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LOCAL MISCELLANY,
EAGEU.IU'YING OF CENTRAL PACIFIC.
ORRAT BJJUIII BBB BB I IB Till. stock fXCHan.ik OTES
TIIK dUKItlSG OF THK KIF TY TIHH'SlMi RBAIBS
BOIGU! l?Y THK STBJWSJ-iM H-W UtM Ot
THK WIIOI.F AMOUNT.
The few visitors who witnessed yesterday morn?
ing Ihe openiDir of business lu thc Stock _M_WP
looked down upon a scene seldom equalled even
here. It had BBSS announced that Hie i utiitnittcc Pl
the Central racine Byadtoate agata1 aBht tat sals, nt
the opening hour, tho first 00,600shaiasaf the stock
recently tiotiitht. Since the fart ol this purchase
was first made public there SSS BUB BB eager in?
quiry for the stocli, but there was tl rv
little in the market. while tho executive
committee of the syndicate refused to incept
private hida, preferring ta bring I lie stock into in?
stant activity by r*?llni.r it ou the floor of the Ex?
change. It was to he ottered nt prices
rankling from 80 to 84, which were con?
sidered by mary ns far below its actual value.
Public inter, st mid curiosity were aroused and some
of tho most wary im-mb-i-nf tlie BlShBBfSoTBW
eager to BSSaiS a few bundled shares, if only for a
quick turu.
The n pr. seutritivo of the committee who were
los il the stui k were surrounded quickly yester?
day inorunie hy thrones of eager brokers. 'Ihe
BOSS of the Exchange, waa well li led at
tho opening hour, hut the larcest ero?d
waa gatheied nhont the (.'entrnl Pacific group. As
the fi ret stroke of the chairman's gavel, tinging
clear and sharp abnve thc premonitory murnini!*,
Simonne "1 tlie opening of business, there WSS a
frantic scramble tor the coveted stock. In
sn instant the uproar was deafening. The
Bellera were pushed mid BBB tl SB* to and
fro, and soon baSBSSS the centres of cddyifie
Rumps. Prices were foi ced at once by tlie
keen bidding lu youd those at which the
stock was to be offered. In a few
mi ii utos tho stock, which had opened at, 81 *_
lunched 87, In one of the three groups it was sell?
ing at M and 86. while lu another group,
t few feet distant, it was selling at the
lame motin nt at 82. The confusion lasted
blandy inn.c than fifteen minutes, when it was
siinouneed hy the sellers that the 50.000 shares had
been sold. Daring the issi of the dav the dealings
in the stock were not lana, and the price closed at
84?2*4 percent above the opening rate.
Prominent members of the syndicate said after
Waius that the stork had all been sold,
aud that 33,000 shales had been delivered
during the day. Mr. Foote, ot Hatch A- Foote, said
that Hie linn hr,d been forced to pay a blaber pries
for the stn k bought for its cii-tomer*. than Ihe
highcNt pries named by the committee j that the
brokers lind outbid themselves in their
nurdy to secure tba stock. Tho
'onfusion prevented, probably, an actuate
-.(iud of the transactions. The total number of
thaias IBBOrtad sold by the Gold and Stock '1 de?
iran- operators fell short of .?0,000 shares.
RELATIONS OF TWO (iRKAT TRUNK EINL'S.
.'MPOKTANT ! ltKlOIIT N i.GOTlATIoNS 111.1 WHEN lin;
KHIK AMI \KW YuliK li.MitAI..
The completion of the Bristol), EtaosaS Tullin 1 sud
We-tern Eailioad, giving to t lit* Ells Kaili.md an
nih pendent line lo Huston, has byaaffat Hie Erie
ind the New-York Contra! roads lalo direct compe?
tition lor the New-England BBBJBBBB Several
*miif,-reucea have been held by Presidents
Vanderbilt and Jowett, but no coucl.ifiiotis
have I.e.n Knelled. Tho statements, recently
punished, Cult tin""' conferences had re?
sulted in a division of the New-Enaiaad business
have BOOB pronounced untrue by proslineiit oirleers
of h ttl communes. President Jewett yesterday
Haid that uo settlement of lim Mattes had been
n-ached yet. Hie puolished Btstemeol that the
Erm road waa to reoelrS OBS flflh of the New
England business has excited derision among rail
load men.
'1 tie negotiations whit -li are kuown to be pending
between the two e.Sjjpanies comprise uiore than a
division of tin-New-England business. There has
been between the trunk lines no definite pooling
ananueinents ob East-bound traffic. Mich aa has
been maintained for several years on busi?
ness for the 'West. Fools have been esl nil?
li-bcd Bevt-ral times at the pp initial Wssten
points for the division ol' East-boaad traffic
but this business hus never been allotted formally
t between the nuuk lines. They have tarried to the
seaboard the Height biought to them by t'ueirWest
ern eoniieetions, and ibis has been rc_ulat?ri only
hy the p io!.s established at several shipping points
The opening ot Ita tarong- line to Bootoo hssmade
the Erie Knail B formidable rival l"i all l.a-t-lmiiiiil
business nt Br Halo. Itscliiiiu tn i portion of tho
business nf tbe Lase Shore amt CanadB Bouthorn
railroads, whether destined to Ibiapoii m to _\Yw
Englaad, thc oompletfon ol the B alon lins enables
it to saforoa, I bars is said to be, bowerer, no eon*
flic! between the two eouipsates in regard to tim
niritier. I In- division of the bttsi-ess is a Bcrtont
i|iiis'ion. but no doubt ot ari amicable sfttl. nu nt is
1-ntcitnii.ed hy prominent friendsoi the companies.
It IS unileisf-.iid ih.it iienllv all ? oural division of the
business is asked by ths l tit Road, When sn agree*
Hu ni shall haw- boen Mashed lt is probable that
the Erie Comuany will m.ike witt! the Wabash
railroad a traffic arrangement Bindiar tn thal re
cenfiy niHtic between it sod ths Flaw-York Cen tra L
The division nf ihe Bast-boand tlilllie at BtUJalo be?
tween the Ene ami the Central roath wili he almost
Spooling of the business of the two coiupauii?-.
HEED COR ANNIE DOWNEY'S DEATH.
COSCLUSlUN OK II'.K I NU I IM ? BOB Altli TIMM COM
MI1TKI) I'OK TRIAL.
The inquest in tho case of Annie Downey, who
was found dead on January 17 al No. Ill Frillie?
st., wits continued yesterday ut the Par Will's tdPuti.
Edward Timm, the prisoner, was present with coun?
sel. Ile appeared to take very little interest in the
proceedings except when several of the WiftasSBSS
identified him as a man they had seen at the
bouse in company with the young woman. His
Wife and mother-in-law wen' seated nen lum.
August Schmidt testified thal his wife kept the
bouse No. 111 Fiince-sl. Ba reached home about
12:;l0a. m. on J. unary 17, and saw Annie Downey
in his wile's rnoiii. He said he heard no asiss in tim
BtSMS in the nii-lit. In Bbs miming he went out by
the front door, which was locked,
Mandie St nmidt testified that hhe had known
Annie Downe, Jnr eighteen months. About 4 B, m.
aaJaaaan 10 a aura visited Am.it- la tbs tinier.
Hhe heard ali taT.wben he was solos sway, "Good
bye, Annie,'' ami she replied, MUoo_*bre, Eddie."
Annie told her that the maa waa a friend sba had
known u;>-tnwii, and Dint he baa promised te u
turn in the evening. Coroner Knox asked In i if
she aaw the man in the nunn, sad Mrs. Schmidt
said, while point.nit to the BaisOBer.''Thatr'a the
man ; he Iiml timi: hair linn/' Mrs. Schmidt bau!
that ul 12:30 .'clock Annie came into her lOtMB sad
said that the mau had retuimd si In- bad
promised. Annie left her room in nomi
mth t its. and ihe did not Bes hoi again dire,
tu i !?'? i Fredi i icks, ons nf tbs minuter, of ths boose,
testified thst abs opened tbe door for Timm on the
afternoon before tba Banter. She kihi lum und
Annie talkiiiit iinteth. r, hikI when he lett the room
sh.- beard Anim- tay, "Ooud-hvs Eddie," and he rni
SWereai, " Qo-d-b] 8 Annie; I'll bi liaik tti-iilRht."
Khe said the btntliei-n.-law ol the prisonei c.illei! at
the house oi Wedin stiiiy ;iin| thicuteiied to " lix "
ber for identifrins the prtsonar.
Charles M :Dorne]l, police captain of tho Eishtb
Precinct, saul he bad Baas told that a Mrs. Bcbor*
tau had made a remark thatshearasglad Anni' Dow*
ney aaa dead for her daaahter'e sake. He faand thut
Edward Timm lired Ifiars wiih his wife, Hs
arrested him, and thc prisoner was afterward iden?
tified by lbs Ussaases ..t tbs haaaa. Timm admitted
l>< m_ ni thc liti-httoriiti'ii' of tin lioii-t- nu that dav.
