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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23
D. w, BRUCKART

4 TTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW Inde
IA pendence, Iowa. Office in Wilcox New
Block over Tabor's Drug Store.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23
w IT RARTnN


JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Attorney at Law,
u Collecting Agent and Conveyancer Will
perform Marriage Ceremonies anywhere within
ten miles of town. Office Edwards store,
corner Main and Walnut Streets, Independence,
Iowa. 30-y1.
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Business Cards
Attprneys.
n. 6. LEE.

%. s. LEE,
4 TTORNEY AT LAW, Notary Public, and
n Justice of the Peace. Office, south side of
Main St., over King Il Kenyon's hardware store,
Independence. Will make collections, pay taxes,
take Acknowledgements, buy and sell Real Estate,
and do all other business required of an Agent.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23
LANES M WEART

A TTORNEY AT LAW, Notary Public and
~ Claim Agent. Office in Wilcox's New Block
up stairs Independence Iowa. T-1yl
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23
LAKE e. HARMON.

A TTORNEY AT LAW and Real Estate Agent
N Office ever King and kenyon's Hardware
Store, Main St, Independence, Iowa. 33tfl
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23

A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Independence, Iowa
n Office in Munson's Block, Main ST. 2-tfl
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l.. w. HART.

w. G. & j. b. DONNAN,
r AW CONVEYANCING, WAR CLAIM, ANI
IL Land Agency Office. Office in First Nation
al Bank building, Independence, Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23

JUSTIN E. COOK,
A TTORNEY AT LAW, Jesup, Iowa.
N 2gm6l
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THE STATE UNIVERSITY.

No Iowa institution has developed
into power for usefulness with great
er rapidity than the state university.
The report Of the board of regents,
embracing also the report of the
president, the different members of
the faculty, and the treasurer, is
placed before you with the confident
hope that the good results which
they show will be regarded as an
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23
FINANCES,

The report of the Auditor Of State
shows that during the fiscal term
there was paid into the general rev
enue fund OF the State, the sum of
S2,l29,577 81; and there was dis
bursed theretrom the sum of $780,
10000; the expenditures thus ex-
ceeding the receipts s5o,523.lS,
which amount deducted from the
balance on hand, November 9th,
The New York herald., 1874-09-29
THE MURDER OF THE ITALIAN COUNTER
PETER

L. the Alleged Assassin Caught at Lnst :.
Yesterday noon Detective b. T. TineJll, OF New
YORK, and Detectives Belts and Williams, Of Brook
lyn, arrested an Ira1an named Michael Chara.
mont in Sixth street, Williamsburg, o charge Of
being implicated in the mysterious murder OF Sal
vaoor Torrina, the Italian counterfeiler. Torrina
IL will be remembered was murdered on the night
OF the 18th Of August in Hayward street. near
Broadway, and but a short distance from the
small house on Franklin avenue which he and his
associates had hired for the purpose Of
manufacturing the counterfeit currency. This
In the countereiung business, and suspicion
was attracted toward HIM by his sudden disap-
pearance Immediately after the murder. 1t was
shown upon the inquest over the body OF the mur-
pany at st. Georges saloon In Oak street, New
York. On the night Of the murder the prisoner
called on Mr.. Fearoche, a photographer on Myrtle
avenue, and ap oeared to be under great state of
excitement. lie asked his friend to examine him
to see that he carried no weapon. He exhibited
considerable money, and said that he was going
to leave the city. The ponce have been search
ing for him ever since, but he managed
TO keep out OF their way. He had also
changed his personal appearance SO mucn that 1t
was difficult TO recognize HIM. His side whlskers
tache had been dyed, giving MIN a better appear
ance when told that he was arrested on a charge
OF murder he shook his mead and stated that he
was innocent OF any crime Some years ago he
was caught operating in Gold street, when he was
convicted and sent to State Prison. The police
are IN possession OF certain information which
tney contend connects him with the terrible
tragedy. He was taken TO the Brooklyn Police
Headquarters yesterday, and after short exam
ination he was locked up In the First precinct
station mouse. He Will probably De indicted by
and Ssnioipi are also still in custody on charge
Of beng implicated in the murder.
The New York herald., 1874-09-29
OBITUARY.
Mr.. John Ganson, OF Buffalo.

