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New-York tribune., 1876-12-29
THE RUMoRs ABOUT COLES MORRIS.
HIS PARTNERS DISBELIEF IN THEIR TRUTH-TH
PROPERTY OF ALL CLIENTS INTACT.

HIS PARTNERS DISBELIEF IN THEIR TRUTH-IHE
PROPERTY OF ALL CLIENTS INTACT
RumOrs have been i'll circulation that Coles
Morris of No 81 Wiliam-st. has appropriated large
amount funds belonging to his clients and 10 te
Holland estate in Westchester County Mar. MOTIFS u a
lawyer and the senior member OF the firm OF MOTIFS b
ngs Cardozo about 80 years Of and has always
borne character above reproach. He lives at No 64
Fifth-ave TRIBUNE reporter called at his office yes
teray his partner Mr. Cardozo, made the following
statement: "Many Of Mr.. MorTts's clients anu
those of the firm have visited the office today 10
inquire about these reports. thorough hVestr
CATION of the accounts OF these clients and an
examinaon.of their securities have been made ana
can state positively that they all intact ana that MF
Morris has not appropriated cent belonging to any
client OF his or any client of the firm II there If any
trth in the reports they relate solely 10 the management
of the estate of his family, and tine VIII prove
whether they are true false MY own OPINION Hoh
my long acquaintance with Mr. Morris Is that they are
untrue in every respect He bachelor Of simple hao
m and lives with his sister who would be the greatest
sufferer IN case these rumors true. The family
estate known as the Holland estate, has been long
time in his care and nothing has ever been Drought io
ward TO impeach lis fidelity"
At Mr. Morr1s's residence No. Ga Fifthave, admit
tance was denied all callers who were informed that
Mr.. Morris was too III to see any one
Mr. Morris's partners have prepared the Following leu
ter:
LAW Orf1crs MoRRIs BILLINGS & CARDOzo,
No. 81 WILLIAA-sT, NEW YORK, Dec. 29' 1876
To fbe EditOr Of Ihe Tribune. - -,
SIR. Certain rumors are afOat concerning Mf Coles
Norris Theyrelae Soeiy 70 the manageinpnt oi me lhe
estate of ms own family and time alone will prove her
trutb or ea v Many reporters have called To Get III
formation We desire to prevent any erroneous lmpTes
sious getting abroad affecting injuriOusY either our
selves or one who has always stood so high ana Iof
whom we entertained the greatest persohal rcEI
We would state positively and emphatcaly that the
interests of none Of clients those " the ht ae
i'm any wav involved or IN the least jeGparded Iher
securities remain untouched and their rights unin-
roirad Very resnectfully OLIVER Y. c. BILLINGS,
Pun MICHAEL ii. CAtDOZo.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-29
LARGE FIRE IN BROADWAK.

4 PHOTOGRAPH ESIABL lSHMENT BURNED.
FKgpEKIcKs o'NEIL's LOSS ABOUT SSO,OOO-
MARROW ESCAPE OF TONY PASTORS THEAIER-
LOSS ON OTHER PROPERTY NEARLY $4,000.
A ire broke out at "A. IN. yesterday on the
third aoor OF the iour-stury brick building ut NO JS|
Bro,dway occupied by Fredcrcks ONeii, photo
eraphcrs The Broadway entrance 10 Tony Pastors
Tsaer is through THIS building, and IA the lire originated
i'm the rear Of the thrd door IN close proximity 10 the
trater itself the report spread that Tony Pastors
rbeacr was in flames. Dense volumes Of smoke pVurud
info and through the auditorium, aud were seen issuing
fr,a the Mererst entrance. The nanes spread rapidly
from the photograph gallery. assisted greatly by Tie In
aamnahc nature OF the chemicals and Photographic
uyieris and reached fourth floor in incredibly
short time The engines quickly arrived on tile spos,
lt IL WAS some time before they got to work. owing 10
tbe sIlppery streets. second alarm sounded and
another detachment OF ana engines promptly re
spOndod.
The hgcmcn worked energeticay to stay the progress
Of the flames and streams OF water were thrown
upon the burning building and upon Nos 5s3 aud $50,
witch had caught fire. All hope OF saving the large and
va,uaple gallery OF Frederieks ONeil abandoned,
for the oil and chemicals assisted the conhagratOn and
rendered the heat intense and fierce, while water seemed
rather to feed shan TO quench the flames. The variety
and braney the celOrs OF the flames, owing To the
nature OF the chemicals consumed eOnspieu-
ous The interior OF the gallery completely
burned out and many valuable paintings, photographs,
and ilkenesses OF prominent persons were consumed
By this time large crowd OF people, attracted by the
report that another theater was burning fastened from
all directions and ed the street in front Of the fire for
several blocks 10 the great Inconvenience OF the lremen
The OF the Eighth and Fourteenth Precinct Po
lice we're ordered to keep the streets clear and in do
ing had great difficulty in some force being neces
sary to keep back the crowds An accident occurred
during the excitement by which fireman severely
ininred party OF fremen with axes were on the ROOT
of No 5sj tearing up the tin roofing in order to cut
away the burning tmbers beneath the caves In doing
this they oosened Of snow and ice, which Slid of
the roof and fell upon the head OF fireman ON the side
| walk knocking him down and severely njuring him.
The loss Of property very great and h estimated a
New-York tribune., 1876-12-29
, wou,x.s STORY ABOUT HER BABY.

