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, 1876-10-18
"al'ace GIL the Origin or Arnn.


oh.r ,st;ts.l ~ 20 ibetaSo Sir John Lubbock aud
lhed H., " h's tass, no faet Is bcttcr cstal+
.,a ,a % en calth while most tIe! tI o1a en,s1t, r.
sass o. his evolution from tj, i,rt.s vot f. th!,
Hdra sss'fn OF thu British Assns,1tl,, ~ ~ liz
1Iaat 1,HIaaaeement Of Scencr, Mr. 4 II tVoi,sr,. s
ill., slal,0s II tho independent discovery ~
bT rns.aelplb Of natural selection ara efnest1c,l
nts,sa ~ one moro freely than III. I}ur,Tt, ~.
1sG r1en,ids very different views. After sayi',T hnr
,Lsnioanca4 4en, during the lust sixteen ycars. Ind
toerttome tottaea t!lelr professions VI tgnorancu ra.
tnrne s at nuns origin, and claimed 10 hayu be-
nj. isu'so Ill feKana to It. he continued;
tprth, ~ ufluu& circumstance, that. nptwlth.
in eht'on hAl hna been dit ccte1 IN fhn ,hnet
taljon! pt!t " Inc world. and tba numATnn. .yca
As.suat!n unnHeS!ea With faslMaJs and n,fnes wt;rh
noadsauco wisu. h,aea!les for geological! discovery.
tble nunbyr n ses,s naN hten 1ado for conslcr.
ri d.eon.'aas n'as o'gl aixUl,e u hIa. as .ons o. ,s
thty srss! "a tho north .f Frame. ,,.,t., tae
pfoofo Il aFo, are still Tic ncst uats san
ttrs Of sa, tAlrtence RMd amid tha ~" iiss
light, 10 r.".tN Npri.t that have Iocn hr"ts,:it to
must have cum"',.st q kn3 Ule Ut the iinks lint
sA ytt Ipncsrsh 'T ~ Lsn With tAa lowur pn1nlals
.elopeI af!so At H. that if mn Taca hn think
ssst .nI hY NJ eSmon ancestor viii all %xia,inr
aaeeed the|r a. d. oIet agencies than suci ~ 1Ss
nted In stlopMct. then Ls ,n,,st
SSafltg lhu lrrtI.1s Approachlh. hls nrescmt fnfm
w.. ?tcdomiua;s5 pesbd. ehd not merely CSi.tcd.
s.sa. AUG taas ptssaiG III hanbera wherever suitable
aesl es,sA sA1 Just - h. i !" \ ", VII b. fa!f
iaky tsi, hls eapaeirs ma ~ insi>ai Imu NV
'91s 10 dittnrt .onse Tho hrutcg ~ IL nrioin !.
@s a1setcd th.aa haaa higher axsncics than smS,h a.
s4eH aatsfopuept N"
, 1876-10-18
NELSON lER0Y'S BROTHER.

1noN Cry, 0st- l+.-The Chicago 7fma Of
this date (saturday) publishes IN article as cou,.
Ing from the .Sen, Of Paducah, Ky., With this
heading: " Nelson Lcroys brother confirms
the report that Gen. Haycs had the soldier
rcad carefully tbs REPORT as given BY tbs Ss,os, ~
they will readily see that Nelson Lcroy's brother
docs not confirm any such thing, that the
heading Of tue T1nn. Is only anutfler of thu
many alnnablo anl tn!4inous lios that laye dis
grAecd tho editorial and rcportorial lesks OF that
sheet, purely for political capital, stncs the npen-
lug Of the n5cscnt Presidential catnpalgn. Yours,
{! 4 '
, 1876-10-18
HYDE PARK.


