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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-02-27

Com means gold and silver once more.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-02-27

ENGLAND is evidently afraid to go to war.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-15
THE TRoTrIyG ASSOCIATIONS SESSION

The congress of the National TTotting As
soeaton concluded its session yesterday The changes
in and additions made to the rules considered hcned
cia The restrictions and penalties imposed on dishon
est practices are stringent and All attempts.
however plausible, to suspend records made in any
races were persistently voted down. Expusions for
cause under the made irevocable and except
in cases proven injustice the power to rein
state under any circumstances WAS absolutely taken
from the Board Of Review The following officers were
elected President-Colonel Charles ". WOoey Cncin
natl first vice-presdent-Edwn Thorne, Millbr0ok "
Y; second icepresident-Judge james Grant D3ven
port Iowa. District Boards Eastern DstTict-Colonel
IL s. Russell. Milton Mass; Lew J: Powers, Springfield
Mass: Burdett LoOmis, Hartford. Atlantic Dis
trict-GeOrge sturges. Philadelphia; c.. j. Hamlin
buffalo William NJ. Parks, Brooklyn. Cen
tral District-Wtlam Edwards. Cleveland; Colonel
Richard West, Georgetown, Ky; William T. Graham,
Madison. Ind. Western Dstrct-Charles J." Hunt, ST.
Louis Marvin NJ, Morse, Earlye. ILL.,; Charles Depont
Detroit. Pacific District-T w. Hnchman and L. Carn
Simpson, san Francisco; Christopher Green, sacra-
mentO.
Colonel H. s. Russell offers to match the trottng stall
lion smuggler owned bv him. against the bay gedluG
Rarus in three races, mile heats three III five for $1,000
side each race; the first to be troted at Glove
land, where Rarus IS, between June 10 and July ;
the other two races to be determined hereafter.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-15
A DENIAL FROM CAPTAIN ANKERs.

Captain Ankers, the master of the wrecked
steamer Metropolis makes the following denial OF Ger
tain statements attributed to him.
To The Q. s. Steamboat Inspectors Of Nec York and Phil
adeIDhia:
noticed in this mornings New-York papers state
meut purpOrng 10 have been made by r. ]. White ana
Others Philadelphia, yesterday, viz: That heard
the Captain say after the wreck on the beach that he
had been told by of the that II he had any
accident, make halfway business OF II that II
he made wreck OF the ship, that ne should make il
good one" deny the above utter fabrication
such statement was ever made by me; neither did 1
ever receive such instructions from any one OF my own
All Of my instructions were to keep the vessel IN
order, TO satisfy the charteTers. and keep the
vessel in the employ. My last order from
the owners was, that Captain BOume had
suggested that there fever upon the River Anna
zon ii would be advisable give the portion of
Ouinne after arrival Para each morning and the last
articles sent board by the owners was mosGuo-net
ting the OF the officers and crew on the said river
understand the object or motive OF persons who
expressed such gratitude for cxeron In their
lives in now endeavoring ruin my character Iregret
that am unable to leave my bed Immediately and pre-
81 mt myself before YOU. j. H. ANKERs,
Master OF Steamship Metropolis.
No. A Ptlaski-st.. BrOoktyn Feb. IA, 1873.
sworn and subscribed 10 before this 14th day Of
February 1873 NATHAN p. HENDERSON,
IL Notary Public, Kings Co., n. Y.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-15
p Q S s G RIPT
3:45 a. m.
LATEST FOREIGN NE WS.
THE ANCLO.RUssIAN OUARREL

THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN QUARREL.
THE SULTAN RESOLVED TO REMAIN IN THE CAPITAL
THE CZAR DETERMINED TO HOLD PART OF
CONsTANTINOPLE.
LONDON Friday, Feb. ii, 1873.
Reuters Constantinople dispatch says: "Ihe
Sultan does not intend to 90 to Broussa if the Rus
slams enter the city,"
ing that the Gar has teegrapaed that he Will occupy the
cnvirons OF Constantnope II the British fleet enters
Christians.
The Daily Telegraph has the following telegram
from Pera, THURSDAY, a. m. 1.-The British heet
The fimeys correspondent at Pera says it is hoped
that as the British fleet will stop short at the
Princes Island, the Russians will not occupy Con-
The Illness Vienna correspondent hints
that the Russians may content themselves
with modification of the line OF demarcatlon
which would bring them nearer to the Bosphorns
and Dardanelles, and might allow them to
occupy the forts situated thereon. II is believed
that if Russia takes this course il will be IN conS'
quence OF the mOderating counsels OF Germahy'
LORD DERBY's DISPATCH
The Dailq Ne,cs processes to give a summary OF
Lord Derby's dispatch to st. Petersburg relative
to the threatened occupation of Constanti-
nople by the Russians, which was referred
to by Sir Stafford Northcote yesterday in
the House of Commons as protesting against
the view taken by Russia. The dispatch is couched
i'm moderate language. Lord Derby says he is graf
fled that the Russians have no hostile designs III
the advance Oh COnstantinOple and that the obJect
is to protect the Christians. He points out, now
ever that the Russian Army has recently been en-.
gagged in hosities, while the British fleet IS that OF
a friendly nation. Lord Derby also fears that the
entrance of the Russian Army would produce great
excitement in COnstantinople.
THE RUSSIANS NEAR GALIIPoLT.
LONDON, Friday Feb. 10, 1878.
A special to The Standard from Constantinople re-
ports that since Tuesday the Russians have re-
newed their advance toward Gallipoli and are now
within few hours march of that place.
GLADSTONE OPPOSES AN AUSTRIAN ALLIANCE.
LONDON, Friday, Feb Is, 1878.
In the House of Commons, last night, the bill for
raising GO OOO, 900 by means Of Exchequcr bonds,
passed its second reading without division, after
rambling discussion, during which Mr.. Gladstone
deprecated any alliance with Austria tending 10
limit the freedom OF Christians in Turkey.
The Standard states that in consequence OF orders
from the Government for cast-stee tubes for large
ordnance the works at Sheffield have resumed work.
ing full time with an increased number OF hands.
The Government has also ordered large mum ber OF
rifle barrels at Sheffield. Some of the forges In the
Woolwich Arsenal are going day and night.
LONDON, Thursday. Feb a. 1878.
The activity in the Woolwich Arsenal is daily IN
creasing New guns of nearly every description
and military transport wagons are being rapidly
New-York tribune., 1878-02-15
NEW INCIDENTS IN EXCISE AFFAIRS.

TIE FUGITIVE X-COMMIssIONER-RECoRDE HACK
ETT's REFUSAL TO PASS SENTENCE.
The Excise Commissioners yesterday acted
upon large number of applications for licenses to sell
malt liquors. Ten ale and beer licenses were granted
President Morrison deposited $1,000 with the City
Chamberlain TO the credit OF the board
Mrs. Murphy, wife of the fugitive Excise Commission
er of her extreme dissipation was sent to
Backwel's Island several weeks ago by her friends
Meanwhile her children were at the house of relative
in secondavc Yesterday she returned to her children
Sho was informed that her husband desired to live apart
from her hereafter. but taking with her her youngest
child she started Immediately for Ottawa, Canada where
her husband is living with relatives.
Php Holland and James O'Brien, indicted last
December for violating the Excise Law, pleaded guilty
n dsy or two after the Indictment. Their sentences
were deferred to enable them 10 produce aidayits III
mitigation OF sentence The Recorder yesterday had
them before him for sentence. Their counsel asked
leave withdraw their plea, in view OF TIE iact that
when they pleaded they supposed that ther having
receipt from the Board OF Excise would subject them 20
a fine at most and they did not expect that counter
afidavts would be nterpOsed.
Recorder Haclctt with no Iito acerolty, relused to
sentence and declined, in view of the action of Cover
nor Robinson in pardOnng EustaCc and Cosgroyc. 10
take any further action in these He desired at
the and all other of the same kiud lie taken
to some other cOuIt feeling certain tbat MS action
would aside hy the Governor rs too severe Ike
would aid in transferring the TO the Court 0i oyer
and TcTEner but would not otherwise act on them.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-15
TRICKS OF CONFIDENCE MEN.
4 PEANUT vKSDEgs s,VISGs LOsT-A FARMER WHO
NEARLY LOST 81 300

