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New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
TIE METROPOLITANS NEARLY BEATEN.

The game of base ball at the Polo Grounds
yesterday between the Metropolitans and the Yales,
was the contested and most exciting this
1t was Witnessed by fully 5000 people Calvin played
with the college men. d. Hopkins, their left helder
did not put appearance. In the frat inning Camp
Badger Wilcox and Calvin each scored o The Met
ropoitans went TO the bat and put out In quick
succession. In the next five innings the college nine
failed add their In the second inning Clapp
who secured first base on called balls made In
the fourth inning Clapp, HaukinsOn and Reilly
each scored making the game tie. In the firth inning
the Metropotans made TIn but failed To ia
the next two. Hopkins Badger and Mcbride each
scored for the Yale team all earned In the seventh
inning amid deafenng applause The score then stood
to 5 in favor Of the collegians wild throw by Jones
let in for the Me'rOpOtans IN the eighth in
ming winning the game for them. Jones, the Yale
pitcher played "a much better game than Friday,
while Hubbard caught without error. The nine
worked well together and they showed excellent dis
cipline. A summary of the game is as follows
New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
THE SOUTHUESJERN FLOODS.

NEw-ORLEANs, April S.-A dispatch dated
yesterday Morgan City to The Times Democrat says
The outlook is regarded cheerful The water
has risen only inches in twenty four hours. The
steamboat Chambers passed into Bayou Teche yester
day morning without stopping at Morgan City. She was
loaded with freight passengers and refugees aud left
ratons al Bayou Chene. The people at Bayou Boutte
and at Duck Lake in deplorable condition. Twelve
houses have been swept away and twenty families In
want The boats Albert and Matte engaged yes
terday and to-day in moving the distressed
people and stock from Bayou Teche The
Matte IS taking stock from the Avalon
plantation There s only small strip of dry land on
Man-st in Patersonvllle, and that is kept by small
levec which has been thrown up by the citizens 1t will
probably break tonight Captain j. j. Atknson's place
the only one water this side OF Franklin Centre
willie under water, and residents preparing
TO leave Franklin III better condition than Centre
yic although the people there keeping the water
from the main street with levee. The water AT y. n
however reached the top OF the lcvee. No Will
held this session, Judge GOOde being unable get
trip from Franklin TO Morgan City. lie
was swept into the woods several times.
The river Is IL inches below the high water OF
1874 and inches below the highest point Of this
in the Black River and 10 inches Nidaa,
though In still under water to the depth OF
feet The waters OF the La FOurche and Upper Tcnsas
Bayuus ara falling slowly No mails the Tcche
boards Morgan Cty Franklin, Jeanette New Iberia
Washington, and telrgaphs 70 those points nOp
Of the daily The Arizona is now 900
feet wide The Landry creEaHse VIII probably be closed
All the OclOS the city are closed except the
Storey
New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
AN INJUNCTION DISMISSED.

PHILADELPHIA, April 8.-Argument was heard
in the United States Circuit Court this morning by
Judges McKennan and Nixon upon the injunction asked
for by f. C. Knight to restrain the Central Railroad
Company Of New-Jersey from increasing its capital
stock The bill sets forth that the total capital stock OF
the company authorized by its charter Is $1S,563,2OO,
all of which has been issued that the appointment OF
Messrs. Gould, Haven and others as directors
during the receyership is null and void;
that the complainant and others acquired
interest IN the company relying upOn the absence
OF any legal powe- TO increase the capital stock OF the
company without the assent OF twothrds of the stock
holders and that II the proposed OF stock shall be
declared legal the complainant and others are en-
titled TO take their proper proportion thereof The bill
of any additional capital stock without the written
sent of twO-hirds in value Of the stockholders. APP
pended to the bill Is tho affidavit Of f. b. Gowen setting
forth that all the statements contained therein
rect and true.
The argument begun by A. @. Ritchie counsel for
c0mplainants, who cOntended that the act recently
passed By the Legislature OF New-Jersey permitting
corporatiOns to Issue stock without the consent
OF the stockholders is Illegal that the last election for
directors OF the NewJersey Central held prior to
the decree of insolvency; that the present Board Of D
only right OF the directors and the
the into cash for distribution among the
creditors; Abraham Browning followed for the COM
planants.
Ex-Chancelor Williamson, counsel for the company.
argued at length against the proposed injunction After
argument by James T.. GOwen the Court dismissed
the application for an injunction.
New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
CUITEIU AND SCOVILLE
SOME STRANGE STORIES.


