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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-12
COURT HOTBa

Judge woodruff. OF the United States Circuit
Court, and judge william E. Curtis OF the Supe-
rior Court, have accepted an invitation OF the
Faculty OF Yale College to pass upon prize essays
to be presented BY the senior class of the law
school of that college.
Four judges are now sitting in the United States
Circuit ana District Courts OF this city-Judges
Hunt, Benedict and Shlpman in Circuit, and Judge
BstchfOrd in the District Court where he trying
Admiralty causes.
Philip II. Jones, an on1cer Of the Supreme Court
for seventeen years, but who fell under the Tam.
many guiottne during the reign OF terror among
court onic;als has been appointed an ofncer OF the
Court Of Common Pleas.
Judge Joachimsen, presiding in Part Of the
Marine Court, is determined to sustain the rules
OF the Court for the guidance OF all having pro.
fessional business therein. Yesterday ne inima
to certain counsel that where counsel was not pre-
pared with fair and clean copy OF pleadings he
would consider them as unprepared to 60 on and
mark their cases lower on the calendar.
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BROOKLYN COURTS.

Now the Grand street church trouble is before
the courts In another form. An election Of
trustees has been announced for to-day, but
several members OF the present Board have refused
to open the church. Yesterday John Snyder, one
OF the trustees applied to Judge Pratt, Of the Su-
preme Court, for q mandamus to compel the
trustees to open the church to-day for the pur-
poses OF the election. Judge Pratt granted an
order compelling them to show cause this morning
whv mandamus should not issue.
The matter OF the application for mandamus to
compel the County Treasurer 70 pay tne Aldermen
for their services as Supervisors as well was heard
by Judge Pratt yesterday. The application was
made by Alderman and Supervisor Brown, who
claimed that he was entitled, by the terms OF the
new charter, to q double salary. County Treasurer
Gardiner submitted an affdavit stating that he
declined to pay the reatOr compensation under
the act OF 1869 az Supervisor because there ia Q
derman OF the city OF Brooklyn, and who was made
q supervisor and member OF The Board OF Super
visors Of Kings county, by virtue OF provision in
the charter OF the city OF Brooklyn, as passed by
the Legislature OF the State OF New York In 1879
and which took effect January l, 1874-was en-
titled to pay such under the law; and, being o
public of1cer, deponent preferred to have the de-
said reator compensation as supervisor. De-
cisiOn reserved.
In the City Court yesterday Judge Reynolds
heard the argument on motion for permanent
injunction to prevent the Atlantic Avenue Rail-
road from using or interfering with the DE Kalb
Avenue Railroads tracks on Front street. Coun-
sci for the former company held that the plaintiffs
and that they had no right to an injunc ion. De.
cIsOn reserved
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THE OCEAN QUEEN DISASTER.
Coroner's investigation.

Coroner Croker yesterday held the adjourned
inquest In the case Of Frank Campbell, James
Jones and Thomas GDney, who. while working on
the steamship Ocean Queen loot OF East Ninth
street, on the 30th ult., were drowned by the
breaking OF plank, which precipltated them into
the dock. Peter Marsh, blacksmith, residing
at III avenue c, testified that at the time
OF the accident he was working for Roach
a Son, and was on the gang plank assisting
to carry ashore the grating at the time the
plank broke he do lot consider the plank was
saIe lot SIX men TO carry heavy weight
across IL, as II had been much EXPOSED TO the
weather and was IN state Of decay was almost
sure that Mr.. ltickers, the foreman, saw them
carrying the grating ashore.
The jury retired and after few minutes de-
liberation rendered verdict that Thomas Gibney,
James Jones and Frank Campbell came to their
death oy drowning at the loot ofNintn street. East
RIVER, on the BOTH OF April, 1874 said drowning
being the result oil their walking over bridge
which was unsafe, while at work carrying weight
from the steamship ocean Queen to the dock. said
bridge breaking while they were so employed and
preclpitatlnR them into the river.
