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New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
shILrcL coUNrERfElrs or COIN.

James Burns was arrested on Friday night
by Chief Drummond, OF the Secret Service Department.
~ Twenty y-nnh-st and Elcvcnth-ayc.. charge Of
having in posses counterfeit trade dollars. Burns
was arrested about five weeks ago similar charge
but on that discharged for want of sufi-
cent evidence then he has under the wstch
Of the officers oi the Secret Service, AID on
Friday night SIR. Drummond became sssisued
that Burns had the countericlt money IL his pos
session Wncn Burus arrested be made desperate
resistance. but finally locked up m the TaIV-
seventh P0lce station. DuiIng the struggle hc
threw away four trade dollars. but when he Vas
searcned the pole station sixteen others were Ound
pOsstsion The cVuatcr.cits che bsst iaiits
lion OF Lng gcnuinc tLat have aplcarcd and
they are calculated 10 deceive any but The most iu
The nctai has the appearance oi silver. and tir ins
of the cnin is almost pcrf-c.. Uucd States Commi.
sioncr Shields Yesterday held the prisoner or sXauin
tiun In 20 600 bail.
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
SUSPENSION OF scHUYLKILL MINING.

The absence Of the New-York agent of the Le-
high Valley Coal Company prevented yesterday the
completion of either of the agreements proposed for
"A suspension of mining during the holidays. Pres-
dent Gowcn OF the Reading Company had returned
TO Plnladcl pha. Late yesterday afternoon kier-
mans Financial Bureau received from him thc fol-
lowing dispatch:
'.Yod can say that at a meeting of the SchuyllSil
Coal TX hange. held here to-day, the SchuYikill
of December 2i to ;hc morning of January ..
leaving other regions free To make their proportions
a,c cnrtailmeEt during the month in any manner
they please. 1t was aerocd also, HAT II necessary
similar sIi spcnsiOa shoud he Ordricd IN January.
,rhn p Zee Of Scnuyikill coal Will be advanced -
cents 4 ton M January I, and an advance of 10
cents in fright and tolls Will be made the same
elay 10y the X, .dlng Hal.road Company, which VIII
cnii. le the miners aud railroad employees 10 pro-
poriionnie dvance Ia wages. +. Il. GOwrN."
pLiLolciUbid Dee d.
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
A0rrERY DEALERS ~ THE TONES.
THE BIG BROADWAY OFFICE CLOSED.

