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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-18
LOCAL FIRES.

\ inc broke out, Oh Saturday, on the third
floor of No lGi Greenwic-st occupied By Andrew Nc
Mahou auction broker who had large stock of hemp
aud other articles Loss stock. $1,000 insured. The
second floor IL occupied by Wheeler Co.. manufac-
turcrs OF pencils Loss. 5000; insured. The front OF
The first door j. occupied by Alexander Matthew dealer
i'm wines liquors. ana cigars Loss ON stock $1,000; IN
sred for 5000 The OF this floor - occupied By
Mr. sheridan. dealer IN Yankee notions LOs, ON ttOch
a. 200 The building, belonging to the Cruikshak e5-
tate WAS damaged S9jN.
fire was discovered, on Saturday night on the third
enor ~ No &c Narion-S The four upper nOOrs OF the
hIildng are occupied by A. AfonsOn manufacturer Of
te Novelty paper collars. Los Oh stock $1,000; insured
for 1880 by the following companies Peoples OF
Worcester Mass 100; Reliance of Philadelphia -
WIliansbnrgh CITY S2750; Commercial 5000; American
of Jersey City. $500 We~tchcstcr. S!FO Liverpool
Ioudou and Globe. Sc 80 Penn lvauia $250j American
of Philadelphia, $780, Commercial Exchange, sl5'5
Adratc. $500; Kings County, N55; Atlantic, $500
The first floor and basement are occupied by Wethercd
A Chcrcvov manufacturers " heaters Loss on stock,
81 800: insured by the Empire cry Company Los ON
hnildng $500: insured s5uOI uy the Metropolitan,
Girard Hamilton Columbia and X, cf Companies M.
Cbrfcyoy of the firm that the building committed
suicide. last week, az No. 40 klng-Nt.
The two-stoy frame building No. 6lG MFriic-Hvt.,
BrOohvn was damaged 500 by ire, yesterday. insured
by the PhcuiA and Atlantic Companies fUr $500.
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JERSEY CITY MUNICIPAL REFORM.

The trials of indictments pending against
Jersey City officials will be begun in the Hudson County
Courts Jersey City, today. There are In all ls indict
ments for various forms Of official malfeasance The In
dctmcns include charges against every member OF the
Board OF Public Work. the Police and Fire Commissioners
the Police Justices and Chief Of Police and minor officials
Judge Darymple will take the place OF Judge Bede in
the trial ordinary coming before the courts
and Judge Bede will preside in Oyer and 1erminer
during the trials mafeaeance The Attorney GENERAL
GlchrSt, will conduct the prosecution, relieving the
prosecuting attorney, Mr.. GaTretts0n
Commissioners Bumsted and Martin or the Board or
Public Works entered pleas OF not guilty on saturday 10
four additional indictments, charging them IN common
with other members OF the Board, with having awarded
contracts without demanding sufficient suretes. Ihey
were held In ST. bail each indictment. Commissioner
Jumsted entered plea OF not guilty TO the indictment
found against him in common with Messrs Vreeanh ana
Welsh charging conspiracy to defraud in the purchase
portion of the lands. Francis r. Gdutlef
became Mr.. Bumsted's bOndsman in $1,000.
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Sarah Ferlalls age 90. Was arrested in BROOKLYN
yesterday wnle cdeayorng TO ant an "ch 'e had
stolen.
X. :. Ten Eyck fred pistol without effect at
hA"a Of No iu- Green ST. 's evening,
Vas rocked up
Freight ear No IL Of the Harlem Railroad ran
into or No y 81 the in, rrucc and Bower
saiuie, smashing aud mJung b. Lrnu passenger
Byron Calkins, age q, of No. AZ West Thir-
tL. conductor or Rsioad, attempted .ncde at
1hctls depot lat evening b. isng uaSn Du attended
surgeon aud recovered
Officer McQuadc of the Fifth Precinct, BROOKLYN
sbben The hand SATURDAY ernnS while rniea'"ng qar
6gt III Union Hall al Nvonate aud t 81 William Donnei
aud Thomas Ray we're locked ".
John &. rincus converted lsraellte. age about ~
has missing Weines lie has thn
speech extremely nasal ni0IhHlon concerning wi be
graieiully received al Crooks Hotel
Jennie Patterson colored. of No. IL Grand st. cut
Ann MnlholAnd Grernwcs yestrrs and
arm tab, Knife nctg wounds aud also beat
head Nth stuck. Botn we're lOcA'd ny.
An ARRAY occurred yesterday in the liquor saloon
No u FfAnkns BrooSn between The 'ogr
dk and Fond Of No Sobe winch The
beaten severely With club The ss.alsn committed
Three thieves on Saturday night crowded
against Roland STORY proprietor the bOnd natehu" No" ~ "a
and while diug the platform Of N"hth Il
hin wallet containing +lD and two check, for 100 zach
Spence Pottcrs, alias Woodward. the notorious
rr charged With obtaining r3oO Of N"hem r,cbs hH"d bond.
civ SATURDAY To aNafs ns Judge SedgWck resug 10
vii If hsbeaH corpus
Officer Flahcrty Of the Fifth Precinct Brooklyn
whc psons his beat al m ,e"erisy discovered t~o bushs
N. m Of blowing open the isIge s IA Pomcr store No
1i and le Gandsi They cuei the ohcer and escaped
wnlo. ofowls hyc ca.rs slse de ani dh
were found by The ohfrf
Thomas Bennett of No. $50 Second-avc. called
carr e,nsy hast Ihhj bhhs Police station "hie b'da
f cnt on i, head Ne intoxicated, sad unable 10 tell hor be-
hal fes.d b. uuD. several months ~" he accused bor %"
putting Pans green into p'' "I "' '"' " F" ~" ~ h"
ft,utf flt lOuTu Of
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PROMINENT ARRIVALS.
Clarendon UofelLGOy. HOffmi
;yTRAI PARK METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT
rponr yoK THK WEEK ENDING At Pm. MARCH 10

