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The New York herald., 1873-07-01
'seen od7y Influenced
his deSision on the proola Inced.
TollBs POLICE a.

Comstock Has Two More Men Arrested
1pr Selling Obscene Prints-He Brings
Toem Before Judge HOgan-A Black
mailer Neatly Trapped.
Before Judge Hogan.
Anthony Comstock, who has lately interested
himself so much In the suppression OF obscene liz
erature. yesterday appeared as complainant against
two men, named Peter Dwyer and James Nee,
whom he charged with Offering for sale 6e rtaiD
cards and wood cuts OF indecent char..cter These
s!'i different aa9'qs particle sss f Ss
BEFORE pger aayst Sssa OF msssssa s%sa
character ngure conspicuous;y in many OF tho
drinking saloons OF the CITY,. The prisoners, who
precinct. were each held to answer, in default OF
$500 bail.
Blackmaiier Baked.
On the Goth OF June Mr. Lewis ID. Crossmore, o.
5s Maiden lane, received letter by mail. signed
merely with the initials, "V. E."
The writer Of this letter stated In his commune
cation that some time ago he had case of horse
stealing brought under his notice, and during his
leisure moments had worked it up That through
diligent inquiry he haA traced It to Mr. CrOssmOre
and his brother, and ii Mr.. CrossmOre wished the
matter hushed up 1t could be done on payment OF
1916. The letter was dated from Danbury Conn.
In conclusion the writer states :-"YOu know what
ac0untry jury IS, and you Know how they reas
horse steaers. and the best thing you can do s to
sette.n
Mr.. Crossmore conferred with Captain Caffrey
OF the Second precinct, who advised him to insert
personal in the HERALD On the 23d OF June. ac-
cOrdingY. the following notice appeared In that
journal L.
" K-Cal for package. G. d. L.
On the 3Oth OF June man, who subsequently
gave his name Henry Porter Riker, presented
another letter In similar handwriting to the first,
saying:-
Please deliver package for " z. to bearer. He win
answer II questions.
Mr.. Crossmore had package prepared stufIed
with paper, and u one dollar bill top. Mr..
Henry Porter Riker took the package and was very
shortly afterwards arrested and brought before
Judge Hogan, who held HIM in $500 bail to answer.
The New York herald., 1873-07-01
THE HAvERsTRAW HOMICIDE.
One Witness Bailed-Another Inca rcer-
aled.

ated.
In the case of Frank Haverstraw, the barber who
was killed by rowdies at O'Reilly's groggery,
corner OF First avenue and sixteenth street, few
evenings since. Coroner Kessler yesterday ad.
mitted to bail In 1000 Andrew Diehl. one OF the
principal witnesses to the occurrence. Dieh at
first frankly stated that he saw Haverstraw
beaten, but subsequently, becoming alarmed,
made contradictory statements. While this
important witness Is enjoying his liberty,
John Larkin, respectable and industrious
young man, who was quietly taking supper at
home with his father at the time Haverstraw was
beaten, Is incarcerated In the Tombs, he having
been arrested on suspicion, as witness. The
Coroner has three af1davits more BY truthful per-
sons showing the entire innocence OF John Larkin,
by proving an dlio; yet bail, which was offered in
a large amount has been pcrsistently refused:
Mr. Larkin, father Of the prisoner, an educated
and highly respectable gentleman, pledged his
honor that his son should be forthcoming when
wanted but the Coroner was inex0rable and Fer
sisted In holding fast to the witness, who In
reality knows nothing Of the matter at issueA
The New York herald., 1873-07-01
FATAL CAR CASUALTY.

on Sunday afternoon Peter Trade, aGerman
shoemaker, sixty years OF age, died in ieevue
Hospital. About ten days ago Mr. Trade,Thile In
Broadway, near 1hirty-sixth street. stumfed over
pile of stones and fell, with his rightarm on
the track, between the wheels OF Roadway
car. Before the driver could stop the hiii wheel
passed over his arm, crushing 1T terrny. De-
ceased. who lived in second street, had o rela-
tiyes in this country he being a SINCE man.
Coroner Herman will hold an inquest.
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Oectsi0nsl

