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A RAID ON "YOUNG AFRICA"

There were twenty-five or them, sixteen women and
six mon, with the exception Of two OF tho women, all
colored, arragned out OF one house. No. II Thompson
street. Tuesday night, by the police Of the Eighth pre-
cnct and brought before Judge WandeN yesterday
morning. 1hoy OF all ages from cixnteen to
nfty. but their general appearances and condition
about the same. The result OF TOO frequent indulgence
IN the whskey supplied by tho numerous dist-
lsrics In the neighborhood. rhe house, No II
Thompson street. called by tue pollco "Young Africa +"
has long oeeu complained or Captain Mcdonnell
much to the satisfaction Of the people living in the
vicinity, cleared out thoroughly on Tuesday night OF
the persons arraigned before the Court Rachel and
Caleb Thompson, the lcssees OF the promises, were
sent to the Island for months, and the were
fined $40 each Four children or Rachel Thompson,
who were found IN tho house, we're also brought TO
Court. Three Of the older ones were committed to the
Orphan Asylum, and The youngest, who was nursing.
accompanied It's mother 10 her island home.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-16
JERSEY STRIKERS IN COURT.

MDANrELs FlNMD yfTry DOLLARS AND SENT TO
PRISON DuEINu THE PLEASURE OF THE
ooURT-rHE TRIALS STILL In PROGRESS.
when Vice Chancellor Van Fioct convened his court
yesterday morning IN Newark 10 resume the Of
the Central Railroad strikers charged with contempt
court In having intcrforcd with railroad In It's
jurisdiction tho weather heavy aud the eky
black that postponemcnt was had because OF the
lack OF light and tho peltns OF the rain the roof
At length RUFUS Fiskc, brakeman living at Philips
burg, was called to testify He stated that on July "a
he received notice running as follows:- ylU
We her. by NOTIFY you to no Service for the G :.
r. OF Oh q alter wensday july 70 1877. at O'clock
m until iur;her orders from u.s. COMMITTEE.
This was IN Hasgerty's Hall, Pnilhpsburg; others
were IN the hail, some writing notices; witness did
not 10 TO work tho next day, supposing that hands
would; the notice did not keep him from he
SAID Tram dispatcher George W. Williams Of Phil
lipsourg, said he found notice on his desk on July
"a that no trains would be allowed to
leave that day; the notice signed Com
Fiske probably in tho same handwriting Tho witness
further testified that he a Of men standing
round a irain, threatening any man that would take
u OUT Among the crowd was Sch wartz, defendant,
but he SAID nothing. McDanies aud Matthews wero
also there so, hc thought, was Darling. The witness
mctioncu the names oil other brakenen who wore
present. out tiey wcrc not the defendants IN this
case ,hesc mon seemed TO DO acting with the others
IN preventing toe passenger cars from going The
witness testhcd 10 tho stoppsge OF other trans by the
ac crowu on the day no freight or coal trains
were sont out on the 25tn 10Th 9th or 2sh becs
these men threatened they would not allow any train
to OUT and u any men attempted IL they would DO
dead men; no coal OF freight trains until the
military got there; the crowd notified tho switch men
10 leave on wednesday and they lett notice SIM,
liar TO the ono shown and IN the same handwriting;
these brakemcn engaged In tho strike TOOK possession
OF passenger car and used u as place OF rendezvous
SCHWARTZ Darling, Knott, shine ana Matthews
wore theres Is well ~ others whom the wibuess
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HOW He "wON" A HOUSE AND


