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The New York herald., 1877-10-31
kOWN'S BABY.

THE EXAMINATION IN THE HABEAs CORPUS
PRoCEEDINGs-How THE CHILD WAS LEFT
IN THE FOUNDING ASYLUM basket
STRANGELY CONFLICTING TESTIMONY.
An examination in the haoeas corpus proceedings
instituted by Joseph Rown to Obtain the custody of
his infant child the facts of which have already been
published in the HERALD, was commenced yesterday
before Mr. william Sinclair, the ro'eree ap-
pointed by Judge Donohue TO take tho tcs-
timony the case. DR.. s. Miles Arnold
the FIRST witness called. lie testified that he at
tended Mrs Joseph Rown on the 10th day night OF
December, 1875, whom she was saoiy delivered Of a
male child he called the next day and found that Mrs.
Rown and tho baby were progressing iavorably.
Mrs Joseph ). Rown was the witness She
testified that the child was taken into the next room
Immediately alter II WAS born by her mother, Mrs.
Sarah Oliver, who told her she was going to put II In
the "baskct" 1t afterward elcitcd that this was
dguratve term familiar to the baby farming profcs
sion Tor putting child in the Founding Asylum She
said she heard IL whispered before her that
they were going TO send the baby to the Daskc but
shc dd not tnink they could have tho heart 10 do
she never mentioned the fact TO her muthor after
wards; she went TO The institution try and find out
something about u, but iaied she threatened tell
her husband about H. and her father said he would
kick her INTO the street and her mother said she
'would not keep nobody's childo ana IL the other
two had been small enough she would have put them
tho asy ium too VIII Gu she was at the asylum she
the basket INSIDE the door.
joseph ). Rown VAS next examined. He testified
that ne took u ivr granted the BABY until he
received letter IRON his sister -In-law Mrs Georqe
Oyer, which contained dying con LESSON in refer
encc 10 the spirng away oi the baby, e wanted his
child, but unable TO discover It's or
10 identity II.
Mrs. George Oliver testified that her daughter had
made confession about her mothcr-inaw putting the
chd IN the asylum basket She wrote tho letter Tor
hor daughter which put Mr. Rown the track OF his
lost child.
sarah Oliver was next examined. "what disposi-
ton was made Of the child ~ was asked her
81 TOOK II AROUND to the Founding Asylum in CON-
pany with Mrs GILLIAN, my sons wife, aud put IL in
tho basket and did II al my daughters request she
answered
"Havc you ever seon II SINGER"
"Never since put II thcreD
"When did she make this request 2"
"Bei0re the child Uorn. =
Mrs 0iver went on to testify that her daug ghter
anxously repeated the request TO take the child 10
the basket, alter IT was born, saying that N IL was
grl might be inclined TO keep It, but see ng IL as
boy she could not possibly think of RAISING IT, she
SAID she could produce Witnesses and would DO so on
tho next day. 10 prove that her
her 10 take the child TO the "basken She then de-
posted the baby IN the basket IN the porcn OF the
Founding Asylum, her servant grl standug outside
aud hcr daugnter.in-Iaw, Mrs George oliver, coming
10 The door with her.
The case was here adjourned until Saturday.
The New York herald., 1877-10-31
GOLDSMITH MAID RETIRED FROM
THE TURF.

TRENTON, N j., Oct. SO. 1877.
Tho famous trotting marc Goldsmith Maid has ar.
rived at Fashion Stud Farm and is finally withdrawn
from the turf Her her ago to be nearly
twenty-ono wears and declares her perfect health
and perfectly sound. Goldsmith Maid is q blood bay
15h hands high foaled the spring OF 1857, by Aexan-
der's Abdaah, dam by Abdaah She was bred by
John B. Decker, Orange county, N Y, who kept her
upon his farm without grain handling until the
winter Of 1865 In February of that year Mr.. Decker
sold her his son, John B. Decker Jr, tor $780, who
his way nome with her to another part OF the
county sold her to William Tompkins Hampton,
Orange county, N. Y, for $3.50. Alter her purchase
Mr.. Tompkns drove her in harness occasionally, and
she proved restve and nervous, 80 much SO that
the goth OF March of tho year Mr.. Tompkins
sold her to Mr.. Alden Goldsmith Tor $3.50 Mr.. Gold
smith took hor in hand and commenced breaking and
training her for the trottng turf Her high strung
nature would not brook the whip, but Mr. Goldsmith
ness In August, 1885, she made hor first appearance
In public and won premium at tho Orange County
Horse Association Fair in three straight heats in
2.39, 2:37, $780,
Mr. Goldsmith trotted her races in 1866 and 1867,
and IN November 1868, sold her Messrs. Jackson
and Budd Doble for 500 Oo0 She has passed
tho hands Of Henry N. Smith, Fashion Stud Farm,
Trcnton N. j. but has remained under charge Of her
accomplished driver, Budd Dobe. Up to the LIST Of
Jan uary 1877, she had trotted 132 races, 92,
lost 40 and won some $232 500. Many of these
lost were against timc IN which she was handsomely
paid Tor trotting She rctires queen OF the troting
turf has the best mile e 14 record made at Mystic
Park Boston, Mass Septembcr2 1874, and the fastest
three consecutive heats, 2:16, 2:15l4 2:l5 made at
Buffalo, N. Y, August 3, 1876
The New York herald., 1877-10-31
EXOKBITANT SALARIES.

