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A writer in the London Belgravia
struggles through poem entitled "My
Popularity" in five verses, at the end
of each telling us he "neVer can write
with wasp in the room." The conclud-
ing lines run thus:
When my own shall be ended--it matters not
how
They may carve on the marble that graces
my tomb
"He was not a bad poet, as poets go now,
But he never could write with wasp in the
rOomW
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The McCune Trial.

The Presbytery now engaged in the
trial of Rev. W. 9. McCune, for alleged
disloyalty to the Presbyterian Church,
met at the usual hour this morning.
Most Of the day was taken up by a
speech by Rev. Mr.. Ledyard, for the
prosecution. Rev. MI. Thompson closes
for the prosecution, when the accused
will speak in his defense, and the case
VIII go to the jury.
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FINANCIAL.
CINCINNATI, March 19-l 80 P. M

CIKCINNATI, MaTCh ~ 30 2. M.
Gold continues steady to-day at l04X buying
and J04x selling. Gold checks on New Y ork
are worth !04%.
Limited demand for Eastern Exchange and
very little Offering. 1t is firm at previous
rates. Dealers buy at par ana sell l. 10 prem.
Very little inquiry for sterling exchange 1t
remains steady, and sight drafts are drawn at
gold.
Government bonds are steady, with little or
no change. The local demand is light and
very few Offering. The following are the buy
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For New Orleans,
EDUCATIONAL.
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NEUROLOGICAL, Collegiate and Prepara
i tory Departments. Elective studies Ad-
mits both sexes. No saloon temptations. Best
OF religious influences. Thorough anu cheap.
Tuition, incidentals and library fees only S37
year. Over / 200 students annually For fuller
inform alton address J. IL. FAIRCHILD, Presi-
dent, or j. B. t. MARsH, Secretary, Oberlin,
Ohio. au3 d&w.u
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In ORDER TO ACCOMMODATES EASTERN
ADVERTISERS IN THE STAR, MR.. E. DUN
CAN SNIFFEN, NO. u ASTOR HOUSE, NEW
YORK CITY, has been appointed our general and
special Agent for the Eastern States. This will be
abranch Office of the STAR, Mr.. Snifen being au-
thorlzed to make advertising contracts on our be-
half, and receipt all collections therefor In oui
name.
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HOGS-M0derately active and market frm
We quote 81 50a4 10 Tor common, $5a5 80 for me-
dunn light, s. 35a5 80 for good to choice, and
IS 65a5 " for select butchers, per Genital gross
CATTLE-Market firm and rather active at
So 50a3 for common, SO 25a4 for medium, 81 25a
rs for good TO choice butchers, and S4 5Oa5 %
for fair to good shipping per GENITAL gross.
SHEEP-Alarket steady and demand mod
crate at $3a4 for common to fair, and S4 25a5 b
for good to choice, s5 50a6 for extra per Genital
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CincimnaIi Live STOCK market.

SlNClNNAIlS marCu I'D L. M'
The total receipts and shipments Tor the
past 4S hours were as follows:
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Miss Katie Howells is again confined
to the house from illness.
John Weaver, the present City Civil
Engineer, is candidate for reelection.
Capt. Louthan, the efficient Captain
of Police, is out as u candidate tor Chief
Of Police.
The Treasurer, Ii. II. Jones, presented
his semi-annual report to the Commits
sioners. Saturday.
Mrs. Ellen Smith, an old resident of
this city,wno has been lying quite ill for
some time, Is much better.
Saturday evening the Grand Opera
house Company of Cincinnati will play
.'East Lynne" at the Opera Hall in this
city.
Rev. Mr.. Mason, of Xenia, filed the
pulpit OF the United Presbyterian
, 1877-05-11

Loxuox, May 1o.-1R ths Hoass Of Commons,
Mr. Sullivan withdrew the questions which ha gsrs
notice Tuesday that hs should &ak, On Monday
na1t, tslhttss to the lusu.aalon OF the Home Sac
re&sfy. that knglaud would defend E9ypt trom Ia
tssfesencs Of attack.
tbs Undes-seesstasy for the Foreign Depart.
msnt, In rso1y " ths question BY As jenkins, said
Do staps had been taken to send q naval force to
tho Danubc. Such step would lead to much alA.
