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Connecticut western news., 1875-12-10

The policemen now carried off the man on the stretcher, and the dead hand drew Trottie after them.
 They had hardly quilted the threshold of the house when Trottie noticed 8 woman approaching. The dead hand now held Trottie stationary, and as the woman came nearer Trottie began to recognize her as the same she had seen in the pawnbroker's shop. Onward she came toward the gin shop, and just as she was about to enter Trottie found, to her intense horror, that she was no other than her own mother. She implored her not to enter, but her words seemed unheard. She then stood before her to impede her way, but her mother seemed to pass through her as if she had been spirit. and unaware of her presence, and then to enter the gin shop. Trottie, in despair, attempted to utter violent scream,
 "Why, Trottie, what's the matter with you ?" said little Katie, her bedfel- low "what ails you to-nightS One would think you were being murdered Whats the matter, dear Trottie ?"
 Trottie remained for some moments silent and motionless she could hardly O611SV6 SuS WhS III HOT HI pSA with her sister, SO vivid and real had her dream appeared. She was inclined to believe she had been sleeping, and the scenes she had passed through were simply illusions !; but then again the dead hand-how could she account for that She still felt its pressure her hand was perfectly numb, and then the thought occurred to her that she had been lying on it, and the pressure she had felt was only caused by stagnation of blood.
 In @ few moments Trottie was fully awakened by little Kate, who passed her arms round her neck, and after kissing her, said "Dear Trottie, what is the matter with you2 Do tell me what made you cry out in that dreadful man. ner." Trottie only kissed her sister. but did not give her any explanation as to the cause of her cry; nor did she to any one else.
 No visit was paid that day by Trottie to her friend Martha Jones, and no rum was purchased. Christmas evening, however, could not have passed more happily with the family than it did, had Trottie carried out her determination and the money the rum would have cost was not only economized, but probably @ mischief not less terrible than that which Trottie had witna assed Ill her dream avoided. - WSlliana Gitberc.
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-10
Thoughts for Saturday Night.

We should never play with favor; we cannot too closely embrace it when 1t is real, nor fly too far from it when it is false.
 Hum ,lity is 8 grace that adorns and beautifies every other grace; without 1t, the most splendid natural and acquired acquisitions lose their charm.
 Prejudice turks in hidden corners of all minds over which knowledge has not shed it's penetrating light, and preju- dice is the natural foe of magnanimity.
 Wisdom consistent not in knowing many things, nor even in knowing them thoroughly, but in choosing and in fol lowing what conduces the most certainly to our lasting happiness and true glory.
 Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy; and he that rises late must trot all day. and shall scarce over take his business at night; while laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon over takes him,
 Far from the crushed flowers of glad ness on the road of life sweet perfume is waited over to the present hour, as marching armies often send out from heaths the fragrance of the trampled plants.
 A pious cottager residing in the midst of lone and dreary heath was asked by visitor: "Are you not sometimes afraid in your lonely situation, especial ly in the winter 2" He replied: "Oh, no for faith shuts the door at night, and mercy opens it in the morning."
 Ingratitude is too base to return 8 kindness, and too proud to regard it; much like the tops of mountains, bar ren, indeed, but yet lofty; they produce nothing, they feed nobody, they clothe nobody, yet are high and'stately,, and look down upon all the world about them
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-10
The Immigration in September.

Returns made to the Washington bureau of statistics show the number of immigrants who arrived at the port of New York during the month eff Septem- Der, 1875, as compared with September, 1874, is as follows
 September, 1S75-males, 4,949; fe. males, 4, 400 total, 9,349. September, 1875--males, 8, 796 females, 7,5S4 total, 16, ,380, decrease in 1875 of males, B. SAY females, 3,1s4 total, 7,031. The principal islands or countries of last permanent residence or citizenship of tha immiorants were as follows
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-10

To-Day.

