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New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
THE IMPRls0NED BoND FoRGERS.
IycREuIBLE STORIES BY THEMSELVES AND THEIR
FRIENDS.
& A. Jr.,-

ISCKEDIBIE STORIES BY THEMSELVES AND IAhlh
FRIENDS.
In the matter of the application Of Andrew
L. Roberts and Valentine Gleason, who are now under
civil arrest for obtaining money ON forged ""hoS ana
under criminal indictments for forging those bonds
Judge Van Hoescn IN Common Pleas, Special Ierm' Aas
refused to release them Passing By all evidence o. Inc
other side, founus his conclusion solely upon the
testimony Of tho petitioners, their wives and their
friends That testimony he says 'ecius 10 NE TO be
not merely improbable but absolutely Incredible All
the stores those told by Mr. and Mrs Gleason and the
brothers Corp as well those told by Mr. aud Mrs
Roberts, obviously inc invention o. one aud the same
man. who fabricated them with the dee gn OF making
them uneonradica5ie. II doubtless supposed That
If te stories could not in the nature OF things be con
tradcted by witnesses. would be bound 10 accept
them true, aud accepting them to discharge the pc
tluouers. That suppodtion is erroneous"
Judge Van Hoescn then analyzes the testimony Of the
Witnesses dwelling on the remarkable similarity shown
in the habits of the Roberts family in NcvYOrk and the
Corp famy-MIs. Gleason AiaS COrl-iE oaIatosa ,
on the statement that the brother Of KobcIisa small
saloon Eecpcr accumulated S45O 600 in bonds while two
OF the Corp brothers fIug rOin humble lir T. ne d'2
uy o.. Caua,-bUat 60, ,tlub dud ltlIIhE on t4hl 'aLe
atG third Dlotlr tavern keeper, all foJnd Their bust
ness Lucrative a. To ac"unudt" FGUOuo when 'ht!
y, 80 - nary tlat E"i,srt- Iid his h. ndy IN H..
cellar; the Corp brothers a. pt their bonds conc az
IN corner Of thrl pIem'-"s that none oi tl'n '"'a
dauz-rJGs Dut both families agreed IA explanation OF
sAls ignorance that they had eIt % 20 hc prisoner 20
exchange then 10 lir pleasure, and ts "a- u'ur .0
lequenuy Juat tucy ost trace o. thcm The torr "lou-
cr-, the judge suggested, must have been cu.!E, hIsl
TO accumulate much on tAoi. sulJH proper
tiro d. suJjogt CO uiNt yet tLcy g1Nr a"al H'"t
&fO0CO in bonds I'm exchange Tor properly under d Ole
mcut without inquiry m,o ~ uuc-a lCast Trey ta. go
land lct Mis-. Gleason and Ny Gleason name ihr price,
an. without notice i!A Fl1,UoJ AT t!Lr Use .ricI
IN aW Ui Roberts CyAc'd similar altc1ty 90 coming
from Name auI bu. inc tAc property Of Roberts
" 81 Is extremely si~Lh, tht, .daa tie JuuZr, That
M and i' Roberts Doth hcd boxes ~ ihe 7,d, Nyau.
IN tram The amounts in The boxes increased a inc
lDrgcIes pros cred 4 lS s5ee Die idi tni' Was in'It
co,rIlrl,a bmt ID is ONE which viii produce iis effect
uJuI fAr mind Tie celia. became an unsafe n.ar. ut
deposit just at me time Wien VA. ioist' were Su'te'ui
I'M itr sl tcues The nr-i mat world ever bad inc
Oiportuuty oil knowing tHaj the Roberts ui and 'hr
Corp family large bunIuai's was dirl tH' lIrr
tuitiYu ol tie crimes with Wncn the petitioners aIe
charged"
Tie application is thereulon denied
New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
POOLS ON THE LONG BRANCH RACES.

