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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-02-13
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-02-13
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14
A POSTPONED FUNERAL.

Mrs Sarah Komblo, colored woman, died at her
Residence on Spring street last Friday afternoon Her
friends made arrangements for the funeral directing
the undertaken, Mr. Michael Grace, oil No. AZ Prince
street, to take the COR TO Locust Grove Cemetery
Two carriages containing tho immediate relatives and
trends Of tho deceased accompanied the remains On
reaching cemetery Mr. Grace, as II IS customary
notified the superintendent OF thor coming. .
well, OF course You want grave and want tl2 +"
'What,N replied the dumbfoundsd undertaken,
saint the grave purchased ysty"
mo, ssr."
The friends, on beng informed OF the condition Of
AFFAIRS made collection. Only 81 was forthcoming.
Mr. Grace added IS to the amount. Again The friends
searched tbe,r clothing, but were unable 10 DrIng
forth any more. As II would cost Sl5 to place the
body IN the receiving vault and the superintendent
inexorabe, the funeral cortege took up It's march
return to the city At Grand street ferry the two
coaches got on the boat leaving the hearse TO await
the coming OF the other. While waiting policeman.
attracted by the unusual sigha coffin going 10 New
York-made inquiries OF the nervous driver. Not
having permit from the Brooklyn Board
OF Health, he ordered the tako the
corpse to the station house. Acting on the sug-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14
THE AMERICAN POPULAR.

iuETHER EXPOSE OF ITS MISERABLE MAN
AoEMENT--INsoLvENr FOR YEARs--wHY THE
PAST DIVIDENDS TO STOCKHOLDERS MUST BE
REPAID
The American Popular Life Insurance Company up
10 the time OF its sudden taxing OIL attracted but little
public attention. Even when the first destructive
statement OF its affairs made IT was treated with
lenency, upon the superstition that It's management,
though peculiar, was least honorably conducted
Since the receiver has charge however, there
has been series of which tend 10 establish
o very different sentiment Tho last findings are
OF q nature 10 provoke the sevcrest judgment
Of the management, showing conclusively the
existence long ago Of discrepancies which the
officer could not have ignored. Recover Lau-
renee lew weeks since sent out notices TO the
stockholders requiring a repayment of the dividends
they had received since 1872. Many objections were
raised this the ground that the company had mol
been insovent for SO long time
Tho official report December 81 OF that year
showed a surplus OF over $50, Ooo and it mas been
claimed that no amount of reasonable investigation
could eat this entirely away AID Interview with inc
receiver at No. II Broad street, has proved sumcieht
10 demonstrate the error OF such an argument From
the recent explanations OF Mr. Laurence the following
statement has been obtained, showing the company's
condition in 1872 existed in fact as opposed 70 The
fancliul official statement
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14
THE PREVENTION OF CRIME.
MEETING or THE TWENTIETH WARD AUxIL-
ARY-wHoLEsALE ANNOUNCEMENT OF LIQUOR
DEALERS AND JUDGES.

