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TIE TASDEUILT WILL
"Resuming1 the Contest Over the
Commodore's WilL
CONFLICTING DETECTIVE STORIES.
The Conspiracy Allegation in a
New Dress.
Tbe Vanderbllt will cut (U resumed yesterday la
the Surrogate's Court. If the o?n goes on at Its
present rate it will certainly not be finished tbls year,
although Mr. Henry L. Clinton, counsel lor the pro
ponent, said yesterday, in answer to an Inquiry, that
their side or the case would be brief. "We'll mulct
short worlc ol it," ht declared, "when we once come
to It." The rase at its last hearing was set down Tor
? every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday up to
the 3d or July, and tnen was to go over
to Sopiember 20, when It was to be con
tinued on the same days of tiie week to Novem
ber L Taking yesterday and previous days at speci
mens, the Surrogate, counsel, stenographer, clerks,
and others engaged in the Vanderbltt will litigation
will not bs likely to kill ihSinsoivts by overwork.
Tbo proceedings generally commence alter eleven in
the morning; at one there Is a recess lor halt an hour,
but wl) chgeuerally extends to an hour; and by half
jiatt three or lour this easy day's work Is finished.
Nr. Wilnaru H. Vauderoilt, loosing fre-h and hearty
alter his European trip, and nit counsel. Judge Coin
nock and Mr. Henry L. Clinton, arrived by eleven
o'clock. Mr. Augustus Schell and a lew other friends
of Mr. William H Vanderbllt took seats beside him.
The party mast have felt no apprehension of t legal
defeat, lor tliey exchanged lively Jocnlur remarks and
laughed loudly.
XORB DKLAT.
A tiresome wait now ensued. Mr. S. Tennoy was
the first of ine contestants' counsel, who made bis
app'trance at twenty minutes after eleven. Mr.
Clinton finally got very impatient, and hinted that It
might be advisable to send for Mr. Soott Lord and
Mr. Jeremiah S. Black. This was done, and at half
past eleven Mr. Lord appeared and annoenced to tbe
Surrogate, who bad been sent for, tbat tie was unable
to go oa owing to tbe mysterious absence ol Judge
lilack. lie had leil Judge Black at iho New York
Hotel, and he promised to come down Immediately,
?fudge Bl'iek, however, now made bis appearance, and
tlie Surrogate said:?"Well, Judge Black is bore,
aod the case may go on." Mr. Ethan Allen, of coun
sel lor me contestants, was also present now, but
none ol the contestants ol the Vanderbllt family
could bo seen lu the court room.
Mr. Scott Lord?11 tbe Court please 1 desire to mako
a motion lor a continuance of tho oase, and, as 1 have
been unable to tiuish tbe paper* for my motion, 1 shall
waul a lutlo additional tirno.
Mr. Clinton?Will mo counsel go on with some les
llmouy meanwhile?
Mr. Scott Lord?I shall want a little time. We?
Mr. Clinton (Irowning)-Oh, that's tbe old story all
over again.
MK. CLINTON* OVKRJtULEU.
Surrogate Calvin (laughing)?Let us hear tbe coun
sel It may be s new story, perhaps. (Laughter.)
Mr. Scott Lord complained mat it had been impossi
ble lor him to tiuisb Hie pupers in time. He urged
tnat bis motion would either dispose ol tbe case sum
marily or take it over to next tall.
Mr. Cliutou?Your Honor, I object. Tbls is exactly
the old story over again. We have been wailing beie
over It ill an hour, and now they want auolbor post
ponement 1 uujoct to It because U is the same dilu*
lory course which we have opposed all along.
Surrogate Calvin?tlow in-cch time will the counsel
require ?
Mr. Scoti Lord?Till ball-past one.
Mr. > liutou (v gurousiy)? 1 he counsol does cot even
say to the Court that ho has no witnesses here in
Court who could meuuwbile be examined. Now there
are witnesses here sitting right Dclilud him (pointing
at a stout lady iu black accompanied by a gentleman),
ar.d there is no reason why tuoy shoulu not bo ex
amined now
surrogate Calviu?II Iho counsel wants time till half
past ouo to make a motion in good talih I shall cer
tainly grant it to mm. Uuanwoile I will announce uiy
decision on tne ponding offer ol tbe contestants which
Is a Question ol some inat'tiilude.
AN IMPORTANT UkCISIOlf.
The Surrogate reuu a long decision adverse to tbe
eontesiaula, uuil at winch JMessr*. Scott L'lr i and Jere
miah black made rutbar loii|[ lacos, wh:lo Ms-ra
Clioion aim C.unstuck looked planned nod Mr. W.lliuui
xl. Vauderhill, wlio bad llaleuod to it with hia head
realtor against hla great, heavy tiuud, iook"d p.rticu
larlv jovial. Ilia sly lltllo eyes glistened as he liked
his glance upon the Surrogate durltig ilie decisive
jioriioue of the opinion. I tie deciaiuii rooltes at
leugth tue tosiimouy which provoked the oiler ol the
coutoaluou?namely, to put Wrr. Lo 15au ou the stand,
feu that (he Wight lesuly that she never ''talked
HHMt" the Commodore's second wile (or present
wmiow). Hui rjr Alien, u grandson ol ihe Commudore,
bad testified that bo had heard the Commodore say
Mrs. forronce, ono ol tils daughters, Dud been talking
agsiDHl his (second) wile. Alien lurther testltlcd (bat
When he tool the Commodore that ho did not bolieve
this was so the Commodore reiterated that it was
true, and that he knew all his daughters w> re talking
against Ins wile, lor Billy (William B. Vsuderhlll)
bad told him so. The conieetauis oITered to put Mrs.
La Bau, us oue ol the daughters, ou the stand to show
by her testimony that she never laiked against the
Commodore's wile, and It wits Ibis cvldinoo which
thu surrogate's decision excluded. When usked us
to the bearing which ihudccislou w ould h ivs ou their
side of the case, Mr. Lorl salu to ihe Uuualv repor
ter, "It Will exclude u great deal ol testimony
which we Should have oQcred. We wuuted to show
Irom the daughters that tney n> ver talked ugaiust
Ihe Commodore's wile, un.l that William U. poisoned
bis lather's miud against his daughters by telling
hiin thut they did." fue following are ihe tuuiu j
points ol the decision, which quotes IWHMM
precedents as to the tnai.mtSMlbiliiy ol suco testimony.
LKliAt, UROl'Ntia rOk TI1K DkC'ISION.
"It mast be couceued " the Harrogsl* ssys, "that the
tesitnioiiy given by air. Alieu as to the dealaratteue ol the
tests I if under consideration do not In auy sense rs.fect
upon the menial condition ol the deceased, while II there
were prool ol tae tact that such liittu-ucs was exeicissd
the at lull ions ol the testator are calculated to auow that
they adecteil his mfnd and iiitluetu ed Ins wilt would lie
c mpeteat, !l the declaration ol a testator alter the exe
cution of his will he a .misslbls to show tbe tact 01 amine
iultaence, then clearly be aught by such adeclaietlou com
pletely destroy ike will, ruviiu-fl this case:?I hat tue de
ceased bad declared alter the execution ol his will that
?V. It Vanderbiit had talaeiy stated to blui prior
%o Its execution that Cornelius J Venilerullt
hart become addicted to the vice of intemperance
nod of gambling to -ucn au extent as to r. nder blru entirely
loeatiabie ol taking care of property, and had advised hliu
am to intrnst iiltn with suy by bis will and tu obiy give
htm so much In trust as would support him, and that,
?west these laiae r presentations, he ha i made the ,
ises In bis will that he did, w kite otherwise he had Intended
and would bare giveu uim au equal share with his nruiher
Wlblani II. II such a declaration were admissible to prove
the I eel bow could test tact ov possibility ne disproved I
Koi. umier ib.-a . de, William II. V audi rbiil could not be
heard to deuy it aud tbus the testator would be empowered
by his owu declaration to
COUPLKTsLr DKSTItor A WILL
wulcb, under our statu;e, must be revoked by the same
Sulemulties as are necessary lor lis execution, aud by nu
Bieious oases it It held that such revocation cannot be
shoau by .he subsequent ueel oration of the teatalur.
>hetelore the evidence is exc uued."
? OKK It ILL Y-h ALL YIN 8
At ball-pest otic Mr. Vuuiieroiii utui his counsel were
promptly oh baud. Looking round una seeing mat iho
opposing counsel were a.u.u couvp cuou.h by their ab
eeuce Mr, Vauderhill remarked lo hie counsel, "Why,
1 thought tucy were going to he prompt ibie Mate,''
Wi.ii hie liking lor puunihg tkJudge Comrioik
dryly returned, "l'he Case le now going either over to
lull Khe autumn) or it's geiug to lull over;1' at which
Mr. Vauderhill hum iuio hearty laughter. Altera
wan ol twenty minute* Mr. leunoy, ol counsel lor the
contest,iins, walked into the court room, hut see
ing none ol hie senior associates present lie
waiked oei again. five muiuiua more elapsed
bftore Meeer. Lord end Hi ck arrived, and
then Mr. Underbill, the etenograpl.er, who
desired 10 oail ihe Harrogate, queried, "Keeuy,
Mr. Lord ?" una Mr. Lord respoud.-u, "Not yet; Mr.
