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Kentucky schooIboys.


Tho young bloods OF Harrison county
don't take kinGly 20 the wnolesome use az The
rod a teacher named Joseph Judy, in the
Cla,syils precinct Of that county, while at
tempting 10 correct scholar named Edward
Bryant, was fred upon by a brother Of the
young hopeful the bail passing across Judys
bre ST. INJECTING painful wound. Edward then
bore a hand, stanbing the teacher In the right
shoulder, iu1it ting a wound which would have
proved ct 4 mad the knife blade ranged down
ward in.tead 81 onward. Ihe difficulty or
lginated IN the ATTEMPTED correction OF another
brother "a few Il 50 before, IN which the teacher
had been NorsIed, aud when Edward WAS
"hauied up" moro violent attack on tho
teacher was made the order of tbs day
IN the BRYANT family Both Of the
Young men have been arrested, and II ia
70 be houed will have u eted cut to them n salu-
tary punishment. Edward Br, ant "a about six
teen We rs OF age, nd the brother who uid the
sloo ing IS not eighteen. Mr.. judy Is spoken OF
as Of good character and standnR,iand Il most
discreet and worthy Young man.
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4 DISAsrROrs cOALisIoN
Three Enalish Railroad Trains Running into
Each Other in n snow storm.

A collision of three trains, with a serious
lose OF me-, occurred last evening on the man
line of the Great Northern RAILWAY, at the Alb.
bots Mpton station about six miles north Of
Huntington Tue atmosphere mad been thick
all day In the neighborhnod of Huntingdon, and
evening ,losed in a binding storm came on,
covering the district Tor many miles with
thick coating OF snow. Inc snow fell So heIv-
Is that the railway signals were observed wt.h
great uifilculty. An ordinary up coal train, con
sistin4 81 thirty trucks. drawn by powerful
goods engine. left Petert Oryu1h 1T the usual
hour, ani had arrived az the Abbot's Ripton sta
ton. there is n crossing here. aud tue signal
man knowing that the SEQ Gu up-es press leav-
Tug Elin 1urEn, WAS nearly due. de- lied the
d iver Ia cnareC Of the coal rim. to snUnt into
through About twenty-five " the coal TRUCKS
had passed into the siding, when thu roar of tho
Scotch cxprfss apprO ching was heard from tho
direction Of PETERBOROUGH. and tue next instant
the coal train va, struck 10y the scotch engine.
The cde of the collision was To completely
block both the up and down rails. m, leading
carriages OF the express were much sh tered
and many OF their inmates seriously injured.
lhere Was scarcely time for the passengers who
were uninjured To ahgnt from the express, and
while at enipts to eXtricate the wounded we're
being ORGANIZED, the Gown Leeds express, leav
ing X ing's-cruss, and driven BY Wilson, an ex-
perenced Great Northern engineer, having run
past Huntington without any warning OF dan
ger. came rushing on through tue snow storm,
aud IN few seconds ran direct into the debris
o. the two trains already wrecKed, increasing
tne confusion Hlready prevailing, and almost
paral, all Efforts. Up to this moment only
i'm perfect inform ,tion nae reached London. But
It may be stated that eleven persons have been
killed, ana many others seriously injured. Que
Young man among the dead Is dressed in mld-
shii mans uniform. He was on his way 10 the
trainIngsnp Britannia AT Dartmouth.
HIS TX cheney the Russian Ambassador,
Court Scnouvalofr (; Lord Colvile, director OF
the Great Northern Railway; Nr. Cleehorn, N
director ~ the Northeastern Railway and Mr..
Thomas Harrison, late President OF the Institute
Of Civil Eucincors were passengers IN the up
train. Mr. CleGhorn's left arm Is rsctured.
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There has been "A "disagreeablencss" be-
tween the minister md the 0ffice hearers in.the
Free Church, sew Byth. The minister has been
preaching what he called "unpAiatable TRUTHS"
but what the oGlce bearers say were "ridicl-
ious things" About three weeks ago the ma
Jorty OF tho members of tito congregation
signed an agreement pledeing themselves not
10 60 to church I'LL the minister should leave.
A few women, however, declined to sign, and
the ulinstratiuus have been continued to tncreas-
ing audiences. In fact. the minister was getting
ON comfortably without his old congregation.
and It was therefore determined rs last resource
to lock him out OF his church. Accordingly
on Saturday last four Of the ofice bear, - en-
tered the manSe in the afternoon and demand
ed the key OF the door, which request being re-
fused, they at ouce prOreeGcd to force open the
door and put on a new lock. On this work be-
ing accom-. plished, tho minister very quickly
shut the dour, locked 1t, and was about Ia make
OF with the key, when he was seized by the
four Office bearers, and lrightful scene ensusd.
Two Of The Cflcc bearers plnioned the minister
from behind while the other two wrested tho
key from his grasp. The minister WAS subse-
duen;ly kicked. Inc kew wis then carried on,
but the next niornins SUNDAY the minister,
with the a'd OF the village blacksmith, succeed
ed IN enectng All entrance, aud preached 10 he
AT. ernOOn To n congleglttOn That 1lled the
church 10 OVERLOOKING. The reverend gentle
man, ~ latest accounts, remains master OF the
situation.
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The Adverse Fortune of n Miner.

