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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-22
LATEST STYLES IN FURNITURE.

The house-furnishing establishment of b. l..
Solomon Co. at Nos. 657 and $50 Broadway Of
te argesin the city In going through isstruck by
the decided change which has taken place in the styles
o. furniture within the last year The Louis QuatorZe
STYLE is entirely superseded by the Queen Anne Henry
VIII and the medieval styles generally. The favorite
woods are the ebony and white holly parlOr suite
Queen Anne style is OF ebony, inlaid with gill; in
place Of the frail little chair Of the Louis
Ouatorze style is large arm chair, and in
mace OF the Dainty tete-Afete IL a substantial
sofa suite in the style of Henry Win is of ebony
iuad with white holly. The latest bookcases il the
medieval STYLE with place each side for stituette
Cabinets all MEDIEVAL. Queen Anne and Saxon
Gothic, deliberately finished with brasstUrned galleries
T. ere bedroom suites In SaXOn-GOthc, Queen Anne
AMI medieval styles all Of which have beveled glasses
IN the dressing Queen Anne bedroom suite in
white holly with ebony trimmings one OF the hand
80 rest The newest coverings for furniture
IN raw silk which in odd c'lOrs and odd de-
signs well. The principal material for coverings and
curtains silk. and thu fayOrte cODrS LOUtTe
and "Vandykc." Next year BOurrete promises 20 be
tlc fayore material for furniture covering. Solomon
Co have lust furnished q mansion on Fifth-ave wnich
ha been romOdded into flats. ard thew say that they
furnished ess than Onehaf the cost that they could
have done two years ago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-22
SHIP NEUS.
PORT OF NEw.YORK ............... OCT 70
GIFNpTD

