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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-19
EIGHT MISSING CERTIFICATES.

William b. Foster presented yesterday a
petition to Judge Potter in Supreme Court, Chambers
TO compel the New-York Central and Hudson River Rail-
road Company to him certificates for ten shares OF
the old New-YOrk Central Railroad Company. He
claims that Charles W. White in 1868, was engaged IN
the business OF raising " Certlfcafes OF stock. he
bought eight certificates, for ten shares IN ALL OF tne
NewYork Central Soon after he fed, and these eight
certificates disappeared, Foster believes, because
White had made unsuccessful attempt 90 after theu
However they were attached and sold by the Sheriff.
end the petitioner became ultimately their purchaser
ON tie faith stOckbOOk the certificates not beng
found The consolidation Of the New-YOrk Central Rail-
road and the Hudson River Railroad Companies occurred
in 1863, and the combined company objects 70 giving
new certtcate for the stock Judge Potter referred
The matter to John L. Crowley 10 take proof
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-19
TRAMPS AND LABOR 1GIT4ToRS.

Sr. LOUIS, juno little Times this morn
ing has an article regarding the general strike
which II has been alleged would DO maugu-
rated to-day drought the country, and says;
Among recent developments Is that Of a thorough
organization among tho tramps and wandering harvest
ers. Those Of this class whOl within the past
fortnight have stopped in this city passed through
have, almost without exception, worn upon the left
breast little scrap Of red flannel pinned sewed 10 tho
clothing. Inquiry among them shows that IL IL their
badge by which they recognize each other
They also have signs and grips, and talk
myEteriOusy Of trouble 10 come during tho
heated term Their part they say, Will not be 20 start
revolution but % act auXarea. They wait for the
initiative 20 be taken by railroad men, and when tho
strike begins the country will discover tho trhmps'
power In the immediate cutting on OF all tegaphio
municatOn."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-19
COURT OF APPEALS.

ALBANY, June 1S-In the Court OF Appeals, r S9
day following business was ransas.eo rseddenis as
las ptirssel ct als eppelantsArgued by Srents NO
for appellants and John r. Parsons w ~ IN ne city of
NewYork etc, appellants-Argusd ~ No t2O-The Peo
neilants ana Jaa Knott for roSpQndchs a. police COM
p sl ~ Leroy satterlee appellant agL we fvb Ina w
nssoners Of NSwYorS Dean for respondents no
100 In me matter OF the petition g I.oeMo" 10 Deer
Az by John w. Bennett ior AppeA~N" ~
m 90 foileWSS decisions were handed down bcye at
ia NapIonb AIT the Boston ana albany va. 90 Csl.
psnv, Weller agt DemaIest age t1 VIZ 80 ne n
central and hudson River Railroad C0ngay
tth costa Dunlap agG Paterson ffe Order
ekson rocbiVer) In ST. Marks ChuIen me Asnne
Sarmed with costa In re Attorney i@ with coss
HIntnsi life Insurance prdef 49, an areunes
ont nd the fund 20 the partes who ap as0n dced
an tbe court Kelley llecOr aRt Dussn snld Win ~
1,tbout costa Higgins agt Murray and new
Costs Wilton agt spriDg-Judgmeht t0'~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-19

peon forthe issue of 81 100000 in legatenders and
recommending various hnanclal measures Aoieiiou "
the Committee on Finance. y,
Messrs Mitchell Teller and Mormon were app9inseo
che new Conference Committee the bill IN relation 10
the election i'm West Virginia and the election OF
Senator from New-Hampshire. 80,
Bills on the calendar we're passed as f0lioWs'
Tina ITouse hill authorizing settlement Of the claim Of the
estete OF the late Rear.AdmiFa Dahigren. . a.. 49,
The bill for the pardon OF certain uesereis Oi '0
United states Armyin 1913
Eight Of the private relief DIS
The Senate at 11:20 p. M, adjourned until IL OCocA
t0-mOrrOW.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-19
A Jarsev widower. who had taken another

A Jersey widower, who had taken another
mariner was selenaied ON his wedding night The par
lies brought Photograph, IN which was preserved
some OF the oburgaons Of his first wife, and when they
set going under his window tho happy bridegroom
on u bridal tour
An old Scotch lady had an evening party
where young man was present who was about 20 leave
extrayagant in HIS conversation about himself the old
iadv saId when ne was leaving. "Tak guild care
o'yourse my man. when yere ava for, mind ye they
eat puppies In Cheenaw
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-19
LIVELY FISHING AT SEA GRIT.

