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61n FAuciSoo loees three millions and I
half By The Chicago IN. .ae5o3sses -
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10 Owners OfVouchers

WAR DEPARTMENT.
WARRINGTON CITY, u tob'r 10Th. 1871 (
4 IL PERSONS HOLDING: OR .LAlMlNG TO
~ own vouchers ltntai.ng to the Mont IA Indi IA
War Claim. Ot 1851, c'anin. awards to fn,Md .iue
thereon, requested to -eud forward copies ut such
vouchers, stat 'm"nt~ Ut their G. inns in dtai with
,ftiavit. ~ to the tct nj ownership t. Iusp ctoy
Gene al JAMES ,iAROlE L. ). Army, Chicago.
Illinois.
notwithstanding the destruction Of the Lit of
Awards, ncs'Is com td, aud Ut important evid nee
ert.inin. to the q aims. sufficient Ia exists u.n
which frame list Of nwar!r without, Injurious
delay BY order Of the Secretary Of Wnr.
JOHN POTTS,
l2ift Chiet Cle k War ucp.
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Herald. 70.

The young f"lks Of Helena are talking Of
Leap Year bull to come of On New Year =
night.
In his Sabbath evening discourse yester.
day. the Rev. Mr.. Woolfolk pronounced u
sc'thing philippe against the r,n,a, lug
xvi" relic Of barlarism,' roly amy.
The P U will hereafter bv located in
Swreney's block.
The silver ores OF Vipnnd district are sell
Ing from the dump IT @35 to $G5 per ton.
The cast ut transporting the ores T., Argent.
is estimated ut t2S per ton. and still the
smelling and reduction of the ss,ne il founp
highly remuneralive.
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BE, aid. -

The fine residence recently erected by Mr..
Gillette ON Sixth avenue. ha- l,een leased by
Col W. +. Sanders. whore family will so0n
occupy the new premiseA ....r ~
The Prickly Pear Wafes suit IL still on
trial In the District Court. and will prcbs.
by not be dispoas7d Ut before Friday. II 10
the most TEDIOUS ass ON the docket.
Fnf. Marsh's pariy-tbe last of the Gov.
rrnmrat Surveyors u return 70 their head.
quarters IN the field csms into tbs mstrOp.
nlis yesterday. 49,.
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Herald. a.

The"fficesi in the Z Il. ARE being repaintetl.
some burglars hr'ke im,o Nh, her & | r,ck.
er's billiard hall last night. but could not
break the safe open and got no,l,ing. s.&
The lMtian office is removed u Rodney
street. Opposite Col. Wallis af
A p~r'y here il communicating with Isl.
ern manufacturers with Z view to ercctiup
paper mills a ~ s. 5#s4 s .sse-s nj nv
ties'. Pauncrf"rt has gone to the Sand
wich Islands for the winter. @4a
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Heiad, Is.
blr. Chas. Lehman. will erect . 24x00 stone
building "n the SHE recently occupied by
Plant, Stick,ey s. Ellis. The lot wa,
hOu. III! for 5000
There are 3 OOO sacks Of eugsr and 1000
sacks Of coffee eW route from COriune.
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We are glad I" learn th~t the law sui,
which has 'Hen pending in our Distri, I
Court for the last two terMs-aYd on whict,
two juries tailed t" ayrce-betwecn Monk &
Sons vi 81. L'uis. aud +. s. Mansfield, has
been compromised.
Bed Rick Joe informs us that he has
cleaned up the county jail. and there is NJ,
\ prisOn.r left there. Good for Joe.
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deleaEaphit.

Repored o. thsv.sw ~orth.west. :"
n w. Q. rxlDsaAru CO. -. 4. WILEY, orEsAroR.
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Gazette. q.

g. 4.... z.... Gazette. a
A fire In the rof II General slaine's resi-
dence yesterday. VA. quickly ex,inxuished
| Col. w. Miner Roberts returns thanks 10
the military e@.,,rt and others; says thu y
went Down the Yellowstone 2OO miles from
the Three Forks. left the Muhl.nburx p .rty
well down tls river surveying. AID says
1.-The route il highly favorable." T.
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Gazette, H.
One Of Garriso" v Wyatt's OK trains ar.
rived on Thursday evening from C.'rin,'c.
l"dr" with groceries. Mr.. Confor,i's ox
'rs'" arrived yesterday. having been on the
road from C"ri"ne nearly two mor,l,s THE
cattle look thin, hut the winter range among
the nutritious Irisses Of Montana viii
bring them "u' beet in the spri"y. M.s.r-.
Garrison & Wyatt have five other lar,e
trans On The rDad. which arc expected in
soon. ali lss'l~n with groceries The amour,
~ staple groceries N Helena has been very
t.uilcu. These arrivals will insure full
stocks and lvclier competition lur The
tra.le
Tommy W"l'work Fighting Tommy pu,
Rose on hurdy the ether evening, and
escaped in the direction IF Coriune.
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COMPLETION OF PEABoDY-sQUARE, LONDON


