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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-06
THE BROWN STOVE CUTTERS sTRIKE
Origin Of the Unfortunate Dispute between
the Employers aud EMPLOYED.

The brown stone cutters strike III Brook
lyn continues, aud as both the employers and
the bOrrrs are hrm, II is likely to be prolonged.
Neither the wages nor the hours OF work are
complained Of. The strike originated In the
shop OF Mr.. Bradley a laborer named War
neck applied 10 him for work, saving that rs he
had been without employment for u long time,
he was willing e. work for less than the society
ties, wniCh are $500 for eight hours. War
mock labOred two weeks at his own
terms, and received his pay. At tho
end of the second fortnight Warnocs re
fused 20 take tue money. demanciuR full society
rates. Mr. Bradley declined to pab him, except
on the busis OF their agreement, and atnOck
declared IA he would strike the chop. lie
saw the President Of the New York Journey
men Stouecutters' society. who directed the
shop stew ard to put his men on a strike unless
the full amount that Nurnock demanded was
claimed. Not satisfied with this WarnOck AZ
tho next meeting Uf the society preferred
charges against Mr. Bradley for attempting TO
pay less tnAn the society rates aud Mr.
Bradley was 1ned sl00 The uen in tho
shop were ordered u strike until the nne was
paid. All Of this was done without giving Brad
ley a hearng although Ue mad asked 10 be
he ird. Ihe society refused to listen 10 him
untii he had deposited the fine IN their hands,
and he failing TO DO this, his worEmen we're
taken away
The other employing stonecutters res )lved TO
ignore the Jurisdiction Of the New York society
aud Ia ,ust lin Mr.. Bradley. they denounced
tue society as arbitrary and tSr 'nulcd III its
rules and haye asked the Brooklyn stOnecutters
might he rid of the men who run the New York
society. lue strikers mum Der 80
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-06
JOrrINGS .IHOTr rows.

The Ma alonal Bill Io.lcr,' Association Will
meet IN sienwlY nan on JuS -.
An unknown m ~ WIS fiuul dead at Thirty
fourth slrrc, aud Fitst avenue yc-tcrday.
lean Jeaniel. of 5lj sixth street, was found
dciu IN ti, b llst lis It r.usc oi death uuknONu.
Al yine D1ecke u l0i second street fell irom
second story window yesterday anl was Instantly
KILLED.
The late William d. Robinson, cashier OF tho
Gay Tue bod was tlkeu TO Jam hcI, l.. I.
\ larse partY Of Cantuiin journalists arrivcd
In the city llsf evening. fttccu ull were ull}us
them. IheY ,toup i at thc Grlad tulln Hotel
An unknown man WIS found lchl ~ vacant
lo % Thirty iOdrh street and Fr tyrlu' Ne.itr4aN
lie We about o1 year, old l'e itt vs l Nlli pr)Nh
hair AN Gun Wu'skers.
The 1weutv-second Regiment arrived ia tho
city irom InIAdclpulh llsl eve llG, S'' RAJ ~ NlJ
mtWhcrs were .rns rom pt's s.hl'l Wy Vac utAl'
ullMOfes u'ii blud her'Npahi' o. lNc'u'
The corner stone, wAicn ha, been published
al tACV'rut ana rrithr Mis 'lt MtulWt II Is
cntiRrUC, t4'p hgeut, ialtntli, ana read 40 q.
OncnDach will conuuct nn orchestra of 40
pitcrs At Ginoscr Gar t"u t'N ! lflA hlri, N'Iut,'
fcnlach Nl sil tor fmLce c'N''Pn' ulN '"'' VIII -
his last Appearance,
The rec .lyerso of the New Jer.N Midland Road
aic making dDCil 4 u'''~s 'f 'i' ilin hI.ht-s 40
ucy carr n7ic.u.ot n..a. f'ls ls lne Arg'-t
amount ever CArrl. 4 o4 t'e l' 'h
IN ,ntere esttn. s,r,o~ Of photosr phs Is rub-
h.l,. uiItr Iil tfIe 81 I.l nttt % tNc AK.
NAt0us ns'otc' iois, s4cl A tlr arn g Ai ~
Viirn ~ N. .uis ur 50. ,Hilus On, rr'm'n " be-, ne
auEurAllun .. Preset. o., aud iI' t.u' t4HlH ui
wAe he wrote ni iAr{ tr,l',.rs 81, H,,nl 4. M l9
are mldr to serve Toy are thr y ID n"un!r ma I"
sptclueus " pAVIogrpl ars tageA 1a'p's''i
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-06
THE BROK EN- GANG.


