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INFORMATION FOR CAPTAIN KENNEDY.

To THE EDrTok OF THE HgRALD:-
Allow 70 call the attention. through yonr valu.
ahlc compliant Book" Of Captain Kennedy TO tho
crowd OF loafers who daily congregaie tho
OF Jones aud Bleecker streets, and by their vile aud
obscene language Insult passers.by. INSULTED.
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HINT TO TIE PARK coxMIssIoNEns.


Allow me, through your valuable paper, to ask the
Park Commissioners why the bridge across l6lst
street. over the Harlem Railroad track, which since
last summer 10 IN the most dangerous condition. Is not
put In rcparY =. V.
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DIED.

BRowsR-on Monday, 23d inst, AVN s., wife Of
John ii. Broweg
funeral ssi vlcss on Thursday morning. 18th insta
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To THE EDIrok raE HERALD
wish 70 complain OF gang Of loaters who defy
Captain Murphy and the police and insult every por-
sou passing by THIS gang is called the Alpha Gang
A RESIDENT OF THIRfY-EIG HTH STREET.
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
BIRTH.

THOMAS AT Is Bentley av., Bergen, N. j., on Gath
inst, Mrs. JouS THOMAS, u son.
The New York herald., 1877-01-17
THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.

The steam whistles the river proclaimed about
dawn yesterday the reign OF King Fog As his misty
majesty retired before the radiant onslaught Of Tho
sun, the sky overhead became beautifully clear But
oh what a contrast TO the earth beneath. Hood sang
tho Song Of the Shirt, and few will forget tho mono
but powerful plantveness Of tho opening lines
Of his sstanzas"SicE, stitch, stitch!' We the
advent Of the poet who will immortaizc the ''bcautfu
snow" by the inciricnt Inc, ''siusb, slusb slush !"
There was sufficient snow cc-hard, semi liquid and
melted. In every direction to mako pcdcstriabsm yes
terday most unpleasant affair. To tho snpcricinl
thinker It might have occurred that IN u city wbcro
the street Cleaning Department annually absorbs
nearly 600 QUO tho crossings OF great
such rs those OF broadway, might have been Kept
tolernbIy clear II must be said that tho ctys main
arteries covered with sturdy o sunny laly,
ought ~ hate the cxccN upon soractc. who
tal enemy Of mankind Ono could not help, on look
ing at them, thinking OF tho celebrated snying or
Charles Albert few years previous TO the great defeat
OF Novara "LLaiia J1rd da Sc But picked Austrian
troops and snow are two different things 10 light.
RIVERS.
Tho ferryboa,s OF tho North and East River lines
suffered from tho fog ana the Ice ncds yesterday
mornIne Than at any time during the present season
Although the fcrryboais we're considerably delayed
no accdcnt has been reported ~ Tho North RIVER
lines the oboycn boats experienced the roughcst
is.aecs from dock TO dock The Astoril and iinn,c
Point boats IN tho Fast Rivcr encountered great
trouble 10 reaching their bcrs and passengers nod
from New York were delayed. Tho fog lifted on both
rivers shortly before ten o'clock and thereafter bat
few delays followed.
The slcot encrcinR tho telegraph wires throughout
The New York herald., 1877-01-17
THE GENEVA AWARD.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is, 1877
To THE EDITOR or TIE HERALp:--
May beg the use oil your columns for brief com.
mcnt on public matter?
In the New York E~ning Post OF n Iate Issue wns
published what purportcd TO be extract from a
leader IN the London Times the subcct OF the dis
tribution OF tho GeSava award. matter OF public
interest But have found, on examination, that the
f'oHs extract has been 'doctorcd" for the specific
purpose, It would secm Of aiding the insurance COM
panies and underwriters, n proceeding wholly un.
worthy Of a rcspccabls journal Here is the extract
MS published IN the columns Of tho IDsf, and copied
thcrcfrom by other Journals on the suppostion, no
doubt tnat II truly presented the views Of the London
Tunes quote
Where ship fully insured course the owners 70.
ceycd their compensation ~ the time the under
writer's. and they crnnot be paid To pay urher
compensation to them would In this instance also be pay.
ing them twice over.
Now here is tho text Of the original article as IL op
pcarcd IN the Times OF tho 23d ult:--
where sh fully insured Of owners 70.
ceyed their compensation at the time from the under
~,ie,s a, ,sce'r ter n",H jar eu "snr,d Ne
ts , .r ''s ~i % ." ~" oc @ s.
ne yororoD ,,rms 10 s,yroi Mring rnrri
s me" ps"" ' T. m X, ,s 81 :" K" r,ly ly' c , y " y g
; sa = i.. ""y ' ga H. "" @ % % psy ur. :.
thcr compensation to them would in Tits
All tha, portion OF article printed above In itac
Is omitted IN the Iosa Comment upon palpable a
deception seems 10 be- unnecessary
The war premium claimants havo long been familiar
with the unscrupuiOusncss OF the Insurance companies
and underwriters IN the means employed to achieve
tncr ends merely before Congress- where the sub
Ject under discussion, but pending tho negoa-
lion OF the Treaty oi Washington, aud even pending
the arbitration at Geneva. IL has not entered into
their mmus however to suppose that the press CT Tho
country has been snborncd no Their service. least OF
ali aJournai of such standing ms the Er-n,pg Post
As the surest way 0i calling the attention OF pub.
lie To the foregoing incts request tho publication OF
this letter In your columns, and ransmtt the article
from the London Times 10 tho hope that II may ind
scrtion also. am, very respectfully,
r. ). sroFFoRR solicitor.
The New York herald., 1877-01-17
THE MOLLY MAGUIRES.
CONVICTION OF JACK KEHoE FOR THE MURDER
OF r. w. 8. LANGDON

