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In State bonds heavy business was done in Louis
lana consols which declined from Tx at the close
yesterday to 76 Missouri. Hannibal and st. Joseph.
issue of 1887 sold at l04a; North Carolina. new, at
ga. and do. special tax at2
Railroad bonds were irregular but generally higher
with the largest transactions in Denver and Rio Grande
irsts. which advanced to S53S-a rise of III per cent
the next largest transactions in Missouri Kansas
and Texas seconds which advanced to l2<. rise OF
IA per cent. and the next in Ohio and Mississippi
seconds which fell to 711a-a decline of 2 per cent
The other changes were as follows:-An advance OF
IL in Missouri. Kansas and Texas consols assented;
IL in New York Elevated Railroad rsts per cent in
Wabash seconds lex coupon). in New Jersey Central
rsts. consols assented Lehigh and Wilkesbarre con-
soils and St. Louis and San Francisco seconds class
B; and in New Jersey Central convertible assented
There . decline Of u in Burlington, Cedar Rapids
and Northern Arsts. u in New York Central frsts
coupon) and In Central Pacific frsts (San Joaquin
branch).
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THE VANDERBILT WILL.

Contrary to expectation the Vanderbilt will case
again adjourned yesterday after very brief ses-
non. Counsel for the proponent expected an
nounce what evidence they proposed to strike
out. and warm discussion anticipated. Mr. Com
stock when Court opened announced that after pro-
tracted consideration Of the subject himself and col
out.
Then Mr. Clinton handed up the record Of the trial
and conviction of Bggs for attempted blackman on
the Astor family.
Mr. Lord protested against this being done except
in the presence Of the Witness Biggs Mr. Lord said
Biggs had called on him and informed him that he
had been pardoned before his expired the pc
ttion of Mr.. Astor the plaintiff in the suit against
him. that the whole thing . huge mistake and .
conspiracy against him.
The Surrogate announced that Biggs would be given
full notice whenever the record offered in evi-
dence. Thereupon the adjourned until Tues
day next, ut half past ten A. NJ.
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A COAL HOLE ACCIDENT.

The case Of Clifford against Dam & Co. was argued
In the Superior Court. General Term. yesterday on
appeal. The plaintiff who is q practising lawyer in
Massach usetts, and Of the late Governor Cliff
ford Of that State fell into coal hole the prem.
ses Of the defendants about year ago and seri-
ousy injured The defendants the proprietors Of
the Union Square Hotel The theory Of the plaintiff
that the defendants were guilty Of negligence
in maintaining the coal hole in state
OF insecurity, and that the said maintenance
in law a nuisance. The defendants below offered
to prove permit from the proper authorities to
struct and maintain the coal hole and this evidence
was excluded by the Judge who tried the cause He
charged the jury that defendants were guilty Of neg
and that the only question for them to consider
did the plaintiff contribute to the accident Ex
Judge Curtis Tor the appellants argued the anpea
yesterday that if the defendants had special authority
to construct. build and maintain the coal hole they
were not guilty of maintaining nuisance in the eye
Of the law and that it to exclude the
posed evidence of such special authority. Counsel
further contended that the charge of the Court that
defendants were insurers Of the safety Of all who
travelled on the sidewalk manifest error. Peter
b. Olney for the plaintiff contended that the charge
correct, the defendants had pleaded license
in their and the authorities required them
do so. After hearing the arguments the Court took
the papers, reseryng decision. !,
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THE COURTS.
Araignment of an Alleged Band
of Incendiaries.
DANGERS OF THE SIDEWALK.
Curious Mortgage Litigation Be-
fore Judge Van Brunr.

