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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-12
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS TRIALS.

The hearing Of the complaint made by Mr.. Whit
church against Captain Williams. which to Aave
been resumed Yesterday by the Police Board. was
postponed until Friday at half-past nine A. NJ.
The criminal trial, which was to begin to-day in
the Court Of General Sessions. has been postponed
until Tuesday next.
The answer to the summons and complaint served
by Messrs. Morris Pearsall counsel for Charles
W. Smith in the latters civic quit against Captain
Williams and Patrolman Fleming for $4,000 dam
ages filed yesterday afternoon. The suit will DO
placed on the calendar of the January term Of the
Supreme Court. when it will be tried before Justice
Pratt. Mr.. william c. Whitney, who appears
counsel for the defendants signs the to the
complaint Counsel to the Corporation. Defend
ants attorney" This popularity commented
upon by Counsellor Pearsall. yesterday, somethin5
unusual in official practice it not essential that
he should use the title of Counsel to the Corpora
ton" in the at issue. On Monday the counsel
for defendants applied to Mr.. Smiths counsel for
extension of time wherein file their wer.
The request denied. ex-Judge Morris believed
they had had ample time to properly prepare their
answer. The replies general denals of the mat
ter OF the complaint.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-12

AN al" CHARTER NULLIFIED.

DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS ADVERSE
TO THE BROOKLYN STEAM TRANSIT COMPANY.
A telegram received yesterday from Albany by
Corporation Counsel W. G. De Witt informing him
that the Court OF Appeals had affirmed the judg-
ment in the of the Brooklyn Steam Transit
Company against the city Of Brooklyn. The de-
cision nullfes the charter OF the company The
charter of the company in question passed by
the Legislature in 1871 One of the original ideas Of
the company to open boulevard direct from
the bridgeto Flatbush avenue and construct rail-
road beneath the boulevard, with branches running
in various directions. They granted power to
construct either elevated underground
road upon any street or avenue which they might
fit to select in the city of Brooklyn The origi
nal incorporators after year or two practically
gave up the undertaking, but Mr.. Ii. w. Sage.
OF the incorporators, by taking transfers OF
stock the charter and nearly two ago
effort was made to commence the construction OF
a rapid transit line, on DeKatb, Fulton Flatbush
and Atlantic avenues, where some preliminary work
done. a mile of track was also laid on the old
Coney Island road and then 1t that the city
fered with the company. The latter corporation
brought suit enjon the city further interfer
The lease tried before Justice Pratt, OF the
Supreme Court, and it was decided in favor of the
city. The General Term affirmed the decision, the
carried to the Court Of Appeals, which has
just decided rs above set forth.
Had the charter been made valid the company
could construct elevated road on any or all tue
mon Council without the form of proceeding by
commission appointed by the General Term of the
Supreme Court, Is required by the Rapid Transit
act aud tho amendments Of the constitution OF 1876
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POLICE BOARD MEETING.

The Board of Police Commissioners held meet
ing yesterday and transacted business of = routine
nature. Mr.. MacLean moved that the Board of
Estimate and Apportionment be requested to trans
fer the of $666G from the police" fund to the
fund for tho payment of the clerks salaries, and
thereby to augment the fund for the present to
$4,000. Mr.. Wheeler wanted to know how the
balance going to be economical and Mr.. Mac
Lean remarked that that could be accomplished
by reducing the clerical staff The motion was laid
over until the next meeting. On motion of MIR.
MacLean the first deputy chief clerk instructed
to notify his subordinates and the telegraph opera-
that the appropriation for their salaries
hausted.
Bills for the Street Cleaning Bureau for the month
of October. amounting to $4,000 were passed by
unanimous vote.
Complaint made by the Pilot Commissioners
that the of the Street Cleaning Bureau
not being discharged ut sea during the flood tide.
Patrolman Thomas +. Regain. OF tho Seventh pre-
cinct was dismissed the force for being post. The
following were appointed patrolmen John Hogan.
James Harris. William H. Wilbur. Thomas Cookiey,
William j. Norton. John Carr, Thomas Hyland. Will
lam j. Foster. John jennings. and John Kennedy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-12
FELL AMONG SHARPERS.

