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In Duchess county, N. Y, Susan
d. Anthony had nine votes for the
office Of Judge Of the Supreme
Court.
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Dallas, Texas, has passed an or
dinance exelnpting from taxation
for fve years all manufactures
within her corporate limits.
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Corn is SD abundant in Missouri
that it is selling at fiftecu cents per
bushel. There's chance for specu.
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Dan Rice ia said to be coming
South with large circus. He was
in Memphis a few days ago.
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Wilkinson county ,lc,ed the en-
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Full Reports of Mr.. Moody's WorI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-28
MEETINGS OF PRAYER AND PRAISE

The first uptown noon prayer meeting, aIter
the Fulton-st model held yesterday at Lyric Hail.
in sixthave.. between Foryfrst and Fortysecond-ss
About 200 OF both present The Rev.
George H. Hcpwoith acted leader, and read short
Gospel lesson. He then announced tho rules FOR the
meeting among them that the leader should not exceed
ten minutes In opening the meetings that II any dcbata-
BILE suggestion or proposition should be made by any
person Il should be announced that all such propositions
were out of order in a simple prayer-meeting; that
PRAYERS and exh0rta0ns not to exceed fve MIL
ues Several requests made by wives and mothers
that prayers be offered for incorporate husbands and
sons also the Temperance Union In Waerst Short
exhortaons made by Mr.. Twinch, Alexander Lyle
the Rev Mr. Hill OF Yonkers, jeremiah Macaulay
founder Of the Water Street Mission, ana others. g.,
The Lyric Hall noon prayer meetings were started by
Alexander Lyle the OF the hall is gfanted Tree OF
rent They will be held on each week day, and clergy
men OF different denominations will act rs leaders Prof.
present. on Wednesdays and Thursdays George g.
Weeks who has been leader OF praise singing In the
organization OF Sunday schools in Great Britain, Will
lead in Prof Sberwins stead. 49,
Quoted by the leaders OF the Fultonst. daily prayer
meeting in the chapel ut No. 1O3 Fultonst, was re-
Opened after the Summer recess last evening mf Ian
phier the founder Of the Futon-st prayer meeting cd
In singing Praise God from whom all blessings now'
d. ii. stone read the Tooth Psalm and made snort
PRAYER j. Ireland Of Jersey City conducted the singing
for half hour, after which COL Stone stated that the
object of this praise meeting was to give the people In
in which they express in song their religious long
ings mngle their thoughts OF praise IN Language tt
inspires the Christian heart Mr. Lanphier then took the
lead in the singing and used chiefly the hymns sung re-
Prayer Meeting. The meeting closed with prayer by
Col Stone and The singing Of the Doxology
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-28
OBSERVING THE ECLIPSE WITHOUT IN
STRUMENTS.

TO the Edit0r OF The Tribune.
SIR: Very satisfactory and instructive OBJ
seryations may be made duI1ng eclipse without the
use of Instruments. The Astronomer Royal prepared
some suggestions for such observations the annular
eclipse Of 1858. From these abstract the following,
which applicable TO the OF Wednesday morning
l. As the eclipse advances 1t is desirable to obtain
some notion measure Of the degree OF darkness
g. At what distance from the book or paper,
exhibiting type OF different sizes, be readf
g. Hold up lighted candle nearly between the sun ana
your eve At how many sunbreadths distance from the
euu can the fame be seen .
4 II you are in ar elevated position remark tho
OF color and appearance Of the surrounding OBJ
iects in the landscape. . ..
g. you see the spots Of light formed by the intersect-
ing shadows the boughs Of trees remark whether they
exhibit the lunefoTm Of the sun.
g. The thermometer sh0uld be frequently observed anu
the general feelings Of cold should be noted
Observations OF humidity are very Important Ihey
should be made with q wetbulb Thermometer
wstb6ab thermometcr is made BY tying piece OF
muslin over the bulb Il thermometer, and letting tne
end hang down cup Of wster TBe readings should
be pared with those Of " ordinary theEpomeser'
and the Qi3s{enoe NOTED T. Eown VAkDENboho
Eso York, bepa 70, ls7o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-28
CRUELTY TO CHILDREN.

