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The New York herald., 1879-03-02
ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Inc hrst annual winter meeting of the Scottish
American Athletic Club was brought to conclusion
last evening at Gmore's Garden in the presence of
5000 persons. The final heat of the seventy-fve
yards run was won by w. A. Edmonds IS feet start
in seconds L. f. Myers, New York Athletic Club
captured the half mile run in 2m 1918 The ANA
teur tug of teams of four men, brought together
representatives from the Harlem, Scottish American
and New York Athletic clubs. The New York team
first defeated the Harlemites then the Scots
worsted the Harlem boys, when the final pull
brought Scots and New Workers. face to face The
Scots made earnest and gallant effort, but the
New Workers landed the mark the rope over the
winning crease III 16m., 81 as. Fabregon, of the
Scots, tainted after the tug j. II. Hook
ing, Empire City Gymnasium. won the mile walk
(opened to those who had never beaten Sm, 3Ds in
7m 56s., beating field of twelve The winner was
exhausted at the finish. The match tug
or war, best two out of three pulls between
teams of the Broadway Squad of policemen and the
Scottish American Club, ten each. proved par
ticularly exciting. The policemen pulled we'll to-
gether and in 14m Has. scored their first victory
After necessary rest the team again together,
quired just 5m. 59s to do their work in
style and defeat their opponents. The go
yards hurdle by II. II. Moritz, Scottish
American A. G. in 32 seconds. The final pull Of the
military tug of war sent &c" ompany and '.B" COM
pany teams OF the Seventh Regiment before the
victory finally rested with "C company by six inches
only after pull of twenty minutes, the limit
time. walk of three miles, handicap was
captured by f. b. Holmes, New York go seconds
START. in 25m 42s actual time. The final heat of the
dash of 44O yards, handicap. was won by w. T. X.
Kendrick. Harlem A. G. (25 yards start in 55l4s.
The hurdle of 440 yards handicap, fell to T. E
English. New York 3O yards start), in lin. 94s.
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
BOLD ROBBERY.

Shortly after one o'clock yesterday afternoon. as
Mr.. stephen O. Gould. president of the American
Insurance Company, of Newark n. j., was entering
restaurant there, he rudcly jostled by three
young men, one of whom adroty abstrsctcd from
Mr.. Gould's pocket bank book, contain
ing $500 in cash and certified check
for over 81 200 Two of the three escaped
but a man who is alleged to have been the third
one Of the party, was arrested and Is held for
examination. He gives his name as Robert r. Harris
of fremont, Westchester county, N. Y. Nothing was
found his person, but Mr. Gould declares himself
confident that he s the man who jostled him.
and, he believes who robbed him Another person
arrested. but he proved to be respectable citi
zen hurrying to catch train.
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
ASTRAY SO YOUNG.

Anna Quinlan, red-cheeked girl of fourteen. left
her widowed mothers home in the Fourth ward.
about six months ago and has since gone sadly
cstray. Yesterday afternoon. on charge OF grand
larceny preferred by Charles willer of No. "A oliver
street. she appeared in the Tombs Police Court.
and admitted having stolen Sj4 from the maps
pocketbook while in his In the morning When
arrested she had In company with q friend named
Margaret Nolan. rented apartments In u tenement
house and bought S23 worth of furniture. Twenty
dollars were found in her possession when arrested.
Anna was held for trial in default of $500 bail Mar
garet was held for examination and Willer sent
to the House of Detention.
The New York herald., 1879-03-02

