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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-01
Rr,sINEss EMRARRAssMENrs.

At a meeting yesterday OF the creditors OF
WISE & Co in the Office Of Henry Wilder Allen, Register
IN Bankrifptcy at No 152 broadway. Samuel shethar
was elected assignee only three of the creditors opecnS
L. A. Brick & Co. ron-ppe dealers, nj No III Leonard
ST. announce that they have secured an extension from
their creditors and will continue their business as usual
Miner & Co., confectioners, at No - Cortlandtst
state that their liabilities are between $4,000 ana
$4,000 They not able TO estimate their assets
They say that the Of the suspension was the ~
preston Of trade and the consequent depreciation OF the
stock in which they dealt. The firm would have been
able to overcome this difficulty Il hasty creditor had
not obtained and enforced Judgment
Schenck & Coz shipping and commission merchants OF
No So Beekman-st have not failed, the announcement
to that effect being entirely erroneous Ihcy are CON
tinung business as usual.
The creditors OF Janeway Co. OF No 3O6 Broadway
recently met at the Office of Register J. Williams ana
made arrangements by which the firm creditors are to
receive 70 cents on the dollar while the individual cred
itors are 10 be paid dollar for dollar The assets Of The
firm are nomnally S17l 900. and its liabilities SlOl 922
VIM H. Ward who has made an nsolyent assignment 10
William J.. Lockwood, has filed his schedule showing
liabilities amounting to $4,000 nominal assets amount
ing TO 81 900, and real assets amounting 10 ~loOo
Judge Iarrcmore has fixed his ass. nees bond at - 900
InsOlyent assignments have been filed by Herman Seer
10 Louis Heyman ana by Priest Fuller & Lockwood Ia
VIM. l.. Headlcy. a meeting of the creditors OF john
ChambCrlin held yesterday at No. Z Beckinal-sl
and John III. Plat was elected assignee. Al meeting
OF the creditors OF samuel Abraham held yesterday ~
No 1919 FultoY-st Samuel Strauss of No. Malden-ne
was elected asst gnCc. There meeting OF the cred
itOrs o Decker 4 Co. ~ No 15i Chatnan-St yesterday
but no satisfactory adjustment was reached.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-01
A SURVIVAL OF BARBARIsM.

TO the Editor Of me Tribune.
SIR: "Ventator,n in your issue of Nov. 2G,
on tho right track. Let pure Air in
railroad cars. II conductors persist In their stOld il
norance ON the subject OF ventilation, let them be tdrned
out in the cold, whore they can sniT tho wholesome
breeze they withhold from the travelling public /, Il
commercial traveller and | six hours each day in
these dngy and sometimes pesufer0us sWeat-bOxes 1t
Il only by continual STRIFE with the conductor and per-
sonal Of the stove doors, windows, and
yentilators, that be moderately comfortable. Not
long ago. on q Georgia railroad. / requested
the porter to open tho yontiiators lie
ri once raised several windows, and informed
me that De wentlatos has been screwed down for dc
Winter" Much injury Is done to health by poorly ven
tilated cars Breathing fetid and oyerheltcd amo
sphere for several hours, and then suddenly substituting
the cold outdoor air. IL to affect the healthy
aud in many eases Dungs Oh pneumonia and kindred
disc Nor conductors solely to blame Probably
not person ia i've hundred has due appreciation OF
the importance Of breathing pure air The average raY
etr enters car and throws himself into his seat like
pig and when the poisoned atmosphere Supplies his
senses, Ike u pig he goes to sleep, AMI slumbcrs
to his journeys end. Should you say anything
about fresh air" or ventilation" he would dubb you
profe Of hy gcne vegetable diet barbarian or
unatic. We live In great age an Of progress,
Of reform Men thanking God every day for our
FORM OF civilizations fOr our schools, the telegraph, and
ihe press: yet when We 1ud everywhere much
ignorance regarding tho simplest facts, boosted pro-
grcss seems delus.0n. PROGRESS.
AO1yOik, Va, Nov. -, 1873.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-01
THE COURT OF APPEALS

