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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-20
THE PACIFIC MAIL BATTLE.

Tho Testimony Of President Stockwell-
Tho Howe Sewing Machine COmpany's
Notes as Collaterals-Anothcr Deadlock.
Further evidence was taken yesterday before
Referee John s. Lawrence in the matter Of the in
junction asked of Judge Gilbert by Luther O.
Chass, to restrain the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company from loaning, selling or using stock Of
the company for any other purpose than provided
In the charter and bylaws.
As the President, MIR. Stockwel, had refused TO
answer some questions, they were referred 10 Judge
Gilbert at half.past ten O'Clock A. NJ, and he made
an order instructing the referee TO take evidence
on all points bearing upon the case for ascertanng
the disposition or the stock OF the company.
Mr.. Stockwell recaled-We have loaned no
money to a sewing machine company; but we made
q loan taking note Of the Howe Machine Com
pany; 1t was put In as collateral. and Is about
$4,000; the loan was made to Osborne & Camack.
u How ala they get these notes? A. gave them
to this firm 10 make the loan; am President Of
the sewing machine company
U. How did you come 10 put 1t up for this firm.
A. Because they were doing business Tor me; the
loan was about $780, 900; they were In time to buy
Pacific Mail stock; have given the notes OF the
machine company this firm before; these $75, 600
were put IN with the Intent TO use as collateral in
borrowing from the Pacific Mall Company.
O. VINO had charge Of the loan? A. MIR. Believes.
Q. Was there any contract Of indemnity be-
o. How often did you give them notesi A. only
once; II was as margin, and the loan was paid by
Osborne Calnack within three days; In November
there was on hand stock that has never been used
in any form, and is there STILL voted at the No
vember election on Challlss, proxy 500 shares;
offered money TO Cnais for the proxy, but he did
not take II.
O. Did you ever loan notes Of the sewing machine
company to others2 A. No, sir.
q. DID you ever borrow money from the Pacific
Mall Company? A. No, Sir.
q. Is there bill now pending before Congress
relative to the Pacific Mail.
Mr.. Shafer objected to the question.
Mr. Fullerton said he wished to snow how money
was used In Washington. The referee declined to
rule II In and witness refused TO answer.
q. Is there bill pending at Albany, then? A.
win not answer; but irwin agent OF the company,
Is IN Washington, looking after the interest OF the
company; he is the only one, and has been our
agent
pany In Washington A. That Is best known to
ourselves
Judge Fullerton announced that If these questions
| were not answered he would apply to the Cour.
| Homer A. Nels0n-Well, II you don't go on we
| will. We want to work. .
Judge Fullerton-l VIII 60 before the Judge TO-
morrow.
Counsel agreed to appear before the Court and
| get his ruling upon the questions and resume tue
examination at ten O'Clock tni morninG
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SUPREME COuBT-sptClAL TERN
The Wards Island Litigation.
Before Judge InQraham.

Alfred L. Beach ct al. We. The Mayor, &c.-The
particulars OF this litigation having been published
In iul In the HERALD at the Institution OF the suit
90 not require to be repeated. 1t involves. as Will
pe reihclnper co. large ana valuable interests In
Iands on Waro's Island for the ownership OF which
tne re aIe iaIge number OF Claimants portion OF
sucn ianu oenR some OF that now used as road.
ways, anu also certain sections between high and
low water MARKS The Judge yesterday rendered
MS decision IN tne case After recltng the various
points raised on both sides the tue Ia ba lands
In question he gives the following as his conclu.
sOns:-
FrMy conclusions tina, the pieces OF land o,vnea h,
OF the defendants In which The pann has interest
pieces of the land between high water a,
arc held adversely wharves AMI the roads, with the land
high in front Of the termination of
must be excluded from this partition; and the defendants
who are therein and have interest
portion the lands sought TO be paroned may have the
complaint dismissed rs to them, with costs.
