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New-York tribune., 1877-05-18
DECISIONS MAY II.

Vyt,rene Court ChGmtes-By Judge Barrett
Trustees cf be Iaasc ana Watts Orphan houae &C., ost
Manhattan Ga, Liehr 60 oet Hooy-'elou srarlea for
IAN and hle This paper win H. others ard submit n to
] T'n ,e o@f % n ~ md SoIihcrn stln,p C.l"riy
m" insolvency Of ihc company s not established, ara tcte
in Of ia fact and a;o in view OF h. within 'gae.t Tor
iory Of the stockIuGis and creditors OF the eorl' TAO
,,d ss1fialy wind up th. company and prevent an
further .Hot a. ,uccc-siu Hanit q, l.l' 'i W @
and r motion "a receiver shou br drnei, DO go costs
ss to tic rciiv 10 be furnished ~ Co, ,Iopcs ts
tec sLoud cther give sectity iof ine i aln' 9, ts
Principal directly into q Irst COMPANY only to oe drawn
Saiai 7l1a"Ry Judge Van Thomson agt Thomson
16wery-casG S,,'tS,, sditidd 1i '''S' '''' 49,
Superior CoTt-Special 1crm-By judge Sanford
Notion denied wtn so costs Noth River
rk co. 10 fSnI n 5 AZ nv fGs sas. e, ,r ~, Sn
WITHIN adjustment Of costa is hereby approves and ainfmed
specified seymour ag reliows-Ofered on day calendar
hehny et al aSL kratnge ell aihe pr0pord order Is not
Compaay.-QrdeT den.ci Drrmmond aE. Cariron-i:e.rr
BY Cm.t-lusuce SHrt,-.- Harding agt Harimg-Orier
granted additional oonscl ec., Ne. Silva ag ne Metro,
po"n Drag Company sustaining Il COSTS &c
H0nnf CoWi-thdmiers - BY Justice McAdam-
abide event clnse restored 10 calendar MAY - 1877
B9etI ast Sgrrtics approved Derhau agt Gale
asnen' i., Pa4ldH Iool ast ,ay Meyer agt. fenan
aLl lrtir FAne agt. luNgh.-
BRADLEY aH AIS'ih ne process neither old
or he form tlr moon to asie viii Therefore be-
granted unless within She
and pays 80 co-t- Williams agt Churchill rraued
iaHtlG within DAYS v.t,
costa Huion agt Ncl.-ComWissinu ordered IquIrV,r.
Ton sgi GartberDciault opened on payment within ye
days Of tlZ costs 20 Ice rame tpr trI
ra Fcrgus0D.he charges viii De examined nio an oral
proof uu the 2lst inst at schIrndrT AT Hermann
cannot c,lio,t ~ attorney an upol diauIi thOu
tral he declines 70 appear however an atf,cmc nj
Will be granted GaTson agt kaizensicin.-A Ke,srer
appointed receiver. SchDl ArL-Soe iudIrse-
contitornllv
HOper; sapues Allen Derham Gale t,oeel aet
EIser Seigel ag NOiI Whaen at Lee KIP agt Prag
orders gan, d.. nonyag sgt Bumenste Motion short
calendar denied plaintiff reference IN he de-
JaC aCobr re-
ctiycr. SamnIs art ItnwlaDd.-Ismes AcSuv, eeq an.
pointed receiver agt CunScr IndoSs on tauer
NsndeIb bOgeit ag BcokInAnOGder pay over moneys
New-York tribune., 1877-05-18
EFFECT or THE HEAT IN THE CITY.