Clarendon HOt6E-EOv. HOFFMAN. - DC.
rooyt Uonse-Count Arnim of the German Legation at
,or Uonse-F s. Chanfrai, the comedian, and Gen
Samuel A. Duncan. Washington - Giisey H3useSii ~
Hon Thomas hcGrecyy aud &. r. COker OF Quebec, b L.
Foote of The quebec Chronicle, the Hon. Lyman 1rena
OF Albany. and Gen. John NJ. COrsc OF Chicago - tyh
Arenue HOiei-W. NJ GTOsyenOr and Gen. Clinton H. FISK
of St. Louis Gen. W. b. HaZen L. :. A. The Hon Alien
Munroe OF Syracuse Assembyman ID. IL. Hill OF ElInra
Robert H. Sirahan OF Newburgh. and Mr. and Mrs w. D.
Florence -- Hoffman HOuse-Tbe Hon. Alexander
Mitchell. NJ g., Of Wisconsin, and Francis Is. Hayes
President of the Atlantic and Pacific X. H. Co - Nen
York H0bi-1he Hon. j. u. Brown OF Portland
Me - 81. Nichoios HOtci-EX- Congressman Ralph
T. auckland OF Ohio the Hon James i. Wilson or Iowa.
and Col. c. T. Pollard of Alabama. -@s 81 Jd'teS Honf
The Hon. v. g. Alexander % Princeton, ~ j. - Me
roDOIiGn H0ki-JOhn Mccullough Of San Francisco and
col Nicholas Smith Of Kansas. - Grdn4 CenHo.
JfOtl-Capt T. D. Ward of Detroit, and Judge j. X i@ad
of south Carolina. Westminster Hohf-i0mer
Ramsdcll OF NcwDurgh, and Martin Van Buren,. FISH
Lu
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SUPERINTENDENT MILLER'S CASE.
TIE ARTICLES IN THE TIMES REPUDIATED By
THEIR AUTHOR.


