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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-02
CRIMINAL NOTES.

At the TOmbs Police Court yesterday Thomas
oughn held for examination for larceny from the person
OF Patrick Farrell pocket he picked Of two ~ and
~ bill when coming Of liquor saloon In Mulberry ST.
Mary Ann Williams offender. charged with
picking pocket ~ James Fox In dining saloon al no
Chatham ST., and was committed In fl,OuO bail
At the Washington Place Police Conrt yesterday
Patrick Henry and Eugene held for stealing
watch from VIM b. Putnam Of No 29i Ninthave John
CLARK employ6 VI the Erie Railroad held for stealing
the Of vase Zeus f. Franklin Of No 32i East
Julia Williams Of No. 50 Bleeckerst was
held for violation Of the Excise law.
At the Essex Market Police Court Yesterday the
following persons held Keeping dsoreriy houses
Marie Kras AZ Canal Mary smith Of NO lao DL
Vision. ST. and Pauline johnson OF No 19a BayardsL
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Total shares soh for the week.

Total shares sold for the week.
There was nothing Of uncommon interest In Wall
A. to-day and the markets were free Of excitement
The railway and miscellaneous share movement
was passably active at times during the forenoon,
but dwindled into quiet and weakness after strong
send of, when prices ls0as above yesterday
closing The immediate occasion of the decline Of 4
70 u per cent to the lowest prices in the suboned
comparative table was violent demonstration
against Ohio and Mississippi. which went down
from 2lsl to 1saa on account Of the passing Of the
dividend on the Preferred stock and rumors of
damage by floods. forming the feature of the day.
II later picked up " about 20. and the rest of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-02
TIE CRIME OF THE ITALIAN FRANGL

An application was made to Judge DOn0hue
In Supreme Court Chambers, Saturday TO admit
Giuseppe Frang TO bail. The prisoner is held on the
charge Of killing named More on July IL, at No.
2i5 Hcster-st Mr. Knitting, his counsel insisted that
the evidence before the Coroner made out no higher
grade OF crime than manslaughter Assistant District
Attorney Dana claimed that II showed case OF wifu
and prcnedtated murder. judge DOnohuc reserved his
decision TO examine the evidence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-02
"Don,t won know the prisoner. Mr.. Jones

Don't you know tne DrlsOncr MT. JONES u
ayes to the bone" "WhaI Is his character !" Didn't
know he had any" "Does he live near your 10 near
that he spent only five slings for hrew0od IN eight
years" IBID he ever come IN collision with yon IN any
mafterT "Ony once, aud then he WAS drunk and mis-.
took me for lamppost." From what you know OF
him. would you believe him under oath !" THAT de
pen,is uyon circumstances II he 40 much intoxi-
that he did not know what he WA sy ng. woue:
4 al \ unuldn't"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-02
THE CODE ON RECEIVING EMBEZZI.ED MONEY

In the case of Ella Shaw, who was arrested
in civil suit charged with receiving from +. W. Leslie
some 800 900, which he had embezzed from Duncan,
Sherman & Co.. knowing that 1t was embezzed, Judge
Barrett has refused vacate the order OF granted
against her Under the code cannot be civilly
arrested except wlful injury to person property
and il was claimed that she was married woman, and
could not be arrested in any civil action.
Judge Barrett says: Ii is by no means certain that
the defendant ia a married woman. and the question as
to whether relations with Katen 1.-THE alleged husband
were those of cOncubinage marriage may well be left
TO a Jury | am unable to distinguish the present
from that Of the Northern Railway Company OF France
agt Carpenter, 3 Abb. =. r., 262. Whatever my own
views on this branch OF the may he feel bound by
this decision and compelled TO hold, while 1t remains
unreserved. that the defendant has been guilty OF
villful injury the property in question: and far
the plaintiffs concerned has destroyed IT, The motion
10 the order of arrest or TO reduce the amount OF
bail must therefore, be denied, with $40 costs"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-02
DTCJSIONs-JuLY Al.