AOeDuys Oily from day to day
 The life of wise man runs /; What matter if seasons far away Have gloom or have double suns ? To climb tke unreal path, We lose the roadway here, We swim the rivers of wrath And tunnel the hills of fear. Our feet on the torrents brink, Our eyes on the cloud afar, We fear the things we think, Instead of the things that are. Like tide our work should rise, Each later wave the best, Tomorrow forever flies,
 To-day is the special test. Like sawyer's work is life; The present makes the flaw, And the oRly field for strife Is the inch before the saw.
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-10
Lowest Prices,

And in quality, variety and completeness of stock, claim to offer superior Inducements Strictly frst-class, and one price. 1yfm46volA
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-10
ADVERTISING RATES:

Schedule Of prices for Advertisins furnished eso application at this ofaos.
New-York tribune., 1875-03-08
CIVIL NOTES.

Judge DOnOhue has granted an attachment
against the property of b. F Alien the President of the
Cook County National Bank. a sut brought Dv the
Nassau National Bank against hun a for S. 200.
lndOrsed By Mr.. Allen.
In the suit of AdOlph Obrig and Others against
Andrew :. Roberts and Valentine Gleason growing
Of purchase Of forged ponds by the plaintiffs the
Fail OF 1873, order Yesterday made by Judge
DOnOhue the Supreme Court, Chambers, on the
sent OF the plaintiffs, relieving GieusOns property from
attachment.
An application was made on Saturday by
J0nn D Townsend to JGdg DJnOhue in Supreme Court,
Chambers fora writ OF 1abeas corpus to bring Dun
D. TempletOD, FOR the purpose Of admitting him
BAH TempetOn shot his wife, bu: without killing her.
and tried end "olTirted in the Court OF General
Sessions. of assaai .ItI deadly weapon ms only
defense being insanity. Subsequently, the General
Term OF the Supreme Court reversed the Judgment OF
General Sessions account Of in the Record
c's charge The District Attorney Appealed from tnat
reversal the Court OF Appeals. The petition which is
made by TempleOu's father, sets out those facts aud
also that TempletOn has been IN prison Il months ana
HE bealth suffering. DR.. ". e. Stevenson, old
fread and an expert ID Insanity, adds atiau tnat,
On recent medical examination OF the prisoner, ne
found him suff ring from trouble with the lungs and
symptoms of ihsanitv. Judge DOnOhue granted the
writ Teturnabe at The Court OF oyer and Termiuer
Wednesday next al 1890 a. 10.
New-York tribune., 1875-03-08

Can loans opened at 4lS5 per cent, but in The
afternoon rates eased up, and at the close the rates
were 2I93. Prime discounts sold at 4i96 The
locking up operations through the early expose OF
the plan were by no means successful. The after
noon dispatches from Washington report that the
Internal Revenue receipts to-day were $4,000, .
total since the fst inst. of $3,26lO00 The National
bank notes received for redemption were S57O.0oo.
total for the week of S3O5OOOO The Treasurer now
holds S3s9 800 0OO in bonds TO secure National bank
note circulation and S6O0000 to secure public do
posits The outstanding National bank note crcu-
lation is S34s, 10000 of which 32@0,OO are gold
notes The shipments of fractional currency and
National bank notes amounted to S3.0OO.O"
dnring the week The Customs receipts to-
day amounted to S760OOO. The bank return
for the week ending to-day, was, as anticipated, an
unfavorabe exhibit, rejecting the movement OF
the speculative clique in gold and tie bear side OK
stocks TO reduce the reserves Of the banks by lock-
ing up both gold and Geenbaeks. On no other
hypothesis can the extraordinary changes be ex-
planned even bad not the fact been known before
hand. The statement cannot, therefore, be taken
a guide of the present condition OF the banks
The loss in total reserve amounts to $ij7,fO. but
the deposits are heavily reduced. that the real
loss to the banks is but S34S32j0. The banks hold
in lawful money, in excess Of the y per cent re-
auired $5,937, ,275, as against S9,4O52j last week
The following were the comparative totals:
New-York tribune., 1875-03-08
CRIMINAL NOTES.