Dectsi0nsl
BY Judge Mon4.
Devlin vs. The Mayor. dc.-0uer vacating judg
ment ana staying execution.
Stencil VS.. Stefnel.-Order OF eference.
White W. Mealo ct al.-Case Irdered on file.
Noe VS.. Cnristie.-Order that Judgment of affirm-
ance OF Commissioner OF Apphs be made the
Judgment OF this Court.
Hooper ct al vs.. Kennedy imleaded.-Order for
extra allowance to defendants 25e.
Ehlers vs. Ehlers--Report OF teferee confirmed
ana Judgment OF divorce granted
Cunningham vs.. White ct Judgment for
defendants on demurrer to ''secd d" paragraph in
answer and for pl1intif on demarrer to ''third,"
"nith" and "sixth" paragraph in answer, no
costs to either party. Deiendans may have leave
to amend and plaintiff to reply a they may de ad-
vised.
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FATAL sCAFPOLD CASUALTY

Timothy Cuthbert, by trade plasterer. 5hile at
work on a scafrold in Front street, nar Wall
street, missed his footing and fell to he floor
below, thus receiving injuries which reslted in
death some hours subsequently, at the Prk Hos
pital, TO which he had beer conveyed Immediately
after the occurrence. Deceased lived a28 Com
merce street. Coroner KessleI will hol an in.
quest
The New York herald., 1873-07-01
suBB0GAIE'S CQuRI,

The Will Of Mrs. Anna N. squires.
Before Surrogar Hutchngs.
The will OF the late MIRA Anna M. squires, which
bequeathed her entire pre- eTsrty to her sister and
niece, was set aside yesterday morning by surro-
gate Hutchings. Mrs. Sqlres' children had con-
tested the testament OF the ground that their
mother was OF unsound innd. and mat she had
The New York herald., 1873-07-01
JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT.
Trouble Among the Boxers.


Some interest was created In the Jefferson Mar
ket Police Court yesterday morning while Justice
Cox was discharging the watch by the appearances
in Court, In charge OF an officer OF the Twenty
ninth precinct, of Mrs. Utica Boxer, sister of Vic
tcria Woodruff, on the charge of disOrderly con-
duct. When the case was called the complainant
failed 10 appear. She Immediately endeavOred to
prevail upon the Judge to have them subpGnaed
and brought into Court, stating that she had been
severely beaten the evening previous by her sister,
Mrs. Woodruff, and by Colonel Blood, whO as she
said had procured her arrest and incarceration.
Her request was not granted, but on her reappear
ance in the evening she was granted summons
against her alleged assallants requiring their ap
pearance this morning at eleven O'Clock to answer
her complaint.
FelOniOus Assa ults.
At the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday,
before Justice Cox, John Quinn was charged with
firing pistol at Eugene Skipborn, 123 West Hous-
ton street, with intent to kill him, and subsequently
striking him ON the head with tumber. He was
held to bail in the sum Of 81 500 to answer.
Michael Kllian, charged with assautlng John
Eichber, of 529 West Twenty-eghth street, with q
club ana INJECTING severe and dangerous wounds
upon him, was held In the sum OF $1,000 to answer.
The New York herald., 1873-07-01

From these 1gureS It VIII be seen thAt MCthOu1Sm
has declined during the last decade to very ap-
preciable extent Mr.. GOss suggested that the
wealthy Methodists OF ,s.C city would be hOnoring
themselves and Methodsm If tEay should erect her
100 churches in the centenary OF Embury and let
the church edinces bear this fOunder's name. The
STATISTICS OF OTHER DENOMINATIONS
set OF the Methodist decline in q stronger light
The New York herald., 1873-07-01
COURT CALEnDAa-THlS DAY.

SUPREME ECOURT-CHAMBERs-Held by Judge Dan
els-Nos. 306, 81 S. 6O 100, 2S4 293, 3O4 307, 3O8
3l 312 31s 314, Sl5 sic, 317 31s $40, S2O 321 S22
The New York herald., 1873-07-01
COURT OF COMMON plsAs-spClAl TERM.
Decision.

