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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-01
4 Variety-ShOw Story.

Those who go to Harry perhaps
not many who read this paper-will have
noticed favorite performer who sang
songs in hi 9Th falsetto voice, and who
accompanied herself on the drum. She
was sure Of recall, and, most times. two
OF three. Her song and-drum solo Of
Saturday night was not less we'll re-
ceived than for any evening for
a week before, but she did not re-
spond to the clapping Of hands and the
stamping Of feet that gather in force as
she still failed to appear; and it was only
by ruse that the manager at last di-
verted his motley audience from their
insistent demand. But, whether or not
the manager had succeeded, this little
actress could not for the life of her have
faced the crowd again that light.
Mile. Claire-so her name was on the
bills, though that is not what she is called
at her now cherries home-is married to
shiftless person, and supported husband
and child on the pittance that she got for
her stage work. This evening she had
left the little girl, barely 10 months old
in her garnet room, sick and feverish. It
needed, above all things, mothers care;
but variety performers, not less than
seamstresses and shop-girls and such
worthless folk, have no right to indulge
in the finer feelings when employers need
their work. So she left the child in its
fathers charge and went to the theatre.
Close following her departure came a
relapse, a convulsion, and what little life
the child had was gone out to its Maker.
The husband sought the show-house.
"How is the child?" was her first inquiry,
and: while his lips declared to her that it
was still sleeping, his manner belied his
words. He dare not tell all lest her stage
work be impcriled. But to the other
g. ladies p" of the troupe he mentioned the
fact of the dead child at home, with
strict injunctions that they were |" not to
tell her a word Of it YETI Their faces
and whispered words famed the sus-
picion which was growing on her mind,
but just then the stagc-manager shouted.
Miss Clare will favor us with song and
drum chorus" and the drummer-girl
stepped out before the foot lights with a
courtesy, a salute, and mirthless SMILE
She ratified off her part, and rushed
back to the little dressing room just in
time to catch a halt sentence, which told
the truth. With faint cry she dropped
to the floor, the sticks falling from her
pulseless hands, hcrjaunty hat and feather
rolling away beneath fhe heels of her hur-
rying sisters. The house meanwhile
clamored for an encore. The stage
manager was beside himself, shouted to
the orchestra for a clog dance, and the
crowd was satisfied.
But behind the scene the woman lay in
her insensibility. Then she;was taken to
her dead child, the shouts and stamping
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-01
Hospital Scenes.

Behind the Russian army there are
ffty-four temporary hospitals. with over
six hundred beds in each. To each hos
pital eleven surgeons are attached. Ev-
cry army division has its own field hos
pital, with three surgeons in addition to
the regimental surgeon. These field hos
pitfalls will first take charge Of the suffer
e1, carrying him from the ground where
he has fought and fallen, on a stretcher,
OF an ambulance. His wounds will be
dressed and he will then be sent to the
temporary hospital in the rear, to be
cared for and cured if cure can be found
for him. The Red Cross Society is more
luxurious in its arrangements, and lucky
will be the man that falls into its hands.
On June %, the Turkish batteries at
Rustchuk fred upon hospital in Giur-
gevo, over which the flag of the Red
Cross was flying. The shells dropped
thick and fast, and finally the hospital
was struck. Asurgeon and several Sisters
of Charity were within at the time, but
there were few, if any, patients in the
wards.
Among the officers who were killed on
the heights opposite Galatz, when the
Russians crossed the river, was Capt .Piskie-
witch descendant of the famous COM
mander whose brilliant campaign in eau
casus is one of the greatest achievements
of the Russian army.
While the Turks were bombarding Giur-
gevo, DIR. Garrick, physician to the en-
bassy at St. Petersburg, stood at the
window of a high tower in the market
| place and watched the shells as they
burst above and below him. When the
whole town was under fire, and the former
was a conspicuous mark for the Turkish
gunners, the reckless Scotch surgeon in
sisted upon 'seeing the thing OUT and
his friends fairly had to drag him away.
At the bottom of the town soldier was
struck in the head by fragment Of a
shell. The doctor ran up to him and
bandaged up his wounds, working as
coolly and quietly under the terrible fire,
as he would have done in a hospital miles
in the rear.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-01
HardaTinles.

