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The cbe-npenke and ohio Rnilrond.

BALTIMORE, Jau. le.-ln accordance with the
decision rcnd red In tie UNI ed states Circuit Court at
Alexandria Va on Jan. 8. the case OF A. f. Hcnards
and others against the Chesapeake and ohio Railroad
was dismissed to-day by Judge Bond IN the United
states Circuit Court and the ahars Of the road vii be
turned over to Gen hickhAul who was appointed re-
cciVer by State Court An order was also Issued
directing Henry IyrOn, Who was appointed receiver Dy
JuaRe Bond November to sette his accounts IN con-
nction with the road bY Jan 20. The order was SIGNED
IN today Whrn Mr. IyrOn made his turns OF the
affairs Of the road. The compensation Of MIR Tyson
by the court at $1,000, ana OF the counsel Al
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IN WHITE Plains JAN.
The Perndy Of n Westchestcr County super
tntcndcnt of the Poor.

Mr.. John KIster, Of Yonkers formerly eu-
perintendcn; ~ the Poor. and recently Deputy shcrn
has been commit ed 10 jan at the instance Of Mrs Jane
Edie, of Yonkers Her daughter Elizabeth. having be.
coms deranged In 1873 sent to the Poughkecpsie
Asy um for tho Insane, to be boarded, as Mrs Edie
Understood for 81 week and this sum she paid 70 Mr.
Kuster then Superintendent the Poor ana he prom
Iced frit to that The mmodAgons Tor the
girl we're adequate. Mrs Edie paid Sir. kuster the
board money u A!s tern Ui ulcu expired the nrst
uf January. 1875 Iu all 4 amounted - t2bn.
Mrs kdIc % taSins her dau -htr home, sent
hrr son 10 gct her and he learned his sister
been treat u cAsrty paiieLt, h.stcr not having
pAla tuc iAt,ltuu 30 ah o. hal Promised.
juIgmoat having been Rendered s.lintt Kusfcr tor
q AiuOINt frfIts "a ~ laJ, lac los a
up "a tue W NtstchuHtrf cJuut1 JuA
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THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS.
Duilness In the London Money Mnrket-Two
Heavy Failures.

LONDON. Jan. l9.-It has been generally sup
posed during the that the bank rate Of discount
would be reduced tomorrow. To-Day. however, the
impression prevails that any reduction the present
rate of per cent. Is Improbable.
The Ifmes this morning In Its nnatcal article says
the deman for money very quiet at the BanS OF Eng
land and there Ia but little doing outside All the tuit-
able gold arriving 10 the country Is aSen ior exp r..
there lille probablt5 OF any OF the expected
NA going into the bank. a. foreign exchanges are
aGvrfse and bills Are In demand.
Messrs sam .e RAdfDrd sons. extcTeivc grain mer.
chants. OF Liverpool have failed. Their liabilities,
though heavy 1t Is thought viii be exceeded oy tue as
sets.
joseph uaury & CO.. merchants OF so waiting street
ste
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SING sIN0 BARs BROKEN.
A sick Convict E-capes from the Prison Hos
piInI-A BnrgIar unrd 60 Hold.

pIHI-N HuTEIar IInTd 10 If0Td.
John w. Stokum. n burglar, escaped
from Sing Sing Prison Yesterday. A few days
ago he was attacked with pneumonia, and was
placed In the hospital In a cot on the second
noor. On Tuesday night he loosened one OF
three upright iron window bars by picking at
the soldering. lie then sawed tho bar OF near
fiat cross piece with ragged edged case knife,
hardened. The locsened piece OF iron was used
to pry tho other two bars aside, and then he
squeezed hts body through tho opening, and
dropped thirty feet to the garden below.
Stokum Is an old New York thief. and has
been connected with several gangs Of burglars.
lie has been In Sing Sing Prison once before,
about Ave wears ago. He and another escaped
from the JAIN ut Riyerhead, L. l., and a militia
company was called out to capture them. They
were overtaken and shot by Ofncer Sweeney.
right arm, and Phillips, his companion, under
the left arm. Stokum also escaped from the
kings County Penitentiary.
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COUNT sraLRERG,s BOOTs.
Built where Leather was Cbcap and Bun
ions Altogether Unknown.

