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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-08
TIE COURT OF APPEAIs.
Albany. n. Y.


Jud .iaent afrncd with costs.Cirer sgt DO b. Dem.
Arrest st wickham Coulter at Board o. Education jug
e.ts 10 abide evens-Ihe Eoery National Bank ngt The
Mayor &C. OF York Mullen agt the Mayor: order AZ
Of the petition OF the New
orr Central RAILROAD he METROPOLITAN Ga-lSht
CO.. People rel Jernan ag Thayer Guernsey agL keS
ford. - , .,, ,.,., g..
special Term for rehea1ng-The Equitable LIE ASSURANCE
soc ely agt Stevens.
Appeal dismissed with costs. Townshend ag Van buren,
Order Term reversed and o'r OF tpecla Term
with costs ~ this apeal-Darlin pl' sgt Nlhan,
Tor reargInent denied with slO co's-Prce ast
keyes. o,....-
tie motion. A. J. ftian Olpo--Orered That proceet
me- h. STAYED until N. the papers. Aso
motion modify judgment IN the same case ny tue same
coun-e. The Court took the papers.
Union National Bank AIT kupper-MoOnt 10 amend remit
ttnr; Nichols Tor the notion Daniel NJ Van Cott op
u. ..ai The ourt took tie papers.
Quincy AIT Motion To- accelerate the decision OF
cause. samuel " ard for respondent -
Zen Eyck a,,t Craig-Mohon for reargument Henry r.
selden Tor motion; q. =. Dauforth opposed.
NO SIS COe-UIOn stipulation filed defendant
opened and submitted appeals fiom orders .
cate assessment VIM Barnes for appellant r. H. Neville
40. Si2-Isaac Faulks appellant sgt. Jacob C. Ramp re
by f. H. BERN Of counsel for appellant and
lv r. J. FIthi1n fof respondent.
General Cdiend1r.NO 97Frolerick X Sconei ana others
app,lant- agt John NJ Gregor respondent agu"l by ~
Anthony, OF cOuLse appcLlh ny H. IL '4"'u'
10 2I-Thayer H. Codding, appellant, agt Thomas New
man executor respondent argned by John Van NOolhes
for appellant and by Geo. b. Danfoth Tor rospon
dent . a, III, ..
No A-Annio f. Frazer. sole executor &C. appellant ast
No The srsond National Bank Of watkins appellant,
agt Gsbriea Miller respondent argued by James r. Dewey
of counsel or appellant and BY Mcclure Tor res ondent
Proclamation made, ana the Court adjourned.
The following Ia the day calendar for NeGnosiaJ, Dec -
1875: NOs 81, 10l, 100, 1O5, o. 30, IS. and ~.
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TUESDAY, Dec. Up. ".

The stock market uncOumonly quiet all day
because of the indspostlon TO operate pending tho
receipt OF the Presidents Message and accompany
ing documents. After n steady send-off the general
market declined and went into the First Board weak
and lower BY noon there was a recovery, which
sent prices to the best figures Of the day; hut this
eventually lost in afternoon dealings the mar
ket winding up tame and unsatisfactory. There
were few rumOrs aloat outside OF the story of the
very serious illness of Mr.. Jay Gould, which be-
lieye was untrue and tho larger dealings were in
Lake Shore, Pacific Mail. and Western Union Tele-
graph. Tho market closed feverish at the lowest
quotations of the day, and there was very
general decline from yesterdays closing sales
Hannibal and 81. Joe. Wabash and Western Union
Telegraph. each declined ls per cent Ohio and Mis-
sissipp and So. Paul Preferred each Il Central and
Hudson, Erie, and Northwest, each y; St. Paul
Common and Union Pacific, each IS !; Michigan Cen.
trail -: Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph. Lake Shore
NORTHWEST Preferred and Pacific Mail. each I, and
Missouri Pacific. liz. Harlem advanced l. per cent
and Delaware kaCkawanna and Western and New
Jersey Central each closed the same as yesterday
The opening, highest, lowest, and closing prices Of
active stocks sold to-day, we'll tho Offering aud
asking prices at the close OF the Exchange and tho
number of shares of each stock sod will DO found in
the subjoined table,
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THE GAME LAWS.

