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New-York tribune., 1871-06-14
THE COURTS.
AN ALLEGED MINNogsTocK swINDLE

AN ALLEGED MININGISToCK SWINDLE.
An action was begun before Judge Nelson
in the City Court of Brooklyn yesterday by John Ned
lnger against Henry A. Jones, to $4,000 which
the plaintiff alleges he induced invest in worth
less mining stock by the wful Misrepresentation of the
defendant. Neidlinger claims that the Silver Legion
Mining Company organized a corporation in jan
uary 1866 with capital stock Of ,OOOOcO, divided into
shares Of 800 each defendant of the ncorpOrat
of the Company and also of the Trustees during
full knowledge Of It's financial conditions in December,
1865 and in and February both before and
after the organization of the company the defendant in
order to induce the plaintiff to participate i'll the organi
zaion and to purchase the stock of the Company fraud
uenty represented that he had purchased and was the
of certain property in Owyhee County Idaho Ter
rtOry worth 100000 and which said that he paid
that amount in cash defendant also represented that
he intended TO transfer the property TO the Company for
what il cost him he willing TO invest large p0
ton OF the purchase money in the purchase of the stock
OF the Company, and he advising all his friends
also purchase stock subsequent to these representa-
tions, defendant proposed to give panH $50 shares OF
plaintiff invest, defendant to give 70 shares for
nothing thus making PLAINTIFFS stock cost te over s5
per share plaintiff further alleges that the repre-
sentatOns made 10y the defendant utterly false and
were made defraud him. that defendant not the
owner at the time he made the representations, ana
became the of the property for which he
claimed have paid S100000 and further, that defend
ant only agent for the sale OF the property,
for the disposal OF which he to receive all the pur
chase money over 100000.
The defense admits the organization of the Company
in January 1866, and the amount of capital that the
plaintiff bought $50 shares and paid 5000 and that 70
chase. The defendant further that he agreed 10
sell TO the Silver Legion Mining Company certain prop
erty in Owyhee County Idaho and that he then held the
property upder contract, having agreed To purchase
same. The defendant denies the other allegations
made by plaintiff Case on
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CRIMINAL COURTS.

Patrick Bolgar keeper in the House of Refuge
committed by Justice Hogan Yesterday
concerned with gaers
wor.h the Randars Island shoe shop.
Patrick Healy quarreed on Monday night with
his wife Joanna while drunk 90 Chn and finally pushed
down fight steps rAetung ber skull justice Hogan committed
him 10 yesterday await the result Of his ve injuries
In the Court of Special Sessions, before Judge
ghDdey Yesterday Thomas Besan ssaung Alice G. Morse
No 1876 fined $50 Minnie Muller cOwdng John
2O Westst, City Prison ten days. and huei s2
Martin Hafner keeper of a whisky den at No. %
his before Commissioner
Dyenport yesterday a Of selling Hsne
was bail and Braun released bis cognIance
A Chinaman was arrested yesterday, in Baxter
on charge fhayng bf ed in the Henry Mgaeu
on hoard the Harriet while she of Sheerns Bn
the afternoon the Chnaman
ouyht Shields and held default Of $500 bail
to aws examination tomorrow
At the Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday,
Blair charged with assaung and threatening TO shoot
vesbc MAby House The accused pleaded
that upon Mr. Myers who resisted
had drawn his pistol Justice shande released the
prisoner his for examination today
In the Court of General Sessions before Recorder
Racket Yesterday William Van ROden for stealing 800 worth OF
cloth Murphy Co. OF No. 10 Reade sent 70 the
State and months Edward Dseon aod John
convicted burglary the premises OF Christian Sae
postponed John Morrow and Peter Dvn
tempting clothing No. 81 Bowery, Pentenay
Wilson burglary, and months james
months C j. Cowing petty larceny
Sophia Schoenbeger pleaded gully TO keeping dsorer
discharged condition that sh should amend her ways
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DECISIONS--JUgE Is.

