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DECISIONS.
,upREstE coURT-CHAMDER

By Judge Barrett
In the matter OF Lindc.--rhc report does seem 10
follow the testimony 10 Emma Lindc whose share
was 10 be paid 10 cash as purchase This should DO
paid costs. to render the mortgage TO the other
thrce perfectly safe. Then | do not understand how
the widow Is entitled 10 the two sums specified
Greenfield SaitabassL -Reicrrcd 10 Roscoe n.
Claiming 10 take proof and examine the surcties.
Opinion.
In the matter OF Benjamin W. Bonney.-Tho rcceivos
had better tho result Of the suit favorable 70
the company he Will probably realize more than on .
SALE
Equitable Life Assurance Society Powers ,No
1927; Same Samo no. 81; Same vs. S,vcrman.
Same vs. y.-Appiicnti0n granted.
Gerstcn VS.. Society Gael ZcdccL Order granted
sUPRlME coUIT-spEcIAL TERM.
Bv Judge Lswrcncc
Halsfead vs. Seaman. gment IN favor OF defend
for amount OF counter claim, with costs Opinion
SUPERIOR cOURT-sPECIAL TERN.
BY Chicf Justice Curtis
Postley vx DickeL-Motion to vncatc order denieo
with COSTS
cochrane VS. Gotswald ct nl-Meton eor resaxat,on
of cost denied
Handren es al vs. spoford OF sl-Comm ssion
issued.
COMMON PLEAe-sPECIAL TERM.
BY Judge Robinson.
Gardner vs. BlodsctL -laxation affirmed
irwin vs. Sturgis.-Motlon granted.
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THE CHILDREN's AID SOCIETY.

NEw YORK, Nov. 2, 1876.
To EDITOR rHE HERALD
win tho cditor Of tho NEw YORK HERALD plensc in
form the public generally for what purpose tho Chill
drcns Aid Society organized Is Is to allow the agents
thereof TO speculate in human beings whom they nnd
In distress or 10 assist them In reaching the Far West
ana there to turn their energies to such account MS
will in due time better their conditionY Three ladies'
most worthy aud in need Of help such the above
society has been advertising 70 bestow upon families
that dcsirous of reaching the wcst applied the
agency No. 10 East Fourth street, when Mr. brace In
formed them In curt way possibc that the fare
TO Hearne, where they wanted 10 60, was $5x but they
would take them TO Dcpnson Tor $26 and Il
would cost thcm SO moro to Hearno In oil about 500
emisrant rstes) children half fare, and 100 pounds
luggage allowed and they 10 be under the charge Of
an agent 10 the cnd of their destination. Now Mr..
Editor, We arc at loss TO nnd out the charablenc
OF tho Children Aid Society,", when the drst class
faro to Hcarnc Is $50 by direct and 200 pounds
baggage 10 allowed and you arc undcr surveillance
or control, nor likely 10 be cold into bondage.
TRUTH.
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PURPOSELESs vILLANY.

On Thursday evening. the 80 train on the south
crn Railroad from Hunters Point was nearing tho
depot at south Oyster Bay, a largo stono was
thrown through one OF the windows o, the rear car
smashing tho glass and severely cutting tho face OF
gentleman seated near. Tho was sent with such
force that passed through window the opposite
side OF tho car. Tho brakeman the platform
recognized the rascal who threw the as he die
appeared In the wood boy named Hcndricksop.
residing near the depot Tho stopped and
search was modc for him. but NJ time he succ eccd
10 avoiding capture, and fortunately Tor him. ss no
doubt summary vengeance would have been inflicted
upon HIM then and there By tho passengers had bc
been caught Yesterday morning Oflicer Frod sm,rh
arrested Hendrickson and took him 10 Flushing for
examination II Is belived that this will head TO
othcrs rs several attempts havs recently been made
10 throw trans from the track in the same veiuttv
and It is believed that Hendrckson has knowledge or
tho guilty parties.
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SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

