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The New York herald., 1878-12-17
THE MIDLAND RAILWAY SUIT.

Before Chancellor Runyon in Chambers, at Newark
yesterday, the OF the Midland Railway Company
involving s3oOo,00o mortgage, mp again, bring
ing together a crowd OF prominent New Jersey law
yers. II is the suit foreclose the $3.00000O first
mortgage the New Jersey Midland Railway. A
vast amount OF testimony has been taken, and the
Chancellor set apart yesterday to-day aud tomorrow
for hearing the arguments OF counsel. The com
plainants George >. Coe and ex-Mayor
George Opdyke, trustees, who repre-
scented by Benjamin Wilson, Ashbell Green William
s. Opdyke and John ". Taylor The opposing coun-
sci Thomas Hoxsey, representing claim that the
first mortgage was invalid and that the third mort
gage bondDolders should be let in; John Linn repre-
senting chattel mortgage of s8s,OOD rolling
STOCK; Jacob Nanatta, defending the Delaware, Laca-
aud Western ROAD for crossing the Midland at
the west end Of The Bergen Tunnel Cortandt Parker,
r. Wayne Parker and h. b. Anderson representing the
Hudson Connecting Railroad Company, which claims
I've miles Of the lower section OF the Midland, the
Messrs. Parker representing labor claim Of SGU00.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17
WHITNEY'S INGRATITUDE.

NEW FACTS CONCERNING THE dURDERER OF
MALLoY-GENERoUs CHARACTER OF THE
VICTIM.
Continuing the investigation into the causes which
led to the murder Of John Maoy. Saturday night.
in front OF his residence. No. AGO West Fortyfrst
street. HERALD reporter yesterday learned some new
facts, which go to strengthen the original story Of
tine murderer's base ingratitude.
Maloy's history in New York for the last fifteen
years is well known and every who speaks Of
him does so to praise. He appears to have been q
man of very generous impulses and one whom he
had befrended yesterday spoke Of him to the reporter
with tears in his eyes, He combined two elements in
his character quite uncommon among his kind
he was thrifty and at the time gen.
erous. In men Of his class either OF these
attributes rule sufficient to crowd out the
other, but he had them both strongly marked. Ftf-
teen years ago he went to work with Mr.. Hawkins
his brewery in Fortyrst street. and by his sober
and industrious habits recommended himself to his
employer. He saved about $4,000 and started a
notion store, to which his wife attended when
he at the brewery. 1t was in connection
with his employment at the brewery that
the story was told to the reporter by
weeping man yesterday who lives in the neighbor-
hood. About year ago, so the informant stated, he
was taken into the brewery to work. and continued
there for some time When business grew slack he
was to have been off the lists, II being rule OF
the establishment that when hands were to be dis
missed those who came last went first Afailoy.
wife and family to support aud no in
fuence to get employment IL he was
discharged, went to Mr.. Hawkins and told
him that he would leave so as to make room for
the man it proposed to dismiss. He explained
that he had store and could support his wife and
children what it earned but that his friend if dis
charged might starve He quit the brewery. and,
during the eight months slack time, his friend
retained. Qnte recently he was sent for and resumed
his old employment
5frs. Malioy told reporter yesterday that in her
TWENTY-FIVE years OF married life her husband had
f< .strA Arl. hat
good-natured man, who never had harsh thought
against any one.
10y Coroner Woltman. HERALD reporter spoke with
him ia his cell during the afternoon, and during the
conversation Whitney denied that he had been shell
tered by Maloy and said that he might have taken
meal or two with him when he happened in during
meal times-nothng more. He pretends that his
memory In a blank from the time he left Malloy =
until the police arrested him, and nothing could be
learned from him concerning the fight. He says he
had i'll feeling against the dead and does not
know how 1t happened that he received stab wound.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17
DEFEATED THREE TIMES.

