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New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
BUSINESS .EMBARRASSMENTS.


During January, 129 failures were reported
IN thi, city, being the largest number in any month
since the panic OF 1873. The liabilities amount 20 over
81 100000 which l. really la than for December.
tho amount of 800 that month. being sUcllcd
hy the failure banks and trust companies 10 tIe
tent o. over - 10000. There numerous failures
In tue drug grocery bats, faucy goods, boot aud shoe
ana proIurc trades.
The schedules OF Althcf, Bergman & Co., fled ycstcr
dgy 10 fhe Court II Common Pleas, the liabilities Of
the rin at - $4,000 o. and The personal liabilities Of
Charles and Louis Althoi nj $3lGi3 Gd. Tnoir assets
are widely distrhuird ~ foows IN bonded warehouse
$50 iA fiH BuHutSt. store lN.JBl ~ Their iarioN
~8221 90 az -. Paul MINI, : ,lbl -. Doht~ dt'
s32 $50 -. Notes. Sii2 =. Anon thtir principal
$50 7e; * oh'auch Lchtcr-tcu N- itsl. 52l >G6 -
tue Deut-rEt lauk of Hamburg. ~Io.o6J 81; IoI> H.
Meyer, $1,000: L. q. Hot0p, Dresden, Sis5pO; Mri-
! chants S.1,rnl Bark of 81 PIni, +lJ.pdO Charles
Athof executor uf Ircderick ~. NJ Athnt, <lO@l~ 90
TIE schedules 80 leatc Ftrebcls stat" h- liabilities AT
81 lG3 g3. and h!s Gs-csst- ai sl3 80 b.
The hum ~ tn Howard, msuti tciur'rs ~ gas
s'ngc. 40. MURRAY hl- suspended, mainly on
account pf The siugcncy ~ Che tunes, aud TIE failure
70 obtain recommendation from lie bank Ma Ihi, va"
The only partner IA the frln, promise :" sibnll
statement 10 bis creditor. on IUcVa, next Tie ILr
bliie probably viii no exceed s3OOO", ana the assets
regarded a. very good.
rough statement OF the affairs ~ Hog man n Co,
drugg-t. a. NJ 203 BiUacway, has been completed by
TIE a--iguCe. WI Fuller. The lahnt.s amount 10
$-1 900. not including $4,000 OF notes hyPothccated
by DunuuE. The assets are valued ~ about ~, 500.
consisting Of stock IN trade el33oo, book accounts.
4 5000; fixture, $4,000.
Fr.crick Bulienkainp / Co. the largest grocers
brooklyn, have Hadc Gu assignment for The btUeht 81
/ tIriT creditors and Thomas L. Iiimdn BulirnAHup a
Cus stores a No.iIl fut0n-,t dud No ZC3 Fiat
bush-1ye Their Liabilities are said 10 be ;"J0OO' as
/
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01

