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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15
JURISDICTION OF THE SUPERIOR corRT

The Clark Binnger case, which has been for
some time before the State and United States Courts,
up again in the Superior Court at Special Term,
yesterday Mr. Justice McCunn presiding on motions to
punish for contempt but Of the counsel had not
the opinion Of Judge Woodruff in the Circuit Court
OF the United States II proposed to adjourn the argu
meDt before the Superior Court
Mr. Compton said that while he had no desire TO pnsh
the argument In the premises, yet he said that
the other side were DOW engaged Notwithstanding
Judge WOOdrurs decision IN making motion before thu
Bankruptcy Court to have the Marshal take possession Of
the property Of Clark and BiDinger
Judge McCunn Gnterrupting Mr.. Compton,, said: YOu
need not be alarmed about the Bankrupt Court getting
possession OF the assets Of this firm This Court would
retain all hazards the property under it, control
Judge Woodruff had, tho Court understood decided
nearly all the questions in favor OF the jurisdiction Of ts
Court and while this Court would submit most cheerfuy
to all that Judge Woodruff might suggest and do, u
would take great that Interference OF the Bank
rupt Court or its marshal should take place. Tho
Sherf7s officers now in full possession and would
remain until this question Of jurisdiction should DO
fully determined.
The motions therefore postponed to Monday neEt
at IL a. IN. Mr. Compton for plantih Mr.. Pryor Tor
receiver Mr.. Bangs for defendant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15
SUPREME CoURT-spEcrAL TERM

Before Mr. Justice CdrdOsO.-Ihe Serdrd
wiz CdSe.-Wn. H. Seirdrd aud Others agt Edvin p Sec
ard ct di-Samuel Seward, the father OF VIM. H. Sew
He left specific legacies and among the rest
"my son, William II. Seward has never received from
me any considerable pecuniary advances aids
the chief responsibilities Of the execution OF this
will" he leaves his wife $1,000 The resduary estate he
10 go his Edwin Poldore subject 10 the discretion
OF his executors; share to his son William H.
share to his George W, under the same restriction
Edwin u. Stewards share share each 70 Augustus
and Clarence A. Seward Of ms deceased Benia
min j., and share to his granddaughter Caroline Can
field
He also gives five shares OF his estate trust for the
children OF his Edwin p and five shares ID trust Tor
the children OF his George W. the income thereof rs
far my shall deem suitable and proper TO 20
applied TO the support maintenance ana edlcllou o
such children during their minority, each child beng
charged with his proper outlay, and the principal
with accumuatons TO be divided equally among all tho
children. And IL " my viii That this devise snan
open TO receive and provide for any children OF ad L. r.
and George ".
The trouble arises from these last devses The tesla
Tor left IN his residuaY estate about $1,000 Al the .ime
OF his death both Edwin T. aud George W were WIDOW
ers the former with six. the latter with five children
Both in very poor circumstances, ana the eNecu
tors not anticipating that any children would DO
born to Them distributed the bulk OF tue INCOME anu n
some cases part OF the principal Edwin T. ana Eeofgo
w, however, married again. and the former had Tour
children by his second wife, and the latter three These
children were therefore entitled, under lhe WIZ
10 the same share their brothers ana sisters
the supposton that they would appear 10 claim
their shares il was found that among the elder
5000 more than they were sro 10 settle the con
sructon will aud 10 determine What y 70 % 10
funded and who are TO Ieianu IT, " 'o eAo'u' "
IN ia claimed by OF the defendants That the NM
tstied the payment OF the whole income 10 the living
Children aud that their father was responsible Tor Their
maintenance and education the executors not jusuned
IN IL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15
CRIMINAL.
hefore Justice

