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The New York herald., 1879-12-30
ALDERMANIC SALARIES.

The Comptroller has transmitted to Mayor Cooper
O communication OH the subject Of tho unpaid SAL
aries Of the members of the Board Of Aldermen for
sign the warrant for tho of the salaries Of
the City Fathers the ground that Alderman
George Hall was not entitled to his scat in the
Board because OF tho conviction Of the inspectors Of
election for altering the returns Of the Sixth Alder
manic district In such manner to secure Mr..
Halls election. Tho Corporation Counsel sustained
tho Mayor in his position. but tho Comptroller In
cison Of tho law officer Of the city in the folio wing
words:-
Payment to Mr.. Hall Of his salary, whiic holding
absolute only apparent title to tho Office I. full and
eopplete dischsrge 70 tho city Of tho claim With
ing TO the city expenses it ought not to be
called ussn to pay The city the corporAtion.
election of Alderman Hall. no moro than tho
satc s Interested In controversy the election of
member TO either house Of the Legislature These are
provided by law, and whom such determ alton
has been had closes the controvary TO tho title and
tho salary follows tho titc tho disbursng officers
bound TO conform their action thereto
Were thc dsbursng officers OF the city TO be allowed 70
tho title OF ocer aud wtthho Id his
salary system Of abuse might easily become prevalent
Personal aud political dsikes might the prevail
Ing nnuenc Hence the rule laid dowu by the Court OF
hold that the ocer having the apparent title in
sion In the do ure ocer aud to him tho salary
which absolutely discharges the city OF the claim.
Aldermen for tho month Of November rs previous
for Of these salaries for preceding
sasisScd for tho sdminssraticn of the Finance Depart
OF tho city and In conformity with which the books
OF the department. ARC kept
Tho warrant Is now in tho hands OF Mayor Cooper.
The New York herald., 1879-12-30
THE ECLECTIC COMPANY'S ASSETS

To THE EDITOR THE HERALp:-
Referring to the noto published in your Com.
plant Book" In relation to the Eclectic Life Insur
ance Company. sgned IT. L." only say:-
First-Substantiay the only assets OF this company
consisted In three mortgages amounting to about
100000 In the hands of tho Superintendent of the
Insurance Department. In the beginning of my ad.
ministration made every effort to secure tho con-
troll Of those mortgages to the end that might fore
close them promptly aud secure the fund. In doing
this have expended and caused to be expended up
ward OF $1,UO0 OF my own money in necessary ex-
ponses, for which am not yet reimbursed. and tho
Court has held that am not entitled any compen-
sstion. But the Court OF Appeals finally decided
that the duty of conserving and distributing
this fund devolved upon the superintendent
and upon the receiver. second-rhereupon
Mr.. Chapman tthen Superintendent promptly
placed those securities in tho hands OF
Attorney General Pratt Tor foreclosure His deputy
MIR. Farchild, was placed in charge. Nothing we
done until MIR. Farchd came to the Office Attor-
ney General-a period of month or two. Fore
eight months OF his term. One of the parcels OF
property has been sold loss OF nearly thirty pcr
cent OF the face OF the mortgage. l am informed
that tho other two suits not yet even tried.
though two full terms--six ycars-are passed,
have repeatedly offered to assist the Attorney Con-
eral in these matters. and am sure that the suits
might have bcen tried within one year at farthcst
Third-i am advised that while was thus wholly
the action of the Court OF Appeals. 10 novcrthe-
less duty to TO 1t that the rights OF the policy
holders in this fund were ascertained aud de-
ciarcd. This have done. The hual Judgment
entered long ago--something more than
eighteen months since. In accomplish these re-
suits have been aided by the counsel for policy
holders and by the representatives of the Attorney
General in New York who had charge of that part,c
ular matter. take this opportunity of acknowledge
ing the prompt assistance afforded by Mr.. Smyth.
the present SUPERINTENDENT and by Mr.. Mccall. bis
deputy. The delay in closing this estate arises
wholly from tho failure to realize tho mortgages
This delay is gatly to be regretted because Of tho
decline in real estate and conseq queut oss to tho
policy holders; but for this result quite decline to
accept any responsibility have kept counsel for
policy holders advised of the situation far as
know IT, and believe that those who have takon tho
trouble to keep themselves informed upon the sub.
ject quite satisfied that have done all can do
70 help their clients. PHILO 4. RUGGI.ES.
NEW Yosx. Dec. ~, 1879, Ne. % L.lberty street.
The New York herald., 1879-12-30
AN INSPECTOR IN TROUBLE.

