UNITED STATES CUSTOMS DISTRICTS AND WAREHOUSES -Continued. Empire Stores, B, F, G, 6 Class 3. A, 2A, 6A, B, BB, Class 3. Prentice's Stores, 2, 3, 6, 63A, Class 3. Atlantic Dock Stores, North Pier, 23, 40, 42, 44, Erie Basin Stores, 9, 13, 15, 23, 356, 366, 367, 370, 383, Class 3. Yard C, D, Class 4. Robinson's Stores, 99, 100, 101, 102, 109, 110, 111, 112, 117, 121. Class 3. Office of all at Brooklyn, Wharf and Warehouse Co. Independant Store, A, Class 4. Office, foot 42d st., Bush Co., Ltd. GENERAL ORDER PERMITS. All general order permits for ships and cargoes docked at Brooklyn may be obtained at Desk 38, Custom House, Manhattan. Brooklyn warehouse permits are stamped at Desk 39, Custom House, Manhattan. MANHATTAN, NORTH RIVER. 1-30 and 31 West st. and 54 Washington st., Class 3. J. D. Bluxome. 3-114 and 116 Washington st, Class 3. J. B. Hobby's Son & Co. 4-58 and 60 Greenwich st. (cellar 56 Greenwich) and 61 Washington st., Class 3. Ely & Co. 6-598 and 600 Greenwich st (stables for live stock). R. Stoddart. 7-603 to 607 Greenwich st and 43 Clarkson st., Class 3. R. J. Dean & Co. 8-281 and 283 West st., Class 3. George N. Tewer. 9-502 to 520 Washington st. 10-311-312 West st., Class 3. Baker & Williams. 11-151 to 165 Leroy st. and 600 to 604 Washington st. Class 3. W. C. Casey & Co. 12-14th st. store, Class 3. R. J. Dean & Co. 13-41-45 Vestry st. and 437 to 441 Greenwich st., Class 3. Baker & Williams. N. Y. C. and H. R. R. R. Co.-Bins in Elevator 31-591, 593 Washington st. and 610, 612 Greenwich st., Class 3. R. J. Dean & Co. 32-Central Stores, Nos. 7, 8, 9, 10, Class 3. Terminal Warehouse Co. JURY SERVICE QUALIFICATIONS. To be qualified to serve, a person must be not less than 21 nor more than 60 years of age in Kings County, and 70 years in New York County, and he must be a male citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city and county; and he is a resident within the meaning of the jury law, if he dwells or lodges here the greater part of the time between the first day of October and the last day of June. He must be the owner in his own right of real or personal property of the value of $250; or the husband of a woman who is the owner, in her own right, of real or personal property of that value. He must also be in the possession of his natural faculties, and not be infirm or decrepit; intelligent; of good character and able to read and write the English language understan-lingly. members of the Old Guard. Inspectors, poll clerks Each special juror shall have the following qualifications: He shall be a male citizen of the United States of at least ten years' standing and a resident of the county, and he shall be not less than 30, nor more than 70 years old, in possession of his natural faculties, not infirm, free from all legal exceptions; of good character, approved integrity; intelligent; of sound judgment and well informed, and have an adequate knowlegde of the duties of a juror. The special jury commissioners shall not select as a special juror any person who is by law disnor shall he select any person who has been convicted of a criminal offense, or found guilty of fraud or other misconduct by the judgment of any civil court; nor any person who possesses such conscientious opinions with regard to the death penalty as would preclude his finding a defendant guilty of the crime charged be punishable with death; nor any person who possesses such opinions as would prevent his finding a verdict of guilty in any case upon circumstantial evidence; nor any person who doubts his ability to lay aside opinions or impressions formed from newspaper reading or hearsay, and to render an impartial verdict upon evidence uninfluenced by any such opinions or impressions; nor any person who avows such a prejudice against any law of the state as would preclude his finding a defendant guilty of violating such law; nor any person who avows such a prejudice against any particular defense to a criminal charge as would prevent his giving a fair and impartial trial upon the merits of such defense; nor any person who avows that he cannot in all cases give to a defendant who fails to testify in his own behalf the full benefit of