Interpretation. and possibly to serious resulL Hs
said hs had NO information ahost tho state Of tho
BLACK Sea blockade, and 10 Representations hAd
been nAda shout IL !nsunacieury. In reply " !
question BY Ar. Wal1 b sad England had asked
&aa FoEta for further s1tsnsioa VI ka,a los ens1y
, 1877-05-11

most dc8ppnduR view nf 4ta fptr,c cf ,.x
sccnrittcs on lila efde. NJ ~" 5.a. -. }ons s
buying thom, 1ut 4. soo,, ~ 90. On" oseamt Of Of
Inevitable, every rens.bic mnn cnnd nescrl.s 70 ~
Yoa mnst bc iencitt d,s ~ oe ,nmss1n'cy Ts1 beneee
frst piacc. To,,r nroncrtv rsnnot ~ yr;u.s 'no
destroyed hy tts wsf IN thc ."ronT IN, LII, ~
fsed idn .n n.t 191 &C. ;aons e s
70 tho world hefore Tho longer tho VA iasts the
better IT,, IT, 1or you; .. ,..-...,
tio.1, how onc Il liz war jysiY so III, GFeas
oniy eunsld*r ia proSatne: Ind ~ eho.e proIaa ls
h!i'!s: 't !s, ny r not in oot 70 se
iato them at the ntcscnt moment. tbcv ."sn, nyy,
u point to .sf Of duration, sad 10 tho IL fn,oI,e
tyte Il Etopesn aa tss II
sssS "a .se:.t @ fsr TssTi ~ Eoqa s.,s
;he Integrity ofsun bud besn threaseoea o d. rhen len
iho stfitc; and II ~ h%eThaoi{ ha peen af1wn INTO
10 neht with, she haa W.. verv 'm1" IT, na,1
aad ah immense amount Of s"s mons1 nas;
her sword sna ber money Ban nt" X .c.1s n1spT 1
s;s r. ssss 4 :! ~ :ese x
and those Of tho very Ant i,unortancc. Trs ~
yoised. sad that faes alono renders il unlssIy mi
carcs init her object G1'' 1oioI; Snf: kn"ss &c;
tho Christian subjects Of tho Porte nt ,p'eSi ~
her movements viii b secretly Objected
t0"atA9 AuHht2ntH9pIfs Bn4 will nut BE- hi1nxeh
connecting ths Euxlne with ihc WealtnrTnurnrn'
wthunt having other Powcrs to rectnn ,,sth ha.
sides Turkey. Nor will ehe bc permitted tn mnnsce
Egypt, and 1east Of ali 10 land trns,ns thrne mi
yet she canno. win anythtnv worth hsrfng' nr hnii
It. without committing hortcif 10 nns ~ oter ~
there momentous Btcpf 's' -
Again, tho Turks viii hebt benrctv. A. of otd !.
whnieycs else ot evil NAV IL in them thcv M M
towards. The natufe OF The c0nntry IN whfrh IL
ktFug9le has to be wAccI, Climatic conitinnss thc
doubtful rtate Of the Nuss!an army. i,rr cri,,iaI
6naucef. al orc on tho eiIc Of thc s.nn,ncakaiin
Turk. and reduce tho chances Of tho va beiny
''short, sharp, and dcctsfye. " oe
Kn.sia may, bY her movements In rrfcrcnro IN a
blockade. ea.tty prccIplfate a cojliefnn wfti nthrr
FoWers. This wAr very properly poif,tnd mt Tcs.
tcrdMy BY = frequent corrcsunntent n thc Ttmr.
WHO stgns himscif Hsencr." i'd sars. IND fnm
snro ypu will deem lii wor13s worthy H., H..
attention Of your rraiers H. H.
and thc whole world II at its merry. | uccd not
point out the consequences Of biocknlc NJ T'reMs
xonde or Datoum. Or Of Tho pafdanelics' wh;eh
would clofa the whole conmorce nf liz itlarl aa..