Superior Court-Specal 7am-By Judge Freedman.
Freeking ROLAND aCase settled and ordered ale
By Judge McCunn-Ghooly Boe-hotlon for commission
granted refused Sprague Ag spAguehoton for reference
granted . - =, A., go. @, 49,.
cogye sl-See opinion Julian Hitler ct Orde granted.
Flemug McArIhu-Moon denied Coonwe ag Coert-Oter
granted
Common Pteas-Specal Term--By Judge j. +. Daly.-
Hoyey a Joseph Low a same-hoons granted hntosh Ag
Sane Same farnbam Same sae Same Langley
AT. Sane.-Mouons denied
Marine Court--Pdrt by Judge Curtis.-Hahn
ACT &e for medical stendsnoeCompant
hnssed Simon ag ClarkJudgmen for tie plaintiff for S6i g.
RogAn art Rysn.-Dscontinued
Part IBy Judge AkerGles ag Kent MeDeTmstt agt CleVe
land, Pro,Ieh AIT Berg-Dsmissed by default
Pa, UIBy Judge TraeyMcDoDad agt chckhauS-Reierred
A,..xy lime a-The following decisions made In the Court Of
Anns tisy Judgments affirmed with costsEddy Eewiork
cn,aI Railroad Barker Doy and smother Pnsby
Cos and another and Northampton Cos Qun
Wright another sg Gibson ousemss aud otes
90 Van Paag Others Judgment reversed nAi snef eo
t ie syeuts smother a modified In
soconIsn with opinion to be settled b Juof Aen on notice
costs p this either party against th oei buchanan
al Comsoet and much OF the Judgment omsses The
nsut wb costs reversed and na ordered costs 70 abide
events Bss agt GeeeyOrier and judgment OF 'n supreme
Couy modified follows The tr answer srhsh on a.
e oon 10 strike the second answer dclei 'ho e
on the third answer sssu An 's
he suecis Term and Judgment for the paln'n
ny o recover this Court against the ohor
Eos OF Supervisors Of Livingston CountJ-houon ' aPPs
denied With 80 eess. Hinenenn Ast bpeacet
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tim ammunition began 10 fail. although ntoop cart
rdgee had been dstribued that morning although sos
of the barrioadcs had not fired shot, anu sho
citizens husbanded their shots firing one ponsgs W .
enemy's Ave Affhsmoment n young merchant euvhhceo
from under cover blew open the doors OF the mousse Io
which the calling are s ood and furniture kneit
with his face TO the wall and tred the tian ,
sion shook the building ana set ~ on n,e mines and a
able to withstand this qsY eepenl ~ We contest te
enemy began to retire slowly. BY the light OF the burn
ing bnldings the flames eapng from house TO house the
battle was kent up hotly until 10 p sortie was then
made and panic seizing the enemy they surrendered
on all Sides Artillery. baggage, arms, ammunition ana
mules were captured and by dawn the victory was com
nete Seyerni generals scores of officers, aud about
1000 soldiers were captured and dlsained MelsaitJo
accompanied by about 80 men, fed toward the PERUVIAN
frontier cutting his way through the Gordon OF inulans
who killed without mercy every straggler or fugiuve
they caught lie reached the frontier aecompaniea Wy
four or five only, wounded, SICK ana dsbeartensu apa
carried in litter TO Puno, on the borders OF Lo
Titicaea. .,,.,o,o
knowing their fate they tried to escape the Whole
army fell INTO hands. Never victory uvo er
complete or mora astounding, TO the vct0rS lue
Government troops disciplined veterans, Ieu uy
perienced generals. with the best OF srnis @ anu c
offered them and yet they were ronteu nJ ho, Nav
OF Ia Par Proyidence was not on the side of the
heaviest battaliOns this time, ana ~ Icg scenu M ~
though Heaven itself was weary OF s Srd Sss her
daily tribute and the day calm, clear, and o0ud
less storm of rain then Of daily occurrence would
have been fatal 10 us The desperate nature OF the fight
NAV he estimated by the list Of casualties Over 1l0O
killed and 500 or coo wounded, most OF who nave
died OF will die In this list Indians are not counted
The people have behaved remarkably well; neither
private nor public revenge has been attempted not sim
Gle execution has taken place and but few banshnents
The government seems resolved to rule wisely ana
eeonomcay and 10 be- in every respect tile opposite
to old The barpes that preyed upon the vtals OF
Bolivia, and who so nearly succeeded IN causing Whole,
sale massacre that would have filled the civilized world
with horror, have been scattered forever and at last
Bolivia may make herself name and place IN history.
New-York tribune., 1871-06-14
CIVIL NOTES.

