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TIE hoRGUE body Of an unknown man. aged
about ny years. ave feet ten inches high, gray hair
and sandy mustacbe. clothed In gray pants and
vest white shirt cotton socks and wore brogan
shoes taken 10 the Aorgue ~ Bellevue yesterday 70
await Identification. At4
Youso MKss ST. PArMcK's socIErY. An interesting
meeting Of young Irshmsn was held on last Thursday
evening for the purpose Of forming literary,
social and benevolent society. TO BE- named the
Young Mems ST. Patricks Soc.aty. ". X Nichols was
elected temporary chairman. Among other objects
which tho society have In ID that OF dinusing use
ful knowledge and inviting The young men OF ns city
70 their ROOM where they have the use OF books
first literary NATTER and whore on current
events viii occasionally be debated.
MEAS MESrIoN The Demiit Literary Association gave
an anniversary entertainment last evening Dodworth
Hail
The observance Of st. Valentines Day yesterday was
rsartabls. The practice Of sending love missvea
il falling into disrspups The reports Of the Post Once
authorities large falling on in sending valentines
from former years
workmen have assumed operations the north abut-
ment Of the new Harlem bridge.
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COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Recorder Hackott.


CONVICTION xscAPIsG FROM THE PryTxSTARY.
The FIRST disposed Of yesterday was an indict-
mont against John A. Mcnamara for escaping from the
Psnitsniay District Attorney Hall tried the case and
In opening II made remarks IN reference to the
contiguity Of the county prisons the island to the
city and the necessity Of mpressing upon the minds Of
priOners there that attempts to escape from the Peni
Tertiary would DO punished by sending the
guilty parties TO the State Prison. In this
case tho prisoner, who possessed considerable
intelligence, defended himself. Il shown that
the 9th Of june 1885, he sentenced TO the Pen
Tertiary for shreo years upon plea OF forgery tho
fourth degree and escaped from the Island in boat DO.
fore his expired Tho Recorder sent him TO the
Penitsntiary for one year.
sByrEyCEA
VIM Ryan, convicted Of stealing $1l6 from Richard
Sherlock the 9th Of January was sent to the State
Prison for thrce years
Daniel sullivan, convicted OF burglary In the third
degree Wednesday last, was sentenced 70 tmprson
msnt in the State Prison for three years.
David Rciss charged with forging an order upon 4.
Kayser whereby be obtained articles Of tiawars,
the property Of Henry Gauz pleaded guilty TO forgery
In the fourth degree Sent TO the state Prison FOR
yea.
Adolph Pinck, charged with stealing . silver watch
from Richard Callahan, on the 9th nst, was found
guilty Of petty larceny. As there were mitigating cir
cumstancss the Court postponed judgment
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STRIFE on THE DERBY COMM RAMAOAD.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE HERALD.

