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The New York herald., 1872-11-30
THE RUSSIAN BONDS CASE.

Suit Against the Russian Consul, Baron
Osten-Sacken, for Three Hundred
Thousand DOllars-"Slandcr OF
Plaintiffs Titlc"-Thc Case Postponed.
In the United States Circuit Court yesterday the
case Of the Credit Foncier Bank OF Poland was to
have come before Judge WOodruff. II appears that
this bank issued bonds to large amount The
Russian government had many Of those bonds on
deposit in the bank, which bonds were stolen. Mr..
Martin L. Sheldon, of this city, came into possess
sion OF about three hundred thousand dollars
worth OF the bonds, and was on the point OF neg0
tating them when Baron Osten-Sacken, the
Russian Consul, is alleged to have prevented the
negotiation by warning parties about to enter into
it that the bonds were worthless, being, probably
portion OF those that had been stolen from the
bank. Mr.. Sheldon, therefore, brings Q suit against
the Consul to recover $500 000 on the ground that
the statements OF the Consul were, what is called
in law, "a slander OF the PLAINTIFFS tite.v The
defence Is that there Is no proof that such state
nieHts We're made by the C0hsul anu that even Ii
they were, the Consul was acting under the in
structiOns OF his government and cannot be held
personally responsible. The case was to have come
on for hearing yesterday, before Judge Woodruff,
but it was postponed pending the preparation OF
application to cause the plaintiff to disclose to
the defendant an exact description Of the bonds in
his DOssessOn.
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THE FATAL TARGET-sHooTiNG CALAMITY
Rccomm cndation by the Jury.

RccOmmc nda ton by the Jury.
Coroner Herman yesterday held an inquest in
the case OF James Fitzpatrick, the lad OF fourteen
years, late Of Mott street, near Canal, who was
killed by being shot in the back by chance ball
from muskct In the hands OF Edward Flynn,
boy Of his own age and member OF the
Martin Reynolds Guards, while on q target cxcur-
sion at Funks Park Sixty third street, East River.
On the 11th inst. Flynn, who had paid the initiation
fee requisite to make him member of the Guards,
donned hls uniform, shouldcred a musket and. dis
regarding the commands ofhis father marched out
with his companions, and, although he had never
discharged gun in his life allowed to shoot at
the target At the third discharge instead OF hitting
the bullseye. Edward brought down the deceased
by lodging bullet In his spine. This was not
very strange, considering the TACT oi his total IN
experience in the use Of firearms. large number
Of boys, like deceased, followed the target CON-
pany to it's destination, and it is fortunate in
deed that more OF them were not killed by the
youthful and inexperienced knights OF the gun
Below will be found the main points in Flynn's
evidence.
Edward Flynn. q lad, fourteen years of age and
living at 1870 Mulberry street, deposcd that on the
nth inst. he went out with the ''Martin Reynolds
Guards" target company, OF which he Is mem
Der; there are six in the company Of about his
own age; he shot at the target three times,
his number being six; after he fired heard a boy
was shot; never went to target shooting before
his going out with the company and told him not
to go; paid "a 30 to become member Of the tar
get company.
Other testimony was introduced, but 1t was OF
no special Importance.
DIR. Cushman testified that the gunshOt wound
was the cause OF death.
Coroner Herman, with some very appropriate
remarks about the danger OF target shooting and
the Generalization 1t entails upon young men,
submitted the case to the jury, who rendered the
following
VERDICT
sThat James Fitzpatrick came to his death by
gunshot wound OF the back said gun having been
accidentally discharged at the hands OF
Edward Flynn, q member OF the Martin
Reynolds Guards. while on an excursion az
Funk's Park, on the 1ith day OF November, 1872.
And We recommend that II be incumbent on the
police authorities to sec that all places where
target shooting Is allowed are made more secure,
and we think the practice OF allowing boys Of
tender years and inexperence to accompany
target excursions should be prOhibited.o
With a severe reprtmand Coroner Herman dis
charged Flynn from custody.
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SUSPICIOUS CASE.
A Woman Pushed or Fell Owe

A Woman Pushed or Fell Overboa rtl.
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Herman received
information that Bridget Morris, an unmarried
woman, twenty-nine years OF age, had died in
Centre Street Hospital, to which she had been ad-
mittcd the day previous 1t Is stated that de.
ceased, while under the influence OF liquor,
had quarrel with q stranger on Pier 2S, Fast
River, during which, It Is alleged, he struck
and knocked or pushed her overheard. Another
rumor prevails chat Bridget staggered and fell
running away, made his escape Bridget was res.
cued and died in the hospital, AS stated, OF
pneumonia. Chaplain Uman, OF tho Fourth pre-.
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Their boat, it is feared, has been lost.
The Case OF tho Arizona.