IRON ne IMudOl NtFf) Lager
John Travis, n miner in this county, Is an
Austrian VINO settled here four years since and
had, ny working for wages, accumulated tlSO0
With this he started 10 return To tho homo Of
his youth. carrying most Of his gold IN a belt
around his person. rhe journey across the
continent and across the ocean made in
safety, HAMBURG reached, and plank laid for
the passengers to pass from the steamer TO the
wharf. Tine plank was at once crowded. IL
broke, and twenty or thir poor wretches we've
pre- cipitated into the water. Travis was one OF
these, and though agood swimmer, he felt that
the weight ot gold IN his belt was dragging him
TO the bottom. He lOosened and dropped II,
and was one nf the rescued, Ave being drowned
The lost treasure could not be found. Travis
then counted tho means lie had left-It was
enough to take him home or bring him tack to
California. And back he came, and is again u
miner in Amador.
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WAGON BLOwN AWAY.
A Winter Tornadc-A sheriff aud his PIis.
over Nearly frozen.

Prom ne Hi.isan sfdf.
On Tuesday evening last sheriff Van Tas-
sel left Is city for the state Prison at Dame
mora, Clinton county, with prisoner named
Charles Mcguire, sen cncei 10 that institution
tor tho term Of three years. He arrived on
Wednesday morning et noint where 1t be-
comes necess ~ to take wagon convey ance to
the prison, distant about sixteen miles. Tho
Sheriff, his prisoner, and tne driver OF the
vehicle started for the prison early In the
forenoon, tue weather being very pleasant. but
wien witnin about half a mile OF their destiua-
ton toe temperature underwent rapid change.
the air was surcharRed with snow, haiti, and dirt,
and = pcrfect tornado eruse, wnich tore w trees
by the roots, hurled their branches in all direc-
lions, ana prostrated fences. The enOw aud slect
beat against the faces of the party IN the wagon,
who were compelled To como TO a halt, and so
cutting WAS tae air that in "a short time the ears
and right cheek of Sheriff Van Tassel, cars and
nose OF the prisoner ana eurdl mem beers OF tho
driver were frozen as stih n stake. The
horses being unable 10 proceed on account OF
the opposing power Of tie elements, the party
got out OF the wagon ore at time, tho nrst
holding ON TO one eide OF the wagon until the
second got out, and then the TWO until tho last
was on the ground, when they let go their
mold. and away went the wagon up against the
fence, having been ov, rturncd by the wind.
TAe horses were turned about, and ~ one time II
seemed To sheriff Van that he would have to
take "a jump IN into the air." but at Last a
teamster drove In sight with u sleigh. and the
party were conveyed To the prison. oenunued.
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The Adelaide rLiliip. Italian Opera Company.