the statutory provision that his neglect or refusal to so testify as a witness in his own behalf does not create any presumption against him. The following persons are entitled to exemp-qualified or exempt from service as a trial juror; tion: A clergyman, minister of any religion officiating as such, and not following any other calling. A practicing physician, surgeon or surgeon-dentist not following any other calling, a licensed pharmaceutist or pharmacist and a veterinary surgeon while actually engaged in his profession as a means of livelihood. An attorney or counsellor-at-law regularly engaged in the practice of law as a means of livelihood. A professor or teacher in a college, academy or public school, not following any other calling. Editor, editorial writer or reporter of a daily newspaper regularly employed as such, and not following any other vocation. The holder of an office under the United States, or the State or City or County of New York, whose official duties at the time prevent his attendance as a juror. A consul of a foreign nation. A captain, engineer or other officer actually employed upon a vessel making regular trips; a licensed pilot, actualy following that calling. A superintendent, conductor or engineer employed by a railway company other than a street railroad company, or a telegraph operator, employed by a telegraph company who is actually doing duty in an office, or along the railroad or telegraph line of the company by which he is employed. Honorably discharged firemen. Active and honorably discharged militiamen and active RAILROAD DEPOTS. Atlantic Coast Line-Via Pennsylvania R. R., foot W. 23d st., Cortlandt and Desbrosses sts., or via Brooklyn Annex,, foot of Fulton st., Brooklyn. Baltimore and Ohio-Via Central R. R. of N. J. (to Philadelphia), foot Whitehall and Liberty sts. Brooklyn, Bath and West End-5th av. and 37th st., Brooklyn. Brooklyn and Brighton Beach-Flatbush av., near Sterling st., and cor. Franklin and Atlantic avs., Brooklyn. Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach-(Via Canarsie and ferry). Opposite Howard House, Atlantic and Vesta avs., 26th Ward. Boston and Albany-Via New York Central, New York, New Haven and Hartford and Harlem R. R., Grand Central Station, 42d st. and 4th av. Central of New Jersey-Foot of Liberty and Whitehall sts., N. R. New Jersey Southern Division-Foot of Rector st., for boat via Sandy Hook, or foot Liberty st., all rail. Chesapeake and Ohio R. R.-Via Penn. R. R., foot W. 23d st., Desbrosses and Cortlandt sts.. N. Y., Brooklyn Annex, foot Fulton st., Brooklyn. Coney Island and Brooklyn (Electric)-Prospect Park and Boulevard. Delaware and Hudson R. R.-Via West Shore R. R., foot Franklin and W. 42d sts., or N. Y. Central R. R., Grand Central station, 4th av. and 42d st. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western-Foot Barclay and Christopher sts. Erie, "New York, Lake Erie and Western"Foot of Chambers and W. 23d sts. Lehigh Valley-Foot of Cortlandt, Desbrosses and W. 23d sts., N. Y.; by Brooklyn Annex, foot Fulton st. Long Island Railroad and branches-Foot of James Slip and E. 34th st., N. Y.; Depot, Long Island City; Brooklyn Depot, Flatbush and Atlantic avs. Bedford Station, Franklin and Atlantic avs. East New York Station, Manhattan Crossing. Manhattan Beach Division-Foot of Whitehall st., James Slip and E. 34th st., New York. Flatbush and Atlantic avs. and foot of 65th st., Brook lyn. New Jersey and New York-Foot of Chambers and W. 23d sts. New York and Greenwood Lake-Foot of Chambers and W. 23d sts. New York and Long Branch-Via Central R. R. of N. J., foot of Liberty and Whitehall sts.; or Penn. R. R., foot Cortlandt and Desbrosses and W. 23d sts., N. Y.; or New Jersey Southern Ry.. foot Rector st. Also by Brooklyn Annex Ferry, foot of Fulton st. New York and New England-Norwich line, foot of Spring st.; or via New York, New Haven and Hartford R. R., 4th av. and 42d st. New York and Rockaway Beach-Foot James Slip and E. 34th st., N. Y., and Long Island City; also Flatbush and Atlantic avs. New York and Sea Beach-Foot Whitehall st., N. Y., and 3d av. and 65th st., Brooklyn. New York Central and Hudson River-Grand Central