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The New York herald., 1876-03-03
THE woMEN's CENTENNIAL UNION.

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD
desire call your attention 10 an error In this
mornings issue OF your paper in the report Of the
meeting Of the Board Of Education, beld yesterday,
which you will do us the favor to correct The appeal
made by the School Committee OF the Womcns Cen
tennia Union lor permission TO solicit contributions
from the public schools not FOR the purchase Of
banner stated, but for the Centennial fund for tho
WOmens Pavilion and for tho founding OF Centennial
metals OF honor for distinguished scholarships IN the
schools and colleges OF our city. =. " G..
Chairman Committee Schools, New York women'H
Centennial Jnion.
MARCH, .. 1876.
The New York herald., 1876-03-03
NEW YORK HOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL
COLLEGE.

The commencement exercises OF the New YORK
Homeopathic Medical College held last evening,
at Association Hall, OF Twenty third street and
Fourth The place filled with elegantly
dressed audience OF ladies and gentlemen, and
tho ceremonies were peculiarly entertaining.
They opened with prayer by Rev. Dir.
Armitage, and the degrees conferred
thrty-slx graduates by Hon. Salem II. Wells, Pres
denL of the Board OF Trustees. Dr. T.. II. Lnne took
the faculty prizc, Dr. H. NJ Smith the materia medca
and obs,etrc prizes, aud other lesser prizes like
wise distributed After the exercises tho faculty, trus-
tees and graduates had fine supper at tho Hotel
Brunswick.
The New York herald., 1876-03-03
STRANGE PETRIFACTIoN.
lFrom lhe Stanton Avn ! RenuhIlcnr

From the Stanton tPa) Republican,
twenty-five years ago old lady In Providence
township well known Tor her many excellent qeatcs
died and buried in private burying ground back
OF Hyde Park, near the Continental mines The body
was removed short time since, and u was found to
present some very singular features From the skull
TO the pclvs or hip bones, nothing renamed but the
bones, which well preserved; from the pclvis 10
the feet the limbs found be perfectly potrhed
having all the appearance OF stone. both weight and
color. We offer no explanation Of this singular pho
nomenon but leave II TO The physicans to dccrn ne
not
The New York herald., 1876-03-03
A CANADIAN FoRGER.

Sergeant McManus, of the Second precinct, Long
Island city, arrested William Miller, at Ravcnswood,
yesterday morning. Miller Is believed TO be James
Bovine who is wanted by Canadian officers for forgery
On his person found $3.50 in bills, q
check for $3.50 the First National Bank,
Brockpor ~ " payable to tho order Of James Salker
signed p. j. COnan aud ten cent stamp, printed only
on side Tho olccr at once elcgraphed TO Canada
and received a despatch from William Cox Allen,
police magistrate, asking TO have Bovine, alias Miller
detained TIL the necessary papers Tor his oxtradton
could be sent. Miller was taken before Judge Pearsc
and rcmandcd.
The New York herald., 1876-03-03
A QUEER INQUEST INCIDENT.

few days ago, in Elizabeth, n. j., the body was
found OF one Louis Rcsaokc To determine whether
he died IRON drink exposure the storm an
quest held On Wednesday tho foreman OF the
Jury was sick that the case had 10 be adjourned.
Yesterday the foreman arrested and sent to jail
anu another man appointed 10 his stead The evidence
goes to show that esacko diod from cruel
the hands Of saloon keeper who him in the
storm. A verdict has not vet been rendered.
The New York herald., 1876-03-03
TAMMANY HALL.

Al the regular meeting Of the Tammany Hall General
Committee, held last evening, the following gentlemen
were appointed q committee on tho revision OF by
laws:-George W. Morton, william b. Nassau, r J..
Morrison, Memo Diefendorf aud John Hays.
The New York herald., 1876-03-03
NEW YORK INFLATIONISTS.

