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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26

A band OF travelling horse traders have
been cncampcd for week in tho woods on tho
outskrts Of Yonkers, near Central avenue. A
pond and large field to exercise their horses In
were the reasons for selecting the epot. A large
number of horses. from the trotter to the dray
drawer. wcro ticd to the trees and fence bars
yesterday. and on a raised mound were three
heavy wagons aud a sulky placed In the shape Of
scm-circlc. In the centre was q hut made Of
branches covered with oilrloth. blankets. and
carpet Around nro wcro little girl- washing
cooking utensils. They were dirty-faced, bare
footed, and their hair danrlcd around their nccks
and over their faces. ono was dressed In a
bright red flannel dress, another in brown home
made cloth, and the others In calico. At
tho approach OF stranger they ran into
the tent and peopcd through the curtain,
large-boncd. ncshy man wandered around the
camp. English cut whi-kcrs gave him the ap-
pcarance Of wcll-to-do farmer hut his red
striped flannel shirt and dirty brown clothes. his
pantaloons stuck slovenly into his boot tops,
plainly showed his careless character. \ youth
with Italian features was PLAYING with a dog. and
by him was AN Irish boy kicking up tho leaves
with his wel-worn boots. Near them was young
man cleaning harnes, on the stone wall. few
| rods ou was large wagon, aud tent partially
| hidden by bushes the abode for the women Of
| the band.
| did not pretend to he cNpsic-, but adopted
| their mode of life because they likod H. Three
| the camp and began TO talk about horses with
the chief. Ho asked $3.50 for one animal. and
expatiated on It's good qualities. To the young
man who was cleaning the harness he talked in
a mixture Of Italian. German, and English.
The young man said there were twenty-six
persons I'm the camp. Some were away hunting
"A horse that had broken loose. The gnily-paintcd
wagons, they said, were built for their long
appliances. The band travels from state to
state, buying and trading horses. The chief
goes into the cities and towns and soils the nni-
hoy t NtaFs txF1 I'll
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26
JOTTINGS IBOUT TOWN.

Mr. Marchant, of London, will preach at l1
Chatham street tnis evening.
Cant. Allen, Of the. ship nS'-
oTcilolrd and Was lost. '''' ''oin S'oH
:, John Gace, blind inmate OF the asylum on
biackMtlls Island walked on one OF the nters IN ~.
NIald and was drowned yesterday. ~ ~ '"s
J4hn iiepry Bqde; who was arrested for com.
bans gave uall yesterday In $4,000. s
John Luscher, aged II, OF 81 Warren str.et
NAietl mo lhe Chambers street hospifll ,r,trrd,y
anu coHpaned OF beng sick. lie died there last night
The etournament-at-arm Col T. Mon,terv and
" hehac principals Is announced Tor the ION Of Ann
Ihe arms are the FOIL sabre raper blyonet aud knite
:. John WercAeIt Of l,sGs Fulton street. Brook
io9xS hn99xta down by truck IA Bfoad~ay YESTERDAY aud
Capt. Stubbs, Of the brig Elizabeth, arrived
yesterday IRON MonIcvldeo. reports mat on Mafch
oapen iienton deserter from French frigate at
MoneNldeo fen from the foretopsai yard oyorboard
and Was drowned.
The widow Of William f. Laight ia dead, al
sne age OF o. sne was lhe daughcr ot lenrT CO,,es
e oqlt @ t9e gaa,,e mansion on broadway nearlnca
street tna' was ai'eF"ard knoNn as Banun's hu cum.
Tho Anti TammaAy Executive Con,mittee
met last evening In Irving Han special cnniniti,s
Of members ha beep IpGg'es rsslag t9o eeclon
Committee viii organize. Wv -'NN'''S
clause In the viii Of John Otis Gunther Is ~
iollOnsi In case either Of NY children oppose this
WI IN any particular shall begin any legal proceed
eeuloIs N ne management Of my estate hereby de-
saIe @ ne uetses ana 1equesls to such child to be null
other children" A'N" :" 'ua
Anna Maria Zimmerman, aged II wars. wa.
Serday Her parents dead aud sne Il ylSr wi.n
Mepensr John Peter her grandfather ana
m9IIhsr Maria zlnermSn on the TrouSd that ~.
eaus.sa itSet n s IN II; Nh provided should Ss
rsnsed TO carry out that provision Mr. Willsn ~,
S'-i ", made 's|slsA : = IIiS,Ai AiS.@ ''A'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26
SUNG FOR AN ESTATE.
A Dispute over 100000 Worth Of Property
In Brooklyn Court.