In January. 1873, the president Of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals visited the
slaughter house Of Davis, Atwood Crane. on the
west side, and found that the method used there in
killing hogs was to hoist the animals mp forty foot
gangway and plunge them while yet alive in boiling
water. He threatened to prosecute the prorrictors
whereupon they instituted action to restrain him
from interfering with them in he lawful prosecution
OF their business as hog sleughterers. The
tried before Judge Larremore. in the Court of Com
mon Pleas, and resulted in verdict for the de-
fendsnt. The plaintiffs appealed to the General
Term, which affirmed the Judgment OF the lower
court and the then carried to the Court OF
Appeals. That body has just rendered decision, in
which 1t afiins the judgment of the General Term
aud the lower court.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17
SACRILEGIOUS RUFFIANS.

MIsCREANTs ENTER THREE SACRED EpIFIcEs IN
BELLEvrLLE, n. j., AND COMMIT VARIOUS
ACTS OF VANDALISM.
The village of Belleville, MI. few miles out Of
Newark up the Passac River is in very angry mood
Just now in consequence OF the dastardly conduct of
some miscreans who broke three of the churches
of the place last Saturday night and committed
rious acts Of dissertation. There five churches
in the village--two Methodist. one Episcopal.
Reformed Dutch and one Baptist Tho Epsco-
copalan, Reformed Dutch and one Methodist are all
on one side of the main street near each other.
These were the ones visited by the dcspoiers. The
Episcopal church was entered by breaking in the
windows. The minister's surpce was taken from
the closet and torn to shreds; the collection plates
we're bent and broken. the burglars evidently
being desirous Of discovering if they were
silver or only plated ware. They
the latter and were cast aside. Two Sunday school
banners with rich, ornamental poles and mountings,
also broken and deaced. and little silver bell.
presented by Mr.. Henry ID. Marchbank to the SUNDAY
school. carried of. the only thing stolen.
sAcRILEe1ous MIscREANTs.
Entering in the same manner the Reformed Church.
OF which Rev. i. Dewitt Talmage used to be
pastor, and which not long ago celebrated
It's one hundred and hftieth anniversary,
desk and the hymn books from the pews and liter
ally cramned them into the stove In the morning.
when the church officers came in. they saw some of
the leaves of the holy volume strewn the floor
and the back of the sacred book in the stove. Its
form was preserved, but the moment 1t was touched
1t fell away into pile OF ashes II was
very ancient book. and had been presented to the
church by lady member Of the Blewett family, one
of the old Dutch settlers OF the place in the time of
Queen Anne. The loss OF this precious relic is .
source of great sorrow to the congregation Beyond
the smashing of the windows other damage was
done here.
Tho Methodist Church had q sensation similar TO
the others. Its clock carried o but left ut the
Episcopal Church.
A MEETING TONIGHT.
meeting has been called of the citizens to be held
tonight at the lecture the REFORMED Church
the object being to take steps looking to the ferretng
ont and furnishing of tho dcspoilcrs of the three
churches suspicion IL not directed toward any par
tcular quarter. The best Of feeling prevailed between
the various churches 1t IL not thought that plunder
was the motive but simply sprit OF deyiLrx.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17
MURPHYS BASEBALL BAT.

John Murphy and his wife Ellen resided in the rear
of No. 424 West street. with Patrick Bird for their
landlord. It was about ten O'Clock Sunday night
when Officer o'Donohue. OF the Ninth precinct, was
requested to enter the Murphys domicic and
prevent John from numbering Ellen. He went in
and Ellen embraced him, while John seized a
baseball bat and with it belabored him about the
head. o'Donohue managed to escape. but returned
with Officer Malaskcy to arrest Murphy, who had
nearly Drained him with the bat. But Murphy met
them with vigorous onslaught, and clubs and bat
full hand of the former, and taken to the station
house with his wife, Mr. Bird accompanied them.
and was locked up also for o too free use OF his
tongne. At Jefferson Market Police Court. yesterday
morning. Murphy held in $500 bail. and Mr..
Bird was fined $40 and held In $500 bail to keep the
The New York herald., 1878-12-17
CALVARY CEMETERY PLOTS.

