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CALENDARS TO-DAY.

surRrx COURT. oaAMDERs-Berore Barrett J:0Sos
2o 80 49, O. go 02 l05 1876 ~ l3 ao S; tS0
2S5 49, -.
S2S $40 lS3 AL 43s ASA. 4s2 299. 40 5O3 1875 "a.
SUPREME -ClHcun-PART I.-Before Lawrence, j.
sUrSEnE CouRf-tiscuIr Pant I-CJanuary Term)-Be
fore Peckham. J.-Nos. 1851 l57I 62l, l22O. l11I.
Nos io7l 9O7S 2O5S 2Os 1885. 1871 1914 1914 l9t5,
1875 2o3S 2O6s 1892 2u69 1882 1870 4SO $780, 1875 1912
sUPRKMR CoURr-CRCUu-PARr III-Before Beach, IL
Nos I2l9 2sS5 $50 2t 25sS 2SSS DDS s 2S''
sUPRKnK CoURr-CIRcUIr-PABT Iy.-Before Van Worst j.
Nos 20 49, a. l27I 1000 1872, 1850, S54 1872 1872
2 1850 iss 224 45 l9g5 1892 1885, $780, 2oo2 lS4S 2S3
sURRoGATRs CoURr-Before Rollins s-22S will OF Johh
SUPERIOR ooURr-srEc1AL TRRM-Before Ingraham J.
Nos 50 39l lgy IA. $50.
sUPEMoR CouRrTRIAL TERMPART before Frsedm aeS
1890 16l, 1877, 6lS. 1900 1880, l2S5. -
CoMAoS PLRAs-SPEcIAL TRRh-Before Larrencre C.J-
Co%soS PLRAs-EoUrrY TERM-Before Van HOesen. j.
CoNnloS PLxls-TgIAL TRRN-PARr I-Before DAILY, j.
Nos Il3g lel 1892. 2l2l l9il, 2oJ7 zoos. 2O9 2loO'
COMMON piEIs-TRIn TERs-PART II.-Beore Allen, L.
Ss 49, Ss 1s35 1888 isSsi55i 1865 1916 1868 1928
cry CoUgr-fRiAL TgRM-PARr I-Before Nc Adam IL
NJ, S SS 1854 ss S S1s $685. SIS a S $751; Sa SSS
CRY Corpr-TRIAL TERMPARI MBefore =, SehT ,9s
mos $751; 6O3 1925. 62l6. $3.50 652l 1894 6l6S 93y
$780, 6429 6270. $685. OO6. G1O9. OoI2 ooAi Oo-O ''
CRY CouRT-TRIAL TERN-PARr IIIBefore Ehrlch 90 90
Nos bfbs $3.50, 6Iip 6lUs $3.50, $780, o6l2, bbS5 at
6I14 6472 65l6 67l3. 672s GIG 6o'4, 0s' o'o' o'O
CouRr OF GENERAL sEssoys-PART i-Befcre Iqass
Cowng and Assstalt District Attorney Bedford Sos
8 4, 5, q, 7, 5, 8, 10, IL, ~ lS H. 40 10 IL "
ScorRr oP GENERAL sEssIoSs-PARr IBefore RECORDER
smy IN and Assistant District Attorneys Fellows anu
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JACOB LORILLARD,
DAVID JAMEs King. Commission
VERNON ii. BROWN,
Mr.. KINGS STATEMENT WAS ACCEPTED.

