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The New York herald., 1875-07-12
THE STATE CENSUS.
FROM EIGHTH PAGE. !

rotary OF Statej appoint general superintendent Z
Tor the city O New York ana delegate 10 hin ms
power IN tie premises Should such request be
made aud acqulesctd IN IL would insure more
faithful work oa the part OF the enuInerators and
nc,2taGe matters gen rally.
A SUGGESTION
might also be made that Inc system OF appointing
The census takers be altered. At preselt the men
are appointed Nv the various senator's ana the
Dfflce being 4 political ana sGurt-liyed one. the
men look to the influence which put them there
TO keep them there, whether lacy 10 tne wOrk or
not II the proposition Is lHVOraGly Considered by
the Legislature it would be wen 10 nave the city
redlstrictel 50 as 10 Simplify the work " COM
plhne.
A PRECEDENT FOR A LEGISI iTURE.
The Idea OF having the census retaken Is not
new one, and In ordering shat 10 ne done the
Legislature wCud have Us a preSedenI tue actlun
tine federal government wnen the last natIonal
censuS was taken. 1t Will be remembered th3t
" Q first census vi 1870 was taken IN the summer
Time and the second during the wlulcr. The lss
vas much larger tnan the nrst aud WAS accepted
Is correct by The advisers
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EXPORTS AND IuPoRTs.


The foreign commerce OF the port Tor the week
was as follows :-General merchandise imports,
including dry goods, $4.341. SOL; produce exports,
$6,19O,l5s, ana specie exports, s2,959,6o5 The
total imports since January l, this year, are
s1s7,457,326, against $224,075.099 Ill 1874 and
e226 634 Gil IN 1873. The total exports oil produce
unce January this year. are Sl27, ,942 150 against
bl52 367 s63 in 1874 and $145 174, Ill 1878. me
total exports OF specie since January !, this year,
were $50, leo GIL, against s31, $3.50 1874 and
S31, ,4Ss 32s IN 1873.
TIE STOCK MARKET.
With one or two exceptions STOCKS continue to
show the effect or 'hardening'' process, and not
withstanding the duness incident to the summer
months are suggestive In the 1rmness with which
they are held OF feeling Of confidence IN the fu-
ture, there Is no reason to doubt that our crops
Will be unusually good, that the desolatlon in
France will cause an extraordinary demand upon
our surplus tnat the majority OF our railways Will
md larger employment, and that trade generally
viii feel the force OF fresh energies The leaders
OF ihe market were western Union, Pacific Mall,
Lake shore, Northwest common, st. Paul aud
Union Pacific, oil OF which showed ouoyancy whicn
was not onecked until near the close, and then in
but enc or two instances. or these Lake Shore
1859 rom 5sH 70 cox, but closed
1t 5SX. Pacific Mall advanced from 89H to A. but
receded at the close 10 10. Western Union showed
unusual strength and steadlness, and 1t Is said
there IL now little doubt that II Will lease the At
antic ard Pacific line. and by TINS fusion retain
monopoly tuat will largely augment It's receipts.
lt ls iurtner intimated that the company may,
alter while, pay stock divid nd. The price OF
the shares during the week ranged from T9H TO
SIX. closing at 80 sOH. Delaware, Lackawanna
and western rose from 119 to 1915. Northwestern
common advanced from 3oh to 39h, preferred
from 80 to 50H St. Paul common from s3H to
4h, and preferred from 551l to 6S6. The last
sales were at a slight reaction Rock Island. Har-
lem ana New YORK Central were firm within
narrsw range. union Pacific sold at 74X 75X,
closing at rs. Michigan Central advanced TO 6sI,
but subsequently fell of TO 66A. The remainder
ofthe list presented no important feature.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES OF THE WEEK.
The following table SHOWS the extreme nuctua-
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AT A FUNERAL IN NEW.
ARK.

