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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-15
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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

FAILURES IN THE BRITISH IRON TRADE.
LONDON, Thursday, May 10, 1879
The Skerne Iron-works Company Qimited)
OF Dorington has failed Its capital S10OO'OOO.
The liabilities Of Lloyd Co.. of Mddlesborongh whose
failure has been announced. amount 10 S200OOOO ana
dIesborough are $3.50 900. Both OF these firms were
a so in the iron trad.
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NO AGREEMENT as IT. FREIGHT RATES.

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE general freight
agents OF the trunk lines held meeting to-day for
the purpose OF senng rates East-bOuud freight
but. the Pennsylvania Railroad adhered its deter
mination not to enter into another agreement and its
representative not present, the meeting was ad-
journcd without action.
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GIrARnING COMMERCIAL INTERESTS.

DISCUSSION AT THE MEETING OF The BOARD OF
TRADE AND TRANSFORMING THE RE-
PAIRING OF STREET PAvEMENrS.
Atamcetlng of the Board of Trade and Trans
portatlon, Captain Ambrose Snow IN the char, the
following firms were elected 10 membership; W.
J. Carmichael II. B. Totten, William Oh!ey Brad
lev & Currier, Kenny Il Mcfarland, Garner x Co..
Phelps. Stokes d Co.. Ely, Vanderpoel u Kitchell'
and W. & J. Tiebout.
A special committee was appointed to Keep the
metric system before the public, and to cooperate
with similar committees to be appointed by other
EXAMINATIONS in measures tending to secure the
adopuon of the system. in the remarks made II
was cOntended that the system IS greatly superior
10 that now in use, and uniformity III pracuce
would facilitate commercial Transactions.
A resolution presented by Darwin H.. James IN
relation TO street Improvement was adopted 1t
called attention TO the vital Importance III sam
taTy as well commercial polnt OF Vlew' that Tue
paVements of city streets should be TepaYed or re-
pared as soon as possible, and that the amount APP
prupraed for this purpose should ne appONed Oh by
tbc Roard of Aldermen at once, that the work may
be begun. Ii was believed that the contract sys-
fem. with guarantees aud securities for doing the
work well at limited cost, was preferable 10 cay
A. b. Miller called attention to an act which had
suddenly and mysteTously" passed both houses
Of the Legislature and which would certainty prove
fatal to canal navigation The ostenSlDle OBJECT OF
the bill was the Improvement OF canal navigation,
bv giving authority TO David Cook and others 10
lay tracks on tine line of the canals for towing pur-
poses He characterized the bill as scheme TO OBJ
tain possession Of the canals for a railroad project
A resolution was passed that all attempts OF per
sons to Obtain ths of either the bed or the banks
of the canal for, railroad purposes should be re-
sisted by the legislature. As the present bill Is
now before the Governor. .the Canal Committee was
authorized to communicate with him, ana request
that action suspended until the committee could
fully invest gate the subject ana obtain inc opih-
IONS Of alI persons interested Another resolution
urced the Legislature to vote down the Alvord
amendment TO the resolution introduced by Dr.
NOS 'fp lar nt
remove the constitutional restriction to the malnte
nance and repairs of the canals.
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TIrpCO EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS

CoNsTANTISoPLE, Wednesday Nav II. 1879
France has refused to support by appoint
ing delegate on the proposed Customs Commission the
loan OF 22OOO00O0 1897 900 0O0 In regard TO whiGn
the Porte has beer negotiating with the OTTOMAN Bank
France complains that in this scheme the interests or
the French bondhoders neglected. Tho prOJect Is
considered failure.
[For other Fore,qn YeUs see First Pagel
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it seemed probable that they would readily oeconio
REPRESENTATIVES, of the fifty men brought to New,
York by The Anchor Line from Phladelpha waiter
upon the MAYOR Yesterday and desired TO De gwen
free passage to their homes. ney sdlu Una. INC
labor WAS too hard. and they gave IL up
THE WATER SUPPLY AND THE STREETS.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
THE RESERVOIRS FULL-woRK on THE HIGH
SERVICE SYSTEM.
Commissioner Campbell, of the Department OF
Public Works, in his report just made to Mayor
Cooper for the quarter ended March 81, states 'ha'
the expenditures were S2OS,596 less than for the
same time last year, because of the severity OF the
Winter. which prevented outdoor work. The sior-
age reservoirs and the natural lakes and ponds from
which water may be drawn in dry seasons are now
full containing an available supply of o5OO,0OO-
600 gallons of water, sufficient supply to keep the
present aqueduct full. The work of repairing and
strengthening the aqueduct will be continued TO the
full extent of the appropriation available. ne
constant breaking of the two lines OF pipes, ieet
IN diameter. laid in 1SG6'67 to replace the
masonry aqueduct from Ninth-ave. TO Nine
tieth-st., a distance of 1900 feet, causes
| a heavy drain upon the appropriation. cast
| iron pipes are not safe for this purpose
Work on the new high-service system at Ninth-ave'
aud Nnetieth-st. is advancing rapidly ana the CON
| tract has been awarded for the two pumping
| The Commissioner says that two months of yalu-
able time have been lost In which the work OF re-
pairing the streets might have gone forward. Inns
has been due to the failure of the Board oil Aiuei-
| men to act on his recommendations.
! The market buildings, especially those OF WASH
| ipgtOn jefferson ard Fulton, are denounced as I'M
| slightly and incOmmodious structures re tolal
revenue collected from occupants OF the dlheIene
market buildings during the laso I'VE years as
81 76S 757 81 and the expenditures for rcnalrs on
the buildings during the same period were % i,2oi.
! The Commissioner SAYS: In view OF the dllapl-
| dated condition Of most of the market buildings
| some measures should be taken for their lehe"ai.
\ moderate appropriation might be mado anll1.IIS
! for this purpose, aud respectable ana connl0dlous
structures established at one OF two SITES cach year
! without materially increasing the tax levy I'D any
one year. l be increased revenue would peiloNo'
| fully authorize such outlay"
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WATCHING TWO PRISONERS.

NEW EVIDENCE IN THE MURDER TRIAL.
THE STORY OF MRS. PHILLIPS WHO PLAYED 'ih
spy on MRS. JENNIE r. SMITH AND COVERT
BENNETT-FISDING ONE OF BENEFITS LEllhh'
AND THEN GIVING MRS. SMITH A WRITTEN
STATEMENT THAT THE LITTER WAS SPURIOUS
The main interest in the Smith murder trlal yes
terdav in Jersey City, centred in the appearance Oh
Mrs. Phillips the woman who acted rs spy OH
Covert Bennett and Mrs. Smith while they were
in JAIL and who it is understood, obtained seVeraio OF
the letters alleged to have passed between the ps
oners The witness told of her discovery OF the rag
ments of letter which Mrs. Smith had receiver
from Bennett and of the statement "hich 'ne
former had induced her to write, declaring that ihe
torn letter was forgery. This statement was d.
rected 70 the District-Attorney ard was read in
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Instructor in logic to Mr. H.: :" by what
method OF reasoning do yOu inter tbht bnlet II not
after II strikes targets" Mr. H.: BY picking IL up,
sir "-iYale Record.
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MARINE INTELLiGENCE
IMMATURE ALMANAC.


sun rises.... 442 sets.-.. 7l0 Ceck slow 3n Dis
Moon rigcs ii5 3outls. 7:j2 Moons age days "a
HIGH WATER TO-DAY-A NJ 30
Sandy Hook 500 Island. 3i4 Hell Gatc... 5:33
WATER TO-DAY, ~
Sandy Hook $3.50 GOV Island. 4:2O Hell Gate..... 500
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HOME NE VS..

THEIR MOMETER YESTERDAY AT HUDNUTS, NO.
2lS BROADWAY.
Gam G79 Noon. 75s. g D. m. SO. Midnight, 63S.
Highest during the day. 81. Lowest. 90.
Average 691so. same day. 1873, 5Ols'.
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LOCAL MISCELLANY.

