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I 2 CITY HEAL STATE FOR 8ALE. Out rial. Assortment attractive houses, choice local ion. Owners. lilJOOIN A CROSSMAN, Architects, 03 East 41m.

Price list sout describing "bow a good house should ha tuflt." Attention is called to the new pour story cabinet lluishod Houses, Nos. 3 1 and 32 East OAlli st. (Lenox lliil absolutely complete iu all thuir appoint nieuts. Apply ou promises. WILLIAMS.

Builders, -or any other west side 4lh uuur st; good locatiou for hat; Do wouey required. S. KILrATKICK, 3d sv. Vol WANT THE REST CHEAPEST ASH MOST elegant House up town look 1 Hi or 121 East 57th offers wanted. E.

CKOKT, owner and builder, premises. Three ok attractive houses ou East OOtli Nos. 2, and IO. near 5th also the tleganl full sited House 31; ou 07th st near Madison open all day. bKEKN A NASliN Kit si Side.

oNE OR THREE KLLLSIZEU lots, south side 121st adjoining tine view ot Mount Morris square; curbed and Hanged; no rock; lew price. beorue rkandon. 102 East st. West Sitle. ijlok sale, enchanck or to or unfurnished, an elegant four story brown stone House.

Apply ou premises. 141 West 47lh or SHAW, lirand Union Hotel. Most attractive and hksikahlk stork and Elat piopurty ou tith av. Uiiu upperliuiity for present Investment; don't wuil. WAYLAND a miller, 1,325 sy.

Ql s'f ST. Nli.YK 7TU STOKV BUICK also, on same block, four at try briek, MON fAlil'K, Uoal fclbtutu Axctit. 2113 Nth av. 111)11 2UTH GOOD 1 4 story brown stout) (rout. TAGL'E, Kuul Estate At'oul, 223 Sth av.

WILL SELL AT SACRIFICE. ASSORTED MF.UCIIANTT disc; half cash, half real estate. Address UAliUAlX, lioruld Philadelphia Urutieh ollice. WBITCHESTEB COCMTY PUOPEllTV FOR YI.K OR TO LET. TO Li: CIK l.K\SK-A l.AKUK I LMSIIKl) IIOISK in Fordham.

011 the Harlem Itivor, with IN? ucres of land. Apply to A 00., 8 Wall New York. PROPERTY OUT OF TUB CITY FOR SAJLK OK TO LIEKT. fjHJR SALE AT A AO PLAISRELlT, N. elegant Mansion and acre of Ground, with fine jurriage house: terms to suit.

Apply to JOHN HAIKU, 8 nM basement. Hotel -to klnt- one of the most desirable iu i'hiladulphia; modem conveniences; a ell establibhed business both for permanent und transient custom; ill be leased 011 favorable tonus to a tenant capable of looping a first class house. Address Posi ollice box 12,815, Philadelphia. Pft, VfTl Jv. sl IK KP and 11 It EE 1 fa KM (500 A0KK8)? LtL Lease or shurcs to 11 tunuer with capital.

HECK, 248 Canal. ORANGE, AND 001 NTRY SEATS for rent and sale. BLACKWELL llUOTIIEUS, 243 Broadway, room 3. (Stanford conn for sale or rent a handsome Residence; tew minutes' walk from ltntiou; five well stocked with shade and fruit trees: Rubles, barn, greenhouse, Ac. W.

box 1B4 llerald iflice. To richmond hill, et I several neat and commodious Houses, suitable for winter und autnmer, with gardens and ull conveniences; near depot; twenty minutes by rail from ferry: com mutation, SjM5: rents low. jasper e. COUMNG. 1B4 Broadway.

REAL ESTATE TO ElCHAIGEd Building lot in jersey city, worth for sumo good Husinoss of sumo value. VAN WINKLE. Herald office. Fine house, barn, nkw; mount Vernon denot and business l'roperty 203, 205 Wooster st. W.

K. CORNELL. 12 Bridge st. REAL ESTATE WANTED. AiTenglish BASEMENT house" between park and Hth and 50th sis.

LALoR, 1,037 3d a v. TO PRICED DWELLING, BE" tweeu 30th and ooth Lexington and6th avs. dress, stating price, box 121 Herald ollice. ilfANTED TO FOUR STORY brown stone Houses, adjoining each other, located between 34th and 45tb sts. and Park and ttth uvs.

Address box 1,030 Post ollice, stating price and particulars. LOT in WOODLAWN E. It. MEEKS. 3 Vesov st.

TO LET FOR HUSIXKSS PURPOSES. Bennett building, corner Kultou ami Nassau sts. Several Offices in ibis building to let, at greatly reduced rents. The o(11 civs will be altered to suit tenants. The building is heated by steam, and each office has and and water in it.

"wu elevators running. No extras. JOHN L. KNIGHT, at the building. ver houston CANNON SIS HOTEL OR ble for other business rooms mouth.

81X STORV BUILDING 58 AND tU) place; very light; runt low. HKBBAKD A st 14th st. OKI'S. K1KST CLASS STOKE 5tt LEONARD of owner, K. KSC Al.A.NTY, 70 I'ltiu d.KYAKI) HROADWAY, 5HTII ('i; Park, partially furnished, to lease.

Apply PKEMONTlf corner Barclay two blocks west Post V. l'LATE GLASS Dwellings above for two fntnilics; vut; size 2Ux65; suitable lor to let. VVKNDEL, 7'J Maidcu 17 TO VAKDKt. with Powur. Ac.

Apply to ilio KY HItICK 7SX Shafting unit Utin Elevator, -'I it. Apply to A. C. liKCJlBLACKSMITH8, CARPUSv 'i of Canal kotwwn UOHKHT I. UUOW.N.20 a.

UK LOTS; 1MMEDIWo.t Call ou engineer, ICO TO HOUSE THK HA HOUSE 115 Wostddth Apply to K1 KNELL. TO HOUSE. room-; motion greater part rout taken in anl 3d UV. 2" STORY HOUSE EAST 13th at, Inquire at FI KMSI1EI) IK KNTS Tji'llWNKIl nl'l'E -BICE" aVwcll furnialicd. iy.

5u3 Weat 38d, adjacent to T71UKNI8HED KBO OVSEJU keeping; alao liall corner Hth av. 1URSISHKDKOO MADInun av. and Both a atrictly private; modern iin Ireaa J. Herald Uptown SU i KIN Oil fi another. Two or three connecting U.

iccplh.li and Bed room. In a. 35. 1(N! Kaat lotll. "LH'KNISIIKD i'A LIUUT liouaekoeplng; gi t.

TTUKNISHKD OMSTTOJL Bother or auparat 1157 lluuaon at. 3UHNISHED Ft) iKll. THHEB Kooina, two bo. nail bedroom. 271 Weat 13th at.

Handsomely obntlemen ami liielit houi aril, referenda, 315 Weat lmh at. SUIT OK KOI CITABLE KOR A PAKTY OK gentlemen ur accurately or together. 13S Weft aatli at. THE WINTI'P I KK, ltKOADWAY, ABOVE 31ST-A nowly and mi '1 Homely furnished Flat, ou second llooi. Containin if 7rooms; moderate rent.

