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New-York tribune., 1875-10-07
rLIr c1ArlLN cINIL SUITS.

I'm the United States District Court yester-
day, I'm the ciyil suits against II. B. Cin Co. to re-
cover ~ 800 600 The value of ~mugglci silks alleged ~
llvc been received 10y them, Lluu Root pat III an ap-
pralGuce iur tIat fIln
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Broohlon Real Wslale Tor Sale.

A DESIRABLE 18th Ward PROPERTY IN
~ GIst class borho1, value $1,000. to lNCi J.
for county residence worth about $4,000 kJ LAND q
WHITING, B,rkmanSt
'E'WO new tlGoe-St0ry basement and Sub-c' lar
brovn-,tnu, DWELL SOS. iO5 and 80 -stii, all IN
pruycmcuts, for - T. T. very low. Terms easy.
JAMES a. VAN BNU%1 on PREMISES. o.
70 SOuii ST.. NrY = lrk.
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Conntrn llca! estate for Sole.

NOR SALE-Largc and small Farms on Tan
1 aier sound o. EGAHDNEIs Wesoyer, somerset Coo 'id
ENOR SAIE-Threc fine suburban RESI-
Z DENtF- will extra good improvements 6 ,O 20 acres
Of Land with each aud az abundance o ut also so -t-
class FARMS ~ loo scH, from = 20 miles rom
ithaca y. y: our graded public schools, with cornell
University afford riuciii,ua advantages AIft.,
W. ". Ayers, Ithaca, y. \.
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sun ,ise4 5..'l moon a'ls'-'lV'N
HisH WAFER DAT-A. y ,o,
Hook Island. l;l4 zen ftIll' '''
HIsH wAIER IGIs DAY.. " g.. ooo
SANDY Hook LOO Cioys Island. IiOi Hell o. Ierri J-9
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r1sSENCERS 1RRLTED.

FRON SAVANNAH Ii ste1bSFip san J1ctnto, oct D
Mrs Dubgnon bon, Mrs Con. Sorre Mm ItHIt r =" ~
frr.no J. H. Van Naiin -. &. lsind, g. l. l'' iH' l
Iape sullivan NJ Mil.cr C. Wodrnstcn, H. M0icna''n y
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07
Counlrn propcrtp 60 frt.

4 PAIR of twin HOUSES. large lots, well
~ located. high ground, depos Sc. rent 70 per
Une DtLce.
MARKET GARDENERS, ATTENTION.
4fA TO LEASE shares or Tor cash 20 party with cNpe
rcnce sni necessary outn acres excellent IAN ~ a'n-
irg city gprd market partly planted iu irt aut berries
suitable place for married whose Yuc viii 10 h1G-D WORK
for small plain family. Address OWNER Box 49,. Elizabeth,
Nj
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07
Real GsiGle 60 Crthange.

A LARGE FIRST-CLASS HOUSE. well 10
"a ca.d IN Nc'7. York go EXCHANGE t'. unrcUmbered
fl.m or other property, W. ~ WELLS, 2O2 Broad"ay
EIOR EXCHANGE-City houses for West
3 chester property valuable property ~ Cclgo and Mlch
ral ueJThy property; jersey tltY 1910 IoI . goa
GHORF FARM of 100 acres and COUNTRY
- RSipENCEat ca-t end ct Long Island, Tree and q lr
E..tII.&GE for lUuse uptOS n Ne"-GOrk tlty.
ET TLASD ~ NIIIriNG,j Beck nnn-st.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07
FRIDAY, OcL X.


FOR Faslaud Wales ieIni and France, VIA Quernstown
and liverpool by The steamship CITY oi atAunu. mails close
atHs u. 4 Supplementary Val l. closed ~ 1915 g. IN.
steamship sails 81 II L.. fToh Fer ~" 80 Norm li'fr
ouig Ga-.uH. ia" steamship fli
mail. cl,-s a. 4 supplementary ga b. closed at
J. m steamship sals at from flct No. 20 N"ith
For J,urpue AMI Bremen by The steamship
Nos,l ma close 1880 Supplementary Ma! II
cio--l steamship ,i- az D. in nom Ilri loot
of IhIi-rt.. HpbOkrn.
Mails FOR Key West, Ar steamship Clyde close AZ p
stssIus.ip sal, 1T . y. NJ from Pier NO 20, East RIVER
SUNDAY. OCT. 10.
Mails for Japan shanghai Hong Kong. and dependent
Chinese ports indies vii be sent ~" sienm
ship OrrAuIr from Francisco on oct -. Mails
steamship 5Aoii br posted ~ The Ne" Ofk fost
Once before 4. Ii. un THURSDAY, OcLf
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Order to be settled by Judge
property should not bc sold
brady opinion by Brady, j.

should not no eod so pc w '"eN
BRADY opinion by Brady, j.
Common Plods-Speeiai Term-By Judge I.oew;-
Wheeler agt Murray ct alMotion 70 continue %
denied Knapp Campbell ct pplicaon OF Jan LOT
leave motion for leave Ia surrender thei
granted payment Of $40 oosts-order 10 DC se"ou o
,.-,.---
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07
Gin propcrin Go Ccl.


