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, 1877-09-28

Ex.Congrcasman PAINE, Of Cleveland, in
a speech delivered at Democratic meeting
In sandusky. last evening. Ind something Of
interost to Soy about tho Electoral Commits
sion, Of which ho was member. To stated
that tho Inv creating that tribunal could
mover havo received tho Democratic votea
necessary 10 eecnro its pasaago had not tho
Democrats confidently counted upon tho no.
lection Of Judge DAVIS rs tho ftteonth mem-
bcr, and tho ono who ahould Gust tho deciding
voto. It seemed to hayo boon taken for
grnnted TINT Judge DAVE would decide IN
favor Of r11prs,-a supposition not war.
ranted by any known declaration Of viows
on the part Of Judge DAVIS subsequent to
the decision OF tho Commission. 1t should
be borno III mind that tho Republicans h!so
expected him to bo chosen aa tho deciding
ncmbor Of tho tribunal, md stood roady to
aquiosco il the result, whatoyor IL might be.
Il was mono of thoir doing hat the Demo-
crnts and Independents Of Illinois made him
Senator and thus rendered 1t impossible for
him to servo on tho Commission. Tho
Republicans supported the Electoral bill In
good faith, and not, o. Mr. PAyxR concodea
tho Democrats did, becanso they thought
thoy hatl Aute thing.
, 1877-09-28

The chicago produce markets were moderately
artisc yesterday, provisions wheat and tfetghA
tciug stronger. Meas pork closed :ao4aioc per bFi
higher. Al 31J. Rti3, a7tt fer October md 31l Is
tia. l7h for Jnnaary. Lard closed drr1. at %
for ocso'cr hnt s.. II scilcr tho year Mcnts wcrs
HttonP, al GHc for loose shoulders and INC for do
short Ribs Lake feichta were dsn,er, at 43te for
corn 10 Buffalo. 1I.hwincs werc steady at 81. o8
per gnllon. Flour was dull and firm. Wheat
clored NGt1Ac higher, At 81. 10A for September
and Sl.OII for October. Torn cfoscd q shado
carrier, ut 41Sc carh seller October. Oats closed
enricr. at .31c caah anu zinc for October. Rye
whe dull. at !liKc. uarlry closed steady, al CHG
cash ami b:&lJ.A for Oetobce Hogs were active,
At SC dcc1lna In hcary weights. Cattle dull and
weak. snicH were at g.. o0G15. SO. Sheep market
was quiet, at s. 1894. 80 for poor to choIco
grades. There Was inspected Into store in tis city
yesterday III cars wheat u, cars and a. 600 bu
corn, III cars oats, "a re. and 10 cars bar.
ley. Total to81 cAsa), 41a 600 In. Ono hun.
dscd dollars in gold would buy &1oa 70 In green.
backs ut tho close.
, 1877-09-28

turcs ii this country In o1ccss Of thu abilitv
of capitalists to procure funds eutr.ciep. +,
conduct tho business 7 Ia capital or money
needed TO onablo men TO manufacture steal
OF iron 10 meot the demand for those ert;shx3
Is It wanted for digging conl, or mnh;no
woolen or cotton cloth. or boota aud shoes
bats, harnoss or loathcr goodH, wagons, cut
lery, glaa8, agricultural implomenta, ma-
ohinory, dressed iumbor, carpeta, paints, o,
any otheE product Of labor and mnchinory ,
Ia there any lack Of my Of these uooda l..
, 1877-09-28

1u Jacksonville, Ill, there has beon In
operation private asylum tor tho insane,
owned by corporation aud under tho diroo-
ton nf DR.. ASpGKw AoFAnLANp, hirod by
tho Comlmny. A fuw days ago the Company
concluded to quit the business, and ita prop.
crty "as sold. Now thu problem IL to got
lot*ie:a''on u Tue ad.louse. Tho grim Doo-
tar, n2ss'4allsng a rha!anx Of DoAArAaTEs,
"EtL'Auross, choAwEL1A, C4sABs, and Az
kxAaDEI4, lets his lortcul1ls fall and bars
hia donjon-lecP, with aue fronzy dcfying
the pitiablo power Of tic Sheriff 10 undo
him. This state OF things, as may be i'm
asinea, bus thrown tho good people Of jack.
sonsillo who still retain tleir Wits into high
it9to OF excitement
, 1877-09-28

