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When SECOR ROBEsON and his Ring ~
contractors went out ri power, the Demo-
cratic Congress stationed BKNJAMGS A.
WILLIS nj the Treasury doors To- SEQ that
the plundcrcrs left with empty pockets.
WILLIS betrayed his trust one word from
him would have stopped the payment Of
illegal and fraudulent claims amounting to
more than thrty-two hundred thousand
dollars. lie did not say that word. To th"
surprise and SORROW Of all who had believed
his loud professions and regarded HIN n u
man OF honesty he used his opportunity and
his position to cover the retreat of the cor
rupt gang. He took 32l7, 1876 Of the poo
pies money and crammed it into the peck
ets Of JoHS Roach and others like him.
In Mr.. WlLLls's card to the voters of the
Eleventh District he says.
No CLAIMS admitted regariin- which there was
doubt OF controversy ... N,body an elthcr House
disputed The ndcbtcdnoss 1hr pre- scented was one
a honesty and population
This is false. The claims for viii IA WILLIS
worked ON the floor Of the House and in com
mittce room were notoriouNy corrupt. They
had already been considered by the Commit
tee on Appropriations, and By them rejected
Every Democratic member Of the Committee
On Appropriations knew them to be Illegal
and corrupt and had already voted against
Incorporating them III the Sundry Civil bill
In the most favorable light IN which they
could be regarded they were nothing more
than private claims. As such they should
have gone before Congress IN the form Of
private blls, or have been brought before
the Court OF Claims for judicial dotcrmiua-
tiOn. But this course would hayo suited
neither BESJAMIS A. WILLIS nor joins
Roach, tor then the money could never
have been obtained 1t was not as claims
VI bills that WILLIS presented them IL
Congress, but as n pretended dcncicnc,
in the naval accounts. Every Democrat,
member Of the Committee on Appropria
tons Indignantly denounced the swindl'
when WILLIS sprang IL in tho House
Every Democratic member OF the Commit
bee on Appropriations voted against VIII
LLss lo6 after 1t had been saddled Oh to tn
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The Manhattan Savings Bank was robbed
Di nearly three million dollars last sunday
morning. The robbery coult not have been
committed but for the grossest carclcs-ncss
on the part Of the management Of the bank.
AUGUSTUS Scl,ELL is one Of the directors Of
the bank. The same AUGUSTUS ScHELL is u
candidate for Mayor Of this city.
II the city treasury should be opened to
thieves in the same way the vault Of the
Manhattan Savings Bank was opened, we
might see times which would put 10 the
blush the days Of TWEED and CONNOLLY
In reference to this Col. FELLOWS made a
very good point in his speech Every
man. said hc, "of the old Ring won't into
power with no stain on his honor. They
were not sinners when they went into Office.
What tempted them 1t was the possess
zion Of absolute power"
Now let Tammany have absolute power
once more, with man like Mr.. AUGUSTUS
SCHRLL for Mayor-if we may take his
management Of the Manhattan Savings
Bank AZ a sample OF his executive capacity
and how long will the men of good name
today remain better than TWEED and Cos
SoLLY Perhaps a good while perhaps
they would resist temptation more deter
minedly, but on the other hand. perhaps
not.
II is safer not TO try tho experiment To
elect man Mayor who was one of the
directors OF the Manhattan Savings Bank
Mt the time Of this most extraordinary rob-
berry would seem like deliberately unlock
Ing to thieves the door leading TO the city
frQasurv
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their names:
JunN u G ArxiNs Of Tennessee.
jaws " BtorNr OF Georha
ono X SINGLETON of Mississippi
Husttp ttYNtN of Pennsylvania
AHn,u : iifwirr Vt Sew York
WuitN \ SrAgKs NJ Illinois
MtIoN DrRu'N of Kentucky
Against the votes of these honorable mon
and against the votes of great ma iority Of
his Democratic colleagues. WILLIS. with
Republican help. secured for JoHN Roach
and others S32177}s that ought still to he in
the Treasury No more disgraccfu ras-
cality sullics the records OF Congress-
WILLIS did more than this He went as
far a. he dared 60 in an audacious attempt
to secure future benefits for JunN Roach
and other participants in RoBESONs sys-
tematic plundcring
II Is we'll known that during the last few
days of RonEsoNs administration he made
with his favoritc contractors Illegal con-
tracts involving future expenditure Of
millions. On the very last day of his term
81 Office he contracted with four parties for
the repair or alteration of four ironclads at
a cost to the Government of 32Gs. 600
enough to build and equip a small navy
under honest management. Nearly half Of
this sum was 10 90 10 JoHN Roach for TN"
completion Of the ironclad Puritan, ON
which he had already received hundreds of
thousands Of dollars.
This shameless and defiant violation Of
the law was the browning act of RUBEsON' :
official career. II found no defenders in
either party DICK THOMPSON promptly
suspended the contracts as soon as he tool,
RoBEsoNs place. That Congress would
cancel them was inevitable. WILLIS there
fore. in his report on the financial condition
Of the Navy Department. vcnturcd cheap
dcnuncidtion Of the irrogularity of these
contracts. but mindful 81 the interests Of
his friend Roach. hc went on to say:
Thee. contract. oi March q 1877 provided for the
completion iut doub' urrrt,d monitors. all ~ the
course of constructions to Wit the Iuuan. Terror. AM
ilttutc. uud Munadnock At the time at their suspcu
suu mo wora had been done under or hA virtue o the
lat u, utiun,d contracts
What shall lr drur with these vessels Is uuc sfiou
which Wc reserve tor the future, u heinz disconnected
from the purpo-c Of tli> report We w however stat,
that they viii be- formidable vessels of their class wei
adapted o haibor defence, a,f b'ir ..ptr, 81 nisl.i
t'q.i,,.f f. f',.t' olr aoty ,fsti.'"
The clause which We have italicized reads
like a passage from one of SrcoIi RoREsoN' :
annual reports, or from one of joins RoAcH'>
/ paid-for newspaper articles. 1t was writer
! in the interest IT JuHN EuAcI and of plum
der 10y BrNJAMIN A. WILLIS. a Democrat,
member Of the Forty-iirh Congress. VIII,
! has grown rich since he went to Washing
ton To- represent the Eleventh District 81
! New York
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m,~ Ed,,h May. Engagement.

