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The New York herald., 1872-11-26
ERIE'S BATTLE.
Manoeuvres NJ the Onice OF Counsellor
Barlow-Mr. Field Tries to Pump Mr..
Trmv

BarloW-Mr. Field Tries to Pump Mr..
Travcrs.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. David Dudley Field
called On Mr.. Samuel L. NJ Barlow, at the once Of
the latter, In William street, for the purpose Of
ascertaing what was the precise position of Mr..
Travers in reference to the arrest Of Jay Gould.
Mr.. Field, who was accompanied by stenographer
and notary public, 40 timed his visit that lie
would catch Mr.. Travers in Mr.. Barlow's Office.
Mr. Field at once explained to Mr. Barlow the
object Of his VISIT and said he desired to ask Mr.
Travers for full statement OF his connection with
the dinculty. Mr.. Barlow replied that Mr.. Travers
would answer any and all OF such questions as Mr.
Field would put provided they had any reasonable
pertinency to the arrest Of Mr.. Gould.
DUDLEY FIELD AS AN INTERVIEWER.
there begin, and asked Mr.. Travers the leading
questiOn-namely had he had anything to dc
WIN causing the arrest Of Jay Gould-but Mr..
Barlow at once interposed and said the questions
to his client should be put in writing or, II Mr..
Field preferred he might % draw up an am adavit and
to its accuracy or otherwise.
Mr.. Field did not concur In this arrangement and
saia ne e. WoIId nave recourse to the courts for
little legal contest between the two lawyers, Mr.
Immediately after Mr. Field had left Mr. Barlow,
for the purpose Of leaving no doubt to the posi-
tion OF Mr. rravcrs In this matter, despatched the
f0ll0WIDg communication -
Mr.. TRAvERs' POSITION DEFINED.
NEW YORK, Nov. IS 1872
Mr.. DAVID DUDLEY FtrLp:-
DfAn sIn--In order that there may be no misunder.
standing what occurred this morning In regard 10
proposed examination OF Mr.. Travers in the
the Erie Railway against Jay Could take the liberty of
laying Mr.. Travers position precisely before you.
lie IS prepared at all times to make affidavit In this
case be prepared by you and which shall and
In any manner pertinent to the matter In controversy
II you prefer not to prepare this affidavit In advance
and choose 70 present questions In writing him. he will
them IN an affidavit lie will swear to such affidavit
II after receiving his answers you then desire ask
aurther questions in writing. he will in like manner
answer Them and will, when they are embodied in
affidavit, swear to the same on request.
But he denies your right 10 question him orally out OF
Court
send this statement at Mr. Travers request and as an
answer OH his part to your demand. Yours &C.,
SAMUEL L. N. BARLOW,
Of counsel for w. X. Travcrs
lt was understood that Mr.. Field also called on
some other gentlemen supposed to have been In
strumenta IN causing Mr.. Gould's arrest, but with
out any more success than he met with In his at
tempt In the case OF Mr.. Travers, the lawyers
being in expectation OF him.
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THE GUARDIANS OF THE REVENUE.

Illicit Distilling Transferred from Brook
lynn TO New Xork-Seizures by the Cow
ernment.
owing to the vigilance and strenuous efforts OF
Mr.. Butcher, Supervisor Of Internal Revenue,
aided by the Assessor and police in Brooklyn, the
Illicit distiling OF .poteen" was entirely broken
up In that city. For while the revenue men were
nonplussed and put on the scent. Not an Illicit
dstillery could be found In the City OF
Churches. IL seemed as though 'Othello's
occupation was gomez and the whskey detec-
tiyes would have TO resign. But the Supervisor
did not believe that men who had lived and
iattencd so long by trac In the "illicit' could at
last have become honest Therefore, IL became
necessary to direct the detectives to look else.
where. II being believed that they had tran nsierred
their operations 70 the city OF New York, dillgent
search was made in this city. At last their labor
was rewarded. Four Illicit stills have within
about month, been discovered running In the
upper part Of New YoTk-in Harlem and vicinity
and been seized by the proper officers. tis believed
that the same vigilance that was shown In the
uprO0ting Of this unlawful business In Brooklyn II
exerted In this city would put stop TO II here:
There Is rumor afoat, which may give these
defrauders OF g0vernmen mt revenue encouragement
That is, the appointment Of Mr. butcher to the po.
win depend very much upon who becomes his
successor as to how Illicit dlstiDg will thrive. The
name Of Mr.. Luclan Hawley has been mentioned as
successor to the Supervisorehip. The distIllers
cannot extract much comfort from such news as
his experience with that class OF men qualities him
for the place, and lie wOu'd lie worse on The de-
nsplers tban even M. DuteheJ was
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1.216.70O.0O0

