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THE SILVER MOUNTAIN sUINDLE
How Some or the Intended Victims may Pos
sIbiy Escape from the Trap.

The Silver Mountain Mining Company
victims. or rather those selected for victims.
but who have fortunately escaped. are turning
up in the Dead Letter once. over dozen
letters enclosing certificates Of the stock. which
have been sent to persons in various parts Of
tho country. are now in possession of j. a.
Purdy. Superintendent Of tho Search and
seizure room, 70 be returned 10 the sonders.
The letters addressed 10 the intended victims
are rs follows
..DT,r sr Enclosed hnd ceruncalc Of the silver
Mountain MINING company stock 90 which You arr law
wc have mad It resiercd the book. Of the COMPANY
Our changes iur busting Nonr lain h. - winch
amount pea-c seni Us - nt~n Of nall IN registered
'''''' - Hrso, IF ia y. CAco
Enclosed in n, a letters are tho certificates.
art The central vIsnctc is that Of gang Of
9 hs FTP ar SSi 81 the sn er Sa w
picks. shoVclling IL out with shoyels. and carry
Ing It off IN bags. Then there is another pie
turr showing how tho silver is dug up out of
The bowels OF the enrth and hoisted to "A group
q expcctant workmen at tho top OF the mine.
There IL also another picture of powerful fel-
low who is going with pick and shovel to get
some more silver. The scrip has beautiful
green tint. In the body OF II the Information is
set forth that the works are at Wyoming. Carbon
county. anu that the company was inc rp9ratgi
n ydd@s4 n2yi Nm Msa sP Probn6y ar l.
About dozen have been returned within the
last two months;
similar certificates nre sont out by ]. c.
kcyes Y GO. The endorsement on the bar Of
them all shows how the foundation was laid for
future swindes. II is as follows:
These shares issued subject Co an not
Ucui,r. :, Nj "r ii. io '' ' tx BrotlMat
These hooks ~ bylaws arc elaborate Affairs.
and show that considerable money has been in
vested ia the swlndle.
a. Ihe pr,3speF Is n9w that letters ior clark y
about lnn letters to fictitious md SWindllng
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ROWING AT WEST BRIGHTON.
Several Interesting Races In the Neptune
Club's Spring Regattn.


The Neptune Rowing Club could have had
no Amor dov than Yesterday for their snriuy
M, 80 -, .~
iegal'"' lhe wh'or was haruD ruined ana inc
club house at West Brighton Staten Island. was
crowded with Indios and gontien,en Massrs
"a /, - -, :, nl,Na",, "
W n ooutter anu H. T. Dehhelu a'eu "a
Judges and Mr.. Walter Man was the referee.
Tho frst race ,yos for nair-onred shells Tbere
% 49, w. p"' ~ ~ ~
were TWO entries h"ssrs .. L. Johnson ana L.
II. Keator In one boat. and Messrs. A. 4. Shand
nndF.L. Rodewall I'm the other. Johnson and
~ - ~ ~ ." w Yo'''e." "''''
hea,or So' on nrst nut o"lore uozeh strokes
had been rowc1, IL was apparent that they were
overnntchnl Thov ware h.avf,r md r,or,
|, 800 %''4 49,
powerful thhh their opponents Out they
splashed. and were evidently less skiful.
shand and Kodewald snoolilv overtool thom
- -, - 80
anu tNiheu lhc StHhc poal III auNuhce' III re-
turning, johnson and kcator struggled gal
lantly, TO 60 70 the 'front.' but without avail.
ShNnd ana Roiowali winning by about Ave
lengths. in 6 minutes . seconds The COURSE
which was tie same for all the races was a
milc-
TIL" second contest was for single SOUL shells.
There were four entries on the programme. hut
only two boats went - the starting point. They
were roWcd 10y Mr. LOWS Morris and L. l..
Roiewall. Mr. ROdoWald H. very popular in
tho club and his appearance fow minutes
after rowing in the first race was greeted with
prolonged cheers. although his chances Of win
ming wrre not considered very great. The men
got on wei. together. and rowed without any
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Onlcer Tigh Of tho Mulberry street police
aveficd ~ Special sessions Yesterday that saturday
last ne ordered John Wilson ana otAcr, OF a crowd
IN Grand street to islcr-c, ami that De was
1T upon D., wilson who TOOK ID, club away irom him
ami rwla.cd hun over uc head with It A letter
carrier who was uu Die way home said that De sat
uacteit Me lOUi tones OF ting officer, ami saw him
De- very much under The influence uf liquor. ami WHO
asked the oticoL What ar y,u doing ia Ia, board
NIX hou-, ~ that they both tell from the hinder part
q the WAGON and &c onicets coat was torn The
lfCrr then cursed Wilson for tearing hl. coat and
Knocked HIM down that whio the officer was stn1pins
over the an man cobbo stonu struck the officer Upon
The he AL of'otl GRAY came 10 isl's ASSISTANCE At ms
TIME and. taking chnr-c OF the prisoner tlulb,d HIM
most unmeIcully The witness followed the officers
they took wilson 90 the station hou>c. AMI law HfaN
knock him down al GraNd aud Mulberry streets wilson
= pale laced. u nier man 0f about % years nt
Ills eye, we badly tackrned and his mother testified
that hIs body Mns covered with bruises II also
shown that Nc hlt steady tmulnN urut. ami gave ms
i' mother lie was sent ~ the C.tl Prison Tor
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beating 4 LADY CUSTOMER.


