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The New York herald., 1876-08-01
STABBED WHILE ASLEEP.

On the 10th inst Giovanni D'Alessandro was twice
seriously stabbed whic asleep on the roof Of his
residence, No - Sullivan street. by another Itaan
named francisco Petrocelli, OF the same residence
Tho origin OF the quarrel a refusal OF DAessandro
to borrow 500 from pcirocolll The latter having
asked high rate OF interest," SEQ Tor the the
$780, DAcssandro Obtained the money elsew hero and
Perocc became angry and resolved upon revenge
Peroceli escaped and has since threatening
sages to IL Aessandro TO deter him iron taking legal
steps against him aud Offering $50 hush money.
ID Aessandro was not TO DC frightened by this, but
communicated the facts TO Mr.. H. L. Bergamns OF
No Is Centre street. ana the latter reported thcm
superintendent Wallng yesterday morning. Onicsr
Sessars of the Eighth precinct, detailed take
charge OF the ana TO arrest PetroccllL
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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS BURGLARY.
PROBABLE IDENTIFICATION OF THE DECEASED
THIEF.

PROBABLE IDENTIFICATION OF THE DECEASED
THIEF
Yesterday Coroner Simms empanelled jury and
viewed the body OF the Italian desperate who bur-
glarously entered tho house No. 81 Monroe place.
Brooklyn Heights Saturday morning, and assaulted
the proprietor, Mr. Sylvester Hondlow. The inquest
will held for several days with view to await
ing the recovery Of Mr. Hondow whose attendance at
the investigation is desred The condition OF the pa
tient remained favorable yesterday, and DR.. A. W.
Kssam expressed strong hope his ultimate recovery
Detective Curran OF tho First precinct and Benedie
Martella Italian interpreter, who have been cndcav-
oring learn something about the deceased burglar
think they have clcw which may prove correct In
determining the question. They learned from T.
Barnardy, boarding house keeper at No 4C Franklin
street, New York, that the name Of tho
burglar Carlo Corbe. That about two years
ago he went work the Brooklyn docks with
gang OF Italian laborers the longshoremen then being
injured the other while hoistng n bale OF cotton ON
board ship. Barnardy had not seen hiin for nearly
eighteen months, but had hoard that be lived In
Brooklyn and made living by singing In saloons
He was single man and bore the reputation OF being
hard working and honest fellow Subsequently Bar
nardy visited the Brooklyn Morgue and viewed the
body when he declared that 1t was not the man whom
he supposcd-it was not Carlo Corbe He also denied
that he had gwen the description to the detective
be consigned Potter's Field for few days but
will be kept for the purpose OF Identification, If that Is
possible Police Superintcnd Campbell has several
officers ut work on the
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CONVICTED BY HALF A FOOT.

John Patt, the rspu,ed leader OF gang Of thieves
the north shore OF Long Island. who arrested at
Port Jefferson on Sunday morning on bench warrant
issued by tnc Queens County Court no having been in
dicted at the last OF the Court for burglary
milted At Townsend's mil; Oyster Bay village, some
weeks ago, taken before Judge Armstrong, at Ja-
maica, yesterday morning and fully committed for
trial The manner IN which this robbery traced TO
Piatt peculiar. About SIX years ago, In company
with two OF three Others he boarded schooner lying
OF Glen Cove with tho int ntiou OF robbipg her Tho
aroused and the mate, seiZing axe struck
Plat the top OF his lett foot. cutting BADLY
II necessary aitcrward to finish the amputstion,
leaving only half the loot forward OF the heel He
aiterwara boot with stuffed in tho to-.
and which, II turned up when he walked left pe-
culiar track, and II this track which enabled the
officer the robbery OF Townsena's mill TO him
large part the grain nour, &c stolen found in
his houx
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BRoOKLYN's STORAGE RESERVOIR.
PROGRESS OF THE LITIGATION TOUCHING THE
HEMPSTEAD DAM.