ions Altogether Uuknown.
The Custom House officers discovered in
the steamship Switzerland recently nine pairs
OF new boots and six pairs VI shoes that wcro
not ON the manifcsts, and as slnuggled goods
they were sent to the Seizure Bureau. Then It
was ascertained that the boois and shoes wero
the property Of the Count Leopold 5taloere. n
B-leinn, who IA November llst settled on Il
farm In lillc Earth county, Ninucsuta
On Noncay an iavi's and papers were received
from the Count petitioning for the rest ration
OF Ills boots and shoes, au explaining tn At thcy
were not ready when he sailel frDm Bel mum.
and that they mad been sent To him In the
SwitZcfl nd. The petition was sent ~ the sec
rotary OF the Treasury. he Counts bouts and
shoes are eaca four inches short Ot half Il yard
IN length.
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BROOk LTN.

The Attorney General has answered Mr.. Brit.
ton that he viii Try fowlrr's case as soon a' possbe
Ii was reported hy the BROOKLYN police tee-
graph yesterday that Emma kearnry, aged 4, Of l7d
Fourth street had drd without medical au. some
times II Is tergraphed that persons have died without
tie aid Of plNslc
The old williamsburgh Chess club was organ.
iKcd last night At t5 Mc-rroe srret win nittrrnl
prospects Major Werlich WAS elected fr'rilrnt Nj
i knept, We President, Fred Fuchs, Secretary aud
Geo. Fuchs, Treasurer.
The Veteran Association Of the Forty-seyenth
Regiment, National Guard, hell tneir Annuhl dlnner In
the Wall House Wilnamsburgh, tonight. none bu,
members OF the association being granted AlmlttAnce
ten. Meseruie Col Austen, 81 Chaplain lr. r.. - POr
ter, e1 Chaplain Bernard Peters Capts. VAndoWater
Cooper. and others responded u tOahts,
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TILT MrsrERIous SHOOTING.
Tho Death OF the Brooklyn Man who said
TINT he was Assnssinated.


Mr.. John Johnson, Of 730 Lafayette ave
nue., Brooklyn, who was shot q short distancs
from his residence on the morning of the Sd
inst, died yesterday morning. The circum-
stances OF the shooting are somewhat In mys-
terry. Mr. johnson bade his wife good-by at the
basement door, lighted hIs pipe, and started for
his place OF business In this city. II was early
morning, before daybreak, and the street lamps
had been extlngulshed. When half a block
from his house Mr.. johnson was shot. Tho
DeiRhbors who responded to his cries for help
found him bleeding from wound In the region
OF the heart. lie said that two men had sprang
upon him, torn open his coats, and that one OF
them shot him. Then the men said that they
had mistaken their man, and they jumped over
the fence and distppeared In vacant lot. ho
police picked up a small revolver near the spot,
and this was the only clue. lhoy found Mt.
Godfrey, a firearms dealer ~ Catharlne street,
New York who had sold similar weapon day
or two before, and trey took him before Mr..
johnson. Mr., Godfrey could not positively
Identify Mr.. johnson as the person to whom hs
sold the pistnl hut the police pronounced II a
case Of suicide, and abandoned the search for
the ALLEGED hignwaymon Mr. Johnspn i"isnds i,l
self, and Mr. johnson himself iopca'ediy denied
that he did.
Yesterday morning no sufdcnlv grew worse,
and was convinced tnat lac " dying. His wife
summoned their siX CHILDREN, and while they
we're gathered around him she said, " rel me
and tue children now, before YOU die, whether
you shot yourself or not" aud he answered
"Annie, waat makes you ask me that4 do you
not know that did not2' These were his last
words, for no theu turnod bis head to one side
and died.
Dr. Sheppard Bouron, Coroner slmms, and
others made a post-mortem examination last
evening. and found the ball lodged in the heart
sack. IL had gone through tho RIO cartilage
through the lung. and had struck the lower part
OF the heart, 10 wing woil-denned marx on II
1t then turned into the heart sack, and seemed
C. have been changed In Its cour-e by It's contact
with the heart. The enusion from the wound
gathering about the heart, suddenly affected u
and led 10 deatb. The physicians are not abl'
to determine from the wounds or the course o
| the ball whether the death was caused by shot
| from Johnson's or from another's hand. III,
same track would have been made by the balll
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The New York Alumni Association OF Dart.
mouth College a,e their twelfth annual dinner IN Del
monlcos last evening. Mr. Richard D. Kimonll pro
sided. Among the college graduates. members u the
faculty and guests were the Rev Dr. Asa Dodge Smith.
President OF the College, DR.. y. Peaslee, the Hon.
John Eaton. United states ComuissOncr OF Educaiion
Prof Packard Of prlnceton, Or. Juhn Lord J. Wynan
Jones. Coy. Flanders OF LousAna rrQ' o. p HUBBARD
the Hon. r.. ". StOuRhton, Hosea L. ferkns the Hon
HOratiO y. TwOmDiy william u. Matuck, The Hon. S.
II Wales DR.. A. B. Crosby, Dr. John OrdfonauI the
Rev Dr W j. Tucker the Rev. MIR. Pumley, graduHte
OF 1870 tho Rev. Mr. Lancaster, another o.d grA
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THE ST. LOUIS WHIsKEY THRILLS


