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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-09

BISMARCK was not assassinatcd. We
never believed that he was, but report
to that effect was published in London,
and it was our business to republish it
here, giving our authority for the news.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-09

DEMOCRATIC fight nearly over-prima-
fies this evening.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02
THE STENChES AGAIN.

II was noticed yesterday that the obnoxious
stsncnss from Grssnpo,nt, about which 70 much has
been said OF late. pungent and penetrating a.
ever resident Of Greenpoint called at the District
Altorney's Office ana complained that the pcsential
odors was s,ii permeang tho atmosphere despite the
recent convictions Tor violating the Law against NUS
ancea Assistant District Attorney Ball stated that
no permission had been granted 70 any one 10 con-
tinus the mab uacturc oil icftiizers. anu That
should II BIZ found that those who had pIcaded
guilty Ivund fesuminR the nuisance they would
be- pro mpty ishcd the fullest exient OF the law,
witch 10 q years imprisonment in the Psuitentiary
Ii III uc whom Mcssra Enoch Coe,
CLARKE aud John James Preston we're released ON
tksr bonds the sentence upon each OF them sus-
pendsg ~ agreed that the nussnccs lor the crsa-
ton VI which they had teen indicted should promptly
be abated. Dcspits tins promise on the part OF the
deendants was stated yesterday that tue fertizOR
factories In full blsst although inquiry ciicted
the information that the manufacturers wore only
usssg W the material ON hand prior 70 removal TO
more dtStAnt locality.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02
THE COMFY ISLAND HORROR.

HyLAND, THE ACCUSED, ASSERTS Hrs INNO-
cENcE-eURIAL OF THE VICTIMS.
Thomas Hyland, the lsborcr who 70 under arrest on
SUSPICION OF having caused the dsaster on wsdues-
Jay night BY placing stones and railroad tie inc
track Q! the Prospect Park and Cousy Island Rail-
road, sakep before Judge Ferry yesterday lore
noon. He escorted 10 the court room by Captain
MacKclIar, OF the Eighth precinct ana Detective
Drunsn. He appeared rather nervous, wss not
represented by counsel. HyIand told the Judge that
he desired to make statement concerning mis-
ments on the day aud night oil the casualty. Judge
Ferry informed the prisoner that he could do
30 IL he desired, but that the Court could
take no action ~ to anything no might
say unless It was gwen tho shape Of
testimony. The accused then stated that no would
DO able TO prove an alioL ON Wednesday, no SAID tie
~ New YORK during the day tor he purpose Of
,urued 10 mis- house No. 100 rweuty-rrst slrost.
Qoklyn, AZ three O'CLOCK IN The afleruoon. He ana
not leave the house alter that hour until he Was Ar-
rested. Judge Ferry asked nm II be had witnesses
TO prove statsmeni ana Hymna SAID 10 would %
prepared TO do 70 on Monday or tuesday next rns
tcu O'Clock, una the prisoner remanded 10 the Ray
mond Street Juil
Hyland's resdence IL situated about mile away
from the scene disaster. The only evidence
upon tho statements made by some msmDers Of tue
construction gang 10 the elect that Hyand was
heard oy them 10 make threats against Conductor
Primrose for having "tnrown him out OF Job.f IL
10 sidered probable that more than one man was
engaged In the nsisrious work OF oDslructing the
track, and ONO report has That Two men were sssn
near the Franklin avenue crossing about the time the
gravel train was thrown from the track.
VICTIMS BCRIEn
The funerals oil i've vicima OF tne Coney Island Rail
road disaster took Iiaco yesterday aiternoou. Tho
ureaksman, liam IA. Croits was buried from the
reside his family, al East New York. Deceased
twenty sev.n Years Of age; ne leaves wife aud
one Guild Tue remains were inferred IN the Evor-
greens Cemetery.
Jonn Gsognsgan's funeral place from hrs resi-
dcncc Twenty Kht street, near Fifth avenue, tue
remains beng inferred IN the Csmotsry OF ths Holy
Cruss F1atDusp. The deceased eignt years
OF age. Hc Was native Of Ireland, but mad rcsaed 10
Brookly twelve years. He leaves vile aud fnniy In
straitcncd circu instances.
George Ei's, iaDerer. was also inferred IN the Holy
Cross Cemetery. HIS funeral took place from hrs
late residence Iwsnty-eIgath street. He WAS forty
years Of age ana leaves a large fanny. The other
victim vi tue disaster buried yesterday was jobs
Clear aged thirty years. Hts uneral toox place
hts late residence Nineteenth street, near seventh
avenue He bora IN Brooklyn and leaves q lam
ily He buried IN the Cemetery ot the Holy Cross.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02
RAPID IRAN IT.