st the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday,
Iuscc Ouerbourg held Mirgre Faros g II years
g. 500 bali charged with stoieu O9 80 wosh of ewe add
h 1lbeth D. P4rlee Of No 43 BaSt Nineteenth
by whom ste empoyec.
At Tho TOnbs Police Court yesterday Peter
Harrne5n bolbuck bed in drut III OOO bal
OF John living If No. lO2 Brod james
ev deant of O. 600 bail II charged that
- Chathsm.st, lie
elan vauei si S4s, from William Van Goson
Simon DOnau. who was convicted in this district
- Of completely operation Of Illicit uslery
Gpfnq VALLEY RockaBd COule y T. prdoned
Icut Donsu sentenced three years
fne u 1000 The that the
sppicsuon sfa 5usres OF the City Of New
Iors." hut It dOtf not gige.tbe name Of VI them
At the Essex Market Police Court yesterday
hrsns Kiteck Of No l2 Chste John T. efoes Of No ~
Heindcman DOhrDaH
No II B5wery Charles Bun OF l25
M 300 eaeA violating The Excise sw.
Charles HeYkmaa COMMITTEE default 81 900 bail for
i~.a Tie Of Bernard T. McNs Of No %2 honrosst Of
HaeDe5s bakery a. No. 1862 ieoaars
o on SATURDAY Philip Beck Of butter
III rsfro and cOVmtIed in default Of IL OOO
%
New-York tribune., 1875-03-08

l5x. .Powciten c. and 7. Co.
agt Macon Manufg Co.
1S7. Eastman agt. Ward.
1888. Knapp aRs Alden.
1z2. .KenworthY aet Phvfe, &c.
la. Murphy, jr., sgt Haas.
l97. Sinclair. rec'r. sgt Whalcu
DC.
POT. Blake srt lot. Life Ina
and Trust Co.
2iO. .Haucb agt Craiehead. he.
2l2..N. Y. p. X. Public School
sgt. Young.
2l9. Clemens agt. Robinsoa. &c.
223. w. 4 G. Sewing Machine
Go. aet Culver.
GENERAL TRRx-DAvis. p.
%. Tenth Nat Bank sgt The
NRvor. &c.
110.. Livingston agt. murray,
impl'd, Nc
l2Oiapush agt. Trcadwell.
l21. .Claflin e; al, agt Lenteine.
lZ2. Warmer sgt Garyey.
122i2. Gray and ano. agt. Can
non.
124. March etal agt First Nat
Bank OF N.
1925. .Vose agt. Nalee.
lZ6. .Yose agt. lulee.
n. Smith agt The Mayor, &c.
New-York tribune., 1875-03-08
SArU UEDAY. March 6-P. VI.

The week closing TO-DAY has brought with il an
event which wa may safely assert all classes viii
regard with undi sgui-ed satisfaction. We refer TO
the natural death of the XLIlld Congress, which
has removed at least incubus that Tor the past
eighteen months had hung about the neck of every
business man, defying and upsetting the calcua-
tions of the shrewdest. COnveuIng at ITS first
sion immediately after tbe panic OF 15'3, Congress.
either failing to comprehend the situation lack
ing the honesty and courage 10 face it. not only did
nothing To relieve the burdens OF an overtaxed peO-
pie. but actually added 70 the complications by le
CALLING an overssue of grccnbacks with winch TO
meet It's extrayagant and enormous appropriations ;
and i,s dying moment, Witnessed the natural sequel
10 ito former action in the rcimposing OF war taxes
T. the tune of some forty million dollars No Won
der that in financial 0nd commercial circles
New-York tribune., 1875-03-08
DECIsIONS-MARcH 6.