AN ONEIDA COUNTY GENTLEMAN swIYDIED BY
BOGUS LOTTERY DEALER-THE WAY THE
MAILS ARE ABUSED. fN
young gentleman with long string OF names
comprising some OF the most arlstocrutc as we'll
pleoean to DO onnd in the Directory, brought be-
fore Commissioner Shields yesterday to explain his
confused identity and set at rest moot about SIS IN
cash. The young man, who has varioasly styled him
self Young, Hunter, Rcnsaiicr, Evans, Randolph,
Bradley aud Taylor, sent circular of what called
the Georgia State Lottery" 10 a Mr.. Richards,
in BoonviIc, oneida county. That gentleman,
scduccd by tue glowing terms 10 which
tho brilliant possibilities OF nm investment IN
tue Georgia State Lottery were painted. ventured
$40 theron. About week later he received a notc
from Mr. Young, stating that tho $40 had been re-
cevcd, but, owing 10 the delayed mails accustomed by
the strike, he could not forward tn6 .ckcia In tho
letter he enclosed "duplex compound combina-
tom ticket tor which he requested Mr. Richards 10
forward IS more. Richards forwarded tho money
and heard no moro about Young until informed by
gentleman signing hmself"h. d. Rcnsaller attorney"
that the worthy manager oil the Georgia State L0ory
had departed Tor the beautiful Shore the journey hav-
ing been induced by yellow fever Mr. Richards would
but Tor cheering paragraph With winch ''Rensaher,
attorney, =" wound up the gloomy letter. Tins para
business OF Young ana that before he died Young had
drawn house aud lot IN jamaica Long Island, on the
eompSund m, aIpisn: So%S,ua0n nsks, Of Mr.
valued by the Tax Commissioners oil Long Island At
$1,000. II Mr.. Richards would kindly send $40 to
Mr. Rensacr the latter would be ever so much
obliged, and very small cloud resting upon
the estate Of Mr.. Richards, in the shape Of
an attorneys lien, would be removed. R,chards
removed the cloud and as Rcnsaicr did not send him
Oh the house and lot so hgny priced by the Tax Com
Long
discovered that Young Rensalier and Taylor
and the Same Individual. and that At No 92S Eighth
avenue, whero Young or Rensacr was arrested, num-
bers OF letters to different names were delivered 10
him. The real name Of tns ''sawdust man' Is said 10
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DECISIONS In ADMIRALTY.

Judge Blachford In the United States District Court
fled yesterday an important decision as TO the liza
by Of vessels for their cargoes In June. 1875,
Dreyfus Il Co., wholesale wine merchants, shipped on
the ship Black Hawk, from San Francisco sixty seven
pipes or California for New York The bill of
lading Contained u clause stipuatlng that hc vessel
Is not accountable for breakagc leakage rust, If
properly slowed" On the voyage of the pipes
had its head broken In and nearly all of wine
lost. Dreyius Co sued Tor the value OF the and
the owners Of the Black Hawk set up defence the
contract in tho pill OF ladug. A vast amount OF owl
dence was submitted both sides. Judge Batcnford,
In reviewing case. says that doubt under bills OF
lading of this kind, II 10 not sufficient Tor the bssnt
to show merely that there WAS eikagc during the
age 1t for them show negligence the part Of
the vessel respect to handling storing The wine.
The evidence showing that the pipe IN question was
shipped good condition aud that II injured while
on tho vessel OF proper storage the Court
dered verdict for the pa'ntin, with a reference 70
ascertain tho amount OF damages
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YORK HERALD THURSDAY AUGUST 49, s77-TRPLE SHEET

mentioned who are not defendants In this case; don't
think there any but brakemen concerned IN
the Car. On hts cross examination witness said he
could not Identify any Of the who uncoupled the
cars. could he say that schwartz had said word
injurious 10 tho railroad
An ESGIxEER VINO bULL-DozEp.
Edward Scott. the engineer OF passenger train No.
IL was the next witness called Spathouse and Fisher
aud Beitx no said In the crowd Bez toid
HIM that n he ran the train out he would have to
suffer the consequences; he was afraid OF his
lie, and did tho train out; schwartz, shine
aud sevcn others OF the mon, whose names are men,
toned with the case, were asked to stand
up, when witness said he did not identity any OF them
being with the party around the turn liable after no
had been informed that be could not ron out.
Joon Fuller, In charge Of tho telegraph ONCE at the
hpsburg depot testified that on the morning OF tho
25th passenger car detaehed from train that
came IN the depot, schwartz shine Spahousc, Knott,
Fisher and Betz assisted In uncoupiing the car and
showing II Oh on side track; did not know II tina
was the same car that the men used a. their head
Quarters
Anumbcr OF other Witnesses were called and gave
evidence damaging TO Schwartz; but his case was not
concluded when the Court adjourned al to-day Dur
ing tho afternoon William McDAnlsls was called up
and addressed by the Court preparatory receiving
sentonce. The Vice Chancellor said his offence was
OF tue gravest ever committed In the State. Ito
was sentenced TO pay hnc OF $50 aud Imprisonment
in Warren county jail ut the pleasure Of the Court
He could make application for IN rough his
counsel but the Court would require strong evidence
OF his Repentance This Is merely for contempt OF
Court. McDancls is also amcnabc under the En-
gineers act, passed by the last Legislature, very
stringent law. .lN Arf tHI
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CLEAN THIS STREET.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HEKALp;-- tlf'
IT can't be possible that the Street Cleaning Depart
mens know Of such street ~ Thames street this
city For their Information let say that there 10
such street, and that good many people live IT,
that thoy oat all kinds OF vegetables aud fruit,
do not eat they throw Ia tho street, and
a garbage cart never goes through there.
II must bo because they not know where u
s The street has become horribly u.thy and sicKon-
ing; 1T pass through let alone In any Que
passing tho corner Of Broadway may lind out. The
street below is kept tolcraoly clean. II being
thoroughiare 10 tho Long Branch boat. gro 4 many
gentlemen that way, aud OF course It would not dc
to neglect Il any moro than II would Fifth avenue.
fi THAMES STREET,
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BURGLARS CAPTURED.

