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New-York tribune., 1874-12-25
CONIMERCIAL EAII.UEE9.

Stmson, Marquand & Co., WOODEN dealers
Mt No. 1O7 Grandst., announced their failure yesterday
Thc failed last year, and settled with their creditors
at 20 the doll ar They have been carrying
lar,c stock of wooden merchandise the steady shrnkagc
In the value OF which, with bad debts made 1t IMPOSSIBLE
for them continue business any longer They nave,
therefore, >pended, with liabilities agSregating $4,000
They expect to pay co cents Oh The dollar aud will then
retire from business.
Henry y. Morgan, produce dealer at No. 81 warren
ST. whose failure has been anuouuced in THE TRIBUNE,
is negotiating with his creditors with view TO amcabiY
adjusting all differences. meeting OF CREDITORS was
h, i'll at store which reSOlutOrS were unanimously
adopted dcprrcatIng 40 premature reprts whcn hiu
gained publicity Injurious to MI. MOrsans standing
aud connecting Mr.. McBrde'5 name with his III an
alleged scheme to dc;Iaud creditors. The bankruptcy
proceedings are CONTINUE Tor tie purpose OF uslIg their
provisions for carrying into cn.ct proposition Tor
settlement shortly 10 ne made By Mr.. Morgan COM
mttce o three selected by Ac creditors, VINO are 10
make Iull examination of Mr. MGrS.ns affairs, aud
report result the creditors Mr. Morgan Will then
ma proposition for settlement as Inc report OF
tho committee seems to warrant. 1t is expected that
90 per cent Viii Dc the basis
The OF arrest has been Withdrawn, and there
to bo general disposition to make settlement
New-York tribune., 1874-12-25
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
COST OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.

COST OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
WORK OF TIE BOARD OF APPoRTI0NMESr on THE
ESTIMATES COSCLUDED-S9,3OOOW APrRoPEI-
ATED TO PAY THE INTEREST On THE CITY DEBT.
The final estimate for the support OF the
City and County Governments for 1875, including the
State tax and the payable under special statutes,
was made by the Board OF Estimate and Apportonment
Yesterday afternoon The only item left undetermined
at the meeting of Wednesday was that OF the appropr
alton for the payment Of the interest on the city debt
The sum originally asked for by the Controller,
t93OOOOO, was agreed upon by the unanimous vote OF
the members of the Board. Tho appropriations and
figures remain published In THE TRIBUNE yesterday,
and the grand total amounts to S3G9572 23 The Board
met at D. m and all the members were present-vz.:
Mayor Vance, Controller Green, President Wheeler OF
the Tax Department, aud President Flanagan OF the
Aldermen. After some unmportant routine business
New-York tribune., 1874-12-25
EXEMPTION OF CHURCH PROPERTY FROM TAX
ALTON.

The suit of the Congregation Shaar Tcfla
agt the Mayor to RESTRAIN the giving Iof lease OF
their building under tax sale for the OF 1868 has
been decided by Judge Van Worst in their favor The
congregation bought the land for their Temple 1876
and began building in 1867. The building was hn-
ished in 1863 In 1868 a tax imposed on
on the unfinished building and lot OF s8 sO In 1871 the
propery was sold for 1000 years to Pcterkin and
and when the suit was brought he was entitled to his
lease. The plaintiffs had previously asked that the
should be RENTED, aud clerk IN the office Informed
them that 1t dUne and thtncefOrh they knew moth
ing OF sale Till they tried to gage the prop
crty and the searches by the proposed lender
IT, Judge Van Worst holds that the facts proved the
property exempt from the taxes OF 1868. II was
used exclusively for public worship at tao time OF
Imposition U: the tax, but tie facts constituting that
exemption do not appear the face OF the record, or
the proceedings under which the tax title 10 claimed,
and they apparently regular action Is the proper
remedy The remedy by ccrtOrarl IL not adequate III
tne present case would IL to be proper since
the egaity does not appear In the proceedings them
selye5 lie therefore awards Judgment for the plaintiff
New-York tribune., 1874-12-25
TWO DETECTIVES IN TROUBLE.
TILLY AND HEIDELBERG CHARGED WITH SECHEIINo
STOLEN PROPERTY.

