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New-York tribune., 1884-01-03
TIE CANALS IN BAD CONDITION.
MIR. SEYMOUR SAYS THEY HAVE oUTLIYED THEIR
Observation-Disclosures FORESTS.

MIR SEYMOUR SAYS THEY HAVE oUTLlVED THEIR
U~EFULNEss-ADIRONDACK FORESTS.
ALBANY, Jan. 2.-Silas Seymour, State engi-
ncer and surveyor In his report gives the total length OF
the main and branch canals in The state "a GA miles nay
gable and 50 uunaygable Referring to their condition.
Mr.. Seymour says;
The condition OF the canals, instead Of improving
since the Last reporhs ietc0rte Ans sdue 10 lur dct
Ii,cu To place them In thorough repair, Appropriated
,hout The same that has heretofore been annually
-n.ndch pu amount not contemplated to check their
dI-integratiou and barely sufficient 10 pdtch up Their
0rt feature. and insure the seasons navigation II mas
bren LARGELY due 10 the care and WutchInt7s exercised
by the present efficient superintendent ot Public Works
ana bi, zcalou. subordinate, that navigation has been 80
sut ccs, fully maintained during the present year.
c c,tunatcs the cost of placing tho canals IN thorough
rrpaIr gt g3JO2II He recommends the construction
OF dam aud re-cry az the head OF locSpOit lOhd On
the Black River. The estimated cost OF TINS improvement
i. ~ioUOO he saws the western portion Ot the Eric
C,nnl extending from the lower end Oi MOnteznmn or
seneca River level il supplied mainly from Lake EHe
rny water or lockage discharges, all being eastward
Uut the prism vi the canal On tho long
New-York tribune., 1884-01-03
SEEKING TO REMOVE AN ASSIGNEE.

Argument was made yesterday before Justice
Lawrence in the Supreme Court, Chambers for the re-
moval Of Abram Wolf assignee OF Donald Gordon,
a drygoods merchant Of Rochester, who failed on De
cember 81 and the appointment OF receiver instead
Incompetency and violation of the assignment act
charged against the assignee. j. YanderpOe and s. F.
Kneeand appeared in behalf Of H. b. Clahin Co. and
other creditors OF Mr. Gordon and Blumenstel Hrsch
presented the case It alleged that Mr.. GOrdon's debts
amounted to 100000; that since the assignment sales
have been made In Mr. GOrdOn's name and that the
sgnecs bond 100000 B not large enough to the
creditors petition from creditors representng $500 900
against Mr. Gordon presented asking for Mr. VOLTS
removal william II. COgswell, OF Rochester, In behalf
of Mr. Wolf. read the deposition OF the assignee who
swcar that he took possession of the property at
and locked ND the stores. Clerks also sent TO take
charge of branch stores in Oswego and Mexico. num-
Der creditors asked that the stores be kept open
during the holidays Mr. Wolf declares his willingness TO
give any desired bond Mr.. COgSwe asserted that the
u was in the interest of If b. Cafn Co.. who desired
the appointment Of receiver friendly to thcm Justice
Lawrence reserved his decision.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-03
ROBBED BY HIGHUATNEN.

J. l.. Bvrnes Of No. 14l WashnRton-st., was at
tackled and badly beaten on New Years night III
Avenue-A, near Twentieth-st., by three highway
men who robbed him Of $92 and watch; They
were pursued by Onicer Lacey OF the Eighteenth
Thai he was John Dugau, of No. 355 First-aye,
and he was held in $1,000 bail by Justice Murray
in the YOrkyille Police Court yesterday. In pass
Stanton sts at midnight of New Year day Franz
Freidel of No. 12G EsSeX-St., was assaulted and
robbed by two men. Ofiiccr Cook, Ot the Tenth
Precinct, arres ed Charles DIessicr, Of No. 90
Seventh-st who was held for trial in General ScS-
sions by Justice German at the Essex Market
Court Yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-03
MR. ARY0LD,S LECTURE TOUR.

