clean sweep of the whole city earn a name for itself that will be long and gratefully remem- bered. A great many streets are actually in a hor- rible condition, and if left as they are until the werm weather, which is not far dtetant, may prove the source of fatal epidemics. It has been a severe winter and vast quantities of snow have accumulated in the obscure and usually neglected streets, where it remains, obstructing traffic and forming a sub- stratum forall sorts of household garbage, which mingles with it as it melts and makes a most offensive compound, How much pain will it not spare to the minds of the officers of the Street Clean- ing Department, who are so sensitive to the criticisms of the press, if they will only agree to act promptly in placing the streets of the city in a proper condition for the summer season. Betier that this should be done now and at once than that time should be allowed to slip by until peril to the heaith of the city is provoked, The Department must be allowed the credit of having done good work on most of the prominent thoroughfures and freed them of their incubus of black ice and snow, bot it is where the teeming mu'titudes live in tene- ment houses, especially on the east side of town, that its services, after all, are most needed, for thero the real danger lies of allowing dirt to accumulate. WHERE THE FILTH PREDOMINATED. Ta 8 random tour over the city on Wednesday a Hxnatp reporter took occcasion to notice the filthy condition of City Hall place to commence with. In front of Nos. 4, G and 8 large piles of ashes and garbage were noticeable, and in front of ‘Nos. 22, 24 and 28 were perfect hills of dirt, made up of half melted snow, decayed vegetables, ashes, bones, old boots andhats. Facing ward school ‘No. 23 a great deal of dirt Iny by the curbstone and the ash pails were overturned, and their contents scattered across the roadway. Parts of Pearl strect offensive, especially at the end west of High ridges of ashes and refuse uninelted snow drifts wero be secn opposite Nos, 484, 436, 400 and 495, ond a particularly Cos arg Httle mountain of garbage and snow si in front of No. ba SN Jentre street there were numerous eye sores Nos. 54, 56, 68 and es) in front of No, 64. Boxes and barrels of household refuse were observed in tront of Nos. 118 and 140, and facing No. 265 a mound of ashes occupied half the sidewalk. Oppo- bite No. 222 in the same street was @ reckless scatter- ing of ashes with an ash barrel alinost entirely buried in the midst of it. Around Centre Mar- ket, on Broome and Grand streets and in Centre Market place no broom seemed to have deen put in use for @ long time. The west front of the market ‘was littered with masses of decaying straw and the north and south fronts were ogpamented with heaps Ee sng snow mixed in with every sort of r xkcxress ranowiNa or guspme, In front of Nos. 343, 351, 361, 324 and 375 Mulberry street the household refuse was thrown recklessly out on the snow banks and gave the atreet a hope- Jessly unclean appearance. posite Now. 143, 147, 152, 161 and 163 nar street were huge accumula- ‘tions of snow, intermingled with dirt of ail kinds. Wagons were drawn PP on top of these unsavory eminences, and seemed to forbid the approach of the scavenger. Baxter strect was runing with mud, and betore Nos. 53, 55 and 60 were great masscs of ashes and garbage, spurning the barrels and boxes in which they were attempted to be contined and spreading out over street and sidewalk. In Franklin street, before Nos. 7, 8 and 16, the slush was horrible, and a poor woman might be seen with a hook in her and and a baby on her back Crane Arb the suc- ccssive piles of filth seeking for something of small value to keep her from starving. WHERE THERE WEKE NO DIRT CARTS. In Walkor street unvared for barrels of garbage stood before Now. 116, 114, 112 and 123. A resident of the street said no dirt carts had been there in a month and that the refuse had been allowed to lie in the street and was now well covered up and mixed in with the frozen snow. In Hester street before Nos, 202, owe « sin ond Pye masses of decaying straw were strewed about and gave an abject appearance to the strect. Deep mud dies intervened, into which all kinds of rubbish appeared to have been swept, and one can only fancy when 4 summer sun comes to shine upon such plague spots what a danger yrill be developed? rs feat Topo} oF MUD. In Broome strect* ridges of half-frozen mud ax- tended along in front of Nos. 360, 364, and as far as 378. At Nosg]23 and 130 Chrystie street several bar- rels of garbaye were overflowing into the gutter, Part of Delancey street was swimming in mud, and in front of No, 62 was a lake as dark as Erebus, on which a scow might almost have floated. as the snow melts on some of these streets it overtiows the 6 aiks, laps over the basement steps and mukes uo visi¥to the inmates who live beneath the first story. Orchard street, which happened to be in the ine! e condition of a street pre to get paved, and with all its ancient jestone pavement ruihleesly ripped up and scattered about, presented a beastly appearance. PERIL OF THE 6NOW HEAPS, In front of Nos. 147, 140 and 151 Ludlow street sev- considerable ash heaps were prominent, and on Stanton street, facing Nos. 95, 97, 99 and 101, a high breastwork of frezen snow, with a top dressing of decayed liver, tripe, cabbage, turnips and potatoes, extended. A Very perceptibie odor emanated from this unique collection, A great lake of mud ex- tended on Ludlow street from No. 172 to 136. In the Diddle of it the proprietor of an adjacent beer saloon was working like a béaver to make a clear passage- way from the opposite side of the street to his store. The me pee was curiously struck by his jook of niingled {1l-humor and determination and accosted liz with the remark that it was a pretty tough job. “Vell, I shust dinks mit you it aint no shob for snildren,” he answered, straightening himself up on the handle ot his shovel. “I vai an’ vaited,”’ , he continued, ‘for dem» fellers as does the shtrect cleanin’ to come prea, <5 vay, an’ dey nefer makes no appearance, an’ I taught Td shust no vaie eny- = au’ do ieee oh x 5 “But you don’t seem to long very well. ‘There's too wuch work for you.”” “Nein, nein,” he replied, impatiently; “de work iss nottins, but de tam mud, when I shovels it out 0° one hole comes back from anoder, and it’s mud, wud all de dimes.” THE ALI-PERVADING MUD. Allen and Division strects being subjected to ex- cavation and ie pak | by the laborers of the Metro- politan “L” road could not be expected to be ina very orderly condition, but, on the contrary, were in w stato of the most deplorable dirt and confusion. Iu East Honston street, before Nos. 152, 146, 136 and 132, a long mound of household sweepings extended, covering an equally extensive mound ot snow, black as coal. Heaps of garbage, unable to find accom- lation in the barrels desiyned for its le, ewed the curbstone in front of Nos. 196, 1 d 123 Kast Twenty-second street. On” Second ayente the sani a a noticed in front of Nos. 385, 380, 421, 497, 446, 457, 495, 509, 615 and 619, On East Twenty-tifth stroet, before No». 