noise IN tho liquor store Of Patrick Mullen, No. II
Baysrd street. attracted the attention Of Samuel
Aronson on the night OF the 18th inst, aud looking
closely he saw Charles Smith entering through the
npl,pb soon afterward bc boxes OF cigars beng
named Eugene Mccarthy An alarm was gwen and
Onicer F,sncr OF tho Fourteenth precinct, arrested
the men The prisoners were held In 700 bail each.
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DECISIONS.
SUPREME CoURT-CHAMBERs.

BY Judge D0nohue
Reed Va Van Pelt--Motion denied Opinion.
. COMMON PLEAs-sPECIAL TERM
BY Judge Larremore.
Wollhem Burcheli; Kiefer VS. Hunt: Conner vs..
Mentally .-Applications granted
Sangster vs.. Sangstcr. -Reierence.
Dugr0 VS. Singer rescttlcd
Goldsten vs. Finestona-Motion denied, without
costs III
MARINE CoURr-CHAMBERs.
BY Judge Sinnott
Seymour vs. Lawrenco.-Attachmcnt allowed.
Docgue VS.. Sebrecht.-Josepn =. Fallon appointed
receiver .ssl
Page vs. Lovy.-Motion to advance cause granted.
Yutto va Knoll ct al.-Motion denied, without costs
Healy w Hann0n-Atiach ment 10 set aside, with
$40 costs
Flemming Macnir Order OF publication granted.
Meyer vs.. brennan Motion TO strike out answer
denied. without costs. Iff
Raubitschex vs. stark; Freise VS.. Muer.--Ordsrs Of
arrest vacated and actions discontinued.
Carroll vs.. observation-disclosures vacated.
Manic vs.. Austin. defendant discharged
Stutz vs.. "Reminiscences abandoned
Rl0and VS.. Merrgold. Order amending summons
Riordan VS.. Jewett; Kilgour VS. Algc Boyer va
Daily: Heitmann Conner; Schatt VS.. jacobson
CochcS vs. Kaiel; Fox VS.. Rouhemer; Koohlor VS.
Kenny; same vs. Brady; Same vs. Matthews; Sheider
W. Gregor. -Orders granted.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-16
A DISHONEST TYPO.

Alexander Heatherton. young printer was accused
Of larceny yesterday, In tho Harlem Police Court BY
Thomas Minnoch, follow boarder in tho house, No.
231 East 1l1th street. Hcatherton does bear
good character among his associates and when MIN
noch missed his watch and cham, q fow days since,
suspicion pointed NJ once 10 Heatneron. Tho latter
confronted with Detective Clark, and, on being
charged with tho THEFT owned up and produced =
pawn ticket for the missing watch. Justice Wheeler
comm ed Hcatherton In default Of $500 bail
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-16
KILLED BY A BLAST.

Thomas Carroll foreman Of the gang VINO fred the
blast Tuesday which caused the death oil Horny ku-
ner OF sixty fifth street and Fourth avenue was com
mtcd Yesterday Tor examination by Justice Wbsecr IN
the Harlem Police Court Carroll told tbeJustlcc that he
had observed all the precautions required by law, but
that kutGer Kept his way 10 spite OF repeated warn
tbgs, and thereby met his DEATH kutner died carly
yesterday morning in the Ninety ninth street Hosp
tai He was struck the head by fragment OF rock
and sus tanned a coinpoun fracture OF the skull
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NOT CLEANED FOR THREE MONTHS.

To THE EDiron or Tux HERALp:-- lHth RI
Ninetecnth street. between Ninth and Tenth ave.
nucs has not been swept at tho expense OF tho city
since the early part Of May II Is the favorte thor
eughfare OF tho OF the garbage CARTS tho drip
pings from which, added tho almost unavoidable ac-
foundations of tenement house ncighborhood, cause
stencil that will very demand tho attention Of
the Board oi Health N not promptly attended 20 By
the Street Cleaning Department RESIDENT
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WHERE HAS THE MONEY GONE?