Mrs. -choitau. mutliei-ii-law of thc pri.soiier.denicd
that aim had ever made tin- niiiiiir;
"I'm glad Annie Do-.vuev is dead hedi iir-?* my BOB
will star at Inane now." Baa said sha aerar heard
of the dead firl belore she saw the published i.c
couiits. .Mrs. .Muller testified that .Mrs. n hurl au
made thc remark about Annie Downey to In r.
ihe Jury again retired am) rerarned at 7
o'clock with the follnwinn verdict. " We find that
the death of Annie Downey was the result nt a
homicide, and cousider the evidence suthtieut to
hold the, prisoner, Edward Timm, foi trial."
In answer to questions timm saul he was twenty
one years old and was a pocket-book ctitta-r. Hy
advice of counsel he said : " I have anthia, to say
other than that 1 am innocent of the offence with
which I am now, to my surprise, chargvd."
Two letters, aadresjied " To be opened and read,"
were reoeived in ihe Dead Lelter DeTanm.-iit of the
Post Offloe yesterday, having haas taken from
down-town letler-lioses. One of them, which was
written with a lead pencil on a scrap of paver,w as as
follows:
" I sm the murderer of Annie Martin and drowned
myself. E-ihii (Jills, 13_ Kivington.
" Please inform my wife."
A T-SBUBB reporter visited No. 104 Rivlnj-ton-et.
last evening, aud found it to be a teuement-house.
The housekeeper said that no one named Ollie lived
there. Inquiry among tbe neighbors failed to dis?
cover any such person. 1 he other letter, winch was
taken ui> on January 21, read as folio wai
" If police will make proper inquiries they will
find ons who was at 111 Pnuve-st. tho night of the j
murder. He goes under thc name of-: was an
old lov.-r of the |iri in his Man psaspetoaa aaya.
? ? ? Or*K Wild Knows."
Captain McDonnell said this note was sini'lar lo
ii -ri nv he had received since the murder. Hs wa*
asked hint ev-n'mg whether he expected sot farther
developments in the case, and replied ihat he WOO ld
not make any moves for the present. ll tat
Coroner's july had refused to bolo Edward limul,
he should have had to go to wink again at once.
MR. COWLEY'S STANDING IN THE CHUB ll.
a iai.k BRI BffHO- rm ii:i'>~ri<iiii-.nn itiks oi
AN ATI'! n ai lOB of iiiciiritsi:.
The Rev. Mr. Cowley, against whees m.ina ge me nt
Bf ths Shepherd's Enid in this city most BSfteas
Sharaaa have been preferred, isa regularly ordained
i lergviuai) of tbs Protestant Episcopal Church. A
int Uibei of the Baaid of Trustees nf the Enid hav?
ing recently stated thal sltbsagh bs bslteaad Mr.
Cowley unlit for the mauagemeut of Hie in?
stitution, it would be dillicnlt to displace
him, as he had a "strong social and religious ele?
ment supporting him.'" a reporter of Tiik Titi nt'Ni'
yesttrd.ry sought information on thc subject from
Balboa Potter. After learning that Mr. Cowley is
regularly connected with the Church as one of its
ministers, and that the Fold, though not nonnnallv
an Episcopal Institution, is practically andes ths
PBtroaagS and eoatrol of that Church, the reporter
asked :
" Will the Episcopal Church, as a body, take cog?
nizance ot tbeeharaessaainsl Mr. Coxvievf"
" I do not know as yet." replied the Bishop: " but
I think that vcrv probably il will, though not until
the civil collits ha ve rendered sdim-decision in the
matter, li would be hard and uncharitable for tbe
Chinch tl ibunals tn lav banda upon a luau while he
is in Hit- grasp nt the civil law."
" Il the Chinch does impure, into tho matter
eventually, what w ill be its coins'- of action f"
" lt is usual in such cases for the Bishop te ap?
point a column tee of ministers and laymen, wno
will investigate the charges against the BCcnsed
man Bad receive his explanations, 11 hehas an\ to
make. They will then report to the Bishop all the
tacts of the ease, and bs will then decide whether or
Dot the person is amity. It'he linds him guilty he
win pronounce the Bantam c."
" W nat .are the methods of discipline employed
by thc Church f"
"The Ciiurcli disciplines its ministers in three
ways only. If the offence is sot a srsre one the
minister may escape with an admonition ; il, though
his offence i? a grave one, he is knows te bs an ui>
right asa generally, he may be suspended ior any
length oi tinm, at the discretion ol the Bishop] and
if lhere is found no excuse for. or palliation of, his
offence, he may be demised bv the Bishop."
" Then Mi. (oxvli-y's lat.-, as far as the Church is
concerned, lies in your hands alone as Bishop of this
diocese.'
" Weil, yes, virtually it does."
** Ara saab depositions ol frequent occurrence in
the Church V
" I think not. 1 believe I did not depose any one
hist year, and there were only a few depositions In
the whole Church."
" Have you formed any opinion as to what would
be yow action if ins case should he brought before
you V
" Nobs whatever."
" Do you think that tho chari-es brought against
bin are well founded T"
" 1 am atraid I must believe they ure-'
" Have complaints against Mr. Cowley ever
reached yon personally t
"When the POT Louis Victor was removed te Sf.
Luke's Hospital 1 received antics lunn tbs hospital
that the law would ba annealed to, aad thal pro*
ceedings noatd bs tai.cn whleb wonld probably
provo Somewhat disagreeable to Mi. Cowley. 1
wrote tn Mr. Cowley ia ref ereues to tbe matter,
knowing that unfounded charges are often mads
ssains) iinnrst, ts. Bs lays, 1 believe, thal lbs
amount of pis appropriation did not allow him to
pros, .iii- partner food,
" Ale tliei'e mit entiiigli chantal.ly disposed per?
sons ni New-York te have providi .11 ii tnedy T"
M Hssboald have m.ide known ins needs, and
either the children would have been removed, or
inoii'V wonld bava bein fiunishsd te tsad sad
clothe them properly."
" Wh.it ha* l u slr, Cowley's general ncoid in
chinch Snailsf
" Coiiipl.iinls xv.-re mad.- Strains! him when bs WSS
tn ehS-ge of the Children's Fold, snd also when bs
xx a* a prison ohaphtio. Hs baa occupied a number ol
positions of trust, and mall ol them he se<
hiive been continually getting uno trouble. When
tie was connected with tit- (I,il,Inn's Enid be WSS
j.r. lident of Ita Board ol Trustees, and w hen bs a h
plied to me for that position in connection with tue
shepherd's Fold Itjecliued tngiaut tu* request."
BEATEN TO DEATB IE AN ASYLl'M.
MBSjaSl BBOUM IM THK CAM oh MALIA IMIMBB
THE OVKRCKOWUKU ASYLUM.
The inquest lu the BBSS "1 .Muna Ottncr, the in?
mate of the Hluekweli'ti Island Lunatic Asylum.x\ ho
died on Batarday ban ths eflboto "f blawi laflicted
upon her head by Flisshoth Christ, also a patient at
tho Instituiion, was bigun yesterday by Coroner
Bilinear.
After flawing tba body at ths morgue, ths Jury
went loBlsckwell'sIsland. It wassscertslnedthal
ths trouble took place in a small loam containing
thies beds, each occupied liv an inmate of tin
asylum. The Jury made a careful luanec .. I
placeand Itsanrroundinaa, bal tunk no testimony.
Mis. Foley, a nurse st the asylum, who waa called
Boonaftei the affray, said jrastordsyi "Winn I
entered ths room, tbe thies patients were in their
beds, Maria's face and bead had been bandaged by
the doctor. I do not think the wound waa inflicted
by the pail, sa was Burt supposed, Cor ll -va. stand?
ing on thc door partly oiled with water, linn
waa nothing else lu the room. 1 thin-tbs injuries
were esased hy some inn's tut."
Dr. A. E. MacD maid, >xlm ia si pre*ml In charge
of the lunatic asylums of both Ward's sod Black*
well's Islands, ^aid yeatonlay te s Tbibokk re?
porter i "I xvas Informed on Saturday mornlna
llnit at about 5:80 a. m. Elisabeth Chris! had
struck Maria Omni. Tbs latiei's right eye
wss blackened sad than was a contusion
ot the scala. Bbs xvas nnconseioofl when I
saw lier. NIB xxas SB inlii.it.* of the Bl -
treat, and ono of tho thiitx-tivc patients who
oocunted th<- same bali. Bbc slept In tbs tame room
with two otbera. -bodied Monday evening. I h.
character of tbs patients in ths Ketreat is not vio?
lent, snd tins i^ tbs ii ist n' i-nh nt that has occurred
sines i have bad ebsrge of the Institution, 1 Hunk
s!ie must have been struck with thetis!. She was
in a Bomewhsl feebls eondition. JSlissbetb < ibrist,
\x ho did the striking, xvas rial urn liv Of B qulel dis?
position, and theil- must lia v.- bera Borne
provocation. Maggie Maeltoiiahl, the other inmate
of the room, stale - that Maria first annoyed ber
assailant by palling attbc bed-clothing. Maria bad
hetii in the Institution about two years. Tbs cane
nt (lilith wss sompicaaloa ol ths basia. Then is no
question bnl that we are terribly overcrowded.