PORT OF NEw.YORK ..........-...... -..-ocr. 70
CLEARED.
steamship CITY ot Berlin (Br), Kennedy Liverpool VIA
sc BIS Jennings Liverpool wa queenstown
Rs,c g9r The Queen Br) Bragg Liverpool va Queens
town, j. " 6cronis lI2r) Munro GLASGOW Henderson Bros
steamship Donau (Ger) BusslnS Bremen VIZ Southampton
oer CIV o., Honston stevens Galveston via Key
~: A. O. n Mallory & co ., ,,, a
Steamship KnickSrbocker Kemble New.or.ean' CiaN
Seaship lone star FORBES Neworeaas. Bogert Nor
gan seamsip san Jacnto Hazard y2nna9 Geo T'n e., W
StSsn,,hip CITY OF Atlanta woodruff ChAi''slou 'NN "
Qg, ,a1abip Ashland Douty wilmington, " c. WIZ
clyde SG old Dominion walker CITY Point and
hS"Ya Oh Haze Macrt N5rok. ola Dominion steam
'! tbe SS T. C. knight chichester Georgetown o'
J. RooanI g. sinners. warren Philadelphia Pcnn Jas
ii ,isam.bip Nercu-. IIae,t Boston. H. nmoGSS
9nP KSng Carl lSorl Knudsen Liverpool or BiFknheA
c. B iGGl'f Iona Sor Jensen Cork Falmouth for 0F'
fp Rsr sd Nor sorcnsen Cork Falmouth for o'i
Fq9 sr S lnSf D. chap, Cork Falmouth for ORDERS
Bf Rark Marie %or zacharascn, Antwerp Fun'h Eyes
co; ,r Marie rhcreso trl Landcr. Gibraltar FOR orders ~
"pa aqk Vesta Nor) Frost Nyrcs John Nor'oa "
S hrs Hans Gnao Norl Necrgaard Great yarmouth Ln'
B9ss@a lopaay & Hessack Cork Falmouth FOR orders
'9 Rrtg T. " Armsrong Alien Demcrara l. W q r A"
Eenr speeiwo Keenc Gibraltar and cadf simpson '''
"ScSr Agnes McDouga Domingo civ. II. W. L'"'
OS:hr Fanny Flint warren John. Y. H. jed Fr{"
sem Wm r. Barry (Br.', Douglass 81 JoAN' ~ %" -
scbr ISABEL Alberto Tooker Galveston, A. Dayton w.
ARRIVED. -,
steomship Greece BIB Pearce London oct VIZ 49,.
sn r,ss y "a i WusL oct 49, lat ~ 30 .on ot i,U r..
Nnrweoi1p bark bound r.. showing signal lerIs
l9th lat Al TO- Ion. 90 o. passed an Ah'"O'
oosa an:bp schiedam DUTCH Cheyacr Roiteram G'
with mlse and pass. Punch Faye % IL -. ,.ffh
weather At the Bank Az since q , md sr1s
hound T.. 18th, Lat 4 30 Ion. go lS, pasSe" 'h N"
shp bound p. The : brings 81 pass 800 pc, scnt p;
steamship Etna (3r.), tison, tott al In h mdsc.
v,ni,l, oct g. Aspinwal llth, and Neva'sa l4ih WIN
ana PASS to PIN, F0rwo0i 4 co. 49,. ,,,..,s oct H.
wiz r,., and uass log1rt 8 Morgan o.. 4 With
steamship G. %. W clyde, lngrlhail h ~. DO"
Steamsho kleanora. johnson. Porta d. WIN '
pass ssi GARNER Colby sreeer Hul 80 days. . oa'''
snow FIoS %or Nicholson Liverpool 20 days "''' ''
order. vessel 80 j. 9, oeagsr ,-oi Sept L. Is .sl
SAX -. Andrea llaLl M|@elia' AA'N'f'
s,yR camilla (Gisr BSeKmanu, Bristol 81 days
TO RAM 'Rirec tItsl vas,clo Bristol 81 DAYS N o'''
Jy 1rS = n'rSemeo smono ta Ioba Gloucester 81 "N
IN RAN LAIN Fraakin ,of sunderland, jackson
Bark AgostlnO .. ItaLl BoEzano, Boston, hing" - ~
D1 nart ,lmSoia al serra Londonderry ~ days. ~ DAT
n.rk Manrice q Isssre Or y ohapuy roin'af ~
In ballast ~ GerH KIrmaa Bremen 80 days. Win ME-
to Cnas Iung y CO. oct 10 passed 1efuhs" "A'~ ~
shSsaT sga s Ian TOT Boston, Carter Amsterdam 70 a"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-22
RESULTS OF THE ADAMS BENEFIT.

The committee on the benefit to twin Adams
81 which f. A. socrn il chairman, has mac its report
The sum ~ S9.3s O1 has been paid 70 Mrs. Ahhps me
reccipta from the sale ~ boxes and seats r the per
formanco at the Academy OF Music wa' S7OJb ana suo
scrp'ions paid in and gifts of various hn'S "u'
60 1853 II to the amount maxine the aggregate recep
$1,000 IL The EXPENSES were S71S 16 leaving "a mo
net result Of thc labors OF committee. and OF those
uo come 10 s assisiance S93s1 o. which has been pu
into Mrs Adams's nosesspu. Additlonfl sums n'Ve
hoo, mid In her which di not pas' through me com
nlttces hands md the total amount thus FAR recover
nv ,er I. S1O.O56 ~. 1000,
Tho commit thanks 70 al ne-son7 rrorrs@oP
and prnressipnal who vountoer"d heir 20
Messrs Warnemachcr. Tssington. Opcrt T. = Filipnrf
Deering and Brlh1m. tho musical conductors N me
newsnauers that rvrrtsed Tho beuet; 30 T. r. NcGraw
A q Seer " A. Elliott. ant William Henry, TOR prlnt.
ino. 10 W u Fleming for his ofer o. 'hc free ne on
Nbios Theatre: ~ Joan BurnIide and Mia Molly NHr
er selling hornunts and IN rho e"vera rprlSts' 10
Nossrs Van asset Kearnev, anfto W. j. Florence hn
Chas Backus FOR their services aS anrtonr"rS 10 nIn
ayers Of theatres 70 newsnaners ana 10 nrlYae cHT
in places out Npw-Y1rk. who have atfed me hrnpn
10 Leon r. Vincent. for his management; ~ CDare'
Meyer: 10 " Weaver and Nrlse Wal'ron, st'ge-rhrpl
ters Geo. Ii-nrv. property man; ana 70 ~ pe'os 10
who tho committee Is indebted for even the shghtcst
assistance i'm its work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-22
LOSSES THROUGH DISHONEST CLERKS.