STOLEN PROPERTY.
A spccial meeting of the Board of Police
Commissioners was held yesterday 10 consider what
action should he taken IN the case OF Detectives
Tiy and Hcidelberg who were charged with having III
their closet horse blanket, property recovered from
thieves which should have been turned over 10 thc
Property Clerk. On the 9Th inst, the day after De-
tec,ives Capp and Lrahy discovered large amount oil
robes and blankets that had been stolen from different
persons in Hewlett Olel's stables, at No. IA East
Twenty fOurth-st, n gentleman who had lost some
blankets informed that his property was among
that which had been recovered This gcnto nan wen
to the Police Central Onire and asked for his
property. A search was made for the
blankets described, but they eOuld rot be
found. The matter tho knowledge OF the Police
Commissioners, and they report tnat the story Of the
case was thus told them. When Detective Capp learned
that he property Inquired for could not he found CON
sderlng himself rcspDnsibe for hc at once began to
look for il. The closets and wardrocs in the Detective
Office examined and OF the blankets in question
found the closet occupied by Detectives Ty and
Heidelberg. Detective THY was aSket whit the blan-
kct doing there lie answered, "Ifeleberg put II
| there" Detective Heidelberg ASKED about the
that &" the captain wanted tho blanket for his horse"
blanket then taken to the Properly Clerk The
matter then brought to the notice Of superintendent
Walling aud he made into the facts OF
the and reported what hc had ascrrtalned to the
| Board or Police yesterday, substantially as reported
above The Board therefore ordered tnat Detectives
| 1nly and IlcdeIberS be suspended from duty, and
charges ordered To hc male ont in accordance with
the statement upon which they are " be tried
| next week.
Detectives Tllv and Heidelberg went before Commits.
si1ner VcOrhis yesterday afternoon AID said thar they
wished 10 siate their side OF the case. Commissioner
Vourais said that he shOdd be happy to hear any tnhg
that they nIgHt have TO The detectives then sad
that the whole thing was a lob put up ny some oi
their enemies III the detective Oc gotten up 10 inJre
tbeu and secure, PERHAPS thClr dismissal from Tue DE-
| partmcnt"
Capt irving questioned about the case. and he
said that the first no knew of the when he te'
ceyed the order TO suspend Detectives Tv and leidc-
berg. He knew nothing about the blanicC brlIg con
craicd and utterly Ignorant Oi ict. connected
with charges against the detectives nntll after the
| suspcI-iJn. Tho cGuJrd great deal or excite.
police circles. as Tlly and Heidelberg are well
| known III ali tue departments
New-York tribune., 1874-12-25
sCURRILOUs POSTAL CARDS DANGEROUS

TIE FIRST CONVICTION UNDER THE NEW LAW.
In the United States Circuit Court yester-
day the trial OF Moses Chamberlain, for sending
rIlous postal cards through the mail, resulted In his
conviction ALI Of the counts In the indictment, and
he remanded for sentence The indictment
charged Mr.. Chamberlain with sending through tho
mail Ia cards Of that KIND and, under the amended law,
the greatest punishment that be inflicted upon him
Is 10 years Imprisonment and fine Of 5000 for each
card making In all l4O years Imprisonment and fine Of
$4,000 Mr.. Chamberlain can IN the discretion Of the
Court, be fined im prSOped BOTH IL sentenced
ho moved on each count in tho Indictment, the
est punishment II inc, must Ebe $l400, OF IL imprisou
ment Il years. because the law says that fine for
each Otfense shall not be less that $780, the imprs0n
meut for each Oiense less than year This s the
first tried under the law making II crime to send
scurrous postal cards through the mall for that
reason, as well as on account OF the standing
In tho community OK those most interested, It has
attracted considerable public interest. motion for
trial will DO made next Tuesday. and there
moro indictments against Nr. Chamberlain for like
Olense5.
As appeared from the evidence the scurrilous cards
were sensto Mr. Van Valkenburg hopes Of cxtorting
money from him, but rather than be victimzcd he
invoked the AID Of tue law, and procured tho
lnent or the one who was annoying him. Assistant
United States Distrct-Atorney Purdy for the prOsecu
ion, aud exJudso Fullerton aud Mr Warning for the
defense.
New-York tribune., 1874-12-25
CRIMINAL NOTES.

