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The New York herald., 1877-02-16
The New Jersey Central scandal

The New Jersey Central Scandal.
The history of railroad enterprises in any
country does not contain a more disgraceful
instance of prolonged and deliberate decep-
ton pursued by the management toward
confding stockholders than that presented
by the investigation of the affairs of the
New Jersey Central Railroad. We print to-
day, with other matter relating to this
case, the report of q committee appointed by
the deceived and outraged stockholders
which pictures q condition of things un-
paralleled in confusion and almost irreme-
diably disastrous. During the past seven
wears it has been the custom Of the managers
of the road to issue rose-colored reports of
it's prosperity, and to SO arrange the ac-
counts as to exhibit most satisfactory
profits and grounds for public confidence.
No allowance was made in these reports of
assets for any losses by wear and tear in the
company's rolling stock or other property.
The values at first quoted were main
tanned throughout for the purpose of SWELL
ing the total to the highest figures. The
actual losses sustained in the operation Of
Tie rOdu were COuCcdlcu ny CHaIbluS tHciu
to collateral interests and by placing them
in accounts specially prepared for purposes
of deception. In word, the highest arts
of swindliig were put in practice in order
to float the concern and plunder innocent
parties-widows, orphans, guardians and
others-of their investments in its stock by
giving it fictitious value on the market
and thus entrapping victims. We fear that
the New Jersey Central is not the only rail-
road and coal company that needs investi-
cation.
If Jersey justice, of which we have heard
so.much, has anything but its name to win
it respect and can reach the rich and power
full railroad swindler as it does the poor
and helpless criminal of a meaner type,
then we desire to see it's powers exercised
in this case. We care not who the plunder-
ers may be- Whether railroad manager or
| burglar he must be meted out the punish
ment his crimes deserve If it becomes
an established rule that criminals such as
the falsifiers of the accounts of the New
Jersey Central Railroad can pursue their
rascality with impunity and escape with
their spoils unwhipped Of justice then a
blow will be struck at every enterprise and
| credit in the country.
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

THE WEATmER-The conditions prevailing
Yesterday evening west of the Allegheny Noun
iains werc chiefly cloudiness, high temperature
am, .reas of snow and rain. The first named
form Of precipitation was confined to the lake
rey;ou. Int light rain fell in the Mississippi
Missouri and Platte valleys and heavy rain in
the South Atlantic States. An area OF
Low pressure is now central over Lake
Huron. and strong northwesterly winds pre-
vail at points in Minnesota anu Neoiasha. s'
The highest pressure is in the Lower MISSISSIPPI
Valley, that which was in the Middle o'a'eS yes
tcr,lny morning having moved into the ocea'l'
The weather in New York to-day promises )" 10
warmer and cloudy, or partly cloudy, possibly
With RAIN
The New York herald., 1877-02-16
Were They Gutltys

The two men who were sentenced 20 ole
on the scaffold in Jersey yesterday are
now out of the world. One expired in his
cell on the morning fixed for his execution,
and few hours later the other met his
death by strangulation. There was the
usual accompaniment Of horrors at
Oschwald's hanging Nevertheless the
death scene in the cell. with the poisoned
man first made q drunken maniac by
liquor and then stupeded by drugs, was
probably the more revolving of the two ex-
hibitions
Now that the men are dead the doubt OF
their guilt which induced the Legislature OF
the State TO attempt to stay their execution
will be revived, both by the persistent dec
laration of innocence made by each with his
dying breath and by singular letter-a fac
simile of which we publish to-day. This
letter reaches US without signature, yet
bearing about it, we think, some evidence
of genuineness. The writer purports to
be q woman, and to possess the secret
which would have cleared Ryan and
Oschwald and fixed the murder of
Officer Brock on another person. The let
ter may be hoax for there, unfortunately,
are persons unfeeling enough to jest even
on so sad and serious o subject. The
woman protests the innocence of the con-
making known the truth. There are
enough instances on record of the convic-
ton of the wrong person for murder
through the force Of circumstantial evil
dence to show that the present case, if the
letter should be genuine one and speak
the truth, would not be without
precedent. Not long since a dying
felon in an English jail confessed that he
was one of two men who had committed a
murder for which an innocent person had
been executed. A married man had become
enamored Of girl and paid court to her,
processing to be single. When leaving her
fathers house after visit he induced the
girl to accompany him some distance on the
road subsequently her body was found in
q canal in the neighborhood, and an exami-
ton proved that she had been feloniously
assaulted and then killed. Her lover was
having been with her at all, but several
witnesses had seen the two together in the
immediate vicinity of the outrage and mur-
der. Then he shifted his defence, admitted
that he had taken her into the woods but
asserted that he had been interrupted by
two men who came, attracted by her cries,
that he had thereupon escaped, and had
never seen her since. The jury found him
guilty, and he suffered death on the gallows
protesting his innocence to the last. The
dying confession of the real murderer years
after confirmed the story.
There are other instances to show how JUS
tice may sometimes go astray and strangle
the wrong man to death for murder. The
question "were Ryan and Oschwald guilty."
will be frequently heard and their dying
asseverations of innocence will give point to
the inquiry.
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

