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The New York herald., 1875-10-28

and secondly through his challenge 70 the petty array
Judge Barrett overruled the motion, 70 which Mr.
Howe took exception.
PASSING SENTENCE.
And came the most solemn scene ia this life
tragedy-for such really il Doan again being re-
quested TO arlse, did SO, standing With his hands be-
hind him. looking steadfastly az the Judge In passing
sentence the Judge spoke slowly but with manifest
feeling, as folows.-
John Dolan the jury, after patient consideration q
your case, and although YOU defended with great
Aollty have pronounced you guilty OF murder IN the
nIst degree. will not say that cOncur IN the YER
lot lot more than concur in IL and il difficult
1T ~ me 70 charge the jury 70 do IL and yet feel
hAt was acting mpartaly for the bare statement Of
tne facts seemed TO be an argument against you.
our gulit was clearly CONVINCING and do not desire
70 say one word 10 add a pang 10 the gufernns you
niusl now De undergoing though you seem SO stolid
pu a,ust tnat the verdict will be warning To others
anu VIII tend TO lessen the terrible crime Of entering
the houses OF our citizens and night
and taking there human life No burglar enters 4
house with view Of committing a burglary who has
not got murder In his heart III they were engaged IN
any such criminal pursuits the law Is swift and sure
and the eye OF God Is upon them. While some
escape, the criminals generally brought 10
justice and If they escape they can escape from
that you, John Dolan be taken 10 the City Prison or
the city Of New York, from whence you came and
be hanged BY the neck December TO- 1875 until you
dead.
When the last words fell from Judge Barretts lips
there was slight moisture In Doan's eye, a slight
tremor on his lp. He quickly recovered himself and
listened with his wonted imperurbaby to the reading
document was finished, Deputy Sheriff Cummings took
Dolan In charge, the Court adjourned the crowd
quickly dispersed, and In almost universal Whisper
was re-echoed the unanimous verdict-a just doom.
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THE BROOKLYN BOND ROBBERY.
TRIAL OF MATTHIAS FRANK ron ALLEGED con.

TRIAL OF MATTHIAS FRANK ron ALLEGED con-
sPIRAcY-D1 OF THE JURY
Yesterday the tralof Matthias Frank, liquor dealer
Of No 62 wythe avenue for alleged conspiracy to de-
fraud the Nassau City Bank, Of Brooklyn, was COM
menced in the Kings County Court of Sessions before
Judge Moore and a Jury. On October O. 1873, excomp
troller Frederick Schroeder reported to the Common
Council that his Office had been "robbed Of two and
possibly Of seven coupon bonds Of ST. 600 each" He
caused the OF Adoph Kessor one OF his clerks
for the robbery. on February 2, 1874, Mr.
Schroeder reported TO the Board Of Aldermen
that ''there were stolen by his former
clerk In addition to tho six bonds previously dis
covered missing twelve cancelled Park coupon bonds
81 900 each, in lieu OF which registered bonds had
been issuedh On January 3 1874 six Of the missing
coupon bonds were presented for payment az the Mas
sau Bank. The man who presented them at the bank
was taken before Comptroller Schroeder, 70 whom he
stated he had been sent to collect them by hr Frank
who then waiting for him around the corner
Frank stated that these coupons had come TO his hands
a few days prior to January l. in an envelope without
any letter He supposed al the time that letter
would follow. -Four days later, Mr. Schroeder
ceived an envelope, containing Twelve coupon
bonds OF 81 900 each. Tho clerk, AdoIph Kcsslcr is
now serving term Of one year in the Pentenfiary for
the robbery IT was on his statement that ndict
ment wab found against Mr. Frank These were the
facts elected on the trial yesterday Kcsser testified to
having made arrangements with the accused Matthias
Frank, 10 take bonds from the Oomptroliers onlee
that Frank collected the interest and gave him half the
proceeds; that he also Frank a camel's hair
pencil and some acids to the cancellation of the
bonds
ExComptroer Schroeder testified as 10. what the nc.
cused told him about the transaction Mr. Aildenberg
and Theodore Rich also testified In behalf Of the peo.
Pile Assistant District Attorney Moore appeared tor
tho people and General Crook for the defendant
Judge Moore charged the jury about four O'Clock and
II retired 70 deliberate The Jurors came into couW
about six O'Clock and stated that they could not agree
They were thereupon discharged
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THE KILLING OF REUPP.
CLOSE OF THE ARGUMENTS FOR THE Defence
YEsTERDAY-THE PROSECUTION TO BEGIN