The weather played successful joke on
Wednesday upon the man who has been gramol'hs Nv
tho tariness Of the season There was lodch o
calorc in the air Tuesday, hut not enough TO warn
him what was i'm store the day after. Waxing up Oh
wednesday ready to complain after the usual fashion ~
the ciness of the air. he found his tongue suddenly
tied as memory OF last summer came over h anu he
decided upon change to thinner hannels Ills ast'hSh
ment was too great for utterance all day. and was no
until noon OF Yesterday when the whole street s'eteu
radiator for the purpose Of multiplying tie rays oi Tue
sun, that he able 10 declare 1t the hottest weather "
had ever experienced. ,o 1,
The heat. although s snddenness IN coming - nhue "
seem more severe than it really was h"i eAree
enough 10 cause actual Injury among tho 0"e cas's "
among the horses OF the Tho children oI INC puV
with their bare heads and bare feet ana the lonp "uu
windowed rnggcdncss OF their garments seemed 10 e1
iOy tIat Wlch 80 disturbed Tic WcdfcIs OF DlCd
and cassimcre Along the wEarvcs tlriy ll,ie uo'1
turned ont IN docks and two r1Sh uchlhN t'pt'u
the water Oi the North River, but did NOT ~pt ,op
Lilac blossoms and the open noise CaIe "CIo h'Hs VI
Summer in the streets. $3.50 -,
For the benefit OF those who like little science mixed
with their disc0riOrts tine Following lt1ts VIZ @
by TRIBUNE reporter last evening NJ tEc ,i.'l' - - d.
station: Hot weather aAi low pressure eNriu o' Nv ~
whole CourtrS tnc mercury N many places gong '~si
tt,p in EcyYori II reaChcG $40 Yesterday ~ ndilF
more; Sc IN Pittsburgh and Ia crosse; 50 III haoh'lne
and 81 Lgus and the same ~ Marquette WEics khoWh
rs cool summer resort; \ - iu IhlaCethld' =" ~
Cincin ati ana Louisville, and go in C4eVeah' hoAn'
and MANY other places The official tSncS l,S,oImS
for New York ,ycL n III, 81; 7:47, bS I2.l-t ~
D. m 81 ;I:i7. 76o on The sidewalk where mere "S
reflected heat, not noticed officially, bni ht'cLc.'s
m opai showers fell Yesterday IN nearly al parts U
The country one OF these rcHchod the city at ii3 ana
cooled The air time causing the nerctrJ ." !ah -
1np f0I,yng i. table OF comparative figures ds reg
strrcl nj Il5uut's, Br0alpay. Their nShrtS are
little higher than those Of the Signal ounce l"f 'e S"e
New-York tribune., 1877-05-18
TIE COURTS.
THE OWNERSHIP OF A CHURCH.

The suit of Sarah II. Bostwick against
Adolph FrankfeId was argued yesterday on appe"
before the Supreme CONT General Term. Ihe hsS'
Ccorgc f. TbraIl I'm 1870 leased three lots on fhN
seventh ST. near IeNingicnaye., from Frnhhhei" ioi
placo for n church TIE original intent was 10 IhoNe
wooden church TO the Site but this being agHnis' VIC
building law he put up Substantial chuioh 'os""t
over 500 900 In 1871 Mr FanEield signed coh'rho'
with Mr. Thra for the sale Of The lots for w
mil and void If not completed within two months MI
1hra did not complete bis contract and ie" mo.ln'
l.or NJ Fra, c1 Lin aGd tried To sen le
,ronerty recpy wing a ocY % $4,000 Ihis OF cou'9o
iucludrd the churph with IA" lois. . - =. T. .,o
Meanwhile Mr.. Thral mottgustd his ln''F1sl .tt III ~
lots tn NIs Bpsiwirk $4,000, ana MIS-. IohtWtA
i,ugf ip Tho rest OF his interest on the fOfccusrc W
,nor,su's lien She then brought tbs au to nave HeI
scf declared thr owner ~ the prUpcri Sn'yrt ons S
len in tayor of Mr. Fraukiird for tie price agr,v
an i'm IN, contract with Mr. IhfaH. Judge Van DtS,l'
decided that the contract annued th' fnSti tH' ~. =;
Fr;ukde d's dispOssess!On proceedings were srlu'
Sir Thr,ll Was ycndeG in puSsfssO, ana az MA
l6 h,l tolru no sers o. declare tho contract ior.
air. ioslyjck 3 clam was iusi. me mhleT MhS
f,r.r 10 Determine The amount due 10 Mr ffdh. hylL
After drductirC certain mortgages ana i"hIHS i.l'
Ne r,nr rt found dle y Mr. Fr1D&hrld was bf."rVh
81 900 ana ~ 1000, and judgment was 'itritd i't'
fbr rocltv Ice sld - pay tis sum - MT frdhAhCIi'
and bc balance 10 Mrs ijusi wirk. Tho defendant hp
uCa,d and on the appeal claims thai ho never ds'eit'i
10 III. putting Of au expensive church on l5 iuiS; lat
me coItrac. bcramc null by its own hmltaiohs; mat
Mir Tl,rail acknowledged ihs by paying rent slbsts
uucutly. and that the referee erred III lls chtuiaOhS
The court reserved its dec5iuH.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-18
ADVICE FOR THE LIQUOR DEALERS.