223, 219 and 229, the strect by the curbstone was or- namented with hillocks of ushea and garbage that should have been contained in boxes or it is. noted feature of the cold weather, and iy ‘when there is much snow on tho streets, t! the householders neglect the use of the ash barrels and garbage boxes and dump their refuse on the snow, ing the scavengers will come along and ‘scoop tp the whole mass into the dirt carts, Be- fore Nos, yp, 319, 412, 451, 495, 509, 515 and 519 East ‘Twenty-sixth street wero overturned or overflowing exh and tho curb ali along was @ mass ot Alth. Pools of black Og ae water stood along the centre of the street and & most uninviting look. TWO EXCEKVINGLY DINTY HTREKTS. Perhaps the two dirticst streets in the olty up town on Wednesday were Thirty-second and Thirty- third, between First and Secoud avenues. Their sondition was simply disgraceful. Before No. 300 East Thirty-second street was a great heap of snow, wmixed up with stable manure, rotten ogee, vere! bles, mud and what not. Something macn the gay gtvod before Nos, B01, 302, 316, J17, 322, 937 and U2, Masses of filthy matter imade up of straw, vogeta- bics, broken seuttles, old boots and shoes, bones aud decayed meat were strewn slong the etrect, with in- tervals of black, Le Ay it of water, and over and among all were cro’ uf little boys and girls play- {ng aud apparently enjoying themselves, Especially largo heaps of dirt stood im front of Nos. ddd, 43, 850 and oa tila aireet, orig Da Tsy sare, sttees wi ae co jon, and fore Nos. 575, 462, BA BAe, “sat, 88, 30, 00,098, WN. IS and "Bla were nusty collections of dirt mingled with the much de- filed snow. DESTITUTE SAILORS, ‘The Doard of Commissioners for Licensing Satlors’ Boarding Houses mot yesteraay, Captain Luce, the prosident, in the chair, The object of the mecting was to consider proposed amendments to the by- laws, Oommienioner Forris made a motion that tho by-law rolating to the immediate relict of dertitute wailors bo also appliod to sailors’ widows and oPphans who might be destitute, Commissioner Luce ox- pressed the opinion that, while the sympathy of the ward went out to all such persons, still the vemaunt of money allowed by law Ww be vx NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1879.-TRIPLE SHEET. mded on destitute sailors was so small hat it would not go v: far toward their relief. Commissioner King could not see bow it was pus- sible to discriminate between the Sooenving and un- deserving, especially as the report for last year showed that only $5 05 had been disbursed for the relief of destitute seamen. He was ashamypd that the Board could not show a better record in relieving the wants of the sailor. He did not believe in disbursing $1,300 to a secretary and for office hire in order to distribute $5 among poor sailors, Commissioner Ferris expressed the opinion that all the tunis should be devoted to the benefit of the sailor, and maintained that the Board was appointed for the purpose of distributing the same. The Secretary, Commissioner Wells, thought it was as much benefit to the sailor if he obtained a toa room to tleep in as to furnish him with a suit of clothes, and the money last year was expended in looking after boarding house keepers and making them keep their houses cleon and in good order. Commissioner Luce said he was in favor of going to the full extent of the fund in the matter of distributing relief to the desti- tute sailor. Commissioner Ferris’ amendment was then adopted. RAPID TRANSIT LUXURIES, ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY PALACE CARS ORDERED FOR THE SECOND AVENUE ‘‘L”~ -MATERIAL IMPROVEMENTS FOE THE COMFORT OF PAS- BENGERS, Owing to the extremely unfavorable weather the breaking of ground on First avenue was deterred until to-day, when a large force of workmen will dig the first excavations at Fifth strect and proceed northward aa fast as possible, Most luxurious ac- commodations have been already provided for the east side patrons of the Second avenue “ and these fortunate individuals will travel,if possible, in even more sumptuous style than the patrons of the Sixth avenue “L’ do at present. Mr, Albert Pullman stated yesterday that the cars to be run on the Second avenue “LL” will be very much su- perior.to the Sixth avenue cars now in use. Several notable improvements are to be made, Instead of having separate morocco and rattan seat cars each car will be fitted up with the rich morocco cushion seats, arranged so that in the summer they can be taken out and the cooler rattan seats substituted in their places. Instead of running trains with both kinds of cars, as at present, all the cars will have the morocco seats in tho cold and the rattan seats in the warm weather. MONE ELBOW ROOM SECURED. The space between the cross seats facing each other is to be enlarged nine inches, At present peo- ple’s legs come rather into too contact for perfect comfort, while the new cars will afford ample room in this respect. The backs of the cross seats will bo raised six inohes in order that passen- gers’ elboavs from the adjoining longitudinal seats may not interfere with people occupying. the cross seats or vice versa, At present they are so low that sometimes both passengers—the one occupying the cross seat and the onein the adjoining longitudinal seat—rest their elbows on the back, thus occasionally coming into uncomfortable contact with each other. Mr. Pullman said that all these apparently little things had un ceretully studied out during the nine months which the road had been running in order thatevery possible improvement, be it ever ao trifling, whioh might add to the comfort and luxury of travel should be mace, HANDSOME MIRRORS IN THE NEW OARS. Not content with these improvements of a prac- tical character, the new cars are to be more orna- mental, and to be, in the true sense of the word, “palace cars.”” In opder to break the monotony of the long rows of windows on each side, handsome French plate glass mirrors, 38 inches long and 9 inches wide, encased iu pretty and highly orna- mental frames, will be substituted in place of the windows over the cross seats. The company expect thut these cross seats will thus be rendered particu- larly agreeable to ladies, who, while seated in the cars and being whirled along at a rate of twenty miles per hour, will be enabied to inspect their toi- lets ahd adjust their bonnets or other paraphernalia of out-door wear which might have become a little deranged in the street. The 150 cars ordered for'the Second Avenue “L”’ are to be all of the above luxu- rious description, so that it is very evident the patrons of the present Second avenue horse cars will travel in @ style never anticipated by them. EQUIPMENT OF THE SECOND AVENUE “‘L.”” Tho equipment of the line will also embrace sixty of the new improved engines, afew of which have been running for the last few days on the Sixth ave- nue “L.” The latter line has now thirty-six engines and nearly one hundred cars in use, The last new batch of twenty cars, some of which arrived only x y, are about the same as the old ones except hat the ornamentation of the exterfor and of the Poe over the seats is rather more elaborate. idesthe 150 paluce cars for the Second avenue “L,”” however, fifty new cars of the same sumptuous description, Lave been ordered for the west side ‘“L,”” in order