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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-15

A SEARCH AMos0 THE ANTIQUITIES or CHAR
LoTTE-wHAr TIE GRAVES o. THE DEAD
sAT-nGPoR1AST Contributions 70 ms
ToRT-AS rSTERvuw WITH Ex.covERSoR
VANCE.
MAY a, 1875.
have Just returned from q drive u the sugar
Creek Presbyterian cuurch ihree miles eastward
or Charlotte. II neat ana SUBSTANTIAL brick
structure, and i the prs-ent house 3. worship or
the Oldest PIes0yteuaa congregation IN TINS coan
y, the membership Of Wnlcn i AZ TINS time about
go. IL stands near tue ste of the ormer edlnce,
which was burned In is7a whether there wa o.
was not stn more ancient predecessor IN when
tbs sans society worshipDsd upwsra o. H.
turY ago i another q the many d0ubGal
questCns which environ and complcate the
great MecklenburE conundrum. lev. Mr.. Nc
Aoen, q Presbyterian missionary. who iaDored
ali through this section 10 100, hayiag vide CIR.
cult Of appointments, extending mo south Caro-
Ina vas accustomed 10 preach al sugar Creek.
MS nrst ministratious being Ia the house Of Adam
Alexander. II Is c0ntended By some that build
ing was erected then for religious purposes, but
no traces OF Il can now be found. There 4 Dgrai
ground, however, very near the Ga Alexander
place; another In immediate proximity 70 the lite
or tue meeting house above referred e. a. burned
Ihtee years hkot ahu ssA44 AhtAa kA@f13 So hAA4
BY this new church building. Ihe two more an
Gent OF these cemeteries | nave inst thoroughly
explored with tue aid OF Captain James =. Jo5n-
ston, jealous bat tious auil-
guardian. In them / md evidence that
the Alexanders we're very numerous
family. Ii win be remembered that SIX Or
the tFsnty-six authors Of she MeckienDurg re-
solves Or May 20 1875, oore tbs heroic patron mic.
I nrst visited tne Original burial ground, every
foot " whose surface covers some lsst resting
place d the early settlers o. this port o. Nortn
Carolina 81 Of tuer immediate descendants. Many
Of these graves are now Indicated only BY dspres.
slons q the ground, al mementoes, n any, winch
may pave marked them aavina dlsappeareds The
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-15

VANISHING DAY AT THE PARIS sALoN-PREPA-
RATIoNs FOR THE oPENING-GENERAL AS
PEcT or THE ExHBITIoN-sALE OF THE
FoRTUNY coLLEcTIoN-PEoPLE CRAZY OVER
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THE INDIAN RING
Letter fTOsa william Welsh TO Presf.
dent Grant

PHILADELPHIA August 12.-The EUe3lin9
IoJcDdIh to-day publishes an open letter
from VIM. Welsh to President Grant on
what he terms the libelOus attack of S2cre-
tary DeiaDO on Walker, clerk OF the board of
Indian commissioners. He says he believes
said libel was concocted and published by
Cowen, Assistant Secretary OF the Interior
with The cordial approval of DelanO. Welsh
charges that these attacks were made on
walker because be exposed the frauds which
II was the duty OF the Interior department to
check. Tie letter then goes into a long de-
fence of Walker from the charge OF drunken
ness. Welsh then charges Delano with
making willully false report to the PreSi-
dent in reference TO the amount of stock
subscribed TO the Northern Pacific railroad
and threatens To publish further statements of
stu more Objecti enable acts, and concludes:
every suggestion / ever made 10 you was
promptly responded to, save only the inves-
tigation of frauds allowed by your appoin-
tees. Even this lamentable trait, believe
springs from distorted virtue. Your pro.
lection of General Parker when he was con-
vlcteC OF misfeasaHce or MAJ feaSaDce as Com
missioner OF Indian Affairs, and of those who
now control that office, seems wholly unac-
countable, except on the hypothesis that love
in you is blind. 1t may seem strange to others
That shorld have written this open letter,
but necessity was laid upon me 10 write, and
could not, with proper respect to myself,
address you in any other way, as you have
III every instance closed your mind 10 evil
dence that must have convinced any other
man Yours, very respectfully,
(Signed,) "WM. WELSH
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n Horrible Death.

