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backed away to respectful distance. and
shouted threateningly:
'See here. you blasted Niger, the best
thing you can do 10 to come ont and give
yourself up or I'll shoot you"
1.-TWO can play at that game" responded
Fairfsx's voice, thia time seeming 90 close
to bis ear that he fairly jumped with sud
further away, firing his gum without aim,
and Justify bawlinR, PATROL" "Patrol!"
Taking advantage of the momentary Cd.
portunity afforded by Jacks Cowardico,
Fairfax and the two women noiselessly
made their way down to the rivers edge,
where he again caused his two companions
to lie down, 20 - to decrease the chances
of their being seen. Then, snatching mp
three pebbles from the shore, he threw them
far ont into the water, one after another, "a
rapidly a. possible.
In answer to the summons thus signaled
to tho darkness and the stream, in . fAw
moments boat with single rover glided
up to tho bank. Hastily Fairfax put the
himself was pushing tho little craft off the
sandy beach, intending 10 leap into the
bow % soon % che should be we'll afoat,
when there came upon HIM the shock of q
second encounter. Toe shots and the shouts
of the demoralized Jack had called to his
assistance couple of mounted patrolmen
who happened to be upon an adjacent road,
and they promptly galloped down to the
shore.
The foremost man was within ten feet OF
the b vat before he saw it. Then, simulta.
neously with his shout of "Here they are y
he fred his pistol into the little group.
Fairfax was equally prompt with his
weapon in response, and the accuracy OF
hic Cvpp <oH kv thn oryNhAnnQaa
With which that patrolman tumbled from
his saddle.
The other mounted man dashed down,
closely followed by Jack, but already the
boat was so far out in the fog covering the
bosom of the river that 1t was lost to their
eight. They wasted = few shots harmlessly
in the direction whence seemed to come the
noise of the plsshing Of rapidly piled oars,
and then, with many oaths, Get themselves
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REFoRM" IN THE CUSTOM HOUSE.

THE REAL MOTIVE OF THE DISCHARGES TO BE
MADE FROM THE GRANITE BUILDING TO-DAY.
The 'reform movement" called, now going
in the Custom House, by which sixty unhappy ONCE
holders about 70 lose their Official heads IS
reform movement at all and was never intended as
such by the Secretary OF the Treasury from whom the
order reduce the force emanated This bit OF nfor
nation, however viii not render the operation OF
decaptaiion less severe TO those who TO feel its
effects this afternoon. That the reduction must and
will DO made Is ai-suniccnt for them; the cause Of
slaughter is OF secondary Importance.
Some days ago the Collector Of the Port, General
Arthur, received communicated from Mr. Brstow
to tho effect that great number OF customs
officials, such as inspectors and examiners,
will have to be appointed at Philadelphia
10 supcrintcnd the arrival OF foreign goods
intended for tile Centennial Exhibition, and Con-
gross has failed make appropriation for this pur
pose reduction OF the force ut every Custom House
other than Philadelphia must be mado 70 enable the
department TO keep within the regular appropriation,
and to this end the Now York Collector discharge
sixty on the lei Of the month
Constcroa.icn ives painfully apparent In the Sur
yQyors' Department OF the Custom House yesterday
10 Is from TINS department that tho DISCHARGES To
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MARINE COURT JURISDICTION.

