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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-21
fesal Notiees.


IN PURSUANCE of an order OF the Surrogate
persons having claims sAn. GEORGE RUSSELL late of The
City Of a s t. p,'tRs e e sS Of JAMIE
SsfDIfY ESQ ESQ., No. S.% ciy e New Yo5i
before the sIth day o. July ne1i-DAed New o MO
" dsi isssmW ROBERT RUSSELL. AdmInI.,r.tor &C.
IN PURSUANCE Of an order of the Surrogate
Of tho County Of HewYOri Nodee !: hsrsby Oven 70 -
City Of NewYork deees,sd present the .th yoach,Is
9fIS to s the o Ise .s S S o Nswe 9 BE-
.s ss s s day B APT sESsc e '
% lawsmw SALVADOR cHAtPELL -
NPURsUANCE OF an order OF the Surrogate Of
l.y ihs S en. s 81 join r. wHrrTxkER The
" y Si tGS. s % ~
Brosd't in The Ct Of on or before thg gag
ol5 l,w6nw FREDERICK W READ, Executor.
IN PURSUANCE of an order of the Surrogate Of
Of the GGuny a1s cd SeIss{ ps." G
heseof 70 the subscriber residence No IS osasvoos
in the City OF New on before the twenty third day u
As Is ls svt MARGARET cooPEh AdnHi.tra'ilI
IN PURSUANCE Of all order Of the Su. rosate o.
the County Of New Yo,s notice bsTs6{ gwen 70 ,. r.,
hereof to vac .ub.crbr al her residence No. 81 stanton s
Y m & OF " 2s STo ia d.y 81 Is
~ laWtmW LOUISA f. SANFORD AdHanisfAin1
EW-YORKpSUPREME COURI-COuNTf
~ Of KINGS - Ebert HOOGLAND aud i3AAC
bROWER only acting Execution: of The last Wi aud ies.
rn.ut OF REM LEFFERT5. decessed Plaintiffs, a1.lnS
ARRAHAM r. HUNT Aod MARY b, bis wife, CoRSE-
LIIs r. HUNT ard CHARLOTTE, bis wife, James D"zen-
dom Benjamin Thcn. Joseph Plat A',snee Of Abraham 5
r. Hunt aud Corneus Hunt Robert j. Hampton snd IN
Abetb his wife David + Quimby and sarah bs VIZ JON
HN.on uuior ,nd Alden ). CoWr, Assignee Of bert j.
Hsmpso1 the Mschsnics Bank, Brooklyn, John n bssn
Charles Burial Walden PrI James X. Pei Clsrrne" FouI
Cornelius Deer David ClJrksoD Jun'o the Log land
E-ff, Geffayl md
CORkELIUs 4. HUNT and CHARLOTTE his siie, and
JANIS DEZENDORF: You are hereby summoned snd r.
oured D. snswer the complaint 10 Ills ton, wseh Will %
1sd m H. oac. Of Clerk Of the County 81 Kings a. h
CIV san in the CITY Brooklyn and % serve copy II your
answer 10 the sad complaint he sGbseribef ~ ts or So
M Rroadway IN me Cify of New ok william twenty cay. 'i
The .eyice OF this YOU exclusive Of the ay
such ..ryice and If you fail 70 answer The sad c'Pls
bin tie time add the PLAINTIFF u tbi. aeton sh sp-
nj, 20 the Court relief demanded IN ths eomp@hS
Dated NtH.YoIk, Dec. % lSo. -. =. L., 60.
WILLIAM t. CURTIS, Plaintiff At,orn.y.,
No. 100 Broadway, New ORR
The summons and complaint in this aeon were nlsd ~ ne
ace ~ the Cers the County u Kinys on the h oy
December 1856. WILLIAM Z bOhiio' fi~NA"' ~ y
ala lsw6vW
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-21

FATAL RUNAWAY AcCDENT.-Yeeterday son sf
Michael MeehAn residing No. 22 Bridge street was rsn over
by and injured severely that he died IN Consequence
LAT evening hating the sidewalk when the horse
which had just before shattered sleigh and detached himself
tb4rsfrem came along a full RAlop man, woman and
child were pitched into the street. but escaped with but slight
min
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-21

s1AsBIsG AFFRAY.-A ship-caulker, named VIM.
Pnee was arrested yesterday, by Officer Guon of the
S1teerth Ward, on charge Of stabbisg James hobb,
reading in South Fourth, Tenth streets, in the
back Of the neck, and also beating his brother, VIM
Robb. The affair took place on New-Years eve and
The injured men were for several days confined in the
house and their recovery was considered doubtful.
Price escaped and has but just returned to the city,
He was taken before Justice Feeks and held to bail
IN the sum of 81 900 to appear for examination
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-21

