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The New York herald., 1879-03-08

The wheat market was irregular prices uctustcd
s.'sr RI
GS s:ssa 81 & psI g. She :eSsa S ss
s sa :s.sS SalsS ss 81 s q 'tsS sSs NJ
s.s.s . rio ..:s .sa &: s s.: S SS
No rnS for g, Sxyr q A. :, ,iS itoS % Ss:s.
Ss hrr March s 4 y 81 S 'ss e;
a. s DO 'l May s' 1' % si % delivery
Il e srftssis .ys"f ;
ss sSi orr fose'ss f .psns and
ss' a. hid ID tSse SS asked do Ssc bid asc asked
3d. 3d. as ss ssa s sa No. 4ss Hgs
.sss Sa % the s sa ss No % &
steamer. as 4se. 5000 do. DO. No; at aSs.e; $500
Ss.isss 4 :ssIi.ss sa.;... ss ass: IS:
s & % .s:! 4 :s sss f g S
S s s .ss ss e. s .sa s: e;
os,s dull, bs. not Sacssbly lower We a"o,s:-EStra
sess, No. Ss; ISs; sSs:; y: 80 ssSs sSs;
sSS Sd The .s. ABOUT bushels 81
sladins 80 Now York a. stc s,s ung.adsd mixed at
s4sc sage rejected az s2,sc.
s ss% bot ssss %. ws
caeI 81 new Valencia. 7c per lb ;nsw currsns Sac
trails Brazil nuts sardincs quarter boxes lie
half boxes, i55ac Holland hcrrngs in kegs, nc. Tur.
Fry fSnsS psSss sss' new new
% s %s new sicily sSSsSs. frsss
almonds. 52c
~ lbs, Sac. S4c; lbs. &c. aeAc; AZ lbs, sNc
liar ASp srnAw--The market was firm. but unchanged.
We 45c.; prime retail, Toe; good
do. Doe. Toe. Sraw-long rye, Soc short do, 4Oc.
HKar AID Jurk-Thc general market was quiet, but
steady We quote American double dressed &i7U sin.
gle do, ,siu undrcsscd $40 Siyp; Russia ccan 500
$40; Italian. s6b $2l,; jute 4,sc s5lsc jutc butts,
Sisal, 4ac.
Iors The market was unusually dull aud thcrc
material falling OF In the shipments which only 3aD
bales for the wcek. We quotc:--Ncw York. crop,
choice. loo l4c do do medium. 7c &c. do, do, low
ycnrngs ac a5c olds, all groyths 2c Be- and psei
weekly hop circular Rcceipts OF the week. 3I4 baes
total receipts since September 1875 Jf12 bales total
for tho week. 800 bscs total osports since
The New York herald., 1879-03-08
a the ships side direct to spinnt

LIVERPOOL. March rs T. NJ.
Coton-Futures dull; uplands, low middng clause, Au
LIVERPOOL, March T. 1879.
leading grain circular says The grain market con-
tnues firm In most provincial markets prices have fur
ther improved Is In wheat hero is general conf
dence in buying for consumption In addition to
ative tendency Several off and parcels
the spot were taken to hold a extreme prices rather
moving upward At TO days market there good
tendance Mllors purchased wheat freely
Of American sold to arrive. Several lots taken
hold Fine brands of -four rather higher.
there only moderate business with the favor
Of buyers"
LONDON, March rs Pm.
Whale OIL f26 per Refined petroleum. 7sSd per gal-
on Pale rosin S. lbs. Spirits of turpentne Dds per
cwt
Pork-Prime Eastern dull 52s do Western dull
dull at 27s long clear dull at 26s 3D. short do dull at
27s Hams-Long cut dull ut 4Os. Shouders-Du at
23s Beef-India mess steady at los extra do irmer
dull at 32s. Cd. Tallow-Prime city duil at 36s.
Spirits turpentine dull Mt 22s 3D. RosinCommon steady
at 4s 3D. fine stcady at los Cd ChesseAmercan choice
steady 24s Wheat-Spring No. steady S. Id do.
No. In tho market; Western winter steady
9s 80 new Southern winter steady at os sd Corn-Nev
Cottonsccd oil-Ycllow dull Rosin-Com-
at London. frmer n S. Sprts turpentine st Lon
don, frmcr at 22s.
r.r. a.. es LONDON, March 7-Evcnins
HAvRE, March z, ls7a
American lard closed at 4sf. 25c. per SO kilos.
FINANCIAL
LONDON March 74P.M
Silver Is quoted ut 40 11l6d. per ounce. Consols.
96 7l6dsfor money and 961ad. for the account
Paris adviccs quote five rentcs l3f &C. for the
PARIS. March 2. 1874
The New York herald., 1879-03-08
Sales or spot cotton =