HEMPsTEAD DAM.
Yesterday the attention OF the Supreme Court Kings
county, Judge Barnard, occupied in hearing argu
mcnt In the matter Of tho mandamus OF the city Of
Brooklyn agniast Commissioners Adams and Fowler
Of the Board ofCity Works to compel those officials
advertise for bids to face the dam of the Hampstead
Reservoir. The defendants contend that It misdc
mcaner to contract for work for which there rs no
specific appropriation, and that thero funds
available to pay tho $50, 900 voted by tho Common
Council for tie work, except It bc taken from the
$780, 900 appropriated by the Legislature for that pur
pose but which the Board Of Aldermen refuse inter-
fere with The REALTORS propose TO raise the required
amount by the ordinary means OF taxation.
The Corporation Counsel read affidavit from His
Honor Mayor Schroeder reviewing the origin OF tho
contract made by the city with Contractors Kingsley
aud Keeney, and setting forth that 'thc reservoir,
constructed at an expense Of 81 OO0 has lain
parativeiy useless, whereas, by the trinng cxpen-
diture OF 500 o0o-the entire Investment required
the reservoir completed, may be wisely and
utilized and operated for the welfare OF the people and
tho increase of the water Of the city, that
according to the repeated public written declaration Of
the Board of City Works the city OF Brooklyn has been
in danger OF water famine or the exhaustion OF It's
supply OF by the demand therefor more than
three past, and that the Board having tho said
water works in charge. ana especially the rcspordent
William A. Fowler, representing thus imminent and
terrible peril tho people OF this city urged the
struction oi storage reservoir, said reservoir
will he constructed by tho simple expenditure OF
500 900 In tho construction OF the stone wall Aforesaid
means ofavcrting such water famine, which the
city could not with safety posi- pone; that u Is
fact that the and demand OF and for the
city OF Brooklyn presses closely upon the means of
supply that there is and serious danger OF the
supply running short IL is further charged that Will
lam A. Fowler and Thomas W. Adams, Com missoners
of tho Board OF CITY Works. "wfully, wronsfuy and
unlawfuily refused TO carry INTO effect IN any manner
tho said resolution aud the directions OF tho Common
Council therein contained"
From PRESIDENT Slocum OF the Board OF City Works,
AFFIDAVIT presented setting forth the refusal the
respondents to comply. The was argued at
length for the city by Mr. W. C De Wit, and by Con.
eral X A. fryor Tor the respondents, Judge Barnard
took the papers and reserved bis decision.
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BERGEN POINT INCENDIARIES
CAPTURE AND CONFESSION OF sILvEnsroNE AID
HIS ALLEGED AccoMPLIcEs.

CAPTURE AND CONFESSION OF sILvERsToNE AND
HIS ALLEGED AccoMPLIcEs.
Julius Slverstone the tailor charged with setting
re TO his IN Cottage street. Bergen Point
Sunday morning; his brother Louis and Abraham
Jores of No. 100 Even street, Williamsburg. who
charged with having aided him in the design,
brought before Recorder Meyers at Bsyonnc yesterday
Tor examination. In the haylo the OF Silver
stones house found bundle wrapped In a news
paper containing several boxes of matches wrapped
with pieces OF cloth anil tod with OF cotton satu
rated OIL Under the edge OF the building
near tho back door n similar but larger bundle was
found IL had been fired, but being too tight the hre
became exsinguished When Chief OF Police
Whitney called sverstouc to arrest him The latter
4 few minutes later ne begged Tor mercy aud made
full confession. impllcating his brother and Jones
He said he had his place insured for 100 IN
the Continental Insurance Company oil New
York, and the times bong duh no wanted
make money out OF the company. Louis
Siverstone, tho younger brother confessed that no
had been concerned In the recent attempts 10 burn
Deylin 1cal's store He offered the sum OF $50 IN
bills With promise OF SlO0 more TO The Chief OF Po-
lice, II he would let him The properly IN Cottage
street Is IN the midst OF rane buildings, which were
not insured and the district Is unprovided with any
Ore apparatus to cope with connar the excite
mcnt among the Inhabitants IS Intense. The three
prisoners committed for trial Tho Chief OF Police
is collecting evidence 70 connect them with other re-
cent nrsa
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MUNICIPAL NOTES.

Mayor wickh is still absent at his country seat
on Long Island. Alderman Lewis onicistes In the
meanwhile
Alderman Mccarthy introduced resolution recently,
which passed the Board providing for taking down
the obsructons the streets at Jones' Wood Col
osseum. The Commissioner Of Public Works has just
caused those distractions to be removed in accordance
with tho spirit OF the resolution.
Comptroller Green, the Tax Commissioners and tho
Finance Committee oftho Board OF Aldermen will meet
ut O'Clock Wednesday 10 fix the tax rates for
1875
City Chamberlain Tappan makes the following state
ment of funds in his hands during the past week.
Balance July D. S7s9 0S6 81 Payments, $y0l, ,6SS g.
Balance July 20, $72o,77o % Payments, $50 Oo5 o.
Mayor Green OF Manchester, England, was among
tho visitors ut the City Hall yesterday.
Tho total number of bathers ut the floating baths
last week reached Il 620.
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OUR FOREIGN COMMERCE.

EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE EXPORT OF COTTON
GOODS.
sufficient number of corporations making the best
cotton fabrics having expressed their intention ts
JOIN the sending OF samples the countrics
represented In the Philadelphia Exhibition, ono OF
OF samples will be placed at the OF the
Commissioners from the following countries :-Argen
tine Republic, Belgium. Brazil Chill, China Denmark
Egypt, France Germany, Hawaii Italy, Japan, Mex,co
Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Portugal Russia, Spain,
sweden, Tunis, Switzerland, Turkey, Cape OF Good
Hope. Jamaica, New south Wales, New Zealand,
Queensland South Australia, Victoria Venezuela and
Luxembourg.
IL not ntondea to make any effort sell goods BY
means OF these samples The purpose Is simply 10
make an exhibit OF American cotton abrlcs ali thci
variety, coupled with such Information may open
the way Tor future traic; but the expor
viii be lcit Tor each butor promote direct
his own way. In respect to England no arrange
ment has been made, but persons are pcriectint
n plan by which the counterictng IN England o,
American stamps and marks which has been u
common on drills ana steetings, may bs
stopped The remedy seems to DC clear undci
the acts OF Parliament. 25th and 26th VIC, Cap ~,
August I. 1862. The English statute appears to give
the samo protection all trade marks, whether
British ioregn and the penalties for counterciting
-
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THE ATTEMPTED SAFE BURGLARY.

SOMETHING IN THE 'vENI, vIDI, VICE. STYLE
FROM CEACKsMAN.
Charles Hastings, the young man who attempted to
rob tho Il. NJ strattons coal office Saturday
night was fully committed for trial at the Ffy-sev
enh Street Police Court yesterday default OF 81 900
ball. He also held for trial charge Of stealing
tho tools used by him his efforts at breaking
open the safe, and which the property Of Ezekiel
Dohery, whose carpenter shop is door STRAIT
ton 3 Office On going TO his Office yesterday morning
Mr. Stratton found this note for him
DEAR SRI cracked your crib. Yours respectfully,
JEAN VAL JEAN.
The writer probably Hastings companion, who
succeeded in escaping arrest
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CHARGE AGAINST AN AUCTIONEER.

John W. Campbell Jr, an auctioneer, doing business
at No Amity street and residing at No 80 West
Twelfth street. arrested by Orcer Fleming. OF tho
Second District Court squad charge of fraud, pre-
ierred against him by Dir. Michael FurIone, OF Sing
Sing, n. Y. The complaint stated that Mr. Furlong
the proprietor of tho saloon No - Beaver street.
which. with lis stock and nxtures was worth 200.
On June IS he employed Campbell TO soil the place lie
asserts tho sale not genuine, that many articles
were taken away which were not sold that Campbell
charged excessive commission articles sold, and de-
fraudcd him OF the estimated sum of $500 An exAmi-
naIion In the will be had tomorrow
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SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

Judge Batchiord will open tho United States Dis
tric Court bankruptcy branch, to-day, at twelve ~
The motion calendar will be first called and cases set
down for hearing during the term
The will Of the late Alderman Patrick Lysaght was
yesterday offered to probate at the Surrogates Court
The deceased gives hts WIFE, Mary Lysaght the whole
OF his properly, real and personal. with the exception
OF 81 0oO he leaves to his sister in payment OF debt
Henry NJ. Harding, broker, was yesterday adjudgef
a Iunatic by Judge Sandlord. The judgment on
the testimony mainly Of Drs Hammond and Seguin.
According to their testimony Of hts hallucinaions
that he being followed with hostile designs by
FenianA
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DECISIONS.
EARINE CoURr-CHAMBxRa.