BY telegram from Buffalo, ~ T., under date of
yesterday 23th inst intelligence is brought OF the
death OF MIR. John Ganson, OF that city, state
Senator, one OF the leading members OF the Bar OF
Western New York, and most .avcrably known as
a prominent democratic politician. During the
morning Mr.. Ganson was engaged before the
Superior Court IN conducting OF case at law.
He complained OF pain In the region Of the heart
and, growing quite ILL., asked that his trial cause
might be postponed, as he was unable TO remain.
his request being granted he walked
slowly down the Court House stairs and
was helped into carriage 10 be driven 10 his resi-
dence. While beng assisted into his house he
suddenly expired, as Is supposed, from apo
pleXy. This occurrence, the news Of which was at
once published caused the most profound sersa-
tion in the city, where for some thirty years Mr..
Ganson had stood among the most nonored
citizens. Groups gathered In all pubic places
discussing the sad event. and regre ttng what
was by all classes esteemed q public calamity.
In respect to his memory, all the courts in ses-
the Board OF Trade, congregated at tue Exchange,
New YORK.
Mr. Ganson was born in Genesee county. He
went 10 Buffalo about the year 1s45 soon after his
Hon. Elbrldge g. Spaudng, member OF Congress
from the Erie district, lie at once entered upon
very large and lucrative professional business, IN
which he rapidly became prominent as close
studeDS and careful counsellor, as wen
as a ready and skiiful advocate. For many
years Mr.. Ganson was one OF the stand
ing egat advisers Of the New YORK Central Rail-
road Company, and Tor the last twenty years he
has been engaged in large share OF the most
Important legal contests oi Western New York.
Aiter she retirement of Mr.. Spaudmg from the
pro esston AR. Gdnson was associated with Mr..
James A. smith. wno year since took the posi-
The New York herald., 1874-09-29
Maritime MISCELLANY.

sHip .RIErTA pu9, from Baltimore for Bremen,
Sunday by the iceboat Maryland Proceeded on he
voyage.
SHIP MARIETTA W tAus) ashore in Chesapeake Bay. is
expected to come OF without much trouble the Ice,
boat Maryland left Baltimore saturday assist the
ship
BARK BALAcudEE Of Touion, before reported towed
into sydney B. sept 10 derect sailed from Pensacola
BARK AURoRA-A survey held at Savanna 23, on
board bark Aurora (B, which ,owed TO that port
pairs New riser on keson, additional bilge streaks
and ordered her copper stripped Tor further examna.
BRIG II H McGnvERy stubbs from Bath with ice to
ae h RAJ ran sshore Little % Koes ana naiGS snockeG af
hole in her slar6oard side causing her to fill with
scuR CURTIS TlLToN, Rsey, from Baltimore, which
towed TO savanna z3d. from Charleston. by a tug
into Charleston. the nearest available port where sne
d ssn ns ms ,S she Is asng water At ne rate Of
Immediately, when wi be ascertained the extent OF The
disaster.
scnn JOSEPH RrDp Anderson. before ported ashore
pear Brazos was caught by tidal wave and carried
jured bu, with only faint prospect getting aoa
Me SEPT SeAs S M At other p9rs egr coasting
coming home for want OF business
Barn Me- sep. n snThe hes schr & Equal Of Rockand with
q, DanSrisco today breaEns her main mast aud
doing considerable other damage.
QuEnEc, Sept 2s-Capi Brown, Of the steamship Poly
nesian. liverpool reports having passed three
large icebergs .he s4sh inst in a s. % and Ion 81 -
got of apparently without damage. and Is now on her
way ap the river
LAUScuEp-From the yard Of Il J Palmer, Noank,
23h Inst three as,ed schooner Teresa built Tor Messr
Brown seavey. Of Boston. anG others, TO be corn.
manded by Capt John McQunl. she Is ia feet long on
deck n eet beam and 10 depth OF hold; viii be EN-.
ployed in the Para trado
East Deerng, Me- sept 26 the yard Of George
RUSSELL fine double deeked bark. e6 tons net tonnage,
owned by : Winslow Go, A h Il Spring Phnnev,
JACKSON others OF Portland and Is to be commanded
by John Welsh. OF the brig Carrie Winslow She
will commence loading Immediately for Buenos Ayres
At Yarmouth, Me- sept a6 from The yard OF Huichins
4 Stubbs, bark Tewksbury l. Sweat-before noticed.
At Lubec, 26 from the yard OF John Mcbride,
called the Minnie Hunter, OF 900 she owned
by " II Hunter. Pike and others OF Labec A Win
chester OF Eastport, II l. Kendall OF Providence, w
Hunter Go and others OF Boston.
on Saturday large floating dry dock was launched at
the ship ward OF VIM Woodan, at Baltimore. The
has seven feet depth Of hold and sitting capacity Of
1850 tons II will be ready Tor use IN few weeks after
receiving the necessary machinery.
The New York herald., 1874-09-29
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Sentences.