Depot, 42d st. and 4th av.; also 10th av. and 13th st. Harlem Division-Grand Central Station, 4th av. and 420 st. New York and Putnam Division-11th st. and 8th av., N. Y. Reached by 6th and 9th av. elevated line from Rector st. New York, Lake Erie and Western-Foot of Chambers and W. 23d sts. New York, New Haven and Hartford R. R.Grand Central Depot, 42d st. and 4th av., N. Y. Harlem River Branch-E. 129th st. and 3d av.. N. Y. Reached from City Hall, N. Y., via 2d and 3d av. elevated roads. New York, Ontario & Western-Foot of Franklin and W. 42d sts. New York, Susquehanna and Western-Foot of W. 234, Cortlandt and Desbrosses sts. By Brookbyn Annex, foot of Fulton st. Norfolk and Western R. R.-Via Central R. R. of N. J., foot Liberty and Whitehall sts. Northern of New Jersey-Foot of Chambers and W. 23d sts. Old Colony-Via Fall River Line, foot of Murray st.; and by Brooklyn Annex, foot Fulton st.. Brooklyn; via New York, New Haven and Hartford R. R., 42d st. and 4th av. Pennsylvania R. R. and Branches-Foot of W. 234, Cortlandt and Desbrosses sts. By Brooklyn Annex, foot Fulton st. Philadelphia and Reading, via Central R. R. of New Jersey-Foot of Liberty and Whitehall sts, Prospect Park and Coney Island-Through trains from Brooklyn Bridge via Brooklyn Elevated R. R. Cor. 9th av. and 20th st. and 5th av. and 36th St., Brooklyn, and foot of Whitehall st. (in Sum mer). Royal Blue Line (Central R. R. of N. J.; Phila delphia and Reading R. R. and Baltimore and Ohio R. R.-New York to Washington)-Foot of Liberty and Whitehall sts. Sea Board Air Line, via Penn. R. R.-Foot of W. 23d st.. Desbrosses and Cortlandt sts., N. Y.; Brooklyn Annex, Fulton st., Brooklyn. Southern Railroad-Via Penn. R. R., foot of Desbrosses and Cortlandt sts., foot of W. 23d st.. N. Y. By Brooklyn Annex, Fulton st., Brooklyn. Staten Island R. R.-Foot Whitehall st. West Shore R. R.-Foot of Franklin and W. 42d sts., N. Y. Certain trains leave from Pennsylvania R. R. Depot, Jersey City. Decorior-879 Gates av. HALLS AND HOTELS-Continued. Germania Assembly-47 Meserole st. Grand Army-Bedford av. and N. 2d st. Grand Union-Court and Harrison sts. Grocers'-401 Bridge st. Hamburg Sanger-69 Hamburg st. Haviland-399 Classon av. Heiser's Assembly Rooms-156 Broadway. Historical-Pierrepont and Clinton sts. Humboldt-200 Montrose av. Irving-439 Broadway. Jackson-515 Fulton st. Jefferson-Court sq., near Fulton st. Johnston Building-Fulton and Nevins sts. and Flatbush av. Knapp Mansion-Bedford av. and Ross st. Labor Lyceum-949-955 Willoughby av. Liberty-East New York and Liberty avs. Masonic Temple-Grand and Havemeyer sts. Memorial-Schermerhorn st. and Flatbush av. Neuner's Assembly Rooms-387 Central av. New Brooklyn Turn-Sumpter st. and Saratoga MANHATTAN AND BRONX. Adelphi-201 W. 52d st. American Star Assembly Rooms-112 Clinton st. Arion Leidertafel-705 Cortlandt av. Assembly Hall, United Charities-105 E. 22d st. Beethoven Maennerchor-210 5th st. Berkeley Lyceum-44 W. 44th st. Bleecker Building-278 Bleecker st. Brooks Assembly Rooms-361 Broome st. Carnegie Music Hall-7th av. and 57th st. Central Opera House Music Hall-67th st. and 3d av. pl. Chickering Hall-5th av. and 18th st. Clarendon Hall-13th st., bet. 3d and 4th avs. Cooper Union Hall-8th st. and 4th av. Ebling's Casino-St. Ann's av. and E. 155th st. Fifth Av.--27 W. 42d st. German-American Schutzen Hall-12 St. Marks German Masonic Temple-220 E. 15th st. German Odd Fellows-69 St. Marks pl. Germania--46 Av. A. Germania Assembly-291 Bowery. Gramercy--326 E. 21st st. Gramercy Lyceum-135 W. 23d st. Grand Central Palace-Lexington av. and 43d st. Grand Opera House-302 W. 23d st. Hardman Hall--19th st. and 5th av. Harlem Music Hall-3d av. and 130th st. Harlem River Casino-2478 2d av. Imperial Music Hall-Broadway and 29th st. Labor Lyceum-64 E. 4th st. Lenox-165 E. 72d st. Lexington Opera House-159 E. 58th st. Lyric-725 6th av. Lenox Lyceum-Madison av. and 59th st. Madison Square Garden Concert Hall-Madison av. and 26th st. Majestic-125 E. 125th st. Manhattan Turn-316 E. 63d st. Masonic-79 W. 23d st. Murray Hill--160 E. 34th st. Music--57th st. and 7th av. New Century-509 5th av. N. Y. Maennerchor--208 E. 56th st. N. Y. Turn Verein-66 