A DISCUSSION IN THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
ON THE COMMISSIONER OF JURORS AND COR
oNERs' EMoLUMENTs.
At u recent meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen the
following resolutions were introduced
Resolved That i is the opinion Of this Board that the
extrayagan and grossly excessive and that
the Legislature OF this state be most and
the amounts somewhere within reason and Justice to the
Resolved That the resolution transmitted TO
the Governor with respectn request that he make known
ss expressed through ihis Board their representative
Alderman Cowng said that he had the honor 10 offer
for adoption the resolution called up TOR action. In
these times, when every was anxious to have the
city government run in an economical manner, II was
proper that Tho Board should carefully examine the
resolutions and adopt tham II 1t was Tor the best In
terests Of the city. Itwa especially proper for the
Board 10 recommend their adoption, Tor the reason
It's members represent directly the people OF thls
CITY, as If hc mstook not, the Governor OF the State
refused hts approval OF bill in the last Legislature
looking TO the same end as the resolutions now before
ior the reason that u was not apparent that the
people OF our city desired their passage. IL was a
crime IN such hard times, when so much suffering
and distress existed all over the CITY. TO pay 1000
TO a Commissioners OF Jurors, when MS place couid pc
equally MED by hundreds OF our fellow citizens who
would consider themselves well paid II they received
1900 instead OF $4,000 The same ihng couid
Justly be said OF our Coroners; at east $4,000
should be deducted from The amount which
was annually allowed and paid to them IL could not
be charged against him tnat he adv coated the resoiu
tons because he desired capture votes party
haa not gwen him the honor OF denomination anu
his name was not before the people. He would say,
however, That he hoped the resolutions might pass
He would too, ask the people OF This great CITY TO
marx well how their representatives on so I'M
portant subject ii there was ono member oi the
Board who up at this time for Reelection auc
dared to be unmindul Of the puDIic interests
against their adoption he earnestly urged the peo-
pie To refuse to send them back into that
yer where tLey 80 unwscy represented their interests
Wo needed public improvements ana We could have
tnem were not Tor he TACT that thousands OF dollars
beng annually squandcred Ia paying exlravagant
salaries ike ihoso Oh the Commission oil Jurors nd
i CoroncrS
Alderman Bryan Reilly spoke as to tho "ouncombo''
anu "dcmagogeryo exhibited IN the introduction
OF such RESOLUTIONS. He did consider that the
present Board had any 10 do with insructng tho
| next Legislature de would therefore vote in the
negative
| After some further remarks tho resolutions were
again laid over all the republicans voting In favor OF
their passage ana nil the democrats opposition.
The New York herald., 1877-10-31
Zekfler Ri6e Club.
The HANLON-ROSS MATCH.
TORONTO, Ont, Oct. 20. 1877.

TORONTO, Ont, Oct. 20. 1871
To THE EDrroR HERALD:-
Tho published story that Mr.. Edward HanIop, OF this
city, made tour trial heats tue Toronto course
over which Hanon and Rapp rowed thor great race,
is untrue. Mr.. Hsnon never rowed over the course
ION time" but once, and that five six days before
the race HIS time never correctly given, and
was known and Is known to only three persons II
thirty-seven minutes than thirty-sx, and
this one trial was the only one he ever made.
write to correct the very foolish story that got
abroad about rowing over thus course for II not only
misleading, but false
l may add, however, that the course over which
they r0wed was q fair two and q half miles, and thai
no correct time OF the taken
The official mekeepsr posted himself on the judges
boat and neglected to arrange properly 10 time the
rowers until after the over. Tho result was
perfect "nzze," SO far as timing goes. send you
this note in the interest Of truth and fair play Very
truly yours AoUAXIo
The New York herald., 1877-10-31

