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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-14
DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.
Triclxstcrs Beaten at Their Own Game
A Profitable Investment.


Andrew Jacobs, lives in Williamsburg and
came over to New York yesterday to celebrate
the holidays He saw one OF the '.Alexis Per
fumen establishments in South street. near Catha
rine. and went in. The propretors tried various
ways TO get Jacobs to lay out his money and at last
they proposed to sell three boxes of the stun for
$5 and IL he did not find than that In them he
could have $40 bi which was placed in the hands
OF an innocent bystander" Mr. Jacobs invested
mis- 81, searched the boxes, but failed 10 find the
promised treasure He at once snatched the
$40 bill out OF the hands or the
"innocent bystandern aud started on o run down
the street. The alexis Perfume" men ran after
him and caught him by the nape Of the neck. lie
refused 10 give up the money. but raised such an
|Outcry that the whole party were arrested ana
brought before Judge Koch, ut Essex Market Court
Jacobs preferred u charge of assault and battery
win intent to steal, against william Lynch and
Thomas Bernard, the two proDrietora. But the
Judge told him that he ought TO be satisfied as long
rs he was $l5 the better Of the arrangement. Lynch
and Bernard were held In 5000 bail TO keep the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-14
TIE BROOKLYN ORPHAN LsYLrM.

The Brooklyn Orphan Asylum having mat been
completed, was comnemorated last evening
by a reception given by the managers 10 the cti-
zens. The structure ~ situated ON Allan
tic avenue, between srooklyn avenue and
Kingston street, is very commodous end
admirably adapted for the comfort of
the httles ones IL was open to the
public from five until ten r. NJ, and during those
hours It was thtonged by the cite OF the City OF
Churches. Between eight and nine O'Clock id
dresses were delivered In one OF the paIIors by
Rev. Henry Ward Beeeher, Rev. Or. stoJrs, Or.
Schenck end $. II. Cbittenden. The parors could
only accommodate limited number, aud many
who were desirops OF hesring the remarks were
unable TO do so.
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SUICIDE OF A CRIPPLE,
A Sensitive Youth E$lows Out His Brains,
I'm yViiliamsbu

crippled youth, sixteen years Of age. named
Thomas Sisk residing at $50 Leonard street,
Williamsburg, committed suicide yesterday morn
ing by blowing out his brains with musket. He
was found lying dead n pool Of blood on the moor
OF his bedroom at eleven O'Clock by his mother,
who had gone to call him TO lunch. The rash act
was committed at about nine O'Clock, as at that
hour the report OF musket shot was heard by
some residents Of the neghborlood, but does not
seem TO have attracted the attention or any per-
son in the house. The unfortunate youth was of q
peculiarly sensitive and sedentary disposition and
frequent reflections on his crippled condition by
his mind as to have led him to end his sad exist
cncc. He was u persistent reader intelligent and
highly gifted for his years, and seemed only happy
when In the society of his books. His father is an
1eDoineer 90 one Of the Williamsburg icrrgb0atA
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NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY, JUNE H. TRIPLE SHEET

