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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06
TIE MILITARY ACADEMY.

RESULT OF THE RECENT ENAMINATIO NS--TTTE NEW
BUILDING IN PROGRESS.
WEST POINT, Sept. 5.-The examinations for
admission OF cadets the United Military Acad
envy at West Point. usually held IN September were this
year finished August 81 and the result was
to the corps the night Thirty candidates reported
for the examination. Only sixteen however, passed
The OF the candidates and the places
from which they were appointed us follows:
lanes Watson Benton, at large.
William Edward Krnyl.ill az large.
willard Amcs IIobrOok Wisconsin.
Icws Cas- Hunt, IT,, AT large.
Henry Clay Keen, jr., Massachusetts
Amos William kimbal, al large.
Edward Mann Lewis, Indiana
William Perkins Maury, Tennessee.
Walter Edgar Maynard, Ohio.
Walter Beaurcgard Mercer, Louisiana.
Robert Eames Lee Niche, Virginia.
Albert James Myer. At Large.
Charlcs Edward Icec. Pennsylvania
James Black Pollock Illinois,
Lewis Trcr. Mary land
Martin Boasey, Colorado.
week ago to-day tho cadets broke camp and went
into barracks and the day studies and Rotations
were begun. The work the extension Of the cadet
barracks il being pushed forward rapidly under the SUI
pervison OF Captain Raymond, OF the engineers and
william Erwin, master builder Tho extension Will
reach from the southwest side OF the ipal building 70
the retaining wall the south side Of the area 1t VIII
be four stories in height, with basement It's length
Will DO 100 feet and its width nfty feet and ono
Inch. Between the original building and tho
extension there will be sally-port hankcd
by half ocngonal towers over the sally port will
he hall similar to the Dialectc Hall old building
There viii hc thirty rooms above the basement,
fording &C oomn"ations for sixty four cadets In the
hospital the flooring all down ana the pasteIing
ana hard inishing are complete small oPriation
IL needed TO !inish 1t.
The general health OF the cadets Is very good there
the barracks is much needed, the cadets being OBJ
bsed, IN some cases, to live three in n room.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06
THE MALLEYS ARRAiGNED.

NEw-HAvEN, Conn.,, Sept. 5.-ProsecutOr
Bush, this morning. entered noe pros the geparate
complaints Of murder against Walter and James Maey
Jr anu substituted one Jointly charging them follows
tlrst-That James and Walter Malley did wifuy
anu Win violence aforethOught Kill and murder Jennie
Cramer Dy drowning; second, with chioroform; third
MIN srsehlc fourth by causing congestion the brain
ny liquor ana drngs unknown, and fifth holding her
locating her " "'" "ui
The prisoners pleaded " not guilty"
Counsel for the defence asked for separato tr;,ls
that the state be restricted to one count ' ~
The Justice ovcrrulcd both motions and the defence
took exceptions ~ '
Asabct Curtiss testified TO the circun
which be found the body OF Jennie Cramer.
DE- Mitchell Prnddcn physician at the College OF
hyscians ana Surgeons nj Ncw-YOrk testified to Inc
same effect as his recent report the posnortem ex
animation
On cross-examinatlon witness said he saw nothing In
this to satisfy him that death caused by ro2yn
ing nothing that would warrant him in positively
asserting that death caused by drowning The
presence of sand in the wndpipe and oesophags were
against the tncOry OF drowning it might have washed
IN. Professor Chittenden viii testify tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06
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LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF NETWORK SEPT. 5. 1873

