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The New York herald., 1878-09-11
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steamer Montana gBr), Jones. Liverpool via Queens
town -wtilisms A Guon.
steamer Tnesssiy tBD. Bsroord. Liverpool Hcndsr.
Bros
steamer Border chisftan tBr,. Tcoi TavreJ Tucker
a Co
steamer Guf stream. Ingram. Charleston u ouis,-
ard 4 Co.
sesrer wysnote Ccuen. Norfolk City Point and Rich.
mond-Old Dominion Steamship Co.
..stesmer M"ynower, Davidson. dclpbis-James
steamer General whitney. Hailet,. Bos,on-u y
Dimoek -
ship Rsceborse Ner. Petersen. London -Boekmsnn.
ship Minnie swift Br,, Le.weI, An,werp-J v whitney
a Co.
Bark Nina Pigis utsp, Ella, Cork, Plymouth or Pal
mouth for orders-D -Dsssori, straehie Go.
Bark SvaIen (NorD, Svcnscn. Queensovn or Falmouth
for orders-Benhsm h Boyesen.
Bark Protector tNcrj. Gupdesen. Hsrnburg-Benhau a
Boyesen
sart whitney cBo. sDicsr, Ro,,erdam- j whitney
Bark Vale Nor. Gunder,en. Amsterdam b Bockmspn,
Bars Charles Bal tSoD, steep Dunhirt-runch. Edge
Co.
Bark Bjorvken Nos,, Harris bordeaux Fapch Edys
a 60.
Bark Ocean (Scr,. Tsrsdssn Bordssux @ Tobias CO.
Bark Kcpha (Not), Tericsen, Bcrde sux-O Tcrjeseu
Bsst Victoria tNcs) Tsssvs, 1reste--Bockussss Ger.
lcin Co. lt'l
The New York herald., 1878-09-11
SEEKING A FORTUNE.
Two New Claimants to a Share IN
Stewards Millions.
A GENEALOGICAL PROBLEM
JUDGE Hilton Characterizes the Pair as
BackmalIers.

In room No 35l OF the Metropolitan Hotel, closely
guarded by a detective. Is at the present time an
Ola man who claims to be the drst cousin
OF the late Alexander 7. Stewart, the merchant
prince. He is closely guarded that no person Is
slowed 70 converse with him even for moment.
In his every movement he Is accompanied
BY viglant detective and when he lies down 10 sleep
NJ night by his side with watchiul eye and barred
door lies the officer Never was a faithfully
watched
On tho 9Th OF last May Counsellor T. r.
Kneciand. OF this city, served upon Mrs.
Cornelia N. Stewart, widow OF the deceased mill
tonnairs upon Henry Hilton, who now as proprietor
carries on the mammoth enterprises OF the late mer-
shant and upon tho various other persons who par
yiepatsd In the great wealth left by Mr. Stewart,
luminous and complaint as the initintory steps to
lawsuit contsstipg their claim to the vast prop
svty Of the deceased. The plaintiffs in the
action are Alexander Stewart, the old man
now so safely guarded, and Ann Jane Bailey, who
also claims through the same channel to be first
cousin
The complaint sets that the late A. T. Stewart
disd interstate, and that the complainants are ms
real estate outside the dover right OF the widow
THE PLAINTIFFS.
The plaintiffs poor country people, who for
lar as can be learned they knew but little
in a while Alexander Stewart as he toiled his
iarm, near Proctorsv,e, VT, spoke with pride to
mis- hsrd- -nsteo neRhbors Of his rich cousin
In New York, but beyond that no claim OF
relationship wss made until after Mr.. Stewards
death. Then the farmer talked to Clark N
Chapman, lawyer OF Proctorsviile, about
bis k,nsnip. Mr.. Chapman at undertook
the work OF looking up the pedigree, and In the
eourss OF hts labors secured the servces
Of Mr.. Knesland, Of this city. who was
years ago law student bis office.
Eevsra months OF diIgent search wore spent In tho
work and The result, tho lawyers cIaim has been to
prove beyond doubt that Alexander Stewar. the
farmer OF vsrmont and Ann Jane Bailey. his cousin,
the nrst cousins of the late Mr.. Stewart
FAMILY TREE.
The following IS tho family tree, which the lawyers
tor the plaintiffs claim is full and accurate list OF all
the blood relatives cl the deceased from the grand
father down. The deceased, IL will be remembered,
ChlldPep
The New York herald., 1878-09-11
OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS.

