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THE HEAT. Dire Effects of the Excessively Hot Weather. SUNSTROKES AND MORTALITY. Last Night’s Storm and Its Evil Consequences. OUR WATER SUPPLY. — - Yesterday it seemed as if ese cup full of miseries which humanity is supposed to have constantly at tts | Ups, was going to boil over the brim and precipitate the catastrophe which overtakes every mortal in his or berturn. For nearly two weeks the country bas been Withering under the influenco of the prolonged drought The trees, whose overshadowing branches and rustling leaves protected the weary totler from tho scorching sun during tne noonday rest, began to lose their beautiful dresses of green and to shock the eye by the exposure of their bare limbs, The velvet sward that invited the meditative:promenader to traverse its broad carpet of verdure, turned 4 dirty bianket colored yellow, with patches here and there, as though some mischievous boys had been building centon- nial bonfires on it, The ponds became bovered wih the green, shiny coating of embryotic vegetation, giving to the clear waters beneath asuriace appearance of badly cooked turtle soup, in which all that was needed was a jong hop pole to stir up the Inmps of fat which could be sup- posed to be submerged in the motionless fluid, * ‘The cows, those interesfing animals which, with the assistance of the mecbanica! appliance called “the bydrant,”’ furnish the matutinal lacteal to the million dwellers in New York, even they looked utterly de- moralized, and,. for wapt of the nutritious herbage which was now completely withered by tho heat, the almost dried up fountains whence flow milky streams refused to respond to the gentle demands of tho dairy- maid, and the dealers put In more water and put on bwo cents a quart on the price. During this period of tropical heat several cases of geute mental aberration occurred among our canine population, particularly those individuals whose an- gestry came over in whalers from Spitzhergen, or tho: who, baving first seon light among the glaciers of that frigid land, have since become adopted citizens of the fanine republic. These poor beasts, not having any ehance to change their winter clothing for lightsummer wear, suffered horribly from the terrible temperature, and might be scen almost on any corner, with a kind- hearted policeman bathing their poor aching heads with his locust club or administering small quantities of lead hypodermically to assuage their agony. Even the park sparrows showed the effect of the heat in thei listless eflorts to hop around and pick up the crumbs of bread left by the childron along the walks, There is always a certain devil-may-care expression in the city sparrow’s eye, and even in the midst of adversity, when the cold January winds are filling the nests with snow and the shivering passers by forget that sparrows mast eat or dio, the brave gamin of bird society does not look disconsolate. But during the heated hoars of the past weok the sparrows of New York grow atterly depressed, and could be seen in large numbers lounging ‘round the fountains in ¢: ‘ks, and jh the low keyed twitteriugs one co hear thom say to each other, ‘Come and let’s take a drink.” THE STREET CAR MORSKB. ‘These poor brutes suffered most of all others during the heated term. The soulless corporations that they called master know no mercy to their brute servants, and at the very hottest timo of the day the overloadea street car could be seen moving slowly over the glisten- {ng rails behind a pair of poor dumb brutes, whose di- lated nostrils, panting sides and agonized eyes told a @readiul tale of suffering. At certain intervals along the various lines of route a drink of water proved a most merciful gift to these totlers of the road, and it is really a sight worth witnessing to seo the exgerness with which the sweat-covered bead of the thirsty car horse is plunged. to the eyes in the cvol puncheon of water on the track side. Many horses succumbed to she fearful heat, while a great number are permanently injured by overwork in the hot sun. Itis singular that the owners of these ani- als do pot devise some simplo plan of screening the bead, neck and back irom the direct rays of the during the early afternoon in summertime. As an act of mercy to helpless animals, as well as economy, Mais should be done, Toe genus homo in every condition of life suffered trom the intense heat; but, of course, not in the same a nabtherg ‘The wealthy and healthy had decidedly ‘best of it inevery sense. The former could retire crom the overheated city to the cool retreats by the Seaside or among the mountains, and fecling assured ot means of indulging in this luxurious Tetirement witbout disturbing the financial equilitriam