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New-York tribune., 1877-06-15
CIVIL, NOTES,

judge Wcstbrook, in supreme Court, Chambers,
Yesterday gave leave to receiver Of Oy Spragues CO.
10 pay an additional dividend OF per cent TO the creditors
Oi that iirn.
Judge Van Hoescn IN Common Pleas. yesterday.
discontinued sG5 assessment suits against tho city Neville AMI
Andrews yor the plaintiffs consentng e dscontnuance
and Corporation Counsel Whitney cosehng 10 lOicsO c't@
The VIII OF Mis- Maria Hobby, sister OF Dr. Nalen-
zine Mott las De. adtti probate tho objections having
been withdrawn Hobby left estate estimated al
sI5OO0O By the ignal wi she gave several thousand dol
las 10 one of the executors William Uuderdrnk Mr lnar
don ri and by cDicil 40 the vii lirs Hobby made Robert
g. Nil'ts her cyecuior ~ pace al Af IaeloHh, ny ~
fla hcquc at Hatc 10 hr tntcid,rk 10 MI "lhc''S'
Mr U'deIlouks heirs wero the contestants.
The re.ral of the suit OF Eugene Ring against the
city was begun Yesterday before Judge Potter In Suprere
Court Circuit wout Tho first trial was interrupted
y Judge I,renoes illness. The sut originally lor T.e-
375 D. balance doe on regulating and grading
Fighti-ve from Figiiydrss to Onehnndf,nthst 80,
th work s4d - 5uO damages Tor ue.ly ~ cOnhIlnS
tio -ntnt Tha has, however, conceded tit me
first Item s correct the contest Is only over ihe Oter
two items. Tho case Is Sill On.
Tho trial of the suit of Wmchell against tic
Enolerb Company begun yesterday In COM
mon Pleas special Tern. before Judsa an HoeSen The
aiutiN a contract 1870 COR the purchase Of hs ice for
the season from the company, with agreement that II the
r ,,s short l .io ll only receive prop ron OF his share
a, t,e lrco fxe. The crop dso1red ~ Dc Short ana NE
or.i cpapany about 2lT tons at advanced
i;a no roW Sues 5000 the increase be paid On TIE
ground such -lor1ess ~ thr zee crop y.
7r thc plaintiff olaeoy Nudge ana = r. Nash for the dc
New-York tribune., 1877-06-15
SrlGE aolBLRiEs ~ rEx1S.

WAsUNGToS, June 14.-Major Thomas i.
Powell United states lagshal, writing irom bis cnc1 in
Ausiin, TcxIs I, geEtcnar in this city, with regard 20
slnac roDb. r!cs he says: This is the region OF high
waynen Texas stage and pass.nge. r0bbrric' are OF
daily occurrence Never has there been anything Ike II
in the history OF the United States. one man alone
robbed The stac iroa waco to Gaesynle full Of pas5cn
sors; thea robbed the stage below Bolton; then from
Nj Dadc Bastrop then from Austin To Lockar; then,
the same day from san Antonio to Ausn and two days
after the ln5tnamel robbery captured in Lulins with
lhe money on his person and tie registered letters
which pc had not diyeated himself d. We hayo oran-
iZed Grand jury his especial benefit, and c VIII De
trd ara convicted AT once. Yesterday the stage from
Ccburue m johnson County, 10 Fort Worth wns robbed
by two mon, they getting bu; small amount 0t money;
YES SIX passengers H deliver up without ohcr NJ 10
le Il resistance, and the worst oi II Is tEat these bnd
h.hWayinen are very much admired Aere. Ibe syn
Yathics Oi people 70 a very great extent with
thpm No shcun msEci IN effort 20 arrest theni
You eannOt the cItiIsns Ia pursue thcM Wclc
such things to ina tho North The whole country
would Le aroused: bat not here. Everybody ems tO
say He's brave fellow AMI made good haul and
nothing further is heard OF H.. Coy. Hubbard has
offered reward Tor the apprehension ~ the perI"-
OF the ast robbery amt docs seem anxious 20
and wIl am satisfied, do more than his predecessor dd
New-York tribune., 1877-06-15
A TnIEvING SALESMAN ARRESTED.

