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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-19
MAYORS OFFICE.

During the past week the work at the M snal's
department has been rather light. The prompt and
unfiinching manner in which Marshal Tooker has
punished those brought before him charged and
convicted Of violating the ordinances OF infrng.
ing on the rights Of licensed parties and the deter
minatiOn he has shown in exposing frauds and
bringing their perpetrators to justice have had the
effect OF putting those liable to such charges con-
tinually on their guard that the occasions Tor
plants are now notably and commercially few.
The continued tide OF travel to and through this
city affords the ''sharks' who run the cheap
Jewelry establishments plenty OF opportunities to
gobbe the small iish who come to New York TO see
''the elephant" or course, the smart cOuntrymen
who find themselves robbed become anxious to
complain. Some Of them manage to lind their
way to the Mayors ONCE, ana are loud IN
their denunciations OF the system of government
which permits such swindles 10 exist None OF
them. however, are willing to remain in the city and
prosecute the swlndlers, but all anxious to get
their money back. Marshal Tooker generally gives
each one lecture and then dispatches an oflicer
During the past week among those who applied for
redress were the foll0wing:-Peter TayiOr, OF the
v army y ana now n a.
at No. pa West street. Adam Pentz OF Baltimore,
lost dollars at No. Ill West street. THIS esJab
lshment Is managed by an individual who gives the
name Of John Leo. He is without doubt one Of the
ugliest and most murderOus looking scamps In the
city OF New York, and his looks alone should be
enough to brighten an ordinary individual Patrick
Derwn, OF Morrlstown, N. j., lost thirty-twO dol
lars, at No. Ito Chatham street; Sylvester Wolpert,
Of Germany, lost ten dollars, at So West street; Her
man Rizner, Of Hanover, twenty seven dollars, ct II
Broadway q. F. Morse, OF vincennes Indiana, forty
dollars. at 416 Broadway; Thomas Anderson OF
Grenada, Miss, seventy.nve dollars at 433 Broad
way; Charles w. Reed. Of Tampa Fla, 500, at
1SS Broadway, and Henry Claus, OF PlttsDurg Pa,
twenty-seven d0ltars at IL Broadway. The money
was recovered for each Of these compliments.
making the total amount recovered during the week
$374
From the license department the report shows
that I'll licenses were issued during tue week,
fOll0ws-Three for junk carts, five for coaches,
IN a ynraa W. fUan wan
ders l62O for carts, and thlrtyseven for drivers.
For license fees and fines $1.s05 were received.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-19
A.OIHER MYSTERY.

Two Women Who Didn't Know Their Mo.
ther-A ''Unknown'' Decently Buried.
That there is nothing certain in this world is
maxim Of common acceptation; but there some
things OF which people are reasonably sure. The
wisd child who would hesitate to name his father
could scarcely be expected to have any doubts con-
corning his maternal relative. But a mysterious
case Is furnished by Warden Brennan which goes to
prove that woman can be mistaken even In her
own mother.
street, and conveyed to the Morgue the body Of an
unknown woman, who was supposed 10 have been
murdered. Her skull was fractured as II by q blunt
instrument. An inquest was held on the body, but
was adjourned to Tomorrow (Monday) for further
evidence.
called at the MOrgue the day after the BODY Of the
woman was sent there and identified IL as that OF
day her sister, the other daughter, Mrs. Kate
McKeOn, 247 avenue b, called, and also identified
the body. On the day OF the funeral, Monday last,
number OF tho friends OF the late Mrs. McCanrey
looked at the corpse In company with the two women
named, aud recognizing the features babe 1t last
large concourse to the funeral which was quite Inn.
posing. The relatives went home afterwards to
mourn, and the friends to speculate on the shortness
OF life and the frequency OF mysterious murders 1t
was an exciting topic. and was not ex-
hausted until the next day, when, TO the
the house where her daughters were, tarty
tucked up her sleeves and went to work as usual
and Just as II she had never been murdered, dead
and buried. The daughters don't know what to
make OF the matter, and The numerous friends OF
Mrs. Mccartney are lost in astonishment The ques-
ton OF VINO is to pay the funeral expenses amount
ing to about 5000, Is now the principal subject OF
discussion In the neghborhood OF avenue b, and
much Ill blood Is engendered in consequence II
Mrs. Mccartney had not had the bad taste to return
to life when everybody believed she was as dead
"old Marey' the undertakers bill would not have
been questioned. II Is to be hoped that the inquest
on the body Of the unknown woman to morrow Will
throw some light on this extraordinary AFFAIR.
The living Mrs. Mccartney, 1t appears, was ex-
pected on visit from Providence, X. l., to her
daughters in this city about the time they heard Of
the body awaiting Identification at the Morgue: but
she DELAYED her visit a lew days, and in the mean
time her daughters gave decent burial to poor I'M
fortunate such as uniortunates do not get every day
In this city.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-19
BOSTON STUDYING NEW YORK.

