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New-York tribune., 1880-10-08
pgFRAUDING TIE GOVERNMENT.

THE OFFICIAL PROOFS o. rHE CRIME-fUriLE EF-
FORTS oP THr HEIRS TO RECOVER THEIR MONEY
HOW The IR.UD WAS EFFECTED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSE
CINCINNATI Oct. 7.-The Gazette of this morning
contains the following letter from its Washington
correspondent, General Ii. V. Boynton
WASHINGTON. Oct. q.
Some official records of the unadulterated Demo-
cratic Administration OF President Polk have just
been brought TO hight which upqualItiedy assert,
over well known official signatures. that William H.
English. when cer; in the Treasury Department,
fraudulently collected and fraudulentiy withheld
from the rightful heirs, who his own near blood
relations, Revolutionary pension due his grand
mother for the services of her husband IN the Revo-
lutonary War; The amount collected by English IN
this case was So 964 A.
The Democratic witnesses of standing who assert
this, Ill various forms ard over their own oiiiciai
SIGNATURES in papers now on ille here are the iioh'
William l.. Marcy, then Secretary OF war. the hol'
Isaac Toucey then Attorney-General, and the Hon.
J. l.. Edwards, then Commissioner OF Pensions
under President Polk
OUTLINE OF FACTS.
The grandfather Of William H. English served as
a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War in the 4tll
Virginia Regiment. His widow, Sarah Easton, he
grandmother of William H. English. thus became
entitled to a pension of SO, ,964 "A. She died July,
1913. without having applied for it. shortly after
her death Mr.. English obtained a clerkship IN the
Treasury Department through Jesse ID. Bright.
Early in 1916 he had discovered this claim due his
grandmother, and, after preparing evidence IN the
case went TO Indiana and took out illegal letters of
administration, and, without the knowledge OF the
heirs, collected the money, and afterward refused
70 paw it over to them, and to protect himself
pleaded that he was nsOEvent. HIS sureties had
only been bound in $500, and SO they were practi-
cally worthless for the sum Involved. With this
brief introduction the official papers in the case
become sufficiently plain, and will be found TO sus-
tain every assertion made above.
New-York tribune., 1880-10-08

WHAT MILITARY OFFICER AND FRIEND THINKS
OF IT-HANCOcK MIsLED BY soUIHERNERs-
THE CANVASS TOO MUCH FOR HIM.
LEY IELEGRAPH TO TIE TRLBUNEl
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
Over the Meadows.

 Improvements at Cedar EHIll Locality
 -GIances Here ana There.
 Considerable interest is taken in efforts look ing to an improvement of the roadway over the-meadows beyond Lewis bridge. and psti- tion to this end has been in circulation with numerous signatures attached, principally those of prominent men, and the improve ment is strongly urged. The entire avenue all the way to the bridge has recently been much improved, part of it by hardening the road bed, and before spring both sides of the avenue will be curbed the entire distance. The vacant land adjoining the extension of Olinton avenue is also being much improved bv grading. The street leading down to the round house of the Air Line road has been improved by hardening, and the walks curbed. The road is used considerably by teams trans porting coal to the round house, and iron work for the machine shops. The new chapel for the Baptist mission makes quite an inn provement on this avenue also, and troops of children flock to the mission Sundays, while occasionally week day evening services are held there. The avenue at it's junction with Ferry street has also been extensively re- graded. The 1nnaDlLanLs or tnis secIOA oA the town, particularly those owning residences on Ferry street, which is increasing in favor as desirable place of residence from year to year, will be able to boast of an additional attraction in their locality, viz: fine school building, the site for which, as is well known, has been purchased by the school district. The site of the building is considered as g very favorable one for the needs of the school district, and is in the neighborhood of the fine residences of Hiram Camp, MT. sault, Rev. Dr. Burdett Hart, MT. English and oth- CTS. The proximity of the entrance of the coming public park to the termination o1 Ferry street, is considered as enhancing the pleasantuess of the street. The street has 6 firm, hard shell road bed, and is already much used by pleasure teams and family equipages
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
State News.

