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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-12-28

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1.-The 1nnn;; d aslzsd iliim 1T he did 0l
lnot. IfHeIuy SanGier Knows any
timing about the killing ! do moi
|lknow 1T. 4 went astsr Joseph Ba-
zee lfhat morning 10 get lsiIn ont ts
\ where we neula IkiIlhim. TOenfice
Bazse from IIsme Itola linn Mrs.
Pool WAS sidk and wanted to ace
Illliim. Mrs. Pool did mot know 1T.
fS3igned,9 H. IL. MCCMITEE.
Witness Il. u. Cannon, A. L..
Reid.
INVOLUNTARY DEM.ARAHIuN OF A1ssA
uDM W.. FgED.
4 MY first nrqnmintaprD with
Razee was when he moved frnm
lShe either side ai the siiver. He
moved TO Wash Fard's. when
Inc sitnppHd he said he only mant-
ssa TO 2tRs There oHer might; he
Htayed at WISH. Furdls abuut two
sw4eks as well ,as D can rerollset. 4
iaskea Wash. Fara whnt kind ef a
msn he Was if lar ll0new amy thing
ahout him. He sand he did Doi,
and if auy man did it was more
than be eonld find aut. He iWush)
1a,ld me ITO have as little TODD with
him ans poasihle. far he lhelisRed
Iiim TO he a very bad man.
Bags,e iI,Gi.,a 40 get Wash. Ito go
to Madison County ON d pl,ertta-
Iition eff lIis; fhat the laws af the
country would not allow him to-
sstny an the place, and fliGt If be
cenuld get Wush. Fard to 10 and
Stay on the place it wonld be
money IN Ans (Rszesis) and my
hands. He said if 4 would Go with
|tiiin nm the ffoDfierS aud gHtbsr
lihnrses we could seenre them with
Wash. Ford nnsii we could get ~
sufficient anantitg to pay ustornD
them tfilrsngh. He told Naall.
Ford If he wanla ge ont There he
would mdkeEhim a deed toths 6lan-
it,ftiua. and tried to get me TO
iinsist ON Waahis going. Wash
itt;ld me as't 10 Ii.sHa aspsGlsing to
do with 1T, for if 4 followed after.
him ne was nertain 40 get me into
|itraus,le. After he fonna lie canld
mot gsrt lbs into that lansiness be
ltried to Ett me to go on The public
Iiiighwny TO rob with him. He ,suidl
he had ILsen in The business since
1861, mud saifi HE had made gSlanty
luf money sst lit. He ssid old Doe
WINS too dana Alnsip for anx people
ufsthis eonGIrs, and THAT The AZ
wards ufsarsd forIiiim smonnted to
8aa6O00 He s,id theg got hold
ssf hisr sometime age, aud fhat ii
cost him tItirtg lfhonsenG laoslars to
g1t ont af III, and that Ihe had bean
prettg fat ever Ainee. 4ae gave
me the mamex esf eeftiip lsletectix4sl
iin Floridg, s,sd told ans il 4 erar
went gtlieae TO watch e,nt fm rlhssa.
4 made lam IhelieSs 4 WAS saing il,
the buSiness with linn, and ias gave
rms y way bin ~ down below Buy
on Sara, ou the MisaissiPsi ilisAr-l
Alter dc began to lbalieHs 4 MasS
not going into ths hnsinsss with
him he hold me 4 had |betser ilaprs
die nonutrg. for diss 6rst dining 4
knew 4 would lbe found dead 90
Iels road, aud noheds would know
who killed me. 4 asft the oonptrg
asna went ~ Tezas. TO keep him
dFoa Giiling nass ~ Lasipg tO kill
him -one III ME twe, Hsnot only I
made these threats ~ me but ~
sthess.
\ stassd ~ E'ezas fourtaep Or
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-12-28

