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, 1877-12-04

81 acc. Xix, Of lhr Rcvist, Statutes, "so
take and receive a' par. fr nny debt or liability
to Il, any and all ns,tes nr l'lI1a i'sucd by nny
laNfn!ly organized Sairnat RanktnE Assucia-
tion." There aro therefore fs>tl.Ap. ~ lia-
eilitics of tile people due Natin1!at Btnke.--a
sum largely c1t'rslins the whole ati,s''lnt of de-
I. d tse snyons NJ i Bk, m s " t ee son1 M apy
Tic National Rank notes arc therefore very Iit-
(erent in clIhrleier from the heterogeneous
bank notes formerly tssuetl by a't'n'rtv Of the
banks arc iarec1y ownc,i bv thritr own .fnrc.
holders nnl by their borrowers mud surely hllst-
ne*s men who loul; to the banks for aest,tnsno-
dation and ttocklio1ders whose prnftts. depend
upon their successful management will be the
last 10 contpirc to tnInre their credit.
THE DEMAND ron GOLD.
Deposits e,n*st chiefly Of l,ank credits hnd
arc derived largely from the discount Of com
upon thc hooks and not with either coin or cur
rency. Throughout the country MI 1nsl.c Tnv-
mcuts a!c nla'ic. mt win money, hut With
checks. In the principal csste, these payments
clearing C-fonscs. During tl.c last twcnty.four
years The exchanges Of the New York Clearing
House were <4it.Up.nN,tW0. while tho balances
period wcre more than SOL, ,0m,0M. while tho
sverige daily balances raid ia mt'ncy wcrc hut
ta.5e0:ooo, Or but four nnd ote~''itl' cents upo"
kLE HbtlaEs
In England, In 1sat, after resumption, there
was hut little demand for gold, nor vas there
III Frame after resumption by tho Hank Of
France In 1850, npr In this country III 1stH or
1858. The Bank Of France IL ut urrscnt In state
pf suspension; but its notes are preferred l,y
the public to spcce, ami thr bank has ioufn! #
difficult to reduce tllr volume nj tta circulating
notes In exchange for coin. All thought of de-
manding actual payment tn specin will vnntan %
soon ns resumption Is a*turr.l; AMI tlIo*e tin,ld
bankers who icar that their dealers will demand
coin for every dollar OF their deposits ran re-
assure thcinsclvca bv atl agreement with their
dealers that thtlr deposits snail he payable, rs
at the present time, "in currcnt funds" which
will then consist OF 1cga1-tcnlcr notes aud tho
notes Of spcdc.paying banks.
There Is no greater bugbear than the oft-rc-
pcatcd cry that the Treasury and the banks
must provide specie for tho paTncnt Of $1,000
10000 Of deposits before resumption can take
plsco. -.. ,-..
THE MElsCnn or VALUE.
Tho EofnaEc act uf 1873 provides for the fsAne
Of gold dollar, which shall be the unit og vnuc;
hut tince tho suspension Of specie paymsnts tho
business transactions Of tho country havc been
based upon fa1sc and 1uctuutinx n,casure Of
va.uo. This will bo seen from tho following
Table, which gives tho value Of tho 1cGa.tontler
papcr dollar, III cents. for July OF each schr
fralu 1904 to 1857, aud tos November OF the pres
ent year:
, 1877-12-04
INSURANCE.
CHICAGO LIFE.


Tho first report Of Nj. George n. Bo0us. Re-
ccivcr of the Chicago Life.1nsurancc Company,
was tllcd yesterday In tho Circuit Court In
Chaneery. 1t bcglns By stating that he entered
upon his duties rs Receiver On tue 7tt slay Of
July, 1877, and tho present inventory gives tho
condition OF the property and assets Of the de-
funct Company as they appeared on the 9th day
Of July, 1S17. The report is very elaborate aud
carefully prepared, giving .full explanations Of
all the items OF debt and credit Ia separate
exhibits. In rcgarl to the liabilities, It IL stated
that the chief one IL tho sllrrendcryaluo Of
the policies In forco on the eth day Of July
aforesaid, which, according to the report Of
Nal. Il. N. Woods, Of the Illinois Insurance
Department, amounted juno !. 1877, to sFsa-
e7G. To this must bc added the death Losses,
liability s34l ,1'0. 1t Is expected TINT the po1ry
liability will not vnry much from the foregoing
figures. The Court, BY order entered Oct. Of,
1o1s, directed tho Receiver 10 cnuse cnch OF tho
policies of insurance tssucu by thu Company to
be valued upon the bnsiB Of the American table
OF mortality, With Interest at the rato VI 4 per
cent upon the basis ut net premiums. As soon
as the Receiver and Actuary have completed
Court.
Tho Receiver further represents that Ia al-
dtton to the puliey-siabllity tho First National
Bank Of Chicago holds tho Cu1npany's note,
At the rate Of 10 per cent per annl,tn, secured
by collatcrafa, and tue only other liabilities are
several claims for advcrtislng,, agents. bills for
commissions, and bills for medical examination,
ngprcgut!no about s10o, which will nuke thu
total liabilities a. follows:
Policy liabiEtty, June 1...."... .... So33. 30
DcA,G losscs ........ ........,......... :. B,40U
Death losses, approved after July ], and
rsos!ouH IN July 7....:.... ........ 5000
ponth l04ses, unappf0yed ........ ..... 1, 900
Hills payabln....... ......,.......... ., 100
sundFy claims uncxamintd.. 700
, 1877-12-04
POLITICAL.

