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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

Letters OF administration were yesterday issued to
Police Commissioner Wheeler tho OF his late
wife, Clara A. Wheeler, which amounts to about
$4,000
Inc testimony in the case OF Samuel Downs
closed before the Surrogate yesterday The estate In
volved this will contest amounts TO several hundred
thousand dollars
Joseph Rosenblatt, an account Of whose arrest for
passing counterfeit twenty cent coins appeared
yesterdays HxRALD, was srrsigued before Commits
souer Shields yesterday, ana held in 900 to answer
Tue United States Grand Jury yesterday presented
ring; others against Hartmann Wckler Ethan A. Dun
ham, Thomas Puff and George Clark Tor counterfeting
and against William Kennedy and Benjamin +. Her
rick Tor doing business liquor dealers and vendors Of
manufactured tobacco without license.
Josiah Brown, who from 1853 to 1863 was Tax Com
missioner this county, died on the 18TH ult at Mil
ford, Pa. leaving large fortune The will dis,ribut
ing the same was yesterday admitted TO probate. He
leaves TO his friend Cornelia L. Cooke of Milford Pa,
S. 900; the income OF $4,000 to julia Boaman, and
her death onc-hall that amount Cornelia Cooke,
the other part to his brother John to whom most of
the estate is devised.
There has already been published in the HERALD the
particulars OF tue SUIT brougn. by John A. Wallace
3D. o00 alleged TO have been lost at The
defendants gambling house. motion was made to
day denied by Juuge Van Hoescn the ground hat
the attorney OF record the did not make the
notion aud because The same had already been de-
cded by Judge Larrcmore adversely to the defendants
Judge Batchtord yesterday sustained the action OF
Commissioner ketchum IN tho matter Of the bank
euptcy OF Daniel lssdore Foey and Jacob L. Haas.
Al examination counsel Tor the assignee attempted
to have the testimony taken IN shorthand but coun-
sci Tor the bankrups objected unless counsel for the
assignee would provide him with copy OF tho notes
grats claiming that the Register must have the
mony taken common writing, that counsel could
plainly questions and answers Tor the purpose OF
cross examining. Mr. Ketcham overruIed the objec-
ton aud Judge Blatchiord sustained his action yes
terday.
In suit brought by Mary p. Carpenter, one of tho
trustees OF the Carpenter Straw Sewing Machine Com
p:ny, against the corporation and The other two
trustees individually, moion was made yesterday
before Judge Wcsibrook IN Supreme Court Chambers,
to obtain inJunct on and Tor the appointment Of
A question OF jurisdiction was raised and
the Court appeared to think that II would MAINTAIN
jurisdiction general equitable grounds, although
there no statute conierrnR jurisdiction In such
that disclosed by plaintiffs papers. The argu
upon the merits Will be heard 10 Jay ExJ udge
Dlttenhoefer appears for the plaintiff and Messrs.
William H. Galiaher and Charles W. Brooke for tho
defendantR
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THE COURTS.
Possibilities of Life Impris-
Onment for Debt.
OLD SUIT IN A NEW PHASE.

For the past seventeen months Joseph Small has
been imprisoned in Ludlow Street Jail on charge Of
nisappropriating 800 belonging to . wine mer-
chant. some time since application was made 10
Judge Donohue, in the Supreme Cpurt, for hts dis
charge under lhs lnsolvens &C, which denied on
the ground that he had fairly accounted Tor the
money Having obtained proof In his favor Mr. Peter
Mitchell, his counsel, yesterday renewed tho appica
sion for his discharge before Judge Van Hoesen. At tho
Special Term Of tho Court Of Common Pleas The op-
posing counsel. Mr.. FurIong, opposed this renewed
application on the ground that the proceed
r nss were S.s lss aud'os1 was h:
should be construed according 20 the intent or the
lewm.king power, aud he urged sha. !. had been IN
10 reduce the penalties Tor crimes aud to essasc IN
favor Of the liberty OF :he citizen ne cited the case OF
the Royal Commission in England, which IN 1886 re-
ducsd thrtys,x death penalties 10 SIX, since which
time they have been reduced to swo. In This state
he sad that the Legislature bad intoudcd 10 abolish
imprison meut Tor debt and had modihed previous
statutes tnat imprisoned debtor could now maze an
Application for his discharge often ne desired TO-
and he urged this and II the debtor
had money and no friends 10 come forward and pay
the judIment and mis- application for discharge was
denied he would have 10 remain prison during
life II the doctrine of roe adjudlcsta applied Alter some
further argument Judge Van Hocsen took tho papers,
reserving dsciscn
MANDAMUSING THE PILOT BOARD.
The litigation which been long tisao progress
Ing in tie the Staten Island Railroad
Company and the staten island Ferry Company to
compel the removal Of the wharf at Staplcton, upon
which ID located the New YORK Yacht Club asuse has
assumed = now phase, being suit brought by
the People Of the State reL the Staten Island Rail
road Company against the Board OF COMMISSION
ers OF Pilots. In tho original suit, as Will
DO remembered, both the Supreme Court,
General Term. and tho Court Of Appeals
decided In favor Of the Staten Island Railroad Com
pany. From these decisions the Staten Island Ferry
Company bavo appealed by writ Of error to the United
States Supreme Court claiming that the harbor roguia
tons OF New York necessarily matter of United
States and not State jurisdiction which acts stay
of proceedings IN the original action. An application
has been made to this supreme Court for mauda
mus against the Board OF Commissioners OF Pilots to
compel it--tha wharf IN question having been de-
cared nusiauce--to remove the same. The WAS
to have been argued yesterday In Supreme Court,
Chambcrs but Tor convenience of counsel was ad
journed over until today.
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OvERCROWDED STEAMBOATS,