AN AGED GERMAN TAKES A sPooxrr-r. or
SREosorE BIT sfsTAKE-HIs STOMACH
CONSUMED.
II isdoubtnl II there has ever been reportes
10 these columns, says the New York Herald
OF Tuesday morning. a death 80 terrible A.
nat OF John Schoven. which took place al
NO. l.S Forsyth street, on Monday evening
re MAS Ger man, over seventy years OF age.
lie nked with his daughter, a young woman
OF eighteen, at the address given above. For
some Hme hack he had been In feeble health,
~ 1lsesse betng OF a nervous character
NntCu nqulred The administration OF mar
Cp,lcs 70 produce sleep and rest. Hydrate OF
chiofal was tie drug prescribed by his
physician. IL was kept In a little cloSet
slong with other bottles, among which was q
small Vial containing creosote. ON Monday
evening Mr.. s,choven, feeling IN al ease r.
qOeSttt lis daughter To bring him tho mar
cotic. The bottle containing ~ and tina,
which held the creosote were precisely TIC
same I'm form and sire aud also In general
aIPearance. Neither bottle was Labelled.
lie daughter, instead OF bringing the old
man TIE narcotic. brought him ne creosoie
hhd he: equally ignorant, poured out a
spoonful and swallowed IL The newt mo-
ment the old man threw up MS hands in
Fff'r snd CONSERVATION. CRYING. my Gai 3
nave made mistake. I'm burning M.
help! Tor Coils sake. helpi" The fumes Of
the crcosote al once lei the girl "a realize he
situation, ard crying and wrinsIns her
names She rushed franiically into tie street
aho accUSted an officer. who AT once ca'lel
IN The aid OF the nearest physician. Mean
Nhlic the SuffeTiIgs of lie old man Wprp Ter
rible. ID wac aS n his entrailS TAI been
pierced with r,d hot iron, or a. N h, had
taken cup of molten lead. His fare became
liNld' his eyes seemed leapiug from taetr
sockets. hts body became cnnNulS,,i Win
Srasms. language cau1ot portray MS
agony. "Na,er! water Nv stomach. nav
heart. my very soul - ON fire." ne Shrtekpd
IN torture. The doctor came. and efneticS
was dead
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THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAIL.
ROAD.
Nominal Sale Of the Read To-day

NEW YORK, August 12.-The Northern Pa
cihc IA ilToad, with all the franchises OF the
cOmpan V. including the franchise 10 he a
corporation. and all property OF the com
p3ny, except those lands which have been
patened or certified, was sold under a decree
of the court al auction To day on the steps of
the custom house here The whole was bid
IN as an entirety, but the purchasing com
mittee, consgting Of Messrs. Livingston,
Billings, Stark, Mooshead, Hutchin son and
DenniSOG, representing the general body OF
bond-hOlders who have assented or NAV
hereafter assent to the plan of purchase and
reorganization. There being no coDpeti-
ton the price realized was nominal one Of
SlO0 GOO. The sale results in a transfer of al
the company's property and right to the
boud-holders, the bonds to be Surrendered
and Cancelled, and the holders TO receive pre-
ferred stock in the reorganized company
pursuant 10 the terms of the plan repre-
scented by the purchasing committee.