BROOKLYN RAILROAD COMPLICATIONS
THE WORK ON THE ELEVATED COMPANY AGAIN
PREVENTED BY THE POIICE-THE COMPANY
PLANS.
II was expected that 500 men would be set AT
work at / p. IN. yesterday to make excavations i'i
the BROOKLYN Elevated RAILWAY Company IN LeN'hR-
ton-ave near Reidave., ard the police MADE prepar
o+o,s IN arrest them by wholesale. Acting Captain
Dunno was on the ground early with force VI
twenty men, and the reserves in all the other pre-
cincts were ordered to be III readiness in case 'eI
services were required. 1t was estimated tiH'' NoV
nolcemcn could be called Optif necessary Inspector
Waddy was about to leave the Police Central once
for the seat of war when dispatch was received
from the Ninth Sub-Precinct to the effect that the
company had decided to postpone the work until
today. Abont 800 men were collected about the
tool-house erected by the company, ready to oeRin
work but Captain DUNES men took possession OF
the points where the excavations were TO he made'
and any attempt TO dislOdge them would nave
been useless. President Brutf and Contractor
F!ovd,Jones. who were present deemed 1t adyis-
able to delay the work until the cases of arrest had
been disposed of by Justice Senior These cases arc
sci down for examination at a. m. to-day. 1t Is
generally believed that the charges VIII nc UIh
missed as Justice Senior who Is lawyer OF go3u
reputation, has said shat he did not see now th ee
c.mpouV cOuld be prevented from gong on win
ina work In case the are discharged, inc ONT
GERS of the company say that the WORK Wll Jeir
fanny he resumed to-day The police, on the other
hand declare that every man VINO attempts to
work will he arrested it is also considered posi-
hle that # Justice Senior discharges the men, a
writ of certIorar will bc at once obtained, and the
JaStcc's action called up for review by the supreme
Court. The penalty for tearing mp street without
President Bruff was found Yesterday afternoon
near the scene OF the contemplated work, accom-
panied by Mr. Floyd-JOncs, the contractor ana l9r-
acc r. FRYE Of tins CITY, one Of the directors of the
company Mr. Buif stated that the compauys Char-
ter gave it the light 10 on with its work without
Application TO the city authorizes. NhV' s99iu
XII Rruff when ground was first broken Tor this
road. Mir Schroede T, who was then Mayor, took a
shovel aud threw ont some earth, and seNeTai
other city officials present There has been no
legislation affecting the charter since, and IL seems
strange that the police should now feet comPellemn
10 interfere with work. For all deIaN we shali
bring a suit for damages against the CITY,.
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-11-10

Nordenskjo old will reach England in March.
when, of course, he will be loaded with hon
ors in memory OF the first northeast passage.
There are rumors of a matrimonial alliance
between Prince Thomas of Savoy-brother of
tho Queen of Italv-and the daughter of the
Crown Prince ofGermany
The widow of Maj. Anderson, of Fort
Sumpter fame, denies that he ever had a
thought of becoming a traitor, as alleged in
the "Diary of Public Man in the North
American.
Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, the woman law
yer of Washington, is conducting case in
Baltimore, where she was on Monday adj
mitted as an attorney of the United States
Circuit Court While in court she removed
her dark felt and feathered hat and placed
it on the table with the hats of the other
counsel.
1t is said of Senator Chandler as business
man, that when in 1887 nearly every mer-
chant in Michigan failed he, too had difficulty
in making his collections and could not see
his way clear to the settlement of his own
liabilities. He made statement of his at-
fairs, and taking what money he could raise,
came to New York and proposed to his cred
itors to make an assignment. His principal
creditor said to him: ''iou are too straight
forward a man and too honest and enterpris-
ing amerchant to 90 under. You can take
your own time for payment, and we will fur
nish YOU with n new stock of goods. The
Young man accepted the extension OF time,
and going home went to work again and was
soon able to pay all his debts in full.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-11-10
Another Sworn Statement.

We publish this morning the sworn
statement of Randall York, of Nobleboro,
denying the assertions and fabrcations
published in the Boston Globe in relation
to him and the purchase of votes. The
whole thing was an outrageous and ma
licious invention of the Globe reporter
One fact shows clearly the false character
of the Globe article. In that it was stated
that Mr.. York told the reporter that Gen
eral Hall was at Nobleboro on the day OF
election and paid man 81 to vote the re-
publican ticket, when the truth is that
General Hall was not IN Nobleboro al
atl that day, bm ,cas at Danariscotta, SIX
MILES DIsTANT!!! 1t is such lies as this
that the little ring of censpirators around
the State House expect to serve their pur-
pose Of attempting to steal the legislature
Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-11-10
Daily Aennebet sournal.
Augusta, Monday Morning, Nov. 10, TO.
Presidential.

