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The New York herald., 1875-09-14
CREEDMOOR.
EXTRA RIFLE PRACTICE FOR THE FIRST BRIGADE,
FIRST DIVISION, N.G.sNY.

EXTRA RIFLE PRACTICE FOR THE FIRST BRIGADE,
FIRST DIVISION, NG.sN.Y.
Couformaby TO previous orders the several regiments
composing the First brigade Infantry of the First
division, NGS.NY., sent attachments yesterday
to Creedmoor for extra days rife practice. The
troops composed OF men who had vet shot over
the third and second class ranges of such had
failed to qualify as competitors for the Marksmsn's
Badge. The who failed the first trial are thus
afforded opportunity of earning the Marksman's
Badge. There were 2s0 officers and men before the
butts, some of whom had already shot their regular
or these about thirty have qualified to shoot
for the Marksmans Badge. 1t thus becomes question
OF some moment to whether IL is worth while for the
State to pay for transportation, burn thou
sands Of rounds Of ammunition and occupy
the time of both officers and in order to allow
thirty out Of 2s9 qualify to shoot for the Marks
mans Badge
The regiments which sent deachments yesterday
were the Twelfth Twenty second, Sixty NINTH Seventy
first Seventy ninth The troops assembled in their
respective armores sufficiently early OF their
taking the thirtynve minutes past nine A. NJ train
from Hunters Point to Creedmoor. On arriving upon
the field it found that Lieutenant Colonel Chad
dock of the Seventy first regiment who had been de-
tailed as field officer Of the day, not present Cap
tain Clark of the Seventy NINTH being the senior officer
on the field took command, and Adjutant Hughes, Of
the same corps, assisted him. Firing commenced at
eleven o'clock. Shooting 100 and $50 yards butts
was finished before ration time About a smart
shower interrupted the practice for twenty minutes In
the afternoon the 300 and 4C0 yards dis
tances were shot over in front of second class
targets, aud the practice finished by six O'Clock.
Under the sharp eye of Major Henry Fulton,
OF the American rifle team, who present brigade
instructor OF rifle practice things with great
regularity. In marching from point point and chang
Ing ranges the officers and showed acquaint-
ance with the routine Of field duty than many other
bodies OF the National Guard that have preceded
them at Creedmoor
THE TWELFTH REGIMENT.
The Twelfth regiment had fifty four officers non
commissioned officers and men. OF this number
twenty nine qualified TO shoot at the second class tar
gets Captain V. Herb commanded the detachment,
and Adjutant W. H. Murphy acted inspector Of rifle
practice.
O. the TaneLnh Reninenf
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NEW JERSEYS AMENDED CONSTITU-
TION.
THE OFFICIAL COUNT NOT YET PUBLISHED.

THE OFFICIAL COUNT NOT YET PUBLISHED.
TRENTON, Sept 13 1875.
The returns of the recent election the constitu-
tonal amendments in this State have not all arrived at
the Secretary of States Office in this city yet although
one week after the election, prescribed by the law
for the filing of them has nearly expired Fiftyseven
polling precincts scattered through twelve counties,
remain to be heard from. Hudson county
Is conspicuous for its tardiness account OF
which the judges of election IN the silent pre-
cincts fall in for merltcd share of In the
first Legislative district Of that county, comprising
seven polling precincts, but two have been heard from;
in the second, comprising the number
turns have been made; in the third, COM
prsing the same number, but two returns
have in; in the fourth, comprising
six returns in the fifth and SIXTH comprising be-
tween them fourteen precincts, but two returns have
been made while the seventh and eighth make better
showing, as all the returns III but from one pre-
cinct Nine counties have furnished complete returns
Taking criterion the number of votes Gust ior ana
against the first and twelfth amendments the maiori
ties for each stand respectively, 20,79l and ,5O6,
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TEMPERANCE IN NEW JERSEY.
CALL FOR PROHIBITION CONVENTION.

