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New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
Il SOLDIERS GRAVES.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
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QUARrERAfAsTFRG GENERAL's OFFICE. ,
- WASHINGTON. d. c., March 81 1870.
sEALED PROPOSALS. in trplicae, are hereby Invited
for furnishing HeadstOnes for Soldiers graves Private
Nlage an Cty Cemeteles as provided by the law approved
February 3, 1879. OF which the following extract:
That the secretary War Is hereby authorized 20
headstOnes the soldiers who served
uar or Volunteer Army Of the during
for the Union and who have been buried private village
city cemeteries In the provided the
OF March 3. S73, for those inferred in National Military
Cemeteries"
The number t1 be furnished Is estimated 1000
Specifications describing in detail the standard fixed by tho
blank forms 81 proposal. be had
application person by letter To CAPITA A T. Rockwell
A q. NJ u. :. A. charge OF National Cemeteries Washing
ID. G.
Specimens furnished be
this office
All bids should be accompanied BY good and sufhcen,
guaranty amt VIII be considered except for AmoCln
White Marble grades named in the specifications.
Proposals should be ncosed sealed envelopes and
dOrssd Propose for Headst0nes AMI addressed
desgned Office they viii be IN the
ofbidders on MOnday June i6 1873 commencing at l
O'Clock o. N.
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New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
THE COURTS.
We. GRAY ON TRIAL FOR FORGERY.

THE PRISONER APPARENTLY UNCoNCLhHbb-AN
OUTLINE OF HIS CAREER.
William +. Gray, the question OF whose eX-
tra&ton from England created considerable comment
and difficulty time wJs arragnec before Judge
Barrett in the Court of oyer and Terminer yesterday
charged with making and utterug forged papers ioF
large amounts Tho prisoner. who is hardly more than
thirty years OF age aud whose face Indicates much III
telIIgence appeared unconcened and hopeful lie mas
had sinruIarly chcckered life. His father, Edward H.
Gray " no formerly Chaplain OF the United states
Senate obtained or his son position in the Auditor
Department at Washington The young man leit THIS
place and coming 10 NcwY0rk entered brokers' once
Afterwar he opened office himself, and is said to
have done large business. although some suspicion
was attached 10 certain transactions in which no was
engaged.
In December. 1860. Mr.. Gray disappeared and then
the alleged fraudulent transactions with whlch he If
charged were discovered II Is alleged that on Decem
Der IL, 1862 Mr. Gray deposited at the Mechanics
Bank in this city three NewYork State County bonds
whose face value was $4,000, and that he received
therefor each 20 that AMOUNT that these bonds had
been altered nv changing the numbers OF them-2S -
and 3i-o 12s, 1872 and 1884, by raising the amount OF
each bond from IL 900 $4,000, and by substituting
Mr.. Gray's name for that OF Charles W. Nooisey. to
whom tie bonds Issued The indictment Is FOUNDED
upon these alleged Orgeres but II Is asserted tna Gray
D ore his disappearance realized about S3OOOOo IN tne
same manner upon raised State and Government b0hdS
at this bauk and other banking houses After leaV-
Ing York he is said to have gone TO London where
he attracted considerable attention IN business circles
by lis bold atUns aud expensive manner OF Nv
ing He left England for several months twice, once
going to Texas. where he "practsed as dasnlng anu
wealthy physician, and once coming TO NeW-1Ofk so
disguised as escape detection on returning to Lon
don he began extensive specuatiOns as manager OF
the Wichita Copper Mining Company. lie was nnally
arrested Ia 1877 but there being df renee between
the indictment aud the charges III tne eXtradsioh pa
pers the English Government used to surrender hlD
and he was discharged. subsequently ne was again ar
restod and in July 1873 he was brought 10 Newl
On the trial yesterday, William ii. Cox cashier OF the
Mechanics Bank, was The principal witness. The char
acter of the bonds aud the circumstances OF their con
version detailed at length Because OF the illness
of ex-Judge Fullerton, The prisoners counsel, an cary
adjournment was taken. Dlstrlct-Attorhey IbepS dp
peared prosecution
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
COURT Ole APPEALS.

