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ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD.

THE TAX RENSSELAER, COUNTY PAYS FOR THE
SUPPORT OF HER PAUPERs--sERIoUs CHARGES
AGAINST THE MANAGERS OF THE ALMsHoUsE
AND HOUSE OF INDUSTRY.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
Troy, n. Y, JAN 90 1879.
The committee of the Board Of Supervisors have
investigated the expenditures of the County Aims
house and House of Industry. and find that alleged
fraudulent claims to the amount of $4,000 were
charged for tho maintenance OF paupcrs last year.
1t is charged. among other items. that 200 pairs Of
shoes were CHARGED and 900 used; that nearly ten
thousand pounds Of beef charged for at the
keepers family table and one-rourth much used;
that exorbtant prices were charged the county for
everything; that meats, grains or vegetables
supplied paupers were charged for at the
highest market figures: that vegetables grown
on the poorhouse farm were sent to .
market owned by the deputy keeper and offered
sale to the pubc that when stale they were re-
turned to the poorhouse and charged to the county
mt market rates: that a the produce Of the farm
thus sent to the keepers sons place and returned as
purchased supplies that shoddy centennial" blan-
kets furnished for bedding and charged for Mt
sixty cents each, costing twenty cents tina. large
numbers of these were charged for that were never
received az the almshousc that the keeper
also collected bills from the State and county
for transportation, swearing that he had not
received payment tor the same after the official re-
cepts show that he had; that he charged the State 81
same To remove an illegitmate child from the city
TO the Almshouse distance three miles, carriage hire
and 81 are charged. Eleven hundred weeks board IS
charged for that the investigating committee claim
is purely fictitious.
An ASYLUM FOR LAzISEss.
The condition OF the Almshouse is condemned
From twenty to fifty men are huddled in one room.
with low ceiling poor ventilation and lack of proper
cleanliness. Tho inmates in many instances able
bodied men. who came there on the recommendation
OF politicians. and are boarded for the winter About
twenty OF them canal men. who are waiting for
the canal to oren.
GROSS MIsHASAGEMESr.
The insane and idiotic are grouped together in
cordemnable manner. neglected and filthy, the room
sickcning to behold. A number Of helpless old
women are in apartment with but one small
cress and In Of could scarcely hope to escape
Tho buildings of wood. close together, little
better than barracks. Tho HERALD correspondent
visited tho institution to-day. DR.. Hcgcman is
cper of the house, aud Mr.. Ford and assistants.
Ia the accounts 81 900 pounds OF beef charged
for feeding 200 paupers and LOO pounds of tea I'D
barrels of potatoes and 40 pounds Of tobacco
An attempt will be made ut 20 indic the keepers
for perjury in certifying 10 fraudulent vouchers
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Halett Boston; schrs Three Sisters, Brunswick; WIN
Mosely Bcaty Barrarqua -, ~, :.
SOMERsET. Jan a7-saisd schr Urbsnna. Alicn. Nov
York. x,.,,
WILMINGTON Cal. Jan 2l-sailed, brig Tanner, Will
Jams San Francisco. -, ..,
(Sp), Ocerim Cicnfuegos . r,,,. NJ.
2jth-Arved bark Bragg (Nor Snivessen sev,le ,sntu
Topping {Br Erickson verpool Nancy Holt tbr irinh
do: brig Amelia tNori Thorsen Lisbon.
Cleared--Bark Kong SEX tNor li,tten, Liverpool
WOODS HOLE, jan 25-Arriyed schr Maud weostsE
Mitchell Weehnw ken.
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SPOKEN.

Ship Daniel Barnes Stover from New York tor AMER,
Dec rs, lat n. Ion ~ W. 8.
Ship Endynion (r) from Liverpool for Tybee Jan II
Off Blnckwmter Lghtship.
Ship North American treeman. from Now York FOR fo
kOhama Nov ~. LAT ~ 5, Ion - W.
BARK Templar. Bartlett from Now York for Cape Town.
Dec H. lat ) \. Ion % W.
srhr Gomez Bailey days from Now York for An
tGua, jan II lat 30 Ion M.
Sch va2or from brunswick Ca for New York, 81 days
with loss deckload and in want of provisions Jan
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SAILED.