New York. the firm being composed OF his brother
Cornelius and himself. Plaintiff says that IN con-
sequence Of the NJ health Of his brother ING so, :,
February 1871, and Edsall, the deyendaht, wa ~
pointed by the Supreme Court as receiver TO WING
up the affairs OF the concern. subsequently E9sSii
caused to be printed these two circulars which ne
sent to the creditors OF the nrm.l
TIN ALLEGED LBELs.
DRAR EiR-You have against G. Lock
wind the affairs the IN Of % an 81
The personal habits Of lockwood and tine aya Il
dence of the aetng member 4 Y. Lockwood - nav
debts that ne receiver s, have 1sd en-
tlst he make Collections and sales that he may dis
Of w vi n mshoa
=" '' 80 JAMES EDsALL, Receiver.
THE SECOND CIRCULAR.
NEW YORK, june IL, 1871.
DrAn receiver d Of the late Arm Of ne
gss snS S ,s IS p.
liz
Of the said condition to which the PAY
II debts have % M msny o inn
TORS have generously waived any charge interest
It ss y ass II S de-
& az sa the fG he % cror
hardly moiety Of their claims. Respectfully yours
JAMES EDSALlA Receiver.
Plaintiff declares that by reason OF the publica-
ton and distribution of these circulars his reputa-
ton and credit were greatly injured. He gives
list Of about one hundred firms with whom Lock
wood h Co. used to deal, but who, after the dis
tributl0n OF these circulars, refused to give him
credit or deal with him.
ALLEGED SANDER.
Mr.. Lockwood further alleges that Edsall, In the
presence and hearing of O number OF persons said
that he (palntin had robbed his brother; that he
had obtained bill Of sale from his brother OF Cor.
nellus Lockwood's interest In the business and had
never intended to pays that he had appropriated to
his own use the money belonging to the 1irm Of
Lockw God Co.; that he had many times robbed
his brother and had discounted the notes OF the
firm Of 0. Lockwood h Co., and had appropriated
the proceeds OF the notes to his individual and pri.
vate use, and that he had cheated his brother out
OF $40 600 was tricky and unsafe man TO 90 Dusl,
ness with, and would have awindlcd oil creditors Of
\ the firm OF Cornelius Lockwood q Co. II the defend
! ant had not been appointed receiver.
The defendant claims that no never spoke w0rd
concerning plaintiff which was not true or was not
Justified by the condition he found the Affairs Of the
firm In aud by PLAINTIFFS own acts.
The trial was begun yesterday and Will probably
occupy to-day and tomorrow.
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THE FIRST CASE OF SUNSTR0KE.
Young Lady sunstruck on BrOadway

The first case OF sunstY0ke this year occurred
yesterday about noon. young lady, named Mrs.
Theresa Owens was standing at the corner OF Full
ton street and Broadway as Mr. Benefits funeral
passed by. crowd had collected at the corner,
and it was impossible Tor her to pass on. She was
seen to fall suddenly and would have fractured her
skull had not q man. who was standing on the side
walk, broken the fall.
An onlccr ran across to the Park Hospital and
she was removed by DR.. Bruce, the ambulance sur
lgeon. Every restorative was applied, but she re-
NAMED unconscious up to yesterday afternoon,
when she recovered sufficiently to give her name
and her address, No. 127 West Twenty seventh
street Late last night her aGliction assumed o
more serious aspect, and 1t was deemed necessary
to telegraph to her friends. Mrs. Owens IL quite
young and OF very prepossesslng appearance. She
] has been married only few months. Her husband
Is surgeon dentist 1t Is feared that her case Ii
a very critical one. Her friends remained with her
during the night at the Centre street Hospital.
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COURT OF Common PlIAs-spEclAl TERM.
Litigation In Regard to the Stafford
Pavement on Aeyenth Avenue.

Litigation in Regard to the Stafford
Pavement on Seventh Avenue.
Julius Crevier, Jr., against the Mayor &C.. Is the
title OF a suit brought in the Court OF Common
Pleas TO prevent the assessment OF property
owners for paving Seventh avenue with stafford
pavement, which was laid two years ago. Counsel
for the plaintiff said the original ordinance of the
Common Council settled the price at S. per yard,
but that afterwards the rate was raised to SO 30
on the ground that there were rocks to be blasted
and the ordinance was recalled to allow Of an ad
vcrtisement for bids not to exceed SO 30 per yard
Notwithstanding the fact that only the owner OF the
patent for that kind OF pavement, Mr.. Monheimer,
could put In bid. He states further that the or
4 dinances had not been published in the Leader as
required by law that the price of the pavement
extravagant, and that the avenue had been once
before paved at the property owners expense.
Witness, on behalf OF the plaintiff, was examined,
ana testified that in 1913, to depth OF twenty
inches below the grade the rock had been removed
I and that ut most II would not take over days
work to remove all that remained. Other witnesses
stated that 1t was not safe to drive the pres
ent pavement In wet weather; that the water got
derneath it and caused 1t to shake.
On behalf OF the city MI. O'Gorman contended
that all this evidence was immateria, and that the
only real point in the case was whether the con
tract was made in accordance with the law, and
whether 1t had been properly carried out
After some further argument the matter was
postponed until today, when counsel on both sides
Will address the Court.
Another Black Friday Case.
Augustus 8. Peabody has brought a suit In the
Court OF Common Pleas against Albert s. Speyers
to recover $4,000 on contract for gold made dur
Ing the excitement on Friday, September "a, 1862
known IN the annals OF the Gold Board as .iBlack
Friday" The complaint states that Speyers made
an agreement with Peabody to take $40, COO gold,
delivery to be made september "a, 1860, but that
nc refused to accept the gold, by which breach or
contract Peabody claims to have lost So, coo. The
defence IS that under the statute OF frauds Speyers
u not liable for damages, and 1t is alleged that
there never was tender OF the gold made to the
defendant Several witnesses were examined on
that Friday Speyers purchased over five millions
Court. ~
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A general strike In this branch Of trade was In
augurared yesterday In New York, Williamsburg
HoboKen and Brooklyn. The object Of the men is
to bring the eight-hour system into vogue Ma
chinBts receive good pay, and consequently their
organization (which numbers nearly fifteen thou
sand In Its rauks) has plenty of funds at its disposal
consequently the employers will, In all probability,
have to take water. The members Of the asssocia-
ton assembled at the Germania Rooms, Bowery,
yesterday morning, and continued In session up to
o late hour last night. Mr. NJ Kane presided
business done was the appointment Of committees
to visit the various shops and endeavOr to induce
those wOrkmen who do not favor the eight-hOur
System to lend their aid to their fellow laborers.
Seventeen shops have already consented to the
demands OF the men,
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MORTALITY IN BROOKLYN.

