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

eee : ie coupon bonds, amounting to $241,000, have COUNTY CLERK GUMBLETON. Tlie Mandamus Writ Directing an Ex- amination of His Books. AN APPEAL TAKEN. Heated Argument in the Supreme Court, General Term. While Governor Robinson has still under consider- ation the question whether he shall remove from office County Clerk Gumbloton, there is no abatement In the hotly contested proceedings in thecourts here over the examination of the books and records in the latter’s office—a project, as is well known, set on foot:nearly three months ago by the Bar Association, and for the carrying out ot which a special committee of that body was appointed, At the outset Mr. Gumble- ton resisted those proposed inquisitorial researches, Application was made to Judge Davis, in Supreme Court, Chambers, for a peremptory mandamus on behalf of Artemus H. Holmes, one of the members. of the Bar dation Committec, which, after an extended argument, was granted, Mr, Gumbleton, however, did not yield prompt obedience to this judicial mandate, but appealed from the order to the Supreme Court, Pending this appeal J. Adriance Bush, another member of the committee, but who in this matter acted as an indépendent citizen, sought permission to look over certain books in Gumble- tou’s office, This latter effort was regarded as a sort of supplementary attempt from the same source to achieve the object sought to be gained in the first proceeding, and sgain Mr. Gumbleton was unyield- ing. Then Mr, Bush invoked the majesty of the law; and on this occasion the alleged” grievance waa laid before Judge Barrett, who in turn was asked to give a peremptory mandamus directing Mr. Gumbleton to allow. an inspec. tion his books. It was the same fight substantially fought over again, and with « similar result eo writ of mandamus asked for being [rip oan be gy patos ei was on ~ — andunyielding. He again appealed. eo Supreme Court,.General Term. The argument on both ap- peals was heard yesterday before Judges Brady, In- alls and Daniels, Messrs. William A. Beach and ex- Jongressmun Edwin R. Meade appeared on behalf of Mr. Gumbleton, and Mr, George De Forrest Lord tor Messrs. Holmes and Bush. » BEACH'S ARGUMENT.” ‘The argument of Mr. Beach was lengthy. but lis- tened to with the closest attention. He seemed to speak with more than. his usual eloquence and feli- city, was forcible and effective, and some of his crit: cisms of.the opinion of Judge Davis in the Court below were extremely pungent. He began with re- citing’the facts of the. case, us already fully given im the , and then began his legal argument, which, though highly appreciated, no doubt, by tho throng of attentive lawyers, was in the mairdry and technieal, exeept when he stepped aside to comment on Judge Davis’ .opiniou. He contended that the! error in ths ruling of Judge Davis was, -atter the . defendant had ceffectually answered the petition of the relators by showing ail their demands conceded, to allow new demands to be made post item molum and proven. He submitted that the principle upor which the Court acted is vicious and dangerous, It had no power to subject defendant, in the course of litigation, to an experi- mental test of-prior good faith. It said, in effect—I will give you twenty-four hours to exhibit your books. If you refuse to do so I will hold your con- duct “from the outset disingenuous and evasive, aud your offer to have the books examined neither real nor made in good faith.” He contended further that the petition of relators was perfectly answered by the undenied fact that the’ defendant previous to its service had fully and explicitly complied with its re- quirements. The show neither sutlicient rea- son nor worthy purpose. Their potition is silent as to motive aud object. The jurat avers their urpose'to be to satisfy themselves whether de- fentiant charged no other than legal tees. They thus aver that they are moved only by amiable curiosity. He urged in conclusion that the learned gustice below considered the right of relators to be absolute fd unqualified. He held that defendant had no right to question their motive'or object or exert-any discretion in the control! of records intrusted It. is respectfully submitted an erroneous aud = mischievous application of the ht of imspection, and the Quty and power of the clerk. Such absolute and im- peritive rivileye aoes not attach, under the act of il, to the individual citizen, coming with personal interest and specific and laudable object to examine official records; much less ows ry to batt of dele tes Seeking DO persona) of claiming no per- omar right, complaining of no personal wrong, ask- ing no personal remedy. CASE AGAINST GUMBLETON, Mr. Lord spoke with equal impassioned earnest- ness in opposition toghe appeal. He was caustic and critical too, but his arrows and vindictive speech were directed at Mr.Gumbicton -and the opposing counsel. that the provision of the statute is clear and explicit that the books in question “shall atall times during office hours be open to the inspec- ion, without any fee or charge therefor, of all per- ns desiring to examine the same.” ‘Tho re- lators made their successive demands during office hours on each occasion, and no sufficient reason ‘was evergiven why they should not have had immeai- ately the inspection demanded. The fact alleged by the County -k that the relators had been appointed acommittee of the Bar Association of this city to examine into these very matters did not, and could not, take away from them the riylits which wero given by the plain language of the statute. The statute authorizes all persons desiring to examine the books to bave such examination; and it made it the “duty of the County Clerk to grant it at all times during office hours. ‘Lhe statute confers upon the County Clerk no riyht to question the mo- tives of the relators in demanding tue examination, nor can any question of their motives uilect their right to the mandamus in this proceeding. The ob- ject of the statute was to protect the public trom jmproper fees by securing the widest publicity and the fullest opportunity for examining into the deal- ings of the County Clerk in relation thereto. The right to the examination demanded was, therefore, he urged, such u public right as any citizen could insist upon, and, if refused, be made the foundation for en ep, tion for mandamus. Both -ap} were separately argued, but very Frage ne same points were raised in each. In the ih case Mr. Beach closed by stating that the Court cannot now,, from the record, as- sign any avowed reason for this prageeding. So for | as tl appears, it is an aimless and vexatious attack | apon the defendant. The side lights reveal the real motive, but not one that conimends itself to the law. Imthe Bush case Mr. Lord urged that it is not necessary that the relutor in this proceed- iug should show any personal grivvance to be remedied, nor any special matter as to which he wishes to cute inquiries, The statute gives a right of examination to all | ened jor purposes: resting on public policy, the object being manttestly to énable cach individual to constitute himself in @ ing and necessarily making complaints against th acts of a public officer. ‘The argument concluded, the Court took the papers, the foregone conclusion being that, whatever may be 1ts deoision, the case will be carried tothe Court of Appeals. MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK. & GOOD PROSPECT OF A RESUMPTION OF RUSI- NESS—THE AVAILABLE FUND. The Manhattan Savings Bank will very Likély resume its business during the coming weok, giving the depositors opportunity to withdraw their funda, {if they no choose to do, or to show their confidence in its future by allowing them to remain where they sre, and thus enabling it the more casily to tide over the critical crisis in its affairs. Duplicates of the bonds which wore stolen from its safe in last Octo- ber were received from tho ‘Treasury at Washington on Wednesday, the 6th inst, Their market value is equal to more than one-third of the amount due to depositors, If to this be added the cash on hand and secured in different trust companies and bauks aud the ‘accrued intorest on the securities, the available fund for reviving and sustaining the credit of tho bank is more one-half of whyt is due to depositors. ‘Tho following is « statement of the con- dition Of the institution upon the 27th of last De- coniber : Banking house and lot. $170,000 00 Other real estate. . 