SCHOOL TEACHERS IN JERSEY CITY CHARGED WIFI
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF ORGAN-GRINDERs.
Charles HOyt, Principal of Public School NO.
z in Jersey CITY, and Misses Celeste Townsend ana Ma
tlda Stage two OF his asssants were arragned III the
Second District Police Court yesterday, to answer
charge of assault and battery Edward Craig pupil
years Of age The affidavit made by Mrs. Craig sets iorth
that her child had been beaten by Miss Stage and dragged
across the classroom to dark clOset, where ne was
beaten by both female teachers and quantity OF hair
pulled out OF his head and that subsequently he was still
further beaten and ilused by Mr.. Hoyt The scars on
the chds body head bore evidence OF harsh treat
mcut The child seemed Overawed by the presence OF
The teachers and could not be induced TO TESTIFY, nor
could the children who the beating The Judge was
therefore compelled to discharge the prisoners warning
them fiat he would send them before the Grand Jury for
the first case in which could obtain evidence enough
Indictment The matter VIII De lnNesteaeu
by the Board of Education. =. ,,. y.
In this city the Society for the Prevention or cruelty 10
Children has busy lately IN securing the convection
of itinerant Organgnders for forcing children 10 avc
with them and beg. The children were all under z
wears of age Several Italians have been lined 800 each
for hiring children and the fathers given like penalty
for letting their children All cases OF begging on the
street by minors will receive attention. and the chureh
arrested will usually be sent to institutions New laws
ayorng the work OF the Society being drafted 10 ne
presented to the next Legislature, aud the President
John d. Wright asks information from all sources OF
.I,naaf nc chi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-28
MAXINE DISASTERS.

THE SHIP ELLEN SOUTHLAND LOST ON THE LAM
CAsHIRE CoAsT-NINE OF THE CREW DROWNED
TWO CANADIAN STEAMERS AGROUND -
SCHOONER ASHORE AT FORT ONTARIO.
LONDON, Sept. 27. - The American ship
Elen eouthard Capt Woodwork, last from St. John,
n. b. for Liverpool was lost to-day on the Lancashire
coast between Formby and Crosby, not more than 20
rnas from Liverpool The cargo is total loss. One OF
heboats which went TO the assistance Of the ship
Afterwards capsized end nine Of the drowned
MONTREAL Sept. 27strenuous but unsuccessful efforts
were made Yesterday the steamers National and
Boston which are hard aground near st. Lambert.
oswRGo, n. y. Sept. 27-The schooner Kate Kelly,
bound from Kingston to Charleston. went ashore last
night under Fort Ontario She is insured for $4,000
PoRr CoIBoRNE, Sept. 27-The propeller Garden City
arrived this D. ~ The captain reports propeller and
two bsrges ashore Long Point The propeller appeared
70 be painted green, but could not ascertain her name
II was blowing a gale from the southwest
DAMAGE TO THE CARGO OF THE STEAMER STATE OF
vIRGINA-REsCUE OF SURVIVORS OF SHIP
WRECKED SCHOONER.
dispatch was received III this city yester-
day by Austin, Baldwin, Co., agents of the State Line
70 Glasgow that their steamship State Of Virginia. on
Sept. II, while a voyage from this city TO Glasgow,
had received considerable damage 10 her cargo-whieh
consists Of grain and ourby the bursting open OF one
o. her port holes IN heavy gale The aperture was sub
sequently plugged, a stopper was put in place, and
down. but the leak not entirely stopped and
the MANIFOLD filled with water and the main
commandment was flooded The loss 10 the cargo was
considerable but could not be fully ascertaned last
night. D..,
nebunkpOrt Me- aud has brought the and boats OF
the schooner Mutus which foundered at sea OF Boon
Island Me- OF the night OF Sept IL during heavy gale
The commander OF the Defiant, Capt f. A. Thompson,
states that he overlook the shipwrecked men about
y. IN. en- Sept. Is, and found them in completely ex-
Gaused condition The boat in which they had sought
safety half full Of water, and Its occupants were
Thoroughly wet and benumbed. One Of them could not
bis mbs and TO hoist him on board
haustod from cold and exposure. The rescued persons
are Capt Babbagewbo owned the largest share OF the
lost yessel-AyeIille Gkey, mate Paul Babbsge and
Melville Young seamen. The vessel was ~ tons bur
den was built at Northp0rt the year 1892 belonged to
tember, 1874.
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some friends who made him iDto1cstsa md en ssut HIM
home ~ down . stone wall ND WINE asieep muss
have fallen OF, and thus injured himself.
four sailors on board sne
schooner Darby CARING duty and when Capt Town
his life no would grant them days waco
ton and caused the arrest VI the mutneera
HoBoKRS-A boy named Thomas Kldun Wa arrssted Hes
terfay throwing stones at train on the Ene
stone went through the glass and struck lady on the
WEST Observation-Disclosures OConnor had the night o. nls
left eye destroyed yesterday afternoon BY an arrow from DOW
in the hands OF Charles Ward, playmate
BHLLEvILLE-A meeting will be held on Thursday evening
for the purpose Of organizing Second Mctho~s'
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
WHITE PLAINs.-It Is thought that weston ana
Rhea lately arrested Portchesr concerned IN the
robbery Marcus Badts store in this place on July 10
Jimmy found their fitted the impressions let In
forcing the windows OF the store
TucKAHor-A child Of MI Kennedy few days ago fell into
4 cask Of rain water and drowned.
POLICE NOTES.
Officer Mcbride of the Oak Street Police, rescued
o from drowning yesterday.
John Kehoe, workman ut the District-Attorney's
ONCE died suddenly in commissions yesterday morning.
Robert Davis, age years, of No. 3l0 East Fifty.
nnthst while playing at Third and FIFTY ninth 81 As
evening was OVERLY street and one OK his legs was
cut OF.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-28
THE SEARCH FOR JOSEPH SULLIVAN.