The Popular Science MontAly says:
Production and consumption do not have
that intimate relation to each other they
once had. In old times the weaver, for
instance, was in contact with his custom
crs; he wovc cloth as he discovered the
need: he cautiously set up u second loom
when it became fully evident that it could
be kept employed; and thus supply and
demand went, rs it were, hand in hand.
But now gigantic mills filled with many
spindlcs have little acurate relation to
consumption. The power Of production
by means Of improved machinery is
something immense. and it is exercised
with no very w;stchful or cautious regard
to the immediate needs of the community.
Goods are piled up in vast quantities in
waiting for a future market, or for antici-
pated change in price, or they are pressed
upon the markets at such low rates or on
such long credits that buyers are seduced
into ovcr-purchases. In favorable times
these establishments are run at high
pressure.
The old fashioned nice relation between
producer andconsumer disappears. Sptsu-
lation takes the helm. Much more is pro-
duced than there is corn, leather or 9TH
Ell goods, to exchange for it. The re-
sources Of the mills are great; they can
borrow from the banks while they pile up
! their fabrics in their warcrooms: they can
by means OF their concentrated capital
keep their machinery running even at a
loss, if by so doing they can crush out a
rival or manipulate the market. But in
the height of this prosperous run there is
a check--no matter for what cause-and
suddenly the work stops. There is little
sale for goods produced; the fires must
be put out, the doors closed, and thous-
ands of operatives are deprived of en-
ployment. This would not be so unfor-
tunatc if this over-production had been
ditfused among the work people. But it
had not. Notwithstanding the high pres
sure and the excessive manufacture, wages
have been kept down: while producing
| in six months as much as can be exchanged
in a year, the workmen have not been
paid in this way-their wages have been
upon the basis of the whole years work
as q result, they are turned empty
handed upon the street.
And, what is particularly unfortunate
imum point. Here the evil works both
ways. The excessive production which
has shut up the mill has weakened the
power of the community to absorb this
production-the goose that laid the egg
has been slain. Inevitably the recovery
from hard times brought about in this
; way must be slow The spindles cannot
be set in motion until the stock of goods
On hand is reduced and a fresh demand
revives; this demand cannot revive be-
cause the great body Of consumers are in
a state of mpoverishment. This condi
ton OF things is entirely sufficient to ex-
plain the genesis and the prolongation of
business Prostration. Capital is not i'm
paired;lt is locked up in machinery that
is silent, in goods that cannot be ex-
changed, in money that has no borrowers
1t is the paralysis of consumption that is
the cause.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-01
TIE GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE.
Situation IN Baltimore Fearful Riot in
Pittsburgh, and City at the Mercy of
an Armed Sss'n,. The Outlook In Chi
cage. ST. lOuis and Other Places.