QO I'KU VKhK A SI) UFWAlciT FOR FIRHT CLAM vOKooiih for gentlemen. 17 West Mt. References. KANT NKAK CAFK HRl to gentlemen only, without board terms moderate 1" WKST HTTTnKAR HltOADW finished kitchen privilege; other Rooms, jg'J upward; southern ex loom re. 17TII 104, HKTWRKN UNION Hgi'ARK AND I Irving pi furnished Rooms, without Soanl.

for Keutlsttieii. U7 1. 'i i a i. 1ROK li ALL 1KDROOM, 4 furnislted. to let, without hoard.

WKST Hol'SToN ROOMS I to (pilot poo for houitfkeopliiK or to rait. RLKKCKKit NKAR MORTON 1'KNINII KD -VJ Kiiuiii, lirut Hour; alau hull liuuiu private moderate rout. UKPlIlMilll.l) ROOMN AND AIKATM TO LKT. BKAItTTTl KrT.vTJif PlaT Biz light r.inmt; nil Improvmnvnta H. UUUON.

curiK-r JUtli St. nml uv. TO II A i Loo ItH. PIV on each llnor. at Norfolk near Orund, runt low Inquire 21 Itiitgcra plurr.

near Clinton To LRT- HtL'ONO LOO It 147 KAAT MTH botwoon Lexington au.l Third tva. Vomit rua onablo. rpo LKT? I'LL AHA NT. L'NPC KNIfllIRO Tlllltl) J. floor, four rooniB, In private boaae; ample eloaol, hot ml oolil water, anil line or hath to ainall family; rout, Apply Weal at.

AO 4 KKt.oND PLOolt, fiVK ItOOMS; WATKlt, and water cloaol. MOM AO (IK. Itnal Agent, 3I2M Htb av. lit) WKHT 11 Til P.AHKMKNT 11 floor Tory cheap Inquire of the Janitor. HOvixM.

M4MIMM, I'LACKN OP Hl sl NfCN.H, ANTRDl In Thin City it (I Ilrooklyit. ItV A I'AUTT Of HIX AND fDDK HKR van la, a fnriilnlici houau for tlirna or mora moot ha. Addrtaa Mine DON TAIN, U4 Weat 11 III at. WANTKO-'lN DISTItlt'T BKTWf KN DRV. DIANK.

(liM-nwieh and Itroadway. third or lunrtli floor, boutuoxlMi for light luaiiufar luring hualnaaa. Addrcaa, VIM tarma and partiouikra, lJAVKd A lew ullou at. NEW YOR HOl'MUS, ROOMS, PLACES OP Bl'MINEss, AVTRD. In tlkia t'ltv auil Uruuklvu.

UNFURNISHED HOUSE. MAY 1, BY I ainall private tuuilly, located betweeu ami near Nth or Madiaou av. rout uot to exceed Addreaa box 3.113b Pnat office. TO RK IIAKI.KM IIK YORK it villo; iu food uolirliborliooa rout uot moro tltaait iplio. Addreaa, with partleahni, office.

Uranted a stork om bmoadwayT between Barclay and ltuuuo on or before May 1 Addreaa EATON, box MEDIUM 8I2KD HOU8B oji OH MS LB ft lira mercy Park for piivate family: rout uudor per jour. V. K. STEVfcNSON. do Kaat 17tb KOAUDEUS WASTED.

ROOMS ON SECOND FLOOR, WITH Board, in a Jowiah family. J-tn Eaat 5otb at. t) NEATLY FURNISHED SMALL AMKRI aciu family; torma moderate; excellent table; referouooa. it Cottage plueu. I WEST 'J; "I'll FOURTH Room, aoutboru expueure, witb or without Board, to gentleman ouly.

TT1I AA' HANDSOME PARLOR FLOOR; l'RII Ivato table and home couiforta; higheal referencee. 1 WAVERLKY PLACE, NEAR ll'Koouia. $HI to I'M for, two Willi Hoard; einglo, 87; trauaiout, II 50; tablo Board, It; team heat "I I I'll 857 HANDSOME BOOM 1 Ton liral or aocoiid floor; neatly tittud; aubatautlul tablo; aupurior at populur pricoa. 1- KI LSI) PLACE, CORNER Or' HTIi aiuglo or double Room, lM to 87; table Board, $3. i)ijU 1113 KLEtiANTLY PUR Inched second story Room, every comtori una cou- i veitience, with Hoard.

OOD sr. isH wkst gBOOND FLOOR LABOR FRONT I to lot, with Hoard; also table Hoard, $4. Ol WKST WASHINGTON PRIOLvate house, overlooking largo front Room for two or more porsous, with Hoard; very reasonable. OOD BOOMS ON PARLOR Owund second floor; also hall room, with Hoard. ITU WKST, 134, NKAR guntly furnished ltootns, with Hoard, for families and gentlemen; references.

CLINTON BOONS, WITH table first class; transient or day boarders accommodated; terms reasonable. BAST RIO FURNISHED Tl Room, first class Hoard, for one or two persons. EAST liiTIl OF ROOMS, SECOND I story, front; also other desirable Rooms to families or gentlemen, with first class table. WEST 55TH ST. NEAR Rooms, with first class Hoard; parties permanently located; terms teasouablo.

Kasr 5th sr. NEAR JOsoine second floor back Parlor, with excellent Hoard, for two; moderate charge. GO 5TI1 ROOMS WITH FIRST CLASS Oiioard; terms moderate; references exchanged. IAD FAST 10TH SUNNY ROOMS, Hoard; running wuter; family Rooms; hoivse heated. Table boarders.

"1 WKST 21ST AND THIRD IO i frout: large rooms; all conveniences; table excellent references WKST 44TH A NT ROOMS TO LET, first class Hoard; references. 917 wkst 13TU PLEASANT LABOR ROOM private family, excellent Hoard; two persons; $10 week; hall Room, I WKST CAN HAVX flue Room, hot air, gas, bath, gontlcmuu and wife, 50. I 90 WEST 23 GENTLEMEN CAN BR with Hoard in an American family. 1 HI Ml SOOMS IN FIRST CLASS PRIVATE MOUSES; 1.1 "information free; open evenings. SAND'S Hoarding Directory.

1,151 Uioudwuy. A PLEASANT FRONT TO LET, WITH OR without Board; private family. 330 West 30th 8tli av. BOARD AND LODOUVG WANT D. Bom GENTLEMAN, IN NEAT private family; location between Sthaud45th east; references.

TRUTH, lleralu oflico. Board for okntleman and wife; helow 50th terms not to exceed $13 jroforunces; state fall purticulHrti. Address A. W. 11., box lluiuld olttcu.

tflUK.NISHKD ROOM WANTED? FOB SINGLE GENlIvinHii, Willi Breakfast: Ixdow 120(1 at. jirulcrrod; uluto terms. A. 143 lluriild otlice. HOTELS.

I NEW ENGLAND lIoTKL, 311 BOWEltY. ii.Lod(.'liiK?. 40e. weekly. HOU8K, WILLLAK CORNER OF nt.