Steamers Parthis tsr for Liverpool; Santiago de Cuba
Havana; Morgan City New Orlenns: city OF Columbus.
Savannah ,iulf Srcnn Charleston ships nt0inette dr.
Hare: FIoctford AMER: Pacific Moncvdeo: Dunrobin
lBr Bremen ) Wright Br London knrspors tBr, do:
Ssrks Iovdng Non. Ncwry Paul Thormnnn ,;cr Bcr.
deanx: Edward IIvidt Nor. PAssagcs Veronica Nor,
Rotterdam: Fannie II Loring Cardcnas briggs Hyperion,
Havana. La W Armstrong, Arccbo: schr J ID Robinson.
Also banks Ingolf Ger, for Cette; Die Gartcnaubc
1er) vararnso Imperntor tNor), Havre; brig sophin
Cook (Br), Bayonnc.
Sailed from Sandy Hook steamer Montana BD. for Liv
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

OBSTRUCTION NEwBURypoRr BAR
The Newburyport Herald of 18th says:The pilots report
that part of the wreck of vessel lies Undecided In the SAND
Ncwburynoy bar projecting four i've feet from
the bottom 1t lies directly In the track at vessels going
coming with the lights in range and is danger
obstruction which should be renewed Mt once.
The Crook Buoy side Of Providence River has been
replaced.
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WESTERN UNION TIME BALL.
PORT OF NEW YORK, JAN. 20, 1879.
ARRIVALS.
REPORTED TiE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND HERALD
wHIrksToNE TELEGRAPH LINE.

wHIrksToNE TELEGRAPH LINE.
Steamer Wisconsin Or 3Ss1 LssIos Jan is with
steamer Somerset !sr, Sa%psr, Bristol Jan Is with
heavy and Nv gales. with heavy eonis,eS
q y p"s.s tho aa
Steiner switzerland tselyl, Andersen. Antwerp Jan Il
cs.an e'S ROM & VIII SsS
s"'ss
sanding kept for her and found her 70 be the schr
f%oa WITH G in With and
m and %asfa aa ss pGs s
% all TODD and brought them to this port
Steamer " < scholten Dutch Wis, Rotterdam Jan q
Edye Go Had heavy westerly gale With high seas The
SS Of si s
With mds ws. and "a s to u Mallory Gs I'd s
lon T. = PASSED Sark Panels. Stephenson from Rio
sss ss% ss
ss Of 81
hours. with mdse and passengers to Alexandrc sons
Shin Ionmc Barr tof Yarmouth Ns). Robertson Ant
wcrp via Southwest Pass % days in ballast to Boyd
BARI Mary Pipes of Amherst Ns Bartlett Dublin 50
days in ballast order Had succession of NV and
s ns Mas 10 s t Of o s Ne% havon Dill 81
days: with sugar to Wa p Armstrong Had moderate
sehr Grace Davis OF rosland PoSlc rernambnee Nov
We s to Marcus Hunter co.. Put int" ScreR With
Of sails and manmast and towed from there by tug
sehr Matte Rnlon Fountain Para via Hampton On
rom 1SSSs ou II q
lon y 80 light b,niins winds we're encountered Ian
% hove the vessel to under Close and
"mesd 1 sails and kp
being then IN "a. ~ Ion o. sS she wa aan ro
s g = n; @ , ~ %d ~ Fs d
for Cape Henry and put into Hampton Roads for supply
Brig Curacao r, Faulkner Curacao II days. skins,
&c, 20 Joseph Foulke's Sons. 49,, ,
Ns" Gi # %
Psrssns Lona Jan - 3. y lon ~ took gale from
sehr Nelly ol." Howard Washington, NC, da, s,with
naval stores to W !iinmann y,.-.-:.
snr Aasnt e. wrs"
schr American Team. Crosscy. Baltimore for New IA
PASSED THROUGH HELL GATE.
BOUND SOUTH.
Steamer Neptune, Berry, Boston for Now York, with
m p e Sss Fish, Now Bedford for
VIII %a'e Bafin DAYS.
with mss and a'p passengers to Isaac ois
WI s for New t Y0, Nav
Schr Lizzie Taylor New Haven for New York.
Sehr Henrietta willard, Bridseport for New York.
schr Samuel r Godwfn, Williams, Stamford for New
schr l. 4 Tales Wells, tirccnwich for New York
At anchor in Hart Island HOnuS-Scnr Ge0rSc
Norwood Williams. Ms for New York 80 days with
potatoes to " Duryea Il Co.
BOUND EAST.
s ggs S M Kew Ys for
Schr Western STAR Gross New York For New Bedford.
Schr Nsdsb, Palmer. Hoboken for Rockport.
schr samuel Lewis, Alley weshayken Tor Eockport -.
sehr Plymouth Rock, Bcarsc Weehawken for New Bed
ford.
slhr Ida Hudson. Clark, Amboy for Portland, Nc.
Schr lIync, Otis. Amboy for Portsmouth MI.
Schr Tyler Bushnell. Port johnson for Providence.
Schr Render. Howard, Virginia for Providence.
Schr American Team, Crosslcy, Philadelphia for New
Haven.
Sailed all before reported Mt anchor In Hart Island Roads
except brig Bredalbanc.
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WEATHER REPORT.

