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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-06
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
CREDITORS MEETINGS AND PROCEEDINGS IN
BANKRUPTCY.

CRED1TORS MEETlN0S AND PHOCEEDISGS IN
BANKRUPTCY.
Sidney W. Cooper, lawyer. formerly at NO. l76
Broadway has gone into voluntary bankruptcy before
Register Dayton Tor debts contracted during the past
seven years. These include claims for board at the
Fif,h Avenue, Windsor and Gramcrcy Park hotels
amounting TO nearly $1,000. great portion OF his
Indebtedness for borrowed money and the schedules
include doctors bills $500. Tho amount OF mis- La
Ditcs given in his schedules is SAL $780, IN addition
70 which there arc debts due TO light creditors, tho
extent oil winch he does not know. Tho principal
creditors are James b. Marin, OF Milwaukee S2OOo0;
J. Nelson Tappeh, So lao co. Judson Ely, s6sa SO
Darna. tifiswoId Il Co., $23L o. Ito mas no assets,
except claim against tue Delaware and Bound Brook
Railway Company tor S350v, SUIT for which Is pend
Tnc iallufc OF James Houston, manufacturer OF
Oh ,rs at No. 80 Lewis street. Is reported he COM
mcnccd businc.s with his broiner ~ april ISL and
bought the iatters interest Ia August, 1875, con-
Buing the business ~ his own name Ills means were
small, and he usually carried stock OF about 500.
IIs liabiitiics Will probably not exceed 81 0v0
Henry H. Russell, dealer ~ novelties, ipfmcry NJ
No 414 uroadway, msao application yesieraay Ia
Register Dwight Tor his discharge from bsnkru ptcy.
Opposition was made by the creditors aud the usual
time was allowed ~ when 10 hic specifications.
Application was mauc To Register Dwight yestcr-
day ~ James suny, Of the late nrm Of shaw shay,
Tor MS discharge from bankruptcy, when was W.
posed ny tue creditors.
Register Fitch has reported In favor OF granting
the aIscnargc from bankruptcy OF Theodore H. Bli-
win, the late hrm OF BALDWIN Il burr, dealers In
carriages formerly doug business al TIE corner of
Broadway and lcnth street
A warrant IN bankruptcy has boon received by Regis
ter Dayton against the hrn ol Rosenberg Mark,
uiscturers oil shirts at No ~ walker stree, whv
have Dccg niJudcatcd bansrupts ON tho petition vf
tber cfooitofs, aud the Register mas called meeting
10 elect assignee anu prove claims on April 20
Atamccting Of the creditors OF samuel Msgnus,
dealer glue at No 307 Pearl street. held at tue Of
flee OF Kurzman Il Ycsmab, No. 2yA Broaaway, n
compromise VAS accepted at thirty cents on the uol
lar. twcn,y-seven ana half cents cash ana the bal
ancs notes at three months.
"A
wholesale dealers In SHOES at No. 81 warren street.
was held Yesterday ut the Office Ut Register ketctum
TO consider an vfef Of conposition ms proposition
was presented oy the urn 10 pay iorty cents on the
dollar 10 tour instruments, IN ten, orty s"veny anu
1UV days FROM tue date ot sig ning The ORDER, IN
notes Endorsed by Aaron Canin aud the resoiatIons
were unanimously accepted. Eighty eight claims In
favor oil the competition we're nicd by ". Canio az
gregstng Sl42, 49, Ia
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ssWHEN SHALL WE THREE MEET
AGAIN?"