Seond-That commissioners shall be appointed TO make
partition, may be done, among the several owners
such Of them consent In uniting their shares IN
common.
ThrdThat such portions a. cannot DO 20 partltonet
without detrmen to the value thereof TO be ascertaned b.
Of the commissioners DO sold and appoonod
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-20
COURT CALENDARS DAY.

SUPREME CoURT-CIRcUIr-Part1 -Hed by Judge
BarretL.-NOs 95l, l467. II. g. PIT, I69 II. q. 1856,
3Oll 109a, 1897, 7791s, 1223H, 1869, l299 1873 352
11l3, 1I43, 1859, 1906, 70l, 723 Part 2-AdjOurned
until Thursday, March II, at eleven O'CLOCK A. NJ,
in respect TO memory OF Judge Whiting aud to ut.
tend the funeral
SUPREME COURT-SPECIAL TERM.-AdJourned to
Monday, March rs, at eleven O'Clock A. NJ.
SUPREME COURr-GENERAL Transformation
for April, 1S72.-A new calendar viii be- made up
for April term, and new or In all cases
must he fled with the clerk or before saturday,
March o.
SUPREME CoURT-CHAMBERs-Held by Judge Car
dozo-Calendar called At twelve M.-Nos. II, 48, Al,
63, Co. 81. 49, 81. 80, %, l25, l4o l4i, 164.
SUPERIOR C0URT-TRIAL TERM-Part Held by
Judge BarbOur.-N0s. 1871, 1867, 14g7, 1873, 1899,
1862 1891 1885, 1699 1851 1907 ls43 1916, lS47 1S49
Part Held by Judge McCunn.-NOs. 324, 100, $40,
106S $780, lOO GA S4S, 90, Sld 1046 1918, SS, S6S,
HOG.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAs-TRIAL TERM-Part l.
Held by Judge Van Brunt.-NOs 1901, 80, l4e3 1899,
1900 loO 1902 16O3 1904 1906 1906 1907, 1908, 1902
at eleven A M.-Nos. 10, $50, 900. 1065H. BY or
1496, 1497. 1893.
MARINE COURT-TRIAL TERM-Part held by
Judge Gross.-Nos s9l5, 7790, S0l6, $3.50, Sl4S,
s24O S247, S2s4 s342, $780, 1913, 1870. 1926, $751;
$685.. Part Held by Judge Curtis.-Nos. 1850,
Sl2l Sl92, 1886, 1900, $780, $780, 1881, Silt. $3.50,
$685. 9043, 1857, S23S, $751; 1896, $685. 1921, 1853,
$780, $3.50. $685. s747, 1913 Sl67, 5000, sl69 s2Ol,
7943 Slc4, STA. Part 3-held by Judge Shea
Parts open at ten A. M.-Nos si37 9O34, 0065 7785,
s54l 9ol4. 9Ol1 9O36, $780, sl44 9l52, 1928, 9224,
1926 1926 022S.
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Getting Leg Broken, but Getting No
Damages for II.
Before Judge Barbour.
Samuel Lederer VS. Joseph Ehrenheld-The plain
ti by his guardian, brought suit against the defend
ant TO recover $4,000 damages for broken Leg The
plaintiff, who Is nineteen years old, was in the EN-.
plOy OF the defendant, tobacco manufacturer, and
while engaged IN assisting To hoist cart or tobacco
had his leg broken. The evidence showed that with
due care he could have kept at safe distance from
tne cart, ana verdict was ordered for the defend
ant on the ground OF contributlve negligence.
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SUPERIOR CouaT-T6lAL 1ERM-3Aar 2.

Note Case and Round sum of Interest.
Eugene Kelly ct al. VS.. George w. Ferguson.
was suit on promissory note for about ten thou
sand dollars given In California in February, 1866,
anu made PAYABLE in gold. It was set up that the
note had been altered after being signed, and usury
was also pleaded In bar to payment. Inc jury
found haL the eraslOns and alterations OF the note
were made previous TO It's being signed, and the
Court ordered a verdict for So, 900 for plaintiffs
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT cuusr-N ADMIRALTY

Yesterday, In the case OF the New Jersey Lighter
age Company VS. The Steam Tug A. Corning, Judge
Blatchford dismissed the libel, with costs.