Before Judge Sutherland.
At the opening OF the Court yesterday Melvin F.
Hayner, who was convicted early IN the term OF
forgery in the third degree, was brought up and
sentenced TO the State Prison for five years.
John Yester ana John @. Burnell, Jr., who
pleaded guilty to stealing on the Sd Of this month
COO handkerchiets, the property OF John McNeill,
were sent to the state Prison for three years.
John Ryan, who pleaded guilty 10 an attempt at
grand larceny, was sent to the State Prison for
two years and six months. the charge being that
the 10Th o August he stole piece OF cioth from
the store OF Ludwig Lehman.
Alleged Arson.
Matthew Riley was placed on trial charged with
arson in the first degree. Mr.. William F. Howe de-
Tended the accused ana Assistant District Attor-
ney Nolan conducted the prosecution. The proof
adduced to sustain the indictment was that the
accused had been in the employ OF Matthew Byrnes
residing at No. SO Park avenue, and the owner OF
several tunes Tor drunkenness; that on the morn
ing OF the I'd Of May last, at about three O'Clock,
Oricer Brophy while patrolling his post looked
through the grating OF the house No. 2o3 Lexiug-
ton avenue, which Is owned by Mr.. Byrnes and
occupied by eignt iamlies and upon hearing q
empty barrels on h!e. He went up stairs and met
the prisoner, who when asked what he
was doing IN the house replied that he
went up on the third door TO get some
shirts from Mr. Dunn, with wnom he boarded.
The oficer took him down TO the celIa ar and they
speedily extinguished the fire. The cellar was
occupied by Herman Stettng, who hired the first
moor rom Mr.. Byrnes. Ofiicer Bropny tnat
when he was taking the defendant TO the station
house after returning from Mr.. Byrnes, that ne
said 81 suppose | am good for five years" The
accused, III testlfyng, said tnat on the morning
OF the nre he went into the house ior the purpose
OF getting his SHIRTS at NJ Nh prnn's apar1men.sl
win wnon ne s eoins doWh staifs. when he met
tue otllcer wnom he assisted IN eXtingushlng she
fire. he said that the of1cer made the remark,
"You are good for five years., ana that he replied,
al suppose sou Thomas Dunn was called and tes-
tilted that the accused lett shirts his rooms. A
number OF witnesses were called TO testify to the
good character OF Riley. The case Will be submit
Ted TO the jury rnis morning.
The New York herald., 1874-09-29
ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT.
Horst's Confidence Operations.
Before Judge BixbJ

