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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-06
OTHER FIRES.
planning MILL BURNED.

planning MILL BURNED.
LOSS OF $35, 000-ORPHAN ASYLUM ENDAN-
GERKD.
Flames were discovered about o'clock last
evening bursting from the first story windows OF Ira f.
DOyng's planng mill, at Mes. 101 and 1913 East Seven
tysiXth-st, and, although Two alarms were sent out
the whole interior OF the building ablaze before the
hremen could get stream Of water through the win
dOws The building fy feet deep and three stories
high. All the wOrkmen had left for their homes. 1t Is
believed that the flames started in the engine in
the basement The fremen obtained control OF the fire
after hours stubborn light. and kept the flames from
extending TO the adjoining buildings The mill was
entirely destroyed
Directly IN the OF the burned building
the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, fronting
Seventy sevcnthst About $50 children and thirty
attendants IN the asylum when the fire broke out
IN the pauing mill There was some excitement among
the women and children. but the police preserved excel
lent order, aud no person was injured. Adjoining tho
mill, at No. 1S9 East was fOur-stOry
brick building occupied Industrial school for the
asylum Eighteen boys were at work In tho printing
office and shoeshOp, but they all left the building qul
etlY.
The losses by the fire estimated ne foows l. T..
boy ing building IS 900. stock and machinery 100000
William stead, carpet cleaner top ho0r $1,000 j.
C. Davis, scroll maker, I'm basement, $4,000; total,
$4,000 The losses were partly covered by Insurance.
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doubtful whether the re could he prevented from com
municating TO the main building adjoining
THE CoMPANY's LOSS NOT SERIOUS
The damage to tho company ia about $4,000. The IN
surance is about per cent OF the loss and the policies
are distributed for small amounts among local and for
egn companies.
LIST OF THE DEAD.
ATWOOD SPENCER NJ, age twenty-five years; lived at
No. 124 Halseyst. aud l. supposed to have died
fail when be leaped through the window.
He had been employed in the works aoont two years
sprngfiad-ive. HIS body was burned 10 crisp .
PIERCE HORACE o. age sixteen years living OF No; 80
pitai lie died Mt 10 o'clock last night.
SITES, FREDERICK, twenty-slH years OF age, ana IN
beside that OF the boy william Finde'. whom
h9 had yainy tried 10 resc9e o,...,..a.. -,
the father OF three children HIS body was also con-
pleely charred by the flames. lie lived at Market
and FergusOnsis., aud had only been employed In
the factory some three months
LIST or THE INJURED.
BLUM. EDMUND, twenty years Of age, living in Newton
~ J. He severely burned, but the physicians ~
ST. Mchael's Hospital. TO which ne was removed
say that he may recover if he has not Inhaled tho
BoGART ELMER, eighteen years old Of No. 81 Blumst
wac removed to st. Barnahas's Hospital He is shock
ingly burned about the head face and arms. Little
hope OF bis recovery Is given
WADE STEPHEN W., fifteen years old, OF Irvngton n j.
received several painful burns, but was able to re-
turn to his hoe His injuries are not thought to be
serious.
Both Wade and Pierce had brothers employed IN the
factory who escaped without injury.
HISTORY OF THE COMPANY.
The officers OF the ColuloId Manufacturing Company
are Thomas Edison. president; John A. Barlow. vice
president; and ~ c. LefrcLs, and secretary
John W. Hyatt is tile engineer OF the works, and bis
brother in charge of the branch factory In Paris
A similar accident occurred OF September 0. 1875
when the company's works were situated Mechanic
ST., between Broad ana Mulberry-sts The explosion
was occasioned by the overwhelming Of n quan
uty OF cellulOid in process OF manufacture
The two upper stories of the build
ing, which was four stories in height blown
into The air, and fell with loud crash that was heard
for many blocks About forty men were employed
at tho works at the time, but the majority
OF them had left the building before the
accident occurred o. those who the premises
man was instantly killed and thirteen wounded.
The fire which followed the explosion communicated
rapidly TO the adjoining building aud connasration
resulted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-06
Invalid. Widow.
Week ending

Meanwhile the CLAIM agents are organizing and
moving in solid phalanx upon Congress to prevent
any reorganization of the pension system ana to
obtain, if possible. still more liberal appropriations
Of which they propose to be the distributors. A
leading Southern member of the House Approprla-
tons Committee was recently asked why it was
his committee. careful and economical in all
other matters. threw the doors wide open for any
scheme in the way OF granting pensions which might
be proposed 1t is an outrage" he said in reply.
and three-quarters OF the members of either house
will admit 10 10 be so If you go to them privately
but we OF the South feel delicacy about the mat
ter and don't think 1t is place TO take the lead
in opposition. while none of tho Northerners of
either party seem TO dare TO do It, There IS al ex-
cellent opportunity" he continued, - for some
Northern Republican TO make his mark. He wOud
find plenty of followers. All these millions spread
broadcast by Rlce's bill, and other projects of the
kind are simply paid out for votes. and don't be-
evc either party has gained a single point by the
operation"
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SHOOTING BIRDS AND GLASS Balls.

