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The New York herald., 1877-09-07

position as teacher on account OF It. He surrounded
her with every comfort and luxury that his limited n
and dIscontcnted and frequently exhibited her 10
humor such violent and public manner as to cresae
GIxLIsH ExrRAvAGAscEs
''Her demands upon deponents purse grew with hu
Efforts to satisfy the same; 10 became tmpossios t.
satisfy her extravagant demands Tor Jewelry " &c.
The story about the picnic he charges 10 "A hction
She behaved scandalousy to him that day, and fow
DAYS thereafter packed her trunk aud lett with her
brother, saying she would never return. lie still
loving her entreatsd her to return, but she
siubbornly refused, and told him sho did
not love hir, but bad another para
mour with whom she was on terms
Davenpors and was Informed by she president Of
the school that on account OF his wiies outrageous
conduct his resignation would be acceptable. This
1uest complied with, and he left Davenport over
como by shame.
While in Burlington, Iowa, he heard from olga, who
wrote TO him saying that she had chance marry
rich man and wanted divorce Being wholly ignorant
ofthe laws OF divorce he answered saying he had no OBJ
deep repentance tor her former a'iuson and asking
forgiveness and entreat,ng him to again live with her,
and his own letter (gven abovo was written in answer
TO this
He never drunkard 40 he pictured himself iu
that letter, but and Is sober, redned educated
and Industrious man. He then goes on to explain the
meaning Of the different apparent accusatory SEN
tences the letter and goes TO say that overcome
at last by her supposed repentance he dnay went TO
New York, where he found Olga In reduced c'rcum-
1874 received remittance from his faher, in Russia
which no devoted 10 paying of Olgas debts. She
grow moro oppressive and demanded more money
Than he could afford 10 give her, and whenever he
refused her would become violent and abusive, and
would sometimes to the school IN Morrisania and
act in u scandulous manner Tho rest OF the affidavit
is confined to explanations regarding the payment OF
alimony the movements OF Olga aud his own efforts TO
secure divorce, which no did obtain, Illinois, but
which, his lawyer informed him, was irregular ana
void and after general denial of most OF Olga's
statements the affidavit concludes by asking that the
motion be denied
ALIMoyy GRANTED.
Following aud annexed TO this affidavit are numerous
le,ters Iaudatory Of Mr. Belzols peculiar fitness for
equally numerous and different employ mens, and also
OF the peculiar untness OF Mrs Bethel TO occupy the
pos,tion of wife toward Mr.. Bethel Judge Curtis
will be remembered, thought Mrs. Be,zes statement
might be relied upon 70 a certain extent and con-
cluded to grant tho motion, stating that 1t was only
one of the apparently inermnabc list OF suits where
whole trouble originated in the wnl ana irrecon.
suit was represented by Mr.. Alfred Erbe and the de-
fendant by Mr. Frank Malocsay
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FORTUNATE BAPTISTS.

The will Of the late Deborah W. Mason, who died
about two weeks ago at her family residence, in
Bridge street, Brooklyn, leaving an estate worth
$25OOOO was presented Tor probate yesterday In the
Kings County Surrogatc's Court, before Hon. A. II.
Daley. Deceased, who was leading member Of the
Central Baptist Church. or that CITY, was the widow Of
the lato Francis d. Mason, wo known builder, who
died 1871 After bequcathing the bulk OF her estate
to relatives scattered over various parts OF the
United States, she makes the following charitable
bequesis: TO tho pastor Of the Central Baptist
Church, Rev. John W. Searles, $4,000; TO the Ameri-
can Baptist Home Mission Society OF Now York,
s., 600; to tho American Baptist Missionary Union,
So GOO 10 the Long Island Baptist Association, 000
to tho Womcns Baptist Missionary Society, $1,000;
TO tho Brooklyn Association Tor tho Improvement Of
the CONDITION oil the Poor, $4,000; TO the Brooklyn
City Mission and Trust Society, $1,000; to
the Orphan Asylum Society Of brooklyn,
$4,000: to the Brooklyn Industrial School
Association and Home Tor Destitute Children, 5000;
TO the Brooklyn City Hospital, $4,000; to the Brook
yn Young MEMS Christian Association, $1,000 to the
Baptist Education Society OF New York. 81 0O0 to ths
Central Baptist Church Of Brooklyn, $4,000; to tho
New York baptist Union ior Ministerial Education,
~, 900; TO the American Bible Union, 81, 900. The
charitable boauosts amount to SAL 600 The will
duly executed and signed July 2S, 1877.
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COTTON STEALINGS.