Had 1 tingle rooms sm h patients would1 be kepi in
them. Theil- .ire too many patients for tbs SOCom*
itiiidatioiis. Our heln ls eat?rely inadequate. One
nurse iiml two warahsaas woman sri tall thal xx.
can furnish lor the night ean oi J~??? patients.
Since sssoinlns control I have added live ouraes
to tba attendsnee at the Aaylem, and I have b?ked
inr twelve mure, lor night duty. 1 want te do sway
with nil the xvmktioiiHi' people as attendants. I biri
would gi vt- in one nurse for eal h ball, nud it is \ pry
accessary thal we should have them, Tbe Cominis*
sinner', ure d"ing as xveii ss they inn, but their ap?
propriation is far too small."
THE PULTON MARKET PBUJECT.
A It MM KN TS IOU ASH AUXINS! Ul,. ]'l((j| . ,>1 ,.
1.KA8K.
Tho adj'iurncd meeting hy the Sinknu' .'und Ciun
mi.ssioucr.s of thc persoBS Interested m ths proposed
hus,-nf the site ol' hulton Market, was SSBtlBBCd
yastesday. JobaB.Hashta appeared for the mar
ketmen apposed te tin- lease, lb- shsrsotoilssd the
pro|Misition made by Eugene lilac-ford and his asso
(int'? as one of the must extraordinary he h.ul eyei
beat-. The Coiinuis-iiiiii-is had legally aa power te
execute tbs proposed kmSB or sale. Tlie protestants
numbered nearly i wo?l hirds of th- standbolders and
paid between |30,OUO sud tWO.OOO In rentals, I be
proposed hast- gav.- Mr. Blackford aad hts ssaooi
ateS a lll'iliopoly Of tbS market. His chellis Wile
willing that any needed ebaugs slmuid ne nada, 11
the niiii ket Hhoiibl be propel Ix repaired there would
be sn increase in tbe revenue ol more than 920.-00.
IL- ofbred te pay (26,000 pat annum for ths leans
if tba Commissioners insisted on granting it, hus
was sa advance of M.000ovei tbs amount offered
by Mr. Blackford sud his sssnrisfca.
Jobs ll. .'strahan. BOUUSSl tor Mi. Ulai kfotd and
tua associates, denied test any aaa was named lot
the lease. The Commission generally agreed thal
som Hung must bc done with the market, lae
Department ot Buildings reported that tbs
building waa unsafe, and tin- Board or
H-riltli declared it a nuisance. He hud never
beard thal any private person had mad.' an off i
la lease thc ground. The only xvay it could bs done
wus to sd vert Ids te Moaossls to lases tbe ground
and erect such a building aa should be agreed BOOB
sad award rite same te the highest bidder, tbs
*'?i ni.ration Counsel hud given un opinion that the
Commissioners had the power to lease tho site under
these conditions.
Alter much discussion, it WSS resolved te u-k (In?
corporation Cuuusfl for bia opinion as to the powers
of the Coiumu-ioncrb ou tho disputed points in the
matter. _
m
DROPPING INTO A MIAKK'S JAWS.
On the steamship Saratoga, which sailed from thia
port for Havana on January 17, were Charles;
Byerly. about forty years of age, mid his brother.
both of whom were cabin passengers. Charles ap?
peared morose and despondent, and avoided society
sufficiently to make lt observable. On the after?
noon of the secoud day out, about forty milos off
Port Royal, he remained on dash when Hie oilier
BSBSHlif I IB xvi?ie summoned lo lunch. They had
hardly seated themselves si tba tables when thc
erv of " Man overboard !" xvas sounded through the
Ship. The xes-el was Mom" d. 111 - p ?' I 1 WT* xx. r>
thioxvn tiv-i-ib-nrl ami a lite-ho it xx as lowered rn
charge "fsn ahVi r.
Byetly had (efl the alter vari ol Ibedeckwbs
the paasengera went below, ami, walking laywsnj
in th-pori lon -rigginc, stepped -vet the nil, sad
liuug BBspeudad by his am -, bbl feel being oppoai e
tho carpenter'.-, window. The carpenter called out
to bim, when be immediately let go bis liol 1, ami
swung oil' lunn tin1 s:d" of lue -lr11-. He disappeared
lr nu sight a-, soon as h p struck tlc XMiter. a pd BB I
shark waa then aeon floatina near Ibe ship, ami as
the water was discolored with blond, it wss lap
pos-d thatbbidestb wss not bydrowrtng, Altai
searching for his bodv fur oxer sn hon: tbs sd amur
went on its course. Upon being infb-rmed of th*
snicide the brothel went to his ktslc-room and did
tint leave il until th" xc-sel arrived at Havana.
MAJOR VI KTI.ANcK's BEPUTATIOSr.
Ths cxriniinatioti of witnesses by the Medical
Board at laualry to determine tbe aseutel eondi*
lion of Msjut A. 0. TotplsanS xvas eontinued yes?
terday al (lox erinn's Island. Captain Myridi, of
thar tJd Artillery, testified to thc ell'.ct that BB had
sen Major Yelp! un li frequently under the intlu
eiiceiif liaaOT. Mis reputation in money matters
Was not the best; he bSROWBd I xtelisivelv; lc
seein"d to avoid social intercourse, and was often
swsy from ibe peal al night. Captain Edward Me
Kibiiiu, of tbs l.ih Infantry, teatified to having
seen Major Verpianch in Broadway one rainy day
last Fall. He had no iiiiihreila, his ulster was
open* and hs Bsemed lo be bewildered. Csptaiu
Allig-Od, of the yiniltellli ash l's 1), partmeli I a'
Inn Wadsworth, testified that he bad known
Major Wi 'planck for about two reata, sad bsd
noticed thst he bad some marked idiosyncrasies;
there s'fined to be a mental real lenin BBS and sdil
inclination lo remain long tn one ['lace. The wit?
ness bad Hex el' Seell Ililli ill I Ol icu ti (I.
First Lieutenant John il. Katini, of Hie ,'bl Artil?
lery, Hind be had known Major Veiplanek since
lrsii7. He considered bim a good oncer except
when under the influence of liquor. Tbe witness
described Major Verplanck's oonOitiou on Decem?
ber 2U, 1*7)1. He bsd known of Ins gsn.bhng.snd
had reason io believe th ti Ins pecuniary embarrass?
ments aros.- iroiii thal cause.
Tbe nix chi iga timi was ;i< I jon rued until Saturday.
RECEPTION OF nil. SPARTA CU H.
Thc Sparta Club held a reception Issi nrght at its
monis ni Kast l-'iltx --e\ eiitli-st. Tbs occlusion of
the festivity ass the intended iwaovalte nsw
Quarters. Tbs members have been mash dla.
tm ind by the noise af ths elevated road, sad
xxiii select rooms out af tbe rsage of ite Incessant
mir and rattle. Tint club xvas founded ni 1873.
At thal time there were bo sssoeistkms ol this class
ni the neighborhood. Among the founders wcro
James Miller, tbe first president, Judge Donohue,
Martin ll. Browo. Judge Larreawre. Judge Ditton*
hoofer, ex-_henff Couner, County Clerk Butler,
Charl"s 0, Cornell, \\. A. Darling, Qldeon J.
I acker and ex-Justtee Koch.
lu tin- dat s ol distress following tbe panie of
1873 ssoup-house xxa? established by the club in
K.-ist Fifly-eeventh-et., tbe msnsgemenl being eu*
iriisieii to a enm mil iee of twenty-fi.'( na in h. rs, and
tue expenses bemg borne entirely by voluntary con?
tributions which amounted dm mg the Uni year te
.?-(i.non.
Among those present at tbe reception Issi night
wore I'honiaat Costigan, James Fitxserald, John
lillllillMiil. h'. Ii. llllht, I hemline I. Kill. IU li i'?
ll.uv Mielson, .li'hli I. risgler. John J. Bntsell,
I; ic hard I). Allitrer. ex Shonfl Conn r, Sheri fl fl mt,
County Clerk lilith i and Mai tm Ii. Brown.
THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT CHARGES.
The (.rand .Jury yesterday oompleted the laveo
tigr.t.on into tbe ehargeaof briber] sgainsl M
I Mnili v ami Mei ii n n is. ol the I tu iii I mg Department,
but itel sot report a lull sgsinsl either of them.
I'll" jinx xvii) ii.eel again to-day, when il ls lliider
steoa action will ne taken on tin- chiltons, liusi*
thc Issi (lay of the li nu.
INRUR IS' E BA TE8 AND BULBB,
AN BJTOBT TO COMBINE COMPANIES.
lill l Ml liri ul' nil. vt m..-ai. mm.li Ol r\li)l'.
WBrraas io m_mt_ib dbibobm kaiks?a
l.tisiMi BCSIBBBB POI Many i uMl'iMi s ? m xx
Itl ll - Iii"i'"-K|i.
