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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-31
CALENpAR.-rmI. DAr.


THE CLAIMANTS OF JOHN A. MERRrrTs WEALTH
The contest over the viii of John 4. Merritt,
the misery weschester cattle dealer, Was have been
heard yesterday before Surrogate Co6n Of wcschester
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AFFAIRS N NEW-YORK.
TIE STRIKE rNIip 81 rHE CENTRAL sHoPS-pAY
~ IHE IrOOpN

TUE slMKE TNItp 81 TIE CENTRAL sHOPS-PAY-
ING TIE Troops
ALBANY, July 3O.-All is quiet at West
Albany The sAcuh's posse we're Withdrawn from DO,
railroad shops tui, afternoon. the were again 10
work as usual. The Adiutant-Gercrdl has Issued
"a circular 10 the Dyson Commando II tie
National Guard in relation 10 the pay Of th"
officer, and ren who served under tie recent cali. Ne
saws: G fixing tine number Aays service. The day on
which the troops were ordered viii ne includcd and
one day viii be allowed Tor their retnr home and the
rate Of pay per DAY WI he according to section 100 OF
tic Military Code
STRIKE or THE CANAL DRIVERS.
WHITEHALL. July 3G-Ihc canal drivers of the
Whitehall Transportation COMPANY are Oh strike, and
il - reported that hey vil arrive ut midnight 10
body from the South. Fco- Appreciated tia they
my commit deprclatcns, and hy special police
men haycjust been sworn into the service.
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PARTIAL NAE. Blockade CONriNUED.
No delays aIc Nov experienced IL he receipt
AVID iIausaI>.iou oi Ils.s Over any ol tac tL'civh
routes. a., D.iaUar, L.caar anna aad western, tu.
i.. -., Valley aul tae LacNa"aana ard Bloomsbury
Kolu. were atl completely block .d. yc-tcrIay Trr-
Grams from 81 itp-huIr,- and .ghnin@ ltiu-. sItDI
iaai au-irs.e 80, alurs- 40 .iantri account uf
trc Calling ~ o. tHa!i roD,i.Uni '9uou.
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# ,is ont nv tho firm VIII have 10 Weld 10 them
inc spcagers wore VERY Enthusiasts NJ times One SAID
that The pnpers nll combined against the WORKING
mem and xpr, ss6t wish that Oswald Ottendorier
ana Mr. Herman mi KIT yet be hung rom the Brooklyn
Yrisr ma IN dnnsq in miair. They said that thty
vrr uuc ~ support Their faniics aud were even dc
r,yrI nf th,ir only mxnfya pint OF lager week Ihoy
declare rr.nscgrs fully determined not 10 work unless
fh.r dtmanda are acccded ~.
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CommalnI. LonatLan w. swift ~ q nalirc ol

Commodore Jonathan W. Swift was native OF
Nas.atut.c,l,. lie cn..rd tha Sayal Aca3tu y from
North Caniua Ausgs ~ --3, ADD sis year, later
promoted % t.c rank OIL. Passed. Md h.puiu liter hIs
return .-oH L.e Pic.tt squadron the .risttc
HgandyxiH". us com lission rs Lieutenant was
dated N.r.h 3. 1871 lr 1910 b. was STA
foncd oi board fAe 81 - ral.on, thc Atlantic
Coat; F.on 1870 a. 1888 he WIS on special Guy. IT,
reca.vri as comm ssiGn Commander iu July, lSo2
III, toai service covered eizut years and MON
,,u hi- shore Iiuh ,iryr ulODth>. lie unemployed
l,r a ititl. over ty-tNn years.
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TRAINS RUNNING ON TIE y. J. CENTRAL.
i ~ N.....- InL.c. tIIina