413,068 74 Bonds and mortyag 2,801,415 67 Loans ou United States e 291,550 00 in trust companies and banks and uplicates, par value $1,000,000, market valu «+ 1,686,000 00 Now York’ State bonds, duplicates, par 952,000, market A 35,840 00 ‘Total.. $7,046,523 55 Due depositors 6,627,880 63 Surplus..... 0s seuss eoesee $418,049 v2 The interest accrued on the above securities since December {s vory considerable and is an addition to the aggregate resources. Mr, Edward Schell, the president of the institution, was visited yesterday by a Henanp voporter, but did not wish to’ say much about the proposed ‘resump- tion of business, “He thought the avors would vor formally opened by the middle of Week and was quite rats that the depositors would got all the money W) they Lad entrusted to the bauk, Nowe NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY eR n recovered, nor have there been any recent over- tures from the thieves tor their return. ‘Lhe cashier, tellers and clerks were busily eopieet at their desks yesterday and a number of the de- positors called to make inquiries. POLICE MUTUAL AID SOCIETY. SERGEANT LEFFERTS’ STATEMENT REGARDING THE MANAGEMENT---THE MONEY COLLECTED. The incidental charges of irregularity in the man- agement of the Polige Mutual Aid Society and its fund have given rise to considerable discussion among members of the police force, and further de- velopments are being anxiously expected by the rank and file of the association. As Sergeant William H. Lefferts is president of the organization, a HERALD reporter yesterday sought out that official, The ser- geant was found busily engaged at his duties con- nected with the Street Cleaning Department, and ap- ‘peared to be at peace with himself and all the world. THE SERGEANT EXPLAINS. To the reporter's inquiries the Sergeant unbur- dened his mind as follows:—The reports in regard to my management of the Police Mutual Aid Associa- tion, as published in some of the newspapers, are very unjust to me, I have taken charge of that or- ganization for the past twelve years and have given to it my time and services gratuitously, my only ob- ject being to aid and benefit the widows and orphan chilffen of members of the associntion—that and nothing more, I never have voliccted any money for the widows excepting on an order written by them- selves. This I have always done without an; remuneration whatever. I never thought of suc a thing as remuneration, aud there uever has been a dollar kept- back from them in any shape or manner. The moneys have always been uid over to them promptly, with the exception of hat portion of the fund which was deposited in the ttan Savings Institution, and was betifg col- “levted at the time that institution was robbed,” “Waa thore any special reason for a portion of the fund being in the Manhattan Bank at that time?” “How it came to be there was in this way:—As the money was paid in from the different precincts trom’ day to day I placed it in the Munhattan Baok, in trust for the widows, Previous to the robbery the moneys that I deposited there from time to time never remained there over 4 month at a time, and consequently did not draw ‘interest, so thut fact, I think, ought to dispose of the charge that I appropriated the in- terest on such moneys, Since the rob! , however, the money deposited there, amounting to about $4,000, will draw interest, as it has beep in the custody of the bank for some months. The interest thus accru- ing will, of course, be pyid to the widows with their respective shares of the principal.” THEIR SYSTEM O¥ BOOKKEEPING. “Is it true, as stated, that there is $8,000 of the funda belonging to the association locked up ina city bank, in the nume of one of the ofticers of the society 7” If that alludes to me it is untrue. The only chief officers of the association are myself and the secre- ‘y, Mr. Butts, here, and neither of us has depos- ited any such money ins savings bank on behalf of the organization, Every one in the association knows what moneys are collected Gigs: each quar- ter, and also to whom they are paid. The money is collected every month and paid out. None whatever is kept on haud. Now, here is @ book show- ing how ‘our accounts are kept in printed form, You will see here the amount collected for a given month and tor whose benefit it has Leen paid out, and at the end of each quarter there is @ report made to the association showing how much been collected and to who it has been paid. shown by this book the association was organized October 13, 1866, and since thut time there has been collected and disbursed to the proper claimants $472,897 50 withdut as much as a penny being deducted for any purpose. I take it that not many societies cap show such 4 record.” “Is there any portion of the fund other than that in the Manhattan Savings Bank which has not been disbursed in the usual way?"’ “So far as 1 can understand that is the only money regarding which the charge of mismanagement is made, Of course I ought not to be held responsible for the consequences of the robbery. When I de- posited the money there in trust the bank was sound, and I believe itis sound to-day. And now, after twelve years of gratuitousservice in the inter- est of widows and orphans of members I am charged with not being able to draw that mney out of the Manhattan Savings Bank.” NOT MESPONSIBLE FOR IRREGULARITIES. “What about the charges made by putrolmen that they were not credited the books for payments they had made during several months?” “{ should not be held accountable for irregularities that may happen in the precincts, One of the by- laws of the association says, ‘Each precinct or squad shall appoint its own treasurer, who shall act as its socrotary and be responsible ‘to his precinct or squad for all moneys he may collect.’ Now it these men do not send down the names of new members, our secretary, of course, cannot enter them on his book, but in case the name of any member was not sentdown to the secretary, so long as his name and Payee were entered on the book of the treasurer of his precinct, the omission would not debar his frends from participating in the benetit fund of the association in case he died.”’ A SWREPING DENIAL, “It is said that you have denied members the privilege of examining the books of the association?” «The secretary's book has always been: pen to mem- bers of the association to examine at any time, and no one has ever been denied that privilege. The re- ceipts and disbursements of the association since its commencement are kept in printed form, copies of which are sent to all the precincts every uarter. There is also an annual report, copies of which are sent round in the same mauner. ‘The statement that there have been moneys collected for parties who never were members of the associa- tion I pronounce to be false, as no case of the kind can be shown or ever existed. I say this fearlessly and without any apprehension of being successtully contradicted. I have called a special meeting of the delegates.of the association for next Monday after- noon, in order that the statements alleged may be fully considered and the matter investigated.” SHOCKING TRAGEDY, A CARPENTER ASSAULTS HIS WIFE AND INFLICTS INJURIES WHICH IT I8 BELIEVED CAUSED HER DEATH. Samuel Reed, a carpenter, was arraigned at the Cor- oners’ offiée yesterday on a charge of assaulting his wife and thereby causing her death, The coupie had been married one year, and during that time resided in the basement of No. 334 West Fortieth street, where they occupicd two small rooms. The landlady of tho premises, a Mrs. Stemme, with her family reside on the parlor floor. The latter testified yesterday that a tinsmith, residing in West Forty-first street, was in the habit of meeting a young woman to whom he was paying his addresses in Reed’s rooms, On ‘Tues- day night he met the young woman there, when Reed and his wife entertained them. At ten o'clock the couple took their departure, and the tinsmith, having seen his companion home, returned to Reed’s rooms at midnight. He and Recd drank frecly of becr until one o'clock, when Reed left the place, saying ho had some business to attend to which would keep him away for a short time. He re- turned in an hour but found the door locked. A light was burning in the room, aud Reed glanced through the blinds to see if Lis wite was within. He saw his wife there and the tinsmith also. Reed in his rage burst in the door and confronted the pair. He ac- cused his wife im bitter terms and was about assuulting her whey sue fan Upstairs to Mra, Sterme’s apartments. That matron protected her for the time being from the fury of her lusbaa ‘After awhile they deacended to the basement, where Reed and the tinsmuth were enyayed in an angry altercation, Reed sprang upon his wife, caught her by the hair and dashed her head against the wall. ‘The shock caused her to fall to the floor, Reed next attacked the tnsmith and kicked him out of doo: In the morning Mrs. Reed was found lying on the floor in an wuconscious condition, while her husband was in bed fast ‘asicep. ‘Che woman’s condition was reported at the Twentieth precinct station house, and an ambulance conveyed ter to Roosevelt Hospi- tal. She died from her injuries yesterday, Reed was arrested by Otticer Edwards, of the Tweuticth precinct, He acknowledges having beaten his wite, but says that be had go intention of seri- ously injuring her. He was remanded to the Tombs to await the action of « Coroner's inquest, Dr. Cushman subsequently made an autopsy of the body, which revealed a tracture of the bridge of the nose, bruises ov the buck, right ear, both hands and right knee, On removing the scalp several ex- travasutions of blood were found on the right side, and when the skull was opened a clot of blood was discovered covering the bag) as of the right hemisphere of the brain, © Wings were con- yested and bore evidence of recent bronchitis. Dr. Cushman says that death was due to compression of the brain caused by violence. FRIENDLY SOLICITUDE. A rumor having somehow obtained circulation yesterday that James Nolan, for many years propri. etor of a popular saloon im the Ninth ward, had been killed, led to rather humorous results, Tho friends of tne supposed dead man assembled in large numbers around his residence, and so ob- structed the sidewalk that a pbliveman undertook in @ not untrieudly way to move the mass of sym- pathizers, but in vain. It was at lonyth suggested as the only way of removing the dificulty that Mr, Nolam should present himself to the crowd snd assure his sorrowing friends and scquaintances that their grief was a litthe promature. After some hesitation the mat supposed to have been murdered appeared, and addressing — the crowd, said:—"I don’t Know what you' want; Iam . Lhave not been stabbed and never will be all ri, ul can help it, You must go somewhere else to find your corp This information seemed to stagger the crowd, many of whom still Lingeted on the seune, but the stave entreaties of » couple of polieemen _tuaily induced them to disperse, THE. UNDERGROUND RAILWAY. ’s SUIT BEFORE JUDGE LARRE- MORE--SOME OURIOUS FACTS ABOUT THE FORMATION OF THE COMPANY AND THE VALUE OF ITS STOCK, A very curious suit, growing out of the formation of the Broadway Underground Railway Company, and involving the possession of nearly $200,000 of the capital stock of that organization, came before Judge Larremore yesterday in the Special Term of the Court of Common Pleas, Ic seems that among the original grantees named in the act of incorpora- tion was Joseph Dixon, who, together with one William M. Reynolds, brings suit against Alfred E, Beach, former president of the company, to recover the alleged value of @ certain certificate of stock which Dixon claims he delivered to him for safe keeping, but which has been unlawfully converted by the defendant to his own use. THE COMPLAINT, The complaint in the case, which ig somewhat voluminous, states in the outset that ay Underground Railway Company was orgapized with its capital stock amounting to $5,000,000, divided into shures of $100 each, The corporation, under the act passed June 1, 1863, was empowered to carry on the business of transmitting letters, packages and mer- chandise in the cities of New York and Brooklyn and across the North and East rivers, by means of pneu- matic tubes to be constructed beneath the surface of the streets and public places and under the waters of the rivers, The company was in the first instance organized under the name of the Beach Pueumatic ‘Transit Company, but, under a supplemental act en- larging 1ts franchises, was subsequently merged into the present OTA. The defendant the time of the organization of the first company, held the offices of trustee and president, which offices he continued to ho.d until October, 1878. On the 2d of Muy, 1870, the corporation issued to Dixon 5,295 shares of the capital stock in payment for certain property neces- sary for the business of the company, which he had trausferred to them, At about the same time the presigent of the company settled the value of the propérty so conveyed by Dixon as equal to the par value of the shares issued to him and valid for the issuance of the stock, Subsequently three cer- tificates, each to the effect that Dixon was entitled to 1,765 shares of the full ‘paid capital stock of the corporation and numbered respectivel; 11, 16 and 16, were signed by the defendant as presi- dent. By the supplemental act the corporation was granted the right to construct and operste on noder- round railway, extending from the Battery, under yey pl to Madison square, thence under - way to its junction with Central Park and Eighth avenue, with a branch railway from and under Madi- son square and Madison avenue to the Harlem River and under the bed of that river to the northerly shore, by means of tubes of enlarged interior dia meter. Under this act they were also allowed to form. connections yith the Harlem and Hudson River -Tailroads. It is claimed that this grant increased the