The largest run Of blue fish and shad that
has occurred several years took place Monday near
Sea Grit NJ j. The surf alive with the FISH, and the
ootest excitemept prevailed among the guests at the
boels The nsh were caught In hundreds with squid
and people In their excitement, rushed into the water
and cottages were deserted for the time being by their
occupants Religious services were In progress ny the
ToSp Uonse when the news came OF the arrival OF the
tsh aud In less than I'VE minutes not person was let
I'm tina audience,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-19
CLOSING pIsREPUrABLE HOUSES.

Captain Mcdonald and his officers made
descent on that portion OF Thompson-st. known as
g. Africa " on Monday night The houses closed were
Nos So 90 and 1874 Thompson-st, and thrty-tou
prisoners black and white, were arrested. I1ey pre-
sented wretched appearance when arraigned yester
day IN conrt. The following were held IN 5000 pan
NJ No l5l Th0mpson-sta Mary Moore, Mary Dudley
Ellen Hight and Sarah Stevens, Of No. 90 Thompsonst
MARY Thompson, OF No. SO Thompson-st Tue other
prisoners were discharged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-19
NOMINATIONS.

WASHINGTON, June 1S.--The President sent
the following nominations to the Senate to-day
Sumner l. Kimba OF Maine TO be General superintendent
OF the Life saving Service.
Robert A. IIulal be- Postmaster az OkOlona, Misc.
justices Pace FOR De District 81 COluHbd-SmOn
Wolf samuel 81 Wilcox, and AOnzO W. Church.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-19

The Detroit Free Press presents the question,
Are WatermeOns healthy" Much depends we should
say on the teeth and enterprise Of the old gentemans
dog buffalo Earnest Christian.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-19
DETECTING TO A TRIAL OF HER SANITY.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY THAT HARRIET GROSS IS o.
gpTryD MIND


Judge DOnOhue recently granted, on the
petition Of her brother and two sisters order for an
nqustion as TO the sanity Of Harriet Gross She APP
piled yesterday, through counsel 70 Judge Potter. IN
Supreme Court Chambers, set aside this inquston.
Her counsel claimed that It in fact only effort Of
her relatives 10 gain control OF her estate. She
elderly lady, the daughter Of the late Francis Gross.
Her brother was the executor Of her father and her
share OF her fathers estate amounting to over 100000
passed through his hands. When she sought 70 obtain
complete control Of IL this proceeding was begun There
was only petition which II was founded no eln-
davits ana physicians certificate. -
In her own moving papers she submits the ahlaFt
OF DR.. Louis A. Sayre her fathers physician, ana Aet
until within three years, who says that There - no
trace OF hereditary insanity and from recent eNamla
tOns he believes she IS sane. DT. Leroy NJ Gale aal
Dr. Robert Taylor testify that she Is not insane ana y
Meredith Cyer says IN the strongest language tla 10
finds 10 traces Whatever OF insanity IN her. auo tat me
ought not to be subjected to the trouble and Ornca
t0u II "A public trial OF her sanity.
On the other hand, the counsel FOR her FAMILY says
that all money, except small amount 20 come from
deceased sisters estate has already passed from tha
brothers hands into the hands Of man selected ~
herself; she endeavored to place her funds IN too
hands OF OF very doubtful pecuniary ability; mat
this she having previously entirely Withdrawn het
self from her family they merely endeaYOred 70 protect
her property from herself With other papers they sub
mtted letters by her which they said unat
read, but which, they claimed, showed ds0rdefod
mind. Judge Potter reserved his decision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-19
A CURIOUs QUESTION on sURYIYORsRIP

The suit of Auguste Stinde and others against
Joseph Rdgway others. brings up again tho fate Of
Mrs Mary Ridgway, who, with her son inIaW,
Charles II. Water-her daughter had previously died
and her grandchildren Mary p. Walter and Joseph r.
Waiter persisted together I'm the wreck Of the Schiller in
1875. BY her will. Mrs. Ridgway had made elaborate
provisions for her two grandchildren, with maj pro-
Vso that should they both die without issue within Tue
time she limited tine trustees Of her Will should divide
her property among her relatives. The viii dd nos
contemplate the contingency OF all dying together Inc
plaintiffs in this claim that the children survived
their grandmother and their father survived them ana
that therefore the father obtained an estate 10 which the
plaintiffs heirs and next OF kin, are entitled Judge
Van Worst decides that, I'm any Of the possible cOnn
gences of survivOrshp the trustees obtained title 20
the property and il goes under Mrs. Rdgways VIII ana
not to MIR. Walters next Of kin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-19
THE EVENING SESSION.


