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The New York herald., 1876-01-26
BILL KINGS CASE.
THE EVIDENCE BEFORE A REFEREE IN TH

THE EVIDENCE BEFORE REFEREE IN THE Pa
cIFIc MAIL coMPANY's SUIT
Further evidence in the suit Of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company against william S. King. ex-Post-
master of the House OF Representatives was taken to-
day before Edwin NJ Wight, notary public, as Com
missioner at No. 100 Drexel Building Mr. Henry s.
Bennett appeared for the plaintiffs and MI John "
Goodwin for the defendant
Mr. Alexander H. Palmer, the nrst witness called
testified that in Nay ls72 he was cashier at the Fnh
Avenue Hotel in this city; he was at that time ac-
Quainted with the defendant W. $ King and saw him
ON the three days OF that month in the Office
Of tho hotel when he presented to several GER
tfcates Of deposit; witness Identified certain
hts cash book OF date OF May 81 1872 c credit the
defendant amounting respectively TO t4oc and 81 459 II
and also debit entries OF $500 and $500 respective
the amount OF s4oO Mr. King handed in cash and asked
witness 10 credit his account with IL; the next
check for 159lT wHess could not cay who signed the
check or what bank II was ON Il was Endorsed by
King, who said be would want tho currency for IL,
which wirness gave bin the sane day; the next
transaction was the deposit with witness OF cheek
sor IS COO indorsod BY King, and s4o0 cash this
occurred on June l. at which time defendant told wit
ness that he should want BIN lwinessl TO pay bill
from Tiffany CO. for $2, 100 which witness paid as
instructed; the naCt transaction with defendant
the paying him the balance due him OF 81 900 which
transaction appears the cash books Of June .: wit
ness DID not remember paying sum oi tl2o on June
payment but " must have been made BY Mr.. Gage,
Sho other cashier; on June the books showed
that PAID defendant personally SOS %; a, the
request Of Mr. Bennett witness produced tho register
Of the Fitth Avenue Hotel, and Identified Mr.. Kings
handwriting In the register date Of May 20, lS12
indicating that he arrived AZ the hotel that day WIT
could not state positively but Mr. King could
have stayed longer than three DAYS ON this occasion
The witness was not cross exsmiucd
Mr. Thomas Ellis note teller OF the National Park
Bank testified that be remembered Mr. King coming 10
that bank in the forenoon OF May 80 ls7s when wit
meas received from him Sl12 500 mostly IN large BILLS
40 be used as folows:-S4o OOO TO DO placed 10 the
~e H. Go nssI,
Minn $4,000 20 pay note Of Mr.. King that had
maiured on May 10, together with $40 s3 Interest;
81 600 10 bc placed 10 me credit OF the First National
bank at 81 Paul, Mimi witncss Issued six certificates
If deposi. 20 81. Kinge order for the following
smount NO 547 for S25 600, No 25sS tor $4,000
Nos 2slofcr slo,OQQ, No 2aSo Tor SoOo No 5Sl IOT
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WASTING cROTON WATER.