On Christmas night Officer Weldon OF the
Cpurcb street Police Iognd thg dead body OF mate In
fut pudcf n WAGON In front ~ NJ 70 Grccnw chst. Hc
stated that It's heed crushed hut post mort"m eN
animation revealed that had died from exhaustion and
want Of nouiisumcat. n was apparently only day or
two old Il was ascertaiuod ihat Helen Bnfns an IN
married woman age 81 81 No 80 Muborry-st, had re-
Gently gwen hr.a c!G and she aad M'ry tonte OF
10 81 Grccnwcn-st wDrt- arrested on suspicion Cor
ourr Croker Ec iuqdst yesterday, and 10 Wa shown
a. at Heller Burps lad given birth ~ female ninnt OF
Dee ! l. which would show tlJ' thc child would hl'r
nren Two wee., old Christine. The mother leabcd
liar .ltlr walking alru- Li-aty-sNtlst ci!iuS over
her infant, she HIrt woman whose name t'r ud ho
ascertain, whom sir tod th" story ana ~0 agreed !"
i5r tBc child am adopt a. TIE lufJ, apparun ntN hLts
0S TINT t Chiid found urrr ih' wagon was not Al'.
Bur.s rendered verdict tnat ~ duath Was ihe nSu
OF want uf proper care Tie PRISONERS we're discharged
New-York tribune., 1876-12-29
ROBERT cUsHIYq,s cHARGEs DENIED.

TO the Editor OF The TrIbuRe
SIR: The committee of the Board OF Aldef'
men appointed 10 investigate the truth OF the eAAs'
made in regard to the Third Judicial District Courthouse
building held their first meeting Yesterday ana 0oA i'
Cushing's testimony without giving notice or ANY Or
portunity TO orossexamine him, and have adjourned SUI
ject 10 the call Of the chairman We OF course eAP
that the investigation viii be thorough, all the con
Ors aud commissioners beng called on to testify III
mean time we deny that any money has ever been
for by or paid to either Of us by contractor az" "a
sert that the other imputatiOns made aglnst s 80
equally false ami malicious The apparent nOhse -
these sanderOus accusations is that Mr.. Cshng ss
sened claims against the city for over Sl1OJV -
consider fraudulent and refuse 20 approve iV"e' "
spectfully, FREDERICK q NIlhLhs' Architects
CALYEET NACN,
No 40 BroGdiray 4 err fora, Dec. %, 1870
New-York tribune., 1876-12-29
ENTERPRISE AT GREENWOOD LAKE.
Tho MoptcIoir and Greenwood Lake Rail