In THE INTERESTING LETTER which we pub
lish to-day from Colonel Macdonald, of the
Scottish team, appears the sensible suggestion
that in international matches team which cx-
clusles Irishmen and Scotchmen shall be consid-
cred British team. In the same spirit Amer
leans should resolve that American teams should
not be composed exclusively of New Workers.
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The market was
dull, with irregularity in the prices of leading
stocks during the day. There was an advance in
the closing prices except in few stocks, notably
New Jersey Central and Morris and Essex. Gov
eminent stocks were strong, while railroad bonds
were mostly firm. Money on call was easy at
Gig and Dig per cent, the last prices being gig
and 3. Gold was firm at 1853.
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

THE ANNOUNCEMENT of the Ladies' Art Ex-
hibition should attract more than ordinary attcn
ton from people Of taste. With the modesty
ecuIiar TO their sex most OF our lady artists have
devoted themselves to what are. with doubtful
correctness, called minor departments of art. but,
ma ia usual in all modest and conscientious en-
dcavor, they have effected successes for lack of
which even costly mansions are usually bare and
unfinished. Place 1itr DANES
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

REFoRM IN JERsEY.-The new Board Of Free
holders have ousted Mrs. Jones, for five years
the keeper Of the County Jail at Jersey City.
She was very capable, but she was not voter
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

AFTER READING Mr.. GUNTzER's RESOLUTION
of yesterday the directors of the Sixth Avenue
Railroad will be in condition to synipathizc
with all victims of misplaced gratitude. Warm
ing street cars with straw is no compensation for
such threatened warming Of directors.
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

IT Is REPORTED that Deputy Superintendent
Mccall, of the Insurance Department., will de-
mand the indictment Of the Continental Life In
surance Company's officers for perjury.
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

By THE DEATH of General Changarniel
France loses one Of her best soldiers. His ex
ploits in Algeria alone entitlc him to fame.
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

BURGLARS CAGED.-Thc capture of the bur
glars who robbed Bauers store, in Broadway, is
one step toward police vigilance.
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

RAID HAS AT LAST been made on the Cana
dian-American smugglers Twenty moro might
be successfully made in a week by well organ
lied secret patrol of the American shore Of the
1akes
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

NEARLY Two THOUSAND DOLLARS were ap-
proprated yesterday for the payment of clerks,
one for each Alderman, who were employed dur
ing the six days in which the Aldermen sat q
Board of Canvasscrs. Would itnot be cheaper to
elect clerks AZ Aldermen
The New York herald., 1877-02-16
TRIPLE SH e e T
NEW YORK, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1877.
NOTICE TO COUNTRY DEALERS.

The Adams Express Company run special newspaper
train tho pennsylvsSa Railroad and its connections
leaving Jersey City at quarter past four NJ daily and
West Harrisburg and South Washington reaching
Philadepha quarter six A. NJ and Washington at
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

From our reports Mis morning The probabilities
are that the .reatter in Nc,c York today scsN be
,oamer and cloudy, partly cloudy, possibly ,ciA
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

THE CELESTIAL AND THE INTERNAL are hope
lcssly mixed in the All Fung murder case, rt
ported at length to-day.
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

An ALDERMANIC COMMITTEE is to investigate
the frauds in personal taxes. Detectives would
do the business better.
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

THE TRorrrNG COURT OF APPEALS will prov
interesting to horse breeders and managers o.
the turf.
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

The FATAL MISTAKE Of the Philadelphia
druggist should at least have good effect upon
the bill now before tho New York Legislature
providing for an Improvement in the personnel
of prescription clerks.
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