Visit of n City Councils Committee from tho
ssBub"-lnspection of New York Pnvements.
committee or the Boston City Councils. consist
ing OF Messrs James, Richards and Rice, accom-
panied by Mr.. Harris superintendent OF Streets and
Mr. Calvin, Commissioner OF Squares arrived In New
York yesterday morning for the purpose OF inspect
ing our new concrete pavements preliminary to I'M
proving the streets or Boston. AT eleven A. NJ.
Messrs. Roberts and PinckDey. OF tue New York City
Councils, called upon the Boston gentlemen at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel and took the committee in car
riages to various parts OF the city where new pave
ment Is being laid down. Driving through Fifth
avenue from the hotel to Twenty second street, the
party proceeded along that street TO its ntersec lion
with Lexington avenue, where the McGongle pave
ment, similar to the Nicolson pavement " being
put down, and after inspecting tiat Work visited
and Thirty-second street on Fourth avenue,
at Thirty second and Thirty eighth Streets and in the
pavement In the stables Of the Fourth Avenue Rail.
road and IN the new milk and butter depot OF the
New YORK and Harlem are naoaa ~ %
corner OF Fourth avenue and Forty-second street,
The Bostonians carefully examined the pavement
at each place and seemed much pleased with IL. but
did not express any opinion as to Its accept
ability. They seemed, however, to have made
thar they had been in correspondence with parties
In Paris, where this pavement ls being extensively
Introduced for the PURPOSE OF . ascertainIng Its
crete at Fourth avenue and Forty second street was
closely studied The process is very simple consist
ln8 OF drying RTaVel ana sauu III OVENS anu NIX
ing them with tar and asphalt. This mixture
Is taken in carts while not to the street
depth OF about three inches and then rolled
with massive granite rollers The conrcte hardens
rapidly, and after few days IL ready for vehicles
The cost to the city three dollars per square yard
At the Park the party partook OF q lunch and
and after drive through the grounds returned to
the hotel. collation. was prepared for the COM
mittee at the City HAIL. but owing to the lateness Of
the hour when the inspection terminated and the
distance from the hotel the committee did not come
down town. They leave for Boston this evening.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-19

larceny Justice 1t appears was visiting at the
house OF wemyss and on Thursday last, while the
prisoner was In the house, q gold watch and chain
and gold ring were missed from Off the mantel-
piece in the sitting room OF the complainant. Sus'
picon fell upon the young visitor, and officers King
and LYONS. OF the Tenth precinct, were informed OF
the theft aud asked to find out the thief. The
having stolen the property When berore the Justce
he again admitted his guilt and was consequently
held TO answer Justice Is native or Trenton. N J.
THE ASSAULT IN THE SIXTEENTH WARD.-Peter
Mulvey, Jr., OF No. so Ninth avenue. who was as
saulted In a bakers shop on Eighth avenue, Thurs
day night and severely cut on the head ian account
Of which has already appeared in the HERALD, APP
peared before Justice Dodge yesteoaay and pre-
ferred q complaint against a young man named
John Alter charging him with striking him on the
lei. side Of the head with BAKERS scooper, severely
1nJuflng him. About an hour after Mulvey had lett
the court certificate was sent in from MS physi-
can, stating he did not consider 1t safe for him to
leave the house. as he was confined to his bed from
q wound over the left temple which had severed
several large veins and rendered him very weak and
feeble from the loss Of blood. Upon the above Ger.
tifcate being received the prisoner was committed
to await the result OF the injuries.
DISHONEST CARMAN AND RECEIVER OF STOLEN
GooDs.-Henry Mangum. agent of the Fall River
line Of steamers ct pier 80 North river yesterday
appeared at the Jefferson Market Police Court and
preferred complaint against carman In their en-
ploy named Michael Kelly, charged with stealing
four cases OF boots and shoes on Thursday, valued
at $500, which mad been given into his custody to
convey W pier NO. .. Nelly aunltCe0 the larceny.
stating he had got intoxicated after leaving the
pier of his employer. and took two cases OF the
goods TO Dutch shoemaker named William John
son In Chatham street. and disposed OF them to him
for ten dollars. Oicer Riker, OF the Twenty
precinct yesterday morning visited the latter place
IN company with Mr.. Mangum, where they found
the goods and arrested Johnson. Upon being
arralgned before Justice Dodge, ne emphatlcaliy
not know how the property came in his possession.
They were both committed IN default OF bail to
appear and answer the charges at the General
Sessions.
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COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Calendar for NTOndnY.

