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New-York tribune., 1883-12-10
THE yALIDITY ora WILL IN DISPUTE.

EAsToN, Penn, Dec. 9-An important suit
has bcon begun in the Northampton County Court in-
voying the validity OF the viii Of the late Andrew
ster O wealthy citizen OF the county, who died about
year ago. The VIII duly proven, but the estate
not yet been settled no having been ne Mr.
Jerster died leaving about $350o00 OF propey four
sons and two daughters survived him. one OF The
has since died. The viii left 10 OF his children
New-York tribune., 1883-12-10

-, 80 .oro, mr. abont one half the amount covered
uI1sn's bill according 10 the lowest estimate
made by him. . -. ,,ronos,tion and Mr. Pay
s On the Northern Pacific grant alone, Us se apouo
s0O0OOOO acres Mr.. Holman woua oecae ~ te %isscnri
~ ,r @ and extending westward TO Puget Sound WINE MI MI
Payson proposes 10 strike on only Una, p2II pI Noun
at e. north OF the Columbia beyond the ROCKY Mou,
grant Ics is claimed by the Northern Pacific Company
New-York tribune., 1883-12-10
HOW THE CITY IS PLUNDERED
Continued From First Page.

cents cubic yard, and for the rock not more than
81 so cubic yard. But Mr.. Gallagher got So so
a cubic yard for earth and one cent for rock.
Hence on the face of all the bids 1t was evident
that there was something wrong. 1t was in the
power of Commissioner Thompson to reject all the
bids. but instead of doing so he entered into con-
tract with Gallagher at the prices named in his bid
with the following result:
New-York tribune., 1883-12-10

DAYS OF REsT.-TObias Tosspot: "Thee
might a. II a hand yesterday, sam was hard at
work at the bench ali day, and coudna inish sam So
bersides: Six days works emo for me, Toby dunno
go 10 bench o. Sundays. But I'll gf Thee nand to-day II
thee likes lad Tobias TOsspOt What 10 work
a Monday, sam Wherever vast thee brOwt Oop -
Fun.
Hacked to Death is suggested rs an III
scrpton tho ombsloncs Of visitors who die at Mag
ara.-lOn City BLIZZARD.
New-York tribune., 1883-12-10

". Acton s. II. Mills, James P. Roe, James Reid W. H.
Gillian and @. A. Jones'
The steamship Nederand of the Red Star Line brought
among other passengers Sylvester Heinrich, James
Means. J. Van der Nicer Miss Caroline Emlllus, MISS
Ursula Bollinger b. Woog and William Hasting,
New-York tribune., 1883-12-10
GOOD DEMAND FOR REALTY.

1t cannot be said that the real estate market
last week presented any novel brilliant feature. The
course Of transactions humdum, but the phases OF
the situation encouraging Reflected In the charao-
ter OF the auction sales the market showed healthy dis
position toward higher prices, and indicated good
Inquiry for investment property The auction sales were
largely attended, and dealers that In the crowds
could be numbered many large investors who have been
rather neglectul OF the Exchange saesrOom Of late As
a rule the prices paid more than the auctioneers
expected In the absence Of the speculative spirit from
market and the depression which is complained OF In
many branches OF business The principal sae was that
NJ the Forgay estate and both houses and vacant lots
commanded good figures The Record nd Guide prints
table showing the figures recorded at the esS
ers office for first eleven months Of the year, com
nared with the corresponding period In 1882 Ihe g
rate amount OF conveys this year Is @ll9ooZ7oo
sSo 500 against $I7s 35l last year The auc-
on sales this week viii be fairly large aud sohe cAOOo
downtown property Is offered for sale. H., L..
Among the more important private transaetphs ,ass
been sold by Charles Buck & Co. for $4,000; No 20
West and twenty fourth-s has oeen SV vr
by " X Stevenson, IT,, TO George MeppeIlnaMIh M IL -
$35 900; William A. Martin has sold Tor 9oVOVV eo
private dwellings, Nos 206 10 2l6 West One a
twenty-third-st; three flats IN Fttyeightn petWo @
First and Second aves., have been bought by MI
thai for $50 600; The Record md Guide reports tna I
In Ninetieh and Ninety first sts, WIZ water ~
on the East River has been sold by Aaron ayhohu, %
No l3l Fulton-st for about Sl25,0OO, and lhal 49,
factory to be erected on part OF the site no oo
isonave has been bought ey lT1y go hs M eight 9St in
Seventy-thrtst between First and SecOhu a'oS' '
90, 900 each.
A SOUL For PoETs.-" Have you soui ~.
poetry r. asked "A wildeyod man ns hoenterea Ine usn
e,fhc and
New-York tribune., 1883-12-10
.ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE.