There we're 2o2 deaths in Brooklyn last week
OF the deceased 20 were men, 45 women, 70 boys
and 40 girls; 81 were under the age of year and 2
were over so years. 1859 were natives OF the united
States, 20 OF Ireland, 10 OF Germany o OF Engiand
A of Scotland of SyyItyerlnnd. The principal dis
eases were smallpox, 20; disease Of brain "a con
sumption, "a; scrofula 7; pncnmsonia, 40; maras
mus y cerebfos spinal meningitis o; crainp 8; scar.
latina II apoplexy d; convnlslOns, 20 disease or
heart 81 The highest rate % mortality was
reached in the sixteenth ward, wii.re the number
81 deaths was 70.
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were appointed, for some reason the old ones not
being satisactory TO the majority of The. men.
A committee of i've was appointed to go 70
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, In conjunction with tho men OF
'Howe,s Arm 10 induce tho men Of HOwe's and
Wheeler 4 Wilson'S to sustain the strike NOT
wthstaDdlng the reports 70 the contrary the sew.
ing machine makers are confident OF success, and
assert that nothing is requisite for complete sac
cess but patience and perseverance,
The employees or Howe a. Co., sewing machine
manufacturers, also struck on yesterday for the
eight hours and held q meeting. They number
q 100 men and are determined to stand together
nth success Is assured
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Tho Brass Work MaMufactufefs.
At ting OF the brass work manufacturers,
held ut the office OF Messrs. William s. Carr Co.,
on Thursday June IS, 1872 to take action on the
demand OF employees that eight hours be considered
a days work, and for an advance OF twenty per
cent on piece work, 1t was unanimously resoly. ID
that this demand be not acceded to- aud the S,ec-
Rotary was instructed to report the following rms
as emphaticay declining to change honrs OF lab or
Adee Dslerse Edward ~ oI Bsrt as@es Co.
i Co., W. 6. Carr / DO, 4. Fuller, ellis Geoghe.
gan, James Gregory, Charles Harrison CO., J.
Hamlin Manufacturing Company. Dr. Morrison, II.
O. Meyer Co., Nathan 4 Dreyfns, Nelson, Finkle
b Co.; E. A. Sutcline, ! sterry 4 90, q. Sone.
r WILLIAM 8. CARR, Chairman
HENRY @. MEYER Secretary. Il
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The yvheclwrights and Blacksmith

Five more Of the shops wherein these men pur-
sue their avocatlons conceded to the eighthour ar
rangement yesterday this makes, In all, seventeen
The men held meeting last night In Military Hall,
Bowery, which was well attended. J. J. Barrett
presided and Mr.. f. Butler was secretary. After
the primary business finished Mr.. Griffin made
some very sensible and forcibe remarks being fol-
\ lowed by several other elOcutiOnists The gst OF
their arguments seemed to be that the w0rkingmen
should have O chance to sometimes see their
4 sweethearts wives families by daylight.
alf the two firms Sebastian Il Sail and Fielding
Bros. not dotc as to refuse to consent to
the demands Of the men, and would retire from the
! field of opposition while they can do gracefully,
= the whole disagreement would soon terminate.
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CITY C0uhI.

