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The New York herald., 1876-03-13
THE BOGUS NAVAL OFFICER.

To THE Editor oP THE HERALD:-
In connection with the case Of "LeutcnaDt Howard
y. MoiIatt, United States Navy. lately arrested In
Brooklyn, on a charge Of abducting and abusing two
little girls permit me to say that he appointed an
acting master the 18th Of November, 1864 mustered
dated March 3, 1873, commissioned master and placed
on the retired list, which rank ana place he now oc-
cupies.
In Justice to the who the same uniform rs
the one this has disgraced II v to be hoped that
Moatt will be speedily ght trial before general
The Tact OF hrs having "bccn spree since January
last instead OF being extenuation OF his ononce
aggravntion OF ~, aud should Of itself bring the
offender 10 trial Respectfully
LIEUTENANT, United States Navy
The New York herald., 1876-03-13
FIRE RECORD.

slight irc occurred yesterday morning In the attic
of Turn Hail. No 90 East Fourth street. damage nomi-
nal; cause, unknown
Az eight O'Clock yesterday morning fire broke out
in an uuoccupied the second floor Of the four
story brick building No 623 Tenth avenue Damage
triiing Frederick Fleury arrested suspcion Of
having set the building on nrc.
Al hall past three on Sunday morning, Ore broke
out in tue house OF Conrad Lou Forest avenue East
Williamsburg which threatened at one time 10 destroy
the whole avenue, as there IS not even public pump
In the place. any facilities whatever TO supply
In case OF an emergency this Kind. Had not been
for the valuable services rendered by Mr.. Frederick
Licht who supplied water from his brewery. the conse-
quenccs would have been very serious The is be-
leved W have been tho work Of ncendiarieA
The New York herald., 1876-03-13
COIN COINS AND nuLLrox.
The following were the latest quotations in gold for
BONDS.

Government bonds in the early days Of the week were
depressed in sympathy with London quotations, which
affected by sales on the part OF German bankers,
and unsettled feeling connected with further legis
lation Later, however, they recovered and again
firm, with upward tendency both sides OF the
Atlantic.
Railroad bonds were In good request by investors,
and generally advanced in accord with the better
prices in the corresponding stocks This is partly ac
counted for by increased earnings many OF the rail-
ways, and by slightly improved undertone in com
mcrcial circles.
The incidents OF the stock market, and the main
causes which led to sharp fluctuations, have been al
ready referred TO and familiar 10 require repet
tion.
The New York herald., 1876-03-13
FLOODS AND LOSSES IN oEnxASr.

Berlin Feb 2il correspondence OF London Newsl
In consequence OF the thaw which has IN, the leo
has broken up and the rivers everywhere swollen
The provinces Of saxony and Slesia affected with
special severity in this respect Ebc has broken
through several dams aud dikes near Madgeburg
Kabe and Wiuenberg. The land for miles round Is
under water and half the county OF Barby is inun-
dated. Great distress Is apprchcnded
Last night, at short distance from Magdcburg n
railway train proceeding from the latter place to ler
lin sank in the embankment which had been rendered
soft by the food, and II could not be oxtrcaed No
lives were lost
The Yisula has ovcrfowed It's banks Pless In
slesa and inundated the country for miles, and great
numbers OF the inhabitants have had to seek safety in
dighL
The New York herald., 1876-03-13
ACCIDENT TO A TUGBoAT.

Yesterday morning the tugboat II. =. Hamill len
Rikers Island with three sehooners in tow for this
city Al about eleven O'Clock, and when In the neigh
borhood OF BlackwoIs Island an explosion took place
IN her steam unne and tho vessel covered amost
from sight IN mass Of escaping steam. She had .
pressure of ny pounds steam tn her bollerA Noboa1
wac Injured.
The New York herald., 1876-03-13
THE COURTS.
CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE ]

Mcclure, burglary; Same vs. Patrick H. Weldon,
burglary; Same Va George Marsh and John E. Shep-
pard burglary; Same Peter Bohmeyer, burglary
Same va. William Stenkopp forgery; Same VS.. John
Fitzpatrick, robbery; Same vs. Robert Carroll, rob-
berry; Same vs. George Johnson felonous assault and
battery; Same Daniel Foley grand larceny; Same
VS. Edward Fay, grand larceny; Same Mary Kelly
grand larceny; Same We. William Johnson and David
Harris petit larceny; Same VS.. Henry McKeon, petit
larceny Same vs. John Welsh, robbery.
The New York herald., 1876-03-13
BRAZIL MARKETS.