ST. Lorrs, Jan. 19-ln the United States
Circuit Cour, tod ly Judge John NJ. Krum. one
OF the counsel for WIN. Mckee, asked leave to
withdraw the plea Of not guilty and 1le de-
murrer to the Indictment. This was granted
ana n demurrer Med. After reciting points Of
the Indictment, the demurrer say> that the IN
dictiueut IL not sufficient in law, tina, Mckee Is
not bound by the law Of the lind u answer the
same, thAt lie prays Judgment u said indict-
nlent. and a-ked to be dismissed ana discharged,
and thnt the indictment be quashed. Ihe de-
murrer viii be argued Tomorrow.
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school-our.,lop Talk by Prof. Burgess.

Prof John W. Burgess OF Amhurst College
said yesterday in a lecture to the students OF Colum
bia College Law school. that he favored the
pertinent Of dividing Protestant and Roman Catho
tho Duuay version OF The Bible to the lattcI
by catholic and the james H.. version to III.
former y Protestant le thought the trial would
satisfy the Catholics, although he believed the result
would be as IN Europe the aDus Of the privilege by tue
priests by taNng the opportunity to tcach thr chi cn
The saprcmacy Of The popa over The temporal ruler.
The PrOf gsOr does not thk II rlSh however to taE
Catholics TO support schools Ia which the Protestant
RiDe Il read and hi. belief II that the slu Of the
current question IA the banishnent OF the Bible from
the puDiiC schools
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The Indiana Crooked Wh,siscy.

ISDIANAPoLIs, Jan. l9.-rne entire session OF
the United states L, urt to-day occupied 10 hearing
evidence IN the Rrowniee Harms Miller ,es,i.
Il 10 Brosnlee hay visited the P.tosa d'tillcry.
and auerTafd reporting irregularities IN the booAs Of
the supervisor o. the district
Christopher tocnen dis'illsr az Patoka, testified
that In March, 1870 Bruwnte, accompanied By Bug
ham, Vsitet the mash door ana ferment room, when
there was one extra ma,n on the moor the witness
gave rs his opinion inst twO-tnirls of the WHISKY
manufa, tured 10y tn Biughtms was crooked,
John ". Bingham tes incl th,t he and MS brother
Gordon 4, BRAN Bnyh nm, td paid Bruwnit- flOpn. the
81 900 ~ Wich was paid 10 BrOWnlte a his ruul IN
the - Grnrso's Hotel Of Evansville about the &2i Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-20

