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The New York herald., 1876-11-30
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

s. Cohen Il Co, wholesale dealers In tobacco, atNa
ISL Water street, have settled with thor creditors as
soyc ycnty cents the dollar, their liabilities amountug
to about s5o,Oo0 II Will b. remembered that about
ten days ago Simon aud Mannheim Cohen arrested
under the S,wel ACT, at the SUIT Of NJ. Oppcnhomsr
40. l3s Water street, Tor obtaining about SO, 900
worth Of tobacco credit when, Is alleged they had
no money. A member OF tho nrm stated yesterday
that the matters had been finally settled and sheiR
trends had bought up all their paper.
Burtts Graf stoves at No. 2j7 Water street, have
temporarily suspended. their liabilities amounting 70
about $50 900 The firm have lost heavily durtug tho
past years bad debts, ana were forced 70 take
this the protection OF both themselves and
their creditors. rwolhrds OF the creditors ex-
pressed Willingness 10 assist tile firm aud accept
set Icmcnt The stock is now being iuventoriod, and
the OF Will be submitted tho
Tor lbclr action Friday, when IL IL expected thas
arrangements wiil b, made for n contiuuance OF the
business Nearly all the Indebtedness Is held IN Troy
where most oi their goods were manufactured.
Raphael Mntzcr KID gloves, AT No. 40 broadway,
has iaiird, aud the sheriff has sold out his stock
satisfy judgment OF Sl,l56 in favor Of Leon Bofs
ma
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DEsTITUTIoN IN BROOKLYN.

In gloomy apartment in the Of tho second floor
Of house Fulton street. Clinton street. Brook
iyn, reside John p. Swctt paraiytic, and his wife.
He has been unable to do anything since April, 1875.
Mr. Swett, who is a well educated man, was born In
New Hampshire, and was time well of. He was
formerly trustee and s,ockholder OF the American
Mining Company, OF New York. Subsequently he was
employed as bookkecpcr by Liberty street Insur-
ancc company, where he renamed ior twelve years.
Two years ago his employers sent him 10 Europe Tor
his health, but he grew worse. Suco his return he
has been unable TO obtain lodgmcnt permanently
In any hospital, being incurablc He is confined
10 his bed, aud IS dependent for scanty
support upon the mcagre earnings of his faithful wife,
who has by copying and disposing Of the remnants Of
thor iormer prosperity, barely managed 10 keep tho
wolf IRON the door" There remains nothing moro
In the shape OF property to be sold, and
stares tncm in the face. Tho Homo Tor ncurabes at
Forahan. would receive her husband, but they de-
mand So per week board. Any assistance that may be
sent these poor people will be received by Captain
joel Smith, OF the Washington street station house,
bo has volunteered TO forward contributions TO Mr..
and Hrs. SWEET The invalid Is better known IN New
York insurance and business circles as Major SWEET.
He Is sixty years OF age.
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AFRICAN CHURCH TROUBLES.

The trouble in the Fleet street African Methodist
church. OF Brooklyn, attendant upon the existence OF
rival Boards OF Trustees continues to occupy the
tcnton Of the courts ana to distract tho pious
thoughts OF pastor Murray and his flock Some weeks
ago brother Wilson, Of the old Board OF deposed
Trustees. obtained Injunction against John
Kemp and other brethren, composing the new
or egitimately recognized Board, TO prevent
them from taking charge OF tho financial
affairs OF the church. As the matter stands the
gas, music PASTORS and other bills go unquidated
and the contributions oil the people growing 'gradu-
ally and beautifully less Collections taken twice
about the ock while at prayer ms It frequently bc-
comes pugilistc, and tho locust prevails where tho
pastors plantive voice dsrsgardcd in the disputes
which Judge Nelson. IN the City Court ycscr
day, decided to continue tho injunction until the
case can be heard upon its merits
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CORRECTION.