Charges of attempted blackmail were preferred
yesterday before the Board Of Excise Commissioners
against John German. An Excise inspector. The
complainant. Max zeier. Of No. 95 HesteH street.
affirmed that on last Friday evening two men. one
Of them being German. entered his saloon and in
quired about his license He said he intended CALI
ing at the Excise Oface in few days and having 1t
renewed. Zecr then alleges that German suggested
that his friend inspector, and II the sum OF
81 so were paid to him everything would be fixed.
in an officer At the station house Inspector Cor
alleged that Zeier was selling in violation of
the Excise law, and that he entered the saloon to
warn omplainant, when the latter knocked of his
hat and trampled upon it. Sergeant Cruden locked
up Zsior and discharged German. This led to the
former bringing the present charges against the in
spector. German maintained in his own behalf
that he was innocent OF the charge. The case was
postponed until to-day to afford him an opportunity
Of producing witnesses.
The New York herald., 1879-12-30
ALEXANDER STUAR1'S WILL.

Tho will Of the late Alexander Stuart was nled
yesterday in tho surrogstc's Office The document
is exceedingly brief and is witnessed by Isaac Bur-
roughs, OF No. 27 wost Fourth street. New York;
George c. stayncr. of No. 337 broadway. Paterson.
N. j.; j. II. Littcaeld No. 279 Court street. Brook
lyn; William Deems. Jr.. No. ava West Forty third
street, Now York, and John X. Ridley. No. 1913
President street. Brooklyn Tho following is copy
of the will
In tho name OF God amen Alexander Stuart Of tho
city Of New York. sugar rchncr do mako this my own
handwriting. my last will and testament vis-I give,
devise and bcQneath all both roal and
Of any kind whcresoevcr situated OF which may be
possessed tho tne of my dcccase my brother,
Robert L. STUART of the city OF New York. sugar rcncr
have and 70 hold the unto him and his heirs,
ministrators and assigns. forever and do hereby
nominate constitute and appoint said brother Robert
stuart sole executor Of this my will and testament
In witness whereof have hcrcunto sot my hand aud
seal this twenty second day Of December IN the year Of
our Lord thousand eight hundrcd and sixty nine
ALEXANDER STUART.
Mr.. stuart's estate s varIously estimated at from
23,UOU.uuO TO SA.OvO.u0O
The New York herald., 1879-12-30
DIR. DEEMS DEPARTURE.

,r-,xr ,.,,-rc uo, o,rr.v .,,rrr r,r,rrrrv,,
" " "a I'D A'N-1-~
YEARS OF UNINTERRUPTED PREACHING.
M, -. ... c..-.. L., -. A., xvs,.. c4..
Ano o's s'e~no' "e'"AA1s A"' - 'no "HA'o 80
docks last night surrounded py all the hustle and
confusion incidental to making a start She was
-.. :. a.. ,,.,- .., x.,-,. 80
pHep~ins " sal o. pa ooioeA sA'' AAof.'inS' 49,
half hundred stout 1ongshoremen were filling hsx
hold with haas OF grain Her passenrerr
~e1o 'e"' sno 'ne9 'fsesA'~ VI oo"'u uuA
ny the evening wearing great storm coats
and cans and seemingly with more baggage than
- - ~ ,,' ~, --.. ~
ir'enos Nov LIZ Deeis "~' '1o o~~oP'AoA' - "
tered the cabin at about ten O'CLOCK surrounded py
Strangers and others. Upon one OF the tables was
handsome horseshoe Of red and white flowers with
Now Years card attached bearing the voya2er's
name and EVERY wish for your safety and pros.
perity."
When reporter OF the HERALD was introduced
DIR. Deems greeted MIN most corolany ana then
sank somewhat wearily into chair: There arc
places on earth. and several in New Jersey, where
every stranger is looked upon with suspicion. on
the ground that he must have done something queer
or crooked in order to have gone away nom Dis
home So tho reporter asked Dr. Deems what No
had been doing.
II will tell you, ne answered. II nave wofked
clergymen havo been absent on vacations have Wis.
tied their sick and buried their dead and am
tired.
Indeed ne looked 80 ana the reporter saio -
much
"Yct am In good health, ne 3doeo. II went 20
get my life insurance policy renewed the other day.
and they said after examining me that there Were
few better constitutions than mine In Now YORK.
Still am tired ana need vacation. l nave only
missed one Sunday from my pulpit since came 70
The New York herald., 1879-12-30
POLICE JUSTICES IN COUNCIL.