Mrs H. Clark has been badly injured at Middletown by an exploding kerosene lamp.
 The Rev. Charles M. Selleck has been ten- dered the pastoral charge of St. Pauls church in Norwalk.
 James Ross of Norwalk, aged q, was fatal ly burned Thursday night by the bursting of 8 Kerosene lamp.
 Mrs Rice Lawler, of Middletown. 8 drink ing woman, while recently using kerosene as fire kindler, was burned to death.
 Mr. John A. Morgan, who has been cashier thirty years, has retired, and is succeeded by J. Albert Brown.
 The Connecticut river has been free of ice most of the way below Hartford to the Sound for several days. Below Goodspeed's there has been very little of the ice blockade this winter.
 Messrs. D. and H. Scovin have purchased the property known as the feld-spar mill, in Higganum, and will probably run it in con nection with their extensive works in the man. ufacture of the improved hoe. E. S. Bissell, an old resident of Rockville, and for the last three years engaged in sell ing silk for Bedding Brothers, had an attack of heart disease while canvassing in South Manchester Thursday, and died in a few min utes.
 On Saturday bids were opened for the dis posal of $42, 900 of 45 per cent. 1O-2O bonds | of the town of Bloomfield, and the successful 1 bidders were the Etna Life Insurance Com pany of Hartford for $40, ,OOO at $1O2. .O6, and Horace Savage, through G. P. Bisseu & Co.,, | the other $2,00O at $103.26. The late John D. Ferguson, of Stamford left $1O, 900 for public library, provided the people raised $15, ,OOO to add to it, and $11, 325 has been secured, the most of it within { few days. Joseph B. Hoyt, William Hoyt anc
 Oliver Hoyt gave $2, 500 each Captain J. G Smith $1, 900, and F. F. Robbins $500.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
College Notes.


 Entries for the athletic games may be made at Beers.
 Randall Gibson, Yale '53, has been elected United States Senator from Louisiana. Oliver Hoyt, of Stamford, has given $15,- GOO to Wesleyan University.
 Professor Loomis has been invited to lec- ture before Linonia on the United States Sig nal Service.
 Professor Wheeler will lecture to the se- niors today at Il B.. m. in the presidents lec- ture room on Queen Mary.
 The fourth assembly occurred last night. Mir. Eugene Schuyler, it is said, will re- ceive $8, 900 from the Scribners for his s'Life of Peter the Great" with all rights of publi cation in book form reserved. The illustra. tions in the serial will cost $25, 900.
 There will be University meeting tonight at 6:45, in the presidents old lecture room, to consider the subject of rowing the spring races in eight oars. This is step in the righ' direction. Yale has two long had two entire Y different systems of rowing, and the soone, she does away with the old style of class racei the sooner she will recover her lost prestige ir rowing.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27

roads have more Connecticut stockholders thar, they did have, but in the Air Lime, in which the great railroad move of the year took place, the decline is from 643 to 310. That is, 333 Connecticut people sold their Air Line stock to outsiders the same year that the pooling contract was made. The total num- Der of stockholders in the Air Line has de- creased from 659 to 522. The amount of stock of the road owned in Connecticut is $634, ,- 800, against $I, ,011, ,O0o last year. During the year there was added $250,00O to the company's stock. s-@es
 In the New York, New Haven and Hartford the number of shareholders has increased from 3,O47 to 3, 215, and of those in Connect cut from 1,57O to 1,683. The amount Of the company's stock owned in this State IS St. 395, 900, against $6, 191 ,500 last year. This company employs this year 1,954 persons, against 1887 last year, decrease of 33, al- though it has added the Air Line business to it's own, so that the Air Line has decreased it's employees from 190 to 116, or "A. The two roads together employ 1o7 persons less than they did year ago.
 The road which employs the largest force, though by no means all or most of them in this State, is the New York and New England. which has roll of 1,972 employees. Last year it had l, ,25O, and the Fishkill had 609-a total of ,859, so that the net increase there is 113. The amount of stock in this road is $6, 136, 900, of which $21, ,50O is owned in Connectl-
 cut The Berdell bonds, not yet turned into
 stock, are $13, ,864 900.
 Of our dividend paying roads very con- siderable part is owned outside the State, as is | 4l-z Ali Aat
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
The Riddle Murder Case.
Grand Jury Investigation.