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INV HoRRs DRY GOODS MARKEr.-The
trade movement was spasmoiic. aud during
The earlier partof the week the market was
depressed by unfavorable reports concern
ing the damage done 10 the crops in the west
by stormy weather. Before the close OF the
week confidence had been measurably re-
tored There Is every reason 10 believe that
caTrled-over stocks of winter goods are eN-
ceptionably light in the hands OF both Job
bers and retailers throughout the country
hence moderately large and entirely
healthy autumn trade seems highly proba-
bic. There was in addition TO a moderate
demand for strictly staple fabrics an inn
proved movement In nearly all descriptions
OF autumn goods, and the commission houses
ELECTED considerable sale OF worsted dress
goods, wooden and worsted ehawls linseys
ielt skirts, boisery, shirts and drawers. Car
dlgan jackets, &C, prices for which were es-
tablished by the leading agents. Prints aud
glnehams were also IN better demand
although individual selections were com
paratively small: There has been a little
Improvement In the tone OF the market for
wooden fabrics during the week, but the sales
from the nrst hands have been chiefly re-
strlcted 10 current trade requirements. There
has not been the expected improvement ina
foreign goods which was expected at the
opening of the week. and the transactions
were moderate I'm volume and mainly re-
stricted 10 IA brics OF the most staple charac-
ter.-N \. BttJlotta, dug. IL.
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SARATOGA, August 12.-The first race to-
day was for the Kenner stakes for three year
olds, 300 entrance, half forfeit, with 81 500
added. The second horse TO receive $500 out
of the stakes, two miles. There were Sc en-
tries and six starters. Track was fair. The
start was very even, Ozark led for q mile and
three quarters, with Miner second. On the
last quarter Ozark, who had fallen to third
position, made splendid rush for the front,
passing Warwick, who was running second
and graphing with Miner desperately for
the lead From the furlong pole to the
Ozark and Miner, the horses passing 50
judges declared ii a dead-heat. Warwick
was Sd, 81. Martin 4th, Willie Burk 5th and
Chesapeake 9Th. Time 3.t3x.
1t has been decided to divide the stakes on
the dead heat in the first race between
Ozark and Miner. The second race was for
purse OF $500, for all ages, X miles. There
were six starters: Madge. Aaron, Penuing-
ton, Donahue's Dublin, Scratch, and Grim
stead. At the start Dublin got of first, hold
ing the lead for half mile, when Grinstead
passed to the front, with Dublin second and
Pennington third. Grinstead won by a
length, Pennington second, Dublin third,
Scratch fourth. and MadRe last
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BURIED INSTEAD OF M.RRrrp-Ch

BURIED INSTEAD OF MARRIED.-Charles
zimmerman, proprietor of a German beer
garden IN 18th street. New York was recent
y arrested on breach OF promise suit, at
Inc instance Of a Miss Anna Ehlers and
paced IN Ludlow street jail. Though not
drunk, he had been drinking al the time of
entering the jail, and remained I'm Bis cell
Two days. On the third day he was shaking
as II in need OF Stimulant, and one of the
Leepels procured him glass Of whisky. one
william Maher was then placed in the same
cell with him, hut was withdrawn on Zim-
mermans being ohstreperous. On the fol-
lowing morning Zimmerman was found
DEAD. lie had baen attacked by delirium
tremens, and h2 in some way got his head
Wcdged between two iron Stats of his bed
stead and been strangled. Zimmerman was
IN good circumstances, being reported worth
abOut 5000 His wedding dav had arrived
ana Miss Ehlers and a number OF friends
were on hand for the ceremony, but Zim-
norman did not attend. He was soon found
Quietly smoking mis- pipe, IN an arsor OF his
garden. he refused 10 be married, and h!S
arrest eESued.
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MOODY AND SANKEY.-A letter received
al Philadelphia from Hon. John V. Farwell
oil chicago, who is expected 10 arrive on Sat
uruay In The steamer Spain, in company
with Moody and Sankey, SAYS that the Lon
don committee, after pay ing all the bills con
nected with the labOrs Of these gentlemen
amounting 10 100000, had surplus OF q, OOO
which was appropriated to maintain the
MONDAY prayer meeting established by the
EVangelists. AT breakfast given before
The departure Of Moody and Sankey thev
suggested that measures should be taken 10
raise S5C0,oO0 for the erection OF an Evangeli-
cal building in the West End. and before
leaving the table $4,000 was subscribed
Inc Evangeilsts declined proposition 10
give them a testimonial and the copyright
OF their hymn book, the sales of which
amounted 10 S25, 600.