ASSIGNMENT or MAGISTRATES AT sPEcIAr
SESSIONS FOR THE COMING YEAn,-rRANsHEn
OF CLERKS.
evening at the regular monthly meeting In the
jefferson Market Court. Justice Murray presided
The following assignment of magistrates for Special
Sessions for the ensuing year was made: January
to l5. Kibrcth Murray. Smith; 18th to 3ist. Flam-
mcr. Dury, Patterson; February to l5, Bixby Wan
dell. Morgan; remainder of tho month, Wheeler,
Smith. otterboury; March 1 to Is. Murray.
Patterson, Klbreth; remainder of the month. Duffy,
Wandell, kilbroth; April 4 to 10. Smith, Morgan,
The New York herald., 1879-12-30
FIRE IN BROOKLYN.

fire occurred yesterday in the four story brick
building. No. $50 Plymouth street. Brooklyn. Ths
structure. which occupied for the manufacture Of
ink. Is leased by Frederick Il. Levy Co. The
damage to stock and machinery amounts to $1,000.
The DANES communicated to the fourth floor Of the
adjoining building mo. 25o). which occupied by
Messrs. lockwood Merrill as button factory. The
loss OF the latter firm stock OOO The other
three floors OF the building unoccupied. The
damage to the buildings. which owned by
Messrs. Carey Il Hooper. will not exceed $780, Tho
fro originated from accidental upseting OF
of Oil. The pronertY is fully insured.
The New York herald., 1879-12-30

other works which were in process of publication.
The Bill Company estimate their damage to DO two
thirds covered by insurance. They sustained heavy
loss through the publishing house at the great
fire of 1872.
NEARLY ALL THE NEW YORK COMPANIES suF-
FERERS.
One of the officials of the Home Fire Insurance
Company in conversation with HERALD reporter.
yesterday. said that nearly all the New York COM
panies were sufferers by the Boston fire. but the
amounts Of losses and assurances could not easily
be ascertained the risks placed by their Bos
ton agents. The companies are awaiting reports
from their agents with considerable anxiety as IL
felt that New York will be compelled to shoulder .
considerable part OF the loss The general feeling
among the New York companies. however, was that
their losses would be light the risks not averaging
5000 each. TO considerable extent the COM
panies here have refused TO take risks in the burnt
district. the extensive property OF Rand. Avery "
Co. being considered extra hazardous. The hgh hest
risk reported yesterday was SIS, 900 In one OF the
home companies and $32. 500 in the Liverpool
London ana Globe Company. It was said the loss OF
the Scottish Commercial will not exceed SIS 000 tho
North British $4,000 and the Imperial aud tho
Northern 81. 500 each. The whole loss sustained by
the New York insurance companies is put ut less
than 100000 AT the Board OF Fire Underwriters
action taken In regard to the matter.
The New York herald., 1879-12-30
"THE ROCKY HOLLOW GANG" /"

A two story frame house in Rocky Hollow. Staple
ton. s. l., entirely destroyed by fire early yes
terdav morning. The building owned by the
Staten Island Savings Bank and was not insured.
The amount Of could not be asccrtained and the
origin OF the fire s q mystery. For some time past
the house had been untenanted and the "Rocky
Hollow Gang" had possession Of the building until
recently when the threatened their arrest Il
they did not keep out o. it. The supposition Is taat
the ruans, out OF revenge. set fire TO tho buiidin&
The New York herald., 1879-12-30
BURNED TO A <CRISP.

On Saturday afternoon shocking accident oc.
CURED to tho chiId aged three years. OF Theodore
Merritt. of Armonck. westchester county. The
child had left in charge of sister. few years
older during tho brief absence OF their mother from
the house. The eldest while playing with fire. al
lowed burning rag to fall into the lap of the
younger child setting fire to its Clothes The latter
entirely consumed and the child's body was
burned to crisp before the neiahbors attracted
The New York herald., 1879-12-30
PLATES or LITERARY WORKS DESTROYED.
[BY rELEohAPH TO THE HERALD
NORWICH. Conn. Dec. ~

NORWICH Conn.,. Dec. 49, 1879.
Tho Henry Bill Publishing Company. of this city.
proprietors Of Tho Young Peoples History of tho
Biblc." received Sivices to-day from Rand. Avery
Go. and T. Y. Crowell. OF Boston. both sufferers by
tho fire. and who publish tho works of tho Bill Com
pany that the stereotype plates aud between 400 and
800 copies of tho istory- worc ruined through the
effects OF the conhagration aud that the local Arm
had also sustained the loss Of . large number VI
The New York herald., 1879-12-30
SALE OF ELECTRIC LIGHT PATENTS.

CLEvKLAND, Ohio, Dec. 20. 1879.
Charles II. Brush, OF Cleveland. has Just sold his
English patents for electric lighting apparatus to
large Incorporated company IN London for G30,000.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-16
Great Fire in Arkansas.