Allan iau'1 here yet," Another wait ol neyerei mm
Blva and hually Mr. Lilian Alien also turned tip. Mrs.
La Biu, a tall, slim lady in deep black, c.me to at tbe
Same nine aud stated hereell nehiud Jud.e Uhick.
TDK CONMPIKACV SToar HMOPK.MCM.
Mr. Allen read no HlhUaVil by Mr. 81011 Lord which
opened up the um-t extraordinary lealuie ol tue Van
dumilt will uaau which has thus lar neen broiignt lo
llgnl. it will he remembered Hint thu ieat sojourn
ment ol the cuao was naked uy the contestants 111 or*
dcr to produce threedmecuves? trauknii a. Iteuourn,
W iillnui H. Clerk 11 lid Ueorge A M.sou?by Whose
testimony they proposed to prove tunt Wiilintn H.
Vauovrldlt Slid Llieuutey M. Ilepew got up u cMuspiracy
against LorUehUs J. , thai 1 bey lured these detectives to
tolluw a man whom llcpcw iileuillled as Cornnlius J.,
but who, as they auhatqueuuy becuinu nitisdcd, wan
(?Ol Cornelius J. ; thill Ibis "ImgUn" Corneous J. Was
lo towed uy them lo houses ol III repute, gambling
bells and improper meetings with womeni that tlicy
tiiude a report ol IhvnS laOia to William H. Vauder
hill, who pretended to he very sorry ior his broth*
cr'a backsliding*, aud mat tliey al-0 male theik
report to me Commodore, who wits so inceun, d
et Cornelius J. met he winner! hie sou had
never been horn. Mr Lord's elUdiVlt 1.11 the
documents billowing it elntett that at the eleventh
hum these wi meases, who had meanwhilu Coullrhivd
their previous declarations, bed illanpp Aron, uud n
litter had been received uy Mr. tjord in which Clam
sod Mmou retracted all their previoos Stan menu aud
turueu the charge ol conspiracy Irom Wlhiaui ii to
Corueuua J. In tui* letter iliey declared tueir couvic
tiou that Cornelius J. had goitcti up the whole allair
In oroer to make It appoar lust hie brother William
M. had been guilty o| a conspirncy against bltu ; that
hot only wan the Cornelia- J. whom they fultOWt-d a
??bogus" Cornelius J., hut that Chaunc.ey Dcpew,
Vihiam U. Vauderhill ami riven the old Corntuodore
were irnuuuioniiy personated in this aflqir by persons
In the conspiracy. When this letter was read every- 1
body laughed, and William H. Vanderbilt and Meaerr.
CMmon mod Couislook seemed Id be luicueely amused,
tor litre were net lees iban lour "doubles,"--ad ll w, g
clear tbst mo n throe detecitvuj were lying prettv
siruugiy nlbtr on ibe one side or tbv other.
Tlie follow i ug are I he ieudiog poiuta 01 ibe affidavit
?I Mr Soon Lord, iu wolcb, it will bw eeeu, th? pro
ponents of ibe wtU are openly noeused of having lani
persd or spirited away lbs three double-dealing de
tectives
KB. lord's arrioAriT.
Thai this deponent, since the last adjournment ot this
ease, has seen and conversed with each of said witnesses
and wee assured and neileved mat each ol them would he
In attendance at the opening of the court on this day to
testily as witnesaes in this ?. as?. anil that by appointment
? aid witnesses were lo meet Judge Black and tnia depo
nent at the Sew Vors Hotel at nine o'clock iu the forenoon
on the loth inat.
That thia deponent had no intimation that they would
not lulUI such engagement until lain in ibe attemoon on
Sun lay, the Bill inat. wuen a >etlur was received Irotu
? id l.edhurn ataliug that euid liars aud Macon had gouo
off together, but i hat he should go alter them I mm,".lately,
and that until >ho u noon on the 10th iue!., at which time
lie received a letter purporting to be written by aaid Clark
and Maeon, wl.ich la hereto annexed, tol'owing their aftida
vita, he had no intimation that they claimed thnv there waa
any error in aueb affidavit*, or that they had oeen attempt
ing to review the ground aa to pmcee and persons
Deponent further says that he does not believe tbat
either of aaid witnesaes could be persnndod or bribed to
apnear upon the stand und swear to an untruth, nut he he
iieves that in the interest ol the propuuenta they nave been
induced to make to tliia deponent sintnmunls contained iu
their letter Hereto aunex d. and then on th ? eve of the
trial go away to somo plane uuxuoaii to thia deponent, ao
that their attendance cannot he procured lor thia cilliitg.
Deponent further say a that the cnminuuicatiou received
by hint I rout said Mas. 11 and Clark leads hnu to believe
that they have b on In cuminunlc itlon with souio p. r?ou
or persons in the iuierestol proponents, und have been in
duced ny them to put themselves beyond the jurisdiction
ret ? kin I 'iimi S i ,? u ir,,iii t nof I ftrini# tsee.i lafc #. I, i a ulurt luilWd
ol this Conit to avoid testifying, una thipt thi- also leads
him 10 believe that had they uot refused to testily under
oath to the statement of their letter they would have been
ellowcd to anpear in court mid testify, and the counsel for
the contestant, under all these circumstances, d cm it
their duty to ask the Court lor a continuance, su that in a
matter of such vital importance the truth may be ascer
tained.
When Mr. Allen was about to read the affidavits of
the tbrce detectives Mr. Cliuiou vehemently objected,
ou the ground that these affidavits bad bcun inade hut
ol court; that they were extra-judicial, aud it the ulB
auts commuted perjury they would bo bold to uo re
sponsibility and could uot be iudicfoil and punished.
surrogate Caiviu thuugut that the affidavits, though
iuaoiuicslble as testimony,-might be used by Mr. L?rd
to snow that be had acted Iu ^iod faitu Iu trying to
produce these witnesses aud now asking lor a post
ponement. _
Mr. CIidiod?t want to know whether this Court is
to ue used only for the puruoso of scaodal ? Tbeso
affidavits can have no relevancy to the motion bolore
ibe Court, and they contain uo luots which would eu
tltle ibe contestants to the rellei asked by them.
(Sneering.) On, we understand this thiug per
fectly.
The Surrogate (smliiug)?Yes, but tha Court cannot
und< rstuud it until ull the testimony l?tn. (Laugntor.)
Messrs. Cliuiou aud Comslock continued their oo
Jeellous to the reading ol the affidavit*. upon which
tbo urrouate askeu lo sec tno papers in oruer to sat
isiy hi in .-el i us lo ibctr reluvauoy lo the cause
Mr. Clinton (bitterly)-These are the very affidavits
which they have asked all the newspapers to publish,
and which lUe newspapers have refused to punllsb.
They are only put in here to have them published Iu
the 'newspapers. They want to try this cause in the
new-pa pars.
The Surroeato?I don't suppose tnat Intelligent aud
rcBpoctub.o conusei wouid try the cuuse in the news
papers when they must know that wlint tno news
papers suy passes by the mind at tha Court llko tha
lulo wind.
Surrogato Calvin then allowed the affidavits and ap
pended documents lo bo read as a part of Mr. Lord's
slatemeut to tuo Court. The gist of these Is con
tained iu u loiter written by F. A. itedunrn to Corne
lius J. Vaiiderbilt, ol which the following will partially
explain. He narrates the visit o< a stranger (Cbanucuy
M. Depew) who wanted him, as the head of u private
detective office, to watch Corooiins J., in order to con
vince the Commodore and Wuliaut H. that he really
gave no signs of relorni:? _
To this end be d-sired to have "Cornell" put under strict
?urvxilianoe, and all his operation* and mamevres re
ported, and asked the detective if he coalu furnish a reli
able man, whose personal appearance wouid carry couvfc
ti ui of his trulbtulucss for tbat purpose. The detective
assured him that ue couid furnish and promised to meet
him with such a man on the lotlowlug day, at the Hub
Avenue lictel, when a stranger wuuld accompany them to
liud the bad boy. when the ospiouage should begin.