PANAMA, Nov. 10, 1872.
The Salvador left port that same night In prose.
tion of her journey along the coast, and while
en- route for Port Angel at about halfpast four the
next morning, q cannon shot was heard In the dis
tance. The captain, who was on deck at the time.
Immediately ordered rocket to be fred. and 10
had hardly burned itself out when three, in quick
succession, were seen exploding in the distance.
The course Of the Salvador was Immediately
changed, and within couple OF hours she was
alongside the stranger, which proved to be
THE STEAMSHIP ARIZONA,
from Panama to San Francisco, whose machinery
had broken down entirely on the morning OF the
27th October, when about ninety miles of shore.
1t was Immediately determined that the Salvador
should take the Arizona in tow, and at about eight
A. M the two vessels started on their joint course
to San Francisco, amid loud and long cheering
on the part OF the passengers and crew, who thus
evinccd their pleasure at that anxiety being re-
moved which must have preyed on them for the
previous five days.
The Salvador towed the Arizona safely
INTO ACAPULCO,
and she would remain there, so the sacramento
reports, awaiting the arrival OF the Constitution,
Which would tow her to san Francisco.
The accident was caused by the piston breaking
and then bursting through the cylinder.
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CITY COURT.
Decisions.
D~ hI-n NANvcA~

Alexander Storck vs.. Conrad Decker.-Plaintiff
must take the course stated In memoranda filed.
George b. Ritchie vs. Sarah 4. Stone. &c.-The
defendant and her husband having given q verified
certificate, October 80, 1871, that the bond and
mortgage were for value, &C., and the PLAINTIFFS
that certificate, she ls precluded from setting up
the defence. The motion to open the default Is
therefore denied without costs.
Samuel Williams VS.. Catharlne Ho0le admins
tratrix.-Judgment for plaintiff, for amount stated
In the findings.
Caroline NJ. Whitney vs.. George G. whitney,
Judgment OF divorce, &c, to be entered, plaintiff
to have custody Of the child.
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OFFICER aORMAN's MISTAKE,

on Thanksgiving Day 0fficer German, OF the
Twelfth precinct, found an aged lady lying on the
sidewalk on Third avenue. near 127th street. In what
appeared to be . helpless state OF intoxication.
She was locked up to answer. Yesterday Judge
McQuade was informed that the lady was Mrs.
Harriet wright, and belonged to one OF the first
families OF Westchester county. Mrs. Wright 10
over eighty years OF age, and Tor long time has
been habitual opium eater When picked up
she was under the influence Of an enormous dose
OF audanum, and not alcohol. Judge hcQuade dis.
charged her.
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SUPREME coURT-spEcIAL TERM.
The Bedford Avenue Improve ment
Before Judge TaDpen.

The Bedford Avenue Improvement.
Before Judge Tappen.
The People ex rel. Swift vs.. Thomas W. Field
and others, Commissioners REALTORS COM
plain that the Commissioners appointed by an
act Of the Legislature for the improvement of
Bedford avenue, have omitted to observe and COM
ply with some Of the provisions Of the acts, and
have, In other things, exceeded their powers and
omitted performance of their statutory duties. A
writ OF ce'ttOrari was issued to bring up the pro-
ceedings of the Commissioners for review, to the
end that assessments for large sum may be va
Gated If the writ should be sustained.
Judge Tappen yesterday quashed the writ Of ce1-
tf0rdrt allowing $40 costs, to be paid by the re-
latOrS.
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MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS.

A Native OF st. Helena Charged with
Fatally stsbbing . Sailor ON Board
nm American ship-Testimony Of the
Captaln-Thc Accused Held 20 Await
the Action OF the Grand Jury for Nam
sIaughter.
Yesterday Edward Richards was examined be.
fore Commissioner Osborn on charge OF having
The New York herald., 1872-11-30
CITY CouRT-GENERAL TERM.
The HOman-Earlc Alleged Breach OF
Promise Case.

Promise Case.
Before Judges McCue and Thompson.
This case was before the Court few weeks since,
on an appeal from decision denying motion for
a new trial. 1t may be remembered that the jury
rendered verdict In favor Of the plaintif. Miss
Roxcellena H0man, for $4,000 The case was tried
before Judge Nelson last December, and judg-
ment was entered on the nth Of that month. The
case has been reported IN the HERALD.
Affirming the judgment and order appealed from,
with costs. Judge Thompson dissented on the
grounds that the evidence did not sustain the YER
dict; that the law as charged by the Judge who
tried the case was incorrect, aud the damages
found were excessive.
Decision.
Stman Soule, Respondent. vs. Kennard Buxton
Appellant.-New trial granted costs to abide the
event.
Opinion by Judge McCue, concurred in by Judge
Thompson.
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THE RUSSIAN BONDS CASE.