A RUSTIC CLERGYMAN vICTIMIzED BY AN OLD
FASHIONED CONFIDENCE GAME.
The simple. unaffected and truthful manner in
which the Rev. James r. Page told his story In the
Court OF General Sessions yesterday, before Judge
Gilderseeve. provoked smiles in the jury box.
The reverend gentleman is pastor of Presby terrain
Church in Rushvlle. Ill. He was in this city visit
ing some friends, and the 2sth of last month
stroled through Canal street. where he was met by
a man who claimed to be nephew of Mr. Rae,
of the cergymens psrishioners and led him to
a saloon at NO 40i Canal street. There he showed
him some specimens of tea in which he claimed to
deal. Just at this important crisis very tall lank
man staggered into the apartment, and saut-
ing the man who called himself Rae said in a care
my mules for $1,000" To make good his word he
drew out huge pile Of what seemed to be green.
backs and said lie had lost $500 the night before in
gambling while on spree, at the same time pro-
ducing three cards to explain how he lost the money
"Ah, said tho generous tea merchant, ''sit
down, and I'll show you how they cheated you.''
Down sat the big fellow from Tennessee to learn the
mystery. The tea merchant was "short" and
quested temporary loan from the clergy an.
Two five dollar bills, ten and twenty were
innocenty handed over and rapidly disappeared into
the capacious pocket of the Tennessee man. Sud-
denly the barkeeper rushed into the room cxclaim-
ing, "Stop this at once or will have you arrested
for gambling. All hands disappeared, and Mr.
A detective found the tea sampler to be James
Lynch, and on McDcrmott the barkeeper.
found Mr.. Pages $40. When arragned
for trial yesterday by Assistant District At
torney Rollins McDermott made general denial.
The jury, however. found him guilty of grand lar
ceny. Lynch pleaded guilty. and both were re-
manded for sentence. The mule trader from Ten
nessee has not yet been found.
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Quilted BY FLAMES.

A BUILDING ON FIRE TWICE WITHIN THREE
DAYS AND ENTIRELY DESTROYED THE LOSS
ESTIMATED AT FIFTY-FIvE THOUSAND DOL
LARS.
The Ave story brick building at the junction Of
Blocker. Bank aud Hudson streets was partly de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday evening last. number
of men were set to work yesterday to make repairs
and clear away the debris. They were thus engaged
shortly before noon when the cry Of fire was
raised on one of the upper stories of the building
Immediately after flames were noticed issuing from
tho windows. The workmen beat hasty retreat,
aud they had hardly reached the street before the
fire had complete control of the structure. Three
alarms brought to tho fire engines Nos. /. 3,
49, H. 49, 49, 90 a. a. 80 and 80, and hook and lad
der companies Nos. ., 8. 8. . and L. On their
rivcl the hremen saw that IT was inpossi Bile
to save the structure on account Ut tho
light and inhammaole material that was stored
In il. Their main efforts were directed to pre-
vent the adjoining buildings from becoming gnted.
The fire burned vigorously for long time. and tho
heat from II was intense. On the lower floors were
housed several barrels OF Oil, which took lire.
The fourth floor was rented AZ a cabinet shop and
whom the flames reached that story they soon de-
voured 1t and quickly ate thor way to the roof The
origin OF the hre is unknown, aud investigation
will be made to-day by Fire Marshal Sheldon and his
assistants. Five hours after the discovery Of tho
fire the building was completely Quilted.
1t was occupied by number OF firms. whose
losses are ~ foilows:-Lyons Co.. paint dealers,
S3.OOO; Dwight Roberts, machinist, $1,000; Wilson
Co.. calcium lights, $1,000; J. r. Thomas cabi net
maker. $4,000; J. IL. Little, steam undry 81 500.
g. d. Yates, provisions. 81, o0o Brushing. liquors.
$500; Horace Day, honey dealer, ,50O +. Ernmer-
lex. machinist. $4,000; Paul Under dealer in surgi-
cal Instruments. $4,000; Darminors h Brothers.
butter dealers. $500; Singer Gravel Paper Company,
$2,OOO; walter Logan, printer, $4,000 The damage
to the building, which is owned by Peter w. Wilson.
Ii estimated at S2S.OO0 1t is insured for $4,000.
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PRICE AND PURITY OF MILK.