ALBANY MAY 22.-In the Court of Appeals to-
day-present Hon. Sanford f. Church. c. j. and asso
ciites-the following busines Transacted:
No. 2O2-Charles T. MestOrO0k. appellant, agt William
Gleason and another mpeaded etc. respondents-suDmt
ted
NO 2O3Joseph H. Bearns guardian, etc, respondent ag
David II Could appelant-Argued bv Freeman J. Fihian
tor appellant, and Charles W. Bangs for Respondent
NO l98-Henrletta Strause respondent, agt nOTtz JO-
ana appellants Argued by See Spngarn
Tor appellants ami naInm NJ. Stiwel for respondent
No 2p4-Catherne O'DOnnoll. respondent the New
YorE Harlem Railroad company appeants Argued by
Elliot Shepard FOR appellants and Seg spmgarn for res
ponJent still on.
Calendarfhe following the Court OF Appeals day calep'
FTGay, May 23 1879 Nos lsJ Az, IoO, ZO0, ZOb
2Og, 2I5 and Zl6.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23

1t is ali wrong to let your church choir go
of singing In the opera Of PiuafDre" between s0i-
days dreadful tang recently happened on this
count at California funeral Th1 PASTOR tan, white
haired man. much resembling an admiral. arose IN tho
pulpit and had sooner finished, In "A singsOug tone.
The remark We his presence IN HE usual haunt
than the choir sprang It's feet and shouted In return
And 20 his aud his cousins and his supts"
Milwaukee Sentinel.
A Western paper wants to know where the
next worlds fair Will be hedP don't profess to know
much about the world, but In these dggngs sun
day night the fsyorile tine for holding this worlds
far.-lSan Francisco Alta.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
From The North American Rsrisw.

"FxpLoDEDn WHICH Is GAINING STRENGTH
DAILY
From The North American Rsrisp.
My DEAR SIR: / have no difficulty in re-
plyns to your letter OF Che 3lst ult. l.. .,,,.
do not think there is any chance OF return IN tnis
country TO the doctrine OF Protection. We export
everything but agreutural produce, 10 pro-
slbe. From another cause the protection OF our
land produce Is not NOR more possible @ @ @ our
toms dutics order to raise the price OF homegrown
moment. Such scheme offered 70 Parliament ana tne
country would destroy any Government aud any party
sion apparent to tnose who examine ana
consider the facts OF recent past years. BUT, IN
impossible propositions and schemes for relief There is
no special medicine for THIS maady Time. patience.
ance and cessation of the excitement
aud halfmadneas OF the past, and general economy
Will bring about cure, not without some or inuch sur
We adopted reo trade IN the year SAC. But land
comprehend tho principles we taught, and now y
new seherauon Is On th' stage ~ % b orv n t
distress since cur Corn Law was abolished; and now
when trouble has come for tme of the sufferers
aud some of thequack Cctos, who always ready TO
prescribe for the pubic cry ou for protection as II We
There is no danger of going back to protection
The present trouble Will pass away. IL has been
aggravated 10y the evil policy OF Government and
shat will also pass away and tue simpetons who are
looking for relief 10 an exploded doctrine aud practice
will relapse into that ,cnce and 0b>curity which bO
como them. IL Is grief 10 me that yonr people
do rot yet their way to a more moderate tar!H
They doing wonders, uneullled IA t1e worlds his
tory paying OF National debt. more moderate
tariff should think. would give You better revenue
and by degrees You might approach more civilized sys
tom. WHAT can DO more sirenge thlh Tor
your great free country TO build barriers AGAINST
that commerce which Is everywhere the handnaid
OF freedom aud OF civilization should despair OF the
prospects OF mankind il did not believe that before
long the intelligence OF your people would revolt against
the blrbarsm OF your tariff. IL seems your
one great humiliation; the world looks 10 you for
example In all forms OF freedom "A TO commerce.
the great cyzer shall lt look IN vain Believe me
very sincerely yours, JoHN BRIGHT,
10. 1872 Pccadiily. London, April -, 1879.
To A. TuORNDIKE RICE, esq, Neig- York
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
DROPOsALS for CONSTRUCTION.
OFFICE OF CuRr QrARTTRMAsIER.
DEPARTMENT or TIE EASE GOvRRNOK'r T-ia
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SEALED PROPD-A in rrlrate viii be received the
the undes ned until 1915 o'clock n on tue 6th day
OF June 1879 at Which time and place iney VIII De opened IA
The presence of bidders COR The construction c3 ses Of
Ofceis Quarters Madison Barracks, Sdcsets arbOr y.
Y with plans ana which
seen AZ the Office Of the undersigned.
This advert scurut must be securely attached
70 tuate proposal ANA must be- mentioned therein as
comprising part ~ IT, ,,.,,.-
may be Obta.Ecga 40 this Office. -.
Proposals must De accompanied with 2 bond. win Two
surefes the of $500 accordance with the act of
Congress Of April 10 l91 ana Wltl !Ae Ioln presumed
proposal uuGccOmpauied by such bond VIII not be con-
sldercd. -..- -. .---..
The successful bidder viii be requi ed 10 enter into writ
ten contract with the United states Win good anu approved
security IN be than oncnfh nor more thsn
the entr value supplies bid for near as can De as
certaned beforehand within thirty alter being nOuned
Of the acceptance o. nj proposal, .- -.-..,
Proposals must be iuciosed in sealed envelopes m3fkef
Proposals Constructing Otcer> quarters. ana al
dressed the Chief Quar,ermaser Department of The East
Governors Island y. \. IA. -
The United states reserves te Il@ 10 ftect ds I m io
rosols ALEX J. PERRY, Deputy @ ~ Gent
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
no IRON MANUFACTURERS.
puopOsALs FOR THE METAL WORK OF THBEb
- LIGMInOUSEs.
OPtIcr or LIgHrUOrsF EXGINEER. Filth Dslrc"{
N ~ rtAtnnR MlN y. lNlf ,.