trD <<A14reG wanda
when heIookea and Tia not see INV ~. ),
Re WINS walking by my side, ana rrx
his arm around me. md mhsn ha <.as
mig pistol he snaa by God, IL I wm a.
man you are j woulan't ask The wits
any odas.r We went amsds he SsBs
and talked 4 reckon sbouf an bcur
When we stuasd back ofhe hons,. .rx
got to the gst~. BE- wanted me to 20 -
ahead of adm, and I told him d :.
ahead. He said @.By God, y0n rnust y,
afrsad 4 MN going 10 shoot ysns' I ta,a
J him \ was, and zhat y Ind hrsra ENEMA,
to make me nfraia. HesDrt o. lnnrbes
and said III Fun bsliepe ewesyThinr -.
hear sen VIII always be ssrsid.w ".
went 10 the house. snd he LEFT shs.sav
afterwards A few minntes bxsurs ~
left he amid 4.Br God. ron had Rstt.w
get back over the river II Won want -
Live many dHva.~ Hegut ON his susns,
left End went TO Mr.. Roells snd a..
tnrsatsnsd me weary h1sxzly, assinx 81
ne and 4 could mot live in fhe sume
nenn1ry. that be ws radng DO my u
TINS npnntrv awhile, and that 7 laa u
leave ur die.
When I hanrd tliis 4 fizad my.sli aor
hmm. Eesman MeClure nna 4 we..x
'aown1o Mr. POOLS fhaf might. apa ba4s.
left there NEXT morning Ha fMcClnres
went and todd Joseph Bases to come ana
sseE his sister- Mrs. Pool) Tint abe wa,
suck He GMsflure) -mantr ard es,ps
night haGh, ana went with ne to Pools
fence, when he gMrEanas9 tanned ana
naae off to Wash Fora'a. or started ~
fhlH why 4 Mad my horse Gad ~apt 10
the honses end Mrs. fool told ms agsin
about the flfreats be had rlads aeai,.as
me the evanang Aafewe Invent into fbs
kdtehtsn sad eat h,leakfasr. I psrr;ea
my shot 'gsin in mF hand md ae4 it 81
the Kitchen. After bra1'kfaed 4 sxslt
into the hoasa. gssasing my gu6 III fLs
kdtehen. 4 WIS fslkssg no Mrs. Rsol
about the tllraGts he had made ag1inst
nee, and As5a If he eame would MAI
him end satfis Ii that aDeralaisx, erwbea-
ever 4 MET him. 4 neser ssw saa ~
Bazse uniil be was at the sste, ns,nug
in. Wiien aaw aiasn y gat r,f. H was
tying aris made 5nsx ~ j stepped puf III
the bossse. he tswrad snd saw me, as.d
s'iid Oh God iasnp ron, sou ere NV
boy Ina laAisg far. I" asuttinx his Hard
around lis side As d. spoke I stvr!std
iHHo The kitchsa, sir3sea &p ng I'm
from sihere is was sfandipg, at+rp~d ~
and ahut him, WAS Ia saae aNr wasap
ll'e spoke \ stoe,d ssyat IL ing fsndksy
..1ssSt Ibofb a@sr~'is Of my gpl4 and tlsrss
aaasr4ls 81 my siz1slsooSsx 4 wac deS
tssrnained No kal1 aim before I qpit.
Rnowing he mauld kil1 ma ta,s At
chance ass got. ! w4nt 81 tAe botaas.
and Told MEs. Peel NOT 10 he xzl*sa
alsaf There would he sadpshpay fbeas NJ
take Asa MP, and aeft-
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-12-28
Tine BTurdsr sf ia. .Josazsh
RHzee.