Among Um pnrposea ol tbs organisation (if
tl a .National Itu art ol lire linlerxx i lt. ts x\. r. I,i. | il,
li-lma nt lind liiniliteil.iiii.-if ri.i-nii.ililx t. linin. mt \,
rates ts wss aster eaa-sly sassssstel lei ssyssasM
t rabis pastel in iii.itiiiiiiiiii.p- Muli rate*. Oespeeh i ssl
i.i ..nt ni: io the Board si sea Bears soapastaa,
HS they ure BSllSd QSBld put Un lr talcs Jn,t
a little h.-low Mesa fix. d ly OM lt.. .r.i. aral
thus di prtvs tbs Bo ird ssBipsstss af a larss pvspsrttos
nf tiicir I'linii. s'. 'lin- cnn m.-11 ttie iii 1871 aroa*
MsspaafcM wtiicii sarvlvsd lhatcalsailty to a -ens., of
their danger aad af the hupsrtsace ol charging eaf>
i;. ii nt prices la prospsroua liana ta sasble thea te sa.
i-iiimiiiite a sm nins against tbe .Urns sf disaster) sad ls
1-7- t'l' N lti"!l.ll I'.n.ll'l I" l lill' lli't' I IT- . Die t'.rin ll
lin, i x.i I..< ii heii.ro. Pars Isa fears snarly ail tin
tfreag sgeaey aampsalm ?tung hnalasw m
las Hatted Matoo unit-.1 arith the Beers, ami
ad bel d with a fair degree sf honesty te
un- Board i.nt* sion. tn.xx mt, aa widespread bob
?sgrattos followlagtn. t: ? i. ii .-, ? ;? hag af ssswlty
pew assoag ths eesspaaaw, m.nu- of wbtah wttbdrsw
tran the Board in ordsr lo ssgsge la free eoaipeiition as
tO rat.*, mut iiiiiiiy nf Hms'- xx Mell ieii,n,iie,l did I. '
Itali to violate the Beard rates. Fha Board, taros
Baseattve Ooiaialtiee, sli agslad sgalasi ifes n.te. mu
in ..un; nml, tln.e n,.i> m.", ul! lUlsfl ur In
i ar, . in Nen-York I'lly Hud al),:, nf rn lia were
ibaadoned. Tba uentrpi tlUou 1.1
-'inlil.mc sf uniformity I..is lie.-i! lost, SBd ii ls i ni r. inly
r. porlell in insurance circles that one comp.,!,y |
tared dwelltaghones propi i ty in Ni w*Yorl sus Brael
tx ii tor tl ve years Itu- 'jo cents "ii lbs glOO, j t,. tate
At wlileh BtSTSfl inul BBTDhBBdlBB SSVB bel
m-iii '<1 ha. liecii aimpiy thst SB xalncli
i a. li lii-imi cini,il SgrSSWlth audits nf ctiiiipiii,!, n.
Tbs disastrous rssalts of tl ur ia. ic nt lystem
- nuxi ii sa appareat to careful aadarwrllera j bal they
hive tie ii ciiiiipriieil in bids I',.!' tiru-' until tbs ml
.in,iii.i beeoBM bs potent iimt it xviiiii.t i, ? resogalBsd ty
nil. The dCSltaS Iii r..t p mn- I,,- iboWB hy the
fiiiiovxiiu- Igarss nf lbs sompaalss Salas bastaess in lbs
Biala of Maw-York i Tbs ureutiuau received by these
(??un r .1111 ii s in 187*1 wi ii ws lui i -ut "t i h. i re of' isvi ?
in 1875,94*1) p resat! In 1*711, *-\ percent: m ts:/.'
-2>a per cern ; and in 1 s;s, 71; ..., ,., ,,t . N ,.t tjie r|M(l., ln
1 .I. ie 11,-e.lulu 1 tu. 1 - --s . .... 1.ii those in fores De
comber 81, 1878, r'l ?">,i-ji.:iiu Thc egsi t ol tt.i. r?es
Iphs snderwrtttag U stmixii in the rtvmiu of tba
business ol tn.- ((iiupiiiiii-a niHuruip? m 1 |M,
Mate Of N'v, York fir Hie Hist six nontbl
of hist tear. The premlnra receipt* of ?
emu'iiiivs were g34.N0O.46ft 22. sud their aster*gala
lo--.'- ||' 'I . \' 1 I '-e. |ill\ ute.i". . I e.-, | ,? i | | ,.. ,. ,,,, ,,,?
riiliie ne.I 8-9,744 824 71, showlns Hu- excess ol lOSS
to bsiH.683.a5B 49?a iliacouraglag balanoe In ttie.iti
rell.-e ..I HIIV V Ii lal i B Bl ' I.
A -p. ''in I ci nulli il lee im t- liiea SSgased for nevi rn! I
in perfect los .1 lyatem ol 1 ni es mn! rater, tobe adoptt ,i|uv
tbe fi tnt ix org?nixed a ineUUouof I ire rjnderwriter*
11" . .lum ti.'' ii? poii. xxiii, '1 baa h. en amended rare
fa ix. sect] '??< bj 1 'i !? ci. in nc as-ic 1 nt em, -A.iM adopted
) 1 *i. 1 im bj a von ul atti lo 1. i uo srotlona, bowevei
wen n erred to tlc 1.itnltt.ee for lurther connldera
Hos, bul lt ls said t" in- ii.ii.r-.il>.it'le tinit snr ebanse
iTillbsuisdi iu'.b Dsevrssulsttoan
1111 1 ii.s .11 ? il cod a lollowi :
Biles sad sum.- dwsnlags. i^
lurinnir.-In iii. ni
im. l.uii,-. m .np,, ti in pint m storea..'.'.'. ? i'Anit-ut
Ki., ultu,, in H.. iii Jo ,,,,1 ,-,
_ililinii,lln-j. .BO aaa SO
1'ei iii p..lien * un line,Iiiil'p lurn li. writtin |,,, il,,,.,.
rears for two sad ona*?alf sanual preuilama, and 'ur
tl vi icu p foi loin ia r 11111,11 pi en. linn.. Mo nlin',. ,,r ul
luwautn abell ba m.eic, dirran*/ or Indireciii
ililli lin- hiupi iiil'i- stniil lu- lllnlli'I tu 7*a ,?,, , , ,,,'
I'm fi lillies for the llllliietl.ill ur tile rni,.. |e.|.cetlii_
rates, n bate* .?? ? < 1 brobei iso aro lied ns f,,ij,,Wp; j.-,,,.
wrltlna below the sdopted rstet .1 hub rooal to the
pu uiiiiii cli.irireijile liv Ile lo III upoi, il,, u.,?, |?.
lured 1 (iir inaalnit rebate er for paylns a Isrgsr iirok
arasa liias Ibat snowed bj lbs rulea, tim io ru ,,t SlOO
'I'Ii-hi- liifraetlotta shall be regarded aa rrrora and no
plea tba! ibe error waa scoldentsl shalt bs ad'miiieil
( ..iiipi.iiii. beenalina m. min rs nf the ,i*-. nation are u .
(|iiin-i to make th 1.Ita wits lb-1 Treaaurer aceordlna
to tben* annual business la Maw-York. 1'beae depotltil
rsaas flinn t-JoO 10*500, rnti mast be kept ?ri??i pa (_0
tulllpillllcr,
DBCItlOM AtiAINST A (OMI'AW.
The life of ('linties F. Molly \xnn lasorod in
lHTo in tin - Mell..pu.nun i.ife laaaraaes OasBpsaa tor
10,000. 'Hie pulley pri.vid.-,l llial ll al I'I I ii ? nu i i,?.,,t
of three prcniliinis tba plumtilT shmilil lad ta pa] ant
inore, ll pun a suriviulor Of IbegattSf xiii nm t linn ,| ,N H
lifter ail illlpil.l prelnil.in I.BBrB dar, tiic I ur ai eii 1
Mllllllll recclxe ll pill lip pllli.V for tile Ililli.il f ot tt.,1) ;?rr
pilli! in tbs pri'Vioii* 1 r. inliiuis. Tbs pi cn.tiona USN
paid until AiikiisI, ls77, w Inn Mil . mini! | nulil
uji pnllcv fur r*l,7-j?l. Tbs coliipaiv MfBasd mi Hie
_ruilll(l that tbS preiiillliii line In I, lillian. 1877, yal
psdd By Mr. Belly's sale, with lbs saderataadlag tbal
if tin- note was cut pai. i at in nt linty ail stelu sender
cash piiyineiiis wo.ilil bee OBIS x uni. Tlin note uim Uut
pani when it Biatai
Jades Van Torsi deeided yesterday tbsaaN wbtab wim
tirouifhl hy Mr. II illy to compel th- ooapaay to issn.'
the pull!-., . II- SSJ * :
L'luhrtiie tsetse! tbtfl ease I tldult the pialntlff tr
entitled to reci iv finn lbs deletnlant the pal Inp
poll.;, da?mwida I iii tin-- "iiniiaiiii. ? ? * ri,,, ,i,i ,v
iu raspaet io tbe garment ..r uri.a lo pei lbs last sots li
ssssaatod for bi the sspsetatlos xvtiicti tbe pinititifr
wa* letl lo cute it ul ii, [ruin ? hut WM Baal Bl tbs ?Sfi ad
iiiu'k i.nice m ni rssveel tosnonrissloB losssbsprompt
payrnent nml lils sabssqMDI niBeSS. An eXCllialon fruin
the i.eiictls tu i> iiicli prt'Viuiia pavSMBtaoo the poller
fUtllled the plmiil'll xroiilil bs lui -ii In Un- irtien,c.
