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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-14
THE MISSING PRODUCE DEALER.

Considering the wealth and standing OF Mr. james
Kngan, the missing produce dealer, It was expected
that a public announcement OF his disappearance
would have created great excitement the Produce
Exchange But comparatively very little notice seems
to be taken OF the affair in this quarter aud even those
who are supposed have hurt by tho failure are
very recent and absolutely refuse to make any state
ment OF their losses
a HERALD reporter called upon Mr.. Gould H. Thorpe
at No. Ill Broad street, to ascertain from him, II pos
slpe, any facts regarding Mr. Kingans disappearance
This gentleman stated that he acted as Mr.. Kingans
broker, and transacted about sevcn-eighths OF his
business but that the losses his client had sustained
by shrinkage in the produce rade was comparatively
small in comparison with his wealth.
Mr.. Thorpe rather intimated that Mr.. kingan acted
rather respondent tor a3nut two weeks prior his dis
appearance, and on the 9th ns when he paid his last
visit 10 No Ill Broad street. seemed to be considerably
out OF 1t might reasonably be supposed that Mr.
Kingan overcome mentally by his losses and wan
dered of somewhere
II was stated IN another Office that Mr. Kingan had
been 'long on 1000 terces of lard IN Chicago and
in this CITY, and that the decline lattery in this
article being very heavy his losses must have been
$500 900. At the same time It is alleged that this
gentleman lost considerable money dabbiing in stocks.
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THE SILK TRADE.

Upward Of oOo 600 worth of silk goods have been
sted up" in the Custom House within the past two
weeks, account OF order, supposed to have been
issued by the Treasury Department. to advance the in
voice price at the rate of twenty-five per cent, to
make what known In importing circles '.market
value" The alleged reason for this course that
some of tho Leading importers of silk goods have OBJ
tanned their wares at prices which the American Silk
Growers Association cannot or have no desire to
pete with hence II IS stated that representations
made to the late Secretary, Lott NJ. Morrill,
that the imported silks were entered at under.
valuation prices. Tho has been under investga-
ton, not only by the Custom House authorities, but
also by two Of the aDlest Of the special Treasury
agents. with result other than that almost fabulous
amounts OF goods are warehoused and Kept from the
Market while those merchants who deal exclusively
domestic silks reap ng benefit at the expense OF
the importers The case rather involved, Will
have 10 be settled by rcapprasement before the Gem
cral Appraiser, in conjunction with merchant APP
praiser and their decision will stand as law. II they
ail to agroo Collector Arthur must decide the
aud his nat is final without appeal
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-14
"BABY JONES'"

A short, stout, young colored girl, weighing about
two hundred pounds was arraigncd before Judge MUIR
ray, at tho Washington Place Police Court, yesterday
charged by very respectable looking white man
named John Price, with robpng him OF $l3 John
said he walking through Thompson street on Mon
day night, when lac met tho prisoner who asked him
to see her home. He complied with the request, and
after entering the house she asked him to take OF his
ovcrcoat and make himself comfortable, at the sumo
time handing him cigar. He remained some
time chatting, and when he put his
coat going out he missed $l3 and pipe,
which were In one OF the pockets. He procured IN o
arrest of his coorcd female acquaintaLcc, and when
taken the station house she gave her Baby
Jones. Judge Murray looked at the from the
Eighth precinct yesterday morning and then looked at
the prisoner.
.'What Is your narsef" he asked.
''Baby Jones'" she replied, looking mp with what
meant to be childish expression, but which
proved TO be a miserable failure
''Wcll, you pretty good-szcd baby. Havo you
''No; they always called me Baby since little
bit OF thing, cause was always so innocent like.'
80 innocent but what about this gentleman's
money?'' continued Judge Murray.
son. didn't see any money; gave him back his
pipe, answered Baby Jones.
'Wc], you Will have chance to prove your inn
ccncc some place else You are committed IN $500
bail to answer and the infantle daughter OF Africa
was ushered down stairs and into the prison van by
Onccr stewart, OF the Court squad.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-14
PENMANSHIP EXTRAORDINARY.