By Judge Gocpp.
Orger Va Quigey.-Motion granted See opinion
filed
Hernandez vs Savignac Manchester OF al. vs.. GAVIN
Lyddy vs. Strong.-Sce opinion fled.
The German Exchange Bank Bode; Same va
Same Motion granted, with $40 costs.
Griswod VS.. Tompkins. Substituted order OF at
tacbmcnL
schwarzansky VS.. Arnold, &c.-Order appointing
John Il Tyler receiver.
Levy VS. Galhnger.-0rder TO amend undertaking.
RaynoGs vs. Salmon CT al.-Urder denying motion
ior Judgment
Price vs. Vincent Order opening default
Peterson VS. Hoch-Order for judgment, &c, &c
Prescott va Ganoog; Goodwin VS.. Dennis ct al Ad.
ans VS.. Fitzgerald; Snyder Levin; Vail 1t al VS..
Conklin; Wilson VS.. The Oriental Bank: Crosse Va
Gray and Muller Ernst-Urders signed
By Judge McAdam
Stephen Birch VS. Charles Fleweleu-- See opinion
fled IN Clerks office.
COMMON PLEAS-sPRCIAL TERM.
BY Judge Van Hoesen.
Avery va New ilains See memorandum.
Soaring vs. Piuansch-Motion granted and receiver
appointed.
Moraoge VS.. ProbeE-Taxation OF ciork Affirmed See
memorandum.
Wilbur va knickerbocker Life Insurance COMPANY
Referee appointed.
Werner VS.. O'Breu-Receiver u appointed
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SILK ROBBERY.

Herman Berlincr aged twentycight clerk, residing
in Hoboken arrested by Detective Won Gerichten
Of the Central Office, yesterday for stealing piece Of
silk valued at sl4 from his employers, Henry Ber-
liner l. Co., OF No. 56 Walker street. Several similar
robberics were discovered by urn during the past
two months, but they were unable to discover tho
thief until Detective Won Gerchtcn arrested the
oncr, who being arraigned before Justice Smith,
Washington Place Court yesterday, pleaded guilty
an held for trial
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REDUCING WAGES IN JERSEY.

The wages Of tho men employed in Thompson 4 Co s
steel works at Jersey City were reduced twenty
per cent yesterday.
Tho laborers the coal docks at Bergen Point
down from eighteen hour sixteen cents
and the dissatisfaction Is great that strike i'm
minepL large number Of the men from tho
Gently disturbed coal fields OF Pennsylvania and they
not disposed " submit to any reduction Some OF
them openly stated yesterday that the strike would
take place during the present week. Several threat
enng letters have been received by NJ. Devlin, the
superintenden ent at the coal docks.
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A LEAP FOR LIBERTY.

On Saturday night ofcer o'Scill, of the Twentieth
precinct, Louis Fischer, OF No 425 est Thirty
sixth street, and man named julius sadec leave tho
premises Of Michael McGiii, No $50 Ninth avenue,
Fischer carrying a large bundle Suspeciing that all
right he made nluirIes and found that several
lengths OF hose, valued at $23, had been stolen from
Mr. McGl's apartments Oficer O'Neul at once went
to Fischers house. and, on entering his room. found
Fischer and Saiec together sadec jumped out OF tho
second story window and escaped. Fischer
rested aud on being arraigncd before Justice Smith,
tho Washington Place Police Court yesterday, was held
for yriAL
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WARRANTS SIGNED.

Comptroller Green signed warrants yesterday on the
following accounts, and transmitted the to the
Mayor for his counter signature e:-Dock fund, $35;
Public Charities ana Correction, $32 81; advertising
$97 co; interest the city debt 81, S49 81. Comp
rocr Green paid Yesterday the laborcrs the Boule
vard roads and the two weeks ending July
% The amount disbursed was S6629 g.
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CHARITIES AND CORRECTION.

Thirty eight male and nine female prisoners wero
received into the Penitentiary last week.
Six patients received into the female lunatic
asylum and four into tho male one Michael Kelly
patient, died last week. The number OF visitors 10
tho asylum Ia
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POLICE COURT NOTES.

AT the Fiftyseventh Street Police Court, yesterday,
Michael Sheridan, foreman, held for examination
charge oil not properly covering blast OF which he
had charge In West sixty-nlth street. The warrant
was issued on the complaint Mrs. Mary Nevins,
but she did not appear 10 prosecute aud q summons
was issued Tor her to be in court to-day.
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A BLIND MANS SEARCH.

Roundsman Folk, OF the First district, brought "a
the Central once yesterday blind named Joha
Murphy. who had just arrived from Lcavcnworth,
KAN in search OF his brother Elias living Sullivan
street He managed reach the Grand Central depot
without trouble, but could 60 further. The police
will epdeayor TO ind his brother.
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No. s68 Edwin NJ. Lewis, trustec OF Jay Cooke Co,
bank appellants The United statesAppea from
th. cicu the Eastern District Of Pennsyvania
This case turns upon gal propositions There
troversy about the facts Jay Cooke, McCuiloch Co..
bankers London appointed by the United states
disbur tor the Navy Department Un the lYth
OF october 1873 they indebted 10 the department
for tho balance of moneys placed In their hands Tor dis
bursemsnt Of EiSl $40 - ID On or about the
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PLACING THE RESPONSIBILITY.