Matthew Arnold will deliver his lecture on
.. .EIncrson" in Association Hall tomorrow night. lie
delivers IL in Brooklyn tonight and previous 70 IAe
lecture he will De entertained by samuel mclean "'
,hoe touse ne will meet several prominent gentlemen.
reception was given 20 Mr.. Arnold on Tuesday night by
Charles Butler at his home IN Parkave, Last night he
iectured in BinghantOn Following out the plan oi hs
lecture course Mr. Arnold will 80 10 tue western Pt oi
fbis Sfe next week and thence 10 Chicago ~ LOUIS
indianapolis Cincinnati, Columbus ana other western
cities lie viii return this city next month"; SaIiAs ior
home on February "a.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-03
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WAsHINGTON, Wednesday, j

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, JAN ., 1884.
ORDERS To NAVAL OFFICERs.-Gieutenant William
7 Moore has been detached from the Washington
Navy Yard and ordered TO the Ossipce; Iicltenant
Charles NJ. Mccartney from the MyandOe and ordered
10 the Speedwel.
A RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.-Lieutcnant J. W. Walk
or has rendered his resignation and it was accepted
by the Secretary of the Navy to-day, 70 take effect NJ
BODIES OF DE LONG AND MEN-shcretary Chand-
Ter has received the following cable message from Minis
ter Hunt at -. Petersburg dated yesterday: "Harber
telecraphs Sonk his arrival there yesterday and
meets 10 reach OrenbuTg by the 10Th Instant Leenan
Harber charge of the bodies OF De Long and COM
rale
New-York tribune., 1884-01-03
DYING FROM BEING Run OTER.

Michael Gruenwald, of No. 2G2 Stanton-st., who
was found lying with crushed legs on the railroad
track i'm Twclfth-st near Avenue u, on Tuesday
night. and was carried to Bellevue Hospital, died
yesterday from the effect of his, injuries. DE-
Morris the physician who attended him, said that
fhe Ioan's legs were crushed in a horrible manner.
just before dying Guenwald told Dr. Morris that
he was walking across the street when he was
knocked down by the horses attached 70 street
car The night was dark and misty that he did
not notice the approaching car in time 70 escape,
The driver of the was Thomas McCahrey. lie
was placed under arrest.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-03
FUNERAL or JOHN MCARTHY ScULLT.

The funeral of John Mccarthy Sculy the Irish
agitatOr took place yesterday afternoon. Ihe body
law In small room at No. 1I5 Broomest. and about
200 persons came TO take leave of their dead friend
and c0uptrylnan Among them were j. O Donovan
Rossa stephen j. Meany, John Nc GIath, James +.
Farrell Commissioner Wallace of me Board of Ed
ucatiOn and Miles O. BTien. The latter placed on
The coffin floral design with the legend For bis
country his love-FOr his enemies, his hate" No
services were held at the house The burial was at
Holy Cross CemetaTy at Elatbush, l.. l.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-03
Cor-RT C,IEyDARs-JANUAPY3 8.

erPpryE CouRr-CH -CHANRERs-Before Lawrence, J.-Nos,
q 10 l-T, 2U2, 2ji, Dbl 22, 10 2tb Isl
sos Bis 5 83l 322 324 526, $50, 33l 3'2 3io 34 4j
3iG 3i9 800 3l2, BOB, 30. 4,
stRPoGArEs COuHr-Beforo Rollins S-Confesca will OF
Moses Herzog, IL a. and estate OF ChaIes Morgan
: sttPEaroR CouGr-srECML TERN-Beiore Truax, mo
day calendar. ,-- " IT,.
.-n.n Ll.LLll
New-York tribune., 1884-01-03
MANAGEMENT OF STATE BANKS.
CONDITION OF FINANCIAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF PRIVATE BANKS.

OF PRIVATE BANKS
ALBANY, Jan. 2.-Willis S. Paine, Superin
tendent Of the Banking Department Of the state has
submitted to the Legislature the annual report Of his de-
partment The report shows the condition OF the banks
and trust companies at the close Of the fiscal year ending
sentember 80 1893 and makes various suggestions as to
their management.
The report states: On October 1888 eiehty-f9u
the laws OF this State, engaged Ill active business
nine OF the number having an aggregate capital OF
eight more banks III operation than at the date OF the
last report During the fiscal year there mas Geeh net
nerod loans and discounts have increased Sl22l653O
profits and surplus Sl4SS,7lG, and deposits 9Jl ls63
6s9 THE total Ucrease in assets for the year $780,
152 o33 The Increase I'm the several items or resources
Following comparative statement compiled from the
svvorn rpnorts of the several banks:
New-York tribune., 1884-01-03
civil. NOTES

A writ of prohibition restraining the Court
of Special Sessions from trying Henry Bahaner liquor
seller OF No 81 First-ave for keeping his place open
after the proper hour denied by Justice Lawrence
holds that Bahaner mjusy convicted, has his remedy
in appeal.
James ID. Fish, as receiver Of the TeutOnia
Bank. filed his report yesterday. lie gives the amount
received by him as $lOj0322 ST. and he has paid out
~ A. lcaynga balance of S3706 "a. There are
stu 100 bonds in litigation among tho assets. Justice
Donohue u the Supreme Court discharged hr Fish from
the rcceivcThp and appointed Herman H. street 10 Wlu
nm the banks affairs.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-03
NO COMPROMISE on THURMAN.

