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T.se Commonwealth Distribution Com

will, on September so, give everybody all opportu-
nifty Of becoming rich. The monty is ready TO lay
Q Sll2OOO wnCh tney SO literally offer in prizes;
$4,000 can be had for the price of II ticket, S2.
How foolish not to try your luck. The loss can
on be SMALL but the gain can be fortune Read
tue liberal scheme in another part of this paper
end your order to X. NJ. Boardman, Courier-Jour-
nal Building, Louisville, Ky.
National Republican., 1882-09-12

Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Yesterdays Chicago grain and provision market,
furnished by Cooke & Co., Pa and Fifteenth ST.:
National Republican., 1882-09-12
pRnnuCE mARISETS.

BALTIMORE Sept li.-virginIa ds. deferred, II; do
consolidated co. do. second SERIES s5' new loOs. 43
hid to-day.
National Republican., 1882-09-12

THE purity and Elegant perfume of Parkers
Hair Balsam explafp the popularity of this re-
liable restorative
National Republican., 1882-09-12
Dr. Frazier,s Root Bitters.


Frazier's Root Bitters are not q dram-shop
whisky beverage, but are strictly medicinal in
every sense. They act strongly upon the liver and
Kidneys keep the bowels open and regular, make
the weak strong, heal the lungs. build up the
nerves and cleanse the blood aud system Of every
impurity.
For Dizziness, Rush of Blood to the Head, tend
ing TO Apoplexy; Dyspepsia, Fever and Ague,
Dropsy, Pimples and Blotches scrofulous Humors
and Sores, letter Ring Worm. White Swelling.
Erysipeas Sore Eyes. and foryoung men suffering
from Weakness or Debility caused from impru-
dence and TO females in delicate health. Fraziers
Root Bltters are especially recommended.
Dr. Frazier: IL have used two bottles of your
Root Bitters for Dyspepsia, Dizziness, Weakness,
and Kidney Disease and they did me more good
than the doctors and all the medicine ever used
From The first dose took began to mend and
am now in perfect health and feel as well as ever
did. consider your medicine one of the greatest
blessings" MRS. NJ MARTIN
Cleveland Ohio
Gold by all druggists everywhere at 81 per bottle
HENRY CO., Sole PropEletors,
Tu&F. 62 Yesey street, New York City.
National Republican., 1882-09-12
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
stock and Bond Observation-Disclosures and
General Nynrkcts

The following renort of the financial market yester
day, together with opening and closing quotations,
are furnished by the clearinghouse Of IL. ID. Cooke
jr., q Co., l429 ST., Washington. ID. O.;
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STATE BOSns.
I,nIIi,nore Slnck nnnrd.

sUBTREAsURY BALANCES.
Coin .... Ss5 OF 90 Currency 81, 51 90
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DOUBLE TRACKl JANNEY COUPLER
STEEf. RAILSl