During the excitement previous to the great explos-
ion ut He'll Gate, and when opinions freely
expressed by leading scientists and engineers the
probable effect OF the great blast the immc cdiac
surroun iings. tho New York papers published
opinion purporting TO come from Mr.. W. H. Name,
Director General OF the Costa Rica Railroad. In It
the grnvcst iorebodngs OF disaster we're expressed,
coupled with crcum tintial scsount OF experiments
with nitro gycerinc made the Matina River.
Costa Rca In which the terrible power OF
the explosive shown. Tho following let
tor from Mr.. Name, however, shows that his nalno
was used without his authority or even knowledge.
SAS JosE Costa Rca, Oct. 20, 1870.
To THE EDITOR HERALD:-
Will you oD.iac mo by inserting In your inl lenial
paper the following correction as far the under
signed is concerned? BY somo unaccountabe mistake
my name been referred different New York
papcfs, dated September 10 1885, as having gwen
opinion Sue probable effects OF the explosion o tho
famous He'll Gate mine. beg 10 state that the day
referred to in the capital OF San Salvador, 1000
miles away from New York, which latter place have
not visited since 1868. Consequently could not well
b. tho person who made The statements which have
gone through the press. Although my name Is Henry
William Nannc have always used during my stay Of
twenty-five years IN Spanish countries the Span
lsh "Guticrmon for William. Your obenient servant
GUlLLERMU NANNE.
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CHARGE OF FALSE PRETENCEs.

Mathew Calaghan, who said he lived At No. Clinton
place, arrested on Tuesday nt the Grand Central
depot, suspicion Of being one OF two persons who
had cndcavorcd to get possession Of trunk thcy bo
lieved 10 contain lot OF valuable jewelrY. lie wa
takon to the Ptyscventh street court, where ho at
tempted escape from the officer who had .arrostcd
him. The charge could not be proven and no was
rcmandcd 10 give the police tmo 10 bring evidence
proving q charge against him OF obtaining
money from d. Appleton Co. by false
representations. The Arpictons employed him 10
sell books commission, tho agreement being hat
he should receive SO much for every subscriber Hc
forged number OF names on his subscription books,
but tho fraud discovered until after $34 had
been paid 10 him. "A case OF forgery could not how
ever, be made out against him, because persons
whose had been used had sustained no loss.
Neither could tho charge OF false prctences be sup
ported because the complanants did take rcasona
BILE precautions before paying CaaChan to ascertain
The truth alsty OF his representations The offence
OF which ho was guilty, " any. said the Court,
breach OF rus and Of that the Court couli not akc
corul
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THE LOST CITY OF WACO.
THE FATE OF MR. AND MRS. ROGERS AND THE
CONTEST OVER THE PROPERTY or THE
wIrE-wHo pERrsuFD FrRAT?

THE FATE OF Mr.. AND MRS. ROGERS AND THE
CONTEST OVER THE PROPERTY or THE
wIFE-wHo PER1sHED FIRST?
On tho night OF November Q. 1874. during a terrific
thunder storm, the steamship Guy OF Waco was
struck by lightning who riding ut anchor In the har-
Dor of Galveston, Texas, and the vessel hrc
She burned to the waier's edge, and though
erai persons wcrp to leave the -iated ship in
rowboa. soul reached tho shore OF the entire
number ON board. Among the passengers on tho waco
were Henry Rogers and Robecca ]. Rogers his wife,
of Brooklyn A few days lator the body OF man,
who was supposed 10 be Rogers, found tho
beach, where it had been washed, at Bolivar Point
Mrs. Rogcrsi had In the Williamsburg Savings Bank
the sum S. 900 Soon after tho confirmation OF the
news OF the disaster Charles W. Rogers, brother OF
Henry Rogers deceased, took out letters OF aamns.
traiion Ior the property named. Tho Pubic Admins
traitor disputes his right TO do Another claimant
ior inc money appeared IN tho person OF sister OF
Mrs. Rogers, and large amoupt OF testimony
taken, and argument was heard on both sides IN
tho case. Yesterday surrogate vceder rendered
the following Important opinion thereon:-
Tho lettcys heretofore granted Charles w. Rogers as
admin isIrator OF this estate must be asdc
Charles W. Rogers cnimeI the right such letters rs
ono OF the next Of kin OF Henry Rogers the husband
ntesaic also deceased .rhc intestatc and her
husband were both lost at sea IN the same calamity.
There hss been sufficient evidence presented to
warrant the presumption that tho husband
survived hts wnc; and in tho absence OF any
evidence to raise tho presumption OF his
vivorshp, ! am, believe justified in assuming
that having persisted IN the same calamity, both hus-
band wife died at the same time Then IL follows,
as matter Of law, that the property remains where
IL is found TO be vested. unless is shown TO be di
vested When party dies possessed OF property tho
right that propcrty passes 10 his next OF kin unless
IT be shown to have passed TO another by survivor
ship. The next OF kin OF tho deceased husband in
tins case cam the administration Of this OF his
deceased wife the ground that he survived her.
THIS they are bound to show afrmativcly. Not hay-
ing done 50 letters should not ISSUE
The New York herald., 1876-11-30
THE WRECK OF THE NOVELTY.