Al tho opening Of tho Court OF Oyer and Term!ner
yesterday. Judge Daniels presiding Mr. William +.
Kinizins, counsel Tor Police Officers sparboro aud
Finken. OF the Fourth precinct jointly indicted with
Rouudsman slauson Tor mans!aughter In clubbing
10 death Timothy Lcnahan, in the Fourth ward,
she 18th Of last August, madc application for their
discharge from the indictments. koundsman Siau-
SOU having uecn previously tricd ard acquitted,
Assistant District Attorney Herring, representing
the prosecutor thought II useless 10 place the accused
upon trial, AL the mony IN tho Case lad been
presented upon The trial oI Siauson Notwithstanding
which the jury acquitted mn. Under tho circunl-
stances no SAID he would be willing TO enter nollc
prosequi upon The Indictment Judge Daniels thought
the facts presented the course suggested by
tnc Assistant District Attorney u. proper Que, aud
dir0cted CcIk enter tho usual order Quashing
the ~ dictmcnt and dschar glpg the accused.
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SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

An order was yesterday entered BY Judge Scdg-
wick denying the motion Tor alimony IN the suit
styorcs brought by Emma Elizabeth Arnou against
ner husband, Edward j. Arnott, tho actor, tho par.
tculars OF which already been publsncd IN tho
HkRALn
George W. Kirk, az clausscn's Point, wcstcnesier,
was arrested yesterday on a bench warrant charged
with having been concerned In SILK smuggling frauds.
He had gwen Tor the offence previously,
on examination the bail was found sufficient and no
vas discharged.
Emily Hoyt aud others have brought suit against
Judson Jarvis and others executors Of Mary G. Nor
rison. feature Of the case Is a motion 10 punish
Of the counsel Tor contempt as 10 the ming OF the
accounting beiorc tnc surrogate.
Judge Duuvhuc ycst,rday grantcd an order direct
tnc the Department oil Buildings 10 make necessary
anerstious ~ No. 2ol Chatham street. occupied a
store, factory anu jewish syuanv2uc, 10 make tho
tngrrss and egress more secure.
Iwo young burglars, named Joseph Waters ana
Jonn Magic. broke INTO the urug ut Ezau.ih A.
U,bpee IN New Church street. carrIea on SJ5 IN
casn some properly. Inc prisoners pcaacd euiuy
andJ Judge Gdeseeve sentenced each Tor two years
Caroline woersncr has brought a SUIT for divorce
against her husband. John Wocrsner, on achargc Of
saultery. rns case has been undergoing invctugs-
ton before Judge Busted as referee Yesterday
Judge Donohuc granted a commission to examine
various witnesses IN 81. Louis. Mo.
W. Bsrrows, formerly a clerk ~ tho Department or
Buildings, applied Yesterday TO Judge Donobuc for
psremptory inapuamus against inc department ~.
recting his reinstatement, ne claiming that he WAS
dismissed witbout proper cause. The not,on was
opposed ON the ground tnst the proper remedy was
By ceruorsri to the General Term. The Court took
NE papers
A. ~ a John II. sloane were tue assieDees OF a
po,,cy OF ie sursuce issued ny the Equitable Lille
Assurance society. Mr. john II. sloane died ~ "a
vanusn, Ca, where the two we're partners - bus'-
ness A Judgment was obtained tDsre against the
surviviug partner Following this tho pulley here
cas- attached. The executors oil Jonn II. Sloane
nlsIm Que. hall interest IA the policy. The matter
name before Judge Van BruDt yesterday, when per.
ntsson was gwen 10 tue Equitaoie Lila to put IN
reply anything Is Incorporated IA the answer
Of Inc executors ancgtng lis rights
Mr., caroline Steaz ia p.t,tion presented 10 Judge
seagwick, STATES thst sue - now INC VIE ~ Audrew
me n other LIMA RGcker. now nearly ten years od,
whom sne recently placed IN the care VI her brother,
tTsrctor WohIgcnuth vino refused TO give her back.
A wrt VI bsueas corpus was obtained and yesterday
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ERIE RAILWAY LITIGATION.

