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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-31

change at an earlier date would create embarrassment
He suggests "bi 10 repeal certain laws relative 10
permanent and indefinite approprations rs covering
fully all points at issue than the one already INTRO
duced.
Mr. Morris Of Eew-York. appeared before the select
COMMITTEES of the House the Interoceane Cansi 10
day. In advocacy OF the superior claims TO consderaio
presented by the Nicaragua route lt Is UNDERSTOOD
thai Admiral Ammen has been invited 10 meet Ihe
committee Friday night and give his views Old the
general subject. $1,000,
Tire Senate Committee che Census met to-day ana
received reports from several subcommittee on tne
nominations OF supervisors. The appointments
for Maine. Eew-Bsmpshre, Vermont Massschnsetts
and Rhode Island reported back fayOraply rOin
the subcommittee. aud were all those Tor the
Western States except three for Illinois, one for iowa.
aud for Tennessee. which are held by the suocOm
mlttees for further inquiry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-31

A GRANT SIGNED TO THE NEW IDRIA COMPANY
AN OLD AND FAMOUS CASH DECIDED BY ihh
PRESIDENT.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDuNEl
WASHINGTON. Jan. 30-Tbe Presldent signed toe
day the patent for the grant of land in California,
claimed by the New Idra Quicksilver Mining Com
panv. thus ending so far the Executive Is con-
cerned. the famous McGauaban case.
This subject has occupied the attention OF the
public for about quarter of century. and
has been the subject of decisions in scores OF
subordinate courts and finally in the Supreme Court
of the United States. 1t has been discussed
and reported upon in every Congress since
the Republicans first gained control OF that
body before the war. 1t has been proiihc
of scandals. and has been the direct
cause of the removal of at least two Cabinet aiDis
ters and scores of Congressman and other pubic
men have been publicly accused of being III conhec-
ton with it, - -.
The present Administration received the matter
as legacy from General Grant and has had ~ I'M
der consideration nearly three years. The delivery
of the patent to-day TO the representative Oh the
New ldria Company is therefore, an event OF uii-
usual Importance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-31
Nrw-yoeK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY JANUARY 81 1880

want fifty teachers to stand by the right even II they
lose their places BY doing this may hope 10 place
OF Teaching where 1t belongs-among the arts OF
painting. music and sculpture.
THE CLOSING EXERCISES.
At the close Of the address quartet was sung, and In
brief final words Colonel Parker explained that the
supplementary readers sets OF ten or more, eoud be
obtained from publishing houses for very reason
able prices The necessity of separating the good teach
ers from the poor opes dwelt upon Poor teaching
he said led poor trashy reading and was the case
OF much OF the demand Tor uuhealthy literature Inc
Quincy Library was open 20 the children, WIN, OF
course. restrictions In Boston, great step na
been taken, for upon application OF master the
librarian would send to school twenty-five DOCKS on
al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-31
THE QUINCY SCHOOL SYSTEM
TWO LECTURES BY COLONEL F. W. PARKER

TWO LECTURES BY COLONEL +. w. PARKER.
MEETING OF TEACHERS AT YoNKERs-DEFkcIs Or
THE OLD sYsTEM-THE STEAMERS IDEAS DEvEL-
orED-THE NEED or MARTYRS 10 THE RE-
FORM.
By invitation of the Board of Education OF Yonk-
ers Colonel +. W. Parker spoke In that city yester-
day afternoon and evening to large gathering OF
teachers on tho methods OF instruction In the
schools of Quincy Mass. Of which he IA snperinten
dent. Visitors were present from many towns anu
cities along the Hudson. and much interest was
manifested in the subject.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-31
CIVIL NOTES.