At the TOmbs Police Court yesterday. John Cam-
IT. Chnman living No. 100 Mott ST. held 10 SJO0 BAH ios
having his person pair Of bras knuekels
James NJ. X. Smith was arraigned at the jefferson
Police Cour. Yesterday ehase hayrg while ensre
the employ Charles H. Co.. Mrsnule Bureau,
$40 received collector for George PeeuAa
Prisoner committed
An application was made yesterday to Recorder
H,cke who recently convicted .f bur-
Qlary in breaking apartment Luther e. Bryant FORSYTH
ST. aud In so anl large
trial Coun cmei that h. evence did not warrant tho
verdict The Recorder granted
taken
meoa old tried and of
stealing pockeibook containing 30 crnt
asked enen the ground that her h
crime had committed similar ofnss
Recorder Hacke sentenced her the full iahve years
Joseph Cray charged with robbery osde guilty 70
grand the night and satcnee 70
ten BrowD, chlge with the same grade
impn,
New-York tribune., 1874-12-25
TIE SHERIFF AND TIE MARsHALS.

The contest between the Sheriff and the
Marine Court Marshas over point OF great interest,
not only those officers directly affected by the result
but lawyers generally, was ended yesterday at least
temporarily by decision Of ChefJustce DAVIS OF the
Supreme Court who has had the question before him on
argument. Levi Shipper, marshal OF the Marine
Court was arrested Tor contempt which consisted In
cute process OF execution issued upon judgment re-
covered In the Marine Court IN violation OF rule re
Gently established by that Court lilo was brought be.
fore Judge Davis on writ Of habeas corpus aud
made for his discharge Messr5 Breen aud uearon
appearing In tue prisoners behalf and Brown II all nu
Vandorpoel for the Sheriff Judge DAVIS has Iust do.
Qidod to discharge tho marshal.
New-York tribune., 1874-12-25

st Duane aud Chambersss will have their cnr'e'mas
fast furnished by william NJ Fliess. at D. m ana mrs
0Counor will furnish to each the very use'u s'''s VI
rar Of socks pair OF shoes and na'r OF new AMI
the presents of which they are the recip
ens more than take ns poOSed ophaS Asynm at One
forty thrdst. and the Bouievard VIII pe
toS can at 1880 p m aud the children will give
their part Of the days entertainment at p u. wnen
srsmme An earnest appeal made for contributions
that therc be nothing lacking TO the full satisac
The children Of the New-York Juvenile Asylum will
have their usual holiday dinner aud exercises. -,
The children's institutions under the management W
tho Commissioners OF Charities aud Correction VIII az
be provided with varied b Of Iare aud will share az
the pleasures Of the day. Mira Given goes To kthdal
island with presents Tor all the sick children The asy-
ums also provided with feast OF poultry. Az tne
Nursery there will he very attractive pT1sramue y.
exercises and a fine dinner. At Bellevue Hospital inc
usual preparations are made aud heansNnE o"' 10
Contributions for the Door Of the NewYork Colored
Mission are earnestly solicited ny tne m"naSeuS or @
poor and desoate aud would gratefully apprefEa@te @
received at the Mission No lS5 West Thrtiethst by
Augustus TAber, President at No "a Waerst ana Sy
The Board Of Managers OF the VII Industrial school
invite the friends Of the school 10 attend tner eXerises
to-day at Avenue A and Eighth-St -,
Tue Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum furnished with
the usual Christmas didner but no iuther preparations
The children Of the Sunday school attached to the
Tabernacle. Broadway and Tnitiyourth-st VIII nave
no services in the church, At the Mission school OF tho
same church, Nuth-ave. aud Thrty-sixth-st, nearly
1000 children belonging the schools will be reminded
the festive by the distribution Of presents ana
the display OF o Christmas tree.
The homeless boys Of The Eleventh and Thirteenth
Wards will be provided with good Christmas dinner
this evening at n o'clock. at their Lodgng-house NO.
S27 Riyiu The dinner which Is to consist OF
roast turkey pIumpuddug and other good things nas
been generously FURNISHED by one who has long taken
warm interest i'll the RIvngton Street Lodging-nouse
and other charitable institutions or the city.
The Executive Cominttee OF the Chiidrens Fold re.
port that he average number Of children the Fold
during the three months has been over A. Inc
Christmas festival is be Lcd Tuesday afternoon
At the PenentIary, jail, and county buildings IN
Brooklyn turkey dnners will be served 10 the inmates
Tue usual Christmas dinner Will be given at the News
boys and IucbrIates Home.
New-York tribune., 1874-12-25
di.ordsrly conduct the specific allegation bs,ns sass

