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New-York tribune., 1876-05-05
THE SWEENEY sTHUcK JURY.

Henry J.. Davies aud Wilson G.. Hunt, the
esors to choose struck jury in the suit oi the People
against h. Sweeney, present yesterday at the
County Clerks Office select Is names from which to
,hoos. a Jury. The County ClcTk was represented by
his dcputy-who when could not testify that MI
walsh was not IN the cy-dnd by the Deputy Commits
eoucr of Jurors Mr. Beach Mr.. Mck' on took objection
to the absence OF the County Cieik. Mi' NC
Lauellln, the Deputy County Clerk, presented Ia
it4t. Of urors sent IN from time 10 time by the
Conrl. onor Of Jurors TO his Office which be thought Dut
could not hc sure ho had personally received The
defendant, coUusc thercupDn took exception l" me pro-
cccdug that the Clerk OF the Court was not pttcht "t
the lists prcsented not authenticated hy MN ~ true
.fs of Jurors that there proof at al that ih'r
wcrc a the li-ts that II did not appear that me n5s
were furnished by the roper officer 10 te county Oerh
and that II aid appear that these lists were not The com
prtcd Jurors of rho county meant by the statute
hc e-ors concluded that these purtton- were not Tor
them 10 a. eide and they m, accept the l,s 's'ntcd
To- Them and then took recess 10 select Inc Is names
will an understanding that on Saturday at noon thtl
would have cir list ready for the counsel 10 sttlkt %"
"a Mr. reckham and Mr. Carter appeared Tor Inc
People; Mr.. Beach and Mr. Mckcon for the defcnse.
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05
CUTTING FEEIGHT RATES.
RESULTS OF THE RAILWAY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
GER RATES FROM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

RESULTS OF THE RAILWAY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
GER RATES FROM NEw-YoRK-wEsT-BoUND
FREIGHTs.
Inquiry at ticket and freight Offices yester
day elected variety OF statements In regard the
railway controversy Passenger rates hayo not been
reduced from New-York. The Grand Trunk line Is sell
ing tickets from Boston TO Chicago for SIG, but OF
the ticket agents remarked that this reduction
would not seriously affect other roads owing 10
the greater length Grand Trunk ne and the ad
doual expenses for meals and sleeping car accommoda
tions He added that the shorter lines could far better
afford TO maintain the old rates than to reduce them to
meet the Grand Trunk tariff While regular passenger
rates from NewYork have not been lowered the sale OF
tickets to the West affected by the fact that the return
coupons OF Centennial excursion tickets are offered IN
this city at great reduction and as the season advances
and large numbers OF them are put on the marke 1t
seems probable that regular rates Will be seriously inter
fereL with. One ticket agent said yesterday that
a reduction must within few days, aud another
probability that any change OF passenger
rates would be made. 49,
In regard freight rates. the opinions OF agents differ
radically. The agent OF Of the principal lines to the
West said very decidedly yesterday that rates had al
ready gone smash that since April 20 things had
been getting worse and worse, goods shipped from
the centers OF trade at merely nominal rates. and the
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05
THE MAYNARD INVESTIGATION
bo subcommittee of the Naval Committee


continued it, investigation yesterday IN the ycenm al
the Brooklyn NayyYard OF the general management OF
affairs at this station The Chairman, Col T. A. Wlills'
has received large number Of offers Of testimony from
persons who assert their ability TO prove that there has
existed fOr long period Of time gross irregularities IN
the administration Of affairs a the yard. QuaTterinan
Wallace OF tie aborers gang in the Department OF Yards
and Docks pronounced the story OF Kelly who tcst-l
that hc had been discharged upon failure to pay a
political assessment, gross fabrication QuaIternan
Archibald OF the Coppersmths' Department. Aaron
stoyor formerly timber inspector in the Constructor
Department Chief Clerk Bur;is OF the Yards and DOCKS
Departincnt and Tcamser Martin we're among Tie WI
uesses, would give ntimation of their testimony
Quarterman Anderson of the Engineers Department
said he had been cgh years In the yard had PAD
political assessments sometimes, but believed " there
had been more years that he had not paid them than
when he had" Thomas Mason, engineer OF the Heating
derrick stated that he did not consider the derrick worth
sCC 600 the amount PAID for 10 Jy the Government
$2j 900, VINO turn, disposed OF II to the NaNy
Department for 100000 Chief Engineer liendrrs u aid
the records of his department before the committee,
with some papers bearing upon tie Ward bpcI "tt''h
mrnt The Committee did Mt meet nj the A-tpr bouse
IN the evening they were entertained NJ tLt banquet
Of the Ch1inbcrM Commerce. MT Hays, VINO mas b,ch
iudisosed for several days present al the s,ss1"
Yesterday rs was also ifr. WLthOfuc. IL 10 expected
thai inc sessions here will be closed today.
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05
IFCTrREs AND MEETINGS.

