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THE NEW YORK LIBER.ILS.
Sentiments of the Party Lenders who are
Assembled in ALBANY.

ALBANY, sept 2l.-Many delegates to
the Liberal State Convention, which meets
here tomorrow, are here. Among them are
Gen. Charles Hughes OF Washington county.
the Hon. W. ". Rockwell Of Warren. Or. ID.
Rogers, Of Queens the Hon. IL. q. Lake, OF
Cnhtauqua; Neil Cook, OF st. Lawrence; Col.
Freeman, of st. Lawrence; otto Il. &. Guilick,
OF Oneida; the Hon. Archibald NJ. Bliss. of
Kings; Col. COnklng Of New York the Hon.
B. 4. Manierre. uf New YOk John Cochrdne,
OF New York; q. IA. Mckay Of New York I:
Christopher Pullman. Of New York, aud Hugh
Ncsbitt, OF New York, SC.
The state Committee met this evening to per-
feet arrangements. There was cunsi ierahle
canvassing as TO what was best to do in ihs
Convention.
The majority were opposed TO the nomination
approval OF any state ticket and were IN favor
of only makinS declaration of the PRINCIPLES
OF the organization 10y the restoration of the
Cincinnati Dlatform.
The Kings county delegation. or n majority Of
IL under the lead Of Archie Bliss, In favor of
approving the Democratic ticket. Others. how
ever say that II Allen carries Ohio there will be
a stampede in this state for the Republican
ticket, as the Democratic party OF this state
will stand no chance Whatever in the Demo-
cra.ic National Convention next year.
The indications are that the Convention will
be "A small one. Those here say they do not ex-
pect any great numper and meet only to main
tain their organization. leaving their adhCrents
to vote as they please.
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JOHN L. BROWNS TWo WIDOWS.
The Protracted Contest over n Millionaire
Contractors win,

" Now remember that you are talking
about your dead uncle, who employed you for
many years, aud be fair To him In what you say"
were the mandatory words uttered with snap
OF S!s black eye by Lawyer Sullivan to the wit
Dess, George Ms.deD, yesterday, In the contest
over the will OF the rich and corpulent street
cleaning contractor, John l.. Brown.
Surrogate Hutchlngs listened to It all day long.
Before him sat the two women who had each
in turn been the testator's wife. Widow No. !
Is gentle, retiring, and quaint in her looks and
manners. she lightly tripped up the steps To
the witness chair, nalf curtseylnR TO the Court
as she TOOK her seat ana on being asked TO
early and only husband, she occupied mo
ment in searching for the gold spectacles In her
that on the day OF afiixlng her signature she
was 50 overwhelmed with grief at
sS. ,Srm' SWING 0' nroSqd roe man many %h pRS% pSss
ant We rs that she ne,,,n>r read n2r heard !he
contents OF the paper tnat parted ."nnl. ana
600. wb,ch sbe evidently REGARDED as a lig6t
compensation for broken heart yet that she
felt the proceeding necessary, az her husband
had deserted her and not lived with her for
more than six months.
Mrs. Browns shrunken handsome features,
sunken eyes, ana fragilIty Of frame cOrrobOrated
ner testimony of suffering. She was clothed In
sem-mourning, and when speaking OF the othor
woman whom John l., Brown called wite, VINO
had on the WIDOWS long veil, she said "M My
husbands mistress
In front OF Mrs. Brown No. sat an adult
man, a round faced, manly likeness of the
wolnrns mutual husband, and VIII lie he looked
back TO his mother, and often made conhden-
tial suggestions, the face Of Widow No. g In her
deep weeds, was not saddened at hearing the
epithet OF "my husbands mistress Under his
last will she Is to be hislheir.
John IT, Brown made his will In February,
1874, and died In March, 1875. The ne phew was
general Dookkeeper. confidential manager, and
superinteBdent. lie testified TO the testators
being a man OF strong likes and dlslikes, and
that after a fail through hatchway, In 1871,
when he cut his head and was taken up insensl,
epileptlc. The witness called Widow No.