To rHE EDITOR or THE HERALD:-
VIII you please ask the Street Cleaning Com mission
the following question What has become Of The
$3.50 900 appropriation made for the OF the
Cleaning Burcauf About the middle OF juno last the
mcn--that is, the gangmcn, sweepers and cartmen--
were put on threc-fourths, onehaf and one-quartcf
time, the excuse being that there sufficient
funds pay them full time. wonder how long this
IL to last The men compelled 10 appear at the
ti0n house IN thoir precinct NJ seven o'clock reg.
uary every morning, to be told by the foreman,
s'there for you to-day" THIS Is grievouS
wrong, and n the HERALD will lend It's correct it
Cleaning Bureau. WORKMAN.
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DISORDERLY HOUSE RAIDED.

Detective Doyle, Of the Sixteenth precinct, made
raid Tuesday night alleged disorderiy houoo
kept by Mrs. Annie Pitts aud Mrs. Winnie Jones' In
West street. and arrested the proprie
tesses four persons found therein, jennie Jen-
kins, Margaret Harris. Louis Hathorn and William
Nichols The two last mentioned were white mon, ap-
psrcntly Of respectable standing, while the women
were colored. Judge wandoli yesterday committed
Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Pitts to Backwell's Island Tor
three months aud discharged the rest.
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ROBBED IN A CAB.

Charles Wilson aud Frank Pierce were charged In
the Tombs Police Court yesterday with robbing oseph
Hudson, OF No % coenties slip, OF 50 whc riding with
hun In cab Hudson made AFFIDAVIT that Wilson In
vitcd HIM into the CAP TO drive TO his brothers.
residence above Sxtieth street. aud white riding Wf
son and Pierce solc the money from mis- vest pocket
Tho prisoaers wore held In 81, 900 bail each.
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assault and battery; Same Frank Golden and John
Gallagher, burglary; Same VS. John Mclean aud David
Kennedy, burglary; Same va Martin DAVIDSON. grand
larceny; Same w Charles Mason, grand larceny
Same VS.. David Il AcWililam. grand larceny; Same
vs.. Thomas Anderson, grand larceny Same vs. Samuel
Bennett. grand larceny same VS.. Johanna Heaiy,
grand larceny; Same vs.. Samuel Hirsch. false pre-
fences; Same VS.. Levy Lehman bgumy; Same
David Connors, assault battery; same va William
Lockwood. burglars tools; Same VI. Annie T. woton,
grand larceny. r0sfe.
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OUR COMPLAINT BOOK.

fNoTx.-Lcttefs intended tor this column must be
accompanied by the writer's fnll name and address 10
insure attention. Complainants who unwilling 70
comply with this rule simply waste time In writing
Write on only one side OF the paper.-Ep HxsALnl
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NOISY CHILDREN.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HhRALD:- rf.a.
The children that gather IN front Of No III Eass
Eighty third street keep the neghbors In the vicinity
awake. They gather from seven O'Clock 10 about
eleven r. NJ and make u continual The parents
of these children would do The peoplo tavor BY
seeing that they retire Il reasonable hour, 81,
----- ----L A SUFFERER.
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TWELFTH pnEcrvcr nowpIgs.

TO TIE EpfroR HEsALp:--
wish the Captain Of tbs Twelfth precinct would
dispense the gang Of r0wdes In the lots ll3th street.
between Second and Third avenues The language
tney use is very annoying 20 the pespe opposite. c.
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DANGEROUS SEVER coyEnISo.

To Tue EDrroE THE HERALD
Allow call attention. to the fact that the
Ing Of tho OF Pearl and Plat streets Il
very loose This might easily cause accident
II
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CRUELTY TO AucrIoSEERs.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD-
Just punishment Is me,ed out 10 those who oruss
ANIMALS children. But rcfcrocs appointed by the
court In foreclosure suits mako It q condition with
auctionesrs TO whom they give the sales that they
must divide their fees with them. -his cruelty "a
auctionccrs Is almost universal with Referees who
satisfied receive their fees and extra
allowances and DO content but ust have part OF tho
auctioneer's p,ttaucs; aud the custom goes on
rebukcd. As an auctionecr ! am 10 favor OF having
tho thing stopped, and think that the Judges should
refuse to appoint referees who demand receive Q
portion Of tho justly carmel commission OF the auc
tionecr. II referees indulge In this mean and
temptble practice they ought to be punished In some
manner by tho court. AN OLD AUCTIONEER.
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DEAD SHADE TREES.
To rur Error or rnr HERALD :.