TRENTON N. j., Oct. q, 1875
In the keenan, murder trial in this city to-day Mr..
William II. Barton occupied throe hours in summing
up the for the defence in the presence of large
audience. He made thorough anayss Of the testl-
mony given on both Sides criticised that OF the State
and contended forcble language that the prisoner at
tho bar Of the foul alleged against
him. He insisted that the policemen, Reupp and
Hartmann had transcribed their duty the night OF
the fatal occurrence and that they attempted the
arrest of keenan, OF personal spite He adverted
the address Of the Of the pleas rather
UNcoMPLIMENTARY TERMS,
and characterized several Of the propositions sub
1ntted to the jury by him 'nonstrous absurd and
unreasonable" " He mpugned the whole Of the Tren-
ton police force with derclcon Of duty ana said that
if they would try and enforce the law instead OF neg
leciing to do so there would be less crime less Sab.
bath deecration, and keenan, would be here to-day
on trial for murder. Afler exhaustive argument
Mr.. Barton concluded and ex-senator Stockton then
arose and proceeded TO argue on the same side Mr.
Stockton Kept the Court jury and audience enrapured
during all the afternoon He entered in lively
ner INTO the case plunged profoundly into the laws
relating TO homicide and sifted the evidence with skill
and shrewdness. lie said was ever convicted
such an indictment as had been drawn by the State
against the prisoner II does not say how the murder
committed does not name the fatal instrument
used does not give the time place, and, IN fact it
leaves in ignorance to the Of the alleged
crime. Counsel then defined In clear manner the
necessary ingredients constituting homicide aud in
sisted that the State had only proved one of those in
gradients and that that the victim is dead. The
ball had never been found There is
EyInEScB
that Reupp TO his death from pistol ball Dur
ing his argument Mr. Stockton advanced several theo
ries support OF view OF the case and in conclu
sion made feeling appeal TO the jury behalf Of the
prisoner.
Attorney General yanatta will make the closing arg
ment to morrow Thursday on behalf of the State
after which the case viii be given TO the jury by the
The New York herald., 1875-10-28
GRANTS GIFT.
From the Rocky Mountain News

The stallion presented BY President Grant to OK Gov
ernor Hunt Is the celebrated trottng horse Claymore
sometimes known AZ Peacemaker. II Is said that
beautiful piece Of horsonesh than oiaymore Is
rarely seen His color s dark bay his height Is hf
teen and one. third hands, and age seven years HIS
movements Of the most graceful character and he
is doubtless the finest gated horse the West lie is
among the thoroughbrcds recently sold Grants great
horse al s. Louis and bought In for the Pres-
dent BY reserved bid OF $500 Caymorc was
brought out the track, and, behind snlky showed
q splendid speed, making gait Of 245 with perfect
aasa Hs will be shtDDed TO Denver this week
The New York herald., 1875-10-28
CONDUCTORS CONVENTION.

Yesterday morning the Eighth Annual Convention Of
the Railroad Conductors Life Insurance Association Of
the United States aud Canadas held In the Grand
Central Hotel About 125 delegates we're present The
annual address was delivered By Mark NJ Pomcroy.
Invitations were rendered TO the delegates BY
theatres and one from Colonel X r. Kicker OF the New
Jersey Central TO excursion Mauch Chunk where
ball will take place During the past year the claims
pad by the association amounted 70 $Z66 6i3 The re-
ccpts for the year ending August ~ $l3 1876 and
the expenditure S13, l7s, leaving balance OF S25L
The present number Of members Ia la5S
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NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN.

The Antique School of this Institution will be opened
on Wednesday, November 3 Candidates must submit
thcr drawings from the cast or before the 1st OF
November Mr.. 7. Addison Richards corresponding
secretary, will receive drawings At Twenty third street
and Fourth avenue.
The New York herald., 1875-10-28
INCENDIARY FIRE.

About one O'Clock yesterday morning FIRE was dis
covered in house schaier street, Brooklyn. The
structure burned down. The loss caused by II is
about $4,000 The property was insured for S5 900 In
the Williamsburg City Insurance Company. Tho nre was
Cf inceEdiary origin and Is under investigation by
Fire Marshal keadYa
The New York herald., 1875-10-28
A LORD AMONG THE BEGGARs.

Yesterday Lord Houghton visited the different charl-
table institutions under the supervision Or the Depart
ment Of Charities and Correction His Lordshp
expressed hlmself well satisfied with the trip
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CHARITY FAIR.

