The New York herald., 1878-11-15

Judge Osborne has appointed Mr.. james Forsyth
OF Troy. receiver Of the Troy Merchants and Me
chanics' Bank.
The lead pipe works Of l.. NJ. Rumsey Co.. St.
Louis, Mo-. were burned yesterday morning; loss
about $4,000; insured.
Ahre Wednesday night destroyed l.. p. Judd's griss
MILL cotton gin and twenty bales Of cotton ut Raleigh
Tenn. Loss. $T.0O0 no insurance.
M Frank Paige arraigned yesterday In the Eos-
ton Municipal Court for conspring to cheat and de-
fraud his creditors and held in $75000 for examine
uon on November 20.
Francis +. Lane, the young who shot him.
self Sunday night at bridgeport Conn. during =
lovers quarrel, died late Wednesday evening. He
remained unconscious till death.
II. c. Secrest, who was to have been executed at
Marion. G.. to-day. for the murder OF his wife and
step-daughter has taken an appeal through counsel.
The execution will therefore not take place to-day.
A train on the New Brunswick Railway ran OF the
track yesterday at Peel. The rolled down
banknent the passenger car taking fire. Three per-
being badly burned.
ire at Green Bay, Wis, yesterday, destroyed the
warehouse Of Goodrich \ Day; about 5000 barrels Of
Hurlbut; also quantity Of lumber owned by Schwarz
L Co.; loss'estinsted at $27 ,O0o
Warren Burch. grocery merchants at Montgoni-
ties Good assets viii probably enable the realization
Of forty cents the dollar Many OF the creditors
here recommend that all creditors accept settlement
Oh that basis
A considerable reduction Of employees win be mad
January In the Canadian public departments at
Ottawa. In the Department Of Finance the services
Of eight assistants to be dispensed with and sim
liar reductions will be made in theservce generally
both inside and out
In the Supreme toqrt at Elmira N. Y, yesterday
Gratis for mandamus directing the Board of Can
to throw out the votes of the city Of Elmrs
cast for County School Commissioner. This action
decides the election in favor Of hathaway the
back candidate. M ~ ts
fire broke out at about nine o'clock last night In
| OF the numerous small buildings at the foot OF
Dru4
and spread rapidly to the Riddcll House, which is
| now burning, and Nelson's Opera House. The Fire
Department from Olean, N. T., WAS summoned TO
| sist in checking the flames.
Frank Ross, the Italian who made sworn state
ment several days ago at Marshatown. Iowa. that he
murdered John X. Slough made affidavit yesterday
that said confession ia lie. He says that he
fessed the murder III order to clear Dskin whom he
declares innocent of the crime. This last adavit Is
not considered favorable to Ross.
Samuel Worden. brakeman on an early freight
train yesterday from Providence Il. t. for Worcester.
Mass, was found inside OF freight car. when the
train few miles out, badly injured and insensi-
explanation ss to how 6e was hurt or how he got
from the top to the inside Of the car.
John Lynch Assistant Auditor Of the Treasury De-
partment at Washington. and William Pimlcy. gen.
era superintendent OF the Money Order division ut
the New York city Post Ofce, at Ottawa, examin
ing into the system of audit now In use IN connec-
tion with the Canadian money order system, with q
View 70 its adoption by the United States Postal De-
partment.
Az Dutch lsaand harbOr, IL. l., yesterday, dcs-
perate aray occurred in the cabin or the schooner e.
H. Burnett, OF New London. from Pawtucket for New
York. Captain Bufsmusaen was stabbed and cut
nearly dozen times by James Daxgett. seaman
receiving serious though probably not fatal injuries
The Captain was taken to Newport to have his
wounds dressed. Daggett made his escape.
John j. Kelly. Alderman from the Fifth district OF
Cincinnati, found guilty yesterday in the United
States Court OF procuring illegal votes at the
election. The voting done by . river man. who
although he said he lived in Pittsburg, gave Keys
residence TO the election judges ss his Sentence
has not yet boen pronounced. The extreme penalty
Of the law is $500 ne and three years imprisonment
The City Hsll just completed In Providence
H. L. q cost OF about 81 600 900, dedicated yes
terssy. The procession OF city officials and other
dgnitares moved from the old city building TO the
new when. ytcr formal delivery of the keys. the
prayer OF dedication offered by President Robin.
son, Of Brown University. An Grafton delivered
by Mr.. Abraham Payne. and the bchcdiction pro-
nounced by Bishop Hendrickcn, Of the Roman
Catholic Church