Mr.. STEPHENS Dem, Cal, nom the Committee on
Rules reported a resolution FOR general index Of the
Journal Of Congress from the beginning OF the Govern
ent TO be made under the direction OF the Committee
on Rules the compensation OF the ndcxer not to exceed
$1,000 per aunum. Adopted.
on motion OF Mr.. ATKINS Dem, TennD, the Senate
amendment the Dill apprOpratug $4,000 for the eN-
penscs of the Potter Investigating Committee was con-
CURED IN.
at $40 message from the Senate announced the
passage VI the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, with
amendments and motion OF Mr.. Atkins dem, Tennl,
the amendments nOn-COncuIrcd IN and Committee
~ Conference Ordered-Messrs Atkins Hewitt and Hale
being appointed such committee.
Auction 10 suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill
extending years the time to complete the North
cTn Pacific Railroad defeated-yeas, So nays, ~,
After further proceedings. Mr.. MANHAM Dem. n. "
announced the death Of ms late colleague Mr. Quinn at
O'Clock this morning. paid tribute 70 his memory and
offered a resolution for the appointment OF committee
OF seven members proceed 10 Albany 70 attend the
funeral The resolution was adopted and then, at 10
o'clock, the House adjourned
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-23

~. The Washington correspondent of
the Cincinnati Enquirer boldly asserts
that there can be no doubt but that
John Sherman is trying his best to hide
the one anc two dollar bills, so that the
five d6llar bill will be the smallest note
in circulation. This is one of his steps
toward resumption: Tho danger that
the Senate will break up tho resumption
scheme by passing the House Repeal Bill
haunts him. The fact that silver has
been made available for custom dues.
and the interest and principal Of the pub
lie debt, makes it SO that the Secretary
will utilize tho legal-tepdcrs for many
purposes, and the next part of tho pro-
gramme is to retire them, or makH them
so valuable that they will not cdiiit i'll
for redemption, and resumption will he
Malc easy This opionion is based up6ii
the statement that Secretary Sherriian
says he will not pay out the first issHss
of dollars except for g8lM coin, or in the
purchase of bullion t1 Coin mort; Detause
that would discriminate against ths peo-
p,o who want them. Neither Will he
pay them out for INTEREST 8n tho public
debt or for current EXPENSES, Or in ex-
change for 1egal-tendef tntil he can get
ready to supply the demand lis rapidly as
it comes. This will hake the coin re-
ceipts at the cnstom-Roists gold receipts
for some months to co,iie. and give Sher-
man plenty of gold eein to pay all
coin demands as he goes along, without
disturbing the hoard of goid at the Treas
ury.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-23
WILL THE DEFENSE BE its.ANITYi

J: Madison Wells will Ia brought to
trial In u f6& days. Thsrt Is II" donbt of
hisconvicti0n unless his r"unssl interposo
in his behalf With the plea "f insanity:
The old william EEftaitily acts like Il mad.
man, but tiie general. impression il that
he is mUfB knave than fool: He has had
his lcttGf to the New Yor!, Times printed
in palhpflct form, airl.. wi!';n visited by
his trignds, no holds il ul' anil says: 'ftc
charm Of that letter t.,r,;c that cvolN
word 1t contains is true. think 1 will
not have lawyer, but when my case is
called; will appear and tell tile judg,;
mid ogden that they are Il pair Of con-
tenptible Villains. and tell the jury tllak
they area set of perjur'd sct'u'"lr<''s, and
defy them to d6 their, worst. l published
o letter SO that MY clildrt;i,, When In Stdrs
tu come they reai the aDnsu :.cap.d nl'bn
li1b by this gaHss; eaii alsb reatl my opin-
ION of the miserable devils who havu
been abusing niE:' This Sort of talk
shows the cunning and shrcwtlness 81
the fotgcr and peEjurer. Ss'ul i.ttetances
are intended u create the iiii,ftsssiori
that he is insane. WGEH the iitsto cNs
press robber was tried in Aicmpi,is two
Or three years ago, he res"rtctl to the in;
sanity dodge, and manifested Il perfect
indiffgfente as to the result of his trial
and continually interrupted the court b,t
loudly exclaim,ng, "Doll:,r ior dollar:
This str: tegic movement failed, and it
will not rescue Wells from the pcnitcns
tiary. A knave who has the ability rs
elect PresitlBiit Of the Ccitctl States BY
fraud, forgery and peij ijury; is surely re:
sponsibIe for ms acts.-.Ncmphis -ippeai:
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-23
OUR COUNTRYMEN.

