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The New York herald., 1878-09-13
ALLEGED EXTORTION.

Jacob W. Mack one Of tho directors Of tho Society
for tho prevention OF Cruelty to Children, and num-
Der Of other people camc from MI ST. Vincent on the
10th OF August last, and, usual, took the twenty
minutes past train on tho Metropolitan Elevated
Railway 90 down town. Al the depot, he says, he
paid for his ticket which passed him until
arrived Frangln street. wherc they refused TO allow
him TO pass out because his ticket, as II thus
postulations vain, and Mr. Mack had to pay
an extra i've cents after waiting an hour
before he could get out. Feeiing himsef aggrieved
he brought suit against the company recover 900
damages, claiming that under the statute the COM
pany o take, transport and discharge passengers
on payment Of the legal fare" The company failed
to answer his complaint, and yesterday Mr.. Theodore
Aub his counsel took default before Chief Justice
Curtis In the Superior Court, ana obtained writ OF
inquiry to assess the damages
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tare but in this particular case there was an actual
tare by weighing the bags

tare but in this particular case there was an actual
tare by weighing the bags
SINGULAR CONFESSIONS.
The third and last, as vol as The most important
witness examined was John H. MITCHELL the assistant
weigher, who in February last engaged by Louis
Loupsoerry In tho district from South Ferry 10 the
Erie Basin He testified that IN February he weighed
cargo o sugar for Mr. Lounsberry, the cargo beng
from the bark Ciothide ana consigned 70 Youngs az
Co. Before weighing ne said he had conversation
with Daniel Pentz who asked him II he would ike to
one cent a bag; after that the witness had
weighed II up 70 the mark. and when entsriug the
weight threw OH from twenty to twenty four pounds
on each draft OF eight bags; Daniel Pentx, witness
testified paid him 500 and retained 81 OF the stake
Tor himself; the aggregate weight Of the sugar was
about fourteen thousand pounds moro than was put
down on the book. Witness stated on the cross.ex-
ernment At the tlme he weighed the sugar OF tho
vessel named, though he had boen. IA the
Custom House Tor eight years; he
ceased to be regular weigher February and at
present was simply changer on,r waiting TO take
work whenever he could get IL; since March he
hua received twenty-five conis an hour TOR hts ser
vices; witness said that Dennis Hurley, u regular
had made other fraudulent weighing tnan the one
now complained Of had told Mr. Nevins ot the Gus
tom house, how he had made the false weghings; |;
Nevtns had mentioned to him the difference between
his weighing and the weight the sugar sold by !;
witness said that he had since gwen Information
about other cargoes than that OF the bark Ciohidc
Daniel Pentz, he said, paid the $50 which In five
Congress- and Columbia streets
On motion OF Judge Dittcnhoeior Euoch c. Pcntz
was discharged
Tho examination was adjourned TIL next Monday.
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SEWER GAS AND FILTH.