CONVICTION or JACK KEHoE FOR THE MURDER
OF r. W. 8. LANGDoN.
fDY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
PorrsvILLE, Pa, Jan. 16, 1871
Tho trial of Jack Kcoc Of Girardvillc for the mur.
der OF F. W. Lanedon, nine boss, at Audenr.cd,
In Juno, 1862. was concluded hero before Judge
Pcrshing tins afternoon, the jury finding verdict OF
guilty Of murder IN the nrs degree Tho court room
was crowded with people anxious to hear the verdict
and to how tho Molly Maguiro king would receive
his fac If no should DO convicted. Ho
never ninchcd, but cooy continued to MUNICH at
quid OF tobacco His wife, who was
present. and whose loyal devotion to her husband has
uIct was not expected by n, as Neil DOughcrty and
John Campbell. who have been tried Tor the sumo
murder, were only convicted OF murder In Tho second
Degree II appears that tho Commonwealth had rc-
sorvcd It's iull strength 10 be put forth In the rin OF
kchoe. lie was the county delegate OF the M0cs
and their leader in crime, and ws felt that TO let
him escape and hang his tools would be mOckcry VI
justice Kehoc Is n man OF property, and employed
able counsel who fought his case 10 the uttcrmoat.
The prosecution has also been conducted by able LAW
yers and tho legal struggle has almost been Titanic.
The defence tried TO make q point by charging that
the prosecution Of the Mccs has dcgcncratcd IN
possccxllon; bat they failed. Tho Witnesses against
Kehoe were most Of them his fellow miners, ana they
brought the murder home to his door, kchoc is at
present under sentence OF fourteen years mpr'son.
%cns Tor CO.. consp,racy k,li William M; Thomas Of
oi the murder Of Gomer James ut shenandoah Had
he not been convicted to-day he would have tried
for another murder, and u by no means settled that
he will not 80 be tried. Tho HERALD's report of
meeting IN New York IN sympathy with tho convicted
''MOllieS hus created great deal OF comment this
county. The general opinion here Is that the men
who took part IN that meeting arc deceived AS to tho
character Of tho ''Moes. Certainly tho Schuylkill
county coal miners do not relish the idea OF being
connected IN name with tho now uprootcd order OF
The New York herald., 1877-01-17
BAD OUTLOOK FOR AN AGREEMENT
Presidential Perplexity Over the
Louisiana Imbroglio.
MEMORIAL or The CHAMBERLAIN OFFICIALS.
The Uses and Purposes OF That Eight
Thousand Dollars
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON Jan. 16. 1877.
THE ELECTORAL voTE-HoPEs OF AN AGREE
MENT BIZ THE TWO coMM1TrExs-rHE MASS
MEETING QuEsT1oN-THE HOW LERs MORE
EXCITED.
There an impression that the joint committee tho
electoral vote may como TO agreement upon plan
Tomorrow, but nothing is certain The House Com.
mittee had meeting for final consideration after tho
joint session.
An effort will be made to persuade
thc democratic advisory committee horo
10 call democratic meeting OF
persons from all parts OF tho country to consist OF
about 5000 moh to meet hero tho 18th Of February.
II call to this effect should bo issued It is already
known that tho republicans Will summon similar
meeting of at least equal number for tho time.
THO people. who scream that Hayes is elected, and
shose who howl back that Tldcn is elected getting
more and more excitod here and more and moro dis
posed to settle matters by hsticufs.
The question pending between tho conference CON-
mittecs OF tho senate and the House has not yet
adjusted Up to very late hour tonight tho House
committee, headed by Mr.. Hewitt In session.
When tho committee adjourned the difference of
opinions sccmed nsupcrabe, though tho partition be-.
tween them was described as ''very slight"
The New York herald., 1877-01-17
MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE or Tng CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
NAsnixGrox. Jan. Ill A. NJ. J