| was yesterday mentioning to DR.. Mac
donald one of The Government experts Guiteaus in
sanity that scOvlle. Gueaus brOther-n-law, had been
denouDcnS tulteau rs an rgrate thief, varlet ETC.
Macdonald said:
"There considerable testimony bearing against
ScOville himself which put In evidence. do
mol mean 10 that It necessarily true but there
two servants, as understand tcsfying that Mrs
Scoyille had some intimaOn Of Guiteau's crime and
that ScOyie arrived in Washington City on Sunday
morning whereas the crime was only committed Sat
urday morning. The testimony not offered | be
eve because of doubts about II but IL to the
effect that Scove and his wife had understood that Gu
going to do desperate thing, and his law
services might be required. Another piece OF rejected
evidence that Gueau the morning Of the assassi
nation went into saloon opposite the depot 10 get
drink, and the barkecper observed that he took TOO
much whiskey for the money, and said You take
pretty big drink this morning my friend Yes said
tfuiteau have work Ia do In little while the pistol
went Off This barkeeper saloon-keeper, was doubt
fu that he could identity Gteau aferward, though ho
thought it was the man"
New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
IS HE MERELY HIS WIFEs AGENT

Malvina NJ. Seabra began recently, in the
Supreme Court, action against her husband,
Antonio X. Seabra, for absolute divorce.
Mr. and Mira. Seabra married In 1873 in
RIO Janeiro They have since lived in Oswego, n.
Y, and in Lisbon, Portugal. In an affidavit
n the suit Mrs seabra is said to be sixty years old and
thirty years older than her husband who formerly
her clerk Mr SeabTa, in his TO the complaint
which is not verified denies the charges Of misconduct
made against him, aud also the Jurisdiction Of the
the ground that the dOice OF himself and bis wife
in Lisbon. Mrs Seabra certain real estate In
This city, now occupied by the Deutscher Nereiu and
Obtained IA short time ago Injunction
restraining the Nerein from paying the rent
10 MIR. seabra. There IL also large amount Of real
estate In OsWcgO the ttc To which IL IN her name A
part OF this property to her from her former hls
band on March - MT seabra went 10 Oswego and re-
quested the agent OF tie property to pay any
rent bis wife. Mrs sesbra thercupon moved in the
terleing any way with the property. She declares
10 II was never anything but her agent whose services
she LAS already dispensed with
Mr. seabra asserts that be Is gTfat deal than
his wifes agent Ia reference 10 property The law
Portugal gives him the right nausge property
think best and In spend the income In "a man
agreeable to himself without rendering account
Hc also asserts that part OF the Real
ia Osweg0 was purchased with note ndOrsed by him
self which III afterward paid Justice Barrett yes-
ier1ay refused the motion for Injunction on the
ground thai such motion could not properly be made
Ia divorce rult. The motion may be renewed la O
proper action.
New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
SENAroRI4L OPINION or ARrHUR
O'BREN, DAGGETT. GRANT. BEALE, SARGENT, CHAND-
LFR. ET AL.

O'BRIEN, DAGGETT, GRANT. BEALE, SARGENT, CHAND-
LFR. ET AL.
Ggths tnisrrte'c cfh senator Cincinnati Enquirer
"Don't you consider Arthur very live
Presidential quantity !"
THAT il the superficial view; but do not see that he
Is making any progress toward it, He has not done one
positive act since he became President Even these
ely politicians like O'Brcn muttering and com
planning that the President does give them the
Federal support They have been trying to get Al Dag
gets patronage In the Custom House to give away 10
their constituents but they cannot get Arthur 10 make
step There very general dscOnent in political cir
cles at the sOwncs and timely with which the Pres
dent moves. He appears make Suggestion and men
waits to what all the newspapers Will say about
before he decides He puts the name Of a
maD, and then takes the newspaper opinion
the country aud If it is adverse the pulled in
and some inc0nsequential person gets the place He
withdrew the name OF Sargent and IL is said about
give Teller, OF Colorado Teller is a clever fellow.
with but little executive ability Now the President has
been ncub ting Secretary Of the Interior for
months and months and hardly KNOWS at this moment
what he Is going to do
Wei. what DO yOu think he ia going to do 2"
:" do not know anything about it except what Grant
says. Grant says that he went to Washington last
week to obtain appointment for Mr. Beae, and found
the Presidents mind preoccupied with William +.
Chandler Grant says ne pitched into chand-
Ter and Arthur defended him in weak
kind Of way. So Grant says that Chandler
is going TO be appOne ed. and that Arthur says he will
not appoint Beae 1t that Arthur thinks that he
ought do something for the Half Breed element, and
has concluded that Chandler OF the reputation
Of Half Breed and less Of their kidney than any he
could name. That is ali know about it."
New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
TIE LAMSON CASE.
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Mr.. 4. w. Mills, the condemned mans solcl-
tor received letter IRON him with reference To business
matters, aud the convict as stfenuOuSly as ever
innocence Of the crime OF which he has been
found guilty. lie makes alluson whatever TO the
being made his behalf by his friends. does
he refer al all 10 the subject OF repreve MT Mills has
returned to London Bournemouth whittier he pro-
ceoded mako inquiries as 10 some important facts
which have been brought 20 his knowledge He found
that at one chemists shop In Bournemouth the prisoner
purchased less tnan seven ounces Of mOrphla III
amounting TO sl2 Inquiries made at different hotels
point the prisoner being very moderate dnker but
everyone seems To have regarded him as being almost In
sane from the OF nOrphla. Whilst In Bourne h
appears have been very charitable toward the poor
and in the habit OF giving orders 10 various trades
men and other articles for delivery
poor persons In most OF these cases the accounts
main unpaid, and, OF course included in the
which referred To during the trial Long lists Of
have been received from various parts OF England
and Scotland with the request tnat they should be APP
tenon being to forward 0nly few prominent TO
the Home secretary.
New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
THE MANHATTAN RECEIVERSHIP.