A conference was held yesterday, at which
were Pr sent Mayor Ely Police Commissioner Nichols,
Excise Comm ssoncr Murphy, Mr Drfendorf, counsel to
the Excise Board, aud Michael Hahn and Major q. w.
saler tie last two representing tho Liquor Dealers
Associations consult about the best means OF avoiding
dOcutos which might arise between the autho,s and
the hquor C,aler5 under the excise law, now that
tha Nacntmann bill has been tabled The Mayor said that
I'm Ha opinion the existing law, winch was framed ioug
a.u contemplated trc regulation of iuns ana aNeihs III
cnuutry pi.ccs aud that the enforcement Uf tt part ui
fe law which required t!ir liquor deelsr 10 keep beds
ana shelter IOr beasts metropolis Ike AoW-10rE Was
ridiculous. ,..., a., -.
Excl,e Commissioner Murphy SAID that he would advise
U0u1r dcacrt after their present licenses expired to
V for new licenses and pay the fees, taking receipt
am the Excise Board; THIS receipt would be REGARDED
by the Excise Commissioner, rs vel fs l.! lhe lOicc
commissioners as o. hcense Liquor ana beer dealers
could pay abe license or yeaf or FOR shorter period
III tLov th1ught hat the Legislature W0ud sim pass All
excise tw belo., i> adjournment P0uce tonmlssi9hef
Nichols raid ths tho Police Board did n0l lntehd 10
auuov the liquor aud beer dealers II they kept TIER
places respectable and did not allow thcn 10 become re-
tofts tryC. ana other dlsfeluahlc persons, ana II
they kept thciI doors closed on sundays
New-York tribune., 1877-05-18

still have made Engagements tn preach for year Mr
Bliss will Friday ortlnined ~ an evangelist, and
will shortly start lor Constantinope, where 1s father
VINO s tbs general agent f0? Turkey Of the Bible Asso
ciai ION Ia located. number of t3e men intend W en-
gaze in missionary work IN tao Wet. Several members
oi Ihe Middle Cs baye gone West also % engage Ia mis-
sOnary work for the summer.
At haiplst thS afternoon meeting or inc alumni
OF the seminary aud other ministers was hold ~ AaI-
aaaad Chapel when tbn question: What lessons respect
ing ministers be learned from The iaDoT5
OF tLo recent TGS iyal preachcrsf was discussed
O'Clock a sOclareuniCu held In tue rooms Gf DVihlJ
Han where "a has been the custOm for many years,
line suppcc WAS arrived by tic ladies Of hewhaVcn Al
aEpa,t an address given betor. tao gradaates
and friends Of the seminary dt Batc CHAPEL by tnc rev
William J. Tucker ID. D., pastor OF the Madison avenue
Church. New-York. DR.. Tucker, hougo Dut young
man. being graduate Of Dartmouth of only niue years
standing Il an exc .cdngly able preacher ana mas Il"
ready gained enyiab!e reputation
New-York tribune., 1877-05-18
A CHECK TO STRAW BAIL.

Theodore +. Stratton, one OF the oldest and
most persistent strawbai" in the city viii go
bail no more for years. After becoming bonds
man in Of civil and in criminal casrS In the
United States Courts he became known al TIE DistreS
Attorneys Office Wlcn his confederate, Thomas J..
Birch was arrested for giving straw bail, siraion tired
to induce Isaac Watzitiler become lis surety, ol,r-
ing 10 supIly him with worthless deeds To enable MN 10
show The requisite prupcrtv qualification ana 10 pay MN
in addition. Jr. Wi!zic,b2r id te proposition before
Assistant District AttOIcy Russell and tni 10 80
on With the negotiations Nacn Stlail0h ad iuy com
united himself he Stgd Tue jury Ia tbc Court Oh
General ssons yoJtcclay convicted MIN without lCaE-
ing their saats Nr Russell urged IN view ~ Str''tons
prominence among the ,trl" hail operators tbal ne
sHoud receive the ul penalty Of thc law, ara JuuBe
Sutherland sentenced him to IMPRISONMENT III tho stale
prsnn fOr four years ana sE months.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-18
STEALlNG FOR SIX YEARS.