THE BIG BROADWAY OFFICE CLOSED.
LOUISIANA STATS LOTTERY 1ICKtlS VALUED AT
S2D,O)O ANp$11.0 1.0O0iN CASH sgIzED-rwELvE
PERSONS ARRESTED.
CAPTAIN Keaiy aud Detectives Van Vcchten.
Moran and Cunning. Of The Central Oi1ce. on IA
warrant issued by Superintendent Walliue, made
a descent Yesterday afternoon on the Louis
iana state Lottery tcaet Office AT No. 3l9
l,roadwav, and arrested the manager. b. f..
Moore. ard the following persons, who were
found in the Office at the time. who described
themselr,s ~ clerks. They are: Henry Abbott. of
No. 2iS East FoItcth-st.; Charles ii. Morrison, No.
II Ws.hingtcn-squsre: Charles Moore. No. $50
S1th-aye; Lewis Case and Henry Mills, both of 335
West Thirty -foarth-st.: W W.lliam Eiwarfs, No. 16S
Fonrtl,-st., jersey City; James i. Marshall, of
Thirty-eighth-st. and Sixih-ave.; Henry Watson,
Ne. 34l Elghth-aye kichard Wild. of New
Ch.r.es V. Henry G6 Washinston-square; and Fred
erirk j. Watkins. of Thriy-elghth-st and Sixth
ave. Al the time of the arrest little boy was III
the Office for the purpose OF buying Ticket. He
was takcn with the Others. but his plteous waIings
we've annoying 70 the officers, they were soon
glad 20 let him ~. Tickets valued nj $4,000 and
about 81 900 III money were seIZed anu tho prison
crs locking more sober than u funeral procession,
we're escorted "a "a body 10 tho Ioinbs.
The complaints upon which TIE warrant was is
sued. were made by Patrick II. Barns, janior of
No 9 Murrav-sr.. and by Lindley A. Libdsy, an
artist in the same house. They made separate ali
date OF the arrest. they had b0nglIt several one
tenth tickets al 81 apiece. Tho aiilaYis were sworn
10 before Notary Public, aud II Was on them that the
warrants were issued hy superintendent Waiimg.
IN. conpa!nan.s accompanied the detectives To
No 319 Broadway, and saw The prisoners arrested.
Mnen the TOmbs WAS Reached, however. II was
found iha: Mr. Burns and Mr. Lndsly were missing
and ihore was no one who could make a complaint.
Justice Morgan SAID ho Thought 1t was "a singular
preceding, and finally adjourned ii ior half an
hour to give the officer, time to hunt ny Nr Burns.
They succeeded IA iindhg not only MIR. Burns
but also Nj. Liudsly. whom they brought before
ine .usncc. Burns excused hIms If by say
ing me did not think the case would
,e reached 80 soon, and ae lhonght he would have
time 10 attend 10 hide p.yatc business. lie then
made his cOmIlail.
The prisoners were next placed in row and he
was directed 10 point out thosc from whom lie had
purchased he iickes. lie identified Fitch WaldeT
Riehasd Wild and Frederick J. Watkins as the
gui,t, persons. Lindsiy WIS unable to maze "a COM
piaint ~ he had lett his tickets IA.
nome, and coud not identify those from whom be
had purchased. Il. f. Moore. manager, and
Fitch Walirr Wild and Watkins. the sellers of
1 Be I. .ckeis we're held IN 5000 bail 10 await tnal
the others beng discharged Fiancis Morris, oi
WcstchcSter County, SAID 10 he "a wealthy broker
of No. ~ Wali-,t., >isnrd tn bonds iOr tuae hcid
AID t.ey wcfc allowed 20 depart.
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
STABBED BY A PLAYMATE.

LIKE MURPHY ATTEMPTS TO DEFEND MS YOUNGER
OTuER-sToNED AND WOUNDED.
In the Tombs Police Court yesterday morning
Justice Morgan committed without bail small boy
named William Stanton. age eleven years, for fe-
lonous assault, TO await the result of injuries in
1ictcd by hlm with knife upon Luke Murphy, age
twelve years. of No. 27 Washngton-st. Murphy,
who was stabbed three times the left sidc, is now
lying in very dangerous condition at the New
York Hospital, the knife once having penetrated
his abdomen. Yesterday morning Stanton was
taken TO Murphy's bedside aud by him identified as
the assailant.
Several trucks are usually left in the street at
night in the immediate ncIghborhood where Muir
phy and Stanton 1--we and the boys are in the habit
Of pulling them back and forth. Friday evening,
about so'clock, Stanton and Others were amusing
themselves in tnis way. when Michael Murphy, age
ten wears. climbed into the truck to have Il ride.
Stanton ordered bim out and. upon his refusing TO
obey struck him and pitched him into the
gutter. At this moment the wounded boy,
Luke. who is the brother of Michael. came
along on his way home from charch IN
Blrclay-st., and demonstrated with stanton
for roughly handling his brother. Stanton sad b."
had struck Michael, and wonld do so again. suitng
the action To the word. Upon tbis Luxe Murphy
gave HIM druhbne, aud took his brother home.
Some minutes later Luke was sent out by hrs
mother for milk and was stoned by stanton and
10 his mother he crossed the street to get
satisfaction from Stanton for the siOnlng.
and WAS set upon bv crowd of boys
and beaten. Stanton stabblng him three times
with pen-knife He was undergoing very rough
treatment and would probably have suffered still
more had he not been rescued by ncighboring
butchers boy.
Murphy was taken to the hospital by Roundsman
John Clark who also arrested stanton. Murpbys
mother. who did not hesitate TO say that her Young
est son Is wild and bad, insisted yesterday that
Luke has always been well-behaved and tfactable,
and was drawn into the quarrel against hs will by
seeing his brother receiving beating. The stanton
and Murphy families, though ncighbors. aTo not ac-
uuaintauces
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
TROUBLES BEGINYING IN SMOKE.

