The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 14, 1869, Page 1

WALL STREET SWINDLING, THS AUTHOR OF THE BOUNTY LOAN BOND FORGERIES, > Willinm FE. Gray ard Street-Who he 1 Meavy is Career in Wall Fon Victims Allow the shrewd Swindler to Kacape. In the year 1867, a young man, about 28 years Of age, of light complexion, medium height, sportim & moustache, and with pleasing, gentlemanly address, walked into te counting room of Messrs, A. W. Dimock & Co., %# Pine street, provided with highly complimestary letters of recommendation from the Hin, L., PF. S, Foster, then acting Vice-President of the United Stutes; as also from Senators Pomeroy of Karas, Morrill of Maine, and Gen. Benj. F. Butler. The credentials were accepted, and the young man was duly installed as cashier of the Arm alluded to, A WorTuY TOUNG MAN. Wiis name was William E. Gray, son of the Rev. B. H. Gray, of Sheibarne Falls, Mass,, who, it will be femembercd, was chaplain of the United States Benate during the years 1961 to 1869. Ils exem- Plary conduct and strict attention to business, 9s Well as highly moral charactor—at ali times refusing @ glass of Wino oF the fascinations of a cigar—won for bim 9 Ligh position with hie employers, and when he severod his connection with that concern, Subsequent to thuir suspension, received from them ® letter commending him in eulogiatic terms. He is ‘iso 8 nephew of G. Lamson, of the well-known house of Lamson, Goodenough & Co., who recently Preseuted Gen. Grant with an olegant service set of Cutlery, remarkable for its costliness, as well us © credit to American skill, BRANCHING OUT. cured desk room in the office of R. jew stuect, where be wus said to ted with J. G, Sands, and $0 won LL. Baward-, 0 Dave been cou the confidence of his wt Mr. J. B. Bast Yass, erewpectable member of the Gold Hoard, In trusted him with power of attorney to. tranvnet Dasiness ia that departinent of Wall street. In May he hired an office in 26 New street. In July he stated Ww his frie Tal lost heavily by the fatture of } Frond street, bat that #o0n expected $100,000 je partion, amd Would then cstablish a house o1 his ow. OPENING OUT BIO, About two weeks since he aved the spacioas OMces foriverly occupied by Messrs. H. G. Stebbine & Co, 44 Browd street, and cout d his stock ‘operations under the firm name of Wm, K, Gray & Co,, althoush tere was no partner to rep company, A Mr. T. A. Pratt, however, wi Heved sociated with him, of speak lic r, As early ax Sept appears to tiave been o many of the Tendon and secu! 1 Bon & Co, gon, Edwert Bry Gotting, Tarresne, Fi wus of acquaintance wit et honking bh nvitics of tout & Dic! won, Smit & Rept his biisin ia} aith a SPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANC About three weeks ago Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co. lus secnrities on which they had veral New York State registered 1s, which were pronounced by ex Iterations from lower denomina MORE OF THESAME SORT, AM went well with Mr. Gray until last Friday, hen the Bank of the ith detected for? flriee amone his collaterals, left ax security with the ak, and imuvediately noted niu that be mnnst close his bank account, wita witich request he com: toe Aa fame afternoou, The State Agents also of the Manhattan = Company) romptly informed — of th and it is a little remarkabi were male to sceure Gray's arrest. Mt Is stated In explanation thet the officers of tint in- Stitution irtended to institute proceedings, yet re. frained from doing so on ndvice of their counsel, who held that they would be hable for damages Last Thursda: the Mining boa: check with Which he purchased lis seat in the ‘as protested on Friday, PREPARING TC RETIRE. Saturday worning he came to his office as usual, A lady uppeared in front of lis office in Broad rtreot ina carriage, about 113 o'clock, when he earrted out to ber n package supposed to coutain securities, ead with which sbeleft. He had not been for sever- el weeks at his resitence until Inst Satarday, ‘when he called and (ook away all of his effects, A URAYT FINANCIAL OPRRATION. About balf-pist 12 on Saturday he called at the Mechanics’ Hank and stuted that he wished to over- drew his nccount, but would leave as coltateral three New York State registered bounty loan bonds Of $10,000 each, and would make the account good Sere the clos’ of ‘bank hours; With, the money thas obtained le purcbused of Jay Cooke & Co. & tity of U.S, coupon bonds, with whien he left Birect, carrying with him alto 4000 shares of the Quarts Hill’ Mining Company stock, which had been deposited In his office us the basis of a movi Meat and corner in said stock. The $50,000 worth of bonds in porsersion of the Mechanics’ Bank are ve been altered from three $1,000 issues, il to have been