PAMRAPo, n. j., Jan. 5.-A team of six
narksmen shot cb at twenty glass balls each at
twentyone yards here to-day. large number OF per-
sons witnessed the sport Tue wJersey Team. which
consisted of Messrs Jarvis Matt and Cierghue, came
OUT victorious over the NewYork Team by score Of
10 to "A
RosELLE, N. j., Jan. SIN pigeon-shooting match
here to-day TWENTY-FIVE birds EACH % yards RISE Hur-
lnyham rules for SIS, William Bayes. OF New-Yeik,
defeated George Dexter OF jersey City. by me close
score OF % 10 81
PoISr PLEASANT, N. j., Jan. 5-The Seaside Pleasure
Club held its annual here to-day for tine clubs
gold championship badge. The conditions were ten
birds EACH handicap English rules Thirteen gen.
emen entered for the competition. and the trophy was
won by Dr. Wattlee The following we're The oess ecores
made: Wattles, 20 yards. 81 James, "a yards. VI
Edwards, 90 yards, II Coates, 20 yards, ~ faui !"
Yards. o.
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Mr NAT. Po1NTz.
ACCUMULATED PENSION CLAIMS.

A SMALL INCREASE OF THE CLERICAL FORCE TO BE
REPORTED BY IHE HOUSE COMMITTEE THE
NUMBER OF CASES GROWING LARGER.
lBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.l
WAsHINGTOY, Jan. 5.-The House Committee on
Invalid Pensions has unanimously agreed to report
a bill giving so additional clerks to the Pension Of
fee. 40 to the SuTReop-General's Office and 80 to
the Alphabetically office. AS the present force
OF the Pension office Il about 500 persons. and this
number of experienced clerks Is only able to do
amount of work in gwen period equal TO One-third
of that which comes in during the same period,
very little relief can be expected from so inexperi
enced clerks. There is impression abroad that
the time which has elapsed since the close of
the war has been sufficient TO enable all OF
nearly oil persons entitled TO pensions TO
file their claims. and that the number of cases
coming to the Office should be growing smaller As
further time clapses the records of the Pension
Office prove the contrary TO be the case and that
the liberazlng tendency Of Congress In regard 10
pensions. with the activity and ingenuity of the
pension claim agents. is causing the number of new
invalid claims 10 be increased from week to week.
The following table gives the number Of original
invalid and widows claims filed each week since
December /:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-06
SHOT BY 4 BARTENDER.

TRYING TO BEAT DOWN THE DOOR OF LIQUOR
snoP-DASGERoUs RESULT ToA YOUNG MAN OF
RESPECTABLE FAMILY.
Several young men under the influence of
hquor entered the saloon OF Julius Bruce at No so
West Thirty nrstst, early last evening, and after
drinking at the bar, created disturbance
by breaking tho furniture and hurting beer
glasses the head OF Thomas Gulllemot
the bartender Guillemot sent a distsict messenger
to the Tbireth Street Police Station. informing Can
tain Berghod that the saloon the possession OF
crowd OF assassins" but when two officers arrived at
the saloon the young men had gone away. Later the
evening the young returned to the saloon bur were
locked out by the bartender They went 10 rear door
and were attempting 10 batter 1t down when uemot
caught up revolver from the bar and fired. One OF the
young men was wounded IN the neck and
bis companions made their escape quickly as pos
sble Captain Bergh0d found the wounded man IN the
office OF physician near the saloon. The pistol ball
had entered the left side OF tho neck and had
sicisn said II would DO fatal to probe for the
bullet and advised that the man be sent 10
Edward Je1 Of No. Il Vest Nnhs Tns Ps ss
said be the OF the wealthy real estate agent
whose Office Is Ut No 1926 Broadway He refused TO
explain how he To receive his wound and Captain
Beyhold sent him the New-Yorh Hospital as a pris
oner GuillemOt, the bartender locked up after he
had mai statement Of tho shooting The polio, were
looking last night for tho friends young Jex who had
participated In the attack on the saloon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-06
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsHIsGros. Monday, jan s. lsao
The Consul at Sydney. New South Wales repor,s ,h.
some distress exists there owing to lack OF emp,o
meDt. A VI cnipioy-
The American Consul-General Ia Canada reports ,h..
tho trade of Canada with Great Britain fell OF las, y
aud the trade With America Increased The peu ,ss,
or tne Dominion IS expected 20 reverse this STATE ~
affairs. '' s'ste Oh
Mr. A. p. Sprague, of the International Code cor,
mtee, has transmitted TO Secretary Eyarts the recon-
resolution OF tne committee relating 10 eollls,ons ~
for his action. ''ioens
Council for plaintiff in the 40 terry Manv case q,
Dauphin against Key asked the court to-day 70 set an
early day for hearing his client was injured nv m,
delay. Chief Justice Cartier stated that the case IL a.
important one, and 10 mad been decided to hear IN s
full bench ft is probable that tie hearing viii beo,a
on the 10TH inst. een
Commissioner Baum received the following dispatch
to-day from Andrew Clark, Collector Of Internal Rere
nue. at Atlanta, Ga az Just seized three head q,
stock and a wagon engaged IN removing Illicit yhskov
from two Illicit stills have destroy ed about OOO goi
Ions OF mash and beer and arrested fbe operator OF
sui, after meeting with armed resistance" w
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AN UNEXPLAINED EXPLOSION.

