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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-27
THE SILVER BILL.
THE GENERAL OpINEON Is THAT II
WILL nE VETOED.
Positions Taken by the several cabinet
gHifers-The HlIl Nennd to


WAsHtHaToH. Feb. 2s "A nanvass am6ng
prominent rnembers Of CONGRESS WHO ateHhed
the Presidents leves to night elicits The general
opinion thas the President will csrtaiuIy veto
the silver bill and that the message is now being
prepared and will be sent to Congress on OF
Many of The frtn ftiebls Of The bill admit this,
but say that the veto wi not bs sustained. md
tha. thaa. The ! ply ls bound to be 'otns n iaw;
somewhat over two hours, was devoted entirely
to consideration Of the silver bill After the nd
jpnrntnent. IT the Cab net the bill was given to
Secretary, sherman, who par'iad Il to bis office
IN the Treasury Department. where be was
shortly afterwards joined by Attorney General
Devens. and the two hsld q consultation lasting
Immediately ai..r the Adjournment Of The
Oal,ineI h,erefary ala,Orafy ttalstl ihas n2 de-
bilii aud tba none You'd fs rsaahrd TO- day 20
ii s stated tonight. outside. Cabinet circles.
that during The discussion on ths silver bill At
,orney General Deys9s and ss,oretary sehpra
General Ksy ahd seerstares MaGrafY AMI
hg @vosa " sas the sss1f =, The he 1 br.s; e
dents signature! md TINT asnratary Eyarts
favored veto, but took little part in the dis
aueslo1.
Il Is elso stated that seerstary sherrnan took
The ground that, rs The bill wes. perhaps. Tho
least Of The many evils The sllvatitss would
Tsf e se sw sr WIZ ~ rf5et IL sp
the Presidents signature, and that hs hal sv-
eft thing arranged. 80 far as his department.
WIS HHHtPEH'u& W bAEIF tHLp SHabh tub pTp%
visions Of the bill
st i another statement Is to tho effect that ths
Pr ri lent will ysbp the b II, and that Sslrs NJ v
Shermun and Attorney General Devsns have
been charged With The duty OF preparing t1s
main punts Of The veto message and still
another says That the President will sign the
bill under protest, aud send ringing message
10 D1ngfess on the snbjeft, md II Is the prspn-
| ratlon of the points ip this messals that Heote-
tary shsrman .,,.. and Attorney General Devehs
In connection with this snbjec, it may be
| stated that Senator Matthew's and Pttstnas ter
| General Key as we'll as Representatives Gar
| flaid aud Foa ter have, during tho past day or
! two. predicted ihat the President would veto
tbs bill /. Rhfls the Director ~ the Mint has sK ;
| pressed The opinion that he bill would became a
| law. otherwise ssetethrv Sherman would never
have made. as he has done. all the necessary
Announcement to earry into effect tbs provisions
Of The bill. Including The purchase Of a large
amount Of silver bullion.
1t is generally agreed in official circles that
The fate nf Lie bill. 50 far rs tho aetiph tf tbs
President is concerned. will be decided tgsmhr
row aud communicated to C11gtess md to the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-27
A furious 4 Will