Single rooms 30 cents, OOconts; double rooms (first floor) $1 daily. T. GKKMAIN, 5TII Finest located furnished Hooms in city; European or American plan prices to suit times. POST OFFICE TJOS'T OFFICE NuTiclf JL The foreign mails for the week ending Saturday, February 1. will close at this olllce on Tuesday A.

for Europe, by steaiuship Moutuna, via Queenstown; (Hi Wednesday, at 7 A. for Europe, by steaiuship Furthiu, via Queenstown on Thursday, at A. for Europe, by steaiuship City of Montreal, via Quecustowu (correspondence for Germany and Frauco to be forwarded by this steamer must be specially addressed), and at 12 M. for Europe, by steuiusbip Gellert, via lMymouth.Cherbourg and Hamburg; on Saturday, at 9 A.M., tor Europe, by steamship ilrltannic, via Queeustown (correspondence for Germany and Scotland to be forwarded by ibis steamer must be specially addressed), and at 9 A. M.

for Scotland direct, by steamship Ethiopia, via Glasgow, uud at 11 :30 A fur Europe, Htounmnip weaer. via Miuinanipioii ami 11 rumen. The Montana. l'arlhla, Oily of and Itritanuic do not lako malls for Denmark, Sweden uml Norway, l'lio malls for Nassau, N. leave Now York January Thu mulls for Havana leave Now York January and February 1.

TUo malls for llayti and Kingston, leave Now York January 3D. Ttiu mails for Asninwall and tlie South l'acitlc ports loavo New York January Jl. The malls tor Martiuiituo. St. Lpcia, llarl.ados and Trinidad direct leave Now York February I.

The mails for Australia, loavo San Francisco February 17. The mails for China anil Japan leave San Francisco February IS. THOMAS L. JAMES, Postmaster. Post Orni'K, Nkw Yuiu.

Jan. 25, 1K7U. ISWIPAPKKB. rjMIK KNICillT TEMPLARS' KECEITIUN at Qilinore's (lardeu. Full and gruphtc report In MOUIIUW'S SUNDAY MERCURY.

Also the BACIIKLokm and MANUATTAV TURTf.K NKW JKBan BAQJOABlr The olBcora of the Now Jersey Central Ilailroaa Company have hail In contemplation for some tiuio the lease of tho Now Jersey Southern Railroad Company, liut the utccsnary legal papers, contracts, translers, have not as yet signed, as was reported. have been going on with outside bondholders, and if everything is satisfaetory the sale of the Southern Railroad, which has been advertised to cotue oil' in the middle of this month, by order of tho Chancellor of Now Jersey, will not take pluee. lit this eoiuhiuation the Central Railroad would oblaiu a monopoly of tho Kong branch business. NEW YOllK CATTLE MARKETS. Friday, Jan.

kbccifts you two pays. Veil Sheep and ami TIofjM. Sixtieth stroet 756 8 lit) Kortiuth street 1,377 Jersey City 257 3.026 Totals 1.616 8 5,846 4.364 IIkkvk.s on this forenoon were light, with voral car Trade wan, in couaequoiicu, fair; duality poor to good, in general coarse ami moderately fat. Prices a 10c. pur weights cwt.

a 6 general allowance, 56 lbs. not; extreme range, 5ft lbs. a 57 lbs. net. At Sixtiotb street yards T.

Eastman sold for self 166 Illinois steers at per weight 7 64 Illinois steers at per weight 7' i 31 Illinois steers at 6c. per lb weight 7lj cwt. 77 Illinois steers at 6'ac. pur wuigiit h14 cwt. Coon Thompson sold for Christie A Sparrow 17 Missouri steers at H)ac.

per weight 7 cart. it. Kuowlton sold on commission 1 bull, live wtdght at per 5 dry cows, live weight 6U6 lbs. per head, at 3c. a 8'tC.

per 4 oxen at Htgc. per weiglti Nfa cwt. il. Livingstone held on hand Kit) head of homed cattle. ('.

Kahn sold for Kahn A Co. 5 hulls, live weight 1,766 lbs. per head, at 4'gc. 16 oxen at 7xjC. per weight 6'a scant, with 56c.

on per head; Kentucky at per with $10 off on 14 head, 7 cwt. a i v4 scant: 2 Kentucky ut per weight cwt. D. Wnixel void for H. Walxol 272 Illinois head ut He.

per with otf per head; 17 head at M44c. per with on per head; head at per with oft per head on 82 head 84 liead at per with 60a oiHr head; 16 bud at IlKe. ptr with obi on par bond on 16 bond, and $1 on ptr lui an Id band; band at par uiii? on par band; 'JfJ band hi per cwt. cwt. 1111 SWC a7)iowl ad cwt.

Chuiey Mcrhernon wold on comminslon 8t? Illinois bead at h14c. a per with if 1 off per bead i bead, ut ratal bead at par II head at llks. per lb--weight? 7 cwt. aHcwt. II H.

Ko nan thai sold for N. Morris balla. lira wafctfct 1,700 Ibta per hood ilfbt per MB Mlaaaitrt ateers faaaaot per with on per hcud TO head at por with 50c. off nor head on 152 head 15 bead at 4c. per weights ca a 7'4 ca t.

a 71, cwt. Tofley A Sons sold for N. Moriin 4 bulls, live weight 1,475 lbs. por head, ut per ih F. Saddler sold on commission tgj nois head at Sl4c.

per 17 bead at H)ie. pur 1ft bead at Be. per ftl bead at per with off the tW4 ca t. a cwt. cwt.

a cwt. II. Wosthdiuer sod on commlnsioh IIP Illinois steers? 5 head at per head at Hl4c. per with $1 on per bead 24 beati at Mfac. per 8(1 licud per eights 5 cwt.

cwt. a tW? cwt. M. (loldnchmidt old uu commission 1 bull, live Weight 1,770 at ftlgc. Kor 58 Illinois steers ut H'uc.

per with off per end on 84 bead, cwt. a 7 cwt. HilkkP axd Demand fair, on a light run. (duality fair to good. Sheep sold at $4 7.i a 100 JO per cwt.

Jttdd A Jltickingiiam sold 54 State nlioep, weight H2 Ibn. por head, at per IKi Slate sheep, weight 85 Ibn. por head, at per Hi. Kane A l'idmck sold KJOhfo -p weight 100 Ihn. per head, ut 54gC.

per 17? sheep, weight ill Ibn. per head, at per Ohio sheep, weight H4 Ihn. per head, at 515 por 75 Ohio sheep, weight I is lbs. per head, at fU 1(1 per cwt. Davis llallenbeck sold ISII Micblgan sheep, weight 85 lbs.

per head, at per llw 150 Kentucky sheep, weight 1014k lbs. per head, at 5A4c. per lb. Dilltribeck A Dew ey solfi state -loo eight 111 Ihn. per head, at $-'? per 174 State sheep, weight Hp lbs.

per head, at sN? 85 pel cwt. ISJ State sheep, weight SI Ihn. per head, at 5)fc. per Western sheep, weight H8 lbs. per head, at per lb.

HM Western sheep, weight lbs. per bead, at 5c. per lb. 25 Western sheep, weight 1(12 per head, at per 20 estern sheep, weight 117 Ibn. per head, at 5JMc.

per 72 Western sheep, weight 114 lbs. per head, at Ho. per lb. Mii.cn tone of trade and ike rango of prices still un 'banged. (Quality poor.

a pur bead, calves Included. advanced. Three car loads of Western hogs. rough, sold at per Ih. ft.

Aim AMI) (ai.vki?Only two nam reported. Two veals eld at tie. per 8 veals at 7c. per lb. IIERALD, SATURDAY, THE COURTS.

Important Decision in a Heavy Eailroad Suit. LVOND STREET FIRE INSURANCES. Setting Aside William Winter's Trust Deed of His Father's Estate. A lengthy opinion was yesterday rendered by Judge Speir, of the Superior Court, in the suit of ltussell Sage and N. A.

