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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-11
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.

Washington March lO.-An opinion rendered by
tho supren. Court today Affirming Judgment Of the
supreme 81 Pennsylvania I'm the case ~ the Bells
zap Railroad Company plaintiff in error, sgt the Common
wealth OF Pennsylvania
The court ou the authority Of q number o. opinions
holding that state canno BE- without consent also
an nrd .hc Judgment the supreme Court Of Louisiana
in The case of rel. the NewNorA Guaranty
and Ind mntj Company. psntf Ia error. art oliver b.
stole Auditor oi Public Account, Of Louisiana This WIS
.u, brought 10 compel proceed with u''
cole. ton Jay nt. f--t due certain state
bond. which purchased under agreement that
should be levied Tor their payment The court holds
that against thr auditor rally suit against
The stat. and Therefore contrary to the Constitution.
Inr court denies the application ~ Miller and Tafe
Trustees fr writ error the supreme Court ~ ohio
To- bring h.g- Tor review decision u tho stat Couri In
the t., OF MannN assignee at. Eior. 80 ai arising
ont 81 te litigation t1e prop rty o. Archbishop Purcell
o. Cincinnati The application va. d0ni d, on the ground
that no -, fai question "a, insols0d
T1.. gir ~ Ch'-ter. plaintiff m error. agt n" Com
uonn.9l'h 81 Pennsylvania. IN error to th' supreme
Count ~ ionn~l l,aD~. Judgment anfn with co.'s and
$780, 57e-Thc United States cN rel Charles Il. Miller.
r'alutr iu ,-,o. 1856. Dr.'n %. EHm. ''mni--on'r %
nf'.l ,n psut.d arrun'nt- before Enc nt Monday
ST. ,.s- The Atorne,. General q Ma--a'hu-ett, APP
p,liant s.t OBJ. Vim 4 n"n IT, graph cor ri'.
p,illat ~ 81. Az. nry c.''ial OF N,.-''np-'fi,
So. $50 Ihe At'rl.' conceal " 49," hn-rtts APP
~. i,t~l rn" w'-tern MON ,,rarh ,oninny' APP
81 g., Th( Nt"fi..,.,..i..,al ~ Na.-icl,-.tt, ap-
,.i.,ot 49,, ~. w..,.rn Cn.on r.I,graph Company
=. $50 lur r-t.fu Iflrs graph Cor isry. APP
pe,a' az. TO- ut n'. 90 r' " NJ. No. Mo,
on .t. 'oad honda, % NJ no.t tom
40 - ~, H.i'2aa 'i o pl,',,' '''''' '''
par ID. 'ri f,. ,rt vi ro.n, terminal
,i W ..,d-a ,orpsn nv app,iisn,. ar, Ni,1oa-
T.olrnn @ Eel. APPEAL. ff.n N. CIRCUIT curt " t'
Xa, s'i e., ~, ' pl '' = 'a,a.,oa
rh, n,ionInr allotment nl. made - The Che' Justice
snd ,--a..fe Justice. among TO- circuits For the hr't
4fi lf.H
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-11
cnrEr cALENnAE, FOR 10 DAY.