Before Cunning G. Bedford Jr., City Judge.
The following is the calendar of cases ror trial
before this court to-morrow:-The People vs. Cor
nelius McNally, feonious assault and battery; Same
vs.. Same, do; Same VS.. Same. do; Same vs.. James
Stewart, do; Same vs. James >. Buckingham, do /;
Same VS.. Daniel O'Brlen, rape; Same Va. Manuel
C0rtez, forgery: Same vs.. Peter Hogan. carrying o
burglary; Same vs.. George Brown, do; Same VS..
Henry J. Thompson. embezZiement and grand lar
oeny; Same vs.. Thomas w. Russell, grand larceny;
Same Vs. Albert Meyer, DO; Same vs.. Peter Hart,
DO; Same vs.. Same. larceny from the person; Same
Vs. Emma Morgan, larceny; Same w. John Holmes,
William H. Lawrence and William Nissan, felOn-
lQua ASSAULT and battery.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-19

Average temperature for corresponding date last
'oV76
CITY LOCAL TRAvEL.-The number OF persons
carried the street railroads OF this city In 1868 was
e2,0lO, 1880.
GAS ExPLosroN.-John Moore, while working at
gas pipes In the Jewish church on Fifth avenue
was 1t Ii feared fatally burned by the explosion OF
the gas In one OF the pipes.
VITAL STATIsTrCs.-The returns made to the
once or The Board Of Health show for the week end.
Ing yesterday noon 461 deaths (beng 80 less than
the previous week. 1871 marriages and 24s births.
CENTRAL OFFICE POLICE sUReEoNs.--The Board
Of Surgeons Of the Metropolitan Police district has
Just appointed Drs Donor and Frazer for duty s the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-19
SuaDOGATe'S COURT.
Before Gideon +. Tucke

Before Gideon j. Tucker, Surrogate.
During the past week the wills OF the persons
below named have been admitted to probate:-
Francis McFaran, Mary A. Carey, Ann Biddle Susan
Gasstner, James McMOnegal, Susan Beausoeil
Henry Schcher, Eliza X. Wyatts Adolphus Leiing-
well. William ii. Smith, James McGovern, Louise
A. Galacher, Thomas J. Wayne Jr., Alexander
Rankin, Peter Schneider Robert II. Bleakie, Agnes
Rutter. Joseph M. Levy, Sarah NJ. Quackenbush,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-19
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

TIE WIATHER YRsTRRDAY.-The following record
viii show the changes in the temperature for the
past twenty-four hours In comparison with the cor
responding day of last year. a. indicated by the ther
mOmoter ut Hudnurs pharmacy, HERALD Building,
Broadway corner OF Ann street,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-19
COURT Of SPECIAL SESSIONS.

Brutal Treatment by n SOn-The Worm
Picked Up by Early Bird-Judge Dow
hing Putting q Prisoner Through His
Paces-Selling Obscene Books in Liberty
Street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-19
The Catholic Church in Australia-NIixed
Marriages Forbidden.

