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The New York herald., 1879-12-14
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

It was stated yesterday that Messrs Knox & Mclean
had been appointed counsel to Sheri-elect Bowe in
place OF Nessrs. Vanderpoel. Green Cunning
who have ocsted IN this position for several years
past
A Coroner's jury yesterday found that John shee-
han committed suicide by shooting himself in the
head on the 30th of September ut Clinton Market.
Before killing himself Shoehan shot man named
Won Gerichten.
alias Dutch Pete. who have been locked up since
December on charge of burglary at the Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday wero committed in
default of S1600 bail each.
The Building Department during tho week have
inspected the building Nos. 119 and 121 Nassau
street, occupied by tho New York Press Club and
number of printers. and report 1t unsafe, owing
to the heavy presses on some OF the floors.
officials at the Comptroller's Office state that the
inspectors poll clerks landlords employed at the
recent election. Until such lists transmitted
these persons cannot be paid for their services.
The Bolivia sailed for Glasgow yesterday with
1000 quarters of beef and 500 Sheep the
AsatA, for London. with $50 quarters of beef, 150
carcasses OF sheep and 90 head of cattle, and the
Britannia, for Liverpool with 60 tons Of fresh meat
Justice Flammor yesterday discharged A. Rozette
Unger, who was charged with unjust dealings with
immigrants. in reference to the transportation of
their baggage. The Justice said there law to
cover tho case, though he commented severely on
the system as explained by defendant
Coroner Croker yesterday held inquest on tho
body OF George Samuels. the young burglar who
committed suicide by throwing himself in front OF a
train OH the New Haven Railroad. in front Of Wood
lawn Cemetery. on Saturday morning last. ana the
jury found verdict In accordance with the facts.
Edward Wisgert was found lying unconscious on
the sidewalk ut the corner of Hester and Essex
streets on Saturday night and died ut the Chambers
Street Hospital the following day. An autopsy
showed that his death resulted from fracture Of
the skull Coroner Croker yesterday held inquest,
and tho jury came In with an open verdict.
Members OF tho Tombs Court police squad on
Friday night raided number OF disreputabe
sorts in the Fourth ward upon the complaints OF
policemen Myers and Nolan Yesterday the prison
for trial in DEFAULT OF $500 bail each and
were discharged with reprimand and warning.
Tho saloon at No. 423 East 1hirtconth street, kept
by John Sheridan now In tho City Prison awaiting
sentence roceivor Of goods, raided OH
Friday night Fifty young men were engaged in
playing cards, billiards aud other Rames Those
who were believed to be respectable allowed
go home. but John Murphy, in the Essex Market
Court, yesterday, sent the Island for month.
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TAXES AND TAX SALES.

Mayor Howell. OF Brooklyn. has received the an
nual report Of Collector OF Taxes Tanner in which
the Collector refers to tho discontinuance Of tax
sales and the effect upon the collection OF taxas in
consequence thereof The report states that after
collection it shows q larger per cent Of collection
since the OF tax sales in 1875. When
tax sales made holders Of mortgages were
notified by the purchaser at the tax sales Of
the non payment of taxes and the mortgage then
compelled the owner of the fee to redeom the sale
under penalty OF foreclosure. Since the tax sales
have been discontinued tine mortgage has been COM
peed to see personally that the taxes are paid upon
has voluntary agent in the person Of the tax sale
purchaser to notify him Of their nonpayment all OF
which would seem to indicate that holders Of bonds
and mortgages are becoming more rigid in their in
sstanse that the of the fee shall pay their
taxes promptly suffer the loss Of their real estate
and possibly the entering Of Judgment for def
cheney.
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SUBURBAN NOTES.