temporary injunction yesterday granted BY
Judge Barrett against the propretors o: the Pacinc
Garden. in the Buwcry, restraining further perform
anccs until payment o. their license fee
The attachment against the property OF Dunlap
Co, granted by judge Barrett reported IN Frsdayf
HERALD has no reference 10 Dunlap CO., thu
latter drm having notDing whatever 10 do with tht
suit
In an action brought by The Church NJ s. Michael
an assess sInen Seventeenth street.
Judge Barrett gave a decision yesterday holding that
tho assessment must be reduced IN conformity VITO
the proof, and reduced sustained.
An order yesterday granted by Judge LarrcmoU
IN supreme coHr,. Chambers, in tho SUIT Of Anthony
Smlh against Comptroller t;reen, requiring the attcs
10 snow cause why he shoult sign n check TOT
$..1oO 10, gwen 10 the plaintiff by tho Public Admin.
strator hts share OF the estate OF Anthony Jonea
under tho Surrocate's decree.
Judge Benedict sat IN the United States Circuit Court
yesterday allow Mr. Knox counsel for Captain Josiah
L. Grindc, convicted ot cruelty on spboard, TO make
gcmcnt the motion was. however. set down for next
saturday. Meantime Grindlc has been released on
$25, 900 uail, Mcssrs Chauncy Fabbri, shpowncrs,
of South street. becoming his surcties
John Hastead and Robert Seaman agreed 10 loave
arbrators The settlement of claim involving
some 81. 600 growing out OF cia.te mortgage. The
nrbitraors decided III Scamans favor. This decision
did with Mr.. Haistead's approval and ho
brought su which was tried before Judge Lawrence
day which Judge Lawrence writes very lengthy
opinion He confirms the arbitrdtors' report holding
that there corruption, partiaty or fraud IN The
arbltrat0rs' decision.
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THE BUKKE-GARDNER CASE.

The end OF this memorable is not yet II VIII
shortly bo rcopcned with tho above tc In the Court
Of Common Pleas, not, however, with tho Gardne,
party rs defendant. but with Colonel A. A. H. Dawson
In that role. 1t is six years since Captain
Alexander somewhat eccentric mariner, died as the
house Ira Gardner 12th street. near Third avenue
Harlem. Ho was whipped on pretty suddenly and
dark hints OF his being poisoned freely ed
He wns accustomed 10 carry large amount Of monoy
estimated ut $4,000 In bonds, &C. about his person
and the story was gwen out by the nrducrs that the
property the OH dcsirod them in con sid.
for the kindness they had shown 10 him in his
life. HIS daughter, Mrs. Virginia q. Burke OF New
Orleans, hearing OF the dcal her tather came tns
way and set 10 work with energy and pcrslstcncy
uncommon IN a woman 10 uuravc The mystery OF her
fathcrs death and tho disposition OF his money Sho
found tho Will he made giving her all hts property and
u was admitted to PROBATE by Surrogate Hutchins
Most newspaper readers are familiar with how braycy
the fororn widow fought for her rights and how shs
failed and was nceccd and prosecuted In VARIOUS quar-
ters Out OF all tho money left her by her father snt
never received cent and had sell her property ID
Now Orleans 10 carry on tho lawsuits. When the sur
rogate decided that portion OF the money ($s 100
bondsi yielded up Ivy tho 1ardncrs should be taken
from tho Cnon Trust Company, where Il had been de.
posiicd, and given 10 Mrs Burke, the Gardnefs lad
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WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
NKw YORK, Nov. 8, 1876.

NKw YORK, nov 3, 1876.
To THE EDITOR OF rnE HxRALD:-
Having been a lifelong business man, free from
political prejudice and entertaining feeling OF
great in al, things tending to promote the best
interests Of whole country, tho following sug-
gcstions occur to me-
FSrst-rhat sonding tho army into peaceful and SOW
ere,en Ssatcs on prctencc OF suppressing rebellion
when there Is rebellion TO suppress, is subversion
OF civil liberty, unwarrantcd and most alarming
precedent.
Second Whether, II our government finances had
been judciously managed, and wasteIul and jobbing
legislation and peculaion and frauds avoided,
ttona debt would not today be nearly II not wholly
paid continued oppressive taxation ended and enabling
the government 10 borrow money, " needed, at much
less than four and hall per cont, especially wnen ior
many month"; past loans have bcen made here large
amounts good coilatcrxs al two TO three per
MEECII
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SwINDLlNG THE HAVANA LOTTERY.

Theodore KummcI, Of No. SIS Chrysso strea, was
yesterday charged before Justice Duffy, tho rombs
Police Court, with swndiins tho Havana Lottery
Company on, OF $25 The modus oerandi Of shs fraud
was simple ana ingenious. Kummsl by somc Eeans
asccrianed what numbered tickets In the Iottsy had
won prizes and having some old printed tcncts no
erased tho fgurcs by somo chemical process aud sub
the success ul Numbers In this way iss be-
icvcd he mas cheated the company out ut conadera-
bic amount Of money. Kummci yesterday attempted
TO dciraud she ny In the way Indicated ami
arrested. He was held In $500 bail 70 aaswsr u shs
General Sessions
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ROBBED IN UNION SQUARE.

