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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-25

......s. cpfICg OF CITY ESGISEER't
RICHMOND. VA, July ~. 1875.
PROPOSALS
IN will be received ut this office hntli
FRIDAY NEXT. 26rlI INSTANT
d. ut 6 O'Clock L. NJ ,,.,,.
L,or cpADJSG THE FOLLOWING STREEiS'
Twenty-eiyhth street from Leigh to L street; py.
Grace street from Laurel TO fyisnd strse,, III" -
land street from FiaGklir TO Broad street.
EYrs, Street from Canal street 10 Maiden !anc. 49,.
Forms of proposal can be Obtained aha slS''I>N
tions seea by applying ut this oaiee; ~ .,.,, IA r,
The Committee on Streets reserves 'ie i'e"' ,"
]ect any VI :" W. +. CuTSilA",
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LEE.MONUMENT BALL.
EXCURSIONS.
RICHMOND, YORK RIVER ANp)
CHESAPEAKE RAILROAD COMPANY,
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT,
RICHMOND. VA. May 80, 1878. J
LEE-MONUMENT BALL
t JULY 81, 1878.

oPECIAL NOTICE.-A REG ULARI
y SUNDAY EXCURSION TRAIN will be run on
this line between Richmond and West Point until
further notice. E&.@
Train viii leave Richmond at 4. III. aud arrive
in Richmond az 7:1OP. 81.
FARE: Round trip, 81. Tickets good only on
nv 3O-ThF&S4m Superintendent.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-25
WOOD AND COAL.

OREAT REDUCTION IN THE PRICE
ST OF BRIGHTHOPE COAL FOR JULY AND
AUGUsT. Best lump (dcliyeredj, $3.50; best Hail
ldeliycredJ, 81. Call promptly and enter your or
ders ONCE aud retail yard, corner Seventh and
Byrd streets. 1855 %"' 50, T.. Is. iHAW,
Nv 2-Im Commercial Agent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-28
MUNICIPAL NOTES.

delegation of citizens from the Ninth ward
headed by Alderman Jacobus. called upon Mayor Ely
yesterday with estimate from Commissioner
Campbell TO the amount required for preparing the
Fort Ganscvoort property, on the west side of the
city for public market. The estimate for the work
is s255i5 They requested that this be inserted
in the estimate for 1879.
A resolution was yesterday passed by the Aldermen
requesting the Police Commissioners to amend their
rules so that deductions from tho pay of patrolmcn
and doormen when absent from duty by reason of
sickness disability arising from the discharge of
duty shall be one-half instead of threequarters per
cent, us at present.
Alderman Reilly yesterday offered resolution in
the Board requesting the Legislature to pass bill
providing as Observation-Disclosures 1t shall be lawful
to issue any bonds Of the city and county of New
York for assessments or other purposes the same
shall BE- ISSUED In denominations OF $40, $50. 500
and $500 and upward each. Preference SHALL as far
practicable. be given to applicants for the smallest
amounts and smallest denominations OF said bonds
in issuing the same"
Mayor Ely yesterday vetoed the Aldcrmanic rcsou-
ton calling upon the Park Commissioners to with
draw their permission to the New York Elevated Rail
road Company to occupy the Battery. He says:--'I
informed by the Counsel tn the Corporation that
the Department of Public Parks has exclusive control
of the Battery Park and that therefore the Common
Council have jurisdiction"
The Allermanic resolution making IL incumbent
upon stand holders in the public markets to be resi-
dents OF this State was yesterday vetoed by Mayor
Ely In the veto it is said he Is of opinion that the
proposed amendment would cause great hardship,
especially at this season of the year
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-28
SUMMARY or LAW GASES.