Howard, Sanger & Co. of No 462 broadway,
have missed from Their store at different times since
February last many valuable articles, which were DE-
loved to have been stolen by snoptrs Lately now
ever the firm suspected that thc;s were committed ny
somc one Of the saesmon. aud Capt Mcdonnell OF the
Prince ST. pclico WAS informed of the matter On Mon
day last Capt Mcdonnell obtained Information that one
the sles,ncn John NcGovcrn. had largo quantity OF
needles in his possession, and was trying 10 SOL then
a detective was at engaged to follow SicHoVerh
and Ily the needles when they offered Tor saIc
on wednesday evening McG0yeln went mo lager el @
saloon in BsoOncsi having in his possession I1VuV
updes which br offered to sell for ~ athcuSand, Saying
tbey were part of stock belong gins to bankrupt tfia
1li+ drlecvo ~ once boush, The needles and ook Hn
n,e OF them to tbc fYm. b. whom .hoJ w'rc denthcl
- having nccu sto.n from Their store Mcu"ftn, was
teJ cnn.fs.c tla he was hr thief. aud inporcd
TO eiyencis. Tie held, however, ara locked ny ist
uteh m III. Prince street station Hcls 5usptcicd oI nc
inc mn occoluucr OF Chlrcs Saunders. who IS now IN
csto,.y charged with -wmaliug merchants IN TINS cD
10y means OF forged bill-hrads.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-15
ALARM AMONG A FIRMS CREDITORS.

ALARM AMONG A FIRMS CREDIIohS.
ApruuR A. KIJNKs DEPARTURE FOR EUROPE AFfEH
RAISING LARGE suMs-RUNoRs or sPECULATIosS
AND HEAVY LOSSES.
Charles Dallmann g. Co. are long-estaDIlsheu
Francisco and have ther
manufacturing agency at No. 81 Reade-st, New
This agency for the past four years has beeh III ,ho
charge Of Arthur A. Kline, nephew OF charles D'"'
rn,nn and residing partner About fve weeks ago
Mr. Kline obtained large amount OF money In the hao
OF the firm from various persons and houses ana heh
sa,led for Europe The amount is not exactly khowh
but IL IL supposed that he the firm nearly sloopoo
Edward Iauterbach, the counsel ior 'no "'
a,ys that the bills payable in this city amount to about
sl25OO0 cash loans $17 900, and merchandise. Floo
The total indebtedness Of the firm s estimated ~ aooms
5000 COO There now pfoceetiinEs III lh'oIun',y
Lnnk ruptcy against the firm in san FRANCISCO an" pi
Icrzog & Co. Josephthal Brothers; Wallhch Soh :lnu
Uahlo SteelItz Il Co.. creditors or the nfn I'D Wv
York nave obtained attachments against its pIopeiiE
bcre Mr. Iauferbach says that from the examination
M tbe hooks and papers of the firm 10 appears th m.
Kline has been spoculating in gold ana STOCKS anu nas
sustained losses whether nc specu'heu oli NJ ro ~
count or for the frm IA not yet known. ME- Kline Mr.
suterbach said has teegraphed from Europe that nc
One Of the Josephthal brothers said yesterday That
Charles Dahlmanp has enjoyed very Eoou iep,a,iVn
durng the or 20 years That he has been III aison
and bad a fortune Of between $lbO,OOO and S2O,0Oo
MIR Kline had conducted the business of the hin III MS
city priy but OF late hr was understood 10 nave
tIons IN mining stocks have probably caused
much of the loss tO The firm and creditors Mr hle ne
said had teiegraphcd that he would return t0 inns clp
hy the Richmoud duo here on saturday neXl,
and If he face the music he might give tne
affairs of the firm very different aspect from that IN
which they now seen.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-15
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST Mr.. ROBERTsON's
SOCIETY.