A FOUR MILLION DOLLAR SUIT AGAINST THE
GILBERT RoAD-ANswlR OF THE DEFEND
ANTS.
There has already appeared in tho HERALD a notice
OF the fact that the New England Iron Company has
commenced suit In the Superior Court of TINS city
TO recover damages from the GILBERT Elevated Rail
road Company to the extent OF $4005,00o The basis
Of tuis action alleged agreement which plain,
say they ads with the Gilbert Company, N March,
1873. to build the road Tor them, which agreement
they further siiegc, never carried out by the
latter, ana thar thereby the New England Com.
pany lostin pronts the amount sought to DO re-
covered by them. The Gilbert road suDss-
quently constructed by The Now York Loan and LIN.
provement Company, who ara also joined with the
Gilbert Company as DEFENDANTS IN the action. An.
swers mplaint put IN yesterday by botn
defendants.
These answers are very voIuminous and substan.
italy alike, the maiu points being iollowsIhsy
deny there was any CONTRACT made with the
plaintiff buiId the road and assert that the paper
chained A. such was more pro vision al Gun or ndum
Of no unless certain financial arrangements then
known TO Lne plaiptin should Ne carried OUT, a0d
those arrangements having failed the menorsnaum
had amy validity also That paintin was never
had any power make carry'out . contract; that
by tue directors OF the Gilbert Elevated Railroad
COMPANY, and never executed BY the p.aintn or
tho "a per on which the : based =
orxndum, executed by Virgins Foster, TO form the
basis OF tue agreement already referred 10, anu OF
certain plans specifications also TO be agreed
and attached 10 the contract but none Of which
made.
ON the part Of the Loan and Improvement Company
II IN specially alleged that they nad notice oi the
alleged contrnct. and tnat ~ the absence Of sucn
notIcs gone and constructed large portoa Of
the roud at great expense Ihcre also further
allegations that the pIainun Is not me real party
interest, October Last piaintin conveyed all
rel an personal roptrty then belonging To
pany 70 Daniel q. Holdsn, William M Wnuney
and Edwin X. Virgins; that 10 September, 1873 tho
plaintin susps nded bustn.ss ana Transferred Ill MS
Properly trustees 10 be disposed OF ior the bcnsnt
vi crscitors that II mas not snce cannot resume
business; that 1873 II has mad only a mai
sxislsars tho purpose oi liquidation. u this
pension = sworn certificate Ii set uut IN the answer
sesed TO have duv died win the Ssci e,ary Of
state oi Massachusetts 10 1S73 and on all The forsgo
ing grounds osiendants AK that The complaint be
dismissed.
the plAutn In the case - represented by Aessrs
Fthian & Clark, the Gilbert Company by rertsr,
Lowry 4 sorin ana the New York Loan Company by
Alexander Green
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

GOLD 1O1 A 100 70.
WALL STREET., I

WALL STREET,, 4
SATURDAY, June l-6P H.
Taxing It Thy and large" as the sailors say, ana
making due allowance Tor the dismal weather. tho net
to-day stock business turned out better than
was 10 be expected. There tho absence, TOO, Of
many OF the winning ami, Il NAV be sad, knowing
cards Of the specializing paok. VIII are about turning
their faces Westward pleasure aud elections qent
and this detection another why the marker
should have grown dull aud heavy. A matter o.
fact both Of these during the earlier part oItns
day, quotations opening lower and gradually snk'ngs
until decl no had been made Of u to ~ per cent.
IL by no means suits the books, however. OF buli',
either migratory or sedsntary. that sei'us decltns
should be permitted ust now, ab ut noon an eHort
was made to rally the market, and with sufficient
success to restore quotations. 10 nearly the best
figures OF the day, and keep them there until gong
sound. Some stocks did even better than this ~
scoring q handsome advance upon opening prices
Among these were New Jersey Central, which sold up
10 2e1 Fort Wayne TO %, Pittsburg 10 81 and Rock
Island 70 49, The heavy reigntage OF corn over this
latter road beginning to tell most advanageousiy
upon its excnequer, II can be believed rs stated
that the earnings for May exceed those OF any other
previous ontn in its history the best figures Tor the
grangers were also made at the close, though they
were no better than tho opening ones, the ante
meridian drop having beeu simply recovered from.
The earnings Of the Northwestern road for May are
gwen as $45O,00o In excess OF last year-a gain
winch Will excuse quotation from tho man
In the play, whose favorite gag VAS "pro.
digiousn Erie retained It's rise Of yester-
DAY, but gained nothing IN price. Nor as the old
sErie Railway Company" win IL over again lose or
gam its corporate existence having ceased to.day
ana It's property been transferred 10 the new corpo-
ration with u fresh name. What sort Of a PhDrix
this new mpsDy, sprIngng from the ashes OF the
old one Is likoy 10 make, probably nobody can
iahom SO long litigation spreads bird lime IN ita
way ana hungry lawyers lay nets Tor its destruction
The bank statement large decrease 10 specie
and . large gain legal tenders. Payments on &C.
count Of sales government bonds account Tor the
first lcm and now currency 70 this centre Tor
the purpose OF seeking employment disposss OF the
other.
OPENING PRICES
the opening prices OF stocks NJ the Board to-day
were an foiows:-New York Central, 109X; Eric,
1871, Lake SHORE G3}s Wabash. 1917; Norinwesiern
53sI; do preferred, III; Rock Island, ll21s; Della
ware Lackawauna and Western. 65A; New jersey
Central, Is; Delaware and Hudson Canal, 65A;
Morris ana Essex, SIX; Michigan Central, W;
Chicago Burlington ana Qnncy, l04x.
ntF CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02
A CARD FROM NIX. DANIELL.
NEW York, juno /. 1878.