Mercantile. 1856; f. II. Holon. 1888; Donaldson Bros
146; Home, l43; Custom House. 13i; Gregory Il
Miller 1885, Phenix 1870. The conditions under
which the match was shot follows
Open to teams of five from any insurance
company, bank. college, mercantile house
telegraph company: members of to be
oond hde employees of the company
connected with the institution represented number
OF shots, two sighting and seven scoring shots each
man; position, standing; three teams to make a
match; prize to be three times before becoming
the properly or the winners entrance fee fifty cents
per man; no charge for rifles and ammunition: prize
10 be shot for every Saturday, from three =. NJ;
tries maue up to close of match prize, Ballard %
caibre rifle, with globe and peep sights
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
THE @. B. PAYNE STILL FULL OF WATER AT
CENTRE MORICHES.
[By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
YAPHANK. l.. l., March l, 1879.
The schooner c. B. Payne. Captain Hilliard which
went ashore opposite Centre Morches las. Sunday.
February 49, lies in about the same position
when last reported and is stil full Of water. No
pumps have been put aboard. the steamer Relief
having gone back Tuesday last and not having
yet returned. The schooner does not appear to be
hogged at ALL but is considerably keeled over toward
the beach, In consequence Of the heavy
Mr.. Bishop, the agent of the Coast Wrecking Com
pany. until yesterday unable to begin the work
OF dischaagng the cargo He has Q force Of thirty
men, and the cargo is hoisted into surfboats and
ghtered ia them to the beach, where it will remain
until it can be forwarded IN the bay packets when
navigation opens.
OFFICERS AND CREW.
The captain and mate still the beach
looking after things. The crew. with the excep-
ton or who has not sufficiently recovered
from the fever. and who still remains at the
house have left for the city two three
days ago. 1t is the opinion of the inhabitants here
that the weather continues favorable she may be
Hoated.
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
TENNESSEE'S DEBT.
REPORT OF A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE IN
FAVOR OF INvALIDATING Two-THIRDs OF THE
BONDS.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NASHVILLE March /, 1879.
The committee to investigate the State debt
ported to the Legislature to-day. The committee
gives the amount and character of the debt and the
under which the several classes Of bonds
sued, making adstinction between what they call the
State debt proper amounting to s2,105.0oo. and the
bonds issued under and subsequent to the act of 1852
aud subsequent acts, including the Funding acts
OBLIGATIONS INCURRED SOLELY INDoRsEB.
As to the nature and extent of the States obligation
for the rest of the debt incurred by the State they
declare if there is any obligation ii is secondary
as indorsers, as to gil ,221, 900. OF these
they say the law required certain conditions,
precedent and subsequent. which in nearly every
instance not observed. They say the greater
part of the present debt is the result of vicious
policy and corrupt legislation drcrinduced by the
various corporate bodies Interested in securing aid
from the State, and cite under this the act
Of 1852 aud the ante-war aud postwar amendments.
and the funding of 1906 1868. 1873. and the rail-
road sale of 1872 They denounce the acts for the
sale of the railways and the payment of the purchase
money in bonds of any SERIES as having been pro-
cured by interested combinations.
BONDS WITHOUT VALIDITY.
Setting out the requirements of the act of 1852
they conclude that seven of these were conditions
precedent, and legal notice to purchasers of the
sil22l 900 Of bonds issued in aid Of rail.
ways uuucr tnc hct Oh 1909 were vOlu, ana
any settlement thereof by the state rests not
in contract of ethics but upon consideration of a
wise state policy. There is much general denuncia-
son the states connection with internal improve
ment and corporations, including banks, together
with severe structures the alleged method used in
obtaining bonds from 1865 to 1853 and the subse-
quent funding and railway legislation.
A BLAST THAT WILL REcuIL.
The report is 80 crude aud partial and unfair that
IL will have the effect to improve the situation in the
long run-an effect similar to that of Gov
ernor Marks message the minds of intel
ItrAp In and
is radical that IL fail to have reactionary
effect Much OF the facts IL cmbodes are old and
have been before fully d discussed,
The committee nvalidate two-thrds of the State
bonded debt of $25,OOO.000.
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
F1rrY-M1LE WALK BETWEEN FRENcHY JOHNSON
AND GEORGE H. HosMER-THE LATTER THE
THE NEXT DOG SHOW.

The third annual bench show Of dogs. under the
auspices Of the Westminster Kennel Club. will be
held at Gilmore's Garden April 8, 9, 10 and IL.
The rules adopted by the Philadelphia and West
minister clubs will govern the show. All entries
must be ide blanks furnished by the club. which
can be had application to the superintendent at
his office, No. III Fulton street. Entries will close
Tuesday. March %. The premium list is large and
embraces satisfactory money prizes and silver
medals. Mr.. Charles Lincoln has been appointed
superintendent The managers William M.
Tiieston. DIR. W. g. Webb G. Du Bos wagstaff and II
alt
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
VAN WARTS s.rNpIAN VASE"

Ames Van Wart. the sculptor. has just finished an
Indian Vase. in marble. about four feet in height.
and of original and very cred.table design. On
either side on the rim are Sc ted two ngures
of Indians-one with crossed legs and the other
grasping his tomahawk and prepared to spring on
foe. Under these either side buffalo heads in
full relief Around the body Of the vase runs high
relief representing buffalo hunting and other scenes
in Indian life. The base is ornamented with planain
leaves, and the rim with those of the oak. Though
rather crude in parts there is much that is good in
the figures and the relief and the general effect Is
tasteful. The two Indians the rim well posed
and in good action.
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
A TERRIBLE DEATH.