Aunt Hanpah," and testified thst he contin-
tor'b mind, "a Connection VIVA Aunt HANNAH.
who Nss ths suppoeAbie head.
fs's hsa1ieI ~ pdlgWesA.
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hsAN Francisco CAIN.
The Murder OF n student by his Brother-A
Case for scientific study.
From N. saa Francisco BaReta Sep, Is.

from me san Francisco BaHepa, Sent Is.
On Saturday the Bittenbcnder brothers,
George and Edward, quarreled over a trivial
matter, tho elder, George, aged 20 years, aoous-
ing lward OF defraudinR him OF n small sum
OF money. An interchange OF unpleasant words
followed, and at length George struck Edward
In he face. Smarting UNI Jer the Insult and In
jury of the stroke, tire latter at once procured
a pistol, and shortly afterward met q Georee on
Washington street and shot him through the
temple. The murderer turned and fled. but by
ISLANDERS who had witnessed the horhd deed
pursued. captured, and turned over the assassin
to the off,ers Of the law. The victim, wrthing
IN the last aoonies Of DEATH was carried up y
stairway TO DIR. ONeil's ONCE, and expired
within seven minutes after the Wicked and re-
vcngcful shot was fred. ON his way to iail the
Youthful murderer, VINO IL only 10 ears of aRe
confessed, without perceptlnlc remorse. that he
committed the crime. and asked no mercy Of
his "aptOrs
a. y. GuiIdmurI, a student In tho medical de
partment Of the University OF Californi =, testi-
Ned that Heorge W. Bittenbender wa ilso
student OF the same college,. Witness said :
knew him. and with two other students was
In hts company last Saturday evening. While
passing along Washington street. near Kearny
deceased left us, saying he wanted to 90 up to
pr. O'Neirs ofnce, and would return In asecond
He had gone but few steps from the corner
when his brother. Edward Bitten bender, rus ned
out from a stairway entry and shot him. The
pistol was not more than two feet from the head
OF deceased whom bis brother fred. George
dropped to tho sidewalk without utternR a CRY.
Edward besitated an instant. and then ran down
Washington street toward MONTGOMERY"
In accordance with the above facts a verdict
was rendered to the effect that George W. hit
tenbender came TO his death on the 1lth day OF
September 1875, at 662 W ashngton street, In this
CITY ana county, from Run-shot wound In
nicted by Edward Bittenbender.
1t seems from the statement Of Jacob An
drews that the mother Of the Bittenbenders Is
now an inmate of the Penusylvania Insane
Asylum, while her husband, tho father OF the
boys, committed suicide In Pcnnsy lyania some
years ago by shooting himself through the head.
That there !. a strain Of nurdcrOus insanity In
the blood Of tho Bittenbenders there can be no
question, but II Is singul indeed TINT the De-
culiar m ldncss should exist In the minds OF
botn father and mot ,er. II Inquiry should re-
veal the fact that the ancient Bittenbenders
married among themselves, IA was the custom
II century ago IN rural pennsylvania, then the
existence OF insanity In both father and mother
would not appear so strange. H. on the con
tr.ry, IL should be revealed that families not
bound together In blood relationship were rep
resented In the marriage then medical science
would be compelled to solve a new problem-a
question whether cnmpanionsbip with insane
persons bcgCts insanity.
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down and destroyed. The Collins estate, foot
OF fremont street, was badly damaged and the
houses y irtiy destroyed. Tho street ear stables
at the terminus were destroyed. The. Allen
vicinity a large number OF houses we're damaged
sOme OF them blown over, and the FENCES ana
trees washed away Below on the Island Tor ten
or twelve miles scarcely house remains
In the western portion Of the CITY the water
was two or three feet In depth, but the damage
TO the residences was only trltlinR. as the sand
blum broke the force OF the waves from Tue
Gulf. The street car tracks IN that part OF the
cit, around the gas works were badly damaged.
The water. however. did not rcacn the platforms
nor damage goods The damage to cotton
presses II estimated at s2n.OOO.