Rio JASEIRo March H. 1875.
Coffee market animated prices firm good nrss 100
$3.50 reis pet ten klogrammes.
Exchange London, 70.
SANTOS. March H. 1876.
Coffee quet prices maintained superior Santos $500
s. $50 reis per ten kilogrammes
The New York herald., 1876-03-13
PRINT CLOTHS MARKET.

PROVIDENCE. r. l., March H. 1875.
Printing market closed fiat at decline standard
and 64x64 being quoted at sac 4c, ten to thirty
days. with little inquiry.
The New York herald., 1876-03-13
IMPORTS AND IMPORTS.


The foreign commerce OF the port for the week
8 folows:--Gcneral merchandise imports, including
Ey goods S. 4Os, s4S; produce exports, $S226, $40
he total imports OF merchandise at the port since
January l, this year. were So, 6S0o47, against
b74 76O for the corresponding period in 1875 and
$780, 74S In 1874 The total exports Of produce since
January l. this year, were S47,SlI,o59. against
~ COS sS6 in 1875, s52 OSLO ls74 The total
exports OF specie snco January l. this year, were
3d. e2e 4e4 against $l4, in ls75 and sGloOOss
N lS74
THE MONEY MARKET.
Money has shown great during tho week, the
ates being ic per at times and not higher
than 81 per cent Gail loans freely supplied on
this basis and the offerings OF capital IN excess Of
The demand. Prime business paper has been taken at
~ and per cent Foreign exchange toward the close
was 4 trine hrmer Tho following shows the value In
gold Of 500 greenbacks Treasury notes, including
fractional currency and national bank notes twelve
o'clock yesterday and at the same hour OF the days
namcd:-
March 6...-.......$S7 % March 9...... 81 "a
March 7........... 81 80 March 10 ........ 81 SO
March S........... 81 80 March I1......... sS7 "a
The speculation in this department was heavy and
unnteresting and attended with steady decline from
Il4H 10 ll41S, with closing figures at 1l4x The fol.
owing are the
ootn N rert. .rto~s son nm rrvvv
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-11

THE Proprietors of the Baltimore
Sun offered twelve hundred dollars IN
graded prizes for six stories, five hun"
bred dollars tor the best story. two
hundred and seventy FIVE for the second,
two hundred for the third, one hundred
for the fourth, seventy five for the fifth,
and fifty for the sixth. !
Two hundred and six stories were
received. Ninety were pronounced
exceedingly creditable to the writer's
The first prize was received by Mrs.
Marian Stockton, Of New York, the
second By Miss Hubbard, of Bucklng"
ham county, Va. the third by Miss
Julia Magruder Of Winchester, Va. the
fourth by Miss Kyle of AJbemarle Go.
Va. the fifth by Mrs. Coole OF Md and
the sixth by. Isaac E. Pearson Of Nd.
s'The Great Wbeel"a which received
the first prize will begin in the Weekly
Sun of Nay 18th.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-11

At session of the General Cons
ference of the M. e. Church, in Balti-
more, Rev. J. H. Wilbur, of the East
Oregon and Washington Conferences,
submitted a preamble and resolution
condsmning and protesting against the
bill recently passed by the House OF
Representatives, and now before the
Senate of the United States, transfer
ing the Indians to the management and
control of the War Department, asking
that committee of S be appointed to
lay the resolution before the Senate
and President, and declaring that such
transfer would be destructive to the
present policy of civil and religious
instruction to the Indians. The in>
PRODUCTION of such political questions
into religious assemblies is to be
deplored.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-11

We saw at the express Office few
days since, a package addressed to
Gen. U. S. Grant, at Washington, and
learned on inquii " that it was case Of
old Lexington ID whisky, shipped
him by Messrs. Jackson q Reed, of
this city. Both of these gentlemen
were formerly rebel soldiers, but con-
Guiding that nepotism and Belnapplng
splang rather from the character Of
the whisky he drank than from
his innate viciousness, determined te
correct the evils of the administration
to some extent by sending the Presi-
dent some good oldrfashioned Bourbon
such as he had never drank before
Lexington Espress.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-11
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
~ WoepSr1CK VA Eay lst, 1875,

