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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-22

decide whether arrest and the manner
s the ''n duty Of a' judicial Officers '' to decide
controversies between individuals and accusations
made in the name of the public against persons
charged with violation Of the law police captain
is not judicial Offices. due regard to the rights
of citizens shown by public officer is the best
to insure the respect Of the people for those
who charged with the management of public
spect been shown to the rights of the complainant
in this case. and the universal principle of law ad-
hered to, that man cannot be deprived
of known right without a specific Charge
/ would have been spared an unpleasant
duty. II / were allowed 70 ignore the evidence
before me and could yield to the influences OF my
personal experience with Captain Williams. whom
always found efficient officer, would dismiss this
complaint. The evidence, however, makes Il my
duty to hold him, Alexander 3. Williams, prob
able cause that the offence charged has been com
missed, as he is q simple police officer and acted
M oTTERBoURG.
Mr. George 4. Langbein, OF the counsel for Mr..
Curry, said, after furnishing the reporter Of the
HERALD with the foregoing information:-"This is
the worst in my experience. The idea that a
man wearing the uniform Of police officer should
be permitted 10 make such brutal assaut--and
the assault brutal in the extreme, l
and other people know--wthout the least
justihable provocation. aud then to go scot
FREQ of ccnsure punishment, is enough to
make think there is no law justice left in
this city. Mr. Curry is q respectable Citizen tall.
handsome young man, and he was shining mark for
the club of Captain Williams when he possibly made
some remark which offended the of that officer
But is a man to be dubbed and kicked for saying
ears2 II the first time that police justice
held police captain for assault and battery cit
izen but the singular part was that the Grand Jury
The New York herald., 1879-07-09

an income tax, except when it is needed to
make up deficiencies in the revenue; they
oppose the free and unlimited coinage of
the present silver dollar; and they defend
the national banks, and prefer national
bank notes to further issues of greenbacks
This is the republican position. as made
up in the Congressional debates We hope
to see them defend and maintain it
boldly in Ohio this summer and fall.
They cannot afford to play fast and loose
with any part of it I; they ought to meet
Mr.. Ewing and his fellow democrats on
every stump in the State and insist ON de-
batting before the people these three ques-
tions, for these are the real and living is
sues of the canvass; and we are glad to
notice that Mr.. Foster, in conversation
with HERALD reporter which appears else
where, gives tho currency question due
prominence.
The New York herald., 1879-07-09
The Seymour Murder.

If the police had all the facts straight
against Paul Stucke 30 far as concerns his
pistol, his cartridges, the distance and the
time, they would still have to account for
that piece OF indiarubber in the wound,
and would be confronted by the fact that it
could have no relation to such a pistol as
was used by him. No indiarubber is used
in the construction OF the cartridges in his
possession, and that piece Of indiarubber
in the wound was also not part of any
cartridge, since indiarubber in q cartridge
comes behind the bullet. Coroner Flanagan
says the indiarubber in Mr.. Seymour's
wound was in front of the bullet II that
piece of rubber was put in the barrel of
pistol or other arm as u wad above bullet
it was put there to keep the bullet in the
barrel--for nobody puts wad above bullet
that properly fits the piece. Consequently
it is possible that the ball was fired from
piece it did not fit--a piece of On entirely
different style from that for which it was
made. Does not this wad, moreover, pre-
sent itself as fact Of some importance
with regard to the distance? Six hundred
feet, il you like, for bullet, but not for q
wad, for the lighter wad will fall very
quickly. Apparently, therefore, this wad
is an additional evidence that the shooter
was close to his victim
The New York herald., 1879-07-09
Biting Aldermanic Thumbs.

