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Bi!deford- Stevens & Rankins, dissolved;
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Brewer-Burr d. Hook, Grocsrs, dissolved;
uow VIM. +. Burr.-Iress.
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Republican State Convention.

! At a quarter past eleven O'Clock on Wed
nes,lay the eighth, the Convention was. c.. IL
ell to order by Hon. James G. Blaine. Hi
then read the call. and presented the name
! of George F. Shcply as chairman, VIII.
spoke for short time. John Z. Butler
G. L. Va sh, and J II. Hathaway were ap-
pointed tc nporary Secretaries. Prayer was
/ then offered by the Rev. Mr.. Hewes, after
w,ic! the following Committee on Creden.
tals was appointed:
York-H 6. Dean.
Oxford f. L. Shaw.
An,iroscorgin-Geo A. Clark.
Franklin-John Il. Morrison.
Saga;ll,oc Upton.
Cumbcrland-Aa"on Quimby.
Somerset--J. L. Nyc.
scataqais-Ephraim Flint.
WalIo-j. Lord.
kCox-Ephraim Bartlett.
LilicOlu-Edwin Fly.
Pcnobscot-J. II. Porter.
Uane ,ck-J. ii. West.
Washing on-Isaac Bearce.
Aroostook-C. NJ. Powers.
kennebec-Nm. b. Smell.
COMMITTEE Gu PERMANENT oRGANIzA-
ton.
Yorh-J. NJ. Mason.
UXfortl-G. l.. Beal.
Cunbcrland--T. G. McSscr.
Androscoggin-E. F. Packard.
FraEhlin-J. +. W. Gould.
Sagadahoc-J. L. Morse.
Somerset-J. u. Da scomb.
Piscataquis 5. Il. Pullcn.
Waldo Elias Miliiken.
Knox-W. II. Mese We.
l.incoln-Wales Hubbard.
Pcnobscot-Gco. y. Leavitt.
Hancock-J. Z. Caldwell.
Wa>iiin ylon-J. F. Harris.
ArooStook-J. F. Holland.
Observation-Disclosures a. Wing.
PERMANENT ORG AVIATION.
President Geo. F. Shepley.
Sc .retaries-J. +. Butler, c. T.. Nas!,
and j. w. Hathaw with the foll9win.
list OF Vice Presidents:
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Oxford-W. B. Iapham.
Androscoggin-M. L. Ludden.
Frankiin-B. +. Eastman.
Sagadahoc-
C;iInberland-Luller Billings.
SO erSet-Abner Coburn.
PiscataIuis-Edw.n Jcwctt.
Waldo-L. d. Woodward.
Kuox-E. Il. Spear.
Lincoin-M. \. Ransom.
Penobscot-S. Il. Munson
liancock-T. G. Woodman,
Washington-Par,mon uou shton.
Atoos,ook-Geo W Smith,
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POLICE NTELLIGEyCE.

