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The New York herald., 1879-03-13
THE BKINLEY LIBRARY.

The sale Of the Brinley Library was continued yes
to-day. before large audience at each session. Tho
bidding was good and the prices fetched equal in
the MAN, to those Of the previous days SALE In the
afternoon five sermons OF Increase Mathcr trans
latcd into the Indian language the first book printed
in that tongue in Boston, sold for $40: 'Massachu-
sets General Laws. 1872" $3.50; Massachusetts,
Charter. granted by William and Mary, $18b; John
Nortons Threat of New England. $110; "Ply-
mouth Laws. 1672" $3.50; Increase Mather's History
of the War; with the Indians in New England
$3.50; sermon on the Wicked Mans Portion (sup-
posed to be the first book printed in Boston $140;
Cotton Mathers ''Elegy on the Death Of Nathaniel
Collins" s2o5; Memorable Providences." $16O;
"Magnala Cloristi Americana" $110; 1.-The Rever.
first published work. $780, copy OF the second edip
ton of the "Bay Psalm Book" 1647. $435. and .
copy Of the original edition. tho first work printed
in tho Anglo-Americsn colonies, $1,200. The sales
yesterday reached $11 900.
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OBITUARY.
ANDREW q. NORWOOD.


Andrew G. Norwood, ono of the oldest members Of
the Stock Exchange. died on Tuesday morning. He
born in this city in 1872 his family being Of
the Oldest in New York. His father well known
and highly respected merchant. The deceased was .
member Of the Stock Exchange for more than forty
years. He commenced his career as q broker in 1888,
carrying on business by himself. In 1846 he founded
the firm OF Norwood Robinson. and on the latters
retirement. continued business with his son ..
partner. the firms name being A. q. Norwood L. Co.
In 1857 the firm dissolved and the deceased formed
partnership with MIR. Lawrence II. Jerome, tho
firms title remaining the same Mr. Norwood re-
tired from active business in 1868. He leaves .
widow, one SON and two daughters. His wife is .
daughter OF Colonel Talmage and granddaughter
Of General Talmage. of the Revolution. One OF his
daughters married j. b. Trevor Of the frm Of Trevor
Colgate, and the other is the wife of prominent
citizen Of Philadelphia. The deceased had been
troubled for some time past with heart disease.
which caused his death on Tuesday morning last.
His funeral will take place at three p. NJ to-day.
from his late residence, No. 236 West Fourteenth
street.
At tho opening Of business in tho Stock Exchange
yesterday morning President Ives announced tho
death Of Mr.. Norwood, and . committee ap-
pointed to draw up suitable resolutions and attend
his funeral. The dag Of tho Exchange was at half
mast.
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Investiga tfoa Needed.

A statement of grave Importance is made
in a report which has been presented to
the Supreme Court by ne general adviser
and appraiser appointd by the Court to
cooperate with the Civ Chamberlain in
the investment of fluids placed with
the latter officer unier orders OF
the Court. The appraiser and Cham
berlain in the discharge of their
duties have been called ,pon TO look thor
oughly into. the matter 4 mortgage loans
and foreclosures, and thereport makes the
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.xNith His shirt on,

