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The Portland daily press., 1877-03-27

VyHE UNDERSIGNED HAVE MADE
l. arrangements for the exclusive right to manu-
facture loves Improved Tubular Boiler, which
effects saving OF Is per cent. in fuel over the
chamber and use of hot air. Circulars free. Atlantic
Works, East Boston, Mass. ma5d1m
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-27
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Booksellers and Stati0ners.
HOYT Il FOGG, No. 81 Middle Street.
The New York herald., 1877-01-12
MUNICIPAL NOTES.

sharp discussion took place yesterday at the moet
ing Of the Board Of Aldermen relative 30 payment Of
attaches Of the County Canvassors Mr. Cowing spoke
at length to the necessity for using economy In tho
administration OF the city government. and remarked
that he did not care how much newspapers attacked
them. Tho matter was lnay rcierrcd TO tho Fiuance
Committee Resolutions to paint lkencsses OF ex-
Mayors Wickham, Havemeycr and Vance for the Gov.
ernor's room also referred to the samo COM
mittee.
petition has been presented 10 the Common Coun.
Gil by Theodore g. Tomiinson, asking that the city
furnish its own gas.
Tho Office of Public Administrator Sullivan Is about
70 be removed from Nassau street to tho City Hail.
Comptroller Kelly yesterday signed warrants to the
amount OF $2l4, ,524 S5 The following were the prin-
cipai nems:-Revenuo bonds, $4,000; cleaning
streeis, 500 4l6 &c; public instruction, $16.732 3D.
A proposition to engravc and frame resolutions Of
tho Aldermen In compliment to their late President
Mr. Samuel A. Lewis, was yesterday adopted In that
body.
Mayor Ely has vetoed the resolution Of the Common
Council assigning the Separate Troop OF Cavalry
quarter III building on Hail place and Seventh street.
The New York herald., 1877-01-12
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

regular meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen was
held yesterday afternoon, with Mr. Henry d. Purroy
In the chair.
The Department. OF Parks was directed, undcr res.
outon offered by Alderman Purroy, to prepare map
showing all recently opened III the annexed
tr,ct. all streets proposed to be opened their grades
and other necessary particulars
REMOVING AND ICE.
Alderman Morris presented a resolution requesting
the Commissioner OF Pubic Works report TO tho
Board its meeting the advisabty or practical
bty OF permitting the Street Cleaning Bureau 10 open
tho holes OF the several after each snow
storm and emptyng therein, through such holes,
the accumuation5 OF snow and ice from the of
the city.
DYPosIrING STREET REFUsK
On moson of Alderman Morris q certain preamble
and resolutions together with comm ncatiops from
printed IN 1872. tho subject OF providing places
deposit the ashes and other substances collected
the work Of cleaning tho streets Of tho city
ferrcd to the Committee Police and Health Depart
monts. The communications referred 70 by Alderman
Morris argue In favor OF tlling up the sunken and
marsh LANDS around Randall's and Wards islands
with refuse matter from the streets. rho Dock Com
missoncrs at the time stated that they could not
that any harm might result from filling up these lands
In the proposed method Tho communications were
accompanied by letter from General Mcclellan ap.
proving of the scheme. 1t was also suggested In
those papers that the liing used RaDdalls Island
should be OF such nature as lot to affect tho health
oi the children residing IN that locality.
noisTwAys AND RAiLISGs.
The Committee on Law Department was instructed
TO prepare and present an ordinance providing for
greater safeguards around hotsways inside tho st0op
line from the basement stores tho sidewalk; also
10 report an ordinance regulating size and style Of
afford better security persons travelling the side
walks.
The New York herald., 1877-01-12
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