Twelve petitions from New York counties
Of NrVYork stale for tne r,monetL atom OF iycr ere.
were presented hy Nh CoX CD,m., y. - Referred
Nj. cox aid .lraly VetAogs t."n over S1 100 citi-
zcus OF Nc-Ynrk have sent O. a." Scrstc i"r TIE
restoration of Constitutional money, aud ~ many more
AZ WNIT iR., ColYJ .n.rri - rc-o,n,iou tor an IN
crease Il tie clerical for" "' thn Pms "h 'ui' ana
stated 'hoi ap lr3.i"l, Tor o. a.', "'it @ l,.Hns .o
uf o., clerical trl'..
sir VANJE tD.n. y. a. offered r ,,'uuon instruct
ius tie .uiituTJ Commute. tU investigate charges
Of Dl a misconduct tn 90" admin~tfati Il Justice,
ad ~ ihr unH%-c'yn' =" 81, 81, ] - =, S, ti', ~,
scuI f,r person. ami pnTers Re erpd ID the Jhdr"N
COMMITTEE.
ILC Hous, ai 100 p. r.. went into Committee % the
Whoc-M.. Bla kauin Hbvni.. kyJ n ihr "hdlI-bh lLc
NJ. DUKIIAM' dlrin.. Nv proceeded t. explain the
bill. Il alpI0piitcd 9292,l'1 b'n. - "a" Ices th"n
100000 fr tn ol, cadets wlich would not IN the
least lessen tire pay Of each cadet. although w'S
ni.t,cc on Approximations had "yomcl Inah ns any ul,
ncccaiy appropriations ahd III ms IT. h'l Si'i, u ">'
cua.ayorcd tu keep down tine expenditure OF
tie Military Academy To what ~es ae.d1!y
requisite for jhc needs of tn institution. He explained
that there wits ,rchop ia Inc h' p"Nihhs lha, np,
upufnruf. hc >CrpHu-rul' ulS sh'ulu
Dt mIc ohS Nh.h U'"' 'u' - - ,', % '. - ~
hli,d "E ~ ""'~ii u' "' ~ -,
cadets. Tho committee had also recommended ""c' c'lp
ana has matncui.tod. other appointment irp" the
same dist shall bc mace during the trfn f'r which
from any cause oincr tlan death I'h, sc. dsabi-
/ iiy. Inat would make mcmhcr- "i tonFrr'. more
I,cied t. o there The secretary of War and Gcneial
scnoh Ill., Tho principal o: the AID N.Y. approved OF
Mr. REAGNN Dem. Tcxl decircd himself in favor
of Iri. 70 me ,,ih her q, cauets AT W,st Point. Ihclc
were 8boGi 300 cadet. there, whi!r 100 would De .li
c!cnt TO ii al tie vacancies Ia the army. .
Ma BRAGG (Dcin., "i.J ooncurtd III MT EeaE'hs
Mr.. CoNGER Gcp Mchl suggested that the other
ri ir Df the Iois- constantly Showing, IL Indirect
way, ~ hostility - the army.
Mn nUTLEE d.cp., Mrs.J favored W~si Point a. q
nu scry 90 good oi -,i- aftrr receiving Sif nj J.
tara stluC 81
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01

proceedings remanded for rebearins
at Special Term; opinion by Brady. ].
Bill OF exceptions anc amendments settled
Superior Court-Spccal Iem-By Judge Speir. -
son ag Rtngsr etcMoton denied ana stay OF proceed
asde-OTder 10 be settled notice. Ritter
baud ag Bsggeti, Findings settled vohlen agt Mass
Order OF T. sOule. Corbett att De CorBeau-
order vacaiing order 10 examine defendant De Corneau
with slO costsLabagh agt Godsmh- oinetea
Keyser agt KevOrder correct Judgment 1utDai aRt
MeGoveTn al same 20 ssmeorher consolidating aeuois
granted Tisdall YandalPaOposed ease ana amend
neDrs settled. Marco agt Nettlerrder for pubhcation
TayOr agt Horan-WT OF inquiry ordered Loaners Bank
ae Nostrand a-ordsr appointing Benjamin Wright re-
csiyer. etc o.,o.
denying motion for extra allowance -, D,
Common Pleas-Specal Tern-By Judge j. L.. Daly
-Leisou agt Eilcrs-Bond defective. Keller ag heiier
Limited divorce granted Mcguire ast sedlsy-oraer Sasa,
Bond defective the matter Of Beers-Appiicanon
erased. NewYork and Harlem Railroad Company AgI NH
len.-Motion to advance case granted.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
PASSENGERS SAILED.

FOR SAN FRANCIsCo-ra steGynship Aoagutr0.-s J.
Capon L. NJ Grfhs. Florence f. Grifnth, r. w Lock
wood and wife Miss Carter, ~ : COmstock and wife,
Miss Lyons V. santa Mn. f. Lang. Mas T. Lang MIS-
Robinson r. u. Judah DR.. Hoeltzki L. o. Passlnce NJ j.
Mitchell. VI. T. Bowring, GEN e. d. keyss b. Hayn G =
whitney and wife, f. 4. LORD J.. kisper Miss A. H. Daer
Datcr, Miss T. Streshley Ars. snabaum f. w. Smith
and wife, Annie campbell Mrs Ager sister children and
nurse H. G. DyCk W. X. NickcTy. For Central and
South AmercaMlss Clapp Miss l. 4 sibsi W b. knight
NJ Wn LiJtlejohn, Mrs I. kObif0n, y. a. Brown, j.
Thoringon, " B. DilwoIth +. Kenney. Mrs r. C. White
Miss smith, J. de Son~ondrsde, daughter ana nurse X =
Williams f. f. kiopel VI. Garcia. IL. r. Campbell, Mrs NJ.
Hanm r. Toledo Miss Huss.r, A. T. Potter, c. ". Moulton
FOR BERMVDA-In Stea,shfp CanfmG.-F Perot. ir. W.
b. Coyswa. Miss NJ. coysrel, L. De Gray F. W. Broson,
J e. ID. Driber Rev. Dr. Galleber Mrs. l. H. KIN
ncy d. Kinney Miss Chapman Miss Marsh. Capt ain
H, Miss Mary j. Borley Miss Ellen Parker Miss o. Mer
C. I. Mod ctOn.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01