road Company are putting extra force OF men upon
the upper end of the lne along the western shore OF
Greenwood Lake. extending tho track about two miles
above its present ending large force of men are en-
gagged in constructing ichOuse in which TO store the Ice
taken from the lake. There viii be - buildings in ALL
each 2Ox3O feet and 40 feet high of these are OWNED
by the railroad company, and by Cooper, Hewitt Co.
In few days they viii be completed and the men VIII
began cutting the ice, giving employment 10 about 100
mon The ice VIII be cut by an Instrument somewhat
like n pow but having instead of the share number OF
Knives, which cut deep g!iter N the
ice. The men follow IL, splitting OH the
blocks of ice The break always follows the
gutter thus the ice is taken out IN pieces OF regular
size Il is pulled the shore by means OF an endless
chain. The same power that moves the chain l. EN-
plDyed raising the ice 10 wide Ehute, from whic
other sGtes guide H. into the different houses, each hold
ing 10000 tons. The company has contracts WIN %
umber OF ice CONS anes, aud can dCvcr the lee from
the in three hours. The managers state hdt tel
general business is pre- rnt IN hOuish1g cOnmlloh
They will soon open a machine shop at POmptOE
New-York tribune., 1876-12-29
MAKING VIENNA BREAD AND COFFEE.

The Vienna Model Bakery, now in successful
operation at Tcntst aud Broadway to have met
ongfelt need OF the NewYork public. The proprietor,
Louis FclshmaDB, Teports than on the morning after
opening hc had 10 fiji 300 orders for bread, &c.,
while the appearance OF the cafe the lunchng hour
proves that this department Of the Is receynga
generous support from the ladies shopping In the neigh
horhOOd. The working rooms, consisting OF bakery,
Kitchen ice-ceam room, coffee and china closet,
arc beneath the cafe The first ana most pleasing cher
acterisc which impresses the visitor upon entering
these rooms IL their scrupuous cleanliness The most as
dious appetite would be impaired In watching the
oparntions performed therein and the only OdOrs no
fceabc are those Of freshly ybakcd bread and the
pctZing aroma OF coffee In the bakery six ovens,
built like OdiashOned ovens OF large square tiles Into
each runs a steam pipe the OF which gives the Vienna
bread its peculiarly delicate erlspnoss Fifteen bakers
ale employed working daY and night In gangs Of i've.
sleeping apartments have been constructed or their use
beneath the sidewalk. The coffee Is ground very fine
aud placed with boiling water upon perforated piston
ftung lightly into a cylinder The piston II forced down
fLe cylnder and then drawn back the coffee escaping
through the peroratiOns into the cylinder. BY this
process the l effects OF boiling avoided and the
coffee Is delicious. The coffee used here Is mixture OF
Mocha and Java The tce-cream room presents another
Interesting Whipped cream f0rIs the Foundation
of this ice cream cOrnstarch being used Altogether
the Vienna Bakery is very attractive both below and
above stairs
New-York tribune., 1876-12-29

Mr. Frederieks had only recently reduced DIS aoun. "
insurance from S65 000 The offices OF the Guest fne
and Burglar Alarm Manufacturing Company, on the
second foor and of the proprietor OF an anlneruse
ton solution were flooded with water, and the loss WIN
be from 50 900 to 50 900 each The second 0Or OF NO.
5s5 as occupied by George W. Claim, ueaer IN
goods, who win lose heavily. The stock IS uaihssJo Dy
wafer and smoke Frnpk 6 Co., importers OF cieaIs
and liquors. will also lose considerably IBe IOp u%ovrs %
OF this building and Of No. $685. were occupied oS oo
Burnett mOroccOcase manufacturer. whose stOcA MAS
completely destroyed. The Superintendent or the fre
Patrol r. Wilson, that these persons are not n
sured Tho building No 5s7 is owned by essrs AFfry t
& PenafOrt of No Parkr0w, aud - tnsaied IOI
$19,50O, follows: Fremen's Fund. S2,o0O; Pfeseots
OF Boston, $500 Royal Of England, @2,9oO; Green
wch $4,000 Wiamsburgh. S3.500; Mestchestr'
$500; Etna 5000. Tine roof OF NO 559 was dah-
aged about $500 -,
The Fire Marshal, who investigated the origin OF the
fire. discovered that 1t originated from gas lnef set-
ting fire drapery IN the rear part of the fourta
story Of the building. Dir. ONei states that When ne
came TO the building he smoke coming from le sl
room" He threw water upon the hanes Dut ~ hld
effect the floor covered with nitrate OF silver
He then shouted to the WOrncn and wOfhWOneh 10 ny
their lives Some them rushed down stars others
assembled 10 the roof He himself hurried 70 the IOtI
floor and sszing his OvereOa and valuable nstrulnehb
the front windows, rushed 20 the rear stairway
leading up TO the roof. The fire had already burned
through the floor from the silver room beneath ana he
stairway llod with smoke so dense ana go sIrOgY
metallic that twice he fell back half suhOeated Inc
timely opening OF the syght at the head OF te sts
by OF hs wOrkmen saved his life. Wnen at Iehs'h
the roof reached lie wefl-High overcome.
Among the incidents of the lire was the rescue, Dy
John Muller of the old Volunteer Fire Department OF
an old VINO had called to get the photographs OF
family He became partly suhOcated ON the stair
way, where he was found by Muller.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-29