The Erie investigation was adjourned yester-
day until to-day account Of the inability of the Mar
shall TO find certain witnesses subpenaed behalf OF
the English stockholders. These witnesses are in the
employ of Fisk and Gould wh0 10 is stated have again
thrown ont pickets to their attaches OF the ap
proach of the officers OF the law Mr.. Lane asked for
longer adjournment to enable him TO take his family to
Newport and.waxed exceeding wrath because the Mas
ter in Equity refused the ground that he considered
Mr. Beach and Mr. Morgan perfectly competent TO CON
duct the examination on the part OF Erie
In the case of Charles X. Tying agt Moses II.
Grinne as Collector of this POrtnow trying in the Uni
ted States Circuit Court, action is brought to recover
excess of duty alleged to have been paid boiler ues
mported in 1868 80 The Tariff act OF 1854 under which
these ues imported provides that upon wrought
iron steam water aud tubes and fues. duty of q
cents per pound shall paid. An amendment to this
act in 1865, provides that duty of 81 cents per
pound shall be paid wrOughir0n, steam, water, and
gas-ppes The question to be decided IS Are wrought
iron boiler fues subject to the additional duty provided
for In the amendments
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INrEREsrING PHASES on POLICE LIFE.

Detective James Quigley of the Twenty
seyent.Precinct while intoxicated and in citizens at
tire Monday evening, indecently assaulted Honors
Qulrk age 5 she seated the stOop OF her resi-
denoe No. IA ROoseyeltst He arrested by Rounds
man BOleman and locked up in the oak-s Police Sta
tion brother Of the prisoner officer attached tothe
Court of General Sessions called Justice Hogan yes
terday. at the Tombs said the girl would not mako
complaint, and desired that the offender be bailed
The magistrate refused TO grant the application untl
complaint made, and sent officer TO md the g1rl
and her mother and compel their attendance at court
The officer discovered that they had moved from No. "a
Rooseyet-st but succeeded eventually IN ndng then,
I'm court, however, they refused TO make complaint
against Quigley, and he therefore discharged Is
alleged that friends OF Quigley had seen Mrs Qmrk
and induced her refuse 10 make complaint The mat
ter viii be investigated by the Police Commissioners.
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THE McADAM WILL CASE.

The Hugh McAdam will case came up for
examination before Surrogate Hutchings yesterday Mr.
McAdam died in August 1862 apparently intestate Some
time after, his physician, DR.. John Brady while looking
of the papers of the deceased at the request
of his daughter found what purported TO be WILL leav-
ing all his personal property to his wife, absolutely and
all his real estate to her for life, after which goes
the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum to the exclusion Of
his children. The latter contested the will the ground
forgery and undue influence, and also the ground
that il contravenes the statute which fOrbids mans
giving his entire estate to charitable institutions. The
property is valued at 1900. Case on.
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Respectfully submitted,
MAGNUS GROSS. Committee
BENJAMIN +. MANIERRE, on
THOMAS j. BARR. } Finance.
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TWICE ARRESTED

Terence Mccarthy and Barney Fallon, LABOR
ers quareed May 80 in front Of No 465 Washing'ohs'
and MCCARTHY was thrown 10 the pavement Receiving
concusson Of the brain He refused TO make compa
Ion who was examined before alnaRisrate ana reeAs
Mctary has since been seized with eryslpeas anu 70
now wing nj his residence No 49, East Flfteenthst III
critical condition The Coroner has taken bis ante hOi
tenn statement ana Fal0n has been arrested again
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| We shall continue he publication Of the Documents
| accompanying the Mayors Aessd9e Tomorrow.
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coURr cALEypARs-rHu DAY.

sUpzEy CoUsr-CaAnBERs-BsRSARDJ J-Caeni3r called
m-NO Cases set down
ISGRAHAN. J.-SO Cases set down
TERs-SUTHERLAsD "opens at nl m.-Csse
GENERAL TERN-IsGRAHAs. BARsAsD and CARpoLo J. j.
Calendar called II a. m.
$50 Heyton set The Florence l73 .Ryekman IT, Con.
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Centi.ued from Tenth Pass.