At the Yorkville Police Court, before Justice
Coulter the examination OF Joseph Marshal; VINO hes
liquor store AZ the corner OF ThrdaVe ana Otc ,
red.aud nnth.st and his bartender, Samuel lhhf'
continued Yesterday. IL appears that on tue "a ~
Peter Mcknight and Hiram h. Ferguson Deputy Sn,t -
levied an execution the property of Mirsab az
sui OF William Hail. aud on returning next Say ~
several packages OF liquors, which were g. ,ors
found IN the dwelling OF Mr.. Marshal oset '"0 ~
The examination will DO concluded TINS VEGA
In the Court of General Sessions yest .l,eD
before Recorder HaCkett the Chnaman, ~ bres on
cigar peddler who stabbed James moore h 'S m
the night of Jan 49, was found guilty Oh an ,.
Intent TO do bodily HARM ana s, Prison Tor three
wears with hard labor Michael henheesey a., irom
by Peter Van Buren,, bOatman, Win sscah ycted
him the 18th Of January Herman .osu' an The a,th
OF entering the premises OF No A6 skthNe y" .sns
of January aud stealing several billiard Daii'' WAC '
10 tho state Prison for one }, ar.
AT the Jefferson Market Police Court, yeste,.
say before Justice Cox John Burns age as oil oonne.n
cmi was charged 10y Michael Monaghan OF he %
Nicholas Hotel with having stolen iroin h,n on =, ~.
c"thing valued at SIS Ohiecr Rogers, detained AZ n'
hoei fouud the property In possession OF the pshc.
and A Was identified belonging 10 MOnaghan, buIl,
Wa committed ia default oi 1850 ball ... Iheliin
THOMPSON was committed IN default OF tlOo ban Io
having stolen from the OF Peger T. GOTsein 81 70
AIS snth.ave. s10 gold watoh fh"""~"" and ahou'"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15
THE NAVAL MEDICAL coRPs-A SPECIAL REPORT

Dr. W. Nj. Wood, Chief of the Bureau OF
Medicine and Surgery has submitted special report TO
Secretary Robson on tho difficulty OF oticering the
Medical Corps Of the Navy. The chief difficulty lies In
the fact that the usagcs OF the place Its
below the average respectabity OF the profession In
medical men In the navy equal to that which they hold
In ordinary practice is by legal enactment, liking
proper rank for eycry grade. This was recommended
In 1916 by Commod0res Hun, Rogers, Jones Bainbrdge
and others There have been fifty three designations
within the last years from medical corps OF two
hundred No young men competent 10 pass the medical
examination now applying tor admission TO tho
navy. This loss is serious aud must bo made up.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15

A romantic tale is circulating extensively in
the papers to the effect that Capt Jenoks and Mrs Dr.
Mary Walker were attacked by robbers In Louisiana.
short time ago, while riding out IN buggy, and only
saved from destruction by the presence OF MUD OF tho
fair d0otress We decline 10 credit the story until better
authenticated DR. Mary Walker and Capt Jeneks riding
out together In buggy Is too improbable Tho btorY
suggests the A0rse marines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15
THE IyETHOUsANDD DOLLAR BOND ROBBERY
COMPLAINT DISMISSED.

A further examination in the case of the
American Fireproof Warehouse Company agt. Pnekney
Co. was held yesterday before Justice Cox at
the Jefferson Market Police Court The complalnants
and defendants all present accompaniedby Charles
c. Richardson who was said by Pinckney Co TO have
sold them the 1--WE bonds alleged TO have been stolen
The Justice stated that the civil one, and no
was unable To mud, upon looking over the papers any
grounds upon which 10 hold tho accused. aud that no
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15
SUPERIOR CouRT-TRr,L TERM.

Before Mr.. Justice Mcneil Mary A. Mdrylo
agt De root ct aThe plaintiff in January. 1865 slipped
down on ice accumulated before defendants house IN
Vandamst She broke her leg and laid up for ven
or eight months. When she fell she was earning W.
week and ner doctors bin SIS. The Court held that
She had not made sufficiently the ownership OF lnt
house and dismissed her complaint.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15
RELEASING FEvER-rnE BOARD OF HEALTH.

III.
The cOntagion known as relapsing or famine
fever which made lis appearance in the city few weeks
ago. has attained serious proportions II has baed the
efforts Of the Board OF Health 70 stamp II ont at
present there less than 29 known 70 the
Board
Up 10 Saturday last the worst cases were re-
moved to Bellevue Hospital but the aecomnoda
tions there are limited and on that evening
the Commissioners Of Public Charities and Cor
rectOn announced TO the Board OF Health
that OF reapsng fever would be received
and treated in that institution. Yesterday morning saL.
itary superintendent Harris laid before the Board tho
absolute cessty Of leasing at once building TO be ued
reception room for cases, and also the necessity
for OF transportation distinct from That used io
other diseases.
secret session OF the Board was held later in the day.
which discussed the propriety OF Issuing proca
nation declaring the city 20 be suffering from pestI
lence and Of borrowing money to provide aocommoda
lions for the patients The whole matter referred TO
the Sanitary Committee and the Health Officer with In
structOns report at the measures 70 be adopted
The Health Board has about $4,000 which can be Ell.
pended for the OF the patients but by issuing the
proclamation alluded to money may be borrowed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Petitions presented follows: For increase
Of the duty cigars; and from the Oswego Board OF
Trade 10 fix tho duty on wheat and rye at 10 per
bushe.
Bills were introduced and referred as follows:
Mr.. DAWES rep, Mass.l-ro incorpate the New York
Port Submerged Railway Company with authority lay
and operate railway tunnel across the Hudson River
and the waters OF New. York Bay,
Mr.. TANNER Rep. n Yl-To re0rganze tho Judicial
Distrcts OF the State OF New.lork.
Mr.. DEWEESE rep, n. Cl-To provide homes for the
homeless tho ato Slave States " repeal The Tesl Oath
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15