suit has been brought IN the name Of the pco-
po AGAINST the New.York Juvenile Guardian 80
cicy TO dissoyel the society, whose management
has been condemned by the state Charities All As
so- aion Tho complaint argcs tat tho proceeds Of the
marriages on he soceys property have been employed
lor the purbas,5 for which tcy wcio Authorized and that
,,e society has not fulfilled The object us incorporation.
,otin was made Yesterday in Surr,me Court Chambers
nut tlcss clauses toOiDdcne Tor bill OF
las A. 10 De prTss which he roI moneys had been
snTd and Tho gric puro ihu incorporation which
th, society hsG faied 10 fulfil Ia answer Cen Barrow ap
80 sr,, i.r Tho Attorney General. claimed That Would be
suinc-rt Tor "a paintn 10 show a when iie Shlr
rt authorized mortgage for te especal ~ taxing
nl,.r taatragf a0rigaRe had been
eksfged Tho Daiutl bound To sho~ 10 lat pur
[ mn. money bocu diverted but tire plaintiff was Ia
Ia :. then the knowledge catrey With H. diendAl
and tey could AK OH of PARTICULARS @iniar reasoning
'jGr esil,s,o decided order tho second charge be
fugdp more definite
New-York tribune., 1877-06-15
INSURANCE CERTIFICATES REVOKED.
IuPAIBTD CAPITAL OF rnK FIRE or PATERSON AND
TIE CITIZENS OF NEWARK.

