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The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
IN THE tolls.
BEFORE THE MAYOR, YEsTRRDA

BEFORE THE MAYOR, YESTERDAY.
The Right Worthy Court again, yesterday
morning, at o'clock looked supremely and
comely down upon the guilty offenders OF
the day previous. Austere Chief Brady
opened his docket and at nod from the
Bench, Mary Jane Hinson stood before the
bar, She was rather an unique specimen OF
the mixed character, and in the presence OF
the court bore meek, lamb-like carriage,
| which lent additional charms to her dusky
beauty. She listened quietly to an account
of her misbehavior, and when Samuel Mas
ter swore to abusive language she nodded
assent, and listened with mcekness TO the
mild rebuke from His Honor,wh intimated
that bail to the amount of 800 for future
behavior might be left with the Chief.
Caroline Mercer appeared next upon the
bench, and lifted a pair of almond eyes to
the face Of the court. Caroline, it appeared
had been tenderly rearing valuable chick
en-, it is presumed of the male persuasion,
for on Sunday it flew to the unhospitable
back yard of Ellen Diggs, who proposed to
dig little grave for the pretty bird as soon
as her arrangements for its death could be
made. To this Carrie objected, and while
the feathered biped mounted the fence to
see fair play, hard words and high threats
were exchanged, but Ellen taking discre-
sion to be the better part of valor, duy out
and saw blue coat about the matter. "You
may have the pleasure, said the Court to
Carrie, of contributing 50 and cost towards
the maintenance Of law and order and leave
a bond for 5000, and you are free woman.'
Chas. Blackston was the next victim to
municipal justice. Officer Bernhardt led
him gently by the arm to the bench. Charles
it appears, is unfortunate in having mind,
which is without proper balance, and as it
appeared to be case in which mercy rather
than justice should be displayed, although
he had behaved badly at home, the Court
thought the Alms-house filter abode tha.
the prison.
Wesley Simpson was not so easily dis
posed of. Wesley has disposition to be
belligerent upon occasions, and yesterday
attempted to dispute that a brother darks
top peace would prove harder than knucklcs
and was taken in charge by convenient
blue coat and the Court concluded that 50
and costs and 5000 bail would settle the
difficulty.
Mike Gardner did not succeed in getting
home sober, yesterday, and SO cents with
cost, the Court said was fair thing to do.
The Court then gave Jno. Cannon and
Chas. Bruce, their commission as tenants of
the county mansion over the river, after
which the Court arose and the spectators
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
Inn Much Married.

WASHINGTON, Aug. GA rather curious
case has come before the Commissioners OF
Pensions for his decision A woman who
was married and whose husband, in lS6o,
was married again. In 1862 she was married
to another man without an actual divorce,
although the law of Tennessee makes deser-
ton for two years good grounds for a divorce
The second husband became a soldier and
died in 1865. In 1873 the legislature of Ten
nessec passed an act legalalizing the latter
marriage, and the woman now comes for
ward as an applicant for pension as the
widow of her soldier husband. The commits
sioncr holds that as the first parties had not
been divorced at the time of the death
of the soldier, when the claim if any
accrued the wonlan.was not lawful wife of
the soldier and the act of the Tennessee
legislature is unconstitutional and would be
void if it applied to the claim.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
News from the swollen Rivers,

WASHINGTON, 20, 1910.
The signal offices furnishes the following
river report to-day: During the past "a
hours the Ohio river has fallen five inches
at Pittsburg, twenty light inches at Cincin-
natl, and thirty-six inches at Paduc,h. The
river will continue to fall during Tuesday
and Wednesday. The Mississippi river has
fallen four inches at st. Louis, thirty-seven
Inches at Cairo, fifteen inches at Memphis,
and one inch at Helena, where the river is
now forty-twO.
1t has remained stationery but is rising at
Vicksburg where it is forty feet and ten
inches, The rivers will probably fall slowly
at all stations during Tuesday. The Mis-
souri,, Cumberland and Rad rivers have fal-
len slowly at all the Stations, light rains
have fallen in the lover Missouri valley and
the valley of the Red river.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
Land Case Settled.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The Secretary
of the Interior has rejected the Homestead
Claim of Wakefield and awarded the land
to the railroad company. The evidence
shows that when the road was located the
land stood in the name of one Albert Wood
who failed to make good his title; that
Wakefield subsequently entered it under the
Homestead Act and the railroad company
claim it as coming within their grant, which
has not been filled by the award of other
sections in place of those due for lands ac-
tually occupied by settlers. Wakefield also
attrmpted but failed to show to the satis-
faction of the Secretary that Wood was IN
actual possession at the time the award was
made to the railroad.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
SUSPENSION.