EVANS, ltdhc w., uly SVouo iG
No $50 Broadway have missed articles from their store
valued at about OOO during the past year Detective
Titus of the Fourteenth Precinct, told, October
49, that Miles +. Jenkins of the statesmen, had been
seen TO put few small articles in his hat be-
fore starting for home Titus at once followed
the suspected man until he had nearly reached
his clearinghouse, at No. 81 MaedOugal-st.. when
he accused him Of having some counterfeit money.
Jenkins readily agreed TO TO the Mulberry Stree Pc
lice Station, and showed the utmost willingness TO be
ched until he requested TO take OF his hat The
officer lifted his hat from his bead, allowing scarf pm
and silk searfs TO fail to the floor. jenkins aeknow
edged having stolen these articles and he was locked
His room was searched and large quantity of stolen
articles was discovered jenkins will De tried TODAY
the Court Special SESSIONS two charges of larceny
Jenkins about thirty old Is married, and
Tor several years has been prominent member OF tine
Six tcenth Street Bapsst Church. He represented
be'a man OF intelligence ana economical in his expcnd
lures.
John Cregh nineteen. employed by ID. & j. Sad
er Catholic publishers. of No. 81 Barclay received
check for 1OJ the Occrs Back, saturday after
noon upon which he was TO obtain the money. As he
did not return usual, inquiries were made,
and in was ascenaiuod that he had received the
The general alarm seut out calling for Creigs arrest
described him dark, SLIM aud dressed III dark clothes
and a slOucb hat.
Jacob Gnnprecht was committed by Judge BNby, at
Jeerson Market Police Court yesterday IN $1,000 Da
ON charge OF )ezz!ing S63S from his employers Ait
man Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-22
GENERAL DuRYEE A BANKRUPT.

An assignment for the benefit of his credit
o.. made by General Ahram Duryec Edward ID. Ship
man. was ded in the County Clerks Office on Saturday.
General Duryce had been engaged for about forty years
in the lumber business at No 81 Cherryst Last Spring
he removed to No 273 Cheryst The schedule Of assets
and liabilities filed with the assignment. the law
allowing twenty days for that purpose. General
Duryee is well-knOwn through hts connection with
tie 9TH REGIMENT. which he joined rs a private
in ls3s. finally becoming its Colonel. He commanded
the regiment during the Astor Place and Dead Rabbits"
riots He was Colonel of the gment for eleven years
He resigned his command july !. 1879 and became
mber % the Veteran COrns Of the regiment At the
outbreak Of the war; under President LncOn's rst call
for trOo :, he ORGANIZED in fifteen days, the
f1mOus Ffth Regiment. New-YOrk Volunteers
POM arly known " Duryee's Zouaves" This famous
frhung regiment which several times terribly rut
IN IN action commanded at Fortress Monroe IN 1861
Mcclellan i'm the battles Of Clouds Mills, Catetts sta
ton, RappahannOck. Cedar Mountain ThorOUghfare
Gan Bull Run (spcOndl Chantiv, South Mountain and
Aneiam. At the second Bull RIM he was twice
wounded and bad horse shot under him at Antietam.
While at Baltimore, acting Br1gadlcr-GencTa
he built Fort Federal Hill which was after
ward garriSOnrd by his old regiment the 9TH. On
August 81. 1861 he promoted To Brigadier-
CsaneraI for Distinguished bravery the field.
aud WAS officially ID nked by this Stale He then
assigned to n command of division IN the Army OF the
Potomac. Upon mis- promotion the position OF Colonel
q Y Warren who afterwari promoted 10 be Major
General. General Duryee resigned from the service
1868 account of his Wounds and resumed his buR-
this city In 1873 he appointed Police Com
missioner nv Mayor HavemeYer which position he held
for two years. General Duryee resided at No. 3 last
ltfff- -n ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-22
WHAT CAN BE FOUND IN THE MARKETS.

