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THE BROOKLYN RING. Suit* A?nin«t llie Bonrd «f Water and Sewer- I'cnimii&ienrrs. NEARLY $200,000 INVOLVED A Speedy Trial Sought For by the Defendants. The prosecution* against the alleged member! of the Brooklyn King are assuming both a definite and active abape. Id aUdition to the rait brought against the con¬ tractors for t>ul!ding the new storage reservoir at Hemp¬ stead. and ex-Commsssioners of the Water Board, a second suit ha* aiso been brought against certain of the same defendants comprising the Board of Water and Bcwerage Commissioners. The general charges are collusion and Oaud, and the amount sought to be re¬ covered is $100,312 14 We give below a copy of the complaint, which, together with the summons, was served yesterday on the defendants by Mr. John K. Parsons, as representative of Attorney General Pratt, who is prosecuting these soils on behall of the Tax¬ payers Association. The defendants, It Is understood, wiil interpose a general dental to the allegations set lorth in the complaint. Their counsel.Messrs. Tracy, Catlin aud Fryer.express a read mess to enter promptly on a trial of the case immediately on the conclusion of the Ural trial Sl'PRKMk; CorRT, CjTT SNI> CtU'NTY OW NkW 1 ORK, m. .The People of the Slate ol New York vs. W:litaui A. Fowler, Kdward J. Lowber, Archibald U. Bliss aud Abner C. Keeney:. The plumtifTs, by Mantel Pratt,their Attorney General, complain of the defendants. That on the second day of April, 1869. an act -was pa.-i.ed, entitled "An act to reorganize the Board ot Water aud Sewerage Commissioners of ihe City of Brooklyn and to provide for the repaving, re¬ pairing* and cleaning the streets of Mid cliy by said Board," by which act provision was made lor the appointment of the Permanent.Board of Water ¦nd Sewerage Commissioners tor said city, aud that such commissioners should have all the rights, privi¬ lege*, authority and power vested by the then existing laws in the then existing Board of Water and Sewerage Lommisiioners. That by operation of the said act llie said commissioners acquirod all tbe rights. privileues, authority anil power ol .Sower Commissioners, as pro¬ vided for in chapter :J86 of the Iaw- of 1869. and as such Sewer Commissioner* they acquired the exclusive con¬ trol, superintendence and management ol all sewers constructed in said city, and also the power to con¬ struct new sewers. That on or betore June 8, 1860, said Board caused plans and specification* to be made lor the construc¬ tion of the sewer hereinafter described, and notice thereof to be given according to law, inviting bids or proposals for Fold work. That in accordance therewith ten proposals or bids were offered to said Board for said work. That oue Joseph H Yau Winkle offered to do the work for $186,027 26, that heme the lowest bid or proposaWor ¦aid work. That one Frank Swift offered the next low¬ est bid.viz $188.446.and that the defendant, Abner C Keenev, also otfered a proposal to do the sard work for $220,840 88. That on or about the 25th day of July. I8C9. a con¬ tract was executed by and between the city of Brook¬ lyn. through the said Permanent Board ol Water and Bewerage Commissioners of the otie part and the said Joseph H. Van Winkle, styling himself contractor, ol' the other part, by which the said Van Winkle agreed to furnish, at his own proper tost and expense, all the neces*ary materials and labor, and to excavate for and build m a good, firm aud sub¬ stantial manner the said sewer, with all the appliauce.* and appurtenances of every kind complete as indicated, In drainage district No 29. subdivision No. 2 and a portion ot subdivision No. 1, drainage map N, on file in the office of said Boards, upon the terms and condi¬ tions in tbe said contract specified, and the said city of Brooklyn, by the said Permanent Board of Water and P< werage Commissioners, agreed to pay the said Van Winkle therefor certain specified rates or sums amounting to $186,027 2», that being the amount fur which he had offered to do said work as aforesaid. That on the 27th day o( sy;<J July, 1809, said Van Winkle commenced to bnild said S"wer accord- _Jn£ to the terms and conditions of bis said agreement Vitb the city of Brooklyn, aud continued in the vigor¬ ous and successful prosecution of the work when the westhc; was suitable and tjje said Board would permit till the Istii day of May, 1670. That at all the time-hereinafter mentioned the de frudanls, William A. fowler, Kdward J. Lowber and Archibald M Bliss, constituted «aid Permanent Board ul Water and Sewerage Commissioners. That early in May, 1870, the said Commissioners, Fowler, Ix>w:ber and Bliss, then composing said Board, .rid said defendant, Keeney, entered into a corrupt and fraudulent combination, the purpose of which was that ¦aid contract between the city of Brooklyn and said Van Winkle should unlawfully be de. clared forfeited by said Board and the said Von Winkle should be driven from liis work on said .ewer, and that a new and private contract should be entered into by and between the said Board in tho same of the city of Brooklyn and said Keeney for the completion of said sewer, by which the said Keeney should be permitted wronglully to obtain larg" sums of n.oney from and of the moneyB of the city ol Brooklyn. Thai in pursuance of the said combination a resolu¬ tion was on the lCth of May, 1871, pasted by said Per¬ manent Board of Water and Sewrerage Commissioners, composed of said Fowler, Lowber aud Bliss, directing the Chief Engineer to notify said Van Wiukle to cease all work on said sewer for the alleged false reason that he had failed to perform his contract, and another reso¬ lution was by said Board passed on the 18th day of .aid May providing for entering Into a private contract between the city of Brooklyn and said defend- ant Keeney lor the completion ol said sewer at a price nucb beyond the fair and reasonable value of the work and much higher than that at which said Van Winkle bad agreed to do the work, and was ready and willing and able u> complete tbe same, to wit. at a price ex- ceedmg the prices in said Van Winkle's said contract lor the unfinished portion of said work by $190,302 41. That before said new contract was entered into with said Keeney as aloresaid, said Frank swift proposed to the said defendants, Fowler, Lowber and Bliss, to com- Clete the said work for lue identical prices contained in is said bid, and offered responsible and unexceptional sureties lor the faithful performance of the work; yet notwitlisiaud.ng said swift was known to Said Commissioners as a responsible contractor and his sureties were also responsible, and no ob)ection was made on the ground ot irresponsibility of either con- Iractor or sureties, and notwithstanding that no con¬ tract at the time of this offer had been entered into with said Keeney, the said Commissioners refused to give the contract to said Swift at the prices contained Ui bis said original bid or at any other prices, but fraudulently and corruptly made the contract with said Keeney, as aloresaid. That according to the terms and conditions of the ¦aid fraudulent contract for the completion of said work said Keeney received $190,312 41 over and above tho sum which said Vaa Winkle would have received for the completion ol the work according to the terms and conditions of his said contract, winch sum of $190,31.141 was paid t.y the city of Brooklyn to said defendant, Keeney. out of the moneys belonging to the ctty of Brooklyn and in consequence ot said wrongful aud Iraudulcni acts ol the deicndunis. That the defendants all took part In the said frntidu- lent scheme, and, so far as it could be arranged, there wus an understanding between them that if the plan for tbe removal of said Van Winkle should prevail a b'w contract would be given to said delendaut, Keeney, aud that It was well understood by ¦nd between the said defendants that if mid new contract should lie given to said Keeney it should tie at prices so inucb above the fair and reasonable prices as to enable him wrongfully, Improperly and fraudu¬ lently lo obtain large sums of money from the city of Brooklyn without value received. Thai all the aforesaid acts of defendants were done in concert between all the defendants wan tbe corrupt and fraudulent purpose of enabling the defendant Keeney wronctully u> obtain such large sums of money of the city of Brooklyn, snd with tbe expectation on the part ol the defendants Fowler, Lowber and Bliss of benefits and advantages by themselves, but whether cucb expected benefits and adxantages were pecuniary, or whether they were political or otherwise, the plain tins have not yet been able to ascertaia That if the defendants Fowler. Lowl.er and Bliss had honestly and faithfully discharged their duty In tbe premises it would not have been possible for the de¬ fendant Keeney to obtain the said sum of $190,302 41, and that tbey fraudulently and willully, and by corrupt collusion and confederation with the defendant Kee¬ ney, so arranged as that said Keeney was enabled to ubiain the said mentioned sum of $190,312 41, and that m» the plaintiff* are advised and believe not only tbe delf-ndnnt Keeney, but as well the defendants Fowler, l«owber and Bliss, thereby became liable lo return the said money that no pari of the same has been received bark or rrstored into tbe proper lawful receiver, do- ¦ l«»siiory or custodian therelor, e.ther in specie or by cotnpeni<at.on for the same or otherwise. Wherefore the plaintiffs demand judgment against tbe defendants fur the money* so obtained from the city ot Brooklyn In the sum ot $190,812 41, with Inter¬ est thereon from the commencement of this action, with cost DAXIKL PRATT, Attorney General. ISty and County of .\'m< York, I*.:.John E. Parsons, be ng duly sworn, deposes and says:.I have been ¦pec ally retained by the Attorney General to prosecute llie above entitled action, and for the purposes thereof I act for and as the representative of tho Attorney General. I have read the foregoing complaint and know Ibe contents thereof. The same is true to my . wo knowledge except as to the matters therein staled on information and belief, and a* to those matters 1 believe it u> be true. JOHN K. PARSONS. Sworn to before me this 2*d day of December, in the year 1876, .JoB.v J. Luwth, Notary Public, Kings county. MORE "WATEB FOil BATON XE. | The rapid increase of the population of Bayonne. N. J., baa given rise to a load demand for * larger supply of water. After much Importunity on tbe part of prominent residents, the City Council at. last took ac¬ tion and appointed a special committee to consider the matter Tbey will mate a visit 10 I-on* Island City to Inspect tbe water works, as tbcv coaietpoiajf .miles 'uiDrof Bicnti m JUvcLra. - ' 't* BOWEN-EAGLE LIBEL SUIT. Yesterday the trial of the cull brought by Henry C. Bowen against the proprietor* of the KagU for li I wan resumed in the Brooklyn City Court. Fart J, before Judge Reynolds. The court room remained crowded throughout the entire day. even standing space being at a premium, »o widespread is the interest maniresttd in the proceeding*. The argument aa to the aeries of abusive artici-* was resumed yesterday morning by Mr Beach, who cited authorities in support of bia assertion*,' all or which went to show that the jury should be made lannliar with all the provocation* The ruling of the General Term, therefore, differed from the position which His Bonor (Judge Reynolds) had taken. This, he contended, was a newspaper warlare, where both parties had been in the wrong In their re¬ proaches upon each other. One party is worsted in the encounter, which his o»ux court® has provoked, and he then brings his grievance before the Court. Two weeks prior to the publication of the libellous article Mr. Bowen assailed p %intiff is an article in the Brooklyn I'nutL Mr. Beach.1 offer to prove, and I claim the right to offer . Judge Reynolds.They must be presented to the Court before the Court can pass upon theui. ^ ou can- oot offer to prove them by stating the subject of these articles. Mr Ueach.I am not going to read the articles. am only going to give them in a distinct form. I wish to prove, and 1 am going to do it, in a proper >¦'' not going to disgrace my profession by *,wroP11"/ ^ smuggle anything into this court whict^ is u <-g ' Tire Court held that the papers or articles must first Mr Beach then proceeded to read the dates on which the articles were published and their headings. M r Winfield objected and the objection wus sustained, Mr. Bench then handed over the papers. Mr McLean, the managing editor ol the Brooklyn FZjlr vv:is recalled and testified that be remembered the publication of the Kidd article in the Ap.nf of the Till*) .mil read a portion ol the same ini the Sun, the altitude taken bv the Eagle toward Mr. lleecberlut.be scandal was one of friendship; Boweu was looked upon as father ol the scandal. Mr. John Arrison testified that he was in the saddlery business'n New Yors; had heard Boweu-i cbaractcr discussed prior to 1874 ; his reputation was bad. y What side did you take in the Buecher contro- V(^M6cted to. and objection overruled. Witness-1 believed Mr. Beecher to be guilty; I believe so still (sensation); 1 never spoke against Mr. Boweu to my partner in connection with the triaL Mr Alexander Studwell testified that he resided at No. 41 Mouroe plate; bad been a resident of Brooklyn lor thirty years, and is engaged in the leather business in Spruce street, New York- had been a member of 1'lymouth church before Mr. Beecher was there, and is still a member; had been acquainted with Mr. Bowen lor *w®nty'{jv? vears. and his reputation prior to 1874 was bad; it had not been good lor twenty odd years. . - Mr. .laeob B. Murray, the well known nsher or Tiiton-Beecher trial fame, and a contemporary of Mr. Caldwell in that office, testified that for over twenty years he had resided in Brooklyn, and is in the whole¬ sale grocery business in Vesey street, New \ork ; had known Henry C. Bowen lor more than twenty- five vesrs, and his repntatlon was bad. On the cross examination the witness was asked by Mr Fullerton.Have you any occupation on Sunday 7 Witness asked the Court If he should answer, and being told to do so began, "Well, I usually ride in the morning and " (laughter). Judge Reynolds rebuked the audience for the exhi¬ bition of levity, and said that the question did not call for his social h'abiti, but if the witness has any business he can toll ot it. 0 Witness.1 act as usher In Plymouth church on Sun- d U. How lone pray. Mr. Murray, have yon ushered in the good pcopie ol Plymouth church V A. About fifteen years; I attend twice every Suuaay and have never re- ceiveu any compensation. . _ ..., u How many days did vou attend the Beecher trial. (Mr* Beach objected, but the Court admitted the an.<- wer ) A 1 never kept a record. Most of tho time lor six months. I am still usher at Plymouth church. 'kjudge*Reynolds.ThIs laughter cannot be permitted. Mr. Beach X hope Your Honor will rndulge the audi- "judge Rsvnolds.This is not the place for merriment. This is not a theatre. I shall charge the audience that unless this ceases the room shall be cleared. Mr Fullerton (to witness).You acied as usher during the trial ? A. Yes, sir. o Did you receive any compensation then A. i did not: I never had any doubt about the innocence ol Mr. Beecher; 1 was on tho side of the defence. O Did you ever say anything unpleasant of Mr. Bowen « a. 1 think 1 may have done so. o. Did you ever say that Henry C Bowen was tne head devil In this troublef A. No, sir: 1 hav'a expressed the opinion that he was at the bottom or It I have ?aid so much in reference to it that I do not remember what 1 have said; up to within a year 1 did not believe that Bowen was the cause of the trouble, but now I should not bo surprised if ho was; 1 am in¬ clined to thmlc so. ... . Rev Edward Kggleston. pastor or the Church ot the Christian Endeavor, testified that he succeeded Mr Tdton as superintendent of the Independent; in J'o? Mr Bowen s character in Plymouth church was a sub- iect or conversation; would say rrom acquaintance with his general reputation lor probity and integrity as a man prior to September, 1874, witness should say II was not good; hau a difference with Mr. Bowen-nol a difficulty ; it was connected with the management or Kx* Water Commissioner Lorin Palmer testified that he bad known Bowen since 1867, and his general repu¬ tation was bad; had been an usher in Plymouth church for ten or twelve years; witnesB is still a member °T that church, and took sides with Mr. Beecher on the "y'r. William A. Colt testified to having met Archibald Gordon, who wrote tho Kidd article, and told him, men. in 1H74, that it hail previously been published m tue .Sun and Spirit of the Timet. , . ' Abner C. Kceney was also sworn, and testified Uat he was one ortho proprietors ol the Mamr C. C. W heeler, city editor, who was on the editorial staff or Hie Union wheu that paper was assail- inc Mr. Kinsella, was called for the purpose or shewing the rivalry then existing, and the attacks upon that gentleman, which wero made by diroction ol the plain- till. The testimony was not admitted. Mr K W Hull wholesale dry goods dealer, testioea that prior to September. 