OFFICE or TnI CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
NAsniyGroy Jan. Ill A. NJ
Indicdfions
In tho South Atlantic States, rising followed by
falling barometer winds mostly from northeast TO
ou:hcast, generally colder. Threatening weather.
and occasional light rains will prevail
In the Gull States, rising followed by falling
threatening weather. and Of light rain except
lower temperature In the + st Gull States
In Tennessee, the Ohio Valley and lower lake region.
rising followed by falling barometer, nearly station
AIRY followed by rising temperature, with southwest
to southeast winds ard generally clear In tho
las. named SECTION and win northeast To southeast
wind, generally cloudy weather and occasional light
rains IN the two first named sections.
In the upper lake REGION Upper Mississippi aud
Lower Missouri valleys, falling barometer, southcriy
tas,cry WINDS rising temperature increasing cloudi-
ness aud possibly thc upper portions snow, accom-.
panyDg the approach 0i q storm.
In the Middle and Eastern States, rising followed
by slowly falling barometer generally lower tcmcra-
turc than Tuesday, norihcriy winds, shifting to
casicriy souhcry, clear or purity cloudy weather.
and IN the Virsinias occasional Iiaht rains.
The rivers the southern ana Western portions oi
the Middle States will probably rise and thc Ohio
tinue rising md dangerous
The Tennessee, Cumberland and Mississippi from
Cairo TO Memphis continue rising.
The New York herald., 1877-01-17
CALIFORNIA WEATHER PROSPECTS,

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16. 1877.
Rain commenced falling lightly this morning and
throughout tho day In occasional slight Showers with
fresh wind, varying from south to west Tho barom-
is falling and the indications favor rain 10.
night Reports from all parts Of tho State show that
In tho southern coun;cs-San Diego. Los Angeles and
San Luis Obisporan IS threatened, but has yet
fallen that previously reported. Tho is trae
OF tho Of counties lying next northward tho in
tcrior, while In santa Cruz ana Monterey,
tho coast, ram has fallen during
day. In tho central portions OF tho
State u has been raining at intervals all day, the
showers extending northward over tho Scraincnto,
Napa and onoma valleys rs far as Tehama county,
tho upper sacramento and along tho northern coast
Along the line OF the Central Pscinc Railway Tho
mountains II been moving heavily with tho pros
poet OF continued storm al I rcka.
IL showed Iast night at Portland oregon with indi-
cations OF more failing. Tho wind throughout tho
State during tho day has varied from southwest to
southeast
The indications are that tho present change In tho
weather will result IN general storm. II such proves
the casc and rain fails copiousy, good crops may be
expected IN all portions OF tho state as Il Is only
few limited localities that any scrious
have yet cnsucL from the drought, the damage, such
as Il Is being mostly confined 10 san Diego and those
port ions OF the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys in
tho vicinity oi Sacramento and stockton.
The New York herald., 1877-01-17
OBITUARY.
lord NEAyES.