Tho board OF Trustees met In regular session
at tho Town-}Iail yesterday afternoon. Present,
Mcssrs. 1'oguc, Farrell, Powell, Schlund, Tay.
lor, asu! President Dcrslcy.
The Committee on Balloon Licenses recon-.
mrl,deil fnat tho license fec for SIX Months bu
SI5, 0utl that license be issued to Joseph Mar
cetc, which WAS approved aad adopted.
Tho Committee un Town Flats recommended
that IIu'tzs subdivision Of South Chtrago be- rc-
tBctcl Oh account Of inaccuracies. Adopted.
Thu Committee which was to ask the County
Commissioners for funl!s tor State strect ilu-
proyement was allowcd further tlmo.
An ordinance allowing $500 for the opening OF
a road through tho Klngers bcaucst was
parsed.
The Superintendent of Public Works was al.
lnwed SO per month for horse.expcnscs, In tx-
press yolationof Al orllnanco p4sscd some sluo
xyo.
An offer Ia furnish gravel for the improve
!ncNt nf Metre lea1ne agehuuwAs referred tu tho
Finance COMMITTEES, and tho Suprrlnt en,lent 10
report tllt cost. President Het!sluy stated thAt
tle fund for streets and highways was over.
drawn.
. A resolution to deepen iltchcs on One Hui.
dte.! anl Third nud Niacty-sghth streets Was
An ordinance recommending. the purchase ot
Lot II, Doylpa Subdivision, for u luse-house
lot was referred i, tho Committee:
Tho following resolution MAS UferHl by hlr.
HOgue, ulld a4lUpt&l;
Ketaietd, Tint the Engineer prepare rians for
tho locat!on and construction Of bull1in. fnS
station. Also, spcctAtat tiuns Ut thu machinery and
foundations for ialHIug ftum drpth q feet below
tillsga datum Quaatl1y ot water equal " u. aoQ
, 1876-10-18

lfkRa AND THsnE.-The schs Northumberland
hs been lbc'ed at Bnffato for 81, COO. Tho lug
l.rattan has gone tn Nh!tc Fsh Point, Lake Sa-
retior, to rescue tho dchr Constitution, aahoso
II that place....The Thomas G. Street,
she camht1a. tic Blake,. and two other
laSs rctscla hare arrived safe at
Dundee, seot'aud.... During the gais last week
the scow Hercules WIS driven ashore at Sims
ller, and 10 reported total loss. Sle wal loaded
T!th wood. Tho tug Gladiator has gone to Mack
!nnw, Thcre she Is to be stationed tho rest oi tho
seato With wfeeslns machinery for vessels needing
nrtscrTsce...The Detroit Tribune says the wafer
!nthc ssor continues to be ,wclyc or fifteen inches
ashes than during last season. This fact ts favor
!e,d, \. The EioV Ehp,fe, Of he NORTHERN Tran-
0sdt1slag md her A tow seia barse, aa .laP 90 A. I.
=. Heating, viii TOT tho rsst Of tic
c;..' ss..op t9ll:T The prop oarden city The rfop
se'e1ina 81 s =, o' hs sHne lne now bound for cra
p ppssst. the H. +. Church, will throw hor llne to
~ prop Naino. 1rokcn portions OF vessels
eaoa a. xG'e found Thursday morning strcwn Along
9ss nns! Mns f' shs sShhsGsnt ss sreso e s
Monday ntght With cargo OF coal for Toruntn' ani
ae sapGo''!!on u tha. SHE has fonndered viii ali
il 10 e "ss ~, IN f e9%msHd ct cant Nixon
= tn. ot Saturday says: "AaJifional ftagmsnis nn
Sta"sti g t1ats " ets. of the WRECKED veascl wprc
rit,. 1a 'ae etS thin morning by Hnrbor. btnttcf
isddsem!a. intds is!1, Canadian Captains who e1sm-
~. ~ ycsterday that tho nnfortu.
1a!s,, Is!s ss:,el y tllc Magg.c iinntor. .The
M al Tsa a. owned By Samuel Hunter, Of TORONTO,
~ ~ he Letters IS. ~ Cspt. F.amk Man N'Ss whos
ra,@anGca her resided In Toronto. .Ea1s tic
fIss31a sssa 70 1ar MrTa'd 1.-The prop Empira stats as
tebr i.n ~ pnts 4 collision occurred between tho
Msna; Lake Huron uh!o tho Nalstou was % lyine
,,t1n IN. ne psopeler struck hsr on the tIat nf iaf
ss.nE haI bout Into spntcrs and rong Into % tho
inr h., ..as ase feet, hso1kng her daylt and giv.
oaee pcseII II9nefhl ~ t,3ssseup Tic at
@ .hs so vii 81 pseaIe shu snd aGwea teat TO 9o
iushcc.o ,i, aGr soyaRc She was loaded With bins
'-Ds' sau pound for the Lover 1.akct."
, 1876-10-18
that believe them TO ba impartial. Let them