Capt Murray of the Oak Street Police Station.
with Detective Carr and three Of his rOundsmen entered
the notions store OF Daniel j. Hall, at No. Az Pearl
ST. Yesterday afternoon, attracted thithcr by man
whcss garments gave evidence OF snperuous padding
on entering officers noticed that the man lad begnn
10 take articles from under His coat and approaching
Elm hev ascertainod that he had upon his person 80
packages Ok thread and $1,000 needles which be was
evidently trying dispose or Capt. Murray arrested
The man, who said that his name was Thomas Helt0n,
that he lived on sunBnt-ayc Jersey city and had been
rinDioyed b. H. Is. Clain - Co. as porter O eSsch-
.er for ten years lie sui sequcntly admitted thaL LIE
had been sfcaling from the firm regularly for SIX
wears. taking small articles with him syiy on
ong TO his meals ad that he had saved from bis steal
inys con .idordbe which they would inl repre-
scutad IN savings bank books, bonds &c In some paste
board boxes Caf'3 store, Tho officers on hclrthn2
found bank books showing deposits Us follows: Becchcf
street Institution for Savings, $1,000; Union plme
SAVINGS Bank, 1850 - grant Industrial - 100 Il
Foyy,ry ~ 79G II seaueu's 1868; GTeET1ch Tl3lOi
German. SIlI7. Besides these deposits, Bet0h had
s,7 cash in bis possession The tInef IS SO years old
Tie firm which he worked for the 3t ton years
have never is m ntcrstOOd suspected rs operations
Hail. accused If being the receiver OF The stolen
goods. also arrested
CapI. Murray subsequently arrested David Marsh at
his sdencc No. 3i8 Vest Ecyentt ana there found
ar.r quantity a. goods which he ezrd and brought 10
he Fourth Precinct 5'aton-ho1sa Marsh was Locked up
New-York tribune., 1877-05-18
TWO NEW SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

Isaac Bell and Samuel G.. Jtlllie were ap-
pointed school Commissioners yesterday by Mayor Ely.
Mr Bell takes the place Of Edward ScAeI, whose term
MAS for years, expiring JJa. /, 1879, ANA ir Jeiho
succecas Jacob Vaudcpoc the new Dock Commissioner,
and h,, term will expire Jan. /, 1850 Both Mr. ScheH
ana Mr. NandcrFoei resigned. MI Bell hos hec in uj-
lic lifo Tor many wears having been Governor o. tho
Alushosc and Commissioner Of Charities and COrIcc-
to for !! years. member ~ TIE EO1IJ OF SUPERVISORS
fr thrrc 70 ars Cum.s .ssUucT of migration for short
term and Il member OF the Board Oi EGuc.i!on lie Is
lifelong Democrat. ana ,achem OF Inc Ia'nmdny
society for several years Mr. Jcie II member Oi Tie
law fim Of KItclcl y Jc!'nc. was graduated iIom
the College Oi the CITY OF NcwIork IN 1907, aud was "a
tutor IN the college tor lie has been idCnl!-
jc! s counsel with the reform wing OF the Democratic
party III this city In the preparation and arum Mt OF The
vai0uS sent nv the citizens committees 20 the
Legislature III lS72 ard 1873 FOR the prevention of
abuses the city government lie Is about 80 years Of
40
New-York tribune., 1877-05-18
Atnen.. ior Bre@on yangaard now euoea. ana rrura -

