New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-03
GENERAL NO1LS.

The exchanges bleed at every pore with ac-
counts of murder and suicide.
There was another trade outrage In Troy
last Saturday night nOn-unon molder was attacked
by three men, knocked down. kicked, and fired upon
while he was lying PROSTATE upon the pavement 1t is
high time to put an end to organized terrorism" up the
Hudson.
DR.. J. Bryce, in the course of a lecture on
Armenia" at the Royal Institution, London, Tort
night ago. showed his audience piece Of wood which
he mad picked up Mt Ararat, far above the level oil
trees was prepared to account for its appear
ance at so great an elevation and did not advance the
theory that it was fragment of the ark He said that
it firm belief through the district that the ark Is
still preserved in a recess OF the mountain
An English girl, 81 years of age, left
training college last Christmas and took charge OF
school in bennington The pupils were unruly, and she
sought in vain maintain discipline, wearing herself
the attempt She finally compelled TO resign
her post being exhausted by her school work and greatly
depressed mind. On March l6 she left her home III
state of great excitement, and was never again seen
alive Her body was found the next day in the river
near a mil. BY singular coincidence IT was on lne
following day that the overworked young schoomsress
who had been driven into insanity ny ur W III
district school poisoned herself III Madison, WIS
Rudolph Fcnerestein, a painter 10y trade,
registered bis name hotel in Lawrence, Kan, Qne
night and was found dead in his bed the next morning
There was letter the table in which everything was
explained. "The candle gives no time Tor details
Vaise stolen OF the way from Dalton to Kansas CITY ~
L. and X. Junction, while eating supper Tired living
Struck streak of bad luck ON March IL, when was
horn Another March /, 1854, when my father died
Another March 90 vase stolen. and hand in my checks
this night March "a to %, 1877, if morphine bought
AT Kansas CITY Is any account am sorry cannot tell
my whole history; it would be worth $4,000 I" some
body but the time is over"
Sharp thieves-mice. At the Old Colony
depot Boston, the ticket agent has, been in the habit OF
leaving from $l5 to $50 in the moDcydawer over night
Last Wednesday morning the paper money III the drawer
Was missing the night clerk insisted that he had left
some bills there the previous evening The officials
left 7 In the drawer the next night and found only -
the following morning. The mice were suspected and
the agent hit upon an ingenious device Tor detecting
their place of deposit He procured about 300 yards OF
very fine and strong black silk thread one end OF which
was neatly woven lengthwise through 80 BILL the re-
malnder being wound upon SPOOL which played easily
upon spindle in such manner as to unwind with the
sighest touch. The BILL which was counterfeit, was
placed in Of the compartments of the drawer with
another equally worthless. On Saturday morning the
two bills and most Of the paper were gone and about 90
feet of silk unwound A carpenter was empowered to
find the other end OF that thread, If lie had 10 tear down
the station to do il. After some hainmerng anu saving
the silk traced TO little snlggely between c9upe
Of pieces of Turing The nest fairly brstled with bank
notes and contained the honey conbed remains OF many
Others The fragments Of muaied currency were worth
$50.
strange story that is waited from the
north of Spain into The PaH Mall gazette brings 10 mind
"A chapter in "Mlshipman Easy" landed proprietor
refused 10 receive the consultations OF religion HIS lam
lily sent for the parish priest but the SICK man declined
10 receive him. and the priest withdrew, declaring that
the devil would come in person TO carry Off so hardened
n sinner as soon he dead few hours aitcrWard
the sick man died aDd while the family watching
over the body the door Of the was opened with
great noise and there appeared upon the scene person
age arrayed in red brandishing ptchfork dragging
long tail after him. and smelling very strongly of sui
phur HIS appearance created so much terror that the
women present tainted and the men rushed out OF the
room by another door. man-servant armed hmset
with revolver and made his way TO the room For the
moment he terrified by the appearance OF the devil
who by this time had got the body in his arms nnt:
mastering his fears ne mi red It tSe rr5nnd Ills majesty
proved TO parish sexton who by the Orders Oh te
priest had disguised himself as satan fOur priests,
Who are susuected of completely in this attempt to work
upon the snperstious feelings OF the family nave neeh
taken into custody.
The bondholders of the st. Louis and Iron
Mountain Railroad Company complain bitterly OF the
con management whereby they say their rights have
baen sacrificed and the credit Of American railroads
generally seriously impaired In 1873, Messrs Allen
and Marauand, who were personally responsible Tor
n part OF the floating debt, asked the DondhoiderS
IN give up all their interest for Is months ana 10
allow them TO apply surplus earnings OF the company
IN the oayment of this floating debt which amounted 10
SO 3oO747. The bondholders consented, ana FUNDED
their under an that at the end OF that
time their coupons should be paid in full during that
period 81 22g67O applied to the payment oi tue
floating debt On Nov l. 1876 instead of reSumihS the
nayncnt in FULL the managers paid ohy one
half of the coupons falling due and, without obtaining
tbe consent Of the bondhOdcrs Issued circular slah@
,ba, they would continue TO apply the earnings 10 the
n,vmout of the floating debt, and meanwhile would pay
anIv one-balf of the bondholders coupons as they
paturcd There not even suggestion that scrip
sboud be given for the half that was TO g LETT unpaid
The bondhoders, represented by Baring Bros Il Co. Oh
aon NOW take the ground that tle EARNINGS must be
a"ned 10 their interest, ana That hes.rs hIlSjl mar
"pd and all other holders OF nOatmg dcDt must Iuh
tReir claims into bonds or preferred stock ana
wy io,,por receive principal aEd Interest ny Pfofl!.
Nm ~ exception OF the interest on OOooOo 1 nist
t n hands the fOatn9 dcbt creators nave nhu the
80 min Us OF tho road Tor Is maths, 'n assume
~ sone privilege in future although The contract ms
. Lann I,enewel The bOndhOldcrs blVe appc'lsd 10
no tinted staCcs courts. The Iron buhtah ndh pc,h
,horhf M der as sound management 10 any ia he ,.
nv The present complication IS paIicuaIiy smear,
S:ip, In a large number Of gilttlgei etilti'nVhi IA
Ee,TY1rk who have iuycighcd NouGIhOusy asaihnte'
other bonds agd made their own lbNtDenis ~ ' .
PrnaLy no railroad security has so waterway is,tc
y ia dcpre,son the digestion OF 50 li'Re Hammer Va
Eastern rc!OYIners in politics ana hh"hc''