Conroy, alias Big o. b., Kitty" Woods and hs, -.
band McNally, who was sentenced 20 years imn,,ae
ment for stabbing man named Hess a few months ~
Another member is john Calvin who went into Le ~
elry store Of Adolph Hank. at No. 327 Ninthaye as
O'clock one evening and, knocking him senseless ri,i
piece OF lead pipe, robbed the store and fed He ~
aferward captured and Is now serving sentences of 3
years In State Prison. The notorious George Ellis ai-s
10 two burglaries, one at the store Of Howard Co. h
at No 57l Broadway. The other was at the store .
solomon Meigel diamond broker, ~ No. % Rast Ff
teenthst It was said that be had $4,000 worth Of d
monds in his safe The noise OF blowing open the safe va,
THE burglars heard the rapping aud fed "BiIyD Tser
rester was his accompifce In this burglary. Dania
Golden "Frank" Pfeiifer, Patrick Haiick the PoFer
brothers and Henry Thompson, all have many inerest
ng stories IN connection with their career of crime a.
members of the " TepthEve. gang" Capt. Wash.
burn mas asked tor nen and II they are sent to
he says that he will very take steps 10 clear s
gang out OF his precinct
New-York tribune., 1876-12-29
IMPROVING THE POSTAGE sTAMrs.

Gen. 4. ". BHrbtf, IhITU ASsSJInJ TOSI-
eneral and 4. ID. HIz,n, Chief Of the Stamp
Division Of the PostOfice Department At Washington
are M The city business connected with the manufae
ture OF stamps for dspaTmsn The preseat contract
for supplying stamps viii expire In short tinie and
some IMPROVEMENTS in the material used In their manu-
facturr aud IA the engraving viii be provided for Ia
making the new contracts. 4 paper containing less
sizing will be used, oud the adhesive quality Of the new
STAMPS Will bc greatly improved - that ~ Will be iIuoe
Impossible 10 stamp AFTER " las Been ahNcd 10
the envelope. Gen Barber has designed c3nge u the
tbIe4ccnt stamp, when adds greatly 10 its artistic
effect Thr very dark green shading around the mCta.-
lion head will De replaced by light background Other
changes viii De maze when The plans perfected.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-29
MARINE DISASTERS.