Newspaper reports of the scenes at the
walking match on Tuesday last relate an
incident which, if correctly described, is
slightly at variance with the programme of
friendly contest 1t is alleged that Cap
tain Williams, fancying himself the object of
some Kisses which were audible as he passed
in front of the spectators, turned suddenly
on the people, seized gentleman whom he
chose to single out as an offender against
police dignity, dragged him from his seat,
administered to him q severe clubbing and
kicking and then passed on, satisfied that
he had resented an intended insult. On
the preceding day, when Captain Williams
was 'indulging in liberal battering
OF the heads of those who wanted
to get into the building, a bystander
inquired of n policeman on the outside of
the crowd what was the necessity for SO
much clubbing. "Oh, none," was the
answer, "but the Captains got his shirt off
to-day" This is probably familiar ex-
preston among the men of the precinct,
and the unoffending citizen who was beaten
on Tuesday no doubt encountered the
doughty Captain before he had got his shirt
on again.
The police are appointed to preserve the
peace, not to break it. A brute has no
right to indulge in acts of brutality simply
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much toward leaving athletics in the hands
of the rowdies who profess to control them.
Some of the contestants at the Garden, too,
Heather warriors have often cheered hon
1orable foemen, and the thousands of gentle
men who mingle i'll the throng should do
as much for either of the pedestrians who
seem in need of friends. No American
wants to see the Ashley belt so back to Eng
land, but the plucky little fellow who is
doing his best to win it is stranger, three
thousand miles from home and friends; he
has comported himself in the most modest
and manly manner possible ever since his
foot first touched the sawdust. and he de-
serves hearty recognition and applause,
even from those who would rather lose the
price of the belt than see him win it. The
Kisses and jeers which are said to OCCASION
ally greet him should be promptly over
borne by the plaudits of the manly fellows
who are too likely to be quiet in such
places The Yankee schoolmaster, too, who
seems to be showing the supremacy of pure
grit over bad condition, deserves approving
attention. and so, for, special reasons, do
the other men, although audiences seldom
need to be reminded to be attentive to those
whom they know we'll But all respectable
frequenters OF the great walk should re-
member that the dangerous classes are
likely to be the most active, and that
nothing but vigilance and prompt action
can be depended upon to suppress trickcry
or abuse and secure fair play.
The breaking down Of the crazy gallery
at Gilmore's Garden, under its weight of
spectators last night, came near being an
awful catastrophe. Happily, only few
persons were injured, one Of them very
seriously. But such ON occurrence is one
that common care and regard for the
safety of human life should have rendered
impossible in such building The graphic
descriptions of the crash and what followed
during the brief period of wild panic that
seized on the thousands of spectators which
we print this morning will be read with
deep interest. That hundreds of lives
were not sacrificed in the yush toward the
doors is nothing less than miraculous. A
wretched structure OF nailed boards was
put up to carry moving weight ten times
more than it could bear, and with the in
evitable result. What has our Department
of Buildings to say about this? Is there
no supervision exercised in cases where
public safety is at stake on a grand scale?
The New York herald., 1879-03-13

THE WEATHER.-The barometer is rising rap
idly in the northeastern districts, the disturbance
which was over Northern New England yester-
day having passed into the ocean. A large area
OF high barometer extended over all the country
east of the Mississippi River yesterday evening,
but toward midnight it contracted somewhat
and moved eastward toward the Atlantic coast
and Allegheny region, where it now extends.
From the northwest n depression has descended
in southcasterly direction to the region
of Lake Michigan, where it is now central,
with diminished pressure. Close behind this
disturbance there is advancing rapidly
rising barometer, which favors the formation
of steep gradients and the occurrence of brisk
to strong northwest to north winds. The weather
is fair or clear east Of the Mississippi River; but
eastward and northward Of the centre of dis
durbance near the lakes the weather is cloudy,
with areas of light snow. Pressures arc also low
1n the Southwest, where they form, with the lake
depression, a barometrc trough, with light rain
ON the Gulf coast The tornado reported from
Illinois moved along very narrow track from
the northwest. 1t was due to marked differ
ences OF pressure and temperature which oc-
Cured in that State and in the same
direction as the path Of the tornado. The at
uiospherc in Wisconsin and Minnesota and Da-
1ota was very cold and Dense while in the
Lower Ohio Valley it was warm, with a rela-
lively low pressure. Consequently the move
ment of the air flow tended from the former to
the latter region and came along line of least
resistance, which it ceaved for itself with cnor-
NOUS force. The ice OH the Hudson is fiist
breaking up and navigation will probably be
soon resumed. Our special cable weather de-
spatches state that the conditions on the British
coasts last evening were as follows:--At Plym-
outh, wind westsoutl.west, moderate, weather
cloudy; barometer 30.1O inches. At Scilly
wind west, moderate; barometer 1920 inches.
At Holyhcad wind westnorthwcst, moderate
gale; barometer 30 inches. Liverpool, wiud
west, strong. The British Meteorological Office
1as ordered cautionary signals for northern
coasts. The approaching storm was predicted
by the HERALD on the morning of the 9th. The
weather in New York and its vicinity to-day
will be fair and warm, followed toward night
by rising temperature and increasing cloudiness.
Tomorrow it will be cloudy and warm, probably
with rain.
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Great Inundations in Hungary.