on Saturday singular accident took place at
the funeral OF Miss Annie Cocyman who dIed
from Injuries she received from an explosion or
nrecracRers on the 8 of July. A numoer OF her
friends were assembled at her late residence, in
walnut street, and Just previous to the preach
tnt oI the funeral sermon they step ed out ON
the veranoa, Wnicn, after u lew moments, broke
down under their weight, prec. pltdtluR them TO
tue gryund. After the excitement Was some " nat
aDated II was ound that one 0l the ladies was IN
Jured severely aud somc OF tne others had re-
cylYed sllgEt bruises,
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rnE MoNEY MARXEr

was fee from excitement and extremely easy.
Tue onerlngH o. capital were largely Ia excess OF
the demand. Tue sonerdl rates for c@ll loans
we're "a per cent, with o few exceptions, now
ovor, at 3H q per cent. Business Ia commercial
paper was moderate, Prime names being scarce
~ sl IA per cent, Tue lOrei2n exchanges were,
In the main, nrm, ana the buls OF business was at
LSe;l 4.s7 lor long ana 4sOA q 400 lor demand
sterling. The Treasury operations lor the week
lpcluoed the disbursement OF S2,so7, 800 gold On
account OF lntel ost, S1s4.0cO ia redemption OF
hve.twentY bonas, and tie receipt OF Sl,ss6,ooo
Tor customa.
GOVERNMENT DoNpI
were O trlne lover iu sympathy with the move-
ment OF go.u. 1here little disposition TO sell,
aud an undertone indicative Ol inr ner improve
nent whenever the demand Is renewed. Tne
closing prices VI securities III London I ave been
loLoWs.-
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BURGLARY IN NEWARK.

At on early hour on Saturday morning q s;oro
OF No. 0 sortn oGnge avenue belonging 10 the
MeGsrs. Kaiser. cigar manufacturers, was broken
mo ana quantity oil cigars stolen, valued at
neariy $1,000. Tue burglars then made q VISIT to
on adjoining tobacco mandatory belonging to
Mr. flscner, but procured tnere only few bundles
nf
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STATE AND RAILROAD BONDS.


STATE AND RAILROAD BONDS
The TrIrcipal business was IN Tennessees, but
there il ,el no de1uie Information rs to the pay
lnent OF the July interest. We learn, however,
that the attempts to borrow the necessary pnds
Lave not abated. Vlrglnias are hrm on home
demand. There Is noIning oil Importance as 10
the other States, except that some 500, COO Of
Souta Carolina funds are reported to nave been
Oh deposit with the trLst company recently sus-
ended. Railroad bends have. been active aud
strong; there has been good uemand Ior invest
meut ana pretty well distributed business
throughout the list Of gold bonds. Tpe paeiflcs
haze been as usual the most popular, anu tue
Union Pacific sinking tunG5 sold up TO 9oh aud
irst mortgages 10 1929 Chicago aud North
western consolidated coupon gold bonds sold at
e2As
PogEIGN TRADE OF TIE UNITED STATES.
From the BuIeaa OF Statistics, a. Washington.
the follJHiug summary OF figures IL furnished
showing the foreign lrade OF the United States
ior the eleven months ending June l, 1875
Iup0rts or Merchandise, GoId Value
Eleven months ended May 81 ls75.. .$4o0 500, ,525
Eleven months ended May 81. 1s74..... 5lo,oS7.l9I
Decrease. $2s 5so,O72
Exports or ne, c2landise, Afred Values.
Ill M9a'"' is21 Ending Aqy ls,sl al
DS%sst,' saYss9 sas$sSs; S5aSaSs;
Foreign merchandise,
gold value. ........... l5,29S,b9l IL, sol
Total. $500, 1888 $780, l57, 600
Decrease."....-...... ov,ooosuo3
Imports and Exports Of Specie.
Exports o domestic
gold and silver.... $51,517, 166 So, ,893, ,9O8
Expor; OF foreign gold
unu SilVer.... 6,521,S2l 1781, ,038
Total export. ........ S5S, ,03A A9S7 $73674,S41
Imports gold and sii-
ver................... 27,4eI.s2o 10,o7o.s1o
. -
Net export gold
and silver. S30,577,66T $54,6 ,036
Increase IN net export M026,369
Reduced 10 gold value, and including specie, the
figures for the first eleven months are iol-
lows:-
Imports, Eleuen Months Esdtgl0 May 81.
1874. 1875.
Merchandise. .S510, ,0S7.197 $490, 500. 525
OPeCles Zi,4ol.o .oZO lSUIO,olU
Total. S546 548,5l7 $509, 1896
Decrease. .............. 3G,977.l82
Exports cold Values.
Domestic produce.. :. s525, 371 229 $463, ,374. .9s6
Foreign merchandise. IL, 29S SOL 12,74l, SOL
Domestic and foreign
spece.........-..... $685. 9s7 1854, ,s4e
Total exports. .... $59s, 7os.sN $64a 7ol, 1888
Decrease. e.............. 5S,yl7,474
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WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT.
Before Judge Bixhy.