Before Judge BiXby.
good looking young German, about twenty
two years OF age, named Henry Horst OF No. As
Jackson street, was arraigned before Judge Bixby,
on four charges Of obtaining goods under false
pretences, On the oath OF September he went 10
the grocery or joan C. Towes, Of No. 81 Canal
street, and, representing himself as Mr.. Sch wen
bau, said he and his brother had bought out the
restaurant OF Gieaume Sogeling at No. 40 Bow
Of which he furnished. He did not want them de-
Iivered until the next day. he called by appoint
ment and the groceries were sent, he riding with
the clerk on the wagon. They were duly deposited
on the sidewalk. The same day he called on
Henry Bade and, on similar representations,
he obtained groceries from Schmidt & Co.. corner
OF Hester and Eldridge streets. His latest exploit
was collecting 81 from Richard SalKman, OF No. 20
Marion street. in the name otto Maitland. He ad-
mtted his guilt and held IN S., 900 70 answer
each charge separately.
The New York herald., 1874-09-29
COURT CALBYDARS-THIs DAY.

SUPREME CouRT-CHAuBERs-Hel by Judge
Danles-Nos 3d. 81 l03 lis, l34 1863, Ill, 173, I55,
1856, 1873, l90 1874, l95.
MARINE CoURI-lRfAL rERN-Part 1.--Adjourned
for the term. Part Held bv Judge SpaudinR --
Nos. 2G6, las, 10s 295, 259, 39i, 4i4 800 A. 4S1,
432, 273, 914. l8l, 1909, l94, Al Part 3-Heid by
Judge McAdam.-Nos. Boo So7 337, l0l1.
tOURT OF GENERAL SESsIoNs-Hed by Judpe
Sutherland.-The People VS.. William Poeluug
feonious assault and battery; Same vs.. Jonn
Keating and Charles O'Neil, burglary; Same vs.
Charles Wells grand larceny same Va. Jonn shay,
grand larceny; same vs.. Dennis Gillespie grand
larceny; same Vs. Charles Clover, grand larceny
Same ys. Rosa Meyer, grand larceny: Same vs..
Bella Lee grand larceny; same vs. Sarah Meyer,
dlsordcrly mouse. - 90 -
ALBANY. N. Y, Sept. %. 1874.
The day calendar VI the COMMISSION oi Appeals
The New York herald., 1874-09-29
Almanac for New Yorlk-This Day.
PORT OF NEW YORK, SEPT. %, 1874.
CLEARED.

Bark Johanne Norl Muller, Gloucester. E-Funch
Edge Co.
Bark .Martino crento QtaD, Lauro, Trieste-Lauro
Storey h Co.
Bark La Pace QtaD, Parascondola, sanander-J G
Seager
Bark Psk ataqua CBr) Scott, Aspinwall--J Whitney
x Co
Bark Frederick weyer Ger, Krugel, Mobe-Funch
Edye Co
Brig Domingo utaD, Mar;ni. Cork or Ealmouth-sloco
vicb Il Co.
schr New Design No 2 tBr, Harrison Penarth Roads
Morgan's Sons.
Schr Margie, NcFadden, Pare-G AmTnck 4 Co
Scnr Florence May (Br) Green. Advocate, NS-C W
Bertauy.
Schr Eugene tBr, white. Halifax Ns--C W Bertaux.
schr Iizzie Evans, Mahen. Newbern. NC-I h eager,
Schr Carrie wilson Anderson BostOn--S Loud 4 Co
schr Nettie Bowers Spear, BOstou-S Loud 4 Co
schr Eleanor. Sickerson, Provldence-rodd 4 Co
Steamer rriplct- HI all. Wilmington. De-A Abbott
steamer Philadelphia DAVIS Phnadelpnla--J ames
Hand.
steamer Bristol. Wallace PniiadelDhia-Jas HAND.
The New York herald., 1874-09-29