OF Of Alexandria and rctnsjntr,. Which woniJ trm,
Eorarily close tho Yuez CunaJ." II IL casv IN.
dccd, fur any one to Judge Of the inn,ense rnrse.
quenccs which must follow any ar" of fhc n,sss
ures herc Indicated. nai ret ussa la an "nnnss.
ttonapie right TO take them, '' ''' A1t"ss'
1lleru Aro tnany uther cauaea which ,nn.t +.,d J.,
render th!s war long and obstjnnts nnr tEhs+ II i.
thcse 10 be 4aid on tho othsr siIcf What ~ I,ts1
to make the war a ehort rn.f Entb.rn hmt ~
, 1877-05-11

M... -" sSJ ''om hns1ehd 10 Ill up the
E FINANCIAL 80,
LoNoor. 4-The bullion In tho pank ~
Eneland dec e$H e1o7, 600 dustns tho pnst weak.
The propEff the Bank Of Englaud's rcsorre
to iis ltabilitfess s,oa per cent
The Timer says Of tho advance Which tbo INA.
sian Government obtained from parts and berlin
oansest' with rfow 10 insure the punctuaf
payment Of tho coupons on tho Rustian
aeot M next failing due the probable assumption il
the ad*ance Of 315 Doo 900, and tho syudIcn.s ro.
tain tho right Of making further advance Of as1f
a. much again. Tho Syndicate get 8tt per cent
commtSdon. and a. security hold Russssn bouds M
tae lb75 loan 1t & per cent, their nominal xa,us-
The Syndicate hna a cali OF this stock at TO- for
pcF7ods vafloaafy stated At six or twelve monshs.
DRrosED.
PARIS, May 10.-News ia received here that ,be
Sultan has signed an Trade depos,ug she Prince Of
Roumanla.
srrTreAn7. Nay 1o.-The Village OF Eyscboa.
in Valotf. has been destroyed by hfe. Two bun.
dred people are homeless.
THE err or ERzERuM.
Ttto 1ark 7ri6nhe,
The pashAlic Of Efxctun II the most important
IN Asia Minor, including population of 500, 600
Ihe ente1 city y LIZ 4Erzerum. which has population
1V.UIV+ 1U+VU hfd Idfks, i, 300 orthodox Ar.
inei,tsns. and 2. Goo Catholic Armenisns, in 1Ba7
Tho population was estimated ut 80, co., The nun.
beE OF tt4 Inhabitants IL constantly changing hon.
cFes- ow!ng 10 the great number Of pcoplo Who Or.
Iavc ana ncpaft With tho caravans. PtstI[ence has
olten made .erions tnroata upon the population and
sMiafatlon has taken many teoptc nwny. Tho
FIX contains twenty-cight khans, thirteen public
osln*. seventh mos1ncs and ,netjds md churches
M nI inc Armenian Latin. nnd Greek Christjans
me new pnft al tho town Is partly surrounded bY
an OLD castcl!atcl WALL but large part Of the ptaco
y y not vailed. A deep ditch VIA c1caYatcl fuond
w. aunMtes some ycars nro to keen OF the Rns-
Fsans. Ihcse Gro sos1e curious nncIont buiJdtnvB
n ana aroun! tho ltaael. End ncariy thirty tobs
IN the f0rin OF circular towers with conca| etono
foofd after an early 9araccnc style OF asrhltecture
Gazing. some OF Them, n fnr buck a. The twelfth
century. Tho nost elegant builain9s ercr crected
IN tho city arc tf' ruins. bcIng Two Colleges. one
OF them remarkable for til ipiuarots. which
wc4e built Of nno brick, huted like ionjc colrmn.
ana ename,so ~ soma paris with blue color. Tho
cisvaltGn , e. coy feet hto.e tho sea. Ths plsn
ABOUT 70 cty Which fs thirty or forty m,lcs long,
formerly contained 100 fol,r1sh5ng Villages, hit
emigration has dep0pnlated many Of them, which
now lle In waete- Tho chief trades are dyenR ami
tanning morocco leather. Great nu umbers OF horses
and cati!c arc reared In tho plain.