WASHINGTON. Jan. IL, 1877.
The following case was heard in the United States
Supreme Court yesterday
Southern District OF New York This action Of
clccrment 10 recover lands of grent value In the
CITY Of New York, known as the Jumcl estate. The
point of interest In the was tho attempt
on tie part OF the plaintiff to himself the CT
Nine. 3umc. On the trial the Court excluded EVIL
dence6n the part Of Bowen as 10 the identity OF bis
mother the question being 'Who was your mother 7"
Jumcl's statements to them as to her Law
Ing a son, and her living IN Rhode Island
In curly life with Ballou, thc rcpucd father OF
Bowen also evidence as TO the statement OF Jumcl tho
husband OF Nine Jumcl that he had charged her with
cntcing him into marriage with her. and with then
having little in Providcncc, and great deal OF
other testimony offered show incis supposed to have
a tendency 10 establish the facts alleged Objection
was tnkcn to such rulings OF the Court ana also TO he
admissions OF evidence offered by tho defence, tho
claim being that the declarations OF Nine Jume werc
allowed when offered on the part OF ihe defence TO
proyc the identity OF OF hers but were excluded
by tho Court whom offered by tho plaintiff TO prove the
identity Of tho iruit oi her body
The argument Is that this Court will not say that
while tho law of New York OF 1880 makes Nine Jumel
heir 10 bcr sons estate the OF 1885, as well as
ihclaw Of Rhode Island makes him heir TO her estutc
she the mother has not such interest In The son as
10 mako her declarations evidence OF tho iact that ne
In her son after her dcoth. Clearly, II Is said ncr
declarations potent upon the question Of her
personal identity. The case embraces great many
points OF evidence OF interest to the profession IL
followed tho case equity, except to restrain further
suits 10y Bowen recover property until after decision
md ~ y. sawyer for plaintiff; James T. carrier ior
The New York herald., 1877-01-12
RAPID TRANSIT.

THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE PArrEN IN.
JUNCTION Casa PETTY SUIT BIo WITH
CONSEQUENCES.
The Pattcn injunction euit against the New York
Elevated Railroad, which s trial in the Court
of Common Pleas, Specal Term, before Judge Joseph
f. Daily, cannot fail to have tho most important con-
sequences however It is decided II tho injunction Ia
sustained It's effect will be to involve tho road IN con.
stant litigation and perhaps cripple 1t to such
extent to mako practically useless. Tho company
be we'll of this and in the present nc
tion before Judge DAILY Is lighting not only to
cover lost ground, but for Its very existence Bound
up with tho IN this case is tho whole question Of
rapid transit and the points raised by the complain
bc defeating every project Intended givo this
boon TO the metropolis.
rHE COMPLAINTS CASE.
Tho compninanrs case, aside from tho consttu-
tional questions Is in all essential respects petty
one. AS It was developed by tho testimony ycstcr.
day 1t showed only three poins-tho injury done to
In general by the Elevated Railroad; tho decrease Ia
tho vaIuc OF tenement property along tho limo Of tho
street and tho nuisance 0cCasoned by the running Of
trains and the existence Of the road Upon tho first OF
these three points Mr.. John Higgins OF the Cosmo.
pelitan HOTEL and Mr. Hiram CransIon. OF tho New
York HOTEL were the complainaut's witnesses, and
both testified to the material injury wrought to hotel
property IN the street occupied By such structure as
the New YORK Elevated Railroad. Two witnesses,
Joseph Harris ana Rachel A. Watts, janitrcss, wore
called TO snow the injury which has been done
ment property in the street. Upon the third point MIR.
John H. WEIGH, jcweller was tho only witnoss.
Mr.. Wech has found the Elevated road worso
than nightmare for IL has disturbed him IN
his waking as we'll as In his sleeping moments.
THE CASE OF THE KEspoSDENTS
In order to establish Their right to existence the
spondcnts submitted the whole history OF the corpora
ton as part OF their case. II Is now than ten
years since came into QUASI existence tho West
SIDE and Yonkers Patent Railroad Company. sec.
on OF the road was built for experimental purposcs
but u was part OF the enactment hch called the
early corporation into being that tho trains should be
propelled by an endless cable The cable failed and 10
did the company. Then, by sorics o deeds Of trust
mortgages and judgment OF foreclosure together with
the action OF commission who held tho authority Of
the corporation In their keeping, tho New York Ele-
waited Railroad Company came Into existence Untor-
tunatey the transfer Of tho powers and franchises
OF tho old West side and Yonkcrs Patent Railroad
Company was accompanied by legislation which has
been he'd TO be unconstitutional SO lar argu-
mcnt goes Judge Emot Is determined to have Tho
whole case over again. In the hope OF reaching moro
favorable judgment, and 10 this end he only erap
CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE1
The New York herald., 1877-01-12
OPENING NEW STREETS.