The New York Tribune is of the opinion
that Tildenis stronger since the New York
election than before. The editor argues
that the elections have shown that there is
no possibility of the democrats carrying
any Northern State in the Presidential
election. except perhaps New York. and
that this will compel the nomination OF
Tilden, since the nominee must be taken
from the North and necessarily from a
State which there is some hope of carrying
for the democratic ticket. The conjecture
of the Tribune that the democrats may con-
slider it their best policy to take their can
didate from New York NAV be correct,
but there is good reason for doubling that
the man will be Samuel j. Tilden. To
nominate him would be for the democracy
to invite inevitable defeat for themselves
in that State. Perhaps they can find an
other candidate in the State, but even if
theydo the prospect of uniting the party
upon him is very poor indeed.
Areporter of the World recently inter-
viewed Thurlow Weed in regard to mat
ters political Mr.. Weed declared him
self of the opinion that Tilden is dead po-
litically, and that New York can reason
ably be counted upon to support the re-
publican candidate for President. In re-
gard to the question of who will be the re-
publican candidate for President, Mr..
Weed remarked: 1T depends altogether
upon the state of affairs next year. If the
democrats and Southerners in Congress
are as aggressive during the next session
as they were during the extra session; if
the rebel claims are passed, and the coun-
try has general reasons for apprehension,
then Grant will without doubt be the man.
II. however, the country is in state OF
tranquility, and the people at large are
not apprehensive of danger, a wiser selec-
ton will be either Blaine or Sherman.
Some arrangement, | don't know Just
what, will be made between Blaine and
Sherman, and one or other of them will
undoubtedly, in the event of Grants not
being needed, be the republican nominee"
1t is pretty evident that the South, in
view of the late elections, will improve in
behavior next winter, and that Mr. Weeds
prediction that Blaine or Sherman will be
the republican candidate will prove cor
rect. With Blaine for candidate the re-
publican party would have an easy and
magnificent victory.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-11-10
An Open Statement to the Boston
Globe.
NoBLEBoRo, Maine, Nov. s,

NoBLEBoRo, Maine, Nov. s, 1879.
To the Editor Of the Boston Globe:
Sir-In your issue of the 4th inst. you pub
lish long statement purporting to have been
held between me and your correspondent In
regard to the Maine election. Now, what
wish to state, through your paper is this that
it is one consummate lie. That l was in
terviewed by tramp don't deny but told
him distinctly that it was against the law OF
our State to buy votes; that we used money
for paying expenses, such as hiring teams,
paying for halls to hold public meetings, &C.,
&c. but to buy mans vote we never did
any such thing. This was the first interview.
The second one was met by the same tel-
low and another drunken swab, who had
liquor and invited me to drink and then COM
menced in the same way to talk about our
election. told them distinctly that it was
against the law to buy votes
His statement published by you, that |
told him Gen'l Hall was at Nobleboro and
paid man So. 90 for voting, is too silly to be
nOtlceu. bcH rlaii WAS NJ Daiidi is'ottai
six miles from Nobleboro election day, as the
three hundred men who voted there will
swear.
Now, unless you publish this, l shall take
proper measures to find out who your cor
respondent is, and by what authority you
publish this scandal on me.
(Signed) RANDALL YORK.
STATE OF MAINE, Lincoln SIS.
Then personally appeared Randall York
above named, and acknowledged the forego-
ing statement by him subscribed to be his
free act and deed.
+. II. CONVERSE,
Justice of the Peace
Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-11-10
General News.

