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The New York herald., 1878-03-14
WIS" ALLEN.

"Wcs" Allen, fresh from PRISON and with the
reputation Of being the most expert American pick
pocket chDgng 10 HIM, STOOD before The bar at The
Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday charged with
plying his old time Caspar Cohen, OF No.
BOG West Thirtysixth street, was the complainant
aud le accused 'Wes OF having surrcptItously pur-
ioineu ms watch on Tuesday evening while ridins
"A Broauway Col. As yves" asked tlme 10 consult a
Iawy or he was remandcd until to-day.
The New York herald., 1878-03-14
LOPEZ LONGS FOR LIBERTY.

Joseph Lopez committed by Judge Van Brunt at
the close OF the trial OF the SUIT brought by Miss
Georgiana Morrison to have her marriage with him
annucd, on charge OF perjury, and upon charge
committed TO the CITY Prison, Is now seek ing
Restoration to liberty through his counsel Appica.
tOn was made yesterday 10 Judge Donohue for q
The New York herald., 1878-03-14

ing and cleaning cars Mr. Atterbury said that they
were made under contract which had been approved
by the order OF the Court Mr.. Arden asked 10 be re-
crrcd 10 the order and Mr. Aterbury and the referee
made search Tor OF order in the books
but we're unable to find H.
Amer some further discus ssion the sitting ad
journed to ten o'clock today
The New York herald., 1878-03-14
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRl 60.

HArBoRx-MooRE.-0n Saturday morning, March
" 1878, at the residence O the BRIDES pare by tho
Rev. Daviu Magic. Hon. JEFFKRsoS HArHoRS, OF RIch.
monu, Me-, To EMaA MooRg, OF Paterson, y. j.
SrRickLASD-GAu ufiER--ln this city, March 13, 1875
by Inc Rev. X. ". Lowry, Mr. CHAKLss W. SrkicN-
LAND. Jr., of New Lonaon, Conn.,. and Miss LOUISE r.
daughter oil John Gautier, OF tnis city.
The New York herald., 1878-03-14
THE DEvLIN-vAN MORT SUIT.

On the opening Of the Supreme Court, Circuit, yes
terday, held by Judge Van Worst, was supposed that
then would be resumed the trial OF the suit brought
by Charles DevIn, ex-Street Commissioner, against
George M Van Mort, Commissioner oil Public
Works. to recover $4,000 alleged balance claimed to
be due q loan oil $4,000 to the defend
amt The court room crowded in antci-
patton OF iurthur Interesting developments ExJudso
Cardozo, counsel Tor plaintiff, after consultation with
has client, made AN offer OF settlement Tor $500 with
costs vi the action. Ex-J udgc DtenhoeIer, counsel
tor defendant sad, rutucr than lntrust hs clieurs
inte ests TO tue uncertainties oil Twelve men and tue
ri.k oi aD allowance upon the judgment IN the event
Of paIuuns recovery, he would accept the ouer. and
Juugc Vac Worst directed an order accordingly. EN-
Judge DtIcnnocjer claims that he has Won victory
US an allowance would be, at i've per cont, $780, aud
the about 500
The New York herald., 1878-03-14
WESTERN UNION.