The r:.1lroad employees strike continues
to spread, and the situation daily be-
comes more perilous. The blockade of
freight trains previously established re-
mains unbroken. and in Baltimore, Pitts
burgh and other places passenger travel is
almost entirely interrupted. In Balti-
more the situation is comparatively quiet,
though great excitement is still manifest.
Since the collision of the night Of the
2Ot!l. between the mob and the military
III which nine persons were killed out
right and twenty more seriously wound
ed, no very serious skirmish has occurred
though two distinct efforts were made on
the nigI2e Of the 91st to get possession of
Camden street depot, both of which failed,
the police and military succeeding in dis-
pcrsing the mob IN both cases without
serious results.
In compliance with the call of Governor
Carroll upon the President fort roops, those
AT Fort NoHenry have been placed at his
disposal and with their aid and that of
the local military, the reign Of order has
been in % measure reestablishcd. The
President has also issued his proclama-
ton warning all persons engaged in VIC
Icncc and obstruction of the laws to dis
pcrsc On Or before noon of the 22nd, and
IN view Ct tie per1lcus nature Of the stu
alton. Ge,;. Winfield S. Hancock has been
ordered to Baltimore to assume command
OF the troops there. Martial law is threat
ened and the saloons have been closed.
At CiJ.i berland and Westward to Graf
ton the strikers are in supreme control,
the mon iii former place, having broken
open large number of freight cars and
carried OF provisions and other things.
At Newark strike continues and troops,
ordered there by Gov. Young, fraternize
with strikers. The county commissioners
there having refused to vote money to
buy food ior the military, the strikers
came forward and offered to furnish the
same without cost. It is further reported
that the citizens of Newark have cuaran-
teed to- furnish the strikers the necessary
provisions TO sustain life
At Pittsburg during the morning of the
21st, the situation remained unchanged
but during the afternoon, upon the arrival
Of 1900 Philadelphia militia under COM
mand of Gen. Brenton, fearful collision
The New York herald., 1877-01-09
THE HOFFMAN SUIT.

NEW TRIAL DENIED By JUSTICE PRATT.
In the SUIT Of Hugh McCulloch l. Co, London bank
crs against George Hoffman, the particulars Of which
have bccn fully rotated in the HERALD, judgment Tor
about $4,000 had been given the plaintiff short
time since counsel Tor the defendant application
to Justice Pratt tho Kings County Supreme Court,
for "a trial. and yesterday the motion denied.
His Honor, after reviewing the former proceedings
ut some length concluded his decision as folows:-
Tho bulk OF tho called newly discovered evidence
IN confederation OF testimony produced by defendant
upon point presented tho former trial. and
sary III contradiction Of the plaintiffs evidence IL
49, therefore. clearly obnoxious 10 the rule
have before stated, and can offer
ground for a new trial Whether tho verdict
upon trial approves itself to my judgment It
is not material state II the verdct against tho
weight OF evidence the eicndanI's remedy consisted
in a different motion from that am now considering;
but with the TACT before me that jury did ind
dict for the plaintiffs upon the evidence produced
doubtful whether tho newly discovered evidence
IL admitted upon new trial, would change the
result The defendant claims that great injustice has
cen done ind unless new trial ID granted lac has
means redress. lf that bc true, It lesser evil
than should violate well settled rules OF law
In attempt give hin relief Having considered and
decided tins motion upon tee merits II is unnecessary
10 pass upon technical objections raised counsel
tor the plaintiff. Motion Tor new trial denied, with
SO costa "
The New York herald., 1877-01-09
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS LIABILI-
TIES

In the matter OF the estate OF John Sheren de-
ceased, application made yesterday to Surrogate
Calvin TO confirm the report of the referee appointed
10 the OF the administrator OF the
estate Shcren died the 22d Of April 1875 On that
day letters mentary issued to Algernon S.
Sullivan Public Administrator It being supposed
there heirs. Mr. Sullivan took possession Of
the OF the estate consisting OF two bank books
OF the Emigrans' Savings Bank with deposit Of
81, 400 and the other Of the Third Avenue Savings
Savings Bank failed IN September OF that year, hav-
Ing in its the $40 deposited there by the
cedent In his life time. Up TO the date OF the failure
OF the bank the Pubic Administrator who had already
possession ot the bank book, had Jailed to
withdraw this sum. The referee IN his
report nolds the Public Administrator liable
for this the ground that bank
bucks IN the hands OF public administrator be
considered money and which he ought to have
drawn from the bank and deposited with the deposit
tory designated by law within two days. The Public
Claiming that the statutes under winch the decision
was rendered made him liable only tor moneys that
hnd actually into his hands and that bank
could not be considered money The referee
further hnds that tho Public Admn!sr has been
guilty Of violating an express statute and has COIN
mitted msdemeanor for which he is liable TO crimi
null prosecution. The referee also nnds that the sum
ot$325 paid Tor funeral expenses which the Public
Administration had drawn from the account la the
Immigrants Savings Bank, Is chargeable to HIM, he
should have drawn on the smaller deposit, IN the
Third Avenue Savings Bank, and thereby saved tho
loss. Decision was reserved by tho Surrogate. who
took the papers.
The New York herald., 1877-01-09
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