Cowdry, trustees, against the Union Trust Compuny and the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Kail way Company, recently tried before him in the Special Term. The action is brought for an account of tho administration of a trust fund estab lishcd for the payment of a debt, originally $4,250,000, of which there is claimed to be due about $2,500,000. The plaintiffs claim that the trust fund was established and secured by a mortgage executed by tho Union Pacific Itallway Company (southern branch) to the plaintiffs to secure thiB sum. After ward tlio name of the Union Pacific Hallway Company (southern branch) wan changed to that of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Hallway Company. The mortgage covered the railroad proper and also a quantity of adjacent lands which had been granted by act of Congress to the railroad company.

After the change of name the railway company extended its railroad and acquired a largo amount of property boyond the limits of tho original Union Pacific (southem branch) road. In this extension it ubsorbed and became consolidated with several other railroad companies, and assumed tho mortgaged indebtedness then existing against each of them and thereupon issued a consolidated mortgage. Subsequently, on tho 1st of September, 1873, the railway company issuod another mortgage. In December, 1874, suits of foreclosure in tho United States courts in Kuusas, Missouri uud Texas were commenced on the second mortgage by individual bondholders. thereunder making the trustee thereof a party defeudant.

Subsequently bills of foreclosure on the consolidated mortgugo were filed by the trustee in tho same United States courts. In March. 18711, a settlement of the litigation was agreed upon, and on the 27th of April, 1876, an order was made by the United States courts directiug the receiver who had been appointed by those igxirts in the suits on the second mortgage to transfer the possession of the mortgagod property to tho Union Trust Company, and the second mortgage suits were discontinued. On the 18th of July, 187(1, possession was transferred to the trust company in pursuance of the order, and since then the trust company has been in the possession and administration of tho property and railway company in trust for tho several Bondholders interested. Judge Speir.

in his opinion, holds that it is quite apparent that it was the Intention of the parties to the mortgage to the plaintill's and bondholders that the wild lands referred to should be sold as rapidly us possible and the proceeds of the sales applied, first, to tho payment of tho Union Pacific mortgage bond holders, and second, to the payment of the hotiil hnldnPH and if ativiliitur bo loft it should revert to the railroad company. The complaint alleges that the railroad company and the receiver, while in possession, have sold some of the lands and received large sums of money therefor without the plaintiffs having joined in any such sale, and the plaintiffs now demand from the trust com- 1 pany an account ot the proceeds of such soles. The Judge says plaintiffs' mortgage lien upon the lands is not in any way affected, nor is there anything which prevents the defendants from selling their interest in the lands nud from receiving the proceeds of such sales. After discussing at some leugth the plaintiff's' right to an account Judge Speir says that upon tbo complaint and proofs he thinks the plaintiffs I arc not entitled to an account. But the trust company, not satisfied with the judgment that the plaintiff's are not entitled to an account, seeks on its own behalf an affirmative judgment of the Court.

It asks that in ull cases where the receiver or trust company may have negotiated or sold lands, whether for money or they shall request the plaintiffs to join in the deeds of such tho plaintiffs shall do so upon receiving bonds secured by tko plaintiffs' mortgage at their par value equal in amount to the consideration given by the purchasers, whethur such bonds shall have actually been given by tho purchasers, or imvk been given by the purchasers, and the bonds purchased i by the railway company, receiver or trust company; and, second, that It may be adjudged that tho true construction of tho trust deeds uudor the circumstances now existing is that the net proceeds of tho sales of lands, aTter deducting lrom the gross proceeds the expenses attendant upon their sale and the taxes paid for their preservation, shall be paid to the plaintiff's, as trustee, and UDon their receiving such net proceeds they shall join in the execution of deeds. On these claims udge spoir says that it is plain that tho trust compuuy, as trustee, is not bound to and will not sell such laud at its own oxpense, and that the means of naviuu the expeuses must be derived in some way troiu tho revenue of tho mortgaged property. The Halo of the lamls muHt cease uhIi-hh Home provision be maile from tho revenues. Tho toatimouy is that the revenues are not Hiilttcieut to pay It. Under all tho circumstances Judge Hpeir, in conclusion, saya that the trust company is entitled to relief, but the Hpccitic relief and to what extent may bo determined on the settlement of the order to be entered.

XtfE GllEAT BOND STREET FIRE. In tho suit of Bobbins Appluton against the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company of Han Francisco to recover the contributive share of their loss on the goods of the Aiuurican Watch Company destroyed by the great Bond street tire in 1877, and which has been on trial for several days before Judge aud a jury, in the United btates Circuit Court, the jury vestcrday afternoon, after a very brief absence verdict ln fBvor of for 18, being the amount claimed. This case has been strenuously the Court having permitted the defendants to all their evidence to ascertain whether the Amcricai Watch Company had satisiled the Insurance effec-tec on their goods by Kobbius Appluton. This is tht third verdict obtained by the plaintiffs in their suits brought ugaiust the four insurance compauies who refused to pay their loss on the ground that their policies weto not contributory. WINTER MADE GLORIOUS SUMMER.

The suit brought by William Winter to set aside a trust deed made by himself to Daniel Birdsall, tried bciorc Judge Hotter, the facts of which have been published, reached yesterday a conclusion, a verdict being directed to be given on special issues. These issues were embodied in four questions of fact determined by tho Special Term as necessary to be tried by a whether the deed was obtained by fraud; second, if it was obtained through unduo influence; third, whether it was obtained by duress, aud fourth, wlicthor Winter ratified the deed. The Jury's answer to the first question was "Yes;" to the second, "Yes;" to the third, "Yes," and to the fourth, "No." Kx-Judge Porter, who, with Mr. Ira Hiiater, appeared for Mr. Winter, thanked the Court and the jury tor the verdict.

As for Mr. Wiuter, whom, us will bo remhercd, efforts have been made to prove a lunatic, he showed a keen perception of its purport as affecting himself. Mr. Livingston, wiio conducted the deleiice, very naturally was not over pleased. The property In question affected by flic trust deed is valued at some fCJUO.UUO, and comprises the estate lett by Gabriel Winter, at one time a prominent lawyer iu this city and the father of William Winter, the plaintiff.

SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. A discharge ln bankruptcy was granted to A. Stone yesterday by order of Judge Choate, of the United Hiatus District Court? Wtiuiin u. vuncu OMtUfl oput-IM iwpuijr Marshal, who wu arresti-d on Thursday last, charged with passing in and being paid for certain for acrvieea not actually mnderod aa auch marshal, wait yesterday admitted to bail, his surety being James iiiglin. 'I tin Superior Court, General Term, announced at 'its adjiiuriimcnt yesterday that it will meet again next Friday to render decisloua in cases argued before It the pant term.

Mo lurthcr cases wi)l be argued before the Court until the first Monday of March. in ted Htates Deputy Marshal ltobert E. Ellis and eight other deputies, for whose arrests warrants were issued in connection with the republican oontest in the Eighteenth Assembly district, voluntarily appeared before United Htates Commissioner Lyman yesterday, and are held ou their own recogulsance to appear for examination ou the 14th Inst. Special Agent llrooks, of the ltcvouue Department, yesterday made three seizures of illicit cigar factories. The first was at No.

404 East Fourth struct. The stock was seised, but no arrests were made. The second was made at Mo. 'JS Fell street, and the third in First struct, near First avenue. A man, who gave his name as John Doe, was arrested at the first uatned place and one M.

lierger in thu second. Doth were hold for examination. There was quite an extended argument yesterday before Judge Sedgwick in the suit ot Sherman vs. Kami sud tno city, brought fur ejectment from atx lots bctweeu Seventy-eighth and Movcnty-uinth streeta, west of Third aveuue. The question is whether the old city maps, under whirh the city conveyed tile property, coincide Willi thu present boundary lines of these lots, and whether occupancy for ao many yours has slfoetod the title.