A. Schedule & to 'fItS If&TEf &sNTSf WHHsshiNGroN HssRiANX s
t2Sa Cnvago ln.innati and 81. Louis Fast FIX
n', ess' ,Sceeplh GEARS TO Cincinnati, ST. Loui.
SEQ. Baltimore, Eiiicott City, and Way stations.
S5rasbnrs a Winchester. Hngerstown, and
ttS ca B%IIn,%r Bo,nt W n Express WAY o,,ops
si6. PHI ade pha, New York, and Boston Express
m saSpnc rspGr Cars S ESw SrEsss F9rE Connects ro,
Ia ,erstDwn and at Point of Rocks for Fred
1000. Baltimore, Hyatt!vllle, and Laurel Express.
stops at Bel,svill,, Annapolis Junction. Jes,
1000 Ba tmore Express Stops at Hyattsvllle and
tlGlo Pit'Gurs Chicago, Cincinnati, and st. Loui,
Express. Sleeping cars 10 Clhclnhali anu
l2;io baltimore, Elllcott City Annapolis, and Way
tics. on SUNDAY only for Baltimore and Way,
ta:to baltimore. Philadelphia and New York Er,
$3.50 Baitimore and Way Stations. Cwinchester,
Frederick, Hagcrstown. aud Way liza Re
43o. BaitInqrc, ,Hyattsyle, and Laurel Express
(Frederick, VIA Relay. stops ut Annapolis
t4io. Baitmers T"A nnagolls, and Way stations,
ti.n Paint of Hooks, Frederick, Hagerstown, Win,
CHESTER, and Way sta!iors Jvh,i g.. Son sundayst to
t5.42 BaltimoTc Express. lMartins6urg aud Way,yu
>, Relay, stops at iiynttsyllie and Lanre3
ts;SS @ bSiI bait, % ore % aud WHy @ staIions, W S,'0"'
tS:lO pittsburg Cleveland and Detroit FxpreSs
Sleeping Cars TO PitsbuIg
G10 Baltimore ENprCs,
t0.55 Philadelphia, New YORK, ana Boston Express
, Sleeping mrs 10 New furk. , ,
tiolo Chicago, Cincinnati and 81. LOUIS Express;
Sleeping Cars TO Cincinnati, ST. Louis, and
1890 Baltimore and Way Stations
tDaily sundays only. Other trains daily, EXCEPT
Sunday.
All trains from Washington stop at Relay Station.
For further Information apply al the Baltimore and
Ohio Ticket Ollices: Washington Station, Glo and 1871
Pennsylvania avenue, C nner of Fourteenth street,
where orders Will be taken for baggage to be checked
and received at any polt in the city, ,,,,,,,.
Master of Transportation, baltimore.
G. LORD,
Gennrnl pnssenrer Agent u htlmnrn.
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WANT OF SUFFICIENT ACCOMMODATIONS

for the largely increased number of pupils will
make Itself uncomfortaUly felt ere long, ana such
makeshfls halliday instruction will have to be
resotted TO in classes where a full days instruc
ton should be given. Yesterday was largely occu .
pied with the assignment and classification of
pupils according to grades, aud within few days
over twenty-five thousand busy little bees will be
storing away MS much knowledge and wisdom as
their little heads may hold. Three hundred and
FIVE pupils reported yesterday at the High School
on o, between Sixth and Seventh streets north
west 1t Is expected that this number will be
sweled to about five hundred before the close Of
the week. The High School fnculty Is as follows
Mr.: T. A. Paul, principals Messrs. Frank Angel,
4. 4. Rockford +. Il. Lane, q. Il, 1sacl, Misses NJ.
browne nssistauts
National Republican., 1882-09-12
CLYDE'S
Norfolk and New York Steamers.
THE STEAMER LADY OF THE LAKE

THE nIIlAInIIN INIT OF III1 I-AhE
will leave her wharf foot Of Sixth street. every Nom
dav. Wednesday, and Friday, ut $3.50 O'Clock D. M
touching ut Piney Pou Point Lookout, and kortres;
CuNNECrING AT NORFOLK WITH THE BOs.
TON AND PROVIDENCE STEAMERS.
Firstcass fare TO Fortress Monroe and Norfolk laD
Round TRIP fare to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk 4 ID
Second class lare 10 Fortress Monroe and Norfolk y
FrstClass fare to Piney Point aud Point Lookout
Round trip fare q PiHey Pot and IT. l. nOkOuL W
Second -cIiss f0re TO Piney POiut and Pt Lookout -
Returning, leaves Norfolk Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays at p. III, . ,,,,,,.,
THE NtW YORK STEAMERS, nj, ,
JOHN GIBSON and +. q. KNIGHT leave tter ",
East River New York every saturday at p ~.
and Georgetown every Friday at a, m. FoI paruo-
ulars apply to Agent, G3 Water street. Georgetown.
1ickets and staleroonls eau ge secured ~ gsh%eIu %
office GlS Fifteenth street, In Nat Met bank u mo
O. ticket onice 1851 Pa ave, 81 Mnfk hetl hllu "
boat ffe3l ALFRED WOOD, secretary
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MINING STOCKS,