Messrs.E T. A. Belts he well known man.
ufacturing firm of machinists tools, Of this
city, suspended operations at their foundry
on Friday, and discharged all the workmcr
in that department.
A reporter of the HERALD, called upon
Mr.. f. Belts, yesterday. Mr.. Belts gave as
their sole reason for discontinuing work
the dullness of their special trade, which
has been falling off for some time. The
manufacturing department, however, will
not cease operations until the end Of this
week. It is a matter Of extreme regret to
the Mcssrs. Belts, to discharge the excellent
wOrkmen, who have been in their employ.
Their workmen number one hundred, but
fortunately many of them have secured en-
ploymcnt elsewhere. To the question as to
when the firm would resume operation, Mr..
Belts said that there is nothing definite
about the matter, whenever the demand
will warrant it of course they will resume
work.
Speaking afterwards of his specially and
the disadvantages connected with it when
compared to shops that combine other in
dustries, Mr.. Belts said that there now ex-
listed almost q stagnation in the tool trade,
owing principally to the dullness in manu-
featuring business and having slack in the
demand for material. The firm hopes, how
ever, that reaction in trade will enable
them before long to take back their old
hands
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
BALL IND Bat,

THE QUICKsTEp-ATIvE EXCURs1oN-GEN-
ERAL NOTES.
This afternoon at one o'clock the Quick
steps and their friends leave in a specia]
train tor Philadelphia, where they play the
champion game with the Actives of Read
ing: About four hundred tickets have been
sold and If the day proves fine not less than
flve hundred persons will go up to witness
the game. The Quickstep will play the fol-
lowing team: Latferty, pitcher; Talley.
catcher; Geary, first base; Clinch. seconi
base; Fisher. third base: Stidham. short
stop; Stock, right field; Kelly, centre field.
Splainee, left field The Reading team will
be the same they played here upon the oc-
casion of their defeat.
Owing to the rain there was no games ves-
terday
The Athletics and St. Louis play on We'd
nesday; on Wednesday the Philadelphia and
Atlantic clubs play: and on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday the Atlantics and Chicago
play. ''"s'
The Athletic boys are having fine time
in the West and they are well received every
where.
Inere will be a professional nine NEXT
year IN Cleveland, Louisville, and Cincinnati.
the proper preparatory steps being about to
be taken in each city.
NO more games between the Athletic and
Hartford can be expected, as the latter refuse
ITO play unless the former withdraw their
claim to the forfeited game, which thfv
rightly refuse to do.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
THE CRACK SHOTS.
THEIR RECEPTION IN NEW YORK.

THEIR RECEPTION IN NEW YORK.
New YORK, Aug. 23.-City Hall Park
was crowded this afternoon with persons
awaiting the arrival of the American Rifle
Team. All the main entrances Of the City
Hall Park were densely crowded, one hun.
dred policemen maintained order. At half
past two the team were driven up in car
riages. They were received with ringing
cheers. They entered the Mayors office,
and after hand-shaking, and brief conver-
sation they adjourned to the Governors
room on the second floor. Gen. Shaler in
PRODUCED the team, after which Mayor
Wickham made speech. He vel
coined them home passing high COM
pliment upon their triumphs. Triumphs with
the rifle which he said made the whole
country proud of them. He then shook
hands with the men all around, Col. Gil
derslccve replying. He hoped the Mayor
and his friends who kindly rendered them
the reception would accept their sincere
thanks. They had gone away with some
friends and returned to find many nose. He
spoke of the warmth of their reception lin
Ireland. The title of American citizenship
had been possport when abroad. At the
close of the reception the military and civil
bopies were formed into line ank the men
and invited guests returned to their carriages
and the procession started up Broadway.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
CITY POLITICS.,