Insurance Superintendent Smyth has re-
yocd tle certificates Of authority 20 do business in tins
state granted 10 the Paterson Fir" In.Grqncc Comp"
oi Paterson, y. j. and 10 the Chzcns Fr0 Insurance
Company OF Newark, y. j., both on account Of impair
men. OF capital According TO tie annual statement
made TO thc Insurance Department OF this state tao
caIiial stock Of the Paterson Company Dee 81 1876,
was s2O37OO, and The actual available sats were
s37337G 60 The unpaid losses and claims amounted t.
S22I72 Is Liabilities account OF unearncd premiums,
e13O297 90 and other Liabilities 81 J3S %.
The report Of TIE Citizens, Company or the Same daic
gives the capital STOCK at 100000 and total available
assets S5O1 40 20; unpaid losses and claims, S53.
400 70: nncarncd premiums nneXpired risks F2iQ,
437 n; borrowed money due and 10 become due,
so 900; other liabilities ~3ll4 -. Tbs gives an M
i,9frment OF Jan. !, 1877, OF s35,5Sl H. Nf smyLh
la hi, annual report, says supplementary statement
showing $4,000 surplus on Feb. J. lS1. was hicd IN
the department. with certificate OF examination ~ Hii
KELSEY Secretary Or state of NcwJcrscy ffth"r oN
animation. however. DY Mr. SWyth was not satSIaci0y
and tie right to do IN this STATE has accordingly
been revoked. ,,,.,, =, d.,
TLe examination Of the accounts Of william T. Grace,
receiver OF the Continental Lfo Insurance COMPANY,
N,s begun Yesterday before Morgan A. Dayton. the rel
cree Nj Grace flied IA complete statement of tnc hhhh
cia transactions under his management, win acc"mpa-
uyiug vouchers No objection was 1alscd Aitff so.h'
Informal discussi The further hearing OF the ease wac
adjourned until TO-DAY.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-15
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF NEw.YORK. ORK..................JUNZl H.
CLEAHED. ,.,
steamship ilammona Gei'b Noss' hamburg va ~ "'""'
%S SsSm.p isaac Ben Lawrence Norfolk CITY Point and
siea%shp y e. Bdde paws PhilaaeIpha, Jas Hand
sesmss,g <IS2a cn,S1a 5Ify rt4 5ston ti NJ T. niaocs
Bank Antelope, smIsOn, GeoFEetoSn Dem' tocAe bf'~
Bas Aser Nor) Kurdsen. Liverpool Tobias 4 60
Bark Piskataqua tBrb scott savannah "a' 1'r' r'"A"
rs jose D. Bucuo Jones' 81 Jago de ca0a wsyel 90;
for Sr.ers. Fmc9i flye Il Co , IA,
Brig Harry 4 Aubrey urG Delano' Bl!s'''"% D'''
B4s Emile (Fr), Bohec svanaborg Don, Edmasa 'H'
Brig Romoa (srl Eaee,i John. y. b. seamne & R!gs.
sehr Richard ". Oeiiham Chase Aux Cay'T' 'is"' '-
star s. T. BiEei, Jayne, Pcinamouco Brazp Aoi' Az
pscir Theresa Br smith charct,et,wn, P E. L. Pe'hl'
sS'r Bertha J. Fellows Smith. Boston. Mass Jed Frye
"e,br Ocean wave Zelul 81 Mare Hayi Iale \; s,ag'.
srhr. Eva tlir.) hu0Gles, Tar IN Boy fIea7 Jas e
Srhr sarah Elizabeth orb sampson Newoass'"' vs.
Scnr Dari campbell Brageport Conn., sami0fd N''"
,r = p Goodwin Williams. Bridegroom sienfori A'u
sehr Impulse tBr) Adams Boze Hon. LoaJIlu r.
Schr. MARY p. Amsdcn. Baker Port Jo.h'''' ~ -
se1r Barney Jones' criuanden Baltimore No. WI '4a
@,. sc6r Maud G r), Rogers, Port Royal J'' io' ''
cr byiHe Wilder Tampico Mex, J. ". Wilson % &
s,hr. J. d. James (liF.l stewart s@'N'l'1' 40 -
SIN. r. ~ Clark, Baynor, Boston, Mass Os''"'SN'"
Schr CarreC Mites Graham Pot An'onio Ja' D. . W.
eshT n Potomac tBr) Odell 81 John, n D. 4 y hsnss
-loop kogcr Ramsey. south Annoy. ihoiA iu'' : Wa
sloOp 1No Brothers, Cara, BiidSeloiP '0A"7
tors.
steamship CITY OF IIoustoY. E1ridge 1AyesV1 ~ Mstry
and key West gth. win mi5e ana pass "a |n" "
stesmship r. G.. Knight. Massage. Gcorgetoss' - -
Alexandria with ndse. and pass 10 j. - ~, ,ise
steamship Gru. Whtsey, ualisii, h"a'Vn' "'
u.ss Ia NetrOunlitan steamship GO .., po,ni. and
" aKff, lachnon', ~
N,,cE IA In misc and 10 OH Dominion sl ,
ship Walter u. wallet tof larnen,h - se 10 Boyd
cuta' sob s. ana sands Heat March 1. win u'ase Z" '
nnlE \oeh UtaiN Cacac' Trapani 60 days WIN N,.,a 81
a., essl 10 slocovlcn GO Passed Gibraltar 'il Il
n,rx Granada tuf Danar'scotia, ho saoh ~ Nricai
d,,s wi,h sugar 10 Gosslor q Co.. 'rS'' !" d. -
mart Garth Townsend, - Croix - days WIN S"e
l,sses r,,up &c and pass 80 T. haniotd - n,last 10
Nark Mississippi tNOr.l. Hem laYfo ~ aels orerN
p,n.L Rive A 20 Anchored i ula, e.cnd t vss,a II
park Ada Grossly ,of fhiadephlAh Ns' G =, fonJcr &
savs v,lth sugar and pass ~ orier. NeSse !" ~
anrS Mary Pratt sayaB Mcasna 75 days s.n % %,ira-
nsriny Bros x Co.. vessel TO Brett son ~ % f"S
"a psrb John f. Roftmann, Ray. Matan1as IL DAP WIN
IN : a w Welsh, q John Iiuosch 10
Rrts Gro lAnst.l, 4 arlsich trieste 10y vapS WV
p.nsS Fdyr & Passed Gibraltar May J. Of dly.,
Erig 81 (of Quehee IhibAul' Deue .na watson
with sngar 10 IL Trowbndge's 80. vessel 10 ii""'"'
Rrls spray bloom (of Ariohat, Ganniop .Ios Il Co
with sugar &C. order vessel a. r. ~ ,ayA
nehr Wm. II. jones. Lane. krfnandnA ass = WV
stores 70 oriei vessei " a. Asool
New-York tribune., 1877-06-15
A "MASHEpv COAL SALE.
WHAT OUTSIDE DEALERS THINK or WEDNESDAY,