Neither lc xx um equity deinauaa such nnlssisa.
HOME NEWS.
PROMINI.NI isHtrvi/t
Erin ti Watm PrnfUaiwa Theodore p, Woolasy,
i.f Nets.Haven, unit I /rn A lib'.!, 'if Cu" ? ritter, Mas. .
Hot . Xietriiiui --uitiiils.??<?.?? 1 orl; Hot-I ?
i nar!** s. Pi rn IL ol In law! ? ?" ??? ? ""?'??' ' i
. . n - -Millaa h li B. W vena iii. er ohio: 1 li ctf unit i ulonel
j R ii iv r. nf ike ll.'i'l-li inn,- s i x Ait'-rticaiitieral A
.-din .limiter, t.t Kiiir-s'.in, lt, Y? am! Hrmiuy B Jtiimr-nii, of
l-.'tirieie >'. .'-ri I /fo'r/- Ir'-iltui'ic Mipci liitriiilclil
j...ii i -suiviri. ut Alban*/, nml WU Haw U. Mann, nf Phil mel.
?BU. I* Hotel I" ii-r-.l Julinu I. ( liainliei lilli.
ul xis,.. t""...i,'r Hotel uanaral Warr awsrss.ol
(ii,,,, .. jr,. rieseralO lt. T Collis, ot Fklladal
pi.i.i. i'..-.. '.. nu.-em Berne ??-. Mau igisg Intel
i.,i nt ito -ti tl uta* i BsUwar.
m;\v vohk ci i v.
i nnlributiou '?: see have been placed in tbs Posl
Offlee !.llecl money for the relict of the poor in
h. iml.
Tlie 1'iiion l'errv Company is building sa addi?
tional xxMitiiipf-ruoin and cin'runos lo tbs Hamilton
fern ho i a,
A new ornament for a writ mar-desk is a P-PSf
weight of iridescent glass in Un; shape of au apple,
pear or peach.
Tba newest .style of staefciags for boys is oslled
the relocinede stocking, made of lunib's wooL
TIicso un- wry warm nml dur.il'le.
At the Imii ot tin- Y'.iini: Ilsa's Christian Associ.i
i ion special devotions! services wars observed ye?
terdsy artornoon andaraateg in behalf ol college
students.
The New-York Toifbg Mears Roman Catholie Ba?
ner) lent Associstlon yesterdsy sent $250 to Arch?
bishop Mcliiile, of i'nam, for tho hem-lit of the poor
in Jr. Intnl.
On invitation of tim Hoard of Trade of Passaic,
N..]., a Bamber of nanufseturera made bb excur?
sion to that city yesterday for Hm parpess of exam
inimk it*. aaanuiscturing faciltttss,
The nssafals ix one of the latest fen I ii rea in tho
bow fashions, nml ia a closely fitting basque, rather
long, .uni in,i ls of :in entirely di fi clent material
Hom Ihat el the rest ol the costume.
A proof that Brooklyn is something ssore than
the di.it rn > ol New-York in afforded by the ware*
bouses of that etty. In one establishment there
were stored yesterday 369,082 bsgsof coffee.
A il i 111 :m t-( Tt-ii c-nii Franklin Townsend baa aaued
sn order to commanding offleers of tim National
Guard, saying thal in tlie future more attention
nhrili be given to skirmish ami rifle-praelioeUrilla,
More loasdgraats arrived nt Csstle Garden rsstor
dav t lum on jiu v ntlier day fur two weeks {the
Arnerique from Havre lauding 909, Wieland from
Hamburg 189, Assyris from London 29 ; total ?"-<).
Elijah A. Morea, who waa the Prohibitionist can?
didate for Lleutenant-Governor of Massachusetts at
the Inst eli ction, xx ill leeton In tbe Allen Street M.
E. Church Tuesday evening text ob " Dal | ; or, the
Righi nntl tbs Wrong Side."
Testimony tak*n by Coroner Hermann yeeterdav
a? iii the tle.it li of Mrs. Cn roi inc Mee! it-.ld. tin- wife
of a druggist, ea Wednesday, from the effects of an
i.x. loose rn chloral, at No. 129 W< ?-( Filty-i hird-st.,
?bowed thal ths large dose xx,is taken by accident.
Tbe troablea among the contractors In regard to
the payment foi tbe construction of the Riverside
Drive seen ta have come to an end by a comm-o
mise between the contestants. Ths city \\:.- re
strained bj sn Injunotton Emm paying soy ons until
tnetrooblc v.n- al sb end.
l bc games of cbesa wbieb Brers to bsve heen hegnn
festardai by Captain Georas ll. Mn kenzie, of this
i i \. and .' nus (Irundy, of England, who nacb xv mi
1: i * - ? sames ia tbe tournament which close I las!
xTia-k, were postponed until to-morrow st I p. m.
They are to 1 e pla] sd for tbe first sud second prises,
which are respaetively $500 and #:<0<?.
A rumor bavins gained circulation Hint the street
r;u 11<> ul. tm pan les intended to reduce their fares
to thiei i er,ts, if th.- Lesialsture shonhimM* ths hill
? iliint tin- doxat, tl louis tO eiliy psseeiigerB
(or five rents each, inqnirj wss made si tbs < tilers
of Ihe principal lines last night, sud ths ??
denied Intending to make such a reduction.
ai n meeting ol tbe Board ol Trust* sot th.- Aural
and Ophthalmia lnstitnte, a! No. 16 Bast I'welith*
rt , Inst evening, the follow ina nfl) n ? xx ere elected
lt thc curran! rear: K. 8, Winston, president;
KoIk 11 ll.-, . p s*presiilenl: I'.. H. Ballin, treasurer s
anil I'h. U sain gi i, s,. rei i ix-. The sunns] report nt
th.- physicians shows that 5,197 patients wsre
treated,
roe only feeture of interest in yesterday's mar*
foi bri nl-i uffs was ii low d xx nli
an ii.lv.",i ..: I ?_ cents a bushel on aecuunl ol it*
reported s a rei ty. Wheat opened al an advance ol
1 ?_ cents, and though it lost this ad rai i ? afb i ward,
th ie wa* no export demand, prices still being ?'.
shippers'limits. Flour opened with sn sdvanosoj
IO cents a ban I. xx hich waa loal Inter.
An Interesting series ol athletic games will bs
In tbe Madison Square Oarden hx lbs Man*
' lah, mi i he ex emns ol 8 iturduj.
I'.iiiiiiui x 7. 11 ?? number of i-iiiiiit men who eon*
tend in athletic -Ports is now sn in ree, und the i om
petition between them ls so keen, tba! thesesson
lor outdoorrontesta is found too sum; ?
thom, and Winter gaines are becoming rerv popu?
lar, as tbe recent sn,I..-soi theColumbia College
ipot t* and other Indoor Boniest i h.is ? imw n.
John Barry, living al No. 151 Weat Fii'tv-tirst-st.,
New* York, xx ns discovered lo Cst van Cemetery on
Wednesdsi afternoon appnn nth lunering tri
, Si, i n( pois..n. Hi. 11 .tend
lum lind ascertained thal be had .'..k? n a quantity
of sn rar of I ??"!. iftei intid. ?
lered be xxri* sei I borne in charge of < iffleer Wslsb.
Barry, il pp i i, made tbe remark to tbe drii
tin- tn I-.-.ur on which bs rode to ths cemetery
thal be Intended i" i ommil sui ide.
The annual i.ting of tbe Hind of Directors of
the Ni -. If orl i ' and Kai Inflrmarr waa held ln-i
evcnii"j, m in ii tm following! re chosen fur
the pi. a ni xe ii: Rovsl I'n lpn, president; Benia*
imii li. Field uni Hr. Abram Du Bola, rlce-areal
ilentaj John l.. Biker, treasurer! snd Dr. Richsrd
ll. H-r'ii. t. cretsry. The tre .surer, re*
pori bowed that the total r.'iptaduring the pist
yeal have beea about .flit.uno, and the total
diet) is, i tents nearly 914.500. rin> number ol
patients treated gratuitous!] xx ns 11,449.
Attscbod to tbe permits for the traosfsi of deni
J h. the Board of Health in this citi,
are coupons to be detached at ferries oi railroad
atat iona, and returned hr the companies to tbe
Bureen ol Vltsl htatistlos ns n eli.-ck upon its
ls, Tbe same practice in tbe uaue ol permits
was used by tba Brooklyn Board of Health until
Ibo beginning of the year, when it xxas abolished
Permits now are leaned without coupons, and the
uini'i ink'i xxlio oarnes s body through this elli
mus? pim me ii new permit from the New-Yon
Ila ii,!, ni lie eannol ant. i "i le ivs New-York, iw Hm
case mav be.
BB00KLY1
.loliiiliolaii, gae tiftx. of Nu.-7'J South Foiirth-st.,
is reported ar- missing since hist Tuesday,
County Judge Moore yesterday appointed Anthony
Barrett receiver of tbs Brooklyn Opera House, al
Mint li and Fulton-sts.
Cortardo I llreorl. sge twsnt* Sve, i Bailor on ths
bark Italiano Bosebetti, lying in Ibe A thin tie Dook,
wbils wslkiag seroes a hatchway yesterday, fall
twenty-two feel sad waa killed.
