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The New York herald., 1877-02-13


coURr-JUDaE BARRErTs DECISION.
Suits against life insurance companies recently
becoming OF frequent in the courts Among
the suits now pending in the Supreme Court is one
by George X. Ieet, who states hts complaint that in
January, 1868, he got bis lite insured for S10O 900
for tho benefit OF his wife, Sallie Brynn Lect,
in tho New York Equitable Lifc Assurance
Association Of tho United States On this In.
suranco he paid 500 20 quarterly premiums
rule OF the company requires that notice shall bc
gwen 10 the insurer OF tho tmo tho payment OF tho
premium Is due Hc states that he paid seventeen
premiums, receiving each prompt notifications
IN ADVANCE SO that he looked for such notifications as
matter OF course, without burdening his mind with
tho memory Of the times the payment fell due.
Unexpectedly, instead Of the usual notice, he re-
civcd one that his policy had lapscd through non
payment OF his premium He Immediately unocrtook
u rcCtny tho mistake by rendering the amount duo
int tho company would not takc the money. He asked
10 DO incd by the surgeon which was
also denied, although IN perfect health at the time
and in perfect health yet being only forty years Of
aye. He says that nj that time 800 were due
him for dividends. lilo charges that the failure 10
serve him with notice was part OF scheme offset
tho lapse OF his policy, and charactcrzcs such scheme
as system OF fraud. In his suit he claims and de-.
ands his equitable privilege OF resoration and thas
the action Of the company npsing his policy |
Judge Barrett. holding Special Term Of the Supreme |
Court Tho company inlerposed demurrer TO the |
tho plaintiff has not tho legal capacity sue; second
that there 10 detect Of parties through not naming
his wic ms plaintiff; and third, that the complaint
does not state facts sufficient to stute a cause OF
acton. Judge Barrett yesterday gave his dccsion In
tho case, overrung the demurrers Tho following Is |
hsdccsion -
JUDGE BARRrTr's DECISION.
This differs from the Hicks case In that Che alleged
precision notice hcrc very fully forth actually msed
the plaintiff directly resulted In tho destruction tho
conract and the loss of all the he hnd
paid Tbcre ~ the iurther difference that u not denied
thasbe plaintiff received pcnSy upon the u
The New York herald., 1877-02-13
THE PUBLIC WORKS.

The following Is a comparative statement Of expen.
ditures Of the Department Of Public Works for the
years 1875 ana 1876
The New York herald., 1877-02-13

Improvement ofCroton water system is fully explained
by the TACT that the quantity OF pipes furnished and
laid IN 1873 was 4S4 tons, and IN 1876 g. $50 tons
Wllc there Is reduction OF $312 g27 O3 or nearly
20 per cent. In the expenditure for maintenance or
Croton water system, pavcnents, public lamps, build
ings offices, and other accounts paid from tho annual
appropriations, the work and services have been per-
formed with equal II not greater efficiency, In tho
previous year. the reduction being entirely due TO
greater vigilance and care In tho purchase Of mate
rinls and the performance OF work No orders for mn
tcrials or work are gwen without first obtaining esi
mates from responsible parties, and then they are
awarded to the lowest bidder
The reduction In the expenditure for street improve
mcnts Is 81, 800 003 so, nearly 40 per cent while
the decrease In amount OF work done less than 20
per cent The saving hero Is due to the abollshmcnt
Of tho day Is work system.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-24
The strike on the Erie Road.