TIE CANAL STREET ALLEGED ARSON CAsE.-Fire
Marshal Bracket appeared before Justice Ledwith,
at the Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday, and
submitted the testimony taken by him regarding the
alleged guilt OF Heman Levi in setting fire to Meyer
Lewis store No. 400 Canal street. Saturday last.
The Court deemed the evidence or such nature as
to warrant the prisoner being held, and i'll con-
fOrmity with this decision he was committed to
await the action Of the Grand Jury in default Of
$1,000 ball.
ALLEGED LARCENY OF MoNEy.-Walter Myers.
doing business in Clinton Market, appeared at JEFF
ferson Market yesterday morning and complained
that Lewis M. Mellny, who had been in his employ
as clerk until September !, when he was dis
charged for calling upon Mrs. Randall one Of his
customers. and collecting the sum Of eighty
dollars, which he illegally retained. The accused,
when asked what he had to say relative to the
charge, said that he had been partner with the
complainant, that they had cause for separation,
and at the time their accounts were not adjust: "a
and not now; mat he had as much right to col
lect the az his late partner. Admitted 70 bail IN
the sum OF $500 to answer.
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CoSFIRxATIoN.-The Most Reverend Archbishop
McCloskey administered the sacrament of conirma-
ton in st. Mary's church, yesterday morning, TO
over 800 children.
THE NEPTuSE CLUB.-In the report OF the bail at
Ferreros Apollo Hall, published In yesterdays
HERALD the ofShe club was enormously printed
the "Neptunev instead OF the "Independence.r
The Neptune Club ball. which Is generally splendid
AFFAIR, will not take place for some time yet.
THE PARK HOUSE SUICIDE.-Coroner keenan, held
an inquest yesterday over the body OF Benjamin n.
Bangs who shot himself through the head at the
Park Hou sc, Jr., In City Hall square, previously
reported In the HERALD. AZ no additional facts
could be elected the jury rendered q verdict In
cordance with the evidence. The remains have been
taken TO Cambridge, Mass, for burial.
A MERCHANT RoBBED.-On Tuesday evening Mr..
John L. Roderfelt, merchant, corner OF Duane
an Greenwich Streets while crossing the river
one OF the Pavonia ferry boats. was at
tackled upon reaching the dock and dragged by
thieves toSan adjacent DOCK where they robbed him
OF gold watch valued at 1850 and nifty dollars in
money. lie reported the robbery ut the twenty
second police precinct, but no arrests have been
made. The robbery occurred at seven O'Clock In the
evening.
THE FATAL RAILROAD AcciDEYT.--In the case OF
Frederick Marx, ~ little boy run over and killed on
Tuesday In the Bowery, by car 10. OF the Fourth
avenue hne, Coroner keenan, began an investigation
yesterday at the Fourteenth ward station house,
though he could not conclude the case owing to
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POLICE Trials.
More Alleged Outrngcs by Mcmbcrs Of the
Force.