There appears TO be n prospect OF the speedy open
ing Of new streets In the Twcntythird ward Through
scplcat.on Of tho Commissioners Of Central Park,
Judge Donohue yesterday appointed Mcssis Joseph
Blumcnthal, Henry Lewis and Meyer Butzcl Commits
,oners OF Estimate and Assessment Tor the opening
,f J3sth street. from Harlem 10 Long Island Sound
r,,e following arc other avenue ana street
s..,,,,s m regard 10 wnicn the Central
pnrk commissioners, on pchat OF The CITY,
.rc also Whiting the appointment OF similar
missioncrs: s:--Thc opening oi l4Sth street from
I, .rIcn River 10 the southern BOnicvardi o west
chester avenue from Third avenue 20 .nc cry 'nc al
Brcnx RIVER Of Clir street. IRON ln'rd 70 mon ave
Third avenue Of 16jth street. from Boston 10 ln'on
svcnuc. of linton avenue. from Wcstrbcstci avenue
:" ,I. sou,bcrn boulevard; OF Willis avenue, rom
sv,ss s,yccs 10 Third avenue; OF 14Sth street from
rh,rd 20 81. AIMS avenue; OF 100 street, Hem A""u
The New York herald., 1877-01-12
THE ANNEXED DISTRICTS GAS.

At tho meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen yesterday
Commissioner Of Public Works Campbell sent the
following statement as to gas furnished for the an
ncxed dstrcts:-
Gas rs furnished in the Twenty-third ward BY tho
Central Gashghs Company, and in the Twenty
fourth ward by she Suburban Gaslight Company
The prices pain Tor lighting each street lamp
To the Central Gasight Company, &45 per annum; to
the Suburban Gasght Company $50 per aunum
The authority or agreement under which these lamps
lighted are contracts made prior the annexation
bet the authorities OF the respective and
the gas companies. The contracts made IN
January 1871 and run for ten years from that date
The New York herald., 1877-01-12
A CANAL CLAIM.

ALBANY, Jan. IL, 1877.
In tho General Term to-day argued tho appeal
in the case of People cx rel Chloe Ann wasson VS.
G W. Schuyler Auditor This was nm appeal from an
order awarding pcrcmptory mandamus commanding
the Auditor draw his draft for tho amount ol an
award OF 25 for damages sustained in tho drain
Ing OF the Cayuga marshes II was claimed on the
mart OF the Auditor the award void for juris
dIctonn defects and Irregularities, and Tor fraud.
Tho case was. argued by the Deputy Attorney
General for the Auditor and by Eugene Burl,ngamc
for tho claimant
Tho Court took tue papers.
The New York herald., 1877-01-12
GENERAL SESSIONS-PART I.
Before Judge Gildcrslecvc.
PLEAS AND SENTENCES.

PLEAS AND SENTENCES
Lawrence Campbell. who gave HIS residence as No.
413 East Fifteenth street, was arranged at the bar
charged with receiving money under false pretcnccs
II appeared that The prisoner had collected various
amounts on behalf Of an imaginary poor womaA and
,our children lie finally arrested on tho l4th Of
december AMI yesterday pleaded guilty TO the charge
iIe was sentenced to six months imprisonment.
A coLoBED ''BLUtsKrS.'
w,I,,om Williams. negro, known among his friends
a. unlu was indicted the charge OF stealing
n pockctbook containing my cents from the pocks,
OF iPatrck May, whilo asleep In liquor saloon as the
The New York herald., 1877-01-12
10 Elton avenue and Of opening and widening Of Nor
ris avenue from Third 10 Railroad avenue, l56th
ALLEGED FICTITIOUS LOG BOOK