the same OMfice of KJ. Woolsey, reet, about one year ago, and for which the has given new bonds, al the bounty loan bonds are ts which had previously been stolen, that he had previous ‘worked with stolen bonds and securities of various mining companies, among them jCumberland Coal Company's 6 per cent, gold-bearing bonds, und the Ruby silver Mining Company of Neva hares of which were hypothecated, THe vicTIMs, Bo for as ascertained, the following firms bave made loons to Giay to) the extent of $310,000, the amounts and sccurit-es bein A + Boara 4 Macy—1 1 0.0 N.Y Foristered bi 5 $10,000 ‘ftato Bonds, 7 (stolen red bonds (stolen); $21,000 U', 8, 5-20 bonds: a0 regirtered bonds, #10,0u0; total, ed Beate ton cLonn, geo Collntesas oN. gidigreertere bounty loam bonds, $20,000 tered bowds, #000; Lotal, #5, :00, fasth Co Coluitora ered 1, r ode 8. 5-2) coupon total, $44,000, OB keman Benes Btato 4 oan, $95,000. Coll iterals: N.Y. unty TORR honds, $20,000; U. 8. 520 oMaterais; N. ¥ $10,000 each, aiter: 1, $10,000. Collateral not TUR &ND NOT YET, It ts not improbable that turther developments to dey may extend the amount of the loans and bogus waritior, Nearly If not all of the New York State and United States bonds bypothecated lave becn altered or stolen, the $1,000 issues being changed to $10,000 amounte. GtAy's PARTNER In this scheme, Gray ts believed to havo been assist- od by Mr. 'T. HI. Pratt, who, in appears to have Deen the chief manipulator and controlling spirit in tho forgeries, while Gray adroitly and successfully palmed them'off upon the public. We learn that Pratt when at the Grand Hotel on Sanday, stated his intea- tion to deliver himself up to the civil authorities, THR SNERIVF IN POSSESSION. Gray's office was ycateraay in charge of O'Brien's deputies, who very courteously ext euch int mm to creditors as in their power, A BILLET pot On Gray's private desk wun found the follows Jeter, without signature, yot in Wis handwriting, ‘ong lady in the U, 8, Treasury De 1 jod. me: Do not write to me until you see will be in Washington Tuesday or Wednes ay, and have insured my life for §5,000 for your benefit, nines The Real © the Kebellion, The President yesterday sent a message to the Honse in response to a ution axking what States have ratiiled the proposed! ffteexth amend ment to the Coustitution of the United States. He enclosed a lettir to Lim from the Beerctury of Bate ving the fellowing-named Siate as having ratiied FY dsours, ‘Kansas, North fest Vir 2, Massachusetts, Wincor Louisiana, Giatican'soutn Carolina, Arkausas, Connecticut, Fiorida, Ili ina, New York, hire, Nevada, (iasour! and Kansas are generally. defective in ther sections. Inthe former, the second section of tke Stocndment is omitied, and in the latter the phrase- Slogy of the sccond scetion is changed. and Virginia. Reconmirnct! the Treasury Departm Wasuisorvy, Deo. 13.—The recommendation Beer Bout re] that @ new berean ia ta Becrutary amictmnat we. created, te be called fe herenu of Customa Revenue, has Dees embodied tas bill which is to be introduced this week. to ereating a Customs Reven the Sit Geovidce fur the oBlee of Third of remury, ><>.‘ upoe all matters pertaining Brasios NEW YORK, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1869. ANOTHER FREE-LOVE TRAGEDY. The Probable Mn THE SPANISH GUNROATS. JOHN REAL TO BE HANGED, ———— THR SUPREME COURT'S A¥FIRMA- TION OF THE DEATH SENTENOS. f Mr. Patrick Onn- nother Opportanity for the Rev. 0. B. Prot! y night, Mr. Richard bad jost returned irom Cunada, went to his iret street, Williamebus his chamber, found Pr jahtoon co To-morrow at Noon-The Re- Twelve in an Un lor ngninat Bull Case—The Seized Ballet ull Sustained in bis Hear. The case of N. Hill Fowler against Wm. H. Bull, involving the title to the office of Justice of tho Distriet Court of the Eighth Judicial District of this city, was decidea yesterday in the Supreme ‘The Court did not recognize Mr, Fowler's claims to have been elected to the posi- tion in *the fall of 1860, Mr. refused boxes by the Police Commissioners prior to holding the polls, be furnished one himself, which was placed in the Third District of the Twentieth Ward. He received all the votes cast; bat the box containing them was by order of the Superintendent of Police seized and broken, and the ballots were seattored. Judge Cardozo, in ordering a verdict for Getendant with costs, thought that, in principle, Unis ease was not distinguishable from that of The People against Batcheler (&2 N. Y., 198) stivation made the office in did not prescribe the lengt to be requluted by the Iceisiative will; and its dura- tered by further I riod of the defendant's term of office, tatute of March 9, 1866, had ot pired, and there was no vacancy when the relator