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The New York herald., 1873-10-22
CouST or GENERAL SESSIONS.

Assn aults with Knfvcs-Thc Prisoners
Sent TO tho State Prison for Five Years.
Before Recorder Hackett.
The first part of the session yesterday occupied in
the trial Joseph Hartnet charged with stabbng John
Burke, a liquor saoon upon Third avenue the
September One of the wounds inflicted by the
the region OF the heart and the physician stated
that for time Burke's lie in danger verdict
guilty OF assault with intent to do bodily harm,
rendered His Honor, in passing sentence, that il
nett Of an assault With intent 70 XIII The prisoner ad
mitcd, the crossex0mina0n of District Attorney
Rollins that he served term OF imprisonment for
cerned in shooting afray. The Recorder sent him to
the State Prison for five years.
Patrick Hadagan was also tried and found guilty Of
ing Daniel McCauley at West Fifty-rst street The
provocaton he him with carving knife, inficting
dangerous wound He was sentenced to the State
Prison Tor the term of five years
Fo burglary. s
George Mott ANA George Jones' charged with burgla-
rously entering the premises of William E. Duryca No 26
East Twentysix street. the 10th of September and
They each to the State Prison two years
and six months
Grand Larceny.
James Hughes Patrick McGrath indicted for steal
ing $50 in money and $o0 worth Of ewely from Mary
ODay on the Ist Of September were renanded ior
tence.
An Acquitta1.
Michael Kane and Peter Mcclure were tried upon
charge of feionous assault and battery James Lynch
with clubs about the head by the defendants The
evidence developed the fact that there tenement
house and the statements of the witnesses
very contradictory, the jury rendered verdict OF
Ouittal. y
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BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS.
SUPREME CouRT-CnAk kBEUs.
Receiver OF the National Life Insurance
Company.

Receiver OF the National Life Insurance
Company.
Before Judge Fancher.
Mr. John Wild of the stockholders Of the National
Life Insurance Company Of New York, presented petit
ton yesterday for the appointment of receiver for the
company The petition based upon the report of the
Pate insurance Department that the reserve
had been impaired to the extent Of $4,000 Judge
Fancher appointed Eli Beard receiver, and ordered
bond for 100000 to be filed BY the receiver.
Decisions.
BY Judge Fancher.
Nyersvs Wenz-Motion granted.
Pomeroy Va. Fanner-Moti0n granted, $40 costs to
abide event; cause referred to referee.
Mcconnell VS. Mcdonnell Reference granted.
MARITIME w. Lowensten. n.-Motion to send back the
port of the referee Is denied.
jackson vs. KrauschReferee ordered to hear and de-
Hasker vs. weyer.-Reference to compute granted
International Lilo Assurance Society vs. Barnes-Mem.
Orandum for counsel
soycham vs. McArdlc, Reference ordered.
German Savings Bank VS.. Favur-Refcrence ordered.
Smith vs. The SUSSEX. Railroad Company Of New
York.-Reference ordered.
Morgan vs. Smith-Motion granted
ROcSYel RobertS-Referee's report confirmed, De-
fendant adjudged in contempt and fined $2i2 90
Hull vs. Harris-Motion granted.
Newman VS. Coburn.-Reference ordered.
Lapsey vA Lapsey.-Report Of referee confirmed and
order for alimony and allowance granted
Wells VS.. Bald dwn.-Motpn for receiver denied. with
liberty to renew one new paper in answer to the oppos
Ing a0idavita
s...,.n :, Sy Judss Barrett i'm, o, ,o,,..
By Judge Brady.
Eagan VS. walsh.-Findngs settled.
4cMulkln VS.. BnteA-See opinion.
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MARINE COuRI-pARI ].
Verdict for Value OF Goods Obtained
Upon False Representation.