State Insurance Commissioner Clarke Moore
of Ohio is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel As Republican
observer of the Democratic contest there he said last
evening:
Payne will be elected Senator to a certainty"
What about "a compromise ON Ihurnanf'
"EO compromise The STANDARD OH company mas Pudt
600 much money into the hht to allow any compromise
New-York tribune., 1884-01-03
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.

the United states Supreme Court to-day were follows
No l5-Orisnal parte IN the matter Of Joseph Var
boron and others petitioners leave granted 70 Me puuOh
FOR yri of haheas COrpu, and certiprarl.
40 ,5The County Of Dixon Neb plaintiff in error, agt
Mas Fold. Submitted.
No J. Hart. plaintiff IN error agt Marion SAMSON
and others. Submitted.
no gGj-Ihe District Of Columbia, plantiR in ag
Lewis Clephane. Submitted. -
No SO3-Wiiam Gardner and others, appellants agt Mar
Tin Herr and others submitted.
No S-O-Chas r. BsSCll Vantin In error agt the Town
sn of Spring Valley Cherokee county Kansas submitted
10 lUi9-Thc city Of Jonesboro appellant agt the Cairo
and ~ ouis Railway Company and others Submitted.
No ll27-Chas J.. RrppendOrf appellant, agt Wm. ]"
and others. ~ubunttct .C---.
20 Ii4l-The United states appellant agt Albert Grant
surviving partner, etc submitted on motion 10 DISMISS OIL
NO a-Augustus D. Juilard, plaintiff in agt Thos
No 5s7-Afrei Sdcll and others, appellants agt Jas g.
No 9iG"Ared sdel others appellants, agt 1hos j.
Ember and Others. 49,, ,.,..,s. 4, u ,-
Chas TschiGm. Argument begun.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-03
MoNrlN1 MERcHANTS EIIL.

ST. PAUL, Jan. &c. W. Savage Sons,
dealers In general merchandise at Miles City Montana
have made an assignment. Their assets are estimated
at 500 900, with liabilities stated at about the same
nguIe5.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-03

whom the Government has claim for $4,000 on ac-
count OF underyauation Of importaons Some time ago
the firm offered 50 400 in compromise Of the claim but
the offer was rejected. The offer was subsequently IN
creased TO 600 under consideration by the
Solicitor who says he is inclined to reject also as msa
feip
New-York tribune., 1884-01-03

T19 Z
s99s50755 sept - Isl, 81 -4G39s2i sept 70 1857
sl22 563 400; sept. %, 1888, $500 7l6,aV3.
"Ths is evidence of exceedingly favorable character
70 our system Of free banking and shows that capitalists
Notwithstanding the Determinations against state banks
Iy the Federal Government, are satisedlwth the sim
piicItv and efficiency Of thar system TIE he
question but that the future Of the banks created In
orance with the statutes Of this state as promising as
that of those organized under the National Banking Act
The document show that on October l, 1888 there
were sixteen regularly organized trust loan and mortgage
,umuaucs doing business in the state, and that July
th. aggregate resources amounted to SlGO 1I and
their total liabilities SlGO O2o393l. The deficiency OF
~ 40 10 Is i'm the assets OF Real Estate Trust Com
many on the same date there sixteen institutions
Tor the keeping and guaranteeing Of personal prop
crtv with an aggregate capital OF -, ,SSG9OO.
The repot next deals with the bank circulation, and
saws; During the fiscal year S2l7977 Of the Outstand-
inI circulating notes issued by incorporated banks bank
ug associations or individual bankers. the time the
REDEMPTION Of which had not expired, were burned at
this Department. The total circulation cancelled by
reason Of EXPIRATION OF the legal time for its redemption
by the Supcriutndcut Sl74O3, during the year, all
of which wa, secured circulation issued by banking
Citations The total circulation Outstanding September 80
was SlOl sos diN Gcd follows: secured T2G,S19
at the close of the preceding year IL
was lO2 The marked reduction during the year OF
outstanding circulation resulted from the discovery in the
vault Of the Bank ~ the Manhattan Company Of $2lINil
of it, own notes which had not been presented here for
cancellations and remained charge against the bank
tbr hooks OF this Department The have been de-
strnvcd In accordance with law.
Tie following securities were held In trust by the super
iucndcnt for banking associations individual bankers
and trust companies, on October l:
Bonds and mort S3-lO 90
United states stOgk Is l,2iSuOD 90
Ncw-IOIk state stocks ,'uO 20
Cash. lOo'' IS
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-27
A DutchmSu's Horse Trade.