Richard Farrellman, a clerk for George ii.
Ras n. a grocer at 100 Park avenue. Brooklyn.
was before Justice Riley in Brooklyn yester-
day. on a charge Of having committed an ng-
gayated assault on Catherine Kenny. a well
dressed lady who was scarcely ablc to attend
the court proceedings. Mrs.. Kenny is the wife
u payer employed by the Brooklyn City Rail
road Company. She says that on the evening
~ Juue l0 sle went from her home al llj
Carleton avenue TO RUsch~ grocery TO buy a
pound Of sugar. She gat Tho SUGAR from a Ger
change. As she started home lirrcllman ran
NJ 70 her ana. tapping her on the -hould.r.
SAID tLW She had hot paid for the sugar. He
took the parcel away from her. Shcwas tooilltp
make much eNrrflnn. and ON going huHk into
ffn store she =. j q. snut 0ud d"n.Uudfi back
either the money or the sugar Tho German
clerk. who has been known n the court only as
tia" grcrnlpin clerk, sal that no gave her
the penny In chnug". hut Farrohnan insisted
arm. Ar put her out INTO the street. knpckrI her
down On tue sidewalk, pulled out some II her
hnir, and 50 bruised and IN red her Boz 90 XIII
her unborn child. DR.. Luudrldgc who attended
her. says that there may yet hr more serious re-
-uf- from the assault. On the day She first APP
prured in court She tainted twice. and il was
necessary 10 carry her g. a drug store near by.
lr-teriay she was Compelled 10 gO Out two or
thrne tunes tor fresh air,
Mrs. Kenny says that Mr.. Rasch was standing
In the door aui saW tho assault. bat diG not in
t"rt,rr. Mr. Ra.ah admitted t. u reporter for
I1lf SuN that this WIS truc. Ho said he thought
that Mra. Kenny was drunk.
Justice Riley adjourned the case FOR further
testimony.
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the INDIAN oUrBREdK ~ IDAHo.


SAN Francisco Cal, June ia special
despatch from Winnemucca says thirty or forty
viii ties at White Horse Meadows Grant county.
Oregon. are threatened by strong force Of
hostile Bannooks. The Winnemucca company
Of Mounted Volunteers will start from Camp
McDermott tomorrow TO reinforce the White
Horse Meadows settlers. Our county officials
vii try and send more men and arms from
here tomorrow.
special despatch from Boise City says Major
Downey. who is on the way with his command
10 Sheep Ranch. has received orders 10 return
10 Fort Harvey in consequence Of informa-
ton received thot Eear Piute chief. was
at tho head Of 400 warriors and resolved
TO 20 upon the war path; This band
T.. composed Of Indians who have left
len the Malhrur Agency. some ul the military
officers here have recently interviewed Tam
biHgo, the Indian now under sentence OF death
for the murder Of Alexander Hhoden. Tam
hngO says the BannOcks are led by Buffalo
Horn aud two other Indians. mud that THOR
plan was To rendezvous at Juniper Mountain
and at the Sheep ranch. get the Plutc- 10 loin
them, ami inen proceed horthWard 70 salmon
river. Tamhago has been in confinement for
several months hut his story Is corrohorated
by other information. and proves that n" out
break has been long contemplated. Tho set
tiers of Bruncau and adjacent vicinity have
abandoned their houses and come 81 this placo
for safety. Settlers on the Boise CITY and Car
son City stage road in Baker county. Oregon, for
q distance Of sixty miles, have also lett their
homes and sought plnccs of safety.
WAsHINGToN, June l5-Mr. Hnyos and his
Secretary of War were in consultation to-day
upon tho subject Of the Indian troubles in the
Northwest Mr. M'CrHry read "a telegram roe
c'Ned to-day from the Governor Of Oregon, re-
lnting that Indians werc committing ho-tilltirs
on the eastern border of that State; that the
settlers are unprovided with arms aud Ammuni-
tlun for tho purpose Of their protection. and
asking that the Government furnish them with
such supplies. The request Of the Governor
will be- granted, and Instructions 10 that effect
sent To- the proper military authority in Oregon
immediately.
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RIILEMEN Ar CREEDMOOR.
a Busy Day on the RanEe-I. l.. Allen Wins
the Water. Long Range Prize.