BY Judge j. F. Dali
Fitzsmmons vs.. K0iner.-lotion denied.
Memorandum for counsel.
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Decisi0n

Decisi0nL
BY Judge lngrham.
Pike VS.. Pike.-M0ti0n granod.
In the Matter, &C., Of Wilnerding Mount vs.
F0wler.-MemOrandum for counsel.
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-25
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

A Miss Seavey Of Belmont, n H., maiden
lady aged about sixty years, died of voluntary
starvation on Thursday, having refused food
for twenty-eight days. A sister of the deceas-
ed died In the same way few years since.
A letter dated Yellowstone, July 9th, says it
is singular that one of our largest and most
beautiful rivers, nearly three hundred miles
long and navigabe for two hundred miles from
its mouth, shonld remain entirely unexplOred
by large steamers until 1873 From the meas
average width of the Yellowstone is ascertain
ed to be twelve hundred feet, and its rate about
six miles an hour The average height of the
bank is from six to twelve feet.
A letter from the Hayden Survey Expedition
on East River, Colorado, August 4th speaks OF
the nameless mountains me- One, Il, 900 feet high,
is named La Plata Peak; another, 10, 900 feet
| high, is named Grizzly Peak. Other vast sum-
mits are to be visited and receive titles,
Gyorge Brown is still willing to row Biglin
at Halifax, and extends the time three weeks
The boiler of the st. Maurice lumber mills at
Three Rivers, Canada, exploded Saturday, kill
ing one and injuring five men.
At railroad collision at Retford, England,
Friday, four persons were killed and fifteen
badly injured.
One man was killed and three dangerously
wounded in Baltimore while loading vessel
A man named Donavon was drowned in Bos-
ton harbor Sunday.
A block of ten new unoccupied houses, and
another of three houses in Dorchester Mass,
were set on fire Sunday, by incendiaries Loss
$4,000.
The body of Terence Smith was found on the
track of the New York s. New Haven railroad
near Long Wharf crossing, Saturday, in hor-
ribly mangled condition.
An accident occurred on the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Sunday, near Cameron, w. ",
by which three German emigrants were danger
ously injured, and fifteen or twenty wounded.
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-25

Ann Carroll of Franklin street and man
who refused to give his name, were found last
night clingng to the bottom of an overturned
boat afloat in the lower bay. They stated that
Mary o. Hara of West street. and man whose
name the rescued refused to make known. were
with them in the boat at the time it upset. and
thai they were both drowned.
Dastardly Assault on an Editor.
As Walter Giboon proprietor of the Harlem
Local, was entering his Office last evening, an
unknown person flung tin cup, full of vitriol
or muriatic acid full in his face probably de-
stroying the sight of one, if not of both eyes
The perpetrator jumped into a buggy standing
near, in charge of confederate and disappear
ed. Revenge for personnel attacks in his news
paper is supposed to have prompted the attack.
Gibson was graduate of Dartmouth College of
1866.
The Goodrich Murder Case.
1t is now rumored THAI Kate Stoddard's re-
ported confession that she herself murdered
Goodrich, was gotten up by the police to delude
Roscoe into the belief that he need not fly That
she has confessed nothing and that the police
believe her to have been accessory to Roscoe's
deed One reason assigned by the president of
the board of police for Chief Campbell's remov-
al, is his bungling and inefficency in this case.
A Denial.
A despatch from Oshkosh, Wis, says there is
no truth in the report that Hon. Phietus Saw
yer, Member of Congress from that State had
committed suicide. He is now in Oshkosh in
good health.
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-25
NEW YORK.
Various Matters.