No explanation of the explosion which &C.
CURED at 1890 Sunday night, In Forty
between Broadway and sirth-ave.. has been found
The maDh0es OF the sewer, the tops OF which were
blown OF with great force and broken, were still uncoy
cred yesterday morning, aud tho payiug-stones
in several places Sixthaye. were dis
placed. Several men were put TO work
by the Metropolitan Gas Company, whose mains are
laid through FortysecOnn ST. 20 discover II there were
any leaks In tho pipes The superintendent
stated last evening that leaks OF amy
consequence had been found. 10 Ia su1-
posed that large quantity OF sewer gas had accumn.
lated with OF Illuminating and been ignitcd by
"a cigar match thrown Icy accident through an amer
ture In OF the holes.
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THE WAR AGAINST LOTTERIES.
HOW THE CASE NOW sTAHDS-THE OBJECTS OF TIL
poSr,fAQTEp-CEN
LEY rrLEGI,Apu TO TIE rRInuNEL

POSrNASlER-GENERAL.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WAsHINGTON, jan. 5.-rhe report of the decision
of the District Court on Friday in the Louisiana
Lottery suit is published in many newspapers in
such way to lead to the belief that Ear it
goes, 1t is favorable to the lottery people This Is
entirely incorrect. In the first hearing Of the case
the lottery people were able to avoid an adverse
decision of the Court only by beating a hasty re-
treat. In the question just argued. the Post
masteI-General appeared by counsel, but did
not demur file any answer to the bill of the lot
terry company. The outcome was simply a refusal
of the Court to grant the injunction asked tor But
the action not anal. 1t will come next before
the full District Bench, when the Postmaster Cen
eral will make formal answer or demurrer to the
bill of the lottery people, The chief aim of the lot
terry company seems TO be to avoid the moral effect
of an adverse decision by the Courts.
Considerable mlsapprebenson exists in regard to
what the Postmaster-General is seeking to accom-
plish. His order in the Louisiana Lottery does
not stop letters addressed simply 10 NJ A. Dauphin
but only those addressed to HIM officially as the lot
terry agent. Nor does the Postmaster-G General seek
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-06

COMMISSIONER LFDCC COMES FORWARD AGAIN
WITH HIS NEW IDEA-EsTIMATIs OF COST
PREPARING.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l
WAsHfNGroN. Jan. 5.-COmmssiOner LeDuc is
making cstimates which no proposes TO submit TO
Congress- for the establishment of an experimental
tea farm. probably in South Carolina. The Com
missioner says that nearly every attempt that has
been made I'm the direction Of tea culture within the
lines of latitude where tits expected that the tea
plant will grow has been successful and that there
no fault 10 be found with the quality Of the arti-
Gle produced. The cultivation Of tea in British In
dia vas begun by the establishments Of Government
al tea farms. Individual farmers went into the
business extensively as soon as the Government
showed them the way. 1t has also been successfully
demonstrated in India that Chinese or Indian cheap
labor Is not essential. because machinery of va
riety Of forms has been put into snccessful opera
ton by means of which tea IL prepared for tho mar
ket with only a fraction Of the manual labor re-
CURED by the Chinese process, and with results in
every way as desirable.
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NAVY ORDERS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Assistant Eneinee,
Geo. Ransom is ordered to the Delaw are Iron Works
for special duty, and Passed Assistant gineer John
+. Bingham to the Navy Yard, Boston. Passed Assist
antEngineer VIM. H. Harris Ia detached from the Navy
Yard Boston, and ordered to hold himself readiness
for sea service Ensign Wm d. Carpenter is detached
from the United States ship Tennessee, and granted
three months leave Of absence.
Chief Engineer II. L. Snyder Passed Assistant-Engf.
j. A b. Smith. E. A. Magee aud Il. T. PhilIippI
and Ass slant Engineer A. u. WItts are ordered 10
hOld themselves In readiness for service.
The United states ship TaIlapOOsa arrived at Boston
from NeW-I0rk yesterday.
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CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
FALLING OFF IN THE TOBACCO, HAY AND DAT
CROPS.