william Hgbie, Henry Higbic, Calvin II. Moody and
Joseph II. WIlle,s, composing the firm OF Higbie "
Co Of gcntiemens furnishing goods at
No lG7 Canal street, havo been adjudged involuntary
bankrupts on the petitions Of their creditors by
Register Dwight. They have fled petition for CON-
position Offering TO pay sxty-two and half
tho dollar, half cash and halt in notes, and meeting
Of the creditors take action has been called jan
uary 25. The following arc the principal creditors:
National Shoo and Leather Bank, $l1, 500; William
Lottimcr X Co., S3.946 20; American Modcd Collar
Company, So, ,407 81; Parker, Wilder Co, 81 062 ss
A. =. Stewart Il Co, 81, 254 81 W. G. PeoL a. Co.
S23 80; Pine, Miller Durham, ST. 1913 10; Rhoadcs
Grosvenor II Co., $1,000 O7; Norfolk Hosiery Com
pany, 81, ,0l7 6S; A. b. liigbe, 2,046 81. Tho total
Liabilities as gwen IN the petition is about $65,C0O
Tho liabilities OF George Richardson a. Sons, straw
goods manufacturers, OF No $40 broadway and Farm
ingham, Mass who failed several weeks ago, aggro-
gate $l44, ,2lS Of which $103,0O2 Is unsecured. The
uncnc Dcred assets consist mainly IL real estate,
$4,000; stock and machinery, $4,000; accounts,
$4,000
The following assignment and schedule was yester.
day filed In the Court OF Common Ploas John d.
JacoDorsky " jacob Hart to julius Hellbron. Tho
liabilities are stated at S59,575 So nominal assets
Sz2 3l5 SO, and real assets Sl, 1856 Is. The following
assignments were also filed IN the County Clerks
Office: valentine Koon II Joseph Koon 70 Alden 4.
Seron; Wilson II. Hall h John Kennel, comprising
tho frm of Hall Kennel, to George W. Treet, and
slmon Manlintor 70 johnson b. Kesrstsad.
The New York herald., 1877-01-09
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

The suit oil Runyon ". Martin, Jr., VS.. Jay Gould,
growing out OF Black Friday transactions, which has
been pending in the courts Tor long timc was yes
to-day discontinued by consent
Chief Justice DAILY yesterday gave order allowing
the resettlcmcnt of the order OF uancn IN
the Walker divorce suit II Is not unlikely that
through this this notable may after ALL be
brought to trial
Michael Wallace, who sued Eblingand 4 Ebling for
81. OUO damages account Of the killing OF his in
sapt child by being run over by lager beer wagon be-
longing 10 the defendants, obtained yesterday YER
Act for 5000 Tho case was tried before Judge Van
Worst, holding Supreme Court, Circuit.
The Louisiana National Bank Of New Orleans,
brought suis before Judge barrett against Frederick
schuchard and othors to recover two bills OF ex
change The whole question was as TO whether such
bills were "accepted, according to the legal in,erpre
tat,ou OF that word not verdict was rendered
against The defendants firm property tor loo 600 francs
The suit of the Emma silver Mining Company was
yesterday IN the United states Circuit Court,
betorc Judge WaIiace The first oral testimony taken
" as that Of Mr. Lyons, who was called ON the stand
He testified that hc Of the original Iocators oi
ths mine. II ~ expected that his crOssexanilnation
~ Mr. Beach 10 day will inaugurate series Of inter-
oSsns developments. which could NOS " OTeusn' 70
The New York herald., 1877-01-09
END OF AN OLD SUIT