The fair in AID Of St Francis Hospital, held in the,
Armory Of the sixty-nnth regiment corner of Grand
and Ludlow streets viii close ON Saturday evening
next grand vocal and instrumental concert will be
given on the occasion.
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ROBERT BURNS.

Mr. r. 2. Perkins, of this oIty delivers bis popular
lecture on "Robert Burns" al Hanover, n. H.,
on Friday the Goth inst The lecture win be
given under the auspices Of tho Senior Class or Dart
mouth College
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The next matter taken up for consideration the
appropriation intended to Sherin's fees and sup
port Of prisoners in Ludlow Street Jail
The Comptroller said he knew Of no law authorizing
those expenditures.
Mayor Wckham expressed desire TO give the Sheriff
an opportunity Of being heard in relation the subject
and action was postponed until the next meeting.
The estimates OF the Health Department were next
taken up According to the present action of the Board
$3.50 $50 is allowed this department, S32o,oo0 being
asked FOR DIR. Janeway, who present, stated that
this estimate entirely too small 1t would be i'm
possible to ger along with less than had been given
der last years appropriation, The item for smallpox
purposes had been reduced So 600 According to
tho proposed hgures they would receive S23 900 less
than for 1875.
Mayor Wckham-The figures have been fixed by tho
Comptroller
MI Green--The Comptroller has mad little to do with
Mayor Wickham said they had no desire TO enbar-
rass this department any other department OF the
city government He wanted 70 give them all that
they required Last year the Health Board was al
lowed S222, 000 and $37, 900 afterwards added
Professor Chandler had suggested that they should at
least DO placed on the same footing thai of last
year,
Dr. Janeway-The least on which we could run tho
department would be $263, 600
After some further discussion Alderman Lewis was
appointed to confer with Professor Chandler aud Dr.
Janeway, in order that some amcable arrangement
Comptroller Green offered resolution authorizing
the transfer of S2 400 from unexpended balance of Fire
Department, 1874 to the appropriation for cleaning
markets, 1875 Accompanying this resolution was q
letter from the Fire Commissioners consentng to the
transfer 10 the fund in question To this latter clause
Mayor Wickham objected. He knew that 1t was proper
for department to consent to transfer of moneys,
but they had right specify what account II
should be placed.
The resolution laid
Communications received from Judges of the
Superior and Common Pleas Courts consenting
duoton of Sl2 525 from estimates sent by the former
and S12 $50 from the latter
Comptroller Green insisted upon procuring copies Of
those communications, but his request voted
down.
Mayor Wickham and Alderman Lewis here
pressed desire TO procure for reference tab
ulated statement of the budget far
passed upon from the Secretary of the Board.
An adjournment then took place until eleven O'Clock
this morning contrary to the strenuous efforts of the
Comptroller He contended that the Board had only
few days which to complete their business,
that several important matters had TO be passed upon,
such the Seventh regiment armory appropriation,
expenses of Corporation Counsel and other items
The Board has until the first of November to COM
pete the provisional estmotes. They then go to the
Board OF Aldermen for revision, and sent back to
The Board OF fApportionmcnt
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THE CITY BUDGET.

FIXING THE ESTIMATES FOR 1876-THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT AND sHERrFF's oFFIcE-IIsT
OF CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR
APPROPRIATIONS.
Tho Board Of Apportonment met again in the
Mayors Office yesterday eleven O'Clock and continued
in session for nearly two hours. Mayor Wokham
Comptroller Green, Alderman Lewis and Tax Comms
sioner Wheeler were present
list Of the charitable institutions reformatories
&C. entitled to pecuniary support under State laws
was read by the Comptroller together with the amounts
allowed to each, The whole foots up $sS3 I4o
The following is the list
Asylum for Idiots. S270
American Female Guardian Society and Home
Tor the Frlehlless ..'.....'....'....''.. - OOe
Chdren's AID Society. y...................... 10000
of Charity Observation-Disclosures. 2os 900
Hebrew Benevolent Society. $4,000
Hudson River State Hospital. l.................. 500
Institution for Deaf and Dumb. ............. 1647c
Mutes .......................... To- 700
Institution for the Blind. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6OOc
lie Couteulx ST. Marys institution for the i'm
proved instruction Of deaf mutes city OF
Dunsio, bUU
Magdalcn Female Benevolent Society ........ $500
New York Juvenile Asylum. ................. 75 900
New York Infant Asylum. m................... 49, 900
New YORK state Homeopathic Asylum. ....... 800
New York state Lunatc Asylum. ............ 1000
New YORK Cathehc Protectory. ............ 22OO 900
New \ ork Society for the Relief Of the Rup-
tured and Crippled .................. % $50
Nursery and Child's Hospital ........ e5 GOO
Protestant Episcopal House OF Mercy MINIMUM 4 600
Roman Catholic House oi the Good shepherd. Ia, 500
State Lunatio Asylum for Insane Criminals at
Auburn. ........................ 1900
The Shepherds Fold. d........................ 5000
The Chlldren's Fold OF the city Of New York. 900
Union Home and School for the Education OF
Children of Volunteer Soldiers. ............. 10 500
The New York herald., 1875-10-28
EDGAR ALLAN POE