A DIsGUsTED BURGLAR.
On Saturday night last a man named Samuel W.
Rogers broke into the bellows mandatory Of
Jabez CrOmbe, at No. 4j8 Hudson street. He did
not lind anything which he could carry or and
was leaving IN disgust when arrested by Ofdcer
Bush. Oi the Ninth precinct. At tue above Court
yesterday Judge Bixby held him In $500 bail TO
anawer.
A DISHONEST ROOMMATE
For some time past Thomas J. Devine and Ed.
ward E. Green have been rooming together at No.
100 west I" "enJy seventh street. ON Saturday
last Green left rus room, and In leaving took ~lth
him q watch worth $685. belonging to Devine. Lie
was subsequently arrested, and yesterday held IN
81 900 bail to answer.
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IoGav Lot egg Iotdi
For asars delivery the sales were g0s
bales at 10 sze Ss, Asg1st zoo a as y s &C. 10 isssc
IA y &C. lc December, 81 at l4ssc January, lUo ut
Ike. March iOJ at l5he Total 80 bales The re;
baies. few orleans, 10; Mobile. 20 savannah IA;
Charleston, 2s2 Wilmington, Norfolk 81; New YORK.
iast year 741 Cotton freights closed follows 10
navrs: By steam: IL 5ec to Hamburg BY steam He
ris''' rIhe inal Liverpool kilograms were as io:
quiet ana and expor :sdy "' AsS o
eau, 900 MIud.ing upanos, I'D mduhng Orleans.
October delivery from savannah or Charleston 7zd.
bid NovemLer-Dec mbar shipnie1t IRON savannah or
vemner Shipment from savannah or Charleston low
mddllng clause, "a 3id ~. NO import .,o.au
Ss %ers IS uiis' aso On auie d quote
range or los, l7lsa 01c; gold % or % days. Java
o SaGs c & a. SS sesT 1GS a
2lc. 2sc .agunyra, &c 2ic jamaica l8c. 49,;
nica' ise Sc e. aex9Sn sc Ansossara @ CGsa @
2l &C.; savanilla. zOc .2c. Curacoa IS1sc 2ie
whe scGG. bSshos coTa 81 S0j do oats Is S SOs
corn meal, 81 bbs barley matt 49, bushels 1he
ieeepts Tor ihs week wssnFio1r u 79 ~ m y5s wheat
meal s4f bbe aud I2O bage; rye. s7v bushels barley
matt. Gas7s ~ !he market Tor Hour was modera ely
brands showing an lmprovenent of &C. iuc. per obi
There general alvance, however, tne market
NANNY wifhm The range vi tne quotations appeu sd
kye nour was quiet AMI steady with sales coahnld
DDls at unchanged prices W quote ;-Brandywlne,
81 " 10; Western yellow So u 70 Jersey ana
renn,yly ye Iow s. 80 - 'o Baitimore coarse
ssST sSsG ys6% ' aS @ Soits white IT, o 81
s ~: ule WnI,c st ~ 81 w per All lbs We uuote,
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COURT CALENpARs--THrs DAY.

SUPREME coURT-cHANBRRs-Aeld b, Judge
parrett,--Nos TO- 90, "A, 30, AZ, 60 81. %, So SA
lvs lot l2 lA2 las, ieo, no. III. l7a lTA i7s ira
III. l7S, $50, Isl. lS2.
sUParMR COuRr-0xNRAAL TERM-Adlourned
until Moaday, August -, 1875.
All tue other courts have adjourned for the
term.
COURT OF GvNERAL SESsIoNs--Held by Judge
Sutherland.-lne People Va. David WNtzberRer,
burplaryi Same vs. James Robinson and J0nn
UAle es, burglary; same w. Edward O'Donnel, Dur.
glary; Same w. pIero BorritL burglary; same
w. James ArresO, huIRa. NY; same vs.. Emma kotn,
praud laiceuy; same vs.. George Thompson, granj
larceny; same W, James Maoy, grand larceny
same vs., AntOn kasteter. grand larceny; Samt
w. James Anderson, grand larceny; same Va
Janes LamUreeht, grand larceny; same We. VIII
liam ], McLanghlIl grand larceny; Same vs.. Ed.
ward EprlghL grand larceny; Same ys. George
w. Nortl, grand larceny; same vs. Gus. Haus.
ulau. grald larceny; same W, Charles AnderRo1
;lud Water lLasnelgh. grand larceny; Same Va
ueJrge cole. Rrand larceny same va Charei
aiurtIn, grand larceny; Sane W. Charles Lanler
1rand larcepyi Same W, Jauo Allen, abduction
Same vs. Lewis Miller and Henry LacKenneyer
peut larcenyi same w, Jonn sullivan, petit lar
udlly,
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FHrY-SEvENTH STREET COURT.
Before Judge Kasmlre.
EscApEp PRISONERS REoAprUREp.