Chancellor Runyon has ordered Mr.. George W.
wilkinson, receiver Of the American Trust Company
Of Newark. to paw depositors o dividend Of fifteen
per cent the 10Th inst.
John Derbenshire, . citizen Of Beleville township,
N. j.. cut his throat while demented few days ago.
He was removed to the Lunatic Asylum. where no
row lies in dying condition.
Some burglars broke into st. Paul's Episcopal
Church ut East Chester tow nights ago and carried
Off all the carpet This is the second time that the
carpet OF this church has been stolen within the
past yoar.
Richard B. Rolason, who was convicted about six
weeks ago In tho Richmond County Court OF oyer
and Terminer, OF the killing of George Ssk, ut
Tompkinsvilie, 8. l.. on the 4th of July last and
sentenced to the Kings County Penitentiary for ve
months. has been pardonod by the Governor. Roll
lason upon securing his freedom did visit Staten
Island, but, meeting his wife and child In this city,
took passage at for England his native country
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legislation" Afterward there will be some dra-
matte readings interspersed with musical selections
Tomorrow evening Uncle Toms Cabin" will be
produced at the Aquarium. The company is known
US the 'slavin Combination" and introduces large
number OF novel features illustrating slave life be-
fore the war
The concert in aid of the Seventh regiment
armory takes place on Tuesday evening at Stenway
Hall. Campanini. Ambre. Lablsche. Runcio. Del
Puente. Behrens and Nine. Chatterton- Bohrer
among the artists.
Mr.. Amberg the manager of the Thalia Theatre, is
making active preparations for the production of the
English version of Richard Genee's charming oper-
eta. "Der See e-Kadet" in New York. The work will
bear in it's form the title of cadet Fanchette
1t is to be produced in New York. Philadelphia Dos-
ton and other cities aim ost simultaneously and with
the original orchestration.
AIessrs. Aldrich and Parsloe have scored brilliant
success in my Partner at the Philadelphia Park
Theatre. They will commence an engagement at
Haverly's Brooklyn Theatre the 22d inst present
ing the same powerful drama. with strong support
ing company. including Messrs. Frank Mordaunt.
Henry Crisp. j. w. Hague Miss May Ulmer and
Miss Josephine Laurens. After week at the Nov
city Theatre. Williamsburg. my Partner will be in
troducod to the Western cities.
"Pinafore'' will be performed another week at the
Gilbert and Sullivan ''The Pirates of Penzanze is
in active rehearsal Mr.. Fords Juvenile Opera
Company will appear at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre the 22d inst. and play every
afternoon at two o'clock except Christ
mas and Saturdays. when the performance
will begin ut eleven o'clock. They will produce
"Pinafore." the "Chmes of Normandy and "Fat.
initza." 1t is the same company that appeared at
Wallack g last season.
was given for the 121st and last time. The piece
witnessed during its run, it is said by upward
OF half million Of people, Tomorrow night
another spectacle follows. 1t is pictorial Irish
drama called "1he Hearts of Steel" depicting Incl
dents of the siege of Athlone. and is to be pro-
duced for the first time. first rate dramatic
pany Will relate the story Of the play. and large
trained horses will add to its effectiveness. One
is sensational. During the representation OF
a fierce conflict bridge between a party of the
troopers of William of Orange and the patriot
"Hearts of Steel" the bridge is broken through.
leaving wide chasm in the centre. over which Red
Donahue, impersonated by James Cook, the eques-
trian, mounted on white charger. makes perilous
leap. landing in the midst of his comrades. The
piece is to be presented considerable Music
will be prominent element of the Offering. and in
cidentally humorous scenes will present them.
selves. Mr.. HARRISON Willard, the author Of "wait
ing" when the Flowing Tide Comes In" and other
popular pieces. is to sing the old Irish war song
"Oh. for the Swords Of Former Days." in the play.
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TELEPHONE WIRES CUT.

