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PROVISIONS.

HOG PR0DUCTS-Wcre more active, the attendance
on the market being the largest Ut the thus far
Prices tendc downward under rather liberal offerings
and sympathy with other markets. LiteFpoo! being
quoted Is lower on pork aad lard while New York
easier. There daposttIon to buy, shorts ill
int; their outstanding contracts at profit while some
foreign orders which had previously been limited below
the market filled at the reduced quotations. The
shipments Of meats from this city Continue large and
there are Indications OF vigorous movement tls win
ter when buyers are satisfied with prices.
The following SHOWS the proEsess Of hog packing In
this city .urin: the first week Ut the winter
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Tota; eleven cities. t;s4 Sss ass sssa, ,o5l SD
ess SeV- Work. ..,.,.. l1G (aD34O ISL, sE.5 s
g. !, ~ co,ti at Ncw York Es3.1lT 763. CT /
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1877. ] 1916.
1877. ! 1876.

Withdrawn from store during Friday for city
consumption: j, 367 ou wheat 732 bn corn, 361
bu rye 2 AL bu barley
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! EF0ss
dyticres.f Dr{s | TYercts Boxes. | Pieces. erfiqht,
tts.
Latd,.} s.s} T1I9} ........f .<. -....l 2,97I 09S
Hams 5i6i 1,lG6i Loss 'l1.5lS !. .5t,3, 976
Sides ..,I l13[ 1861 S, ~93l 4S.l93t 6, uIk3, My
6h0uld'r 81 ff.....-... l,f40E .3 5l3 l. lug, '58
Tongues. 50 ......... l..... ...t ... i.
Hail Il 4

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Latd.....
IlAI1ls....
Sides So.
Shoulders
Tongues.
H0cks...
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the Co1ored Methodist Episcopal Church Of Amer
leo, the Rev. Emperor Williams Of Louisiana; to
the Wesleyan Connection OF America. the Kew.
Thomas Il. Lynch, D. D., OF Southeast INDIANA
Conference. The visits Of the several depntatton5
will be made in 1873, in all cases in which the
bodies to which they severay accredited sha!!
meet in that year; in all other cases the visits Will
be made in snch year before the next General Con
ference as the meetings OF the respective bodies
may require.
The American Female Guardian Society and
Homo for the Friend1css held its forty SECOND an
nuaI meeting in New York On tho 9th :fnst. The
session was inaueurated with religious services,
after which the various official reports were pre-
sented A Board OF Managers were elected who
were to re elect the old officers OF the Society viz.
President, Mrs. G. c. North; Corresponding 9ecre-
tary, Mrs. SIR. l. Bennett; Recording Secretary
Harris Wilson; Visiting Secretary, Mrs: s.
H. Amber. From the Secsetariesf reports
It appeared that during tho. past year the
Home had sheltered ], ,018 inmates, q, 80
persons have been aided and the whole number OF
applications ETC., personally attended TO number
eli Is, 033. Homes have been provided for l27
chi1dren,-by adoption and Otherwise, and thir-
y-threo th11dren hnve died. The Home has In
charge eleven industrial schools, In which the
names Of o. 476 children have been registered.
Upward of u, 900 garments have been distributed,
81, 90 loavcs Of bread diep,sed OF, aud 2, 600
visits made by the teachers and committees. The
receipts Of the Society from January. 1876, to
January last we're SD6, 059. So; expenditures
S72, O12 ST. The children for whom positions
hayc been obtained are regularly written to and
visited,
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PERSONAL.