Additional testimony IN the case Of Super
,pt.pdent Miller was taken Saturday.
Peter Non tDan, Wee President Of the Niagara Fire In
.,rance Conpany testified that his company was ex-
examined by MI sOuthwck who charged 500; Lit con.
,idered the charge reasonable.
John ID Uosack an accountant wac shown the REPORTS
of the examination OF the Fremens Fund and several
other examinations made during the administration OF
Mr. Miller and testified that they appeared TO be very
thorough and made by fully competent persons. He
would not undertake TO make an examination Of the
same character for less than $500 49,,
y W. Ballard testified am connected WIN insurance
tmsuess; ! wrote articles for The NeUI0rk Times IN
ls7o and Sl somewhat m Your favor p am aso me
7" SUPERINTENDENT Millers EXtOrtl0ns, MINER
Progress" These Who Did Not Indorse Miller,
The Insurance InvestigatOD,' 1.-THE Insurance re
,orf !" GLOW Not DO IT," &c since have read
he testimony. have altered my mind those articles
~ere Written az thought, in dischaTgiDg public duty
name in ne Tunes office j. r. W Browning felt IL my
Sa,g ~ come forward and make these statements
sorTy for what wrote changed my mind during the
proross OF TINS investigation believe mat none OF my
charges against superintendent MIler nave been sub
GsoTce W Gilbert. an accountant, gave testimony
emlogistic Of Miller's insurance reports; -, 49,,
TraDcis s. Lathrop PIteldeht Oh we Uh,Dn nu' s
a. he knew made ovrrclarges. had the Board ever
had "a complaint of Mlor's Official action. ,
Charles NJ. GOOdsell testified AN one on the pup
hsher The SD6rffOr Ballard has been III our employ
insurance writer; the articles ne wrote TOT me
JMfs were not Written with my knowledge or cOnttn nj
De has been In employ two years suspected that
he wrote the aTicle and regretted that We cSAu nave
u bO would write both sides; communicated
my suspicion 10 bn and he admitted IT, and felt wsh
due 10 you That be should admit before the COMMITTEE,
with Mr.. Fisher of the Anchor Life, OF other per
sbr at,eInplou 70 use any lhnuehce 10 aH'c, M
ton believe ~ for thu public interest, and
M,iier has never Attempted III any nanDer 70 Influence
puI COuise.
Js concluded the defense in this city, and the fur
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Their hearing will no held at Albany before the full Com
A prscRAcrFuL ILLUSTRATION OF IRRrsPoNsI-

mittee.
A DIsGRACEFUL ILLUSTRATION OF 1RREsPONsl-
BILE JOURNALISM.
NEW YoRK, March l6. 1sIl
The Hon. GEORGE w. MILLER--Dedr Sr: IL ~
due to YOU and myself in honor that should av0w Ic
authorship OF the following editorial articles, wncn d
reared in The Ne,r York Times rejecting upon your o
cial acts: "Miller's Progress" "Milers PEI lA,us
"Those who did not indorse Miller me lnsu az" 40
Investigation" THE Insurance Report no" NV "
do il !" Superintendent Mler's EXtOrtOns. =, ,,,,c
Those articles prompted Dy no per -, :, h, me
toward Yourself and when written were beleV ~ III
TO represent substantial facts thOhght t'' ve heen
wrote was essentially true. now feel that nav III
mistaken and that Won had injustice az my III,
and having watched and weighed the tesl,vnS VI
nonts of rr,ticisn raised I'm such articles as
have hecome convinced that have almed AZ WI ~ r.
ni,in,s md Criticisms which the CONDITION Oh vi.
lnrance Laws should received instead OnutI
cirns,auces YOU are entitled TO TINS comm. IT'LL,
toCffher w lth the expression OF my most i'N
tb1t there should be any occasion for H. 1i.s, ,
yrom The Weir York TINS tSunday)
Nv Dr,r SIN have carefully gone over the ground
nj, snch CHARGES as nv articles have maze asts' oupl
U,ondeut Miller and as the various witnesses nave
,,nt IN tloir testimony. have gradually bech colnWncu
~ and tbat what believed 10 he true ana capioc ol
ny suhstauflatcd land which Others believed as frmy
as didl cannot be maintained by any legal cNlGenCT
which can produce. The Insurance laws permit ~,
tbat Mr. Miller hin self has done, and hc cannon We neu
responsible for what men are shown 10 htNe uoo
nnder fbcIr coulnssionerships from him. am com
RELIED therefore. to forward III quite uleitnu
way than expected to, even week ago. AS mater
nf Lounr 10 an lTtcs write yOu this, ana shhl "A! ~
,nuch 10 Mr. Miller II the opportunity Is gNeI on Inv
stand OF elsewhere. Yours truly, r. W. DRUMMING
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over the entire length OF the STRUCTURE ino oeo
,osd n, !, spans each span $50 feet in length, ana
,a,od m foet above hgh-water mark. The ends OF
the spans are supported stone abutmens at the west
end of the bridge and II piers formed OF castron COL
uns 3, feet in diameter aud filed win cement ma
s,ry The bed rock which the abutInent ana piers
t ynderlies the surface at the depth OF GO rect peoW
iowwater mark The weight OF the superstructure u
one tun per lnea foot, and IL IL capable or sustaining
weight OF ten tuns the foot In addition 10 us own
weight but II is intended that greater load Inah
fwo tuns 10 the foot shall at time he brought upon
me bridge. train OF the heaviest locomotives "Onu
voich about a tun and a half to the lineal foot.
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GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHl
SENATE. ALBANY. Saturday. March lG, 1872.
BILLS INTRODUCED.