Among the passengers who arrived from
Liverpool yesterday by the steamship Celtic OF the
White Star Lne.we Captain William Gibson, U. g. M
New-York tribune., 1883-12-10

A New-YOrk letter speaks of ga man who
lost 100000 minute Nc suspect Lc reduced tine price
OF lis paper iV Cens. Cand'dly IL were 10
lOse SC0,CV0 Bntc our fortune WOilid be completely
exhausted Ia less taan nall day! MncG lcss.-AOiiS
ioWA Herald.
New-York tribune., 1883-12-10

Before Mr.. Reilly Is through he wilL no doubt,
double the amount of his bid. But this is one Of
many such contracts now in force in the Public
Works Department.
New-York tribune., 1883-12-10
JAMES REILLY DOING QUITE WELL

JAMES REILLY DOING QUITE WELL
contract awarded James Reilly for regulating
and grading One-hundred-and-forty- -frst-st. from
st. Nicholas-ave. TO Tenth-ave. shows similar re-
suits The vouchers are not all in yet but up to
September 80 they show the following results:
New-York tribune., 1883-12-10
FALSE RETURNS BY TIE SURVEYORS.

FALSE RETURNS BY TIE SURVEYORS.
THE CHARACTER or TIE MEN WHOM MR. Tnour-
son Puts ~ POSITIONS or TRUST.
Not only are contractors, who iourshed under
William NJ. Tweed. enjoying equal prosperity under
Hubert o. Thompson. but the same men are en-
ployed by Mr. Thompson TO guard the interests OF
the city. In many cases these men get regular pay
as Inspectors while doing little or no work for the
city for months at time. In many cases the same
men prepare estimates who did that work for
Tweed. Surveyors have been paid two and three
times over for doing the same work. Inspectors
return work as finished which has not been DONE
How this kind of work results in great loss TO the
CITY is shown in the following letter from the Cor
noration Counsel:
New-York tribune., 1883-12-10
LAW DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF TIE CoUNsnL 10 InE coEfoEAnoS.


NEw-YoRK, Nov. 20, 1883.
Hon JOHN REILLY, President fhe Board Of Alderman:
SIR In very many cases which have been tried before
the Assessment COmmsOn appointed by Chapter $50 OF
tho Laws OF 1880 has been made 10 appear that work
returned by the surveyors done, and which
charged for In the as3cesment list, s remains 10 be
done Where the amount OF such incomplete work Is
sderable-say Is per cent OF the entire wOrk-tne
Commissioners strongly inclined 10 reduce tho assess
mrnts and have done In many Instances The result
of any reduction II 10 the loss TO the city OF all
the interest which may have accrued To the date Of the
ducOn s the express provision OF the act OF 1880
am informed that In "A tIal. the Commission
been corrected by the city, and the work left undoue by
the contractor since been done at the expense OF the
city without assessment upon the property, they would
consider that the property not Injured and
no ground for the reduction Of the assessment was
shown. In such Of course there would DC loss
Of interest
In view Of these facts ii would seem 10 be desirable TO
provide in estimate for 1884 fund OF money
10 expended Tor tho sole purpose Of completing the
by the lists now before the Assessment Com
mission, and which work has been falsely returned
finished.
As TO the exact amount required for such PURPOSE
personally Informed, but the counsel representing
versaut with facts informs that appropriation
OF $4,000 would probably cover the entire expense OF
such work and, by preventing reduction OF the
lnens for the Improvements II may he applied to- would
effect a saving to the city Of about 100000.
My attention not called TO this subject until after
the preparation OF the provisional estimates and there
fore bring the matter before your Honorable Board In
order that II 10 meets with It's approval the necessary a
prOpTiatiOn may be inserted reccauOn ia the Pro
yisOna Estimate for 1884, before s return to the Board
OF AppOrtonmcnt Yours respectfully,
GEORGE L. Andrews, Counsel to tho Corporation.
New-York tribune., 1883-12-10

SOUL For PoETs.-" Have you soai si,a,. ~.
poetry ~ asked wd-eyed man as hoentered inc eI'
Office aud threw down roll OF mai,isctllt ~ ,he
dunt know about that" replied the editor, glanchg ~
bottom of his libersly proporuoned boot "bt hs,es
sole for poets" The poet didn't stay long aftyr lnA
INorristoWn Herald.
New-York tribune., 1883-12-10
HOPEFUL VIEW OF CITY LIFE.