The Board Of Managers Of the Produce Exchange
mot yesterday appointed ssrs Parker stevens and
Suicr rs the Complaint Committee for May. William H. Nor
Of The firm OF Morrison Batow vas appci49I On me
was gppouici Chairman Of the Grain committee vice Frank
lin Eson osgucd Eight gentlemen approved for men,
beTship.
Last evening n sale took place in the Son.eryille
An Rooms - Uuiyer-typlace, Of private collection
Of ancient and modern paintings cngoVngs water oooTs,
and drawings There fair attendance bu, the bidding
was somewhat aull. collection Of tho French and
Italian artists Of tho sixteenth a1i seNeneh nv emu
offered the h.host price being ieGeiDed Ioh me lnGn
was sold for e47 Ahasuerus and Qneen Esther by Coy
nr brogbt SLAB The rest collection sold for
n ucI smaller amounts.
The SD annual meeting o. the Ladies' Missionary
Home In connection Five Point Home held yes
teray There was large attendance at tho chapel and the
exercise, of tho children were interesting Mrs Joseph A.
Wright uresi and tho various Teports Tho receipts
last wear up to May were slG92O TO- aud tho expenditures
Tor and educated in the schools 600 show
ing average 394 and the number taught during tho
year 1893 There 500 attending the SUNDAY seso
200 girls the school Addresses delivered
By the Row g. Fletcher tho Rev. Floyd, and the kG' d.
Direclrcsses, Mrs Joseph \ WRIGHT Mrs j. n hehnedy'
Srs William Ryer and Mrs f. MSi7eni iIea,nfeI "; B.
superintendent, the Rev. q. 5. Brown.
At the House Of Rest for Consumptves, at Mount
Hope fremont yesterday the officers and friends celebrated
their anniversary Among tho 81 guests present
Dr Samuel oseood. +. Fsgg. Dr. Dyer the Rev. Mr.
Gilbert. DTs Leaning and Kellogg The House OF Rest
established years by Henry J. Cammann one year
ago its condition such that the work must hayo been
abandoned had the present forward
resuscitate it. There yet emans 20 be paid s o0 the
property and improvements desired which will cost 900
The wishes 10 enlarge the house that the
beds be increased to 20 chapel and reading room
florida the accommodation of those whose
10 solicit Subscriptions work. After the meeting
those present Invited 10 collation. by the maon Mrs
Ellen Dundae WHO siterward escorted the party through the
institution.
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05
sTREET-PAVING II BROOKLYN.
INVESTIGATION OF CHARGES AGAINST A STREET II
sPECTOn.

INVESTIGATION OF CHARGES AGAINST A STREET IN
sPRCTon.
A committee Of the BrceRlyn Aldermen met
Yesterday 10 inquire into the charge that Robert fey
when Street Inspector issued fraudulent cercates anu
made Illegal payments to contractors for grading ana
paving sumterst and Reid, Buffalo, Utica, ana SeVehn
aves III that city, John Connolly testified tat ais
was contractor for Reid-ave but the contract soou ~
the witnesses name The work lasted uEti sprlnS in
1871 when Mr. Furey ordered him TO stop Ihe paving
men finished from DE Kabave to Hancoek-st, ana 'hc
grading vas done except three blocks when the inter-
ruption took place. The witness knew OF no uhuer-
,a,r c,veen the engineer and the contractor 10 give
. certificate for moro work than was done ffhheis
Weeks an Alderman at the tnlc tcstDeu thdt o WI
was done poorly, and rcadve1tsed ana uohe s"'S
q DE Merritt Assistant Engineer OF the Department
of City Works SAID that when hr iich c1lPv.od Pd o
work the question arose whetner % ~, LIZ ia ovnnne
fr"m Lnlton to DE Kalhaves The Department Ot Clty
works and the Corporation Counsel decled ia nc
ne paid FOR the whole work MIR. lulei tApalhcu tha
on of the work properly for this WORK MT fltch "as
also paid Mr. DE Merritt, continuing his testimony su
that Mr. Butt the Surveyor, gave MI flch Hn osil,o
for about 900. Mr.. kIrth another surveyor gave uc
contractor n nnal estimate for about SlO,OOo In me
case OF Connolly, MIR. Butt gave hn an estimate ior
$500 another for - 400 anolner lor so'V"'
Tor 81 300 ana another for $1,000 Cunnelys contract
prcc WIS Sl7SOO lie received S25 100 Tor uole Why d
portion Of the work. The thirty per cent for te proper
execution OF the work was not retained Dy Nonuolct
johnson. Robert Furcy testified that tOEhciy Nolh
was done poorly that the blocks lad tO ne lca't'
Tne witness complained 10 the Common Council Whch
gave the new contract to Mr. Fitch The wlnets re-
fused 10 certify 10 Mr. Fltchs claims for more tnan
81 900 The witness claimed that the Surveyor lnust
have pred with the contractor to give Mr. ,ohheI!
certificates for more than lie had performed; Inc
$1,000 which was paid unaWIuIly 10 'ohnoH5 'ie WIZ
refused to certify TO.
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05
WAITING FOR oFFENBACu.