The Rev. Abiel Leonard has accepted the Rector
ship Of Grace Church, St. Louis, Mo-:
Mr. Henry Varley, tho evangelist, has left En-
gland for Australia, and he will return BY way oi
San francisco.
The Unitarian Festival In Boston will be held in
the Music Hall on the afternoon Of May 81. Mr.
George William Curtis will preside
The salary Of the Rer. Dr.. Gostieb Of the Tenn
pie Emanu- El is s8 600 year, that Of the Rev.
DR.: s. Adler 81. 600, aud that Of the Rev. Dr.
Rubin s., 600.
The Presbytery OF New York at recent meeting
licensed twelve young men to preach, Of then,
from well-known families In New York. one being
a son Of the Rev. DR.. Deems and the other son OF
Henry G. Marquand-
The Southern Alabama Presbytery at Selma re-
Gently passed hearty vote Of sympathy with the
Rev. E. c. Stsckel AMI the Rev. Fl. ". Carter,
Congrcgattonalists who are 1aboring among the
coored people at Montgomery and Selma, and
commended their work.
DR.. Fulton, Of Brooklyn, who has recently re-
turned from Western trip, found deeoninational
interests at q very low ebb In Michigan and else
N Ire IN ,s Sebt s fRs ,aa shq5h m
Mich, the saptist ehusen is IL de5t s1s, 900. At
Grand Rapids the gaptsts have recently dedicated
an $S2. 000 house OF worship. on which there was
s25, 600 debt on the dag Of dedication. Or. Full
ton helped to reduce this by about s1a, 600.
The Philadelphia L<Rqer ssys the Rev Daniel F.
Warren. D. D., Of Chicago. has been elected by
caused by the decease OF the late Rev. Byron Nc
Gam. 1t IL understood that this call will be &C.
Se:n formal m sF to That ess ct hs t%
Episcopal Church on Sunday lust, making very
favorable impression; he will also preach on Sun
day next He was. until the lst Of April, Rector
Of St. Marks Church in this city, and resigned in
order to come East
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MOODY AND MONEY.

A PLAIN; STATEMENT BE THE EVANGELIST.
Some uncharitable people have been charging
that Moody and 6ankey, the evangelists, are max
ing money out OF their Gospel mectiugs-fn fact
making = trade OF emotional religion. In Justice
to these worthy gentlemen attention is called to
Mt. Aoody's Owl statement on the subject, made
the other day at Boston. He said:
s'There have been some very exaggerated -u-
mors that ;se were employed to come for SO many
thousand dolars-s1o, 600, SIS, GOO, $50, 600, Of
o 81 oce Sno Nov let me say that thf
10 Treasurer Of the Committee that have put
up the building and have paid all the bills, and
not mot one dollar Of It is to come to us We
Chicago, but sso ooo nav W he pehsst assf ~ ~
he Young Mems Christian Association. M wi Thea 9
se9s one writes to an indel paper that Moody and
pretty good for three months work We ind
gooa many people believe 1t. II ne took money
Hap ;a fhe PUBLIC It would be well to report what We
va "itn at, and how much We received As there
never has been any collection for US, and we are
not not employed by the public or any committee, do
tbnF 1 to 5 for to
pioyed the last sixteen years, but when I gave up
ny business sixteen years ago, after three mouths
o. ne ne sesefest struggle in my life whether should
20 ios dollars and cents for souls, from that daY
70 t1ls have no more lived for money than hare
sras tI1ed foE wnter Ny ffieads have blamed me Be-
cause nave 1ot laid aside something for my fam
14y. some OF them tnslsted upon my wife having
some money, and they bought her q home in the
county, and the rumor Is that It cost $50 600, and
~, ooo to furnish IT, The home cost 50. 500, and
there have been some improvements and the furpt-
tute and everything cost $40, 600 itbeIones to nv
wife and children Ny fsther died at tue early ace
Of II. and Il die Tomorrow there will BE- ROOT
over the heads Of my wife and Children ,{Vo,ces.
Ihank God. J Some one said in the inquiry-room
= certain man would not come because paid sI OD
for horse 4ake OF 50, 750 and ron wifi ina II Iii
t1ght@ ~ far a. dollars aud cents ars concerned
Goaid make more In une night than hare made in
Boston. have been offered $500 night to lect.
nre. l have been offered 5000. $500 $500 4 night
TO lecture, when might talk an hour and then 20
to comfortable hotel; but as it Is now, Fork It
lhe Tabernacle all day and talk till midnight with
luquiress, and when l am done have hardly
strength enough to 20 to my ROOM Il ron want to
attack me, do not attack me there have weak
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theatre to Sabbath breaking. and to all that
be thinks is wrong. His very defects OF intellect
Of thought are things that bind his people to him,
nnd are elements of usefulness in the field be occu
pies so well. The managing editor Of the Boston
OF the many who appreciate the york Mr.. Dunn
has done and is doing among that large class OF
people who could nat feel at nome among the
pEoprieties and conTenttoualltles OF purely New
England Church.
is the pastor Of the most beautiful church Of Brook
line, which now Is u part OF Boston. That very
to come over from London and give them sound
Congregational doctrine from English lips. Imi-
won!d be good thing to have come man Of merit
from 'abroad.' And In this instance they have not
been disappointed. Not TINT Mr.. Thomas breaches
haif Of the New England ministers; not that be
has more learning, or 2 greater grasp Of thought,
but he is something that they are not. .he eas
stamp. Tousee no sign Of Harvard, or falc. or
Andover, OF Princeton. You see something that
you cannot see in the other Eastern preachers
They are not inclined to meld affairs
as ,ss. f. Is ythd %
years in another field. has looked about him. seen
the needs OF his new aock, ana gone 70 Tork r.
why that no Yankee would have thought OF, OF, II
he had. would not have yentured on. He has gone
at the work in snrh a new mode and with such
an independent John Bull style that he has created
quite revolution in that eiaid self-centered So
ciety. fusipa together elements that seemed incom-
nate and srousiug the people 10 the fact that they
fad oiber duties to discharge than to 60 to church,
be decoroue and proper and, when need be, con-
descendinp. Nv bis good sense, his positiyeness
NJ manner and by his evident determination to
have his own way during the i've years for which
they hare hired him, combined with clear and
earnest presentation OF Biblical truths, he has al,
= ArrD r1$rmE& Il o3YSan
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THE CONFESSION OF FAITH.