On the Goth dayof January, 1874, William Il. cakes
recovered judgment against Charles o. Clayton. In
July, 1875, the plaintiff instituted what are known
supplementary proceedings, under the code OF proceed
the defendant in regard to his property,
and upon application OF defendants counsel, Judge
Goepp vacated the order for the examination OF the de-
fendan all proceedings Hereunder tho ground
that no of law existed authorizing the grant
ing of an order in the Marine Court examine judg
ment debtor in supplementary proceedings on Judg-
ment recovered and entered prior to May p, 1874
The came yesterday upon appeal from the order
Of Judge Goepp, and was argued ut length In the Cen
era Term II insisted upon the part OF the appel
lan that under the acts OF 1872 and 1874 raising the
Marine Court to the dignity of a court OF
passed increasing The powers OF the Marine Court.
debtors judgments recorded prior the passage OF
the Of May o. 1874 authorizing the Court to enter
tain these proceedings 1t contended the part OF
respondent by Mr. H. C. Dennison that the only law
which conferred any Jurisdiction at ali upon the Marine
Court in OF this kind was the act OF May %,
1874. and that nasmuch the act only provides and
authorizes the Court to issue orders Tor the exami-
nation OF Judgment debtors where judgment shall be
recovered, there nothing in the statue which
the Court could consider retroactive. 1t also
contended that laws TO be construed as furnishing
a rule future only, unless they contain Ian
guage unequivocaly and certainly embracing past
transactions.
Judge Shea stated that the question would be taken
under consideration, il was an important question,
and the papers were finally submitted.
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COURT CALENDARs-THIs DAY.

SUPREME CoURT-CHAMRERs-Hed by Judge Dono
hue-Nos 80, o. 1872 1876 l61, 226 246, 266 277, 29l
292 3i9 s4, $50, $751; S52, $685. 1854, S5 1885, 1854, $780,
Sol
SUPREME CoURT-GESERAL TERH-Hed by Judges
Davis Brady and Danels.Nos SO, 81, rs, IA, 10, I74
u.s. III, 17s 49, ISL, 1872 1S4, 1S6 1877 1888 1S9 100
SUPREME CoURr-ClRcurT-fart Held by Judge Bar
rett-Case on--No 1921 No day calendar. The short
down this Part Will be called by Judge Van
Worst in Part g. Part 2-Held by Judge Lawrence :
Short causes--Nos 1910 2340 253S, 2654 2502, $780,
1880 17os, l5o4H, 1772I l4o4, 25l4 247o Part 3
Held by Judge Van VorsL-Short causes-Nos 2669
2691, 1888, 260S, 973, 1904 270S, 263i 2691, 1885,
2791, 2529 2647, 2049, 265l, $685. 26e5, 2273 2427
2429, 2093 1919
SUPERIOR CouRT-TRrAL TERM-Part Hold by
Judge SANFORD Case on-No. 1917. No dag calendar
SPECIAL TERM-Held by Judge Curtis.-No day calen-
dar
COMMON PLEAs-EouITY TEKM-HeId by Judge Van
Brunt-No. 80. TRIAL TBRN-Part Held by Judge
Robnson.-Case on-No. 1878 No day calendar.
. All other courts nave adjourned for the term
COURT GENERAL SEssIoNs-Held by Judge Glider
seeve-The People Jeremiah Sullivan, feonious
assault and battery Same Matthew Kerwin, James
Kerwin and Prank Burke iclonious assault and bat
terry; Same John Clair, burglary; Same VS. Ernest
Pco grand larceny Same VS. James Wright and Jacob
Conn., grand larceny Same vs. Thomas Lynch, assault
with intent TO steal Same VS. Michael Ackenna, es-
capped prisoner
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COURT OF APPEALS.

ALBANY, March 30, 1875.
In the Court OF Appeals day the following business
transacted
No. IA Fisher VS.. Danta-Argument resumed aud
concluded.
No. 10. Henry w. Winthrop, executor &c,
spondent, Harriet r. McKim and others, appel
lants-Argued by Z. s. Van Wrinkle for appellants and
s. p Nash for respondent
No. 10l. Arson U. Becker, appellant vs.. George
Howard and another respondents Argued by George
W. Cathran, oil counsel for appellants, and by 5. $.
Rogers for respondent
No. 103 Hugh MCGEE, respondent, Benjamin
Wood appellant-Upon motion Of H. j. Sanderson for
respondent judgment affirmed by default
No. 104 The Evangelical Lutheran St Johns
Orphans Home, respondent, The Buffalo Hydraulic
Association and others, appellants-Argued by +.
Thayer for appellants and by George w. Cathran for re-
spondeuts
No. AZ Charles Shutz, respondent, We. Carsa L.
Crane executrix, &C., and others, appellants.
by 7. H. Baldwin, or counsel for appellants, and by
George W. Carpenter for respondents
No. 362 Bahr Jacobowsy, plaintiff in error, vs. The
People, &c., defendants IN error.-Submitted-
No. los. rne Agricultural National Bank VS.. Hiram
G. Shef1eld.-Passed
No 109 Thomas Foster OF al executor &C., respond
ents VS.. MeIancthon Fleet ct al appellants-Argued
by william H. 0nderdonk for appellants and d. Nc
Mahon for respondents
Proclamation made and Court adjourned
CALENDAR.
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THE CHAPLIN s co. SUITS.