A week from tonight the Adelaide
Phillips italian Opera Company win give the
arst performance OF season announced to
continue only one week, dunng which three
OPP rss will be represented, namely, La Gene
rentola." I'll Trovatore," and II Darbiefc."
rhe work Of tins company In the West and
South seems TO have received tho general conf
mendatiOn OF the press.
nat admirable ARTIST and estmable woman.
whose name Is borne by the troupe, requires no
especial commend tion 70 tho people " New
York. 1t is Understood that her chief object in
giving the three performances, for which al-
rangemeuts have been mate, Is to present her
younger sister, Miss Mdtilde philiips, to the pub
lie Of this city. This young lady, after receiving
tie best training that could he obtained here,
and ufterward In Europe, made her dtbut
at Milan, IN Italy, singing IN " La Cenerentola,
where her merit WIS sufficient to insure the
repetition Of the opera for fifteen consecutive
nights there, and for twenty five In Turn.
This work has not been presented here since
the days Of AlpOni, and Ia therefore almost as
fresh "a would be q new opera TO the present
generation.
The obstacles that have been thrown 40 un-
sparingly in MISS Phinps's wy a. to become
matter of pubic natorleN ana comment, will
doubtless only serve to enlist In her favor u
generous sentiment OF public sympathy.
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from INC i"frdY ffides
Some OF the rooms are very pretty


Some Of the rooms are very pretty In
deed. One especially noticed was occupied by
two negro Gris--one from Houston, Texas, the
OF her from Pernsylvania. Tho walls were hung
with handsome clromos and portraits of ne
groes: hanging bnskets ana trniiing vines were
arranged artsiicnlly and In protuslOn hcd. Che
wal,s, window +, and mirrors. Altogether, tie
room presented n cosey, inviting appearance.
At present there are about ninety girls In the
hai-niHetv merry, tun.loying girls from every
rtats in the Union. There are, perhaps. no
two alike In all their habits and m miners. icn
one has her own pe Guitar character. The West
elm girl, who nilks COWS and washes dishes
when at home, Is a decided contrast 70 the L ct
ern young lady who attends operas, parties, aud
b lis during vacation.
The ihursdai theological lecture II the great
bugbeAr of AN Oberlin school glris life. II ~
rather amusing to 20 into chapel after the lee
ture has fairly commenced. and see about two
thirds OF the uir students settlinR themselves
oLfortably for an hours nap, about the usual
leng, II Of the lecture.
There Is one girl here who was horn on =
has probapl, lived with the Indians ali her fife
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Personal AMUSEMENT
Interesting Figures for Railroad and Iusur-
nuce Companies TO look At.