The bark Mariana ILL.,, which arrived at
this port on Weinc sday. fell IN with the schooner o
King I'm latitude 800 39, longitude 80 1W lh skhs
condition The schooner was bound from Sah,o po
mingO TO Boston with cargo OF nusuc' anu h'i ro'
sails and spas and had six feet Of water IN the hoiu
The bark rescued the crew. and brought them To TINS
MORT Cant. Bradford died Dec. l. when 10 days out
from exhaustion. ,,
The British ship sh.nd Of London arrived at this
mort on Wednesday, after evenf voyage of ~ Gays
from Manila She sailed for this city on Aug l. WIN
cargo OF henp and sugar consigned 10 Peabody WliS'
she passed the equator Nov. 10. on that ay at noon
the ship was struck by a hurricane wmch iasteu 'e"
hours tearing away Sails freezing the rigging ana rem
dering the vessel nearly mmanageabe IL was uiseoV-
cred that she was leaking badly, and the crew "ere
called 10 the pumps. On Nov. % she was STRUCK ny
uau and in order TO save the ship part of the cargo
was thrown overheard After reaching TINS coast sne
was again subjected to another qua OF IA n, snow and
seet Eight men were Frustrated by Overwork at the
purnps the water was gaining steadily, and the pros
meets of laundering increasing when tey were e
pied by pilot When brought to Martins Stores ~ ee
few hoars longer the ship must nave gone uo"h
with all on board. -.
n was stated in a telegram from : ondon yesterday
that the steamer Frinconn 0t Hamnurg Inc ne Mns %
I'm Ills city stated that tie FrancOna was running % %rm
Hamburg ~ hHinwall, touching at points IN tne VS.
Iudles They nothing OF the number OF pesstSus,
ont bring the be. they said, the NcSSe was "ho"'
IN the charge OF piluts. - -, III
l.. A.,
ON Tobs Island the OF Uruguay, Is sald 10 De
small steamer running from Hamburg 20 points on hc
east cOast OF SUuth Amrr1ca. =,
The schooner Eugle CaIsey, rom the happananh'ch
River with oysters, while proceeding up the lathpso
River in tow of the tug Lizzie Hunt, into by the
steamer william Kennedy, from Baltimore 10 FFoN
Qence. and cut tO the waters edge. 49,, =,
The bark Battlslina Can't. Crayiater from Phladel-
mia was Yesterday morning ashore the Needles ana
ii was thought she would prove u total loss.
Tbr british Dark rintO Capt. iAnc from hrdrossIn,
Oct % for Baltimore with COAL ashore four miles
north o station No D. Kitty Hawk. North Carolina, at
$50 H. ~ Dee %, with her cargl ON hrc. The crew
Was saved on ie morning Dec -, by the ifcsaVng
crew OF the station. II thought tlii the EosstI
would 90 10 pieces before assistance could reach her
New-York tribune., 1876-12-29
A eonnle helon ging to one of the eOast towns.

couple belonging to one of the coast tosss W.
of iife who aad been but few mouths nilrrss ~ ere
advantage of the railway ia Edinburgh 10 sec u eaux
monia at the laying OF foundation stone Ine IsSs IA
wife proposed sIaying few days with her nienn, sorM
Edinburgh, but II was necessary tnat heI % %oruas
nro,eed hOmeward by the boat SATURDAY Mhs n.
fo try the strength Of his hepmates Affection N %sAra
marked tha he doutt the boat wad De sac he ~ shiak
that Trey wad a, gang 20 the bottom" Dae ~ onn
sac ~ responded his afeetOnate partner nnss VI
Anderson ye had better leave the key o. the no
me-" "a, .,,oa
nWTl Won nav that little bill to-day y Ivy ~,
a solieItor az a debtor sWhy should pay VI tle
inquired the gentleman. We'll 4 Is gel.hs tsis year.
and of the year. "No, Sir, shall not pay n "a tBe
hIi ,mifafe the Board of Aldermen and reier DO
nsxt CITY Council "What has the CITY SsAsi III dent
with the payment OF your bills, any ws syiih tbef
rnorv INT t6ars ths way the Aldermen 10 WI
biIls. and am going 10 follow suit Caii neN WV
New-York tribune., 1876-12-29
LONG ISLAND RAILROAD REPORT.

The report of the directors OF the Long
island Railroad aud its leased lines and connections
made 10 the state Engineer for the six months succeed
ing the lst OF last April shows very satisfactory results
Tie oross earnings of the combined roads for this period
we're bout sg20Oo0 while the operating expenses and
repairs were little over 100000 The interest on all
the bonds OF the Long Island Railroad as well as all the
rentals on the leased roads, has been fully paid The
amount Of work that has been accomplished towsrd put
ting the various roads in good working order may De
Judged from the fact that In the operating is m
aBout Tor repairs of machinery ana ros stock'
New-York tribune., 1876-12-29