Ferious strike ut New Hnven-Destructios Of
NIateriai-Pistols Used and q General Row
Claims Of the Wsrkmen.
NEW HAvrr, Feb II, 1885,
Tlsre has been serious trouble the Derby Railroad
amoEy the laborers who ~ work a. Allentown hill
They ksvs been regular STRIKE and have not only
struck, but they have smashed things Including faees
where 6sy were At work. The city papers are quiet on
the mau< but from good learn that the cause
OF The rolss the low rate or wages they received
from tie contractor. They complained that the con-
Tao.or MI Chapman, was allowed large price for his
work because wages high but having obtained the
conrs heput down far below the prices paid on
public works In New Haven. The city pays
all Of lie iabore from 81 so u rs per day and the
town pays on the bridge over Mil creek 81 30 per
for labor Ia nnE up mud Oats 10 81 80 per day 30 tne
Derby Railroad iaboIsrs clsin 81 90 per day, and will
work for no is nor wall they allow cheaper work 70 Dc
done On Thursday, Friday sud Saturday last row
occurred bstresn the arikss and new lot OF work
men, In which shantes and wNeelbarrows were de-
stroysd and even pistols we're discharged M Chap
man. the contractor, snnouaces that he has lst tue
whole grading and Ia not responsible As he undoubt-
edy st the JOB At less rate than he paid ~ the com.
psny the workmen complain that they will su1er IN the
transaction the aborsrs pay 81 for ivnt Of shany.
board and lodgings and only during the winter
months to work about four four and half days In
he week they are barely able TO live the Nall wages
they receive The affair IL likely 70 rssut itbs stop
Ping Of khs work or renewed Ioubs.
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Everything 70 very dull In this department. 80 FAR q
the whiskcy interest 10 concerned, and will probably
continue 90 until the new arrangements agreed upo4
between the Secretary Of the Treasury and the Comms
nonsr OF Internal Revenue are put into opcrationi
None Of the recommendations Tor appointment as inn
spectors under the regulations have a. yet bess
acted upon In Washington. II 10 thought that should
the bill offered By Senator Patterson become law th
whole system OF making appointments will be changed
Il 10 contemplated By that proposed enactment "
make the collection OF arising from the ranu
partmsnt whose head shall hold place In the Prss
dents Cabinet In this event, Of course, the neH
Secretary would claim the right Of selecting his OVID
would Do totally changed
The SEIZURE and oslng Of steamers bringing cargooe
OF cotton from the South to this port have had the sscn
or causing compiiancs with the law Of July Is, 1so
Gecon hveh which compels the prepay mens Of exporQ
tax or the consignment Of the cargo 70 some collected
seized thus far the Manhattan, bales Moneka 81
bales; Champion, l60 bales--all from Charleston the
Virginia, IL bales and the Yaroo, "a oalesboih froF
Norfolk. The tax due on these cargoes, owing TO tho
persistent efforts Of Collector shook and special Treasury
Agent Cornwsl has been collected, and the conspness
Of other careoes are liqudating the eovernmsn,at
claims thereon - their vessels port
There was slight m,sunas s a1 Yesterday bstwss
authorities relative TO granting permission for thS
unloading Of 100 bales Of cotton from the Msnhst.sn
Inc owners OF the steamer Nhs New York and Charles
ton Steamship Company would not permit the removal
or the cargo unless both the Custom House and tina
revenue authorities should have sgnhsd their sasfac
lon that all government claims thereon had been act
sed certificate vouching for the delivery ., the Gus
tom House Of the requisite TAX receipts procured AZ the
port Of shipment accordingly 10 Colec
TOR Shook bus the Of the cotton declined eav
Ing In tho Collectors hands as q voucher and hc
therefore refused TO grant permit freeing the cotton
from seizure II landed on the pier Deputy CommisI
sioner Harati being called upon decided that the cus
tom House certificate should DO left with shs
before bulk Of cargo brokeu aud that tbsr
upon permit TO unload the vessel should be given Tina
accordingly DONE and the unloading Of the sesmeg
proceeded. IL 10 the intention Of the Custom House
authorities in future 10 TO the Internal ~
nue. Department all OF this character 90
vessel viii be allowed 10 discharge cotton cargo unls
satisfactory evidence b furnished The Collector that NE
lsw has been complied with.
Deputy Comm,ssionsr Harland leaves for wsshneScu
TO- .Nyon busiosm connected with The rsvvAuA
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SIXTH DISTRICT COURT.

Penalty for Catching Brook Trout Ous Of
Season.
Mr. Roosevelt Vice President Of tho New York Sports
mans Club, tried cause before the Sixth District Court,
yesterday morning, for infringement Of the laws for the
preservation Of trout selling during the forbidden
LIST Of March. The defendant, we'll known fish dealer
In Sixth avenue, pleaded In defence that the nsh
came from Canada This fact he proved BY .
witness. dealer In Fulton Market who testified that
no had imported box OF the unreasonable fish from
that country. But, coming to the proof Of the law,
those OF this State, forbade the possession OF the fish,
and judgment therefore rendered against the de-
PENDANT for 500
On the rendering Of the judgment counsel for the club
Immediately sued out writ against the witness who
bad testified that he had imported box full, the coun.
Africa The club intend to sue al persons they can
find infringing these laws
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SUPERIOR cuusT-TRlAL Tsam-pAsT /.
Liability Of Hotel Keepers.
Before Judge Barbour and o Jury.