Verdict for Value OF Goods Obtained
Upon False approximation.
Before Judge Gross
Levy va Peiser.--Thc plaintiff Wholesale clothier
claims that April 1872 the defendant visited his store,
accompanied by his sons selected quantity Of clothing
amounting in vaue to S234, Tor his sons business M
Peiser Bro) and plaintiffs demurring to the giving
Of credit to the defendant said my great
deal better than me and that knowing defendant to
oe s man m oi me gavs % unc cpsa 70 'c h
learned that at the very time of tins purchase suit
money he, had loaned them in ihcir business, which
subsequently resulted in the sons place Of business
against the father on the ground that the credit was
obtained through tins wifu misrepresentation on his
part The defendant totally denies the above state
acs denies be at any purchase OF goods and
in this Is supported bv his sons who they made the
purchase on their own account The Court charged the
they must find that these representations claimed were
made by the father, that they were untrue, and were
known by him to be untrue when made. Verdict Tor
plaintiff for full amount claimed.
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BROOKLYN COURTS.
COURT OF OYER AND 11amIxsa.
An Editors Contumacy-Newspapc OHice
Rules Not To BE Violated.

AN CkuAtoT's SOhsu sumscy-NeWspapcr OmCe
Rules Not To BE Violated.
Before Judge Gilbert
Mr.. w. =. @. shanks. a New York newspaper editor,
witness before the Grand Jury yesterday was
questioned to the authorship of certain artic le
which appeared in his journal last August entitled The
Brooklyn Rings Method" He peremptorily declined TO
dvulgc the Of the author whereupon District At
torney Brton applied to Judge Gilbert compel him
answer. Mr.. Briton said that he had inquired Of Mr..
answering the question and Mr. shanks said that he
would not but that he declined to answer on general
principles Mr. Britton contendcd hat the law required
witnesses before the Grand Jury to answer questions put
ought not to be sufficient set the rule OF law aside
Judge Gilbert addressed Mr.. shanks saving that the
law would not compel him to answer 1t would crimi-
mate himsclt but where only other parties would be
Judge knew Of no law which exempted Journalist from
answering questions put 10 him by the Grand Jury the
only exceptions In such being clergyncn LAWYERS
and doctors Mr. shanks would, therefore, have 70 an.
the question.
The District Attorney and the editor then went back to
the Grand Jury room but what took place there has not
transpired.
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1sndapt followed By n. Henry l. Clinton n : mSss @
piaintiG IN the eoqr:s q his summing nm up
sssnces under which he discovered bis wes guilt the
subsequently made to him by his own
proof gwen by impartial and dsinterested Witnesses
and had resed to live under the same roo With
her she and the defendant had lived together
and wife the admissions Of the defendant the witness
stand that he lived with her until, at the suit OF the
plaintiff he was arrested and to Ludlow Street JAIL
where he remained four months.
Mr. Clinton closed an eloquent address with . most
affecting appeal TO the sympatles Of the jury. lN8N
After brie charge rom Judge Loew the Jury retired,
and alter afew moments deliberation rendered
dict for plaintiff for $1,000
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SUPERIOR cuuRT-spEclAL Term.
Decisions.

Dy Judge Van Worst
Maginn ct al vs. Dinsmorc President, 70 Order for
. new trial on remittur from Court Of Appeals.
Pickeregill vs. Nash-Motion to vacate order denied
Chrstanson vs.. Wells-Moton to set aside report Of
referee denied. See opinion.
arrear Order to be settled on notice.
Wcmyss ct 81. vs. Parngton ct al.-Ordcr settled.
Stubbin vs. Rooa-Ordcr appointing receiver.
kncard vs. Dwinele; Edgnrton VS.. Brown; Muller ct
~ "a Finei Collender vs.. oDonnell Bulbs Head Bank
" chamberlain; Bulls Head Bank vs. Scars; Dnvoll
X Hume; mcGrath VS. The Mayor, &C., Of New York.
Buirs Head Bank .Barhyc ct al. Nos. ], and 81
order consolidating actions
Same vs. Stetson ct al, Nos. l, and 3-Samc order
Same Va Purcel ct al, Nos 1 aud 2.-same order.
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COURT OF COMMON pLEAs-pAsT 2.
Action for the Seduction or . Wife.