Twelve hundred millions Of missives sent and re-
ceived in q single year, or an average OF thirty
eight communications for every person 0ncluding
baDies In the United Kingdom!
DIR. JOHN TULLACH has written an able contrlbu
ton TO the literary and religious history OF Eng
land IN his "Ratonal Theology and Christian Phi
losophy in England in the Seventeenth Century,
The work fills a gap in critical literature giving
the first thorough account OF the Latitudnarlans
and the Cambridge Plat0nists that we have.
In THE GOLDEN TREASURY series Mr. Edward Jen-
kins fGlnx's Baby will give us selections from the
works OF the Duke and Duchess OF Newcastle
Charles Lambs av0rites), under the title OF 'rrhe
Cavalier and His Lady"
The SATURDAY Recie,c notices DR.. c. M. Buffers
Ecclesiastical History" published this year at
Philadelphia, and says IL has mot q touch OF
originality" which, by the way, it does not claim
to have, being only q compilation. The Reviep
crtlcses what tits pleased to call the very demo.
cratic constitution OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church in America, as shown in Dr. Buffers book,
and says that 1t amounts to this-that ''the
legislative power OF the diocese and its committees
is nearly supreme, the bishop being dlgnined but
rather unimportant parsonage who presldes over q
boldly republican arrangement ny which almost
anybody may prevent almost anybody else from
doing almost anything" BY way OF relief from this
frightlu picture OF American Episcopacy the
learned reviewer congratnatcs himself that ian
English dean can sit quietly in his stall and regard
the whole ministry OF the Christian Church as
divine afterthought.
Mr.. BEPw0RTH DIXON has gone to Spain for six
weeks, in connection with his forthcoming new
book. u Will he historical, not typographical,
work, and VIII deal with Queen Katherine OF ARA
gon and her rival and successor, Anne Boleyn.
The title OF the work is said TO be 'sThe Two
Queens" 1t usually takes Mr.. Hcpworth Dixon
about six weeks TO write one or his sketchy hstori
cal books, which are, none OF them remarkable for
accuracy.
THE FRENcn EDITION Of Gustavc Dores .London
Illustrated' has reached It's eleventh part, the
whole work being comprised in twelve parts, at
seven francs each.
The FRENCH PRESS seems to have hard time or
1t under President Theirs government. Three
Journals we're served with warnings or suppress
sons In single week OF October Vire Ia Ltberte,
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RESULTS OF THE EPIz0OTY
IN TENNESSEE.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Nov. 25. ls7.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 25, 1872.
Rain has been falling here since last night.
There Is hardly horse or mule to be seen on the
streets and business Is suffering in consequence.
owing to the large number Of mues affected by
the disease the street cars stopped running this
morning. a few fortunate owners Of oxen are
getting 81 20 per bale for hauling cotton to the
depots and the river. Some OF the shippers have
ordered q large number or oxen from the Interior
Some Few horses have died, aud should the present
cool rainy weather continue the mortality, u is be-
'ieyed WIN be great,
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improved model and appurtenances. As an in
stance Of this, the Pensacola cost 1926 900 and the
repairs more than twice as much-namely, $7eo 00o
AS to other vessels or the navy, including the
Guerriere Nevada, Iowa and Vanderbilt, to put
them into thoroughly good condition would require
an amount Of money far exceeding their original
cost. Their tmbsrs are much decayed the ships
having been built OF unsound white oak. The ne.
cessities OF the situation, however have required
expenditures upon them to meet emergencies,
without permanent benefit.
Congress at the late session authorized the
Secretary ofthe Navy to sell worn out vessels, and
also useless material at the several Navy Yards.
1t Is known that there are such accimuiatons
there which originally cost millions OF dollars and
which were for the most part never applied to
practical purposes. Several Of the worn out yes-
sells are soon to be sold at auction and others OF
like character will he afterwards offered to the
highest bidders. The opinion OF naval officers is
that there should be at least twenty good, active
steam vessels always In condition to be imme.
diately used.
Abont year ago, when there was such an cx-
element at Havana as induced the Consul General
at that city to telegraph our government to send
vessels thther for the protection Of American
citizens, It was diflcult to Immediately find the
vessels suitable for such an emergency, and the
Secretary was therefore obliged 10 despatch an
iron clad from Key Wess, together with four
other vessels, not OF formidable proportions, to
that locality. Spain, at the time to which refer.
ence Is made, had twenty three vessels In the Gulf
and the vicinity Of the Island OF Cuba. Our YES.
sells, owing to this disparity Of force, would have
been unable to contend with those Of Spain In case
OF hostile movements on her part.
The Chief Of the Bureau OF Construction and
Repairs wil 1t is understood, recommend that
compound engines be placed in all our vessels,
both az to economy Of fuel aId INCREASE Of spseJ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-21
TFLEGRAPHIC NOTES.