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"STEAM LANES

From the Washington National Republican,
We look to the day. which can hardly be FAR dis.
tant, when general system OF maritime regula.
lions and Jurisprudence will compel '.steam lanes,
over the busy highways OF the Mediterranean,
from the shores OF Asia to our own Pacific coast
indeed, over every sea now ploughed by the levta.
than agents OF commerce. "Lanesi for sailing craft
may become fact OF the future also. Now shin
without steam power, sailing from this port for
Liverpool with adverse winds, must utilize every
local advantage ''tackingn according to her
ability, sometimes ndlng herself far to the north
ward OF tine routes OF ocean steamers and often far
to southwark. II q belt for sailing ships, laid
down after an exhaustive digest OF the log.
books, by which Maury was able to organize his
geography Of the sea, could be placed upon
the charts furnished for the merchant marine,
there would be no difficulty In compelling sailing
ships to conflne themselves to specined zones II
would thus ultimately result that we should have
perfect knowledge OF the navlgable ocean and that
vessel would seldom be out OF sight or some inme-
date and protecting power. How, in view OF the
great change necessary TO security OF life and
property, can Messrs. Conkling and Cox hope to
accomplish creditable success by the appoint
ment OF one man TO elucldate all these Questions
before an International commission We repeat
then, what we have heretofore urged thai i've
commissioners should be appointed, representing
the steamship interest, the Hydrograpnic ONCE.
the Chamber OF Commerce. the public and the
captains themselves. No movement can succeed
Which bears even the suspicion OF partlalty
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Charge Of Forgery Against q Prusstan.
Yesterday case arising under the Extradition
law came before Commissioner John A. Shields,
In the United States COMMISSIONER once. On
an afrdavit sworn by Mr.. Frederick Hinkel, Consul
General OF the German Empire, Carl vallentin,
native Of Berlin, was arrested on charge OF hav-
ing. in November, 1879 forged the names OF Louis
BecKhon and Mortz SosLhem, OF Berlin, doing
business in that city under the firm name OF Sost-
helm Beckhor, to certain bills OF exchange.
After committing the forgery, as alleged. vaentin
fed from Prussia and took his residence in this
country. The prisoner, who Is an extremely good.
looking man, ana apparently not more tnan
Twenty-Five years Of age was arrested by Deputy
Marshal Bernard on the present charge on Satur.
day last on the Staten Island ierryboat as he
was coming up to town. 1t appears that
suit has been commenced In the So
preme Court Of this city against vallentin
cused OF having embezzled In Berlin. The amount
OF TINS embezzement, together with the sums al
legged to have been obtained by the prisoner on
the bills OF exchange said TO have been forged
amounts altogether 70 about 80, 900 thalers. When
the prisoner was brought before Commissioner
Shields acting in this matter IN the temporary
absence OF Commissioner White, who issued the
warranty, Ex-Governor Solomon appeared as coun-
sci for the German government. and at the request
OF the Commissioners explained to the accused In
TIE Prussian language the nature OF the charge
that has been preferred against him. The prisoner,
VINO speaks little English, in reply to question,
satd he desired examination, whereupon the
stating that. In the interval, the accused would
have time TO consult MS lawyer, and that Com
missioner WHITE on the DAY named, would be
present TO proceed with the case.
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THE COURTS.
The Alleged Police Kidnapping
Line Of the Defence.
A Prussian Charged with For
gery-An Extradition Case.
BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS.

Mr.. Justice Hunt OF the Supreme Court Of the
United States, viii sit to-day in the Circuit Court,
No. II Chambers street, ana proceed with the
hearing OF appeals In bankruptcy. After these are
disposed Of he viii take up appeals in admiralty II
time Ia left him for that purpose.
Judge Benedict Will tomorrow open the regular
term OF the United States Circuit Court on the
criminal side, at No. ~ Chambers street Proba-
bly, the government viii again try Chares Callen-
der the alleged acceptance OF bride OF $4,000
from the Ocean National Bank to influence his
onlcial action a. bank examiner. II will be re-
membered that on the FIRST trial OF this case,
which extended to thirteen days, the jury were
discharged without having agreed upon verdict.