could be produced. '''"0""
Mr.; Gilbert then placed in evidence an afadayit n
which the following IA an abstract: W
Charles o Richardson took from 10 N. ole, o,n. r.
pspy No. Finest bSe 90 bobds numbered nom go "a 90
elusive, At the bstgsion Of Iss. L. RRbert ss,Il. "a
10 connection and conBiysnce With james PnctB., 49,.
Pinekuey IT, Charles H. PnekDey and Eugene Pinekp.v
tho Wsst, under the Pneknsy Co All ,t1 90
persos 70 ne deponen unkno" 10 oonp ard de,uf 10
due from the said Pnckaeys 70 bs said Company ''"J
This was signed Charles o. Rlcbardson IN, ,,no
being questioned by the Justice Mr. Rchardson d,d poa
sustain the statements In the Affidavit and sa,d maj he
did not take the bonds mentioned in the afndsxW
that the bonds were given him by the Company and mai
he had right TO them. Justice Cox after listening ~
these statements, dismissed the case "N "
Justice Cox received note from william T. Fly On.
Secretary OF the Fire Proof WarehOusng Co re11esa
ing him TO inform the repoIters the clerks tho
and others interested, that their company h yerv an.
tinct corporation from the American Fire Proof Ware
house Co." concerned IN the bond robbery The mote ,
ther states that the former company have been ob1ea
TO apply 10 the Legislature for change OF name beosss
Of the similarity In name OF the latter concern
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15

then came UP unfinished business -,
MIR CHANDLER rep, MichJ moved TO postpone the
hill i'm order to consider the business reported from the
Committee Commerce. .
The motion was not agreed to- the Yeas and Nays re-
suIting m lie yOte-2i 2i-when the NlcePrcsldent
gave the casting in the negative. The vote was as
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-20
THE GEORGIA BILL.

The Senate In Session Until 2'15 This Morn
inR-AdoptiOn of POmeroy's substitute-Final
Passage of the Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-At five o'clock
P. M. the Senate took recess until half-past
seven Pm.
The Georgia bill was then proceeded with,
and Mr.. Schurz resumed his remarks, and
read from private letter from Georgia cor
respondent, that while the colored people
were occasionally maltreated, it was untrue
that il was caused by disloyalty to the Gov
ernment. That if Governor Bullock's party
was continued in Office the whole business
prosperity of Georgia would be prostrated,
and that the people regarded the Bingham
amendment as necessary to preserve their
business interests, and for no partisan pur-
pose.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-20
MUSICAL AND DRAmATIC.


THE ITALIAN OPERA.--To-morrow evening
signor Brgnoli's season of Ave nights and one
matinee OF Italian opera viii commence at the
Academy Of Music, with Lucia di Ldn,ner-
moor. On Friday II TroUdtore will be given,
with Madame Gazzaniga, for the first time, In
the role of "Azucena." fr
The sale of seats for single nights commences
to-day at Boners, No. 1102 Chestnut street, and
at the Academy of Music.
AT THE CHRsNUT the burlesque of The Field
of the Cloth of Gold, with all its amusing features,
will be presented this evening.
AT THE WALNUT Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Will
liams will appear this evening In the drama OF
The Emerald Ring.
AT THE ARCH the comedy of Vices as They
We're and Maids as They Are, with the bur
lesque of Bdrbe Bleue, will be performed this
evening.
AT THE ELEVENTH STREET OPERA HOUSE
an entertaining minstrel performance will be
given this evening.
Ar DUPRBz 8 BBsED1cr's OPERA HOUSE
nounced for this evening.
THE PANORAMA OF 1.-THE PILGRIM" will
be exhibited this evening for the benefit of the
First Presbyterian African Church.
MISS CAROLINE MoCAPFRBY announces a
grand vocal concert at Musical Fund Hall on
Friday evening next. Miss McCaffrey will be
assisted by number of popular artists, and O
frst-rate programme will be presented.
ENGLISH PARLoR OPERA.-This evening Men
delssohn's opera of The Son and Stranger and
the musical comedietta of LoUe in Lodgings will
be performed at the Amateurs Drawing Room.
Tickets can be had at Boners, No. 1102 Chestnut
street.
REV. Mr.. DURANT, q colored clergyman, will
lecture at the Colored High School, Bainbridge
Qormerly Shippen) street, above Ninth, on the
"Life and Times of the Huguenots." He will
also give readings of the Scriptures in Hebrew,
Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and
Italian.
The NINETEENTH STREET NJ. Z. CHURCH
jammed Concert Hall last night, and "The Pill
grim" travelled gloriously.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-20
JOHN ECKSTEIN,
Clerk of Common Council.
An RDINAN