GovERNaEST BoNDs-CLosfSG QUOTATIONS.
United States per cent eXtended-...... 10laGplO5
United States IA per cent. regisereu-... 3Y9Dll3
United States "A per cent. cUupon- u3,sgll3i
Uniied States per cent regisIered...... ll9la bid
United states per cent l2Oi1 l2UA
United States per cent c. l20ja gll0A
District Columbia 1865 .,................,. lO8
BANKERS EXCHANGE.
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STEAMBOAT LINES.
Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon!
STEAMER w. w. CORCORAN

Leaves Seventh-street wharf daily Except Sunday
for Mt Vernon at 10 o'clock In; returning reaches
Washington about q: o p. III.
auto L. l.. BLAKE, Captain
National Republican., 1882-09-12

Hon. WILLIAM f. COPY buffalo BilD says he
has used ct. Jacobs Oil with excellent effect
many animals belouging to his rancho in North
Platte, Neb. II always does its duty.
National Republican., 1882-09-12
THE punIIo SCHOOLS.
Opening OF ihe varis "a, Buildings Yes-
terday-InRdcquatc Accommodations.

terday-InndcquRtc Accommodations.
The coming man or woman, as the case may
have been, wended his Tor hor) way to the familiar
school. room yesterday, and those who teach the
young ideas how to shoot stood again In their
wonted places ready to carry the burdens Of an
o,her scholastic year upon their shoulders. The
heavy rain-storm, though, kept many little wan
derers from their journey, and the new pupils
will according to the rules, not apply for admis-
sion until To-day so that the little army will de-
velop It's real strength to-day, when the graud
onward march upon the public schools will take
of the schools, states that nOtwltl standing the
o 'ening Of the new school buildings aud the leas.
ing of all the buildings warranted by the limited
appropriation of $4,000 made by the last Congress-
hn
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For Norfolk, Portsmouth, Fortress Monroe,
PileY Point and Point lANk0nt

CONNECTING IN NORFOLK WITH BOSTON
AND PROVIDENCE STEAMERS.
STEAMER GEOR9E IEARY ON TUESDAYS
THURsDAYS, and SATURDAYS. at $50 y. III.
BEGINNING SATURDAY, June 2i this flyorite
steamer Will resume her saturday and Sunday Tx.
curson Trips 10 Norfolk and Fortress Monroe. stop,
ping at Piney Point and Point Lookout going and
returning.
LEAVE rs sEvESTUsTREEr WHARF AT6 Il. N. SAT.
URDAYs.
LEAVES NORFOLK AT p. NJ. SUNDAYS
ARRIVES IN WAsHINGToS AT Ga. ". MoSpAYs
FrstClRss rOrtTtsS MOnTos and Norfolk 81 80
Round trip fare to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk 90
SecOndclass fare to FL Monroe and NoTfolk..,.. 81
firstcass iaTe 10 Plney Point and Point Lookout 30
Round trip to Piney Point and Point Lookout..- so
Second class 10 Plney Point and Point Lookout. IS
Tickets and state-rUOms for sale und information
furnished at B ", Reeds sons, No. 1910 Il street
northwest; Il. e o. ticket office. 1881 Pennsylyanin
avenue; 81. Marc Hole; Ro0se's cigar stands at
principal hotels II, Il. rolknhorn next to city post
once, and At COmpany's office, Seventh ST. wharf
WM. =. WEIGH, GEORGE MArTINGLY.
fel3ly Agent. General superintendent.
New-York tribune., 1882-04-27
NEJgPORT NOTES.