Saturday was ad dav for marketing, notwith-
standing fact that the butchers stalls were wei stocked
with meat the prices which RANGED about the same as the
week before Poultry arrived in good supply but IN poor
condition. and needed be careful buyer else he stood
good chance being deceived Poultry m and fruit were in
fair demand while other articles slow OF sale Blue hsh
-pe bass and have IN freely and met with
really fur prices Sne from NOVA Sco1 are ni lne
sell readily prices RANGING from 10 IN 20 cen'.
nnInd several onerod prices for most
kinds being higher. advancing in pricr sweet
poiaoe arriving abundance fr Maryland and sour
Carolina Oranges beginning TO arrive IN quantity most
of those AT present Jamaica The FI0a crop
which, 10 h0ugh be much reduced 3ecas Oh he
trees beng much attacked frost promises u be Larger IMAM
IN fnr1ner nnasnns. and VIII hr.in 70 arrive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-22
DECISIDNS-OCT. 90.

Supreme Court-C hdmbers-By Judge Donohue.-
Tousey Hoffman Hart SchMsber" In fine matter Of
Hart; Society tor the ReformaO Of Juvenile Deli quons
krans Brett agt McCauley Hauscr az. CARROLL Mas
ag DAILY ct all plerson ag The Atlantic National Bank
Smons Thompson at. Gocpp Granted. Lyons
Mnat In the matter Of Skidnore Order granted HUI
Standardization granted, allowance. Chaser
Car ewell et al-MOu0n denied with costs
Common Pleas-Specidl Ier1n-By Judge Robinson
Cook act Girard-Appea dismissed with costs. unless de
PENDANT file thin five days Hess art MnruhyDe
murrer Ovrrrrd judgment ordered for plant H. with $40
costs Thurber ct al Brosman.-Moon granted without
Horgan ag LansOn.-MOtiOn dismissed and tempo
Iary injunction dss lue with SO AsceDdorf agt
Meyer.-Kcf"rence ordered.
Marine Court kamb1s-By Judge McAdam.--
Greacad Katski amended Ia parties; Metroppi
tan National Bank ButiTe SchOcrD Feshauer; Ran
Talman: EhleTs Rlnfed Thirl Sn IN
agt Fatd-nDtiOns granted: Thomson fahbush Re
rrred to Judge Lyman; Mason ag Cassidy Motion deued
Koran Powers-Jud gment vacated; Johnson agi. Gro
Union Bark at Van Proceedings dismissed;
Cohen Sapo-Decsion flied sturgeon AIT. STRIPPED
Mouon denie decision Bailey agi Tennent Ferguson
Hopkins: tcr-DefaultSi Greer
Tolson.-MOuon granted unless plaintiff amends Hane agG
COchRn.-Defaut opened on terms; Cohen act HAIRS
Compliant dismissed; Winter ae Jacooson-Jcs.e Murphy
onted receiver; Channel agt DICK nGrrtakiug can
ccled. Nicholson agt WesteryeL NJ Wyai appointed re-
ceiyer: agt. NmanBailable attachment order, Il
ke0gh agt Observation-Disclosures will b. committed for con-
tempt complies with order Kidd agt. MyorsOn
judgment plainiim
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-22
NEGLECTED AND LOST CHILDREN.