value of the capital stock of the corporation more than a hundred per cent.. In Juue, 1870, as is turther alleged, Dixon delivered certificate No. 16, represent- ing 1,765 shares of the stock, to the defendant for sate keeping only, the same to be returned by him whenever so requested. He says the stock was then and now is valued at $176,500, and although he has demanded its return the defendant has re- fused to deliver it to him, and has converted it uulaw- fully to his own use. Dixon, in Juue last, sold to the plaintiff Reynolds, for @ valuable consideration, alarge part, but less than the whole of his claim against the defendant, and they both now demand judgment against him tor $175,500, with costs, THE ANSWER. Mr. Beach, in his answer, goes into an elaborate history of the corporation from its inception, and positively denies the alleged conversion of the stock or that it was ever in fact delivered to him. He asserts that the capital stock was never actually issued, but that in pursuance of reso- Jutions at their meetings, which were attended by the plaintiff Dixon, who was one of the original grantees, the capital stock was simply apportioned without being uct issued, He says that the certificates have never been detached trom thé certi- ficate books, and the stock hus never had any market value. When the new tit ureg was organized ho ‘was made president, but that he has ceased to hold any cffice in the coucern, and is in no way lisbie in- dividually or officially. He says further that plain- tiffs rights now are the same as they have always been. On affidavits getting forth the alleged unlawful conversion of the certificate by the defendant, an or- der of arrest was issued against him and the case came berore Judge Larremore yesterday on a motion to vacate this order of arrest. A number of volumi- nous affidavits were read on both sides, and at the conclusion of the arguinent Judge Larremore took the papers, reserving his decision. SEEKING RAPID TRANSIT. Acommittee, consisting of the Mayor and 8 few prominent citizens of Plainfield, N. J., waited on Receiver Lathrop, of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, some days since anf presented that official ‘with @ petition, signed by more than six hundred citizens of that place, asking him to increase the facilities of railroad travel between that city and New York, They claimed that the saving of time in travel- ling to and from New York was of very great mo- ment, and that the present time table put the commuters of Piaintield at a disadvantage, Aa compared with the people of smaller towns on the road, in the matter of rapid travel. Another point of the petition was that the establishment of rapid transit roads m New York city had had the effect of inducing residents of Piain- field to locate in the upper part of the metropolis, while, from the same cause, large numbers were de- terred from taking up their residence in New seer. ‘They finally asked that the railroad company wou so modify their time table as to give them one train daily each way, the ruuning time of which should be reduced to y minutes between Plainfield and Jersey City. Receiver Lathrop said yesterday that he had sent a prompt reply to the commitiee. He considered their request for # train to occupy only thirty minutes be- tween Plainfield and Jersey City as absurd. It would be impossible to inake such time without endanger- ing the livee of passengers. The officials of the Cen- tral, however, were Willing, for their own interest, to do everything to give rapid transit to those living on the line of their road, SUED FOR FOUR MILLIONS. CONTINUATION OF THE TRIAL OF THE NEW ENGLAND IRON COMPANY SUIT AGAINST THE GILBERT ELEVATED COMPANY. ‘The trial of the suit brought by the New Englana Iron Company against the Gilbert Elevated Company and the New York Loan and Improvement Company drags its weary length aloug before Judge Freed- man in the Superior Court, The suit, as will be re- membered, is brought by the plaintiffs to recover about $4,000,000 for an alleged breach of @ contract under which the plaintiffs were to build the present elevated structure on Sixth avenue, and also the proposed extension on the east, side. The complaint also charges an unlawful combination between the Gilbert Com- pany and the Loan Company, by means of which the contract was given to the latter company for the fabulous sum of $2,100,000 a mile and sub-con- tracted by them for about $350,000 4 mile. The New Englaud Company claim that through the non-fulfil- ment of the contract they suffered a loss of profits to the amount of about $400,000 a mile. The defen- dants in answer charge thatthe Now England Com. pany had no power to contract and that the contract ‘was never legally executed by the Gilbert Compauy. it is further* claimed that the company at the time of the alleged contract were insolvent and incapablo of performing the same. At the opening of the trial yesterday there were the usual array of counsel present. Ex-Judge Fithian, James Di. Smith and John McDonald appearod tor the plainti Messrs. Porter, Lowery and Stone tor the Gilbert Company and Ashbel P, Green for the Loan and Improvement Company. As on the pre- vi days, the court room was well filled by prom- inent railroad men and engineers, who listened to the testimony—although dry and technieal—with consid- erable interest. There were numerou between the various cotnsel about the admissibility of testi- mony, and Judge Freedman was trequontly called upon to decide knotty questions of evidence, PRELIMINARY SPARRING, Mr. Hewins, perenne | engineer of the New Eng- land company, resumed the stand and was examined at yreat length, and in the course of a wrangle over certain portuons of his evidence counsel engaged in a little by-play for the benefit of the admiring spec- tators. ' “This case is gotten up without foundation and is prosecuted by 4 set of Iduatics,” said Mr, Lowery, Ex-Recorder Smith here suggested he sho: be obliged to tuke out writs of de lunutico inquirendo to test the truthfulness of this assertion. Ex-Judge Fithian said that the contract was pre- pared in the counsel's office and that if there were any evidences of lunacy or fraud the counsel best knew where it originated, Mr, Lowery said that the contract was merely sub- mitted to thei to read over and examine, as wero other contracts, aud that he had nothing to do with preparing it. THE TESTIMONY OF ENGINKERS, After considerable more small talk of @ similer nature Mr. Hewine resumed his testimony. His evi- dence related substantially to the consiruction of the road; the factor ot strength of its materials; ite form, height and width, and the other contents of the plans and spevifications, as prepared by himself and Mr. St. John, the consulting engineer of the Gilbert Company. On his cross-examina- tion the defendants attempted to prove . that at the time the specifications were pre- pared the pisintils knew that the buildin, of the trond was contingent on the obtaining ot money trom certain London capitalists, Mr, Mowins was also asked the names of the parties who were present at the time of the signing of the con- tract. ae said be was not actually present at the MARCH 8, 1879.