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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-16

The president unwittingly played Haroun
Al Raschid around town the other afternoon.
and caused almost CONSERVATION in one house
hold. He had his coachman drive home after
leaving him at one house, intending to walk
from there to a near residence, where he was
engaged for dinner party. Losing his way
in the lntersecting streets, the circles and tri-
angles, of the upper part of the city, he at last
pulled what he thought was the right door,
bell, but was told that his friend did not live
there. "Who does live here ?' asked the be-
wlldered president and he was told the name
OF Stalwart congressman, a warm political
friend OF many campaigns. Giving the SER
want the modest name of 'Mr. Arthur" he
was ushered into the drawing-room, and the
lady OF the house was perfectly overcome
when she looked up from her embroidery and
found President Arthur before her. The Dig
nifty and the superb Difference with which the
president ercets all ladies soon restored her
equanimity, and, after a short and agreeable
chat with the family, he took his leave, with
his path made plain for him to the house of
his expeCtant host. @
New-York tribune., 1882-09-26
MELVILLNS MEETING WITH "JACKr COLE
From The Wasatngton Po,t


Yesterday afternoon Lieutenant Danen-
hover called with carriage for Engineer Melville and
they drove together TO the Insane Asylum To Jack
Cole. b0atswaln OF the Jeanette who went crazy
from hardsiips. The meeting almost a dramatic
one. The visitors taken the which their
old cOmrade confined Both men waited a moment
If there any recognition but there nOhe
Poor Jack Col seemed TO appreciate the fact ne
was the presence of some one he had known before
but that all. There was no spoken of recOg
nition and reference 10 the terrible VOYAGE
aud its drcary, fatal ending Engineer Mel
VILE and Lieutenant pencnhOWcr seemed to feel most
keeny the condition OF their former cOmrade ana the
questions they asked showed their deep interest The
interview lasted time, and most painful one
TO the survivors.
Later IN the evening Post reporter asked Engineer
Melville what he thought OF the chances Coles re-
COYrry.
"We" was his reply " they told me at the asylum
that II necessary nourshmeut could bc regularly ad-
minstcred, his recovery would be inquest enable"
" Is he 80 violent that he will not receive proper at
tenIOn I"
" lie is no. violent he is stubborn He has wasted
away considerably, although they try give hm tonics
and strengthening food. hope he Will come out all
right"
New-York tribune., 1882-09-26
BASEBALL GAMES YESTERDAY.
SECRETARY F0LGER oN BOND C4LLS.

Secretary FOlger visited the Sub Treasury
yesterday and remained there most OF tho day The date
Of his return 10 Washington has not yet been hNed but
II Is certain that he will remain In NewYOrk during to-
day. 1t rumorcd on Saturday that the call for
S3jOOOOOO of extended hyes would be followed niue-
datey hi offer % prepay the called bonds without
o interest IN reference to ts report the secre
In making the latest call have made the amount
larger than would OtncrWl-, have been because under
the law three months notice is required in rcdecning
the five per cents II is proper that should anticipate
the Treasury receipt, m th- way In reply 10 the port
that about To- 0or 10 prepay the bonds embraced In
tni, cdl. 0nlN -ay that Keep always I'M view the
rate % discount Ol lh'I'HHtlr paper chh anticipate W
any time the payment ol Ihc Nholc OF any part ol tDe
called bonds. Ofcoursc am not nuenccd by any rate
of interest that may be established at tho stock EX
change for there two parties are in direct opposition
ON this account it Is difficult 10 say what the aldemand
for money l.. base my operations Oh the ucIoents
of business II commercial interests suffering for
want o money and IL at the time the Treasury has
n large surplus hand. believe that an Justified In
releasing the accumulated money. have no present
intention however of offering 10 prepay the call made
saturday. As To the previous call. which was only
small amount of outstanding skies the call natures
too for me To offer prepayment now do not under
stand by the why bonds embraced III calls already
muturod should not be presented ! think there are
sixteen millions outsandng which the interest
has ceased Thc gold certificates will DE ready and
Iexpcct them different result than from the
silver cert cateS. THE TRIBUNE SAYS believe, that
the silver certificates are a simple expansion of the cur
rency. They supported dollar for dollar. by money
in the Treasury In what SENSE then. can they cause an
expansion OF the currency y
Because wants the silver dollars" the reporter
suggested;
not always ne redeemed on presentation But az any rate
the gold certificates will be different kind OF currency
| think the people Will accept them readily.
80 The three per cents are being delivered rap
idly possibly The Engraving Bureau has been some
what dilaory in preparing the bonds but think that
the delay Is about AT an end.
In regard political matters the Secretary refused to
resignation OF the Secrearyship, he declared firmly that
hc had nothing TO say.
New-York tribune., 1882-09-26
CRrrrLTY ON AN AMERICAN SHIP.