An occasional contributor to the Troy
Times furnishes this fable. Its striking
similarity to Mr.. Esop's yarns will be
at once recognized:
An honest Dutchman. who in an Hour
of Weakness had been beguiled into
purchasing Horse at County Fair
and Agricultural Horse-trot, and had
learned too late that far from being
Young and Gentle as it had been Falsely
represented by the Crafty Granger, the
Animal was full of Years and Sin, was
Sorely troubled and Cast about to see
how he might Dispose of the Vicious
and Useless Beast. The Intelligent
Horse, observing the Dependency of
the Dutchman and Shrewdly guessing
its Canse, thus Addressed its Aston
ished Owner: "Thou hast fed me we'll
and treated me kindly, my master now,
Vicious and Useless as am, will At
tempt to Repay thee. Thanks to thy
good Care am waxed At :s,sI. Slee,n. !; !;
and if thou wilt but Hitch me to the
Gutter and drive past thy
neighbor Sweeny's Residence, thou
mayst perhaps trade me off with that
L III LID SC1cpldIcu llOGbtI
Some days later, while the Honest
Dutchman was Speeding his New Trot-
ter on the Avenue, he met his neighbor
in the Act of building Fire under his
Balky Acquisition, who would not stir
in his Tracks. "How now, chou Vii
famous Dutchman? What Wreck hast
thou given me in Exchange for Ny
Valuable Trotter. Didst thou not as
sure me this Beast was Faithful and
Fast, and that it would just please me
to see him PULP" "True," said the
Dutchman, ''and CONCEALED Truth it
was. Had the Brute not been faithful
could never have secured his Good
Behavior long enough to Dispose of
him; you surely could not have him
held Faster or more securely even if he
were chained to Tree; and certain am
I that you could not at this moment be
better pleased than to see the Animal
Pull, though Alas much fear me you
never will" Upon this the Grateful
Animal lay down in the Shafts and
Died, his Last Words being:
ssVirtue is it's own rewardn
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-27
The Work of an Editor.

Of the late editor of the London
Times, Mr.. Chenery, the London
Graphic says: "He delegated very lit
tie of his work to sub editors; he read
through the proofs of every leader, let
ter, large-type, article, and telegram
that appeared in the Times; and the
lenders were almost always written on
lines which he suggested in few pithy
sentences. He seldom left writer to
work out his article all alone, but gen.
orally went the round of the rooms at
the office two or three times in an ewes
ming to carry scraps of fresh news, or
to furnish any new arguments whjHh
had occurred to his ever active mind.
He had to conduct the Times under
circumstances more difficult than those
which beset Mr.. Delane during the
greater part of the latter's career, for
Of late the Times has published more
than six columns of kilograms daily, and
many of these arriving at a late hour
often oblige the editor to alter the
whole plan of his nights work after that
work has commenced. Any emergency
of this description Mr.. Chenery always
met with unmurmuring promptness and
sagacity. He never fretted nor fumed ;
and he had q most placid temper"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-27
Electric Light for Locomotive
HEADLIGHTS.

J. E. Long, Iron Manufacturer. The
latest application for electric light is
one of the most wonderful. Ever since
its discovery railroad men and inventors
have been trying to adapt it to use as q
locomotive headlight. The trouble was
in the oscillation of the great engine
frame, which shook the carbons together
Some Ohio and Indiana men have in
vented perfectly balanced lamp to
hold the carbons. It has been running
for thirty days on the Pan Handle Rail
road, between Bradford Junction and
indianapolis, and has been success.
John F. Miller, superintendent of that
division, told me it was perfect. It is
run by little engine and dynamo placed
on the side of the locomotive ok of
the Westinghouse air brake. The en-
CINE is, of course, in constant motion,
and fed direct from the boiler by an
eight of an-inch tap. This invention
will make travelling at night safer than
in the daytime. The electric light will
show an obstruction mile away. Col
lisions mostly occur on curves, but the
cone of light sent out from one of these
headlights would pierce the darkness
SO far in straight line as to be seen
from any part of the curve. I am told
that the Pennsylvania Railroad proposes
to put it on all their engines. It is the
most important invention for railroads
since the Washington air brake.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-27

