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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-16
SUMNER / SISURB.
NEMPORT.

NEWPORT. r. l.. Aug. 15.-Mrs. 7. Z. Chick
--ns of Nev-York s III At her cottage Bervue-sve.
G. Willnmog OF the Russian Legation and L. Boemish
OF Paris las apartments az the Aqmdneck House
NeTpors was visited with an unusually heavy rain
mi thunder storm this morning heavy peal OF thun-
der frightened the guests at tue Ocean House, who
thoug nt that the mad been struck oy lightning.
Several yachts now the harbor Will remain until the
arrival Of the Sew-York Yacht Squadron.
The Sem-reekly concerts at Fort Adams are wei at
tended.
Arrivals at the Aquidneck House F. d. Sergeant.
Phiiadr ubia; N II. SANFORD, Goshen, n Y; f. A
Ames Providence W. H. Sherwood. L. E. Noyes, Bos-
ton Miss NAY Jones. Osiensourg; the Ri Kew. T. L
O.Rcilly OF Springfield Chas. ". Rae, u :. a.
Among the ocean House arrivals +. D. Judd T.
s. A. J. T Brown. New Jersey; Ii. f. Meloney and wife,
J. n. steele jr. Baltimore; Dr. c. " Meloney. Camden
M f. ". smith. ]. H. Smith Nashville James Logan
Miss Logan, Miss Jessie NJ LogaR. Miss n. A.
Alcott Miss 5. r. Hazard, D. G. Bodkn. NJ. D.,
J. s Young the Rev. Dr. j. b. Flagg and wife, Mrs J A
Robinson Misses Work. James f. McLane. NJ D.. william
Remsrn, ir.. H. Russell. Nev-YOrk; Dr. G.. L. Magru-
der Washington &. l.. Peabody q. = Hegeman, Brook
lyu: T. NJ Vail and wife. Indianapolis J o. Moss and
wife. sandusky; K. II. White, r. l. Aorrell. Boston.
Con Mcclellan Is receiving considerable attention from
che cottasers attended the pigeon match for the
Bennett Cup on Monday.
The steam yacht Ideal owned by the Austrian Consul
General, Theodore A. Hsysmeyer, 10 being repaired
this place
The hotel guests at Narragansett Pier make frequent
visit. TO this place. Their tarry ID brief.
The weather lie not and sutry.
The drives we're IN better condition.
The carriage OF Mrs b. n MOores Of Philadelphia was
seriously gec last evening by runaway horse.
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SARATOGA.

SARATOGA, Aug. 15.-The expected garden
party A. the Grand Union to-day postponed
count OF the threatening weather. 1t will probably
occur Tomorrow.
After hours session to-day the Senate, Oh invita-
ton OF the Round LAKE Association, made "Trip TO the
famous cam meeting ground. number Of leading ct
gems and visitors accompanied the party and enjoyed
Eade Op tue AXE and jaunt about the grounds
Trains are heavy again to-day, and many distinguished
guests are arriving among whom the following from
various arts Of the country Congress Hall Charles
uoud Randall Brown. Colonel keddlg Of hew-YOrk
NJ curtis Nobie and daughter, and C. G. Noble Of
BROOKLYN Mrs ". F.bherwln and daughter OF klmira
". l.. Gardner, ". r. Gill Boston.
Al the Grand Union Hotel are Mrs. c. p Burke Miss
Ida Burke. Mss r. whiuemore Miss Bessie whlttemore
Miss Nettie Hadsis Miss Emily Brdseye OF Brooklyn;
g. b. w. Mitchell OF Philadelphia; S W. kellogg Of
Waterbury T. r. Bridges Of North Carolina W. j.
waller a. Washington: l. HAYS and wife OF Pittsburg
& = park wife and child Miss c. =. swift Of POugh-
keepsie. \ Peek OF NeW-Hsgen; the Rev. DR.. J. D.
Do6bins and wife Of Pottsville; Mrs j. II. Devereaux
MT. IA B HurlDu Miss Kate A. Miller OF Cleveland O.;
q Fiiut and wife OF Buffalo DAVID BOWS. VIM. Allen
Bates ir., Prof {. A. Briggs and wife Of hew-fork
AT Tie Adepbi Hotel are the Rev. DR.. schereschwsky
OF Boston; Dr. John Bishop and wife OF New York; d.
L. Keesr OF SYRACUSE; r. G. Kellogg and wife. James
II Bossart and WIFE, Mrs Charles D. Bosnart Of Louis
VII.
A. me United States Hotel are Charles Callahan Of
Cleveland Miss Adele Slater Of Pennsylvania; George
H. Sharpe Of Kingston william Reynolds, william
Melville smith, whitelaw Reid, Smith Ely Jr, New
York, H. E. story aud wife of New Haven NJ A. Elder
OF BOstOh; T. D. staDdiford and Lady, Miss Manic
etandilOrd Frank standiOrd OF Louisville; Legrand o.
CreaIner Miss NJ. Creamsr Of Troy William Walter
Phelps OF New Jersey Charles Emery and wiIe and
hls< J. I. Emery VI Philadelphia.
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SIYGULAR SUICIDE ar CLIFTON.