4 PEANUT NENDIt > HANlNt~ ipNl-A Az dls WIN
NEARLY LOST 81 300.
Giovanni Rappezza Is retail dealer in pea
NUS IN WILLIAMSBURG aud by strict attention to bu,i
ness. aud y selling trustworthy article, had accumu
lated q fortune OF $3.50. Antonio Bnra RlppczLa's
nfdcnce hy a lavish expenditure for peanuts He I'M
bucd Rappczzl with a belief in the instability OF saw
ings banks, and showed him n satche from which he
produced two $50 gold pieces sample OF the
~ 800 which he kept thCrc-a more secure pace
than savings banks secret hiding places.
So Rappczza drew $500 from the Bleecker Street
Savings Bank. added $l2O to that amount and al the
suggestion OF BuFla. placed the money In the atters
hands, They visited this city together, drank together
and when Burla had go away on some crrand, he
trsifully left satche In RappcZzas care edd not
return and Rappezza found nothing IN the bag. In place
OF the expected wealth, but pieces OF lead pipe Dom
inca Cello another vcnder Of peanuts. was also visited
hy Burla but he could not be "played upon" when
Burla approached him money matters. and caused
his arrest Thcn Rappczza appeared as complainant.
aud at the Essex Market Ponce Court the sMluef WAS
held In n 800 bail. 49,
Holatio Iubbs IL n Canadian farmer. Arthur King.
Alias Turner. alias Benedict. ~ notorious confidence
man. Acting sergeant GT!iliths ana Detective McNHhon
belong to the Nineteenth SubPrcc!nc These four were
in the waItingfouns Of the Grand Central Depot
Wednesday evening King made the acquaintance of
IIbb- fnd the two went TO neighoring saloon, fo!-
lowed hy officers AT the saloon John Baxter. AHA,
BRADLEY alias IardbrDkc, Olned King and the Farmer.
Tie officers merforcd jasi In time 10 prevent Hubh-
from exchanging his II JNOfor presumably bhnk hOnd
for II 900 of the SILVER Mining Company OF Colorado,
a check $3.50 the ImpOrteTs' and Traders Bank,
signed Bcak Co... several revenue licenses To- drink,
and A buckskin bag filed with brass filings. The two
sUudrs were arrested but discharged for want Oi cNi
dcncc Yesterday, at the YOTkvilr Police Court King-
picture was found in the I;ogucs Gallery, ana That on
Baxter added, Notwithstanding his protests ana
New-York tribune., 1878-02-15
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
TIE VACANCY AT ROME.

THE NEW POPE TO HAVE FULL FREEDOM or ACTION
ROME, Thursday, Feb. II. 1873.
Nearly all the Cardinals will participate in
the conclave, which will meet the 18th inst. The
partisans of the moderate party very confident OF
success In Mondays consstory the Cardinals discussed
the advisabiliry OF the Sacred College binding the
Pope 10 a predetermined line OF conduct.
Cardinal Pecci the Camerengo, spoke against the pro-
posa which was supported by Cardinal Manning.
1t was decided, by large majority. that the Pope
should have the fullest freedom OF action. The foreign
Cardinals arriving here that the public opinion
of their respective countries Is favorable to cOncllia
tory policy
TINE OF TIE FUNERAL SERVICES CHANGED.
The time holding the funeral services memory OF
the late Pope has been changed from the lGh 18th and
18th nsants the 18TH 10th and l7th The ceremony
OF consgng the remains TO their temporary resting
place performed yesterday evening. IL lasted from
6 o'clock TO fifteen minutes after o. The ceremony
was very impressive, and was very nuInerously at
tended 4 great crowd assembled outside the Basca.
Perfect order prevailed.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-15
A CUSTOM HOUSE BROKER ARRESTED.