Tin' appointment was kept, and the stranger pointed
out a very respectable lookiug man as tne prutii
gate sen. This man was e'otcly followed and
watched lie whs uot a difficult person to keen track
ol; tore sure he visited rather disreputable ulaces and
was guilty o. some very disgraceful conduct. Un a lew
occasions he slipped from the dele live s sight, i-unilng
him innch uneasiness slid chagrin for a time; but some
fa. w he always stenebled on the ueteclive iBol the detec
tive ou him) in such a manner as to cause the spy to feel
that he wns lavored by Providence,
it had be u arranged that tlie detective should at in
tervals ol two or thrto days report to the stranger, and
lie did so. He Soon had .u much to disclose tbut
tlie other declared he conld wait no longer, but
that they must g<> sue William at once. Ttic-r went,
st first W illiua appeared to doubt the detective's revela
tions, nut at last lie seemed to be convinced against his
will. Ills triend, the stranger, suggested that lie ou.ht to
lose uo lime iu laying matters before (lie Commodore, hut
tills William refused to do. lie declared thai, m-twitb
siau ing his poor brother's backsliding, he could not ex
pose his weakness to their tamer; anil, besides, he was
very confident Cornelius would eventually relor._i. Wneii
the stranger at length said mat he shou.u tUen go himself
to tlie Commodore with tin) detective Wlbiaiu urged him
not to do so, as he had not the least fear but that his
biotlier w mid. when he touud heavier responsibilities,
such as great wea.tli imposes, resting upon him. at once be
come an exemplary clttsen and au honor to his taiuily.
the Hrintrr. how* tit. was not 10 be pjraoaded by lb*
indulgent opinion cf William. lie took lUe Uciactivo Ml
once be lore the Commodore, iu lie die aevei ul tiiu ? sub -e ?
quently, where the re-ulm of his ?urv illunce weie fu.ly
pnrtrayod. mid seemed to cause the old gentlemen much
urn prise unit (fkni.
Curing tins time the detect ire one day hh? and over
heard something between tbo stranger end William ygblch
convinced him that the latter had not been alncere in hie
nvuvte i wish to conoeal from his father bis brother's delin
quencies, but wus on the contrary noxious to have them
reported.
tone "lay shortly before, or soon alter the Commodore'!
death (can't tell which without reterence to papers), the
eald detective wus walking lu tiroodway. I tbluk, witn a
triciul, oho puliuod you oui to him a> Coroelius J. Vendor
bllt. I Lie detective scrutiuised you closely, and believing
he knew, and had good reason to know "young Cornell"
very well by sight, disputed bis friend's assertion Issue
thusfuiued. a wager eusuad and you were loliowo.l br Ibe
twHiii until your loentlty wns clearly established to the
detective's satisi-ciiou.
it was .ow evident to the detoctlve that he bad been
made a tool ot lor an inlauious purpose; tliat he had been
need to shadow some one employed to personate you tu all
sorts of disreoBtai Is places, and to carry dislree-tn.' re
uoits to the Cutiiuiodore, which were entirety without
Inundation in lact.
Curiosity afterward led him to visit some of the resorts
to wlneb he uad followed your "double," and learned that
lu some ol tbein the object ol his surveillance was known
us Cornelius J. V underbill. lie infers that tbo matt r was
carried thus far tuat he might not he likely to discover
that he wm wstchiug a bogus 'Corueil," and to this eud,
that his r. ports ol your visits tu tbeui utuht be Corrobo
rated. should the t ouimodorc exact luriher evidence.
Later, he went agaiu to these p aces, or some < f llieiu, ac
ct'Uipanicd by the head detective, who wus prompted by
curiosity, hut tin) parties who hulore rcmemuered "Cor
nelias J " hud become dumb, uil but one exception,
i iiis phase ol the esse b ? tried to account lor in vain, Her
h p. you can account lor it, and much more Very respect,
iuily. V .t- KLUi-LK.s,
.No. 3H9 New York avenue, Jersey City Heights, J.
APS. DAVITS UP TilK DKTKUT1VPS.
Then follow llto allidavlie ot the three detective*?
ltedhurn aud Ins two uaatsunle, Clara su i Mueuu?to
ti,u i Uecl ttiut tho -Hanger who hired Ihetil to follow
Cornelius J. was CUuuuccy M. iicpew; that they lol
low d ti e lalee Coruelius J. to all soria ol hud places;
uiudo raporls to Wuliaoi 11., who protended to bo
deeply grieved at the couddct ol hi* broth-r; that
they were talton by William 11. Vanderhut aud Cuuuu
cey M, Uepow 10 the Ootowodorn, tu wbotu >hcy re
tail ad tbo results ot their obeervuiioua; jhut the
Conimo-ioro declared he wi-heu ins son iiud u>ysr
boon horn ; and tnen they uddod that tlioy Und all
along loilowed a "bogus" Cornelius J., and beau tho
tools ol William 11.'.* vile conspiracy.
aud now cnuiu tu? ? icutei part oi Hie proceedings,
the letter ol the deltetlvee Mason and dark to Judge
Lord, which, when it ruvaaled, in addi.lou to lha
'-bogus" Cornelius J., a "bogus" Co in mod ore, a
"bugus" William 11. aud a "bogus" Cbauucey M. lie
-pew, mirly ouuvuli-ed the audience with lauguter.
a usittdn LurTBK.
?Nsw Yuan. Juu# If. 1*78
Judge Lord:?
,-ik Having given you notice through .Mr. tiedburu that
weaauiiut give the svidea e that has tieer, expected ot us.
It is hoi lair to >oti ai d to ourselves that ?? slu ulil ex
pi?i i tne cans* of our relu-al.
The evnieiico >ou expected fro as us was Int.-nded to
piove against William il. \ aude.bilt and mnvisacou
splracy to Injure Coruelius J. k aiu-ei bllt lu the estimail Ul
ol his lathet, Ac . Ac. tor a time we firmly believed this
was the rase, and that we ha I oce i na e the t oll o. Will
iaiu il. Vauilerotlt to Injure Ins brother lini ur eyes
bave been opened, and we find Ilia, the only Conspiracy
tiler wo. w ,a originated oy CorneiiUs J Vanderollt ui u
sell. That uentleman, auowin. lie had toMetiod all Claim
upon his lather, and wuWd avtuently oe oMiuMnteil by Ills
Will, conceived a *? hemo oy which tl.e will might oe ot
aelde mi tliq aronnd I bat II liad been iiuproporl. pr?euii<d
by ols brother, auu that scheme he eoduasureu to carry
out in the lo..owing luauu r: -
Ills first step was to gel a Irlend to call ou tiedburu.
I his li lend, woo was not up to resemble Cbauucey I i-pew ?
(laughter) siatM| that uc was a trleud of the Yuud--rbill
lea ny. aud tnal the old C-'niinudi-re a as being <ie-civ d
by his sou I'orueilus, wbo preteiidud to liav- relonned and
tolse eaning e moral lite, when in laci bo was heliaving
liiinseli aorse than ever before, and mat as a irieun he
felt ceded ui ii*i to open tba old man's ejree tu tns iruili.
lie ended < y asking It, dburii to luruleli a iuan to
toilow Cornelius and to report ail he might learu of
his d dugs. Ac. litis tied urn agrea-l ?? de, and
toe m xi day ne met tna Irlend at the Kiltu avenue nntel
alio in11oouued Mason as tue proper person ler Ihe stiV ce.
tins man asxed Mason II lie had evei seru Corueil. and ol
his answering mat lie u ,d n -t was at once employed as a
spy. At tne same tlion Cornelius J and hie irlend 'bad a
bogus i.ori.eli, or a decide, c-onv, nleauy near who was
pointed ou. to Mason as tue real t oraeil. I bin doubts
went on 111 it and ma y sUc eedlUg nays tu Various gam
bilug uoiis and oawuy Uuu.as, emsaly lullvWCd by Mason,
Hut oel re Mason siarted iu pursuit a day was appoliin-d
tor li ? us to report lo the person emp.eying
li? in at the i Hill Avenflo oti-l. ilu tne nay Uxeu
bo d o reoort, and was site ward carried off. as was repre
sented. t-> repeat Uls report to William It. \ anderollt. and
lie did rope-it it ko a person reeeiiibliua. and at tne lima
supposaii by luiii to he - * 111 lis in il Vaisd-roilt, but who wns
tu i et -me ul i omellus J.'e assistants (Lauguter.)
the affair wns managed In this way : SlasaP went with
his employer to the 1'resident's none at the (Irand Central
Uep-.t; William H. Vanderollt wns net in. at was ? vi
lli ntly known nsmre. in employer then wbiepored
to Un-ou, "Wait a uili.uto. I'll see II we
? an Uud him auout tne bunding." lu a few
iu itnenta tho party ruturueo. alio OeCKuUiiig to Mason,
innk him Into a CbsOflVSI, uawcrupled room ou tne Sstne
floor, at quite a distance from Ihe Preside it's oilice, and
introduced him lo a runn .mid hot la.sely said, to he Will
iaiu M, Vanderbilt. I lien and tuern da-ou repeated hit
report, and alt. r some diectissiou between tli nmnloyer
ant the b> us Wdoaiu -I. Vanderollt?bill.nte ) L was
tii-cldi-d that Matou he taken to tho C.-inmod -re and re; e.it
i lie rep -i t lo - I in.
Pi,llowiiig the employer, Mas n re-eutari-d the carriage
in a Inch tnay had rlouen from the tilth avenue lintel, and
was d iveii southward, auu was inuued bafore a b-.uee with
n high stoop, where he was told hy Ills eoiupaulou the Cone
mom-re had ills uthce
liu, nig tills rl-le ilis employer enicrtainnd Mason with
lively taik, M that when lie stepped Irom the carriage he
could not lieve loid or have lormei an Id a wm-ther be wes
In roiirtli or Twelfth or some Intermediate street, or
whether east or west ul Itroaowai .