The proceedings in the Common Council
chamber Of the City Hall were diversified
yesterday by general and angry biting of
Aldermanic thumbs. Alderman Sauer,
conforming his temper to his name. COM
menced the interlude by charging that AL
derman Haughton's action in the matter of
the Fourth avenue rapid transit report was
taken 'ior consideration, Now, in this
accusation there was nothing of itself SO
terrible and startling, inasmuch as Alder
man Hanghton's "consderation" might
have been a consideration of the public
good. But Alderman Sauer went further
and threatened to 'expose" Mr. Haughton
and those who voted with him, adding, II
now tell him that / hold the facts in my
pocket and will give them to the public"
Now, it is very well known that con-
sideration for the public good is not
the sort of reconsideration" that would
be likely to find its way into any
Alderman's pocket, and, besides, there
would be nothing to ''expose" about it if it
should stray into such an unusual retreat.
Hence we are constrained to believe that
Mr.. Sauer. Alderman Haughton has re-
ceived, is OF that description familiar to
New York Aldermen and generally infuen-
tial over their votes.
Alderman Haughton vigorously bit his
thumb at his offending associate, and after
throwing out what might be interpreted Us
a challenge to mortal combat, Indignantly
dc, l.l h. Ii.
sideration" by an aldermanic committee Of
five, and patrlotically named the committee
himself. While this was noble on. the part
of Alderman Haughton, and evinced his
perfect readiness to be investigated in his
own way, it may not be wholly salts
factory to the people. In plain Eng
lish, Alderman Sauer has publicly
accused his associate Alderman, Mr..
Haughton, of having sold his action and
vote in the Common Council Of the city of
New York Tor corrupt consideration.
This is felony under the law, and the
matter is one tor the investigation Of q
grand jury and not of five Of the accused
Alderman's associates picked out by him
self As Alderman Sauer has publicly
asserted that he holds the facts to prove
this alleged felony in his pocket he will be
a good witness before the Grand Jury, ard
if his very serious charge is true and can
be sustained 1t would have u purifying
effect on the atmosphere Of the aldermanic
chamber to send the guilty party or parties
to the Penitentiary. The Grand Jury is
certainly more desirable Investigator of
the charge than Alderman Haughton's pro-
posed packed committee.
The New York herald., 1879-07-09
SOUTH AMERICA.
TIoNs IN PARAGUAY AND THE ARGENTINE
REPUBILc-cHAsING THE HuAscAR.

POLITICAL DEADLOCK IN BRAzIL--INsURREC-
TroYs IN PARAGUAY AND THE ARGENTINE
nEPUBIIC-cHAsINa THE HuAscAR.
RIO JANErRo, June IA, 1870.
Matters continue on a bad footing between the
government and the Senate majority. As tho es-
Inmates tor 1s79-s0. beginning July L. cannot pass
the Senate In time the Deputies passed bill pro-
longing. for the necessary time. the existing au-
thorzations and also for extraordinary expen-
ditures not provided for in those authorizations.
The Senate Committee. however. has stricken out
those relating to the three railroads tructing
In Ceara and Aag0as relief works, and ties down
the government to expenditures not in OF
proportion TO the time, although 1t is known that
the votes are far from sufficient and that the greater
part o. certain appropriations have to be expended
Mt the beginning or the year.
ISsunREcr1oN IN PARAGUAY.
Atelegrnm received in Rio on the 18th says that
Godoy had headed an instruction at Asuncion. ex-
PEELED President Barreiro and himself assumed the
Presidency OF Paraguay.
THE AnasxTiSE CONFEDERATION.
telegram from the Argentine expedition against
the Indians reports that Colonel Lagos had an en-
counter with them and completely defeated them
taking 26o prisoners. Good progress had also been
made in the direction OF the frontier which is to be
established ut the Negro and Neanquen.
RKBEIL.IoN.
A considerable provincial force had been gathered
In the Argentine province Of Jujuy to march upon
Saa for the purpose of restoring Torno to the gov
ernorship from which he was driven last month A
battle fought June l, twenty miles from Salta,
and the BEATEN with great loss. Torino
then entered Salta and resumed the government.
THE WEST COAST WAR;
The Chilean fleet, according to Valparaiso tcle-
grams to June g. returned TO Iquique aud the IRON
clad Blanco Encslada and gunooat Msgallanes
chased the Huascar for twenty three hours, firing
her, but unable get nearer than three miles,
and finally had TO give up pursuit for went Of COAL
The New York herald., 1879-07-09

THE WEATHER.-The centre of the disturb
and is passing rapidly into the ocean in north
eastery direction. IL was followed during the
early part of yesterday by u tongue of relatively
high barometer that moved northward from the
central valley districts when the disturbance
passed into the lower lake region. This high
pressure, however, was dssipatcd last evening
and another centre of depression advanced from
the northwest. The barometer is below the mean
throughout all the districts north of Virginia,
the Ohio and Lower Missouri valleys 1t is
creasing slowly. The rains that attended the dis
turbance now moving into the ocean were very
heavy and continuous during its passage over
the lower lake regions, New England and Mid
die Atlantic States. In the other sections of the
country the weather was generally clear. The
winds have been from fresh to brisk over the
lower lakes and the Middle Atlantic and
New England coasts fresh in the Northwest
and light in the other districts. A rise occurred
In temperature throughout the country except
in the extreme Northeast, where it fell quickly,
owing to the large amount of precipitation at
tending the movement of the disturbance. The
weather over the British Islands is threatening
and is likely to become stormy during the day.
The weather in New York and its vicinity to-day
will be warm and fair. Tomorrow the same
conditions arc likely to prevail possibly with
occasional thunder showerA
The New York herald., 1879-07-09
Cox's Bumps.