ALLEGED FICTITIOUS LOG BOOK
Tho trial OF a somewhat curious case was
mcnced yesterday before Juagc Lawrence, holding
SPECIAL Term OF the Supreme Court. According the
compliant Mcssrs. DO Castro Co.. who Shipping
and commission merchants In this city chartered
from Brett. SON h Co, the brig Ncllie Antrim. The
brig was TO take a cargo from here TO Carthagcna,
stopping the route at Santa Martha and sayanila.
There was be paid $4,000 for the rouud trip. The
brig did stop st savnnllla and the plaintiffs claim
that in consequence OF failure TO tun this part Of
tho charter contract they werc obliged TO ship by
steamer merchandise which their agents had been
waiting put the brig Of the expected arrival ot
which they had been notified in advance When an
attempt was mac lhcrc to adjust the matter she own
ers uf the brig gave the passing by tho
port of Savana the statement OF the captain, that he
was prevented from doing account ci stress OF
weather, aud log book connrmatory Of such state
,nent was produced proof II anally agreed TO
leave the matter TO arbnrators, who decided against
the charcrns party basing their decision 90 the re-
port captain OF tho orig 10 the weather ana re-
living the truthsulncss OF tho log BOOK Dissatisfied
with this decision Mcssrs d. de Castro Co. brought
suit against Brett. son Il Co. Tor damages, which
trial yesterday. 1t is claimed by he paintins
that the captains statement rs 10 the weather ~ erro
and that tho log book lasfed 70 sustain MS
statement Ex-Judgo Jones and William ". Hoes ap
pear tor the plaintiffs aud Messrs Bccbc, Wilcox and
Hobbs for the defendant
The New York herald., 1877-01-12
corner OF West aud Franklin streea He was CON-
vcted and rcmanded for sentence.

corner OF West aud Franklin ,streeta He was con-
victed and rcmanded for sentence.
a SNEAK THIEF PUNISHED.
john Ward, aged seventeen, VINO gavc his residence
No. 1873 West Ffy-third street, on the 23d OF Do
cember the residence OF Or. Satterly No. 1873
Madison avonue, and. having rung the bell gave the
servant letter 10 deliver In her absence he stole
several articles OF wearing apparel, including fur
Ined overcoat IN all valued IL $l08 The thief nadc
on bus was soon arrested on being arraigncd he
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to tour years in the
State Prison.
yAiTHLEss DOMESTIC.
Bertha Cohen, aged twenty-thrce, employed By
Monheim Brock, OF No. 207 East Tenth street, on Octo
bcr 80 stole n ring valued at $3.50, from her
employer. Shc pleaded guilty and sent TO the
Pcnitcniiary for one year.
The New York herald., 1877-01-12
DECISIONS.
SUPREME CoURr-CHAMBEns.

