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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-04
HUNTER CONVICTED OF MURDER.
HOW The JURY STOOD Al FIRsr-THE PRISONER
RECEIVES THE VERDICT sIoLIDLY.

HOW THE JURY STOOD Al FIRsr-THE PRISONER
RECEIVES THE VERDICT sToLIDLY.
CAMDEN, n. j., July 3.-PrOsecutOr X. 5.
Jenkins closed his argument in the Armstrong murder
trial this afternoon about hafpast O'Clock Judge
woodruff Immediately proceeded to charge tbs
inrv who listened with marked attention TO
his explanations OF the law and the duties
thew were bound TO perform. His charge plain,
strsi,htforWard one ana occupied about hreeuarters
~ an hour in it's delivery The jury then retired and at
600 o. ~. returned with verdict OF Guilty OF
murder in the first degree" after denOeratng
an bour and three-quarters They took two bal
iots the first standing eleven for conviction
and one blank and the second unanimous Tor eonvcuon
Tner an act passed last Winter, the case Will DC TAKEN
~ the Court OF Errors without argument Ii thought
a new trial will be granted
Later-It has been ascertained from interviews with
the iurors IN the trial that they would have con-
vcted the prisoner before leaving the box had they noe
been afraid OF the resulting excitement Upon
retiring. which was at 4:35 O'Clock, they took
ballot which stood eleven for conviction
and one blank. An hour later another ballot
was taken which was found to be unanimously
for conviction This before o'clock. but II was
about half an hour later when Judge Woodhus attend
ance in court was secured Not than forty or hty
nersons were present the time. Upon the rendering
of the verdict the prisoner maintained tnat femark-
allie selcontrOl which has characterized his deneanor
the entire trial. except that nervous tWltch-
ngs were observed about his face anu taroat whe no
heard his fate sealed. There were no demonstra-
tons either OF applause condemnation upon the part
OF the slim audience In attendance dead silence Deng
Hunter was at once returned 10 MS cen.
His will take his case TO the Court OF Errors ana
they express themselves as being confident OF securing
n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-04
TELEGRA9HIC NOTES.

DETROIT, July 3.-Tbo races have been postponed
until tomorrow In consequence Of the heavy rain which has
fallen ell the morning
MONTREAL, July 3.-Tho 9th pusileer Regiment
OF Militia ep tomorrow for st. Abans 70 NIKE part
invitation IN the celebration Of the fodrth-
ALBANY, n. Y, July 3.-Richard M. Bent. re-
eeyor OF the NowAmsterdam Savings Bank s permitted 70
$50 900 for the purpose 81 paying third and nn
dividend OF AZ per cent 70 depositor ON the 18th Inst
HARTFoRp, Conn, July 3.-William Maokerle,
whose s insured In the Ens for 5000 and In the
Mutual Of New.York for $4,000. and whose wife has
uayersed the country for four years matng sympsthy
the companies would not recognize the c OF h.
death By railroad accident Louans been discovered
Alive and well In California
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-04
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
NEW SPECIAL AGENTS
WASHINGTON, Wednesday. JUL

WASHINGTON, Wednesday. July 3, 1873.
Five Of the eight Special Agents Of the Customs Blu
also authorized at the late session have been de-
terminsd upon, but as these officers designed for
confidential work under this branch Of the Treasury De-
partment their names win be withheld. II oan DO
stated however that two the number are from the
South and three from the West one OF these ater IA
from Illinois; one " from Minnesota, and one ia nom
Iowa. -Four OF those already selected are old ocers
duction.
CONFERENCE OVER THE LARGE MONUMENT.
The Washington Monument Society met
this afternoon in the oace Of Judge Advocate
Dunn There were present Mr.. W. W. Coreoran lvho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-04
cprMEs AND CAsUALTIEs-BY TELEGRAPH.