Supreme Court ChGmDers-BY Judge DOnohue.-
o.er sgt Nosher-Repor con6mei and
Old 1ivOre Dainh Bel agt Boggs Liyemoe as' Could
<}rslei Insurance c.; Bets act kurOrdeB
Srte Pacific 5teaash CO. IrEn Hanes agt Johnson
fhif agt The n H. H. a. Co-nouons deried Gale agL
-MemOrsBGnmA Cohen asL Mead
We1r gi Wei1aE ordered Kamp ag karnp-Oner
Of le Order granted dsrhaTgng trustees
appointing Thwig gt Oszood-TaIAton sostane
Superior COurt-Special 1erm-By Judge Curtis
reference grated efAns
denied Had
sg The state of New-YOrk Tor
further bin particulars denied B.ley at Ht0n-Juyment 80
and defend on payment OF costs OF
opened Ths nlg1ent 20
security Mitchell sgt The Vermont
Copper Mnng s-doGOn additional ~ jug
roll ldeuioo
New-York tribune., 1875-03-08
THE COURTS.
THE CHARTER oFTHE NEw-YoRK MIDLAND
RAILWAY.

THE CHARTER OFTHE NEW-YORK MIDLAND
RAILWAY.
TIE RIGHT OF THE LEGISLATURE TO REPEAL THE
ACT GRANTING EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION
THE ACT DECIDED TO BE A PAEr OF THE ChAh-
TER AND HENCE sUBJECT To REPEAL
In the United States Circuit Court on Satur-
Aav In the matter Of the NewYork and Oswego Muano
Railroad, Judge Bstchford gave decision ~ch - soo
sidered Of great importance, 80 far as IL ueais Win
law supposed have impaired the oohga'o"s Vi S0'n
tract and with the power OF the Legislature W repeal
IN certain cases laws containing no reservation OF the
right OF alteration, amendment, or repeal ine
"a sso re0arded as very important In its announcement
that law which was passed subsequent to the granting
OF a charter must taken as part OF the charter
In 1856 the legislature passed act TO facilitate the
construction Of the NewYork and Oswego Midland
Raroad and among other things the act provided for
the exemption OF the roads property from taxation Tor
fen years or until continuous line of the road was In
oneration from Oswego \. Y 20 the NewJersey state
lpe This act contained reservation OF the right OF
alteration. amendment, or repeal but II was repeaeu
by the Legislature OF 1874 and the receivers OF the rosu
Anram s. Hewitt and John G. stevens, contended'
through their counsel. Mr.. Ashbe Green, that the
repeal was unconstitutional and void, because IL I'M
paired the obligations of contract. ln dealing WIN
that question Judge BlatchfOrd after commenting at
great length upon the cases which have been decided
involving the right OF state 10 contract not 10 levy
taxes holds that by the OF 1865, the state made
valid contract 10 levy taxes on the New
York and Oswego Midland Railroad during the
time specified. also says, however that the act OF
16 must be taken part OF the charter OF that road
and that by virtue Of the Constitution OF the state OF
NewYork the provisions OF the Revised Statutes, and
the General Railroad law OF the state. the power to
alter amend or repeal the charter of the road vested
in the Legislature. From these premises the Judge
draws the CONCLUSION the act Of 1856 being part OF
the charter OF the NeS-York and Oswego Mdland Rail
road the legislature could alter amend or repeal H. so
far as t related be levied after its passage
and that therefore 1874 repeating the one of
1866, is not unconstitutional and void.
Other questions concerning the validity OF tho taxes
and the mode evying them the road will be argued
on Saturday March In the mean time the inJunctons
restraining collectors from selling the property
OF tho road already levied upon and from making any
more leves continued.
New-York tribune., 1875-03-08

business In this would prefer merging mo f"
COMPANY seeking such
vnrgt sho can furnish part th0-e mi Par
.r given Of sales prOhs with best Of references
Con lnuneatoBs give &c, gua1aDte o sDctliy
Address Il b.. Box IzU. Tribune Ohce.
New-York tribune., 1875-03-08
Aud the following for city bank shares

In railroad bonds the most important dealings
were in Union Pacific which for FiFsts and Land
Grants at 9Gl and 1905, attained the highest figures
ever reached The bids for bonds are as follows:
New-York tribune., 1875-03-08

MATCHES, FRENCH CLOCKS and JEW
w RLKY rrpsirrd Gf-clHss with
BIsuOP & RElH, fInb AyoHne Hogel GkO G. ALLkN,
"N ll90 Brosis1y. nes4 -Jtasi.
New-York tribune., 1875-03-08
The bids for stocks at the close of the Exchange