Regarded stsatexically. the town Is not favora-
bly located. Although at q htRh elo7ation, Il is
sntFoundcd on oAe aide BY higher hfl, which, in
Inc bands Ct nn enemy. would render defense az
cred!n2ly dlhlcnIt Some Of tho summtts Of tAeso
hills arc continually covered with auow,
, 1877-05-11
THE WAR.
Conflicting Reports Regard
ing Army Movements
m Asia Minor.
Continued Firing from the
Opposing Batteries on
the Danube.
lbrail Somewhat Damaged
and Completely
Deserted.
The Poles Threaten to Make
Serious Trouble for
Russia.
Much Sickness Reported Among the
Turkish Troops in Monte
negro.
Continuation Of tho Debate in
the English Commons.
Derby's Note the Cause Of a
Lively Cabinet Furry;
In Which tho Peace Element
Comes or Victorious.
Views of Correspondents Re-
garding the Situation in
England.
Sketch Of RussIa's History mud Growth
DerbY's Note the Cause Of a
Lively Cabinet Furry:
In Which tho Pcacc Element
Comes Or Victorious.
Views 'of Correspondents Re-
gardfng the Situation in
England.
Sketch Of RussIa's History mud Growth
from the Earliest Times,


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of two ,.rn,s 49,, n. .x.s,a | sas .ash.n
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1"s"x;a ~ s u.ts"a "a " san aIs w.. ~
W y. .ae 'n'p'ao''eAo'''' VI '"'
sS3A''' a"1 IAN y. actass.
s"oofs fAssiFo'
hcchAnRSF' Aa1 IA great 'nany Russian o.
usc's o'e nese' noon' o'oVv uoops pass oA''y III
''' u'tsS'.oh u e.n'Se'o .'' ana ,.aa.,. naasa1'
Anoo<Ahh'h' ..
hrsFehuK. MaY lo'-lhe turkish Commander
'"'1a'o' NJ oaa'n'A'
,,. houa4si1a AhAf'
....s .tNsA. Ma5 IN sepoftca 1hat mo lou
Is"Sa a."1 . ~, .'.m tao ls"' ",ne u Tue 1as'
4.a.1' 4a "''' " 'nesea8eo " one Au8e'an
o,,,o..n
A .,.,,.~ ~ 49, 5000 ~ "A. ..,,,
,n,,oaaJ i.s w., ~ WIZ 'S"auAa'an osa1'e - s'"A
"P'S'oA >" ""'' .
sooa cpaAAau'
nne"Ahksr' may 4o'-!he ff'nee OF ltoaman'a
Ie'uaI a.son,ea eoal'asna OF !ho noumanlan army
ao.'ssannk x Wv snle1 y. san a1o shs cosnmaha
y. s III. 1,ts.. u. Is4sa 4 ana 1no oeeona
-. ~, ~ "u ua'se'o' NV apPu'ns uo".
hs;a.a.s Wv "AAA "to ~ou4A'au1''s' VI "''"'ohs aao
e'N@". -
scAhkss IN TIE FuARlsu ARMY
ue.ay ~ tn' to!kah astaes on tns Mohtenes''n
s,o. ~. spa'aua ~ - NV ss"a' wan. VI sop'
, 1877-05-11

tue English navy. snd thef9 y noth!ns axaanat
Nm cxcspt thst MI love OF nsht!nR led hii! 10 Join
tho expeditions of'toseiE4 Countries Col. lIaker
WV on9 ot tae lnost 1flltta7t Sa'alF1 otaeet* a
through his dastaEdly paasion foe = woman with
whom Ae va ttascE1n9 alone. lhass arc salali
l!nka 70 utnu nat!Hn oat lucy FRY to thu cusk!4
arms. 9y land and sea. IN additional Interest to
tho ieellnss .! anc1cns alliance Will Turkey Which
count. a+ainss nussia. sttsws on tAe stream arc
show thc course aud psoetstau tho coming ool that
VII! carry them 1as lat1 Thu seA whesa al the fibu-
tAf:ea !cse tleAtlty snI neeome ol'e.