Athen. for Bremen Vanguard, snow Queen and Truro m
steam sAIED IisI BY WAY or IoSo ISLAND SOUND
aso senis G Lse Paker for 81 John y B sammy Ford ~
ps n9s E, tST os, 9T DanySTsgot P@yo or Boston j.
WIND-sunsot. light g.; cloudy and hazY.
CORRECTION.
The brig reported ia tns MORNINGS paper from ch.ro,.
alban ''''1' '''''' "~'0 ''eh Tie Er,st
FOREIGN PORTS
LoSDos. May l7-Saicd Path ult Emperor from p,,,.
,of Newf0rk 8th lust, Chinoca l2th, T0no IronsSss
Itogem2n TTSsj l5, Gaia sSermc2o Sitor "a a. IDgs Ds
ware l7ib Co.ches,r Kong Carr, Capt Hous1eh iSss
Bar els lth Tri Bra'3. Silver Spray A. wcet I,;sa
Cofanns tth GTomins. ssrrsno iJu Joe Esaers sta
CAPT t vnso latter % a. HsrscR SSSls RiiIpjs Hi ST ATs
Adas capt farscn Mad Of Orleans Peter xsSSsSS D,ssS
Storkots Anna Capt Isrseni y na.sla Taylor. Que 4
DeOfge lfu, Luedna DGFkee, Nalant, Riga Alma Ca.t
PoScE P: r.. May lo;In rort 6rgs Harry for Aroyo :.
load FIR Kew Haven Henry TrOwbrdgp for Noa y1.p
loading schr. Faresell Do. for Jsso Cabs '"''rs'
sa or ufop @ % seaf ksra kSs Ian 9 q, ? i.5s lt lm.
bury orr dischsrsing; tiora ". Crowley nom New y
AZ john p X, MAY iOIn port, bngs Ial, for Ar.eao
York loading schr Lizzo l. Mia frym Wsta.se 's, ss
charging.
PHILADELPHIA, May lI-SiIed, steamship IDdlana n,
HoaFoix, Va. May 1.-THE scboolshD Nyupns tee,,
no.roS Nav l7ATriy steamships Johns Hoos,,
Baifiraor, 0ihelio rom Hun Eng: sbp N3gsr' ron
Manila bark Vanofi4 81 Jago hrig Iizsss I'm ,,
Philadelphia scSrS. Crown Point non BaIacoa Carfsss
from CAYENNE Altoona, flom Gonsiyes Bi Atsae ION
fatIncr. Helen i. HOyt from Hicfm0nd T. D. Cssiip1
ham Emma shaw, Iona Hunter, and Royal Arch fran
Philadelphia.
PoRrlND. May 7.-Anived. schr T. T. PcHngn itr
NeW-GOrk.
DISASTERS.
DIHLIN May 1.-THE bark Gylicr (NOr.l Capt. Orenso,
from Baltimore April T. arrived here TO-DAY. She landed av.
of tho rescued ~ the American bTg e npaFra sen
.VaInah Boston, JofoTo reported totally Wreciel ma
Gyler reports that Capt Blackwell and dio os
board the Bearce
LONDON, Nay 1.-THE American ship Tonawanda. Cant
InT.y from Nobiie March 80, which arrived s Lvernio
Tuesday l15 brought the crew ~ tho kebeca AISo
which was abaadoned on The 18Th of ApnL
MOVEMENTS or OCEAN STEAMSHIPS
HAVANA May 1.-THE. steamship City Of Hayana arrived
here early tins morning from New 1ork.
iFor LGiest ShiD feics zee rim Pdg.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-18
THEOLOGICAL COMNhNCEMENTS.


IAi.hN lNl4D ~ lAbi4
TwESTY-Two NEW MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE
ALUMSI-soCIAL REUNION.
lFRoM OCCASIONAL coREEsFoSDESr OF rHE TRIBUNE
NEW HAVEN, May 17.-The annual COM
mencement of Yale Theological Seminary took place to-
day tOlcrably full audience assembled at EdttcN
Chapel at 10 O'Clock listen to the addresses OF the
graduating class. Taken as whole tho speaking was
very good indeed The addresses showed depth Of
thought facy OF Expression. and OF delivery
crcdabc alike 20 the speakers, to the class and 10 The
institution The graduating class numbers twenty-five.
and are follows, tine first eleven being the names OF
speakers, with their subjects:
George h. Adams Nolo college, Of Pecatonica, Ill;
Thou Thomas r. Bacon 0ae), Now-Hayen; "The Theology
Lofcn F. Berry Giowdoinl Elideyillc, Ne; The Rca
tiou OF The Messiah 10 the CoycnantGod a. set IOth III
Prophecy"
EGwin N. Bliss AmhersD, ConstantiGop!e Turkey
''Thc Eastern CLuGch.'
samuel G. Bushnell Yalc), Newilaven; controversy
of Inther aud Erasmus on the Wl.'
Ezrl p Chlttcnden uponj, Rpon, Wis., " The syriac
"Fr1nE r. I,S fOtcrn, Krnosha wis. "Tho 10th
Palm aud its Counterpart In Christ and Christianity.
Hour f. Sell (Wescyanl, Amity'ille, " Y; "sclcler
ienIy L. Slack Dartmouth Cambridge, Mass; Paus
Albert 7 swins Cobcrnl, Bethel Ohio; The Indiyid-
George :. Thnll tAnlherstl Gaesburs, H.; "Asceti-
Jonathan L. Bissell university OF Michigan. York,
George c. Booth, Springfield. Mass.
Clarence finsier tCorneD. Mannsville. n. Y.
WLLm Hamilton Oiiaml, Hyde Park Mass.
EDis Mendcli Yale, NeW Bedford Mass.
Jacob g. Ncn lurslnusl, KGtztown, Penn.
Cbauneey }: Richardson tDartmouthl. Newbury, W.
Foster X VAT tAmileru, Holyuke, Mass
All the mCmbeGs Of the class have prepared theses
which have received unusually hIgh ccmmcndation nom
Dr Leonard Bacon and other members OF the Faculty
only Two or three OF the class have accepted calls
yet Othefs nave calls under consideration and others
New-York tribune., 1877-05-18
rHE GI-NnEK MURDER.