Poiiowinn his companion Into a house Msunn wee lal.-o
due d to a veuerahlo inoain. old iuan as Coinnieiiure Vau
derhlit? (laughter, to wli m na repeated his report, aitor
wnlcli the conversation yuu are lamillar Willi took place
We have eloce had, uud have uuw, unqucslluhaule ed
dene* that the old rota *?? not tbo C?mmodora, and that
the ? ? itirt ?u nut lha Commodore' ? Fourth atraet olli. o.
The lollotf ">K ol ilia bogus 1'oruall having become lira
some to Ma?oa he invited lha undersigned Curk to Join
biui. which woadouu, whau simost the aaiue play was re
peated.
We were both taken to the pretended William U. Vuo
derbilt. who waa agaiu fuuud la an unoccupied room in the
lirand Central Depot, and were afterward driven to the oid
tu u said to oe the > omiuodore. On tine ocenalon the
friend or euipioror caused the curtaine of the carriage to bo
drawu dowu, saying It were betlar we should not he seen
together.
Alter we had reported to the bogas Commodore we left,
leaving the emuluyar behind
We expected to walk awajr. bat as we wara leaving the
atoop the Irteud requests J oa to get in the carriage to bo
drlteu awav. as he would not wish ua aaou in the vicinity.
It struca us like a ailiy notion at the lime, but we were
glad enough to submit to it, and rode away without the
least suspicion that we bud uot been to the Cuwmcdfre's
office.
This is a brief statement ol the lucta aa we now know
thein. We wore uoi easily cuuviuosd that wo had beau
made victims of ulraud iu bcball of Cornelius J. Vaudor
but; but we have aeeu the pretended Irieud ol the Vaudor
bill family who carried ua to the Urand Central Depot, aud
know he is not Mr. Detiew
We have seen the man who personated William It. Van
derblll and he who persouatad tuo Commodore and know
they aro not the persons wu believed theiu to be. We have
beau to the office suppose i oy ua to be the Commodore's
office ana know it was not his. We know the whole tbiug
was a conspiracy of Cornelius J. Vaoderollt aud his policy
friend -imnauu and others to manufacture evidence
tu attack liis lather's will, which ua knew would
cut biiu off We perfectly agree in everything, ex
cept us to whether Keii? urn was one of the original
cuusnirklors. One ol us believes lie was, and tb it ho
know when called ou for a detective tnat ho was to he
used lor the benefit ot Cornelius J. Vundarblti, und that
tue larce of a call was mads ouly tu allow him to swear to
his part with a better cunseieuce. Hut one of the under
sluued willingly gives him the oeuetil ol a doubt.
Finally# Judge Lord, we wi-li to say that when we made
our statements to you wo lully believed them, aud tl-at
you had every reason to place continence in thuin, aud thut
you could never have had any reason to doubt them until
now, when wa give run this disclosure. With great re
?pect, WILLI\M H. CLAltK.
U. A AIASO-N.
A POSTPONKMCNT STILL RESISTED.
After the loud laughter which the tend,tig of the do
lective'e letter provokod had subsided, aud Messrs.
Viiuderbilt and Cilutou had recovered from the fits ol
hilarity into Which it threw tUcm, Mr. cllutoh still
vigorously objected to u postponement of lha cure,
wfiiie Judge Lord uraed that tue lurther pouring be
doierred uulll lUese witnesses could be compelled to
come here and testify to (be tmih.
"We ask for a reasonable period," ho said, "in
which wo can get hold of these witnesses. It is evi
ueul from their letter that they havo not yet been
quite brought to the point ol porjury."
surrogate Cuivia asked what good too testimony of
these witnesses could do the oouiesunl. it luey
swore t gam to the lacis detailed in their ulUduvus
they woulu be coulroniud by the lettor written uuder
their own sighuturta, which gave the He to their own
statements.
Mr. Lord?Wo contend that 11 iv Your Honor's duty
aud privilege 10 look at thai quo-riou ol veracity, uud
il circumsiauces und corroboialiug testimony point
to the truth ui the ouu suiuuieut uot to reject it be
cause the parlies have inutie unotuer.
Surrogate La.viu asked Mr. Ciintoii if he desired to
set up u denial ol the ulliged complicity oi William
H. Vubderbiii iu this alleged conspiracy.
Mr. Cilutou bony replied thai Mr. William H. Vuu
derblll would in live iniuutos have reudv au affidavit
deuyiug the whole story, aud Mr. Depow's affidavit ol
deuiul would he rcudy uexi nioruiug. Meanwhile tie
urged the counselcouid go uu making ibeir urgumeut ou
the mmou to posipouo tue case, ihey might a-suaie
thai Mr. Hepew's ulli .avil was here, for it would bo
duly lurmsqed uexi inorniog.
Mr. Lord?tie can't assume any such tiling, for wo
doubt wbulber you'll gel IL
Lx-Judgo cuius lock (with a flourish)?The story Ol
these detective.- is the most truuspureut larce ever
cuucied In auy court of Justice. I hero is uot a scin
tilla ol truth in it.
Surrogate Lalviu declared that aa Mr. Depew's affi
davit couid uot be got this aiteruoou the case must
go over uunl nexw morning, und tue Court adjourned
at tnreo o'clock.
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
THE f&BSSCBK OF THE HABD TIMES? VOLUN
TARY AND INVOLUNXaBY BAKKBUPT8.
Tbe (allure of the Combination Rubber Company,
ol No. 28 Barclay street, la announced. l'na company
was lucorporatoU and bad a capital Block of $80,000,
all of which was issued la payment lor mauulsctory
aud oilier properly accessary lor tbe business. Tbe
officers are John Ureacen, Presided; Stanley Ureacen,
Vice President, and K. J. lireuceu, Secretary. They
Uave a factory at No. 625 West Tareuty-lourtb street.
Tbe much nery bus lecently been ubattul mortgaged
for $12,000 to J. Grcsceb, Jr., and $1,000 to N. Ste
vens, and a judgment for $1,386 was obtained against
tbe company by K. Craighead. The liabilities amount
to about $80,0oo, IB addition to $35,000 represented by
purobaae mortgages on real estate owned by tbe com
pany. Tuo assets consist ol real estate, stock,
machinery ana open accounts, tbe value or whieb Is
not known at present. Tbe estate bus been placed In
tbe bands ol J. J. Campion as receiver.
Tbe Bronx Company, bleacher-, dyers sod printers,
st No. 115 Worth street, and at Brooxdaic, West
chester county, have been adjudicated Involuntary
bankrupts, on tue petition ol their creditors, und tbe
ease has bet n referred to Register Filch. Tbe com
pany Is composed of Henry B. Bolton. Jobn W. Uonon
?uu Thomas Bolton, Jr., and succeeded the arm ol
Tbouss Boitoo & Sous. Pi it ecu creditors uuiie in
tbe petition, tbolr claims segregating $111,2110 93,
among ilirm being the following:?Thomas Bolton,
Sr., $10,083 Bti; William H. B.rcucil, $2,017 32;
Jume* W. Oolweii, $064 25; Xainau Bircheii, Sr., $9UU;
Jobn Livingston. $e84 21; Bircbeil ii Sons, $600, aud
Joseph Biuus, Sr., fliho 50.
Hicks, Stewart h Rosenborg, msuuiucturers ol
puiul.i, at No, 184 ChurcU street, aud utCin inuxil, Ohio,
huve failed, and a oobauIiuIioo ol tbe r creditors was
beld yesterday. A statement was suuuutted showing
liabilities Buiouutlng to $104,660 24. uuu uasets,
fsi.OOO less $17,000 sold iroui tne Cincinnati Stock.
It was dually doc.ded to appoibt a cotuuiiueu ol three
to investigate tn? affairs und report to iho creditors.
The coiumitiee is composed ol F. Victor, W. i.. Pome
roy und Ueury Newman, Tbe present lirm *..s organ
ised May 1, 1377, tbe him ol Hicks k Stewart
lukiug in Mr. Kosouberg, who mauulactured their
goods as a partner.
Andrew Bieakloy, Jr.. bus gnneinto voluntary l?auk
ruptcy bolore Register K.?i*huin, baviug iiaOililica
allium, ting lu about $16,000 and no assets. The prin
cipal crtMliur* aro Andrew llleukley, $3,61(1 46; Will
iam E. Spriugsteiu, $1,048 20, au : Charles L. Uuwdey,
$1,000.
Howard H. Hart, manufacturer of huts at No. 75
Greene street, made un assign moat yesterday for the
bcuetit of his creditors to Frederick Lewis. Ills
liaoilliics uinoun. to over $10,000, und as soou as a
stuteinehl is completed the assiguee will call a uicot
ltig of the creditor*.