The officials in the U. s. District At
torney's once Brooklyn, say that Tom"
Congdon and Chas. Conklin, arrested IN the rid
on the counterfeiters' den In Wilson street,
Brooklyn, last week, Intend to plead guilty on
July 10, and TO receive sentence with George
White, the enordver The secret service men
did not know of White until the day Of the raid,
Notwithstanding the preteuce that the Chief Of
the Engraving Bureau In Washington pro-
nounced Whites oame as soon as he saw the
money. The detectives had obtained warrant
for a Greeupoint mechanic whom they had
tr ced TO aud from the house OF Mrs. Mason In
Wilson street, and at the time OF the raid nn
ofhccr was sent to his house to ar est him. He
discovered that he was plain lsborer and that
be had visited the house where the counter
feiters were az friend OF the family, knowing
nothing 81 the Congdon gang He was not ar
rested, and II was not until late tn night that
with the aid OF Assistant Dstrict Attorney
Hoxle the detectives learned that White was
the engraver. II ls supposed that Mrs Mason
furnished the Information under the prOmise
that she would not be punished for harboring
the men.
The counterfeiters are now In the peniten-
tary. White worked nine months on the plates
TO bring them as near perfection as possible.
He was formerly "A professor OF engraving and
painting In the Philadelphia Academy OF De.
sign. The counterfeters' property, which is
valued at $4,000, has been sent to the Treasury
Department.
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MISS HENLEY,s SAD DAY.
Burned In the street while Looking at the
Celebration.

On the morning of the 4th, Miss Mary
Louise Henley adopted daughter OF Mrs John
Church of 2l8 West Sixteenth street, went to
see the display of fireworks In Eighth
avenue, accompanied by Miss Mary Church.
At Eighth avenue and Twenty-nrst street
a FIRE cracker exploded near Miss Hen
ley, ignitng her dress. The flames stretched
upward to her head, and she began to run,
screaming. Miss Church Rrasped Miss Henleys
dress aud held IT, trying In spite OF burns to ex-
tinguish the flames with hor hands. But Miss
Henley, frightened completely out Of her self
possession. broke away, and ran no the avenue.
She called to a man she met to stihe the Il mes
with his coat. but he ran into tho street.
Near Twenty third street Mr. Thomas Lynch
caught up a wet blanket in hls saloon. spranP
into Miss Henloy's way. and threw the blanket
over hor, pressing 1t about her, with the aid OF
Onlcer Carpenter until tue flames were extin-
euishcd Then Miss Henley was carried, dread
fully burned. to the Twentieth street police sta
ton When surgeon Wade had baudaeed her
burns, Miss Henley was taken home. There
was little hope last night that she would re-
cover. Her ftce alone escaped the flames.
In trying to help Miss Henley, Omcer Welch' 3
clothes were so badly burned that they wore
condemned as useless. He was on duty, and
was In civilian dress.
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TRIP TO THE YOSEMITE.
What n BrookIvn Clerk did with $4,000 Of
his Employers Money.

Justice Delmar in Brooklyn yesterday,
committed George Lyons and Theodore Gutner,
the first for stealing 5000 belonging to Jere-
miah 7. Robinson & Son, and the second for
being accessory to the theft
Lyons had been In the employ Of the nrm for
a year; he had charge OF n portion OF the cash
account, and the remainder Of his duty was TO
collect wharfage from the vessels which laid up
at the piers OF the Arm. lie made returns OF the
moneys no collected three tipes day, put on
the day OF hi. dissppearanos, the 18th Of MAY, ko
made but two returns. His absence was not
noticed until the next morning. when an exam
ination OF his accounts revealed the fact that
there existed deficiency OF nearly {2,0O.
Lyons and Gutner we're arrested yesterday
near the Fulton ferry.
Lyon confessed that when he had obtained the
&2,O00 he aud Gutner started on the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad for the West, going as far as
California.
They spent some time 10 San Frsnciico. and
Sacramento, after which they vislted the gold
regions, the Yosemite Valley and all pIacss Of
interest through the country. They lived during
this time In a most cxtravazsnt manner, and
last week they found that tbey had but little
money left. With this thsy visited the Centen-
NAL. and when they had sesn enough OF u. they
bought tickets for New York aud hardly set
foot la Brooklyn wheu arrested.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-06
THE TREASURY DEADLOCK.
mr.. New Determined 10 Close the Doors To-
Day II a secretary Is Not in Once.