A FALLING OFF IN THE TOBACCO, HAY AND DAT
CROPS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The December crop re-
port OF the Department of Agriculture states that
preliminary Investigation points to an increase of
II per cent in the area sown in Winter wheat
There arc general complaints of the raw
ages of the Hessan fly IN the early sown crops
and Of the drought hindering termination in the
late sown. Yet the crop starts out on the whole
under prospects considerably above the average. es
pecIally in the large Winter wheat States.
The total tobacco crop of 1879 is estimated at
3s4 1850, 800 pounds, valued at $21,545, sol; in
1878 the product was 392, 546,700 pounds.
valued at $22 ,137,42S The total pro-
duet of the oat crop is estimated at
36l 253, 900 busbes; last year tho product
was 413,57S, 900 bushels. The total potato
crop is estimated at 1S1.369,0 900 bushels.
The area in Winter rye has fallen
off about 3 per cent from last year.
The condition of tho crop is. on the whole, about
average The hay crop is about 10 per cent less
than that of 1878.
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TIMRERED LANDS.
WESTERN MEN IN Favor OF SELLING THFM.
I'M rcI .l.I. ...lL ~ 1ILL. 1n.ulL..-

TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRfBuNE-l
WAsHINGToN Jan. 5.-The Public Lands Com
mission has completed the first draft of q bill to
regulate the survey, classification and sale of the
public lands. Testimony and report will accom-
pany the BILL making about 700 printed pages
The draft of the proposed bill is now undergoing
thorough discussion and revision. The subject I'M
der discussion to-day was tmbered lands IL is
understood that the testimony taken and the opn-
ions gathered In the Western Territories by NOM
bcrs OF the Commission last Summer largely pre-
pOnderate in favor OF the survey and sale of all the
timbered lands of the Government to private ndi-
yiuuals.
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PUZZLE IN THE VALUES OF COINS.

THE NEW RATING or THR MEXICAN DOLLAR ONE
HUNDRED AND ONE AND HALF CENTS CAUs-
ING CONCERN TO TIKI NAVY
tBY TELEGRAPH rRIBUSR.1
WASHINGTON. Jan. San Act of Congress. ap-
proved March 3, 1873, requires That the value of
foreign coin. as expressed in the money Of account
OF the United States shall be that of the pure metal
of such coin Of standard valUe,D and that tho
values of the standard coins in circulation OF the
various nations of tho world shall be estimated an
nually by the Director of the Mint and DO pro-
claimed on the first day OF January by the secre
tary of the Treasury"
The estimated value OF certain foreign coins is
sued by countries where the silver standard pre-
walls for tho year 1870 was as follows in United
States money Mexico. dollar, 1918 cents; Cen
trail America, Ecuador and Peru dollar or peso 935
cents. The estimated value Of the same coins for
the year $780, according to q circular just issued by
the Secretary Of the Treasury Is 900 cents for the
Mexican and SO @ cents for the other pieces. This
difference results from the fact that this year. for
the first time the American gold dollar has been
taken as the standard by which to measure all for
eign coins. The Director OF the Mint saws that
he cannot DO otherwise than this. because IL he
should undertake to q silver standard he would
know which to take. the trade dollar, subsidiary
coins or the standard silver dollar, and that fair
OF INV NoHu HoJ ptIIIlb MN 10 eS-
innate foreign silver coins at higher rate than the
gold value Of the bullion which they contain.
practical difficulty has arisen. however, which
was not foreseen at the time the now estimation
was proclaimed The yearly estimates Of the value
of foreign coins by the Director of the Mint govern
all discussing officers of the Navv foreign stations
In Japan. China. and at the stations in South and
Central America as we'll as in Mexico, the Mexican
dollar is tho coin in common use. and the disburse-
ments by naval officers there in this kind of
money. Gold drafts are sold by those officers, and
the proceeds converted into Mexican silver dollars
IT, therefore. naval paymaster, say with the South
American squadron, has gold draft for 900 is
sued to hun to pay the officers and seamen Of his
fleet. he might sell il Mt par and buy Mexican dol
lars mt the rate, but when he had done so his
SIC. 900 would have dwinded to So 900 according |
TO the estimate placed the Mexican doa rs by the
Director of the Mint
The expenditures account of the Naval Service |
In the countries above mentioned amount TO about |
81, 900 900 year. This sum In Mexican dollars |
would amount, according 10 the Treasury estimate |
of the value of those to only 50 727 600 eav-
ing deficiency Of 1913, 900 for single year. How |
the difficulty will be adjusted remains to be seen.
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Il BRIDGE NOT TO BE WELL SPOKEN OF.