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LA quartering bird
to the left; well KILLED.
A dead shot.
2.-Thebird Just jumped
from the trap when ne
was knocked over.
ga driving bird; hit
hard, but escaped.
"A driving bird; hit
hard, but escaped. He
was q very rapid fiier.
GA quarterlng bird
to the left; was soon
Knocked over. 1t was o
rapid bird.
GA driving bird; well
killed. This was o very
fast fller.
IA driving bird; well
killed.
S.-A quartering bird
to the right; well killed.
The bird was q Streamer.
GA fast driving bird;
Well killed. This was q
fine snOt.
l0.-.A driving bird;
missed.
1l.-An incoming bird;
quickly killed. Inc bird
was long before starting
to ny and bothered the
shooter.
IA driving bird;
missed by the gun snap
ping. Hard luck Tor Mr..
Wood.
IA driving bird;
quickly killed. A capiCai
shot.
IA driving bird;
nit nard, but escaped.
He Tell dead out OF
bounds.
15.-A driving bird;
well killed. An excellent
snOt.
16.-A quartering bird
to the right; well Killed.
IA quarterlng bird
to the right; well killed.
A me shot.
1S.-A quartering bird
to the right; hit hard, but
new out or bounds.
ia quarterlng bird
to the lett; well killed.
20.-A driving bird;
killed quickly.
GA quarterlng bird
to the right, missed.
%. "A driving bird;
hit, out escaped.
GA low driver;
quickly killed. A good
snOt.
24.-A fast driving
bird; missed.
25.-An incoming bird;
we'll killed.
GA quartering bird ,
to the right; well killed.
27.-A qIartering ord
to the right; hit hard,
but escaped.
2S. "A slow bird; quar-
. tered to the left and was
easily killed.
29.-A quartertng bird
TO the lett; well killed.
30. "A quartering bird
to the left; quickly killed.
81. "A quartering bird
to the right; well Killed.
ga driving bird;
well killed.
ga quarterlng bird
10 the left; well killed.
34.-A quartering bird
to the left; well killed.
35.-A driving bird; hit,
but escaped.
80. duartering bird
to the right; hit. but es-
capped.
81. quartering bird
J to the left; well killed.
3s.-A quartering bird
TO the left; well killed.
39.-A driving bird; nit
hard, but escaped.
40.-A quarterlng bird
TO the right; hit hard,
bat escaped.
Ala quartering bird
to the right; well killed.
IA driving bird;
well killed.
43.-A towering bird;
. well killed. A capital
shot.
44.-A driving bird;
well killed.
45.-A quarterlng bird
to the right; well Killed.
48.-A driving bird;
hard hit, but escaped.
; 47.-A driving bird;
hit hard, but fell out OF
bounds. A miss.
T; 4S.-A driving bird;
well Killed.
4; 49.-A quarter1ng bird
to the right; well killed.
/: 50.-A driving bird;
missed.
SCORE.
l, 0, /, 1, o, O, !, /, 1. 1,
>. /, l, l, l. ], l, l, l, /, 0,
], /, 0, !. o-Killed, 80;
/, l., /. 0, l, O, 1, o, /. /,
1, o, l, 1, l, /, l, 1, l, o. o,
0. o, !, l, 0-Killed, 33i
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PAINE AND
PAINE.
Ia towering bird
quickly killed. An easy
shot.
IA driving bird; well
killed. A DEAD shot.
ga quartering bird
to the right; instantly
killed.
A quartering bird
to the left; missed. This
was a slow, easy bird to
hit.
ga quartering bird
to the lett; Killed quickly.
This was q very slow
bird.