ACTION TOE the Seduction or . Wife.
Before Judge Locw.
Theodore Favro vs. Maxine N. Monvoisin. This was
Ap action against tho defendant charging him with
vsducng the plaintiffs wife, Tho parties are natives Of
France The plaintiff has long carried on In this city the
business Of dressing rs ana skins In January lsoe he
)ook the defendant into copartncrshp with him. The
parties lived In adjoining houses nsa their place Of
business. Defendants wife fell Victim 70 intcm.
psrancc which resulted In their separation ater which
lharcd the table OF the plaintiffs family. The two
Ames were very intimate, and everything seemed to
move on smoothly until the night OF the 7h of October
&bT when plaintiff discovered his wife leaving defend
his gravest suspicons OF her ndclity Plaintiff o. once
accused his wife of unchascncss TO him. refused TO longer
live same roof with her and at once broke or
AL business relations with defendant This suit was
y LUDLOW Street jail some four months being unable
Yesterday. at the close OF the ev'S~--'
eAa) N sSs sddr.'' . ..ss. A. 8. sullivan sullivan
---. ~ Lns m hehalf Of the do.
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COURT or SESSIONS.
The Havana Bank Robbery,
Rcfore .Judrc Mora

The two spanlards, Antonio Incray Alvarez and En-
rique Cacercs who indicted the charge Of hav-
Ing robbed the Commercial Bank of Havana, were ar
raigned yesterday afternoon. Mr.: s. D. Morris their
counsel entered plea OF mot guilty. and asked for
some time examine the Indictment against the prison
erS which Is quite a lengthy one
Assistant District Attorney Cullen urged speedy
trial as possible. -.
expected the trial will proceed.
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RAILROAD COLLISION.

TIvoLI, N. Y, Oct. q, 1873.
Two trains met this morning on the single track
railway bridge crossing Tivoi Bay, south OF here.
Fortunately the trains had been almost stopped,
and the damage is slight. No one was hurt.
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Died.
ApRrANcE.-In this city, on Sunday, October 10,
keepsie, in the 9th year of her age.
Relatives and friends OF the family are invited to
corner Of Park avenue and Thirty ninth street. on
Wednesday morning, October q, at halfpast nine
PhIiadelphia and Poughkeepse papers please
BAnEy.-On Monday, October 20, HENRY NJ.
BAILEY, OF the firm Of Bailey Debeyoise, aged ~
Funeral rom his late residence, corner of Ella
street and Walton avenue, West Morrisania,
meet | :o5 r NJ. train, Harlem Railroad. at Merose
station.
six O'Clock, ELIzABETa, relict Of Henry 4. Blank.
man, in the SGD year Of her age.
Relatives and friends OF the family are respect
dence OF her son-in-law, Mr. Charles Johnson, No.
4s West Thirty-ninth street, on Thursday morning,
Philadelphia papers please copy.
NoTIcE-The members Of the Congregation
Shaaray Iefla are invited to attend the funeral OF
the late Mrs Elizabeth Blankman from the resid-
ence OF Mr.. Charles johnson, No. as West Thirty
ninth os1eS street on Thursday morning October s at
BLoIs-0n Sunday morning. October 10, 1878, at
lryinet on Hudson, SAMUEL BLoIs, NJ. d.
the relatives s and friends Of the family, also mem.
Medical Society, are invited to attend the funeral,
from his Is late M@ M@ residence. No. 81 West Thrty-dfth
BoSSnr-on sunday, October 10, is7a - at the
residence OF his son, d. u. Bonnet 192 Tenth
street, Brooklyn, ISAAC BONNET, In his goth year.
The remains will be taken to New Rochelle. on
Wednesday, october %, at ten O'Clock A. NJ, from
Grand Central depot. Relatives ana friends are
respectfully invited to attend. Remains can be
seen by friends, at his late residence, until Wednes
day.
BoYLE-In Jersey City, on Tuesday morr an
October ~ CATHERINE, the beloved wife Of rlicCae
The relatives and friends OF the n6,,,v ore
respectfully invited to attend the ny nar niv
late residence, As York street, On rrrrsdav a % ofter
noon, at two O'Clock. " inussuay "''0i-
chsTas 1usns fuesaa II sSs ber a. MARY. wife
specsfuliy sasvfs invts az iends Of the family
iate resi3enr, = 20 attend the funeral, from her
tober %, % Ill Essex street, on Thursday, Oc-
CAR IS rlalf-past one O'Clock p. M.
Oar -.V.L---On Tuesday, october n, MARGARET
= Sill, wife Of Martin Carroll, aged 48 years,
de'lQhter OF the late Patrick and Anna Reardon,
native Of parish OF Knockany, Limerick, Ireland.
| Funeral from her late residence, 473 Second
street BTSSelyP 1sSef D. on Thursday October .
a,TS ,CnESxEM~on Sunday, october 10, MARY, wife o.
Patrick Clerken native OF the parish OF killmore
| townland OF Killsollagh county Cavan, Ireland
The relatives and friends Of the family and those
OF her sons, Thomas and John j., are Respectfully
invited TO attend the funeral, from her late resi-
dencc, No. $40 Madison street, on Wednesday after
noon, 22d inst, ct halfpast one O'Clock.
CoMlNss.-Op tuesday, October IL ls7Ss ~ ~
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CITY CuusT-spEcIAl TERM.
Decisions.