Supreme Court Chambrs-By Judge Barrctt-The
People sc, agt Tweed duncan agt shaw|Mouons denies,
with $40 COSTS Whitehead agt Kennedy granted
payment 81 $40 costs o. opposing sober ag Mccormack
Mct ormack, sober agt ACCOMMODATIONS Dc
MED with $40 costs 10 abide the event
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-02

There is no change in time loans. This afternoons,
Washington dispatches report that the Treasury
now holds 1874 300 900 in bonds to secure National
bank circulation and 100000 to secure public
deposits The outstanding National bank circulation
is now $349 500 Of which 81, 5000 are gold
notes The outstanding legal tenders now amount to
S374 755. OOO The United States Treasury to-day
received 1910 900 National bank notes for rcdemp
ton. making q total for tho week of $i.333,OO0
Tho Customs receipts were $4,000. The Internal
Revenue receipts amounted ~ S3O0,O00 making IL
total for the month to date of 50. $4,000 The ship
ment of legal tenders and fractional currency for tho
week amounted TO $26i,OOO The fractional cur
rency outstanding amounts to $il,0Oo0OO. a
decrease of 81 900 900 during July. The following
is tho Clearing -house statement to-day
Cury exchanges s6l All $50 Gold exchanges. ~ s@l
Curry balances. 3,Osl,ss2 Gold balances 5ti,sll
The following are the total clearings for the week
and the resulting balances:
Curl balances 23.i3a9l3 Gold balances. o.J1l.S61
The bank statement for theweek showed decrease
in all the items but loans and legal tenders. The
banks made q loss Of $997,775. but now hold in
lawful money, in of % per cent required by
law, SOS, 5Oi,675. The following shows the con-
diton of the New-York City banks at the dates UNI
10 al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-02
The closing quotations of foreign exchange were as

There is no change from yesterday IN the money
market, the quotation for call loans being ii212
per cent. and for prime mercantile paper 3l215 per
cent The basis of rates is AS follows:
CURRENCY PAIRA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-02
THE MONEY MARKET.
OFFICIAL REPORT ~ y STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
JULY 81 1878.
1OA M.-sALEs BEFORE THE CALL.

GOVERNMENT STOCK DEPARTMENT - 10A O'CLOCK
AND 11l2 O'CLOCK A. VI.
Y s S. 1040, Coupon UsGs. Currency
lOOD --.------......1lGAI 5OOJO...... ........l22
U 8 5s Coupon, 1881
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-02

FIRST BOARD-10io O'CLOCK A. NJ.
Sales Of State BOnds-RdiirOdd Bonds-B1nk and Rail
rOdd Nhnrks-ErDress Sklcks. d..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-02
SECOND BOARD O'CLOCK P. NJ.
lies Of State Bonds- Railroad BDnds-B1nL; and Rdl-
rOad Shares Erprcss Stocks &c.

Union Pacific : 7
10. 900. be. % =
Chic and y w Con
Coup q B
1O,0OO.....bc. 50 y
10000 ...... 50 >.
Cent Pac lst, san
joaquin BIT
5000. be. 81
Canton
lOJ........ 53
Itln ~ ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-02

The receipts and disbursements at the office II the
Assistant Treasurer United States. at New-York. for
the month Of July were as follows:
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-27

How THE YoUNG LADY MANAGES IT.
Clerks at glove counters have great
deal to try their patience. For in
stance, very stylish young lady will
take pair of six buttened lavender
kids and wear them to party :; some
times, perhaps she will only put on one.
which when the dance begins. she will
remove to protect it from perspiration.
When she goes home she will carefully
fold the glove in the original creases,
put it between the leaves of the family
bible to press, and the next morning 60
down to the store and tell the clerk
that those gloves he sold her yesterday
are entirely too light, and she would
like to exchange them for a pair Of
three. buttoned in street-colors. By
this means she gets the good Of one
evenin's wear, all she probably cared
for. and new pair besides. Some
times the clerk sees through the plot
and refuses point blank to make the
change. Whereupon the young lady
founces out of the store threatening to
withdraw her valuable custom.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-27
REPLY

In infancy as well as age
'Tis milk and bread our thoughts engage,
And when the race Of life is run
What more than milk and bread is won,
With all our toil?-
And thus doth end as was begun
Our mertal coil.
Two and twenty years have past
Since in this cline my lot was cast,
And meath the sunshine and the shade
Many a journey have made
With youthful pride
And though old age is coming fast,
Inimbly stride.
Thus far my shanks have served me well,
And could of their friendship tell,
How they my great support have been,
And stood by me through s'thick and thin, u
Perhaps would;
But on their ssfeats'' must net dwell,
Although SO good.
If you should in some future time
Come DER the plains to this fair cline,
You'll find people lib'ral, true,
Who willingly will ''put You through
In bully style;
They'll ''share'' with you 'bonanzas," too,
And make your ''pile."
Ny hand to you now extend,
And thus to Won a greeting send
My best regards freely give,
And hope you many years may live
On earth below
And when you shall your days expend,
To glory go.
THos. J. FoARD.
San Francisco (Cal.) Feb. 4th, 1875.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-27