Toextend the term of the Fishery Commissions;
10 amend chapter sGs of the laws Of 1871 relative to
noting the Use OF and other power the canals.
Amounting George Mcclellan, HOratio Seymour l. :,
Proesfr Daniel bows. 6. Geddes v r. Richmond, Willis
: Nelson, George W. Chapman, w W. Wright and John
d. Fay Commissioners 70 test inventions ana requires
fat hOats shall he propelled al least three miles hour
relating to appropriations IN the City and County Of
New York, requiring the Controller TO pay all judgments
against tLe Cy aud County OF New York also all Just
claims and 70 issue bonds 10 provide for such
payIrnt to authorize The Rldgehcd and New-fork
ReTnad Coupany TO extend their road through Lewis
norO Poundrdgt ana Rye, in Westchester County was
ordered 20 a thIG reading. Adjourned 10 Monday even
ing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-18

FAILED from Cabelo. Feb TO- win cargo OF coffee
cocoon and hides. encountered heavy gale March a..
which 20 completely disabled her that sho wac aband
aud crew being taken on by the British brig Maggie
Capt fturm Four of the crew subsequently trans
i.rI.d to the bark Mentor from Antwerp for k,~Nork
AM .IIIAll hL tbIh port Oh knImIhnL.
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night Mission was submitted The object Of this charity
Ia the reformation OF fallen women. At the time the
previous annual report made there were 80 women
in the Mission building and 159 have been received dur
ing the year or these 20 restored 10 their homes,
40 given situations 20 sent 10 0ther lnst
tons 80 received temporary shelter, 81 left Voluntarily
and % remain mt the Home. The annual contributions
were $Sb72 A. The Mission Ia 10000 In debt large
number of women who have reformed In this institution
have sent contributions 10 the officers and induced many
of their former abandon their sinful lives
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THE OMAHA BRIDGE

The Great Pacific Railroad bridge which WIS
begun at Omana on The nth Of March, 1853 war sue
ccssiuiy tot,G o., 11'h et rain OF 10 HAT carr
IOadcG o.L ttor's. V'Ebir each 20 tuns Wat yasotd
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HOME NEWS.
YESTERDAY At nUDsUTs, NO 2ia BRoA

THERMOMETER YESTERDAY AT HUDSUTS, NO 2o bhoA"
WAY. ..,,
o. Noon. 5nm "'ansn-
40
CENTRAL PARK METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMssr
REpoRr roR TBg ENDING At NJ MARCH 10
Inches n q
l749 hesn-.... a.
,1 =, q . u, n ID la Maximum March ls5Io
%nn =, - M Mr. IO 70 2gl Minimum March H. lbS
.bos tango
Rsy,REs-Narch lO-ian from $50 to tO D. m amonn' o
water l6 inch March ll-snow from -; m to WV m amour"
81 water IA inch March lt-iln from m to ~ M amount q"
water ~ inch 5Rain from 90 m to " a. M emo1n' o
Total l6l inch Distance Travelled oJ tue "n' u"s
week, 1886 miles
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NEWJERSEY.