The meeting yesterday of the milk committee, in
room No. "a Cooper Union. drew together many
milk dealers. dairy farmers and gentlemen inter-
ested in the various movements which have been
set foot for the purpose OF securing the distri-
button of pure milk in this city. Among those
present wcre:-Messrs. John Jay (who presided),
DIR. Heath president of the Farmers Club Henry
Bergh. T.. Mortimer Seavcr. w. Wilson,
General John Cochrane and NJ. Decker.
The committee Of the Bedford Farmers Club of the
American Institute submitted several interesting
points for discussion. Mr.. w. Wilson gave it his
experience that those dealers who distribute milk in
sealed glass bottles have been most successful. He
thought families would readily pay from ten to
twelve cents quart for good milk. while the pre-
vang price never exceeds eight cents Mr.. Decker
ness. but upon the whole good milk
generally sold in this city. He believed
good milk could be sold here for eight cents.
The chairman wanted to know whether milk in
sealed vessels could be bought 1T four cents quart
from the farmer and sold in town at eight cents.
Mr. Seaver had friend who MIXED 400 quarts q day
and distributed IL at five cents quart but was uf-
able to mako money on it. resolution adopted
whereby the committee was increased to five men,
bers and authorized to learn what further legislation
I'm regard tn the adueration of milk was needed.
Tho committee-whch consists OF II. IL. Peliaw,
Robert Hoe. Dr.. Mr.. Wood. j. A. Whitney and Gen.
eral John Cochrane-reccived instructions to report
at the next meeting on Tuesday, the 25th inst.
Several gentlemen were OF opinion that the old open
forty quart can was the best vessel in which to
vey milk from the country, the exposure Of
siderable area of its surface the tended pre-
serve purity. After the adjournment OF the COM
mittee the Farmers club met under tho Chairman
ship of DR.. A. y. Heath. The milk question was
brought under consideration and discussed as in the
Institute had offered two silver medals as FIRST
and second premiums for the two best dairy to
be exhibited at the international dairy fair on De-
cenber y. Several rules the food and water to
be given TO cattle were adopted.
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DEFECTIVE SUPPLIES.

alleged that since the contracts for furnishing
supplies to tho Kings county institutions were
awarded In August last. tho prices Of provisions
have 80 advanced that tho contractors unable to
carry out the terms of their contracts without suffer-
ing considerable pecuniary loss. The result is that
the inmates OF the Almshousc havo been without
butter Tor several MONTHS that the amount OF straw
furnished has not been sufficient to keep their beds
In clean condition. and that lunatics have mad
no cheese for month. The quality or hour fur-
nished the county buildings has greatly improved.
IL Is said. within the past two weeks. The supplies
Committee of the Board of Supervisors have decided
that the buying OF cows by the county for the pur-
pose OF supplying unauthorized milk to the psupers
~ tinprscticable and unproducttvs Of economy
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UNITED IN DEATH.

funeral attended by touching circumstances VIII
South Orange avenue. Newark. On Monday morn'
ing Miss Pauline Friedenberg. beautiful Jewess.
twenty-one years OF age and the daughter OF Rev.
Daniel Friedenberg. pastor OF the Prince Street
Synagogue, died. after short illness caused
by severe pld setting her lungs.
Rabbi Friedenberg. who was himself an invalid.
was SO much affected by the death OF his daughter
afternoon of the same day was himself corpse. He
was tortytwo years of age. had been pastor of the
Benai Oheb Scholem Synagogue two years. and was
greatly esteemed by his people. He leaves wife
and five children. Father aud daughter will be
buried to-day in one grave.
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AT THE POINT OF DEATH.