ESCAPED PRISONERS RECAPrURED.
Daniel Warren anc William J. Glynn two OF the
prisoners who escaped from the prison OF lhs
Fourth District Police Court In Ffty-seventh street.
were captured on saturday night through IN.
formation given TO oficer Beck. 0, the Twenty.
second precinct Detective Lyons made the ar.
rest. and also took into custody william Byrnes,
against wnom charge was made ol aiding and
uDetting tne escape oI the prlsOners Warren
ana Gym were identided oy Mr.. Cusgley. Keeper
OF tue prison. as those VINO had escaped, and they
were brought lnto court yesterday morning and
sent aoWn 10 the Old quarters. Byrnes was also
held. The Ot1cers expect to Gap ture RailIy, tht
Otner prisoner, very aoOn.
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THE LOW GERMAN MOVEMENT.

Last evening q meeting was held Dy the Low
Germans IN The Turn Hail. Newark. Resolutions
were adopted pledglng the meeting to taKs part
lu tue great festival 10 oe ned aL Unlou Hill. com
monclus on tde jth " september next.
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Providence X. l.. July TO- 1878
Printing cloths market has been dull throughout the
wecS, with light transactions prices remaining steady
Sc 5c. Tor good standard and extra ClSgL sales
OF the week foot up ~ 40 pieces
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Wheat opened wish sellers asking material advance
and sales were made nt Rn Improvement OF Ic
lIc per busheI, but ts adyanse was aferward lost.
the market cosinx vita o demand for No hcagO at
81 sl, aud Or 10, Milwa4xet at 81 IV<. Tue sales
e9npIise feho oasn.y n inSiudlhs 40 Shieago At
81 AZ g. .sI NJ ,spFing ! % 81 ,M IN.
: and So Z spring offered at 81 ~ Tor
amber Michigan without sues Corn wds IN fairly
du,l Tor sli nrn Tor steamer. me comprise
G wv bushels AZ from 49, Sc ior steamer &C.
s3isc iur sail were dun aud heavy ciosing at
rom Obc 7!sc with sales OF lOOJJ Gusaeis within the
rnnte barley ana barley malt rather neglected
anJ nomnl. Ave SOLD 10 the extent Of 5OsO bash4ls at
81 DS for aLae, store. Beans and feas-1he demaud
pr medium iair at seAdy PRICES bpt the supply
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PRINTING CLOTHS MARKET.

arrobe. Hoops nat Freights unchanged. spanish
gold. .O9 = 2l0 Exchange nrm; on London, l4b q lH
premium; Paris, III lis premium.
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FINANCIAL.