The police were Informed Saturday night that a
vonan named Johnson living IN a basement at Fheighth
ST. and Sixhave had abandoned her two little Children The
officers found boy alone AT this place. hudded To-
gehe on the foor hveng under their scant clothing ana
CRYING for food dark cellar and "a the ON
GERS cnterra number rem the children The
ttc girl gave her Lizzie Johnson and her brothers
A. Thomas Jefferson Johnson Their were six and two
They with MIN ana
and sight when brought Ia Aatroa NepD
an Police Headquarters They viii DO taken care o Dy the
Society for ~ Prevention ~ CTuelty 10 Children
Hattie Iownes girl who found wandering IN the
street ON saturday evening and ken 70 the Ponce ten
II Office refused 81 give any partcuirs az 70 er family
and I e. reasons leaving home YESTERDAY nns
bnWeer she ate to reporter that lived Niles ST. IN
Weeh vixen; her father cirpcAter m good clfcul
stances: and iathcr had ~ treated hef a se De
termincI she declared that she wOad not re-
NJ paInnts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-22
DISCOURAGED LIQUOR DEALERS.

Several of the liquor dealers fined by Re-
eorder aeket for violating the Excise law visited the
c of the Board Of Excise, Saturday morning and con
fe,,,ed with the Commissioners As Recorder Hackett
had nrornsed them Imprisonment in case OF second
violation they afraid, they said To return 70 ther
InsIncss and did know what 10 do. The CoInInls
s'1nsrs advised them the law. The dealers OBJ
isi ed little more comfort from al interview win the
Police Commissioners. The Scclety I0r the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
CHECKS TO swINDLING.
rHK CAPTURED Observation-Disclosures AT Pc

rHE CAPTURED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AT A fol~
ICY snoP-AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
The Hoboken pOOl-rOOms were closed on
Saturday snd the dupes and smpetons who went over
from New-York IN order 10 buv pools on tho NashNie
races were obliged to return with their wishes uhRra'
fed The last cartoad Of the furniture ana N''rs VI
the Hobokcn Turf Exchange was taken 10 Ne"-t''N
early I'm the morning. II is said that the propre'of
Hackett Rand Dupont 4 Co, will go Baltimore ana
,a-x ON b,sincss there on Saturday afternoon appca
tiop was made 10 admit bail the prisoners arrested on
yraov and the following gave security to appear 'or
trial at the December term: Henry j. Rodman Sl,ooo
Andrew Anderson $1,000; ID. NcDougal' $1,000; Fred
erIek Banker. $1,000; Charles A. Hoffman Slow
p-ancis Rurpmei 81 600: William Sinhbs 81 OOh 10
ward Muffin AVID Daniel Kelly. messengers for k"iY
Pliss and C. F. Walters snd william Gnes, messengers
FOR TatferSals DISCHARGED on Their own reeoe-
rizapces SATURDAY. evening Herman ID. Busch became
security the rrmarder ~ the prisoners, VINO Wer All
released II said that $50 COO "a securitv was pac"u III
Mr. Bnsch's hands dealers The action ot the au
thortes win put stop to pool setting in NewJefseS o
Cantan PETTY. Of the Fourth Precinct Of This CITY
made a descent upon the Docyshop at Nos - nnI ~
Doverst Saturday NIGHT. and arrested John 1919
The prorretor AVID people who there al the tm
The place fun 81 rough men, and Foley ann ONE vi
two others throwing dice Inc fortVn mn , 49,.
psnts were all captured together with rednnd hlacS
table and some other gnmbng impsmsn,S5 ~, men
Fismmer yesterday morning declined 10 nou lnt no
the evidence offered The prisoners were only seen
throwing dice. 49,, io,,or %
one Lewis for larceny. has shown That the men WIZ
Rwinde STRANGERS bringthemsciVeS Wllhh my s"t
of spvcror law than that against more emb"zzenent
lewis induced the compsinant in ths case 10 ehu
Inonev ~ bct AGAINST confederate promising II u" won
o. nav IL beck or he did not win, to raise money az
once on cheek which he pretended 10 nave am !" ~.
pay the loan or he lost and asa not ralse ,ue
money the check or repay the cGm.'an' ,bc
Tho claim made for the prisoner was tnat as 'ro
complaipant Voluntarily rarted with MS mohty'
and did not expect to get back the 1tenticA money
there WIS trrspass," and, THOUGH there was swa
ling No larceny Judge Miller, giving very 'oor'le
opnion ON hehaf Of the Court of Appeals h"19 Ibat
white the ease doubtful one, and very close 10
The line that DISTINGUISHES swndlinc from iarcenN Tue
Intended 10 mart wholly with the tile TO his property,
and therefore the conviction for larceny shoud be up
lnlh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-22
copREcr1NG sourm AMERIcAN LoNGIruDEs