TIE HEALTH ASSOCIATION DISCUSSING THE
SANITARY CONDITION OF DWELLINGS MR.
c. F. wINGATE ON ''THE sPECUL ATIvE
BUILDER"
The regular monthly meeting OF the New York
Public Health ASSOCIATION was held last evening at
the OF tho Now York Academy Of Medicine,
No. IL West rhrty-frst street, No business of im-
porance was transacted except ;ho reading OF papers
sanitary questions by Charles F. wiugate and
James G. Bayiis Mr. Wingates subject "The
Speculative Builder"
MURRAY HILL, NOT BAXTER STREET.
"Sswer gas" Mr.. Wineate said, "is not new
thing. Years ago It analysed, and its constitu
ents and action fully detailed in numerous modi-
cal aud sanitary publications. But why It shou Id
suddenly develop as 1t has lately DONE with at
teudant tram OF disease, and why II should most
affect the houses OF The weii,odo rather than those
OIL tho very poor, Is problem not yet explained IL
Is we'll known that iou air aud detective
great cities But /, is Murray Hill, not Baxter
street, that is now assailed; II is the
visited BY death What rs worse, the so-caiIed mod
ern improvements, conducive to clea anncss, and
therefore, It would seem, health, have apparently
been the means OF introducing malaria into our
houses. Tho remedy hos not in Abolition bat In re-
form.
THE SPECULATIVE BuLpxR
Tho real culPrt who rs primarily responsible for
the prosence OF sewer gas IN 50 many modern
IN EngiaDd tho 'Jcrry"-builder. 1t Is only OF
late years that this individual has fully developed
his remarkable power OF mischief and tue public
are just beginning TO reap tho ripe crop Of evils
he has sown brosdcast through the land. Tncy l.
pioy borrowed capital aud devote themselves eyclu-
slveiy 10 what In trade .skiE Jobs -
Tho bulk OF tho dwellings, in New York, Boston, Phil
adephia, Chicago and Cincinnati not to extend the
list, arc the work OF thor hands They are bad
looking houses as rule, but, being built to attract tho
eve, the greatest attention Is paii to appearances.
the number OF such dwellings In New York and It's
vicinity must be reckonod by thousands. rho enire
upper part et Manhattan Island above Thirty
s,rcet 10 packed with tho work oil the speculative
buildor In B0ston late examination by the Board OF
Health OF the sanitary condition OF 3l6 specimen
houses, In all parts OF the city, showed that 1876 mad
defective drains 2o5 had SOIL pipes without venta
ton, Ito had damp wet cellars and 275 with
effective traps In Brooklyn, oat OF 81 houses IN
which contagious diseases occurred short tmo since
SO had aofcctve plumbing. Iudced, II is ssie say
that two thirds OF the now dwellings In all leading
cities have been built ION speculation"
SANITARY CARE OF DWELLINGS.
Some discussion followed tho reading Of Mr.. VIM
gates papcr, after which Mr. Bayiis read papor on
tho ''Sanitary Caro- Of Dwellings," Cleanliness, hc
ead, Is the hrse require ment for health Ash barrels
and garbage rccepInccs which, in this cry, stand
hours out OF every twonty-iour the kitchen
door Of many dwellings first attracted Mr.. Bay ylis
attention. lie recommended galvanized iron only a,
the proper material out OF which to make garbagt
hoy
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CITY NEWS ITEMS.

The master of the Hciias which was run do wn by
the steamship Utopia on September O. mas called for
marine protest, and th,s viii be held next Monday At
tho German Consulate
hicbae sohcser fourteen yeurs Of nEs, residing at
15Gih street, near Courilsnd avenue, while playing
Yesterday with tho handle OF derrick drum, was ac
cidentaiy struck In the head aud instantly killed
An inquest was held yesterday and verdict
OF accidental death rendered IN tue case OF James
hcDonold, lvc years ot age, who died from Injuries
roeeivcd by faliirg from the roof OF No. 306 East
Forty sixth street.
Charlotte Cohen, seven years old, of No. 62 Baxter
street. was severely burned ABOUT the feet and legs
yesterday by tho upsetting OF ~ kettle OF boiling
tar IN front Of No. 81 Elm street She removed
to Chambers Stree: Hospital
Twonty-ninth street. was kicked TO death by horse
yesterday. lie found the horse lying SICK IN tho
saolo and received his fatal INJURIES while Try Ing
assist the animal TO his feet
The Executive Committee Of the Atlantic aud Pa
cihc Company met yesterday and declared dividend
Of OF one pcr cent out o the net earn.
ings from tho timc the pooiing arrangements + with
Western Union went into cncc, until August
Edward Z. Donohoe, three years old, OF No. $40
First avenue, was run over yes,etuay ~ an ash
cart at Twcnty-nrs street and first avenue abd
killed. Bernard H,sson, the arvcr, rcsiding at
Twenty 9th street and FIRST avenue, was arrested and
locked up
tho knickcrbccker Ice Company, niured his legs a
days ago W ian In Elias Belz's brewery, and
vas removed to Bellevue Hospital, wnerc he died.
according 10 tho verdict OF coroaor's jury, IRON
dcriom tremens,
Louis Schwarz, sixty years Of age, OF No $40 East
Finy.nuh street, WAS removed to Noun sinai Hos.
pita, the ID inst., with several cuts IN his throat
winch resulted IN hts death. Coroner's jury yos-
terday determined that deceased had committed
suicide by cutting his throat with a razor.
petition In circulation among tho me IN be rs
OF the Produce Exchange wcdDesday last request.
ing The Board Of Managers 70 rs,nsate Mr. Andersen
Fowler. who was suspended indefinitely on Thursday
Tor assauiting Mr. William ~. Shaw. Yesterday, how
ever, SGT Of resolutions opposing Mr. Fowlefs rem.
statement vas circulated aud received many sgua.
lures
Mr.. 9. Brown, passenger agent at Hnvrs, denies
that he swudied The emigrapts, Eugene and Ceestn
Meyer out OF $2 ~ on passage tickets TO Sacramento
Cal, which they purchased IRON him tho othsr
sde and also that They paid Tor second class tickets
they state In Their aidavis, taken at Castle Gar
den on August 13. Ho also denies tnat the tekeL
whom HANDED 70 Meyer, was In = sealed envelope.
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YAPHANK ALMSHOUSE.
INVESTIGATION OF SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST
ITS oFFICERs.