1t is certain from the account of Cox's
bumps. which is so honestly and explicitly
given by Fowler g. Wells, that if we hang
deprive ourselves of one Of our worthiest
citizens for it is demonstrable from his
bumps that Cox's intentions were good,
and that if he had not been himself he
might have been any other person OF dis
tngui he'd mental and moral attributes,
Only by the merest accident in the world
does this superior person now stand in the
shoes of murderer, with the chance to
wear cravat of the same Had he been
born a Sunday school superintendent lie
might have been guilty only of forgery. As
the son of any ordinary millionaire he
would have carried the eccentricities
of his conduct no further than bur-
glary. Enervated by a life of ease
and university education, lie would
have been base pickpocket, and would
have gratified his love OF fnery by helping
himself to night editors watch. But be-
hold o life in contact with nature-the
simple and invigorating existence OF a
plantation darky, the hog and hominy, the
shovel and the hoe-these bred in him such
a force, such an irrepressible vitality, such
an energy of seli-assertion, that when by
some unaccountable accident he slipped
from the right path he could not stop him
self at any ordinary small crime, but
rushed impetuously forward to the murder
Of On old lady of sixty whom he found
sound asleep in her bed. And an unjust
society will stop his bellows for this, II
he could help it. Shameful! Shameful |!
As phrenology finds in this mere villanous
midnight murderer the elements of q capa-
BILE and good man, with a minimum of evil
propensities, it seems to follow necessarily
either that he is such n person or that
phrenology is not to be depended upon to
ave complete account OF mems natures.
The New York herald., 1879-07-09
The Racing Mt Saratoga To-Day


If the water is smooth there will be some
good racing to-day on Saratoga Lake. The
national regatta, which has always called
together many oarsmen from distance, this
amateurs than ever before, the famous
Wah-wah-sums and Shoe-wae-cae-mette
from the Northwest, the st. Johns from
New Orleans, the Lachines from Canada,
and crews from Virginia, Massachusetts,
and other distant points all being on hand
and ready to show our own justly famed
Atalantas how to row four-oared shell.
The latter will not meet their old antagon-
lists, the ''Shoes," to-day. for they are drawn
in different heats; but should they each win
in the trials there will be high excitement
in the final. when these two tough teams,
each of which confidently believes it can
whip the other, are abreast in the arduous
struggle. The Watkins four and the Sau-
gerties crew will also give good account of
themselves; the former, it will be remem-
bered, being the lads who 50 drove the
London Rowing four at the Centennial
races that the Beaverwycks beat them both,
won the worlds championship and dis
banded with most significant promptness.
There is an unusual number of good soul
lers, too, among the twenty-eight OF all
classes, while there is danger that, both in
the doubles aud pairs, the prizes will go to
crews from the region OF the great lakes,
and probably in the fours as we'll.
The New York herald., 1879-07-09
Hebrews In Convention.

The Convention of American Hebrew con-
gregations effected a permanent organization
yesterday, and INDUCED itself in some very
stormy moments of objection at the compli-
mentary mention OF the name of Felix
Adler. It is prerogative of bodies gathered
together in democratic spirit to express
equally approval or dissent in vigorous
way, and the delegates on this occasion did
full honor to the best traditions. Tempted
away from the real purpose of their assem-
bly, by a proposition. to listen to mere
address without specific purpose they fell
innocently upon a'pitfall that opened wide
differences upon doctrinal views. and
they are to be congratulated upon the
grace, good nature and mutual consid era
The New York herald., 1879-07-09
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.