Id 1874 Maria Gerard, of Port Jefferson died. leaving
An estate valued ut $5o,o0O OF which Catharino l..
Gerard was exccutrix She Instituted u suit against
Captain Daniel Smith to recover 81, ,0O0 being money
NJ she alleged loaned to him by Maria Gerard and tor
which he was indebted to tho estate smith admitted
In his having the money, but asserted that It
was u free and voluntary gilt to HIM from her Upon
thc trial oil the suit judsmcnt was rendered against
him the full amount vi the clam During the pro-
ceedings the execurix died. and Daniel Jones became
executor. Captain Smith, through his counsel made
u motion before the Supreme Court to reopen The pro-
ccedings and give hm a chance to defend which was
dOnc by his payment OF the costs alrcatiy incurred
The was tbcn brought before the supreme Court
oi Suffolk county, and referred TO Thomas Young who
has Just rendered. ms decision IN favor OF the delcud
ant diminishing the complaint, with costs
The New York herald., 1877-01-09
THE WAY THEY DO II.

Mr. 7. y. Neal, general agent for well known man.
uacturng house In this city, had his watch snachcd
out OF his pocket On Sunday night whc IN the door,
way OF car No. 50 OF the Fourth avenue line. Mr. Neal
was attempting enter the door Of the car, when
man put himself In tho way. The fellows companion
stood us If Just outside the door, the PLATFORM but
In such a way as to cfcctuay prevent the intended
victims cgruss. He took out hve cont piece, held II
bctu cen his fingers, and putting his arm straight
across Mr. Nea's chest said 10 his confederate, Are
YOU going iny" Neal thought this proceeding little
strange and soon ex,ricatcd himself from his awkward
position. Putting his hand to his paniaoons pocket
where he had roll OF $500 IN bills he felt his watch
cham dangling about and at onco missed his timc-
piece worth between 5000 and 1900 lie gave an alarm
but the two who had actod 30 strangely were
missing.
The New York herald., 1877-01-09
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY JANUARY l877wTH

Judge scdgwick. 2o5, ses, s6l, 62s. 45l. 4lo
40l, 435, o00, 3sS, 300 652, 43d, SOL 502 503 504
3sG 4s5. 323 34O 341 3l5 l79. 1888 $685. 1885, 3l7 6S
2iS Part 2-Adiourned until January Is, 1877.
COMMON PLxAs-GESEgAL lERM-hcld by Judges O.
r. Day. Robinson and Larremore.-Nos. 81 SO, 90,
IS. g. yS, l03, 8. lab, l04, los, l06. l07, los.
COMMON PLEAs-EQUIrY oxRx-Held by Judge J. r.
Daly--N day calendar.
COMMON PLEAs-TRIAL TgRx-part Held by
Judge Van Hoescn.-Nos 10l4, 100, Az, $50, 722,
1884, l4 l43. 1904, 5l0 $685. 9l5, 60l, So7, III 745.
Sd6 $50, 726, S37. Parts and 3-Adjourned Tor the
term
MAINE CouRr-TRIAL TERx-parr Held by
Judge Shea.-Nos 4l93 $780, 5036, 5l7l, 34l8, 640O,
344O l5s3 6695 5222 4ls5, 1919, 509l, 4ss4. 1929.
Part Held by Judge Goepp-Nos. 7435, 7436, 435l,
9O29 1872 706s 7Os0 743 1882 1852 522s, 2z93 54ol
5ls3 AGA Part S-Held by Judge Sheridan.-Nos 45s,
1894 753 70ll 527S 55i4 1885, 1928, 6S22 1892, $685.
1869, 5447, $3.50. 5557.
COURT or GENERAL SsssIoXs-Part HELD by Judge
Gildcrsleeve.- Tine People vs. Evan =. Thomas, per-
Jury Part 2-Held by Judge Sutherlsnd.-The People
W. Jacob Van Volkenburgh and George G. West. con-
spiracy.
The New York herald., 1877-01-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WAsufycrOy Inn Il