In Part Of the Court of General Sessions. Judge
Sutherland presiding Isaac Perlstein. Abraham D.
Freeman Charles Bernstein and Joseph Levy were
srraigned yesterday the charge of in the first
degree. and pleaded not guilty As already mentioned
In the HERALD the Fire Marshal. suspicious to the
origin of the fires the east side OF the
city. on foot thorough investigation. the result
being seemingly well founded impression that they
were the work Of incendiares. Kerosene it appears
forms avorite element in producing these confagra
tions, it being alleged that in several instances.
where fire has been extinguished. articles satur-
Rted with the oil have met the view
OF the dauntess remen in such peculiar positions.
altogether unsuggestive of accident. Howbeit. the
accused charged with completely in setting fire
to the premises No. IL Ludlow street, No. ~ Ludlow
street No IL Chrystie street. Nos. 55 and 63 Norfolk
street No. 80 Elizabeth street and Nos. and 10 Suf
folk street. Among the most recent Of the fires was
that at No. II Ludlow street. occupied by John Levy
It ia alleged that when the remen arrived the doors
were found to be locked. number of families lived
In the house. and ii is claimed that had 1t not been
TOR the prompt action OF the gallant fremen the
caamitous results would have been something terri
Die. Even it narrowing incidents are mar
rated. The premises burned are said to have been
well insured. Judge Sutherland held the accused,
each in $4,000 bail TO await trial.
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON: SPOT STEADY; FUTURES CLOSED
sTEADY-FLoUR EAsY-wHEAT LOwER-CoRH
QUIEr-oATs FIRMER-PoRK QUIET-LARn
QuIET-wHIsKEY DULL-RosIN UNCHANGED
SPIRITS TURPENTINE HIGHER-PETROLEUN
sTEADY-CoFFEE QUIET-sUGAR QUIET.
FRIDAY Nov 15-6 P. n
business has been fair in most departments Of
trade during the past week. and in some there haa
been greater activity consequence Of the terminus
ton OF the yellow fever in the Southwest and the con-
sequent revival Of business in the Southern trade
centres. The dry goods market hardware, boots and
shoes and other markets have ruled steady. with .
fair movement. Breadstufs have not changed e.
senta though they have ruled rmer during the most OF
the time and shipments have continued pretty heavy
Corn and oats have ruled pretty firm without being
particularly active whskey has declined. Pork
has boon duh and prices very low. The same
is true Of lard. The trade movement to-day (Fri
day was only moderately active On 'Change noui
easy and quiet. Wheat dnll and lower for all
kinds cash and futures Corn quiet bat without i'm
portant change Rye quiet and easy and bary duh
and nominal Oats nrmer and whiskey dun Pro
visions were quiet but without material alterations
Cotton on spot steady futures closed steady
Groceries quiet Spirits turpentns Hrmer but
unchanged Oils and petroleum quiet the
latter being steady
pearls
ASrrnoSY ruled l2c l2c.. gold. for rsgulus.
BEkswAx was quiet ut 28c 26,kc. for Western and
Southern.
CorYEx-The market for Brasls active. W.
note sales Of 2lO bags Rio ex-Sseo 500 bags do
Betty; DO bags do. and l,342 bags SantoA
ex Kron Prins Fr Wilhelm, and 200 bags Rio
withdrawn from stock, per vessel, all prt
terms Mild coffee was dull: We quoto:-ordi-
cargoes rye 125<c fair l5e good do I51zc
PsIms d. iSe sIeass ss,rsns range tor iS,:
& s 70 gsSs & dos s sa @. 70 ssy:
24c Singapore l6c 17c Ceylon. 16c s1sc; Marscaibo
1915 1Uac.; Iaguayra lac I6c; Jamaica 14c l6c
ST. Domingo lie. ljc Costa Rica 15c y 1sc Mexican
l5c lie. Macassar, 17c 1Sc. Angostura, l0c IKE
Savaniila 13c. u 17c. Curacao. 13tsc. . 15c. Y
CoorERaGE Sr0cK steady and fairly active. We
quote Molassss shocks 32inch with heads 81 u 81 sO
sugar shocks with heads tSinch ~ e. 50; do. do, 30
inch, 81 ~ ~ 70; box shocks SOC zoe rus do, 81
pipe do 81 81 50 empty hogsheads - M hoops II feet
ordinary to prime Sis SIS; do II feet, do. $s to $0
per ".
Coprxn dull and quoted at i5<e. for lake
CoRDAcR fairly active and steady. We quots:-
Manila large and small size, ib Ike 12l}c d.
cordage bolt lac. 17c tarred Manila 12c
Sisai rope, slsc q i01so. Russia Tie.
strong ut former priccs Futures
opened yesterdays closing figures hut closed with
for the day Of from to points The Market however,
closed steady the decline Tho closing prices to-day
compare with yesterdays AS follows:
Hrreso
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ton OF Counsellor wiltam Beggs Judge sheridan
made order directing J. b. .'ollin, who. IT is
claimed has been engaged in scatt:r.ng the wid Outs
newspaper by the waysides OF New York. to appear
the 10th inst to testify in relation TO his property
If he has any not exempt by law from execution The
order granted in favor Of Samuel w. Green. who
has Judgment against Collin for $50.
II is claimed on the part of Oracle Faletio. child
two years old that she had her foot injured by being
run over by car Of the Broadway and seventh Ave.
nue. Railroad Company and has thereby suffered DAM
age to the amount OF 81 000 Her father Egedo Fale
ito. was yesterday by Judge Sheridan. OF the Marine
Court appointed guardian al litem OF his daughter
for the purpose of prosecuting the railroad company
While Thomas Meagher. OF No. 81 Gates avenue.
Brooklyn was walking through Cherry street on the
night OF the 26th Of October he attacked by two
men, one OF whom held him while the other snatched
his watch and chain. Edward j. Carroll of No. 400
Cherry street. driver by occupation, was pursued
and captured. and. pleading guilty in Part OF the
Court OF General Sessions yesterday was sentenced
by Judge Sutherland to four years at hard labor In
the State Prison.
In the suit of Havemeyer against Havemeyer. which
has been trial for several days past before Judge
Van Worst in the Superior Court the facts OF which
have been repeatedly published in the HERALD,
several additional witnesses examined yesterday
on behalf OF the plaintiff. Among others examined
were Henry o. Havemeyer. Lawrence Waterbury.
William A. Havemeyer. Abrsm s. Hewitt and Robert
L. Cutting Jr. They testified generally to the nature
OF the combination which entered into TO sell out
the Long Island Railroad stock which forms the sub
ject of the controversy between the Havemeyers.
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REAL ESTATE.
The following sales were made on the Real rst.ts