MISS FERGUSON AGAIN IN THE TOMDs POLICE
CoURr-UNDECIDED As To WHAT REVENGE TO
TAKE.
Miss Frances X. Ferguson. who arrested on Fra
day on the charge Of aSsaulting Deputy t. Il.
ST. John Hennques, who was smoking in the Thru
Avenue smokng-car, and who was paroled until
half past 2 on Saturday. appeared at the Tombs
Police Court ut that hour yesterday, AMI through
her counsel asked for further parole until Monday
which was granted by Justice Morgan.
Mis-, Ferguson stated that the WOman's Employ
ment Sucicly, Of which she was the manager, pro-
cured work from factories and distributed il - poor
people, the society making but snail profit out of
IT, She also sad she had NOT made mp her mind
as to whether she would snc lenriques for false I'M
prisonrncht or whether snc would let the matter
drop She had been confined in the "pen" from ~
TO on the day of her arrest, and she thought he
ought To suffer ior il.
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
Tile REpTBIICAN PRIMAHIFS.

CONTESTS FOLEsnADOwTD IL SEVERAL DISTRICTS.
The Republican primaries Will be held on
Tuesday evening next 10 toe several Assembly Districts
of This citv In O' tho districts there VIII De com
paratiyeiy little opposition bui In few tGsIe VIII be a
very bitter contest between what are known N the
party as tho Regular Republicans and those who class
themselves as Independents.
In lower districts there Is not Likely TO Dc mach o.
a hghi. The Republican vote Is small. and the plima-
rles ore fu4 eUiirey 10y the whom their opponents
designate as machine Republicans. 4; Is nnders; ood
that the Civil Service rules will b. nfcrced.
30 far as tie Cnstom House il concerned.
and the Post onice ofic as have not Of
late years ntrriercd in politics 1t be open
question whe'her George Bliss and hs supporters
will ogcafize active opposition in the XIih District
THIS Is old Republican roIgh0d IN this city, and
there are enough Independent Republicans IN the Qs.
trict ASSOCIATION 10 make very strong n-hi.
IN tee XVII District there are the warning e,e-
rnents as last year. led respectively ~ Henry Lask a
suplogtcr General Arthur, and -cld1n Snoog. IAere
have been tlt-e primaries held Ia ms district within
Tie past yea Tne party hessci ~ NJ. Shook caimed
10 have received he greatest uuWbc of vote. al the
first and second elections bni the Republican Genual
Committee ordered EcW election Un the ground 90 i'll
formally At each election tA-r" Uas EOrd deal 81
bterno,s. ani there II no reason - exct that tue
eOsuing contest will 10 quiet one.
In thr XViiih District tAc cohiendlng factions are
Leaded ie- scctseiy by Colonel Joei v Mason. az ad,
ernt oi General Arthur an6 Sirphru ". s;u0nson au
lnGcpenacui Rcpubncan. Wien ihc d>fici was rcOT-
In cccfon was chained nv -imousDu party, but
the old General Comnitter held ard n al ihs
yentions iat ere acid FOR noiuna Ing ctudIaat, the
SinUson deicgatrs were tbiWwn cut. j5D.h iaciioHs
viii their utmost 10 carry the primary o. Tuesday
evening.
In the KILT District the leaGeTs Of thc opposing
forces are Jacob n strong adbercnt
OF fcnei Arlhuf. aud A. Z. DfteHhoer. Tie chances
are IN fYDr q, nf. Hss ~ asserted that Af. ID
hoefeis have bo.n dlsliod sont baL Wil:iIu
A Dlflip. " ~ q; time Csliited Ouf II Mr.
ftrD aOeirFs supporters, viii head tue deegatss
i;eucral Committee tBo Hess ick"t
I'm Tie XX4Id District there Ni bc a sharp contest
oetw.en IA. guaTs. beaded By Major CoOney. a3d be
pcnaents Loaded hy Jdeo" knob"ch ihe;r seeiis
nos nr req to druDt that tse krE Eular ticket will
be elected.
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
SUITS OVER THE CHAMPION DISASTER.