British and American securities in London
cuiot and firm. the Bank Of England making a gain
on balances of $4,000 bullion sterling The foreign
ex.bange. as usual on Saturday, dull, but firm
at the rates below actual business being at conces
sions of only or below these rates The firmness
of rates was remarkable In view OF the threats
of the gold pool to make borrowers pay hlgh
charges for the use Of gold, and indicates that
tbe bankers we're not much frightened at
the attempt. Gold was active and atter
aarlv sales az 1f50ll5k, the price declined
70 ia. and closed at rs, after weekly
range of 114I and 115.. On gold loans the rates
were first l-6 charged for of gold, then !. l-.
l-54. g. Ii. and 2 per cent to Monday, and finally
fiat. This. it will be remembered, was the day
when gold was to be made very scarce for delivery,
and seyere rates were to be charged. The pool
reckoned without its host for although upward OF
81 900 gold has been lifted from the market this
week its place has been filled by receipts from
Canada and at no time have those short of the mar
ket been apprehensive of the result. Unless lock-
ing I'D operations, both of legal tenders and gold
can be made profitable. 1t IL safe 10
saw that those engaged IN the occupation VIII
soon abandon it, as it costs more than 10 comes TO-
The specie shipment this week was SooS,'ol' Inc
Assistant Treasurer paid out Sol 900 IN com interest
and 600 in redemption of called Five-twentes,
s,ve,lng the respective totals TO Sl.04,000 and
s1o3.O0O. The import entries Of foreign dry goods
at the mort of New York for the week ending to-
night were S3, 733 5i2 the amount thrown upon the
market footing up S36lS,63Sl, and of general mer-
chandise to S7,Os6.Sl6 making q total IN gold coin
valuation of SlO,sl9S5S Tie export clearances of
domestic produce from this port for the week ending
Tuesday, March p were to the currency valuation of
s36i9O7O. The specie movement is given elsewhere
The days business at the Gold Exchange Bank
was as follows Gold cleared Sol 532 O00 gold bal
ances Sass T78; currency balances, 500 i67 The
New-York tribune., 1875-03-08
COL. IRWINS ANSWER IN THE PACIFIC
MAIL SUIT.
JUDGE DONOHUE DENIES A MOTION To AMEND THE


JUDGE DONOHUE DENIES MOTION To AMEND THE
ANSWER.
In the suit brought by the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company agt Richard B. IRWIN for the conversion
of the S5OOO been the subject of the Pacific
Mall investigation Congress- motion made before
Judge DonohHe, at Supreme Court Chambers, TO make
definite and strike parts Of Mr. Irwins answer
This answer which given in full III THE TRIBUNE
Feb after general denial of the complaint states that
after January, 1872 b" the affairs Of the plaintiff were
managed and controlled by Board of Directors duly
elected the stockholders Of the said corporation and
vested with the usual powers and functions OF directors
or managing trustees OF corporations organized under
the laws OF the state Of NewYOTk; that during the
same PERIOD until on about May &C. 1873,
Alden b. StOckwell the dulyappOlnted President
Mail steamship COMPANY; "that very large discretion.
ary powers In regard 70 the control and management OF
The affairs and property the said Company, ana IN re-
gard the expenditure and disbursement Of its funds
In about the business of the SAID Company. were
delegated TO and conferred upon the said Alden B.
St0ckWell such President bg the said Board OF Di
IectOrs." The answer refers to the settlement made
Mr.. Stock veil nv the Pacific Mail Company, and
hat all claims Mr.. StOckTell were eX-
tngushed by that settlement, and thai the moneys re
Cclyed Col Irwin included IN the claims against
Nj Stock vel, and thaj consequently The Company has
DO claim against Col. IRWIN.
The notion made before Judge D0nOhue was that the
defendant be required state whether the agreement
with StOckwell writing or Otherwise and TO
strike OUT parts the answer This motion Judge
denied. H. 8. Bennett for plaintiff; Chapman,
scott * CrOweil for defendants.
New-York tribune., 1875-03-08