Adolph Baumgart, "a Swiss, from Canton Appen-
zcli made charge to Secretary jackson AT CaslIo
Garden Yesterday, against the captain ana otheI
officers OF the American ship Undaunted lie sdl1
th,t he was i'll layre looking Tor employ inyh''
when he was approached by man who offered nun
massage TO the United States With tho pIOhlise "a
SIs FOR the trip He was taken on board o. tIle
n1aunted winch sailed Oil August II iOI TINS Guy
with crew of thirty men OF all natOhdliileS
most of whom were green hahdS' ihelt
trsafneut was horrible. They received
hardly auy food, and worked day ana mSut. IN
ADDITION the men were beaten every day ana o'HcI-
v,I,e ill-treated One of the men, trenchmah, was
strung up by a rope beaten ana almost klIieu.
The men were sometimes struck III the lHce
with sucks and ropes. AT the end Oh the
voyage the men asked the officers Ot me snip lol M
some money and they were rdlculed ana loiu 10 30
away Charlie. A. ChelsOn, one OF tne crew Il
Swede died from injuries sustained by laIIIhg
through a hatchwaY. Another OI Tie crew hau MS
ey and foot crushed and Is obliged TO go about on
rrutches. Baumgart was covered win orulses anu ia
he was very weak. Mr. jackson sent inc case 10
the United States Commissioner. -
T. Ilabenicht, German, another or lhe On-
dauuteG's crew. made 4 similar complaint to Seeio-
tary jackson later i'll the day. lie SAID also t9at
zach of TIE crew received 30 cents only Tor the NOy
age. be will be detained is a witness. Ihe vessel
arrived a week ago and anchored III the Lower Bay
She is owned il Batn, Me-. ana Is III COMMAND OI
I,antniu Hamilton.
New-York tribune., 1882-09-26
RACING AT LOUISVILLE

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 25.-The tack was in
good condition to-day aud the Attendance fair. The
first race, i miles. haudiy by Brad Harry IL
second. rnen came Atho- John sullivan Lolex, Major
ughcs, Patti, Cash Clay Zpah, ROchdHle and Duroch
Tine I:Jsl2 Frencn pools paid S75 80. Tho second
race threequarter mile heats, was won by Wapakonta
over square Dance and Cleaner. Square Dance took
the first heat in III, and Waplkointa the sec
ond and third heats IN 1172 and l2l.
French pools paid $50 10. The third race,
tue Walnut Hills stake. for oyearolds, one mile, was
won in gdlOp BY Vera Pixies PRIDE second and Aztec
third followed by stamford Keller, Musk, the JOpsOn
hlly, George j.. VioatOr and Markland. Time, l:404
French pools yaid - 60
The fourth race the Cash handicap for all ages, i
mites was won by Belle OF Highlands Lizzie ). second
and john DAVIS third. Then Dave fandeu, Maggie
Aver. Wedding Day and MendelssOhn. Time, 2:lO4
French pools plid $li TO-
The hftl race for all ages fiveeghths Of mile was
won BY NOrthanna, Ebony second and ZOOntc third
Time, 1.03ii. French pools paid 30 20.
New-York tribune., 1882-09-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
,rur s,vVJyG OF THE EDAM.