THE FREEZING OF SERVICE PIPEs-A COMMUNE
CATION FROM COMMISSIONER cAMpBEII.
Mr.. Campbell, Commissioner Of Public Works, yes
,er,,n, ssucd the following communication TO the
public
The extreme cold OF last winter caused the freezing
Of the Croton water in many of the service pipes and
prevent this the people resored TO the practice
OF letting II through the faucets continually,
especially night This practice resumed carly
this season. as IS shown by the immense quantity
Of water drawn during the hours whom all business Is
OF rcst Stores closed In the evening with the
faucets Open letting moro water run through them
at night than is used during business hours In
consequence OF this waste 1t is impossible
10 regain the supply drawn from the reser-
yoirs in November last, when the aqueduct
closed during the annual inspection The
voirs want nine feet Of being full, and the water
is still falling, decreasing the pressure and stopping
the supply to the upper stories OF buildings The aque-
duct is bringing in oil the water II carry with
safety aud II this waste is stopped and the con-
sumption reduced TO the capacity Of the aque.
duct, the pressure will 9e further decreased until
largo portion OF the people who usually receive fof
supply Of water will be without H. Thus Tar inc
temperature has furnished no occasion TO fear tne
freezing OF pipes and at small trouble and expense the
pipes could be protected TO greatly diminish, II
not obviate, the danger Of freezing
Commissioner OF Public Works.
JLSrARY 25 1876.
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From the above table IL will be that in little
hour during the rush OF persons above Sixty
third street for downtown points, thrtyhve cars dis
charged the Sxythir street depot 555 passengers
Of the 1872 with which they arrived and that they still
remained crowded and proceeded on their way down
with SIC persons unprovded with seats II must be
recoeced that this is illustration of the packing
process at the depot where the company despatch
other for the City Hall 10 accommodate the over
how from the Harlem cars
About eight A. II. the trafnc the through cars
from points above the depot begins TO diminish and 1t
becomes less and less the day passes The passen
gers on the early cars-betwcen and seven-are
usually laboring men and mechanics proceeding 10
their work. They are reinforced by spattering OF
working girls, and occasionally merchants clerk or
professional man who takes early start After
the class of passengers changes very materially the
roughly dressed mechanics replaced by dapper
clerks and junior partners In business firms. Along
between half past eight and quarter TO nine new
element appears In the persons OF rosy boys and girls
on their way to school The movement cityward OF
these various classes of the community keeps the down
cars well patronized until half past nine ten o'clock
then there little travel until two p NJ unless il be
fine day for ladies shopping and visiting.
Morning travel below Sixty-hith street shows the
same variety of people who the victims OF the
ducors and their employers The better 10 exhibit the
traffic at various hours OF the forenoon the writer
counted the passengers and herewith gives the results
n tabular form.
DOWNTOWN TRAVEL BETWEEN SAG AND A.
The counts were made between sixty.third and
Thirtieth streets:-
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The cars never full while there 5 space for a pin.
Lst the people sTOwl a. sn' gay soIdSoc.Ssssi S
Let ringing bell punches rapidly score
'Shove up there you mooEers make Tor more"
The above refrain Of the conductors OF the
city lines OF horse cars when, OF duty they meet for
convvia intercourse Is good illustration Of the view
which these men OF the rights Of the passengers
who ride on the city horse lines. Tho average
ductor has come to think that evory citzsns hand Is
against him. that the passengers, since the introduction
OF the bell punch, vote him a thief that should be
watched and hence he perfectly caous to the wishes
comfort OF those who may entrus themselves 10 bis
care Now and then new conductor who has been
gently reared and educated appears street car,
with the firm resolve to elevate the position in
the respect OF tho by extreme poiiteness
and earnest concern for the welfare Of his charge
but he soon discovers by the glanccs Of the pas
sengcrs as he collects his fares and sounds the
punch that every In his car has his eyes upon
HMM fact is 'spotter' upon his honesty
soME FACTS ABOUT ovERcRowDRo.
II was with the view Of securing reliable statistics
TO the crowding of that few days ago attache
OF this paper was ordered to spend entire day on
one of the lines count tho passengers in the
cars at various hours and carefully note the number on
each car who not provided with seats. In obedi
ence TO these instructions he selected the Third avenue
line, and entered upon his Investigations al seven
minutes TO seven A. NJ, stationiDg himself m the walt
ing room of tho companys depot at Sixty street.
where could the contents Of each car arriving
from points above well as those who at that point
disombarked to take less crowded cars bound down.
and those who remained in tho car on leaving the de-
pot the down trip The following table shows the
result of the count as 10
the period from minutes TO seven TO
quarter past eight A. M with the exception OF the cars
that arrived at and departed from the depot between
ten and fifteen minutes past seven, While the writer was
Temporarily
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THE cITY's HEALTH

The Board Of Health met yesterday, but transacted
no business Of consequence The following Statistics
were received
There we're deaths reported during the week ending
Saturday the inst being ~ more than reported
the pre yous week "a less than during she
week In 1875. The actual number Of deaths which
Cured during the ending January Is 524 2
less than occurred during the orrespondng period OF is75
showing annual death rate OF 20 80 OOO esta
the populatl0n at /, ,O54, ,4l3.
Icrs was an Increase IA deaths reported during the
week from smallpox 13 from dphtherla from menbran-
group, fom whooping coIgh 40 from Phths pulmo
nails pneumonia from hydrocephaus and tubercn-
lar meningitis from diseases OF the brain and nervous
system children under Of and 30 nstitu
tlons and death less OF easles Of xcarlatna Of
typhoid fever Of bronchitis OF heart disease OF Apo-
pexy, Of Brghts disease and nephrts than re-
ported the previous week.
following comp arative cases OF eon
1885,
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RAPID TRANSIT COMMISSIONERS.