PORT OF NETWORK -.....SEpT. g. 1881
ARRIVED
city Of Augusta Nckcrson Savannah DAYS with
mdse passengers TO Geo Nonge.
snip Cotlnga of Windsor NS), Gibson DAYS
with salt TO order; vessel 10 j Il Whitney &
ship Vancouver (of Yarmouth NS) Gowde Sydney CIR @
days in ballast to Boyd * IIinoken. -
Bark G Williams lof Sheburnc NS Copenhagen
with empty barrels 70 order vessel % Brett
Bark John ELLIS of 81 Ohm NB Simpson, Boston days
In ballast to
Bark Monarch (Nor) Halverson Liverpool as DAYS with
salt TO order; vessel 10 Benham, pickering co.
Brlg NeYa (of 3-unonberg NS Tlnbault Manzlnila q
days, with mdse and passenger TO Hatton Watson Co
davs, with sugar to order; vessel 10 J Whitney e
Brig Minnie Louise of Charloctown), MnTcison, Village
Caeos days with guano To Darrell Co; vessel HatOn,
Watson & Co.
Fred Jackson tof PorlanG), Snow, Sagua II days.
with sugar 10 MonIo Jr Co; vcselto Miller HoUghtOn.
TIE MOVEMENrS or SrEAAEaS
FOREIGN PORTS.
IYERPOof, Sept arrived steamers Arago (Rrl, Jones,
from iatmore Iberian lBr Parry, Minnesota an, Craig,
both from Boston.
auEENsTowE, sept 5Auiyed, Le Creuset Orr,
SOUTHAMPTON, sept 4-Anived etc, mer Hermann (Ger)
Bauer. from Baltimore on her way to Bremen
BRISTOL sept 0-Arnved, steamer Devon (Br Lobbett,
from New-Nork.
LARNE, sept 5-sailed, state OF Nevada tHr)
from hence Tor New.
MoVuIk, sept 6Arrlved steamer Alexandria lBr) Lind
Qustor, from Now-Iork ON her way 10 Glasgow.
mnior, from Liverpool for quebec.
llALFAN, sept 6Arived, steamer Carol Wright Boston
and sailed for Charotteown.
Sailed steamer 1hopbUry FOR New or having repaired
AMERICAN 70 2rs
BOSTON, Sept b--ArriSed Atlas Orb Hoseason
LiyerpoOl Berks, Philadelphia Lancaster, do.
Cleared, steamer Naldensiau ,brh Moore, Glasgow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06
DISCUSSING TELEPHONE INTERESTS

ton holds third semiannua conyeu ton this week In
Congress Ham, Saratoga. Tho first session will be held
this morning and the meeting will continue for three
days Among the $50 delegates, representing 100 tee-
phone companies are the following: G. H. Wiley as
slsant general superintendent of the Metropolitan Tel
ephon;c and Telegraph Company W; a. Chida and
fFancls Shaw or the Law Telegraph Company Henry
W. Pope, or the Staten Island Telephone Company !;
Henry Metzger, general manager OF the Pittsburg Tee
phone company William Sargent the general superin-
tendent ana electrician OF tae Boil Telephone Company
OF ILadeipha MI Goodyear, representing l.. Tllott-
son, u ~ IL tchklss, John Roebing, Waehburn and
Moen ana other hrms are also represented There
thirteen stanunS committees report which will
followed by the election of officers ensuing year
g. L. Wiley stated To TRIBUNE reporter yesterday that
among the suects TO be discussed The latest
proyemenis IN All the Instruments used report on
electrical disturbance which will treat OF the
delay and failure in the working tho tee phone at ali
times placing the wires underground; construc-
ton, relating " the styles OK wire used.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06
TURBULENCE IN IRELAND.

SKIRMISInNG IN LIMERICK-THE TYRONE CONTEST.
LONDON, Sept 5.-There were further riots
In Limerick to-day Soldiers stoned while march
ing III George-st. They then charged the mob dispcrs
ing 1t in all directions. Subsequent to this airay the
people armed themselves and attempted to decoy the
police from the barracks by of false report that
several persons had been killed The sratagem failed,
or doubtless there would have been serious bloodshed
large additional force of consabuary will be sent to
Limerick to-day. Ten have arrested at Mill
street on suspicion obeing connected with the recent
rad for arms mt Mr. Pomeroys house. The coroner in
spite of the verdict of jury, has refused to sign
mitment against the police officers who shot and killed
Hckie, farmers Milstrce during that ARRAY
Owing TO the proceedings pending in the Court of
Bankruptcy against The ODonoghuc it is expected that
there will be n vacancy in the House of Commons from
Tralee shortly 1t is rumored that The ODonoghuo's
son, an advocate OF Land League principles, Will offer
himself as a candidate for election
llShop Nulty, or Meath, III letter to Mr.. Parnel,
points ont that the Government only passed the Land
bill when could not with any regard to it. safety
and dignity withhold II moment longer. The spirit
OF the Government - shown he in it's persistent
prosecution OF the who made the passing of the Land
bill necessary. The rejection of tho Wing candidate in
Tyrone County, Ro says will teach Mr. Gladstone les
son That ne cannot with IMMUNITY tribe with the just
wishes of the people.
The members of the Irish Parliamentary party and the
leaders OF the Land LeaGUe organizing testimonial
to Joseph Cowen, Radical member of Parliament for
Nowcastconlyne Ill recognition of his resistance to
The Correction bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06
4 QUEER SUPERSTITION.
From Notes and Queries.

