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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-24
GENERAL SESSIONS-PART
Before Judge Gildersleevc.
TINE DIAMOND nofpEEY

The DIAMOND ROBBERY.
The case Of William i. c. McCarty, who is on trial
for completely IN the robbery Of a largo number OF
diamonds on tho 27th OF January last resumed
Yesterday. IL will be remembered that the cross
examination of the prisoner Thursday lao declined
TO answer several heterogeneous put to him BY AS.
sstant District Attorney Lyon, but that subsequently,
by the advice OIL his counsel, cx-Judge G. ". Curtis
and the perm ofJudgc GiIderseevc, he consented
TO reply The questions chiefly referred lobc Texas lands
the prisoner claimed he owned, and upon when he
propcscd 70 negotiate several loans. lie could
what they cost him in the absence Of his books and
documents relating thereto He mentioned the of
TW Pearcc President Of the Galveston and San AnonIo
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FESTIVE BURGLARS.

number Of thieves sccrctcd themselves in tho
lower floor Of the establishment of p Harmony's
Ncphcws & Co., No. 63 Broadway, and after the nrm
and employees had departed they made their way up
stairs broke open old safe, tried vain TO burst
new one ransackcd drawers counters, and. ending
money about the place, they contentcd themselves
win the good chcer that aboundcd there. very les.
tive have bceH enacted during the night,
Judging from the number OF empty bottles and open
cigar boxes found yesterday morning by the rst CON-
crs package OF vanilla beans worth $780, had been
prepared for removal but tho burglars had failed 10
make away With H.
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AN UNDUTIFUL DAUGHTER.

Catherine Meehan, fccblc old lady OF seventy
years OF age called the Tombs yesterday and told
pi,abIc story OF hcartAessncss on the part Of her
daughter, Catherine Maoney, who beat her and fire..
queny attempted steal her hard earnings TO spend
Tor drink. Judge Flammer granted warrant for the
unduliful daughters arrest.
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BAD BOYS.

Charles Kerstcn and Henry Khnger, lids OF fifteen
years each arraencd at the Tombs Court ycster
day charged with stealing lamps from the Ives Lamp
Company, where they had been employed. Tho
young cuprts pleaded gully and stated that they sold
the stolen property to John Conln, who keeps milk
and lamp store at the corner OF Division and Essex
streets. Conn subsequently arrested and held IN
81 600 bail Tho boys were sent 10 tho House Of
Pol
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-24
A MODEL TAX COLLECTION.

Tho Easthampton town Tax Collector, Mr. Jamcs
Soaring, went 10 Nncvch, l.. l., twice for three.
dollar tax lie thcn told tho delinquent that II the
was paid the next time a levy would be made Hc
went again Tuesday. and as the money was not
ready he told assistant to take possession OF
this the ord OF the manor with three assistants,
each armed with club. stepped forward and told the
Collector that u he seized the they would smash
his skull IN. But the Collector did not scare worth
cent Ho drew his revolver aud told the men that II
they intcrfcred he would 'bore cm through" Seeing
that the matter was becoming serious the proprietor
concluded to compromlsc by giving the Collector his
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ACCOUNTING BY AssIGNEEs.

Aborr, Nor Co. applied to Judge Larremore, in
the Court Of Common Pleas, to compel the assg.
nec of NJ Herman 20 account under the State
laws In answer to the application IL was shown
that Herman had obtained In bankruptcy proceed.
ings in the United States courts composition OF
his debts in accordance with tho laws OF the United
states and that the composition were rendered
to Aborr, NOR Co., who refused TO accept them: that
Aborr. NOR \ Co were parties 10 the composition
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throughout and wcro OF the parties who originally
put Herman In bankruptcy and filed the proof OF deot
before tho Register In Bankruptcy. The point was
raised that Aborr Mor Co Is DEBT being entirely dis
charged they were not creditors ana had no
standing in court to compel accounting by the
signce. ana thus in event. even II an accounting
had. could they recover more than thor proper
ton oil the assigned estate which would not be equal
10 the amount Of the composition. Judge Larremorc
granted the application but ntmated that this was
only the purpose OF bringing the matter before the
General Term involved an important question of
practice. He granted stay OF proceedings Tor this
nur
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GENERAL SESSIONS-PART /.
Before Judge Sutherland.