responding quarter of 1890 This Increase was due 70
darheal affections which caused per San ~" 70 So
Summer quarter of 1889 Reapsing fever caused &
deaths and remtent and ~ snnsroke
during June July aud August was unusually large
During tho fourth quarter October Noyember and
DecA,rherl the mean temperature was s59 peng ABOUT
three degrees hgne 'S s range was eoo The total mum
bar ~ deaths was a being l5 In excess OF tine CORE
nodog "uarfer OF 1862 The diseases which gave an
apcreased mortality were diarrheal affections, Group,
measles, scarlatina, and phtDisis. =. 80. -.
The total of marriages registered In 1870 was
ess being decrease 40 compared with 1869 and
the total number Of births registered IN the same perod
was 1884 being increase OF OF over the total or 1869
The registration Of marriages and births has hitherto
been neglected branch of the service OF this bureau
Though the statute has required these returns 70 20
until the latter part Of the past year The duty OF max
ing such returns had come to be regarded as voluntary
and the result Is that these records extremely lmper
feet and for all practical puroses well nigh useless m
order to secure compliance Win the law 1e board com b
been most satisfactory increase In the returns OF bot
to the actual number OF each than has ever before been
secured Great care has been taken IN these prosemSu Gu
eye that the party had not been cupaby negligent.
ORDERS OF THE BOARD
During the year ending April TO- 1871, the numDer Oh
orders issued by this Board for abatement of nus-
ances was eleven thousand six hundred and eghty
aI 0 tn orers wes ssned under the first subdvi
sion Of Section Il of Chapter a. Laws OF 1865 by tne
Which 70 demand hearing by the Board OF Che testi
mony which NAV be presented TO show that the order
should be modified revoked. In where no hear
ing been asked for and the order has not been COM
Piled with, final orders, In the original or an anenued
FORM 10 the number Of seven hundred ana
seventyeig 7s have been issued and the Board has
directed the attorney suits for penalties tor
non compliance with such orders. All other written
orders, In number seven thousand nine hundred ana
thirty G,93o, have been issued under the seco1
division OF Section IA OF Chapter a. Laws OF 1866 ana
are of peremptory character, requiring that tn9
nuisance be abated within five days and II not conPnea ~
with the City Sanitary Inspector has been drected 20
enforce the without further notice. or the attorey
The Il a
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-08-11
From the Republican-by request.
Natural Sciences,

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IdE editor of the Waverly Adrocate
lately visited Mauch Chunk. and or,or
getting back home he wrote the follow.
ing des cription of the place:
wei, what of Mauch Chunk2 Muob
OF Mauch Chunk 1t is the finest littIa
piace out-no not OM, for II IL inn n
llttle mountain gorge In every crook
crevlce and corner in the hills. i'm tbe
rocks IN any and every place where n
goat can climb, or humanity stick fast
II looks as though some giant of We
olden time, with handful of buildings.
instead OF a handful of putty, had IN
uertaken to stop the mouth of n noisy
mule stream, by chucking them into Il
with spat. A few of them spattered
over on an adjoining ledge, and that he
called upper Mauch Chunk, and the
leW ne had left he chucked into what is
euileu the Kettle" and that took the
name or East Mauch Chunk. Well.
mere they are, every foot of earth util.
uerS ana stairways; flowers grown nm
on a rock ; the sun interviewed at noop.
day, and the blowing of the wind
determined by watching the trees on
neighboring mountain.
NOW we hope the Mauch Chunkers
VIII not take 1t that we are poliing fun
~ tneir town; on the contrary, we are
giad it Is a romantic and delirhtCul
piice-a village chock full of energy.
enterprising and active wealth; and
what Is better, population of as kind.
generous and hospitablc people as we
ever knew. AS that town was built in
u peculiar place for the want of room.
so a similar necessity compels us to de-
Ter the balance of our story till next
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Many adies,partlcularly mothers nursing, COM
plain OF tired, listess feeling, or complete ex
haustlon, ON arising in the morning. on the
vile and mother dovolves the responsibility of
regulating the duties of the household. Her
cares are numerous, and the mental as well as
lhe physical powers are frequently called into
requlsltlon. She often finds her slightest occu-
patton weary task and existence a burden,
while at the same time she has no regular dis
ease. llostetter's Stomach Btters, ifresorted to
at this period, Will prove an unmillng remedy
for this annoying lassltude. The effects of this
potent agent are soon seen In the rosy cheek
and elastic step OF the head of the family, as
with restored health and renewed spirits She
takes her accustomed place in the ifimily circle
II this friend in need be regularly used, those
depressing symptoms will never be complained
OF, and not only would lassitude not be expert
enced, but many diseases following Its advent
be avoided. As medical agent 1t has no equal,
while Its pleasing flavor and healthful effects
have made II general iayorite. 1t Is free from
all properties calculated to impair the system,
and Its operations are at once mild soothing
and efficient All who have used the Bitters at
test Its virtues nd commend II TO use
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0RANGEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.