captain" Franklin Ellington has been in
Ludlow Street JAN for several months under charges OF
fraud In tue OF diamonds made against him by Dan.
Eel O. Mullen motion was made yesterday before
Judge HAYES IN the Marine Court 20 have him de
charged under the fourteen days act Mr. ELLINGTON
made affidavit that he willing 20 make FOR the Denc-
NJ OF creditors an assignment OF all his assets. wncq
consisted Of two shirts, twelve collars, one sun on
clothes satchel lin pawnl five handk. fchieis, QUE
necktle and 81 In the Dry Dock Savings Bank Afga-
ment will be continued next Wednesday.
The suit brought by the Government against
Ellen EliZa Ward, vile OF General Ethan ward 10 re-
cover S07 43s succession tax claimed on large traet
OF property on the side Of the city IN the vicinity
OF Fifeth-st has been discontinue a. me oechIant
having paid into District AttoTney's Office s4osSooo
The property camo TO the defendant under tue Nt ~
George Rapeiie who died IN 1888 although MIS- Am
Eliza Cairns, OF kosyn. WHO died In 1885, had ie h-
gaaff p
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GOING TO "GET AWAY WITH" A BANK.
THE CURIOUS EXPERIENCE OF Mr.. TITUS WITH A
FORGED CHECK.

The trial of Charles X. Titus, charged with
attempting negotiate forged check for 100000.
purportng have been drawn the Bank Of America
BY J. b. Colgate q Co.. IN September ast continued
yesterday IN the General Sessions. The prisoner test
lied his behalf. lie sail that the day OF bis
arrest he did give envelope containing the check
to Hoyt and that the first time he the check
when II In the hands OF Captain Petty ~ the OAK
Street Police station. On cross-examinatiOn he said
that his proper Joseph NJ Thompson, bnt that
he used the OF Titus while employed q pri
vate detective. lie had been employed with Detective
@. Jayne IN investigating forgeries the sewfork
Life Insurance Company and the Third National BaIk
He claimed that Hoyt, who has already pleaded guilty.
made the hrst proposals IN this matter They met
day in Dvi-ion-st.. when Hoyt told him that he had
business for him. Hoyt said that he had friend who
solid man, IN fact. he said hes second jim
Fisk: mes got away with railroad ana now he's going
10 get away with bank"
They had several conferences, at which H0yt pressed
him to 10 tho business Hoyt fold him that his
share OF The work would he tO 10 the bank with
chez and have II markcd good For this he 20
ceyc 10 per cent OF proceeds IL not uati the
before his that he knew that the check
be OF the firm OF J. y. Colgate & Co Gu tho
morning OF the day OF hts arrest he had refused 10 have
thing do with the transaction, because he did not
In IL b. sides HOyt. He admitted that be-
knew check which he asked 20 present at
the bank was forgery. The case will be continued
today.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-31
TWO CASES AGAINST Mr.. TILDEN.
THE TgkRE HAUTE sETTLFMENT-A ANOTHER Posr.
PONRMRNT IN The INCOME TAX SUIT.

An order from Judge Blatchford was filed
yesterday the Circuit Court dIsmlsslus from the urs
dcOD the Court the OF the ST. Louis, Alton and
Terre Baue Railroad Company against Charles Butler
Samuel J. 1iten Russell Sage aud Robert Bayard. Tho
company accepts as full satisfaction for all It's claims
the securities TO or $1,000 transferred
and delivered by Charles Butler and Samuel j. Tiden
ana the similar amount previously received from kus-
consent the plaintiffs, ves leave 70 the defendants
any OF them, TO die supplementary answer, and
orders that the bill Of complaint and the amended Oil
be dismissed, without cost 10 either party.
The OF the United States against Samuel j. Tiden
recovery OF income tax called IN the United
states Circuit Court yesterday. Owing TO another
gagement the defendants counsel not present. aud
the case went for week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-31
THE corrRr oF APPEALS.