The KNIFE AGAIN.
Louis Kincmunt, aged eighteen Of No. $40 Fast
Eleventh street, was arragncd at the Bar by Assist
ant District Attorney Bell on indictment charging
him with feonious assault. Ii appeared that the
1Ith inst he became engaged IN quarrel In Clinton
street with youth named Joseph Baker. OF No % Pitt
street, and stabbed him. inncting injuries. lie
found guilty and sentenced 10 ave years
ment.
BURGLAR DISPOSED OF.
Michael Donnely, alias James Mcnamara, of No. los
Washington street, broke INFO "A store at No ~ and
stole a quantity of cloth valued at $500. The prop.
cr.y was found IN bus POSSESSION, and having pleaded
guilty he sent to the Siatc Prison years
MORE PENIrENr MfLKMEN
The following named defendants pleaded guilty to
the charge OF selling adultcracd milk in violation OF
the ordinance OF the Board OF Health and were dis
posed OF as follows :---Johu Roster, No 90 WiIleu
street, and Dcdrich Peters, No. 1856 seventh street
were fined each in the sun Of S50 George Ncuncr, No.
$40 Eighth avenue, and John Prann. No. 295 Broome
street, were hr ed each in The sum Of $25
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FALLING WALLS.

The walls OF the public school at Fordham, which
we're being taken down, yesterday fell upon two of
tho iaborers named John Carroll and Patrick OHarss
who were seriously Injured.
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REWARD FOR A HOUSE BURNER.

The National Board OF FIRE Underwriters hare ofTcres
reward or $500 Tor bringing justice tho guilty per-
son or persons VITO fred the premises OF Mr.. NJ. W.
Gregory Al Shg Harbor the lItL ut, aud thus
causcd tho destructive confagration then occurring
TINS. with the $3.50 offered by the village authorities,
makes & $50 reward IN all.
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A BOY PiCKPoCKET.

Patrick Barrett, boy was yesterday arrested while
in the act of picking the pocket OF lady the corner
OF Tenth and Broadway, by Detective Wood, OF
the Central Once.
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STOLE A COAT.

John Nolan. of NO. 500 Broomc street. wns ted
charged with stealing from the store OF Jcssup
a Co at no 25s Broadway. The stolen property
found IN his possession
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A BATCH OF CRIMINAL CASES.

The calendar OF criminal cases was called yesterday
in the United States Circuit Court by Judge Benedict
The principal cases triaf those Of the United
States against number OF parties indicted on charge
OF completely in Western crooked whiskcy Transactions.
and the United States against Charles L. Lawrence,
Henry NJ. Williams, Lafayette Graf. Morris Hess,
Herman Hcrsch and the Haas Brothers, indicted
charge OF conspiracy to smugec goods. The whssoy
were set down for i.rhcr hearing on Wcdncs-
tn,s, announced that on the I'd OF AIril
next he VIII offer plea in abatement or move
~ quash the indictments. the ground that under the
statute OF limitations tho time has expired within
which the law requires that SUIT should be brought
IN reference 80 the whskcy prosecutions II is autnori
laiivciy stated that Judge Balchiords decision DIS
missing the complaint In the case OF Boyd and Hall
viii not cause the Abandonment Of the trial Of the
now the calendar, but that they will DO vigorously
pushed by the prosecution.
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A HARD CASE.

Alleged frauds in connection with suits for FORE
closure OF mortgages are charged nearly every day in
proceedings before the courts. singular state OF
facts given in a number OF afldavs, presented
yesterday to Judge Lawrence, In Supreme Court,
Chambers, and made the basis OF an application 10
have decree OF sale under foreclosure aside, in
which Joseph Guttman, Jr., lawyer, was the plaintiff
and Louisa Wilson and Charles H. Wilson the defend
ants According TO the story OF Mrs. Wilson she
and her sister, Mary Eggers, who deceased had
been for years the joint OF the house No IS
Gouverneur street. She says that in December last
young to the house and placed
paper her hands and made statement
comprehend, but told him to again and explain
the matter 10 her husband, which, however he never
Aid Very after the fact told TO her that her
aouse was 10 DO sold under = foreclosure salo. She
states further that she IL seventy years OF
agc that she has been totally blind tor twenty Ave
years and deaf for several years. that the only way
any could communicate anything to her is by
TO tho mortgage she supposed for three
instead OF Tor one year Her statements were con-
frmed in other anidavlts, and II Is also
alleged in addition tina: her sister, Mary Egg
gers joining her in giving the mortgage, was
old anu lmbecic Mt the time. such mbecility being
greatly aggravated by her persistent use of opium An
application originally made to Judge Barrett to
bave the sale postponed, but be refused 10 grant IT,
md the property was accordingly sold upon The 9th
OF last month The title to the property not yet hav
ing passed made ground Of the application
Judge Lawrence. On reviewing tho iacts however.
Judge Lawrence could reason for inter ence
and 50 the sale must stand good.
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DIVORCE BULLETIN.