On FRIDAY about 10 A. NJ. the wind shifted to
southwest, blowing nara. TOwni night "
ch nged to north, and IN the night blew tho
water n the island. On Saturday morning the
etrrets were dry In nearly every portion Of 20
city. The loss OF lite. Hs near ~ can tie asccI
tlincd, s 0vc In the city and at the point.
the damHgN D, properly In the city II esii-
mated at sH0,,sJ and this IL rs nearly correct
an cst Innate as can he made. The serious loss T.
damage TO railroads and bay bridges. The
whlrves were only slig1tly damaged.
The surgeon OF the steamship Australian,
ashore at san BernardinO, reports every house
NJ san liern rdino washed awry. All but 1vo OF
the residents reached tho steamer and were
saved.
Near He'd Fish Point the Government dredge
boats injured three SHIPS In the channel. ihe
dredgo boats sank at Morgans Point Two
drcdrc boats and two tug boats are ashore. The
despatch steamer Lnura sank. No lives were
lost ~ MorRan's heet. Not house was lett
st4ndnR on Buffalo Bangor, where the water
was ten feet above ordinary tide.
The families and persons saved at Lynchburg
are on board to steamers running between
Galveston and D. )ustOn.
A large force OF men are working on the ratl-
road bridges and trains will be running In a
week.
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ILETiTING LfBOR.
something New 20 be Taught In the Public
school. of New York.

The special committee of the New York
Board Of Trade, appointed In February last to
inquire into the condition OF labor In this city
and State and to devise measures for the promo
ton Of skilled labor. met last evening. Mr.. Chas
n. Haswoll Chairman and MIR. q. W Clarke
was secretary. lhe act, passed by ths Le-isl =
ture ON the lfth OF last May, on which the com
nittec base their action. NoDvides that the
Board Of Education In each city IN the site
snail cause free instruction To be given In indus
trial nd free mana drawing inat least one depart
ment of the scnoOis under their charge respec-
lively. THIS act Will 90 into eject tue first day
Of next month. In all the great cities OF Europe
free schools for the study of tue Industrial arts
are Numerous. out in toe metropolis Of America
Cooper Institute Is the only institution which is
devoted to this pul pose, and that IS by far in
adeq date to salts the wants of the people
Mr. lliswell said last evening that skilled
labor Is the great element oi national prosperity
and th1t IL behooves US not only 10 contend
successfulN WIN the workmen OF con, inenta
Europe. but to surpass them. An ample fund
should be iaised To authorize the renting of "A
building. TO tquin II, and tO provide suitable In
structiun In technical studies. Several sub
committees were appointed
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INTER EsTINo FROM CUBA.
Towns Burned by the Patriots-Dcstructien
Of sugar Eststes-tlcn. Gomez on tho War
Path -Rumored Resignation ofvaimasoda.

HAVANA, Sept. 18.-To judge by the
ofncial review Of the military events OF the past
fortnight, which is published In to-day's
Gazette. nothing but few unimportant skir-
misbes have occurred, except the destruction
OF the small towns OF JlRuiabo. LechuRa and
Gonagives, burnt by the insurgents. Private adj
Vices, however, inform owners of estites in
Saeua, CienfueRos, and the eastern part OF
Colon that the rebels are doing very much as
they please In considerable part Of those dis
trcts, and that Gen. Gomez, In proclamation
which has been mystefiouslv distributed In
Colon, announces hs firm intention Of
marching westward soon as the roads are
~ suitable condition for the movement. The
DidrtO SAYS II could give a long list Of burn
inVa ana similar eXploits OF the Cubans. but that
readers must bv this time be thoroughly aware
that the insurrectiOn is a terrible and snngui-
nary crama, In which the incendiarys torch plays
principal part. This hardly seems sufficient
reason for not telling its readers what villages
or estates have been burnt. l am told that
among the former Is NiaDa, three leagues to the
east OF Sagua la Grlnde, and the largest vilale
In the section OF Calabazar The railway sta
tion at Monaco, near the Colona de Santo Do
mingO, has also been burnt.