that the traveller on both linos shall share the newly invented improvements and luxuries. It may appear astonishing that the cnst side, which is geuerally considered as being populated by a far poorer class of people thau the west side, should be provided with such magniticent travelling accommo- lations, but it ap) that the officers of the Metro- politan’ “L” place a very high value on their Second avenue line. General Manager John Baird thinks that the traffic on the Second avenue “UL,” when it is once in fair runuing order, will be from 70,000 to 80,000 per day. When asked why he placed his estimate so high, he said there was much greater need of rapid transit for the east side than for the west side. He also thought that the large present horse car travel from Cortlandt street ferry to Thirty-tourth street ferry warrented the assumption that hundreds of passengers woud fiud it convenient to travel on the, west side “L” to Chambers street and there tke a transfer to tho Second avenue “L.”” This Chambers street connec- tion, which runs from the present West Broadway station to the junction of Chambers and Chatham etrects, Mr. Baird thinks, will be very vaineble for transferring west side gers to the east side line, and vice versa. ig mode of transfer will tender it sasier for people doing business about Church and Vesey streets, &c., who live on the east side to reech their destination than they could if compelled to walk over to tho cast side ‘'L.”” MILLIONS INVOLVED. SUIT OF THE NEW ENGLAND IRON COMPANY AGAINST THE METROPOLITAN “1.” ROAD— SOMETHING ABOUT THE SUB-CONTRACT. * There has already appeared in tho Hxxanpa fall statement of the suit brought by the Now England Iron Compauy against the Gilbert “I” Railroad Com- pany and the New York Loan and Improvement Com- pany to recover over $4,000,000 for an alleged breach of contract. It will be remombered that the plaintifls claim that they entered into a contract with the de- fendants to build the present Metropolitan “1.” road, the contract price being $735,000 por mile or thereabout. By & combination which was sub- sequently effected with the Loan and Im- proyewent Company the sub-contract for the building. of the road was made with the Edgemoo: mm Company, as alleged, for a much less sum, and the road, so far as constructed, was made under that contract. The New England com- pany now claim a specific performance of the con- tract, and seek to revover the difference between tho cost amount and the contract prico, which they fix at about $400,000 per mile, The trial of the case is now in — before Judge Freeiman, in the Superior Court, and [oe to be a lengthy and intricate tigation. defendants state that Mr. Foster, who signed the contract on behalf of the rafiroad company, was not authorized to do +o by any resolution of the of Directors, end, further, that the contract was a contingent one, lent upon the iations of one Collinson, who was sent to funds in England to build the road, of which fact the pisintiffs were aware. Jt is further charged that within twelve months after the contract was signed the plaintiffs were pom owe to suspend YK and actually became insolvent. To thi o defendants reply that tho ert contract contained a clause for sub-letting and that they bad adventaycous offers to sub-let. THE TRSFIMON In the trial, yesterday, Mr. W: dent of the New Koglant pe ras sittyieeted (0 a long cross-oxamination, He #atd there wos never jomont when, if he hat received orders to go on, he uid not have obtained sufficient capital to com- plete his contract, and that although compelled to suspend by the panic of 1874, yet the plaintif—s’ prop- erty was held in trust #0 as to enable them to go on with the contract as soon aa the railroad company should order. Mr, Wiggins further testified that about the time of making the contract with the de- fendants the plaintiffs were in neotiation with iron companies at Buffalo and Covoage, and received offers trom both to take sub-contract at very advan- tagcous rates and prives, The next witness was award H, Hewins, an jineer, formerly in charge of the meat for construction of bridges, houses and architectural irou work of the plaintils’ company. oe Sees ee add Several contur- ences W o “LL company, and thot tho plans and specifications whieh were put im evi- dence were those agreed upon between them. ‘The trial will be resumed this morning, Morars. Fithian & Clark appear ua attorneys aud ex-Iecorct Hinith and Jolin MeDenald e® counsel tor the pla: Porter, Loving, Soren and Storm Cor company, and Alexander & Green for tho Loan and improvement Company. ACCIDENT ON THE “L” ROAD, Shortly after two o'clock yesterday afternoon an engine on the Metropolitan “L” road broke one of the connecting role joining the wheets, which dis. Placed eeveral sleepers, The latter were foreed out in somo instances and fell to the ground, creating conmderablo ©: mt the street below, one recetved any injury, but paweugers Im the next trains were delayed some me til the engine was wwitched gil, ‘ins, former presi- OUR COMPLAINT BOOK, {Nore.—Letters intended for this column must be accompanied by the writer's full name and address to insure attention. Complainants who are unwilting to comply with this rule simply waste time in writing. Write only on one side of the paper.—Ep. Henan.) BEAUTIES OF BAYARD STREET. To rue Eprror or tHE HERALD:— Bayard street is in a filthy condition. Why don't those who have the cleaning of the streets see about it? Itis filled with boles and filth, and it should be attended to at once, PROPERTY HOLDER. DEADHEADING ON THE “‘L.” ROADS. To rue Eprron oy tHy Herap:— If the “I.” railroads cannot carry passengers for five cents why do they carry so many deadheads? Cut off the free list and put the fare down to popular prices aud make all pay fare. JOHN WORKMAN, SPECTACLES FOR THE POLICE. To rue Eprror or tue Humarp:— I wish to suggest that the police be immediately supplied with spectacles. Undoubtedly they are re- quired from the fact that four dead dogs rest their bones in Hall place since the 16th ult. : MANUFACTURER. MOUNTAINS OF ASHES, To rae Eprron or tne Heratp:— Please call the attention of the Strect Cleaning De- partment to the sad state of Fifty-sixth street, just east of Third avenue, where mountains of ashes and garbage have accumulated during the winter, causing annoyance and sickness to the residents of the neighborhood, ‘TAXPAYER, AN INVITATION TO THE ASHMEN. To tue Eprror or rar Heraup:— Why are not the sshes and garbage removed from West Forty-fifth street ? The ash cart comes around sometimes once in two weeks, sometimes oftener, but nevor regularly. It hes not been around for a week now and wo would like to know when to expect another visitation, RESID} . FILTHY CONDITION OF PRINCE STREET. To tHe Eprron or THE Hematp:— Please call the attention of the Strect Cleaning Bureau to Prince street, between South Fifth avenue and Chariton street. The police have not even en- forced the law about removing tho ico from the gut- ters; in fact, they have mot cleaned the gutter in front of the station house, The street is one mass of mud and filth aud there are s number of scarlet fever cases in these blocks, es] ly near Macdougal street. Please throw a little light on