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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-06-07
Transfers of Real Estate.

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-21
MACY,S NOVELTIES.

r. II. Macy & Co., ut SiXth-ave. and -Four
teentb-st are offering an unusually attractive stock OF
Fan and Winter novelties. The house has been man
aged for ten years by A. T. La Forge now member Of
the firm in connection with r. NJ. Valentine. The bust
ness is conducted In the manner as before Mr..
Macy's death Great attention Is paid TO the boys and
youths clothing department, ana BOYS from five to
tv Give, be supplird with suitable clothing nom
school suits up 70 the finest dress suits TIE new Fall
listers have belts in the back only and are all MADE
much longer than last year. Tie dTcssmakng depart
meut is a new feature Of this Is Adjustment, and
is succeeding beyond the most sangune expectation.
Combination suit Of Knickcrbocker cloth and
nav blue silk, corded with cardinal red THIS cxcites
universal Arbitration a handsome hiacK coat OF colh
is in exact imitation OF gentlenans coat. IL Is orna-
mened with horn buttons An * ensiye assortment Of
infants wear % the huest te1lOfe ahn noSt eXquisie
workmanship can be found here, including dainty little
robes covered with Italian lace, lace bbs' caps. and
short dresses; IN iact baDVs wardrobe entle one Gun
ming little coat that Is especially admired Is OF Ight
blne basket cloth. finished on the bottom with deep
ufe OF ltaan lace, ana having lace c1aI ana ocheS
Tho ladies' underwear department Is full OF entire suits
of handsopey-trmmcd uuderearments, some with tor
chon lace or ltdildn lace anu oiheI5 etpoIdtc{ en-
brodered either by hand with the Hamburg embrod-
cry. No OF the undergarmcnts are made alike and
they trimmed III every inagnaple stye AttIactVe
novelties in hats and bonncts OF foreign haers as well
as special designs made by TINS honse' are shown An
elegant hat is the queen CorOhet OF Ie1I olue slN
and velvet the front Is band OF clair DE lane
jet; two nodding pumes are held on one slde by an
immense bow. novelty IN cmldIths hals Is the
sailor" The crown is Of While plush, while the
is Of satin, finished with cardinal req or with blue
bands. These bats are worn pOlh py DO ana eIIis.
Imported Jet bsndeaux for hats are something entirely
new They made of cdr de une Jet moonlight on me
lake and Gunea-hcn iet Aigrees brise with the clair
dc hne jet and clusters OF naidenshar fern IN velvet
and OF flowers, are spanged with startling effect. Ber-
ries of all kinds popular including black, red and
brown cuTans. Persian ribbons are a novelty INTRO
duced this season. They of mixed cOOrs such as
light blue with bronze, navy blue with bronze and red
There Is fine display Of American as well as foreign
silks all - per under last years prices. Hosiery
gloves and fancy articles OF dress and ornament the
specates OF this establishment, particular merit attach
i'm TO the novelties IN Russia leather goods and jewery
Iace OF every description appear In great pr0fsOn aud
stock OF ladies' and misses shoes Is very fun The
departments of syerplaed ware household articles aid
Worstod also deserve mention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-21
THE DOBBs FERRY BURGLARS.