WARD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NOMINATED
AGRAND RATIFICATION MEETING,
The Republicans of the Ninth Ward will
meet this evening at the old Academy tn
nominate candidates for council and ward
officers. Also the Republicans of the Siytb
| Ward will hold meeting for the same pur-
pose at the same time.
The Seventh Ward Democrats nominated
the following ticket on Saturday: For
Council, D. I. Bredford for Inspector, Jno.
O,Donnell, Jr.; for Assistant, |. s. Price.
me committee appointed by the Fifth
Ward, Republican meeting, held on Friday
last, reported the following names as tit
persons for the nominations in that ward.
For Council, E. II. Hodgland for Insnec.
tor, *. II. Mcdonnell for Assistant. e. G.
stotensburg. Mr.. II. f. Pickles. most DOS
itively refused to have his name mentioned
as a candidate, and he will not accept the
nomination.
At the 9th Ward Republican meeting last
evening, held in the SaVillc building, the
following nominations were made:
Jos. X. Adams, Councilman;
Lewis L. Grubb, Inspector:
Geo. IL. Caspcrson, Assistant Inspector,
Tomorrow evening, the Democrats of
this city, will hold a ratification meeting at
+th street, between Market and shipley
street. The meeting will be addressed by
Jno. OByrne, Esq, and w. G. Whitley.
Esq, candidate for mayor, will also address
the meeting. A large number will undoubt-
edly attend.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
Death Before Poverty.

From the Nep Y rk Herald Of Saturday.
Between four and five o'clock yesterday
morning one of the keepers of Central Park
found the body of man lying on bench
in one of the alleyways. Near the dead
man was revolver, one chamber of which
had been discharged. Tie corpse was re-
moved to the Arsenal, and there it was dis
covered that bullet had entered near the
left nipple and penetrated the heart. From
papers discovered in his pockets it was as
certained that the dead mans name was
Andreas Fuchs, shoemaker, of No. 2ls
Second street. The following letter. found
on his person, explains itself
DEAR WIFE AND CHILDREN: see that
| cannot do other than put an end to my
life, for do not believe there is one in the
whole city of New York who wanders
about the streets as poor as myself. There
fore be contented and resign yourselves.
I have no rest by day or by night-not
that poverty compels me to this, only the
restlessness Of my own heart. Wherever
walk. wherever l be. my heart aches;
therefore be contented and resign your
selves. The suffering of my heart is too
great. 1t beats not like that of n man who
has worked with his hands for twenty-five
years in America, and earned his bread by
hard work, but it beats like that of man
who constantly robs and plumbers. cam
not write you in any better way about the
cause of my suicide, but that I have no
work and do not know what to do. NY
mind is not cnterprising, and that drives
me to despair. can write no more, fer
my heart is too full. Whatever belongs to
me bequeath to my poor wife. l haye
boy who is only few years old and re-
quires considerable care until he can sup
port himself; and my wife has been sick
this year and half. ! can do nothing
further. Farewell, dear wife, and chill
dren.; forever farewell, friends and &C.
quaintances. Dear wife and children, /
admonish you once more to be contented
and to let my bones rest, for they require
rest. Farewell. l live at No. 2lS Second
street, New York.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
The HerzegOvian Troubles.
lfHEY ARE VIRTUALLY SETTLED.

l4HEY ARE VIRTUALLY SETTLED.
FVIENSA, August 23..The Herzegovina
rouble,sit is announced, are virtually settled.
The TNekish government, acting upon the
ldvice @ the European powers, has promised
o granethe reforms asked by the rebellous
rovincee, and to pass such legislation as
Iill secure them in their civil and religious
ghts. ! The rights of property of freedmen
Festo Sbe respected, and certain political
lghts are also to bc conferred. In conse-
tence Of these concessions by the Porte, the
teign consuls Of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ne heen instructed to inform the insurgents
khydown their arms. The case will be
1mitted to special commissioners for final
Naetnent. 1t is now fully expected that
helargrrection will speedily terminate and
~ restored to the disturbed provinces.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
OUR SHIP YARDS.

LAUNCH OF STEAMER AT PUsEY, JONES
4 Co.-wORK AT HARLAN HOLLINGs-
wORTH-THH YARDS GENERALLY OUT OF
WORK.
Yesterday afternoon ac five o'clock ,Pusev.
Jones 4 Co., committed to the water a new
steamship, which ther are building for the
South American river trade. The vessel
was christencd the Francia E1lena, and will
be as pretty craft as has been built in Will
mington since the opening of the business in
iron ships.
She is stern paddle wheel steamer. one
hundred and fifty feet in length, thirty feet
beam and forty and half feet depth of hole.
She has two engines "A inches in liametar,
and six inch stroke. The boat will be com.
pleted in about six weeks and will sail di-
rectly for the Amazon.
Since the launch last week at Harlan S.I
Hollinngsw orth's yards, two new iron yesseir'
have been commenced, on the stocks vacated
by the New Yerk. One of them is a ferry
boat for the Gloucester company, and is to
be first class beat in every particular: the
other is an iron fire boat for the New Or
leans Harbor Improvement Company. She.
is to be one hundred and twenty-five feet
long. The other yards report very dull
season and very little work to be done. This
has been the case for some time past. There
are no heavy contracts at either Pusey,
Jones u Co., or at the H. 4 II. yards. The
new government Sloop of War which was
launched at the latter place last year is ap-
preaching completion.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
BO.IRD OF EDUCATION,

