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THE COURTS,
Record OF BnGiness Transacted Xas,
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terAay.
PATIENCE HAS CEASED TO ne VIRTUE,
Samuel Ashton, bottor known as Sam Ash
ton, and connected in various ways with the
Board Of County Commissioners of this county,
has. among other well-known men. been the SUBJ
1ccs Of numerous assaults mado by tho Times
on the Doard for nlleged frauds and ilahoneBt
transactions. After enduring 1t for as long
q timo al possible, he thought it was
becoming rather monotonous, and by
way OF varying tho proceedings filed prmc,pe
in the Superior Court, which declares his inten-
tion OF commencing an acslon in troBpass against
Wilbur F. Storey, layiug h,s damages It sl00,-
900, The declaration has not yet boon filed, but
has occupied all Mr. AHhton's spare tiuo for the
last month or two, and will probably bo handed
to tho Clerk IN six wooAs moro. It ia
said that tho document will lave Rev-
enty COUNTS in order to firmly catch
mud hold 90 slippery tsh Us the
defendant. Only thirty courts have. as yet,
been written, but glance ut tho COLUMNS Of the
Times almoBt my lay for tho past mouths will
giya sufficient data to sustain . suit. Mr.. Ash-
ton appears Ia his own person aa nttoInoy and
plaintiff.
DILL 10 FonEcLosE.
jacob Wilder filed q bill against Il. Il. Honoro
and about fifty othorB to foraolose
seven mortgages for tho aggregate sum
Of S45,7d0.89 OIL Lola 2, 8, g.,
9. Q, II, l2, u, the S. n OF Lot /, tho n }1 Of
Lot 4, tho N. Il OF Lot 0, and tho N. 81 69-100
foet Of Lot H. all iu Block Of Wllder's North
Addition to Chicago.
iTEM8. -...-
IAero were BoYenty-pue auita commenced in
tho Superior Court yesterday, the largest num-
ber siuca the 9th Of Oetober, 1879, tho Rnniver-
sary OF tho ifro, when the limltaton-clauHa IN
tho tirc policies caused about ESQ suits to bo
begun.
Judge Dlodgett was in town yesterday, but did
no business.
suPEa1eR COUNT IN nn1Er.
w. G. D. Grannis, IL. A. Fnrwol e. 8. nars-
tow. and II. A.. Perry sued Edward Richards, A.
J. lluntoon, ]. =. Moss, aud II. G. Ohaso for
Colia Z. Ackloy suod David I1ough for d like
amount.
"; Allon bogan an action agaiust q. K.
Clark, claiming s1,5u0. .-.
a. L.. Halo Il Bro. commenccdA suit for So, 900
against u. D. Brown.
Tho Southern Mllle Baggng Company brought
| suit to recover sa o00 OF tho Etua Insurance
| Oouapauy, aud another agaluat tie Atlantla l.
| Pacific Insurance Company for $2,5UO,
g. L. Houthoud sued tho Astus Insurance
| Company for II 900.
q. II, Curtis begun ait action against Dradner,
Smith q TO-, claiming $4,000
! Samuel 1Aaobs filed prapclpo againat Moses
| Harris, Abraham lIarrls, Marks Ilarrls, aud D.
Iiarris' ior tic rurpo4e Of recovering ii, ,s0U.
Tho indianapolis Chair Manufacturing Com.
pany Aued OharleH Wlpps for q ,00N.
Miller Broa Il Kob0 atloa Il. J.. L,lndy aud
John N. 1titgaloy in debt, laying damages ai
Elizabeth Fraser nucd Ruby 1Iayeland fol
x. II. Crosby sued tho 1ttnh Insurance Com,
pauy ior loo, and 1inynea. Jordan, Il 20. sued
I IL
, 1874-08-29

