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COURT OF APPEALS.

Albany, Dec 3, 1875.
No. 67. Sttt vs. Littlc-Argument resumed and con-
cludcd.
No. So Robert T Ford, appellant, va The Mayor, &c.
OF New York, respondcnts-Argued by William T.
Townley, Of counsel for appellant and by James Car
ter for respondents
No 10 Daniel Z. Donovan ct al, respondents VS.
Cyrus l.. Woodruff appeliant-Argued by NJ Schoon-
maker and W. s. Paddock Of counsel for appellants
and by John Z. Van Etten for respondents
No 81 Jennie H. Selover, appellant, VS. Ditmar Coo
observation-disclosures affirmed by default.
No So John b. Norton, appellant, Russell D.
Muory and another, respondents Submitted by ap
pellant and argued by John j. Van Allen for respond
ents.
Adjourned.
CALENDAR FOR MONDAY.
The following is the day calendar for Monday Docem
har A. 81 Q1 A9
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POLICE COURT NOTES.

At the Tombs Police Court yesterday before Justice
Flammcr, Edward Morris, of Jersey City, a butcher
was held to answer on charge OF stealing horse and
wagon, valued at $500, the property OF Frederick
Backhus, or No 437 East Eighteenth street. from the
corner Of Roosevelt ana Water streets.
The alleged larceny effected while Backhus was
engaged in transacting some business in ncighboring
store
Paul de Grop was held by Justice Flammer to answer
for passing forged check for $40 upon Matthew f.
Elder, Of No. SO Nassau street.
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WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT.
Before Judge Kllbreth
4 LITTLE GAME or DRAW POKER

LITTLE GAME or DRAW POKER.
On Wednesday Michael Farrell, farmer, residing AZ
Chatham -Four Corners sold load Of produce in Man
haitian Market In the evening he visited Donnegan's .
saloon corner Of Thirty fourth street and Eleventh
nue., and played cards with Mr. Pete Comstock, and
lost several games He quarreed about the money and
put out OF the saloon He then went TO Frederick
Bucks saloon corner Thirty first street and Tenth ave-
nue., and played the game known as "ante up" or
draw poker" When he had lost about dozen games he
requested II said 70 retire but he kept on playing
until he lost all his money. Then he went out and,
meeting onlcer charged Buck and Comatock With
robbng him OF &65 and $50. Yesterday he
testified that he nvegled into the game,
which be did not understand and that he placed
hrs sos on the table to count IT, Upon examine
ton was stated that Farrell had commenced tho
game and had fairly lost his money. Judge KbroSi
held Buck and Comsock in 81 900 bail eacn for viola
ton OF the gambling laws Farrell al1. held as
witness and sent to the House Of detention The
others gave bail and left the cng.st.
THE TAILOR TRIMMING ROBBERY.
John Brndy, OF No. 22O East FortIeth street, was
arnigned yesterday for robbng hs employers Messrs
BTaman Lenh No 500 Broadway Of tsilors' trim
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TOMBS POLICE COURT.
Before Judge Flammer.
THE RESULT OF A SPREE.

The NEbUII OF bPHEE
william Harrington Of No. Greenwich street, had
his wallet full Of money few days ago when he be-
thought him to patronze the rosy god. To make the
occasion doubly convivial, he invited one Alexander
Lotus clerk to accompany him. in his bacchanallan
adventures on Thursday night the pair wound up at
the ashIngton Hotel, Battery place and Broadway
Harrington, having drank considerably, fell asleep He
was subsequently, awakened, he alleges By a violent
tuggng at his pantaoons pocket where his treasure
greenbacks lay on opening his eyes he saw Lotus dis
appear from the front door He discovered he bad
lost $3.50 LOTUS arrested the thief and yester-
day Judge Fammer held him In 81, 900 TO answer
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ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT
Before Judge otterbourg
BLANKET THIEVES