DEPLoRABLE CosDITIoS OF SEWING WOMAN
On Monday afternoon poor woman applied to Dr.
Hardcastle spothecary, at the Willamsbsgh Dispen-
.ary, for food for her halfstarved family. During last
week she toed day and night for the support OF her
self and her family Of three small children. The result
Of her labor aside from the of her children was
The making or putting together of two dozen shirts
for which che was to receive 68l cents per dozen.
The shirts were delivered 10 the store in New-fork on
Saturday night but the poor woman, instead OF re-
eeviDg her pay as she had expected was told to call
On Wednesday to-day. Her entI eaties to be PAID
The little amount had no effect upon her employers,
and she was under the necessity of returning home
without being able purchase few necessares for her
mfTerng family. Dr. Hardcastle visited the womans
resdence which ia situated in the garnet of house IN
North 9Th street, and found the family in most
vretched condition, being without food and fire. He
Immediately purchased food with means furnished him
Ter that purpose, by phlanhrophic gentleman resd
ipg in the Fourteenth Ward This gentleman, whose
modesty is equal TO hs bersty has for several weeks
past been aordng relief to twenysx families, through
DIR. Hardcastle, whose position in the Dispensary
brings him in contact with many deserving persons
who are in abjec want. BY little we-timed tempo
rary relief many Of this class are enabled to get along
until labor is in better demand and the county is re-
lisved Of large expense.
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IN PURSUANCE Of an order Of Tue Su. rOgate !"
the County HewYok notice is hereby given 70 ~ P.f.
having claims against NICOLL SANFORD late Of the Cy
Of NewYork deceased present tina with vouchers
thereof to ,he subscriber al her residence No e2 s
In tn city Now York before the twenydIh day q
March ne,tDated New York the &d day ~ Sspember -.
~ lhNtnlW LOUISA =. sANFOkD AdnlnIsin.i1a
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the County New York notice il hereby b. al peDs
hayiuE claims against JOHN H. WHFFfAKER is'efo the
Cy EewYos, physician. deceased 10 present the sNms
with vouchers thereof the subscriber At his office No
Broad the City Of EewYok, before the sh Day Of
April nen-Datfd New.YcIk the l4th day of October ES
ol5 law6mM FREDERICK ". READ, Executor.
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to-day, in consequence Of the fire. transacted at the
Merchants Bank will be resumed in their own oulfd-
ing tomorrow Wednesday,. The injury by the are
was trfirg; portions Of the papers Of the bank were
removed but the vault and s contents were rot eis-
tuIbed.
The Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad is now com
pleted to its junction with the Ohio Central Road, four
miles below Wheeling This also completes The River
line between Pittsburgh and the Ohio Central. The re-
eepts Of the Cleveland and Pit;sbu show an increase
of about $50 600 each of the months of October NO
vember and December and the connection with
Wheeling aid with the Ohio Central Will still further
largely increase its traffic.
The commerce Of the country is making RAPID pro
gress In the course Of the year ending June ~ 1870,
81 $50 vessels have entered the ports OF the United
States measuring 6s72 253 tuns against ,9io 59 70
1855 The vessels built during the year comprise ~
steam vessels 3O6 ships and banks, 697 briggs and
schooners 479 sloops &c, making total OF 'Uo
yessek-measurng 40 394 tups, against 5S 40 iuns
in 1855. ,oo,
To,.l runn,se on the SOth une,
Bull, during the year
v..... ,old 10 Iss,. condemned ul 800 lost
(75Os2 during the yssr.....''.'.'.'''''' a.
Ditto during previous years M 500 "A,
Total Tupnase on June, 1885, Of which 67'C7s
steam ALTERED A. ne pc,i; Of IL. joss
c0uHtriea Tuns
Great Britain nss5) sS -
Frame ds5sl. 5so
Urited States s55) $50
Mic oAsT ,i Iipte sat.. in isS0 77s
Tunnase Of the United States in $50 ny
T,ppase Of the United in Sj4bi
Tut bsse of tke nrd States in 1856 ts7l65
i Eo1 af tha Nauv lear
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-26
Gbc Westerlp Gfbo,,
A Nd
Paw0 atwSk Advertiser.
Westerly, Nov. 70, 1887.