Coroner fcilmms held bb inquest yesterday iu ths
case of Mt". Sarah "Mc Henry, who died Mnndsj
from Injniiea inflicted by ber husband, Pierce M.
Henry. Mellenr* waa cniniiiitt.d M await tin
in.uni Jin J 'a action.
The colors ou the Bandy Hook pilot boats wars
th nip; nt balf-maal yesterdsj in reaped to the mem?
ory of llavid A. Thomas, a Sandy Hook pilot, xi lin
died on Wedneeda} in Brooklyn, Thomas was tbi
yoongee! and one ni tbe ablest men iu tho a rviee,
Ml i Ellis, a teaebcr la PnbUe Babool No. 3d, to
(iiilea-.iX'e., BBS I.ne llisrni", und in, I'lidnx -lie
\mis I liken to the A-.', linn foi the I ii sine ut Fla I fol sh.
I In lint indication that her mind waa disordered
appeared about three weeks ac-,>, xx hen siie ai tacked
.i ,' Kyan, tbe principal, of tba aehooL
The Board of Citx Works yesterday appointed
Phillp Hr ant Supei in tenden t ul Ponds and Conduits,
in place of J.nnc ' McCarty, removed. Mr. Qram is
n Republican, and bis appointment was opposed by
j'lisnieni Maasey, Five inspectors were removed
inc.1.1,e there waa bo none) to p.ix them.
At tbe meeting of the Knurs Connt, Super bibow
real rd rn . Ibe I'.-ni tent nu;. ('ommittee re|nirteilon
tin- recent lin si the workshop No new faeta were
pleseori :. M ?. \\ 11 i ll Insoli, e hil i I In n ll i >l tin cum?
in lt tee. denied tbe ti uti of the report that the con*
x lots were compelled to wort on nandgy, The com
mit I ec WSS nut h" ri /.ed to award tbs coin met for re
building the workshop.
(ii moioo Boglioli, nu Italian, who keeps a ps nun
ni.md ni Washington snd Fnltou*sts.. cns orn-sted
\"'i i <i:i \ tor assaulting Francis P. Hoghes, of No.
;I2S Rnsl Thlrty-fonrth st. Hnahiw was drunk and
Jostled iiirainat the Italian, Who ci/.cd ri In .ix v iron
nnt-cracker, snd struck Hughes upon tbs besd. i'he
-kuli xx ns fractured by tbs blow.
The seen ml wife af Peter Wsde. who pleaded
guilty mneharge ol bigamy on Wednesday, was
ntrniu'iit I before Justice Courtney reaterdsj ona
(mi ai cl argo, Mis. Wade No. I makins tbecora
plaint. Khe alleged that tbe nrisonei married Wade
knowing him to be a married mau, snd tbat, more*
oxer,-lu bad a husband living rn England. Mia,
Wade No. '-, xx ho rum that abs wits t \x,;,i y {TOMS of
aaa, denied both sbsrfes. lbs examination waa
adjourned.
JI'RUtY OUT.
Francis lt. I'd ivar ls, iipre nix ye.irs. of NH. IM
,1. tsoj ? i\' ?., .li ii a . dix. was instantly killed Wed?
nesday in-lit hj tbs Booidental discharge of a loaded
revolver with wbieh be was plsying
Dtatrict-Attornej McQUl addresaed tbs iBiryas*
t el al.-i V III t lie Mull 11 ll-li lie tl lil ll I il ec tl in I nt .1
City. Ha wss fallowed byQtlbert Collins, cou nae!
f..i Mi h .-init li. one of tim ladiss present falntsd
iluiiug the day.
rawijuc.
Tim Melerboeaar mardar trial waa ag*", post?
poned yesterdsy, uuhl Monday, Lamuens continn*
nu'i'i, sltboagb much improved,
rh.- ncxxix- orasnised Btats DadsrwritM, Asnoci
ation baa elected the following ofBeera i I'rcMident,
J. M. Bandsll, People's, Newark ; vlei -mi sliteiti'
C. M. Sloan. Mount Holly ; aecretary, A. L. Worth
mitton, Trenton ; treasurer. A. M. Way, New-Bruns
xxick. The object of tim association is to protect
rei-iilarly licensed companies and their BgeBtS
xt/ thin thc State
NKW-JSMCT.
Bib-O-wood.?Wai, i.ihhy, of A. T. stewart <&
Co.. has disposed of all his real estate in Ridgewood,
oonJMstingof lunns anddxvelliui'N, tor $125,000.
O-ABO-.-?Public School Siiiieiintendent Cutta
reports for Dacambar a total enrolment of 1,083
pupils, B*ith ah BVetagS attendance of i'lH; au
enrolment of 1,000 for January, willi an BVarsgJB
alteadanee of 894, lim Finance Committee rc
ports918,747 09 Bzpsadsd to date.
Amh iy.?Tbs shipment of coal from Sooth Am
lioy Ul very dull at present, hut the receipts of coal
fi om the minis continue to le- (|inte heavy. A
larire gang of laborers is emolovcil to complete the
reservoir xxun needed sa a part of tim water supply
new stock yard for coal.South Amboy is BS have
irnn xvni ks arected. The residsnts have raised
?10,000 a* a loan to the company, payable iu live
years, at fl Bar cent.
LONG island.
Astoria.?Max Roth, tbs Herman farm-hand
chuged xvith irrand larceny and assault with intent
to *kili, hy Mm. Nsbel, 1/ Astoria, wse Yesterday
committed ou both chartres for tho action of the
(.rain! Jury.
Hayvii.i.k.?Fmst Coleman, af Mayville, whileex
CavatingOO bia farm on Wedui-iadav, was nearly
crn.slieil lo deatli hy a foiling boulder. Yesterday
h" xx ns in ;i rery precarioaa condition and ho will
probably die from his injuries.
JAMAICA.?John Williams, of Jamaica, is a Meth?
odist lav preacher and ths religious editor of a
paper. Ile is involved in serious family troubles.
there In-1 iipf cro.s suits for divorce bel ween himself
and wife, He, it is Buderstood, alleges inbdelit] on
lier part, while sim alleges against him cruel anil
inhuman treatment.
-TATS* ISLAND.
'? Pout RlCBMOND.?-The BOW pier of the ferry com?
pany xviii he n inly for use in a few days.
MlDM-ltOWn.?Tbs lulls presented liv certain
town offlcera lor carriage hire and sonatahlea* mile
aire which have'occaaloned much discoBsion recently,
as they amounted to over B1.300, have been diiiil
loxvcd by the Hoard ol Audit.
Richmond.? Mrs, Frnest Jssda, wife of thepronrt
stor of tbe Richmond Hotel, at Richmond, yesterday
left her child. six uiont.hu old, In lied sleeping while
she went to prepare (lintier. Some fmio afterward
.she lound the child dead. Il hail hecn suffocated.
Clifton.?A \ irginis opossum, w<Mghin_ about
twenty-five pouudSi xvas shot and killed yestef
day upon a private estate In Clifton. The animal
is supposed lo have swam ashore from soum coasting
vessel, and recent xviunnis upon its, body showell
that it had been shot at lifetime".
NT w-l.itiiiiiton.?A lurKr- number of residents on
Staten Island .are organising a movement fur thc
nssiatancc of tim destitute poor of Ireland, and delr
gstea from ill tim heoevoleut and protectivesoeia
tn-sof tbe island xviii meet at \exv-Iirnr.itou ou
-ondsy . yening ocxl fm- tins pur' 1
FINE BOOKS AT Ali lios.
Thc sa!.-of thc library of Bartholomew Skaafs
wasbagan Wedaesday evealBg ami continued inst
Bight at Clinton Hall In Astor I'I.ice. Tbs library
comprises' a collection of the works of standard
English ami American authors and many line art
ami illustrated booka A collection sf stab*
iiiprs ami engravings after Bale brats j artists
will also bs sshsrad this evealag. Of
thc 062 lofts In tbs entire collection _M have bsSB
sold. Tbs bidding has b/sa fair, many of tho lota
bringing their full raine j ethan were sold Bihar*
gsins to tbe buyers. Following isa Bart isl Uss of
the |oti BOld Wedin sdav BVSUing.
Kum loft's " Historv of the United Staff.*," Svo,
linlf enif extra. 1*180 a volume ; thu Dramatic
xv.11 Us of Beaumont nml Fletcher, pan*
liahed hy Msxon. I.omlon, poHabed celt.
rr., ru) n volume j Maior'a (London! edition ot
''Ptlsrtm'a ProgreaSr 9-3; Hut hrs Hndlbras, InS
vols, royal 8vo, .teen morocco extra, published
by Baldwin, London, >_'-' a rolumej Carlyle's
?, cloth, 3-1 vols., -r*'_ ntl a volume: Chester*
. \o!s.. poliabed ralf. .*7 23a v.I
onie; Cruikshank, "Comic Almanack," B vols.,
Sxit. hilt morocco CXiiri, ?*-(> ri \olnni. ; MA :(H ;k
voliiui- for Thom ai 'le Uoincey'a works, early t di
rion, halt , alf. gill : " BibliOKTiiphienl Beean ?