In October, 1875, two suits brought in the
United States District Court by the United States
against Messrs H. b. Clahin Co to recover 500 600
$500 900 alleged undervaluauons OF imported
goods also for penalties provided for by the statute
OF 1856. A demurrer fled by the defence to the
declarations both suits, aud the points made we're
deliberately argued a Jew weeks ago before Judge
Blachford who has just rendered his decision. Tho
points made by the defence four in number, the
most important being that all the counta Insult
dcent because II not charged in any OF them that
defendants had any actual intent TO doaud the United
States that all tho counts based double sales
bad because section OF the act OF March 8 1863
eepcaled by section Of the act OF july Is 1866; that
the act Of ls3 repealed By The 1866 and that
the hnes OF from $50 10 s. 900 In each Of under
Vauaon Claimed under the of 1866 cannot be
sidered civil remedy. II was further claimed that
several counts IN the second declaration we're bad as
Oaseo on the act Of 1923 and including
matter occurring since the Revised Statutes
passed that all tho counts for double value we're bad
because the second section Of tho act OF 1879 was re-
teAen Y NC ,oa'h sesilon Of n act OF July 1896;
that the nne oil not than $50 and not moro than
s. 600 imposed by the 1850 bv the Revised stat
utos was not a civil remedy. but punisbment for
crime, Wnch could only DC imposed conviction on
an indictment found by grand Jury. that Therefore
all the numbered counts we're BAD that ali Inc
counts in both declarations we're nsumcient because
"a none OF them was IL charged that the defendants
had any actual intention 10 dciraud tho United Siatcs
intent Judge BlatchfOrd sustained the d.,n~ro.
and below Is gwen an epitome OF his decision -
II was quite clear that the second section of Tho ct
OF March, 1893, must be regarded as having hccn
pealcd by the Revised Statutes. The effect m s,rh
repeal s 10 destroy the right Of the plaintiff recover
under the second section In respect of any acts
done alter the enactment OF the Revised
Statutes. The question arises, whether the sec
end section OF tho act Of 1929 which the counts
for double the value Of the imported goods are
was In Qrce at the time OF the enactment OF he ne.
sssed StAutes whether II had been superseded ana
"~ualy repealed By the fourth section OF the act OF
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The following case was heard in the United States
Supreme Court to-day
No. 100 Chamberlain vs. st. Paul and Sioux City
Railroad Company, Southern Minnesota Railroad Com
pany and others-AppcaI from the Circuit Court for
the District OF Minnesota was bill nled by the
appellant for himself and all other holders OF State
railroad bonds issued by Minnesota TO the Southern
upon certain lands originally granted to the Territory
OF Minnesota by Congress- and by the State OF Mime
sofa to that corporation and upon It's roadbed and
franchise secure the holders OF such lands the ale
CATION being that the State has since into posses
sion OF the road aud the lands and has transferred
them to tho defendant companies, one OF which,
although Of the Same name, Is a new company. IL Is
alleged that these companies took title, with knowledge
the rights OF fhe complainant and those for whom he
acts and that the transfer Is violation by the State
OF the trust reposed IN IT,
The prayer that the companies turn all their
property, lands evidences OF debt. &c The decision
below sustained the defendant companies and that de-
cison assigned error here. @. Z. Cole and VIII
liam N. Evarts for appellant; Palmer Horn for APP
pellees.
In this Court to-day on motion OF Mr.. James
Lowndes, Samuel Lord, Jr., and Charles Richardson
Miles, Of Charleston, s. c.. admitted TO practise
as attorneys and councillors OF this Court
Case No 1e0 Selah Chamberlain, appellant vs. the
ST. Paul and Sioux City Railroad Company.-Thc aIgu-'
mcnt 81 this cause continued by Mr.. Gordon Il.
Cole OF counsel for the appellant and by Mr.. +. G.
Palmer and Mr. James Gelhllan, for the appeees and
concluded by Mr.. William NJ Evars, for the appellant.
Adjourned until 10. morrow.
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Judge Benedict OF the URited states Court MT Lange
charged with having mail bags in his possession, IN
violation Of special act OF Congress relative to the
Post ONCE Department The case was tried before
Judge Benedict which Resulted in Mr.. Lange's convc-
ton, after which he sentenced 10 one years Inn
prIsonment and 20 pay fine Of $500 This sentence
having declared illegal The aside aud
second sentence pronounced under which Mr. LANCE
was again recOmmted TO prison. The case was inaily
taken the Supreme Court OF the United States, which
Court granted wrls OF habeas corpus and certiorar
and subsequently pronounced the action OF Judge
Benedict illegal and that Mr. Lango entitled to his
liberty. Suit was brought, already stated by Mr..
LANCE against Judge Benedict, claiming 200 dam
ages for wrongful imprisonment The case came up
yesterday on an appeal from a decision Of Judge Van
Brunt Mr.. William Henry Arnoux appeared for Mr.
LANCE and General Tracy Tor Judge Benedict The
Court took the papers
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DECISIONS.
SUPREME coURT-oHAMDERs.