Tho engagement OF Miss Edith May sister Of
Miss Carrie MAY. formerly afanccd 10 Mr jaime. Gorion
Bennett and of the OF the Yacht Mohawk
disaster. u which Commodore Garner and wife Miss
Adele Hunter Eud Mr. Frost Thorn persisted l. lust an
bounced The happy NAN j. Capt Randolph an Irish.
man iorncr, in her MAJESTY service whose name wa.
formerly Mullins the change having been made 300 order
tliuherf some money .ai. F iothcr's brother cant
Randolph came mere last summer. amt sient most
the .,Hr1t.fa Nhrut he rene wcl an acqutttf
auce with diss NiV naic originally in Dresicn They
are a. be- married shortly. ant they viii reside abroad
Miss kditl MaN tall aud handsome Nouu. lady with
mo darn eyes ami regular features She has been photo
efHphcd rs NOra Ern' III character which she ~
tanned 90 famous series ~ tlheau a couple
Seasons Ak. crowned with shamrock. AMI bearing a
harp amt ats therefore uniting that she should be-
~oocd and won by gallant lrlshmam
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Lower the lifcboats, save all the passen-
gers and then pitch me overheard is what
Capt. Howard Of the steamship Georgia is re-
ported to have said after the vessel went upon
the rocks. II all else that il said Of him
be true It would have served him right to
have cast him into the waves He was
in command Of a great vessel and
many lives were in his keeping. The
passengers saw he was continually drunk from
time Of starting. and that he was in rcvc in
his cabin when the shock came He staggered
on deck and gave orders until led away. The
pcrls Of the sea are many under most favor
able conditions but 1t must be admitted that
they are greatly increased II the voyage 10
made with drunken Captain.
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photographers to provide themselves With an
extensive stock Of his portraits. rs the demand
for them is sure to become immense. Every
young woman In the United States will shortly
purchase n photograph OF Mr.. WATERS; and
then the Jccring sIcpticsm OF the Washington
Post will be rchukcd by the unanimous voice of
the entire people.
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E..Mayer Klns.Iand,. Wm.