WAsHISGToN, July 5.-Treasurer New
isld to-night that II there wns not a Secretary
o' the Treasury IN office Tomorrow morning at
u o'clock, the time wnen the Treasury opens
lpr payment II checks, not one dollar should DC
paid ont. H. is trei Of beiu2 made a conveni-
ence of by Graut, ana either Motrli will have TO
enter upon tho duties tomorrow or see tue
eoOr' oI me Treasury ClO cd against oil who
nave Government funds deposited th,re. There
L hut Tue slightest Prospect u AZ q. cement on
the legislative bill. Mr. AOrril -ays ia the
h"puhucans have Tor years been annually cut
i rdl al Ius to suppose that the House can by
IL cumnaul stlil further reduce IA every ditec-
uOu one-nfth ~ tie entire mum Ter Of employees
without consulting the labor. of each bureau of
he Government. Having hal Low two weeks
~ Nhicn L. make np his MUD, IL would he chlr-
Acteli. nc Of Grant to close tue treasury Do
ptrtment for another week rather than Noriill
should not become 4 ineuber Of his Cabinet.
Con. res-inIn Wells OF 81. Louis says that Grant
Is Dc MUrfiil-iZou.
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THE APPROPRIArION BILLS.
Prospect Of an Adjustment Of the Disagree
ments Between the Two Houses.

WAsHINoToN, July 5.-The Committee Of
Conference on the Legislative, Executive. and
Judicial Appropriation bill will hold another
meeting tomorrow morning, at O'Clock. when,
It is expected, they will reach an adjustment.
Nr. Morrill, will report the result to the Senate
on the meeting Of that body which at his instance
to-day adjourned until IL o'clock, an hour
earlier than heretofore. II the conference
should come to a favorable conclusion, the ef-
feet will be to remove the difficulties With re :
gard TO the other hills pending 10 committees Of
conference, namely, tho Military A csdemY, the
Consular and DIPLOMATS, the Army, and the In
dian Appropriation bills, which Involve prin-
ciple OF new legislation similar to that which
has thus far prevented an adjustment Of the
disaareeing amendments OF the legislative, Ex-
ecutive, and Judicial bill. The passage by both
Houses to-day Of the repost OF the Conferences
Committee on the Post once Appropriation
BILL which contains new legislation. shows that
the dificulty OF adjustment 10 not so serious as
has been apprehended.
The House will tomorrow oonsider the many
amend ments Of the Senate TO the Sundry Civn
Appropriation bill The House River and Har-
Dor bill has not been acted upon by the House.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-06
LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS.
DAsHEs HERE AND THERE BY THH
SUNS REPORTERS,
A Cruel Robbery The savings Of n Lifetime
Taken from mn AGED German Coupie-A
scene in the Court Of General sessions.

n trueI HObbcrv -The savings OF Lifetime
Taken from mn AGED German Coupie-A
scene In the Court Of General sessions.
Julius Falk, jointly indicted with James
Goldschmdt and Johann Melner for grand
larceny, was tried In the General Sessions yes
terday before Judge Gildersleeve. Joseph
Feiber and Nina, his wife, OF III sixth street,
German couple 30 years OF age, had saved by
lifelong hard work 900, which was kept in =
trunk In their bedroom. Goldschmidt pretend
ed the, he was going to PHILADELPHIA and asked
MIRA fetber for letter to her son who lives
there. On the Sth OF June, In company with
FAX and Mener, he obtained the letter and
with " the $3.50. While Goldschmidt engaged
the old lady IN conversation, Fax and Meiner
fiued her funk OF the money, gold watch aud
chain, and tritnc articles.
The old man stood In court with covered he id
when the oath to tell the whole truth and moth
II was finished he bowed revercntly and kissed
the opcu Bible again and again, saving IN Ger
man, will. WILL" tears the while streaming
down his carewOrn face. He gestic c1lated fran
tically, aud cried at tho top OF his voice My
money, my money" when asked what was
stolen from him. Three times the proceedings
were checked to enable tho old man TO calm
his feelings. lie sobUed bitterly when asked
who took his money, and pointing to FIlk.
shouted, "He take II, he take IT," The jurT
promptly convicted the prisoner, and Judge
GiiJersleeye sentenced him To four years and
six months in tho State prison OF hard labor.
Goldschmidt aud Mener pleaded guilty, and
were sentenced to three years and six months.
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Peter Dwyer's Unfaitcrtng Mission Work.