Tho following call for Convention has been issued
The democrats Of the State OF New York, who desire
to be in accord upon the financial question with tho
democrats OF Ohio Pennsylvania, Indiana Missouri
and The Western and southern States and all others
who in these views are invited TO send delegates
from each county in the state 70 mass State Conven-
ton of the democracy to be held at Wieting Hall In
the city OF Syracuse the 18th day of March, 1876 at
ten O'Clock IN the forenoon.
The New York herald., 1876-03-03
ST. NICHOLAS SOCIETY.

The regular quarterly meeting OF the above associa
tion took place last evening at Delmonicos Fourteenth
street and Filth avenue. The affair purely in
formal, and no business of any particular importance
was transacted. There election of officers
The New York herald., 1876-03-03
ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

Last night, at Hibcrnia Hail. the delegates from the
numerous civic Irish societies OF tho city met for the
purpose OF pcrfecng arrangements for the celebration
OF ST. Pstrck's Day After tho transaction of somo
routine business committee appointed to ask the
Mayor review the procession ST Patrick Day,
after which the convention adjourned
The New York herald., 1876-03-03
A MODEL DEPUTY SHERIFF.

warrant was issued yesterday by one OF the JUS
tccs in Harrison, Hudson county. y. j. for the arrest
OF Deputy sheriff Thomas Gihooy. TO answer charge
OF having dcfraudcd Mr. Holmes, proprietor OF the
Lodi Hotel, IN Harrison, out OF $I5. Il seems Gii-
hooy lately developed great surface zeal IN hnnllng
down policy gambling bat, on the quiet. INDUCED IN
tho game himself Mr. Holmes, too, ls policy player
and won SIS. which Ghooy collected and, as alleged
has disappeared with.
The New York herald., 1876-03-03
THE LIBERAL REPUBLICANS.

Tho Liberal Republican General Committee held its
regular monthly meeting last evening, at No 266
Broadway, Mr.. Benjamin F. Manicrre presiding, and
ocratic House in turning disabled Union soldiers
recommending the nomination OF James G. Blaine for
the Presidency and praying for speedy return to
specie payments.
The New York herald., 1876-03-03
DEATHS IN OLD AGE.

In tho death notices in to-day's HERALD there arc
twelve OF persons who died at advanced age Ono
was eighty-two. two eighty -one, three eighty, four
seventy died In his seventy second year and
another IN her scvcntieth year.
The New York herald., 1876-03-03
THE NEwSBOYS.

Last evening the ncwsboys gave reception to their
friends at the Newsboys' Lodging House About eight
P. NJ the grand hall well nlled. About hundred
Of the little urchns and goodly number Of ladies and
gentlemen present The seight-ofhand perform
given under the direction Of Mr. Fiess and
Mr. Charles O'Connor.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-25

nill-snd regarding it Is "dog eat dog,''
the Democrats can we'll afford to sit as
spectators and enjoy the fun in the con
test.
Mr.. BLAINE says himself, that the
story was worked up by Republicans,
and for that reason 1t seems to us there
would have been an appropriateness in
asking for q Democratic Committee to
investigate the charges is if he felt
that he was entirely innocent. Unless
MORTON can rebut the testimony his
Presidential chances are gone, and leaves
BLAINE away ahead in the race.
We feel some anxiety to know what
West Virginia Republicans who have
recently given the Maine statesman the
cold shoulder will do,-will they return
to their first love or will they continue
to keep lookout for that "speck in the
dim vista" that looks like BRlsTow.
BLAINE has certainly made ten
strike in the presidential game by his last
speech, and the only thing calculated to
iniure him is that some indiscreet Demo-
crat said that he believed BLAINE was
telling the truth. That kind Of man,
who wins applause from Democrat,
will not suit the "moral taste" of the
average Republican, and BLAINE may
yet 60 under, and MORTON be successful.
For no Democrat can hear such testimo-
ny to the little hatchet qualities Of lndi-
sna's leper.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-25
Shipment OF Ores.