y5sne isss n.,s .nS
E
y.n. Virginia On for os s%e ssTy 2y Tor
s % q ship . Asa ss
sossS% Srisi Long Reach
Ass
ns S% Hsy Hstnsa sssre from
ETsT 9s sNasEnSSy Nsly Calvin
schrs sssphen Bennett from oharsson and Bonny
0s%i schr Katie Turner for Wilmington NC, anchored
last night and remans light foreign bark below here
PN@Passsd up sehrs Anderson, from Fngnam:
Rr. Jewell from st John tNs; florence NOVEL; from
Borden e0s!'as sS
River; Terry, from Portsmouth. and Sarah A Hor-
%f r,snss; a;, Hssss s Bangor .shr;
y% Wiley soson , 5nsp s Nelson for New Bed'Ord
Katie NC this Pm
of s and % %
fna
f sp % 1s SssS
Kelly, Hoboken; x Brookings Brown, Port Johnson:
KnaSS
Ford fhi!ade deIpSis sehrs John BuTsy NorSap, Sss
e! sa%'1s5ss
for
Drssuf pST, 5ohsS PS, for Paw
james Ssnss Pvs1sy car5o, 90; Palma Weeks rSss 5SSa
Locke, Bunce: Hopoksn; Jennie Rogers. Rogers New
saiiedusiesmers VIM Kennedy Foster Baltimore Via
S %n% s hFa Eswsr sa efSSs
| lain, Philadelphia foam, Homan Trenton; Martha P
JaFS Clinton rGn Wm nemnS
Fransa pays s er%ckord Hart Helen
Asn ssd sv'n
.s%sIs hsS%Ssna ssws4. Turks Island via
pslsware BreskwasE sehrs Pedro Gran aM1od Lake
'S rnassfRsa
A a The head Of long Island SOUND sSih IN bound
sss sS fsS sS oop
IAWTuMGHET M sent se,sailea schrs rhos Norris Rice.
Aps pRsIdM%oSp % SG Sept 2Scieared lear Brig Andrea or, Kill
veness. Rio Janciro scnr Bertha Fellows Smith, Pro-
sailed-Brig Shasta Brown, City Point, to finish ldg
,,RocKLANp Sept 26-sailed schr Cumberland for
SAN FRANCISCO, Sent so-Arrived. ship Adriatio
r. Taylor, Aden; bark Relnio tNic) Love. Departure
6: ssilednshiD Ag5s Miller New York brig Brends gr.
| Seapufne, oan DleIoi scnr LOUISA SunpSoH, uaBaus
sXLEX, Sept 25-Cleared. schr Astoria, Sargent Ho-
| boken
26th-schrs Castilian. Morgan and L Holway, Bryant
| 27th-Arrived. brig hInra Scott Port Johnson schre
Evsns bpsey Le So French CULVER and
,ST0NINGToN, sept 26-Arriyed, steamer James g
sI isdEaE E1EES ssa xivea brig
CLARK. Philadelphia for Boston; schrs VIM Phelps, clips,
ssssa esssyss'2SSHt ssE ' aS @
Florida, hoIoSen for do; Grahan. Philadelphla ior
Haowell; Roswell, do for Saiem: Grace. Gushing.
Elzabethport Portland Rockhil Port johnson
panyersport; Ceres Newbury for poyer Nh N KTai:
Dione Boston for Port Royal; II lngraham, vinaI
sailed-schrs Jason. sealark, W Levering, NJ
Freeman, Palladium and Dione.
| Eth-Arrived. schrs Clifford, A cGahan Geo II
Squire. l. Wing Evie Davis Julia Garrison Stephen
Harding, and Helen Phiadelphia for Boston Adde "
All Matte Hand AlexanaTia for DO; IVY Wheeler he e,
Mary YrhsaoaSs hSnas0n %sn sae sn
anaris for Newearyport The Souvenir Maud and
Bessie Pawucket for st John NIB Maggie Smith Pha.
dclpha for Medford James Mallory do for Lynn vcks'
Port johnson Tor Portsmouth Abbey Weld. .NeI
York for Belfast; Neptune, Machias for New York
Malabar. Bangor for New York; PEARL saco for Balt
saied-schr, Malabar. Neptune. Evelyn. H 1nsra
WILMINGTON. Nc. Sept 2s-Arrived. schr p L Cod
2sth-Cisared. Steamship Regulator. Wood, New York.
WARREN, Sept 25--saled, schr Abel W Parker Dean,
New York.
The New York herald., 1874-09-29
JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT.
Wheelcr's Wheelbarr0ws.
Before Judge MURRAY.