Albany N " Nov 3O-In the Court OF Appeals,
Tuesday. Nov 80 1915 the following motions were made
Dodge Village Of CatskllMOtiOn 10 dismiss appear
Olney for notion Jacob j. Werner opposed Inc
Court took tho papers. -,
Gilman ag- Gilman.-Motion for rcargument submitted
Appeals nom orlersNO 32j-In tho matter Of the pounsn
Of Mary n. TOwnsend appellants ast Mary = Na, bui
respondent John Townsend for appellant EDWARD htche
No. al Evelyn p. Dalrymple respondent, sgt william
and appellants argued by samuel Hand Tor appel
liant, and by A. II. Bingham for respondent.
3i5-Wiam H. GuTnsey aud others, IeSpOnnents a2t-
lanes g. Johnson ano dns &C. appellants argued by
r. A. Stanton OF counsel Tor appellant ana by I" '" Ray if
No 34i-In re- Thos r. Agnew, vscate Assignment
argued by Herbert A. Shpman OF counsel for appellant ana
No 63DMccirath att The New.York Central and Hudson
River Railroad Co. resumed ana concluded A., O.. Nth
6jGeO j. Barlow e al respondents, agt tho 81 MICH
Oas National Bank Of New York appellant; suDnite'
No l6lThe People rel. Hubbard executor Nc appel
liant ag VIM b. Harris respond. nj argued by ~ l. MOaA
appellant and by X. \ Pirmrnter Tor respondent
The following decisions were handed down
granting trial affirmed aud Judgment absolute Ior
plaintiff accordance with the opinion oil mo supreme
Judgment alrmedIle People agt. Eyers The People as'
Raw. 49, 49,. -, ..- IT
Wade agt. DE LeyCr: CdmblOs agt. ButJtThfll
order affirmed, with costsFIycr agt Rockfeuer me
Union Trust Company ag Tue Monticello, &C. haIiOau CO
pany Place at. Chese1r0ugh ,. ,...,.,o Tor
order granting trial affirmed and Judgment absolute TOT
defendant stipulation with costs trot aBl ,s
reversed AMI new trial granted costs 10
event BTOwnsOn agt Chapman; CoaI"ator as' DIN >
Thomson agt. smith. Al, . a., 90.
of the Commissioners ahrlno, WIN COsIS-
Iho People rel. Hewlett agt. Tue Mayor. - ,,,,o, .
Judgments affirmed with cJStS-ADtcIOhOo aS'' A"uO"
ieTts reversed and proceedings Of the Commissioners
HighNsgs aiTnei-PrOplo * rel i'o~tn agt Joht'
street Co Church agt Cagger BAKER aB'' mo
Home Life Insurance 40.
Calendar 81 Court on Appeals D0N -
500 il, 10, lG, SO. 10, 62, go och, and 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-01
NnIcTMENrs F0R LIREl.

Two weeks ago James L. King, member of
Assembly elect, appeared before the Grand Jury ana
made a ,r.mina. complaint against George Jones and
Louis J. Jennings FOR having caused libel upon him 90
be- published IN 73. aud repeated during the canvass Of
November $50 Ia ence before the jury be stated
that AT tne lime OF the publication In 1873 he had submit,
ted the di,pr0o Of the allegations 20 the accused persons
bat they had declined to publish this disproof any
apology He had therrupou retained Henry Ncon to
urosec,te them in a civil suit Dir Nlc0ll had advised
another effort 20 obtain apology, and with Mr. Kings
consent had submitted All the papers in the TO Nh
Jcnnines who was acting also FOR Nj Jones. No eX-
plation or apology published, and the papers
were not returned Mr. NcOl neglected 10 prosecute the
case, and Nj. King finally dropped it, On the repubca
ton Of the libel Mr. King went with witness to the
accused persons their agents, and told he might
publish his explanation as an advertisement This he
declined do. and began both civil aud criminal actions
The libel consisted in declaring that Mr. King had shared
IN the spells OF Thomas G. Fields frcmcu's fund swndle
to the amount Of $4,000 and cheek for that sum,
drawn by Field to Mr.. Kings order, given Mr.
King submitted 80 the Grand Jury documents showing
that he check was given payment for certain lots in
Harlem Tho jury thereupOn ordered an indictment for
LIBEL to be drawn, when it submitted in court
Me,srs Jones and Jennings were informed Of the
action OF the jury by the DiStrct-Atoncy The two
!neu appeared ~ the TOmhs on Monday afternoon,
and gave bali in $1,000 each Ia appear Tor trial Whom
wanted Thomas G. Acton Was their surety.
lanes ". & Charles NJ Guuiscll publishers Ot The
GrdpLic. have retained Benjamin i. Butler 10 conduct
their against Me--s. Jones and Jennings "a con-
parng additional action In the United states
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-01
Bark rnova rmina cecstina (rtai). stsrsA Lexhnss.