this dark spot, Yours truly, PARENT IN TROU: A POOR WIDOW'S QUESTION. To rue Eprror oy THz Henaup:— Why is it that Mr. John Egan, who has the dis- tribution of supplies to the poor in Harlem, refuses to assist me? Lams widow with two children and work whenever I can got it, bat I ain unable this hard winter to make both ends meet. The other families in the house receive assistance, but I do not though I havo asked forit, The other families say if I Batovged to tho Catholic Church I would get what I wanted, and if this is so it is not right. Mrs. 8. ILEICHER, No. 343 122d street. THE SIXTH CORPS CROSS AGAIN. To rae Eprtor or Tux Hrnaip:— As a veteran of the old Sixth Army corps I cherish apride forthe red cross, under which I served in the campaign of 1864. The Sixth corps purchased that cross and paid for it on many @ bloody field of the late civil war. The fields of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania bequeathed to me the right of heritage to that badge, with which the Twenty-third regiment N.G.S.N.Y. now decorate their eqnipinents. Though the war drum throbs no longer, and our battle flag is furled, that cross is by no meaus a fading vision, for we revere its momory as when we saw it flouting inthe air. I do not desire to depreciate the citizen soldiers, tor their ranks have produced heroes, yet I do protest against their wearing a cross of which the old Sixth corps is alone the heir. ADJUTANT FIRST DIVISION. WHERE THE FEES GO, To tne Eprron or tHe Henanp:— ‘Three or four years since a law was enacted regu- lating landlord and tenant proceedings in district courts, providing that all feos in such proceedings should be paid into the city treasury. In the Tenth District Court, however, and, as I am informed, in some other district courts, a system of evading this provision has been pa agg the marshal performing the duties of the clerk in Alliug out summonses, affidavits and warrants, and, before doing #0, exact- ing the sum of $4. This sum Ihad to pay to Mar- shal Purroy or his representative, John Crossen, and before the retura day of the summons the tenant moved away, and, I am informed, before the marshal had servod the summons. This is the second time this same officer has exacted money from me. In neither case has he refunded an rtion of it. TWENTY-THIRD WARD, FAVORED CITY RMPLOYES, To tae Epitor or THE Heratp:— On Saturday, March 1, the employés of the Mayor's office were paid their salarics; the rest of us outside fellows have not yet been paid, and it is said that we shall have to waitsome @ys yet. Does’ Mayor Cooper consider this fair? Is it any more aain to sign the payroll of a court than of the Mayor's of- fice? I have rent to pay both up town and down town. Before Mayor Cooper came into office I paid my rents on lst of the month and had the satisfaction of being and being considered a ood, prompt tenant. Now I have to say to my landlords when they come in, “Yo bave to wait until Mayor Cooper gets ready.” This has never been so before except when Green was Comptroller. It the Mayor can show that the city is or can be one cent by my being annoyed in this way I will submit without amurmur. Did he treat his workmen in the glue business in this way? Bocause he is a rich man has he no feeling for those who are not? Isn’t my right to be paid when my salary is dus quite as sacred as any mere theories that Green muy have as to the mode in which the city should treat its honest credi- tors? Indeed, I should really like to know who it was that the city of New York eiected Mayor last fall. Was it Cooper or Green? aX. ¥. THE KINGSBRIDGE ROAD. To tar Eprron or tux Henacp:— Permit me to call the attention of the public and of Commissioner Campbell to the disgraceful condi- tion of Kingsbridge road and to the misories the four or five thousand people who live along its line are compelled to endure in consequence of the terri, Die state into which tho noglect or inefficiency of the Department of Publto Works has allowed that thoroughfare to fall. At this season of tho year the road from 162d street to Kings- bridge dred yards hero and there, almost impassable for pedestrians. Throughout its entire length there is not the faintest approach to a sidewalk, and those who are not fortunate enough to own are competied to wade.in mud ankle deep. Where all the money that has been appropriated for its repair during the past ten years has gone is a mystery which only Mr. Campbell and bis assistants can ox- plain. One thing is certain, it has not been expended on the road. Livery season, to be sure, a man named Mooney comes along, when a few loads of shale sro deposited, which, after having beon allowed to re- main long enough to enabte us to sce that something is to be done, are sprinkled over the road and then covered with dirt dug from the side channels. That is all that is ever dono to the road—the only glimpse we get of Mr. Campbell's wonderful im ents. What is needed, and what, in justice to the property holdery and residents of this growing section, should be built, is a four foot sidewalk from 162d stroet to at least Inwood Church, There 4 necessity what- ever for widening the road. It is all right, but the sidewalk is an absolute becessity. There is now no place on which to walk except in the middie of the road, among the horses and wagons, The result is thet whole families are prevented from attending church, children have to be tained from school, and in the evening it ia impossible to go out of the house without rnnning the risk of being lost in a sea of mud and siush, We are tired Mooney's mud, FORT WASHINGTON, ANSWERS. THE PRICE OF THE HERALD, PENNSYLVANIA AND Baurimone Rarinoap Derort, Puivapetwtia, March 3, 1879, To mr Eptron or THe Henau:— In answer to the complaint of “Travelling Public” I wish to aay that he can get the Hxmatp from any of ny agents for five conts per copy between Phila delphia and Baltimore. He has probably bonght his JinnaLy trom the newsboys in Wilndugton, who charge six or cight cents or whatever they please, We have nothing to do with them at all, GEORGE W. HASSAN, TI GERMAN SAVINGS BANK, To Tue Eprron or tae Hxnano:— in answer to inquiries frum the depositors of the German Savings Denk of the town of Morrisania, I would etete that Lcounted upon paying them a third dividend of Afteen per cent last fall, Liens upon tho reel estate sold in November wero not removed till Fobruary, aud until this was done the purchasers ro- towed 1 take title, FT have not yet acqnired title t© several parcels of feal estate sold ander ure of mortgages aud purghased by ity with the exception of a few hun-- me in behalf of the bank, The is of this Roper are necessary to enable me to declare the ividend spoken of. ‘Ihope to receive title during the present week, I debm it for the best interest of the depositors to sell the remaining property and make @ final dividend from the assets, which I hope to be able to do toward the énd of April. After that time whatever the depositors may receive will come out of the suits now Pendin against the trustees. ILLIAM J. BEST, Receiver. pe a sant al i COPERNICUS AND GAMBRINUS. CITIZEN SCHWAB SCORES A VICTORY AGAINST THE POLICE—-NO CONSTRUCTIVE OFFENCES, At @ quarter to one o’clock on the morning of Monday, the 