claimed to have been clected. Judge Sutherland Down at the foot of Thitteonth street, North River, the eightoem gunboats are lying ready to de- part, The calle are bent, the boate hanging vo the davits, the provisions on board, and the engineers engaged. Yentera ruard and Clerke eqntust Real ‘ardoze Holding Out tor « New oningham in bed wi ‘Thin scene was more than the dishow husband could patiently cndure. Hoe therefore made h for Patrick, dragged him out of the Degan to beat him in a fearfol manner. like a ball calf, but the infuriated . at " , throughout the morning Court, General Term, of Delamater's Super for this depart~ advance of the old-fogy that the Supreme Cours Would got grans Join Real a new trish And nom, We bbvb (h6 formal opinions of the Judges. ie the opinion of the Court rendered yesterday, © majority Of the Judges decide that Real was justly convieted of the deliberate murder of Policeman Johe Smed- most exptate his crime apen the gallows. To those who still remember ail the ele cumstances of the marder this annonncement wit not come anexpected. afternoon, Mr. Mumford, Tan Suw, a5 usoal i {ntendents, was busy engnal . The chief engineers will receiv per month, and will be engaged for one year, months, or four months, ‘There in considerable reluctance to take this posi- {ion among Americans since it involves an oath of Allegiance to the Spanish Crown, a bitter pill for true-hearted Americans. The frat sasiatant will be hired (or the round trip only at $60 in gol return vogare ; ‘ongincer will receive $60 in specie with the same for Fowler having been and bronght the dificalty, forced two arms broke, his tne ceived other injuries from die, Mr. Conlon was conveyed to | NOSICTW FORTY- FIRST CONG. TRIAL AND SENTENCE. The trial of John Real took piace im the Court of Oyer and Terminer, before Judge Barnard, on the 10th of February last. It was begun in the morning, and concluded at midnight, when the Jary, after © short abaonee, found the prisoner guilty of marder tn the first degree, Judge Barnard, at midnight, tm presence of the immense crowd which thronged the court room, Immediately sentenced the prisoner te be hanged on the second of last April, Real was re “ZAV A petition was prosented from the I Galveaton, Texas, setting forth that Judge of that United states District, had been “inc and asking for the appolotment of an ad- litional Judge. the homeward trip. ‘The throe fremen ai for the round trip, at $45 in greoubacks, with €%5 for the return, And the coal-passers $25, with the same Each squad of mon tion might be WOLONIXITT AOA ‘TUR ORORGIA RECONSTRECTION BILL AL 3 was reported with amendments, which convening the old fons electod to the | Asser! excluding all persons i ineer, and the whole are under the surveillance of James McClellan, one of Del All are ordered to be ready att! ater's engineers, yharf, bag and i the statements of those with whom our reporter conversed is that the gun- Donts leave at noon. ‘The twelve remainiog boats a1 at the foot of Thirteenth sireet. They are not near. ly ready by any means, before they cat Wife Abandon Albert H. Hock was arrested ander the act of Me was taken before u Police Justice disorderly person on the ground that he had threatened to abandon his wife, Johaona, and had He was arrested on this prescribed by the ible ander the fourteeath ‘No person shall be refused » seat in the Legisiature om account of race, color, oF pre- vious condition of servit lature shail be further action of Congress. FUNDING THR NATIONAL DEBT. Mr, Conmert also maturing debt of the United States by a scif-funds Pionily, it le provided all together now actually abandoned her. He was convicted ai statute before mentioned, and was ordered to pay #90 weekly to the Commissioners of Charities and Correction for his wife Jodges Curiozo and Suthe hecamse the «i bill to fund the The rigging 18 te are Atted with neither yards nor vooms, the gun carriages have stilt to be placed on board, alse the anchors. Three of them are not and the funnel of one is defective. Three only are furnished with bridges, there i considerable work for the carpenter, and the bineksmith. thorizes and em) On the appeal, | reasury tor inane. 