The Provincial Council Of the Australian Catholic
hierarchy was opened with imposing ceremonies IN
Melbourne on the 18th Of April last. AS such an oc-
currence happens only once In q generation much
interest was attached TO the proceedings by other
than Catholic denominations. The Council closed
on the 25th after very satisfactory session. Among
the subjects dealt with by the convention that of
mixed marriages was one Of the principal. The
pastoral letter adopted contains the followng:-
The frequency Of mixed marriages Is q terrible
blot upon the character OF our Catholic Community.
1t is sad TO think with what facility Catholic pa
rents consent TO such irreglous connections, with
how little caution they expose their young people to
social intercourse where passionate fancy and the
thoughtlessness or youth are certain to entail the
danger OF mischievous alliances II young people
heard from the clergy and their parents az often and
IS explicitly as they ought the sense and
doctrine OF the Church concerning such
marriages they would be q far rarer calamity than
they are. The generosity itself OF the young would
revolt from such unions II they them IN their true
light a. danger and o disgrace. Yes, disgrace;
not, perhaps, always IN the eye OF the world, but
always in the eye OF the Church. How are they to
be tnterpretedf On one side there Is the Church
teaching that matrmony Is sacrament; that the
married life has Its own great duties, Its own dif-
culties, for which special graces Of God are neces
sary, and which are provided BY Him; that the state
u to DO entered upon thOughtfully and solomnly,
with careful preDarat'on Of mind and heart; that
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-19

AveIH8o temperAturo ye6terday.. .TU1a
AveraGe Temperature for corresponding date last
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-19

s.HIph and Dry.r To this class appertain many of
the following names. Ihey are noted for the tena-
IL. They are extremely conservative OF old ways
and notons they repudate all schemes Of reversion
or rcformatlOn; they prefer Protestant 10 Catholic
custom and American to Sarum ''use" They have
no taste for aesthetics or ecclesol0gy delight more
in dogmas than dalmatlcs, creeds than chasubles;
articles OF religion than antependfums. They are
content to live by the standard OF Bishop Hobart,
and 10 die with his age All advance or retrogade
from that standard Is deemed unsafe and unsound.
Among this class may be reckOned Bishop Whiting
ham, of Maryland, The aDest theo0gian on the
bench. He was once a Professor In the General
alumni. Bishop Green, OF Mississppi-old, hale
and hearty-is as fine specimen OF man as
churchman. He Is rather strong both ways. Bishop
Kempcr OF Wisconsin, Ia called the opposite OF the
Northwest and well merits the title. lie travelled
our western frontier many years and miles before
railroads or steamboats, were known. Bishop vii.
liams. OF Connecticut has hundreds in the minis.
try who bless God for his training. HIS
Berkely Divinity School is leading Epscoparinsti.
dorsement OF good DR.. Sprague OF Albany-al but
hts churchmanship. That Is sufficient recommend
alton for any prelate Bishop Coke. Of Western New
the Puritanism OF his Presbyterian father, Rev.
Samuel Hanson Coke, ID. ID. His "Christlan Bal
Year among churchmen; his Thoughts on the
Services" have great devotional value; his yearly
'.Churchman's Calendar is storehouse OF eccle.
New York. brought to his socslled 'Salt Seer nne
priesty reputation which is good augury OF bril-
liant Episcopal career. Few CHRISTIANS OF any name
but are familiar with mis- writings and few ignorant
Of his pulpit skill Bishop LtteJ0hn, OF Long Island,
has sg9alzed hts accession to the epscopate by the
hemer, Of New Jersey, Is the author OF the Origln
and Compilature Of the PRAYER Book" the Catholic
Churchman," and other works. He was for years
the rector Of old st. Peters, Philadelphia. Bishop
Kero0t OF Pttsburg, was formerly President OF st.
James COLLEGE, Annapolis. Md, and Trinity College,
has war reputation, yet cherished by his diocese.
He wears Confederate and prelate laures. Bishop
war by Southern bishops. He Ia undoubtedly the
handsomest Dreate. while Bishop McOoskey. Of
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-19

Church Dedication in Roslyn, Long Island.
The handsome little church erected in Roslyn,
Long Island, some time since, and atterly enlarged
and repaired, for the Methodist Episcopal congrega.
ton there, viii be solemnly dedicated to-day. The
services Of the morning Will be conducted by Rev. Il.
q. Andrews, D. d., OF st. Johns church, Williams
burg who will also preach at halfpast ten A. M. The
Rev. q. SJillman, OF Hampstead Will preach at
three O'Clock, and the Rev. +. p. Tower. OF Green
point, at hall-past seven r. M. Quite large atten-
dance Is anticipated.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-06-09
THE DECEIT OF sOxGwR1TERs.