22d of July, 1878, Justus H., Schwab was found selling beer in bis open saloon in First street by Ofieer Mayforth, of the Seventeenth pre- cinct, The officer ordered the place closed and the sale of beer to cease, as being im violation of law, to which order Schwab responded by a flat refusal. In justification of such refusal Schwab referred to the clock which hung on the wall, showing, according to Copernicus, that Sunday was at an end, but, as was alleged, the officer gave Schwab to understand that he did not care a big Dfor Copernicus or the clock, and thereupon arrested and took him to the station house, where Sergeant Michael M. Rooney ordered him “‘below.” On the same day Schwab was taken before Justice Bixby at Essex Market, who discharged him, and he immediately thereafter brought a suit in the Marine Court against both Sergeant and pri- vate to recover dainages for false imprisonment. LEGISLATIVE INTENTION. The case came to trial before Judge Shes and a jury, Mr. Henry Wehle appearing as counsel for Schwab and Mr. 0. F. McZean forthe police. Judge Shea dismissed the complaint, holding that, though the Sunday law ended at midnight of Sunday and the License law did not operate until one o'clock A. M. of Monday, yet it must have been the intention of the Legislature to include within the prohibiti this disputed hour, and not to leave it neutral ground, covered by no law. From this decision couneel for Schwab took an ap- peal to the General Term, by which a decision was Fendered yesterday reversing that of Judge Shes. The opinion of the Court is written by Judge Mc- Adam, concurred in by Chief Justice Alker and Judge Goepp, tho leading points of which are as follows:— THE DECISION, Quoting s large number of authorities to sustain his position, the J holds that by the method of computing time in this State established by the’ Re- vised Statutes a day consists of twenty-four hours and commences and ends st midnight. Whenever, therefore, the statute forbids an act to be done on & ular day it has reference to this mode of com- putation unless there is some express declaration to the contrary. By *pplyin this rule of construction to the present case it was lain that tho statute which forbids the sale of liquors on Sunday has reference to the twenty-four hours of that day, and the sale in this case was no violation of that law. The only other prohibition was the Excise law, which prohib- ite a sale between the hours of one and five o'clock in the mo and provides that all places licensod under the law shall be closed during those hours.. There whs no_ legal evidence that the Legislature intended 18 Excise law should extend to the intervening hour between midnight on Sunday and one o’clotk A. M. on the following Monday, and the rule being that statutes must receive a strict construction, ngs Which do not come within the words are not to be brought within by construction. The law did not allow of constructive offences or of arbitrary punishments, No man incurs a penalty unless the act which subjects him to it is clearly within the spirit and letter of the statute imposing such pen- alty. The remedy for the defect in the laws as pre- sented in this case must be sought with the Legisla- ture and not with courts. On these and other grounds set out at large in the e, opnion, the judg} ment of the Court below is reve: for error, and a new trial awarded to Schwab. During this lawless our, it appears from this decision, King Gambrinus can exercise unopposed sway. THE GLOBE LIFE. 18 SENATOR WAGSTAFF'S: BILL INTENDED TO OUTVOTE THE FREEMAN INTEREST? The officers of the Globe Mutual Life Insurance Company are still waiting in some suspense the dictum of the Attorney General on the Messrs. Freeman resignations. On first receiving tho nows of the changes which he had in- tended to bring about by authority of law, Mr. Schoonmaker telegraphed that he would fur- nish a reply to the company on the succeeding day. That was one week ago, and the reply has not yet been received. The peculiar situation of the Globe's affairs, as well as the general embarrassment ot in- surance companies at the present time, render the delay of serious consequence to the remaining Ofticera and the policy holders of the Globe. The latter are daily making inquiries at the office and no satisfaction can be afforded them. Secretary Lindsay said yesterday that they wero ready to mako up a new slate of officers within an hour after the receipt of the Attorney General's assent. It is ‘pre- sumed that the ight over Superintendent Smyth's removal has some effect in causing tke delay. LOOKING TO ELKCTIONS. There are five trustees to be elected in tho Globe to complete the full board of fifteen. As tho Messrs. Freeman own eighty-five cent of the stock it is of course possibie for them to elect whomsoever they please to fill there vacancies. Nobody seems to Kuow exactly what the Messrs. Freeman propose to do—whether to retain control of the company or to let things take such @ course as will best assist thera in ting =orid of their stock. Every policy holder of the company is entitled to cast one vote in person at the election for trus- tees. But, as an officer of the Globe er ger it would be impossible for them to sceure the attend- © of enough policy holders to counterbalance tho » stock votes out of 4,000 held by the Messrs. Freeman. In such » connection the bill introduced by Senator Wagstaff at Albany on Tuesday will be of interest. I¢ provides that the policy holders ma; vote either in person “or by proxy,” and, as is read- ily sven, fits the uiremonts of the Globe exactly. The Globe has policy holders. Of course, the bill applies to all mutual companies and is likely jo ine¢t with considorable obpos tion from the majority of them, It was sugges! an insurance man to the reporter that the terms of the proxies ought to be mentioned in the bill. If fixed to expire in say sixty days he thought the bill _migut be of servico; but if allowed to run perpetually the proxies might become dangerous instruments. Ho knew of proxies in one company that had been in existence for twenty years. eae THE METROPOLITAN MORTGAGES, The following letter, received at this office trom the president cf the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, shows exactly what hes been stated ail along in the columns of the Henatp, whon we pub- Ushed a faithful transcript of mortgages held by the various te insuremce companies, as found in the records on file at the Insurance Department in Albany. Anticipating that complaints like these wouldresch us, it was conspicuously printed in the columns of the Hunanp on Toesday last that “any company which yentures to assail them assails the department and not our correspondent, who has faithfully performed the hambie clerical duty of making an exact transcript of what he found, If the state of facts has altered since it is competent for the companies to show it, We do not belicve that there have been any changes which can matc- rially modify the records which our correspondent bas traneeoril There may be instances—we do not doubt that there are instayces—in which the mort- gages have been patd, wholly or in part; but these exoeptions to the general rule, Just the case with the Metropolitan Life. Mortg: that have been paid off, reduced or as- signed to other parties since the records now on file im the department were made up may have been, and no doubt » us ine dorsed on the papers or cancelied on the boo! the company’s ofiice, but there was no evid these changes in the Insurance Department w! correspondent made his transcript. These di ancies could not occur if the department at Aibany were constantly posted as to changes in regard to in- veatmeuts made continually throngnout the year by the various companies. In order to do justices, br ever, to the Motropolitan Life, wo append its ofl: corrections :— Mernorourtan Tarn Insunascw Comrany, ; New Vouk, March 5, 187% 5 To mite Emirow or mr HeRaLo — "§ The partial exhibit of im on hold by this fnatitation and reported in your insne arch 4contulns ao many errors (hut We arg constrained ty call attention therets. Tho first item should bo $8200 instead of 60.00; the wee on item, befng & mortgage of $385,000, ¥ i ie that B70 00; the C th ftom you report a ceria: ance on, which {8 at variance with the f consists of city lotay the the property 0 instead of a property h item does mot exist at all, having in 187 eighteenth ftom does at all, Been — watinfied — f the twenty-firat item is not held by thix compan nt by the Mataal 1 by whom it was assam the twenty-thitd tent’ fs $4000 insted of iB -fuurth item was gatisiied in 1877; t the bailar I hirty Aft item jon is SS hn sal twiee, the forties! the forty bons incorreetly = fae is $15,000 ine tead of ». Yours, very traly, JOSEPH! KNAPP, Prosident “ALWAYS WITH YOU. The Henarp has received trom “C. G. H.” $1 for family at No. 246 West Tenth street, and from “u. tk” $6 tor the general fund, BROOKLYN BRIDGE. CONTINUATION OF THE LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGA TION CONCERNING ITS EFFECT ON THE COM- MERCE OF THE PORT—TESTIMONY OF VARIOUS EXPERTS. The Sub-Committee on Commerce and Navigation appointed to investigate the Brooklyn Bridge re- sumed its sessions at the Metropolitan Hotel yester- day morning. Messrs. Knowles, Grady, Duguid and Low, of the cominitte, were present, and Mr. Beers, Mr. Arnoux, Mr. Murphy and a brigade of engineers were also in attendance. The proceedings opened with the examination of Mr. James L, Freeborn, a Brooklyn warehouseman. He stated that he had Property both above and below the towers of the bridge which was used for warehouse purposes. Sinee'the placing of the cables he said that his prop- erty above the bridge had fallen off from forty to fifty per cent. A great proportion of this, he said, was due to the construction of the bridge, though the General shrinkage in real estate values had something to do with it. He knew that his property was directly affected by the bridge, for that of his neighbors, like his own, bad depreciated more than the same kinds of property located elsewhere. Mr. William Cochran, who is a rigger by trade, was next called, and questioned particularly for the in- formation of the committee concerning the methods of housing topmasts. His testimony about the ex- penses of this operation was to the effect that it would cost from $500 to $550to bring a ship of 2,000 tons under the structure. He said it would take two days to lower the top and topgallant masta unless more than one gang of men was put to work. He said it would cost about $400 to bring the ship Three Brothers under the bridge and $500 to bring the Davy Crockett, which was a much smaller craft. Mr. M, M. Lawrence, the owner of warchonses at the foot of Market and Grand streets, testitied that during the last five years he had lost heavily in busi- ness and the value of his property owing to the Brooklyn Bridge. His property, he declared, had shrunk to one-quarter of its former value, HEIGHT OF MASTS. Mr. George W. Rosewell, a shipwright and calker, was examined as an expert, and gave the averages be- tween ton and mast heights. The length of the spars of s ship of about three hundred tons, he said, would be about one hunared and twenty feet. He thonght that to pase the bridge safely there should be a space of fitteen feet between the lowest and the masthead, He thought that about one- halt the vessels that go up the East River would have to lowertheir masts. He was not sure that owners would be willing to have their topmasts housed at the city’s expense; they would want to know the men doing the work. He thought the bridge would seriously affect the commerce of the port and in- crease the danger of collision. Mr. David J. Taft, s sparmaker, of Brooklyn, was called when the committee reassembled after recoss. He did not think, he said, that any square rigged vessels could get under tho bridge without housing their to} ts. In fact,a majority of them were now unable to do ro. He consider that the com- pletion of the bridge would be a detriment to all the water front sbove it, and that it would have = bad etfect on the several businesses connected with ship- ing. Pe DOCKING ABOVE THE BRIDGE. Mr. Wilson Fisk testified that he liad collected cer- tain statistics about vessels of over 300 tons that had come to the port of New York during the year 1878 and docked above the bri He gave the following figures :—493 vessels, schooners and square riggers came in through Hell Gate, as per [ERALD reports, and 5¢4from below. These figures he did not think gave all the vessels that arrived in port. Many vessels, he said, escaped the marine re- porters. Being asked to be more apecific concerning these vessels, Mr. Fisk detailed as follow The number of sailing vessels on the registry books of the United States of November 3, 1877, was 22,874, which were divided as follows:—903 schooners be- tween 300 and 700 tons, 128 vessels betwoen 700 and 800 tons, 104 vessels between 800 and 900 tons, 95 ves- sels between 900 and 1,00U tons and 624 vessels over 1,000 tons. Of schooners exceeding 300 tons register and of vessels, square rigged, exceoding 700 tons rog- ister 493 passed turough Hell Gate in 1878. Of these 384 came Pri through the Narrows and docked above the bridge. ; A DERRICK MASTER'S OPINION. Captain McDonald, of the great steam derrick, was next called. He said that his craft had crossed the line of the bridge as often as five times aday, but this was in war times. He said that the elevation of the derrick from the water line was 189 feet, He declared that to be percectly efficient the derrick should be about fitteen feet higher. It would, he said, materially injure the structure to ‘ower it ten feet—in tact, any decrease iu the height would work mischief. In answer to Mr. Beers it was developed that unless a derrick is high enough to elevate a boiler clear ‘of all superincumbent joiner work itis useless, At this point the committee adjourned tn order to meet a party of New Jerscy legislators who ‘were to arrive at Jersey City at ten minutes to five, The heare ing will be continued this morning. BEDELL'S WIVES. The case of Willett P. Bedell, charged with bigamy, was heard before Justice Elliott, yesterday, at his court room, corner South First and Fifth streets, Williamsburg. The full story was published in¢he Heratp on Sunday last, sinco which time Bedell has reconsidered his action im so far as to consent to part with the second wife and resume his