HOW A PORTER CARRIED ON THRIVING Bus1-
NESS IN PENS.
For the past four months the firm Of lvson, Blake
man. Taylor Co., Wholesale stationers AZ Nos. 1873
and lao Grand street. have been that per.
son IN their employ systematically stealing pens
IN large quantities. Watches set upon suspected
persons aud private detectives were employed, but
person could be caught in the act While tho men,
bers oil the firm their Wits ends 10 discover
the thief received from OF their Chi.
cage CORES pondents asking how II that the firm OF
r. ID. Alling, OF Rochester, was selling the Spenccrian
pens below manufacturers prices. Upon recent
OF this letter visit was PAID to the Rochester, house
mentioned. Mr. Alng explained that ho had pur-
chased large quantity OF tho pens from pcddIer
named ~ Shark, and showed several letters from that
person Some the letters dated Mclrose others
writer constantly on the road disposug Of his
wares The letters were all written on paper bearing
tho printed head, M Shark, general peddler."
Dir. Ahng further explained that Shark sold him the
pens low gure accounting for his ability to do so
tho ground that he had purchased them In odd lots
OF different houses
The next move OF Messrs Ivison, Brakeman, Taylor
l. Co. was to lind NJ. Shark. Soon 1t leaked out that
trusted porter IN their employ, one james }. Smith,
who had held HIS position Tor len years. had brother
in-aw named NJ Shark. This Information gwen 10
Detectives Fields and OConner, who began to shadow
smith. In little while they became satisfied that nc
the culprit HIS plan OF operations was TO sccrce
small quantity OF the goods about his prior TO
going home every night. The detectives went 10 his
house IN Mott Haven and there found l672 gross of
tho pens, which they took possession Of Smith was
arrested and yesterday brought To the Tombs Pohcc
Court where he was held IN So. 200 bail. The plum
dccd firm estimate their loss at ~ 000 The prisoner
is twenty eight years Of age and married.
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ANOTHER LOTTERY RAID.

Mr.. Anthony Comstock yesterday continued his raid
upon lottery dealers through process OF the United
States Court under warrants issued b7 Police JUS
tcc Duffy. AZ an early hour in tho afternoon Mr..
Comstock proceeded to No. 200 broadway, whore he
arrested Almer Jackson in charge OF policy Office In
that building. The prisoner was brought before
United States Com missioner Shields, who held him IN
81, 900 bail The services of Koundsman Kcarns and
Ori,er Woolscy, Of the rwcnty-sixth precinct We o
procured, aud Mr.. Comstock proceeded to No. l76
Greenwich street, where young man named stephen
sullivan IN charge OF the office ut that
lottery establishment was arrested. While the OIL
we're there engaged boy named Charles Tunis
entered with a sachc u OF tickets belonging to the
kentucky Lottery He took q parcel out OF this
'Thls is for you" He was Immediately arrested and
was paid to COZ Broadway, whore Charles Il. Bar
into custody. Here seized 900 tickets
OF tho Kentucky and Louisiana lotteries
Barrow Sullivan and Tuns were brought
TO the Twenty precinct station house. and Cap
tain Walsh locked them up all night. They Will DO
brought TO the Tombs this morning. During tho two
raids just made by Mr.. Comstock tho following prop
erty was seized Al 200 tickets, 124,050 circulars,
90 100 addressed envelopes ready to be placed In the
Post Office 7400 letters, 81 325 policy slips, 80 books
OF record and from 200 TO 900 addresses OF
sons In various parts OF the country.
Among the papers seized in last weeks raid from
Jackson Il Co. was ticket numbered 2lj, 2G5 In the
Kentucky lottery, which drew the capital prize Of
n
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-14
A BIG INVENTORY.