ALBANY. Feb. "a glance over the re-
turns Of the personal taxes paid by the various
corporations III the city OF New York, on nli In
tho Comptroer's Office, is interesting now that
the question of the evasion Of personal taxes is
40 prominently before tho public. Tho State
Assessors, who have Just made their report to
the Lesilature, in speaking OF the subject. say
than another, is ila' cas1 tnat has ready money 10
S"s an m IN, n,a nv uny W AZ ~ , n or estate
Hful legal vluatlon the holders Of MORTGAGES who
afford to pay onchat or one and onehslf per cent on
wet ry q, n 70 uey re e n9 y
be paid or the properly must be sold. Their Income is
stoc Of neoiporateG eompaess as eeneraiS prse,iced
se aat he W Of ne INV s T'f c Matter S Of
,rens1t o. per,os, estate NJ now reichod point
The returns Of the corporations throughout
the stato fully sustain tho above criticisms Of
the assessors. Take for instance those Of the
fire aud life insurance companies In the city OF
New York. The amount Of stock on which they
pay taxes Il sG6l5,33l, while their reports on file
In the Insurance Department show that they
have a surplus OF about sixty millions Of dollars.
The great discrep ncy In the amount OF taxes
paid by corporations IN the same line of bust
ness up"n their stock, exclusive of real estate,
+ strlknl. OF the newsp .pers pubIched In
UniOr, and DtGU REGISTER ars credited with pay
ing any tax uuon tner stock exclusive Of re |
estate. The SIN rays on S9j.2Il, the Word on
SiO1, the Christian CuiOit on 5000, AMI the
lhtlg htgtftr (the legal pare) on $i9.JOO.
Neither the Tribune nor the Times Is credited
with paying one cent upon its stock outside Of
its ieal estate. IL IL an in,ercsting fact that
TINS SUN pays more taxes OF this class than all
the other newspaper corporations in the Sta,o
combined.
The assessed valuation Of the New YORK Cen
trai ltaiiro d, as given In reply IN letter Of in
quirv sent to the Tax Commissioners of the city
Uf New YORK by Nil Bhses, one of the State
Assessors, Is for the wear 1873, Sj,197.410; the
New YORK and New Haven COmranv, Sl0i,00O ;
and the New York and Harlem, including non-
resident assassin ent. $l0sfdsN.
MIR. f. j. rwomey, Cers of the Board of Super
visots, writes TO Mr.. Briggs as follows
Tho sew Haven COMPANY claims to be "a nonresident
CORPORATION, aud taxed for only - pernuutI
tIxcs IN New Iurs citv. he Hudson RIVER ant Htr.
} IN Railroad COWElutte, am mfprrrd hy the Tax
Commissioners. Hl.u cauu to be nJa.rr-aput corpora
lions, their rcturls Of personal taxes to the
city Of Albany.
Below IS given a list Of a few Of the largest
ana best known corporations in New York city
which pay tax upon their stock. Tho table
shows the amount nf taxa Die stock upon which
they pay after deducting their real estate, and
the amount OF tax paid:
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An Exhibition oompnuy,s Embarras.mcnt..

To THE EDITOR OF TIRE sUH-Sir Whatever
endorsements this company labors under for the
ment cntirey out Of is connection with horgen-
taau, Bruao & Co, who have acted is financial
agents. Tue company has dismissed these gentlemen
from service, and from their position as drectors
brought suit against them, aknI that the court
compel them to pay one account shout
tl42OOo md another about tl0OO0, being the pro.
OF sales of ooad ana now N Their na9ds belong
log thus comnanY Iae court has anted an lnJunV.
ton sEanst Morgent1au, Bruno Co., restraining
them from acting agents aud from dlsposine OF any
property. The CompaHy's indebtedness ia small Tue
lnuusttd Exhibition Company has within the last
eight munths cancelled ana redeemed tf1OODO of ita
h0ndcd deu less the amount OF bonds IN tho tands OF
the public due and becoming due, when amount Is csd
trni 900 Pleading the suit against Morgenthau,
DrunO Co. the Iniustriil Exhibition Company has
be"u reOrEaniIng and IN short time vii present to
the pnOnc ~ ict cOaultlOn, which VIII convince
ever one that tins onDauy mas the ability and dlspO-
siuun 10 ply all oOAg tohs as last AS they come duo
l.. b. ioSD, secretary
Temporary office Industral Exhnnioa comptnyt 10
Lsst seventeenth st. New YOrA city, FeD, 9, 1879.
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moss sHEPHHRD IN 4 NEW FIELD.
lie Proposes Comprehensive System, Of Iui-
pr0Srncnts IN south Carolina.
A Washington CORRESPONDENT of THE SIrN