J. H. Liebe was found dead on Sunday morn-
ing in the area OF his residence the end OF Amos
Clifton. A small cord around his neck ant was
fastened 10 q spike driven in the wall He standing
upright with his feet firmly upon the ground Dr. Lea the
coroner held inquest and the jury rendered verdict
Of suicide Many OF the Clifton people dissatisfied
with the inquest They say that the position IN which
the man found rendered 1t improbable that he hanged
himself They admit, however, That domestic nfeiclty
troubled greatly His wife nad been married before
90 had he. The wife's former marriage was
not an exceedingly happy one. Her husband was a
MIR. Myrr, pianO-Iuner. lie became addicted
to drinking, and en- ed his life by cutting
artery IN short time after the widow
the bride OF Mr. Licbo The exact cause Of their IN
happiness is not known. Some that Il was caused
by his niece, who lived the house. aud that the vile
about get divorce. Otuers assert that the be-
ginning OF trouble In the purchase Oy Mis- LeDe OF
tombstone for her first husband vita nOnsy winch her
second husband gave her for domestic Xpenses.
A telegrapnc despatch WAS sens On sunday To Mr
IigDes son, who was III Nu-.Ai. hnen he arrived at
Clifton lie Intended 10 have pOstmOrtem examination
held TINS intention seems 10 nave been aoAndOneG Tor
Yesterday body buried
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FUNERAL or RABBi LYONS.

Not even on the Day of Atonement, the holi-
eat day known the Jewish Calendar has the Jewish
Synagogue In West Nneteenth-st Fifth-aye
been so crowded yesterday morning. when the OBJ
seques Rabbi Lyons took place. The members of the
Congregation ehearth Israel, ard the Presidents
and Trustees OF all Jewish congregations in New
York were present. The gentlemen present all
kept their heads covered. and The ladies occupied
seats the upper galleries Tie candelabras all
Ut, and the ARK draped In deep mourning. The
President and Trustees OF the congregation, accompanied
by their Secretary and Clerk and followed by the He
brew CLERGY Of NewYork aud adjacent cities. entered
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A VISIT To TIE PLYMOUTH.
AN OFFICIAL PARTY GO ABOARD OF THE SHIP AND
INSPECT IT.


WASHINGTON, Aug 15.-Secretary Thompson
Of the Navy Department, accompanied by Mr. Seward
Secretary Of State majority OF the Chiefs OF
Bureaus Of the Navy Department. Gen. Lew wallace
Capt. Richard L. Law and n party OF friends many
Of them ladies, left the Navy Yard in this ci'y
this afternoon in rug and passed several hours on
the war steamer Plymouth at Alexandria The visitors
were received with the usual honOrs They inspected
every department of the ship finding il in excellent or
der The Plymouth through her presence AZ tue Cen
tennia Exhibition and her famous trip the Mississippi
River, has become the conspicuous ship III the
North Atlantic squadron and is hronced with visitors
where ~ she goes During the ne her crew were on
shore serving with the naval gade during the late
riots one Of the petty officers ratrck Lynch signal
Ouartennaster, dIstHg ushcd himself by faithful ana
reriiOriOus cOndnct and in recognition thereof the Sec
Rotary the Navy appointed MIN an AcUns unner
in the Navy Thursday afternoon while on board he had
m crew called TO general muster, and after briI ana
patrotc address 10 the tar presented TO Lynch bis s
pOintnent officer The plymouth Will SAL on sat
urdgy for Norfolk and New York.
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LATEST SHIP kEHS.
IFor other sh,D yelcs see THIRD Pagsl
ARRIVED