people, and lo hns nlado quito Al many In In
vesting hts own money, but they nro tho
mistakes incidental to average ht1mnu M
turo. Thoso mistakes aro nov apparent in
tlio history Of tho collapsed Fidelity Savings
Dnnk. In his management of That
bank 10 did not forcscc tho panic,
with lis attendant bankruptcies and shrink
ago Of values. 1Ie did not expect Tint tho
results Of that panio would strutah ovor
period Of ncarly hvo yoara; TINT real oatato
wonld deprociate from, 30 to 75 per cent;
that the wl,olo financial world vonld DO
plunged into confusion. or that the managers
Of othor savings banks would turn out
acoundrols and thus weaken confidence In
his own.
No ono will deny that ho has nado grave
errors Of judgment in the management Of
tho money Of his depositorB, but is this any
reason that tho Chicago 1nn<s should troat
him as If he vero iaiI-bird or a thiof7
There is no trace of dishonesty to b found
III tho records Of tho bank. Tho ataaota
shown by tho books aro thoro, rcady for tho
been stolen. They ARE all ready for conver-
sion There has been no pcrversion Of funds
fu an Illegal OF dishonest manner. However
faulty his Investments ulny havo been, the
securities wero apparently good ut tho tiino
the Investments woro made. Whom tho
run commenced, A1r. uAMEa did ovory-
thing In hts power to meet tho do
mands Of his dopositors and To pay them
their money. Whom ho was forced TO close,
T. ~ i II. 1.f&
, 1877-09-28

for info keeping. 1lo doesn't want to carry it
around in his pocket and tako tho chance Of
losing IL, having It stofen, or l,imsoif tompted
to spend it upon sorno foolishncx. Tho En-
gsish postal saving banks furnish safe pfaeo
and n smn1f interest, and nearly 10000 GOO
of people havo availed themselves of
tho offer. Tho proposition is, that
tho Government shall ray 3.c5 per
cant interest to aepoa'tora> Let them
havo tho right to depoait 8.c5 per cent bonds
in tho national tlcrosisorics for aafo keeping
aud rottrn when wanted, and let tho Gov
ernnont be tho custodian Of tho bonds as
well M OF tho money. Why not? We havo
named post-oi!lces Is dofos1tories becanao
twenty yenrs experience IN Great britain and
Ireland has proven That plan to work vol.
, 1877-09-28

The triaa Of tho Indicted members Of tho
County Ling Is now In progroas In the Grim
inal Court. Tho defense were not SUCCESS.
ful in getting tho Information they sought In
the form Of q ''bili Of particulars which
shonld expose tho plans OF tho prosecution
md nf1ori an opportunity for tho working
up" ot evidence. With an honest Jury,
s''c}l ns tho state's Attorney and his ablo
assoc'ato aro evidently determined TO secure,
there Is fair prospect TINT tho nlngstera
will soon 60 to 1ugot AfYEns
, 1877-09-28
Grccnbacks At tho Now York Stock Ex-
change yesterday closed at o7A.

Tho detectives haro dono good setvico IN
their cndoagoss to nrprohend Tho robbors
who riflcd Tho Union racl1o o1press car Inst
vccl1. Two OF tho number wero tracked to
Western Kansas. md ovortakon ncar Wallace
In that State, whom tho fug,tiyos turned at
bay nnd were killed by the officers. Tho
banata Ind about $4,000 with them, which
was sccurcd. Adyiccs indicato that the rest
Of tho party aro hard d-rrcssct1, with q pros
poet that MI viii 10 baggcd nlortly.
, 1877-09-28