From Notes and Queries.
On July -, 1881, observed q broad silver ring
on the middle finger of the left hand of a man.
fOmely of lhudielgh now of Torquay a painter
by trade. who working at my house at the
time. In reply TO my questions, he stated that he
was twenty-seven years of age, and had worn the
ring about years for the purpose OF protecting
himself from l.s. to which he had long been sub
jet. The ring he said. was made OF nine siXpences
gwen TO him for the purpose by nine unmarried
females, ALL rs was necessary, of the paI ish Of
Chudleigh, where he resided at the time
The siXpences were given in response to his cues
ton, VIII You give a siXpenceY" he being care
full not to say, Win You please TO give me "a six
pcnceY" and careful also to avoid saying Thank
yon," on the receipts of the coin-either Of which
would have vltiated the charm. He took the nine
COINS TO an ordinary leweler. who made them into
ring, but it necessary for the success of the
charm that he should receive nothing for his labor
The givers and tine receiver OF the siXpences must
be of different sexes and the ring must be worn on
the middle finger of the left hand II had quite
kept away the fits. but they had been much less
frequent than they were before he wore it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06
ANOTHER THEORY or COMETS 1AILs.
To the razor or TAe Tribune.

To m Edft0r or The Trtbune.
SIR: Among recent articles in your valu-
able journal have noticed opinion of Professor Ora
por terminating the Xplanatiou Of mia astronomical in
ycstgations Probably electricity has great deal 20
do with these phenomena" have been studytn tho
important subject electricity, rejecting the theory OF
affinity" or "nttraction In matter, admitting only
It's complete inertia the inability OF chan gnS by Itself
it state OF motion It's state OF rest Ihod that matter
in movngby "A impossible to explain, but also inn
possible deny produces vibrations of two kinds post
tive and negative. The 10y is rapid rotation IL the
of positive vibrations, and produces heat, light
electricity and magnetism. The extension OF its ray
is termed its sphere of activity The comet also by It's
rapid motion generates positive rays In every direction
during its gradual progress towards the sun, but the
dlaton OF the being much more powerful than
that u the comet drives that OF the comet backward
hence always il streaming away the nucleus
In line directly opposite to the This theory leaves
the tail simply ethereal, "A luminous shadow. The
nucleus becomes and more lncandescent like mat
ter t fusion, forming the backwards Ike matter
rcd heat Those inequalities OF form in the
nucleus by its perfectly rounded form, announces the
HquefacOn OF the matter In tho coma protuheranCes
may be seen like moustrOus mountains, forming, some
tmcs separate sphere of activity which is the
OF the separate tails which are sometimes seem Some
times also, the comet splits and projects large frag
mcnt into the tail, forming accidental tail Ia the prn
cpal one Professor Draper that the nucleus an
by ia spectrum the existence of chemical mat
ter. The spectrum OF the coma announces gaseous
form protecting every direction ncandescent glOhucs
Of tire, wcaTe probably the cause OF the meteors which
full so often earth. Nj. VERGHES
NeW- ] Ors, August 22, 1881.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06

LOTION, sept B. To rgsE Ezprsss IN its rcrey a
o - IN tlSae Tor me past week says During IRE
Ns have been middlng while The bnl sns bes -orpry
DA since tuesday The clOudv.
laN. WITH Intermittent sunshine.
sltlng OF gram, nt also letaraed iDeng els
ulct especially IN scotland
reports from ireland decidedly uniavorale The rsns
OF tAs BRITISH harvest influence On fr.fe
enc, ne loresn supply and the shortest
- arrive arc questions which
<anEs crops are actually further from the
american ana Russian
ppe,ate beyond their necessities beennse they can
hos out until The Increased Rave
weather has doubtless checked
put the ie" samples OF the grain before ne Ia
ti~c sun lelch Tie highest
Dccs commune higher than ia London port kets
"ntIc i"ftll affifa is tuc the trade. tolr from oc was
esce ard dear IN foreign trace e has been oa tr0ah.
out TIE wcck Mlllcie, having laid ruullv.
await developments Of trade inditerny. ane TIE present.
rate 81 shipments l. decidedly favor on Fay r.-
mess smal q shilling cecaa The ~ cGl.i ar
kct has been inactive. 81 jXfss1 Which arrived
were sold. There barley I'd MIX
O the British barley available grinding only
prices are ruled by make. Foreign eaguaIt. Maze
Was sgh1 N favor Of buyers Ihe sales q Enpish wheat
we've |@D quarters "a guartor lEf.'8
lssl year" 7 '
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06