Officers from the Villas speak very desrond-
emily Of the difficulties with which the Govern
nent troops have to contend In that part of the
Island, ana especially complain OF the conduct
OF many OF the Spanish tradesmen there, who,
completeiy INTO the Sands Of tbs sebeIs and p net
only rob the soldiers In every article they sell
them, but act as spies on their movements, and
Inform the insurgents OF every detail they can
learn respecting the composition and line Of
march Of the columns that are sent In their pur-
suit.
The effects OF the movements OF Gen. Gomez
In the Villas are beginning to show themselves
under a new aspect. SO many planters, de-
spairiDg OF getting OF their crops In those dis
tricts, have decided to withdraw their negroes
and hire them out to the estates more TO
the westward. that the supply Is now In excess
OF the demand, and the rate OF hire has cOiisid-
erably declined. aud Is expected to GO yet low
er. There are many planters who do not like TO
see these negroes from the East come among
their hands, and Will not hire any.
Ihe change Of Ministry IN Spain IL supposed
TO he unfavorahle to Nalmaseda. and II was re-
ported Yesterday that he had sent In his reeig-
nation. The tumOr Is not well authenticated.
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THE WEST farms MYSTERY.
Four Negroes Under Arrest on suspicion Of
Killing the Unknown PeddIcr.


Killing the Unknown PeddIcr.
The mangled body of the murdered ped
dler found In Lydig's woods, West Farms. on
sunday, lies unidentified In the Morgue. Detec-
tives are securing westchester county, IN mouuted
policemen are searching the annexed district,
and the negro quarters In the city are under
keen surveillance. Several arrests have been
made. The most important Ia that Of two ne
groes who were arrested Dv Detective McGuwan
yesterd iy on tne Old Boston TO I'd, about n mile
IRON the place at which the body was found.
They described themselves as Biil lhomp,on,
aged twentN-sevcn, sailor, and Will I'm Ellis
aged twenty twn, snip's cook. both Of ~ Baxter
street. Thompson is fully forty years old, and
neither he nor Ellis looks like a seafarng man
In the fremont police station n number OF small
articles such as might form the stock OF an itin-
Grant peddler were found upon the prisoners.
Each had "A new pOcketbook similar To those
found IN the Dcddler's pack, bearing evidence
OF having been overhauled by bloody hands,
Thompson also had a salt caster, needle box,
and soiled and dirty spool OF white cotton
Neither had any money.
John y. Buckrldee. OF West Farms, who on
saturday saw the three negroes on whom sus
picion of the murder Is ccntered, Is positive
that the prisoners we're among them Dennis
Dugan. of fremont, VINO also saw the three, Is
equally positive that they were not. The men
were locked up.
Charles Grimes and John williams, colored,
were arrested yesterday in the Fifteenth Ward
on suspicion of compIicity In the murder. They
to work for one McIntyre, who had emploi ed
them there. and was in business In New York.
They had letters from MCINTYRE. but were held
that their story might he Investigated.
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cirHo1rc SnTI-cENrrvNIah.
A Scnson Of Prayer aud Confession TINT Last
Occurred In the Time of Leo XII.


Occurred IN the Time of Leo XII.
During Monday aud the hours inter-
vening on sunday between mass and yespers.
and between vcspers and the closing of the
Catholic churches, groups wendcd their way on
the streets leading to st Pltricks Cathedral,
and to the churches Of st. Peter st. Mary. and
st. JOSEPH. prescribed by Archbishop McCloskey
in his past, raj of the lst Of March. which re-
lates to the extraordinary jubilee which Is
now taking place Ia the Roman Catholic Church.