Some Of the owners Of plots in Section No. in
Calvary Cemetery met last evening at No. 65 East
Broadway to take action account of the closing
by the trustees of the running In front Of
their plots. 1t claimed that when these plots
were bought some two years ago there were avenues
passing them eight feet wide, and that since then those
avenues had been cut up and sold for burial plots,
leaving no approaches TO the plots but the simple
narrow cross paths Mr.. Thomas A Byrnes, the plot
owner, said he had called on Vicar General QUINN on
The New York herald., 1878-12-17
JESSIE HUNTS MARRIAGE.

The elite Of Harlem thronged the Court House. in
125th street, yesterday morning in anticipation of
racy details to be produced by the examination in the
of Mrs. Jessie Hunt Risbey against her husband
David H. Risbey. who last week, is alleged, led
Mrs. Risbey-then Miss Hunt-at the point of a sharp
razor into the study Of the Rev. Samuel H. Virgin in
East 124th street. and compelled the young lady TO
marry him under penalty of refusal of having
her throat cut. Judge Kasmire, however announced
that by consent of counsel both sides the exani
nation would be adjourned to January g. Neither of
the interested parties present and the audience
slowly thinned ont.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17
BROOKLYN COMMON COUNCIL.

At a stated session of the Brooklyn Common Coun-
Gil yesterday afternoon. President Fisher in tho
chair, q communication was received from Mayor
Howell returning unapprovcd the resolutions grant
ing permission to run stages on Flatbush aud Bed
ford avenues The objection of His Honor is based
the ground that there is compensation guaran-
teed 10 the city tor the benefits conferred.
The resignation of Thomas nj. Riley, az Justice of
Peace OF the Third District Court received and
accepted Mr. Riley resigns to accept the Office Of
Sheriff of Kings county, to which lie was elected in
November. He will take possession of the latter
Office January l. Alderman Dwyer moved that
George Browne be appointed Justice In place of
Thomas NJ Riley. The motion did not prevail, and
the appointment to A the vacancy went over for one
weak.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17
POOLING THEIR RATES.

The representatives Of several insurance companies
met on saturday and formed preliminary organiza-
tion for the pooling of rates inland and marine
risks One Of the members has gone TO Canada with
the view of making arrangements with all companies
doing marine business there, and the success of the
pooling plan will depend greatly the encourage
Inent he meets The object of the pooling is said TO
be the establishment of higher and more uniform
rate of insurance for grain route to Europe.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED.

CoPINUs--InvTSE.-On December 16, 1878, py the
Rev. w. Hodeley GEORGE ii. CoPINus to MINNIE,
only daughter of Mrs. Ralph Irvine. late OF Giassow'
Scotland.
GoLDscHsuDr-KrScMAN.-A Cheyenne. W. T.. De-
cember IL, by the Rev. Clarendon M. Saunders, MAY
GoLDscHafIDr to GRACE c. daughter of Hon. John W.
Kingman, all OF Cheyenne.
VAN Corr-LoEscHIGK.- Brooklyn, on December
H. at Clinton Avenue Congregational Church. by the
Rev. Thomas IL. Burch. X. ADELE LoEscHrGK to
DAVID O. VAN CoTr, all OF Brooklyn No cards.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17
TERRIBLY WOUNDED.

Bonita Guitar. Spaniard. held by Judge otter
bourg at Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday to
await the result OF injuries inflicted by him on Ar
mena Pasquale In Greene street last Sunday night.
The officer charged that the spaniard had seized the
girl in the street, and forcing her head back his
shoulder drew knfe across her face cutting the
in two and then cut her downward from the tenn pie
70 the chin. Guitar denied the charge bt the oficer
swore he him do IL aud throw the knife away. IL
was found in the gutter sud produced In court.
The New York herald., 1878-12-17
BIRTH

IYNcH.-CHARIEs f. LYNCH. Of Williamsburg, was
presented on Saturday with q fifteen pound boy.
Mother and boy doing we'll
The New York herald., 1878-12-17