order IRON Juoge DAVIS allowing him to inspect
tho books and accounts OF tho Ere halfway Com.
pany, no being tho owner Of eleven shares OF pro.
TERED STOCK under this order no did mako partial
examination OF tue books. and luther cxamin alton
vas refused tho ground that the law had been mis-
printed. A new application TOR leave 10 con-
Iinuc the examination has been mado
on mo grounu thai tho books now
In the CUSTODY OF tho Court. IL rs claimed that
Fowler IS aciing In the interest OF James McHenry
ana not IN good faith. Tho matter 70 have been
argued yesterday before Judge Donohuc, wncn the
parties a stipulation mat order should be
submitted To Judge Brauy similar Ia character
with ike limitations 10 that DR.. Bctz proceed
ihgs For TINS purpose there was adJourn Tor
aue seek
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the would be murderer, and had not Mr. McCicland
Officer McGearty, OF the Ffccnth precinct inter-
Tered, 10 difficult say how he would have iareo.
COMMITTED EXAMINATION.
As II was, ne and his companion were taken INTO
custody and locked up Tor the night, and YESTERDAY
they arraigned tho Jefferson Market Poice
Couri. Mr. McCIelaud's assaiisnt said his name Was
william H. Jameson, but refused 10 say anytninx
about hi anfecedents II was learned no wever mat
he was soldier on Goyeruor,s Island, ana the mill
nry authorities there notified 10 come TO tho ctv
Tor tho purpose OF Identifying him. The pistol balls
both AZ calibre-wcre produced and exhibited The
prisoner then committed for examination and his
companion was held AZ witness
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THE GENEVA AWARD.

TO fHE EDITOR OF TIE HkRALD:-
In your "Complaint Book" noticed an article
over tho signature "Insurance." In reply beg to
state that tho merchants and shipowncrs who paid
tho excessive war premiums during our civil war
ought 10 have thor just claims passed on by CON-
petent and impartial tribunal and recover such claims
through that source II tho marine insurance com.
punies received wnat they claim u would DO very
doubtful IL Tue merchants would get any portion Of
without endless litigation During the war ono 0i the
ma rnc companies New York increased rs capital
ut tho OF $2,U000JO per year. Notwithstanding,
dividends did not Increase any, corporation has
very little respect for individual rights
MERCHANT.
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POST OFFICE BOXES.

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
In your issue OF the Sd INST. there appears . COM
plant by s.Citizen" with reference the exorbant
charge Tor Posi- Oce box facilities, which think Is
timely nnd ought to be ngitatcd until tho proper
authorities take some action looking 10 q reduction
II is certainly heavy Tor the little convenience
Afforded and especially ID tins tho the branch
offices, where, not having lock boxes, holders
obliged TO wait until their mail Is denvcrcd 10 them
by Inc attendant la charge 1t 10 TO be hoped that
others esled Will unite In AN effort 20 obtain far
reduction IN BOX RENTS.
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ANSWERS.
SHALL THERE DE A REcEIvERp

To TIE EDITOR OF Tue nERALD:-
have read "OId Dcpositor's" views and fully agree
with him accepting reduction OF ten per cent on
our deposits in the sixpenny Savings Bank and set
our money AT Most depositors think receiver
means nfly cents the dollar and years Of anxiety
and trouble before getting H.. Let US save III POSSIBLY
what u receiver viii cost We can soon recover
loss by investing the money elsewhere for one am
wiling take Whatever the bank eau Afford 10 pay,
but would like II AS soon as possible.
NO RECEIVER.
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THE TRADERS AND M. CHANCES SAVINGS INsr1-

To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD:-
II the gentleman VINO signs himself "Dcpositor" In
your OF Friday had read your valuable paper
diligently as ho should have done no would have
learned that Mr. Best began paying dividend OF six
pcr cnt at the Office OF Traders and Mocha nics
savings Institute No. Bond street, Iour weeks ago.
Loss than Two years since many oi the deposit tors
wcrc an xious 10 DISPOSE Of thor books ~ hty
on tho dollar Mr.. Best has already paid Sky vo
per cent, this, tho third dividend, the grand
total swclicd per cent, with perhaps
n littic 10 como. J. v. s.
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RIVAL GAS COMPANIES.