The clause In the Archbishop's pastoral naming
these churches Is as follows:
The second condition l. that they who reside within
r2Snscsuiive or etngrwise, tnc Tour following named
Marv,s, ana - Jose me In other ci"s a. towns OF
"a .lseese where there are NOT NOR, than two or three
distributed between theme anl where Ia, re is uut one
are Be made 'S 10 & fas" on nay e s s9eGrS hn
d NAV oe und-rsiooa a, meanng e, her nltur or
pers Of one day 10 lhe tw lsht Of tue 10 wing H. ny
nav not 6c es blc To- mase hc.c ys t. IN the nan6eT
81 ni.nner Ircsenoea' " grant to ls,ioIs AID con.
works Of picty, or religion. or charity
This extraordinary or uniyers 4 Jubilee occurs
only once every fifty years, ana the cnurcn pro-
poses on the recg renee OF these rare seasons to
extend TO her subjects special privileges and in
IN Ike the pilgrimage hocked to Rome 10 per
form the duucs required in solcmnZlng the
Jubilee. This great Catholic revival was last
petual concoursc Of uilFrim- TO the Etern ! city
during the whole of the year lS.5. Here the
duties Of the per-0n who uLdeit kcs 20 " do
the jubilee, ~ Is the phrase among Catholics,
will chiefly consist Of general confession.
that is "A confession Of all the sins RENE. bered
since the dawning Of reason. general con-
feSsiOn' IL NOT, however, essential II IL merely
advisable, and most OF the devOut Catholics will
accept this counsel. Then tue pilgrim viii nave
to comply with the injunction given IN the
archbishop's pastoral touching tue prescribe
number OF visits TO the churches.
Tue remote object OF this general religious
movement, which though regular according to
the traditions Of the Church and the unchanged
custom OF many centuries, Is to arouse the spirit
Of the thOic wOr d to keener sense OF the
condition Of the hierarchy Ia Rome An eminent
Catholic theologian defines a Jubilee thus:
" jubilee means Il time OF Joy and giadness, or "A
solemn time ot public prayer by the united
Catholic world for the purpose Of averting some
impending calamity" The same authority
quotes the jubilee PR claimed by Moses to the
Hebrew nation This Mosaic jubilee consisted
OF the recovery OF the freedom Of all Hebrews
who had been sold as slaves TO their brethren.
All those who, compelled by poverty, had alien
ated the lands inherited from their fathers, re-
entered into the possession OF them, aud all
those who were involved in debt were prot."'-'
from TIE pursuit 81 tber or>1..ors.
.... c.osing OIL the jubilee In December will be
accompanied by grand services In all the Cath
ole churches.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept 2l-Seven horses start
ed to-day In the OF two ycarods for the Blue
Stake. dash Of u mile play pay 81 each club TO
add $500, OF which 800 TO second horse Plenty
the fayOrite, AlOorac second, Cemnle C. hrd and the
rem .indcr IN the neld. The race Oy Clemmle
G, Time, 1:lsll.
SECOND RACE Two mile heats Purse t7O0, of which
5000 to second horse all ages. There were only two
entries for this Arizona and Oxmore-the former
being the fvorte IN the pools at the large odd, Of 800
to 90.
The horses eot OF well together, Arizona leading at
80; 80, by half neck winch thc held all the way
coming In the winner Of the nrst heat by length.
Arizona also Won she aAcnnd heat after beautiful run
IN which her competitor ran neck and neck, sometimes
leading. Time, 3:l5, 3.5li9,
The third for pnrse OF $500 ~ mile dash I;
for an ages was beautifully contested by seven entrees
The horses started very nicely Nandate icading by
neck. Thus the horses dashed past the spectators,
each holding the same place until coming down the
nnAl quarter when Farplay went forward from the
bunch, Nandaite taking the second pace, aud kiburn
the third. Tine, $3.50
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THE rERRoR or THE RIvER TOWNS.
The Breaking Up Of n Most Dangerous Gang
of burglars.

Jack Welsh, alias John Wallace and Buck
Malone alias John Jones, or Collins, Of the gang ot
masked burglars who committed 80 many daring robber
les along the Hudson river the ncghOorhood OF Cold
ePerle5en e'' In Rue yo- "a Adams on Monday nsht
at Fouretnth street anu 1hlrd Avenue. and lock up
IN the Central ONCE. They were TAX on Harrant
granted 10 Chief of Police Dwyer of Utica, VINO cane
10 New YorK yesterday and took charge Of them. ON
the night Of Aug. o, with the rest Of the gang which
consists OF seven In all they broke Into the dwelling of
Peter GermOnd of New Hartford, Oneida county,
gagged handcuffed him, leaving TWO men to guard
HIM, whine the rest OF tue family were driven into
small room aud locked In The house then
sscked IN the hope OF hnding large booty but only
$3.50 and silver watch were found worth taking Three
Ot the gang inCluQlng Conroy, notorious desper
auo, are under arrest In Utica.