Judge Nathaniel shipman yesterday opened the
adjourned April term OF the United States Circuit
Court for the trial OF civil jury causes. There was
quite large attendance OF jurors the recent fines
imposed ON gentlemen for non-attendance appear
ing to have had good effect. The Judge disposed
OF one or two unimporrant revenue matters.
In the United States Circuit Court yesterday be-
fore Judge Nathaniel Shipman, the case OF Anthony
Oechs vs.. Thomas Murphy, ex-Collecror OF this
port, came on for trial. The cause was tried once
before without any result. The plaintiff Is IN ex.
tensive importer OF wine, doing business in this
city, He made an Importation OF wine In bottles
and upon this, under the acs OF 1870, the govern
ment imposed an ad valorem duty at so much per
gallon aud then, taking the number Of bottles,
placed specific duty OF three cents each on them
The plaintiff claims that the duty ON the bottles
should not have been added, the wine having been
assessed at an al valorem duty per gallon in the
to the construction OF the act. The is stu
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COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Stealing q Gold Shield.

Before Judge sutherland.
John Mara, who was indicted for robbery, pleaded
guilty to petit larcency from the person. On the
Sd OF this month, while Edward Nolan was walking
through James street the prisoner forcioy took
He was sent to the State Prison for five years.
Husband Sent to the state Prison for
Firing . Pistol at His Wife.
Stefan August on the 10th OF March pie AIDED
guilty to assault with dangerous weapon.
On the 3lst Of January ne fired Q pistol at
his wife, the ball entering her side; but, fortu-
nately the shot did not prove fatal. 1t was sup
posed at the time he pleaded that the prisoner was
Insane, and he was remanded IN order that the
physician Of the city prison might make an exam
inaton. That oicer sent certificate to the judge
to the effect that the prisoner was sane. His
Honor sentenced August to the State Prison for
four years.
George Lewis and Charles R. Presley charged
with stealing gold watch and jewelry, the aggre-
gate value or which was $15s, the property OF
Philip Lynch pleaded guilty to an attempt at
grand larceny. His Honor sentenced these pris-
oners 10 the State Prison for two years and six
months.
Heinrich Meyer who was indicted for stealing,
on the 7th OF February a quantity OF ladies' and
mems wearing apparel valued at $3.50, the property
OF Rosa and Rudolph Fromhold. pleaded guilty to
an attempt at larceny. The punishment inflicted
Prison.
John Rourke. who, on the 9Th OF this month,
stOle HdlI cneSL Ol Tea, the property oil spencer
Havemeyer, pleaded guilty to petit larceny. lie
was sent TO the Penitentiary for SIX months.
False Pretenccs.
william Melody pleaded guilty to an attempt to
obtain money oy false pretences, the charge being
that the 30th ofSeptember, 1873, he represented
himself as being in the employ OF QuImby & Co.;
that he had been sent by Timothy Shea TO Charles
Reeve for the purpose OF collecting a bin for Jew
elry amounting TO $3.50 SO. As the prisoner mad
been In prison for eight months the Court SEN
fenced MIN TO the Penltentlary Tor four months.
Robert Holder, indicted Tor stealing snirts val
ued at $50, the property OF Johanna Woellner,
pleaded guilty to petit larceny. lie WAS remanded
Tor sentence.
German Barber Sent 70 the state
Prison for Breaking the Nose and In-
turing the Eye Of n Saloon Keeper.
good deal OF time was occupied In trying an
indictment against John Rebels, barber, charg-
ing MIN with felonious assault and battery, COM
mitted upon Frank Jaeger, an old man, who kept
q lager beer saloon at No. 63s Third avenue. II
appeared from the evidence that on the night OF
the 31st OF March the accused and his friends were
In the saloon, and, upon leaving, the complainant
gave Reneis O slight push in order to shut the
door, whcreupon the accused struck him with
stone match sale, breaking his nose and seriously
1nlurlng his eye. The jury rendered VERDICT OF
guilty OF assault with intent to 90 bodily narm.
ia consequence OF the previous good cha. acter OF
the defendant he was sent TO the state Prison Tor
two years and six months
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RetrfaI OF the Brinlkley Divorce Suit.