new gas company, proposing TO iurnish iiiumina-
ton at reduced rate rs seeking re- mission TO lay
pipes In tho streets oil Jamaica, but the old company
contend that they nave contract with tho village
covering period Of twenty -nvo years, which 10 not
vet or pred.
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OUR COMPLAINT BOOK.

fNoTk --Lcttcss intended for this column must DO
accompanied by the writer's full name and address TO
insure attention. Compiainnn,s who are unwilling TO
comply with this rule simply waste sme In writing
Write only on side OF the paper ED. aERALD.l
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sHAD POLES IN THE RIVER.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
real cause OF complaint and one that should DO
Immediately rcmcdicd Is tho obstruction iormod ny
The shat poles In the North River Ex,endingas they
do aiuo entirely across tho emanuel they form
almost impossible barrier 10 small craft and much
damage done 10 those who DO succeed IN forcing
nasgase CAPTAIN
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NINE. KrSIELL3 WILL.

The will OF Mmc. RcstcIi was admitted 10 probate
yesterday by Surrogate Calvin. Tbc only witness
Examined Mr.. W. W. Mcfarland, OF tho nrm Of
Larocquc, Shipman h Mcfarland. VINO drew the will
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Government bonds were fairy active and -strona
to-day and closed lrm tho following q1osations:
the MONEY NAgKE'


Money call active to-day 81 per cont ana
q few loans were made MS high 132 Of pcr cent
pei diem, but the market closed easy at per cent
The lowest ratio Tor some days
Tho following wore tho Of exchange New
York at the aforementioned cities to-day :-Savan-
nah buying At l-16 premium. selling at 4 premium;
Chicago, 30 premium; Now orleans, commercial 3-l6
DISCOUNT bank par; st. Louis. 90 premium; Boston,
par, and Charleston easy, par, 3-l6 y premium.
Foreign exchange was Arm, with actual business o.
about 4s0tl bankers 10 day sterling bs and a.
AS9 Tor demand.
THE GoLD MARKET.
Gold opened at i01 and closed at 100X, all tho sales
Of the day having been at those ngurca The carry
ina rates were o. 90, ., !, and per cent.
GOLD CLEARixGs AT Tng NATIONAL RANK OF rHE srArR
of NEW YORK.
Gold palanccs... ii, 453. 800
currency l41J, 7US
God ....................... lU2jJ yJv
CLEARING House STATEMENT.
Currency chanEes............... f70.4TT 3S4
Currency balances. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 25s5 Bvz
bvIu cAcbabtcs.... Sull 8
WIN 6is, JU&
FOREIGN MARKKr.
The London adviccs reported consols x lower a.
tho opcuing but the decline suDsc qucntly rccov.
cred, the cIosing quotations bong o.. a 94x Tor
CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGRl
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AN ApIE.L TO CAPTAIN KENNEDY.

AN APE L TO CAPTAIN KENNEDY.
To the EDIroR OF THE HERALD:-
Please ask Captain Kennedy 10 dlsperse the bard OF
loafcrs who hang around tho OF Bleecker ana
Carmins streets every night. CAAMlNE STREET.
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THE CLUB AGAIN.

To THE EDiroR OF THE HERALD
About six o'clock Thursday evening, while walking
up Fourth avenue, saw two scufling on The
corner OF fourteenth street Police officer No l,569
rushed In with upItsd club. Tho smaller man OF
the two (quuc boy in appearanccl attempted 10 run
away, but was iced to tae ground by this heroic
GUARDIAN OF The peace. lie struck The unfortunate
creature with his cub the back OF the head, which
il evidence itself that IN this case The baton was
not used in eli-u.encc Many PERSONS Witnessed the
outrage, put dared not remonstratc The proper au-
thcres should they feel disposed to look into tho
matter. ncsd only examine tue mans head Ihcro Is
The oil the club, plainly showing he was struck
behind. L.
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HORRIBLE CONDITION OF ELEVENTH AVENUE.