A fire in Little Rock, Arkansas, early
yesterday evening, destroyed the livery
stable OF J. Giles, with tea horses and
several carriages and wagons, and the
cotton compress adjoining, with about
100 bales of cotton. Mr.. Giles and his
family, who slept over the stable, had
their escape cut of by the flames.
They dropped their two children from
. window to the street below, when
Mrs. Gillis, overcome by the smoke,
fell back and persisted. Gillis
Jumped from the window and was
picked up unconscious he is
believed to be fatally injured from in
l.4ling flame. The children were
severely injured. The total loss on
property is estimated &. s35, 600. A
fireman was injured by falling down
an outer stairway of a neighboripg
building.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-16
holiday Goods.

Happening to drop irto G. +. Thomas
& Co.'S. book store, at All Market street,
a few evenings ago, a representative
of the REPUBLICAN, was more than sur
prised at the large and elegant stock
Of holiday goods offered for sale on
their counters. Their display this
year is unusually large and fine, and
their prices are in keeping with the
class Of goods. Books of every disclip-
tion and price, ranging from the paper
back novel up to the best works of
the day, by the leading authors. A visit
to their store would be appreciated as
it is a pleasure for their corps Of at
tendapts TO wait on customers.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-16
A Toy Emporium.

The place for our people to visit who
contemplate purchasing an assortmen'
of Christmas toys is at Parry's, No. 232
King street, opposite Third street mar
ket. The assortment here is varied,
and those desiring gifts for children can
be admirably suited. They are cheap
and attractive and are suitable either
for Christmas tree ornamentation or the
knock around use which infantile utili-
tariana would naturally put them to-.
Beside there being large selection CT
toys there are also other goods mainly
useful, all of which can be obtained at
the very lowest prices. The large dis
play made in the window is attractive,
and engages the attention of hundreds
of pedestrians. Call at the earliest op
and make your Christmas Sc
lection.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-16

la the U. s. Circuit Court, at Mem
phis, on Saturday, Judge Hammond
quashed an indictmen. against J. C.
Birmingham, of Laudsrdalr county, for
unlawfulIy holding two colored girls in
slavery" 1t appears that Birmingham
has "refused to recognize" eman,
cipation, and, claims the ownership of
the girls, because he owned their moth
er. Judge Hammond in quashing the
indictment, held that the act Of Congress
providing for the punishment Of any
person who kidnaps another for the
purpose Of selling such persons into
slavery "does not apply to any one
holding or pretending to hold in slave
ry in this country, slavery having been
abolished. There could be no slaves
here, and therefore no one could be held
az q slave. This was an offence not
provided for by any act of Congress,
and not punishable by indictment in
the Federal Courts"
Daily Republican., 1879-12-16
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.


The annual meeting OF the Historical
Society was held last evening, Judge
Wales presiding. There was but a
small attendance.
The Committee on Seals, DR.. L. p.
Bush, chairman, made a partial report
IN which it was statsd by the commit
tee that the first known seal was that
of l755 which was used for the three
counties. The next was provided by
she constitution, February 2, 1776.-
The third was 1893, and the fourth was
chosen in lS47 which is the same now
III use. Tnes- are the only seals men
toned in the colonial or State records;
but in ths mind of the committee there
ssslued to be no doub. but that there
were individual seals used for the coun-
ties both by the Duke of York and Will
liam Penn.
After considerable discussion ove,
.he duties of histriographer tho pre-
siding ofiicsr appointed the following
committees:
Library--R. p. Johnson, J. p. Wales
and W. d. Dove.
Biography. E. Waller, r. J. Lit.
tell and q. A. Rodney.
Donations-L. P. Bash, 7. J. Littsll
and W. Ii. Porter.
Publicatiou--L. A. Wales, W. 7.
Croasdale and George II. Bates.
Finance. FL. Adams, FL. 8. Nc
Comb and Elwood Garrett.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-16

Or Chapter OF the Imp8rtapt
Events of a DRx.