00 MARROW ESCAPE FROM THE GALLOWS. REPAIR SHOPS At last, the day before the exeention, @ provides that any appeal or amendment to such an order shall be exclusively to urt of Special Sessions, Hed by mandamus to give a hearts yet coppered, culprit's cell, waa whieh Court may be dorer'a ears, the intelligence ofa ‘and @ half per cent.: and Judgo Sutherland was conv be free from all tax nd no one except U — an act speaks DAY IN EUROPE. "7A the condemped cell on the ground floor of the to bis former, cell oa the first tier, ‘The case was ably argued last Jane before the General Term of the Supreme Court. ‘THR DECTSION 1S RENDERED AT LAST. After a lapse of six months the Conrt ts announced, Judges Cierke and affirm the conviction, while Judge THE OROUND OF TH ‘The appeal was based on ‘were merely technical, ted Officer Smedick had persecuted Real, amd harbored a bitter animosity towards. him, Real was at times afflicted with mena. Judge Barnard declared this testimony AL TO WE MANGED, opinion, which ts the Judae does acquitted him, is own judgment. dge Cardozo urges that y the Court below in excluding tending to show threats of violence ‘Smedick toward Real, of Indecent haste in oor loarned Judge holds that Real ought Shortly after the decision of the information of the fact was ‘no emotion, and a Geo hed result, @ dut his rela ‘the City Prison, extend! me or some other witness, at the trial in | oF abroad upon t 10 be weed in redeemlug TUE YRANKING PRIVILEGR—THH AUPREWE COURT. A bill was Introdnced to regulate the importation of Immigrants onder Lito contracts ; alse onc abol- wilepe. Rep wi , {ntrodnced # Dil pro. made 10 his satiofnc- “AW NOSIOWA 8 HL wNOs Mr. Thomas Ryan, who was voted for at the Charter election last week, has not a ghost of a chance of ever t ured by that eminent expounder of con Justice Michael Connolly, of the Yorkville Su- Preme Court, that—first, the office of Rogister, be- tng a county one, must be voted fur at the State elec: Secondly, that under the Consti tution of this State appolutments or electious to any county or constitutional office tnust be for full terms and not for unexptre \ intee should also Hl a vacancy for an unexpired Thirdly, that U ister are not at all parallel—the ter officer, whose ele For these and BUR ie i Loxvow, Dec. 18.—The reception of the re- sins of tho late George Peabody on board the ivon-elad Monareh took place on Saturda; it was intended that the proceedings should be pri- ly conducted, they were attended by an inter- demonstration of respect. ‘The remains were accompanied to the place of em- barkatioa by Sir Curtis Sampson, Charles Read, Motley, J. 8. Morgan, a1 ‘They were recetved at the wharf by the municipal Authorities of Portamouth, and the officers and ma- es of H, M, 8. Monarch and of the U. 8. mouth. H. M. 8. Duke of Wellington fred minate guns during the embarkation, tohing the framking viding thet whenever it the President of the United States, of the Bupreine Cow from disease oF aceid fered subsequent to his appoi be considered totall mavently incapable of performing the Mice, the President shall accept the resignation to asury, and thereafter such | ous tion, that any United States shi tion tn November. e Secretary of the T vige shall reecive th fe that he wa ¢ time of his resignation, Mr. Mouton (Ttep., Ind}, by naantmous consent, bm ited an amendment to the Georgia bill making the admission of the Stato conditional upon the adoption of the dfteenth amendment. THR APANISH GUNBOATH. Mr. CARPENTER submitted the follo' Resotr the opinion of the Seni OF rontracted for oF te: Debalt of the Go aiust the revolted fo depari froin the Mr. Carpenter gave notico that ho would call It up on Wednenday, CONGRESSIONAL VIRTOR. ), from the Committee on eported with an amendment the bill THIRTY-THRER ACRES OF DEPOT GROUND IN FOURTH AVENUE. 1 being 9 Ohar- ‘ovided for by that in- ons other reasons we think Mr. Ryan's case hopeless, unless be appeal ‘erm, Supreme Court, ements up that way that olock is Just what [ wai Jommodore, I'll lease eure a8 an scoommodation, but I i 7 ff ‘Doar ente te nel The ships in tho hi p Commononn—T never len ‘ix your price, And 1°! you the money, Ma. Gosiet—Oo the contrary, I never sell; have 2 bor displayed their flags at half-mast, rty—nlways buy. ih Li il bh Rock Remembered, England Society met last night at Mr. J. G, Pearson, Moderator, in the Meners, T. 8. Shephard, H, J. Leland and J. Green Pearson were appointed to take measures fe the building of a New cers were olected as follows bought that property as a permanent invesiment, F and don’t care to part with hon wo cau't make a bargain? don't see how we can. Commovons—Then I may as well say good morn- district of Cube, gz, ‘Commoponn— Mi Forty-second Street—The Madison Ave- AAne Going Abend. ited States having been oa be: Kratos Vor proces’ sto. this country “ol rice. Bimultasecously Hor i Jand Hall in this elt Fresident, Joseph ‘Vice President, Isaac I. Baile; lors, Samuel N. Stebbins, Charles E. Bee! Borden, Col. Frank ¥. i 1m, GorLet—Good morning, COLD COMFORT FOR LAND OWNERS, A fow days afterward it was reported to Mr, Goo- had taken possession of lis ‘gang of men ut work on it, 10 his lawyer with a firm determina: tion to exact the fullest remed Real. Re betra afternoon Real wa it The diagram at the