The suit Of the children of the late Col,
Samuel Fowler Of Port Jervis against Francis d.
Wallace an Exchange place broker was before
Judge Pratt, In Brooklyn, yesterday Col Fow-
Ter was the most cntcrprising inhabltant
of Port Jeryls He built an elegant
residence in part Of n plot or twenty
two acres, and named the place Gcnnette, afetr
his wife. The complaint alleges that early In
$50 Col Fowler began business with Mr.. Wal
lace. who at first, by making small purchases,
got Fowler into his debt about $1,000 Soon
aftcrward Fowler began to be embarrassed The
Port Jeryi5 Bank held a mortgage for 5000 on
Glenncttc. Mr. Fowler paid all OF IL EXCEPT
sj.n1. and wallace agreed TO lend him this sum
advance money, and In May. lsjj persuaded
Fowler to give him an absolute deed to
Glcnnette for Sl.UO. The property wAs
worth 5000. Mr. Fowler supposed himself to
be the owner In spite Of the deed, which was
Intended TO serve only as mortgage. In a sim
erty. In May, lsBe, at what Is said to have been
secret sale. Mrs. Margaret Wallace. to whom
the decree had been assigned, bought In Glen
nettc for SiOD. MIR. Fowler did not know Of this
sale and II was not made public until 1858, three
wears after Fowler had died. At Iowlcrs death
wallace had claim against all of the property,
worth altogether. SAD.tsD. and the children had
tho furniture aud few hundred dollars. An
application has been repeatedly made to Mr..
wallace Tor the exact sum Of his advances. but
lc has refused To- give IL. II l. charged that he
has allowed Glennette and other property to be-
come deprecated Ia worth, that iis value might
hot exceed the amount Of his claims. Tho suit
T. 60 set the deeds aside aud to give the children
NJ ~ the property exceeding the amount Of
WallaCc's advance
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26
THE STRAW bidder COT IT.
A Genuine bid for Mail Contract that Re-
ccivcd No COnsidc ra ton.

WASHINGTON March 25.-The House
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads to-
day examined J. c. Chdcstar, mail contractor
OF Arkansas. Ho testified that he deposited in
the contract Office last spring a bid for the
route from Dallas, Texas, to Jacksboro; that
the contract was awarded to somo ono else and
that when he called for his bid and the security
check attached to It, they were handed to him
10y tho Second Assistant pOstmastcr-G encral
with tho remark that the bid had never been
registered nor considered. Witness did not
know whether It was the lowest bid or not Gen
Iyner did not inform him how IL happened that
his bid had never been recorded. II was how
ever. Just after the time when discoveries were
made that Channel and Floyd, two of the de-
partinent clerks. had suppressed and abstracted
number OF bids. Several other bids deposited
by tho witness had never been returned to him
These were not accompanied with checks.
lIo was next interrOgatcd concerning the re-
mittance by Second Assistant Giles A. Smith,
some years previously. of fine of SlAD that
had been assessed against him for failure to per-
form the stipulated service on the Fort Smith
and Little Rock route He swore that he was
let of from paying the fine only by reason of fun
proof that flood, &c, had inevitably interrupted
the service. As to his having taken a policy Of
life insurance In company represented Ivy MIR.
French, chief clerk OF the contract office, the
witness testified that he did this merely because
he wanted to Insure his life, and not with any
expectation Of receiving Official favors in con-
sequence.
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The nIendel-sohp Glee Clubs Concert Tor the
Women's Centennial Union.