~ 'o9HoA1NHJ A. Hsht As5 icto'
Jno Wclverton, vs.. Absalom Dellinger
admr &c.
To Jno. Wolverton eomplt. and VIM H.
Rice, Shift. comm ittee admr. of Atsalom Del
Tiger decd Catbarine Dellinger widow, Geo
Washington Delinger, VIM. H. Rice Shift.
com. admr. of Greenbury j. Dellinger dec&
and Virginia Dell niger his widow deft's, sh e
creditors Of Absolon and Greenbury j. Del
linger and all others concerned.
You are hereby notified that have fixed ap<
on the 18th day ofMay 1876, if fair, if not, on
the next fair day thereafter (Sunday eacep ted
to take and settle at my Office LIST the account
of VIM. Ii. Rice as Shift. com. admr. of sai6
Absalom and Greeubury J. Belfnger decd
End The account of Geo. W. Dcllinger Of all
the personal estate and effects Of said Absalom
and q. j. Del linger decd which came into
his hands Sd An account of debts against said
Ansalom and G. j. Dellinger decd, or their
estates, according to pr iori.ies, 4tb To report
the lands whereo + said decedents died seiged
and possessed and the gross and annual value
thereof, 5th Any other matter deemed peril
nent or that either party may require, as re-
quired by decree ofShenandoah Circuit Court
in said cause at its April Term, 1876 at W hioh
time and place you are required to attend.
iiYsn under my hand, as commissions in
6f said court the day and year first
Ma 4-Av. P.W. MAGRUDER
WE d Bro. p. q.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-11

An organized effort in behalf of
Governor Walker is observable; whether
it is to elect him chairman Of the State
Convention, to send him as a delegate
to the St. Louis Convention, or to
promote his chances for the vices
presidency, is not yet developed. !
believe each Congressional district is
entitled to send two delegates to st.
Louis. In this district one will probably
be from the city and one from the
county. 1t is suggested that Walker
be sent as the Richmond delegate, and
General Bradley 7. johnson as alter
nate. The alternate would have to do
most of the duty, as Governor Walker
would retire from the floor when they
commenced considering his chances for
the observation-disclosures letter
-Petersbarg Ludes. !;
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-11

The election Of Gov. Richard Coke,
democrat, as United States Senator from
Texas, to succeed Hon. M. G. Hamilton,
republican, las already been announced
by telegraph. Gov. Coke is a native OF
Williamsburg, Va, lawyer by pro
fession, and has been citizen OF Texas
fer about twenty years. He did much
to rescue Texas from the nlisrule from
which she suffered under the recon-
structlon programme, and was reward
ed with an election to the governorship
for his services, and recently reelected
by about $4,000 majority. He is man
of fair ability and Of conservative ten
denotes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-11
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA.
Thursday Morning, Nay II, 1876,

If political cliques and rings which
have been attempting to control the
democratic nomination will permit the
people to vote tor the best man, the
success OF the party is not doubtful
The danger which threatens US is not
from the republican party. but from
these political Iricksters in our own par
ty, who to crafty some petty personal
object, will not hesitate to endanger
the success of the party, by putting
forward some obnoxious candidate who
cannot command the confidence of th g
people and who will not receive the
hearty support of the masses Of the
democratic party. The people demand
a good candidate for the Presidency,
and any one, who has been close
observer of public sentiment upon this
subject, has seen that they will not be
satisfied with anything less than their
demand. lie StduO0Iu OSdI Gle vi tHC
democratic party must be men Of honor
and irrsproachable:private and political
character, men who are not led by few
self constituted party guardians, who to
CRAFTY the pride OF some particular
locality would jeopardize the success
of the party of which they pretend to
be members, Dangers growing out OF
sectional preferences stare us IN the
face, and cause the true and earnest
supporters of the party to despond at
the beginning of the contest. We
hope that our nominating convention
may be composed OF men Of that
exalted degree of patriotism who will
be willing to sacrifice sectional as
we'll as personal feelings in order to
secure the party's success. 1t such
be the case the democrats will enter
upon the campaign with a degree OF
confidence which of itself will be
sufficient to secure the victory at the
fall elections.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-11

The licensed liquor dealers in Sails
bury, Wiscomico county, Md, have
held meeting and adopted resolutions
to the effect that whereas there are
some persons in that community whose
appetite for Intoxicating drink is SO
great that they cannot use the fluid
without abusing it, the said liquor
dealers pledge themselves not to give,
sell or in any manner dispose of liquors
to any such persons. They will also
keep an interchangeable list ofall per-
sons to whom each dealer considers il
improperly sell Intoxicating drinks.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-11
has been 3