1S74, plaintiffs reputation among business men of the city ot New \ork was bad. The defence here rested, and Mr. Heth B. Hunt, dealer in dry goods in New \ork for forty-one years, testified that be was a clerk in the same house with Bowen in 1832 and believed his general reputation to be g Mr Benjamin H nutton had been acquainted with Bowen since 18aS; his reputation was good; never beard his character spoken of in connection with tho Broadway Bank, or any other banking institution in '''Mayor John W. Hunter, who has been a resident or Brooklyn all his itfe, had known Mr Bowen lor twenty- live vears; his general reputation was good. Aaron L. Reed, commission merchant, bad known the plaintiff for thirty-seven years; his general reputa¬ tion was good had never discussed the Beecher scan- dal, or Bowen's connection with it; had heard James Howe speak favorably of him. , Mr. Howe then took the chair, and said be was a wbite lead manufacturer, and had lived in Brooklyn forty vears, and found Mr. Bowen s general reputation to bo good witness knew several of the examining com¬ mittee or Plymouth church, and Knew Mr. Beecher, and read all about the trial, but never heard any dis¬ cussion on Bowen's character. Mr Daniel Bobbins, druggist, had known the plaintiff since 1841. and round bis reputation good; Charles fiorrs bad, prior to September, 1874, spoken well of Bowen ; had heard his conduct in the Beecher trial criticised and spoken of adversely. J J'eter 8 Hoe, roanulaeturer of printing presses, testified that bo had known Mr. Bowen lor twenty years and that the reputation ol the plaintiff was good, un cross-cxauilnatfon he stated that he was a cousin ol Henry C. Bowen, and bad sold him presses, from this he knew bis charactcr. , | Alfred S. Barnes, book publisher, found plaintiff s character to be good; had beard men speak badly of hirn In relation to bis connection with the Beecher scandal but apart from that be had heard nothing said against him , witness and Mr Bowen are Jointly inter- .sled in the hymn book published for the use of Plymouth ehurcb, Bovren receiving a royalty ; In rela- tlon to the Beecher trial ho had heard plaintiff spoken 8u'p*rlnt'ndent of Public Schools Mr. Thomas W. Field testified that be was acquainted with Mr. Kin- sdla. Judge Hullerton propo.ed to show that Mr. K'tisella had expressed malice toward the platntifl. Objection was made, and argument ensued, resulting in the ruling out of the evidence. The Court then adjourned till ten o clock to-day. BROOKLYN BITER PIRATES. At an early hour yesterday morning two river thieves boarded the canal boat James Glllen, lying at the dock foot of Hudson avenue, Brooklyn, and made their way to the cabin, where the captain of the boat, Charles Gil len was sleeping. Ho was awakened frorn his ¦lum¬ bers bv the entrance of the rogues, and sprang from bis burik to eject thorn. One of them struck bim on the head with the butt or a heavy pistol and ordered him to keey quiet, at the same moment pointing the muzzle of ihe weapon at -the skipper." The thieves then took his coat and the contents or his pocketa, and, going on deck clambered over the sides and into a row boat, in which were seated two other men. The pirates pulled leisurely away, and were seen no more. suic£l>e~ by" strychnine. An inquest was held at Yonkers, Westchester county, yesterday afternoon by Coroner Hughes, on the body of John D. Fowler, a bookkeeper, aged thirty-six, who committed suicide by taking about five grains of strych¬ nine on the previous day. Deceased, who lived with his family on l^ocust Hill avenue, procured the poison Iroin su intimate acquaintance in the drug business, for the purpose, as he said, of despatching a noisy dog. Before silting down to dinner the wretched man swallowed tho drug, which, in a few seconds, caused him to fall from his chsir to tne floor. He died in great agony in aho«t an boer afterward. Deceased wus a iokii ef temperate habits and had always borne an excellent reputation He leaves a wile aad child. No ca»M aa M assigned for lbs suividai act . THE CANAL COMMISSION. At MTt'R THATKB'm TBHTJMoNT- INQl'IBY Al TO THB DP.POHITH AT TUB TBO* t'ITT BANK. I'l liri;AKE OF CONTHACTOB8' CEKTIFICATEH. Alsakv, I>«a 22, 1875. The ('anal Fraud Investigating Commission reassem¬ bled al ton a. M , and another portion of Ur. Thayer's le^iiuouy was read over lo him and corrected. This occupied until half past twelve !'. M. The examination was tbeu resumed. . Mr. Majione. Mr. Thayer, the money borrowed under the resolution of July 28, 1874, wus not paid until Sep- Umber "40, 1875, snd there was nothing in the law of 1874 that made the first money paid over by the Com|>- trullcr applicable to the payment of the money thus borrowed? A. No, sir; not that I know of; 1 was a stockholder and director in the Troy City Hank; it was made a transfer and check bank in July, 1874; that bank had passed divi¬ dends for three times, in 1873, 1874 and 1876; can't say that it was on account of doing a losing business; it was deemed advisable to puss thorn; the first State money was put in the bunk at the opening of naviga¬ tion; the Cunal Board directed that transfers be made on the 3d of August, 1S74. Mr Magone. The records show that the transfer was actually made in the July preceding. Mr. thayer.That is not the fact so far as this fund is concerned. Mr. Magone.And I insist I have evidence that the transfer took place in July, as I say. It was done by the Treasurer for good reasons. When was tho first money ol the $136,000 loan made applicable lo your warrant, and what bank was it put into? Mr. Thayer.i don't Jinow where that money was put; wo draw the money Irom any bank as we want It, bul make no cbaugu; whatever bunk It was in it re¬ mained there. Mr. Magoue.Here is the contract Dennlson held for new work near Llica, which he lelt in such condition that it had to be completed by your brother, through Horatio Seymour, Jr. ? A. Yes, sir. Mr. Magone read the provision relative to delays in carrying ou the work necessitating the interference of the l anal Comm.esioner and churging expense to the contractor. He then suid the Canal Commissioner can do this, and he must see that the canal is In uavigahlo condition. A. 1 understand he has this power in the case of breaks. t). Don't you understand that It is his duty to do this under auy circumstances. A. No, sir. Mr. M.igonc read the law, which was very general in its provisions. Mr. Thayer.I did not understand by Dennison aban¬ doning his contract the Commissioner could go ou with work, did not think mis was a case; I understand he can go on with ordinary repairs, not new work; I understood there was work necessary to be done to prepare the canal for navigation; most of it was of this character; 1 did understand there was new work there, and there was work absolutely necessary to be done to put the canal In navigublo condition; 1 understood there was other work, such as walls, ic. Mr. Mugonc.Who told you? A. I don't know. Mr. Mugone.1 was there and saw none; you cannot tell who told you? A. No, sir; 1 think there was no authority for my brother to employ Horatio Seymour Jr., to eo on with this work; he could call on tho Res¬ ident Kngineer; tho Attorney General told me that this employment of Seymour was the most irregular thing he knew of; 1 was governed by my advice. Mr. Magone.Now we will go back to the Troy City Hunk, as lo the amount on deposit there on the 21st of July, 1874. Mr. Thayer.The amount there had remained there since the year before. This paper handed me show, 'h/re was canal lolls money ic the bank ou that date's (5,362 22. To the best ol my kuowiedge it includes all they had, including receipts since navigation opened. There was also interest due, amounting lo $268 22. On the 20th of August there was $2,821 02. On July;t0 1874, the Stale liad In the bank $61,000. There is to be added $ii.i 100 to tins, making $68,000, On the 281b of July $10.4i0 went into the bank under the transfer res¬ olution of thai date. A recess was taken till half-past two. The commission reassembled at Ihree P. M. Mr. Thayer resumed the witness' chair, and was asked what was Ihc first deposit In the Troy City Hank under the transfer resolution ol July 21 ? A. $34 000 on July 21; on the 28th of July, $10,475, and on tho Bismol July, $17,000; tho fact ot designating the bank as a transler bunk authorized me to transler moneys to it. Mr. Magone.Did this resolution authorize you to transfer this money to this bank.don't you know ibat the Auditor has no right to make such trauslcr without dircctiou trotu the Commissioners ol the Canal Fund? A, Yes, that is the ca»e. Mr. Magone.Don'i you Know now that that money was unlawfully transferred? A. 1 thought 1 had au¬ thority. Mr. Magone.Don't you understand that the ranal funds of the State are under the control and custody of the Commissioners of tho Canal Fund ? A. Ves, 1 so understand now. Mr. Mftg^ne.Then don't you understand that the transfer of Julv 21 was done without uuthorily by the treasurer? A. 1 understand that the law gives the Treasurer and Comptroller the |>ower to make these transler* alter acliou by the Commissioners of tho Canal Fuud. Mr. Magone.After moneys are deposited in lho transfer bunk there in no power anywhere, except in the Commissioners of ihu Cunul Fund, lo gel it ouL A. That is news to me. Mr. Magone.This Is no matter of vours. You are noi implicated in any violation of this' law. Now do you know of any single instance, except this caseof'the Troy Hank, where a transler was made by any au¬ thority but that of the Commissioners of tho Canal Ftmd? A. I dou't know of any now; I would have to look over all the records; 1 have always understood that alter the Commissioners of the Canal Fund desig. nute the transler bunk, then Ihe transler is left to the Treusurer and Comptroller; I know they do make translers. Mr Magone.1 hare no doubt thev do. Now how was this done- was there any other action in ihe case ol the Troy Hank besides designation? A. Nothing- only designating the bank the ruoney was In the Troy Hank unuer the control ol the Comptroller of the Caual Fund. Mr Thayer then produced a letter from Governor Tilden informing htm that be could nolapprove Assem¬ bly bill No 560, except us to ordinary repairs, as it was plainly in violation of the constitution as regards the Sinking Fund. He says the work at Utica, to the ex¬ tent oi $16,000. might be paid for as ordinary repairs as it was for work lo put the canal in navigable order Mr. Thayer produced another letter from the Governor dated June 26, 1875, in which he says his veto of tho Kxl truordinary Repair hill would not prejudice tho $15,000 he (Thayer) bad paid out The Governor advised jilru thut lie could gel the money ($15,000; under the Ordi- nary Repair bill Mr. Magone.Give me the date when the Attorney General informed you thai it would be wrong for your brother to pay for tho work at luca out of the Ordinary Repair fund. A. I had several conversations with him on the subject, and he told me It would he irregular- lie never gave me a written opinion; the Deputy Attorney General uever told roe it could be paid out of the Ordi- | nary Repair fund; my brother never told me that he be- Iteved he had a right to pay for thut work out of the Ordinary Repair fund, but that be disliked lo Increase such expenses; it was suggested by lho Attorney Gen¬ eral that a luw to meet this expense might be passed- that was when Seymour was down here to see II he could get the money; It was some time in April; ihe Governor thought it could be paid out of the Ordinary Repair fund; 1 never knew what work was done there: I told the Attorney General the contract had been abandoned by Hemson: that Seymour had been put in charge of the work by the State, and lho contractor was alter me to gel money for doing the work under Seymour. I heard that Detnson had thrown the old slope wall into the canal, and in order to use tho canal this wall had to be laken out, and thus make the canal navigable. In view of these facts the Attorney Gen¬ eral gave it as his opinion that it would be irregular to pay tor putting the canal in navigablo order alter tho abandonment by the contractor. 1 purchased ihe con- | tractor's certificates and subsequently paid myself. It was only a lew days alter Ihe abandonment thai 1 pur- chased the certificates. 1 was aware of the fuct that the Governor had pointed out the Willard Johnson con. tract as one ol the unbalanced ones. Mr Magone.Didn't you seek an interview with the Governor in October lust, and didn't he a*k you who held the Willard Johnson certiorate*, and didn't you refuse lo tell him? A. I have no recollection of his asking me sucb a question. Mr Magone. Do you recollect saying you would not buy the-e certificates without s statement like thai (Obtained in De Wolf's affidavit? a 1 said 1 would not have anything to do with them without such a statement. Tho statement was made. I saw He Wolf, utid he said somethimg against II being made public. I said so much had been said about It that It must be published. 1 did not threaten hltn. J went to Oswego to tee him The Governor was there and I could have seen hirn at any lime. 1 never told lbs Governor that I held the certificates. Mr. Magone railed attention to the proceedings of the Canal Hoard, when a resolution was oflered by Commissioner Thayer requesting the legislature to provide for paying lor completing Coboes locks and work at Whitehall, and also to build vertical walls whenever It was deemed necessary by the Commis¬ sioner*. The resolution was unanimously adopted Mr. Magone.You prepared the Isw thus suggested? A. Yes, sir; the bill whs first introduced in thu House by Mr. Page on the Sth of April; in tne Senate it was received from the Assembly .,n the 16tb of April, 1 do not remember conversing with John D. Van liuren about this bill; don't r« member saving to the Gov¬ ernor, in the presence of him and Charles H. Siebhms that I would not pay any itums for work done without authority of law; don't remember thn Deputy Attorney General saving he was fearful such would be the case; I said I thought it was necessary to pass the lull; never heard it questioned that tho bill would enable me to pay lor work sireuay done; this law amended act No. 29B, and taking the two laws together I understood it autborixcd payment for work already dona At this point Deputy Attorney Falrchild came in snd was sskeci if he ever told Mr. 1 hayer that an enabling act ought to be passed lo pay the $lj,000 lor work ui Ulica. Mr. Falrchild said he had always thought the better way was to pay this expense out of the Ordinary Repair fund. He did not recollect any conversation anom an enabling act. Mr Magone.I understood yon otherwise. 