Women's Centennial Union.
one OF the most interesting Of the series
Of entertainments given for the Womeus Cen
tennlal Union will undoubtedly be the concert
now In preparation, and to take place on the 7th
Of April, at Chickering Hall. 1t Il under the
direction Of the Committee Of Music, and they
have boen SO fortunate as to obtain the CO.
operation Of the -.endelssohn Glee Club Miss
Clara Louise Kellogg and Mr. Richard Hoffman.
The simple announcement Is a sufficient guaran-
toe Of the excellence Of the performance. The
club Is very rarely heard In public. but II has
attained through Its private concerts the repli-
tatiOn OF bein- the most carefully drilled male
voice chorus ia tho United States
The proceeds Of this concert, in common with
those OF the other entertainments that We
been given for the same purpose. are to be de.
voted to the completion Of the Momen's PaVil-
lon at the Centennial Exhibition. In this build
ing all the Industries, Inventions, and artistic
accomplish ments u women are 10 be exhibit d.
IL Is not confined al all to those OF the women
Of this country Even the Egyptian women
have already forwarded specimens Of their skin.
The sum which tho women Of New York desire
TO raise Is $1,000 Those OF Philadelphia have
already contributed much larger sum, and
even Cincinnati some $4,000. The tickets for
this concert, which are 81 each, can be had AZ
schirmers, Schubert, and Jordan q Martini ;
music stores. and at Chickering Hall. There are
to be no reserved seats.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26
SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH.

=, The snow was 1--WE inches deep in Port Jeryis,
N y yesterday morning.
The Republicans OF Franklin county Ohio.
have declared Tor Hayes for President. '
Postmaster-General Jewell was confined to
his house yesterday with an attack OF rheumatic fever
WIN. Hart, a laborer, siXty-nve yenrs OF age.
crowned hmseli IN Lawrence. Mass on Friday night.
George @. Balou, one of the oldest and most
terday morning. " - '''
= Hugh J. Baxter is Acting Commissioner OF tn o
Grneral Land Onice, and will probably receive the ap
pointment Of Chief Clerk '"' -
r, slm9n MoAulir, brakeman on tho Hudson
hytr Railroad, fell from his traln near Sing sing as
night and had both legs cut OF.
=, The steamer Connecticut, McCreery, from
New YORK, grounded while going into Key West hAr
DOT DOT Yesterday She Will probably get ou without
On the petition OF the Illinois Central Rail
road company, Judge Emmons OF hemphls has ap-
pointed D. B Alexander receiver VI the New Orleans,
ht. L0ub and Chicago Railroad.
The trial Of Harry Holloway, ox-Suporlntend-
ent OF the Indianapolis Post once chArg ed with nav.
Ing received 5000 from William o. Mason for secur.
ing MN contract tor repairing nail p0uehsA va he.
Gaa yesLcrdAIs ~
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The fifth OF the series of symphony con-
ccrts took place at Steinway Hall last evening.
In spite Of the foods Of water that poured
down, a very numerous audience attended.
The programme consisted Of Bach's first suite
for orchestra, Beethoyen's ErOicd symphony,
warners Faust overture, and two arias, sung by
Miss Anna Drasdil.
Undoubtedly the most lovely portion Of the
concert was that devoted to Dachs melodious,
pure, and beautiful music. 1t was In every way
a contrast to the full, deep, dramatic, and won
the FAUST overture Is one Of the most brilliantly
written inspirations Of the man who take him
tOr OIL ln bl must be confessed as the greatest
genlus among living composers,
The pieces .slecled by Miss Drasdil were
exceedingly unlike the tristan laria by Won
ara by NuOlnsiein, being a work of immense
scope and almost beyond her strength OF voice
though not beyond her intelligence. Ii is writ
Yen WIN that nobility OF purpose and elevation
thor's works. And yet II was not on the whole
pleasing composition. The marked feature OF
the concert was It's presentation Of three nue
orchestral works, each representative Of a dis
a half ago, when the orchestra was undsyeloped
aud music restr cted In its forms Besthoyen's
work, composed three-quarters OF a century
since, ana representing the eliminating point
OF the symphonic form and Wagner's untram-
melled modern school, the latest phase OF in
strumental DEVELOPMENT. All these were PLAYED
with the consummate skill and delicacy that
TINS orchestra brtngB to the INTERPRETATION of
what IL undertakes; above all, with that won err
iui regard TO accent which, II there is one fea-
turo more than another that can be said TO dis
tinguish this from other orchestras, may be said
10 be the most conspicuous.
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Relies in Elizabeth.

