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New-York tribune., 1872-09-14
BRoAp-sT. DEyALcAT1oN.

Pohert II. Butler of the firm of Clerke Il
putler onNo rs Broad-st IL alleged to have absconded
with SIX oco of the firms funds Butler did not appear
t his accustomed place on Wednesday, and soon after
ward his partner discovered irreguarity In their ae
couuts. Further Investigation revealed the above
deficiency. As Butler has not yet returned
and the continued examination has produced
still further developments, doubt Is en-
tertained that he has left the country. Butler en-
tered the Office Of Cerkc in the capacity Of clerk about
Is years ago. and for his proficiency promoted sue
cessivcly tho positions Of bookteeper and eashei'
until finally, three years ago, he received as part
ner He enjoyed to the fullest extent the confidence Vi
Mr. Clerke. lie was q regular visitor NJ NE
partners residence on Sundays, and maue III
Quent calls throughout the week. AS coz
sequence he was permitted to sign the chechs
of the firm and managed the financial business ehceA
for $4,000 was drawn by him the firm signature vi
"Wednesday and is unaccouDted for MI CIerAe Is
banker and broker long standing was the last
Oh the Stock Exchange, and possesses the sypales
his associates on the street Butler is ABOUT 80 years
ace and ia unmarried II is still hoped that Butter
win return and xplan what Is now alleged 10 DC CON-
elusive evidence against him. Detectives are no"' no"
ever, upon his track. , -,
Mr. Clerke from whom this Information mas peen op-
tanned saws that IL will be very difficult for Butter 10
make satisfactory explanations Mr. Cerke stated 10
Ts1nUsR reporter last evening that he entertained
small hopes Of his partners RETURN
New-York tribune., 1872-09-14
4 DISHONEST JOURNAL.

AN ENGLIsHMAN's OPINION OF 1.-THE TINES"
To the Edtfor Of The Tribune.
SIR: 1t is curious to observe how the dis
honesty and corruption Of the Government officials has
permeated the entire Grant Republican party. The
Netv- York Times claims 10 be its leading paper 1t
in no sense Of the word newspaper for every item
of news it makes a show Of publishing is garbled and
colored suit its purposes 1t seems incapable of
stating truth when truth is dsagreeabe, and it
never by any chance presents 10 its readers fair state
ment Of the arguments OF the Liberals.
Witness its account this morning OF the great Liberal
rally last night IL would take too much OF your space
TO point all the alsehoOds both expressed and Inn
piled contained in its columns, but let me contradict
two deliberate and prominent ones
1. Unable TO deny the immensely OF the number pres
ent The Times seeks to deprecate their Significance bY
saying there little or no enthusiasm, though mucn
curiosity" Now, quiet but attentive observer, in
no way interested in the result flor am an Eagshnan
lately landed In the country am bound 10 say that at
both Tammany and Irving Halls, enthusiasm. intense,
real and all but unanimous, the conspicuous fea-
ture OF the meetings. have attended many political
meetings in my time with such orators John Bright,
Richard Cobden, and John stuart Mill as the speakers,
but did witness more enthusiasm than was ex-
hibited last night.
q The Times saws: "The Democratic troubles in Irving
Hall commenced at 81 O'Clock. the hall being then less
than half full and the platform showing beggarly
count OF empty chairs" Now. entered Irving Hall at
$50 O'Clock, and am ready to take oath that at that
The same dishonest journal asserts that nobody seemed
20 notice" the speakers al stand No g. passed that
stand several times during the evening, and every time
found crowd OF at least coo attentive and sympathetic
listeners, making passage through F0urteentbst. a
very tiresOme operation.
Why need paper descend 10 such elaring untruths
tect their absurdityf And what 10 think OF an
organ that so cheats the people, and Of "A cause that
needs the support OF such wretehed and shameful Jour
nalism7 J. n
Rew York, Sept. 10, 1877.
New-York tribune., 1872-09-14
,prsps on A FRENCH STEAMER.