About two years ago Judge Donohue, OF tho Supreme
Court ordered inventory to be taken oa the prop
erty both real and personal OF the Erie Railway Com
pany. and that time large force of clerks have
been employed in the work OF compilation The mat
ter was executed under the supervision of Colonel
George T. Bach assisted by engineers j. Houston and
NJ. W. Waite. Three copies are TO he made--a prepara
tory one, another Tor the Court and third tor tho
Erie Office The Court copy has just been completed
aud turned over to Receiver Jowitt by Colonel Balch.
IL OF twenty large volumes Of printed blanks
on which there appear from twenty TO fifty
questions and answers all being numbered giving the
condition, situation, &c, OF all the property. En-
braced IL The ul particulars Of all the cars, ferry
boats freight scows, Jugs, rails, bridges, buildings
locomotives, and, In fact, everything connected with
tho road, including the underground work, such as
drainage culvers, &c Even the number of spikes of
the 500 miles OF track is gwen which Is II, 900. 900.
There $50 locomotives and seventy different kinds
OF iron IN the track. tull inventory OF the Grand
Opera House, with It's theatrical wardrobe, scenery
&C., Is also given. The binding on the volumes cost
$l2 each, and the cntrc cost is estimated Mt
100000.
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THE COURTS.
Suit OF Rufus Hatch Against the Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph Company.
ALLEGED STOCK SPECIALIZING SCHEME.
A Receiver To Be Appointed Of the
Hooley Estate.

Tho suit brought May last by Rufus Hatch against
the Atlantic aud Pacific Telegraph Company came 10
trial yesterday before Judge Van Brunt, holding Su-
prcme Court, special Term. In the complaint IL Is
alleged that the telegraph company Incorporated
in ls4S, with a capital stock oil $4,000, 900, divided
into shares Of 800 each. and that, with the exception
OF i29 shares held by the company the shares are IN
the hands OF the public. Hatch says further that
be tho OF 100 shares OF the stock; that tho
company as he is informed and believes, is now
greatly embarrassed, being indebted over s25oooo to
certain oil its directors and TO various railroad COM
panes that It has little available assets; that
its receipts do not amount 10 the expenses and
that business now beng aono at positive
loss Further on cited resolutions adopted
at meeting tho Board OF Trustees held on the 25th
OF April directing increase of the capital stock 10
$50 TO enable the company 10 put up ad-
ditiona telegraph lines In order more enectualy 10
compete with the Western Union Telegraph Company.
1t is ayerrcd this that the Board OF Trus
tees have not only exceeded their powers but that II
such additional stock issued 1t would only bring
5000 O0j the market at the present price OF tue
take the proposed issuo at par. IL IS also stated
10 effect that tho whole thing IS stock operating
scheme Upon the facts stated Mr.. Hatch ASKS that
The company be enjolned from issuing the proposed
new stock. The answer sets up that only 81, ycbU.0
worth stock issued at tho organization OF the
company that this not issued Tor cash. but 10 the
contractor building the lines that the Increase 10
slO, 600 900 was in 1869, order to construct nne
along the OF the Union Pacific Railroad Company
IRON Omaha Ogden. 1t rs also stated that notice
given OF the meeting at which The Inst 50, OOO 900
worth stock voted to be issued. The other
allegations OF the complainant except The protest OF
MIR. Hatch denied Mcssrs. ScwclI Prce and a.
j. yandcrpoel appeared Tor Mr. Hatch, and Mr.. Everett
T. w Wheeler for the Telegraph Company.
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DIED..