BhooRIra, n. Y. Feb. 2s In The Kings eoutt-
II snrroeats's Court the viii Of David Haf-
fispn. 81. who died on the fourteenth instant
at New Rochelle. Westehester county N. T., has
been offered for nfobate.
At tho time Of his death deceased was 50
at about siT5 900 Bssidss his wife, Mrs. Mary
Harrison. he left q son and ons grandson. He
directs that out Of his personal estate. Within
thfss months after his dseease, The sum of
$40 900 shall be set apart aud be known az the
Island fuhd
Hound Island and Hafbor Island. portion Of
his property, are TO be hsli. together with the
STUN Of s2g,0o0 md all aeeumulatipn thereon.
forever. Hound Island is t1 hs used ~ q fam
ily burial ground for the deuaased, his family
and whatever relations may desire to be buried
khefe,
The will also directs that from Whatever In
rptne In derived from the island the stlm Of s2n :
900 shall be used In taking care Of the island,
and also for the maintenance edueaton and
support Of two destitute white fsmals orphan
children who shall have been born in vsalpek.
and who shall havs no brother or sister living,
TO be sestlsd bg the exeeulots aud tha sur
yivpf or survivors IT Theses orphan children.
their successor or suaHnsspts, ars to fsside OH
Harbpt Island until they shall have attained Tho
age ef 81 years or marry when two more nhii
Hfsn are to be Ghrea Tor iU like IN inner, and SO
On al inflntum, II being the will of tho dhesassd
that the fund shall exist forever, Tor the purs
poses named.
The widow will contest the will On the ground
that the trust Is not sound In law, and tha testa
tor was Of nnseunl mind. The case comes tp
for hearing March IT,
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Murder ured ar Jealousy.

NEw YoHK. Fob. 2e.-rhe vagaries Of love and
jealousy received another pointed and terrible
Illustration on SUNDAY last In the cruel md cold
hlooded murder Of Private Peter Alberts. of
Company y. battalion OF Engineers Mt West
Point, by hja ehum and comrade in the same
company. Michael Tabin.
The story Of the murder. and OF its surround
INK circumstances. In IN extraordinary one In
many respects. A veteran sodier Of fifty four
deliberately shoots down his ftiend and NESS
mnte, prompted by jealousy. craaed by his Mt
tachment for one, whom he claims as wife.
q grandmother. and who moreover according
to his own story. made no pretense OF love for
him.
He lH satisfied now that he has k isd his rival
who is regarded by his fellow soldiers ms per-
fecily limo 'ent. and nmly sums UP his situa-
ton m he In being put in irons. in these words.
Il suppose III have to die for him."
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CosGnEssIOaAL PROCEEDINGS.
The senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.--Ths Senate was oatef
being absent.
Ferry be declared President pro tom Of the
Mr.. Bayard moved To amend BY striking out
proceed p the. election Of . President pro tom
namo of r. VI. Ferry and lnsertA q. Thurman.
Tie original resolntfon was then adopted
without division and Mr.. Ferry was escorted 10
the chair by Msssrs. Thnrman and Anth my.
On taking the chair Mr.. Ferry thanked the
Senate Tor their expression Of confidence. and
relying II 5On their generous support would en-
ter upon tho discharge Of the duties Of the Office.
The journal OF vest erday Was then read by
" Among i The petitions and memorials present
ed during the morning hour were several pro
testing against the transfer Of tn. life saving
service from the Treasury to the Navy Depart
menL
Mr.. McCreary presented 3 resolution Of the
Legislature Of Kentucky fayoring the repeal of
the bankrupt act. Referred.
Mr.; Beck presented a similar rssolntIon In
relation to the tax on tobacco. and for liberal
appropriations for the improyemen. OF navi-
Mr.. Plumb called np his resolution Of yeater-
nay s 81 ns 70
70 the securttfes taken or held BY tho Union
Pacific Railroad Company for its aid to certain
branch roads. and report the answers 10 the
Senate.
at the suggestion OF Lr. Paddock the resolu~
ton Was again laid over.
Mr.. Beck called up his resolution inO-elation
to the In position OF taxes for the purpose Of
creating sinking fund for the exinguiahment
OF portion OF the public debt. introduced Jan
uary d.
M. Morrill, asked IL the Senator proposed ita
reference TO the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Beck thought the sesolution formed the
basis of ae,ion f,r the comm 1tee. and should
Continued ON Last rage,
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The New York Herald on tho HUNDRED
C1ntcst of Hayes TitIc.