SUPREME CouRr-CHAMBEns.
By Judge Donohuc.
Natter of Cockrofl-Motion denied.
Matter Of tho waring Rock Drill Company.-l wish
to counsel
Heilbrun VS. Racey ct al-Thc defendant Is allowed
10 submit the findings 10 Judge Van Bruut
Bambergcr VS.. Hynms.-Undcr tho stipulation sgnod
by tho parties think II proper that the defendant
account TO tho receiver for tho money collected under
SUPERIOR CoURT--sPECIAL TERM.
BY Judge Van Worst
Manning ct al. va Stern.-Ordcr settled and signed.
BY Chief Justice Curtis.
Dcmuth VS.. The American Institute.-Scc memoran-
dums OF margin OF amendments to proposed casc
BY Judge Sanford.
Kurshccdt va Thccll ct aL--Order settled
Bockover vs. Haincs. Order sustaining demurrer.
Fry VS. spofTord.-Case settled Lot nn cngrosscd or
printed copy containing the exhibits be presented TO
inc to bc approved and ordered on nle.
BY Judge Speir
shaw vs. Farwcli al-Order d'smissing com plant,
Phyie va. Cary Ct a.-ordcr amending minutes Of
trial.
Cbattcrton vs. Mulford. Motion dismissed.
Ficischi VS.. Setter CT aL-Ordcr settled.
May VS. Schuyler ct aL-Motou denied, with $40
Commercial Bank ". Eccles - Order allowing plain
ti live per allowance amount recovered.
MenzIcr Billings --Ordcr discharging defendant
from imprisonment
COMMON PLEAs--sPECIAL TERM.
BY Judge J. r. DAILY.
Carpenter vs. Bisset; Matter OF Havcns-Orders
lOwcnStcin W.. MCCarTln --NOtIou ErNutel
DURAN VS.. Central vcrein, &c.-Motion granted un-
less undertaking be filed. See opinion.
In the matter of Gardcs.--Citation Issued.
MARINE YCoUgr-CHAMBERs.
by Judge McAdam.
Brainord w. Ianger.-Opnion bcd
Coulter vs. Stevens. M otion to sot aside granted.
Croker VS.. Paycken; Guttcnbura VS.. Morgan; Prcplc
VS. Loudinsky; Bcvcrdgc vs. Bisan Proceedings
dismissed
Levy W.. Abrabams.-Motion 10 vncatc arrest de-
MED, but speedy trial ordered
IosTu- .nn ,lu int xnatc Nd
Kerr VS. Covert; New Vs. GruIc; Hook vs. Sim
scbcI mcr- --Rcceivcrs appointed.
Raynor vs. worl; Duscnbury vs. Jcssup. Motions
granted.
Roo va Robbins; Granz vs.. Kumi.-Dcfaulis noted.
IloI and vs. Cnptknght. - Judgment for plaintiff.
CIaflp vs. Goldsmith --Motion ccncd; $40 costs to
abide event.
The New York herald., 1877-01-12
WHY SHE RAN.

Mary Brown OF No 165 Division street, charged her
daughter Annie. aged sixteen years, win running
away from homo Justice Morgan, in investigating
the case learned that tho girl ran away because she
was badly treated by her mother and her stcpiatncr
lie discharged Annie and rcprimanded her mother.
The New York herald., 1877-01-12
THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR.

The matter OF the estate OF John Shccrin deceased
,ud tho accounting by the Public Administrator was
upon the reicrec's report before the Surrogate few
days sncc tho question involved being he liability of
the Public Adm illustrator Tor loss OF $377 incurred 10
an estate by the failure of the Third Avenue Savings
Bank The facts are that when Mr.. Algernon .. Sui.
uvan became Public Administrator the above named
b.nk had already failed and wos IN the hands OF
receiver Among the assets Of the Shccrn estate tho
Administrator found u bank book tho bank and
since collected and row includes In his account ali the
dividends paid by tho receiver. The dehcit is de-
manded by the Of kin and 1t is sought to charge
the Pubic Administrator with the loss II appears
that the deceased died about April 90, 1875 and the
estate thcn came into the possession of
Isaac Dayton, who was then Public Administrator.
He found this bank book, ana regarding tho
dciosit rs an investment made by the deceased Tor
The sake OF did not draw out the money. A
few mon this later the bank iniled rhc rcicrcc who
audited the nnal accounting by the present Public Ad
mnstrntor, hcld TINT the latter was responsible Tor
The by the failure oi the bank, urst because II
the duty OF the Administrator to collect tho account
and "dcpostt all moneys by him colcctcd and re-
rciyed' IN the bank desgnn ted by the Common Coun-
ell land IL Is admitted that such savings bank was not
so desrnatedl and. second, because there
dcpcc TO show that the reputation OF the Third Ave-
savings Bank for solvcncy was Dad Tor some time
before It's failure On The motion To confirm tho re-
port the Public Administrator excepted TO the above
hndng. and tho caro- was decided yesterday. Alter
full argument The surrogate sustans the correctness OF
The Public Adninistrn,or's account. lie holds that
the evidence tails far short of establishing
general reputation which would raise pre-
sumption Of knowledge OF It's unsound condition
on tho part OF the Public Administrator, but, on the
contrary. that the evidence shows that the bank was
In good rcputc to solvcncy. The Surrogate holds
that the Public Admnstrntor was not guilty OF neglect
In failing 10 draw the money from ihc Third Avenue
Savings Bank: that tho investment was originally
ua.Ic by the intesate. and that II nowhere appears
that the Administrator knew OF any suspicion US TO
ihe sovency Of tho bank or ina, be had not exercised
rrqu,stc prudcncc IN leaving the investment as do
ceased left H. and that the stanc d not require the
Public Administrator to collect deposits from savings
banks ms beng cash IN his hands, but leaves II to
oupd discretion. The account gs rendered Is there
fore sustained.
The New York herald., 1877-01-12