Suit having been commenced in the Marine
Court by Joseph Michel against The New-iork and
Charleston Steamship Company for personal injuries
aud loss OF property sustained by HIM while a
passenger ON the steamship Champion, which
WAS sunk IN collision wIh the bark Ipdy
ortavia III the Delaware capcs on Noycmb.r
-, "A petition presented 10 the Admiralty branch Of
the ULtcd states Drtrict Court by ;ne steamship COM
pauy asking ior tire rrIh0Na al t.e slut Ia
II WAS asn asked. wih view OF br.ngne al tac pei
sOns who may have claims against the CJmp'ny
Iurn one sctiDn, nnh lts The itEpuSe of
determining anl lini'iag the habgI.y % the
com,any IA respect "a losses by the collision. nal
trustee saali be appointed whom tho petitioners
might absdon Ice aud her cargu for ne rgo-
n of the claimants Judge ChUaie yesicuay granted
the pciltcn. aud appointed Sinucl H. Lyman, cirrk Of
the cuuI {, trustee ioi The purpose.
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
TO COMMODORE vAYDERBMT's MEMORY.

A TABLET EFFECTED IN rnE CHURCH OF THE
sTRANGERs-THE INSCRIPTIONS.
Within a few days bronze tablet, set in black
polshed marble. has been placed in the wall Of the
Church of the Strangers IN Mercer-st., A. a me-
mortal of gratitude to the emOry of the late Com
modore Vanderbilt. The expense of the tablet was
met by individual subscriptions of not over 81
each The Church Of the Strangers, Of winch the
Rev. DR.. Charles +. Deems IS the pastor, was the
gift of Mr. Vanderbilt to the society," and the tablet
is intended to commemorate that event and to
show the esteem in which the church holds tue
memory of the dead man.
The tablet Is set IN the wall the left of the pull
PIT, as faces ". With tine marble border II "
four cet in lcnh by two feet four inches in wild u.
The tablet proper is three feet wO inches in length by
one foot six and u hall inches in width he screws
that hold the plate 20 through the centres OF small
Greek crosses. The plate II eli Is 81 rolled bronze,
and is decorated with figures and illuminated text.
Around the broad border is the sentence. '' He was
worthy, for he hath built us synagogue"
which uttered by the Jewish aut toriies
~ behalf at the centurion whose child WAS
i'll. In the centre Of the tablet in large text i the
following: Erected 10 the giory oil God and to The
memory of Cornelius Vanderbilt by the Church Oi
the Strangers. The four corners OF the tablet m
tain the old traditional emblems Of the yangrsfs
81. Matthew, ST. Mark. 81. Luke and St. John. Ga
the two sides stand two figures Of evangelical sig-
nlicancc. In TIE lower right hand corner of the
square containing the long inscription Is n shield
like framc III WI cl are inscribed the dates Of Com
mOGoTc Wand :hiits birth and dcath-"l79i \. d.
1877 la the corresponding corner of tie opposite
sldc il the devie. at hand selZing helm
tJpica of the If" Of Commo dore Vanderbilt. who"
as DIR. Deems e4presNed II, texan NE as wafer
man. and ended Il with his strong hand at the helm
of each of his undertakings"
There Is also the suggestion of pun in tho device,
since Mr.. Vanderbilt's mother was a Hand. The
table also bears at the bottom the following. m
small text: 1s70-Charles Force Deem:, j.. d..
Pastor-- Tabler-Erected MDCCCLNXiN" The =
is a la &c amount of ornamental work the tablet.
that stls the text off with good effect
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
AN ENTIRE FAMILY LOCKED IrP