under date Fl Jan. 3, asked the following;
Gsttfur TINT the vslt Of the three Government ori
10 Por oy sad Bc ufuft VIA Tor the rrrpose Of
making I'd. either tor themselves or heir trcads
Vrupcry tn,t me department IN have a. purcdas- TO
ace uuioc ate the want Of large station
or INA "a So ufe q contract to suItli tie North Al
lsntc squadron ~lth Giinsing ws'err
Both GIiestions referred to iudisputablc facts
And here are the proofs
A iiil has been introduced into the Assembly
Of South Carolina ana IA beng pressed by
Samuel Green, to charter u State Land aud I'm
provement Con pNnv NJ Beaufort county, with a
capital took Of e5Jo0S0, with power to increase
IL 10 Ss,OO)OOD. Among the gentlemen who aye
to he declared body polite and corporate"
ara Boss SUI? herl, OF District Of Columbia no
torioty, WIN. johnson, Allen McCauicy, William
ksercy, Henry Birch, Alexander Campbell, j.
w ScuGdcr. and Samuel 4. pcsrcc, Jr IL Is said
at Norfolk that WIN. keency holds residence In
Jersey cry, and that he has recently purchased
IN interest iu rpiiuu Island, stu ted between
BROAD fua Collector rivers. not lany mica above
fuit Royal haruOf, paving SE@s0c 81 fr IT,
The charter 81 the COMPANY aut OriG"s the III
GERS to IMPROVE such lAndh as they COW = sse.s
- luas acG4!re 10y Lying out strcctr, avenues,
ana Lanes. and erecting sIcu bdlidinFr Us they
mHy H. en- necessary: IN other words. 20 cft atc
a new cav ~ c!0-e connection vi. a the rev
n..Vil alton. The shares OF the company are
S20J each, and work will ue begun as soon As Que
thousand share Mc subscribed and Eaid for.
Win ref rcuC1 t. CONGRESSMAN snlalFs water
contra l. " now lp' ears ia { tie has soc lated
with himaci SIR DICK They control a LARGE
spung supplying the only fresh water In the
neirhborhOrd excepting few lonGs. ani the
business has proved suiaci'nflv remunetative to
warrant them ~ parcnAsins asst amer 4Ili great
evidence tina tlor; IS money IA the contract il
that for several wecAs cn Jfts have been made
Aie-srs. Die. and Small; but thcv Professionally
refuse 10 !ston to any ssch proposition.
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TIIFV TNf NfN VIIFUfF UFNWOtFVT
From Mr.. Richard Lawless, pilot OF the
ste mer ~. N r., WHO from tn deck Of said
steamer saw the lifeless body NJ the negro Au-
euste hqnFinR from a tree on the banks of tue
CuurtaDleau, we 10 IN that the ass fsin Augusto
wis cgught q n letr Arnaudyllle, on the lower
I'M OF the Parish OF -. Lhndrv, py VI, Adrlin1
Of ~. Landry, who lodled him in the Opel0Dsas
Jail. Scare " IN hour aft his inc rreratiOn
tne jiilor WIS waited upon by u committee Of
clizene, who dem nded the KEYS from him
The jai or refusing the KEYS, the doors wee
forced open, and he prisoner Vas taken to the
woods and banned IN too prekence Of over q
thousand persona, WHITE and black.
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The ,ras-uehu-eno NnrO-alyccrins Factory.

Prof. Mowbray will put up two-stoiy
wooden guiding az North Adams, Mass, one
hundred feet ty eIchteeu, on the site Of his late
LilrO glycerlne works. IL IL Intended So TO
model the new works that by supply OF warm
aud cold air, and warm aud cold water with
leaden floor, tho risks from spinH DitfI-gly-
cefiGc, ana from thdwing ont when 1. has con
geAied, viii hereafter be entirely removed. At
tne close Of each DAVIS work the last ves;Iges,
wnetuer OF uitru-glycerine, acid vapors, or water
imprcgnated with the same, will be entirely
cleared away. About two hours' work every
day will be the llmit uf manufacturing. Only
Gft4en minutes of this time VIII be used IN
handling the explosive material; the remainder
OF the time Will he spent IN clearing up ana pre-
paring for the next DAYS run. Thus danger Will
at least be reduced to minimum.
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What the Great German Organ says.