GEoRaxTowN, April 24.-The ship
ment of ores for the Centennia. from
Clear Creek county has commenced. The
owners of the Pelican Nine led OF with
one mass of ore weighing 4,6OO pounds.
This mine will be represented by speci-
mems of great value presenting a total
weight of 1000 pounds. The
Dives will be represented by
massive specimens OF rare and
valuable ore. The Consolidated Her
cules, and Roe Baxter Sulphurets and
Colorado Central send one ton each. The
G. r. Fish cabinet OF rich and rare
ores, weighing about one ton, Is beng
boxed up for shipment. One full car load
of ore will be en- route from the Clear
Creek County mines this week.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-25
AIIbusin essletters and cOm-
muniCatiODs, intended for
this paper, should be address
edtoTHE REGISTER Wheel
ing, w. Va
Democratic and Conservative State
Convention,

u,HE DEMOCRATIC AND CONSERVA-
L TIVE party Of West Virginia, are re-
ouested to appoint delegates to meet In
the city OF Charleston, on Thursday, the
sth day of June, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, for
the purpose OF nominating candidates for
the offices of Governor, Auditor, Treas
pr,r. Attorney General, State Supsrinten-
Jant of Free Schools, and three Judges of
the Court OF Appeals. Also for the pur-
nose OF appointing two Delegates from
zach Congressional district OF the State,
and tour Delegates from the State at
lar,e. 10 represent West Virginia in
the Democratic National Convention, TO
~. held in st. Louis on the 9th day OF
rrne for the nomination of candidates for
President and Vice President OF the United
STATES, the selection ofan Electoral Ticket,
a,I the transaction Of such other proper
husiuess as may come before the said Con-
yeut!On
All Democratic and Conservative voters
Of the state, without regard to past politi-
cal differences, who are opposed to polit-
cal corruption in high places, are cordially
invited to participate in the meetings
called TO appoint said Delegates.
ALEX. CAMPBELL, Chairman.
]. W. GALLAHER, Sec'y.
Democratic papers OF the State please
copy.
.,axERsBuRG, March 8, 1876. mrll
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-25
Richardso ,.'s Statement.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-The sub
stance of the interview with Mr. Rich
ardson of this city, referred to in Helm
der's statement, alleging frauds in the U.
S. Treasury Department, will appear in
the Argus tomorrow. The argus Says
Mr.. Richardson was clerk in Treasurer
Splnner's Bureau, entering on his duties
in the year 1864. 1t was his duty TO
keep the books of the department for the
cancellation Of monies or representatives
of monies, and he was one
of the committee through whose
hands such monies passed. Frank Jones
was chief of his division. The bonds and
all forms of currency passed through the
hands of this committee, amounting to
many millions of dollars. Richardson
says that In 1865 packages amounting to
Sl0,500 were missing, and were never dis
covered. A certificate stating the
fact that the money had been
lost was filed. This certificate
also stated that the money had been
cancelled, which Richardson says was
not true. AS 1t was Richardson's duty
to make out this certificate his suspicious
were. naturally excited by the finding of
false certificate That the 800 was
stoleE is evident from the fact, as stated
by him, that before he lett Washington
in 1869 about 5000 IN specie mad been
redeemed. Some time after this Il
package of $4,000 was diverted
from the usual course of destruction by
the chief of the division. A small por
ton of it was cut up into strips for bind
ing other packages OF currency. Mr..
Richardson was requested by the chief of
his division to make out n certificate that
the entire amount had been destroyed.
He perernptorily declined, when Jones
SAID that he had made mistake in his
man. He called him out into the hall
and said, Richardson, say nothing
about this; if you do, you will
raise hell with me-" Richardson was
surprised shortly after to find that Jones
had filed certificate with Treasurer
Spinner, stating that the $4,000 had
been destroyed. Richardson further as.
certalned that the certificate OF destruc-
tion of the currency instead OF being
preserved, were destroyed from time to
time, thus removing an opportunity to
detect the fraud. Richardson attempted
to secure the inquiry, but his eHorIs
failed
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-25
WOOIin New York.