NEWPORT, T. l.. April 26.-Signs Of the
forthcoming season are visible every hand Cottagers
may now bo seen The streets aud tl0rOughares. Car
pouters are Dusy painters, gardeners, house
cleaners and others whose services needed on and
about the estates of the summer residents.
A. s. Patterson, OF Philadelphia, las rented The arts
horn villa, nailidon Hill.
Lieutenant, C Commander Francis Morris T. s. ~, has
arrived and rented the Brown cottage few miles from
the city.
Mrs. Henry Winter Davis. of Batinore, and Mrs C.
w HAYDEN. of New-York have leased the Fa.den cot
tage.
Mr. and Mrs JOSIAH o. Low, of brooklyn are at their
cottage Castle Hlll.
Other cottage residents in the city include Colonel
q Thorn g. H. Warren. Daniel Torrance Mrs Robert
@. Re1nsep, J. A Stevens Miss Ketteitas. Mr. and Mrs
Henry rurnbuD. and Mrs q. L. bcoAnah' OF now
York Mrs George H. PendlctOn, OF Cincinnati; Miss
Mason, T. H. Cushing, OF Boston, ana froiesso' ""o''
Of Princeton College.
MESA. H. Woolsey Of New-YorlE, has arrived at the
Cook cottage .
Lieutenant BouteIie Soyes, U. g. ~, has purchased
cottage site on Francissi. ana Rhode Island-aye ~
J; o. Low Of Brooklyn, mas paid ap9ui % @''oo ''i '
additional piece OF land near Castle I'LL .,., ss.a
M Henry W. Hoyt, " New YORK, has IAheh poSSoo
SION Of his cottage on Beach+t IN, 40 cas,,o
X. o. French, OF AewYork occupies hs villa oh NaS'ls
liili which e purchased recently from me eioo1'os ~
Tue estate OF the late stephen whitney fhnA u No"
very cottage Is rapidly approaching completion
on Conanicut Island for William l. ichArds' tno rh
Mr. and Mrs C. f. Chckerng, Of NewYork, who are
hasIng cottage built OIL Beileyueayc., are ia lown: -
jun ~ iuan, Oh rev" iork. ms ioasc" nio
on Beach Fie"-ave, owned by Hamilton Hoppih' VI
NewYOrk
Henry b. Auchncloss. Of NewYork, will occupy the
The Rev. DR. Charles Howard Malcolm, OF New-York,
and the Rev. sc Hill, Philadelphia have arrived here
Thatcher H. Adams, OF New York. las taken cottage
her tOr iLe suIQIuel,
New-York tribune., 1882-04-27

LANDLORDS AND TENANTS.

LAST DAYS OF THE RENTING SEASON.
INCREASED RENTS CHECKING THE DEMAND FOR
RESIDENCES Es-OyERcBowpINd IN TIE TIME
NrST-HoUsE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR
MOVING DAY.
The rent market is very dull just now" was the
answer made yesterday by the head OF one OF the
largest real estate houses in the city when inquiry
was made of him the subject OF reI It's /" We
have more unrented houses .On our books now than
we have had at any corresponding time In three
vearAp he continued. I" Only IN a few Instances are
Iy now asking any advance over the rates obtained
10, Gear for these houses. The market seems 10
have broken down under the attempt made by land
lords generally TO advance rentals. A number OF
@ ouetomers have given up high-priced residences
d rnne into fashionable apartment houses. Many
asnants paid the advance demanded and rented
inmsos some time ago. Those who waited have
sitL.r compromised or have been allowed " remain
New-York tribune., 1882-04-27
co1rRr CALENDARs-ApRn 27.