The directors of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany yesterday reported the foilowing statement,
based on complete returns showing the condition OF
the company the close of the quarter ending De-
cember 81 ls77:-
Surplus October l, 1877 as per last quarterly re-
Net profits quarter ending December 81 ls77.. 736224
Total Ssa7 $50
From which deductng-
Dividend uf IA per cent, paid January
10. 1919 .So2J.Ett
Que quarters interest ON bonded debt. III o3y
Interest on amount due for purchase or
Atlantic and Pacific telegraph stock
TO December 81. 1877. 9243
One quarters proportion Of sinking
Construction account for quarter. 64s44
Sundry telegraph stocks, patents, &c. 1871
--- 73s 800
There remained surplus January l. 1873. $685. 1919
The net profits Tor tho current quarter, ending
March 81. based official returns for Jam
uary, nearly complete February, and
estimating business arch, will be AIS
Add surplus January I, as sabove.......... 80. 199
From which appropriating
One quarters interest on bonded debt. 81 800
Interest on balancs due on purchase Of
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph stock. 6.4OO
One quarters proportion OF sinking
- 1873 900
Leaves.a balance 1862 654
dividend OF u per cent Oh the capt. al stock
standing requires o23,93l
Deducting which leaves .......... SisG, ,7+s
In view of this showing the declaration OF the reg
ular quarterly dividend Of one and hall per cent 10
recommended. The books Will be closed on the Goth
INST and reopened April ID. From the surplus above
shown the construction account, reaching nearly
$780, 900 usually, should be deducted.
The New York herald., 1878-03-14
GENERAL SESSIONS-PART 2
Before Judge Giidersleeve.
NEWHALL coNYIcTE

NEWHALL CONVICTED.
The trial OF Eugene b. Newhali for completely tho
larceny OF the furniture OF Mr. McKcndree W. Jones
from The storehouse No. II Washington street
resumed yesterday. Several witnesses testified at
eng as to the previous good character OF the
cused. His counsel. at the conclusion OF the evil
aence, ntmated that Ncwnsll was willing to restore
the trunk containing the property o Mr. Jones, which
had been sent away, but which tho accused said
he did know had been stolen He
asked the Court tu direct the jury TO
Quit on tho evidence already submitted. Judge
t,lluersieevo denied the motion. Mr. Peter Mitchell
summed up tor the Defence contendin2 tnat The
evidence Of Purdy who testified tor the prosecution,
WAS u nworihy OF belief.
Jungc Gidcrsieeve then charged the jury, briefly
reviewing tho evidence and calling attention TO tho
law bearing the question at ISSUE The jury after
un absence OF three hours returned verdict OF guilty
oi receiving stolen goods The prisoner remanded
The New York herald., 1878-03-14
TIE COURTS.
Difficulties Besetting the Path Of Rail-
road Projectors.
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS
Partition Of John Winthrop Chan
ler's Estate.

Before Judge Van Brunt, holding Supreme Court,
General Term, there was commenced yesterday the
trial OF suit the OF which have been published,
brought BY Henrietta r. spragu administering ofJohn
II. Sprague, against Adoph A. Lszare and the In
diana and Illinois Central Railroad Company The SUIT
grows out OF alleged breach Of contract Tor the
construction OF the road from Indianapolis TO De
catur, and will probably occupy two or three
days In the trial The principal witness cx-
nmined yesterday was Mr. J. Elliott Condict.
formerly vice president OF the railroad company.
He gave The details OF the negotiation for the raising
OF funds in upon $3.50 900 OF city, town and
county bonds along route OF the railroad and also
the steps taken raise additional money IN Europe
by the witness and Beiiiott Seaman Win
the defendant
..rhere we're three chances OF success said the
witness to tbe enterprise, " In response 10 the ques
ton oil r. J. Vauderpoel
81 object to any chances" interrupted exJuuge
Fullerton, the opposing counsel
"Iherc were tnree csrtainties, then said :he wit
ness with emphasIs.
'.Youre very persistent In your objectlons - said
Dir. vanderpoeI 10 the objecting counsel.
81 your remark meant Tor pieasantry object 10
that, savaseiy retoTted Judge Fullerton.
"And object TO your ierocity," replied MI van
dcrpoel with like warmth.
Alter this slight I'LL witness proceeded ON tho
Tenor oi his way 10 tell his story, which, after
The style OF this class OF tieaton quite bewlder
ing recital oi tho difficulties hedging tue lorna
road. one feature oil me testimony was statement
by the witness that he would resi-. his vice prcs-
oency and drectorshp OF the company on payment to
him OF $500 700 preferred stock. Hs testimony also
developed the OF seiccling MS oIicas capitalists
whose names and money woulu give character TO the
ENTERPRISE.
The New York herald., 1878-03-14
THE NEWELL DIVORCE SUIT.