The valley Of the Upper Danube-that is
to say, above the celebrated 'Iron Gate.
where the river is narrowed in tremen-
dous canyon formed in the chain of noun
tains which unites the Transylvanian Alps
with the Balkan range, is q great alluvial
basin into which drains the watershed OF
Hungary within the line Of the maip ridge
Of the Carpathians. The bottom lands"
are therefore in many places protected by
dikes or levees. and the stability of these
is o constant matter of anxiety during the
season of freshets. The Thesis River is one Of
the principal tributaries of the Danube, and
drains with it's minor branches the great
slopes of the Carpathians. During the
winter months immense quantities Of snow
fell over Central Europe, and oil the rivers
had risen when this mass Of frozen water
began to thaw. For a week or more the in
dications in the valley of the Thesis have
been very threatening, and the catastrophe
described in our dispatches this morning
was hourly apprehended. Aided by high
wind, the waters have sapped the founda-
tions Of the dikes and finally Of the rail-
road embankment which partly covered
the city Of Szegedin, which is situ-
ated at the junction Of the Maros
River with the Thesis The restrained
waters having burst through this last bar
rier have overwhelmed the city of Szegedin
and caused enormous damage besides
most distressing loss of life. Such catas-
trophe as this appeals to the skill OF the
Austrian engineers to prevent its recur-
renee. The deepening of the River Danube
at the "Iron Gates" seems to be measure
rendered absolutely necessary now, and
although political considerations may be
opposed to the idea Of rendering the Danube
navigable for gunboats from Buda- Pesth to
the sea the interests of the people demand
such an important work.
The New York herald., 1879-03-13
BAYARD TAYLOR'S REMAINS.

Tho Hamburg steamer Gcllert, with the body OF
Bayard Taylor on board. expected to arrive last
evening ut her dock in Hoboken. but failed to come
TO time and up to late hour had not been
announced by telegraph from Sandy Hook.
There was every confidence, however, among the
officials ut the dock In Hoboken that she
would put In an appearance there at one
o'clock to-day. The remains would then DO
taken by the committee appointed for the
purpose. consisting OF Captain J. NJ schmidt and
Major John j. Dich and escorted to the city Hail.
to lie In state In the Governors room.
workncn were engaged all day yesterday In drur-
ing the latter apartment and making other preparn-
tions for the reception OF the remains.
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expressed himself in favor of this conces-
sion. There ought, therefore, to be no OBJ
stacle in the way OF the voluntary adoption
of the cheap hours as scheduled in Mr..
Galvin's bill. The IL" companies should
announce at once their intention to run
five cent trains during the hours named,
and then the proposed law would be un-
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DIES AT THEIR HOME IN NEWPORT YEsTER-
IN IMMINENT PERIL.
INK TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NEWPORT March IL, 1879.
As predicted in these dispatches yesterday. MIRA
General Thomas w. Sherman did not rally. aud she
breathed her Last at m early hour this morning.
Sho the daughter Of Ex-Governor Shannon. OF
Ohio. who. it will be remembered. appointed
Governor of Kansas by tho President pending the
Le Compton troubles in that State She was married
to General Sherman. who was then stationed at sc.
Paul. Mimi. in 1853. Her father died about year
and half ago. A sister has been with her during
her painful illness. caused by q tumor which was
removed few weeks ago In Bostoni by eminent
surgeons. Her constitution was not strong enough
to withstand the effects OF the operation and she has
been rapidly failing since her return from the hospital
The funeral will probably take place on Friday after
noon and it is expected that Rcv. Dr. Grace, Of St.
Mary's soman Catholic church. will of!iciate, the
lady being an honorcd and faithful member Of that
church. General and Mrs. sherman havo resided
here for years. and owned and occupied acosey
cottage on Grcenough place.
A MESSAGE or SYMPATHY.
General William L. sherman instructed General
vogdcs. commanding at Fort Adams. this afternoon
to detail officer to visit his brother officer and
convey to him his assurance OF sympathy and his
best wishes for his recovery. He had not heard of
Mrs. Sherman's death when he forwarded tho
j. NJ. X. Davis, regimental adjutant proceeded to
General Shcrman's house this evening and bore the
kind message OF the General or the Army but he was
unable SEQ the afflicted officer. General sherman
has been duly notified Of Mrs. Shermans death and
no will be kept daily informed OF her husbands
health by General Vogdes
HUSBANDS CRITICAL CONDITION.
The painful news Of Mrs. shcrmans death was
not conveyed to her husband until late this after
markable foritudc The next forty cig ut hours viii
decide his fate for better or for worse.o
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DIR. MOSES pRowNELL.

