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New-York tribune., 1877-03-09
SUIT AGAINST 4 RIILRO4D TRUSTEE.
AN EFFORT TO REMOVE MORRIS KETCHUM Oh TO
RECOVER HALF \ MILLION DAMAGES.
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AN EFFORT TO REMOVE MORRIS KETCHUM Oh TO
RECOVER HALF \ MILLION DAMAGES.
A suit has been begun in the courts of tins
State by c. W. Bangs as attorney for william H. Hays
william s P!crson, and I. IL. Du Puy, against Norris
Ketchum to remove him from the trustceshp Of one o.
the mortgages on tho Mobile and Ohio Railroad Com
pany. The complaint forth the organization Of the
company in 1913 and the making OF first mortgage on
IL ia 1853 Norris Kctchum, JOHN j. Palmer, and WIZ
liam Il. Hailed were named trustees, and Aorris
KGtcbun alone survives. In 1862 the Chancellor o
Alabama removed sIr Ketchum as IN alien enemy, and
Charles Walsh Of Alabama, George ii. Young "
Mississippi and Alexander Jackson OF Tennessee WeFe
appointed In place of original trustees. In APRIL
1875. they resigned. William j. Duncan AMI Andrew
Foster Elliott appointed and in May 1879 began
foreclosure suit trustees Of the mortgage in the Un'ed
States Circuit Court at Mobile That sut Is nearly ready
for nal hearing There three other mortgages upoa
parts cf the road, and the complaint thal lhe
company entered into an agreement that
now lrst mortgage OF s7,O00,0OO should be exc
cued, the bonds TO be issued at various Ia''s
In exchange for outstanding bonds The complain.
further states that SO 900 ot bonds and S70OOooo ol
coupuls have been transferred 20 the plaintiffs nndss
this aiTceme:t. IL charges that IN March, 1870, Mu.t
ketchum, who for ID years had neglected. he ltlo.w
ance uf Gll duties trustee, began ~ acilh IL -.
United states Circuit Court IN MOBILE 10 assert hs ~,
This, aCton ~ Is alleged IL brought against me Sls
of large majority of b0ndhOlder and VIVA Ve ucSG "a
OF DELAYING the sale OF The property and distribution
the proceeds The plaintiffs ask trat Nh heIeAum po
declared to have resigned his t1-tceSip, Ol DO ONVu
th,se.ro,n, aud be restrained from prosecuting his %
has not been duly removed. or has not vacated tls o
then that he may be adudsed 10 have violated me luz
and plaintiffs may recover s3O0ooO Tor damages
done To the properly.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-09
PRESS COMMENTS on TIE NEW CABINET

CHICAGO, March S.--BOth The JOUl7ai and The
Post have words VI commentator for the Cabinet
nominees President Hayes and express hclr regret AT
any movement TO delay thcir confirmation.
TIE Int1.O ocean, while doubting the feasibility OF re-
tanning sehurz acknowledges his great ability, favOrs
allowing the President to call about him his nd
yiscrs and Gcrecatcs the action OF the Senate yester-
day sherman, Thompson, McCiaTy and perhaps Dew
ems stand for the pronounced element Of Rrpubi-
c:nsm; schurz and Key represent inc Liberal and Con
seryativc clcont and Evaris occupies halfway ground
II is not body promising great uuanimty of Thought,
but has plenty OF brains and Oah to DC tried until the
President at least is satisfied that he las committed
error in assembling Of aniagonstic views as his con-
fdental advisers.
The Times says:
In those selections the President has given the country
the frs. distinct indication hat a intends 10 20 back ON
the danlnlble policy OF the GRAM regime, rtss,hS Inc
and Bringing forward the liberal independent element.
This means music-a snasE-up OF CID party co'nbinl-
tions Tat viii benefit tnc country
Ihe Times Is satisfied with the prospect.
The Tribune says:
This Cabinet will give general satisfaction 10 the coun-
try nj large and * woithcr than Grants cigJ years
ago Its composition the PGcsidCnt' firm Intention
10 carry tue conservative and coHcI1t0Iy loncy
Any stOn To SchuIZs continuation VIII De personal,
and Je Tribune that lie ~ ADLER wiser, ana
honester man any Whe 0ii oppose him. A3y oppn-
CERTAIN extent notice that tue SOrihcrn poop" ac not
inclined meet Prcsiient Hayess disposition o""rd
them proper spirit, aDd they Viii be The sufferers
The distribution OF tie vJrOu, positions Is wise ANA IT.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March Sin reference To
the Cabinet appointments Ihe Aoaidacsc regards them
rs stroag and cyncing strong determination on this
matt Of the President To coHgatc The SOut aud restore
peace aud prosperity 10 the country. me dPpcW olhy
refers to ono POstmastcTG kcy-aNd cIticises
his acceptance very severely. regarding 1t dcscl-
ton OF Ills party.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-09