Messrs. o. II Palmer, Everett p. Wheeler and E. l.
Lawrence the Rapid Transit Commissioners appointed
by tho Supreme Court on the lst OF December last,
will give hearing to-day to all persons Interested in
the location of routes referred 10 in the authority
given to the Now York Elevated Railroad Company.
Under provision OF the Rapid Transit act, passed by
the last Legislature, the decision OF these Commits
soners the routes Will probably be final, unless
the usual number OF legal bubbles are brought for
ward by property owners on the various routes or
others who may be opposed to rapid transit
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Conductor refused a passenger.
I Three pickpockets in car.
4 Ona paasenQer fell of.


Three pickpockets in car.
One passenger fell OIL
number Of cars not counted, the crush being
so dense that the reporter could neither get foot
hold on the platform count the passengers owing
to the high rate Of speed at which the car passed
Speaking OF
SPEED OF THE CARS
proper TO here remark that there Is no necessity
for the Third Avenue Railroad Company crowding from
70 TO 100 passengers into intended for the accom-
modatlon OF % persons An old conductor gives the
time between the running Of cars follows:-From
SIX to ten A. NJ, half minute, one block apart;
from ten A. NJ. to two P. NJ, from ono TO one and
half minutes apart from two to six p NJ half minute
apart; from six to nine NJ, two minutes apart and
later an extension OF headway until morning. On .
broad street like Third avenue where there is little in
terruption from vehicles can be run safely at
quarter minute headway, and tho Third Avenue Conn
pany has no excuse for not, mornings and evenings
having suicicncy OF to prevent all packing at
the from 90 TO 100 per The packing OF 100
in one car to the reader may seem. impossible. The
writer until he made actual count, did not believe
that possible TO put II persons on car yet is
done every day
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TIE BURKE-GARpNER CASE.

The trial Of this case, in which Mrs Virginia C.
Burke sues TO recover 500, 600 claimed to have
been taken from her father Captain Alexander, after
his DEATH the facts OF which have been published Is
still dragging its slow length along before Judge Van
Hoesen, OF the Court OF Common Pleas. The for
the plaintiff however, concluded yesterday, and
The complaint was dismissed against Mr. 4. Grafi
and Charles s. Westcott There still remain de-
PENDANTS Mrs Ira c. Gardner her husband, origl-
nal defendant having died pending the suit, James
Gardner James NJ Graft and wife, The defence will
open their case and tho probability Is that the trial
Will occupy several days longer.
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amount and save nothing; ne mentioned hating been
married twice and tint he was q mason
The prosecution then rested and recess was taken
by the court
After the recess John A. Taylor, associate counsel
opened the for tine defence arguing that the prs
insane beyond all doubt cav, and, IN sup
port OF that theory, reading from vouminous author-
ties upon the question Of insanity Burroughs, he
said born about forty-1ve years ago At the age
near the base OF the brain, from which he became
stupid. He unable 70 learn to read or write, and
he therefore put TO learn the trade Of a mason
AT twentysix years Of age he married girl
named Maggie Camp, with whom his relations
were pleasant Before he married Miss Camp
the woman whom he ehot knew HIM; three months
after the death Of the first wife the woman whom he
shot married him; deceased was mother before she
married Burroughs at the time of the marriage 10
the prisoner Miss KinsmoTe resided In the house with
Burroughs mother the knowledge OF her former H.
cit connection was productive of constant dsquielude
In their home, though he loved the very ground on
which she waiked Burroughs, though a hardworkng
man. addicted to the OF rum; her treatment Of
him not of character TO allure him to his home;
when his wife left him he began 10 drink more than
ever the sunday before the Saturday which he shot
her the prisoner attempted to cut his throat
with carving knife and he bears the marks 10 this
day. Would the District Attorney say that that was
slmulatedS On the Monday night he sent for pious
woman to pray with him for the light OF salvation
The prisoner did pray for hour and half with that
good woman saying his wife the only obstacle IN
the way OF his salvation The prisoner was perturbed
tragedy They would show that uncle and cousin
OF Joseph Burroughs were insane
The court then, at four O'Clock, adjourned I'LL ten
O'Clock this morning
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was employed to clean and pale up the burned bricka
His bill amounting 20 81, 800, was considered exor
btant and another person employed by the insti
tuition 10 count the brick who reported the amount
due as &4OO less which sum was accordingly paid Mr.
Horan however brought suit 10 recover the additional
s4oO as charged In his bi and the came 20 trial
yesterday before Judge Van Worst holding Supreme
Court, Circuit After tho evidence for the plaintiff had
been submitted, Mr. John T. Develin, the defendants
counsel stated that he satisfied that the claim
a lust and he did not wish 10 appear as resisting
the payment OF legal claim On his consent accord
ingy verdict directed for the plaintiff for the
sTm sued
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POIICE COURT NOTES.