MEETING or THE TWENTIETH WARD AUxIL-
IARY-wHoLEsALE ANNOUNCEMENT OF LIQUOR
DEALERS AND JUDGES.
The Twentieth Ward Auxiliary to the Society for the
Prevention of Crime met last evening at the Twenty
eighth Street Presbyterian Church, between Ninth and
Tenth avenues the Rev. William Plesed in the chair
After few Introductory remarks by the President the
Rev. J. c. K Mgan expressed his ideas on th Q
subject OF temperance, which were of the most
positive kind He said he did not believe the OF
liquor even a medicine He was opposed to It also
q, the communion, though DR.. Howard Crosby held
otherwise and sad there could be supper without
the ferincnted VINE. or course all temperance men
did not agree ana he did agree with all temper
aace men, though he willing 10 co-ope-
rate with them In their Efforts for the prevention
OF crime. Tho reverend gentleman then commented
very severely the late decision of Judge Smith in
the arrest of the Excise Commissioners Judge
Smith and the devil In league" saia Mr.. Miligap,
''havo now opened the way for the promiscuous and
FREQ sale of and beer, and the other liquors WILL OF
course, be included'' Ho continued IAN the Judges
as well as Judge smith, are in league With the Iiquor
dealers Look at their decisions every day you read
them In the papers The liquor men own Tho judges;
they have bought aud paid for them"
Rev. Henry &. Cronin was the next speaker he
wanted total prohibition. Hc did Del,cve In any,
thing else. lie did think 1t right deprive poor
lrlshman OF his whiskey or poor German oil his beer
and allow the merchant to drink his VINE. The re
spectacle liquor shops ought 10 be put down al
The drinking among the higher classes was becoming
a great and growing evil.
Rev Mr. Cronin was followed by Rev. John r.
Betker, chaplain to the City Prison This gen tlem
was somewhat more moderate In the tone OF his
remarks than the gentleman who went before him,
Rnd his ideas seemed little practical. He said
"lhis Is not temperance meeting; lbs meeting TO
bring about rigid enforcement OF the laws have
for the prevention OF crime There sufficient laws
10 shut the uppng establishments, II they en-
forced. Tue Sons OF Temperance during their years
OF service Ia the made no effort TO have tho
law OF 1867 enforced 1t was resurreced short time
ago II from the grave The resurrection OF that law
caused more fear and trouble among the liquor men
than all the temperance meetings that were held.
The whole liquor business at present open viola
ton of law ding to the later decision Of the Cour
of Appeals for there II no such word restaurant OF
saloon 10 the toxt of tho law granting licenses sell
liquor and only inns, taverns or hotels are made
tion or"
Aner few concluding remarks from the President
the meeting adjourned to meet again on Monday even
ing the 27tn inst, at tho German Church. Forfeit
street, between Seventh and Eighth avenues.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14
BROOKLYN AND STATE ASSESS
MENTS.

There was meeting OF the State Board Of Assessors
held yesterday, In conjunction with the Brooklyn
Board of Assessors, with Wow to provide for the
equalization OF tho Of property in that city
for State purposes From discussion had, 1t trans
pred forty counties Of this state have adopted
the system recommended by the State Board OF AS
sessors--viz fixing the valuation ~ full rates. VI
other which had yet adopted this system
Kings county came to IT, Attention was called
to the fact that the stock OF the Brooklyn Bath
aud Coney Island Railroad and Of the Pros
poct Park and ConGy Island Railroad companies
was not taxed The state assessors, VINO were repre-
sented by Messrs j. 5. Fowler, s. q. Hadley and
James A. Briggs recommended that all corporations
should be watched and that they should be properly
assessed Last year the assessed valuation OF prop
erty IN Kings county not IN excess oil sixty per
cent This year It Is over seventy per cent and tho
state assessors are DESTROYS OF adding thirty per cent
10 the valuation. They nded that me assess
mcnt rolls next year OK property Ut It's full value.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14
THE BELL PUNCH.

CONDUCTORS WHO CIRCUMvENTED THE APpA-
RArus AND IN TURN wERE CIRcUMvENTED
THEMSELVES
The Bell Punch Company is an organization OF
philanthropists, whose chief object IS 10 reclaim
theying car copductors II has with considerable
success and its shares quoted at high figures But
the wicked conductor has finally succeeded in solving
the mechanism tuneful punch and the stock of
The company may suffer decline. The ofcers
OF the Second Avenue Railroad Company have long
suspected punches in by their conductors
had been tempered with, and that ring
existed among them for defrauding the com
puny About July 10 Mr. Harvey h. woods,
the secretary OF corporauon received definite IN
formation respecting tho operations oil the suspected
conductors, ana followed tue c'ew nht ne
the Mysterious deficiency the compauys receipts,
ard demonstrated the wcrthessness oil the pen puhc
Upon affidavit made at tue Fifty seventh street
Police Court yesterday, Justice Flammer issued war
rants for the arrest Of Twelve conductors ia MS
affidavit MIR. Woods gives the information upon "hion
he alleges the conspiracy aud the modus operana OF
the gang or the twelve warrants Issued Du SIX could
be served, the others having received timely in'e!-
ducors are John TN nn Charles Kent, James Johns
ton, Frederick Johnston George W. heeier ana pa'iu
Cogan.
Tho subjoined affidavit OF William h. Aboott OF NO.
125 East Ninety second street, coniuc.sr OF me com
pany named, explains just how AFFAIRS were operated
The names omitted arc tlose OF me alleged cpnspra
tors still Ut large, publish which Justice Fiainmer
thinks would be defeating Inc enus VI Juslcc' AN
conductor OF SAID Second Avenue Railroad Com
pauy; about one week ago SAID - came 10 depo
neni while deponent was on his car at li9th street,
and SAID DO you want 10 make any money
II So l put you on good racket
said l did He replied, Tomorrow night
| willsbring a man around show YOU" Tho next
night - the same mani came to deponent on ms
car Harlem, aud said Como over 10 rhiru avenue,
and Will show you THIS now. Deponent went w'tn
him and there met the said - (another OF the acgeu
conspiratorsl. He then went into lager beer saloon,
when said took deponents punch opened IL
and showed how " work SO as 10
steal the fares from the company, ana also
showed that the company could not detect
the fraud OF larceny He also showed me plan oil tue
dial Of the puucn aud Informed me what was neccs-
| sary 80 thai could deiraud tho said company lie
then told deponent that conductor OF sa'd ROAD
should pay 10 aim the oil 50 week out ot Inc
money 10 be stolen from said company Saiu - also
said that there a combination 10 steal from SAID
| company by means of said altered punches D."
AS the company desire 10 the prisoners os WIZ
uesscs I, asked that they be liberated upon parole
| Judge Flanmer alter some rcnectoh, cohceueu
| the request. The Bell Punch Company hnd great
consolation in the assurance that tue hnest police
force the world locking Tor tho man VINO solved
| the mechanism OF the punch, and thai, wheh iooha,
| ho Will be promptly arrested
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14
ANCIENT ORDER OF FOREsTERS.

