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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-01
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GALVESTON December 70. Gold 81 2@l Oh.
American silver 50 90Gl Oh. New York 4@A
discount. New Orleans sight q discount
ana par.
NEW YORK, December 3l-Stocks opened
firm but the announcement OF bonner n
Co.'S suspension created depression and
prices nave since recovered. Money d per
cent Gold 81 02A, EXchange-lOng 81 S219;
short 81 ST. state bonds quiet. Govern
ment bonds firmer
Gold opened 81 va.
EVENING 5sepOrs-Eiue.C!al.
NEW YoRK, December 3l.-sterling quiet at
81 O2R. Money easy at Z per cent. cold
quiet and firm at 81 0234, Government bonds
faverish; new 1ve's 81 54. State bonds
q let.
NEW ORLEANS, December 3l.--Gold 81 OPS
al O3ls. Sight 5-l6 discount. Sterling bank
81 93.
Cation Market.
GALVESTON, December 3l.--Cotton, receipts
1929 bales; gross 1892 bales. Exports to
Gleat Britain, 6,UI8 bales; coastwise s52 bales.
sales ISL bales. STOCK l0l,I22 bales.
Market Arm.
SATURDAY. MONDAY
Good Middling....... &C ~
Low Midiling""......" 100 iO1sc
Good OrdlnGry....."." Sso Eso
Ordinary C
Low Ordinary......'" i
NEW YoRE, December 3l.--Cotton un-
| changed. Cotton exchange closed.
SATURDAY. FRIDAY.
| urlnnds .., II 5.l6c Ii &c
| 0ilraps. .,.,,,..,,... Ii 9.lGo IL Ssc
| sales $40 bales Futures strong.
| January Ii SlGll SIC; February IL lSgll 4Sc;
March ii 58tGll 59c; April IL 69gll Hci May
| IL Sl@ll SIC.
NiSht-Cotton unchanged. MIDI Ing up
! lands IL 5-lGc; Middling orleans II I-lbc'
! CDnsOidated net receipts Us III bales. tX-
p0rts to Cheat Britain IL 20 bales; France
| 2IUU bales.
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OLD,
TRIED,
AND
TRUE.
Terana arc acquainted ought tnLc-vith tB
yynn,Ie rful inertia OF that Great American Remedy

TEXANS arc acquainted ought To Lc-vith 10
wonderful inertia ut that great american Remedy
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rn,tOM MnrlGnt.

GALVESTON, December 81 .-Cotton. receipts
1929 bales; gross 1892 bales. Exports to
Gteat Britain, 6,UI5 bales; coastwise 81 bales
safes SOL bales. Stock l0l, 722 bales.
MurNpt firm,
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AN ORDINANCE
Defining and Furnishing OFFENCES
against Public Morals and Dtcmqy.
Be 4 ordained by the ouy Council Of tho

Be u ordained by the Ciiy Council NJ the
lliy ul Dallas,
section /, ANY person who shall Ia this
city be- iound Ia u htNlu nl lntnAluaupn la
amy street., higuNal, lhUWughtaio or other
public place, shall he deemed guilty OF "a
mlhdumeauor nd upon conviction Whereof
IN tie hecoidurd or MayurH court, DO hntd
uot more than twouiy dullntA,
Soc, 2, Any person who shall In this city
appear In any public place. IN aatato uf mud
ny, OF IN dress not belonging to his OF her
soN, on IN Rn Indecent or lewd dress, or shall
mako an Indecent exposure of his or hrrpeT-
SON. or be guilty ol AN Indecent or lowd act
on behavior, or shall exhibit, sell or otlbr TO
sell, any Indecent uT lowd book, picture, OF
other thing, or shall exhibit or perform, or
permit to be- exhibited or performed upon
promises under his or her management or
control, any immoral or lewd play M other
representation, shall he de "n'v ot a
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IL. Nj. GANO & SONS,
Real Estate Agt's
.RE2o r. E5ETR- 50.

AND
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-08
CIGAR STRIKE NOTES.

The strikers relief depot. IN Second street. was
yesterday abundanty supplied with beef, and men
and women with baskets were In plentiful attend.
This was the locality OF tho late disturbances,
but everything was quiet yesterday.
The Central Organization held secret session. The
outside opinion that the ufacturers would b
obliged to succumb IN a lew days.
Tho strikers fair In tho Bowery Is well attended
day and evening. Receipts on Sunday, 500. Opin.
ions among visitors divided 10 the
non-success OF the strike.
At Lchtenstein Brothers 4 Co., Bowery mon
unionl, few doors below tho far, over six hundred
and fifty people were found to be busily At work. Sow
erai families are ut work this firms tenement
houses IN Elizabeth street.
Foster, Hilson 4 Co have transferred their Cham
bers street factory, In which they could employ but
two hundred or three hundred hands, TO No IS Bow.
cry. where, when their arrangements complete,
they work u thousand hands
Edward A. Smith, Bowcry president OF the Manu-.
facurors' National Associaton) Is working about
hundred hahdR
The annual meeting OF the Cigar Manutacturors'
National Association Tor the election OF officers Will
BIO held on Wednesday.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-08
THE WILL OF JOHN @ JONES.