Bark rnova Fmiiis Celestins OtaLl stnsA Lexn"ns
BARI f f Petersen Hamburg EanGh Ehys%c"
Bss on yer GIFTS Or jones Prince. r. Murrayr.
ssSf Isll Hardy Kelly Alexandria Va ana Georgetown
so6r EninsTson Rokes Msrs;ens Havana. H. p Brown
scSr Maud webster wentworth, Key West and Pensacola
's seIT v BIsesSoId Bush Key west, ss Gu.h ..,,..
C chT u Jsns snow Hatch Baraeo r j. weinberg
Barge Georgetown. Robertson philadelphia Jas Hand
steom,n,, Geor0e washnston, whitehead New orlesns
Nov ~ Via Norfolk 2oth with ndse aud pass 70 CLARK
Steamship city Of Atlanta woodruff Charleston Nov a.
vs." schr EccheRd ia. jasper j,SeTo iS with coffee
Steamships Rotterdam. for rotterdam Moq,ana Live.
sps star d a i % SS III dI nsSs aS
s Bars cf for %s 9T Gn Ms t of Jo
WlND~sunset. moderate. \. sclear.
MEMORANDA. ,oo..
and n aRe SSH on tho s2ad was city ms
20th anchored on tho Bar was to"ed " the CITY th'
tehT safsS A. Reed Gupn from Point ariyei
29th Lower Bay was lowed TO the city TINS
''''' DOMESTIC PORTS.
BOSTON nov $ot anchor n r1sn,. AZ aehor n
liiuota Light scr A. NJ Allen, IRON AleH,ndr2 ,o,,
FORTRESS MOSEoE, Nov. 3O-Ariyed, bark Freidg ITO"
BMTNonE nov. aoATryed schr John s. Isgr,GaR.
Nywc,sTIp Del Nov 80 Noon steamship Williams
oF gnd% Sq rSo Banq Tor ca mp ' j. Nm
from Nsw.York, aid William and James, from fsmunAy
River also passed mp. ,.--.-- -.
Charleston Norfolk. from Richmond H. J. cav, from lau
morei Mayhower irCm Ne~-forA sacd steamship Naa'r'
land for Antwerp
FOREIGN PORTS.
BRISTOL Eng Nov 3OIhe steamship Somerset, western
sailed to-day for New York
oEgNsroNS Nov 3O.The Inman Line steamship city NJ
BROOKLYN. Ibbs from NewlOrk NOV 20 arrived here ~
10 D. M LIVERPOOL Cunari steamship Plrhia Wat
son from 90 arrived "a j. and roccei.d 20
Liverpool The National Line steamship Egypt, rOstn, from
New.fOrk Nov 20. signaned OF Iastnet at 3 p m.
DISASTERS.
FORTRESS Moyeog Nov 3O-T4e bark Lord baltimore.
from Richmond, WhiC 0I ~ the IOss
last night by the schr. Louist Mallory which
earned away the f1re0p glantm,t aud JbbDpm I1s
brig Iva into BY the brg ~ g Haskell iI9 ifll.
-ale and carried her jDl]pn. tnd -t5'
hole she viii az NoIlOk The Irs
Peggy lost her Jbbo0m bow pi AMI part ~ her bu"at@s
For LGfest NhtB AeirS see run Fdg,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-01

n1sAprEARANcEI IN noRoNEN.

John Coffee, residing at Grand and Seventh
st, il HoboScn. disappeared saturday last and has
not since been heard from lie was engaged at the time
IN building a house for a man in MOnroest, and on
Thanksgiving Day received - 900 from him as pay
mont on the contract The house was nearly finished
last week. AMI the man for whom ID was built viii lose
M hing by Nh Cocs disappearance, but there are pc
Sun, n the city to whom he is indebted for materials to
Che amount of about 800. No reason is given for his
disappearance AZ first 1t supposed iha he had gone
Of ON d.bIuch. as ne had been giving % drinking. But
was currently gcppptd and believed in HOb0kcu yes
teiday tha Lc had gone To California. gentleman ina
Jersey City says be- hm Oh saturday aud heard hin
-v be was about 10 lra,c for California. Otncr persons
say they huyr information to the effect lie leaves
oif iu Ttnneu w IcIe De has lived about 10 years,
and is Known H- 20 pays his obi - lon,, though
nj, bits have not br TEN Qerd,e for some years. He
+, about Jj ytHlS ol are.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-01
A SEQUEL TO EFFORTS FOR A FoRGER's RE
IIASE.