Another block OF model dwellings will be
formally opened on the LIST OF August which ought To
secure the memory OF George Peabody warm cor
ner the of all who interested IN the welfare
OF the poor "PeabOdysquare" it has been designated.
and it stands behind row Of trees al the lower end OF
tie Blackfriars-road On entering this structure ones
impression is that 1t is not hkcyand ia fact Is
not ntendedO afford houses for the poorest of London
Door People who have been born and reared in dcns
into which broad daylight and fresh air penetrate
would in such place probably feel like bats In the sun
shine. Here two fine quadranges of hight, airy
looking buildings, the white and red brickwor OF which
is charmngy relieved by pretty cluster OF trees IN we
center OF each square. The rooms are wehghed, Nc.
tate9 and thoroughly comfortable. water rs iaiu on
cOpi0usy the starcases and passages are lghteu WIN
gas and such bathrooms provided as are not 10 ne
met with in houses Ut $500 year There Is no ap
proach to any iaolike uniformity In the arrangements
OF the rooms and the rules Of the establishment tEore
is nothing the most fastidiOus object to- except
NAV be Rule g. which says, tenants cannot BE allowed
TO paper or drive nails into the walls" for
hardly imagine a cosy, cbeerfull0oking room. with
neither paper nor pictures Its walls. The two quad
ranges afford accommodation for $40 tenants occupying
ono room at half week, two rooms at 81, or
three al 25 and at these rates the whole building is
already taken, and could have been let twice over
Every effort is made to insure that tie tenants shall he
only those whom the trust is charged to benef-he de-
serving, struggling poor Indirectly such places are
calculated 10 benefit the most squaid and misc ra
bic of our population since they must increase house
cOmmodation of the pO0rt kind.
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The lease Of the Centre street Depot Of the
NtwYOrk and Harlem Railroad expired on the LIST Of
last May and business and residents the avenues
through which the pass INDUCED hope that the
city would refuse the lease The original lease,
made In lsl9. consigned TO the New-York and Harlem
Railroad the block between Franklin. White, Centre and
EG-sts TO he used freight depot for 81 years. The
rental then fixed at 5000 per annum and the lease
contaneda clause providing for renewal or this clause
Mr.. Vanderbilt has taken advantage and the new lease
FOR years longer is Regulating. The rental will be fixed
about per annum and for the next 81 years the
freight OF two railroads, the NewHaven Company
taking half the depot will pas, through F0urthaye the
Bower Send CehtrCSt as now. There was some talk Of
taking de ground FOR the site Of City Prison on
account Of It's proximity the TOmbs, but uptown
site deemed necessary or this purpose ard the freight
depot will remain.
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June s-Paid for Repairs and Materials in
County Buildings and Offices, Nov.