AxrvsRP. Sept I0-AnIved bsrxs wilhelmins tH.)
welsh Phiisdsphia Cap tNor,. Chrissiansen New York.
Sailed ssh ship Metcaf (Nos, Knudsen, New York
bark SsblouceiIo (Aus), do.
ARxSpAL, Sept 3-Sslsd, bark Rota CNor), Sorensen.
Nev Orleans (befors reported without dste).
BRrsroL, sept 10 Arrived schr Earl Potter shssrer
KisI
BRxHxx. sept 1o-Arrivod. ships Bedford rBr) Cong.
don. Philsdcphis; Pauline tier). Brugssmssn. Now
York.
Bo.prAux Sept e-Arrivsd bark Ihsna Kus,. Bnrbiom.
Bsismsre.
BomnAr. to Sept io-Arrivsd, ship Geo outon CBrl,
Hamilton. Cardiff
Dvxcxxrss sept io-on bark Nova Scotia (Br), I.e
Cain. from Now York for Rotterdam.
rusMs Sept eArrived bark xsma (Br), Foster Bslti-
pAxrxrc Sept e-Arn,sd. bark retsns Nsr nsrcusses,
Phisdsiphia
Dusk,ax, sspt Io-Ani~sd. steamer Pierremons (Br,,
Wilson, Baltimore (sec below.
Sailed Sth. bark Grenndier (Pr,, Phil adsiphia.
DYSiA, sept 3-sailed. brig Americas Hooper. New
HULL, sept fo-Anivsd. ship ooneueror. Could. San
Francisco.
sailed 10th, steamer Sorrento (BE. Brstow New York
HAMpuRG, Sept 1o-Arrivcd. bark Bengucla (NoD, Fu.
gssang, New York
sailed esh bark Johann Keptcr Gsr) spnis. New York.
HAnsuRc Sept io-Arrived, bark Maria Adelaide tGer)
Krauso. Ptilsdeiphia.
HELvoKr Sept Arrived steamer " seholten Dutch,
Wis, New York for Rotterdam land prscceded).
Sailed 9th. ship westscid (Br). lvss, New York
DAvRr. Sept Io-Auived. steamer Royal Welsh (Br).
MePhersop, Now York.
Sailed 9th ship Peter Young tBr, CAIN Ksy West: bark
Unsuima tBr,. wmtehouse. New York.
Lvgwrooi, sept 1ossilsd ship Ewsii. Barstow Bonn.
bay: brss Alice Ada (Brl Clubhouse Delaware break.
water; Kate Uphsm tBp, Rouse, sydrey, CB.
LosDos. Sept io-Arrved ship Birker (Br. Reynolds.
New York; bark Flash Light tBs). Cara Portland Me-
Sailed 10th. barks Arno Aus, soppa. New York; Lewis
Smith tB. Wright. United ststes sha,emuc tB), Rob
bsrts, do s4 af H.f
Lr,rm sept Io-ssliod schr " Burroughs, Smith, New
York
LospospKRKr, Sept io--saied bark Hiawsths CBr,,
Little Baltimore mot previously.
Luaxcg TO sept io-Arrvcd bark Larssa (Br), Short.
PbiIsdsiphia.
MovtLr Sept IoArfved, steamer Circsssia tBrJ Nun
70. Nov York for glasgow land proceeded).
MAuEifus Aug i0-Arrvcd, brig Eagiet tBrj, Davis
18th, shp r Cheney, starkey, Chnchss tsee below.
MosRoviA. Aug 10 Arrived bark Liberia Richardson,
New York tbefore reported without dsse).
MALAGA Sept o-ssiiod, steamer sidopisn tBr) Meree
from sicily, &c), Now York.
NEWPORT sept e--ssiicd bun Mic Padre dtsD, Pales.
trinc, Balti.core.
sen, Savannah.
Qvrrssrows. Sent 10. Z AM-Arrved. steamer Mara
tben Br, Garrett Boston for Liverpool (and proceeded.
Arrived eth Pm. steamer Spain (Br, Grace. New York
ter Liverpool tand proceeded
SournAxfror Sept IO-Arrivsi steamers Hansa (Gey),
Sander. and oder e Lcist New York for Bremen land
both proceeded.
srrrrry sep, Arrived bark Ganser Rolf (Nor) Lep
soc, New York; brig rrenmor txor). christensen do;
stn bark Arctic Nor, Ustrup, DO; also Mentor. from
Vpitsd states s' -f+t-
The New York herald., 1878-09-11
MARITIME MISCELLANY.