A large party of musicians theatrical men,
and r,,orters accompanied sheridan shook in exeur-
sion down the bay yesterday to meet the German com
poser Jaques Oncnbaeh who was expected to arrive on
the steamship Canada. The party started from Pier
No Is North River, at IL n. IN, ON the side-Wheel
steamer Black Bird After waiting several hours at the
SarroWs during which timo the incoming steamship
tssnc y,as ERECTED win the WacIt Rhciu" by the
hand ON tbe steamer the BACK Bird went outside the
harhOr and continued 10 cruise Dct"ccn h'Id! H'oh
and T,rt Hamilton until D. NJ when she returned 10
fLe CITY. The boat will leave Pier No. IS today Yer!
soon aitcI the Canada is tclegrdI he'd.
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05

controversy was likely prove long and bitter az az
the lines cutting Ieckessy another grsav sx
sssScrafed but q result Of the published STATE
@ens Of probable reduction In In Wesiern Wesiern
bnyers VINO delayed shipping goods west IN exPecia@o @
of reduction within lew days AS lar as nc @ nau pto mn
torn and well maintained Eastbound reight rates nun
been freely cut for time by all the roads, wcm Wa
strong reason for believing that western rates Wouid
remain unforn as the tariff both ways scarce e,ca
reduced nc the same tine. All the agents agree u ti N
railroad war will b. very injurious to the interests Oh .c
nartes 10 the controversy, and will probably damage 'nc
credit of American railroads in Europe.
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05
TELEGRAPH RATES FuETnER REDUCED.

The directors Of the Atlantic and Pacific
Telegraph Company met yesterday and elected the fo7
lowing officers: Thomas T. Eokery. President; william
H. svns First Viccfresden Albert b. Chandler Sec-
ond VcfPreslcnt and Secretary Alfred Nelson Treas
urer The rates have been again reduced and 20 words
t uiht will be taken for half the price OF 10 words dur
ns hc day The have also been further reduced
~ follows Chicago, old rates, ~ last redncton Ho
cents. present rate 75 cents 81 LOUIS, old. 81 30; last
month al 10 this month, 81. Twenty words VIII be
sa Chicago at night FOR IS cents, aud during the day
f,r- a
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
THE ELEVATED ROAD AND THE BATTERY

The complaint in the suit of jeremiah Spader
against the New-YOrk Elevated Railroad Company In
which IN injunction sought against building the road
across the Battery, filed yesterday in the Office Of
the Clerk Of the Superior Court IL ses forth at length
the origin and title of the Battery from tho time when
as Fort st. George 1t became the property Of the city In
trust for the purposes Of park s extensions " low
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05
10a.le0 co
100000 90


The statement of accounts for January gives re-
CENT. for freight ~ 4sS7S 6l for Passengers, $25s
s4S IS and other receipts, nc 'udns net loan on ,e-
tcatrs OF 49, CO. IN tue balance on hand at the
beginning of the month, 1891 ,5G7 20 swell the amount
TO S25gs,7j9 90 The payments besides the payments
for lie ordinary running The road nciuC $2iG2GJ -
TOR rents 1880 construction account $4,000 for
the purchase OF locomotives ana $Jl,l96 o Oh old
account; In this last item * included vi ,2j2 ~ paid
on mortgages and Sl217O 92 paid account Of the two
coal companies mentioned aDuvc. The account IL bal
auced by cash on hand, s4O5,312 49,"
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05