County Buildings and ofhces, Nov. ,.o -,
'"A' Court-House, Dec. 10. 1869 -. 1853 "a
'u"0 CourtHonse, Dec "a, 1863 ...... 4o,s71 IS
: ""' Court House, Dec. .. 1863 ..,..,.. aoo5a 40
juno courtiIouse, Dec. "a. 1869. 4s.77i %
juno and Offices, Nov. 20, 1869 .......,. 1900 so
juno and Offices Dee o. 1869 1870. $500 80
'"A' and oncos Dee 81, 1853 ....:...... n,ioO IS
" and Offices, NOV. 4, se0........... E,72i 81
'u"' and Offices Dec 90 1852 ......1.. 4Slc2 IT
June 17-Paid for Repairs, Nov l6, 1862 4026 o.
Junez I7-Pad for Repairs Now l. 1869 .... 1901 CT
'DA' Drill-rooms, Oct %, 1859. 1900 80
June 2o-Paid for Repairs In Arm0ries and
Drlll.rooins, June &c, 1863 .........: A,OOl Oa
'u"0 Drll-rooms, Dec. %, 1853. '...'... 1888 &c
''A'' Drilirooms, Dec. 2. 1869 .o 1916 81
Drili.rooms, Nov %, 1863 D .......: 1895 90
'"A' Drili-rooms, Nov. 20, 1859. ....... AOo2 50
'"' Dee %, 1869 oo. 1880 50
Dec. 20, 1sC9 ..... o. 4o,4si rs
aug and D rillrdoms,' Dec SS' 81, 1869 72O75 os
A"S' Buildings Dec 20. 1869 ............ 6s11s 81
mug ngs, Dec a. 1850 So. !........ CLOGS 80
March 14-Paid for repairs in ArmOrles OF 18th,
Nov %, 1863 ."''..'.'......o........ 1855 90
March 2s-Paid for Repairs In Armories and =.
Drlll-r0oms. Oct. "a, 1869. ......-.:;- l9d5 81
April 2-Paid for Repairs In ArDoTies OF ith,
9th, list, 10Th, and 22d Regiments . -
to Dec. I, 1869. Observation-Disclosures. $3.50 w
April Paid for REPAIRS in ArmOries OF Sth - 90
and S7th Regiments TO Dec 49, 1862. 3549O 10
April paid for Repairs I'm Arnofies OF lin,
3D. 9th, 9Th, Goth, and 6th Regiments 49,. .,
to Nov. 81, 1869. $3.50 IL
April 16-Pad for Repairs In Armories ana - ~
Grand total ,464 90
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WAS E4LSTARF FISK T0CNDLD'

,,s STORY OF HIS FLIGHT REfCLD VII"
VALUATIONS.
Skeptical persons begin to DOUBT 'nat Wv
-, b,isit vino figures so gor;eOpsly NJ Tue hfau VI
,h OH Regiment on parade day ana ID ~ rear o Vs.
seld Of r ehth-aye. was wounded al
since his own statements differ 20 "iuep. !" e.
prarcb manifesto issued promptly after nis S 1o
naTtire from he scene OF eons ne vas 1onnded
a., INV coat was an on and fontG Nv wa iI, M;
Ilimred into the house , sons fences disguised
~ = ,o" cont and dyed mustaehe' VII" i,svln.
IN aeSn and again ms deeds 9l ssor - - hig
iinfs,Ss he ore fence became "hve fence. n,En
and ''several more fences, Until 70 i,
yelled TO ten more, ali OF which We're lg's t ~
I'm snTaiued ankle Also, nom that snug tc'leht a.
~. ar nell comes the announcement tht ire sa,ssu.
1lonei is confined 10 his room and yer sew ~" IN
rSs ihat the very day after the riot he saT ne "s
American Acrobat" riding Out VITA i,yyh ~ nat In
ten DAYS later the morning papers publish a 90,
stating that COl Fisk rode out iot the LIS "n'e :"
day w., 20, R-sine saw. in
statement made few days after the rot lDe III Nm
ushrd past The head Of the regiment ana AA"S g. 49,,
Col tis ooS ne sttempted TO re bat unable 10
do so bis foot being severely hurt ~. WI wa Le 81, ).
his and carried into house I later col Braine
In his official returns mace N,sJ i N, 9nIir IN
saws that Col. Fisk slightly Neaneu , -,
spent ball. Gen. smaller MAKES s' and Ina. amon tho
casualties tho following entry; Co., risA, s,ansl
spraned" one unofficial report SAID tne o,bey dat
was struck In the leg with erOM-Dar, hnu ~ Aim 81
Se had fallen IRON horse. The man who saw NIL an
Parker house whittier he impea os was tben he was
saws that Flax climbed only one renee anu sne r nus
assisted i'm the ascent and descent 10y step md
Ihe ten fences dwindo TO ope aud the @risI sward
sraeef,l yau,fngs over them become a mere @""'
nrsn,hIa With a ale p-ladler 20 " boost him. .l,.
Thus one report eon,dets another, ana o shs
81 an dnying the ght either IN the leg OF toot ot
Evidence is not wanting to show thar be WAS tsr
hia Sitting astridc OF the fence waiting for ths s'I
S, 70 Ne transferred 10 the other side that tbs
might descend and this wound was not M tho ~ shs
or ankle The statement Of The won1eI ~ tefs
,pfh vhotut sol
ionse is alone wanting 10 eOmiiele tia iusA
story OF hls adv eutgrosls iiight
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A PITIABLE CASE.