While Mr. Charles N. Reynolds OF No. l6i Washing.
street, was standing by the fountain In the Onion
Square Park, on Thursday nigh, at twelve O'Clock,
watching the Tidon procession pass by. he was
lcntly pushed against by . man, who s,olc his
from mis- pocket. Mr. REYNOLDS attempted to sezo
HIM, but pulled back by confederate OF tho thic
who escaped through the crowd officer Wall, oi the
Sixteenth precinct saw HIM running, and captured HIM
IN Fourteenth street. near sixth avenue. On being
arra,.ned tciorc Justice kasmirc, at tito Washington
Place Court, yesterday morning, the prisoner, VIII
gave his George Murray truck driver, OF No.
49, Greenwich street, pleaded not guty, and was held
for trial
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a CLEVER SHOT.

The most attractive feature the bill a the Theatre
Com que is tho marvellous exhibition OF skill AZ shoot
ing by Mr.. Ira A. Paine, the champion pigeon shot.
Glass balls arc tossed from rubber bowstrng into tho
err al the back OF tho s,agc, and Mr.. Papc standing
gun In hand q platform in the audience, fires At
them breaking them into atoms. He fred At thcm
sngly, and then Two tossed 1t once both OF
wh,cu no broke, firing with great rapidty. He fired
with ono hand only on tho gun, never missing globe
Hc then nad them thrown up while his back was
toward them, and turning suddenly and with hasiy
aim he smashed them with apparent ease. Tho per-
Iormmucc is novel and pleasing and was heartily
I'd
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STRAITS soME PEOPLE ARE DRIVEN TO.
Wxsr EIrrY.raIpn SrnRxr My Q 1874

STRAITS soME PEOPLE ARE DRIVEN TO.
WEST Frry.rHrgD srnEKr, Nov. Z, 1870
To EpIroR HERALD
AS resident and taxpayer Of the city beg TO ask
what greater trouble and anxiety TO be put 70
than In reference TO the lack OF Croton
water in our houscss This trouble, which we have
borne for some weeks is daily growing worse and
begins TO assume very serious, dangerous, as
pcc. To-day thc residents Of neighborhood navc
been totally deprived OF water for good portion Of
the time They wero obliged 60 into tho and
from block TO block many In their despair pray
ing to God In tho streets for water AT one time wo
have little water in our kitchen boilers another
ceases altogether You and every can see this
matter is getting TO be more thon serious 1t Is dan
eerous, and all possible means should DO Immediately
adopted relieve tho city, any portion OF IT, OF this
absolute suffering and great danger. Respectfully
j. w. BARTLETT.
The New York herald., 1876-11-04
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.

The stated meeting OF the board Of Managers was
held at the Bible House, Asor place, Thursday, No
vcinbcr 3 at hai-past three O'Clock p NJ, Norman
White. vicc President in tho chair Secretary Holdch
read part Of the ll9ih Psalm and offered prayer
Communications wcro made TO tho Board IRON various
correspondents IN iSrciRn lands Liberal grants Of
Scriptures were made 10 the soclcty's agents and TO
various missionary bodies auxiliary socieies and in
dviduals TOR sac and distribution The rcccpis for
October $36 7ol 81; copos OF Scripture issued,
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THE WATER SUPPLY.

Commissioner Campbell yesterday issued tho follow
lng circulars:-
The limited supply Of croton renders IL necessary
this department. notify TO shut OF
ali water running to waste
Rcrcaci appeals ade citisens by this
through the prevent In possible
wsy al OF and disregard these
II s for shs protection the whole community thss ths
hDassmsnt requtrsd 70 demand general scosony "
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cEoroN WATER INSPECTORS.