By Judge Nelson.
Earle ct al vs. Epg-The plaintiffs Carrying stock for
TO the relation OF tho notice given. As the defendant did
not Improve marginal security or remove his account
defendant was chargeablc with the loss Judgment for
Sullivan vs. Sullivan Judgment Of divorce
In re Hswton.-The assessme"
lave VI Lss- Dnposed s s,dsa upon 's pssSSAs's
.-.s...--yadg gs.ep, Of dlsscfcs granted
s..eus Kreba rTl& Ike ,..L
stcnson va Marks-Thc defendant was guilty OF
gross and indecent assault the plaintiff. Judgment
Nor her damages $500 with cost
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COURT or COMMON PLEAS.
Decisions.

By Judge Robinson.
Lamb VS.. The United New Jersey Railroad and Canal
Company.-Motion denied. Fee memorandum.
BY Judge Larremore
Haas vs. Simpson.-Moon Tor rehearing denied. Order
settled.
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS
Married.

BRIGGs-BARTLRTT.-On Tuesday, October 81 at
the Church OF Our Saviour, Brooklyn, by the Kew.
Robert O. Booth, LUTHER J. BRIGGS, Jr., and ADA
7. BARTLETT, youngest daughter OF Jonas Bartlett,
Esq.
FRrTscH-SCHwENsEN.-0n Wednesday, Septem-
ber "a, 1873 by the Rev. A. 9. Wedeknd, L.
SEN, OF Denmark.
LowERY-PRINcE.-On Tuesday, October q, in
this city, by the Rev. DIR. Lawrence, JOHN A.
John ID. Prince.
PACKER-SULLIvAT.-In Brooklyn. on Tuesday,
october IA, 1878, by the Rev. F. G. HILL ELpREDGB
PACKER to EMMA LOUISA SULLIVAN, both OF Brook
lyn. No cards.
WLsoNnWHsoN- Granville, Mass, on
HENRY WILSON, OF New York, to LOUISE NJ. VIII
SON, OF the former place.
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CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED.
SCHENCK1S PULMONiC SYRUP,
SCHENCk'S SEA WEED rome,
NNHENEhiN NURIhE PILLN