uwsATisFAcTORr.
.,S The g next mex man, one Andrews had an "itnprcs-
:, Ny: UIr1cn challenged him for cause, but
astonlsl!ncns'] The Juror was challenged per-
1nothcr. German, was asked II hc believed
man Ind TIC moral mud legal right to stont
person IN order to protect his Wifi from bodily
lmrtn3 Ills nnswcr was: t. don't know any
thing about suc1, matters, as never vas mar
lon, and vas exclndcd Under ihc rniiing. '
About twenty more Jurors were called up and
Rejected on the same Erotntlt the prosecution
pot attempting anY further to Influence tile
lIgont men, anil seemed capable Of acting Is
Jurors untlcrstandtnGly.
DlfFEREST MATERIAL WANTED.
Mr.. O'Bricn-lt will be a long time be-
fore we get Jury unless different material IS
Mr. Van Arinan-1 dom. know what counsel
have to do with 1t. It ia for the officers Of tho
III. O'DrIcn submitted whether tho battjtr
ought not TO be tnforf1lC! that he was not re-.
qUireG by law to furnish all tho Jurors from two
ElusBca. Every American brought In WIS from
tic wholesale h,uses-te clats, rs ]le sald yes.
tcrslay, which was always relied upon to convcs
There wcrc other men In the city.
Mr. Kced-fhcro wcre ucr1lans md Nor
wcalana, a. well as Americans.
Mr.o'BFlen DID not object to Americans but
were cofnpctcnt. The officer {spcclal ballilr)
had evidently been tanlpcrcl with.
NJ: Van Ar1nar-1 heard YOU say that before,
and heard It denied by the public prosecutor.
Mr. Observation-Disclosures, IL shls Is fair play,
hfr. Van Arnan-You had better try your
case bcforc jury, instcad of beioro thls audi
ri. ..,.....4.. ~s.,t- A. ., .,-.
, 1876-10-18

LU HIVE IL LEIud Lluk HQu4A W. lllpEucHaOlGs "
intlst b. wholly fair.
a rceoss was then taken until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
FISHING FOR JURORS.
Upon rcasse1nbling tho tedious work WAS re-
sumcd. Three respectable, wcll-drcssel men
took tller acats in tho jury-bo1 to be examined.
They were not satisfactory to Mr.. O'Brtcn. Hc
wanted to know whether tho bailltT was going
to scn.l III my more-liow iuany he had sum
n,oncdl
Mr.. Van Arman couldn't see tho object Of
that.
Mr.. o'Brcn wanted to kuos the object Of Ills
inter. .cscnce.
Mr.. Van Arman-My object Is this: You
haye repeatedly takeu orcason to make
speeches.
Mr.. O'13ricn-Ilave you my Objection to that'
Mr.. Van Arrnan-Sit down.
Mr.. O'I}rlcn-That Is matter Of choice. You
.havc no right to Interrupt me.
Mr.. Van Arlln,l.-Oll, yes have.
Tho three, with others, were rc1cctcd, hut
finally two more were acceptable to the defense
but not to the prosecution.
No morc were present, although tho hundred
ordered had not been summoned.
Afr. 0'Brien asked that new baslif bc ap-
pointed.
HlFs uEEu-ASA HclkOl ID III NU{k llIW$
The Coust-Ho dosn't return Jurors very
promptly.
AIr. O'Brien-I am informed t1at he summon
cd forty-one Jurors yesterday. Only tiyo tnve
appeared Something must have happened to
them. All VIC have examined to.day, with two
exceptions, arc from wholesale houses, and we're
summoned to-tlay. Those summoned yestcrluy
haye % not @ made their al appearance. @
nlh frnm 3rlin1GRnln 1bJNrSf
Mr. O'i3rle,-Tlevo Is something wrong about
It. Tho others arc Eono. ....
Mr.. Van ,Ar,nan-t don't understand that you
know anything about II.
Mr. O'Drien-l do. l.ayc Ills own Nclsou's)
words fur 1t. We hayo Only lye out Of forty.
Mr. Van Armau-You arc full Of hunlbuga
and scareerowB.
Mr.. o'Brlen--I submit TINT We will never ge.
q Jury III this case II We are to be conllued to
one elass-whocsalc houses
The Court don't think It Ia nropcr to takc
a Jury frnm nny one elass III pcople..
Afr. 0'Hrlen-1t Is All Outrage Ut Justice to
trgat lis sD. We haven't Ind m American ex
cept la was clerk in a wholesale louse-tho
men thc Statu's Attorney nlwuys wautcd for u
conviction.
Mr.. Vnn Ar1nan-;Wllat interest has Mr.. Reed
In getting Wholesale ptopluf
FORGETTING THE PEorN1gTIH$
atr. O'Brfcn-lIo told tho baIti1 to get them.
Mr.. Rce,t-It is a Tic. tScnsaton.
slr. O'Brfen-lt is \ fact that he has brought
them. Everybody knows they are from one
class. nm nlcrstana he wis directed to 60 IL
The wholesale houses.
Atr. Rcel-By whom2
Mr.. 0'Dren-Well, MI. Reed.
Mr.. lsce,l-1t Is u liz. -..
a., Mr.. O. o,nrIen-I am Informed that yo,, told
In Court, and will swear to It.
Mr.. HCel-Thn baflttf w0u't say 90.
Mr.. O1lHcn-ffscrc Is something wrong, or
tho tatliG would not hayo confined himself TO
, 1876-10-18

