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fessed his guilt and also volunteered 20 yen wts n
s84 worth Of SILK and other sooas sna Ea ~
had previously stolen could pc Iounu :oo LII 81 ~
mire yesterday held Norris IN sl'9oo oa'' " 80
swer-
PERsoNATfNG AN OFFICER.
man named Mark Wallace, alias murray
was brought before Judge Kasmlre, charged oy
Mrs. Elizabeth Porter, OF No. 100 West twenty
second street, with personatng an ofiieer. On
Thursday evening about half-past nine the prisoner
came to tne house OF Mrs. Porter, and unbutton.
Ing MS coat, posed part OF what seemed 70 ~
an onlccr's snell. IL tnen stated that lie was an
been sent by captain Steers 10 look Tor thel
who seen 10 enter Mrs. Porter's mouse Oh
story, ana was induced to give Wallace SO on Ger.
tain representations made by MIN. The folowins
day she discovered mat she mad been swlnuleu
and procured Wallace's arrest 0y Ofncer McOor.
ma K, or the Twentt-ninth precinct. Judge ka%
mlre held the prisoner IN $500 bail to answer.
THE EIGHTH WARD ROBBERY.
James J. Duny. who was arrested on Friday
night by omcer Mead, or the Eighth precinct, on
charge or robblng Charles J. Person. OF NO. %
Carmlne street. OF a gold watch and chain and Sy0
in money IN q saloon corner OF Grand ana SulIl
van street, was brought before Judge hasmirs
yesterday and neld in $4,000 bail to answer.
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
WASHINGTON. April %. 1876.
No. 224 United STATES VS.. Parragut ct al.-Appeal
from the Supreme Court OF the District OF
Columbia.-Thts libel was died under the act OF
March, 1869, relating to captures made by Admiral
Farragut's neet in the Mississippi River The
Court below allowed the eaptors The value or GER
tain ships amounting to $116,500. as prize money,
ana III addition thereto allowed them them the
sum OF $40 600 as military salvage on the same
vessels or forty per cent upon the value OF the veS-
sells The government insists that II the captors are
entitled 10 one they are not entitled 20 ootn, and
tnat the Court erred Ia allowing botn. But IL 10
said the Court erred III allowing the value OF the
vessels the record showing That they were NOS
pr opery subject TO condemnation as prizes, but
were rather liable to restitution TO their owners
upon the payment or mi ttary salvage. Military
salvage, IL IS argued, was not properly allowed,
neither the vessels themselves nor the proceeds
thereof having been appropriated TO the govern.
ment. The Court erred in allowing the capton
the value OF seven other vessels named, as tney
were also subject To restitution and not TO cons
domination.
Tne lloeants assert that the submission TO arb'
tranon unaer the agreement between the parties
Is tinal ana conclusive upon all questions OF law
and TACT. On the question OF military salvage IL
is insisted that all the vessels captured were Jaw.
iul prizes, unless the fact OF restitution TO loyal
owners OF vessels captured FROM them bY the
enemy taxes them out OF the category OF prizes.
But it does not. as they were reeaptured from the
enemy by the 1eeJ, and were thus good prizes"
Butler, Cor vine, Ashton ana wilson for HoeHantSs
Attorney General FOR the governments.
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THE RING REAL ESTATE.

No. 1873 SECOND AVENUE,
NEW YORK, April %, 1875.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Please correct error In your issue OF the 10th
inst. wherein am made TO appear as having pur
chased property OF John II. Keyssr. on the north
side or Tenth street, 100 feet west OF avenue ID,
l3x25 eet, &C., when the fact Is never purchased
any such property. BY inserting this you will
oDlige yours truly CHARLES J. GOELLER.
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DIED IN CHURCH

George Tappan fell dead In the second Avenue
Metnodlst church last Friday evening OF heart
disease. He LETT nome ABOUT SIX O'CLOCK in the
evening, and started to 90 10 Harlem TO 'sit up'
with q sick Trend, but before reaching bis desti-
nation received Intelligence oil the death OF MS
Trend. THIS event seemed 10 have a great enect
upon him. lie went 70 tue church TO find his
brother and alter service stopped 10 tax 70 hls
niece. While conyerslng with her ne Tell dead.
Deceased was slxtynye years or age. Coroner
Keseler will mold an inquest Ia the case.
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WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT.
Before Judge Kasmlre.
DISHONEST sALEg1Ax