AUCTION.
There is no longer any doubt III the minds
Of the promneut coal of this city that the auction
sale of coal by the Pennsylvania Coal Company on
Wednesday was washed" and . great deal oi ndgna
iion expressed yesterday at the acuoh OF ' COM
pany in the natter without reference IN nii cases To
selection OF the choicest language Is was posnlNeE
asserted by several OF the prominent dealers who were
not in the pool that mutual understanding was made
before the sale took place by which certain persons
agreed 10 prevent tho price Of coal gong below y 10
ton in consideration OF which they were 70 receive
very large commission extra reduction IRON
the prices at which the coal sold The persons named
repeatedly belonging this ring were A. swords
Cashier, Stickncy a Wellington POmcr0yi CaIdWcll ~
Jordan. After deductng The quantity taken ny dealers
and up the river 10 whom keWburgn is more
convenient than Ncw-Iurk, nearly thrcefouTbs OF the
rcnancer was taken by the I've buyers above mentioned
When the price dropped 10 ~ TO- 10000 tons were
Quicly taken by them lots of 900 IONS each and the
price advanced 10 - 10. The coal sOld ut auction
was offered yesterday by of these firms ~ follows:
Stove and egg, - 30; CRATE and ehcsnut, - -. The
prices al waeh these grades sold on Wednesday
were s. 81 Il, 81 4sl2, - 5O and ~ 45Ji
Thc Delaware aud Hudson Canal Company has reduced
s prices delivery the river 81 - 30 lump and
steamer and 81 90 for other grades.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-15
THE COURTS.
JOHN H. POWERS BEQyEsT.

\ JOHN II. POWERS BEQUEST,
MONEY FOR u. G. CHURCHES. SCHOOLS, AND CHARI'
TIES.
John II. Power left by bis will-after pro-
viding for his wife and making certain egaces-one
third OF bis estate 10 such Roman Catholic churches
schools and charities tho City Of NcwYork, and In
such proportions majority of bis executors should
decide upon He appointed his wife his executrx and
Lewis j. white and Hugh l.. Cassidy his executors. In
the last sickness OF Mr. White he and Cassidy after In
yiting Mrs. Powers attendance designated the ins'u-
to which this third should go. Mrs Power brought
sut to have legacy the charities set aside claim
ing that tho beqnest was too indefinite. Judg, Van
Worst before whom, in Supreme Court Special Term the
ease was tried decides that there b nothing indenDe IN
the beauest The class OF charities Is well defined IN
defined locality. The names designated by the executors
were as written in the WILL IL IL M objection that
some Institutions coming within the estators hescrp
tion were Incorporated provided that those named
by the executors capable OF taking property az e
time OF his death. Incidentally Judge Van Worst decides
that under the Of the will the whole estate must
be regarded personal estate ana mat the WIDOW Is
entitled TO the income Of onehrd OF the estate Desdes
ana annuity of SSUuO.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-15
REFrrT1SG 4 CHARGE OF BIGAMY.

In Justice Elliotts Court, Brook!yn Yesterday
morning john F. Duryee Of 2Ji souih Fourist Brook
lyn accused his wife, Eliza Duyee of No 3i7 GraamaYeo
bgaly. Tho plnnG alleged that he married her Ia ApH
1870 and that she married Manse Bauyeit IN NewJersey oh
Aprl 10 1877. Duryce who Is pretty blonde o ~
with babe 10 months old her arm told ho story Of her
wrouss After marrying her while stil mere cbil shs
said bor husband rtc hcr an caused rep OF su'a
IN - cIrea Tor me purpose OF getting her TO marry
Vouug man to she hai given encOuragrmcnt Ius-
nee iio said jurisdiction IN the fnaftcf anu hs
charged Mrs Durycc she made charge ~ perjury aghsi
her husband held for examination Inc Ilehu OF
In couple respectable people, and Sr5 DuIySe appears 20
have tho sympathy OF those who know her.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-15
THE STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION.