REGULAR MEETING LAST NIGHT-BUT LIT
TIE BUSINESS BEFORE THE MEETING.
The Board of Education last evening, met
at s o'clock with President Shortlego in the
Chair. After the adoption Of the minutes
of the last regular meeting and those of the
subsequent special meeting, resolution was
passed authorizing the Treasurer to draw
the sum Of Sl35.S5, the school taxes for
1S73-74 and the additional amount of 1924. =
93 for 1875, total of s37l.7S, from the City
Treasurer.
Committee reports were then called, when
the committee on books recommended that
Swinton's Language Lessons be adopted in
place of Smiths elementary grammar.
Committee on heaters reported that the
necessary repairs are being made. Consid-
cradle discussion about the imperfect heat
ing Of some of the schools followed. On
m 'tion adjourned.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
MILFORD.
BASE BALL-PEACHES.

MILFORD, Aug. q, 1875.
Our town still has charms to attract the
attaction of some one yet, Cat least Far.
mington's B. B. Club think SOY, as the
Quickster, of your city walked away with
our boys, they thought fortune would smile
on them in the same way, but she did not
smile worth cent, 20 to Sin Milfords favor
To-day the two mines of this town play.
Saturday delegation of New Workers.
came by boat to Lewis, thence here by rail,
to view the peach orchards of this section.
Mr.. Justus Lowry, played the host. After
visiting Gen. Van Vorst's farm, they were
suburbs, then returned on the late train to
Lewis, much pleased with their trip. Ex-
cursions of this kind should be encouraged,
as this section needs capital to develop its
latent resources.
A number of peach growers have stopped
shipping, many are not receiving cost for
fruit, and between no fruit one year, and
over production next, the growers are close
to the wall for the want of money. Not
until men learn, that one crop will not yield
livelihood, will the peach crop be any
more than it is at present. To avoid gluts
in New York and Philadelphia, should be
the question in the c. D. F. association
meetings, and in their meetings should
agree to plant only part or parts of lands
in peach or trees, thus devoting more time
and land to grain, truck and other produce.
But as long as orchards are planted in guam
titles, gluts will be the natural sequel. At
rough estimate 100000 baskets will
rot on trees this year on this PENN: ula, cs-
innate each one at IS cents, gives S375,O0O
loss, add cost of training, pfowing, loss on
idle ground, making total of $5OO,O00,
thus a loss of half million falls on this
branch alone, from over production many
drying factories are in operations, but they
can not dry over half Of the fruit that is
shipped to city markets during fall and
winter, and even the old fashion way of sun
drying is a failure on account of rain, all
operates to show the folly of keeping trees
standing that are adding to the sheritfs
list, T,
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
The Ne,C Postal Cards.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 49, Specimens of
the new postal cards have been received by
the Third Assistant Postmaster General and
present very neat appearance. The face
of the card has not lines as was in the old
ones as it was found that the impression on
the face caused too great pressure on the
back, which caused pen to stick or scratch
in writing upon it. The new card will b
ready as soon as the second form OF plates
reaches the manufacturer.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
Engllsh Opinion OF the Hcrxegovin.
K % ian Question

LONDON, Aug. 23.-Thc Times, ilf lead
ng article, says :-"If any means could be
leyised of giving Herzegovina and Bosnia
nindependcnce similar to that enjoyed by
'eryis, It would be a great relief to the
'orte, and an advantage to Europe" The
vrlter points to the gradual and inevitable
li1&4ption of the Ottoman Empire. He pro-
eseeagainst the supposition that the foreign
onty of England might be governed in the
lteFests of the holders of Turkish bonds.
he article concludes -" Whenever the
iomeht arrives for a further step towards
70 liberation Of the outlying provinces of
urkeF, we need not hesitate to assist the
lovement, if that course should appear de-
'rable.''
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
Il Successful Mail Systens.

WASHINGTON, Aug. %, 1875.
Tha success which has attended the In
PRODUCTION of the through registered letter
pouches in the main routs between Boston "
San Francisco, has been highly gratifying to
the Department, and arrangements are now
in progress for the appliance of the system
to other large Offices in this route. Inc
route between Boston and New Orleans, will
also shortly be re-arrangcd to meet the de-
mands of number of important CONNER
cial points in the South, pouches adapted to
to this service are now being manufactured
in the contested land case of the Iowa falls
and Scioux city Railroud.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
A $4,000 Fire.

