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The New York herald., 1874-12-21
THE 'LONGSHOREMEN.

It is reported on good authority tnat the steve
dores engaged on the East River piers acting under
Instructions from their respective owners will re-
duce the wages to-day OF ongshoremen employed
by them to the rates paid by the steamship COM
panies on the North RIVER. Tne majority OF the
'l0ngsh0remen employed In this section belong to
still fighting for old rates. Police Captain
Cherry VIII station several of1cers to-day to pro-
tect tEe Jerseymen who come over IN a steamboat
To work in loading the cargo oil the steamer Corn
wall. bound Tor BRISTOL In England and OF wnom
Il. f. Morgan's sons are the agents. The long
shoremen in THIS district complain that night work
Is only given to the fAv0rltes OF the stevedOres,
ana one oil them told Captain Cherry on saturday,
that he had only had two nights work In four
years. The sailing ships on the East River, IN
many cases, pay forty cents an hour.
The New York herald., 1874-12-21


TRUNK. -.,r~.
..isY PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20 1874.
medical murder, such as was practised upon
Alice Bowlsby, the case which caused such intense
excitement throughout the country two years
ago, has been discovered In this city. The body
OF the victim was found In trunk, In which 1t
had been packed to be sent TO the dissecting
room.
Mary Bradley, young lady OF nne form and
handsome face, residing in Manayunk or Con-
shocken, came to this city last week, accom-
panied by blacksmith. Of the same place. She
was placed. 1t was alleged, under the care OF
DR.. F. G. Carpenter, alias Dubois, alias Per.
pente, whose ONCE II at No. 900 Filbert street.
Under his treatment the girl died; The
body had been taken from a lying-tn house on
North Twelfth and transferred to a medical COL
lege on Ninth street. The remains had been
pinioned behind the neck to admit OF tne body
being placed In the receptacle, and the remaining
space filled with sawdust. The janitor OF the COL
lege received Information from DR.. Perpente that
cordingly the trunk containing the deceased's 8
way This morning Detective Mears COM
municated with DR.. Paine, the head OF the
college, and That gentleman rendered every aid
himself as totally unaware OF its presence in the
institution. The body was found upon the dis
secting board and the trunk was In the room lying
alongside the table. Perpente, ALIAS Dubois, was
taken into custody and locked up. Two women,
supposed to nave been implicated In the AFFAIR,
are also in custody, having been arrested to-day.
The Coroner has been nOfined, and arrangements
have been made Tor the inquest on Thursday.
The post-mOrtem examination will be made to-
morrow.
The New York herald., 1874-12-21
Gu BA.

A BAND OF OUTLAWS sURRENDERs TO THE
SPANIARDS.
HAVANA, Dec. 20, 1874.
Carlos Garcia, the noted bandit, and all his io-
lowers have Laid down their arms and thrown
themselves on the clemency OF the government
THE SPANISH REINFoRCED.
The steamer from Cadiz brought General Rojo
and 45o soldiers to reinforce the army In the
island.
PROSPECT OF TIE SUGAR CROP.
The coming sugar crop Is reported to be unpre
cedentedy large, and is expected to be the largest
ever produced in Cuba.
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morse car lines OF railroad were blocked mp, and
only few cars could run. ana that
not till nightfan and ON the most pas
sable thoroughfares. When the rain and
thaw came on IN the evening the water tumbled
tlonal sad havoc over the HoboEen and Jersey
City swamps. Snow Uloughs were set to work
on the railroads and it Ii expected that all the
lines OF trahlc Will be reopened this morning.
Ine ROOF OF the hot house OF Henry 6terliden,
over 100 feet long, and located on the Paterson
plank road, fell In about three O'Clock from the
heavy weight OF snow. 1t damaged plants to the
value OF over 81, 900.
MOST OF tke horse railroads running out OF
Newark were plOckaded ana had to stop running
Oil the afternoon. The Morris and Essex Railroad
Company had their steam ploughing engines trav-
ell1ng over the road all day.
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Loss OF Thu JAPAN.
Nine Persons Saved from the
Burning Ship.
The Fate OF the Other Passengers
and Crew Still Unknown.

ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ]
LONDON, Dec. 20, 1874.
The American mail steamship Japan,
bound from San Francisco for Hong Kong by
way of Yokohama, took fire at sea and was
totally destroyed.
NINE PERSONS LANDED.
The chief engineer, one cabin passenger
and seven Cinnamon have been landed at
Hong Kong.
NARROWING SUSPENSE.
The fate of the other passengers and the
crew is at present unknown.
The New York herald., 1874-12-21


THE STORM IN BROOKLYN.
The storm was severely felt upon all sides. The
attendance at most OF the churches, save the
Catholic, was greatly diminished, owing to the
diflcultes of locomoti0n. Double teams had to
be placed on all the city railroad lines, and
in operation. Trips were made at
intervals or from fifteen minutes to twenty
fve minutes on some OF the roads, the companies
being desirOus OF sparng their STOCK, even at the
cost OF public convenience.
THE STORM IN JERSEY CITY.
1t was fortunate for the people OF Jersey City
that yesterday was the Sabbath and they could
remain most OF toe day within DOORS 1t seemed
a completely snow-bound city. Travel from the
hill downward along Newark avenue was ex-
ceedingy difIlcult and perlous. The horse cars
plouQhed through the snow at such long intervals
tnat they were practically unserviceabfe to most
travellers along the line. The storm was partlcu-
larry fierce along Grand street. q long sweep Of
which ts unprotected from the bleak
winds OF the bay. Four vehicles coming
from Newark narrowly escaped being demolished
on the meadows, and the drivers were 30 ex.
hausted that they were unable to extricate them.
They obtained help from o party of men
congregated IN liquor store at West
Bergen. During the morning hours q dense
fog overspread the river, to the dis
may Of the already perplexed pilots.
THE STORM IN HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.
The snow storm Of yesterday proved disagree
able surprise to the lovers OF Sabbath amusements
In the neighboring districts gf New Jersey. All
The New York herald., 1874-12-21
ANNUAL TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 90, 1874
The Executive Committee have designated Am
sterdam as the place. and Tuesday, January 20. as
the time, for holding the next annual meeting Of
the New YORK State Temperance Society. As this
society embraces temperance men OF all shades OF
opinion as TO politics, IL is presumed that the
occasion will be improved to inaugurate q move-
ment that Will secure united action In the political
canvass OF the coming year.
Churches and temperance societies are invited
to send delegates, and all irends OF the will
be welcomed
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BURGLARS ARRESTED.

Two men named respectively Henry Williams,
OF No. 21o West Twenty eighth street. and Charles
Manning (colored), residing at 70. 90 Sullivan
street, were arrested yesterday on q charge OF
burglary and locked up in the Eighth precinct.
Inc house OF Robert Sewel No. s. West Forty
nfth street, was broken into last Thursday night
aud quantity OF jewelry, clothing and other art-
cles, valued at about $3.50, abstracted. The police
are confident these prisoners are the men who
committed the burglary
The New York herald., 1874-12-21
ARRIVALS.

REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND
HERALD wHITESTONE TELEGRAPH LINE
Steamship Mississippi Crowell. Orleans Dec
H. with mdse and passengers Fred Baker. Dec lH
20 miles OF Hatteras, passed a tugboat, bound g
Steamship Mediator. Martin Fernandlna Dec a. VIA
Port Royal 10th, with cotton and naval stores to
Herman GeDcke.
steamsnip Herman Livingston. Mallory Savannah
Dec H. with mdseand passengers TO w Garrison.
steamship WyanoKe. Couch Richmond City Point
and Norfolk with mdse and the Old Domi
Steamship Co.
Steamship John Gibson, Winters Georgetown, DC with
mdse and passengers to G. Kenyon
ship Courier de Lima QBr), Barreyer. Havana Is
days in ballast to order Had strong and NV winds;
was 10 days of Hatteraa
Brig San Pietro tIal, Lauro Marseiles 43 days with
mdse to Funch. Edye Co. Passed Gibraltar Nov IL.
ook the southern passage and had strong NE and NV
winds; was I3 days In the Gull, with heavy gales
The New York herald., 1874-12-21
OBITUARY.
yTSA'ERsoN RTyEs.