meeting OF the members OF the Cotton Exchange
was held yesterday to discuss proposed amendment
to the rules and bylaws which would empower tho
managers to enforce prevent stealngs Of
cotton while being weighed. sampled and stored.
Great opposition manifested to this measure by
number Of tho members, who, u Is said. only specu
late IN but never handle apy cotton. After great
deal OF debate II was nuay resolved to allow the pro-
posed amendments to take their usual coursc-that Is
TO be voted Tor by ballot and the President appointed
next Tuesday for this purpose 10 which time the
meeting adiouIAea;s
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HEAVY DEF4LCATION.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Oct. 2.-George r.
Waterman, Assistant Paymaster OF the Pacific
Mills here, and connected with the corporation
for twenty years. is alleged to be defaulter FOR
large amount, which street rumor places at sl5O.OOO
The facts far disclosed by the officers Of the mills,
are that Waterman been guilty OF gross Irregularities
but TO what extent is yet known The matter is beng
fully Investigated aud although tue defalcaton may not
be great represented by the rumOr the officers have
levied attachment upon his property to that amount
A. Is stated that Waterman has yielded all his available
properly the demands at tue Pacific NILS.
LATER-A iurtucr invcs gaOn INTO the affairs Of Geo.
r. Waterman develops positive discrepancy Of at least
10000 between the actual payroll OF hr mills aud the
amount drawn by Waterman from ne Treasurer IN BOs-
having been the custom OF The former to alter the
fOOtings OF lac payroll making lequstOn Tor an IN
creased amount Waterman owns considerable property.
aud Will make good tue dealcdtOn IN the aair Is
kept Of the courts.
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construed as q Reputation Of Tilden, Seymour Herman
and other public men, who have hitherto controlled the
Democratic party I'm this State, and Will MAKE
it much more difficult for Tilden to secure Tue
Democratic nomination for the Presidency IN isSo Ihe
new state Central Committee TO be selected by inc Al
bany convent will control the next state eonvenuon
aud as that body will have the power and authority 10
call the convention which is 10 select deeRates 10 to
next National Democratic Convention, the result OF tne
decision OF the present convention VIII DC whtche nm
have marked effect upon the future inc VI poic! " po
pursued by the Democratic party" .
eide he believed int Samuel j. Tlden would be tne
nominee National Democracy IN 1850 ana tnat us
friends would urge his selection the plea that justice
demanded that he be permitted TO vndcate MS claims 70
the Presidency which they claimed that he was law
fully elected and deprived of its occupancy by the ieS
toral Commission. Referring To the issues before the AZ
bany convention Mr. Hurd said that the selection OF
new State ticket would be regarded as rebuke 70 MT
Tilden's aspirations, and a complete victory Tor JONI
Kelly who would by such become the recognized
leader OF the New-YOrk Democracy.
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FOREIGN BOOKS IN THE MAILS.

Collectors of Customs mt the different ports
OF Inc United required By the regulations Of
the Treasury Department TO seize aud coDhscate ali
dutabe articles foreign countries received through
the mails Tne regulations have been applied IN the
case Oh books mailed By foreign correspondents 10 their
friends IN this country Complaints OF the seizures nav
ing been made foreign postal authorities, letters
were addressed by tnem TO our Post0ice Department
calling attention the fact that this practice was at
variance with that adopted with every other country
now IA tae International Postal Union While duties
levied upon books In many European countries when
tuey are imported the usual way, In none OF them are
books seized nor any attempt made 10 collect duties
npon them wneu passing through tho mails but II the
laws OF the United States and the regulations Of the
Treasury Department require duties TO DO collected on
ALI books coming through tho mails or otherwise the ln
ternational Postal Bureau holds that tie proper
course for the Government TO pursue Is not
in ssita such articles and oonnscate them, but
IN return them to the country from which they came IA
unavailable matter This Is the disposition which the
international Postal Treaty provides shall DO made OF
all unavailable matter received IN one country from
another belonging to the Postal Union. MI Biaekian
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TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

OTTAWA Oct I'D. |. X. Rine IL holding a nj ost
successful temperance revival here over LOO persons have
signed the pledge.
BmLEvILLE Ont, Oct. "a strange and hitherto
has broken horses IL this section
aud has proved fatal IN a number Of cases.
WILKEsB, RRE, Penn, Oct. 2.-The miners of the
versde Coal Company have accepted 10 cent
aud coleries Of that working today.
MoNTRRAL, Oct 2.-Ihe City Council have de-
eided by surely party vote OF fourteen to tep not to ply
the volunteers their services the occasion Of Hackes
funeral
CHICAGO, H., Oct. 2.-The stock OF the National
life Insurance Company the United Sats OF America was
sod today bv the receiver Republic Life Insurance
Company Inc purchasers connected with the present
management
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REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL NOMINATIONS.
PETER W. HOPKINS NOMINATED FROM THE TWENTY
FOuRIm DiSTRICr.