The FAN Term of this Institution will open on
ne I'M ni August and continue eleven weeks.
OrailS'N'ie Is quiet and pleasant place. Few
u any villages are more healthy than this Il
better proportioned school room can hardly be
iounu IN INC State, or n more pleasant location,
froI j, h. Sehoohovcr, Principal, Mrs. j, r.
SchupnnHer Preceptress, These teachers have
the best oi recommendations. They have now
Very nucl attached to them. They are lovers
Of good order. Good board can be obtained at Il
low rate q. a. MEGARGLE
july -, 7l-lm.. Secretary OF Trustees.
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ALSO (:

Another tract of land situate in Township.
County and State aforesaid, adjoining lands OF
Rudolph Neager on the north, Washington Adj
ans ON the east, John snyder on the south and
Leonard Adams on the west, containing about
twenty-eght acres.
Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as
the property of David Ieager The tract first
above described is To he sOlu subject to the wild
ow's dover and the recognizence in the Or
phan s Court To the heirs OF John Ncager unpaid,
AARON SMITH,
augfT-lf Sheriff.
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4 hAiLRoAD companies would consult
anel aneir own interest by making special
aa,lrahgements to accommodate the large
oass oh OF summer travellers who move
apout lor recreation. With them 1t is
no. matter aa OF dollars and cents. They are
ina Inv. compelled to go, as the man of bus.
"eSS nreS is' ana the first thing to be consid.
aeu ina Is the cost. The practice of issu.
mn amg excursion tickets would meet with
sone,al M iavor, and a dozen or twenty
pSt pot uay, thus induced to travel. wouid
and beduire bod an extra car. 1t would nav.
""" DO public benefit beside. '"''
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WHAT IS A CARAT?-The carat is an
Imaginary weight that expresses the
iineness of gold, or the proportion of
pure gold in mass of metal; thus, an
ounce of gold is divided into twenty
iour carats, and gold twenty-five carats
line is gold of which twenty-five parts
out Of twenty-four are pure, the other
( TWO parts being silver, copper or other
metal.
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ESTATE OF MATTHIAS RItoNE DECD
IN the orphans Court of the county of 1 'olum-
pa. me Auditor appointed by tho Court TO
distribute funds in the hands of Samuel Rhone.
administrator of MATTHIAS RHoNE, late OF
Will meet all persons Interested for tha,
purpose of his appointment at his office in
bI3mphiisDulg % on saturday the 18th day of August,
a. -. loh, al 10 O'Clock n. IN. OF said day. Ali
persons having claims against the said estate
Will DC required to present them at that time.
July l'7i--Gw hnjitnr
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EXECuTRIX,s Nor1Cr

ESTATE OF AMANDUs RHODES, DECD
letters testamentary on the estate OF Amnn.
uus thodes late of Locust township Columbia
count y, deed, have been granted blythe Register
pI s9Iu county To Melnsena Rhodes All persons
naVlng claims against the estate are requested
10 present Them To the EXCCutrix in Coiumbn
county. Those indebted to the estate either on
note, Judgment mortgage or book account will
make payment to the ExecutriX without DELAY
july q, iS7l-Gwt ENccniriv
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NOTICE.

NOTIUE.
~ Public notice is hereby given that on the
3lst day Of JULY, 1871, | purchased at Consta-
be'S sale, as the property OF Levi Greasy the fol-
lowing articles, to wit: / Cooking Stove, o
Chairs, liureua, Looking Glasses, lCupboard,
Bed Stcads, Table and = Pigs, and that have
loaned the same to said Greasy, during my
pleasure ana all persons are cautioned not to
purcasc or NEEDLE with the same as II belongs to
me, JOHN w. MILLER
Centre twp, August l. lsTl nuT ,-I.9ts