Judge Off alcasieu parrish, on then
preliminary examination, of Albsa.
lam w. Ford land Heeman Mcclure,
who were a few days ago indicted,
irried, eslmidted and sentenced III
death, at Lake Charles, for the
murder a1f DIR. .goseph Bazee, NEAR
the Saline river, I'M tfliis parrish, ON
the 10th 0f June, 1875.
wuUuMTARY DKoIAEA1InE OF HEEMGE
MuGEUKE.
n WAS knowing TO the killing gDi
Bazee. Invent mp There with Alb
SALON wv. EDrd Ito R00l's fence;
went to MIR. F0rll's, ON the n1rtth lDf
tile field, and left AIbsalom W.. Ford
There, going acrpsstflie iieldftDwards
stie IlI0iise, and q Haiit ON TO A1Tnel
w. Ford's. When 4 started back
from AMener W.. Ford's TO MIR.
Rodl's q heard fine gums fire when
q got about 500 yards from Awner
w. F0rti's IbDnse, and 4 came ON to
Mr.. Ra0l's and found Bazee in the
ward, dead.
Myfeas0nsf0r wallfingliim killed
WAS for such Fhladfguaratalk t0my
sister and her daughter, and also
for threatening my life in fhe man
ner he did. Bazee tdld me lie i'm
tended to takemy SISTERS daughter
out west, i'm the Indian terrrit0rN,
and sell Iher. He said IIeeould sell
irerand Ellen Ford dur S3D9D,apiece;
that ont There were very dew white
women, and that those old capital
lists and did Chiefs had the money
and would pay for them.
Idomot knew AEbsalom wv. Ford
killed the nianj Ibid mot see him
killed.
He lBazee) also told me 1By
God, lean make any of them go
With ane,n showing aIbutfleef metii-
cine, and setting it On the table.
He told me, Sunday evening a,e-
fore he was killed, tthat he WAS go
ing fomor six miles TO % good range
for Iliis stock to feed Am, and said
them two and ;shetwo Henisan mo-
men had ito GO. As for Frank Me
acknowledgements about iflle
killing sof Bazee, HE did mot IlSllOwI
it. He QBaseeD t45ld me he WAS
9'Eisiing one of the Henigan memenI
the medicine now THAT will fix her
10 make Tlor 20 with ln,e.r He said
be did not lielieve he could do amy
thing with Ellen Ford with med
idine; that If The tD0k her lle would
have TO take her Iby force, A.for Ibyl
God j have been trying fthatr He
told me he wanted Dim Pool TO no
out west, and If he didn't go he|
would take his Igal, saying ssOld
J0seg lis mo damn ifoal, IifEhe docs gp|
about digging roots for 10 lisiing.r
He aIao told me if 4 would marry al
Woman, and Lake herout there and
selllher, she would bring me more
money than leould make iina thou-
samd yearsIifG lived that long in
iliis country. He always wanted 4
me TO 90 west with him. That
sxeiiing iiH the woods, ina private
conversation with me, he drew ont
ais bowieiknife aud stuck iitnp teI
nv meGk, saying ~ have told Nou
What todonowr Meitnrned apoand |
'ome, putting lhislhand on my head,
md said ~Ean NDallt think old Hoe 4
viii cut them. do 9oufr 4 said I
Ne, gou won't ,eut them if you
lonlt ont tham now.r He rold me
'hap 4 Giou had betterwatdh wllape||
vow travta Of dark ssights;r and
;siiiaed around aid tried to ret me-
q 80 ahead lcf him, Saying ecsoa
ii 10 the Ilaeuser 4 would not go|
sefpfe AimS i went lballind Illisn HeI|
would nof 30 E,r,orer IIssEIf an laatar
The New York herald., 1878-01-17
THE RIFLE.