Mr. WILLIS (dem) OF N. Y. offered q resolution In.
structing tho Committee on the Privileges Powers and
Duties Of the House in counting the Presidential vote
TO ascertain whether any gwen at tho 70.
cent election contrary TO the prohibition contained In
the first section Of the second article OF the constsu
ton-iorbdding United States officials to be appointed
clectors-and what ought to DO done with them, and
whether any and what provision ought to be made for
securing faithful observance In the future Ut such
section also inquire INTO any facts affecting The fair.
OF tho legality Of any electoral votes certified to
have such election, with power send fol
persons and papers. Adopted without u division
THE POLICE BOARD.
Mr. LKMoySE (dcn) of ILL., offered resolution for the
appointment OF select committee OF i've 10 inquire,
hrst, whether any members vi tho late or present
Board OF Police Comm mssioners Of the District O,
Columbia have been guilty OF improper conduct n
thor Official positions pending any Investigation DO.
tore the Board whether any member Of the Board
has used attempted TO use the superintendent Po
lice any member tho police force for coSrups or i'm.
proper purposes connected with any Congressional In.
vcstgation with view OF injurlng or dIsgracing any
memDcr OF such committee; whether any momber of
the Board has n,ertcred with attempted to
with the administration OF law In the courts of tbo
District and whether the police organization has been
used for any improper or corrupt purpose with power
TO send Tor persons and papers Adopted withou dlv
sion.
POLITICAL DISABILITY OF ELEcroRs
Nj. KAssoN, OF Iowa, offered resolution instruct.
ing the Select Committee on the Privileges of Tho
House regard TO the counting OF the electoral votes
10 inquire whether any electoral votes were east by
persons aborlng under political disabilities, and II 20
what action should DO Iakon thereon Adopted
MIR. BucKSER, (dem.) OF Missouri, moved TO suspend
the rules and pass the bill Board of Police
Commissioners OF the District Of Columbia aud trans.
erring It's dutos to the Commissioners OF tho Dwtrao
Agreed to unan mously.
Mr. THRocKMoRTox, (dom.) OF Texas asked leave 10,
onor resolution instfuctng the Comm ittee on Mili-
tary Affairs 10 inquire and report to the pressn
CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE1
The New York herald., 1877-01-09
iOtuI 3<o,
Tho sum Of SS12 10 was also nppropriated from tho
MUNICIPAL NOTES.

Tho portrait OF General John A Dix ordered TO bo
painted by the Common Council, was yesterday nung
up in the Governors Room at tho City Hall. II was
painted by Miss Annie NJ Leo, and is iull-size pic
,ure. The famous order, III any man attempts to
haul down tho American nag shoot him the spot, ,,
appears Inscribed upon In the hands Of the
exG overnor.
The charges against Herts Sons, auctionccrs pre-
ferrcd by Captain Walsh aud others. will DO examined
into to.day before Mayor Ely.
Tho Board Of Aldermen will meet to-day us can
vnsscrs for the purpose OF counting the cast
last week in the Seventh district Tor Congressman
The New York herald., 1877-01-09
A REVIVALISTS TROUBLES.

Justice Otterbourg has Issued summons directed to
Peter Dwoer '..he reformed thief' now conducting
revival meeting No. 196 Bceckcr street. command
ing him appear this afternoon TO answer a charge
preferred by John Maley and julius Weiss. Mr..
Maley keeps oyster saloon in the basement OF No.
1866 Blcecker street and Mr. Weiss lives stairs with
his fnmily They complain Tint gang of young rut-
fans who attend the revival meetings conduct them-
selves in such fashion as to make II impossible Tor
them to carry business or 1.-Two In the house. They
mako no COMPLAINT agaInst Dwyer personally.