Anton Moller, of the firm Of MOllcr q Co.,
Custom House Brokers' at No. 80 Liberty-st, was ar
rested Yesterday charged with swearing to false invoices
and defrauding the Government of customs revenue
Bernhard Benedict Chicago merchant, made complaint
before Commissioner Shields that Moer
employed by him and by the firm OF Bcne-
dict Brothers. OF Vienna, their Custom House broker
about a wear ago. In May last Of silk umbrellas,
valued at 1000 FORMS and another OF kid gloves.
valued 90 horlns, sent by the Vienna firm 10
Mr. Benedict, In Chicago. On their arrival, Mr. Bcnc
dict thought Moller had charged excessive Custom
House fees aud referred the to the Customs officials
in Chicago. Investigation showed, Mr.. Benedict
serted that both packages had been entered by MOer
as glassware with total valuation Of los forms The
umbrellas and gloves dutiaDe, respectively AT 60
and 80 per cent while the tariff glassware Is only 10
per cent Moller admitted Ia bail In 5000, pend
ing his further examination. Assistant Distfict-AttOr
ney Fiero appeared for the Government. and Runkle
Il Englehar aud eX-Judge DittcihOeer for the defend
New-York tribune., 1878-02-15
CHICAGO'S NEW-YORK DEBTS.

COMPLICATIONS PRODUCED BY RECENT COURT
DECISION.
The recent Illinois Supreme Court decision
concerning the right cities TO anticipate taxes and
issue bonds for loans thus created has seriously affected
Cbicago's Indebtedness 10 NewYOrk financial insutu-
tions. For many years the American Exchange Bank
has been the fiscal agent of Chicago and most OF Its
loans have been negotiated there. An official Of this
bank states that debt of Chicago which was created
by the issue of bonds pedng tie first taxes collected
for their payment until recently over S30OOOOO,
and the amount now due in this city the payment OF
which is held In allegiance by the recent decision
is S4s0,OOO. most Of which is due the American Ex-
change Bank. This trouble in the financial affairs or
Chicago was brought about by taxpayer VINO re-
fused TO pay his tax assessment. and he sued OUT
mandamus prevent the city authorities from making
loans, the ground that the new constitution
prohibited the anticipation OF more tnan per cent OF
the taxes which had been done. 1t is also stated tat
the bonds issued for the last loan made in this city, by
an oversight fail to mention out of what years taxes
they are to be paid. This omission makes them
somewhat defective. 1t is held by some that
all temporary loans that have been Obtained
nv Chicago, for the payment OF which an excess over
SIC per cent OF the taxes of any year Is pledged,
are illegal and void and that precisely bow the Chicago
officials meet their outstanding Indebtedness or
secure loans to the departments is puzzle. \
prominent bank official states that unless the money
now due pad, dollar further viii he loaned TO
Chicago and all her credits here will be attached
New-York tribune., 1878-02-15
and to the fact that brokers had been able to cover the
contracts from the decline.
SETTLING BANKRUPT ESTATE