For some time past the Bell Telephone Company
have been troubled by having their wires cut in the
vicinity of East Fiftyfourth street and Third
avenue. Last night detective. in the employ of the
company. was stationed the roof Of the Brighton
flats in Fifty-fourth street, between Second and
Third avenues, to watch tho wires, and about nine
O'Clock he discovered man coming up through the
scuttle in the roof of the adjoining building The
man Immediately proceeded to the wires. which are
twelve feet above the roof and with long pole cut
them. He arrested and locked up in the Nine
teenth precinct police station. where he identified
himself as Patrick Mccain. OF No. S27 Second ave-
nue.. He says that the proprietor OF the Brighton
fats hired him to cut the wires.
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CINCINNATI SOUTHERN RAILROAD.

CINCINNATI. Dec. -. 1872
Tho trustees OF the Cincinnati Southern Railroad
were to have gone over and inspected that road
to-day. to Chattanooga, but the recent rains
in Tennessee have swollen the Emery River
to wash out the temporary trestle ON which
tion has therefore been postponed until Monday,
or soon as the break is repaired. After
reaching Chattanooga the trustees--A. II. Bugher
and Miles Greenwood. and w. H. Clements. presi-
dent of the operating company. will 60 to Jack
sonvilie. Fla, to mako arrangements, IL possible,
point.
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RAIDED BY THE POLICE.

Captain Washburne of the Twentieth precinct,
last night with o number Of his mon made raid
among unlicensed liquor dealers and arrested sew
eral for alleged violation OF the law. Infor-
nation OF the raid soon spread and Justice
Murray on being importuned to open court, has
tened to jefferson Market Court. and the persons
rested arraigned before him. They were all
either discharged or paroled.
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CONSOLIDATED BANK OF MONTREAL.
MosTREAL. Quebec. Dec. IS. 1879.

MoSTREAL. Quebec. Dec Is. 1879.
The committee appointed by the Iusolvent Court
filed their report on the Consolidated Bank to-
day. They report s140.OO0 of undoubted assets
over and above its liabilities. with probability
Of realizing S350.00J more in time from real estate
which is at present unproductive. 1t is expec ed
that the bank will not be placed in bankruptcy and
that no calls will be made on the Shareholders.
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tered at the port of Guayaquil during the year

Thus it will be that the tonnage under the
British flag at this port nearly eight times that
of all other nations, and practically monopoly Of
the carrying trade.
FACTS STUDIED.
There is another fact in connection with Guaya-
quill treghts which seems incredible. British sail
ing vessels go into the port Of New York and take
the cargo for Guayaquil while American bottoms
laid up for want OF employment. There is an
ample now in port here. An American brig came
out with $50 tons of freight, with charter calling
for $1,000 In round numbers ana . British bark,
with 100 tons, followed with q charter for $4,000.
Can it be possible that British captains and ship
owners know their business much better
than American shipowners and captains that
they can sail to the same ports for onehalf the
cost? Because they don't sail their vessels for fun
any more than Americans do. This fact should be
made prominent the benefit OF shipowners who
anxious for freighss. There is another item
which initiates against our trade and that is care
less packing. American goods seldom
pactly put up. and this causes increased freight
charges besides involving serious loss from break
age. The seldom properly marked. and in-
voices do not set forth the contents OF packages.
This causes great deal of trouble to the importer
in getting his goods from the Custom House here.
Some houses have had such serious loss and trouble
with American imports that they have given up
sending to the States Tor goods
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BISHOP HAvEN'S CONDITION.

Boston. Dee. 13, 1879.
The condition Of Bishop Gilbert Haven at late
hour tonight was little more favorable.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-08