he was third 70 Vera Cruz and Tom 0chtrse between
whom there was head Five days aitsrward he beat
Tom In the Cup, . mile further by two lengths, and
Vera Cruz was nowhere. In the Summer Handicap.
mile and threequartsrs, Parole carried 16 lbs, and
beat Vera Cruz with 90 lbs by two lengths. George
w., Bushwhaokes ana Abilene also In this racs
Parole gave vora Cruz % lbs for his year. ana won
sos. II was Juss about LAT to the mile, and Pa.
role won easily with l16 lbs He also won a purse,
a mile and half, with 81 los, beating vrginus By
SIX lengths in 2:3ox. Glasgow also started. At ,hs
Jerome Park fall mesting just concluded Parole bea
Agsrine and Ambush, thres miles, for the Maturity
Stakes Tor four-year.olds. He won easily by two
lengths in 5:ea The track was deep and slow In tho
Grand National Handicap, two miles and quarter he
was second to Tom 0chiltree and carried lis Ibs In
the All Aged Stakes, milo and hail. weight for age
ho was second to Tom again, and St Martini vrginius
Agerine, Idalia Madge and Princeton finished behind
him. When he was brought out for this race Parole
neither looked acted we'll He dull about tho
head, heavy In tho eye his coat stared, and In his
preparatory gaop no had OF his sweeping elastc
action.
There having becn much talk about . race between
Tom Uchitree, Parole and Ten Brock. Mr.. p Loril-
lard offered Parole against Ten Brock Balti.
moro for a sweepstakes OF $500 zach, good track
Mr.. George l.. Lorillard also entered Tom Ochltrce,
the Maryland Jockey Club giving 81 900 to the
winner. Tho came on and Ton BroecK was beaten
by Parole Tom Ochiltreo third. The hackers OF Ten
Brock satisfied with the result OF this race
and the American Jockey Club seeing therc was
chance TO give tho New Workers an opportunity Of
witnessing race between the champions OF the East
and West decided extra day ~ Jerome Park and
offered s., 900 for Parole and Ten Brock 20 for
on Saturday next, and henoe the excitement In sport
ing circles
The American Jockey Club has reduced the admis.
sion to the field to 1tty cents Tor next Saturday
Numerous horses, Including Ten BroccK, arrived at
Jerome Park yesterday 10 take part In the programme
of next Saturday. Ten Brock Is reported to bo in
blooming health.
The New York herald., 1877-10-31
NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB.

The closing handicap games OF the season, to be
given under the auspices OF the New York Athletic
Club, on November election oay), bid lair to bc
very successful Tho entries already received the
largest ever made any OF the clubs open games,
and include prominent athletes from Boston, Phla-
uelphia New York and vicinity So many names OF
well known performers are on the list there is no
doubt that the winding OF the athl etc season will
be marked by several OF the records being lowered
Tho feature OF the day will DO the steeplcchase over
bush, hurdles and water jumps In full view OF the
spectators. The members OF tho Dauntlcss six.oared
gig crew. after having worked In harmony together at
the oar Tor Two years, have DECIDED TO ngnt u out
among themselves IN the haif-mile run, thus hnd!nR
out who Is the better man on The cinder pain. I. d.
Armstrong, the amateur pedestrian Will attempt TO
walk eight miles in the hour feat never performed
by any walker In the world excepting Perkins, the
wonderful English professional short distance
champion. The pole vauting contest Tor the amateur
pionship which on Two previous trials Messrs
Ing and Men ichol have "tied' at nino ieet sevon
inches VIII also 20 decided The entries Will remain
open at Post 0icc box 0l until three r H. to-day.
The New York herald., 1877-10-31
TIE PARK COMMiSSIONERSHIP.

Under tho provisions OF the charter the Mayor Is
compelled TO SUCCESSORS TO Commissioners whose
terms oce have expired within days alter such
vacancies have occurred. Mr.. Henry q. Steboins
term expired last week II up to twelve
O'Clock yesterday TO take action the matter but
ascertainng that the Board OF Aldermen would not
meet again unti Thursday OF next week. Mr. Ely
transmit tied Mr. SteDbins' name tue nominee the
Aldermen.
When Tho Mayors communication was read Alder
man Kecnan SAID that inasmuch as me nom,n alton
was surprise to The Board he would move that the
nomination be laid over
Alderman CowIDg--l think whom gentlemen OF tho
character OF Mr. Stebblns Is sent INTO tho Board
Alderman Tuomey-l rise 10 point Of order The
The New York herald., 1877-10-31
BASEBALL.