v,ena the wisdom and courage the President has
already displayed lApplause.l II all good men now
uphold him in his undertakings, his broad ana nDeraI
Views will do much to restore Government to its pristine
condition.
At the conclusion of exGov JEWELS remarks, Samuel
b. Rugges made brief speech, in which he said tat ne
begged TO differ with the gentleman who had Just nnSoed
speaking about the meeting not having met or IN oec'
He claimed that there several important "oec's IN
their coming together OF which was to listen to the
distinguished speaker and another to hear the joy'u
aews that We are longer have solid South but
ssolid TniOn'"
New-York tribune., 1877-03-09
The Times Is satisfied with the prospect.
The Tribune says :
A MOTHERS HAPPINESS IN EEGAINNG HER
CHILD.

Mrs Iva A. Martins demand for htr eight montils'
old baby willis. yesterday before J4se Lawrence IN
Supreme Court ChanbeIs under suit oil A1 corpus Aor
peon states thai the child taken from her by her hu5
hand last Monday and she has began suit ags: hi
divorce for cruelty. The set that Tie mother had
sometnes Lett the child for days uDcarei FOR aud tat the
father nndng suffering, had taken 1t to wet nurse The
added that he Witnesses present 10 testify
mat she had threatened 10 the child He called the nurse
10 show that the child sick The mother woman OF
vary attractive Appearance was sg by her counsel aud as
New-York tribune., 1877-03-09
TILE nArnYMeN,s CONVENTION.

CHICAGO, March go. ). Bliss, Secretary OF
the Vermont DllryneuS Association, read an article Oh
the dairy intcre.ts D. G. Korck of Ohio delivered an
address the subject. Col! T. NJ Litter of Iowa
made some remarks the production DI butter in Iowa
aud states. -. w. bake 1f Brlpt Wis, submitted
resolutions looking toward experiments and thc diffusion
knOS lcdg" OF tir business Among darymr, aud hp
pointing u committee az look after the matter,
which agreed 4 resolution was adupich
changing the the National Butter, Cheese, and
Egg Association.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-09
GERNAN PErrRMcAEs ENrnrsIAsrIC.

The German Republicans OF Kings County
held a mass meeting lat evening al ne Iurn llae
Theater IN Williansburgl Large number Of persons
were pipsc and they Vc'y enthusiastic whenever
the name Hayes anything concerning him directly
was uttered. Anon, tno3e Who addressed the meeting
were Dr. Weaver, Augustus Koch, NJ. Splitter, and Mr.
HaIlowa The last named gentle ncl, wLO spoke in
English. strongly criticised those Of The Republican
party WHO were beginning already to annoy the new
President. Whether DOt Democrats ic.t lacLHed 80
support the new President, Republicans were morally
Obliged 10 stalG by him
New-York tribune., 1877-03-09
VIEWS OF GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS.
A PROPHECY OF BRIGHTER DAYS AND AN APPEAL
10 srppORT PRESIDENT HAYES.