OFFICE or LIGHTHOUSE EXCNEER. Fuh Dieine"
BALTIMORE. ND, May =, so ,,I
Wi! be received at THIS 0f,e nhu'
- o'clock saturday. the in daS ot June olS io ~
only FOR furnishing the mater f Vokk
a klnts necessary tha completion OF the
OF THREE LIuHTHOU SES-one for Hooper - 80" Vd
Chesaieake Boy for Janea Island, Ilgiet ~ An
and the other for Laurel Point Abemaie % %sonn ~ rs OBJ
accordance with the dis~lnss anu Sp'''"
tanned from this Onre on Application. .,., infor.
ThS pampnle OF specifications contains MI neceSsa ns
m oI, and The blank forms whlch must DO "eo" '
upan or contracting Tor this work. , ..... o,.h bid
eonv Of this aiyoI sh0u,d aceoml9uy ." ~ n,
r. "a. n riect any OF bids or Co walyc defects "a
dsne1 ion ths Interests OF the Government 20 40 50
served. n l. RARcOCK,
Major OF Engineers, U. : y.
Lighthouse Engineer FlIth ptatie~
Nc order OF the Lighthouse Board.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
SUITS BROUGHT BY A DRUNKARD's WIFE.

Daniel Buckley, liquor dealer at No. 404
East EleventEst sued for $1,000 several months
ago under the Civil Damage Act, by Mrs. Hannah l.
scuy for injury her aud her family because ho had
made a drunkard Of her husband. she recovered $50
Yesterday Mrs scully began action in the Supreme
Court before Judge rappen. against the defendant
for an ged he made upon her Mt the lime
that OF action IN the other case July
1877 Mrs. scuy claimed that she went 10 the liquor
store fnl her husband the defendant throw her out
Of the door kicked her and seriously Injured her Tho
defendant answered that Mrs sculy became very yio-
lent she tO the saloon that when all other
reasonable means Of senciug her bad been used, be
dnietly and without force took her by the ard led
her outdoors The jury gave the woman verdict Tor
$3.50. ID. Culver appeared for the plalntn exJudge
| DttenhOefer for the defendant.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
The Grand Jurors could