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\ SAD SToKY.-Two peasants, husband
ard vile, named Retty, live al PlesSiS- sur
Marine, near Paris. They have a little O0v,
aged SIX, 10 whom they are uniformly brutal.
The other day the child became weary of life
from being beaten 80 often, and descending
10 the courtyard where "A frOciJus bulldog
was chained, he approached the animal res
olutely and said: TON, 10 you want TO eat
me up?" The dog looked up and Crowled,
but did not move. "TDm," said the little
on, lyon must eat me. because papa beats
me too much; ard then promise YOU 4 am
good 10 eat. See shall not resist" aud hf.
threw pebble al the dog, who, springiy
hercely at the boy, threw him down AMI
fastened bis teeth IN the shoulder. AT this
instant neighlor jumped through the win
dow, and, driving The bulldog away, saved
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Desperate Due, tu rs~.s

The Austin Texas Statesman Of a recent
uste gives an account OF a feauul tragedy ia
StIbln county, In that state. hrs. Malletfc
and Manning were both practtcing PHYSICIANS
IN The same neighbOrhoOt. and had been lty-
ing There for several years. Some little pro-
tessional lealouSies sprang up between them
ana Mallette. In time. begsn To talk abopt
The other doctor In what was regariel as au
uilustlnable manner. lie did not ~ l. sad
cohnne hlS remarks about Manning TO his
professional capacity alone, but had placed
MN I'm wrong social light before others
ana had also indulCed In reflections upnn the
CHARACTER OF near female relative OF Man
nlhk Manning nnaliy called upon Malletfe
10 give an NIlanatlon OF his course when
resulted IN an agreement between them To-
hght They went To a store, selected each OF
tntm butcher-knife. and then seeking an
open place, commenced a work OF carnage
Inc Knives did their work well. but before
either was MORALLY wounded they were sep
afated, Mallette weltering I'm ms gore and
Mar nlng wreck Of MS former self Al
thoOgh separated, and death in Manuing-S
case appearing imminent, a fearful ven
seai &c was mutually vowed upon the spot
Ahd faithfully kept, as the sequel shows
lhe coInbatautS slowly recovered from their
WOUNDS. Mauning's neck had been almost
severed from his body, and i'm mis- recovery az
eecafbe NarfGlly defOrmed, hiS head being
ofaMn by the seYeTing 81 the muscles entirely
OUT OF It's proper position. lie went 10 the
toNn OF Bolton, Ia Bell county, while cnnva-
-Sscing, and remained there for "A few months
Iline rolled ON, and vengeance demanded
mat the vows made on the aay of the fight
De fulfilled. The forces OF attraction thai
were 10 bring these two men together iu
mortal combat were too great 10 Withstand
ana Manning found himself "A few davS ago
IA the little town of Serbin. Vengeance had
Claimed lis reward, and no sooner had Man
nlig become quietly domiciled at his home
than the nerce Mallette loaded his gun with
deadly missiles and followed him 10 his own
door where he made an attempt 10 Kill him,
which resulted I'm the immediate death of
Mallette. Manning had not forgotten the
mutual VOWS of vengeance. and when Mall
lette made his appearance ne. too. was pre-
pared. Mailette fell pierced through the
heart with bullet, and a fierce and bloody
VOW was fulfilled.
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NEW YORK STRIKES.-The cutters and
Team men IN the employ of Well Brothers,
l. Parsons & Sons and j. L. Kalishi boot
ana shoe manufacturers of Warren street
stuck Yesterday afternoon To the number ol
one hundred and twenty-five. The trouble
at Neil's was that wages had been reduced
as alleged below living prices; at Kalishi's
tne sulke was chiefly because some members
Ofthe Crispin order had been discharged. and
Parsons men objected TO the refusal OF the
brIn 10 recognize the behests OF the Crispiu
council. Applications from other cities have
been made To the council for hands aud the
strikers feel sure Of success through their
late employers refuse 10 compromise.-N Y
lfffsg 80 .
