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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-08
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
RAfora IudnA Sutherianl


In this Court yesterday Bernard Dolan. who Was
indicted for stealing watch worth s45 on Christ
mas night from Charles furnberg. in Cherry street,
with violence. pleaded guilty to petit larceny
from the person.
convicted OF petit larceny from toe person. on
the goth VI last month he assaulted George W.
Randolph IN Eighth avenue, between Forty-sec-
ond and Forty-thtrd streets, and stole watch
worth @3S.
These prisoners were each sent to the State
Prison Tor i've years.
FELoN1ous ASSAULT
Jennie Richardson was tried and convicted OF an
assault with intent to do bodily harm to Maria
Branch, on the goth OF December The evidence
showed that these colored women, who lived in
Thompson street. quarrellsd about a man, and
Jealousy 30 Influenced Jennie a. 10 induce her TO
cut Maria III the lace and neck with q small knife.
Judge Sutherland remar Red thai, judging from the
number OF assaults which occur IN Thompson
street, the cOlOred population must be III a semi
barbarous condition, although there might be ex-
ceptiona He sentenced the prisoner TO the State
Charles Reynolds, who on the aoth Of December
cut John Riley IN me head with knife, pleaded
the Court that tue parties were friends and other
mitigating circumstances were mentioned, which
in0uced the Judge TO modify the punishment to
imprisonment IN the Penitenttary for six months.
ACoUITrALs.
Robert A. Murphy WAS tried u, on q charge OF
snstching $40 bill from Peter Holoch, at saloon
In West Broadway, on the Sd OF this month. The
Jury believed the statement Of Murphy, who
proved good character, that the prosecuting wit
ness gave MIN the bill TO get 1t changed. A YER
diet OF not guilty was promptly rendered.
John Bell, who was charged With petit larceny
from the person. was tried and acquitted. Edward
Jost, the complainant, was stupidity intoxicated In
the street on tae morning OF tne 3lst OF Decem-
Der, and police oriicer detected the prisoner in
the act OF taking the keys from The complainant's
pocket. His Honor directed the jury TO acQuit on
tue ground that the Indictment specifically
charged the accused with stealing the keys, while
the proof showed that he had no such intent The
Judge intma ted, how ever, that II Bell had been
indicted tor an assault with intent TO STEAL" he
might have been convicted.
Jane Patterson. VINO accompanied Arthur Aders
to q diareputabie house In the Bowery, was
charged with stealing %, bot the evidence was
rather doubtful. The Jury gave her the benefit OF
tue doubt and rendered verdict OF mot guilty"
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SHOOTING IN OHIO.

LANCASTER, Jan. 4, 1876.
the shooting tournament In this city on Friday
.rd saturday last attracted big crowd. The
.nort,nq fraternity we're out in full force, and
among the contestants for the premiums were
crack .shotsr from Pttsburg, GAINESVILLE, Circle
Vile and other cities. The first days match was
for first, second and third money-$lOo $50 and
sso-free 10 all at 81 per head In this trial there
zero twenty one competitors, 10 birds each, Is
On Yards boundary, Ia ounce shot un-
Der the Western sporting rules We append the
ecOre:- r-,r, ,.-.
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COURT CALENDARs-TH1s DAY.