epeefot NspaleA Ia. 1As Chicago Tttsun<,
1NpIAaAroI,s, Ind, Dec. 8-The Democratic
mauaguss ars preparing to postpone the Demo
cratic State Convention until April. VOORHEES,,
who cxpects to make tho catupaxu for Eenutor,
IL In favor VI short one, as Il will, no doubt,
be hot one, the result depending On tho Leg.
lklstiyp ttgkct.
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The Coluago act also provides that tho ttnnd-
ard woteht Of this gold dollar, which fk tho unit
I Of ya1ue, shall DO twcnty-Aro aud ceht-fenths
krni,s but tho paper dollar In use since 1851
has represented gold coin Guctuattug in
weight from less tllun ten grains to nbo1t
twenty-five 0ralus, IA folloWBi
, 1877-12-04

tQts! *s.s't...... ..t..*.t .....s.$lSt 6d0. ~
History Museum met to-day md dceiiei to -.
ecrt the donation OF Ms. IL. II. blcAfec, uf
FreepoFt, OF a lsgnsriun and botanical 4Pecl-
meus fur the 8tAtc Atuscum.
Richard A. Newell and William l.. Hammer,
ruptcy. and Lis creditors Ited q petition uxau.t
John Lebcc, of Havana, Mason County.
, 1877-12-04

70 tho w1tu'a. The Gmlians rnnsackcl the
ltnttst, nnd destroyed NIL the property, nn then
rrtirtpL
. Thr County Commissioners arc informed by
ticn, Sheridan by telegraph today tint Gen.
trook has f,cen ordered to aIfoslt relief TO
trtiEhtera ntl settiemeMts In the Iiille,
, 1877-12-04
The WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, u. c., Dec. Al d. nt.-for tho
Upper Luke region, falling barometer, increasing
castcrly to southerlY winda, warmer, threatea4
!nG, raIuy, and stormy weather,
LooAL oSazRYArloYs,
, 1877-12-04
TIE RAILROADS.