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Secretary Richardson
told the Herald reporter last night that the syn
dlcate never had and never would have dollar
belonging to the treasury
LOTUS Francis, brokers' clerk, yesterday
lost, or was robbed of $500 in money and checks
while going from the Metropolitan Bank, and
mas been locked up for examination.
Sharkey, thd condemned murderer, is very i'll
and companions say he cannot recover.
Three hundred and fifty men are now employ
ed on the post office, besides 800 more cutting
granite for it,
A Westport, Conn, despatch says that siren
uous efforts are being made to overhaul Good
riich, the absconding collector. His defalca-
tions will not exceed $4,000.
;. The World, in double-leaded column leader
discourses upon the danger of the gold combi-
Arrived, steamships India from Glasgow, and
deutschland from Brennan.
o, The specie shipment to Europe to-day was
H. Y. Burt of this city received grand med
AZ OF merit at Vienna for the best exhibition of
american made shoes for ladies'
delegation of colored senators from Louisi-
ana has arrived here to discuss before the north
ern people the propriety of sustaining the pres
ent administration in the State of Louisiana.
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-25
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Boston Valuation.

BoaToN, Aug MISUNDERSTANDING the
great loss by the November fire the valuation of
real and personal property of Boston this year
will show an increase of a little more than ST.
100000 over last year, and the rate OF taxation
will be about $13 on a thousand more or less.
Accident 10 n Maine Vessel.
The schooner Freedom, Capt Whitney, from
Boston, of and for Jonesboro, Me-, was thorown
on her Eeam ends in Boston harbor during
squoll Saturday afternoon and subsequently,,
while lying in this position, she was run into by
an outward bound British schooner. The Free
dom filled with water and was towed to Long
Island and afterwards brought up to the city,
and grounded in one of the docks at East Bos-
ton. Her rudder and bowsprit are damaged,
but the whole loss will not exceed few hun
bred dollars.
Lightning.
BOSTON, Aug. M.-Francis Brown was killed
in Essex, yesterday lightning, and man now
ing with him was stsuck insensible but recover
Mrs Sayward's house in Gloucester was bad
ly damaged by lightning during the same show
Death of a Well Known Clergyman.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug. N.-Rev. John
Todd d. D., long pastor of the first Congrega-
tional church of Pittsfield, and author of the
students Manuel, and one of the best known
clergymen in western Massachusetts, died at
his home Sunday morning in his I'D year.
The Turf.
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 23.-Splendid weather,an
excellent track, two very fine races and an at
tendance of about 1000 people, made the 4th
day of the Hampden Park Associations fall
meeting success.
The "a race was contested by Crown Prince,
Confidence, Gloster, Susie, Hotspur, Major Al
iehand Thomas Jefferson, and was very exclt-
ing. Goster won the first and second heats
and was second in the last two, and Susie was
second in the first and second heats and first in
the last three, winning the race. Thomas JEFF
ferson won the third money Time, 2.23, 2.25 IA,
2.25 "a, 227 and 225.
The 2.3S race was won by Clementina in the
last three heats. Vanity Fair won the first
two and Little Longfellow the third. Time,
%33 Ia, 2.32 Sd, 235, 2.32, 2.30 and 2.32 IL.
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-25
Opening of the Ohio Campaign-Tke
Back Paw

CINCINNATI Aug. Ex-senator Morton of
Indiana and Gov. Noyes of Ohio opened the
Republican State campaign at Athens, o, to-
day. The meeting was the largest Republican
gathering in that locality since the war
At the the of Senator Morton's remarks on
the salary grab, Judge Flantge SAID: sit has
been reported here, Senator, that you have per-
sonally accepted the back pay, Will you ex-
plain?" Governor Noyes here said that note
had been handed up from the crowd asking
what Morton had done with his back pay, the
Senator feels a little delicate about answering
the question, but L think we will press the ques-
ton.
Senator Morton then said: "Well, can say
that l have not taken it and never expect to-
(Cries of good! we will vote for YOU and
loud applause) Immediately after the passage
of the bill had an interview with my distin-
guished colleague Mr.. Pratt of Indiana, and
we there agreed that we would not take that
believing the principle involved in the back pay
was not a sound one, and desire to expressly
say, that while | entertain that view myself in
regard to the principle of back pay, it is due to
other members of Congress who voted for it
and received it, to say that they thought they
had right to it-that what they did was sane
toned by precedents, by the votes and actions
Of many of the ablest men who have gone be-
fore them inIthe nation, and it is matter upon
which men have right to differ and differ
honestly. have simply stated my conviction
while want to do justice to their motives
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-25