The Board Of Aldermen, on motion Of NJ Shells,
yesterday adopted resolution asking the Counsel TO
tue Corporation 10 them whether 1t Is not in
the power of local. State city authority to prohibit
tho pracsice OF overlooking excursion boats with Deo-
Die and Also II 1t Is not In the power OF the Common
Council in the absence OF any existing State or mu-
nicpal law, legally to pass an ordinance which Will
prevent boats thus overcrowdcd from leaving any Of
the plors oil this CITY,
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STOLEN JEwELRY RECOVERED.

For an tt,nersut pedlcr, the prisoner, Charles
Lamb well or IN jewelry. His fatal mistake was
offering sell gold ring to Iona Meyer at The rum
prince OF twontyfye cents. Miss Meyer 1t to
jewery store to be tested Tho jcweler identified It
as the ring which had few hours previous been
brought TO him by man. Pending the conversation
found valuable gold watch and chain and some
miuor articles oil jewelry, which subsequently
denllDed as those stolen from George Henkel, oil No.
33l East Eighth street. Tho prisoner was held in
$1,000 bail by Justice ot.erbourg at the Tombs Police
Court
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ANSWER.
THE MErAMoRA BOAT cxuR.

To rHs EprroR or THE HsaALp:-
was surprised 70 IN your issuo Of the 9TH q
COMMUNICATION chargn the Me.amora Boa Club With
reckless rowing Allow say that This 70 mos, IN
doubtcdy great mistake or the malicious at aa OF
some one DESTROYS Of doing thu cfuo an iajary. I
have made careful inquiry subject ard can nnd
no lusuncation Whatever Tor the complatnt Not one
OF no club has boon tho Harlem River since the
I'D inst challenge ~ g. 70 furnish the slightest
evidence Of any action OF any member that would IN
any way AFFECT ~ reputation.
JOHN +. MACKENNA
Captain MetamorA BoAA Ctak
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DIsCoRD AMONG MAGISTRATES.

THE BUSINESS OF THE COURT OF SPECIAL sEs-
sIoSs RETARDED BIZ AN ABSENT JUDeE.
AT hsipast ten O'clock The time for opening tho
Court OF Special Sessions yesterday, only two magis-
trates, Ncssrs. Morgan and Murray, made their APP
pcarance, and, as the law requires three TO be in
attendance, thsscssIon could not proceed. The two
Judges took theIr seals aad began consulting their
watches The lawyers commenced to yawn and tho
prisoners iu the box TO act though they wanted
urlk.. Eleven O'Clock cano and still tho missing
n,sglstrate did not appear. Az hitoen min
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
JOHNNY GREEN'S TIMIDITY.

A timid young man entered a Baxter street second
hand clothing store yesterday morning and present
ing quantity OF jewelry asked for loan Before tho
bargain could be completed Officer Kelley Of the
Fourth precinct appeared the scene and took the
timid young man custody. At the Tombs Police
Court he charged with tho larceny OF $3.50 worth
OF jewelry from Edward Freyer. He gave the name Of
Jonn Green aud pleaded not guilty. The property was
identified Justice Otterbourg committed the prisoner
in 4 hail
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STOLEN FROM A TRUNK.

Before starting for tho country carly in June. Mr..
Edward Kearney, OF No. 81 Lexington avenue, lett
his residence in charge Of Roderck and Annie Murray
Upon his return on Monday, he missed $4,000 worth
OF goods from trunk, and TO which Murray and his
wife had access Yesterday, in the Fifty tn Street
Court. justice Morgan held Their in $4,000 each They
denied LAYING committed ina robbery.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
HIS FIRST OFFENCE.

