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New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
bright Did the people OF your country ever postal
carl None Of your MunchausenisInsi loud laugh.

bright Did the people Of your country ever see postal
carl None Of your Munchausenismsl loud augn'
teri
Mr.. C0NGER (Rep. Micb.)-we have them on every
of the i've railroads tnat centre In the little town
where live myself have appointment Of seven or
eight route-agents ILaughter The little car-houses
for accommodation Of drovers supposed In the
gentlemans district TO be postal fLsughter II
the gentleman Will come up to Michigan n he will 90.
iourn that sleeps the lakes, and that
is threaded by railways direction there he wiz
see postal cars.
Mr. DURHAM Dem, Ky.l tcontemptuously)-Iist
to the music Of bull frogs. fLauehter.I
Mr. BLoUNr tDem., CAL move that the committeS3
rise for the purpose OF closing debate. Triumphans
laughter the Republican side
Mr. CONGER (Rep., Mcb)-I hope that the debate
patches
The motion was not pressed but the committee pro.
ceeded 10 vote the motion Of Mr. Phillips, which was
defeated.
Other amendments were offered and rejected. and
then the committee and the House passed the bi
and at 5:l5 y. M. adjourned.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
MURPHY AT COOPER UNION.

There was a larger attendance than on the
evening previous at the Murphy meeting in Cooper
Union last night. After the singing Of Gospel hymns,
Mr. Murphy delivered ten minutes address Oh
the subject OF a fathers love and how IL was
exhibited in the gift OF God OF His only Son to
world lost In sin. Referring the hymn "He VIII Hide
Me-" which hs just been sung he gave quaint illus
tration OF how 1.-The boys" are often saved by their
"paIs" from the police zone Will hide another away I'm
his house." said Mr.. Murphy and when the cops como
TO look for him, his par will watch over him, ho
for him, and do all he can TO save him /
and then how the who has escaped
will rejoice that he not caught and the VINO has
saved MIN is also glad though he has pcTpetTatcd
famous wrong. And yet how Incompatible 10 the love
YOU only conhde Him. He has a wonderful wealth Of
pow,r and under IL you can stand up boldly Ike man.
and face the world, for He VIII prO;Pct you.
OH men, beseech you, come and sign the pledge and
be one OF u.s. and HIS love will repay you"
DR. Fowler, Of The Christian AduOeGfe. said few
phy said he regretted very much the necessity
of taxing mp n collection every night IL
never occurred elsewhere, but the hall cost
so night, AMI there other expenses lie hoped
10 Interest enough persons who able to provide for
this Obvate the necessity OF these collections
John Love, president OF the National Temperance So
ecty OF philadelphia, delivered an address, IN which he
said that during Mr. Murphystnrcc months work In that
city only one collection taken up; 100000 persons
signed pledge there, OF whom $4,000 now stood last
2OOOO homes had made happy by Mr. Murphys
there. Other addresses were delivered and large
number came forward ana signed the pledge. . .
The meeting will continue during tue week Mr. MUIR
ply with Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Will be nj the English
Lutheran Church, ut HOyt and statests BrOOkyn TINS
4ff "A
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
SUIT AGAINST THE NEw-JERsEY MIDLAND RAIL
WAY,

The foreclosure suit by Coe and Opdyke.
trustees of the first mortgage of the NewJersey Midland
Railway against that company, was continued yester-
day. before Cn ncellor Rupyon at Newark The SUIT was
heeun in March, 1878, and the testimony occupies
/ 600 pages william 8. opdyke, one OF the
counsel for the trustees OF the first mort
age argued the case at length. He held
fhat The company had answered the mortgage and
that the bin taken confessed against IT, and nat
there was no proof or the resignation OF Mr.
Opdykr. He insisted that the Midland Company had
authority TO issue unlimited amount of mortgage
bonds and that the mortgage had been ratified BY meet
Jersey the mortgage having been authorized at meet
nni in fhia city.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
MEETING AT GILMoRE,s GARDEN.