Supreme Count General I,m. ",i9re u" Dr"n'' r '''
'-1' p, ,nu p o1ait h,cr Andrews Motion
calendar No- to 30. called at ~ o'ig .,o,,
J-No,. oil ~ 40 5I9 $40 ~ ~ so '3l ~.
Y32 i53 40. Us, 100 80. .si' 2o'. IT, Nv io'"'
saprrnc Court" Special rcrm-Part II Adjourned until
S0i rene court-clrcu.t- Part 40 calendar until
Surr'ac Court Circuit Pant II r,forc rat,rsen 10
1871 a ' ,ds go oa ; is; @o 81 1 81 ga dos
'3 ~, 70 ~ ~ ~ IN -Icfor. onri,n b.
No. ~, cs lo9s 1855 "a 1000 1888 ;Se'
!sSi' 49, ~ is srI 1875 9' 100 1857 1914, l5s's
%6p,.n. Court Cncult-rar, ~ ncicre lngrshsm T.
~ s-i l'sdS $40 is'i ls's. ls'a' ~ s s5
Sse. lss lsss s-5 800 1901. Iooa 1898 1893
Sariocaic- court-Bcfor- ronsom; t'~,,tc Of Luz
gene ba\tr p o, 'oT rldg'i ,.arn~r Il mcit".rg
Louis 3 benny Ka'nrn Mrh'l aea MSS .l aS S
g Johnson 10 Ma,,nla nrucn. g. D op&n- and j. =.
Saor Equity Before Dusro J. Nos.
C. S"oe 90 Gsa' o5 Sos 81" '1 Sos","
S8pcrGT cog Trial I,! ~, rs ldi s,s lGi ''''
sSpror Court fri, Irr-rar Before lruaS, }.
common Plea 'e1cI' Torn n 81 o Larrc"oc' C. j.
common Icls- Special Term Before Alsn' J-N"'
j. common rlca.-rr rerm-part J. nciore pay Nos.
~ l5 fl' c ,G. c 49, 10, a "s sia S s 1853
Insi ic-a i,t,,. 1855 1887 1905. lj3,. 12t6
iS-s lC2L lI7s Isos. loss. ioll' 1872 Dos 7"7
Common pci,-Tiial Term-Part Adjourned for tho
",ty court-srccia Tcrm-nciorc fitssinor- Mo
'' G'ty cougtrrial rrrm-rart before MeAdam. C. j.
Case on johnson Lec. no calendar.
Cny cogr-1rl Ter".ra6t s ss' Ne' SGs a. "a
a. az q o $50 6Sl. 49, $50 GA.
CIV toul. -Iral Tenn Pant II Before Van Nytk j.
-Nn- ~, 39l ,iJ. 15cS if@s. il3 or. G2o
CIV Cnrit-ffial Teim-frt lN-Spcid calendar
Count ~ General Session Part l-Bior fFfH'r1ln
J.-No,. I to = inclusive. . =, H.,
Court Of General Se~ionS-rart ll-b'fore Ma''n' d
court Of General ;scsslonspart III-Heiorc Smyth H.
Ne. /.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-11

ton In this morning Of Andrew Moran the twelve
ycar-old Cora Moran. The writ was issued "
the petition OF Ambrose II. urdv. He alleged that tho
boy given into the custody Of his grandparents
Catherine and Andrew Nolan. bv his paernal grand
mother Mary Moran. and that he is now held as "a
prisoner by the Nolans No. 327 West ffy-nnth-st
Judge Andrews in the supreme Court Chambers. yes
crday signed order requiring that the Security Mutual
Benefit Society should not be- dissolved The corpora
applied the order. IL is voluntary di7-olu'
% about $1,000 and there capital on hand Of
II o. There but nine persons Interested
they being the directors All the ris@s have been re-
insured in other companies.
The viii OF Albert Polaz Gaatin was nled for probate
Yesterday 1t simply provides that his property BE- dis
tributcd according law. in the manner that It
would have been had ne died interstate.
Judge Andrews, In the supreme Court. yesterday
granted petition the Central Turn Ncrcin OF which
Charlie, Nehrbas president for permission to execute
Jacob Rupert mortgage Of $4,000 as part pay
ent Of the purchase price $3.50 900 for the Central
Opera House. in East SiAtysevcnh-st This mortgage
l. for fifteen years and interest at the rate OF
per cent
John f. Merry the commander OF the Tallapoosa
when she was run into and sunk on Vineyard Haven
he alleged that her. Of his bureau drawers
Their. were certificates shares OF New YORK central
Railroad stock. The vessel raised but the certii-
Gates were recovered Captain Merry SAYS that h"
ado an application the company for new certificates
hut his request granted and he took the mOttcr
to court Judr. Lawrence. In the supreme Court yester-
day appointed H. Kitchen referee to take testimony
a. to the Nsidlt, Of Merry claim.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-11
B0GrS AFGHAN POSTAGE STAMPS.