The will Of Mr. John Q Jones. the late president d
the Chemical National Bank. admitted 10 probate
yesterday Tho following are It's provisions:-re big
sister, Mary s. Jones. or her heirs and assigns. be
gives his equal halt part and all other his -
tate. right, title and interest IN the dwelling house and
land situated Twenty eighth street and Film ave
nue.; also the siiverware and furniture In the said
house; also the dwelling house at Richmond terrace
in the town Of New Brighton. Richmond county; aisa
the shares OF tho stock OF the New York Central
Hudson River Railroad Company he might own a
the time Of his decease. To Mary Mason
Jones, daughter OF John Mason, deceased,
no gives the sum OF $25, 600 To James d.
Jones OF General James T. Jones. deceased,
$25 coo; to Cordea Steward, vito OF John Steward
Jr. S25 900; to Helen Irving, wife OF John T. Irving
$40 600; TO Eleanor q. Morris, wife OF A. Neubold
Norris. $25, 900; TO my friend George Williams
cashier OF the Chemical National Bank, $4,000; u
"my friend William J. Qunan, Jr., now assistant
cashier OF the Chemical National Bank 000 70 the
Orphan Home and Asylum Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, $4,000.
The residue OF his estate was bequeathed 10 his
brother Joshua Jones, and his sister, Mary g. Jonea
He appoints executors Mr.. Joshua Jones, Mr..
George G. Williams and John T. Lockman. The only
next OF kin now surviving Is his brother Mr. Joshua
Jones, who resides the New York Hotel. The will
was executed March IL, 1876.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-08
A FRAUD ON THE WING.

A middle sized, middle-aged man, with a heavy
brown mustache, blue overcoat, buttoned up to the
chin, and q prominent nose OF the lsraotsh type,
stepped into the store Of r. X. Pustct Co., No 81
Barclay street, yesterday, and engaged the attention
OF tho chief proprietor In subscription list for the
benefit OF the sufferers by tho Barclay rc Tho
list Of subscribers headed with tho names of II. X
Il B. +. Thurber 4 Co., S75; Acker, Merrall L.
Condit, S25, and others Tor smaller amounts. Sympa-
thizng with The object OF the Mr. Pustet
put down his namo Tor $40, and paid the sum
the spot The solicitor next dropped into the
adjoining store OF H. 7. Holmbold Co.
and inquired for the manager, Mr. Meredith
l.. Jones, to whom no introduced himself James
Jones, clerk in the firm Of Thurber n Co. Mr..
Meredith L. Jones was pleased to BIO afforded an OPP
SO praiscworthy purpose as his namesako had In
view, but MI Underhill, who was standing near and
who felt seepttcal In the matter, wnked at tho man.
ager, ana James Jonos told to call again in half
an hour and get his money. In tho meantime Mr..
Underhil dropped over to OF tho
Thurber brothers, and ascertained TO his CON-
pletc satisfaction that James Jones
fraud, because no had received subscription
from the Thurber Brothers ana likewise utterly
unknown 10 them. When the half hour expired
philanthropc James returned to get his subscription
but this time no wore black coat IN place OF blue
Mr. Underhl desired him TO be seated and thon
moved quietly toward the sidewalk TO call the police
man who WAS on the opposite corner. James Jones
smelt rat, and quicker than flash o lightning
slipped bohind Mr. Underhl aud disappeared into
the busting thoroughiare Of Greenwich street. Ho
has not been heard OF since.
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opened on behalf OF tho prosecution by Mr.. Rollins,
who detailed At considerable length the erroneous
statemsnts in the company's report which the n
dictment has been framed all OF which has already
been made quite familiar the readers OF the HERALD
through its reports OF the trial OF Case
MI. Francis G. Walker was introduced as witness,
and testified TO the actual cost OF the building of
company IN Pine street. showing difference Of
$270OO0 between the figures and those furnished
as 70 the value TO tho superintendent OF Insurance
The next witness called was Mr.. John A. Mccall,
Jr Deputy Superintendent oil Insurance. He testified
10 the entertainments to the bank account and The
amount due from agents. In all amounting to nearly
S3oO0O0 On beng asked II he had any conversation
with the accused relating TO tho false statements In
tho report the witness reped:-He told me that his
life Tor the last three years haa been great deal OF
burden TO him that he tried 10 get along Just easy
as he could with all the surroundings that there
In the company but that young Case whenever be
wanted money would go into the whore he WET
more) and Case were and would talk 10 them there
about the punishment TOR making false statements
and about what should be done II II was known, aud
used get money from his father and the company
through their fear OF his know ledge.
Portions OF the testimony Of the accused ms taken
the trial Of Case then 10 the Jury alter
which the Court adjourned TO this morning
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-08
BROKEN BANKS.