The temporary bridge over Newtown Creek,
between Brooklyn and Blissvlr IN use by order OF the
Supervisors OF Kings and Queens Counties while a new
building, went down yesterday afternoon
while fouT-bOrse truck upon which 700 pounds
OF ground ZONES. WIS passing It, The horses truck
and driver were preclpitated INTO the stream. One
horse droUed. The truck owned by John
Ward No. 10 Grecnwichst., New-YOrk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-06
TOO FREE USE or H CLUB.

Detective Short and Holland upon orders Of Coro-
ner Nolan. arrested hilip Wilbur yesterday after
noon. IL appears that on February ~, 1870, IN an
ST.. Wilbur struck Conners with a Climb upon the
head. He was arrested but was released upon bail
to await the result of Conners injuries. The latter
lin gered, however, until last Friday when he died.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-06
DELAY IN TIE LEGAL-TENDER CASES.
THE SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO ADVANCE THEM
on THE CALENDER UNTIL JUSTICE HUNTS SEAT

DELAY IN TIE LEGAL-TENDER CASES.
THE SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO ADVANCE THEM
on THE CALENDER UNTIL JUSTICE HUNTS SEAT
Is FILLED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-This afternoon Chief
Justice Waite announced the decision Of the
Supreme Court upon the motion recently made by
Senator Edmunds to advance the case of Augustus
d. Juillard against Thomas 4. Greenman, This Is
generally known as the legal-tender case, and now
stands No. TO on the calendar. The motion was
denied
Motions to advance upon tho docket OF the Court
several other important cases. which cannot in the
usual course of procedure DO reached In two OF
three years. were also denied.
The Chief-Justice took occasion TO say that the
Court would hereafter refuse to grant all motions
to advance cases involving important Constitutional
questions until they can be heard by full bench
This decision may be taken perhaps as an indica-
ton that the Court already finds itself evenly d-
vided upon the questions presented by the State
Rights and Federal Elections Laws cases
from Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio and Mary
land, now pending and that it wishes
10 postpone, If possible. until Justice Hunts
seat shall be filled, the consideration of any more
questions upon which Its component members are
likely to stand four against four
The refusal Of the Court to advance the legal-en-
decrease does not necessarily postpone its consdera-
ton. however. Under the provisions Of Rule 20
OF this court II counsel both sides agree TO forego
the privileges of oral argument ami submit their
case upon printed briefs they may bring it before the
Court at anv time within the first ninety days Of the
term without reference to its place upon the docket.
II is doubtful whether counsel III the present case
will avail themselves of this privilege because he
Court has expressed It's Discrimination TO consider
the question until tho argument can be heard by
full bench. IL is moro likely that tho case will be
dropped until Justice Hunts seat shall be filed and
that the motion to advance will theu be renewed,
There is another legal-tender on the docket
Of the Court, Samuel Welch against the town
of Stafford an appeal from the supreme Court Of
New-IIampshire This, II IL understood. is 4 real
not an agreed-case and is one winch came up
naturally in the cOurse of bona iide business
transaction. Ii stands later on the docket than the
Juillard-G reenman case but no steps have as yet
been taken TO bring II forward
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-06
ARMY ORDERS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.--Captain VIM. J. Volk.
mar 5tn Cavalry Is ordered to Fort Leavenworth Kap
TO report for duty as Alde-deCamp General Pope's
stan. The leave Of absence of Chaplain George G. Mu,
lins 2jth Infantry, is extended six months. Leave Of
absence is granted to Firs Lieutenant James Curry 5h
Artillery for SIX months with permission 10 apply for
an extension OF three months.