The man who wrote 'rHome, Sweet
HOme,U never had a home Exchange.
No, Of coursenOt. AIIhis folks athOme
say that he didn't. Nobody who writes
about anything ever has it. If man is
out of anything, he Immediately goes
and writes about it. No one writes so
many "headings" as the man who ispUt
out of his head
Certainly he didn't ever have any
home. The man who wrote "Old Arm
Chair,n never had an arm chair in all
his life. .The1best he had wasan old split
bottom chair, without any back tOit.
The author of ''Take Me BacktO Swift
Zerland,V ~ never was in switzerland. The
nearest he ever came to it was sittingin
the William Tell saloon eating SWitZer
case-KAsE why, that was the best he
cOUlddO.
There is the author of "OId Oaken
Bucket" too; there wasn't Il bucket on
the whole farm, water being drawn with
a tin pail and cistern pole.
"IfI had but a Thousand Year, " sta
ted privately to his friends that he would
be perfectly cOntented with just half that
sum, as he was doing chores just for his
board and three months schooling inthe
winter.
i
never drank anythingbu ten cent whis-
key.
The plaintive poet who represents him
self as wandering, one summers eve,
with sea beat thought, on Il peusive
shore, was raised in the interiOrOfPenn-
syIvania, and never was ten miles away
from home in all his life. "GatEered
shells,p did he? All the shells he ever
gathered were some egg shells back OF
hismOther's kitchen.
CLARK ] Hear the Angels Singing,
spent all his evenings in concert beer
saloon. Angels, indeed.
"Oft in the Silly Night used 10 get
on spree and make the Silly night
howl till daybreak.
The author of 1--WE Met by Chanc e,
knew very well il was all arranged be-
forehand. He had been weeks in con-
triving it-and she admired its coutri-
vance.
The author of 'I Know a Bank, &c..
didn't know one where he could get his
note discounted. The only check he eV-
cr had held was white "checkn on
faro bank. He never had red check
in all his life.
'NVhat Are the Wild Waves SNyiuC2'
knew very we'll they were reprOaChing
him fOrUnningaway from Long Branch
without paying his hotel bill.
"Hear Me, Norma was deaf and
dumb. He conldn't make his pa hear,
nor HlU
The author of Grain on the Roof" al
ways slept in the basement, except when
heslept out Of doors,
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-06-09
Important WIZ Case.

J. S. BUCKLES, Esq, of this city, and
Judge Wilkinson, of Chicago, solicitors,
have lust commenced suit in the Circuit
Court of this county on behalf of Mary
J. Bright, of Mercer County, a grand
daughter of Captain Jack, against Ed
ward Burial, of Rock Island, and the
other heirs of Jack, to contest his will.
This will undoubtedly be one of the
great cases of the day in this county, rs
it involves property to the amount of
from three to four hundred thousand
dollars, anc the parties to it, as we Un-
deTstand, are all persons Of wealth,
standing and influence. A brief history,
therefore, of Captain Jack, and the
points i'll the case, may be interesting to
our readers:
Captain Jack, who was an early set
tier in this county, was born in Aber-
deem, in Scotland, in 179S; was captain
in the British service, and commanded
a regiment at the battle of Waterloo
Shortly after that, he and another Brit
ish officer, while on uOyage to South
America to join in therevOlution under
Bolivar, were shipwrecked Off Hayti,
from which the Captain and a negro
cook were the only persons saved. He
thence went to New York, and from
there to Virginia, where he married
Ann Robinson NOW his widow about
1917. He came to Illinois in 1881, and
settled in the village of Rome, i'm Peoria
County, and in 1886 entered large tracts
of land i'm and around ShabOna Grove, in
this county; and few years thereafter
he removed to this county; and few
years at the east of Shabona Grove, up
on his lands, where he continued to re-
side until the fall of 1857, when he visit
ed San Domingo, taking Texas in his
route, in which State he purchased about
Il, 500 acres of land, in Bandera County,
and then returned home. In 1858, he