Mr. W, H. G, Coleman, City Clerk OF Elizabeth
has discovered in at possesOl Of an old resident al
ancient ana curious manuscript ftdord book contain
ing Official copies OF Wills and inyentof>s for TIT
county OF straford, Va The records bear dates rang
ing from l72S TO l74s The most noticeable entry IA
the book Is the Will of John Grigsby which relate,
back TO- me tune Of King George H., long before the
begins with the following words
l. John Grigsby, Of stratfotd county, Va, dedicate
my soul to the hands OF Almighty God, with the hope
Of eternal salvation through the propious death OF the
Lord Jesus christ. thank God the property goods
hands" 49, ''N -"'
Then follow provisions disposing Of the property TO
the estators friends Included IN the bequests are
dozen negro slaves, known as "Old Pete" Young
ietc, Old Bess Young Boss," &c.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26
carr GOUGH'S FORTUNE.
An American skipper who became an Ad-
mirul In the Chinese Navy.


mirul In the Chinese Navy.
Previous to the war Capt. Richard Svd-
ney tough was In the coasting trade between
this port and Charleston. When iu New York
he boarded IN the Astor House. and consigned
his vessel to Messts y. l.. McCreedy Il Co.. Of 80
South street. lie was reputed to be the son OF a
minister in Columbia, :, C., and to have some
where in the south a wife and two or three
children. a year or two previous to the firing
upon Fort sumter Capt. Cough disappeared,
and Mesafs. McCreedy & Co. did not hear Of
his Whereabouts until loOl. when they received
letter from shanghai, enclosing "A draft for
Sl5OO, AS an installment toward buying a Hight
draught steamer, which the firm were asked TO
either build or purchase for him and send 10
Shanghai. Cough wrote that he had lived for
some time IN China, had joined the ROYAL
Chinese Navy. and was an Admiral. other let
lers and remttances followed and Msssrs.
McCreedy & c.. built a steamer that cost $4,000.
aud sent II to Shanghai. Previous to It's .rrlVnl
there theyle that Cough had been killed 10y
an explosion. ana "A Nj. Cunningham. Of Russell
Co., shanghai, wrote that he had taken cnargc
Of the estate rs administrator, and that Cough
had left considerable property.
IL Is thought that Cough father Is dead, and
that his wife and children are In Texas. Re
Gently the Charleston and Columbia newspapers
advertised for the heirs. Mr.. Evans, Of tho firm
ot Evans, Ball N Co., successor to McCreedN 4
Co., has information that Will be important u
the heirs. The money awaiting claimants 10
SAID 10 be large amount.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26
KING COTTON.
Prices In the Liverpool Market Firm W lih
an IpMRrd Tendency.

LONDON, March 25-The Liverpool cotton
market for the week closing Friday has been animated
and buyers have followed the advance without hestl
tion The trade lave been large buyers and spectators
and exporters have also purchased freely The weather
has been stormy and the Imports have therefore been
light Thestock on hand has consequently diminished
which has created increased demand. To day (satu
cay the market Is nrm, though there no movement
Of prices 10 be noted There has been rather
an average business for short day. Tue sales hAva
neen 1000 bales OF which 5000 were taken by specu
Lancashire aud YORKSHIRE The last quotations OF the
leading Americap stables were Tor mlddlinx uplands
Q.l6d. midd lnk Orleans, lSl0i.
The arrivals marxet has shown great and sustain ed
activity, and has further advanced. with unim
pOrian fluctuations the tendency has been throughout
tuoyant aud the market closes, though not At s best
with asubsantlhl gain over last Fridays figures To-
DAY Saturday arrivals are stu strong and there has
peen further mp aard movement Of Sci. Among thu
last sales were niddling uplands low mddlng clause
May a.d june delivery II 1901 mldd ing up ands, low
upands. low mIddlng clause, July aud August delr.
cry, 49, l0i,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26
CEN. CROOKS EXHIBITION.
Crazy Horse's village Attacked and De-
strOyed-A Magazine OF War Material.