some thirty persons gathered In Peter Dwyers
little mission room last evening. The Seriptursl teru
the walls still retained their Fourth Of july lss
and the gas fixtures still driped with buntins.
Mr. Dwyer read the fourth chapter OF Marx. COM
menting upon it a. he went along. working man
told hov the Christian aching OF his calidhool "a
held 10 him through life. An impulslve sinner IN
back seat startrd up an said he was ga TO hear them
sing and pray he wanted them 90 pray for hum he
was gong TO leave tnat neighbOrhooi l. aud become
better young m IN relted some OF MS experiences:
how be had seen IN "a lured lnto Iw deis and Ier Ds
ing comp eteiy stripped Of every valuable thing tea
spoonful OF snuff was nnxel IN giss o. beer and
given to them producing complete stupcfAcilOu They
then turned into the street by the oouncere,
who were strong men blred for tee purpose. Two or
three reformed drunkArds gave tleir testimony and
the meeting closed with Hold the Fort"
Mr. Dwyer says that he " no longer disturbed BY DIS
ordery person.. The meetings are progressing well
but help Is needed to carry them
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THE DEAD PoLIcE PRESIDENT.
The Veteran Omcehoider TO be Buried on
saturday The Nncant Chair.

The funeral OF Daniel ID. Briggs, late
President Of the Brooklyn Police Board. will
lake place on Saturday from DR.. Insersolrs
Dltch Reformed Church, on Hsrrlson street.
The Police Commissioners and officers will turn
put together WITH the OF platoons, TO follow
lhe remains TO Greenwood.
The Police Board yesterday passed the fol-
lowing;
Rssorsi. That In the death Of Daniel D. Briggs the
t Ln of Brooklyn have Osen deprived OF the services
p al honest, conscientious. aud abe official this bO4rd
e lot an active. Intelligent, and faithful enOer, and
" isiy aud friends are called upon 10 N uln the loss
U ouc whose private fe was stainless aud admir- BILE,
MO lness Of heart aud deep sense Of respon
nsllIl 20 the Divine Ruler Of the universe won the
e shd respect ot ail with whom he was brought nIO
ps4ca,iDn.
Commissioner Huri then moved that as a
further mark Of resoect TO the memory of the
deceased the Offices of the department be closed
for the day, and the motion was carried.
EI-PIesident Geu. James Jourdan, VINO stands
well with Mayor schrOeder DAVID Williams,
tharman VI the Republican General Commit
Tee ex Mayor Booth, ana eK-Mayor Hunter are
spoken Of for the vacancy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-06
ro-Day'. Races, aud the Pools,

The FIRST r4ce on Monmouth course to-dayis
10 be ior the New Jersey Jockey Clue purse OF 81 %
trsl -sys miie heats. hest IN o. The NIX event
Le AonmYutn Oaks for nlies, one mite and half the
Oits !. worth $1,000, added 10 sweep-taHes OF 900
".,rty Or pay. ThcIe are forty Lomiuaton' ~hicn
u kt iA PM Wofth s21OO to the Nlnn'r 1Le great
it'tlr' OF tte DAY VIII b. me thfeenie rsoe q four
ie4-IA llr he euptil STAKES, 1900 rach tlO Tor
~ .in AZ - .ded. The tOu Il 10 be tne nurd, Q
rag, fll 49, ~ uile-. In MOrissei rooms ~, IA
lrH I..i Ent ttrst face-Egpt, 800, $50 200 SLY:
IlDn !1N l.j, ll5s iOunybrOoE, lu5, %, 81 second
T.. .' .i, Yo 2oo $50 r. L9Ti'r', $50. 10, ,75i
~ D. 80, 2O ld; Glblry 40, To- l2. rhtd race Tom
u Ai.r.' 900. 200 80 Ascension, ~ ~ iJi the-a.
~ a iN,.l. Flurth r4ee-C oiuuot, j0l, 2OJ, 100 ;
N-Iul NDlO.. hlI l0ndIy. fleld. 40, LOO. 6O
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-06
THE LATEST OLD wORLD NEWS.
The Centennial Fourth Abroad Celebrations
In Cities Of the Old World.