TRAINS RUNNING ON THE y. j. CENTRAL.
On the Central Railroad of Ncw-Jcrsey trains
resumed running yesterday and II wns stated NJ me OF
ice Of the Company that the road wa open as iar as
Easfon Treghts were received and tickets sold NJ All
the station. for every point tho road Al Philips
bur The strikers were held in check by tine presence Of
the military and no further difficulty was apprehenhed
The principal strikers wonll NOT he allowed % go to work
an even " they should wish to do Several OF them
had been arrested and would he punished.
The order Of yiccf hancc or Van Fleet OF NewJcfscy
10 the ,hcrGs Of the counties through which the road
M ecs WA served Sunday The order was asned 10
thc sheriff, of HUDSON Es,cx Union Nid1leseN, somer
set IIunirrlon and Warren Counties and was 10 me
Roc ycr i'm or~riting tie road shoull be arrested Tbs
gave The nhclfs the right o arrest any man without on
tanning srcc ~ warrant. Tho sherinS ~ the Sven
cnitnfi.s were served with the order Nv = sWcial
messenger, who traTcllel by special train. TIC hi
so;r,r was an cmuoyc ~ tho Company. End hs IRAN
WIS The frat 10 p9ss the upper section or the oah rr
several day. ocrisiogcd Durh excitement - every
station the General sUrpCsiiion hen0 maj NJ Was "
aucr train s large number or papers were chFfIh.
ami the ueoria hungry for news. nc
oriors were al delivered by o'clock on sunday
fcrnor- ms tnse srrFt who I'D no; reside on me lnr
Of thc road we're directed 70 cci e trim. Tho nessr
Qer expected 10 have mi escort irb; H1iirlVlhc
Huf ronr was m,u sied. and his arrival III PLlhpspus
was 20 source of stfrpriic. =,
prfcrtivo Kclulov arrested yesterday, Francis ne
(rv Rro.rfa -rrreflrv of TIC Iro'f eT'nOd cf Brake
M, nr The Sr7 G-~srv Central rna on charge ~
coasglracy 10 create a riot. ne WA locked mp
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bunder In accordance with your request. send this
letter as a sworn statement
FRANK REEDER. Brighten.
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OE.TLLNI.


GENEYA, y. y, July 30.-Iommodore J. W.
Swift, United Siate Nav. "ho Las been on bc retired
let ton OF disability died at hs residence mere
tnls morning.
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GIN. ErrDER's ACCOUNT or THE ATTACK OK HIS
Troops At READING AND TIE FIRING Oh TIE
MORA LIVELY PAPER.
ALLENrOwN, Penn. july 3O.-rhe following is Cen
Feeders reply To- the questions asked by Coroner
Goodhaf, OF Reading in regard TO the firing on the
mob on Monday last by the militia under Gen.
Feeders command:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-05
PRINCIPAL BaLL1RD'S CASE.
The Excitement In Jamaica Over the Whip
ping OF Some schooiboys.