,,,o Nearly a,, the lumber which waa At
ea'..s e.se, hi sunday Eas been dsapo'ed of....
tns ma.sI I.nnc Mullen was brought here yesterday
~ ~. ~. Milwaukee tug AmeEiean Eagle Ihe latter
N.1s N..s,a i severe damages during tho late gale.
n's', -, minus her malnmast, anu her
tpo w. eon,;dcrahly stove tn.. The fchr G Is:
ttstn ".s,rh wsa ashore at Bcavcr lsIahs arrived
az. PET, ,,,csterlaJ bnt ltslc damagcn: She W. co
Ell ELLA 10 jetton about % !ons o1 coni Ish,a ao
#. sb!e e hse' se1 9 snoro on lilo anitaus arrived
xb!ea W. IN lcaky condition. She has GONG
hefc Sas Siio dock Of tho Chicago Dry. Dock
tsto lae s't to ect cakci and ovcsau!cd. -. Tho
c9a2s%5 2.Gs 1lo,n IL getting now Ean at Ben Ere.
!thi w tnrth Side >DEy.Dock.. Engineer John
%i,ou Of lhc ting Dulser wens nj 81 ~ ,rnet sp,cG
tso d htee d;y: ag %,nea ana as Hid a by the
p Is-s5ttoy ,.snt :, II III. III Reed better known
ipe'1Hfih" Hihs' Lewis AaEhhus, prominent !um
-nlo,. ,rbo,r facc was very familiar around thc
eenhs' ss,t'm.rkct, was taken sick Will! conEgst!yc
!1,, e,,hiIs pffxtng in hs nlce on South Wafer
e.s ,..", Mnnsy uteht. He lay down on Tue lounge,
nj bc!ns unable % 90 homs. VA compSilea 20 r.
mtn y assSe @ in nm tnsenstb1e condition. lie Ens
ioona tnne in carrlagc, and shortly after dc
astu H. 80 hrhlT regarded by thoen who ennic in
n.set ~ ~ wi,h lin, and his sudden losR s greatly
saon11sd Nr William 1!arnn tho genial aren't
e.,hs nIon Line o! tugs had Ills oseEcoat sto!eh
Il y ii ii, 1ssidence at an early hour ycstosusy
y nouiug. nii il contained all thS mcnoTanaa ,I o
1eF Ieth.Fe he 0ycrcoat md pay $40 beulcs u tho
,.Sasnasnde. ,Sss which are Of no value except TO him.
w.. ,stnrne,I. ,The sehrs Golden Hnle. DJpAy.
~ Tiism CfosAthwaItc wcrc duckcd yesterday
bT the Chicago Dr.. Duck Company 10 haSo leaks
tiapked.
, 1876-10-18