This il the last day of the Summer racing
season at Long Branch An attractive programme mas
been provided and the entries such as promise an
exciting days sport The first event viii be the mile
dash for the August stakes, valued at $500, and TO
which is added sweepstakes Of $50 eaeh play or pay
to be contested by the twoyear-olds There are l3
nominations among which T.. Lorillards entries, BAEl
Onion and Bumbast are slight favorcS with The DeS-
ting men Tho great contest for the day VIII be the
tvonile dash Of yeiOd colts and hiies for the
ich Robins stakes, $1,000. added 70 s"eepSIises o
Sj each play ply. out Of 70 noninatons inert WI
probably start. T.. Lordrds Bcriraln aud Cyr whieh
are the fayorics, and RappahaHuock Corhucolia ald
Dalgasiau. Five horses are announced 10 earl III .ue
half dash for the Consolation daldcag pure
Of 100 and Papermaker il the faSOrite over klunsy
Alton Hattie r. and Lo,ochise. The meeting VIII con
ciuds with handicap sterplcchasC for purse oi Sboo
Cofonet will compete NItu ReSolute and the he.aos
etng wIf spirited Last eniHG at the Turi Exchange
Jouson's Pool Rooms, and MOrrsSeys Saratoga hoos
Among The pools sold were the following:
II.sf Augtl-t stakes, twOyearods, one ine; r.
I0riiards BAIL orion, aud Bomhast, tJotJo .t'
GRAINS Leonard SO 5000, PuIyear Co.'S Nads'"h'
coli hy \afragau,e,t So $3.50; C. L. Lorards LHcl
fer Lottery, amt Ioungtr, $lJ-Nlu ..,..
SEru>u ,tE-Ihv Robbins stakes, Tor titt tArot 'n'7
ana ui,. two ufrs T.. ioIrus Byrtranl AMI I4r rov -
500: boswell, ElYIaaHuOck, @2j-1Oi lddtlIN ut"uSo
ma 4.I-Flt: McGiItlls ualg8-Dr aud BtNel, ~'-S-'
half miles. hinur 4.U-45j; Alton elo-rlo ftpcrH'"'
$50 80; Hattie H., $40 SlG; Love Chase, so - o.
sfrIl'tll three Iias' No4o
net 100: Eesoiute. SO; The Weasel, -
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STATE TEACHERS COYVOCATiON.

ANNUAL MEETING AT ALBASY-PAPERs READ AND
DISCUSSED
tYRoM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or TIE TRIBUNE.l
ALBANY, July 14.-Thn Teachers COnyoca-
ton heard several interesting papers and held several
interesting discussions during its session on "Wednesday
Col Charles Wright Pces skill Academy fcada paper
on military din in academies highly commendatory OF
tie uses OF military system OF education which called
forth very spirited debate, in which Secretary WOOL
worth Chancellor Benedict aud several others took
part Prof McAfce OF Claverack Academy said hat III
his experience he had found that the military DIM was
more agreeable as exercise 20 the pupils than The
heavy gymnastics. Principal Thomas OF the Amsterdam
Academy could not understand the refining influence OF
Indian clubs and army muskots.
Dr. OTeary Of Manhattan College New-York read a
paper en- tied "Aphasla in relation to Language and
Thought" describing aphasia as disease which lmp"is
the power of speech tue memory OF words and their CO.
ordination in speech To ascertain the true nature o
this trouble he thought would 90 FAR to solve the problem
whether speech Is independent of language point upon
which Max Miller and Prof Whitney now materially diff
fer.
Dr. Wilson Of Cornell University desired TO stu
dents against accepting hastily the doctrine OF the
iocazatlon of specific of mental phenomena with
speclal narts OF the BRAIN H. thought there had been
much tendency that direction though ne belcNe
"A reaction had begUn. BrOwn-Seluard has expressed
doubts about the iniercnces Whcn feiiler hS NJ 81
frOm his experiments and observations and IN tact ne
learns that Fcrricr has begun 70 doubt them hlthe
The university vocation adjourned yeseIHay aicI
three davs session. which lacked the usua element OF
interest in that several OF the most prominent oi the
members were absent Among those FROM wnom inter
cstug paucrs were expected were Councillor Howard
Grossly, DR.. Taylcr Lewis, and eNfUV n1ratlo seymour
An entertainment given the departing members last
nignt by Chancellor Pruynat his residence on LiA-ss
New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