INVESTIGATION OF sERIoUs CHARGES AGAINsr
ITS oFFIcERs.
special meeting of the Suffolk County Board Of
Supervisors was held at the AImshousc, Yaphank,
yesterday, to investigate tho charges against
Mr. Louden, tho keeper OF the institution aud super
intcndent Williams, by Lucy Downs, who, with four
other females, were taken West Tor tho purpose Of
procuring situations Supervisor Wood called to
the chair. A communication roccivod from
Judge Lawrence Smith, OF smithtown, In which no
stated that, IRON article he had read, be Inferred
that tho Investigation was specially IN reference
to tho recent visit Of Messrs Louden and WILL
iams TO Chicago. Al tho present time hs
was not In possession Of any facts except from
Information, and 1t was very doubtful ~, IN tho sbort
time allowed, anything could be presented TO the
Board In legal shape. .fhe eommu nioaton also asked
tnst certain questions winch were red TO writing
DO asked the keeper. Loudon, aud Williams The
Board decided to defer the investigation OF the Chi
csgo charges until their next meeting, the lin inst
whom Mr. smith would have an opportunity TO per-
sonaily examine tho defendants ou' tho points pro-
pounded IN his communication.
the charge made by Lucy Downs as 10 the immo-
rality practsed at the Ansnouse was ihen taken up
Austin Downs, the grandfather OF Lucy, was present
ana stated ths. he knew nothing OF tne matter cxoeps
from the Information thai no had rcce,vod IRON Mrs.
Charles ID. Hemil, secretary Of the Women's Chris
tian Union OF Chicago. aud handed TO the chairman
thrcs letters that he had received from Mrs Hcmt
tho subject and statement signed by Lucy rcterat-
ing the charges already published. Dr. Baker tho
house physician testified that visited the Institution
aim every day often twice daily and naa noysr
any such conduct as charged by MISS Downs II
anything Of the kind had occurred hc would have
known IL. Tho male portion OF the inmates
were kept apart IRON the females aud they
not allowed TO communicate with each other.
Mrs. Loudcp, the mstron, and her assistants, Miss
Corson and Miss HaIleck, Mrs. LocKcy and Assistant
Keeper Williams, wore examined al some longth.
Thcy all gave tho girl Downs a bad character for
thruthfulness. While an Inmate Of the Institution,
they said she was on several occasions punished Tor
disobedience. No,h,ns dsrces.ory 10 the institution
or its management or Of Keeper Louden or williams
Was elected. IL was stated that Messrs Louden aud
Williams did not 20 West with tho girls eci,Is
the county, but were selected by the towns wnere
tho girls belonged the towns alone paying tneir sx-
penses.
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ELEVATED RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