Exchange November 15-
Hamilton Norton referee-Foreclosure sale Of eight
lots. each 25xlOO.5, on the south side Of West
Sixtyeghth st. 500 IT, w. of 9Th av to plaintiff $18OOO
4 John Indy, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sale Of the four
brown front dwelling, with lot lsxSO
No 4s East 18th st., 8. g., 30 It. . Of Madison av.
SCOTT
B. G. Chetwood, referee-Foreclosure sale Of the
three story brick building and story brick
building IN with lot, 20x713. No. las Prince
st. n. of South 5th to Henry Suke l22l5
Also. two three story frame buildings with plot of M
s. S. 10 II. Of Prince ST. TO plaintiff 9UO0
Also. similar sale, James M. Fisk, referee-Of the
three story frame building aud story frame
stable with plot OF land, 55. lox50 No. Ill South
5th av: corner Of mos l40 and i42) Prince ST., to
Also similar saie-Edmund CONN Jr referee-of
the three story brick dwelling, with lot 25xSO1x-
25xg3.5, No. 81 West 1lth n. e. lbs IT, W o
11th nv, to plaintiff. IL 25O
r. HARRHrr
two story frame dwelling, with lot 3Oxs911 No.
pIantin s7oo
L. J.
r. 3. Ncwcombe, referee-Foreclosure sale OF three
one story frame buildings with two lots each
NOV cosed), 70 plaintiff. 1000
J..
Israel Minor. Jr., rcferce-Forecosurc sale Of tho
four story brown front dwelling, with lot
25xsSS, No. All West 10th ST., s, 100 f. W. of
9th also the two five story brown front
dwellings and two story brick stable, with lots,
each IS l0xSs.9 Nos AIS and AS West 10th ST.. u
adjoining above, 70 plaintiff 81 Z75
|i2<u
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SEEKING HIS LIBERTY.