John ANGI II MAKES A FULL CONFESSION.
John Angler John Boyle and Michael Cos
tello who were arrested Tuesday night suspicion
OF having entered the house Of Col James A. Hamilton,
near Dobbs Ferry the night of September >. dis
guised with masks and robbed the inmates OF all the
money they had besides carrying oil some wine, brandy
and sverware were taken before Justices Storms and
Mann at Dobbs Ferry yesterday for examination. J..
T. Lovatt Of TarytOwn, appeared as counsel for the
people, and A. J. Hyatt, OF White Plains, for Costello
and BOYLE Mr. HYATT stated 10 the court that he bad
also been retained counsel for Angler nut the latter
who desired O. have seia ate hearing. said lai nad
no counsel aud wanted none Alter me lc'uls On lhe
charge ak inst him 10y Justice st0ims when aNAeu "h"l
he lad 10 say, Angler said:
lam guilty. and desire TO throw myself upon the mercy
Of tle Cont. WIS led INTO dis crime by Nchtcl Cos
he asked me IL I wanted 70 make $50 or more. J s'd
Eyes" and ne asked M 20 20 with hn mp 10 Hamilton
away; that DE had been up TO ue house that evening
and hid every thing fixed for the job concluded 10 g.
with hm. Aoout IL O'Clock We started toward Sir
iamli,"h s. HtSu W. ~ ~ sieg v,In vas fberr and
would not opeu the door. Costello then went up the
steps the ground or and fired shot al te house or
omen door iieidc the house and into the hallway.
We saw the servants at the tap OF tie stat ans tod
ava n,ncb and cave MS abot Sli. Costello said thar
WIS not enough, and tOid me 10 20 up 10
them and demand morr lie also told me TO
put ON all the lights | went up stains
tie then searched the servants but said that they had
o more money We then went down stairs To- Wallarcs
searched his room ANA found - Costello then ircd
shot or two upstairs to Tighten the servants. We Xt
y mt To- Tie VINE closet, but found il locked. We pro-
cured the keys and took out bottle o. wine and one Of
brandy. Costello then said: LET go to Wallacc's
room again. Wallace said that ne lad no money and
could eet any. Costello said to MIN " Hou viii nave
club, and said " Let us nave - if you can't let
us nave any more" Wallace said hat lie could
not let us have S. but he would try to
ct as have something worth the money. We
then went to the Wlneeloset AGAIN and Costello put
some bottles aud sIiverware INTO basket and we
started for home. Alter going about forty yards Cos
folio wanted NE go back with im T. the house, hut
told him would not. He went back alone, and after wait
ing some time for him, returned and found him lying
no floor Of the room. whore the window broken.
pof him up and OF the window. The basket OF silver
ware and bottles OF hid in a c0m-leld aud then
returned home.
John Boyle then brought ont for examination and
pleaded not guilty the charge, and Mr. S0yatt said
that there was evidence against him he was dis
charged Michael Costello, being placed AT the bar,
pleaded not guilty and waived examination. Costello
and Angler were then committed to the County JAN to
await the action Of the Grand jury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-21
TIE BOOK TRADE SAFE.

a. ne attendance yesterday at the book trade
sale was large and the bidding vey the sales averag
ino 90 per cent less than wholesale prices The con-
trihutious Of J b. Lipnncott & Co.. Clark Maynard,
Little Brown & Co.. Andre~ H. Grover, Henry A. Young
Co. James Miller and Ira Bradley Co. fell under the
tbe hammer during the day The books sold were
chiefly standard and juvenile works. Among the no
ticeable bids were the following: In J. B. Lipnin
colts list was a large assortment of Worcester Die
tonaries with retail prices ranging from ST. 10 go cents
Bulwer's Novels forty-seven volumes in SET sold
readily the retail price being IN cloth SIS so and in
half calf S129 o. The standard edition Of tie works Of
Charles Dickens AZ 500: "PrescOt's Life ana works
new and revised edition. cloth, S33 70. hall CALI SOL 5O
Ouida's" novels. 81 so per volume, and the octave
edition 81 the poets, including Shakespeare Byron,
Burns Milton Moore, Mrs. Hemans ana scott, were
among Inp' ncOtt's offerings which formed the chlef IN
voice OF Yesterdays sale Clark & MAYNARD offered
large number Of srcresacetv books, among which were
tbe w0-ks on FrecmasOUry by Albert g. m'Ckey NJ D."
the retail prices ing from II 90 10 12GN2 90 Inc
most valuable portion OF Little, Brown a Co.'s invoice
was Bancroft's ." History Of the United states"
TucvclOuedia Britannica in twentyone volumes al 50 a
youme Andrew T. Graves and Henry A. Young CO"
were renresen cd hy juvenile books IN sets Among the
new publications Of james Miller which appeared in his
invoice was The Black Hills" by Richard Irving Dodge,
the retail price being So Ira Bradley Co., offered a
Iar,e invoice 81 Bibles and also 425 copies OF Bayard
Teylors "Nationa ODE winch will soon he ont OF PRINT,
he plates having destroyed by reD ana I'D copies
OF Mason's Life and Times of Charles sumner"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-21
MRS. HANAFoRD NOT WELCOMED.