Suit Against Baron Osten-Sacken, the Rus.
sian Consul, for $500, Islander Of Title
to Property..-A Double Defence Set Up.
Not Doing the Act Charged and Acting
Under the Instructions Of His Gov.
ernment---The Trial Postponed.
The New York herald., 1872-11-30
Policy Dealers at Jefferson Market.

Yesterday morning the police commenced raid
upon the policy dealers, and large number of
them were arrested and brought up before the Jer-
ferson Market Police Court, where they were held
to bail in the sum of $500 to answer at General
Sessions. Their names are as follows Prank
Coleman, Frederick R. Moore, Thomas Moore,
William Farrell, Elisha Rollins, Henry Irving, Otis
Schneider, William Williams, John Parker, August
Neldhardt Charles Fergus, Luke H. salisbury,
Michael O'Neil Abraham Johnson William d.
Wallard, William True and Charles MOriarty.
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SUPERIOR COuNT-sPEClAL TERM.
Decisions.

Decisions.
BY Judge Barbour
Denning Duer vs.. William Rced-Case settled
with amendments.
by Judge Freedman.
Anna Kr00p vs.. Louis Kammerer.-Case ordered
to be filed.
BY Judge Curtis.
Patrick Cahil va John Marshall ct Al.-Leave
granted to serve reply, with costs OF opposing
motion to defendant to abide event of suit.
Edward Lec0mte VS.. Anton Markert.-MOtiOn to
set aside referees report denied without costs to
either party.
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The Wreck Of the Steamship
Guatemala and Accident
to the Arizona.
Thirteen Persons Supposed to Have
Been Lost from the Guatemala.
suffsrings Of the Survivors-Inhumanlty Of the
MexicanS-Men from the Arizona Drifting at
Sea-Six Days at the Mercy Of tho
Wave,-Special Accounts Of the
Disasters and Their Consequences
Ths Wreck OF the GaatemaIs.

STEAMSHIP SALVADOR,
OFF SALINAS CRUZ, Oct. 81, 1877
This miserable hole has been the scene OF Some
little excitement In consequence OF the arrivai
here OF the survivors from the Inflated steamship
Guatemala, which ran ON the bar at Tonaia ct o
quarter past 1--WE O'Clock on the morning OF tho
18th, ana soon after became total wreck. After
she struck there was barely time to get the boats
lowered and run astern, whence all on board en-
barked when boiler and engines went crashing
through her bottom, at the same time that she
broke into two parts.
and passengers got safely into the boats. but In .
most horribly destitute condition. With few ex-
ceptions all were In the condition in which they
sprang from their slcep-wlthout clothing, boots
or hats.
The boats, on leaving the wreck were steered In
the direction OF this port since to land at Tonala
would have been impossible and any boat that at
tempted 1t would certainly have been capsized and
the shore was In charge OF the purser and con-
tanned seven others besides himself.
THE LINE OF SURF
the boat was Immediately capsized and every ono
thrown into the sea- Within about fifteen min
utes, however, all had reached the shore I'M
injured, except the purser, who was picked up
SenseleSs.
The second boat to land was the captains, which
passengers and one female.
The landing was effected without other accident.
severe blow which the boat struck Captain
Douglas deprived him Of his senses for some min
uteS.
Later, and at some distance higher up the beach.
the third boat, in charge OF the second 0ncer, ef
fected q landing.
Then commenced
WEARY JOURNEY
along the arid desert beach, Almost naked, with.
out hats shoes, for five days they steadily kept
on and at length reached this port. The inhab-
itants along the route behaved most inhumanly,
refused them the least assistance and compelled
them to purchase their food at enormous prices
with the little money they had among them.
THE FOURTH BOAT,
which was In charge oil the FIRST Ofi0er, Mr.. Smith,
and contained, besides Mr.. Bartholomew, the chief
engineer, one passenger and eleven OF the crew,
up to now has not been heard Of We all fear nero
( that the strong oGshore wind has driven her out
to sea and that those on board have perished This
is the more likely, since that boat, like the Others
was absolutely destitute OF food and water, the
short time which elapsed after the vessel struck
having rendered 1t utterly impossible to provision
the boats while the water connections were all
broken from the first moment she struck. It iS
certainly most pr0vdential circumstance that SO
many lives have been saved, and 1t Is to be hoped
that the other boat may yet turn up although there
are very few hopes fOI her.
The captain attributes the accident to some mis-
take in his SAILING orders.
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Latest Details or tho Disc stor.