NEW YORK, juno ], 1878
TO THE EDITOR rHE HKRALD:-
50 much has said W the press In regard 10 the
anieli suit aud llt,s by myself that issl
silence 10 be longer avirtus. 70 tnose who know
me no explanation IS necessary; 10 those do
1 have SIMPLY 10 say 4 have been as man aud
boy forty years on Broadway, ana have rscollec-
ton OF having offended lady IN ali that time,
aud most certainly never had one searched Tho al
legged search occurred the 22I Of December, 1915
o. that Gay the plain,n, Mrs. DAVIS and her mother
parted IRON with many expressions OF thanks
Tor my kindness and courtesy 10 them, exoneratIng
me from all blame, shaking ny tue hand and icsv-
ing with beneaiction upon their lips was proven
on the trial l sm satisfied that Mrs DAVIS
10 not responsible or had hand IN connecting the
suit that followed Her iricnds who planted the
that THIS ruit are alone guilty. am autborz
10 state that the jury VINO stood going out.
Tor the defendant and Ave Tor The ylntin after de-
beratng about four hours aud tearing TO be locked
up night forced verdict, and 70 use the language
or one the jurors 1--WE Thought 10 peter to give the
nlaiutlf a small amount ana put end TO the litI-
aa,on In conclusion. have only 10 say thai II the
Inry thought little guilty Of such an offence
tlsy should have ~ pronounced, and their verde.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02
THE INDICTED OFFICIALS.

None Of the members OF tho Board OF Aldermen or
eoard o. HcaIta indicted by Grand Jury on Friday
last nut 10 an appearance yesterday al District A.
,orney's Office 10 give bail The accused, however,
being charged simply with msdsmeanor, the District
Attorney did feel cslIcd upon TO insist upon the
.ec sssary bonds being furnished They will be for
may rsigued 10 Court Of Oyer and rsrmiusr on
tuesday when the requisite recospizances VIII bc
entered mo The COUNSEL tor beth bvarus we're yss.
serdsy onicisry notified Of the finding OF the indct.
meuta II
rhe indicted Aldermen hsd another bret caucus IN
the morning. at when a committee, consisting Of Az.
aermeu Lewis wacnnsr ana Bigi's, was Apo ntsd 70
employ additional counseA The CITY Fathers clam
IN the iudc viii nos stand Tor IN instant 0s.
fore court Of law.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02
WILLIAM K. GaAYS FORGLKIES.
Nxw YoEK, Juno 1, 1878.

NEw YoRK, Juno l, 1878.
To rnr EptroR OF THE HERALD
In your issue OF THIS morning, stating that william
Z. Cray, the forger, arrested in Pimiico by In
spector shore, oil Scotland Yard, aud giving some
Of his previous history, you say that Gray Joined
forces with Eugene Finck, under tho arm
OF william Il. cray Coz In tastice 10 yseii, my
fam Nv aud the New York Stock Exchange, OF which
/ was then q member. say that never was dtrccty
or indirectly aEartner el tho firm Of WilIam T. Gray
A Co or OF W iIliam n. Gray. 1 simply did business
for uIm in the capacy oil Dsoksr as ana many othsr
members OF the New YORK stock Exchange ~ uhat
time unfortunately was the last and suffered NJ st
Nv nts sklIluI forgeries. / was exonerated at the
time not oniy by The New York stock Exchange. but
by those VINO lost mo.cy through MIN, and by tue
court that tndiciei bim "A twenty years connection
vim the Stock Exchange ana the records Of that IN
st,t uttou wtIi bear out IA those facts
EUGENk FINCk. No. 8 Exchange Court
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02
THE EXCISE BOARD.

