New-York tribune., 1879-01-06

1,was after O'clock when this order made and
eopy was at once served upon the County Clerk his
counsel applied Judge Donohue for an oruef ro'u"
BILE at $3.50 p. m. requiIng the Bar Association Com
mittee 10 show cause why an order shouId NOT oe
granted staying all proceedings the under writ OF man
Samns pepdng an appeal. IL neatly O'CLOCK
when counsel appeared before Judge DOhohuc. & wi:
Eeach urged that stay could work no mateIlai lnay
IT, any one and that the County Clerk would sunor
great personal inconvenience If L were refused
Mr. Lord said thai personal inconvenience oi p1Si tSi
officer did not furnish good reason IN case Ike this
He thought the County Clerk did not desire 10 na,e s
books examined. IL "a stay were granted ne thOugnt
fLe condition should b. made that the appeal DC per
fectrd at once ths IT igh be heard at the present
NJ Beic argued that the County Clerks offer OF De
CENTER IL made III good faith, bul taat now, nhuTr
advice OF counsel would never exhibit the DOCKS sA
cept under order OF tue Court Decision was reservoir
FAILURE OF ELIAS BROTHERS.
A FIRM WITH CHECKEEED CAREER AND MANY
CROOKED" TRANsACTIoNs-orHER ASSIGN
MEN1s.
Elias Brothers, William NJ. and Ellis H.,
well known as having been connected with the " saw
dust game" Milton gold iewelry, and numerous
lottery and d" gift enterprise schemes, made an as
snment on Saturday, for the beneht OF creoors' 10
Hamilton Fish Burnett The Enas brothers came 10
this city from Cincinnati about ten years ago Ihey
opened an Office at No 500 Broadway with branches all
over the CITY. For several years they conducted the
sawdust scheme, tue receipts amounting 10 seSeIaI
hundred thousand dosrs The RSGe anu Pp'ToncpG
The Milton " gold watches ana 1eWeliy' anu iaIse
store was rented on Broadway al $1,000 ancnth, IN
which TO display the metal equal to gold ana al
on,-tWenteth ITS cost Inc hcAt E1nIuI0 d m WE WE
civ followed by The Chicago Relief Distribution
a Cuban Relief Concert, ana many othei pogns
Schemes The watch BUSINESS carried on by Elias
a Co at Broadway aud Twenty secOndsi. The branch
offices under the names OF Russell x Coz ERih %
Co. Hopping Co., Hrtherngton q Co. ana Robert A
skeep Several of these broken M by the authOr
complaints OF persons in the rural dsrcts VINO
william NJ Elias was the buyer Of the firm and he
always paid cash I e firm mad been 10 neg negoti"1Cn m
with Its creditors tor some time for an extension OF p
ment. and the assignment was forced DH one OF tne
creditors bringing suit in attachment The lablltes
Elias & Co are placed al about 100000. Most of the
OF creditors Ia the ewey ira e. Among them are D.
ardsOn & Co.. William Richardson. A. BusDee d Co.,
aud p g. Whitney Co. Ddnel A. Lorng is preferred
elry, and fancy goods o litte value.
Assignments for the benefit o. creditors were
fled on Saturday ny 10 ert U. HAYWARD to Charles
stoppekan and by Frederlc Graf 10 Henry NJ Biaskor
Judge Van aGSedo the 81 Hs %ea eG on
Saturday IN the Court Of Common PIE by William Ian
trmgbam and by Ash & Seidsndorf to Heury E. Eiser.
CONTAGION IN BROOKLYN RESIDENCES.
The death of James S. Rockwell, the Brook
iyn millionaire at lis residence, No. Mon
tague-terrace. OF the most sristocrsuc psrts
OF the city, was caused by scarlet fever fol-
lowing diptheria and an effort has been made
70 trace the source Of the contapon. On Decem-
Der 27 1873 Katherine Carhart, age 'our the grand
daughter Of Mr. Rockwell. died from the same combina
ton Of diseases and several other cases OF dpthena
and scarlet fever nave the house during the
past year The house built two or three years ago.
and the plumbing arrangements were believed 10 be
perfect In spite OF this il is the belief OF the Health
authorities that sewer gas has caused the diseases
which have infected the house. The records OF :Le
Health Department that cases OF scarlet fever and
dipthera have occurred in many houses drained
by the sewer with which Nj. RocKwells house
SUPERINTENDENT RAYMOND
said on Saturday The Board of Health has So much
10 do inspecting tenement houses boarding houses
and houses containing two families that IL has oen
compelled to leave unnspected except upon appntea
stances by the themselves. There something OF
the feeling that house Is mans castle ana hougn We
have the right suppose choose. We hes.
fate to do so IN strictly private families, except
by request We therefore know nothing about the cond-
tion OF the plumbing IN Mr.. Rochwes house The cases
were duly reported here and there being experienced
phy sieans in charge we felt that II wanted we won
premises" MI Rockwelrs funeral will take place this
afternoon.
NEW OFFICERS OF THE CITY COURT.
Judge Cowing will sit to-day for the first
time in the City Court. on Saturday he completed his
list of appointees Court Office and notices were sent
20 each Of those named, as follows:
william Nugent, Andrew McCabe.
Ebert Miller, Henry G. Patterson,
Peter Seaman, JOhn :. fDlupS,
Thomas II. Riey, j.. b. SGhoteld,
William Nethcrcott. Henry Welsh
II
Mr. Nugent retained in his place in which he served
under Judge Sutherland He has always been an active
Republican. Mr. Miller is an Aut-Tammany Democrat,
as also is Mr. Curry, who resigned from Taminany Hall
rather than support It's and measures. Curry was
DepJty Sheriff under Brennan, ard saw long and active
service az the chief assistant Deputy JudsOn
Jarvis eng aging the arrest OF Mcdonald the bank OF
England fOrGer william NJ Tweed. Connolly aud others
of the Ring" He has since been CITY Marshal Peter
Sc AN has been heretofore employed at Frenchs Hotel
Henry C. Patterson a brother Of the former Excise
Commissioner Jacob Patterson who is 10 be Clerk OF the
Board Of Aldermen All the others named are Repub-
Ncsns.