John D. Ramalcy o. Charles Leland Ct Gl-~-This was
action to recover the sum Of $403 which plaintiff
claimed under the following crcumstances:0n the 9th
Of April 1885, plaintiff to the Metropolitan Hotel
where he remained for the night and he alleges that
gold watch and cham, together with $50, which no
placed under his pillow, were stolen. The defence
denied all responsibility the ground that when plain
M signed the guest book OF the hotel he entered Into
that In he should not deposit all jeweiry
money and other valuables In the office the propre-
tors would be liable for any loss that might
Further, that the room In which paiouf slept was
locked the inside and could not Be opened on the
outside; that In fact Il was impossible for any one 10
enter during the night that there the usual notice
In the stating that there safe in the Office
In which all valuabes should be deposited otherwise
the propretors would not bo responsible After hear
ing all The testimony Ia The the jury retired, and
after short absenee into court with verdict foE
the plaintiff IN VI $425
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CITY NTELLIGESCE.

IcB BRIDGE OVEN THE EAST RvHR.-At midnight on
Thursday the East river between New York and Brook
lyn ssctuaiy brdged with ice Prior TO this event
immense ned Of ice which broke At the southern ex
tsemy OF Govornor's Island. and sweeping round on
both aides and reunited the basin between White
ban and Hamilton ferry complstely blocked up the
river from dock to DOCK presenting unbroken surface
nearly mile In diameter The ice was between fifteen
and twenty inches thick and with very little snow
upon u.
BRAvE solDER GosR -Qnietly .andsnostsn latiously
buried on Thursday, froea bis late residence lss
Madison street, OF the soldiers Of tho war Who did
the city Of New York uch honor In his military ca
resr-Colens James J. Walsh, OF the Tbirtysixtn Now
York voluntssr in which regiment hs served through
the Peninsula At the battle Of Fair Oaks and the
eosassss q and hs ss. nS or Malvern Hill 90 cons
Quoted himself ~ 70 call forth from General Couch the
written expression"In the latter stto ne SCI such an
MN in IL haro What soldier needs higher common
datfon than thar Colonel Walsh upon his regmsnt be-
ing dsbaBded Joined che thirteenth New York artillery
GenSrals Devsns and Couch united NTH many Others
mos. warmly In an effort to obtain for him comnis-
sion Ss 'ssT my Which s0. ne I S
Walsh smved In the British army for thirsen years
fought ~ the Crmesn war aud the Indian musiny ana
tbroo medals and obtained he highest rank Of non
commissioned officer, though still quite young His
mature ye,s and military experience he gave to his
adopted cesnry.
err SALIVA or aoRsas -ysa,oresy there we're three
Of purchasers presented Indications Of revival In bust
mess, entriss osals being considerable ksssrs John.
ston Van Tassstl had full catalogue 1T sheir horse
zari, Ess. Thres1,th street. The trottng mare
Lady franklin leahzcd spas; Buckskin horse, seven
years $3.50 come bs, and .orrs horses, from $3.50 70
SEAS, and ioa $3.50. Some elegant requisitss
sppertanng 70 riding AID driving Obtained 5000 prices.
Al Mr. vsndsraer's sale, Duane street, me mare sik
Stockings SIX years. Of the fastest roadstes heo "
Norman brougn. $40; I'm white. BY Henri Gay.
$3.50; Tom Hunt, $3.50, srd,a mahogany cay HANDLE
tonisn. five year, $500 Mr. JJenkns held hs orss sac
for the season at the Club stables zlo Wsa fory-
eighth stress whom Hasbruck c<,lt Dy tne ga nono
Paichen out Of May Day mare six years, time al
brought $3.50; bay horse shakspsAre, siAr a0ses On
the course. 1918, and other stock roh, $500 70 500
YALE CorLsoE ALunsL Graduates ~ Yale College,
resident In this city and Brooklyn win Meet IN the lee
ture Of tho Madison square Presbyterian church
entrance on Twenty fourth strset honSsy evening
next ~ eight o'clock, to consider the expe1iency oI
forming sn association OF Yale Alumni The call IV
tho meeting Is signed by Dauis Lord, Hsnfy 2. Bulx.
lev WIN. ~ Evsrts, rcg. wm adams. y. D., Jared
Lnsley Sidney webs'er. Eanund 4. sisnion And
others.
Cuuacu or RUE Hofs issocrsrs -Thsro viii lsa grand
concsr 10 Lyric La si4ss sssaas. be seen sorynrst
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COURT or SPECIAL SESSIONS.
Overcrowding Railroad Ca