SUPREME COURT r-CHANRsRs-Held bv Barrett J--Cal-
endar called at IL a. mNos 30 3D. CO. f3, 81 I02, 1866
l,2 300 2OS 2Og 30 2i7 22l, 222.
SiPREsk CoURi-srEcIAL TERM field by Van Worst, J.
DrNtRKTRs-Nos 1873 l25 Ia, i3O 40 LAW ASD FACT
Nos $40 1908 O7, lS 2g5 l69 20 3l2 1872 az? SiS S42
l6 l;7 426 45O 462 4Sj 800, 24S, 40. ILL., 5tO 22j.
SIfrKtME CoURI-tIgCuII-PAK He'd by Lawrence j.
Ca nn-No 29Da-OGornan agt ArnOux No day calendar
PAHr Il-Ilcd Potter, j.NOs l339, SIG, l421 900,
CAT 4g6 536 l. 1851 l725 1886, 100 176l, sS o3,
1902 So 1iS6 l7-5, l7lS 125, 1901, sos 9O9h 9lO
1907 ,-oo $40, ,.,.,
PART II-Hed by Iarremore, Mos. 1909 1851, 1890
Sb2 1000, 2OJO. l53. 1864, 1899.
SuPRmOR CoURT-s"EcGAL TERa--Iied by Truax j.
o "A caeudar
SUPERIoR COUgr-1RIAL TERM-PARr G-IIed Oy Freed
man J-NOs TO sos 423. 49, 76l, 20O, 21o SO4 79l,
=. Z 27S. sos 2I3
PaKr L Held by Sedgwick c. J.-No 933
COMMON PLEAs-SrHCGAL iHth-Leld " g. H. Daly, u
No day calendar.
CoMMON rLEAs-TRfAL TERM-PARr I-Iield by J. r. paly,
Jnos 4gl I25S 1856 1887 1885, 1851 o9l, l4lG Tag,
1923 827 1905 l779 li3l 1913 Az 1879, 1880 1901
if22 l3 iOi 449 LAO. 1904, 1886 1921. 1866.
PART fI-lied by Van IOcsen Nos Isl7, l759, 1904
1872 IVA 1876 l227. 1871 Isi0 1907 lsIO 1906 1923
New-York tribune., 1882-04-27

either its weekly or monthly gross earnings
and because the statement clearly shows that
an Incr Of gross earnings is not necessarily an
increase of net earnings. Lake Shore, although
fuctnating less than some other stocks, was
the pivot OF speculation; when it advanced the
whole list rose, and when it fell the whole list de-
clined. Among tho coal stocks Central OF New
Jersey and Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
were strong because the certificates were worth
l-64~l-32 per day for delivery; but there Is little
doubt that the scarcity Of the stock for nse grows
almost entirely out of sales of "long" stock against
which certificates borrowed in the ma ct for de-
livery, pending the completion of the sales ONLY vet
half effected. There is nothing in the official report
of the Central of NewJersey Company or in the con-
dtion OF the coal and iron business that warrants tho
steadness which the prices for those stocks show!
The movements of the general list were feverish
and Irregular but at tho end, although not always
at the lowest prices of the day, the whole market
was weak.
Government bonds were less active than yester-
day, and the only change in the final bids is All adj
vance of is per cent~fo tho continued 6s, Tho
market closed steady at the annexed quotations:
New-York tribune., 1882-04-27
THE COURTS.
MR.. HERRINGs SUIT AGAINST THE ERIE.