Captain H. r. Hams, OF the steamer seythis, from
Liverpool thanks for special meteorological obser
vations made connection with the HERALp weather
service.
FRArooSIA Bragg, whie ON route to Portland
S.cs Long Island sossd and rsturnsd to New
repairs Thss, es:ted aud she again
terdsy afternoon.
sirr JosxpHus Rogsra at Hong Kong July from Car
d reports having experienced clenes on the Cape
Of Good Hope. carrying away nssry whole suit Of sails
sydney sw hesvy westerly gales of the north
end Of New Zealand which split sails heavy break
stores The Haddingson had orders 70 proceed = Port
land but account Of some defect In tho steering gee
BARK JAMES KxKwAv tBr McDos sld ut Charleston 9Th
from s,O.h TO- lon s. s 80 LAT 40 had Sar
tepsails.
BaIc MERRcK Ut Philadelphia. from Bilbao, reports
Aug ~ lat 35 Ion 81 in the hurricane that carried away
Of the also lost foretopsaantmsst and sus-
tained other light damage
SIAK Mschias for New York. before reported
Sg IN s11 h lifting
her and found her abandoned succeeded n getting
took her sG to The co. oo%psny dock ~
ton. Staten Island
scHx RISING Sun put into Norfolk Sept 10 with main
boom broken.
scnR JOSEPH MARSH Woods from james River for New
York, put into Norfolk Sept 10 leaking.
The ship launched Bath 7h inst. by VIM Rogers, Is
Reed Reed George Fi:her and others Of Bs.h.
ard C.e,sin Bssiey Of w:olwies who comm 'nd' her.
CHysrxR Pa. Sept lO-Thc iron steamer Gate City
left Roach Sons. shipysrd this aosning for New Ycrf
viii the service Of tho Ocean Steamship
Company.
SAN Sept "A survey has been held tho
bark John Patterson which recently grounded Mission
Bay and has been decided that she be cooked Tor ex"m
nstiou. &c.
TYBxE Sept 1oThree sailors from German bark we're
downsd opposite th: station IN Tho surf to-day while Try
to tho sdviee OF the observer
The New York herald., 1878-09-11
WHALEMEN.

Arrived At Vineyard g. schrs Express Smith
Hateras (irousd of and for Provncetown, six months
out with 200 bols VII oil and 25 bbs sp oil Edward Lee
Atkins de- 10 months with 80 bos sp oil and
100 bbis VIII o sent home ON the voyage bbis sperm
Oracle n Parker nsrssou. DO tr do months out, with
2lO bbis bisekfsli oil ana 30 bbs whale OIL
Arrived at frevipeotown Sept Y, schr Ellen Rxpah
Durham from Hsteras Ground ITO obls blk OIL and 20
bbis sp
letter from Disco Davis strait dated July II. says
Of the Arctic whaling feet has caught
single Hsh 1t expected shat tue season woud
Q complete fniluve. No vessel has been able to pass
from the nexhboax heights appears completely blocked
with ice and all Efforts to penetrate IL have been aban
doned The whaers this the worst year for Ice and
southoriy winds they ever saw.
spoken-July 26 lat, &C. bark Mattspoisett, Pesss
Nd, coan.
on Block Island 7th sch Agate, Atkins, from Hatteras
Ground, Of and for Province town, oil not reported
The New York herald., 1878-09-11
BRouGHr TO NEW YORK.