CORTLAND, n. Y, July 3-Andrew Rood; OF t nus
village owner Of the market commeo '"ess
nv sSSotins The supposed financial trouoies
RYE BEACH, N. H.. July 3-Ihe Large . rstm an s.
boarding house Of samuel French o. No man named
TIs ~ Eamotos vas burned TO DEATH Loss sooOo
SppryarIILp. Mass, July 3.-The trial OF Ira Z.
smont Of $4,000 At To-Day Ihe prq,e
euon osea arfesne The evidence inch by INCH The rsl
~ on Friday sext The Court hopes to finish On
Saturday. AZ,
Co IouIs. July 3.--The Coroner's inquest in the
o.ss Of Deputy Msrshsls Neville and C9nnos who we're
Sios AZ Fast Louis Sunday last was oegnn tns
arnins Mayor Bowman and several deputies went ~
BeIleve this morning and gave bonds TO appear iof u
when called upon
BosToS. July 3.-Wilham e. Smith was held 20
$4,000 to-day anderson Elder eo ~, order o. his
emrloyer The two struggled Tor sevef ~, az pcd
tney separated and Elder few minutes hsf caused hl
death.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-04
PEACE-MARING AT BERLIN.
THE OCCUPATION OF BOSNIA.
GREAT ARMY TO BE SENT IN-THE PORTE OFFERS

A GREAT ARMY TO BE SENT IN-THE PORTE OFFERS
CONDITIONAL ASSENT.
LONDON, Wednesday. July 3, 1873.
Adyices from Bosnia report that there are
40 900 Turkish troops in Bosnia aud Herzegovina ana
90 600 between NovlBazar and Pristina. dispatch
from Vienna says the Austrian army OF occupation in
Bosnia and Herzegovina will muster 100000 men,owing
TO the hostile attitude OF the population OF both
provinces, but no military resstancei is anticipated
TIE PORTE PROPOSES CONDITIONS.
Constantmople dispatch states that the instructions
from the Porte TO the Turkish Plonipoentaries author
i've the latter to to the occupation OF Bosnia and
r,cgovina nv Austria on the conditions that tho dura
tion az the occupation shall be previously determined
The strength OF the OF occupation be hxed and that
The occnnntiou be confined certain limits. The Po
cal CorrsDondence OF Vienna confirms the above state
nent but considers scarcely probable that the cond
tons proposed by the Porte VIII receive iaVoraoe con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-04
THE RETURN TO wILKEsBARRE.
INFORMAL RECEPTION BY THE PRESIDENT III
GREAT RUSH.
rpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

rpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
WILKEsBAERE Penn, July St was late in the
afternoon to-day when the people in attendance on
the celebration at Wyoming turned toward the
depot The rush was tremendous, and the spectacle
of the morning, with multitudes waiting for a train
to ride on, was repeated. As evening approached,
Wilkesbarre was thronged again on every street.
Tie President went to the Wyoming Valley House,
which oyerlooks the Susquehanna River, andheld an
informal reception in the parlOr for an hour or more
He afterward appeared on the balcony and said
few words 10 the immense crowd outside. Mrs.
HAYES and Secretary Sherman were also on the
balcony.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-04
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsHIyGToS. Wednesday, July g. 1873.
The per cent subscription today amounted to $l33'
500.
The War Department will push recruits TO that por-
ton Of the country disturbed by Indians with all pract
cable haste.
The Acting Controller OF the Currency has issued
call pon Eationll banks TO exhibit their condition at
the close OF business Saturday, June 20.
The following special agents for the Internal Revenue
Service have been appointed Edward McLees' New
York Conrad Cnlerick Oiio Horace Kellogg Ohio /;
ID. A. Spencer. Ga, q. W. Atkinson, W. Va, Henry l..
Montreal, Texas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-04
THE CONGRESS MAKING PROGRESS.

TREATY To BE SIGNED.
BERLIN, Wednesday, July 3. 1878.
The Congress will terminate its labOrs in
tour or at most six sttugs. Tomorrow. besides the
Greek question: several minor frontier questions already
settled by commissions will be brought up and disposed
Of The questions Of Asiatc Turkey and the navigation
Of the Danube and Dardanelles still remain to be set
ted The final proceedings of the Congress VIII consist
~ the presentation of the main treaty which the Com
mission appointed to draw UP will submit clause by
clause The rumor which was current to-day, that the
Turkish penipotentlarles intend to withdraw from the
Congress is apparently uniOunded CaratheOdor to-day
attended the sitting of the Commission Frontiers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-04