"A Monument to the Mem
ory of the Poet.
THE HISTORIC GRAVE AT BALTIMORE,
a Graphic Narrative OF the
Poet'a Last Hours.
The Thrilling Story Of the At
tend ng Physician.
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chr. Poe, Il is very necessary that you should be
quiet and free from excitement you are in a critical
condition, and excitement win hasten your death"
'Doctor, am III. Is there hope2n
"The chances are against you"
"How long Oh how long, before / see my dear vir.
gniaY Ny dear Lcnorel would Ike 70 see my love,
ny dear love-"
III viii send FOR ary ono you wish 70 sec"
knew nothing of lis family, and asked, Have you
nmilyg'
'No my wifc 4 dead ny dear Virginia. ny mother
nlaw lives OH how ny heart beeds FOR her Deaths
dark angel has done Lis work an 50 rudely dashed
upon The storm without compass Or helm Language
canuot ten the gushing wave that swens sways and
sweeps, tcmpostlke me- signalling the 'larum or
death. Doctor, write to my mother, Maria GLENN.
Tell her her Eddie ID hero NO too late too late
must liit The pail and open you the secret that
sears the heart, and, dagger.like, perces the soul
was 70 have been married ID ten daysn Here he
stopped 10 weepl
''shar | send for The iady2" asked, supposng she
lived In the city.
'tToo late too latetn
said "oh no. vill send my carriage Immediately"
'.No, write, write 70 both. Inform them Of my iii.
ness and death both At The same time"
"Give me their addressn
'NrA shelton, Norfolk, va, and Maria GLENN,
Lowell, Mass."
Noticing the color rising TO his face and the blood
vessels filling up his temples and the eyes becoming
congcstiye and inclining upward asked ques
tons Dut ordered Ice 10 his head and heat to bis
tremlties repeating the cordial with anodyue, and
waited with the outside the door for fifteen
utes No further change except that his pulse had
increased IN frequency and was feeble ana dying
kept nurse "a his room, and another outside to pre-
vent his being disturbed and to notify OF any change
that might take place
had sent for his cousin, Nelson Poe, having
learned he was his relative, and family named
Reynolds, who lived in tie neghborhood Of the hos
pital These we're the only persons whose names bad
heard him mention living in the city. Mr.. W. n Poe,
came, and the female members Of Mr. Reynolds
lanHy. 70 continued IN unconscious state
lot more Than an hour on again examining his pulse
found livery feeble sharp and irregular-l2O 10 the
minute. proceeded 70 give him febrifuee mixture
and stimulaut he partially aroused while getting
49, A--"-hs a@d asn~o a. ,,,rtt. - -.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-21
DIR. RAILWAYS
SarsapariIlian ResOlvent

Has made the most Astonishing Cures
so quick, SO rapid are the changes the
body undergoes under the influence of
this truly wonderful medicine, that
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-21