The forest and Stredm aud Hod dad Gun intend
presenting most beautiful and valuable medal TO
the bost team OF rifle shots, members to belong 10
regularly organized association, the shooting
take place OH the I'D inst at Union Hal Scb6tzcn
Park The following arc the rules and regulations
which Will govern The sLooting:-
Each team 10 CONSIST OF twelve mon; ten shots per
mnn.
Shooting, oI-hand; distance, 200 yards; any rifle
opou 10 all CLUBS or assucidilonS.
No person allowed 10 compete III o tenn unless he
has been au active member oi the cub Tor ninety
DAYS
Practice from ton A. NJ 10 r. N.
Team shooting to commence at one J.. N targets
TO be drawn Tor ny each captain Of each team.
Entrance ieo 30 Tor each Team.
Ri3g targets 10 be useu threc-quarter inch rings
Amer dcducting the expenses Tor the markcrs the
balance Will De divided TO the second ana tDird high
est tcans.
Shooting TO be governed by tho Schdtzen Bund
rules.
All teams enter for competition at tho Forest and
Stream ana Rod ana Gun oicc, No. III Fulton street
Guy onur before january 20, 1878.
Captains oil teams entered VIII constitute the com.
mutec. f
The following teams have already signifcd their IN
tenton vi participating IN the contest Tor the medal
a from tne Jersey Scbdtzan Corps, tho
New lork Schhtzcn Corps, one rom the Independent
Now YORK schutzcn Corps and tue team OF tue ZutLor
nc CLUB. II is likely that from SIX 10 eight teams
VIII compete. Mr.. John Raschen Will uct as shooting
master.
The New York herald., 1878-01-17
JUSTICES ON TRIAL.


Complaints have been mado to the higher courts OF
Essex county that certain Justices OF the peace acting
also rs police justices, bad been charging
exorbitant fees The subject brought TO
Tho attention OF tho Grand Jury, and that
body last week iound three indictments against
Justice John O,to of the best known Of tho petty
m m,gistratcs IN Newark. An indictment also
found against Justice Tnos Pauin for similar offences
Yesterday Justice OTTO called up for trial. The aic-
CATION Is that he charged la certain $40 so
for ices, where he had right TO charge
only about 81 50. Tho case IN question
that IN which Mr.. George Hart sought To have
Charles LutZ and three other young men prosecuted
and punished lor al alleged conspiracy ana suDor-
nation OF perjury, The immediate result VI which
tho cllIiacstine marriage OF llarts daughter 10
Iutz. The nrsl witness called was George Hart who
testified positively TO having paid 0tto IS 10 at one
time nEd $40 " al another. On Examination II
attempted TO show that he had pud tbe money TO
his lawyer, but ho declared he gavo Inc money
direct to otto AMI besides paid ms awycr $50
The defence advanced the theory that Otto was tDo
victim oil jealousy among the other Justices and that
stand and testified that ho had received no motey
whatever from Hart, directly or indirectly except
the regular fees; Mr. Hart was mistaken, he said, aud
had testified falsely and he had pursued defendant IN
this because the parties bo sougnt 10 punish mad
not been held Other witnesses cOrroborated Hart,
and tLc WAS adjourned TIL To-day.
The New York herald., 1878-01-17
A COMPLICATED SUIT.


The attention Of the Kings county Supreme Court.
Justice Pratt presiding has been occupied Tor the past
thrce days in the trial OF the suit brought by r. c.
Langdon against Charles r. Evans an action which
involves about $500, 0o0 The plaintiffs statement Is
to toe effect that prior to 1873 Theodore A. Struton
Resident OF Massachusetts. lu December OF
that year he bought Evans business in Now
York and Washington aud gave deeds Of prop
erty In Massachusetts in exchange. S,ratton kept
possession Tor more tnhn month, working
Lsnedon, rs alleged, under the advice OF Evans,
made inquiries with view 10 purchase the busines,
aud did purchase IT. About month subsequently
Evans seized the property, alleging that he had becn
defrauded IN tho salc. The piantn denies ali com
pcity in any fraud Tho consideration intcrpolated
IN tue deeds IRON Sratou 10 Evans was put ~, IL Is
alleged to $500 600 The action Is to recover the
property and Tor damages. The defendanl's stMe-
ment Is 10 tue eject that tho plaintiff came TO Brook
lyn ut tho close OF the war from Bcrk-
shire county, Mass, where he mad been
quainicd with Mr. Sratton, ~no is confined, II
Is alleged, IN sing Sing Tor perjury. IL " further
alleged that Stration Daw ian advertisement ot Evans
Offering tor sale paving business IN Washington ana
brooklyn estimated TO be worth $500, 900 aud offered
to buy. Stratton bought land on mortgage IN Bcrk-
shire aud traded oil the equity to Evans, and nc was
put IN possession OF the business 80 Az not TO break 1t
up or necessitate the discharge of the employ cs.
Stratnn shcn, s alleged sold tho business to Lang
don Tor $50 IN cash and Sl OC0 ~ protested notes and
worthless stocks. Evans aiterward discovered that
the lands traded Nv Stratton were worthesa There
upon he resumed possession oil his business and prop
crty ana tho present SUIT was begun by the plaintiff 10
get back possession.
The New York herald., 1878-01-17
PIGEON SHOOTING.