There will be an increased demand for
KNoxs elegant and becoming Spring Style Of genemens
HAS ay day. Is and constantly re-
ceiyfug foreign visitors fail be delighted Win
this elegant matchless fabric reasonably antc
pate activity at KNoxs stores 2l2 Broadway
the Fifth Avenue Hotel during the whole OF the Centennial
wear. Secure KNOX.
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Clarendon Hotet-COunt LewenhauPt, SWedlsh
Minister at Washington th Arenue MokUGov & ~iialS ~
England Hon: Hamilton Harris Of Albany ana 1onn H.
r. Iatrobe OF Baltimore Metropolitan Hcfet-Giuseppe
hath Vice President of Italian Centennial Commission
WestminSter Rotet-Secretary Of state John Blgeow'
oteI PrnStuick-Senator s. III. Hammond OF Geneva N T.
- 81 Nicholas Ho-Ex Gov. Alvin saunders OF Nepiska
and the X WennCer Of Cincinnati Grdnd CeHtfdt
Wotei-AssembIymen George West Of Baston NJ " and D.
z. Brown Of CLINTON County, n. u
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05

water mark and below lowwater mark, and clams ,Ax
the city In allowing the old park to be intrudrd on =
violating the trust which received and that ~
plaintiff Is specially injured.
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05

DENTIFRTCEs do not purify the breath; the
only disguise its feor for time MILK OF MAcSEsiA perm
neltly cures 1t by removing its cause.
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05

Zealously set about curing that Cough. Uss
WsTARs BAisAM WILD CHERRY.
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05
AnpouncementAi

BUNroNs and CoRys, BAD NAILS, Tender Feet
cured by BRIGGss CORN BGSoS RRMEDIEs Sold by drugr
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05

1t is mentioned as q singular fact that Solo
never laughed and was very melancholy man. It
must he remembered however that he had 900 wives to
advise him what 10 do when he had throat Nor
wich Bulletin.
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05

BRIGGss Corn and BUNIoN REMEDIES safa
and sure. Mailed 60 cents DR.. BRIGGS Co, Newark
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05
HOME NEWS

THERMOMETER YESTERDAY AT HUDNUTs. IN
BROADWAY.
pam 6Oo Noon, 57o. Sp.m. SO. Midnight 47'.
Highest during the day. b7-. Lowest, AZ.
Average, 4Si4'. Same day, 1875, 43's'.
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05

A Towanda (Penn.) sign read thus: "Johu
smithteacher of cowtillons and other dances-ramer
likewise GOdreys cordalrutes sassage and other esr
den truck.-N b. bawl on frida nite-prayer me5kn
chue sday also saline singin by the quire.
New-York tribune., 1876-05-05

ROsLYN.-The colored man who was assaulted
with hachet Thursday afternoon OF last week Is named
Samuel SchcncK, Robinson" being only alias The report
Of proves to have been premature His case is
eared "a very extraordinary The skull Is mashed
so from the wound rs well from his ear
and right side h. entirely piryzed Ever since the assault
lain tunCiOuS state and his phy sicas are AT
loss what keeps him alive His recovery however Is
impossible sth must take place from nor lcaton
reveals the fact that the skull oneeghth OF
m inch thickness lie Is lying IN the house OF ms assaant
William Fowler alias Bulwagon, near the landing AT kosyn
aro attended by FoweT wife and one OF the neigh
be ascertaned the anay grew OUT or
jealousy part both Fowler and Scenck account OF
foweTs wife. Schenck who has wife and daughter at
Bay for several years past lived portion OF the
with Fowler and has furnished large proportion OF the
articles used in the house.
GLESDMEThree burglars broke into Henry Hen's Hotel
early Wednesday morning. Mr.. Hillen hearing noso
stairs proceeded TO ascertain the cause armed with
and easy In the barroom. Hearing his approach, the
men fled making their exit through window, by which
they entered by prying the shutters. Mr.. Hen
shots after them, but does not know that he hit
OF them He then attempted Ia close the shutters and
IN doing losing his balance he fell distance of feet
and striking upon the slaves OF barrel below, suffered
terrible rupture Of tho groin. Dr. Wood OF Jamaica called
10 attend him. and found him dangerously wounded.
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
WHITE PLAINs.-David Austin, colored, indicted
for violating the person OF Nee Many Hairs Corners
was found guilty OF the onse yesterday and sentenced 20
years imprisonment In the state Prison.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1876-08-12