—TRIPLE SHEET. signing, but was at the office of the railroad com- pany on the day of its signature and had heard the’}” officers giving directions to send for the other di- rectors; that the latter came in response to such re- quest and were closeted together with the officers of the company. When they came out. after » session of #hali hour or more, he was shown the contract signed, sealed and delivered in the hands of the plaintiffs’ agent—Mr. Wiggin. Mr. Henry St. John, one of the consulting en- gineers of the Gilbert Company, testified that tl plans and specifications were referred to and ap- proved and signed by the Board of Consulting En- ineors of the railroad company more thun a week fore the contract was signed, und that he saw all the Beutere of the Board placed on the plans. Mr. St. John was cross-examined at some length by Mr. Lowery in regard to the road—its strength, factor of penny, and various other expert and technical ques- ions. The Court adjourned about four o'clock, the heavy retinue of counsel filing solemnly out of court, ac- companied by a bodyguard of cis:ks carrying pon- derous bundles of papers and immense carpet filled with legal lore, THE “L” ROADS. POPULSR PROTEST AGAINST THE PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE INTERFERENCE WITH THE RAPID TRANSIT RAILROAD FARES, A meeting of the citizens of the upper part of the city was held last evening in the Bloomingdale Meth- odist Church, in 104th street, for the purpose of pro- testing against any legislation that can in any way interfere with the building and rapid completion of both elevated roads to the Harlem River. Dr, Isate L. Peet was chosen president, aud a long list of vice presidents and secretaries wag unanimously elected -atter tho usual fashion, Dr. Peet read « carefully prepared speech, in which he spoke of the superiority of elevated over subter- ranean rapid transit roads, aud deprecating the op- position which has been shown ke Bde property owners to the roads in existence in New York. ja THE REVOLUTIONS. The following set of resolutions was then of- fered :— Resolved, That the speedy complotion of the rapid tran- Bit ronds to'and through the northorn sections of the city of New York ts absolutely essential to the prosperity of suid city. to the substantial reduction of taxation by the developmiont of its vast unimproved arcu and to the gen- eral well being of its in! Metropolitan Ele- ‘ xy in extending thelr road throagh jon of thts city to the Harlom River, and that we ugain urge the New York Ele- vated Railroad Company to go and do likewise. ft Resolved, That the thanks of the people are due to the Metropolitan and New York Elevated Ruilroad companies for the lborality which they have shown in fixing the max- imum through fare between the Battery and the Harlem River at two-thirds that allowed by law. Resolved, That tho through rates of one-half cont por mnila for two hours, morning und evening, and one cont per mile for the remaindor of the day, established by said compunios, are lower rats than those of uny other stcam railroad in the world, and cannot, with w due regard to roads, be further redueod by legislation. Resolved, That the people and the press should oppose vigorously any and overy attempt to urrest the progress already initiated by the dlevated railroads, Resolved, That we, therefore, respoctfully request Mr. Thomas GC, E, Ecclos! State Senator, to oppose the paxs- age of ay bill that may be offered compelling said raitroad companis further to reduce their rates of fares. ‘THE BENEFITS OF RAPID TRANSIT. Mr. Eugene A. Jackson spoke, in seconding the resolutions, of the dangers of bad government. The people had suffered greatly in the past from this bad overnment, in being compeiled to travel over sur- roads in horse cars. Good government was going to result in quick transit, ‘Tho two companies were composed of yertlemen whose names were &@ guarantee that they would do what they promised. Oyrus W. Field was one of them. The fare was not too high. There was # doubt whether the Third avenue road was paying expenses at its preseut rates, ‘but if it should be found that it would pay better at five cents than at ten cents the rate would be re- juced. Ex-Mayor Tiemann said he used to pay, when a boy, seventy-five cents each way for travelling to the upper end of the island. He had then suggested to the Hariem Railroad to carry passengers tor ten cents, but the president replied that the company was losing mouey then. He replied that if the company should double its fare it would lose still more money, . Mr. Luwson N. Fuller indorsed what ex-Mayor ‘Tiemann had said, and delivered a humorous speech on the advantages of rapid transit. He, too, thought no effort should be made to reduce the fare. Speak- ing of the proposed arrangement by which the roads are to cross cach other on different levels, Mr. Fuller said that this was-a question for engineera to settle. He for one was willing to risk himself where Cyrus W. Field would risk a million and a half of dollars. Mr. Charles Crary spoke in the same strain on the question of s proposed reduction of fare. The projectors of the road had undertaken their work on @ basia of a rate of tare fixed by law. They had vol- untarily fixed their rate ata less figure than they were allowed to charge, and it would be unnianly to enibarrass them at this stage of their enterprise by forcing them to reduce their fares, ‘The Rev. Mr. Lent and others made speeches in a similar atrain, and theresolutions were unanimously adopted, INJURED ON THE “L” ROAD. Hugh O'Rourke, fifty years of age, fell from the platform of the Fiftty-ninth street station of the Ninth avenue “L" road February 24, and died from his injuries thé following day. A coroner's jury yesterday censured the railroad company for not providing proper railing to insure the safety of passengers. Nicholas Mittnacht, thirty years of age, was killed February 23 by falling from’ the station at the Bat- tery of the east side “L” railroad. An inquest was held yesterday and # verdict of accidental death recorded, the further extension and safe maintenance of sai A FALSE ALARM, It was half-past seven o’clock on Thursday evening, and the family of Rey. Dr. McKim, of the Church of the Holy Trinity, were regaling themselves with a Lenten repast, when one of the servants became strangely agitated, She heard or thought she heard strange noises in the cellar, which suggested to her excited fancy various startling possibilitics, Hurriedly she summoned a fellow servant, stealthily the pair crept to the cellar door and cautiously they opened it. Their fears were con- firmed, In the subterranean gloom a light glim- mored—a gaslight, which neither of them had ig- nited. In a high state of excitement the family was summoned, and it was forthwith resolved to catch the daring intruders and hand them over to offended justice. That cellar door was barricaded at once, and, armed with the most murderous of domestic utensils, the valorous maid servants kept watch and ward til! Officer Henry W. Tallbush was summoned from the Twelfth precinct station house. At the cellar door the patrolman paused to prepare ior the expected contest, and from his hip pocket he transferred a formidable six-shooter to receptacle in his coat skirts. ‘At that moment an explosion resounded through the hall, the maid servants shook in their slippers, and thore wae a growing impression that a mine had been sprung underneath their feet, when Officer Tall- bush jerked up his hand, which Was covered with ore, The revolver had accidentally exploded, and the bullet had ed through the fleshy part of the officer's hand, This was @ rather untoward preface to the burglar hunt, but the doughty patrolman was in no way taken aback, and with the wounded member swathed in a pocket handkerchief he searched