IL.
The court room in the Supreme Court, Spec
ial Term was crowded yesterday with persons eager to
hear Roscoe COnklng mako his argument IN the suit
brought by william Herring against the New-iork, Lake
Erie and Western Rail way Company to enforce the pay
meut OF certain bonds of the Great Western Railway
Company which had been guaranteed by the Ere Ral
way Company Mr.. Conklng said that 1t appeared from
the complaint that the three suits under which tho Erie
company's mortgages were foreclosed were
fraudulent and colusve The company became
possessed of property to the amount OF S22,00OOOO,
which was subject TO the mortgages foreclosed This
property ought he applied to tine payment OF the
Whaever binding effect the foreclosure su ~ might nave
in regard to the property covered by the mortgages
they could bind property which was not covered Dy
the gngcs This property was sl naDe iOf tue oO
hgations OF the old Erie Company. Mr. COnkllng &c
ciared that Hugh j. JeNctt OF the Erie Company ana lne
Great Western Company, had upon false representa-
ons obtained money upon the bonds, OF which Iir Her
ring held part, only few months before the companies
were declared insovsnt The proceedings by when
this was accomplished and the property OF the Ee RAN
way Company transferred to the New-Iork Lake Ere
and Western Railway Company had Orougnt disgrace
upon the American name throughout the comlhcrciai
world. -.
Ex-Judge CoustOcl the part OF the Defendant,
argued title to the properly transferred 10 te
new company by the foreclosure suns was uenniiey ne
cidcd y those SUITS and could bo questioned
By "a general creditor - .,, =.
were ON a demurrer the company 70 the complaint is
stating sufficient to constitute cause Oh ac
New-York tribune., 1882-04-27
CLOSING PRICES PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
RsDorted by JOaS IL DAYS q 90. IL YHLsi.
WEDNESDAY. April 26-P. NJ.
THE GENERAL LIST

WEDNESDAY April 26-P NJ.
That to-days stock market was dull is witnessed
by record of transactions amounting to only
245. 900 shares, against $4,000 shares yesterday
and Az, 500 shares on Monday. Yet the spccuia-
tion was not entirely void of interesting features.
There were some sharp fluctuations in prices
enough to make the day not wholly proitless to
"scalpersn who deal under a " lucky star-but for
q majority of traders, who discover rise or fall
after 1T has occurred the day was not happy one.
The only news there was that should have affected
prices was a report that the Pennsylvania Kali
roads statement for the month Of March Will show
loss of 800 900 in net earnings. But that state
ruent was too large to receive much credit. and
generally was not believed In fact, the market
was at its best figures after tho report was crcuia-
ted. Yet tho statement that was made Is COR
rect rs is shown by compilation rom the
company's official figures, received after board
hours and printed below. The statement possesses
peculiar interest. because the Pennsylvania Com
pauy L. the only trunk line railroad that pablshes
New-York tribune., 1882-04-27
Nun CITY'S DEATH'RATE.
ITCH AS TT is MADE TO APPEAR.

u,cu AS IT is MADE TO APPEAR.
| NOi HS ,c,, SHOW THAT. THE POPULATION oF
fABLhs ovv uAe INCREASED GREATLY WITHIN
| M" ,,,,ps AND is LARGER THAN 1T Is SUP
! POSED TO BE. - A.. ,os,
fVs.. ot,e,tion has been drawn within tho iasu
f".-' increase in the death-rate OF New-lorN'
I! g" ,ronld be alarming If there were any eVidst
N"o tor il in the form of an epidemic or any con-
causo of disease. That there Is no sueh
s'Sabs cause may puzzle some and frighten
Int II certainly has suggested to many tha'
of the city may be much larger ,htn
l'.l snnnosea TO be- The deaths per thousand III
Ia-o .er 25. 50; in 1850. 26.47 population oy co-
'0' ooe 577. and in 1881, S0.97 ESTIMATED popu-
lsas os2 1881. When this dcath-rate is COM
9TH that of other towns. it should De oorho
P~.ri,A that in many places brooklyn ioT III
..nc. the stil-births not iDciudeu ah'ons
ss aoatbs while in New-York they are
"a dnrnc 1881 constituted over per cent Oh Tue
'..al mortality. In many places too. the hospl,AS
ontsde the city limits and the deaths Occur ing
L them are not included in making up the uea'n-
,ta even though most of the patients may oo"io
t,om the city. For the purpose OF aScer =
ossible. the true Of the increased MOI 'S',
= ,his CITY, careful comparison has been naue o,
~ rital statistics of the years 1879, 1ooo anu
,ss1 The figures have been taken from the
Ill reports of the Board OF Health and as the
r,cks do not end precisely with the year excepting
!. ,ss1. there is an overlapping Of day OF Two
:" 49,, bowever. cannot vitiate the general result
.t.hs comparisons given below.
The simplest method Of determining whether an
,,erease in the death-rate is due to an absolutely
-ooter mortality or only to one relatively greater
lowing to an increase of population not
Recognized in making up the ra'e' Is 10
..,..ara the deaths of children in any year with
l.So.c II precedng years. Infants are peculiarly
isusceutibe 10 the influence of their surroundings
,rd the amount of sickness and death among them
.ervss 10 indicate the heathfulpess or gnheathful-
hess Of any town much better than the general
ldesth-rate does.
The following table gives the number OF deaths OF
bldren under five years of age, and the proportion
Ibev bear TO the total number of deaths, for every
Wear SINCE the Board of Health was organized Ill
tsGR.
New-York tribune., 1882-04-27
MIR. o,GoRMAN's CASE CLOSED.