TIE CHICAGO & ALTON EXTENSION
The circular Of President Btnck.touc. NJ tho
<,,,. -. '"e""''''e' "a .''
Chienuo II Altnn Railroad Company, requesting
tho consent OF the stockholders to tho creation
of s,,ch cos,tracts, leases, and liabilities hv tho
fFeadcht ahd Dircrtore Of tile road a. n'ny DO
necessary Ut expctilent to oxtonl tho Chicago
a. A'ton Nai',oad from Mexico, Mo- to Kanfas
lily, OF WHICH mention was mhdo In Sundays
TRIBUNE, calla attention to tho facts which
render It necessary Il, complclc IL al an carlv
date: Most Of the statements contained in MI.
nlasks!onc's n9 elrcuar arc new and Of eensiler-
hut to oil tic netnlc living ntunr tho linz nj
illts road. and particularly those residing IN
rna, = !, .,n " '"fousA "en 'c h'"
ine n,ost .nPortaat 1ae1s eontarcd i'll tho cir
After procuring The eon.tructlon Of a line from
noudlo,,.c TO Mcxicp and constructing a brI,ixs
over tie A't.s!,ttpp, River the inah,Iily Of tic
comply with IT. contract .elnlvs 10 ttnt paft of the
lne between Mexico nnlI kansHs C1tT ujaced bet,fo
~ sis alternative Of complcttnu Tug foad wishnnt
~ nq az ,haa naa esem & Or 70 cnet H.
tI,r y S.tss ~ W. % u 81 su"ls' nAnsaH
tion tctwren Wrricn nnd Knnsn' }:,tv' n dsisneo
Via tic lins Of shat Comnanx @ ri III n,tcs To
latter courto waa adopted, anj las been tried for
the last ayc years.
but tho experiment Of depending upon tho gen
u Goi!l sfdcs tu reconcile conflicting ntcrnktal rn
our Company.
A might he expected, Tho st. Louis. Kanens
City 4 Northern Railway Calnpany cnnccdca 10 u1
only c, privileges upon its iihe a. In Its opinion
"g ~ 10, y, eu,M,ea n',, wsth X Interests; @
,f Iii StmIs rsn,ts, - % ~ .ntt sa % ~ rn
Tuya Ina hern nrc,ttv - tcnsr .n, ~, rn,tnn~
cnti now cn:nnicfn tha linn s,t s;sc T,ij. ~ ~
cust i,an It would haya Incurred usiag Iron rn,s
had tic original agreement with tic l.5tl,sana Il
Mssousi River Haslrond Company been complied
With by that Company.
Mhl!c our CHlcago and kantns CITY tthtnc fGr the
~ NY yeafe aas ossn, 10 sfeat aegrce snhjcst
fora ~. H." Il o nv., @ g ~ .heae"
IN smount uf nct nrogs brtw"rn Wr1Icn III KIM.
sas City tnors than equ,i 10 tho Interest on the
cont Of constructing m Independent line.
With the exception Of SIM Franc1rco, Knusas
Gity - tls M most ,ttpusfant commercial senlle In
!nc Lnltcu stnles west ei u. tonis; and had our
.;oHipan1 eantfos 81 snilWay between Mexico anil
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:. TotAl..-,......+ ..... 1889, 80 3:l1.37a
The schedule on pages 81, a2, and 53 Of the
John ". Clapp, late Secretary Of the Company,
On July, I, amounting 10 sH, 90S17. On tho
9th DAY Of June last, and pending the ivestl-
cation o. the affairs Of ths Company by Nal.
secretly absconled, apd no clue to hls wlerc-
abouts has yGt been discovered. Ills clnnlcs-
t'nc departure derives additional significance
from tlls fact that It orcurred upon the cvu ot
the appolAtncnt Of u Racc!ver, aud Just ut that
stage of Afal. Wood'a uzamtnatlun wAsu u be-
came necessary to traee tho assets Of the Com
pany through the caa!l account. Diiigent In
n11 has essn sas BY t,s Kssetysr to
taEy, but thlls fur Without avail.
1t II apparent lrotn the examination which the
NceciyeF Las thus fur been able to tnakc, that
the Company las becn dotnE IN unproftab!o
business for many ycars. lts Income bus been
small anl dccreasnR. whtlo, at tho same ttne,
the salarits paid ottlrcrs aid its oileu.expe1scs
have been largo, mud II has in udlltion, paid
large annual dlyidtnds to It's stockholders which
thv soaditton Of the Company d!d not warrant.
Willie It's businvaa has been SECURED at very
great cxpcnse. 1t has for sevcsal years allowed
policy htders to surrender tllelr policies, lur
which large alnouht Of eaah has been paid,
issued, t!Ic1eby materially weakening tho com-
p4ny. Tie Company has nOt collected interest
On tho securttles upon which tho. capital
stock Is based, consequently the Company
sIoo, o,e1 for period Of soIae clshs ycass: as
MAi. Wuo,as ln ilfs rtport to tbs Au,lituE stated
that "iutcrrtt lad nut bceu calleetea on the
serurties upon which tho capital stock Is based. y
which report WAS made pul,lc Ut thu time; aud,
know what tho Receiver contemplated doing
toward collecting interest on sutll notes, the
Eesslyst suomsts tue question to the Court ior
IN rnprl,Ihtn the Racctvcr h,,,tvus that tbo
, 1877-12-04
SPRINGFIELD.