AT WASHINGTON yesterday they thought
Weldon had started panic Of assassination.
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

OUR SPECIAL REPORT INDICATES that the dea
whale is very much cut up and inclined to blul
Der.
The New York herald., 1877-02-16
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

BOOTHS THEATRE.-FrvTH AvESUE
NEW YORK AQUARIUM.
GERMANIA rHEATRE.-rHxREsE KRoxEs
PARK THEATRE.-OuR BOARDING HOUSE,
FIFTH AVENUE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
wALLACK's THEATRE-wrLt OATS.
THIRD AVENUE THEATKE-Two ORrHASs
UNION SQUARE TnEATRE-THE DAN'cHErrs
EAGLE THEATRE-AixEE.
ACADEMY or DEsIGN-wATka CoLoRs
STADT THEATRE-USprR rHE GAsLIcHL
NlBLO's GARDEN-ARouSD THE woRLp.
OLYMPIC rHEATRE.-RouSp THE CLOCK
B0wERY THEATRE-Pleus-
BROADWAY THHATRE.-OUR BoVa
STEINwAY HALL.-CoScERr.
GRAND OPERA HOUsE.-MoxsrEuR ALrHoSsE
TONY PASTORS THEATRE--vARrETr.
TIvOLI THEATRE-vARIEry.
SAN FRANCISCO MINsrRELs.
KELLY LEoX's MlNsTRELs.
NBw AMERICAN MUSEUM.
AELLER's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
EGYPTIAN HALL-sESsArIoxAL VARIETY.
PARTISAN VARIETIES
COLUMBIA OPERA HOUsE-vARrKrr.
BROOKLYN RINK.-PArIN SKATING.
THEATRE CoMIQUE-vARIErY.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-04-12

INDW ARD w. WILLIAMS. of BrookGcid in
II the state of MiSsouri, will take not &C til at
Columbus {. Fuller, OF the County of Portage,
in the State of Ohio. did on the Sth day of March,
A. D. 1877. fife his petition in the Court of Com
mon Pleas within and tor the County of Portage
in said State of OHIO. against Z. G. Thorn psOn
and Edward w. w illiams, setting forth that
the said {. &. Thompson gave 4 certain mort.
in the village and township Of Garrettsville
County of Portage and State of OHIO, known as
part oflot No one in Nelson township now a part
OF Garrct svile township, and more partIcu-
larry known as village lot No. los according to
being given to secure the payment of s.700 and
interest according to II certain note referred to
in said mortgage: and that since the giving of
said mortgage the said l.. L. SOules sold and
assigned to the plaintiff in this action said
mortgag &C and note, and that since the giving
of said mortgage the said Edward w Williams
claims interest in said lands under the
said T.. Z. Thompson The prayer of said petit
ton is for 4 judgment against the said Z. &.
Thompson for the sum OF $210O, with interest
from the 2ith day of September. A. D. 1875. and
that the said sum OF money shall be paid within
Il day named, and in default thereof that above
described premises shall be appraised and sold.
and that the proceeds thereof shall be applied
to the payment OF said judgment And the said
Edward W. Williams il notified that he is re-
quired to appear ami answer said petition on
or before the third Saturday after the 18th day
of April. A. ID. 1871
As 6w COLUMBUS c. FULLER.
BY his Attorneys, THAYER & MANSON.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-04-12

Journey home with deafening cheer
from the assembled thousands, and at
Charlotte, N. c., was escorted to his
hotel by an immense procession of
military, tiremen and citizens, SO right
al last triumphs and truth prevails.
THE EXTRA SESSION.
So many contradictory reports have
been put in the press as to the time of
calling Congress together, that we may
state that upon inquiry at the EXecu-
tive Mansion to-day, it is authoritive-
ly ascertained that in the "Presidcnt's'
forthcoming proclamation the time for
the extra session to commence will be
as originally determined upon, namely,
Monday June 4th, and as at present
advised, there is no probability that an
earlier day will be designated.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
Rumors are circulating here of
changes in important heads of divis-
ions, of this department, but none
have as yet been made and no author
ity is given for the statements that
there will be many removals, as
some seem to think. 1t is provoking
to have the press publish unreliable
statements, thereby necessitating the
trouble of contradiction.
DEMoCRITEs,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-04-12