During the second session Of the XLYth Congress,
John w. Caldwell, from the Committee on War
Claims, in the House, to which committee this
claim had been referred. submitted report to ac-
company House bill 3293, saying " that Mrs. Eliza
Heber should be paid as full compensation
for all her claims for the property aud
supplies taken and used ~ aforesaid,
the sum of $23, 15O," and the committee
reported bill for that purpose, and recommended
it's passage. The principal proof in support of this
claim was in afhdavits made by the same persons
who had testified before the Southern Claims Com
mission. The fictitious character of the claim was
made known to Secretary Sherman by the officers
Of the Secret Service, and he directed that efforts
be made to prevent its passage in the House.
An agent of the Government was sent to
Indian Village, the residence of Mrs. Heber,
and took the affidavits of several respectable
citizens, all Of whom testified that the claim
was dishonest that Mrs. Heber did not own more
than forty acres of land and that only One-half of
that could be cultivated the remainder was under
water most of the time. General Payne said that
he was in command of less than 1000 infantry and
was eDcamPed only two weeks in the vicinity of the
claimant. He said that 1t would have been an utter
impossibllity for his men in the warm climate Of
Louisiana to have burned 800 cords Of wood or
to have consumed 10000 bushels of corn.
The bill is stil before the House.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-04
FICTITIoTS SOUTHERN CLAIM.

A GOOD ILLUSTRATION OF THE SORT OF THING TO
WHICH A DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS GIVES En-
CoURAGEMENT.
IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIDUSE.i
WASHINGTON, July 3.-The following claim IL
given as specimen product of one of the great in
dustries of the section of the country which was
lately in rebellion: In 1878 Mrs. Eliza Hcber ap-
pearcd before the Southern Claims Commission in
this city, with bill of losses and damages alleged
to have occurred her plantation at near Indian
Village, PlaQuemine Parish, La, while occupied by
the troops of General Payne. She alleged that that
officer took from her for the use of his men, and
allowed TO be destroyed, property as enumerated IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-04
AFFAIRS ON THE BosPHoRUs.

GENERAL TopLEBEN PREPARING TO WITHDRAW.
CossrASTIYoPLE. Wednesday, July 3, 1873.
The rumor is revived that Great Britain in
tends to acquire Cyprus, and gains go much credence
that number of Greeks have gone to purchase land
there in anticipation of its value rising.
Tn diplomatic circles peace is considered assured Gen.
sral Todleben is preparing to withdraw the Russian
Army before ConstantnOple to Adranope In three col
umns
Mr. Barring OF the British Embassy has gone TO Crete
ON q special mission.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-04
WASHINGTON.
, 49, pr11rF FoR THE COUNTRY.

A WEEKS RELIEF FOR TIE OUU
xuK POTTER COMMITTEE ADJoURNs UNTIL JUL JUL
1O-rHE ERROR ABOUT THE HOT sPRINUs DILL
A SUSPICIOUS ONE-soUTHERN CLAIMS
The Potter Committee took further tes'i-
mouy from E. L. Weber yesterday ana tnen
adjourned for one week. Rumor is still pusy
obout the way the Hot Springs clause came 10
he left out of the;sundry Civil bill. THE IRlB,
USE's dispatches to-day show that bargain nad
recently been entered into concerning tha'
bill. Preparations are completed for observ-
ing the next eclipse of the sun. A remarKa-
bile Southern claim, which has been proved 20
he false, has been reported upon favorabiy IN
Congress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-04
A WESTERN BANK BROKEN.

CHICAGO, July 3.-The Bank of Saigeise has
failed Liabilities 1857 ooO OF which $4,000 are due
thu county and town collectors. The suspension was
cansed by the withdrawal OF STILL Of tax deposits
Tho secrtes are said to ample 20 the creators
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-04

After filing the claim Mrs. Heber presented the
adavits of several colored persons who, not being
able to write made their marks signatures to the
statements which they contained. The commission
having doubts about the validity and honesty of
the claim sent an agent to Plaquemine Parish TO in
vestigate the matter. He reported that the claim
was fictitious and fraudulent and tho claimant
took no further steps in regard TO prosecuting
the claim before the commission. Later, when the
Democrats obtained control of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, Mrs. Heber appeared with her claim
before that body. but in the meantime it had grown
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-04
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
THE HENLEY REGATTA.
SPIRITED CONTESTS EXPECTED.

% hAAlED SONlLclO LAELSlbDs
AMERICANS TO CONTEND FOR TIKI STEWARDS Ann
VISITORS CHALLENGE CUPs-LEE TO ROW FOB
THE DIAMOND SOULS.
The boat racing at Henley on-the-rhames will be-
gin this afternoon. There will be three races in which
Americans will compete. II is conceded that the Co
lumbia College has excellent prospects of
cess. 1t will contend for the Stewards Challenge
Cup at 1870 p M, and will row in the race for tho
Visitors Challenge Cup at 7:30 p. m. The final
heats will come off on Friday.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-05
Detroit, September 26, 1913.
How Iumber is Used.