head of this article eahi bits the extent of land lying upon and adjacent to bove Forty-ageond street, now quired by the nevera! railroad corporation Commodore Vanderbilt is the ruling sptrit, and alxo shows the improvements now in progress in that vi the convenience of those several ronds nd the travelling pablic, Some of the above has long been owned by those railroad coi panies, bat the most of \t has been recently acquired. ‘8 former article we gave the general features of the grand Union Dopot, tion on Foutth avenue, between Forty-second and treots, and the plans for bringing the passenger trains of the Hudson River Railroad into te let that the Commodo Assistant Counsel. roperty, and had set fo perform the same Smith, Geo. Cabot ads I if io keane with & conatitation shattered by If the doors w the law would ii ‘& misdemeanor Th ‘a One not oxeooding * ro requests from heads of departien ts ts str! SMASHING TUR COURTS. ‘The Senate took up (he bill * further to define and ulate the jurisdiction and powers of the Courts of Soir wolink of bis rehearsal determined dem: commenced at once Bue him bim; make him pay damage i that he can’t force me to sell him Netly advised his elien that he had better curb lis wrath and make the best respasser without invokin; ‘the Commodore has go or's Property. Now, sir, I want proceedings The case of Wm, Winter, on alleged lunatic, John Livingston, seeks the custody of his property, which is very. larxe, wae before Judge Barnard yesterday, on a motion for the appointwent of & trustee in place of D. C, ‘The latter had recommended Dr. Hartley Livingston introduced offidavite y had called Judge Barnard jartiey made affidavit ti judge Barnard apy and ordered a re! pass the accounts of Mr. Birdsall, eras consort on the ‘All that, was mot ed friend was taken this bey, where very Faroly Of ap, ior is brother-tn-la' re the United States, Tho Mil prohibits any will elapse before in course of erec- | terms he ould with th rt {ke Minster hat day shall come Joha Real will poked repugaane resent, to contite these, his revered rématne, to ‘duly Lhave now the honor ot fuifil Meret replied + rights granted und-r the Gen ate. If you don't want to can take it and eall upon the That he will be ‘ouand nothing more.” Christian Christian, mate of the brig Com lying at the foot of Sedgwiek street, fell overboard evening and was drowned. 1 Dot be constrae: how, pending, of hereafter brow raer, or decree to have been based NED OF ROOM. ‘ourts to apprali It will be apparent to every ono that the enormous passenger traftic of these River and New York Central, the Hari New York and New Haven—with thelr 100 daily se amount of room for the proper disposition of idle cars, the making up of trains, the storage of cars, the housing of locomo- tives, the storage of fuel, and the other incidental With trains arriving and de. parting every ten oF fifteen minutes, arrangem be provided om a liberal scale for the prom; removal of empty cars from the receiving tracks, ‘and large epace will be required not merely for thelr temporary storage, but for their proper handling in making up outgoing trains. Waat Tae ComMODOR: ference to Thomas C, Fields tw Lice of one whor 16 people of my country. Gecrao Penbedy's Wi! rance of the exercise of rald sed Reorgantzat biican Party. The Republicans of the Sixteenth Assembly District lest evening informed the Republicans of the District that # general enrolment of the Repub: Hieans of all the organizs made ou the 16th pose being to organize a new association Shatl comprise all who call themselves Republicant s resolved to send a cirealar to the Kepubil- cans of the district, inviting them to enroll. OVERRIDING OBSTACLES, A similar incident occurred in th next block nort! Aappelinte jurisdiction such holding by bin: 04 xe (Rep., Mo.) addressed the Senate at Jongth in support of the bill. the U. 8. Cireult Court, the fendered a vordict topaceo without » jot the property, nnd th ‘The inquest to: Slalme of churches, saylumas, ns of the city i ne of Representar of the month, th Three bills were presented for the admission of ‘Irgivia, and reierred to the Reconstruction Com- mittoe. 