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A TRIUMPH OF RUrFIANSM.

A Mans Throat Cut in q Low Den in Lnurens
Street-He In Afraid Of the "Gango and
Refuses to Prosccute-A Nest Of Burglars'
Tools.
About seven O'Clock yesterday morning rounds.
man McGloin, OF the Eighth precinct re-
ceived information that q man named Pc.
Ter Ragen, carpenter. residing At No.
60 Thompson street, nad been feonious,y
assaulted in the low saloon OF Thomas
Kelly, No. ss Laurens street. resort for low and
abandoned creatures black and white OF both sexes.
Proceeding to the residence OF Ragen he found
doctor and priest IN attendance and the injured
man suffering from . wound nearly TWO inches in
length on his throat, extending from the chin down.
ward. His head was also mangled fesriully he being
so weak from the loss Of blood as to be scarcely
able to speak.
After consultation with the female inmates OF
the house he ascertained tnat Ragen came homo
about one O'Clock in the morning suffering from the
wounds, his clothes satuTkted with blood, ana stated
when gang es ss wnS ne
Sunsn,g SSons,sgatlhg & aoous the pace assaulted num-
lying apparently helpless Kelly rushed up, drew
knife from his POCKET and his throat lie finally
succeeded in freeing himself from the hands OF the
ruhians, and, gaining the street, made his way
home ~ best he could when he fell exhausted from
the offcer, upon the above facts being given him.
proceeded TO the saloon, where he found the follow.
ing persons whom he conveyed to the station house
corner OF Prince and wooster sIreets:-T Thomas
Kelly, propretor James DuiYy Charles Mead Mar.
TIN Johnson, James Campbell, Thomas Collins ana
Henry Carter the latter negro. The saloon pre-
seutsd q Ackenng sight, peing besmeared with
blood from the wound indicted on the throat OF
Ragen. Behind the bar was found hne set OF bur.
glars tools. consisting OF jimmy, braces punches.
chisels, skeleton keys. fusc, powder, dark lantern,
6c., which Mead claimed as his property.
Captain McDermott subsequently visited tue IN.
jured man at his residence when he refused 10 give
any information respecting the adray, stating ne
Ibid not know VINO done IT. that II was MS Dusi-
ness and he was the only sufferer" the prisoners
were arraigned before Justice Shandley a. JEFFERSON
Market later i'm the day and upon The statements OF
Captain McDerulott were discharged, as no person
appeared ~ prosecute them
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jury returned q verdict for the defendant.
SUPERIOR CouaT-rSAL TeaM-paaT l.
On the Road-Lieht Wagon smnsl,-up.

On the K0ad-Li0ht Wagon SmNsIl-uD.
Before Chief Justice Barbour and o jury.
Bernard Lautn Us. Charles Dolertv.- From the
facts developed in this 1t appears that the plain
ti was driving In light wagon on the Coney Island
road, In company with his wife and child. The de-
fendant was driving behind him and, as is alleged
through careessness ana rscklessness run into the
plainun's wagon, upsetung 1t and throwing out ana
lnJurlng the plaintiff and his wife and child, for
which he CLAIMED $1,000 damages. The de-
fence set up was that the horse he was
driving was q long slepper" in consequence
OF which the defendant was compelled to lengthen
breeding, which caused the wnifetree to fn at his
heels; that this had the effect Of causing the horse
TO start and run away, and that IN order TO stop him
and avoid the loss OF his delen liant 81 life he
drove the horse against the plalnLin7s wagon.
Judge Barbour he d tnat the facts detailed would
not sustain the allegation OF careless or reckless
driving ana he therefore, dismissed the complaint.
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COMMON pLeAs-TaIal TERM-pAsTL
The Bishop False imprisonment Case.
Before Judge Van Brunt and Jury.

Eleanor p. Bishop ps Robert f. Jones Dc CO.-This
case continued yesterday. The CLERK OF Jones &
Co. who sold the goods to Mrs. Bishop was placed
on the stand by deiendants counsel ana contra
oicted Mrs. Bishop IN some material points. Mr.
ROBERT f. Jones, one OF the defendants. also fatlv
con,radictea her testimony. Several dry goods mer-
Chants testified to MIS-. Bishop having Oougnt goods
at their establishments. which not delivered IN
consequence OF Mr. Bishop refusing to pay for them.
fhe case Will be summed up this morning.
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UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.
More Of the Whislxey Raid.
Before Commissioner Betts.