There appeared in yesterday mornings Tn1D-
usE soma ran1arla rolRtivo to the FRANKLIN IT,
aurancs Company Of Wheeling, ". W.. basod
upon tho fact thnt tho Company had rccantly
boon forbidden 10 do business i'll tho State Of
New York. and putting tho Company III the same
category with soma organizations Which arc not
looked upon with any favor by sound insurance
mon. ...
and tho Franklin, it IL found to be sot forth III
tho following lottar, which aEoYa wtlat the COm-
pauy intends doing about it:
A*nr., u v. Phii'iD, q Co.. eAieags. H.; ., ,..
on cur examination by the New York Insurance Com
missioner when hero We were impaired at1tncteny to
throw Us out f NW Yor % s fss Nn as
law-such - loans CALI" bills receivable past
due and not taken for preniums.
authority had been revoked called meeting Of tho
Directors mud stated to tleH tue situation They
forthwith ordered *eo.ooo United States bonds from 2!
call ii io call loans Immediately, md have all tho
Of Nuw YORK. Aud ii then tLero il any impairment,
It IL proposed to make It good, aud 1ns as soou Us
possible ro-e,tcr New York.
l,ayo meeting Of thu Board tonight or Tomorrow
As far III can tell now there Ii not the oast dHposl
n op M = p Of tue Gny % to se sna
fccty sguare before tho Insurance Departments. This
will 10 done with tho least possible doay You need
have hcsitancy IN prononncing the policies good
and ii uny wish 10 cauce1, do 1t cheerfully.
No regrot the misfortune. though 1t may only DO
24ss Of SnaF sssst Il pso and
and replacs them with something nore substantial
Yours very truly, A. L, WILEY, secretary.
Wl1llo tho Frnnklin is not membor Of tho
National board Of underwriters, 1t is one Of tho
Board companies IN Chicago, tho local agents
being :. b1. 1iopro T. Co. Tho Company Inns
pald all its Chicago loascs, aud IL declared by
tLr Moore to be 9 Hafe, conservative company.
, 1874-08-29
THE CHICAGO SATURDAY, 29 1874

D,reo Alert, rrshigo, lunter.
aeF WIN nin Bmllii, 'stl1lwe,'s rler, lumber.
Hclr 1ia Portage ller. lumber
Prop Missouri, Htgla 1arbes4 iutnbof.
uark G. J. Wells, llntralp, coal.
NtoHr dtEAHANuEa.
pror Chinn Buffalo, a31o9 l, wltclt, 800 rs ho,lr,
add lig4 lead. ~ hila hitlcH.
Prop Uh.sa. rlu, 9.'o0 bfa ohr, brla ]I1uor. nnl
HMntIrtea. ,.,.. ...-.
nttnt AtnskcAul, dra.nl 1tato, tca lars1 bra tar
IL Iris purkt quo brls o"mhnt, . brla whisky, and
HtilttrIeH.
sttnr Uoono, Green Day, II prs pork. 10 Urls whsk
n,d alnd1iey -
rrup BROOKLYN Ogdeabnrg and tntotmed!ate po!nta,
lV.U00 hi corn, 160 bags seed, nnl stnllttoe,
Dri4 Lucy j, Ciarh, buffalo, 10, ,DoU bu corn.
Aid furtx.tKu Yeasela cletfetl lIHhk.
, 1874-08-29

rhtru,x, 1ocklort b.19o bn corn Atlantic, Murris,
6,sdu b, corn Industry, Norris 5,ioo bu corn, 49o
lbs scod; Lilly. M5rfit, d,luo un cottt..,
CLrARgD-omaia, scleca, .&4,6o0 It lumber, 40 m
shingles; Metropolis, LaSa1le, 10J,ul7 It Lumbar
Danube, otuwa, 9u.764 IL lumber.
NnlnaEronr, H., Aug. as-8 2. m.--Ann1vEu-
OAtcago 1lcllo Utica, G001 hi corn; D. 7. Wright,
Morris. ol5o In corn Andrew Jacsou. LaHallu, p,30t
bu corn John OArtcr, Iaa4lr, G,0u0 hi corn.
QLaAnk1,-Ehaabetu, 4,l8U bll wnat, ID brla dour.
, 1874-08-29

w xlt b Of iuuber a.nntintins To- &aMU f9f WHO'D
Will pay hull uasi iAtnsrB unneunonFa1 tnst pstAt9'
, 1874-08-29
MUSICAL

- cAtuot Hixsn ia Atuorica, Fsicn 4tD and upward,
Whols.ao aud ot4il II tho fArtory. IL luana.st+
1)IANos AND ORuANB rO RENT--A LAHaE Az.
hana ~ ra ~ 70 ~ pss month; ton deducted It pur.
cHAao1. LYON llEALf, lt4 ht&tatt.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23
Terrible Tragedy at Sea.