New YonK Fob. 2s The Herald editorially
says the Presidents title. much like the ghost
In the play. will not down. and it IL consequent
" np again to-day. almost ms lively as ever,
But whether Ii may bo considered as revived
otherwise than In tho disordered fancies Of
some uneasy politicians. is doubtful. At ell
iost his title In court though hunted hotly by
our reporters everywhere, cannot be traced 10
satisfactory authorities. The story was that the
Democracy. that was very lukewarm when the
man t, be seated was Mr.. Tiden were prepared
TO come snergeieally forward In assertion Of
MIR. Hendricks.
That report did no injustice to tho will Of
certain Democrats, but it did not make fair
allowances for their practical methods In bust
ness when it made 50 light OF Mr.. Tilden's rela-
how he was TO be put aside. In iact as NIL
Democrats are hori fled ut the Republican
system system OF seating another man than the one
ieet? There is conunbum open for public
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cyhe rutna m Iunacy Case.

NEw Yoag, Fob. 2s,--J. Earle Putnam. the
handsome man Of thirty two made n raving
maniac by alleged false imprlsonment for SLAM
Romes i e who whose " nstrnmentaiiy = ia nc eausing
the unfortunate mans imprisonnent, nero
pretense is said to be Suspicious character.
board. and after Putnam's arrest said to the pro-
prietor Of tho hotel. Il can keep Putnam In jail
ns long as / want: there are twenty five hun
dred cases to bs tried before he can get into
court and can keep him In jail for six months
or two yenfs."
In tho presence Of two boarders he Unlimited
that Putnam could get out by the payment OF a
sum Of money. The matter is TO be investl
putad
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A BROOKLYN Prize Flight,

oBRooKLyN. Feb. 2s-Last evening within a
prize fight. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher had
probably not gone to his rest when the fighters
were ready for the contest. The place was n
we'll known stable. and the proprietor OF the
est, blishment admitted all those who paid one
dollar for q ticket A reporter was permitted
70 enter after deposting the required sum in
the hands OF very savage young man.
kea.ed In hugxfes. coaches, phBtons and
trucks were many we'll known merchants law
yers. brokers aud others. who live IN New York
and brooklyn. There was a cleared space for the
fighters. and the owner OF the stable covered the
windows VI tn heavy blankets. He was much
friends enter. The stable was crowded and The
spectators spoke In whispers. Several stalwart
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police efflrefs tVere outslds. but they Of course
knew nothing If What was about to transpire
within. Geo. MeGarthy was master Of core
money In trust for the winner Of the fight.
Jack Moore. weighing 100 pounds matched
against Geo TYSON, otherwise known as Mo
Iiaughlin, who weighs 1ls pounds. " seemed
to be thorough understood TINT 1t was to be
desperate rsnepnn sr. and sympathy and en-
thusasm were enrbaiiealy displayed in favor
Of Tyson, They fought with el5vfs, and
aotnrd ng to The rules Of ihe London nrize ring.
Moore won inst blood. aud .Tsson showed .an
absences nf vint. The fight endsd with The
shedding Of blood There was dispute about
the winner aha no decision wis given.
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The POLK InyestigatIon.

WASHINGTON Feb. 2s-The Committee on
Civil Service Reform to-day continued the ex-
animation OF Col. s. K. Donovan Assistant
D0orkeeper OF the House.
It was made apparent by Col. Donovans state
ments that there is employed In the door
keeper department q large force in excess Of
that authorized by law, which fact Col. Dono-
van stated was owing to the necessity Of prop
erly protecting public property and tranaactine
the necessary business Of the House. He ad-
rnitted however. that II. at the beginning, he
had been restricted to the numb .r actually al
lowed by law. he could have E1anaged to get
along 18th 1T. The committee then adjourned
until tn-morrow
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-27
The Consular Diplomatic Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2G.-The consular md df-
plomatic bill IL about ready to CONS before the
House. The House Committee on Foreign A.
fairs are unanimously against cripDltng this
service. A member OF this committee reports
that Mr.. Hewitt OF the Appropriation Commit
tee. who il OF the aub-commttee having the bill
in charge. Is In favor OF snstal ming the views Of
Secretary Evaris In behalf nf increased salaries
to some Of the consular officers and In some
instances giving them the authority of dit 10.
mats: and also Of en- larging consular Offices and
with foreign ports may b, adyantageously in
nra aaf
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Klcuts; I'M MtAiR.