WIZ THE RIVERSIDE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE NOT
BxEN MADE-wHAT THE wogKISoMEN wBRx
TRYING TO YIxp oUT--GooD news FOR THE
UNEMPLOYED.
csapsolisr Green yesterday told BY thai gentle
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COURT CALENDAR-THIS DAY.

SUPREME CouRr, CuAMpERs-Hcld by Judge West
brook-Nos 30 35 80 40 81 G2, 65. 95, "a, 95, ITO,
H. l4s 1G7 49, 233 23s 243 244 249. 252 254, 266
Court opens at half past nine A N. Calendar called at
eleven A. II.
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UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
DECISIONS.

CASE OF JAY COOKE, McULLocn Co.-BANK-
nuprcY AS AFFECTING THE UNITED STATES
GovERNMEyr-r THE PRIVATE ESTATES or
PARTNERS AS AGAINST GOVERNMENT CLAIMS.
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CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE1
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-04-06
HOW GEN. BELKNAP CHEATED
BROTHER 0RVILLE.

The st. Paul Pioneer Press comes to the
defense of Orville Grant, who, it con-
tends has been the victim of much un-
just misrepresentation in regard to his
operations in trading posts. The st. Paul
newspaper, on the authority of Captain
Anderson, who for many years has been
connected as contractor with the trans
portation and supply business of the
Northwest, makes out strong case for
the Presidents brother, who, if Captain
Anderson is to be believed, was shame
fully bamboozled by Secretary Belknap
and cheated out of his just rights as one
ofthe ruling family. The moving story
of Orville's wrongs is indeed affecting
Having found a business venture in
which he had been engaged Improbable
"a common experience with the inno-
cent 0rville-he applied to the President
for place as post trader, and the latter
soon notified him that there would be a
vacancy at Fort Lincoln, a very desirable
post, worth 900 per annum. But the
perfdious Belknap wanted that for some
of his own friends, and instead of giving
it to Orville. palmed off upon him the ira
dership at Fort Stevenson, a small three
company post, worth about $2,50Oa year.
The unsophisticated supposing that all
post traderships were bonanzas of equal
richness, accepted the appointment; but
when he went West and discovered the
truth he was extremely indignant, and
complained that he had been grossly de-
Ceived.-N. Y, Sun.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-04-06
WHAT DEMOCRACY NEEDS.

The Democracy of our country can well
take lesson from the Republican party
in at least one element, which at all times
conduces to success-unity of purpose
and strong determination to work in an
equal yoke towards the goal. Wehardly
think we mistake the facts in the case
when we assert that our party in the
last decade has lost several victories, at
least, by a want of system of working
in union. The Republicans, believing
all fair in politics as well as in love and
war, have worked to create dissension in
the ranks of Democracy and onehalf the
splits in our party have been caused by
the underhanded practices of our party
rivals Since victory perched upon the
banners of Republicanism can we recall
a campaign wherein that party has been
divided into factions. 1t works for itself
and that alone, whether right or wrong
Unity ofpurpose has won more battles
for that party than either merit or men.
What Democracy needs is just such a
devotion to its one idea of success, and
determination to stick together through
thick and thin and cease all chickering's
and separations in matters of but minor
importance. Success is not easily won
where half the party opposes the balance.
The Republicans know this fact and stick
to one another even to the extent of per-
sonal sacrifices for the good of the party
as a whole and its principles. This is
the great secret of the success of our op-
ponents for so many years, and right
here the lesson must be learned by our
selves if we want to win the fray in the
approaching presidential contest. The
victory will be easily gained if Democracy
does not make fool of itself, and divide
the party on questions which have no
right to be made matters of importance,
With unity and perseverance Democracy
will 90 to the front; with division of
sentiment it will retain its position in the
rear.
This question of working together is
not alone a national need. The party
needs the same determination to work in
union as we'll in state and county polit-
les, and many victory would have been
ours had we but taken, in time past, the
example ofthe Republicans, and worked
together.
We throw out these suggestions in the
most kindly spirit, and for the benefit of
the only true system of political princi-
pies, and ifsuch ideas are accepted and
acted upon, we belive they will be the
means toward glorious nd.-Boaler Co..
Democrat.