JERSEY CUY.-John Kelaghcr of No. /
Adam,st, Hobokcn, fen. yesterday, from the front
platform OF Groye->t hOrsc-car at PayOniaave., and
the wheel passing over of his legs, crushed it.
Burglars stole iewcry worth $50 from the house of
Archibald Smith. al Newark and PalisHde-ives, on
Saturday night In honor Of ST Plricks Day there will
professions. In the first nine Councils Of The An
Gent order of Iibernan, will participate accompanied
the state officers ~ the Order Patrick McQuc has
been chosen Grand Marshal The second will cumnrlSe
the different societies of the Total Abstinence Brother
hood
PATERSOS.Thrre regular trains Will run between
this place and iiackcnsick the Midland Railway to
day.A slight Dire occurred yesterday IN an apartment
of Grants Locomotive Works, caused 10y the spontaneous
combustion of quantity Of cotton waSc-..Thr fcudS
between The members Of Nigihnt Engine Co No. Il in
the Fifth Ward eliminated saturday in the closing
of the enginc-hOuse 10y the direction of the Fire
aud Water Committee Of the Board of Aldermen.
4 meeting held yesterday, and about 30 members
expelled. Tonight the matter VIII be referred to
Board OF Aldermen. and II the charges against riot
os members he sustained. their names VIII probably be
stricken nom the roll OF the organization
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-18

BURNrrr's CoOKIgG EXTRACTS are the best

LUNG COMPLAINTS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, &c,
ARE SPEEDILY AND, IN TINE PERMANENTLY
CURED BY DR. J.YNEs ExPrcToRAsT You WILL TSD IT ALSO
CERTAIN REMEDY PoR CoUGHs CoLDs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-18
BROOKLYN.


Arrests, last week, 314; taxes collected $780,
3i5 20.
The trials of persons indicted for frauds at
the last election will take place on Thursday.
This week the stockholders of the Evergreen
Cemetery will receive the first dividend that has been
paid them in IA years.
The Rev. Wayland Hoyt, Pastor of the
strongplace Baptist Church. has received call TO the
pastOrate of the PierTepOnt-st. Baptist Church.
The legal proceedings between the city and
the propertyowner3 who are c0ntesting the payment
OF for patent pavements laid by the Water
Board about to be discontinued. compromise hav-
ing been agreed upon 1t is said by which the city is 10
pay une-half OF the assessment OF 81 100000.
The jury in the case of Nine. Cheneviere
against the Staten Island Railroad Company dis
charged Saturday, having failed TO They stood
II to in favor Of the plaintiff Thomas NJ. Redhead, the
dissenting Juror. holding that the explosion was dis
pensatiOn OF Providence II the steam had risen to 1907
he said the explosion could not have taken place unless
il was the will OF the Creator.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-18
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.

PORr CHE>TER.-The President of the New
Haven Railroad has assured Committee from the towns
of Wo,tchcscr County that he will reduce the rate OF
transient and communication tickets, Issue excur
sion tickets at still lower rates and additional trains
for the accommodation of residents OF Mount Vernon,
New Rochelle, MamarOneck, and Rye. BY the new
rangenent an additional train Will leave this village III
the morning. and another after 10 ut night. Five add
tinnal trains will leave N,wYOrk for the above places
every afternoon and night, the latest at ll:4j.
MOIHr NERNON.-The Commissioners appointed to
drain low Land, the west side of The railroad visited
Sew Rochelle saturday. 10 examine the system of
drainage ldontrl there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-18
NFW.YORK CITY.