From Europe by mail VIC have intelligence tf tho
death OF the famous scottish lawyer Charles Ncavcs,
better known MS Lord Ncnvcs Ilc died ut tho age OF
scvcnty.sx years The London Sp,cfafor says Of him
Ncavcs was the last OF set of Jovia Edinburgh pes
s,mists, who wore w.Gs iii i've O'Clock In the after
noon, then threw them aside Tor soft nights and
splendid dinners at which they cracked innuncrnble
Jokes, lmpr0viscd innumcrublc verses, passed IN
nun, les, quoted Horace and Anacreon cursed
tho wings embraced each other and al an early hour In
the morning declared The country had gone to tho
dogs. Ncaves was present ut the dinner ut which
Scott lifted up the mask of the Great Unknown; no
assistcd AT the dncr II which, under the presidency
of Wilson. Edinburgh did honor 10 Dickens; he was
chairman at The dinner at when Edinburgh did honor
TO rackcray he WAS IN iact The best puDc ana pr'-
ystc diner Of his city and country; his Oraiorv
and the songs 0 his own composing nnd singing were
the doight OF every company he entered, ana when.
IN these later years old Vrbndc him tho luxury Of
late hours. and The ammo -ncemcnt OF Lord Ncavcs'
carriage Interrupted that flow Ui soul which to 'utcl
Iiccht auditors In us own way feast oi reason,
I.ss was iclt IN the crowded drawing room which
symphony or fantasia, however brilliantly executed,
could supply. I"
The New York herald., 1877-01-17

AN UNBALANCED BOOkKEEPER

Elijah w. Haughton, young man about twenty
three years old, arrested at his residence No ~
East Forty.c'ghh street, yesterday. charged by his
employers, s. 7. Gordon Co., pisnoforic man uiac-
turcrs with forgery and grand larceny II appeared
from the evidence that IIaughion had been tho
ploy OF tho rm assistant bookkccpcr until the 10Th
oi last September, when hc WAS discharged. IL WAS
subsequently nsccrtnncd that no had received and
appropriated a number OF small checks and notes
fowarucd the nrm by various creditors, amounting
IN all to "a few hundred dollars lie subsequently
wrote the nrm letter admitting his pccunt,ons, aad
stating he hal been tortured by rcmorsc since his
leaving thc,r employ. He promised to rrpay tho
money soon rs no could Obtain work. In the letter
he said that c mad sell goods on commission
for DOWNTOWN house. but tho effort proved failure,
and no was halt starving. Iaushton, who stated no
had fallen into bad company, utterly pennilcss,
and, being unable 10 furnish ball, taken 70 the
pumbs in tho Black Maria
The New York herald., 1877-01-17
INHUMAN PARENTS.
IMPRISONMENT OF CHILD For sEvTNTEEN
YEARs-poss1BLE MURDER

