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The New York herald., 1879-11-15

were unable to perfect it, although some Of tire
PhoS were willing to be so employed II is nov
Commissioners action, that the Hercules the
property OF the steamship panies and that after
,he men shall have poted the steamships in and col
iected their fun fees, paying the Commissioners tha
regulation two per cent they then propose 20 refund
the larger portion OF the fec to the steamship con-
panies rhey say also that the Hercules pilots Will
cruise ABOUT sandy Hook. close in shore sharing
none OF the danger of the on shore crusipu and pick
Ing out the steamships alone their vessels which
they VIII be able to do by of an understand
aieSeo 10 nave been established between them anE
the steamship companies. This statement of tho
case Is strenuousiy objected by those who advo-
cate the new departure They deny that there is any
such understanding. and claim that they are
going out to prosecute their regular business in the
regular way. departing from precedent only by the
rss OF modern mo appliances Of nsvg.ion They
pofd fogyism and declare that they will carry ther
beyond a doubt
The Cre NOT OPPOSED TO STEAM.
speak,ng ofQf the Board OF Pilot Commissioners.
did not by any matter. said that the
Sc. They he salxns object to the use of steam per
were all the pilots Wcre sensible enough. and so
its way. IL half the pnQw that steam would make
use steamboats, it wDuhshouid ask authority to
slightest hesitation. But the'x given without the
passed with special reference toy, he declared was
cules. She WAS the property OF e.boat. the Her.
panies. and the men who cruised in nelnship COM
into an illegal combination with txd entered
panies. by which they would be able> COM
cure tor themselves one-third OF the N>se-
business OF plotting. for the fees for pilotfa
steamships. he said, amount to onethird Of the
gross pilotage of the port 1t true he admitted
that the nen denied the existence of any such CONF
bination. but he said that the Commissioners had
pretty definite information the point and that
the steamship companies Representatives had not
been as careful in talking the subject the
themselves bad been. Such combination
dsrstanding he declared was Illegal and calcu-
lated to break up the systensoD which the plotting
business was done besides working injustice to the
other pilots, OF whom there hundred
and seventy in the New York and New Jersey corps.
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HEIR TO A MILLION.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. !

o1 IEAAAcAfhAfa ~ h1hALD.l
SYRACUSE. N. Y, Nov. IA. 1S79
Mrs. Ann Harris. Of this city. French lady and
the widow OF an officer in the British army. has
fallen heir to Theestatei is that OF James
Motx. Of Quebec. who uncle Of Mrs. Harris-
Motx adopted Mrs. harris at the age of fourteen
years. The other direct heirs his two daughters
One of them il in London, England. the other Is
ut Kingston, Jamaica. Her husband Is Colonel LIE
Montmorency. OF the Royal Engineers. Mr.. Motz
week before his demise. had been in New York. and
had suffered from the extreme heat ut that time
prevalent in the metropolis. On tho way home to
Quebec he caught severe cold. which developed
into bronchitis when he reached home. On Wednes-
day, the Gath. he confined to the house for the
first time, and Thursday. at midnight. he died.
Letters state that his silver plato alone valued
at $4,000 and the furniture ut $s0.0O0 According
to . custom Widespread in the Dominion Mr.. Motz
never owned y residence, but lived in elegant
apartments. His property consists OF i'm
mense law and general libraries and real
estate. He owned the toll bridge over st. Henrys
River. He was sixty-fve years old and leaves very
extensive legal practice. Mrs. Harris has q roman
tic history. Her mother twice married. She
u French lady, but accepted ss her second hus-
band English officer. She died when Mrs Harris
infant. Mrs. Harris also married an English
officer in tho Seventeenth regiment, foot; he died
suddenly thirteen years ago. She il now waiting for
news from jamaica announcing her sisters depar
ture for Canada When she receives this message
she will at repair to Quebec to look after her
share of the estate
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BUSINESS TROUBLES.