To-Day. Last Epening. Total
CONSUMPTION. n...........-............2 $50 424 663
delivered on contract 100 bales yesterday Tho follow
current prices of Quotations
American standard of
running in quality half grade above
In the de adj
The New York herald., 1879-03-08
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT uNcHANaED; FUTURES
CLOSED EAsY-rLoUR srEADY-wHEAr IR-
REqULAR-CoRN FrRMER--oArs DU14L--PoRK
QUIEr--LARD QUrEr--wHIsKEY FAIRLY
AcTIvE-srIRITs TuBrENTINE srEADY--RosrN
sTEADy--CoFFEE sTEADY--sUoAR STEADY
PETROLEUM NOMINAL.
FRIDAY. March 7-6 p. M.
Tho markets have generally been steady with .
fairly active movement There has been no especial
activity except in few commoditics. in which tile
speculative feeling has been dominant as in broad
stuffs which continued to rapidly advance under tho
influence of active and advancing markets West
and steadily improving markets abroad, until to-day
FrdNy) whom thcrc brcak In the Chicago market
which caused good deal OF uncasncss hero and
cradle nuctusting In values, prices declining
ally, but subsequently recovering nearly all tho
decline Corn has steady, also oats Provisions
ruled quiet and generally easy Cotton the spot was
steady quiet at late prccs futures closed easy Gro
ccr,cs were generally steady, also oils and naval
stores Petroleum was dull but nomnaiiy unchanged.
Asnss dull aud quoted sc. she. for pots and
&c. q 6iac. for pearls.
ASrrmoSY was nrmy held at i2c. i2jsc.
BxxswAx was quiet at 24isc. 25tsc for Western and
Southern.
Covrrr-rhc market for Brasis was dull but without
change and about scsdy saics baltimore cs
tcrday) Of bags Rio, pcr Serene i2sSc Mid cocc
was dull aud weak Stock OF Rio aud Santos hcrc to-
night io7 75i bags wo ucte:Ordinsry cargocs 1o'ac
io1sc; fair do, 13Ic i3sc; good do i3sic. lsc.
primo do lac. i4hc extreme for lots. i0,sc
,ss bs ss s'Gs do grass w s s %va
sSsc; Singapore, lie i7c.; ceylcn, i5ca lie. Nara.
s ia'ss 'S5s iSs s. bsmnsc @ Porto isc s%sss is
11Nc Costa Ries iae i,S:; neSie"n Zoe i,'r
sToGS w head. @ & s"ar sn"s
with heads Jsincbsa 81 90, do. do 80 inch 81 40
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

IOOUC GIN & Sprig Ist,
guar by l. =. -. 10
1000 st l., 8 FIR 2d,c g =
5000 Min 4 st l. 1st.. 8
5 shs Bank of Com. /. IL
z Bank of New York ~
SO American FIX Bank I'D
10 American Express 4
800 Del X Hudson Che 4
400 do. ...........-. 4
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