Tho members Of tho Fountain Gun Club, OF Brook
lyn, gathered IN numbers at Brooklyn Driving Park.
ParKvnIc, L. l., yesterday, aid fair gathering Of
their lrends present to witness tho shooting at
pigeons. The wind blew gale, which greatly inter-
Iered With the shooting. The following tho de-
tails OF the matches-
BRooKLYN DRIVING PARK, PAaKvLLE, /. l.--PIGEoN
SnoorlNG-wEDyEsDAY Jan lG The members tho
Fountain Gun CLUB competing First match, Tor
SIS side, AT 10 BIRDS each is yards risc, ~ yards
boundary, H.. or shot; IL ana 1 traps; the club
rules to govern.
Killed. Missed.
Rathycn............ III 1010l
Anderson. ........... 10 O~0*#V* 8
HFell dead on. OF bounds.
SAME DAy.-Match for sI00 at Is aud pairs OF birds
each; Il aud Is yards fIses boundaries so and 100
yards; the other rules AZ above.
Killed Missed
Hcnry...... III 0T0r1111sl Z
Hanson. 80. % *l0lI1IT 0sO101 s
DoCBLE BIRDS
'4 Killed. Missed
Henry ........... 10, 40, l. OIL, I
Hanson. 90, l, 20, O*,O OIL
sfci dead out VI bounds.
hr John Buckley acted as referee.
Time oil shootng--onc hour and u!ty 1--WE minutes
The New York herald., 1878-01-17
SPORTING EVENTS ABROAD.

The famous mare FllIo dc Pair died at Count La
sransPs s.ud at Dangu France, on New Years Day.
She was daughter OF Faugh-a-Balagh and Pauline.
As two-year-od File do PAir won Eve races Eng
land, the chief oi them being the Criterion at New
market ana as four -yearo.d she won tho Alexandra
Plate ut Ascot
The Ascot Rous Memorial Stakes for thrcc y
ana upward has secured sixtyeight subscribers Tho
Year-Oid Rous Memorial, to be run at New market
October has obtained li0 Subscribers aud that for
1879 has 1877 subscribers The aided money at Ascot
Is 900 COWS. aud at Newmarket 800 soys.
Al the next Duncaster SEPTEMBER meeting a nntch
ll9 lbs, all or any 10 run. new six lurlongs, Lord
Fiizwiiliam's Pedagoguc, The Don aud Tue Dean
against Lord Famouth's RiDgieader, Happy 20 Lucky
and Wheel OF Fortune
The stallion Soalsi one, by Touchst tone Miriam
by MALCOLM, grapdam kowena, by Iocovery--Re-
been purchased for tue Maiden Deer Park Stud,
Caierhan. Soapstonc Is ono year older than BLAIR
Athol aud Scottish Chief and - the last OF Touch
stonos. TWO ycariings by Soapstone were brought
RON Germany last year, named respectively Tue
Laird aud Instrument. Tue5e remarkably lne
yeariipgs were sold by auction and realized
1000 guineus each, Mr. Mackenz,e. the owner
oI Rob Roy. having purchased the former, and
Mr. Jadne tho latter. These gentlemen m nst think
highly OF them. AS ttcy have very henviy o1gagcd
them IN all the principal Two aud three year old
Al the Cobnam sale The Laird generally admitted
10 DO OF the best In tho alogue and atnough
DoncasIer Blue Blood fetched 1000 guiueas, and
Mr. Jardiue was considered OF the best judges
to havc secured In instrument the perfection hat
Derby colt should be az very price, and
quite tho bargain ol the week
The New York herald., 1878-01-17
"LIplLE MACS" FIRST REQUISI.
TION