At the Church OF the Divine Paternity at night the
pastor the Rev Charles II. Eaton preached sermon
from the 2lst verse OF the XXI Psalm, passage
in which the Psalmlst expresses his gratitude to
God the kindnesses shown TO him in strong city.
His theme What may learn from great cities. =
The underlying principles of purity aud honesty" said
he, are In the prevouderancc In all cities, matter how
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20
CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. I9.-At the
conclusion Of the morning hour Sher.
man asked for the immediate consider.
alton OF the resolution offered yesterday,
that the senate proceed to the election
of the following officers: Secretary OF
the senate, chief clerk, principal execu-
tive clerk, chaplain and sergeant alarms
Agreed to. yeas 81, nays %. The divi.
sion was struck on party lines Ma
hone and Riddleberger voting with the
Republicans.
Sherman moved that Arson McCook
be re. elected secretary Of the senate.
Pendleton moved an amendment eub-
shutting the name OF L. @. Wishing.
ton. Lost, yeas %, nays SO.
The original motion was then agreed
to, and SfcCook sworn in.
The remaining Republican nominees
elected were as follows: Chief clerk,
q. w. johnson of Minnesota; executive
clerk, James r. Young of Pennsylvania /;
chaplain, Rev. Elias Dewitt of the Dis
trict of Columbia; Sergeant alarms, w.
H. Canady of North Carolina.
salisbury called attention IN regard
to the Republicans praying for civil
service at which they SO highly prsiaed
and for which they voted, when they
not only took the offices and good sala-
ries attached, but even the chaplain and
secretary.
Beck objected to the course OF the
Republicans in turning out q bright
man of conspicuous ability and elecling
candidate without experience. He
said il was clear that the civil service
ideal, as considered by the Republicans,
was a mere humbug when it inteFfered
with them.
He asked what special qualifications
the new nominee had for Office.
Sherman replied he was doing just
what the gentleman from Kentucky
(Beckl would do under similar circum
stances-do with a straight face and
without apology. and he (Shernanl had
no apology TO offer. Canady was q
man of standing high in character and
well fitted to fill the office.
The senate went into executive sess.
ion. When the doors were reopened
the senate went into q committee of the
whole for the purpose of continuing the
consideration of the new rules.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20
THE FUTURE OF THE FREED
4TEN


Mr. Frederick Douglass always speaks
with tone of authority about the
freedmen. He contributes TO Harpcr's
Weekly an interesting paper on the pro-
gress of the race since emancipation,
his Views being as encouraging a those
expressed by Mr. Beecher in his Thanks
giving sermon as the results of personal
experience in the southern states. Ar.
Douglass contends that though they are
still deplurably ignorant, the large num-
her of colored children attending school
shows that progress has been made.
With respect 10 morality he speaks in q
lower tone, but thinks there Is every
where among them dewning recOgni-
The old camp-meeting emotional relig-
ion Is subsidlhg and thought ia taking
the piace Of feeling. Pub
lie morals and manners, he thinks.
have gained by the change, and
the effect of better kind of preaching
than was ever heard in the old days isto
supply something besides passion. On
the whole, the ed man is lar from DIS
Outraged or dissatisfied. In his iudg-
ment the cnlnrcd people arc steadily
rising.
MIR. Dnuglass Chances also at the for
mer slave holders. Have they made
any sensible degree of progress in CIV
iliZatIon since Emancipation? Are
they more industrious, honest and hu-
name since they ceased to buy, sell and
fog their sleeves lie considers such
events as Yaz ~, Hamburg and the
slaughter nj Danville Of omInous inn
port, and contends that the enfranchised
bOndmen caa make little progress with
out consent and cooperation of the
ruling class among whom they live, and
whose land they cultivate.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20
PLUWB'S LAND BILL.

The following is the full text of bill
introduced by Senator Plumb in the
United States Senate last week:
'"T0 declare certain lands heretofore granted
10 railroad companies forfeited 10 the
United States. and TO open the same TO set
Element.
BE it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives OF the United States
nf America in congress assembled. That
where grant of public lands has been
made to aid in the construction of any
railroad, and such road has not been
completed within the time prescribed by
law, the lands so granted, or such guam
tity thereof as has not been patented or
certified to such company, or TO any
state or territory, for ITS benefit, prior TO
the expiration at the time fixed for the
completion OF the road, shall revert TO
the United states. and shall he open to
settlement as are other public lands.
And it shall be the duty of the secretary
Of the interior. Immediately on the pas
sage of this act, to cause public notice
To be given by advertisement that the
lands hereInbefOre described are open to
settlement, and that entries will he re-
ceived at the land offices Of the several
districts in which such lands are 10.
Gated
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20