Tho sort Of victory which tho Turks
nchicycd over tho army Of the Ozarowitch at
Diela becomes apparent In tho intelligence
that AtIuEMEr ALI hos for the present giysl,
up the attempt toct1cct junction with oaxAx
ppsl1a, and lies concluded that tho wises,
course for him In 10 fall back TO ths Kua
Loln aud fortify n now position. 11is prox,
imfty to tho Russians waA gctting to bo un
comfortably warm, md tho order for re.
treat wsA given Oh tho .4th. The Czaro,
witch, by lnenns Of reinforcement and cou.
eontrat!on, had become m undesirable Ftflgh.
Dor, md MxnEMK7 preferred to be bettes
t!ranycrs with him.
, 1877-09-28

Prof.. NoRTuxoP, Of Yale, who mixos politics
and English literature to the injury OF both.
gets n oyeshAuiing oace week Ia the New
York Fost OF the Hartford CoYraas They ase
evidently In understanding With zach other, aud
will not stup atsacklng lim until he dies Or re-
signs. lie has declared bta intention to Do
peither. He may b4 di&1niasEai.
, 1877-09-28

The Hudson Bar Company has paid no dtri-
denda fos &~o years IN consequence OF depression
In tue market Tor tues aud sealsk!na. Tho
servants Of the Company are paid on the co-oo-
eraiivc System. and many Of them arc suffering
Thts facs haa les.ou to1 the advocates Of uA
, 1877-09-28

There arc II, ,o0o State savtugs Bank aeposlton
who sre consumed With envy At tue 5000 beo-
Hive acpoaftoss who have deposited their
" President " IN i stona apiarY. Tho t4,ooo
hearts arc aching because their SPENCER u nos
there also to keep Srp company tn hls solitude.
, 1877-09-28

HOME LODGE, No. NH. A. F. 4 A. M.-1tegutAr
Communication iha ,FF!a,y} evrntnR n ~ TwEaty.
ssIaiiS oy,,e "n s. osIrt II s s. os o'e'ofeo
Il. z. jIEtstiICK. SecY,
, 1877-09-28

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s'.saA4oa s: 'uttlet. I" spea. win "a'''o,'t5 on
n"a..e"u a. .a." soplee1s: ho nFoo sosef@ yea3S
~ Au'n so"u9S aoo csnaas'' aao wnon ffo-
a,.., 1eses't -. eo.ueA1 university Hsaoaoa cur
t4 .aa1Iouons ",rnout ~. pfe@ua'co anu
.saa ..,., ~ Ms. op .ne ''o"s " na'n "
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Aos .'n, ~ ''0 - w ~, eo'.'s"4o- =. e
r1..i. m1 ene&D o.r. ~ Nv Oapof va. - wv
o.u.eu as*'ssa 'ounals upon 7o1n' ,te's s sAs'
nv 49, 49, .o'n e"Ao'ouy ~. ot'e'a ,,r I"as'
Wv t"eet" .. t',pons'o'15' 10 "Aa0,of >,
ay ~ ..' e.'.a " 'ue 'us,,ns ..sos " tuo
es.ss' 10. w. .,.'. e''a. =. ivon.a ~, .n'
w. Nv . a"..sa eso"'n' - ua s4''eaco W
..'..1 u"1s " 1uo"su1' nuu -" ss.ne.
~ A sAe"ss. ~ ;. VI HsAi''s.1'zea "1sa ~.
49, As. 44''o ',,,'t "'a"" n1e1o o''s.1f =,
~..aa W uouS Aue u's't'",.,ou ,'.,n pes"o"a .no
tes.,a. .s. .us.a 49, .a.IV s .I. .o u''uy ~. 'ao
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Comn1nAUoQ8 Q1 ll0oF fof purpose which
is, o. may bc, Legitimate. and Americans
NAV engage In them without Implying tligro-
specs 10 their 'Qoyernnont. Tho Into rail.
road strikes wore controlled pp to D ce.taiu
point BY Americans. md thcy on;oyod tho
rcspect and syrnpathy OF tho community ~
tone na eaes ~o'' w Son1tolea' oot wnen
leolera of tho Labor War ,yore anpo}nlea
from tho foreign population. Most of tho
rioters arrested in Chicaco wore 1,ohomians,
, 1877-09-28