1 under¬ stood you to say that subject was talked ot Mr. Thayer.1 want it understood that I was to fur¬ nish the money at the Interest, and a law to reimburse me was to be passed. Mr. Falrchild.I understood you would pay the BUiAey Slid be mud back S£»i«j but 1 adviaeal aitalus* your paying It and taking interest, » that, I thought, would place you an an officer of the Stale m an equivo¬ cal position. The examination of Mr. Thayer waa then resume ft He haul:.1 never threatened the Attorney Ueneral or auy one else if they attempted to institute an examtua- tinii into the Baxter award matter. The examination of Ur. Thayer here terminated. SINKING FUND COMMISSIONED. THE BJLI.8 OF THE DOCK DEPARTMENT.A PAS- HAOE-AT-AKMV AT A MUTUfG UK T1IE SINK- in« fund (Commission.the I'ikchahe or PlEll 4*2 NoHTB HIVE It. A special meeting of the Commissioner* of the Sink- lng Fund was held yesterday afternoon, commencing at three o'clock. Mayor Wickham, Recorder Hackett, Comptroller Green, Alderman Gross and Chamberlain Tuppan were present. The meeting was called for the purpose of taking action apon a resolution of the Dock Commissioners, authorizing the purchase of pier 42 North River, for the sum of $250,000. Bat the mo¬ notony usually apparent at the gatherings of the com¬ mission was broken in npon by a lively passage-at arms between Comptroller Green sad Dock Commissioner WaldB, on the subject of signing requisition* for pay. bient of BILLS or THE DOCK PKPAKTMRNT. It appears that hitherto no trouble has been experi¬ enced in this connection. The bill* were sent to the Comptroller's olllce alier being certified by the Dock Commissioner*. Then they were signed by the Com¬ missioners of the Sinking Fund and the money was forthcoming. A new difliculty, however, him now been developed. When the last butch of .requisition* were sent In to Comptroller Green that gentleman trans¬ muted them to Mayor Wickbain, with the following , communication:. City of Nkw Yoke, Di* r autmkst or Fihancb, I Comptkoi.lkb s Orricic. Dec. 20, 1870. J Hon William 11. Wickuam, Mayor:. Ma.Referring to my communication of September 14 last. relative to the requisitions upon this department for large sums ol money on account of expenditures by the De¬ partment of Docks, I again call your attention to the pro- visiona ol Jaw making It incumbent upon the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund to exercise certain supervisory pow¬ ers and duties over the expenses of the Department ol Docka. In tbe present condition of the affair* of ^iat de¬ partment, and until aome mure settled policy with respect the docka shall be established, I feel unwilling, us one of the CommixionerM of the Sinking Kund. to aountSrsigo the requisitions of that department. Requisitions of tbe De¬ partment of Docks, dated 17th Inst., (or the sum of &M,lil& 42, are, therefore transmitted to yon as Chairman of tbe Commissioners of tho Sinking Kund for such action as you may think proper in the premises. Very respectfully. ANDREW It GREEN, Comptroller. MR. WALKS' PECULIAR SI'KBCO. When this letter was read, and after some explana¬ tory remarks by Recorder Huckctt and Comptroller (ireen, Mr. Salem H. Wales, President of the Dock Commission, came forward and proceeded to address the Hoard. He spoke substantially as follows:. There seem to be various bills In the ordinary way of the prosecution of the business of the department Tbe Com¬ missioners of tbo Department of Docks are very careful in making contracts. They are very careful in making pnr» chutes. They are always very carefnl In the supervision of tbe bills as they cotue belore them ; I do not know that we cau do auvthing more thau we have done and nave been" doing for tbe last few months to take care of the Depart¬ ment of Docks and of tbe Interests of the city so rar as they relate to that department of tbo city government. Of course there are questions which have been submitted by the Comptroller.the question of the supervisory jowers of the Commissioners of the Kink¬ ing Kund and of tbe Does Department, for In. stance. So far as I am permitted to speak. I am sure thst all these questions should be decided by the opinion of the Counsel to the Corporation. I do not see what we gain by it. We are compelled by law; we are charged with the ad¬ ministration ot this important trust, and 1 do not sea bow wr can avoid them. Kor one 1 am' not disposed to shirk any Yesponsibility so long as I bold a public office. 1 should irelerring to some attacks that have been made npon the public administration of tbis department), thinking that it comported better with my owu persoual diguitv have passed them by in silence, but I did not rare to come in here from time to time and actually listen to these assaults npou the public and myself without showing that I resented nucb a course of conduct on the part of my assailant. Tbev are, lit least, what I consider most unjustifiable attacks, I have been sometimes reminded, as 1 Lave listened from time to time to the attacks of the Comptroller, of a scene 1 witnessed in tbe city of Madrid, baviug gone there with a friend to spend the winter. I was induced, by some friends of mine, to visit a bull fight, and there I Haw before a vast audience a fierce bull ruab out into the arena When that bull whi flagging a little, 1 noticed that persons were em ployed to throw a red flag m his lace, and It seems to me I am a red flag that is always being thrown into the face of the Comptroller. Now. sir. this letlor that has been read is, in my opinion, a mere pretence. It is anotbor way merely of attackiug the Dock Department, and I will not Imagine that In the long run these attacks would reflect on or injure my public or prl- vale character, uor in my opinion can it injure my colleagues who are associated with me In this busmen* and who are animated by au earnest and honest pnrpose only to intro- dnce proper measures of reform into the department and to save all uunecesssry expenditure. In 1874 the Department yf Pocks expended $l,7uo,UX>, In which year there was little done. 1 w as there only twe weeks during that year. This Tear tbe department expenses have falleu much abort of *7<Xj,0U0. 1 think this is a thing for which the Commissioners deserve great credit and tbe favorabla consideration of the tax¬ payers. 1 think it is part ol the Comptroller's business to endeavor to help rather than retard the business of tbe de- parlments. Tbe Comptroller Is a fighting man. Now, I for one am willing to concede that he has a reputatien as a fighting man. You have only ta refer to the records at \Y aahington. Mayor Wiclrham here Interrupted the speaxerand objected to his remarks as being irrelevant and of a persoual character, but, at the request of tbe Comp¬ troller, Mr, Wales continued for some time to speak as before. Commissioner Dlmock made some few remarks as to the powers ol the Commission. Comptroller Green then said :. 1 shall be very glad when tbis kind of thing Is over. I shall be glad to give the gentleuian every opportunity of saying anything Tie may have to say upon the aubjectftiut I have no desire to contest tbe matter with him. lie Is un¬ doubtedly courteous to come here with pamphlets and papers, and as all these things take trouble and time I should be sorry II they were thrown away. The gentleman has evi¬ dently exhausted himself upon the subject matter that was originally before the Hoard. and I have no doubt he is glad to fail back upon a fresh subject. One or my objections to signing these requisitions has been already explained. 1 think that as lb* law forces upon us tho discharge of onerous duties, and as attaching to those d.ities aro great and heavy responsibili¬ ties. It is hardly right that auy one should lie guided In the giving or attaching of his signature by tbe fact that any one belore them has already attached bis signature to it. This is a iu a x mi to which 1 de.'ire to draw your attention. Never lie influenced, especially by my signature, as I wish esch member of this.Hoard to act upon his own responsibility. It is possible, quite possible, that the sight of one or two signatures of gentlemen with whose persoual i*sponsibillty he ia well acquainted may Induce sometimes a member to attach his signature to a document or a requisition where, If they had uot been, he would have hesitated belore he attached his own. Hi may even, through the multi¬ plicity of bis duties, be prevented from properly inquiring into the matter, and, therefore, 1 would impress upon every individual member the necessity ol strictly adhering to his own view of the law and the merits of the case In question. I have Intended no reflection upou the Commission by these remarks, or upon anybody else, but I suppose you will hardly expect me u> listen quietly to the attacks of Mr. Wale*. There Is au old Krench proverb whlcb applies to .'M r. Wales' case with peculiar lorce. Qui excuse «a cuae." whoever excuses himself without provocation accuses himself." Is he not in his attacks upon me seeking to shield himself from the con¬ sequences ol siune dereliction^! dutyf 1 do uot make auy reply to his reAarks but I could not allow the gentlemen who are met here to day to see me accept tbeui without re¬ futation. Mr. Wale* here again attempted to get tbo floor claiming his right to be hoard. Comptroller Green.Well, when It comes to a matter of right, 1 guppo.se that he 1s not a member ol mo Board. Recorder Hackett, who had twice during tbe speech ol Mr. Wales objected to the tons of come of that gentleman's remarks, then offered a resolution, which was pained, calling apon the Corp'oration Counsel to give his opinion a* to tho supervisory powers of the Sinking Kund Commission over the Dock Department. This ended the controversy for the present. riKR ii MORTU RIVKR. The matter of purchasing 1'ier 42 was then callod np. Mr. Kdward Fitch, Mr. Henry N. Beers and others representing tbe Council of Political Kelorm, were present to opptige tho plan of put-chases. Mr. Fitch spoke in favor of adjourning the consideration ol the subject lor one week. Recorder Hackett also sup¬ ported this proposition. Mayor Wickham said the purchase had been before the Board for sis mouths, lie was ready to vote upon it then. Alaerman flross explained a* to the city selling this pier twenty years ago for $20,000 and now $2M>,000 was asked lor it. with an additional expenditure lor re¬ pair of $60,OG0. As an answer of this, however, was tbe statement that some $40,000 per annum would be realized by toe city on such expenditure. Recorder Hackett then oflered a resolution that further consideration of the matter should be adjourned for one week, which wus carried, and the Commission adjourned. THE SENATE COMMITTEE. The Investigation of the practical working of city aflairs by tbe State Senate Committee was continued yesterday. In reference to the works under the De¬ partment of Docks Mr. George W. Blunt, one of tbo Commissioners of Pilot*, said that, in his opinion, tbe proposed extension of the entire bulkhead line along tbe city shores, on the Hudson snd Fast rivers, to make the shore street 260 feet wide, would Increase the rapidity of the tides in both rivers to a dangerous degree. Mr. Sun-lair Teusey, a member of the Chamber of Commerce, appeared before the committee and said, iu answer to requests for information, that he thought that a law should be passed compelling tho employment of couvict labor by the Commissioners of Charities. In all penal tnstitu- tlons there should be s classification of criminals, so that the more bardeued should bo separated from those uot so old m crime. Convicts should tie employed In twine branch of man¬ ufacture, and an appropriation should lie made for the purchase of raw material lor Ifceir usa The prisons could he made to pay their own exi*n*es. but the prin- clpal object was to lit tbe convict to earn an bouest llv- lug. In the Park Department wooden and stone struc¬ tures in tbe Central I'ark were going to decay because of the neglect to properly repair or care for them. A law should he passed making It a pena> offence for any head of a department to pay more than market price for any snaterials used In pobltc works. Another making It a penul oflence for the head of a department to employ sa Incompetent foreman to take charge ef or engage In any pnhlio work. To prohibit the Issuing of any more assess¬ ment bonds; to compel able-bodied paupers on Black- well's Islaud to work; to require the proper authorities to keep tbe streets clean by a district system and by cooirui;!, aad a wore stringent law against vac fancy and street begging He would uk the committer i« consider tbe propriety of passing a law doing away with the Board of Aidirinen and establishing in their ¦tead a Board of Control, consisting of as many mem¬ ber* as there are organised departments in the city. say nine or eleven.giving tliem power to manage tho attain of the city, the Mayor to tie an ex officio n>e«iber, without power of voting. The member* of thia Hoard, Mr. Tousey thought, should bo appointed for a loug period and should receive large salaries, mitj"ng their office* good ones. and the penalties for malfeasance should be equally severe. A SCHOOL THAT MAY BE BROKEN LP. rHB CHILDREN OF SCHOOL NO. 7 WHO ARE LIKELY TO PUT THEIR ANGEL PINIONS ON. A Herald reporter was yesterday sent to examine and make inquiry concerning tho condition of Primary 1'ubllo School No. 7, situated at No 274 W9st Tenth street. Without preliminary information concerning the conditions there, the reporter entered on the boys' aide of the ordinary three »tory dwelling In which the school Is kept. He was received with courtesy by one of the teachers, and shown to the second story, where, because of the sickness of the principal of the school, he was to see the Vice Principal, Miss P. A BlrilsalL There was a deluy of perhaps Ave minutes before Miss Btrdaal! was at liberty to receive the reporter, and that Ave minutes enabled him to form an opinion, through personal ex¬ perience, of the ventilation of the building, or rather the entire abseace of it. There was not a single person on that floor at the time excepting the reporter, lor the children were at play In the basement aud the teachers were caring lor them there; yet the atmos¬ phere of ike vacant rooms was dense with Impurity, and, in the language of a distinguished Western poet, "thick enoogh to cut with a Bpoon." It fully ac¬ counted for the sickness of tho principal of the school. Whon the vice principal appeared and was Informed of tbe reporter's desire to visit the several floors and rooms of the structure, she consented to show them to him. The reporter noticed In the rear wall what had doubtless by tbe architect been intended for ventila¬ tors. They were not only closed entirely, but there was not attached to cither of them any string or wire or other appliance by which they could be opened. Pass¬ ing to the third floor, in company of tbe lady, the re¬ porter found conditions which few who send their younger children to the primary public Bchools can suppose for a moment could be witnessed there. There Is a three and a half leet wide hall running through the central portion of tne floor In this building, aud on either side of this hallway are rooms for the classes which, with the exception of tbe one in front, are only nine feet in width by sixteen in length and twelve leet In height, and ail of theso, other than those at the front and rear, aro WITHOUT LIGHT OR vextilatiok other than is possible through unusod ventilators In the ceiling. Into one of these narrow, unveutilated spaces, more like ordinary hallways in an ordinary house than even a hail bedroom, let tho reader imagine eighty-three little girls and bevs packed on iron-bound benches to receive instruction, and ho will have a mental view of what the reporter saw yesterday. In each of the other spaces, on this same floor of ordinary dwelliBg sire, six of them In all, aro packed from forty, live to eighty-flve-chlldren, ranging in age from four years to twelve. In addition to the little boys and girls that are forced to remain in this space during all the hours of school time are the Principal, Miss E. E Mead . Vice Principal, Miss P. A. Blrdsall; Miss J. Emmons' Miss M. J. Chalmers and others as teachers; aud all of tbem, of course, both teachers and children, show most unmistakably the effect of tho cramped space and poisoned atmosphere In which they live aud learn. When about to leave tho bulldiug, the reporter, feel¬ ing that there was a current of hot air passing from below up through the several floors of this densely peo- plod, dark and uuvcnlillaled structure, asked to be shown to THE BOILER ROOM. He was escortcd below, to a small room. In which tbe furnaces and boiler are placed, and In which both washing aud ironing were being done, for there was a Hue of freshly washed clothing strung along the room. The reporter Inquired (or the engineer and Miss Bird- sail pointed to her. Reporter.Aro you in £barge of the farnaces, steam boiler and other apparatus lor heating here, ma'am f Enuiwekr a»d Piittm\ of Primary No. 7.1 am, sir- but vou know when a woman is busy either washing or Ironing, and has ashes flying around from tho boiler furnace, it's nol so easy to keep everything Just as neat and clean as it might b& Reporter.Well, ma'am, the "engine and boiler room," as it is called on ocean steamers, is not as dirty