VIM. Douglas has been armorer Of Col. Conk-
nnss Eishty.ourth Regiment since 1888. HIS pay,
until the ist OF May. 1870 was s150 day. An set Of
he Legislature then IKE his siary o. day, ami
subsequent rspdit TO s3 10 begin the st - May
iS7o Mr. pougns hs always been aitniul 20 his trust.
ana performed .utlsfaDt1rlN he ou les few months
ago he presented ht. duy Certnc hi Tor S5lb for
ylrcs Comp 'Oll'r Gre N "a cl tl pi H. Mr. Doug
a- sued and cIt Judgment let Nr. Green st rcfnacs
to uay, ON Tie prttcA That tue crn n4- inaie no re-
turn to him ana that he has -1,d ih' piclurcs IN this
Ncrnor's room In the ty Han ca satisfy the Judg.
meat. Mr.. Duu.la Viii present another on tO-dly.
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Trying to shorten stokes. imprisonment.

Stokes's 81 iim that his term OF imprisonment
In Sing Sing four years, ought to be shortened tes
months because he during that length OF time In ths
Tombs under scntence Of death. was yescr Jay pre-
scuied to Judge Barrett IN the supreme Court ny Law
yer BROOKE. A writ OF hsboas corpus WAS asked Tor.
and decision will be rendered TO-DAY,
At sing sing stokes waited Anxousy for news OF tho
enort N his behalf lie said; II should be offered
the choice Of through again what have fOr
ias i've years or UCng shut would stand up aud
ceYe the tullet" MS brother llor c' called ut the
pribOr and allowed to talk with him the reccp
lion
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BroorIyn,s Reform Democracy.

The Reform democracy movement In Brook
lyn OF which Messrs Hunter sloeum and Marshall are
lea iers has been thoroughly organized The Executive
Committee consists u Messrs MARSHAL Slocum Hunt
or, eI-Judgc thompson, james Murphy, Ihtries Hlg.
gins, Thomas Mccain, James Eschwrge, Francis Mar
Key, William MclVrns, anu j. III. Polhemus. A public
meeting OF the supporters OF the new movement Is to
be held the Academy soon. Il IA asserted mat the
new party viii not hesitate to combine with RcpuD.
hcans TO defeat the Mclaughlin king.
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PRICE TWO CBNTS.
LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS.
DLSHEs HERE AND THERE ny the
SUNS REPORTERS.


Another Warden In Troubie-Tbe Liauop
Trade rs Carried on In Ludlow stress
Jnil-A Veteran Prisoner IN Busipess.
Deputy U. $. Marshal Crowley yesterday
arrested Wm Watson, warden Of Ludlow street
jail. on charge of selling liquor without license.
The warrant. issued by Commissioner Shields.
was based upon an afldavit, charging In sub
stance that tho new warden has recently started
two bars In the prison. one up stairs for the ao-
commodation OF the moncyed prisoners, who
enjoy the distinction Of being "boarders." and
the other down stairs, for the patronage OF the
common prisoners. Both bars are said to be
under tho immediate management Of Samuel
Opponheimer, the veteran prisoner, who has for
nye years stubborny refuson to dis gorge the
proceeds OF goods obtained from his creditors
un ier false y etenccs.
Warden Watson was held in sinOO bail for
examination upon the charge. The warden
SAID to the reporter that he would make
square defence to the accusation on the
merits He denies that he or any one elise with
his knowledge has sold In the prison any hever-
age stronger than lager beer, which, he claims
has been sold legHlly on the premises. lie also
says that he his used extraordinary diligence in
preventing the surteptitious Introduction OF
whiskey into the prison, and spoke Of an Incident
on Tuesday, IN which prisoner lowered
string from his window TO the street, and was
caught In the set of pulling M u bottle whch
Mr.. Oppenheimer assured the reporter that he
had sold nothing but lager since the lat Of JAN
uary, aud had in all respects conformed to the
strlctest prison rules, and had been dIly mind
tul about tho Internal revenue laws Of the
United states regulating the sale Of liquors.
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BALDY SMITHS INSPECTION.
Police Regulations TO be Enforced to the
Strictest Letter.

