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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26

STRIVING TO REGAIN ITS PROPERTY.
AN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE GRANTED AGAINST TIL


AN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE GRANTED AGAINST TIE
MANHATTAN COMPANY.
On the petition of the New York Elevated
Railroad Company, Justice westprook, in the supreme
Court Chambers at Kingston Saturday. granted an
orucr "irecuhg the Manhattan Railroad Company and
e receivers recently appointed to show why they
should not deliver to the NewYork Company the rail
way and other property belonging to it, The petition
was presented by +. r. Bacon. of Dorshcmcr Bacon 81
Deyo attorneys for the petitioner in accordance with
Tue order In the original suit of the People against the
Manhattan Railway Company. brought by the Attorney
General in behalf of the is supported by the
aidavits of Cyrus W. Field, president the New-York
Elevated Railroad Company, Thomas Gerehart assist
ant-Sccretary and treasurer of the company ana
Melville Egeson, who present the first hearing
al Kingston.
1t is avcrred in the petition that the Manhattan Rail
way Company 10 the Ncw-York COMPANY under
the trparte agreement. St65 for rental dividends
ana interest on Its first mortgage bonds, which due
July that the Manhattan Company is also in default
for not paving taxes uon the New-York Com
pay Tor the years 1879 and $50 that the net earnings
OF the Newfork Company for last two years have
been more than enough to pay the interest on its bonds
ana uNdends OF ut least 10 percent TO ts shareholders
out that the net earnings of the Metropolitan Railroad
have been barely enough pay the interest on its bonds
ana tha the dividend rental last paid Mctropolitan
Company was paid out of the earnings Of the New
Company II is ALLEGED further that the indebtedness
Is increasing daily and that the railroads the New
a"rh ana MStfopoltan Companies are now run al the
structures and rollingstock of these companies have
not been kept up to the standard required by the
te agreement and leases, but the falling of IN this
respect has been greater the New York than the
metropolitan Railroad, and that the New-York
Company, II Its railroads restored to it,
would he obliged to pay large replace
its roling-stock and structure i'll the condition in
winch they were delivered to the Manhattan Com
pany nder the triparttc agreement and lease. 1t
carrd stll further that at the former hearing
sOn, in the suit brought 10y the Attorney for lie
appointment OF recci' tie counsel of the Manhattan
C"uIany stated to the Court that they could deny
the statements i'll regard to the financial Of
the coluImny and therefore the Ncw-Iork Company
praNS Tor the immediate restoration its
the Manhattan Company. An order to show was
EIant ana the nearing set down for Wednesday,
70 ~ consent OF counsel the hearing Will take place
this city. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
TIE COURTS.
MODIFYING THE BUILDING LAW.

The Fire Department recently refused Dor.
mission to the ofthe house known as the Madame
Restel mansion TO add two additional stories 70 II on ina
ground that the house renoeled would not conform
TO the bnilding laws. Application then made under
the statute To the Board OF Examiners FOR "A modification
OF the law which was granted. The Inspector OF Bnd-
ings refused TO concur in the mobilization and manla-
mus was obtained from the SupremeC compelling m
10 do So The Fire Department appealed from order
granting writ Of mamdamns aud alleged that the urn-
posed alteration of The house wond cndanger puc
safety Justice Cullen ordered yesterday sav lro-
ceedlngs pending an appeal and inmafed that if tie
ma Ter was before HIM de novo he Wond find liG-
ct IN arriving al the conclusion that modification ~
IN. buuing law could only De effected 10y the consent
Department. - 49, ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
A NEW ROUTE TO TIE EAST.