IN Ctttes OF tue Otd WORLD
LONDON, July 6-The American Centennial
va- celebrated In Berlin yesterday by banquet IN the
afternoon at the Engsehen Haus, and In the evening
BY grand solrce at Minister d lvlss residence.
In stuttgsrdt ssiutes were Or d. and meeting OF
Americans, numbering some two hundred. was held at
the Museum at which the Declaration OF Independence
was read and the hymn "Jubilee sung. dinner and
bal. followed.
In Geneva . splendid champagne luncheon and ball
were given at the National Hotel, which attended
by three hundred gueste Speeches delivered by
United States niser Rubfee, cousu Upton. and the
Revs. BacOn, Chenevfere. HbioleI and westsll, thu
last three speaking for Switzerland France aud Eng
land respectively.
grand denonstration took place In the suburbs Of
Dubln last evening In honor OF the American Centen
NAL. Thirty thousand persons were asaemblcd with
American Age. Mr. Parnei. member of Parliament
for Meath addressed the meeting An Addrees TO Pres
ident Gaot was adople9 There was also display OF
In Frankfort the Zeltuno newspaper appeared yester
dav With an embroidered margin. The entire paper
wss devoted TO the great republic and glowing eulOgy
pronounced upon It. foa f.tuno also erpressei Wish
that Germany would fmitste Ansrica. " America" II
saws, ia second and better fatherand to mi hons o.
Germans grand banquet was gwen In Frankfort
IN the evening.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-06
QuiRREL ar BAsE B.ILL.

A BROKEN skull, ~iN Months Ia the Peniten-
tinry, aud II CHARGE OF Perjury.
Last fall, while u party of boys were
playing baseball on the Hoboken common. John
Van Worst aud John Barrett quarreed aud
Barrett struck Van Worst with the bat, fracture
ing his skull, Barrett absconded. and Van
Worst recovered. subsequently Barrett was ar
ronylcted and IL now serving sentcn e nf SIX
mon hs in tue county penitcntiary. Frank V an
Worst la. since made an ain iavit before Justice
Brett of WeehaWken, charging John, bis bruth-
er, with perjury Ia having given false testimony
Il tue trial. John was arrested Yesterday, hnd
furnished bii TO await the action ul tne ntahu
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-06

LONDON, July 5.--Jchn Walton, Of Thirtv-
fourth street New YORK. 4 furniture dealer, was
charged the GIdha today with forging AMI utter.
ing check for eL9a). Tn, prisoner was arrested 10
Parts on an extrldtion warrant II appears that tie
ION q April last giving the OF Morgan
presented A. me Br-' trr"sn EN hangc ami lnv-st'
meat Rank French DlnA note flg 5p franci a. iing
for Eugsh mOuey ia exchange and received check
the London and Westminster Bank for Ai915s. shortly
ecntcd the B,nk and pad Tue next afiernoOn Wal.
ton discovered dealing IN Paris wfh of the $50
wnich had been paid IN cnange for the altered
check otaer notes also the proceeds OF the ohcct,
found on him. As he wrs unane to give ay salts
tact ,ry sccount OF himself the Freach authorities
commune ted with the Eagl.h, the result benz ms
cX tradition. Tn, prie0ner was remanied. Blil was
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-06
One Hundred and Tbirtv Thousand Dollars
the Price Of "A Nuisance.