BRooKLfH. N Y, Feb. 7e.-Miss Annie Hop
kins, n gradnnts of Packer Institute. beautiful
and accomplished. with oil tho money at her
disposal she needed, WIS arrested day for
shop-lilting Her wealthy family are plunged
in deep grief. Mr.. Hopkiua said his daughter
had been out Of her mind for some tnls. and ile
thought her alteration might have turned into
kleptomana. Prof. Crii itenden became reapon-
sibe for her appearances. .hnd she waB permitted
TO go homo with her father. The. property
found In her residence was retained for identl-
finatton.
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The owen murphy Defairation.

NEW YoRR, Feb set4Tha Commissioners oi
Accounts to-day submitted 10 the Mayor on
elaborate report Of their examination of tbs
accounts 1T The Excise BUafd. Owen Murphy g
def, leatinn is officially reported at $50 900 II,
addition to which are sevefal Sims amounting
to al4 bto. deposited with the bohid, of which
no entry was made in the banks 81 ths Excise
Bnard. making n total Of sst.5lo deficit.
The commissioners say hat the the It was not
concealed, and that the dafalcatign ought 10
Lave been dateote1 hy other commissioners.
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Rauna entity or Murder.

INDIANAPOLIS. Fob. 2s-5rhe trial OF arsenly.
the negro WHO .tnnrdsTad his mistress ,at tho
door OF the California Htrsst. Church. Christmna
svs. was brought to close this afternoon. Tho
verdict Of the jury is MS follows.
We. the Jury, find tbs defendant guilty OF
murder In the first degrees. MS charged In the in
dietment. and that he suffer death therefor"
There was y rnnrmur of approval in tho
court room on hearing the yeEdiei. ] he sheriff.
with n strong gusrd, Immediately removed the
isonSr to the county jail. wnsrs n lhrge crowd
gathered but s1Of, quietly dispersed.
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NOmin Mf1ons.

WASHINGTON, Feb 1e -Ths President to-day
sept tho following nominations 10 the Senate:
hlapspn w. Beard. to be Collector OF Customs
for tho District Of Boston and Charlestown.
Michael HhauEhnssssy. 1f Mississippi. to bs
United States Marshal for the Territory of
Utah. #E.
M Albertson, 10 be United States District At
torney for the Eastern District III North Caro-
lima
California. and r.. nj. Eanham, at Ray City
Miailiuuu
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The Pacific Ha,lrea ds.