To TIE EpiToR HKRALD.- fl'
To strangers, ms VOL as thousands OF our citizens,
the dead shade trees, which may be counted W hun.
drcds together, with thousands OF dead limbs living
trees, arc an eycsore and nuisance. But what 10
worse, these dead trees constitute nuclei tor all kinds
OF ycrmin Will you not call on the proper authority
To have them forthwith rcmovcdy II cut down now
they Will AFFORD wood Tor many poor families the com.
ins winter ANTlNUlSANCEL
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A HINT TO rae HARLEM STEAMBOAT COMPANY.

a HINT TO TdE HARLEM STEAMBOAT COMPANY
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD sfI
Tho Harlem or Morrsania steamboat oompanles
would confer great favor on commuters BY changing
the TING table OF boat leaving Peck alp or Fulton
Market docks from ten minutes past six aud dlteen
minutes past SIX NJ. TO half past Six Nj, to
give passengers time to reach the boat who have got
To walk from HUDSON street and tho west side II IL
Impossible 70 reach either boat landing neen min.
utcs. HERALD READER
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CHARGES FOR ENTERING JUDO
MENT

motion Of interest to lawyers practising In the
Marine Court was madc yesterday before Judge snnot.
II came up order to show why the Clerk
should nle the Judgment roll In the suit OF Palmer
W. Kennett without being paid the accustomed dollar
In support Of the motion II was contended that there
was statute authorizing tho collection Of this lee,
ana that section 3l2 OF the Code did apply the
Marine Court Counsel cited from the various statutes
organizing the Court and stated that the question had
before been raised, and that former clerk OF the
Court had suspended the collection OF this charge Tor
quite lime. He also cited from Special Term opin-
ION Of Judge Spaulding on the subject OF charging
trial fee AS tho fees in this Court are covered into
the city treasury, tho Corporation Counsel
showed cause against granting tho order IL
was contended on the part OF the Clerk
not by spcn an application as this Also that by the
Marine Court act OF 1872 the "torms Of process and
proceedings prescribed by the Code Tor and now IN use
other OF record shall be used In the
Marine Court" Counsel cohtended that II was the In
tenon Of the Legislature at that time to assimate the
practice tho Marine Court 10 that in other Of
record and that the language used In The act accom-
plisnsd this intention. Tho payng oil the fec was
winch had to be taken In the ordinary OF
tcn, and was very necessary step, because unless
ment and could not be compelled to do so without
it, The Court took the papers
Mr.. Morgan j. O'Bren appeared for the motion; Z.
H. Lacomoe, Assistant Corporation Counsel, opposed
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.
John Long, q Spaniard, was arrested and taken be-
fore Commissioner Shields yesterday. charged with
selling unstamped cigars. The Commissioner held
him in $3.50 bail TO answer.
The Manhattanvills dstillsry case came up yester.
day. tho facts related In yesterdays HERALD
proved by the government The defence will open
day. .sf..
Tho Collector OF the Port has seized the river
steamer Turks Tor faiing TO submit her boilers and
machinery ~ Inspections and the United States Dis
trict Attorney hbsed her yesterday morning In $500
damages
John Harry, who says he is bard working and tom
perate man, alleges that his WIFE, now ON blackweil's
Island Tor drunkenness, sent their daughter Mary,
aged eleven, 10 the st. Dominican Convent, in East
Twenty street, without hts consent and that he
cannot now get her from tho institution ON applca-
ton OF Mr.. William +. Kintzing Judge Van Brunt
yesterday granted writ OF babeas corpus directing
the production OF tho child IN court, when tho facts Of
the case will be examined,
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LEGAL CIRCUMLOCUTIoN.

The case OF Eberhard wiegand, the deiauItng Coun-
cor OF War for the Duchy ofhesse, who LETT Germany
about six months ago with $50 0oO called Dcoro
Commissioner Osborn Tor the third timc yesterday.
Mr. BurKc counsel Tor the German government, asked
for a further remand Of the prisoner no had not
yet received the full details OF the from Germany
ExJudge Dttenhoefcr then said that these repeated
delays most unwarranted. The prisoner had now
bsen lying In jail for long umc and II tho German
government could furnish evidence the Case ought
~ be dismissed. He claimed that the said government
not using all possible diligence In The matter as
they had had tho matter in hand Tor upward Of
months Alter considerable argument Commis-
sionsr Osborn adjourned The case unt Tuesdsy asr.