GA fast driving bird;
well killed. A capital
snot.
IAN incoming bird;
easily Killed.
S.-A driving bird; hit
hard and fell dead out.
side OF bounds. A miss
scored.
"a quarterlng bird
to the right; quickly
killed.
1O.-A driving bird
killed instantly.
ia quartering bird
to the right; missed. The
shot went under the pig
con.
IA quartering bird
to the right; hit nard and
fell dea0 out OF bounds.
Is. "A quartering bird
to The right; well Killed.
IA. quarterlng bird
to the right; well killed.
A good shot.
Is. A quartering bird
to the right; well Killed,
Ia. "A driving bird; In
stantly killed.
ia driving bird; hit
hard and Tell dead three
yards inside OF the bound
airy.
1s.-A driving bird; hit
lard, but escaped.
ia towering bird /;
quickly killed. A dead
SnOt.
2O.-A Quarterlng bird
tO'the right; well Killed.
GA quartering bird
to the left; missed.
ga driving bird
quickly killed.
pa driving bird
killed the instant 1t left
tile trap.
PA driving bird;
quickly killed.
25.-As soon as the
bird jumped up he was
Knocked over.
70. driving bird,
but escaped.
27.-Tnls bird Jumped
up and was killed as
soon as lie LETT the trap.
ga quartering bird
to the right; Killed In
stantly.
20. "A quartering bird
to the right; well Killed.
30.-A qualtering birC
to the right; easily killed.
3l.-A quarterlng blrt
TO the left: we'll Killed.
32.-An incoming bird
easily killed.
80. towering bird
killed quickly. A capita
shot.
34.-An incoming bird
easily killed.
35.-A driving bird
killed Instantly. A line
shot.
36.-A fast driving bird
missed.
37.-A driving bird
quickly killed. A fin,
shot.
3s.-A towering bird
well killed.
80. "A driving bird
well killed.
40. "A quartering bird
TO the left; killed In
stantly.
Ala quartering bird
to tile right; well killed.
AZ. towering bird
well Killed.
43. quartering birc
TO the left; soon killed. A
good shot.
44.-A quartering birt
10 the right; quickl.
killed.
40 The gun snapped
and the bird escaped.
48.-A quarterlng Dir(
TO the right; well Killed.
47.-A driving bird
quickly Killed.
4S.-A driving bird
wheeled as he was sho
at. A miss.
49.-A driving bird
we'll killed.
50.-A towering bird
missed.
Panel, ], 1, 0, l, !.
], 0, l, l, 0, 1, l, !. l,
l, l, l, /, l, /, ], l, 0,
missed. IL.
Wood-1, /, 0, 0, !, L
l, 0, /, /, 0, 0, l, 0, /,
/, l, o. 0, l, l, !, !, /,
missed, II.
| STAPLES AND ,
SYapiao- n n
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COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
Another Emigrant >windler sent to sing
sling.

Another Immigrant Swincler Sent to sing
Sing.
Before Recorder Hackett.
The first tried by a jury in this Court yester
day was charge Of grand larceny against John
Edwards 1t appeared from the testimony OF the
complainant, Andrew Rennie who had engaged
passage to return TO Scotland, That on the morning
OF the 9th OF this month he and fellow passenger
went into drinking saloon near Pier No. Al North
River, and while there the prisoner engaged them
in conversation and requested Rennle to take
charge OIL ''s1ck brother' VINO was going the
same ship The complainant consented 10 do so,
and then took walk with Edwards. While going
along the street a gentleman" approached Edwards
ana presented hlm with bill. demanding payment
in gold. lie (Edwards) took out his pOcKetbOOK
the ScOlchman, requested the loan OF thirteen
sovereigns, which he handed over TO him. The
''genteman'' loft and Edwards requested Rennle to
promising soon to JOIN him: Ihe duped Scotcnman
returned to the vessel and not finding the 'slck
brOtner'' OF his new acquaintance came to the con-
cusi0n that he was swindled out Of his money. He
went 70 station house near by and from 2 de.