occasion The officers of the cutter were ex-
tremely courteous and obliging. Two young
ladies danced waltz in order to overcome the
effects of the swell which was for about ten
minutes quite considerable
EVENING.
A session of section B was held Saturday
evening at which the following papers were
read:
On the Geological Relations of the Niagara
and Lower Heidelberg Group of Rocks in the
United States and Canada.-James Hall
Breaks in American Paleozoic Rocks.-T.
Sterry Hunt
Calverts Supposed Relics of Man in the MILO
Gene of the Dardanelles.-George Washburn.-
Communicated by G. H. Hitchcock)
1t was thought to hold meeting of Section
20" but the time occupied in the reading of
the papers prevented. Section ,'Q' is the As
sociation-with unbent law-the fun and frolic
of boys let loose from school.
THF ENToMoLoGIsTs.
The entomologists of the Association to the
number of thirty, asse 5led in the Aldermen's
room Saturday evening for the purpose of con-
sidering the following petition addressed to the
American chronological Society of Philadel-
phia:
We, the undersigned, entomologists assem-
bled at the 22nd meeting of the A. A. A. s.,
held at Portland, hereby respectfully petition
the American chronological Society of Phlla-
delphia to appoint yearly meetings to be held
at the same times and places with the annual
meetings OF the A, A. A. s. The undersigned
are moved to this memorial from the considera-
tons that such prospective action on the part OF
the Society would ensure the annual assem-
blage of large number of entomologists resi-
dent over wide extent of territory, and also
practically enlarge the sphere and increase the
usefulness of the American chronological So>
ciety.
The petition was unanimously adopted, and
will be presented to fine Society at its Septem-
Der meeting.
The following resolve was then prepared and
will undoubtedly be reported by the standing
committee of the A. A. A. S., this morning, as
it is understood to meet their approval
ReSolued, That the A A. A. S. hereby en-
dorses the accompanying memorial and invites
the American chronological Society to call
yearly meetings of it's members in accordance
with the request therein contained.
The meeting was in sense an informal one,
though it organized by the choice of Dr. Le-
comte as chairman and Mr. P. r. Uhler as Sec
rotary.
Messrs. Edwards, Scudder, Lecomte, Bethune
and Riley were constituted a committee to re-
port at the next mountaineering of the Society
a code of rules to be discussed and adopted at
said meeting regarding uniform nomencla-
ture for the guidance of American entomolo-
gists.
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-25

Bacon quiet and unchanged. Bulk meats quiet and
Lake freights firm; Corn to Buffalo &c; Wheat &c;
Corn to Oswego 1884,
dReeepts-5,oOO bbls -four $4,000 bush wheat Si7,-
bush barley, ~ '' ''ooV "uSH i''' WV
ShpmeDts-3,0Oo bbls -four. II 600 bush wheat. o.
Ssb a 6oo bush oats 5000 bush rye 1000
CiNoiSNATI, Aug. 23.-Provsions steady Pork
wl.hout az lb 90 q II 90. Lard nominal and oniet.
ssea az q SIC; kettle at 81 a sac. Bulk Meats are
steauy shoulders at So clear rib on snot and hnvar
Aug Sse; clear sides 0sc Bacon Is firm and IN 9od
demand; shoulders at Ole; clear Iib sides IN 81 -
10 81 on spot and 10Ec buyer Aug clear sides i0se
Whiskey trmer at 96c " ' AVse'
TOLEDO. Aug. 23-Flour firm and In fair ,la,o..,,
wheat iirm and le higher; sales No White Michi-
gan 46; Amber Michigan on spot and seller Auo ~
~ no hed a.. 40; NO do on spot or seller Aug
"a 434; No Red 40a; rejected as; No Amber
Illinois 81 (d L 3d. Corn firm and in fair demand.
high Mixed 45c; low Mixed 441 q 44ac: White zoe;
rejected CSC.
Freights frmer and higher; to Buffalo a. ~: 10
oswego a o; Kingston 81 g Ole; to ogdensbnrg
a. Zoe.
Rece 1000 bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat, a.
bush com, 5000 bush oats.
Shipments-10,000 bbs -four, Il, 900 bush wheat H.
600 bush corn, 5000 bush Oats.
DETROIT, Aug. 23.-Flour is quiet and unchanged
at rs q so. Wheat is steady; extra White at So
9 SO; No White at 1 IS a So; Amber Michigan
"A. Corn dull and lower; No at 3Sc.
Receipts 600 bbs flour, $4,000 bush wheat $1,000
bush corn, IL 900 bash oats.
ShipmeDts-1000 bbs flour, 14,000 bush wheat, 1000
tush corn, 5000 bush oats.
CHARLESTON, Aug. 23-Cotton quiet; Middling
uplands 171c.
SAvANNAH, Aug. 22.-COttOn dull; Nuddling up
lands at 17Ac.
at 1sc. f'''''N9
NEW ORLEANS, Aug, 23-Cotton quiet; Middling
uplands 1870.
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-25
WASHINGTON.
Land Office Charges.