TotYuyAp, Jan ?a-wind ST. fresh misty
LrvsRrooI. ian 2tt--wind Sc. fresh strong.
PLYMOUTH, Jan 29Wnd NE. fresh overcast barometer,
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BELOW.
CLEARED.

Shin Britannia of LavcrpooD Hamilton from Calcutta
Aug H. via Bermuda
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SHIPPING NEWS
OCEAN STEAMERS.


DATES ov DEPARTURE rRoMNEw YORK ron TIE MONTHS
OF JANUARY AND rEynrAny.
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HERALD YACHT WEATHER OBSE1t-
VATIONS.
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THE BARRON MYSTERY.

STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS ON THE TAPIs--
PROBABILITY THAT THE MURDERERs WILL BE
DISCOVERED.
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NEXT ORDINARY DRAWING FEBRUARY II. 1879.
Information given. Prizes cashcd Havana Bank Bills
and spanish Money bought and sold, Drafts Havana
issued.
NJ. A. MARTINEZ 4 CO, Bankers.
Val a. husoa
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29

4 CURIOUS DISCOVERY ~ The BROOKLYN CITY
COURT

4 CURIOUS DISCOVERY - The BEOOkLNN CiIf
COURT.
The suit of John Il. DAYTON and Roger W..
Waldo a-ainst -. H. Church, 90 recover the difference
on cotton option contracts, trled before Judge
Nelson, IA tue Brooklyn City Court, last week. ana a
verdict for the plaintiff given. One OF the Jurors
subsequently, told The defendant that the jury did not
consider the question OF he intention 10 deliver the
cotton as the Judge directed his and paper
setting forth tins fact signed by four OF the Jurors
Mr. Church sought th juror In the person of Addison
Chapman. Of NJ. Ill Javast., Greenpont lie failed
10 recognize Mr. Chapman as member OF The Jury aud
Chapman admitted that he hld not served. lie sal!
thal the Alderman of It's Watd (he seven eenlhl ha
had him excused from Jury duty and thai NE procured
a substitute, who answered L. his ChapmnnD name
ANA had 4 number OF trials. This circumstance
vas brought to Juogr Nelson's attention yesterday
aud motion for ne" lria was mate On ms ms 'no ne
Iud.e reserved h- cr-Ou lie said however, that he
would punish the juror and the Alderman VINO Is "ialn
Mr. Chapman is % dry goods dealer In Manhattan-ave.
near Grcenpnint-avc BrOoklYn lie said last evening
thai me ubI"hd l"r july "uN va s.rNcu M ulD h.i
October 10. three Gays before the jury dniy was re-
benz sick - be asked friend OF his 90 see Alderman
Waters and got HIM excused for the October Term. lie
Alderman Water, whoIs Il Rerubican. said that he
aonh m, ~ ,b Cnr inns saw an onirer of the
city Court, handed t" paper To- him. aud asked MN To
month. AMI hc was told tnai II would be done. Nh
Aters was unablr to explain how anyone could have
personatrd Mr.. Chapman ~ the Jury box.
1h- cIciivs cors"la ir Interest among lawyers
fos dca rrgi to the cotton con- rncts
ther- elk others. n deciding tie verdict Of which
this uukaown iutynlan callci Addison Chapman TOOK
part IL Is asserted that II he were lawfully entitled
jHgy, having taken his OATH lac could JOIN
with the other Jurors IN deciding case. and the yer
diet would not nc vatch by the fact ot false name
Authorities tIis point were quoted 10 Judge Nelson
Yesterday. lrookym LAWYER said as night that case
had come his knowledge where a son, under age
lad jury Tor hls fathcr OF the same name aud
rendered verdict ". j. :. Faes, counsel Tor the plain
un- m the SUIT uf ID yion Waldo against Cnntch, SAID
that judge Troy, OF Brooklyn, had been council IA
murder trial IA tnai cty wnrrc Juror served under an
other mans name, aud The verdict WIS not SCI aside
nd the substituted Juror last evening were
fsaa.fs al
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
SUING SAYINGS BANK TRUSTEES
ACTION OF THE RECEIVER OF THE BOND STREET
SAVINGS BANK.