AT Washington Place Police Court yesterday, Judge
Morgan disposed of forty prisoners There was not
one case OF serious offence William McGee, Of No.
IA West Thrtyeghth street. gave 500 bail for VIOLA
ton of the Excise law and Michael Blanchard was held
in 1900 for stealing shoes valued at SO so, from Fred
erick Shortcll No. 407 Hudson street
Mention made yesterday that warrant was
issued by Judge Duffy the arrest Of j. &. b.
Campbell an employe in the Sheril7s Office on
charge OF robbery. Mr.. Campbell was not the sus-
pcced person. being young man Of excellent charac
a MN
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THE BROOKLYN RING SUITS.

At the office of Mr. John H. Parsons, the representa-
tive Of the State the suits against the members Of
the Brooklyn Ring, No. SO Wall street, conference
was held yesterday between Attorney General Fair
child, Mr. Parsons Nathaniel Cottren, and two men,
bers OF the Brooklyn Taxpayers Association, The
consultation private, but no definite conclusion
was reached regarding the alleged frauds Ater the
conference the Attorney General informed a reporter
that he had not yet decided whether he would repre-
sent the people In the trial OF the indictment Of Com
missioner Fowler, Of the Brooklyn Board of City
Works. When he had gwen the matter careful consid
Grafton and became conversant with all the facts he
would be the better able TO decide as to his future
course. Mr.. FArchd said he also intended looking
into the actions brought by Mr.. Parsons against
Mcssrs Knsley, Keeny, Fowler and Bliss He did not
vet know what the next move would be- but salts
any criminal proceedings by Mr. Parsons. He intended
TO visit Brooklyn at the earliest opportunity, in order
investigate several matters OF public interest in that
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MIDDAY TplvFI.

MIDDAY TRAVEL
All the northern bound cars In tho morning are very
sparsey populated, as the southern bound ones in
the evening. Between eleven and three p NJ there is
little or no difficulty In securing seat in either an up
down town car. About three O'Clock the tide or
travel begins TO flow nOrthward again. The class Of
people is largely made up OF bankers brokers insur
officials city officials and Others whose duties end
at or about three r NJ The following figures show the
number tanding in upward bound cars between three
and four 7. NJ The number occupying seats was not
tab
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ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT.
Before Judge Smith.
BunoLARY IN AVENUE G.

BURGLARY IN AVENUE G.
Thomas Brown, of No. 100 avenue 9, was held IN
81 900 answer for burglariousy entering the bakery
store of Robert High No 1876 c, and stealing
fourteen cakes valued at $40 The alleged burglary
occurred on the Sd OF January
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THE CUSTOM HOUSE.

Three thousand two hundred AMI seventy cigars from
Palermo, In Sicily, which arrived horo per steamship
Acadia addressed Wiiersicn Baker, and fastened In
paper packages have been seized for this irrcguary.
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SUPREME COURT CALENDAR.

A4RANY Jan. ~, 1870
Supreme Court General Term, calendar for 10
morrow Nos. IA las l49, l57, 15s, 1o2 16l ~,
IS, le5, 40, iSz. Isl, l06, u.s. loe Eo. III, Ia
and la
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"ROON FOR ONE MORE
The Third Avenue Packing Process De-
Scribed from Close Observation.
A BAY AMONG CONDUCTORS AND DRIVERS.
Valuable Statistics as to the Way a SOulless
Corporation Gives Us Dangerous Transit.