Yesterday was busy day at Crecdmoor. In
the m ornrs the competition for the Waters Long Range
prizs Of So In gold shot TINS match open only
% members OF the National Ride Association Distance
loo yards There were seven entries The following
are the total scores made l. Allen. 1870 Rathbone.
lcn q Dou-hty. i2o. Dnero. i22 O l. Morse.
100 X II Keen. lis, Homer Fisher lia Allen re.
tanned tie pri1c. having won lt Ton tie second
In thu afternoon was the hrst competition Tor Rcmng
ton long rifle valued ~ ti25 offered by the Nifa'
HufsnfN The ma. h Wa uIchtO tle National Guard
NJ any state Distances. Hni ami Gp yards There were
ten cntsues. the total scores laiug as follows J "
Ganinar. - L B!Ecy, IS. i Van licu.cn. -
J. W Price. ~ " EeGdv. 3D. James Ross. a3. \ T
becker -. d Ward. -, g Merchant -. II ".
Clements. 90
lively. entries IN iolnwne are t,e total scores
Van ltuscu. $3.50. James Ross. 3d. , W Gardner. 50.
Decker. 81 G. Koldy. .u, +. NJ Mlrrow ~. q +.
Me- liant . Nahy. -. W Mans ma. 10. \. u.
ward. &c. r Prize 49, n " Clements. ~
nuru. At day uc cadets ut Tie Iwcnt, lhrl Regiment
brooklyn. shot % il and 100 yards. ~ shots each
distance Private Moore Won tho MonruN modal with !.
SCORE 1 A. ami rufaio Lawrence Ia Remington -poftiu,
rne with SCORE u' - Bronze media, awarded IN
making scores OF over -
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Testing the broken Rope.

The strand that tore away tho machinery on
ulo Sew Noih Anchorage o. the Brooklyn Bridge Fri
day was cut ON tho Brooklyn .d, Yesterday The rud
the Newl orb side WAS fastened, and tc other end
allowci q sink 10 e bottom OF tic river Iii, 90 ne
hauled 60 the Ncw i0rN slide llete u e broken wire
rope wa tested ltwitlslnpla strain Of aGhl pounds
The STRAIN Oh tic rupe when II broke WAS only $500
pounds Tins Wuuif ,rru fn slow tlnf tlir rope cut
los tie edge of the mon pulirN. r,urr Nuluiln, uiy
went Co. the tp OF the auchorhsc ANA the Workrg OF me
machinery WA explained IhoMH. " Blake. who WAS
instantly killoi. ~ wears oi age lie had loru a
sailor until hr WAS NmpuNcl on Mo lricc Ills booty
was taken Ia CONNECTICUT by itcuds Henry suupc To-
hr buried from t3 Poplar street brn kNu. IA l. Co..
dny Inc iuslees VIII pay o eAINnees ol the unorAla
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The Grana Mepublle,. mn Trlp.