SILVER. has been given
by Dr. Lindetman, director of the mint
that there need be no apprehension OF a
scarcity of silver coin, as there has been
issued but 81, 100000 under the SUBJ
stitution provision of the statute, while
the Treasury Department has on hand
about fourteen million, and the mint
coinage will supply from ST 100000 to
$4,000, 900 month. With the passage
of additional enactments now pending
in Congress looking to the exchange OF
legal tender-notes for silver, the whole
silver reserve may be made available.
Another plan for preventing a dearth Of
small change is also pending looking tc
the issue of about ten millions more Of
small notes. ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-11
n Il w = ITEM y.


The present is tie poorest fishing
season ever known on the Choptank
river.
A. son of Thomas G. Turpin, Ram
dolph, Mass, aged eleven years, hanged
himself on a tree in front Of his father
house on Tuesday. No cause assigned.
-Four thousand pounds of leaf to bacco
were recent = sold at Danville. Va, at
an average of $3.50 per hun bred
pounds.
A nephew of Senator Withers, aged
(! eight years, was accidentally shot and
instantly killed in Campbell county,
Va. by an older brother.
Mrs. Mary A. Ford, "Una," the
well known Irish-Ameri poetess is
dead. She was held in very high
estimation by the Irish American and
Catholic press of the country
Daniel Drew, who lost SIS, 600, 900,
as he said, quicker than any man ever
did before, will soon have no place to
rest his head, four mortgages on his
New York residence having been fore.
closed.
At Wa rsaw, KY, Wednesday night,
Ben French and wife, who were IN tn 9
county Jail for poisoning an old an d
wealthy colored man named Jaco b
Jones, were taken from the Jail by a
mob Of masked men and hung to a
| limb of tree.
AL of the specimens of ores, &c.
which were deposited in the Virginia
mineral bureau, in Alexandria, have
been packed up and forwarded to
Philadelphia for exhibition at the cen-
tennial, where space has been secured
for them.
Pat Woods, the detective, who was
imprisoned in the District Jail by or
der of the Forty third Congress, for
an assault upon ex'Congress Porter, of
Virginia. has arrived in Washington for
the purpose of entering suit against the
United States for false Imprisonment.
He has been advised that under the
the decision of Judge Cartier in the
Hallet Kilbourn case he can recouer.
A supposed incendiary fire at York,
Pa, last evening destroyed Farquhars
large brick machine shops, and serious
ly damaged warehouse adjoining, the
St. Charles Hotel, and a number of
brick and frame buildings. One huns
dred and sixty working people are
thrown out of employment. Total loss
probably $4,000; insurance $4,000.
Gov. Seymour publishes letter reit-
Grating his assurance that he could not
accept nominatiun for the presidency
even in the improbable event OF its be-
ing rendered 70 him, and he desires his
friends not to go to the national dem
ocratic convention with any view OF
bringing forward his name or of oppos.
ING the nomination of Mr.. Tilden.
One of the most remarkable of the
many notable things to be seen in the
Egyptian pavilion in the main hall, is
substanc appearing like corduroy
cloth, with very fine ribs, but which,
the commissioners state, is the beaten
inner bark, in its natural state, of a
species of fig tree found in Central
Africa. The natives use it for clothing,
it being but little less durable than
common cloth of cotton or wool.
A dispatch from Coushatta, La.
states that Senator W. HI Twitchell-
was mortality. wounded and George
King, his brothersin-law, killed while
crossing the river at Coushatta by an
unknown party.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-11
A Progressive ToWN.-The popu

A PROGRESSIVE TowN.-The popula.
ton of Danvills, Va, increased from
l 900 in 1860 to 5,464 in 1870, and is
estimated at 1000 at this time. There
are FIVE tobacco warehouses in Danville,
and their sales of leaf tobacco during
the year ls74-5 aggregated 14,697,32l
pounds, with a value of SCOOPS.
From the receipts thus far Ia the
present season the aggregated sales, it
is thought, cannot be less than twenty
million pounds, and in all probability
will greatly exceed that amount. The
increase of the tobacco trade and the
industrial outlook of Danville are very
encouraging to the future of that town.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-11
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-11