IA Telegram from London announces that an i'm
mediate price Of coal from the high lsu lie eonh
IDENTIFY expected
49,. The Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows continued in
Yesterday BALTIMORE and Diseased and determined many
points Of interest to the fraternity
$50 The time for holding the next Pork Packers
changed from the a Tuesday in October 20 the
secopd Tuesday In September, 1873. -
=. The report of the Treasurer of the Machinists
and Baekmth Convention IN ,on Aoiny shows The receipts
S4 for the and the dsburemen' SVol ~ haYing
balance Ia the treasury amounting 10 1891 10 '
w f. Sheridan of the Globe Theater gave his
YESTERDAY before Mer Buinlam ard I'LL United
states 81 nboat Inspector relative the Meus ster Of which be
vi surnyor No new faets were elected .a I
. "A train of ea.rs on the Boston and Name Rail
road p. The Track Hayerh and Thursday, and
the aoEng car 10 persons went down ean len, and
turned completely 40 one MAS serious lajaed-
Joseph Ordish of California was robbed on a
Pnspds RAILROAD o. posAstbooA ooa.aipns sSOo
tary bonds 90 100 IN lot lie discovered hs Oss a. New
ah Ohio aud thinks that be was roob,d al p,oba1sh
The extensive warehouse OF William s. Long
was buno hssnxh ST. Lo together WITH arge quantity
OIL a0ug hemp, hiY, salt AID inose Nhed
The los. sstmaei at between go V00 aud sao@0
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WASHINGTON.
THE PRESIDENTS sTABLEs-AN ELECrIoNEERING
SECRETARY.

WASHINGTON Fhday, Sept 20 1872
So many dna made regarding the acaray OF previous
statements as to beauty and Of the Presidents stable in this city
that II Il proper to say that Supervising Architect Maet In bis last
na report substantially aeInowges all facts stated BY the Liberal
and admitted stable built without authority Of
Congress- money appropriated for another distinct purpose and
wholly in violation Of laws its exclusive Of the site which
already belonged the Government over $500 s learned
from builder The stable that ae President fa informed upon
indicated the ah ect the number Of stalls when ne
There not 10 this city than hair
dozen private houses which equal this sable in point Of architectural
beauty and cost
Secretary having far recovered from bis Illness 20 be able
travel has gone Ohio the President his efforts at
election Secretary will speak in Cincinnati Dayton, Columbus
and other places Ohio requiring about SIX days Thence he
g mo he viii make number Of speeches and
remain week He will then NewYos and 81 az throughout the
BY the train that carried tue seee
tary asay also notwithstanding CoYan The Depart
meat is therefore again in the hands Of outsiders
The Acting Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has directed the 1s
pension work gaugg beer packages (which being done
un.r Special Order No. 1907 aut further orders Regulations for The
which the further
use on account repeal OF the nsiumen
Schedule about to be issued BY the Commissioner Of
Rfyfr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-21
A PRECoCIoUs VILLAIN.

BosToN, Sept. 2O--Jesse Pomeroy, IA years old, re-
siding under arrest for decoug boys
Of year. places stripping them naked gggng
and tying them up and beating and otherwise mAeAng In
many small his victims eyes ngurng them
painful
III. body lie CONF. crimes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-21
OTHER PHASES OF THE CASE.
CONCERNING MIR. DAWES.