Inc extension OF the New DIRK and New Eng
land Railroad from Waterbury, Conn., to Brewsters WAS
opened yesterday for local passenger traffic. BY
OF TINS ne iii connection with the New-Io City and
Northern Railroad new route is provided to Hartford
ana the East. The a. and g. o D. trains from
Hartford Will hereafter through to Brcwsters
trains will leave Brewsers for Hartford 800 a. m
ana $50 p III. The time tables of the New-York City
and Northern and the NewYork and New En- gland Rail
roads are yet adjusted as to accommodate through
passenger traffic, but II is proposed To have through
ears running from Ncw-York to Hartford over this
route within month. The newly finished extension il
forty zone miles la length and for the most part
through a farming region The only town of consider
able size through which passes is Danbury, miles
from Brewsers and the terminus of the Danbury and
Norwalk Railroad Near IIawleyvillc six miles east of
Danhury the new road crosses the tracks the Housa
tome Railroad which extends from Bridgeport PITTS
lcli MISS Iuc liouSaoulc River is crossed new
line near sandy Hook. A bridge 10 high
small stream near Union city, tour miles Water
bury.
The scenery the line the extension is for the most
part OF great beauty, there being number of high en-
hankmcns atOrdluG wide views OF the
ny Inc scene from the bridge the ousatouc River
Is especially picturesque. the constant succession
ridges and valleys that forms prominent feature Of
the landscape of Eastern Connecticut and Massachusetts
is to be observed over the greater part o the The
new me consists OF single track and the bed il
entirely complete as yet hence the truus which began
running yesterday VIII for the present make their
tups over the new portion of the line speed of ONLY
htccn miles an hour. This track
iali 10 flshk. which Will be the western q
the road. The NcwNork and New England Railroad was
formerly known as tine Hartford, Providence Fish
ton met with much DELAY before purchase y Gen.
era! James H. WILSON, of Boston. the president
the road ana ms associates The construction has since
been vigorously pushed forward ior purpose oil Sc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
Plans FOR THE NEW BAHGE 0T11cE.
PROGRESS OF THE WORK-TIE MATERIALS Used
WIEN II VII. BE COMpIErED.


WHEN IT WILL BE COMPLETED.
Work on the United States barge Office is adj
vancing rapidly, ana the building assuming shape and
form. There was considerable delay at first owing to
the difficulty experienced in laying the foundation on
account OF it, proximity To- the aud necessity
of solid subrtructurc to support building the size
and weight OF the one now huildus. The latter was
finally obtained 10y aging the undo IinnIng i've feet
of concrete resting on spilcs
The main buldIug VIII contain, when completed
10000 cubic feet of stone and 100000 bricks its d
mansions Will DE 10 feet by 30 fc-t Gbln n Lyons
have the contract for IT, and they have from nfty To
scvcuty-hve men at work There Is now only one more
tier OF stone To be Laid and 100 hish to be
built 4 pclimcnt OF cpt stone Will extend from the
tower across tine front OF the building over the main
entrance large piece Of stone ornamcntcd with
banners and eagles and shields Attached to the main
are busy painting the work already down, ana compct
npE what little remains tu bc finished.
Tie granite usco III the building from the Blue
ma QuarIcs III Maine ana If delivered at the water
entrance of the paw lion 10y vessels winch arrive once
month. It'u piece of granite when Quarricd cu of
cert lu specified dimensions aud marked letters aud
h-utc@ IN thr plans "l tine hulng the position of each
Nit'nt IL mated ANA liN place marked figure
some letters 10 which those the corrp~pund
~ each stone is landed master mechanic
checks Oh the ~tdl" ON LEST OF those arrive, and
knowing nom the plans and the markings exactly Whtr.
II IL {" o hc has II carried to that part enclosure
most convent ut for the contractors.
Athouf much has been done on the barge office II
VIII probably be year before WIZ Joe ready for occ-
barge when complete instead of AT the pier, the va
nous 7lul- p companies. and there all baggage Will be
-"tchth The appropriation for the bulidiug was
T3loVpo 1t VIII probably be completed Or less than
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
TEou CROWDED Sr&h1D 10 GREENIIaLDs