by Judge D0nOhue.
Miller Halscy; Naismith Nicol ct al The
National Bank OF scotland Nlcol CT al. Hecker VS..
HecKer: Turner Clarkc.-G anted
Pessels VS. Pessels; Rollwagen Hermann Hall
vs. Hall Orders granted.
wettstcin VS.. oehninger aud another-order TO show
cause granted
Matter OF Kssam.-I desire to counsel
Connolly Connolly.-Is not thus the case in which
a former application Tor divorce was deniedY
Matter OF Larkin.-Mcmorandum.
Whitney Whitney.-Waut proof Of notice OF con-
nrmation.
Bessinger VS.. BossInger-MOtOn granted. Memoran-
dun.
The National Bank OF Scotland VS. NicoL Motion
gran cd, without stay.
Brown vs. rorrey ct aL-Bond approved
Naisnith Nicol -Moiion granted, without stay,
laches such as 10 deprive defendant OF delay
Lyddy VS.. McVean.-Sureties not sufficient
Dcvhn vs. Seaman. Motion denied Memorandum.
BY Judge Daniels.
The Sixth Avenue Railroad Company vs. Kerr
Order granted
SUPERIOR coURT-sPEcIAL TERN.
by Judge Sedgwck
Weinfeld VS. Johnst0n.-Decree signed.
Senator vs. The Germania Bank, &c-Order settled.
BY judge Curtls
Tying vs. Marsh ct al Order settled.
Clark vs.. Murphy ct al Black vs. Doolng ct al !;
Godfrey ct al VS. Thompson Ell al Forest Forest:
Pond VS. Cohn ct aL-Orders granted.
Smith VS. Crow et aL-Reference ordered
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TIRED OF PRISON LIFE.