SUPREME CoURT-CHAABERs-Held By Judge
Donohue.-Nos. IS, 50. O. 81, 10. "a. H. 90, 70,
lIs, us, l27. 1871 142, 1874 TO- III, is4, 1871, ls2
SUPREME COURT-GRNRRAL TRRM-Held by
Judges DAVIS brady and Ds1iels-Eo,; laz. I1Q.
Van BrunL-Demu, rers-Nos Q. ID, s, II. ~. fS
II. Issues OF Law and Rsct-Nos 1, ., 50, a, 81,
. g. g. g. g. 3d. ~ "a - TO- u.s. ST. l. H. 49,
Judge Van vorsSHsSors csuses- Ns.1 sa -
i iss i ls5s ss s ss Hss is
1859 lsSs 1sse 1ssa ls 5s s s s l5
sLheId BY Judge Lawrence.-short causes-Nos
1874 1882 1855. 1875, leoz 1909, 1921 lii, lo4I,
1871 i- sss s0I I s7s l u.s. a aas
2O05, 212l $50, 900, s2s. seS. 1858, 1858. 1859
yusTs M s IT, s y
500, 500, $40, ss2 $50 $685. $40, 81, s44, SAG.
sUPERIoa CoCRr-GExERAL TERN Held by
a. g. 10, 20. rs, 81. %, 80, ~, A3.
COMMON PLEAs-TRIAL TERA-Part Held by
Judge Loew.-Caii on, No. 22s. Part 2-Adjourned
COMMON PLEAs-GzNxRAL TERx-Held by Judges
ns C isa m s 49, ISL s I
MARINE CoURr-TRIAL TERx-Part Held BY
lS ai lied JUDGE AMI a aas5
Part sHsd i 0y judge ns
Gross-Nos. 2sse, 24o2 l4sl, 2424, 2IS5 224l 2075,
l072 1870, 1909, 2I33, 22a7 I00l, 1885, 1915.
COURT OF GENERAL SESsiONs.-Held by Judge
On therland.-The People vs. william Gill, robbery
same vs.. William Benson and Frederick Hopall,
robbery; same vs. william s. Johnson and Frank
Noe, grand larceny same vs.. Edward Dumgooe.
grand larceny; same vs. william Sacia Marcus
sacia and William H. WALKER conspiracy same
vs. John Simpson, Charles Sanborn ana William
Morgan. burglary.
OYER AND TERMINER-Held by Judge Barrett
The People VS.. James Hays (c0ntinEed), homicide,
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afteT.s.Us ocs0pso0 ooeWeen yne I'VE. ana that NJ
heard tne PrlseDer uee threatening language
against the deooesso; - separated them and then
LETT, but he'd ooly rot away sh0rt distance whom
ne heard pissea Lot; turning around he saw
Hayes running swy ana atterwsra found De-
toll shot tn his hesd. rWo other Witnesses were
examined. but eeve - material facts. alter which
the Court adiOufHe0.
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THE WEEK OF PRAYER.

The overhanging clouds and the muddy streets
kept many persons away rom the Evange icai
Alliance meeting In DR.. Rogers church yesterday.
There was however, very good congregation,
which nearly filed the church. Or. Tyug presided
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CHARLEY ROSS.

The mystery OF the Ross case sull remains un-
penetrated. According to the police they are yee
looking after the lost boy, but their efforts SO lar
have been unsuccessful. Every circumstance that
at all looked like a ciew TO his probable hiding
place has been weighed, examined and Inquirer
into, and the searchers are no nearer the o1lld
now than they were when they started out. In
lCONTINIIED ON NINTH PAGE
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THE MADISON STREET HOMICIDE

The trial. OF Thomas Hayes, indicted for murder
IN the nrst degree, was commenced yesterday
before Judge Barrett, in the Court OF Oyer and
Terminer. The victim OF the homicide was Thomas
ID. Delaney. An alteration occurred between the
two on the 7sn of September last on the corner Of
Msdson and Jackson streets. which ended In
Hayes shooting Delaney with pistol. delaney
fingered some six weeks alter the shooting and
Shen died. The prisoner, by whom sat his wife
and two children, was represented by A. Oakley
Hail, tne prosecution being conducted BY ASSIST
ant Dfstr1ct Attorney Lyons. Objection was made
by M. Lyons to the prisoners wife sitting by his
side- Mr. Hall promptly met tne objection oy re.
calling the attention OF Judge Barrett TO the fact
that wnen Lord William Russell was on trial the
Attorney General objected to Lady Russell occupy
tna n seat by the side Of her husbands that Lord
RUSSELL said that he desired the attendance OF his
wife to assist MIN In taxing notes, and that there
upon the Judge allowed her to retain her seat.
jud9e barrett did tue same In this case. Nearly
two hours we're occupied ia obtaining jury.
George 'Nethercott was the first witness called.
NJ tesfined that on the day named Hayes came to
his house 10 see Delaney. and that s0osequeRs
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JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT.
uywHLco,6R v1sIroRs

Before Judge Utterbourg.
John Burns, James Faulkener ana Denis Norris
ser were each committed In default OF 81, 500 bail
yesterday, charged with fcloniousy assauiting
Patrick McOabe, Of No 20 West Eighteenth street,
on New Years evening IL appears they paid hiui
q call without being very well acquainted with
him. and finished up BY assaulttng him In gross
ma nner. They were arrested by On1oer KAN OF
the sixteenth precinct and iuiiy Identified by Mr..
NcCabe.
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RACING IN CALIFORNIA.