"James w. Miles, you arc charged with being drunk {"
said the Justice the FityseveAth Street Court yes
terday.
First time, assure you, Judge; nrst time"
"Apd with being noisy"
First time, your Honor"
"Apd with quarrellng in tho street"
"First quarrel your worship"
Sand with backenng this mans eye"
sOrdinar,iy quiet First time your Reverence
"And with using your teeth on him."
"well now, even II did, twas nrst time, your
Henor."
"Aud now you'll have three months resi-"
"Frst -" and the door closed behind him.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
DONOHUE, THE STRIKER.

Atshe close of the argument under the attachment
proceeding against Barney j. Dopohuc, the ALLEGED
head and front Of the rioters at AornelsvlIe, Judge
Dononne announced that 10 would give ms decision
10 bail. he announced to General Pryor And
Judge Curtis that ne had been unble 10 exam
ice into the question As fully he desired, and
therefore would defer his decision until to-day Mean
they could submit points in support Of the
applicaliou.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
WHAT A CITY OFFICIAL CALLS JOKE.

To THE EDToK OF THE HERALD:
Idesire TO say u lew words about the scale testsra
On the 18th of April man came to test my scaic. He
wore badgc Surprising 1t all right pai6him my
cents, and he gave receipt On July "a, 1877, an.
other tester camc aud Tor the scale he charged
sixty Two cents being out at the time my clerx
paid him. then called at the Mayors once. he
out al the time, and inquired Tor Mr. HARDY, the
Chief Clerk. related the circumstance 10 him. and
he thought 1t q good joke. But do consider II
joke, in hard times when psope trying TO save all
they can. think II a swindia He (Ar. Hardy told
me that one OF the Inspectors, Thomas Mccormack.
was appointed by Mayor Havemcyer, and II liked
could sue Mayor Havemeyer estate for hiIy cents
CONSTANT READER
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
OUR COMPLAINT BOOK.

fNors.-Letters intended for this column nua %
accompanied by the writer's full name AID address -
insure attention Compliments Who are unwtaiss %
comply With this rule simply waste time IA writing
Write on only one side OF tne papse --Eo. HssALn1
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
COURT CALENDARs-THIs DAY.

SUPREME CouRT--CBANBERs-Held by Judge West
brook-Noa So 105. LAG, l49 ISL, Is3 2l6, 232. 49,
2l0 247 272 273 $780, ISL 2S4, 2oS, Is, "a 49, H. 81
100 l2s 1885, l39 l40 162, 49, 204 ia 22i, 224 2al
23C 240. 244 25I 275, 2S5, 2s7, 2S9
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
STRUCK WITH a BRICK.

Thomas Hcaley, Of No. 126 Mulberry street, while at
work at No 100 Canal street yesterday, had his skull
fractured by brick which fell his head from one,
. Of tie upper Goors
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01

run Eprros OF rae HERALD

TO EprroE or TIE HERALD
Tho 'dos caIcher'' got about thirty dogs in Dol
mont, Twenty.iourth ward. upiiceussd II 10 dan
gerous 10 walk about In tho evening scoosnt Of
these ferocious ANIMALS running around loose. II
there against goasy There are lots Of them all
over that section. Why arc the laws not enforcedf
DUG CATCHER
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
THE PUBLIC LANDS.
LETTERS FROM THE PBoPLE-How TO HE'LL
THE POOR TO HELP THEMSELVES.

LETTERS FROM THE PBoPLE-How TO HELP
THE POOR TO HELP THEMSELVES.
To ruE EpiroR OF TIE HERALD
II your correspondent under the above heading
really means business I should be glad to meet him
aud any others who are willing 10 help the poor to
help themselves Tho proper means OF popuIaing
surplus lands been subject or discussion ever
since the initiation OF the Homestead act There
curious things 10 think Of in the OF the
free lands. Take tho calculation In 1853 The United
States government then owned 96i, 1928 acres.
A small family could get q living from
the produce OF teu acres, and taking the
population OF country at $4,000. 900
Uncle samuel could provide each with ten acre lot
ana have enough for an many mora THIS all looks
very VOL, but how TO carry ont the programme Is
with money or It's equivalent 1t would be cheap
way Of settling the Indian troubles II our government
would undertake. general and concerted plan Of iur
nishinE transportation and small tart 10 at least
100000 OF our POOR. hey could be organized into
settlements OF 1fty or more each, and our redsxn
brother would take broad hint and leave Tor less
crowded parts. Every time the Indians make Tor tho
warpath we spend about million dollars in military
movements, about enough TO pay Tor tho settlement Of
the 900 villages proposed, which would be productive
OF future advantage In the cities have Two many
aborcrs, and long wc cease 10 DO busy We shall
find mischief brewing There are many phases OF the
labor question which would like 10 speak OF, but tor
bear trcspasslng further upon your patience.
A word 70 The IS sufficient Can you and III
you agtae the matter OF Tree lands aud help cipher
out some practical means OF settling them. Yours
truly +. WASHBOURNE
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FILTHY POLICE CELIA.