r,.o ,;ntino of the Dutch steamship Edam by
,hc Rri,,ah steamship Lepanto on Ihufshay mien, I
When only aoout 3oJ mics "aS, nnnS ." c;rcIes YES,
,erday. Captain Rogers OF ths LHpanIo, I,ie% T, q"
onriol r,nort of The collision with ihe brtls Non
,f the vessel In this city. When asked FOR the SUD
stance of Captain Roger, report Mr. 3an"cisV, :,
repIed: II am not at liberty to punhsh IT, i as J..
Vas made through two LAWYERS l do not kuVM
what action Will be taken by The owners Oh tiio
steamer with regard to the accident b't WIZ h"G 1;
instructions from them IN response So 10 III can
patch which am about 10 send them' 1 Al Coz ~
sav Is that Captain Rogers holds the captain o
the Edam to blame for the collision" >-.,,.ods
u CazauX general agent of the Netnciiahh;H1h h;h
American Steam Navigation Company, 10 Wl''on
IL, Edam belonged received the s.an,lnrs nf The
Captain Iaa, the mates and some oi 'he sndGi mi He
ys,s.l giving the facts oil Inc coiiS'fT;; - pot
rS~arded th~u to thc owners of the vessel In nor
ferlam aud sent copies to the Dutch ' oois" ,vl ~
also cabed the owners for Gs line If
ar,inn shuuld he taken against the wilson ne, d -
&C H. srttlenent is not made, legal proceed
mrs will probably he begun Mr IdAiuA I: saho h
orsers that everything should Dc doe to ise'ao i
trt of the sLipwreckcd people prior TO fofwaru-
ing them on the steamship W. A. ochoilen' VI IN 'n.
snSnc line which will sail for Amsterdam 'o-inol
row The statements made To MN py .iie oaP.air,'
and Others confirm the details iuDilsheu Ill SoS'oi
"; SpeakIng OF the collision. well-known seafarlng
man said YESTERDAY: " The captain OF the lcpanto
savers that when lie first heard the whistle OF tio t
Tdam She wa, on his port side Inc captain Oh ,ic
Edam also says that when he hearI Ine Tphnrn is
n -.
nothing contradictory i'll this Now, II tho LG'di, i
tJ's helm was put apOrt, and the Ldain .et te,ih
,.-staTboard as the captains OF b0th NesSels s'p,, d.
"acS wonlI have shcereI of from the olhcr. Dut
the fact is that the epanto was coming he@ Un ~
ihe Edam Captain Rogers In ms siatTnlen ot She
rd to-day seems TO find fault wish the Ldal lldt sue
sSoId lave b, en- kept going ahead instead oi stop
ping With the LepaaGG G so aT eGsG bnr Il wo Sossbc to
aa'ooe thc collision when he put the Edam al iuil
speed and tried to get across the other vessel ;
Iows. Ii would seem also that as the Ltplhto IT, lo
bouuded twice. and cut Into the hull OF INC Eualu
.srh time that she must have been gong al Sucn
srcat s1eed that the first blow could not overcome
The inertia" .., &c I, o., t,,sb
els Of wheat, 3057s pounds OF lard 23 barrels ana
20 tierces OF castings, 20 ;so cnsgs ,syses "i' Of
tsow o 10 cases of hardware, case OF cigarettes
/ ease OF show caris and 5,0-4 pounds o1 mIh4'ac-
fnred tobacco. The cargo was Naluea al "pVu.
III so 600 and was insured. The LeraDto yesterday
began to discharge cargo preparatory 10 gong into
q Ogy-dOca for repairs
New-York tribune., 1882-09-26
ARRESTS OF POLICY DEALERS.