ADAMs-On Tuesday, March 49, 1877, MARY A., wifc
OF William Adams and daughter OF +. Carroll age "a
years and months.
Relatives and friends Of tho family arc respectfully
invited TO attend the funeral her late dcnce
229 Broome st., on Thursday, 10Th INST, at ono
O'Clock
BAILEY-At Quincy. Fla, March o, AARON T. BAILEY,
age &C. son Of George F. and Sarah A. Bailey, OF DAN
Relatives ana friends arc respectfully invited to at
tend the funeral, on Thursday, March 15 at ono
O'Clock p NJ, at the residence OF his wiic's father
Benjamin Lynes, No. East 46th st. Remains to be
taken to Greenwood
BAKEK.--on March ID, MARY BAKER.
Services at eight A. NJ. Thursday, March 10, at her
late residence, l0S Christopher St Remains Will be
taken to Sing Sing the s:l5 train from Grand Cen
BEssos.-At westport, Conn, on Monday. March IL
CHARLES V. BEssoS, son OF samuel A. and Eliza A.
Besson, OF Jersey CITY Heights.
Notice Of funeral hereafter
BErrs-On Sunday, March IL, after lingering Ill.
ness, JOHN s. BETrs, In the SD year of his age.
Funeral services will be held at his late residence
No. 800 Dcgraw ST., Brooklyn, Wednesday, 18th
inst, ut eleven O'Clock A. NJ Friends OF the family,
members OF Holland Lodge, No. s. f. and A. NJ, and
OF the old Fire department OF the city OF New York
are respectfully invited to attend The remains will 10
conveyed TO Norwich, Conn. Tor interment
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to
ocock p NJ rom the Me.nodss Episcopal, s church
Williamsbridge, Weschcster county, N. Y, Trains
leave Grand Central at ~ 80 and 1850 Carriages will
be in waiting at Wamsbridge depot
BROOKS OF Bright's disease, on Tuesday, March ID,
tho residence hcr son law j. r. Thomas, ELIZA
BROOKS, aged 81 years.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
DASIELs.-0n Monday. March II, GODFREY DANIELS,
= native OF England, aged so years
Relatives and friends OF the family respectfully
invited to attend tho funeral from his late residence,
No. 23l East 9th st., Wednesday, at nine A. NJ.
DAvIs.-At White Plains, Sunday, March IL, 1877,
IIuLDAm A., widow OF the late Charles II. DAVIS in the
63d year of her age.
Funeral services at her late residence this day
wednesday, Mt half-past ten A. NJ. Relatives and
friends respectfully invited TO attend Intermcnt
In Cypress Hills Cemctry. Trains leave Grand Central
depot at $50 and o 15 A. NJ.
D.FoREsr. AT Metuchcn, N. j., March IL, JoHY j.
DEFoRgsr, SO years Of age.
Funeral services the residence of his son, Thurs
day afternoon, iour O'Clock Train leaves New York
by Pennsylvania Railroad, at two O'Clock
FERGusox.-Suddenly, on Sabbath evening, March
IL, SUSAN wife OF james Ferguson, aged o..
Funeral on Wednesday, 1t Two o'clock from her late
residence, 800 West Goth st.
| FLoRsuEIx.-0n Tuesday morning, March 10, MEYER
FLoRsnxfx, In tho Goth year OF HIS age
Relatives end friends OF tho family and members oil
Adelphi Lodge. No. "a ,. and A NJ. are respectfully
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-14
THE HOOLEY ESTATE.