Officer Hawkins. Of the Folrth Precinct. arrested
tho stanton fanny, FRIDAY night as lis members
WIRE qLairciiinr. liiam Stanton. forty-uiue
YEARS uf Fpc charged bv bis son
Thomas with having knocked Linn down
AMI having attempted {" bite piece
ont nl his check. L. Stanions have home,
and w,ro before Justice VI M,rgan last week on the
charge pl vaYtaBcy wBen they said they
had ro.c fhEdsph and were Above cd
[, 10 un condition. that they would leave
The ei y. Li.a,n's vile Mary. who was
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
The two mp p,rtant events IN the life OF

The two mp plrtant events IN the life OF man are
when ~ his upper ~ ANA The hair
ing, uud hr rxapso. tr top ot his load aud
tlr hair gUius.-(r rliaden Llr C.ironicie Herald
Little Will thinks his papa the end of all per-
fevliuu. Oae day sad: - ,IDma. how gUvI
A. gurd papnf' "Di, ycs." cLit martna, - .rert
d.nI better" Mi lookea Bp her Il had 4.
a heresy. aui remark u e-phA. rally: "w II nSa,
don't briiryr that.'
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
REPEATING ~ INPOS1TRF.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec. 6.-Chares Eliio.t,
Co.or.dl, who aIrested some time snee for pr
scDatIus Thomas Elsks, the i0rner jaliord Yale Col
ego, the purpose az obtaining and reioas ii
oa h.s own r,cosnzlncs. Was ~. estCd to-day Tor IT
tempiing tie samo imp stare on the VIE # Iapia'u
81. H.rgte. Ihr n,urd,rrr oi the saot Thomas kaSse
on a. uargr Walton. Idiot, stnt hr letter gucd
Captain Mckc, z.c, asAn- Tor 500 10 ee!,Dd h;n.scf
N a.
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
VIRGINIA STATE oFFICEEs.

TnE LEGISLATURE TO HOLD A. TLkcTI"' TUESDAY.
RICHMOND, Va, Dee. Ga joint resolution
,osse.i both hoascs of the (ieuerl Assembly o-l
e. p.xt Tuesday i.s the time Tor tic election of stsfe
atccrs The % asters viii hold caucus on Monda,
,,sb, Ia nominate "a dIdas Ia ic hics winch "a
rourse viii he ca Ia fi ei"n. lse He Jusers'
,tre r,tslvsed of n4bIfs IsOu iath tSLsres
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
TRYING TO SHOOT HIS FATHER

Charles H. Snth, of No. ,0s7 DeKalb-aye.. was
arraigned be.orc Justice semler yesterday morning
the charge of attempting to shoot his father He
was held for examination Tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
VAST SIDE IuIRoVEMANTs.

At "A meeting of The West Side Association
at No. Ci West 1hiIIy-.OurIa si. last n.ng.
a. III. Can.mann presided InI Called aiicI-
lion 10 The grievances of property owners aiont
Ihe laws relating Ia stIec:-OpcnlI -. SIn-Un
Church. read plrer on ile Methois of ore 4 O a.
X" The rOWb - oI snrrs from
discussed
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
sIrICIDE OF AN OLD PILOT.