delay OF half hour was 0ccasioned about half
past eight O'Clock yesterday morning on the Metro
poitsn Elevated Railroad by accident to an en-
gine. Tue pin connecting the lower eccentric rod
dropped out Of place. aud 1t fell upon tho ties the
train was stopped with a sudden jerk The train was
slowing up tor ssoppago at the Fory-second street
station when the accident occurred. The trains fol-
lowing were switched OF on the opposite track ant
run down Thiruy-sixth street, whore they were
again switched of to tho regular course The train
belonging 70 tho disabled engine was moved down
below the switch Ferry second street. and another
engine was despatched 20 bring II down town. The
disabled engine run down to Rector street.
The New York herald., 1878-09-13
CUSTOM HOUSE SEIZURES.

Customs Inspectors Connery and Hsradon seized
yesterday, at pier IA North RIVER three cases,
large and two small, marked &c. H., ," brought
tho steamship France, which arrived IRON Havrs
Wednesday. Tho large case CONTAINS perfumory,
the estimated value OF which Is 81, 800 One Of the
small Is packed with human hair, aud the other
has fancy goods merchandise These two
are supposed to be worth 81, 0OO As tar az could be
learned they were brought by apasscnger named
Brurant who TOOK away his baggage out cit tho
the pier
Tue inspectors sozsd two barrels OF sugar, no
mark, ihe brig ing Light from Kio, at pisr %
East River.
Nine BOTTLES Of brandy wcrc seized at Hoboken ON
tho steamship Lesnng IRON Hamburg.
The New York herald., 1878-09-13
POLICE OFFICERS IN TROUBLE.

Tho Brooklyn Board Of Police and Excise Commits
soners have ordered Sergeant Henry q. Balion, Pa
trolmsn Horny A. Lennon and Doorman Samuel
Hail. OF the Fourth precinct to appear before them
next Tuesday, 10 answer charge oi having caused
found in az unconscious condition at tno corner Of
Clinton and Myrtle avenues Brooklyn, last Friday
evening. Mcdonnell WAS taken 10 the station house
on charge OF iutoxicatiou, and remained there sew
era hours II was finally discovered that Is skull
was fractured nd bleeding, he was then removed
70 the City Hospital, but died shortly anerward MT
Lynch, the author OF the charges against tho officers
nephew Of the deceased aud contractor by call
Ing living at No. 140 Evergr rccn avenue.
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SUBURBAN NOTES.

Tho Brooklyn ,Buresu OF Excise issued 1.4s1 licenses
from May 10 September l. Inc corresponding num-
Der last year was !, 564
Henry Holm, i've years old. living at Ma. l25 Par
utioa strces, brooklyn, was run over and seriously
injured by horse car, near his house, yesterday.
The just,ces Of the peace Of hudson county, N. j.,
have formed ~ association and intend 90 test tho
constitutonatty Of the District Court act which de.
prves tbcrn OF evil Jurisdtctiou.
Coroner Smnis, d Brook, n hcid an inquest, ycs-
terd1y In the case OF Julia Dcuga, three years Oi
age, who was fatally burned AZ her bomc NO. ~ Pres.
ident street, last Monday. verdict In aceolaance
with The oiaots- WA rNAdsred.
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BEGINNING YOUNG.

Zsllah Grant, tho sixteen yoaroid girl VINO was ar.
rested on a charge Of having robbed the residence Of
Mr.. Theodore H. Roberts, No "a Fourth place. Brook.
lyn, on August 20, was yesterday held by Judge
Ferry, In that CITY, to await the action OF the
Jury. Two indictments are pending against her,
one for burglary and the otner for grand larceny.
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THE SUGAR TRADE.