A statement signed by 10 passengers has
been received at THE TRIBUNE oihce, complaining
of bad management on board the steamship WASH
ington of the General Transatlantic company ne ~
n ALLEGED mat after purchasing hrstcass passages In
the steamer st. Laurent with the agreement that caon
Messengers alone would be carried, the eompainan.S
were transferred to the Washington an inferior vessel
and assigned to berths usually occupied by secondcass
passengers; that the berths were not only slnah'
but were infested with yermin II Is further
stated that about l46 emigrans were cared anu tnaV
; horses and large dog kept the maindeck were
Tnsance throughout the passage. In concluding, the
docnment afirns that although the passengers were
iorrned that the Washington was substituted Tor tne
Sf Laurent because the latter steamer needed repairs
6ey claim that the company should have provided under
spy vessel properly equipped and not
overcrowded with emigTants The statement is signed
among Others by George II. Warren, Troy J stevens
trenton N. j.; G. f. Davis, Hartford, Conn, ana b.
Lew IT,, Shreveport, La,
New-York tribune., 1872-09-14
WASHINGT0N.
THE CREsWELL CAsE-EIGHT-HoUR CLAIMS TO
BE PAID-THE COST OF PAUPERISM.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TMBUSEl

THE CREsWELL CAsE-EIGHT-HoUR CLAIMS TO
BE PAID-THE COST OF PAUPERISM.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUSEl
WASHINGTON, Friday. Sept. 49, 1874
The PostmasterG has reached that point IN the
Chorpenning case where he has fit to employ an
attorney for his defense 1t is announced In Grant
paper of this evening that Mr. Creswel has received
from the Hon. Jere Black letter of five pages review
ing the Chorpenning claim, and the Postmaster-Gen-
erals connection with it. Declaration is made mat u
exonerates Mr.. Creswell from any shadow OF duphcy @
blame il is to be attached to Congress- as Mr. Creswe
could not go back of the act Of Congress THIS letter. o
course, will soon be given TO the press III luii
During the first IS months after the passage by Con
gress of the Lighthouse law, in the Winter OF 1868 ana
1862 the heads Of Bureaus in this city, who employ
workmen for the Government decided IN many III
stances that the pay should be reduced III proporon
the hours OF labor. This was done at the Msehai' ~
spring and Rock Island, at the various navy arus
throughout the country and works under the drec
ton Of the War Department particularly IN me West
Workmen, TO the number Of several thousahds, "eIe
thus compelled to work 10 hours S"atiopS In EIuct
obtain the usual days pay. Two pfocianatloin9 i
have been issued by the President, one SoII, IN
1869 and the other ast June sn5 nav received for
N 6ours' work Congress passed declaraory ACT
10 10 e sae % r of p tbe workmen on The Springfield
and Rock Island armores for the extra ulle 5 ras
worked under rule The secretary OF ine hns
ury uuder the act OF Congress has decided thaI nc @
authority TO pay sncn CLAIMS 9 he anu Nayv has written
when filed, ana the cecIcltID VI e oud
letter i'm regard TO the workmen in nayyyards &C. anu
saws those now employed having such Claims VII ov U
maid by the paymaster in the yards ana those NOT nov
employed should apply TO the Fourth AudllOr oI tno
Treasury
In response TO a circular asking for information sent
ont by the Bureau of Education, replies have been re-
ceiyed from nearly all the amshouses and other places
where panpers are kept in the different states giving
statistics in relation to them. FROM tHcaC IciCs ~
shown that the average cost OF keeping pauper IL
$40 ner annum and that on an average paul~Is are
kent os Years In of the States 1t costs $500 per
annum to keep pauper.
New-York tribune., 1872-09-14
THE AMERICA DISASTER.

The officers of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company received dispatch yesterday from their agent
at Hong Kong Mr. Harris confirming the report of the
destruction by fire Of the steamer America, and an
nouncng the loss Of three of her European crew and
80 Chinese passengers No further particulars are given
Full details of the disaster will probably not be OBJ
tanned until the arrival at San Francisco Of the steamer
China from Hong Kong, due Sept. q.
cable dispatch from London states that the British
Loyds have received no adces relative to the burning
of the Pacific Mail Steamer America at Yokohama, laeI
than those dated Hong Kong the sd instant and pub
lished here on the 9th, announcing the loss of the
steamer at Yokohama on August "a.
New-York tribune., 1872-09-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE ELEVATED RAILWAY.
,cREAsE OF TRAFFIC-ADDITIoNAL SAFE
GUARDS.