DISHONEST SALESMAN.
Friday afternoon last Mr. John johnston. OF the
nrm OF Johnston 8 Bros, Twenty.second street
and Broadway, noticed one Of their saesmen
named Berry horrIs acting IN a very suspicious
manner, IS 4 tryiag TO seorete some goods about
his person Il called 10 oncer Green, Of tue
Twcnty.nltn lreciact, wno took Morris into Gus.
todgs Wnsa bsvuynt 70 tAe atau0n house ne Goa
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THE DEFAULTING JERSEY CITY TREAS
URER

Something over year ago, when Hamilton the
Treasurer or Jersey city, after having. as alleged
embezzed some $50. 600 worth or bonds and other
securities belonging to the city and sold the same
and pockeied the money, aed to Mexico taking o
beautiful young actress with him. there was quito
q stir In financial circles. He was finally traced
TO his place OF refuge, arrested, and, though claim
ing 10 nave been meantime neeced out OF the
most OF his money by Corrina, brought back to
Jersey City, where he is awaiting trial.
Among those TO whom Hamilton sold some or the
stolen bonds was William Leignl, a broker OF this
city, he having purchased from INN s. 900 worth
OF Jersey City bonds. The Grand Jury OF the
Court OF General Sessions at its present
session found an indictment against
Lei2ht, charging MN with having been
possessed OF the bonds, knowing the same to
have been stolen. An application was made yes
terday to Judge Dononue, OF the Supreme Court,
by Mr.. Wiliani f. Rlntzlng and Jo6n o. MOTT TO
admit Legnt 10 bail. IL was urged III the appllca-
tlon that he bought these bonds in the course or
his regular business; that ne paid their full mar
ket value: tnat he supposed that hamilton. from
his position as Treasurer, was authorized To sell
them. aBd that there was no question OF MS being
able substantlate his innocence at the trial.
on this statement or Facts Judge Dunohue gran ed
the application. liking the bail at $40, 000 which
was promptly furnished, Mr.. George Ray, real
estate broker, becoming HIS bondsman. Mean
time 1t IS stated that, NOTWITHSTANDING the pres
ent Indictment, the Jersey City authorities pro-
pose TO repudiate all their bonds sold by Hamil-
ton, and that Tor this reason the trial OF tGe latter
Is delayed, lt being proposed as de1eT resort to
allow him to turn States evidence.
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SSEX MARKET POLICE COURT
Before Judge otterDeurg.
ALLEGED HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

ALI1E1EaD EAIItlWA HDbBLHA
Harris Perrlner, DINO. 143 Essex street, accused
Marks Rosengarten, or No. V Orchard street, OF
knocking him down on tine corner OF Grand and
NorIoK streets, about seven O'Clock on Friday
evening, ana robbIng hin OF e10. There were
about zen WITNESSES Oh each side. aud tie testi.
monY as 10 the assault was very conflicting; but
the Judge concluded 70 mold the prisoner In 81, 6Oo
bail TO answer.
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THE TEMPLEToN CHILD CASE.