disordery conduct the specific allegation bens thas
he caused an immoral exhibition called the can"
to be PERFORMED &C his theaer Early IN the presens
term the Grand Jury found similar indictment azanst
the defendant, upon which he gave bail but he
timed to permit the performance 70 be carried
his establishment pending the trial OF the accusation.
found. upon which Shapter aud the IA women
arraGned yesterday.
Mr.. Howe, who appeared as Mr.. shapter's counsel.
asked for ponement of the pleading until hs
ciate counsel could be present and the accused prom
sed through his counsel tnat the performance would
not be repeated last evening.
Assistant DistrctAttOrney Rollins sald that mas
much as he could not try the yesterday, he
disposed to let the Case stand over bot insisted upon ha
plea being entered. Mr. Shapter had TO stand up and
plead Not guilty" Mr.. Howe pleaded not guilty for
the twelve girls and by consent of tho Court they
discharged their own rec0GnZances till Monday. Mr..
shap,rr was permitted % Leave the oouri 10 order 70
nd bail upon the new indictment. obtaining which hs
was discharged.
New-York tribune., 1874-12-25
THE CAN CAN DANCERS IN COURT

Samuel Shapter, the proprietor of tho Metro
potan Theater, who was arrested with II "csn can"
dancers Wednesday night by Capt. Mcdonnell OF the
Eighth Precinct warrants Issued from the Court Of
General Sessions brought to the bar yesterday be-
fore Recorder Hackett. for trial The very
Interesting one a. we'll somewhat exciting. great
crowd filling the court aud watching tae proceed
ings The l? dancers pleaded not guilty, aud shapter
w1 Arraixued On now tadiotgept charging him With
New-York tribune., 1874-12-25
A RETROACTIVE ExrRADrTroN TREATY.

In the United States Circuit Court yesterday
in the case OF Angelo do Giacomo an alleged Italian
breand, heretofore reported IN TIE TRIBUNE. Judge
Rlatchford dismissed tho writ ot hlbeas corpn and
manded Gacomo to tie custody OF the Marshal THO
crime OF murder OF which GiacOmO accused was com
mited IN 1867 and cxradltion treaty between ths
United States and I:alv not adopted TIL 1863 Tho
defense WAS that the troaty did not cover Gdc0nos
case because 1t retroactive IN It's eff ct Judge
in remanding the prisoner, says that 1t 10 re-
troactiye.
New-York tribune., 1874-12-25
RENEWAL OF THE GRAND STREET FERRY