sept 5-cenred sarsgossa Hooper
FosTErss SIsne Boston, Cleopatra charleston.
fYT5nSv goCd OBJ Ashby Bensat BuenAvsnUrs Isban
fasses ont steamers Jamaican wnder Iaverpoo Fduar
Scs ao hamstees Mackis. Aarseies Joshua
nah. '''e""'er Lynn SANan-
SAVANNAH Sept 5Arrivcd steamer blackstone falsiv.s
Cleared, steamer Cyprus, Liverpool. -
MARINE DISASTERS.
LONDON, Sept 5.-Bark Eliza Z. Miiligan mr, Tnok.
a1oat. - -
BARK Nevada Csi1. Smith, last reported az Narva has
nut INTO Elsnore with her bows damaged having been m
collision
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06
OBITUARY Y.
/ q SEXTON

DETROIT Mich, Sept. 81. o. Seton, the
weiknown actor, died here this morning from inter
nal rupture received while sparrlng with fellow actor
at Lexington, KY last week, where he playing his
first weeks engagement. No evil results feared
until Friday night, when he became seriously i'll, and
doctor vas called in who prescribed for cholera
ne company then started Tor Toronto accompanied by
SeItOn ana reached this city yesterday morning. There
was no sleepngcAr on the train, aud the actor
suffered greatly, being dcriOuS when arrived here
Inc company went GU 10 Toronto and Seon left here
Medical aid was immediately summoned and tine true
nature OF Ms trouble qucsly discovered Bat all efforts
TO save his life proved fruiess. He between sixty
live and seventy years OF age. wife died several
years ago. He leaves children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06
THE FREIGHT WAR NOT ENDED.

RumOrs that settlement of the railroad war
in rates had been made circulated freely in Wall
street yesterday The had foundation fact
and the contest is apparently its end Freight
rates for business both East and West bound lower
than they have been before On grain the open rate at
Chicago is ten cents hundred pounds to NcwYosk and
Is believed by many railroad that grain has been
shipped very lately low eight cents hundred. The
rates ON West bound freight uncertain but shippers
can make their own rates in many Sugar and
other curbcas freight has been taken for Chicago at
trteen cents and not moro than that asked by OF
the companies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06
MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT
GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS.
.sunonsis for Ne pAst "a honrs

WASHINGTON. Sept 6. / a. m.-The bar
ometer is highest In the South Atlantic coast sand low
west in Ontario The temperature has risen from 20 to
% In NewEngand the Middle Atlantic states and Lower
Lake region and fallen from 40 ia the Missouri
Valley. Light rains reported the st. Lawrence
Valley elsewhere east OF the Mississippi aud in the
eat CUR States fair weather prevails. The prevailing
winds east OF the Mississippi River southcrly.
The following special temperatures reported at
stations ON the northern frontier PASSPORT 81 Que
bee, I'd o. Montreal, 72o Alpcna 7Oo and Duluth $50
Reports are missing from the Pacific coast.
Indications FOR today
For New-England, warmer partly cloudy weather and
local rains south TO west winds, stationary lower
barometer
For the Middle Atlantic States, warmer and fair
weather. southwestcry Winds stationary lower
oneter.
Indications for toHaOrroc
The Indications that fair weather will prevail in
the Middle. south Atlantic and Gulf States to-day and
tomorrow, with higher temperature in the former dIs-
trict to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06
TIE RUSSIAN CONSPIRACY.

berlin, Sept 5.-Adviccs have been re-
ceVed from ST. Petersburg stating that two fresh mum
bers OF the Nihst journal. wa Of he Peopie, dated
August and August IL, in tho form
OF supplements, promising the publication OF full
number ut the beginning Of September The numbers
Issued contain various notices warning spies of their
Fate n list OF donations TO the IeYOlutioua V fund,
amounting To 1000 roube5, list 100 Nihilists ar
rested since November and article condemning the
blow. ' - "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06

RAILWAY INTERESTS.
MANHATTAN ELEVATED FINANCES

ALBANY, Sept. 5.-John L. Dillon and A.
l. Hopkins receivers of the Manhattan Elevated Rail-
road Company, Of the City OF New York, made their
nul report today and filed in the County Clerks
office in this city They report the capital stock of the
company at S13o 900, all of which paid eas
No money was paid account of the stock II viii take
$l7OOO to do necessary work The engineers employed
Dy ae receivers say that the road in better condition
to-day than when first operated The receivers report
the total earnings of the road to be $l0541 G9 90 and
the total disbursements 81 i9 9s leaving cash
h2nd $SGOl9 81. Justice Wostbrook has ordered the
receivers 70 have done all the $4,000 worth Of
ronnrR.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06
FATAL COLLISION.