DR.. Moses Brownell ninety years of age. Of No. 96
Madison street. Brooklyn. died suddenly Tuesday
night last OF neuralgia of the heart. DR.. Brownell
was born in this State and practised medicine for
thirty-two years at Troy ana twenty-five years at
Knox. He had been Q resident of Brooklyn for two
The New York herald., 1879-03-13

The Fastest TINE in the international walk
ing match is nothing to that made yesterday by
the Delaware Jail breakers.
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The PLAYFUL BLAsTER who entkavored to
blpws& Third Avenue IL" train from the track
yeHeN3hy came very near carrying out his
little frogramme His four rhundrcd pound rock
strick "a few feet behind the cars. Why not
drop an engine on him! =.
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One YEAR i'll the Pcnitentiary was:thc punish
ishment imposed yesterday upon a-once wealthy
Wall street broker Adverse fortune brought
him down to the level Of petty thief.
The New York herald., 1879-03-13

THE OPENING OF NAVIGATION on the ' Hudson,
which has practically taken place, will revive
several large and important industries along its
banks The spring labor outlook is excellent.
The New York herald., 1879-03-13

IT WAS THE DErosIroRs who had the Manhat-
tan Bank combination yesterday.
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The FINANCIAL STATEMENT of the condition of
tine New Jersey Mutual Life Insurance Company
which is made by the receiver is rather gloomy
reading for the policy holders. When he took
possession there was very little of any value
left, and the lawyers and the tax gatherers are
doing their best to get away with even that
The New York herald., 1879-03-13

FRESH TROUBLE is brewing in the English cot
ton manufacturing districts. Reduction Of wages
and probable strikes form the burden Of our
cable dispatches.
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Work is being vigorously pushed,On the east
and west side rapid transit roads. The Eighty
third street section of the Metropolitan ''L'
will, ii is expected, be open in May.
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WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-Thc stock market
was active and steady. Government bonds were
firm. States steady and railroads irregular.
Money on call was easy at a 4 per cent, ad-
vanced 10 per cent and closed at the former
uuOtatiOn
The New York herald., 1879-03-13

IxcOMPETENCY earclessness and ignorance are
the serious charges preferred against the Chief
Engineer OF the Dock Department If the speci-
fieatons accompanying them be true an investi-
cation not only of the Chief Engineer but Of the
Commissioners is in order.
The New York herald., 1879-03-13

JERSEYS Town ELECTIONS shOw'that the in
dependent voter is around this year.
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II RIPPLE SH E E II
NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MARCH 49, 1879.

The probabilities are that Me aceather IN NeU
TorL aud its riciity today eciH be fair and 'carm,
followed tocard night by Increasing cloudi',ess.
Io-n,oro'c it 'ciH be cloudy and rtsrns, PROBABLY
r.M rain.
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ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

LYCEUM THEATRE -PISArogE and SoacERER
WALLACk'S-A SCRAP OF PAPER
GRAND OPERA HOusE-My Son.
UNION SQUARE THEATRE-rnE BANKER's DAUGHTER
THEATRE COMIQUE-MuLLrGAN GuARD BALL
NIBLO'S THEATRE-BLAcK CROOK.
BOWERY THEATRE-Kr
GERMANIA TIlEATRE-JA, SO SIND WIR
STANDARD THEATRE-H. NJ s. PISAFoIK
OLYMPIC TuEATRE-LA CIGALE
PAEK THEArRE-ESGAGEp.
BROADWAY THEATRE-H VI. S. PISAF0RR
NEW YORK AQUARIUM-RED RIDING HooD.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE--THRo' THE DARK.
MASONIC uALT.-TnE MIpGErs
SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELs-HIs MuD Sc0w.
TONY PASTOE'S-PlNAFoRE BURLEsQuR.
AMERICAN observation-disclosures
GILMORE'S OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WALKING MATCH
BREWSTER HALL-PEDEsrRIANIsM.
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NEW YORK HERALD
BROADWAY AND ANN STREET.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
PRoPRIEToR.