as it might be; but aro you the englseer, and, if so, what is your name? Knuikkkr and Fireman.My name Is Catherine Ackerson, sir; and 1 hope you U excuse my appearance, for it Is nol easy to do washing aud ironing and eu- giuoering and dress yoursoir nice besides. The reporter couiplimrulcd her on her personal ap¬ pearance and on the really cleanly condition of the boiler room, and then asked tbe lady engineer and washerwoman how she gauged her tires, water and so on. in order to avoid explosions ? Miss Ackkrmam.Ob! there Is the gauge, up there, and when the band goes around too lar there is too much stoam, and if 1 see it when It's too far arouad I slack off tho Are, turn on the cock to see how the water Is, and then, when all is right according to the pointer i go $>n with something elso. Returning to a somewhat less heated atmosphere on the ground floor hall, the reporter asked the vice prin¬ cipal, who accomjmmcd him, whether it was consul- ereu safe to entrust the lurnaccs and stoam boiler to a woman who was engaged In washing and othor bouse- hold Industries. Miss Birdsall Said she was not familiar with the work, and as she was there only to teach she did not care to give an opinion. She was then Inquired of as to what the trustees, superintendent and others had to say of the dangers Irotn explosion and the overheated and otherwise bad atmosphere of tho building. She responded that Dr. Dennison bad protested against having mure than forty pupils put into any one oi tho spaces spoken of abovo, and believed that when Messrs. Kiddle, Calkins, Jones, Pauning, Jasper and Mc.Mullen called they were not well pleased with the existing conditions, and were not inclined to stay. For her- self, however, she did not desire to give liny opinion as she was not there for that purpose It is clear as may be seen by any one, that I ho build- ing Is not of sufficient size to properly accommadato even one half the number of children who now attend thure; that it Is, practically, almost entirely without ventilation, and that the boiler room in tho heating de¬ partment has a woman in charge, who, whilo respect¬ able in appearance, has too much else to do to render the furnace and boiler us safe as thev should be, even were there nol a multitude of sickly children there. THE NEW LONDON CUSTOM HOUSE. WAS THE INVESTIGATION OP COLLECTOR MAR¬ SHALL'S CONDUCT A WHITEWASH? Nbw London, Conn.,'Dec. 20, 1874. To the Editor op the Herald:. A letter mm published in the New London Telegram of the 15th instant algned W. B. Moore, Special Treaa- Dry Agent, addressed to Hon. A. Brandcgee, concerning the recent investigations of complaints against George T. Marshall, Collector of this port, in which this special agent not only forestalls the decision of the Hon. Secretary of the Treasury, but quite In bad tasto eulogizes tbe Collector. Ho admits that Illegal acts were proven and says that damaging reports were In circulation, to shield him Iroin which seems to bo hui purpose. Now was the investigation Intended as a farce J Was the case prejudged f It has that appear¬ ance. Had this agent been clothed with power of sum¬ mons It Is possible that facts still more damaging would have been shown. It certainly looks as If this was feared, and hence fbls agent was invested with no power. But oertalnly hm letter was til-timed, if not In bad tasto. The " Ring " is Jubilant Just now, but the end is not yoL The people have some rlghta which the government must respect. Aw Old Citixrn op New London. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. MARRIED. Disrrow.Bulger. .On Wednesday, December 15, by the Rev. S. M alone, W. C. Disurow, Jr., to Liubih, daughter ol John Bulger, Esq., all ol Brooklyn. No cards. Smith.Buss.On Wednesday, December 22, 1875, at the residence of the bride's parents, Al»kkd P. Smith, of Belleville, Kansas, to Louisa A., second daughter of John E. Bliss, of Brooklyn. No cards. DIED. Rarry..On Tuesday, December 21, 1875. Aw.* Hora, widow of James Barry, in the 70th year of her ago. Tbe friends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend tbo funeral, on Thursday, December 23, at two o'clock P. M., from her late residence. No. 80 Pike *L Bell. .Sum mow*. .New Yoke Loixie, No. 830, F. A. M.. Brethren.You are hereby summoned to assemble at the lodge rooms (Booth BuildlngL this Thursday, at twelve M., for the purpose of attending tbo lunvrai of our late brother and Stoward, WiUtam Bell. Jamks G. Swkknt, K. R. VALENTINE, j Secretary. Master. . Bowxn..Tn Brook lyfi, Tuesday, December 21, is7B Charles Mardkn, Infant son of Samuel U, Jr! and Eugenia E. Bowne. Interment In Greenwood. Brows .On Tuesdiy, tho 21n inst., of scarlet fever Mabel Hitkpiiard, only daughter of Klbrldge G and Caroline F. Brown, aged 2 years and 4 months. The funeral Will take place this day (Thursday) at one o'clock, from the residence of her parents No' 74 West Fifty third street. Relative* aud friends are Invited to attend. Blnrkr. .-Catharixe M. Brims*, wife of Bethnll Bunker, Id the 72d yenr of b«r tig*. Friends of the familv are invited to attend her rnneral, on Friday, at hair past ten o'clock, from No afl Second street, South Brooklyn. .. °n Wednesday morning, December 22. of J p.b,,73 **»'» Horttrn, aged 10 months, youngest ohlld of Paul W. and JohannaCs-sar, New Brighton S I. Campbell..On Wednesday, December 2a Aones M youngest daughter of Cornelius W. and Gertrude i' Campbell, aged 1 years and 11 months. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her parents, No. 4t» Jane street on Friday, at elovoa o'clock A. M. Colti..la Brooklyn, on Wednesday. Dcccmber 22, X F.mmlhtr Colwt, widow of the lit* Daniel Coley, Id th# 691 h y war of her age. . ,, FuneruJ .orvlce# at the residence of ber eon in-law, A. J. G Hodonpyl, 43 Seventh avenue, on Friday. a» two o'clock P. M. Friends and relatives of the launly are respectfully Invited. Dai.to*. .On Tuesday, November 21, Jclia t Dai*- tou. aged 24 year*. Relative* and friends are respectfully invited to aL tend the funeral, from the residence of her parents, 642 Klevenlh aveuue, on Friday, at one o'clock P. M l)gwoL». .Id Brooklyn, on Wednesday, 22d Inst,, of diphtheria, Krnkht Wabi.kigb, eldest child orCbarleu Aubrey and Mariuda Dewolf, aged 10 years, 2 month* and 11 days. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to- attend the funeral, Iroin the residence ol his parents. No. 668 Pacific street, on Friday, 24tU mat., at haif-piat two o'clock P. M. impose*..On Wednesday, December 22, Jarks Dt ocBod, In H|e 57tb year of his age. Funeral from bis late residence. No. 301 hightb. street, at one o'clock P. M- Relatives and friends arf respectlully invited to attend. 1H.N _-On Tuesday, December 21, IS,ft. .Ton* R. Dukn. sou ot Wm. A. and Catherine T. Dunn, aged 1 year 11 months and 21 days. Funeral from the residence of his parents, 3.) 4 Cnton place, Greenpolnt, L. L, on Thursday, Decern, ber 2a, at two o'clock P. M. # Dims. December 21. Thomas Dusk, In the 32d yeav of his ace. * A^_. The relatives and friends are respectfully Invited U attend the funural, from his late residence, 1«3 Lewi! street, on Thursday, December 23, at ono o'clock- . Escoriaza Rosa Hrcbavaukia, wile of Eurlpidet de Escorlasa, aged 41 years. Funeral on Thursday, the 23d Inst., at ten 0 clock A. H., from her late residence, No. 13 East Forty-third street Friends of the family are invited. Frrqusos..On Tuesday morning, December 21, Samprl Fkroi'Sor, youngest son of Maria aud the lau James S. Forguson. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at¬ tend the funeral, from the residence ol his uncle, Johu Brower, West 108th Htreet and Boulevard, on Thursday, December 23, at eleven o'clock A. M. Ft K5DKK. On Tuesday, December 21, at his late rest. dence,' in Redbank, N. J-, Thomam Fucmdkk, in the U4 year of his ago. Notice of funeral hercufler. Flyws. On Tuesday, 21st Inst., Bridget Plynw, *lFdun^ral from her late residence. No. 236 East Tenth strnet, on Thursday, 23d tnsL. at ball-past one P. M. Fra.ncis..On Wednesday mornlug, December 22 o» membranous eroup. Haroi.d, youngest child of .'.K10'1" tou and Caroline Francis, agodl year, H months and HI ^Funeral on Friday, the 24th lnrt., from the residence of Its parents, No. 1.12S Glrard street, Philadelphia, al -<AtlLWatsesslng, N- J-, December 22. of dlph. theria, Rb«»iwaa Coi-i.rws, youngest child or Al.en aui Susie L Hall, aged 2 years, 1 month and 10 days. Funeral will take place from residence, at » atsess log on Thursday, 23d, at twelve M. Friends and rel* tivos are invited to attend. Trains leave Barclay art! Christopher street Jerries at 10:46 A. 51, returning it 1 H(»oa^.On TueBday, December 21, 187ft, Tuow.S Hoqaw, son of Johanna aud the lato Michael BogiO, ^Fu^r^on8" Thursday, December 23, at one o'cU* P M from the residence of bis mother. No. 30 Sptfnfl street, Now York.' Relativos and lriond* are resiict . fully invited to attend. ¦»,*.« Brans..On Wednesday, December 22, Bri*R\ DruiHAjrrT, a native of Kings county and wid<* « Bryan Hynds, ol county Westmeath, Ireland, in m» b.'.th year of her age. _ .. . The rolatives und friends of the family are reypcU Tully lnvitod to attend the funeral, from her lute «ji>i- denco, No. S54 East Tweltth street, on Friday the Wt* tnsL, at two o'clock P.M. Her remains will be t*es to Calvarv Ometery for Interment Jknkims..At Hempstoad, L. L. December 21, Susaji D.t widow of tho late Charles G. Jenkins, ii|tli« 76th year or her ago. * Relatives and friends of the family are invited I at- tend tho funeral, from the residence of her son inlaw, Samuel M. Gildcrslecve, Esq., Fulton street, neardais street, Hempstead, L. L, on Thursday afternoon J.W Inst. at one o'clock. Trams leave Janus sl;p,P>e* York, for Hempstead, L. I., at half-past nine and r\en A. M., returning at (our P. M. via Long Island Rajoad. jKwkras..At Flatbush, on the 21sl insL, Fra.-I W. Jenkins, aged 22 years, 7 months and 21 days The funeral will take place from the residence f nil father VernoD avenne, Flatbush, thin day (Ihuidaj v 23d Ink. at four o'clock P. M. Relatives and Send! are respectlully invited to attend. The remains nil b« taken to Portsmouth, N. H., lor Interment Johnston..On Wednesday, December 22, ^OMAt The luneral will take place on Friday, 24th, lim hi* late residence, 130 East Twelfth street Kkitjno..on'luesday, December 21, M art, .loveu wife or William Keating, aged 66 years. Relatives and friends, and those ol herbrotherJamea McOall, are respectlully Invited to attend the ineral from her lato residence, 607 Grand St., thiB (fhrsdsy) afternoon, at one o'clock; thence to Calvary C«eteryv Kissi.tY..On Tuesdav, December 21. afteia long and severe Illness, Katix, the beloved wile (Jarnei Kinslev. aged 24 years. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend le rano ral, from her late residence. No. 22 Hubert stiet, thit day (Thursday), at one o'clock Lopdom..On Wednesday morrftng, Decener 21-, Jobana, wife of James Loudon and daughter r Eliza, both aud the late Andrew Sclcraig, In the 371,year ot heR^.t'ives and Mends of the family are rerpsted t* attend the funeral, on Friday, December 2 at ou4 _ o'clock P. M., from 315 West Twenty-flrbt etri^ Martis. On Tuesday, December 21, at XolO Car<> line street, Bridokt Marti*, daughter of >bn and Ellen Martin, In the 3flth year ot her age. Relatives aud friends respectfully invlledo attenl. the funeral, on Friday, at one o'clock P. M McGovkrx..On Wednesday, December 4, at tfi» residence of his parents, Na 68 Pineapp street, Brooklyn, Pan-ir McGovkrji, aged 24 years. The relatives and friends are lnvitod to alend lh« funeral services, al the Church of SU Charles-oromeo, Sidney place, on Friday morning, at halpast teu °-Mcl.*\*..Oo Wednesday, December 2% If*, at hit resideure, Na 128 East Nineteenth strtt, Ntit McLran. Noticc of funeral hereafter. Pdrdv..In King street, December 21, Srah 1>% wire of Underhill Purdy, in the 74th year of br age. The relatives and friends of tho family «r respect mily invited to attend the ftineral, from h< late resl" dunce, December 23, at half past one o'clock'. M. , 0'Xbii.i. On Monday, December 20, iLiaiBBTH O'Nkill, in the Ofttb year or her age. The relatives and friends of tho family re respect¬ fully Invited to attend the funeral, on TUrsday, De¬ cember 23, at ono o'clock P. M., from br lato resi¬ dence, No. 247 East Fifty-second street. Pk.nnimas..On Tuesday, December 21, S*ah F.uza» bkth, eldest daughter of tno late Edward LI'enniman, formerly of Boston. Relatives and friends of the family are espectfully lnvitod to attend the funoral services, al 5ft Madtso» avenue, on Thursday, December 23, at four>'clt»ck. Boston papers please copy. Qi'artkrman..At Flushing, L. I., Decem><*r -1, 1845r Jamks Qt'ARTKRMAN, in the 75th year of Imago. The friends or the family aro invited K attend th« funeral, on Thursday, at two P. M., at .t, George* church, Flushing. ... ¦« Rktnoi.ds..Oo Tuesday, 21st Inst., A'vir I.oim,. only child of Thomas aud Katherine Cikrlotte Rey¬ nolds, aged 2 years and 2 months. Funeral services this (Thursday) mornti, at half- past ten. Interment at Greenwood. Siorkson..On Tuewiay, December 21, FiAifrw J. gtoKRHOS, er>n of Francis aad Susan Sigers.L, in th« 2Vth year of his age. The relatives and friends of the family an respect¬ fully invited to attend the funeral, this Thursday) afternoon, at two o'clock precisely, from his late resi¬ dence, No. 36 Lewis street. Smith .In this city, on Tuesday morning, _>ccerober 21, ex-Police Sergeant ZsrBANiAH G Smith. The relatives and friends or tho family, the member* of Polar 8uir Lodge, No. 246, F. and A M., »nd mem¬ bers of the Police Department are rospwctruly invited to attend the funeral service, at the Secoid street Mothodlst Episcopal church, between avenits C ana D this (Thursday) afternoon, at three o'clock. The re¬ mains will be Interred at Smithtown, L. I., on Friday. Polar Star Loikjr, No. 246, F. and a. M.. Brkturc You are hereby summoned to aitcnd a .tiecial communication attho-iodgo room, on Thirsrtay, at two o'clock P. M. sharp, to attend the funeral sor- wicb or our lato worthy brother Zephanlah C. Smith. T GUY Cl/LGIN, Mailer. MAi.roi.ii Stswart. Secreury Smith On Tuesday, December 21, at three P. M , Frrsu S«rru, In the 34th year of his age, after a pain¬ ful Illness. The relatives and friends of the family nre respect¬ fully Invited to attend the funeral, from the residence or his brother Thomas, 107 Willow street, Brooklyn Heights, on Friday, December 24, at hair past nine A. M. The remains will bo taken to the Church or 8V Charles Borromeo, on Sidney place, where a solemn h<E' mass will be offered tor the reposo of his soul, and from thence to Calvary Cemetery for Interment. Strtkkr..Al Gravesend, December 22. John Brw- rari) Stryebr, son of Cornelius and Ida atryker, aged The relatives and frlsnds of the family are Invited to attend his funeral, irom the residence of his parents, Gravesend, on Friday, December 34, at two K M. Tallon. .^On December 22, at Na 118 Bloomfleld .treet, Hoboken, Thomas, son of the late »illiam Tal- A ^quieu/m^s will he celebrated at nine o'clock on Friday morning in St. Mary's church, whose tho funeral will tako place. . .. > ...i Tihmak*. .On Monday,t December 20, at her resi¬ dent, No. 89 High girMt, Brooklyn, Maoris F. Grif- Fi!t, th# boloved wile of Boury A. Tiamann, ib the ilfil ^ The funeraMrlll take place from ber late residence, on Thursday, 23d inst.. at two o'clock P. M. Relatives and friends aro respectfully lnvitod to *tte»d Wkuji .On Wednesday, December 22, 1875, Bknja mm G. Wsi.ls, In the 73d year of his age. Relatives and friends of the tally «» r^cttally Invited to attend ths funeral, from his UU 209 Lexington avenue, on Friday, December 24, ° Wi'u.RTT -On Tuesday, December 21 J Grove N J , or typhoid fevor, MaroarktS., daughtci "^The remalni'wlll be Interred In Cypres. Hilta terv on Friday December 34, 1175, at one o clock I. M. ^0R^«!-At Somervili^N. J. on the 22U Inst, Maria Woltmau in the $4th year of her age. Tho funeral will take place from the residence 01 Mr« Fred F Cornell, at Somervil^ N. J at hail pa*l tweive P m', on Friday the 24th in.U Vraln leave, fool of Liberty .treet at 10^16 o'clock. Yardlkt..On Tuesday, December 21, Mrs. YiRnLir, aired 76 years, mother ot tho late Lieutenant \ aid icy, .I t^e Tenth New York Volunteer Infantry. Friends ol the family, also officers and members o! tne regiment, invited to the ftmeral to day, at out o'clock, from house Na 2.248 Secoud avenue.