,--or sversge OF loss OF 3sss per cent
shrtingsA similar fraud is praetised these goods,
lbs in order self them iUs lbs There large guam
ttes Of these IN course Of preparation for foreign markets.
The same authority give. report Of the debate Of tho
Chamber % Coinuercs Of Shanghai and the experience
of merchants. msrbers 81 that Chamber confirming the
sboye tabiss We caused washed - pieces of
Eoott Massachusetts suffolk standard brown drills all
we'll known brands in China. with this result viz Weight
of 4oyard pieces Ia brown. put up export, -
pounds weight Of washing ~ 1872 pounds:
percentage y loss by washing. ~ 20 por cent com.
invoices Of January Ls sterling price reduced TO It's
equivaent IN American Kold aud American drills Ithe
shows The following RESULT the English manufac.
tnrer made his drills the American, with only
the price per yard IN gold 20 ii 24o cents while the price
of the American d on the same basis Is 80 100 CENTS
again: f the American manufacturer should degrade
his standard 70 the Engsn using M pcr cent sizing the
while the English price tue same basis s sIOOcent
difer.nce IN favor q the Ameriean dl 35IVJ cents
will also be conceded tba tue grade cotton used ~ the
standard drill IL much higher than in the Eng
go GEORGE c. RICHARDSON a CO.
NEW Yoax. April /. is54.
THE TRICKS THAT WERE VAIN.
cas- these startling disclosures were made TO
fhe Shang hal merchants they became highly indig-
nant the imposition practised on them and when
they want American goods now they Will not pur-
chase except they them unloaded from the vessel
SO you see said the gentleman. "our market III the
that condition as manufacturing community
would be much worse than IL really is.'
AN INvITATios TO CAPITAL.
.'Does manufacturing business in Massachusetts,
well. yes and Some of our old aud well es-
tablishsd corporations with comfortable surplus
laid mp do invite money but there is not much of the
stock for sale What mean by saying no Is that "
would be very unwise for anybody 70 start In with
newly raised capital and organize another corporation
for Misunderstanding purposes. 1hey would be sure to
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-16

At fire in the convent at Lii
moges, France, ON Nov. l9, 1888,
it was suddenly discovered that
one of the children Of the girls
school there had not been res.
cued. She was in a distant room,
and doubts were expressed Of the
ability to save her. A young
lady said: Il will try" and rush
ed between the flames on each
side Of the entrance. She was
regarded as lost, but finally ap
peared with the child in her arms,
King Louis Philippe sent her q
gold medal, and a young captain
in the army married. her. The
captain is now president Of tht
French Republic, and the lady
is Nine MacMahon.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-16

Mercedes, now Queen Of Spain,
is described as a very pretty wo.
man of the pure Spanish type,
with black eves and hair, fine
features, and a full figure. She
receives from the Duke de Mont
pensier. her father, a dowry o.
IS, 100000, q great quantity o1
diamonds, and a magnificent trou
seau. Her sister, the Countess
de Paris, sent a wedding gift Of 9
beautiful suit of jewels. The
young king gave his bride jewels
and his portrait set in brilliants
and the Pope sent q wedding
ring which he has blessed, and I
rose in diamonds.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-16

The following bon mot turns
up again and is worth reprinting !;
Mrs. Cady Stanton is said to have
remarked to some one who asked
her if she thought that girls pos.
sessed, as a general thing, the
physical strength necessary for
the wear and tear of a college
course Of study Il would like
to see you take thirteen hundred
youug men and lace them up, and
hang from ten to twenty pounds
weight Of clothes on their waists
perch them up on three inch heels
cover their heads with ripples
chignons, rats and mice, and sticl
ten thousand hairpins into thci
scalp-if they can stand all thi
they can stand a little Latin an,
Greek.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-16

Labor And capital.