A FEW days ago Little Rock, Ark,
telegram announced the arrest of
George Keifer and family, supposed
to be the original family of Benders,at
Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas
But the Kansas JOalnn2 Of Commerce
spoils the whole story by publishing a
sketch of the Bender butcheries in Sa-
BETA county, Kansas, in 1879, for
which the keifer family were recently
arrested in Arkansas. Ii is positively
stated that none of the Blenders are
now living that the old man Bender,
his wife, son and daughter were cap
tured by band of vigiiants and lynch
ed while attempting to escape from
Kansas. The statement is based on
the confession of one of the party who
participated in the lynchlng. All the
facts in the case are said to have been
in the possession of Governor Osborn
and Senator York, brother of DIR. y ork,
one of the victims, ever since The oc-
cnrrence.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-04-12

saw through broken pane in the rear
door of the office two bodies lying on
the floor. In an instant four pistol
shots were fired, wherenpon he ran to
the main office-door, and on entering
saw Taintor on the threshold of the
inner entrance to the office, and ques-
toned him, but received no rrpiv.
The Coroner is said to have discover
ed important evidence regarding the
affair, but refuses 10 make il public.
The funeral of Orville ID. Jewctt
took place to-day from his uncle's res
idence, in Brooklyn. and was lergely
attended by relatives and members of
the Loyal Legion of the United States,
of which deceased was Brevet Lieu
tenant Colonel. Floral tributes were
thickly strewn over the casket which
inclosed the remains. The services
were celebrated by a Unitarian clergy
man. The body was taken to Green
wood Cemetery for interment. The
remains of George w. Jewett were al
so inferred to-day in the same ceme-
tary, having been brought over from
Staten Island, accompanied by rela-
tivcs and employees of the firm.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-04-12

A New Orleans dispatch to the
Chicago Inter-Ocean says: Governor
Iackard's friends declare that if he
(Packard) is abandoned by the Presi-
dent, who received smaller vote in
che State than himself, his fail WiU
bTiRy dOacn Hayes ,cith him." and
further. st is confidently alleged
that startling evidence is in Packard's 8
possession touching the Electoral Col
lege in Louisiana that if Packard is
defrauded out of his rights. lie ariH cut
back to tie bone There is fun ahead.
Packard's title to the Governorship Is
almost identical with that of Hayes to
the Presidency, the difference being in
favor of Packard who received over
700 more votes than heHayesElectors,
go that if Packard is not rightfully
Governor, then Hayes was not elected
and is most manifestly a usurper.
Hayes is anxious to turn the cold
shoulder apon Packard, but he sees
the dilemma and is striving to avoid
it by means of Commission TO fix
things up.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-04-12
Hayes. Southern Policy.

Don't seem to be running as smooth
y as WAS anticipated when it was first
And why should it be
expected that the party of hate and
would all at one give in
their adhesion to a doctrine TO which
for so many long years they have man
ifested such bitter opposition, and up-
ON their enmity to which they have
relied for success since the close of
the war? Not only during the late
csmpalgn but from the
earliest history of political parties, the
Democrats have taken the position
that this is Union of co-equal States
in which the people of the several
States North and South, East and
West have the right to control their
own local affairs uninfluenced and un-
controlled by Federal or military in
reference. The very reverse of this
doctrine have been the teachings and
practices of the Republican party. 1t
can hardly be forgotten with what
bitterness this doctrine was denounc-
ed by the leaders, stumpers and jour
mails of the Radical party. During the
late0 campaign they denounced the
white people of the South as rebels
aud assassins whom it would be un-
safe to trust to the control of their
own local affairs, and who must be
kept constantly under the mild rule of
the bayonet until another generation
shall come upon the stage of action.
Upon the issue thus made up the peo-
pie, by large majority, pronounced
their verdict against the Radical party,
but its leaders, by perjury, bribery and
fraud, thwarted the clearly expressed
will of the people, and secured the in
auguration of Hayes in the Presiden-
tial hair, and no sooner is he sworn
into office than he abandons the doc
trines and principles of his party and
plants himself squarely upon the
ground of the Democracy, thinking,
doubtless thereby to condone the in
famous crime by which he holds his
Office. But he is doomed to dlsap-
pointment, for while all intelligent
men who voted against him will for
ever hold in contempt and abhorance
the villainous means by which he OBJ
tanned possession of an office to which
he was never elected, he will meet the
most determined opposition of the
Radical conspiratOrs who concocted
and perpetrated the stupendons crime.
Already the mutterings of the coming
storm are heard. Blaine, Morton,
Wendell Phillips, LLOYD Garrison aud
a large and influential Radical elemen,
in the North recognize the fact that
the new policy of Hayes is total
abandonment of the policy OF the par
ty i'm the late canvass and for the pasi
twelve years, while Packard insists
that by the same title by which Hayes
holds the office of President, he is EN-.
titled to be recognized and Supported
as Governor of Louisiana, and he re-
fuses to be bribed, bought, persuaded
or euticed by the profier of office to
relinauish his claim. These combined
influences are likely to give His
Fraudulency vast amount OF trouble
and to make his position anything but
pleasant. The combat deepens.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-04-12
.Rough.on DeGolyer Garfield