The professional Hartfords went down TO West
Brighton, Staten Island yesterday afternoon without
Larkin ana Harbidgc, their regular pitcher and
catcher, and played seven innings game with the
Alaskas OF that place. McDonald of tho old Atlantic
Club, played centre field for tho Har'fords The
pitching OF Cassidy and catching OF Ferguson were the
main features OF the game. ln the early part OF the
contest Mcdonald split one oil his fingers IN catching
a difficult line ball. Following Is the score; -
Har,iord ord.................... 2 LA
Alaska A.
Umpire, Nr. staples.
To-Day tho Hartiords play the Polyechncs on tho
Capitoline Ground
The New York herald., 1877-10-31
FOX HUNTING IN MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA, Oct 2s, 1871
To THE EDITOR OF THE HEEALD-
Your late accounts of fox hunting In Queens county
might imply that the sportis unknown elsewhere in
the United States, but with your permission would
say this Is not AT Farmont, in this State, large
English colony has somehow located ITSELF and TOR the
past twelve or eighteen months pack has regu-
larly running in proper season. There are now nine
and a half couple, and horses and hounds we'll up
TO their work, fences Of the stiflest Western
manufacture being negotiated" to any cxtent"tho
more the merrier Red coats top boots and breechos
are de rgueur and whether tho quest be wolves foxes
or a drag plenty OF amusement follows. "neld" Of
twenty to thirty. including ladies (Engiish) CON-
mon enough when work Is LAID by for tue season.
AN ENGLISHMAN
The New York herald., 1877-10-31

gentleman is debating the main question motion
to lay over.
Chairman Purroy-rhe point OF order is we'll
taken.
Mr. Cowing made several energetic attempts TO be
heard, but was finally compelled TO take his seat
Similar attempts we're made by Aldermen Morris,
Rowland and other republican members OF the Board,
but they did not succeed In advocating tho claims OF
M Stebbns for confirmation.
The nomination was huAlIy laid over under q party
vote of IL democrats to republicans
The New York herald., 1877-10-31
MUNICIPAL NOTES.

The Board OF Aldermen passed a resolution, intro
duced by Mr. Cole, requesting the Commissioner OF Pub
hc works give estimate of the expense Of con-
verting the old reservoir IN Filth avenue, between
Forty first and Forty-second streets, into armories
and us to how many regiments 1t VIII accommodate.
resolution calling upon the next Legislature 10 pass
a proper apport comment bill has been passed by tho
The New York herald., 1877-10-31
FOX HUNTING.

The Queens county hounds meet to-day at East
Meadow Brook, at O'Clock. The intention was to
have met Huntington, but the postponement Of the
races there led to the change above mentioned.
The New York herald., 1877-10-31
NARRAGANSETT PARK RACES.
PROVIDENCE, Oct. 80,

PROVIDENCE, Oct. 80, 1871
The attendance was good this afternoon at Nara
ransett Park. The race In the 2:2l cass
finished the following is summary of tho 2:37
CLASS. Purse $500, divided:-
The New York herald., 1877-10-31
RIFLE SHOOTING.

The second team shooting match between tho Hell
vetian and Zettler rife clubs took place last Monday,
October 20, at the schuetzen Park. Union Hill, N ).
Shooting was or.hand, 200 yards distance, nftesn
against fifteen men, ten shots each mani possible ag
gregate score, $500 The team shooting commenced
precisely nj half past and ended at four r. NJ,
sultng again in splendid victory or the Heivctans,
VIZ
Points.
Hclyetia Rife Club 2772
Zctter Rifle Club. 2,5g2
Difference In favor OF the Hevetians ......... l80
The weather was very favorable to good shooting,
and figured to Crcedmoor regulations, the Hevetians
made buls-eye 10 every shot large number Of
amateurs OF the sport present TO witness the
match among them many members Of the National
Riac Association. Tho following Is tho
The New York herald., 1877-10-31
A DOCTOR ACQUITTED.

Dr. William Henry Macdonald, OF the Bloomingdale
Lunatic Asylum charged by one OF The nurses
with beating her. acquitted yesterday afternoon In
Special Sessions the Doctor proved that the woman
had come 10 his room and refused to withdraw when
she was ordered to do He tasn put her out of the
room used more than necessary force IN eJect-
uUh nor
The New York herald., 1877-10-31
ATHLETICS.

Emile Regner wishes 10 mako match with Rich
ard A. Purnell 10 lit dumb-bcs and wrcste, GrGco-
Roman style, TOR 5000 each match.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
The Next House.