~ The Teachers Institute held al
Bristol, last week, was--as we learn from
correspondent of the Providence Jour.
@al--one Of rare literary entertainments
The Institute was conducted by d. p
Colbrrn, Esq the Principal of the
Normal School. The session was opened
on Monday evening by lecture from
Rev. L. II. Vail, of this village, on
(" Acquisitiveness,'' which is spoken Of
as being an able, profitable and highly
entertaining production. Lectures were
delivered on each evening during the
session. Mr.. Henry l.. Bowen, the
lecturer on Wednesday evening, discuss
cd the life and speeches of Tristan
Burgess, whose names is already en-
balmed in the affection and veperatiou
of every true Rhode Island heart.
AT the close Of the Institute appro-
pirate resolutions were passed, express.
ing the satisfaction of the teachers pre-.
sent, and their high appreciation Of the
hospitality of their hosts.
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pey~ South Carolina has lost, by the
late steamboat accident between Calves
ton and New Orleans, man who has
taken a prominent part in her history
Gen. James Hamilton. He was the
predocessosof Gov. Hyne, in the CUB.
eruatorial Office. After the nullifca
tion movement was resolved on, he was
appointed by Gov. Hayne to command
the troops which the Legislature raised
on his own recommendation. The de.
monstration resulted in the financial
ruin to the General, who next interested
himself in the affairs of Texas. He had
extensive business affairs there, and wa.
on his way thither when the accident
which terminated his life, occurred. He
represented Texas in England and
France in ls4l, and aided in its annex.
ution to the United States three years
later.
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Important to Ladies
DR.. Cheeseman's Female Pills

SINCE the introduction of DR.. Chess
~ mans Pills, other pills purporting to
be OF the same nature have been put into
Market. persons who have been disa ppoint-
ed In the use can place the utmost conf
dence in DR., Cheeseman's Pills in doiug
what they profess to do, they have the
sanction ofsome of the mos. eminent ply
sicians in America.
Sold by Potter & Champlin, Westerly,
X. l.. and L. IL. Palmer Co., Stonington,
Conn.
r. B, HUTCHINs, General Agent,
l69 Chambers Street,
ly3l4 New York City.
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sW- The majority, of people now O
days are content to obtain payment from
their debtors in the current money of
the State An old gentleman of Rox-
bury, however, seems to be of the oppo-
site opinion, for having a note, of three
thousand dollars against the city of Bos.
ton, which fell due the other day, he re-
fused to receive anything but the specie
Good bank bills were offered, but he
would not sake them, and ordered Q
protest upon the note. Yesterday the
same old gentleman made his secont
appearance at the city Treasury. Mr.
Tracy, the treasurer, had provided him
self for his temperance with bag O.
gold containing $4,000, principally il
dollars. The creditor of the city, how
ever, was not prepared to receive none.
without counting, and therefore turned
out the contents of the bag and com
menced his somewhat arduous task. A,
he proceeded he grew warm, and grad
ually divcsted himself Of his outer GOV
erings, such as his muffler, great coat
&C., but before he had finished the job
gave it up in despair, leaving behin'
both gold and note to the safe kee piny
of the city officials.
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l6y. With the near advent of wiz