,OvercrowdinG Railroad Cars.
In the Court Of Special Sessions yesterday the Of
John Dempsey charged With baving 90 the 10th inst,
permitted ntytwo passengers to ride the street rail-
road var OF which he conductor up for bearing
before Justices Bowling and Kelly. Tho Court was Of
opnion that the conductor Yves not liable for the
OF GER inasmuch as according TO the act
OF Congress- the consgnees OF vessels held rcspon.
sbIe FOR overcrowdpg; conse queny the directors OF
railroads. and not the conductors were the parties
really liable prosecution On application OF The
cused the allowed to stand over for week. In
order TO give him time consult counsel. Mr. Bsrgb,
who present during the proceedngs suggested that
the conductors and drivers should fern themselves
association protect each other; but Judge Downing
said II they were TO do so they would DO instantly dis
charged by their employers.
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NEW YORK CITY.
THE COURTS.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT couaT-JvN TENN

Convicted of Making Frasduiess Rcvcnss
Rcturns.
Before Judge Benedict
M United State Sogomo~ C0hm THE defendant,
cigar manufaetursr. vas charged with having nads
false 70 the asssans Of the Seventh
district That q various times he had sold large
quantities Of cigars Of The sale Of which entries wsrs
70 Be found In his books The defendant through hia
counsel ccnisnded that al his business transaction
In which he indebted 20 the government for tax
under The InernAl Revenue Law fairly and honestly
accounted for In his rsturnA The case having been
submitted TO the jury verdict Of guilty WAS rendered.
The accused was remanded tor sentence.
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UNITED STATES us1srr cuuaI--Jum TERM.

Charge or DcfrnudinG tho Governments.
Before Judge Blaichford. .a
The United States Schuyler and Othos The dsfsn-
dants charged with having distler carrying ON
the manufacture Of spirits at Forty street, near the
East river, BY Of underground pipes carried on
and disposed Of largo quantities OF spirits without
having paid the tax thereon. II stated IN evil
dsnce that pipes laid under ground
from the distisry IN question TO rectfying establish.
ment 1t hand, and thar spirits thus drawn on
and Realized without having undergone tho necessary
inspection having paid the tar thereon The case
not concluded ct the rising Of tho court
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and Forty .sscond Streets Sunday evening. fer the
benefit OF the Catholic church corner Of Broad.
way and Thirty seventh street ZONE Of the pest artists
OF the CITY have services for the occasion
Cborus from The Bergs Cnoral Union and hsnahsn's
Band.
FOREIGN LErrERs-Ths following comprises the mum.
Der foreign sent and received FROM the New
York Post once dursas The week sndisg February
4 la69.-
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M E xIC o.

J. me steamer MORO Castle, Captain Adams from
havana February q, via Nassau loth arrived Al this
pou yesterday. Purssr r. ". Albsrs will accept
sAAahs for The delivery Of our nlss and dispatches
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Tho San Luis Forced Loans-Genernl NorIesa
Pronounces Near the Capital-tsencral Me-
CRETE Rebels at Puebla.
MEXICO, Jan. -, 1858.
TAs following telegram received here last night:
BAN LUls Porosi, Jan %. ls6s.
10 rHn EDrrORs SIGLo XIX
AL OF our houses have been enlarged and our goods
sed al tho lowest prcca The smbagoes are repeated
complete Ihe twesiamos We are still held prs
0AAga JOHN PIrMAN,
ANA9rASIO ROMANO
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The whole Country Reported Broken Out
Special Envoy Expected FROM ihe bni.e'
ssates-PostaI Mafters-The AL>sr'can 10
sien-The PuebIa Revolt.
MEXICO CIT, Jan. 20 - A. =.
phvsry doubtful whether any country We evsf
ssvsssg Afflicted as Ia Rssico to-day with such s>Tup
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-12-09

OMISSION AND BLUNDER,-The GAINESVILLE
Gazette, in enumerating the papers that
support Matt II. Carpenter for United
States Senator, has omitted to mention
the Milwaukee Neirs, which has come out
with an article in his favor and expressive
Of the Democratic party of Wisconsin,
The Gazette has also committed a blunder
in placing the Trempeleau Record among
the supporters of Mr.. Carpenter, as that
>Faper earnestly advocates the election of
General Nashburn The zeal Of cur friend
Thompson in behalf of Mr.. Carpenter,
which has only been excelled BY that Of
George B. Smith, has doubtless led him
into the preparation of these errors
La Crosse Republican.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-12-09