BROUGHT
somc three ago. IL is said, there arrived In
the village OF Proetsr.vihe, w., mao
she registered himself at tho ho.el Of that
siicr bis arrival hs called on the old farmer Stewart
end stated that ho came from Mrs Cornelia n.
mari Of COM. me-" ;. Y0s s.r So,: ask and bin Oh: ::
was . relative she would take COED caro- o,
him. rhs old man, Who is between sxty-ave and
seventy years OF sgs declined to go until after ne had
consulted with hts lawyer. Tho latter advised
h,% 70 remain :, At home. home. and he b. rS ,hsrsupon
' +" days, os' 10 se ia~ysr's aston ssoa,shmsn,. the
~ 9Th Mr Lewis. tho latter purchasing the
hcksts. What Inducements were held out
nas been IN this city closely guarded as before stated
bis Gust odian being the same Nj Lewis, who, sp
WHAT HILTON SAYS.
Yesterday Q HwRALp reporter. with view TO ascer-
lain what ievadat,on there was in the alleged nship
VISITED encs OF Judge Hilton and sent IN hts card
reply soon came that Judge Hilton was exceed
60 tbs secrstaryY ihis complied with, the answer
that the Jodgs begged 10 be excused but he
desired say that there was absolutely no truth IN
she alleged relationship between the srmsr OF Yer
mont and the iato A. T. stewart; mat the
s.a mo-, psr,sssn OF Mrs stewart hospi.
isay; that he nhe Jnds., pad no attention to the
mssier IN word. ,hat tie whele story was sbso.
hsd been commenced.
This emphatic uonial almost detsrmned the re-
por,es letting further investis alton drop, but a
curiosity to witccss tue crestailen oountenance Of
tho attorney Tor the pIann st tho hopslessness OF
bis cause led him to seek that gentleman.
Mr.. Kneefand was out OF town, but hts assistants
we're tho ofncs poring over dusty volumes ol the
Law.
'.How hsppsned the report to get around tba,
Judge Hilton had brought your client, Alexander
Stewart. 10 this cityr asked tho reporter
''The Judge denies that thcre is any ruth in the
report, and speaks strongly against the suit'
Cant help that" said the disciple OF Coko clos
tu0 lnW n
knowing look. "Csn't help n, n Judge Hilton does
dssy H. s a fset, nevsrthcicss Alexander
Stewart, our client, Is now In Now York, brought
hrrc by the em,sssr'es OF Judge Hilton and mrs. A.
T. stewart"
sEsious STATEMENTS ABOUT Will.
"But, admitting that TINS Alexander stewart 10 q
cousin OF the dcceased merchant, what foundation
dccs that give him Tor his suf asked the reporter
''Did not tue late NJ Stewart leave bis properly by
viii To-"
"stop tncre," said the lawyer, 'rhsts the issue.
Judge Hison suys Ne Isn wIll Mrs. Stewart says he
The New York herald., 1878-09-11
LEWIS MILLIONS.

TIE FIGHT FOR THEIR POSSESSION AGAIN IN
PRoGREss-coUNsEL yoR THE CoNTEsrANTs
Rxsr rHnR CASE AND THE DEvENcE OPENED.
The bearing before G. S. See, Master In ChanoeTy,
in the case Of ,bs contested Of the lsss Joseph L.
Lswis sfHokioKsn VAS rssuusc yesterday. The svi
aenos produosi by she cosusel. OF Mrs. Haskns. the
alleged widow OF ,he deceased tho previous hear
ngs IN the osss tended establish her marriage to
Lewis In West Hoboksu, Nj IN fsss. by Ethsrtdgs
NJ Fish, justice oil the peace The witnesses TO the
ceremony were produced and the marriage was Also
sworn TO by about twenty other wtnessss Yesterday
shs counsel for the alleged widow rested their
case and allowed the case for The defence 70
70 on. rhs counsel present were Judge
Fullerton, OF this city, and Ex-Governor BsdIs, OF
New Jersey, Tor the alleged WIDOW; ex-Attorney Cen
eral Robsr Gichrss OF Jersey CITY, ior the executors
and r. W. Russell. Of this city. tor Cathcart, the
alleged nephew Of the deceased, VINO nled his claim
Ex-Attornsy General Gilcnrist opened for the de-
business IN Nassau street, this CITY. He was
shown the certificate Of marriage signed by
E,Ssdss .,..a ,ss S.ns so..S date x,ass sss
He tssuhed that he owned The plate from which the
certificate shown printed, and thai oil the
cer,ncates Of the kind exsis'ied were printed unn
All or 1862 and that tho certificate SHOWN was
forgery. He crsss-examnsd oy Judgo Fullerton,
ana testified he had printed marriage certncates
had been ussa pror 10 1862, but the plates were
changed in character every lew years, so tnat dncr
on. certincates wore struck from Tho sans plate
Francis Buttere, an epgravcr, residing in Ridge
wood, n. j., was next called. He testified that The
plate from which the marriage certificate struck
was owned by him up to 1852, at which tImc passed
from his hands Kirks; he identned three separate
eerttncats1 each different from the other, which had
been struck from the same piate no never struck on
TO 1862
Al this point the hearing adjourned until to-day.
The New York herald., 1878-09-11
MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, sept. Ill A NJ
Toa,~ufsaue

WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, sept. Ill A. N.
Indications
For New England, increasing cloudiness with fro.
queut rain, variable winds shining TO colder north
westerly aud stationary followed by rising barometer
For the Middle Atlantic States, cloudy weather,
with frequent rain, nvrthcastery, shifting to
colder northwest winds aud rising barometer.
For the South Atlantic States, partly cloudy
weather, occasional rain, winds mostly northcrly,
stationary lower temperature, and falling followed
by rising barometer.
For tho Gulf states. colder clear or partly cloudy
weather, nor,herly winds and rising barometer.
For Tennessee, ohio Valley aud lower lake region,
cloudy aud rainy, followed by clearing weather,
colder nortnwcsteriy winds and rising barometer.
For the upper lake region, upper Mississippi and
lower Missouri valleys, clear or partly cloudy
weather, colder nortbwostsriy winds aud rising
barometer, possibly followed In the north and west
portions by falling barometer and warmer south aud
east winds.
Frost will generally occur tonight IN the northwest
and upper lake region; on Wednesday night In the
Ohio Valley and lower lake region; Thursday night
In the Middle States and New England
The rivers will remain nearly stationary.
Csutionary signals continue at ST. Marks, Key
west, Jacksonville, savannab Tybes Island, Charles
ton. Cape May, Atlantic City, Bsrncgat and ssnoy
Hook
The New York herald., 1878-09-11

Bark Elirs Barns. Hoiis, Hsmiiton tBsrmuds)-A
Tucker,
Bark Arab stsed tBr). sksntze. Newark. EJ-Funch
Edye 4 Ca.
Brig Henry ing. Sm all. Smyrns-Swan 4 SON.
Brig Tarifa, Brown. MnrseiIles simpson. CiApp Co.
Brig Anita tsp) Perar. Santa Cruz and Las faimss-'
Schr Maud BrigEs. Davis Bshia-R Buck 4 Go.
Schr Vascelio, Mccumber, st Johns, MI whitney
4 Go.
schr lumber tBr). Dotter, Halifax. Ns-Edward
Holloway.
: sehr Geo Anderson. Anderson, Charleston-slsEht,
schr Franklin Pierce. Kidd. New Hsvsn-cartwriGht 4
Dove.
schr Patrsn. Brown. Orient, LI-Rackest Bro
Sloop Mary Elisabeth. Hawkins, Hsrtfora-Rsckett u
The New York herald., 1878-09-11
sxAxs1A. Arr 30 Sailed. Rs.ri.,sr. Ps.l.ps yri.ss