a woman giving the name Of Mahrer, ac-
companed by six little children, called yesterday at
Police Headquarters, and Informed Superintendent
Kelso that, few weeks ago. she left EasoD, Penn, with
her husband and family and took at hotel in
Beaverst. The husband day two ago, left the hotel
saying that he would endeavor to obtain employment
but did return and she believes that he has aban
boned her and his family She had no money and the
landlord OF the hotel turned her yesterday She
her children we're given food and were sent last evening
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happily existing between both countries Let me- tnen
lions between tho United States and all nations In
Europe" 49,
The toast was received with all honor Tho run miiI'
tary band in attendance was that OF the late foiu
Marshal Hess led by Leitcrmayer and the programme
included a number OF the National American airs.
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DEATH FROM OPIUM.

Fanny Wilson, age %, one of a number of
abandoned women arrested in Canalst sunday night
and subsequently committed to Essex Market Prison,
died yesterday from overdose OF opium. She has been
accustomed for several years To take opium quiet her
nerves, and this occasion mpalculated the amount.
A post morten examination was made aud nn inquest
held AT tho Morguc whittier the body mas been taken.
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Letters opinion referred in the Mayors Carr OF yeu ~
20 CITY OF NRw-YoRK, LAW DEPARTMENT, !
" August IL, 1868.
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INTEREST OF BANKERS AND MERCHANTS IN CON-
TRoLLEB CONNoLLY's ACCoUNTs-CCMMENT
ON THE STREET YESTERDAY.
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| INQUEST ON THIRTY-NINE OF THE VICTIMS
NINETEEN WITNESSES EXAMINED-YERDICT
| OF "DEATH AT THE HANDS OF SOME PERSON
OR PERSONS UNKNOWN
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CIVIL NOTES.

4 large quantity of distilled spirits, seized at
No. 25o Avenue A. was condemned by default, III the
United states Circuit Court, yesterday
III the United States Circuit Court the Jumel
viii case viii last until Friday, when jury trials VIII
close 20 begin again on the lst of May and continue
dung ,hat month.
In the Brooklyn City Court, Egan Smith
.ed James Douglas to recover SLIP 80 OF the defend
ant az The surviving partner Of Frederick j. Barclay,
bergfhc price IN gold Of quantity Of cocOannts which
pai.tN alcPef hr sold 10 Barclay al san Bias SCUM
Ani..a, u Na b., 1862 verdict of Sl40S " WAS rem
d4cJ ior p,a.n.iI
BaI1hol Jennciich brought a suit against the
Hostoa IT. Ferry Company IN the city Court Of Brook
n 10 recover $500, tls vaIIe Of horse wagon, and
bad ~ bureaus thrown intO the river by the starting Of
tie fegTVIO3t a. plaintiff driving on board. The
dcerG,ts claimed THAT the plaintiff was warned not 10
dii o. he u0at tat attempt made TO stop Inn,
gf i1at tine accident inc result vi his own ncsI-
grEcc. Y,f,tiet for defendant.
The Kings County Supreme Court, Special
~ W. Judge Taipen presidiDg, appointed Demas strong
>. 4. Philps and William 4 Colt yesterday, Commis-
III, t. cs,u4te tie compruetiou TO be paid by tie
IftY'G-,. and he town IcIsoa1 Company IL the hOrI
a. c'.sA-s. .fi.Q Mi1I" vintage RIHay Company for thc
H- si u. irce quarters Of mill % tici" track fcl
rtt 1tlty I'o. f. I"ccs # tr.rf is claimed By beih
7of DUt Thy Special Term decided that II belonged 90
fl' ,ast bfUed Company.
~ tlS SHgr0pate's Court, PHILIP SchlUss and
49, harrison, VI the subscribing witnesses Of Dos VT
" haF9s Ado'yBns were examined yesterday Tor tho
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derman Allen President Hopper refused 70 so qP 9as s