Randolph, ttrccL tctwrcn Clark nnd LAsetse. En-
x.cencnt ns t;cor1a Il. knight lotto" Mtsd&ncs
Worteua, Thompson, etc. Meaafs Knight. Thompson.
Thttc. etc.
, 1877-09-28

un ueIORctl- 10 MIN khe ltcFnt>lican pHltF
wnH M instrument, ,-aneren ngont to magnify,
exalt and DO the will OF ItoscoE CoNKIINo.
Therefore, unwilling to trust any su1or1li-
nato, ho wentinto The Convention peraonn'ly !;
became a member Of tho Committee on 1ecso.
lutions and rcported-not The Republican
brt tho coxkr1so platform, in which VAS
sct forth specious argument to show tho
fallacy Of tho Presidents Civil-9orv1ce re-
form, and tho o1cellenoy Of tho CoNKt1Sa or
the machine system Of politics. Tbs Con-
rention, largely selected by the party
caucusos, held under tho contrpl Of the of1ico-
holders who wero his personal dependents,
sustained him throughout Tho resolutions
intlu1gcd IN tho usual doubts and hosItancy
about the Southern policy, md piously
"chorisbcd tho hope that no evil will pro-
coed from what tho President haa doue.
Coming to tic Civil-scrvice ordars, the rcso-
lutionH rccito:
In tho stntc Of New York tho whole nsnabcs Of
national o{scehodcrs, Including clerks and sul'orl
mates Of every degree, Ia = 4B5. This ID one ua.
aoual official Or subordinate to 1h2 voters. OF
State. county. md town officials there arc in this
Stats 133, ELL This IL one Stote. county, or
town otsctal to every eight and half voters Tho
exclusion Of public servants from political action
would dtfranch!so great body Of our fellow
citizens. Tho laws mean no such cxclnsion and
VIC deny ~ an t,nputation upon the pcnr'o Of New
York that tier ars or hars been dominated BY
fh< n0&f0n's subordinate o1fcidts, and NO can con-
ccEe Of no coudttun Of affairs short Of the c1tine.
ton Of manhood and patriotism in which a Post
master Of clerk could aubdue to his partisan will
150 other slcetof. Of exert any other influence 10.
f-tx
, 1877-09-28

HcFIcker'k Thenfre.
Madleon street. bctwrtn s.Ats md Dearborn. En-
fagcieut OF Edwin fksoth "fIAmTet" Aesdalncs
lun. IIa1tIngs, Na5e, ctc Mcstrs Booth. Whtefock.
TIcrce, etc.
, 1877-09-28
Atse1phf Theatre


Monrpr street. corner Of Dearborn. HnRhReIncnt
Vt Ms. and Mrs, Frank I. Fraynn. '.sI 8locun."
, 1877-09-28

WARRINGTON CHAPTER. No. ~. II. A. NJ
Srtcial rnnsocation Till tEfilar) evening. at 73O
Companions curGf.Iiy Invited. ~ cr!!ar :,
CHARLES Il WRIGHT. scr+
, 1877-09-28

Monroe street. tcixecn Stats and Dearborn. FL
earrmtnt uf Hernandez Fostcf ''Jsek HaskAwA5.
Variety Olto,
, 1877-09-28