TRENTON, Sept 13 1875.
call has just been issued for State Temperance
Convention to meet in this city Wednesday, the 22d
inst 1t signed by S. b. Ransom Jersey City; George
Sheppard Page, Stanley; Washington l.. Hope Red
Bank Alexander Cass, Englewood, and Edward X.
Drake, Elizabeth.
The circular, after setting forth in vigorous language
the demoralizng and banelu influences of intemper
ance, goes to state that 'experence has taught
that nothing short OF the legal prohibition Of the
acture and sale of Intoxicating liquors save our
people from the bghting curse of intem
perance. But we have pettoned and pleaded in
vain. They have turned deaf all our supplca-
tons. Neither the righteousness of the
wall of runs victims has moved them. We
longer petition such men without sacrifice of self
respect 1t therefore devoves upon at this time to
determine whether we will abandon our labors for
prohibition or devise some mode of fighting the
enemy"
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that his presence in this country (Which is stll
his country Is needed and will not, think provoke
any exhibition Of i'll will Yours
GEORGE SHEA, Esq HORACE GREELEY.
JUDGE sHEA's LETTER.
81 WILLIAM STREET,
New York. April IL, 1867.
MY DEAR SlR-l enclose "A letter which have re-
ceived from my friend. Mr. Horace Greeley which
would have forwarded by the former mail had then
known your address. The letter Will speak for ITSELF
and send you the original with Mr.. Grceley's cordial
concurrence 30 that If you act upon the suggestion it
contains II may be IN your power make such public
use OF the letter as your convenience and judg-
ment may approve
Last summer thought il would be provdent under
certain circumstances, which ! had To believe
would be gwen to US at Washington. for you 10
into the united STATES and designed 20 Canada
and confer with you on the subject but just
about to go there heard that you leaving for Eu
rope to return this spring thought it better delay
l have frequently spoken to republican gentlemen in
the United States Senate and House of Representatives
a 10 yourself and find no i'll will against your person
ay indeed, they generally have the same thought and
wish so well anu manlully expressed by Mr.. Greeley in
the enclosed letter that your aid is needed by all inter-
ests here especially IN your own Kentucky
write briefly aud In haste wish this to leave by
to-days mall which closes within the present hour. l
am. most faithfully yours GEORGE SHEA
To the Hon. j. G. BREcKNRIpGE
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of New Jersey legislator has been largely elevated in
dignity and Importance by the adoption Of the
constitutional amendments. He will hereafter receive
larger compensation for his services, and, for at least
two sessions have vastly more important duties
To perform Besides the revision of the tax laws, which
will demand the exercise OF tho best ability, financial
experience. &c, the enactment OF system Of general
laws will require good deal of ripe wisdom and judg
ment
Already the republicans OF Cumberland county have
made their nominations for the lower house OF the
Legislature by the selection Of Messrs George W. Payne
in the First and Morris Bacon in the Second district
Other county conventions will follow The State
SOveregns Of Industry the Changers and the prOhib
ton and temperance organizations wilt take prom
part in the fight, that lively times in store
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THE DECREE OF THE pRrvY COUNCIL.


The following is the order in which IS promulgated
the decree of the Privy Councl:-
Her Majesty pleased, by and with the advice Of
her Priyy Council, to order as it is hereby ordered
that the said decree of the Court of Queens Bench for
the Province OF Quebec of the 9TH September 1871 and
the decree OF the Superior Court of the 10Th
September 1870 be and the same hereby reversed
with costs and Her Majesty further pleased TO order
that the original order of the said Superior Court Of
the I'd May 1870 be varied and that, instead OF the
SAID ordor, should be ordered that Pc
remptory writ OF mandamus be issued, directed TO La
Cure ct Margulicrs de PGuvre ct Fabrique de Notre
Dame de Montreal" commanding them, upon applica-
tion being made to them by, behalf of the Inst
tut Canadien and upon tender payment to them OF
the usual and accustomed fees to prepare, permit to
be prepared grave in that part OF the cemetery in
which the remains Of Roman Catholics who receive
ecclesiastical burial usually inferred for the burial
upon such remains being brought the said cemetery
for that purpose at reasonable and proper time they
do bury the said remains in the said part OF
the said cemetery or permit them TO be buried
here and IL Is further ordered that the defendants do
pay to the Canadian Institute all the costs Of the widow
in all the lower courts except such costs occa-
stoned by the plea OF recSdto jcts which should be
borne by the APPELLANTS and likewise the sum Oi
81 079 lSs 4d sterling for the costs of this appeal
Whereof the Governor General, Lieutenant Governor
Commander in Chief of the Dominion of Canada for
the time being and all other persons whom IL may
cern, TO take notice and govern themselves accord
ingy. (Signed) T.. HARRISON.
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KILLED ON THE HARLEM RAILROAD.

