, 1873-02-13

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NEW YORK.
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Phelps, Dodge Il Co. AEnin Anxious
to sottle-Ifuilrond s.vindling--.Cho
Hnr Association .. Con,nlin11ntnrv
Dinner--14nyor Euavc,neror.-snoui.
deri.,g Eixos-.'rlao rryatorioua murder
Snecla, D<,natch In The fh;caoo qt,fb,,n-
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n11- , vA"' ~ @on nsn4 VI tne1pS'
s hey @ ppoar o not to aye he sa oa Sa
Custom Hongo ventilated iu Court. and have
offerod tho gcorotarv of t1,e Treaaurv s971 nm
T., aar,..vo,,,aa ,.,.;.1. :. et1 ooo e ~
boforo. It is beloved TINT 1Ir. Boutwell, will
accept this ofror, but will not stultIfy him
self by .furniebup tho firm with certt8.
onto Of innoconeo, Tho npdoratanainu ia
that VIM. l.. Dodge, sr., was not cognizant Of
tho frauds, but that thoy wore managed BY his
son and D. willis Jamos. Candor compels q
denial Of tho story that the guilty parties have
eeen es o1poAoa from a INC urn. Ino saf'ous par
Vhe Coroner to-day held an inquest In the caao
W eH schaor teea' the Man nht &
Fet! 4, at u Blocker atroet. Tho only tostl-
mo1y Of Importance o1icitod was that Of Frol-
oricGs Gass, married to schaifor's sister.
He testified that sehanor had been
to tho tragedy had boon separated about
five oonths. The intimacy Of Mrs. schaffer With
9tcpEHn Haas, q one-armed letter-carrer, waa
the 1uae of tho separation: scl,affer, aftor tho
aopm alton, wont to board with tho witness.
They 'had four children. Schaffor used to brood
q gros 1t doa1 over his domestic trouble, but had
never T.. threated hla .. " wIfe,s life. She boarded
schaher called thoro frequently to 500 his wifo.
On tho night of tho tragedy, bchaffor went out.
snylng that he YVES going to SEQ luis wife about
A. L..
tho Coed Shepherd u haviug, doubtless, delib-
solf, Tho Coroper'e Jury gaye {. verdict accord.
fnr tn ,oao fncta
4 now fraud has iust come to light. For
several months post tho freight trnins Of tho
various railroads from this CITY to the West
woro t3llod with barrels oil marked "sugar."
ors "a dealers in candies in Chicago, Indian
apolig cjnejnnau. and Other cities. fIo fyejgtn
agenj.s Of several Of tho companies, auapecting
that something was wrong, recently opened
somo @ Of tho barrels annd found them
packta with confectionery and choice
candj es, Tho freight On plain Bugar
is ~ cents hundred, while confectionery
is charged at tho rate Of $1.1s, The railroad
q Sharp lookout for Haugar' freight, and to
open every barrel, if necessary, directed to con-
foetionors in tho Woatorn cities. Five confoc-
tionors In this city have received letters from
Western firms, requesting them to label tho pep
pormint 1ozengos, otc., they had ordered, as
, eucnr." at 47 cente a hundred, The frauds
5porpetrated in this way are Haid to amount to an
|}immeuBe sum annually.
Thero is quito noyol circumstance connected
with the panelling Of tho Jury to try Scannel for
.+le murder Of Dopohuo, The wife of the uur-
'derer sits at the olbow of his counsel every day
in Court and no Juror is accepted bY tho defencp
, un]ces Bhe approves Of him. Sho Is supposed to
be applyiu9 her knowledge Of phygiognomY,
. Tic murder of james araha1n, shoe dealer at
Little Mock, remnins complete mystery, Hia
two half brothers mud near friend wero arrested
on suspfcion. but no evidence against them has
boon obtained.
ITO The Aasociattd Prcss.l
NEW YonK, Feb. 12.-At meeting Of the Bar
Association, last night, 1t VAS decided to apply
charged By public oilicials. In cases Of extor-
-tionate charges, complaints arc to be made to
'the grand jury ngRinst tho offending ofticors.
The proposed departure for Europe Of Gen-
oral i. T. Eckert, Superintendent Of the East
ern Division Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, was last evening mado tho occasion
of complimentary dinner at the Aator House
in this city, by the Assistant Buperintendenta OF
his division, who assembled hero for that pur~
posa. Tho General WAS not appraised OF tho
nfTair until he WAS escorted: into the dining
rooms, whoro he found his aids assembled
After dinner letter was presented to him In
behalf of tho Assistant buperintendonts, ex-
prossva OF tho regard and eateem in which he
was held by them, and Of tho hope that his mis-
Mayor Hayemeyer in -! Letter Letter published published to- t..
NOMINATION; ~ Mo4oA Nv 41auo ~ p!on4tso " 70
patty cattuate, Auo sayn ttla' no - nos no" ~