The total sales of stocks at the Board to-day
aggregated l20.s56 sharcs which were distributed
follows:-Chicago and Northwest, 12.77O; do. pre-
ferred. 7.400 Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific 331
Delaware. Lackawanna aud Western. n. 500; Delaware
and Hudson Canal. l.sl0; Erie l2s0o; Hannibal and
s. Joseph preferred. 405: Illinois Central 400; Kan
Pacific. 5000; Lake shore. 1850; Michigan Gen.
tra, 1900; Milwaukee aud st. Paul. 2.615 do. pro-
ferred. 1850; Missouri. Kansas and Texas. I4,a7a;
Morris and Essex, ooo New York Central. 225; New
Jersey Central. 500; Ohio and Mississippi. 40;
Pacific Mail, 100; Union Pacific, 2600; Wabash, 1920;
Western Union Telegraph. 1900.
Money ON call was easy to-day at a az per cont,
advanced to per cont and closed at y per cent.
The rates of exchange New York at the under
mentioned places to-day were rs follows-Savanuah.
buying par. selling u Premium; Charleston. shade
hrmer. buying 3-16 selling 1-l6 par; New Orleans,
commercial h discount, bank par; st. Louis. l-1o
discount; Chicago, firm. buying lilo discount. sell
ing lilo premium; Boston. par. Foreign exchange
was steady and tho rates for sterling were un-
changed. The Clearing House statement to-day was
folows:-
Exchanges ....... .$73. .610 713
Balances .............. 5,3oo,OOl
The SubTreasury oday paid out 1000, gold. for
loyal tenders redeemed and received $1.700. gold.
in exchange for legal tenders. The London adviccs
reported Arm market for consos, which sold at
% 7-io for money and sek for the account. United
States bonds declined to l0i for cn-fories. 1o6 for
now nves and 1881 for ls6Ts. while now AIS were
steady at io7,s. New hurs wcro quoted at io2x
With tho exception of New Jersey Central, which
remained Arm at 50. Apcrican railway shares do
clined fraction. Eric common selling down to 26.
prcfcrrcd to 45,s. aud Illinois Central to sah. Bar
silver sold at 10 li-lcd per The rate of dis
count in the open market for three months bills
~. pcr cont. or 4. pcr cont beIow tho Bank of
England rate. At Paris rentes werc strong and nd
vanced to 1i3f. &c.. and exchange on London was
quoted at 25f. ashc.
Government bonds wore dull. but Arm. Tho sub
pcrptions to the four pcr cents to-day amounted to
S2,AgT 900. The closing quotations were AZ folows;
The New York herald., 1879-03-08

81 10; box shocks. soc. 6Dc do, 81 pipe do. $6
ss so; empty sogshsad. so hoops fest ordinary to
CorrE The aarkct for lake dali but very firmly
held at 157Se. a 16c.. cash
C0RDAGE dull UNCHANGED prices. We quote -
Manila large and small lac i!c; tarred Manila, l2c
Sisal rope. S1sc. 1O1sc.: Russia, lie
CoTroS the spot quiet soady lnte prices
Futures opened and tre uuder last nights closing
figures The business for the day amounted to about the
same us the day previous being 5000 bales. The market
remained all closed decline the
OF from 10 points The closing pricos to-day compared
with those OF yesterday, as follows:-
The New York herald., 1879-03-08
PRINT CLOTHS MARKET.

FAIL KIvfR, MASS, MATCH 2, 1873.
Tho printing cloth has been very active in
3ldc bid for "a cloths which price
has been declined by The sales have
and the market closes strong 3c cash.
and thirty days asked for 81 cloths and cash.
bid for 5x6O cloths but to bc had Sales for the
week about 30O,OOo pieces, spots and futures
The New York herald., 1879-03-08
EUROPEAN MARKETS.
COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, March T. 1879.
This weeks circular of tho Liverpool Cotton Brokers'
Association says-'Cotton continues nanmnte. with
limited business and the tendency favor
American was in fair request but with free supply
prices declined 116d. In Sea Island the sales small
and prices unchanged. Futures opened dull. The
business very limited and prices declined Lied 32d
To-day tThursday since the market has been rmer
and prices recovered l3d the final showing
cline of 1-16d. in cases.n
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-23
FITHER WArMAN ARREsTED.
Accusations OF Fraud Made by Two Women
Of hI. Cosxregstion-GIvinE Hail.