The Capital, Democratic paper at
Washington, to-day announces as a
result of talk and correspondence that
the next house is to be organized in
the same interests that settled the
presidential question: II says: "The
south is now, as the south was on the
4th of March last, master Of the situa-
ton. Now while the south is demo-
cratic and favors. home rule, it is also
for the old flag and appropriations.
We do not blame our erring sisters,
or rather, to use the phraseology of
the day, our erring brothers, for be-
ing thus moved. While they were
lighting for their principles, the
north, in possession of the govern
mcnt, was emptying the treasury in
behalf OF the internal Improvement
of its locality. The south, impover-
ished by the war, feels kcenly the in
justice that leaves 1t without aid from
the government. She is opposed on
principle TO subsidies and internal
improvements at the expense of the
government, and when she has equal
lied the plumber she will return to
the good old Jetlersonian democratic
doctrine" In speaking o! Randall's
chances, it says: '.Mr. Sam Randall,
to begin with, will not be speaker.
He is gentleman who belongs to q
close, compact, and unanimous politi-
cal organization called Sam Randall,
and his consistency consists in being
true to himself. Therefore, being 4
democrat, he has found no diiiiculiy
in being returned to congress BY a
corrupt nayy-yard under the control
Of republicans, and while advocating
economy to painful extent has voted
with steady perseverance to put the
public money in the pockets of his
constituents through fiber paper con.
tracts, navy cxtravaganccs and 4
thousand other schemes Of like sort
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
canaxaI no,A ar.,

The New York Times states the ag-
grayating case of General Howard
bluntly as follows: "General How
ard has commanded the troops that
are operating against the Ncz Pcrccs
Indians, His failure to outmarch,
with his heavy infantry, the savage
horsemen, has finally opened the eyes
Of the public. With his handful of
men he has not yet exterminated the
Indians, although he has been in the
field almost half as long as was the
expedition which was beaten by the
Modocs, and quite as long as the gal
liant Custer had been when his force
was annihilated by the Sioux. Peo-
pie in this part of the country can
form a much better Judgment as to
how an Indian campaign should bo
conducted than can an old army oili-
Ger in the field. All General Howard
has to do is to surround the Nez Per-
ces and to kill or capture the whole
Of them. That he did not do so with
in the first twenty minutes after he
began his campaign is convincing
proof that he is utterly unfit to hold
any command whatever
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
The Exhibition Well Under wav
Fine Show Of Live Stock
in All Departments.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Sept. T.-On this
the second day Of the Iowa State Fair
the weather was again clear anC
pleasant. Entries were still the order
of the day and were made in larg,
numbers. There were not as many
people in attendance as was antici
pated The crowd was estimated Al
four to five thousard. f9y
The exhibition Of stock and the
awarding Of premiums began to-day
The different classes are all we'll filled
The exhibition of cattle is the largest
and best ever witnessed in Iowa. All
parts OF the state are represented
Sheep and swine surpass in numbers
and grade any previous collection.
Poultry also shows up well.
The address of Col. s. II. Spoflord,
President of the Association, this af-
ternoon, was delivered in few we'll
chosen words congratulating the So
ciety upon its success in the under
taking, and dwelling upon Iowa's IA
cilities as an agricultural and manu-
featuring state.
A few remarks were also made by
ex-President Melendy, of Cedar Falls,
who compared the exhibition OF lS77
with the one twenty years ago. /
Two races came of to-day, but
there was not much enthusiasm over
them. The best time made was 3 :l6.
People are flocking into the city
from all directions on every train
Wednesday and Thursday will be the
big days and preparations are being
made for large attendance. Accom-.
modations have been provided for
all.
Tomorrow will be devoted prin-
cipally to races. A lively time aud
some close contests are expected.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
NEW JERSEY.

DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
TRENTON, Sept. l9.--The Democrat
ic State Convention completed tenn
porary organization adopted reso-
luton calling for legislation making
six per cent. q legal rate of interest,
and took recess.
Resolutions were adopted as fol-
lows:
First. Reaflirm the st. Louis plat
form, denounce the frauds and crimes
that prevented Tilden and Hendricks
from occupying the positions to which
they had been chosen by the popular
and electoral vote.
Second: Congratulate the people
that President Hayes found it neces-
sary to adopt the democratic policy
in order to command the respect of
any portion of the people.
Third. We oppose special legisla-
zion for corporation and individual
interests at the expense of the people.
We sympatflize with the workingmen
in their prevalent distress. We advise
the compilation of statistics relating
to the interests of labor and capital.
Fourth. To reduce the salaries and
perquisites for public officers in keep.
ing with the hard times, and the re-
storing of pei cent. as legal interest.
During the first ballot George B.
McClellan's name being announced
caused great enthusiasm, and he was
nominated for Governor; Mcclellan
SO4; Carter 81; Abbott 1856; Stockton