A SECOND FLOOR 10 LET-136 East jOth
- ~t-; aas lot ami cold water; quiet private house,
pheasant l,r1uon.
4 No. FLATS, in suites of seven to ten
erd on ,,.Ata ave. \. MEAD, No. e'2 Siytl.aye
NESI8ABLE FRENCH FLATS, Thr!-aye.
ami .yeu,y -ecuhd IT,, with l Wurpytmet tr'aNr,
g.. rent Ielncrd cal aut see thrm so @'- iilr.a.t
g1LATS 10 RENT-In Grand Circle Hotel,
cor NJ 5gth ST. -th ave- oni Broadway. Ots elevators,
janitgr ard steam heat; fines, location In th' city,
'gvO RENT-A beautifully furnished HOUSE,
three doors from Futhave, To small family Adir-' r.
H., T.. o. Eoy. l,@-2.
TB'O IET-The hest FRENCH FLATS, 9 and
u houi.s. all light win aI modern improvements near
Central Park high atoUp bfUwnsonc house. lIO last JJth 81
\. ENGELuAkUf
TGO LET-iIalS of thrcc-stOry HOUSE. with
4 an improvements. partially uniunsh,d location
desirable aud m Harlem references required
Address a. -. r., station L.
40 LkT-lmcc-Story and high basement
HOUSE. }i3 tHth,f - D.. .iu. newly raprr,t
painted elevated and all Improve
mems. Rent SO. Apply to E FO7FEk, ~ Lukr' place.
IcIpy-st.
TCO LET--An elegant BASEMENT, 2Ox5O,
lns building facing City Han ParA the rooms well
adaVt. billiard having hig, ceiling, mac
light and easy Apply ~ j. y. "GCkOFI & Co u
Park rJN.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07
6onses an0 5arms t1ante0.

4 SMALL FAMILY would ike to RENT 2
"a FJENI-lIID lioj ~ whore vince of "rto 7en would
Jsrt. references. Address b. L., care iulutr ~
Co.. / 90 t.GIp'is- IT,
COUNTRY HOME WANTED.-FlIn, good
\ sized house. with icN acres laLd Hit'in hvr AoN of
Nr,y-N N0rs must st.hlDy AtIlthy, especially .Ivc
IN malaria, anl have handsome Ir,sg ,t tr,t u"i .'tr
$1,000 cash. Adcss COUNTRY HDMl- caro- Of Ihn ltl.
..ck. 94t V "st jlrtSt
IOWA LANDS WANTED.
wanted FEB puuAl9' fr cash, Lands I'm iowa and North
Missouri address W.th tI.l particulars
ALEN.s. PJttIlI y S'atcst, Boston, Mass
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Brooklpn ilropsrtp 90 Get.

FFO LFT-A tirst-class furnished PARLOR
! FLOOR with piano, and nice clean ROOMS; three $iO
Two s. house furnished with al! improvements.
% br,..d ST., " allan ,aUrsh.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07

DGplRrURE or F0REIGN U4IL&

THURSDAY OCT. 7.
For Europe Plymouth Cherboafg and Hamburg by the
stc.ma.p 'titleft mails close $50 . supple
me8tar, Nails closed a. 80 p steamship sails at p
N from Pier a. foot oil Ialrdst, lc'oAr
70. Hayu tAe steamship Guf stream mails close al
D. In steamship sails Al p from fieI No -. East
l0r Havana cuba, by tho steamship oty of Vera cruz
tuai. cu.s al . a. 900. Supplementary Mail il cipstd
~ 80 p 10. steamship sails al J.. ni, from firr No j.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07
An Man. close a, II Ococaa m The POsionco is open

Mails for Newfoundland close at the NewYorE Postomce
Tor HaiiaI ~ g. is closed the New York Post
once every day at y.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07