From The Philadepliia Tincs AL
II is known that Afelanlsan samps are dear 10 ule
hearts Of all tue cOle'tcr5 Inc nfst std'nD wi
uecd in that country appeared IN 1870 lo'l 'Mdhoin
otau date l2-si during the reign OF Sherc Nj. III
g. a large circular stamp. with the hcad "i Tiger h ,'
centre and The value written ln characters ah'N' u'
head other issues appeared III -nb'cql's, va -,
r,t All such stamps extremely scarce ana therefore
valuable. - H.. .oc,in, from, thcec
ac occurred 10 lIafcZ laWcd. "EO came ~ fdil'
and proceeded TO the old stamp t1chdee " ,' p,
1aLrie where ne Informed bu> cr, That the cA fo,t
General Of Cabu had arrived IN Maisc'Ics on'
that In one Of hi trunks. - retained AT port III nc
persian ,uf were stamp, of the early Issues pal'ic
ularly those issued in l2o" ana Vai"." az ipa,
goo Iafcz said he had written 70 the cH o''naslel
General 10 telegraph ~ the port ana nave ms uu'n
forwarded without delay, and that lmeds'ey on ,nvi
arrival he would be in ppston I" ,.or - lotto,
reached Uafez stating that the luggage had arrived
and very soon aiterward the Afghan stamps were III
the market $500. o, All,
covered thanks 20 the shrewdness OF an English genie
man living in Paris who. knowing that III was IhPuSsl
bic for cs,cl 10 from the Persian Gun w par
seles In mine days. made close sthny Of ono ~ Wv
stamps He got Iiafez 10 write for him the address,
Of the Postmaster General Of Csbu ara TINS bnuir''
was made in characters that neither Dgencl en I'm,
the learned Afghan" nor any Arab, Efyptah or QUIZ
Oriental III the French capital cOnId read iHcN az
said that not single postmaster in AfPlanistan "ouiu
be able TO do 5 either
Moreover Of the stamps were obliteracd III rcn
ink. and the post mark almost visible on tIc
back II on the front OF the envelope. Now, as
matter Of fact postage stamps In Afeanstan are mol
sold the public AZ In Europe. II Is the lnvarlahic
and money with them 10 pay the postage the stamp
seller takes both letter and money. and having first
torn of piece Of the stamp, sticks IL on the envelope
and the operation Is ended. This method, known Ia
and his accom- pices: hence the forgery dis
covered and Hafez had to seek refuge In flight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-11
FIGHTING HIS FELLOW DIRECTORS.

The application Of sanford :. small was argued YES
tertay before Judge Andrews IN the supreme Court
II is for permanent injunction restraining the MIN
ncapOliS Electro Natrx Company and Era,tn- Nimhh'
{. Wright Dawson. James W. 'riin william VI
Grovcnoy. Charlie, Il. chute. Peter g. Thomp>on Lowe
Emerson. Theodore g. Bates. T.. Junu, Edwards ana
Charles L. Travis, a. is DIRECTOR, from carving ont
lease OF the entire assets Of tho company IL the Amer
can MairiA Company. organized under the laws o'
New Jersey. Mr. small j. one If the dircor-, All 81
whom except himself favor the carrying out OF the
lease. which would practically turn ,rcr the Mime
apOll, company and all the property II owns 10 VIC
American company. Mr. small petition de- lif'''
that the paid IN stock of IN" company J., SlW""''
and il owns patent, which are worth filly -5Opp.oN
more, lie declare, that the other directors are TRYING
10 freeze him out" and that the proposed transfer
i, illegal and fraudulent Garter. iluehr, 'rdNdth
and Joseph II. Choatc appeared for Nr. small ~
surrogate Rollins aud William i luinrf APPEARED Tor
the defendant and denied the ALLEGATION tinf any
fraud wa contemplated. Judge Andrew, reserved
his decision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-11
TIE FACTORY ANNOYED THE NElGuroRs.

Judge Andrews IN the supreme Court. 'Aarbrr"'
yesterday granted injunction restraining fN'lfn ".
Clark aud other, from maintaining a mandatory "t
patent medicines II SO 90 West Twenty eighth =.
The application for the injunction Wa made h' the
rector the church warden and the Vc,rFincn ~ the
Church Of the lIoly Apostle. AZ the southcit corner
Of Twenty cichthst. ard Smith aye. Tie r'''ory -
the church !, next "a TIE hcion. and The rector tho
Rev. T.. r.. Bac,u-, complained That the machinery ln
the mandatory made great disturbance ilh' tfu'n'
and carr. stopping irunf of the fu4idf ana worn
men coming - and from f'lc Shop made nn 'Ai' -
which Ought Ia De- rrulJ'" d. Ii"i al-' ALLEGED Iiat
the street built mp With nn" house and tl-p ilti
the particular pfopcr.' in question hhd h~' r. 'l
A number Of year $40 los "A decd gwen DIS Corn. n-
Iay To support these ALLEGATIONS. aihdtti- nom
nearly all the people in lie" block w'f" pi'r'ui'd I'D
court The defendant de- Jared That ~" properly was
not what II used 10 ic. and That u had recently i'-
gwen mp for hu-lnr-- IufpI,"-. BAY judge Andrew
AVS that 'he evidence dif not support that i''i'
20 he granted the Injunction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-11
ASKING TO HAVE BONDS CANCELLED.