Tho State Treasury-The State llusaum-
bankruptcy.
sRte1ol pdspaicA IN fAs ChlouQ1 TfibusA
SPRiNorIxLp, ILL.,, Dec. B.-Tha following IL
the monthly statement for November Of tho
receipts and disbursements Of tho State
Treasury:
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Flrst Stcond Third FFonFfh
- M e.n.: e!s... MM e!e..: MM e4a..: m. e,a.a
New Fntc 10 10 90 II Ii
Old rate. - gd Is ID lex
At q meeting OF tho Directors Of tho Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad Company, held in
New York yesterday, sc1n-anu,,al dividend Of
~ per eent OH ths preferred stock: WIS de-
clArcd. Tho holders OF common stock will Get
nothing,
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Ststa revenue fund ITO, ALL Is
li!fRos River Improvement dund..... u, 171.H
Slate school fund Du,aQ
Local bond funds. uus.................,.... 1U7. 10
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PASSENGER AGENTS w. scALpERs.

pAssENG ER AGENTS vs.. BCALpERs,
Tho old adage "that Il: neyer rains but 1t pouss',
Ia again verified BY tho trials aud trabulatious
which have fallen Thick and last upon tho heads
OF tue railroad ticketscalpers l this city during
the past month. Previous to that time they
wero proapenng like nabobs, anI seal ping Offices
wefu spr'nging up like mushrooms In this ctr.
Ali efforts " put them down had failel,
and they deded the saIEoad companies
~ ws!i a. the courts to stop
them. Finally the day Of Judgment came,
when. about month ago, judge Farwcll d.:
elarcd the law prohibiting persons frou selling
the tickets Ut ros&ls from whom thuy haI W
license. Though thts decision nus bad blow
!or theal. st1l thsJ refused to como to tcsms,
for thuy did not believe that the railroad com.
pauics could unite aud make combined effort
to force thctn to comply with tho Law. But
about week ago tho General Ticket aud Pus-
scpQcs Agents ii the roads le4laug from tLie
city Eat gave them another kick BY entering
Into I'll agIeealent that hereafter 10 con,uis-
slous shall be paid to outside partles, aud that
all tkets now tn the LANDS Ut such parties shali
u eues bc redeemed BY the respective roAds.
Tlis xss bud blow. which stunned them cou-
, 1877-12-04
Cash In Office and bank.......,3

Cash In otIlce and bank.
R1veillie Btnsnps.... - .s....
UEllco fnrntturu md f11tutcs,
eHtlmAtel sA1no.............
Loans On co1latGrals other than
real cBtato ...... ..........
Ioana secured by nloEtEasos
and trust.dec5s . in real estate
Accrued lntcsent..............
Amount first mostgageaaxard.
cd Rccgtyer Ia disputed DAfs
~ 1tlUFtRA1cs........ .....,.
Amount second mortgages
Hwardca Receiver In dtsput-
cd Barry mortgages. ........
Notes taken fos Confederation
other than rrcnifums......
Notes taken FOR premiums on
policies In force. ,.,.
Unpntd renewal receipts In
ohlcs for poiIcT.preluiums
injured sllico May ~, 1877,
and previous ~ July z.
Asent.'' dcoIt balances IL II
shown by Cotnpany's ledger,
GcinH clsth,s III tholf llanls
for col,ecti0n.... :. ,.... .
Claims agatnat lspsed policies.
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A DEFEATED MO rHER-IN-LAw.