TO SUPPORT PRESIDENT HAYES.
The Staten Island Republicans sercnaded
George william Curtis last evening ut his home at New
Brighton Crafula's band was in attendance ara a
large and enthusiastic thrOng repeatedly cheefed lhe
sneaker Among those present were Harmon brown r.
I Emmous, Major Cameron, Frederick Brown, Aqulia
Rich Robert J. DGcLlinc, Thomas Humphrey u. s.
Beatti, j. ". simontOn, and C. j. Pine. MI Gurus
spokc substantially follows:
FIuow NLIGHEORs AND FRIENDS THANK YOU WltH
ali nv Icart Tor this demonstration OF S0od%Iii 1ou
re orc t,-nicht rejoice ia the begnlngo tbe Auhb-
isiratiOu Of President Hayes which believe HIDc pr
enIincutly wise pacific aud independent IL me h,eh
AIR were IA warm as Iny fe hngs you WOulH De stahds
I'm midsummer evening aud rrinctant 10 depart Az
fIc bcuuiug OF the Administration my hopes OIh dc
bigtiy as YOUR torches, aud are as JhDiIh. rs oSe
blrsts OF music Not BeDuD1can Dul as an AoISah
riOcc tbAt the strength Of the country hot III P nc
bf uat riOtlsIn For four months our country d9
Strain Il could have suffNed-
.seiiou came a crisis for which the laws ana oOnst''u
ZION hat made provision. We we're icd 10 he
On awful Chasn. Congress devised means 30 s1tIv tie
dnicilty peaceably aud reyOluOnists ana ln!SHIs-s
xsrn thrust aside Our ship Of state sechieu ditlpe On
frc rocks when suddenly by miraculous manu- oho
was guided safely into deep water WIN eyer! o VI
cn VAS set unrent and unstained and tne nag noahe
over her benedlction. .- ,.,io md dis
Tits contest drew the line between honorable ana uk-
bonobIe oIpOnents, between uio5o VINO uncer lHe OoN
eITmcnt are Legitimate antagonists ana th0se Wo ais
ANARCHISTS aud reyoiutonlsts AND you WIZ Ao' 'oso'
New-York tribune., 1877-03-09
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.

MDDLETowY, \. Y, March S.-icnry L..
Codct - ears of age. residing in Brooklyn, Y, mes
senger FOR TIE American Express Company on the New
Jersey MIdaud RailtOad. running between MiddetOwn
and NcwYOrk, while going cast last evening" and when
between UuOnyie aud Deokertown, was accidentally
shot In the side by his pistol which fell from its holster
attached 10 his waist while bending over the sale. The
bullet entered the body below the hrart, and striking
rib glanced round the back and lodged near the sir
face. being easily removed, and leaving serious but not
fatal wound.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-09
ENCOURAGEMENT FROM TIE REFORM CLUB.

at a meeting OF the Executive Committee Of
the Republican Reform Clr5 yesterday. Li!wood T..
Thorne presiding Tie following resolution unau:-
lnOu-!Y adopted:
Res0re in beh " of THO Republican EefoIm Club II
the n, a., New Ory, tL cUugdtllgtr he cgdnfiJ
i,.n Tie inauguration - Il Htpubncan rrc-Id III, WLo
undertakes forthwith redeem TbO1 pTULi+cs OF icln1
y ,nsisr m acts OF reform that cJfIiai! sup
porf Preslrut Hayes in -t.iIgse To GiN" pea" and
home rjlc 10 lhr southern SHtts ana integrity a'H "a
, % the cvll service against Gi iaci"L>Js and DIS
Ore4nzes by whatever political thcy cal thon-
selves.
hold
New-York tribune., 1877-03-09

Mistress-Oh, cook, we shall want dinner lor 10!
four this evening What do you think. besides tbe vI
Of ox-tail soup, lobster pates ana an entreeSg ~
COok-Yes, mum; fresh or can nlstTSes-LSss o.
Ils only tie Browns; canned VIII do.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-09

"Give the hens rest" says n country ex-
change. Just So sort OF intereggHum, as II were.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-11-23