Surrogate Comm OF Westchcster County adj
united tn probate yesterday the viii OF Ambrose kings
and oN Mayor OF tins oiV Il made an Feb ~
ls7l His estate Ia IN children some Of h. sons
however w have possession NJ their cuNc shares
until they arrive At the R-e of 80 Ncar.. and the dal
tons shares are Tor lie use only. rhc eldest ap
pointed executors The bulk o the property consists oi
real stat. IN New York and hrovkyn.
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Salaries for what - asks the Hartford
Co1Tdi. commenting on the fact that the dircc-
tors Of the Manhattan Savings Institution pay
President $1,000 "A year. treasurer $4,000 n
year. and II Secretary ;S.OoO-out OF the money
OF the depositors. Of course
Better ask Mr.. AUGUSTUS ScHrL1, n leading
director tho bank. and Tammany candidate
for Mayor oi New York.
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CHARLES ErnERrpor. described as "t

CHARLES ErHERDGE, described as "thc
wel-known and popular insurance and llnan-
cial agent Of 81. Paul. has disappeared. He
was the Minnesota agent OF the Mercantile
Trust Company Of this city. and collected inter
est on loans made By the company in that
State. According To the ST. Paul PIONEER Press.
interest on a number ~ mortgages had failed
10 reach the company. and the New York office
directed foreclosure proceedings. ErHEKIppE
did not carry out the directions. and a special
agent was sent to ST. Paul 90 investigate. Then
ErnEuinGr. who was a respected church mem
ber Disappeared
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Dean Stanley arrived in this city from Plym-
outh Mass yesterday mornnr and wasd driven 10 Cyrus
" Fields house. m GramercY PARK MI Grover the
editor ol N"Auitn' hnyHhe and nr Harper, his travel
ling connnnlous alsn ~ Mr. fei- housr It prob
ahl' that the Dean viii preach IN Trinity church on Fra
A
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At nearly every meeting OF the Pilot Com
missioners now complaints are made that the
harbor is being filled with refuse. and in al
most every instance the agents OF the Street
Cleaning Bureau are the offenders In
two days last week ton scow londs
Of ashes and garbage that had been
collected in this city were dropped in the lower
bay load Of clinker and ashes collected from
the Union Ferry Company boats was also said
to have been sunk thcre. While the authorities
are dsputing over tho petty question Of Iuris-
diction tho entrances to the harbor are being
cloggcd Isn't 1t about time that some vigorous
action was taken aboutit?
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A gloomy feeling has scizcd the Nc
LAuGHLrN Democrats in Brooklyn in tho CON
temptation Of the chances Of those candidates
who ar, known to wear tho colors OF the Boss
One man power il in a bad way across the river
and there seems to be trouble Tor 1t all around
this wear
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capt. Jeul- rro,laed WIN a Place.

WAsnTNGroH, Oct 30 General and public at
cnuon has again been drawn to the tact that cant
jerks, the husband Oi Mrs jerks has a place iu the
Treasury Department, BY the tact that lac has been
called south to attend M. jerks. Who NJ Nith the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-31

The views Of our gallant and eloquent
fellow citizen. lhcHAHp OGoENAN. on the po-
litcal situation in this city are as broad and
philosophical n they are independent and
patriotic
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NV Yoas oct - le--
" NrtH sfr pf.Ifirg 60 800 iItDu n' Tfu Nfw
NoHN s.. ttu would 'h.gt nv iuormtiG me where and
When ,uud meet 900 Yours.
Lnrfs S,utsfNsrK tor Iuf stS
We know ~ no such man as this and no man
is authorized go address such letters To any one
ScHListSGEL is fraud whoever he may be-.
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II doesu,t takc gold quarter Of dollar will buy
bottle Of d.. Bull s'Ccugh syrup -Ais
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Ar free as waves which Mss hsrftet
As free as winds whose chants repeat
Her praise to distan; bondsmen. while
Her s0vereigns free their peerless Isle
JIIouN DurH
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The last stan2a. particularly in the last line,
shows a lack OF dignity unworthy Of pootical
composition Of a high order We do not, how
ever, present this poom W a model Of It's kind
indeed, it would be impertnent to present any
model 10 CHILDs. A. M.-but merely as u
faint indication Of what could be accomplished
10y master like him.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-12
WASHINGTON.