WASHINGTON, Aug 23.-The charges of
fraud against the General Land Office, in re-
gard to entries of the Sioux half breed script in
Carson City, Nevada, are without any founda-
ton.
Sentence Of the ModOcs.
The War Department promulgates in gener-
al orders the findings and sentence in the caSe
of the Modoc captives. Capt, Jack, Schon-
chin, Black Jim, Boston Charley, Barcho alias
One Eyed Jim, and Sloluch alias Cox, who
were tried by military commission for the muir
der of General Candy and Commissioner
Thomas, and for assault with intent to kill 9th
er Peace Commissioners, are found guilty of
the specifications and charges and sentenced to
ed by the President and Secretary of War, and
the sentence will be carried into effect at Fort
falmouth, Oregon, on October 3rd
The September Interest.
The Secretary of the Treasury has directed
that the interest due on Sept. list, amounting
to about $5,000,000 will be paid on and after
Aug. 18th without rebate.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances to
day: Currency So 413 676: special deposits of le
gal tenders for redemption of certificates of de-
posit S35, 900; coin So, 213, 539; including
coin certificates S43,947, 200; outstanding legal
tenders $356,000,000.
The Organization of the House.
WASHINGTON Aug. 23.-Some interest is al
of the House. There seems to be no contest in
regard to the election of Mr.. Blaine as
Speaker, Mr. Mcpherson, Clerk, and Mr.. Bux-
ton, Doorkeeper. 1t is not certain that Mr..
King will be candidate for reelection as Post
Master. The most serious opposition will be
against Ordway for Sergeant-at-Arms, arising
from local causes in Washington, but his
friends nevertheless assert that he will be sue
cessful in his canvass.
Iayden's Survey.
1t is stated in official dispatches concerning
Hayden's geological survey of the Territories,
that surveying party starting from Ogden,
Utah, surveyed the route to Fort Hall and
there made necessary preparations for a pack
train up the unknown region of the Upper
Snow Valley. The range of Three Tetons was
carefully mapped. Immense masses of snow
and lakes of ice were found on its sides and
abundant signs of modern glacial action. They
found the elevation to be ,S5S feet above the
sea. At the summit of this peak there were
indications that human beings had made the
ascent at some period in the past.
The Portland daily press., 1873-08-25

the open air meeting in Market Square at six
o'clock p. m.
At Plymouth church Rev. M. III. Williams
preached in the morning from Matt 6:5-13.
Subject, ''The Lords prayer as a formula and
model for Christians in prayer
AT st. Lulle's Cathedral in the morning Rev.
DR. Lambert. U. S. N, of Charlestown, Mass,
preached on Serving Cod in our genera
tion.'
AT Pine ST. church Rev. d. Fl. Hannaburg
preached in the morning from lieut.. Z: IL
Subject, excepting Gods Commands"
AT the High street church, in the absence of
the pastor, Kew. G. w. Pond of San Francisco,
preached in the morning from John II: 40
Subject, "We must believe in order to see'
At Free street church Rev. Dr. Small preach
ed in the morning from Romans 16: 26 Sub
ject obedience of Faith
AT the First Baptist church Rev. Dr. Smaller
preached from 1st Cor. ST. Subject, ''The
endOMments of man are God given