A dead sort OF business Is the ruling
characteristic of this market again, and
we fail 10 find amJ1g the trade any fea.
lures that are really new or interesting
The buyers in attendance not only con-
tlnue To cOniiue themselves To small Job
bing invoices on nearly all the stock they
handle. but are continually bearing for
further concessions from low figures a.
ready current 1t can hardly be said
that prices have further receded of late,
but they certainly have gained no
strength, and holders were nj all times
quite attentive TO desirable customers
The remaining stock of feeces here Is not
very large. and is cOncen
trated in few hands, thoagu
this does not, as is usual y the cass, afford
any basis for unusual strength on values
Pulled woods are weak and pretty freely
offered Texas grades nre in some de-
mand, and owners commence to show nm
inclination 10 shade little from the eH-
trcmc rates they have for such Il long
time been asking. California woods are
unsettled, but without any developed
tendency 10 recover no cost from late
low figures, though pre- badly more steady,
and the movement, all things considered,
Is fair. There is little of the Spring
clip here, which is held st about 25(G26c
tor free and .0d2lc for good bury, the
quality of the offering being quite accept
able. Foreign grades moderately active.
Bulletin I'D
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-25

HERES another revelation concerning
the "clinging vine" who Is SO faithful to
the stately oak. Miss kemble says in
Nav Atlantic: LADY Byron, who was
a highly esteemed friend of mine, spoke
to me upon the subject of new and
cheap edition of her husbands works
about to be published, and likely to be
widely disseminated among the young
clerk and shop-keeper class of readers,
for whom she deprecated extremely the
pernicious influence it was calculated to
produce. She consulted me on the ex-
pedlency of appending to 1t some notice
of Lord Byron written by herself, which
she thought might modify or lessen the
iniurioas effect Of his poetry upon young
minds. Nobody she said, knew him as
| did this certainly was not the general
impression upon the subject); nobody
knew as we'll as l the causes that
had made him what he was; no.
body, l think, is so capable OF
doing justice to him, and there
fore of coun teracting the injustice he does
to himself and the injury he might do to
others in some OF his writings. was
strongly impressed by the carnestness OF
her expression, which seemed TO me one
of the aflectionate compassion for Byron
and profound solicitude lest even in his
grave he should incur the responsibility
of vet further evil influence, especially
on the minds of the young. What sister
spirits Lady Byron and Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe might have been. had
thev known each other.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-25