The Hon. J. Il, Chalmers, OF MISSISSIPPI
pi, in Il speech delivered on the twenty:
sixth ultimo, in Coli gress, in answer to
Garfield, closed as follows:
1t is related of Mr.. LincUli by an eye:
yitness, Us learn irdm i, member of this
House, that when he visited the BATTLE ol
Gettysburg Le was SHOWN the cUinetcry
heights wherG the tiut of battle was
turned: HS Was told that here the cnc=
my CAME charging three times with great
violence, and were rcbulsed with diifcul:
ty and that the troops who held these
heights should be Remembered forever:
He answered: "Yes, the troops who held
these heights will be rcmemDtred forcv-
er." Then, gazing down. ut tho steep de-
scent with IL look peculiarly his own, hi
said; "That was steep place to ci,arst
up, and th6 troops who charged tlrcU
times up those heights will live in listo=
ry, too, and shall always bc proud to
remember That they were ny country
men,"
Sir, CROMWELL sleeps in Westminster
Abbey beside Engianti's hereditary
kings; the white anil rcd roses have
mingled their lues III EugIantls glory;
anti let us hope that the time may come
when the blue anu the gray may be blen
dcd together as the common heritage OF
American valor: [Applamsc.]
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-23
THE TERRIBLE FAMINE in CHINA
lFrbm the Spectatjr J

The deafth in China, " iich il perhaps
tho widest-spread and the most fearful
scourge that has bsfallen Humanity for
the last two hundfed years, be-
gan first in tbe autumn of 1875. Its int
mediate catise was the long absence Of
rain, but IFS l3iien3,nenon to which it
was an, still il primarily due is the
gradual desitcation Of the vast plains Of
Chihli and shantung. Il process which,
commencing In tho taN!s- lands Of :: en-
1ral Asia, has now reached the densely
populated Dotlcr,, prnvinces Of China.
For the last two years iiate beeni in con-
staiit co,nmitiicatfdh With the famine
stricken distfiets; and the 1sttefs have
Received fiom day to day caii 8hly be de-
scfibed as sickening.
Fancy tfaGt 6f country 1Afysf than
thirteen Switzerlands a prey to y want
that it is well nigh inpossbl6 to relieve.
The peoples faces are black with him
ger; they are dying by thousands. Wo-
mon and girls and boys nre 6psnly
offered for sale to any wayfa rer; +; When
left the country a respecta le married
woman could easily be bought for e6, and
n little girl for g.. In cases, however,
where it was found impossible to dis
pose Of their children, parents have
been known t" kill them sooner thar,
witness their prolonged sufferiugs, in
many instanets throwing themselves af-
terwartls down wells, or committing sni-
eide by arcenic. COrpses lay f6tting' by
the highway, and there was none to bury
them.
As for food, the population snbsistcd
for Il long time on roots a.,d 'T:ass then
they found some nourishment in willow
buds, and finally ate the thatches of their
cottages. The bark of trees served them
for several, months, aud last July re-
ccivcd specimens oft'l stuff the unhappy
creatures had beGn by that time reduced
to. The most harmless kind was potato
stalks, tough, stringy ti',res, which ONLY
the strongest teSth could reduce to pulp,
and which entirely tlciet all my attempts
ut deylutition. The other description of
"fnMl''-I have seen it myself-was red
Slatcstonc. This substance, when rolled
trally split into small splinters, which
can be swallowed by practice. Il" such
tri"htful extre,ni les have the famine
stricken people in China been put:
Tile chief :,ssistanSt which has llither-
to icc, i,rotferod has come from foreign
crs in the open ports, the missionaries,
both Protestant aid Catholic, acting lis
their almoners. Many wealthy Chinese
have ais" gwen literally but the misery
increases, and more help is urgently re-
quircd. The sight Of so much selfsacri-
icing labor hy the missionaries through
ont these troubles las filled the China
t,,tr4 with astonisllnlent. It has opened
their eyes entirely: 1t is we'll that their
friendship and gratitude should DC ce.
n,cntcd by fiirther deeds of mercy.
FREDERICK II. BALFOUR.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-23
OUR RAILROAD.
(Morning Star.)