Detective Crowley, OF the Fifteenth Precinct, saw
M Old colored woman leaving the house at No. -OS
GIcene-st yesterday afternoon with piece OIL
paper in her hand, on which six numbers wee
marked Belle wing it to be policy slip, he COPIED
The numl ers and then searched the house. III q
small bed-room on the second floor he found Henry
Pepper seated at table on which were spread an
the implements used IN playing policy. On mani
fold book were numbers corresponding WIN those
which he had copied. He arrested Pepper ana
arr ipned him before Justice Patterson, Ill tne
Jelefson Market Police Court, where he was heId
i'm 500 TO answer. Peppers counsel protested
against the action of Detective Crowley, ana
asserted that he had no right TO search the mousse
and enter mans private room without warrant
Justice Patterson stated that an omcer was
Justified in entering any place, when he hau reason
10 believe policy was being played as 1t was III vlo-
lation of the law OF the state.
Isaac Smith, of No. 9S Rldge-St., was arrested
Inv Drtectiye Leary of Inspector Murrays staif,
Yesterday, charged with selling policy slip to
i;eorge W LYONS of No. $40 Bowery. Lyons, who
snneared in the LsseX Market Court as complainant
in the case stated that he had been purchasing
policy slips from the prisoner for the last Two
wears Justice Smith held the prisoner Tor trlal IN
500 ball. which was furnished
New-York tribune., 1882-09-26
OBSERTITIONS or THE COMET.

BosTOY. Sept. pa cable message Oy .he
Science Observer code was received at liar
ward College Observatory yesterday AFTERNOON
from Lord Crawford. giving "A position oil
TO comet Crls winch is probably the latest obtmned
IN Europe cloudy weather being prevalent request
was also made for an orbit, III response
10 which Messis. Chandler and Wendell OF Camoriu-e
have computed one which was cabled thiS' Iue9day'
morning -, ,.. .,,o Col
The position furnished by Lord Crawford gives the fo
lowing: ...... ,,,,,,
September l7th-9942 Greenwich meantmei right
ascension, hrs 81 NM and src drcillhlloh
computed are Time OF peribe0n passag,, September
IL 81 Greenwich meantime Longitude ot p'rlhen9ih,
l2o =iO and 81 longitude of nOdc 3i3o 30" ant ~ ;
inclination Of orbit l4Oo, 16" and 46 perheon dis
lance, .O03,279.
II is evident that enough observations nave ho Deeh
secured in Europe for the computation OF an orbit
New-York tribune., 1882-09-26

lco,,ina OF the cellar of ). y. Robinson q COS
warehouse at the loot of Warrel-st. on SATURDAY
IL now believed 10 bc not less than S3OO0o
A rumor which became current yesterday, that
Chef J,ge rls)a, of the CITY Court, hat MEG ms
r.. ,iun ltiul proved to be- unfonndcti Judge Nell
son IL wxtv-cgh years old, aud thus has stu TWO
years 30 serve.
Pr,posqis aggrcgating ~. .000 900 for loans. con-
ssiing of T4OO 900 four per cent registered sewer
fund bonds maturing III three years, anu SlOOooo
registered tax certificates. maturing III inc same
urIIod from purchase, were received by the Mayor
and Controller Yesterday. All the sewer bonds
were awarded 20 JGhn Rae at SlO2 II y, and OF the
certificates $40 900 were awarded tV the East
Brooklyn savings Bank nj %l02 -, and S6O,OOO
to the south iitooklyn savings Bank at %lOl H.
New-York tribune., 1882-09-26
MURDER IN THE INST DEGREE.
VERDICT TO THAT EFFECT FOUND AGAINST Ed
WARD HONEY.