A suit by Mary J. Pettis, wife of Spence
Pctis agalnbt Andrew l.. Roberts, came before Judge
Donohuc. In supreme Court, Chambers. on motions
Spence ettis arrested Ia Boston, tried for forgery
convicted and ia serving ont sentence In Massa
chusctts prison Mrs. Petls claims that she gave Rob
crs get her husband released that he only used
$3.50 and him for the balance In hsanswer he adj
s that he received ~ 800 but claims that he paid out
for the release III Pets 81 250 aud therefore makes
claim Tor 100. The came up On Two motOus ono
behalf o Roberts, for Judgment the counter claim
for want OF reply, the other behalf OF Mrs. Pettis
for leave To make reply on her statement that her
failure Ia reply the fault ~ her former council, Mr.
Spencer, aud that her counsel had promptly rendered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-01
DECIsIONs-Noy. 80.

Supreme -IbHmbcrS-By Judge Donohne-
Mater Of discharged. Matter ~ Meyer;
lIo 10 u, AIT Adrlnce.Oraned Hart AIT Saeeer Refer
enre ordered Iuo's Hospital alf. The Mayor "coee
order Sarer-BcpOrt Is Incorrect Platt agt van
Namc.-Oflcr granted.
Cr.tf- Part TTE-Ry Judge Van VOrst.-Gray agt. The
Central Raro1d Company OF New yMoton ior new
trial denied
ys.lrt 7,ryn BY Judge Van Vorst-GOolwln &c, agt
Ii1,tcn-Eiul Martin rt al a Walker 81 al
Complaint dismissed with costs; opinion. uorhch sgt
INSTRUMENTATION for nov tdd denied
Supcyior COHrt-SpeciH Term BY judge Freedman.
-Fsk agt KIen.-1he defendant may submit findings
upon four days notice.
BY Judge S,Gewick-Schrcyer agt The Mayor. &c.rhis
case and ordered be annexed u the Judgment
roll and filed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-01
PROSPECTS OF THE SAVINGS BANKS.

PROSPECTS OF THE SAVINGS BANKS.
rHE PEOPLES AND CENTRAL PARK A"AIIlGG r.
CIAVlE,-LAHGH WITHDRAWALS Or DEPOsIIs
MOI INFECTED THIS MONTH.
There were 10 new developments among the
.ayings banks yesterday. The Mutual Benefit and
SECURITY were opened tic officers ami clerks being In
attendance but money received or paid out IIo
Trustees OF the Mutual Benefit were waiting orders from
snperintcnIent Ellis The officers OF TIE security were
ia ON with their large dcp0aitoIs and were
confident hsy would be able u resume business Oh Mon
lay The Peoples and Central PARK savings Banks
were closed looking for hs arrival OF receives mum
oar of ostors in the smaller banks applied for tLeu
money and were paid promptly II was NOS DChc'edl La
ice COaiiCID4 amount o Ih lt9 WIN
,rwn from the saving banks during the present month";
ana bank officers arc hopeful OF being able 10 mahc d
satisfactory showing al t' bee inning 90 INC ne" year
-upene ndcnt Ellis lau .l arrived ih tc cry up 10
Ia;e Lou. Yesterday, bat Is expected Today. &C..
N Is thou sht by many shat the rate Oh interest l, 10
deposItar- IN AL the 1tns, @lI 30 loser icAt car 'u3h
l., yegrs Ii 4, believed therefore, th1t the
smaller banks will be able 10 compete VITA the larger
,neg and that depOstOrs wall be more careful 10 Scch
banks whcse trustees are men OF "u-5hO"H integrity
and sound business Infringement, latHCr thah l1o7e
whose CHEZ claim j. the payment oil hsh rate oil IN
terest n is well understood that many OF INC OIS-
established Ja1ks 10 not care 10 swell thc4l dt O's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-01
THE BLAcKwELH5 ISLAND MURDER