ACTION OF The RECEIVER OF THE BOND STREET
SAVINGS BANK.
Willis s. Paine, who was appointed receiver
of the Bond street savings Bank in september. 1876
three separate suits against the trustees OF
the bank IN 1870 aud 1s71 recover large sums Of
money which it l. claimed the bank lost by illegal
loans made by the trustees. Among the defendants
are Peter C. Barnum, Gcrson n. Herman, Sinclair
Tousey and William schwarzwalder. Harrison Hall
was president Charles d. Bailey treasurer. ana j. T.
Cooper secretary Of the hank. IN the complaint in the
first suit the receiver charges that the trustees. April
O. 1870 made loan OF 1000 to Benjamin Wright (;
tie security was a bond and mortgage land In the
town Of Cortland Westcheser County. for $4,000
given by j. Wyman Jones. At the time the bond was
accepted, S3O,s66 81 due on II. When the prop
eriy sold under mortgage foreclosure by the re-
ceiver he obtained S695O. Mr. Wright, II IL alleged
II believed he iusOlvent. On the ground that the
loan Illegally made, because the real property
larger Than he law allows to Gc made 20 any person by
trustees of savings bank. aud because the trustees
Illegally received 800 each for services As members OF
an examining committee, the receiver SUES the trus
tees for S23.sOO. the amount OF the loss
In the suit u Il alleged tba the bank loaned
call to Emery T.. Chds 100000, 10 Leverctt ". Muir
| ray $1,000. ana To Henry H. sceNe $4,000. The
loans to each of these persons who residents OF
Chicago ILL.,. made Their respective promissory
notes dated October 20 $50, ayabe on demand hear
ing 10 per cent interest They each also, cOlld
eral security promssory note Of the Riverside I'M
prOyement Company, an Illinois corporation the notes
being secured by trust deeds conveying certain lots Of
land belonging 10 the company near Chicago. Mr.
tulidsr notr "t- i"I C--''N - 'p''
and Mr. Seelye's 900 The plaintiff alleges that
the sixtytwO lots covered 10y the trust deeds
cant and unimprOvcd. and were not worth $4,000 In
making this loan the trustees were guilty, as the plain
t claims OF negligence, OF breaches of trust and
waste David l. DunscOmh. Of the trustees, was IL Is
further charged, large stockhoder in the Riverside
Improvement Company, aud the above loans were for
benefit. Mcssrs Childs, Murray AMI Seciye now
nsOvcnt ana these lots, bought In under mortgage
foreclosure, no worth $1,000 The defendants are
therefore, sued for $50 OOO the amount claimed
| been lost by these loans.
In the third 10 Is charged that the trustees bought
on November %. 1870 of George ". Mead. OF the
trustees five bonds and mortgages Of $1,000 for
Sg7 600: and this act being effect To tru--
tee on bond and mortgage. was Illegal. On fprcciu.-
ure the property realized $4,000 with more than $4,000
ofeXpcnses. For the loss by this ana another ar.cd
lie gal loan with interest IN" nntn claims -i0i2~ %
Judge DOuOhue supreme Court. Chambers Yesterday
granted "A to the complaints by public tton
| upon certain nonresident defendants.
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29