An account has just arrived, says the
Journal Oficiel, Of Paris, of frightful
drama on the high seas. On the eighth of
June the Italian vessel Napoleon Camarero
sailed from Macao with crew of forty
men, and having on board 663 coolies for
Callao, and 5000 packets of fireworks.
After lapse of two days, the interpreter
discovered plot among the emigrants to
seize on the ship. The captain Immediately
ordered one-half of them to be confined in
the hold, but the next day those who re-
NAMED on deck armed themselves with
knives, Delaying pins. pieces Of wOOd-in
short, anything they could lay their hands
on, and attacked the crew, who defended
themselves with muskets and revolvers.
The coolies then massed themselves on the
forecastle and set fire to the vessel, hoping
that the crew would set to work at the
pumps to extinguish the flames. During
that time they had also freed their com.
rades and murdered the few sailors that
they could get hold Of. The captain, see
ing what they were doing, ordered the
boats to be lowered and left the shin with
the remainder of his men. Some sailors
who remained on board, with the doctor,
the magazine man and the interpreter,
were unable to prevent the flames from
reaching the fireworks, and the ship blew
up, scattering the fragments Of the mu-
nneere IN every direction under the very
eyes OF the escaped crew.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23
The Ohio Constitution.

Now that the proposed constitution which
took the assembled wisdom of Ohio SO many
weeks to produce has been rejected by a
majority of about 10000, the press has set
to work to prove how it was done. The old
constitution contained a prohibition against
license legislation, and the astute minds
who framed the new one expected all the
license men would vote for it to get rid of
that clause and at the same time that the
no license men would do the same thing so
as to perpetuate it. The result showed
these calculations utterly unfounded, for
the majority of those opposed to license
voted to retain the old constitution.
1t is noticed that in general the cities and
towns gave msjorities for adoption, but the
farming districts voted almost solid against
both license and the constitution. This re-
suit is placed to the credit of the Grangers,
who did not believe in the "lawyer's con-
stitution."
The Catholic vote was thrown against
what they are charged with calling an in
strument to protect goddess system of
education"
The result will be that after footing the
bills, Ohio will conclude her public men
have been taught not to waste any more
time or money on the question, and endure
mo license" for some years to come.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23

Hoisted by His own Petard.

Two instances have lately been cited in
which legal luminaries Of profound shrewd-
ness have been detrauded by their clients
in the most unexpected and barefaced
manner, or az the Courier Journal puts it,
the lawyers were knocked over by boone
rangs impelled by their own genius. One
of them received the deed of a house from
his client, who was indited for murder, and
we'll earned his fee by making the jury
believe the homicide was caused by insan.
ity. But when all was over the con of the
grantOr convinced another court that if his
respectable parent was too unsound OF
mind to commit murder he certainly could
not make valid deed. And the shrewd
lawer now sees his morally insane client
and his tilial heir living in the mansion he
thought was his.
In another case the court ruled the attOr-
new out of court on his suit for $1,000 fee
because it was for services for q series of
wears in preventing an award of alimony.
During this time the lawyer had success
fully shown that his client had next to
nothing, and the court pertinently asked
how he could pay such fee if he had no
money to pay alimony, and how had the
attorney face to ask it when he could only
claim it for proving he had not got it.
These cases occurred in New York and
are rather contradictory Of the opinion of
the New England Debating Society. The
question was, "Is it wrong to cheat law
YER" and the unanimous conclusion was,
"No. but impossible"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