TO-day,s Grand Jury Investigation.
 William B. Riddle, the alleged wife poison or, will be taken from.Norwich to New Lon- don this morning, and to-day his case will come before grand jury for examination as to the charges against him. Williams, the negro engineer, who, it is claimed, can fur nish such damaging testimony against Riddle, was interviewed Sunday, but refused to speak concerning the case- He is an ihiterate man, about 40 years of age, and bears the reputa- ton of being very vindictive. Professor Johnson, of the Sheffield Scientific School, has in his analysis found an amount of arsenic equal to several fatal doses. It is said that the State has materially strengthened it's evidence since the preliminary examination. John Kis- gelIman, a barber, waited on Riddle in his cell, Sunday, and spent two hours in trimming and dying black his silver gray locks and mus tache. He stated as his reason for thus re- newipg his age that he wished to create a favorable impression on the grand jury. He is anxious that his trial, since it must come of, should take place atonce. Public opinion as to his guilt is about evenly divided.
 The counsel for Riddle will set up the de- fense that the poison found in Mrs. Riddles stomach was the precipitate of certain patent medicines which it is alleged she was in the habit of freely taking during the three years preceding her death. The New London Tele- gram says:
 It is reported that since Riddles imprison. ment letters of his have been intercepted in which he desired the person with whom he communicated to take some steps to induce Mrs. Mosely, mother of the first Mrs. Riddle not to appear against him when he is on trial
 The arrest of Riddle was consummateG upon the eve of his abandoning his factory in Norwich, and embarking in the same business in New York. He had leased g factory there, and had transferred considerable of his ma chinery from Norwich, but unable to givt his affairs his personal oversight, they be came complicated, and he has been compelled to give up the idea of going into business there.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
Rnrns, RirthdaY.

The one hundred and twenty-frst anniver- sary of the birthday of Robert Burns will be celebrated by the Caledonian Club at their rooms-13, IA and 15 Insurance building, to- morrow evening. The following is the pro gramme:
 Address, "Burns"-Obief Robert McArthur. song-"scots, Wha Hae". ".......... MT. W. Robertson 6ong-Scotlano fet. .Mr' A. McFnee Eong-My Naunies Ava. Mrs. Wood Quartete-Sweet Hour of Night Mrs. Peck and Jones, Meesra. Fletcher and Robertson. Address-Rev. A. Fl. Ball.
 Duet-When Ye Gang Ava, Jannie..
 MT. and Mrs. Wood Song-Can Her Back. MT. J. Fletcher song-WSere aas scotland Found Her Fame feok
 MT. A. McPhee Duet. Mrs. Peck and Jones Song (conic). MT. T. P. Gillespie Duet-Matrimonial Sweets.
 Mrs. Peck and MT. Fletcher Hong-Dinna Cross the Burn. Mir. A. McPhee Song-Farmer's eong MT. J. Fletcher Song (comic) .....-..... Mr. T. P. Gillespie Quartette-Fisherman's Good Night.
 Mrs. Peck Jones, Messrs. Fletcher Robertson Blessing. Supper.
 The committee of arrangements are H. Cald- well, J. Brown, J. Wood, J. McRae.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
Connecticut River Open.

The tugboat N. R. Brazos arrived at Hart ford this morning, January 26. at 6:30, being the first boat through from New York this year. She had two barges loaded with coal in tow. The Brazos left New York last Friday night, and spent part of Saturday and Saturday night at Thimble Island. She entered the river on Sunday morning. On the way up she encountered three ice blockados, one at the straits below Middletown, one at the Air Line bridge, and one at Pistol Point, but she passed through them all with put little diff. culty. It is several years since the river has been open so early in the season.-Hartford Times, 26th.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
one WayOut of 1t.

The following did not occur in Hartford, but just near enough to make it interesting : At the funeral of very rich but unprincipled man, recently, the relatives and friends were anxious to have some eulogistic remarks made on the merits of the deceased by the minister officiating. In view of the utter wickedness of the mans life it was hard to think of any thing that could be adduced to gratify this natural desire on the part of the bereaved one, but finally friend present suggested that they could at least say that ''the deceased was considerably better than his father. r."- Hartford Post.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
Details About our 5Rpailroads.

The railroads of Connecticut employ this year 7,243 men, against :, 173 last year, or an increase of 70 in that period. These compa- nies have l, 500 more stockholders than they have employees. The total number of stock holders is 8, 7s6, against 405 last year, indi- eating wider distribution of stock than then
 The average holding of each shareholder now is $6, 1So, against $500 last year. But while the number of stockholders in Connecticut roads has increased, the number of Oonnecti- cut stockholders has very much diminished. Last year there were 5, ,0s9, while this year there are only 4,s23-a decrease of 266. Some
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
Browns Household Panacea

is the most effective pain destroyer in the world. Will most surely quicken the blood whether taken internally or applied externally, and thereby more certainly relieve pain, whether chronic or acute, than any other pain alleviator, and it is warranted double the strength of any similar preparation.
 It cures pain in the side, back or bowels, aches and is the great reliever of pain. Browns Household Panacea" should be in every family. A teaspoonful of the Panacea in tumbler of hot water (sweetened if pre- ferred, taken at bedtime, will break up 8 cold 25 cents bottle.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27

We meet almost daily persons who complain of Sick Headache, Biliousness, Dyspepsia, In digestion, etc. For such we invariably recon mend Vests Vegetable Liver Pills which are very effective, quickly removing the cause an6 supplying natural health and vigor to the whole system. They are entirely vegetable therefore perfectly safe and harmless at al times. In use over twenty years and the sale of them constantly increasing every day. Journal of Commerce. s9 e4thd1y
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
State COrresponaence.
WRIlingfOrd.