A Cool MAN.-The other night
when the box-factory on Second street
burned, a clerk in one of the stores on
Michigan avenue tumbled out of bed
and ran five blocks to rout up his en-
ployer. The merchant got into his
clothing slowly and deliberately !;
searched around for his collar, tie, rub
bers and gloves, and was ready to 60
out when boy came running up from
the fire and exclaimed:
The store is sure to go hurry up !!
Yes, I'm coming replied the mer-
chant, looking around for his cane.
He reached the gate. and was seized
with desire to smoke.
Where's my pipe?' be called to his
wife as he halted.
Never mind your pipe your store
is certain to gop yelled a man across
the street.
Looks like a smart fire. replied the
merchant as be peered around the cor
ner, but I'm going to have smoke if
all the stores on Michigan avenue burn
down.
And he wouldn't bulge foot until
he had found his pipe and lighted it.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-27

There are some intelligent men in
the Legislature of Tennessee, and the
following excellent bill has been intro
duced in that body, with fair pros
pect Of becoming law:
"Whereas 1t is the opinion of this General
Assembly that bachelors are proper subjects
of taxation for the purposes hereinafter stated !;
therefore,
"SEcrIoN l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That
and every male inhabitant of this State over
thirty years of age, being of sound misd and
enjoying good bodily health, remaining un-
married after the 1st day of May, 1875, shall
pay a tax of ten dollars annually.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of revenue
assessors to obtain, for purposes of taxation,
full descriptive list of each bachelor, giving
his age, complexion, height, and color of his
hair and eyes.
"SEc 8. Be it further enacted, That money
collected for taxes under the provisions of
this act is hereby declared q part of the COM
mon school fund of the county where col
lected"
If woman suffrage had obtained foot
hold in Tennessee, and the fair sex had
a full representation in both Houses Of
the General Assembly, we could hardly
expect to see any measure brought for
ward better adapted than this to secure
the happiness and well-bsing of man
kind.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-27

Eyes, yes, of course. They always
do. There, get along with you, I'm
very busy. Take my love to Bertha,
if you are not everburdened with your
own"
And so-you know the rest! There
was wedding, and Amabel gave the
bride parure of diamonds, and owned.
when in a burst of confidence Bertha
told her the whole story, that, after
all, Thurston's pride was not so good
in the end as Raymond's bride.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-27
A Strange Clock.

A strange clock is said to have once
belonged to Hindoo prince. In front
of the clocks disk was gong swung
upon poles, and near it was pile of
artificial human limbs. The pile was
made up of the same number of parts
necessary to constitute twelve perfect
bsdies; but all lay heaped together in
apparent confusion. When the clock
indicated the hour of one, out from the
pile crawled just the number Of parts
needed to form the frame of one man,
part coming to part with quick clink.
and when completed the figure sprang
up, seized mallet, and walking up to
the gong, struck one blow. This done,
he returned to the pile and fell to pieces
again. When two o'clock came, two
men arose and did likewise and at the
hours Of noon and midnight the entire
heap sprung up, and marching to the
gong, struck one after the other, his
blow making twelve in all, then return
ing. fell to pieces as before.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-27

Afold farmer says :-"When l mar
ried I told my wife she was never to
board hired laborer. Thirty-6ve
years have elapsed and l have stuck to
my agreement I get first class men
by selecting those who have families,
and I give them comfortable homes to
live in. They can board themselves
much cheaper than I can do it 1t
would seem absurd for my wife to
make slave of herself to feed laborers
and do the work of providing them
three meals day, sick or well, and do
the innumerable tasks of drudgery con-
nected with it, in order that my mans
wife should escape and have a good
time Of it. Yet there are thousands of
farmers, we'll to do in the world, who
are wearing out and killing their wives
with this very thing"
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-27
Original poetrp.
Contributed.
The Old Yew Tree.

The old yew tree, by the cottage door,
Which sheltered my beyhood's home;
With twisted trunk and branches awry
| see thee wherever roam.
In summer days, as the hours pass by,
Sweet visions of boyhoed see;
What hopeful dreams of coming years
Were nursed meath the old yew tree.
The sunlight played on its pointed leaves,
Which shaded the ivy-capped walls;
Far sweeter to me is the old yew tree
Than the glory of festive lit halls.
The frosts of old age have silvered my hair,
Once golden and waving in glee;
But memory's pinions my spirit bear
Far back to the old yew tree.
When shadows of death my eyelids shade,
And the cid man no more you will see,
Let the green grass wave where my body 10
laid,
At the foot of the old yew tree. q.
MrDpLErowN, DEL
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-27
Criminal Aoetrp.
Scene from the Play Of "Morali-
ties"
BY THE ODESSA BARD.