The BEST OF HUSBANDS. A novel. By
James Pawn. Published by Harper d
Bro; hers New York. For sale by George
Ellis & Brother, No. 80 Camp street, New
Orleans.
This novel is story Of English domestic
life, and is above the average of later day
novels. The author has given TO the read
ing world other stories, among them
"Cecil's Tryst," BRED il the Bone" and
"At Her Mercy" 'The Best of Husbands"
will find many readers, if only for the rea-
son that many will be anxious to know
what sort of man can be regarded in that
light.
MY MOTHER AND l. A Love Stnry. By the
author of John Halifax. Gentleman
Published BY Harper g. Brothers. For
sale by George Ellis & Brother, No. 81
Camp street, New Orleans.
Among the best OF books in our language
are those written by Dinah Muloch Cralk.
Her stories are not powerful, dramatic or
thrilling, but there is about them a peaceful
sweetness charming to gentle natures. Her
love stories are models Of simple heart his
tories, and the present volume is no excep-
ton 10 her general style. 1t can be recon-
mended and read by all.
THE INTERNATIONAL REVIEW. Published
by A. s. Barnes & Co., New York.
The number Of this magazine for Sep
tember ard October is at hand. The liter
ary food it brings is of the dryest' sort,
emanating from the pens Of college protes-
sors and doctors OF divinity, profound, but
not practical. The leading article, entitled
1.-THE Negroes in the Cult States" by E. d.
Winkler, DID, of Georgia, is one full OF
prejudice, error and unfair staten ents.
Other articles in the review are The Con-
stitutiou of the Sun The Moral Condi-
ton of France in 1874" and "Charles
Sumner aud international, Peace"
The New ORLEANS MONTHLY REvIE
The August number of this home magazine
contains variety Of original articles, more
or less entertaining and instructive. "Atala'
! is continued, the postal and jury systems
are discussed and .Xa-itfa' contributes a
poem called "Roy" This magazine resem-
bles the GALAXY in that the leaves are cut
which is great convenience.
LIPPIScoTP's MAGAZINE for September il
particularly good number. IA Visit te
the Dolomites," beautifully illustrated
! gives an interesting account Of a trip among
those picturesque mountains to which
Deodat de Delomieu gave their name seven
ty-odd years ago. The poetry of the mum
ber is confined to two short pieces, "a
Story for Critics" by James NJ. Thompson
and "Murillos Trance" by Margaret Pres
ton.
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for September
is rich in entertaining and literary matter
1t has more of w. d. HOwells' new story
"A Foregone Conclusion" and contribu
tions from Bayard Taylor, DR.. James
Jarves, Lucy Larcom and many other IA
vorite writers.
THE GALAXY for September contains it,
usual installment of good things. Custer
"Life on the Plains" is continued, ant
Richard Grant White discourses or
"Music." One of the most interesting ar
ticles, however, is a sketch of Marsha
| MacMahOn by Eli Reclus.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23
Health of New York.

The report Of DR.. Elisha Harris, register
of records of the Board of Health of New
York shows there were 722 deaths for the
week ending Saturday the twenty second
and 69l for that ending the eighth. The
greatest increase was among infants. Only
one death from small pox is reported. Dur
ing the eight weeks of midsummer the
percentage of infants under one year old to
the total mortality was 4s 99l, and Of those
under five years 60.9O.
The gradual increase of mortality during
the summer occurred only among children.
The last census found Ill POS or 1l.8 per
cent of the city population under five years
old. and SS2 per cent was over five year Of
age. These records for eight weeks show
that in every 1000 deaths 6O9 we're children
under five years of age, yet only lls Of
every 1000 city inhabitants are of this
tender age, in which the rate of mortality
has for eight weeks been at the rate Of
26sS in the 1000 at that age, yearly, while
the entire population over five years of age
was losing at the rate of $40 per 1000
annually of the latter ages"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23