An inquest was held yesterday Ivy Coroner
woiimanu 10 the OF John Bedsclt OF No COS VII
lauist.. the salOen-keerer who was Killed. by beilg
Knocked down pair OF ceaf-stcps by Charles Wolf Vi
rich Fchn boafder m the house. testified that Wo
entered the house az o'clock aud eft the door opu
This led % quarrel between Wolf and Bcdacht Wolf
elected from tie saloon. ana turned the FRO.
rrIcior ~ abusive tfrcafs. ne drew q "shne wca-
POT o,u his pocket bat the door shut il BIZ face
and d. wenf away, mutts.ng III mt bullet through
you" lracht took club aud went % the side walk
rap fur officer. Wolf standing by The halidcor
and scrirg rdacht rap. rushed mp tn In and oat hu
powerful How IN the face This was rcicatct and
Bc3ca' fC backwards down toe sr0ue Steps Of the Gel
lar WO h.d been drinking Bcdacht sober.
VOL. tn Dis tsGtmouy, asserted nat Bcdaclt threat
encd BIN With The club Wolf Codgcd nudcr BedacAt's
arm and sruok hin blow with his fist alone.
tcndirg 90 kR0lk him down the stCps The jgrg re-
tufncd ct that Bcdacht caue t0 his death from
tuiios received at the hand Of CIafcs Wolf The pris
oncT Wac admitted 10 bail in 5000.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
SNIP NETS.
PORT OF NEW.YoRK RK.....-..............JAS. 80.
CLEARED.
JAN. so

PORT OF NEW.YORK. K...................JA so
CLEARED.
steamship Baltic BE-. PARCEL Liverpool via Queenstown
~ Sttsm.ho wieland (Ger) Hcbch. Hamburg, Plymouth
Sesmslp Mas Dutch Wander Hoeven Rotterdam, Hol.
steamship Saratoga sundberq Havana. Cuba j. E. Ward
steamship Gamma tBr.) Leddcoat, Hamilton, Bermuda A
f. outcIhIidge S CO.. 49,. o., ,,,,
TurSs Tsail, stc VIM p. Clyde 4 Co.
stAsAp Aoapuleo Clapp Aspinwall Pacific Mail steam
Gr ap P tqos do London E9iw61t DsWS g ot cp pl
mouth BsnhAm a. Bov'sen
Plymouth f1r orders, Beuhan q BoycscD.
Bark hOsaud Nor). Hanson Liverpool, Benham 4 Boye-
Bark Ensign ,Br). Puttne., Newry. Ireland Benham &
Bar BIZ, Jones, Londonderry Ireland. J. F. Whit
6aTs Ia Maria ItaL), Trapan, Lisbon Portugal, Lauro
8.rs salvatore Massa Gtal) Florcntino constantinope
Bar. Er,hel Hotch Monteyileo, Uruguay j. Norton &
B.ix Martin Luther tNor Nielsen Copenhagen. Denmark
Ban phgan Williams Keen, Havana Cuba, James W. El
Irg Marposa Fletcher Lisbon and Cadz Miller Hough
''' ARRIVED
steamship Ia Place Brh Golpin santos Dec q Rio ia.
pcro Jan g. with coice and pa., TO Bn't 8 Jeyoas -
and pass to Geo Houge Iowed 10 this port the
steamship Herman Livingston, DaggaIt savannah Jan %,
with mlsc an pass. 10 Geo torge. ,,, -, .
10 Bnck mauu Oerou x 20. Anchored IN thr Lower Bay
iaTk Nc;a tior Holman, rlgewatef ~ lays III Uaast
- pili = lii,n?nu.
Ifg Cs1raf,ie SPARKS Havana IL DAYS. with
Cebeios vessel ~ James Henry Jan at 81 Ion 49,
spoke bark Columbia tGcr.l from Mobile Tor Ha're
FOREIGN PORT
LONDON Jan 3l.-Saled oath inst, G. G. Stanford 2sth
in-i Bertha. Capt Olsen Friedrich. capt Bruggemaun;
Cnonis Akor The later iOr Hampton Roads rssnnda Pan
line CAPT StOnR both for Tybcc 31th inst. Gyta, Harry
ay julia Fisher NiIpi Canessa Padre, 81 Petersburg,
George .kc the latter iOr Tybe 3lsJ Hst aria Margha
rita, Bnzone Phlldcl;u.; Wave Queen, for Hampton
s',. Harvey Mills New York MInna, for DObOY; Dag
ma. Nennriudt Vera Bertha. Clpt. IIilL
Arrived ath inst. Miguel ArcaDgel 2Sth INST Vice
AmmiTaglO TegetAen .t AuCOna. EXpOuudeT 18th INST,
0rou Peabody Hilton; Both Grace r.. Cam.
ksuway. SIAury, akVtto Padre Sarah Capt Guland
~pnug.r Lord Du1erIn AnerDi, EdW In, Lady
C.Tcr 3!ht us, AIi<n, Loucda, therOAee, lcViitan,
-pt MoshsA; Lady DuHern Liz1iv Moses, Kingdom Of
IIfc. -
DOMESTIC PORTS
BNTNOhF. Jan. 81 3CelTct. bark FOrnOSl (3r). ONeil,
BouleauX Toledo (Br), Fiinian. London
Jan. Arrived. sh Geo. Bell Bose, Ant
weu Cleared bark IBpera1or, ROsrDer, Ancona.
Sailed. steamship lnGl-EA.
MOVEMENTS or OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
LONpoS, jan 3l.-rhe steamship Ben Nevis OBJ, Capt
haas ed at DunkirN
LIVERPOOL Ian 3l.-rnc steamship Dominion (Br) capt.
Roberts, from Portland Jan. j., h-s artiN yd here.
he stGafrshlV jamaican (Br) capt Wind from NewOr
lcALs Jsu u. isIs AsryOA here.
QrgEN- fON ~. The steamship Pain, rim Br Capt
Conner from Newt Oreau. Jan. 4, arrived here to-day.
itOr 0tier Sh,D Nccs see ram Page.l
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
TRAFFIC VIII BRAZIL.
W +. rspEr's vrrws oN rng NrEEEsTs Or nR'zII