The Rev. Father H. Francis Wayman,
pastor OF the Polish Catholic Church OF st.
stanislaus at Forsyth and Stanton streets. was
arrested by tho Sheriff yesterday and held to
$3.50 bail to answer a civil suit in which he is
charged witt fraud while acting in a nduci-
AIRY capacity for two women members OF
his congregation. The affidavit OF Mrs.
Josephine Herckel of James street
alleges that on Sopt6 6, 1873, she lent the Rev.
Mr. Mayman s5T a his special request, VIII ich
n agreed in writing to pay. with interest in
one year. and afterwards destroyed the agree
ment and gave notes payaule ~ sluU mohiln'
beginning April / which she subsequently dls,
covered were not made cut 70 hef order. anu
wero unendorsed. On March 10 sho was IN.
| formed by priest that Father Wnyman WIS
| making arrangements to quit the city, and. be-
lieving his representations false aud his notes
worthless she entered the action TO recover
| $500. upon which he has given $3.50 bail.
Mrs. Mateuss Waligorski. brooklyn mem
bcr Of the congregation. in deposition says
| sho gave Father Mayman written power OF
attorney 10 collect tlSO due her from the trustees
| waukec. which he collected. H. told her he had
| placed it in deposit. sdWoet to her demand. In
| September lust year she lncreAs3d h9i sihvinET
| Upon demanding the return OF the money lnsl
| Christmas, he delivered $500 and promised
| 10 my the remainder whom she hppl'd. ~
| postponed the payment from week - week until
| the first of this month. Then ne inIorined hri
| that he had used the money for his own benefit
| and had no means 10 repay II. On het SUIT l'
recover 300 an order of arrest was granted
| and 5000 additional bail required -
At his home At AZ Stanton street. Father way
| man deniod his fraudulent intcnticn, but ad
| mittcd the conversion Of the money lie wou',
| make no other Hverncnt Than thnt no und'r
| stood his case. and would defend mo SUIT ah'
| make public statement
Vlcar-ueneral Quinn says il Is aseheme {
| Oust the priest. lie declares tho Church wll
take no action under nny circumstances
~. Stnnisluus's Church WAS formerly occu
| pied as n jewish synagogue, rather way
FDfn nHf
torate because ne hnd a dance IN the hasemen
on sunday night When Cardinal AleCl9ske
was called upon tu d"li icate It. he refused, an
in tho absence OF Nicar-Gcneral Quinn 1t va
| dedicated by II priest
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-23
MERRITT'S MILLION.
a Verdict Against the Alleged son of the Old
a. tile Dealer.