The New-JerseY Uniyersalist Convention at
Newark which adjourned yesterday, derZed its great
est interest from the application Of the Second
Universalist Church OF jersey City, OF which the
Rev Phoebe A. Hanaiord Is pastor, to be adj
united 10 fellowship the debate being very spr-
tied A motion 10 admit the CHURCH was advocated
with great earncS by Mrs. HnatOrd The Rev DR..
Forester Of Newark VgOrOusls dc led the insinuaton
haf II WAS an understood thing that Mrs. Hauatords
q urch should not be admitted The consideration Of
tbe apication was postpone for year, by which
fnr II could be seen whether new church could be
Holden yed mat il would be impolitic TO admit new
church whose members aud seeded from the old church
and weakened #. and opened new church directly or
pOs1te the id Tns, Mrs. HanafOd declared was
Inc secret of the opposition. IL impOtic for one
cufcb TO be too another IL would be better 70
SIC entered her protest against pOstponemeut OF the
question. Finally Mrs HanalOrd and her friends with
drew. -,
Mrs Hanaord states that her church has done all that
anv church should do according 10 state and ecceslast
ca laws and that if tits not admitted II VIII be because
he influences brought to hear wrOngfuly kePp IL out.
she cnims that ner church is much body than
First Church, the culture, wealth and pety or that
church going with her
ON Wednesday evening Mrs HanafOrd preached the
:. Oc asiuual Sermon" Yesterday Mrs III uafOrd asked
IL society which had pastor mad right TO Iwer
s delegates the sryccs OF clerical delegate,
if they saw III do which President Holden replied
tnat they had the pOwer d do Mrs HanaOrd very
deliberately responded, Chat shows that by nook by
crook Won want 10 have another vote" After the
vention adjourned, the New-Jersey branch Of the
WOincus Christian Association met, and Mrs. anafOrd
gave account OF missionary work and tract disriDu
ton during the past year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-21
No STEAM FOR THIRD AVENUE.

Intimate friends of Mr.. Phillips, the Presi-
dent Of the Third Avenue Railroad Company deny that
he has gone TO Europe with the intention OF finding some
new method Of transit by which the speed Of travel over
that road may be greatly increased "Why do we want
any better motive power than have now f" slld a
sOckbOder OF the company, while CONVEX ing WIN I,
TYBUNF reporter recently " Horses are good enough
he continued, "They have done the best OF service Tor
wears See What a road we have built up here Ihere
T. nothing Ike II III the city. We are making more than
Twenty-Five per cent The money We have IN ITS stock
The Stockholders of the company NAV be satisfied,
said gentleman who had joined IN tho conversation:
but the travelling public IL moi. People are urea 81
snendin an hour and half In going from the City Hall
70 The Harem River. when the trip ght be made in q
quarter Of the time" , NJ, -, -
"That's only the talk Of newspapers" replied the
stockhoder 'The people not so badly situated as Is
imaDued and those who will look INTO the matter Will
sec that the talk about running street car IRON the ty
Hal 10 Harlem River ia TWENTY-FIVE or even thirty NM
ntes instead OF the eightynve ninety minutes now
required Is nonsense IL cant be done To attempt IT,
Al necessary steam motors, which VIII never DC
done on this road The project IL becoming less feasible
avery day the street becomes lined Th more houses
and filled with people, trucks aud produce street
ars are and say they viii be drawn on this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-21
srNAroR noaY,s succEssoR.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 20.-There has been a good
deal OF speculation this afternoon ana evening, TO
whom Gov Phelps will appoint 20 OIL the vacancy
caused by the death Of u. :. Senator Bogy. The
State Legislature does not meet again until a
year from ne 1t January and the question Is, whether
the Governor will call special session To elect
cessor or whether will make appointment for
whole OF the unexpred term which ends March f. 1879.
well known that Gov. Phelps desires To be elected
for the next term, aud IT Is Thought he will not
appoint who may be likely 10 Interfere with his
aspirations. The principal names mentioned I'm
ton with vacancy are, James o. BrOadhead ~ atus
Wells j. d. L. MORRISON brother Of the Chairman Of the
House Ways aud Means Committee, and H. Armstrong,
of tins city; j. n Burns OF 81 Joseph George q. Vest
and william T. Han, Of the inferior Of the State There
IA some talk OF Gov. Phelps TesignlnR and Of having
IAeutov Brockmeyer appoint MIN 10 the vacancy but
this il pure speculation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-21
ACAsE WHERE DOCTORS DISAGREE.