The Excise Board did exceptionally heavy bust
sess during the month Of May IN granting Iccnses
President orrson stated HERALD reporter yester.
aay that the card issued by Mr. hundy warning the
Boara not licenses 10 beer sslooDs had no Ell
lect IN changing the policy or controlling the move.
ments OF the Commissioners Daring tho mouth Of
May ss4 OvO collected Tor License fees, which
snount was patd 10 the Cay Chamberlain yestcrday
rpe folIowtng licenses also issued Tor last
month 732 beer 1903 hotels OF the third grade, 1913
wholesale storekeepers 20 second class hotels and
Hrst GLASS hotels lno Number applicants stl Keeps
on the increase, particularly 1cr beer and hotels Of
The third grades
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02
GUWANUS CANAL.

Al meeting OF tho Brooklyn Board Of Health, yes
terday, q report was submitted by Dr.. Raymond In
reference to tho condition. OF 0owanus Canal He
pronounced II oncns,ve and dangerous 10 tho health
of the section OF the city through which u runs aud
sHia tue attention Of the Com mon CUunc had besu
called that TACT but that no action mad been tax
10 apats the nuisance Tue Board passed resolution
uruiup upop the Mayor and the Aldermen tho neces-
silly OF INN action tor relief from the nuisance
couplaIned Of
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02
FREE FROM DEBT.

The last Of the sl25 900 mortgage on the Prssty
terrain Memorial Church was satisfied yesterday.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

should have been for the full amount-S100o0 II
they thought not guilty thcy should nave boldly
said ana given me ciean Dill OF health Respect
fully JOHN DANIELL, 759 Broadway.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

coxxLls-DAurs LIN this CITY, on The Soth ul,.,
by me Rsv. H. d MacArIhur, CHAaLks q. CoxKLIx 70
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02
oovgRxxKxr BONDS


The London advices report advance In consols
to o. IL 10 for both monsy and the account United
States bonds are steady except tor tenfortc, which
declined u per cent Erie advanced 10 ~ and
reacted TO l5 Erie preferred rose To SO Y, leu %
321s, and recovered to 80. Illinois Central declined
traction, selling sts6as New Jersey Central sold
up to a. Pennsylvania Central TO 81. ana Reading 10
ICY. Bar silver Is quoted 535s !. per ounce
A. Paris rsntes declined 10 IDOL 95c. and exchange
on London quoted at 25f 13xc. rhe closing
prices In London were :-consols for Money aud
account, 97k s7S; new AZ psr cent bonds
1864 ios,.; Ave twenty bonds Of 1867. to9k; ten.
iorty bonds 1904; dves Of 1884, 107k; Ere oommos
shares. 1885, Ere preferred shares 3sk New Jersey
Central. 2e,4; illinois Central. ssk
~ s.t# STATE BoSDs.
state bonds at the Board wore tx per osns bww
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

THE MONEY NAKKKr.
Money on cali was easy, quoted NJ por cent
In the afternoon there a slight hardening wncn
the rate advanced to PER cent but closet at per
cent
Foreign exchange was Arm and were advanced
ASK for bankers sixty days sterling bills, and
4soh Tor demand, with actual business At conces-
siona
THE MARKRr.
Gold opened At l0l and declined to 1909. at which
IL closed The borrowing rates nst to per cent
I al untti d. fopu
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
ENGAGED.
MARRIED..

gcuLAxa--BA RsETT--AARox ScBLANo, OF this city,
10 Mss RACHAEL BARSErr, OF Brooklyn, H. ID. No
cards ,N
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

The bank state 10 importans chiefly for the
changes tho legal and specie averages, the
former oeiug increased ia loo and tho latter de-
creased 81, $4,000 Tue changes IN the other items
are comparatively flight. The banks made gain IN
surplus SIT, $50 and hold $lA 2si, a2S
IN excess Of legal requirements.
Tho following shows the condition OF the New Yosk
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-04-13
A Crocodile and n BalIoonist.