TO rHs EproR THE HERALD
desire TO call the attention Of the reies ceonis-
soners 10 the condition OF cells OF the sissnh
precinct station house. They not a. coedttes
10 be occupied by any human being. A. J. 3.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
WHAT ARE TIE POLICE DOING?

To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
Water street between Dover and James alp sadly
needs the attention Of the police Nearly all DAY and
late into tho night the sidewalks thronged ~ dis
reputable women who many instances insult re-
spectacle people who chance To pass there Their con-
versation Is filthy IN the extreme rhs police pay No
attention to Them, although complaint has beea ire-
quently made.
RESIDENT OF WATER STREET
To THE EDITOR HEKALD:-
Please call the attention oil tho police 70 The die
orderly Characters in Elizabeth street, between Bayard
and Canal 1t is tn haunt OF bad persons OF both
sexes great noy 10 respectable people
in The vicinity. Tbe poilcc know all about Them but
they do not. Tor some reasons best known 10 them
selves, see dt TO Interfere Ncc.
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BOUNCE THAT BAND.

To rnE EDITOR HERALD
take the liberty OF asking, through the "CompSains
Book, Captain Longs,rcet, of tho steamer Twilight,
running from Harlem TO Ro,kaway, 10 bounce thas
sheet band Tor leas. bass drum and cymbaI
part of III as the din IS perfectly horrible. have
several times this season taken the Twilight having
sick children who need tho fresh air, but sooper
does the boat start than That band pounds ana ham,
mers away, and II Is impossible Tor mothers 10 keep
their children who are SICK land need rcstl asleep
Bass drums, cymbals and French horns may be very
good attract crowds ut the bindings out Il 10 not
pleasant Tor ladies' and children who want QUOT Give
US good string music and bounce The drum.
HARLEM
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Total sales for she day ........................'

't ssuis.iu !" L Bradley and vito julia 9. Ss
7i,S s.. $, $50 f. E. Of Madison av.. 4osioaa; L.
Nars"S 70 E 't VI George D.vls. and vito I.
psn.s' psmS PIC It. e 9Th sv. ii also
also I.di.on .v. w. $. ssai';sSf ls n" ST. e.!
Insur, nee Company ...... ..................,., "a
sn..y AND s s ' .s c
l3oth ~, n s., $50 y. ". OF boulevard, 7aAssil'
Wooster N s, S. is r. a. Of Grand 75xoo7 solo.
mon Loeb and Vile to Andre, Dold ...:;...... 70
9th st.. TO- 4lS) George storninger 70 Charles =,
wooster St., e g. lis r. n of Grand ST.. 1aasS.7i
Ilth NV. n. W. eorner o, o9,h st., 25xioo; John A.
Schultz to Elisaosth schultz. ;..;.............;.
10Th "S' corner Of iii.ii 81 i55x iosio also
Irregular; James titus to sarah Burr 81
e9n g.: s. saa and VIII. .. Is .v hpn
Park NO. e3) Michael l.. Doyle and wife 20 T. ri.
4sd st.. s., ssse Il. W. Of 9Th sv. aisxioo5;J
:. Cock aud husband 10 Mary T. Metz....~..::.
' 100: r. lea and vile 70 = psnp.s;
MORTGAGES.
Bergo, Martha A.. 80 John Theiss. g. OF nth st.,
Brand Nathan AMI wife. to ii. Kahn. u a Of 9Th
Dinkeispisi. David and WHO, to Sew FORK Life In
suraoce Company. e.. .. Of Church 81. r. OF White
Grant, josa. to Immigrant Industrial savings Bank.
OF 36th st., W. OF 9th av. year ........... y,
Rom ain. Charles and wife, to chamberlain. OF New
York, e. OF illam st., Of Cedar ST. year. q.
Jantxcr Joseph and WIFE, TO Franz kust, y oil lslh
ST. q. OF ID av year ;..;.; ~
oiMssra. James and wife, TO Emigrant industrial
Society. N. .. OF Lawrence ST., W. oil lOth "H'
Ryan. aichaei and vito. to John Pstsrkn, 50 OF =,
4Sth ST., q. OF LIST av.: year....... ........: o'
struthers, VIM aud wiie TO Adelino stark. n 9. OF
3tth ST., Q. of2d av rear. ~
Sheridan, Potter and wife, TO H. w. Lee. n " Oh ~ y
ST.. OF I'd av.; years. "'o
Fitzpatrick, Edward and wife, 10 John koss s. W. :,
corner av. a. aud Slst ST.; month ,....,...'.: D.
an. Georgs aud wife, to Bernhard w. $ OF
EIsabeth st., H. oil Prince 3years a..
Coutcrilx, Louis L., to Martha Norris 50 OF I2th st.
G. OF 9th Av.; years, ~
Monks John y. snd vile 10 b. MARX b OF SOFA 81.
hii,ea William and Wife, 10 Mutual Lite Insurance
Ennever Robert to n. L. McCresdy. Q. =. OF Sd av.
n OF 18th st; year . .... ....... o.,
Ueoker John V. and wife, 90 samuel II. Lyon, ..
of Monroe st., OF Jefferson st. demand ..... 10,
Corpet William H.. TO charles A. Lockwood. W. s.
Of IItn sv., O. OF 52d st. years ............ a.
Trnphagep Caroline H.. ~ Benjamin Il. Field. No.
Liberty VI. years..... ................,. H.
Borst Valentine. to Charles nomer Q. =. OF Orchard
at g. OF Houston 10 Observation-Disclosures. a.
Muller Louis and husband. 10 g. kammerer, s. Of
Mooney, Mary j.. to Bank for Savings, s. '. corner
Of 9TH and 4Oth 81. year 2,
Peter, Joseph. to Daniel Il Kendall. a. =. OF lid
~. e. OF 9TH av.; months. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2.
Pstrowski. Auguste and husband. to u. B. Leah
croft n. o. Of lpoth St, o Of ID sv; I year..--.
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TRAVEL TO coNEy ISLAND.