Michael Marmora. an italian and the alleged mur-
derer of Michael McDermott. brought before
Judge Lawrence. in Supreme Court Chambers. yes
terday in obedience to writ of habeas corpus Upon
the evening OF the sth inst. MoDermott found.
alleged by Detective Carr while psroing his post in
Roosevelt strers. ying the sidewalk groaning He
about to be removed to the police precinct when
he expired. Upon examination being made it was
discovered he had been stabbed to the heart with
some sharp instrument supposed to have been .
stetto At the time the murder involved in mys-
terry subsequently Michael Marmora was arrested in
Brooklyn and the Coroner jury having found against
him. he was committed to the TQInbs to await
trial number of prominent Italians, believing in
The innocence of the accused have retained Mr..
William F. Knitting. who will act his counsel Upon
tbe return to the writ Assistant District Attorney
Leary appeared for the people. Mr. Knitting asked
that the accused be discharged there being testi-
mony in any way duplicating him. The counsel
characterized the verdict OF the Coroners jury
extraordinary and Of being against the evidence
Assistant District Attorney Leary opposed the appca
ton, believing 1t proper to be laid before the
Grand Jury. Judge Lawrence reserved his decision.
The prisoner was then hsndcufYed and taken back
the Tomba
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The sales OF stocks at the Board to-day were
as follows-western Union. 2.29o shares; Pacific
Mail. 400; New York Central. $50; Lake
Shore. 52,520; Union Pacific, 4.s50; North
western. 1o.o16; do. preferred. 1880; New Jer-
scy Central. 25s0; Rock Island. sO0 st. Paul. $3.50;
do. preferred. $500; Wabash, 2.225; Ohios. 100;
Lackawanna. 11.5Oo Morris and Essex. 315 Hannibal
and St. Joseph. 5oo do preferred. co., Delaware and
Hudson. 100; Kansas and Texas. 5000.
The money market was easy, call loans being made
at per cent and the closing bcing 81 per
cent The following were the rates Of exchange on
New York at the aforementioned cities to-day
Savannah, buying llG discount. selling u . y pre-
MUM; Charleston. easy. y discount. u o par; New
Orleans. commercial. $40 y, bank VI st. Louis. 80
cents premium; Chicago. IS cents to 50 cents pre-
MUM. and Boston. scarce. 12,s cents premium. For
eign exchange quiet. with actual business at
A.s1h Aslls for bankers long and ASK 4.sG for
demand sterling.
Gold was quiet all day st 100x. the carrying rates
being . per cent
The Clearing House statement was:-
Currency exchanges. 200. CSC
currency balances zyll'Ay5
Gold exchanges. O,0oU,4N
dold Dalanccs ......................... l,lso,ozo
The London advices report consols strong and
higher ut 96b for money and 90k 96A for the &C
count United States bonds steady outside of
ten-forties. which fell of to l0s,s and recovered to
lo9I New 4h's closed ut 10s. is67s at 100 100 "
and fves ut 1Os9s. American railway shares were all
better New Jersey Central being the feature and SELL
ing up 3 per cent. to 34h. Erie was steady at 40
The preferred s, to 33Is Illinois Central "a to
s14 Pennsylvania q. to 331.; and Reading u. to a.
New Jersey Central consolidated firsts sold at 70
cvcrythng-this being the only form of quotation
which will be recognized by the London stock Ex.
change hereafter. The nAnk Of Enaland gained
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THE sIxPENNY SAVINGS BANK.


To THE EDITOR rHK HERALD:-
Win the receiver Of the Sixpenny Savings Bank
please inform the depositors when they may expect
second dividend? Mr.. Russell was heralded. when
appointed. as model receiver and that would
attend to the interests Of the depositors with
selfish aim. It may be that he il doing SO. but It
strikes that he is in great hurry. As receiver
he is not entitled to much credit for the rst div
dend as he ha0 the money or bonds on hand to do
this at Yet it took him months to do what any
business concern would have performed In many
weeks.
Many Of the depositors are also anxious to know II
the receiver has discovered any fraud Irregularities
the part Of the officers of the bank that were
alleged to have taken place before the failure by fhe
Depositors' Committee am aware that the
receiver is an officer Of the Court that
appointed him and only responsible to the
Court, to whom, presume, he makes his reports;
but reports made in Kingston some other out Of
the way place seldom seen, let alone read by the
depostors. the majority Of whom reside in New York
city. II Mr.. Russell has made thorough invcstiga-
ton of the affairs OF the bank why not give the result
to the depositors or let it be made public 2
STAND UP DEPOSITOR
The New York herald., 1878-11-16
OFFICIAL REAL ESTATE TRAN