Coroner Woltman was informed yesterday that
Harriet Savilla was lying at the point Of death III
Chambers Street Hospital. from pistol shot wound
inflicted by George Smith, colored man, of No.
l2s Leonard street. and said to be the womans hus
band. In her ant mortem statement the woman
said that Smith on Friday. November Z. showed her
pistol, saying that he would get even with her.
He Also she said threatened her life several times.
throw something at her. and at the same time she
saw him fire pistol. Harriet then hid behind Mrs.
Waters, who tried to wrest the pistol from Smith.
policeman later escorted them to the Hospital,
Smith having threatened to blow out the girls
brains if shc tried to leave the room whore they
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had been identified with the agricultural interests Of
the State for the greater part of his life. commu
nication to the Treasury Department. at WASH
lngton read. asking that the american
house during the continuance OF the iair.
The reply was that the department. wished to know
exactly what was required, and then II possible the
request would be granted. Mr.. Root. of Gilberts-
vile. requested that premium be offered FOR the
pest fapey shapes of cheeses made in the United
olates Mr.. Ihurber requested that premium oe
onered for soft cheeses made III America ihese
motions were referred 10 the Committee on Preml-
INNS Mr. Seaver gave notice OF meeting or the
Board OF Managers to arrange for the selection OF
judges TO be held this afternoon at halfpast three
The meeting then adjourned.
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED.

BLAaDEN-CLARK.-On Tuesday, November II. in
the Madison Square Church. by the Rev. George W.
Blagden. D. D., assisted by Rev. William Adams. d.
D.. JULIA GOODMAN, only daughter of the late Luther
g. Clark, to SAMUEL Phillips BIAGDEN.
ENDICoTT-DRAKE.-On Monday, November 10.
1879 at the residence of the brides parents. Plain
field, N j.. GEORGE w. ENDIcoTr. NJ d. to LILLE Co.
daughter of John Hallock Drake, Esq.
HuBER-GILEs.-In Brooklyn, Tuesday. November
H. 1872 by the Rev. William Leonard, OLIVE NJ.
daughter of John L. Giles ESD. to EDWARD HUDER.
both of Brooklyn. No cards.
Newark IN. j. papers please copy.
KNox-REID.-On Thursday, November 8, at the
residence of the brides parents, No. 102 Willow St.
Brooklyn, by the Rev. Samuel s. Mitchell, d. D..
assisted by the Rev. James II. Mason Knox d. D.,
JOHN MASON KNOX Jr.. of New York. ana MARIA
SpEfR REID. daughter Of Aaron i. Reid. Esq. Of
Brooklyn.
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vsadnik. Bayon and Gaidamak recently re-
turned to Cronstadt from the Pacific. and are
being fitted out for second term of service. These
ten coryetes three iron-ciad frigates live Atlantic
cruisers aud i've Moscow privateers constitute the
entire cruise force Russia Russia has
camille fleet to furnish other vessels the
of the Black Sea Company united for further
ocean service. All the same Russia is very strong
in her cruiser and the additions the Grand Duke
Constantine proposes to make TO it win render Rus
STA a powerful antagonist to England the next time
war breaks out 1t is significant that the develop
of the cruiser fleet has other object in view
but the sole and exclusive of injurng the mer-
camille shipping of the English nation.
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the Third avenue line was 81 per cent. the
Sixth avenue line Al per cent and the Ninth
nue line 65 per cent The large percentage on the
Ninth line Is due to the reconstruction of the
line in Greenwich street and Ninth avenue.
The Third avenue line carried during the month
1887 passengers at ten cents fare and 143l 948
ut i've cents fare. total of 2,750.S35 The Sixth
line carried 1073,541 passengers at
fare and 1877 1872 at i've cents fare total Of 1868
passengers. The Ninth avenue line carried 1854
passengers at cents fare and 1877 1874 at Ave cents
fare, total of 337 1888 passengers. Grand total of
passengers carried 1855, 1896.
The increase in earnings above those of September
the Third avenue line $l6,333 40; the
Sixth avenue, S23.2l9 rs, and the Ninth avenue,
So 1863 o. total increase Of S42,0l6 20, while the
operating expenses all the lines show reduction.
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EARNINGS OF THE sL" ROADS.

PASSENGERS CARRIED IN THE MONTH OF oCro-
Der, FOUR MILLIONS, NINE HUNDRED AND
FIFry-E1GHf THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND
NINETY-SIX-
The following report Of the traffic of the CONSOLE
dated IL" railroads for the month OF October is
given to the public
The receipts Of the several lines were-
Third avenue road S201, 069 50
Sixth Observation-Disclosures. l48,O37 60
Ninth avenue. 24,067 81
Total $373,174 90
The operating expenses were:-
Third avenue line. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S74,99O 81
Sixth avenue line Observation-Disclosures. 6l,Sl3 u
Ninth avenue line ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1876 IL
Total l52, $50 81
Excess OF receipts expenditures 2O.494 70
The percentage of operating expenses to earnings
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-03-06
ANOTHER PIRArICAH Monopoly
THE INSURANCE COMPANIES