Spotsyiyania's resolutions will be glad
tidings OF great Joy to our people all over
the! State. Bold and outspoken, they are
adopted By the whole people without Il dis
senting voice. They urge the Legislature
toaccept the proDositionof our creditors at
once No need for my discussion as to the
means by which the creditors were induced
TO make this proposition that is gone. The
offer made Is such one as We may gladly
accept, and II the time for the payment OF 8
per cent. interest is extended from tive, to
tensy ears, as it doubtless will be,ihere
should be no hesitation on the part Of any
man rho sincerely desires to see this CUES
ton settled. The people Of Spotsylvania
afford agrand example in these eYft days,
and too much praise cannot be given them,
that they have CONG .forwardand sQuarely
and honestly taken stand for the right be-
cause it's right. Let the people 81 other
counties, come and do likewiss, and mahy q
tifnid legislator who fears to lose the breeze
OF popular favor will be enabled 10 act Is
his people do lin sffaig htfoward, business.
like manner..- Fredericksburg Recor6sg.
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The Upper James.

| There has been great deal said as to the
Isufferings of the people of Richmond ana
the, james River Valley this side OF the Blue
Ridge, but NOT much as to the worse pre-
Idieafnent OF those who live on the Upper
James. The following private letter from a
leading man and large farmer OF Botetonrt
county tells its own story =: r.; 81
nt'' 'WAsKEY,s MILLS, February 5. 1879. :.
What is to be the fate OF the railroad aud
canal? Are we, to be kept forever iockea
uD in our mountains? II they won't vote
| for The bill, ! hope the opponents OF the oil
will vote us powder enough to blow the
| dams out OF our river, and restore us what
Virginia has taken away by placing OBJ
structions in 1.-THE free navigation OF our
river, We had 1t given to us by nature,
| and we ask nothing but what is reasonable
and right when we ask the State, il she will
do nothing else for us, simply to remove the
|obstructions she has placed in the river and
restore it to us as it was. We in this imme-
diate section are the most unfortunate OF
the unfortunate residents Of the James
River Valley. Now, to illustrate, threshed
cloYer-seed yesterday; have fifteen or twenty
bushels surplus, but can't sell q pound.
NV tobacco crops Of '76 and TT, priced, are
stored in my barn; my wheat crops Of ~
and '7s in the mill and my granaries, all
unsoId- -unable to, get to market. Out OF
coffee, I sent O few. days since to Switzer's.'
He had none; could not get it across the
mountain. One Of the machine hands tDoi-
man) from Jackson told me yesterday that
he had inst come up from Switzer's, where
he had been for coffee; that there was none
In jackson, and he understood there was
none in Buchanan. After I commenced
thfs letter messenger whom I sent to the
Blue Ridge for coffee and to the drugstore
for medicine returned, stating that the
Obenshains had neither the coffee or the
medicine; plenty, at the depot, but could
mot get 1t across the mountain. care for
the coffee only for my invalid mother; the
medicine l wanted for my sick children.
Taxes to, pay, no market for our products,
our land and our country going hand-oyer-
hand to the devil, and get the members OF
the Legislature qnarrelling rs to who shall
be appointed administrator d. b. n. OF the
worthless old canal. II it were not disgust
ing it would make one mad.
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& HEiBoKnB0LDERs' PRePosHioN.-It is SO
[exeepti onally moderate and unreasonable
in it's termsltbat we cannot doubt it will
promptly receive the sanction and approval
OF The General Assembly, &c is d very lib
erat proposition. "a Eaap 81 ~ Z. &.
The only objection which even forcible
readinsters can make Is that it is proposed
by the creditors; and being Sc proposed, ].
they will mot FeengniZe the right Of those
Hnforinnatelnento inteTyenein the matter !;
md that the coupon feature is, as il Hip
PANTY said, g q badge OF iseryitude andan
State Sovereignty We APP
spsehend the sterling good asense Of the peo-,
pie ayiii discover beneath this thin Disguise
the real sausa Of ssaeh app position which is
not the sentimental one presented, butifbe
purpose and ASSASSINATION to keep the ques.
ition a9Rerfip order tof, promote thet ambi.
tionsi aspirations OF leaders, Aaeherst En-.
feTpriSe, IA + 81 Il n tftIts 81.
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Defence of General Echols..