On the application OF George Bell, OF NO ia broi'
way Judge Andrews Yesterday granted an lhl""''""
restraining the Mercantile Trust Company Fcrrall T.
Dininnv tr and Walter Hamilton from selling certain
bonds and securities OF the Tidcwatcr Coal Company
Tho petition on which the injunction was granted al
Ieces that the company OWNS large tracts of lana III
Virginia most of which was bought from lialht"h'
who became president OF the company. The 'apl'li
stock Of the company 81 100000. and to ia' lhc
and carry the business it was proposed I" Issue
a mortgage for 100000 to the Mercantile trust 'oh
pauy bonds issued 10 carry out th- s'hchc.
but at the la, moment the project fell thionti anu
the loan not made. Zen HOW all'Ec' '"'' -
ilton secured 800 Of these bonds and tai c - about
10 transfer them 10 Dinnny. forcclosc thc n"r'saZ
and thus get control Of the COMPANY lie "'hs 10 ns,
the nrocr,iuc, stopped and the bond, cancelled. The
injunction restraints all action pending tlc t'di 81 TIC
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-11
mn aoLnr OH Arrl vs..

Albany March lo DO ue s'rond Division o. the
Court - A.p'. TO-DAY he following cause, "'i' argued
Anu Il..,lra,,r. 100 infant &C.,. r-.ond'nt, as' the
Ihl.i Avenue Railroad COMPANY. appellant.
u.s.m =. Benton. app ..'t0' 'r' edward W. Hatch
respond .nt Affirmed Dos default
frank \. P,in,f respondents art Oh" president o. the
Hudson and Delaware Cana, Company. appellant
william Selaao fc-ionl0nt rrt u" rtf ~ Rroo"lyn.
appellant Motion hs appellant Go have return sent back
20 he court b.on ,plli,s alton for amendment there
I,hn " Krerau. infant. 0t.., f'-i"nf No. at the
outt. P,f.ha ana Rubber Manufacturing Company, ap-
ffliaut
Philip ruinrha.t. appellant. act Francis T. Walton
r0.goudent and John {. Arefbu}. app liant
living r't.r and another respondents at. John
Cian,. appellant
.core- J. leslie. trustee "'c r'- pond nt As' IN"
Manhattan Railway Company. appellant
william. " T.. respond nt art the city Of syracuse
app fl.At
The DIV calendar for March II is ~ follows Nos SOB
$40 100 s5s So $40 SIS and SO
Following tho First Division day calendar for March
Sos 255. 80. 80. 25o. zoo 2a3. 2es and @79.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-11
FORCED 10 RESIGN IN DISC UST
THE TRUE INwARDNEsss OF TAMMANY's STREET
CLEANING METHODS.


John s. Bacon superintendent OF stables in the De-
partment OF street Cleaning sent his resignation to
Commissioner LOOMS yesterday, TO take effect i'm
mcdistely His reasons for doing he gives as fol-
lows: " find that no longer have charge Of the large
body OF men at the stables. Furthermore do not
care to work in a department where such man AS
Ilagan deputy Commissioner has control. nave
held my present place for almost seven years ana nave
been In this Department nearly nine years, during
which time have been promoted four times
Additional reasons for Mr.. BacOn's action are set
forth in a letter which he sent to Commissioner LOOMS
Friday, in which he expressed MS c"hVl''io" .n''
Deputy Commissioner lagan was trying to compei III"
to resign Mr.. Bacon got no answer from hr' Loonn9
In this letter Mr.. Bacon accused the Deputy 'ohi'
sloner Of removing trusted stablemen ana putting
inexperienced and untrustworthy men in their plafeS
Many Of the sent him by Mr. iiagan he SAYS nave
served terms in state prison. lie further informed inc
Commissioner that, although five or SIX men at 'i'
stables occupying places that might be apo"'0"
and although Mr. Bacon has been duly Informed Oh inc
fact they We're still continued at an unnecessary OK
pensc because they were IIagans hcnchmen. On 'nis
point Mr.. Bacon speaks a. follows
We now have at our stable nearly 200 men peiohS'
ing to the district in which Mr.. Iagan is leader tx
pcnsc and nchicency are not considered 10 se, i,g
places (, the sole object MI ha,on cd ~
late. ON several occasions he had been oDns.a ,h 10
send for horse, and carts lost ny men ~ mschns
drivers had been replaced with men VINO hao m"r e
driven a machine and several OF these ne" drivers
had returned heples~ly intoxicated. their ma'hlne
blankets, feed bags, etc. being mi>song lie conYlu,
~ - 'aomomlized condition and so do what | con
sidcr my duty in thus writing and endeavorng 10 ell
tighten YOU Of the true state Of matters ~ u
Mr. bacon Yesterday sent the following 10 r.; T.
IIagan Tammany leader of the NNlth A'seIhpN J,S
ic hereby tender my d are aware a. YOU had me
elected few weeks ago without my knowIe1se OF COZ"
sent. and without word being passed between us on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-11
Az OPERA SINGER WALKS ~ HER SLEEP.