The suit of Royal Phelps, President OF the
gocisty for the Protection Of Game against William H.
Middleton and ellison Carmanwas tried yesterday before
Judge Davis in Supreme Court, Chambers The suit
was for 81 500 penalties for having possession out Of
the proper season. 100 specified trout The defendants
in their original answer claimed that the trout were pre-
served fish, that they Canada trout and that the
ac; was UNCONSTITUTIONAL being regulation OF inter
etae trade ON demurrer these dcfonses were declared
nnnvaiug but the defendants allowed TO put IN
new ansWer which they declined 10 do. The plaintH
nroyed that Oh March g. lS74 his counsel entered the
dSendnts premises with a search warrant, broke open
the icebox and found 100 speckcd trout which one OF
Inc attendants conceded belonged 10 them Judge Davis
decided for the plaintiff but directed im 10 submit Tor
mai nndjngs OF faot before entering Judgment
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William = Brown charged with stealing letters
from boxes Posoce by means OF Keys men te
waived al yce
tIay aud Shields committed INN !" a"st 'n'
action o tho Grand Jury. .
In the Court Of General SESSIONS yesteiasy, ae ",
rs vetad OF receiving stolol goods and seni 70
Htate Prison years. Aarons case was iece.y LA
Crime on chhi Ee uiauo W MN
ben m IAN long without being able 70 ootn HA-
Al ono time ID " a. reported that ho was dead
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UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

WASHINGTON, Dec. I'm the Supreme Court OF
the United States today: -,,-. 49,. v,o. w
65~The Iropelof Colorado. &C. appellant sft Eon w
Hudson owner barge H. a. Bridge &c bs ,
- fIs cause was continued by MT George q ilbhsu OF
counsel foT tho appellants and by BIT g. AthOtl ana NJ,
Ashley for the appellee, and concluded " MI
Ilibbard for the appellant an. nro
No eG-Aus8st Ludwig ct a. NPsuahts asc, vi. IN
& Mr. W A Moore OF counsel for the appellants and ~ MI
CeoTgs i. Hibbard for ths appellee
Adjourned until tomorrow At IL O'CLOCK
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Publishing Co and OPINION Matter ~ Same
Nina Hoffman William HOfman.-teport VI referee con
fnod OF divorce granted " plaintiff Murray sst
IioInaine.-U Undertaking approved
Ctrcuit- Part HIsy Judge Van Vorst-Dumphy agt me
Mayor, ac.-See memorandum.
sprcia, 7crplBy Judge Donohue Bradhurst agt Towns
for defendant demurrer with leave 10
plaintiff George Count JOanDes against Third
Avenue L. X CO.-MOtiOn for trial denied.
Superior tonrt-Specal TRINITY judge Curtis
Anna c. Holmes agt John Is. Holmes-Orier settled.
L'pled States Circuit CoiVt-By Judge Johnson
Bigler ag The steamtug NeheDecee oil the Court
halo anir
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sro1rarNcR IN GETTING ON STREET CARS

In the suit of.Wm. G. Halpin against the Third
Avenue Railroad, the superior Court, General Term
Judge Mcneil giving tho opinion. decides that An attempt
TO get on shorsoosr from between the car aoHs nss
genoe Tho faots ne accepted by Judge Mcneil are that
ths psintia. coming out Of swesneys Hote called to
an uptown car, which stopped He saw down car
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CRIMINAL NOTES.

At the Washington Place Police Court Yesterday
George Thompson held fer keeping lottery shop At NO.
100 Thompson st.
John Anderson, a rectifeT ut No. 513 West Fifty
soc1st Aod with MAJ ing proper entries OF DIS pnr
chaos aud saes, held Seray By Commissioner shields
In ~ 0JO bal
At the TOmbs Police Court yesterday Patrick
McCoey ned for pointing pistol At Ge5eno Marshall OF
l22 BaNsrt, aud iOr assaaitnS John fascho OF NO
l-OiI BaItor.st
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about 900 feet away crossed ahead Of safely and had
the step OF hi Oh lie intended TO take
when the from the down diyerging from tLeir
track, struck him and knocked him down seriously
iniuring Lin that point there 81 inches between
the tracks Judge Mcneil holds that the attempt 10 get
without first clearly seeing that there was no
other which could possibly hurt INN
such contrbutory negligence as preciuded him from
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THE INTERIOR.
FORT OF SECRETARY CHANDLER.