The Subsidiary High Court OF the United States o.
tho Ancient order OF Forcstcrs will hold their fourta
annual session IN Newark \. j., to-day Preliminary
10 the proceedings the United Courts Of the Ancient
order OF Forcstors OF New Jersey held parade and
festival in the same city yesterday With bands play
Ing and coors flying the Foresters arraycd in green
sashes and other regalia Of the officers being
horseback, wearing plumed cooked hats marched
through the principal streets to the Newark shooting
PARK. Among The company were many ladies, also ar
rayed in green sasnes Inc session to-day Will Jc held
at Continental Hal, Market street. IL Will represent
200 courts, or membership OF ABOUT ten thousand.
The institution was formed at Knaresb0rough Castle
England October ~, 1T45, under the title Of "RoyM
Forester by which name II continued until al con-
venl,on Of delegates held al Rochdac, August 1884 II
was changed and is known as the ''Ancient order
OF foresters" They associate together add are bound
by solemn tie 10 act To each other brethren and
alleviate the sursrings OF each other whenever they
may overtake them. Medical attendance and mcut-
always furnished 10 members whom sick, and,
by OF vol established mutual principle, every
member OF the Order good standing leaves an en-
dowment of 81 900 his widow ana children. Each
STATE has a district court subordinate 10 the High
Court, and all the courts In state are subordinate "
| the district court.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14
THE LUTHERAN LOCKOUT.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ST. pAvL's RYAN,

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ST. pAULs RYAN,
aELIcAL CHURCH SUED.
The trouble growing out Of the discussions between
Rev Robert Ncumaun, pastor OF st. Paui's Lutheran
Evangelical Church. Henry street, near Third place,
Brooklyn and the Board of Trustees of that church do
not appear to diminish. meeting of the trustees
called 70 DO held At nine o'clock last night at the
residence OF Mr.. Hoffman,, No. 81 woodruff street;
nut az The meeting was three short OF a
quorum, no business transacted beyond an
Informal discussion OF the subject NO reporters
OF the trustees stated 10 HERALD reporter that they
had been individually served with copy OF summons
aud complaint suit brought against The trustees by
Rev Mr. Ncumann, IN the BROOKLYN City Court, W re-.
cover salary years and hars service the total
amount Of compensation claimed peing ~ ooo. we
have engaged q lawyer TO act for US. SAID MIR.
Schaner, '.apd will hold meeting Tomorrow night,
the proceedings Of which We will be pleased 70 furnish
to the press"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14