The way farmers put up corn is shocking.
James I. Fields is recovering his health at Man
chester.
Senator Thurman and wife are on their way to
Montreal.
Christine Nilsson has $3.50. 900 worth of American
securities.
'Pinafore" has been succeeded by the clink of
beer glasses.
Senator Matt H. Carpenter, of Wisconsin. is at the
Hoffman House.
Sir John Macdonald has SO far recovered as to be
able to attend the meeting of the Privy Council.
Senator Thomas +. Bayard, of Delaware, and
Speaker Samuel j. Randall, of Pennsylvania are at
the New York Hotel.
Nine Marie Roze appeared on Friday last at Her
Majesty's Opera. London. in III Flauto Magico. ;"
and on Saturday in III Trovatore." with gratifying
success.
General Thomas Ewing and Mr.. Charles Foster,
the rival candidates for Governor Of Ohio arrived in
the city last evening the former at the Astor House
and the latter at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
The body of the late Rear Admiral Godon was in
TERED i'll the family vault ut Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Philadelphia. yesterday. q detachment of marines
from League Island escorting the remains to the
grave
The family of Governor Laird will leave Keewatin.
Northwest Territory Of Canada, on the 10th inst,
for Prince Edward Island, with the intention of not
returning The Governors term will not expire for
two years.
Secretary. Sherman will leave Washington next
Monday for Maine. where he intends to deliver
several speeches. including one at Portland on the
23d inst He may also before his return southwark
address the Boston Board of Trade.
Postmaster General Key. accompanied by his wife
and two daughters. will leave Washington to-day for
this city, where they will remain = few days. and
thence proceed to various points in New England
q tour Of pleasure. They intend to make short
stay in Rhode Island and will probably spend week
in the White Mountains.
The Washington Star says that Senator Conkling
gave dinner at wormley's to a number Of republ
leaders and. finding response to his question
as to the one who should be the choice after Grant,
and said he would bring forward William Win
dom, of Minnesota, as a Northwestern man. Billy
Window should Immediately dye his horse dark
color.
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THE MASTODON'S BONES.
MAMMOTH sKELEToN--ADDIrIoNAL BoNRe
DISCOVERED OF AN EXPERT.

PROGRESS OF THE WORK IN ExHUMING THE
MAMMOTH Observation-Disclosures BoNRe
DIscoyERED--srATEMENT OF AN EXPERT.
NEwDuRG. N. Y. July 8. 1879.
There is a great sensation in the neighborhood
over the discovery of tho petrned bones Of the
todon in the morass on the farm Of Mr. Hugh Kelley.
account of which appeared in the HERALD OF this
morning. Scores Of people have waited the prem
ises Of Mr.. James w. Morrison. whore the skeleton
now is. Professional mon from the adjoining
places flock thither in large numbers. and all
pronounce the bones perfect In form ana In .
splendid state Of preservation. The excavating
continued Yesterday after your representative do
men put the work Of digging, and it
pushed with great vigor until three more water
that they have been compelled to lay aside their
tools for the present.
There have been a large number Of additional
OF the foreleg bone which missing yesterday,
another piece of the shoulder blade taken out sun
day, few of the tail bones number of the foot and
ankle bones and various other small pieces belonging
to different parts OF the beast. The skull Ia now
placed Tls"S sns on rack & in the barn OF Mr. Nor.
put together in their proper places,
can be disccrned and the whole is kept from view
by shceting stretched crosswise In the barn In
front of the trophies. Tomorrow the skeleton will
be put on exhibition at the residence Of Mr.. Kelley
on tho cross road leading to Bethlehem. This win
be done to assist the Kelleys in obtaining money
enough to procure additional help In the digging.
which at this season Of the year IL hard for them
to do.
STATEMENT EXPERT.
One of the visitors at the residence OF Mr. Nor
rison to-day DIR. Il. p. sheldon, young
physician Of Washngtonville He says he fnds. so
faras he can at present, that there Is nothing
missing to complete the whole giant skelc-
ton but the .pelvis, ono shoulder blade
ana che clavico. He can form no opinion as to the
exact height and length OF the mastodon. but be-
leves from present appearances that 1t Is much
larger than tho skeleton discovered years ago at
Cohoes which is now In the Albany Museum. and Of
which DIR. Warren speaks in his work. Dr. Sheldon
thinks also that there may perhaps be few small
bones belonging to the feet not yet recovered,
but they are Of minor Importance. He says tha
bones are in q wonderful state OF preservation. espe
cially the teeth, and he doubts not but that the
skeleton, when completed and set up, will be Of
the finest In the world and nearly II not quito 10
perfect as the one found at Cohoes.
The New York herald., 1879-07-09
THE TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT.
DAY OF STORM AND roc AT CAMP ROBIN
SOMA REVIEW UNDER DIFFICULTIES
SHAM PARADE LAST NIGHT.
APH TO THE HERALD. !