nd !andfie.so H.o tlaho, Buffalo, ~, 4H na cnrns %
spodse'; p,'f iI(lv iaca seed. and shnafiee; P,oH
100 brs hontt nttstrron, 10 In corn, lfia poFk' anu
gneteGon' 1an m, tharlcs Ntltx, A1hnlateG, so,,a
modrles; ,"np,a III bris beef, and anh41lch. Elup
uY, 10 h''se ,tnc q bris lt1nort and hAMnFlcsi
Tratt!el,i K ExeIsh,iu,, i'ufFaio, 6d. oeo pa corn'
FnElHIlTs.
.Ftcivl,ts wtrd hrm al a.sNshc fof corn
cnsa"v cs.,s ne outside being The a.s1ns fate' an"
onaas,o, s.,ased 10 let smsll vessels 60 for iess'
,ttle's 'esaa zero reported As folloss: To I'M
sa'defs '.hs w. ]. W. Dosno aud Graves;
IL, ~, 's ~ g,Sg. Psan F. coisa%ssa, n!sn%sa
afse Itsapfc for corn through. r. , sa5na' RI"t.
rprelsn royn tanacI'y, nbont ~ uVu pn "Hsnt thns
nd o0 eon1 vi. taken for 80, oOo ~ eotn lta ~
lddltLona tWeVeY ,sken wheat from M!lwnasee . 70
ktr i. =: a. r.. hni tho Lake Forest "hcst 1tou'
3swego ~ IN !, JluiYalo At otac.
pmt pom tScs H. Grain frciahts sFo URN FL. 1mu
DETROIT, ~ Wheat tn QANe3o: h.te; 70 "
rsttls ssat Gc: to i,ua1o, sc; to Cloveiada:
!taseuF' " Norton reports lhc aeas adeo &, a. q.
ttet; T. farley, Chatham 10 c}eseland' AZ &c cur
nneI. ur,,, oct 10.-There vas nothing done
hnHAvSthhts nHAtv,stnhts io.fny. Chrrlcra were asking &c
IA raln ~ 99!nff.o and 8Ac 10 Kingston Ship.
~ n.rs btld lack fof lower nsa4s''
, 1876-10-18
Four Persons Sworn In, and
Another Nearly So.
Various Cheerful Alterations Be-
tween the Counsel.
Judge McAllister Again Over-
rules the Supreme Court,
And Gives His Idea Of What Consti-
tutes an Impartial Juror.
Blowing Up tho Dallifr...0'Drfcn's Oh.
jectlons 10 Wholesale Houses.
A Special Venire Made Out, and Placed
in tho Hands Of Smith.

A Special Venire Made Out, and Placed
in tho Hands Of Smith.
MORNING SESSION..
TIE ATTENDANCE.
The trial Of Alexander Sutlivpu for the MIR
der Of Francis lIanford was resumed In tho
Criminal Court yesterday morning. As on tic
previous 1ny oycry scat had nh occupant, md,
though both sessions we're taken up by the cx-
animation of jurors, tho proceedings were
watched with Intense interest, and nothing cs-
capped tho spectators. A score Or morc ot su1all
politicians wcro present, and It was remarked
that thcir familiarity with the accused was hurt
Ing his case" Tue audience WIS nalo up moat-
1y VI Sullivnnfs countrynlcn, hut there were cv-
identity few whose synpatthcs wcro not with
him, as remark OF Mr.. 1lcea's was received
with faint applause Neither Mrs. Sullivan nor
Mrs. 1lanford was In attendance, but tic
witnesses for tho prosecution wcro
In the room or within easy reach There would
seem, however, to be little use for them TO
hover around t|Ie court, since selecting jury Is
attended with "lnapy difficulties. Tho defense
arc evidently bent On getting twelve men who
will no more be "pcers'' Of Sullivan than Hot
tcntot would be tho cqnal Of Fred Douglass.
EXAMINING 4 JUROR.
Tho first two called'wo G, d. Orton, Of No.
$50 Warren avenue, md N. J. W,tpp3c, who
lives At tic Commercial Hotel. Doth aro sales
men, and Intelligent men. They we're exa,1-
incl by Mr.. O'Drien, the former first, as fol-
lows:
Q.-lIavc you read about this cascl A.-Ycs,
sir,
ON what papers1 A.-TnE TRIBUNE and
Timer.
Q.-From what you read, have you formed
and expressed an opinion as to the guilt Or In
noccuco Of the accusedl A.-Ycs, sir.
Q,--Is It 4 fixed oplnlon1 A.-No, sir.
Q.-Would 1t require eytdcnvo to rctnoye I'll
Ayes, sir.
BY Mr.. Reed: Q.-1s your opinion tlxcd and
scttled1 Alt is not 50 Axcd but what It
could be altered BY tho facts.
Q-lIavo you any knowledge Of the case
except what you obtained from tho newspApers7
A.-None whatever.
Q.-Then you have an opinion II the stnte-
ments In the newspapers are true, but you have
no opinion II they arc untruel Ayes, sir.
Q.--Is that tho exact state Of your mind7
A.-Ycs, cir.
Q-YoM ''sve Nc prejudice Sr bias. Or ill-will
MR. wlI1rPLEfs STATUS.
r To Mr. WsRpG i y' 1rad = s yon any knsw
What rcal anll heard talked.
Q.-Haye you Ind any conversation With any
person who pro!csscd to havc been present Ut
tho homicide--any Witness who eaw the killngl
Q.-ls your mind in this condition: that II
what you read and heard is truo you l,aye On
opinion, othcrwiee you have notR Al hnve
pxpressed my opinion upon tho subject quite
Q.-lt It should turn out that tho statements
that you read IN tue newspapers and what you
, 1876-10-18