,,,.sr1-y1vG STATEMENTS or TnK CHIEF WITNESSES.
The hotel of John Gunscr, at East Williams
rh The ss.. or the murdc. sunday night, yeseI-
ay wore t. usual everyday appearance. lhc bar Was
,,u.a and Bcr-y ratropiz,d Mrs. Gunser s' remains
I'm her bedroom ana il is alleged that her injuries Eayc at
ro tim. bon either scyogc dangerous. AZ the In
Stance Of Di-tret-Atomcy Downing, Detective stephen
Pawn of Quceus County j. now engaged In woI"Ns Up
tnc case Ytst,Iay att. moon lac made thorough c@-
animation of The premises. Upon examining Tie tl'hs
lc.ding from the LaI 90 thc bedrooms, sIoi' OF blood
were found upon tic stairs ard wall ald o. thc landing
IA, iIc rrli ~ the stairs there found lar-c pool
Il1ahetl schmidt said :. vaS nothing, '"n.i % %n;,.
piood Vicic one o. tae ClhdrcnS nose ucd We" ago
m. inmate. tie house nave t,H,G tat any OlLtl 9ri-
SOFA slept 100 the AoAs. On Suldiy Ii- u ~, & &"'
ttr.ipe. with some olnicudv, OH.ancG from Ah-a't
t,u.sar. the murdered mans son, the lnlalhii
same man -irp there on sunday night aud went away
a.. Nundt, att 1,ou, lctyn1 his NaA>t as stciit iuf
nj. I.j,,,, l. i.ahcih schmidt ara Adam NIrA ,itH-
Wr,i g,irattcl it tl. The NGl>c riJ bJ Tie
lcdger who described as German OF stout 'ul' ana
about j. ysHs ol axe Wac IJ"ht 10 t-"iltIu - oS ST
t thing. I ie I'D eva. ID. ti -'49' '',l'- ~
ou sunday night = witness las Eor, found "H" ito5-
if tllu.,r's about j o'c0ck, SAW gbt m hc W.hUW
fr.cl iic Iool uU found iptLeo. ie states tHi he
distinctly woman N the room up Stars ""i"'r6
Adam Martin yesterday stated that when Ms Gorscr
CaNcl, The cu was ont n>ti Whth slc got W t' W ot
On. stair, Dee pls,eo hcr, down. and found MIS- 'uu
IN ~, ' & @ ' , 9,,. Ua tynssr ,y.i, iu tir men
Tho ioser were m the Kitchen when sine got a"Nh sls
Alter considerable dlfcuy fyn Euoc"cdci lH JDsln-
uE "a statement, thc fourth, from Mrs. GuNS.r "nlci
differs materially from ne others made 10y ncr sAo
stated that lie hr,t she lurW she l: with sDme-
thing then got out AZ The back side of ac bed aud
ran the ktcl,Ii. followed her. striking her,
and he -0t in;o The Kitchen lie smut tLc door.
TIE man Gupt hold Of Lcr III the Kitchen,
holding one hand over her mouth. The detective
asked her about the iodgr at Wch she Appeared much
confused. with apparent reluctance eHe sad tIat t.o
man who slept Up-aiis sunday night the FIRST 10
appear Ire room " ben she called; tDat Adam aid not
GuNwcr TO question as 90 wAcle tgc stranger "a., she
replied that he with some farmer whose uaEe she
ai, not know. Hon. WLO srd on HOuday night
Is >tiI m custody IN NewtOwu but wall be released to-
Gay Since thc adjournment Of toe inquest ou Tuesday
evening several important witnesses have been secured
whose testimony, u BE- expected, viii throw m'"h Lgnt
on he murder ad the relations Of Mr and Mis- Guuser.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-18
COMMISSIONER RAuNrs INVESTIGATION.