The following is statement showing the real estate
transactions recorded in the Registers Office Novem-
ber Is. 1875
ehssi Valentine 70 Aiexandrna Deraphe spor 7s47
SD St. 8, % Il. 9 Of LIST av. s7.dxioo5; Anton
siss s itS' i5is T. ef Madison av a51sss; Non"
s s. isi e & is aS isaloSii' S't' 'Elisn N0H
Sarah A. sullivan. Nom.
cSn bsssnpcrs s to j.ns. soa a4A ward. Ann. l.
wss. ST. lot 10. 20 ijoSxi,rosni.r; iia4.h - -
Goth $. a2.e r. Of "a sv, i2.sxioo5; Mary
a,sh ST. ). siaG :. Of I'd av iao1iooS: Mary '...
s, avn W s. 90 r. n q isl.t st. soo H. L.
Neweombe tserse, to Anna ottendorfer 1000
Locust av., g. corner of johnson av.. also
Marion Gan ward; Mary ssonsy and husband
18TH ss.s' sSis ot ia.h av iooIiasa1 ir -
regular; James j. Nesmith to Albert Heynaud Nom
ls7th St. same property; Albert ReynAud to Asten-
AS G. e. @ IT, s. Of ith St. 25.sa1 Irregular
solomon Fisher and others TO Michael rshsr... lo2s
w and ws . 20 !, Edward John
18th ssas n = of Y.l av., alsasss; Peter
jackson =, 80 1. Of Isssh st., 75n7s; A
Jackson sv, w. corner Of i5sth st.. 7e4x25o; same
Jackson av W s. sa5 IL l. Of lssih ST. is 4.irrex
Jackson same a~ 20 s.Hs Ioo ii 81 Cedar St. 7s4.i7s
also jackson av., W. a, 100 IT. w. Of Cedar St, SAX
Jackson av e. q. 100 II. s. Of i5s,h It,. i5ox7s1
,ris ,rssul ssng 20 sane af tb .v s0o
Joline refcree) TO George H. Kingsiand and othsrs
sd 81. . s. a75 II E. Of Sth av a5xioo5 same 10
same 1450c
Samuel A Warner and wife to John u. Crmmins H. ,OoC
Park st., No. Sc, Marcus Aorbelt to Albert Hustadt;
4stG 81, n g. 40 II @ Of i2th av, John Bradisi to
i4sh g.. West, 10 %, Sarah 4. Kcrrisan to Raphael
Kee'sr; years. e.2cc
L@aiow,t. Bfooms; years. 5000
contiin. John and wife 70 John y, Mccoy texe-
crilnmins, John d. TO Samuel A. Warner, O. n Of
sith st., q Madison av.; year..,.'.......: 10000
Hamburger, Joseph W. and wife. to John r. Lord
orusteel of Sd 81, Of I'd years..... 1000
Herring, sIas g. and wife, TO Thomas y. vcrmilye
d Greenwich Of Perry; years 10000
Lcret Henry and wife, to Charles Freutei, g. Of
1tOth st., of Alexander nv; years GOC
McMabon, James, 10 a. L. do la Forest n. s. of 57th
s. w. Of 7th av 3years 7ood
lngs. No. sIs East sstl ear............. 10000
sons Of I'D st. g of I'd av; year, r,.s,...,. 1000
Seller James, to L. VI. Davenport, w.. OF Clinton
cad ward; month. h.......,............. i,27o
Shannon, Hester A. aud husband, to II. q. Knox aud
| another, trustees &c, ~ W. corner Of Washington
av and laiinadgs 81 y years .....,.,....... 3SU
q of LIST av.. instaImen,s .......,........ 225t
bert. n. y Of il2th ST., W. OF Sd ay; years.... 6U
corner Of Irving place aud 10Th IT. u months 5O1
ASSIGNMENTS or NoRrcAGKs.
Abbott, George b. TO James d. Rich, trustee de- 81
Brown Epirsim d., TO Alien sutton. 4OU
| DE Witt Theodore, Jr., to Jacob X. Lockman aud
Others executors. 0UJ4
hank Gustav rrefgant. ...............'. l2oU
smith, William e. TO Michael Neil ...... &c
| Wintringham ...'...,.....-' 5UI
Wainwright. Margaret L. TO Julian ~ 22tsn
The New York herald., 1878-11-16
SLANDER SUIT.