The Washington special of the 9Th
to the Enqutre,, says:
Garfield, in his wild chase for the
Speakership. got 8 black eye from
Russell Errett, Republican member
eject from the Pittsburgh, Pa, District.
Some days ago Garfield wrote aletter
to Errett, stating that he was a candi-
date for the Speakership; that he was
the choice of President Hayes, and
that it was among the probabilities to
organize the House on Republican
basis that he endorsed the policy. of
Hayes as to Southern pacification and
civil service reform, and he should be
pleased to have Errett's vote. The
latter replied in due course of mail
that he knew of no reason why Car
fields long public service should not
eminently qualify him to WELD the
gavel, that he was glad that he, Gar
field was the choice of President
Hayes; that he was, moreoyer, glad
that Garfield was in accord with his
views of civil service-refOrm, and that
the President would find him (Erret)
n faithful ally in assisting him to carry
il out. With reference to the South
ern policy, Errett begs the question,
saying that he reserves his judgment
until it is further developed. He con-
clndes, however, by stating that mas
much AS the President is desirous to
have the House recognized in 4 man.
ner that will not handicap him in the
administration of his Southern policy,
he shall cast his vote for the Speaker
ship for Samuel j. Randall, of Penn
sylVania. who he thinks will be
more fitting and true reflex of that
policy than General Garfield can be,
inasmuch as the latter's past history is
antagonistic TO that policy, and cannot
be honestly in accord with it. This
setback from the manager of Repub-
lican politics in Pennsylvania to Gar
field, is the first indication in writing
that Hayes friends have received that
there are always two parties to a
trade. 1t means that it IIaves can
trade with Southern Democrats the
Republicans of the North will do a
little trading on their own account
that not few of them think that if
the Southern policy is to be fixed
hobby of Mr.. Hayes, its administra-
tion is safer in the hands of an honest
Democrat than a charlatan Republican
and that there is far more danger of
split in the Republican party in Con-
gress than of the Democratic. Indeed
the indications are that quite a num- !
ber of Republicans in both House |
and Senate will act with the Demo-
Gratis hereafter, whenever such action |
will conduce to their personal in
terest.' :
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-04-12
Legal Notice..

HAEVIN BATES and Mary II. Bates. who
" reside in the township oi Emerson, Mills
county. State of Iowa. heirs ut law of Ann;
Bates, deceased. will take notice that Clinton
Young, Administrator of the estate of Anna
Bates. deceased, on the 18th day of March, 1871.
filed his petition in the Probate Court in and
for the County of Portogc and State oil Ohio, al
legins that there is no personal estate belong
ing TO the estate of the deceased, wherewith to
pay the debts of the deceased and costs of adj
ministelin.s her estate: that she died seized in
fee simple OF the following described real estate
situate in said County of Portage, to wit: Be-
ing parts of lots No s ana in ttiram township,
and bounded as follows: Beginning at the n,
L. corner of land in lot No .. owned by HI. a.
Dyson; thence south TO land owned by William
stanton. thence east along said Stanton's north
line SO far that a line running along the center
OF the highway leading to tho village of Harri-
son. will contain nine acres OF land: thence
north To the center of SAID highway: thence
westerly aleng the center of said highway to
the place of beginning. The prayer of said pc
tition is for an order to sell said premises for
the paymenl of the debts and charges aforesaid.
Said petition will be for hearing on the nth
day of April. 1877, as soon thereafter as a
hearing Can tie obtained.
CLINTON YOUNG,
i47-4w Admir- of Anna Bates decd