Tho Customs Department issued instructions yos-
tcrday to enforce an OLD law which provides that
sugar shall be delivered until the entries been
completely lquidsted This will prevent cargocs
IRON gong direct renusrB wharf, as heretofore
ana irom being Immediately thrown into the boiling
pans, wncrc their Identity Is lost
Fernando W ood anneu need TO sugar mon yes
tcriay that Tuesday next MS committec will de.
vote the dav TO hearing the com paints OF sugar
chants looking particularly TO alleged sugar irauda
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FELL FROM A TIRE Z.

wnile the Scottish games OF the Caiedonian Club OF
Paterson, N. j. were In progress at Passaic Falls
Wednesday, lad named Thomas Murray, aged eight.
son Of Edward Murray, engineer at tho Pbnnix
MIL, PAorson, fell from tho limb OF into VIII ich
he hal climbed 10 witness the sport, and almost
Instantly killed. Tho height was ABOUT twenty 1.-Two
foot, and tho received ssion of 10.
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED..

CRAuproy-LA ToURRsrrK-In Brooklyn, septem-
Der 8. by Rev. Arthur Crosby, 0KsoS LUcius CRANr-
TON, VI D., OF Mobile Alabama, to CLEgriE b. LA
IoURRErrE, OF Pittsburgh, Pa. No CARDS.
GRgEN-CSGsR september ii, by Rev. Or. Men
des, al the residence OF the BRIDES parcns, LOUIS
GREEN TO FANNY, daughter of Herman Cngor.
London papers please copy.
HoLMAN-PAuLsoN.-- renafy. N. j., September
Rev. Clarence Geddes, ALVIN D. HoLxAx 10 NARY
youngest daughter OF John T. Pauison, Esq Ne
cards.
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STRUCK BY A LOCOMOTIVES.

Mrs. William Buiand, OF arccnpoint, eptsrcs the
Hunters Point depot with child In her arms ysser.
day forenoon and walked toward tho track lis un.
dorstood that she warned step on tho plat,
form, out nevertheless did 60, was struck by a
locomotive She was knscksd aown and sunrcd 4
The New York herald., 1878-09-13

compound comminuted fracture OF the lett leg, neces
stating amputatiop. II Ia feared that she will die
from the shock The child in Mrs Ruland's arms was
Injured.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-02-22


six times under the word approved =
on paper that he never inspects, filled
out BY q Department clerk. The pro-
priety Of wearing the uniform is quite
as applicable to the Navy as to the
Army. Whenever an officer is detailed
for work in the civil establishment of
either service, and the excuses that have
been invented for such so-ealled work
are numerous and far-Setched, a clerk
must be detailed to do the clerical work
Of the superduOus Office. Thus treble
extravaganza is set up, for there is no
necessity for the work, the officer, or
MS clerk. c. A..
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-02-22
rxrEnEsrIxo srArnryua.

Mississippi takes tie lead among the
cotton growing States.
California produces more than one
half of the native wine.
Kentucky grows moro than half the
hemp crop of our country.
Ohio and Indiana produce each enc
eighth of the sorghum molassss.
Illineis takes the lead in the eat crop
growing 43, 789, ,581 out Of the 232, ,1O7,
l5e bushels.
New York raises one-1fth of the na
tional supply Of peas and beans.
New York Is the largest cultivator d
buckwheat, raising 3, 3,904, ,03O of tota-
Of 1921 ,72I bushels.
Pennsylvania supplies one-ffsh Of The
rye produced In this country, or 3,577,
$40 bushels out of 1928, ,795.
New Ysrkgrows ene-6fth Of the Who'll,
potato crop.
North Carolina produces more sweet
pstatoes than any other State.
California produces the largest barley
crop, or 8,78S, 400 out of total of 90,
76l ,305 bushels, and also nine-tenths o.
our native cocoons
Of the 272,734,S4l pounds of tebac
co produced in the country, 1O5, ,SO5, ,82C
pounds are grown in Kentucky. Vir
ginia GENES next with 3S,0ST, ,364
pounds.
South Carolina supplies nearly hal
the rice produced in the country
Georgia is next, or 1000, 900 pound,
ahead of Louisiana. Nearly all the ric,
comes from these three States.
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1Osu nlLLlses' nEw rRoyEnns.