WAsHtHaToH, Feb. 26s--The House Committee
on Pacific Railroads held an adjourned, meet,
he s HGR m ss1s pss s aaassa esd e.
poses to eompe. the Union Pacific Com pany to
2psr,aste ts rood IN eoonsstioh with the Kansas
line. without any disgrimination OF any Kind.
according 20 the sxisting acts OF Congress.
The Union Paolfio Cotnpany, which strongly
ney Dillon. its president. Mr.. .Kimball its gen-
eral passenger agent. aud judge shsllabarger.
The Kansas Pacific Railway, which favors tbs
bill. was represented hy Il Willard. one .gf the
receivers and Judge r. Usher apd !. M. Wood
ss S Of 2 s s's1 3" asi "aa sad. esaG
more or less. Interested In tho measure. were
also IN aienaanes.
This mornings session was devoted to m ar
bendholders Of the Kansss Pacific nallroaa,
WAsHlsaTon 1 Fs6 seMt i, ,1 morse, White
On pasao Hailronds In behalf of himself and
Rhs Rasssa s Pnse Easss s saa 4 { e wals hs
eha'tsf' II eeopnse.lon with tbs Kansas taeldo,
tho hnrdship had besn paid for BY tho govern
rnant Mt the time Il imp9se Cd the obligstion
for thirty years without intsrost, Evsry six
m"s ngeo"nt Il Jaon fse sds n Sq td"ds r9s
interest on those several payments. Of which
thers would be 1fty D1bs IN hlt. amount 10 about
sla.ggo,opp. This was clear donation. even sup
posing that the Union pUiic Company should
pay IT'S government indebtedness In full at ma
turlty.
The whols road west of Cheyenne never cost
gnentiy 1t was- ab ard for the Union pacific
Company to upead the great cost Of that
section OF it's road rs u rsason for non-cOmpli-
hncs with law. when that cost had been really
borne by the government and not by the com
The law required the Union Pacific Company
and the branches named In tho acts Of 1861 rnd
without. any discrimination Of any, kind In
favor of one or against another. Tho Union
Pacific Company claimed that IL had the right
eass & s' al aq sasne "s On, y dhsf s
course would, result indirectly In discrimina-
tion against themselves,
They say the western half Of their. road Ia
more expensive to the company than the east
ern half, and hence they ought to be allowed to
discriminate They say they do not want COM
psnsaiion for this alleged extra cost OF opera
through freight and pnssengerss arriving at
proportion OF their total earnings, which they
claim t2 earn on the vest end OF their road.
not amenable to the ru CD ef either law o.. nath-
ematics. He also argued 70 show that, the cost
of operating the west half Of the road was no
greater than the east, half and said that
tho statement made to the contrary should bo
received with extreme caution.
In conclusion. Mr.. White argued that the
hska by ress s ga'a n ho Sss foaa u hs be
laws affecting ,'beae roads. since the remedies
afforded TO private persons were not effectuai.
He believed this to be rnanifestly Il case calling
hear the last Of this grievance until there was
executive action.
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Mnhbsrs Fsiled ny n QnIeh- yyltted
Woman.

attempted item to to rob Tie jswsry store of q. u.
Voss. Bae EastoNinth street. while his wife WAS
in charge shs made M noise but being ~
woman uniak. wittsd and sci T. tJossessed. she,
with sseming oarslessness. .oput her hand
against one Of the large phnes in the window,
aud with n sudden and firm pressure pushed
with n crnah, that attracted everybody pssslng
and ut the Rnms time frightened tho robbers.
They fed and sseapad.
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The AHcIsar Line Lung .lsore mems strike
All Quiet.

NEW YoRH. Feb 49, Everything +. uuiet to-
day on The piers Of the Anchor line. The force
Of Iongshorsinen employed iE somewhat larger
than ordinary, but work is progressing about
as usual, not much delay being 6eeaspnsd BY
the breaking IN Of new hands Home Of the old
ones have gone to work. end not tho slightest
disposition to create n disturbance has beetl
manifeHtad I is believed that the old hands
generally wllSndeavot to get back.
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state Depa rtaent Expenditures Eottnsit. @

WAsHIreToN. Feb. tfg~-Tha sub COMMITTEES bf
the COMMITTEES ON Ex pendithres IN tbs State
DepattI snt. consisting of MeEsts. Turner Ut
Kentucky, Meyhsm apd tundy. to whom was
entrusted The Investigate N of the charges
brought by ex-CpnHnl j. O. Myers against Hon.
asotge r. sswatd N mister 10 Chinr and q. u
Bradford. Consul General Mt Shanghai, had fa
first mesting this morning.
, Mr. Sp ingsr nhairman of tbs whole orrf~
nittaa, WIS present, Ms were also Mr. Myers Will
bis counsel. Hon. Matt CarDsptar. anh Hon.
Mr. Beward In behalf OF his brother accom-
panied by bis counsel. Hons II. r. Mstfck aud
| j. Hublsy Ashton. Messts. Msrriek and Ash
ton suggested that bsfots any examination ~
Witnesses bs gone into certain correspond
| encs In ths possession Of tho State Department,
bearing IN The subject matter nf the charges.
| be printed, and the charges themselves fermu
lated.
| Mr.. Carpenter replied tlat II This nyestga-
| ti6n wss to sssutns the praess character Of
judicial inquiry II would. OF course, ps usll 4,
do what the counsel bad suggested. In his
| Legislative experience, however, hs had never
known n congressional committee TO be able
| 10 eaHduat strictly Judicial Inquiry. and he
| doubtsd whether 1t could be done In this In
| stahse.
| The members OF The stbseommitsss being
/ unanimously II the npinion that tbs prosasd-
| Ing, though not d judicial trial. was in the limo
pf an Inquest By u grand jury II was decided
| That Mr. CARPENTER should formulate the
charges. and fhh tbs State Department be
uut stad to furhiaf, tlIs fonHittas With the hor
respondsBes 5errsd TO. The committee then
adjourned until bo-mortgH. whom Mr.. Myers
| will he, ri ntIip
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rroDosru Inebriate Asvlum.