ALBANY, Jan. 30.-ln the Court OF Appeals.
to-iay-oresent the Hon. Sanford r. Church. O. j. ana
associates the following business was transacieds
No g. Albert I uhrs appellant ag.. barbara Elmer ~
spondent-Argued By Wn b. Iit-hke Tor sppci Aht. -
mUted Of respondent No 5e.JOhn lhspnsAn' teSfe"'"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-31
THE McGARRAHAN CLAIM.

spinon was general that an Indian war In the spring
Yomld M Inevitable II he Indians not removed
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29

Hon. GEORGE F. EDMUNDs was re-
elected to the United States Senate by the
Vermont General Assembly on the 18th.
The steamship Laurent, which ar
rived at New York City on the 10Th, brought
S2,l76,OOO in gold.
On the morning of the 10Th Byron
Blake murdered his mother, sister and step
father, in Wheelock, Vt, with a knife and
then hung himself. lie was insane
A TRAMP who was refused something
10 eat on the farm OF G. s. Moury, near Read
ing Pa, on the 18th. set fire to the barn and
it was destroyed, together with the contents
Three mules and all the cattle perlshed. Clti-
zens started In pursuit
The Democrats of New York CITY
nominated William r. Grace for Mayor on
the 10Th
THE Rhode Island Greenbackers held
State Convention on the 10Th and nominated
Presidential Electors and candidate for Con-
gress.
In the case of Robert A. Parrish, a
lawyer at Philadelphia, charged with conceal
ing an Internal machine I'm his ofiice-drawer
with intention to putting an end TO petty
theft, and by which his ofIice-bOy was badly
injured, the Judge, before whom the case was
tried on the 18th, held that criminal careless
ness had been proven, and so the Jury CON
Yicted.
AT the meeting Of Directors of the
Western Union Telegraph Company at New
York on the 10Th, DIR, Norvn Green was re-
elected President, and Messrs. Van Horn,
Twombley, Stager, Durkee and Van Every
were elected Vice Presidents.
MRs. LYDIA MARIA CHLDs, the well
known authoress, died at Wayand, Mass, on
the Goth, aged seyenty-eight.
OK the night of the goth large body
of men called at a house in Palmyra, Me-, and
demanded the occupants 10 leave town. The
occupants answered with two shots, killing
Rodney Lord, and severely woundlng two
others
The thirtieth anniversary of the first
woman's suffrage meeting held in New En-
gland was celebrated at Worcester, Mass, OIL
the 2lst.
AT the Woman's Suffrage AnniVer
sarY meeting In Worcester, Mass, on the 22d
Colonel Higginson said that women were nO
yet ready for the ballot, their failure to vot,
for school commissioners being proof Of th,
assertion. Women must convert their owl
sex and then the ballot will be freely gives
them by men. This speech was the genera
theme OF discussion, the women taking stronl
grounds against the position of Colonel Hlg
ginson
The Treasury Department on the 22C
transferred to the bullion fund Of the New
York Assay Office S3OOOO,OOO TO pay for for
eign gold bullion aud coin This makes 500,
0OO0OO transferred for the payment OF for
egn gold since August IA.
THE Republican Conference Commit
tee In New York nominated William Dowd fol
Mayor on the 22d.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29

too successful, was now discarded. Sam
was proddod along the gangway until
he came 10 the gang-plank. The tide
was low and the plank was nearly level.
Besides this, Il had been strewn with
hay.
Sam planted his right,forefoot on the
heavy bolted planks and then bore part
of his weight upon them. Everybody
about the ship and on the wharf had
gathered in safe and convenient places
to see the elephant try this bridge; but
they were disappointed. The examina-
ton was the work of a moment. There
was hardly more than q perceptible hes
itation before the left foot was set upon
the plank. Then he walked serenely
over the plank. The ship was close be-
side the pier, and no water was in view.
Once arrived on the covered pier, he
looked about him for moment and
then started on a rolling trot toward the
daylight at the shore end. William
Leopold weighs only 1870 pounds, but he
pulled at least 230 pounds on the chain.
Then another man got hold of it with
him, and both were dragged along at a
handsome rate. At last, when Sam had
arrived within 150 feet of West Street,
Park menagerie, and three or four en-
ployees of Reiche & Brother, who had
outrun him, deployed in close line in his
front. The bOat-hook was again brought
into requisitiOn, and he came to a stand
still. 1t was then the work of moment
to tie a stout rope around his right fore
| foot, with which thereafter he was
stopped at pleasure whenever he went
| too far to suit his keepers.
Two men walked beside him, one in
front of him and two behind him in his
progress to the Central Park menagerie,
where he is to rest few days after his
voyage, and before he is delivered to
the person for whom he was imported.
The boys followed him in the streets in
crowds. He made his attendants walk
briskly to keep up with him, and ap-
peared to be afraid Of nothing, except
the jolting of very heavy wagons near
him. He marched up South Fifth
avenue without appearing to notice the
rumbling over his head of several ele-
waited railroad trains. He displayed a
disposition to be so close to trees and
standing wagons that his attendants on
that side had to fall hastily back behind
TO avoid being crushed. In Fifth Ave-
nue. Sam was induced to walk in the
east gutter, out of the way Of the many
passing vehicles. Near Thirteenth
street he turned suddenly in upon the
sidewalk, causing several ladies TO gath
er up their dresses and take refuge on
the high stoops. Leopold, who was on
the side toward the street, shouted at
him in African and German, and when
this proved unavailable he seized him by
the left ear and tugged on it. The boat
hook argument being piled on the other
side, Sam turned back and was soon
shuflling along in the guster again. No
horses were frightened, and no other
mishap occurred on the journey.-NeO
York Sun.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
A Tea.Tray EIectrOphOrus.