Interstate transportation Occupies
the House 10 Adjournment without
Final Action Fraud Investigation
In statu Quo.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE house
spent the day In discussing the bill ro'
ported from the committee on com.
MERGE TO regulate Interstate tranapor-
tation on railroads, aud 10 prohibit
discrimination on freights. No result
was reached.
No movement was made In regard
TO the contemplated movement for an
inquiry into the alleged presidential
frauds.
Notice is given by the lighthouse
board that on and after June 10th "A
fixed white light OF the frat order will
be shown from the lighthouse on the
Forney rocks, the northern extremity
of the Florida reef On and after the
exhibition of this light, the light now
shown from the Cape Florida light
house will be- discontinued.
Augustus G. Thompson has been APP
pointed acting assistant keeper OF the
Northwest Point, Royal Shoal, North
Carolina.
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CALCASlEU CARTER.
An lnsight into sbn log Seizures ala
SEIZURE Ciyii service Hciorm--fnsI
Travelling ana Lightning Counting

An Insight into shn log Seizures u In
sehurx Ciyii service Hciorm--FnsI
Travelling ana Lightning Counting,
LAKE CHARLES, La, May 10,--0ne
OF Special Agent Carter's witnesses, by
consent, testified TO the seizure of forty
thousand logs In one day; that Deputy
Marshal Govan, upon the day OF his
arrival at the west fork OF Cacasieu
river, stuck upon the tree u notice OF
the seizure of forty thousand logs,
more or less, lying on or near the west
fork Of CalcasieU river, Indian bayou,
Beckwlth's creek, Hickory branch and
all other tributaries and branches of
the west fork of Calcasieu river. The
ross-examination showed that 1t was
impossible for any man to travel the
country named in six days. Another
witness testified he was familiar with
the country, and could have travelled
over the part mentioned in the notice
OF seizure, In seven or eight days, and
merely looked at the logs giving Il
rough estimate of the number. To
have counted the logs would have re-
qulred ten or twelve days. Deputy
Govan left New Orleans for Calcasieu
about the 7th of May, 1877, and ar-
rived at Lake Charles on the 10th, and
at west fork Of Calcasieu on the 18th
of May.
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HERE AND THERE.
ChtcagOrixatiOn for S75 ,06O-Green.
packers State Convention tn Maine.

Grant at the observation-disclosures
ChtcagOrizatiOn for S75 ,06O-Green.
hackers State Convention In Maine.
LEWISTON, Me-, May 1.-THE state
central committee Of the national
greenback party has issued a call for a
state convention, to be held In this
city, on Wednesday, June 5.
PARIS, May IL. --General Grant Wis.,
tied the exposition to-day.
CHICAGO, May ia. d. Waldron,
a prominent coal dealer of this city
and most respected man, fell short in
his accounts az treasurer of the village
of Hyde Park from sixty to seventys
five thousand dollars. He has been
treasurer for five years, and gradually
become more and more involved In
business and investments, so that when
his term expires, as 1t will in few
days, he will be unable to settle.
Two games Of billiards. French ca.
roms, six hundred points each, be.
tween Jacob Schaefer and Randolph
Holster, were played here to-day. The
first was won by Holster In ten In
nings. His runs were ia, PA and l08.
Schaefer's total score was 2O2, and his
best runs were "a and &c. In the Sec
ond game Schaefer won In eleven in
nings, making a run of 442, Helster's
total score being 4l9, and his highest
run 307.
New YORK, May ia dispatch
from Paris says the customs officers at
Havre will not permit arms from the
United States for the Russian govern
mept to be landed.
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FOREIGN MATTERS.
An Attempt 10 Azsassinate Emperor
william, OF Germauy-Eur0pen Ar
fatrs Assuming Less Hopeful Ap.
pehraDce.
n Asaoolnted press Report.l

william, OF Germany European Al.
fatrs Assuming Ia Less Hopeful Ap.
penrance.
Moon Associated Press Report,l
LONDON, May ll.--A Times Vienna
correspondent says Lord Beaconsiield,
in his last interview with Count Soho.
valoff, explained with great precision
the special English interests which
England would under all circumstances
protect. England, rs before, lays chief
stress on European settlement OF the
question, attaching weight to form only
so far us 1t affects principle. The fact,
therefore, that England Is entering
into pourparty about various points OF
the treaty cannot be interpreted by
Russia III showing disposition on the
part of the British cabinet to swerve
from the line first adopted. Mean
while the war party in st. rsburg
is beginning to STIR
Count Schouvalotf Is thought to he
too English in his views, and on his
arrival he Will find that strong coup.
ter-current has set in against his per-
son as we'll as against his mission.
His visit to Prince Bismarck looks as
II he saw his danger and was intent
upon the co operation of the German
chancellor.
Negotiations for the surrender of for>
tresses and the withdrawal OF the Rus.
sian army from Constantinople are re-
ported to be progressing favorably.
The Times Belgrade dispatch re-
ports Bosnia in state Of great agita-
ton. The instruction is spreading
and the insurgents force all christians
to join them or burn their villages.
The daily Telegraph announces that
Viscount Surdon is to be admitted to
seat in the cabinet.
The dispute in the Maccleslleld cot
ton trade ended by the hands agreeing
to accept five per cent reduction,
working four days week.
The daily News special from Berlin
says the tone of the press is not alto
gether confident. The news from VII.
emma is generally warike, and 1t seems
to indicate that Austria does not res
gard her prospects improved by the
peaceful turn of negotiations between
England and Russia.
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THE TIEND FOUND.