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Page 1: BROOKLYN RING. BOWEN-EAGLE LIBEL THE COMMISSION.€¦ · Joseph H. Van Winkle, styling himself contractor, ol' the other part, by which the said Van Winkle agreed to furnish, at his

THE BROOKLYN RING.

Suit* A?nin«t llie Bonrd «f Water and Sewer-I'cnimii&ienrrs.

NEARLY $200,000 INVOLVED

A Speedy Trial Sought For by theDefendants.

The prosecution* against the alleged member! of the

Brooklyn King are assuming both a definite and active

abape. Id aUdition to the rait brought against the con¬

tractors for t>ul!ding the new storage reservoir at Hemp¬stead. and ex-Commsssioners of the Water Board, a

second suit ha* aiso been brought against certain of thesame defendants comprising the Board of Water andBcwerage Commissioners. The general charges are

collusion and Oaud, and the amount sought to be re¬

covered is $100,312 14 We give below a copy of the

complaint, which, together with the summons, was

served yesterday on the defendants by Mr. John K.

Parsons, as representative of Attorney General Pratt,who is prosecuting these soils on behall of the Tax¬

payers Association. The defendants, It Is understood,wiil interpose a general dental to the allegations set

lorth in the complaint. Their counsel.Messrs. Tracy,Catlin aud Fryer.express a read mess to enter promptlyon a trial of the case immediately on the conclusion ofthe Ural trial

Sl'PRKMk; CorRT, CjTT SNI> CtU'NTY OW NkW 1 ORK,m. .The People of the Slate ol New York vs. W:litauiA. Fowler, Kdward J. Lowber, Archibald U. Bliss audAbner C. Keeney:.The plumtifTs, by Mantel Pratt,their Attorney General,

complain of the defendants.That on the second day of April, 1869. an act -was

pa.-i.ed, entitled "An act to reorganize the Board otWater aud Sewerage Commissioners of ihe City ofBrooklyn and to provide for the repaving, re¬

pairing* and cleaning the streets of Mid cliyby said Board," by which act provision was madelor the appointment of the Permanent.Board of Water¦nd Sewerage Commissioners tor said city, aud thatsuch commissioners should have all the rights, privi¬lege*, authority and power vested by the then existinglaws in the then existing Board of Water and SewerageLommisiioners. That by operation of the said act lliesaid commissioners acquirod all tbe rights. privileues,authority anil power ol .Sower Commissioners, as pro¬vided for in chapter :J86 of the Iaw- of 1869. and as suchSewer Commissioner* they acquired the exclusive con¬

trol, superintendence and management ol all sewersconstructed in said city, and also the power to con¬struct new sewers.That on or betore June 8, 1860, said Board caused

plans and specification* to be made lor the construc¬tion of the sewer hereinafter described, and noticethereof to be given according to law, inviting bids orproposals for Fold work.That in accordance therewith ten proposals or bids

were offered to said Board for said work. That oueJoseph H Yau Winkle offered to do the work for$186,027 26, that heme the lowest bid or proposaWor¦aid work. That one Frank Swift offered the next low¬est bid.viz $188.446.and that the defendant, AbnerC Keenev, also otfered a proposal to do the sard workfor $220,840 88.That on or about the 25th day of July. I8C9. a con¬

tract was executed by and between the city of Brook¬lyn. through the said Permanent Board ol Water andBewerage Commissioners of the otie part and the saidJoseph H. Van Winkle, styling himself contractor,ol' the other part, by which the said VanWinkle agreed to furnish, at his own propertost and expense, all the neces*ary materials and labor,and to excavate for and build m a good, firm aud sub¬stantial manner the said sewer, with all the appliauce.*and appurtenances of every kind complete as indicated,In drainage district No 29. subdivision No. 2 and a

portion ot subdivision No. 1, drainage map N, on filein the office of said Boards, upon the terms and condi¬tions in tbe said contract specified, and the said city ofBrooklyn, by the said Permanent Board of Water andP< werage Commissioners, agreed to pay the said VanWinkle therefor certain specified rates or sumsamounting to $186,027 2», that being the amount furwhich he had offered to do said work as aforesaid.That on the 27th day o( sy;<J July, 1809, said Van

Winkle commenced to bnild said S"wer accord-_Jn£ to the terms and conditions of bis said agreementVitb the city of Brooklyn, aud continued in the vigor¬ous and successful prosecution of the work when thewesthc; was suitable and tjje said Board would permittill the Istii day of May, 1670.That at all the time-hereinafter mentioned the de

frudanls, William A. fowler, Kdward J. Lowber andArchibald M Bliss, constituted «aid Permanent Boardul Water and Sewerage Commissioners.That early in May, 1870, the said Commissioners,

Fowler, Ix>w:ber and Bliss, then composing said Board,.rid said defendant, Keeney, entered into a corrupt andfraudulent combination, the purpose of which was that¦aid contract between the city of Brooklyn andsaid Van Winkle should unlawfully be de.clared forfeited by said Board and the saidVon Winkle should be driven from liis work on said.ewer, and that a new and private contract should beentered into by and between the said Board in thosame of the city of Brooklyn and said Keeney for thecompletion of said sewer, by which the said Keeneyshould be permitted wronglully to obtain larg" sums ofn.oney from and of the moneyB of the city ol Brooklyn.Thai in pursuance of the said combination a resolu¬

tion was on the lCth of May, 1871, pasted by said Per¬manent Board of Water and Sewrerage Commissioners,composed of said Fowler, Lowber aud Bliss, directingthe Chief Engineer to notify said Van Wiukle to ceaseall work on said sewer for the alleged false reason thathe had failed to perform his contract, and another reso¬lution was by said Board passed on the 18th day of.aid May providing for entering Into a privatecontract between the city of Brooklyn and said defend-ant Keeney lor the completion ol said sewer at a pricenucb beyond the fair and reasonable value of the workand much higher than that at which said Van Winklebad agreed to do the work, and was ready and willingand able u> complete tbe same, to wit. at a price ex-ceedmg the prices in said Van Winkle's said contractlor the unfinished portion of said work by $190,302 41.That before said new contract was entered into with

said Keeney as aloresaid, said Frank swift proposed tothe said defendants, Fowler, Lowber and Bliss, to com-

Clete the said work for lue identical prices contained inis said bid, and offered responsible and unexceptional

sureties lor the faithful performance of the work; yetnotwitlisiaud.ng said swift was known to SaidCommissioners as a responsible contractor and hissureties were also responsible, and no ob)ection wasmade on the ground ot irresponsibility of either con-Iractor or sureties, and notwithstanding that no con¬tract at the time of this offer had been entered intowith said Keeney, the said Commissioners refused togive the contract to said Swift at the prices containedUi bis said original bid or at any other prices, butfraudulently and corruptly made the contract with saidKeeney, as aloresaid.

That according to the terms and conditions of the¦aid fraudulent contract for the completion of saidwork said Keeney received $190,312 41 over andabove tho sum which said Vaa Winkle wouldhave received for the completion ol the workaccording to the terms and conditions of hissaid contract, winch sum of $190,31.141 was paid t.ythe city of Brooklyn to said defendant, Keeney. out ofthe moneys belonging to the ctty of Brooklyn and inconsequence ot said wrongful aud Iraudulcni acts ol thedeicndunis.That the defendants all took part In the said frntidu-

lent scheme, and, so far as it could be arranged, therewus an understanding between them that if the planfor tbe removal of said Van Winkle should prevail ab'w contract would be given to said delendaut,Keeney, aud that It was well understood by¦nd between the said defendants that if midnew contract should lie given to said Keeney it shouldtie at prices so inucb above the fair and reasonable pricesas to enable him wrongfully, Improperly and fraudu¬lently lo obtain large sums of money from the city ofBrooklyn without value received.Thai all the aforesaid acts of defendants were done in

concert between all the defendants wan tbe corruptand fraudulent purpose of enabling the defendantKeeney wronctully u> obtain such large sums of moneyof the city of Brooklyn, snd with tbe expectation onthe part ol the defendants Fowler, Lowber and Bliss ofbenefits and advantages by themselves, but whethercucb expected benefits and adxantages were pecuniary,or whether they were political or otherwise, the plaintins have not yet been able to ascertaiaThat if the defendants Fowler. Lowl.er and Bliss had

honestly and faithfully discharged their duty In tbepremises it would not have been possible for the de¬fendant Keeney to obtain the said sum of $190,302 41,and that tbey fraudulently and willully, and by corruptcollusion and confederation with the defendant Kee¬ney, so arranged as that said Keeney was enabled toubiain the said mentioned sum of $190,312 41, and thatm» the plaintiff* are advised and believe not only tbedelf-ndnnt Keeney, but as well the defendants Fowler,l«owber and Bliss, thereby became liable lo return thesaid money that no pari of the same has been receivedbark or rrstored into tbe proper lawful receiver, do- ¦

l«»siiory or custodian therelor, e.ther in specie or bycotnpeni<at.on for the same or otherwise.

Wherefore the plaintiffs demand judgment againsttbe defendants fur the money* so obtained from thecity ot Brooklyn In the sum ot $190,812 41, with Inter¬est thereon from the commencement of this action,with cost DAXIKL PRATT, Attorney General.

ISty and County of .\'m< York, I*.:.John E. Parsons,be ng duly sworn, deposes and says:.I have been¦pec ally retained by the Attorney General to prosecutellie above entitled action, and for the purposes thereofI act for and as the representative of tho AttorneyGeneral. I have read the foregoing complaint andknow Ibe contents thereof. The same is true to my. wo knowledge except as to the matters therein staledon information and belief, and a* to those matters 1believe it u> be true. JOHN K. PARSONS.Sworn to before me this 2*d day of December, in the

year 1876, .JoB.v J. Luwth, Notary Public, Kingscounty.

MORE "WATEB FOil BATONXE. |The rapid increase of the population of Bayonne. N.

J., baa given rise to a load demand for * larger supplyof water. After much Importunity on tbe part of

prominent residents, the City Council at. last took ac¬

tion and appointed a special committee to consider thematter Tbey will mate a visit 10 I-on* Island City toInspect tbe water works, as tbcv coaietpoiajf .miles'uiDrof Bicnti m JUvcLra. -

' 't*

BOWEN-EAGLE LIBEL SUIT.

Yesterday the trial of the cull brought by Henry C.Bowen against the proprietor* of the KagU for li Iwan resumed in the Brooklyn City Court. Fart J, before

Judge Reynolds. The court room remained crowdedthroughout the entire day. even standing space beingat a premium, »o widespread is the interest maniresttdin the proceeding*. The argument aa to the aeries ofabusive artici-* was resumed yesterday morning byMr Beach, who cited authorities in support of biaassertion*,' all or which went to show that thejury should be made lannliar with all the provocation*The ruling of the General Term, therefore, differed fromthe position which His Bonor (Judge Reynolds) hadtaken. This, he contended, was a newspaper warlare,where both parties had been in the wrong In their re¬

proaches upon each other. One party is worsted in

the encounter, which his o»ux court® has provoked,and he then brings his grievance before the Court.Two weeks prior to the publication of the libellousarticle Mr. Bowen assailed p %intiff is an article in theBrooklyn I'nutL

Mr. Beach.1 offer to prove, and I claim the right tooffer .

Judge Reynolds.They must be presented to the

Court before the Court can pass upon theui. ^ ou can-

oot offer to prove them by stating the subject of thesearticles.Mr Ueach.I am not going to read the articles. am

only going to give them in a distinct form. I wish to

prove, and 1 am going to do it, in a proper >¦''not going to disgrace my profession by *,wroP11"/ ^smuggle anything into this court whict^ is u <-g'

Tire Court held that the papers or articles must first

Mr Beach then proceeded to read the dates on whichthe articles were published and their headings.M r Winfield objected and the objection wus sustained,Mr. Bench then handed over the papers.Mr McLean, the managing editor ol the BrooklynFZjlr vv:is recalled and testified that be remembered

the publication of the Kidd article in the Ap.nf of theTill*) .mil read a portion ol the same ini the Sun, thealtitude taken bv the Eagle toward Mr. lleecberlut.bescandal was one of friendship; Boweu was lookedupon as father ol the scandal.

Mr. John Arrison testified that he was in the saddlerybusiness'n New Yors; had heard Boweu-i cbaractcrdiscussed prior to 1874 ; his reputation was bad.y What side did you take in the Buecher contro-

V(^M6cted to. and objection overruled.Witness-1 believed Mr. Beecher to be guilty; I believe

so still (sensation); 1 never spoke against Mr. Boweuto my partner in connection with the triaLMr Alexander Studwell testified that he resided at

No. 41 Mouroe plate; bad been a resident ofBrooklyn lor thirty years, and is engagedin the leather business in Spruce street, NewYork- had been a member of 1'lymouth churchbefore Mr. Beecher was there, and is still a member;had been acquainted with Mr. Bowen lor *w®nty'{jv?vears. and his reputation prior to 1874 was bad; it hadnot been good lor twenty odd years.

.-Mr. .laeob B. Murray, the well known nsher orTiiton-Beecher trial fame, and a contemporary of Mr.Caldwell in that office, testified that for over twentyyears he had resided in Brooklyn, and is in the whole¬sale grocery business in Vesey street, New \ork ; hadknown Henry C. Bowen lor more than twenty-five vesrs, and his repntatlon was bad. On thecross examination the witness was asked byMr Fullerton.Have you any occupation on Sunday 7Witness asked the Court If he should answer, and

being told to do so began, "Well, I usually ride in themorning and " (laughter).Judge Reynolds rebuked the audience for the exhi¬

bition of levity, and said that the question did not callfor his social h'abiti, but if the witness has any businesshe can toll ot it.

0Witness.1 act as usher In Plymouth church on Sun-d

U. How lone pray. Mr. Murray, have yon ushered inthe good pcopie ol Plymouth church V A. About fifteenyears; I attend twice every Suuaay and have never re-ceiveu any compensation.

. _ ...,u How many days did vou attend the Beecher trial.(Mr* Beach objected, but the Court admitted the an.<-wer ) A 1 never kept a record. Most of tho time lorsix months. I am still usher at Plymouth church.

'kjudge*Reynolds.ThIs laughter cannot be permitted.Mr. Beach X hope Your Honor will rndulge the audi-

"judge Rsvnolds.This is not the place for merriment.This is not a theatre. I shall charge the audience thatunless this ceases the room shall be cleared.Mr Fullerton (to witness).You acied as usher during

the trial ? A. Yes, sir.o Did you receive any compensation then A. i

did not: I never had any doubt about the innocence olMr. Beecher; 1 was on tho side of the defence.O Did you ever say anything unpleasant of Mr.

Bowen « a. 1 think 1 may have done so.o. Did you ever say that Henry C Bowen was tne

head devil In this troublef A. No, sir: 1 hav'aexpressed the opinion that he was at the bottom or ItI have ?aid so much in reference to it that I do notremember what 1 have said; up to within a year 1 didnot believe that Bowen was the cause of the trouble,but now I should not bo surprised if ho was; 1 am in¬clined to thmlc so.

....Rev Edward Kggleston. pastor or the Church ot theChristian Endeavor, testified that he succeeded MrTdton as superintendent of the Independent; in J'o?Mr Bowen s character in Plymouth church was a sub-iect or conversation; would say rrom acquaintancewith his general reputation lor probity and integrityas a man prior to September, 1874, witness should sayII was not good; hau a difference with Mr. Bowen-nola difficulty ; it was connected with the management or

Kx* Water Commissioner Lorin Palmer testified thathe bad known Bowen since 1867, and his general repu¬tation was bad; had been an usher in Plymouth churchfor ten or twelve years; witnesB is still a member °Tthat church, and took sides with Mr. Beecher on the

"y'r. William A. Colt testified to having met ArchibaldGordon, who wrote tho Kidd article, and told him,men. in 1H74, that it hail previously been published mtue .Sun and Spirit of the Timet.