=
"a The VALLEY Hirgtaidn, Of Staunton. COM
plains Of the Dispatch for what it has said
about the inconsistency Of General EcHoLs
in his course upon the Richmond and ALE
ghany railroad. It nisrepresents or misap-
.prebends the Dispatch altogether, 1t rep
resepts The Dispatch as censuring General
EcHoLs for being friendof the Valley rail-
road, and proceeds to defend him for chat.
This isaltogether mistake. The Dispatch
did no such. thing. 4 s 5. ~
What the Dispatch did was this: It
charged General EcnoLs with assuming the
position OF friend Of the casal after having
favored the Valley railroad, which involved
theutter extinction Of the canal.
It charged that, having favored the build
ing OF a railroad from Baltimore along
the Shenandoah Valley across the canal to
J. Salem Virginia, on the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio railroad, General ECHoLs was
estopped from making an objection to the
building of arailroad from the chief cityof
his own Stateton the ground that it would
destroy the canal. - ::
e >Thiswas what the Dispatch did, andtno-,
thing more. The Generals conduct Is cen
surable and inexplicable upon any ground
: oil reasonable and deicnsible policy. -
SO all the expatiation Of the, Hirginfan
about the Generals represe OF the
Interests end wishes OF his constituents
with regard to the Valley railroad is abso-
iutely out of place.. He: may have repre-
+ scented bis constituents. We have nothing
TO do witt, that; but be has no right to as.
-iaanlt the rights and interests Of our constl-
1..tnents or fellow citizens. His duty to his
constituents required nothing OF that SORT
] and we believe that he represented neither
their wishes nor interests in doing SO. We
do not believe that they expected or desired
OF him to do anything OF the kind.
We applaud the course Of our gallant and
trae.hearted friend HANGER on This aues-
ton. & We thank him for his generous and
i5nstl conduct, and II by 1t be is to incur the
attacks OF the defender OF the course Of
4 Gensfai EcHms,i We shall stand by HGNaEEs.
Sc hays made no cotnp latnt about Gene
;sFal EcnoIs's support or the valley RAILROAD
and therefore the al, sis certainly at
fault lis whole defence is but saving the
dntsenchant air Onr complaint, as stated
& above, was tusts and General EcHoLs,sifn7
consistency places him I'D that sort o7 wrong
watch I'VE do not believe the noble and gems
ssftssps people de Augusta win approve b:
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af CoNKL1ve's ORGlN DEAD. The New
York. Times seems to exults over the fact OF
the deeease OF Mr, CONSUMES organ almost
simultaneously with his defeat in the SEN
ate. The Times says; ineisiyely: 5Ef 4;
I =. There is no need now, OF any .contro-
versy as to whether the deceased newspaper
was Senator Eonklfng's organ. During its
,iilefime the journal IN question might have
denied its organic difficulty. a personal
organ always asserts Its indie
ipendence With strenuo esq, iust as a sick
inyariably congratulates its read
Ters on It's nexamplad prosperity when It is
ready to give up the ghost" 80
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81 ,asarsbura1. 8 ard Cur Railroad.