J. p. HENRY, CURRAN d co.'s CREDITORs-AssiGNEE
OF THE PLACE SUGAR REFINING COMPANY DIS
CHARGED.
Mr.. Henry, Of the suspended firm OF D. +.
Henry Curran Co., stated yesterday that all put one
creditor had signed "a composition In bankruptcy asree
ing to take 37la cents on dollar. Ten per cent was to
be paid In cash. per cent IN six months ~ per ccn' III
weve months per cent in eighteen months, and Tie
per cent in wenty-four months Mr. Henry said AT inc
onnosion came from rival houses who wished to drive
them out of the business from men unfriendiy 10
some OF the irm while the TO whom the firm owed
much wished them TO continue. As TO Mr.. WetherclPs
offer 5000 OO0for the trade marks and franchises
Mr Heniy said II Mr.. Wetherell Will offer that IN
President Worth of the Park Bank which, it was re-
ported had received over $4,000 from The iln since 'e
suspension denied the report I. b. Thurber OF H. n
f. b. Thurber. also denied that his firm had been paa
ANYTHING. d. c. Robbins, OF McKesson Robbins, VINO
has been prominent among the opponents OF the pro
posed settlement, denies any motives ot rvalry @ Inr
SO 900 by persons who failed on account OF Currah
Co.'s failure, and expected to lose more c,,,ov
in the matter Of the Pace sugar Rellng i uotmip'y
which failed in 1863 with liaDllles alnomnS arn b ~
S4OS 27 H. the assignee. Francis skddy, appeareu pe
fore Register Allen yesterday to have ms acco,s
audited and passed None OF inc t pd the as
signce discharged from his trust dhe
balance hand OF S6l q three ont a,Viuenns nue
6a'ng m Geer Ser S rent and one Of Is per cent,
all 1927 96s 21. The American Exchange NatioHai
Bank The Fourth National Bank, ManuiactureIs M Nh
tiOnal Bank National Bank OF the Repubnc, anu ~ '~o ~
other creditors received further dividend from the e
tate OF James X Place, thus recovering nearly tne oi
amount them There were fourteen crediI4ns " "'
who proved their claims. the principal ones pcng - -
Fisher d CO.. S92, $50 II; Thomas D. owen, Soooos 20
Fourth National Bank $50 G25 Spence Montague co.
Sa1iosa "a saH Bsk NacUo bank of
the Republic, $4, S62.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-15
SIMPLICITY ITsELr.-Suburhan resident TO

SIMPLICITY ITsELF.-Suburban resident to
builder: "Oh, wanted to put tin iox on the top Of
my house as a vane What ought TO dot" Builder !;
"Dol Why give notice to parish under Metropolis Lo-
cal Actgve notice of halteration TO district surveyor
send in plan, section ssecton and block
plan OF adjacent property with design and two perspec-
lives OF fox-encose two copies OF a on linen to Board
OF Works, Spring Gardens, and hen-wait"-I Funny
Folks.
"Well, Use ben nOtissin dat de white foxes
sense de wah don't hab haf much time ter wur In az
dey used teri! "Aud whyp "'kase fore dc wah de
white foxes rz tell rOOsters crowcd Now wd
cnny loose niggcrs land ro0sers Is p0wful shGse.
an when er white ress' Onder dc fusion dat dav
don't tell somehn hollers he's erbul ter loose dc
10 clock ane ebery day in dc yeah Consti.
tuition.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-15
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
DEATH AND DISASTER AT SEA.
TWO OFFICERS OF THE CHINA SWEPT OVERHEARD

TWO OFFICERS OF THE CHINA SWEPT OVERHEARD
AND LosT-DIsAsTERs AT SEA.
The steamship China. which arrived yester-
day from Liverpool, lost two OF her mates who were
swept overheard during gale. The voyage for the last
five days had been exceedingly rough and the passen-
gers were Obliged 10 keep below decks. northwest
gale beginning last Friday, reached its height at mid
night, and blew with great violence during the
next four hours causing heavy sea, which broke over
the bows Of the vessel AT O'Clock Saturday morning.
owen Harris the second mate, went the upper
bridge TO relieve Z. Bason. the first officer While trans
ferrng orders and giving information 10 the state OF
the weather. unusually heavy sea broke over the YES
mates overheard and carried away portion
of the bridge. Tile night was very dark,
and consequently few minutes elapsed before 1t
known that the officers had been lost The officers
respected by all who came in contact with them
wife. Mr. Harris was thirty-six years old and leaves
wife and three children. The families OF both officers
The steamship Etna which arrived YESTERDAY from
an@d az a6e ITTSnt %s r weaver wrecked at George
town, Demerara, December 23 CAPTAIN Baker reports
o and @ esnt days after they passed the west end
of Jamaica with the vessel leaking considerably;
dhe II eTsnd ns San Sog the crew refused to
further and the captain was Obliged to put into George
town December 90 with two and ahaf feet OF water
in the hole December 23 heavy northwest gale set n
and Georgetown hsrbor being an open roadstead tGe
saved and the vessel sold at public auction After
as IN a turtle sehooher to KINGSTON
jamaica arriving there February &. Captain Baker
gave the in charge Of the American Consul ana then
proceeded to New-YOrk.
The schooner Ada F. whitney, which arrived yester-
day from Cadz. reports passing on January 80 IN Iat
tude 29o north, longitude $40 So west the wreck OF
vessel, of 800 400 tons bottom mp II being DARK
1t was impossible make out her name February IN
latitude 33o 25 north longitude 71 % west wafer
logged vessel was passed.
The schooner Frank Leaning which arrived Yesterday,
from Pensacola encountered heavy southeast gale
on Thursday wifh heavy seas and $4,000 feet of
lumber were swept overheard.
The bark America, when off Cape Hatteras, February
IL passed three-nasted schooner, water-ogged ana
abandoned, with only the foremast standing.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-15
PECULIAR TRANSACTIONS IN OIL.
CHARGES MADE III A SUIT AGAINST S. FOSTER
DEwEY AND OTHERS.