The last number Of the Alliance has On Important
article relative to q movement, originating In
Scotland for the revislonor removal OF the present
Confessiono OF Faith OF the Presbyterian Church
Prof. Swing says: ''As to Scotland belongs muc
Of the honor and usefulness which in times past
attended the Church, to the same aeep
Of reform that will equip the Presbyterian
Church for and better future, It 10 .
strange piece Of poetic Justice that the Island 1 ID
that was the frat to accept and to love most deeply
the Confession Of Faith should now be the nr5t TO
mark the defects OF that creed and its untness Tor
the wod owes bt 80 ts
debt is to be surpassed by the ohsntions that C.
nomination will soon confess to the little sea.g'Et
The the Confession are about NUMBERED. The Scotland
that lad the courage to establish has also the
courage to overthrow.
are attacked by those sects who do not hold the
ideas. Such Attacks seem iixe persecution, aud
rather make ideas taSe deeper root; When At At
that tbs latter bold their tenets With more anec-
tionatc embrace. But when adverse criticism
springs up among those who havs becu the ayowed
friends OF n system, then reform comes on apace
Hence the hope that the Presbyterian Confession OF
Faith, which has hold sway for 200 years. II rap
idly approaching the end Of ts lons rein An a. a.
it is the lind which leads in ad-
The papers ape Gss o the Fea ebaseh
and United Presbyterian parties come laden with
essays aud addresses full OF words more radical and
Atlantic. a public meeting was called at Gourock
recently BY citizens to hear Rev. David Aacrae
give his views about the Confession. After having
tcrinns hare not ionnd the will Of Go1 mop tie
Gospel he decures thai, instead OF seeking revis-
lou, the book should be put on the shelf as ffag-
In April last, at meeting Of PresbyteEy in
Glasgow, the Rev. Fergus Ferguson addressed that
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-- ~ :, ,-.-4- -4.....5 77ns.rj1ooT kfarEs
H. NV ;It L ba d;faranf n Moslen, art
had hcen allowed to idealjze and, so TO speak,
sanctify the Arab type but this express precept
OF the Prophet. and perhaps the genus OF Iae
ne Lact u, nna. .ne ~ the same hour more
than y hnndred millions OF human beings, was first
formulated By negro named Bilal, whom Moham-
med. upon the prompting OF dream, maau I'm r.
I'm OF paeG ct.es nna a,est Il ec,insed IN Cen
raj hsis bV hat Of tfais famous black. We read,
too. Of negro Caliph who resned with etedit re- at
Bagdad In the ninth century. anu ~ sI;a ~
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NOTES BIT DR.. J. Il. zUKEHToR1-
{a] to @ 3 is the usual and better course.
tb) The course adopted By Black In this openine
is not to be recommended. :" =
(c) Evidently to avoid the loss OF Pawn -. :
td} very unwise exchange. which brings tas
adverse Queeh in a most powerful position.
te} Ferymuch improving the chances Of Whi tel
attack. 15.. to 5. and it III. P to Kt 5, 1B.-M
to 2, was the proper cousse.
:. ~ The game Is practically already In Whitet
hands. T..
lg) Threatening g.. p to 1t 8, e.. .Kt to q,
23..Q to S. p. r to Kt Q at once would q
premature on account OF 81 -kt to 50, 22:.4 y
8. 22. .kt to Q 3, 23.. to r 5, q. 1t to B g..
(h) A nice ending Of we1l-conducted .!saek
against au inferior defense.
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The Comparative Progress Of Chris
tianity and Mohammedanism
in Africa.
The Roman Catholic Church in Canada
Meeting Of French Protest.
ants.