wire. The proposed agreement, however tnre" inc
great part Of the expense the City Of Brooklyi ana
the icatiou was concluded in these words; "Ts
telegraphic communication with Brooklyn is merely con-
V. nient hut not By any Indispensable 10 New.
York. THIS department, thefeior ~iits sout d and
third part" This reply aroused the indignation ~ @
Brooklyn Pcce Board apd II was returned yesteluIty
with te following Endorsements The WliDi
arc herewith returned Telegraphlo communication
with Ne,y-York is merely convenient but by no Hleals
tr IN Bropkyn This department therefore
wits Ibut does not urge) respectful action ON the part
of the parties Of the first part"
New-York tribune., 1876-12-29
GAS COMPANIES TAKING FRIGHT
REDUCING THEIR PRICES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER
OF 1877

REJOICING THEIR PRICES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER
OF 1877.
The Mayor, Controller, and Commissioner OF
uhlic Works Yesterday opened the bids for lighting the
streets with gs for the first three months OF 1877 which
were as follows: New-York per lamp, 81 so; ManGat-
tan. 81 so; Mutual So Harlem, $40 81; MetIOpol-
tap. so These companies supplied the city with gas
dpna the corresponding months of the present year VI
,bo fouoV,pa rates: New-York and Manhattan, So 70
each Mutual 50; Harlem, $40 SO; and Metropolitan
s1o m The recent bids for 1877 he full year,, which
were rejected by the commission and led 10 tle readyer
tsng for proposals for three months only aVer"s.u o
The month for taeh lamp as follows: New
York Manhattan, aad Mutual, each 90; ii'ri'ih'
s 19l. Metropolitans G62s 1t viii be seen that the
bids opened yesterday,n accepted, Will DC nu'h ioIe
odvantaqeons to the city. than the recent rejected pro
posals The t&o old companies the NcW-1orK ana Man
bttop. agree to supply no city with at monthly
t of 20 30 ne, lamp as against So in tlelt drst es
nate The figures Of the Mutual remain the same, while
,bo.a of the Harlem and Metropolitan slightly in
creased A careful computation made YESTERDAY by
those familiar with the subject showed q siHlg W site
e1ty by the new bids OF at least @1oOOO ana possibly
100000 next year. - - 80 .t,o. .I,o,. l,,,o
made 600 connections with street lamps ths year, q.
eog of uot less than S per lamp, winch must nc utuCG'
from their profits. and ObgcS tleli tnhep 1p '%Htii %
Driee. The old companies nave bot ntl ths
Year and consequently better afford 10 maze tht r.
ductGn gentleman who has ucE0lou hltith .i' 70 70 ~
examination OF this question anu te cOla lsoh O t'
nrices cost of producing DC. sald 70 reporter "
TgF TRIBUNE Yesterday that any Two or tLtee com
having an exclusive right 10 by gas mans IA ii sItet
could well afford to light all INC city lags anu to po T
private consumers, and pay handsome dVidend u
he Commission is expected to award the contracts to
New-York tribune., 1876-12-29
TIE SHOOTING OF MRS. PICKET.

Jacob w. Pckel, who shot his wife Mary on
seyenhave. Thirty ST., on Wednes iay night,
was committed yesterday IN default of $500 bail by
Justice Bixby at the Washington Place Police Court.
Mrs PickeI ia only slightly injured, the ball having
glanced off her eheebOne She stated thai her husband
fired al her deliberately. while he arns that the pistol
as me states 10 commit suicide WITH being sick and dis
couraged Mr. aud Mrs. Plekel have not been living
fogetler time.
New-York tribune., 1876-12-29
NORTH CAROLINA STATE BONDS.

The committee appointed by the holders OF
North Carolina State bonds yesterday sent toiegIam 10
Goyern0r-eect Vance, informing him tEat plan
Of compromise Of all tie recognized debt OF
the State had been agreed upon, aud that n committee
would wait upon him next week. He was requested to
refer the subject In his inaugural address. The com
mittee requests all bOndhOders who wish 10 participate
in the proposed scheme 10 send their names and ad-
dresses with statement Of ths bonds held by them, 10
the chairman the committee william j. Best, at No.