certain parts Of che city because William Brown who rc-
ceiycd INJURIES from falling wal on Monday, taken
from the scene Of the accident FIRST to the NewYork Hos
pital I'm SXteenth-st aud thence 70 Bellevue, whore lie
died an huurauu thirty minutes afterward. II claimed
,y Some officials Bellevue that % is Custom of
ne N-Yor1 Hos, ital 40 send 10 Bellevue an cases that
are undressing, and in which death is certain Brown
IL Is claimed, in 20 bad condition mat II was cruel
10 remove MIN further than necessary. 4 pustnuT-
tom examination shows that bis spinal column WIS
broken in seven places, the bladder ruptured and
the pgly.s WIS crushed 90 pieces The Bellevue physi-
cam a. glance real 7cd the paticnrs condition, and sent
for priest 60 attend inn.
4 house surgeon a. the New-York Hospital. who re-
fused To give his name. but who answers 20 tlc dsc
ZION OF ID Kugt treated the story with an Icy lauyiti-
moss which ovcry hclmrd with confusion the rcrOrtcr
who was making the inquiries and paiiy indicated TIA {
the Doctor cOusd red an such questions rs exceedingly
imuerlinrnt. True " lie said d" Brown brought
her, hut ! did not al consider his condition PIE
carloIs Tins back broken Ia seven pdCes aud
take NO patents except those WHO pay at least ~
week sent to Bellevue" When asked n II wUulC
NOT nave neen well 10 send patients directly 90
Bellevue without exhibiting them inst at the AewlOfk
osplta the Doct-r replied that rule Of the Governors
rGlired that patients should be- first brought the
New-York Hospital.
The Coroner does not consider the matter Of impor-
lance ana attributes all the ceing ~ the Jealousy Of
the rival surgeons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-21
CoURTEsIEs TO THE BRITISH TEAM.

Sir Henry Halford, Maj Waller Capt. Bowl
nv and Mcssrs Mlncr. Rigby, Greenh, and Fraser OF
the British Rife Team; Gen. Dakin, Captain OF the
American Team; Capt. Buckley, OF the New-Orleans
Team; Judge Stanton. Gen. shaer, Cen Wye. several
guests Of T. A. Buck editor OF The Spirit Of me Times
and S NJ Mills made cruise M the sound, YESTERDAY
FAR AS New-I OndOn: they viii return to-day or o-mor-
row. SIR Henry HafoTd remarked that OF inc many cou
Team there was none ENJOYABLE as The excursion AZ
forced them Wednesday by quarantine GOnmisslonGI
u " Ind on board Of the Nelson X. Hopkins. IL
gave me no said excellent opportunity for becom-
INC acquainted with American aGies and gentlemen,
and must acknowledge that impressions most
faVOrabe and that the receptions which you nave gwen
ia ms have contributed much toward increasing the
friendly feelings which exist between Great Britain and
-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-21
THE NEW INDIAN COMMISSIONER.