To THE EpIToR OF THE HERALD:-
desire TO call the attention Of tho Coney Island
steam boat owners TO tho Inconvenience New Workers.
suffer from Tho fact that carry boat leaves the
island In tho morning Tor this city direct know
personally numbers OF respectable people who would
remain with their families al Concy Island during the
heated II they could only reach business In New
YORK at eight or halfpast eight A. N. This could DO
very easily arranged II the boat would make trip ia
this city leaving The island AT hafpast seven eight
A. N. They nigh; also mud It prod liable 10 Q late
boat from New York. leaving ut SIX or seven p. u.
do why the boat company does not endosvor
the support Of the business men by carrying
something like the foregoing plao. II 10 impos-
steam and horse less than ono and q halt or
two hours. This delay prevents many Now YoPkors
from stopping tho island who would Otherwise do
during summer PATRON.
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A COMPLAINT AGAINST TIE MORRIS AND ESSEX

RAILROAD.
The Morris and Essex Railroad have tram adver.
tIsed 10 New York fifteen before twelve
p N. aud Hoboken ton mputes pact twelve, arriving
At summit At ten minutes past one A. NJ took that
train Monday night hoping 10 reach my station
time. having eiegraphcd Tor wagon 10 readiness
10 meet After passing through tho tunnel were
delayed some twelve fifteen minutes 70 accommo-
duto some passengers by Erie train. who desired
10 90 TO Newark that nigut In consequence
OF this delay we were behind time 81
OF the stations fifteen or twenty minutes, and
arriving at my station found myself obliged TO walk
nearly q MILE the party TO whom telcgraphed to
meet having lott, supposng the tram mad passed
before his ARRIVAL This s the only compliant
about The management of this railroad Very often
the trans don't stop long enough to let passengers
oil. Al night the lime table Is blunderusly ar
ranged that passengers have to wait NJ Hoboken
tweny nine minutes sometimes before there 10 boat
to cross New YORK. The superintendent, Mr..
Rcasoner, Is q polite and courteous gentleman and
means 10 do his uuty but no should not
suer such outrages the public lie should not per-
mt conductors ana brakemcn TO be uncivil when pas
eepgcrs ask qucstons. l am commuter and expect
the railroad company 10 keep their bargain me,
which to transfer 10 and fro according their
time table, unless some inevitable accident prevents.
Have not gol good against tho railroad Tor this
unnecessary delay and incouvenience caused merey
accommodate somo other passcngersf Have railroads
q right 10 Inconvenience Uesuar commuters merely -
accommodate other aud only transient psssengersf
COhMUrER