HE IEMPLEION CHILD CASE.
The examination to determine the question
whether Colonel william Z. Tempeton snail con-
unue TO retain in his care MS grandchlld, Willie
G. Tcmpleton, or whether ne shall be given to his
mother. Mrs. Ida Maud Templeton, continues 10
drag It's slow length along before Judge Dononue,
or the Supreme Court. There another several
hours session yesterday, before crowded court
room, az usual It lacked, however. the spicy
navor OF the previous examinations through Judge
Donohue keeping under close rein the FESTIVE
counsel. Mr.. Joan d. Townsend and ex-Judge Bus
teed. sharp legal rencontre aud crossing OF
lances seemed imminent on several occasions, but
the Judge has evidently got tired OF this sort OF
thing and kept them down TO business.
only TWO witnesses were examined The first
called was G. ). Kimoall. resident OF Brooklyn.
He gave some damaging testimony as TO the Guar
acter OF Mrs. Iemplet0n and her mother. Mrs.
Baocock- Il vas yery EVIDENT that ne was re-
damaging TO himself. ON MS crosse xarnin a ton
ne admitted Inkt he had been arrested over Ia
Brooklyn Tor giving a cheek on a bank without nav
ing the money TO meet II. lie explained on tie re-
direct that ne asked tue party 10 whom he gave
the check 20 hold It DAY or two before present
being Ia the bank he Was thereupon arrested, In
dcted and admitted 10 ball. and from All he mad
been able 70 learn nolle pros. mad been entered in
the case. IL was understood that the other side
had been active In tue matter and had officer
OF Brooklyn 10 arrest MIN as ne lett the court
room With the examination OF This witness Mr.
Townsend rested.
DT. juiiuS D. blfusall was tue nTSt witness called
on behalf OF Mrs. Templeton. He testified that ne
had known Mrs. Tenpleton ana her mother for
several years and Colonel BaDcock Tor twenty-five
years lie gave both the ladies a high character
aud said that Colonel Babcock was abundantly
able 10 provide for them and the support OF the
child. on hts crOss-examination BY Mr. Town.
send ne admitted that ne had. during his years OF
acquaintance with Mrs. Templeton aud her
mother only called on them some eight
times, and then only saw them Ia the paTloIs of
boarding houses. At tue close OF MS testimony
au adjournment was had Tor one week. The case
promises 70 be through ABOUT the time the
Beecher trial ends.
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THE COURTS.
Penalty Of Having Bought Bonds Of a
Defaulting Official.
THE TEMPLEToN CHILD CASE
The Convicted Counterfeiter Mason, Re-
fused a New Trial.

Augustus Meyers. a sailor on the ship John sner-
wood. convicted OF felonous assault upon Isaac
stewart, was, yesterday, in The criminal branch
OF the United states Circuit Court, sentenced 10
Kings County Penitentary tor two and half
years.
BY consent OF the Attorney General OF the
Untted States nolIe prosedui was entered yes
terday in the United States Circuit Court, in the
various indictments. found some three years ago.
against several hundred persons for alleged wnis
key frauds.
Judge Barrett, In Supreme Court. Chambers,
yesterday granted temporary Injunction against
Otto Echardt, proprietor OF Concordia Hall. en-
joining him from giving any further performances
at his place until he has paid his license lee. AZ
usual in all these tnea rcal license cases, the IN
Junction was granted on application on behalf or
the Society for the Reformation OF juvenile De-
lnuuents.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-16

son. But what are we, or the peo-
pie who read this truthful account
of the matter, to think OF q prac.
ticing physician who would endeav-
or by Misrepresentation to bring .
brother physician into disrepute
among a community in which he
has lived and successfully prscticed
tor eleven years? What are the
people to think Of q physician who
cannot recognize one disease from
another, and will risk his reputa-
ton, however valueless, in order to
bring discredit upon one of his own
callingf These are ugly conun-
drums for DR.. Miller's solution,
and he will probably rave the help
of the people in solving them. 1t
was through the good sense and
fairness of the people who allowed
DR.. Kirby an opportunity to vim
dictate himself, and not by any re-
missness OF the accusing physician,
that we are not called upon to
write that ian innocent man has
been hung by an excited mob"
We don't wish to unjustly censure
DR.. Miller, but the facts call for the
most pronounced condemnation of
his action IN this matter, which will
probably not end save in court OF
Justice. The public will await fur
Their developments with interest.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-16
Fatal Accicent-Man Killed at the
DEVILS Gate Mill.