The Board OF Police Commissioners held session
yesterday for the trial OF complaints made by cti-
zens against officers. Several or them were
OF an important character, and the evidence
put In shows that some OF the officers OF the force
have been guilty Of brutality that juses their I'M
mediate dismissal.
Onicer Hopell, OF the Seventeenth precinct, was
arraigned on the complaint OF one Lee. Mr.. Lee
charged that one night last week he was
attacked and badly beaten by a German.
When the officer came up the German
was kicking him. Hopcl arrested the German and
he offered co go to the station house and make a
complaint. The German said something to Hopell
in the German language, when the officer released
him. The complainant ana others called upon him
10 rearrest the German, wien he threatened to club
the complainant aud refused TO give his number.
Adjourned until next Wednesday.
was charged by Elizabeth Turner, widow, who IS
tile mother OF five children, with forciby entering
her premises, clubbing her IN HE. her room anu
q skirt In her evidence she sworc that
she was on the street looking for one 81
her children when the onicer came up and called her
o drunken murdross. She retreated TO her room,
locked the doors hc premises were 81 Adams street,
BROOKLYN. which he broke open and entered, where
he dubbed her, and taxing her 10 the station house
with nothing on but skirt, she was sent to the
ana s roWa anS o b he
ought to be arrested. Mrs. Turner proved by three
Witnesses that q fOrcblc entry was made and by
that he dubbed her. All the witnesses swore to
having seen marks Of violence upon her person.
Officer Joseph X. Dillon, OF the Third precinct was
charged by Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, OF No. e5 East
Broadway, with using unbecomiug language and
calling her thief The evidence OF the lady and her
mother, wife OF cx-Recorder Martin Dale, estab-
lishcd the fact that few days ago, while in Wash
ington Market the complainant found pocketbook,
which the officer snatched from her, calling her n
thief. A gentleman at once accompanied the ladies'
to the station house to that Dillon reported The
case and handed In the pocketbook, whlcrcontained
between one end two dollars.
Dillon called two witnesses, whose evidence, 40
far from showing that Mrs. Jones had attempted to
retain the property, had offered to 20 to the station
house with It. While mono OF them heard Dillon call
her thief they all said he might have done II before
they came up Dillon charged that Mrs. ]. tried 10
hide the pocketbook under shawl. but Mrs. Jones
on the cross-examnaton showed that she did not
wear shawl on that day. The case was adjourned
until next wednesday.
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At twenty minutes after four O'Clock yesterday
afternoon James Saunders, aged nfty, Of No. 25 Bax
ter street. and John Hail. aged twenty-five years. OF
No. 8 Catharine street. both colored men, became
involved in q quarrel on the second floor Of No. Is
Baxter street about woman, towhom both had
been paying attentions. During the progress OF the
quarrel Saunders drew the coorcd assassins instru
ment-a razor--and attempted to terminate Halls
career OF usefulness and at the same time put dam
gcrous rival out OF the way.
younger and more active man. quickly drew re-
vover and fired Of Saunders. The ball took effect In
the left side OF Saunders INJECTING severe and
dangerous wound The wounded negro was taken
10 the New York Hospital for treatment. Sergeant
Kennedy and officer Woodbridge OF the Sixth pre-
cnct, On hearing OF the facts proceeded TO Baxter
street and took Hall into custody. He was locked
up In the station house to await the result OF Saun
ders, Injuries.
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The Erie Warfare--Suit for the Appointment
4 Of Jay Could ms trustee Of the Company.
Charles Macintosh os. The Erie Rdu,cay COM
p0ny and Ottcrs.-The plaintiff files his bill OF COM
plaint setting forth that he Is stakeholder OF the
Erie Railway Company, and that the company Is now
In successful and prosperous condition; that 1t "a
claimed by various parties that there has been a
large amount of stock issued by the said company
IN excess OF the amount authorized by law; that
other persons claim that there has been excessive
Issue OF stock by the defendants, but that all the
stock issued aud now outstanding was issued under
authority. COME rred by the acts OF incorpo-
ration OF the Erie Railway Company and the
acts amendatory thereof; that there has been re-
Gently very heavy speculation In the stocks OF all
corporations and that the specuatons In Erie Rail-
way Companys stock nave also been very large; that
many persons have been engaged IN selling the sad
stock shorr and that In order to further their inter-
In that respect they will endeayor by constant
and annoying litigation to embarrass the
officers and the management OF the property
and 10 njure and obstruct 1t IN It's business capac
ties and To throw discredit upon the company IN
every possible way; that among other N Does which
viii probably be adopted will be the obtaining OF an
Injunction or injunctions from some court on &c
pdrte alidavts, which orders Of restraint VIII neces.
sarily remain In force until nearing con DC had
upor them: that applications for the appointment or
receiver OF the properties OF the company VIII De
among the other means resorted 70, ana tnat ,ne
result OF these proceedings can only DC 10 erect IN
Jury and depression OF the property and credit OF the
company; that Jay Gould Is president ana treasurer
iars sed hae railway yycs a and IL
thoroughly conversant with the business anu mall
agement OF the company.
and determine in this action whether there has been
my excessive issues Of stock, and TO what extent II
whom the same was issued; that the Court will
syUue me rights OF all parties growing ont
Sho or connected with said issues, so far as
~ ~ ,.onpay II concerned, and lhat meantime
nhu IA order To prevent any litigation IRON embar-
Aa'"'"s wv company IN the legitimate use Of iLs
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THE HARLEM fII.


Further Pnrficulnrs-Lisf oil Insurnnccs.
The amount Of loss In the account OF the burning
OF the noar mil in 12sth street, Harlem, on Tuesday
night was much oyerestimated. II seems now, by
a further examination, that the loss on the building
win amount to about $4,000, on the stock about
10000 making a total loss OF $4,000. The in
surances are as follows:--On building Mammalian,
5000; Columbia s5,ovO Williamsburg City, 5000;
British, s6,000-total, $4,000. ON stock--Queen,
$1,000; Hartford. $4,000. ON machinery boiler
and englne-l'cope's s2,50oi Hamilton, $4,000;
81, 500; sterling $4,000; Pacific, $1,000; MontaUk,
1880; Niagara $1,000; Franklin, VI Philadelphia,
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COURT CAlEEnAn-THlS DAY.