Public opinion in Jamaica Is divided over
the child beatng case " Mr.. Ballard. the Prin-
cipal of the public school in that village. Sew
eral teachers testified on Monday in regard to
the whipping Of Willy Younsblood. They said
they heard his cries. but did not think the pun
ishment excessive.
The examination was concluded on Thursday
evening. Bertram Blackwell lad who had
charge Of the school during recrss. said that he
had sent Willy YounGhlood to Mr. Ballard TO be
punished for pricking boys with pins and gem
eral misbehavior Miss Mary Crary said. in re-
gard To the whipping of Jimmy Brush. that Mr.,
Ballard had seized the boy and thrown Inn
down. Mr. Sutphin said that whilc he WAS n
trusie" he had seen Mr.. Ballard throw boy
Mr. Henry Ballard was examined In his own
defence. Young Sutphin. he SAID. WIS sent la
his room 10 be- whipped on Tuesday morning
H. did not feel like whipping him then. hut
told him he would ilog him when he felt IN tho
humor. Tho boy was kept uui OF his class all OF
Tuesday Mcdn' sdny, and Thurs,iny morn
nGs. On Thursday afternnon he nut the boy
in position to bee ii1.sgrd When he struck the
first blow Willy Sulphn Iump,!, away. rr,ed and
promised TO bchAv, himself il Mr.. Ballard would
not whp him. Mr. Ballard told him, that If he
took his whipping properly It would not hc 80
srvcre. He did not strike him twice success
sN"ly unit near the last After he struck the
boy four times he again jumped away. and then
Mr.. Ballard struck him across the back 70 COM
pei Inn 10 get INTO pos ton again lie had the
M,,. si u.' M Mys ,a n., nv VI
him. and he always avoided inilicting it il pos
shp.
The switch was a thin pooc - rattan about
two feet long and Janitor Nandcryoort said he
| had never seen amy clubs IN tho PRINCIPALS
room. but had seen III" rattan. Blark wcli WIS
examined. ii" said he was III the : hool room
when Sutphin was whipped. Ii did not take
over ten minutes. n" heard what occurred in
the room, corrohornrd Mr. Bl.larl- story and
/ identified tho switch. - hemsen and Miss
/ Boyd also identified the switch.
Tho case of james Van Doran WIS then taken
| up. II was stated TINT James had been placed
! on bench by Mrs. Smith. zip" teacher. for
1 laughing. Ballard came in and knocked him
| down and Kicked him in the side, iniuring his
! hin. lie had 10 remain home for n week undcr
| uhysiclans rarr. MIR. Ballard denied the
shaken him. Mr.. Smith denied the ii king.
but said that Mr.. Ballard had used the toy
]
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RIFLHMEN's CONTROVERSIES.
Sir Henry Iinirord Criticised In ireland on
the Question Of Harmony.

Sir Henry IIalford Of the British rifle
team said in speech Mt Delmorlco's in roply
90 the toast Tho British rin, team" that
when next rifle team Of his country crossed tho
ocean to compel" with their Yankee cousins
the directors of the National Rife Association
II America should SO arrange ~ 20 make that
team the representative team OF Great Britain.
and not accept additional teams from Scotland
aud Ireland. 1t will be remembered that Of the
three teams, English. Irish. and Scotch in tho
international contest. last summer. tho best
shots w'ro mad hy members Of the Irish team.
Tho IRISH riil mon are indignant M tho cour-f
81 sir Henry lIliorl and his coufrtre-. and
the subject has been warmly dis u-srd by the
irish prrss. A. is usually the ease in such
affairs, otnrr sricvan "H have conn to hight,
some OF WIN arr sci iurih IN M following
pHragruDh from an editorial article in the
Dublin Times;
ANYTHING more pgeposirrons than thls, was
surely never heard of. Whom the rO-cAllcd in
tornational team visits America the respective
nutiOnaiitrs Of the IRISH and Scotch are con-
splru1us, y parldrd IN ord to show the close
mss and harmony OF union between the two
cnuntri,s When, however, the cnmpetitions
taxi pla.c in TINS country and at W imhrdon,
IRISH ~ men are totally drnarr"d from COM
Wtng Jon w Emporium priN's Nn9nul's IKE
th's" should not b" allowed T. exist Inc SUBJECT
Of the rules of tine so-callrl National kte Asso-
citation has rn.,ng"d IN" attention ol the counsel
oi the Trash Il H. A-so 'iutlun. vino. We expect
will regard the interests Of tine irish rll "mrn,
Toth'ir aston ,shm'nt and indignation. how
ever. they discovered that the in"rna-
tional matches have been altered, namely.
the twenty mat which used to be shot
at Eiuhurgh the year following the success of
tho S'pt"hmrn, has now boon permanently
transferred To- Wimbledon. in opposition to the
wishes of the scotch, and without consulting
the Irish. A. a rousnuurn a., the Scotch dN-
onod to send team Of twenty men 10 compete
with the ENGLISH In July last and the latter had.
therefore. virtually Il wHh-ovrr. BECAUSE the
irish element in tho volunteers has meyer be- n
ahl' t4 romp,lr, ~ IA Success IN THIS match We
trust the IRISH Rll' Association VIII make IN
uuiries into inis matter and 500 that the inter
ostS of lri ~hWrn urn attended to. and that the
syst mn uf central Iation iS not carried out IN the
mAttnr nl shnAn ing as IM Olhnr mntcrh."
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THE CIGaRM fkERs' STRIKE.
Sundays M-cting--A Complicated Case OF
Violation or the Revenue Lsw.