Governor Mcclellan, Of New Jersey, granted his nrst
requlsition Tor the surrender OF alleged criminal
ycstorJsy. The requsitlon 10 question for tho
Adolpnus Miller, who accordingly found In
Newark last evening, and will Le removed to Oswego
u, To-day, there TO bctried ior alleged forgery and
SWIMMING. lhe allegation rs that hc wrote IA letter
Mr.. Snyder, President OF German savings institu
ton in Oswego, TO which no forged the names OF
william Amos aud member OF tho BANK, which letter
represented that Ames was IN trouble and needed
loan OF 1900 from tho association. he money WAS 10
be placed envelope and lett at Anes' place. Mr.
Suydor says tnat, spoctiDg tho forgery. no did
desired. Mlief a. vas aterward learned, secured
tho money aud ied to Nowark. Miller admits having
received $780, but declares that President Sny got
$500, thus conveying tho Impression that ccnsp!r.
acy VI some sort existed
The New York herald., 1878-01-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

Indianapolis Ncvs:--"rho bloody shirt Is buried
forevcr.r
The Milwaukee Wisconsin applies John Randolph's
metaphor 10 Pendloton-'A rotten mackcrel that
shines and stinks by moonlight"
Cincinnati Commercial: ai:--"Manton Marble makes
tho allegation, in u card IN The NEw Yogg HERALD,
that is aHpan In New YORK oil tho OF Chief
Justice Church. 1t Is a curious old myth about
Church."
The Knoxville (1cnn.) Chronicle calls Mon tgomcry
Blair "ihe political twin brother of that old Mephls-
tophcies Jcrc Black Ills resolutions iu regard to
the validity OF tho Presidents tile proceed from
sinister motyc, and the people all know IT,"
The Nashville American declares that the resolution
offered by Montgomery Blair, aud passed by tho Mary
land legislature, embodes nothing than u hos
tle railroad uicrost under political guisc MT Blair
Ia the attorney Of Mr. Garrett. OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, and consequently antagouistic TO Tom
Scott AID the southern Pacific Rnilroadschcmc.
The New Orleans Dem0erai says that bottor op-
portunty was never offered our government to bully
England little than IN the seGabblc over The reefs
adjoining jamaica In the West Indies What with tho
Eastern war growing more intensely interesting We
can, by making u formal dcuiaud for these little
Islands, acquire 'both glory aud auano."
secret circular, which The light in the Spring.
field RcpuLiscaa Appeals 10 all republicans who sym.
pathze with wLa Is called "BTistowsm" to join an
organization for tho purposc OF Influencing Con.
grcssmen aud OF inviting the President to place his
confidence Ia tho roiorm element OF the party. Tho
writer lndulgcs In significant "reminiscences OF tho
war upon corruption commenced by Grants most pos
tive and pugnacous Secretary OF the Treasury. Hc
indicates that tho objects OF tho revived movement
will DO reform OF tho civil service, hard money and
peace Tor the south, Tho juice VI these persimmons
Is very pungonI II Is evident that 1t is desired TO
get rid OF simmons (of BOSTON, under the guiac OF
soildiiyi ing Presidential following
The New York herald., 1878-01-17
THE IRISH COLLEGE IN PARIS.

The above tho theme OF lecture delivered last
evening by X. ID. Farrell late United States consul
spain, at 81 Josoph's Hail. sixth avenue Tor the
en OF The poor ST. Joscpn's parish. Tho lecturer
opened thc subject by recalling ,hs arrival on tho
Erencn coast IN 1873. OF The Rev. John Leo and tho
Irish studcnts wac were admitted IN tho name OF
charity to the College do la Montagn, which was tho
nrst open us doors 10, and the last TO close them
upon tho rciugcs who went there during inc time Of
Elizabeth and Popo Gregory. Tho lecturer described
~ u conversational way the Irisn Coegc-whicn Is an
out come of tho College dc Ia Montagnc--the clfli
cuties aud dangers that Ia the fifteenth century at
tended the landing OF theec dcvout irish students IN
France, and tbs gcEercus encOurage gwen them
by Louis the Grand aud other French kings aud statcs
men
The New York herald., 1878-01-17
GALLERY SHOOTING.