IiNIMENI-HOISE CHILDREN ~ TIE NATGATTCK
NALLtN-A WONDERFUL TRANSFORM AIION
lff"M An OCCASIONAL CONiLsfONbE>r OF ana Tuln,spl
WOODBURY., Conn, July 25.-Thc Rev. Will
Lard Parsons, on recent visit to the NgAtuc VALLEY,
arranged with the farmers towns to board .,
certain number OF poor children from Nc orl l, for
two weeks, the object being to give them "a short y.c-
tion III the country for the purpose OF IMPROVING, their
ply steal condition The experience OF prcyous wears
has proven beneficial and the cuildrcn have bc,n re-
turned with tanned and ruddy checks and an ucrroe,
IN bodily weight due to substantial and iuere,sn
dally food. About forty girls and BOYS, rlueu,,
fiom three 10 ten years DID, from Newly orks tenement
poor, reached this town couple of day ago and in less
IMAM an hour after their arrival distributed in ter
two-wecks homes Some OF them were without hats and
Those who were not able to take children to their own
homes contributed toward paying for boarding children
Otherwise provided for hence six OF them ara, TINA
housed
No sooner did these little waits reach Their Temporary
homes than they were bathcd and provided with new
ana clean clothing, aud yesterday, when they were taken
10 churcl, lhc contrast IN their appearance from tne
Dressed III new clothing their ana hands c..u M
thcu mar ndly dressed, would have suuun.rd
them To he OF Ncwl orks elected creatures The uri
HcEc Oh nav ing ihItc meals day ~ continual wonder
and they unable 10 understand why tncy shoud H.,
called to the table three between sl,ris
set daily. ~ '
The fresh air and the novelty Of country life cIoor
bodies uniform clothing and plenty to eat, IL "A rasnr
nation wrought condition which wue nrvnr ,,'
ucpatcd. 1t le hoped tnat they viii escape the .Grn.
measles winch have been prevalent IN this r,.,nm
Tor the past two months, and which have attacked old
and young alike.
DetachInenJS of poor children have also arrived nj
other towns through the Naugaiuck Valley ana more
the children well liked That the, rcuucntlv re-
man II longer term, ana many mud permanent homes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
PASSENGER RATES STILL LOWER


The railroad war continued yesterday with
undated activity. In the morning the Central an
nOunccd reduction OF ~ to Chicago. claiming that il
had sold at $40, notwithstanding the fact the other
trunk lines were uncrclng it. The agent said that it
certainly the intention Of this road TO follow the
other roads no matter what they sod At present
the Central doing well enough and not lost any
Thursday; before that time it had been a little dun
There was general inclination the part OF the differ
cnt lines to lay the blame other ads and to claim
that reductions were only made follow the lead of
rival lines The Eric sold to Chicago yesterday at the
same rate as Saturday The agent thought that the
Erie had not lost anything because mad never carried
so many passengers the increase being caused by the re-
duction i'll rates.
The Pennsylvania denied being the first to make cut
claiming that it only following the Central and was
not the of the 1t made another reduction of
30 cents in the rate to Chicago in the morning The
agent OF TINS road SAID that bad increased ma
crhlly on account of the rates. lie had not heard
OF any negotiations looking toward a settlement In
fact, the contrary the case the Grand Trunk had
announced rate from Boston Chicago of 50 th,
former price being 81 The to ~ 80 TO Cllcnro
Sl3 10 to St Louis and - to Cincinnati made bv thc
Pennsylvania in the morning, followed IN the after
passenger agent of the Baltimore ONO said that ne
had not heard of further reduction the part Of
any road nor had there been negotiations toward
&c tcmcnt His road would be Dchindhand in ithcr
passenger or Immigrant rates.
The ticket "scalpers" were doing a lively businrss
and managed to sell little under at the ticket
Offices. one OF them said that in his opinion the rate To
Chicago would be down to 50 by the end OF tins week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.
The entries for tomorrow X races are as follow.

The entries FOR tomorrow : races are as follows:
First race purse $500. one milc--lohn Harper Il 3
pounds Nallcrla G3, Sautrcr OO2l, Julia Bruce c3i
ulD, Ripple 400.
Second race, the sequel Stakes; ia Valentino
as pounuSl, HndoO N2}), and Greenland as.
, MIRA lhc"-a nee handicap los milcs-Govcrnor
Hampton 400 p"nnSl, tDcrto 9N), George Mccullough
an, Mary Anderson QO6), Cinderella t9D, Bush
Wimch,r 900.
Fourth race, Stecpechase, y miles 2eaa Obs
rodnd0 Eosclla Q3Gl, Trouble QJ1) Post Guard Qas)
WHNiarcr U31)
Ihe following is fair sample of the poolseling to-
night:
lrSt racc-Ripplc 800; Girone. $500 Gabriel 81 p;
Nleim, 500; Pappoosc and Valera, 800 each; Saun-
tercr, SO; John Harper 80.
Second racC-IllndOo 5000; Greenland. SIl5; Nalon-
tinO, -.
THIRD mce-Georgc Mccullough, $500; Mary Ander-
son, 500; BushWhackcr and Cb,rto, rS each: Coy
crnor Hampton, 500; Cinderella, $50.
Fourth race Trouble, 500; IrNinc's stable POST
Guard and Wayiarep, $50; hosclla, $50; Zota, $50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
CAIENnARS-II.rv DC