America has been accustomed to look
on her lumber supply as something i'll
exhauStable, yet it requires an immense
amount of lumber to supply the ever i'll
crcasinS demand of this country. The an
nual demand tor ties our sleepers of aud
1000 miles of railway is estimated TO be
40, 000.000 square feet, AMI To inc.oSe the
roads would require 10000 miles oil
fence We have - 900 miles of telr-
graph wire to put up. tor which SOO,OOO
trees are needed, while repairs would
need near 100000 more trees year. The
common Lucifer match uses up 100000
cubic feet of The finest pine annually.
The bricks baked every year require
3,O00,0 900 cords of wood, which would be
al that G0.000 acr-s of average timber
land would contain. ShOc-pegs exhaust
annually 100000 cords of wood; lasts AMI
boot-trees some 100000 cords of beech.
birch and maple, and about as much
III ore is eQuired Tor the stock OF planes
and other tools. The prcking-bOXes
made in the Uuited States in 1874 cos
$4,000 900, and The lumber mantItac-
tured into wagons. ayr cultural implr-
ments. etc, WAS worth over 500. OOOOO0.
An immense gu nifty OF lumber Is en-
plov"d for fences of houses an farms.
thou !h these may decrease with time.
rs hedges are likely. To Il great extern
to u, NC taEvir .lll &c. Our consumption Of
lumber increases steadily, aud 50 do
our foreign shipments. our cXEartS-a O.
pine maple. walnut and oak bring yes
large-DctrOit Free Press.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-05
ssesssm p.ion Will Help Poor Wen.

Those who oppose resumption under
take TO divert us by saying that the re-
sumption of specie payments will helm
the rich but hurt the poor. deny tb,.
allegation. The resumption of specie
payments will help all, but | affirm that
it will especially, and in great measure.
far greater measure than any other, help
the laboring people of the Uuited States.
| How? Let us see how.
In rising from the old coin standard
or falling from it rather--;Is1 we did.
until our dollars were worth 80 cents. all
prices were increased. but they were not
| all increased alike. First. the commoli-
ties of quick trade went up i'm price, one
by one. then articles of necessity went
up in price, and, according to the univer-
sal law, the price of labor went up last.
| il was the last to rise, and when it did
rise it did not rise so high rs the cost of
living rose, and in the widest days of In.
flalion we knew, when the increase of
wages was % per centum, the increase
in the cost of living was 70 per centum.
so that if initiation increased the nominal.
price OF the laborers' wages. in incre ised
the cost of living still more. 1t gave
him more To do, but in fact gave him
less pay. That was what imitation did.
When labor comes down, it comes down
first. That is true. An uncertain cur
rency that goes up and down bits the
laborer. and hits him hard; it hits him
last and it hits him first. Therefore, of
all men in America the man who should
demand the resumption OF specie Day
mcnt and fixing and making certai.. the
standard of value is the laboring man.
who can only suffer when that standard
is departed from.
The capitalist en- take advantage OF
the market; if he has anything to buy he
is not compelled TO buy it al to-day; he
can wait until the market price IS low,
and buy at advantage. If he has any
thing to sell he is not compelled 20 sell 1t
to-day, but can wait until tue price is up,
and sell it ut the best. Not SO with the
laboring man, who goes 10 market with
Just one thing to sell. and that is his
days work, and that work the work of
his own muscles which he can do TO-DAY.
He must sell it to-day, at the price TO-
day, Or else it is a final loss. What he
needs to buy he must buy now. When
necessity compels him he cannot. Ike
the capitalist, dodge the call OF imitation
or contraction, but pays the days stand
ard OF value, and so it strikes him both
ways, and strikes him hard What, there
fore, the laboring man needs is this, that
when he has earned his money he shall
getit in a currency that will keep over
night.-lGartield's Boston 81 ceeh.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-05

1T seems that there is always big
tunnel going on somewhere. We have
had the Mont Gents, the Hoosac and the
Sutro tunnels described again and
again. Happily these great bores in ono
sense of the word are completed and we
hear no more of them. However, the
st. GOthard furnishes its little items and
will continue 10 TO so until finished and
then it will give place to some other one.
The terrible accident at the St. Gothard
tunnel couple of days since brings this
tunnel prominently and unpleasantly be-
fore the public. On the north side of
St. Gothard tunnel 1000 men are at
work under ground and 400 in the
open air; GOO pounds of dynamite are
used daily, and 300 wagon loads OF earth
are removed in that time. The same
state of things prevails on the Italian
ride. So it is thought the tunnel men will
soon be able to make both ends meet il
they don't kill ten men every day or
so.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-05
For Those who DO Not Desire Repu-
diafiOn.