HoRNELLsvILLE, y. l., July pa
committee OF strikers called upon the
railroad officials to-day to state their
grievances and propose terms OF settle
nent Their principal grievance wss
the discharge Of the com mlttees who
they sent to New York TO confer with
Receiver Jowclt The following were
their terms: Brakemen to go to work al
the reduced wages, 10 per cent, and the
company to pay for the extra hours they
work. Switchmcu the same i! ten hours
constitute days work. Firemen
to be paid Is follows, accord
ing to years OF service: SlG0, 1892,
SOB, $2l4; substantially y reduction
of 10 per cent; hremen to be promoted sc-
c0rding u merit and years OF service.
The trackmcn IN the HOrnellsvile yard
receive 81 80 and on sections 81 40. with
free rental Of the company's lands along
tn track unless there Is or may be an
agreement otherwise, passes to BE- issued
as heretofore; all the committee men dis
charged to be relnrtatet The Erie OIL
cIsIs replied that they could not accept
the terms and had no new ones 10 offer
that there were two alternatives open
to the strikers, to quietly go to work,
trusting TO the business ana magnsnim-
ity OF the Receiver, or to continue in
their lawiess course. The conference was
characterized by frank and gentlemanIy
department on both sides. Whrrants
have been issued for the arrest Of some
OF the leaders. Al three o'clock this AZ
tcrnoon, train of box cars, baggage,
mail, and one passenger car and ca5oo,e
arrived, with portion Of the Twenty
thjr! regiment, Of Brooklyn, u mile
east of the depot, was stopped by the
strikers. Upon guardib ing sent out,
1t was allowed to pass TO the depot.
HoRNELLsvILLE, y. Y, July 23.-B.
j. Douahue, chairman of the Committee
Of Strikers, has been arrested on An order
to appear before the Court at New York,
on the 9th inst. Other strikers are in
Guided in the order, some of whom have
left town
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on T,niu Ltmrnch.

TmINurrWh, july 23-ll Au
The slus.. nave just set Aro O. su .I
train OH tuc Prnu.yNapIa raUrpa track
near the south .trorl bridge, W.. rm.s.
lelphJs.
LArgE.-Tue ire At the South 'rno,
bridge WAS got under control sn"- tour
cars OF oil had been destroyed 1t srol
known by whom the tire VA, started A
large crowd was present and H-sIstri DO
detachiug the cars from the burning
trains and running them o. place ui
safety. The excitement II nl.sycd aud
the people IRE now disp"r-Ing
There are large crowds Of -tr.A"r. ani
others along the PennsyIyhnI, railroad
west OF tie depot bu, they are knf,
under control by The police under lbe
personal direction OF the NSyor AMI
my attcmp. AZ Disorder 3 promptly
checked. 400 regular soldiers under the
commsnd OF General Hancock, arrlysi
here from Baltimore NJ one O'Clock, fully
armed and equipped. President no"sn,
Of the Readrng road, mas offered 20
ward Of $1,000 for information leading
10 the arrest and conviction OF tn" par.
ties who fred the Lebanon Valley
bridge At Reading last night.
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Other SIrIkes.