1Ir. Moody Makes Final Statement
Regarding His Pecuniary
Affairs.
Eotes and Personals at Home ami
Abroad---Church Services
To-Day. ,
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS IN BRIEF.
In order that the proceedings Of the General As"
tembly may reach the country subscribers OF Tue
TRIBUNE, the publication Of the full report Is de-
ferred until Monday morning. A brief abstract ia
given below:
The third days session OF the Presbyterian Cen
eral Assembly Of the United States was held yes
1erday in Farwell Hail, the Rev. James Eclls, the
Moderator, presiding. The revised and completed
list Of standing Committees Was announced. The
report Of the Committee on Church Erection Was
made the special order for next Saturday morning.
Dr.. Eeescr OF St. Louis, then called attention 70
the zaa@s report Of the meeting Of the previous
evening. THIS report, the gentleman stated. was
so inaccurate that it calcuatcd to iniore him,
not only abroad hut at home. The Committees on
Srnoulcal Records were next announced.
The Moderator stated the reception OF the report
Of The Special Committee On the creation OF new
and final Court Of Appeals WAS in order. Tha re-
port was rcad mud referred to the Committee On
Church Po1tty.
Dr. nasid :rorrcy, Chairman of the synodical
Committee, presented partial report OF the.N-oik
oi that Committee The report was accented and
placed On The docket The Rev. c. y. Stewart
moved tnat the Committee on the Polity Of the
Church be directed to inquire into the espediency
OF abolishlne the Committee, but nothing was done
about tie matter.
The AodesaIor presented memorial ason the
the subject Of evsngellzati0n among the Chinese
residents on the Pacaac Slope, which was referred
to Special Committee Of Fire to be
appointed by the Moderator: The reeep-.
ton. Of the report ef the COMMITTEE
on tue relation of the Presbyterian Church to the
Germans IN America was made tho second order OF
the day for Monday afternoon. The Rev Or:
Hotchk1n called Up hls paper in relation to assess
mepts, which was read and referred to the Com
mtttee on Reduction OF Representation.
4 resolnlion in resnrd to tho use of 1ufer1nented
vines for eacramenta1 purposes WAS offered by the
Ter. a. r. Hewitt and referred to the Committee
on Temperance
The Ke.. D. c. Marquis, Of Baltimore, offered
resolution inst1ucting the Couu1ittee On Arrange
1,enrs report as u whether 1t would he possible
t. to]d The sessions & the Assembly In any other
place, Fatwell lInil being too noisy and too warm
70 suit him. The resolution WIS carried
"A receks was then taken until noon, at which
time the Assembly Joined IN the devotional exeE-
c!scz conducted under the auspices OF the \. II.
c. A., and aftcr the announcement OF various
notices for To-day the Assembly adjourned until o
oclock to. motIOw morning. h. - - -,
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nesscs, but they are not in that direction. had
conc for money it would have been IN some o5nel @
royalty on tue hymr-books amounted lust year 70
$685. 600, but 1t al went to three trnstees and not
myaelf It belongs to US as much az the income Of
your business belongs to you, but we give 1t up"
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useless to look for Vulcan for the neIt sfr~..
stItuted almost wholly ut ". lie verrier's snsn n
ton, it is not likely that they will be e.tenizss
renewed during the period in which h. ~
couraCes theua.s ) -" S Qs-
, 1877-05-20
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK,