The following is the valuation property In Hudson
county, N j., us fixed by the Board Of Commits
sioners Of Appeal:--Jcrsey C'ty-Real estate,
$54 $751; 500; personal sG,oss15o total, sec, l5ol9
Aoboken--Real Estate, $l4s ol6,eoo; personal.
Bayonne Ia S5,34 03O These with the town.
snips Of North Bergen, West Hoboken, town
Of Up,ou Union township Weehawken, Harrison and
Ke.rney give A real and personal valuation Tor the
whole county Of s94, 4T7,421 The increase IN Jersey
City estate the previous year s5o2 80 and
the personal s4lS SOL, making a total increase Of
s720721 The increase OF real estate IN iie whole
county Is 1913 asa, and the decrease $500, 42I,..
The ment OF taxes for hits year Ia Jersey
C,ty IN "a follows state general tax, 500. GIG II
state school tax $500 81 ~; county tax, $500 $40
and the taxes Tor tho entire county give = lotal OF
sI4l23s al for State general tax; $lsS,3lS IS FOL
State school tax and $3.50, 01o for county tax
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14
EHE SITUATION AT Observation-Disclosures
FEEDING THE IDLE Observation-Disclosures
AMONG THE MALCoNTENws


AMONG THE MALcoNTEN-s.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
wnKEsBARKE, Pa, August IL, 1877.
The situation OF affairs here has not materially
changed during the last three four days. All cx
Element concerning the has died out and
were not for the military matters would be dead
enough battery OF artillery from Fort Leavenworth
arrived here yesterday. II Is fully equipped with men
and horses and Is parked with the balance OF ths
United States troops at Lee Park.
GETTING PROVISIONS
On Saturday "A lar secret meeting Of miners was
he'd at MI u Hollow, about Two miles from this civ
and II subsequently, transpred that they met Tor the
purpose of appointing committees visat the farmers
In the county and solicit contributions of produce
Yesterday morning several wagons we're driven or
into the country and rcturped at night loaded la all
case5, II IS said, the applications made by the men
were mild and respectful THIS way of getting lro-
zone of the committees report that they viii soon
have enough food hand 10 keep the liners all the
Einter.
Onc element at work In furtherng idleness Is of a
political nature. There five county Offices to be
iied this iall, among them sheriff ana judge, and
bhe struggle bids lair to be very fierce. Demagogues
are courtng favor with the strikers In the hope OF
getting their votes, and these using all sorts
OF means To make the strikers eleye that they are
their only friends. They counsel unwise action, and
In other ways rctard tho early resumption OF work
Governor H2ruanit with ms STAFF lett the city yes
fcrday. IL 10 understood that ne rs strongly IN favor
OF having military post established In IN 3 locality
Your regiments oil the state militia ara sill here be-
sides the regulars
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14

ecstion OF the sergeant In charge, the driver
drove the hearse TO Galiagher's dead house The
sight attracted the attention of the people In the
neghborbood who followed II to the Morgue, eagerly
inqurng concerning 1t. The greatest excitement pre-
vailed
Yesterday morning. at early hour. the undertaken
removed the body TO It's resting place THIS gentle
man and others In the business say that II frequently
happens that people do for their trust
ing TO the undertaken TO pay for IT, they promising 10
pay. Not 10 have the trouble and annoyance which
not paying would they put the amount and
sometimes find themselves much out.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14
NAVAL INTELLIG ENCE.
THE PORTSMOUTH COMING EAsT-oRDERs.

THE PORTSMOUTH COMING EAsT-oRDERs.
WASHINGTON, August Is, 1877.
The sailing vessel Portsmouth, now laid up at the
Mare Island Navy Yard, Will De thoroughly repaired
and sent 10 the Atlantic by the lsJ of November
next Tor duty on this side Of the continent
ORDERS.
Chief Engineer j. H. Long has been ordered to tho
Swarara in place of Chief Engineer Fletcher A. Wilson,
detached IRON that vessel and placed on waiting or
ders Lieutenant U. X Curtis has been detached from
the Passaic and ordered to the Essex, at Hampton
Roads Master Martin T. Hall mas been detached from
the Essex aud placed on sick leave.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14

WORKINGMEN'S MASS MEETING.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, August IS, 1877.
The workingmen held mass meeting tonight and
determined TO put workingmon forward as candidates
for Mayor and COuncnen in the coming Inunici pal
election Between tbree and TOUR hundrcd working
men were present.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14

roads throughout the country during the present
month"; and Il may be added that judging from adj
wees al the department, nothing Of the Kind
Is anticipated.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14
AN OFFICIAL NEGATIVE.

euu POST oFFIcE DEPARTMENT HAS NO KNowI-
EDoR OF GENERAL STRIKE.
WASHINGTON, August H. 1871
No isSorms,ion has reached the Post oGcc Depart
,.s.sss . ~ stated In sumo Of tho morning papers
:, ,hs ~oess that the Post once officials apprehe pded
5000, strike Of engineers and nremen Of the various
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14
ORDERED TO HIS REGIMENT.