Coroner WOltman yesterday went TO Back
wells Island and made an examination OF the two prs
oners John Gray and Peter McGrnc, VINO were arrested
upou suspicion Of completely in the murder Of Matthew
Crcery on Friday morning last. Gray was prisoner ~
Tho Peentiay having been sentenced for ten months
Lis time expiring Monday last lie wa, an attendant
ina the hospital and had month OF his time RENTED
for GOOD conduct. The only evidence against Gray Is
that he left the Island in boat about 1870 y. n on
Thursday ana got intoxicated The boat was found tied
10 pier near the Charity Hospital about ESQ a. H. ON
FRIDAY Gray was then in his room. McGrtno was the
first one TO pass the cato on Friday morning 1t
Was his custom to drive an ico-wasOn through
the cate every morning about o'clock. He
was accompanied on Friday morning by Fred
,rick Lane, prisoner. aud together they were acc7
FAMED T. itiycr at the various institutions on the
Island McGraHc says that when be passed tTctGy's
pour ne noticed thai there light but everything
else WAS as usual He usually saw hight there when he
pa ged McGIdnc had been committed 10 Inc Island i0f
iI,e months on oct H. Dut he hid obdhtg ohch"rso
from the committing magistrate. Coroner HOtmd COM
niti,d both the prisoners to the H0use OF Detention 10
await further developments. No day has bcoI set yet
Tor the inquest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-01
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN IN CUBA.
IMPRisONMENT WITHOUT LAPLANAIIUN md On
FALSE CHARGE.


gentleman called at the Office OF HE
TnrBuNi yesterday and made the following statement OF
his treatnont 10y the spanish authorities IN Havana;
nv name Is Pablo Is Iaia CisnerOs. am native OF
CuOx and ndturgz,d citizen Of the United states, nav
ing COLI. here 1874. and taken Ou M papers h I>o0
wont % Havana business takus the steamer COllh
bus ana arriving there aDo ut Oct IL vas pIO'!uto
with proper documents, such - letters ana passport
issued y tie Spanish Consul at TINS port ana suSe-
oueDtly 10 tiIoyc still farther my identity, received
litter from The captain o. tne Columbus stating that
was pas niger by mis- cl While comply M win tle
feaurtuicuts Of TIE Government and registering my sell
for resienoo. arrested and without being informed
cell IN on- OF the guard houses whore was Kept for 10
DAYS was Threatened win irons If dared 10 e0nmu-
Iicato with am person u tbe street th4iy, ieaiihs
thai would incaTCefatcd Tor long Tine "fo;c on
cigarette paper account % my SITUATION, ana some
hearted person took % the American Consulate
Nh Williams, the Acting Consul, came 10 INC ldihon
aud ! was released without any explanation. NMlc !
was i'm prison hi1 pawnel my watch ana pald - per
day for ms meals. When was released lad no Iu0ry
ana sir Williams Insisted thai should leave Tor New
Yorh by us steamer which sailed on That DAY OF inc
next Otherwise he would not be responsible iOf NY ne
4 demanded 20 see the charges against me- aiiu nj
Williams showed paper III when tue spanish dl'-
tboYifes charged with carrying ueaaOudbo CORE
spOude 10 The insurgents. Ih5 charge vas aDsO
utey false. and give the best reference rs u my
character fOr truth ana integrity nave never ad any
connection with msTreciIOnaTy movement either
Iare OF abroad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-01
rrrf~rs FROM wEII,KNowv CITIZENS.

The residence of Sidney Dillon, at No.
West Thirty-seyenthst, entered on Monday fore
noon by Theodore Kelly and confederate. who picked
the lock Of the basement door. The Thieves were dsco'-
cred y the servants hut they greatly frightened
That they ran up and left the thieves 70 ansack
the lower part of The house Throwing open one oi the
upper windows of the servants screamed Tor help
officer James Cannon the Mounted squad hearing the
cries. rode rapidly to the house. Meantime the conied
crate had made good his escape taking with him 6'er
sh knife a SILVER ice-cream knife SILVER pie knife and
three silver napkin rings. The officer caught key ana
took him TO The police station. Upon searching the prts
oncr the pckoc was found with which thc thieves had
been enabled the house. There were also found
in his pockets u silver forks and silver spoons valued
nj 800 The prisoner was committed for trial N the
Court of General Sessions The police are searching i"l
Kcy's confederate, complete description OF "hom was
given hy Mr.. Diii0l's servants.
BENJAMIN wood Of No 20 iIlthaye. reported 10 super
inendrut Walline on Nov 81, that servant employed
in Doll, house had rObhed him OF lace curtains ana sr
plated ware valued at 500. Yesterday Detectives Won
t;rrichtcn and Ia Rho arrested the man at Nescy hh
N.ststs.. and took him TO the Police Contra once.
There he described himself Arthur Lpul~ is'-rE'
c police charge the prisoner with having robh'n 0tti
persons IN the manner IN when he n accused Oh
halng stolen Mr. Woods property lie was lab,u ID 'i'
Tomb police Court yesterday afternoon ana hcid ia ue
fault of =. 900 bail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-01
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
PORT or NETWORK.