SWANSEA Aug 30 Sailed Retriever. Philps. Priass
Eaward Island. -. .
ST hrLssA. Aug arrived, Hsuboldt, wiisy Msnil.
Sd, Ocean Bosuty. seagrove. Psdang for New york;
4th. chamette. Chadoourns. IloIlo for Boston (snd
sailed sthb 5th Mabel Deertpg Lacspeds Islands tsnd
sailed sb for H.mbur 9Th Iris Evan; R.nEson Cad
laad sailed tor New York; 9TH Mary Hxgie. Hatch.
Ag:s Bay for Montreal; nth Gordon Brown singapore
for Liverpool.
Arrived. date (by telegraph from Madeira Aug 3o
Edith Warren Clark, Rsngoon Tor Fa.m outh
Passed Aug 2, Eas, Lothian, Hamilton, from Csleutts
for New York; 4h Reporter SPRING from do or boston
struan Cooper from Rsngoon for Fsmoath Sth Frolio
Busn, from NJ anlA TOR Boston or New York.
TRiLKE. Aug 2s Sailed, II odiorne. Rensult New
YORK
TRooN Ang % Arrived. Edward Waite. York. Greeuock
TRIESTE. Aux "a Arrived ssmos Henrshsn, Venice.
Vice Aug 10 Arrived. Onkel. Kneppe, Pensscoia
WnnEHAvES. Aug 2S-Ssiled, Condor, Baltimore.
AMSTERDAM Aug 3l-The shp Portlaw (Br). Andersen,
from N.w Orleans TOR Amsterdam (srain). arrived
Ymuden yesterday. against suice and grounded but
towed or this morning
July 31-Advices from Araeaty state that the
schr Mathilia. O'Mshony had bsen condemned ~ hst
port and be sold BY auction uy III No communal
whatever has beeu received rom Aracnsy
in o the vessel
The New York herald., 1878-09-11

SIERRA Lsos Aug 2oArrved. brig Joseph Clark stsh'
New York.
Sailed Aus IL. bark Jennie x Diverty. Becker from
BathursD. Boston, having repaired
LoEDos. Sept l0-ShIp Cheney. SEarksy rom On'n-
ehas arrived at Naurtus Aug 49, with rudder damaged
will be supplied with
DuNRIRx. Sept lo-Steamer Chss Anderson lnr''
Clark Baltimore for this port while comns In ran
into the jstty and coidsd with two barges wnicn
sunk Tho steamer not damaged.
Steamer Pisrremont (Brj, from Baltimore. before re-
ported aground Of this place has hoated and IL
docked. She sustained no damage
WEATHER REPORT.
HoLYHEAp, Sept 10. PM-wind ssw, gentle barometsr'
3o227.
PLYxourH Septic. PM-wind S. light. fine; barometer.
30 25
The New York herald., 1878-09-11
ALDERMANIC COUNSEL FEES.

Aldermen Sauer, waebner, Lcwis, Gsdpey aud
Bign, tho special committee appointed TO determine
tho TO be paid counsel employed In defending
the indicted members OF the Board, at yesterday IS
meeting reported in favor OF the following allow
sness DAVID Dudley Field, "a, 900; John D. Town-
send, g., 900; A. j. Dittenhosfer, $4,000; Ehhu Root
4 D
The New York herald., 1878-09-11
DIR. JOHN BISHOPS WILL.

Proceedings have been commenced In the New
York surrogate Court to have the Will Of the late
Dr. John Bishop declared void, on the ground Of
undue influence. The Doctor, a. the instiEation, t
Is alleged, OF his wife, disinherited hts only aaughter
The New York herald., 1878-09-11
SAILED.

Steamers Montana (Br). for London; Somersst tBr)
Brtot City OF San Antonv. Galvesten; Gulf stream.
Charleston; barks Aurai tNor). Cork Falmouth; Geo
The New York herald., 1878-09-11
THE WEATHER YRsrEnpAy.

The following record will snow the changes In the
temperature Tor the past twenty tour hours IN cem
psrison with the corresponding date Of last year. NJ
Indicated by the thermometer at Hudnaps pharmacy
(HERlLD building No Els Broadway
The New York herald., 1878-09-11
SHIPPING NEWS
OCEAN STEAMERS.

DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM SEw YORK FOR THk MONTHS
SEPTEMBER OCTOBER.
The New York herald., 1878-09-11

Average Temperature yesterday y................ III
Average temperature tor corresponding date last
year ...............s....-...- 81
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YACHTS, STEAMBOATS,, &C.