In January, 1868, the Sd Vermont
and Goth New-Jersey regiments, brigad-
ed together in the LIST Vermont Brigade,
were in winter quarters at White Oak
Church opposite fredericksburg. The
26th was nine months regiment, re-
cruited mainly in Newark and the
Oranges, and its boys were fond of good
living and plenty of it, but did not get
a large enough allowance from the
Quartermaster to satisfy them. They
made it up, however by "foraging" on
the commissary stores when some
one of the other regiments in the brig
ade, particularly the Sd, was on guard.
This had been going on for about two
months, and the Sd got tired of it. The
Goth owned large and fat Newfound-
land dog, which foraging party OF the
3D. captured one night. It was killed
and dressed to look like mutton, and
hung among the commissary stores dur
ing the following day. At night the 3D.
was placed on guard with instructions
not to be particular about preventing
the 9th foragers from taking what they
desired. And sure enough in the morn
IaS tllC uOS WIS SOuC. L. ITO uCAV Jay
some of the officers of the Goth sent an
invitation to some officers of the
Sd to dine with them. The
invitation was accepted; and
hosts and guests sat down to well-ap-
pointed dinner the heavy piece of which
was mutton stey." The visitors did
full justice to every course except the
stew" to which, however, their hosts
applied themselves vigorously. At the
conclusion of the meal, Surgeon Good
win, of the Sd, picking up one of the
ribs and addressing himself to the sur
geon of the Goth, who sat beside him,
asked:
Doctor, isn't this rather peculiarly
constructed rib for sheep?"
The New-Jersey surgeon took it in
his hand and examined it carefully.
Then he blurted out, loud enough to at
tract the attention of all: tits dogs
rib, by thunderw
The joke was out and from that time
until they were mustered out of the SER
vice the members of the 26th were
greeted by other regiments with a
chorus of banks.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-27

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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-27
Improved Railway Service.

To James McCrea, general manager
of the Pan Handle railroad, is due the
system of railroad work by which rail-
roads are kept constantly in service by
relays of engineers and firemen. Nc
Crea began his railroading as rodman.
At twenty he was superintendent Of
the middle division of the Pennsylvania
railroad. This was ten years ago.
Freight trains were then run through to
their destination by the same Grew
with which they started. At night they
were side-tracked, while the crew slept.
At the end of the line, the locomotive
was idle until the crew could sleep and
return to clean it up. Young McCrea
proposed that the moment an engine
came in wipers should be set at work to
clean it up, and that new engineer and
crew should take it out as soon as ready
and that relays of engineers should be
placed along the line to keep the trains
continually moving. The management
was slow to try the plan; but McCrea
persisted in asking trial. In years
time 43 locomotives were doing the
work formerly done by 50, and the road
was saving $3.50 900 per year. The
plan is now general.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-27
Hebe Turned into Bullets.

From the Charleston Or. CO. News.
About 80 years ago Col. w. B. John
ston built large cistern on Mulb cry
street, in Macon, Ga. The cistern was
ornamented in the centre with foun-
tain consisting of beautiful life-size
statue of the charming goddess Hebe,
as she appears in art, cup-bearer,
dispensing nectar at the banquets of the
gods. Hebe was perfect in form and
lovely in the graceful manner in which
she held the tankard in one hand and
poured the unceasing flow of water into
bowl held in the other hand. On one
occasion serious objection was made
to her appearance by an elderly widow
from Wilkinson County, who was the
guest of Peter J. Williams,
the landlord of the old
Washington Hall which was near the
fountain. She asked Mr.. Williams
what the figure meant. He described
it, and was enthusiastic in praising the
beauty of Hebe's form and graceful at
titude. "That all may be true" replied
the widow, "but object to it because
she ought to have on some clothes, and
I will subscribe 81 to buy eightyards Of
calico to have frock made for her.
Several years after, a new Council,
who seemed to be less aesthetic than their
predecessors, was elected, when they
passed resolution ordering Hebe to
be removed to m secluded place.
Illus the beautiful statue of the you"
goddess was consigned to darkness III
cellar until during the late war.
When lead became scarce it was pre-
sented to the Macon arsenal by Mr..
Johnston, where it was melted and
produced twenty five hundred pounds
of lead, which were moulded into Con
federate bullets.