The meeting OF The American Temperance
Union at Glmore's Garden last evening dismal
failure. The seats, prepared for 10000 per-
SOUS" were almost entirely empty, scarcely
200 persons having collected around the platform.
Charles yaeau vcepresident OF ths organization said
that the hall had been full there would have been
trouble securing a chairman; but as IL was, Mr..
Mundy. the president, refused 10 preside. Mrs Van
COtt was coming and would be there The larger
part of the audience waited through several speeches
Tor the arrival of Mrs Van COtt but 1t was
tried to arouse some enthusiasm, but
the place too cold and cheeTless Mr.. Mundy said
TRIBUNE reporter that he had opposed the holding
OF the meeting from the beginning. and when he saw
the small audience I" did not feel Ike presidlnR"
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
RARE COINS AT GOOD PRICES.

One OF the nneSt cOnectlOnS OI COINS tnat mas
been oe ed for sale this city for long time, now
being sold by Bangs Co 1t was gathered by the we
known numismast. the late James i. Root OF Boston
Some OF the United States coins are OK
tremely rare, and seldom md their way into
market. The attendance at the sale largo
Yesterday, and the bidding very spirited.
The price received sale thus far has been
500 United States halfdoar OF 1885 The prices
obtained for some of the other coins are as follows
Si3 each Tor proof dollars Of 1851 ana 1882 $40
Tor dollar OF 1894; $40 for one VI ls5s. handoar
of 1896 brought S75 cent OF 1898, known as tue
Mickey cent, and the finest impression fnowns
fetched sl70. Two cents OF 1875 brought respectively
SlO2 and Sal.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
CHRISTMAS For TIE FRIENpLEss BABIES.

Mrs. Barrow (Aunt Fanny entreats once
more-Christmas gifts OF dolls books. toys, and second
hand infants and chdrens clothingfor the little ones
OF the NewYork Infant Asyinm-which may be seut to
her residence, no 80 East Thirty ffth-st
Also dolls books and small toys for the little sufferers
OF ST. Mary's Hospital-tOys watch they play with
while lying In bed which may no sent direct to the
hosuital. No. AO7 West Thirty y-fOurthst
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
CORSET FACTORY DAMAGED

A fire occurred shortly after z o'clock yester-
day morning IN the story brick building Nos 214.
ZIG, 2ls. 22O and 222 West Twenty-sixth-s occupied
by Morris Cohen corset factory. The whole building
was damaged throughout by fire and water causing loss
on the stock OF $40 000 and the building OF $1,000
The stock OF William COnant, who occupied the third
floor as piano hardware mauufactory, damaged to
the extent OF 81 800. The Losses covered by
ance Nearly 800 workmen aud women are temporarily
thrown employment by this disaster. Tue origin
OF the fire has not been discovered.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
to have the recess from December 10 to January Re.

20 naye tn6 fecesB IeceHIUcr 10 1'7
jected.
Mr.. BLAINE Rep, Me.) moved to amend so as to
have the from Friday December 20 10 tuesday
January z.
A count OF the Senate showed % IN favor OF the
amendment and % opposed TO IL.
firmative, and the amendment Is agreed TO.
The Senate then went into executive session. ana az
445 p M, when the doors were reopened, ADJOURNED
until IO-mOrroW.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
TEMPERANCE METHODS.
p1oorENr PLEAS FOR THE CAUSE.