E. A. Hayt, President of the United States
Dairy Company mas accepted the Commssionership Of
Indian fairs and will enter upon the active discharge
of his duties at early day. in the place of j. O. Smith,
the present Commissioner Mr.. Hayt was for nearly
three years Chairman OF the Purchasing Committee OF
the Board Of Indian Commissioners. He was found at
Ills office Yesterday having just returned liom Wash
ington. where be- had a long Interview WV cretaIy
Schurz on Indian N airs. II has been stated That MI
Hayt was disposed accept the POSITION unless ne
cod have reasonable assurance that the salary ~ 81,
300 ,yOuld be- Increased Mr. Havt yesterday said That
Ills was entirely false and he characterized rdicu
Ions The published statement that ne made II c0ndiOn
mat The care OF the Indians should he transferred by
CONGRESS. during its next session, TO the army
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-21

THE RUSSIAN PROSPECTS DEEMED GLOOMY-THE
WOUNDED SUFFERING GREATLY.
LONDON, Friday, sept II, 1877.
The correspondent of The Daiiy hers, who was
present at aud reported the battle OF Plevna, teie
graphing from Bucharest, under date OF I|th lnst''
takes the most despairng view OF Russian pr =
nects He saws the Russians were definitely
thwarted and finally paralyzed, on the llth, when
they lost 10000 men. The Russian Medical staii IS
overwhelmed, and great numbers of wounded are
literally rotting and fostering being unca ed for
As for the Roumanian Army, It's surgical arrange
ments are utterly inadequate. The surgeons make
no conceament of the fact, that wounded mans
time for being looked at comes on an average TWO
DAYS after he has been STRUCK.
The CORES pendent doubts whether an attack on
Plevna can succeed, even after the arrival OF the
Guard. In spite Of strong Russian sympathes ne
considers that the Turks surpIss the Russians, Ooth
rs private soldiers and As generals.
THE POSITION or THE RUSSIAN FORCES.
LoNDoN Friday Sept u, 1877.
The Timess military correspondent at GOrny-
studrn telegrapAs that ne has personally nsp cted the
po.ton before Pleyna which he descrbeA as follows:
"Tne Russo-Roumanian Army occupies Line eXtehunS
from riyiza to Tutchentza At Griyitzd the Rounau-
ans have advanced by sap within go yards Of Tue
second redoubt which will probably fall IN few days
Further TO the LEFT from Gritza stands Cen hrudener
CORDS which has reinforced since the battle by paris
of two divisions from Russia Next stands Cen Zotoh
coros fearllly reduced in manifestations being
brought down to 800 men. On the extreme efl' nell
Tuch,u.tza is Prince Imeretnsky's detachm, nt'
VIZ the Second Division and the Fourth klhe
Rreade the latter diminished from four To
two veal, battaions Here also the remains or Cen
skobeloFs detachment The spirit and temper oi
the Russian soldiers are admirable. The Ru'-
clans nave upwards of 800 guns and are con-
stantlv firing ON the Turkish works, which scarcely
over replv IL is said that the ammunition OF the Turks
- failing hut there are OF verifying this. They
walk obout their red0ubts most unconcernediy. The
ps,,ns are strongly mircnchcd all along their Ir0uC
III shelter trenches rne-piCs and redOuDts Twelve
s'xtren regiments Of Russian and ROumarlan Cavalry
are hoveiug about the sophia road, 10 Pede they 40
moi wholly stop communication.
STRENGTH OF THE TURKISH FORCES.
Tho Turks are calculated by competent judges az from
cO ooO IN so 900 strong, Win about forty guns, none
of which are apparently, very heavy Inc capture Of
pevn, IL an affair of time and trench-wOrk. Nuen the
inforcements whIch coming up arrive Il ought TO
o EASILY the Turks nave Gen ZotOf leave to
hurv ms dead which lie within 300 yards OF the Russian
| posItions and must breed disease.
no IMMEDIATE ATTACK EXPECTED.
d,spatch To The Times from Bucharest dated Septem
bcr % saws: From number OF officers arriving here
ro Peyna on short furOugh, II would appear that the
Russians do not contemplate any important proceedings
| during the next week or ten days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-21
SUSPENSION OF AN Old sUGAR FIRM.