Justice Lawrence decided yesterday to allow
the certificate OF election Of Richard Oiorman as Judge
of the superior to be offered IN evidence IN tue
suit brought to Dust Judge Aruoux Jonathan Pler'o
the treasurer Of Union College, testified that nc remen
bered that Judge SpeIr attended college from 1881 W
1@32 Mr. Pcrson produced a book in which were the
names and ages the students. stated by them wheh
they were graduated Mr. Bangs offered IN evidence me
mage containing tae record OF Judge Spcirs age This
Was objected To, and Mr Bangs Withdrew the OHer Inc
case Tor Mr. OtiOrman then ended AMI Stewart H.
Woodford opened the for Judge ArnOux IN a long
speech ia which he said that ne would attempt To snow
that the record in the family Bible winch had been IT.
troduced was Together untrstwOrtny. Judge Spelr
himself would testify that he born Ia the year io1z,
A. he had always been told by his mother.
New-York tribune., 1882-04-27
No ~ deaths OF Percentage
Year children under OF
ic@i five wears total deaths

| IL will be seen that the prOport'onate mortality
kmoug small children has decreased every year.
with slight relapses up to the present time and al
kbougb there was slight increase in 1850 and
bss1 the health Of children has been better, even
In those years than in any year previous to 1879.
ko far as this table shows anything. therefore, IL
koes to show that there has been no great increase
b the unheathfnlness of the city, although there
has heen large absolute increase in the number OF
kesths. both of children and adults. possible
tsllacy arises here, in the population has been
largely reinforced by preponderance of adults,
land 50 further investigation must be made. If,
ks suspected. the increase in the number of deaths
h. due TO an increase of population. one would ex-
beet to find the evidences of snch increase in the
tpper part of the city rather than the lower, be-
lause the growth of the city is in that direction.
Eith view to determine this point, tie following
lsble has been prepared:
New-York tribune., 1882-04-27
swIxDLING MEGCHANTS OUT or MONEY.

George Trigg. of No SO Park-place, and several
other downtown merchants, appeared yesterday as
complainants in the Tombs Police Court against
Albert H. Burrege The prisoner, who is twenty
four years old, accused of obtaining money I'M
der false pretences. has method being To go into the
Office of merchant and represent himself to be the
son of some other merchant who had gone home
and locked up the safe without leaving him $40 or
S2O which he required. Ihc money was borrowed
q until Tomorrow The police say that Burrego
has secured several thousand dollars i'll this way.
lie Maa held for trial.
New-York tribune., 1882-04-27

PROPOSED NEW ARMORK.

The movement for a new armory for the list
Regiment National Guard, Is not tagging. The
iuint committee Of veterans and active members
intends appeal to the Legislature for assistance at
an early day. prospectus will be Issued soon set
ting forth the needs OF the regiment aud giving
some interesting pages from its history, II Is estl-
mated that the arnory will cost between S4O0,o 600
and $500 900, and of this sum II Is hoped that
about $3.50. 900 will be raised by subscription. On
Monday night the committee will meet at tho