u
BENJAMIN sIMoNsoN, CAPTAIN or THE COLUMBIA
CUTS HIS THROAT.
Benjamin Simonson, captain of tho Sandy HOOK
pilot boat Columbia took his own life Friday after
noon. at his house in Staplcton. Staten Island. lie
ef. honne with his family in the morning. and csrne
t. New-York by the o'clock boat, intending to 20
down the Bay in the afternoon on the new piotboat
Columbia which has just gone upon duty. and OF
which he is part owner. Instead OF following out
his original intonton lie left his wife and children
10 make some purchases. and returned by the III
o'clock boat 10 Staten Island. After leaving the
boat he stopped few minutes in cigar store.
where he was last seen alive. and thence went to his
home IN Brewster-sf.
shortly after o'clock q servant found him living
dead upon the fnor of an outbuildIng on tho prem
ises with his throat cut from ear to ear. She has
tened To communicate the nows to the collector at
tho TompkinSvlle fcrry-anding. William OllIh,
who Immediately came to tho Battery and relieved
j. Is. Egbert, collector on the NewYork side of the
ferry, and brother-D- law of SIinonson. Mrs.
S.nsnson, finding that hes husbSld bnd dIsag-
pered. did not go on board the pilot boat, but re-
turned to the ferry y, o'clock with her three chill
drrn. There Mr. Olhh met hor and prerarcd hor
for the news by informing her that Mr. Simonson
had met with an accident. and was al home
dangerously Ill. 1t is believed that ho was insane
when he committed the ACT The statement thai he
bad gwen his iellow-pllo's n champagne supper.
Wednesday night. on board the Columbia, was d.
nicd yesterday by his partner. Captain Jones who
spoke of him Ms man remarkable for
temperance. honesty aud regularity of hte.
Mr. Snlonson was ifty-three years Of age,
and had been pilot since 1897. Among
his comrades in the service he WAS uniycrs-
ally beloved. and had tie reputation OF being one
OF the most skilful naylgators in these waters.
His funeral will take place this nfternoon at 2
O'Clock. from hrs late residence. He wil be buried
with Masonic honors. under the auspices of Tomp-
kins Lodge. No. AL, of which he was mt heT
Three of his partners in the ownership Of the Column
bia and three members NJ the lodge will act ~ pail
bearers This is the second OF suicide that has
In. nrelt
Columbia, and many old pilots regard the occur renee
with sort nf snperstiil0ns dread.
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
.Maria.n ob,rr,el Mr. uolcomh. ns he Mas

MITIa, ftU VI. FtVItVFlII, 10 nc WF5
pn' TIM on cioInrs iLet, am, ~ fEclI
Urrcches yrt" cant IN it rON, uo Wv Fm 100
Jlsy. Wei. give Sno pases lhea, an IL caGrs it
around with mr. duu't WIT people t0 tLInk cant
afford tte con"
There j. Gerran society which r,joiccs in
tire the ,nbf~ .isiaisierls slbfsr. fd1s
l.lrd. Erca-i kri' rc,i. 4 irs. ~ lrc -
u-rsLi, is t.c lruDou.,i tcn OF tae e, ricsy
boar "a -.snus 10, ~ Il ~ rg Toe csti,
iibvUt scdroIng d Ia = a-c kI ~ Ofs-,kih~ 100
eau i ,.lSs Jaw SJ,ton CSiEn.ciclu. ,uli, tn.
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
THE POLITICAL FIELD.

MOVEMENTS IN NEW YORK AND ELSEWHERE
PROPOSED REVOLUTIONS IN DEPAWIMSNTs oF TiiE
CIgY G0vRRNMhSr-G,viNG hEPUbhCANs a
PAIR EGPEEsRNrATION--nPI>ioN or CITY OF
riCIAis AS TO CHANGES sCGGK>rEp-coNpl-
TION OF IaE soUTH-TuE VIRGINIA LKGisLs-
TURF.
1t is thought probable that the Legislature ths
Wmicy will make very important changes IN vari-
Gus dcya.s ncnts of tho New York city government
The moss serioas OF these now suggested aio the
transfer of e-ccanimg and the doc .s 10 the De-
partmcnt OF Public Works. which wid he
carried on by Board instead of SinSe
head. and ihc veraiDg OF the Department
of Buildings into "a division cf tie Fie
Department Talks with Police Commissioner
Wheeler. tS.e Commissioner German, Supern;cnd
ent Dudley Commissioner Allau Campba II and others
on iheso suggestions Given herewith. There
will be ne change IN the Police Board before Janu-
ary A talk with Colonel Keogh. of North Carolina
about Southern sentiment IS reported below
Tho Virginia Legislature will elect State officers
on Tuesday.
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07