The Senate Committee on Insurance yester
dav reasscInbed at the office Of Senator RUSSELL No. 81
Wnliam-s for the purpose Of continuing the inyestga
ton into the affairs Of nsolyent corporations. The
absence OF Raphael ]. Moses, jr James H. rockingham
of BROOKLYN the chief clerk Df Receiver Ptrson. OF the
North American Life Insurance Company, and Charles
j. Hartmann whose business is the prosecution Of
claims against suspended life insurance companies and
the purchase of them who bad been summoned to tes
tify prevented any morning meeting Of the committed
In executive session. however the committee decided to
begin an gation iuto the receyershp OF the Man
haitian Railway Company soon as its examination OF
the affairs OF the North America Company was com
pleted Senator Russell said to a TRIBUNE reporter ::
II i'm possible say when will be able 20 under
take an investigation Of the Manhattan receivership
The time for doing will be determined largely by
senate dntlcs But will begin the investigation just
as soon as finish with the North America Life lnsur
ance Company and report upon II TO the Senate. No
witnesses OF course, have been subpmnacd by us we
will not send for them until we have the case fully In
our hands"
In the afternoon Mr.. Hartmann appeared before the
committee lie was merely roexamlned with regard 10
his refusal at the last meeting OF the committee, to
furnish the OF the persons who lent him money
10 buy the claims OF pocyhOder or 10 furnish copies
OF The circulars sued from his Insurance Information
Bureau Mr.. Hartmann again emphatlcally declined to
answer the questions OF committee. His refusal
Will be reported to the Senate. The committee adj
iourncd to meet in Albany next Tuesday.
New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

CHICAGO, April S.-Jhe Grand Trunk Rail-
way Company has been Of cutting freight rates.
but this empbatcay denied The strength Of the ac-
cusation lies the fact that the Grand Trunk getting
an undue and disprOpOrtonate share OF the freight
traffic and cciaa OF the other roads say that If this
dOubtcdy ensue
LEwIsBURG, Penn April S.-Engineers Of the Reading
Railroad here fixing the line OF railroad from
ShamOkin to West Milton by way of SuDbury and Lewis
burg II will he one of the connecting links in the
line 10 Williamsport aud Buffalo.
BosToN, April Sowing to the strong opposition Of
the prcper yhOders the Island Railroad Company has
abandoned lis proposed route BcacOn-st. and
thence down Charles River to Chlres-s. where its ter
mlnal station was to be.
New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
DIR. ARCHIBALD ALEXANDER.

DR.. Archibald Alexander, who died at Prince
ton n H. Yesterday. was born in that town in 1917 He
was graduated at Princeton College in 1886 and after
ward studied medicine at the University OF Pennsy'a-
MIA He began to practise medicine at Princeton which
has always been his home lie the son OF the Rev
Dr. Archibald Alexander, the first profes-
sor in the Princeton Theological seminary
He was brother OF the Rev. Dr.
James Alexander OF Professor j. Addison Alexander, of
the Hon william G. Alexander. Of the Rev. samuel d.
Alexander and of Henry NJ. Alexander. He stood hgn
in his profession and was held in high esteem by his
neigbb1rs He never married. HIS remains Will be
buried from the Second Presby Church ut Prince
ton Monday at ~ o'clock.
New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
ARRIVAL OF JUMBO.
rur AssyRIAN MONARCH SIGHTED.