asked By Grand Jury before. The Grand Jurors couid
act only under their own rules IL their dn'y to IN
yestieote all charges brought before them aud If the
charges were proved 1t was their duty 10 find iDdot-
ments They acted ns public prosecrtors ana had no
right 20 disclose what occurred during then delDefa
tons not even 60 the Court. Tboy should not act on
suspicion Iumors or hearsay evidence, and they
wished advice they should seek II from the
torney The Grand Jury had no right to try cases Inc
Jurors should careful that the county was Put 20 no
expense 10 Try which would end Without result
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
PROPOSALS for ARTILLERY HORSES.
DEPOT QUABrRRNAsrER's oFF.cH.
corner Houston anh Greene-sts.,
NEW Work CITY MAY u, lNl


SvrEDpROpOS AIS duplicate addressed "a The Under
signed will received at THIS oice ntl ocCA ~ .ii
~ Iav which time and pis'o tl
be opened the presence OF bidders tor @ Of
eight Artillery Horses 70 De geidlnt W
hardy c0lors. sound IN all parcuars IN go9a ~ ~ 10
well broken TO harness. ir hiteth
sste 6S hands high not less i've 90 nor more an
nine (O years old, auG suitable Ia every respect io '
ono copy OF tis advertisement must be securely
to each duplicate proposal and must be men loheH 'he'' -
Banks ,Sf proposals may be obtained az this oMce Ia,
pron0sas must iuciOsed In sealed enVeioirs ~
, PrIio-als for Artillery Ho8os,' ana addir.s''i w.
"CoIONEL l.. c. EASrON. Depot QuAfteim@s''i w"
e United States reserves the right to reject any or Az
P'op"s'''' J.. c. EASrON,
~ Depnt euartermaster
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
UOIsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

In the House Of Representatives, Mr.. GO0DE
Dem, Va) introduced bill authorizing the Secretary
OF the Navy place vessels and huks the disposal Of
the Commissioners OF Quarantine or other proper
thortes at the ports OF the United States Referred TO
the Committee ON Naval Afairs
The House then resumed the consideration OF the bill
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23

,r,T TRlsYEYS oP rlE NRW.YoKH AyD BgOOKLrN BMnSE{
OFFICP: NO. 2l Wator-st BsOpNLYS. Aay u, iot', Z
StEALED PROPOSALS will be received ~
y the trustees OF the NETWORK AND BkOokiisllSS
RoI nCF until ~ o'clock noon OF tue "a day OF june
oT rnishInV and delivering abOut two hundred ana OV
(g4Ol cable Yards cf cut sfahitr. -, - .,,i,,ton
Plans may be and specifications had upon aPP'"
Poposa ais must be ndorsed Proposals for Cut Grsnie
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
THE BODY OF A SCHOOL PRIYCIPAL Fo,yn

The body Of man was found floating in
tile Hudson River. near ForsLeo Tuesday afternoon
Some fishermen towed the body 10 the shore
and gave notice to the Coroner Of Bergen County.
In the pockets number OF bheads of the Hohoke,
Board OF Education was found. Coroner Parsloy.
OF uOhOken, sent for and on see
ing tho body he identified Il as thar
o 4. NJ Drew. The H0bOken school principal who dis
appeared from his home about three weeks ago The
body dccomposed that identification vas almost
lTup
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23

Scene-Union railroad hOrse-car (party Of
s.optomoros coming home irom 'lude supper.D No.
l." Don't make much nOise Fred. yOu'l give your.
self away 20 tG0se freshmen opposite" Fred-(hic,
don't care. freshie hic = goods other man mere
accident OF birth."-iHgryard Crimson
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
EVIDENCE OF MR. DAvENPORTs CLERK.