Crazy IOrse's village Attacked and De-
strOyed-A Magazine OF War Material.
FoRT FETTERMAN, Wy. T., March 25.-
The eInedit'on which LEFT here on the 1st Of
March, under Gen Reynolds, 10 proceed against
tho northern hostile Indians, has returned to
old Fort Reno, apd Is expected here In n few
Gays, when fun details OF IT'S movements will be
Rlven. Enough is now known to show that II
has met with success, and has severely punished
CrSzy Horses band Of Sioux, Cheye e6h.s and
pilnnecOuJOus. IL 10 also rendered certain III AZ
The number Of hostile Indians now away from
their reservations has been very greatly over
estimated 30 that another Of the Indian hum
pugs OF the frontier has been exposed a. A re-
suit OF this expedition. II the agencies at Red
Cloud and spotted Tail were removed To the
hlssOufi river the predatory bands which have
infested this frontier would be Obliged to sue
punb, as they obtain their supplies Of war ma
Lollal, as wei as Information Of tbs movements
GalHst Them from these points.
CHICAGO, March 25.-Ihs following telegram
this morning:
,foET RgSo, March e2.-w cut loose from the wagon
E0seoud rivers untl satisfied N there were no Indi
up9n mem then struck across the country toward
Lor9eI river Gen. Reynolds, with part OF the com.
ana wss pushed forward on trai leading to the VII.
ssro TtsJ hor,s near the mouth Of Little Powder
,n,v, nndng u perfect magazine OF amunition war
hin he Northern Cheyennes and some OF t5e me mn,h
conIou. probably In oIehaf OF the Indians OF the
.hllsns IN coRarl lnershp with those at the Red CouS
~ opolied Tan agencies and lht tho proceeds OF
hore agencies and supplies brought out in return In
ic connection would again urgently recommend the
we Missouri river satisfied that II Stlng ISul IA
ths slde of the leowstone he s camped at The
we.,her during our absence from he wagon tra,n
omseI o svery aaI bus one end the mercural thtr
IkOk6k IRooK. BrRadler.Genera
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26
GUILTY on FIFTr-TIvE COUNTS.
A Minimum Penalty Of Finy-fve Years Inn
prIsOnment for MhiskeY DistiIIers.

ST. Louis, March 25.-The Globe Demo-
Gratis Jefferson City special says the case OF Ad-
Ter Furst, distillers and recti1ers Of St. Jo-
seph, Mo-, for violation OF the revenue laws,
which has been before the United States Dis
trict Court In that city for some days, closed
yesterday, ard the Jury found a verdict Of guilty
last evening on hity-nve counts Of tho indict-
ment. The minimum penalty under this YER
dict Is nfty-nye years Imprisonment and 81, 500
fine. The defendants have been put under adj
ditional bonds In $4,000, making In all $4,000.
Another Indictment has been found against the
same parties. The Grand Jury have returned
indictments against seventeen othe. persons for
defrauding the Government.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26
NEW JERSEY,