Mr.. Best paid out $23, 900 yesterday on account of
tho first dividend of fifty per deposors Of the
National Trust Company. Each depositor, on receipt
Of his money, signed an acknowledgment to DO filed
In court. Payments will be continued daily from ten
A. NJ to three p NJ, until tho $500 dcpostors having
accounts the concern receive their proportion OF
tho dividend. Mr.. Best expects TO be able TO pay
another dividend within a short time
The receiver Of the New Jersey and New York Rail.
road Company has served him with a notice claim.
ing bonds Of that company, included by him In the
list OF contingent assets which ho found placed to the
credit OF the National Trust Company.
The Davis Sowing Machine Company have also
written to Mr. Best TO say that the bonds that com.
pany, found by him In the trust company's safes
were bonds which had been placed with Morris Wins.
low for specific purpose and which were misappro.
prated
Judge Dykmau, Of tho supreme Court has approved
OF the BONDS offered by Edward N. Tompkns, who has
been appointed receiver OF the New Rochelle Savings
Bank prior to assuming the duties. The persons who
have signed the bond OF Mr.. Tompkins for are
as 0llows:-Ihomas l.. Disbrow, Edward Lam
George b. Alderman, Conrad Roth Jacob Craw-
$l2, 500. Martin j. Keogh has been appointed counsel
TO the receiver.
The receiver OF the Clinton Savings Bank, No 24s
Eighth avenue, commenced to pay dividend OF
twenty live per cent TO the dcpostors at ten O'Clock
yesterday morning The amount duo tho /. 1852 de-
postors Is SCI, 723 49, nearly all the deposits being
SMALL The bank has yet TO realize house and lot
East SeventyiOurth street, No. 254 and house and
lot No $50 West Sixteenth street, fifty shares OF the
delunct National Trust Company's stock, two notes
Company's Stock and two notes for $500 each, made
by trustees.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-08
STOCK REGISTRATION.

To guard as far possible against the issue OF
stock the Exchange has careful in the selection
OF banks where registrations may be made Article
4 Of the bylaws OF the Exchange provides that
active speculative stock will be called dealt In
except when registered at some responsible bank the
number OF shares 10 be publicly noticed at tho me Of
such registry well the object for which the issues
OF stock Is about to be made Yesterday the Motro-
poitan Bank notified tho exchange that II agreed not
register any stock until satisfied that this article Of
the bylaws had been complied with.
Tho following notice was road from tho rosrur Of
the Stock Exchange yesterday :-''W abash Railway
Purchasing Committee receipts Will not be called here
after II all the required payments have been made
they may be exchanged for Wabash Railway shares,
which will DO called instead" Tho latter, which ara
registered by Metropolitan Bank, will DO good de-
livery for unsettled contracts In the former.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-08
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

Part OF the Court OF General Sessions was ad-
journed until Monday next owing to the illness of
Judge Gildcrsleove.
suit for divorce, brought In the Supreme Court b y
Priscilla Birbeck, through her guardian against George
Brbeck, has been sent by Judge Donohuc before a
referee. The plaintiff charges that the marriage took
place In May, 1875, and that then the
has violated his marriage VOWS.
Judge Daniels, sitting In Supreme Court, Chambers,
yesterday granted injunction restraining theatre
cal performances at the National Association Rooms
West Forty fourth street. Tho reason OF the order
s want OF license on the OF the proprietor OF
tho hall
Judge Barrett, In Supreme Court, Special Term yes
terday rendered decision for defendant In suit to
enforce payment OF deficiency against a stakeholder
Of the Greenpoint Sugar Company. The Judge holds
that the defendant had parted with tho stock before
plaintiff had acquired his right to sue, and that PLAIN.
TIN had not such equitable standing as would enable
HIM 10 enforce his claim
In Suprom Court, Chambers, yesterday. oliver Cay
who had been arrested for embezzng 5000 rom tho
New Hampshire Granite Company, was brought up on
writ vi haoeas corpus. the discharge OF the accused
was asked Tor by his counsel Mr.. William r. Howe,
on the ground that tho evidence was insufficient
which TO hold him, and the Court granted the motion.
Andrew stuart wants $4,000 damages from DR.. NJ.
~ Dunton Tor burning tho toes of ms newborn babe
II is claimed That The Doctor held the chd 10 tho
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-08
TELL-TALE CLOTH.
Z, yesterday