Mr.. Simmons Lynn made an ascent i'm
a balloon at Calcutta ON the 29th of
January. He descended safely some
miles from the city, after an exciting
! adventurC with crocodile. Owing Ia
! the density of the gas supplied for the
! balloon, Mr.. Lynn did not deem il advis-
able TO take up with him Mr.. L'Estrange
/ tBlondin,) who was much disappointed
| in consequence. The balloon first moved
in the direction of Baligani, but after
ward shifted toward Dhappa and the
salt Lakes Having passed over the
eastern boundary of Calcutta, Mr.. Lynn
found that at 4 40 o'clock il was begin
ming to move rapidly To Tiger Point, in
the Sunderbunds. He descended from
his then altitude of thirteen thousand
feet into the current which was blowing
Tor few moments from the southeast
In this current he could not remain, and
at five o'clock n descent into the Jungle
seemed inevitable. He at this time OBJ
served that there was not breath of
wind over the surface of the Jungle for
three thousand feet in height. Either
he must come down at once or be envel-
oped IN darkness, and have no chance of
getting out of the Jungle. Even with
light the chance of being extricated
seemed small. While slowly descending,
and at an attitude of ten-thousand feet.
In an otherwise perfectly clear atmos-
phere, vast plain of intense white to-
ward the north was open to view. He
could not form any conception as to the
cause of this phenomenon, except that
the rays from the setting sun had come in
contact with a cold blast of the snowy
range in the Himalayas. He continued
his descent, and very soon the phenom-
enon was lost, but although every mo-
ments delay increased the risk i'm land
ing, he could not resist the temptation
ol reascending to try and fathom this
mystery, but did not succeed. At 5:l5
he was within one thousand feet of terra
hrma, rather Inappropriate name for
the locality. huge crocodile was NOV
ing toward him with an impressive
steadiness, and when he came down into
the mud and rushes, which for miles
around were over ten feet in height, he
could see the monsters head level with
the bulrushes. Fortunately, there was
enough ballast left To throw overheard
Just as the monster was within fifty yards
oi the balloon, and this enabled Mr.
Lynn to rise above the thick Jungle to
the length of the graphing rope, about
thirty feet The story that IA crocodile
cannot turn rapidly was in this case dis
approved, as this one ran around the
graphing rope. Having called Justify
for help, Mr.. Lynn found some natives
making their way toward him, wading
through the thick mud and rushes. As
the rushing sound was heard on oil sides
the crocodile made of About half q
dozen natives were induced after much
persuasion, TO hold the rope, and ulti-
mately the balloon was waited over the
Jungle and across creeks for over three
miles until small dry space was
reached.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-04-13
Double Entendrp.

Epitaph writer's sometimes display n
talent for double entcndre. A couple of
specimens will suffice. The first from
Arbroath, running: Here lie the
bodies of John, William, Robert and
Matthews, who all died in the hope of
glorious resurrection - excepting
David" The other from an American
burying.ground:
Here lies tho mother Of children FIVE;
Two are dead and three are alive;
The two that are dead preforring rather
To die with their mother than live with their
father
Although high authority insists that
the lunatic and the lover are Of imagina-
tion all compact, it would not enter an
ordinary lovers head 10 tell his mistress
that loving her was synonymous with
madness, as Steele did when he wrote TO
his dear, lovely Prue at is the hard
est thing in the world 10 be in love and
yet attend to business. As for me, all
who spoke 10 me found me out, and
must lock myself up, or other people
will do it for me-" but fair Mistress
Scurlock doubtless took the dubious
hsttery in as good part as the great ami
NAL painter took the King of Portupal's
odd greeting. All, Sir Edwin, ! am
glad 10 see you; Pm 80 fond Of beasts. 4"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-04-13
Spiders Travelling Around the World.

Alta recentmeeting Of the Philadelphia
Academy Of Sciences, the Rev. DR..
McCOok contributed an interesting essay
on spiders. One Species Sarotcs Uenator-
ius, is distributed with little variation in
form or color, all around the world.
From cabinet specimens hecould traceit,
going westward, from theextreme eastern
limit Of this continent 10 the extreme
western coast Of Africa He has found
the line Of distribution 30 coincide with
the belt Of northern trade winds lie
thinks the spiders migrated from point
10 point by throwing out line threads
and suspending Themselves 80 as 10 be
carried by the wind. So far a. he has
been able 10 prosecute the inquiry, there
is n corresponding line Of distribution
for these spiders in countries swept by
the southern trade winds The theory
needs further facts as 10 the presence or
absence Of these insects on islands i'm the
ocean, before IL can be fully accepted
II verified IT may help 10 determine the
open questions as 30 missing continents,
since IL caDnet be supposed that spiders
could cross wide spaces Of water.