May y2o-Whitsun- Day.
Nay 2l-MondaY in Whtsun- Week.
10y 22-Tuesda: 1T :;'hitsun- -WeaE
Nay y:sc3-Embcr-t;,.s ..r:
Hay 2-Embcs. !)cr =.
Nay 2U-En,ber-Da:
CATHOLIC.
,May Moy 29Cp1SSn;tes9st, 1S;t Or Whit-sunday -
3fay lWh:s-Tuesday. g.: i -. .s, Il !: q
LAY 2-Ember- Day. :, ~. =
:ltdy 24-Of the Octave,
Nay 25-Embcr- Day. <~.
Nay 26-Ember~Day; St. Elcuthcrtus P. II. -
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Vulcan.

There Ia at last q prospect of a rrat fo- ~.
astronomers IN the matter Of searching for he
tas ,aass4,msfenlial % planet At recent meeting Of
nre Of the March observations was renorted frnm a
number OF dl1erent localities. Lord Lindsay. mada
Inc statement that H. LIE TeExicr thinks It will La
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ENIGMA NO. ~.
8Y HHH EIIHa.

=: ENIGMA NO. n. : = 1
BIZ RKRR K1KNa. /
S:;:; SE;: a.: ! rs
Knight at G BIT ::i.
White to play and mate in three moyea~
PROBLEM NO. n. -
BIZ ME W. II saHKxAx,
BLACK.
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CHESS IN CHICAGO. 90 =
Played in the Chess Congress OF 1s74 between
Messrs, Book and Perrin. 49,. .~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-27
THE CANVASS IN KINGS COUNTY.

The Kings County Board of Canvassers COM
petcd It's labors yesterday. The ony Office about which
there has been any doubt TO the candidate elected has
been that OF the Commissioner Of Charities in the lid
District Twice have the changed their de-
cson. Last Saturday thcy gave Zeiser C.ep) major,
fly of two yesterday they decided by strict party vote
that Kessel Dem) had majority at first announced
OF 1855 James Howell irs majority for Mayor. is 53s
Following are the Official results In regard TO the
important officers:
Secretary OF state Churchill 3l,49Si Beach. 41249.
Reacl's majority 1856.
County Auditor s49Gl; Fitzgerald, s6,7s7; Fit1ger.
AIDS WajOnty, 1928.
majority, 1858.
Gncluding 6,s3s for CoGey)
1852; Outline 42,44l. Guthre's plurality 1882.
COMMUNIST Of Charities, IIId Dstnct-Zeser, $3.50
Kessel, 3b,9i7. KessePs majority lb5.
Commissioners OF Charities Vth DisTct-Cropsey, 33746
Storms 3S,2lO. Storms majority, 4,464.
Coroner Western Dsrct-HendcrsOn 81, 469; Smns 40,
las. Simmss majority, S6I9
Coroner Eastern Dstnct-KayAnagh, 81 1896; Nolan, &c.
2g3. NOlAn's majority, Z 297.
County Judge-Henry A Moore, 7O650.
Senator lid Disret-Berr 1890 Pierce 13s4s Perces
majority 525
Jacobs majority. 6,l34
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-27
4 MEXICAN AGENTS MISSION.

NJ. de Zamacona, who has been appointed by
Mexico as a special agent 70 this country, arrived
a this city yesterday He represented Mexico
Oh the Commission Of Claims, and served as Pres-
dent of its Centennial Commission. He comes
TO remove possible, the misconceptions entertained
BIZ the people and Government OF the United States with
reference Mexico The people OF the Two nations ne
aeoares DO not understand each other although they
have many great interests in common One OF the objects
of his visit 10 70 call attention 70 the natural
advantages for trsf1o between Mexico and the
fnited 6ates 30 that by developing commercial reia-
6nns more cordial sentiment may be created. he had
hen astonished AZ observing at tie Centennial how
many Important American manufactures were unknown
r. his country and how many Mexican products were
souail; unknown here Mexico he says gets her cotton
snoAs from England. and her hardware from Engiaho
SnArmany This country, he claims imports fruits from
bssSms Porto Rico and even tom Europe, v ME TAX
~ sasscsly baSbetful from Mexico. and Oh Mexican
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-27
DANGEROUS PISTOL PRACTICE.