IQ9 EOIu 1GRsllEptl0HlSt8 lCHl9L TINT thnr8
wilt 10 not tho slightest difficulty in tho Gov.
orument's rodeoming Its notes In goll on do.
mand on and after Jan. l, 1870. This conf.
donco Is born Of harlihool rather than Of
reason or experience. No Government in
the worlds history Inns undertaken such a
task and succeeded Frnnco Ia considered a
wiso, conservative nation on all t1napciat
matters, whose experience and example sra
worth considering. Tho Bank Of Frnuco
stands towards tho currency Of that country
tho samo ns tho Treasury notes and tho Na.
tional Banks OF this country conjoined. Ono
didorcnco is tlat the Bank Of Franco does
business moro On Its capital and less on do.
posits than is tho case Of our National Banks,
ns tho figures viii show. Tho Dank Of
Franco, according to Into report, Ind do.
1nand liabilities aud casll assets ns fo1lowg:
Government deposits .........,.,.. SO, lis, cd
Individual ocposis4. D7.1I3, G00
Total. ."."..s 1921, 1gG. COZ
eaah..s'.'....'..- .......,.....".. 43H. b.d. 600
Exccsa Of iiabtsiscs. ..$lb7, $40, ooo
In addition to It's cash tho bank hold
S1G7, ZIG, 900 Of Trensury bonds and private
securities. BY converting tho Inter Into
money 1t would hnvo sG05, ,80l 600 to pay
$G25, TOT, 600 Of notes and deposits, and yot
'' "oA' - fA"10"' ~ A'oAAAo 'p's''
pay1noh's:
In tho United 8tatc8, on tho other band,
tho Nationn] Danks hayo domand liabilities
=. fo,t,,us.
s..,.s,..,ss e,,r o,o ~,
fnnxinst icno:ta III -" EN3
1AA4F1NNkl AGFO6llH N34t
49, --
voMl:..''''.'... .....'..'.....''Soo7 433, La
, 1877-09-28

pcricnc1 QS tialS with tho cpoStal savings Dank,
whoro tho roto Of interest is only q per
cent, ought to count for something In casting
light on tho possibility and feasibility OF
adopting q si1nilnr system III this country.
--ses-.@.-
SYDNEY MYERS.
Thoro is only one thing certain about tho
Merchants, Farmers Il Mechanics Bank,
antl this Is TINT somo sG40,0o0 are due de-
positors. Everything else seems to be einvolvcd
inhopoless confusion. Tho Merchanta', Farm
crs' i Mechanics Dank VIVA SIDNEY MYERs.
Thns s1DxE7 AIxEas owes tho leluaed do
positors the sum Of 3Gl0,ooO and moro.
These funds, being savings deposits, wcrc In
tho natt1ro of d trust It haa boon several
days since SYDNEY A1rEns consod doing bttst-
ness, and lis adaira aro in tho hands Of tho
Court. During nil TINT timo lo has failed 10
give any satisfactory account Of what diHpo-
nition lao mado Of tleso funds. Tho nocoivar
hos not boen ab1o TO find Glow 10 tlem.
Tho only taugiblo asset that has beon ra-
ported Is tho $sG2 which ATr. MYxRs left be-
hind him. 1t was time 10 tako steps to CON-
pol A1r. MrEss to reveal what Ind become OF
tho money, md tho proper why to do
this was 10 indict him for having ernbozzle<l
tho funds for which ho falls to account.
This having been dono, it Is useless for Mr.
alrEna to aasumo m mir Of injured innocence,
ant, by clain1ing that no has no money with
which to employ COUNSEL and no friends to
60 Lis l,ail, to court tho blessed grace Of a
martyr. It will bo ttmo enough Tor him to
court n1artyr1lom when ho ghnllhavo o1plnin-
ed what ho has dono with tho money intzust-
od 10 him for safe-kooping. and 1t is very
oridout that this could only DO oxtortcd from
hin, by process Of indictment and criminal
prosecution. II this enormous Sum Of ,non-
ey has all boon absorbed in bad invest
1nonta, honestly tnado by 3lr. MKEns as trus-
tco, ho will havo an opportunity Of showing
It, and may thus clear himself Of the crin,-
inal charge but IT 1t laas tnysteriously d,sap-
roarod, leaving only tho inference that A[r.
MrEns has used It up Tor lis own purposes,
he Inns betrayed trust which should bo pun
iahcd. All this IL on tho theory TINT aIrEna
is q sano mum, and responsible for bis no.
tions. H..
Evon BpENuER Ind tho graca to loavo
..sssa,sa,., - ,.,,,a,, ana,,,o,1 g.. nao.;sas -
,'s,..so ,. ,. 49, aaaoan.a - -. 1o.s., ~ ~ ~. st-ze.
s ~. 1s,'. as,..os.,n1.s, ~ ,,n.aa,s, ,.aah.ss
~ eA1 IT, - =. g. hant nv ~ b.,. s,aIsa ~.
ssJ s,,' n =, w." ,,',1a,toa ~ ~ 49, ~, ~ ~
u o,.o % nno " n,',s ~ .u,na,sn,,. @ 49, a",,a,., % ~,
,''. ."'o =. .-a"a,'.s ,1.sser .E;';.,, oS r. 80.
.,1 $500
a.s r. \. -" ,.,a 49," .,.at @ INV sotoasos -, ,sn ~
,'"S s,4. ae IT, rova ~. ao"s ~
=. as ,"sa.,.ae, ~ w. 49,. .ha. ,s, ~ 10y Wv
~ a'tusl ms''s ".ss ,n.u s-5 1 ~, -. .u.A 'eo ~
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au''' 'a.o @ ~" suo5 w.. e"aA'4s oa'''
n'as' -ao's ues .,.e. s'a u'..aa 1us 4nonos, 10
hee.'a " naso urs,,a . ~s ',ss., 1oa w aau
tn@t "cs' nsa44'olo' t.,soo "aa. 1aones nc
couto On lnstu' 'lu .uon sTe.'''es' A'lnss''
WIN eae 'uns'S ~ teAnaea' tasfo "as an'
, 1877-09-28