Mr.. KINGS STATEMENT WAS ACCEPTED.
HIS POSITIVE ASSERTION TO A TRIBUNE REPORTER
THAT TIE CONTRACT HAD BEEN SIGNED.
To the EdttOr Of The tribune.
sR Acting the representative OF THE tribune
Oh Thursday January %. called Mt tho offices OF the
Harlem River Bridge Commission In the Cotton Elk
change Building They declined to be SEEM as meeting
was in progress waited for the adjournment OF tho
meeting their secretary. Mr. Nven came out. In
great haste get away Together went down in the
elevator but lie said lac had been told that the Commis
soners would do their talking At that moment
Commissioner LOrillard came down and asked him
what had been done In the meeting He declined to say
and returned TO the Commissions rooms only to meet
Mr.. David James King aud Mr. Vernon ii. Brown walt
ing for an elevator asked them II the contract with
the Union Bridge Company had been signed. Mr.. King
answered: ayes. signed scaled and delivered" WAS
It changed In any respect ~ asked. "Well, won't
say that" answered Mr. King, "but you can print
the fact that 1t signed sealed and delivered. We
all went down IN the elevator together while these and
few other questions being asked ana answered
Mr. Brown heard ALL OF course but no did not correct
Mr.. King, say a word Tho next morning. Mr.
Clark, OF tho Union Bridge Company, NJ their ohoes
ais told that the signed, and that IT
the contract In all essential respects as that
printed In THE TRIBUNE "a few days before.
the occurrences have detailed, whatever dlcnltles
they may experience In making them tally win tho re-
port to the Assembly. LEMUEL ELf QUlGS.
Nfc- York. Feb. is, 1886
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lettings HERE AND THERE.

AUBURN, Feb. - (Spccidb. W. A. Hoagland,
the champion short distance pedestrian of New-York
State and Won Bumen, the bicycst, started in n
1ftyonehour race for $500 aide at the Princess Rink
tonight Miss Won BluIncn Is TO ride two miles while
Hoagand walks one
BUFFALO, Feb. Is (Speedb. Matthias stuchel who cut
his throat Saturday died yesterday at his home No.
1853 Mapls-st. stIchel depressed In mind because
no thought every newspaper paragraph related to him.
SYRACUSE Feb 1s.-The Executive Committee OF the
State Baseball League met here to-day Rochester Bng
hamton Syracuse, Utica and OswegO were represented
and dc legations present from Troy Buffalo, Toron-
10 and Hamilton, Ont, seeking the admission OF clubs
from those cities. Buffalo admitted and Troy ex-
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NEWS FROM THE AsIArIo SQUADRON.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-Rear- Admiral Davis,
commanding the Asiato Squadron. has made an inter
esting report Navy Department, under date OF
Hong Kong, January 49, in regard to the collision of
steamer with the Omaha on January z. lie says the
Omaha's bowsprit carried away, and head all out
sde completely wrecked. The Omaha was re-
paired at Hong Kong at the expense OF
the steamer, which accepted oil blanc for
the accident On January reports were received at
Hong Kong OF disturbances at Chnklang in which mis-
sionarles we're grossly abused by Chinese mobs. The
presence OF manOfwar was requested. 1t seems that
q OF workmen went to tho houses Of two American
missionaries and took them out by force and having
bound them hand and foot took them TO local mags-
tratc, who Immediately released them. Other assaults
committed on missionaries about the same time,
causing considerable excitement IN the town. The
trouble caused by the refusal OF tho mis-
sionarles to comply with the demands made
by tue contractor for the buildings erected for
them. Admiral r. Ncsey Hamilton, T. ~, sent the
British ship Wsnderor TO Chnkiang for the protection Oh
the missionaries and informed Rear-Admiral Davis 10y
telegraph that she would remain until relieved Oy an
American mAn-Of-war. Admiral Davis teegraphed MS
thanks and directed the United States steamer Marion
To proceed To Chnkiang at once and relieve the blts
vessel Her commanding officer was Instructed 10 CONFER
with United states Consul Berghoz In regard TO the re-.
ported ouragos and to take such steps az might NO
deemed advisable. o.,
Admiral Davis also reports that Paymaster's CLERK
Kempon. OF tho Osspee has been ordsred peiore
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-19
RITS OE LEGAL NEWS.