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Abner C. Kceney was also sworn, and testified Uathe was one ortho proprietors ol theMamr C. C. W heeler, city editor, who was on the

editorial staff or Hie Union wheu that paper was assail-inc Mr. Kinsella, was called for the purpose or shewingthe rivalry then existing, and the attacks upon thatgentleman, which wero made by diroction ol the plain-till. The testimony was not admitted.Mr K W Hull wholesale dry goods dealer, testioea

that prior to September. 1S74, plaintiffs reputationamong business men of the city ot New \ork was bad.The defence here rested, and Mr. Heth B. Hunt,

dealer in dry goods in New \ork for forty-one years,testified that be was a clerk in the same house withBowen in 1832 and believed his general reputation to begMr Benjamin H nutton had been acquainted with

Bowen since 18aS; his reputation was good; neverbeard his character spoken of in connection with thoBroadway Bank, or any other banking institution in

'''Mayor John W. Hunter, who has been a resident orBrooklyn all his itfe, had known Mr Bowen lor twenty-live vears; his general reputation was good.Aaron L. Reed, commission merchant, bad known

the plaintiff for thirty-seven years; his general reputa¬tion was good had never discussed the Beecher scan-dal, or Bowen's connection with it; had heard JamesHowe speak favorably of him. ,Mr. Howe then took the chair, and said be was a wbitelead manufacturer, and had lived in Brooklyn fortyvears, and found Mr. Bowen s general reputation to bogood witness knew several of the examining com¬mittee or Plymouth church, and Knew Mr. Beecher,and read all about the trial, but never heard any dis¬cussion on Bowen's character.Mr Daniel Bobbins, druggist, had known the plaintiff

since 1841. and round bis reputation good; Charlesfiorrs bad, prior to September, 1874, spoken well ofBowen ; had heard his conduct in the Beecher trialcriticised and spoken of adversely. JJ'eter 8 Hoe, roanulaeturer of printing presses,testified that bo had known Mr. Bowen lor twentyyears and that the reputation ol the plaintiff was good,un cross-cxauilnatfon he stated that he was a cousinol Henry C. Bowen, and bad sold him presses, fromthis he knew bis charactcr.

, |Alfred S. Barnes, book publisher, found plaintiff scharacter to be good; had beard men speak badly ofhirn In relation to bis connection with the Beecherscandal but apart from that be had heard nothing saidagainst him , witness and Mr Bowen are Jointly inter-.sled in the hymn book published for the use ofPlymouth ehurcb, Bovren receiving a royalty ; In rela-tlon to the Beecher trial ho had heard plaintiff spoken8u'p*rlnt'ndent of Public Schools Mr. Thomas W.

Field testified that be was acquainted with Mr. Kin-sdla. Judge Hullerton propo.ed to show that Mr.K'tisella had expressed malice toward the platntifl.Objection was made, and argument ensued, resultingin the ruling out of the evidence.The Court then adjourned till ten o clock to-day.

BROOKLYN BITER PIRATES.At an early hour yesterday morning two river thieves

boarded the canal boat James Glllen, lying at the dockfoot of Hudson avenue, Brooklyn, and made their wayto the cabin, where the captain of the boat, Charles Gillen was sleeping. Ho was awakened frorn his ¦lum¬bers bv the entrance of the rogues, and sprang frombis burik to eject thorn. One of them struck bim onthe head with the butt or a heavy pistol and ordered himto keey quiet, at the same moment pointing the muzzleof ihe weapon at -the skipper." The thieves then tookhis coat and the contents or his pocketa, and, going ondeck clambered over the sides and into a row boat, inwhich were seated two other men. The pirates pulledleisurely away, and were seen no more.

suic£l>e~ by" strychnine.An inquest was held at Yonkers, Westchester county,

yesterday afternoon by Coroner Hughes, on the bodyof John D. Fowler, a bookkeeper, aged thirty-six, whocommitted suicide by taking about five grains of strych¬nine on the previous day. Deceased, who lived withhis family on l^ocust Hill avenue, procured the poisonIroin su intimate acquaintance in the drug business,for the purpose, as he said, of despatching a noisy dog.Before silting down to dinner the wretched manswallowed tho drug, which, in a few seconds, causedhim to fall from his chsir to tne floor. He died ingreat agony in aho«t an boer afterward. Deceased wusa iokii ef temperate habits and had always borne anexcellent reputation He leaves a wile aad child. Noca»M aa M assigned for lbs suividai act .

THE CANAL COMMISSION.

At MTt'R THATKB'm TBHTJMoNT- INQl'IBY Al TO

THB DP.POHITH AT TUB TBO* t'ITT BANK.

I'l liri;AKE OF CONTHACTOB8' CEKTIFICATEH.

Alsakv, I>«a 22, 1875.The ('anal Fraud Investigating Commission reassem¬

bled al ton a. M , and another portion of Ur. Thayer'sle^iiuouy was read over lo him and corrected. Thisoccupied until half past twelve !'. M. The examinationwas tbeu resumed. .

Mr. Majione. Mr. Thayer, the money borrowed underthe resolution of July 28, 1874, wus not paid until Sep-Umber "40, 1875, snd there was nothing in the law of1874 that made the first money paid over by the Com|>-trullcr applicable to the payment of the money thusborrowed? A. No, sir; not that I know of; 1was a stockholder and director in the TroyCity Hank; it was made a transfer andcheck bank in July, 1874; that bank had passed divi¬dends for three times, in 1873, 1874 and 1876; can'tsay that it was on account of doing a losing business;it was deemed advisable to puss thorn; the first Statemoney was put in the bunk at the opening of naviga¬tion; the Cunal Board directed that transfers be madeon the 3d of August, 1S74.Mr Magone.The records show that the transfer was

actually made in the July preceding.Mr. thayer.That is not the fact so far as this fund

is concerned.Mr. Magone.And I insist I have evidence that the

transfer took place in July, as I say. It was done bythe Treasurer for good reasons. When was tho firstmoney ol the $136,000 loan made applicable lo yourwarrant, and what bank was it put into?

Mr. Thayer.i don't Jinow where that money wasput; wo draw the money Irom any bank as we want It,bul make no cbaugu; whatever bunk It was in it re¬mained there.

Mr. Magoue.Here is the contract Dennlson held fornew work near Llica, which he lelt in such conditionthat it had to be completed by your brother, throughHoratio Seymour, Jr. ? A. Yes, sir.

Mr. Magone read the provision relative to delays incarrying ou the work necessitating the interference ofthe l anal Comm.esioner and churging expense to thecontractor. He then suid the Canal Commissioner cando this, and he must see that the canal is In uavigahlocondition. A. 1 understand he has this power in thecase of breaks.

t). Don't you understand that It is his duty to do thisunder auy circumstances. A. No, sir.

Mr. M.igonc read the law, which was very general inits provisions.

Mr. Thayer.I did not understand by Dennison aban¬doning his contract the Commissioner could go ou withwork, did not think mis was a case; I understand hecan go on with ordinary repairs, not new work; Iunderstood there was work necessary to be done toprepare the canal for navigation; most of it was of thischaracter; 1 did understand there was new work there,and there was work absolutely necessary to be done toput the canal In navigublo condition; 1 understoodthere was other work, such as walls, ic.Mr. Mugonc.Who told you? A. I don't know.Mr. Mugone.1 was there and saw none; you cannot

tell who told you? A. No, sir; 1 think there was noauthority for my brother to employ Horatio SeymourJr., to eo on with this work; he could call on tho Res¬ident Kngineer; tho Attorney General told me that thisemployment of Seymour was the most irregular thinghe knew of; 1 was governed by my advice.

Mr. Magone.Now we will go back to the Troy CityHunk, as lo the amount on deposit there on the 21st ofJuly, 1874.

Mr. Thayer.The amount there had remained theresince the year before. This paper handed me show,'h/re was canal lolls money ic the bank ou that date's(5,362 22. To the best ol my kuowiedge it includes allthey had, including receipts since navigation opened.There was also interest due, amounting lo $268 22. Onthe 20th of August there was $2,821 02. On July;t01874, the Stale liad In the bank $61,000. There is to beadded $ii.i 100 to tins, making $68,000, On the 281b ofJuly $10.4i0 went into the bank under the transfer res¬olution of thai date.A recess was taken till half-past two.The commission reassembled at Ihree P. M.Mr. Thayer resumed the witness' chair, and was

asked what was Ihc first deposit In the Troy City Hankunder the transfer resolution ol July 21 ? A. $34 000on July 21; on the 28th of July, $10,475, and on thoBismol July, $17,000; tho fact ot designating the bankas a transler bunk authorized me to transler moneysto it.

Mr. Magone.Did this resolution authorize you totransfer this money to this bank.don't you know ibatthe Auditor has no right to make such trauslcr withoutdircctiou trotu the Commissioners ol the Canal Fund?A, Yes, that is the ca»e.

Mr. Magone.Don'i you Know now that that moneywas unlawfully transferred? A. 1 thought 1 had au¬thority.

Mr. Magone.Don't you understand that the ranalfunds of the State are under the control and custodyof the Commissioners of tho Canal Fund ? A. Ves, 1 sounderstand now.

Mr. Mftg^ne.Then don't you understand that thetransfer of Julv 21 was done without uuthorily by thetreasurer? A. 1 understand that the law gives theTreasurer and Comptroller the |>ower to make thesetransler* alter acliou by the Commissioners of thoCanal Fuud.

Mr. Magone.After moneys are deposited in lhotransfer bunk there in no power anywhere, except in theCommissioners of ihu Cunul Fund, lo gel it ouL A.That is news to me.

Mr. Magone.This Is no matter of vours. You arenoi implicated in any violation of this' law. Now doyou know of any single instance, except this caseof'theTroy Hank, where a transler was made by any au¬thority but that of the Commissioners of tho CanalFtmd? A. I dou't know of any now; I would have tolook over all the records; 1 have always understoodthat alter the Commissioners of the Canal Fund desig.nute the transler bunk, then Ihe transler is left to theTreusurer and Comptroller; I know they do maketranslers.Mr Magone.1 hare no doubt thev do. Now how

was this done- was there any other action in ihe caseol the Troy Hank besides designation? A. Nothing-only designating the bank the ruoney was In the TroyHank unuer the control ol the Comptroller of the CaualFund.Mr Thayer then produced a letter from Governor

Tilden informing htm that be could nolapprove Assem¬bly bill No 560, except us to ordinary repairs, as it wasplainly in violation of the constitution as regards theSinking Fund. He says the work at Utica, to the ex¬tent oi $16,000. might be paid for as ordinary repairsas it was for work lo put the canal in navigable orderMr. Thayer produced another letter from the Governordated June 26, 1875, in which he says his veto of tho Kxltruordinary Repair hill would not prejudice tho $15,000he (Thayer) bad paid out The Governor advised jilruthut lie could gel the money ($15,000; under the Ordi-nary Repair bill

Mr. Magone.Give me the date when the AttorneyGeneral informed you thai it would be wrong for yourbrother to pay for tho work at luca out of the OrdinaryRepair fund. A. I had several conversations with himon the subject, and he told me It would he irregular- lienever gave me a written opinion; the Deputy AttorneyGeneral uever told roe it could be paid out of the Ordi- |nary Repair fund; my brother never told me that he be-Iteved he had a right to pay for thut work out of theOrdinary Repair fund, but that be disliked lo Increasesuch expenses; it was suggested by lho Attorney Gen¬eral that a luw to meet this expense might be passed-that was when Seymour was down here to see II hecould get the money; It was some time in April; iheGovernor thought it could be paid out of the OrdinaryRepair fund; 1 never knew what work was done there:I told the Attorney General the contract had beenabandoned by Hemson: that Seymour had been put incharge of the work by the State, and lho contractorwas alter me to gel money for doing the work underSeymour. I heard that Detnson had thrown the oldslope wall into the canal, and in order to use tho canalthis wall had to be laken out, and thus make the canalnavigable. In view of these facts the Attorney Gen¬eral gave it as his opinion that it would be irregular topay tor putting the canal in navigablo order alter thoabandonment by the contractor. 1 purchased ihe con- |tractor's certificates and subsequently paid myself. Itwas only a lew days alter Ihe abandonment thai 1 pur-chased the certificates. 1 was aware of the fuct thatthe Governor had pointed out the Willard Johnson con.tract as one ol the unbalanced ones.Mr Magone.Didn't you seek an interview with the

Governor in October lust, and didn't he a*k you whoheld the Willard Johnson certiorate*, and didn't yourefuse lo tell him? A. I have no recollection of hisasking me sucb a question.Mr Magone.Do you recollect saying you would not

buy the-e certificates without s statement like thai(Obtained in De Wolf's affidavit? a 1 said 1 would nothave anything to do with them without such a statement.Tho statement was made. I saw He Wolf, utid he saidsomethimg against II being made public. I said somuch had been said about It that It must be published.1 did not threaten hltn. J went to Oswego to tee himThe Governor was there and I could have seen hirn atany lime. 1 never told lbs Governor that I held thecertificates.

Mr. Magone railed attention to the proceedings ofthe Canal Hoard, when a resolution was oflered byCommissioner Thayer requesting the legislature toprovide for paying lor completing Coboes locks andwork at Whitehall, and also to build vertical wallswhenever It was deemed necessary by the Commis¬sioner*. The resolution was unanimously adopted

Mr. Magone.You prepared the Isw thus suggested?A. Yes, sir; the bill whs first introduced in thu Houseby Mr. Page on the Sth of April; in tne Senate it wasreceived from the Assembly .,n the 16tb of April, 1 donot remember conversing with John D. Van liurenabout this bill; don't r« member saving to the Gov¬ernor, in the presence of him and Charles H. Siebhmsthat I would not pay any itums for work done withoutauthority of law; don't remember thn DeputyAttorney General saving he was fearful such wouldbe the case; I said I thought it was necessary to passthe lull; never heard it questioned that tho bill wouldenable me to pay lor work sireuay done; this lawamended act No. 29B, and taking the two laws togetherI understood it autborixcd payment for work alreadydonaAt this point Deputy Attorney Falrchild came in snd

was sskeci if he ever told Mr. 1 hayer that an enablingact ought to be passed lo pay the $lj,000 lor work uiUlica.

Mr. Falrchild said he had always thought the betterway was to pay this expense out of the Ordinary Repairfund. He did not recollect any conversation anom anenabling act.Mr Magone.I understood yon otherwise. 1 under¬

stood you to say that subject was talked otMr. Thayer.1 want it understood that I was to fur¬

nish the money at the Interest, and a law to reimburseme was to be passed.

Mr. Falrchild.I understood you would pay theBUiAey Slid be mud back S£»i«j but 1 adviaeal aitalus*

your paying It and taking interest, » that, I thought,would place you an an officer of the Stale m an equivo¬cal position.The examination of Mr. Thayer waa then resume ft

He haul:.1 never threatened the Attorney Ueneral orauy one else if they attempted to institute an examtua-tinii into the Baxter award matter.The examination of Ur. Thayer here terminated.

SINKING FUND COMMISSIONED.

THE BJLI.8 OF THE DOCK DEPARTMENT.A PAS-

HAOE-AT-AKMV AT A MUTUfG UK T1IE SINK-

in« fund (Commission.the I'ikchahe or

PlEll 4*2 NoHTB HIVE It.

A special meeting of the Commissioner* of the Sink-

lng Fund was held yesterday afternoon, commencing atthree o'clock. Mayor Wickham, Recorder Hackett,Comptroller Green, Alderman Gross and ChamberlainTuppan were present. The meeting was called forthe purpose of taking action apon a resolution of theDock Commissioners, authorizing the purchase of pier42 North River, for the sum of $250,000. Bat the mo¬

notony usually apparent at the gatherings of the com¬

mission was broken in npon by a lively passage-at arms

between Comptroller Green sad Dock CommissionerWaldB, on the subject of signing requisition* for pay.bient of

BILLS or THE DOCK PKPAKTMRNT.It appears that hitherto no trouble has been experi¬

enced in this connection. The bill* were sent to theComptroller's olllce alier being certified by the DockCommissioner*. Then they were signed by the Com¬missioners of the Sinking Fund and the money was

forthcoming. A new difliculty, however, him now been

developed. When the last butch of .requisition* were

sent In to Comptroller Green that gentleman trans¬muted them to Mayor Wickbain, with the following

, communication:.City of Nkw Yoke, Di* r autmkst or Fihancb, I

Comptkoi.lkb s Orricic. Dec. 20, 1870. JHon William 11. Wickuam, Mayor:.Ma.Referring to my communication of September 14

last. relative to the requisitions upon this department forlarge sums ol money on account of expenditures by the De¬partment of Docks, I again call your attention to the pro-visiona ol Jaw making It incumbent upon the Commissionersof the Sinking Fund to exercise certain supervisory pow¬ers and duties over the expenses of the Department olDocka. In tbe present condition of the affair* of ^iat de¬partment, and until aome mure settled policy with respectthe docka shall be established, I feel unwilling, us one ofthe CommixionerM of the Sinking Kund. to aountSrsigo therequisitions of that department. Requisitions of tbe De¬partment of Docks, dated 17th Inst., (or the sum of&M,lil& 42, are, therefore transmitted to yon as Chairmanof tbe Commissioners of tho Sinking Kund for such action as

you may think proper in the premises. Very respectfully.ANDREW It GREEN, Comptroller.