Arrest Of the Negro fiend Richa rdsos,
| Through the ins,ramentaiisy of
Marshal Morton, i.r the Murder ~
MRS, Hue, Of Marshaii, on ,he Eigh,n
OF April.
la Fort Worth, yesterday morning,
jeh Richardson, the negro who MUIR
dered Mrs, Violet Blue, near Marshall,
on the 9Th Of April, was arrested. Cap
tain Morton, city marshal, hearing
That the negro was In that place, sent
to Marshall for u photograph OF hlm,
and receiving II Friday evening, he
sent II out 10 the marshal OF that place,
haying business here OF such nature,
that no could not 90 himself. Heleh
on yesterday evenings train to bring
the prisoner back.
The murder was committed for
money, which the liend knew to be In
tho house Mt the time. Mr. Blue, tho
husband OF the murdered woman, was
out cunning, and the negro taking nd.
'"'N"bN VI hin obSohNtf NuihIiiitttu wv
murder In order TO get the money.
Catching the lady by the throat, he AT
tempted 10 choke her 10 death, which.
after desperate fight upon tho part Of
the woman, he succeeded In doing
throwing the dead body In we'll IN
the yard, where II was soon afterwards
found.
The negro was seen In this city
few days since by Policeman Cornwall,
who was walking up the street. On
seeing the officer, who was In uniform,
he ran away, but Was overtaken aud
arrested. The officer did not know ut
the time who he was, but questioned
him ~ TO why he ran oil, when he an
swered that lie was afraid OF being ar.
rested for vagrant. Upon this tho
officer turned him loose.
A reward OF five hundred dollars had
been offered for Richardson by tho
relatives and friends OF the murdered
lady.
Upon Marshal Morton's return to
the city last night, at half past eleven
o'clock, II was learned that the negro
arrested In Fort Worth was the wrong
man.
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THIRSTING FOR BLOOD.

A Negro Desperate, After Sentence,
Darts out Of Court and Empties Two
RevoIvers nj His Pursuers Before
Capture.
MEMPHIS, May l1.--At tho criminal
court today, Judge LogwoOd sentenced
Mark Williams to the penitentiary
for two years, for malicious shooting
In connection with assaults on some
negroes In Big Creek, this county. A
few minutes after the sentence was
pronounced, Williams darted to the
door and ran down Poplar street.
Three deputy sherifis were soon
mounted and In pursuit, and finally
overlook him in the suburbs, and he
opened fire on them with revolver,
wounding Deputy McWaton's horse,
and continued shooting until his res
volver was empted. He then drew
another and continued firing till
brought down by a shot through his
hip, and was then carried back to jail.
He is also under indictment for muir
dering two colored men, and said yes
terday, il the judge sentenced him to-
day, he would kill the judge, sheriff
and attorney general.
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VATICAN yIsIsITUDEs.
The MAY Law Cuis an Negotiations
foiiey Of Resistance hessIyed Upon
~ she Vatican -rops's Health Im'
proving,


BY 'he vatican Ropes Health I'm
proving,
LONDON, May 1.-The special cor
respondent Of the STANDARD telegraphs
from Rome, that he fears that the
Jesultical and violent party has def
nitely triumphed at the vatican. The
pope's liver affection, no says, IL not
alarming, but no ought TO 40 away,
and desires 10 40 TO Perugls, but Ia un-
able TO resist the pressure put upon
him 10 remain In the vatican. Cards
nal Caterni project OF the congrega.
ton, has written 20 the German priests
who accepted the government stipend,
threatening their suspension II they do
not make public revelation against
the May laws, aad repudate the sii'
pend. A dIspatch TO the Reuters tele-
graph company from Rome, says after
the publication OF Cardinal Caterni's
letter censuring the Prussian priests,
negotiations between the vatican and
Berlin Immediately terminated.
The negotiation with the other powers
have also failed. The vatican In stated
TO have resolved upon policy OF re-
sistance. The pope's health has Inn
proved