The further hearing in the Merrill will case set
down for yesterday before Surrogate Calvin was adj
journed until April Is.
A motion made yesterday before Judge Batch
ford to reduce the amount of bail in the of T. d.
OTIS charged with stealing Canadian money from the
Dominion of Toronto. The Judge took the papers
and reserved his decision.
The papers We're submitted yesterday to Judge
Davis on the application tor stay of proceedings
upon the order granted by Judge Dononue, giving
permission to the New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad to the land west of its track be-
tween Siytyfth and Seventy-second streets. and ap
pointing commissioners to appraise the value of the
land.
Writs of habeas corpus and certiorari were issued
yesterday by the Supreme Court application OF
Mr.. William f. Howe in the or Frank Story and
Simon Geoghan, charged with homicide, and Marcus
Raymond, charged with grand larceny. The several
prisoners claim that they are committed without
liberty. The arguments for their release will take
place before Judge Davis, in Supreme Court. Cham
bers, this morning.
There was to have been hearing yesterday before
Judge Davis in the matter of contest between Walter
s. Hill and Edward Mollenhauer and Charles Barnard,
to the proprietorship OF the opera, .AIanhattan
Beach or, Life Among the Breakers" now being
played by Miss Minnie Cummings company. at the
new drawing room theatre on Twcntyfo street.
The facts of the case have already been published
The case, however, postponed until next Monday
Mr. Charles Stratus and exJudge Ditenhoefer appears
for the plaintiff and Mr. Benjamin T. Russell for the
defendants.
John NJ. Cook and his brother. of London, COM
menced an action few months ago in the SUI
preme Court against their agent or partner f. M.
Jenkins OF this city, ana took out q temporary in
junction, the object being to remove HIM and have
accounting. By arrangements subsequently the
operation OF the injunction suspended and Jen-
kins went to London and saw the plaintiffs. Tho
action, however. was not dropped and the case came
before Judge Daniels, i'll the supreme Court CHAM
bers. yesterday, motion for receivership, q
continuance of the injunction and an accounting, the
claim being that Jenkins has either appropriated or
not accounted for s29,5oo. The Judge took the pa
pers, rescrving his decision.
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Furnishing A MOTHER.

JUDICIAL DISAGREEMENT OVER THE CASE OF
CHILD.
Mary Lacy. who was arrested on Saturday last for
cruelty beating her nine year Oh son, arraigned
for trial in the Special Sessions yesterday and sem
fenced to pay fine of S25. Officer Chiardi. of tho
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
presented photograph Of the boy taken the day he
beaten. showing the lashes alleged to have been
made by rawhdc in the mother hands. The cause
of the beating. it will be remembered. the childs
refusal to go out and beg in the and rain second
time the day. number OF witnesses were ex-
anlined to show the severity of the punishment
inflicted upon the boy. vicious looking rawhile
exhibited, aud Officer Chardi testified TO the
and bleeding condition of the boy when he found
him. school teacher was called to the stand tor
the defence to give evidence OF the boys bad conduct
In school. but Judge smith protested against the adj
mission of her testimony, saying he did not care
what the chids character In school: all he
wanted 10 inquire into the circumstances Of the
alleged beating. Judge Duffy in favor of admit
ting the evidence and Judge Kasmire gave express
sion to his opinion. The evidence finally ex-
cluded, and Judge smith, who presided, after
sulting time with his associates rendered their
decision ,, in the following remarks -
rod Is to spoil the child and that the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Children does not believe in
that theory. desire to say as one member of this
Court that the child is the only CREATURE that comes
into the world totally and absolutely unable to care
for ITSELF On that ground 1t is deserving OF and
kindness. much more than this woman has shown
am ovcrruled by my colleagues and emphaticay
dissent from the decision am about to render. The
Court finds this woman guilty upon the evidence aud
being overrnlcd by my colleagues the sentence is
that she be fined SIS"
Judge smith was as emphatic in his actions and
looks as in his words. and. after giving the decision
desire have it said that Judge Duy first voted not
guilty"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-28
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.