INDILNAPoLIs, July 23-The Van
dalia railroad men struck NJ II
o'clock. The passenger trains will not be
stopped.
NEW YORK, July % "A dispatch from
Buffalo SAYS that the Niagara division OF
the Erie road struck this morning.
ST.. LOUIS, July pa freight train
on the Chicago and Alton railroad just
attempted TO move out of the yards IN
East ST. Louis aud the strikers stopped it
and took it back in the ys-d. There Is
but little excitement so far
CINCINNArI, July 23.-The situation
on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
h A. assumed more -eal'us aspect. All
trains, buLn passenger and freight, have
been blocked, aud only local cars are NJ:
lowed TO leave the yard The strikers
are posted ut stores and stations ~ short
distance from the city, and are deter
mined that no trains shall leave the city
A deputatioh waited on Superintendent
Graves NJ noon, but received no sstI-isc-
tory assurances. Nine engines and
freight trains have been abandoned thus
far. 1t is evident that other roads CEN
terlng here are preparing tor "a general
strike tonight.
ZASEsyILLE, o, July pa bout .
O'clock TINS morning some 1000 men as
sembled in front OF the new hotel beng
built under the contract OF L. b. Town.
send, and demanded that the men work.
ing on the building quit. The men AL
quit and assembled in lrOnt Of tue court
house, where the crowd was addressed by
Henry Blandy, who counselIed- The
balance OF this dispatch Was lost in the
Pittsburgh olfice-ED
TOLEDO, July 23-3 p. M.-At 1870
this afternoon u delegation OF strikers
waited on the engineers and hremen OF
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
road ut the airline junction, near thi.
city, and ordered them ~ run their en-
gines INTO the round house, which order
WAS complied with. All wesL.bOund
freight trains have been abandoned, and
orders have been issued 10 station
agents 10 receive no stock or freight
OF any kind for any point. This action
puts An end for the present 10 al
freight traffic on the main line and air
line routes between here and Elkhardt,
lad and also on the Detroit division OF
the Lake Shore railroad. No trouble or
demonstrations of violence have oc.
CURED, and at present there are no ind.
cations of the other roads centreing here
becoming involved IN the strike.
WILKEsBARRE, PA, July 23.-The
Lehigh Valley men are expected 10
strike 10 night. If they 60 out the min
ers will also, and make common cause.
Tho third division rendezvous here. The
Ninth regiment Is camped st Lee Park.
There Is much excitement in the city.
WEsHISGToE, July %. Emlssariss Of
the Pennsylvania railroad strikers who
came here 10 day and waited on the en-
pioyes OF the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad, induced them TO strike Trains
leave and arrive rs usual.
At the War Department Adjutsnt-
General Townsecd is on duty and il di
rect telegrsphic communication with
the President and Secretary of War.
Numerous dispatches have passed be.
tween the Adjutsnt-Genersl and the
military commanders at the scenes Of the
disturbances.
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Nh ALL TALK.
Condensed Notes OF Current Gossip
80. In and About Town.

4. In anu ADOut koWn
LIGHT the gas.
LOOK out for thieves.
ALL is reported quiet out the road,
No MARRIAGE licenses issued yesteT-
day. 49, =
No ADDITIONS to the worKhouse lorce
yesterday.
Ten cases booked for the police
court this morning.
Stoves and big hats seem to worry the
phunny man of the InteLtigencer greatly
THE court house is having light lead
colored coat of paint spread over us
walls.
THE eleven o'clock train over the Bal
timore and Ohio arrived on time last
night.
THERE were no transactions IN real es-
tate recorded, yesterday, 1t the Office oil
The county clerk.
The Standard man plays cards. and
no more will the nice little girl ad-
mire the Daysies by the wayside.
MEssRs. DICKEY and Thompson re-
turned home from the Light Gaard
crusade last night. They report Oil well
THE thermometer registered SO deg
at2P yesterday. On the correspond
ing day last year the mercury rose to 10
deg. ~
Mouse in squeezing the squires Tor
squibs and squsobles these warm days Is
It mas for the past day or two proven
futile failure.
The "Lszy Devils" and VelOcipedes
play n match game of ball on the PENN
sula grounds this afternoon. Both clubs
appear IN new uniforms.
In consequence of the large number
of supposed thieves in the city, twenty.
two extra policemen have been detailed
Tor duty until further orders.
THE only means of getting to Pitts
burgh Is by taking q boat To Steuoenvliie
and taking the Pan handle or by taking
the Little Washington route.
The remains OF Mrs. Mary Hayes
were inferred at Mt. Calvary yesterday.
A large number OF sorrowing TRENDS
followed the cortege to the cemetery.
CUTTING down the hill side near
.Ionathan's Ravine, North Wheeling, has
been commenced. The purpose Is for
walk on the east side OF Main, near First
street.
The Ludlow base ball club OF Ludlow,
Nv, will play the Standard of this city
tomorrow and Thursday, The Buck
eyes OF Columbus will play here Friday
and Saturday.
In answer to the usual reportorisI
query, What do you known the aver
age citizen responds, "How's things at
PITTS burgh?' or where's the Llght
Guards2 OF course 1t stimulates news
paper man.
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The marks At the landing last evening
showed 5 feet in the channel and falling.
The Science LETT for Parkersburg at
the usual hour yesterday morning. The
Courier will be to-day'S Parkersourg
boat.
The Bette Gilbert was brought down
from Steubenville on Saturday by the
Iron Valley, and placed on the docks Tor
repairs. and as soon rs she is finished, she
will be placed IN the Steubenville and
New Cumberland trade.
The Salt Valley is due from Pitts
fiurgh to-day, en- route for IroRton.
The Thompson passes up to-day Tor
Pittsburgh,
The Andes leaves for Cincinnati this
afternoon.
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Excitement ia lineage.