NoRwALK, Conn.,, Aug. 23.-About four
O'Clock this morning fire was discovered
IN row of wooden buildings in South Nor
walk, Conn. An alarm was Immediately
given and the Noewalk fire department called
upon for assistance which was soon on the
ground, but the flames had made such head
way that the five buildings were totally de-
stroycd before the fire could be gotten nnder
control. Loss about $4,000, partially in
sured.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
Death OfO Minister.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 23.-Rev. DR..
Mutt, President Of the State University died
at Wilmington, Ind, this morning at four
o'clock. His death was sudden and unex-
pected Hewas sixty-four years old and was
the first President of Asbury College having
organized that College in 1887. He was
elected President Of the State University in
1860 and had been at the head ever SINCE
He will be buried on Wednesday.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
Arrivals at the Clayton House.

II. D. Gorro, Greensborough, Md.
Fl. II. Bond, Philadelphia.
JAS. Lawless, Rhode Island.
Chas. Howard, Philadelphia.
c. Walliston,
Jno. Nicholson, N. J.
lgnatius c. Grubb, City.
Jno. 5. Mothersall, U. :. Navy.
Miss Lizzie Murphy, Philadelphia.
J. j. O'Reilly, /"
}. Gilbert, Paducah, Ky.
James l.. Devou, City.
X. $. salisbury, Macon, Ga.
>. 5. Prettyr an, Milford, Del.
W. L. stork and Wife, Baltimore.
e. E. Lewis, York, Pa.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
iScrere ETOStS IN the Wcst.

CHICAGO, Aug. 23,-Advices from the re-
gion Of the Grecnway, Wisconsin, and points
ID Minnesota, mention severe frost which
occurred yesterday morning, by means of
which considerable damage was done the
rops. Such an event at this time of year
almost unprecedented, though quite in
larmony with the very disagrccablc weather
vhtchShas prevailed through the States.
GENERALLY the crop reports are quite favora-
,le4S
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
WILMINGTON, TUESDAY, AUGUST "a, 1875.
A Ne,c York BWd0ct.

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Duncan, Sherman
& Co.'S assignees filed their bond to-day.
Seven hundred and thirty emigrants ar
rived to-day.
A local railway is in progress between the
Erie Railroad and the New York Railroad,
owing to the changing Of the tracks Of the
former by the latter Company.
Three appeals from orders in the suits
against Vim. NJ. Jones, were noticed for
hearing fh the General Term Court to-day.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
Long Branch Under a Cloud.

LONG BRANCH, Aug. q, 1915.
The storm which commenced early this
morning, still continues with grave pros
poets of another north-easterly before to-
morrow morning Little or no life is seen
outside of tie hotels, and there are no hopes
Of better weather. The races at Monmouth
Park have been postponed until Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, Of this week. No
pools will be sold here until the evening
preceding the race. The prospects ara
that the extra meeting will be very sue
ccssful one.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
b
lOchOWski and tho Gard in n late

LoHDoN, Aug. ga special despatch to
the 4pily Ncrs from Rome says the Pope
has invited Archbishop Ledochowski to
Rome on the expiration Of his term of i'm
pri6onment, in February next, to attend a
special consistory, at which he will receive
he Sinsignia of the Cardinalate.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
WASHINGTON.
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL
Treasury Statements

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 8.-At the
close of business today in the treasury there
was currency to the amount of 81, ,72O, ,391.-
Special deposits of Legal Tenders for the re-
demption of certificates Of deposits to the
amount of s695, ,955.22 including coin certti-
Gates for s1s5, ,734Oo. The outstanding le-
gal tenders are 1914, ,755, 1903.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
COUNCIL TESTING CLAY,

City Council, accompanied by Philade-
phla expert, met yesterday afternoon at the
Cool Spring Reservoir for the purpose of
testing the capacity of the clay there for re-
tanning water when placed at the bottom of
the basin. Several tests were made but
Tor some reason no definite conclusion was
arrived at and another meeting will be held
for the purpose at some future time.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
Beaten to Death.

Nv YORK, Aug. 23.-Frank McGeary,
fter, residing on Beach Street, was beat
Shocking manner, on Saturday night by
lhown men in a liquor store. McGcary
Wing: his assailants is unknown.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-24
Punished fO7. Interference,

a0ETRo1T, Aug. ga fight occurred on
night i'll jackson, between John
EtIntire and his wife. Noah II. Ekcr, in
4flerred in behalf of the woman and re-
eiVed nine severe cuts.