IMPRISONMENT OF CHILD FOR SEVENTEEN
YEARS-possIBLE MURDER.
[BY TELEGRAPH to THE HERALD
MILTON, Mass, Jam 16, 1871
most terrible OF parental cruelty, disclosing
the Imprisonment and neglect for seventeen years Of
idioic and the possible murder OF hcr, has
set this usually quiet borough into intense fever Of
excitement As tho story goes, about seventeen years
ago quarrel occurred the family OF Josiah Fields
by occupation iaborcr, In which tho father mother
and several sons participated. In the OF tho
dispute Josiah, Jr, hardly OF age, offended hts iather
BY his continued obstinacy, and the latter rs is sup
poscd struck tho boy scvcrc blow, inhcsing upon
him some permanent injury In order to prevent tho
discovery of tho deed the wounded lad, 1t Is alleged,
was locked In a chamber. The
SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE
OF the lad accounted for IN various ways by tho
people Of tho nciehborhood, the family giving out
that tho boy had run away. Last Saturday OF tho
sons died md the privacy Of the family invaded.
Ono lady going to a room. from which almost over
powcrns stencil cmanatcd had tho curiosity TO lock
tho door and perrin
A STRANGE DISCOVERY.
Her testimony Is 10 the effect that strange man on
oil tours naked, with long hair aud beard, ut her
nttcring gutcrpi sounds and being apparently unable
to speak distinctly y general alarm followed. Tho
matter was noiscd about town and the creature
wall0wing In his Nth readily asso-
GATED with the long-missing son. josiah, Jr.
So much excitement occas,oncd thut
the scecmcn OF tho town thought u their duty In
vestigatc tho affair. On Saturday they called
body, but were requested to postpone their nvestgn
ton until Monday. On the morning named Colonel
Henry W. Russell waited on the family and found "a
poor half wtcd fellow, sailow In complexion from his
long confinement, with nicely shaven Taco and
cropped head
INHuMAN PARENTS.
II turned out upon urhcr investigation that during
the interval between saturday and Monday tho IN.
human parents had their son shaved ana put IN pre-.
scntablc shape HIS appearance now Is OF an ordinary
man, who stoops slightly and has very siilow
complexion and what Is peculiar, he Is
quite stout or lato nc has been
NJ the windows OF houses with blankets wrapped about
him. and this gave rise TO tho story OF 'swid MANI
rowing about tho woods. Tho family assign
for ha, ing Kept him concealed all those years and will
not low hun 10 bc seen by any one ut the present
timc.
ANOTHER MYSTERY.
What adds TO tho terror Of the foregoing story IL
the fact that another son has also been missing Tor
upward Of sixteen years. and at the time oi his dis
appearance old we'll near tho house suddenly
filled up. The widest excitement prevails here and
pending tho digging out OF tho we'll the Ficds family
are uudcr surveillance.
The New York herald., 1877-01-17
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

wAsHISGroS, Jan. 10, 1877.
TONS EXPLANATION OF THE EIGHT THOUSAND
DOLLAR CHICK
The senate Committee on Privileges and Elections
continued tho investigation In the Oregon electoral
case to-day.
Colonel w. T. Potion, secretary OF tho Democratic
National Committee, testified that ne knows William I.
Scott; he does not know Martin Il Runyon, OF Wall
street, was in their Office; was at the Everett
House, New York, almost every evening In December
last tho headquarters OF the National Democratc Conn
mtee are at the Everett House witness does not Know
Enos Runyon ana never had any conversation with
him !: knows Burton Harrison, New York lawyer;
was In Iarrsons Office on tho 9th OF last December
and takcd with him IN regard to certain matter which
has been brought out by this invcstqa the wit
pcss suggested 10 Mr. jordan, cashier Of the Third
National Bank OF Now York. that lie call Harrison
wi.ncss did not procure MIR. Jordan 10 transfer any
money from New York TO oregon; he d,d tell Mr.
Jordan That IL was desired that certain gentlemen In
oregon should have credit for 0o0 he docs not know
exActly why ho liked upon this particular sum
u seemed that litigation wG arise from the incgi.
billy Of Watts in Oregon, It wus proper that the
gcntlcmcn In Oregon sbo be sustained in their ac.
s,on before the courts; Mr.. Bngcr, chairman Of tho
Oregon democratic committee suggested the ncccs-
sity of having money dciray these legal expenses
vtsucss met w. H. scott Ia member OF the Democratic
National Co,nmttcc) on tho evening nj December 3,
vusu witness spoke Scott about the s., 600; moth
inc was said about security; ncvor knew Of money
being sent Oregon previous TO December lnst, and
Vttucss knows Of no effort having been made 10 send
money 10 oregon since the 9th Of December last;
~, Patrick went 70 oregon In November or In Decem'
The New York herald., 1877-01-17
THE RISING OF THE WATERS.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 16, 1877.
Serious npprehcnsons felt In regard to tho
extreme high water along tho banks OF the Ohio River
The heavy ram OF yesterday general along the
entire river, and falling upon frozen groand, tho water
readily finds its way TO the numerous tributaries all OF
which, especially on the south sido of the rivcr are
RAPIDLY swelling and pouring their floods into tho
Ohio Al this poin, the has about ioriy-threo
fcc OF water and is rising at tho OF about three
inches yer hour
Fifty lcet OF water in the Kentucky River and still
rising is reported
The Licking RIVER is rising rapidly.
The Dig SANDY has overfowcd its banks
Nearly forty feet OF in tho Kanawha at
Charleston, and still rising Is reported.
At Ptint Pleasant, W. VS the OHIO has risen nine
teen icet and halt during the last hours
ond is still rising atthe rate of i've inches per hour
The New York herald., 1877-01-17
them down and fsw snapped under