OAKLAND TRorrING PARK, Dec. 20.-Purse 800;
halLnie heats three I'D five; SEQ to first horse,
$50 to &c cond and $40 to third.
ENTRIES.
@. r. Buchanans sorrei Ned, 90 lbs. 8 1
D. Van Gordcn's Gray Dick, Ito lbs... 2
owner Blue Cloud, 30 lbs............6 Is
Mr. HaisIe ad u ODE, ITO lDs.......... 2
Mr. HINES Error, 30 lDs.............v "a
Time, 81 i.-504-52H-53I53t<.
OAKLAND TRoTTING PARK, Dec. 30.-Purse 800;
hall nile heats. beat three in nve.
ENTRIES
r. II. De valls Sc lktrk................
W. LeIgn's Jordan. 2
s. Van Gordon's Chlnaman........... 3 q
Time, 49-5Ox-5o-51 ls-52
The above race was not finished, aud was post
poned till the next day.
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ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT.
BOGUS rBUCKMAN
Before Judge Murray.

DcIVIe SuUHo AuIrSy.
James Simonson vas committed for examination,
charged with attempting to steal seven bags or
tobacco from the mandatory Of Julius Michaels,
OF No. 80 Wtilete street He was discovered at
about twelve O'Clock on Wednesday night IN the
act Of removing the property on his truck from the
warehouse, and when questioned said he was EN-.
ployed to do so. but cou,d not say BY whom. HIS
excuse was considered much too thin.
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Shae ffer, OF this city, and Himrod, OF Circleville
being tied, shot nve more bircs to decide who
should take the gun ShaefYcr killed his nve
straight birds ana won the prize, Himrod cutting
down but Jour.
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IMPORTANT TO RAILWAY TRAVEL
LERS IN SLEEPING CARS

A case, important to railway travellers occupy
ing sleeping cars, came up yesterday before Judge
Joachlmsen, In the Marine court. The plain TIL
Charles +. Palmeter, sued the defendant, Webster
Wagner the President OF the New York Central
Sleeping Car Company, to recover $1,000 damages
under the following circumstances. The plaintiff
ON the evening OF 9th December. 1872, travel hing
from New YORK to Chicago. bought besides q nrst
class ticket from the Railway Company, also q
berth from the Sleeping Car Company, paving an
additional IS Tor 1t. Retiring 10 his berth that
night be placed in It his vest, containing vau-
able gold watch and chain and Sl25 in money.
The hext morning. having arrived al SYRIA
cuse, he discovered !nat his vest and the
he never recovered, but the vest with $40 III the
inside pocket was subsequently, found on The
track and restored to him. The inconvenience
and DELAY occasioned by MS loss particularly tbat
Of his cash. necessary Tor the pi osecution OF the
urgent business which compelled him 10 go to
chicago, was, OF course, an element In the action
Tor damages. There was no denial OF the loss. but
counsel for defendant argued that they were not
Responsible for the safety OF the goods OF passen-
gers only when given over 10 the custody OF their
porter, and for the safe Keeping Of which there
ing this precaution he con trbuted TO his own loss.
On the other hand. counsel for the plaintiff con-
tended that under the statute In relation 10 Sleep
ing cars railroads the companies are liable ior
The damages suffered by the plaintiff In the case
and were responsible in the same way and TO rhe
same extent as boarding house and Inn keepers.
THIS view OF the case was not aoopted oy tne
Court, who IN charging the Jury, said that II was
the frst case OF the Kind, he believed. tnat mad
been brought before the courts, and there was no
tight TO guide them by precedent With regard 10
the claim Tor the value OF toe watch-and that
point must DO thrown aside by the jury. as the
defence had Jailed In proving value ty ex-
pert evidence-if they found any liability on
tine part OF the company, they would assess the
damage ct six and quarter cents. The facts as
adduced oy the plaintiff to his oss, the pur.
chase of an extra ticket from the company, the
restoration OF the vest and $40 OF the money,
pinned on inside pocket to the plaintin, was
Clearly presented 70 the jury by Judge Joachimsen
aDd that body, after an absence OF hall An hour,
returned q verdict for sos
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The first prize was accordingly awarded TO MI.
Frank Hamilton, OF this city. The ties were d.
vided.
loaoer, with ten to shoot, si4 birds each.
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S e y b +, Henry, Delegates.

Mr.. ". S. Fairchild, President of the Butter and
Cheese Exchange, submitted q proposition Tor the
establishment or General American Exchange
OF all domestic staples or iood. lie desired the
Chamber to indorse the project, and the matter
was referred to the Executive Committee
like course was directed in the matter of res
olution submitted by Mr.. 4. b. Thurber, who de.
sired an expression from the Chamber regarding
the manner Of giving out the contracts Tor public
improvements
Mr. Loudon addressed the Chamber at length on
the question Of paper money and specie anu what
course the government sbsuld pursue In this I'M
p0rtant matter. Adjourned.
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TO the Democracy of Ohio.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL)
COMMITTEE Rooms.