BY the action of the Dock Commissioners,
who acei yesterday upon petition sent to
them by the Ncw-York and Brooklyn Ferry Company
regard to the payment OF rent for the ferry at the
foot OF GIands the vexcd question in regard to the
continuance OF that ferry is probably settled 1t being
understood that the terms prescribed by the Commis-
sioners will he accepted by the Company. The follow
ing resolution was passed in relation TO that subject
That Feb 1870 be granted
the Sewk and BOoAyn Ferry OF the wharf at the foot OF
sDist OF rented owled BY
corporation the foot OF G.ant B0okn nc.ung all the Terry
bridges racks Platforms Oher sritures erected thereon,
for the purpose eabhng maintaining from tue sad premises,
ferry, with the pnyeee from time TO m such alterations
be require tn hrstcass con-
the s9 TO be subject al the usual conditions ard cove
forth by tue De Of Docks aud TO the pT-
renewals each with claim that it, at time
during either Of tue renew. terms the leased shalt be required
by the city for the Improvement OF the water iront
according to law the SAID premises will be remanei
the city such surrender but In event
being shall charged during the tune
from Of until possession of tue shall
again the said Company aud the under which tue
render made has been extended corresponding peroi Of time
said Nesiork brook Company shall hrt
within this Office their acceptance Of
all the and conditions stipulated for aud to so this
Department equal quarterly SOuO byo years. from
Fejruary 1879; $4,000 the first rrLew II I've aud
the second renewal Of I've The expenses reps
ar. TO borne b. tue Company.
New-York tribune., 1874-12-25
DEPARTURE OF FOREIGN 4AIL&
FRIDAY. DRc. Is

FRIDAY. DHc IS
Christmas D.yrhs PosOmes aud Mails will be cioscd ss 10
m.
Mails Newfoundland the SsWrofs P0'tons " dsv
Of 1880 IN.
HALIFAX n - closed the Ns~Ysrh Post oaes rsu
tyN6nm-
sAruRDAt DEC. 26.
For r-s, Britain and the Uoune kurcpe b' steamship Od
close IL %. suppen ntsy Mail 10 closei
Post Omoe 81 80 IN. steamship a. H. frou rer iso'
Third u. Hsbskcn.
Tx YsscA SxscI yA aaus. ~ easssS pxsgN sNh s's No.
New-York tribune., 1874-12-25
A MIDNIGHT MASS.

rIg,f CELEBRATION on TIE DAY IN ST. IGNAlIr,
mruALIsrlCJ CHURCH AN IMPRESSIVE SER
VICE.
At st. Ignatius Church the services last
night though elaborate wcro clam ii to Dc Strictly 'h
accordance with the PROTESTANT Episcopal formuiarlos
aud cauous Blk years ago they woul have bseu 50
New-York tribune., 1874-12-25

comparison OF the amounts allowed certain depart
ments in 1s73 1874 1876 is also shown as follows
s71Si3 1872 SO sa5!ss sss 90 1850
Law Department. lOoooo Az AA''o-o w 4o-'ooo w
D''at.. l44a5oo 90 1sel 500 90 1852 90
Dcparinent.. 2i3.Slo ~ 22O,iOl " 222OVO W
Public Char. On M , 40. "a. M 49,. 90 o.
aud CORRECTION. 4oV,VOo w l'ozfoto w
4es 900 90 5a5 500 90 $4,000 90
Department Of buildings 7sOO0 90 ll4,07G 81 $4,000 %
Police Department .2Ol0 % 81 VI 4lS7,32J ~
Fire Depsrtm' l9Ol i5ollU % l3lb,OOO
Board Education. ..33OUOOO w 3lG3OS6 OO j.133OOO W
Cleaning cts. W W ouOUOO
The Ma;orii,y........ 6U251 80 $1,000 W $4,000 W
The examination Of tho tails OF the levy discoses the
fact that the amount required for the running expenses
oi the Departments judiciary &C. Is little less than
sIGOIJCOO Ths Is apparent by dcducting tho following
items:
State 1886 90
q debt. 9jDpOOU
Redemption of cIy debt iji.1G3 SO
FOURTH m2roVement lJ.S,1G7 90
Auium, sui eG.rtlbie o2j VU5 %
Of department. iiic,ry Gc.... Is 7 $50 40
lots. ............ j615Ji72 rs
In connection with the figures agreed upon for the
nnal estimate the rate OF tax for 1875 most im
p0rant item for taxpayers. The rate Is determined
by tho valuations OF real and personal property in
city An effort Will be made this Winter to do away
with the tax personal estates and substitute for
corporations but this will not probably be acted
ulOn IN affect the present levy. After deduct
ing the estimated OF the general fund.-
and plus revenues OF the sinking fund.- there
mans be raised by tax in 1875 the OF $685..
only 10 estimated. Approximate figures only can DO
given The feeling generally seems To bc that the rate
Uf tax should not vary much IRON ~ on hundred dol
drs The ratio may be arrived NJ bY adding 10 the hnal
estimate tho estimated deficiency In product Of the
general tax levy i0r 1875 from erroneous assessments,
iusolyonces. Ec. TITO law VI lsl2 authorizes suA 70
New-York tribune., 1874-12-25