A VERDICT To THAT EFFECT FOUND AGAINST Ed
WARD HovEY.
The trial OF Edward Hovcy for the murder of his
sistcr-n-iaw, Mrs. Fannie Nermllyca' ON April 70.
at No 273 West Thirty ci ghthst., was finished yes
terday before Judge COWlug IN the Court OF General
Sessions with verdict OF murder IN the first degree,
The prisoner the first witness examined yeSter-
day. tie testified tnat he occupied rooms at the
house OF his sster-in-aw. On the day OF the shoot
ing he had been Out-Oi-dOOrs. and turned aOOut
1870 D. H. lie had in ms pc, session pistol which
he had bought Tor 30 cents the day OF the shoot
ing. and winch he had loaded when he bought II.
" nen Inc entered Mrs. NernI yoas room he took the
pis oil from his pocket, AT the same time drawing
out his handkerchief He laid the pistol on his lap,
and when his sistcr-ln-law asked hln Tor 1t he
handed 1t 10 her and III the act the pistol was accl-
dentaily discharged. On CrOSS-eXamnatIOn the
prisoner SAID that ne had served three terms IN prison
Tor petty larceny. lie continued the testimony for
the prosecution that pistol had been taken from
hlIn on he previous day 10y Mrs. Nermilyea. lie adj
mItted that he had pawued his coat Tor III on the
day of the shooting, and bought the pistol soon af-
terward. ~
Why did you purchase the pistol [" asked Colo
mel Fellows
(" have always carried one said the witness,
and wanted one i'll the place Of the one they had
taken away.
Hoyey denied that he had said to the police officers
that II was none Oi their business why ho had shot
his slster-in-iaw. Mrs. NermIiyea had ALWAYS been
a friend to him. lie could not explain how the
pis Ol had become cooked Sarah IlOyey, the sister
OF the prisoner, and John oNey, his father teSti-
hed that the prisoner was in the hablt Oi carryn
pistol.
William +. Knitting, the prisoners counsel.
claimed That the offence committed by Hoyey was
at most only mansiaughter IN the fourth degree III
that the killing was done by negligence IN
handing IA loaded pistol to Mrs. Nermilyea
i'm sncn "a way that it discharged.
Judge COWlng mauc short charge 10 the Jury, VINO
were out only Iew minutes. On the first ballot
every VOic was recorded III favor of "A verdict Ot
murder IN the hrst degree he verdict was re-
ceived by the prisoner without emotion. HONey Is
twen,y-fhreo years ola lie said to "a court
officer after the verdict was pronounced that Inc re-
suit was Just what he had expected lie was re-
manded until Friday. when he VIII be sentenced.
New-York tribune., 1882-09-26

Millions talked Of lightly nIckcs and all knds.
people nrc dnbbnQ In The CHIEF Justi~' Oh
the Supreme Court hns recently su~cumbcd To the con
tagOus excitement, aud has gone To pirchnse iOip
thousand dollar herd Everywhere the excitement ~
bad II ever in mining stocks IN the old puny days
Of COmstOck How long this thing VIII continue II
matter OF pure speculation Whether the lgbOrng
Glasses of the d" state " will eat pOrterhouso steaks
when they like u government bond or qlit hl NJ
once and knock the bottom out Of Chicago innckct,
no man knows dead moral certainty. or course al
smooth smiling but doubt the prOptcy ~ f"ol
ing with this thing right along for six mouths Tor one of
those days buyers viii insist on delivery oi me soons
and sales cannot he made immediately enough tp omit
the universal keriunk We may not he using the coect
terms. PERHAPS but our meaning may be Icaully
0ufhprc1
New-York tribune., 1882-09-26
4 BooM IN c4T1IE SPECULATION
From rhe Laramie CFyommsl boomerang.

From me Laramie (byomhg hoom"@ng-
With the present hlgh prices OF peel, ana the
literally Jumping the moOn wyoming men are
reaping rch harvest and many Ol them Ill make in
dependent fortunes this summer The rise ha7 been 80
rapid and transfers mudc easily tht large trans
actions are nude every day in which the buy er does
see hoof hi, purchase and very likely docs not
than hall the purchase money III thr trndo
hc sold AMI made an enormous margin ln the
deal year ago Laramie Plains cattle man WAS Of
fcrcd a large herd and ranch for 10000, which offer
accepted the moment but later rejected since that
the tah man sold $4,000 worth Oi the herd, then sold
the ranch for $lO,OOO, HtcrWard put $1,000 into
bunch aud ast week sold H. for 10000. I'm other
words. the Utah II to-day ahead over 81 10 900
because his last years offer i.aCctprd AChey
man VINO don't pretend Ia know maverick from IL
mandanus has made neat htLc margin OF 81 900 this
summer small transactions ana haen't COW
yet he bought and sold they In Wild over the
market and sixteenth street Is Young Wall street
New-York tribune., 1882-09-26
OUTDOOR Sports.
INDIANS VICTORIOUS AT LACROSSE