CHICAGO, July 23.-Tnc Nprth~c. .s'.
road has rrsciadsd the r"crn. olirr fs.
ducing wsges 10 to - per cep. on he
18th Of this month.
Large crowds have cyugrega'eh sJ..i
the ntsburgh, Forl Wayr"and Ca'rsg.
company depot, out 10 1smou-trs.ton
has been made.
Vast crowds met ~ Il mas. meeting 81
Market square, and Address were msts
strongly iavoring their promSe l1N
they would not aid or encourage !ls
present strike.
A very large meeting, under the ~.
pieces Of the Workingmens party Of ne
United StAtes, was held st the Ll'1
market tonight -Four 70 five tbOu.shd
persons were present, and speaking from
three stands. Most Of the speecbe. we're
Of highly inceHdiAry character, Ard
sbOunded with the most Revolutionary
sentiments. They will hold another
meeting tomorrow evening and parad,
the streets. The st. LOus lraa'is'
hands struck 10 night.
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TOthc strikers.
Editors OF the Re zister:

Editors of the Register:
Allow me through your valuable paper
of this date to ask the attention of the Is
u q. strikers to their unjust oversight in
refasing,to allow local freight - be taken
out II Wheeling.
They are aware that the entire labor
ing class-there being, in fact, no other
along the road are deeply in sympathy
with their desires, ina they should con-
cede that by withholding the local light
matter they are doing a great injury to
those of their own kind.
Let me address the following to the
naIer or leader Of the strikers in
Wheeling, VIZ: Let II depuLatiop OF the
strikers appoint Il meeting with n com =
mitee of the business men o. the Fourth
division of the B. IL o. r. K. and the 10
cal authorities OF the road, and | am
fully satisfied satisfactory and AMIGA
bic arrangement can be made, by which
Iocal freight can be delivered a. the sta
lions along the Fourth division.
WEST VA.
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Movements oTTrOops.