cEoToN WATER INSPECTORS.
Nrw YORK, Nov. 2, 1876
To rnE Editor THE HERALD
Being constant reader Of your worthy paper for
over twenty years take the liberty to intake small
suggestion plan IN regard the waste OF water In
which We are, also many other manufacturers very
much interested. rhcre ,s certainly an immense
OF water witch should DC checked and controlled
ss much as any other misconduct that the police look
after. II IS useless 10 say no water In New York
means starvation for without factories cannot
work, consequently stoppage would be necessary or
no work Tor the poor hands whose dependence hangs
their daily earnings Thus they not alone
thrown out OF work but also obtain no means 80
buy water TO quench their thirst This Is really wha,
no water means Complaints made tina, factories
use good deai and waste good deal From this
d,ner For 10 factory without damage TO ceiling,
goods, &c. means waste OF water But on the other
hand waste Closets barroons faucets without
stopcocks which kept running constantly 10 many
instances as also many water pipes along West street
and around the river is where the very worst waste
occurs The suggestion of metres seems rather hard ;
20 be measured out like gas make water measure
like champagne. think shat when there Is waste
water should be allowed in fu measure 10 ALL There
Is no doubt independent OF waste OF water supply
Is sufficient for demand neither has 1t been for
years. For IN Bill Tweeds time and
reservoirs constantly suggested; but in the homes
OF prosperity the main question and most serious
beyond most others-penty OF water Tor our people
was sighted. The result OF no water As explained be-
fore. will show what /, would lcai TO- My idca Is 10
inspector for each ward which would be
about twenty our twenty-five, they to inspect each
house to II water works required and put
heavy penalty II not kept as required. This would
tanly be as good metres, much less expensive,
s2a 900 VIII pay that cost while metres would likely
5000 0C0 and then require inspectors look after
thcm. besides the dissatisfaction OF the public Hoping
you will excuse those many lines and insert such part
as you fnd worthy, romain yours very truly.
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DIPHTHERIA IN ORANGE COUNTY.
Mrpprxrows. n. Y. Nov. a. 1870.

MrpDLErowS, n. T., Nov. q 1870
Malignant dipLtbcrla. which battles the skill OF tho
physicians, prevails In Pncbusb, this county. DAVID
Mitchell has los, tour children ranging from vo TO
seventeen years old within the last four days. and r.
T. Terry buried two Monday last There are .
number Of other cases In tho village and great anxiety
prevails
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THE LAND OF ISRAEL. !"

bon. +. : DeElass, United siates Consul a: Jcrrsa-
lem, will lecture on "rhc Land OF israel" before tho
Young Mems Hebrew Association, at their rooms,
evening
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THE COURTS.
Francis D. Moullon's Suit Against lIenr
Ward Beechef
Twenty Days Further Time Gwen to
Answer

Judge iarremore, sitting 10 supreme Court Cham
bers has granted order extending sho time o
Henry Ward Beccher TO answer the amended com
plant OF Francis D. Nouton ,wcnty days The order
maze the application OF Mcssrs. Shcarnan
Sterling counsel for Mr. Beccher based on an affidavit
Of their clerk. DIN J. clauscu. in which he swears q
the fact that no decision had yet been rendered upos
tho motion 10 change the place Of trial that he de-
fcn.ant cacnot answer until after snch inoton shall
have beer disposed Of and that twenty days further
time ia necessary .or defendant 10 prepare properly
for pleading 10 The eciion. The order xas nade el
pnrtc and was not OF course opposed by the cocnse
~s 1fr
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be observed in order avoid disaster OF
famine. Respecsfuly,
ALLAN CAMPBELL. Commr.siouer OF Public WORKS
To prevent Of croton during the present
scarcity the washng OF carriages street vehicles Of
kind BY OF hose pipe throwing jet OF wafer
will DO strictly prohibited, and l. every of viola
on OF this order the supply will be Immediately shut
OF
This order ain in force until revoked Respectfully,
The New York herald., 1876-11-04
COLONIZATION OF CoNvICrs.
A Ix.p ron LIBERTY INTO INSTANT DEATH

AUBURN, ~ Y, Nov. 3, 1870
gang OF forty convicss from Sing Sing Prison
arrived at Auburn Prison this morning Az the time
OF starting there were nity convicts on board Tho
train. but whom near Hudson William Payne VINO was
serving sentence OF live ycars, esptd through tho
window oil the and was Instantly killed.
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tC0NTNUED ON NINTH PAGRl
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-06

EBglaud, where he went to sell the
mine. Shortly after his arrival Fisher
and Coates wanted to bay the miEe
without delay. Thsy said they already
knew about its value from the saleg OF
ore from II that hal been made in Eng
land. He thought this wss going too far,
but after honestly telling Coates he old
not know the present condition Cf the
mine, but could only vOuch fer its psst
condition, he finally yielded TO the
urgent request Of Coates TO name his
figures, aid tod him he would sell
for four hundred thousand pounds
in cash for CBe-half Of il, and five hun
dred thOusand pounds, III full paid-Gp
shares, for the other nslf. Park told
Coates he, of course, expected the pur-
chase would be contingent upon a satis-
factory report on the mines, to be made
by some scientific expert or expaTts Cf
the purchasers own selection. Slbse-
quently Coates, and the English parties
represented, selected Prof Siuiaas.r. 10
eAsnIfue aEG IepJtt upon tne mine.
Park did not suggest SliimsD's name
or mention him at all. Coates tCld the
witness that Sslliman was selected a.
b.ing the Sir Robert MurchisOn OF Amer
ic9. Park Incurred OF Jay Cooke,
Mccullough & Co. s5 10 the ability OF
Coates and his partner 20 carry through
the arrangement for the purchase which
they had agreed to. Ths moment ne
named ths figures above, and was told
that it was doubtful II they could cary
it through, they said they Eat the IA
nous Albert Grant at their back. Wit
ness did not know whether this was so
or not. II there was anything dishonest
in the sale of the Emma mine In EGG
land, or any fraud or sharp practice be-
tween the gentlemen, witness said he
knew nothing OF it. The mine is worth
now as much as il was sold for.
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st. Louis.