Before Judge Van Brunt-
"thrice told tale" already Ia the Brinkley d.
vorce suit, and. OF course, IL il unnecessary its
retrial 70 enter upon q reorganization OF all the
details. Both sides OF the story can be briefly
eptomtzed. The daughter OF Mr. Charles at one
time an actor OF considerable repute, while At
tending school, in 1851 at Iuka, Mica. formed tho
acquaintance OF Hugh Brinkley, the son OF Q very
wealthy gentleman, residing az Memphis, Tenn.
Nine years later, such Is her story tins scq uaint
ance was renewed in this city and he
asked her TO marry him, but said, as
his lathe mtner Wished HIM to marry an nsiress
one They therefore dispensed with the mar.
riage service and lived as man and wife, stopping
They travelled extensively, aud In lSoo he aban-
uoned her. HIS story Is that she was only has
Comment she instituted o suit for limited divorce
in the Court OF Chancery IN Tennessee, but
was beaten Esmoying to TINS ms city abe orS9gns
an order compelling him 70 pay ahmony and coun-
sci fees. He tried to avoid compliance with this
Appeals The suit was tiled before Judge Van
Brunt at Special Term, but the testimony WAS 80
90 before = jury, and in this view was sustained
BY the higher courts There was . large
crowd IN attendance IDA YESTERDAY 20 listen ter.
some days. Messrs Beach Brown are her c0un-
sci and Mr.. H. Anthony conducts the case for the
her examination. Though thirty-one years OF age
she Is still beautiful woman and was plainly
though elegantly attlred. She told her story IN
plain. straightforward manner, ana though SUB
jected to y long and searching cross-examnation,
did not deviate in the slightest from her original
statements There was considerable controversy
on admitting her diary a. evidence, but 1t was
nnally received. This diary, an easy, on-nand. but
spirited and plquant recital OF her life and journeys
while living with the defendant shows her TO be q
lady OF rare culture and with an extent OF observa-
zion and power OF description seldom excelled In
ZIG To- m m nj nj TO
OF the Court this morning her DISCRIMINATION
will no
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AMERICAN JOURNALISM.

From the Pans American Register.l
There is . curious point connected with this a.
fair. illustrating the enterprise Of American jour
nalsts In Europe. The Amerique was brought into
Plymouth lace on Saturday evening, the first news
OF it that reached London being received at the
HERALD despatch reached our once in PARIS about
midnight At the same hour 1t was received in
New York. and BY the HERALD correspondent at
Brest. II was through him that the news reached
the Transatlantic Company. and the director Of the
company v very anxious to know why IT. own
agents and correspondents dad not send on the
news until more than two hours after IL had been
received from the London once OF the HERALD, or
some four or I'VE hours AFTER the news was IN the
possession OF the HERALD correspondent. The
reason 10 very simple, for 1t Is merely question OF
energy ana enterprise II such thinga are to be Of
frequent occurrence the company would do well to
contract with the London ONCE OF the HERALD for
Its earliest shipping intelligence
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SOCIETY In WASHINGTON.
From the National Republican

From the National Republican,
dinner party was given yesterday at WIZARDS
In compliment to Mr.. Sartoris by Marshal Ochil-
tree, OF Texas, which did honor to the host, the
guest ana to the cuisine Of the excellent hotel.
OF the hotel and was chez d'0uvre. The guests
were received IN the blue parlor. and at eight
O'Clock the dinner was announced. There were
Jones. Governor Hebert, Senator Spencer. Senator
Gordon, Colonel WtnteTsmlth. Colonel Fred.
mel G0rham, Major William Hancock CLARKE,
George Alfred Townsend. Mr.. J. P: Foley, Colonel
toasts and sentiments were APPROPRIATE to the &C.
casion and in the wee sma' hours the party adj
journed alter an entertainments rivallinR In Its ap
WASHINGTON.