1.-THE Judge from whose decision the appeal
is taken being excused.) That court, in cases
appealable to the Supreme Court, would find
the facts and the appeal would be granted
on writs of error on questions of law alone.
But we can never organize an efficient ju-
dietary system until our constitution is re-
vised and the Office of judge is made more
permanent. Until then We consider our
present constitution bad enough, without
making it worse bysuch crude amendment
as No. 8.
We submit to our country colleagues that
the objections we raise are serious ones !;
that We have fully discussed the matter with
influential country attorneys and political
leaders, and write at their request.
The question only interests the rural dis
tricts. yet, unless prompt action is taken
through the different parish committees, the
people of New Orleans, looking upon it as
Democratic measure demanded by the coun-
try. will give a majority of fifteen thousand
in favor of the Third Amendment. Let us
therefore know how we must vote.
A. TRUDEAU.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1876-08-12
The Orange.
Editors Of Our Home JoYoal:

Editors Of Our Home JoYnal:
Will yon boEind Enough to tell
me in your next issue the part of
Louisiana that is best adapted to
the cultivation of orangesi That
is, in what portion Of the State are
they most profitable; also, what
is the average yield of orange
trees I
By answering these questions
you will much oblige G. r. 8.
ANswER-Oranges thrive any
where in this State below latitude
80 degrees.
The best locations are those
having water on the north and
northwest side of the grove. Such
locations can be found on the Mis-
sissippi River, Bayou Latourche
and Terrebonne. There are good
locations on the Gulf Coast bet
ween New Orleans and Mobile,
where water is or the north side.
The yield will depend on soil,
cultivation, aud age Of tree. A
tree well cultivated eight years old
viii bear an average Of Ave humid
red oranges /; at ten years one
thousand. The largest known
yield from q single tree that we
are aware of in this section, ia
eight thousAHd. This treeis about
forty years old.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1876-08-12
No Pensions Yet for Mexican War
Veterans.
NEW ORLEANS, August 3, 1876.

New ORLEANS, August 3, 1876.
Mr.. Editor:
For some time the press of New
Orleans have, on several occasions,
noticed that u pension had been
passed by the State Of Louisiana
for the Veterans of the Mexican
War. As Secretary of the Louis
lana Associated Veterans of the
Mexican War, / am fully inform.
ed on all the matters in the inter
est of the Veterans of the Mexican
War, and know that the State of
Louisiana should have done some-
thing fOri these veterans but has
Through Senator Brewster and
Hon. NJ. Hahn ofthe House, Louis
lana Legislature, q joint resolution
(Act No. 40, approved March 20,
1876, page 80, Acts 1867 was
passed, instructing our senators
and requesting our representatives
in Congress to secure, il possible,
the passage by Congress Ofan act
granting appropriate pensions to
the veterans Of the war with Mex
leo. The pension bill for veterans
of the Black Hawk, Florida, and
Mexican war, is now on third read
ing before the House, in Congress,
and was the fixed order of the
day, May 10, 1876, but unfortu-
nately for the veterans the appro-
priation bill took precedence, and
as yet has not passed, and will
perhaps occupy the balance of this
session.
1 do not care SO much for my
loss of time in explaining to the
veterans and widows who are
constantly calling and writing to
me in regard to this pension which
the press at intervals renew, but
it is distressing to see and hear the
poor and neglected coming full of
hope and departing in despair,
very 10th to believe me, when they
in some instance bring the news.
paper in proof that ! am wrong.
Yours respectfully,
j. BENZ. CHANDLER,
No. SO st. Charles street,
Secretary Louisiana Associated
Veterans Mexican War.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1876-08-12

A pamphlet, life sketch of HAY
WOOD GRANT, the Murderer, Robber,
Burglar and House burner, who was
hung at ROME, GA, July l4th, 1876,
containing full confession, Just be.
fore his execution, including four
murders, one of which was Confede-
rate Gen. Hindman of Arkansas. His
crimes include the States Of Ohio,
Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ark
ansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Geor-
gia and Alabama. The pamphlet ia
brim full of horrors. Sent to any ad-
dress on receipt Of ten cents.
Address, BULLETIN, Rome, Ga.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1876-08-12

The following letter shows
Judge o. j. Flagg perfectly sat.
is6ed with the result of the Don.
sldsonville Judicial Convention.
ST. CHARLES PARISH La, !
an July 25, 1876.
Hon. Morris Marks, Donaldsonville,
La.
Dear Hr--I congratulate you on
your nOninAtion - my suecessOr for
tho position Of District Judge Of the
lth Judicial District. and you may
rest assured that win do al in my
power and nse all honorable neanl
% secure your election, feeling conf
dent that your election win give gen.
eral satisfaction. I have the honor
- subecribe nyself yonr friend,
O. J. FLAGG.