The Grand Republic Il sister steamboat to tho
columbia made her INST I'M 20 hckaWay Beach yestcr.
day She /. 500 feet u length and - i,ct IN breadth
size can ran twenty miles an hour AMI She Is allowed TO
carry ii'1 pas. n-or, Al RnckaWaN uie uow steam.
boat ehlud ui l sliHs iN every variety nf craft
Many lai"; ana eehl.'lnen Mete invited t. dinner by
ia'n'Il Nlr, the owner 40 tlMnt, IS Hotel the
rrtuln nap the Grant Rrlthuc met tho Colombia aud
ulu eA.MAnhe VI gruNMn. va, lnnl NM lnnh
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Flames burst fHm window in the second
story vi II Moress tea warchou,, AT N,,oy ant Nost
streets last evening and before they under control
large quantity oi choice t'as conrcs auh sugars had
been DESTROYED Mr. Mu1s's chief clerk estimated the
damage al sruOt hu npig hur said That f-null would
cover the loss II is covered hv Insurance How the fr
originated is mot knnWn Hs turfc lad been hight IN
that part of the hullg Good. trr bong Sold i the
lower snr, when the IRE sarted(aud many customer,
~ l II u
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Tho New York section Of the Socaistic Labor
party hclda public mass mcoun. last eyon.ns an Gci
manic Hall To express the principles the PARTY regard
ing the attempted assassnauon of the Emperor William.
ana ny ray SECRETARY me large hal was crowd with
an orderly u,aculA-e, ncltl large number o la.
dies Resolutions were read - udatug every cnort to
make tao socialists Responsible Tor the ,sinnon aud
NE audnce was told mat they had been adopted bJ the
bArtN Ihe speeehes were IN the salne vein
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Tho Tammany Committee on Organization
completed. yesterday the WORK of tcorgau1in. the Gen
oral Committee of the Twenty third Ward begun b the
Committee On Discipline. A new General Committee
WAS selected, composed of seven Of the members tho
OH committee ami nineteen new men IN senator
William Nnuldwc, col James Mooney. Jordan /.
Mott nud Assrmhlvmnn Ambrose II rur,lN are among
the members ui the old committee who ll-DItutd
out O the organization and rN roufr' >siuHu Andrew
jackson ROGERS. cNtNh Ju.ee "1ouA Hartman. and
% lhii,l states District Attorney Samuel o. Courtney
anon. the new
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Now War upliits his horril front.
And bloody deeds are nigh,
For Howard to the van hath gone
With battle IN hiscye,
some hope, pcrchance, may go.
that he who broke a Freedman's bank,
May break a savage Toe.
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Inspector McDermo,r. rn,rle..

Tho charges against Inspector NIcDerno,t nre
merely technical AMI ilero Is no spccincation u,tnny
'''r' IN us books were flashed recent change IN
Nc c,, ,,, y &c sectors csq-ct him tolca,e
NJ in, t n'' lenHued uu',o T. NJ lie was on auty ni
Va, ir r,' az - Dni,c. hHd discovering hi, ms
lItry n n'"n N I'D" Central ONicc nnl made n full
kT aad Ia IN OK, ic ra.,s VI 1t eu The .n.e W.
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Trouble Ahead for the Pets.

Mayor Ely has issued proclamation decar-
ins that the dog ordnance 10 be enforced on and after
10 morrow and Mnt the pounl TO be at the foot of East
SNecEih street The dog cat-hers Charles lclhkcr
hiclaid Mul hay, james sharhcN, Herman BWnirs,
Daniel Gllen, jaime, Mclaughlin. Edward kcnhcly
Larry heeiry, Patrick Campbell, Dcuni, Carroll, John
!hck"N, Henry Williams, Charles Wilson, lcury
lleissrt. AM ihema' Birmingham, tbs keeper VI tie
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The Now York Elevated Railroad Company
ran tal train on its cast side line to Wall street ON
Friday within ten days tho line is to be opened to Full
,"h street u wll he more Than month before the limo
y open % sixty FIRST street the present proposed ter
nhs The track already laid except she sec tons at
leIls aid v Wv ''"'N"' Wv
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PASSAGES LIQUOR WAR.

The war between the liquor dealers IN Passaic City
N. d. and tho agents Of the New York Society for the
prevent,ou OF Crime scontlnues With undated fury
There are some thirty two cases IN all and convc-
t,ous have already bsen obtained sixtsen. In the
arst case brought 10 trial counsel for defendant
demanded a right of trial by jury, but the Judge
refused Exceptions were taken 10 this ans
several other rulings and judgment entered
aea,nst the defence In the OF Henry Leins
IL was shown that defendant opened his saloon 10
February, 1878, and received license for one year
and that, fearing legal pcation ne had obtained
another years license in July, on application, and
fled paid another years lee In May. The Judge
ruled that the license expired the LIST oil June,
though the defendant had paid Tor and received q
lcenne from the LIST OF February Judgment was con-
sequently entered tor the prosecution.
In the OF Nichols Meadc detective Of tns
Society for the Prevention OF Crime testified that MI
AIDE had sold MIN drink personally the 18th Of
June O'Clock In the afternoon, but MI Meade
swore that ne In tho sherns office at Paterson al
that time sactfng busnoss Of Importance. JUG
msnt was neverthesss entered tor the prosecutors.
The saloon Keepers are represented by Albert Com
stock, Of Paterson; James A. ssoutenburg, sx-Cit
Council 81 PassaIc CITY, appearing tor the prossca'or
appeal all SO far decided, put the Judge
stated that no would hrst hear argument on shas
question ana set down tomorrow for that
purpose. II Is understood, however, tnas
Judge is under the impression that his
decisions both AZ regards questions OF law and fact
are HnaL Preparations are consequently in progress
carry all the Gases 70 Inc SUPREME veur on GER.
tiorsri, and the writs will, IS tnoughb DO issued
shortly.
very lengthy and hsaGsd denunciatiou OF the prose
Serted action, each counsilmaa having pei thsory
nj n.
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BUT HOW ABOUT WILLIAMSBURG AND FAIL
OAKS? t,sfta fe tM-
,sELONG ISLAND CITY EXCISE