Thomas Lewis and George W. Tomas, the alleged
twin confidence men, becoming tired OF prison life,
through Mr. William \. Knitting their counsel made
application yesterday to Judge Donohue, sitting at
Chambers of the Supreme Court for writ Of error In
order that their might be reviewed by the Su-
preme Court at General Term. They convicted
at the last December OF the Court OF General SEES
sons, before Judge Sutherland for larceny by trick
aud device IN robbing emigrant out OF $eO by iu
ducing HIM TO throw dice. MIR. Knitting contended
that It not larceny, the having been voiun
tary parted with upon game OF chance, and that IL
taken either against his will without the con-
sent OF the complaining emigrant The Court thought
otherwise however and so did the jury, and convc
ton followed with sentence each OF five years in
State Prison. writ of allowed IL will be
for the Supreme Court to pass upon the enabilty
oil the point raised by counsel upon the trial The
case viii be argued at the May term.
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THE WESTMORELAND HOTEL TRAG-
EDY

Tho commission appointed by Judge Barrett, OF the
Supreme Court TO examine into the mental condition
ofRomaine Dillon, who on New Years night shot John
Il Dillaber the Westmoreland Hotel, concluded its
abors yesterday and will report to the Court oil Oyer
and Terminor soon as It convenes The commission
consisted Of Drs Grey, Flint and Kitchen Assistant
District Attorney Rollins acted for the people and
Henry L. Clinton for Dillon. There is doubt what
that the report will declare the accused insane
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COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
RoBBING AN ARTrsr.

Solomon Brsback, artist has a studio on tho
second oor of No 113 Third avenue On the night OF
January 10 the place broken into and number or
valuable articles, including revolver were stolen to-
gether with tin box cont aiming 5000 IN money.
eek later youth OF eighteen, named Edward Boyle
who gave the OF Edward Hart was arrested aud
the stolen revolver found his person. He was
indicted and being tried yesterday, stated that he
bought the pistol for 81 from strange man who ac-
cnatad IN GsxLh avenue The Jury found the pria
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be made The list or unforunaies will be made ous
until to-day the Collector ana Surveyor preerrng
delay the matter as long possible in order 10
themselves the annoyance OF being importuned by
politicians and other backers' Of those who TO
go out
hi- iyaeeker has not been at hrs Office since Tues
day last The clerks about his Department assert that
he is nj home sick but the general belief seems be
that the Deputy Collector IS In Washington endeayorng
40 H.
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PAYMENT OF PENSIONS.

During the month of March : 900 pensioners have
been paid their quarterly pensions at the Custom
House OF the distinguished veterans OF 1912 Thurlow
Weed drew his pension of S24 Ex-Governor Dix and
Daniel Drew have not demanded theirs as yet There
is about 800 due Mr. Drew, but he wants to be paid
in gold.
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PLACE POLICE COURT.
Before Judge Klbreth.
DIsoRDERLY HOUSE