Tho last two days Of the trial of william
]. Morritts suit to establish his right to the
estate OF the portchcster millionaire brought a
throng Of visitors to tho White Plains Court
House. Many even sat through tho long
speeches Of the lawyers yesterday. and awaited
with eager curiosity the iury's verdict that
proved adverse to the claimant. Fridays testi-
mony began with the evidence to show that
Eliza Wilson's alleged marriage to John A.
Merritt was not valid even according to Quaker
custom.
Gen. Tracy. for the alleged son. smoke for
threo hours yesterday morning in trying to
yrssDaoieihe twelve struSk Jurors that William
md old friends OF the late millionaire callo
droyer. the hucolic lawyers Of Mcstrh,-ter;
and the small army OF cousins IN the hrst and
second degrees who are boys AMI gir's md men
and women. crowded into tie little courtroom IN
this critical moment ot the trinl. and there was
scurcr ly standing room lnlt. twas n,nr} noon
when Gen. Tracy finished his speech ana sat
Ju,ie, Dyckman charged tho Jury that two
questions were to be determined 10y them nf.
late John A. Merritt and the other whether no
was the lc .itiWatr son.. Tue JURORS went out
and dcihcr0ted Tor nnurly three hours, anu, on
returning For"wan Undcrhill sqid that the
verdict was In favor oi the deionlunls Inen
Lawyer Whiting. for the plaintiff. asked that
the Jury be pollrd. and each luymnn wus IN
favor OF the verdict as rendered. Mr.. Whiting 5
motion ior "A new trial was denied. and rNcep-
Judge Dyckmun for the p'ulntns lawyers q
make 'out a case, with n stay oi all Proceed
ings after Judgment on the verdict Ihrn INC
admin istrators asked for nnd received an nl-
lowancc OF t2 OuO from the estate.
After Adjournment the plHintTs LAWYERS
mingled with tho lurymen, am say thM th9i
believe that William ]. Merritt ia the son OF tn,
millionaire. but the illegltlmate son.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-23
R0CHEsTER's MAYoR INDICTED,


ROCHESTER, March Through the con-
ccrted action Of loading citizens. IA Committee
Jointly with the County Executive Committee OF
the Rochester Police Commissioners were
urged last septcmber TO enforce the Sunday
liquor laws. Evidence was furnished them that
three hundred saloons had been open one sun
day. and thnt ltdunr had boon openly sold and
drank. Tho Board of Police Commissioners. OF
which the MAyor Is Chairman. rriuHed und neg-
lec;cl 10 "a .c'do tu IL" demands OF the Commit
trc Evidence 90 thut ci1c.t WAS placed before
the January Grand Jury, and Il WIS ailcrWurd
currently reported aud unlenird that tho
Mayor came within ono OF two Noios oi hc-
ing indicted rs We're Herman Nuts 'hler
md James Baker. ENcisU Com niWts-i iGnrrS Tha
euno matter WIS taken before thf March Grand
Jury. with additional cNid"nee. That body
nrose at noon to-day Mayor Parsons aud the
poli.u Comm ission"rs. Henry Daniels and
frrlpri * ZImmrr have not vet been urrAigncd,
but il is reported. and confirmed 10y those who
the Muyur-une Tor neglect OF his duties as
Mayor. and the other for neglect of his dutins rs
Police Comm ssionrr Comm issionors Daniels
and thinner Urr indicted with the Mayor on th0
latter count The rumor has cnusud great stir
throughout Rochester. and hundreds nrc al-
| ready discussing tho indictments. which one
Police Comm issiOncr admits to be a inct, Iho
| trial Of the indicted Excise Commissioners was
| concluded this evening. Tho jury disagreed.
| standing six for and six against conviction:
| LaieT.-At & 7. NJ. the Jury came IN and re-
| pGrted "A verdict Of guilty in the cnse Of tho
| Indicted Excise Commissioners, Baker and
| Mutschler. thus dspeliing the rumors oil an
equally divided Disagreement. Inc lndlctment
| WAS for malfcasuncc IN Office.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-23
CHASING a THIEF.
A Brooklyn Coiored Mans Nouen Of How N
Young Woman should be 0bcyed.