,,or.pIE AssEMBLAGE AT THE RESIDENCE or
william z. DopGE-sPEEcHEs BY JUDGE NOAH
n.vIs. THE REV. DIR. JOHN HALL, THE REV. DR..
WILLIAM ADAMS AND PROFESSOR HITCHCOCK.
The cause of temperance found earnest and able
.xponents last evening at the house of one OF Its
friends, IN the social gathering that took place at
William E. Dodges residence in Madson-ave. The
parors were filed with gentlemen prominent in be-
nevoent and religious enterprises; the feature OF
the evening being an address on lntemperance in
its Relation to Crime" by Chief-Justice Noah
Davis. The Rev. DR.. John Hall, the Rev. Dr.
William Adams and Professor Roswell ID. Hitch
cock also spoke briefly the general subject of in
temperance, after which collation. was served.
The sun., 1878-01-29
THE FUGITITE WELLS.
Coming to Demand the Fuiniment OF the
Pledges Made In the Nnme OF Hayes.

WASHINGTON, Jan. os.-J. Madison Wells
Is expected to arrive here tonight from New
Orleans. He comes TO demand OF John Sher-
man and Stanley Matthews the iullment Of the
pledges they made TO himself and Anderson in
the name OF X. b. Hayes. What these pledges
were. the Hon. W. f. Chandler sets forth in his
letter TO the Republicans OF New Hampshire as
follows: In Louisiana. however. there had
been thrown into the ballot boxes over 1000
more votes for the Tilden than for the Hayes
electors. and TO make Hayes President II became
necessary for the Returning Board. acting un-
der peculiar local laws 10 throw ont more than
1000 Tilden votes on account OF alleged mur.
der. riot. and intimidation preventing a fair and
this extraordinary. even IL Justihahle. work IN
the face of AN armed and iurlHted Democracy
required men OF undaunted courage, and such
courage the Returning Board possessed. II re-
Quired also that the board should have assur
ances that the national exigency demanded its
performance. that the moral sentiment Of the
North would approve II. and that they them
selves should bs protected from evil conse-
Quences TO be apprehended from the violence Of
a mob government which II was known would
be established by one Nichols a pretender TO
the Office OF Governor. against stephen H. Pack
ard. who was sure to be found TO he elected Gov
crnor II the Hayes electors should be found 10
have been c&nscn. All these ass urances were
freely and forciby given by Mr.. Senator Sher-
man and his associates. Mr.. Stanley Matthews
declared 10 Mr.. j. +. Leonard. and on more
than one occasion, that Hayes and Packard
should stand or fall together.
The sun., 1878-01-29
ANOTHER FATAL EXPLOSION.
One Man Killed and Another Dangerously
Injured ny Boiler bursting.