Arrests last week, 1879; births, 440; marriages,
1856: deaths sol; loss from fires, f2O9j5-insurance
Sl4iGJO; tax receipts, S9c,3io 20
The French Ladies' Union, formed rev
weeks ago to raise funds for tho payment OF the French
war indemnity, has received thus far sli,OOl
The II o'clock night boat from New York
10 New-Haven, which was compelled to discontinue
on account OF ice, has again resumed her trips.
Gov. II. c. Warmoth, Cen G. A. Sheridan,
and several other Louisiana politicians who have been
STAYING at the Fifth Avenue Hotel the past week. lett
last evening for Washington.
The proposed new bank building at Wall
and Broads ts will be Of Vermont marble in the lalia
renaissance STYLE seven stories high. with basement and
fre-proOf Mansard roof Its erection VIII begin ABOUT
MAY l. and It will he completed about April l. 1873.
ALBION Man, Receiver of the Eighth National
Bank has made no statement yet, but II is expected that
te dcpositors viii recover to co per cent The
nIo1Guare property Of the bank known as the Mason
DorGe has been sold 10 4 scwingmachne company lof
s3G5,00J.
Controller Green made the following pay
ments or Saturday:
Department Of Docks wages aborer $4,000 Department Of
Pnc Wos salaries employees including Water Police for Febru
sry 1872 Sl5l6 Engineers and Assistants bureau OF sewer"
ses November 1871 500 SOL Inspectors OF Election Can'4s'e'
and Poll Cefs. sl1H'
A long advertisement Ga full column) of the
Elias swindle perempOrly refused, over THE
TRIBUNE counter after its exposure began, on the same
principle ON which lottery and other known fraudulent
advertisements always rejected. Elias therelpol
adverti,s minor journals his poor opinion OF HE
TRIBI NJ aud It's circulation.
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CERTAIN REMEDY COUGHs AND CoLns
SKIN DHEAsEs.-PERRY'S IMPROVED CONE
posE AND REMEDY The ssn medicine OF tae ag IS S
r,rd 10 cure geh pmp eBp0ns and hoee Gsguluohs
81 tho ACE Prepared only BY Dr. b. C. PERRY, DernatooS -
BonI.,t New YORK Sold By Druggists egeTyElere
For Moth Patches Freckles, and Tan, use
pvayi. wnT AND FRrcELg LoTiO The well reliable and
harmless remedy for Dscooons Of e Face Depot ~ Bong
st. New York Sold by Druggists everywhere
81 know not what Won and other men" says
Cau think Of ths e but for ny single self think TIE
lest Hlr sod 10 this city u KSOxs, No kk Broadway
Over one hundred lives would be saved IN
NYort civ every year By the PRATTs ASTRAL OIL
For stylish and elegant SPRING HAT, go direct
10 MANUFACTURER. RsPESscHED, ll8 Nassau@t
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LONG ISLAND.

NEwTOwN.-The interest on the town bonds,
due March has not been paid Many Of the bonds have
been taken by savings banks and similar institutions,
and have deprecated from the neglect to meet the in
terest Taxes have not been collected to meet the liza
brs Of the town. warrants have not been furnished
the Collector by the Supervisor. The Reform Association
has appointed Committee to ascertain why the town
officers lately indicted have not been arrested.
RIvERHEAD-The Suffolk County Court and Court OF
Sessions the Hon John A. Reade presiding, will convene
TODAY. Robert Scott an escaped prisoner from the
NorWich Comm jail arrested on Thursday, was taken
back TO prison On saturday, under rcquisitOn from
GOV. Jewell
BREsLAU.-The corner stone of the German Baptist
Church was laid Yesterday afternoon with appropriate
ceremonies.
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STATEN ISLAND.


CAsrLETON.-The Town Board has appointed
Justices OF the Peace in place Of those who were
removed for malfeasance in office. Mr.. Crabree has
been appointed President Of the New Br ghton Board Of
Village Trustees.
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Condensed Telegrams.

Two-thirds of the st. Louis Dispatcl
sold yesterday for $4,000. W. 81. Barclay
formerly of the Pittsburg Paper, assumes
| the business management.
Morton spoke in Chicago last evening.
Geo. W. Neaske, Of Cleveland, o., wa:
accidentally poisoned yesterday by his wife
giving him oxalic acid for epson salts.
A fire at Frankfort, KY, yesterday de-
stroyed five residences, and one at La
grange did similar damage.
The Army and Navy of the Gulf held
their fourth reunion in New York yester-
day.
Hawley, Of Connecticut, and Dawes, OF
Massachusetts, were nominated for Con-
gress yesterday. ~
St. Andrews Episcopal Church, on Sta
ten Island, was burned Wednesday. Loss
$4,000. ...-
Minister Nelson, from Mexico, reached
New York yesterday.
The British Parliament reassembles Dec
10.
Our postal treaty in negotiation with
France will reduce rates nearly one-half.
The pig iron monopolists are in conven-
ton at Pittsburg.
The State Fair at Little Rock opened
yesterday.
The friction of machinery caused fire
in Trenton, N. j., Tuesday evening, con-
suming 100000.
The American Institute of Mining En-
gineers are In triennial session at Pitts
burg.
A steamer with 600 passengers aboard
struck scow yesterday and run on the
rocks in Hellgate. Big scare-nobody hurt.
VIM. Chuck was sentenced, at Indiana
polls, yesterday, to be hanged for wife
murder.
Sheriff Martin, of Starr county, Texas,
was recently shot dead in quelling dis
turbance at fandango.
John L. Martin, receiving teller of a
Philadelphia bank, has embezzled $26, 600.