In connection with the letter of Captain
Wright and the extract from the New York
Nautical Gazette, published in the REPUB-
L1cAN on the ninth instant, DR.. Smith, of
the Marine Hospital, speaks as follows:
EDITOR REPUBLICAN,:
Having noticed the article from the New
York Nautical Gazette of July %, 1874, I
must say that l entirely agree with the
ideas advanced by Captain Wright, United
States shipping commissioner at this port,
but if our merchant marine is to be effect
ually benefited there is a suggestion which
/ will add, and, in my opinion, if carried
out practically, will do much to benefit the
service, in addition to all the changes
which have as yet been made.
Sailors before being shipped should
undergo rigid medical examination, and
il found in any manner diseased prohibited
from engaging their services for q voyage.
Should this be done, and none but healthy
seamen shipped, the vessels and cargOes, as
well az the lives of the passengers, would
be comparatively safe. and accidents at sea
become much less frequent.
How often do we hear Of the captain Of a
vessel which has been lost, with nearly all
hands on board, give in his evidence for
defense the fact that his sailors were sick or
disabled, and that he was of the opinion
that they we're diseased when leaving the
port from which they shipped.
These facts, taken into consideration,
will, have no doubt, and earnestly hope,
induce the department to inaugurate a sys-
tenn whereby no sailor unfit for duty could
be employed on sea-going or river vessel
1t is just as important that the sailors OF
the merchant marine should undergo a
medical examination before going on duty
as soldiers of the army or sailors OF the
navy; and if this subject is deliberately
studied, think the conclusion will be ar
rived at that this examination of the mer
chant marine sailors is even more necessary
than the others mentioned.
ORSAMUS SMITH,
Surgeon United States Marine Hospita
Service.
New Orleans, August %, 1874
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23

angered Tlton, and he shortly left the
table and proceeded to the room where
MRS. Tilton was. Witness saw him with
his INST in her face. He said to her, Damn
IT, this girl shall leave the house." AS
witness entered the room Tilton ordered
her TO leave It; she refused, and he struck
her heavy blow with such force that IL
knocked her head against door
post. She suffered from i. for
four days. But few minutes after this
Tilton- said, Bessie. my dear. YOU hurt
yourself, didn't you! How did vow come.
to trip soP At the same time he sat down
ana wanted TO take her on his lap. He
then began to speak of Mrs. Titon's crimi-
nalities with four gentlemen, mentioning
them, including Beecher. Witness told
him she believed they were all wicked lies,
but he continued to talk about it to witness;
detailing, with the constant charge of i'm
proper liberties taken by Beecher with
Mrs. TiltOn, which witness did not fail to
During all this time Mrs. Tilton was cryins
and praying.
Witness also described how Mrs. Tlton,
left him and went to her mothers, and
Tltons anxiety to get her back. Witness
left the house for the last time in Feb
ruary, 1871; she went to school before
going; she signed paper which was,
hereDy C0rtlfy tna6 all these
stories about Mr.. Tlton and myself are
wicked lies.' She afterward learned this
was plot of Tiltons to get her out of the
way. She signed this to please Mrs. Tilton,
although at the time she felt very wrong
about H. Moulton furnished money for her
expenses.
Once Tilton told her that his wife had
confessed TO criminal intimacy with
Beecher. Mrs. Tilton, who was present,
exclaimed: "Oh, Theodore, how can you
tell that child such bare lies ~ and then
burst out crying.
Moulfon 70 be Summoned Again.
One OF the Beecher committee said today
that they had decided to Summon Moulton
for cross examination and that the commit
tee would meet on Wednesday for that
purpose.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23
Death of the Wife of w. P. Webster.