Yesterday morning Captain Merritt. OF the Coast
Wreckng Company, went down 10 Staten Island TO
amino the wreck OF the steamboat Novelty, lying TO
tho south OF Fort wadsworth. He found her heading
on the beach With her thirteen OF water
Iu her eight foot hoo, where she had been
struck by tho schooner Mcrwin. Fears were enter
taincd that should gale from the southeast spripg up
she might receive now injuries. Upon Captain Mer-
rtts return this city he held a conference with tho
representatives OF the owners and tho insurance
pan.cs which the Novelty insured, TO
best to be done IL agreed that Efforts should bc
Immediately commenced 10 raise her by ponloons and
other contrvanccs. being impossible pump her
The wrecked steamer estimated TO be worth about
10000, but she ~ only insured for $ljDUO-nanciy
$40 UJU in New York aud 50 900 In Galveston, Texas
She had recently been handsomely fitted up ana thor
oughiy ovcrhaulcd AZ Newark, and when wrecked was
her way down TO the ST. Johns River, Florida,
where she had been chartered 10 run during the
coming winter. Her cargo consisted Of 100 tons Of
coal aud provisions for the voyage. Yesterday Cap
tain Dakync her commander, neglected 70 make his
sworn report tho United states Local Inspectors Of
steamships, required BY law Us 10 how tho accident
TO his weasel occurred
Tho vessel was buiit ut Chester, Pa, in 1892 for
novelty, by Mr. Gould, an Eastern man. The follow
ing are her principal ZIG icc;
breadth o bcnm "a icci aud depth OF hold feet She
built OF oi 33g tons burden. The novelty
oil her is iound in her engines She has
four noncondcnsins engines, 10 inches diameter OF
cylinder aud cct stroke with two Ioconot,e boilers
Is feet In length aud ~ feet IN diameter. The theory
OF Mr. Could Tho constructor oi this peculiar class of
marine cngine was that the high vcocs,y of the
ginc gearcd on To water would obtain great speed.
Mr Gould some thirty years ago. II may bc rcincu-
Dcrcd constructed the Sarah, which had side propcl-
Ior wheels, to ply ON thr Hudson Mr. Ericssons iron
Witch, Ia 1910 had the same. The Novelty has never
gwen any Instances OF great speed IL isthc Intention
oi tie owners oi the Novelty 10 libel tho three
mascd schooner Morwin, Captain Pcsrcc, winch col
lidcd with their vessel aud caused her 10 90 run
ashore. Had the steamboat not been provided with
waicr-tight compartments she would undoubtedly have
goIc 10 the bottom before sho was bcachcd
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THE NEW CAB COMPANY.

Tho proposed new cab combines neatncss with CON-
tort, and will be indispensable TO men OF business
have not tho time await tho snas pace Of tho
omnibus.
may bc summoned az any given point at a moments
notice
London with over 1000 four. whcelers ana 10000
hansoms Is TO have stiil another cab company,
found 10 be The most popular means OF conveyance,
whcn the are is brought within reasonable price,
proposed by the New York Cab Company Let
every one who ncnds to patrOnize them Daston their
advent by subscribing to tue stock As an Investment
alone u will pay handsomely aside from tho great
colnmVdatiOn II promises.
SUBSCRIPTIONS coming in rapidly, and We hope tho
list VIII svVn DO complete
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THE BOGUS EMIGRANT.

Louis Levine, the "emigrant" who was arrested by
Detective U'Connor, for having swindicd Mr.. Moritz
Rudnger OF No. ia Attorney street, out OF $50 BY
the old confidence game, rcarragned before jus
tce smith the Essex Market Court yesterday. rho
court crowded with parsons who had been
swindicd in u similar manner and who we're desirous
OF Identifying Levine lhcy failco TO do so, from
which the detectives convinced that several
city. Among the number OF vctimized persons in
court Mrs. Matilda keper, OF No. 524 West Forcth
street. who swndlcd out OF $lS, the confidence
men leaving with her ms security package containing
table cloths valued at Sl0 Levine was committed Tor
furihcr examination.
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ANOTHER HOTEL THIEF.