SrPRFMH COURr-CH AMBRRs-fIed bv Cullen. 7
opens at II a. Calendar called - Mos 80 aS
a, -, 81 l33 l3s, 1856. 1872 1875. 1893. POO 2O3. -
GENERAL 1ERM-AdlouIned until July y.
ClECIlI-PAlIs l. IL ana Hl.-AdjourLe FOR the
SIPEhoR CoURiTTSPEcIAL TERM-speir, J.-CourU opens
IRiAL IERN-PART l. ID and TIT-Adiourned Term
'ONAoN fLEAn-SPECIAL TERM-Nan HOesen. Court
opens al TX partc applications N,su
1880 and II O'Clock, and motions at II o'clock
EQUITY IFHN-AdJOurned Tor the Term.
TRIAL IERM-PARf> l. II aud lll-Adourned term
MAkNE touRI-iRIAL IEBM-PART i, IL and III-Ad-
jouine for the
GLNERAL sEssIoxs-PARIs l. II-Adonrned for The Tom
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
RIVE CHILDREN POISONED.

NEW-ORLEANs, July 25.-Five children of
Thomas kilcen, age respectively one three six eight
and ten were poisoned by coored servant ir Eliza
BARELY VINO put rat poison in their soup
to-day. The girl arrested and has confessed
her crime. She says that she put the poison in lhc s
to make the children sick out Of revenge They having
thrown stones at hcr and called her niger" and ~
Mrs klcen was about to discharge her. The liitlc eir
ace three years, died this afternoon 1t hoped that
other children VIII recover - '
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
LE1JING MIR HUSBAND on THE TOWN.

Ann Dcvcre who lives in Johnstown. Penn.
where it is said, she has three sons in independent
circumstances brought her husband. an old and in
firm man, 10 Jersey City Sunday afternoon and left
him in the street. She was about to start back for
Pennsylvania when she was arrested at the instance
of the OVersccr of the Poor. Yesterday morning
when arraigned before Justice Pcloubrt, she posi-
lively refused to take her husband away with her
and the Justice ordcrc her to hc locked M until she
should give some guarantee that her husband would
Hot become charge to The clty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
REPORTED Cattle DIShlSE AT HlLIFIX.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-Assistant Secretary
French has received letter from Dr. Thayer, of the
Cattle Commission who detailed to investigate
ports o the existence of serious cattle disease Hal
ifaN and Fictou Dr. Thayer Goes think the state
fnents made on the subject well founded.
however, Is based on mere observation Arr3ng ements
have been made for thorough investigations the result
OF which VIII be reported in detail 10 the Treasury
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26

portion OF the new breaker of the Butler COery Com
pany in this city to-day, standing the upper
screeningwheel when companion went up. The latter
told Reese to down he would pull the iron
bolt holding the screening-wheel, which makes thirty
revolutions minute when i'll notion Reese refused
come down. and the bolt withdrawn, and the
turned rapidly that 1t threw Reese fifty
struck head first upon large rock below. and brains
wore knocked ont and his whole body disngnred.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26

Ia CROSSE, Wis, July 25.-'rhe storm of
"Wednesday night did great damage especially in Coon
Valley, twenty miles southeast of tins place The house
of Hans Jensen, Norwegian, surrounded by "A tor
rent and his wife and six children, ranging in ace from
sA months 10 nttccn years, were cngulicd and swcn
along hcl,ss with the waters. The husband "A no ws
IN La Crosse, inst caru,d the last n,,nt t roo
bcnS lmplss.ble ana there being l,
H..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26

Grafton at the reunion of the l25th Regiment Pcnnst
wanna Volunteers at that place on Saturday SEPTEMBER
IL the anniversary of the battle Of Antr;am T. r,
Blair countries '7~o-' --.A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
BASE BAIL 1T THE P0Lo GROUNDS

There was a large number of spectators
yesterday at the Polo Grounds the base bah
game between the metropolitan and Atlantic Clubs If
was very closely contested up TO the seventh inning
When Schenck, the Atlantic pitcher, refused play any
longer PIKE pitched the the game. The follow
NJ is the summary with by innings:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
A NEW ROAD IN ILLINOIS.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., July 25.-Artclcs of in
corporation have been filed of the Detroit Warsaw and
Western Railway Company. Capital 5000, 900 II is
proposed to build from the Indiana state line in Iro-
quois County to the Mississippi River, near Quincy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
CHILDREN SIRUCK BY 4 TRIM