\i\ Dthdin, hound in Russia, t'-'" ; Goethe's Fuit-t,
translated by Bayard taylor, illustrated ntl.is
folio, half morocco, $9 : Grote's Histor] >?! Qreece,
13 rois., tree 1 nit, fS 78 1 volume.
1 it evening a lim- edition of Hmriirth hrontrht
C3]: Homer, translated hy Pope, in ll vols., *! -7
s volume) the Works of Humboldt. ."? rois., |] :,n
iivoiiiiiie; Humphrey. "Illuminated B.ssK-. of th
Middle Ages." ball red morocco, til 1 V\ ash in ut. rn
Irvin/, '-'7 vols., l'-'n.o. h.; If calf, *?_> 90
s xolinne,- Complete W.uks ni Hen. Johnson, 0
mia,royal gvo, 'alt. $6 BO a rolumej "History
of England," Macaulay) ?*> vols., tr.ralf, .fi BO a
voluinoi two volumes of Mcjsn'a "('ians of the
h Highlands." illustrated, half rad tnorocoo,
$.0.M) a volume; Hilton's works in 7 vols., 1
.rilli; l'r..ott's Historical Works, pnllahed
calf, London edition, tJM a volume! works ol Plato,
in .-. vi;.., im, cali. +H saab,? Motley's Histories!
Work . 7 xiii-,., Mn, half moi."i ?, mn I, p., *:i 60
ri X ,i.Ulric. _
PORI T-SBi OND STREET RESERVOIR,
1. Butler, in behalf nf msny residents of
thc soothers pint nf Murray Bill,yesterday pre
sented to the Bin king Fiiml Commissioners a pro*
tbe bill pic?uted iii tire Slate Semite
by Heuator Astor, for Ihe removal of tin' reservoir
at lilli.-axe and Forty-SOOOIld-stp, BBd the con?
struction of a nark on its Bite. He cul that tho
1 aervon waa needed aa a part of tbe water supply
oiMunix Hill, snd in case of a brask in tbesque
?liicl it would be of areal nervioe. lt holds-4,000,
fJOO gallons, twenty-four hours' sn poly for -in.ooo
house*. Ihe Mayor offered a reaolutrau that the
legislativeCoinuiitteesou enies he requested tn
postpone action nu tim matter until the Hinking
I'liini Commissioners ? an pi pare a memorial. This
xxaa loci bya xnte ol' l tn 1. A resolution ottered
by the Kecorder waa then carried. It requests the
Legislative Coinuiittees mi citi.s to ta'ae no fur?
ther acth.n Hm lull, and .is'.,., that tin, Blnking
Fund Commissioners be stven a besting.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINlATtJrtB A l, SUflaC).
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aiintu_?. ~ ?-' i S.na.la. M :, i nc-v-la*t.l8 a Bia
Moon ria*-).... HrlU I M,?n aoatba J *-|| ' M-rtu'tJV dar* l\
Hms wnu n.??T -,. a **_-*?--?wa
Saa.lT Heel., fi ni, nar. lal.ail I'i M. Hall (lat*
lui WATBS riaai -.- S. .*
flao.tr Hs*k..iOr01 tfloT. laical 10:17 i Mall Jala..... 0:0t
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FA8ABN9BBS A It'll rill).
BROM IiaxniiR,: |'.y KTKAJUIlir WIF.LASD.
Holzmaiawr, Mr. Halter, acorn Wran-.*, a
nii,l Mra. flaker. W. dinar, V, lix
Iliil/tnaisrer. Atina _evxy. s. .'"n*. _?Iga
Vx'l Hims, C. A. !*ii(imann. Henriette '-elaile (I.
V'lKl. Mr. it. sn,I tilllowit*. (). it the |_? y
Mfa -itiliei.ier.il E. r-l-v.nron, J. B,
Ilnft-ann. Hr. O. Heimirli J. Pt saar, J*- B.
Hliiz, Mi. mid Mr*, liriituit-r, A.
nott BUBB Bl steamship AMKRiQra
Mander, .Mr. a. aud llnrrk. L. sud child Pt-brnnner, Mra, M.
/nirniAver, Hie Her. and .hll.iren
i.ii ? ? 'ihlt'hl. Mr. Irsvuroiireiix. Hie liachmann, 1'lrleh.
and Mis. It.-v. Mr. ..Jean
!'ii:>'' f'.itir... Ho- Kn. Mr TlSSHf, IUymo_f.
I'elteiier, (I. Bevenlv.llieRevMr. ami Mm.
l'eu.rlir, Mr. and Holli, ifm Her. Mr. luirjei, Maro
Mis. t len ul. Miss M..s. I.kr. I oula
HUliri. John II. Hehotton, Mr. and Ilmi.ii Mr.
Wliltt-lioura-. H R. Mm. I".e. i I.
J.o ks.n. Mi*. (in, iiKtiand.Mr. ami tiluiiville.Ca.
AiX'i.i. Mrs. and Mra. CTuuabsrs Ueorgea
child h.m.,netti. N. leaama. Manuel
!'?"?! i, i'baa. P. aoit Hell. E. de 1'erci, Kodolfo
otilld Debruuner, Virlch
snip sn irs.
fort or aaw*roav.jan. ba
AKKIVSl)
Str Alps (Ur. Krause Jaa'in.'l Jan ll, Am ("atm U\
(loiialvea 14. i'ort-an l'liuce 17, au.I kiinrsuiu Ti, to rim,
F"l Wirri ,t' ll.
-ti ula Dominion, Walker, Rictunond. City I'otat and N >r.
fn!k. t.illl'l Iloiiiinieii Sa Us
Slr I na.' liri', (illili*. XX cut Point, tn (II.I ('"minion *a Co.
Str rioiiet-r Platt. Philadelphia, lo 'A in P i 'l-rde A Co.
Hlr Neptune. Herrv. Hoetnn. to H F ninioft.
tslilp Lillian (ni *-t Julio. N fl', Dirk. Km 'flin Jan B, tn bal*
lan to order anuboreil nt Mandi Ho..a fur order*.
-inp daliel,a Muli i Uri, Oration, Kui IB .uva. in ballaat ri
j w Parters 0*
Milp Au tome'tn iof Yarmouth, N r*n.. \i.'i itt. Antwerp Mt
nays ii, in i.iai to Keys A HiucKeu; aiutininl in (JrareaenS
May tor order*.
Bari Maiyo Kale. Hlitirln*, Progress,! ii o?y?, with hemp
tn I tiehau . Hn-s, vr-?el to B ? Metcali _ Ci.
it ni, -t Barnard |Oai , itejrener, Uraami i. <? .io, la ballan
to Wailrn, 'Ii.tI _r Cm aucborrsl at Maadi Hoot for erdore.
Muk carol m. tieri. Block, llremeu 5'J tiai a. ?ilh indee to J
A Paull,
Rark flair ran i anett, Pa?ellteh. la-ndon tb dayl. In Ballast
to SloeerMh # co.
Un* (ari in I'uriiiiion, Doane. Nayhro.k. ct. In ballaat tn
MU er n lloiiTlitt.il.
Itu* francisco (Hpi?n>, oiuacafrs. Ponce ll dayl, tn ballan
. Salina
Bria Favorite. McDonald, St Kin* 18 itara, w1th angas tu
II Trowln !? j--.-'* -mi.
Rita Kt "link, fe lera. Pensacola II dar*, wltb lamber la
Jnkn Unvnton* Sons; ve-.*;-| to F I'aliiol .t <"o.
Url* K.:lnii i, Na-h, caranna* \i d_x >. a MB ?uf_r to I Mt
il.li.ie; re eel to F Taino: _ Co.
Sr hr t inpulse Maraball. Retire 22 dirt, with md a* to Lear*
craft A co.
x la.-ka, Clark, Alma, N R, 2i titre, r, IT la lath to Chase,
Talbot A ( e.
Selir Aurora Rorealia (of st john, N Hi, I inli-r. ( annlna 'I
S Tia rsal-ni 'Ji ilara, with potato.?? ti XX K I mri ea A raoU|
Teasel to A T Heney.
leal. Ilauiiu, of aed lBdaya from BSJsbSk N B, wita
plillllC tl edle! .
r-c!.r Marv llridford (of Roafon), Oliver, Mava-rnei ll dayt,
with fruit in Win Hang am. veaaei to maater.