Composition proceedings have been commeiiooii by
k. Biouu <SS Sous, niauuuclurera ol cigars at No. 3b4
Canal street, hclore llegiSier Uayioii. Tliey propose
to settle with tbeir cr< ditors at twenty live cents
oil Ibe dollar, UVe ceulB Cash ami leu cents each
l.i boles unsecured si Ih'CO aud SIX OMMllMU
1 he II .bslitivs uinouui to $30 296, distributed among
tweuty-iour creditors, tin- iirgunl Bcug tue follow
log;?Henry Naibai., $8,3U0; liner Brothers,
$3,023 61; H. ColoH, $1,562 21; A. hobu, $1,372 14;
H W. Lucks, $1,284 2U; A. il. hoovillo .2 Co.,
$1,066 50, ,1 lid People's Bans, $1.0<i0,
Louis .seines.bgei uuu isioorr Wroukow buve coai
111* uccu coinposillou procee <mgs before Hugistcr Hay
tun tor a aBitlctuent wub their creditors ui ten ceute,
cash, on the doiiur.
MggTlNOK or CkKPITUKB.
A mooting ol ibe cr*mura ol nyivcaier Jdurpby,
builder at fie. 332 E >et Filly-secuud sireei, was bold
yesterday ..t toe olUoe ol Register Bwigni. I bo
schedules presented showed liabilities am-miiiing to
|437,1.>3 53, hut uuly six cia ius were proved, aggre
gating $6,656, ol which tlie oi.uw.ng were the
largest:?Hugu Cn-si.i, ( xecuioi), $4 011 00;
1 Imoiuy Kullener, $1,811 64 uuu Hose liuim, $i,4ou
Jonu II. 1'latl Wiu- appoiuied assignee.
The ereniiors ?f V. K. WMrveuaoti, Jr., real ostate
broker at No. 4 PiM street, m?i yesterday ul tbe
ofllco 01 H.gislt-r Aiieu. Tbe sclieiules sumuiltod
showed llui'llilles ainouuuug 10 *03...00, auo uuiv una
claim was proved ><y C uJert Uroiuor lor $1,149 08.
Jotiu U. 1'latl WHS uppoilind a sig.iitc.
At . nieviiog ui the creditors ol Oscar ilaraiuerstoio,
editor ol the V Tilted MkUct fuOmcu J our mil, nsin )vs
i lerduy ut tlic olllc - ol Kigisigr I.nils, dnhu ii 1'latl
: Was * lected a ? go**-. Two creditor* proved claims
I aggregating $8,u67 74, as lutlows:? A. 1. A C. L. Boil,
i $6,'i.,3 13; Oisrounr k Bond, $1,534 01.
the ciiditors of Job.i W. Bcnunoer, produce dealer
ui N>>. 89 Murray s*r?ei, met yesierua* ui ino olllue
of Hegislcr Fitcb, und eieoieu Ueorgu tllil .Or.iud
assignee. SIX claim* were proved, tggiogaliug about
$1,50$.
Tilt. ING.RiOLLS.
Alter dragging lie slow length tbrougii Btatlon
bouse*, ponce courts and eivil unatnber* ibe case of
lugortoli Vs. logersoll came up again for investigation
yesterday ot IbeBpecisI Sessions, me prisouur, Will
iam P. Ingersoil, stood ul tuo bar In a nonchalant
way, idiy swaging ou umbrella una calling at times s
sneering glance 00 tbe woman who Charges bun witb
twice niiumpiiug to lake nor lite. Bus, lor nsr part,
was evidontly anxious about the issue of lbs cuss, and
it was clear to Me, by the itseiy glitter of bur eyes, tbe
Ooinpresssd lips uuu imrd lines aoout tbe moulb, 1 hat
she bad uo merciful disposition toward bar buaujod.
I he case wsa called, lbs eViaehca inkuu aud again the
old story ul lugersoii's attack upon Aseoinnlymab
Jamee Hayes, tux tbrealouing actions on Broadway
wlieu bo uruw a kBile upon tbo woman aud bis Mum
asraulf upon tier were recalled.
"You hud lu cr*oll convicted before and sent to
tbe Island,'' Haiti Judge Wanilell.
"lfea, I did, and Us dcaorved it," was tbe answer.
' But you alterward begged lor bit release aud got
blm off."
"1 wi/u't do It agnin," she said, with au mr that
showed she meant It.
logersoll, win n called to tlio stand, denied having
?truck Uis wile nt all. He ssid be Wua six leel away
from Iter wnen siiu called out, "Il you expeao me I'll
?cr am muruor," mid she di* it. "1 bat's the wnolo
ol it," said logersoll, ''una I'll soy so un my tsered
until.
"William F. Ingersoil," said Judge Wendell, "the
Court una-r yua guilty aud lenience* you to tbo Peni
tsntinry for tbe term 01 eix uiublUs.'1
ARRIVAL OF EMIGRANTS.
Fivo hundred find forty-bias emigrants arrived yes
terday Bt Castle Gardens
COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES WITH CHINA.
The follow log statement shows the value ot the commerce of the United States with China (Including
Hong Kong) for each ol tho twenty fiscal years ended June HO, Iron) 1867 la 1870 Inclusive, compiled Uom the
Uuited States OtUciai Reports on Commerce ana Navigation:?
Domestic Foreign Total ? Total
Year Mndtd June SQL Exports. Exports. Exports Imports. Commerce.
186 7 $2,0111,900 $2,375,230 $4,395,130 $8,350,932 $12,762,002
1868 3,007,748 2,089,003 0,097.351 10,670,630 10,207,887
1859 4,233,010 2.894,183 7,127,190 10,791.381 17,918,680
180 0 7.170,784 1.733.334 8,900,118 13,600 687 22,472,706
180 1 6.8U9.724 1.107.703 6,917,427 11,361.719 18,269,140
180 2 4.293.158 1,200,130 6,499,288 7,460,318 12,958,600
1663 6,080,818 1,110 980 6,141,798 10,901 004 17,102,802
1804 7,703.504 1.029.362 8,732.920 10,165,414 18,898,340
6.602,698 602.537 7,106 438 8,130.643 12,230,078
1806..
160#.
8,032,088 1,517,730 10.149,824 10,132,083 20,282,607
1807 8,788,146 979 471 0.707,010 12.112.440 21,880,050
1*;08 0.621,780 2.169.704 11,001,490 11,385.024 23,07o,614
1809 ' ' 10,288,178 2,117,554 12.375,732 13,209 121 25.584,863
187 0 0,421,103 2,618,903 9.040,060 14.028,487 23,008,663
187 1 3,920 210 1.722,203 6.042,479 20,006,316 25,708,794
187 2 7,714,936 1.221,235 6,930,170 20 763,636 35,089,706
i873 7,330 093 2,373,820 9,710,519 27 191,940 86,902,469
674 ' 8.099,905 2,814.737 11.614,7o2 J8.608.712 30,123,414
1876 " *.... 8,702,004 1,408,113 10,170,117 14,083,260 24,853,373
1870 | 10,658,062 2,101.419 12,069,481 12,854,541 25 614,022
Total tor tweuty years $130,384,845 $36 790,023 $172,180,808 $209,979,048 $442,100,610
Average per annum 6,819,243 1,789,801 8.009,044 13.498,982 22.108,020
Average per annum lor last ten yours... 8,108.115 1 952,722 10,150,837 17.149.337 27,300,174
Average tier annum tor last five years.. 8,014,332 1,983,800 10,598,198 20,018,397 30,010,695
Averago per annum lor lust Ova years
per capita ol population oi Cuma
<400,000,000 estimated) ? ? $0 02^ $0 05 $0 07??
The loiiowlug statement shows the several ports In the United States at which exports were tuude
to China (including Hong Kong), and Imports received theietrom, and the value ol the samo at each
pert, during the fiscal year ended Juue 30, 1877, compiled train the OlUuial Reports on Commerce and
Navigation:?
Furrign
Domestic
Total
Total
Forts.
Exports
Exports.
Exports.
Imports
Commerce.
Boston
?
$36,131
$89,186
$125,310
New Vorlc...
?
1,007,464
$7,920,013
$9,634,107
Oiegou
?
?
192
192
jjau Kianciaco
15,476,610
3,210.237
16,086,847
4.182.097
22,808.944
Willamette
38,129
?
38.120
114.519
162 648
Totals
$17,158,334
$3,210,287
$20,308,571
$12,312,030
$32,081,207
Carried iu American vessels
$8,310,344
$1,561,550
$9,871,894
$3,008,060
$13,479,954
Curried In toreign vessels
8,817,990
1,048,087
10 496,677
8,704.670
19.201,263
Totals
$17,268,334
$3,210,237
$20,368,671
$12,312,030
$32,081,207
Total imports dutiable.
?
?
?
$4,491,643
30 per cent
Total luiporta free of duty
?
?
7,82(1.993
04 per cent
Totals
?
?
?
$12,312,030
_
Total exports oi merchandise
?
?
$4,937,700
?
24 por cent
Total exports ol specie
?
15,430 805
?
70 por cent
?
$20,308,571
?
Totul imports ol merchandise
?
?
?
$12,301,084
?
Tot.il imports of specie
?
?
10,952
?
Total
?
?
$12,312,030
?
Proportion of total commerce carried In American vessels.... 41 per cent
Proportion ol lout commerce carried in foreigu vessels 69 per cent
Pronuriioo nt tout commerce at New York 29 per cent
Proportion ot totul commerce at sau Vruntisco 70 per cent
ENGLAND'S COMMERCE WITH CHINA.