Last Saturday five steamers for England
took 81. 600 bushels of corn. 33. 600 bushels of
wheat. 300 bales of cotton, 10000 boxes of
cheese. 5000 boxes of bacon, 400 packages of
butter, $500 packages of lard, 1900 bales of
hops. POO barrels of apples, COCO cases of
canned goods, 25OO barrels of -four $50 tons.
$50 tierces. 100 barrels and 500 quarters of
fresh beef, POO barrels of shoe pegs and 700
barrels Of oysters also. for Germany, 260
bags Of horn tips, go barrels of grass seed,
S2j cases and 80 hogsheads of tobacco, and
100 cases of sewing machines.
The Fort Edward. n Y, Collegiate In
stitute was burned on Monday evening, About
six o'clock the fire broke out in one of the
lower rooms, while the pupils were at supper,
aud spread so rapidly that most of them had
to leave bareheaded, losing all their clothing,
money and effects. There was no panic and
nobody was injured. The Institute was a fine
brick building, of 800 feet front and five
stories high, and had l7j pupils, The citi-
zens opened their houses TO the pupils and all
We're provided for. The loss on building and
contents is Sl25, 600; insured for So, 900.
During the morning service last Sunday
at the Church of the Ascension, Philadelphia
Alexander b. SayeTs walked up an aisle, drew
a pistol and shot his wife Elizabeth, who oc-
cupied pew several feet in advance of where
he had been sitting. The bullet entered her
back near the shoulder and she is at a hOspi-
tai in a dying condition. Sayers was prompt
ly arrested. Both parties were regular attend
ants at the church. but had been separated
two years. The husband has already served
a term in prison for breaking her arm.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-11-23
The rr..incn, md the Senate.

The committee of Senators who were dele
gated to confer with the President. as stated
in our last issue. made their report to eau
Gus OF Republican Senators held last Saturday.
Senator Edmunds chairman of the commit
tee. stated that the President listened to the
committee very attentively and was apparent
ly DESTROYS of meeting their views. but did
not at the same time propose to relinquish the
unconditional right of appointment which he
regards as his prerogative. He gave his roa-
SONS at length for having appointed Demo
Gratis to the Georgia AIarshalship and the
Brazilian Mission. and assured the committee
that while he had never meditated whole
sale appointment of Democrats he would not
reconsider his action in these cases. Senators
Christiancy. Bruce and Kirkwood of the Com
mittee gave more cheerful account Of their
impressions ut the interew than did Senator
Edmunds Senator Christiancy especially ex-
pressed his belief that the President sincerely
intends to promote the public welfare, and
suggested that 10 further action should he
taken by the caucus until there were grounds
for believing that he was not doing what was
right.
The Washington correspondent OF the New
York Times says that several Senators have
been questioned as to their opinion Of the re-
suits of the caucuses and conferences Of the
last fortnight. and the expression has been uni
form that the prospect or possibility Of any
open rupture between the President and the
Senate has been disspated. 1t is also known
that the members of the Senate are individual
ly resolved to call more frequently at the
White House and cultivate friendly personal
relations with the President, having discover
ed that. so far as he is concerned they can
maintain cordial relations without agreeing
with him on matters of public or party policy.
This is illustrated by Mr.. Edmunds, who has
been a leader in the caucus movement of the
last week and yet he is on terms of exceeding
intimacy with the President and has no doubt
talked as plainly and with as much sarcasm at
the White House as in the caucus. Senator
who felt that the President aud tha Senate
were drifting apart and might come into open
hostility before the close of the winter, Sos
sion. now feel that on both sides greater eau
ton will be exercised. and that on both sides
precaution Will be taken not to precipitatt
trouble by hasty judgments or action.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-11-23

now in the New London Northern house, with
their boilers blown of and keepers in charge.
The writs were served by Sheriff Halbert of
Franklin county. An unsuccessful attempt
was also made TO attach two Valley engines Mt
Bellows Falls When the : 30 passenger
train came down this morning the engineer,
having been forewarned sent the cars into the
depot on flying switch and kept his en-
CINE above the Valley bridge 10 avoid run
ming on to the Central Vermont iron. Soon
after. when the sheriff went toward the en-
CINE, presumably with n view to its attach
ment the valve was opened and the machine
run of up the track out of his way. When the
1880 train arrived a crowd had gathered ex-
pecting some new developments, but as soon
as the New London engine and cars were out
of the way the Valley engine came down and
quietly hitched to the train without opposi-
ton, and went out with it rs usual, the only
difference from the common order of things
being that. as the machine could not be turned
around without using the Central Vermont
iron for the purpose, it was obliged to run
backward to Bellows Falls. So the matter
stands at this writing, Thursday noon,
1t should be said that the ground upon
which the Central Vermont company bases its
refusal to pay the rental due the Vermont
Valley is that the Central Vermont is respon-
sble to the Rutland corporation of whom they
leased the Valley road, and that it is to the
Rutland corporation that the Valley must look
for the payment of the rent due.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-11-23