stccFss OF rHE INDIAN sERvICE-THH BLACK HILLS
--FAcIs ABOUT TnR UNION PACIFIC, CENTRAL
PACIFIC. AND TEXAS PACIFIC RAILROADS.
The greater part of Secretary Chambers report
relates e. Indian Affairs. The report opens with
the following table showing the disposition made of
public lands during The year ending June 80, 1875
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OFFICIAL REPORT NJ y sTdcK xxcHAg0E sALxA
DEL T. 1910


GOVERNMENT sToCK DEPARTMENT - 10x O'CLOCK
AND IIi2 O'CLOCK A. N.
........1i<b 50.O00........... he ii5s
u s $40 Coupon. G5 5 b. 1881, Registered
5000. .bcI2Os 25.OOO..............c1l7
FIRST BOARD-IOie O'CLOCK A. 81.
Sales OF STATE BO,ids-RGtroad Bonds-Bdnk and Rail
road Shures-ETDress Stocks. Sc.
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s,rEuoR CoUgr-TBIAL TRRN-PART I.-sPrrs. J.


s55..N. Y Guar aud ind TO- ast. G:el,on. sc.
No day calendar
Pact II.-CURis ).
GOO stafford ravcmen, Co. 9e2 Bartlett, agt Barry, &c
Az Moah, inner. 4l6.-P. r. felt 60. agt
o5J.fos al asI MAX. 57s Mason .5 go becker
1920 DAVIS &C., agt. Heck. 1000 >. Thompson
1885, Brown agt Fig jr, ct 1926. hCle Ge at n, b.
1886 ooqrso ast The 7i2 Harrington si el,, ana pnO
f aq@ an ano as Mayor &C. As The
SPECIAL Tzax-sEDowrcK j.
Welsh &C. agt Robin 22-.Prime t9gt; Twenty
s. palner sst H. g. Il. IS. Niisekle agt O'Neil ct
~01' w. = l3 Mierson ngt Hoyt-
GENERAL TERM-MoSEII, Ch j.. and CURTIS j.
90 Gould agt. Moore. 80 Bull &c, ast Spots
23..Fischgr agt Hope NJ ., - &c
&c MeDdaa s ct al ast " r6ne As, AIT smith
2s..M. 4. ). church act. B. - Ays; Il r. Co.
Church in o''' 'Nf Nut. rI is. ca at Sun
COMMON PLEAs-EQUrrY TFPH-RoBEsoN. ].
ls Ladd agt. Capin 43. Hart agt. MerB.
80. .Kanena sgt wainer. !
TRIAL TERN-PARr L-LARREMoRB J.
SSH Parker agt oCals 1913 Gro ne agt Barmore.
1897 wight wight: ast The Mayor. a., MOI:
1901. Dayis&c. agt Brown o25 ae@iny ast The Mayor
Poiiion ast Lehen 1899. sst The May
s7o, cobalt 1Sp agt 1922 .HSSe ast The Mayor
CT West lbs. Co. luu2 schwartz agt Peck
!l5O. CLARK agt. Parker.
PART U-LoBw. J.
AL Norton agt Reddingon 2le schwartz act O'Brlen
1852. conway agt. The Mayr 1910. Murphy. &c. aSt
1913 welsh ast Mayor 1912 MCCALL ast. FARRELL
sc. I22l. Johnston agt Aekor
1915 MaiSf' SC i"' 1888 peli act. couover.
2lS7-The Peopo &C. agt. 1908. .heymau and ano ast
The Mayor sc. - stevenson
1924 .Fogg agL Howard ana oOo.heAief AsI brehhan
49,. .KiopP agt oBrien 1886 Beadie agt crofut
MAINE CoUT-TRIAL TERH-PART I-McADAN,J.
5Ta Diossey sg 554l. .MergIet sgt Debray
'''' &c. 1855. .Mukaur and auo. ast
SAB Nulyey agt. The Mayor strauss
dc 1888 Brown agt Smith.
g. 90 Reiheld agt Ruhard 6o6l Jalpue asL Geyernan
$50. Duncan AIT LUnL 556l W eller agt scsianp.
35ol Macholdt ag Lucas. Oslo Fisher agt SOonan-
PART II.-ALKEa, J.
sill Walker aet HIier 5000 McKevitt sgt Doyle
246g. Devin All Pupks o6V5 QUINN sgt- Iunonry'
1868 Rurkhardt agt. Hartog 53iI ketelss asL see.
1862. Brown agt Thur0cr ,o-s =, hacker 49,
5s9t IssSup ast Schroeder. 1896 Bohen agt surge
S.35 Phelps agt Cufrier 30lo~ Deane Ell al ast Con.
1857 Conner aGt Doyle over
PART Iu.-JoAcHINsEs J.
bBO7 Underh agL Bernstein 593T Heyman and agt
az. erbnsscb agt Willie. Itothschid
b7s5 oN I'M AIT The Mayor, G727 Harlem Bank agt Mas
S72e ast The Mayor ss7d nynas ag, Ssgnau'
$500 Mnngan agt. Conner 57Ot Pool AIT aerwin, &c.
63O3 Brgat 1T Al agt Of 221 klopsch ag stern ct al
Educati0D. j3J6. Pullman and asL
1898 Aacfsrland agt smith. WIENER and anO
ky2s .OesueT agt Brunswick
GENERAL SESSIONS -St1RFRLASp JI,ehaTd Cogan, LEWIS
HnL William Rins robbery Marcus Aibern. rape. WI
liam Bennett John Whien George Steiner conous a;sauls
aud battery Rody Brewer George Piny BeaJanin Y Whit
ted hfrd Cropsy Hugh OConnGi, Ibomss F1sherty Jas
@hey JSnes hssan John schieihaer John RAMSAY Johs
Iauehaa william heDeunott Charles fcad. George Loomis
William Lo.s - and ialCsny David CaiShan, sessut and
battery
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CALENDARS-THIs DAY.