PORT or NETWORK ..................NoY So
CLEARED
steamship Abyssna (Br). Murphy. Liverpool via Queens
town. G. O.. FTnnCAlyn.
stoaslp Colon Tanner. Aspinwa. Psohc Mail steamship
steamship Richmond Kelly Norfolk, City y int Rich.
m,nd Ola Dominion steamship CO.
steamship Isaac Hol lawrence Norfolk City Point aud
Richmond, Old Dominion steamship Co
Steamship Leo. Daniels savannah, Murray, Ferris & Co.
steamship Ann Lila Richards. Phladoph Jas Hand
steamship Glaucus, Bearse, Boston H. L. niuiOck
ship Jean lngoow Tanton, Charleston, Vernon IL. Brown
& Go.
Bark Cupid OBJ, Grant Hsyre, Boyd a Hincken.
Bark NOnai. Jayne, New Or!eins n. IL DrummOnd & Co.
Bark Christopher Columbus (Nor knuson HAyrU goo1
mann. Oorlln q Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-01
BOILED TO DEATH IL \ BREWERY VAT.

An unknown man fell into vat In LclchtS
brewery on Mountainroad Jersey City Higlts al LOO
a. H. yesterday and was boiled to death. The fireman
heard splash and Shrek and drew the fire. instead Of
natenng 10 see who was ia the tank After the fire was
out he gave the ALARM but life extinct before the
stranger was taken ont The ant Is ten feet N diameter
and eight feet deep the copper being perfectly smooth
inside IL 4. used b. boil the water for making beer and
b. pproached by two flights steps. 1t Is thought the
man went up the steps search of some warm place To
sleep, and icn IN. The flesh literally cooked, and
adhered 10 the clothing in large pieces when the body
was taken TO the M0rue. The man was evidently ~
German feet inches in hight, with fair Lalr and
NxI.I
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-01
EXTRA SALARY FOR ALDERMEN AZ SUPER
NISORS.

Alderman 0. p. c. Billings has brought suit,
intended a. suit FOR extra salary - Supervisor
for months Of the present year. at tho rate OF
$1,000 per annum. Tie Aldermen are, since 1870,
er 0Gcio Supervisors of the county, with few d1tes
rcducd by tc constitutional relations 81 cone, to tho
State stil incumbent on them as Supervisors Mr. Mon
hener OF the Last Board Of Aldermen, established the
right that Board 20 be paid Supervisors in addition
10 their salary as Aldermen, hut In April ST. the Con
soidaton act sod, which provided expressly that
the salary OF the Adrmen should cover all tieir duties
The city therefore deI1urrcd that, conced1g all Mt.
Eings's facts the law gave him no salary ~ super
visor. The demurrer argued yesterday ia thc lc
Tenn al the Court OF Common Pleas before juSr Lar
r.moIe The plaintiffs counsel insisted thai the salary
named IA the statute only Tor Tie Aidermahlc ser
vices al the plaintiff and mat tho MOuholluct case ma
settled the night 10 bo pad ldiOuy Tor the duties ol
tie Supervisors. ON %" other hand, 1t was argued Tor
m civ that TIE of 1874 had entirely changed IN"
rosii!un Of the Aldermen Judge IafIcJro eud mat as
ir case would. OF course, be- carried 20 me court OF
Apeaf, he wou decide on his first Impression, "ithOl,
,ll rXAminaOu AMI order judgmrut Tor i!c plhnllu
I'M H.. demurrer. The argued by Michael H.
Cardo10 plaintiff and by d. D. Dean Tor tie clt!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-01

ilton Rutgers University OF Syracuse. lafayette 81
Johns College College OF the City OF Newiork ana 'o
North Western University OF Illinois The msthema"cn
questions will be in analytical geometry, and the eka
nation will he entirely written one The examiners arc
Admiral c. H. Davis, U. s. Navy; Prof Simon Newcomp
OF tho Naval Observatory Washington. ana froi r. o.
Michie West Point The examiners IN Greek are inc
Rev /. W Chambers. Charlton T Lewis. and DR. Wm rs
Dnmock and the examination Will he Doth written ani
oral The Association offers $500 as INST prize anu
500 IA second prize in both Greek and ialhenatcs
The announcements will be made and the prizes awafueH
on the night OF the oratorcal contest, when VIII aho
place at the Academy OF Music ON the evening Oi Jan y