FA-NANOA<AA~s
A -LAPsLEY a BAILEY, "A BRoADwAY.-sTocK
A: PTIyiLhGEs on MEMbEKs Of Ihi; STOCK %
hXcHRAA0E MAMTf GIysN y6e At Liss IsE ~ Fu @
SHARES SHARES; our FaiSciPhIs DO NoT 1pvEkfIsS
G3ilEp G3nli FsHe if 10 ANY Any &56REss 2s "N1I
AT REASONABLE RArEs-MoNgY on LIFE AND
other sc5aritis asSrsass Of ali xaas saseisi VITA
best COMPANIES J. }. hABGlCu& K Co. ~ Brcsdway
~ GEEMAE-AMERlCAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Cash assets, 81 Sss, SIS o9
NxS YORK. yuiy g 1875,
dividend OF per cent Was declared. paya-
JAMES A. sILvEY.
ERIE RAILWAY SHARE AND BOND HOLDERS
schmidt rais Of Erie are sted to attend meeting
at4 p this day, at Demonico's, corner Beaver and
orier % ' foSDoS S'Fis FEoFEGfioS stff co%SfffEE
7 Always HAVE MONEY TO LOAN on. COOP
'''ifns 10 'oA" N LHtrsh aR3Sf aSR,y S Broadway
KNIcEEEgooKER FIRE INSURANCE. COMPANY
Established 1877.
Once. 81 Wall street
At meeting Of the Board OF Directors, held this day
s s usaa e hs aydsnd per on the
after July Is 1873; also extra dividend of per cent
transfer books will De closed this date until
JOSEPH L. TOWNSEND. Secretary
Mutual BENEFIT SAVINGS BANK, srAATs zRT-
Hail. HeS SS utsres &
Dividend At the rate Of six per cent per amnpm win be
on Monday and saturday evenings from 4sO to 9 80
O'CLOCK Books in 1Rr Sfr%h srsnSh e. aaHaAas and AhaRsps
G. H. BENEDICT. Secretary.
w WILLIAMsBURG CITY
" pIaE INSURANCE. COMPANY
Organized 1855
oo corner Broadway ana First street Brooklyn.
SOs and 2io broadway, New York.
aRaiai saEpias July ss Sisses g.
Assets S7Os aa3 81
The Board of Directors have this day declared sem
annual dividend of ten per cent payable on demand.
EDMUND DEsIaes
:" w. ''et Secretary
sl ,S9 NS% YSsk
mortgage, Judgment deed In of 5O0 Coal
eeUr An oce
$3.50 600 MADE IN TWO MONTHS
Wall street Operation
The Banking House of
ALEX. FRO .nINGHAM CO..
No. IL Wall street.
who deal in Stock Privileges
have paid this their cusomters during
this short space of time.
Some have mado high So 900 only 500
originally invested. and many have made $1,000 and
over from only $50
They also issue weekly report OF the condition Of az
fairs In Wall street. which they glad mail free Tor
year. to who desires contemplatss spec
ulatng.
send for it.-Evening Mail, New York.
Boston Daily News says-
MesrA Alexander Frothingham Co will furnish to
those desiring To invest In Wall street. explanatory cir
cuars containing detailed state ments anu quotauons,
and many points" OF great value 10 the unlnuAtei.
Their office Is ut NO IL Wall street, New ork city.
Albany Evening Post says:--
Ihey offer facilities tor controlling shares In the stock
market more liberal than can be found at any other
house In the street deposit OF SO will enable per-
son 70 control nifty shares OF any stock valued at $
TO control larRer number OF shares deposit VI
$1,000 Will oontro 0OU sharas. valued Nc elUOO00
thirty days This Arrangement enaoes person or
small oupttal 10 control very large business that
the man OF energy ts at once put level with tEo
address ALEX rRoTHiNaHAM CO.,
u Wall street New York.
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THE COURTS.
DECISIONS.

THE COURTS.
DECISIONS.
SUPREME CoURT-CHAMBERs.
Before Judge Douonue.
Sherman vs.. CIark.-Motlon denied, with Costs
Wilkenson vs.. Hawey.-0pni0n.
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POOR CHILDRENS FREE EXCUR.
SIONS.

The following contributions to the Poor Chill
dren's Free Excursion Fund are gratefully &C.
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COPARTNERsHIPs.


THE FIRM OF1UNtS TUTTLE Is THIS DAY DIS.
i solved by mutual consent w. L. Tunis will sign In
liquidation and carry on the business at u Broadway.
w. f. TUAI-.
NKw YoaK, July 10. 1878 X. ii. FUTILE.
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CT OO0 wANTED-BY NEW YORK BUSINESS
p .OOO man tor two three years; Will pay
eight cent interest quarterly II desired securtv
mortgage judgment deed In of 800 OF Coal
and Timber Land Pennsylvania perfect title trst
class security. Address 7. NJ o. box 229 Herald Office.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-23