". n. TtsDEts WINS ON THE N NtEEE-is Or BRAZIL
AND TuE UNiTED STATES.
Colonel W. b. Tisdcl. who has returned re-
Gently from a tour iu south AmeriCs. whittier Lo went
nearly year ago 90 study the mercantile interests Of
Brazil and other countrics gives the 10 lowing statement
of his experience showing Opportunity % SECURE
q profitable bnsiness for thc United Staics:
DrazI b. open - "a. u We will oulv asp IT
the opportunity aud IL could divert portion ~ -
ormous trade 20 our shores "a would open people
new sources ~ trad W. should be enabled o. cImpcto
turcestuy with European manufacturers for portion,
n least trade " this licat und growing cohiiy
Tie commerce Uf Eiazil - uOUOpokci aud controlled
by Europeans andlag the United STATES s ter
principal ptitou. aud j. srbundmiy ahe 90 supply h'r
with nearly cycythng -nc rtqJic, aud 40 cheap rates
make seui-mouthy trls. assisted hy LONG postal n
tracts for the transportation OF the malls between e.
rope and Brazil and thai th" stcanships 20 onliott a
arr larse aud powerful Grsi-ci..s ir cytry rg-
rpect. aud with average t0nnAre above 3tuo.
Tie impOIfs OF H'aLL rom 1871 ~ ls1O.
wcre valued ~ S47l .j7O.b~9 50; the exports at
1917 O4i 492. During the period, thd imports 10
500 While the cXpor- from ihc United states 10 biaz
amounted 10 only Sf- 53Jj5. lnstcad OF pay ue foi
tue Aime in products ~ own. Compellel to
tfud gold - Europe Ia paNmcnt for brazilian
produce and win that gold the supplies for Brazil are
thrrp purchased.
-" fornd s,rong desirc The pait of the merchants
AMI business oi BTaz for extension of tHde with
thc United states AMI slsJ found most friendly fol
ing existing towards tae people Of one country, partly
bccsu,e the cordial reception aud kind attention given
their Emperor and Empress duuug their travels ia the
United states"
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
CONSOLIDATING wEIGn'ERs DISTRICTS.