DIsoRDERLY HOUSE.
Upon complaint Of Captain Van Dusen, of the Fiji
teenth precinct Della Bems OF No 167 Greene street.
held in 81, 900 answer for keeping dsorderly
house Julia Harris and Julia Hines two OF the in
mates OF the house, also arrested, were sent to the
House OF Detention witnesses.
TILL TAPPING.
Yesterday morning George Murray, Of No. los King
street, and another called at Henry Faber's
grocery store No 12s Clinton place, and asked the
clerk, Charles Miller, for pail of coal While the
clerk went outside to get the coal Murray jumped over
the and took ST. 0S from the TILL The clerk
the act and Murray rushed out OF the store he
called out, ''Stop thlefl officer Kenney OF the Fiji
tecnth precinct heard the cry and pursued Murray.
The latter the park to Amity and Wooster
Streets when he entered "A saloon and jumped over
fence The officer followed closely, and succeeded in
arresting the prisoner Upon examination the money
was found on his person. He was held in $500 to
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oner guilty Of receiving stolen goods and the Court
ordered him 10 spend one year in State Prison.
RoBBISG A LIQUOR DEALER.
on the night Of January 10 the liquor store OF John
Killerean No 424 West Houston street. burgiari-
ously entered and the money drawer which contained
about So was Carried of. 1t was subsequently, found,
empucd Of its contents, lying upon a heap OF sand
the store. on the same night three youths,
named Edward Carroll of No 431 West Twenty seventh
street; Michael kerrgan and James McQuade, OF No.
$50 West Twenty sixth street, were arrested on sus-
picon while lurking in the vicinity The prisoners
arraigned yesterday. Carroll and kerrigan
were dclendedLby Edgar T. Chapman, the well
known Philadelphia lawyer who has begun practice
IN our courts while the other prisoner defended
by Mr. Edmund G, Price. After several witnesses had
been examined Mr. Chapman asked for the discharge
of the prisoners the ground that there no evil
dence to connect them with the robbery. The motion
was granted.
ABRAHAM TwoDDLE's CRIME.
youth named Abraham Twoddle, who lived in
Eighty-thirt street. near Third avenue arraigned
on two indictments for grand larceny. One charged
him with stealing silk waist and underskirt from
Mary J. Martin, Of NO. 207 East Eighty nth street
The other charge was that on the I'D INST he stole
three lap robes, worth $780, from g. W. vanderwater,
of No. 1S4 OF the street The prisoner pleaded
guilty TO the latter indictment and was sent to State
Prison for four and half years.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM STATE PRISON.
About two O'Clock on the morning of the nth inst
two officers walking up Seventh street saw man
emerge from the basement area of No. 253, occupied
by Mr. W. H. Drake One OF them gave chase to the
man, who ran down TO avenue b, where he was ar
rested in hallway, and proved to be Leonard Steltze
Of Seventh avenue, Second street. II was discov
ered returning to the house OF Mr.. Drake that one
OF the windows had been pried Open Steltzle, being
yesterday placed on trial, explained his conduct by
saying that the night OF the arrest he had been
drinking pretty freely, had quarrelled with
the street and had into the 10 take anap
when seeing the officers, he thought they were friends
Of he RI witt VIII he had nj nd ran
brought also number Of witnesses to testify to his
good character and the jury acquitted him. Judge
Gdersleeve gave him some good advice, which he
promised to follow and he left the court room the hap
pest young man IN New York.
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SALES Ar AUCTION.


A RT NOTICES
"A The Messrs. LEAvITT take pleasure in announcing
10 the public that they will reopen their Art Rooms THIS
friday morning. with the collection Of Paintings belong
URIAH ALLEN, ESQ, JERSEY CITY
comprising fine examples by the following celebrated
Gebler Debret Camphausen, YaRrberg. Compile Calix,
Gesser Hue Whittredge, Inness TAFT Beauverie. Lasae
jerome THOMPSON Garland &C. &C., TO be sold "Wednesday
and Thursday evenings, April and o. At the Art Rooms
The hsssrs. LEAvIrT. Auctioneers.
A GEORGE W. Keller AUCTfoNEER.
n. Art Gallery, SO Liberty St., corner Nassau.
BY order of G. GvannonnI ESD. of Florence Italy we
al2 o'clock noon at our saesroom his large and magnih
MARBLE sTATuARY. RICHLY CARVED; LARGE COL.
UMNS VASES, SrATuETTEs. FIGURES, &C FINE
FIRE CHI BRONzES AND FRENCH MARBLE AND
BRONZE CLOCKS.
A -TUNIs JOHNSON, AUCTIoNEER
a. Old stand,
81 Nassau St,
GREENWICH ST CONTINUATION SALE
ladies' and gentlemens furnishing Goods comprising all
the fine Millinery Goods Silver plated Showcases
Counters. Gas Fixtures, &c.
TOMORROW SATURDAY,
at 10Is o'clock,
at 81 Nassau ST.
Fine Household Furniture, from Morrels storage
house. comprising ebony Paror Suit crimson silk, rep
mounted in Ormou; Ormolu Clock, Louis XIV. rosewood
Sn blue seye rosewooq Piano Hese Of Boston wanu.
Mirrors with Table and cornices Extension Tables, old line
Engravngs, Lounge satin striped Sewing Machine,
and Stool Music Rack Centre Tables Easy Chairs Invalid
Chair wheels Wardrobes, Brussels and velvet Carpets
Ocoths antique Crockery and Glassware Cornces Stair
Carpets. Library Table Window Curtains, Shades Paror
Suit. figured satin Dining Room and Library Chairs, in
leather and seat Kitchen Furniture, Office Furn-
iture, &c