Jefferson Rivss one OF the proprietors OF the
Congressional Globe. died In Washington, d. c..
yesterday in the twenty-seventh year OF his age.
Mr.. RIves was carried from lie BY an attack OF
congestion OF the brain. lie died after an illness
OF three hours duration, to the great regret OF
the community In wnicn he mad moved. The mel
ancholy occurrence took place at his residence.
He was the son OF the late J0nn G. Rlves and the
son.in-iaw OF ex-senator vickers, OF Maryland and
had already earned good name az q publlAher.
The New York herald., 1874-12-21
RAILROAD GATHERING AND EXCUR.
SION

PoUGHKEEPsIE, Dec. 20, 1874
special train will leave here at seven O'Clock
Tomorrow morning with party OF prominent
railroad men on board route to Boston, to
attend meeting OF the Board OF Trade in that
city looking to the construction OF new route to
the coal fields from the East via the bridge
the Hudson At this place. Other railroad men
will meet The excursionlsts at Hartford and pro-
ceed with them to Boston.
The New York herald., 1874-12-21
THE BISHOPRIC OF IOWA.
woRcEs'

WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. 20, 1874.
The Rev. W. r Huntington, d. D., rector OF All
Saints parish in this city, announced to-day that
he had declined the blshopric OF Iowa and should
remain with his parish In this city.
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NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND CAPTAINS.

Merchants, shipping agents and ship captains are
informed that by teegrapning to the HERALD London
Bureau No S Fleet street the arrivals at and depart
from European ports and other ports abroad OF
American and all foreign vessels trading with the
United States, the will be cabled to this country
tree Of charge and published.
The New York herald., 1874-12-21

Bark Coral Marvin OF NIB, at rongataboo Sept H.
having taken $50 bbls hpbk oil this Reports at do
barks Abm Barker Potter nh $50 do hpbk this season
ka Fisher do and Mary Frazier Nye, DO 2So do each:
ton do quantity oil not knownreported doing well
schr Gage II Phillips U TONS OF Provncetown, which
has been employed in the coasng business to be re
placed the whaling business under command Of Capt
John J Cook.
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FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20, 1874.
About midnight nre broke out in the four
story brick building No. 136 south Delaware ave.
nue., occupied as . wholesale print store BY Boyer
4 Co.. the upper story, in which the fire oriqi-
mated, being occupied by Muir Cramner as a
sail loft. The building and contents were badly
damaged. Loss estimated at $5.o3o covered by
The New York herald., 1874-12-21
THAT TRUST COMPANY.

POLICY HOLDERS ADVISED TO PAY THEIR PREM
IUMs.
HARTFORD Conn.,, Dec. %, 1874.
Leading lawyers IA this city are advising their
clients holding policies in the American National
Life and Trust Company to pay their premiums as
they become due, during the pendency OF the pro-
ceedn0s against the company by the insurance
department.. BY this means they will secure tneIr
interest In the reserve held by the company in
1t Is declared insolvent, and II It Is restored
to good credit their policies will be saved. II Is
well known that the Insurance Commissioner has
IN all cases, when applied to- ADVISED tue policy
holders not to allow their policies to lapse.
The New York herald., 1874-12-21
INDIAN HOSTIITIE.S IN NEVADA.