Before Judge Murray.
Charles H. Wheeler went TO Henry Bauman, No.
133 Ninth avenue, and borrowed his grocery hand
cart, pretending that a liquor dealer named
Patrick Dunno wished to use 1t for the purpose Of
delivering basket OF champagne. The vehicle
was worts $50 Wheeler sold it 10 q man named
Appel, OF Hoboken. He was arrested and when
arragned before Judge Murray Christian Kircher.
OF No. l32 Eighth avenue appeared TO prefer
another charge OF the same character. Kircher
loaned his cart to Wheeler last May the pretext
being that a man named Diedrich Mayer. OF No.
129 Eighth avenue, wanted to use II. He was held
In s. 200 bail In each complaint.
shooting Boys to Scare Them.
Theodore Olsenck keeps a sawmill at the foot OF
West Fourteenth street On sunday a number of
boys gathered about his place and began to annoy
him. To frighten them of he came out with an
old shot gun and fired load OF buckshot A por-
tion or the SHOT lodged IN the arm OF boy named
Weir. Olsenck was arrested and held In SO 900
TO answer He claims to have had TWO shot guns,
one OF which was empty, and used the loaded gun
BY mistake,
The New York herald., 1874-09-29
ARRIVALS.
REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND
HERALD wHTEsToSE TELEGRAPH LINE
allace, PhnadelDhia-Jas as Hand.

REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND
HERALD wHTEsToNE TELEGRAPH LINE
steamship Arragon (Rr). Symous Bristol Sept Is with
md sc IL pas engers 20 Z 4 Morgan's sons l6tb
lat ~ 80, Ion IA S5 sgnazed ship steering sW. showing
signal with letters JLHP IN II.
steamship Deutsc hland lGer) Lade wigs Bremen Sept
Is, via Havre 18th, with mdse and 200 passengers 10
Oelrcns Co, had and NJ winds OF the passage
sept "a, lat % 80 long GO 80. passed Anchor Line
steamer bound east
steamship City OF Mexico, Sherwood, Vera Cruz Sept
u Campeaohy l7th, Progreso lsth and Havana 23d |
Pm, with mdse and passengers 20 + Alexandra sons
Had stron. north and easerly winds and heavy head
from Cape FLORIDA sept lat 81 49, Ion "a TO- passed
a Pacinc Mail steamship, bound south.
steamship City OF Austin, stevens Galveston Sept 20
via Key West sd with mdse and Passengers 10 G Il
Mallory Co. sept "a - miles ~ OF Cape Florida, sig
nailed steamship United states, hence for New
steamship Herman Livingston, Mallory. savannah
Sept % with mdse and passengers 70 W Garrison.
steamship Ellen ierrY saiyoar. NewDern, days.
with mdse anG passengers to MURRAY, Ferris 4 Co.
steamship Richmond, Reed, RicnmOud City Point
and Norfolk with mdse and passengers to the ola Do
minion steamship COMPANY
snip VIM Iapscott, Morgan, London IS days, with mdse
TO Tapscott co.
ship Liverpool Lambert London August 90 and Isle If
Wight 36 days, with nidse 10 0rinnell Mlnturn Co
sept 49, Henry Kane seaman nauye OF Brooklyn died,
and was buried AZ sea,
The New York herald., 1874-09-29
MARINE CoURT-CHAMBERS
Decisions.