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MRS. SHERMAN'S DEATH.

THE WIFE OF GENERAL THOMAS W. SHERMAN
DIES AT THEIR HOME IN NEWPORT YEsTER-
DAY MoRNING-THE LIFE OF THE GENERAL
IN IMMINENT PERIL.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-02

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-General jeff. c. Davis
died at the Palmer House, Chicago, Sunday
afternoon of pneumonia aged 81. His re-
mains will be sent to Indianapolis under escort
detailed by General Sheridan.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-02
MARINE NEWS.
More Gloucester Fishermen Lost.

MOrG IlOuCSSDef flSllSI1l1Sl iOoG.
GLOUCESTER, Dec. 1.-The schooner N. IL.
Phillips. Can't. Mcdonald, which sailed from
Gloucester for Bauguenan, Oct LIST, has not
been heard from, and is supposed to be lost
with IS men, all Of that port. ThlS makes
loss of $50 men this year. Great anxiety is
also felt for the schooners Andrew Leighton
and Harvey C. Mackay, which are much over
due.
A British Bark Founders at Seattle
CAPTAIN and Four of the Crew Proba-
bly, Drowned.
BosToN, Nov. 30.-The steamer Atlas at
this port from Liverpool, brought in the sur
yivors of the British bark Edith, Capt. Train
or, from Philadelphia for Queenstown. The
captain and four of the crew were probably
drowned The Atlas reports that on Nov. 20,
latitude 45o 90 longitude 42o 49,, she fell IN
with a small boat showing signal of distress,
in which were huddled the mate and seven
of the crew of the Inflated bark. They
were promptly taken on board OF the
steamer, after having been exposed to nearly
weeks suffering on the ocean. The survivors
stated that they experienced line weather until
a week after leaving port, when the bark was
struck by terrific gale, which nearly threw
her on her beam ends and shifted her cargo OF
corn. On the Goth inst. another gale was en-
countered with heavy sea, and the vessel
sprang a leak. The water III the hold gaming
on the pumps rapidly, it was found necessary
to abandon the bark, which had become I'M
manageable. On the Dist the captain and four
men left the wreck in one boat, and the first
officer and the remainder of the crew in an
other. The Edith foundered in two hours
after the crew left her. The men in the mates
boat were tossed about on the waves for four
DAYS. living ON hard-taek and water, when
they were discovered by the Atlas. Captain
Trainor's boat may have been picked up by q
passing vessel, but it is feared they were lost
in the high sea which was then running. The
Edith was built at Sunderland, England, in
1868, was of 485 tons burden, and owned in
North Shields. Her crew were all English
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-02
The KELLOGG Investigation.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. before the United
States Senate committee today, Ex-Governor
Yarmouth testified that he had been in both
the Packard and Nichols legislatures at the
time of Keilogg's election. There were rumors
of bribery, but witness knew of no one who
had been bribed or who had acknowledged
they received anything for their votes. Pinch
back was running against Kellogg while wit
ness was the darb horse. At the caucus
Kellogg received large majority of the votes.
Witness and his friends had resolved to pre-
vent Kellogg's election by revolutionary
means, such as breaking quorum, but being
unable to carry it out it was abandoned. On
the day of election witness voted for Kellogg
and made a speech advising his friends to do
so. Gov Yarmouth said he had voted for
both Kellogg and Spofford so as to be sure he
was right He knew George A. Sweazie. He
has good character, would believe him under
oath.
Edward j. Ewart produced what purported
to be the original affidavit of Blackstone re-
ferred to by Seymour. The paper recites that
deponent received $1,000 from Kellogg to Sc
cure the election Of Republicans to the legisla-
ture in the 18th Ward, with the understanding
they should vote for Kellogg after the election
Deponent obtained $1100 more to be used to
secure Kelogg's election. Witness said he
loaned Blackstone $50, and Blackstone gave
him the affidavit.
Several other witnesses were examined and
the committee adjourned until tomorrow, be-
ing unable to get through today. Members Of
the committee expect to leave tomorrow after
noon.