The Treasury Department has directed re-
docLon u te nanbsr Of United states weiebers
port 70 The present wcighsrs' districts
sldaed and the wcighers retained assigned fo
ows BY an order ISSUED yesterday by Surveyor Merritt
bsT 30 l-Fro pieri 20 pier % inclusive, NoTa Iiy,E
NegIfr, NJ. ". BIius Office No. llS West 81
D.strf No. 2 pier 81 pier 40 inclusive. North
NasN
I5ta w. 3-From pier ~ and a a0ye. North River in
sihng GU TIE cwJCrsey shore 81 north Ot the PavGnla
pksfst
,t,otd bo 4-Pier pier ~ Inclusive East River.
,sithcf. J. J. O'BHcn office. No. 10 SOuthst
D,t,ti Ne 5-ier tG and al above East River Dcni
CIaua II '' "N'7+N'' " ' ~ " ~
b,,'d No. 6-Fiom South Perry below 10 Rcd Hook IN.
Nts hrn1lyD Weghef. Louis LOuusberfy Office,
o. 's"ieu-3ve ard south Ferry
H~d Ne 7-Trom south Ferry the Navy Yard. Brook.
y" Hfiger George H. shirley Onioe EObeTfso stores
~ contract Of Mr.. splitter for furnishing all the labor
gacd for weighing merchandise Will 20 into effect to-
tnuuu - ~ ''' ~ T'''NN w.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
THE GILBERT ROADS PROPOSED ROUTE.

~ SOIlNep'hh'hb "'h' va '"'"'"" III ~
gard the proposed 10 be trayT-cd hy the Gle
waited road Ou S.Xth-aVe. The Gnhcrt Elevated Rail
road according to IT. charter csius az Kings Bridge,
on the south shore Of Harlem River; along Kycr
st 10 n.-hundrci-and-teuth-st; thence 10 and down
Slniiravc. To Fiity-thrdst thence To and through
sixth-ayc 10 Amity-st TO and down south Fthave.
and West Broadway to Muirly-.t.; up Murray 10
Cgur,h-t.; 10 aud through New-ChuTchs. crossing
Aorrs-st and g1ins thro III private pOycr;t 20 Bowl
ur-mceu; aroaud BoWIiuggtc-n ana through Beaver
10 Pearl--t.; up Pcail-s aha N-W-BONcr} {" DIVISION
~. t.ticc and through Alior-, and frst-tvc. %
IUrut v-thiTs-. thence To StrDudaNt, following Tie
Harlem j.. .gel; along i:ycr-st. 10 LItIt'-tvr.
There viii ben C0nnfciinE lnr from We, Broad way,
running through Cualnbtrs-sL Ia thtthan-st ami
thence 90 DIVi-on-,t.; also an "NicL~on Nam fiiy-
thrd-st through SXth-avc., t. F4it1 -n!htl-st.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE POPULAR LOAN.
Snh,cIipiinns 10 the nOnnlIr 1 Dor cent lnan

arc bens received by the banks @ ciJ al the rate oi
100000 pes day ios the 80 bonds Inc totai amount
subscribed since saturday FOR al grades i, ;>j9JUGO
Banker, who have engaged this branch Of business d.
tGat ~ uc since the small bonds were issued
July has the demand for them been brisk a. DOW.
The subscriptions range from so 10 S1OOOo each and
re,it.ent bankers ray few deposits Withdrawn from
slViugs banks but principally nov earnings srcl
This claA- Ol investment. or the entire $2,OOOOOO
.uiscriutlun 10 the loan which has been nado ia
all yaifs the country n estimated thaj ~I 800 900
OF d.. bonds betn ordered directly from NcWN1r
Ouc bank thI- has handled r2JGUO)OOJ OF GOV
elnmnnl nefnrllIes dNIing the pnat year.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
A CORRECTION OF TESTIMONY.

Caroline Graham the lawful widow Of David
Graham contested the Will OF her husband which left
all his property 10 Della NJ Graham, whom be married
nnlawfuly. and her children. On the proof Of the will
william +. Osborn testified thai hc signed the viii
hcfOIc the testatOr signed H. Next day he
Tcced his testimony. Tue Surrogate sustained tba VIII
The contestant appealed 10 the General Term the
ground that n was evident that tte first testimony II
the witness was true and his correction pcIjurcd.
TIE Gcuerai Term, Judge BRADY giving the opinion,
holds that the mistake was one easily made, aud that
correction was entitled to credit, and anrns the
surroQafe'g decision.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY /, 1873.
THE COURTS.
SELLING A DISEASED HORSE.

