The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26
GOTHAM GLEANINGS.
SOCIAL. BUSINESS AND
OTHER EVENTS IN THE METROP-
Oils YEsTEDAY.
The Talnaaxe Trial.

NEW YORK, April 10.--lh lhlnaee WaS huseA
Yesterday from the session Of the court thai
Il Investigating him, and the moderator reat
d letter from him apologizlng for his absence
and stating that On account OF the Illness o
his wife he was compelled to remain at home
Tie expressed the hope that he would receive
afu1l vindication at the hands OF the Presby
terry.
ON, Nichols, an elder in the Tabernacle
testified that the pew rent system q the
Tabernacle was voluntary.
Rev. Mr.. Wood, recalled, stated that he had
II said III the presence Of Mr.. MeDlellAnd, Dr.
Vandyke and other elergymeu that Mr.. Cros--
by said that MIR. TalmatEe was liar and
gcoundrel.
Mr. Crosby, recalled testified that he eK-
pressed his regret that disereditable stories
should BIZ afDat about Talmage, and said that
II they were true, Talmage Was liar and
Bcoundrel
tion of saying that Talmage was q bu ffuon.
He expressed the opinion that Talmage was
out Of his place In the Presby yterian Church,
u because he was not inclined to come under
Presbyterian rules. He said the debt Of the
Tanernaele was over 100000 In the fall OF
1876 and he believed 1t was.
MIR. Crosby then asked permission to call
Mi. Krast In rebuttal Of Talmage's testi-
lnory The defense objected to further dis
+ III, L.
uOstponed until tomorrow
SALE or uHE MONTGOMERY AND EuTAULA
ROAD.
The bondholders of the Montgomery and Eu-
faula Railroad Company, at a meeting In this
city, decided to sell he road to the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad Company on the
basis of 100000. Payment Is to be made In
per cent bonds Of the Louisville and Nash
vile Company. secured by mortgage On the
Eufaula branch. The property has been In
\ the hands oil d receiver several years, and will
be sold under foreclosure.
ANOTHER SUIT AGAINST SHERIDAN.
The suit brought against Gen. Sheridan by
James Whalen, to recover q images for hav-
Z Inc dlspossessed him Of the killona plantation
bv military order, which WIS tried in the
United States Crcui, Court In the early part
Of last December, and which then resulted In
verdict for the defendant, has been revived
ln the same court. a motion WAS made Tor
new trial ON the gruNnd Of discovered
evidence apdoop the minutes uf the Judge
! EDISON CTR PRoyouNoEpA SUCCESS.
oUmpfts |. fassgghsa assgrpt,0n aoa oI
expeS Ae GRbject of illumination by
eleetf 1&lfS IA f&VN Atabegins to look as If
fhe yf}& II SlyAs companies OF oil
the ef1l&S ~ III y3 4s to be annihitated by
s this new inV8Gt&4E The burning OF coal gas
vitiateB the Gif Hf Rn apartment, whereas the
electric light dues not Impair its purity. It
room than that of heating it.slhe problem
.of expense has been completely Solved 1t is
demonstrated that the electric light can be
produced ut mere fraction of the cost OF IL
Illuminating gas
MISCELLANEOUS MENTION.
The owners of the Unicorn Line have de-
cided to run direct line Df Freight steamers
from here to Belfast, ireland. The firstyessel,
the Larboard. is now On her way here from
Gibraltar. She wilfsail May 10.
The death VI the well 6t1own trotting horse
Silas Rich is announced, In his twenty ninth
year.
tended by her father as another VICTIM % his
her condition ID greatly improved. She wasa
quite lively this morning and had been out OF
bed playing with other children in the ward.
She will be entirely restored Id b day oratwo.
Joe. Branelove and John Appleton,. two
young dry goods clerks, left their home La ~.
Louis three weeks ago land came to this city
In search of employment. They met with no
success, aud their funds giving out they. were
almost reduced to starvation. At III O'Clock
last night All officer heard glass cracking and
hurrying to the corner found the young men
window panes and street lamps In
'tireit immediate vicinity. On being taken to !
the station house they declined to offer any
excuse for their conduct, but said they had
eaten nothing for two days, that they could
not steal and did not care what became of
them.
In the Harlem police court Justice Duffy |
sent the two young men, who are both under |
twenty-five years Of age, to the commission |
ers of charity and correction. They are very !
respectabIe In their outward appearance, and |
evidenced desire to get back to their fami-
lies in st. Louis.