Intelligence of the death of Mrs. William
T. Webster, the wife of the consul general
at Frankforton-the-Ma Main, was received at
her home in this city on Wednesday last.
Mrs; Webster died the day previous, after
an illness of some weeks. Her death was
not unexpected to her relatives. Mrs.
Webster was the daughter of the late DR..
Israel Hildreth, of Dracut, and the sister of
the late Fisher A. Hildreth, of this city.
The wives of General Butler, j. N. G.
Parker, Henry Reed and Mr.. Pearson are
also sisters Of the deceased.
Mr. Webster and his family have been in
Germany some three years. Mrs. Webster
came home shortly before the death OF her
brother, but remained only . short time.
She Il spoken of by her aequaintances as
being woman of more than ordinary in
telligence, vivacious and entertaining. and
her death has carried acute pain to many
breasts in this vicinity. Two sons. now
with their father in Germany, survive her.
Her remains viii be brought to Lowell for
interment.-Vox PopuH, Lo,ceA, Aassaehn-
sets, August Is, 1874
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23
The Late Colonel T. w. DeKlyne.

A very handsome copy of the preamble
and resolutions passed at meeting of the
State Central Executive Committee, re-
citing the many good qualities Of the late
Colonel DeKlyne, and conveying to his
bereaved widow the deep felt sympathies of
the committee at his sudden death, has been
executed by Mr.. Louis L. Mayenno, of the
executive department. 1t will be remem-
bered that Colonel DeKlyne was secretary
Of the committee at the time of his death,
and that copy of the preamble and reso-
lutions passed in commemorstion of his
death was instructed to be sent to his
family. The one executed by Mr. Mayenno
is intended for that purpose. 1t is exc
cuted in very superior style Of penman-
ship, with embellishments that are elegant
and appropriate, and, handsomely framed,
will present memento worthy Of the
lamented deceased.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23
The Conspiracy in Lincoln.

In last Tuesdays REPUBLICAN was given
an extended account of the conspiracy in
Lincoln parish to Overturn the authority Of
with the insurrectionary movements in
other parishes in that part of the State,
designed in the end to hand over the State
to Democratic control. The account then
given by Mr.. Jewett, United States COM
missioner for that district, and confirmed
by parish officials, all going to show that
the minority in that parish had conspired
to overthraw all lawful authority and mnr-
der and drive out all Republicans who re-
fused to obey the will of the minority,
sought to be enforced by two or three hun
dred white men, organized and armed for
the purpose of breaking down the majority,
is now confirmed by the censpirators them
selves. After having threatened and
refused TO allow tie parish officials
who were appointed by Governor
Kellogg to exercise the functions Of their
offices, thereby, and by other acts Of vio-
lence, creating reign Of terror among the
colored people, that had It's desired effect, the
conspirators coolly resolve themselves intoa
public meeting in the town of Vienna, and
going through all the forms of civilized
procedure made and provided by the most
parliamentary rules, gently request the
resignation of all Republican officials, under
certain provisos named by the conspirators;
and further, ordering that lone Harrison
and one Jewett, carpet-baggers and va
grants, coming to that parish for the pur-
pose of securing Office, be ordered to leave
after notice."
1t will be remembered that these are the
gentlemen who forwarded their testimony
to the Governor informing him of the con-
spiracy and of the conduct of Colvin and
others in refusing to give possession of
Offices to which they had no further lawful
claim.
The meeting of the conspirators is de-
scribed as being very harmonious, and
committee of twenty is graciously ap-
pointed to notify the unfortunate Jewett
and Harrison that it had been decreed that
their absence from the parish is necessary
for the well being Of the conspirators. But
in justice to the revOlutionists it must be
stated that they concluded, when they
learned that Mr.. Jewett was
United States commissioner, that "they
had no desire to interfere with
his official duties in any way" This must
be considered as a most remarkable con-
descension on their part, when it is OBJ
served with what persuasive ease they Sc
cured the resignation of Senator Allen
Greene and others who did not fill their
places strictly in accordance with the
wishes of a mutinous minority. But as the
opposition are known to have "ways that
are dark and tricks that are vain," our
purpose in alluding to their conduct in Lin
coin parish at this time has not been to &C.
count for their hypocrisy in referring mat
ters to Governor Kellogg, but to remind
the people that what was said ia the Re-
PUBLICAN last Tuesday under the heading
OF Rebellion is Still Advancing" is now
confirmed by the conspirators themselves,
although they have undertaken to dis
guise matters.