ST. LOUIS, Dec 1S.-A Post Dispatch
special from Hillsboro. Illinois, SAYS
After two or three unimpOrtant witness.
es had testified this morning IN the
Bond trial, Burrill. convict from Ches.
ter. Illinois, serving in the penitentiary
tor burglary, was put on the stand ana
testified that he was In jail at Taylor
VILE in the spring of 1882, and got ac-
quainted there with Montgomery, Pet
ius and Clements. all in the cell togeth-
err; he heard the conversation
between them. Clements SAID that he
had let his toe nail grow Iong and had
lost II shocking corn in June. Mont
gomery said, "You couldn't lose IT
shocking corn In June" Some one read
from paper that Miss Bonds under.
clothes were torn. Clements said, sit is
. damned lie, they were not torn. y
Montgomery said, "Shut up, what do
you know about itz'' At this point
Judge Thornton of the defense, said,
Attorneys OF the prosecution, you may
just e well rake hell for Witnesses as u
take them from the penitentiary. The
Introduction Of . witness convicted OF
one of the highest crimes 10 testify
against men Of good standing, lie mia
NOUS. Such testimony il wholly in
competent He moved 10 exclude the
whole Of the testimony.
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Mare Tasfinonv IN tl,a yRc,.Sa go
Sr T.orIIs Nc - - Tsos. n;sr.,.,,
- oos, = ~ !. !.
f1hisDoro special says: Court opened
at late hour this morning. Samuel
Nase,v was 4ha si~e, witness t,e ,es,;.
e. 80 -. -. -.
- 1nes &c " - p'esen' %non INC piece
W zoe naii was ltted on .Iohn Z. Mont
gomery's toe. There was 3 ridge on the
toe-nail and one on the paTinp which
corrasDon,,a3 cross- axs,,;1..,o,
a
Saxe ne nAnes Q! inc people presenl,
nemafkeu al tue lhe OF the piece, IT
MS Inc TOE montgomery says, II
DOESN'T
Chariey dickinson testlned that he
was In the school house lott after the
outrage. Found the toe-nal pairing;
handed II to I'D. Montgomery who gaze
II to- ELLSWORTH Cross-examinatio1-
Said he found the pairing six feet from
the platform where the outrage was
committed:
lem H. haup tesnned that ne saw the
paring tried on MontgomerY'a zoe nail.
Inc tesnmony was the. same as Aosiey's.
AuJouLneu VII to7mortoW.
AT the AFTERNOON session William
Armstrong tesuhed as IolloEs: saw
JOhn y. Montgomery ana Lee fettne a
the sch0oi mousse tne daY after the out
rage. william montgomery, now dead,
sasd Jonn, Or. ana Jonn, Jr., were 81 the
senooi mouse aoont P. M. me Gay pc
tore. both denied TINS. William said.
IN Oct $tO that you Doth we're there.
John, DR., sAld ne was not there over
nfeeen or twenty minutes. Ihat IS all
that was said between them:
Charies JACOBS testihed that John
Montgomery SalQ IN his DI0SeH6e that
ne ana MS iather $1,000 near the school
house ABOUT the mldoIe OF the afternoon
OF the day OF the outrage:
benjamin Burge testlhed: Saw John
&. montgomery near Grove City the
morning AFTER the outrage SAID,
John, that's devil OF scrsPe you got
into last M he stopped ais horses
ana replied HOW ai1 you nnd II out
VINO told you J sald. 1gies toia me
Montgomery sala Falner ana l stood
netWeen inc ecnooi mouse ana 1ne Soai
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20


Beef tea has become q popular bar
room beverage in Omaha The de-
mand, which began 20 be lively early in
the autumn, has now attained such pre-
portions that the prohibition folks are
perfectly delighted. said q philosOphi-
cal barkeeper tn reporter the other
day: "At first We laughed at the idea
of going to the trouble OF making it.
but now we laugh because we do make
it. We sell over 100 drinks per day,
and as il is a fifteen-cent drink there is
no reason why we should not smile.
Who drinks 1t, do you say? Why,
everybody; the man about town who
has been out with the boys comes in
here 10 the morning and calls for beef
tea; the business man comes in the aft
ernoOn and braces his system with beef
tea; the temperance man who drops In
with bibulous friend takes beef tea
and, in fact, everybody Is becoming q
slave To it,"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20