George Green, of No. 234 East Forty Sec
ond-st, and Francis schade OF No $40 Firstaye quar-
relied Thirtythirdst and secondaye Sunday evening
Green knocked sehade down. and then shot at him twice
with revolver. schade was uninured, and ran away
Green then attempted 10 escape from ON
Ger Wbalen, OF the Twentynrst Precinct, whom
he approaching. He attempted 10 shoot
the officer, and the officer endeavOred 10 stop
Green's flight by using his revolver. One bullet from
Green's Miss Jennie Arlin 623
Second ave- innicting a slight wound in the side; an
other broke window In a drug The officers aim
was better bullets went through Green's hat and
one ball lodged In the crown, without nfctinR a dan
gerous wound Green for time eluded hs pursuer, but
was finally found in a house top, at secOnd-ave and
Thirty seventh-st lie taken 70 the Fifty seventh
Street Police Court yesterday morning 10 answer two
complaints one OF officer AID the other OF Francis
sehsde and committed in default Of % 900 bail 70
await TIC action VI she GTe1d jury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-27
KETSER'S ASSIGNMENTS.
HIS DEALINGS WITH Mr.. SCHULTZ.
Further TESTIMONY ABOUT HIS WORK FOR THE
CITY.


Further TESTIMONY ABOUT HIS WORK FOR THE
CITY.
The examination of John II. Keyser, the
ring plumber was continued yesterday before the Alder
mems committee. AS on Saturday, il was with great
difficulty that definite could be obtained from
the witness The assignments made TO Jackson s.
Schultz were produced. Kcyser said he did not remem
her the date when he signed them lie was suffering
from prosteation at the time. caused by the ring
troubles He stu had claim against the city for work
done both before and after the gument TO MT Schultz
The assignments were as follows:
Whereas l. John II. Keyser. of the city OF New-fork.
indebted unto the County OF NcW-N OK anu also uo
therefore, in consideration Of one dollar to ne N lhu
paid by Jackson $ Schultz OF the city OF go
hereby sell assign. transfer and set over unto tau
Schultz. all claims. demands and causes OF acton when
Bank of the City OF NewYork and all debts ana sums
Of money due owing to me by or from SAID Dan1. -,
And for the consideration aforesaid do further sell
assign transfer aud set unto said Schultz all claims,
demands and of action which have or may nave
against any Of the persons firms or corporations men
TONED in the schedule annexed and all debts or sums OF
money due or owing OF To become due or owing to me
either OF them. Said claims, demands causes OF acton
debts or sums OF MONEY, are Wholly OF MANY, NANNY
by for said persons. firms and corporations during
the time from January 1864 70 date, or for materials
furnished hy me TO said persons, firms corporations,
during said tme and of about the amounts set oppo
site said names said schedule. and are all due ana
owing to me. And for the consideration aforesaid
hereby sell, assign, set over ana transfer unto su
Schultz all bs books papers, accouute. vouchers d1c
mcnts and Instruments concerning relating TO- snow nS
or containing entries relating to said claims, demands
causes OF action, debts sums OF money.
This assignment transfer Is made Tor the 1ooWinS
usps and purposes that is TO say said Schultz Is 10 co..
lcct and enforce said claims demands OF action,
debts and moneys and Of the proceeds thereof shall
rst nav The legal and reasonable expenses Of collection
and out of the balance net proceeds thereof sa pay
unto the CITY Of New York and also unto the County OF
Ne WORK such sums OF money shall be found, upon
fir and lust accounting and allowance Of legal proofs
and offs
them JOHN H. hLlsLA'
Netr- York Oct. 6. 1871.