BY THE ODESSA BARD.
ACT SECOND, SCENE THIRD.
A PRIVATE EAPARTMENT.-MR.D DEEFAsPosr (scho
has an ear for business) seated at table,
somnus. Enter Mr. Dun, the Printers COL
lector.
DuN.-Good morning neighbor, hows your
health to-day
DEEFAsposT. l thank you, better
every way,
Pm very glad to find you convalescent-
And Pm delighted, glad, to have you pre-
sent:
To see you reading up the morning journal
Without glass too, colorless or vernal;
Your hearing SO acute, (you used to trump
it,
Yes, perfect, and without that cursed
trumpet.
I've called for your subscription to our
paper
The last prescription made me cut caper,
End of the year,-Two-Fifty is the bill, sir
The doctor sand twas Aqua 6uliens
Seiltzer;;
And advertisements seven, each dollar
True; his adriee meant, it all, should
sscaller-
We're needing green-backs badly, ,eall it Nine
1t did clean back come, all of it in time;
And I'll receipt in full for whole amount,
Which conceit is of no small account.
I'm glad to learn that Jones, your largest
debtor
Yes, yes, Pm gro,oin' daily better, better |;
Whom we all thought a bankrupt ruined,
broken
Alas, alas. for me a sorry token
Who could not pay his creditors one dime
Thank ou,-good day you'll come some
other time?
Has had wind-fall-a large fortune left
What's that, you says Jones s-,oind.faU ?
fortune left hims
And you will get, with in terest, all your
Thanks, good collector, let your bills be
shown
Which you had deemed was lost and gone
forever
Here, take this X,-no change for memo,
never
Oh! forgot to add, there's not doubt
And call again before next year goes out
This Fortunes left to Jones, and not by
chance
No, stop-rll pay for next year all, and in
adpance-
But by design, and in abundance, plenty
Instead of Ten, here take it. call it Ts0enty-
ProUided-Jones can find 1t heller skelter,
Out of my office, Sir-get out, get out
Sir!!!
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-27
Criminal Aoetrp.
From the Golden Era.


The following comes as New Years gift
to member Of the ERA family from an old
uncle, in Delaware, over whose venerable
head the frosts and blasts of seventy Winters
have passed. There is vein of humor in bis
verses which shows that siage has not with
cred nor custom stalled his infinite variety"
TO THos !. FoARD.
Seventy years have this day fed,
Since first we needed milk and bread,
And half world has come and sped
With rapid fight,
Since first we saw, with hairless head,
That Christmas light.
I'm hale and hearty, save my shanks-
They played me many youthful pranks-
For what they ARE I'm giving thanks;
Though lost their spring,
cannot dance on polished planks
A Highland Fling
So much for self; and now for you
hope you're well, and well-to-do, ~
And daily stride yeur barn-yard through,
With nimble tread.
Not backward, grieving, cast your view
Ger time that's fed.
When at the table, take your food
In joyful, not desponding mood,
For smacking lips with gratitude,
A zest impart. &
May be DRAP would do you good,
And cheer your heart.
But what you are, and what you be,
Myself o'er soon will come and see;
Well talk "old times with youthful glee,
Not NOPE and NEW,
But hoping many Christmas days to see,
Well put time through
Dec. 25th, 1874. 2. Med. RoBrRrs.
-[Middletown (Del.) TRANSCRIPT.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-27
Uncle Billy's Objection to Civil
Rights.