In the House to-day Mr.. WILLIAMS (Dem,
Drj, ifom ,he Committee on Na,~I Ah"e' rcpor'rG :"
resolution rocuug that tho wreck OF TIE n'op''"r
Tc,ous,h, sunk in Mobile Bay, has been sold, anu direct
INK the Secretary OF the Navy tu prevent the brl1ihS ~
o! destruction Tie WIrg. aIi II necessary, - IGf
chase bica SAID wreck. Adopted.
L.r,auI- .'Di ted rcrouton IA ,lir
Ma--achs t- cpliutcd 'rt"n ,ar,i dcciaiin- inst ~.
Eo.i, IA. riiHE mcirr r not thiea 40 tne seat "'d
tIdt tiT. Abbott, tHC COul, slant D..
Br. EAkLlt utyp.. !ndj, ucnb,r ~ tic COMMITTEE
auI'hsod tne House III opposition 10 the rfoi' oI 'io
Committee.
After -lcgchcs by M frost U;tp, aassl u su ro't
OF nI, tialu aud by Mr. iOfPLLiOA Dem, OL"j H
support o. tig uilaIty 10. the tuuIitct, TIE Nvt' ""'
taken tAc minority gcpoIJ a,c.lrng .iI. flOrt en-
tig,l bis -eJ winch resulted Yeas, 20; Ha!i, l"l :
and 49,, majority report Was a-Iccd ritnJut division
IHc Huurt tu,u H.ut lAto Committee %. tnt hH'i''
Ii bac,DUH lD-Ln. rJj lA ,Ic CHAIR, GA ihc IINd'o
calendar
IIc D tp confirm certain Land Claims IN the state OF
ii..uun va, discussed, Dut n0 dcuDn Wis tdhch.
M. LhNDI., t.oin ,bc conference Committee oi iA'
bi 20 amend tIc EanArupto! ac;, made rcpOft NAOh
Adopted
The House then, at > o'clock adjourned.
New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
DECISIOSS-JULY Il.

Supreme Court ChamBas-By Judge Westbrook.-
azare ari The indiana and Illinois Central Railway Co.;
Marshal. ag Marshall Brooks 1gt ftzgerad Davies agt
J0plaa ana smith FhipsOTGers granted IN the mat
Ter OF Muller cc.-I wish 10 counsel. HarcEw2ld sgL
Tie oceanic Steam Navigation CoDened. Albert sciroe
der AT Elizabeth Oi referee cOnnTnedsnd
a decree 4 divorce gra itli - platnil1.
OF the bar requested q nave tneir
aTtr applications orders at the Court Chan
her, A. ry O'Clock Ibs caendar VIII be called
dlily at Except Saturday EG Monday una no ~
p0 business VII b. transacted during the calling i te a
ear The calendar Will be called at m on Monday during
this month.
Superior CoaY!-S0e;al Ierm-By Judge Curtis
Burdick ast SOuhwOrtA Order denying motion 10 open ue
fault Schuck ast. Ferguson Ct sl.-MOuon denied "hto
AIT Reference ordered. Fry agt schi1sr ,t al
order appointing VIM @. Ntcho, esq guardian al h'ef or
iaiaut defendants. ,,,... 49,. 49,.
silsscd Olsen Mac ,ie.Oricr for security ior costs
Suliysu blngsOrior settled In tic matter &c, "
Meta &c--Papers left wIth clerk a. ChamDeis
Common Plcds-Specidi Term-jy Judge Van
Hoesen the matter, &c, Of Roberts GleasoaApphe%
ton deHled SO opinion.
Marine Court Chambers - By Judge Goepp.-
Keenan, a FulerMoton a. tied with go coss see nee m
orardu OF opinion Peterson 2gt. Doe-Otter ~ pronca
ou grauted Hutchinson agt MCCORMACK lhree Llooh
Gran ed Tie Chemical National Bank OF The civ Oh Aew
York GumUlcton.-Jodou to amend Judgment r0l
grlutcd. Batt,TsUeTg Bauer Moaon starti IN we
ma oeiveTsLip Or John g.nted
Is Judge Sheri Ian - Laugben ast schlatier. ho9n
granted -uert AIT. Clarkc.-Crder granting JudSmeA%
Hoffman ag. Uays.-Order granting motion.
New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
COURT OF ALABAMA CLAIMS.