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NEWPORT. Il. l., July 8, 1879.
Matters have been quite lively at Camp Robinson
to-day despite the southeast rain Storm fol-
lowed with London fog this afternoon and evening.
Rain commenced falling soon after midnight, but
the tents found to be waterproof and the
men slept under them without discomfort. 1t was
found necessary. owing to the storm. to postpone
The guard mount also dispensed with
Early in the day General burnside teIegrsphed from
Bristol that owing to the storm and high winds. he
would be unable to cross the river at Bristol ferry to
connect with the train. He, however. assured Colo
mel Ward IN later despatch that he would be here
tomorrow afternoon and review the regiment prior
to 'breaking camp" With true soldierly grit, how
ever, Colonel Ward had q review this AFTER
In the wet grass and fog. 1t
impossible to the field. Notwithstanding
the discouragng surroundings there large
gan and wife. OF New York and many of the prom.
nent cottagers The men were In full dress uniform
aud executed the manual OF arms with their usual
precision.
The regiment. under command Of Lieutenant
Adams (nounted) had mock parade this evening.
They dressed In harlequin style and carried
Chinese lanterns. The instruments OF the band
mostly of tin. Some TIN dippers their
heads blankets round their waists and ovcrcoats in
side out. Newspapers were worn around their legs.
and nightcaps covered the heads OF many. They
under the escort of Engine Company No. g..
They reviewed in front of the Ocean House by
officers of the regiment. This novel exhibition
atcd no end OF lnefriInent.
The New York herald., 1879-07-09
Condition OF Lord ChelmsSord's Com-
mand.

From the investigation of the conduct of
Lieutenant Carey on the day of the killing
OF the Prince Imperial are to be drawn
some singular evidences of the inefficiency
OF the British military service. Lieutenant
Carey did not know that the person OF the
Prince Imperial was especially in his
charge, and did not know, even, that he
was in command of the party. Here, there
fore is party sent out to reconnoitre prac-
tically without any one in command, and
therefore without any one informed OF the
precise and definite object OF the expedi-
tion. The Prince was not in command, of
course, for he was not in the service, and
made the campaign merely en- amateur !;
yet he was supposed to be in
ent shared that supposition with others.
Another point shown is even worse than
this evidence of want of attention to the
most necessary details of military service.
1t is shown that the state of mind of officers
and men is one that leads Immediately to
panic, Nobody has any confidence in any
body else or in any source of safety except
the speed OF his horse. In we'll disciplined
armies of good morale the alarm that the
enemy is ut hand starts everywhere the in
stinctiye purpose to put things in shape
for fight. In the British army in South
Africa that alarm seems to move only an
energetic impulse to mount and run. An
army in that conditions than half
whipped at the very name of the enemy-is
a poor machine with which to fight Getty
wayo.
The New York herald., 1879-07-09
GOING WEST.
[pY TELEGRAPH TO THE gERALDl

HABHfsBUhu, "a, July 3, I5Iv
Governor Hoyt to-day issued warrant authoris.
ing the transfer Of James Cummings and Annie
Love- charged with grand larceny. to the authorities
of Colorado. 1t il alleged that Cummings had been
III and o French Canadian named Love admins
tered to his wants until he had been
factors wife, taking his two children and
$4,000 in money with him. The two were arrested In
Pttsburg and the Governor Of Colorado issued his
rcquisition Governor Hoyt who honored IL to-
day. Chief of Police Pender, of Pittsburg, and De-
tective Hawley. OF Colorado left with the warrant
for Pittsburg this afternoon. and tomorrow the
fugitivss wiu be started ON the way to Colorado.
The New York herald., 1879-07-09

Miss JULIET CoRsoN, manager of the cooking
school that has done so much for New York's
digestion and temper, read yesterday to the
Farmers Club an essay the relation of food
to health. As farmers have usually more
variety of food material than any other class,
and make less of it, the essay was put where
it should do the most good
The New York herald., 1879-07-09

OFFICIAL sARcAsM.-Doorman Gilley, of the
Twenty-eighth precinct, having presented a
claim for having taken care of persons arrested
in Central Park, and having remarked inciden-
tally that he is trying TO raise $500 to enter
the Ashley belt competition, his letter has been
referred to the Board of Surgeons, with instruc-
tions to investigate the claimants mental and
physical condition.