CIacru-pARr I.-AdonmeI 10 Monday, oct 18.
PUn II.-LoF" J.
1856 short agt The Crossigy 1870 o,iimil t. Brown
lle8 Klb6s ct a. agt Chem. ,,, Hoig.. ct al ~.
1888 rS51 E3l @ BanI Julian ioi'N All Il fs1 Ean Il i"o Co.
iS. R,it c AL ag scanalc 1918 JOHNSON ugt Brlrlcy.
726 .Eec.msn. sc. agt ljE.. Clapp a<L VI. H"''I
aos lqartas .l, aet Wander. 1924 Johnson agt w,do ct
sainity S!i &c ss, sp.t 1926. la%its al ns The
s7oqH"}i59 '' 'a is smith ct 1912 i.'er Marshall
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i55'ii roa at 5m a. 1913. .olcP as MccIean ct
iG65 i Young c A. az. ryle.
Puu IU.-DoNonuE J.
2lso Greene aa The Mayor ll27 Pollock sst GiIlnsn ct
1903 Ballard AZ, Bondy and 22oi'2.. Brcn agi Brown
er &C. rc 993 SissaTf h @ as' y. Ta{yIoF yIo
l24l. ..Barly agL The Mayor =. y az
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E T. c. sid II. e. q. 1859. Logsh',n and auo at
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55s5 Ur.li- AZ 'The Mayor. smith.
sg' ij45..~;Ora a-t. ihri ave
''oi a.u ''''' 1880 y. j. D.. r. p. 90. agt
2l7 uSia6or a.a Kelly. &c. " Iion works.
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80 ' U 20 lj39. ..I L. 4 ag'. Alden.
9--p I.,r aV The MAYOR ljiu Il rclapt. g, AuiTrw
Sc 1871 ii Brown anI ano. at. L
-'- 7 1872 Fugs agt Howard and
2747 Burke agt. The Mayor, ana.
Ec. 1si3.. .:aiAaau agt Potter.
LIB Randall act. pruicld
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07

gosh, massa cherry whtc man done got nsgcr hOdin'
between him aud dc fire.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07
GOVERNMENT STOCK DEPARTMENT - 1Oli O'CLOCK
AND ,, O'CLOCK A. VI

r q Ga 1881 Coupop D L y $40 Registered. 1863
10000. .l3l', lAlJO' '... 'i -t-7
I, 3 10 ..........l 1898. Z : 20 Coupon, 1863
4 : , 20 Coupon. 1862 lOyll..'.. '.-'.'.'.'Iz zit
Ca,lad Bonds 5 -. lOlo coupon 80,
TO- uO. .:........l2 ll9lt 6,u........ De- lItf
7 /, : 20 Coupon. 1865, L 4 j4, 1910. Registered
Il DuU .lI9i. 2OuOJ...... DC. Ibh
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07

GOVERNMENT STOCK DIPARiM Nr-2 UCLGCk.
Z = J--t Coupon, tj " = .s Registered, 1897
900 .bcl13is J. Dy. ........... i 3 4
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-06
AN ECONOMIST DROPS DEAD.
TRAGIC AND SUDDEN ENDING OF AN INDUS
TRous MANS LrFE-BANK BOOKS FOR $4,000
ON HIS PERSON

TRAGIC AND SUDDEN ENDING OF AN INDUS
TRIoUs MANS LIFE-BANK BOOKS FOR Sc 600
ON HIS PERSON
Three sitting in the at the rear OF the
liquor store Of James Campbell No 50 Centre street
night before last They the proprietor of the
named man an intimate acquaintance Of Campbell
He industrious and thrifty aborer of about aty
years Of age. The three had taken a drink to-
gether and began a conversation upon some topic
familiar to all of them.
Curran had spoken several times when he
tced by the other two to suddenly scn his body by
sudden movement and then to fall prone TO the floor
They Immediately raised hun, but found that his body
and limbs We're rigid physician was sent for to the
nounced that life was extinct and that the unfortunate
man had probably died of heart disease Mr. Campbell
informed the police OF the Sixth precinct of the occur
renee, and they removed the body OF the dead
man to the station house. There Currans clothing
examined, and in various pockets were found small
sum OF money in cash and three bank books. These
books contained records OF deposits made by deceased
IN the Blocker Street Bank Tor Savings and the Uri
entail and BOwey savings banks. The entire sum OF the
deposits was So S23 The earliest deposits made
by Curran in the Blocker street bank far back
1915 thirty years ago IL evident that Curran whtm
was a nborer all his life, had IN early manhood deter
OF some RAINY day . when lac would be unable to work
Soon after CuTun s death MT. Campbell telcgraphcd
the fact to sister of the deceased who lives in Pha
dephiA 10 Is understood that she will remove her
brothers body TO Philadelphia for intcrmcnt Ii is ut
present the charge OF undertaken, who has re-
moved it from the station house Curran lived ut No
453 Grand street II could not be ascertaned last
nlght whether Oh not he was married man.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-06
THE PEN1TENTIARY CONSPIRACY.