be added not 10 exceed per cent Of the levy. The
figures then appear follows: ...o n,
fedulred by hnsl estimate SjoVJo4fs 90
% m,ss ................... 100000 90
To,.I .s33 9bG,472 %
Ad ,o ,unni, dsacienee, e,,,y.,...,,.... 6Gi4 403 %
Taking tho valuations OF property OF the present year.
IO29176 basis which to calcu!afe inc IhI'
we get per cent % $780, the tax rate for 1872
This is ascertained by dividing the amount reqirsn ~
be raised by tax G2087j g. by the valuations OF rear
and personal estates, estimated at Nah!9l7G II tne
valuations of property should DO materially rrduccu
the rate OF tax necessarily will be increased nut II IS
hoped that the improvements in real estate may Keep
the assessed values at the present hgnres. Inc LAX
levy for 1873 amounted to $28.?2s490 o. Tor 1874
s}23I2sI6 92 The tsx levy for ls76 - estimated ~
SJ4620s15 ~. There can be no reasonable dOdht thlt
the lew for 1875 will exceed that OF 1874 by >IWO,oo'
aud that Of 1913 BY SG.OOO,OOO
New-York tribune., 1874-12-25

comparison OF the amounts allowed certain depart
ments in 1873 1874 and 1885, is also shown follows
The New York herald., 1874-07-31
Maritime Miscellany.

BRIG COUNTESS HALIFAX, lumber laden, while going
out Halifax July 80, bosDd TO the West INDIES, ran
ashore, and will be a total wreck. she is owned by
Havey, of Halifax.
BRIG MAUD McIsaac, from Wilmington, NC. laden
with crude petroleum, spirits Of turpenune ana rosin
arrived at Bermuda 9th inst leaking badly.
sCHR BnLosIA, Hill, from Weehawken for City Island
while passing through He'll Gate Yesterday in tow OF
her stern post out and filled She aground on
Wards Island, where she now lies full Of wafer.
BANGOR July 29The vessel previously reported ashore
at Packards Point is the schr Aurora, TINS port She
loaded with bark and hay at Frankfort Tor sa lem
After going ashore she rolled throwing on her
deckload and now lies her SIDE full of water
NEW srkAnsHrr COAST LIsE-Early In September the
Old Dominion Steamship Company expect to put their
FIRST their new line between this city and
Iewes Del. Al present their vessels only to Nor
and Maryland they have secured the Junction and
Break watsr Railroad In Delaware, which Is to connect
with their new line at Lewes The principal freight
brought will be fruit oysters and vegetables. and
they confident that great trade can be worked up
In southern Delaware alone.
LAyEcHxD-At Raco, Ne, July 29, by VIM Merrill,
splenddd Smasted schooner Of about 800 hult
Chas Chase Co Of Portland and Dap; Nathl FaIker
and others OF Saco. Ospt Faker will command her.
At South Robbinston, Ne, July y by VIM Busbec.
mandea BY Capt Heed Of fniiads phia, where she Is
At East peering, Me- Jny 30 bark Ahce, from George
Russell's yard. previously noticed. -
Kenzie. finely modelled schooner OF the following d-
mensions Length 81 feet BREADTH q feet Depth
ieet Q inches She is owned by Nelson Hardy and
others Of Gloucester and will be employed IN the cod
and mackerel fishery.
Notice to Mariners.
Mars Rock the scene Of the wreck OF the steamship
Atlantic