The Court took the papers, reserving decision, lienry W. Killers, srrustsd lsst Thursday on war FEBRUARY 1, rant issued bv United States Commlaaioner Lyman, was discharged yesterday for want of evidence. Tho warrant wan issued upon a certified copy ot an ittliilavit before Commissioner Whitehead, of Jersey City, charging him with receiving and dealing in smuggled goods. It was expected yesterday that a certified copy of the indictment charging him with the acts named in the affidavit would be received in this city, and the examination was pro ougod as tar as possible, but, for wauf of this, Commissioner Lytuau was necessarily obliged to order the discharge of the accused. Koswell U.

Rochester, appointed some time Bince receiver of the New York Street Cleaning Association, applied to Judge Uarrott for permission to bring suit agaiust Solomon Mehrcbech for an accounting as to the alleged profits growing out of the sale of two plots of ground, between Ninety-fifth and Ninety-eighth streets aud 101st and UrJd streets, from Second avenue to the exterior bulkhead line ou the East River. The suit grows out of the late Johu brown's connection with the Street Cleaning Association, the facts of which have been published. The Congress Hall Hotel cause was on the day calendar of the Supreme Court, tieneral Term, yesterday, and would have been the next case reached for argument when the court adjourned. As it involves the interests of some dozen parties who brought suits in different courts, and which were consolidated in the action in the Supreme Court uud important questions affecting the Mechanics' Lieu luw, the issues are not only interesting to the parties, but to owners, builders uud sub-contractors generally. This will be the first case- ou the March calendar.

Mr. George W. Wilson appears us counsel for tho appellants, and Messrs. Jaiues II. Wliitlegge, Charles W.

Seymour uml Messrs. Chcdsy, Class, lieiiiuan and Phelps for the respondents. In the United states Circuit Court, beforo Judge Blutchford, a motion was made yesterday by counsel for Mr. Clinton G. Colgate tor uu injunction against tho Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, to prevent infringement of the patent ot Mr.

George Simpson for guttu percha insulation. The defendant ulleges that it has l.tino priutiug instruments in uso and hundreds of telephones, and that its business will be greatly damaged by an injunction. It therofore asks delay, so that it can send abroad to procure defence to the patent, which, it cluims, can be had in Europe. In the suit brought by MrH. Caroline G.

Reed aeamst Hterrv Frv. in which tho iilaintiif. as will tin remembered, seeks to cjiupel the defendant to remove his livery stable adjoining her residence ou Fifty-fourth street, near Fifth avenue, counsel on both sides summed up yesterday before Judge Lawrence in Supremo Court, Special Term, Mr. Albert Gallup and Wheeler M. Peckham appearing for the pluintitl' and Wultcr II.

llutehiugs for the defendant. Mr. Peckham raised the point and cited various English authorities in support of his views as to what may not be a nuisance in one part of the city may be a very great nuisance in another part of the city. Ho stated that while a butcher shop might be tolerated in certain localities, or even a bone boiling establishment or a gas house, they would be abated us nuisances in other sections of the city. Judge Lawrence took the papers, reserving his decision.

l3r. Hammond was yesterduy called as witness in the suit brought by Messrs, Shuruiun Oillett against the Inman Steamship Company to recover for meat shipped by the plaintiffs on the City of Brussels, which was thrown overboard during the latter's thirty-eight days' memorable trip from this city when she had on board the Canadian Pilgrims. The point of the witness' testimony had reference to the unheulthful effects of a large mass of decaying meat ou shipboard. He said tiiat the gas- engendered by decomposing meat were likely to produce typhus and other fevers. On the conclusion of the evidence a motion was made that the Court direct a verdict thereon for tho defendants.

This motion, which gave rise to an extended argument, was denied. Counsel then summed up. lu charging the jury Judge Landon submitted as questions of fact whether, otter the steamer's shatt broke, 760 miles from this city, the captain should have returned, and whether she was a seaworthy vessel. A sealed verdict will be returned this morning. COURT OF APPEALS.

Albany, N. Jan. 31,1879. In the Court of Appeals, Friday, January 31, 1879, present, Hon. Sanford E.

Church, Chief ustice, and associates. No. 13. George B. Chase, respondent, vs.

Thomas Lord and others, executors, by D. D. Lord for appellants; William C. Whitney for respondent. No.

31. Willis 8. Paine, receiver, appellant, vs. J. Wyman Jones, Impleaded, by Erustus 8.

ltausom for appellant; Dwight A. Jones for respondent. No. 24. Martha Divine Rodcrgas, respondent, vs.

the East River Savings Institution, Argued by S. P. Nash for appellant; Samuel Jones for respondent. CALKNDAIl ron MONDAY. The following is the day calendar of the Court of Appeals for Monday, February 3, 1879: 37, 73, 74, 33, 43.

77 and 78. CITY PAYROLLS. The payrolls of the different departments of tho Citjr government were sent to Mayor Coopor for Ills signature on the 23th but he refused to sign them, and yesterday returned a number to tho Comptroller. The Mayor sent word to Mr. Kelly that ho could not sign warrants sworn to as correct throe days before the work for which the amounts were asked was completed.

Comptroller Kelly, in reply, said that it had always been the custom to have the warrauts and payrolls signed before tho 31st of the mouth, in order that the employes could pay their rents and other claims aguinst them on or before the llrst. This answer of tho Comptroller did not satisfy tho Mayor, who continued in his refusal to sign the payrolls. The payrolls of the following departments were the onus of which Mayor Cooper of Excise, Corporation Counsel's office, Hoard of Aldermen, Corporation Attorney, Court of Common Pleas, Department of Taxes and Assessments, Court of General Sessions, Murine Court, Supreme Court, Superior Court, Court of Special Sessions, Department of Public Works, Chamberlain's office. Deputy Coroners' and the Police and Civil District courts. REAL ESTATE.

But one parcel was sold on the Real Estate Exchange yesterday. By order of William F. Scott, rcforee, R. V. Harnett sold in foreclosure sale the five story brick building, with lot, 24.7x7.7, No.

730 First avenue, caxt aide, feet north of I'orty-ttrat a trout, to plaintiff for $7,958 60. official heal estate transfers. The following statement ohowo the real estato transactions recorded In the Register's office Jannary Frederick w. a. (lota Ni.a.

328 and 340). 87.0x60 (24Mi ward); Michael J. Ilulluhau und wilo to Delia Noxon $100 OOth a. 145 ft. o.

of Lexington Julia Hiasinaky tu Louisa Norn. 3d e. ft. n. of 20x75; alao o.

100.8k, ft. n. of l)8d 25x 75; e. 150.8,ft. of H3d 25x75; Samson Marks and wilo to Charles 11.

tiraunia (oxeeutor). Nolo. 3d 25.81, ft. u. of 03il at 25x75; alao 3d e.

75.81, ft. u. of 03d 25x75; alao 3d 125.8^, ft. n. of 113d 25x75: axino to aainc Norn.

3d n. e. corner of 03d 25.8*^x75; alao 3d a. u. corner of IMth aamo to Num.

Tt'tli it. 3511 tt. u. of 2d Ernst O. Hornet and wlfo to Kattiu Huuliitacliek 0,000 70th at same prouiperty Kattie Itaubltacliuk and husband to Juno A.