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TRAFFIC IN AFRICAN SoIL.-Eugiapd
and France have been long time quietly
negotiating for exchange of territory ON the
coast OF Africa. The two great powers have
recently concluded negotiations on the SUI b.
Jecl as follows: England is TO cede Gambia
10 FRANCE in exchange for DabOn, Great BaS-
sam, ASSUME and the river Nellacoree The
OblectO the exchange is 10 bring the posses
slons OF each country into closer conLigui,y
with each other. In the treaty made tie re-
spective rights OF British and French sub-
Jrcts in the territory coded have been guar
aDteed." II is not explained TO what extent
either conntiy Claims fee simple in The re
giOpS thus ceded
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LCRDEH0CS INDIANS.
They Are SyliISnp For n E,.rh

NEW YORK, August IA Bismarck, Da-
kota dispatch saSS: On Sunday morning
Robert Henry was murdered within two
miles OF Lincoln and his stock run off. On
Monday night the Indians appeared again
IN force i'll the near neighborhCOd of the fort
and ran n the parties who were cutting hay.
On Tuesday night, at Standing Rock agency,
the Sioux held pony dance, in the course
of which they rode into the quarters OF the
military commander and trampled the tents
and blankets OF the camp under their horses
feet as II 10 provoke a collision
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a pERANGED MTNTsTER.-The Whining
tpn, De.aWae, papers Of yesterday state
tEat the Rev. +. T. kerney. OF the Phfladel
PIMA conference Methodist Episcopal church.
Paster OF Sloan circuit, and minister an
charge OF the Brandywine Summit camp
meeting now In progress, has become SO com
Pleteiy oeranged that he has been sent to the
insane asylum for treatment. Some two or
thfee weeks ago he was thrown from his
carriage. and lighting on his head. Law iuSen-
slble Tor some time. He, however. recovered
so iar as 10 he able 10 toe about. his brain. or
mind, seeming 10 have suffered more than
ms body by the fall, and his conduct has
slnce been n source Of anxiety % his family
and friends. He attended the camp meeting
anu on FRIDAY, while sitting in one OF the
boarding tents. was seen 10 take undue Iib-
critics with little girl some eight or nine
years of age. which were soon tortured into
an aggravated assault IL il claimed thar
the previous conduct OF Mr.. Kenney mas been
uniformly upright. and no member of the
Philadelphia conference possessed the con-
be.
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DENC4E, SHERN4N6 4. co. 'S"SHE-
N4SIGAN.o
Their irregular Transactions" L.
the Polite Name for IT,

NEW YORK, August 1.-THE Tribune saws
a discovery has been. made that large
amount OF the Indebtedness of Duncan. Sher-
man & Co. held in this city is - accommoda-
ton paper in the form OF drafts draw on
them by confidential clerk in their office
accepted by them, and sold 10 various banks
through note brokers. The announcement
Is also made that the letters OF credit for
which the iather'of Mr. Duncan has become
responsible, amount only to the sum OF
about $4,000 Mr.. Duncan claims that the
transactions were legitimate, while proni-
Dent ban xelS say they are Irregular
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PHILosoPHIC PETER AND HIS FEMALE
ENoCH ARDEN.-Peter kurtZ, a German
saloonkeeper In jersey City, was divorced
nom his first wife two years ago, and paid
her passage home 10 Germany. Peter con-
soled himself by soon marry ing again, and
has lived with his second wife on very pleas
ant terms. Monday morning the first wife
mace friendly call al the saloon and founi
botb Ieter and her successor. Peter was
very gracious, handing her a chair, said she
looked prettier than ever. and began a pleas
ant conversation. Mrs. kurtz No. , sat
silent, with lowering clouds upon her brow
and, at last, made a rush at the unlucky WISH
tor. Size tore her bonnet and dress, and du.
her nails into her face. Her victim escape
with an assurance that She would speedil
have her arrested for assault. Peter. duTiI
the fight, leaned against the counter, vi Il.
his hands in his pockets. On beint askei
why he did not Interfere, be said: Il amt
EothIrgs TO DO OF dot. only looks o."