The religious interest continues unabated and the meetings are to be held another week. The local clergy were assisted in their 1abors last week by Rev. Mir. Petit, of California, and on Sunday Rev. MT. Wyatt, of Durham, preached to large houses morning and evening at the Congregational church.
 The official census of the Central School District between the ages of 4 and 16 makes the number TAI.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
High prtced VRrptter.

Dairymen often wonder how their more their butter the ~ wear @ around md It is by % sIwavs y having uniform gilt-edged article. To put the "gilt edge" on, when the pastures do moi do it, they use Wells, Richardson $ Co., 4 Perfected Butter Color. Every butter maker can do the same Sold everywhere and war. ranted as harmless as salt, and perfect in op- erating. ja22 3teod 1tw
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27

Vests Liver Pills Cure Dyspepsia. Vests Liver Pills Cure Liver Complaint Vests Liver Pills Cure Indigestion. Vests Liver Pills Cure Sick Headache. Vests Liver Pills Purify the Blood. s8 e4thd1v
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
Much sickness

undoubtedly with children, attributed to other causes, is occasioned by worms. Browns Vermifuge Comfts, or Worm Lozenges, al- though efectual .n destroying worms, can dc no possible injury to the most delicate child. This valuable combination has been success fully used by physicians, and found to be ab solntely sure in eradicating worms, so hurtful to children. Twenty-Five cents box.
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Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27

Disgusting Pimples on ladys face
 or severe Pains in the back Wounds of the flesh or neuralgia of the nerves ; Strained Chords or scalded hand; 8 Sprained ankle or Gashed foot; crippled man or a lame horse can always be relieved and cured by the wonderful Oentaur Liniments o9 1d1W
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
When Yan Feel Mean

take Kidney Wort, advertised in another column. It acts energetically on the bowels and kidneys at the same time, and so cures host of diseases caused by the inaotion of these organs. If you are out of fix, buy it at your druggists and save doctors bill.
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Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
IMMENSE @U Q CE a 6 !
 DIR. s. w. FISKE.

Of Norwich, C0mnss-The Celebrated
 aslafrvoyamt Physician. And Maeuetic Healer of years practice, also Busi
 ness and Test Medium,
 WHYITI, visit New Haven, Conn.,, four days in every WV month st the TOmtflze Hotel, where he can be consulted Monday evening, January 18th, Tnes- day. Wednesday and Thursday, Jan 20th. 21st and 22d and Friday, the 2Sd, until p.
 Office hours from g 6. m. to p. m.
 The doctor examines the sick at sight, without be- ing told of their complaints, and prepares his medi- cnes himself from the best of selected roots, herbs and barks the speedy cure of all chronic diseases of whatever or nature. His medicines cleanse the system and leave the patient in healthy condi- tion The doctor is also possessed with strong mag nec healing powers for the quick removal of all dis eases He has in active practice for quarter of cenJy treating thousands Of cases with remark able success prepared expressly for each and every case and furnished reasonable and nothing poisonous given The doctor does not charge exorh- fant prices. Medicines will be furnished from two dollars upwards Also sent to all parts of the country by express when desired.
 The doctor also read your past present and fu- ture destiny is of the most astonishing seers of the present age his truhfuness in reading the most important events in one's life. stings for bus inees affairs or examination of the eick $1. Commit nicaons by letter upon business health must con- tain s2, age lock of hair, and stamp Address 1 Lock Box 1253, Norwich, Conn.
 | ~The docsor can be consulted at the Sterling House, Bridgeport Conn.,, January 24th and 18th, and 1 the 26fh, until p. m. jas d&w
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27

If our teeth were renewed as are our nails they might not need constant care. But teeth don't repeat themselves after childhood The proper thing to do is to use Sozodont which preserves their health and beauty. I never fails. i22 3teod 1tw
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
SIo.3O3.450

Totals. $l1, ,16O $50 $l9, 9,3O3, ,450
 Thus, of the $50, ,0oO, 900 of paying stock, almost two thirds are owned outside of the State. A number of small roads are owned exclusively in Connecticut and the Colchester road has but one stockholder for the whole of it. The South Manchester has nine.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27