NEHENChN -NlNDRIhE PILLN,
Are the only medicines that will cure Pulmonary
Consumption.
Sometimes medicines that will stop u cough will
often occasion the death of the patient. 1t locks
up the liver, stops the circulation of the blood
hemorrhage follows, and, in fact, blocking the
action of the very organs that caused the cough.
Liver complaint and dyspepsia are the causes
of two-thirds of the cases of consumption. Many
are now complaining with dull pain in the side,
the bowels sometimes costive and sometimes too
loose, tongue coated pain in the shoulder blade,
feeling sometimes very restless, and at Other times
drowsy; tie food that is taken lies heavily on the
stomach, accompanied with acidity and belching
of wind, These symptoms usually originate from
a disordcred condition of the stomach or n torpid
liver. Persons so affected, ifthey take or two
heavy colds, and the cough in these cases be
suddenly stopped, the lungs, liver and stomach
clog, and remain torpid and inactive. and before
the patient is of his situation the lungs are
"A mass of sores, and liberated, and death l. the
Inevitable result.
Schencks Pulmonc Syrup is AN expectorant
which does not contain any opium, nor anything
calculated to check cough suddenly.
Schencks Soaweed tonic dissolves the food, mix
es with the gastric juice of the stomach, digcsts
easily nourishes tho system, and creates n heal
thy circulation of the blood. When the bowels
are costiye, skin salow, aud the patient is of
bilious habit, Schenck's Mandrake Pills are re-
aured.
These medicines are prepared by DR.. j. IL,
SCHENCK 4 son, Northeast corner of sixth and
Arch streets Philadelphia, Penn. and for sale by
GEO. c. GOODWIN & CO., IS Hanover street,
Boston. John F. Henry, College place, New
York, Wholesale Agents.
For sale by Druggists generally. 2i;tc
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~ ii, Il. Hunter, the Hnsdale. N
H., swindler, carried on his nefarious
business in shrewd manner. His Star
Spangled Banner was quite reputablc,l
and few, it any, at first, suspected that
the neatly disguised advertiser enis had
any iniquity in them. For SO virtuous
were the Banner folks that they accepted
as an unwelcome duty tho office Of moni.
tor TO caution an unwary public against
the wlles OF the shrcwd city swindler.a
But in process Of time Deputy Marshal
Anthony Comstock got after Hunter and
about three weeks ago Hunter and two
assistants were arrested for selling OBJ.
scene books. On the day Of his arrest.
over 800 letters were found in the mail
directed to him, and the postmaster at
Hinsdale asserts that some months an
average of 600 letters have arrived daily E
and In Hunters cellar there were found
stored over 100000 letters and large
quantity Of obscene books. One branch
Of Hunters business was the selling Of,
addresses found 10 tho letters he receiy.
ed) to similar swindIing concerns in New
York city and elsewhere, though the
chief business seems to have been the
sale of obscene books. Last week Com.
stock caused the arrest Of seven abortion.
lists in Boston. These are only branches
Of one internal business. la the first
place the youth of the land are corrupted
and prepared for tho more advanced
stage of degradation which makes de-
mand for the services and wares of the
latter class. Theft and robbery arc moth
ing, when compared with the helish bust
ness of Installing corruption into the minds
of the youth. The law, though severe, is
not half severe enough, against it. But
the worst feature Of the case is that pub
lie sentiment is either too weak, or too
much in sympathy with wrong doing, to
compel a vigorous cnmpain. against the
evil. +l, dI.o al, H.,
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From the Pacific Coast.
SAcREMENTo. Cal. Oct. 6. Is