PANAMA, Nov. TO- 1879.
The arrival OF the steamship Sacramento on the
10th inst brought the painful intelligence OF tho
wreck OF the steamship Guatemala ON the bar at
Tonala, and OF the breaking down OF the Arizona
on the coast OF Mexico.
The Salvador left this port on the Goth OF last
MONTH and on arriving at San Jose de Guatemala,
finding that the Guatemala had not arrived on her
return trip, the captain determined to look into
the lower Mexican ports. He accordingly went to
San Benlto and, learning nothing there, proceeded
on TO T0nala.
Early ON the morning OF the 3Tst OF october they
were or that port. and Immediately some pieces Of
wreck were perceived on the bar, which on closer
examination proved to be part Of Q boiler and the
side Of ship On the inside OF the bar schooner
was seen at anchor, and alongside OF her was no
tced q boat, which to oil appearances had be-
lOnged to the wrecked vessel.
The salvador made signals to the schooner, bus
no answer was given, nor did she even hoist .
nag to show her nationality.
The bar was 80 excessively rough that it was
hopeless attempting to communicate with shore,
so the captain determined to
STEER FOR SALINAS CRUZ.
There the greater part OF the officers, crew ana
passengers OF the wrecked vessel seen at Tonala
were found, and 1t was then known that the wreck
seen belonged to the Guatemala.
1t appears that while making the port OF Tonala,
the 18th Of october, little after i've O'Clock in
the morning, she
which forms portion Of the bar, and that within
q very short time she became q total wreck
all hands taking to the boats which were ordered
by Captain Douglas to make for the port of Salinas
Cruz None OF them reached that port, but three
succeeded In getting on shore on the beach, and
their crews had to march long and painful jour-
ney before reaching the sheltering town OF Salinas
Cruz
The other boat, 1t is feared, has been lost.
The New York herald., 1872-11-30

Tho W00dhull-Clahin Case-Tho Sisters
Prepared TO Give Baii-Tho SuMciency
or the Pr0Hered HAIL Under Considera-
tien OF the District Attorney-A Further
Remand to Ludlow street Jail.
Before Commissioner Shields.
Counsel for Woodruff and Clafin, who are
charged with sending publication OF an immoral
and obscene character through the mails, appeared
before Commissioner Shields yesterday and offered
bonds for the liberation OF the accused from
prison. the proposed bondsmen being Mr.. James
KIernan. retired fruit dealer. OF No. Jay
street. Brooklyn, and DIR. Augustus d. Ruggles, a5
Is to be hal into the responsibility 81 this ball. and
II ,he District Attorney approves OF IL 1t will be
cepted. Counsel Tor the accused states that as
soon as bail is given In this case bail will also be
offered In the libel In Jefferson Market, and In
the civil suit for libel ut the Snerif's Once.
The New York herald., 1872-11-30
THE COURTS
ALLEGED MURDER ON SHIPBOkRD.
The Case of the Sailor, Edward Rich
ards-The Testimony Of the Cap.
tain-The Accused Held to Await
the Action of the Grand Jury.
THE ERIE-COULD CASE.

Another Page from the Northwestern Wall
Street ''Corner"- Objection to the Ex.
animation Of Travers by Referee
InterrOgatOries To De Submitted
and Aifidayits Based Thereon
A Question Of Practice
Decision Reserved.
The New York herald., 1872-11-30
BROOKLYN COURTS.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Charge OF Smuggling.

BtIUTB CONlInlBSIOnGr WIuBIOW.
Wright Smith, OF 1873 Franklin street, Greenpont,
was charged with concealing quantity Of silk
yarn that had been smuggled into port He was
held to bail In S. 900 to answer on the 4th Of De-
Cember,
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BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS.
UNITED STATES DISTINCT COvsT.
A Collision Cause.-The Propeller Galatea
Libcllcd-Exccptions as TO the Value OF
the Cargo Of the Reading Admitted.
Before Judge Blatchford.

DCIUTC SUUEc bIHVVHIUIU.
Frederick Roberts and Others vs. The Propeller
Galatea.-Ths case came before the Court on cx-
ccptions to the report OF Commissioner Belts re-
lating 10 the barge Reading and her cargo OF coal
and as to the allowance OF the value OF the cargo
at the time Of the collision. The Court overrules
all the exceptions except the second, which Is to
the allowance OF the value OF the cargo OF the
Reading at the time of the collision on the grounds
"that the cargo might have been raised and saved
for an amount less than It's value when saved; that
no proper or suitable efforts to raise or save the
same were made in behalf OF the libeants, and
that the same was finally lost IN consequence Of the
The New York herald., 1872-11-30
The Rogers-Donohue Murder
in Brooklyn.