teacher Of Mississippi, has brought suit in
the Supreme Court of this District, against
the Pullman Palace Car Company, claiming
$40, 600 damages for refusal to allow her
to travel on palace car from Cincinnati
to Washington.
CLINTON, Iowa, Aug. l9.-The chief
topic IN this city, and probably in the
whole dlstli t, is the appointments by Gov
ernor Carpenter, of Mr., Walker I."Haycs,
OF this city, as Judge Of the Seventh
Judicial District, vice ". T. Brannan,
resigned. Mr.. Hayes received official mott:
hcation OF his appointment to-day, and has
no time to waste in preparing for the
Judicial ermine, as he takes his seat on the
6ench In Muscatine county next Monday.
Mr: Hayes is young man, a Democrat,
and lawyer of undoubted ability, and
will, believe, give good satisfaction. He
has accepted the position, has qualified ac-
cording to law, and is preparing for his
new duties.
New York, Aug. 20. Three children
named Lord, in Cashmere, were burned
to death by the burning of their house.
DEs MONIES Iowa, Aug. 2O.-L. Evans
was Yesterday bound over to the United
States District Court and sent to prison
tor making and passing counterfeit nickel
coin. The money and dies we're found in
i posses ion. S. s. Ru 'chings, of Vic.
tory, was also held for vi, latlon Of the
Revenue laws.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Au.- 2O.-During a
quarrel between colored man named Sly
and his wife, Robert jackson, also color
ed, intertered in behalf of the husband,
a I'D was struck on the head with barrel
stave, receiving injuries that caused his
death. The wife was not arrested she
being eli ceiRte
ST. Louis, Aug. 20-Last Saturday
Frank Bell, who lives in Livingston coun
| ty, some fifteen miles south Of Chillicothe,
on returning home from town, found
Thomas Florence in such relations with
his wife as caused him to empty three
chamb RS of a revolver into him, killinp
him instantly.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 2O.-Two
men named ". j, Martin and J. G. White
| were arrested here this evening for passing
counterfeit money. Six hundred dollars in
counterfeit 5 10 notes on the Richmond,
Ind, National Bank were found in White s
| possession.
| CINCINNATI, Aug 2O.--A special to the
Gazette says eight prisoners in the Wyan,
dotie county jail, at Sandusky, escaped
tonight by saving out the bars. Six Of
this number are burglars.
DENVER, COL, Aug. 20. Colonel John
ii: White, Of Howard county, Mo-, com.
mitted suicide, this morning, here, by
shooting himself through the head, on the
bank of Cherry creek. TIE cause was
poverty and dissipation. He was on his
way to the Black Hills as the leader of 8
party.
CLEVELAND, O., Aug aO.-A fire in the
fourth story of Beckmans block. on
Superior street. tonight, burned through
the floor into room occupied by family
setting fire to the bed clothes of bed ir
which were three children sleeping. A
little girl was badly burned and has since
died. Two boys were seriously burned
the children's parents were absent at the
time. The damage to property was slight
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Every Day an Increase IN Flesh and Weight
Is Seen aod Felt.
The Great Blood Purifier.

Every drop of the Sarsaparilian Resolvent com,
muncates through the blood, sweat, urine, and
other fluids and juices of the system, the vigor OF
life for IL repairs the wastes Of the body with
and sound material. Scrofula, syphilis, COnsump-
tiOn, glandular disease, ulcers in the throat.
mouth, Tumors, Nodes i'll the glands and
other parts Of the system, sore eyes, strumOrous
discharges from the ears, and the worst forms OF
skin diseases, eruptions, fever sores, scald head
ringworn, salt rheum, crysipclas, acn9, black spots
worms In the fesh, tumOrs, cancers i'll the womb
and all weakening and painful discharges night
swcats loss OF sperm aud all wastes OF the life prn
ciplc are within the curative range Of this wonder
of modern chemistry, and n few days use will
prove to- any person using it for either of disease
its potent power to cure them.
II the patent, daily becoming reduced by the
wastes and decomposition what's continually pro
gressug succeeds in arresting these was es, and
repairs the same with new material made from
healthy boOd-and this the Sarsaparillian will and
docs seCure-a cure is certain for when once this
remedy commences It work Of publication, and sue
cceds In diminishing the loss of wastes, its repair:
will be rapid and every day the patent will fee
himself growing better and stronger, the food al
gesting better. appetite improving and flesh and
weight increasing.
Not only does the Sarsaparillian Resolvcnt exec
all known rcmedical agents In the cure Of Chronic
Scrofulous, Constitutional and skin diseases; bu
It Is the only positive cure for.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-21
Tumor of Twelve Years Growth Cured
by Railways Resolvent.
BEVERLY, Mass, July IS, 1869

BEVERLY, Mass. July IS, 1869.
DIR. RADwAY:-I have had ovarian tumor in the
oya,ies and bowels. All the doctors said there
was nc help C. it," | tried everything that
recommended but nothing helped me. / saw yOur
Resolyent and thought would try il; but had no
faith in H. because had suffered for twelve years.
took six bottles Of the Rosolvcnt and one box of
Railways Pills, and two bottles of your Ready Re-
lief and there is not sign Of tumor to be seen or
felt and feel better, smarter and happier than
have for twelve years The worst tumor was in the
left side of the bowels, over the groin write this
TO you for the benefit Of others. You can publish
it II you choose ,>-,