Justice Barrett in the Supreme Court, Chambers,
yesterday granted allowance OF $1,000 TO Franklin Bart
lett for guardian OF Henry L. and Isabella NJ
Cammann on whose behalf and that Henry W. Mali tho
wyer succeeded In having the exor0tnt oil Of OF
Harlem River Improvement Commissi oners, General
William r. Smith William X. Grace and James ID. smith.
amounting $4,000 down % TO eject total saving
10 the property OF nearly 10000 Justice Barrett
said that allowance which could be granted under the
would be an adequate reward
koher divorce before Judge Daly and Jury IN
the Pleas yesterday several witnesses cor
roboraed OF the defendant that various
casons claimed for the plaintiff that he had in
trouced her wi she had been ned b. him 10
be widow Uthrck The given 10 the jury
and a sealed verdict ordered.
The snit OF Coney and $4,000 damages from
10 H. Havey for breach Of contract was dismissed by
Andrews I'm the supreme Court Yesterday.
The Jury breach Of promise suit OF Emma Rouke
against Edward r. Williams tried IN the supreme Court ne
fore Peckham yesterday announced that they could
not agree and were discharged They stood y too
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per bushel 1877 to 13 cents. and since 1857 no o
have been charged nv
pected to undertake the work that the state tne
owner OF several hundred miles OF tributary h
thai TO enlarge the Erie and Oswego canals at the
psnse OF the State would provoke local eaouses tna
the canals to Interstate commerce. noe
lss and that the cost Of maintaining them is ABOUT
100000 year The proposition to add to the burdens OF
the sta the the proposed improvement WOuueh
cite general opposition among the people not living ID
vicinity OF the canals Statistics show that lnee
canals are National waterways In 1886 the amount OF
freight through tue Erie Cana war
"a 900 tons while the amount OF New YORK sth'e
freight carried WAS 264 900 I'm 1856 the western
freights amounted 1.212.000 tons; the new 1ora
State freights only $4,000 tons In 1857 the Ihr
wear under the system of tolls the amounts respectively
were l. S24 900 TONS and 27S, 900 tons.
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THROUGH NEW YORK STATE.
BENEFITING BY HIS CRIME.

OGDENsBURG, Feb. IS (SpecidD.-A novel
question In the law Of Wills has been decided by e1Judge
william II. Sawyer, OF Canton, referee Francis b.
Palmer made a will by which lie gave substantially all
his property to his grandson Elmer Palmer. Suisse
quenty the grandson caused the death of his grand
father b. poison for which crime ho was tried and con-
yicted Of manslaughter. Tho testator's daughters
brought action asking that DO decreed that the
crime OF the grandson committed for the purpose OF
venting change Of the testators will and OF coming
the Immediate enjoyment OF his property estopped
the grandson receiving benefits from death which
he murderousy caused In many OF States the Legls-
laures upon grounds OF public good and social safety
forbidden the taking OF property by adevisee under
like circumstances but the question Is now one in our
State The referee holds that tho property passes to the
grandson as provided In the will.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-19
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS IN BRIEF.
DEBATE IN THE SENATE OVER RAILROAD CAPITAL
IZATION.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-AmOng petitions pre-
sen;ed in the Senate appropriately referred one
by Mr. Hoar from citizens OF the United states cit-
zens whose names. Mr. Hoar said, seemed 10 Indicate
that they were of foreign brhaying for the submits
sion by Congress several States OF proposed Con-
stitulional amendment abolshing the Presidency.
On motion OF Mr.. Maxey bill was passed TO grant
right OF WAY for railroad and telegraph line through
the lands of the Choctaw and ChcKasaw Nations OF In
dams TO the ST. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Com
pany.
On motion Of Mr. Berry the bill to grant right of way
through the Indian Territory to the Kansas and Arkan
sas Valley Railroad Company was taken up,
Mr.. Plat said that he would like TO know something
about this proposed railroad lie would Ike to be as
sured that I. was not TO be Overcaptazed and that II
was to be built with honest, and not with : watered,
stock and bonds He thought time for the Government
70 insist that railroads having rights OF way from Con-
eress should be built for cash or its equivalent ana he
for one did propose to vote for any more such rights
OF way unt til assured or that point
Mr. Jones' OF Arkansas said that the building OF TINS
proposed would shorten the distance from Kansas
and all the Northwest TO the mouth OF the Mississippi
River perhaps five to seven hundred miles
Mr. Van WICK offered an amendment providing that
the mortgages and stock issued by the company should
not exceed the actual cost IN money OF OulIunH anu
Mr. Plumb said that the proposed amendment would
out of railroad building but the people of the West were
willing pay for their railroads and the people OF te
East had made money tbs bond transactions-for
they had supplied the capital If the labor question were
he should not he IN the homeopathic
cases suggested by Senator from Connecticut (Mr
Platu, Railroad building helped labor
Mr. Platt thought his reputation In the senate such rs
10 save him from any suspicion OF being demagogue.
He believed that onehaf the entire railroad captaiza
ton OF the country was fictitious.
Mr. HOar did not think that that remark applied 10
Massachusetts. Few such cases had occurred there
The Sneaker amour ced in the House to-day tho ap
pontmant of Mr. Findlay OF Maryland, as member OF
the Committee Banking and Currency TO MI the va
Pennsylvania. VA
Railroads. reported a bill amending the Pacific Rail
road act so as compel these railroads TO pay to tho
nted states the paid ont by 1t for surveying
the lands to which they are entitled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-19
CHOOSING TIE PLAN FOR REAL ESTATE INDEX