BLANKET THIEVES
William Farrell and James Cunningham or Madison
street. were held for trial for stealing blankets yalued
at Sl25 from Decker Brothers, stable No 200 Cherry
street The goods left at Michael Barrinptonis
NO 374 Madison street. whose Information caused the
arrest OF Inc prisoners Two others who were
Prison "''
STEALING A WATCH.
Ernest Plank, of New Amsterdam Duchess county
\. y, was riding up town Third avenue car on
Thursday evening At Fourth street number Of per
sons got on the car and one OF them seized Mr. Plank
watch, valued at S25. The thief then jumped on the
car and Mr. Plank followed took him by the collar and
held him until an officer came up. At the police court
he was recognized old car pick pocket and gave
his name as James Sands. He was held In So 600 to
answer
MOCK MARRIAGE.
Ada Hcinman, young Jcwess, told Judge otter
bourg touching story yesterday She said that some
time ago she made the acquaintance OF AdoIph
slvcrstein OF No. ia Delancey street, and
IN July 20 he induced her te be privately
married TO him. He took her 10 house
on the vast side Of town, in West Twenty y.seyenth
street she believes and marriage ceremony was per-
formed by gentleman who was introduced to her as
Mayor Wickham she then accompanied Silversteln on
bridal tour TO Washington, Baltimore and Phadel-
phia in September he abandoned her in Philadelphia
without cent, and she told her story some chart
table people and obtained money TO return home upon
her arrival in New York she learned that Syerstein
had oeen married IN october to another pretty Jewess
named Lena Rothman. This u legal marriage the
one with herself having proved to be mock one She
obtained warrant for Sverstcins arrest on a charge
OF abduction, seduction and abandonment All tho
parties In the case are very wealthy and Sverstein
was held for further examination
STEALING JEwELRY.
Mary Heyer, OF No. 327 East Twenty first street.
charged Edward Moore James Kelly and James Dolan
with stealing iewery from her bureau valued at $75
Moore a brother TO Mrs. Heyer and obtained from
her the key of her bureau and then stole jewery
and with his companions went on q spree with tho
money. They were held for trial.
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MUNICIPAL NOTES.

Mayor Wickham has not yet been found, and his
friends begin 70 express anxiety lest be has dred
Washington President Lewis still remains at the
municipal helm.
The banks In which the city funds deposited paid
the City Chamberlain In November 597 81 interest
The bill OF the Windsor Hotel for the entertainment Of
King Kalakaua which Ia before the committee OF the
Board OF Aldermen meets with considerable oppOsuOn
from members who insist that II shall not DO paid
laas there be radnclAon Of one third
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DELANEY OBDURATE.

Delaney, the murderer, appears not yet to nave
been brought to realizing OF tho approacA
of the day OF his doom-next Friday. He now de-,
clnes any spiritual adviser has partly stripped
of his clothing, wrapping blanket about him, and
expresses tho desire to havo the pantaoons he to-
at his execution made with spring bottoms He
evidently magines that he will somehow escape tho
fate which awaits him. though Is understood that the
Governor has declined to interfere in his behalf The
galows on which he Is TO be hanged ia finished and
preparations being made for the execution which
will be az private as possible
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DECISIONS.
SUPREME CouRT-cHAMBERs.

SUPREME CoURT-cHAMBERs
By Judge Donohue.
Matter Of Maloney. y.-Granted
Murray " Roumaine --Hust be referred
Green va IennarL Motion granted
Cohen Va. CrosR-Motion granted unless plaintiff
serve compliant IN eve days
Matter or Donovan. Memorandum.
Van Deusen Va Kennedy.-MouoD denied, withou,
eogt&
SUPERIOR CoUHT-ePECIkL TERM
BY Judgs Mcneil
C1myk Va F1aniGan et al-Tha nnaA and am eMdnenM
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ERIE RAILWAY SUITS IN ENGLAND

Application was made yesterday TO Judge Donohuo in
Supreme Court, Chambers, by Nj. Hugh j. Jewett,
eever Of the Erie Railway Company for order direct
ing him 10 transmit SO 600 England enable proceed.
ings 70 be instituted upon claims which the company
is Interested II set forth in the application that
the majority of the bonds under the mortgages Of the
Erie Railway being f0recl0aed held ii Great Brit.
ain; that association has been formed Of the bond
holders under these mortgages and OF unsecured bond
holders IN England that he has been already authorized
10 recognize them and pay moderate amount toward
the associations expenses and further that that assoc
alton Is now pressing him to make efforts 10 collect
two claims against James McHonry and the other
against the London Bann Association both exceed
ZOO 600 IL asked that the $40 900 be transm
20 John Norris 70 enable him commence proceedings
on the claims referred TO- The order asked for was
promptly granted BY Judge Donohue.
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The following is the day calendar for Monday Docom
Der e:-Nos. S5, s51, 81, SO, 90, 81, 9s, o9
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IooNTNUED ON NINTH PAGE.l
Connecticut western news., 1875-05-21
More of the Evil.