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sPARKS FR0M THH rELEGRApn.

The cattle disease prevails in wilbraham,
The. Mechanics Bank of Montreal has sus.
pended.
Mr. John Vance. member OF Parliament for
Armagh city, Is dead.
Marcus s. Hopkins Examiner in Cnief at the
Patent Once, has resigned.
The Philadephias defeated the HartforGs in
Cincinnati yesterday, II toS.
The trial q the Jefferson Borden mutneers
Was begun In Boston yes erday.
The O'Nril- Engchart boat race was postponed
In Saratoga yesterday until today.
The Iiobokens beat the ONmpics at base ball,
In Paterson, n. j., yesterday, 70
Tho British sloop. Of. warArgus, Capt Jermain.
arrive az Newport yesterday from halifax.
The President has appointed c. =. Kimball Of
New foraa National Centennial Commissioner.
M Beach St ssyaTn@h GA died in Con-
The ste,mer Mosel, which sailed from south-
ampon to-day for New forS, took out 1i0OOO IN specie
Tho monumenJ to the memory Of members Of
yesterday.
There sS be II os Of osssc =.
transportation.
John II. Sclkreg was yesterday renomlnated
for state senator by the Republicans OF the Twenty
The crockNry-w ware combination which had
existed among the dealers Of Boston since 1853 was dis
tolyed yesterday.
suncd their inquiry N Albany, Another report Is TO be
rcady for thr puolc In a fe" days
Gear, I'csHeI G e1,o IA ,ot tae am
CarrAra, italy On or about the llth INST
The Prohibuist Convention Of Ono''
uutiuntcd Prof. Charri Aver - county
seuator and also a CO. .-, - ki-,and for state
%, -.''ieto county ticket.
:. ,nc Hon. Theodore :. sayre, cx-Mayor Of
! u'a, Mns yts terday NOMINATED by the lsepunr ana
county. '''' '"'' -
rhe Republican ,Convontion in Rlnphanton
y,sterdn- "oInlpited M,ryu Cttt,i for Asselb y,an
Grorge " punH tor shctin and David L. Brownson
Tor Treasurer.
The officers ana directors nt the Bank ~ Cali
fprua deny thnt the bans VIII reopen the 2Tih
Inst. IheY say that no time has hcru fixed, but re.
sumption about tnat time Is probable
Geo. Qlacco, from Newark. N ", was drowned
IN the Delaware river Al Elston yesterday while at
tempting escaue from the Phillp.burg police s,y.
eral shots were hrei at MIN by the officers.
At the Republican caucusses in worcester
Mas, last evening thirty deegates TO the STATE Com
Venuun were chosen, an u Wh0m Win pol.ihiy two n
iurce exceptions, desire the nomination VI Charles
Francis Adams
The sloop Napoleon OF Sandwich for New
nork, WIN wood, Vas Picked no abandoned NORTH OF
storm, ANA taken 70 New London. The fate VI tho
crew is unknOwn.
The wreck Of the schooner Brutus, Of about
100 tons was seen about two miles ot Boone slgDd
Light, apparently anchored. Sle nal e0no down by
the head showing oniy the top 0f her f9reinl-t end
pvrt OF her quarter out OF tue water. Her mSlusal
was set with two reefs 10 IL.
The long contested case Of Meneeley against
heneeiry. Ia which Il. A. q Il. heneeiey sou Iht TO
prevent heaeeiey a kimberly. bell founders Of
Troy. FROM using the name OF Meneeiey. decided
Yesterday ~ tho Court OF Appeais. Tho decision
sosolvN via costs ID favor Of AeuetisT Kimberly.