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a BREACH OF PROMISE sun IN HrGv
LlFE.-At Trenton, Albert ID. Bum, the
only son and her OF Mrs. Susan Doid Bum.
who bought the elegant mansion and
grounds of the late Judge Field, at Prince
ton, New Jersey, was, on Tuesday, arrested,
and gave bonds In the sum OF $4,000 for his
appearance before the supreme court on the
lsth instant, 10 put in special bail TO answer
at the Suit OF Alice Morse, Of Princeton, i'm
the sum of $50 600 for breach OF promise. The
order 10 hold 10 bail was granted by the SUI
OF The plaintiff alleging base fraud upon the
mart of the defprdant
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AN ANTI-VACCINATIoN MoB.-At Mon
treal meeting OF the city council was held
Monday night TO consider the new health by
law, which includes clauses compelling vac
cfnation. A large number Of French Cana
dams opposed TO vaccination occupied the
galleries apd assembled outside, and were SO
noisy that no business could be done Sew
eral vOlleys OF stones were fired, and nearly
all the windows were broken, and two of the
Aldermen were struck. The council finally
postponed action for six months. and adj
yOurne1 in confusion under a volley OF stones
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FLOODS AND CROPs-The effects OF the
Hoods IN the west seem 10 correspond 20 the
conclusions reached about those in England
While uncouoied damage has been done 10
the standing crops, the destruction was moi
a. great as was at nrst apprehended Against
Tie injuries by the floods may be set of the
probable profit which all descriptions of root
crops have derived from the rain, and the en-
ricnlng OF pastures, which promises a fine
yleld OF the products OF the dairy, besides
bOiulng out the prospect that beef will he OF
excellent quality, as well as cheap and plen-
tiful this year. The Indian crop IN most see
UOLs IS also evidently 20 b. nrnlific
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DEPRIVED OF FER HAIR.-The Hartford
Comm COurant reports that young lady
OF literary tastes, who is staying for a while
at hotel at Stafford Springs. awoke one
morning last week and found her hair lying
on the floor and, near by, pair Of SCISSORS
She was very much frightened AMI she
rushed out into the hall screaming Her
friends gathered around her, ana on aimnaSs
being restO.ed and reason set To work IL was
thought she must have got up in the night
in her sleep and committed 10 the offenSe
herself She had long black hair, which was
the admiration OF her friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-12

IHE 'GREAT INCENDIARY" is the name
gwen 10 the South Side railroad of Long
Island by the people OF that locality on ac-
count OF The number OF fires in the woods
along the line caused by sparks from pass
ing locomotives. Fifty-siN farmers have
brought suits against the company for dam
SeeS Tor the burning OF their woods, fields
crops, &C, and. the suits being assigned 10
one p!alntlf, The case was sent 10 a referee
who awarded $4,000 damages The railroad
ObtaihCd rehearing and put in fresh testi-
lnony, but again the case went against them,
the damagos this time being increased 81 600
by way OF "eXtra allowance" This sum
mer. owing To the frequent rains, the damage
oy Tres IN me woods along our railways has
been scarcely anything worth Speaking OF.
The breS above referred 10 occurred during
the dry time last spring
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\ WEALTHY VAGRANT-Patrick geSev
was before Judge Westhrook yesterday on
habeas corpus. The prisoner had been com
United 10 the almShouse for three months as
vaErant, and his counsel, Mr.. Price con-
tended that under the statute Vesey could
not be sent thitt e. while he was possessor of
gold watch and $500, aud that II he could
be legally committed at all il should be L.
the penitentiary as a notorious person. bpt
that the present commitment was wholly
yOid.-N Y. sam 10Th