The somewhat famous Newell divorce SUIT was
again gwen an airing yesterday In Supreme Court
Chambers, before Judge Donohue. II came up a
motion to file the depostons taken on commission
OF parties Boston. SO rs TO make them OF tho
records OF the court. Mrs. Newell tho defendant
Will be remembered us claimant Tor about 81, 000, 900
out OF tue Boardman estate IN Boston. The accept
ance OF the depostons III question was objected 10
Mr. Benjamin f. Dutlcr, her counsel, on the ground
that he not noLincd by the commission Of the
ne oi taking such mony and therefore was not
present To put to the witnesses
Judge Donohue took the papers, reserving hs de-
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INTERESTING 10 MERCHANTS.


The suit brought by Michael Ash against Morris H.
Thauiau tried yesterday before Juagc Goepp In
tho Marine Court, and involved a question OF much
interest 70 merchants employing commercial travel
lcrs. The action brought IN replevin 10 recover
goods consisting of clothing, OF tho yaue OF $780,
aud 500 damages Tor It's detention. II appeared
IRON the testimony that tne 18Th oil last August
tho plaintiff employed the defendant to travel and
sell his clothing by sample that tho defendant pro-
cecded TO sell by sample, aud remained in the West
some iour months, and that before returning
he sold tue samples and notified the paintln Of
this tact, who thereupon procured an order
vi arrest ana mad him lodged IN Ludlow street
Jai. The defendant testified that he was Instructed
10 sell the samples, and 10 corroborate him there
read 10 the jury several letters written by tho de-
fendant. IN when " appeared that TbaiDau was in
Aructed 10 seal some o Tho samples. Tho two sons OF
the paintit testified that the defendant mover IN
structed ~ sell the samples. Mr.. Michaee JACOBS
examined these Witnesses very uy aul brought
the iact that IN November 1871 the plaint tailed
IN busincss and subsequently, compromised with his
each oi his sons, although mere boys, had proved
ocbt against ther ialher OF over 81 200 In sum.
sning up Tor the defendant, Mr. jacobs caused
considerable merriment by portraying bOw The sons
helped out their father his failure aud IN obtaining
Tho arrest OF Tue defendant He insisted that the only
seeds oil the sale, but whether not the deienuant
had authority 10 cell The samples. Judge Gocpp
charged the jury that The only question III the case
was The authority OF the defendant sell the samples.
The jury out short lime and returned verdict
tor Inc ueIendant Mr. Rudolph Sampler appeared Tor
the paintIn, and Samuel L. A. stern Michael
Jacobs tor the defendant
The New York herald., 1878-03-14

JOHN WINTHROP CHANLERS HEIRS.
There has already been published in tue HERALD a
full statement OF the particulars OF SUIT brought By
John Jacob Astor. William Astor and George De For
rest Lord executors OF the late John Chaner against
John Armstrong Cnanler and Others 1t being friendly
suit to determine the Partition OF property among the
heirs OF the late Mr.. CGan.er TO which they
ttcd under ante-nuplial deed OF trust by the late
Wuliam b. Astor to his daughter, Mrs Chaner. Tho
death oil MIS- Chanler has made II nececsary
~ introduce other defendants in the suit, together
with the hling OF a supplemental complaint and an-
Bwcr An application TO this effect wus made yester
cay 10 Judge Dononue, who directed the entry OF an
order granting the Application. THIS order makes
the executors Of Mr.. Cnaner tesamcntary guardians
Oi his two children, wno together with Samuel ard,
maze party defendants IN the new SUIT 1t also
directs that the original suit, commenced IN March
last should be proceeded III without prejudice TO
the defendants, and that the latter shall occupy
the same status that held by the original defend
ants al tho Time OF the death Of Mr. ChaDler The
order aso confirms the appointments oil william Jay
as guardian al ntem oil the new defendants.
The New York herald., 1878-03-14