beIOIS OoMuliSboucE betlb.
Tne United States us. s. L. Sta1lev.-The defend
ant Is member Of the nrm OF II. Webster 4 Co.,
and Is charged with making wtndrawal OF large
quantity OF wniskey upon which no tax was paid.
The accused was arrested on the afidavit OF Col
lector Joshua r. Bailey, which sets forth a. fol-.
lows:-
duly he Internal fl
ls ss 6a: IS sIspi1sd iAs books has
& s1 'as ss ss sm mad. q
%s,:sdIsw. q 81 barrel: y xhIs!sy ps;ns s.s
Ss : assy
nay: hS X. S s h a % .ss
from Information and belief both Of said entries
and shas tSs grounds o asponens nomson snS Sss
are certain sa.emens made o deponent certain persons
nent VIII produce Witnesses said Dsponsnt
The person who scns for said rm OF webster Coy Was
one BY whom said false and fraudulent rasac.ins were
aa os "
United States 70 induce said oaiosr 70 connivs fraud
of money present reward or brbe TO said oncsr.
Mr.. Stanley was brought before Commissioner
Belts and gave $4,000 BAH to appear for examina-
'loh'
The NIistalken Treasury Note Case-Mr.
DeyO Honorably Discharged.
Before Commissioner Shields.
The United States 0s Lucas III. Deyo.-The de-
fendaDt is charged with having fraudulently OBJ
tanned the sum OF eighty dollars on Treasury note
payable at the Sub-Treasury to the order Of one J.
H. Titus. From the evidence 1t appeared thar Mr..
Titus, who Is q resident OF Duchess county was
expecting check from the Treasury Department
for services during the war, and when letter con
tainng check for eighty dollars came to
him In the regular way through mail
he sent TO his friend Mr. Deyo the
defendant TO have cashed lor him. 1t turned out
however that the letter and remittance were not
har nl1 a
resident OF Duchess county. On the examination
II appeared that the defendant had acted In good
faith in the matter and without any intent to de.
fraud. 1t was yesterday arranged that ne should
pay back the eighty dollars to the Sub-Treasury
which he mad unwittingly drawn from 1t and thai
the charge be dismissed. Commissioner Shields
accepted the arrangement "a to the repayment and
believing that Mr.. DeyO had acted uprightly In the
the complaint.
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FgE LATE EM3EZZLENEyT By A DEPUTY
COLLECTOR.

Nothing additional has been ascertained with re-
garQ to embezzlement Of 900 OF the funds or
Collector McHargs office by the late Deputy John
ii. Phillips. The sudden disappearance OF Mr.. Phil
lips and the discovery OF the abstraction Of the funds
OF the Office, the one in accounting for the
other took the friends Of the absentee with great
surprise. There was nothing in his way OF
living at home or abroad to indicate that he
was exceeding in his expenditures his proper IN
come He had been always looked upon as strictly
upright and Conscientious young man, jealous in
the discharge OF his duties, and always regularly
his post He was an excellent penman, an accom-
pushed mathematician and by hts activity aad strict
attention TO his duties gained the confidence OF the
C0nector, Mr. Hoxie, VINO gave MIN good position.
When the latter was succeeded by Lewis J. hirk
pointed Deputy Collector. He mad BY TINS time made
sucn character for hmself that it was Thought nis
chances tor appontmenr to the Coiectorsnip were
suon as to give Mm and his friends non es thai he
would succeed TO tnat important once. On MIR.
McHarg's appointment, however, Philips was 50
highly recommended by Mr.. KIRK that the new
Collector concluded to retain him In his
responsible position. few months ago 1t was
noticed In Washington that monthly report
No. 70 failed to come from the fifth district and
that errors existed In the stamp account Instruc-
weeks ago to examine ami report upon the account
In question. Tue instructions were fully carried
Out MnoI ana n1voa on Monday Of last week Collector
Washington. He had an interview with Com
missioner Delano, ani returned on Wednesday.
The result was that supervisor butcher received
instructions 10 examine Philips accounts. This
duty was At once entered upon, when 1t was ascer-
tanned that certain deiacatOns existed therein that
would probably reacn $4,000. cnarge was made
on these premises against Phillips before Commis-
sioner Belts, and warrant was issued for his
arrest. But 1t was too ate-the bird mad down, and
was thsn on his flight 10 England, wnere. doubt.
ne WIN De received 0y an order for mis- arrest. The
probabilities are that the snail hear OF
the runaway will be of his capture and extraulion
the United states courts.
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SUPREME C0URT-ClnCUlr-pART |.
Action Against City Railroad Company
Before Judge CardOzO.