'A resolution backing up the Presi view of the Reciprocity question waa referred, sun aoeR cowarinacr, the case of Thos. uses of » ercat depot, bile markets, nor Ika the old veteran whi job of this kind. First tully Informin, wen, if this is nok lire there, wae concluded Georns Testes the owners of the Fire Department Russell and two other nephe: are appointed trustees, and made reaiduary legatersy ‘and made residu: to nettle all the in catimated at between §750,000 and luimaelf of the suficent, as in his new ' passeng: o.and reinforces himself wi 9 as he desires, Scramble for Omice. At the meeting of the Board of Canvassers Hugh Moore put in a petition against the counting of the votes for Alderman and Assistant Alderman in the Twentleth Aldermanic District, on the ground that fraudulent votes were oust. Nicholas inst the counting of the votes in the Twenty Ninth District of the Beventeenth Ward (Tenth Aldermanic District), that votes cast there for him (Segar) were given to PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Judge Grier will resign to-day, Dr. Foley is Bishop Duggan's successor. s ‘The Ries, 20a Morveosz Las been in town since Senator Fenton arrived at Washi ana took temporary lodgings at the Ai Tho Hoa. Mark M. Pomeroy, Theat Wien Ble saject Go ls rathor suggestive, actin id being thus fully pared enters upon his grand schemes regar of whatever opporition may present itecl!, ‘MBW OTRERT RAILWAY PROJECTS, ‘The stoppage of all the Northern and Kastern senger ‘reine ‘at Forty-second demands of the paspie of Merle. nd sernye : Li 4 tee jower endo ead, have spurred the Commodore to tho exten arth avenue street railroed to th nd the constructive of the Mad aries, "The route of the Fourth ‘branch running thence to the 1 from ‘Thirty fourt The Hramenical Counctl. —The Council meets to-morrow to 901 ittees om Faith, Disciplin: Kastera Affairs, are to be formed. teen will comprise ia all etghty-six members, who by vote of the Council.” The 1 lint of persons entitled to attend the Connell mes of OS Cardinals, 11 Patria: and Abbots, 23 Mit Religious Orders. WAS Got AND wuar ‘ 6, Orders, an Irements seem to have been fully ‘Trove Commi foreseen by the indomitable old Commodore, wh: anticipation of the completion of the now depot, ‘and before the great rise tm property in that vicinity which such an enterprise would naturally cfeate, bas ‘acquired, either by private purchase or und seizure rights conferred by the general railroad law, nearly all the land lying between Forty-second and Forty-eighth streets aud Madison and Lexington avenues, comprisiog an area of about thirty-ihree derstood that efforts are making to secure the coutrol im this Idterest of all the Innd on the west side of Fourth avenue to the Central Park. AID ON RECENT INPRO . ‘The land now being covered by the new depot on the west side of Fourth avenue, between Forty-sec- ond and Forty-fifth streets, has been mostly owned by the Harlem Railroad Company for years, their engine houses and ,repair shops formo On the east side of Fourth avenue tho New Haven Company own the west half of che western portion of the est balf is cov- Market, and the corner of Bogar petitioned ye ist to debate the resola- yer under the ru! Mr, DOMENCK moved to suspend the rules. The rules’ were suspended aud tho resolation was mo- Aified and offered by Mr, SommNOK, and adopted by the House as follows: are to be appointed oft 991 Arbhbishops, Bishops, Abbots, and 0 denerals of milous’ Sra Sais Gen, Fred. Dent, one of the Presidew in Now Jersey. A match was fought on Union Hill yesterday afternoon between New York, represented by John Ludlow, and Newark, N. J., by Clackei There was a large was heavy on both side the game standing Panis, Deo, 18. Portugal is agitated. vement has been commenced by the which is assuming largo and fons. The breach betwoen the daily widening, 1" tion of the present Min: nd as 800 as it takes ly appoint another, and will reaist th of the Duke of Saldahua. poe bas FLASHES FROM THE OCEAN CABLES. lariem and New laren reste, iy joMciently lighted and ventilated for the use of the mall street cars, and is therefore impracticable for uso when this route shall be exteaded. wow To GBT TO roRT’ Two methods are tunnel over which there are no ‘This plan, however, would be strenuous, by the residents an nue, The second nue ovor the tunnel, one on parks that Mil the centre of the street, line are already inid ap the incline from \dThirty fourth street to Park ave- e the forther layin Cicommnitter fo nat co rentence, aid “De empowered to veud for personas and papers. SPAKISH GOLD. despite the objection and the petition of jew York, asking that belli- Patriots, was re- ‘The rulos were si of Mr. Farnsworth () over 72,000 citizens of rent rights be ranted the Cub: rred to the Committee on Foreign Aduirs. BUTLER REPORTS A WONDERFUL Mr. Burean (Rep. Mass), from the Judiciary ‘A Dill for the ropeal of the C of Office act, which was recommitied, House discussed the Census bill iu Committee, Edbrooke, champion the cham, jor eabroute chal lice next Friday’ Mr. Thomas Hunter, Principal day prevented with 8 ue tebe lucnce ested for overcoming this ‘ders are reported im The article in Tus Sux of last week, in refer- e number of communteation 1 of the City of Hoboken by property owners on the line of certain ree improvements vayers to an