M. s. Heyman h Sons. manufacturers of artificial
flowers and feathers. mado an assignment yesterday
to william s. Kelley The failure caused consider
able surprise In the trade tho firm generally
considered wezlthy and had capital of upward Of
$4,000. In the assignment preferences given to
four crcditors follows :-deorge H. Lichtenstoin.
81 800; Frederick W. Cado, $l.7OO; Leo Lipsch hitk,
$4,000; Leursohn Brothers. $4,000. The liabilities
amount to about 100000. large part OF which
due in Europe. The assets consist OF stock valued
Mt from $35 900 to $40OO0 book accounts, 900;
factory In the rear their store. which $SOV0
and long lease OF their store premises.
Brown, Bell Co.. Wholesale dealers In millinery
goods. made assignment yesterday to David
buchanan.
Pm the Court of Common Pleas therc was fled
yesterday the schedules in the matter Of the assign
ME mt of Isdor & Helm to Edward Steigltz- Tho
liabilities stated at $l33,7S2 "a nominal assets
At $l3lO41 %. and real assets Mt S95.55A ~.
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SALE OF THE MIDLAND RAILROAD.

MIDDLErowN. N. Y, Nov. IA. 1879.
The New York and Oswego Midland Railroad. with
all its property and franchises. sold hero to-day
by Kenneth G. White. under decree Of foreclosure
and sale issued October q 1876. to purchasing COM
mittee OF creditors special train from Jersey
City, over the New Jersey Midland road. arrived
here about noon today. bringing number OF cspi-
talists.
The bidding was prompt and the sale occupied
not fifteen minutes. g. n. Jordan bid
$2.O00.OOO. A. Il. Mills. OF the Rome. Ogdensburg
aud watcrtown Railroad bid $2,5O0.OOo. Mr.. Jordan
then bid $3OO0,0U0 Ex-Mayor Opdyke, owner of
the Western extension cf the Midland bid 81. 500 0O.
Mr. Jordan bid $4.O00.000 Mr.. Davenport. Of Rich
mond Va. representing the Tredegar Iron Company.
made the last bid in opposition to the COM
mitee s.. 100000. Mr.. q. n. Jordan bid 900,
ut which price. after q few moments delay. the
property struck down to him.
Since the road has been in the hands Of tho
ceivers Il has earned average surplus OF $50 0OO
year. which been expended in better of tho
road The earnings OF the road in 1878 $5G0000
aud tho expenses, exclusive Of betermcnts S5O6
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HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

Mrs. Jennie Beach. of No. 1910 Fifth avenue. yes
tcrday afternoon startod with her two children
walk In tho Park. At tho corner Of Eighty sixth
street an addressed asked for aims. Mrs.
Beach felt her pockctbook for . coin. but the fell
low snatched tho book, which contained s2l, and
ran or with It, Policeman Barney McEnroc pur-
sued and arrested him in Lexington avenue,
near Eighty fourth street. The prisoner gave hs
name Henry Mertenbzch. nineteen years old. re-
siding In East Sixtythrd street, between First aud
Second avenues, and said ho q TIN pe,llcr. lie
was taken to the Harlem Police Court and com.
mitcd in default of 500 bail for trial at the Gem
eral Sessions. The pocketboook was recovered.
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THE GENITAL SYSTEM.

Mr.. ]. IL. Herrick. chairman Of tho Committee on
Grain of the Produce Exchange. informed the grain
trade at the last cal yesterday that the Board of
Managers had instructed him to request the caller
10 ..call' January options for the present in frac-
tons of ono cent and to leave out the decimal. Mr..
Herrick said that he thought this plan would facili-
tate tho workings of the Exchange, and he begged
the grain trade to give the fraction business trial.
Subsequently ono boat load of 4S00 centxls OF No.
2 red winter wheat for January delivery sold
at 81 4G4 per GENITAL tequal to 81 AK per bushel
by David bingham to William Bingham Co
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cite place. and occupied a portion OF the
rear one for composing rooms.' On the north
Is the iarse branch building used a workshop Sur
the store of A. L. Stewart Co.. large hve story
building. with iron 'front.' On the west IL large
broadway store and on the south the Oriental Hotel
OF tie Misses Underhill. four story brick
structure; while the southwest the rear OF the
New York Circus abutted.
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TILDEN'S INCOME TAX.

The return to the Supreme Court Of the United
States In the Of the United States Samuel
J. riiden has been completed by United States Com
missioner Shields and was sent to Washington last
night The record includes 372 pages OF printed
matter. and en- bracos all the proceedings In the
matter since the institution Of the famous income
tar suit.
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SALE OF A RAILROAD.

[Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
PEORIA. Ill. Nov. IA. 1879.
The Peoria. pekin aud jacksonville Railroad was
sold at Master In Chanccrys salo to-day for $o5ooO
1t was bought by Solon Humphries, Of New York.
In the intaregt of tho Wabash RAILROAD.
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SHIPPING INTERESTS.

The Committee on Pilotage Abuses. appointed by
the Maritime Association. met yesterday at No. 113
Pearl street, with Mr. william L. Barnes in tho
chair. Messrs. Miller. Ward and Daggpt the COM
mittec appointed to secure proper counsel for tho
purpose Of framing pilotago act for presents
ton to the Legislature aud to represent the shipping
interests Of this port at Albany and Washington. in
their war against the present pilotagc system. re-
ported that counsel should bo engaged. They were
instructed to employ Mr.. W. W. Goodrich. IL they
deemed 1t advisable to do SO. Tho secretary rc-
ported that 10000 pamphlets. recitng the grievances
Of merchants and shipownors ana their unsuccessful
efforts to obtain u proper reduction in pilotago
charges, were ready for distribution and would be
United States Ho stated that he had forwarded cir
culars to forty shipping firms In different seaboard
cities, asking their cooperation in obtaining neces-
sary reforms. The committee adjourned until Tues
day next.
and adjourned the hearing OF the complaints made
against the pilots or the pilot boat Hercules
for one week. The fine OF $10 imposed on the ship
Nevada for dumping sand into the East river, was
RENTED. tho captain of the vessel having given
proper explanation of the matter. A complaint was
received ON December 10 that canal boat laden with
Of Van Dyke street. Brooklyn, preventing the fur
ther use of that bulkhead aud the Board was ro-
qucsted to have tho same removed. inspector Con-
way, who had examined into the condition OF tho
suuken boat, reported that he had learned from
reliable source that the complainant was the owner
OF tho cargo and that he placed her In the position
where she lies, knowing ut tho timo that there
was not sufflcieut water to float her at low tide.
After grounding the inspector says. she commenced
leaking, and this caused her present condition.
The New York herald., 1879-12-24
THE FARMERS CLUB.

At . meeting Of the Farmers Club yesterday Pro-
fessor william wotherbee, NJ. d.. read paper OH
the effects of Snow on Vegetation" which was
listened to with much interest. DIR. Richards ad-
dressed the club tho subject Of pleuro pneumonia
He said that within q few days this contagious
disease had appeared in New Hampshire. and no
thought this was good time for tho club 10 ap-
point committee to wait on Congress specially in
reference to the spread of pleuro- pneumonia. DIR.
A. s. Heath the president, said that notice had been
given that bill having reference to that subject
would shortly be introduced In Congress- and 1t
arranged that he should 20 to Washington us a rep.
rescntativo OF tho club. although DR.. Dodge and
others opposed tho proposition. Mr.. Hudson
brought up tho subject OF oleomargarino. and the
club adopted the following:-
Resolved. That who recognise the facture and
sale ot oleomargarine under proper regulations aud
strctions as legitimate business also recognize the
Importance aud propriey Of ample provisions OF law to
its being sold and for dairy butter and adj
vocate tho strict enforcement OF all the existing laws In
regard to IL.
Resolved As tho opinion of this meeting that IL s for
tho interest OF all rcta dealers who sell oeomagarno
openly and fairly and not surreptously No roason
able COMPLAINT be mado Of dealers who sell II opony
for just what really IL.
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SALE OR ADOPTION.