E. 4th st. Nilsson Hall-15th st., adjoining Academy of Music. Orpheus--213 E. 124th st. Recital Hall (Carnegie)-57th st. and 7th av. Royal Arcanum--4260 Third av. Scottish Rite-92 Madison av. Steinway Hall-14th st., bet. 4th av. and Irving pl. Tammany Hall-E. 14th st., near Irving pl. QUEENS. Association-Broadway, nr. Thompson av., Elm hurst. Colonial (Summer)-Bath av. and Bay 20th st. Commercial-147 Washington. Fort Lowry (Summer)-Foot 17th av. Hotel Andrews-Bedford av., cor. South 5th st. Accommodates 100. E. P., $1 up. Hotel Bensonhurst (Summer)-26th st. and Cropsey av. Hotel Brandon-292-6 Washington st. E. P. Hotel Brighton (Summer)-Brighton Beach. Hotel Holywood (Summer)-Cropsey av., near Bay 14th st. Hotel Margaret-97 Columbia heights. 201 rooms. A. P., $2.50 up. Hotel St. George-Clark, Pineapple and Hicks sts. 800 rooms. A. P., $2.50 up; E. P., $1 up. Hotel San Carlos-69 South Oxford st. Hotel Wellington-27 Broadway. Howard House-2563 Atlantic av. Keystone-Cropsey and 20th av. $5. Manhattan Beach (Summer)-Manhattan Beach. Belmont-Jerome av., nr. E. 173d st. Belvedere House-4th av. and 18th st. and A. P. Boulevard-Boulevard and 67th st. E. P. Berkeley-20 5th av. Brevoort House-11 5th av., cor 8th st. Bristol-5th av. and 42d st. E. P. and 50th st. Broadway Central Hotel-667 Broadway. E. P., $1 up; A. P., $2.50 up. Buckingham-5th av. Bull's Head-322 3d av. Burlington-5th av. and 30th st. Cambridge-5th av. and 33d st. Centennial-850 8th av Chelsea-23d st., between 7th and 8th avs. Claremont-Riverside av. and W. 126th st. Clarendon-4th av. and 18th st. A. and E. P. Coleman House-Broadway and 27th st. E. P., $1 up. Colonial-125th st. and 8th av. Colonnade-726 Broadway. E. P., $1 up; A. P., $2 up. Columbia-104 E. 125th st. Columbus-1553 Broadway. Continental-Broadway and 20th st. E. P., $1 up. Cosmopolitan-West Broadway and Chambers st. E. P., $1 up. Crook's-114 Park row. Delmonico's 5th av., 26th st. and Broadway. Dey St. House-58 Dey st. Eclipse-Union av., Westchester. Empire-75 Columbus av. Endicott-Columbus av. and 81st st. Everett House-Union sq., north. E. P. Fifth Avenue-Broadway, 5th av., 23d and 24th sts. Fleetwood-Fleetwood av. and E. 162d st. Fort Washington-2044 Amsterdam av. Garrick-202 W. 42d st. Gerard-123-129 West 44th st. Gerlach 49 W. 27th st. Gilsey House-Broadway and 29th st.; E. P., $2 up. st. Gladys Columbus av. and 75th st. Gramercy Park-35 and 36 Gramercy Park. Grenoble-56th, 57th sts. and 7th av. Grosvenor-37 5th av. Hanover-5th av. and 15th st. Hoffman House-Broadway and 25th st. E. P.. $2 up. Holland House-5th av. and 30th st. E. P. E. P. $1 up. Kenmore-1257 Broadway. Lafayette-23 Washington pl. Union Kensington-5th av. and 15th st. E. P. Langham-661 5th av. Leggett's-76 Park row. Lincoln-52d st. and Broadway. E. P. square. Madison Av.-58th st. and Madison av. A. P. Manhattan-19 East 424 st. Majestic-72d st. and Central Park West. A. and E. P. P. Margaret Louisa Home-14 E. 16th st. Martin-31 University pl. Metropole-Broadway, 41st and 42d sts. E. P. Metropolitan-1169 Broadway. Mills Hotel No. 1-160 Bleecker st. Mills House No. 2-Chrystie and Rivington sts. Miller's 37 W. 26th st. Morton House-Broadway and 14th st. Murray Hill-112 Park av. A. and E. P. Netherland-5th av. and 59th st. A. P., $5 up. E. P., $2 up. Nevada-205 Boulevard. $3 up. San Remo-Central Park West, and 75th st. Sherman House-152 E. 42d st. Sherman Square-Boulevard and 72d st. Sherwood-44th st. and 5th av. A. P. $4 up. Sinclair House-Broadway and 8th st. E. P. $1 up. Smith and McNeil'e-195 Washington st. Sturtevant House-Broadway, bet. 28th and 29th sts. A. and E. P. Union Square-15th st. and Union sq. E. P. $i up. United States-196 Water st. The following instructions are compiled from the Rules of Practice in the United States Patent Office, revised June 18, 1897, with amendments up to December 1, 1897: Applications for letters patent must be made to the Commissioner of Patents, and must be signed by the inventors. A complete application comprises the first fee of $15, a petition, specification and oath, and drawings, model or specimen when required. The petition, specification and oath must be in the English language. The applicant