An unknown man, about forty years Of age was
found lying insensble Of the cuts Of the Fourth
avenue Improvement 10th street about six o'clock
last evening He taken to the Twelfth precinct sta
tOn house where he died in lew minutes lie appeared
10 be a laborng man and was run over by the Harlem
down train. He about live feet eight inches IN
height with dark brown har and whiskers wore a
check overshrt, dark pants, and coat Congress
CATERS and black felt hat The Coroner was notified TO
bnld ani
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A POOR MARKSMAN.

For some time past Charles II. Trout, residing at No
100 Elizabeth street. has not been good terms with
his brotherin-law, William Linan, who also resides in
the same house Last evening the diincuy between
the two came near ending in a tragedy A muir
derous pistol was brought into use by Frout and It's
contents were discharged his brother in-laws head
Luckily the aim not correct The bullet went wide
of its mark and lodged in the wall near where Linan
standing After the pistol was discharged Trout
fed and was not arrested up TO a late hour night
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Majority for Majority for
Total majorities.

The twelfth amendment, which was vigorously OPP
posed by the voters in the larger cities such Jersey
City, Newark, Paterson, &c. is as follows -'Propery
shall be assessed for under general laws and by
uniform rules, according to its true value"
IL is estimated that all of the amendments but the
twelfth carried by least so GOO majority and that
the twelfth is adopted by about IL, 900 majority
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FIRE ON EIGHTH AVENUE.

About hafpast eight o'clock last night FIRE broke
out ON the first floor Of No. 46l Eighth avenue. occu
pied by Messrs. Corwyn Brothers Though the Orc
the stock amounted 10 $4,000 Insurance ampIo
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

Hattie Osborne nineteen years of age, residing at
30 l9l Orchard street. attempted suicide last night bv
taking laudanum. She attended by Police Surgeon
Powo at ths Edrdgo street station house sont homa
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THE REGIMENT
The Sixty-nnth Regiment sent iorty-eight officers
and men TO the butts Fifteen of these qualified to prac-
ce at the second class targets Captain Gushing in
command, and Captain Carten as instructor of rifle
practice, directed the firing
Scores of the Sirtu-ninM Re0inaeut
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NEW JERSEYS ELECTION.

THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE COMING CAM
PeIGN.
TRENTON, Sept 13, 1875
The coming fall election in this State promises to bo
Of more than usual significance The contest will
be waged in reference 10 the Legislature Tho position
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A CRITICS CRISIS.

The troops returned home in good order, the o. A
?. NJ train, from CreedmOor to Hunterls Point
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SEVENTY NINTH REGIMENT.
The Seventy ninth regiment (Highanders) had sixty
six officers and enlisted before the butts. Twenty
nine qualified to shoot at the second class targets Cap
tain Dutch was in command and Captain j. Ross ap-
peared as reglmenta inspector OF rifle practice
Scores Of Me Serenty-ninth ReqimeaL
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GREELEY AND BRECKENRIDGE.
A SHORT CHAPTER OF HISTORY.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Sept s, 1876.
Some years ago, when John c. Breckenridge, after
the fall OF the rebellion, was an exile in Europe,
story put in circulation that his return
to this country due to invitation from the late
Horace Greeley This story contradic al
though an attempt was made at the time to throw
doubt upon it by the political friends of Mr. Greeley
Since the death Of General Breckenridge the true facts
attending his return to America have come to light
and both parties have departed 1t seems due his
tory that they should be given to the world
The letter written by Mr.. Greeley concerning Mr.
Breckinridge's return is addressed to Judge Georg
Shea of New York This and the letter enclosing it,
written by Judge Shea to Mr. Breckenridge, fol-
lowa.-
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Mr.. GREELEY's LETTER.

New YORK, April s, 1867. !
MY FRrEND-Since nearly all the military chiefs
OF the south in our late struggle-Generals
Lee, Johnston Beauregard, Longstreet, &c.-
have stouty advised their people to accept
the situation unresorvedly, and organize their
respective states in accordance with the dictates
of Congress- II seems to pity that the presence
and counsel of General Breckenridge are wanting. We
need them not in the South proper but in his own
Kentucky, where a uniortunate attempt To per-
peuate class distinctions. which have no longer any
national justification solid basis, threaten to perpet
uate a feudand a struggle, which do no good and
must work great mischief wsh therefore, that you
would communicate TO General BrockinrldRe
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SEVENTY REGIMENT.
The Seventy-first regiment mustered ory-six men of
all ranks the ranges nineteen OF whom back to
the second class targets Lieutenant Wilson was in
command, and Lieutenant Sturcke performed the duty
of inspector OF rife practice.
Scores of the lSerentu- first Re0iDienf
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THE TWENTY REGIMENT.
The Twenty second regiment sent to the field seven
ty-hve men Of all ranks thrtysix of whom went back
TO shoot at the second class butts. Captain R. X
Styles was in command and Captain J. s. Looms dis
charged the duty of inspector of rifle practice
Scores Of tie 7lcenty-second Regiment
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THE PRISONER ON THE srAND-HTs EVIDENCE
IN HIS OWN BEHALF-DENYING THE IMPoR-
TANr TESTIMONY OF MRS. PEERS, THE BROOK.
IYN LADY
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-08-26