somewhat singular hsbeas corpus proceeding
was brought before Judge Van Worst, In Supreme
Court, Chambers, yesterday. The habeas corpus
writs were procured by Mr. James @. sheat, a law
yer's clerk and directed to Annie Brady Sheat
Thomas W. Canton and Susan Canton, commanding
him to produce in Court the body of Blanche Brady
Sheat, little child, about three years Of age 1t is
charged by the petitioner THAT Annie Brady Sheat
with whom he had been living for four years pre-
vious to February last in the relation of husband
went TO the house of the child's nurse Saturday
evening and, under the pretext OF buying IL doll.
took the child away anu left 1t at the house of
Mr.. Canton. in East Fourteenth street. by Shom It
is now detained. Tho story of Mr.. Sheat is some
what peculiar. He says that some months ago he
had quarrel with his reputed wife. who subse-
quently tried to induce him to dispose of the child
tor the purpose of adoption. Mr. Sheat persstently
refused all such ovcrtures, and to insure the safety
OF the child took IL away from his house and lett It
with All old nurse, to whom IT has become very
much attached. When the matter came before tho
Court Mr. and Mrs. Canton appeared personally and
mado return by stating that they had no know Iedgo
of the whereabouts of the child, aud
Mt tho charge preferred against them. Mr. Gedney,
as counsel tor Mr. Shea at once prepared traverse
to this return. in which 1t stated that the child
taken away from the nurre Tor the purpose Of
sale, aud that negotiations for that object were actu-
ally pending. Upon the suggestions of counsel tho
further hearing was adjourned until Saturday.
The New York herald., 1879-12-24
MOUNTED POLICE.
NEW YORK. Dec. %. 1879.

New YORK. Dec. %, 1879.
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
project is now in contemplation by the Board Of
Police Commissioners which. carried out will do
prive our property owners, taxpayers and citizens
generally OF ono Of the greatest safeguards ever en-
joyed by great metropolis. 1t has been proposed
by our new Commissioner to effectually Withdraw
the mounted squad now located in Eighty-seventh
street, First avenue, and assign each member
post beyond the bridge only The folly this step
Is plainly visible when we take the following facts
into consideration n-First. our most prominent
drives are all this side of the bridge
control by the skilled horsemen of the mounted
squad. Second. there are to be on the road q
influence Of drink whip their horses to breaknecS
speed. and while in this state they have power
over the reins thus endangerng the lives Of fright
In this wild and wayward manner they quickly
overtaken by an officer mounted fleet charger.
of their indiscretion. Third. when the paving Of
Fifth avenue has been completed above Fifty
street that thoroughfare will be perfect
and the services of those useful will be needed
then more than / have given in this outline
only faint idea OF the necessity OF theso skilled
uniformed horsemen these extensively patron
lied and popular drives below the bridge. The
better to enable the public to the qualities
OF these men as savers of life q few eases
out of the many in which they figure may be given.
Mr.. Andrews tof the Everett Housc) horses ran
and wore successfully stopped by Roundsman
Cannon. The team ran at q tremendous speed and
MIR. Andrews escaped with slight injury and was
taken TO the house Of q. Godfrey Gunther and at
tended to by that gentleman and ex-Mayor Wickham.
DR.. Mcdonald, or Lexington avenue, similarly
saved, as we'll rs DIR. N II. Mott. Officer Pritchcli,
while stopping q runaway on the 7th inst was him.
self thrown from his horse, the latter having its
shoulder frightfuy lacerated As these only few
of the many accidents which have happened below the
bridge. what protection have our hundreds of cit-
to hope for while seeking to enjoy the pleasure
OF invgorating drive IL their present protectors
sent up among the goats? As the HERALD sup
ports every measure for the public good, will ask
you pro bono pubiico to publish this communication
and oblige MANY LOVERS OF SAFETY.
The New York herald., 1879-12-24

Harvey II. Woods. whose term has expired. From
Joseph Diamond and Thomas Maher. two OF the
trustees OF the Twentieth ward. long letter was
received in which they object to the censure passed
upon the trustees OF that ward by the committee
VINO Investigated the charges preferred against
Messrs. Shaler. Lordly and Tetjen by Nelson J:
waterbury. These gentlemen declare that they had
no part In the preparation of the letter sent to the
Board by DIR. Lordly and his associates of the
majority. and should have been excepted in the
censure referred to.
Inc Committee ON Bylaws reported in favor or
Inc resolution they recommended is. ION and after
the ist day OF September 1850, fourth year shall
De added to the present three years in said
college, to be optional for years after said date.
and thereafter obligatory" The report and resolu-
recorded.
The New York herald., 1879-12-24
TEACHERS SALARIES.
REFUSAL OF MAYOR COOPER TO SIGN THE
WARRANTS FOR THEIR PAYMENT UNTIL To-