Thunder storm on the 18th inst.
The road between Jacksonville and Sa-
dawga is progressing to completion, and will
be in readiness for winter travel.
Almost all kinds of business have recent
ly revived in this vicinity.
The tannery is in active operation.
Brown Il Taylor are successfully prose
cutting their varied business.
C. C. johnson now occupies the black
smith shop which he has lately built Mr.
johnson does work promptly and at fair rates
and is doing an excellent business
E c. Johnson is doing good business
in making and repairing carriages.
Mills are all doing very good business
Our cemetery has been much improved
especially by the recent erection of beauti-
full monument by Z. l. Roberts, ESD, over
the grave of his late lamented wife. The fam
lily plat has been covered with smooth peb-
bles taken from Deerfeld river new but
very appropriate device Other important
and permanent improvements have been
made, and contemplated floral additions will
render it very beautiful 1t is very fitting,
and indicates good taste and fine feelings TO
beautify and gather agreeable associations
around the sacred resting places, the silent re-
ceptacles of the lamented and respected dead.
1t is hoped our cemetery will receive many
additional improvements.
The ladies of the Universalist society VIII
give dramatic entertainment at Glen hall, on
Monday evening, Nov. 2Gth.
Public examination of school teachers at
Sadawga on Saturday the oath inst
The property belonging to the estate of
the late John Corkins was sold at public auc-
ton on the 10th inst
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-11-23
The Bland silver Hill.

There ought not TO be in the mind of any
poor man the least doubt as to the precise
way in which the Bland silver bill, if passed,
would affect him. Suppose that he is now
getting one dollar day as wages in green
backs. His dollar bill is worth 97l cents in
gold and has just so much purchasing power
for bread and butter and beef-steak. Let the
Bland bill pass making the silver dollar legal
tender, and the laboring man will receive a
silver dollar for his days work instead of a
greenback. That silver dollar will be worth
precisely 90 cents in gold, and has Just that
purchasing power That is TO say. he loses
Just five and half cents ON the purchasing
power of his dollar 10y the change from green
backs to silver Moreover, every man who
has a dollar in the savings bank will lose .
cents on it, for while he put in greenback
worth 97l cents he viii be paid only 80 cents
The only class of people who would gain any
thing by the Bland bill are the silver mine
owners who have silver TO sell to the mint
For AZ grains of silver they can get but %
cents in the markets of the world to-day, but
the Bland bill provides that the minis of the
United States shall pay them greenback dol
lar worth 974 cents in gold for 4l2 grains of
silver. The passage of the Bland bill would
therefore be grand bonanza TO them, and
they it is who are lobbying it through Con-
gress under the audaoiOus pretense that it is
for the benefit of the poor man.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-11-23

BANKING FAILURES The Reading savings
bank at Reading. Pa, suspended Friday. with
nearly a million dollars of deposits. The Of
iicers think the assets will be sufficient TO pay
all claims. The usual causes of shrinkage of
values stagnation of business and want of
confidence arr the alleged reasons for the sus-
pension. The failure of this bank caused the
suspension. the same day. of Bushong
Brothers, bankers who have between $500
900 and 500, 900 of deposits and of the Dime
savings hank Of Boyers d Sellers. The Col
lateral loan and savings bank of san Francis
co. small institution having about S24 900
deposited by 100 depostors, was placed in the
hands Of Il receiver Friday The Springfield
Union, in speaking Of the failures at Reading,
Pa. says that these ''so-called' savings banks
were private institutions which received de
posts. discounted notes and did general
brokerage and commission business in stocks
and notes The falling of in their deposits
and the freedom with which they discounted
notes Of manufacturers who We're willing to
pay good percentage for money To help
them along caused their failure. In other
words they had less available capital for use
and still tried to keep up their volume OF
business In banks of that sort the deposit
ors furnish the capital and the owners Of the
bank pay six or seven per cent TO the depos-
itors and make all they can by shaving notes
and loaning at big rates of interest, and when
losses come the depostors who furnished the
capital have to stand the racket. The Penn
sylyanians call these institutions shaving
shops, and that is a very much bett II descrip-
ton Of them than their own appellation of
savings banks The failure of banks of this
sort need not disturb any ones confidence III
the legitimately organized and managed saw
ings institutions OF New England. which are
what they profess TO be"