surngNE CouRr-CH AMHERs-DAvIs. p. J.
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American Express
2v.. be 90 y
y Y Cent and lul
300 90. be. lO6
Illinois Central
.O..-s3. ~
Mich CouiTal
21..bc. COS.
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FINANCIAL AND COMgcR1f,I
Tue Markets.

BALT.ECE-, MAY M-Nirgluia &c, peelers, -
do. Consolidated ~ - West Nirginias, =. North
Carolina o., ole 2Jls DO. new. n; DO. special taN
1 bad to-day. Sugar ann, demand fair, iaalO1S.
BALTIMORE. May Sl.-C0tton hrmer; middling
,i5e. tlorr dUll-HoW ard street and western super
- - j.. extra. 5ACa5JO. Do. family, 75a7 al.
CRY Mill. s,u-T, HafsT5: do. extra. 5 25a6 %,
do. Rio brands, 675, d.. faIni,T, s3. Wheat duh
sHd lOweT-No. western amber, ] z, no. DO.
IS mixed do. 30, No. western ri 50, no
-do.. la; Pennsylvania red. 9yal b, detyia
red. 2-al 3, Ia. amber 27al 40 do VIA. 'e' ~
I.J, No. western sPuug red, Ia Com ~
efT ste0 -. western fr1 southern white, 81. {
err yellow, -; western mived, slasl1E. Oats dull
southern, sta,3; western " hite IS: western mixed
Ips72. Rye dUi-l.I5 Hay dull-Pennsy ~ anita aud
Maryland, II O9a24 ~. Provisions dun but hrIn
Pork y D02l -. Bulk meats tdy-shoulders =,
as, clear rib sides. J. ali; loO~s, pa5ked, sal2
Bacon finish uldeTs. 95f, GEAR rib sides, 49,
hams. l5eal5. Lart-rrned, l5salsh. steam, lfss
alf.. Butter ITIn aud uctIEs--gO0d L. fue western
grass. 24a2i. Petroleum uomiual-crude, s fasis
refined l3al5s. Coffee auiet but firm-Ordinary 20
prime RIO srE'es. 80 sl>.s; lObbing, ordinary 10
choice. % Rla.s msky, dun, weak and lower.
nall sales al 10. ROW offered AZ l.lg, without
buyers.
LoNDoN, May y. leOp. m.-CousoIs for money
.H Tor unit. .ss bonds, SIS, lU2sa. Efie D.
New York Central. ~.
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Two RUSSIANS AND AN AMERICAS CAP
TCRED on THE COAST oFCUBA.-A dispatch
rom Havana, Cuba, Says:-On the morning
III the 1ith three men approached Punta Dc
CartaS in q boat, and one of them asked IN
English ifthis was Cuba. The cOaSt-gu3rl
replied YES" The men then tried 20 put 10
sea again. but the guards leyeled their rides
and compelled the men 10 land and Surren-
der. Two were found TO he Russians and one
an American. II il suspected that they be
longed To the crew OF the British big Mary
Chiffon. which was recently discovered
aground and abandoned. The naval author
tiles are investigating the case. The pris-
oneIs under examination have made contra
dictOTy statements.
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Abolition OF SLAVERY IL PORTUGAL
Information has heeu received at the Depart
ment Of State Of The passageby reclamation.
ON the I'D OF Marcl last. OF an act by the
Cortes OF TIE Kingdom Of Portugal, granting
the unconditional freedom 10 the remaining
Portuguese slaves known as apprentices or
freedmen. The act in question puts an end
10 slavery forever il Portugal and her de-
Tendencies. and not only prOclaims the free
dom OF the apprentices and the abolition I'm
the Portuguese dOminions Of mans preten-
SiOnS 10 man. but &c clareS that the labor Of
tie apprentices now under tutelage is free,
and that they a~ AT liberty 10 make their
own contracts, subject only 10 the revision
of the proper authority.
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DEcoRATIoN DAY CEREMoNTFs-Tae Blue