Decisions.
BY Judge Joachimsen.
Williams VS.. kneland.-Part 3, october IA Judg
ment to stand.
Clark VS.. Cleghorne.-Moton granted on cOndi.
tion.
MED.
Holman va De vinno.-Motion granted on pay
ment ol costs
Huner vs. Frost.-Motion dismissed, with $40
costs.
CHILEAN vs. The Peoples Bank.-Motiou granted,
with $40 costs.
Boyd VS.. Segar; Koebler VS.. Schager; McEwan
Va. Drehu; koenler VS.. Ford, and Koehier VS. Gay
uor.-Motion granted.
Slattery vs. MCGOWAN and Russell VS.. Fox.-Mo-
ton denied.
The New York herald., 1874-09-29
william de Noe. the COMPOSER.

The death is september l5) announced OF a
young Belgian composer OF great promise, william
de Moe, VINO in 1871 gained the PriX de Rome at
the Conservatolre de Muslque at Brussels. Herr
de Moe was an experienced conductor, and d.
rected one OF the most famous OIL the Belgian
choral societies, the Artisans Reuns." He had
composed several cantatas and symphonies, and
had just competed an oratorlO entitled 1.-The
Seasons of Life. -
The New York herald., 1874-09-29
FIPTY-sEvENTH STREET POLICE COURT.
Pocket Picking.
Before Judge Sherwood.

Before Judge Sherwood.
John Kelly. alias rnnessy, OF AS East Fifty.
eighth street, was charged with stealing gold
watch worth $3.50. The watch is the property of
James Fay, OF 204 East Fiity.nrst street. and the
prisoner 1T Is alleged, stole IL from his vest pecKet
wnlle ne was riding on a Second avenue car on
Saturday night He was committed for trial.
The New York herald., 1874-09-29
NOTICE 10 MEaCuAyTs AVID SHIP cipTAlss.

Merchants shipping agents and ship captains in.
formed that by telegraphng 20 the HERALD London
Bureau, No 6 Fleet street, the arrivals at and depart
from European ports and other ports abroad o!
American and all foreign vessels trading with the
The New York herald., 1874-09-29

I'VE tuesday, September 20. is as foIows:-Nos 2c9,
zi3, 275, 21o, 279, 1875, 225 235, 239, 253.
Fhe following Is the Court OF Appeals day caien-
dar Tor Tuesday, september 29:-Nos LA, l0l, l50,
q. 2oa 133, 15S, 159
The New York herald., 1874-09-29
Judge william McIzindree BYRD.

The Selma (Ala) Times OF the 25th inst reports
the occurrence OF the death of Judge William
NICK. Byrd an eminent lawyer Of that
State. HIS death was caused the day pre-
vous by an accident on the Selma, Rome
and Dalton Railroad. Judge Byrd was born in
Perry county, Mississippi, on he lst OF December
1919. He finished his education al Lagrange Col
lege, Franklin county, Alabama, where he grad
uated with distinction in 1883 soon alter he grad
uated he commenced the study Of law with Judge
Clayton, Wally Springs Miss. Having completed
his law studies and obtained license TO pracuce
he soon afterward removed 10 Alabama and IN
1s41 he opened a law Office and pursued his pro-
tession in Linden, Marengo county until some
time IN the year 1853, when he removed to Selma,
where he still pursued mis- profession. At selma
ne practised law with great diligence and
success until he was elected Chancellor OF the
division IN which he resided In 1865 he was
elected one OF the judges OF the supreme Court Of
the State. His decisions while on the supreme
Court bench were distinguished for their learning
ard ability. He renamed IN tnat high office until
1868, when he ejected from 1t by the military
authorities OF the United States, under the recon-
structlOQ acts.