WASHINGTON, August ID 1871
First Lieutenant n. X. Davis, First artillery has
been relieved from duty at the artillery school. For
tress Monroe Va and ordered report to his resi-
ment for duty as regimental adJutant
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14
SUPPLIES FOR THE CRUISING SHIPS.
PoRT ROYAL, August IS, 1877

FORT ROYAL, August IS, 1877
The schooners +. F.. Halleck and Admiral, loaded
with for the supply oil cruising ships on the North
Atlantic station have arrived here from Philadelphia
and arc now dscharging alongside the coal snip Paw
nee lately fitted up for that purpose The schooner
NJ. L. Rankin is expected within few days.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14
BROOKLYN'S INCREASE.

The following table shows the total number Of build
ings erected In Brooklyn from May 81 1876, to May 81
1a-r togather with their assessed Value
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14
PROPERTY VALUATION IN JERSEY.

ls7; incus,ye was % 9oo the valuation OF which was
$54. 1856, 400.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-03-19
LITTLE LENA.

Several years ago there lived in the
city of Newark little girl who was of
a very generous disposition. supplied
With all the things she needed, and
loved by kind friends, she never forgot
those who were less favored than her.
self. One day she saw in the street,
little girl whose clothes were ragged,
and whose feet were bare. She took her
home with her, and without saying any,
thing to her friends, Cher mother was
dead,) gave her the best suit of clothes
she had, together with new set of furs
she had received short time before as
present, but sent the child off barefoot
ed, forgetting to give her any shoes or
stockings. Of course the child was de-
lighted at having SO many fine things
bestowed upon her, and the little Lena
was quite as much pleased at seeing how
happy she had made the poor little girl.
Now. the generous child has become a
woman, and often gives to those who are
needy, not forgetting shoes and stock
ings, as she thinks of the time she sent
off the little girl without anything on
her feet. Do you, little children. think
it was just right for her to give away
her clothes /? Would it not have been
better to have asked her friends first :?
for no doubt they would have advised
her, so that she could have given with
much more wisdom. 1t is always pleas
ant to see children show desire to help
those who are not so fortunate as them
selves, but even older people have to
study awhile before they learn to benefit
others.
There was little boy in Washing
ton, to whom his father had been teach
ing the duty of being kind to others ;
in few days he came home barefooted.
On inquiry being made as to what mad
become of his shoes, he saw little boy
who had none, and took them off and
gave them to him. When his father
heard what he had done he reproved
him, because the shoes were the only
pair his boy had. Yet it was not a
very wrong action. No doubt the little
fellow thought his shoes could be easily
replaced. Would he have been willing
to do without them altogether, that the
poor boy might be shod? We should
always think whether we are charitable
with our own property or that of others.
H. L. X.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-03-19

Christ which is far better, nevertheless,
to abide in the flesh is more needful for
you" This language fully proves to
me, that the spirit does not remain DOR
mant till the resurrection. If the spirit
sleeps in the grave, Paul is not yet with
Christ; he might have continued to do
good in this world for many hundred
years, and then be with Christ as soon
as he will now, if the spirit sleeps till
the resurrection of the body. There are
many other portions of Scripture to sus'
tain this subject. There is but vapor
that separates us from the eternal world.
1t is not the dying strife not the part
ing with the friends of earth not the
narrow house of corruption awaiting the
body, that imparts the dread of death !;
it is the fact that the undying spirit is
about to open its eyes on the scenes of
eternity. And what vision awaits the
dying Christian ! While our tears are
falling, he is where Christ wipes away
all tears. While our ears hear sobs of
grief, his ears are delighted with the
melodies of Heaven, and he is beginning
to learn the new song, which no man on
earth can learn. He has now fore
taste of that blissful eternity, where he
shall be forever with the Lord. -
T. A.