Aoruan Allan pres,dent Hopper refused to give up his
seat and Allen took HIS stand at me fresi-
dents desk thanking the Board Tor the n ,nG
conferred upOn him. The Democratic nl i' .
voted TINT fght should hereafter constitute quorum.
Tho CITY Attorney refused read te Ordinances
that he wanted first to know 10 Wbht bVdu NO na a.,
rcsJ them The KEYS OF the C0nclI hOpn hio ~ 80. ~.
hands az President Allen aud the mayor oiucr. -,
hnie noce force last night Ia prevent any ht,ehP 10
nra.L omen the ROOM which was threatened Dy the
Ienocratc Aldermen For the pIcscue ~ ,I,it :,
ho transacted and 10 Ia not unlikely tnat 'no uieuJ
will result In another IiOt.
Jpvr.croy-Ihe awards Of tho Road Board Tor laha n
taken do not satisfy tho property owners anu ao in
sale there are loud demOnstiatlons VI ui''"'''i'
Tho djsunte will be carried into INC courts
sorru Aupoy-The body OF McNaly, who murderer
y Corran M south AmiOy last February, ana "hs
Grnwned aeon after by the upsetting OF boat r',
osbore On Thursday at South Amboy; ahd OF S'ul"
fine body OF Heenan, who was sailing Win hn' No"'O
ashore at the Same place. ,.,a,.,
pFcKFnTowN-A Mr. Strube calico on ply-ioli,n
"a have dirt removed from his eye ana as he was SUI
trIn1 main the doctor called in dentist IRON neAe
roor and tho two administered ChOfOiorm' 5.o i,
vent INFO spasns hut they held nm uo"h hhu 49,
thc snorCe 10 his nose by main force. In hlohcs ~
mn .rcs and nc dead. His nose Was s"o "
be quite bllsterod with the cLloroforn'
W,rFRFoRp-The Rev. william Stewart was 1onhd, Oh
Easter Monday diving In his garden, ana Del"Ip "nJ
medical assistance could be summoned re was dean'
C.vpyy.-Tbe body OF Ferdinand Verhoef was found
Heating i'm the Delaware, near kagliHs fOiht, On Pun
day afternoon 1t is supposed that ne was accdeI'"y
drowned
TRryroy-J IT, Baker, late Of Minnesota has been mp
rointrd Commissioner Of Patents In place oil DE- Van
Aernam.
BorNpBRooK.- Harry Dolan, ngo Q. was accidentally
shot, Oh Sunday, by another boy george CoiheIs'
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ELECTROMAGNETIC Il.

Syoyenne Court hambels-By Judge Sutherland
In re en- cation Evri BeDT, confirmed AID o7e sali
Riart sgt Magovssy-Ganied Pease sSL schlneflalns'
settled.
Superior COurt-Spccidl Trm-By Judge Spencer
Davis Raymond ct al Sha'er Az Tie Excelsior FIe ms
Scren AIT Capara L1Tkcn, Cassidy set VOL
Nelson AFT IuIng Waters a Ws;erS0efs granted Dana sgt
IsenEOre Of reference Kroebrg Schwartz Pooler sgt
Hedeterr Motion denied with ~ costs 70 si. event OHl
lo-au aRL Oaroran.-Moon denied With $40 costs Ripley sg
Caueroa-ooo eantt1 stay proceedings 10 tie SPECIAL
ua judgments other respects denied Austin tgt broHs
Frnrs settled and fled psb1ef sg CaTTNoton de-
MED, ~iti ElJ costs
Common PIeas-SpeiGl Term--By Judge Loow.--
V-tle act Bnrel-Noton cortle tbs Injunction denied
Bqte-bil aFt ss-moruotion granted Rdy eei Erldy-De-
r1frer oyerrn o defendant 10 have
within o. DAYS wye ag National Bank OF Newly ofk
Csc settled
judgment for plaintiff 90, o.,
By Judge 1. DaKeatns e. a. at Csenter-1ouon diael
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CRIMINAL COURTs.