the house from garret to cellar, and the latter he most rigidly examined. But it was allof no avail. There was not a trace of an intruder or 4 bit of property missing ; so the domestic alarmist had to attribute the mysterious noises to fancy and the lighted gas to the negligence of the last Visitor below, CLAIMING CONEY ISLAND, ° Complaint was served yesterday in the matter of the suit brought recently in the Kings County Su- preme Court by Nicholas Johnson against the town of Gravesend, L. 1, to recover four thirty-ninths of the lands, rents, incomes and profits received by the defendant since 1860, After reviewing the ancient ‘titles to the tract of land in question, the plaintiff claims to be the owner thereof. Hw alleges that he and other patentees residing in Gravesend have always protested against e assumption and exercise by the defendant of the management, leas- ing, ro-leasing and collecting of rents, issues aud profits of Coney Island. It has never been author ized or sanctioned, he alleges, by him or his ances- tors or grantors, and that the town of Graves. end is without lawful right and authority in the premises. At divers times, plaintiif alleges, between May 1, 1860, and January 1, 1879, the doiendant has received divers sums of money from the rents claimed by the plaintiif, amounting over and above all the credits to which the defendant may be entitled to $10,000, which sum he has demanded and the defendant refused to pay, Plaintiff! asky judgment against the defendant and costs of action. WHERE HE ERRED. Charles C, Wakely, of No. 127 East Tenth street, was th (vomplainant before Justice Morgan yesterday against @ man named Edward Mars, whom hocharged with perjury. As was alleged by Mr, Wakely, Mars in May, 1877, for the purpose of procuring his acceptance as « bondsmen in an action then pending in the Su- preme Court, swore that he owned thirty-two lots at Richmond Hill, Staten Island, Subsequently when sued to make good his bond—as the man he went bail for had decamped—it was shown that the property in question belonged to his wite, Yesterday Mars made aiidavit that when he first signed the bond ho thought he had # perfect right to do #v, as he consid- ered that what belon, to his wife belonged to him also, Since then he has become mofe enlightened, He was held in $1,000 bail to answer at Geucral Ses- ‘S1ULs. BROOKLYN BRIDGE, EXPERT TESTIMONY CONCERNING ITS DEPRECIAT~ ING EFFECT ON REAL ESTATE IN NEW YORK CITY—JOHN STEPHENSON ON THE STAND. Another session of the Assembly Sub-committee on Commerce and Navigation was held yesterday at the Metropolitan Hotel, all the members ‘being present, The opponents of the bridge regarded the testimony taken as the strongest yet presented in support of their objections. Among other witnesses Mr. John Stephenson, the great car builder, and Mr. Michael Coleman, deputy tax collector, were called and examined oms number of topics german to the great work itis sought to stop. ‘The first witness called was Mr. George H. Pen- niman, who testified that he was the owner of cer- tain wharf property above the line of the bridge; that he was engaged in the importation aud manu- facture of India goods. He had heard many cap- tains engaged in the India trade assert, since the bridge was begun, that they would never ayain make charter parties unless a clause was inserted to the effect that in coming to New York they would not be required to go above the bridge, Mr. Penniman said he was the owner of linseed oil works at the foot of Grand strect, East River, but that his factory had been closed for two years on account of the de- preasion of business. If this resolution on the part of captains in the India trade was adhered to, he said he did not know when ho would open the fac- tory again. Mr. Penniman, gave some testimony soncerning tho height of certain ships’ spars, A CENTRE OF TRAFFIC, Mr, 8, Wise, a clerk in the Finance Department, was next called. He testified concerning the tramway traffic at the New York terminus of the bridge. Lhe railroad lines that pass that point, he said, had 567 cars, which in their daily trips would pass, all told, about six thousand times in front of this terminus, The completion of the bridge would, in his opinion, seriously interfere with travelin New York and cause great annoyance from blockaacs, He thought the travel by the Fulton ferry, which is four times as me as by any other, would be lessened by tho ridge. é THE FEURIES. Mr, Joseph A. Perry, of the Union Ferry Company, was next called. He thought that the present accom- modation was*quite suilicient for all weeds, but ad- mitting that increased terry facilities would increase the danger of collision on the river. M a wy Farrington testified that he thought the bridge would be used by people living beyond the approaches and doing business on the west side of Manhattan Island. JOHN STRPHENSON’S VIEWS, Mr. Stephenson testitied that he had been in the oar buil ‘business in Twenty-seventh street since 1832, was examined concerning the capacity of cars and methods of propelling them. On the first head ho was rather indefinite. The capacity of a car, he said, depended much on circumstances; he in- enuously volunteered the statement that’ on the Third avenue road they began to think they were getting full when they had taken up eighty passen- gers; concerning the second, proposition, which was proposed more especially with reference to “endless chain” roads, he said that he knew of but one road that used it; this road was in San Francisco, Cal.; the rate of speed, he said, was about the same ag ‘that xttained with horses; some years ago he had built cars for such another road that was to have been worked between San Te- resa and Rio Janeiro, Brazil, but for some reason the road did net succeed on the ‘endless chain” plan and he was now constructing other cars for the same road, for drawing which muies were to be used. It having been intimated that the endless chain plat wouid be adopted to draw cars across the bridge, und further that the structure had 9 capacity of holding eight; , Witness was asked what he thought of the plan, and he answered that he could not conceive of any mechanisin that would be abr enough to draw even forty cars. Finally, . Stephenson, in answer to a direct question, suid that, in his opinion, it the bridge was ever finished it would not be gen- erally ui by trucks or pedestrians. The termini of the ferries, he said, were the radial points for , traffic and not in thia generation could these centres be disturbed: The time might come when they would be abandoned for others, but that time, in the opin- ion of witness, was generations off. Captain Walsh, of the City Hall police precinct, was next called and questioned concerning the traffic bu- tween the proposed New York terminus of the bridge and the easterly rim of the Sor 4 Hall Park. He tes- titled about the confluence of the tramway hnes at that point and was excused, THE STANDARD OL, COMPANY'S POSITION, Mr. Richard C. Veit, of the Standard Oil Company, ‘was next examined, He stated that previous to the construction of the bridge most of the oil ot the company was shipped at Hunter's Point, but that since the cables had been put in position the bulk of the busine: had gone to Weehawken, New Jerrey. The extra expense to shipowners con- sequent on having to house up masts made Weehawken the favorite place. Many of the owners had requested not to have their ships sent to Hunter's Point; he said that during the past few years the