bcuusirui and healthful relief TO tho more general
conditions OF city Iiie this requirement should be
thoroughly we'll attended TO.
The New York herald., 1877-01-12

CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGEl
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-25
Diamonds in Brazil.

Tie operation OF working for these PEE
cious gems il a very simple one. The @luval
soil tn, cascslhoa is dug up from the bed
of the riyer, aud removed 10 q convenient
spot on the banks for working. The pro
c, s. j, ~ follows A rancho is erected
about hundred feet long, and half that
distance in width, down the middle OF
the area is conveyed a canal covered with
earth on the other side Of the area q
flooring Of planks, about sixteenfset IN
length. extending the whole length OF
,he shed. aud 10 which an inclined
direction is gwen; this flooring Is di-
yided into troughs, into which is thrown
a portion Of ca>calhoa the water Is then
let il. and .md The earth raksd until
tue water becomes clear: the earthly par
ticlts having been wsshedaway, the gravel
is raked up To the end OF the trough the
largest stoues uTc thrown out, and after
wards the smaller ones, the whole is then
examined with great Gaze for diamonds.
When ne gro fluids one, he claps his hands,
stands in an crest posture, holding the
diamond between his fore finger and thumb;
L is reot iyed by one of the oyerseers posted
on lofty seats. at equal distances, along the
line of the work On the conclusion OF
tn work the diamonds found during tbs
day art weighed. and registered BY the
overseer -. ciet II negro has a good for.
tune 70 dud,a stone weighing upwards OF
seventeen carats, he is immediately manu-
mit;ed. and tor smaller stones proportionate
premiums are given.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-25

IN O summer-hOuse belonging to an old
inn on the Rhine. there is 4 large window,
whose paues Of colored glnsS of ten attract
The notice Of any traveller who enters the
l,tle sitting.To Children moro especially
love 10 gaze upon the noble river and the
surrounding landscape under the different
Influences of green, blue, red, or yellow
medium. and clap their tiny hands 10 see
the vineyards or beautiful runs so changed
A boyonce fingered near this fayoute wln-
dow. and detained ~ all the arts IN his
power the old inau that accompanied him.
Now. it was the fiery rcd which pleased the
child most now the golden tinge made
everything appear like enchanted ground,
and sometimes again the green had more
sottness NLereu?ou 10 rest his eyes. HIS
Communion. after rejecting some time,
aid as be pglzed on his eager looks and
changing tancies. Thou puttest me In
mind Of the lie Of nGn, which IN It's passing
STAGES resembles nothing more than this
window. At first, during infancy, he chooses
the plain glass. that shows him natures
real brightness. Lut soon What charms him
at first becomes ins,pid lie then seeks in
caudy red, something more beautlful-Fe-
lapSeS again Into >of, green. until be settles
into tue gold d,lAiug yellow, which gives
a false value 20 every object. The last age
will oe the the gloomy blue, in which
there seem. m everlasting storm coming
over the face Of nature. He would tain
seek another color but some rude hand
hut, N, llnl and pushes him away