HORRIBLE CONDITION OF ELEVENTH AVENUE.
To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
Will you kindly permit me to call tho attention Of
the Police Department 10 The condition OF Eleventh
avenue above Forsy-sccond street, IL has not been
Swept since about November, 1876, and has been
.scsapcd, but twice within tho Same period. The
clouds OF dust arising from the avenue, especially
when trains dfosss oil sheep are passing aie almost
sufficient 10 stiac the unfortunate Tesucnts and any
uDucky pedestrian VINO may DC called 10 that part Oi
the city by business otherwise. II rs 10 DO pre-
sumed that His Honor The Mayor did not know vi The
existence OF Eleventh avenue whom lac made his
charges against the Police Board for he did could
have obtained ample proof Of the thorough manner III
which some OF on. streets arc neglected. A. ID. }.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-07-18

Some Of our cotemporaries of the
State are mentioning the names OF
their friends among the lawyers for
the office of Attorney General. Plug
lawyers only, young and inexperi.
enoed, are so far brought to the front,
and fitness and character ignored. We
think that some one of our old emil
nent attorneys-should be called upon
to fill that important position-one
who has acquired atleast a Statewide
reputation for his legal learning, dig
nifty of character, and depth of mind,
and whose opinion, when required
and given, would command respect
from the ablest judicial minds. II
such lawyer as Marquette. or Mason,
or. Webster. or Cowan. or Manderson,
or I. B. Stevenson. and several others
who might be named. should be chos-
en-, he would be an honor to the
State. It's hoped that the State con-
yeatlon will pay attention to the
qualifications of candidates Gs well as
to grinding axes.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-07-18

A National Temperance camp meet
ing, is announced In the Kansas pa
pers, to be held near Lawrence, to
commence on the 30th day of August
and continue several days. The meet
ing will be held under the auspices OF
the Kansas State Temperance Union
An extract from the published call
says:
Eminent Statesmen, Public Speak
ers and Earnest Workers In the Tenn
perance cause, have been invited
from every State and territory in the
Union, and 1t is the intention,
hope and desire Of the Committee,
and the friends of Temperance gener-
ally throughout the West to make
this meeting In the fullest sense, Ma
tional In It's magnitude. scope, pow er
and influence for good.
Fare on all the railroads leading to
Lawrence, will be reduced 70 excur-
sionists to the camp meeting, so as not
to exceed one cent a mile, and board
at low rates is guaranteed.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-07-18

Creek near the center of the county.
It has very good agricultral country
immediately surrounding 1t, and
some enterprlsing men. Messrs. No
Kee, Kinsman, Coppon. and others
have placed US under obligations TO,
favors shown. We have been very
much embarrassed, however, In diff
ferent parts of the county by the en-.
terprisfDg settlers who want neigh
bors. Every man you meet knows oi
some very good land lying in his vi
cinity, and is exceedingly urgent in
bis requests that you should accompa-
ny him. Should you accept every in
vitatlon, you would be pulled and
driven from "pillar to post" until
you were bewildered. and then, per-
haps, locate In some place which was.
of all. the most undesirable. The
proper course Is for the land seeker to
have some objective point and then
get as near to that as he can, by look
ing himself and listening to no one.
Arapahoe is lively little town 16
miles north of here on the Republi-
can River. 1t has a good bridge, a
hotel, a number of stores, and we no.
ticed large wagon and carriage fac
tory in course of construction. We
passed through this place yesterday,
the Fourth, on our way from Medi-
oine Creek. The Arapahoes were
celebrating, and had drawn In a crowd
from the surrounding country to a
distance of from thirty to forty miles.
The inevitable saloon, in a leg house
with sod roof, floated the Star rSpsng-
led Banner" and, and dispensed pa-
triotlsm at 10 cents drink.
The building of sod houses Is re-
duced In this county to a science.
They are even constructed with a
view to artistic beauty, and many of
the wealthiest men who have thous-
and cattle on the hills live "under
the sod"
There are many things that would
like to speak of, but would sencroach
too much on your space &c ckontinue
longer. We are now reads-o return,
having located claims in the north
western part Of this county on the
north side of the Republican River.
What I.cannot write I will hold my
self ready to,tell to any one who
wishes to know further particulars of
this country when return.
IN 7,
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-07-18