The strike continues with undimini-hed
vigor. On saturday 1000 pounds Of beef and
luull .oay.- OF bread were given away. and, be-
Sides groceries. the daily expenditure averages
about 5000 and the receipts over $1,000. About
ouu families are receiving relief Tho relief
commltc. has been increased 10 thirty five per-
sons.
mass meeting Of cisarmakers will be held
in Brooklyn on Thursday night. There are
only small manufacturers in that city. and tho
employees have no intention Of striking.
The three packers unions l. 2. and the Eng
lish. met and consolidated yesterday |. Llbas
W., rlrlsd President. \. Ia-rnhaum and I.
VOTERS, N"r- r. -ii.nis L. L.-ner. Secretary /;
needing -, c,garuak"rs was held in Har.
Wonia Hail. llohlk'n. yeSt'rday. Speeches
w're mai- expressing sympathy with the
strike. y lnrs sum of money WAS raised on
the spot To- Doe given 60 the stri hcrs today. Col
H.h,kD n. and the nrighhorhood.
l.. Tyrulnr.ar -,ar manufacturer AZ i05 Grand
street. Who's" hands Wnr" among tn" ilr-i To
strike. save only : - per .pun about ia" low
'si rri "- paid Sner the strike re has been
him lis" Two o' ilc strikers i. pospi-el and his
son. Al 81 g. lo'k. Yesterday morning. Pos
knocks on ia. doar ~ tho lower nail and SUBJ
duni cra- Of Tyrulrr." Going down stairs
he op"ned tn" door AMI found two young rlrn
standing there with baskets A. soon rs thcy
-lW him they ran. Aman II .nd.ng near caught
III" smaller one. Tut the other escaped. Tho
prisoner WAS taken into the shop at lGl Clinton
street. and lac Il in 'hargr Of thntwo spi~"ls
In the basket covered with shawl. were LOO
cigars in bundles, tied with strips pt cloth. II
IL "a violation OF the rey"uu" laws to remove 81
gars unhoNod or uusttmp"l. from the place II
manufacture. Word WINS s"nt 10 Mr.. thisck.
ono of the delegates OF the Central Association
of Cieurmuhor- IL " mt after j lln SwHntnn.
the Deputy Revenue Collector # that district.
In the mean tne Mr.. LowcuthH. "A cigar man
ufuiurcr. went H. tho Delaney street police
station. AMI complained tNat boy WAS held as
Il prisoner at lGl Clinton street Oillrers werc
s'nt there. ana tine whole pnliy WAS arrested.
Collector SWtnion returned with Dnlrgntr
Chis X. but found tho party hal gone 10 the lis-
SIX Mnrh"t Court. He went thrr" arrested the
hov. and took po-s --ion of the cigars. The hoy
cut"itd % compliant 3D., inst The Pl-p's"ls and
j .-ti.r Oti rNDui- lu"i tnr cllrr POrpI-o $40
and nut him under 5000 ttIl and fined the SON
-. The strikers ar" N'rv ln il.aut oNrr ihls, ~
they claim thnt ih' / !'s l. w'r" only pr'-
venting nm iuirl'tioiI Of the revenue law. The
YOuuG man gave Nia name ~ samuel Fround ut
/ - Allen str I. II sal hc had hH.u met hy
tue other young man, VINO had paid him ton
c.nis tO carry 20 'n-hrl OF cigars Ia IyiUirr IS.
n Was dis. nrgod. Mr.. SWlnton placed the
csGrs for spin h' min. In the lrug store ~ De-
lnn"Y and Essex stre',s. Iyroler was not ar
/ Itsttl
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riiE unAlciN mtRirnnRs.
No law Treaty for the FItradition Of
Mexican Citizens.