Tic NcStlfche Post Is undoubtedly the
sepresentativs organ OF the German element Of
ths city, and the me Of It's editor, Carl Schurz,
a. the he ID OF its columns, entities its editorial
Otterances TO more than the ordinary respect
Wnicn Tvs large circulation alone would Justify.
when It is remembered that the associate OF ex
benator Schurz In the editorial sanctum Is no
less person than DR.. Emil Preetorius one of
tbe most distinguished German philosophers II
tne country, who, as tuurosll-t. carefully
snar" our own astonIshhient at the gr We
charges that paper recently preferred. They
we're Tour IN number, TO wit:
l. That Judge Treat Of tho United States Dis
Tlct Court symplthlzes with the Whi-key Ring.
T. That Judge Dillon Of tn, United states CIR
QUIT Court sympathiZes sull more with tue Wins
kew Ring.
g. rhat his charge to the jury In the Mckee
Grant
T. That the whIskey frauds themselves were
carried 90 II not In the name, AT least directly
b. order OF President Grant himself
OF course both ex senator Schurz and DR..
ITeetonus are personally responsible for these
exceedingly grave charges. But Leaf we should
DO our Germ contemrOrary Unjust Tee we will
sgain carefully transli te It's own words from
nently:
Sadly disappointed have those been VINO expected
H.. - 'sS rs sY,pathT Tor tae NmsNty Rag
ynieh II not dlrecuy dct'ied ty the executiyo IN
Known enment was he mos sRaees. bd ioS an
fautll when we have ever witnessed any court OF
The conviction of ,McKee-rght and Just in every
EnAshing Of teeth anOng the big guus 10 Washington.
shey certainly dd NOT expect such result, but now
sic ball when l. destined 70 crush them Ia rr sish
tlnng toward them, II Is perfectly plain that
bchets wealth aud Immense social influence would
POT have rsk'd everything for few paltTy Lars.
The only cXpanR ion for such conduct the part
ehTeWd politician ID that he knew that the WhtskeY
hhg was perfectly safe tling, that no waa ~ pos
Sea 81 Information ahd knew that the Ring was
organized snd managed from Washington II NOS IN he
name Il least on behalf an by Orler Of The Presid
lull 90
ltnnl be in vain to THINK that with the conviction OF
4 A "a
should now be- handled with gloves then puonc olnion
Nll nave more sympathy man condemnation for Nc
Nto 40 q CoMparatIYely lnnOcent victim.
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PRINTING ON RANDAnL's ISLAND.
An Enterprise that il vig0ronsly Opposed by
the Typographical Union.

An Enterprise that il Vigurously Opposed by
the Typographical Union.
At the last meeting Of the Typographical
Union Of this city President Dalton was author
ted 80 appoint committee to 90 to Albanr aud
oppose the passage of bill in relation 70 the
public printing. Five or six years ago the Arm
Of Fisher a. Swnynr started printing office In
Sing Sing prison, and made contract for con-
Wet labor al low rate. The printers carried
tho subject to the legislature, and that body
passed Ell act prohibiting such employment
Of convicts, and the contract was annulled, the
contractors receiving 5000, IT Is said. The Ma
tinual Printing Com panN organized Nv SNavne,
now h - an eta lishment on ltandalls Island,
having contacted with the Society for the
Reformation OF Juvenile Den. quenIs Ter ths
empuyment OF the boys unocr their chttge.
large building, consisting OF three floors. l5lx35
Get. well stocked with presses ana materials. Is
used. one hunCred or more lads have been
taught to set tvpe. and their labor sold, Il Is
said. Mt the rate OF fifteen cents day each.
Tue National Printing Company outmned q
part ~ the city work. Gen. fitz john Porter,
ex Conn issinner OF Public Works, sent notice
To- the Comptroller that thereafter the prnung
done ON kanoalis Island. A lew weeks ago a
new arrangement went into effect. by which ne
the Board Of cay Record, IN which the Comp
tfO'lcr end the tOrpora,i, Counsel are associ-
at-d with the Com missioner Of Pablo Works,
and since then the National Printing Company
seems t be doing nearly ali the city printing
The Typographical Union Will oppose tho
passage OF a law to lecalize tho Randali's Island
printing establishment President Dalton says,
We would like To place the officers Of the
Society for the Reformation NJ Juvenile Delin-
quent-, us well ia those of the Nation / Prtnt-
ms ,ompeny, on the stand to tell what they
know about rinting con raris. The company
p wing rent Is Illegal aud improper. Inc society
Is not exempted from the terms Of the statute
forbind Ing the use Of convict lahor, and large
proportion OF that In tue socicty's care would
PROBABLY come under THIS head