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Oct, 6, 1873.
| believe my last left us at Council
Bluffs, on the extreme western boundary
of Iowa.
As we cross the Missouri River and
enter Nebraska at Omaha, we pass some
very fine farms of rolling prairie, better
| think, than in western Iowa. We here
saw evidences of being still in the line of
the destructive raid of grasshoppers
This plague Of these insects, is something
of which we know little or nothing in the
east. 1t is true, We have an occasional
grasshopper year, when myriads of small
insects hatch out, and gradually grow up
to full size, eating up and destroying a
grea. deal of our feed, and few of out
crops. but our Yankee grasshoppers usu.
ally die near where they are hatched not
so their namesakes at the west. They
suddenly appear all grown in such count
less myriads as to literally leave scarce.
ly any green thing in their path. The
cornfeld in western Iowa and eastern
Nebraska, looked as | should expect they
would after mingled visitation of lorna
do, hail.storms, and whirlwinds, little but
the bare stocks are left, and | am told,
where many fields from little distance
indicate ears, there is very little or no
corn.
One farmer .old me that he went from
home one summer morning to NOW for a
neighbor when he left home in the
there were no grasshoppers, when
he returned for dinner, they bad taken
such complete possession of his place, as
to cast great shadows like clouds as they
flew over between the sun and the earth,
and not green thing in his garden, but
they had devoured.
| think he told me they were two weeks
in passing at the end of which time they
had as entirely left his place, as they had
devoured every green thing in their path.
Our course for two days from Omaha,
was up the broad valley Of the Platte
River, country that seemed at first
to the vision, with but few,
very few scattering trees on the streams,
lnd by which one could trace them as
they wound their slow sluggish lengths
along Our way was some distance 10
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.G The Nation recommends a return
to specie payments by continuance of
the same line Of financial policy that we
have been pursuing for the last eight
years, that is, by holding the currency
just where it is, or gradually contracting
it, until the stringency Of the money
market, by reason Of the increase Of bust.
ness in the country, shall compel the use
OF gold and silver for the purposes of ex.
change. This policy would bring about
the desired result, perhaps, if we could
carry 1t out, out we should, evidently,
have to wade through deeper seas of
financial disaster than we have yet seen.
before We should reach full resumption.
The policy Of contraction to degree that
does not badly Cypress the commercial
interests Of the country, is good and
necessary one. But further than that
we cannot 60, if We would. C@sarism is
not SO far established that the government
can carry an obnoxious policy against the
people, and the people will rebel before
1t comes to final issue. A more feasible
method would be the appointment of a
day some time ahead, perhaps two years,
when specie payments shall be resumed
Then every bank would bring itself into
condition to meet run at that time, and
everybody would gradually prepare for
just such a juncture of affairs, and SO the
currency would Of itself come to q gold
basis and there would in all probability
be no run,or crisis, aud We should have a
specie currency again. .-,,.. 81.
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CORRESPONDENTS.

CHICAGO. Oct. II. 1873,
The Exposition is a place replele with
interest. The building erected by joint
stock company is magnificent concern.
1t is 800 feet long by 200 feet wide, with
a dome 100 feet wide, will have cost when
fully completed about 100000. Almost
every industrial pursuit in the United
States is hero represented. The improve
ments, discoveries, inventions, and pro
gress made in every department Of art
and industry, within period of quarter
of a century is truly surprising. The ad.
vance in civilization and in the arts
and sciences is the direct product of
Christianity. The Bible and its teach.
iags are the remote cause Of the advance.
ment in everything that pertains to the
welfare aud civilization of the race. 1t
fosters industry and tends to inspire and
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sTATH OF VERNONT-District OF

Addison, So.
In Probate Count held at Midllebury, in and
for said district, the l7th day OF October,
A. D. 1873.
An instrument purporting to be the last will
testament of
ZEN1S CARY,
late of Hancock, in said district, deceased, hav-
ing been presented to this court for probate; it
thereupon ordered that said instrument be re-
ferred to II session of this Court to be held at the
probate office in Middlebury, on Wednesday
the 18th day of November next, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, for allowance;
and it is further ordered that notse be given to all
persons interested, by publication OF this order
three weeks successfully in the Middlebury Reg
lister, newspaper published at MiddleburS, pre-
yious to said time appointed for hearing, that
they may appear at said time and place and show
cause, if any they may have, why said instrument
should not be allowed as the last will and tesla
ment of said deceased.
81 SAML T.. COOKE, Judge.