At the meeting of the Police Commissioners yestcr-
day President Smith introduced resolution that the
charges against Captain Kennedy. Ninth precinct. for
conduct unbecoming an officer be dismissed. Tho
vote on the resolution GOLDSMITH and Nichols,
yea; Wheeler and Erhardt, nay. Then motion
from Commissioner Nichols to dismiss the charges
against Captain Mcdonnell. When put to the vote
the same result was obtained
Commissioner Wheeler proposed that the minutes
of the meeting be amended that only the charge
of neglect Of duty against RoundsmaD Eagan should
be dismissed, while that OF violation of the rules
should remain for consideration. This motion pre-
vailed, and Commissioner Nichols then moved the
dismissal Of the complaint still standing This Com
missioner Erhardt amended by the proposition of q
fine OF ten days pay. The vote on both motion and
amendment was tie, and it finally concluded to
open the anew the day set down for trial being
January 1G, 1872
Mr.. Nichols, chairman of the Committee Street
Cleaning reported that for the past few days the gar
bage and ashes had been removed from the streets
because the of the department were frozen in
at Bayonne N j. all efforts to cut them loose having
proved fruitess. Mr.. Nichols also stated that APP
plication had been made to the Mayor 70 provide q
suitable place which could be used for the disposition
of ashes and garbage in the event of the scows being
frozen in again. Later it learned that after
siderable difficulty the ice surrounding the barges at
Bayonne had been cut and four OF them got in read-
ness to be lowed to New York.
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THE COUNTY CLERKS BOOKS.

MR.. GUMBLEroN REFERS THE BAR COMMITTEE
TO HIS COUNSEL. AND REFUSES THEM ACCESS
no HIS BOOKS
The Committee Of the Bar Association. headed by
Mr. George Dc Forest Lord. visited the office of the
County Clerk again yesterday morning and asked
permission to examine the books. MI. Gumbleton
met the committee and declining to accede to their
request, referred them to his counsel, 8essrs. W. A.
Beach and 4. II. Meade. Inquiry at the offices OF these
gentlemen showed that the committee did not for
mally call upon them, but Mr. Lord wrote to Mr..
Gumbleton's counsel indicating where communica-
ton might reach them. TO this note the following
answer returned
GEORGE DE FoR@sT LoEp:-
DEAR SIkn reply favor of this date relating to
the proceedings of committee in connection with Mr.
therein that he has hitherto declined 70 g"o Soa an I'M
sp~eetio nj, e the books b" You demand
whether or not he has refused such INSPECTION anfor
call to your attention the occurrences the time
q ne
to the Court that such inspection would be permitted
with the under which,
act n1s % direct end n
with becoming self.respect beg leave to add that tho
respect for the eminent Judge who granted order
s an IN M M
iheess anauheriaed They profess, agans. it, and haye
On his behalf therefore, decline to permit PERMIT tho
inspection you demand while the application of
committee for mandamus against Mr. Gumblcton
is pending. After he had given your committee written
permission to make the inspection desired your
Mr. Bush, with full knowledge of it, his
preference for hostile and reproachu proceedings which
hasty publication given with obvious unfair
sign Mr. Gunbleton will resist the Unnecessary and
Just attack.
Properly esteemng the motives concerned he con-
mnd you 70 as forum s have sng,sn and viii defend
NEW YORK Dec ~, 1878 4. X. MEADE
The matter will again come before Judge Davis. in
Supreme Court, Chambers this morning. the effort
ut injecting little common into the COntrO
versy having failed and both sides being determined
to fight 1t out in the courts
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-28
A MOTHERS LOVE.

James Ryan, of No. 1852 Third avenue, several
months ago separated from his wife Catharine and
agreed to pay her "a per week for her support pro-
vided she wonld leave the house, and also TO relieve
her of all responsibility in regard to their children.
Mrs. Ryan consented. and for . time all went
smoothly. Lately, however the mother had requested
that one of the little ones-a girl OF hve sum-
mers-shouId be allowed to live with her,
but the father refused and nothing more
was said ON the subject mothers love,
however, cannot be easily set ut naught aud ON
Christmas night. while MIR. Ryan was absent from
home, his wife, by of false key. gained ad-
mittance TO the house, and after pressing q silent
kiss upon the lips OF each OF her offspring quietly
dressed her little hveyear-old and carried her away
without disturbing the others. The little awoke
while being ROBBED but recognizing her mamma con-
cuded II was all right and returned 20 her slmbcr.
Early next morning the father discovered his loss,
and, suspecting tho author caused tho arrest OF the
his wife and arraigned her yesterday IN the har
lem Police Court. Judge Smith committed Mrs.
RI an for examination and meanwhile directed her
husband to retain the child in his custody.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-28
HOW TO HELP EX-CONVICTS.
NEW York, Dec. 26, 1878.