Residents of East Main street, Roches- ter, N. r., have been in a continuous state of alarm, and some of them have gone so far as to contemplate 8 sudden removal from tho building. On three separate occasions bullets had shattered the glass in windows on the third floor, and after striking the ceiling or the walls of the room fell upon the floor and were in the possession of the tenants, as proofs that some one had deliberately fired them into tho block. It was said that one of the missiles took course which would have certainly penetrated the brain of young lady, had she at the time been at her usual place, at her sew ing machine Finally the chief of police was informed of the facts, and he sent a detective to make an investigation. The detective, by the use of little strategy, quickly obtained clew to the mystery. As he could not learn that any one had heard shots fired, he questioned several lads in the neighborhood, and one of these being accused of the otfense inn mediately exposed the real culprit. It was found that several boys ill the neigh borhood were playing the "Scouts of the Prairie, in which some figured as wild Indians, one as Buffalo Bill, and another as Texas Jack. The weapons used consisted of pouch or strip of cloth, like that used for an ordinary sling, fastened to thick elastic cord, which was attached to 8 small stick. Tho contraction of the elastic cord pro- duced force enough to hurl Q small bull let through third story window. The practice of the boys against the windows of the building had been the cause of the alarm.
Connecticut western news., 1875-05-21
Chimney Sweeps.

In England the law fixes twenty-one years as the age at which peraSes may ascend or descend chimneys for the pur- pose of cleaning them. Even chimney sweepers of mature years, if they are amenable to common sense, will hesitate before they enter chimneys or fues when engaged in their professional duties, for the risk of being stuck ill hue and suf located is even greater in the case of a full-grown adult than ill that O youth or child of small stature. A melancholy instance of the danger attending this ob- jectionahle practice is afforded by the case of an unfortunate chimney sweeper named Wiggins, on whose remains m inquest was helt at Pendleton, in Lan- cashiro, recently. It appeared by the evidence that tine deceased assembled Q boiler fiue at some works in Peudleton for the purpose of cleaning it. Half an hour having elapsed without his reap pcarauce, one of the wnrklncn called to him, but received no answer. Ho was lying on his side about tittoen feet from the bottom of tho Hue, and when extri- cated was found te be quite dead.
Connecticut western news., 1875-05-21
Detroit Free PreSsings.

They talk of making Prince Napoleon an editor. Any editor would make 8 prince, but the rule may not work back ward. .r ..I}
 When a good-looking woman shuts her teeth and misses out that she wouldn't marry the best man in America, you may know that she won't. You never heard of one breaking her resolve never. VI
 Most any woman can sit down grace fully in street car, but not one ID hundred can descend from the back end of a buggy when the horse is running away without feeling that she's going to overdo the thing. n. zaa
 He was old, and gray, and feeble, but he smiled as memory held up the picture of a boy getting out of bed in the morn ing and feeling along up the d"or to find the quid of gum stuck there the evening before. .,.a
 The other evening, as bedtime ap- proached for the two young sons ot a Second street family, the smaller, lad of six, stood before his father and said: "Father, they say it's dreadful un- healthy for two persons to sleep together and if you can't get another bed for Bill, you'd better sell him and get me velocipedel" -'s '
 One year ago she leaned over the gar den fence and told him that she would wait for him till her brow was furrowed and her hair turned white, if necessary, and he went away thinking he'd got soft thing. She's ramming around town now with fellow who parts his hair m the middle and calls him 'elf " Chawlle, and he's her husband, you know. a0
 As they entered 8 dry goods store you would have said that love dwelt in both hearts and that dove of peace roasted on every shingle on the roof of their abiding place. She saw lovely dress, and she begged him to buy, but he re- piled: "I can't darling, not before next week." Cant you, dear2" she smiled. "Well, I will wait" They had hardly passed out the door before he said: "ld like to see myself getting that dress r
 And she answered. "You couldn't buy one side of it, and if you could you are too stingy and maan to do it !"
Connecticut western news., 1875-05-21