NEW YORK, April 24.-Cotton-
Steady at l3sc; futures barely steady;
April Is l-S2c; May l86lS l-S2c; June
l37-S2@lStc; July ls7-ls@lS 1915;
August Is s-l6(9lS ls-S2c; September
l3 17-32@lS s.l6c. Flour-ln buyers
favor; receipts 10000 barrels; superHne
western and state 81 le@4 so; common
to good 81 sO@5 rs; good to choice s5 80
as 75; white wheat extra $5 1907 I5;
extra Ohio "a 90@5 %; St. Louis IS $50
900. Rye Flour quiet at So 1895 S5.
Corn Meal-Quiet at 50 90@S rs. Wheat
-Hoavy; receipts 5000 bushels; No, 2
Chicago spring 81 209l %; No. 2 Mil.
waukee 81 %; No. spring 81 So@l So;
No. 81 l0@l l6. Rye-Dull; state
csc. Barley and Mslt-Firm. Corn
Lower; receipts $4,000 bushels; ungrsded
&c; mixed understandable SIC. Oats
Firm and lower; western mixed and
State 42@45c. Hsy-Quiet ut 75@soc.
Hops-tirm. Cotiee-Quiet Sugar
Firm; fair 10 good resning 9.l6G
7l3-l6c; prime 7j@Sc. Molasses and
Rice-FIrm. Petroleum-Dull; crude
Sc; refined lSi@lSsc; IN cases and Nap
tba-Unsettled ana nominal. Rosin-
Firm at 81 S0(9l s5. Turpentine-
Quiet at S7@S7!c. Eggs-Firm; west
ern l6Gl7Ic Pork-Dull at SO 80
Beef-Flrm. Cut Nests-Quiet; long
clear western l2tc; city l2!c. Lard
Dull ut Sl3 67t@lS 20. Butter-Steady;
new western 2O(G32c; new state 27(G S5c.
Cheese-Firm NJ 59l2c. Whisky-Quiet
at 81 II.
BALTIMORE, April 24.-Flour- Steady
firm and quiet; super6ne s. 50Gi so;
extra 81 75@5 75; family s5 1901 90
Wheat-Quiet and steady; No. = western
red 81 50@l 81; Pennsylvania red 81 SO
al So. Corn-Active; western mixed
66!c. Oats Steady; western white 400
4Sc: western mixed 42d44c. Rye
Firm and demand good at S5@S7c. Hay
Firm and demand good; Maryland
and Pennsylvania S2l 00(G26 90. Pro-
enthusiastically. Pork S23 90. Bulk
Meats-Shoulder S3c; clear rib l2c for
loose. Bacon-Shouders 9j@l0c; clear
rib l3@lJici hams l5@l6c Lard
Quiet and weak; refined t@,l4!c. But
ter-Quiet and steady; western prime to
choice SS@S5c; do fair to good 29@S2c.
Cotiee-Dull; Rio cargoes l5!@lS!; job
bing at l6@l9!c. Whisky-Nomlnal
ut SIP. Petroleum-Dull and lower;
crude 7l@7Ic; refined lSl@lSIc.
TOLEDO, April 24-Flour-Quiet and
steady. Wheat-Quiet and weak; No
3 white Wabash 81 20; No. | white Mich
lyon 81 a7!, No. DO 81 l6i extra white
Michigan 81 24t amber held at sl2S;
81 u bid. Confirm; high mixed
size; no grade 49ci damaged 454c. Oats
Quiet; No. 2 354c; white S9c; Micni-
gan 35ic.
CLEVELAND, April 24.-Petroleum--
Steady and unchanged; standard white
ll00 test lOici prime white 1902 test llic,
car lots cash.
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silver Redemption in New York.

Ten thousand dollars in silver were
paid out Yesterday at the Sub-Treasury,
in redemption of currency to that amount.
At this rate it will be quite q week be-
fore the coin will be seen by the horse
car conductors. A week later 1t will be
seen sporsdically in the lager-oeer sa-
looms. In another week it will drop int"
the plate at the churches; in month 1t
will be at the corner groceries; next 1t
will reach the boot-blacks, and in three
months people will complain that the
contounded thing is wearing holes IN
their pockets, and then people will put
away a million or two of paper currency,
just as people during the war kept silver
dollars under class cases. Never salts
fed.-Herald.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-25
Our MOund-BuiId ers.

From the n. Y. Tribune.
For ut least half century the mounds
of the Ohio Valley have been the stand
ing puzzle for students OF the early his
tory of the country. The problem be-
came more deeply complicated by fresh
discoveries. No Indian traditions bear
any record of the people who built the
mounds; the growth Of trees upon them
indicates an antiquity of not less than
eight centuries; the skulls and skeletons
of the Mound Builders are those OF a
peculiar race, and their relics indicate r
different civilization from that OF the
tribes found in the vicinity. Ingenious
and absurd guesses have been
numerous as to the origin
and fate of these peop.e
There were wiseacres who associated
them with the lost tribes of Israel. Pro-
found essays have proved these forgotten
people to have been Egyptians, Ph@nl.
clans, Chinese, Esquimsux and common
North American Indians. The discus
sion ofthe subject mad become dangerous;
it was TO the ethnOlogist what the red
bandana is to the bull. And now here
comes the Hon. l.. II. Morgan, of Roches-
ter, with simple explanation that really
seoms to covor the whole ground lie
regards the Mound Builders as Village
Indians from the tropics, and the mounds
as merely the building sites of their ten
ement houses. If the meeting of the
National Academy of Sciences serve no
other purpose than to settle this vexed
question it will, at all events give peace
of mind to n few scores OF people who
have been tormented by the conundrum.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-25
snpreme Court Decisions.