WASHISGToN, Nov 1. While II is true that
MrNico has repeatedly protested against. the
exercise II police authority on her territory hy
unued States ttoois it is equally true, aud Will
SO appear IN due time. that the Diuz Govern
mont has Informally asscutod TO n reciprocal
arrangement for exercise Of such authority by
regular military patrols Of both countries, any
whore wthin Il specified distance OF the COM
mon boundary
Tho following extract from article ~ the
treaty Of Dec. IL. 1861, bclwecn the United
States and Mexico, Is cited in support OF the
good faith Of the Diaz Government in the matter
Of delivering up the Rio Grandc marauders,
VIZ: "Ncithor 81 the contracting parties is
bound by the Stiuulntiuns ui this treaty 10 make
the oXtrljition Of lts own citizens
Three oi the ilN" RIO Grunde city maraudors
Were promptly surrendered. The other two,
being Mexican cltiH MS. claimed and secured
I'll" protection Of ia" courts. II IL claimed.
therefore, that they could NOT he cNtrtditcd, hr-
cause there was mother law nor treaty prONid-
ing for thor eNtradltion. True this results in
"A failure of justice, but friends of the DaH Cow
eminent urge that such failure ~ no more con-
splcuous than il witnessed daily in our courts,
wnrrn undOultel criminals escape Just c'
through absence or weakness Of legal pro-
visions for their trial AMI conviction. In the
now treaty ii is proposed to provide specltlcANy
that either party shall deliver M iugitNes from
justice. regardless of their nationality
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eirSr to promote The city, welfare. Tic present
cSnysss nTc7GnIs ; ,E, e. o M%Iisso will rou
out the full Republican vote;'
" He ought 70, do 81. From expressions OF
will be II pretty fin vote. | have talked with
many Republican leaders. aud that seems to De
The general IMPRESSION
He was IroJnn when was in Albany. l
knew OF him thirty years ago ~ a Wild buy in
nuCntiul yuungstcr among his fellows. | haVc
personally known him about iwenty-fyc years
Did You meet him when h" was first Il candi-
mol think let mo scc-wat: yes. Know
Ing him ~ h- hret. did not. like some Wing
journalists regard his election to Congress ~ u
disgrace. 1t l!cing certain that his district
would send u Dcnocral 20 Congrr.~. said Il
KIND word for him in the Ery'u!g Jrv.0i HIS
career in Congress Viudicd,cd my favorable
opinion 81 him. tie made "a good record whore
many members with higher prctcnsion- made
bad ones, | never lived in his di~tr.rt. and =
never had chan go to vote for HIM. should
certainly have done So IN many instances. u
political career has been an honorable one. No
person has ever hrcaihcd "a word aguinst that
know Mr.. S'hcli and respect HIM But ~ he
has Put himself III direct opposition to tn Csc
rcl9Ims. am opposed 70 him.
What e. your opinion of the constitutional
amendment the di-rhnchisiuE Que. Mr.. Weed;
MIR. Morr.ssey has announced his stern opposi-
well. am hardly prepared to utter posi-
i've opinion cong"rnins that amendprnt.
really knqw li!lf "9,2ut IL: l have
positive opinion on the subject, | am willing
To say that have as often found the poor man
respectfully the young man. clerks. mechanics.
Nc-n~ Independent and patriotic in the enjoy
mrnt VI the elective franchise ~ the man Of
property. In my early life looked forward to
edu alton as ~" means to make good voters;
But my experience shows that the educated
classes have corrupted the uneducittcd. II the
educated and wealthy Glasses were cun~ci-
cntiuus and honest in condu 'tins elections.
there would be- less dissatisfaction and less
danger from the nia-sos. am most earnestly
opposed To- every form Of chcapcning the eicc-
tive franchise.
-" Do YOU think that Mr.. Morrisscy will bc
elected 2"
e " ~h could answer YOU. The city will be
the gamer by his election
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SOUTH CAROLINA FUGITIVES
WHY THE PROCEEDINGS AGiINsr
THEN HdNG FIRE.
Patterson. Kimpton, and Chamberlain Us-
willing to go Pcaccabiy to the en'tentiary
without Sound Democratic Company.