LONDON, Sept 6.-Ihe Standards correspondent
at Paris says:
The statement that the ordinary train had Off the
fAhs' when IL was oVerakcn By the express train is
incorrect The slow fran
arrived at Chnrenton twelve minutes late and before
III couu ne shunted the express dashed into it.
Inc travellers on The slow train the express APP
proachlng ana s0no tired 10 jump OF the
some OF the bodies o. the victims were SO horribly mutt
lated that Identification is difficult
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06
Hdard Conservative says
A FATAL RAILROAD COLLISION.

PARIS Sept. 5.--An express train from Marseilles
came in collision at Charenton with an ordinary
passenger train from Montarsis. The accident oc-
Cured at $40 O'Clock this morning. Tho ordinary
train had gone OF the rails, when it was ovcrtakcn
by the express train which leaves Lyons nj o'clock
in the morning. The hiudcrm0s carriages of the or
binary tram were crushed and about fifteen persons
Instantly killed and several seronSly Injured
one person was slightly wounded in the express
tram The wounded are arriving at Paris
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06
THE DROUlHS IN CANADA

USER GROVE, Ont, Sept. 5.-No rain has
fallen here for six weeks and the fires have greatly in
creased to- day Every day adds to tho lis of unor-
nate farmers who have lost their a and In tho majority
OF cases having no insurance, either grain bud-
lnga About twenty-five families have been left destitute
since last Monday.
GAIT, ont sept. 5.-This town and vicinity has been
envclOped in darkness since O'Clock this afternoon.
the sight produced the approach OF
tremely wild ana seemingly bctokencd terrific storm,
put the opinion now prevails that largo bush fires
the cause.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06
THE NEWS FROM ABROAD.
GAMBETTA RATHER WARLIKE.

THE MoNARCHIsTs REDUCED To SMALL MINORI-
TY IN THE FRENCH LEGIsLATURE--MANY LIVES
LOST BY A FRENCH RAILROAD COLLISION.
Gambetta has made reference to wiping out the
defeat at Sedan in a speech at Newbourg.
There will be only eighty EIGHT anti Republicans
in the new French Legislature. Nineteen persons
have been killed and twenty-five wounded by
railroad accident at Clarendon, in France.
The Liberal candidate has withdrawn in Cam
bridgeshire. There have been more disturb
ances in Limerick, Ireland
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06
SHOOTING HIMSELF ON 4 STEAMER.

Lains Lieblich, German, about twenty-five
years Old, whose home is unknown 10 the public at
tempted suicide last evening on board the steamer.
Laura NJ Starin by shooting himself through the head
The steamer Its way from Glen Island 10 this
city ut the time, and there many passengers
board. The shooting caused considerable excitement.
when the reached the foot at Grandst, East
River, llebch taken ashore and removed to Belle
vue Hospital in ambulance. His injury was conbid
aynl M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06
TIE AFGHAN CIVIL WAR

LONDON, Sept. 5.-The Viceroy of India
teiegraphs that Ayoob Kahns advanced detaclmcnts
on The helat road have been recalled hs entire
army Is now encampod under the walls of Candahar
The Amecr has reached Kelat.
dispatch to The Times from Onetta saws: " On
August 81 Ayoob Kahn issued proelnmation declaring
tnat nc nad abandoned his intention of nghting the
Alncer, and was about to light the English"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06
DISCH4RGED From CUSTODY.

I4oNG BRANCH, N. j., Sept. 5.-Frederick
Richard the head cutter in the clothing department of
Seinbach brothers. in East Long Branch, who ar
rested last night upon charge of robbery, was exam
ncd this morning. Louis Enne, clothier IN Thrdave.,
New York City, who was the complainant, chargc ed
Richard With stealing goods valued az $llO0 and $500
in money from his store in COXsackic n. V, where
Richard was employed IL cutter The complainant
did appear tins morning and the prisoner was dis
CHARGED. The alleged crime committed III 1870