is required to furnish a drawing of his invention whenever the nature of the case admits of it. A model is required or admitted as a part of the application only when, on examination of the case, the primary examiner finds it necessary or useful. The specification and claim must be signed by the inventor and attested by two witnesses. The oath made is that the inventor applying believes himself to be the original and first discoverer of the art, machine, manufacture, composition, or improvement; that he does not believe or know that it was ever before known or used, and the country of which he is a citizen or subject. This oath may be made before any duly authorized person in the United States, or if the applicant 18 in a foreign country, before any minister, charge d'affaires. consul, or commercial agent, holding a commission under the government of the United States. Drawings must be artistically executed. The Patent Office will make necessary corrections at the applicant's option and cost. The office will furnish the drawings at cost for applicants who desire that assistance. A working model is often desirable. Models filed as exhibits in contested cases may be returned to the parties at their expense. If not claimed within a reasonable time they may be disposed of. Applications filed are classified according to the various arts, and are taken up for examination in regular order of filing, those in the same class of invention being examined and disposed of, as far as practicable, in the order in QUEENS. Albemarle-Boulevard and Pier av. Beachcroft-Arverne. Breakers (The)-Arverne. Creedmoor Range Hotel-Queens. Flushing-32 Broadway, Flushing. Oceanus. Fountain House-12 Main et.. Flushing. Hotel Arverne-Arverne. Imperial-Oceanus. Manhattan-Boulevard, Rockaway. Murray Hill-Flushing. Park-Whitestone Landing. Pettit's Hotel-Jamaica. Seaside House-Rockaway Beach. Windsor-Oceanus. Arrochar Park-Arrochar. Bayside-Erastina. Belmont House-New Brighton. Cliff Cottage-Fort Wadsworth. Hotel Castleton-New Brighton. $3.50 up. Nautilus-Tompkinsville. New Dorp-Old Gifford House, Gifford's. Pavilion-New Brighton (Summer). $3 up. Rossville House-Rossville. St. St. George St. George. James-Port Richmond. FOR PATENTS. which the respective applications are completed. Upon the rejection of an application the examiner must cite the best references at his command. domestic patents be cited, their dates and numbers, the names of the patentees, and the classes of invention are stated. The applicant may amend before or after the first rejection or action, and he may amend as often as the examiner presents new reasons for rejection, showing how the amendments avoid the references and objections. A patent for a design is granted for three and a half, seven, or fourteen years. A reissue is granted to the original patentee when the original patent is inoperative on account of a defective specification Proper provisions are made for hearings before the commissioner, and for interviews with examiners. Any citizen of the United States who has made a new invention or discovery and desires further time to mature the same may, on payment of a fee of $10, fe in the patent office a caveat setting forth the object and the distinguishing characteristics of the invention, and praying protection of his right until he shall have matured his invention. Such caveat is operative for one year All fees are payable in advance, according to the following schedule: Filing original application, $15; issuing of patent, $20; designs (31⁄2 years), $10; designs (7 years), $15; designs (14 years), $30, caveats (each), $10; reissue, $30; filing disclaimer (each), $10. Certified copies of patents, 10 cents per 100 words Certified copies, printed patents, 80 cents. Uncertified printed copies of specifications and drawings or any number of unclassified copies, 5 cents each. For copies by sub-classes, 3 cents, each. For copies 'by classes, 2 each. For recording every assignment, agreement, under, $1. For every 300 and under 1,000 words, power of attorney, or other paper, of 300 words or $2. For over 1,000 words. $3. Charles H. Duell, Commissioner Washington, D. C. cents of Patents, |