WILKEsBARRE, Penn, July 25.-At Ashley
this morning, Edith and Lottc Low ages respcctiv,v
ten and twelve, by passenger train on
the Central Railroad of NewJerscy. They were picking
horribly ged that she Is MOI eXpccted to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
A man of tact ALWAYS manae

A man of tact always manages to get out of
Difficulty. The clerk OF parish whose business to
read the first lesson across the chapter in David
In which the Shadrach Meshach, and AbodDegO
twelve times. and finding il extremely difficult
pronounce these he went through the chapter
&arrin9.to them The aforesaid 1cnleIueu."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
STOLEN GOODS REcorERrn.

burglars entered the house of Alfred II
sml No. 400 Vest lst-st, in the absence OF the fam
lily, ANA carried OF trunk containing goods vnlued ~
$1,000 They carried it away unseen tl,ro,gl t, a.,
door The trunk. with some OF its conioute La, ,,rr ~
covered 10y the police. ~ S''i ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
KILLED RY LIGHTNING.

WHITEHALL, n. Y, July 25.-John Nichols
and Mr.. Anderson, residents Of Elizabethtown ~ Y
instantly killed to-day by lightning under tree in
ameadow where they had gone for shelter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
REUNION or VAR vErER1Ns

ALvoNA, Penn, July 25.-Milton S. Lvtle
"f Huntingdon has an invitation to deliver ,h
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26

The men who go ont of town on Saturdav
night 10 spend sunday In the country are GALES, nj nj
SURF tourists They are the happest of an SUMMER
tourists Tor they stand Ia no danger OF getting their
baggage smashed. $3.50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
KILLED BY 4 FOOLISH FRIEND.

CARBoNDALE, Penn, July %. Ervan |
Reese eighteen years OF age, went up the topuost
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26

In speaking of q newly welded pair. n gen-
tleinaI said OF the husband " iho trouble Win John
Is he mas no mid o ms own OH, that viii Llate no
difference sarah VIII always be ready to give him "A
niaHa al h.rs /" raanoliiad Lha ln. ~ y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
INDI1NS INVITED TO DISTINCTION

CHICAGO, July 25.-A special dispatch to The
Times dated Sioux City, July 81 says:
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs has requested
the POncds, the Omaha WlnhcbayOcS and tine Lower
Agency sioux to send three delegates from each tribe To
Washington ny August 10 to confer with him about SET
ting the Boston foncas the old reservation ON
the Omaha reservation, twenty 1--WE miles south OF this
$1,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
FUTILE ATTACKS on MR.. FORSTER.

shipping is full Of ready 20 cooperate in every I'M
derta(ing against the British Government
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-04-08
FROM SCOTCH RIDGE.

ED. JOURNAL The township election
passed off unusually quiet There was a
very small turnout, only about 140 votes
being polled, less than half the number of
voters in the.township. The Republican
ticket WIS elected by majority of 80.
Tickets were somewhat scratched on both
sides. The officers elected are as follows:
Trustees-C. w. Russell, Robt. Dunni.
pace, Dayid Main.
Trensurer--R. S. Davidson,
Cerk-T. S. Forrest.
Assessor-Sauiuel Muir.
Constnbles--Isaac Ward and Frank
Stevens.
Wm. Fletcher is building barn, also
John Fuller.
The Drumheller farm has been sold to
Levi Ickes and David Bingler, Mr.. Ickes
taking the pari on the north side Of the
river and Mr.. BingIer that on the south
side.
Mrs. Stevens died at the residence of
her son-in'law on the lst, aged 81. She
was born in the State of New York, in
1900. Her husband died about two yeurs
ago, since which she has lived with Mr..
Kinds. She has been very feeble for a
number of years.
Allspice" sends greeting to the " EN-.
bassadors and readers OF the JOURNAL,
and says to them they may expect to hear
from him at large, and to the w. C. Il. u,
OF Perrysbnrg, he sends especial greeting.
Our balmy spell of weather was taken
down with bilious Intermittent chill.
What next? Most of our farmers think
they can feed until the first OF June.
April 3, 1881. MOORE.