The precautions taken Blackwel's Island by order
of Commissioner Brennan against revolt among the
prisoners continued yesterday. Owing to the day
being Sunday, however, and work being DONE their
efficacy could not so well be tested as on working day
So far all quiet and the sumbcrng volcano, such
IL be- gave no signs OF an upheayAI The precautions
will be continued, and it is expected that the next few
days will tell whether the desperate characters confined
in the Pcntcntary really consplring 10 make bold
attempt 10 recover their liberty or not
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-06
STABBED IN THE BACK.

At six O'Clock yesterday morning John Callahan
aged twenty one residing at ~. IL Roosevelt street,
reported ut the Tenth precinct station house that he
had been stabbed ia the back OF the neck by ccrain
Fitzsimmons The wound was sufficiently severe fog
HIM be sent to Bellevue Hospital Fitzsimmons of
course escaped and the police we're unable 70 had him
Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-03-27

ESTABLISHING THEIR INNoCENCE.-A
traveller writ,s the following; While al
Mittun kote, seeing crowd congregated
around the well, walked to the spot aud
was witness to trial by orIot, which
we may term "tho water and the bow
and arrow" The water in the we'll was
eighteen feet deep, and in the center wal
al upright pole. Two criminals were tc
be tried for theft, one Of whom was al
ready in the we'll, clinging to the pole
with only his head above water. A little
on one side with his back to the criminal
stood an archer with bent bow and an
arrow on the string. On Il given signal
the arrow was shot away, and the cuIprit
descended below the surface of the water.
No sooner had the arrow reached the
ground than II young man, swift Of foot,
left the bowman's side and made toward
it on reaching the spot where it fell, an
other runner equally fleet, snatched up
the arrow and set off for the well. As he
neared us at q winning pace, all eyes
looked over the parapet into the well for
the criminals temperance. His friends
breathed short, while hope and fear were
depicted on every countenance. At last
the runner reached the goal and the head
of the suspected person emerged from the
water. A shout proclaimed his innocence
and the crowds satisfaction. The other
criminal, an old man, now prepared to
descend into the well but before doing
so a lock was shorn from his thin gray
hairs, and fastened to the arrow rs u
charm to impede its fight. He was the
reverse of confident and his looks were
certainly not in his favor. Prayers were
offered and many fingers pointed to the
heavens while voices exclaimed cal
lah will clear the innocent" The trial
was gone through with, and with the
same happy results as before. The injured
men were now placed on the backs of
two bystanders, and so mounted, we're
led through the crowd TO receive its noisy
congratulations. This, over, their female
relatives came forward, and contented
themselves with imprinting silent kiss
upon the cheeks of the once suspected
men who had thus established their in
nocence in the opinion OF their country
men and the sound state Of their lungs in
ours,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-03-27
sefsekly Trinitg gournal.
OUR AGENTS {:
Weaverville, March 81, 1875.

CURIOUS VENGEANCE.-A certain Pa
sha had wife, only one, to whom he had
always been an indulgent and loving
husband. They had no child, but still
he kept faithful to his promise to never
take another wife. One day while he was
out one ofhis servants came and told him
to go home and enter the house by pri-
vate way open only to the servants. He
did so and went to his chamber to find it
locked. With one blow it was open and
his dishonor was only too apparent. He
was armed, but made no use of his sabre
or pistols. He simply addressed the man
who was one of his intimate friends, and
told him he could not leave the room till
he was paid. The man stared in hopeless
astonishment and fear when the Pasha
demanded five francs. The man paid it
and gladly left. The Pasha addressed
no word of reproach to his wife, but left
the room and commanded Il banquet to
be served that night, but only for himself
and wife. He remained alone till then.
His wife had always eaten with him, and
been his companion instead of playthng.
He had always honored her above all the
women in the world, and she was treated
by him i'll every respect not only as his
equal, but superior being. The banquet
was spread, He went and gave his arm
to his wife, conducted her to the table
placed her as usual and took his seat OPP
posite. He smiled on her aud talked as
usual but before he had eaten anything
he had taken the five franc piece and laid
it before her and between them. For six
months he ate every meal with her, and
slept by her side, but always with that
iivetranc piece between them. Where
he bought her one elegant dress before he
now gave her three. Where he had been
kind before he was ten fold kinder in
manner, and he allowed her perfect liber-
ty of action. Yet every day and night
like an accusing angel, was that piece Of
money laid between them. She could
not eat though pressed most affectionate-
ly, with that silent accuser there /; she
could not sleep, though the best physicians
tried their skill, with that spectre beside
her and so when six months were passed
the wasted skeleton body of the woman
was one day found dead on the divan.--
Atta.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-03-27