Between 8 and O'Clock ON Sunday morn
ing a fatal boiler explosion occurred in the
Standard y i Refinery atConstabes Point. y. J.
The boiler was u small one. IN shed some dis
tance from the oil works. and Was used 10 run n
steam pump. by which very deep well. now
being dug was kept free from water At the
the time OF the explosion no one was near IL
but Ferris Woodruff. the engineer. and Alfred
Hill. laborer. The noise Of the explosion
awakened several workmen. who hurried 10
the spot with lanterns. They found Woodruff
staggering wildly about and presenting n pitin-
bic sight Hr.was horribly scqided and bruised;
He had been blinded by the boiling water. and
the skin and flesh Of hla hands and face hung
in shreds. He WAS carried home. where he lies
AZ the point OF denth. suffer Ia great agony.
The body. oi Hi was not discovered until
after laylght. Then II was found 70 have been
blown 100 feet by the explosion. Il was terri
bly, mangi"d and scalded almost beyond r,coS-
niiion. OF the shed nothing is lcn but kindling
wood and fragments OF toe boiler nre scattered
for hundreds of feet in every direction. II was
not over a year old. and was thought 10 be per-
iectly sound The cause Of tho explosion is u
mystery. the engineer cannot talk. else he
might be able 10 explain II.
The sun., 1878-01-29
CASSANAVE, ANDERSON 4 CO.
BEGINNING THE TRIAL or THE MEN
UfO COINED ~ HAYES.
The Flight OF Wciis-h sherin In Pursuit--The
New Orleans Custom House without ~
uead-DraMing n Jury TO Try Anderson.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2s.-The proceedings
in the Returning Board prosecution have be-
come Of dramatic interest. The flight Of Madi-
son Wells has been followed with elaborate
preparations for his recovery or recap
turc. The best clues ohtainable indicate
that his track goes over the Mississippi
line. and Shcrfrs with detectives have
been placed on that trail. The fact OF tho flight
seems to be- substantiuted. but IL is not impossi-
bc that the Returning Board chief has sought
concealment in this city. The Custom House
has been rcsearched to-day. but no trace found
Of the fugitive The Chief oil Police has evidence
pointing to the possibility Of Wells running
for Washington. and that Packard left this
city on this evenings train for Washington
with Mrs. Wells. and the police forcc has found
enough other evidence to surmise that the flight
is in that direction. Court officers. with the
proper requsitions will be sen, on tonight
The Federal officials who obstructed the cxe-
cution OF the criminal SheriY's writ in the Gus
tom House have been declared in contempt Of
the Superior Criminal Court. aud will be ar
rngned before the bar as fast as their writs Of
arrest can be served.
Anderson. Casenave. and kenner were
brought into the Criminal Court to-day whero
an immense crowd had assembled TO witness
the trial. The court room was cleared on the
sntrancc & OF the prisonsers e and pr9ceedlnSs
for publishing lhs forged electoral returns
sci for defendants had first petitioned
to have the trial OF Anderson. casrnave. and
kenner together. and next .pctltioned for a
change OF venue. as the prejudice was SO strong
in tnis parish; Both petitions and motions
were overrulcd by Judge Whitaker. and the
case of the State vs.. Thomas Ander-
son taken up. In twelve. hours only
four jurymen had been chosen. owing
to the peculiarites Of the case ami i will be two
days before aIury can De selected. The defense
has already eNhaustrd six OF its twelve Jury
challenges. while the prosecution has only chnl-
lenged twice. Only thirteen are left on the
panel. Orders have been issued FOR the up-
pcnrance OF 200 talesmen Ia appear tomorrow.
The four jurymen already selected cannot be-
classed rs politici or active mcmb of "ther
party. Anderson was rcmanded 10 tho paris
prison in default ot 100000 BAIL kcnner In de-
fault OF 5000, and Case nave released on
bail A terrible array Of witnesses have been
brought forward and the alleged altered returns
produced in court. those of Fields committee.
with the original Commissioners returns from
the polls. The court adjourned for to-day at
10 p NJ
The sun., 1878-01-29
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN.
Telling Some Plain Truths In the kimbau
Opern Momse In NeMnrk.

George Francis Train lcctured to 1900
persons in Newark last evening. Although the
night was cold. the lecturer insisted on having
the windows open and the house flooded
with cold air. About fifty Of Newark's
leading citscns. accompanied by ladies.
sat on the stage. Mr.. Train said that
in Newark Ingersoll couldn't get bakers
dozen Of auditors. and Boecher couldn't make
enough to buy silk dress for Mrs. Tton.
Tweedism. he continued. represents the Demo
cratic party. Grantism represents the Rcpub-
lican party. HAyrsism represents the frauds of
IN" Louisiana Returning Board. and Gen. How
ard represents the Freedman's Bureau which
rohs the poor freedman ot his hard earnings
for Christ's sake. lLaughtrrl Everything is
hld. Look AT the press. Tor instance. They are
all down on me Look at 'IliE SUN II cuts my
sprechoh down 10 ten Inv Ana yet put an
advertisement into 1t to-day tha, cost me $50.
do II because IL pays.
The IriLune j. bankrupt. II wouldn't sell to-
morrow for the first mortsage on the tall tower.
IL circulRtes about l5,OOO. the IW'rs about
2GOOO, the UOrM about 10000. the Bcrdii
10000 The circulation oi THE Sun is llO,DO-
more than thAt Of nj. the rest put together.
That's why advertise IN It.
IN conclusion Mr.. Train said:
I'm fifteen years my hair VIII be as hlnck IA a
ravens: in forty years Will have a new set of
teeth. and IN looyoars shall begin making
new lace Cl men,"
The sun., 1878-01-29
lows: "Typhus is raging here. and $50 die
daily. There. are 10000 sick and wounded in
the LOsuitulsp -
THE ARMIsrYcE NOT SIGNED.
Turkeys Dilemma aud ;ussia's Advantage
Active Military Operations.