Anthony Forst, eighteen years Of age OF No. 262
157th street. Harlem, terribly burned yesterday
afternoon by falling into vat of solution of potash
at the hat factory of II. A. Eames. at the corner
OF Sixty.sixth street and Second avenue. Bay
made to take him to the hospital last evening, but
he died in the ambulance. His remains were taken
to- the Morgue, on Willoughby street. Brooklyn, and
his parents and the Coroner notified.
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
THE RIFLE.

A match for the Ballard rifle was shot at the
Crcedmoor. Jr.. Range yesterday by teams of Ave
from the North British and Mercantile Insurance
Company. r. II. Holton Manufacturing Company.
Donaldson Bros. Home Insurance Company. Custom
House. Gregory Il Miller and Phnnix Insurance Com.
pany. Following was the result North British and
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
CREW OF THE ELIZABETH HAMILTON.

LEWEs, De1., 1IarCh
The steamship Lykens. which arrived here
to-day from Marseilles. brought the crew of
the ship Elizabeth Hamilton. of New
York, Captain Pintellen, which sailed from
Philadelphia January TO- for Trieste. The Elizabeth
Hamilton abandoned Mt February IL. She
Ia on board cargo of 257 5sl gallons Of refined
Petroleum valued at S21, $50.
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
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TROTTING IN CANADA.

BRADFORD, Feb. 27.-Purse $780, opened TO certain
horses named In the bill; trottng mile heats: best
thres in five. in harness.
A. n X. Wells eli. Ii. Erin Chief. ..........l 2
g. Hogaboom's b. q. Bonesetter. ..........3 3 q
W. H. bingham ch IA. valentine........ 3
j. steele b. M Jessie Dennis. .......
Time, 2.50ta-2:47.
SAME DAY.--Purse, $50; 2:3i class, trottng; mile
heats; best three In five. in harness
f. j. Pilkey's b. H. hAmber...................
j. Flenng's b. <. J. .F.....................2 4
g. kelletts b. g. Honest Billy .............. 2
Ia. CroMer U. x. tarafraxa.. a..................4
Time OF the second heat. 2:35L; the Others not
taken.
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
PEDESTRIANISM.
WILSON BEATS LoLLAUR AT A sEvENTY-Two
HOURS WALK.

BEATS L0EEAUH A SEvENTY-TWO
HOURS WALK.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
TRENTON, N. j., March l, 1879.
The walking mania having taken root here. last
Wednesday night at eleven o'clock two amateurs,
named Adolphus Wilson and P. b. Lollaur. CON-
menced seventy-two hours task finishing to-
night. In seventy hours and half the
score stood-Wilson, 1S01a miles, Lollaur 169X
miles; twenty-six laps to the mile. Wilson is
big. strapping fellow, about six feet high.
while Loaur is mere stripping. The latter's feet
became badly blistered. owing to bad training and
Shoes and it is owing to his pluck that he kept
on the track to the last minute The last hour and
half they made about three and half miles apiece.
large number of spectators visited them every day
and especially tonight.
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
SEVENTH REGIMENT ARMORY.

ALBANY. N. Y, March l. 1870.
The Governor has signed the bill to secure the
completion of the Seventh Regiment Armory In New
York city,
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
HERBERT AND BROWN AT TEN .MILEs-THE FOR
MER THE WINNER.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
LONG BRANCH. N. j., March l. 1879.
The pedestrian mania has infected this city for
some time past. Two walking Kinks have been kept
going with fair success for the past two weeks.
and tonight one of the most interest
ing events of the tournament took
place-a ten-mie match between Hugh
j. Herbert and Joseph Brown, both amateur pedes-
trians and residents of Long Branch. As both have
been training somewhat for the event by walking to
Freehold, Red Bank aud the various places in this
vicinity the distance ranging from eight to twenty
of the Atlantic Athletic Club in the
Theatre Comique well dlled at an early hour.
The match was for $50 side, sawdust track
OF forty laps to the mile. The race was
done by Herbert in so minutes and by Brown in
52m. 20s During the remainder of the race the
crowd cheered heartily, the contestants appearing
as If straining every they trudged round
clad in q gauze shirt and linen pants broke
down, making the last mile at very
slow pace. Herbert ordinary busi-
suit and won the race. Time for the
press acted as referee and timekeeper.
As the closed the hall was suddenly cleared by
the cry of Ocean Hotel on fre!'
FIFTY-MILE WALK BETWEEN FRENCHY JOHNSON
AND GEORGE H. HosMER-THE LATTER THE
WINNER.
BOSTON. March !, 1879.
fifty Jnile walking match for $3.50 side. between
known oarsmen was won by the latter Johnson
dropped out after completing thirty three miles.
Hosmer continued his tramp until the fortieth
mile. His time was Oh. Ann. Is.
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
THE THIRD NIGHTS FIGHTrNG-GREAT TX