A N ORDINA NOE
"A To Authorize a Loan for the Erection OF @
Bridge across the River schuylkin at Fair
mount.
Section 1. The Select and Common Councils
of the city of Philadelphia do ordain, That-the
Mayor of Philadelphia be and he is hereby au
thoriZed to borrow, at not less than par on the
credit of the city corporation, from time to
time such sums of money as may be necessary
to pay for the construction and erection of q
bridge over the river Schuylkill at Fairmount,
not exceeding in the whole the sum of seven
hundred thousand dollars, for which interest
not to exceed the rate of six per cent. per an
mum shall be paid, half-yearlv, on the first days
of January and July, at the Office of the City
Treasurer.
The principal of said loan shall be payable
and paid at the expiration of thirty years from
the date of the same, and not before, without
the consent of the holders thereof; and certi1-
Gates therefor, in the Usual form OF certificates
of city loan, shall be Issued in such amounts as
the lenders may require, but not for any frac-
tional part of one hundred dollars, or, II re-
quired, in amounts of five hundred or one thou
sand dollars; and 1t shall be expressed In said
certificates that the said loan therein mentioned,
and the interest thereof, are payable free from
all taxes.
Section g. Whenever any loan shall be made
by virtue thereof there shall be, by force of this
ordinance, annually appropriated, out of the
income of the corporate estates and from the
sum raised by taxation, q sum sufficient to pay
the interest on said certificates; and the fur
ther sum of three-tenths of one per centum on
the par value of such certificates so issued,
shall be appropriated quarterly out of said In
come and taxes to a sinking fund, which fund
and its accumulations are hereby especially
pledged for the redemption and payment of said
certificates.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-20

Challenge, Thomas, from Searsport both for Phila-
aelphia, sailed from Newport ?; NJ. 18th inst.
Joeser, Haley (for Bath); and W. K Barnes, Arey
for Newburyport), hence, at Salem 10th inst.
schr J. w: Woodruff, Haskell, hence for Bangor,
I schrs Glenwood, hence for Lynn, ana J. II. Bart
lett Harris, hence for Providence, At stonington
schr Mary P. Hudson, Vaughn, hence, at Boston
schrs Monterey, Anderson, ana Adeline Town
send, hence, at Washington, ID. G., 18th inst
Schrs J. A. Crawford, Young, hence, at Danvers
Schrs j. II. Perry, Kelley, and william II. Dennis,
delphia. -r Il -.
Booz, somers, at Savannah 10th inst from New
Stockham, Price, from Bath, Me-, at Baltimore 18th
instant 81. - .... L.
inst. for Philadelphia, with 10000 feet lumber.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Notice is hereby given that on the night OF May J.,
1870, and every night thereafter from sunset to
sunrise, the two lights Morris Island, designed TO
serve as a range for the Main Ship or Pumpkin Hill
Channel, into Charleston Harbor, s. C., VIII be ex-
hbited.
The front beacon is wooden structure, IS feet in
height, surmounted by lantern, and painted red,
from which fixed white lens light OF the fifth
order Illuminating the entire horizon, will be shown.
The rear beacon Is an open-work wooden structure
below, and one room closed under the lantern, s5
feet in height, painted black, from which fixed
red lens light, OF the NTH order, Will be SHOWN.
To cross the bar, and enter Charleston harbor
through the Main Ship or Pumpkin Hill Channel,
bring these lights in range, and keep in on w. by
| N. n N. course, until the Weehawken lightvesse
bears due north when steer for and pass her on the
| port hand.
Upon the exhibition OF the Morris Island range.
lights the night OF the 1st OF May, 1870 the Rat
tlesnake Shoals lightvesse will be restored TO hel
old station in 5% fathoms water, with the east END
Of Rattlesnake Shoals bearing N by w. Front Bea
con tred) on Morris Island, bearing w. by s. y $.
Fort Sumter W. * NJ; and the north end OF Sulli
vans Island bearing NV. by w. n w.
BY order. W. b. SHUBRICK, Chairman,
| Treasury Department. ONCE Lighthouse Board
Washington, d. G., April Z, 1870.
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EsoLUT1oN TO PUBLISH A LOAN