Action Against a City Railroad Company.
Before Judge Cardozo.
Robert HenneSsev Vs. me Central Park ana North
and East Riuer Railroad Company. was an
action to recover $4,000 damages for injuries sus-
tanned Dy plaintiff in consequence OF the alleged neg
hgence on The part Of the defendant. 1t appeared
that IN September, 1857, the paintln little boy
was run over by one or defendants cars Oh the cor
ner OF First avenue and Twenty iltn street. ana mad
his nand crushed and was otherwlse injured. Tne
complains alleged that the affair occurred Owiug
averred contrioutory negligence on the part OF the
plaint,H.
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gaE FIRE MARsHAL,S MONTHLY BLAZE.

The Fire Marshal reports that during the month
Of February there were seventy-nve fires in
New York; that Of these nineteen were caused by
carelessness four by incendiares five by overheated
stoves, ten by Kerosene, four by defective flues
eight by unknown causes, and the rest by accidents
There were three fires where the loss exceeded
S50.000 four with the loss between $4,000 and
$4,000, Six between 5000 and $4,000 and twenty.
one between $1,000 and $4,000 The loss on build
lnRs was S2oa 500; on stock, $524 1850. The insur-
ance buildings was SS7S,500; stock, 1885, 600.
The following is q comparative statement for the
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TAR BURNER ON THE BENoH.-The Raleigh IN.
CO. sentinel relates the following lncident having
recently occurred al Q court meeting In Ware q
county, Juoge Watts presding:-Junius Garland
(colored) remarked to the negroes, as nis Honor
walked into the Court House, 'rnere goes Greasy
SAM; he can't be much Of Judge, for ne don't look
Ike IT, travelled with Young Roanoke, IN Martin
county, where the Judge lives; he weren't counted
much or a lawyer; he was q tar blrnsr tnat kept
hounds to ketch runaway neQr0es.n
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Alien &. Taylor, OF 5I2 Grand street, was tried,
convicted aud sentenced Tor arson, 1Or setting re
his premises. and IL now serving out his lime OF If
teen years In the STATE Prison. Joseph Corr charged
with setting re To premises 3l4 Fourth avenue was
nedrto bail Wy Justice Cox III the sum oil $40 COO.
Assistant Fire Marshal Ready, Of Brooklyn,
were caused By stoves aud heaters, two by
explosions, one from spontaneous combustion OF
rags, the rest from a variety Of causes Tnere were
Two nres where the loss was between S. 900
and 900 one between 81 900 and 81, ,00O and I'VE
between 500 and 81, 600. The total loss was
$2, $40: total insurance $50, 200. Tue number OF
fires fifty per cent less than those OF the prev-
GUS month. Mr.. Ready censures the owners OF the
chemical works corner OF Bartlett street aud Harri
avenue Tor negligence and conceaing important
facts from the department.. There were twenty
seven fires In February 1869, as against fourteen
February, 1870, ma the total loss was $93,050 ~
against S2s, $40 this year.
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THE COURTS