Nature gives the following: A COM
mon tea-tray of metal is supported on
two dry glass tumblers. A piece of COM
mon brown paper cut so as to be little
smaller than the tray, and with rounded
corners, is warmed, laid on the table,
and rubbed briskly with piece of in
dia rubber, or with clothes brush. 1t
is then laid down for an instant on the
tray and the tray is touched with the
hand. The brown paper is then
lifted a few inches above the tray. If
at this juncture some person presents
his knuckle to the tray he will receive a
bright spark, which under favorable
circumstances may be couple of inches
long. BY simply putting the paper
down, touching the tray, and again lift
ing up the paper, the tray is again
charged; and large number of sparks
may be thus drawn one after the other
in rapid succession. The paper may be
lifted by the hands, but it will be found
better if a couple of ribbons or strips of
paper be fixed on to serve as handles.
The sparks obtained by the tea-tray
electrophorus may produce slight
pricking sensation, but to give a regular
electric shock will oblige us to store up
a charge in Leyden jar. This piece
of apparatus is improvised in the fol-
lowing fashion: A round-bottomed glass
tumbler is procured-if of thin glass it is
preferable and is filled to about three
quarters of its height with leaden shot.
If shot is not at hand dEy coal-dust will
answer, but not so well,Tnd great care
must be taken to wipe cleSn the upper
part of the tumbler. Everything must
be warm and scrupulously dry. Into
the shot a silver spoon is stuck to serve
the place of rod and knob. This is
held by grasping it well in the hollow OF
the hand, so that the hand may cover
the whole of the rounded bottom of the
glass. Having thus prepared and
grasped the Leyden jar, charge it with
sparks from the tea-tray electrophorus.
1t should be held with the spoon handle
near to, but not quite touching the edge
of the tea-tray, while another person
performs the operation of lifting the
brown paper up and putting it down,
then touching the tray, then lifting it
up again-and so on until dozen sparks
have been sent into the jar. On touch
ing the knob smart little shock is ex-
perienced in the wrists and elbows, and
a short, bright, swapping spark an
nounces the discharge of the jar.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
OF GENERAL INTEREST.
Rsunion .r I've Ar,a nroth,r..

Reunion Of Tive AGod urothera.
JOHN AND DANIEL MILLER, twins we're born
In Adams County, Pa, IN 1915 When they
wero four years old their mother was left a
widow. Being destitute and I'm ill-health, she
was unable to support herself and children.
She sent Daniel ~ live with friends I'm WASH
inRton County. John found a home in West
moreland County Daniel grew up and became
a miller John learned the bncksmith's trade
They never saw or heard Of one another after
leaving their mother, and each supposed the
other was dead. over fifty years ago John
Miller abandoned his trade and became
a toll-gate-kccper on the Butler turnpike, in
Allegheny County. lie holds the position
still. One day recently he went out Of his
house to collect toll Of an old gentleman who
was driving through the gate. A neighbor Of
the toll-gate-keeper stood by. He made the
remark that the traveller and the keeper
looked enough alike TO be twins. This brought
about inquiries on the part of the two old
men. The traveller proved TO be Daniel Miller,
Johns twin brother. lie had lived for years
IN Bradford, but few miles away from the
toll-guto, in another county. This was the first
meeting Of tho brothers since they were four
years old-sixty years ago.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Gathered from All Quarters.
WASHINGTON.