At a meeting of the Fire Commissioners OF
Virginia City on Tuesday night, Chief Engi-
neer Brown having suggested that it would
I've well to issue copy OF his annual report in
pamphlet for the purpose of informing the in
sUrance companies of the small losses by fire
IN than city since the completion of the new
waterworks; one of the Board delivered him
self as follows We copy from yesterdays
Enterprise:
Commissioner Young said it would do no
good. We could have no cOmDetitio.l in the
matter of insurance against fires as the parties
III whose hands 1T was would allow no cOmpe-
tition here He considered the matter of in
slrance as managed here the most damnable
thlng to which were subjected i'll the State
Of Nevada. The insurance men had all prom
lsed that the rates of insurance would be
greatly reduced if the people of the city would
build water works; also had promised that the
rates would be reduced if James Brown were
elected Chief of the Fire Department, but in
stead of lowering the rates they had raised
them. The insurance companies were more in
need of being regulated than either the rail
roads or the water company. The press of the
State should now take the insurance men in
hand and let the Water Company and the rail
road companies go,
1t is to be regretted that this subject had
not been agitated sooner If it had been,
then should we have seen our large and effec-
tive lobby augmented even beyond its present
members, and an ignorant and perverse mind
ed people might have been taught to be crate
ful to the Insurance Companies for their great
and gracious consideration in dealing with us
upon any terms. Doubtless they could have
proven themselves quite as much of boon as
the railroads themselves
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-03-06
DEFEAT OF THE CLARKE BILL.

When the Senate, with eccentricity of
obsequequlousness, so far Obeyed the behest
of the railroaders as to make the Haines bill
a substitute for the Lewis bill-thus causing
''local" bill to crowd out of existence bill
to restrain the Central Pacific Company-we
knew but too well that the cause of the peo-
pie was lost, past all hope. Yesterday that
body summariy laid the Clarke bill on the
tween the Lewis bill and the Clarke bill our
preference was unequivocally for the former
but the Clarke bill, with all its roundabout
manner of arriving at the thing proposed,
was better than no bill at all
Now let not the lesson be lost Some weak
and foolish people have been content to ex-
thing to restrain the ''local" roads upon the
understanding that they should exert them
selves to perfect some sort of an operative
law against the Central Pacifc-the ''ana-
conda" of certain wordy representative of
the ''local" constituency The thing taught
by the catastrophe is that in order to move
effectually against railroad expressions we
must move against all offenders. We may
not condone in one company what we repre-
bend in another without mourning the disas-
trous consequences of standing upon false
premises and compromising away an essential
point of strength.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-03-06
GA GOOD BUY. ="
Carson, March ), 1879.

| The stock wag of the San Francisco Post
describing what certain Captain Snowfall
said, tells it" thuswise
! Drawing a long breath, he said to a crowd
of clippers, who sought protection from the
rain in the vestibule of the big board this
morning ''Dan Yost told me that Jack Ma
honey assured him that Peckham had said,
after conversation with Colonel Fry, who
had just come out of Charley Meals office,
where Bob Morrow was telling John Coleman
that Doctor Fox had heard from Baron Viii
kie, the latter having dined last night with
Stoutenborough, that Marley Hall, who was
at the table, had unwittingly said that Turn
bull had received note from Rudkin, in
which Jimmy Hawkins was setdown as having
heard Leon WE'LL say, on the sly, that
''Smithy, the roarer," had met Jack Wattles
with Dan Cook, and that Dan positively as
serted that he overheard Con O'Connor whis-
per to Billy Lyle how George Congdon had
dead point from Robert Barton that Uncle
Jim Fair had limited to Mike Landers that in
walking yesterday with Adolph Sutro he
Uncle Jim) was told that Grayson had guar
anteed Tom Cole that Colonel Kellogg had
heard that it was given out by Hank Smith
that if everything tilled-Belcher would 60
up four bits to-day, and, added the Captain,
as he drew another long breath, "my infor
nation, coming thus direct, | advise you all
to buy little" Just then the gong rang