A man named Henry Bird was yesterday arraiqncd
al tho Wash ,ngton Place Police Court on charge Of
carrying burglars tools Mr. DO witt Bogardus
clerk in tho Hotel ST. Scphen West Eleventh street.
testified that Tuesday evening the prisoner regis
tered at the hotel and assigned a room. WnLo
gong through the house 10 .f everything was
right he she prisoner leave his and stealth
iy secreta something under the carpet oi the main
corridor. He at oncc sent for Detective Sevin and
found pair Of "nippcrs." such as used by hotel
thieves for opening room DOORS concealed under the
carpet, whero Bird had placed them. Tho prisoner
who offered explanation, was held for trial.
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BOY BURGLARS.

Ollcer Phclau OF tho Sixteenth precinct, while
pa,rolng his post on Tuesday evening, two boys
named John o'Kcofe and David Mckay. acting suspi-
cously at No 2l5 Tenth avenue. He thcm and
on searching the premises, found $40 worth OF cloth
ing cealed the basement. IL was subsequently
learned that the clothing had been slo.en IRON the
apartments Of Mrs. Elizabeth Meyer, No. a0S West
Twenty hith street, by forcing open rear window OF
ner holsc Az the Washington Place Police Court yes
tcrday Mckay and okccic were held Tor trial III de-
iault vi II, 0v0 bail each 10 answer charge oi bur-
4 LrY.
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THE MAIN MALPRACTICE CASE.

An inquiry was held yesterday by Coroner Smms, OF
Brooklyn into the circumstances attending the death
OF Mrs. Alice d. Man, OF No. $40 Atlantic avenue
Dr. A. W. Shepard and others testified, and tho jury
rendered the following verdict .That the said Alice
d. Nam came death by pcritonitis follow
ing abortion, November %, 1876. at No $40 Atlantic
avenue, and from the evidence Of opinion that
abortion produced at the hands OF Mrs Mary
Jann." MrA jam was held 10 await tho action Of tho
The New York herald., 1876-11-30
STEAMBOAT LAW.

Yesterday afternoon the United States Local In
spcctcrs Of Steamships IN this city Messrs simonson
and Matthews, concluded their examination OF W.T.
ncsscs the OF tho recent collision in the bay
between the Crystal Wavc, Of tho Now Jersey southern
Railroad, and the MIddctown. OF tho staten Island
Ferry Company As usual collision cases the :esti
mony OF .he most contradictory nature.
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CAPTAIN MURRAY's VARIETY STORE.

During the past two days Captain Murray, Of the
Fourth precinct has been called upon by hundreds ef
people who havo lost goods for tho purpose Of dcntI.
fying the articles seized In the receiving house on
James street, some OF the callers have identified
articles but ~ the tickets have all been removed they
could not positively swear to tho property rhe result
is that out oi the many articles TO gwen
up Captain Murray will retain them In his office ior
few days longer after which they viii DO sent 70
Police ueadquartcrs
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A WELL DIGGER's DREADFUL FATE.

In Newark, yesterday forenoon. while John Osborn,
well digger, was digging cesspooi No 2o7 Little
avenue he fell into tho excavation brokc his nccg,
aud dIcd Instantly. lilo was under the innucncs q
IiQuor at tho limo
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a rHANKsa1y1Na p1NNrn YrsrEnpAY.

The Fourth ward school OF the Childrens Aid So
cety corner OF Water and Dover Streets largely at
tended daily by halt clothed and half starved children
whose parents reside In the vicinity Largo hearted
friends have becomo interested in tho welfare and
progress OF school, and every day tho children arc
served with soup or bread aud molasses Yesterday
over ninety ragged little urchins from two
TO ten years old wero present Two good
gentlemen rediding IN this city and one noblo
lady residing at Staten Island determined give tae
little ones a They gave Mrs. seymour tue prin-
cpai sufficient moLey TO purchase a chicken dinner
Al noon each child furnished with a piece OF
chicken and a dish OF chicken SOUP and aterward 100
cakes were distributed There exercises but
the donors OF the perfectly satisfied when
they how the poor lttlo boys and girls
ishcd their diancr
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Fatal Results of Loving an Actress