Screven, Oi Georgetown, :. u
Charleston ana Darlington Is. O. Newport (R }
and Colchester anu New LonaOn (Conu) papers please
copy.
Illness CHARLES X. sTEPnES, In the 6ith year of hs
age.
tond the iunera ou Saturday, 10th inst, ut three r.
M IRON his late residence 1872 Adclphi St, brooklyn.
SUTTON AT Newark, n. j., on Wednesday, l3th
inst, MARY ELLIS, infant daughter OF FreoericK L.
ana Caroline T. sutton.
Funeral services from the residence OF her grand.
mother, Mrs George A. Keen, on Friday, 10th inst,
Tunk.-A. somers. March IL, 1878, In the $50 year
Of his age, WILLIAM TURK
Funeral from st. Lukes Church, S0mers Saturday,
March lG nj one O'Clock 7. NJ
VAN BLARoox.--In FIatbusn, on Tuesday morning,
JULIA aaughtcr OF Andrew and the late Rachel De
Baum Van BIMcon.
Relatives ana trends are invited to aitond the ia.
neral, from her late residence, corner oi Nawkk aud
Fiatbush avs Fiatbush, Friday, 10Th inst at TWO
O'Clock =. NJ.
vosBuson-on Monday, ll.h inst, WILLIE, son Of
Ruius (deceasedl and Henrietta A. VosOurgh' aged
years, months aud days.
Funeral private OH Wednesday.
WARNER.-March IL, 1878, Ut the residence OF her
sopin-law, Rev Alexander Mclean. sing sing, n Y,
ANNE BLIcKsrocK, widow oi Emnkham n. warner
ana sister Of the Late Rev John summssned, aged 0s
Cbui ch 34th ST. near Sth av, New YORK, ON Thurs-
DAY, IAN INST, ut hali-past three O'Clock Friends
wArsoS --on Tuesday March IL, JomS WATSON, Of
Louisville, KY, aged " years.
Relatives and trends OF the family are invited 10
attend The funeral services. st the residence oil hn
sonn-law, Il. q. Taylor, 5Il Madison av, Elizabetn.
N. j.. FRIDAY afternoon, at four O'Clock.
WILsox--On "Wednesday, 18Th inst, FRANK r., only
sou OF John W. ana f. NJ Wilson, In The lltu year Of
his age.
parents 226 Sknan ST.. Brooklyn, Friday, 18th inst,
ut two o'cock r. NJ.
wRiGnr--At spatkI, n. r., on tho 18th inst,
HANNAH. widow OF the late Jervis Wright, agod u
years
fully 10 attend the funeral, iron her lat. rrsL
(sparki on Thursday, at tnree o'cocK without
furtner invitation.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-02-09