CrTEMENT AND LIVELY BETTING--GEoRGrA
AHEAD.
New ORLEANS, La. Feb. 90, 1879.
The gathering at the Louisiana cock pit last night
was not quite equal in numbers to that OF the
ing previous The day was anniversary and
national holiday. There had been large parade in
the morning and there was big supper somewhere,
and of the crack regiments entertaining its
friends at a ball.
Eighth Fygtt.--Georgia shows a dark red, with high
comb and ragged gills, aud Kentucky ginger red,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-02-07
SHERIFF WALLACE.
How the Deficit IN the Hamilton
County Office Came About-whnt -
Wanted.

How the Deficit IN the Hamilton
County Office Came About-whnt Is
Wanted.
In view Of the late developemenls in the
Sherif's Office In this county, the legisla-
ture should consider the necessity Of
change in the law, 30 as to protect the
funds passing through that officials hands
Mr.. Wallace used the money Of that Office
ms If it were his own. This was what the
treasurers Of the county used TO do. Now
II is penitentiary offence for treasurer
to have his money anywhere except the
county vault. Why should the sheriff he
permitted to do with the public funds
what the treasurer is prohibited from do.
ing7 Men seek the sherif's Office frequent
ly to secure capita upon which to do bus
iness. People sometimes wonder why n
man engaged in business should seek n
county office, especially when he has no
qualifications ior such n position. The
course of Mr.. Wallace throws light upon
this. One OF his early acts was to loan
money to his bankrupt firm. A law that
permits this triAng with the public funds
should be promptly amended Itis known
to members of the legislature, that all
moneys paid into the court Sre placed in
the custody Of the sheriff. lie does with
those funds what he plenses. lie uses the
money in his business, il lie is in business,
or loans il or speculutcs with it. lie
places it in jeopardy nv Wallace did, and
runs the risk Of losing it, MS Wallace did
lose n good deal Of it. As a consequence
$4,000 that ought to he in the county
treasury is gone, and funds held under the
control OF the court are gone to II large ex-
tent. 1t is also stated that Sheriff Wal
lace's income from the office was $4,000
per annum, or $50, 600 Tor the term, while
the law intended to limit his compensation
to $1,000 per year, or $4,000 for the term.
Where did the perquisilcs come from
Was the law governing the sheriff's office
complied with. or was it openly violated
These are questions the legislature should
wrestle with. And now that new sheriff,
who is also in the mercantile business, has
taken charge OF the business, it is good
time to turn over new leaf To stop the
holes and make strong the weak places.
There have been sheriffs in this county
who did banking business on the funds
in their hands three years after they were
out of office. This, however, has been
stopped by an enactment requiring the
outgoing officer to turn over to his succes-
sor all money on hand. This turning over
business was what caught Mr.. Wallace.
But for that he might have run along for
several years. What ia wanted now is n
law prohibiting the sheriff from using the
public funds as the treasurer is prohibited
from using the funds in his charge. Had
the treasurer done what the sheriff did lie
would be liable to imprisonment in the
penitentiary.
Let a stop be put to jobbing in public
funds. Then the office will not be so eager
ly sought by business men without quail
fications, and who expect to run it by
proxy, the objective point being the use
of the money in their own business and
illsgitimate perquisites.-C Gazette.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-02-07
FROM MILTON CENTER

Mr.. EDITOR III the people OF this VIC
Unity wish to know what is the matter with
Mr.. George Bowen, ii they would but ask
him he will tell them that it was all on
account of that young lady visitor til at
came to his house one night last week. The
exact weight Of said lady is pounds.
On last Saturday evening there was
several parties from the country in town
and from appearances got pretty drunk.
One OF the party accused another of steal
his horse blanket, when angry words EN-
sued and they then clinched and went at
it. But they say that Sam got ~ worst
of it. Now | would not lave though,
that Mart was heavy enough for that.
Yesterday was ground hog day, but
guess that the old chap did not see his
profile. | rather think that it would be
better il he had seen his shadow and then
went back for six weeks.
The stave factory is rapidly cutting
out their large stock Of bolts, 80 as to make
room for more. MARK LACY,
February Sd, 1879.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-02-07
Three Spans OF Bridge Carried Away {!