INDIANS VICTORIOUS Al IANhOcor1.
The liveliest lacrosse match that has ever
Caughna waga Indians and the New York Lacross' CUB
nj the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon; Tdc malo1
began shortly after O'clock The following myea
on the New York side +. s. Wheeler, goal J. q.
Hodge, jr. point G.. 7. shaw, cover point; W.. n.
J0nrneay. first defence field; g. W Gilmore second de-
fence ned W. NJ kingdey third defence field; Mar
Ritchey, second home field: T.. f. Pc8rce, third home
field; j. r. Flaancry frat home; NJ. McEachron second
home; II. Balch, captain. The translated names OF the
indian team ana their positions are rs iOowr Iyhr
cover po6t; White Eagle hrst defence field; John
DalileDOut second defence Held Peter khrOnate, tnlrd
defence field; Moses DailcbOut. first nome He'd;
Thomas Jack, second home field; Ignacc Beaurais.
third home field; Michael Lefebre, first home;
The referee placed the ball. and MarsOn and LereDre
faced. In ths the tricks 81 the white man were too
much for the agility OF the Indian because Marson
got the best of the face, IN this, well as all the games
The Indian goal s1On in dan ger. tip, shot,
scrimmage followed in quick succession, bat TO no pur
pose. The Indians gathered round, and the struggle
their fags Is their gOalkccper threw
the Dall almost the length or the hcid. ms put
the defence Of New-lOrk on The alert, ana
bali knOcked between the ii3gs by Moses Daile
bout, only four minutes after the lace. Inc secOhu
game lasted twice long the iI1 Ihs was because
the NewYOIkcrs free from nervousness and settled
down lard work, checking more stiiiy
and working better together. Several times the
Indians losing game before Ignace BcauIal5
by good shy scored the second game. The tnird game
while the Indians evidently thinking they coulc do as
they pleased, Ld not keep whtchful eye on the
coveted piece OF rubber The result that after nine
MCEaclIeu made orc OF hlS nara unuefnanueu
shots, ana scored game. The next game still more
lively. Thomas Jack taking Il IN sixteen minutes
the fifth and sixth games were taken BY the INDIANS III
and fourteen minutes Every one wa surprised In
the last game MarsOn, usual, got the best at tine
start, and after itte support put the ball through IN
TWO minutes As II was too dark to play any more thls
finished the match, the Indians taking live 9alnes and
the New Workers two.
New-York tribune., 1882-09-26
ARRIXAIS FROM ETROPE.

The Cunard steamship Servla, which arrived yes
terday from Liverpool. had 1870 saloon passengers.
Among them were Thomas Barring. lienry Bell
Isaac Bell, jr., the Rev. J. Il: Bcrtholf and wife
]. II. Da Costa and wife, the Rev. ;. b. Craft and
vile the kev. Dennis Desmond, the Key Father
FlanneIy, the Rev +. j. Flynn, the Marquis de
erai SIR i. johnson, Major +. ). Larned, United
states Army the Rev. ". O., Moseley and Wlfe'
Charles N,rdhof and wife, {. }. Osborne the key.
H. &. Riggs. wife and ION. Professor Richmond NJ.
smith. Professor d. Swing and two daughters, j.
HargTeavcs, Captain q. Vi. Wheeler and wife, the
Rev L. L. Wmtlemore d. John Walsh, and Di. IL.
f. Weir wife and family
New-York tribune., 1882-09-26
wANDERINGs OF A DEMENrED CLERGYMAN.

The Rev. Darius Meade age seventy-ive' of No.
652 MadsOn-st., Brooklyn. was found SICK on nc
said that he was farmer of Greenwich, Conn. but
when taken to the Chambers street Hospital said
that he was n homeless literary man. HIS daughter
wears. was lnlorme and last night
he was taken home. Mr.. Meade has been dement, ed
for several years. He left his daughters honSe last
wandered "A short distance from home, but was
taken back by his daughter. who carefully locked
the door of the house. A few, minutes later ne
escaped through a window and the family sought
tor HIM IN vain.