rela- tions with the first, The hearing in the case was to have taken place on Monday last, but noWitnesses being in the court room it was adjourned to yes- terday. While in the court room Mrs. Bedell, or Jones (No. 1), kissed him and ed him to return, which he declined to do, but ward sent her a letter from Raymond Street Jail, in which he offered to live with her again and acknowledge her as his wife. The withesses examined were:—Mrs, ell, who said that she thought her irst husband, Joues, was dead when she married Bedell, and when he turned up alive, eighteen mouths later, Bedell swore to stick to her, but 4s soon as Jones really died Bedell turned her out, but taking her back again did not finally eject her till Christmas; Rev. J. J. White, who testi- fied that he married Josephine Briggs to defondant, on February 19 last; Mra. J. Krant and Nicholas Krekey, who swore that Dedell had met the com- plainant just before Christmas and called her his wife. Bedell then acknowledged that he had married both women, the second becaute he did not deem the first 2 legal marriage in consequence of her other husband being alive. ‘Lhis ended the case, the Justice reserving his deci- sion till Saturday, the District Attoraey to mean- while seck out authorities as to whether there is really & bigamy in the case or not. MARRIED IN A RESTAURANT. (From the Washington Post, March 6.) Yesterday afternoon a bashful young man from rural regions appeared at the side entrance of Driver's restaurant aud timidly inquired for directions as to the mode of marriage in the District. With his usual gallantry: the courtly George volunteered to initiate the would-be groom, and escorted him and the prospective bride—who was waiting on the cor- ner—to Clerk Meigs’ house, where @ license was pro- cured, The couple had ridden nearly fifty miles on horseback from Fanquier county, Va., with an irate parent in hot pursuit. ‘The party then proceeded to the private Hors of Driver's restaurant, and there waited while a messenger was sent for aclergyman. At half-past seven the Rev. 8, 8. Domer arrived and was escorted to the parlors, and there performed the ceremony in the presenco of several parties, who had interested themselves in beha young couple. The bride, a pretty, blushing brunette, was duly saluted by those present, rding to the old Virginia custom. After the ke and wine had been passed the happy twain lett to spend the first night of the honeymoon at a hotel in the vicinity. They leave for home this morning. At last accounts the young lady's angry father had not appeared upon the scene, 6 partios gave their names as E. &. Groves and Isabelle G. McConchie, DEATHS. Arrrx.—In Brooklyn, March 6,,/Frapentc Caaycr, son of Thomas F, and Mary B. Attix, in the Oth year of bis age. Funeral private. Pauxen.—In Brooklyn, on Thursday, March 6, Captain Jes Banker, Hell Gate pilot, in the 8d year of his age, Relatives and friends of the family, also the Hell nd Sandy Hook p'lots, are respectfully invited Mothodist Episcopal corner Clinton, Brooklyn, ou P. M., without Sunday, further BESNeTT,—At Gravesend, March 5, Mavp, danghter of Corpelits and Anna Maria Bennett, in the 8th year of her age. Relatives aud friends of the family are invited to attend her funeral, on Friday, Mareh 7, from the Re- formed Chateh of Gravevend, at two o'clock P, M., without further notice, ° Boyne, —On Wednesday, March 5, Mancanet Boyt wifo of James Boyle, in the 55th year of her age, native of Bailleboro, connty Cavan, Lreland, The friends and acquaintances of the family, also those of her fons-in-law, Richard G. Dufly and Thomas Smyth, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, 94 4th av., on Friday, March 7, at one P.M. Interment Calvary Cometery. Bnax.—At Dundeo, N. J. Match 4, 1879, Amos Branv, in hie 67th year. Kelatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from bis late residence, Friday, March 7, at two P.M. Carringos will be in waiting for the twelve M. train at Passoie, BLuMenstock,—Thursday, March 6, Mauarer, bo- Joved son of Samuel andl Sarah Biumenstock, aged 1 year, 6 mouths and | day. . Relatives and frienls are invited to attend the funeral, from their residence, No. 139 Bast 40th st. | at clover o'Glock, J riday, March 7, 9 Barxyex.—On Thursday, March 6, Many Amy Brewnen, in the 18tu year of her age. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral, from the Convent of the Sisters of Meroy, corner of Willoughby and Classon avs., Brooklyn, halt-past two P. M., Friday, Mareh 7. Brusine.—On Wednesday, March 5, Benrua, be- loved wife of Charles F. Bruning, aged 36 years, 3 months, Relatives and friends of the famiiy, also the mem- bers of Herman Lodge, No. 268, F. and A. M., are Pe- spectfully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 52 Pike st.,on Saturday, March 8, at one o'clock P, M, BrvsH.—In Brooklyn, Thursday, March 6, J. THx0- pore Bevsn, in the doth year of his age. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services, at his late residence, place, on Suiday, March 9, at four are requested not to seud flowers. Brooklyn, Thursday, Mareh 6, after a , Mrs. B. Beysow, wife of Peter Bryson and daughter of the late Charles and Isabella Mo- Gonigle, in the 40th year of her age. Funeral from her late residence, 375 Lexington av., Brooklyn, Saturday, March 8, at 2:30 P, M. Canpenrer.—On Tuesday, the 4th inst., Isaac Car- PENTER, in the 62d year of his age. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend his funeral, from his late residence, White Piains, on Friday, the 7th inst., at two o’clod& P. M. Carriages will be in waiting at Mamaroneck Depot, New Haven Railroad, to nicet the 10:10 A. M. train from Forty-second street Depot. CurtsraLcen.—On Thursday, March 6, CaRonmne, beloved wife of Jacob M. Christaller, in the 52d year of her age. Notice of funeral hereafter. CLanx.—On Wednesday, March 5, STEPHEN H. Cuan, in the 44th year of his age. Relatives, friends and members of John D. Willard Lodge are oy reer to attend his funeral, from the ‘Twenty-tith Street Baptist Church, between 7th and 8th avs., on Friday (to-day), at two o'clock. Jousx D. Wittarp Loner, No. 250, F, axp A. M.— Bretnrex—You are hereby summoned to meet at the lodge room, on Friday; the 7th inst., at one o’elovk, sharp, for the purpose of atwnding the funeral of our late brother, Stephen H. Clark. By order of W. M. CLARK, Master. Corweit.—On Wednesday, March 5, CaLes C. Cote ‘WELL, in the 85th year of his age. Funeral services will be held at his late residence, 106 Norman ay., Greenpoint, L. I., on Friday, the 8th inst., at eight o'clock P.M. Interment at Chester, Orange county, N. ¥. Association oF Exempt Frmaex.—The members of the above association are hereby notified to meet at No, 106 Norman av., Greenpoint, this (Friday) for the purpose of pa; ect to our late member, C. Colwell. "RANCIS HAGADORN, F. 8. Day.—On Wednesday, March _5, Jounx Day, aged 58 ears. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services, from his late residence, No. 234 East 15th st., on Friday afternoon, March 7, at tour o’clock. Interment next day. ° Deantx.—At Poughkeepsie, March 5, Winuram W. Dranty, in the 27th year of his age. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of his parents, William H. and Sarah Deariu, No, 14 North Water st., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., on Saturday, March 8, at two P. M. DxLanEY.—March 6, Tuomas H, DeLaney, aged 38 78. ‘rhe relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, Merch 9, at one P. M. Doortxx.—On Thursday, March 6, after a long and inful illness, Many Doonuey, in the 84th year of rage. ‘The friends of the family and those of her son-in- law, Edward Dowling, are invited to attend the fune- ral, on Saturday, the 8th, at one o'clock P. M., from her late residence, 1,129 24 av., near 60th st. Her re- mains will be interred in Culvary Cemetery. Epsatt.—aAt Piainiield, N. J., Tuesday, March 4, Miss Karr A. Epsaut, of New York. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral on Friday, March 7, at twelve pele, from Dr. Burchard’s churcu, 13th st., near Ersktxe.—On Thursdsy, March 6, oun Enskine, in the 63d year of his age. i‘ Friends of the fami also the members ot Liv ingston Lodge, No. 67, F. and A. M.; also Greenwi¢h Lodge, I. 0. of O. F., are respectfully invited to attend the funeral service, at his late residence, No. 12% East #0th st,, on Saturday, at half-past three P. M. Interment on Sunday. It is particularly requested that no flowers be sent. Forsyts.—On Wednesday, March 5, Exsprr, relict of the late John Forsyth, aged 34 years. Relatives and friends of the family, also members of the late*Dr. MeKlroy’s Church, 14th st., are in- vited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her son, Thomas Forsyth, 144 West 23th st.,on Friday, March 7, at one P. M. GarreTtson.—On March 6, Many Rutienrcep GaRRETTHON, 36 years of aye, at her residence, “Wil- dercliff’”’ at Rhinebeck. Funeral from Methodist Episcopal Church, Rhine- beck, Saturday, March 8, at one P. M. Carriages wiil meet $A. M. train from New York at Rhinecliif sta- tion; returning to-said station for 3:15 P. M. retuya train to New York. SGL¥Ason.—March 5, 1879, THomas GuRAson. Relatives and frieads of the family are neapecttaliy invited to attend the tuneral, this day, . from his late residence, 434 West 54th st. Hanrxrn.—In this city, on the Sth inst., Hexry D, Hanks, aged 70 years, tormerly of Montreal, Canada. Montreal papers please copy. Hant.—At her residence, 65 St. Mark's ay., March 5, 1879, Lizzax L., wife of Levi E. Hart, and youngest daughter of Mary and the late Jackson Pound, Prayer will be offered at residence at half-past ten A. M. Services at the Crescent Avenue Presbyte- rian Church, Plainfield, N. J., at quarter past two P, M., Saturday, March 8, ‘Train leaves New York, foot of Liberty st., at one . ‘Hanpixc.—In Brooklyn, Thursday morning, veEL Hanvrna, Jr. and Sarah A. ding, aged 36 year Funeral from 166 Montague st., Brooklyn, on Mon- day, 10th inst., at two o'clock P.M. Relatives and friends are invited to attend without further notica The wins Will be faken to Portsmouth, N. H., for interment. Hvuntecr.—On Thursday morning, March 6, af Hoboken, N. J., Mrs. Eveuina P, Hurisur, aged 74 rs. yonetel service on Saturday, March &, at ten o’clock A. M., in the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Washington st., Hoboken. Hyxemax.—On March 5, Leon Hyxeman, late of Philadelphia, in the 74th year of bis age. His funeral will take place at nine o’clock this morning, from No, 2 East Guth st. His friends and those of his son-in-law, N. Barnett, also members of Masonic Lodge of Veteran Masons, are invited to attend. .—On the 5th inst., Extn, wife of Jacob Same Har- Jresr Jessen, in the 47th year of her age. Relatives and friends are regpectfully invited to attend her funeral, on Friday, the 7th inst., from her late residence, 325 West 11th st., at one P. M. KEsxanp.—Joun Kunsanp, at his residence, Mag- nolia av., Jersey City Heights, March 6." Notice of funeral hereafter. Krtrarnicx.--On Tuesday, Merch 4, at his resi- dence, 83 Sumunit st., Brooklyn, Janvis KILPATRICK, in the 57th year of his age. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, from St. Stephen's Church, Satur- day, at ten o'clock, A requiem imass will be said for the repose of his soul. No flowers. Knapp.—At Round Hill, Conn., March 5, Eunice A., wife of Odle C. Knapp, aged 56 years, Funerai from her late residence, on Saturday, March 8, attwelve M. lelutives and friends are in- vited to attend. Carriages in waiting at Greenwich on arrival ot 9:05 A. M. train from New York. Lewis.—At White Plains, N. Y., on Wednesday, March 5, 1879, WiLLie Hatrixup, eldest son of Joseph H. and Deborah A. Lowis, aged 14 years'and5 months. Faneral on Seturday, Sth inst., at half-past oue, from the house, and at the Memorial Metho lint Epts- copal Church at two o'clock P. M. Interment at Unionville. Mvrqueex.—On the 6th inst., Jonx, infant son of ae and Bridget Muiqueen, aged 11 mouths and 10 lays. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend his funeral, on Friday (to-day), from the resi- dence of his parents, 164 Perry st., at two o'clock. Nrumany.—On Wednesday, Sth inst., Aveusr EB, Neumann, brother of Merman F. and Henry W. Neue mann, aged 37 years, Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral at his late residence, 241 Borgen ay., Jersey City Heights, this (Friday) atternoon at two o'clock. Pmansaut.—On Pith (Thureday), in the Sit ‘oar of his age Gitpent H, Pransaut, formerly of ushing, L, 1. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral, from his late residence, No. 164 Brooklyn, on Seventh day (th® sth inst.), at past, ten A.M. Friends are kindly requested not to send owers. PuNNEY.—At Westchester, on Wednesday, March 5, 1879, Hexny W. Pexxry, aged 49 years and 4 months, Relatives and friends of the family are respect fnily invited to attend the funeral from his late ros! dance, Westche®er, tiris (Friday) morning, 10 o'clock, ‘Trein leaves Harlem River Branch New Haven Ratl- road 9:15 A. M, Ray.—On Tnesday, March 4, 1879, Roonnr Ray, in tho S5th year of his age. Relatives avi friends are fully invited to attend the fnneral, on Friday, March 7, at ten A. M., from the Church of the Holy Apostles, corner of tit < and 28th st. Friends are requested not to seud jowers. Scrrere.—Suaddenly, on the morning of the 6th, Lroponb, son of Wittie and Leopold Sehepp, aged 3 months and 11 days, Funeral from the residence of his parents, 322 oe a ay.,on Saturday, March 8, at half-past ten A.M. Siack.—On Thureday morning, erra, wife of William ©. Slack, fe her age. Funeral services on Saturday at one o'clock P. M., from the Methodist Episeopal Church, cornet of March 6, Hennt the 54th year of 119th #t. and Yd ay. Remains will be interred at Woodlawn, TeN Brorcx.—On Thursday, March 6, in Jersey City, Mansitant EL, only son of Henry H. and Louisa D. Ten Broeck, aged 3 months. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at tend the funeral, from St. Latke’s Ch h, New York, on Saturday, the 8th inst., at one o'clock P. M. ‘THomPson,—On Wednesday, the Sth inst., Jone fully invited to at reli 8, at ten o’elockg In_ Brooklyn, on 8t2 Bost isth st, hurley evening, 6th nies R. Wiogiss, iv his OTth your, wand friends are requested te attend the funeral service, at frolcend of ie Wrother, Willian LL. Wiggins, Gates av., Brooklyn, on saturday, Sth inst, at three P, Mk +f friends are tend the funeral, Saturd: ‘om bis Inte residence,