tonnage of the ships used in the oil trade had been gradually increasing. When asked by the chairman the names of some of the ships whose owners had requested not to be sent to Hun- ter’s Point, he mentioned the John Pryce, 1,996 tons; the Yorktown, 1,955 tons; the John Kenny, 1,558 tons, and several others, These, he said, were not the largest vessels in the trade; the larger vessels, he said, preferred to load at Baltimore and Philadel- phia; this departure from the old rule of coming to New York, he said, was due, in his opinion, to the bridge; the bulk of the Standard company's busi- ness had not, however, decreased, but this might have been due to general increase in the oil, OPINIONS OF A RKAL ESTATE EXPELT. Mr. Michael Coleman, Deputy Tax Collector of New York, was next sworn. He was examined particu- larly concerning the effects of the bridge on real es tate values along the water front on the East River, He said that since the bridge had been begun prop- erty trom its line up to about Twenty-third street had declined in value about $7,500,000, a general de- preciation of about forty per cent. For the first four years complaints at the Tax Office have been very frequent and always accompanied with pe- titions tor # reduction of taxes. The Fourth aud Seventh wards were more articularly affected; the property below the bridge, he said, ex- cept in & few cuses, has maintained its’ value, aud is now about the same as it was thirty years ago; some of the property above the bridge has recently sold tor less thun its market value thirty years ago. Con- cerning the changes in valuation from year to year Mr. Coleman said that ninety percent of the property above the bridge was assessed the same as in 1374; that since that time no general change has been made by the Tax Commissioners in the rates, notwith- standing that many holders have been forced to sell for half the amount of the assessed valuation. After the examination of Mr. Coleman the com- mittee adjourned to meot again this morning. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, MARRIED, Buexs—Harris.—On Thursday, March 6, at the residence of the bride, by the Rev, W. 5, Mikels, D. D., E. Keep Burns to Miss Carnie E., daughtor of the late Gilbert Harris, both of this city. Lavat—Etronp,—On Wednesday evening, Febru- ary 19, 1879, at the residence of the bride’s mother, Charleston, S. C., "Eee: G. RB. Brackett, D. D., Witttam Lactntae VAL bmg pee to Mrs. Groretana TaryLon ELrorp, fourth daughter of the late Commander James Daniel de Saussure Kuight, United States Navy, all of Charleston, S. C. DIED. Asnams.—On Thursday,’ March 6, VaLentine Avrams, in the 60th ycar of his age. Relatives and triends are respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, trom his late residence, No. 109 Washington ay., on Saturday, the Sth inst., at hatf- past seven P. M. ‘The remains will be taken to Rock- ville Centre, L. L, for interment, on Sunday morn- Flatbush ay., Brooklyn, at nine Austix.—March 7, ELkaNon G., widow of the late Robert J. Austin. Relatives and friends of tne family are invited to attend the funeral Sunday, March 9, at one o'clock, from the Church of the Ascension, on Kent st., be- tween Franklin st. and Manhattan av., Greenpoint. Battey.—In Brooklyn, on March 7, CaTHEeRINE, widow of Gardinor F, Bailey. Notice of funeral in Sunday's Herald, BaLLovu.—At Chicago, Il., March 3, Mra. Exiza Ba.vou, aged 69 years. Banken.—In_ Brooklyn, on Thursday, March 6, Captain Jksqk Banken, Hell Gate pilot, in the 83d year of his age. Relatives and friends of the family, also the Hell Gate aud Sandy Hook pilots, are respectfully invited to attend his tuneral, from the Methodist Episcopal Church, Pacific st., corner Clinton, Brookiyn, on Sunday, March 9, at halt-past one P, M., without further notice, Bauay.—On Friday, March 7, Micwart Banny, & native of Carrigtwohill, county Cork, Ireland, in the Sith year of his aye. Relatives and friends are reapectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, from his late residence, 229 West th st, on Sunday, March 9, at halt-past nine o'clock, to Church of the Holy Innocents, corner of Sith st. and Broadway, thence to Calvary Cemetery, Brey.—March 7, Pavuine Brey, daughter of Fred. W. Brey wfd Adolphine Brey, agea 2 years and 8 months, Funeral will take place Saturday, March 8, at two o'clock P. M., from 328 Kast Géth #t., to Greenwood Cemetery. Bauxinc.—On Wednesday, March 6, Bentua, be- loved wito of Charles ¥, Braging, aged 86 years, 8 months, @ family, also the mem- Relatives and friends of bers of Herman Lodge, Nd? 268, F. and A. M., are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 52 Pike st.,on Saturday, March 8, at one o’clock P. M, Buvsa.—In Brooklyn, Thursday, March 6, J, Taro- DORE Brusu, in the 60th year of his age. ‘The relatives and friends of the family ato invited to attend the funeral services, at his late residence, No, 17 Gallatin place, on Sunday, March 9, at four |. Friends are requested not to send Mowers, ; Interment on Sunday. Barsox.—In Brooklyn, Th' Jong illness, Mrs. B. Bryson, wife and daughter of the late Charles 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. Burrxerr.—In Brooklyn, on Friday, 1 after a short illness, Cugisriana N. Bortwerr, wife of J. D. Burtnett, aged 59 years, 1 month and 2 days. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, trom her late residence, 544 Bergen st., on Monday, 10th, at two P. M. No flowers. Camyxs.—On Friday, March 1, Jang, wife of William Cairns, in the 55th year of her age. 2 The funeral will take pisos at the St. Chrysostom Chapel, 39th st., corner 7th av., on Monday, March 10, at one o'clock, Davis,—At Norwalk, Conn., March 5, Issac Davis, aged 84 years, # veteran of 1512. Dean.—Suddenly, Thursday, March 6, 1879, J. WILitAM, son of Joseph L. und Mary Major Dean, aged 3 years, 9 months and 7 days. Funeral from the residence of his ts, Fulton av,, between 169th and 170th sts., Morrisania, N. ¥., on Saturday, March 4, at one o'clock P, M. DELANEY.—March 6, Tuomas H, DeLanex, aged 28 cars, z ‘he relatives and friends of the family ate fully invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, late residence 9, at one P. M., from his 821 Kast sth et. Dewnurst.—Mangaret W. Dewnuust, yor ot daughter of Thomas and Agnes Dewhurst, 1 year, 7 months and 23 days, Funeral will take place place Sunday, March 9, af two o'clock, from 22 Ralph av., Brooklyn. + Doyouve,—On Thursdiy, March 6, after a short illness, Parnick Donouve, @ native of the parish of Achroney, county Tipperary, Ireland, in the 44th year of his age. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the tuneral, from his late residence, No. 27 Jones st., between Bleecker and Fourth, on Sunday, at one o'clock. DoorLey.—On Thursday, March 6, after a long and peepee illness, Many Doonr.uy, in the 34th year of er age. ‘The friends af 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 2d av., near 60th st, Her re- mains will be interred in Calvary Cpe a Duvat.—On Wednesday, March 5, W. H. Duvan, aged 48 years. Funeral Sunday, at Utica, N. ¥. Ensxrvz.—On Thursday, March 6, Joun Ersxnre, in the 63d year of his age. . Friends of the family, also the members of Liv ingston Lodge, No. 67, F. and A. M.; also Greenwich Lodge, I, O. of O, F., are respectfully: invited to attend the funeral, service, af his late residence, No, 128 East 80th st., on Saturday, at half-past three P. M. It is particularly req’ that no flowers be sent. Lrvrnaston Lope, 657, F. anp A. M.