10 ths Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: l am surprised to see in THE TRIBUNE
that Iowa elects Congressmen in October. BY the Con
sttuton the election in each Presidential year takes
place in November; other years 1t is in October The
card OF Mr. Dawes Is singular. He does not deny that
he holds did hold stock OF the Credit Moblier he
only denies that any given 70 him. My understand
lug OF the transaction that Ames told person,
have placed to your credit - shares OF the Credit Mo-
bitter on which the assessment is - per share ~
have no money to pay this assessment" THAT makes
no difference. A dividend will be declared on -, we
will take tie assessment ont of the dividend" In that
Mr. Dawes might have stock and he paid tor IL out or
his money! the dividend was his OF course DO not
suppose that any these kepC their stock long; It
was all taken back and paid for by Ames, no doubt
MnsiiInLOL. Sent. II. 1872. n. 4.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-21
FIsK's AFFIDAVIT.

From THE TRBUNE's report OF TIE proceed
ings ia the Union Pacific LITIGATION, in Judge Barnards
Court-specio Teru-March 20, 1862 We take the fol-
lowing;
1.-THE affidavit Of James Fisk r after abiding 10 the
application now before Congress 70 allow the Pacific
Railroad Company to les office out OF the jurls
dicOn OF NeWYOT Courts, sets forth hs belief That the
Intention OF the Company is 10 remove ls assets aud
those OF the Credit MUbier from this state, in spite or
the Injunction restraining them that the Company has
secret service fund Of 100000, which - used Tor cor
rupt purposes that number or members OF Congress
have direct or Indirect interest in securing the said
Credit MOber continuance OF its present control over
the Union Pacific that $4,000 of the funds Of the
said Union Pacific Company were expended within
sugle year brides to members Of Congress and officers
of the United States Government, and that millions OF
dollars have been given TO such members and officers as
bribes IN indirect manner and that Cakes Ames mas
urged the passage of the bill above mentioned by the
House OF and has given 10 certain MEM
bers covert considerations for their votes"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-21
MIR. GREELEY'S MOVEMENTS.
FROM PITTSBURGH WESTWARD.

-oRR sPEECHEs-How OUR COUNTRY MUST BE
PRESERVED.
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A Doomed Enterprise.

The Suez Canal is filing up with sand.
This news sounds like the death-knell of
the grandcst monument of human enter
prise and skill and patience. The shift
ing sands of the desert will be the de-
struction of the canal. If the announce
ment prove true, the hundred million
dollars which the cutting of the isthmus
cost-who may compute its cos in hu-
man sweat and blood?-has been sunk
In shifting sand indeed. If the accumu-
lation Of sand already threatens to i'm
pede navigation, there will be no such
thing as a Suez Canal q few years
hence. The company which carried out
the enterprise seem to be anxious to get
rid of the canal at anything like a rea-
sonabl or partial return of its outlay.
For this purpose the company has asked
the Khedive to purchase it. The Khe-
dive, who encouraged the work when in
course of construction, seems to have
given il up as losing speculation; and
although the proposition is supported by
all the authority which a recommendation
of sultan to his vassal may convey, the
Khedive has refused to have anything
more to do with the enterprise.
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Preserving Gtr,sied Frust rrcc-.

I have had some experience in this
direction. Some six or eight years ago
| had a very fine Heart cherry tree that
become infested with worms around the
root, and the bark was loosened for a
foot or fifteen inches up the trunk.
piled earth around the tree four or five
inches above the infected parts (after
cleaning the insects off efiectualy,) as
soon as the gaound was thawed in the
spring; and since the the mice girdled
some very fine young apple Treated
them the same way, and it did finely.
Could not see that it stopped the growth
in the least.
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Healing wounded Trees.