Another Whiskey Raid "A Stray Treasury
Check-Suit Against City Railway Com
pany-An Incident Of the Rosd-A
Smashed Up Wagon-Charge Of
False Imprisonment-Judge
Bedfords Charge to
the Grand Jury.
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by Belknap before Commissioner Osborn.
Mr.. Seward objected to the official oath being
,Ss Gnr as e we ann na a sne sasna
large page 502, which prescrlDes the oath-caled
the ''lron-cad oatn"-to be taken by all persons
holding office under the federal government from
the date the passage Of the Mr.. Seward con-
tended tnat this oath mad never been legally taken
by Belknap and that consequently, he could
ne held and could not, therefore, have violated any
laws under the act OF appointment or committed the
acts alleged In the indictment. He commended IN
this conviction that Commissioner OSBORN, before
whom Bllknap took the iron clad oatn, mad no au-
authority Deing exclusively vested in tine United
States Circuit Court or judges thereof. the oath,
must therefore, be inadmisslbe as evidence.
The Court reviewed The point raised, aud said that
1t was an important question and one that should
receive the best consideration OF the Court aud that
counsel should have opportunity hereafter to dis
cuss 1t on any motion they mghs tnink proper To
raise.
EXAMINATION OF THE WITNESS REsUMED-IMpoRTANT
TESTIMONY.
Commissioner Osborn then proceeded to testify
On the l1tn OF june GATE OF the Oatn ne held In
addition to the office OF Commissioner the Office OF
Deputy Clerk OF the district Court: was first ap-
pointed q Master IN Chancery In 1851, which made
him ex-0filcio United States Commissioners, and IN
formally made United States Commlssl oner; III the
discharge OF his duties followed the regular practice
in swearing 70 affidavitS the pracce was for tn the
to make there his complaint an affidavit would be
there made and the District Attorney or his assist
huL uTOuRnt tue parry peAOIc tuo NVuiulis5iuHcl,
who, after conference with the District Attorney,
would issue warrant for the arrest OF the
party charged, which warrant would be placed IN
Sic hands oi the Marshal for execution. When
executed the Marshal brought the party arrested
before the Commissioner, who Admitted the party
to ball II charged with balablc offence, to appear
for examination II the party desired IT, or 10 appear
lor triai IN court That was the practice up to 1885,
Ihe alndavlt OF one OF the defendants, jacob
Dupuy, datea June ii, 1865 was identied by the
witness and offered In evidence; believes II to be IN
Mr. knoX's handwriting; Mr.. Knox ID the law
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OF one thing. however. we can all rest
assured, and that il that they can never
again be held in leading strings, like no
many children, by either of the old po-
litical parties, b1Ewhile striking out for
themselves mos independent course
than heretofore, they win eyentually
gravitate towards the party Of true re-
form, ignoring all attempts to beguile
them by political catch-words aud clap
trap.
The congressional committee on Ed
ucation and Labor, which owes its pa
ternity to the Hon. John Baker, late
member ofcongress from this district,
begins at length to show signs of life.
but whether It viii ever take proper
cognizance u, or DO anything TO ad-
vance, the real interests Of the white az
well NJ the black laborers of the coun-
try, remains 70 be seen. The commit
tee should do something more for labor
and education than merely donating
SIS, 900 to the WiIberforce University.
TO be taken out Of the funds Of the
Freeman's Bureau, and the sooner they
set about the workathe better for then
reputation and the interests of the Ia
boring and hitherto unrepresented
classes. ]. III.
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philosopher-stope-inventor, advocates,
in dealing with the monied interest,
Every concession which the working
classes have obtained from those In
power, have been wrung from them
by concerted effort.
The advice rendered to the working
classes to obey the physical laws
of their being" under present circum-
stances, is something like throw
ing a bone to a dog IN q
manger, whose chain cannot reach IT.
What about the Eight Hour reform
movement ? Has not the best and
ablest medical testimony in the world
declared again and again, that te"
kouys labor is an overtax on the physi-
cal system, and yet, when an attempt
to shorten them has been made, o
united howl against such an innova-
ton has been raised from one end OF
the country to the other. How Is In
united effort to effect anything here
Bah! w. g., we have devoted more
time to "your nonsense than IL de-
serves. In the tussle Of life, your
theories don't amount to the paper
upon which they are written, and you
have lived to little purpose, it you
haven't found IL out before this time.
Yale!
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From MICHIGAN.
SruRG1s, Mich, April %.