Omaha Republican. The tramps
who have been operating so boldly
throughout eastern and central Iowa
for several weeks past, to such an. ez-
tent thatit became necessary for Gov
Gear to issue proclamation on the
subject. made their first public rail-
road demonstration In any considera-
bic number, in western Iowa, early
yesterday morning.
About fifty OF them boarded a
freight train, st Nicola, on the Rock
Island railroad, end stated that they
proposed to ride into Council Bluffs.
The train men were powerless to re-
sist them, but the conductor quietly
telegraphed ahead to Council Bluffs
the facts In the case, and Mayor Law
renee and City Marshal Baldwin pre-
pared hot reception for them A
large force of special policemen were
sworn in, and when the train arrived,
the officers and citizens 10 force at the
depot numbered about two hundred.
The trsnps, perceiving what was up,
promptly scattered from the train on
the opposite side from where the most
Of the officers were. There were sew
eral shots fired by the officers, but no
one was hit. Ten of the tramps got
away. Forty were captured. and
some of those who were taken were
wringing wet. having ran nearly
neck deep into the water 10 escape
capture.
They were marched to jail, and were
examined in the police court yester-
day afternoon. The worst looking
ones were sen t to jail for various terms
each, and several, who were the least
Objectionable, were ordered to leave
town.
In the tramp company, four revoI-
vers and about twenty-one dollars
were found when their persons were
searched.
The tramps say that it was their in
tention to come In q body to Omaha
and from here scatter westward. Also
that one hundred and fifty more had
left Des MOines and could be expected
In Omaha either last night or this
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-07-18

The 2ribanS should not keep us
anxious people In suspense bat should
make his articles clear. Tell them,
for instance, that you will support
anything that the grand old RepubIi.
can bloody shirt party sees fit stick
up. He plain so that the INITIATED
esa understandable Times.
Tell him, WeIimau. Yell It right
az him In a broad, fat-footed style,
that thst,s what's the matter with
Hannah. The --bioody shirt" party
is the party for US; aud any man In
that party, be he even the d-dess
fool they can scare up, We will sup
port in preference TO one of the party
of traitors vino shot the bullet holes
ir4a the shirts of Union men, or
isasaAz 70 see the more courageous
soutaera bssa aEhaeker do it. That's
oar Eieket-"sRytai0g the RepubIi-
csr eioody shirt party saes 1t to stick
cp." In the icag run that Is the SAT-
est way.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-07-18

Some weeks ago Henry J. Rede-
meyer. a desperate ruffian. in ST.
Louis, shot several bullets into a
young man named Frank Voss, kill
ing him instantly. A few days ago
Redemeyer was arraigned TO answer
to an indictment for murder In the
first degree. He made the very unus-
ual plea, in such cases. of guilty.
Thereupon the Judge said to him:
"Do you know what it is to plead
guilty to this Indictment? In 1t you
are charged with murder In the first
degree. and the only punishment pre-
scribed by law is death upon the gal
lows, and there Is no escape unless
the governor chooses to interfere. Do
you want to plead guilty, thinking to
get a life sentence in the peniten tia
ry?"
The prisoner said he understood
what he was doing; that he murder
ed Voss and supposed he would have
to suffer for It, and insisted on his
plea of guilty. The Judge then at
once sentenced him to be hanged on
Friday, August I'd. Redemeyers at
tack upon his Victim was unprovoked, F.,
without warning, and there is no
doubt about the degree of his crime,
but the plea OF guilty to q crime the
punishment Of which is death, has
scarceIy a nrecedsut I'm the crinoin al
practice.