NEW York, Dec. 26, 1873.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
NV attention has been called to the letter of Charles
Fisher in your issue of the 3d. and George Hender-
to-day (cx-convcts). am thankful that Charles
Fisher has found such friend in Judge Otterbourg,
realizes more than do the utter indiffer-
of people to tho condition. prospects posi-
bties Of the released prisoner. During my work of
nearly four years in New York have conversed with
convicts from all parts of the world as there is no
steamboat or car which does not bring them to the
metropolis, and it has been small work to secure
honorable employment for 375. 1 have done
III that time OF this number over two hundred are
on farms in the West and their employers do not
know they the inside of prison; of the
nainder have started many In peddling business.
furnishing them from IS to s. OF capital, and am
free to say that Of the whole number have endcsv
orcd to aid not fifteen per cent have disappointed
in this my plan claim to be far in advance OF any
prison association" III addition. have supplied
TO every prison in this city useful library. now
have this work Incorporated under the laws of
che State and q board Of trustees elected, but
to the present date we have not had dol
lar in our. treasury until the late $500 from
of a suitable building and an endowment and in
way tho rich OF this city better protect their
own interests and that of society than to lend their
strength in cooperating with recognized organiza
ton, the results of whose labors speak for them
selves Il society would exert Itself ~ earnestly TO
II docs 10 create them there would be less need for
prisons We build churches costing millions OF dol
lars and yet shut up prisoners without books pa
pcrs or tie light OF Gods truth in any form. as lind
them al the land
For 40 years we have thought of nothing but
iron cages TO conhnc the crrng under tyranni
cal masters, and with prison discipline calculated
to denden any goodness In Them, and finally at the
expiration OF their sentence, to be turned loose
the world with full diploma from the devils col
legc.
Row. Mr. Editor, will you not please give space for
this note in your coiumns' and II you will send the
two cx-convicts, whose cause you have kindly
advocated me- will put them on the road to earn
an honest livelihood. LINDA GILBERT.
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RAILROAD OPPOSITION.

phia line to Baltimore have been completed and all
connections have been made 1t announccd yes
tertay that regular trains would run over the new
line in the course of two weeks. The companies In
the new combination are the Central Railroad Of New
Jersey, tho Bound Brook the Pennsylvania Northern.
the Philadelphia and Heading, the Philadelphia and
wilmington, the Baltimore and Ohio and the Uhesa
pcakc and Ohio railroads. These roads give the Ba =
finore and Ohio Railroad through connection from
baltimore TO New York. in direct opposition
70 the Pennsylvania railroad The officers of the
Central Railroad OF New Jersey said yesterday that
the combination roads expect to have some
with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. the latter
claiming to own one and quarter miles OF the COM
bnations road running INTO their depot ut Phila-
dclphis. The other side. however. claim that ono
third OF this distance is owned by the Pennsylvania.
oue.,hird by tho Philadelphia and Reading and the
balance BY the Philsdclphia end Wilmington rail-
roa,s and they expect that the suit will amount to
nothing.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-28
THE COURTS.

ALLEGED ABDUCTION AND SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
The suit brought by Andrew Honor against Will
lam Smith. which has already been before the Brook
Ign Supreme Court, came before Judge Davis, in
Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday afternoon, on
q motionby Mr.. John p. Adams, counsel for the de-
PENDANT to yacate an order of arrest under which
he is held in Raymond Street Jail. in default Of
$4,000 bail. or to reduce the bail. The action IS
brought to recover 5000 damages for al
legged abduction and secreting of plain
tiifs daughter Pauline. The plaintiff is a
saimaker and the defendant. who resides
at No. Beach str ct, Brooklyn, is ship painter.
The defendants aidavit states that the girl was in
the habit Of visiting his wife and often complained
of cruel treatment by her father and threatened TO
away that he advised her not to do so and that
he had nothing do with her disappearance and has
no knowledge of her whereabouts. His wife puts in
a similar affidavit, and various afidavits are also
made by defendants neighbors; giving him an ex-
ceent character At the conclusion OF the argument.
Mr.. Herman Bolte appearing for the paintin, Judge
Davis took the papers,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-28
THE MANHATTAN BANK.