New Chicago Theatre.
Clark Etrctt, oppuslte Sherman House. HayeflJ4l
Mlnatrcla. Messss. Howard. Lyman, Thatchcr. Icy
wood, etc.
, 1877-09-28

~-.-.-es@
AMusEMKNTs.
R1cTlcker'A Thenfre.
Madlson street betwrtn ssats md Dearborn. En.
fsgcueat of Edwin tknth. "1iAmIet" Mesdalucs
Dun Ia4tIngx, Na,e, etc. Mcsars. Boosh, Whseock.
Clcrcc. etc.
3GootrysH TheMfrt.
Randolph street. ktwrcn Clark and Lastsse. Eu'
EsSemens Of GeorEa i: knight "otso." Assdsmes
White etc.
Ads1rhi Thratre.
Monfur Effeef. corner OF Dearborn. EnKhkeuent
Vt hit. and Mrs, Frank !. frayne. "sl 8iocutn."
Woods aluscun.
Monroe street. between St&sa abA Dearborn, En-.
earrmtnt uf Hernandez Fostcr. "jAck HaskAwa5."
Variety Ollie,
New ChlcnXo Theatre.
clark Etrctt, oppuslte Sherman House. nAyesly4s
Msnsttcl4 Messrs, Howard. Nynsn. Thatclcs, Icy
wood, etc.
Expo*ttlon 15nlld1n4.
Michigan aycnuc, foot Of Adams street. Day and
SOCIETY MEETINGS.
s;; wfsn1Sa1oS sA1IEr . 2,,is Ne AIR. =
Companions fSfai'i'y 'n3''s} n{aGiE;onp, Gf|s; nr
CHARLES !. WRIGHT. scs '''' 0''D' - -
Ksssf; s IT, ?s 4 u
's'AFs" 'ss' @ 'A''1 e. e. hSNEf t;;Safisn teey
tSs +: IL 4 tSs$s;:
ssa''y 'ns'sa ny ''at' Il t. y J. }ifi!icK Ms;i seey
rc,n.v ur,1u,r,,nr1, 40 zo-,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-10
GALE IN VIRGINIA.