~ pretty Gek1a1M tiat the Euxll!h heet vii ho
ot4cfta ~ Gonstanttnople. Tive british gHnboats
, 1877-05-11
GENERAL.
Ad uhTfFxsaRAaat

NO EMTnU8fA8N.
viExNA, May 10.-The t.rtcta. 0azttts again
ent'rs Absence Of wstlika enthusiasm, In IT. Pees.
burg.
AxRyIA.
pdaee Milan and Ministers hare formally assured
Count AudEassy that SesstA will not disturb the
peace.
0aKKK PILATES.
LoxnoN, May l0.-TAo second edition Of tho
1tnzs has dlspatch from Aihens which says The
f}rcek ison.eisd Ozs captured yesscl which clan.
drstincly left tho p!s1us. Tho crow arr piEates
aud notorious criminals from AsIa Minor.
A7nEss, May 10.-The yesset which clandeatlns-
u left Tho Hrwus was pufsued by ths authorities
and captured. Tha cssw at twenty, found On
board. we're all armed. Tho vessel uas brought
hsek and m !nscati2stton cotnmencsl.
>, gouxANfA.
\>loHpox. Mar lo,-A special from bucharest
Thursday says pslrsto meeting Of tho Ruumaniau
sepatos aud Delegates lost night falled to coue to
ant tdecison. 1t II said that tho proposal for war
wonIt b. lafestad by majority OF forty.
TIN BLOCKADE.
a special from ConstaItinople ssys, ut tho 5e-
quss. Q! England, tue Potss has extended the time
for neural vssselA 70 lcaya Husslan ports in the
seA OF Azot 70 May ~.
TIL szAH TO PRIAo4 CHARLES.
Loxnos, MIR lo.-A usslln dispatch says tho
Car has pseseat$ t$a Prince Charles. VI Koumanta,
with =. 600 huFsefend 81. 600 Eilea.
sF&1R oy askdx.
Ths 1sussias Gosefymont has declared the sh.ss
psoTiacsa Of tho caAeas1s in state Of ssl9o III
consequences Of a Aus4a| man uprlslug.
THE auxIHE.
a Berlin correspondent lays the idea Of neutral.
sE!ns tho Ruxins sesn* to havs g.sn rtss to ~ ex
chtaxs Of opinions snoux tbA Powers.
HuMoR.,
4 dispatch 10 tho Nuastau TslcgrspAic Agsney
says, accorliag to Russian pspsra. sagyrt 'pA4ba
has offered " grant au4onuMy to nu1garts, aud
eeds IL Russia q portion Of Armenia, but &heso
fumoss aie REGARDED hasa lin Loa1ou) II desixpsd
" force tho powess to Abanalon thelE ueutnllsy,
Tua HERALD NAN DAnRKp OUT.
6psdat Dgs7scA IA IN 7rtaaaA
NEW Yonk, May lu.-Tau ueEaIa correspondent
1t Constanstnople says the Sultan has positively
refused 10 lst hlra accompany tho Turkish asny In
the fetd. for shs reason that Tho f1d Wss ho4tila
to tho Turks.
TROOPS FOR CANADA.
aALlfvx, n. s., May l0.-Thsoa hunlzel soI-
, 1877-05-11

services; II ho reu,uins In tho attes hs cannot TO-
tain hia .ank antl receive 9!s pay in t11e Rngtlsh
been to sasm tic principle TINT ~ onicae oi ibe
Queen tnay lend tls fuftra Of Power 1t war ~jth
thy tluesns .lly:,tor such ltuss'a i. a present
taai, Iosd Ds.6y, ndssd, h.. ss.el l's ss.tsetsd %
b. s1Ga IT ea hsSi pas III e5sa es, NJ: ss,
de-. @ H.. ns. ns 'ef ef a bests a' T. sfx tx
question i ous Ut those services which ! persist.
pefssteut. o. ~. HnAllkr.