on haud shooting, at proporti targets, with sub
canbre rAes has, ior tho Time being, tho place
OF tho longer ranges at CrecdmooI Last nignt very
interesting mace was shot at Conins broadway gal
lory Tho number OF entries was 30 great that the
result the contest was undecided at midnight wnon
tho shooting stil continued
new match. tor All comcrs, Is to commouco
the "Cr, cdnioor Jr., range on Saturday next at
noon. There wii be fourteen prizes sno ior TO tho
aggregate value OF 500, gold. The nrst prize viii DO
$50. tue scconu $40, tho ihlru $I0 nvc 0 81 each,
and lcn OF s. Distance, 100 yaros; suu-cabrc rnes ;
competitors may enter any number OF times.
Inc IRIS American kIle CluU have been presented
s,h handsome gold badge by Air. J. ;. Conn TO TO
competed Tor WIN suD-cabrc weapons. The badge
- 10 DC won hnaiy at Tie hrst match. Ihe club have
not yot Excd the time Tor shooting the contest
The New York herald., 1878-01-17
CHESS TOURNAMENT.

AT tho Caio International Chess Rooms, on Broad
way, the fourth game in tho consultation match for
500 was finished last night. The players wore Cap
tain Mackenzie ana Tced. consulting, ngainst Mason
and Branzmgcr. Tho gamo WIS resumed at the
tuirtv- iourtn move, and ut the fOrticth move re-
suited IN the dc cat of tue Mackeuze side of the
test The match is to be decided favor of the SIDE
winning the Arst ihrco games. The Mason side
have 10 win two more games TO beat their opponents
10 whose iavor Two games have already been recorded
aud who require only Que more The 1th game was
begun last nigh but not concluded. The match viii
be continued week from Saturday, Captain Mac.
kenzie one OF the principal Players has t0 be absent
from the city for week.
The New York herald., 1878-01-17
BROOKLlN HIBEENIAN SOCIETY.

John Mullen, as President oi Dvision No s, OF tho
Ancient Order Of HIberniahs commenced an action
yesterday afternoon, IN tho Brooklyn Guy Court be-
tore Judge McCuc against Daniel FaIion aud others,
TO recover possession OF the 1ags aud banners Of the
organization. About year ago the Defendant Fal.
on together with the sccrctary treasurer OF the
society, suceded, taking with them the properly OF
tue orr zation. The State organization declared
The sccctcrs expelled members. ana the plainun now
seeks 10 the property which they took away.
The case was o lot cunciuucd.
The New York herald., 1878-01-17
GEORGE MORTON MITCHELL.

The Board OF Directors of the Now York Teachers
Association have adopted set OF preamble and reso
In OF the memory Of the late Mr. George
Morton MucheI one OF the founders of that society.
The resolutions winch are TO DC cngrosscd and pro-
scented his bcroaved wife, recognize the Kindness OF
heart nobility OF mi nd and stcauiastbcss OF purpose
which u2uisacd tie deceased iriond OF the teach
OF tnis CITY whose loss tho association sincerely
The New York herald., 1878-01-17
TIE SOLDIERS ROME.

Chief Eugnesr Thomas +. Nevins, Of the Brooklyn
Fire Department. yesterday turned over 1904 being
tho amount OF eccps for tho siIc oi tickets by the
mem Oers ol tho department Tor the New York Stale
soldicis' Home, in Bath, Stcuben coupty. A twenty
uoIar gold piece was awarded 10 foreman leaby, o
Eugiue Company M. T. ior selling Lge hgncsl number
ol tickets, and the driver vi Truck No o. Patrlck
McGuiuess, carried oil The second prize, ten dollar
nj