Texas ponies, and visited many 0I
the palaces in the vicinity of Ha.
vana, but only took time to &c
through one.
Every able-bodied citizen of EIa.
vana is required to have an hours
drill early in the morning, TIE
merchants assemble at an early hour
on the wharf with samples of goods
they wished to sell at g a. NJ. they
go to breakfast, remain until 10 Al.
NJ, return, do what writing they
have on hand, and quit business at
3 P. NJ. AT 4 p. NJ. the people begin
to come out of their houses, and Ha-
vana is quite gay and festive city
from that time until the rising of
the next days sun. The city is
beautifully Illuminated, the gas
lamps not being further apart than
% or 80 feet. The merchants carry
very heavy stocks, equal in every
respect to those found in New York.
Nearly everyone with whom Mr..
WilkerSOn talked expressed anxiety
to have Cuba annexed to the United
States. 1t was with this country
they did the most trading. Ameri-
can merchants purchased 80 per cent.
of their sugar, Spain only 2 per cent.
and the other countries of Europe
but per cent. The United States,
they said, also bought the larger
portion of their cigars and tobacco.
Most of the Havana cigarettes and
cigars are made by Chinese, who
are bossed by Spaniards. =
Among the institutions visited
was the Cathedral, where is a tree
under which Columbus is said to
have first held mass, and the the
atre, which they claim to be the
largest in the world; it will hold
5000 people, and has held 9,00G.
This theatre is supported by the ar
istocracy, who pay $25 for seat. 1t
has seven or eight tiers or galleries.
The Casino, Mr.. Wilkerson says,
is certainly one of the grandest in
stitutiOns in existence. 1t contains
a magnificent library, complete in
every respect, the best known works
in every language. In this building
is club room, billiard hall, a card
room, saloon, a gymnasium, a fen
cling room, and every other depart
ment for comfort and amusement.
On the walls hang pictures by some
of the worlds most famous artists.
There are several other large the
atres in Havana, one of which will
seat 5000 people.
The favOrite place of amusement
for the young men of the party was
the Chinese Theatre. They visited
it two nights. The actors and ac-
tresses were most fantastically at
tired and the music was outlandish.
Ten yeaIs hence there will be no
slavery in Cuba, as all those born
into bondage are fast dying out.
On their return the Tennesseans
were most pleasantly greeted at st.
by General Harding and |
Mrs. Gen. Jackson, Col. |
A. B. Robertson, Mrs. Gen. Frank
Col. RobertsOn's daugh-
ter, and w. HI. Smith and wife, all
of whom had come 200 miles to meet |
them. The party visited several
groves and were Hospitality |
received, the owners throwing open
their gates and telling them to eat |
heartily of the delicious fruit.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-02-09
An Extraordinary surgical Opera


DIR. FOULS, of Glasgow, exhibited
to the Medical Society Of London,
at II recent meeting, n remarkable
application by him Of an artificial
larynx. James Houston, a cloth
worker, % years of age, a native Of
Campsea, near Glasgow, had a ma
lignant sarcOmatOus tumOr in his
larynx which Obstructed respiration.
Ii had twice been removed by open
ing the larynX and taking Il out,
but il had recurred, and from its ma-
lignant character would have pro-
duced death, IL the operation which
DIR. FOULS described had not been
performed. The larynX has been
entirely taken out and an artificial
one substituted. The patient was
produced at the meeting Of the Med
ical Society. lie conversed with
the members and read To the meet
ing passage from the prayer book.
The operation Of removing the lar
ynX was first performed by BillrOth,
of Vienna, i'm 1873, and the first at
tempt at supplying new larynX
was made for Billroth's patient by
GussenbOur, whose original instru-
ment was shown at the meeting.
The instrument now worn by james
Houston j. an Improvement Of Gus
senbOur's by DIR. Irvine, Of Glasgow.
This is the first time the operation
has been performed in England. IL
has been ten times tried on the Con-
tinent with varying success. The
present Is the most successful case.
the patient being in better health
than he had experienced for many
months. The deliberate and care
ful manner in which the operation
was performed In this case probably
accounts for the successful result.
Care was taken to introduce a tube
Into the windpipc as soon as IL WAS
cut across, and below the seat Of the
disease, so that no blood could get
into the lungs during the further
steps of the operation. Dr. Fouls
thus had ample time Ia thoroughly
accomplish the removal Of the lar
ynx. The whole operation occupied
two and a half hours, the patient
being under the influence Of chlOrO-
form. Recovery has been uninter-
rupted, and there H. mo- appearance
whatever Of recurrence. The man
Il quite fit for light office work. The
larynx supplied to him consists Of
two tubes, one of which goes down
ward to the trachea and the other
upward 10 the mouth.
The patient can talk in "A whisper
without these tubes, but when a reed
plate Is slipped into n groove In the
lower tube a resonant sound Is pro-
duced, which Is mOdulated into let
tiers aud words by the mouth. The
articulation with or without reeds
is perfect. The reeds are made Of
metal, vulcanite, ivory, horn, etc,
and the patient himself II fond OF
making reeds, which gives his voice
new and surprising tones. The
voice is a monotone, varying In fiBi-
6re according to the reed used.
[NOTE-The larynx Is the upper
part Of the windplpe, ON the struct-
ure Of which the voice depends
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-02-09
THE STATE DEBT.
Hts Origin aud who is Responsible
for IL.