MR. WALKS' PECULIAR SI'KBCO.When this letter was read, and after some explana¬

tory remarks by Recorder Huckctt and Comptroller(ireen, Mr. Salem H. Wales, President of the DockCommission, came forward and proceeded to addressthe Hoard. He spoke substantially as follows:.There seem to be various bills In the ordinary way of the

prosecution of the business of the department Tbe Com¬missioners of tbo Department of Docks are very careful inmaking contracts. They are very careful in making pnr»chutes. They are always very carefnl In the supervision oftbe bills as they cotue belore them ; I do not know that wecau do auvthing more thau we have done and nave been"doing for tbe last few months to take care of the Depart¬ment of Docks and of tbe Interests of the city so rar as theyrelate to that department of tbo city government.Of course there are questions which have beensubmitted by the Comptroller.the question of thesupervisory jowers of the Commissioners of the Kink¬ing Kund and of tbe Does Department, for In.stance. So far as I am permitted to speak. I am sure thstall these questions should be decided by the opinion of theCounsel to the Corporation. I do not see what we gain byit. We are compelled by law; we are charged with the ad¬ministration ot this important trust, and 1 do not sea bowwr can avoid them. Kor one 1 am' not disposed to shirkany Yesponsibility so long as I bold a public office. 1 shouldirelerring to some attacks that have been made npon thepublic administration of tbis department), thinking that itcomported better with my owu persoual diguitvhave passed them by in silence, but I didnot rare to come in here from time totime and actually listen to these assaults npouthe public and myself without showing that I resented nucba course of conduct on the part of my assailant. Tbev are,lit least, what I consider most unjustifiable attacks,I have been sometimes reminded, as 1 Lave listened fromtime to time to the attacks of the Comptroller, of a scene 1witnessed in tbe city of Madrid, baviug gone there with a

friend to spend the winter. I was induced, by some friendsof mine, to visit a bull fight, and there I Haw before a vastaudience a fierce bull ruab out into the arena When thatbull whi flagging a little, 1 noticed that persons were employed to throw a red flag m his lace, andIt seems to me I am a red flag thatis always being thrown into the face of the Comptroller.Now. sir. this letlor that has been read is, in my opinion, amere pretence. It is anotbor way merely of attackiug theDock Department, and I will not Imagine that In the longrun these attacks would reflect on or injure my public or prl-vale character, uor in my opinion can it injure my colleagueswho are associated with me In this busmen* and who areanimated by au earnest and honest pnrpose only to intro-dnce proper measures of reform into the department and tosave all uunecesssry expenditure. In 1874 the Departmentyf Pocks expended $l,7uo,UX>, In which year there was littledone.1 w as there only twe weeks during that year. This Tear tbedepartment expenses have falleu much abort of *7<Xj,0U0. 1think this is a thing for which the Commissioners deservegreat credit and tbe favorabla consideration of the tax¬payers. 1 think it is part ol the Comptroller's business toendeavor to help rather than retard the business of tbe de-parlments. Tbe Comptroller Is a fighting man. Now, I forone am willing to concede that he has a reputatien as a

fighting man. You have only ta refer to the records at\Y aahington.Mayor Wiclrham here Interrupted the speaxerand

objected to his remarks as being irrelevant and of a

persoual character, but, at the request of tbe Comp¬troller, Mr, Wales continued for some time to speak asbefore.Commissioner Dlmock made some few remarks as to

the powers ol the Commission.Comptroller Green then said :.1 shall be very glad when tbis kind of thing Is over. I

shall be glad to give the gentleuian every opportunity ofsaying anything Tie may have to say upon the aubjectftiut Ihave no desire to contest tbe matter with him. lie Is un¬doubtedly courteous to come here with pamphlets and papers,and as all these things take trouble and time I should besorry II they were thrown away. The gentleman has evi¬dently exhausted himself upon the subject matterthat was originally before the Hoard. and Ihave no doubt he is glad to fail back upona fresh subject. One or my objections to signing theserequisitions has been already explained. 1 think that as lb*law forces upon us tho discharge of onerous duties, and asattaching to those d.ities aro great and heavy responsibili¬ties. It is hardly right that auy one should lie guided In thegiving or attaching of his signature by tbe fact that any onebelore them has already attached bis signature to it. Thisis a iu a x mi to which 1 de.'ire to draw your attention. Neverlie influenced, especially by my signature, as I wish eschmember of this.Hoard to act upon his own responsibility.It is possible, quite possible, that the sight of one or twosignatures of gentlemen with whose persoual i*sponsibilltyhe ia well acquainted may Induce sometimes a member toattach his signature to a document or a requisition where,If they had uot been, he would have hesitated belorehe attached his own. Hi may even, through the multi¬plicity of bis duties, be prevented from properly inquiringinto the matter, and, therefore, 1 would impress upon everyindividual member the necessity ol strictly adhering to hisown view of the law and the merits of the case In question.I have Intended no reflection upou the Commission by theseremarks, or upon anybody else, but I suppose you will hardlyexpect me u> listen quietly to the attacks of Mr. Wale*. ThereIs au old Krench proverb whlcb applies to .'M r. Wales' casewith peculiar lorce. Qui excuse «a cuae." whoever excuseshimself without provocation accuses himself." Is he not inhis attacks upon me seeking to shield himself from the con¬

sequences ol siune dereliction^! dutyf 1 do uot make auyreply to his reAarks but I could not allow the gentlemenwho are met here to day to see me accept tbeui without re¬futation.

Mr. Wale* here again attempted to get tbo floorclaiming his right to be hoard.Comptroller Green.Well, when It comes to a matter

of right, 1 guppo.se that he 1s not a member ol moBoard.Recorder Hackett, who had twice during tbe speech

ol Mr. Wales objected to the tons of come of thatgentleman's remarks, then offered a resolution, whichwas pained, calling apon the Corp'oration Counsel togive his opinion a* to tho supervisory powers of theSinking Kund Commission over the Dock Department.This ended the controversy for the present.

riKR ii MORTU RIVKR.The matter of purchasing 1'ier 42 was then callod np.

Mr. Kdward Fitch, Mr. Henry N. Beers and othersrepresenting tbe Council of Political Kelorm, werepresent to opptige tho plan of put-chases. Mr. Fitchspoke in favor of adjourning the consideration ol thesubject lor one week. Recorder Hackett also sup¬ported this proposition.Mayor Wickham said the purchase had been before

the Board for sis mouths, lie was ready to vote uponit then.Alaerman flross explained a* to the city selling this

pier twenty years ago for $20,000 and now $2M>,000 wasasked lor it. with an additional expenditure lor re¬pair of $60,OG0. As an answer of this, however, wastbe statement that some $40,000 per annum would berealized by toe city on such expenditure.Recorder Hackett then oflered a resolution that

further consideration of the matter should be adjournedfor one week, which wus carried, and the Commissionadjourned.

THE SENATE COMMITTEE.The Investigation of the practical working of city

aflairs by tbe State Senate Committee was continuedyesterday. In reference to the works under the De¬partment of Docks Mr. George W. Blunt, one of tboCommissioners of Pilot*, said that, in his opinion, tbeproposed extension of the entire bulkhead line alongtbe city shores, on the Hudson snd Fast rivers, tomake the shore street 260 feet wide, would Increase therapidity of the tides in both rivers to a dangerousdegree. Mr. Sun-lair Teusey, a member ofthe Chamber of Commerce, appeared before thecommittee and said, iu answer to requests forinformation, that he thought that a law should bepassed compelling tho employment of couvict labor bythe Commissioners of Charities. In all penal tnstitu-tlons there should be s classification of criminals, sothat the more bardeued should bo separated from thoseuot so old m crime.Convicts should tie employed In twine branch of man¬

ufacture, and an appropriation should lie made for thepurchase of raw material lor Ifceir usa The prisonscould he made to pay their own exi*n*es. but the prin-clpal object was to lit tbe convict to earn an bouest llv-lug. In the Park Department wooden and stone struc¬tures in tbe Central I'ark were going to decay becauseof the neglect to properly repair or care for them. Alaw should he passed making It a pena> offence for anyhead of a department to pay more than market price forany snaterials used In pobltc works. Another making Ita penul oflence for the head of a department to

employ sa Incompetent foreman to takecharge ef or engage In any pnhlio work.To prohibit the Issuing of any more assess¬ment bonds; to compel able-bodied paupers on Black-well's Islaud to work; to require the proper authoritiesto keep tbe streets clean by a district system and bycooirui;!, aad a wore stringent law against vacfancy

and street begging He would uk the committer i«consider tbe propriety of passing a law doing awaywith the Board of Aidirinen and establishing in their¦tead a Board of Control, consisting of as many mem¬ber* as there are organised departments in the city.say nine or eleven.giving tliem power to managetho attain of the city, the Mayor to tie an ex officion>e«iber, without power of voting. The member* ofthia Hoard, Mr. Tousey thought, should bo appointedfor a loug period and should receive large salaries,mitj"ng their office* good ones. and the penalties formalfeasance should be equally severe.

A SCHOOL THAT MAY BE BROKEN LP.

rHB CHILDREN OF SCHOOL NO. 7 WHO ARELIKELY TO PUT THEIR ANGEL PINIONS ON.A Herald reporter was yesterday sent to examine

and make inquiry concerning tho condition of Primary1'ubllo School No. 7, situated at No 274 W9st Tenthstreet. Without preliminary information concerningthe conditions there, the reporter entered on the boys'aide of the ordinary three »tory dwelling In which theschool Is kept. He was received with courtesy by one

of the teachers, and shown to the second story,where, because of the sickness of the principalof the school, he was to see the VicePrincipal, Miss P. A BlrilsalL There was a deluyof perhaps Ave minutes before Miss Btrdaal! was at

liberty to receive the reporter, and that Ave minutesenabled him to form an opinion, through personal ex¬

perience, of the ventilation of the building, or ratherthe entire abseace of it. There was not a single personon that floor at the time excepting the reporter, lorthe children were at play In the basement aud theteachers were caring lor them there; yet the atmos¬

phere of ike vacant rooms was dense with Impurity,and, in the language of a distinguished Western poet,"thick enoogh to cut with a Bpoon." It fully ac¬

counted for the sickness of tho principal of the school.Whon the vice principal appeared and was Informedof tbe reporter's desire to visit the several floors androoms of the structure, she consented to show them tohim.The reporter noticed In the rear wall what had

doubtless by tbe architect been intended for ventila¬tors. They were not only closed entirely, but there was

not attached to cither of them any string or wire orother appliance by which they could be opened. Pass¬ing to the third floor, in company of tbe lady, the re¬

porter found conditions which few who send theiryounger children to the primary public Bchools can

suppose for a moment could be witnessed there. ThereIs a three and a half leet wide hall running throughthe central portion of tne floor In this building, aud oneither side of this hallway are rooms for the classeswhich, with the exception of tbe one in front, are onlynine feet in width by sixteen in length and twelve leetIn height, and ail of theso, other than those at the frontand rear, aro

WITHOUT LIGHT OR vextilatiokother than is possible through unusod ventilatorsIn the ceiling. Into one of these narrow, unveutilatedspaces, more like ordinary hallways in an ordinaryhouse than even a hail bedroom, let tho reader imagineeighty-three little girls and bevs packed on iron-boundbenches to receive instruction, and ho will have amental view of what the reporter saw yesterday. Ineach of the other spaces, on this same floor of ordinarydwelliBg sire, six of them In all, aro packed from forty,live to eighty-flve-chlldren, ranging in age from fouryears to twelve. In addition to the little boys and girlsthat are forced to remain in this space during all thehours of school time are the Principal, Miss E. E Mead .

Vice Principal, Miss P. A. Blrdsall; Miss J. Emmons'Miss M. J. Chalmers and others as teachers; aud all oftbem, of course, both teachers and children, show mostunmistakably the effect of tho cramped space andpoisoned atmosphere In which they live aud learn.When about to leave tho bulldiug, the reporter, feel¬

ing that there was a current of hot air passing frombelow up through the several floors of this densely peo-plod, dark and uuvcnlillaled structure, asked to beshown to

THE BOILER ROOM.He was escortcd below, to a small room. In which

tbe furnaces and boiler are placed, and In which bothwashing aud ironing were being done, for there was aHue of freshly washed clothing strung along the room.The reporter Inquired (or the engineer and Miss Bird-

sail pointed to her.Reporter.Aro you in £barge of the farnaces, steam

boiler and other apparatus lor heating here, ma'am fEnuiwekr a»d Piittm\ of Primary No. 7.1 am, sir-

but vou know when a woman is busy either washing or

Ironing, and has ashes flying around from tho boilerfurnace, it's nol so easy to keep everything Just as neatand clean as it might b&Reporter.Well, ma'am, the "engine and boiler

room," as it is called on ocean steamers, is not as dirtyas it might be; but aro you the englseer, and, if so,what is your name?Knuikkkr and Fireman.My name Is Catherine

Ackerson, sir; and 1 hope you U excuse my appearance,for it Is nol easy to do washing aud ironing and eu-giuoering and dress yoursoir nice besides.The reporter couiplimrulcd her on her personal ap¬

pearance and on the really cleanly condition of theboiler room, and then asked tbe lady engineer andwasherwoman how she gauged her tires, water and soon. in order to avoid explosions ?

Miss Ackkrmam.Ob! there Is the gauge, up there, andwhen the band goes around too lar there is too muchstoam, and if 1 see it when It's too far arouad I slackoff tho Are, turn on the cock to see how the water Is,and then, when all is right according to the pointer igo $>n with something elso.Returning to a somewhat less heated atmosphere on

the ground floor hall, the reporter asked the vice prin¬cipal, who accomjmmcd him, whether it was consul-ereu safe to entrust the lurnaccs and stoam boiler to a

woman who was engaged In washing and othor bouse-hold Industries. Miss Birdsall Said she was notfamiliar with the work, and as she was there only toteach she did not care to give an opinion.She was then Inquired of as to what the trustees,

superintendent and others had to say of the dangersIrotn explosion and the overheated and otherwise badatmosphere of tho building.She responded that Dr. Dennison bad protested against

having mure than forty pupils put into any one oi thospaces spoken of abovo, and believed that when Messrs.Kiddle, Calkins, Jones, Pauning, Jasper and Mc.Mullencalled they were not well pleased with the existingconditions, and were not inclined to stay. For her-self, however, she did not desire to give liny opinionas she was not there for that purpose

It is clear as may be seen by any one, that I ho build-ing Is not of sufficient size to properly accommadatoeven one half the number of children who now attendthure; that it Is, practically, almost entirely withoutventilation, and that the boiler room in tho heating de¬partment has a woman in charge, who, whilo respect¬able in appearance, has too much else to do to renderthe furnace and boiler us safe as thev should be, evenwere there nol a multitude of sickly children there.

THE NEW LONDON CUSTOM HOUSE.

WAS THE INVESTIGATION OP COLLECTOR MAR¬SHALL'S CONDUCT A WHITEWASH?