WAsuINGToN, April 24.-The Supreme
Court attirms the judgment Of the Court
OF Claims in the Hot Springs cases. The
decision is that rome of the claimants are
entitled to the lands ss against the gov
ernment, and that all claims advanced
are equally untenable.
Walker VS.. SuIvant, error TO the Su-
preme Court of Louisiana. In this case
which was an action 10 recover damages
for refusing refreshments TO defendant
in error on account Of color. The court
rcafiirns that article OF the conStitu-
ton, providing that in suits at common
law where the value in controversy shall
not exceed $40. the right OF
trial by jury shall be
preserved relates only to trials
in federal courts and say that states SO
.ar as this amendment is concerned are
lett to regulate trials in their own courts
in their own way, trial by jury in suits
at common law pending in the Stste
courts is not therefore a privilege or
immunity of national citizenship, which
states are forbidden by the fourteenth
amendment. 10 abridge.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-25
Closed Tn.

CHICAGO, April 24.-The City Nation
al Bark, with cash capital Of quarter
of million dollars closed its doors this
morning. A notice upon the door states
that the stockholders have decided to go
into voluntary liquidation, as the best
means of doing justice 10 all the creditors
of the bank That il has been found i'm.
possible to convert the assets speedily
enough to meet the continued drain
which has been made Of late upon its cssh
resources. That in the opiHion OF the
directors the assets will be amply sutti-
cient to pay al the liabilities, provided
the creditors will give the officers short
time TO turn themselves. The cashier
states that the entire liabilities exclusive
of the capital stock. are SsO0.oOO mostly
deposits. This amount is secured by the
assets, making nominal surplus over all
liabilities Of about Sl300OO, nearly y all
collectable. None of the other city banks
are seriously affected Dy the failure.
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MIR. BLAINE EIOS.

On Yesterday Hon. JAMES G.. BLAINE
explained his connection with the Union
Pacific railroad, In way that is proba-
by satisfactory to every one, unless 1t be
'aut,-Biaine Republicans. 1t woald
have looked little better if Mr.. BLAINE
had requested n committee to have ex-
sm.nci the matter, but he excuses himself
iornot pursuing this course by saying that
Investigations of this character are neces-
sariiy tedious and it would perhaps have
beer two months before he got report ex.
onera.ing him; which means that the Gin
,inrati Convention would have made n
domination before he could get his GER
.aca.e of innocence. He therefore pro
posed to adopt a more expeditions plan,
and investigate and report himself This
may possibly account for the very con-
sus,ye exculpation.
At any rate Mr.. Blaine makes out
n very good case and places hIs accusers
II rather an awkward position. he
states most emphsticslly that the story of
his receiving $4,000, or any other sum
Of money, or any other thing of value
'rom the Union Pacific Railroad
Company, directly or indirectly, or
N any form, is disprovei by most
conclusive testimony. He then read
letter from THos. A SCoTT, denying thst
Mr. BLAINE had ever had any transaction
with the road involving money or val
ues Of any kind. Another letter from
MORTON, Bliss Il Co. was produced, more
explicit than the first one. Mr. BLAINE
gave detailed history of the Little Rock
Fort Smith railroad enterprise and
how their bonds came into the market.
he says that he like many New Eng
'sndcrs bought some of these bonds and
that he lost twenty thousand
dollars by the investment.
Mr.. SIDNEY DILLON, now President OF
the Union Pacific, is clear and specific
IN his statements, corroborating the state
ihents Of SCoTT and MORTON, BLISS &
20. The speech was quite lengthy, and
'of that reason we have not published it
IN fuIl, but have given the principal
points made by Mr.. BLAINE in his de-
fence.
This is entirely fight between Re-
p0oicans-s regular BLAINE MORTON