SARATOGA, y. Y, June 1.-The New York
state Press Association entertained at the United
states Hotcl day at dinner. Col Richie of The sara
yian made the welcoming address Aner visit to tho
ik and lake the excursonsts returned to Albany and
adjouraed Syracuse named the place for tho
next meeting. The following officers wcro elected
Pr, sident-Cauoll i. Smith OF The Syracuse JOVHct
yoePresidcntsJ. Ilaslcad of The Syracuse C6uI1er,
Mo,es Summers OF The Syracuse Standard W. II. Clark
Of me C0roadt StandGrd, L. T. Nuzzy OF The PHidSLt
UelocIaL Executive Committee Vim. Van Camp OF
Ihs WGyhc Democratic Press {. G.. Gtirfna OF Ihc IL
,rya Adrcrser +. T. Beers of ne RORe $ctbnci 5ec-
lciary and TrcasuIor-A G. Buuueu OF Inc DCM:cAc
.ifreTfiscF.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-15

in t suit Of Tone araus Mayor which is ci consldI
able importance contractors with the CITY, IN Tone sned
for - balance, suier contract Tor regulating aEd
grading lrndredand twenty fTsts Iy re terms Of
payment was 10 bo rado "uIon the coarnai o
Of tie as.rssfIc" As assessment had been conhm,l
the sut ccucncef, The ,'f Intended that There
was r0the cue. pautI Cl.u,f HAT ire Bosit uf
l.y.iCl rud rtiDa Of Assessments uurasJnably
neglected Trfu-r'l cDIfTm hr assessment, ait ta TIE
Corporation c'd not aya Its lu cnirhc' 10 Just clam,
Us servants ant 1g"t3. iAH Court
az a.. holds iat The disrha trir dulles ihr
Der u tic BOJFd lteli-iOn aud Correction acted ~ M &
pendent public nilr engaged In the pabc service; at
ihty under The control O Ic C1pO 1u, nor Wero
their tNertIscd fsr uc rfcu1ar htLit e. V tuffn
ration they c1srgct win pablo serylrc ana that
fcr any negligence therefore !n ihe dharr f
ihcr Giios action VII le against the city. thu rmry
any rrd by Their acts "a N ccf"ia OF m1nninns
directed tho Board itself f0g these rr3pus the rdgucut
sing she rour liant is affirmed Fer
'ho plaintiff John H. ~traiah. Tor the city. Corporation
Counsel Whitley ard a. j. Hcluicr
New-York tribune., 1877-06-15
Mp MARpIN,S sGO 900 CLAIM.

In william r. Martins suit for $4,000 for conn
sci fees against Windsor Hotel Company he obtained IN
ord in Supreme Court Chambers, referring The sit LIKE
A. Lockwood behalf OF the defudant, appealed and the
General rer vacated tho order Martin IN his turn ap
pean the COlri Of Appeals. claiming mat an or'r
Of reference discretionary and The General Tcrn cannot re-
view H. The Court of Appeals CioJu8ce Church GIVING
opinion. decides that tne night oi ria pF lniy H sS
til tiet and though reference hc discretionary
il nay be rsvewclby Gtn,ral Term though not by the
Court ~ Appeals which 0nlY reyeH orefs aHcung snD
srautii rights involving any an son ~ d!scfetioh
The conrt tlerefore dsmisses Mr. Martn's appeal
New-York tribune., 1877-06-15

pITTsBURGII, Pcnn juno II.-In thc National
Eclectic Medical Convention this morning, after the de-
livery OF annual address by President Shoemaker, and
the reading Of several papers Dr. stow offered draft of
IA new constitution, which unanimously adopted.
The present Bureau Of Correspondence continued for
the ensuing year and electors appointed te choose
officers for the Association The following officers
elected:
President-S. h. Num- OF Waterbury, Conn.
Vice iTeSiderfSC d. ThompsOn. Oh CITY, Penn; r. u.
Warner Pittsburgh, Penn; 4. r. SHAW, Benton HarbOr,
llich.
Recording &,eretUB-Alex. Wilder. Newark, n. j.
CofTcpOndDiG secretary g. n. Potter liIDkton Ohio
7redSHTrT-James Auton, Lebanon, Ohio
New-York tribune., 1877-06-15
GERMAN INTERESTS IN THE SCHOOLS.