tent the attention Of the courts. Among the most
recent applicants for divorce Is Mrs. Marie Dachaucr
who asks to be divorced from her husband. Louis
Dachaucr In hor complaint she says that they wcro
married in this city August b. 1850 and lived to-
gether until The oath OF last June. She charges
her husband between the LIST and 10Th OF Juno last
committed adultery with Mrs. Regina Roos Sleinwny,
wife OF Mr.. Stcinway, who has since procured d.
vorce from her on OF aduterous connec-
ton Her further statement is that her husband left
for Europe the oath oil last Juno; that he at
lac look Mrs Stciuway to country place he owned at
1nsningen IN Lorraire. France, and lived with ner
most oil the time, excepting brief interval
spent IN European tour, until his return
10 this country IN the following October. Having
learned OF this on the part OF her husband she
once instituted proceedings Tor divorce. and the
and complaint wore served upon Mr. Daclauer at
Westminster Hotel directly alter his return this
country. According TO her further story 10 would APP
pear that the alleged derect husband did not fancy
figuring us defendant in divorce suit. and
ouenty returned forthwith TO Europe TO his chateau ut
lnsmingcn where Mrs Stcinway, as tho plaintiff al
lcges Information and belief, is now living with
hun. Upon this Of facts she only asks tor
divorce, but also requests the Court 10 compel her
husband 10 provide n suitable maintenance Tor her
Judge Lawrence yesterday appointed John r. Gcrond-
lett referee TO investigate tho facts OF the alleged
adultery and also the sum proper 10 BIO given to the
plaintiff Tor her support.
Arthur Terry to have tho marital relations
severed bcwacn himself and HIS wife, Hattie +. Terry
He charges her with having committed adultery with
William NJ. Rogers at Manassas. Va. at Washington,
d. G., and in this city. Judge Wcsbrook yesterday
trained the issues for trial. which will probably take
place some time next month.
Jaracs White charges his wife, Mary White, with
forgctluincss OF her marital He says they were
married in January, 1871, in this city, and lived to-
gcthcr nearly tnrco years. when he discovered her inf
delny. Judge Lawrence yesterday appointed Mr.
Rufus Il. Andrews referee IN the case.
In suit for divorce, brought by Conrad Pinchcs
agninst Mary b. Pinchcs, Judge Lawrence yesterday
appointed James L. Miller rcierco to take tho tcsii-
mony in the case.
Rebcccn n. Burns thought her matrimonial troubles
were az an end when she a decree OF divorce
from her husband, Louis H. Burns. The bill OF costs,
amounting TO $2i2 81 has not yet however been liqui
dated by Mr. Burns, and Judge Lawrence yesterday
granted leave 10 issue an execution upon Judgment
Richland beacon., 1877-08-11
KENTUCKY HORROR.
A House Fired and Young Lady
Murdered.

There lived at Worthwhile, Ky, family of
Arda,sops the head of which has been a
citizen of Carroll county for twenty years
He had a ferry and kept in connection there
with a tavern, which fiom some cause had
acquired bad repute, while the family lived
in a cottage, a hundred yards distant. About
the frs, of June the ferry privileges and
tavern were sold at sherif's sale, the sheriff
becoming purchaser, and it wa. soon an
pounced tha, the business would be carried on
under new management Being deprived
of their tavern, the Andersons, it was repor-
ted, proposed resuming the business a, their
cottage.
On the nigh, of July i,h the tavern wa.
burned. with all il, contents, and the Andcr.
sons were accused OF burning *: A few days
later they received, through the post Office,
written notice 10 leave the country, signed
Citizens of Carroll County," TO which they
replied in defiant manner, using some
threats against the writer and warning the
crowd that, when they came to enforce the
order, to come prepared for deadly conflict,
as thcy proposed TO sacrifice their lives rather
than be driven from their home. This reply
was signed William Anderson, W. +. Ander-
son, John c. Breckenridge Anderson and ID.
Alva Anderson.
One night not long since, one of the young
men, being unweIl and restless, went to
window and discovered the house to be on
fire at a back corner. He aroused the family,
and bright l6-year-old girl, Carrie Anderson,
was sent the front of the house for bucket
of water. On opening the front door, she was
fired upon by volley from the dark, and
urering piercing shrek, fell to the floor
mortally wounded, and the cowardly assassns
fled. The fre was extinsuished, and thus
the matter rested a, last account, the authors
ties making little or no effort TO discover and
punish the perpetrators Of the foul crime,
according to the Courier-J ournal, from which
we condense the above statement
Richland beacon., 1877-08-11
ATEX.AS LAND SWINDLE.