The strange appearance OF "A ;onns woman Il, u"
ladies' entrance to the inth \vcnnc Hotter a'lohs"'"
poli,cu,an stuart of the Nineteenth Precinct. an M"
before DAY brcah yesterday. she wore Only Il nH"'
wr,ppcr over her nightdress, shoes ana h''' al"
carried "A riding whip. stuart spoke 10 "er anu ~"
that she was walking IN her sleep She a"""''
screamed and fell in a heap on the sidewalk wien il
shook her by the lie escorted her 10 u"
Thirtcth--t. station. where 'h' sal" S"o was ''
Case AN opera singer. OF No. ~ Great Jones 81 ~
=, -, ., hod in her own room sunday nigl,
n"I tp" ,onld NOT remember what hsppched TO he
after she fell asleep. Donb'hSN SV ""u M"ia,u al.
IN. way from her room IA the hoci, more IMAM Il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-11
THEY TEST All THE MILK, HOWEVER.
THE CITY STILL GETS It's SUPPLY FROM TIN
MAN WHO WAS FINED FOR SELLING
A POOR ARTICLE.

President II. H. Porter. of the Board Of Charities and
Correction. was much disturbed by The Trlbunes
criticism Of the action OF the Board In still getting
the milk for the Use Of the institutions under rs
charge from a contractor. Mr. Garfield who had peaded
guilty in furnishing adulteated milk 10 the
CITY, and had. been fined for the offence. "A con-
tract IS contract said Mr. Porter Yesterday. and
IL can't be broken like bargain between two boys.
Mr. Garfield ha> the contract 10 furnish H. our milk.
II amounts $4,000 year. ana he got it by being
the lowest bdder Under tn" contract We have u
take the milk he furnishes and can only reject that
which is found t. bee below the standard The Con
troller Ia, withheld about 500 from Mr.. Garfield. due
him on milk found by the tests OF the chemist, OF
the Board not hc mp To the standard. although We
used the milk. which only slightly below the test.
We do whatever mortal men can do 10 see that the
milk is pure There l. daily test of IL by DER
chemist Mr.. Rice. who furnishes us weekly reports
Of his work We building an lee house AT the
foot ~ West Twenty sixth IT., IN which We can here
after store al condensed ma until has been tested.
This have been unable To do heretofore. When
Mr.. Rice ha, Informed that the milk failed 10
come MP thc standard. have summoned MI.
Garfield before H.. and talked plainly to him. His
reputation good. and the mill, he furnishes now IL
above the standard That his milk fell short IN ono
or two instances would happen 10 any mkmen. AS
our contractor this wear we are compelled t. get
our smpplic~ from him. hut the public may rest as
sured At We keep careful scrutiny of IL. The poor
milk which was the Of his being fined was
probably the result Of job put up Oh him by some
millman.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-11
,prp,tsryc coLLr,5g PLACE PROPERTY

The actual work of appraising the damages ana
benefits from the widening and extension of college
Place began Yesterday afternoon when the Comm
sioncrs appointed by tho supreme Court met IN Room
: AT 40. - William-st. only one property Wa0
on-idcrcd yesterday. that ut the southwest '"r"''
81, College Place and Chambers st.. which Is owned
~. fine Trinity Church Corporation. II forms Nos.
"a and 66 College Place. or Nos. l3b ana i"0
Chambers ST. and l., fifty feet square. A. twenty
i've f. J., To- bee cut Oh from all the property alol-
m, ,xc.t side Of College Place from 'nlnbci> st. 10
Uar,lay exactly half OF the plot Will be t"hen.
Daniel Rird,all. real estate blohcr at No. Jl0
rrnnd,yny estimated the value of tins corner lot,
o. Inv 30 feet at SO. 800. The other lot, NO Ii
chambers st. he thought worth T2-,i33 at present.
hn, aid that after the improvement II also would be
worth Az 500 Colonel =. '. K. Cruscr c"htF"Hrr
to the Trinity Corporation. would value the '"rhe'
lot al $4,000. -, ..,,,.
The commission Will hereafter sit regularly every
Monday Wednesday and Friday at } p. M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-11
PLANS FOR TAKING TEE CENSUS.
HOW THE WORK WILL DE HAsTENED-A TALK
WITH MR. PORTER.

