New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-17

John g Williams imposed upon the members the crate
full duty OF bearing testimony to mis- many noble quail
ter The representatives Of foreign steamship nes met
Yesterday morning No 30 Broadway. John g. Gale OF
the Inman line presiding, and similar resolutions ex
Of high respect and for the late Mr. VIII
iians were adopted, and as mark OF respect 70 ms
memory II was resoyei that the respective oces OF
the members should be closed to-day between ~ na ~
o'clock and that the members would attend te h @
duce Exchange represent that body at the funeral
Two women had a walking contest in Cen
trail Park yesterday afternoon near tne nrty
The fair pedestrians accompanied by snal, ai 2
OF closely female friends, and wore Ma Az
g T.s hq nonts ON the circular walk evidently act
as Judges the word "go was gwen, ana they were IN
ut rapid pace, keeping abreast for some usi
the shorter one in whose aunty hat waved iey req
plume commenced to gain upon her whl.e,ieatneIea,
y aRe parv left the grounds perfect silence
the spectators in entire ignorance as 10 r, s
wager, which settled in this quiet way.
An application has been made to Judge Law.
renee in Supreme Court Chambers for leave 10 sue INC
Receiver the Erie Railroad The petition sets out that
the Erie and Genesee Valley Railroad Company having
line 24 miles long mortgased the Inc Tor $IIO,UVV
hlch assumed payment of the interest on the bonds
Philip A. Fitzpatrick took $4,000 Of these bonds ana
the petitioner one McGrab. has halfyears coupons
on them for $780, which lie asks leave to sue the Re
coyer, Hugh Jewet The motion was opposed gu tne
ground thai right OF action against the Erie Company
was shown by petitioner The court reserved s de-
cison johnson IL Ward appeared Tor the petitioner v"
". mcfarland for Mr.. Jewett.
against william j. Sherwood, Judge Van Worst, in SUI
perior Court Special Term passed ON frequently
cascr u rea estate for for the mortgages this
the lnOrtgageor sold the property 10 h onerWooe
eagss ssSntd. The defendant Claims that while the
land subject to the mortgage, lie having no
signed the deed by which obtained the property Is not
liable for any deficiency If the properly does W not pay
several eases holds that If he took the land under GeSa,
a, ba Lain kern no
BROOKLYN.
During last week there were 1873 deaths, 81
births, and AZ marriages IN this city.
Watches and iewclry valued at $500 were
stolen Wednesday from the house Of William Rossel
at No 132 iawrence-st.
The sale of unreclaimed property in the
possession Of the Police Department occurred yesterday
under the supervision OF the Property Clerk.
Thomas Sweeny, who was arrested for al
legged Illegal registration was discharged Yesterday "
United States Commissioner Winsow on account Oh lack
OF evidence.
James Wells and Peter Martin were com
init ed to 20 before the Grand Jury by Justice Eliot
store OF Seward at No 236 Broadway, E d. on Nov l.
The Kings County Board of Canyassers met
Yesterday and continued the examination 81 me rstns
from The various wards In le ISL sy tor snrrosate
which belonged Livingston Several otner errors We
found and the returns from some dstlcts were SEM
the local canyassers for correction
John Mailman will soon be tired in the Court
OF sessions ON an Indictment for manslaugheT in causing
the death Of william Russell in June, ISL The TWO men
were nj work q pier in Furmanst. III quarrel Hal-
man struck his companion with barrel stave. ncng
ininries which proved fatal. Mailman fed ana was ar
rested I'm Chicago.
On the dav after the election Robert Ridley
aud Michael Uanley were cOnversing political topics
AT M o62 TIoytst the residence of the former They
grew excited aud Haney struck Ridley upon the head
with q club. nnlctng a serious wound Haney vas
placed under arrest, but he was soon released as kd
ie,,s wounds were not considered dangerous Yester-
dav however Ridley worse and fears were enter
tained OF his death Hanley was again arrested
The iewelry store of Henry Knickman, on the
nlonk Rad near Pennsyvana-avc in East New-York,
os robbed on Wednesday night or goods valued at 800
The burglars barred the doors on the outside aoon ~
ococ tore out the OF the window. seized several
rys OF Jewels and made their escape They hrfd npon
their prsers and fled into the Genet ry OF the Ever
green's The East NewYork police made an unsaecess-
full search for the burglars.