—BaeTHeen— You are requested to attend the funeral service of Brother John Erskine, at his late residence, No. 128 East 80th st., this day, at halt-past three P. M. ~ ‘3, MER HOOK, Master. FrercnEr.—At Greenpoint, March 1, of scarieé fever, ManteTta Emity Fietcues, in the llth year of her age. Notice of funeral hereafter. Gnaves.—On Thuraday, the 6th inst., of pneumo- nis, James W. Graves, in the 31st year of his age. ‘The relatives and friends of the family; also those of his brother, Joseph, and his brother-in-law, James J. McCormick, are respecttully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 45 Marion st., om Sunday, March 9, at one o’clock; thence to Cemetery for interment. ‘TumkD AssemBiy District. . . The mombers of the General Committee of the Third Assembly District of the Democratic Organiza- tion of the County of New York are requested ‘to at tend the funeral of their late associate, James W. Graves, trom his late resideuce, 45 Marion ‘st., om Sunday, March 9, at one o’clock. ~ vai ll bayer O’NEIL, Chairman. ‘THOMAS J, UIRE, i Fnaxcrs J. Gattaoier, f Secretaries. Gnooax.—On ‘Thursday, March 6, Norax, beloved wife of Stephen Gregan, aged 86 years. Relatives and friends are respectrully invited to at- tend the funcral, from her late residence, 663 Vim Buren st., Brooklyn, Sunday, March 9, at half-pass eleven A. M. Gnrour.—On Friday evening, March 7, Lizzi, wife of George Groht, in the 2tth year of her age. Notice of funeral in tea papers, Harvine.—In Brooklyn, Thursday morning, Same vEL Harprne, Jr., son of Samuel and Surah A. Hare ding, aged 36 years and.8 months.¢ Funeral from 166 Montague st,, Brooklyn, on Mon- day, 10th in at two o'clock P.M. Relatives and friends are invited to attend without further notice. ‘The remains will be taken to Portsmouth, N. H., for interment. Hare.—On Thursday, March 6, Jonny Pnancte Hang, eldest son of M. F. and Julia A. Hare, aged @ years and 3 months. Relatiyes and friends are invite? to attend the fue neral, on Saturday, March 8, at half-past two, from ng ae of his father, No. 153 Wythe ay. Brook- yn, E. D. Horca.—On: the 6th, suddenly, Cuantes Hora, son of Philip and Therese Hoegg, aged 27 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of his sister, oe S6fh st., on Saturday, March 8, at two o’clock Hvuxiaut.—On Wednesday, March 5, 1879, after lingering illness, Faancis E. Huncaut, aged 58 years. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funcral services, at his late residence, ge West Jist st.,on Saturday, March 8, at tem JEweTr.—At the residence of her parents, No. 22 East 54th st., after a brief illness, in the 11th year of her age, GkRTRUDE, youngest daughter of Elizabeth H. and Rev. Dr. A. D. Lawrence Jewett and grand- daughter of the late Rey. Dr. Dickinson. The reiatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, on Saturday morning, at eleven o'clock, without further notice. Kenwarp.—On Thursday, March 6, Joux KENNARD, in the 63d year of his age. Relatives and friends of the family, also members of Exempt Fireman's Association, of New York city, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral service, at his late residence, 41 Magnolia av., Jersey City, om Sunday, March 9, at three P. M: Kenniaay.—On Friday, March 1, Ropgrt KERRIGAN, aged 70 years, The funeral will take place from St. Vincent's Hos pital, on Sunday, 9th inst., at half-past twelve o'clock. KiacuHorr.—On Friday, March 7, 1879, at his resie dence, 31 Canal st., New York city, Jacos H. Horr, in the 64th year of his age. Relatives and friends of the Leng pe respectfully invited to attend his funeral, from his late residence, on Monday, the 10th of March, at two o’cinck P. M. Lay.—On Friday, March 7, CHauncry A. Lax, Toth year of his age. Relatives and triends of the family, also the mem- bers of Constitution Lodge, No. 241, F. and A. M., are respectiully invitea to attend the funeral, trom hie late residence, No. 158 South Ist st., Brooklyn, om Sunday, March 9, at two o'clock. Friends are re quested not to send rai ll ManionT.—On Friday, 7, ANTOINE Manion, in the 73d year of his age. Relatives and triends are respectfully invited to at tend the funeral, ou Sunday, March 9, at half-pasé one P. M., from his late residence, 106 Waverley place. Manson.—March 7, DANIEL Manson, in his 67th year. Funeral services at his late residence, 61 East 84th st., Monday, at one o’clock P. M. Mipp.etoy.—At Bayonne, N. J., suddenty, on Fri- bg ey March 7, Georcg MIppLETON, aged 55. Fanerst notice a. ‘ igefield, Durham (ingiand) papers please copy. PAnKEn.—At the residence of his mother, 0S bast 127th Francis E, D. Parken, youngest son of Frances H. and the late John C. Parker, aged 16 yeara, 2 months and 25.days. Funeral services will be held at St, Andrew's Church, corner, 127th st. and 4th av., Harlem, on Monday, the 10ef inst., at hal{-past three o’clock P.M. Porrka —At Gran N. J., March 6, Louisa Pot Ten, wife of William E, Potter, aged 36 years. Funeral on Sunday, 9th inst., from the New Dum ham Baptist Church, at half-past two o'clock P. M, Carriages will be in waiting at ferry, Hoboken side, at one o'clock, to convey friends to the church. Ropit.—On "Thursday, March 6, at Jacksonville, Fla, Wi..1aM Ropu, Notice of funeral hereafter. Scnker.—Suddenly, on the cewy SB of the he Lropown, son of Wittie and Leopold Schepp, aged months and 11 days. Funeral from the residence of his parents, $23 os av.,on Saturday, March 8, at half-past tea A. M. Stack.—On Thursday Sonne. March 6, Hew ay wife of William C. Slack, the Sith year of or age. Funeral services on Saturday at one o’clock P. from the Methodist Episcopal Church, corner 119th st. and 2d ay. Kemains will be interred af Woodlawn. . ‘Tavton.—On Friday, March 7, 1879, at his resis dence, $40 Lexington av., Geonex G. Tarxor, in the ‘7th year of his aye. Notice of tuneral hereafter. ‘THomrson.—On Wednesday, the Sth inst., Jouw THompson. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, on Saturday, h 8, at ten o'clock A. M., from his late residence, No, 312 ‘18th st. ‘Trrus.—On March 7, Sergeant Asa Trrvs, of Bixth precinct, aged 39 years. Relatives, friends, members of Brooklyn Police Department and Metropolitan Police Mutual Bencit Association are respectfully mvyited to attend the funeral, from the old Bushwick Reformed Church, on Sunday, March 9, at one o'clock P, M. VaNDEWATER.—At Mine La Motte, Mo., on February 28, 1879, Rev. ALbEarUSs VaNDEWATER, ST years, Warens.—At Westchester, on Friday, ith inst., of CATHERINE SEARING, wite of Bernard ters, in the 65th year of her age, ‘ue relatives and triends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, om Sunday, March 9, at three P, M. Wxeks.—suddenly, on Friday morning, March & Fonrsren J. Werks, aged 63 years. ‘The funeral will take from Christ's Church, corner of Sth ay, and 35th sts., on Monday morning, March 10, at half-past ten o'clock. Friends are re areata a i send nlp in ifax (N. 8.) papers please copy. Wroerns,—In esokiya, on Thursday evening, 6th inst., CHARLES R, Wiooins, in his 51th yoar. Relatives and friends are requested to attend the funeral service, at residence of his brother, Willian H. Wiggins, 108 Gates av., Brooklyn, on Saturday, 8th inst, at three P. Woxr.—On Friday, 7th inst., at two o’clock P, M., Ricoa Worr, beio' wife of Isidore Wolf, in the 49tip year of her age, Relatives and friends of Jacob Lodge No. 1, L O. F., 8. of L, Mishael Lodge No. 166, LO. B. B., 1 spectfuliy invitél to attend the funeral, from her late! residence, No, 4 Battery place, on Sunday, wateleven A. My