LONDON, Jan. 2s-Thc latest authentic
advces from Constantlnople do not confirm the
statement in the special despatch from that city
to this mornings Standard. that the Porto had
received n telegram TO the effect that the pre-
liminaries OF peace have been signed and that
the Turkish delegates and the Grand Duke
Nicholas would reach Adrianople on Saturday.
Up to o'clock last night the Porte had no nd-
vice Of the conclusion OF an armstce. though
orders were telegraphed to the Turkish Pleni-
potentiaries on Friday to accept the preimi-
nares Of peace. The delay causes apprehen-
sion that the armistice may be accompanied by
onerous conditions. The Porte is now in the
peculiar position of having accepted terms Of
peace without knowing on what conditions an
armstcc will be granted. An urmistice. If prop
crly handled. must make the Russians more
than ever masters Of the situation. They are at
libertyto fix not only the line Of dcmarcation. but
the time during which they may remain in pos
lesSe their hands free to settle detals nccerdine
10 their own views. which in the peace prelimi-
nnries are confined to general principles. thus /:
W IN regard to Bulgaria.. the future limits Qf
this province do not appear TO have been sp"ci-
iied. nor the degree TO which the autonomy OF
Bulgaria or REFORMS IN Bosnia ana HerZrEuvna
arr 10 extend The same sccms To be- the ruse
with regard to an increase Of territory foe Mon
tenegrO. The c.ssion Of Roumanian Bessara-
hia is not mentioned. and the question OF the
Dardances Is reserved. Nor is anything snid
about q march into or through Constant.nople
which seems rather to he u matter connected
with the suspension OF arms.
Meantime the Russians, Servinns. Rouma-
mans. aud Monteuegrins are pushing milf
tlry operations with great vgor about W Niduin.
Prsrrnd. Lake Srutari. and silistria. and IN the
Martha valley east OF AdrlanODle. From all
these points wnr bulletins are received. show
ing no abatement OF the offensive by the allies.
Sulelman Pashas army continues TO embark.
SIX Egyptian transports have been ordered 10
haNala to assist IN the operation.
Upto saturday evening Safvei pasha facting
Foreign Minister during the absence on the
y ace mission os Server PashW pers sted in his
refusal to inform Mr.. Layard. the British AM
bls-auor OF the terms OF peace. showing that
the Porte has been pledged by Russia 10 keep
them secret. Though the -. Petersburg semi
Official press declares tuat withholding the
terms WAS Turkish trick 10 force Engl sh nc
tiun. this Is Improbable. because the Russ ian
could always have defeated such move by
coMmun NJ IN. enmAli.ons Themselves.
The sun., 1878-01-29

4 FORGED REsTGNd TION.
And an Arrest thnt Leaves the New Orleans
Cu.iom House Without n nead.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-Mr. Champlin, ex-
Deputy Collector Of Customs at New Orleans.
says that his resignation was n forgery. The
records OF the Treasury Department. however.
show that he was regularly succeeded By Gen.
Anderson. Tclcgrams received from New
Orleans represent that Gen. Anderson. being
under arrest and the second deputy. Mr. Cope
Of the Custom House has been cla med 10y chief
Clerk romlnsOn The decision ol the Secretary
of the Treasury is: Excepting upon the nom
nation of the Collector. x = not within his ,ihe
S"erctary'~l jurisdiction 10 appoint deputies.
Therefore should Messrs. Anderson and Cope
lsnd both lgil ic appcar ut the Custom House.
the oil of Collector being vacant. the control
.. the Custom House Will pas 10 u special agent
u the Treasury Department. sp"'ia agent
' lrier Of the Treasury Department has lett
Washington for New Orleans with funds to pay
the employees ani watch events.
The sun., 1878-01-29
DISFRANCHISING POLYGAMTSTs.
Why Two Womnn's Riuhts Advocates Oppose
the Ell before Congress