WITH MR. PORTER.
Robert p Porter superintendent OF the census ar
rived in this city yesterday from Washington. he
I'm o,n.i, borc for q day or two to confer with
Sunerysor Murray of this district about the coinphd-
on of tho statistics Of New York Regarding the pro-
yrc., Of the work now compared with that OF Ten
wears ago when he was assistant to Mr. Walker ne
said
At this time ten years ago the supervisors oil inc
census had not yet been appointed ana cohhrinou'
Now all of the 10 have been appointed and nave
oco,,.d their Instructions They should be ready TO
hcgin work bv July l. This is by no means a renee
tion on Mr. Walker because in giving out TINS WORK
we have the benefit Of hi, experience. By June "o 'o
preliminary work will be completed Inc scheouiea lo
compiling the statistics. Of which there are -oooo'
600 arc about ready for use ana are s'orcu u" ""''
inrton We will be a5e to announce the totals very
nuicIv after the statistics have been obtained ii the
,u,ervisors do their duty we'll, the population can
b.. ,iv.n ont hy August !. They must subdlvldc
their districts and appoint their cnumeratoN' ana II
IN. men appointed follow instructions, this VIII be tho
quickest census taken
We have electrical cnumerating machines WIN"
do a., much work in i've hour "a, was formerly uo"0
in fifty five hours. The machine, do their WORK oA
the h-i 81 10 900 900 names and think that within
,.ert, l,,. from the receipt of Nh" last schedule a
cl..c estimate Of totals be given. ly the uhiG
~, 49, 'l.,,,,i.. i...,,n fn come IN 800 clerks VIII
~. crlu,,,,d I'M Washington. Much difficulty Is cN-
rerieu'.d I'M finding places for them. however. We
have large huildng~ nj our c"min"nu', pu. 'n'
ar, not qniic finished. besides bdhk D"Ilns' Va
there are 200 clerks in the Pension bnrau. ne ne
system Of tahuating i such perfect one r."' "o
not looh for trouble from that direction me id'm'
home and mortgage statistic, new branch -,
u.clally created hy Congress- Within week VIII
.caching the record, Of the last ten year, Tor
Of farm and home property and mortgage lhuepifu
ravc gone through The Recorder books of county
in every state IN the lnion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-11
THE COURTS.
MORE FRAUD BROUGHT TO LIGHT.
THE CUNNING DEVICES OF CERTAIN ASSESS
MENT" LAWYERS EXPOSED.


Judge Lawrence In the supreme Court gave oe-
cisions in four yesterday which developed iacs
indicating that many applications made To VaTa'o
assessments are fraudulent, and that large sums VI
money have been taken from the city treasury through
the cunning devices OF assessment lawyers 10 avon
the statute Of limitations. The cases decided yes
crday had been brought in the names OF James -
stryker and Others and had been referred TO 'ha'eS
A. Jackson and Philip L. Wilson. Corporation 'o"''.
sci Clark raised the question OF the fraudueny vi
the appcation asserting that the petitions TO vacate
the assessments contained when originally hleo III
1868 the name Of but one petitioner. but thaI l'c
names of Others had been faudulcnly added. thereby
Increasing the demand for back payments from IL"
hundreds TO several thousand dollars. In one OF theo
petitions forty four ald,inal names have been
added .
The paper itself shows abundant evidence OF lnc
use of acid and crasurcs Ia make room Tor inc ~"
ditional Names and an expert who examined ,c
paper Testified that a different kind of ink had boYn
used Nevertheless the referees reported against mo
CITY Jrdge Lawrence. however. reversed ihclT Nhv
ncs upon the ground that the names ol inc pca-
TONERS were not I'm the petition al the time IL W.
filed one of the mystcrie. Of the matter i no"
access was obtained to the petitions. which were sup
posed TO be safely guarded in the Corporation 'ouh'c'
Office , ,, , ar-epcc
ver, Cecil Campbell Higgins and r. +. Neville since
1884 there has been paid 70 them IN similar ~
the SUN Of 1874. 236 90. Eighty references oil ms
kind are still pending.