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snn city. was sold TO pay the crew. A brother
OF MOntagnie wrote 70 him that he feared
Mrs. Noniagnle's Broadway property was liable
for the steamers doDt as the steamer was bought
IN her name by her husband. MoRtagnie showed
she transferred the lease to her husband. she al
legged that Immediately alter his kind and consid-
finally ne abandoned her in 1870 and went 10 Cali
fornia. Soon after this, he brought suit TO recover
the lease on the ground that the transfer was
der Misrepresentation. The case was tried before
Judge Cardozo in 1870 A. Oakley Hall being wit
ness for the defence The case was decided IN IA
yor OF the husband. Subsequently the wife died,
and her executor William L. Boyd, appealed TO
the Supreme Court, General Term, where IL was
argued yesterday. Decision was reserved, the
Court taking the papers.
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BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS
SUPREME CoURT-eEEERAL TERM
A Middle-Aged Widow and q Youthful
Hmsband

Before Judges Davis, Brady and Daniels.
In is47 john De La Montagnie, physician, with
Cut practice and without property aged twenty
three years. won the affections OF Caroline, the
widow OF Augustus Green, and married her, she
being then forty-three years old and owner OF
lease OF valuable property on Broadway. left her
by her former husband Montagnie and hts wife
went 10 California In 1s4o. she returned 10 New
tork soon after, but he remained there, and ven
fured $4,000 In o steamer TO carry passengers TO
Tue gold nelds. TINS proved total failure,
&Ad LIE sLsafnar- after Mon tagnIeH return 70
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COURT oALENDARs-rH1s DAY.


SUPREME COURr-CHANBERs-Held by Judge
Dononue..Nos / 80. 81. 70, sS l0l. los, 1Sl, l32.
5S 5i ~ lac lSS ls7, is7, a72 $751; ass $50, DOL
SUPREME CoUEr-GENxRAL TERx-He,d by Judges
Davis, Daniels and Brady.-NOs. 60 49, So "a, So,
sS s8S 81 go 10 lol le7k, los. ITO. I'LL liz, l7s
~ 90 ioS io7 10 ~ l70 1T, l7s, 49, $50, ISL d.
suPRkn CoURr-UmcUr-Part 1-Held BY
1861 ism iS1s is7s is71 isis les 1881 1888 1885,
van 5 br9St.Cass On No. ray. PART s-asd ~
Mos 2sss 1905 i7SJ 2sss - 90 aa a sss ass
sI27 sl2S s7so. sooo a2sl Ilos lies, III. asa AIS
sUPERIoR CoURr-TRIAL rsRn-Part Held by
Judge Curtis-NoS s7a. $40, 1871 627, s4 $50. 917,
jaas. ss sss ss ia Part co. sss
CoUkr or COMMON PIzAs-TRiAL TExx-Psrt
COURT or CoxxoN PLsAs-EQUTY TEnx-Held
BY Judge Robinson.-Nos. Al. A.
tby Judges Robinson. Van Brunt and Larremore.-
Nos ~ q. 81, 8, ls ~. q. 20 81 a. 30 A, 90 b,
MARINE CoURr-rR1AL TKRx-Part Held BY
M cas- ssss asss asa 4ssi sssS ssss 1855 ASA
Joachimsen.-Ncs 1S2s. zsee $500, 40! A 45Ss.
fs1 s =. t 8 udss sss s as
ssss si4S saos ssss sss4 ss ssss ''
4431 1882 442l 424l 46Ol 1870 1885, 4747 499O $685.
ol77, 2s74, 4Ss4 ASS. 1888. Part 5-Held by Judge
4ol7, 4O2l, l60s. 4t76, 457o, 457s, $780, 45sl.