DENOfAl iON ia IEREMbNIE Sine hue
d'1dfhG CrC,y-AGfFCSs Or So g0'Ory BrIiO.c a,
Lou'N saturday being gene. ally set
apart for the decoration of f-teill graves
with flowers, the day was thus observed in
local cemeteries in the north and west nd
at various cemeteries Of the federal d6JI in
the south. Fine weather favored the cefe-
mony everywhere.
At Louisville. Ky, Secretary EriStow dc
INered the Grafton. He reviewed the re alt :
OF the war, and claimed that sooner or later
The south would enter upon career OF UNI
eXampled prosperity, but this would not be
until The passions OF man ha entirely Subsi-
ded and The rights Of all WEI respected by
all classes OF society, and popular edu cation
provided Tor.
\ large number OF coBfcderates took
part i'm tire ceremonies at Cincinnati. At
Little Rock. Arkansas, there was a joint
decoration OF the graves Of the dead on both
sides. Imposing ceremonies also took place
AT san Francisco, New Orleans. b ton
Philadelphia, Chicago, Providence, X. l.. and
elsewhere. Today Will he obseI we'd as a
holiday i'm New York. and The same cere-
mony will take place. Tire de, Grafton ser
vices over Admiral FarTaguts grave took
place at sunrise yesterday, at Woo Ian
Cemetery, near Brooklyn. Al st, Louis
yesterday the eX- federals aud ex-conieaerateS
1oir d IN decorating the graves i'm the Ma
tiOnal Cemetery: 10000 persons were present.
Gen. Sherman presided and orations were
delivered by Gen. John w. Noble, federal
and Col. II. H. MUsSer, confederate. All the
graves in the cemetery. federal and confed.
crate, were strewn with flowers.
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KILLED BY SOOTHING SYRUP.-An in
quest was held to-day in the case OF Ernest
KuddeI, aged Two months, who died Of con-
seStion OF the brain, through an overdose OF
soothing syrup, administered by his father,
at No % Eldrldge street. The jury rendered
the following verdict-'That the said child
came TO his death by dose (hali a tea spoon)
of Morrills Teething Cordial, sold by one
Louis Magnus, an apothecary, of No. 81 Ell
bridge street on the sd day of May, 1873. We
strongly censure the practice OF apothecaries
the purchase of same, particularly Morrill's
soothing syrup, which, in this case, has
proved so fatal."-N y. Mad, 29fh.
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ARRESTED UPON THE CHARGE OF EN-
BEZZLEMFNr.-On Wednesday last, Mr..
Harland Baker, formerly of CHESTER county,
county, near CHAIR bins mill, was arrested
yesterday by Sheriff Garrett and an officer
from Pennsylvania, charged with the en-
bezzlement of hdueiary funds, as trustee in
Chester county, Pa. he was arrested upon
q requisition of the Governor OF PennsyIya-
mia. He alleges his MISUNDERSTANDING
(Iu.) WasLiJig.oaio1,,
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Another Church Fire Calamity
txerfed.