Nbw London, Conn.,'Dec. 20, 1874.To the Editor op the Herald:.A letter mm published in the New London Telegram

of the 15th instant algned W. B. Moore, Special Treaa-Dry Agent, addressed to Hon. A. Brandcgee, concerningthe recent investigations of complaints against GeorgeT. Marshall, Collector of this port, in which thisspecial agent not only forestalls the decision of theHon. Secretary of the Treasury, but quite In bad tastoeulogizes tbe Collector. Ho admits that Illegal actswere proven and says that damaging reports were Incirculation, to shield him Iroin which seems to bo huipurpose. Now was the investigation Intended as afarce J Was the case prejudged f It has that appear¬ance. Had this agent been clothed with power of sum¬mons It Is possible that facts still more damagingwould have been shown. It certainly looks as If thiswas feared, and hence fbls agent was invested with no

power. But oertalnly hm letter was til-timed, ifnot In bad tasto. The " Ring " is Jubilant Just now,but the end is not yoL The people have some rlghtawhich the government must respect.

Aw Old Citixrn op New London.

MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.MARRIED.

Disrrow.Bulger. .On Wednesday, December 15, bythe Rev. S. M alone, W. C. Disurow, Jr., to Liubih,daughter ol John Bulger, Esq., all ol Brooklyn. Nocards.Smith.Buss.On Wednesday, December 22, 1875,

at the residence of the bride's parents, Al»kkd P.Smith, of Belleville, Kansas, to Louisa A., seconddaughter of John E. Bliss, of Brooklyn. No cards.

DIED.Rarry..On Tuesday, December 21, 1875. Aw.* Hora,

widow of James Barry, in the 70th year of her ago.Tbe friends of the family are respectfully Invited to

attend tbo funeral, on Thursday, December 23, at twoo'clock P. M., from her late residence. No. 80 Pike *L

Bell. .Sum mow*. .New Yoke Loixie, No. 830, F. A.M..Brethren.You are hereby summoned to assembleat the lodge rooms (Booth BuildlngL this Thursday, attwelve M., for the purpose of attending tbo lunvrai ofour late brother and Stoward, WiUtam Bell.Jamks G. Swkknt, K. R. VALENTINE, j

Secretary. Master. .

Bowxn..Tn Brook lyfi, Tuesday, December 21, is7BCharles Mardkn, Infant son of Samuel U, Jr! andEugenia E. Bowne.Interment In Greenwood.Brows .On Tuesdiy, tho 21n inst., of scarlet fever

Mabel Hitkpiiard, only daughter of Klbrldge G andCaroline F. Brown, aged 2 years and 4 months.The funeral Will take place this day (Thursday) at

one o'clock, from the residence of her parents No' 74West Fifty third street. Relative* aud friends areInvited to attend.Blnrkr. .-Catharixe M. Brims*, wife of Bethnll

Bunker, Id the 72d yenr of b«r tig*.Friends of the familv are invited to attend her

rnneral, on Friday, at hair past ten o'clock, from No aflSecond street, South Brooklyn...

°n Wednesday morning, December 22. ofJ p.b,,73 **»'» Horttrn, aged 10 months, youngestohlld of Paul W. and JohannaCs-sar, New Brighton S I.Campbell..On Wednesday, December 2a Aones M

youngest daughter of Cornelius W. and Gertrude i'Campbell, aged 1 years and 11 months.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral,from the residence of her parents, No. 4t» Jane streeton Friday, at elovoa o'clock A. M.Colti..la Brooklyn, on Wednesday. Dcccmber 22,

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F.mmlhtr Colwt, widow of the lit* Daniel Coley, Id th#691 h ywar of her age.

. , ,FuneruJ .orvlce# at the residence of ber eon in-law,A. J. G Hodonpyl, 43 Seventh avenue, on Friday. a»two o'clock P. M. Friends and relatives of the launlyare respectfully Invited.

Dai.to*. .On Tuesday, November 21, Jclia t Dai*-tou. aged 24 year*.

Relative* and friends are respectfully invited to aLtend the funeral, from the residence of her parents,642 Klevenlh aveuue, on Friday, at one o'clock P. M

l)gwoL». .Id Brooklyn, on Wednesday, 22d Inst,,of diphtheria, Krnkht Wabi.kigb, eldest child orCbarleuAubrey and Mariuda Dewolf, aged 10 years, 2 month*and 11 days.The relatives and friends of the family are invited to-

attend the funeral, Iroin the residence ol his parents.No. 668 Pacific street, on Friday, 24tU mat., at haif-piattwo o'clock P. M.impose*..On Wednesday, December 22, Jarks

Dt ocBod, In H|e 57tb year of his age.Funeral from bis late residence. No. 301 hightb.

street, at one o'clock P. M- Relatives and friends arfrespectlully invited to attend.1H.N _-On Tuesday, December 21, IS,ft. .Ton* R.

Dukn. sou ot Wm. A. and Catherine T. Dunn, aged 1year 11 months and 21 days.Funeral from the residence of his parents, 3.) 4

Cnton place, Greenpolnt, L. L, on Thursday, Decern,ber 2a, at two o'clock P. M. #

Dims. December 21. Thomas Dusk, In the 32d yeavof his ace. *

A^_.The relatives and friends are respectfully Invited Uattend the funural, from his late residence, 1«3 Lewi!street, on Thursday, December 23, at ono o'clock- .

Escoriaza Rosa Hrcbavaukia, wile of Eurlpidetde Escorlasa, aged 41 years.Funeral on Thursday, the 23d Inst., at ten 0 clock

A. H., from her late residence, No. 13 East Forty-thirdstreet Friends of the family are invited.Frrqusos..On Tuesday morning, December 21,

Samprl Fkroi'Sor, youngest son of Maria aud the lauJames S. Forguson.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at¬tend the funeral, from the residence ol his uncle, JohuBrower, West 108th Htreet and Boulevard, on Thursday,December 23, at eleven o'clock A. M.

Ft K5DKK. On Tuesday, December 21, at his late rest.dence,' in Redbank, N. J-, Thomam Fucmdkk, in the U4year of his ago.Notice of funeral hercufler.Flyws. On Tuesday, 21st Inst., Bridget Plynw,

*lFdun^ral from her late residence. No. 236 East Tenthstrnet, on Thursday, 23d tnsL. at ball-past one P. M.Fra.ncis..On Wednesday mornlug, December 22 o»

membranous eroup. Haroi.d, youngest child of .'.K10'1"tou and Caroline Francis, agodl year, H months and HI

^Funeral on Friday, the 24th lnrt., from the residenceof Its parents, No. 1.12S Glrard street, Philadelphia, al

-<AtlLWatsesslng, N- J-, December 22. of dlph.theria, Rb«»iwaa Coi-i.rws, youngest child or Al.en auiSusie L Hall, aged 2 years, 1 month and 10 days.Funeral will take place from residence, at » atsess

log on Thursday, 23d, at twelve M. Friends and rel*tivos are invited to attend. Trains leave Barclay art!Christopher street Jerries at 10:46 A. 51, returning it1 H(»oa^.On TueBday, December 21, 187ft, Tuow.SHoqaw, son of Johanna aud the lato Michael BogiO,^Fu^r^on8" Thursday, December 23, at one o'cU*P M from the residence of bis mother. No. 30 Sptfnflstreet, Now York.' Relativos and lriond* are resiict .

fully invited to attend.¦»,*.«Brans..On Wednesday, December 22, Bri*R\

DruiHAjrrT, a native of Kings county and wid<* «Bryan Hynds, ol county Westmeath, Ireland, in m»b.'.th year of her age. _ ...

The rolatives und friends of the family are reypcUTully lnvitod to attend the funeral, from her lute «ji>i-denco, No. S54 East Tweltth street, on Friday the Wt*tnsL, at two o'clock P.M. Her remains will be t*esto Calvarv Ometery for IntermentJknkims..At Hempstoad, L. L. December 21,

Susaji D.t widow of tho late Charles G. Jenkins, ii|tli«76th year or her ago. *

Relatives and friends of the family are invited I at-tend tho funeral, from the residence of her son inlaw,Samuel M. Gildcrslecve, Esq., Fulton street, neardaisstreet, Hempstead, L. L, on Thursday afternoon J.WInst. at one o'clock. Trams leave Janus sl;p,P>e*York, for Hempstead, L. I., at half-past nine and r\enA. M., returning at (our P. M. via Long Island Rajoad.jKwkras..At Flatbush, on the 21sl insL, Fra.-I W.Jenkins, aged 22 years, 7 months and 21 daysThe funeral will take place from the residence f nil

father VernoD avenne, Flatbush, thin day (Ihuidaj v23d Ink. at four o'clock P. M. Relatives and Send!are respectlully invited to attend. The remains nil b«taken to Portsmouth, N. H., lor IntermentJohnston..On Wednesday, December 22, ^OMAtThe luneral will take place on Friday, 24th, lim hi*

late residence, 130 East Twelfth streetKkitjno..on'luesday, December 21, M art, .loveu

wife or William Keating, aged 66 years.Relatives and friends, and those ol herbrotherJamea

McOall, are respectlully Invited to attend the ineralfrom her lato residence, 607 Grand St., thiB (fhrsdsy)afternoon, at one o'clock; thence to Calvary C«eteryvKissi.tY..On Tuesdav, December 21. afteia long

and severe Illness, Katix, the beloved wile (JarneiKinslev. aged 24 years.

Relatives and friends are Invited to attend le ranoral, from her late residence. No. 22 Hubert stiet, thitday (Thursday), at one o'clockLopdom..On Wednesday morrftng, Decener 21-,

Jobana, wife of James Loudon and daughter r Eliza,both aud the late Andrew Sclcraig, In the 371,year ot

heR^.t'ives and Mends of the family are rerpsted t*attend the funeral, on Friday, December 2 at ou4

_o'clock P. M., from 315 West Twenty-flrbt etri^Martis. On Tuesday, December 21, at XolO Car<>line street, Bridokt Marti*, daughter of >bn andEllen Martin, In the 3flth year ot her age.

Relatives aud friends respectfully invlledo attenl.the funeral, on Friday, at one o'clock P. MMcGovkrx..On Wednesday, December 4, at tfi»

residence of his parents, Na 68 Pineapp street,Brooklyn, Pan-ir McGovkrji, aged 24 years.The relatives and friends are lnvitod to alend lh«

funeral services, al the Church of SU Charles-oromeo,

Sidney place, on Friday morning, at halpast teu

°-Mcl.*\*..Oo Wednesday, December 2% If*, at hitresideure, Na 128 East Nineteenth strtt, NtitMcLran.Noticc of funeral hereafter.Pdrdv..In King street, December 21, Srah 1>%

wire of Underhill Purdy, in the 74th year of br age.The relatives and friends of tho family «r respect

mily invited to attend the ftineral, from h< late resl"dunce, December 23, at half past one o'clock'. M.

,0'Xbii.i. On Monday, December 20, iLiaiBBTHO'Nkill, in the Ofttb year or her age.The relatives and friends of tho family re respect¬

fully Invited to attend the funeral, on TUrsday, De¬cember 23, at ono o'clock P. M., from br lato resi¬dence, No. 247 East Fifty-second street.Pk.nnimas..On Tuesday, December 21, S*ah F.uza»

bkth, eldest daughter of tno late Edward LI'enniman,formerly of Boston.

Relatives and friends of the family are espectfullylnvitod to attend the funoral services, al 5ft Madtso»avenue, on Thursday, December 23, at four>'clt»ck.Boston papers please copy.Qi'artkrman..At Flushing, L. I., Decem><*r -1, 1845r

Jamks Qt'ARTKRMAN, in the 75th year of Imago.The friends or the family aro invited K attend th«

funeral, on Thursday, at two P. M., at .t, George*church, Flushing.

... ¦«Rktnoi.ds..Oo Tuesday, 21st Inst., A'vir I.oim,.only child of Thomas aud Katherine Cikrlotte Rey¬nolds, aged 2 years and 2 months.Funeral services this (Thursday) mornti, at half-

past ten. Interment at Greenwood.Siorkson..On Tuewiay, December 21, FiAifrw J.

gtoKRHOS, er>n of Francis aad Susan Sigers.L, in th«2Vth year of his age.The relatives and friends of the family an respect¬

fully invited to attend the funeral, this Thursday)afternoon, at two o'clock precisely, from his late resi¬dence, No. 36 Lewis street.Smith .In this city, on Tuesday morning, _>ccerober

21, ex-Police Sergeant ZsrBANiAH G Smith.The relatives and friends or tho family, themember*

of Polar 8uir Lodge, No. 246, F. and A M., »nd mem¬bers of the Police Department are rospwctruly invitedto attend the funeral service, at the Secoid streetMothodlst Episcopal church, between avenits C anaD this (Thursday) afternoon, at three o'clock. The re¬mains will be Interred at Smithtown, L. I., on Friday.Polar Star Loikjr, No. 246, F. and a. M..

Brkturc You are hereby summoned to aitcnd a.tiecial communication attho-iodgo room, on Thirsrtay,at two o'clock P. M. sharp, to attend the funeral sor-wicb or our lato worthy brother Zephanlah C. Smith.T

GUY Cl/LGIN, Mailer.MAi.roi.ii Stswart. SecreurySmith On Tuesday, December 21, at three P. M ,

Frrsu S«rru, In the 34th year of his age, after a pain¬ful Illness.The relatives and friends of the family nre respect¬

fully Invited to attend the funeral, from the residenceor his brother Thomas, 107 Willow street, BrooklynHeights, on Friday, December 24, at hair past nine A.M. The remains will bo taken to the Church or 8VCharles Borromeo, on Sidney place, where a solemn h<E'mass will be offered tor the reposo of his soul, and fromthence to Calvary Cemetery for Interment.Strtkkr..Al Gravesend, December 22. John Brw-

rari) Stryebr, son of Cornelius and Ida atryker, agedThe relatives and frlsnds of the family are Invited to

attend his funeral, irom the residence of his parents,Gravesend, on Friday, December 34, at two K M.

Tallon. .^On December 22, at Na 118 Bloomfleld.treet, Hoboken, Thomas, son of the late »illiam Tal-

A ^quieu/m^s will he celebrated at nine o'clock onFriday morning in St. Mary's church, whose thofuneral will tako place.

. .. > ...iTihmak*. .On Monday,t December 20, at her resi¬dent, No. 89 High girMt, Brooklyn, Maoris F. Grif-Fi!t, th# boloved wile of Boury A. Tiamann, ib the ilfil^The funeraMrlll take place from ber late residence,

on Thursday, 23d inst.. at two o'clock P. M. Relativesand friends aro respectfully lnvitod to *tte»d

Wkuji .On Wednesday, December 22, 1875, Bknjamm G. Wsi.ls, In the 73d year of his age.

Relatives and friends of the tally «» r^cttallyInvited to attend ths funeral, from his UU209 Lexington avenue, on Friday, December 24,° Wi'u.RTT -On Tuesday, December 21 JGrove N J , or typhoid fevor, MaroarktS., daughtci"^The remalni'wlll be Interred In Cypres. Hiltaterv on Friday December 34, 1175, at one o clock I. M.^0R^«!-At Somervili^N. J. on the 22U Inst,Maria Woltmau in the $4th year of her age.Tho funeral will take place from the residence 01

Mr« Fred F Cornell, at Somervil^ N. J at hail pa*ltweive P m', on Friday the 24th in.U Vraln leave,fool of Liberty .treet at 10^16 o'clock.Yardlkt..On Tuesday, December 21, Mrs. YiRnLir,

aired 76 years, mother ot tho late Lieutenant \ aid icy,.I t^e Tenth New York Volunteer Infantry.

Friends ol the family, also officers and members o!tne regiment, invited to the ftmeral to day, at outo'clock, from house Na 2.248 Secoud avenue.

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