In the Court Of General Sessions, before RECORDER
utst vserlav Lizzie Hall charged with stealing Mary Lane u
ses Bella Cole stealing three dresses worm CIV no
Mrs Jane Pine. Prison two years and al months
At the jefferson Market Police Court, James Good;
fellow committed yesterday charge Of attempting to ses gold
watch from Edward Robinson OF No ~ West IHeuty-secondt
james Woodruff Joseph Murray held for having burglars ioo' IN
tier possession, -
At the Essex Market Police Court, Alexander Nc
Cornell receiving firm Of Valentine Co.. No $50 Broad
way pleaded guilty yesterday Of stealing goods worth 500 Com
nitel m tie General Sessions John Gus OF NO. % Chl
b., held for sabbIns LaSreRee Biebl in tic head
At the Tombs Police Court Justice Hogan COM
David Spear for having stolen lre q watch and c,n 'sne
$50 belonging DAVID Weinberg Of No. 80 Nes, and selling hem
In Baltimore Nd Frederick Ce the Italian Who dangerously tae
slightly wounded three other runs who bad nsued
ssssuc him lloCsea ieryboat SUNDAY nsD' VI"
committed YESTERDAY also John Mken one OF hS ruh-ns VIC
had . pistol Finn is 10 critical condition
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PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Westminster Hotel-M. Garcia, Argentine,
s,n,ster --Brevoort House-Gen. {. f. Marvin OF
Aiha%y ,--Coleman House-The Hon. w. d. Bishop OF
Conneciicut =-Hoffman House,, Koopmanschap OF
San Francisco and EdgarT Welles OF Hartoid.T New
iIotel-Gen c. II. T. Coils Of philadelphia. - Clnren'
don Uotel-The Rev. George Leeds Of Baltlmore.s-,
Gilsey House-Ass POstmascr General Terrell and
Iarz Anderson OF nati=-st. Niche as Hotel
r. Jndson OF Syracuse.===Grand Central IOtel-Gol.
w. L. sutherlin OF Virginia. st. Denis HotelIIhe
Hon. Timothy Hurley Of Charleston, B. 6 fitn y,
Avenue Hotel-The Hon. Homer A. Nelson, Secretary OF
state tho Hon. Israel q Spencer and James Tetwger
Of SYRACUSE ex-GOv Bullock Of MASSACHUSETTS, tse
Hon r. c. Mccormick OF Arizona; tho Rev. Z. r. knlGht
OF Hartford and d. I. Vail Of Troy. ====Astor house-
Asa Packer of Pennsylvania, and tho Rev r. NJ strong
of Providence. CHE Hon. Hannibal Hamn was at inc
Asor House YESTERDAY on the way his home III ManeJ
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NEw-JERsEY FORESTS ON FIRE.

One Of the most destructive fires that has
ever occurred in NewJersey outside the large cities
broke out OH Saturday night in Atlantic County near
NeN1ed aud swept a large district during the ~
hours subsequent Tie West Jersey Railroad passes
through dense forest near Newfeld, and the under
growth was fred by the locomotive sparks The flames
started on hillside opposite Ncwficd. and driven by
the strong wind. swept rapidly toward Great Egg Iar-
Dor River. Every effort made by the along
the line but in vain. Barns, dwellings, and fences wero
burned tine ground aud nothing remained yesterday
inf bIackcuel trunks OF trees The area thus dcsoate
4 alOut h miles long and four wide. The river broke
Inc progress Of the flames few miles north Of Wey-
mouth The loss Is variousy estimated at $4,000 TO
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proponents and testified to the intentions OF the testator
and his sound mental condition ut the time OF he execu
ton Of the will Hannah Nigel, one or the contest
ants having made satisfactory arrangement WIN tne
executors has withdrawn from the contest, when IN
now carried on Ivy Cyrus LawtOn, on behalf OF Phlhp
Adolphus Of Chicago who abandoned Judaism and be-
came Roman Catholic, thus increasing his parents dis
pleasure.
Charles X Herriek obtained, May 90, 1869,
discharge In bankruptcy from all tho debts existing
against his estate the 9th OF February, 1868 On the
9th OF February Is7 Patrick ]. Cronch and Jeremiah
A. Cranitch, who aud are creditors OF HerrlcR'
made an application have the discharge set aside on
the ground that the bankrupt wiluly swore lhse "a
his affidavit annexed to his schedule OF creditors nv
liabilities In the United States District court 10
day, Judge Blachford granted an order anhunt dis
discharge for the stated This is the nrst u
charge set aside in this district on account Va ~
false swearing on the part Of the bankrupt
Nathaniel w. Gilman, wealthy resluei,. ",
this city, died about IL years ago. leaving zen
who were to inherit his property, valued ~ ''OO.v,
Owing to the disagreement OF the heirs, inc ieS'o 40"
long been in litigation. Yesterday winthrop W. oiii
the oldest son OF the tesator, applied TO inc % So
Tor his distribuve share, which amounts " a H.,
no Thn executors opposed the petition elegIug y,
nv the conditions of the will the petitioner Was NV ~
roceve his legacy until he had paid certain claims Which
we've dno from him to the estate. THOSE deus were
Mod NV the petitioner and the surrogate peIg
NV tbe executors that egoatons were pendhg 70 se.e
ali fhe ycxafio6s litigation among tho hei1s, adJouiheu
the proceedings for two weeks