The members of the Fortieth Gen.
eraI Assembly of Tennessee grap-
pied with the State debt, and found
it a monster of proportions and of
strength too great to be throttled by
them. That body was very largely
composed of Democrats, and there
fore our Republican friends say the
Democratic party is responsible for
the failure to compromise, and for
the present muddle on that subject.
And secretly they are hugely glad
that no compromise was effected.
And they confidently expect that
the result of the fiascO of the extra
session will turn over the guberna-
torial chair and the control in the
Legislative halls to them. For our
part we believe the Legislature did
act very unwisely in not accepting
the proposition of the bondhOlders (;
but there are other factors to enter
into the question as to the effect of
the failure to compromise, on polit-
ical parties in Tennessee, besides the
mere fact of the failure. The debt
is now upon us, but how came it to
be upon us?
Here is a broad fact to start with:
Outside of the nine or ten hundred
thousand dollars that built the cap
itol, and few thousand issued to
turnpike companies, that finally
failed, no Democratic or Whig Leg
islature ever issued a bond without
ample security for its payment by
the party to whom issued.
Here is another fact : Outside of a
few millions (say three or FOUR is
sued to old solvent railroad compa-
nies for repairs, no Republican Leg
islature of Tennessee ever issued a
bond the payment of which was Sc
cured by the party to whom issued.
The debt of the State at the close
of the war, interest included,
amounted to perhaps $2l, ,0O0, 900.
About $l4, ,OO0,O of this sum had
been loaned to railroad companies
on first mortgage. All of these roads
were solvent and, except during the
war, had promptly met interest and
sinking fund. These same roads
did the same thing after the war,
and have about all paid these bonds,
principal and accrued interest since
the war. About s5,O00,OO of the
$2I ,OO0, 900 consisted lin 1869 of ac-
crued interest. At least six-seveuths
of this was chargeble to the railroads.
So that practically at the close of the
war the State owed little, if any,
over 81, 900, 900. Between 1865 and
1870 the debt was doubled; or $20,-
OOO, 900 was added to it by Republi-
can legislation. From 1870 to the
present not a bond has been issued
except to fund interest.
But the bonds issued between 1865
and 1870 were in the main issued to
insOlVent and wild cat railroad COM
panies, and these companies have
been closed out, the State realizing
pittance out of them, the taX-pay-
ers left with their debts to pay.
The debt, therefore, has in the
main been created by Republican
legislation, and under Republican
rule, and in a way that it is clear
loss to the State. In most cases the
State realized a mere nominal per
cent. out of the bonds issued by the
Republicans. In every case the
State realized from 50 to l0S per
cent. out of the bonds issued by
Democrats. Let somebody crack
this .MOJTistOwH Gazette.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-02-09
The Gseea OLD TIne..

Who sighs for the "good old
times ?" Not we. Read some OF
the ways and customs of those times
from book recently published in
Berlin:
Not longer ago than the middle OF
the last century no German could
leave his country without permit
If he did, his property was cOnfis-
Gated. 4 little boy ten years old be-
ing accused, and perhaps justly con-
victed, of stealing a lantern used for
lighting the streets, was hanged. II
a person displeased the king, the
king might forthwith imprison him.
If a man drove a horse too fast, his
sovereign beat him with stick OF
white thorn. Princes and princesses
were no exception to such treat
ment. Lieutenants thrashed SER
geants, sergeants thrashed privates,
masters thrashed servants. A de-
serter from the army had his nose
and ears sliced of.