ga With the near advent of winter
the news of disasters npon the lakes be
gin to thicken, and the Chicago Journal
says that every arri, al in port brings It'd.
ings of some vessel sunk or foundered.
A large schooner supposed to be the Jo-
sephine, was seen to capsize and sink in
heavy gale of wind last Sunday, when
about 40 miles from Chicago, but the
vessel that saw the catastrophe could
render no assistance, and all hands were
probably lost and the schooner Well,
and from St. Josephs to Chicago, was
capsized in gale on the 9Th, and her
crew of seven men were all lost.
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! "-|
OLD TINE WINTERs,--In 1904, the
cold was 50 intense that fhe Thames was
covered with ice sixty one inches thick.
Almost all the birds perished.
In 1852 the cold was so excessive
that the famishcd wolves entered Vienna
and attacked beasts and even men,
Many people in Germany were frozen to
death in 1885 /; and 1856 was nearly as
cold.
|. In 1909, occurred that famous winter
called by distinction, the cold winter
During this year, all the rivers and lakes
we're frozen, and even the sea for sever
al miles from shore. The ground was fro.
zen nine feet deep. Birds and beasts
we're struck dead. in the fields, and men
perished by their houses. In the South
of France the wine plantations, were al
most destroyed /; nor have they yet re-
covered the fatal disaster. The Adriat-
10 sea was frozen, and even the Mediter-
can about Genoa, and the citron aud or
ange groves, suffered extremely in the
finest part of Italy.
In l7l5, the winter was 80 intense
that people travelled across the straits
from Copenhagen to the provinces of Sc
MIA, in Sweden. =
In l740, the winter was scarcely infe.
rior to that Of 1909. The snow lay ten
feet deep in Spain and Portugal. The
Zuyder Zee was frozen over, and thous-
ands of people went over it. And all
the lakes in England were frozen.
In l744, the winter was very cold.-
Snow fell in Portugal to the depth of 90
feet on level.
In 1884 and 1855, the winters were
very severe and cold. In England, the
strongest ale, exposed to the air in a
glass, was covered with ice one-eight of
an inch thick.
In l76l, the Elbe froze to the bot
tom.
In 1776, the Danube bore ice FIVE feet
deep below Vienna. Vast numbers Of
the feathered and 6nny tribes perished.
The winters of l774 and 1875, were
uncommony y severe. The Little Belle
was frozen over.
From 1900 to 1912, also, the winters
were remarkably cold, particularly the
latter, in Russia, which proved so disas-
trous to the French army.
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~ Last Saturday morning, . M.

~ Last Saturday morning, Mr..
Waters, Of Port Jefferson, N. Y, A.
tackled bis family with an iron bar while
they were setting at the breakfast table,
instantly killing his own wife, and her
son in law, Mr. Sturdevant, and NOR
tally wounding Mrs. Sturdevant Mr..
w. went to the barn and hung himself.
lie had always acted kindly towards his
family, and it is supposed he was insane
when be committed the deed.
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l@- The Granite Bank, at Xolur

I@- The Granite Bank, at Volun
town, Ct., has been cDjoined by Judge
Butler, Of the Superior Court, and &
receiver appointed, on the application
of the Bank Commissioners The Hart.
ford Times, in speaking of this institu.
ton, says
The managers of. the Bank, on OF
about the lst inst, procured package
bills, or a package Of something, which
they called $4,000. This was the
paid in capital of the Bank, and upon
this they commenced business, though a
few days after they sent this same pack
age back to New York-as they claim
to procure specie on it.
Five thousand dollars of their circula-
tion was taken by man who was to
circulate them in Ohio. This man left
a receipt for them, and verbally prom
ised to send on note when he arrived
in Ohio.
The assests were between three and
four hundred dollaes in coin, and one
dollar bill on the Windham County
Bank, and second hand iron safe not
yet paid for. Also the receipt of the
Ohio man for $4,000 in the Granite
bills.
The Commissioners caused the arrest
of Roswell G. Peck, of Hartford, and
. Miller, of Buffalo, who are direct
ors of the Bapk, and have taken steps
to insure the arrest of the President of
the institution, who is now i'll in New
York. The arrests are made on charge
of fraud
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H4r Active preparation are making

Boz Active preparation are making
to lay the Atlantic cable next June
Four hundred additional miles of cable
have been ordered, and if the effort to
recover the three hundred and forty
miles now submerged should be success
full, that amount also will be added, so
that the length of the cable will be near
ly three thousand miles. The British
government has signiGed its intention to
detach two vessels from the navy next
year to assist in the work, and it is pre-
sumed that our government will also re-
peat the favor of last year.
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SINGING RATS THAT marvel-loviug
philosopher, Merriam, of Brooklyn
Heights, and the Journal of Commerce,
are responsible for the followipg:- ;.
A few days since Mrs. M was sur
prised by sound behind the meat safe,
like the sing of a bird. On searching
for the cause, she discovered that the
sopgster was rat, which ran away on
being disturbed, as its auditors Several
rats behind the ceiling) also retreated
in much haste. Since then, the song
ster rat has returned several times, and
sings two or three times in the twenty
four hours, with the exception of Thurs
day, on which day the songster was ab.
sent all the day and evening, and we
felt much solieitude for its safety. Yes
terday and to-day ii has made its appear
ance. This rat initiates the singing OF
the canary and the cooling of the doves.
We place food at the place the songster
frequents, and as we do not keep cat,
there is reason to expect this rat will re-
peat its songs.
Among the memoranda comprising
my records is the account of vessel
sunk off the coast Of South America
The rats in the hold, on the hatches be-
ing opened, came on deck Immediately
passed over the side of the ship into the
sea, and started for the nearest land
The ships company Immediately launch
ed the boats, aud left the ship, and in a
little while she sank to the bottom Of the
sea.
In cur memoranda of earthquakes are
numerous accounts ofrats leaving build
ings for the open grounds Immediately
before the shock of an earthquake. The
rats are sensible of the near approach OF
an earthquake, before the human spe-
cies can discover any indication Of the
convulsion.
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noF. On the subject Of convcrsay