AMERICAN CREDIT III ENGLAND BKasF!rxp AY
THE COMPLICATIONS IN kuA0px-~rilA pAonA-
uLE DURATION 0F THK WAR AND THE TONI or
ENGLISH SxxL1ao hxoAaplNo II:
oxpo. xp! ssSs f. It Fri.asssj, sS
spoadent q THO London 4ta.s senas word thas
y12: na,1st sna aat th' t.t, s0; .ssk
cvFtaialy something Of ths kind ought 10
- Gtakkin1' pa. Slae1 2 On 2o1t sias. fos yery
states railroad bonds hars sdsaneed III prics dasax
tho la.t thtes ttays. and have been oven asmcr lii
!nne than The Government securities. Ehsn9@.
year: tWas, howcrcE, 20 marked that tic writer
X ne e'ty " y Moaey article Il tho TINS Of
upon Il. Alter fsfertins % 70 tIs tset 1i saas III
Engl!s! .a4Iroa4 stocks went down in price
hs aided: ..unitcd stases railway stocks
1AbPt va WV Hh~Et 04Ns EEEA 9NA41. xh8
1sss Of tho ptlcu Ut food grains In New York and
cacsgo " sAlA 10 have had : Wholesome eject III
stopping tho speculative selling. which h1s BEEN
pushed 70 far in Now York. Upitel
6t4sts funds have not shared the 6rnue4s of tLs
railway stoe4s." Tbs Eag,t.h public asylnx thus
= sa0wu tleis Essdlnets to eustAfk Ia Anercan In
sestAlvuts onca more. 1t Will bo satheE hard
Il tho luarlet4 on yonr sids do not fesponl.
o<Gasions. foreign tnsestors were very psas1y
scuted frun Touching your securities any more.
sna but fot thl. ssslasnt u Wv il would bass
taksn dse years 1t least eEs American credit could
aass rcc4rsred from tn. heavy bows ii has rccc4r-
ad during ta4 pa4t slx munehs. / know that
AusRfleaa bankers snd others hare taken 1
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buggy and mnio which had convcysd him 10 Ne fatal
spot were found few hundred wards oil ia the woods.
The money box missing, aud Detectives acre set
TO work 10 ferret the perpetrators OF the oal deed
On the very uexi day nc officers captured negro.
upon whom some suspicion rested, ana lew
houfs iaier the whole plot was urcarthcd.
Botn were arrested and q Confession obtansc from
them The two stationed themselves IN tne roa1
along which MI. Edinas had 10 pass Pcarce TOOK the
gun and hid himself la tsicket by the roadside.
while Stevens Stood several YARDS down the road 10
stop the buggy the mule ran oil. Nj. kdines
reached he SPOT about halipast three O'Clock r. n,
and while driving slowly along Pearce took aim
through the olisge and fred The unfortunate Young
tell dead out Of the back Of the buggy, aud,
they had calculated the mule rap down tho road and
was stopped by Stevens. The two then took the
money bon from the buggy and divided tho plumber.
stevens next went for his vito aud the three came
directly TO Charleston.
AZ Charleston Stevens stale PAR o shoos while
drunk, anu hts boasts about the possession OF money
While Ia jail led 10 the discovery vi his companicn's
whereabouts and The recovery OF some OF the money
packages with the original wrappers stl On this
discovery both confessed.
The deceased young man belonged TO one or the FIRST
amilcs of the State ana the murder very
naturally has produced intense excitement The
negroes were both young men. stevens being
about twenty-ihroe aud pcarce about twenty eight
years OF aye. They both belougcd 10 the
lowest class OF their and up 10 the last manfes:cd
very sight appreciation VI the terrible crime they
had committed. Just before their execution they
braccd the Roman Catholic religion and protested .
perfect readiness 10 die
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-14
RETRENCHMENT IN BROOKLYN.