The following statement, compiled from the English Parliamentary Reports, shows the value of the com*
merce ot tho Uuited Kingdom wltn Ciilna (Including Houg Kouc) for the tou years Irom 1807 to 1870 in
clusive, reduced to dollars, at five dollars to the pound sterling:?
Exports Imports Imports of Exports of
of <if Com and Com ana Total
Years. Mrrckandise.. Merchandise. Bullion. Bullion. Commerce.
1807 .*... $38,347,030 $47,018,875 $21,020 $1,303,590 $87,290,505
1968 43.034,830 68,680,845 6,986 4,143.915 106,372,575
i960 40,200,805 60,491,000 8 080 8 366,766 106,040,240
187 0 49,670,620 40,628,580 2,717,005 1,068,970 103,886,175
187 1 49,100,040 61.485,825 15,318.580 1,279.550' 127.213,995
1872 49,848,310 71,976,240 300,405 194,650 122.328.506
187 3 43 137,995 66,519 586 8.142,340 1,505,775 114,865,095
187 4 43 810,750 69,690,970 3,271,035 184,125 100,897,480
1875. 44.079,530 74,048 100 2,271,995 4,815,655 125.316.340
1876 39,906,270 81,477,465 4,120,450 0,248.645 131,762,820
Total lor ten years. $448,336,180 $621,414,135 $31,217,555 $29,600,520 $1,130 408.390
Average per annum .. 44,833,018 02,141.413 3,121,755 2,960,052 113,040,839
Average per annum lor last five years.. 44,270,571 70,742,482 2,023,177 2,489,750 120,131,980
Averago per auuuiu lor last live yearsper *
capita ol population ol Chiou $0 12 $0 18 ? ? ? $0 30
liAILKOAD MEN IN COUNCIL.
THE QUESTIOX OF CONIINUINO XU* QttMAT
"POOL" TO BE DECIDED IN CONFBBENCE.
A Tory largely attended ooulercnco of representa
tive* ItoLu aouio of tne principal railroad companies
throughout tbe oouniry was bold yesterday after
noon in tbe Windsor Hotel. Tbe roads represented
were: Baltimore and Onto, by J. King, jr., vice-presi
dent, C. M. Wicker, general fretgbt agent, M. 1- Dau
horty, and C. A. Chepluy; Pennsylvania Kailroad, A.
J. Cossuit, third vice president; Erie, 6. K
Blancbard and B. C. Viiua; tbo Pennsylva
nia Company, comprising the Pittsburg aud
Port Wayne and Pittsburg and Chicago roaos, Mr.
J. N. McCuileob,%rsl vice prosidenl and Mr. Wiiliuin
Stewart, general freight agent; Sl Louir, Vaudaliu,
Terra Huute and Indianapolis, Major John E. Simp
son, general manager; Michigan Central, H. R Lad
yard, general mauager; Chicago and Alton, J. U
MeMullin, general manager; James Smith, general
freight agent, and L. J. Seargeaut, trafUc muiiuger;
Indianapolis and Su Lou's, H. B. HurJburt, presi
dent; Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette, M. E.
In gulls, receiver; lndiauapulis, Blowmington aud
Western, General George a Wright, receiver; Lane
Siioro und Michlguu southern, Julio Ncwcii, gen
eral ftaanager; Awuutic und Great Wosieru, J.
U. D? veruaux, receiver; Cleveland, Ciuuiunail
and ludiauapolia, J. U. Devcrenux, president, and H.
B. Hurlburl, vice jiree.acnl; Cuuadu Southern, J. TII
lingbasi; Onto and Mississippi, J. King Jr, receiver,
and W. Duncan, general freight agent; Marietta und
Cincinnati, J, King, jr., receiver, and It. M. Eraser,
geucrul Ireignt ugeiu; Luulsvillo und Nashville, M. 11.
Smith, general freight agent, and Central Vermont, L.
Millie, ireigbt manager. Mr. A inert Plug, 1'ruuk
Line Commission, r, was also preseut.
Mr. J. N. McCalloub wut> c tiled to the chair und Com
missioner N. Gilford, oi Chicago, noted a- secretary.
Tho New York Central road was unrepresented.
Colonel torn Scott did not attend, but dur.ug lbs
morning was in consultation wuti aouio uf tne ropru
suulalives ol the roads n wincn nc is interested.
IHIi UHJKCT or Tllk MKKTl.SO.
Tbe object ol tuv lueeiiug was to take into cou
Stdrraliou the report oi Commissioner Gillord, who
IMtd bcuu uppoiuted lo equalize uud inalutaiu ttie rules
OU tbo u.Ucreul roads, as laid dowu o.v tbo Chicago
comuluuilou, or '*jiool," uiado up iu tout city during
tbe month ol March last. At mat meeting the per
centage ol >Ue gross e.>rulugs o. the lines concerned
IU Hie "pool" Was determined aud portioned out lo
euCh of them. Although H was impossible to com
pletely sunny ibe wisucs ol all the tumptuius, uud
? some oi llutm Ibougbl that a larger umouul siiuuld
i lull lo Iheir share, hi,II, tne "pool system" w..s
1 Inu nd lu Ibe main lo work ao Sain-lac.orily
I thai it was tloiuruiiaed lo try It lor another quarter
! ol a year, wh.cn endeu yesterday. Tus lueihui of
portioning out lo uch road Its peic -utugc ol the p.ol
eariiiugs Is eased upon the earnings ol tho road lor
illti past three years, ?? shown by a slalieiHial uecount
pruvtd to tlio suIihIuciion ol the Cu%nui**loocr.
Yesterday the silting oi the coaim-nce lasted from
three till a Utile alter six o'clock. llie
deliberations wero of a frimdly and cordial
naturu. a number ol commitues weie up
po nied to Inquire luto maliuis ot detail
connected with me workings ol too nvw i-yitt*rn.
i lit hi* couiiuiltees will report lu-day. Altar ih? Coii
lerouce .-h .it Uuvu hesru me report* and uotcd ui*ou
lhum ii.i titiai qui-stiou oi eonimu'og tue ??pool" will
bo nr..u,nl up lor diacustluu. A uurnber o. gonna
?nen wnoru opiblotie wero usk'-J express*.! them.c.vi s
iu lavor u coulluuing lor some ili?u longer Ibe "puoi"
I Inn. the cuuibiuulion is louki u upon a- a very
p .wennl one, and l. is claimed that ii tho members
adtiero 10 their ehgagemeuts with each oilier tocy
can do pretty much ?? ibvy like abiiul Bxiuglbo rales
lor ircigUi buuod to Ibe East.
I bo Coulereucu will resume we
o'clock.
L1LI oIUK8 LLEUT..D.
At tbe animal election oi ilie Parniers' Loau aud
Tro.t Company, he id yesterday at their unices, No M
Exchange piuce, the lollowmg gentlemen Were chut, b
Uirre.oiIsaac Bed, Wiilntui Waller Pnelue, Aboru
it. Vis Ski, Jfinn Jacob Aitor, Hubert 1,. Cutting
James If. Hunker, Dunning Duer, W. W. As or aud
Juau if. Mortimer,
.?lAuitiAtjivd AAL)
ENGAGtO.
Pbommb?Abraham.?Mr. Isaac Phommi tb Mist
Holms SkAllAB, OotB el this city. No cards.
I'SYtKK -UIII.I.SOOUi'KK SARA! UUkKSUOkfaM tO
Isaac it. I kinsic No cams.
MARRIED.
Damut?I ayuok.?In Now Jersey, Jane 0, 1878, by
the Kov. W. H. I'uruiiy, Wii.Majs J. Darhy to Prbu
BkrcA k. lAYtoa, all of New York cny. Mo cai-oa.
Dkvok? VIo ikk ?Ob Monday evening, June 10, at
tbe rusidence of tbe nride'e lather, 407 West 'J4tli ,-t.,
by inc Kev. W. K Abooti, ol New Yurk, I'btkb II.
DkVon lo kriA, Uaugltter of Dtuiui Moure.
I'uhoy?KckkMvaa.?on Tuesday, June 11, at at.
Rartiioiumuw's t liurrn, by the Kev. Samuel Cooke,
D It.. J. Hbbry I'croy to Mary G., daughter ol Gen
eral Cbsnncvy MoKeeVer, Uuued a tales Army.
amru?Wood. ?un i'uosday, June 11 1878, at the
resilience ol tuo bride's parents, by the Kcv. O. W.ll
bunion .snuih, Hbwkv Haoisk set fa Bud Mart P.,
daughter of Dr. Whiiam D. Wood, ell ol Jamaica, L.
1. No cards.
Suttob? Domixotok.?Thursday, June 0, at Ibe resi
dence or tne bnde'e mother, by the Kev. 8. B. Hor
aitor. Kuwih Hitior, ol Waebington, Duiouess county,
S. Y., ana Mamy L , jrouugeet daughter ol tbe late
Henry Doulnglou, Esq* Rl Elizabeth, N. J.