ALBANY, Feb. 18.-The reports OF the Land
Transfer Commissioners OF the Legislature last year pre-
senied one vital difference Of opinion between Dwight H.
Omstead and tho other commissioners. The majority
favored establishment OF local indces for the recording
OF real estate transfers In NewYork CITY upon what Ia
called the "lot" pan while Mr. Olmstoad contcnded for
tho block" plan. The difference between tno two is
that under the block plan every Instrument affecting
real estate is nde1ed upon page headed by the num-
Der OF the block IN which stuatod on tho lot plan
each block divided into sixty or more lots and tho IN
struments are ndexed against tho specific lot ana
upon the page assigned TO tho specific
lot. Mr.. Olmstead insstod that uhuor
the lot plan tho constant changes in the size OF lots as
well as mistakes description OF adjoining lots would
necessarily lead to greater difficulties even than under
the present system MossrB SOuthmayd Rlker. Strong
aud Coggeshall tho other commissioners urged ther
plan as being much simpler aud as showing mt glance
ali the transactions concerning any piece OF real estate
tho matter up and after thorough investigation laid
the results Of their work before the Legislature through
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ACTION BY READING BoNDHoLDERs.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1s.-The Lockwood
Committee OF the bondholdors OF tho Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad met here to-day to confer with eH-
Governor Daniel W. Chamberlain OF Sew-York. counsel
for the holders OF general mortgage bonds In ewiork
and also for Edward Parsons, plaintiff In both OF the
Robinson foreclosure suits After fun discussion
resolution adopted THAT the counsel Tor this
committee he instructed ut early day as NAV be
practicable apply the United states Circuit Court
Tor an order upon the receivers 10 stop tho payment OF
the floating debt 40 lar at least as inc sum
paid shall exceed the amount earned by the coHatea
nlndped hecure the same."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-19
TIE WkSTERY UgIOg TAX CASE

Attorney-G General OBnen and Deputy n. A.
Post of the State Law Department. wero in the city
yesterday, The Attorney Generals visit was Tor the
OF taking steps protect the State in the matter
of the Western Union Telegraph Compapy's taxes Mr..
o. Brien mad conference with Controller Chaplin who
was also In the city, at the Controllers once the
Boreei building when plan OF action agreed upon
and the started for Albany on an eary
afternoon train Mr. Post remained 10 carry out the
course of action denided uDoa.
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THE COURTS.
HE SAYS HIS DAUGHTER is INSANE.