YACHTS, STEAMBOATS,, &C.
L,OR R,ALk--scuoVN I2o fUSs. CENrnL BOARD.
drsft loaded. 81 feet; w cenpietc order Apply 20
hopkins a NBssON. No. i92 wesst.
CCIOvNLRS MARIAN Is. HEAKN, o. 81 ,aeO,,D
h)ard Eliza, OF Greenwich. y. A. FARM sS a DUFF
Coscob. Conn.
WANrED-rU CHATTER A rUG, SIZE ia i.,,,,i
w 10 steam; must be in good repair and
MY, -t t'l s'.' ' 40 -
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steamer. saii,. jDestinatioa. O6cs
The New York herald., 1878-09-11

WESTERN UNION TIME BALL.
NEW York, Sept lo-Noon.
Ths Western Union time ball dropped to-day nineteen
ono hundredths OF . second slow.
The New York herald., 1878-09-11

HERALD YACHT WEATHER OBSER-
VATIONS.
The New York herald., 1878-09-11
FOREIGN PORTS.

PLrxourH Septic, PM-wind S. light. fine; barometer
The daily gazette., 1878-06-18
A Philadelphia Tragedy.

In Philadelphia, on Sunday night, Jas
Davis, resident of New York city, took
lodgings at No 1912 Market street. Early
in the morning he was seized with an
attack of mania-a-portu, and in his ram
BILE through the house secured butcher
knife. With this weapon he ran up stairs
to the room of Robert Horn, clerk in
the house, and plunged the knife into
Horns back, infiicting n probable fatal
wound. Davis left the knife sticking in
the wound and ran out of the house to
Seventeenth street, where he attempted
to hang himself to lamp-post, but was
secured and locked up. Horn who is
about nineteen years of age, is a son of
ex-Postmaster Horn, of Easton Penn.
The parties were entire strangers to each
other.
The daily gazette., 1878-06-18
.FOUR1ll EDITION
Newark College.
Special Correspondence Of the Gazette.
NEWARK June, 1S 1878.

Special Correspondence of the Gazette.
NEWARK June, Is 1878.
The entertainment in the college ora
tory last night was contest among the
students for $25 prize offered for decla-
nation and reading.
This prize together with a similar one
for composition was provided for by the
alumni association at their last meeting,
like prizes having been awarded at the
commencement of 1T.
President Purnell announced Professor
Harlan, Anthony Higgins, Esq, and Col.
III. S. McComb, as the committee to de-
eide upon the merits of the contestants
and award the prize. The students
were then cal led up by numbers accord
ing to the order Of the printed pro-
grammes.
Mr.. j. P. Pyle opened the performance
with "Blennerhassett's Temptations" and
was followed by Mr.. j. d. Darlington,
and Miss Laura Ferris. The latter giving
an excellent rendition OF a spirited and
interesting poem. Mr.. Austin Ii. Merrill
spoke "The Modern Cain" a fine prose
| selection, with anaturalness of itone. and
gesture, which marked his performance
as one of the very best of the whole pro-
gramme. Miss Minnie Z. Smith read very
appreciatively adifficult poem in dialect,
and Miss Carrie Purnell's reading of a
humorous prose selection. .."The Pleasure
ETertion," was excellent.
Mr.. George x. Ph9bus chose difficult
piece and spoke it well, and the same
may be said of Mr.. John S. Houston.
The fact that the audience sat fol
more than three hours in a densely
crowded room, without the least show OF
impatience is proof of the excellence
of the entertainment, and the compli
mentary remarks of Col. McComb ant
Mr. Higgins were warmly approved.
The judges declared that the closenes;
of the contest made it impossible fol
them to render decision without furthe
consultations and to was announced thai
the name of the successful contestan
would be made public this evening.
The daily gazette., 1878-06-18
FATAL RENCONTRE BETWEEN
STUDENTS.
st Louis Globe-Denocrat Special.

st Louis Globe Democrat Special.
BRISTOL, Va, June 14.-A fearful and
fatol rencontre occurred in Lee,county,
i'll this state, this morning, between John
Bailey and Henry Combs. grand nephew
of Ex-Governor Leslie Combs, of Ken
lucky. The youths were students at Pro-
fessor Johnson's academy, at Turkey
Cave, and were rivals in love. The Ken
lucky boy made the best progress in his
suit, and hence the row. The two young
men met alone in grove, both armed
with pistols. They fired five shots.
Combs fell mortally wounded by a shot
in the abdomen, and died in few mo-
ments. Bailey is at large. Both were
popular and talented students.