clothes," and he fr1mbled first in one pocket, and then in another, and finally drew out crumpled paper, which he handed carelessly to the President, say ing: 1T guess that's it. MT. Buchanan took it and carefully read it, scrutinizing each item closely until he reached the end, when he exclaimed: "Why, it is reoeipted--paid in full by Howell Cobb" "And who in the thunder should have paid it but Howell Cobb2" broke in that individual, with an air of injured inno- cence. "It was my frolic; who should have paid for ita" "Sure enough, sure enoug who should?" was all that Buck said.
 But he frightened up immediately and joined in the conversation with that peculiar gusto which he could so well add to friendly chat, and it was hours before the meeting broke up. As the Attorney GeneIal was. taking his leave, Cobb caught him by the arm, and as they were going down the steps into the yard, he said "Didn't I come it over the Squire that time2"
 That was the first and only time the Harriet Lane was used during Buchan- ans administration as pleasure yacht.
Connecticut western news., 1875-05-21
Valuable Metals.

There are eight metals more valuable than gold, as the following will show. None of them are found on our farm, though. It may be worth while to mention that the first four are never sold by the pound, but their value is quoted for the sake of comparison: Indium, $2, 522; vanadium, $2,51O; ruthenium, $1,4O0; rhodium, $700; palladium, $653; uranium, $576; osmium, $325; iridium, $31744; gold, $3O1.45 Indium, which was only discovered in 1863, is found only in the zinc-blendes of Freiburg, and is white metal of rare brilliancy, but practically of little value. Vana- dium is native of Mexico and Peru, where it exists in lead ores under the name of vanadiate of lead. Ruthenium, rhodium, palladium and iridium are all precipitates of platinum, and are all very hard metals, tie last being insoluble in acids, except when oxidized. None of these metals are found in quantity, or free from other metals; nor are they use- full ill the arts, like gold and silver; nor could they be coined into money, for that mat CT, without infinite trouble; so that there is very little danger of their superseding gold and silver for any use- full purpose.
Connecticut western news., 1875-05-21
The Value of a Dollar.

A merchant friend of the writer, a few months since, received dollar bill in part payment of on account early one morning, and few moments later paid it out to his butcher. It was peculiarly stained, so that 1t attracted attention. An hour or two later the same bill was paid on another account, and was again paid out. It was received on account and for goods no less than six times dur ing the day by the one merchant. His curiosity was excited, and, as the ex- pressman would say, ho started a trace to learn the route it had travelled during the day. He was surprised to learn that it had changed hands twenty-one times during the day, and finally rested in his safe at night. It is not probable that all the money in circulation will average nearly so great activity; and yet there arc but few who have ever thought seri- ously of the paramount value to every business relation of keeping money rap idly in motion in the community.
Connecticut western news., 1875-05-21
The SfyIe,

A Frenchman of some eminence has lately published n work on dress, in which he asserts that the style of the nose should indicate and govern the style of the dress. A person with clas sical nose may venture upon classical style of dress, but no others. The au- thor does not tell us, and our imagina- tion fails to conceive, the proper style for downright snub noses, or of various ugly types only too familiar. As few people are able to classify or determine with precision to what class their noses belong, the acceptance of this theory may give rise to new business, and in duce those who desire to shine in so- ciety by means of their clothes to visit a nose critic before purchasing their spring outfits.
Connecticut western news., 1875-05-21
ADVERTISING RATES:
Items of Interest.