WArERTows. n. Y. Suly 23.-The
Urired States troops at Madison DAT
racks, Sackets Hsrbor, have been ordered
to prepare Tor their immediste departure
for Plttsolrgh by special train.
PORTLAND, NE. July 28.-The srtil-
lery company gsrrisoning Fort fuole
started ior Pitts 6urgh this morning.
OswEeo. y. Y, July 23.-Battery F.
Third artillery, stationed ST Fort Onisrio'
have received orders 20 be IN readiness 10
go to Pennsylvania.
CHESTER PA, July 23.-The Morton
and Hsrtrsnft Rifles have been ordered
to Psoil.
Nyw YORK, July pa dispatch
from Hornellsville, y. Y, says: Every
thing quiet. The Twenty-thIrd regl'
ment will be here shout one o'clock.
WAsHISarox. July % Orders nave
bee issued from the War Department
directing Gen. Pope, commanding :de
department of the Missouri, who has his
headquarters ~ Fort Lesvenworth, rs,
70 send all the svaisble force from that
Mace TO St. Louis or the protection OF
public property there, snd to go to that
city himself If he deems It necessary.
Gen. Ruger commanding the depart
ment of the South, hiss been ordered 10
send three companies o! infantry to
Louisville, NY. and Jefersonville, Ina.
The six companies Of The I~enty-seconG
infantry en- route from the Sioux coun-
try 10 the department Of the Lakes, have
been ordered to stop ST Chicago and sre
now near that city.
BUFFALO. July 23.-rhe battery ana
cavalry attached to the National Guard
wer, ordered out st noon u day 10 Suard
agsi any further outbreak.
G raj Hancock has been ordered to
assume personal command OF the troops
in Pennsylvania, and General Scholeld'
commanding the Military Academy, has
been ordered to Pennsylvania 70 report
to General Hancock.
SCRANTON. PA, July 23.-The ml.I-
tsry companies under command OF Col.
Lewis left here tor Wllesbarre this AT
ternoon. The Third division Of the
Ninth regiment Is concentrated there to
be reSdy for any emergency.
WAsHINGroN, July 23.-The Presi.
dent was at the War and Navy Depart
ments today IN consultation with Secre-
tarIes McCrary and Thompson. All iron
clads are ordered Tor service immediate
Iy.
Citizens were IN consultation with
Secretaries McCrsry and Thompson, and
we're assured that the Government force
Is ample and in position to be readily
available Tor the protection of both public
snd private property in Washington.
The Secretaries expressed satisfaction
that the citrzeus would be ready to CO.
operate with the Government in msin-
tanning public order.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-24
Labor Mass Meeting.

NEW YORK, July 23.-The Independ-
ent party under the auspices Of it,
organizer, the Independent Bread
Winners League, issued call for the
representatives Of Gil organizations who
sympsthize with the strikers in their
endesvors 10 get living wages and are
opposed to the rioters, 20 meet on Thur
day evening 10 make arrangements for
q mass meeting, and demand: First, that
the government should at once tske pos
session Of and own and operate all rail-
rosds and that labor laws are absolutely
necef ssry. Second, that the resumption
Of labor by TIE government Is 40 absolute
necessity.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-24
Personalities .

Mr.. Frank Wright, OF Dayton, ONO
brother OF Major Wright, OF this city, Is
IN town on visit.
Mr.. Hubbard, of tie evening paper, Is
i'll with the cholera morbus.
{. p. Fisher, VIM. Fisher and h. L.
Fisher, all of Charleston, are registered
at the Slamm House.
John Basseil, Esq, Of CIsrksburg, is
registered At the St. james.
MIR. John Hebrank left yesterday tor
d trip'up the country. -.
Captain j. Mason returned from Cin'
cinnati per steamer Andes yesterday.
Captain Ripley, Chief OF Police, Is
deserving OF the thanks OF this COM
munity Tor his action in putting on extra
police to act during the present week. A
better feeling # security exists.
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4uipI at Harrisburg.

HARRISBURG, July 23.-Thc crowd
thnned out considerably and the streets
were very quiet last night A small de-
tachment Of the Fourth division arrived
here about midnight and Immediately
proceeded to the State arsenal.
Several bars OF iron were placed on
the track of the Philadelphia and Read
ing railroad las. night, short distance
from this city, for the purpose of throw
ing Oft the track the train which brought
the SchuyiNill county company TO Har
risburg The obstruction was discovered
in time to prevent sn accident.
KARLSRUHE July 23.-The railroad
strikers IN meeting deprecste violence
and ask tho dismissal OF Frank Thomp.
son, General Manager, and appointed q
committee TO inform Superintendent SIC.
Cres that they were willing 70 compro-
mise in honorable terms, and would use
every effort to protect the comany's pro-
perry.
HARRISBURG, July 23.-The mob to.
Eight forced an entrance into Altemey-
er's gun store, on Second street, few
minutes ago and seized & quantity of
fire arms. Mayor Paterson addressed
the crowd and induced them to return
part of their plumber The crowd which
crossed the river in search OF the PRIls-
deIThia militia returned TO this city with
twenty three men Of the First and
Second regiments. The csptives were
well fed and treated by the strikers.
Captain Snowden and thirty men Of the
Philadelphia troops were found 8 mile
outside the city and conducted 10 the
State arsenal.
HARRISBURG, July 23-Et ll:3O to-
nighr an armed moi took possession Of
the Western Union Telegraph Office. this
city, ana drove out the operators. Sub
sequently the sheriff, at the head OF one
thousand citizens, reinststed the opera
tors, and promised them protection, and
communication was restored.
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Temperance Notes.