Sheplin Mosher, clerk employed in Mr..
Davenport's office, examined yesterday before Com
missioner Lyman i'm the Davenport case. George W.
Wingate and T. Eery Anderson appeared In behalf Of
the petitioners Tor Mr Dayenport'- removal. In answer
to Mr. Wiugae the witness said that the complaints
against the holders OF naturalization papers issued by
the Superior and Supreme Courts in 1868 were made
out in his name. lie took the or the persons
complained Of from the Supervisors books he did not
know them personally. and he TO the comp aints
in parcels OF one hundred more at time they
made ont pfiated forms with his name printed in
When the parties complained Of appeared in the super
yisOT's office they surrendered their papers being in
formed that they were irregular
blr WlngaLc proceeded al considerable length In on
effort slow tnat election day the witness had
signed Mr. DIycnpOr's name to many OF the com
paints after had been issued but the attempt
failed. lie had made tho complaints on the grounds
tha there proper naturazatOns IN 1865 IN the
Supreme superior Courts because certificates were
issued persons VINO personated applicants that there
peTiurcd witnesses under assumed names that pa
peTs Issued 10 fictitious persons and also upon the
ground OF mpcrfeciOn that there only witness
where the law required two.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23

A GRAND JURY SEEKING INSTRUCTIONS
The Kings County Grand jury came into
the OF Oyer aud Terminer In Brooklyn yesterday
and inquired Of Judge Pratt whether. after the majority
had determined 10 close the evidence Ia case. the mi
norty could be allowed TO bring In fresh evidence The
Judge replied that ho had heard such question
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23

night ride At 1928 the moved ont OF the stat,s
Mr.. Beeoher went up the Huhson Wednesday 10 AVOID
the tedious trip IA the lie VIII join the regIment
this morning in st. Adams.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23

these i'm picments If they were used In the murder
they only proved that woman could not have used
them Mrs smith was in % feeble state OF health ana
as hai been proved by the testimony fphysiciaus she
would not have been able to witness the murder With
out falling in A d Mrs. Smiths descriptions Of what she
saw and felt while under the influence Of chlorcform
proved that her story had been cigned No motive
for murder had been proved against MIS-. Smith sac
was living ON GOOD terms with her husband and he was
tho only one to whom she could lcok for support 1t
was an iucredble thing assert that shc would have
murdere her husband IN order 60 away with pen
ueSs boy who was years younger thhn
herself Mr. Collins sssailed the police OF Jer-
sey City and the District Attorney, oiaimln&
that The former had SHOWN remarkable amount o. stu
pdy in arresting and imprlsonng Mrs. Smith before
there were any reasonable grounds for suspecng her
and that the latter had shown unfarness collecting
and presenting the evidence. The manner in which
Mrs Smith had been treated after her imprisonment In
the County JAIL he declared to be infamous. He held
oot ,he letter which been procured by spy in the
ja and declared that proved her innocence. lie read
and explained several passages in the letter TO show
the murder at all 1t proved that
Bennett had been the only one Involved in guilt.
ExJudge Hoffman began to sTeak in behalf OF Ben
nett at r. M. He also arragned the prosecution III
vigorous Terms Mr.. Honman described tho imrri.9n, r
meH' IN the cf s sfn"e after ana hs ' GranG Jury bad
failed 10 indlct HIM, an act OF bafpa.l!'
Toe alleged confessions OF Bennett had oeen proved 10
be o: no value. Mr. Hoffman then took up the ietter
which Bennett had written to Mrs Smith, and said tha
the manner in which IT had been procured was most
disgracofu. The witness who procured the letter, ne
said, haO admitted that she had been snl9eo'eC "
shameful treatment and disgrace in the jail
Al tAIs point the adjourned until to-day, when
it is expected the case will bc gwen to the jury.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
6sIp Wanieo.

XxTANTED-A woman of some refinement 70
w assist In the work Of farm house Aaaf'S' i""'
Tribune Olieo.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
DENYING THAT HE KILLED HIS MOTHER.