Dennis Sullivan called upon Superintendent
wang at the Police Central Office yesterday afternoon
to learn any further information had been gained In
regard his missing boy, Joseph Sullivan. The Super
intenden said that the officers had been at work on the
cew received Long Island but had far gained no
information OF importance. The people living In the
ncghborhood Of Mr. sullivan's house have expressed
great sympathy for his loss and feel keeny anxious ior
the recovery Of the child. Many of them, and Mr.
Sullivan himself, express great dissatisfaction with
the way In which the police have borne
themselves in regard to the recovery OF the
lost child. The boy has now been gone for two weeks
Mrs. Bovine who lives on Long Island ON tho road 10
Woodsde furnished q clew days She described
child like Joseph Sullivan whom she riding by the
house in a market wagon, and her story corroDo
rated by other persons 1t is asserted that the police
have not followed this cew to point where they can
saw positively whether the child Joseph Slll
van or not superintendent Wallng assured MI sullivan
Yesterday he would put his most experienced detec-
tives upon the al once.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-28
SUICIDE OF A BROOKLYN MERCHANT.

The attempted suicide, on Sunday morning,
Of f. p Taylor Of the firm OF +. Brooks Co.. of Brook
yn was reported at Police Headquarters in that city yes
terday Mr. had been suffering for several months
past from mental and physical weakness. which rem
dered him attend to his business He spent most
of his time at residence at No. SO Cambridgeplace
On Saturday night his family noticed that he was very
much agtated He retired at early hour but did not
appear at the breakfast table Sunday. About a m
Taylor startled by the report OF pistol from
her husbands ROOM She FASTENED to the md found
her husband PROSTATE his bed, with bullet wound
through his right temple The blood was flowing rapidly
from the wound. Tightly held in his hand was small
singe-barrcled pistol, with which the wound bad evil
IDENTIFY been inflicted. 1t was some time before Mrs
TAYLOR recovered from the shock sufficiently to summon
physician. When the physician came he pronounced
the case hopeless, the bullet having lodged In Mr.
TayloIs brain. Since then the wounded man has been
nearly all the time and unable to recognize
ANYBODY During yesterday his strength appeared to
diminish rapidly and he not expected TO live through
the night.
MI Taylor Ia well-known business man Of Brooklyn
and occupies high position socially. He ~ years o
age and educated in New-iork where he was grad
uated from the New-YorE Free Academy now the Col
lcge OF the City of NewYork His wife and four sons
comprise his family II is thought that he committed
the act while temporarily deranged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-28
p ST CT IPT.
2::30 a. m.
THE FALL RIVER STRIKE.
THE VIOLENCE TOWARD WORKING OPERA
1VVES

THE VIOLENCE TOWARD WORKING OPEhA-
IfVES.
soNr OF THE MILLS DEPRIVED OF PART OF THEIR
ur,p AFTER REsUMING-THREATs OF MURDER
AID RIOTOUs ACTS. .
FALL RIVER, Mass, Sept. Plat O'CLOCK
this morning the familiar sounds OF gongs, WHISTLES anu
bells sounded from the different mills, Tie
throwing open their doors to the operatives hs 'e'
presented themselves at their respective hs inc! "cie
asked II they would would not sign the agreement"
Those who would not were requested 10 us
n and thosc signing passed into the mills. Several
% IN. mills did not have help enough to make II an oD-
iect to start up They ready however, when 'here
ia a sufficient number to make 1t advisable Inc TWO
Durfee Mills are running 10 or IL pair OF mules toou'
o5O looms) about One-eighh OF the full 1orce pene
AT work The Richard Borden Mill started up Win 'oo
looms
dawn IN this mill making an attempt enter the yard
t verc met by the superintendent and overseer OF the
weaving department. whom they stoned put were hep'
nj bay and the gates closed against Them ibis 1hti'
dated large number of weavers who then left the mill.
and ii is now running about $50 looms. Inc ran "'ei
Manufacturing Company started with 200 looms.
The slade WeetamOc, Mechanics, Barnard, ana Hrahe
mills had small representatives in each department. ana
oil continued IN run except the slade The help there nav
ing been threatened with the taking OF their ves many
OF them withdrew and the mill will shut down. "olal
having several children in this mill was visited D! oo
of 600 or 700 operatives who told her II her eh
wcre NOT taken from the mill they would be kllied,
when they came out, and made similar threats W VIC
operatives Of the Chace and other mills AS they pas
the Montauk Mill stones thrown at it, smashing 81
or An squares Of eiass A number also broken at
tho Osborn Mill The mob assaulted some operatives OF
the Linen Mill at noon. One girl was cut on the head
with q stone. Police were sent TO the scene anu 'ne
crowd promptly dispersed