PnILApTLPItfA Feb. 2G Many Of the lending
had meeting in Vineland to orgauizs - state
inebrinte asylum In that city, Charles McGhee,
II wealthy citizen Of PhiladelphiA and q large
owner OF Vineland property. proposes to do
nate $4,000 to tho institution. Tho aim is to
haye an asylum like that In Blnghamton,
N Y
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A Fala From, a Traprzr.

NHw YeaH, Feb ~. "a variety performances is
nightly given at the Mozart Garden. Brooklyn.
ton on the rapeze by NJ. Tsseeli and Mile.
Lefsvefs. who are man md wife. Mile. Lefs-
yere, in leaping from an upper bar upon ons
yses to hun her over the heads .of The audience
fell to the ground. distance pf twenty-five feet
She was not seriously Injured
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saved from, suicide.

pouanHEEratH, NJ ". Feb. 2s.4An unknown
woman. suppoRed to have respectable eonneo-
river on tho ice. look ing for an opening for the
purpose of drowning herself. She ID insane
and cannot give her name. There is great
curiosity to learn her history. bhe 10 now
lock- cd TN
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Tne piver ana uarbor nlll.

WAsntHeroH, Ysb. 2s-Ths House Committee
on CONNIE has agreed to the following items
In tho river and harbor bill: For tho improve
Hatchie Fla, $4,000; ChattnIIoochie md flint
rivers. Fla. and Warrior and Tombigbse rivers
Ala. $4,000.
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oThe Fishery Award.

NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-A letter from Gloucester
Nj ass, the fishing metropolis of New England
says the Washington treaty has been violated
and the injured persons complain bitterly ol
the injuHice Of the Halifax award
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Police Captains Di.tnissed,

New YORK Feb. 26.--The police commissioners
to- day. by unanimous VOTE dismissed Cauts.
Foley and Seidert from the department: the
former on tho technical chnrae OF falling to
serve warrant. and the latter for giving false
testimony In q trial against two officers.
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Disfranchising Non-Mormons.

SALT LAKE Cry. Feb. 2e--Tn this city the
election bill, disfranchisinR non -Mormons
and the bill taxing the mines, by Gov. Emery, Is
increasing and meeting OF the leading etti-
zens IL ca. led to denounce thS act.
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A Fatal .gusnrs.

BROOKLYN. Feb. 2s In the insane asylum last
week ] mes Lynch Jumped out OF a fourth
story window Of the Institute causing death in :
stantly. The officers in charge OF the asylum
are thought to be careless and an investiga-
tion has been ordered.
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vanderbilt win contes, Resumed.

NEw YORK. Feb. %. Tho contest over the late
Commodore Vandsrbits will. begun by his
daughter. Ms. Iebau. was resumed ihis morn
ing. The first Witness was George N. Terry.
companion Of G. J. Vanderbilt, who is also
contestant. who WINS questioned BY Mr.. Lord hs
@. j. Vanderbilt money.