THE;latest advices from the North
Carolina election give the state to
the Republicans by $4,000 majority,
and 81 members in the Constitutions
al Convention to So Democrats, with
one county to hear from. This gives
the convention to the Republicans
beyond question. Last year the
Democrats had a majority in the
state Of 1902 ), and majority OH
joint ballot in the Legislature of 70
"a in the Senate and As in the House.
There is not much consolation for the
Democrats in North Carolina this
year. Another account leaves it I'M
certain which will have the majority
in the convention.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-08-26

Tie government has appealed to
the Supreme Court from the de-
cision of Inc Court Of Claims which
awarded $480,O00 in gold to the
State National Bank Of Boston, and
has also appealed from the decisions
Of the Court of Claims IN $500, 600
or 100000. The title to TIE Hot
Springs property having been de-
cided by the same court to the
United States, the claimants have
appealed to the Supreme Court.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-08-26

In cleaning away the refuse from the
ancient mines OF Laurirm, in Greece, a
large number Of seeds were found un-
known to modern science, but described
in the writings of PIiny. The seeds
took root, budded and hlossomed, bear
ing beautiful yellow flowers, after a
burial of at least 1900 years.
, 1875-04-23
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REAL ESTATE WANTED.
JVAHTED-FROM OWNKR, HOUSES AND LOTT
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, 1875-04-23
To RENT-HOUSES.

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J. nit1rs, and hArn. N. HAHfEH IN L.ASatn-st.
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, 1875-04-23

LOST AND fOON0s
T1OuSp-QS THE MORNING or THE I'D INST.
II smA sorssf hutss. white face. and tMu lina loot
whine flWnur cAo hayo kAno by pruning pt0patty aud
ns.iex cSssxos 10 MIKE FlTzFA1KIUk, viii s.1ph0A
/ liaI}y. TO ftaAHJ-st.
T osT.TlJEspAY Last, TIN N0X CONTAINING
Ii tnoncy sud Iepsrs uf !aln0 tu owces uy reward
viii ~ given totutu Of thu Mptn 70 ~ l!url0ut.At
L. CvttAss drove and Ind avs. long black lAao
scsxf Tue hnder viii ba suitably rewarded BY tsArpx 1t
st n Txsoly .toa1th.sk or II Is Napzvo.st-
r usT-A MEMORANDUM HOOK WITH PAPEKS
II belonging 10 Woas Yaaos, joliet. q fos SocoyoFy
d sAa.s. U. L. VAGGB. joliot.
ca n REWARD Will, BE GIVEN. AND NO CUES.
DlV eua &sltd foe tbs Estutn Of tho gold ehl
fIoip G3l b4AAs-at he 18th s& <hiA month.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-29
4 Sangulnary Wretch.
MS CAREER AND ULTIMATE FATE.