Eighty thousand dollars we're appropriated
two years ago put tar pavement In thst square,
said OF sdjacent property Yesterday looking
soury the arid spaces ani swollen dust mounds
that are called Tompkins squire. "That was TO give
the militia place to tramp around Ia. few months
ago 100000 were appropriated 70 beautify the square
The fence taxen down. and most OF II, a least.
carried tew Know WHERE aud the square broken
nto deep ho0vs, little dceerte, and great heaps OF
dust Then Il said thAt the appropriation was er-
hausted park "a needed anyw lcre IN tho city II
here, for all around great i've story tenenents
crowded. Many q life would be enlvencd and length
ened II Tompkins square made beautiful park.
the city fathers intend II to but as contractors dc
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-06
SOME W.isHINGrON TOPICS.
Beginning Operations to secure the Pardon
of MIlllam Mchce.

WAsHINGroN July 5.-kuox, Mckec's advo-
cate expected here the morning. ana operations
viii begin vita his arrival for securing Mckee's par
con Judge Dlllon's opinion on the evidence IN sum
mers sg the GLOBE Democrat will DO here by tomorrow.
DougheriY travelling agent for tue Giobe Dcniocrdi,
who has been here forscverL veeKs In MChees inter-
est saye that they viii probably apply % Attorney
ersl TAft for q Commission VI three Washington lnW-
yors who saa consider the summers case near ar.u.
cuts aud decide ae 10 McKce's nai by which decision
Mckee wi abltc some OF the Presidents adviser,
urgiuE on aim the bad pocy ot pardonins any of
aud Others reported to have sad that tae Prcaat
will not now pursue his original Intention u sung
lnlsNTlulnale pA Anuuus.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-06
DIsAsrRoUs STORM IN IOWA.
village Washed Out aud Eorty-two Per.
sons Drowned.

DAVENPORT, Iowa, July 5.-A terrific
storm prev .Iled over the northern portion Of
this state last night on the lines Of the Illinois
Central, and Davenport aud 81. Paul railroads.
D,idaes aud emblnkments on the Illinois Cen
tral we're washed away, and there has been no
tr fic on either road to-day.
ihe village of Rock Dale. six miles west Of
Dubuque, was washed out los; night ana forty
two persons were orownt :.
The track OF the Illtiois Central between
Julien anu Dubuque is washed out twill take
two weeks to repair IL.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-06
Rare Flowers In Bloom.

At the regular monthly meeting OF the New
York Horticultural Association yesterday an Interest
Ing exhibt ale Of CyDripedWm StoneH in
bloom the nrstevo shown New YorS. Il the prop
ery OF Mr. Bennett Il Flathush L. l. Mr. Buchanan u
this city also exniiitcd the nlaer OF tditsd Bic
Oii.s say,Tb NAIVE u southern Mexico, aad never
b fore succts ts,fuN mitured here lhe prizes iur eA
hillts n the late exhibition In GNOrC iri are 10
b. given at the next meeting Of the aSsuci tiOa II
pr0nlbe tuat smother horticultural exhOfiJn vii 10
NV a II Sci nDer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-06

John Hewitt, boy of IL, was taken bYOff rer
Fsyey TO the Iwentyseoond street station last night
He said that he had lved with his uncle IN south New
Market. n. ii. tnat he was Induced by man named
John smith to 90 with h.n to Georgia, where saith
said ne owned 3 store. In Washington city he Nas
deserted by Smith; He then applied y aconductor of
the PennsyVan Central Railroad and he wac 0rOuglt
far as Philadelphia. From there made hi way to
tins city, lie ia al tue Ponce Central OtlCe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-06
HANsCOM,s LITTLE JOB
Did Father aud son Put up Money TO Duy
the san Francisco Postm astersbip.

tue san francisco Postm astersbip.
WASHINGTON July 5.-The other day
when Hauscom, Chief OF the Navy Bureau OF
Construction and Repair, was before Whit
thorne's committee, be was handed the follow
ing telegram that had 10 some way fallen into
the hands VI the Chairman:
SAY FRANCISCO. 1874.
To Isaiah H1HscorL Chf Of Bsredu or Constr Hct on
ana ReDIir, Warrington. ~. C..
senator sargent tells me the Post once left entirely
to Coughsn. show this TO loan tell him II Ned is
csnnrued my draft will be cancelled.
JoHx o. HAssooN.
Mr.. Hanscom was ssked to explain this de-
spatch. He did not do so beyond saying tha,
the writer was his son. There Is only Que Infer
encs from the despatch, and that IL that John
o. Hanscom had nut up money with his father
here to buy the San Francisco Postm asters d D.
This despatch will DO turned over to the Post
animation