DENYING THAT HE KILLED HIS MUIHEh'
At the trial of Jacob Romer. cOlOred, at
HackeDsack n. j. for the murder OF his mother, Mrs
Griffin by placing arsenic some bean soup, the open
ing speech the defence yesterday was made oy MI
CofFey Romer then testified that his mother made the
bean soup and that he ate part OF it, and that 1t nade
him sick He denied that he placed arsenic in the SOUP
and sad he did not what arsenic looked IKE lie
also denied that his mother charged him with poisoning
her and said that she believed and said that her illness
was caused by the musty -four He Dursed her uuring
her Illness and just before she died she caleu nm 10
her bedside and said Jacob, be good boy and meet
me IN Heaven" The VIII go 90 the jury to-day
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
JOHN BRIGHT on PROTECTION.

HIS REASONS FOR THINKING ENGLAND WILL not
ABANDON FREE TRADE-HE CALLS DOCTRINE
"FxPIoDEDr WHICH Is GAINING STRENGTH
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-11-12
The MangOSteen.

Correspondence Philadelphia Times.
l must not omit the tree which
bears the famous fruit of the East
knownas the Mangosteen. 1t is not
tall nor particularly handsome. 1t is
only some twenty feet in height and
has spreading branches instead of the
single tufts that adorn the trees that
1 have just described. But the fruit
is the prince of tree fruits of the
world-the apple, the peach, the or
range, the pomegranate, none ofthem
can compare with it, and even if you
combine all these fruits you are only
beginning to approach it. Exter-
nally it has the appearance of small
apple that has been partially baked
or has become very brown in the sun.
On cutting it you find an external
husk harder than the rind OF an or.
ange and three times as thick. When
you have penetrated this husk you
lind a mass of snow-white pulp, and
you need no instructor to tell you
that this is the edible portion of the
Mangosteen. 1t meltS In your mouth
like an over.ripe peach or like snow
on the surface of the river. Its fla.
vor Is the combination OF sweetness
and slight ascidity, which you can no
more describe than you can tell how
a violet smells or a canary sings. l
think have tasted nearly every fruit
that grows on the globe and unhesi-
tatingly l award the prize of excel.
lence TO the Mangosteen. At this
distance OF time and place my lips
mOisten when / think OF the Mangos.
teens that solaced the heat OF Java
and made the life of the island more
agreeable thar it would otherwise
have been. II this fruit grew in the
Garden OF Eden, l can well under
stand why Adam and Eve wept at
their expulsion perhaps it was the
Mangosteen which the serpent offered
for the temptation of our first mother,
if so, it is easy to understand why she
fell from grace.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-11-12
100 Bushels of Corn Per Acre

From an Exchange. ,..~. ks.s.r... ~,
Jude Beatty, of Kentucky, youches
for the fact that Mr.. Young, a farmer
OF that State, grows 100 bushels of
corn peracre, and here is the method
of culture given by Mr.. Young him
self: -.
My universal rule is to pillow my
corn land the fall preceding the
spring when l plant; and as early in
spring as possible, l cross.plow as
deep as circumstances will permit !;
as soon as this is done, / commence
checking off-the first way with my
large plow, and the second with my
small ones, the checks three by three
feet, admitting Of working the land
both ways. And then l plant my
corn from the Goth to the 25th OF
Marcia rule to which adhere with
scrupulous exactness, planting from
eight to twelve grains in each hill,
covering the same from four TO six
inches deep, greatly preferring the
latter depth. AS soon as my corn is
up OF sufficient height, l start the
lerge harrow directly over the rows,
allowing horse to walk on each side ;
narrowing the way the corn was
planted and on land prepared as
above, and narrowed as directed, the
hoeing part will be so completely per-
formed by this process that it will
satisfy the most skeptical. Then al
lowing the corn thus narrowed to re-
main few days, + start my small
plows, with the bar next the corn;
and so nicely will this be done, that
when row Is thus plowed so COM
pletely will the intermediate spaces,
hills, etc, be Tapped in by the loose
earth occasioned by this system OF
close blowing, as to render any other
work useless for a time. I thin to
four stalks upon hill, never having
to transplant the second blowing
being performed with the mold
board toward the rows of corn and
so rapid has been the growth OF the
corn between the first and second
plowings that this is performed with
ease. When in this stage, l consider
my crop safe /; my general rule being
never to plow my corn more than
tour times, and harrow once. My