WAsUINGTON, july l4.-In the Court Of COmmls.
soueTs Of Alabama Claims today the following Judgments
were announced No l67lAnna 5 Heay, eXecutrix New
or eans Ia 600: No l6lG-EuLlbeh a. Cumming, el al.
Orleans S42Of3 30 No lZj2-E r. I-yefmore Ses, "
York for loss merchandise the CTels a&dOIOn 10
ssend Judgment was denied 40 l33-LOrd Mum, New
YUk.-NotiOn 10 set aside Judgment denied. -,
No ZO6-Daniel X. Matthew's administrator et a south'
port Mc. % 90 Nancy Jeweit, $500. and 10 Daniel X
Matthews amnis stratDr ard Nancy Jewet admx $500, In
of catch" distributed ~ the owners among those
entitled thereto.
open the denied No. ,l7-BenJ Collins New York
Dismissed No. H23JOhn Z. BOgart, bosemaD. NJ TJudg'
entered. set aside, ana petition dismissed .
o o No lug William W Hubai, second assignee, &C.,
ew rs vessel outfits, &C., Oy the destruction OF
the WHstug WLd by the COqlete. tender Of tho tlofld
June g. 1853 while under contract VIII the 70
carry philadelphia. SCwUreans The assignor
ne claimant admits having received compensation Tor e
vessel and makes the present n c!um Tor
and The argued by o. W. Buter.
field claimant and John A Creswel for the United
States
New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
MIR BoNFoRrs PLACE or NATIVITY.

To tHe EdIfOr OF INC ITFVHHo'
SIR: In your issue of to-day find the fol-
lowing paragraph:
Mr.. R,nfort writes 10 Tlden paper stating that,
ybatsyer nay happen, the influence OF Cagi ScIHE
Win ~ A. Germans /. dead" That settles II Dut Jean
Cr1pcau and Ike other Germans born Ia France nave
not Yet spoken
Idld not for one moment suppose that a paper WIN
, strong convictions THE TRIBUNE would couNidei
ms ofit,,,r, ou Carl schurz's influence with the Ger
mnps as sufficient evidence Of It's untmey deoe"sr
Allow me TO correct an Unless there has been
geographical CONFUSION in Europe my native oi'y OF
Hamburg stilI stands the E.De, and AKA therefore
NOT relted TO Jean Crapeau aud the other Germans
horn In France" Proof Of the place OF my nativity IN
the shape of somewhat dusty passport Is at your ser'
ice AT any time. Very truly yours, PHIL Bohtokf'
Netr- lo,k, July Ia, ls16.
New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
Jersey CITY DEMOCRATS.
rATuIc,TloS MEETING LAST NIGHT.