70 the Editor Of the woaxueNAH's ADvooARs:
1t is to me matter of regret that
The ADVOCATE does not take mp the
question of Farmers Unions more
frequently than it does. The whole
paper seems taken up with news in
teresting to mechanics only, while
every thoughtful man knows that the
Great West, peopled as it is with
independent working farmers, is the
great bulwark which freedoms God
has erected for the defence of Ameri-
can liberty. Without the farmers Of
the West, we can do nothing. They
are entitled to our highest considera-
ton, and they are everywhere alive to
the Importance Of supporting the great
American labor party, for they well
know that they are serving their own
highest interests by doing so. No
class Of men has more to complain Of ;
none have been deeced more unmerci-
fully by spectators, and none are more
ready to stand out fearlessly in defence
of the time-honored declaration, that
I" men were born free and equal"
than the farmers. Just think If the
people could get the food raised by
the farmer at the prices he gets 70
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THE wooden and cotton manufac-
turers of Delaware County, Nd, have
made q reduction Of from 10 to 20 per
cent. in the wages Of their employees.
TIE following are the general rate Of
wages in Kansas Carpenters, per day,
o. to $3.50; Bricklayers, per day,
81 to $4.25 Plasterers, per day, "a to
$4.25; Painters, per day, 81 to 50 !
Plumbers, per day, $3.50 to a. +; Stone
masons, per day, - to s4.25 Stone
cutters, per day, $3.50 to $5.
The Iron Rolling Mills Of Eastern
Pennsylvania, have determined to re-
duce oil wages over % per day to the
extent of 20 per cent The reduction
went into effect on the 18th instant
The men at work in the Diamond State
Mill, in Baltimore, have struck against
the reduction.
Work and Wages is the title Of q
weekly journal, devoted to working
women, soon to be started, with Mrs.
E. A. Lane, of Boston, as the general
manageress The paper will be edited
by women, type set by women, presses
fed by women, books kept by women,
canvassing done by women, with the
job printing in the hands of women, and
with news girls and errand girls.
THREATENED STRIKE AT THE Mos
SEND IRON w oRks, HoLLYTowN.-The
men Of these very extensive works, that
do the pudding. all gave in their no
tice last Saturday. They ask num-
Der Of things on the expiry ofthe notice
before resuming work-lst. one six
pence on the ton of puddled iron End,
fortnightly payments. This they for
merly had the employers, when they
worked without union, altered them 10
monthly payments. Perhaps in no
work in Scotland il the vile truck
system more practiced than at Mos
send. All honor to the men for enter
ing on the struggle.
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At Q recent meeting of several of the
leading citizens Of St. Louis, to take
into consideration several propositions
to advance her material interests, Mr..
John Magwire spoke at length on the
steel question and subjects which he
considered german to it. He laid
down the following propositions
The interest collected semlannually to be
paid upon &1.2OO, OoO. 900 proposed to
be funded by the Sherman bill, viii amount
to "a, 463, 446, 400, leaving the debt unpaid.
The interest viii exceed the principal,
90, 26S, 446, 400.
If the 81 200, GOO, 900 is funded, leaving
the balance of the debt to bear s per cent.
interest, the aggregate Of interest for forty
years win amount TO about thirteen thou
sand million (thirteen billion, nearly seven
times the principal of the entire debt
First. II the debt Of a nation exceeds it,
wealth, ID is bankrupt; if its debt does NOD
exceed its wealth, then it is the duty Of the
nation, when the Debt natures, to pay it inn
mediately with money, the representative
Of it's wealth. A national creditor cannot
procure payment Of bis debt from the
wealth upon the strength Of which the Gre
dit was given, except through the medium
of its representative.
Second. A nation has the right 10 issue
the representative Of its wealth to ito entire
amount, and it is its duty to make such
issue, within that amount, i'm order to HOUR
date its debt when due. To issue the
money taken, the representative Of wealth,
in an amount greater than the wealth itself
is needless and impossible. Such surplus
is not money, for it represents nothing.
Third. For solvent nation to fund it
debt, "a it is termed in financial phrase, and
pay periodical interest thereon for term Of
time, is a contradiction, and battles reason
with efrOntery. A funded debt is an ac'
Of insolvency, and being insolvent, to ex
tract the payment of interest thereon from
the labor Of the country, the author of al
wealth, is the multiplication many million
fold Of the larceny act, which sends male
factor to prison. The legislative 7ote which
enacts funded debt Of the American PEG
pie, the most solvent Of mankind, condemns
the false representative who casts IT,
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diamond, for the "paste " 10 ssrthless
if it does sparkle. Let trickery and
smartnees 70 down to their native he'll,
where the FIRE is kept mp with wooden
nutmegs and Eastwood hams Let the
qualification far Office be 6tssss, not
spsartssss. What numbers Of smart
men are in our prisons to-day, and yet
they are not hall 40 numerous ~ they
ought to be. But my paper is full,
and must close.
Yours truly, Mr.. Editor,
T. H., Local Deputy.
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the upper countries receiving G..
SIC to $iS per week. (when We M.
ask el4), when coal sells at from AZ y
80 per tom In New York. When 80 y
vas selling at from So to 50 per ton :,
New York, the companies Of the u,'
per counties paid their men from AZ
TO Is per week. :"
Their is great inconsistency bvtvas0
these figures. Are the upper conUsv
operators paying their men mora th"y
they really can afford, for the purro ~.
Of starving Schuylkill men, CT did ~. ~
make such nm eEorbitant profit wAss
GOAL was high, we cannot tell but ~, \
the best Of our judgment, we do Do -
ask for not nothing but what ID in ma,
ana Ialr. A MNRR