81. LOUIS Globe Democrat: The com
ing National Republican convention
will he the fourth one held In Chicago.
Lincoln. Grant and Garfield were all
nominated there, 1t will be remembered.
There was also Democratic convention
held in that city. Il was early In the
summer of 1864 when the courage, Tor
titude ami confidence of the loyal PEG.
pie of the country were being strained
TO the utmost In the war for the preser-
walton of the Union. II ever there ives
a time when party should have said
and done something patriotic that was
surely II. And what did this Democrat
ic party do9 1t declared the war q fail.
ure, and demanded peace at any price,
and nominated for the presidency e man
who had been deposed from the com.
mand Of the Army of the Potomac he.
cause be sat still and let the rebels
have their own way. Such fragments
of history are worth bearing In mind.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20


Kansas City Times: A good and pious
young lady IN New York, who was
compelled to give dancing lessons for
q living, was told by her pastor that she
must give MP her vocation or resign her
clAss in the Sunday school Now, in
the tract. this young lady would have
remembered Elijah and the ravens. and
would have said: al can starve, hut l
cannot give up my precious class" And
abe would have laid down and starved
a glorious death, and her ian would
have been sounded in an imperiRhable
pamphlet for the benefit of little boys
and girls. But this young lady was q
fleshly being, and loved the mammnn of
unrighteousness and bread and meat
and jam, and at once resigned her posi-
ton In the Sunday school. This Incl
dent teaches that when Moses permitted
Miriam and all the women of Israel To
go out with tImbrels and with dances,
he made fatal mistake in the prem
iaaa
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20

Dayton (Ohio) Journal: We agree
with the Tall Sycamore of the Wabash
that pnblic debt IL not q public bless.
ing. We furthermore believe that
sound policy dictates that our Democrat.
Ic rebellion debt should be hquidated a
rapidly as possible. while the country Ii
prosperous. Some other plan for the
protection of national banks should be
devised than the spreading out Of the
debt over q series of years. That in.
wolves perpetual debt, perpetual inter
est and perpetual taxation. No saRac.
ious business man extends his debts
when he can profltablY take them up
John SherInAn's plan for the benefit OF
the national banks, approved by the
president and secretary OF the treasury
Is the hest that has been suggested
That is tn base bank circulation on the
market value OF United States bonds
instead Of their par value.
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NO PRESIDENTIAL PREFER
ENCES.

Chicago Tribune: Among the var
ious comments which have been made
upon the selection OF Chicago as the
place for the next National Republican
convention there are some which as
suHie Thai the choice was the result ot
political mAnenVering in the inteTest OF
some special candidate, whose chances
for the nomination. Il Is assumed, w0nld
be enhanced by local political pressure.
There could not be greater mistake or
one which docs the Chicago people
more injustice. Chicago has no cAadi-
date to push. There is not . city 10 The
union more colorless in political prefer
ences to-day than ChicAgO-moFe I'M
pTejudiced as IN candidates or more
really 10 give the successfui man the
boom of her local enthusiasm. One
tenth, perhaps, OF her people have slight
intlVidnal preference; the remaining
nine ten'hs are open To conviction
and are In thoroughly passive cOndi-
ton.
The peopleOr this city are too busy
TO devote much OF their Time To pOlitica
Indeed, the honor conferred by the ma
tional committee has not caused q rip
pie Of excitement among our citizens,
and these uniriendlY critics may rest as
sured that there will be no excitement
until Chicago Republicans know who in
the lucky man, and then they will give
him the strongest support they can. The
friends Of candidates need have no ap-
prehensions that there will be any gen.
ersl pressure here for or agslnst them
The friends Of Mr.. Arthur may he pleased
toknOw that he has gained steadily in'the
respect of our people, and that he holds
a higher place now IN their esteem than
he did al any time past, and that, while
there is no organized preference for him,
there is none against him.
1t Is five and half months yet before
the convention will he held. Chicago
has q great deal to do during that
time-so much, indeed. that she will
have no time TO think about candidates.
Next June she is going TO play the part
Of host. and has no Intention OF being 9
lobby delegate In the convention. or Of
working for any candidate. AS she feels
now she will watch the struggle as an
impartial spectator, awarding her ap
plause to the best man, and when the
best man appears she will go to work
for him with will, aud give him as
hearty and enthusiastic a send-off as
she did the other presidents VIII o started
upon the great race within her limits.
All that she proposes to do Is to recog-
nize the distinction paid to her by DOING
her best to entertain her guests and
make them happy and comfortable dur
ing their visit. She will not show her
preferences until the proper time comes.
and the man she prefers will ba the
man who is nominated.