DEAR JouRNAL;-After long silence
am inclined TO think l had better report
The first item is the loss Of our bridge
across the river at this place, the particu-
lars OF which are as followz Friday
afternoon the ice above the dam COM
menced to break up and in the course OF
one hour the river had raised TO within
ak or seven feet OF the bridge, and every
body was anxiouSly watching for the
wreck OF the Napoleon bridge, which soon
appeared in sight above the dam, swept
along by the irresistible force OF field of
ice. Its movements were watched by at
least four hundred anxious spectators on
il came riding over the dam ms il defying
the power OF the ice to crush 1t. Span No.
! struck a pier Of the bridge and was
crushed to pieces and passed under the
bridge without apparent injury, which
was greeted by the crowd with cheers.
But alas lor human expectations Span
No. came over like an iron monster on
its mission of destruction, sideways, as the
other, until near the bridge, when it sud
denly veered around and struck the
doomed bridge, carrying three spans of it
from its foundation into the food below
The spectators turned away from the sight
MS though they had lost a friend The
loss of the bridge il a severe blow on the
commercial interests Of our village, cut
ting off at least onehalf of the trade OF
our merchants, But our people, with their
usual enterprise, are already devising ways
by which the loss can be replaced, and /
hear that teams and men have gone in
purAuit of the wreck, which is reported
lodged along the shore below what il
known as the "Stone House Farm" below
Otsego, and to bring back the unchanged
parts to take their place in new struct-
ure, for we feel that we cannot get along
without n bridge at this point.
But, Mr. Editor, enough Of the bridge,
or we may louse sight of other items.
The health Of our people il generally
good, with the exception Of colds and Oc-
cusionally a case Of lung fever, but one of
which has as yet proved fatal, Mr.. Curtis
Smith, who lived about one mile south Of
town.
Rev. Downs, Of the u. b. Church, il
nOiulnS pIOlTHcleu neellng AZ tue u. ID.
Church on Beaver Creek. Rev Long, of
them. Il. Church, closed his meeting nj
what il known NJ the Lyder school house,
about a week ago, and then lmmenced
another on the west end Of his circuit at
the Sherron Church.
You zee by this That the religious inter
esls of our people are being looked after
by these reverend gentleman, may success
crown their efforts.
The schools OF our place are thriving,
also, the district schools hnreabnuls. Dis
lrict SO. 2, Snyder Town." under the ef.
Geient management Of X. j. Eyer. Esq
The 10Th school Is uuler pedagogue Cros.
by, of thi. place, and the Mckee school in
tlie hands ~ Rolla Whi,e, of Providence
township, Lucas Co.. also the school at
Rmd0lphs Corners IL presided over by
tif am not mistakenl j. y Kerr, and the
Potter school is taught by J, w. Benscho-
ter.
But enough ] hear yor say.
Yours Truly,
MACK.
Peb. ~, 1879.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-02-07

Gin. Gazette: Murder does not pay, even
from a strictly dollars and cents point of
view, either the criminal or the State.
The family of Hunter, who was recently
executed at Camden, N. ]. spent about
$4,000 to clear him, and all to no pur-
pose. The expenses OF the State were
nearly as great. The jury cost $780, the
hiring the friend of a runaway witness to
betray the latter's whereabouts required
800; a diagram of the scene of the muir
der cost $500; eight detectives were paid
$5 day each the hanging cost 500, and
there were the more regular expenses oil
the trial on top of all these items.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-02-07

Boston Transcript: Miss Dickinson's
earnings on the stage were fully equal 10
her expenditures. Upon the night OF her
debut at the Globe Theater in this city
the receipts were more than So 000-which
is said to be larger sum than has ever
ment-and during the rest of her fortnight's
engagement the money received mt the
door was never less than $500 perform.
ance. She had one week of very bad "bus-
iness" in the small towns of New England
but the manager was the loser, not she.
Subsequently she played before some rath.
er meager audiences, but her terms with
managers provided that she should receive
nearly half the gross receipts +, her servi.
ces. &c. as she took no risk whatever, she
lost no money,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-02-07

Pittsburg Commercial: II the fact is es-
tabliShed that Conkling has joined forces
with Tilden, and looks to him to
aid in the contest over the New York
appointments, it will be bad for both the
parties. 1t will injnre Mr.. Conkling with
Republicans, and Mr.. Tilden with Demo-
Gratis. Political trading is never a popu-
lar enterprise. We do not, Of course.
know as to the truth of reports. 1t is one
of the elements brought into the Custom
House fight, and may he susceptible Of n
satisfnctorY exclamation.