INCREASE OF TRAFFIC-ADDITIoNAL SAFE
GUARDS.
Twenty -four trains now run daily on the
s.~York Elevated Rail cav between Morris and Twen-
=, n,ntnss The inc eNsRe traffic Of the road has com
peed the Compan to put on an extra train OF
iateiy after e noticed in the Timetables IN eonneo
ton with the Hudson River Railroad cars, which leave
throughout the day for Yoners and the numerous VII
lages algne the Hudson River, south OF sing sing INC
r,y.a s now upon q paving basis and the dummies nave
een improved that neither smoke nor steam Is Ns
nle There are stations at Norris Dey, Canal, IWein'
and Twenty-niDthsts. and the running time irom one
end Of the route TO the other is fifteen minutes I'M
oved cars have been built combining greater comfort
and oapaey and insuring safety TO passengers Ihee
r four wheels at each end of the car, and between
Them the body carriage is depressed so that tue
flooring is only four and half inches above the tracks
and IL the wheels leave the track from any cause the
hody Of the car which projects inches either side
Of the rails will he deposited Immediately upon the
track ana be prevented thereby from being precpa'ed
into the street below wheels also so constructed
MAT II any one Of them fractured the ear wi" DO
amply supported by the rest
These cars first began in 1s7O under an act OF
The Legislature incorporating the West Side Elevated
Railway Company, with capital OF S'oooOO 1hey
were 70 be operated by endless cable kept IN motion
nv steam engines built below the streets at Greenwich
Canal Twenty-nmth-st, and other places. The
use of dummies was avoided at first, because 1t was
thought that the continual of steam and smoke
and the noise Of the engine would fChten horses along
fhe route it discovered that the plan OF
n cable was impraCticabe aud excessively costly, ana
that AZ intensified the difficulty IL intended 10 over
come. The running OF the cable over tue wheels De
tween the tracks caused continual cater and became
10 horses source Of unendlnC terror. The first com
pauy after mOTtgagiug its road two OF three times
finally disposed ITS effects. new company was
fOrmea with W. l.. Scott Of Pennsy ylvanid President
Pnce the road passed hands t has been iaue
profitable. boilers and engines which at great
pensc had been placed at various points uhoer inc
trains regular hours steam dummies con-
structed avoid the of escaping steam; ana ne"
cors bilt 10 accommodate the constantly increasing
Traffic. IL is claimed that downtown merchants can
save Q5 minutes using the elevated road instead OF e
street cars still more building, ana the ohcls
state that II traffic increases as II has during me
past three months they viii be compelled 10 Dullu
srpfh fru4
New-York tribune., 1872-09-14
HOME NEWS.
THERMOMETER YESTERDAY AT BICKINsONS IN PARK ROW.
q y 49, Koou-1fs 3p.m-16o Mhnight--lV'
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

ST. Nicholas Hotel-Bshop Wood, the Very Rev.
G. Carter .sd b. Rev a. Mecsno%y o. Ph.depA H. bsh0p ST
Juu. Torhss cf Connecticut Niles g. Parker, state reaui OF
south Carolina; H. Deverears Of Cleveland w Ia Ianer AA
hama q @ Gilman Of Iowa. and MAYOR hllad Of Omana
Brcroort House-Mr Bogcs, the Br,1ifsn hniser oeoEs
NJ Pullman Of Chieago and Fredenek biilhe 81
Vermont - Nele- York H0tt-Commodore Cdhoan L. . ~
Judge Miehel Of Vriuia. and Gen. W: H. MqToeS
81 dsor HousThe Hon Thomas Jenekea OF hnoae
I,rd Ms Gen and Col Togrieloe o. Gen shes'
HOtsiJrge H. g. Dbbc o NeS-Orahs
Gov Burnside Rhode Island J. Stanton OF Boston aud Jnge
j. p Morton Of Louisville HogaR Hosse-Gen IL S-&ef OK
81 NewIeucY. 81 Jams HOfneoRs
Alfred Townseni Wa Sariadnt House se c9cah o
White PaluF " the ReT L. &. Newman 81 fha-elpua''
Ina-H Porter Of Cicago AID j. H. BIts HarltosA
New-York tribune., 1872-09-14
.hnnonne eenenll |
Many druggists have BURNETr's COLOGNE.

READING CHARACTER.-Is Phrenology true ]
W reveal ones real character May not have good dspo
though he have Indifferent head Have all bad heads
have honest men good hsads Can change the shape Of m head
" pg 70 Improve his character Who tell about these things
fs wnen charts given daily competent Phenoos the
archaeological Rooms $50 Broadway
New-York tribune., 1872-09-14

An hu writings strict accuracy was oiled with ANNA
ar e 70, nSrssGn which gave them peculiar charm
Nv fiolispa read copous extracta from the Cosmos
New-York tribune., 1872-09-14
CORNELL UNIVERSITY.

ITHACA, Sept. 12.-The exercises of the fifth
year OF the University began to-day The entering class
consists of ahoni members including dozen ladies'
New-York tribune., 1872-09-14

FAIR" ExnIBITIoN.-KNox's display of
FALL Hans for gentlemen 2l2 Broadway
New-York tribune., 1872-09-14
MUSIC.
TIE THOMAS CONCERTS.