Ilumiltou 3,000 Lexinirton ft. a. of 38th at. 2DxU5, Clinton (1. Bird and wife to Christopher 12,745 08th a.

113 ft. u. of I at 55.4x25, Benjamin F. Knowlton and wlfo to John Knuiii Noiu. 3d Ann L.

Houston to David llouatsn 425 Ssainan n. e. corner of Emerson 20H.3x170.0xlrroirulur; Mary Williams and husband tu Wlllliim H. Wllllama 100 2d at a 171 Hi ft. w.

of av. 10.4x105.5; John K. Ferdinand and others to Caroline Wullncli 5,300 Walton w. (24th ward); Williuni Ackermau and wifs to Ci arlca Wineirard 8,000 Balcoiu u. 120 ft.

n. of Wentclicator road. 25x (23d ward); Eva Theiaa und husband tu Ottilia Voxel 003 OHth at a. 100 ft. e.

of lltli 50x100.11; Archibald ti. Loumia and wile to lleorice Thompson 1,750 2Stli at, u. ft. o. of 7tli av.

44x08 John Keys and wife to Shiluli l'roshyteriiui Church 25,000 Deuman w. corner of Courllund 118.5x75 (23d ward); Mary Hucbaaiu and huaband to Joseph it nob a am 1,000 3d 5U.4 ft. n. of 54lh 25x75; Uuruhard Stern and wlfo to Henry Easer 21,200 Mb e. 25.5 ft.

n. of 05th 50x100; J. li, tilover (referee) to (leorxe Hltaa 42,501) Front at. (No. 152), 10.3x03; (Jenrxe V.

N. Baldwin (referee) tu Henry Mesainxer 0,500 llutli n. 103 ft. w. uf av.

10x10)). 1(); alao 117tli a. 122.11 ft. w. of av.

20.x alao llilth n. a 245.0 ft. w. of 3d 18 tlx HI0.11; Mary J. I'hllllpa to Henrietta Phillips 14,000 Houston at.

a. w. corner of Foray tli 00x75; alao I loth n. 125 ft. loth 101.

HI to 111 75; alao 2d n. o. corner of 104th 25Ux 100.11; Isaac L. McUay and wife to Mary Nun. ohtuauxs Eaeer, Henry, to Hernherdt xtern, o.

a. of 3d n. of 54th 5 yeara Flock, Frederick and wile, tu Louisa Caiuhefort, a. a. of llouaton e.

of Eldridice 3 yoars 1 JFK) Gllacy, Julius and wlfo, to Anntu M. Donuell, n. a. of 80th w. of 1st av.

5 years 7,000 Same to Cornelia f. Turnhulf, n. a. of hoiii w. of lat 5 years 7.000 Same to aame, n.

a of 8l)th w. of lat ar 5yeara 7.IJ0U lloefelo, Caroline and huaband, to Carl Fulirtuaun, a. a. of lat a. of 4tli 2 yours 2,500 Llchteuanur, Myer and wife, to Joseph M.

Lirhteuauer and another (oxecutnrs, u. a. uf 55th at a. of 2d 1 year 1,500 Llclitenauer. Myer and wife, to Mosea Llchtenauor, corner of Urove at.

and Woodruff av. I veer 2.5O0 uuar.jUDi, nurnitmi noinc, nu, 110 nunivan :1 yoiira 000 O'Hrlon. John, and to Uoorge L. Klncland il othora leaerulore, Ac.I, Noe. nil 4n Ureonwlcli Hi.

30,000 O'Hrian, John, to John Koy mill olhera (oxei-utora, Av n. v. corner of (Iroonwlvh and Murrle 3 JTOHIL 7,000 Poet, Harriet otliera, toUldcon Kounteln, n. e. of (i3d w.

of lltli 0 yeara 600 Bhlloli Proabylorlan Church, Sow York, to John Koye, ii. e. of Villi o. of itli 4 month 7,000 Wouitei, rtabloa, end olhore, to Kaieonbcrg, B. corner of and Skill 'J niouthe 8,000 AeatUNMKMTa or MOKTUAUKa.

Belleehoini, to Henry llehrniunn fl.HOO It odd, JL aud anothor texorulore, to both A. Hmld 0.800 Keeor. Hoary, to M. S.OUO Manhattan Seringa liietltiitlnn to K. C.

Klcbitrdaou. 700 Manhattan Life Ineuranco Oonipany to Williiim K. Dodge 13,0110 Mylloe. Cornelia to Kateherg Hoaeiialolu, to Adorn Haudm 4,000 Hnitth, I'bebo. and othora lexueetore, to Charloe Mcknight Leoaor (guardian, Ac.) Saiuo to eame H.454 SHEET.

HOW TO FIGHT FLAMES. A Ponderous Schema for the Protection of Property. FIRE ENGINES DISPLACED The Water to Come from a Tank 3BO Feet Above the Ground. The recent disastrous fires that have occurred in this city have drawn the attention of the Board of Underwriters more closely to the question of the extinction of conflagrations by some more efficient moans than that at present in use. It is well known to insurance men and tire officials generally that the small pipes laid along the streets that skirt the city and in some of the principal avenues are utterly inadequate to supply water as fast as the engines can draw it out in the event of a large conflagration, where many engines ore pumping at contiguous hydrants.

This want has been often felt and various propositions have been made to relieve it. The Holly system, which was much talked of a few years ugo, proposed having large stations along the river fronts, whence water could be pumped through pipes laid especially for the purpose to hydrants near the scene of the conflagration. The number of stations necessary for the uudertukinu and the slowness of its operations caused tlic idea to be abaudouod. Another plan proposed the abutting off from certain sections of the c.ty where a lire should break out of tho Crotou water and then opening these pipes at the river front and pumping into them the salt water to be used in extinguishing the fire. This plan would do away with the waste of Croton at largo tiros, but the people of the city would not tolerate it because it would Bpoil their drinking water for some time after a large conflagration had broken out.

But the cost of the present system in the inability to cope successfully with large conflagrations, the consequent loss of many millions of dollars and the waste of wator, rendered a new plan necessary. At last a scheme has been projoctod which, it is thought, will obviate the defocts of tho present system for extinguishing fires. Its originator, a hydraulic engineer of this city, has given the subject many years ofstudy, and has at last perfected a system which ho claims is infinitely better than the present one. It has received the approval of many gentlemen connected with tho Board of Fire Underwriters, and tho specifications of the plan are accompanied by a certificate from the civil engineer, Mr. William J.

McAlpine, builder of the Chicago water works, who says that the scheme is "the best that can be devised." THE PLAN. The details of the work to be done are on such a gigantic scale tnat one not acquainted with engineering would condemn them as impossible at first sight; but every item has been carefully figured out by an expert mathematician and the work declarod to be easy of accomplishment, provided the necessary means are furnished. Tho first requisite of the project is a tower situated in the centre of tho built-up nortion of the city, between Fifty-ninth street and the Union square, if possible. Its dimensions must be 100 feet in interior diameter and 360 feet tban twice the height of the Western Union altitude oxceeded by very few buildings in tho world. Tho top of this tower is to contain a reservoir for the supply of water 100 feet in diameter and about 30 feet in height, capable of holding 3,000,000 gallons.