CHANGES MADE IN y sui AbAlNSi :. fO1iih
DEwEY AND OTHERS
Isaac T.. Hewitt sued 5. Foster Dewey and
Others for obtaining from him in September 1866. 800
barrels of oil. the suit not pressed until last
Autumn ana on its being pressed Dewey asked leave to
set up by way OF supplemental answer that he had been
discharged in bankruptcy Judge Donohue refused the
request on the ground that the complaint alleged that
Mr.Dewey and his partner got the oil by fraud aud
against such q charge discharge In bank
ruptcy WAS no defence The came before
Judge Lawrence in Supreme Court, Chambers.
Yesterday on n motion stay proceedings, pending an
appeal from Judge DOnOhue's order. II was urged III
support OF the motion that the form of the action was
not fraud but rcpevn action the purchasers from
lIr. Dewey being made defendants, and therefore tle
decision Of Judge DonOhue was at least dOuhtiul ao
that there had been long delays the part Of the
plaintiff that little longer delay would not irluio him.
In reply, W. w. Miles for the plaintiff said this was
oulv one Of several IN which the defendants
bought a nuDher of buyers options" in oil at four,
three, and month ana at twenty aud ten days,
al cOnyerug TO the end Of September 1880 On Friday
September 2s 1866. the defendants called In these o-
tons On the Of of business they got the
boys sent them to leave the orders Tor delivery OF on
without obtaining the checks for them In all they got
about $50 600 worth. On Saturday Mr.. Dewey dlsap-
peared. On Monday an InsOlvcnt assignment was hied
for him. As TO the delay he dewey soon after became
William VI. Twccds private and confidential secretary,
and III of the power of the Ring the pldut1 had
been afraid 70 press his claims.
Judge Lawrence reserved his decision
New-York tribune., 1878-02-15
RJJBBER DEALERS PROTESTING.

Manufacturers and importers OF India rub
DER goods yesterday at No 80 Barcayst to oppose
the Wood Tariff Bill They adopted memorial to be
presented to the Committee Ways and Means. The
main points OF IL are follows:
The new bill proposes TO place tax Of 10 per cent
upon all mpOrtatiOns Of India rubber and to lower
the duty upon boots and shoes from 80 and 80 to 10
per ceL The effect OF these changes upon the trade OF
this country would he disastrous Foreign countries get
the raw material free of duty Labor is also much
cheaper abroad Not only, therefore, would the home
trade he mOnOpOzed bv European manufacturers, but
the trade United States IN this class Of goods with
South America. japan, and other Eastern countries,
would bc ruined.
committee consisting OF ". II. Vermlye.W W II.
Acker Charles A. Hoyt d. " Ropes, and the chairman
of the meeting, Christopher Myer appointed to
present the memorial to the Congressional committee