steamship st. Laurent (Frl Hcnd-. Havre Aug {, and
Plymouth Aug g. with mdse and passengers TO Louis DO
steamship Columbus Reed Havana and p,ssen-
Ship otto ard Ahfoine Sor Gundersen Antwerp 20.
in ballast. 10 fuDch. Edge = co.
empty barrels 70 order: Punch Eve Co. Ang
u lat sooke ship Cashier Br. from Liverpool for
BARK So0dro lSor Hanson, Lynn. 40 days. in ballast 70
Columbus iGer). from Waterford Baltimore.
Bark Sorah tot Boston, Han Rio Ianelro ID days with
Bark Nellie 7. Gusst tof Yarmouth y Z Messsoeer;
Havre July VIA Delaware Breaswater IN ballast 70 Boyd
& Hinckcn. Anchored at sandy Hook Tor orders.
SAILED.
Steamship Abyssna for Liverpoo Canals, for Havres
Clyde Charleston Ab~mars for ewes; barfs The Fred
.rlck tor Anller o. L,t-fed for Dunedin PrEds Oscar
for rriere Alaska, tor Aarsees schr j. Robinson Tor.
SAILED BY WAY OF LONG ISLAND SOUND.
schrs Mary Theal. for 81 John. \. b. Whitney and
Mary A. Rice for Boston EcTdge eSry FOR Port aud " D.
sU%sET-Nlad AZ sandy Hook light E., clear at CITY
Island moderate n. h.. cloudy
FOREIGN PORTS.
LIVERPOOL Aug l5.-saled AZ p steamship Illinois.
LoSD0S Aug l5-sailed Theresina. from Liverpool for
Wilmington. Arrived, steamships Anfeau and - Louis
tucS Pierre Caspian from Liverpool at st. Johh NJ
r., last night
DOMESTIC PORTE
NEW ORrRASs Ang l5-Cleared. steamship New Orleans.
for Pssses-saled steamship Agers' for New
CH.mEsros Aug l5-Arryed bark Camilla de Tas.a from
Cienfuegos; schr. r. Megwn, from New York IL Van
Nev-y ork; schr. G.. g. Mhrri-, rur PhiladeDhia
GALyEsros, Ang l5-Arriyed steamship Alde from Law
erpoo Brazos Ssnuago Cleared steamship CITY Of Hous
WHHSeros s. C.. Aug I3.-Cleare' brig Favont CSor).
s4yASsAH Aug Arrived, steamship RaPdan. from New.
York cleared and sailed, steamship General Barnes TOT
SAY Fa1sclsco Aug I5-safod, steamship, Colua. for
carrying British nla4.s).
BELOW
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OBITUARK.
LEWIS FRANCIS.

A dispatch from Dublin, yesterday morning,
the death u lie Francis OF this city. such
news not entirely unexpected, for Mr. Francis
travelling abroad with slight hopes Of recovering from
attack OF nervous depression. Dispatches re
ceiyed on Tuesday stated that improvement impos
sble The deceased msn, with ais wife and daughter.
his only enid, left New-YOrk July %. and landed al
Queenstown August ,.
Lewis Francis was Welsh descent, the OF Thomas
Francis who came 20 Ncw-YOrk from Wales. This
was horn August D. 1s14, and had therefore nearly
completed his sixty-thrd year When about eighteen
years Of age hr Francis opened small place for the
manufacture and sale or stationery basement At
Fulton and WiliiSn-ss. He succeeded well IN his bust
ness, aud for a number Of years conducted IL alone
About s47 he took Cyrus H. LOutre partner. The
drin has been Francis a LOutrel For many
az No ~ lately at No A.. The bent Of Mr. traucl
mind was Matthew stica, and he invented number OF
articles useful IN line VI busIr Among these
FraucIss Manifold Letter ritter. Primers Rollers,
and Copying INK" THIS last invention he has very
Gently been much engaged IN perfeoting
Lewis Francis friend or Horace Greeley and &C
lively promoted the erection Of bust upon the later
grave. A. the dcdcatOry services, which took place
Greenwood December L. 1876, SIR Francis presided.
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TRIAL or YEW-JERsEY STRIKERS.