tnc city weighed them down and fow snapped under
tho pressure.
Mono OF tho trains on the Pennsylvanis road wcro
delayed TO any extent by the storm, rs each Iocomo
tive last night was provided with snow ploushs ana
brooms which cleared the tracks and prevented the ac
cunuiati0n OF snow.
DKTENriOxa
On inquiry at tho Post ONCE II found that tho
only delays experienced the Eric Railway and
the Northern routes The postal matter IRON the latter
Que here early yesterday morning. did not reach hero
until late last evening A Canada mail. twelve hours
behind time, reached the Post ONCE about four O'Clock
yesterday afternoon.
IMPORTANT TO TRAvELLERs
Until further notice the traios OF the New Jersey and
Now York Railroad Will not wait for Twenty y-third
street boats
REPAIRING WIRES,
large force OF mon were employed yesterday nftcr.
noon IN repairing the police and lire alarm telegraph
wires broken by the Ice the night before.
The following record VIII show The changes IN tho
temperature Tor the past twcntyfour hours IN COM
parison with the corresponding date o last year. as
indicated by the thermometer ut Hudnut's pharmacy,
HERALD l3udlng:-
The New York herald., 1877-01-17
BAD FOR A THOUSAND.
"QUEEn" MONEY PASSING SCRUTINY OF ST. LOUIS
BANKS.

BANKS.
[DY TELEGRAPH ro THE HERALD
Sr. LOUIS, Mo-. JAN l8 1871
Several counterfeit thousand dollar bills have been
floating about In ST. Louis lately. A lew days ago a
stranger deposited two Of them the Valley National
Bank, where they were received without suspicion.
This bank subsequently paid out one OF them to the
Mechanics Bank and tho other TO the German Savings
Bank, the puccr money passing the counters OF
each without exciting the least dIsrusL The latter
named bank paid the received by IL TO lady
customer IN Illinois II seems that Treasury dctcc-
tvcs here IN trace of these identical bills and
through their efforts the revelation has been brought
about that both OF the bills arc spurious. II SUISSE
q,rntIy transpircd that the stranger who made tho
deposit had previously cncnyorcd 10 have the money
changed a various other bunks, and had been
bod offer them q. tho Sub.Trcasnry Tor tho pur-
pose. Tho bills dated IN 1862 and. II Is supposed,
printed from tho plates which gave 50 much
trouble In that year, and which were thought have
been thrown into New York harbor about that year.
Tho bills are ingcniousy executed, and could bo
detected except by an expert.
The New York herald., 1877-01-17
SLOW BUT SURE.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan 10, 1871
Tho police authorities of this city feel consider iblc
justabc cIation to-day tho arrest In Chicago Of
Frank Kelly. the murderer OF Oc:avius Cato, prom-
ncnt and respectable co0rcd man Of this city. In
election riot the 10th OF October, 1871.
Some delay IN obtuinin. tho necessary papers was
asoncd nj Harrisburg, but last night tho Chief
cciycd telegram from Detective TryOn, saying that
Kelly had iuIiy identified and that no would
rive with his prisoner to-day.
The party arrived about four O'Clock this morning
Kelly ~ committed TO await his trial