There appeared III the HERALD, few days since, a
report Of divorce SUIT pending between Conrad Loos
and Cecilia. his wife. Accompanying that SUIT was
another, commenced la the Marine Court, by his
mother n-iaw, 10 recover from Conrad So 600 for
assault battery. Conrad has been IN Ludlow street
JAIN for Iour weeks, by reason OF his Inability
10 procure $500 bait. In Marine Court, Chambers,
Yesterday Mr. Herman SeIfc the counsel VI Con rad,
made u motion TO tho order OF arrest against
him. Tue motion was founuod principally on the IN.
drfnitcness OF the affidavit on winch the order OF
nrrost was issued. Chei Justice Shea granted the
motion, with $40 costs, IN iavor vi defendant
SUIT AGAINST FERNANDO WOOD.
The suit that has been long timo pending the
Supreme Court, brought by Michael H. eastman
against Fernando Wood, regarding tho rightfu claim
to an award OF S2,700 made iox portion Of
an old lane ut present comprising por-
ton OF Riverside Park, WIS called 10 trial
Yesterday before Judge Van Brunt, holding
Supreme Court, Circuit This Inno was laid out
nearly hundred years ago through The Iarm OF Jonn
Someryndyko at BlUoningdaie. On learning vi will
under which MI. eastman claims title Judge Van
Brunt discovered That he was related TO MN, aud
for this reason declared himself disqualified 70 SIT
us Judge. The trial, therefore, went over for the
term Mr.. Wood present IN court and woulc have
boon called witness IN his own behalf hau tho
trial proceeded Mcsrra Devlin and Miller appeared
as his counsel and Mr.. II. Ellis Tor the plaintiff.
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ofdIvorcs in favor OF Rudolph. Hensing and against
his wife, Ellen b. Honsing Under this decree inc
husband Is also awarded the custody Of inc cmoIcu
The parties were married IN Norway IN 1900. anu
parted Ia the United States Ia 1876
duncan, sherman Co., before their assienmen,
Drought suit against woman known NJ ELLA Snfw
to recover SIS 0O0 tho alleged value oil properly en-
bezzled by william Leslie from the arm and delivered
70 her, and which abe arrested and holu 10 pa
In The sum Of $4,000 William ID. Shipman, the as
sen leave 10 compromise tho claim, on the OASIS o. an
oer made ny the defendant 10 give u 400 the value
OF her property attached by The pnintins loss $lo0
Tor her counsel Fec aud she to be released from All
obligations in the promises.
The Green Pond Iron Mining Company, having It's
principal olce IN this city but carrying on It's mining
operations ON tho east side OF CopporAs Mountain IN
MorSis county, N. j. became some time ago insoiven
suit waS brought by Daniel p. Sinock, president
and general superintendent. against tho trustees
IN which II Was sought 70 compel thcn TO account or
the disposition Of It's fundD, restrain them from
alternating any Of the property and TO have thom rc
moved. demurrer was intcrposed 10 tho complains,
II being insisted that the plaintiffs have not the legal
that the demurrer was not we'll taken, and directed
judgment for the plaintiff, with leave 10 the deiend
ants 10 answer ON terms
In tho United States Circuit Court yesterday before
motion quash the indictment against Dr. Morrison.
charged with sending obscene matter through the
United States mail. Tho grounds OF the motion wore
that the ndicmcnt instead Of setting form what tho
article was merely described IN the language OF tho
statute as being obscene, and did not excuse the
omission by stating In the Indictment that The de-
scription would be offensive In reply 10 Judge Bene-
ccl, as to why u was omitted Mr. Herring, Assistant
District Attorney, stated lie had followed precedent
To this the Judge responded that tho precedent was
passed upon, which he did not remember. DECISION
was reserved.
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COURT OF APPEALS.


Tho following cases were argued In the Court o.
Appeals to-day
No. 24a. Hunt va hunt-Argument resumed ana
concluded
No 243 The Farmers and Mechanics Nationa!
Bank Of Buffalo vs. Erie Railway Company ARGUED
by e. O. sprague for appellant. William u. Greene ior
respondent Case still on.
ORDER HANDED DOWN.
Ordered that term OF this Court for 1878 DO held
at the Capitol the city o Albany. commencing on
the third Tuesday Of January next and continued or
the year. with intormssions or recesses az the
Court shall from time TO time order calendar VII!
BIO made for SAID term, upon which tho clerk VIII
place only such appeals the returns IN which shall
have been fled shall BIO duly noticed for argument
by one both OF the parties and que
proof OF the service oil such notice filed with the
clerk as required by tho twenty-second gencrai
rule OF the Court or before tho 5n day OF January
Causes which have been marked as spasscd. on any
previous calendar will DO placed on tho calendar TO %
made us Of the day they were SO 'passed."
Members Of tho Bar will take notice that all cases
undsposcd OF. the present calendar must be re-
noticed or ,hoy Will not DO placed upon the new cal
endar.
CALENDAR.
Court of Appcals day calendar for Friday December
81 1s77Nos. 249 800. 25l 2S2 1853 254, 200 and -
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HIS NECK BROKEN.

