, 1876-02-03

New YoRK. Jan. WinsIow the
Boston forger. has been traced to the
steamship Rotterdam. which sailed with
him and family for Rotterdam on Fri-
day. There is no extradition treaty with
Holland. The Winslow forgeries are
now figured as high as $500. 600. It is
believed he has taken very little money
With him in his fight.
Creditors of Edwin Booth the actor
met yesterday and declared > evident
of 81 per cent.
BosToN, Jan. Details Of the robb-
cry of the Northampton National Rank
on Tuesday night by masked men state
the result was something appalling Tie
table of securities taken shows total
of S67O.0ee, The bal,k officers offer o
reward of $25, 600 for the return of the
property ard conviction of the burglars.
The loss falls comparatively light ON tt 6
bank. the greater part ct the securities
belon ying 10 speciaS depoStors. The
robbers entered the house Of ths Cashier
Whittlesly. bound. gagged. and guarded
him for four hours by seven people.
They compelled him to give them the
combination of the safe vault and wait
ed until they knew the night Waterman
had gone home. the Cashier when
asked to give the three combinations
to the vault for the outer, inner and
chest doors, gave them wrong twice and
thrice, but the burglars wrote the Al
down, made him repeat, them caught
him in it and compelled him to give the
right combination. At 4 O'Clock A. NJ,
he was taken to downstairs bed room
and the whole family were gagged. and
four burglars withdrew to operate on
the bank.
RAeusA, Jan. 27.--The following
news is from slavonic sources: A force
of 8; 500 Turks attacked the insurgents
near Duze on Tuesday and after brief
e engagement the insurgents left the in
and set fire to Dobosville
near lrebidje. An insurgent reinforce.
ment of 1000 arriving on the ground
at this time. The Turks were cut off
and compelled to retreat to Dyna.
LONDON, Jan. 27.-Lieutenant Cen
eral Henry William Sisted. c. B.. is
dead. lie was She first Lieutenant Gov
ernor of Ontario under the Dominion.
New YORK, Jan. 27.-The trial of Jo-
seph Burroughs. in Brooklyn, for the
murder of his wife, in progress during
the week, was to-day brought to close.
The jury under direction of the court,
found him not guilty of the crime be-
cause Of insanity. He vas sent to the
lunatic asylum.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Jan. 2S.-The
agent of the Border City Mills just re-
turned from England. reports finding
better market there than in this
country, and $4,000 pieces per week
will be exported by his mills; 80, 900
pieces have already been shipped.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 27.-On opening the
defense in the Mckee trial this nom
ing. Voorhees,, for Mckee, announced
that no argument would be offered un-
til the evidence was all closed.
Megreu was recalled and testified that
Mckee never paid him morey for any
purpose whatever. This was intended
to nullify Fitzroy's testimony that Me-
Kee told him that he paid Megreu $2.-
500 last summer to keep him quiet.
Barnard Engleger, rectifer, was
presented in direct contradiction CT the
ex-Dep1ty Collector Concannon. One
of the Government witnesses swore that
he and Concannon burned the stub
books and notices in the office of the
collector of internal revenue on Sunday,
when nobody was there but the negro
porter.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 27.--Samson
was again brought up in
the police court to-day. but as the New
York officer had been detained by the
snow blockade. the examination OF the
case was continued until Saturday.
1t is now believed, in naval circles,
since the arrival of the Pensacola. that
the Spalding court martial will be called
before many days. While no orders
have yet been received from Washing
ton, announcing the names of the Of
ficers, who shall pass judgment in
case. general opinion pre-
walls that Rear Admiral John ]. Almy
will be president of the court martial.
The court martial will convene at Mare
Island, but will be asked to hold its
sessions in San Francisco, for the con-
veniepce of the merchants, who would
be called as witnesses.
WASHINGTON, Jan 2S.-The President
was visited to-day by delegation from
Utah. consisting of o. A. Patton. regis
ter of the land Office, Gen. Maxwell, U
s. Marshal for Utah, and other promi-
nent gentlemen from that Territory.
They particularly desired to arrive at
some M cans by which the crime Of po>
lygamy may be reached in the courts.
and to this end propose a revision of
The jury law, by which a polygamist
shall be excluded as juror. Under the
present system, with Mormon polyga-
mists in the jury box, it is an impossi-
bility to obtain convictions The church
leaders entirely control the ballot among
the Mormons, many of whom would
vote with the Gentiles, if they would be
allowed. The President expressed his
sympathy for any movements tending