Oswald 0ttendorfer. William Steinway, Cor
oner Eneor, Judge Otterbourg, Theodore Gaubenskee
and Others called Mayor Ely yesterday in relation %
,be apponf nent OF School Commissioners. They urged
MAT tho German language should be tausm Ia the
schools and That in the appointment OF new mmisson
- ho,dd me selected who favored H. Mayor WICK
Nm In bs appointments had not recognized their claims
An ms regssd ana IL plainly to be seen tbas the
i ~, ' - idncation leaned toward the study of the
5Sre,,ch iansnlagr Mayor Ely replied that he had not
known before That Mayor Wickhars appointments OF
l s,s,ny,is ssouers were not pleasing t6the Germans
m Gernans constituted about onefourth OF the popn-
iafoo of the city aud had ony Two representatives III
New-York tribune., 1877-06-15
AN EXTRAORDINARY SUIT FOR DAMAGES.

David Groesbeck brought suit some years
AGO I'm the Supreme Court have the property OF Trim
ity Church divided among all the Protestant churches OF
the city, putting in a special plea for the Reiormed
Dutch Church. The was tried before Judge NC
Cunn who gave an opnIonfor him unusually elaborate
and learned-in favor OF the defendants WIN ms hap
nal procrastnatisn he deferred signing the decree un
death put 1t out OF his power Judge sedSwleS milS
signed II. 80, s,.;o,, h,s o,v,
coIInsei Clinton Roosevelt, Gen. DIX as C0hIOlcr Oh
Trinity Church and number OF others for SJoOoV :Di
es Tor alleged fraud and conspiracy IN obtaining at
Judgment Some time ago, on the consent oi ,Hhlon
Roosevelt without notice to any or me Otner ueIeh
ont the pain got order OF reference or thc issues
OF the suit The Other defendants first learned OF tnc
reference by subpena tnem TO apenr before te rel
cree Yesterday they made an Application to yacle
this order which Judge Wcstbr0Ok granted WIN lesve,
boweyrr To plaintiff and Clinton Roosevelt 10 nif@e
sueb further motion refer the issues between them as
they might think proper.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-15
lccion9 and subscriptions nave peh 4oV.'c" ~ '"'
Ttraslircr nf The soldiers Home FuEd
D1rr,1-DrD ny HIS COLLECTOR.

John Matthews, the soda water manulac-
turer Of No. ll9 Firsjayc, has had in bis employ
driver known as John X ly. Kelly has ac.-d also a.
collector 1r lis employer but has not made thc returns
Il msncy which due, at -ins ;nat tie persons Who
wore supplied with soda fountains had POSTPONED pay
mcut Tho number Of these alleged dsiEqGents ir
reo ed ;o ,ch an extent tlat Mr. Matthews determined
o visit urm and ha-tcu payment Upon cIln- oh soy
trll cusiUIuc.5 c found thf thc claims. winch hid 'o
irrortrd unsettled. I'D al been aid To krT VINO ndd
appropriated the money tO ms own use MI Nnithr"
then Ipporird te CHLcZZcmeit 20 Capt AlllIc o. tho
F.glfrfnih prccnc, vIo caused lie arrest of Kelly.
The amount taken Is believed tO be large.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-15

The unhappy Kentuckian who bet ON every
rnce during tine week and lost every time illustrates the
freaks OF fortune In mis- respect s had 200 Jeff
and IN sheer desperation cried Ia the crowd THAI
ass'bled at The hOie after the Races, III bet 800 can
name two here with % fingers" When the bet
taken. this child Of Fate continued: "AnybOdy'l do
Here. my friend, III ase you have IL nnsor and you
have 1O-thaL makes 23 | know there was one bet
could not lose" Tho stranger gazcd ~ him moment
with a pitying eSprossiOn aud then said compassion.
atcy well. Im sorry you. YOU have struck hard
streak of luck had three OF my fingers shot Oh at
CnicKatsauga."