While there are numerous instances of
these small passions, there are undoubtedly
many genuine cases Of heartfelt attach
ment. Such was that Of young scion of
a wealthy house in New York for young
actress who had recently acted at Wallack's
theater. She was paid court 10 by this
young gentleman, who loved her deyoutly,
but his father, who entertained an absurd
prejudice against the stage and it's people,
interposed his authority and forbade his
marrying Miss B. She was not only
lovely but high-spirited girl, and she
thought 1t best to accept an engagement
abroad.
This she did, but her admirer, who was
prevented from following her by the know
ledge that his income would cease the mo
ment he manifested such an intention, be-
came 80 respondent that he committed
suicide. His brother was so affected by
his loss that he took his own life, and the
mother soon afterwards died Of grief. This
triple tragedy did not affect the stern
father, who lives on, chldless and widow
ed, envlroned by luxury and stepped in
senseless prejudice. Which is the hap
pier, think you, this forlorn old man, or
the object of his unfortunate sons choice,
who-well married, with an assured posi-
ton and devoted husband-wins equal
esteem and admiration. - Illustrated
Weekly.
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of the circular or the signing of his name

OF the circular or the signing of his name
thereto.
Such are the exact facts 10 reference to
this circular and the vote in New York
city and the state, as appears from the off,
cial returns and from the sworn testimony.
Giving Governor Tilden the benefit of his
own testimony and that of A. Oakley Hall,
and of every doubt, and where does 1t leave
hin? Granted that the circular was orig
inally issued without his knowledge and
consent, and then taking his own statement
that when 1t came to his knowledge and he
was made acquainted with the " important
" object to be attained" thereby he did not
even protest against it, does it not make
him guilty participant in all the frauds
which resulted, and were expected to re-
suit, therefrom? His admirers at the
Honesty and Reform" meeting, last
week, told ue that Samuel ]. Tilden was a
great organizer and this ia a specimen
of his organizing He organized -
through A. Oakley Hall and William NJ.
Tweed. lie knew what they were doing.
what use they were making of his name,
how they were organizing ard he never
uttered word of protest against it. His
very silence gave consent to this piece OF
organizing and the circular and its re-
suits were just as much his individual acts,
as if he had written and signed it, and di-
rected the frauds which were committed in
carrying out the important object to be
attained thereby.
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Don Carlos at the Centenn al

Don Carlos visited the main building and
agricultural hall, Thursday, and after
lunch took coffee and smoked tschebuk at
the Turkish pavilion, when his brother, Don
Alfonso, and his brothers wife, Donna
Maria De Las Neuvas, passed by and rec
ognized him. The meeting was unexpect-
ed, and most cordial They have not seen
each other since Alfonsos defeat in Cata-
lonia in 1874. The one lived refugee
in Austria, the other in England. They
have been since their arrival in this country
hunting each other without ever meeting
Carlos was in Mexico when Alfonso Was in
California. The younger brother sails for
Europe in few days. Carlos intends re-
naming three weeks more. He denies all
reports of his intention to establish mon-
archy either in Mexico or Cuba. He tray
els exclusively for pleasure. He has not
been to Cuba, and says that if he had visit
ed there it would have been only TO fight in
the government ranks, for before being a
prince he is Spaniard, and cares for the
integrity of Spain above all.
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How Jewell Came to Leave the
Cabinet.

Mr.. Jewell, in a roundabout way, called
the attention of the president to an EDITOR
ial in the New Y ork Tribune, written by
JEWELS friend, Ike Bromley, headed,
"Grant He-enforcing Tilden." |; referred
to the removal of Bristow from the cabinet.
Mr.. Jewell said to the president that he
thought that that act did the party good
deal of harm. The removal of Yaryau
followed soon after. Jewell, while talking
to the president Monday, said, in a ocular
way: "You have been at it again, and,
Mr.. President, don't you think you have
gone too far in the matter?' Grant did
not seem to like it; and. after awhile, turn
ing to Jewell, said 81 would rather have
your resignation than your advice Jew
ell jumped up and left the room. "Tne
president gave me no reason for asking my
resignation" said he, "and gave no rel-
son in my resignation for resgning. -
Washington Cor. Of Hartford Timos,
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President Grant-A Startling Rumor

A special to the New York Sundoy Mer-
cu1y says that a startling rumor IN regard
to the mental condition of the president is
current at Washington, and that it sstated
by many who are well informed as to mat
tiers at the White House that incipient in
sanity has developed itself in President
Grant. The disease is supposed 10 be soft
ening of the brain, and while its symptoms
have been intermittent, they are increasing
in violence. Representatives, and senator's
and private citizens who since last Monday
have returned from interviews with the
unfortunate president, all have agreed and
publicly re'erred to it as fact that Presi.
dent Grant exhibits most decided indica-
tons of insanity. A Baltimore physician
who met him last Wednesday AYERS the
president has every symptom of softening
of the brain.