oicer Corey. OF tho Eighteenth precinct, yesterday
morning arrested William Ward while trying TO pawn
quantity OF cloth In First avenue, near Twentieth
street In his defence Ward said that strange man
had met him the Of Twenty third street and
First avenue and asked him to pawn tho cloth, prom
sing TO give him 81 for his trouble. Yesterday
afternoon, however, Benjamin Gordon, OF No. 049
Third avcEuo ideDtihed the cloth found with Ward
part OF the proceeds OF a burglary committed his
premises on Saturday night The prisoner was ar
ragned before Judge Ottcrbourg ana committed In
81, 900 bail 10 answer.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-08
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.

Frank Henderson, twenty-five years Of age, a shoe
cutter, and native Of Massachu sets, but residing
IN New York. was seen running away, with Others
the door Of the warehouse No. 43 Elm street
Saturday evening. Oniccr Bcg, OF tho Fourth pre-
cnct, arrested HIM. II was found an attempt had
been made TO break into the premises, where there
goods OF the value OF 100000. Judge Bixby,
at the Tombs Police Court, be ore whom tho prisoner
was taken yesterday, thought tho matter should he
further looked into, and so committed Henderson for
trial In default OF 81, 900 bail.
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stove after Its birth II into lfe but gave II
much fire tnat lost OF toes although II
lived eight montns thereafter. The Doctor den les
the charge, the child died natural death, aud
hal IT'S not BY his acts but by some subse-
queut quackery. The Case was TO have before
snerins Jury yesterday TO damages, but
definitely postponed.
In the suit for divorce brought by George Rathman
against Elizabeth Raihman Judge Van Hoesen yester
day rendered a decision opening the judgment for
absolute divorce In favor OF the plaintiff on terms
In the suit Of Eizloe Leib against John Leib which
Is brought Tor limited divorce, on the ground OF
alleged cruelty, and IN which motion made for
aimony, Judge Van Hoescn yesterday rendered de-
cislon referring tho matter to Mr. William S. Kelley
10 hear and report.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-08
THE THIRD AVENUE BANK.

In Supreme Court, Circuit, before Judge Van
Brunt and jury there for trial yesterday the
suit Of Samuel H. Hurd against Daniel D. 7. Marshal
which involves still further proceedings to enforce
liability for the deficiency OF the Third Avenue Saw
ings Bank Mr.. Marshal, 1t appears, was bondsman
81 500, and for this amount 1t is sought TO enforce
judgment against MIN. The plaintiff in the case, tho
receiver of the bank was represented by Messrs.
Frederick Smyth and Aaron j. VanderpocL and The
defendant by Mr. William II. Arnoux. Recently there
was obtained In the same court a Judgment against
another OF the bondsmen, who was at the Same time
director Of the company, but from the defence IN that
the one In The present differs in that he was
merely ON the bond, and not director He sets no
affirmative Defence therefore, that the bond is
ultra vires that not being director he had per.
lation to these matters he compelled rely the
statements OF the directors ana ocers that they
misin ormed and msled him that at the time he
Cuted the bond the bank was without his knowledge.
actually insoIvent that tho bond signed by him was
without consideration, and that there had been a
failure OF considerations; that he signed the bond
upon the condition that the trustees Of the bank
Several legal points raised the part the de-
fencc overruled by the Court ana the
ceeded on the issues raised by the affirmative defence
During the progress OF the case Judge Van Brunt
ruled out all testimony in relation to the alleged MIS-
representations 10 defendant by the trustees
condition Of tho bank. He also ruled out testimony
rs 10 the alleged conditions on which defendant
the jury they found verdict in favor of plaintiff
S3378 40.
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FOR THE PROTECTION OF OTHERS.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
am informed that some person Is circulating q
subscription list ostenslbly Tor sufferers by the
Barclay street fire, upon which my name appears
first as subscribing $25 desire to say that have
placed my upon any such list, and that Is
probable that the person Is circulating the for
mis- benefit. II. n. THURBER.
NEW YORK. Jan. T. 1873
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-02-08
staia TaiS "a q arr