On Thursday afternoon, as Miss Emma
Gale was at front window in her fathers
residence. at 25l Cumberland street. Brooklyn.
she saw thief emerge from the basement with
n bundle under his arm. She ran out OF the
house. and the thief. soeing her, started swiftly
toward Greene avenue. The girl pursued him,
motioning with her hand toward the runaway,
and. when she could spare the breath. CRYING
out. Stop thief she WIS out ot breath by
tho time she reached tho corner 40 Greene ave-
nur. and. as she caught hold ol an iron fence
and stopped tp rcst. she SAW colofr.l man. ire
uuently employed tO do chores about her iuther
house and bade him pursue the thicl. the
negro whose name Is Charles Smith, Is short
at lu speed after the fleeing thicf As smith
overlook the thief. the Mttcr turned around and
struck his pursuor a stunning blow between ne
Dyes, which Knocked him g. the sidewalk. Ihe
thief ran ON. hut Smith was quickly 40 his heels
and in a few minutes clutchcd the tails OF tho
thief's cont. The thief Slipped cut ot his cont
in a hurry, and loft the garment with Smth.
Tho latter threw 1t to one side AMI made NJ his
mind that he wouldn't 40 back 10 Miss Gale
until he could take the thief along.
Smith continued the chase until he renched
Adciphi street and Greene avenue, and there he
again sriZod the burglar and held him, at tho
Campbell arrived IA the thief was struggling
with his captur. ana arrested the fugitive. In
the Bergen street police station the thief gave
the name of Potter MrCormack, aged ~, and
said that ho lived at 70 Harris alley. A bundle
which he dropped in the chase contained luur-
teen SPOONS, two linen napkins, a napkin ring
and a hoy's ovcrcOHt. all of which hHN he"n
stolen from MIR. Galcs house. McCurmarh
| pleaded guilty before Justice Bloom on Friday
| and was hold TO await the Grand Jury's action
| The police complimented Smith ON his chase.
| well" said Smith, it's mighty po' nlggel
dat won't do what young CONAN axes hlnl'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-23
REFrsING no rRoDucE 1ELEGRAMS.
A Grand Jury's InVestIgati"n iRto the ~
Louis Gamblers' King.

ST LOUIS, March PIE II. Brown Man
accr OF the Western Union Telegraph oliico in
this city. was summoned before the Grand Jury
to-day and u demand was made that he should
produce for the use Of the jury, all kilograms
sent and received during several months past
by Gov John 5. Phelps OF this state. James {.
Nidclet Police Commissioner Of this city. and
A. b. Wakefield who il alleged to be the hend
OF the so-cHllcd Gamblers Ring here. Mt
Brown snid that he had been instructed 10y his
superior officers and advised by counsel to say
that all dispatches passing oNertne wires are
rrunrdal lY the company aS ipNlulhhly secret
as arn ottors which bass through the mnil and
ho must Therefore, decline to comply with tho
demand of the Jury. lie added that The telc-
prlph company II anxious to have settled the
question NJ to whether IL can be compelled to
fnrnish despntchcs. sent to other parties. TO
Grand Jurics. courts. cOmmllt"rS, N', ana re-
spectfully requested that the Jury w9uid take
sieh nclion ms would result in a legal decision ot
the question. The probabilities nro that the Jury
will repou the case to the Criminal Court to-
morrow. and that Judge l.angtou will order the
issue nt n subpoena UncrS tcnm lor ,sefSce
ul,on Mr. Brown. II this is disregQrded, Mr.,
Court To show cause why he refuses t. obey the
commands Of the Grand jury, and the case
will then come up for argument. Ihe cause
which brings this condition OF things about u
Tho Investigation hy the Grand Jury OF an al.
Legged gambling ring here, and tho conduct OF
Tho Police Commissioners IN connection there-
with. Tho recent reApp"lntmenl o. James -
! Police Commissioners. by Coy. Phelps. II also
| involved Their record was investigated by II
| Spnntorul Committee a short time ago, result
| ing in their non-cOnlrmaliOn By the Senate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-23
TnE MANHlrTiN nANK nURGLARE