The examination of the eleven strikers of
,he Central Railroad New-Jersey, for contempt VI
Court in interfering with the running Of trains
suped before YceChancelOr Van Fleet at Newark yes
terday George W Wilhelm train dispatcher. testified
TO receiving notice that no trans would De allowed 10
start on July 20 attempt made to take pas
,epger coach out with the mail on train No 1, hut
the crowd would allow 20 out; NcDanels, Mat
thews Schwartz and During seemed TO be acting with
the others the stopped other trains the
same day no coal freight trains sent out the
25th Goth, 9th or 25rh VI July, because these
threatened kill any attempting to take trains cut
Edward scott engineer Of passenger train No. II,
titled that Betz cold him that il ne tnS train out he
would have suffer the consequences Nightingale told
him that II he ran his ne would 70 lar;
Matthews served the notice him. John Fuller. ele
graph OPERATOR at Pnlps0urg testified that sci yartz
SHINE, Spathouse Knott, Fisher and BeitZ ne erred
with the running Of trains.
William McDanics, one OF the strikers who Tues
day refused questions, was then arrgned for
contempt Court participating IN the str and
sputuced 10 Day fine OF 500 and be imprisOncd in the
Warren County until the further order OF the Court
The YceC nancelor said he would not be released until
the satisfied that he was iuy repentant aud
would respect the laws.
Tue taking Of testimony TO the other prisoners
then rosumed and Thomas N0ungs inspector, Allen
j. Clifton. assistant dispatcher. james Berg brasenan
and joseph &. Hutchinson freight conductor. testified
duplicating the prisoners In participating in the strike
ana IN stopping trains. The Court adjourned until this
M
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WASHINGTON.
NEw-ORLEANs CUSTOM HOUSE.
. FEW or THE Recommendations OF THE INvEs-

GENERAL PRESS DISPATCH.


TIGATrNG COMMITTEE.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCH
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The report OF the
committee to examine into the Orleans Custom House
recommends the abolition VI the Naval officer also one
OF the Appraisers and compels the Examiners to take
their own samples. 1t recommends the abolition OF all
the boarding stations at Pass Loutre South Pass ana
Southwest Pass and the establishment OF one at place
called The Jump In the Mississippi River. IL recon-
mends the construction Of Revenue boat OF nght
draught, To cruise In the shallow water 'iS'
and west OF the mouth Of the Mlssss 'ppi
River to prevent smuggling, al also thecu''p'V
down Of the Custom House fee more than %
per cent and the expenses in the same proportion IL
proposes to abolish the Old system OF pubic draSage
and recon- nends tha n be let by contract to the lowest
bidder DO bd be recey I'd for more than fifteen cents
per package saving The Government more than twenty
cents per package thus reducing the rates to those paid
by the most economical merchants 1t recommends the
cessation Of favoritsm toward particular Warehouses
and places storage where Il Will be most convenient To
the importers without injury to the Government Inc
report elaborate and proposes the simplest and most
effective and economical methods Of collecting the Gus
toms revenue
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DAILY TRIBUNE,

bent has been asked 10 reaign and he does not DO 40
he will he suspended the President being OF opinion
that Mr.. Campbeis removal year ago was due 10 lin
proper representations.
Second Assistant neral Brady received
dispatch from e1-Goy Burbank last night saying that
Senator Morton was somewhat better, that his ply
stefan gave IL as hs opinion that his Illness nom IN
digestion and that days relaxation would nrIR hln
all right IL known that his left side u partially
parayzed and his friends Washington fear that MS
illness Is OF a very serious character.
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grave doubts however Of the ability OF the United States
government % float fOurper-ceB loan AT present.
The syndicate subscription price for the consos s 3
OF per cent above par. The sale the street OF few
or hese bonds at little less than the subscription price,
IL was slated by members ~ the Syndicate yesterday,
was the result ~ few speculative purchases time
ago aud nothing than tn Ne expected after
the large subscriptions that had been received It
not believed that these sales at reduced figures would
amount TO enough seriously to affect the operations OF
the Syndicate
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ALTTTLE FXCITED.

FTUfn INf IITITINIIITt 'IIN'IE'
In realty the Government has nothing 10 40
xvifb zion All IL has 10 do TO pay lts n0tes,
and h DC can DO by rctriEg them A. they come mo tle
Treasury No resumption act Is necessary IN hOhest
payment or 70 bring about specie payment hesuhptoh
act- are merely for avoiding payment Tor floating, sum
prr kife fving, and cheating. He VINO ialhs "a Wv
srrv ~ f,ovrirnrut resume Is nbaiiOulSt, kte
fer rppudiatOr person who understands neither .'
crrrnr..v nnrsIlnn nor the En- glsh language.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-16

Says The NEW YORK Tribune: IAN old family
tabby ia Minnesota adopted a brood Of chickens
which left motheress" A Rome cat last week
adopted ak chickens which had been left mOtheress
and adopted all the tail feathers from the old hen, but
the last got away by iYiug into plumtree These IN
stances OF animal sagaciLy very touching. Rome
San uel
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RECONCILIATION WITH PLENTY OF SUBSIDY.
~. u--LL--un WIN