At the meeting to ratify the nominations OF
Tndcn auI Hendricks held in Jersey City last evening at
the Catholic Institute about 5000 persons we're present
There overflow meeting in the street. where there
were fireworks and music and several speeches Inside
the nah Garret Van Riper chosen permanent Chair
man. Letters were rcld from Lieut. Coy. Dorshcincr,
joel Parker aud Gov. Bcdc -Four resolutions were read
by the Secretary. The first audes TO the hard tines
and says they brought about by the Republican past
and are the fruit OF corruption and cXtravaginee The
second ndotsC the ST. Louis platform and the trd the
St. Louis candidates The fourth returned thanks 10 the
T. H. IavCly ard senator Abbott for their efforts IN
behalf eXGOy joel Parker at the St Louis Convention
Speeches were made by A. j. McGiii, Adoph Root,
Jacob VannattR, Leon Abbott. Mayor Traphagen, A l.
McDennott, aud others. Mr. Nannatta drew meidl-
choiy picture Of commercial decay Through the cor
ruptun and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF the Repnbhcan party
Trade is paralyzed our woIkmen driven To 20 else
where TO gain a LIVING aud we are heavily ia dchJ iHc
total dc OF the people is to-day cS,uUOOUOOUO hdh
vast 10 bc conf irencndci We OusHt 10 h'c Fuu,.
COCOON "A year taxes from WHISKY manufacturers, "ut
wc don't get il. Tho money divided among rn-s 81
pundcrers having their headquarters ~ the "hit' "st
Nowhere on the globe will find as dsnOue>i corrupt
and Gnprucilltd OF men IN ONCE a. III ls county
W. intend 10 nat hons 4 lu Oilct-ncn VINO 40 hul
know how 20 SiC3i. who know the ten commandments
ana 30 tIow tnc difference between honesty ana IA,
cauty. We want a m4a Tor President who woJt hccp
the confidential wiser Of the N!lsk' ElE III his Co
HIruce as a secretary turn ouJ prosecuting "Hccl
because he Vut inItl IN jail. We are gong 10 gave you
a good currency. The speaker treated The hnahtidl
publican party meant 70 give the people specie
New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
Tile NEW DEMOCRATIC CLUE.

Meetings of the Temporary Committee on
Organization and the Committee on Constitution BY
laws and Address, recently appointed at the Holman
House by tho Genital Tlden aud Hendricks Campaign
Club were held yesterday at No. 2O2 Broadway Jac'h
A. Gross and Edward L. Paris were appointed Su"-
Committee IL select suitable rooms for the h'a4qd'ei'
of the Central Club. Subcommittee 70 prepare Con
s;itutou ana bylaws. Of which James DGiy made
Chairman. ana another 10 prepare an address
to the public, with Thomas Cooper Camp
bell Us Chairman, also appointed A meet
ing Of tho Club will be held next week when
reports from thcsc committees will he presented Thomas
Conner Cgup,eu said Yesterday 10 TRIBUNE reporter
that the statement that the Club was opposed 10 Jp"i
X lly 0r to the present organization oi IGhihdnS h!i
ys utterly false TIE Duly object of the tub, ," saw,
Sas to unite the different factions OF the Dcm0crat'
party this "y upon tie national ticket anG iof hh'
iu-gCss branch club vii bC organized N tlcA Assem-
iv District. Ar local questions Wiz h' i-nu.'d ana
Talun ~ aud AntiIaminany men NiD be a"r 70 h'ett
dGates.
New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
THE COURTS.

TIE BLEECKER STREET RAILROAD LEASE. s
The motion in the suit of Alexander X
Chiso. stoekholder in the Twenty-thlrd Street Raib
road Company to restrain that company from LEASING
the Beecker street Railroad set down for argument
before Judge Van Brnt in Common Pleas, special Ierm
for yesterday. o. T. Bright, counsel for the company,
was unable go until Monday, and counsel Tor tne
planti insisted that " the motion adjourned at all
il should be adjourned for weeks or niore judge
Van BruD down the for July % Tne directors
OF the Beecker street Railroad Company have already
approved which 1t IS understood, Is acceptaDie 70
the officers OF the TScny,hlrd street road bnt when
must yet be submitted O Supreme Court judge Tor ap
prevail Tie Injunction IN t suit and the lack or tha'
approval only present obstacles To the lease
New-York tribune., 1876-07-15