Mr.. NJ. Paulson, amalgamator at
the Devils Gate Mill, met with q
terrible, and it is now thought,
fatal accident in the mill on Sun
day evening last while oiling the
gearing of the main shaft under the
pans. One of the men employed
with him noticed him going under
the pans with an oil can, and wish
ing to consult him about some mat
ter, waited for his return. Two or
three minutes after, the party
looked under the pans where Paul
son had gone, and only seeing
glare of the light and not Paulson,
Immediately went forward. On
arriving he found that most terri
BILE accident had occurred. Paulson
was lying mashed up against the
timbers which inclose the shaft,
and was apparently lifeless. The
machinery was Immediately stopped
and the unfortunate man brought
out upon the floor Of the mill, and
Drs. Kirby and Zabriskie at once
sent for. On examination it was
found that Paulson had received
terrible blow upon the head in the
region of the right temple, and
that confusion of the brain had
ensued. He had received other
conclusions about the arms and
body, but the blow on the head is
the one which will probably cause
death. The mUst strenuous efforts
to revive Paulson and bring him to
consciousness have been made from
the time of the accident up to the
present writing, 10 o'clock p. NJ,
but without avail. His physicians
inform us that there is not the
slightest hope of his recovery, and
before this notice reaches our
patrons, the man will probably
have expired. Nothing positive is
known, but it is supposed that
while in the act of walking the
plank which runs parallel with the
shaft, Paulson slipped, fell across
the driving belt and was hurled
against the timbers mentioned. No
limbs were broken, the injuries
being as stated. Paulson was a
single man, had lately been en-
ployed at the Brunswick mill, and
had only been at the Devils Gate
few days. The accident is a most
lamentable one.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-16


our citizens who have lately passed
up Second street probably know,
the Episcopal Church under process
of construction, was flattened to the
ground by the terrible gale of Satur
day night. Our reporters account
of the disaster, which was written
with all the facts which at that hour
could be gained, was more intended
to call out an investigation by those
fully competent to judge Of the sta
bility of the edifice, than to censure
the contractor Mr.. Benz. Woods.
This investigation has been had, and
the result to rs clearly shows that
almost the entire responsibility for
its demolition by the wind lies with
the plan and specifications which
the contractor had undertaken to
follow. Mr.. BENZ. Wood, with
whom we had an interview on sun
day, assures us that he had not only
fulfilled every specification laid down
but, fearing for the safety of the
building, had been at the expense of
using some 500 feet extra lumber in
bracing the editice against jus: such
a catastrophe as had befallen it. On
Friday night, during the gale which
then prevailed he and his workmen
remained with the building until
one O'Clock at night, to ascertain
how it was sustaining the strain,
and he assures us that the frame
stood very firm. Notwithstanding
this evidence of safety and to make
assurance doubly sure, on the fol-
lowing day and evening he added
still further braces and safeguards,
rightly anticipating a still severer
test to its strength in the night to
follow. When the tempest was at
its highest on Saturday night he had
force OF carpenters still at work in
the building putting stays and braces
wherever he thought they would
help sustain the racklng which the
furious and constantly shifting wind
was then giving the frame, and it
was while Mr.. Woods and his as
sistants were thus at work that the
building fell. The contractor says
that the gust which fattened the
church came in the shape Of tre-
mendous whirl-wind, and that had
the building been twice as stoutly
braced upon such foundation, that
it would still have gone down before
it. From reading the specifica-
tons, and from our interview with
Mr.. Woods, we are we'll satisfied
that he is fully exonerated from
fault. This being the case, we are
glad to accord him the justice of say
ing as much, and commend those in
charge of the work for their accept
ance of the responsibility and the
loss occasioned. Having learned this
rather dear lesson in church build
ing, we understand that the speciti
cations will be so altered AS to
render the next attempt u safe one.
The "stilts" upon which the
church is to rest will be materially
shortened, and provision made at
the start for the security OF the
structure against wind storms while
1t is under process of erection. The
loss will probably not reach higher
figure than 5000, and the work OF
reconsideration has already com
menced.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-16

"CATTLE RAID."-The passenger
train on the Virginia and Truckce
Railroad collided with a band of
cattle near Huffaker's Station yes
terday morning. After slaughtering
fifteen or twenty head of the bo-
vines, the ten Ter of the engine, the
baggage, mail, express, and one pas
senger car, started to follow the af-
frightened cattle across a field, and
probably, with good management
and plenty of steam, would have
succeeded in overt aking them some
where in the vicinity of Steamboat
Springs; but they made an unfortu-
nate somersault early in the chase,
and there remained until assistance
was rendered from Carson. A trans
fer of all necessary matter was made,
including the passengers, of which
none were injured, and arrived at
Virginia about 1 80 p. NJ. In a few
DAYS all damage to the engine and
cars will be repaired, and much
larger and more effective "cow-
catcher" will be added.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-16