This life Is like game of cards. We
must play the hands dealt to us, and the
credit is not so much in winning, as in
playing poor hand well.
When / hear man Dragging about
what he did last year, and what he's go
ing to do next year, can tell pretty
near what he's doing now.
Don't desPiss your poor relations
They might get rich seme time, and then
it would be SO hard to explain the thing.
The reputation . man gets for his
ancestors wantR about as much altering
to fit him as their clothes would.
There is no woman stationed on the
face Of the eaath who tries 20 hard to do
right, and fails oftener, than the average
motheF-in-lsw.
An enthusiast is an individual who
believes about four times as much as he
can prove, and can prove feur times a.
much as anybody else will believe.
Falling in love is like falling down
stairs; it's hard work 10 find out just
how the thing was done.
A man who has been waiting for the
last fifteen years for something tc turn
up, is still in the same business.
A poodle is weman's pet, and have
seen some l would like to swap livings
with.
Mice can live anywhere comfortably
but in church; they fatten very slowly
in a church. This proves that they
can't live on religion any more than .
minister can.
The worst tyrant In the world is the
woman who is superior to her husband
and lets everybody know it.
Love is like the measles; you can't
have it but once, and the later In life We
have it, the tougher it koes with US.
Great thinkers are not apt 70 be great
whistlers. When q man can't think Of
anything, ne begins to whistle.
The man you can have to work on
the farm for nothing and board himself,
just about earns his wages.
Neatness, in my opinion, is one Of the
virtues. | have always considered it
twin sister to chastity, but none work
SO hard as the victim Of ecstatic neat
ness. l have seen neat person who
would not let . weary fly rest lsng
enough on the best wall paper 70 take
breath, and would chase single cock
roech up and down stairs until his legs
were worn off
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1rr ron TAT.


He was the manager of q church fair
and one morning he walked into til,
newspaper ehice and said:
want an item this morning y
"Of course replied the editor
Whereupon the visitor laid the follow
ing note upon the table:
The ladies' Of the-street churcl
viii give q festival at their vestry hal
next Friday evening. Literary ane
musical entertainment will be provided
and supper win be served to all whe
desire. The ladies in charge Of the
affair have much experience in such
matters and are sure to provide 4 good
time. The admission will be only fif
teen cents, and it is certain that no one
can spend that amount to better advan.
tage. Be sure to go and take youE
friends"
When the editor had read it, be
said
"Oh, / see, an advertisement.
No; not an advertisement. We
prefer to have it 60 in the Local col
umns, replied the manager.
And seeing that the editor looked
seeptical, he continued
ut will interest a good many Of
your readers and help good cause; be.
sides, we have spent so much money
getting up cur entertainment that We
can't afford to advertise il without in.
ereasing the price of the tickets. In
such matter as this we ought to be
willing to help each ether"
sWell," said the editor, ssf it goes
into the locals, suppose you would
reciprocats by reading little notice in
your church next Sunday"
The visiting brother asked what NO
tice, and the editor then wrota and
handed him the following:
'sThe Weekly ChtonicIs for the coming
year viii be the best and cheapest
family paper in Maine. It's proprietor
has had large experience, and has all
the helps which great outlay of mon
sy can procure His paper has a larger
circulation than any other published IN
the country, and is to be fuxniahed at
SA1Ay e. II ID cSEbaf4 BAa6 no one can
spend that amount to q better advan-
tage. Be sure to take that paper and
subscribe for your friends"
The manager hemmed and hesitatsd
and then said solemnly that be doubted
whsther it would be judicious to read
such notice, but suggested that if il
was printed copies Of It might be dis
tributed at the door Of the vestry on
the night Of the entertainments.
Yes" said the editor, ''but it would
attract more attention in the middle oi
3 sermon. 1t viii interest q large
number Of your congregation and help
In COED cause: and beside, so nuch
meney is spent upon the CAronicIs that
I don't see how the owner can afford to
print handbills to advertise it without
increasing the subscription prics. In
such matter We ought to help each
ether"
Then the gentleman saw the point
Fairfield (As.l Chr0niels.