REFUSAL OF MAYOR COOPER TO SIGN THE
WARRANTS FOR THEIR PAYMENT UNTIL To-
DAY.
controversy has arisen between Mayor Cooper
and the Comptroller relative to the payment Of
school teachers salaries for the present month,
which may result in depriving those officials Of
funds for the holiday In this city there are
about three thousand five hundred teachers on
tho payrols. Each year they receive vacation
from December "a christmas Eve) until the first
Monday IN January. The annual custom has been
to pay them their December salaries the oath inst
that they may be provided with money q little in
advance OF the usual time OF payment. Yester-
day the payrolls of the teachers were returned
to the Comptroller's Office with communication
from Mayor Cooper. in which he says that he
the rolls without signature. the service by
them has not yet been fully performed. The Mayor
ployes during the of December after the oath
inst. L think that payrolls for that month
properly be certified on or after that date
The Comptroller sent back the payrolls to tho
Board of Education yesterday afternoon. with
letter to President Wood. enclosing copy of tho
Mayors letter and rehearsing the points made by
him. This letter concludes follows:-"For the
purpose Of complying with the wishes of the Mayor
return the payrolls to your Board, that they may
be recerted after all the service required has been
performed. OF course, the delay caused by this
newed certiacaton will prevent the payment of tho
salaries OF the teachers until after Christmas.'
II the payrolls come back to-day the Mayor of
course will sign them. Previous to the above cor
responuence the Mayor directed that the following
should be transmitted:-
MAYORS OsscE. NEW YORK, Dec Is. 1879.
ALEx WEBB. ESQ., President College of tho City Of
sRfhe Mayor directs to acknowledge tho receipt Of
your tter OF the 18th inst and 20 that he
objection to countersignng the for payment
Instructors and employees Of the College
or after the 24th inst but
botore that date.
The principle Is that certificate that service been
performed during q certain period be given
the last day of service In that period As service
college Instructors and employees for Decem
Der terminates the 2th inst eertifcation of payroll
made before that date would b. manifcstly incorrect
Yours respectfully, JOHN TRACY. Chief Clerk.
The New York herald., 1879-12-24
DIR. GOULD'S WILL.

The will Of DIR. James Brewster Gould. at one time
Appointment physician of this city. fled ycster-
day in the surrogatos office. The deceased givos all
his property. real and personal to his executors in
trust First lie directs that the house occupied
as an industrial school at Via Magenta, Rome Italy,
recently purchased by him. shall after being
discharged from all liens, be conveyed to the
to tho society formed or 10 be formed
for carrying school to be used perpetually
home and evangelical unsectarian industrial
school for italian children in memory OF his wife
Emily. Her life, the testator says, 'was devoted
its success" In case the title to the property
The New York herald., 1879-12-24

should fail the executors authorized set aside
$4,000 for the above purpose. All the rest and resi-
due of his estate he gives to his next of kim DIR.
Gould names as his executors DIR. Cornelius W. Ag-
new and Latimer Bailey. and tells them that they
will find memoranda of his property deposited with
Drexel. Morgan Il Co. and the Mercantile Safe De-
post Company.
The New York herald., 1879-12-24
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

At yesterdays meeting of the School Commission
ors n letter from the Mayor read. In which he
notified tho Board that no had appointed Joseph
wingler inspector of the Fourth district, vice
The New York herald., 1879-12-24
REAL ESTATE.
The following are the sales made yesterday on the

Merchants Exchange:-
W. o. HorPMAN.
Foreclosure sale of the ffvc story brick building,
with lot 26x3o3x3A 11xSS, No. a38 Pearl st.,
running through to mo. ~ New B0wery. and
st.. 10 j. j. c.%ey :. ~: ] -. ss7
Also the three story brick dwellings and four story
brick tenement house. with lot 25x1l5x75x25x-
5ox9O. No. Market St., g. W. corner Of mos. IS.
81 and 69) East Broadway (No. Market st. to
Thomas Shiels for $40 200, No 65 East Broadway
TO- j. Clancy for 50 $50. 2so
with lot 20x1OO5. No. 81 East SD st., s., 2l5
IT. Q. Of Madison av to c. Is. Curtis. "A
ny BERNARD sMYrn.
Foreclosure sale of the three story brown stone
front dwelling, With LOT ls7xlOoil, on East
L. v. RAYMOND.
Foreclosure sale OF the two and three story brick
stables. with lot 25x9e.9. No 143 East 18th st.n.
g. l50 f. q of Lexington ay., to D. G. Ely.. 100