Yeiterday afternoon Mr.. Thomas Bail of.l3s
New street Newark, hanged himself to a bedpost In
his mothers house In kOseYie,
Work is to be resumed on tho Weehawken
coal wharyes tomorrow. Two hundred men will be
employed Too employees have been out OF work four
weeks
The laborers on the new track OF tho Pennsyl-
yania Railroad have struck for sdyAnce OF twenty
nye per cent. They now receive Que dollar a day of
ten h0urs'
A new Congregational Church has been or
ganlLed at Bound Brook, with the Rev. Mr Doynton a
Clergyman recently converted Toni the Presbyterian
Roundsman John W. Green, accused OF Ab-
duc!lng lits Maggie Fletcher in Jersey CITY was Iur
.ea1sred o hls bondsmsn Jesterdsy and loiksa w IN
ne ptNSH 'LasI PslHa iIllaA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26
BURIED IN 4 COIL MINE.
Two Miners Crushed Beneath Hundreds of
Tons of Rock and CoRl,

SCRANTON, Pa, March "a shocking
accident occurred to-day at the Pine Brook coal
shaft by which two miners named Kelly and
hilcullin were Instantly killed at thor work In
a chamber OF the mine. They had fired blast,
and were about to remove tho coal brought
down by II, wuen thoy were completely over
whelmed by the falling Of tha roof. Hundreds
of tons OF coal and rock came crashing upon
them without moments warning, and II was
with great difficulty their bodies were removed
by their panic-slrcken comrades. Both men
were married, and leave large families.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26
HORSE NOTES.

The troSinR Reldlng Small HOPES Is now owned
the road. '
The Prospect Park race track Is permanently
closed one u the new avenues " COney Island being
cut directly through Il.
Mr.. John Chamborlin has carpeted tho grand
for the meeting IN July
Grinstead was currently reported to have
broken down IN training Tor the four uni race In
Calfornia but he 10 entered at jerome PARK and sara
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26
LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS,
DASHES HERE IND THERE BY rHH
SUNS REPORTERy.
Aged 120 Years-Not n Person but a PIANO.
The Musical Instrument on which WIuiam
II. Astor took his First Lessons.

Mr.. r. L. Rose O. 2so Baltic street, Brooklyn,
has plano 126 years old 1t Is Of the earlie. inn
ported to the United States. being OF two brought
here In 1850 and has been in the Rose family over one
hundred years. It was also the instrument on which
William Astor TOOK his nrst lessons. IL has square
case nve feet long nineteen inches wide, inchet
defp, and stands 81 inches from the floor the legs
square IL inches thick NJ the top ana taper almost
a point at the bottom they are held nrn by cfOst
piece between them and a brace running the enrs
lchRth ot the piano The case Ia Of rosewood, Rnd
around tho keyboard II Ia richly nald In jsaic 1hs
keynoard H. % Inches vide, by "a inches and
alnr ~ octvcs The makers name inscr4 bed In Ger
mn nm tcat, T. johannes Georens frofchic Loudnir The
htNh are yellow with age, aud the tones lCs theft
ofglna quahty, VITA tho ption OF few which are
,car ana sweet There are no pedals but inst ad there
H.. e.l IN e ltit corner, resembling lCVcn
pl WHICH me tone Ia regulated. ana which must Ds
hlnkeu oei re using Mr. Rose intends senuing II "a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26
FL-iSnES FROM THE OCEAN CAbdEs.

The German Minister at Shanghai has given
notice OF the termination Of the existing treay com.
merce between his Government and that OF China.
Bishop LttsJohn OF the diocese OF Long
Island ofcialed at the opening Of the American Eps
opal Church In Rome on FRIDAY A large congregation
OF distinguished persons were present.
The British ship Scraps, with the Prince Of
wales ana suite on board en- route home from India
has arrived suez. Yesterday he started Tor Cairo
accompanied BY 81. de Lesscps aud several Egyptian
dignltarles,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26

WASHINGTON. March 25.-rhe Committee on
Expenditures In the Department OF Justice will soon
report IN regard to fees paid to special counsel EN-
ployed under orders OF the Attorney General Itwl
be SHOWN tuat during the past tour years SEQ .,S
has been paid out In this way, and that 90 900
has gone 10 District Attorneys as extra ailowauce-
The committee will also report bill restricting the
power OF the AsiOrncy. in this mater. The
judges OF the courts w have to certify value
OF the and the amount OF cOmpcusatlon
to be allowed IN all cases Of this kiud.