Application for a Stay Of Pro-
ceedings---Rogers Sentenced To
Be Hanged Next Friday---The
Case To Be Argued To-Day.
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UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS cousT.

negligence OF the libellants in reference thereto
after the cOlisiOn.u
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SUPREME COURT CHAMBERS.
Decisions.

Decisions.
BY Judge Fancher.
In the Matter Of the Petition OF John 8. Foster ct
ai.-MOtiOn granted.
Edward S. Ennis vs.. Peter v. winters ct al
Same.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-24
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

The talk of reform is revived again,
as the period of the presidential cleo
ton approaches. With the whole
Postofice Department used to elect
General Grant; with copies of the
Times substituted for Tribunes in
specified Postoffices of the country;
with Casey still in office; Clark, the
expelled member of the House, APP
proved by the President as Postmaster
at Galveston, Texas; with Edmuuds
and the indianapolis Postmaster still
holding their places. There is some
thing sublimely impudent in this re-
vived talk of Civil Service reform.
What was booted at in Congress by
the supporters of the President. and
what the President himself palms Oft
as Civil Service reform, starting with
Sickles at Madrid, and ending with
Clark in Texas, Dent at the White
House, and a rowing Cabinet, is a little
too brazen ever for the year of a pres.
idential election.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-24

1.-THE Jones faction have carried the
Radical primaries in Nevada. and if
that party carries the election Jones
will be sent to the United States Sen
ate as a representative of the Bank of
California and the g. p. r. r. Co..
[Santa Clara Call Argus.
The Argus is mistaken. Mr.. Jones.
if elected to the United States Senate,
will fight all monopolies to the bitter
end, if we understand his position.
But, the political outlook now indi
Gates, beyond a doubt, that the peoples
interests will be looked after in the
United States Senate by one Of the
Liberal party.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-24

The women who are bringing dis
credit upon their sex by vying with
the eane class of masculine parti
sans in libeling Horace Greeley. would
do we'll to reflect that Mr.. Greeley has
always favored the admittance of
women to all professions and occupa-
lions from which their lack of physical
strength does not exclude them. In
1855. when the fitness of women for
medical work was being timidly agi
tated. wher there was scarcely a med
cal school in the country that would
admit feminine students, and when
the new idea was received with all
Imaginable derision and opposition.
Mr.. Greeley sustained it in the Tribune
with unhagging perseverance.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-24

A well authenticated Ku klux case
has at last been established i'll Carte
county, Missouri. The victims of the
outrage were visited in the middle of
the night by men armed and disguised
in the genuine Ku klux style, ana
the head of the visited family was u
moved from his house and subjected
to a severe flogging. A part Of the
band were recognized by the victim,
and in due time arrested. When the
case came to trial, however, it was dis
covered that the person who was ku
kluxed was a Greeley man and the
Ku KluX in custody We're ali Graut
men. The Court came to the conciu
sion that the Enforcement Act Vas
never intended to apply to such a case
as this, and the prisoners were at once
discharged
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-24

1t is claimed, with much glorif1ca-
ton, that the strong minded sister
hood are almost unanimously in favor
of the re election of Grant. They
claim that their enfranchisenIent
would purify politics and advance the
cause of morality and intelligence;
and straightwav refute their argu-
ments in that behalf by supporting
for President the gift-taker, nepotist
and incompetent, against a mar whose
moral character stands above ~reproach
and whose intellect gives lustre to the
name of American.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-24

The Springfield Republican says:
1--WE must confess to a little surprise
at hearing Ohio claimed as 'surer' for
the Liberal ticket than Indiana, but
the Cincinnati Commercial does it.
The distinct fact is, it says, that the
Republicans throughout the State were
deeply dissatisfied with Grant, and
that, Notwithstanding the desperate
efforts made by the Administration
orators and papers to draw the old
party lines rigidly, thousands of them
are going for Greeley"
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-24

The Republican State Convention,
at Reno, takes place to morrow. \
fierce contest is likely to ensue, as
there are a number of aspirants for
the respective offices on the State tic
ket. The Convention will find it very
difficult to find timber equal to that
on the Liberal ticket. 1t is strange
that good men will allow their names
to go on the Republican State ticket
this year, "a they must suffer defeat,
or we err in Judgment.