A Merchant suing for Thirty Thousa nd
Dollars Dnnsagcs-Alieged Libel md
Islander by 81 ixcferec-Injuring Mer-
camille Reputation.
Before JHdge Nelson.
Alvah W. Lockwood w. James W. Edsall-Ths is
a suit for $4,000 damages Mr.. Lockwood was
member Of the firm Of c. Lockwood A Co, willow
war" DEALERS on Fulton stre.t Garner Of Water,
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BUSINESS SUSPENDED At THE ToMBs.

Yesterday morning at the Tombs, when the watch
had been disposed Of, Justice Bowling, on motion
OF one Of the learned counsel In attendance ad-
journed the Court, ont OF respect to the memory OF
James Gordon Bennett.
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THE HOUSTON STREET TRAGEDY,

CHARLES G. Msngary, the Italian who was shot ON
Monday night While attempting TO murder his
wife IN 'front.' Of 40 East Houston street by s.
Louis Margarine brother or Tie latter died yester-
day at Bellevue Hospital. An iDuueet VIII be- held
10 few dave Nv Coroner Young.
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The Iron and Metal Workers Join
I'm the Movement.
threatened Disturbance at Stein
ways Factory.
The Sewing Machine Makers
Still Hold Out.
MEETINGS Of the Coach Painters, Wheelwrights,
Blaoksmiths, P;anoforts Makers, Brickayers,
Iron and Metal Workers and Housesmths.

There was more than the usual excitement
among the strikers yesterday, accustomed by the
threatened disturbance at Steinway'e factory ana
she strike OF the iron and metal workers. VINO, on
Yesterday, took sides with the eight-hour men, AS
tbe duration OF the various strikes lengthen the
Sprtunes OF the different trades are more or less
waverlng. Among some Of the workmen per
verseness and want OF unaniInity has seriously
initiated against their success and the employers
very naturally are not slow to take advan-
sage OF the dissensions, and in some instances
have turned 1t to their own profit. The
failure Of what was intended 10 be the great
demonstration OF the workingmen Monday
and the temporary cloud under which II cast the
men i being rapidly To 81 Ia ana y wSulG
movement by demonstration which bungling and
mismanagement alone prevented nom being o
complete success The reports which are being re-
ceived from other parts Of the Union and from
England, detailing the cheering progress that is
being made in the demand tor the reduction Of the
hours Of labor and an increase OF pay has had
the effect Of squirting on the workingmen to
and firm determination is entertained by all, ex-
cept the minority who have given in to the bosses,
20 persevere until success Is certain. Except one
two OF the smaller trades, who have returned to
work on the ten-hOur system, those who have not
been successful In the demand for eight hours still
remain on strike, and these seem to be closing
their ranks and making preparations for a final
struggle.
The pencil makers who have been on strike fol-
some time, have succumbed and returned to work
81 the .od rates. The pressure brought to beal
upon them by the bosses proved too strong fol
them, and they thought IL better to yield
Threats are being used relative to all nonsociet,
men who continue to work on Jobs vacated 10y SO
elety men In consequence OF the strike. They ART
being warned in the daily papers to abstain Eron
AL such proceedings.
James Bramler, the carpenter, who was shut up
week, Is out In card stating that he has Away
been All eight hour man and has worked accordn
70 the rules OF the Carpenters Union. AS the Cur
penters have repudiated all connection with the cir
c0mstance the blame cannot be reasonably al
taChcd to them.
Below VIII be found detailed account OF the va
rtOus meetings held yesterday and the results tina
were reached
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IElnp DISTRICT POLICE CnuaI-AnlOuRNMEhI.

AT the Third District Police Court Justice Shand.
ley presiding, on motion of ex-Judge Osborne it
ordered that out OF respect for the late James
Gordon Bennett the Court be adjourned unit, after
the funeral obsequies OF the deceased.
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The HOuscsIniths.

This body OF tradesmen were in session last night
at Milleman's Hall, Seventh avenue. There was
good deal OF breath expended, but very little worth
recording transpired.
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The DrfckInycrs.