Edward Carson, accused of violating q
Health Board ordinance by selling glandered horse
tried before Recorder Hackett His counsel asked
the Recorder to charge that to convict the jury must be
satisfied that the prisoner knew the condition OF the
horse The Recorder refused and charged II this man
had and and knowledge, IL Is presumed ne
should know what the condition OF this horse VAS The
General Term Of the Supreme Court has reversed ms
decision Judge Ingalle In his opinion saying: While
the faithful execution OF the laws for the pro,eeuoh
of such animals be commended yet the right of
prisoner must he protected In so far that the Court
should that in enforcing the law It's rules ana re-
quirements are not disregarded or misappned py ts
m
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
COMMITTED FOR BIGAMY.

Robert Baker was committed to Jail yester-
day by Justice Walsh in Brooklyn, on a charge Of
bgamy. The complaint made by his first wife, who
was married to him october 20. 1877. Recently he
left her. she stated and she learned that he was living
with woman in Atlantc-ave On Wednesday night
to the house where Baker and was greatly
abused by him. lie denied that she was his wle, struck
her. and pushed her out OF the door Baker denied the
charge of assault and battery which first made
against him. The with whom lie was said To be
living, said that she married tn him on Wednesday
night by III, Rev Father Malone, at St Peters Church.
at Hicks and Warren-sts Sac did not known that he
married man, as he had told her he was not.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
SALARIES OF POLICE SURGEONS.

7. Leroy Sattcrlee, a police surgeon, who
wasSopointed in September, 1873 at salary of $1,000
got amandamus requiring the Board OF Police to pay
him his salary ut the rate fixed by the law OF 1873,
22jO a year. At Chambers he succee led. but
tie Police Commissioners appealed Judge Brady gives
tho opinion of the Supreme Court General Term. revers
sing the opinion Of the Special Term. He holds that
zterlee, knowing the terms which he accepted the
place and holding 1t those terms for several years
rust be held by them Judge Davis concurs with Judge
Brady, and adds that later statute authorizes the
Police Board TO fix the salaries Of its employees.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
4 GRAND JuRY,S POWERS.

Judge WesthrOok, in Supreme Court Cham
bcrs, decided ia the OF Nelson A. Gesner charged
with being party TO the $4,000 forgery, on Winslow,
Laucr Co.. that when the examination Of case has
been begun by police magistrate. the prisoner is enti-
tied 10 have IL concluded and cannot, 'unwhc Dc ar
rested a ben h warrant uudcr an Indictment The
General Tem Judge Davis giving the OPINION reyerscS
this decision and holds the powers OF the Grand jury en-
trcly superior 10 those ot ~ committing MAGISTRATE
when tNCv have acted. the Hagsrate5 work has become
less and should not be continued The statutes a. TO
completing examination only guides to the mag
I@trafo.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
CALENDARS THIS DAY.

SUPREME CoURT-CH asBERs---. J-Noa 3 20, 10, III,
l72 2i2 252 270 27s. 2s2, 2sl, 28j, 297 3o?. 305.
CRCUIT-PARI I--Donohue J.-ShOrt Causes-Nos: 2I2I,
22i7, 25l7 25iS 1925, 2Sl2 2262, 26l5, $3.50 2722
PART III-yan Brnnt, Jashort CaqsesoSo 2o9S 2ooi'
GENERAL SEssIoSs-PARr I-Sutherlsnd J.--Lsssu Sehe
man, Isaac ElIessin. false pTetences conlinuede 49,,
PART II-Gidesleeye, J.James Nolis. robbery; Memo
las Hacke Lewis Muller felonious assault and battery
Daniel We'll, John MeKenDa, Isaac Fingerman, Joseph r.
Waley William Heany, John Mack Henry King, mayhem,
Michael Dowdell Joseph Uorap. James Com sr, William
hprOI
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
TWO BANK DIRECTORS on TRIAL.