THE ASSYRIAN MONARCH SIGHTED.
THE MONSTER ELEPHANT TO BE UNLoADED AT
PIER NO. 1 NORTH RIVER THIS MORNING.
PREPARATIONS TO MEET HIM.
The steamship Assyrian Monarch, having on
board Jumbo, the monster elephant which Mr.
Barnum purchased recently from the London
Geological Gardens, was sighted of Fire Island at
half-past 10 o'clock last night She arrived at
Quarantine shortly after midnight, and VIII como
up to the city this morning. Jumbo will dlsembark
at the Iron Pier, and will be taken at once TO the
Madison Square Garden. number OF the repre-
sentatives of Barnum's show will go to Quarantine
this morning to meet the steamer and congratulate
Jumbo upon his safe arrival in America.
New-York tribune., 1882-04-09


Thomas Allen OF Missouri who has been ying III NJ tho
Arlington Hotel several weeks. died at O'CLOCK 'ni'
morning.
Mr.. Allen was born at Pittshed. Mass, August 20,
1913 Ue was graduated at Union College In 1882, and
in 1895 he was admitted to the bar after studying III" !"
Albany and New-York While in New-lork he did some
editorial work and in 1887 he established The Mdd'son"
in Wasbineton He was soon elected Printer to the
House and aftcrward Printer to the Senate In leiz he
went from Washington TO st. Louis. where he was mar
ried Mr. Aliens natural energy and far'sghtedness
soon led him to take an active part IN conh'o"o, VIZ
public improvements and in 1913 he wrote an address
IN favor Of the construction OF the st. Louis ana 'o
natl Railway. AT that time railroad had been built
west OF the Mississippi He was also active IN securing
n railroad to the Pacific. He for twenty years
a railway president, and had projected ana
built over 900 miles of railroad He chosen presi
dent OF the Terre Haute Alton and ST. Louis Railroad IN
1857 and in 1867 he bought the Iron Mountain Railroad
and Cairo and Fulton Railroad and completed them win
in two years lie was president and director OF other
public and private works and institutions. MI Ahen
was member OF the Missouri Senate from 1850 20
1854 and in 1880 he was elected to the XINIlth Con
gress Democrat, receiving 2,436 plurality. wnen
elected he president or the ST. l"nis iron
Mountain and southern Railway but sooh a1ter nc so
his RAILWAY interests retired from all active business
except farming Mr.. Allen was a liberal RFer
to public enterprises. He endowed char IN
Washington University St l0uisl al an expense OF apo
free library. In the same year lie recel'en ne
OF Ii. d. from Union College. Mr.. Allen built III iSos
one houses in Psfeld, which lie useu LOT
summer residence He was Jealous Union man uur-
ing the war and contributed generously to the expenses
of eoupping soldiers both Pltlsed ana In MissoLr
Mr. All ems estate is valued at about Slo,ooo'ooo'
New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
LONG ISLAND ROADS.

AT the spring election at Smithtown, L. l.,
Tuesday it voted by large majority pay the
interest the town bonds. The town was bonded to
build part Of the Port Jefferson Railroad the bonds bear
ing per cent interest.
The Long Island Railroad Company has purchased the
branch railroad running from Pearsas to Long Beach
for $4,000 The money derived from the sale OF the
road will he expended In improvements the Long
Beach Hotel.
New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
EXCESS OF FARE on FAST TRAINS.

PHILADELPHIA, April 8.-The Pcnnsyl-
vania and NewYork Central Railroads Monday will
begin charge OF fare the fast trains eay
ing for the West at p. The fare in force
the limited express for the West in the morning Is S5
by the Pennsylvania and 50 by the New-York Central
The the fast line at night will be ~ by each
line from NewYor Chicago making the revised fare
s24 The excess to be charged between Philadelphia
and Chicago Will be SO so making the price OF tickets
S2l 10 he Baltimore and ONO Road will charge an
cess of 50 30 its night train from Baltimore to Gin
New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
TIE STORM IN THE WESE

DETROIT, April S.-Further accounts show
that the Thursday night visited the townsip@
Assyria. Barry County, and with the same general TO
suits OF devastation Its track about forty rods u
width Mr. Meals two small children reported
killed. aud another is badly injured silas Reynolds
was also killed. aud his wife and two children we're "
verey injured probably fatally ana his buildings see
demolished Tbis Is the third visitation of the sOft
two years In this township. Additional particulars iTon
kaamO. Eaton County, state thai Benjamin I"nSu1ss
killed. and his house ana barn wrecked Sume VI
twelve other houses aud barns demolished an
tho ground swept clean OF orchards, ieAees "a"
every thing else in the path OF the storm.
CHICAGO. April S-A Topeka dispatch says ths' %
damage done by the storIu even worse than prov
ously reported In the town Of Chase Michigan diS
patches estimate the damage done by the Storm "a y,
kalaino and Carmel townships al from SOViV"
$4,000.
New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
LITTLE HOPE FOR sINDRAM.