FIRST BDAKD-lOJ OCLOCh' a
snles of STATE BOnds-RdiirOdd B0nds-Bdhs dnd Ra
road-ExDreS8 Stocks. de-
New-York tribune., 1875-03-08

MsLAID PAPERS N THE CONTROLLERS OFFICE.
Thomas Green. having a small claim against
the city applied tie Controller by his attorney. Mr.
Mcnamara. for copy of the papers which his claim
was founded. He neither given 10 them
copies furnished and he then applied to Judge
DoDohue. in Supreme Court, Chambers, for mandamus
20 compel the Controller to grant this right Judge
DonOhue on saturday said il enough that the
reatOr was a Taxpayer. Mr Green had the right
before complying with the demand to exact proof nat
the con- pilnant a taxpayer and pruOf that bis
attorney properly authorized TO act FOR him T. B.
Cdrkson, who appeared for The Controller. said that
the papers had been accidentally mlSla1. iu
found, ana hour he would furnish The required
copy.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-12

Tn: NEW 1tEvESUE DILL.-Fho Ue"
bill for raising the additional amount Of re-
venue demanded by the Secretary OF the
Treasury to meet the expeuses OF the gov
ernment was reported on Wednesday by
Mr. Dawes, chairman Of the Ways and
Means Committe.
The bill reported repeals what is known
as the horizontal duties of ten per cent,
and reimposes them upon all articles from
which then ten per centum was removed.
This is in accordance with the recommen-
dations of the President.
Tea and coffee are not TO be taxed, but
sugar aud molasses imported from foreign
counties are 10 duty equal to twenty five
per cent. over that which those article. pay
al the present time.
The tax on tobacco is increased by the
new bill from twenty to t,centgtOur cents
per pound The increase, however. is not
to affect tobacco on which the tax has nj.
ready been paid.
The tax on whisky is advanced from 20
cents to 81 per gallon, and the duty on all
imported distilled spirits, now paying duty
at The rate of - per gallon. is increased to
81. 50 per gallon.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-12
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

There is an old log house standing in
Jamestown which is one hundred and forty
two years old.
a Nechanicsburg barber has reduced his
prices for hair cutting 10 ten cents and
shaving TO six certs.
Lancaster has ar extensive burglary--a
juwelry store entered and $500 worth OF
goods carried away.
There are now three mints in the United
States, one at Philadelphia, ore at San
Francisco and the other at Denvor. Chi
cago bids fair to carry off the next.
II refined petroleum is to be fixed, an ex-
port tax will need to be levied on the ex-
portation Of crude oil, or foreign nations
will buy the crude and refine it at home.
"The original copy Of that scaudelous
George the Fourth book Is running into
! the hundreds.
! Now, you can say TO the ne:ghbor who is
eyerlastingly wanting TO borrow something,
that il is Lent.
| The next Congress will be the most in
ferior that has gathered at Washington
since The Government was founded.
/ Hundreds of tons of cells have recently
/ been taken from small tributary OF the
Mystic river, at Boston. though why they
should congregate there is a MYSTERY to the
oldest inhabitant.
General Fitz John Porter has presented
/ 20 President grant another nervously
wri tten appeal for rehearing OF his case
by board of of army officers.
The President, on Monday. sigRed the
! Little Tariff bill as it is called. II is de.
nominated IAN act to amend the existing
customs and internal revenue laws" II
will not have any sensible effect in increas'
/ ing the revenuS.
The President sent a message to the
Senate on Monday, expressing the opinion
that Joseph Brooks is the legal Governor
Of Arkansas, and asking Congress to take
/ definite action in his case, ito relieve the
Executive from acting upon questions
which should be decided by the legislative
branch OF the Government"
The Senate Committee Oh Indian Affairs
have agreed to report bill extending the
homestead laws to Indians. This will CON
firm such entries as have alread been made
aud give opportunity to ali Indians who
desire to enter on The pursuits of civi!iza
ton to do so.