book containing 81 20. The woman was mnch h
under the influence of liquor. The ohcer PURSUE"
the robbers but they succeeded In escaping.
JERSEY CITY.
August Schmidt driver. living at No. y Nashing
ton.sf Hoboken fell from n truck on Ccntral-aNe.,
jersey CIts Heights, Monday night, ana was Iu"
over. His injuries are fatal.
Charles Ioefllcr OF Hohol<en was arraigned before
Judge GaIrctsou at jersey CITY YESTERDAY OF! on d
charge of selling policy slips. He pleaded not guilty.
and gave bonds for 81 600 to await trial.
The Board If Public Works of Jersev CITY yester-
day appointed Miles McCartIn rs Water RegiSirar
to fiji the vacancy caused by the death of the llIe
John b. Haight, Mr. McCartIn having been the
Assistant Water Registrar. +. T. N0Odcock was
appointed 90 ill the vacancy caused by the pro-
motion.
Henry j. Clark, of New-Bedford, Mass, was ar
raipncd Yesterday before Judge Davis, Of jersey
CIV on n charge of embeZZlng H3O2 from D9dd ~
Chil,Is expTesSmen. He was emplOyed as "A drlNet
bv the firm and 1t is alleged. collected that amount
of money and then away. He was arrested az
New-Brdford. where he had Engaged To san IN thc
ship Annie Bedford. bound for Florida. lie Judge
committed him to await trial.
NEW-JERsEY.
PATFEsON.-The Jury in the ease of William lflck-
ling and C. c. Vanllonien, tried here for onsplracy
To rum and impOverish SigmOnd Dringer. Yesterday
brought in verdict OF guilty after beng out twch-
ty-four hours.
LONG ISLAND
WoODHAvrN.-Thc Germans Of Woo'haven have
begun The erection Of new church edlhce. To cost
S25, 600 The land IS gift from the heirs oi the
BftAlu estate.
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
KILLED BY MIST1KE.

The trial Of Abram Brewer for the murder
OF John J. King at Passac city on the evening or sep
temhcr - began yesterday In the Pas-aic County
Court NJ Paterson, Judge DIXON presiding. District
Attorney Woodruff represented the state, and Coun-
sellers ward and Codlmgton the defendant Brewer
was inioxclod 40 the tine " the trouble, AMI John
G.rarl a friend. attempted To take nm home. 1Acy
Guarr.lcd and Bl3Ncs sH- knocked down. Iie huf 90
large stone at tIitri. VINO lodged H. and ilr Missile
struck KIM m the head r1ctnring ms skull 80 Ddhy
thar hc died
In nis ouenn- snoach ye'fcriay the d.. r.ci-Aior-
nay c0ntruf.I f.rf tlr Stone WIS intended 10 kI
Clfari. aut HI.Ipn-l o. iiild i le, VINO WIS NOT "a
parry 10 the quarrel between Glrfri nn Brow 70 llc
jus i.c N0U0., Gtur-r love, ItHucs n. Love ana
WInn Tur..r -,.t d.l tn tnr f'c.s ot f 0tfreI h'-
tween Gilal0 aul Grower. aud to the throwing or tue
stone ILl Case Hl -o % tIr Jny to-day of tO-noiio"
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
CAPTURE OF HOTEL THIEVES.

I'VE MAN WHO STOLE THE JEwELRY AT THE NEW-
YORK HOTEL ARRESTED.
The police of the Fifteenth Precinct last evening
arrested William Miller. a well-known thief. who is
believed to have stolen diamonds and iewelry worth
$4,000 FROM John W. vanderlieft at the New-York
Hotel. man answering Mller's description had oc-
cnpiod room during the night and had disappeared
suddenly. leaving valiso which contained only a
pair of woruout trousers Captain Byrnes and Dctec-
tive Slevln saw Miller in tho BOwery last evening
and followed him so eeckor-st here the arrest was
innde. The prisoner refused TO give his address,
and on the way tho Mercer Street Police Station
ne attempted 10 throw away fine gold watch with
"No. l3,2I5-M. !. Tobias q Co., Liverpool en-
rrayed on the case. He had also a silver watch,
with " Il engraved on the case. and 500 IN money.
None of Mr. Vanderl,iefts property was found on
hIs person. but he identified by the hotel porter
as The man who lett the valise in his room aud then
disappeared.
Miller returned to this city from Sing Sing Prison
about i've months ago. after serving "A term OF ten
\. rs for "a burglary IN Waveriey lie was one
- the men who escaped from the prison about tour
cars ago. IN company with Big Jim Brady, the
bank burglar. aud who were recapluTed and sent
back after few weeks liberty. MllleTs wife is
now serving a term of Imprisonment at the Kings
County Peniteutldry for shopliilng captain
By rnos expects 10 discover MllcTs lOdging-place
to-day and 10 recover some of the property stolen
from MIR. NandeTklett.
Two confidence men, Edward Haggerty and John
Warner, arrested yesterday by Detective Mac
COrmck and locked up in the Central Oihce, on
suspicion OF being concerned IN the recent robbery
al the ST. Denis Hotel. The room occupied by Mr..
/ G.. Il. McAulcy, of Silver Clh, Co one of a party
of mineIS on VISIT TO this city, was entered 10y a
thief Friday morning. gold chain only was
taken, a chambernaid soaring away the intruder
before he had time 10 gather up the 10000 or
$4,000 IN trunks ana drawers. The report that
the same thief cOncerpGu III the robbery of
Mrs. Nanderkett's diamonds at tue Ncw-1OIk Hotel
was guesswOrk not supported by the police.
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
COOPERATIVE COLONIzATION.
PROGRESS OF InE NEw-YOrK AssOCIAuON-GEoEGl
]. HOLYOAKE's LECTURE.