~ DILL.
Resolved, That the Clerk of Common Coun-
Gil be authorized to publish in two daily news
papers of this city, daily for two weeks, the
ordinance presented to the Common Council on
Thursday March "a, 1870 entitled San ordi-
nance to authorize loan for the erection of a
bridge across the river Schuylkill at Fair
mount" And the said clerk, at the stated meet
ing of Councils, after the expiration of four
weeks from the first day of said publication,
shall present to this Council one of each of
said newspapers for every day in which the
same shall be made. 326 24t
COMMON COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA.
~ CLERKS OFFICE,
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4, 1870.
In accordance with Resolution adopted by
the Common Council of the City of Philadel-
phia on Thursday, the third day of February,
1870, the annexed bill, entitled
IAN ORDINANCE
To create loan for the building of bridge
over the River schuylkil, at South street,
mortgages" is hereby published for public in
JOHN ECKsTEIN,
Clerk OF Common Council.
AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE A LOAN
"a FOR THE BUILDING OF A BRIDGE
OVER SI ItI,n THE RIVER II sCHUYLKILL ATsoUTH
GROUND RENTS AND MORTGAGES.
Section 1. The Select and Common Councils
of the City of Philadelphia do ordain, That
the Mayor OF Pnladelphla be and he is hereby
authorized to borrow at not less than par, on
the credit of the city, from time to time, one
million five hundred thousand dollars, to be ap-
piled as follows, viz:-First. For the building
of q bridge over the River Schuylkill at South
street, eight hundred thousand dollars. Second
For the payment of ground rents and mort
cages, seven hundred thousand dollars, for
which interest not to exceed the rate of six
per cent. per annum shall be paid half
yearly on the first days of January and
july at the Office of the City Treasurer
The principal of the said loan shall
be payable and paid at the expiration of thirty
years from the date of the same, and not before,
without the consent of the holders theresf; and
the certificates therefor, in the usual form of the
certificates of the City Loan, shall be issued in
such amounts as the lenders may require, but
not for any fractional part of one hundred or
one thousand dollars and it shall be expressed in
said certificates that the loan therein ontioned
and the interest thereof, are payable fr from all
taxes.
Section 2. Whenever any loan shall be made
by virtue thereof, there shall be, by force of
this ordinance, annually appropriated out of
the income of the corporate estates, and from
the sum raised by taxation, a sum sufficient to
pay the interest on said certificates; and the
further sum of three-tenths of one per centum
on the par value of such certificates so issued
shall be appropriated quarterly out of said in
come and taxes to o sinking fund, which fund
and its accumulations are hereby especially
pledged for the redemption and payment of said
certificates.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-20

The executor of the estate of the late Hon.
Joseph P. Allyn, of Hartford, Conn, has paid
over the sum of $25, 900 bequeathed by him to
Hartford, $1,000; Hartford Orphan Asylum,
$4,000; Hartford Hospital, &5000 for piece Of
statuary for the Hartford Park, $5OO0
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GOVERNMENT SALES.
,ALE OF COPPER SCALE

GALE OF COP p Err SCALE.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
April 12 1870.
There will be offered for sale at public auction on
FRIDAY, May 6, 197O at IL O'Clock NJ, at the
United States Navy Yard, WASHINGTON, about
SEVENTY THOUSAND 100000 POUNDS OF COP
PER SCALE, in lots TO suit purchasers.
IL can be examined at any time previous to the
day OF sale upon application to the Commandant OF
the Washington Navy Yard.
Samples OF similar scale have shown 50 per cent.
of metallic copper.
One-half the purchase money must be deposited
at the time OF SALE and twelve days will be allowed
TO remove the scale from the yard, otherwise the
deposit Will be forfeited 10 the Government
An payments 10 be made in Government funds,
and before the scale is removed from the
ward. 412 tuth6t