l interviewed" Uncle Billy. good
old colored, friend of mine, the other
day, on the question of Civil Rights.
Don't want muffin mo-" said Uncle
Billy. "Got too much already fur dis
niggah."
"How is that, Uncle Billy? Is it
not good thing to be equal before the
law ?"
"Now, Marse Boss" grunted Billy,
plaintively, ''dar's jist whar the misery
comes in. We're ekal befo' de law.
and dar you hit our weak pint. Befo'
de waw, eff niggah stole chicken an
pig, yer jurked him up, guv him thirty
nine lashes, an let him 60. But just
let culled pusson try it now. Yer
bauls him fore court, and sens him to
de penitentiary, jist like be wus one Of
yer poor white trash. OATS what It's
to be excl fore de law J!
suggested to Uncle Billy that this
might be obviated by being a little
more honest.
'Marse Boss interrupted Billy, I'VE
can't run agin natur'. It's nat'ral fur
niggah to steal pig and chicken, fryin'
size. Yer knows it is. an faint no
use tryin' to stop us. Now we uns are
likely to let you uns alone. an you all
jist let us alene on this pint. We're
powerful weak on dis pint, Marse Boss.
Just here perverse and disloyal
spirit tempted me to hint to Uncle Billy
that the colored people were indebted
to their Republican friends for this
change in their status.
We'll, den, Marse Boss. said he,
.all Use got to say is, de laws got to
be changed. Mus hab a law for de
white man an law for de black man.
Strange as it may seem, some of our
best citizens echo Uncle Billy's senti-
ment. They are inclined to view the
negro's minor transgressions in leni-
ent light, and know that some of our
Democratic judges impose lighter pen
alties upon colorsd men for small
sffenses than they would do in cases
where the guilty parties were white.
Before Uncle Billy left asked him
how he would like to sit down at the
table with white folks in the hotels.
Great Geddlemightyv exclaimed the
good old man, I allow youse tryin' to
make fun o dis chile Why. you
knows yourself dat no culled pusson
sbber lets white man see 'em eat ef
dey can help it"
This is strictly true. The ordinary
Southern negro will not eat in the pres
ence of white spectator.
We'll. Uncle Billy I said, it is
very evident that you do not want any
civil rights"
Not anything mo-, tank you,' re-
piled Billy. Nearly done ruined now.
Hev to pay my own doctors bills lost
all my money in de Freedman's Bank ;
nebber got no forty acres an de mule
dey promised me an can't help my
self to a little chicken. fryin' size, Wild
out gwine to de peuitentiary. Ise get
'nuff cibbal rights ?
The above is no production Of the
fancy 1t is true incident honestly
told, and it is impossible to talk to the
country negroes without hearing just
such things as have related The
Independent.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-27
Seleft Storp.
RAYMOND'S PRIDE.
A STORY OF REAL LIFE.

Raymond Thurston. | believe you
are insane ?"
As Amabel spoke, her voice had q
sharp quivsr Of pain as we'll as anger.
She was very proud Of her brother
proud Of his handsome face, Of bis tai
ents-and she considered he was about
to degrade himself socially if not NOR
ally; by the stand he had announced
himself to have taken. Seeing her
passionate outcry had not moved him,
she said, pleadingly
"Have you no pride left ? You who
had all the old Thurston pride once"
II have just so much pride left, Am
ABEL" be answered, .that I cannot sit
here eating the bread of idleness an
other day"
"You know you are more than vel
come here
Il do know it. | appreciate your
husbands kindness at its full value.
Amabel. I hope the day will come
when 1 can prove it. And, Sis, I am
only too thankful that you have his
true love and strong arm now, when
we have lost so much. Now, darling,
don't try to hold me back from honest
employment"
but, Raymond, ysu can surely OBJ
tain some gentlemanly position.
II have been trying faithfully for six
months, you know with what success.
There don't look at me SO pitifully; it
will come right one Of these days"
Il wonder what Bertha Haines will
say when she sees you perehed upon
the drivers seat Of an express cart"
For the FIRST time the forced COM
posure Of Raymond's face was stirred.
A dark red flush crspt to his very hair.
and be rose and walked up and down
the room. Glad to have moved him at
last, his sister said
with her aristocratic ideas and the
pride that is Unborn in her family, she
will never recognize you again, Ray
mond."
Then must lose the honor Of her
friendship" Raymond said hoarsely.
"Don't say any more, Amabel!" And
unable to bear any further remon-
STRANGE, he left the room. and little
later the house.
The Thurston pride Of which ANA
bel had spoken. was singing him sore.
ly. in spite Of the brave face he carried
to cover it. He was a man of twenty
eight, and his life had held only thu
pleasure of wealth, the opportunities
money gives for the development o
intellect for twenty-seven of those
years. His parents died when he wal
a boy, and Amabel. his only sister, IF.
teen years his senior, married before
she was twenty. and gave her brother
. home, whenever he was not travel
ing, or in some seminary or college
While be considered himself a rich
man, Raymond had accepted this hos.
pitality as freely as it was offered. and
Amabel's jswel-case, her husbands IL
brary, and her childrens play-room
bore witness to her brothers generos-
ity. But suddenly, without warning.
there swept over the country one Of
the devastating financial crashes SO over
wbelming in this land of speculation,
and Raymond was recalled from Eu-