DIED.
lUcii.? On Tuesday Kerning, Jane 11, 1878, after a
lingering Hloeen, J. cmnnatb Uach, Jr., aged 83
yes ra
Puneral Irem the regMenae of hie latber, John C.
Bash, at ktratlerd, CW4M., on Priday, 14to met., a
three o'clock P. M. Relatives and Irlends ol tbo
lamily arc invited to atleud.
76i,*y>"D'~Ja0? 1(?' W,LLU* H- in his
Kola lives and friends aro respectfully invited to
? ?erVICe*'*l hf* 10r' sldeueo, No. 171
aReruoon?'' Brool"Jn' al * "?a o'clock (Wednesday)
Cincinnati and Philadelphia papers please ?opr.
in^t^"',- Monday, loth Inst., Aaiw* T. Blair*.
in (he 27m year of bis age.
. kJ"?8 "nU ,rl,n<1" ?ro reapoctfully invited to at
tend hi. luneral, iron, bis la., residence. 540 u?oo.
with at., on Wednesday, lgtn ln*l.,at two P M
Bhahlicy.?On Tuesday, June 11, at bis residauco
Yrrnr' William Bjcaulry, formerly oi now
Notice of tbe funeral hereafter.
JoHN?BKowMn mornln?' Jun# U, the Hon.
Notice ot (uneral hereafter,
i Sunday, Iiiim 0, rAiuciLLA. relict of tbo
late Chance Cohen, .o .he 08d your oTTe'r ^e lh?
di n.uI'om the reaidaoce of hor brotnor J D
Philllpr, 161 West 84th st., on Woubenduv, Jane li
Hind fl"u^U,ne *' *' >,mod- ?'e "1co?ted Sot to
Ladies of Benevolent Society, Forty.lOartu street
Synugoguo, are requested 10 attend fuueral oi ihoir
111tttb ?'ur'" ,row "or '-'?V.t?uelX
lot West J4lb St., at iiHlt-puet nine A. M. this day
. ? JCUA MORRISON, President.
iB^?lKi?Ar7^kt Stamford, June 11, Maria Laku Cootut
in ibe Sotn year OI her age.
"r,rlc" " ai- John's Church, on Thursday,
r ?' a quarter to teu A. M. The remains will
be conveyed to New Vorit by tbe train arriv.ue at
' ll,cuco to Cypress Hill uy carriage.
Costkllo?Monday. June 10, Av.xik J. CosruLLO
only uauKUior oi ihos. and Auuie Costelio
ycura and 4 mouth. ? ?????, ugea ?
r?I? !nr?^ "e r' ?Pootfully Invited to attend the
?" Wedi.??.^ j^*,!^?wo pb?iP*rWU' 23 1,0nro?
Asn^rCM^MaZTif m?rllln*4f- JnD? ^ AL?"
fr^Tii' i?!' ,'rl<l^>, "lorning, the 14m mat., at ten
ssi 5 fc^ssaslKsi
Relatives aud Blonds ?I Iho lamily are invited to
?ri c'Soa cJurt"",1' ' ?h?"MSUr o,
p.? o,?i\^c"cs P?M 1Uur8U"'' Wth mat., at nail.
Elliott.?On Mouday, June 10 Mary aw h.d.ki..
i:'*"!";r?
iriendsol toe .amily areiuvited lo altcud Hie luneral
1Uh
* urn ral nonce lier 'aiior.
C?U1UrUP,l0n'
Ha^Ktu.y ~iJU JUuua'W'lb. OaoBoa, son oi D.
Relatives and frteods are respectimly Invited to at
tend the luucrai, at hi. lal. re^ao.; SUM L ?5
on V\ t'UuchUny, .1 uiio 12, a* oi.u k' 11 *
iiUc!f,ltK?"" Monday, June lo,' Nkluu, daughter ol
8 days,H' U,B rduc'* Hnnier, aged ^0 yeara and
herMil**:?1 ?*??. *
A*^*J1,dkA,,TO,^. "C.OvE"n'shaia of? K?bucca Ku"r|
o'clock. ,0U ruor"u"J'. June lg. at teu
te^aVcti?* J? V?'h-??m?puiw, .laugh
fc"" >f"nCe" ? "??d#ll
I no rela iv** .i.d fricmla of the lauiny are invited
S^TnUooJrTl 'ro,U P 'renfa* res'dwucej
* Morton at., ibis evening, at eight o'cl .ck
Mct.tHA.unii._oo Monday, Ju?,. m m,o.hk
rKAMJ,., only ,nu belov.d daughter of p?tr,ck "id
i> l u11<ju?- n, U?ed (I years, 7 month, and !W da,A
? litives aoo irlendM <#i me iauiily are reaixteiiiniw
invite toat,.no the luinrti, lyom * Si r.VldTnm ol
hor parents :io? West am m? on ii,Ur.,i"y 13m
'u J" """ " c,urlt *h"rP> *"houl iuriher notice
McKoMkara.- On June v, is;. Kw?a h,6a i .m'i,i
W.le ol WiMLtui ki Koberia, aied 73 /.ai"
Iteiulivvs Slid Irienusol me laniily, alio tho enn
greaatiuu of the l aenty-seveuih Street Mellioiliat'
Cl4Ufeh' reepectiuily inviieti to attend
tno lunerai services, at saiu church, ou VV'eunesdav
U*HAai,J"lOn'ktMU0 T Iu,#riuu"1 ?? Orvenwouo.'
? i.i? . . .1*' Juue 10. Jon* o. O'Hara
aidcst eon ol Jo up 11. and Maggie O'Hara seed a
ye.ra. tf inooiiia and 15 ua,A " ' *'* #
Hi'laiivea aud in.-uda are Invited to attend in.
laneral, ou Wednexiay, June 12, at one P. M from
their reaiuenoe, S17 West 60tli e,. ' 0UI
PutesoA?Juuelu, Jonir 1'ouaaox, beloved hu.baud
01 Margaret 1 ouaaou. lu the tl7ili year ol ma age
lh# relatives auil irieuus ol tne laniily arn resnect
V41!0- WL? ,un#r*1' ,r?"n ??'? rest.
WilVw.ivI i'cmnk WcU.U"Jrt'' 'J1" ?? half.
fTvued tiatiend^n. pol,ec *r# P??'??frly
JoH" R- Ko?,1B r?o*. aged 6*
* uneral irom his lata residence' iu7 iii- ui ?
Brooklyn, Wednesday, June lg, ,u mr.'e P M. '
Skibibt.? suddenly, June li i87g Josbph r?
hMARO sitiuieT, .geu 48, . n.i.vi
Soiico ol luneral tu-morrow.
Wkilu?Ou Tuesday, Jcne 11 Ukktha younsest
?f.HTi#.' A,l#lpd *"u M-'hrl Weill ag.-u h n.onm..
an.i r**,,lence oi tier pa renin, No. 240 M/uS
Jo' ,l"' 00 I'borsuuy, ldth, at uino A. M.
wuraicit.?Ou June 11. ohablus k. W.trioh Jr.
Jnu!"l8 ' .T?:00" u\ 238 *'????? ?? lVmaday.
I?" ? "l lwo 0 ?louk. Me in Deri ol H company,
?S f?L? A*" rM'"<0Huily invited toattenJ.
be". ??e rioist .V" ,Uu'?,!"r.?Olllcer.aud mem
CV w.,T lunerml'??? comrade,,
? Thorwdiv tln'p "J" 111? re*'d,no#? m Bieecker
"l inourmng ' By ordJV/ c,l"eB?'?"">??
II K w.n HKokoEW HOMAN3, Captain.
H. K. MAOonnsa, p,r,t sergeant. V
11 >?*"'???
mDl> ?'? raapeotlulfy Invited to at
Prmce? !ro" '?'? re.id.nee, No 1?
Willow, 'huraday, lam mat., at one o'clock.
Williams.?At Denver, Cel., 10th met sabao f
wire ol Frank William.' .ud 'd.agbtwr af Moaei- U '
Taylor, ol tbiacity. ??????* ? Motes u.
Notice ef luneral hertaftar.
FINANCIAL AND COIERCIAL
The Stock Market Fairly Ac
tive and Feverish.
GOLD lOO 7-8 A 10L
Government Bonds Firm, States Strong
and Railroads Quiet.