There's room for one more Let Us hustle him in
The cars never full while there's space for pin.
Let the people growl at the gay conductairesl
What matter so long as We rake In the faresf
Let our ringing bell punches rapidly score
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Number Slaadino Standing on

After this there passed up before four p 10 cars
NTH ~ average OF tiandnR. ~ cars not full -
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[coNTNuED ON NINTH PAaE1
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ALBANY, Jan. 25, 1S76.
In the Court Of Appeals to-day tho following busi-
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Tgls BROADWAY. NEAR 2lsT sT.-DTAM0NDs
n Watches gold and silver Jewey. Laccs Cancels Hat
shaws &c, bought and sold Loans Negotiated By J.
LYNCH. formerly New York ustsL
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r,op SALE OR TO LET-TwO Small COTTAGES;
six rooms each; terns moderate; seven miles rom
sf yG5ss 81 X AZ Isl Bresd%sy
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WATCHEs.' JEWEI.Ny. =,

4 a97 BROADWAY, CORNER sTH ST.. DfAM0NDS
~ Watches, Jewcry, silks. Lcaes and Personal Properly
Of every description bought and sold. Loans goated
JAMES T.. MATTHEW'S
II y BLEECKER ST. NEAR BROADWAY MONEY
"A advanced on Diamonds Watches. Jewclry. &c. slse
a. Biecckerst
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-10-26
Mormon WOmen's Walls.
ST. Louis Republican.

The walls Of Mormon women continue
to come from Salt Lake City through
the trumpets OF occasional cOrrespon-
dents. There was once a prevailing idea
that the women were perfectly content
under the domination Of the saints, and
happy in the domestic circle of polyga-
my. Probably they were as happy as
married women usually are, and would
have remained so had it not been for the
efforts OF correspondents to unsettle
them. Agitation appears to have made
them as miserable as their worst enc.
mics could wish them to be. Their
hearts have been educated in the theory
that a woman can truly love only one
man at time, and that a man has no
business to love as many women as he
can. This wrecks the peace of every
polygamous household. Multiply the
trouble one woman can make in a home
when she sets about it by five, or twenty,
or thirty, as the case may be, and an ap-
proximate estimate Of the domestic woe
of Mormon may be made The ablcst.
bodied man cannot stand that sort OF
thing forever, and it looks AZ if polyga-
my would drop ont of the Mormon creed
Of its own oppressive weight, When
the women object to becoming party to
it, and the men who know the terrible
consequences, the thing is dead. The
Mormon women are beginning to talk it
out and say that Mormonism is a very
good religion for the men, but mighty
hard on the women who do not believe
any more that the old love remains lust
as strong as ever when the new love
comes into the house, That theory is
exploded, and now when loving woman
is obliged to lead new wife to her hus.
band, as she is in duty bound, as
pledge of peace in the family, she docs
it without whimper, but often finds
solace in a cup of cold poison. Several
OF these cases have been reported, and
they mean that women are instinctivelv
opposed to polygamy, which is its death.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-10-26

What are the fall fashions to be ? is
one Of the interesting questions of the
hour. Very Unbecoming to stout people
is the natural response to begin with.
What with princcSse dresses, laced up
the hack, and with the darts in front
prolonged the full length Of the skirt for
home wear and polonaises for the street,
and tied-back skirts and neXt-to no pet
ticoats at all times, twill take flesh and
blood Venus to look well in such very
close fitting attire: There will be a Ger.
tain variety in out.Oi.dO0r wraps, long
loose sacks, and short half-titting ones
being shown as well as the omnipresent
polonaisc. As for colOrs, the reign of
red has set In decidedly, and we are even
menaced with red ball dresses This is
the natural reaction from the dull olives
and dusky browns and sickly blues and
pinks that we have worn so long. As to
bonnets, a lively friend of mine has
christcncd the prevailingstyle the Sairey
Camp, and certainly it recalls the head
gear Of the remarkable female, A
pointed Tyrolean crown, with broad
brim flattcncd down at the sides and left
to stick up in front, which front siilled in
with bright-hued flowers or with full
ruchings of tulc-such is the bonnet Of
the period. Toques, or turban hats of
feathers, will be much worn, especially
by young girls. The feathers most in
vogue are cocks feathers, lophophore and
peacock plumage. Scarf draperies will
he extensively adopted for trimming
house dresses; in fact, they form the
only silk or stuff trimming that can be
used on the gorcd princesse style. The
latest shade of the fashionable red is a
rich deep cherry color most beauteous to
behold. Wreaths and trailing garlands
of red flowers will be much worn on
white balldrcsses. The favorite flowers
are still the dropping, fringe-lke styles,
such as honeysuckle or iuchias.