We have already warned our readers that
Mr. Theodore Thomas's Garden Concerts will close next
week. and the company will set out few days aerward
upon its Winter tour The season has been prosperous
from financial point OF view, and unusually interesting
artisteav not only on account of the high degree Of
perecton TO which the orchestra has been brought but
also for the character of tho programmes MI THOMAS
mas always been the most enterprising OF New-fork
musicians and our first knowledge of new orchestral
work of any Importance ia almost always derived from
him. During the Summer he has produced on an aver
age about week. either work entirely new or
standard composition never before heard in this coun-
~ The ist of such novelties this year contains the fol-
lnUinp fitleE
New-York tribune., 1872-09-14

FALL STYLES OF GENTS HATS Now Ready
kHSEsWEiS Manufacture, li8 Nsssaust near spruce
New-York tribune., 1872-09-14

Housekeepers, be sure TO use DooLEY's YEAS
POWDER for light elegant Baeiuhest Cakes wsnes &c
New-York tribune., 1872-09-14

, GENTLEMEN's HATs.-Fall STYLE for 1872 ready
ts lsspssbes And s s EsyrsscHsps Mssuseurs
New-York tribune., 1872-09-14

VISIT r. LORDS new Cleaning and Dyeing
sp btoaSsY, BssefersL Ate OF Brosae) branch at
DEL, ais" 'hi"h ,sequs lace. sahers goVe &c. beau
hisiv esaAed coats, pants vests cleaned hke new.
New-York tribune., 1872-09-14


In addition TO these piece by Wagner, never played
here ' WalkurenRttD , will be produced next Tuesday
when Mr. Thomas purposes giving grand Wagner night
The travelling orchestra is composed as follows: six
teen yions five volas, four viOoncellos four double
basses one harp one piccolo flutes two oboes,
cornoangas two earonettes two bassoons four French
horns two trumpets three trombones tuba, kettle
drums side drum, bass drum &c. The solo players
Mr.. Bernhard Lsemann Qeader OF the yiolins); Mr. s.
E. Jacobsohn, volinst Mr. II. Weingardt, yioonccIst
Mr. Adolphus Lockwood, an English harpist; Mr. Eugene
Weiner flute; Mr.. Joseph Eler, oboe; Mr.. Henry
schmitz French horn Mr. Louis Schneider, corneta
piston; Mr. Charles Cappa, trombone. Mr.. George
Osgood the young American tenor, will accompany the
orchestra on its travels.
HARLEM MENDELssoHN UNION.
The regular weekly rehearsals of the Harlem
Mendelssohn Union are to resumed Tuesday at
O'Clock p m in the chapel Of the Holy Trinity Church,
Fifh-aye. and Observation-Disclosures under
the direction Of the Conductor, Prof George Brisow
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-04-20

No license shall be granted to sell spirtuous
or fermented liquors or lager beer, in quanti-
ties not less than pint, for the sum of $3.50.
unless the person applying therefor shall also
obtain license to sell goods, chattles, wares
and merchandise, paying therefore the sum
hereinbefore prescribed, according to the amt.
OF the stock in trade.
OYSTER AND EATING H0USES.-The IL
cense to be paid by the keepers of oyster and
eating houses is $1,000 throughout the state.
Females vending millinery and other small
articles, whose stock is not over $500, pay
lcense of $500 only; but if over that amount,
they are required to pay the same licenses as
other persons-oatb to be made as to the amt.
of stoch at the principal season of the year.
The Clerk shall not issue license - any per-
son to sell spiri5i Gus and fermented liquors
from whom the grand jury has recommended
a license to be withheld. or to a person whose
license had been suppressed by the Court with
out special order Of the Court
The seth Section of the Code which required
applicant for license to open oyster or eat
ing houses, to procure the recommendation of
two neighboring freeholders and also to make
oath before the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
this county, &C., as to the annual value Of
house, is repealed.
The above licenses to retailers and oyter and
eating houses go into effect on the LIST of May.
The owner or keeper of every stallion or
jack shall, before being permitted to stand or
station such animal, pay to the Clerk
of the Circuit Court of some one of the
counties in this State, the highest sum which
he intends to ask or receive for the season Of
one mare /; and the receipt of the said Clerk,
with the seal of his court attached thereto for
said sum, shall be the license for stationing or
standing such stallion or jack for one year
from the date thereof; provided, that in no
case shall the sum directed to be paid by this
section for such license be less than ten dollars
and that every stallion or jack upon which the
said tax is paid shall be exempt from all other
State tax.
Any owner or keeper stationing or standing
any stallion or jack without license shall for
felt and pay twice the sum authorized and re
quired to be paid in the last preceding section,
0ne-half to the State and the other half to the
informer.
SAMUEL J. ROBINSON,
Sheriff of Baltimore County.
N. BY instructions received from the
Treasury Department at the Clerks Office, all
persons applying for license of any kind, Tex
cept marriage licenses, which are the same as
heretofore will hereafter have to pay the fee
of fifty cents for issuing the same, making a
total Of sixty cents, as stated above.
The fee Of fifty cents has heretofore been
charged to the State.
SAMUEL j. ROBINSON,
Sheriff Of Baltimore County.
March ltd.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-04-20
LOCAL. MATTERS.