The United States steamer TallaDoosa arrived at
the Brooklyn Navy yesterday, with astronomical n-
stens for the sailing ship Guard 10 be used in correcting
the ongtudes Central and South America Tho Guard viii
sail tomorrow Lisbon ascertain by means Of The sub
marine cables the differences Of longitude between that
noin and Madeira Cape de NTdes, Pernambuco. no
anero aud ucnos Avres Afterwards returning
Pcrnarphnco correct uug1tucs between that point
and SPAN. Assistance VIII be rendered ny lho llyIo
establishing the longitude
Span As a starting point The officers OF the Guard aye:
lieutenant Commander f. VI. Green c0mmanhng; Lienlen
ont samuel elden executive officer Lieutenant c. r. Per
kns navigator: watch officers Master r. lees ana y L.
Wilson and nsigns J. Colwe, W H. Nostraul AMI f. J..
born surgeon {. BOYD plymister, C. j. Lewis; boats
wan. william Long; carpenter, James Burke captains
clerk Louis Chauyenet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-22
THE ONO AND MISSISSIPPI CONTEST.

An ex-director of the Ohio and Mississippi
p.glroaI sends a communication to THE TRIBUNE, IN
which he makes the following statements and snPges
lions concerning the cons for the control of the com
pany:
The wessrs Garrett are not only tho largest holders Of
tho Second Mortgage Bonds Of Inc Ohio and MisSsTino
RAILWAY Company but they are aIso S ,g f. ~ ms
sumo that they more common stock than inc M,oe
mat t,nsfers ~ Observation-Disclosures stocks infre
aucnt and i'm similar 10 the recent elecl"n OF ayr
eetrs az Cincinnati which the transfer books nave
hon closed FOR howard Of thirteen months, the registry
aflrds DO cline whatever aS 10 the bon -nde holiTS,
had am ass,r1nce from the authorized representative Of
the bOndhoders ~ tho Springfield division o. ms snI
amount Of - 900 600 In addition to this Nv Garrett
and his immediate friends con rolled proxies Tor an equ
amount Being informed that the opposition parry pos
eesed ONLY 81 100000 % proxies Nv Garrett also TOOK
certificates iOr about 27o00 shares o. common ,ck
which, II was judged, would be sufficient 10 nuiHy
-spondiug amount OF proxies in the hAnds OF the
opposition. ~ ,, -. NJ,
ciinat and not tn then. Mr. Garrett WAS informed by
aforesaid representative that MS votes womb DC EAST
for the opposition. and 1t being Impossible ~ tai stage
% The proceedings 10 cOuntra IN tsol 'hs vi tc
OF faith by the usual methods VT Garrett was conru
10 ave To those legal rights 10 which, 10y virtue
ON, o, me Prs TI n,S Win Mr. Garrett prcpos d.
and which has elected So Inueh Indignation from The OPP
position parfy was siinpy the expression OF willing
ges Sa dscd % EXCEPT ES S' Mr. ' w. d. Grsvod
IL il scarcely reasonable 10 expect that men OF such
standing az Ncs.rs Bishop. Glrrird Whltewri-h Sc r
loronrh I-cln and Never will nscnt to resign for he
purpose OF gratifying the whms of Mr. Boodgood ana
ms confrOres. II would he interesting to know how
mcr moroy has bpcn collected undcr the resolution an
th0rzing the assessment OF fl teen cents on each l
shapa of stock reurescned at the recent
kholders' meeting" and also what disposition
las oecu made of such funds hut IL Il reasonable 10 as
seri that iae entire board Of opposition directors barr
Ing air Blo0dgoud DO not own or represent TloOOOOO
Of the and bonds of tie company, while, on the
other hand. Mr. rrrt declares his ability to produce
inward of 100000 of its securities should ar event
similar the late election require H. The ahsurhty OF
tie accusation that he is "rObpns property IN which
he is so largely Interested Is too manifest 10 regurS
demonstration. The sO-callcd representation OF
SIi OOOOOO the captal or the rad by the opposition
proxies having been obtained. in large maj rity OF
Instances from holders of record, hut not OF TACT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-22