GEN. BELKNAP expressed himself as
cinfident of acquital, had the Senate de~
cided that it had jurisdiction. How
unfortunate that in hasty moment he
rendered his reslgnat ion which was
hastily accepted by the President. 70
most people it appears that he was I'm
der the impr ession that he was guilty,
and unfortunately the great mass of the
people IF this country are under the
same impression,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-11

TIE Alexandria Gazette says: "Some
fault was found with the expenditure Of
$l44 for taking six convlcts from this
city to Richmond, lately,but we notice
that on Monday single convict was
received at Richmond who was carried
there at an expense OF 1854" When
we add to this that it cost over fifty
dollars to procure rope to hang a
negro in Norfolk county, we can un-
derstand why some sections OF this
State are opposed to each county pay
ing its own criminal expenses.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-11
VIRGINIA TO WIT.

VIRGINIA TO WIT.
At rules held in the Clerks Office Of the
CircutiCourt Of Shenandea for The m on,h o +
May 1915.
c. Smith and N. Shakman, partners under
name of Smith Il Shakman Plaintiffs
I AGAINST
J. l.. Stirewalt and F H. Cline, late part
ners under name Of Stirewalt b Cline DTS.
In Debt.
The object of this suit is to recover against
the defendant F. H. Cline the sumo Of SIS, Ol
due by Protested Negotiable note and 81 26
costs ofProtest, with interest thereon from
April 10th 1875, till paid, and cost is of suit.
1t appearing by sat factory evidence that
the defendant F. Il. Cline lie not An inhabitan t
of this Siate-It is ordered, That the said de-
PENDANT do appear here within one month
after due publica ton hereof and do what is
necessary to protect his interest; that copy f
this order be published In some newspaper
printed in Woodstock, once a week for four
successive weeks and copy posted at the front
door OF the Court House of said county, on the
hrst dayef the next county court.
GEO. W. MILEY, c. C.
Copy Teste
GEO. W. AlLEY, c. C. c. S. C..
Allen 4 Magruder Pa. May lI-4w.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-11

Gov. TILDENs PoRsPEcTs.-Tbt
endorsement of Tilden by the New
York democratic State convention, and
the election of delegation to St. Louis
unanimously in his favor, is regarded
by the New York papers as having
greatly Strengthened his chances for the
presidential nomination. The Herald
says: 5.
GAS things look now Gov: Tilden is
very far ahead Of all his democratic
competitors. The assured support Of
the great State of New York puts him
on high vantage ground from which
he is not likely to be dislodged."
The Tribune says ~.
at will be idle for either republicans
or Independents to underrats the signif
canoe of this situation. Thursdays
work makes Gov. Tilden the most
prominent candidate of either party in
the United States 1t places him out
of sight ahead of anybody in his own
party, and gives him better show than
anybody has yet been able to make in
the opposite party"
The World says:
"In presenting Gov. Tilden, the
language Of local pride, the phrases Of
devotion, are laid aside. 1t is New
7 ork that speaks indeed, but not in
competition with other States, not that
her great weight may overbear the pre-.
ferences of other States. 1t Is New
York that speaks to the democracy of
all her sister States defining her con
ception of the imperious political
necessity of the times, and submitting
to sthe claim conscience and the
bread sagacity Of their peoples, the
victorious issue and the man whose his
tory and whose character is its living
ncarnation.-Gov. Samuel J. Tilden
and Remorm.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-11

The Georgia democratic delegation
to St. Louis is uncommitted, bat will
vote for any good man that can be
elected. Bayard is the most pop ular.
The republican delegation stands is
far Morton, for Blaine and Bristow +,
and for Conkling.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-11

Great scarcity of provisions prevsils
in the Black Hills. Sugar is quoted at
40 cents pound, bacon so cents q
pound, and corn so cents, and -four
$22 sack IN Custer City. The Indians
continue to make havoc of emigran'
trains and cattle in the vicinity o.
Custor city.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-11

The New York Sun persists that re-
ligion will form an important .iesue in
the coming campaign 1t says:
"If it has been supposed anywhere
that the great demonstration of hostility
to the Catholic Church, of which Presi-
dent Grant sounded the keynote in his
famous speech at Des Moines, has been
abandoned or relaxed, the supposition
is entirely mistaken. It is evident that
the attempt to identify the whole re-
publican party with this hostility is
now to be urged more vigorously than
ever, and one OF the conspicuous reasons
for SO doing is to divert public attention
from the almost incredible corruption
of the present government.