CHICAGO BURLINGTON 4 QUINCY RA1LR0A1h
st+ aud Catis snd 6l4teenth.a2- Ticket Ol!ccA, 50
Gask'st.. and IT depat4- III.
, 1876-10-18

AEt1tHEy
BY GEO, 7. ANaELL, Esq, Of Boston,
On "DuMn ANIMALS AND TALKING AEIMAtS"
sns Gn!Gaso Ashcnurm u Nashlnzon-at. Might
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-11

had any Misunderstanding The gentleman
pitched into me pretty strung, and came back
at him In the same wav. He Withdraw the
offensive language. and we are quite IA before
desire no dtnlcult, with any gentleman, but I
always do my duty and maintain NV rights.
The report wac accented. and new Confer
epce Comm ittee sp DIN tod. consisting Of Messrs.
Singleton OF Mississippi. Springer Of Illinois,
aud Monroe OF OHIO. Hhe after two mem
bere of the Committee on Foreign An IRIS.
Mr. Randall dem. Pa }. rom the Committee
on Appropriations, reported n bill to continue
for ten DAYS longer the DILL flowing the public
printing W be carried on. Passed.
THE REDEMPTION ACT.
MI Holman dem, lnd) moved to suspend
the rules. and about resolution instruuting the
Committee ON l}anki and Currency to report
peal so nu II of the Resumption act az provides
for the redemption Of United states notes with
com. NeEatived -ycae 100, nays ~. Not two
thirds In the Affirmative.
A resolution WAS IN red bv Mr.. Stone dem,
Mo to supply the House with lemonade and
Iced tel, which was rejected yeas 81, nays l6j.
Mr.. Piper Dem, Cal) moved 20 suspend tho
rules and adopt resolution for a select COM
mlttee on Chinese Immigration.
Pending aOtion on IL, Mr.. Cox CDem.. N. "
moved that when the House adjourn u be until
Thursday next. Retected--yeas, %; nays. 1872.
Tue object OF Nj. Cox In making tue motion
was TO allow the conference committees to Eet
ooievous legislation.
Mr.. Holman Dem.. Ind.) then moved that
when the House adjourn AZ ne TIL wednesday
next. Agreed tO-yeas w, nays ".
The House then, at 62n o'clock, adjourned.
The neat OF the hall was very great through
and some members aud employees were iDjuri-
ously affected oy ".
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THE vENEzUELA sWINDLE.
Claim that Failed Because che Claima nc
Refused TO be Blaclmaiied.