intense ig of the Comm: ouncil Chamber was dense te action was tai ‘amount of evidenc earth lind been taken to reduce and that the owners ‘Testimony wus given by iven to Denis improvement at rty owners on tracks In Park a er side of the little at plage awakened the ‘The Paragusyans have again boen defeated. Spain is rejoicing over the release of the gunboats, Overend, Gurney, and others Commitee, reporte: ly standing there, ‘The trial of Mes was begun in Guildhall yesterday: ‘The treaty between Great Britain and China, ne. ame Kmbasey, has been ratified eso Governinent. ‘The Emperor Francis Joseph with @ specch trom intory course { Willow street, assonsed for filling in. 2 morning the inhabitants of that | Snasigned by ime Chie ruuning before 8 laid dowa during tho preoed- Yesterday afternoon German went to the City police station, and related the particulars two men to murder a farmer in the neigh- bornood of Jersey City. ald that be met t ern’ department of station on Suiurday night, of killlng some farmer | added that they had that a contract was avenue will wake uj thelr doors, om track ion of First street but that the contract wan turned Strect Committee to Gardner & Heck dodge, and that he wi City Surveyor Du Puget acknowledged that earth ud been carted away on property as. One ot the wit Understood that the Commodore designs & rai ‘on these institutions in order to secure por jock for the purposes of i THE EAST SIDE OF FOURTH AVENUB MONOPOLI ‘The next block north, that between Forty-third FROM THE TELEGRAPH. ~~ J. B. Folsom was yesterday redlected Mayor of N. B, Shurtloff was yosterdi ted May Dosion by 0.357 majority, ny. reieoted Mnf, tecsy (0 be redlected United Woaryport, was elected Mayor dealing with tho Dalma- FREQUENT TRIPS PROMISED. But, however thin may be, intended murder- New York police 1d that they there ear Jersey City. by some politic: respected as long tis certain that the ntenauce of the unity as it was compat and power of the Empire, Commodore intends extending this route to his new dopot at Forty-second tat an early day, though he shrewdly kecps to bimself the route of the exten the new depot is completed cars will there at intervals of one sud a balf minutos for the present lower terminus opposite the Astor wes swore that and Yorty-fourth streets and Fourth and Lexington seven loads of dirt, and a he railroad companies, he was charged 3 already owned N@ ISLAND. and is covered bj of witnesses testified to the same fact. operty-uwners on the Ui + Robert Couel lock between rty ith streets is also owned by ‘Company, and ts used A new freight ouse has been built at Riverliead he Long Island railroad. beew detected in the late election r by whieh Mr, Parsons becomes Fogerty, who was of Newburyport, Mass, Blake, Republican, Mayor contor, Masse yeeterdaye elected We trect luprovements —The Admiuistration is .'a proposiiion from Bucz for the Domingo, pared upon a vole of hix Wasmineton, Deo, 1 ‘coal yard, ‘fhe two blocks nd Forty-seventts tre totererosts, and will into the possession aod ith and Forty-eight streets, is railroad Companies, and is covered Tl ives these roads the entire ayonue down to betwoen Forty-second and Forty the ultimate design being to cover the whole with convenient stractures for the storage of locomotives and fuel, and tho repair of rollus uonully, there THM MADISON AVEXUR RETENSION TO YORKVILLM. ‘The investigation is to be continued, nexition of St people in favor of #u zens’ candida ooterday eieoted Mayor of Lyan, Ma ign igh Congress has called the Pres Gea, susileas correspondence oa the Cuban question, ‘The Senate will concur in adjourn from Deo. & to Jan, ‘The halls of the new California State Capital pronounced cailuree in Ga seouelie seme” 6) ‘The Grand Lodg Richmond, Va., last night, ‘The San Francisco press partially owned in the sam {abl ‘The Murder of an Ansessor. Chief Justice Chase y opinion that the several’ Staves have no right to State banks, and tat the billy is State banks are. taxable, Mr. Justice Davis d there were four 5 YOTTINGS ABOUT TO line, aa show! ‘Tome, of Mariana, Jackson count the night of Dee, 4, while oa rlana to Apalachicola, racklayers are now at Y the House resolation to ‘at the Park ponds aro all In positioa, f buat ofthe late Ch Mr. Justice Nelson and vented, noting the fact that in existence at the adoption of the Fedecal Consti ward through that thoroughfare, ready completed 01 two short interruptions occasioned bj treet for sewers. this work forwa upper end of Madison Kighty-sixth street, to which point tl charter grants w right of way, tend beyond that point by some other route to the Harlem River or not is yet a secret in his own ho work 1p al- L, Eiilott is to be ifty-Afh street, with of Masons began its session