Judge IarremOre OF the Court Of Common Pleas.
Yesterday rendered decision the OF Lucy
Eooley and others against Abraham Geve and others
The action the full facts OF which have already been
published in the HERALD, was brought to epjoin the
defendants from interfering with the trust estate
der the will of Abraham Hooley, deceased, oil which
the defendants trustees, and from selling or DIS
posing OF any of the trust estate effects in their
hands, or from selling disposing Of the assets OF the
firm Of Abraham Gieve Co., or from paying out any
OF the moneys of the frm and also Tor the appoint
ncut IA receiver take charge OF the trust estate
The following is the opinion OF Judge l.arremore:-
The defendants, as trustees under the VIII OF ADra-
ham Hooey deceased, were directed TO withuraw ms
interest from the firm Of which he was member as
soon AS practicable after his deceasc and Invest the
real estate ana registered bonds OF the United
States government No authority Is shown Tor con-
unuing the use Of such interest in tue new firm,
ana the making aud fling of the account with The
Surrogate III October, 1878, charged the defendants
with S67,292 IS us moneys belonging TO the trust
fund TO be invested Tor the benefit OF the widow and
infant devisees. Any posponemcnt OF this duty with
out tho sanction OF Il court OF equity constituted
laches their part and r,Judced the interests OF
the ccstuis que trusts appears that the trust und
has Lccn greatly diminished and the defendants, II is
uverrcd insolvent. TO this 1t Is answered that
the whole tran saction IN good aith and with the
assent OF the widow that IL the business carried
on upon erroneous principles the error was mutual,
and that regarded in this lignt the Defendants
are not lnsolyent do not think such conclusion
satisfactorily established by the paper submitted.
can hold $50 that question may influence the
appointment Of recovery that the good latin oil
the transaction Is uninpeacncd. Gieve, as surviving
partner OF the old firm, occupied Educary relation
the OF the deceased partner. and the
sale to the rm oil his interest was Impressed with
the trust created by his Will, OF which facts Cuts,
the other member of the new firm, had knowledge.
In view of the peculiar relations OF the parties.
The slender security upon which the trust fund Is held
aud the probability upon the facts shown that The
plaintiff will Ultimately succeed in the action, think
u receiver should be appointed pendente lite.
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SCHIFF'S WIFE.

Simon SchiT told ptifu tale at tho Fifty seventh
street Court yesterday Of matrimonial misery endured
by man and OF woman's rights triumphant lie nc
cuscd his wife of very bad conduct; with using vile
language; of treating himself and children In vio-
lent. high handed way and oil breaking dishes,
venient when she was angry Once he said
she caught his littlc girl by the hair, and
around, showercd vile epithcts the whole
family. On Monday she threw coffee upon the com
plainapt and she wandered from her home at all
Nevertheless he was willing upon promise from her
OF reformation TO take her back TO his heart and home.
mrs. SchG was held in $500 bonds for future good
net
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LIFE INSURANCE RECEIVER.

Mr.. Henry r. Pierson, the newly appointed receiver
Of the North America Guardian Mutual and other Lie
insurance companies, has commenced tho duties
signed him. Hc was occupied yesterday with MIR.
g. Furbcr in looking the field OF his labors and
term ming his method Of procedure. or the I'VE COM
panies In his charge only the two mentioned will
qurc much attention, as the others were virtually
disposed OF long ago. Each OF them has 500, 600 do
posted at Albany, whic tho North America has
The reserves of tho New York State will amount to
about $685. 900 while those OF the Reserve, Mutual and
widows aud Orphans combined may roach $3.50, 900
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DISORDERLY HOUSE RAIDED.

The squad officers attached TO the Fify seventh
Street Court, under Roundsman Muldoon, on Monday
night raidcd the dsordcry house No. us Lexington
avenue. Three women and man who were found in
the place brought before the Judge at the Fifty
seventh Street Court yesterday afternoon and were
discharged their promise TO leave the ncieborhood.
The complainant was resident OF the neighborhood.
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observation-disclosures. March II, by Rev. +. W.
Geissenhainer, u. D., Mr. JAMES +. ALMsTEAD to Miss
MARY NJ. WILLIAMS daughter of Elijah d. W. Williams,
Esq.
CuArIS-ScHgNoK.-On Thursday, March s, 1877, by
Rev. Stephen II. Tying Jr, ALBERT X. CnAris to
EMILY A. SCHESCK, all OF this city. No cards.
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ALLEGED INFANTICIDE.

Mary Marshal younn colorcd servant employed IN
the family OF Mr. KIRK, OF No. 90 Bloomfield street,
Hobokcn has been placed under for suffocatng
her new born child. Coroner Crane viii hold an in
quest In the matter this evening The Girl denies hor
guilt
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
ENGAGED.
MARRIED..