4s s
Rennie until he was confronted with HIM in the
saSn .nar In no qn0P
keDne says he 'na' induced r00t Ia
with MS money Edwards was III the saloon. John
"ofr and on" to take money to the bank and always
found him honest; but the Jury did not place any
confidence In the senior Weller'S patent Defence "a
hallbi" Tor, after short deberation upon case,
which Assistant District Attorney Stewart placed
fOlcibly before them, they rendered verdict OF
guilty.
Mr. Howe moved for a new trial, contendIng that
the evidence showed that the complainant loaned
the money and that the larceny not established
The Recorder denied The motion, and III sentencing
Edwards SAID that he supposed the conviction and
prompt punishment OF 30 many emigrant swIndlers
In this Court ought to have deferred the prisoner
and his cOnederdtes from continuing their depre.
datiOns upon einigrants. Five years IN the State
Prison was the sentence passed upon Edwards.
An Acquittal.
Nicholas Van Pelt, charged with shooting at John
Wallace on the 10th Of February, was acquitted.
Alleged Abduction.
Late in the afternoon q jury was empanelled
to try an Indictment against william Dennis ana
Mary Florence charging them with abducrng Caro-.
line II. Moore and lnveiglinQ her into O house OF
Ill lame. The case Will proceed to-day.
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PIGEON SHOOTING.
Match for $500 Between Ira A. Paine. Of This
City, and Richard Wood, Of Chester. Pa
Paine the Winner-E Staples Beats
W. ]. johnson Match

The f1rst OF the home and home matches between
Ira A. Paine, Of this city, ana Richard Wood Of
Chester, Pa, came or yesterday afternoon at Dex-
ter's 1.-THE old Hiram woodruff House, on the Jamaica
road the grounds OF the Long Island Shooting Clue.
There was not large attendance. but this may be
accounted Tor from the threatening state Of the
weather. Several gentlemen from Philadelphia
were In attendance who came on with Wood and
who backed up their lavorite at even money.
The matches are for $3.50 side, and the return
one will take place In the neghborho0d OF Phila-
delpnia on Tuesday next The conditions OF the
matches are that the contestants shall one and
hall ounce OF shot, to ind, trap and handle for
each; otherwise the Rhode Island rules are TO gov
ern The rise was twenty ana the boundary
eighty yards.
The shooting was very good, considering the va
riabe state OF the weather, as during the time OF
the shooting 1t rained, hailed, showed and bowed
alternately In ftful gusts, much TO the annoyance OF
the spectators. Pane's shooting at times excel
lent, particularly when ne had difficult BIRDS, but
nearly all his misses at birds that the greatest
tyro would have hit. Wood shot very WELL but he did
not come up to the expectations or his hackers or
those who had heard Of his beating Miles Johnson
and other professionals Ira A. Paine can beat him
easily, all things equal.
Mr.. Lampnrey acted as referee.
Awaiting the arrival o; Mr.. Wood and friends e.
S. Staples ana W. J. Johnson shot q match OF
twenty.three birds each, the former giving the lat
ter three birds, for which Johnson allowed Staples
four yards advantage In the rise; Staples shooting
twenty .One yards from the trap and Johnson at
twenty Mr.. Staples won the match, killing
seventeen birds. Mr.. Johnson scoring fourteen.
The following are the details OF the
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SUPERIOR cuuaI-TalAL TEam-pMrl.

tore provided. -
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l. t 3. 7, /. i 3.
~, 4 l., l. l. l. o. l. l. l. o-Killed' 80;
Wood-I, l, 0. o. !, 1, l, 1, /. o. l, o, L. o, 1. 1.
l. 0, l, l. o. O. J. 0. !, l, o, L. 1, l. l. l. l. l. o. Q,
missed II.
STAPLES AND JoHNsoN's SCORE
Staples-1, !, O. !, o, l, 1, 1, !, o, 1, 0, !, o.