The cross-examinatiOn of Joseph {. Todd,
the first receiver Of the Merchants Loan and Truft Com
pany Of Paterson AZ the trial OF Directors Rose and
Preston. was confined yesterday. He testified that
while he was receiver Mr. Preston gave bonds TO the
amount oi >9OOOO the payment Of all that ne
might The hduk. Benjamin H. Brumner clerk IN the
bank fed that dritt OF the bank on the urh Ma
tunnl Rau NcWNDtk prOt sicd july u, 1877; he
took IN envelope Ia John Hopper July !, ana Ar Hop
per hduocd h two ch"gL- one ot Mrs Jackson ana one
OF Robert Hopper Tie witness ad This 10y direction OF
MI Preston tue .nyrlp ppc contained two notes
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
XIRGINIA,S DEBT.

The latest news received from the Virginia
Legslaue by the Funding Association is that several
bills have been introduced and refcrredrall OF which
propose to pay two-thiris OF the original debt-abou
$3I 0Ooa par the only difference being the rate Of
interest which varies IN the bills from to per cent
Members Of the Funding Association Say that their ad
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
PRESIDENT CASES APPEAL.

The appeal Of Robert l.. Case, the president
oi the Security Lie Insurance Company was to have
been argued ycst"rdW HIS counsel. MI Fowler.
moved that ~ judge Davis could not and Judge Brady
would mot the app. al DC transferred 70 another lis
trct He arg, thai Judge IIsals alone could not cal!
H tWoa ~OciatS and that the appeal mu,1 pt ns'firl
10 anpfIcr district. or special General I'F pe al
pointed by the GpNcruor Tne pom. DEcgrnci, ant
Judge. Llwrrn,, aud took ia, place OF Judges
DaVi. and Brady III. Fowler tLeu moved an adjourn
ment oi round OF the ab.euce OF counsel. THIS was
granted.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
SUING INSURANCE DIRECTORS.

4 motion iy Charles X. Foote and others,
pol.cynod,r- 30 ne -, ur.ty Life Insurance Company,
In compel Receiver Wicgtam 20 bring srt against the di
rrciors was denied hY Judgc D,noaue on the ground
THAI could bring suit themselves and thc dst'hu-
tipu of IN fni- should MT Dc lyctf'y keeping funds
to meet ihc cXponic- 0i the ntgliiuu. IN" General
Term. Hprrai. reversed this. Judge De'is EvmE
Ihe opinion. H. piS that the receiver > tho proper
person -c and a." trouble about rNpcus Ice met
hv bond of indemnify. jude Brady dissenting agrees
III l. II Il -.---
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
REDUCTION OF SALARIES.

The amount set apart hy the Board of APP
portoumrut Tor tur - -r cAttoucy, Office this year Is
ouy 80 900 Tai. Aeacs ihr salaries oi the District
Attorney and his FOUR rs-ietaLts which Fixed by
Law. leave only S2jrIO fur the general rs of
tns Office. among whom nla.gi Nh tie IlIilg aud
Nj ilTy. Ahl tiir In TIE work ~ ~fHt District
Atttrncfs. There 'rc .r ol fifteen sue % clerks,
rruttun Ol salaries Oi clerks %. about - per cent
viii
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
r1NII NnrES


Lewis .. Corbct, an attorney, VINO was re-
comfy convicted of unlinmc money nnIcr false pre-.
iucc, dibbartcd yesterday iy the supreme Court
Genera, Term.
John :. GRADER was yesterday directed to
show cause, tne uc.t term OF tie supreme Court,
Genera Trrn WHY LEE be Mt d,hhrrcd. He is accused
hy HIs. Mary Oswald az Ing, her attorney, dr-
fludd lar Of - 6On while hrr ncAt lawyer took
from hrr ~ - 1f Tie re-; OF her property.
Henry I. Daley, OF the Union square Theatre,
was appointed o Ike charge pi thc estate OF hi father,
Matthew Dscy who ha, been declared lunaiic He
required 10 give thc sum or $NOotiu.
judge Pan. u Bguuktn yesterday reversed his decision
I'm = motion 90 reduce the amount .u ~lOVD lhic" 1f
Matthew DALEY - caught so.k ~ Ia have ". T..
Ilimbcor appointed ~ Henry DaIl,y's place
New-York tribune., 1878-02-01

their living and II provided that these should
be maintained in county poor houses II temporary as
sstance only needed IL the duty Of Justice Of
the peace TO determine what should be expended by
oyeIseers Of the poor Those able 70 work, but who
oonld not get employment thus left TO seek relief
from voluntary charity resolution adopted cali
ing for judicial decision in reference to outdoor relief