The firm of Ponvert & Co., of No. 40 South
st. one of the Oldest aud largest sugar importing houses
I'm this city, has made on assignment to John IL Alex
andre Of No 80 Broadway The exact liabilities ana as
sets cannot he asceraued AT present. owing TO the al"
sence Of the assignee from the city, and reusa on w
part Of the firm to furnish any details one OF inc
iunior members Of the firm stated to TRIBUNE
rcno,ter that this house had been in the su-
car business in this city. since 1929, ana
had passed successfully through all the financial
storms which had swept over the country untH now
Sbupkago in values. and heavy losses ~ property on lhe
Island Of Cuba had caused the SUSPENSION Inc unset
tied and declining market for the past six or eight
months he stated had prevented The firm nom import
inc arv great extent and had sugars on hand at
nresent He stated thar the creditors are few in num-
her and expressed the be lief that s9sf ct,ry arrange
mcnts could he made 10y which the business mgut DC
WeyandIe. fith,r Of the assignee. states that the
own several large suglr plantations in Cuba.
and owing to the oucrols taxation at home, ana the
heavy cost az manufacture. The h7sncss had breu q
is'ng one Tor wears Col Sergeant old SUGAR planter
49, he les vi.ifed Inc firms plantations, which are
mostly ou the south side O tie Island ol tuht' I'D NE
Porvcrts taing In svmuathy with the Spanish Govern
Iueut he saws were hIerinN, Nnn'AivuS TO liT
Cuban reyolutonists, AMI several Of ter most val
uahe plant tons were burned or oiheiWlsc r9Ee4
TIE losses This wav, Mr. SaIc nt says, husl ."'c
reached from 81 100000 60 S2OOoooo Ihe denis OF
the firm, believes arc l4r- Enai n ave- ave-, Gn"En 10
suear mann fsctureIs rs factors O. aims "l4 lroaaDy
or mot less than S3OouOp, dne ml!hI 10 C4", u,i.'
lie states that no m stands higher W the trade i0 uu-
mess integrity and hone-iV anu WIN I,r iIl f'lc
he thinks fnev viii bc able 10 resume, and oil nati lf
I'm TIM Pond sage. the brokers for Rnvcrt Co.. DO
no..think the iahhfes viii exceed N259ogO ana kno"
o. mo- creditors in this city. The individual men bcr- o.
the nru thev state, real estate one OF TIE JUNIOR
members having an ccg mt resIdene, at roe X Nre'
Assignments Tor the benefit of creditors nave been M
win tie County Clerk bv Charles Solomon % Gabriel
Coldsmi'h hv Joseph Y. Meclcr OF n 413 SNtl-lYe,
IN Fredcrcl, NJ IOrkgOOd boy Frederick w. Martin and
James p. Berry Clartn Berry. Of No. 50 Murry-stl
r. samuel j. Berry. H. and by Rcuhod Won Mlntcn %
Charles = eb.sch. tn, last assiguor is music dea
I'm MoTi,,ua and filed hrs schedules with Dis assign
Do d
plar a. g2G G27 81 His W'ucp1 creditors are james
PsrsbaI sIl .O6l, and Joseph T.. Hale, e46,S4J 90.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-21

An lrlShman and n ScOtchma1 began TO ban-
Ter each otter about sculling and at made match
Wbch came on on the Clyde. When the time arrived
each man was at the post ana when the pistol fred oS
made ta1y start. Before they had gone far ma
scott Imam nut couple OF bOatengths between him and
ms opponent Seeing he was going b. have an easy We
tory he rested upon his souls aud allowed his adyers nv
Ia pass in As soon ~ Pat got ahead snort dsance
n shouted, lOupb. come on, now - rcOtty puf on
squirt and gained the winHng-nos first by about dozen
D0dtlengths As soon a. they landed Sandy went M 10
Pat ana s1ld Ncel mon, what mink ye % yer sc NJ
moor iloud yer tongue said Pat; " II had stopped
ana TUCK breath the way you did, bedad would ave
licked You twice the length yon licked me.p