NARROW EscAPE.-The family and
house of Mr.. j. Holmes, opposite the
wrecked house of worship, had mar
row escape from being crushed by
the falling of that editice; and, as it
was, the family experienced pretty
severe fright and the house sustained
about $3.50 damage. The residence
is almost, but not quite opposite the
church, and when the latter fell, the
timbers and boards came crashing
upon the sidewalk and side of the
house with noise well calculated to
arouse the soundest and sweetest
slumbers. George" our carrier and
"devil," who was sleeping As peace
fully as devils generally sleep, says
that his unconscious vision was lead
ing him soothingly along IA brilliant
ly Illuminated street, hemmed in on
both sides by tall and stately man
sions, built wholly of glass and gold,
and inhabited by angels and gods.
1t was just as he was ascending one
of the many magnificent glass stair
cases to ask an old and intelligent
looking angel if he did not want the
TINES showed u.der the door, that
the gorgeous palace crumbled to
pieces with crash and roar that
made the angelic city tremble like
an aspen, and he was thrown sixteen
thousand three hundred and seven
teen miles down rickety pair of
stairs, into a Blue Canyon lumber
yard, and woke up to find himself
on the bedroom floor and the ragged
edge of church scantling piercing
the side of his fathers house, and the
glass of its windows jingling out of
the sashes. Mr.. Holmes had taken
the precaution to change bedrooms
on the night mentioned, as he feared
the church would go down, and
probably saved his life by the pre-
caution taken. We consider the
escape most fortunate one.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-16

A Mud SILL.-The travellers who
passed up and down the street in
front of our Office yesterday, gener-
ally presented a muddy appearance,
but none equalled in appearance the
soil-covered individual who slowly
wendell his way through the mud
and slush towards Joe Munckton's
saloon. His steed appeared neither
fiery or untamed, and from the
sound of his "epizoot" cough, would
seem to have the "galloping con-
SUMPTION" yet he was led by kind
and charitable person, who had the
welfare of his rider at heart. Wheth-
the rider was endorsed by an acct
dent or some careiessness on his
part we did not learn, but certain it
was that the "pinto" appearances of
his clothes led us to imagine that he
had been making geological inves-
tigation from the hurricane deck of
his mustang, and deemed the safest
place to carry his assays was on his
back.
Since writing the above we learn
with regret, that man probably
the one referred to above), was
thrown or fell from his horse, a short
distance above the Silver Hill mine
and broke his neck. Up to the hour
of going to press we have been una
BILE to learn his name, or any of the
particulars of this painful accident.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-16

THE WEATHER.-The delightful
DAYS of autumn have passed away,
and grim old Winter has taken us
by the hand. We have not given
him as warm welcome as we usu-
ally extend to our old companions,
for his body-servant Storm, has
with his chilly breath driven away
the pleasant rays OF the sun. Occa-
sionally, one peeps out from among
the clouds, but the prospect is SO
cheerless, the scene SO uninviting,
that it tarries but short time. On
Saturday last the heavens, like a
troubled soul, long suffering, at
last yielded and gave vent to its
pent-up grief and shed tears from
"weary dawn to dawn" We first
welcomed it as a Godsend and re-
lief, but when it continued at inter
walls through Saturday. accom-
panied by fierce gushes of wind, so
strong as to demolish the building
intenaed for divine worship, and
causing many of the houses to rock
on their foundation. much to the
discomfort of the timid, we then
concluded if a little was good, much
was bad. 1t rather had compassion
on the church-goers, and did not
rain much until after the hour of
worship, but from that time Until
about ten p. NJ. it rained. not very
hard but almost constantly. At that
hour it began showing. but of
liquid quality, and this morning
the beautiful snow" is merely of
sufficient quantity to signify its
efforts. Mount Davidson and the
surrounding hills are covered and
some apprehension exists that if it
continues, and is followed by rain
as is generally the case, that the
water rising therefrom will cause
considerable inconvenience, if not
damage, to the mines and mills
situated along the creek. We hope
this will not occur, for while we
can see our church blown down
our streets knee-deep with mud
and any ordinary misfortnnes. we
cannot without protest submit to
this last infection.