SUPREME CoURT-GENERAr TERM.-Nos. 12I, IT,
49, 1874 1875 125, 1877 l2s, 129 $780, 49, 1872 133, l34
1856, 1856, 1S1, 1873, 100, l40.
SUPREME CouRT-SrEcIAL TERN.-Nos, %, IS, SO,
1853, 1885, S7s 60 l33 lss l42 I50 1e3 2i5 247, 2o1,
SUPREME CouRT-CHANDERs.-Nos. 80, SO, 81, GO,
"a, 81, 81, SO. 81, 95, 81, IT,
SUPERIOR CoURr-TRIAL TERM-Part Mos. 315
2s7 275 317, 57 49, 3sg 357, 43s, 255 $780, 49, 423
351.
OYER AND TrRMINER AND SUPREME CouRT-CrR-
CUIT-Part 1.-Nos 1888, 1851, 761 1929, 523, 1898,
1o45 49, 1882 1877 1901 1911 1906 1888, 1919, 1882
T2T, 500, 40, AZ.
COMMON PLEAs-TRrAL TERM-Part Nos 1924,
l377 1885, 1874 1892 1872 1443 1444 1850 1852 1885,
1854 1885, 1885, 1547. Part Mos. 49, $751; $685. 14i3
81 rs. 1908, 1873, 1880 l3s 1859, 14oa. 1915, 1884,
lass.
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Total, $36, 900.
The nremen did wen in combining the IRE to the
formerly employed In the mip-one by day and the
other by night. Within few days past the day
Waterman had been discharged and the night man
put on the DAY watch, that the mill left alone
at night. The day Waterman closed the mill at
about halfpast i've on the evening OF the fire and
went away. AT between nine and ten O'Clock the
Gre broke out 1t Ia believed the IRE was the act Of
an ncendiarY.
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SUPREME CcURT-spECl.L TERM.
Disputes Among Ocean Telcgraphers.
Pafora Judge Cardoyo

Before Judge Cardozo.
Lfttls Us. Hidden.-The complainant stated that
the plaintiff was the inventor OF certain improve
ments In ocean telegraphy; that the defendant, by
promise that he would pay the sum OF 1000, In
duced the plaintiff to assign to him one-half OF
patent which had been Issued In Great Britain and
alleged that he had been induced to make such
alignment by fraud and colluslon and the plaintiff
had sought to have such assignment cancelled and
the patent to be delivered up to him and an account
OF all the profits received.
10 this complaint o demurrer was put In and the
case was argued by Edwin James for the plaintiff
and by Clarence 4. Seward and II. X. Cummings Tor
the defendant.
The Court reserved its decision.
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COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
The Grand Jury-Chnrge OF Forgery.
Before Judge Russell.

The Grand Jurors who were in attendance yestcr
day morning were discharged from further attend
ance the Grand Jury OF tho Oyer and Terminer not
having completed their abors.
Charles Dorsey pleaded guilty to forgery in the
fourth degree the charge being that on the 10th OF
September he presented forged order to the Russell
4 Erwin Manufacturing Company, purporting TO
have been drawn by Corbett Il Cemond, No. As Ann
street. The prisoner was rcmanded for sentence.
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COURT or OYER AND TERMlNsR.
The Royal Insurance Bond Robbery Hnbcus
Gamma Caae.

Corpus Case.
Before Judge George G. Barnard.
The People, de-, rs. CifnlTafns.-Tho prisoner, as
reported in yesterdays HERALD, was arrested In
Binghamton on charge OF completely In the Royal
Insurance Company bond robbery, In 1866, and was
brought TO this city on habeas corpus on petition
for his admission to bail. The case came up yester
day morning, pursuant TO adjournment, and after
argument the Court remanded the prisoner to the
Binghamton authorities, the ground that the petit
ton did not show that there no in Broorne
county having the authority to grant the relief
sought.
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FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE WAsnISGTuS RRLhY.--On
Monday night lady named Mrs. Starkweathcr,
aged sixtyone years, travelling nom Washington In
company with her husband James Starkweathcr. 10
their homo In Michigan, was run over by the New
York express train at tho Washington relay, sustain
ing such injuries resulted In her death carly yes
terday NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SufA Noe. Is.
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CITY INTELLIGENCE.