It takes pretty smart man to tell when he Is happy. Hsa's&
 A miss demeanor--The behavior of . little girl at a child's party. .a
 When fortune wants to let a human being fall the hardest she lifts him up the highest. .... t-.'.. e
 The latest definition of capital is that it is the harvest of past labor. It IS good one, too. ......-.....-
 Many young ladies who are seized with the spelling mania should try to spell their mothers at the washtub.
 To think of 1.-the young man who spelledbuzzard "b-u double-izzard-a-r-d' was asked to step down and out. .
 About $2O,Oe0 were realized by the benefits in New York for the family of Dan Bryant, the negro minstrel.
 At the trial of the Guicowar of Baroda @ man testified that he was punka- wallah. In all the hard names called in Brooklyn no one had equaled this.
 They are not sanguine over the results of the trial trip of the Bessemer steamer, by which people were to cross from France to England without seasickness.
 The locomotive "Andrew Johnson" on the Chattanooga railroad, has painted on it huge pair of shears with an ac- companying inscription: "From Tailor to President"
 An assessor asked woman how many chickens she had, and, doubtlng her word, proceeded to count them. She. took him to the bee hive, kicked 1t over, and invited him to count the bees.
 The Indianapolis NeUs says, without much exaggeration: Advertising has created many new business, enlarged many an old business, revived many dull business, rescued many falling bus.- ness, and it insures success in any bus1- ness.
 A witty Englishman who answered at Q dinner at Concord, the other day, to the toast "the Queen" said: "I wish to express my satisfaction iu being with you here to-day, and my equal satls- faction ill having been absent hundred years ago"
 A German chemist recently feasted his friends on jelly made from old boots, and coffee extracted from old shirts. Boiling the boots in soda gave the one; saturating the linen in nitric acid gave grape sugar which, when roasted, tast- ed like coffee.
 A tall stranger entered saloon and, pulling off his coat, inquired: Is there anybody here who wants to lick mea' "Yes yes [" exclaimed half dozen loafers in chorus, as they rose up. thought there was l" coolly replied the stranger. as he opened the door and walked out.
 A man was discharged from Auburn prison who had served since boy of only seventeen sentence of ten years, and during the early part of his incar- ceration was subjected to the punishment of the "shower bath" Its effect was to shatter his intellect, and he goes out with dazed brain and seventeen dollars from the State.
 The tallest chimney in the world Is the well-known Townsend's chimney, Port Dundas, Glasgow. The total height from the foundation to the top of the coping is four hundred and sixty eight feet, aud from ground line to summit four hundred and fifty-eight feet; tho outside diameter at foundation being fifty feet, at ground surface thirty-two feet, and at top of coping twelve feet eight inches.
Connecticut western news., 1875-05-21
A " Heavy Wet.o

Some years ago the elder Booth was playing Brutus at the 1" Mud Theater," in Baltimore, and the wife of Andrew Jackson Allen, the American costumer, was the Lucretia of the night. Brutus has to speak long oration over the dead body of the martyred matron; but as the weather was bitterly cold, Mrs. Allen induced the manager to place supernumerary boy on the bier. As it wns not necessary that any portion of the body should be seen excepting the profile of the face, the deception was not discovered by Booth. The tragedian had proceeded a few lines in his speech, when a slight shiver was observed to agitate the dead body. Booth ascribed this to the cold draught of air to which tho self -immolated Lucretia was exposed, and went on-the body writhed; Booth muttered between his teeth: (" Lie still, madam; recollect you're dead. Another violent contortion of the corpse. The orator became excited and exclaimed loud enough to be heard in the pit: "Confound it, madam, if you don't quit that internal wrigglng I'll leave the stage" He proceeded, however, until he came to the lines:
 Behold that frozen corse;
 See where the lost Lucretia sleeps in death
 Here the bier shook as though it's burthen had been galvanized, and the body sprang from the trestles in it's winding sheet, and, rushing to the foot lights, exclaimed: "Blast me if am going to lay or that 'ere bench to be drownded 1" It is impossible to con- ceive the ludicrous figure the boy pre- sented. He was enveloped in several white sheets, the ends of which trailed behind him, and his face was perfectly black. The audience was convulsed with laughter, which never ceased till the curtain fell. It was afterwards dis covered that Sam Drake, comedian of facetious memory, had obtained from the paint-room pot of liquid lampblack and placed himself in the " flies 9 i'm mediately ovor the representative of the defunct Roman matron. At intervals he poured small quantities of the sable fluid directly in the face of the unhappy youth, but at length, the whole contents of the vessel descending in shower, it was too much for flesh and blood to bear, and produced the ludicrous catas- trophe. '.' -.|