COURT OF GENERAL SRssIONS-Held by Judge
Sutherland.-The People Va. Edward Broderick.
John H. Decker ana James O'Brien. robbery Same
vs. Bernard Brosins. fel0nious assault and battery;
Same vs. Michael clancy, felonious assault and
battery, two cases; Same vs. Anton Breuer,
relonious assault and battery; Same vs.. Eugene
Mccarthy and James Gavagan, burglary ana re-
burglary: Same vs. william Webb, larceny and re-
ceiving stolen goods; Same vs. Thomas Burke,
grand larceny; Same vs.. James Mullen, larceny
from the person; same va. George Bell, grand lar
ceny Same VS.. Mary Helms, larceny from the per-
son; Same VS.. John Toner, alias John Kelly, per-
Jury.
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THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The Custom House receipts to-day were SASS, 900.
The Assistant Treasurer paid out $266,000 ac-
count OF interest, and $143, 900 in redemption Of
1ve-twenty bonds. The total payments by the
Treasury on account OF May interest to date
amount to $7,17o,ooO.
THE FORErGN MARKET
London advices reported consols and American
securities firm early in the day. but at the OF
business American securities were weak, with ten
forty bonds as the feature, they showing decline
OF one-haf per cent Erie was weak on the an
nOuncement Of the pending negotiations with the
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company.
The bullion gone into the Bank Of England on
balance to-day was 100000. The late quotations.
are as follows:-Consols, money. 93 93h; DO, 40
count, s3k; fve-twenty bonds, 1896, 1861 l07k;
do, 1867, 109H; ten-forty bonds, 104h 1o4hs
new ives, 104K; Erie, Sax; New York Central
ssX. Rentes in Paris were frmer at 6oE SOC.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
No special change Is observable In this class OF
securities. The following were the latest qnosa~
CONSTITUTED States currency. sizes, lloH
116h; do, do, 1881, registered, lloH l2o; doN
do, do, coupons, 121k l21K; do. nvc-swenuss'
1862, registered, 1l5K q 1l5K; do. do. do.' ex-
coupons, l15x q l15h; do, do, 1854, registered.
1l6h q III; do, do, do, ex-coupons, III ll7k;
do, do, 1865, registered i1oK III; do.' do DO,
ex-coupons, lis . 1l8j1; DO, do. 40, new regis
tered, 119h 11ek; do, do, do, coupons, 1l9h .
119s<; do, do, 1867, registered, 1le1 llsN; do,
do do, coupons, 12OK q l2oK; do do.' 1885, regis
tered, 11yk 100; do, do, do, coupons, l2ox
1ooh: do. ten-fortles, registered, 1147S l1SKs
do. do coupons 114N q IFS; do, fves, 1881,
registered, 1l5l l15h; do, do, do, ex.coupons,
ll5h a1l6K.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES.
There was no movement in Southern Sc.
entities worthy OF special comment, and we
ouote the late bids as follows tennessee
SKIES new, $50; DO. do, do. ex coupon, IS:
do do, new series 653 Virginia skies, old 80; 40.
d. new, IS; do. do, consolidated 81; do. do.
deferred, IL; Georgia skies. 75; do. sevens, new,
sex; do. do., Endorsed, 70; North Carolina sixes
old January and July, 81; do. do, do, April and
october, q; do. do. North Carolina Railroad.
January and july 43; do. do, do, April and Octo-
Der, So; do. do do, on January and july 20; do,
do, do, OF April aud October, rs; South Carolina
skies, rs; do. do. January and July TX; do. do.
April and October, II; do, Funding act 1885, II;
Arkansas sevens Little Rock and Fort Scott
issue, IL; do. d. Memphis and Little Rock, II,
do. do, Little Rock, Pine Bluff and New Orleans,
IL; do. do. Mississippi, Ohio and Red River. 12s
DO. do, Arkansas Central Railroad, IL.
RAILROAD BONDS.
The activity In this department was moderate
and ENCOURAGING especially N tue later dsalnu q