The National Republican Committee
will meet in Washington to morrow,
and nearly all the members, sxcspt
those who will be represented by Con-
gessioEal proxies, have arrived in that
city. Senator Cameron and William
L. Chandler are mentioned as tae most
prominent candidates to fill the vacancy
caused by Senator Chaudler's death.
The Western members think Chicag,
will be the place, and about the 18Th
of June the tins for holding the mex.
National Convention.
There is much anxiety in Victoria, B.
c., owing to ths killing offs Government
agent and two settlers by half breed
Indians near Kamloops recently. The
Indians are surrounded in log house
but they are said to have repeating ri
a4a. while she hesiegiug settlers are
ooorl y armed. A general Indian out
break is feared, and a force of armed
police has left Victoria for the scene.
Secretary Sohurz yesterday received
a telegram from Commissioner Hatch,
at Los Pines Agency, saying that
Ouray has gone to bring in ths Indians
demanded from the White River Utes.
fhe Commissioner says it il now Ger
tain that the Indians will be surrender
ed, "as any agreement can be relied
upon with Indians" General Adalns
left for Denver on Friday.
A telegram from St. Paul says that
severe storm has prevailed in the Red
River country for two days, and ths
thermometer has marked 25 to 40 dc
grees below. zero. Near Breckenridge,
Minn., two children have been frozen
to death, and two men are missing and
supposed to have perished in the storm.
In the Supreme Court of the District
Of Columbia yesterday argument was
begun in the suit Of IL. A. Dauphin
for an injunction to restrain Postmaster
General Key from enforcing his order
forbidding the delivery of mail matter,
registered letters etc.
The schooner Artie Garwood, wrecked
at Long Branch, on Sunday was broken
into fragments by the heavy surf on
Sunday night, A long piece of the
wreck struck the Long Branch pier,
breaking ons of tho massive iron piles.
Charles Il. Engle, scrap iron dealer
and formerly resident Of Reading, was
arrested in Pottstown, Pa, last night.
On the charge of poisoning his wife, who
died in the former city about four years
ago.
II is reported from Agusta, Maine,
that the Governor and Council have
counted the election returns and will
to-day deliver certificates to enough
Democrats to give them quorup of tho
Legislature.
John Hacket had his neck broken by
a knock down blow from EaDiel O'Con.
netl.in quarrel, at Mahauoy City, Pa,
on Sunday morning. O'Connell gave
himself up, and is in Jail.
Rev. Father Doyle Catholic priest,
a young man named Monaghan, and
colored boy were all accidently drowned
near Athens, Ga, on Sunday night.
Two bodies, apparently of sailors
were washed ashore on the New Jersey
coast below South Amboy yesterday
morning.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-16
Now Publications.

We have received from the publisher,
c. R. Barns, 2l5 Pine street, 1T. Louis,
Mo-, a copy of Footprints Of vanished
races in the Mississippi valley" by 4.
j. Conant, member Of the st. Louis
Academy Of science. The book is main
ly devoted to giving an account Of the
ecientife explorations and the astound-
ing discoveries that have been made in
the Mississippi Valley. Traces of van
ished people, the shell heaps of the Bal
tic, traditions regarding the mounds,
the archaeological monuments of Mis-
souri,, the people who built the mounds,
the cave dwellers, implements and yes
sels discovered and the origin of the
prehistoric races OF America, are all
treated in the light of recent scientific
investigations, which make the book
of thrilling interest to all who are dis
posed to investigate Archaeology, Geol.
ogy and Poleontology. The beck is for
sale and worth much more than $l.5l
the price at which 1t is sold.
"Ths heir of the World" is a monthly
magazine for advocating the identity Of
the lost tribes Of Israel with the Angie
Saxon Race, has just been laid upon oul
table. " 10 ably edited by George W.
Greenwood, whose Office is at 260 Scher.
msrhorn street, Brooklyn, N. Y. The
copy sent us is the second published
and contains intsre,ting accounts of the
Great Pyramid, the origin Of America,
the Identification Of lost Israel, the ten
tribes, the friendship Of Ephraim and
Manassch and a choice production O.
other original articles treating a variety
of subjects. The price ia only one dol
lar year or ten cents a copy, 30 low
that it should bs in demand by al
bible readers and lovers of historical re
searches.
The popular science monthly for Jan
uary conducted by e. L. and W. J
Youmans, 55l Broadway, N. Y, has
been laid upon our table. 1t opens with
an elaborate and able written article by
Prof. 7: B. Maury on, "Ths Iuterna-
tional Weather Service" 1t is writer
IN q popular manner, and contains
great deal of fresh information and very
instructive facts on the laws and pre-.
dictions Of the weather. The "Migra
tion OF races" Is ethnologically
treated by Frederick Muller, and
DR.. Osborne has good article on
vaccination and Professor Mackey has a
thrilling paper oA "Piemature Bu-
rails" Tie" Popular Science Monthly"
is tho only periodical devoted to the
sciencs of all great subjects, and it
treats them in manner suited to the
wants of intelligent scientific pso-
pie. The terms OF the "Monthly" are
IS per annum or so cents per number.
D. Appleton Il Company, 55l Broad.
N. Y. way are the pnblishers.