As Capt. Murphy Of the Thirty-nfth street
police turning out the night squad on Tuesday
night. Gen. Smith and Commissioner Wheeler entered.
Sergt Tuck marched the into the front room and
he about to give the order to march. Gen
Smith pping forward. gave the order; -
Attention. Have you inspected these menf" asked
the General.
"Ycs sir 3" answered Tuck.
" Then al Inspect them n0w." The General marched
up aud the Line. and turning to tue Captain said
The majority OF these men haven't got their boots
blac a"
Cant Murphy answered :"Mr. Commissioner the
streets are dirty and ="
That's none OF your business, air. This Is viola.
tion Of tne rules and regulations and viii hO'd you
ana your sergeants accou table Tor repetition OF me
olcncc. No policeman In expect d T. be Judge OF the
~estmr When the men turn out want every one to
have their boots hack co.
IF 20 mi TNOs. Right March," called out Tuck.
and the mon were turnrd bacf, and for ten minutes
brush hair brush stove polishing bru-h, clio h's
brush, aud she brush Was called into actne rcQusi-
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A spiri, ihni KNOW, No, OF Twred or I,eeoher.

At Mrs. Wilson's stance In Republican Hall,
last night securely bound and her mouth sealed
with a courtDlaster. She was then shut In darS cAbi
net aud her familiar spirit who ead that he had been
sailor Akes aud that his name waN" Uncle Ned
ed ghnDses Of MS bearded face al tue curtain
window Of inc cabinet. lie sang hymns with great
nasal excTlOn, and dscoursed hucny pn nofallty but
on Dcing questioned refused 10 diyng' the place OF
Boss rWeeds conccamcn and sad that Beecher hiul-
seli oOuld Dest toll Nhethor or NOT ne Nnh gullY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-20

WASHINGTON, Jan. la.-Mr. ingalls,, who is em-
poyed with the seminole tribe OF Indians. appe red
before tao House Committee on Indian AnAns Today
and testned that Gen =. C. snanks, special Unlted
States Indian agent. had stirred w strife aud dssen
among the tribes he ed Tor the role purpose Of
appearing before the authorities IN Washington a. an
aitorney to set lie the troubes which he (-nsuAh nAu
Ruratcd. The committee dtcldtd to investigate the
matter, and has summoned shanAs 10 appear.
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wAsHINGToN, Jan. l9.-lhe House Special
Committee the Texas Frontier Troubles, al their
meeting to-day decided TO call lhc Secretary OF War.
and ssk hinl whether he could dispose OF sufficient
force fuzzy protect the exposed points Of the from
tier from M,Kcan raid. The COMMITTEES expressed the
opiuIUa that Two regiments OF cavalry would BE- re-
qrrd for Tins purpose, and glso ur.e OF infantry to
tuaru the ltiOls. The committee Wih maze known
tns opiiun 10 the ScCretarr They ais decided 10 cI
fAI All etieIal Inp0rls c0noernlng lenIellLlola.
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The Ncw Commissioner of PuhlIc Works.

The Aldermen are to act TODAY on the renom-
ination OF Allan Campbell as Commsioner Of Public
Works. Every Tammauy Alderman received yesterday
anonymous lett r urging lin 10 reject Mr. Camp.
h'll because ne T. "a hari hsted ~cotchman slways
voted Che Republican ucktt and n Identified with tha
Nahdcrbllt interest" The writer also intlmatrs thN
MIR. campbell NAV resign after he has been confirmed.
that fhu yOr may appoint the CumuissiOncr. No At
tenton Will be paid tn the letter MI Campbell "a
SHOWN tc Democrat. there l. itle DOUBT that hs
Will be confirmed by unanimous vote.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. l9.-Mr. Wilcox, As
sembJman from Mariposa county yesterday assaulted
Mr. somers, reporter OF the ChrOHcis IN the Senate
Chamber at Sacramento, after adjournment, striking
him with heavy cane, causing srrons injuries Inc
from reflections on MilCuNs course rea-
tive to the san Francfco aud grab. wilcox was ar
rested aud released bail. There IL much indRnaOn
here aud Al Sacramento the Hiitlr.
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PROVIDENCE, Jan. l0-The mill operators at
Lonsdae II. L. to-day resolved to continue the strike,
and adjourned to meet again tomorrow morning. No
disorder was attempted letter read AZ the me It.
ing from New YORK party, proposnx T. scH colo on
mn IA New Orleans, concerning which the chairnAn
said the letter does no say II will give you emp
but II you have got money enough you can buy NM
oy paying f25 90 casn. n lof you have got that
money you M. .ht 20 there anu buy IL.
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The National Association of Stove Msnufao-
tur,rs met 10 D"lmouices Flfh avenue h1u'e yesrcr
day and after clroting 0ffctrs, ~ entertained AZ
lunch hy Mr.. jordan Mott. The mttrr ernilrmant
enthusiasm 10 ltslf the remark tnat hr tended
have sioyrupe hat nut U Wus stove In bcfors
h. started; THAT hr would BE- an migrate not to feel
grateful the warmth OF his rce ton ana ne hoped
that The sur't Ike tIc.r stoves NOIld always have
good druusnt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-20