THE Chief of the Bureau of Statistics
reports that the total value Of exports of do
mestic breadstuffs from the United States
during September last was s23, ,Ssl 1886 For
the nine months ending September 30, 1880,
S2Os, ,679,547.
DURING the last fiscal year the prices
realized on American exports were about ten
per cent. higher than for the previous year.
This increase was on manufactured articles
as well as agricultural products,
In reply to the question, Why the
Treasury does not use its accumulating silver
and gold 10 liquidate the United States bonds
matured or which may be paid at the option
of the Government" the Treasury Depart
ment says that under the resumption act
there was an accumulated fund for the re-
demption OF outstanding legal tender notes
of about Sl400O0,OO0, being about forty per
cent. Of the amount Of notes outstanding re-
deemable on demand from that fund aud, as
small a sum as II was, It was deemed prudent
to hold it for that purpose In addition to
this 1t is necessary to have a small balance
from which to pay the ordinary current ex
penses Of the Government, thus making the
total available cash in the Treasury about
~A'NfNNNfNo'1 NhbNEA VI NbuAoNf hhAh hlAAOuill
varies as the receipts and expenditures Of the
Government temporarily increase or diminish
Beyond that amount, however, there has been
nopemanent accumulation Of money in the
Treasury.
The War Department is in the receipt
Of information which gives ground for IN,
belief that Sitting Bull will surrender himself
10 the United States troops before winter set
in.
THE amount paid for conveying Unit
cd States mails by sea during the fiscal yea
ended June 80 last was Sl966s4, of which
sl53,9OS was paid for transatlantic mail serv
ice and all to foreign steamship companies ex
cept Sl,9G4.
The total number of immigrants ar
rived in this country during the fiscal yea
ending June 80, 1880, was 457,2 The arri
walls from Europe numbered 347,74 Asia
$3.50; Africa, 81; America, lO1, ,4s1; PaciH
Islands, 934; all others, LOIS. OF European
countries Great Britain and Ireland furnished
144,S16; Germany, 81, ,63S.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
Chairman Republican Central Committee,
The Red Shirts and Wade Hampton.

Wade Hampton is at it again. He
made Il speech at a Democratic meeting
at Marion, S. c., on the 4th inst. The
account of the gathering, given in the
chief bulldozing organ, the Charleston
NeUs and Courier. says there were at
least seven hundred Red Shirts mount
ed and careering about amid clouds of
dust. One of the Red Shirt clubs "car-
ried a white llag with red shirt dis
played under the motto IN hoe SignO
UiHces, and on the reverse, Solid for
Hancock, Hagood and Richardson. "
The Red Shirts, it is stated, "cheered
piercingly and vehemently." 1t should
be remembered that these clubs are the
direct descendants of the Ku-Klux, and
are so regarded by the negroes. Yet in
the face of these 700 red clad shriekers,
Wade Hampton had the audacity to
say: "Mr. John Sherman, the Secre-
tary, of the Treasury, said some time
ago that the people were called upon
to surrender all they possessed to Wade
Hampton and the Ku-Klux and the
small segment of the Democratic party
in the North. l wrote, asking him If
he used this language. His answer was
somewhat equiyocal and he did not
deny assOciating my name with the
Ku-KluX; and say now in public, as l
wrote him in private, that when he
made that statement he said what was
false, and what he knew at the time
was false. 1t has come to pretty
pass, my countrymen, when man
elected to Congress and honestly striv-
ing to do his duty under the Constitu-
tion can have these base and ground
less assaults made on him. When a
man strikes at South Carolina through
me, shall only say to him, as l did to
Sherman, that he tells lie." The per-
formance doesn't seem to need any