Pure blood, good digestion, sweet, refresh ing sleep, clear, blooming complexion, long life, health, happiness and contentment, is the sure result of using Vests Vegetable Liver Pills. sept6 e4thd1y
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
Swallowing 5 


 Spurts of disgusting mucous from the nostrils or upon the tonsi1s, ,Watery Eyes, Snuff Aes, Buzzing in the Ears, Deafness, Cracking sensations in the Head, Intermittent Pains over the Eyes Fetid Breath, Nasal Twang scabs in the Nostrils, and Tickling in the Throat are
 SIGNS of CATARRH.
 No other such 1oathsome, trcacherous and undermining malady curses mankind. One fifth of our Children die of diseases generated by it's Infectious Poison, and Sone-fourth of living men and women drag out miserable exist ences from the same cause. While asleep the impurities in the nostrils are necessarily swallowed into the stomach and i'm ha1ed into the lungs to poison every part of the system.
 pr. Wei De Meyers Catacrh Cure absorbs the purulent virus and kills the seeds of poison in the farthest parts of the system. It will not only relieve, but certainly cure Catarrh at any stage. It is the only remedy which in our judgment has ever yet really cured case of Chronic Catarrh.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
When the Breath is Vitiated

WHeM CMU DEeatM VHtAMEGW from sour stomach Milk of Magnesia sweetens it by overcoming the acidity which causes its contamination. Dyspepsia, and all it's harass ing symptoms, are speedily relieved by this admirable corrective. All druggists sell it.
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Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
SiaTin's New Haven Transportation LIna

Commencing NedneS1ays sept 4EAi Aotoy
 eT-n The JOHN H. 4TARIN, Capt. McAL
 lister, will leave New Haven s st 1o:1S Sd P York at pm. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday The ERAsTUs CORNING, Capt. Spoor, has reoens- ly had thirty new roons added and is in frst-clasa shape for carrying passengers will leave New EsTes at IOl5 D. n. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday Leave New York at p. every Sunday, TuesoaS and Thurgday. Only Sunday night beat 1Fqn ses York.
 Fare reduced to s1, including berth in caoin. Sl6O " |" f' stRteroom. Tickets for the round trip, $I60
 FREn OoAcH leaves the depot at s:10 D. m. Leave corner Church and Chapel streets every half hour commencing 83O p. m.
 Tickets sold and baggage checked to Philadelphia. Freight billed to the West at New York rates. Special freight rstes to Philadelphia, Baltimore aa1 Washington.
 Boats gnd foot of CortIandt street, close to Pennz and New Jersey Central B. R. Ferry. Baggage trans ferred free. Tickets and Staterooms be purchased at TonSine Hotel at Ed Downes', 3S9 Chapel st., and at Downsa News Agency, S51 Ohspel Street.
 stateroorns for Sunday night boat can be obtained w. A, SpauIdins' E drug store, 89 Church street.
 w. B. MILLER, Agent, New Haven ". 0. EGERToN, General Agent, Pier Is North Ss' Nav York
Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
curedl curedI Curedl Cured l

c. G. PREsBURY, Prop. West Epd Hotel, Long
 Branch, Cured of 20 years Chronic Catarrh. S. BENEDICT, JR., Jeweler, 697 Broadway N. r.,
 (memb. of fam'y) Cured of Chronic Catarrh. E. H. BROWN 3a9 Canal St., N. r., Cured of il years
 Chronic Catarrh
 J. D. MCDONALD, 710 Broadway, N. Y. CSister-in-
 Law Cured of 40 years Chronic Catarrh. Mrs. JOHN DOUGHTY, FishkiI, N. r., Cured of 8
 years Chronic Catarrh.
 Mrs JACOB SwARTz, JR., 200 Warren St., Jersey
 City, Cured of IS years Chronic Catarrh. A. B. THORN, 1S3 Montague St., Brooklyn, (seh and
 son) Cured of Catarrh
 Rev WM ANDERSON. Fordham, N. r., Cured of %
 years Chronic Catarrh.
 MILE. AIMEE. Opera Prima Donna, 1T have received
 very great benefit from It. A MCKINNEY R. R. Pres, B Broad St., N. Y.:
 4sMy family experienced immediate relief"
 &c., sc, &c.,, &c.,. Sc, Sc. Wei De Meyers Catarrh Cure is the most important medical discovery since vaccination. Itis sold by all Druggists, or delivered by D. B. DEWEY Co.,, 46 Dey St.. NY, at Sl.5O a package. To clubs. six pack ages for S7.5O. Dr. Wei De Meyers Treatise is sent Sreo to anybody :