NEW YORK, May 3l.-During the 1850
mass at the Roman Catholic chutch OF 81.
Leonard. at Port Maurice. BuShwick, yeSter-
day. the trimmings of the altar caught IRE.
The presence of mind OF the pastor Rev.
Father Raber, hOwe yer, prevented a panic.
and he eNtinguishoG the flames before they
bad ef,nctnl mnrn linn llInina lanla-a-
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TRoTTING AT THE PHILADELPHIA
CoURsE-At the Point Breeze, Philadelphia.
trotting races Saturday the purse of >l.J0o
(Sac0 TO the first, $3.50 TO the second and $50
10 third was won. after FIVE heats, by White
Cloud, Lady Kildare and Hannah d., re-
spectively, over six others; best time, Dps
which was made by Lady Kildare. Another
nurse of 81 500, similarly divided was won
by. Frank j. I'm three straight heats, Snow
Ball second and Annie Collins third, beating
FIVE others: hest time. 2.g1.
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AT THE WHITE HOUsE.-The reception
room and LOBBY at the Executive Mansion
today were crowded with visitors, repre-
>cntlng all ages, sexes, colors and previous
conditions. A few came to pay their re-
spects TO the President and con @ratuIate him
OF his third term letter, while the MAORI
~ came 10 SIX for an Office, either for them
selye or some friend or relative. One iudi-
V1du@l, evideLtly somewhat elated over the
IN Td term letter, came rushing up stairs
rat in hand, and hair flowing to the breeze.
ara Tade dir CT Ior the door of the Pre- =
tents oil, e, a nj but for the interpositioa of
Ny. Price, he do Dr. keeper, would have bolt
Ell M head foremost. On being Informed
hat ne 'oIld noe go IN without permits .ion
OF the President, he reiTaced his steps almost
IS rapidly as he came.
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IowA's NEw BISHOP. The Protestant
Episcopal diocese of Iowa has just elected
the Rev. DIR. James Houston Eccleston d. D.
OF this city, as bishop. DR.. Eccleston was
born in Maryland 80 years ago, and is a
member OF distinguished family. He wa ;
educated al Princeton, and for two years
after the receipt OF his diploma practis. 4
law. Later he studied for the ministry in
Philadelphia, and was ordained IN is65. He
Afterwards became rector of st. Matthew's
church, which position ne holds at present
IhsJd. Tiaaes. 18th.
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DEATH or Col. MCCOY.-A telegI an was
received at the War department on sat Iruay
rom Gen. Hancock, commanding The MT
tary division OF the Atlantic. announcing the
death OF Col j. C.. Mccoy. of Gen. Sherm 4 4 5
staff, which occurred in New York at 3
o'clock ON Saturday morning. Col. Mccoy
was well known in Washington, where 5 he
was formerly stationed.
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Father NcGIeu-s Libel Suit.

Bo-ToN, May The jury in the libel
trial Of Tanning -. Father McGlew came
INTO court this a. IN. and were discharged,
they .ailirg 10 agree on verdict Tney
stood ten Tor the piaintih and two for the
lCfNENaul.
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y PLEASANT SToRY-The &C

y PLEASANT STORY-Tne cOrTespo ldent
81 the Philadelphia S or writes q; follows
rom this city.-'.I am told that sam Wand,
the king of the lobby, who, by the way, is a
scholar and a man of rare attachments a
sact which his title would make the pubI.c
suppose otherwise, cOHtemplateS assisting in
The IoJndtrg of z library for press club in
Washington. Mr.. Ward intends giving the
club bis private library, consisting of about
i've thousand volumes of the very finest
standard books of reference. Mr.. Corcoran
The princely millionaire, Will make gift of
new and handsome building for the pur-
rose
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Arrival Of the Suatara.

her return rom the transit OF Venus eXpcti-
ton. arrived here yesterday. She sailed
rom Melbourne March 7, via BarbadOes,
Nav 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-31

A STEAMER SUNK IN HELL-GATE.-At
12:3O q. m. yesterday the steamer State o
New York, of the Hartford line, while pass
ing through Hell-Gate, off Halletts Point
New York harbor, ran on the rocks, knock
ing a hole in her starboard. She sunk in
thirty let of water. The passengers, fi4ty in
number. were safely landed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-31

TIE DRoUGHr.-The prevailing drought
is becoming serious in this section. Negeta-
f;cn of all kinds is now suffering for rain.
The meadows will be cut very short unless
il rains soon. of which there is no prospect
al present. The wheat, corn and oats crops,
and especially the oats. are suffering greatly
for rain. Gardens are doing but little good +.
and pastures are quite short.-GreeatrteT
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