COMMITTEE Rooms,
COLUMBUS, ONO, MAY 6, 1875
To the Democracy of Ohio;.
AT meeting OF the Democratic State
Central Committee, held to-day it was re-
solved to hold the Democratic State Con-
vention at the Opera House in Columbus,
on
Thursday, juno II, 1875,
AT ii O'Clock A. NJ, f',r the purpose of
nominating candidates to be voted for on
the Second Tuesday of October next, for
the following State Officers, to wit:
Governor, Lieutenant Gorernor, At
torneg General, One Supreme .Judge, 4 m
ditor, Treasurer, and One Member Of
Board af Public Works.
The rate of representation in the Con-
rention will be as follows: One delegate
for each county, and in addition thereto
one delegate for every FIVE hundred votes,
and one for every fiacliou of,95o and up,
wards, cast at the general election of 1874
for w m Bell, Jr, for Secretary of State.
Under this apporIionment Monroe
County will be entitled to six delegates
We omit the remainder of the list of
! counties ana'delegates Ed SPIRIT |
| Never in tue history of tile Democra-
icy has there been an occasion. Of more
Importance than will be the coming Con-
vention. By fidelity to principle and un-
selfish devotion to our organization, the
Democracy of Oaio have earned for
themselves the honorable position OF
advance guard. We are no longer en-
gagged in an ordinary State contest-the
deslinies of the people have been conf
ded to the Democratic party Of Ohio =
Prudence, wisdom and courage should
[ characterize the proceedings of the Con
vention of the 18th proximo. There
fore it is incumbent on the Dem ocracy
! of the several counties to send, not only
4 full delegations, but their ablest men
men who are representative in their char.
acter and who may aid by their counsel
to give harmony and vieor to the delib
erations Of the Convention. We, there
fore, again urge upon you the necessity
OF sending representative men
! A Ratification Meeting will be held in
the city of Columbus on the night of the
i l7th, which, it is anticipated, will surpss;
any similar demonstration which has
ever taken place in the State. Come
prepared to witness this grand exhibition
of the unterrifed Democracy Let nc
minor considerations prevent full dis
charge of duty to the party on this oc
casion, and keep close to mind the fac
that the stake Of the contest is the re
demption of the nation.
i The usual arrangements for carrying
persons attending the Convention ovel
the railroads running into Columbus
! will be made and announced in due time
I A. T. WALLING,
Chairman State Cen. Com.
] JAMES S. GRAIL, Sec l.
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Rioious Coal Miners.

HUNTINGTON, Pa, May I2.-About
nine hundred men and women went to
the Fisher and Whitehead mines to; day
and compelled the miners at work 10
suspend operations, and sacked their
houses and appropriated their valuables.
The strikers have become wild and I'M
governable, and say all new men must
and shall leave the region. If the men
had resisted! blood would have been
shed freely. The Sheriff had promised
to be in attendance to protect the new
men, but owing to some cause not fully
explained, he did not come. The sue
cess of the mob for the last two days
threatens total suspension of business.
The miners propose to clean out every
bank operated. "1A 5ie" 20
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The following resolution of the Central

The following resolution of the Central
COMMITTEES defines the qualifications of yo-
ters: 81
RESOLVED. That men who supported the
Democratic State Ticket at the preceding gen.
eral election; Democrats who move into thu
county aud will bs legal voters at the next
general election; young men kucwn to be
Democrats who will be of age in time to- vote
at the next general election, and Democratic
foreigners who may be entitled to naturaliza.
tion papers in time to vote at the mex. elsc.
lion, shall be entitled to vote.
It is made the duty of Supervisors to see
that this RESOLUTION is carried into complete
effect and to conduct said election fairly and.
impartially.
In case Supervisor appointed Ia not pres
ent to open the polls. any Democratic elector
OF the township may be chosen to act
The Supervisors and Judges at the close of
the polls will count the votes and dsclar. thu
result, and return the poll.books and tally
sheets, duly and sealed up, TO the
Chairman of the Democratic Central Commit.
tee, who will at fo'clock P NJ on Monday. the
9Th day of June. 1875, at the Court House in
Wcodsfleld proceed to open the, same in the
presence of the Central Committeeman Of the
several townships. who, as boardL 81. canvas.
sers. will officially declare the result Az the
same time and place the Committeeman chosen
will assemble and organize Central Commit
tee for Monroe County, Ohio, to serve during
the ensuing year. sF ~ g - SD :
By order of the Democratic Central Commit
tee of Monroe County, Ohio, ..s.e,
| 0TEu - J. T. MORRILL,, - .
/ Chairman, Dem. Central Committee
i H. r. WEST, Secretary.
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From the Cincinnati Enuuirer.)