THE WEATHER YEsTRRDAY.-The following record
viii show the changes In the temperature, for the
past twenty -four hours, as indicated by the Their
mometer at Hudnups pharmacy 2lS Broadway,
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UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.

Before Commissioner Osborn.
The case of Henrick Shaffer, who is charged with
the murder OF his wife at Bretzenheim, in Hesse-
Darmstadt, came up again yesterday morning. The
extradition OF the prisoner Isl demanded by the
laws OF Hesse-Darmstadt, Of which principally the
prisoner is subject. The prisoner, it win be re-
membered, was charged with numbering his wife
while living at his home In Hesse- Darmstadt.
The evidence ELECTED at the Coroner's inquest
led To the conclusion that the woman had
committed suicide, but in subsequent investiga-
ton poison was discovered in the stomach OF the
deceased 1t was then currently believed THAI the
prisoner had administered the poison to his wife for
the purpose OF getting rid Of her, that he might
marry widow i'll the neighborhood, with whom,
IL was stated, he was on too friendly terms. The
body OF Mrs. ShafYer was exhumed, previous to
which, however, the prisoner lied to this country,
and his whereabouts having been ascertained he
was arrested at Paterson, N j., and brought before
the court, where full investigation OF the ctrcum-
stances was held. The evidence was chiefly docu-
mentary, consisting OF the dispositions OF witnesses
In Hesse-Darmstadt. The case closed yesterday,
and the question at issue is whether the prisoner
VIII be held or sent back 10 He5se- Darmstadt.
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Annual Report OF the Commissioners Of the
Land Office.

Commissioner Wilson, OF the Land once, has made
one OF his elaborate reports again giving not only
OF but his Views on the future commercial prospects
OF the central portion OF the continent. large
portion or the public lands disposed of has been
taken up by actual settlers under tho homestead
law, While the remainder has been located with
military land warrants the sales for cash having
is already enriched by NUMEROUS specimens OF min
erals objects or natural history, &C., which have
been CLASSIFIED by States
Annual Report on the West Point Academy.
General Edward Schriycr, Inspector General OF
the Army, has submitted his annual report on
West Point. lie says mat the academy was
never in better or more promising condition.
The number OF cadets now there Is 2.i; tho
number authorized by law when the Southern
States are all admitted 200. lie enters at length
INTO the question OF Increasing the number cadets,
and concludes by saying that 400 can just as well be
educated there as "a. lie strongly recommends an
pense VIII be for board OF students. there being
teachers, books and apparatus enough lie
Der OF specially educated officers is admitted
by all .ho have gwen attention TO me
subject, and this necessity will not diminish In the
future. Various schemes are proposed to meet this
1 need. bur all more expensive ana moro or less
remote or uncertain in their value TO the nation,
! wnae tie government in the West Point Academy
Ina means already at command for supplying
is wants. He asks that oongiess DC requested
10 take some action in the premises: The whole
number of graduates to this time Is 2273; the num-
her who entered, but did not remain TO graduate,
| 2,si7. The total cost Of the Academy to date Is
! sS,:36372. 1hs includes che cost OF grounds, build
inss, books, work. INSTRUMENTS apparatus, as well
az The pay OF toachers and the board OF teachers and
cadets. General Sclrlver speaks about the notion
THAI The Academy cnltiyaes aristoc.acy aud Is tine
tured with dieioyGlty, and under this last head
he says that OF tbs whole number Of living
graduates in and out OF the service at
the beginning OF the war more than three
fourths renamed loya'. OF the whole number OF
graduates ART out OF the service, born In or APP
pointed in the South one-haf remained loyal. or
the graduates belonging 70 the States that actually
seeded more than one-lonrta remained loyal. or
the graduates who served against the rebellion
4hun lad .tstrfs
kile1 IN battle. lie slya, in conclusion. tina. the
Board OF Visitors recommend the Academy to ask for
Sdj Coo this year Tor repairs and improvements
also recommend that the supetinteadcnt be raised
to Tie rank and pay OF b.igadier general.