LONDON, April 5-The steamships
City OF Paris snd Mosel, from New
York, and Atlas, from Boston, have ar
rived out.
The Pail Mall Gazette says the acticn
Of France in the khedive's behalf was
precipitated by the remonstfsDce OF
leaders OF the majority il the assembly,
who formally iBtlmated to the govern
menJ that further waiting upon the
English plans would compel parlis-
mentary attack. This iDtimstion was
made at the end Of last week, and il
kIOIn TO represent go much popular
feeling that it led to definite action.
The French government hss resolved 10
cooperate with Italy without further
reference to England. They will give
an active support, on the grounds Of
what they conceive to be puOnc policy,
to the proposal to raise q new loan t.
supersede the floating debt, which is the
khedive's real difficulty.
Business on the stock exchange closed
dull, but The depres sion was less marked
than ia the forenoon.
PABIs, April 5.-Mr. Home, a promi-
Dent splrltualist, died suddenly Sstur-
day while travelling on the railway from
st. Pete rshurg TO Berlin.
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Attachment Notice.
REFoRE LANES Hall.

BEFORE JAMES HALL, J. P.-state OF Ten
nessee, Shelby cOunty-NOs. IA and 4I5-C.
G. Dart VS.. J. e. Hendricks.
In this cause an attachment having been
sued out under section $3.50 OF the Code of Ten
nessee, and returned levied by punishment
on the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad
Company who answer that they owe the de-
Iendant ]. Q. Hendricks; and that said de-
fend ant Is Justly indebted 20 plaintiff in the
sum of fifty dollars, due by account OF money
loaned and unpaid:
It is therefore ordered, That the said defend
ant make his personal appearance before me,
James Hall, j. p, at my office, in the city
Of Memphis, Tenn, on the 18th day OF May,
1876, at 10 O'Clock am, and defend said at
taehment suit within the time prescribed by
law or the same will be proceeded with ex-
parte, and that q copy of this order be pub
fished once q week, for four consecutive
weeks, in the Memphis Daily Appeal. This
9th day of April, 1876.
ep6 thu JAMES HALL, J. P.
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ESTABLISRED IS4O

to US by free constitution, We must
foil them. We must defeat them. To
do so va mist meet them IN a manly
way no crosching, no succumJing to
abuse, vi;uIeIsioB, biacbgdardism
or ta1nts, ard press home upon them
the mountain OF crime which remained
hidden and covered up and would have
30 remsinef were It not flr the Democrat
ie msj lrity in the house. We must press
upon them their corruption ard tbefts;
and while the Christiancy committee
are Investigating where Bruce and Al.
corn and Ham Carter admit there is
no excuse for investigation, we must
press an investigation OF the departments
until every sore is laid bare, and every
criminal is cODfued In the penitentisry.
This is our duty. We must meet Bout
well aud Morton and Blaine on their
own ground, and at the came time pros.
ecute our purpose Of Gnearthing the ca.
ormous crimes Of Raiicslism since
1859. We must Remember that though
much has been done, much remains to
be done. We must press on, keeping In
mind aad ever bsfors US the statement
OF EeDator William W. Eaton, made in
Hartford, Connecticut, recently, "thst
wbel the New Orleans whisky ring
comes to be exposed, st. Lcuis ard
" other Tts!ern cases Of this class would
"sseTI Insignificant; for in New Or
JGsns frauds would be traced directly
TO the White House and to President
" Grant, who was familiar with sll the
facts: that men who had gone there
to ferret cut the facts hod been killed,
" and that the stterney-general had re-
4" fused to take steps toward Furnishing
" The murderers. He knew this to be
" true, aud he knew that the attorney
general and President also knew it,"
Facts Ike these we must verify and
keep before the public as our surest road
to freedom from Radical rule, robbery
and ruin.