MONEY ON CALL 2 1-2 A 3 PER CEN1
Wall Strkh, I
Tuesday, Juue 11?6 P. M. |
Somebody pulled tbo spigot ol the Lilco Shore
speculation this morning, giving'vsnt to a froo flow of
shares, una, as a sequenoo, thoroughly damping th?
rest or in a market. Tbo mystery which ltaa ao long
huug about tbia atoclc hangj about It alUl, and leads
to unsatisfactory conjectures as to what all tbla back,
lug and ttlllug In market price may mean. Idle
brokera, who, for want of aometbing better te de,
keep watcb aud ward over the doluga of-their bueter
brethren, report that the bow wludow poople covered
tbclr aborts largely yesterday at abont OS and resold
again to-day at one per cent lower figure*. This wae
taken as ovtdeuue thai aomelUIng now was "up," bul
what the olevalion consisted In they were uuable te
say. At the same time two per cent was bid for the
dividend expected next month, and several thou
sand shares were bought and sold at this figure,
thereby afTordjug a pretty sure Index that speculative
opinion ia all adriit upon this poiut also. The most
likely explanation seems to be that the break in Lsko
Shore to-day was simply a bcsr-balting arrangement,
conceived and excouled tor the purpose ol oapturing
a iresb lot ol ursine tnnooeuta. Nevertheless the
lowest prices, wuhiu a traction, wore made at tba
close, so the theory may have Us wsak polnta altar
all. Although Lake Shore uhsorood the maximum ol
transactions there was a lair amount ol business
distributed among tbe other activo stocks at slightly
decreased figures. Western Union obtained Us lull
share, through a semi official declaration that the
qu.irtufty report would show earnings equal to a
P*r oent upon the eupital stock, and that
tuc amouut due lor purchaso ol Atlantic and
Pucitiu slock would be reduced to about $400,000.
Michigan Central was unusually active, and tnouga it
last a polut In the day's business was a hot favorite
with the bulls at the dose. On the 24ih lush lbs
sunusl election will be bold, aud it la an open secret
that the property will idcu pass undor tbe control ol
Mr.Vanderbilt. Groat faith is plaoed lu this gontleman's
ability to resuscitate tbe property, particularly It It
be true, as stated, that the entangling alliances In tne
sbupo ol leased roads have been got rid ol or straight,
ened out Into satisfactory shape, la Eric there was less
doing, and at lower figures. Tbe policy shop afforded
by the Loodou market being closed by reason ol tbo
Wuitsuutide holidays the speculators at horns wers
lorccd to play their "horses and gigs" among tnem
sclves, which they did with Indifferent success. Tbo
railway managers Ware to have met this alternoon
to take lu cousiuoratlou tne subject ot eastern bound
freight, tbe previous contract expiring to*day by
limitation. It is generally supposed that an effort
will be made to murk up irelgbt charges, with which,
Judging by the past, the whole matter will begin and
end. Closing prices were measurubly better than
tbe lowest unes ol lbs day, and in# markot closed
burly atsudy.
11 TUB OPNNING PRIORS.
Tne opening prices ol stocks at tlie Board to-day
wcro aa followsNew fork Central, 111%; Brtn,
10%; Luke Shorn, do; Wabash, 15%; Northwaaiorn,
62%; do. prolarrod, 76%; Book lalaad, 116%; Mil
waukee and Su Baal, 61%; do. prolarrod, 7#*; Del*,
ware, Lackawanna and Western, 68)4; Now Jersey
Central, at); Delaware and Hndaon Oauai, 67%; ?Mor
ris and Kssex, 86%; Michigan Control, 71; Obfoago,
Duriinitlou and Qumcy, 107; Obio and Mississippi,
9%i Western Union, 86%; Poclllo Moll, 19.
a Ex dividend.
CLUttUiO QUOTATIOSS.
The closing quotations ut throe P. M. were:?
Bid. diked. Bid. Asked,
is APScTsl..., 23% 24% Ksnsus Pacific. 7% 7%
cm A N ? 61% 3- haness A Texas 2% 3
cut A N W prel. 70% 70% l.al&u Shore 03% 63%
cm. K 1 * Pac..ll0% 116% Michigan Cent. Ob*. 70%
Chi. HAW 100% 107 Morn. * i.eeex. 84% 8>%
ictic. .. a% ?% MH AdtPunL.. 6l? 61^
o't u Jt 1 30% 31 Mil A St P prof. 70% 7b?
Cleve A Pitts... S3% ?3 N V Central. .. 111 111%
Ch, A Allen... HI ?1% N J central 29% *>?
CUl A AltonpC.103 106 O11I0 A Miss.... 9% Vim
Csutoii ..... 15X 17 Faeiflo Malt.-, IB 19%
Del LAW 08% 58% Pauauia 1XI 125
Del A llud can. A7M 57% Pitts A Ft W... 87 1/7%
Auuuj* It* H)3 lot OuicSsllrer 14 HI
American Kx... 4b 49% yutek.llTer pi.. 84% 36%
lj e> hxuress 46% 49% ** 1?
\\ oila-Pargu t'.x. 911,1, 1*3 St U. K C A N 4*; 4,,
trie lh'i 13% St L. K. C A N pt 21 23
11 .irlent 147)a 14b loledo, >V A W. 10% 16%
llan A ?t Jo.... 12 12% Uulun PaeiUo... ??'< 7u%
linu A St Jo pi. 27% 2S West Union Tel. 84)* 85%
Illinois Central. 00% Sola
1110USST AMD LOWEST.
The lollowlng were the highest end lowest prlose
ol stocks to-day:?
Highest. Lowest.
Cbloago und Northwestern 61% 11X
Chicago, ltock Inland aud 1'aciflo.... 110% 116%
Cnicugo, liur.liigton anu yuiucy.... 1D7 % 107
Cleveland and 1'ittaoorg S3 823a
Del., Lackawanna uud Westoru...... 69Ja 68%
Dul.tWure and Hudson Canal......... 68% 6i%
Kno lO.S 13 *a
Uunuinol und St. Joseph....?? 12% 12%
Unworn Central 86% >4
l.ske snore 66 63%
Mulligan Central 71 69%
Milwaukee eud St. Paul...... 61% 61%
New Yora Central..... 112 111%
NcwJursoyCenir.il 30 20%
Ohio und Mississippi 9% 9%
I'ucillo Meil 19)a IB
Toltdo, Wabash und Weeleru 10 16%
Western Uuiou Telegraph 06% 84%
TUK MOMKT MARKET.
The money market continues very easy, and loans
on call were made at 2% a 3 per cent, the latter being
the cloaing quotation. Tbe loilowtng were tbo rates
ol exchange on New York nt tbe undermentioned
cilice to daySavannah, having par, soiling %
preiu.; Charleston, scare*, nominally 3-10 prem.
>4 prom.; New Orleans, commercial 1-10 a bank % j
nu Louis, 1-10 prom. ; Boston, in good supply st par,
sua Cuicugo, 26 prem. foreign exchange was steely,
with easiness on the basis ol 4 84% a 4.84% lor bank
ers' sixty uays' sterling bills, and si 4.8'*% a 4.80%
lor dumuud.
TBS COLO XABkST.
Cold was steady at 100% during lbs greater portion
ol iue day, but shortly bclore tba close advunoed to
101, si whloli lbs Inst sales were made. Cash geld
loaned iroin 3 per cent for borrowing to flat.
CLXAKIXU llOCSK STATUMMNT.
Currency exenuugea $01,797,189
Currency baiauvee 2,927,393
Uold exchangee 6,016,020
Hold balances 1,108,860
OOLP CLEARINGS AT THE NATIONAL BANS OS TBI BTATB
OP BBW TOBK
Uold balanose $1,071,600
Currency Oulajces 1,132,411
Uold clearings 7,300,000
UOVSKNXKNT BONUS,
Government bonds were Arm and In fair demand,
and closed steady st the following quotations:?
Bid. Asked.
United Stalo* eurroncy slxos 719% 120%
Uuih u Ntatee sixes, 1881, regietored... 100 100%
United aiatee sixes, 1881, coupon...... 109 109%
Uuuod .-itsiee s xns, 1806, u?w, rag.... 107% 102
United Hlalee sixvs, lNilj, coupon 101% 106
United dtstes sixes, 1807, reinsured... 104% 106
Uuitsu Slsiss sixes, 1807, coupon 107% 107%
United Nlstos sixes, 180S, rsyistured... 100% 107%
Luited states sixes, 1808, coupon 110*. 110%
Uuitad Hlates leu-loriiea, rs^istnred.... lo7% 107%
United Hi at* s leu-lorliea, coupon 107% 107%
United Suites lives, 1*81, registered.... 106% 106%
United Niatis lives, 1881, coupon...... 106% 106%
United States 4%'s, 1891, registered... 10$% 108%
United Males 4%'s, 1891, ooupen 103% 108%
United Htstee .uurs, lvo7, ragisiorud... 101 c lol%
United .States lours, 1907, coupon 101% lulu
Central Pseiflo gold bonds lugjj 108%
TBI TOKKKIN MARKST.
The London advices report a aeoline ol % per aenl
In oonsols and ns advaooo ol % a % per cent in United
Sutos bonds. Kris fell off 1 per osnt, to 18% (or tho
common and to 82 lor too preferred. Illinois Central
advaueeu 1% per cost, to 87%. Mew Jersey Contral
was Arm at 30% s 31, and do. consolidated Arsis at
80%. Tbo Bank ol Knglana gained *190,000 bailie*
to day on bsUasca. At Paris rentes rose to lilt 8*&
The closing prices In London wore:?Console tor
money sou aooount, 96% u 96%; now 4% per eonI
bonds, 106%; flvs-tweoty bonds ol 1807, 109%; tea
forty bonds, 109% a 109%} Ores ol 1881, 101%; Bri*