There Is to be- another big temperance
meeting at the Fourth street church to-
night. The meeting is TO be addressed
by prominent foreign and local speakers.
The temperance people are making a
brave fghtto save their members through
the strike excitement, and they deserve
great credit for it, for these are trying
times.
Gus. johnson talks temperance at
Wellssurg tonight.
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sCHENCK,s SEA WEED TOME.

In the atmosphere experienced here dur
ing the summer months, the lethargy pro-
duced by the heat takes away the desire
for wholesome food, and frequent per-
SEPARATIONS reduce bodily energy, paTucu.
larly those suffering from the effects oil
debllitstin diseases. In order 10 Keep q
natural, healthtul activity OF the system
we must resort TO artificial means For
tlis purpose Schenck's Sea Weed Tonlc1s
very effectual. A few doses Will create an
appetite aud give fresh vigor 10 the ener-
waited body. For dyspepsia, II is inyalu-
able. Many eminent physicians have
doubted whether dyspepsia can be per-
mainly cured by the drugs which ale gem
orally employed tor that purpose: The Sea
Weed Tonic in its nature Is totally dluef-
ent from such drugs. 1t contains no cor
r)sive minerals OF acids; in TACT ii assists
the regular operations OF nature, and sup
piles her deficiencies. The tonic in us
nature so much resembles the gastric luice
that 1t il almost identical with that MUD.
The gastric juice is the natural solvent
which, in a healthy condition OF the body,
causes the food TO be digested; and when
this juice is not eXcreted in sufficient
quantities, Indigestion, with all Its dis
tressing symptoms, follows. The sea Wood
ronic performs the duty of the gastric
Juice when the latter is deficient.
Schenck's Sea Week Tonic sold by all
Druggists
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San Francisco Mob After ,ho.,uine-,

SAN FRANCISCO, july 2l.-lne N0-A
/ Ingmcn's meeting, which numbered
shout 10000 broAc up NJ 10 Guna
/ without making ANY violent drmuu..-,
/ ton ~ = body shortly before Tho -
/ lournment portion ottue crowd wrcyAel
/ "A CAInesc wash house IN the uc.sa1uf.
| hood. The mass Ot the lhrnug dispersed
| towards their homes, but srver4i hua4s,l
banded together n d proceeded t. ,ar
corner ot Gaary and Loayenworlh stree,
which = occupied by ~ two-story ,rDma
/ building containing u Chinese .agnlrl
/ and fruit store On the ground floor SUD
residence above. The crowd alta seJ
the Chinese place, broke the street amp
and set the building on ul", while the
women barely saved their lives. Tue mob
| impedeI the bremen AID uu thoIrArrIys'
/ cut the hose, and the building Wa lie.
stroyct. They then came down Gnary
street 10 Dupont, with the oytdn.. 49,.
tcntlon of raidmg the Chime" Iarto.
| On the WAY they attacked "ud u.ua-i
| out number %. Chinese wash u.u.a,
| By the time they reached Dupont -.roo,
tnev numbered Ave or STA Huu.rol
They were M. by y strong force 1' p.
lice. VINO lorcmed line HgIo-
the street. The rioters cuicay rri
g. break through but the police
stood drm, AMI bong reinforced u
haste from the city hall, aud by zee
use of their clubs, brou shl h,c, the
crowd. A, present situation th" police