On almost every farm, and almost
every homestead, where trees of fruit and
shade are grown, more or less loss is suf'
fered from trees being broken by unruly
stock, wind. etc. 1t is not necessary u
suffer entire loss in all eases for early at
tention will often make good the injury.
We have often re-established the broken
limbs and bruised trunks Of trees, by
nicely fitting the. parts back to their
place, and binding on clay mud tightly.
A writer in the Cincinnati Gazette says;
Ihada very nice May cherry tree in my
yard. The horse got in and broke the
top off, little above the first limb.
There was a small splinter Of wood and q
little bark at the one side. set il uI
and put il in place as well as il could b
done: then drove stake firmly. Then
| took the pruning wax and spread il
over as far as the bark was broken. Tn,
result was the tree grew, and il now ap
pears as sound as If it had not been bro
KEN
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Is there any advantage to be gained
by whitewashing young apple trees' If
so, when is the best time to do III Very
little or no advantage is to be derived
from whitewashing the stems oftrees, I'M
less it may be the possibility of destroying
some minute insect-in which case the
lime-wash should be very thin. much
timer than common whitewash, and be
made of fresh or caustic lime. Thin
soap or soapsuds are better for cleaning
the bark. This washing is of little COM
parative value, and will not do twen-
tieth part as much as clean cultivation.
Country Gentleman.
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This is more important of peach trees
than of apple trees. The peach is borne
only on the of the previous seasons
growth, unlesss the production of young
shoots is secured by the healthy growth
of the tree, good fruit can not be expected.
In order to secure a more beautiful
growth of young wood, it is advisable
to cut off occasionally large portion Of
the tops Of peach trees of bearing age,
especially when their growths seems to be
checked, and after bearing full crop Of
fruit. This is called heading them off,
and consists in cutting of all the limbs or
branches at from one-third to one-half the
length, thus removing one-half or more OF
the tops. This will cause them to throw
out new shoots and form new heads, with
better foliage and finer fruit, especially il
in the spring dressing of manure or
ashes is applied to the land and a fair
culture bestowed.
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Rose Culture.

If every existing flower were to be des-
troyed with one exception, and We were
left to choose the excepted one, it should
be the rose. For the same reasons, If We
could have but one plant in the house OF
garden, il should be the rose.
From the days Of Solomon to the
present ithas been the choice flower Of
all ages. 1t is told of Emperor Nero
that at one fete he expended for roses
alone, more than four million sesterces
100000, OOD.
Great pains have been taken of late
years, both in Europe and America, to
produce new varieties and improve the
old by careful culture. In Parsons
3. q p<mi cdEu,ruf INC rose, pub
cts. IRA 1869, upwards of 250 choice va
rieties are described, but the varieties to
be selected for ordinary house and gar
den culture may be brought within a
score.
Three great mistakes in ordinary rose
culture are want of drainage, insufficient
food, and lack of pruning. The rose
will never flourish where water stands
about its roots; it requires not only a
rich soil to commence with, but that the
soil be kept thoroughly enriched through
out the season, nor can the best result be
obtained without thorough annual prun-
ing.
In naturally gravely or sandy soil
there viii be sufficient drainage, but in
heavy or clayey soil the holes should be
dug large, and two and two and q half
feet in depth, and the bottom filed to a
depth of six inches with stone or broken
crockery.--Erchdnge.
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Agricultural Department.


Takes quart of water and pour slowly
into IL a pint Of sulphuric acid. (The
mixture will become quite warm from
chemical action and this is the reason
why the acid should be poured slowly
into the water rather than the water into
the scid.) Wash the mouldboard (or
any other iron that is rusty with this
acid, and let IL remain on the iron and i
evaporates. Then wash Il again. The
object is to give time for the acid to die
solve the rust. Then wash with water,
and you will see where the worst spots
arc, spply some more acid, and rub those
spots with brick. The acid and the
securing viii remove most Of the rust
then wash the mouldboard thoroughly
with water 10 remove all the acid and rub
II dry. Brush il over with petroleum or
other oil, aud let it be until spring.
When you 60 TO blowing, take bot
tie Of the acid water TO the field and ap'
ply ii occasionally to any spots that may
remain. The acid and the securing Of
the earth, will soon make it perfectly
bright and smooth. If all iron work be
washed over with petroleum as soon as we
put our tools, implements and machines
aside for the winter, il will keep them
from rusting, and save a great deal Of
trouble and annoyance, to say nothing Of
depreciation and loss.-Erchange.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1872-04-05

The Louisville Commercial ON Satur-
day last took long stride back toward
the Dark Ages, by announcing its aban-
donment of the ''free-trade tone" hitherto
characterizing its columns, and its inten-
ton henceforth to favor protection. This
change Of policy is consequent upon an
arrangement among the stockholders Of
the company which has heretofore pub
lished that journal, by which nearly all
of the stock has passed into the hands Of
two Of their number. These two the
Commercial announces have associated
with themselves in the control Of the
business. a third, who is gentleman Of
large experience in public affairs, and Of
great energy and business capacity
The new proprieton disagree with the
free-trade opinions hitherto maintained
BY the CONGRATULATIONS the long step
backward on the subject Of tariff for
protection.- Weekly Yeomaa.