THE GRAND OPERA-HoUsE.-The VoReses
In their great comicality "Belles OF the KItch-
en-" drew q splendid audience last evening.
Rosina Vokes was as usual excellent, being
the very personiHcation Of fun. Fred. vokes
as "Dr. Timotheus Gibbs,o or as barbara"
calls him, "rim, tine bottle washer" was i'm
mense. Misses Jessie, Victoria and Fawden
were each excellent fn their respective parts.
The "Belles Of the Kitchen" again this even
ing.
RoBINsoN's OPERA New ade
still continues to draw good houses at this
place, playing Grip Van Winkle" only as
New ade OF Jefferson car play 1t. The com panY
render very good support though there is
nothing of especial brilliancy in their acting.
'Rip Van Winkle" again o-night.
WOODS THEATER.-Quite o large audience
assem- bled last evening at this house to witness
the performance of the celebrated Haverly's q
MinstrelS. The entertainment was one of un-
usual excellence. Barlow and Wilson, in their
specially acts, and the former In his aged ne
gro melodies, were great favorites with the
audience. Haverly's again tonight.
The "Belles Of the Kitchen" will be given by
the Haverly's Tonight. Milt. Barlow and other
prominent members OF the lOupe Will appear
In the cast. Look out for fun.
THE NATIONAL.-This house was com mfoltably
filled last evening by highly delighted audi
ence- The same programme, which was one
rich In attractions, is offered again this even
ing.
DAN RIoE.-The horse show is growing in
popularity. The BronchOs and Excelsior we're
honofed by goodly number of admirers, all
OF whom left the pavilion well pleased.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-23
POLICE COURT.

Drunk and Disorderly-W m. Gerty, contin-
ued to z5th insr.; J. Il. Butler, Il. A. FUR, 81
and costs; David F. Byer, costs; W. Ii. Howe,
DISMISSED; W. McDonald, IS and costs; Ed.
Allen, Annie Hayes, 81 days; John Ford, 10
days.
Miscellancous-Wm.W Williams, Emma Lewis,
petit larceny, continued to Gath inst; Morris
Griffin, same, 80 days and $50; susan valen-
tine, same, continued to 25th inst; Mary
ilson. same, 10 days and $40: George
Parsons, forgery, ind cited in Common p .eas
Court; w. W. Wlnstead, false pretenses,
waived examin alton; Harry Bailey, lettering.
dismissed; Gerhard Fuchs, harboring vicious
dog, bill OF exception signed; VIM. Leeds, lott
ering continued to I'd Of October; VIM. Wes-
sells, embezzlement, two charges, continued TO
18th inst; Sam Broderck, vag, 10 days; Pat
Mcdonald. malicious destruction, $3.50 and
costs; Geo. B. Hare, lettering, 20 days; Annie
Wagner, narboring lewd women, continued to
29th instant; Ga6riela Wilson, same. 30 days;
Nellie johnson, Lucy Johnson. Z ieThompson,
Jennie Davis, Gussie Morton, Belle Morgan,
vags, continued to 18th inst; Mary Ba ties,
Maggie Howard, Maggie Bright, same, 80 days
each; Gus Crawford. grand larceny, continued
to 4th inst; susan Valentine. concealed weap-
ons, continued to 25th INST; Thos Bilbq, vag,
81 days.
Assault and Battery-Pat. Mcdonald, IS and
costs; Alfred Perkins, 81 and COSTS
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-23
Why Mr.. Lands Was Not Removed.

President Grant has not only nice
appreciation OF humor, but on occasion
10 apt at repartee. During, his recent
vacation at Long Branch he was called
to Washington on public business, and
while there was handed Tor signature
several com missions Of postmasters.
There were also presentedt to him q num-
Der OF petitions, among them one from
citizens Of Vineland, New Jersey, for
the removal OF Mr.. Lands from the post
mastership. Mr.. L., II will be remem-
bered, is the. gentleman who in an infor-
NAL and impromptu manner, 'spromotedP
u small globe Of lead Into the brain OF
MIR. Carruth, the editor of the Vineland
paper. The President asked
"Is there any irregulariiy in Mr.. Ian.
dis acc0untsp"
"Not any" replied the pleasant-voiced
Postmaster General.
'sIs the office we'll conducted?"
"No Complaint on that score"
"lntemperate habits W'
"Nothing of the kind charged"
"What is the objeotionp
"phe petitioners say he is rather OBJ
noxrous, and that change would be
satisfactery.1
"Well," replied the President, with
the slightest possible twinkle at the p.
M. g., she doesn't appear to have done
Anything but shoot an edi'o", and don't
see how can remove HIM IA that"
The papers remain on nile in the ar
chives of the republic.-Editor's Drawer,
in Harper's Magazine for October.