WIN!) *,in*et?At sandy Book. tre.*li, !?: NE, clsar. Al
City Ialautl, fieab. Ni clear.
o_ aa asa
eira Slrlni iBr' stapleton, Liverpool, ilnrk .1 femnai Fia
ceUior i Un c ayton, l.-ilh, John ( laiBr)._Mf
Ul. I'llrtol. lien, ersan Bro*. Siiena (len. i ran/.en, liam*
bara ala l-ivmnnili and ctieroonra. KnaS?Tdl x c.. Itenunda
i Hr). Wl'vm. Hamilton A ht Ontetl r ? rxx.r,?
lagtoo. I Imiiieriiiiiii, Haran*, r Ainunli. t - < na Maahat>
I ni, K-ily. .Norfolk. Ulty P.ilnt aud Itic'ime I IMS lomleioa
aa Co; ii.meei. Platt, Phtlaceliini*. Wm l-clyde a Coi Na.
r.ns. Ha.letl, Ces,un. H P lilmoek.
sail ? BiaT_??er ( Nor), Tuon na. I.lrerpiral, llnrEmana, Oew
l.-lii ,t ' ii Jo'in I ir.'rr.T, JottUni. An'terr., snoax .? Hanni,
Harks ! amit-sn. snow, Haminirir, ll llelim n, ^obarnlrl,
Port Eliza elli, tit, W H Cr ..arman - c<. .x.imln liaech'ia,
(Gen tteliir. itr.inen. Wallen, loel ,<? ( ?? lea ?? ?? Uri, Cons
tlnn. (.alli Rum ring * Archlt>aldr llitnict 'lin Williams,
lilllie in order*. Howrlna A A: r'llbald Modesta i Bri, I'ortj,
DUUd il. (' W llell.llll: T'eallOdV I N. r . <l .la. n. -santa.!
der, i |.litas.*i'o Miranda, ( orbrtt, Ila Tana. Brett, Baa fl
(',,. \' I "tri II llopkii*. Hopkin*. 1'alli.itien. swan A P-ont
ix andi-rer i.Nori. Uolfaeti. Vigo. etc Heuhani. Uoyeaan. itcsJ
ri 'm S Ca
Hrlas (.en.ina Hen, Rchnie. rinndee. ll \V cameron A roi
Ii. -ii. -? (Hi i. ll an lief" l. cork rur order*. Fweca, Bdy* a Od
Theil., -.palra baran, x% lliiaiusila.il. I) de (_?tro .ti ( o, Ame-ll
ena. Him.per. ( ..rtriiaa. sw.-ih _ 8oa, Itacuel Coney, Coacyi
witlinnipiadt. ii dr caafro A i'u
sclir Mary B lionala.se. Le wea Jeemel, A Nonet ,?Ca
Fdl-JI'IT ?? i ti a a
! e\i.i, 5. Jan 2 >. Vntrjaa Rana** fir . 'r ,m Near T"rB,
*-n iH.m-n". Jan .:n Arr sirs I elfxUr.freai li i, nun .re foi
fr.n ... 11 tl XX eider, rrmu Ni tr \otb tm Iii.-ni.-n
Hw xv a las ttS AnttrcttTo! Nc* V.-rk fiooi New TorS
.'or Vi.? crui.
in: lalled J:ld ln*t. r >!nhtat
? r. K.ihel Itlauin. f,,r ( len taloa willi leal, M P nraee,
tm l.a.l'ni" t lui.Iheis nuil r*l.li rs foi 1'e'anil- Blrst I'ea,
> B F lek. the ,a*t tvv.iioi N.-~.\urk; Arila
?capt .....?-. ( .fi-'U, 1'rauce.aea i( apt St,arl', MouaroS
(.'apt Sim r r
Arr ttSd Inst, llolrar, V*ith lout. Mairnat, loire, New VorS
,capi Hucbes', Juno, M ed har. Orion ? .. .Abra.
' , - Vt.-oin.i MrllntT, Vick and Menses,
?stiitli Xinrii.au. I.mil.a I Ig.ia, I e..nora* I lnl?tine Ki.ia.
Pei li, r i 'i "i, i 'iit.e John \V Marr J ibn ??{> dla, .ie rr.ind. lh<
latter off -clilv, I.lrlDfston'i lift cros'.v , "t- r i
I Barr, Miim iCapl
vr-iiiiMi, I'litopalil. Fliireme.
tut Line r -this Mmb c a i aa *_M pa ie.
This wt-i'.d without woni.in?lovely wuniari
?x i,uni Ic like a binna alieet ol naper BBB even ruled,
-| Judy.
" If tho county would g\vo inc ns much
linen i h.* it pani fee* fur iSS-Ib BM ax ic," remarked I
x racial ii in tire rennix Jail tata morning, ?? I c.uid imy
ill .iml r_-<> prsspSStlB'. Instit .,' nain' nietl
it. Tl'tt'l) lin- l.ril.ii ea n' tl c i i,111,li l , r ,,\ -lick III.' tfj
ti io alni Saari an' ladas um (ii. tl rte mouthe lui
liothtn*. 1.1xv '* ii (jiu-tr l.ixnnt. ' [Vlrgtala (N.T.J
[AasaassaMaaaj
Das BntMxtn.i.'s celebrated ("oti^h I)ro[>s.
TLe gas Bl SB liaxe A. M. II. on .-a. ti *Maa
WlXCHKSTERs llVllil ll.t-flll I I s
BTU BOIS ' "iisimiiiiiiiu, t ongt.*. Bren, tii'l. Uebilllf, *e
?-?t_a
4 CARD.
_\ ioaii vvl.oars rurn-rlnr from the enori md indlurra
Hon* of viii b> Barrons xv aktie**, earn dewar loee of maa
booti, Sc i --il' se'ct * recipe that upi cine yon, FKKK o|
( ll.i ip. i. I le. jre.it r.'iuody waa alacorere-J by a miaaroa
ara in ~ ni n A neil-.. ->en,l a ??? r . -."pn to tnt
h.v jursfi-il I. INMAN, -tatton h. N".. x.. . < uy
Ci KU I i * lill. Isnpoiaoas .ts.i Di
?~ (Jenanutrai ir^uin i a.1i.'a_i- iii*.
t.t sod J rn ."? HEN KT A ? I - j i., i..
_r_k. ?HU 19 _r-_ SsKT! V*T! AM?'IX MIA' Ul
OTIS ELEVATORS,
uris i,,i.,iiitiiv & oa? MM ttu-iway. n.t.
STATEM E NT
The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York,
F. S. WINSTON, President,
For tbe Year ending DsSSasb** 31st, 1H79,
Annuity Account.
Annuities In fores, Jan. i, 187).
Premium Annuities.
Anuuiuca lr?ucd.
No, Ann Po tl
Annuities in free. Jan. 1, 1880 . 40 : $1
I'lriniuui Annuiliea.
Ai,nullica l\ri_iuaied. 6
J. "4 ??
ln>7 44
Znauranoa Axtoount.
No.
Aunt-NT.
No. A-.- ?-?
PelldCt in force, Jan. I, 1879 gi,-ii *aoo,774.J'J Pbtte.ee in fores. Jan. 1, iS8o..oj,4?3 1*^8.-00.867
Kinks Assumed. njl .1 Ki*?s Irrminated. I.eij ?",*o?..>-?
1 , * ?
J>r.
I,-.->?.-iiu<> An" .uni.
K>4e>J? I |j?9.ltS,8ft,
Cr.
To Balance from l.ist account.I'i.'
" I'rem.nic.s rei' " vd . 1./
" Inn iel and Kents. 4,y4a,jil 70
$i...,Bm,i(S9 ?t_
Or,
lillian.-ra Klieid.
Hy pai J Death and F.ndowmentt Claim*
im.iiur.'d and diacounted).... $7,007.(0? a*
" ?' Aaa?liles.
" " Ijividcndt . J.4*7.*7r 00
? " Surrendered Policietand Addi
_ ? _ ___ I ????.;?? *~?J*?>*J
* Commissions ipayrueilt nf cur*
rent and extingui?lment of
(murri . elVoae rt
1 " GaB-flSBBI Guarantee Ac
tnunt . *o*.0'S ct
' " Tatra and Ataeeamcnta. I so,-4 al
" '' Kapenses. . . 7-\oij 60
" Baleine lo New Account. I<,r*>*.ai) SI
_ImMak ia
Or.
To Kcsrra
" Claims
" I'ni.i
" Surp!
t at foar par cast . f-ij,710,114 00
l.y death led jet due.
ms paid in adi ,ukc ...... 1 . .1 'a
.md ( oatJ_aaai t.uaran
?'"*-*. 4.JIM.J7J If
By B"nd* Secured by Mortgagee on
' ' fl
I . m ii
Ke.d Eatate.. ... |*4
I'nitcd State* and other Bondi? il,
Loam "ii V. S. Bondt.t.
Real I'.ttate. 7,
(ash in ILinlre and Truat Co?pa
ll,tl .it Ki le 11 st-. t,
lntereat accrued. 1,
Premium* deferred, quarterly and
ii...
Premiums in trantit, principally for
I-r. iiui'cr.
lUUiKcsdue by Afc nu.
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N'OTF. -If thc Nexr York Standard at [mr and hall per cent Intrrett be uaed. the Surplua ta Blrree
?nilli--ti "ie hundred and forty-one ihouaand. forty-one dollart and (eur .ema.
r*i m the - ; lui, aa I tascc Sbact, a dividend lanai sa iH.lp.iet payim_ tbe eld rates
than tii.i ! u .li- ni other p .lii.t?, ni pAi|p.rli.>M, mil br a wai lad lo ?uau a* aS.il Be ls
loict al theil unnivcraariet iii iso?
The rule* for life in?urancc tn Un, Company were reduced in ti ra.
New VtMUC1 Janu.ny 11, 18-p
F??ni'*iiK S tt'iitroa,
Ki'l'lvHI ll M( CoBDV,
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