The Legislature now sitting appears
to he universally snubbed. It may be a
good kind of Legislature, but nobody =
seems to know anything about it, and the
public insists that the reason for this is
that it hasn't done anything, worth
knowing. 1t has done one thing, how
evtf; which HAY tsld to redeem IL little
its reputation for utter imbecility lit
has passed the New Orleans Pacific Rail
road Bill. Even this action is. at present
subject to grave suspicion of unconstitu-
tionality, aud will Have to bear the scru-
tiny of the Supreme Court before being
received as vital legislation. Supposing
it, however, to be capable Of standing
the test, we may regard the success of
the road as assured, SO far as to COM
I,letc our rail connection with Texas.
And one such road may he regarded as
an absolute assurance of several others.
We are confident that the venerable Mr.
Morgan, for ono. will be to patriotic to
permit any other route to get ahead of
him.
We shall not pause, here, to discuss
rhe policy of government interference in
such matters. A railroad is generally a
private enterprise and private pfDperty,
while one would suppose that if the
State is virtually to build it, she should
own it. But no such property is i!cces-
sary to the functions of governmGht, and
in this country, people are avGfse to en-
lafgihE the sphere Of government he
yond what is necessary. Once go furtb-
or than that, and it will he difficult to
fix limit beyond which private enter
prise will be exempt FROM government IL
v;tiES: In this instance the State does
not propose to own the road, but merely
tU obtain for its proprietors, through htr
credit, enough m1nGS to enable them to
build it. That is, she virtually Mitds
them the money.
This is IL banking business, ihto the
legitimacy of which we shall NOT Gtsnirc.
The road onght to be biilt, AMI probably
some irseniu,is person ri:tS bc able to
cipnyr out a plan by which. on first prin-
clplys, tbs State will Be justified in her
intervention. In the meantime we re-
fer with pleasure to i. glowing skotth
copied to-day from the Mobile Register
in %hith the future of our city is depict
cd in brilliant colors. We sec nothing
therein overlrawn "f exaggerated. New
Orleans must naturally attract tile grain
trade of the great West and bring tho
empire of Texas under tribute to htf
commerce. This ought TO have hccn done
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-23
liEA both SIDES .

Yoi,.icr speaker gains your car;
lie seems right: there's no denying;
Yc', my friend, before replying..
Hear both sides to iiiake it eit:af
Each ns,e thinks hi, cause is just,
H.. he titled lord or mini"n!
l'rilc~ himself on his opinion, -
Takes Iii, story first Oh trust.
LIST; 4 weeping wifi, has "wrdnSs,'
Sad, indeed, seems her condition,
Ere you favor her petition,
Find out whclc the blame belongs
Hear both sides, if you would save
" c.lslc,l hearts in their pr"l'ation,
jealousy may have fnuiItlatio::
Cold and cruel as the grave!
J dye no man by what YOU hear
From tbs tongues that dar" :'sslil him.
Power to contradict may fail him,
Or to save tho nAiNG held dear.
As you meet the human tides,
Pause. my friend, crcyou pass scntcn. {,
Lest, too late, you feel repentance,
In all cases-hear both sides.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-23

ThS calling of an extra Session of the
Louisiana Legislature revivss the hope
of Ah1aHfs3n's pardon that Was Crushed
by the adj j6urhment a d., y or two Ago. The
Goysrn8F m,aS propose to bling the mat
ter lib 1T tho extra session, but there is
nd. @ hing r ' in Ills proclamation that looks
that Way. The Sbjec of the SESSION Are
distinctly stated to be the c1,isiaefation
6fshen fNAMcial matters as MAY HAuire
attention. Still, Anderson's t:ise MAY be
lissed III soh,ehow OF 8thes; 8r his
frit,,tis arS Working With AL their might
to in,lt,ue Gov6fnBr Nithblfs td help him
oat Of tiw sloHgh Of dtspond: Mean
wills MANY of As wohit like to hear
somU fHasohs Why a pardon should be
,srantGd. Wo do not remember that Any
have been urgcd,--I'h5'ada. Times;