The Florida Gubernatorial quarrel is
not yet settled On Thursday, at Talla-
hasse, before the Supreme Court f the
State. Attorney General Weeks motion
to make the rule Nisi absolute was grant
ed, and the process was ordered when Lit
GaveTnor Gleason appeared by counsel
and waved the process and fled demur
err He then presented a petition, under
the United States Civil Rights bill, to re-
move the case to the United States Circuit
Court. The Court adjourned after Col
Sandcrsons argument against the de-
murrer
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-12-09

BEEcBERs SERMONS IN THE CHURCH IN
ION. Many papers having announced
that these sermons Wou d not be printed
In the Church Cai0a, we take pleasure
III stating that the sermons of this preach>
er do appear in every issue of this paper
and that they are TO be printed hereafter
at twelve o clock on Monday, getting the
sermon of Sunday out on the next day
We understand the publisher ofthe Church
Union promises to print Mr. Bcecher' $
sermons so long as they are acceptable to
the Church, and requests all other papers
to publish them from his pages freely
If our friends want a wide-awake re-
llgious paper, unsectarian, and full of in
terestlng matter, the largest and most CATH
Ollie p,per in the world, let them send TO
Henry Z. Child, fl Park, Row, n Y City
for copy of this paper, enclosing 10 cts
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-12-09

GRANTS official majority in California is
800. Owing to informality in printing
the name of Hoffman, one of the Repub-
lican electors, the Secretary of State re-
fused to certify to his election, and CAV.
the Democrats one elector The matter
was referred to the Supreme Court of the
State, which unanimously decided that
Hoffman was legally elected. Some two
mi lion dollars in bets was won by Re-
publicans by this decision, as Democrats
claimed that bets should be withdrawn
unless the entire electoral vote was cast
for Grant and CoIflx Probably that
" was the matter with the Democratic
Secretary of State.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-12-09
Terrible Disaster On the Ohio River.

A steamboat disaster occurred on the
Ohio river OF Friday night last, resulting
In the death of from forty to fifty
persons The steamers United States de-
scending. and the American ascending,
coiiided about two miles above Warsaw,
Ind. The States had large quantity of
petroleum oil on her guards, and it was
not thirty seconds after the collision be-
fore she was mass of flames from stem
to stearn. The American, in attem pting
to render assistance to the passengers and
crew of the States, also took fire, and both
boats were consumed From thirty to
forty persons on board the States lost
their lives, some seven of them being la
dies The accident is said to have resulted
from mistake in the signals
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-12-09

Abrams II TEXAS We call attention
to the report e Gen. Reynolds, relating
Is the outrageous coudtct Of the ku KIux-
hlans Of Texas. Accounts have frequent
" been published Of the outrages in that
state, but denied by tbs Democratic organs
and speakers, and declared to be merely
electioneering lies. But here we have the
official report of the officer in command
in that department, and from it we learn
shat matters are even worse than repre-.
scented. We hope the time Is not distant
when the government will exercise its
power even in that semi-barbarous region,
and teach those murderers that law still
exists in our land, and must be obeyed.
even 10 the protection of life and free
speech In Texas
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-12-09

The PoPULAR NorE.-The popular vote
at the late Presidential electirn amounted
TO 5,l57 Dos In 1864 the entire vote was
i,D347S9, Of which Lincoln received ,,
225 635. Grant received in November
last 3,02ISO20 The twenty-five states
that voted for President in 1864, gave this
year for Grant :, COT 949, being an increase
Of 81 .9I4 on the number received by
Mr. Lincoln. Grants majority in those
twenty-five states is 323, SO, while Lin
coins was 4ll,2SI The eight Southern
states this year added to the Electoral
College give Grant 4l607I, and Seymour
$4,000 ~ Seymours majority in those
states. 1923 The electoral vote of F o.
rida being east by the Legislature, the
popular vote Is not given Grants total
majority Is put down at 304, As, Lincoln :
Wa, Ill PSI.