The Bricklayers' Union No. held secret ses-
sion at EOS Third avenue last night David Henry
was in the chair. Admittance was refused to
members OF the press; consequently the proceed
ings cannot be recorded.
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COURT Of APPEALS DAY CALENDAR.

ALBANY, n Y, June 49, 1872
The following is the Court OF Appeals day calendar
Tor June H:-Nos 1856, 352 4o2, 4Os 3sl, ALL 413 4l5
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The Cabinet Makers.

The German cabinet makers met yesterday q,
Feutonia Hall, and continued In session all the day.
They were greatly elated over their triumph over
the principal opponents they had to contend with,
and adopted resolution in substance follows =
THE great victory OF the workingmen OF POTTER 4
6tymers-the largest firm In our branch OF the
business-has given new vigor to our movement
and, as there are only few small shops LETT we
ra on the workingmen on the east side, who are
yet partly working on the old system, to come and
{oin us IN our movement, as We have now a GER
aainty Of success.
me cabinet makers are considering the prac-
disability OF establishing daily newspaper TO advo-
cate the interests OF the German workingmen. as
they do not consider they were fairly treated by
She German press in their strike, the German
papers having meagre and one-sided reports The
strike may now be pronounced almost at an end,
men, the largest number Of them having returned
10 work. This week win probably the fna
result satisfactory to the men.
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The Coach Painters.

A crowded and enthusiastic meeting OF the
coach painters was held yesterday at Military Hail.
BOwery. The report previously made that
Brewster's men, on Twenty-Gfth street, had re-
turned TO work on the ten-hour system was con-
tradicted by committee who had been sent to
investigate the matter. All OF Brewster's painters
werO on strike, although his trimmers and smiths
were still at work. No additional firms were re-
ported as having yielded and feeling OF disappont-
ment pervaded the meeting at the slow progress
that was being made The men declare however,
That they are confident of ultimate success and ap-
pear to be firmly united. Deputatons were ar-
pointed to go to Newark and other outlying cities
70 induce the coach painters togo on strike There
was no difficulty in procuring the committees as
HumbeY OF men volunteered for the work. No com
munication Is being held with the bosses, and mat
tiers at present remain in neutral state with the
employers. constitution and bylaws will he
adopted for the Union at the secret session. to bt
held this morning, III the same place Military HaD
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-07-20

An Igaordnt CorrcpondsRt.--In the
Bahimore american of the 10th, spe-
oial correspondent from Ilagerstown,
July Sth, writes on the Western Mary
land Railroad aud the scenery along its
line, from the Relay to Ilagerstown.
IIs says, ''aiter leaving Mechanicstown
you reach MiSlersburg, small station
right among the mountains, then the
road describes acomplets- half circle and
reaches the summit Of Monteray station.
Here a fine view OF Middletown Valley
is obtained" 1t would be well if iconiR
be correspondents would first inform
themselves, before they inform others.
"Millersburg asmall station right among
the mountains" Where is itg There
is no station, village or town Of that
name along the entire line OF the West.
ern Maryland Railroad. And "whero
fine view Of Middletowp Valley is OBJ.
tanned" How does he here obtain this
fne view Of Middletown Valley. when
that celebrated valley lies some 20 miles
south Of the place where the road de.
scribes complete half circle; and at
90 point on the Western MARYLAND
Railroad is there a fine view Of Mid.
dletown Valley within twenty miles
For the information OF the general read
er, and also for the especial eorrespon.
deut," l will inform them that Sabllas.
vile, aud no; AIillersburg is the name
of the small station referred TO. And
Harbaugh's Valley is the name of the
little valley here seen aud not the cele-
bFated Mid1letown Valley.
The Crops.-Farmers are now en-.
gagged in harvesting their oats crops.
All those who plowed and cultivated
their ground we'll, have foe yields, but
all those who sowed on unplUwed corn
stubble, and narrowed in, have realized
the truth of what was before said in
these columns, that such farming on
heavy soils, and dry season, would not
Justify the expenditures Of seed aud Ia.
Dor. Corn is doing remarkably we'll.
The hay crop is failure; there will
not be one-third Of an average yield.
Prices will certainly rule high. The
apple aud peach cropstilllook well Areas
Of rain, yet the drought continues
Water ia the different streams is get
ting lower and lower Why don't we
humble ourselves before God and con.
tess our sins; and ameud our lives aud
put away our sins, SO that He may send
US rain!