To the Editor ,fThe Post ard Tribune. Il
There are Greenbackers who profess
to believe that the government must
keep all of its promises to the letter, and
who claim-to abhor all reputation as
much as any one. For their benefit |
wish to call attention TO the acts under
which the greenbacks were issued
The first. that OF February %, 1862.
provides THAT the Secretary of the
Treasury is hereby authorized to issue.
on cretiitOf The United States, 100000
900 OF United States notes, not bearing
interest, PAYABLE to bearer ut the Treas
ury of the United States"
The joint resolution of January IL, 1868.
provides for the issue of 100000, 900
United Sti;es notes, payable TO the bear
er OH demand.
The act of March 3. 1868, provides for
the issue of all amount OF notes ION the
credit of the United States" which. with
| those issued un,ler the joint resolution
just referred to, would make $3.50 900 600,
| which notes We're to be payable 10 bear
en-"
The act of June 80, 1854, says: Nor
shall the tOlal amount of United States
notes issued or TO be issued cUer exceed
800, 000 900, and such additional sum,
not exceeding $50,G00.000, as may be TEN
porarily required for the redemption of
temporary lolns. i-ag
In accordance with these acts ever Y
United States note contains promise to
| pay the amount it represents to the bear
er. Now it is plain that the fiat money
doctrine had no piice in The minds OF
those who caused the issue of Cur pres
ent United States notes. All this money
is payable 60 befrCr at some.r s.iie. And
mast DC p1yqDrt I'm cOiH, since there Was
40 other money thought OF when these
/ notes were Issue,i, save the noes them
selves, and it would be absurd TO sup
pose that the payment was TO be in Ollel
notes of the SINE kind. Tie
| amount of the issue of the notes
for permai ent circulation is lmi ell
by an express pledge TO $40O,00O,000.
| Now if the government is to keep lis
pledges, before it cin issue the fiat money
PROPOSE. it m lst first call in and pay in
coin all of its present issue OF greenbacks.
The Greenback party can avoid doing
this only by the reputation of the most
explicit pledges. Those who are not
prepared for such reputation may as
well abai.don the parry ut once, They
can accomplish the purpose sought in no
other way.
G. A. KENT.
Detroit. September 26, 1873.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-05
LOST OPPORTUNITIES,

An opportunity once lost can never be
regained. A false step may be retracted,
bat lost opportunity is gone beyond
,ecaH. Chcboygan has lost many OPP
portunities for the advancement of her
own interests by neglect, by an apathy
on the part of her citizens, which can
hardly be explained. But of all those
lost and neglected opportunities which
the TRIBUNE has felt its duty to ctll at
tention to, none have been greater, or
with less excuse. than the failure to have
-A-----.---i--..st=rses of the county
properly shown at the state fair. The
products of this county properly exhib-
tied would have brought thousands of
dollars to this county for Investment. Ii
would have brought hundi eds Of people
TO settle upon and improve the lands and
add wealth year, upon year, to every per-
son doing business i'm the county. UD-
wards of one hundred and.fiIy thousand
residents of the state, ninety-nine ONE
hundredths of whom know little and
believe less regarding the value of the
land in this county for agricultural pur-
poses. They could have been disaOuseG
of their erroneous ideas of the country.
They could have been made walking adj
vertisements of the resources OF the
country, advertisements which could
have reached every nook and corner of
the state. There was no excuse for this
neglect. The TRIBUNE called attention
to its Importance repeatedly and in plenty
of time. In was not done simply on ac-
count of inexcusab.e apathy. This is plain
talk, but it is needed. Bat it may be
said I'VE can make a show next Year;
So we can, and we trust that it. will be
done, but meyer again will there come a
time when so much good can be accom-
plishcd by the same outlay. More people
are seeking homes in new country this
year than there will be in years to come.
The hard times have been driving people
from the cities to the rural districts.
just as soon as the manufacturing inter
tcrests revive the tide Of emigration will
stop, to Il certain extent at least.
The people of Chippewa county were
wide-awakc and proiited. by the advice
which was given by the TRIBUNE to this
county. aud Chippewa county will reap
rich harvest for their ENTERPRISE har-
vest which might largely have been gar
nered here but for our apathy. Let the
same mistake be not made again.