Matters are becoming serious for the vioiators Of
tho Excise law In Long Island City, For some time
past detsctves have been work, aud large number
of the offenders have been 'spotted. aganst whom
proceedings are to be Immediately taken under the
following rssSlpyon Of the Board OF Excise. passed on
Monday night 49, ria. a
Whereas the provisions Of act 10 amend the Act
Suppress and to Regulate the Sale OF In
toxicatng Lquors passed December 33 1873 II IL Ia:
cumbr mt upon of Poor Of Long island
City for and the penalties prescribed by the
violations OF tho Excise law: and
whereas the persons named the schedule hereto au
mex guilty OF violating zach provisions
selling Intoxicating liquors without license,
Resolved That complaint pursuant TO the provisions
the statute be to James Mona shan Overseet
OF the Poor Of Long Island Cisy accomplished with ths
proper proof persons have violated the law
aud the penatios with notification 10 that OH
civil actions against such offenders for the
recovery oil such penalties tt-.Alet
The schedule accomp an ing the above comprises
1877 names Of unlicensed liquor dealers II has been
HANDED to Ovcrseer OF the Poor Monaghan, with the
fuiieW1ug communication - tiaf H1.7 gihe'
JAMES MONAGHAN, ESQ.,, Overseer Of the Poor Of Long
Board OF Excise having received reliable proof
against persons shove directed by
Board to the resolution adopted August 49,
forthwith actions for the 70.
covery $40 penalty against said persons .e.
r. s. Midd!ebrooks, Taylor j. A. X Duval A. b.
Wright Anthony WOODS. John Raouer and the Clerk Of
the Board Of Excise Of Long Island City The proof
positive ships and the Illegal
regard to all tho psrties BY order OF the Board,
' HENRY VAN ALST, Clerk.
The list Of those to be thus prosecuted includes the
names of ex-Supervisor James Bradley and q number
OF other officials officials OF the city.
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ASSAULTED HIS WIFE.

John Coney, a drunken brute, residing 10 Elizabeth,
N. j., returned homo at an early hour yesterday
morning aud began to abuse his wife. She, knowing
his violent temper riod 70 paciy him, but her words
OF tenderness only niuriaod the beast, and no beat
her badly with his nsss Then no seized her By tho
hair ana dragged her across the room, al the same
time beating her. Ho Threatened to kiil
her, and sne fearing that he would execute his
threat pleaded pito0usiy TO DO allowed 70 see
and kiss her babe This, with an oath, he granted,
and the poor womaa hurried TO the side Of her oaoe
which was sleeping In an ADJOINING room. she
grasped In her arms and while kissing u The nus
baud delivered pc wsriui blow, aimed at her, which
struck the little child. Although she had submitted
his abuse without outcry, the sight Of that brutal
blow ON hor child aroused the maternal instincts, and
with superhuman strength she freed herself rom her
husbands grasp ana fed into the street. crying,
"Murderlr Captain Darling took the brute into
custody. When arra,gnsd before Judge Osborp
Uonsy denied sbe accusation. The Appearances OF
his wife gave the lie TO his denial she was ptia-
bic object TO look upon. Her face was terribly
bruised, both eyes were discoored and spots on her
head where hair had been pulled Gus ~ the roofs
were visible although the woman had evidently care.
fully tried TO conceal the injuries which her husband
had Inflicted IL is feared that the little babes inju-
ries serious Csney was hold In default OF Dali 70
Await the action OF the Grand Jury.
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A BRUTAL HUSBAND.

At two o'clock yesterday morning a man rushed
into the First precinct station at Jersey City and
asked Sergeant Finlay where he could lind physi-
caa as his wife had fallen down STAIRS and injured
self severely their residence No A Morris street
He gave bis Patrick Carvtll, and the Sergeant
hndng that he prevaricated IN regard 10 the man
In when the woman sustlincd her injuries
sent officer with Carvlll TO the house.
1hsro tho woman found lying on the floor IN
naked condition ana her lace streaming with blood
Her nose split and her BODY bore marks OF
severe bruises. She Informed the officer That her
husband mad inflicted the injuries, and tho brutal
wretch was thsreupon taken into custody. DIR.
Varick summoned and had the woman conveyed
to the hospital. He says she 10 in precarious cond
tlon, as hsmorrha age may set In nj any momont.