c. II. W. Sibley the expert accountant, who has
been engaged investigating the accounts Of the Carmon
Saving Bank reports that ts total liabilities September 10
1871 amounted 800 AZ, Of when SiI279 "a due
deposOrs busnessscconni An sj2j9J % on savings
accounts" The considered good S1l 81 ST.
The assets considered dOrbtful amount In S7@453li
S24 bonds and mortgages on real estate. The
fenciencv sSJ3i6 MI Sbey thai the books Of
the bank have been alsihed-
Mr. Sibey rep0ris the day the failure septen-
81 600 dropped right Ont ~ the cash and
To- No cline been obtain
cd either 10 the thief or o missing money
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-22
SENATOR HARRGs's DENIAL.
I'm a dispatch from Albany, dated SATURDAY.

evening" Senator Harris Denies through the Associated
Press any collision with Tweed. He says, first. that
Tweed was never member OF the Capitol Commission,
(which Tweed had not asscrted; that 1t and
ObyI usly never could have been determined that
he Uinrrs) should control the new commission that
he did not make any contracts; that he did not
agree to share commissions witn Tweed; that lie
Oiarris) received commissions any contract
knew any being paid To any person. and further. in
more explicit denial and dispro0f of Tweed, lac that
the basement Of the Capitol was not completed unnl
the Summer OF 1871: that contract for stone for the
supcstructurr made until after the cornerstone
laid in June Of 1871, which after the adjourn
ment OF the Legislature of that year. when,
weeds svcarS, - his troubles began" that the
contract with the quarry company III when
John Il. Briggs Interested was not made until tie
18TH August 1871 and was awarded to that company
the lowest bidder after advertisement for proposals
that the contract with the llaOwcll Company not
LEI till August Of 1872; that there never any stone
procured from the only other quarry named by Tweed
contract with Briggs not made until after that
time and was at 80 low rate that the company failed
aud surrendered It's contract
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-22
KorRNrR CONVICTED oF MANsLArGHrER

Joseph Koernor, charged with the murder
OF Clarence W. Gomcrsall, the New-York broker was
found guilty OF manslaugbter Saturday, at Newark
The given to the Jury Thur sday afternoon
Koerner kept a saloon in Magaznest., which was ire
qrented bv GOmersall who. II is alleged. terms
Of improper intimacy with Mrs. Koerner. Al about
o'clock Sunday morning. Sentpmber % kOencr called
a policeman aud said that he had shot burglar. o.
pairing Koernor's house the policeman found body
GOmeTsai M theupuer hallway. with = Gun shot wound
in the head that could not have hecn inflicted G0mera
had been standing upright. KOprners defence that
he mistouk GOmcrsa for burglar. but some Of toe
circumstances were very sincions and KOcraer hid
threatened him. the jury found KoeTer guilty
OF mans laughter