An occasional depositor dropped into the Msnhat-
tan Bank yesterday to inquire when it would be pos
sible to withdraw deposits. but there was nothing
like excitement apparent. The sixty days notice
term expired yesterday but the depostors seemed to
be aware of the existence Of the injunction restrain
ing the managers from paying out any OF the bank
funds. As already stated in the HERALD. the bill
thorizng reissue of the United States bonds that
stolen has been passed by Congress and received
the approval of the President. but some little time
must necessarily elapse before the bank can obtain
actual possession of them One Of the bank officials
informed the reporter yesterday that when the new
bonds were received from Washington lie had no
doubt that the injunction restraining the institution
temporarily from paying out any moneys to deposit
tors would be removed. He also expressed his belief
that i'll q short time everything would come out
right
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-28
LABoRERs' COMPLAINTS

New YORK, Dec. 25, 1878.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In your paper this day Christmasl you write kindly
and teeingy of the poor of this city and elsewhere.
but not word about the poor laborers and workmen
who have been looking for their pay for the / two
months from the contractors the Riverside i've,
and up to the present have got neither pay any
satisfaction when they will the contractors
asked when they will pay their answer is, I'm few
days" II you ask them the reason why they don't
get the money to pay with they blame certain Of the
each other go to the Comptroller, he can't do any
thing; the Mayor, the same. Now, in the name of
all that Is just tell us who can do anything
We want no charity. We only want the money
which belongs to US and which we worked hard for
We do not wish any harm to those who are to blame
for all the misery caused by them, but we do wish
that while they enjoying their fat turkey, they
will only for moment think of US, who are looking
ut suffering families and cannot help them foI
want of our money, honestly earned
Speak for us. ONE OF THE WORKMEN.
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monthly estimates that have been certified to by the
previous and present experimenting engineers,
jectonabe delay in this report, and assuming such
materials and work to have been accepted by your de-
partment. inasmuch as, with the exception OF the
last monthly estimates, they have been paid for 1t is
apparent that the sum of the quantities is not in
cess.
Finally that the supervision OF the reception of the
materials and of the execution of the work in its
progress in their very character has not only
been III disregard of the original design upon which
tho contract based and OF its specifications but
1t has been in wise calculated to meet the just
expectations of those who to bear moiety of its
cost and OF the public at large.
Respectfully submitted.
CHARLES Fl. HASWELLl,
WILLIAM L. WORTHEN.
JOHN B0GART.
NEW YORK, Dec. 81, 1873.
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A WIDOWS CHARGE.
CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE ]

Tuesday afternoon, she says, she received note
from him bidding her to cali at the house for the
pass She rang the door bell at No. IL Horatio street.
at dusk and admitted by Prial who. she alleges
showed her into room of the hall and closed the
door after him. Mrs. Lancey alleges that he locked
It, and. drawing a revolver from his pocket, threat
ened to shoot her unless she yielded to his improper
proposals She tainted, she says, and remembers
nothing that followed. When she recovered she lett
tho house. she AYERS, wish caution from him
ringing in her ears to be discreet. say nothing
to anybody about what had happened under pain Of
death. She went to friends house in Brooklyn
and returned to New York on Thursday evening On
reaching her homo she said she an order from
him. This drove her to desperation. she said so she
informed her brother-naw of all the circumstances
and he took her to the station house, where she re-
lated the above Captain Washburne. who arrested
Pria shortly after at the corner Of street
ana ninth avenue. Prial denied the whole thing.
captain Washburne says that III 1874 this shot
AssemDlyman Dougherty in the left breast and a
bIacxsnth named McCabe. Judge Morgan remanded
him until three =. NJ to-day, when the case will be
investigated.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-28
OVER THE MAYORS VETO.

The Aldermen yesterday passed over the Mayors
veto the resolution permitting the Forty-second
Street. Manhattanville and st. Nicholas Avenue Rail
way Company to lay railroad tracks the Western
Boulevard. The vote Observation-Disclosures
Bennett, Biglin, Carroll, Erhardt, Foster. Gedney,
Guntzer, Hall, Keenan,, Herman, Phillips, Pinckney
Reilly, Sauer, Slcvin and waehncr Nays-Mcssrs.
Jacobus Lewis Morris, Perlcy and Shells.