RupMAN-GorTBERG.--M A. RupMAN to MISS DORA
GoTTDERG, OF this city No cards
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UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.


The Supreme Court to-day delivered OPINIONS tho
following causes--
No $751; Imam Steamship Company vs. Tinker
Appeal from the Circuit Court Tor the Southern Dis
trct OF New York In tnis the appellee, Cap
tain OF the Port OF New York, required OF Tho COM
pany one and oneba per cent per ton upon the ton
mage OF their three ships upon every arrival OF
each IN the port The Court find the tax
TO be duty on tonnage. aud consequently that
II IS an unconstit utona cxaction 1t Is not exactcd
say the Court, for any service rendered, because If
the vessel enter the port and Immediately take her
departure, or load or unload. or make fast 10 any
wharf either Of these things brings her within
the act and makes her liable 10 the duty Tho
charge is irrespective Of the nd valorcm prin-
clple, and " either OF the were. now making
her hrst rip and one otncr OF the tonnage
making her last trip, the act would apply the same:
tue rate oil payment ana the aggregate amount to he
pad would he the same The act Is also dscrimna-
tive. IL applies different rates to different classes OF
vessels ana 10 some 1t applies none at all. clearer
case oil Tue Imposition OF a tonnage duty Than pre-
scnted mere, the Court think, hardly be
Imagined II The law had been passed
by Congress instead OF the state, and the charge
posed had been expressly designated "A duty on ton
mage ITS Character as such could not appear In IA
stronger light IL rs conceded that foreign steamships
ana other vessels visiting the ports OF state for bust
ness purposes may be made liable by the laws of such
state Tor all reasonable and proper port charges;
5ut such charges must not be rcpugnant TO the
federal constitution. Tho commerce clauses of the
constitution give 10 Congress the entire control OF tho
foreign ana Interstate commerce Of the country They
were intended 10 secure harmony and uniformity In
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DECISIONS.

SUPREME couET--cHAMBEns.
BY Judge Lawrence.
Mailer OF the Reccivership OF tho security BAN" J
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PORTLAND.
New England Fair.

PORTLAND, July 10. Secretary Wasson OF
the Maine Agricultural Society is in the city to-
day, and the other trustees were expected this az
ternoon, besides Messrs. Noyes of the Ploughmau
and Boardman of the Farmer. DIR. Sturdivant Of
the Scientific Farmer-who was candidate fol
the United States Commissionership of Agricul-
ture-and the editor OF the Cultivator will prob.
ably be present, to meet the Portland Press Com.
mttee, ride to the Pesumpscot Park and view
the grounds
Secretary WATSON reports the number Of entries
as unusually large for the coming fair. The Hon
John c. Talbot will enter bis celebrated herd OF
short-horns. and the Blanchards of Cumberland
Centre, their Jerses. Iowa has signi6ed its in
tention of making an exhibit of all kinds of wood
MOSES, and ferns grown in that State. New
Hampshire will display over seven hundred speci.
mems of birds, all TO be beautifully mounted and
stuffed
1t has been decided not to erect building op.
posite City Hall on the Smith lot, but one will
probably be erected in another part of the city for
the display Of goods.
Meeting OF Creditors.
Alta meeting of the creditors of A. X. P Lord
of Buxton, held here to-day, a committee ap.
pointed at the last meeting, reported the value OF
Mr.. Lords property as follows: Logs and lum-
Der $4,000; real estate SS5 900; stock of goods
$4,000; personal property 81 800; total sl4l,-
800. Total liabilities $4,000. Some cred itor:
think the estimate Of assets is much too high, es-
pecally as to real estate. Mr., Weld of West
Buxton was given power of attorney to take
charge of Mr.. Lords affairs for ten days. when
Mr.. Lord will make proposition.