Statistics show that there is only one news
paper to every ,660inhabitants in the United
States. That means that 1868 fellows bor-
row other fellows newspapers
On certain American railIoad a young
man put his head ont of the car window to
kiss his girl good-by, when the train went
ahead so rapidly that he kissed an aged Afri-
can female at the next station. This is sup
posed to be the fastest time ever made on a
railway train.
1t is becoming quite fashionable in Boston
to place weather vanes on tops of houses,
which record upon an indicator in room be-
low the prevailing wind. Ifmore attention is
not given to the points of the compass than is
observable in some vanes, there will be a
constant wrangle between neighbors when
they compare weather notes.
General Adams, who did such good service
in rescuing the Meeker ladies from the Indi-
ans, says that he thinks about twenty five
head men will be convicted of having in
duced the young men to enter into the war
and massacre, and that they will be executed.
Chief Ouray has organized commission to
detect the guilty ones, has ordered the hos
tiles to report to him in ten days, and de-
clares that ifhis summons is not Obeyed he
will join in the war against the Utes who re-
sist.
A wounded man sitting up in bed and
taking medicines from a teaspoon, while he
grasps a revolver in each hand to guard
against surprise and assassination--this is the
grotesque attitude in which visitors find
Shepherd, who last week killed his brother
outlaw and desperate, Jesse James, in Mis-
souri,. Shepherd was about as notorious a
scoundrel as James, having robbed several
banks with him and killed his man. He slew
his comrade in the name of law, and will
probably have the doubtful credit of it, but it
is not surprising that he keeps lookout for
the next avenger.
Iowa papers report that in Elkhorn, in that
State, six persons were in a religious trance
for three days last week, during which they
ate nothing had ecstatic visions, spoke in un-
known tongues, prophesied, and saw the devil
on the cellar stairs, and bright and beautiful
star IN the corner of the room. zone of the
sisters began singing the doxology to n new
tune, one she had heard while in the trance,
and all the others in an instant sang the diff
ferent parts, making the most delightful mel
ody ever heard on earth" The exaltation
was under the ministration of the Rev. Mr..
Gabraith of the Methodist Church, and the
statement is youched for by him.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-11-10
Trade and Business,

Hides have gone up in price because of
their scarcity. Every tannery is being run
TO its utmost capacity, and more are being
built; but, inasmuch as it requires year to
put tannery in active operation, it looks as
If the advance would be permanent.
The first railway built in Japan is mar
row gauge, eighteen miles long, and is said
to have cost no less than $3.50, 900 per mile.
The Superintendent received the handsome
stipend Of $1,000 per month.
The silver mines recently discovered at
Cynthiana, KY, are said to promise exceed
ingy rich Developments. The poorest ores
yet analyzed are said to have shown so per
cent. of silver, and one lot went as high as 10
per cent. The ore Is SO easily reduced that
the reduction will cost but about $8 ton,
and the vein is said to be constantly growing
richer.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-11-10
From the Springfield Republican.
James &. Blaine, the Real Dan
ger.

By all odds the ablest speaker on the
republican stump in the country is Mr.
Blaine. His recent speech at Cooper In.
stitute in New York was intrinsically
more interesting. more piquantly put, and
in every way more polite than either
Evarts's or Sherman's. Blaine CALLED no
tender spots in the party, and devoted but
few words to the South. lie did not lash
the temper of the southern people, but the
conduct of the democratic majority in Con-
gress. Even in literary quality, his ora
ton is of high character, with an occa-
sional anecdote from history or letters.
brought in deity by sentence or two and
without lumber, perfection of oratory
which perhaps comes from incessant
speaking. His speech was mainly fnan-
cial, the same arguments with which he
has canvassed Maine and Ohio, and al
though they were in a certain light mis-
fit at New York, yet they placed him in a
much better attitude before the people
than the speeches OF Sherman and Evarts
on that platform, and entertained his au-
dicnce vastly. All through the campaign
Blaine has been the lion of the day. He
was the hero Of the stump in Ohio and
every western State, and his popularity in
New York is astonishing.
In fact, Blaine is to-day vastly more the
danger OF the republican party than Gen
Grant. Grant is not likely to be nominat-
ed in 1880. His own peace and personal
happiness, tke irrepealable law of the un-
written constitution which limits one mans
services to two terms, and the instincts of
of politicians and people alike are all
against Grants nomination. Against
Blaine's nomination there is no barrier OF
custom,-there is only his Pacific railroad
record half investigated. 1t ought to be
enough, but will it be, against the tide OF
strong personal popularity and the ne
cessity for new man?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-11-10

"a graceful surrender of the reins of gov.
ernment bv defeated TO a successful party Is
the test of patriotism and good citizenship. ii
Maine standard, Jan. Sd, 1879
The above is what the Maine Standard
said year ago when the government was
changing from republican to fusion hands
If the sentiments it expressed then were
sound at that time, they are just as sound
nov, and we commend them to the dem
ocratic conspirators who are trying to
steal the legislature in order tofraudulent.
" perpetuate their rule in the State.