pefergbnrR and Eur Raalroa
s.. We Eays been aWnaa that Mr. BEas;AlsR1p'.
mi ,seisoste from T etsrsbhrg, was sIlend
& ,ths Ricbnond and Al sbany railroara.
Ne ri regarded his celebrated anef dmeas as
c i rather % sr,bsrrass than benefit
TIE railroad While II was NOT, as We Pc
iisyed nee sed % protect any prhlic inter
s 81, Neyertheless, Ar. BEEN I'D we sare
sure, was very sincere stp believing that Y.
w,o,rld increase the security of the people.
MA amen dmenf,. somewhat m0diaed -f,as
been incot porated i1lths bin, and - nos 90
sected il. AZ Il reads. ft otects the etlil-
ors OF The epmpany, and Is inll 70 sense 80 %
detrimental to thgse cred itprs, as toI impair
fl,a power, Of the company to- employ hs
Iereditin the prosecution Of lbs wos e :;5a
b Wefake The folio extract from N MT :.
BEazasAnD,s speech, Rhich shows ms avn 2
feeling TOWARDS the enterprise, ana alsosoe-
[Glares his: opinion thut theraiis no sooa rea-
so why isshou.d Be Y N Sfss'.
r $1,000 Wo,Id n,ot faithfully
,,;I,epsenf lie interests ef the city OF Peters
burg II i opposed the mplated railway.
Unlike the gentleman from Norfolk Chr. ":
r. TaliaferroJ, II Believe TINT the interests OF
hofb EorfoIk aii IL Z petersburg will be pro-
smofed nv Che l.bIiidihg 81 this rail WAY.
IfWheiI the link from Clifton Forge to Lynch
sbhrr or 81 miles is completed, Petersburg
viii then BE distant from Clifton Forge BY
frail only 205 miles as against 2l4 miles pa
me nrseseent fine over the Bfue Ridge by way
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man, scsf ne baIsssed The ifIie1ittes be.
lTsssaHsga6 s e!
ssnrf,ts,a iiafs been when lie was aJ Biackgs
EsIrc. aaneraf Tz1IArERRo then reiterated
gtiat fI,is MI rlaster about which he cared
nS,ti,inp rsfsonatIya but as representative
AZ Fla r,e,rle he Efg ged to say sorUething as
IA TIA sr1etsfA al bill. He was surprised
n tiIe4adYocacy Of theg lenian frcss.n Hichs
.faond FIR. HfHaY !; thiaa 6r1es hearfng his
name, and the grandson oil the great apostle
OF liberty, could sanctfonta bin 30 opposed
to all tho principles Of Angle. Saxon ciyiiizs-
ton. This bill proposed teexecute without
trial the accused professors. That was bad
enough; but it went further and proposed
10 execute the prosecutor ard still further
90 put to death the Jury to whom the laws
had committed the function OF hearing aud
determining Che case. It involved the gull
~ and the innocent ralike; It made no dis
erimipation. What an unfortunate principle
|i Il would establish that wherever In any OF
the public hatitutionsof the State difficulties
arose. as they are almost sure to arise, at
toneetsupOn the suggestion, Of another party,
without inquiry into the facts, without per.
hitting the boards constituted to govern and
regulate them. to net and discriminate be.
tween right and wrong. guilt and Innocence,
the Genernt Assembly iof Virgins should
undertake to legislate out OF existence the
guilty. and The innocent, the officers and the
directors. Such d principle was rep1gnant
to the genius OF this age, and he believed a
Virginia Legislature would neverto lerate It.
Mr. HENRYl explained fully his position
and sole, aim--whicb was TO preserve the
college. He was willing 10 pursue amy
course that would accomplish that end. Ii,
in the opinion of Mr. TAL1AFERKo, the ap-
pointment OF three new members would do
il, lie would interBose no objection.
Mr.. FAUNTLERoY moved ut 2:4Q to post
pone until 12s tomorrow to-day. Agreed
to. Adjourned.
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American Cattle

Exported to England bave finally passed
the examination Of the veterinary surgeons
there. Yet is not unlikely: that the Eng
iish orderi in Council recently promulgated
will be used by cattle spectators here as
the basis Of a bear movement, while in Eng
land it viii be used on the opposite side
|tp bull, the prices. There: is !, notaa sup
ply Of cattle in England sufficient to meet
the demand. So the. export trade will con-
ttippe, and our caltle7raise rs should look out
Iior themselves. 7<,faC9tI .f,tif ~ j}4ta-iI;z
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Fayette has found out that there Is no.
money in contest, and says: "7as'95.nsg
therefore decline the contest, and I
hereby announce myself q candidate for the
next race, and invite Mr.. Richmond to OPP
pose me. ,-.;:.E.G F. MCMULLIS.
Marion, w., February 5, 1879.