BINGHAMTON, Oct. 2.-ln the Republican
Convention for the XXIyh Senatorial District
held in Oweco to-day, the candidates were, Peter ".
Hoplins OF Broome: William smyth of Iioga and John
H. selkrey OF Tompkins. Mr. Hopkins nominated
on the thirty -tbrd ballot.
MR. COMBINES COUNTY CONVENTION
UTICA, n. y, Oct 2.-Sylyester Gridley was
nominated for Senator in the Republican County Conyen
ton at Rome to-day. Resolutions, offered by ex-senator
LOwery declaring adhesion to the Cincinnati PLATFORM
particularly with reference Civil Service and Southern
medication and commenting the President FOR fulfilling
fbra uedpes were voted The resolutions adopted
declare that the Republicans stand by Hayes by LIN
cola ana Grant and contain "A quotation from Senator
Couk kings speech at Rochester saying We for the
success OF the National Administration in everything
real IN everything honest in everything wise according
10 the Constitution. the laws aud the common sense Of
The PEOPLE"
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THE NEW HAYES PAPER.
TIE PLATFORM OF THE NATloNAL UNION" WHICH
BrGINs IFS EXISTENCE TO-DAY.
InY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRBUsl.l


lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRBUSLl
WAsHrNGrox, Oct. Ellie National Union, the new
Administration Republican newspaper will make its
appearance tomorrow morning, under the editorial
control Of the Hon John Lynch ex-Representive
from Name. The political policy Of the paper Is an
nouuced in the following paragraph from It's leading
editorial:
NJ H.ves is assured three-ud-ahaf years Of admins
trdUsl. H. proposed to nnsel as .e aupl at .'c
alton Oh bis party and under tue formal INSTRUCTION 0
its SadOna Convention three measures, ia. hceompsh
oil any two OF which VIII make success III f,ln
isratiOn. These three measu es are thc Pt'htalioH
aud reconciliation OF the states that nat par
tcipated IN tGe rebellion; the esth llahment 81
ia, currency npuu the basis or COM ANA the
reform of The Civil Serve &C. Or these measures IN"
fist virtually accomplished, ana mat 700, WlihSu
elaborate legislative machinery, or tie adoption VI
v he cessation or acts OF doubtful eXprdlency ana le
gaty NJ GOOD clifton would dare to ayo" that tIc re-
suit ~ the acknowledged establishments oil order peace
and law, ia the place o. anarchy, Flochc0 anu tio gen
cfa immunity Oi crimes, be Offset Dy the temporary
loss party ascendency, indeed sden result Is likely
We are 20 far advanced toward the second achieve
iueut That uOncgslaton. only adverse legislation, Oh
some uuOward and expected calamity IN the CONNER
cial world, can postpone the establishment OF specie
payment beyond The OF the present Admnistra-
ton l,-., o-.-..- =.
Ine reform Of abuses Of the Civil Service may be
defeated by OF t0rOusnness and stency vi us
application, aud b. te iudihtrehce an0 hoslhtl 81 the
Officers 10 is he applied l. IL la lie power Oh
Pred nt however, ana an MS pledges pihi MN 10
tat course give the Nation and tue world the spec
tacs Of pure Administrator dItrr Whlch thF Oid cor
rupt regime can no moro be reinstitcd permanently
the 4OmDatiou Oh tho s4afe po"ol' VI sHo @uOAy
the British crown.
Toe prestige Of these achievements viii command the
support OF majority the citizens or this Republic
Ii section OF tue Republican party, under me ADVICE Oh
men INSPIRED by their anm0sltles, iher than by their
prudence patriOtisl choose to throw away TINS pres
tr, they doom themselves 10 uticdt WHICH 10 inc ue
ginning OF their DESTRUCTION
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Taere appears u have been no adopt
cd in making these forgerie the figures for which tho
scrip had been originally issued bearing generally no re-
lation 10 The forged amount, the author, apparently
beug governed by the necessities " the hour and tho
sprcal amounts OF money required. In one insta ce
when probably pressed FOR Large amount, he altered
a $50 certificate to 10000 When ms needs were not
80 urgent lie would deposit the genuine scrip obtaining
such per centage bankers would advance The for
geres we're confined small certificates, aud IL no case
was any alteration attempted Of $1,000 certificate oil
which Mr. Gilman held several The Original amounts
of ali the forced certificates ranged from $50 to SlVO
A far as Tie Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company Is
concerned all but three OIL certificates issued 10 Mr.
Gilman have been accounted Tor. and those are ior Sloo
eacn IL is thought, probable that these nave Deen Az
tered ike others OF same value, TO $1,000 e"cn'
winch would make the gross amount OF iorgeries on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-03