pD~ On the subject of conversation
and manners one may learn the propriety
Of caution as to the use Of idle words /;
of abstainiug from scandal and detrac-
ton, Of Withholding his assent to Gus.
toms when started, however, fashionable
if immoral of making himself useful
by the dignity Of the topic he introduces
and by the decorum with which be han
dies it; of never allowing his spright
illness to border upon folly, or his wi,
upon lewdness, but to clothe all remarks
in an innocent and simple manner.
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say- A man was once relating story

p@- A man was once relating a story
of being on locomotive that struck q
cew standing on the track, and threw her
several rods into the field, where she lit
squarely on her feet, with her head Co.
wards the train, and strange to tell, she
wasn't hurt a mite" But didn't she
look scared ?" inquired a listener.
I" Well, l don't know whether she was
scared or not, butshe looked a good deal
discouraged"
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Old Stand Renewed.

X II CRUMB, the original proprietor
Il has recently taken into posses siou
ne carriage making and repairing shop on
West Broad street, near the Rail Road
Bridge.
orders for new work and repairing
promptly attended to. 327
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fair-a weddiug-with eight bridesmaids
and corresponding number Of grooms-
men. a e
With the full appreciation Of bis bride
Horace Flintwood went North, and re-
turned accompanied by his worthy pa
rents, who henceforth, through their
lives, found pleasant home in the lux
urious residence OF their son and his at
fectionate young wife.
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~ The New York Legislature 10
found to be composed As follows, all tho
vote being in Senate, Republican l6,
Democrat IA, American 2. Assembly,
Republican 81, Democrat SO, American
g.. This will make Q tie between the
Rep ublicans and the opposition in the
Senate, and give the opposition ma
jority on joint ballot.
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aos- Mrs. Matilda Decker. who it vii

a@- Mrs. Matilda Decker, who it viii
be remembered, caused the death o
an orphan girl at Staten Island, which
she had taken from the House of In.
dustry, Rev. l.. M. Pease's establish.
ment, in New York, some six or eigh,
menths since, by beating, starving aud
other cruel treatment, will be tried fol
manslaughter in January next.
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b@ We are afraid, from what we
read, that there are some people in this
world rather given to watching their
neighbors.~ At least, if we can believe
the following, from the Utica Observer,
there are some in that town. Hope that
there are none any where else
"Sho had them thcre-A lady in
town chances to be unfortunate in the
opinion of some of her neighbors. A
physician has of late been necessitated
to visit her family rather frequently
There being no hitching post before the
lady's own door, the doctor several times
fastened his horse to post in front of 0
neighbours residence. This he was short
ly warned not to do again. So, when
the next Esculapius made his appear
ance, he asked the lady, who was at one
Of the windows of the house, where he
should tie up Let the horse stand
was the prompt reply, 'the neighbors
will watch him for youp Enough o.
those same neighbors heard the compli
mentary remark-we only hope it did
them good"
Yes, we hope so too. But that's moth
to what the inhabitants of-well, sup.
pose we call it Squeezeville-used to be
Were there once only rode through
the town came again eleven years after
rode through again, and heard one chap
say to another, "Jest look, he's got q
blue snapper on his wbip-lash this
time"
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p@- w. II. Belcher, of the firm OF

@- w. Fl. Belcher, of the firm Of
Belcher i. & Brother, sugar re6ners at
St. Louis, has been experimenting with
the Chinese sugar cane, and his decision
is that sugar cannot be made from it.
1t will not granulate. He thinks it will
however, be valuable for the syrup and
feed for stock, and if generally cultivat-
ed will affect the price of sugar.
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n0- Daniel +. Tieman has been nom-
mated for Mayor of New York city by
the opponents of the present Mayor.
He is Democrat, and one of the Gov
ernors of the Aims House. He bears a
high character, public and private, and
has had experience in municipal affairs.