1, /, |, i, /, i, i, o-Knled, III; missed, ..
Johnson-1, ], !, l, 1, I, o, o, 0, /, o. 0, O.,
], 0, !, 0, J., !, ], 0-Knled, IA; missed, 0.
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II the shall hold To the proposon embraced
In the last point that the might operate as
an OF the legal powers of this Court then is
dd not IN any manner by its own terms, restrict power
dc but only fixed period OF time for It's conna
.ncs sns ss r d, time eT no. having arrived eny
ton also has been practically adudged bv the subsequent
By the exhaustive already pronounced ""1
PRoposI1IoS e.
summoned in The present eniseney rest. the same
onsS and under which Circuit courts and cog Gee Of sS ns
and Terminer this city constantly acting where such
sanctioned by the panest Of statues
-Four days have already been consumed in ob,ann. rv
and six In taking testimony and hearing
saved proceeds All psrtie, have Upon
the presiding judge, and expense difficulty and delay
hs great public public mU0I'snSs
Seemsd MATERIAL IN the OF Justice 10 criminal
require that reasonable sacrifice OF personal In
uv DAIRY or counsel the trial al oud proceed al this term
before the present presiding judge to its 1na termination
Mr.. Tremain, In lengthy speech, argued these
ARGUMENT FOR THE DEFENCE
Mr.. Stoughton said they had no desire to submit
any observations unless the Court desired to hear
them-that u.s. not TO argue II the Court had already
formed an opinion on the questions
Judge Daily said II was not his habit to form
opinions on important questions until he mad heard
all views which 1t was thought proper TO submit to
him.
peal mad been made 10 the Court 10 proceed to
MAINTAIN Its dignity Its dignity, it seemed to
him, could be best maintained by a strict adhe
renee 70 the law. IL would he unpleasant and q
waste OF time on the part OF the defence to
proceed with , trial a conviction IN which
fresh trial on the same cause OF action which the
spirit which seemed to inspire this prosecution
might institute. lie understood His Honor 10 rule
that there was now no ''doube SESSION. or the
Court OF General Sessions. HIS Honor had avowed
that ne would not exercise doubtful jurisdiction
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Prior to 1870, owing to the Unrestricted
slaughter of shad and to the obstruction of
the streams in which they formerly bred, this
noble fish was becoming scarce and its disap-
pearance from our markets was threatened.
To remedy this was one of the main objects of
the New England and the New York Fishery
Commissions Under their auspices expert
ments were tried in artificial propagation,
which have succeeded beyond the most SAN
guine expectations. Shad require three years
to grow to maturity. In 1869 the artificial
Matching produced large number of the
young fish, which were placed in the Connect
cut River. They remain in the river the first
and part of the second year, then go out into
the ocean and return in the spring of the third
year to the same locality where they passed
their youth. They arc then the mag
nifcent fish SO welcome on every
table. In accordance with the calcula-
tons, the spring of 1871 saw New
York Bay, Long Island Sound and
tho Connecticut River abundantly stocked.
The catch was many fold larger than for SOW
eral previous years, and the price fell to a frac-
ton of what it had reached. The Matching
operations were repeated in each year since, and
the young fish deposited in the Hudson, near
Albany, as well as in the Connecticut This
spring, too shad were abundant and cheap.
Last year the Superintendent, in addition to
supplying millions of the young fish to the
rivers of this section, carried several thousand
by rail to California and placed them in rivers
flowing into the Pacific, where they were
before unknown. This year be has sent one
and half million to Oregon. Seventy mil
lions have been Matched at South Hadley Falls
and like number near Albany It is believed
that, with proper care, the waters of the globe
may be made to produce an equal amount of
food for man, acre for acre, as the land, and If
the success Of tho shad propagation is test, it
appears that fish culture is to play an import
ant part in cheapening and improving our sub
sistence. Il. < - :. = s----'.'