before the Justice yesterday morning for dis
orderly conduct was sent to the Island for three
months m defa,llt $500 bonds for good oehavior.
Tho husband WAS committed in $500 20 await trial.
and tho was sent to the House OF Detention as
witness.
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07

siona District has yet completed list OF elaesrs.
but will doubsiess be prepared with 10 support NJ
Mondays
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07

SCENE IN a PABIs REsTAURANT-Cn nstomcr :;
water. chu'' gst wi wi tns bocr; I.'s h,ra
nIui-" WnLeg: De- t'srdsn, 81; slight sni4t H.,
Ihat- the aDer-htaoLe lobster out of tie u.sc
snail change Hp
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
10 rOiICF HOARD CHANGE UNTIL JANUARY.

II Was ascerianed last evening that no chance wrnld
he made IN the Police Department until the new Board
OF Aldermen convcncs January. Th"ma, Murphy
yya, has been mentioned probable nom
80 ~ aI.ynr oo.lcr fnr Mr., W.ctl,I'- place
on the Pc lee I, ard cInpEaticaily denied i.St
ry,uin. th.t Ia would 10 randi0a'c under
.uy rircumstanc,s. lie hai been. hc said. III
i .a twice aud hnd 10 regret ht lac had ever
nf, ritnrr pH.ifiun II desired that all rum Irs Of
M. -. ~ 0nicn .iInn d Dee PM 10 resi-.
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
SWlNDLING IMMIGRANTS.

Superintendent Jackson OF Castle Garden. has re-
Gently received frequent complaints from newly ar
rived immigrants that they swindled by per
sons who stay around the outside of the building.
These swindlcrs approach unsuSpecting immigrants.
and taking their baggage, claim that they can se-
cure employment for them upon the payment of Onc
dollar Toe III tins is not forthcoming the baggage
is held rs security. Ernst i5untc for example. was
approached by q man who keeps an employment
bureau. and who, alter receiving the ~ fee sent
his victim 70 Goes guano factory in Linden \. j.
Bnntc found that no help was wanted there, and
by the same man.
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07

New buildings in prOIross November 30, Is s... .ss
progress Nov~ulbfr 80, 1873. -l, las
NOVsubfT 30 - * ~"
November 49, 1879 lSi
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07

l. ans ;.lclior new bldcs
Number OF bindings
ruibraced therein ..
Is-i!Inat,d cost al same.
Plan, FLED for a!trat'n =
Numnsr 81 buIsliLg,
embraced thcrcin....-.
Esfimatoi cost Oi ssire-
Ne. buildings CON nc'o
New bindings c .mpleid
At ratiun- commenced
Alterations cOEipls .Od.
New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
SMALL PURCHASE OF GOVERNMENT BONDS

SMALL PURCHASE OF GOVERNMENT BONDS
Proposals Tor the sale TO the Government Of
1.0O0000 of TIE q per cent bonds of 1881 were
opened yesterday at the Sub-Treasury. The bids,
which amounted to $l,i70,00O and ranged from
10G35 to 1O6S712, were telegraphed to the Treas
ury Department ut Washington. Secretary Sherman
awarded 100000 at 10635 TO Ncrmilye & Co..
aud authorized the purchase at that price NJ 10 the
amount required. An offer of $1,000 the only
one received before the close of business
In the original proposals j. x :. Wormser had
offered ~ 900, 900 at the highest price. l06.S7l,
and they declined 80 accept the price oeIed by tie
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