A WONDERFUL CLoCK.-A strange
clock is said to have once belonged TO "a
Hindoo prince. In front of the clock S
disk was gong swung upon poles, und
near it was pile Of artificial limbs. The
pile was made up Of the full number of
parts necessary to constitute twelve per-
feet bodies ; but all lay heaped together
in apparent confusion. When the hands
of the clock indicated the hour Of one, out
from the pile crawleG just the number of
parts needed to form the frame Of one
man, part coming to part with a quick
click, 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 at The
hour Of noon and midnight the entire lot
sprang up, and marching to the gong,
struck, one after the other, his blow,
making twelve in all then returning,
fell to pieces as before.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-03-27


In A TRYING Position. The Edora
(lowa) Led9er says: Friday morning
was the coolest, snowcst aud stormiest of
the season. IL was in the dun, gray
dawn, and the snow whistled through the
biting mir like volley of bird shot. The
mercury was down to thirty degrees be-
low zero, and everybody was abed but
William Hodgins. There had been an
episode in Hodgins' residence about mid
night. The doctor had gone, and tho
corps Of efficient women neighbors had
departed.
The last pale star had blinked out, and
Mr.. Hodgns was alone with Mrs. Hod-
gins and the new baby, little roly poly
thing that needed warm atmosphere.
Mr.. Hodgins had arisen from his impro
vlsed couch to ''stoke" up tho family
stove. He intended to make short work
of it and get back to bed This was the
reason he was incomplete of toilette
Thus he darted one step out of the door
pecting to return within doors ON the in
slant. Mr.. Hodgins did not rcturn--just
then. In pulling the door to, the handle
came of and lett him there in the "benu-
tltul snow" Ile looked up at the cold,
gray sky, the frost gathered in u white
rim round his eyelids, the powdered snow
whitened lis locks, his unshod feet tnglcd
with the cold. Cd" screamed the
poor fellow. No need to swear. Moth
ing could do justice to this solemn state
of affairs.
systematically he pulled his raiment
down, but, shrunk by many washing,
il crawled up on the opposite side and the
wind whistled requiem through his
limbs, and the snow sifted in upon his
quivering abdomen. Hodgins was out
in the cold. A few minutes of indecision
and then if any earthly bird had been out
it would have seen one poor worm of the
dust striking out about 300 yards to the
woodshed Of a neigh Dor. The tracks in
the snow were wonderfully wide apart.
Grasping an AK, he returned to his
peaceful home. Three well directed
blows upon the door, and Hodgins blue
with cold, white with snow, and black
with rage, bounded into the house. Then
for the first time the babe opened wide its
eyes in wonder, and for the first time saw
its papa. 1t screamed. Hodgins sank
down beside the stove, and in terrible
italics exclaimed 1.-THE ID" And
the poor mother thought he meant their
baby. He didn't. 1t was the door knob.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-03-27

CATCHING TURTLEs.-A South Amer
lean traveller tells how the Conibos cap.
ture turtles, which are an important arti-
Gle of diet with them. In the night the
turtles come out of the river in large
mum bcrs to lay their eggs. The Conbos
squatting or kneelng under their leafy
sheds, and keeping a profound silence,
await the moment for action. Tho tur-
ties, which separate into two detachments
on leaving the river, dig with their feet a
trench often two hundred feet long and
always four feet broad by two deep
They apply themselves to the work with
such zeal that the sand flies about them
and envelopes them MS in fog. AS soon
as they are satisfied that their trench is
large enough, they deposit in it their soft
sheled eggs to the number Of from forty
to seventy, and with their hind feet quick
ly fill the trench. In this contest Of pad
ding feet more than one turtle, tumbled
over by his companions, is buried alive.
Half an hour is enough for the accom-
pishment of this task. The turtles then
make "A disorderly rush for the water.
Now the moment has arrived for which
the Conibos have anxiously waited. AT
given signal they all suddenly rise from
their lurking places and dash off in pur-
suit OF the amphibia, not to cut off their
retreat-for they would themselves be
trampled under foot by the resistless
squadrons-but to rush upon their Aanks,
seize them by their tails and throw them
over upon their backs. Before the tur-
ties have disappeared, a thousand prison
ers often remain in the hands of the
assailants.