MR. PANCoAST OBJECTS TO HAVING BOXER AND
TRAINER FOR A sON-IN-LAW.
A fathers effort to have his daughters mar
rage annulled bv proving and therefore in
capable OF entering the contract occupied the atten
ton of Justice Barrett the Supreme Court Chambers,
Yesterday. Minnie Pancoast, deaf. dumb, pretty and
thirty years old, married without asking the consent
Of her father, George Pancoast, the manu-
faoturer. His constitution was not strong,
and being afflicted with the rheumatism employed VIII
lam Van DORM q young boxer and trainer the rec
communication of friend belonging to the New York
Athletic Club to give him massage treatment He camo
IN Mr. Pancoasts house, No. "a West Thirty frstst,
and while there he Minnie and gained her young a
fctons and after learning talk the dgital language
tod her of his love aud duly united to her in
riage. . -
She had between $4,000 and 100000 in her
own right besides expectations that when her
wealthy father should die she would receive q
noytton Of mis- fortune Her father asserts that,
taking advantage OF her mental lmOecly anu
intrmites resulting from an attack Oh scarlet FEVER
when she was q child, Van Dorm virtually aDuuctea ner.
This the young denies Mr. Pdncoast apPleu 70
Instice barrett yesterday for an order appointing
commission to inquire In regard 10 the young "ona
sanity ana a committee of her person anu estate rso
lessor John . 0rdronaux, who represehseu o.na ut;
pancoast asked that the hearing DO adjourned
until me 1t Tuesday Benjamin Stenhardt on behaf OF
Van Dorm agreed to this bat asked that the ISSUES 30
tried In open court tal term and not Dy snerlu
Jury Justice Barrett said that THIS was orderea to
case could reached In less than SIX moutns pus
without finally deciding this point adjourned the case 10
The marriage ceremony performed by the Rev
Church Mr. PaneOast has begun suit In the Supreme
have the marriage annulleu
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,. u v,r,rr tho chairman Of the Committee on
Ierslation. The committee having the matter nnaer
examination of which Charles Couuest was .. ra
ana nine other prominent lawyers ana real estate hon
were members unanimously agreed upon the syse Oh
ndexin0 by lot numbers the BEST although lno r.
Mort now presented to tine Legislature says that mr.
0mseads plan presents great ADVANTAGES over tn1
nresen system Tie other Recommendations or the Lana
Transfer CommissIoners, upon which they were agtee
provdng for short forms of deeds ana %
re.lndeXng etc., are heartily approved Dy the
and the Legislature Is asked speedily TO enact every
dhnr recnmnrnded by the majority Of the COMMISSION.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-19
PUTTING UP LIVE STOCK RATES.

The Trunk Line Executive Committee ycster
day voted TO advance rates on live stock and dressed
meats to the following basis from Chicago TO Newly ork
Live cattle 80 cents per 100 POUNDS live hogs, 80
cents; live sheep, as cents dressed beef 90 cents
dressed hogs So cents dressed sheep 80 cents This Ia
an advance OF about 10 cents per 100 pounds on live
stock rates and IA the result of agreement on the
opgdisputed question to the relative differences that
shonld be maintained between live stock and dressed
vataa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-19
MANY pIsoRDERLY PERSONS ARRESTED.

cinct sent out his officers night TO rid his preene
of disordery persons. They arrested Clement 'onoH
the barkeepep OF 1.-The" Aliens place IN Bleecker-Sk
Heury wilson the barkeeper OF the Brighton No. %
Great Jones-st Lew" smith and six girls ana Nav
Manning and five girls ut No. 10 BIeecker-st; a al
Kosnig of No Great Jones-s with four prisoners ans
Louis goldsmith of No. 1873 West Thrdst also rsn
In tho Fourteenth Precinct the police arres.e OF
McKlnstry OF No. COttagest., on the cOiupiass
John j. Bates an officer Of this precinct, VINO AZ
her with selling him beer after a. M yes'eiu"' "
Harry" Hills. ... NADIA n
Special officer Resp and squad OF officers in nv
raid upon the concert hall at No 23 Bowery,
John Schroeder, on Wednesday night, on lhioi naye
furnished by Henry ii. Kutner. OF No 4VI com.
a money messenger for the American Ehpaos night.
many who was swindled OF SO the previous riy
Schroeder was held In 5000 for keeping disoru0'"
house.
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MINING STOCK THAT W. L. scovL STOLE.