meet with strong and bitter opposition In the Middle
States on account OF the fierce made by him two
years against the Canal bill in Congress. which was
finally passed taking the burden of OF the commerce OF
the Ohio River The election OF the Democratic cam
didates would restore cOadence the Southern people,
be the OF bringing employment to the IDLE mastes
and result III the benefit OF all classes Of men.
In respect the stagnaOa Of trade in Kentucky MI
StandifOrd said that he believed tBHt il had reached us
limit and business was revivng. In the south Iar OF
the state il was falling of little hut in The north Was
increasing Indications OF this appeared IN the many
and extensive improvements on The lines Of railroad
The heavy pork failures the state lately were duc 10
In Iouisyie specuaod ia large lots OF pork and cotton
buying on a margin. and met with heavy losses when
they could not u against. The pork merchants IN
IousVe, be claimed as sound as any IA thc
country and since the failures pork had rallied ana al
yanced 10 or 20 per cent.
New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
TIE SIrUATlON IN KENTrcKY.
CONFIDENCE on THE DEM0CEATs-vrEWs OF EGIJtn
d. sTANBIFOED.


d. sTANDlFOED.
The Hon. Elijah ID. Staudiford ex-COngfess-
Of the Vth District of Kentucky and President Of
tue Louisville and Nashville Railroad, is now III this
city, and last evening TRIBUNE reporter convefscd
with him al tae Firth Avenue Hotel la regard 70 the
political situation his State. He said the gC could aO;
he the least doubt that Henry Watterson, ,le
Democratic candidate for Congress from the
Nth District OF Kentucky, wouid be elected
against any Republican, and he believed that
with fan vote NJ. watterson would have q majority
almost equal 70 his own four years ago when he was
elected over an independent Democrat by IyG n4ior
ity Nj WattcrsOn persistent advocate of rsorfu
and retreuChment and strong hardinoney man fl,
tlOulht If Secretary BrstOw should be nominated b,
Tie Republicans Col WattCrs1n would ceraily receive
Large pant OF the cOlOicd vote for he was generally
known advocate Of for the advancement
iu Intelligence OF the cOOre people and for protecting
them IN all their rights. There not tee eas' ,osi
bly Of electiug Republican TO Congress IN aug event
For Presdcu; Mr.. standfofd expected that Kentucky
would east larger Democratic vote than ever before.
and would give 5000 or $4,000 majority Tor Tlden
ana Hendricks No publ!csn could get the which
Grant received four years ago. He claimed that the Ger
mans would vote as unt for Tildeu aud Hendrichs,
as hey earnest for reform and retFenchmcnt and
knew IuGeus decision OF Character and the ald
tOfco ne would show IN administering the laws OF tine
country Ihe negroes, lie SAID, would give at least thrt
4 ts OF te votes 10 tic Democratic ticket, as they
were very hostile 20 the Administration and 10 the
Eepubhcdn party, claiming that lt responsible for
tlc loss oi HOuey which they sustained through the
fIeedmen's Ban.- Ae thought that Mr. Wheeler would
New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
CIVIL NOTES.

Judge Westbrook has dissolved temporary in'
junction obtained oy suze restraining the city an
thortes nom tearing and buildings what
rs know rs uzers PARK order 10 create the East Ryei
Park.
Judge Westbrook has confirmed the report OF tn,
Commissioners opening onehundrodand tentist from
Second ave The River The costs and expenses
Tho Uroceedng $3.50 80 the awards for lano
taken are ST7 all adjacent property
owners are 81 3d. The land damage s merely nonla
aud for Y almost equally divided between ne taen
Ga,gbt Company and unknOwn The street mas been
ion sed az pubc street AID has graded and paved BY
the city uuder impression that II had beea properly
taken The eNpeDse tho Commission in surveying and es
damages Of course te same III making
The street 10 public use but for The land were ony
New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
POWER OF THE ExCIsE boARD.

Counselor ". II. Mandy made application 70
Justice WaudeJ yesterday, at the Tom1s Police Ccar
Tor the arrest OF the members OF the BJlTd of Excise
The application vas based on ahdyits setting or Chat
the Board had granted licenses 20 L. DcmoucO o. F.tE-
ave ana Foaileeutst. owen &c gne,u OF the BoWe4y
and others TO sell liquors aud vines IA quantities ic,,
tau ave gallons at t.mr, 10 Ice drank Io pso,naca
Nj. Huudys tL.DTy oi tie law y That the IO.rd 81
Excise bias SIT o. grant such licenses To person
except maze. .cis lie claims iidt The BOiru Ids rN
cotd,d lt authority ad committed niaGchednVr. Inc
argument iu tue case VIII be- continued to-day.
New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
DISCOVERY or TWO NEW STARS.