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 90, 1874
Hico the scene OF the late Indian hostllities In
Nevada, is fity miles southwest OF Piocne and $50
miles in the same direction from Beaver, Utah.
General Ord has sent Companies and l OF the
Fourteenth infantry there.
The New York herald., 1874-12-21
Arnim ni6t rntebrt.
Serlin Den 20. Sec. 1874

Serlin ben 20. Sec. 1874.
@raf arnim ipirt ale ieine amtlidJen gSirsen
uno ben Sitcl Grcelcn; beibebaltcn. Soiort
nod gbIauf ieiuer Srai;eit miro bericibe CUR
Beoerberiteuuns ieiuer @eiuuobeit mad, Stalieu
rei'cn.
The New York herald., 1874-12-21
HERALD MARINE CORRESPONDENCE

BAY SHORE, III, Dec 20, 1874
schr Ada Halock, Terry, from Virginia for New
York. with OYSTERS blown Off the Jersey beach on
Tuesday night last and anchored off Fire Island bar on
Friday night In distress leaking badly She was boarded
saturday morning bv soop Maggie. Capt JEFFREY and
crew. who afforded assistance in pumping her out and
bending sails, and piloted her inside the inlet
The New York herald., 1874-12-21
A PRISONERS ESCAPE.

NoRRIsTowN, Pa, Dec. 90 1874
To-day Jonathan Bushong escaped from the
county jail here BY opening mis- cell door with a
wire hook during religious services IN the cor.
rid0r OF the Jail.
This is his second escape from this jail within
The New York herald., 1874-12-21
FOREIGN PORTS.

ST JoHN, NIB, Dec 6Arrived bark Advocate (Br), Ad.
vocate, Ms.
Cleared 18th, schr Cold Hunter (B. Patterson, Vince
yard Haven for orders.
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[3ur 8eahtung.-Grsmplarc oieier MuS-
sabe, rpclde obige lleberietuug eutbalten, fno in
unierem Bureau III baben.]
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Aged "a years, . months and Is days.


The norh gifts were rich and numerous promi-
Eent among which was large cross, about two
feet lntneignt, composed Of tuberoses immortelles
OF members Of the Equitable ASSOCIATION, with
when the deceased had been connected. There
were also present all the members OF the Board OF
Assistant Aldermen and other officials connected
with the city government. The remains were
tax en- TO Flatbusn Cemetery for interment when
the services were celebrated In the chapel at
tached to the burial ground by the Rev. Father
Ryan.
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WHALEMEN.

next Spring She expecd to be very FAST and 10 m
tended for cruising in the waters at the east end
The New York herald., 1874-12-21
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The United states steam slocp-ofwar Wachusett
arrived 81 ROstpo yesterday from Norfolk,
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A MEDICAL MURDER.

~ ~ .ss.SSc v---z ..Sx:~,.f'--, !,
AN ALLEGED CASE OF FATAL MALPRACTICE IN
PHnADELPHIA-THE BODY PACKED IN A
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ALDERMAN LINDEN's FUNERAL.

The funeral OF the late Assistant Alderman
Henry A. Linden took place yesterday at noon
from the residence OF his sister, No. 1888 West
Forty-seventn street. The remains were laid In
the 'front.' parlor Of the house. nclosed IN q black
walnut casket, on the plate OF which was the iol-
lowing Inscription -
! HENRY ARTHUR LINDEN,
! Died December r., 1874,
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THE STORM IN BROOKLYN,

Average temperature yesterday ............ "a
Average temperature for corresponding date
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ALMANAC FOR NEW Y0RK-THIs DAY.

PORT OF NEW YORK, DEC. 20, 1874.
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BREWERY. EIGHTEENTH STREET
sTwEEN SEVENTH AND EIGHTH AVENUES.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-12-25
The Spread of DlphtherIG.