Internal Revenue commissioner haum con-
tinued his investigations yesterday with vicw to the
consolidation OF the collection districts in this city The
method, employed in the Fourth District by Collector
Roster were tho especial object OF attention Yesterday
Collector KOsicr has Of the most important districts
in this city His territory embraces most OF The large
lrewcrie and many Of the cigar and tobacco factore
Taking ts ii does the Twenty. -.oconi ana lN'nHc;1
Police Precincts 1t is necessary thar Lis deputies onid
be on the To discover illicit GlstlHeIer Wc uor
ish most in Ills section N tir city. Collector h'Sc Re-
atad one Instance las, evenin- whore II ""5 found iat
me urpr portion of fno -roWu-sonc-ironi hui0r ih u
respectable ishh0ri0oi mad b1cH used as M ilrii i
erv Aud the facl had been discovered ont by accident
iy the consolidation OF this district Win lie one J'i
inc, Collector Roster said e believed his revenues tdd
exceed - .OGp.NUO Commissioner Rlum rHlcf 10 a
TkfBlNE reporter yesterday that the ttS o. fn!l"d"
ua aul also portion al tie adj JluiHg country Wric tH
b,ted m one collection district. In tHiS We" Ids c!Sar
and tnrscco factories o. this number, 56S rgl fac
nre, were outside The city. The eulnc business oI ms
district was conducted by one collector NJ ctnlFh!
office ylcr, the money received over thr counters
and siamun md licenses issucd IN IeuH Tire oor!lnis
siOucr An not decided last night whether e S3Ol- rec
oupl,ud the consolidation O Tie several diaifgiS IN
Ncv YORK CI,y TWO districts. ilt Dee s" "c
felt satisfied tht Il consolidation could be mace that
WOuii giYa taxpayers equal Cu1tmCnces Win th"'
eDoycd q; present ana the GONcT.meut c9GG H!Ne
s.Ij 600 q wear by the change Collector ho.ttr cN-
pressed r opinion Aat II The city cmb7trrd IN enc
collection district the central Office ought 70 Je hsiI
Canal-st
New-York tribune., 1877-05-18
ANTXPENsIyE SHIP.

Herbert Lawrence, jr, and William Fou!kS
Q.l@rcucc & FoGlksl in 1873 repaired ;ho schoGEshp
Mercury Oh her return disabled from voyage to the
West Ies and sent in thcr bill for over i13, 900 Tho
work was done on the order cf the Commissioners OF
Charities and Correction. Th3 Controller refused to pay
md vrcuce S FouibS brought sni The city defended
, he gIO!ud that TIE charges were 200 ia ~ ana tuit
there soud ave boon adyt.t,Cincu iJf biIr ne
ca - came Yesterday FOR the second tre b'pr JI"e
Van i"csru the els relying on the second sFon o n'
dirrrted ilGcm.ui for the pliGt frr S,91!S 81 ThIs
j., tNe vessel that was Withdrawn fr1m auction rev
,lvs Az, brcaa,c the highest bd made FJlOO. j.
Lawrence appeared f1l the plaintiffs L. H. Stetaon Tor
the
New-York tribune., 1877-05-18
THE ANNALS OF A FAsnLY OF THIEVES

"Wes" Allen, a notorious thief, who has al
ready served number Of years in stats Prison for fe
opies was arrested yesterday suspicion Of robbery a;
his house No 3S3 WayeIley ave, Brooklyn. where he
has rceoDtIy been living Ia luxurious style. lie
charged with stealing gold watch from william Taylor
~ NJ "a Bedford ave, u the two coming from
Prosl,e0 P4Ik last sunday IN street car. Inc police
nc lie character OF the two brothers. Wes" and Tbe"
WHO rave been living there The whole family arc NO
torous for criminal ohenses; mhtt hlen Is now sory-
ng penal sentence and John Allen killed two years
ago while participating ina "A robbery In ONO The Allen
house the Gunher JeWely store winch was I0DDed