S ftH trrom tne Olnclnnau Enqulrerj sg
p EThe Christian World of this city
prints thisweek the following note from
w. NJ. Ferguson, Chaplain of the Ohio
Penitentiary, relatiyeto the cause of re-
ligion in that estimable reformatory in
stitution: Gisg5ga9F5
"Moving along smoothly here. We
have nearly f,200 prisoners. Four hum
dred in prayer meeting, 800 in Sunday
School AT attend church at l l a. m. on
the Sabbath except a very few Catholics
The Geghan lawdoes not affect us disfa-
vorably. It is really avery small mat.
ter, and by no means merits the notice it
has received from the public. Our friends
of the Catholic faith had the privilege of
saying mass in private chapel in the in
stitutionleng before the passage of this
law. Hence (as its author told me) it
was not designed to affect the order of
religious service in the Penitentiary, but
to give Catholics the right to enter other
State institutions where they had been
excluded, and do what our courtesy had
granted them to do here.Js This is ALL
Why, then, this excitement and noise all
over the country about Popish innova-
tions and dangerous aggressions on our
Protestantrights tits purely political,
and ought to cease" Tesf 4,
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The German Government and
s1o9 the Press. GtaZs IE

The Germania, a leading Ultramontane
journal in Berlin, publishes the following
editorial letter: 1
To our correspondents: When our
mailing clerk, several days, ago, was ex-
amined on. oath, he was asked by the
Judge to give the names of the authors
of several articles which have appeared
in our paper He then sisted that he
could not recollectthe names, but that
there was book at the office in which
the names OF all our correspondents and
and subscribers were recorded. Yester
day afternoon two officers Of the crimi :
nal court presented themselves at our of
flee and demanded from our business
manager the said book. But this gentle
man, warned by certain proceedings
against the Fraukfurter Zeitung, had re-
moved that book from the Office and de-
posted it somewhere else for safe keep
ing. The officers at once searched the
whole Office, examined our clerks on
oath, and convinced themselves of the
truth of the above statement. To pre-
vent all proceedings either, by the police
or by the courts against our correspond
ents, have burned to-day the said book,
every page of it.
,CHRIsFoPHE JosEPu CREHER,
Editor of the Germania.
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lFrom the Daily Register.I !.
Wheeling Cattle Market.
CHRISTIAN STcCK YARDS,
~ 2. lE. Nav 13, 1876.


CATTLE-Arrivals 40 head at 4@6
so. demand good and supply short We
heard of five car loads being received
from Chicago during the week
HOGS-Arrival SO head at 69S so.
There is not as good q demand as for
the preceding week, and though there
IS no change in quotations for the best
grade, the market showed weakness, and
a decline of nearly one-h half cent may
be noted. iii'-+
SHEEP-Arrivals of "a head, at 5
90; fair demand.
SPRING LAMBS-Dema1d excellent.
The first arrival of the season of So
head came in ard sold at 90 per head.
CALVES Good calves i'll demand.
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The Loss Of the schiller,

The fine Clyde-built steamship Schil-
Ter OF The Eagle Line, from New York,
April 2S, for Plymouth, Cherbourg and
Hamburg, with heavy mail for Eng
land, France and Germany, over $780,
GOO worth of goods, 100000 in specie,
a ships company of l24 men, and 26l
passengers, in all 3S5 souls, while try
ing to make the port of Plymouth Fri
day night, ran in frog upon Retarriere
Ledge, among the Scilly Islands, and
was lost with nearly all .on, board This
simple statement presents with a force
which no comment can intensity, the
appalling magnitude of the Disaster
The scene of it is about 80 miles west
and little south Of the Lands End,
the southwesterly extremity of Eng.
land, in group of numerous rocky is.
lands, with many reefs, and shoals
among them, but well provided with ap
planes to warn and guide the careful
navigator. On the Island of ST. Agnes,
the southernmost Of the larger ones of
the group, there is lighthouse 1873
feet high. with revolving light Of II
miles radius of vision. On Bishops
Rock, otherwise known as the Bishop
and his Clerks, less than three quarters
Of mile from Retarriere Ledge, there
is smother lighthouse, Ito feet high, with
flashing light, which can be, seen for
16 miles. There is also fog, bell on
Bishops Rock. 5..,;... -5u
In'Octobe., 1707, British feet com.
manded by Sir Cloudeslev Shovel, was
wrecked upon these islands, and some
1000 persons perished, including the
Admiral himself. But that was in a
storm, while in this case there appears
to have been nothing but the fog to in
terfere with the successful direction Of
the ship. ~, -,