YOUTHFUL RoBBErs-A case was tried at the
western station house, Baltimore, on Monday
last, which excited considerable interest. IN
which seven boys, named Joseph Harte, fhos.
Harte, James Carroll, Robert Hamuell, Al
fred O'Brian, Charles Short and James Gail,
ranging in age from about thirteen 10 seven
teen years, were arraigned upon the cha rge OF
qssaulting and robbing two boys named Al
bert Whiteley and Benjamin Whitley, on the
public highway, on Sunday afternoon. The
two boys assaulted and robbed are sons OF W.
S. Whiteley, Sr., who resides on The road lead
ing from Charles-street avenue to the hrst to IL
gate on the York road, the boys at the time be-
ing ON their way home from church. They
were attacked while crossings lotnorth Of BOun-
dary avenue. ia Baltimore county.
II appears that eight boys, one OF whom was
placed upon the stand witness, aud the
others named above, came cut Charles street
avenue on Sunday Afternoon tor the purpose OF
fighting stone battle. and when at the point
referred to they saw the two Whiteley boys
crossing lot. and three of the psrty-James
Carroll and the two Hartes-left the other five
and went over to them, and demanded the two
Whiteleys to give up their money, at the same
time placing their hands in the boys pockets.
The larger Of the two Whiteley boys, who is
about fifteen years Of age, resisted the sttack
upon him. when Carroll struck him severe
blow under the right eye.
The two Whitley boys then gave up what
money they had with them, which was small
sum- The three attacking boys then event
through" the Whiteley boys, taking from them
their knives and other articles, and then per-
mitted them TO pass on 10 their horne The
father of the boys being made acquainted with
the facts, secured assistance and started after
the gang who escaped for the time being ex
cept ode who gave the names of the others, and
theJ were afterwards arrested on warrents.-
Upon the conclusion of the testimony the Jus
tice committed the two Hartes and Carroll FOR
the action of the Baltimore county authorities
The other four were dismissed of the charge,
but Hammell, O'Brian and Call were held for a
future hearing upon the charge of stealing rail-
road iron.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-04-20
Miscellaneous.
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
ENACTED JANUARY SESSION, 1872.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

CHAPTER -.
AN ACT to repeal Section Twelve of Article
twenty-eght of the Code of Public General
Laws "title County Commissioners" and re-
enact the same with amendments.
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, That Section Twelve of
Article Twenty Eight of the Code of Public
General Laws, title County Commissioners, be
and the same is hereby repealed and re enacted
with amendments so as to read as follows
SECTION IL. The County Commissioners of
the several Counties shall each receive Three
Dollars per day, for each day they shall be en-
gagged in the discharge Of their duties, and
mileage at the rate of ten cents Tor every mile
over five miles from their places of residence,
except the County Commissioners of Baltimore
County, who shall have and receive a salary of
One Thousand Dollars per year each, including
mileage, payable monthly by the Treasurer Of
said County, and said County Commissioners
of Baltimore County are hereby required and
directed to meet at! their Office in the Court
House in Towsontown, two days in each and
every week, tuesdays and Wednesdays) and
to meet daily from the first Tuesday in March
until after the annual levy is made, for the
transaction of the public business.
SECTION 2. And be it enacted That the said
County Commissioners of Baltimore County,
shall within ten days after the passage of this
Act, file bond in the Office of the Clerk of the
circuit Court Tor balCmore county, 10 De ap-
proved of by the Judge or Judges of said Court
in the sum of Two Thousand Dollars for the
faithful performance of their duties.
SECTION 3. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved, April 5th, 1872.
VIM. PINKNEY WHYTE,
Governor.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is
true copy of an act which passed the General
Assembly of Maryland, at the January Ses-
sion, 1872.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary Senate. =
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of House of Delegates.
DANIEL J. McCAULEY,
BENZ. F. JORDAN,
EDWARD RIDER,
Co. Commissioners for BALTIC. County.
April l3-3t.