Gov. Hubbard, OF Texas, in q
letter TO the Lampasas Fair AS
sociation, says
The great comprehensive secret
of the supreme conservatism, as
well as the extraordinary thrift
of the French peasant'y is, we
conceive, that their proprietary
ard industrial positions is one
tha. brings labor and capital into
harmonious and sympathetic com
bina siou. 1t is position in which
capital is directly and sensibly
interested in protecting capital.
Labor has something palpable to
conserve in connection with
capital capital has something
palpable to conserve in connec'
ton with labor.
TIE two economic factors unite
or a common ground Of conserva-
tism, bo,n intent on maintaining
peace and order from the fear
thai turbulence and revolution
might destroy the condition Which,
they cherish 10 common. Al the
seme lime in an agricultural COM
muni,y thus situated, there are
none of those sudden and vast &C.
cumulations OF capital which the
discirles Of Proudhon are accus.
toned to deuounce as the robbery
o, labor. Individual aspiration
to wealth is not stiaed, bat wha.
the individual owes to society is
not forgotten Of scorned in a
heartless ambition to attain
millionairedom at any cost to
hapless individualsor to the pub
lie at large. 1t should be the
study of American craftsmanship
to solve ou- momentous labor
proplem by infusing an equal con
servatism into reconciled labor
and capital.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-16
TABLE ETIQUETTE.

The following hints, intended
for young men who are for the
first time entering fashionable So
ciety, will. if closely followed, be
productive of beneficial results
Don't joke about the food on
the table. Don't whistle and
beckon to the sausage. Never
call the hash mystery, and, above
all things, never ask your host
when the butter had its hair cut
last.
Don't eat your soup with your
folk, this is an objectionable
breach of good manners. Re-
member that your knife is the pro-
per utensil.
Always eat all you wish while
at the table, for it is very unman-
nerly to fill your pockets with pie
or pudding. Remember the 18th
commandment--eat all you want,
but pocket none.
When you have finished eating
don't stave your chair back against
the wall, and put your feet upon
the table. Place them carefully
in the lap Of the gentleman or Ia
day sitting next to you.
If you see anything you don't
want don't ask for it.
Never put the napkin rings or
spoons into your pockets, as this
is not an act of refinement, and
may leave your conduct open to
criticism.
Some persons use their bread
to dry their plates with; this is
objectionable. The pocket-hand-
kerchief is the proper article in
this emergency.
After the meal wine is general,
ly brought on, In assisting your
nearest friend you should not use
the vulgar phrase, well, Gully,
will you have a ball 2, This is
ungeDtlemanly in the extreme
Use the elegant expression, "Sir,
will you have a bulldozer r
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-16

A physician Of Rochester says
that the girls Of that town are
very pretty, and they grow in
grace and loveliness until they
are eighteen or twenty, when they
get pale, sickly looking and faded
going all to pieces at twenty.six,
Among the causes Of their deteri
Grafton he enumerates the lack ol
exercise in the open air, the wear
ing Of wells that interfere with
breathing, tight lacing, round dan.
ces, and too much study. This
condemnation Of the waltz comes
from an unexpected quarter, al
that dance has hitherto been de-
nounced by people who were anx'
ious about the souls rather tina,
the bodies of the walters.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-16

Louisiana has done less than
any other State to encourage and
attract immigration, yet she needs
it more. Many a family, who are
eking their lives out in absolute
poverty in the barren North,
would grow rich here, if they
could get here, and were encour-
aged after they arrived. There
are thousands of rich acres in St.
Mary untouched to-day-because
the labor here is not sufficient to
work them.-Franklin Enter
prise.
We can say the same in regard
to the parish of Vermilion. There
are thousands upon thousands Of
acres lying idle for the want of
hands to work them.-TEd.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-16

Negroes from the back country
of South Carolina continue to
throng into Charleston with q
view Of taking passage to Liberia,
though 80 far no ship destined
for that far-off shore has made it's
appearance in the harbor. The
faith of these simple Americans
Of African descent in the ultimate
success Of their pilgrimage is as
tonishing. We'll git dar, shuah,'
was the reply Of a gray-headed
old negro. when told there was
no vessel to take him, and that
several hundred colored people,
bent upon similar journey, were
already almost starving in Charles
ton.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-16

Cold IN THE HEAD.--This can
be cured at once if taken care o1
at the very beginning. Dissolve
a tablespoonful Of borax in a pint
Of hot water, let it stand until il
becomes tepid snuff some up the
nostrils two or three times during
the day, or use the dry powdered
borax like snuff, az often as re
quired. At night have a hand
kerchief saturated with spirits o.
camphor, place it near the nos
trils, so as to inhale the perfumes
while sleeping.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-16
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