WAsHINGToN. Jan. 2s.-The Hon. George
.. Cannon the Mormon Delegate in Congress
Or. Mary Walker and Mrs. Spencer Of this
city had hearing before the House sub-com.
mittee on Territories to-day in opposition to
the Utah Election bill giving the people OF that
Territory q secret ballot and disfranchis ms
poiygamsts and women. Mr.. Cannon denied
the eNist noe of = union Of Church and State.
and declared the demand on Congress for
free ballot to b" without reason in fact. ms those
nom -Mormons who arr making such demand
are SIMPLY carpet baGgrrs ana ndveniurrrS
Dr. Mary NalSer protested against Congress
siCnGl Interference " ~ Mormon pOygamists
on the ground that the UtAn system OF marriage
from phys ologicHl standpoint is an imurove-
ment on monoEamy. and Il more enlighten ID
lh - of the so'ia evil.
Mrs, Snenccr. n strong womans rights advo-
cate. based her objection to DISTINGUISHING
p)ycam sts in Utah on the ground that IL would
10. in bad taste for the United States Congress,
which She t"rlared 10 hs composed in part Of
pract cal y ! gamists 10 interfere with the Nor
mons.
1t j. understood that the committee will soon
rpport the bill
The sun., 1878-01-29
THE BRooKLry WIFE SHOOTING.
Young johnson Admitted to Heavy Bail by
Judge Nelson In brooklyn.

Charles Z. Johnson. the young husband
ence. in the residence Of her father. K. 5. Bene-
dict. in Monroe place. Brooklyn. ON Dec. 2G.
was iF =. before Justice Nelson yesterday
after; IN In the Brooklyn City Court. and ap-
plicaion was made FOR his release on bail by
his counsel. Gen. D. F. Tracy aud Col. Charles
S. Spencer Johnsons naturally pale counte-
nance was whittier than ever. by reason Of his
prolonged confinement In gas-lit cell in Ray
mond street Jail He seemed 10 be wholly uncon-
cerned In the proceeding and he ccted as one en-
tirely in the control of those about him. On the
application Of his counsel that he be admitted TO
bail IL was intimat, Il thnt he WAS OF unsound
mind. and that an asylum vas the proper place
for him. Affidavi's were rtld from DR.. Loomis.
n-. j &. Hutch ison AID other physicians.
which rp,itei that he was suferinE from
Erght's disease Of the kidnrys and tnat con-
pair. il II Gid not wholly ruin. his health. The
wife was SAID 10 b. cut OF ull danger. and the
counsel assured the Court that Mr.. Benedict.
her father. WIS willing 10 have young johnson
admitted To- hail.
District Attorney Catlin said that he regarded
johnson rs a dangerous man 90 he AZ large. and
churactsriz al his assault on his wife ~ one OF
the most outrageous committed ia BROOKLYN
for years. H. thought that II bail was granted
IL should be s2O.UND.
Justice Nelson fixed the bail at $4,000. Mr..
Charles Johnson. the young mans father, and
Mr. George Shepherd signed the bonds. Justi-
lying In s3OiNu each. johnson returned TO this
city with his father, who seemed happy in hav-
ing secured his release on bail,
IL is said 10 be the tactics OF the defence 10 get
commission 70 pass on the sanity Of young
Johnson. that he may - npe Imprisonment by
u brief solOurn IN the asylum.