im mittee, a8 the oui tuosas el teeeens es the political rings, id bad William H. Kent, the Anti-Annexation-to-Bostow candidate, was elected Mayor of Charlestown, Mana, we BY FIR. ‘Teutonia Lodge, K.P. are to give a ball al ‘The dosign of the Commo- sy doen, & He with the utmost ‘The original Onondaga al Appollo Hallon Monday next, the Cooper Institute Inst evening. intnlbe Logea wants to vote, rie Oy Association will have their annual ball on the iéth of February. ‘The bail of the Thistle Beucvoleut Society will be given at trying Mall on Thursday evening. A.dend. fomale child was found in reet yesterday morning John Doody, of 89 Kast Fifty fourth street, was Jw ball thrown by boys at of American coll laed thls evening ia Cinetanati, it will be exhibited at Supreme Court, or notes isened by State banks tion, instead of being t them are, in thet as such they are not ilable to the tax imposed. ot tax the fran wad that the bills TAKING 1 THE Wet SID In s former article wenlluded to the scquisitions of land on the west side of Fourth aveaue, trom Forty-second to Forty-fifth street, on which the Commodore is now erectiny ticent Union Passenger most spacious, convenient, and elegant buildin ‘The buildings in Berry's ship ‘ard, Wilmington, N.C, were burned Knight, Lows 916,000 to $14, Koods store, 258 Mai p20, ‘Whither he will ex- erty of the banks is- indebtedness, and Th Bufialo, were burn his tromense and magni. jepot, which Is tobe the ¢ Howland will ease, which has been in } Government Bedford for (Oar years past, is to be Rey. Mr. $Paul, of St. Phil aged 7 years, was dro RELIEF FOR THE UPPER WARDS, layed im pushing this work tee that by the open of the upper end of ditional route down them from the indifference and lwok nvenience so long une, of which th oute will then be ‘The blind factory of Messrs. Miles, Lone Co., and 100,00 feet of Inmber adjoin wee burned on Bunday wight by a compromise, ‘Tho energy now al in this country, of Fourth avenue up to Forty now fullon toto the “od with sheds for th tracks for making up question Is an unqualified attempt to crush them out ng, 18, Clucinuasi, 000. THE LATEST LABOR NEWS, Weat Forty-ninth eighth street he feat Forty-nin powsession, and a storage of ‘passenger cars, oo ‘The Groat Boston Billiard Match, Nettie Irwin and Herman Cochran were 00 ® pond lu & graveyard ab seh, one of tho erty physicians ot Epytecnes bay oa Sum Atlantic and Great tts) ittached to ® wood train on the Litthe ray. "A bea SER ir comfort and A club of graduat one hundred trains wn Role of resent ly, it will be readily Daniels, champion of and Melvin Foster played two games ‘The fret was « French +, anil was won by Daniel The second Was a grime The Plate Printers elected Andrew B. Schofeld President, hast ev Of Diltiards tive carom game of 150 point the score being 1B to 1 of 700 poluts on a carom table, and was won by Fos: 0 to 643, Foster's highest run was 426, and Dunieis's high Kilzabeth Wood, aged 40, foll sick at 104 Cherry ring 'eu ambulai Leahy, President; Heady, Treasurer; aud Frost and Mattorvon, Secrot ‘The wages of th ployed on the Central 1.0 Lo $4 per day. (8 LEADING STREBT LI jon and compl and Ita various feeders, the Foart! her 10 the bospital. Coroner Schirmer held an inquest over the M licker, who was burned on Friday I the explorion of a can containing Union oil, rbonierre was found hanging aurens streot, yee boon missing since The Junior Base Bat! Assoctation will reorganize Ai bles are rogues i onerating ex, ¢ the lower cud of the minute for Thirty Nth ear branching of to "Vorty-necond. sirect, 2 WOW THE COMMODORE GETS THE LAND. Practical Reconst ‘The Commodore's In the Alabama Sevate yesterday @ bill was oflered to provide equal separate accommodations for negroes, Mr, Ttoyat, the only colored Senator udment, and said the se A eommittoc was acquiring title to all Amahramated Carpe ‘course he meets with Who own lots that have beou bought as per- ite, aad who are not willing to owners of the pointed tant evening by the and Joiners’ Union to a} of whe Brookiyn Navy and those of the New Post Office, to get work for unem- ployed inewbers of the Union, A correspondent asks whether there was or was assed by the New York Lei rs on the Central Parl ‘The masony an A policeman of Kimira shot » to arrest; and favored the am: Nts roms did not ask social equality, itl as a piece of dei Aiuached 10, the Abyoiaian "Meth ladag“evealage Bow NEW JERSE laborers im the em) of Btowart and Smith on the extension of Peart Feet, Sere Lorabardt Schumm, the Newark murderer, was ie aad » half from Trentoo om Tuceday. ¢ and Warren atrosts, New: ‘street saloon on Sunday received from 87 counti James Lacey, of Ori hy Lom in the elopement of the fond the departure ot tal toupis for are