There was unusual activity in the police
Central OiScc and at the Manhattan Bank yes
terday. owing To Information received from the
Treasury Department at Washington that In
parcel of bonds sent 10 ba redeemed hy Lon
don banker were found three $1,000 five
twenty coupon bonds hearing numbers that in
dieated that they were stolen at tho time OF the
burglary. The bank officials sent for Mr.;
Waldo Hutchins counsel for the bank ana
Capt Bvrncs OF the Mercer street police. VINO
conferred with supernienirnt NAlllns Oapl.
Kenly and Detective porcey. Arrangements
were made to trace the three bonds discovered
at Washington and kilograms and messages
in regard 10 the matter wrro sent IN every a.
rection. Tho Central Onice Officials ana AIR.
Hutrhins were rrtcent about the affair. and re-
ierred those who mado Inquiries TO tho oilc"rs
Mr. Edward Schen. President Of the bank.
and Mr.. Alvord tho Secretary would at first
neither admit nor deny the truth OF the report
that three coupon bonds stolen from the bank
had been recovered. hut later In the day the
officers Of the bank decided on furnishing the
press with the following guarded communlca-
The officers OF the Manhattan Savings Inst-
tuition are unable TO give full information I'm re-
gard to the recovery OF three coupon bonds.
stolen on the 27th oi October NJ the Treasury in
Washington but do not deny that three coupon
bonds were returned I'm the manner INDICATED.
Mr. Thomas IliNhonse, .AsSlslent United
yesterday afternoon. that he hal. unoihclnly
| heard OF the return OF three bonds oi the Man
n@rtment al Washington He had had no ON
| cial communication on the subject with elthel
| the officials at Washington or the oNncers ol the
since the robbery tho bank officials have re-
| corded the arrest and rolcnsc Of Abe Conkley
IhI Hopo 'n T6e s three bonds detected at Washing
| ton nre tho only securities that have boon re-
| covered. Tho police regard them as w
| stolen coupon bonds and a clue to the persons
| who negotiated the sale of them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-23

BALLsroN March 22-1he Jury in the Jones
pcrul case. after an absence of seventeen hours, this
morning brouehtln verdict Of guilty drcat interest
n.,ttarhcd a. the verdict aud there are many who
Seem greatly surpuscd at the result which may have
grcht bearing un the srcuui lu Of Bllu - which viii
nov surely occur IN Juue Owing g. the District Attur
nnNs nh-cuce, sentence was Ioet nHci ultl Monday.
Counsel Tor tr defence Will mvNe iur q new tll7L
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-23

Tho special or struck jury ordered in the
siOoo0O sut begun by Cornelius D. Vanderbilt against
william II vanderbilt was selected yesterday On Thurs
day Col Thomas Dunlap. C0mmiss.on"r of Jurors. drew
nityceht tc iury lists ~ hisuhcr. nhd yes
trriny Henry l.. Clinton Jo ~ph H. thoIe, aud EtlhH
Alien, cUuuNl for the rspccuNe lhfuc., suck "ul
twenty Among tho twenty .ur gentlemen ilum whom
the iur, will lc drawn nrr William II MACY. merchant,
Gcurge " Carleton. publisher, frhukn tlsou. frcN'
dent nt tire Prplucc Exchange RirhHnt Ferry, com.
ml-.ion merchant; ruwniN Hnlto'a, merchant, and
Charles Valentine FHilc, tea merchant
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-23

Miss Gcorgie Desmond, a pedestri"nnc from
phunlclphia, began some days ago an attempt To "Hh
LOO hall miles i'm 2OD half hours IN OTTO cottage Gar.
den in Hohokcn At II o'clock on Friday might after
conplcting her 4OOh ha mite. she rvao ,'d GERMAN,
Who PLAYED the piano tc play ,oWo hvelf music Ilt
music didn't suit hcr aud the pUdr ,irrnhr ANA MUSICIAN
Ind u icW sharp words Tho tirrman maie Tcm!rs
lint tpecrcd Miss nrsmOud Who spttus upon the plat
form and prt,ning him by the coat collar beat hnl over
The head with light riding Mhip The hcMillerNd der
man r,,' ipcd after struggle and fci from the hall