A suit involving the title to 900 shares of
stock OF the Iron Silver Mining Company was tried be-
fore Justice DOnohue in the Supreme Court, Special
Term, yesterday. Joseph A. Head. a mining broker,
claims to have received from W. f. ScOy the abscOnded
clerk of Henry Day, the lawyer few days before July
81. 1884, the day on which he disappeared nine GER
tifcaes for one hundred shares each purportins TO
bear the Endorsement OF Mr.. Day. He sued the COM
pany demanding the transfer OF the stock TO MIN upon
the surrender OF the certificates on the witness stand
Yesterday he swore truth Of his allegations DR.
Day who was made party defendant. testified that the
certificates stolen by Scovi together with other
securities belonging him, and that the signatures
were forgeres The certificates were presented to the
Judge for examination Mr. Day asked as affirmative
relief that he recognized the owner OF the stock
and that the company be directed to pay to him the
accrued dividends. -, ,
for the plaintiff and George De Forest Lord for the de-
fapd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-19
CARS WRECKED AND 4 BRAKEMAN KILLED.

NEwBURG, Feb. IS tSpeciaD.-A mixed train
OF passenger and freight the Lehgh and Hudson
River Railroad from Belvdere. n. j. to Greycourt
the Erie was thrown from the track at day one
and a-half miles OF Vernon, NJ J. The engine and
seven loaded cars total wreck broken rail was
the cause OF the accident The road blocked for
hours Brakeman Joseph Terry was found beneath the
wreck dead. He steps0n OF Engineer Burdet, VINO
was running the train Terry lived ut Belvidere, was
about twenty and unmarried.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-19
WAS SHE swIyDLED BY HER LAwYERsl

referee to be entitled divorce from PHILIPPINE Lenz
her attorney yesterday asked Justice Barrettn supreme
Court Chambers have the divorce proceedings set
aside on the ground she had been shameIuly I'M
posed upon by the lawyers whom she al hrst consulted
and because no proper defence had been made Inc
woman who Is a cook says that they were married In
Germany IN 1888 and to this country. Last sprng
her husband began for absolute divorce without
lust grounds She took the summons and complaint TO
Charles Forst aud NJ ). Levy, lawyers, who By false
representations the costs that she would nave 70
pay aud the certainty OF her being imprisoned she ala
not pay Induced her to pay to them at different
times sums amounting 20 $l08 IS. she says the law
yers told her that with portion OF this money they
would bribe the referee and obtain decision Ia her
favor. The Judge reserved his decision.
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era court martial on charges OF fasfyng his accounts
Lieutensnt Commander Nelson commanding tho
that tho late troubles settled and quiet again regns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-19
THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY FRANCHISE.

The trial Of the suit or the CITY against Jonh
fl. starin, the Independent Steamboat Company and
others in which a perpetual injunction against their
operating ferry between this city and Staten Island Is
sought was continued yesterday before Justice
Ingraham in the Superior Court Special Term Captain
A. smith recalled deposed that the Independent steam
boat Company connected at Staten Island win Terry
acros, the Kills NewJersey and with II constituted
an interState line of commerce which, the defendants
claim cannot be interfered with by the city Without
violating the constitution Of the United states.
on behalf the city public records were poduced 70
show that many ferry franchises had been disposed OF
by auction Otherwise granted on the payment OF hhed
aims Annually IL was shown that while MI Starin
paid 81 SOL gear for the Staten Island ferry fran
chse which he held before the Rapid Transit Company
succeeded to it, the had paid into the city Treas
ury SGT 1916 GO for the first years rent
The hearing will be continued TO day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-19
JURYMEN AT VARIANCE AFTER FOUR HOURS

n jury III tDe DrOOhlyn lily OouIt uepdteu
for four hours yesterday in the attempt to reach yer
dict ia the suit Frederick Dyer against Chief Engineer
Thomas f. Nevins, OF the Brooklyn Ere Department. s.
A. Rockellow appeared for the plaintiff and Anthony
Barrett for the defendant. Engineer Neyins, IL was
alleged had agreed TO pay 81 900 on contract TO pur
chase Overs interest In electric patent owned by the
Weiss Manufacturing Company lie paid $780, and was
TO psy 5000 binding OF the patent and its approval
By O. H. Benjamin. The plaintiff sued for 5000, saying
that the patent granted ana approved. Mt NeYins
denied that Overs interest valuable. The jury,
when discharged in the afternoon by Judge Van Nyck
stood for the plaintiff andhye tor the defendant