Brooklyn Argus; a new scourge hae
been added TO tho list Of human Ills, In
the shape of diph;hcrla. It's spread
among The people OF various countries
has been quite phenomenal, and among
ourselves II has threatened 10 eclispse in
its ravases tho greater DESTROYER, con-
sumption. Indeed judging from the
rate Of its development during the past
few months, there Is reason to fear that
the disease may yet assume the features
and proportions Of widespread OPT
demic. Tho mystery os to tho nature
aud origin OF tho complaint Is equal to
its desiructivcncss. II wss at ono iimo
attributed to defective drainage, to
humid air, and to nm atmosphere laden
with malnrious matter. II appears
from more recent statements that Tho
attacks Of the disease are M much 10 DO
cxpecirn IN rinL h,.""o 80 in che ,s"s
mcnt dwelling. Yet we are told that
somo of It's characteristics Indicate re-
latiOnship 10 typlius aud such feyers.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-12-25
A Neat Suggestion.

John Paul Jones is slow coming mp
to the highest standard Of the invcs,iga-
ton of the so-called spiritual phe-
Homeno. Thus he says:
"Mother Of Moses! II does some
times seem to me that good many peo-
pie, 90 far from not Rowing enough to
20 in when it rains, don't even know
enough to get under tree. Hero the
fools sit gaping at the show on tho
stage why dosen't some one seize San
tum' by the struf Of the neck and hook
onto 'Hon,o' by the top.not? lfthey'rc
spirits they'l soon melt away and dis
solve, and there's no harm done, and II,
on the contrary, they prove to be hulk
ing Iouis Of farmers humbngging in
rags and feathers, the broad part of a
shovel could be applied to better agri'
cultural purposes than the putting OF n
heavy TOP dressing whore't would make
sitting down uncOmloriauIe auu stand
ing up the only thing to DO thought of
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-12-25
Lynch Law in Iowa,

A special from Dos Moines says -
This morning, about 2;3O o'clock, n
body Of $50 men, disguised, entered the
iail, knocked down the jailcr, bound
him hand and foot, took the Keys TO the
cells from his pocket, Overpowered the
guards and entered the cell where
Charles Howard, the murderer Of John
son, who was yesterday sentenced 10
Imprisonment for life, was confined.
his wife, who was sleeping with hlm,
uttered horrible shrieks, and it was only
with the force Of six men that Howard
was dragged from his bed. A rope
was placed about his neck, and he was
dragged through .he halls and the court
house yard to a lamp post and hung.
All the men had their faces blackcned
and were divided into squads, each
doing its allotted work without word
spoken,
Alter Howard had been fastened TO
the post the mob dispersed as silently
as they come. 1t is supposed the work
was done by members Of the vigilant
committee OF this county, who have
been recently holding meetings, and
on Saturday, when tho jury came in
with their verdict several were seated
near the prisoner.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-12-25
Our Crops Cost Too Much.

An exccilen, agricultural magazlnci
published at Charleston. the Rural Caro-
linian, makes the following good polpts
II Il believed that seven.tenihs Of the
planters aud farmers of this country,
North aud South alike, are staggering TO
their fail under load OF debt aud mort.
cages. What il the matterl Asa class,
farmers sre not lazy. They are seldom
idle. They work as hard rs anybody
ought TO work. They make taking one
year with another what may be con.
sidered. under the prevailing standard
Of agriculture. fair crops, and they yet,
as rule. good prices for the surplus
products they put into the market; still
they don't get rich--ln fact, are getting
poorer and poorer every year. WHY IL
IL SOP To say nothing now ofa faulty
system OF cropping--all cotton, aud
wheat, or all something else; or of
credit, liens and interest, the reason
which we had In mind with which to
point this paragraph Is, that II costs too
much 10 make Our crops We grow
poor, not so much bvcausr essr iacomes
are 40 small, rs because our outgoes are
so large. There IL no strict method in
our operations aud no close economy oi
means. The expense Of making crop
has not been reduced 10 y minimum.
We fence IN too large n field and travel
over too many acres 10 produce ten
bales OF cotton or n hundred bushels OF
corn. We pay on, too much for labor
and for fertilizers for the results pro-
duced. The remedy must bo sought III
soundcr methods, labor saving iinplc-
ments and better trained labor and less
OF II.
In other words. let vitality in grass
aud stock do more, and costly labor by
man aud beast. do less.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-12-25
A Notvorthy Decision. J.