WARRINGTON, July 10.-Mr. James g..
Macisie formerly Of tue State Department, and
the attorney for the estate OF Rowland & Aspin-
wall OF New York, was examined to-day before
the Committee on Foreign Affairs. IL was In
evidence tina; when Mr.. Mackie presented the
claims for several hundred thousand dollars ho
represented 90 Mr. Talmsge, the American
member Of the Venezuela Commission, that
gentleman graciously presentsd him to VIM.
Henry Wilton, hay broker OF New York. who
demanded nfty per cent. OF the Claim. This be-
Ina declined, the claims failed Of consideration.
According to the terms Of the treaty rejection
forever barred the said claims. although they
represented a portion OF the bonded debt
Secretary OF Legation, after arriving at
Sarracoas, secured letter from Mr..
Mackle to present the claim for action by
the Commission, and Murray ON that letter
hsckte had sent them through the State De-
partment. aud he held TO them for wear,
until compelled to surrender them. In the To-
tertm Murray. stllwell, Talmage, Wilton, Orth
Co. ATTEMPTED TO pese the Neneyuela Force
bill, which. as II passed tho House. embraced
the settlement Of this claim by Venezuela. MIR.
Mackie says he found 1t exceedingly difhcult to
get MIS- bonds back again. He presents inter
Interested which ere In evidence. he COM
mittse now await the promised return of Tai
mage with the documents required by the oom-
nittee, which viii throw a httle more light on
the subject Mr.. whiton has also been invited
to tell what he knows about farming" In Ven
ez lela Though he never was outside OF mis- hay
pressing ONCE, and how he made some so 10
interest IN the claim of JACOB JOler OF phlad ell
phla, and IalmaRe got from the same rites
about $4,000 In cash for going before Congress
and sust Timing the integrity OF himself and hts
commission. Mr. Otth has asked permission TO
talk some more before the committee, and II
has been granted him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-11
BEECHER AND THE BOSS.
A Contest for the $1,000 Position now Held
by Thomas w. Field.

by ThomHs w. Field.
The Board Of Education in Brooklyn IA
to elect officers this afternoon for the ensuing
year. Among the positions TO be fllod are thoss
OF Superintendent OF Public Instruction and
Associate SUPERINTENDENT, worth respectively
$500 and 1900. An interesting contest has
been going on for these ices, and the Rev.
Henry Ward Heecher, his friend and adviser,
Thomas Kinsslis, and Boss" Mclaughlin,
have taken a hand in. The pres snt Supern-
tendeDt, Thos. w. Field, who was so strongly
advocated ~ Ihos. kinsells three years ago, y
now especially distssteful 70 him, although
favored by Boss " MCLAUGHLIN. Mr.. Field has
strong hopes OF reflection but many Others are
log rolling for his place, an ong them Homer b.
sprsRue, Jno. W. huxley, former Superin-
tendent; James Cruik shRnk, PRINCIPAL Of
School No. IL; Calvin L. Patterson, Principal Of
school No: 70 aud Norman a. Cglkin,, superin-
Mr.. Beecher and Mr.. Kinsella, assisted oy the
Rev. DR.. Edward Beecher, are NJ work for Mr..
il Cornell Universally lie LEFT there to become
Princip i Of the Adelpbi Academy In Brooklyn,
al leiteF salary. over year ago he made 9.1t
a list Of lecturers for tue academy, and put MI.
Bcecher's name on tue list. 10 this DE- Sud
ington and other trustees Of the academy
sMGJectaed. prot sgrss1ss r ,h to take
signed his position. The trustees Then erased
the n me themselves. Ia gratitude for this
ge' Prof Sprague into the position, ana Mt.
hlnaell4 has been helping hun quietly. some
OF nc Board Of Education arc hr. nseeher's
htl.hpors ana church members ma no hAA
bu'tonholed those. wnlle his bTOlher EIward has
ldDoren Win the members.
MI. heeGher las also written letter to Ross
Mcl. tGghin' begging mis- influence Ia favor Of
Prof. sDrague. Inc iilss, after ing he ote,
sent back the verbal mess4pe, " canuut inter
fere." Ia the mean time Irof. sDraIue has
written letters aDpli,ug Tor the tl,AD place Of
Superlntendent OF Az ndanca aud, yesterday,
a member Of the Hoard said that sprague had
written another letter asking the appointment
as associate supelin endehta ine prospect Is