superintendent OF Foreign Mails and the Postmaster
General, having given this subject full consider
alton, the latter will address letter to the
Secretary OF the Treasury inclosing copies OF
the correspondence with foreign postal authorities
saying that he believes that the Interpretation OF the
treaty given by the International Postal Bureau Is the
correct one aid that books subject 10 duties received
through the mails instead Of being seized ought 10 be
returned TO the countries from which they came Az
the tme he will suggest that II possible, tine
Government Of the United States adopt the same policy
as that pursued by European Governments, and IN
terpTet the law literally, and allow books OF sna Vale
be received from foreign countries through the mans
under such restrictions viii guard against FRAUDS upon
the revenue.
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TRIAL OF RAILROAD RIOTERS.

READING, Penn. Oct. 2.-The trial Of the
Inlv railroad rioters began here to-day the courthouse
VAS densey crowded. Two true bills have been ieunu
against the defendants, who are some forty IN number
a,'nneI Uumubreys indicted for burning the Lebanon
Valley bridge WhO IN the morning session hhd pleadsd
guilty. turned states evidence, coniessng thht ne Ieu
INN, while A man named Smith saturated kindlng wood,
thrown from the upper part OF this bridge py accopuces
with coal OIL aud set lire 10 H. through which the DTldge
Nj lIlnOQ
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YELLOW FEVER EPIDEMIC.


SIX ADDITIONAL DEATHS AT FERNANDiNA.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. 2.-Slx deaths have
occurred at Ferndndna the last report and there
have been several cases Another physician was
taken sick to-day leaving only two doctors able TO work.
and many calls tor their services to be refused.
PHYSICIANS will arrive from Charleston tomorrow The
Mayor Is improving There Is scarcity Of funds and
further aid Is asked Tor.
THE YELLOW FEVER AT PORT ROYAL.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Oct. 2.-lhe disease at Port
Royal thought to be ahigh type malalia fever is be-
neyed however be yellow fever The city council has
established quarantine against Port Royal. No trains
are allowed to approach nearer than miles from Au
gusta.
AID ASKED FOR PORT ROYAL.
SAyANSAH Ga, Oct. 2.-Ihe Mayor Of Port Royal has
tcegruphed aud assistance and the city
authorities in conjunction with the Savannah Benevo-
lent Association sent one ysican aud three
day and another physician Will leave tomorrow. Fur
tner aid viii be sent il required.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-03
KINGs couYrY REPUBLIcANs.

The Republican General Committee of Kings
County, last evening, ratified the nominations Tor state
ofcprs made by Rochester convention, and pledged
ef TO support ticket The times Tor holding tue
yar,Ons conventions tor the nomination OF ey ana
county officers were determined by the committee Inc
cIty convention will De held on October ~, Tue county
Convention on October 30 and the lid and lld Senatorial
District conventions on October 70.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-03
PRACTICAL REFORM.

At the Treasury Department. to-day, there
apt Illustration of genuine Civil Service reform.
was discovered, this morning. that the Collector OF
Georgetown is defaulter for about $1,000 WI hin
few hours after this discovered the Treasury sent
for Of the clerks OF department. Franklin Dodge
view Of the fact that good dismssals are now
contemplated the clerk could know that he WAS not
sent for to receive his discharge The first ueson
asked INN, however this: will you accept me
position of Collector Of the Port OF GeOrgetow n y
Mr. Dodge formerly prominent merchant ana I'M
porter Georgetown, and s thoroughly familiar WIN
Custom House business lie has political support,
and offered the place simply account OF hs own
merits lie accepted the place and the President slgneu
his commission to-day. Tue late Collector at Georgetown
was removed during General Grants Admlnlstra-
a similar defacatOD, but he repaid the money at
once, gave a bond and reinstdted. hIs trouble
is not believed to dishonesty. but incompetency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-03
kansas srATE NOMINATIONS.

TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. 2.-The Republican State
Central Committee In this city, aud oecded not TO
call state Convention bat put in nomination for Chief
Justice 10 III the unexpred term OF Judge kugman the
Hon A. "A. Horton nils the position by APP
nojutment Tney also placed nomination Tor Leuten-
nnf-l /. A. lumpnrNNs
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CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
FOREIGN TRADE AT VARIOUS PORTS.