The Knoxvile Press aud Iisfald pub.
fishes the fulpext of the opinin OF the
State supreic Court, delivered by
Justice Sned, In the case OF the State
ex rel, Ross.ts. Anderson county. In
1856 this couiy Issued. In aid OF the
Knoxville an, Kentucky Railroad. some
100000 of u bouds, with interest con.
pons aitache. The relalor sued for the
paymen. OF weniy- eight coupons due
and overdnen January, 1874, the Coun.
ty Court ans County Trustee having re-
fused TO MAKE him any interest pay
ments after July, 1872. II was pleaded
before the curt, on behalf Of the coun-
ty, uat thee were some Irregularities
in the election for the original subscfip-
ton, and Also in the time set for the
payment OF the bonds. In deciding
thai thscopb;y, after recognizing the
bonds aud paying the interest for ak
'ccH .taie'uuat coHl'huV w u" oo'
Justice Snted cites the cases OF Conner
etc, VS., A.piuwall. 81 Howard and
Smith x Hall VS.. Clark county,
Ctntral Law Journal, in which the
United States Supreme Court holds
that whei bonds import on their face q
compliaIee with the law under which
they w0n issued, the purchaser is moi
bound tolook further for evidence o.
such conpiance. This principal has
broad barring on the validity of al
bonds, especially such as have been re
cognized ly the payment of Interest,"
The Fedeal and State Supreme Courl'
ale not liIe.v 20 reverse their rulings
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-12-25
Miscellaneous.

A Boston paper estimates General
Buffers wealth at million aud quar-
ter dollars.
They don't bury Soloroi people in
Georgia. They form dc fun'ral oh!
s'duies. snh
II ANYTHING viii impress the human
mind with awe, II il the expression Of
n mans face who has iust been aroused
from snoring in church,
A citizen or Aiken, Allen Scott, was
made thrice happy on last sunday even.
ing. bv the addition Of three hne little
male Conservatives TO his family circle
Tie exports from this country OF TIE
products of swine have increased six.
fold within the short period Of i've
years. M.t.
Colorado started college few
weeks ago, aud up TO date lis inmates
consist of one woman, three Ihdians,
u buffalo calf and Professor Of Botany
The freight agent at Pittsburk of the
Pennsylvania road for tho past fifteen
wears, has TUNED mp as q defaulter 10
the extent of $4,000. Being 'respecta-
bic" his name Is not given.
The highest prize in Chinese lottery
is twcntv-nine cents, and the man who
draws Il has his name in the papers,
and is looked upon rs heap of n fel.
low.
"Ir | save ten cents 6ay from my
drinks" ruminated old Reduosc, "it
will be S36.5 u year, and In tlfty years
IL will be Si,S25, aud then 1 can marry
Mary. Dear Mary.
An editor, speaking of splritualism,
says: awe don't believe in any medium
except the circulating medium aud
that has become 80 scarce that our faith
In ii is shaky."
Steamboat Yankees on the Wcstern
rivers are said to be Of very deter
mined disposition, there not being one
Of 'cm that wouldD't rather die than tell
the tpulh
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-12-25
SuggeStiye.

We clip this from the Nashville Ban.
ner: The most enduring Christmas gilt
you could make to wife, sweetheart
children or next friend, is the receipted
subscription to the great and good Re-
public Banner for 1875. 1t is git,
that lasts all the year around, and isare
minder of the donor three hundred and
sixly.fve times in the year. Ii it has
done no other good, in the way OF in-
dustrial development, it has patched
many window and set off many Il pol.
lonaisc in is day aud generation.