STREETS INUNDATED IN PORTSMOUTH AND
NoRFoLK-LuMBER WASHED AwAy-LIME
WAREHOUSES BURNEp-coMMuNIcArIo WITH
DALrIMoRE AND NEW YORK SEVERED.
INK TELEGRAPH TO THE HEEALp.1
PORTSMOUTH, Va, April Q. 1871
terrific northeast gale been raging here all day,
and nearly all the wharvcs Norfolk and Portsmouth
are submcrgod, dong considerable damage to such
articles as could not DO removed, and occasioning
quite a loss to lumber and wood yards In Norfolk
several lime warehouses were drod, and tho nrc de-
partmcnt kept very busy All tho Water street
section OF the city isinundated and communication Is
had with houses and dwellings only in small
boats No steamers leave the harbor for Balti.
more or New York.
In Portsmouth tho streets arc inundated and ware
houses and dwellings, are submerged TO the first story
In several other sections also. Gosport, Newtown
and the Navy Yard separated from Portsmouth By
half mile sheet Of wator No ferry steamers can ply
between tho two cities
The telegraph hncs in every direction interrupted
nv Frustrated poles On The coast ana In Chesapeake
Bay she gallo much and fearful casualties
are apprchended. such another food in Norfolk and
Portsmouth 10 not In the recocctions Of our people
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-10
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Senator Theodore r. Randolph, OF New Jessy, 10 =
tho Aibemarv. Ex-congressman John II. 8. Williams
OF Massachusetts,, and Captain >. N. Low Captain X
r. crozior aud Lieutenant Ribton Core Of the Brit,sh
Army, are al the Filth Avenue. Amos A. Lswrepce,
of Boston, aud Marcss r. Hun, Of Albany are Al The
Brunswick. j. n. Pamden, OF West Virginia Ia al the
Hoffman. General W. b. Taliaferro, Of Virginia, IL al
the 81. Denis Rev. DR.. r. b. Fairoairn. or ST. sto
phen's College, Is At the ST. James Robert Lcno,
Banks, OF Albany, and N. r. oconnor, OF California
arc At the Clarendon. Sidney T. Fairchid, OF Gaze
novia, y. Y, Is at the Buckingham Benjamin Stark,
OF New London. 10 at the New York.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-10
THE COAL ROADS.

The representatives OF tho coal roads who
TO consider tho lately proposed agreement to-day came
together yesterday At the request Of Sir Gowcp. A.
the meeting wcrc Mcssrs. sloane, OF tho Delaware.
Lackawanpa and Western; Gowcn, OF the Reading;
Clarke, OF the Lehigh and wilkesbarrc; Dickson, OF
the Delaware and HUDSON Canal Company; Judge La
throp OF the New Jersey Central; Dr. Lndcrmann, Of
the Upper I.chigh Coal Company, and Mr.. Thomas Of
the Schuylkill Valley When tho meeting was over u
gwen out that the recent report tonnage per-
cenagcs WAS adopted unanimously. IL also stated
that tue meeting agreed that contracts Tor delivery
OF coal at liked priccs shall be made dating al May 81.
The advance the price OF coal Of nifty cents per lon
Is To commence on June l, II having been deemed i'm
prudent To make general advance owing to the
large amounts contracted for delivery during April and
May. II was not stated that any penalty had been
agreed to by the roads tor violation OF this compact
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-10
MYSTERIOUS PRISONERS.

CAPTAIN ALLArRE's CAPTURE IN FREMONT AND
THIS CITY.
Captain Aaire OF tho Fourteenth precinct has boon
engaged for some days a worry important case,
cra Of his special officers having boon looking tor the
people, and nvc made yesterday. The
OF his prisoners Captain Allaire refused TO give.
the ground that no would DO fnparing his chances
OF making still moro important captures to-day. He
sald however, that these prisoners 'wanicd" In
connection with tho Union Trust forgery Tor $64, 900,
which was perperstcd some umo ago. Be this state
ment true not, certain Is that tho prisoners
or their nccomplices nave boon engaged In
much more extonsivo operations than simple
forgcrcs; Tor while tho HERALD reporter was
sitting In tho Captains room last night wagon
drove up with detective In H. and carrying the frame
and OF hand pross which brought
ali the way from 177th street, or fremont rho pieces
werc put in the station house, the man paid and he
drove away.
Whatever connection these tour men and ono wo-
man-who wcrc taken 10 Tho Tomos yesterday and re-
manded-may have with tho union Trust Company
forgery they undoubtedly arc Identified In some way
with bond manufacturing, because they had
tho lithographlc stone. specimen bonds Of tho
one dollar bills and tho blank paper
cut and ready for use. Captain Ailaire would admit
nothing than that he had arrested these people
In connection with the Union Trust Company
forgery and that he hoped 10 get other prisoners
ncccd with the same case to-day IL 10 thought that
ono Of his prisoners Is Worth, tho Turkish bond
forecE.