willing to go Peacefully TO the Penttentiary
without Sound Democratic Company.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct 3i.--Therc seems
TO be determined effort in the prosecution Of
the late Republican ofliccholdcrs Of this State
not to push things The investigation commit
tee have done their duty. and discovered mora
than was expected the Atorncy-Gcneral has
drawn his indictments upon this testimony;
the Grand Jury has found true bills; Gov.
Hampton has made requisitions Parker. Carr
doza and Congressman Smalls have been ar
rested and there the whole matter hangs fire.
The rcduisition for Patterson Is to be hoart
to-day In Washington. 1t was deferred by tho
State Attorney General from the 18th until this
date. on account Of the press OF business which
the Columbia court would entail upon him. As
yet he has tried no cases in that court; and II
any are now ready. they in their turn may have
to be deferred until after Pattcrson's Washing
ton case is decided.
The scheme Of tho prosecutions has been In
the hands Of set Of Charleston lawyers who
pride themselves on diplomacy. They ara
mostly commercial lawyers. who understand
barter. give and take compromise bargain and
sale. BE-; but none OF them are either great
criminal lawyers or political philosophers.
They have been accustomed for years to mr.
range business out of court, according to n Ter
NON ST'iptd of their own, and by consent 10 have
=
always are made to suit themselves. and their
clients are required TO exert their faith that
all is right, This faith has been tried very
often. and has been stretched pretty far. This
fnith is now tested on n grander scale than ever
before. The public are in the dark. and thcv
are required to have faith that all will come out
right.
The difficulty in the programme Is that the
public will not be satisfied with anything less
than the conviction and Incarceration Of Patter-
son. Chamberlain. and kimpton; and these fu-
gitvcs from justice Will not consent to submit
quietly without trying the experiment of Hur-
ley and Gaillnrd. They cannot be persuaded
To 20 pcaceaby to the pcntcntiary without
Democratic company. They cannot rcaliz" that
these gentlemen If permitted TO stay outside.
Will have any power to assist them in sNOrtcn-
ing the term III their Imprisonment. They in
sist on having good company TO while away the
long years Of personal restitution they may
have To make.
Patterson, Chamberlain, and Kimptons views
are correct in some Respects. Tho leading Dem
ocrats who were involved with them are not
likely to have much power with the Government
hereafter. They are pretty we'll known among
the people. and although they may not be con-
yicted. they will never run the Democratic party
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rUBIIC LiNDS IN FLORIDI.
a Fin Designed Ia subject Part OF them 10
Entry and sale.

WAsHINGToN, Nov. L. The bill introduced
in the Senate 10y Mr.. Jones, Of Florida. To au-
thori2c the Secretary Of the Navy to transfer 10
the Secretary 81 the Interior. for entry and sale
all lands in tlnt state not needed for naval pur-
poses, il with view II facilitating settlements
and improvements therein. Under existing
law, large quantities OF public land have been
reserved in Florida for the purpose OF supply
ing the various navy yards with timber, Much
Of this land If suitable for cultivation, and has
little or no timber upnn IT, The bill authorizes
tho Secretary of thg Nuyy to rnusc an eNnmma-
tiOn b. hn made Of the condition Of all sur h
reserved lands except that upon which the
prusnrolg Navy Yard is located and ~ asccr-
tain Whcfnrr or not such lands are or Will be- #
any value to the Cos, rum"nt for naval pun
posses. All lands which. in the Judgment Of the
Secretary, are no longer required. shall hc crrti
fled Ia the Seer lary of the Interior and he sub
Jrrt To- entry and sale ip the same manner and
under the snnncondiiions as other public lands
Of the United States; provided that all persona
who have, in good faith. made improvements On
said reserved lands and who o-rupy the sanln,
shall be- utilized Ia purchase the snmr at "A price
to be agreed upon between them and the Score
Mry Of the litoriur. but such price Shall in no
case be less than 1928 per acre