WASHINGTON, Iuesd1y, Oct. 2 IS17.
Edward Young, Chief of the Bureau of Sta
stc has gwen the press statement OF the value Of
merchandise imported aud exported at the various ports
OF the United states during August. The following
The business al the principal cities:
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FOUR PER CENTS IN THE DEBT sTATEMENT

It is stated at the Treasury Department,
that the reason why all the per cent bonds
do not appear upon the debt statement, though
actually sold aud issued, Is because the 5-20s which
are to be paid for with the proceeds OF tue per
cents are not yet due. though called. All the calls
for $685. In consequence of the sale of 4 per cent
bonds mature during the present month aud next
mon h. and rs they mature per cents Will be entered
upon the debt statements and tue per cents taken OIL
Tue Funding Law allows ninety days for the payment
Of the per bonds aud ninety days during wmch tue
called bonds are rcdcemaDe AT the end OF the ninety
DAYS interest ceases Though within the ninety days the
per cent bonds sold, they not entered as deOt
until 520s mature 1t viii be lOund III due season.
that tie j2O's VIII be of tue deb statement, aud toe
per cents sold to redeem them will be Oh It, The SlO-
OUOOOO4 per cents the debt statement, were
paid for in CON- Treasury resumption pur-
.g
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DETAILS OF ME FORGERY.


FROM $1,000 TO $780, 70-FoRGED BANK
sHAREs-rEsuMoNY TO MR. GIL,AN's HIGH
REPUTATION.
Henry Talmadge & Co., bankers, of No. 80
Pne-st., applied to the Third National Bank. Monday
for loan, presenting certificates OF scrip the At
lantic Mutual Insurance Company for $4,000 EACH
collateral The bank officials accepted the securities
and them to the Office OF the Company for
Identification and certfcaton They were informed,
later in tho day. that the certificates not genuine
but had been raised from 500 cach the amount for
which they issued, ia 1876, to william c. Gilman,
broker III scrip, at William and Pine-s;s.
THIS discovery was made public yesterday morning.
and banks where Mr. Gilman transacted his business
the scenes Of unusual excitement. Vaults were
opened aud his securities closely scrutnIzed. AT tho
American Exchange Bank ten certificates ohe Allan
tic Mutual Insurance Company found, represent
ing aggregate value Of S8732o, and messenger
hastily sent TO the office OF tho Insurance
Company TO ascertain their true value. care
full comparison of dates names and amounts
proved that these certificates had been ortg-
nally purchased by william C. Gilman, at different
times during the years 1873 1876 and 1877 in various
sums aggregaung only go On tins lot Of cert1-
cates. Hypothetical at the American Exchange Bank,
the forgeries united $4,000 These forged cert-
cates presented the bank and deposited by Mr..
Gilman in person, and highly no esteemed by the
officials that they not critically examined and the
amount VI money he requested was promptly PAID TO
him. This amount estimated by one VI tAe clerks at
between $4,000 ana 100000
The discovery OF these further and heavier forgeres
was soon made known. and the street thrown into
feyersh excitement and all sorts Of cxtvsant runors
became current involving nearly every large bank IN the
CITY, A. the invest CATION continued at the Office Of
theInsurance Company, The runors by set
at rest copy made OF the different series
OF scrip issued since the last payment OF earn.
ings, in 1875, and their ownership traced, in
order that their condition might be ascertaned lnfor-
nation ceyed later that another set, OF three cer-
tihca.e bad been discovered purporng 70 have been
issued for $25OJO which, originally delivered TO SIR.
Gilman. for $3.50 A trust company, the name OF
which could not be ascerained also sent ill., io yorhca-
ton long list Of this class Of securities, upon watch
loans had been effected for large amount Fifteen Of
the eny-iour certificates held by this institution were
not altered the others had been raised fo0ws
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FORGERY ONALARGE SCALE.
WILLIAM C. GILMANs CRIME.
FORGED CERTIFICATES or SCRIP HYPoTHEcATE
AMnrsr1Nc 10 NrApIY SO1n ONn

AMUUNI F-OVIVVV'
Great excitement was created yesterday by
the discovery that forged certificates of scrip
of the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company,
had been hypothetical " William c. Gilman,
broker, who has hitherto borne an unblem-
ished reputation. Genuine scrip for $1,000,
during two years, had been raised TO $780,
$40. This. with two altered shares Of bank stock,
makes the amount of the discovered forgeries $2f7.
800 Mr. Gilman has disappeared, and the police
are searching for him.
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Tue total mportatons were s39,25l95o and the total
expectations Sii,G3IlSl