Judge J. F. DAILY. in Part Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas has been occupied for the past three days
In the trial of slander suit. brought by William s.
Brown against Matthew Byrnes. The plaintiff claims
that the 2sth day of December 1876 he purchased
box factory Of James A. Byrnes. the defendants son.
At No 45s West street John Mckinney claimed to be
partner in the same and had lease Of the factory
in his name from William j. and Matthew
Byrnes Jr and being in Of rent his land
lords confessed Judgment in favor Of them for s21 50
in the Seventh District Court. Execution issued
said Judgment to Marshal Goldstein, who ap-
pointed Mckinney as keeper. While he keeper Of
the property and the I'd day of January 1877 the
plaintiff. alleged. entered the shop and commenced
taking down the machinery. While thus engaged
the defendant came the and the plaintiff
charges that he called him thief and burglar This
the defendant denied and the plaintiff sued him for
$4,000 damages for slander. The complaint served
was not verified. but the defendant retained at
torney in Fifty seventh street to draw his answer
which he caused the defendant to verify although
required by iaw. The facts sworn to in the answer
we've claimed by thadefendant to have been inserted
by mistake and the defendant testified the trial
but although the defendant insisted t-was wrong and
was supported by five witnesses the jury believed the
plaintiffs version and gave judgment for the plaintiff
for 500 damages. J. N. Wilcoxen appeared for the
plaintiff and John Flanagan, Lewis j. Conlon and
Richard s. Newcombe for the defendant.
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COURT OF APPEALS.


In the Court Of Appeals. Friday. November 49, 1873.
Present Hon. Sanford T. Church. Chief Justice. and
associxtes:-
No. rs. Charles v. Dubois. receiver. &c, appellant.
VS.. Barnard Cassidy, impleaded, &C., respondent
Argued by ]. Newton Fiero for appellant. II. Schoon-
maker for respondent
No. l6. Charles W. Miles. appellant Francis
Loomis and another. executors. xc., respondents
Argued by Frank Hiscock for appellant. William c.
Ruger for respondent
No. 80. Franklin Lee and another, appellants, Va.
The Pittsburg Coal and Mining Company. respond
ent.-Argued by Sherman S. Rogers for appellants.
NJ. A. Whitney for respondent
No. 118. Carrie A. Bassett respondent, va. william
A. Fish and others. trustees &C., appellants-Argued
by sherman 9. Rogers for appellants. W. Woodbury.
for respondent
The following is the Court Of Appeals day calendar
for Monday. November 49, 1s7s-Nos. 259 a. lis. 104
l02 8, Ill. Jog.
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OUR COMPLAINT BOOK.

[NorE.-Letters intended for this column must be
accompanied by the writer's full and address
insure attention. Complainants who are unwilling to
comply with this rule simply waste time in writing
Write only on one side OF the paper.-Ep. HxRAID.l
The New York herald., 1878-11-16
CURIOUS MORTGAGE LITIGATIoNs.

There was tried before Judge Van Brunt yesterday,
h the Supreme Court, Special Term. somewhat
curious suit brought by Elizabeth c. Cornell against
Conrad Muller. Mrs. Cornell was the wife Of Fred
erck F. Cornell. and had son known Frederick f.
Cornell. Jr. Mrs. Cornell had large amount Of prop
erty in her own right, including three lots, 100
feet south Of East Houston street, and running
through from Goerck street to Mangin street
On these lots at different periods two mort
cages. one for 5000 and for $1,000 were
recorded and afterward duly assigned to the defend
ant The plaintiffs husband. Frederick +. Cornell
has since died and Frederick. Jr. has fed the coun
try II In now claimed that of these mortgages
wa acknowledged by L. i 4ymant. who has since died
and the other one sworn to by William Kay ~
Witness before August Reym The plaintiff claims
that both these mortgages forgeres and brought
this suit 10 have them declared null and void this
account. The defence that the mortgages were
taken In good faith and that the believed
to be genuine Judge Van Brunt gave judgment for
plaintiff but without costs.
The New York herald., 1878-11-16

vExATIoUs ELEVATED RAILROAD DELAYS.
To THE EDITOR or THE HKRALD:-
Why are passengers on the Metropolitan Elevated
Railroad delayed at times from two to four minutes
at street before the train can land the
station? The company has two stations 1t thst point
but makes use Of only STEADY RIDERS.
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A RAPID TRANSIT INQUIRY.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Why is it that the New York Elevated Railroad
Company does not stop its Sundays ct Sixty
fourth street and Third avenue for the accommods-
ton of passengers to Central Park? Persons are
going up all day the platform Of the station at
American Institute and have to return disappointed
WTTNESS