QUEBEC, Jan. l9-Mrs. Samuel Newton, resid-
Ing with her Drotherinlsw, A. j. MaAham. Was sulo-
last night by gas, supposedto have csc ped from
leak ia the main pipe The other inmates OF tho
house and also OF the adjoining house suffered severely
from the same Atcryant Mt0inptel to lisht
match, but fortunately fell senseless hOfore accom-
pshing her purpose Had she succeeded, fearful ca
plOsiOn must have followed.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. l9.-The Chairman Of the
House Judiciary Committee says that N his opinion It
time reckless OF legal power should be stopped
IN this Dstrct and that II the courts here have more
uhorty IN libel cases than In the States the people OF
District slall be put on An equality Win the people
OF other OF the country. tie SAYS that II was he
case of Mr. Dana that nT,t called attention To the
anomalous condition Of tho judicial system here and
that what he LAS far done has Oeen upOn Ills own No
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wn,liraton MniI Pouch Stolen.

DALTIMOHE, Jan. l0.-ihe mall pouch, contain
ing tho Washington and Philadelpha mall made up IN
Washington AZ O'Clock last evening, was found thli
morning In tho northwestern section OF this city II
Kerls wood. near Futon station Tho pag was Gu
pen but whether letters are missing not yer aH
certalned A man who WIS lOunRing about the "ooN :
ami gave the name Of John n. spence, was arrested
and viii have an examination on saturday.
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urdO,nv Arn.,or unmIlu,, word.

wAsHINGToN, Jan. l9-rho House Committee
on Post Ofces aud Post RoNds vii. report favorAb
the amendment TO the Postal bin asking for resora
ton OF the rate third class matter a II stood before
tie llamlln amendment WAS sduptcd last session. Inc
express companies have LOOM here TO defeat IL, a.
will Interfere with thcr profitable carrying trade.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-20

Ex-Judge James c. Spencer. referee in the
case Of Jacob A. Burton, an cxlnspector Of weights
and Measures, against Theodore Kcn, his successor
has gwen an opinion that Of the four lnspec.
tors OF Meights aud Measure was legally appointed.
lie holds that nut two Inspector. should have been a
pointed, aud hat tach OF tnOte Two should have been
nom mated co armed as an Inspector Of deslg.
mated district Inspector a. large. shoud
II opinion De confirmed by tne Court. the MAYOR and
Aldermen Will have the appointment OF Two lnspcc-
tors D Weights and Measures.
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NEwBURGH, Jan. 10. The famous old mare
called MGmad, owned by Mr.. Alex Greenfield, died
at that gentlemans residence at Little Britain few
DAYS ago She was thirty y-one years old TW enty-nve
she considered the fastest roter IN nus
section Of country. one OF her best cots WAS Bell
founder, by RysdykS lIamblctonian. Mhen two years
old he was sold 10 MIR. RYs yk for tilOO. Mukmald
never gained record on the turf.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-20

At noon Yesterday heavy fog settled down
upon the city but the high wind which sprung up early
In the afternoon drove It away. At nghtfal however
the wind subsidized and the fog dense that travel
yehcles awaiting transportation for an hour or more
but cold. DR. zziing rain and brlsk nd dlsapated
the fog at 7O and travel resumed win leraDle
regularity No serious accidents were reported up 10