Your every day toilet is part OF
your claracier. A gnl who hook.
like fury" ~ u sloven in the morn.
ing is not To le trusted, however iine,
ly she may look in the evening. No
matter how humble your room may
I've, there are cights things it should
contain, viz u mirror. washsta,,d,
soap, towel. comb, hair, nail and tooth
brushes. 'rhese are jn.t as essential
n your breakfast. before which YOU
should make god sni free use Of
them. Parties who fail To provide
their children with such appliances
not only make great mistake. but
comma ssia NJ omission. Book thly
in the morning aud after the dinner
work Is over improve your toilet.
Make il a rule of your daily life tn
"dre'. up in the afternoon. Your
dress may OF may not he any thing
In, calico, hut with n ribbon or flow. .
er, ~ some hit of ornament. YOU can
have an air of self.respect and satis.
faction that invariably come. with he,
ing well dressed.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-02-08

The recent discussion concerning
the existence Of a literal hell remind.
me oi a sermon ! hearl preached in
Kentucky in 1858, by Methodist
minister Who was regarled M q
learned and talented divine. Afier
depicting the despair Of the damned,
and the horrors of endless punish.
ment, the minister proceeded To en-.
tighten his hearers upon the locality
Of the lake that burns with fire and
hrimstone. lie said the centre Of the
earth va. mass of molten matter,
which every now and then found an
outlc, from the different volcanoes
upon the face Of the earth. The body
which contained this molten matter
was mere she'll, about twenty-five
miles il thickness, aud was gradually
wearing thinner aud thinner, and
would eventually become az thin that
It could no longer siand the pressure
from within. Theu general smash.
up ~oul cpsue. the sun would lie
darkened. the moon turned into blood,
and the world would I've consumed in
lire, and would continue To- burn for.
ever. and this continued burning
would lie hell. All of which was ia.
ken in by the reverend gcnilenman's
hearers as sound orthodoxy, notwith.
standing the fact that M word Of
Scripture would l'-ar him out in his
assertions, and in spite of the scientific
fact that the "shell" of the earth /.
gradually hccoming thicker. [Cin.
cinnstit'mmerciai.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-02-08

A BAD NIGHT.-A gentleman once
jined with n friend. when q most
dreadful storm arose. In hopes OF
abatement, the entertainment was
prolonged to the latest possible hour;
but at length il was over, and the
storm showed no signs OF ceasing. but
on the contrary grew worse and worse.
The host insisted upon his guests ac-
ceptance of lodging for the night,
in view of the impossibility Of reach.
ing his home. The guest complied,
hut in few minutes was missed from
the parlor. In half an hour he reap
appeared, drenched with rain. "where
have you been?" asked the host. view.
ing the singular object, which looked
like dog around the paws, and a
weeping willow about the head. H."
said he, quietly shaking of the water,
IL have been home 10 tell my wife
that as il was such a had night. !
should not return!"
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W. A. MORROW, Il. S.
PAY YouR DrHrs-Cleao h

Pay YouR DEBTs. hands
in matters Of money among the
young certainly ought to be the ind,s.
pensable condition OF the gentleman.
illness. No man who borrows and
does not pay, and does not care wheih.
er he pays or not, is gentleman, no
matter how witty. or gay, or fine he
may be. To speak in good, plain
English. the man who dresses himself
at snother's expense, not knowing
how to Pay. and not caring whether
he pays, is genteel scoundrel. And
yet such things are done by good.na.
tured folk, by kind.hearted people, by
persons who never probe them moral.
ly 10 ascertain what their tendency is,
and what they lead to.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-02-08

A dispatch from the United States
Vice Consul At Shanghai reports an
appalling famine iu Northern China.
II is said that 1900, 900 OF people are
destitute. and that children are daily
sold in the markets for food. This is
a horrible story. While Il kindles
disgust, it should excite the pity and
open the purse.strings Of the world.
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ling Democrat

THE PoriIATIoS OF NEw IoEK.
The State census Of New York for
1877, just published. gives the total
population at 4,69s.9js. The native
born number $500, $50. the foreign
l,l95. .66S. aud the colored 6,l2l.
Of the total population Of the State
3.202, ,O60 were born within the State.
leaving population Of | 1896. .Sss as
born IN other States and countries.
OF the latter 5l7,37T came from Ire.
land, 367, ,35l from the German En-
pire. aud l19, ,09O from England. The
growth Of city over rural population
appears to he as marked in New York
as any where else. Thus, while in
ten years the cities and suburbs have
increased at the rate Of 34.93 per
cent. the rural districts do not appear
IN have increased more than i.99.
The total number of voters in the
State is LIN .+62, Of whom AZ, $50
are natives, and 394,ls2 of foreign
birth.