The Brooklyn CITY Works Commissioners yesterday
continued the reduction OF the expenses Of that de-
par.mcnt. II was resolved that form Of payroll
should be prepared tor mechanics aud aborcrs with
vouchers signed by the foremen having immediate
charge Of such employees, stating that every person
whose name shall appear thereon has actually per-
formed the Work set forth. A resolution was
adopted directing tho Water Purveyor to dis
charge all men engaged In Pipe laying, and
TO prepare specifications which will enable the Board
to advertise Tor proposals TO do the by contract
President Socun said that tho Of laying pipe by
DAYS labor over two hundred per greater than
by the contract system. Bill clerks Thomas Rouke
l. O'Connor and IA. H. Hon removed. The ser.
Vices Of Inspectors Jonn Thompson, John buck
ley, ]. n. Phelps, Adam Kessei and Daniel
Commit Messenger 4. Richards, AMI Foreman
Augustus Dayton were also dispensed with.
The resignation OF Colonel J. W. Adams NJ Chief
Engineer OF the Bureau CONSTRUCTION OF the Board
OF Guy Works was received and accepted The sa AIRY
OF the Colonel was recently reduced from 50 900 per
annum 10 $1,000 Robert Van Buren,, First Assistant
Engineer OF tue Board then appointed to M the
vacancy created BY The resignation Of Colonel Adams
He Is brother Of state Engineer Van Burcn and a
democrat Colonel J. ". Adams has been con noct cd
with the department for about eighteen years
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-14
LICENSED TO POISON.
MIR. HENRY BERsH's OPINION OF THE DECISION
IN TEE swILL MILK TRIAL

MR.. HENRY BERsH's OPINION OF THE DECISION
IN TEE swILL MILK TRIAL.
To THE EDITOR or TUE HERALD
In your comments on the Gsn, Fieischma 4 Co
"swili milk" case, which resulted In the ucquttal Of
the defendants yesterday you mako important
error In saying that II was arrived NJ because The firm
not tho owners OF tho cowz Ownership had
nothing to do with tho offence; the charge OF Juuge
Armstrong was Us to tue feeding of the animals We
all accustomed to surprises nowadays; but In
view OF the facts proven this charge surpasses any
have experienced for long time. II was proven by
tho prosecution, and admitted by the defendants that
they AFRO the propretors of the dis.cry from
the sw conducted by pipes and CUTTERS into tho
stables where the animals were chained aud con-
lined that they were Of the and we're the
owners oil the swiIl. But because the defendants
did not, In person. put the boiling slop
inio the mouths oil the iamished wretches--thay
s, feed ~ 20 them. with their own proper
hands--thcy could not DO held respo sy,be
To such Interpretation OF Law District Attorney wn.
Ina very properly took exceptions THIS eft absolutely
nothing for the jury TO CONSIDER the Judge having al
ready stricken out the other six counts Ia an In
formal conversation with His Honor while the Jury
we're out celebrating, offered what | considered an
illustration Of his decision, to wit-Bsneath tho stair
s asses % pSSs house md owned by me- place
person ascending the same and stepping
on but,on CONNECTING Herewith. the ,niernal
machine VIII explode aud the individual be blown to
atoms. am arrested for murder, but my counsel
ptcposes the plea that because WAS not present per-
sonav aud did not put the loot Of tho
divdua upon the fatal spring ought not 10 be held
responsible, aud accordingly demands scquittal
10 this smile the Judge objected, saying, "it
parallel case IL you substitute poison for torpedo
the crimes seem to me to DO nearly identical.
But enough; the generous efforts the
HERALD aud ours have failed TO procure
justice Tor either tho upper or lower order
OF animals, and the CAT, FIeischmann Il Co. con.
acquires renewed authority TO torture and tor.
thc hundreds Of dumb and, dcieucccss creatures
from whom tbcy abstract a large share OF their
profits and TO poison aud destroy perhaps those beings
whom we are told were made 10 tho image OF their
Maker while seated beneath the shade VI the lie
orange trees unsuspeciingy enjoying their .swill
milkn beverage HENRY BERGH.