GALVESTON, July 23.-An ugly story Of
the political corruption comes from the State
capitol. Some time since the legislature
passed bill providing for the improvement
of Bernard and Csney rivers and Oyster
creek The contract wss given to j. H
Gibson, representing Hobby anu Post Of this
city. The engineers appointed to inspect
the work reported that it was done according
to the requirements of the act of the legislature
but rumors arose that the report Of engineers
was not in accordance with the facts and
the governor ordered re-examination under
the direction Of the attorney general. The
latter officer reported that the work had not
been done properly on any Of the streams,
and that for many miles, for which compensa-
tipn was claimed, no work had been done.
1he governor therefore filed protest in the
eSneral land Office against the issne Of land
Certificates to the contractors and received
assurance from the land commissioner that
no certificates would be issued. Notwiih-
sanding this it was learned yesterday that
certificates for 55S sections or 35l, ,l20 acres Of
public domain had been issued in the name
of Gibson and delivered to Hobby. The
governor Immediately issued a proclamation
eayeat emptor warning all persons from
Purchasing or dealing in land certificates 50
issued The certificates are described as
Bernard river, Nos. l ! to ii6, inclusive, and
Caney river, Nos. ii7s'e 53e, inclusive.
Richland beacon., 1877-08-11
THE EX-LIEUTEN.aNT GOVERN OR
COWHIDED.

Nhe New Oneans Times of last Saturday
furnishes its readers with tire following bit Of
city gossip, without informing them Of how
our late Lieutenant Governor incurred the
dspleasure Of the irate female.
The usual crowd of idlers who frequent
Exchange alley were treated to very unusual
sight at three O'Clock yesterday evening. The
sight referred to was a cowhiding scrape.
Such affairs are always interesting, but when
one of the parties is an ex-lieutenant governor
they become, if possible, more 20.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor c. c. Antoine the
party who was treated to the cowhiding, was
walking through the alley in blissful uncon-
sciousness Of the fate in store for him, when
he was met by one of the weaker sex, who
quietly advanced upon and, drawing q cow.
hide from the folds of her dress, began to
dress the governor in the most approved style.
In vain did the little man howl Tho
woman knew her business, and handled the
hide with the grace Of jehu. The matinee
lasted for about ten minutes, when the
combatants were separa,ed and each depart
ed their respective ways.
Richland beacon., 1877-08-11
POISONING BY THE .4IL.1NTUS
TREE.

The New York World says: A case Of
alleged poisoning by the ailantus tree has been
reported to the New Haven Board Of Health.
The victim is girl Of twenty, and claims to
have been poisoned while lying on lounge
near an open window and looking az the tree,
distant some four yards. The eruptions near
ly closed one eye and covered one side of her
face and body. This side was uppermost
The side she was lying on was not affected.
Regularly every time the tree flowers she
breaks out, and sometimes the eruption takes
place when the leaves are shooting. The
odor Of the tree is no, stronger than usual
The patient is not feverish, and has no in
creased pulsaton Hertemper is 10, affected.
and she has a good appetite The irritation
is only on the surface, and she has no other
symptom of poisoning. Prof Brewer, in the
course of the discussion which followed, said
that. as a rule, persons once poisoned by
plant or tree was ever afterwards sensitive TO
It, He had seen in the newspapers cases Of
poisoning by the aiantus nee, but had never
known of case in his own experience. The
tree had existed in England about l30 years,
and in France 100 years. 1t has existed in
this country Cor long time, and thirty or forty
years ago was spread by the desire fos quick
growing tree to take the place of the elm,
which was subject to ravages by worms. In
Brooklyn an enormous number Of these trees
were set out, but afterwards cut down. The
result of the discussion was vote directing
the owner of the tree to remove it, and order
ing investigations to prepare basis Of action
to be taken next year before the trees bloom.
Richland beacon., 1877-08-11
THE NEWSBOY'S STRIKE.