Croton will not be used, but salt water will be pumped into the tank by large pipes running along Fourteenth street from the East and North rivers. Two stationary engines and pumps? one of 760 and the other of 260 horse be sufficient to keep the reservoir constantly full. The reservoir is to be connected with a system of pipes running all over the city and terminating in hvdrants, to which will stiuplied, The plan contemplates i.ooo such hydrants on the line ox pipes always ready for instant use. They are to be so placed that no tire can occur at a distance of more than 490 feet from the hydrant. Twenty-eight of thorn can be brought to bear on auy fire that may occur from the Buttery to Fifty-ninth street, with hoso from 100 to 600 feet iu length, each hydrant having 4 openings, thus giving 112 streams.

Theao may be increased to Oh hydrants, or 272 streams, with hose not to exceed 1,000 foot iu length, or to 128 hydrants and 612 streams, with hose not exceeding 2,000 feet, and all amply supplied with water. Tho motive force of tho jet of water from the ends of the hose will be simply the tremendous impetus given to the water by its vertical fall of over three hundred feet in tho reservoir tower. The following table shows the height to which such jets would be carried at the points indicated, less about tweuty feet allowanco for friction in passing through the hoso: HKIOHT or TUX JETB. Feel. At the Battery 186 Broadway and Barclay streets 182 Barclay and Greenwich street 148 Beekuian and South streets 133 Broadway and Canal street 209 Clinton street and East Broadway 189 Avenue A and Canal street 189 Broadway and Houston street 200 Fourteenth street and Eighth avenue 219 Fourteeuth street and Fifth avenue 211 Fourteenth street and Third avenue 260 Fourteenth street and Avenue A 219 Twenty-third street aud Tenth avenue 130 Twenty-third street and Eighth avenue.

201 Twenty-third street aud Firth avenue 204 Twenty-third street and Third avenue 202 Thirty-fourth street aud Eighth avenue 189 Thirty-fourth street aud Fifth avenue 180 Thirty-fourth streut aud Third avenue 190 Forty-seventh street and Eighth avenue 169 Forty-seventh street and Fifth avenue 171 Virtv.ninth street and Eiixhth avenue 110 Fifth-ninth street ami Fifth avenue 108 Fifty-ninth street ami Third avenue 110 AllVANTAOKM OH" THK PLAN. Dy thia project a quantity of water more than three times aa great as that of all the ateaui tire of the cliy can at ono tiine rise, under a head which will throw the water from a huae uoazle of the largest stxe, In an unbroken stream, more than fifty feet higher than the top of the highest building In the city. The of the required steam power, of the sizes of the pipes and of the number, locution and size of the hydrauta and of all the other works necessary to accomplish the above mentioned objects, have been calculated by Mr. McAlpiue, and the ho aaya, leave no question of doubt as to the accomplishment of tbu objects uumed. The water is to be taken from the deep channel of tlio rivers to avoid any contamination from tho sewers.

It will be conveyed by large duplicate iron pipes to pump wolla on the shore. Here triplicate steam pumping engines will be erected to force tho water into the tower. The pipes through which the water will flow through the city will be of 30, Hi and inches diameter through all of the north and aouth streets and connected by liuea ol crosa pipes of 30, 34, 10 and 10 inches in diameter. Every part of the plan has been prepared in duplicate, so that the failure of any one part will not prevent the working of the whole system. IMAGINARY CASKS.

If a fire breaks out at a street corner thore will be instantly available supplies of water as From 4 hydrants, 10 stresms of water of 3 inches diameter, with 00 feet length of hose; from more hydrants, 33 streams, making 48 streams, with from 00 to 330 feet length of hose; from more hydrants, 33 streams, making NO streams, with from GO to 000 feet longth of hose; from 10 more hydrants, 04 streams, making 144 streams, with from Co to 000 feet length of hose; from 34 more hydrants, 00 streams, making 3441 streams, with rrom UO to 1,170 feet luugtli of hose; from 34 moro hydrants. 00 streams, making 330 streams, with from 00 to 1,440 feet longth of hose; and so on, increasing the number of streams by 00 fur every Increased length of feet of lloso. To further Illustrate the loss of bead the most extreme case may he when the extinguishment of a fiie requires a qusntlty of water twice as great as that which all of the steam Are engines of the city, if abundantly supplied, could throw, and that such a fire occurs at the very extremity of the city, most remote from the reservoir or the pumping engines, as, tor iuatance, at tho Whitehall whan, at tho aouth end of the city. Much an enormous demand would only reduce the head of water iu the pipes at that place to 370 feet above the of tin- atreet whun eighty of water. in aolid of three iuohea in diameter, were botug conatautly thrown into the Are with force aufAcloiit to throw it 1H0 toot vertically into the air.

The capacity ol the reaervolr la ao large that it continue fur three honra to aupply twice aa much water aa all the ateani Are of tba city could uae, ao that the combined effective furoe utf the reaerVolr and of the propoaed la more than aix aa great that of the preaent it they could he applied to cue Are and could be amply aupplied with water, which now in moat canoe cannot be done. The weight of the tower of maeonry and or tho iron reaervoir when full of water and tho and roof will he about aud niuat be rounded on a flue wet aaud. Tbe entire control, ao far aa tbo uae of the water and la concerned, la contemplated to he In the liunda of the Hlro Department, and the uae of from live to ten million gallona of water per day in tho or the Hoard of Health, with which they can waah down tho fluah the and clean the atreeta. The projector of the en torpid ae for tho further carrying out of the plan that there alinuld he wrought iron lattice placed on the in tbe vicinity of tha big heat tnalde of which there will be a pipo of from four to ktx inches in diameter reaching above the topu of tho buildings, and with hose attached at different The lattice work can be used a ladder, always in positiou. ho that if lire occurs in the upper utoricH of thene high buildings the water can be brought to bear directly upon it.

ukmovkd. Under the old system all of the arrangements of the street pipes, it iB claimed, have been primarily made with reference to the supply of water for domestic consumption, while that required for the extinguishment of fires has boeu inadequately provided for, and particularly at the various extrcmitiei of the system of the distributing pipes. Nowhere ia the city, below Twenty-third street, cun the present Croton pipes dull ver enough wuter into the boxes ol thirty of the steam fire engines to fully supply that number of eugiues, and along the river borders not enough to supply half that number of eugiues. The change in the stylo of buildings within the present generation has rendered quite inadequate the system now in vogue of oxtiuguisliiug fires. If any large fire occurs in a building, accompanied by a strong wind, no skill of the modern architect ia sufficient to render such a building proof against tho tlames from adjacent houses.

The annual losses by fires represent only about two-thirds of the value of tho property destroyed. Assuming that a large flro should break out In the most unfavorable place tho following would be the number of hydrunts (tho fire is raging in Forty-first street, between Sixth and Seventh Hose Required. Hydrants. Location. Vert.

4... cor. 41st at 4... a cor. 41st at 8 tith cor.

40th ami 42il st 8... cor. 40th and 4'id st 2 etu cor. aua -wo tic 2... cor.

'JUth anil 43il at cor. 41st at 4... cor. 41at at 71,450 8... cor.

40tli anil 42(1 at 71,714 8... cor. 40th anil 42d at 71,714 10... and 8th cor. 30th and 43d sts 1.078 10...

and 8th cor. 38th and 44th 2,242 10... and cor. 37th and 45th 2.508 10... and nth cor.

30th uud 40th 2,770 10... uuil 8th cor. 35th and 47th 3,034 10... and 8tli cor. 31th and 48th ata 3,208 From eight-inch pipe.