EXECUTION OF NEGRO MURDERER IN LOUIS
1ANA-LAsT pRoTEsrArIoNs OF INNOCENCE.
From tho New Orleans Times, Doc 10
James McLendon, negro, was hung to-day, vt hale
pasl one O'Clock, for the murder OF q NJ Evans neni
pastrop, In september, 1876. The murder occurred
during the political campaign Of 1876 when Govornoi
Nichols and his party were in Morehouse parish
Evans was shot down whilo walking along the high
way toward Bastrop, and died soon aiterward The
shot was fred from crowd OF excited negroes BY
whom Evans was met, and, upon investigation, Mo
London, ono OF tho party, was charged AZ the nun
dcrcr He tried alter considerable delay, and on
tho Sst OF October 1871 being convicted oil murder
was sentenced TO death. Tho doomed man was en-
gagged all of last night IN religious and devotional OK
crosses, which were couuuctcd by two coored
preachers who, Tor several days, had been ~
faithful and constant attendance upon him.
temptation OF his fate, and wcpt freely through
the night, although toward morning no became much
camcr ana just before the hour OF his execution
seemed to be resigned TO his doom. He firmly pro.
and declared that ho would die an innocent man.
Sheriff Douglass had made ample and careful prepara
ton tor the execution which took place upon tho open
space In trent OF tho jail Az early hour the people
began to assemble upon the scene from all parts oil
the parish, and ny noon there were at least four thou
sand persons on the ground. Shortly after one
O'Clock NcLendon appeared. charge Of tho Shern's
deputies, and asceDdod tho scanold with nrm tread
Ha was sefposscssed to remarkable degree and adj
dressed the crowd at length, rcilerang bis Declare
lions oil nnocencc and charging tho MURDER upon other
parties. At hali-past ono O'Clock the drop foil and
broken by the fall aud In less than six minutes he had
ceased 10 live
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7zs. $50. Part s--Hcld by Judge Fresdmsn-cass
on, No 741 No day calendar
COMMON PLEAs-EQUirY rERx-Held by Judge Larre-
more.-Case on, No 7. No day calendaE
COMMON PLEAs-TRIAL TERx-Part l-Adjournco
for the term Part 2-hed bv Judge Robinson. -Ono
causes-Nos 1904. 1900, 2303 2119, 1889. 23I6.
243 2062 1892 20s3, 2l72 2415 1925 24sS 2460 240o
1885, 236 2044 25l2 1876, 2224 223 2395 2543 243Ss
1853 2l59, 2502- Part 3.-Adjourned for the term.
MARINE CouRr-rRfAL TERM-Part HELD by judge
McAdam-Short causes--Nos. 26l6. 1921, 2476, 1888,
3223 $751; 35T7 1882 $751; 379l $685. 1906, 2341 l55,
$780, 2S2l 3S45. $685. $685. 3Sll, 39l4 1892 Part y
Held by Judge Aiker-Short causes-Nos. 3779. 1867,
35l5 307 s7l1 3572 $685. 3S4o S747 $751; 1852, 3Sl9
Part 3--Held by Judge Goepn Short causes-Nos
8629 $780, 37l9 $685. 20so 3S67 3776 $780, 1854 S79A
1881, 3S5l
CouRT on GENERAL SEssroNs-Part Held by
Judge Gildersleeve. The People George Smith,
robbery; Same Lillie MuIhgan, feonious assaults
and battery; Same Va Joseph Cantwsh, burglary;
Same vs.. Francia Doyle, burglary; Same W Lizzie
Coleman grand larceny: Same w. Charles Callan,
larceny from tho person; Same va Charles Miller,
larceny from the person; Same W.. James MCGUIRE
larceny from the person; Same vs. John Tiernev lar.
ceny from the person; Same William MaEoney and
Robert Warren, larceny from the person. Fart p
Held by Recorder Hackott.-lhe People Va John y.
Monroe. felonious assault and battery; Same Va
Dominica Curorizi, feionious assault and battery;
stery; Same vs. Lawrence Quinn and Frank Brown,
burglary; Same VS. Nicholas Carey, burgiary; same
vs. Henry Brown, grand larceny; Same vs.. john
Murphy. grand larceny; Same vs. Nettie bor,ey,
grand larceny Same vs. Patrick shannon, petit iar'
ceny same James McDermott larceny from the
person Same VS. David l.. Long, forgery; Same W
John r. Windolph, excise.
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GENERAL SESSIONS--PART /.
Before Judge G.ldorsIeeve.

ALLEGED RIVER PIRATES.
This Court occupied during the greater portion
OF the day in tho trial OF Henry Graham and
Daniel Harkins, two Brooklyn Doatmen, who were
arraigned by Assistant District Attorney Lyon on tho
charge oi grand larceny, having been. as alleged,
caught by Ulcers Mntz and Kelly, OF the Harbor
Police III tho of stealing six bags OF sugar from
the brig Starlight lying Harbcck's pier Brooklyn.
on the night OF October 3D. the cargo being consigned
10 Lord a. Co., No. 20 south street. The officers
testified as to. the alleged larceny which the
prosecution submitted was amply proved. The prison.
ers who were deiended by Mr.. Edmund Il. Price,
swore positively that they had purchased tho property
from the Of he brig. 1t appeared however, that
since OF tho PRISONERS the vessel sailed tor
foreign port aud tho could not therefore pro-
duccd as witness to contradict II possible, tho test
mony Of tho accused. The jury, aiter an absence Of
several hours, were unable 10 agree upon verdict
anu were discharged.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-21

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