trom the Pal! Mall Gazette London August %.
Executions are not frequent in Italy. and
when the sentence Of death j. carried out
there it may be taken for granted that the
culprit has Committed crimes of unusual
strocity- Frederick Alamo was recently
sentenced to death after having been found
guilty upon 80 counts. These counts COM
prised l. wiliul murders, cases Of man
slaughter, ! attempted murders, - OF
woundlng aud capturing people for the pur-
pose Of ranSoming them, 3 Of highway rob
berry with violence, and rape. Alamo,
who had had quarrel with one of his neigh
bors, lodged a couple Of balls in his body
one day in the presence Of several people,
anu took 10 the mountains, where he i0in-
ed band Of briggul-, who were driving
very prosper0u. trade. \ peasant and his
wife having refused to harbor the goods
which these brgands had to dispose Of.
Alamo came to their cottage one night and
put them both to death, being with great
difficulty restrained by one OF his comrades
from gOuging ont the ewes Of their children.
few Years afterwards Alamo, Suspccting
that one OF his friends had leen killed by a
peasant called D Nojo, avenged himself by
stahbing his wife and shooting her sister.
Not content with this. he returned to Di
Nojn's cottage few day4 later and muir
dered his daughter-in-law aud two of his
grandchildren. On returning from there
he met his own uncle. whom he suspected
ol being in communication with the police,
50 ne took the opportunity of stabbing him,
his wife, and a child who was walking with
them. lie then went to their cottage, mur-
derel another OF their children and severely
injured three others by pouring boiling WA
ter over them. Thus, he had murdered
seven people and wounded three in one day
\ month later be captured wealthy merch-
ant, and receiving the ransom asked in due
time, cut off first his ears and then his head
50 ferocious was he that two OF his comrades
exp0stuated with him but the only result
was that he shot them both. Ii was only
last autumn that Alamo was captured. and
so strong Is the feeling against capital pun
ishment in Italy, it seemed doubtful month
ago whether he would be sent to the scaf-
fold. Fortunately the king refused to ex-
ercise his preroyatiye of pardon, and Alamo
was executed III Potenzl a week ago. 1t is
stated, in reference to executions in Italy.
that the cost varies very much according to
the district in which they occur. In some
parts Of the kingdom hanging is the mode
resorted 10, while in Others the guillotine is
used, but in both eases executions take place
in private
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-29
The Vermont Central Accounting.
CONFINEMENT OF THE ARGUMENTS BEFoE
THE MASTERS.

CONFINEMENT OF THE ARGUMENTS BEFORE
THE MASTERS.
The arguments in the Vermont Central
accounting case commenced on Wednesday.
before Special Masters Dilhng ham. Ed
wards and Dennison, Hon. Levi Under
wood opening for the receivers lie gave
history OF the formation of the trust His
theory was that the receivers, having exer-
cised their best Judgment and discretion,
and their doings having been from time to
time approved by the security holders. they
cannot be held liable for losses unless gull
" of fraud. Their liability il no greater
and no different from that Ot the directors.
The primal object of these roads was To
make commercial line between Boston
and the West. A, the business has lnereas-
ed improvements have been necce ssary
The debt has increased, but not in proper
tion to the increase in value OF the proper
ty. From '6l to '73 upwards of S4o ,0OO,-
600 have been received by trust. and all of
it is accounted for to the last cent The
system and accuracy of its bookkeeping has
been adm irs BILE. and has often been com
mended by the bond holders in the records
Mr.. Underwood proceeded to answer the
specifications of the opening counsel, treat
ing OF the Sullivan lease. Montreal and Yer
mont junction, 5 ). and Cnambiy and Mis-
si.quoi roads. and the s.. Alhsn- foundry
contract, and the royalty on wheels and
castings. The same general rule was APP
piled to all, that they were necessary. au-
thorized and approved, and unless there has
been fraud in keeping the accounts. which
no one pretends. these Masters have nothing
to do but to indorse the approval OF The
auditing committee. As for the secret ser
vice fund. il was simply a Tatter of book
keeping Its use was necessary 10 prevent
thieying. and the receivers were Justified III
not declaring the payments. partly a. n
matter of necessary prudence and partly BY
the refusal OF the masters to report them IN
1861 tor the same reason. which report Wa
accepted by the court Mr.. Underwood
concluded at 3 p. m. Col A. +. Walker.
then opened for the bondholders with an
elaborate argument, embracing a great
array of facts which the Masters were ask
ed to find and report
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NUMBER Is.

manufacture cheaper than other parts of the
country it will hold its own, Dut as the in
terror develops manufactures New England 5
power Of competition will be retained only
by the most rigid economy and by improved
apparatus. The working element of the
mills of Lowell, the fishing fleets of Marble
head, are supplied by Nova Scotians and
Canadians. The Catholic Church spires,
multiplying in the Eastern towns, attest
conclusively that the newer Industrial class
is imported. In other respects there are
changes of Importance tobacco, which has
been cultivated for the past ten years in
great quantities, no longer pays its former
profit. The manufacturing States must
meet this problem How to manufacture 50
much without a foreign commerce which
shall seek out new and distant fields of trade
Here are all the mills and machines where
Is the market That market used to be
where the sailor with his adventurous foot
found it. For the sailor, New England has
substituted the peddler for the capitalist
with his packet vessel, the canvasser with
his samples. The frontier railroad that
leads anywhere except to population has
become the Indian Ocean and the South
Sea