The publisher Of an evening paper in
Detroit, Mich, has been charging the news
boys one and quarter cents for what they
I'll for two cents LIS Friday they rnse n
insurrection. A mass meeting was held in an
alley, and a yellow haired lad named Carrot.
top struck an attitude and summed up the
case. You see, felers, we ain I got no fair
show. cent apiece is all we orter pay for
them papers, and if We buck together that's
all they kin git. We amt no Rothschids."
"lou bet yer life, remarked the chairman.
"Ive sold nerses for a straight year," said
Captain Jack, a melancholy youth with
stone brsise land there ain no money in em
FOR me a, a cent and quarter. for one am
goir TO kick $50 am |" and so am H.
was the chorus of approval which went up
from dozen throais And kick they did.
Nearly two hundred of them assembled ss
clock in front Of the office and refused to
buy a cory. Two editions were run off the
presses, but there were no buyers. When
the third edition came ont, few small boys
sneased into the office by the back entrance,
and made purchases at the old rates, but they
were discovered by their colleagues outside,
and compelled to suspend operations. At
about o clock, lad with five copies of the
paper under his arm isseed from the Office
under the protection Of two policemen, and
soon many Of the strikers fell limo line and
bought their papers al the old rates, while
Carro,-top and his faithful followers whistled,
and jeered, and howled.
Richland beacon., 1877-08-11

O@cial Directory.
JUDiCIAL-r0CRrEESTH DISTRICT COURT:
S. G. PARSONS, Judge;
w. N. Pcrrs, District Attorney,
PAH.SH CURT:
+. c. McSTaoKEkY, Judge.
VI. ]. LipoELL, District Attorney Protein;
PARIsE oyrICRs
j. A. LIppELL, Sheriff ;
WILEY p. MANGHsx, Recorder.
w. THos. JORDAN, President Police jury
j. w. Srxxs, Parish Treasurer.
POLICE JURORS:
Ward John Bishop;
2-W. T. Jordan;
3-John H. Milling;
4-Henry G. Mangham,
4" 3-P. H. Parham.
o. L. Smith, Clerk.
Richland beacon., 1877-08-11
RAYVILLE Ar SATURDAY, AUGUST II, 1877.
THE HORRORS OF VAR IN TURKEY
Flaying the Bodies Of Young Girls ard Cut
ting Thar Skins into Strips
Correspondence of the Sunday Mercury

Correspondence of the Sunday Mercury.1
Bucharest, July 5.-The retreat southwark
of the Turks through Bulgaria has been ac-
companied by scenes exceeding in airocity all
the mseres OF last year. when the Bulgarian
massacres shocked the civilized world This
time, however, it is not only the Turks who
commit the outrayes, but the Bnlgarans them
selves are re,aliating in frightful manner
upon those Turkish residents who cannot fol.
low their army. While preparations for
retreat were going on, the irregular troops
from Asia committed the most frightfu hor.
rors. Under the pre'ense of forcing the Bull
garians to follow their army and help to throw
up fortifcations, these irreguars also insisted
that the women should join them. Poor
souls. in many instances they submitted 10
this new kind Of slavery. But not all Of them
following so willingly
A woman with her three daughters,
residing near Ma,,chin, rebclled against such
commands With hellish howl the armed
fiends threw themselves upon the poor women,
bound them across the back, Of their horses
and galoPed away with them to spot suth-
ciently distant from the army, so that they
could not be interfered with in their hellish
designs by the chief military authorities. OF
course when taken from their horses the
women were more dead than alive. Never
,heless, the daughters were all first violated
and then murdered. They then went TO work
and skinned the dead bodies Of the girls, cut
the skin up in strips, and with these strips
tied the poor mother 10 tree, where she had
her head cut OFT, and the remainder Of the
body was left to the vul,ures.
Even for Bulgaria this horrible atrocity is
considered so important that all foreign gov
ernmenis have instructed their ambassadors
to protest to the Sultan, in the name of humani-
ty, against the employment Of such men in
the Turkish army. Consuls at Gaaiz, Braiia
and other places were instructed TO ascertain
the correctness Of this bloody episode of the
war, and al once proceeded TO ,la,schin to
investigate the affair. With the and Of
chaplain belonging 10 one Of the Russian
regiments they soon discovered the place
where the ,..assacre took place. Decent
burial had already been given them by the
Russians; but upon the demand Of the consus
the bodies were disinerred, and ample evi.
dence OF the atrocious crime was obtained.