]. HOLYoAKE's LECTURE.
The first lecture of the present season in the
Cooper Union course VIII be given next sat
urday evening by the distinguished Eng
lish phiamthIopist. George jacob HOlyoake.
His subject will be corporation The
managers of the course have invited the officers
of the Cooperative Colony And Associa. ION to take
charge of the meeting and to follow Mr.. Holyoakc's
lecture with short addresses describing the
organization aud plans of the society,
and setting forth the advantages OF
united action on the part of persons deslrouS of
emigrating from city to country and seeking live
lihood upon the soil. 1t is expected that such adj
dresses will be delivered ~ 'hc Row. DR..
Ryance. tho Rev. Mr.. Nowtop. Professor Felix
Adler aud others a meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Association was held NJ its room
In the Cooper Institute last Monday evening. From
the reports O progress made IL appears that the SO
cicty hopes to be able to launch its first col
ony IN December or early III the spring.
The plan of operations has been hearty
conpletcd ard a sufficient number of persons have
registered themselves as desiyons OF going 10 make
n probable that a colony OF about twenty-five iam-
lies can be found OF excellent material.
The association = wholly phNanthiOplc III us mo-
tlvcs All profits from tho rise IN value ot tic
colony lands and ali gains from the Industry Will
accrue To- the colouists themselves, They Will only
be rsuured 70 return, by yearly instruments after
the second year the capital nid out ioi theii benr-
/ tt, and tn paw a low rate oil interest," on the
| same. Each family will have scpni ate home
stead. but ~ the village which will be established
in the centre The tract the lands Will be worked
] nm common under the direction Of d superintendent
/ uuil pad for when tne coion!sts may
/ divide them or continue the cooperative
! system of Labor, as they rfeiet No location
hi, vet been selected, hut the Cumberland Plateau
! IN Tennessee Is most talked Of. Most of the men
| who desire 70 Join the colony prefer that region To
Tire lar West. II the first colony succeeds the neil-
hrrS If iht assocatOu believe that It's example Will
serve double purpose. demonstrating the advan-
tages of cooperation In agriculture and opening TO
ihr Industrious poor who fan of success in over
crowded cities, a method of getting upon the soil
and making ior themselves new careers OF useful
ueS, auu prosperity.
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
A CONVENTION TO ELECT A BISHOP.

The special Convention OF the Episcopal Church
IN the Diocese of Northern New-Jersey, to elect
"A successor to the late Bishop Odenheimer
began its session IN Trinity Church, Newark
yesterday morning About fifty clergy and
thriy-scycn parishes answered to the roll.
Tie question OF the Bishops salary gave
rise to animated aud protracted debate. Cortl
Parker finally offered resolution providing that
the salary should be- II, 900, and that "a committee
should be chosen. empowered 10 raise an additional
ri 900 by subscription 90 make the salary $1,000;
also that "A committee be appointed tor the purpose
OF providing an Episcopal residence. The resOln-
ton, except the clause IN regard TO the Bishops
residence was adopted. The sum of 5000 was
ordered to be paid 10 the family of the late Bishop
to defray funeral expenses After some discussion
on technical points concerning the election, the
convention adjourned until to-day.
The clergymen who have been prominently named