Kroiu twenty-inch plpo. From ixteen-iuch pipe. Total, 128 hydruuta at an average of foot hoac, without loaa of hcud; anil seventy-six more hydrant." may be opened in Sixth anil Seventh avenues, from Thirty-tourth to Thirty-ninth street and forty-third unil Forty-seventh streets, with from 008 to 2,031 feet length of hose, with more loss of head. In a long letter reciting tile details of the plan. Mr.

McAlpine concludes with the following recommendation After a careful consideration of the whole subject, I am of tlie opinion that the use of tlie aters of the adjacent rivers is necessary to extinguish Mich ores as tlio city of Now York is liable to ox erieiicu; that the plans hereinbefore described are the best that run be devised, and tiiat tlie objeets which llioy are donig' ed to accomplish will simply warrant the expenditure contemplated. WILLIAM J. McALPINE, Civil Engineer. HOME AGAIN. AN HUE A BBES8ANT, THE CONFIDENCE OPEKATOB, AIUtESTED IN F.LDKIDOE 8TKF.ET AND TAKEN TO OF HIS EXPLOITS.

Andrea Brcaaaut, notorious as a confidence operator and a thoroughly desperate man, is again In duress. He was originally a circus clown, but caino, by forming ovil associations, to engago in machlnap tiona for securing plunder. In 187C he appeared In Boston, where he secured tho confidence of a French shufemaker by his false representations, and, after engaging with him in business, swindled him out of several hundred UollarB. Detectives were sent after hint, bat a similar cMmo in New York causod his arrest and committal to Sing before be could be apprehcmlod for the other offence. When bis term expired bo was sent to Boston in the custody of Detective Dllks to answer for bis errors there.

On the way Brcssant watched his opportunity, and when near Suybrook, ha jumped from the cur window whilo the train was moving at tbo rato of thirty miles an hour and made off. Detectives Dilka and Handy have been watching for his appearance in this city lor some time past, and yesterday they succeeded in locating him in Kldridge street. They found liiui in lodgings there and put him under arrest. At the Central Office he signified his intention of going to Boston, and Dsteetivo Dilks has started thither with him tor the second time. iuuckkant's carkeb.

Bressant's career since he gave over his antics on the sawdust of the urena has been a checkered one. Sometimes in the West, sometimes on the Atluntio seaboard, lu; lias always carriod on his operations, and generally with success. Severul of the schemes by which foreigners coming into New York have been swindled were supposed to liuvo been concocted by iirossant, but so cleverly did lie work that no one was able to connect Uim with them. His association with these offeueos is made more probable from his having vears ago concur od in defrauding Italian emigrants when they first turned their faces to this city in large numbers. Prior to that, it is said, he kept a low den in Uleecker street, where other and bolder criminal exploits were plotted, and oven as far us Italy itself his career is traced bock, one story representing him to havu cleared out of his native town ou account of offunccs committed there.

In all his troubles Brcssant has received his best assistance from his woman of determination, who has given his captors anuoyanco luore than once. After his escape st Saybrook, aud while the search was being carriod on for him in that locality, Mrs. Brussaut took a fast train for Doatou and was in that city with a writ of habeas corpus when Detective Dllks reached there, minus bis prisoner. She hud also instituted proceedings to oall the detective to account for making ton arrest. a uiuuinunuri'iri! unoDne A IllflOOflmiUOIJI AU the Springfield lb-publican, Jan.

The trial of Mrs. LduIu Avery, aged about aixtyeight, for brutally misusing another womau named Betsey Wright, aged eighty, so that sho died on Sunday night, occupied nearly the wholo of yesterday before the Wcstflold Police Court and Judge Fuller. As stated yesterday all the parties lived in Montgomery, and Mrs. Wright, who was very decrepit, was being boarded by the selectmen at the houso of Mrs. Avery for $1 75 a week.

The morning session was taken up with tho examination of two female witnesses, who testified to the fact that when preparing "Aunt Betsey's" body tor buriul bruises were found upon her feet, legs, body, neck and face. One of the witnesses was evidently very reluctant in giving her testimony, but tliu other, who was daughter-in-luw of Mrs. Wright, told her story in so straightforward a manner that there was no doubt of its truth in the minds of the large number of people- present. Tha first witness in the afternoon was a young man naiuud Chapman, who was at Mrs. Avery's house last Friday and heard a weak voice In Mrs.

Wright's bodroom cry, "Oh, don't." A few moments afterward Mrs. Avery railed him into tins room to help put tho deceased into btsl. Hs did so, and noticed on the sheets in the middle of tho bed of blood and a stick on the door also bloody, i'lio most damning evidence of all, however, was given by Ida Avery, aged about nineteen, and granddaughter of the prisoner. Mlie was visiting at licr grandmother's Irom Tuesday of last weuk until this week Monday. said sho saw her relative whip "Aunt Betsey" with a horsewhip several times.

The lstter was unable to wulk, but having St. Vitus' dance wonld in her agony roll out of bed, and hail to be lifted bark luto it. Kvury tuue she fell out Mrs. Avery would whip her severely, while lying on the floor, witli both ends of the whip. Aunt Betsey would fall out several times a night, and was every time whipped.

On Wednesday night sho was whipped eight times in the girl's presence for rolllug out upon thu floor. Sometimes Mrs. Wright's feet would project frogi under tho besl clothing, and then Mrs. Avery would lash them with the whip. Tho girl said.

"Aunt Betsey was whipped several times every ulght 1 wis at grandmother's until the night she died; 1 asked grundmother nut to whip her so. but she didn't stop; 1 helped pick up deceased from the floor aud put her into bed ijtiltu a number of times; graudmother whipped her every tlmo before or after slit got ber hark into tho bed; don't think Mrs. Wright was in her right mind, uud believe she knew nothing or her rolling out of bod; sho wonld ouly moan aud ery. 'Oh, when being whipped; never struck her myself in any way; told Mrs. Wright's son and daughter after their mother died that I should tell the truth, and not lie to sli eld grandmother; my noire, Minnie Wilson, also told tlietn the aaino; she was visiting st grandmother's with me, and often saw Mrs.

Wright whipped by grandmother." A severe cross-examination by Lawyet Kly failed to shake the girl's testimony in the least. Tho next witness was tliu Minnie ilson referred to, a girl of ten or twelve. Before she was put ou tha stand she waa sobbing bitterly, aud hur tears increased when questions were asked her. With hSI race buried in her handkerchief she would between violent sobbing quite sharply answer the few questions put to her by Lawyer Dunbar, who appeared fol the prosecution, but she evidently did not propose to "go back" on her graudmother, for she denied ever seeing the latter beat Mrs. right, or that she had said what previous witnesses had said she had.

Her mother sat by the child, ami at last in disgust Judge Fuller told her to tako the girl away, ami probably ouly thu girl's youth saved tier from being charged with perjury. DKATH OF A PlONEERi.88. the Hen Francisco Poet, Jan. V-) KIIuImIIi Wright, a native of Dumfriosahlre, Scotland, died lout evening. agod aiilj-flrl at thu residence of her Charier Kngolke, on Church street.

Mrs. Wright came to thia city in 1HA1, and taught In tiic public and afterward taught in i led wood City. Latterly she has boon teaching in Man Joaquin county. Her death waa eauaud by a cancer In tuu breast, tor which aha underwent an operation a abort time ago, and suemod to be recovering, but a reaction act in. and her aga waa two great tor her to ovarsulue it..