Assemb yman McCleand. one of the counsel for
William Sindram, the condemned murderer, late on
Friday night lett with Warden Finn of the TOmh,
Prison, "A note for his client acqnanting him vita
the fact that Governor Cornell had refused to com-
mute his sentence further. The Warden deemed
it best not to give the note Sndram until yeater-
day morning. Later in the day Assembly yman Me-
Cleland called On Sndram and confirmed what hs
had written. The Governor positively refused TO
interfere further in the case. and said that the Law
must take its course.
Slndram was seen yesterday by a reporter of THE
TRIBUNE He was found outside his cell door, in
that part OF the corridor fenced in. lie was con-
versng with "A visitor woman. A book which no
had been reading he still carried In his hand.
He expressed himself somewhat dis
appointed at the failure of Assembly
man McClelland to obtain n cOmmutaion
of his sentence. he added that another lawyer,
William l.. O'Ncil, had interested himself Ia bis
case. Mr.. ONei had procured large amount OF
medical testimony TO show that the death ot the
woman was not due TO the bull Jet fred by sindan:
The Governor had declined To look OF the mass OF
evidence presented to him. sir ONe would low IN
deavoI To- have a new trial on the ground Of fresl
and important evidence having been discovered.
The condemned man added with sigh that friends
of his had cautioned him not to build too nnch on
this last ray OF hope. He spoke with good des ct
feeling of the fact that this evidence was hcs
offered at his trial. There professional jealousy,
he added between MessIs McClellaBd and OAeil,
ard he thought that they would have had better
chance Of succeeding with the Governor Lad tAey
worked together.
New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
SHOT BY HER son.

As Mrs. Elizabeth Quigley, living 10 Fcrry-st,
Long Island City, was standing washing s2ine
home yesterdy she was suddenly startled by hear.
lug loud report and at tho same instant feeling
sharp pain in her neck Her sou John, boy hlIee1
wears of age, had discharged accidentally loaded
eun belonging to his father which stood near tho
fireplace In the room, and the ball bad struck his
mother. DR., Il. r Dennler was summoned, and he
found that the injury dangerous one.
New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
PROPOSED INCREASE IN PASSENGER RATES.
PHLApELPHIA. April s.-RailrOads west of

Chicago have for two years been engaged war OF
local rate and the competition bas been great tnat
the rate % - II charged between Chicago or St
Louis and 81 Joseph Missouri River points The eastern
lines have been adding this rate to the price Of through
tickets ssued 10 points west Of the cities named hut The
determination has been reached to restore the former
tariff lSl2 4Ol Or, April l5.
New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
SENDING HOMELESS CHILDREN WEST.
GRoUNDLEss CHARGES REFUTED--A GOOD WORD
FOR THE BOYS AND THE SOCIETY THAT SENDS
THEM WEST
Trom IN, st,r,y tro,ca, Tribune Of March 30.

FOR THE BOYS AND THE SOCIETY THAT SENDS
THEM WEST
From tn, SfblSy (Io,ral Tribune Of Haych 30.
The letter from the Secretary of the Children S
Aid Society In this issue illustrates the folly Of passing
Judgment before guilt Is proved No ii
rumurcd that New FORK orphan had been guilty Of yiO
latng the laws OF Iowa than the press OF the state.
with few exceptions set howl against the charity III
New-York which seeks to transfer homeless children
from oyercrowded city to the broad prres Of Iowa.
where they can breathe pure air and Dd employment
Some OF these orphans have bad blood doubt. In
list Of 100 boys brought out it would indeed be strange
II all OF them above reproach Some OF the boys
have born deprived Of the benefits OF and
need only the restraining influence of good counsel and
example To place them In the way TO make good
citizens. We write this in justice to the boys and t. the
society that befrends them lads have
placed in homes Sibey and with scarcely
exception, they doing well and give the best of
satisfaction ~ their employers
New-York tribune., 1882-04-09
TIE STATE CANAL BOARD.

ALBANY, April Sat the meeting of the
Canal Board this morning the OF Marcia l.. Peck
who claimed ~ 500 for canal damages, decided by
awarding her nothing resolution the effect that in
all appeal made previous TO January L. 1881, the
persons Interested must 10 preseat ~ the next meeting