UTICA, July 14.-To the list Of % asteroids
discovered by him. Or. C. H. f. Peters Of Ltchhed OD-
servatory CHamton College, adds two variable stars
These Stars are called variable because they vary period
cay their brightness In letter TO The Herald, dated
July H. he says The rst one is IN l5h Am OF HSh'
ASCENSION I97 50 south declnatio6 now near lis maxi
,,, If trightpe-s Oetween seventh and eighth magni-
tude last night Of ruby colon the second one ih lVI
ht ascension. 2l2 10 south dcciinatiOb, Is Iass
waning nr, lust visible row I'm tc' scope, but Nas
lOth MAGNITUDE in the month Of May 'tSL Ihe Wngle
number Of starr now recognized ya1tbles Is apo lJo
.-iIl,ost exactly the same as the number or known
New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
slyGULAR ArrEsnrr AT ASSASSINATION.

ALBANY, July IA very strange attempt
az ss-nat,un occurred 40 GroJ yestcrday. s.a,'r
named George Patrick vac passing through tLc bail -
nj. faro sauon al 40 2oI KNcrs., AZ O'Clock yostcr-
day morning, wHcu De- vas attacked by two mon Win
ua7as to.r face. One Of t,In graspcj l Jy tnc
throat, and tne other fred pistol al ni patno HaI-
a.ed To free himself. ANA down the stairs cry ny
aiuricr The DIES YcrddJc., us'c.d Of pur5llug him,
turned make tbs rrta4ic. hall
second Story oi Tao building, ahd chain hosting ap-
Iartls from the top 90 iuc bottom, az the oi
l., .oIsr. Down this tue iNO men hd, Oh, OF t.guI
LtiYug Dy hand and hUuI.hus pistol ~ the oirr.
Iacy bUtu sccndcd rItJ aud one al them iu thC
cecon o tine docks, turned ;NO or three CORNERS. I"d
disappeared. The other, however, began Running muck
Wl.l As pistol HOuiisIlug II at every one AC met,
although not firing uIAl c.owd ui Norkm.u static a
pursuit OF HIM lie took refuge nom what app ared 10
bC - threatening denomination IN JaulCn's Iuuuncry,
afer flourish ng ns pistol among the thrl .cft
through a door and crossed tue bridge 60 Green
island, whore hC disappeared. Ncltl"r Ot thy.u las
since been captured, aud Patrick, tho I'u WHO Was
assaulted refuses to say anl thing about the -I,l
New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
FLOOD WITH loss OF LIFE.

PIrTsBrEGH, Penn, July 14.-At Freedom,
Penn q sInaD town the ohio River 2i miles below
this city, a ram storm occurred yesterday which DID
great damage and was destructive OF human life Crows
Run which euptics into the Ohio at this point was
syyur. 10 Ilyrr ia size and the houses all along it,
banks were Hooded and q house owned aud occupied ny
nor fUur children. who were IN the house, were all
drowned None OF the bodies nave been recovered.
New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
CRIMINAL NOTE9.

Nicl.olas Collins was accused at the Tombs Police
Court Yesterday A. Johnsn of No Bndsest of having
in hs possession quantity # opium OF the value Of 1900
stolen complainant IN February last Justice an
he evidence insufficient the accused d
his parole Capt Petty undertaking to procure
further testimony.
The examination of John {. Foley, the contrac-
tor WHO causing the death Of susan Kim
mans by premature blast IA Fifty eighth ST.. begun
erday afternoon haSne at the Iorkyle
Police COuu Several witnesses were sHOrn but no ad0
ona facts were elected Tho examination viii be continued
today No coAhic Las yet afn Judge kanrc and
Coroner EiCkhCG, was minated