For our own part we want 20 see NOIln-
err man made speaker Of the next House OF Representa-
fives q Northern man wAO knows no section ~ nc
sentiments. in Eis utterances, or IN ms acts as
seutafiyp I'm Congress- Nor hern man who has been
frieDl ~ the south when the south was IN need OF
friends We refer "a Samuel J. Randall the tired ana
misty Democrat the fair and fearless parliamentary
leader ana ruer-the man Of the North who has never
been deaf 10 tile voice OF the south.
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The Funniest Book Ever PubD.hed.
HANDY ANDi, 81 sAbIkL LUFkh
Out today, ~ 40 80 -
THE SEASIDE LIBRARY.
VACANT PIacra

In the dental ranks VIII particular
your teeth every day With tooth
From yoath 70 old IL will Keep sn
amel spotos and unirAlred The ~sth u
SoIODOsr psarxe wh.1ess aud ne gnIns rosczto
hue whs purified randcr- ,west AAd ira
grant composed sp Erolv
free thc objection Able ARA Iax~
fAstes. az
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Bark Rocket. Atkinson. from Puerto cabeIlo.

" 4 soft answer turneth away wrath /" yet
man eau Iht his wife dealing soft answers o. pretty
widow door says he show scars . prove that
the prOverb didn't work well N his case.
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THURSDAY. AUGUST l6. 1877.

morning 800 from guished lawyer Of this city
who I regret declines allowing his name TO be made
public. WILLIAM l.. STONE.
Sec. Saratoga Monument Association.
Box 1874 NewYork City.
NeD York. Aug. IS. 1877.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-16

DR.. Pierces Fsyorite Prescription Is most powerful
restorative tonic combining the most valuable neryne
properties e.prc ally aapung Il the ~ debated
i.es suffering weak back inward fever ge.0n, m
nammator liberation, nom nervousness ne4Eagc
pains IL $ sold by druggi,ts
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HOW MUCH THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC WANTS.
Philadelphia T,ness Report o. M Directors Neet"g on

In abiding to the subject Of Congressional
aid TIC directors OF Tie Texas Pacific Road
give q statement OF what they ask from Con
crrss They propose open highway fourteen
Hundred miles 40 length. from Fort Wo tn o. san Diego
WATCH with tue road completed shall BE- under Gov
ern,rnt control Last Winter political disputes pre-
vented r consideration OF their project but they hope
10 gain favorable consideration al Bext Winters session
They propose 10 lmi. the Governments liability 70 s.
100000 per aunum. for which first mortgage Is offered
upOu The road and eighteen million acres OF land Gov
eTumeu bonds bearing five per cent ntArest are asked
~ fle rat- $4,000 per mile OF road constructed
8 900 Der mile remain IT. the Treasury " the United
Sstas IL is private enterprise. they designed 70
secure People without cost 10 the Government
nalonal highway the construction OF Whch at this tne
- believed u be field for the employment Of surplus
population The discovery OF coal mlGes anu the
development ~ rich agricultural sud mineral iahds upon
the linz of the road are referred for the
opening VI this great Southern highway.
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THE SARATOGA CENTENNIAL FUND.

70 the Edttor OF The fr'bHne
SIR: In respect to the appeal OF the Sarato-
On Monument Association to which you so kindly gave
publicity day bsioxe yesterday, have received this
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TALKING RIGHT OUT.
a. ry........aaH r1TrnlNrl

It is the fate of conventions that their ut
c,sr cumming conceals nothing. Whether they speak
o. urs or are srnt thcy equally express themselves
The Iowa Convention by carefully avoiding 10 mention
a. pre-ideut aud by euiBhAticauy All rming certain
things Which he Is enormously said 70 have dlsregaded
rrr0uuced AGAINST him. aud made Republican success
inst sd much narder We SAY mat IL pronounced against
him because t Us the universal practice for convention
OF ne domiuaut party approve its own Admnlstra
lion and o omit the approval Is show a consciousness
OF division ~ ieone 50 deep practically 10 destroy
the unity u the party.
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NII.LIAM LONGMAN.

LONDON, Aug. 15.-William Longman, the
weiAnown London publisher. who las been seriously III
for some time past, is dead.
William LOngman was a son of Thomas
LOngman one OF eminent members OF the great
publishing house founded in London In 1928. During
the management Of the deceased gentleman the firm has
maintained its rank one Of the largest and most
respectable houses IN the London book trade
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NEW TORK 81 WINGS BANKS.
OFFICIAL REPORTS.

SECOND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF EIGHT INsTr-
TUTIONs.
lFnoM An OCCASIONAL coRRE sPoNDEsr OF THE rRIBUSE
ALBANY, Aug. 15.-FOllowing is the second
instamen OF New-York City Savings Bank reports for
the six months ending July /. 1877:
EQUITABLE sAVINGs INSTITUTION tCLOSINGJ