detied the assauits of old Sol and soothed the internal heat by libations that cool and comfort at the 10 time The merely healthy tudividual, although suc- coss(ai in resisting the assaults of the heat, sulfered a ‘wear and tear of the system, & burning of Ii candlo at both ends, that any relict ‘in the shape of cooling is grateful to soul and body. ut it is the poor touler for his or her daily bread, without a prospect of any cessationof labor; the mother nursing the weak, fever stricken infant; the dweller in the stifling tene- Ment, next the roof; the occupants of the equally cellar, the poor creatures who have neither cellar nor attic to shelter thom, tne sick poor and the poor sick generally that invite our commisseration in a season of suffering like that which has lasted daring the psst two weeks. THM REPECTS OF HEAT. The exbaustion induced by exceseive beat is very severe, It juces an utter prosiration of the vital forces, the nervous energy, that enables us during temperate, and even cold seasons, to undertake labors: ach vigorous action. Now, add to this ex- ation the loss of strength caused by an iusuffictency of food and it will be found thatthe poor suffer in season like this ap amount of misery which the fails to describe. Who, then, can biaine the unfor- tuuates who, driven almost to the verge of despair vy their wants, seek reliof in the temporary oblivion of iutemperance and so add to the risks they run from heat during the summer months. The long list of deaths from sunstroke which are pubiished every day in the Hxnato is furnished m the ranks of those who habitually resist beat by stimulat- ing drinks, and daily increase the probabilities of a fasal result, Isis only the nataral, out misdirected, effort to regain the strep, which is lost by overheating, and it 1s absurd to howl against jt, as some of the uitra ‘abstinence men and women ge *rantly and tran- Heatly ao. In order to jeseen tho number of deaths by gunsiroke, which is only another name for pLysical ex- haustion caused by heat, it is only necessary to educate the poorer clasacs in the most economical ways of re- Heving themselves without baving recourse to intoxi- cating drinks or the almost equally danger- ous eo water. It is a mistake to itnaginoe that ice water cools the body permanently, even though swallowed large quantitier, The ebock admiaistered to the system by the introduction of ice water into the stomach is extremely dangerous and may resuit in instant death. The biood is driven from the cold centre into the beart and head and also into the capillary blood vessels, gorging and distending them so ag to squeeze out by their cxpanding are the wator held in the pore iubes of the skin. This will account for the saflusion of perspiration that always follows the swaliowing of cold drinks in summer ‘Thirst ia io a great measure appeasable without havin, fecourse to large drinking, and a cup of tepid tea wil accomplish more in that respect than a botie of iced ebampagne or other stimulating liquor. THE CITY UAT has been excessive, and many bave been longing for the coming of the cool, retreshing winds tbat followed the heavy storm ot yesterday. Groups of the curious in temperatures be seen on any of the bot days around the thermometers at the various drug stores and other where such were visiblo, Hud- aut’s, at the Hunan office, was, of course, tho chief consultation of the heat measure, & ton of Hudnut’s for use im the Individaal at once sq; fended to pile it about the big thermometer aod fetch the “dara thing’’ down anyhow, in utter defiance of all weather lawa, beman and divine. The bait took, and enti nearly all tbe ice was removed indoors a gaping crowd waited for the experiment in manutactaring coid TRE LONG EXPECTRD STORM, whieh had been predicted in the Hunan fal came rasbing on the city from the sou! twoP. M. The centre of (he storm passed over New Jersey, but we got a sulficient share of its urca over New York to give usa mont reireshing shower. BSearoely bad the first hig drops begun to full om the bot than the jow rumbiing of thunder pro- storm would be short. , bat the quantity of would tril’ would make up for its of duration, Svou the downpour was and the fithy accumulations of rotten aad compound nastiness that had lain so long fos. fm the strect gutiers, began to move slowly off that ia, they to descend toward Branch aod Staten Island docks, via the aad sewers, “Aha!” body said to y @ise, “there's the rain at last” Then about of everybody looked wisely at the sky and re- “It looks af if it would continue,” bat ibe otter tts bead and, partly from conviction and spirit of contradiction, said, ‘I don’t store, apd an impious that the proprietor in. E i i i i z i i it Ball shoo! from | always filled, and 1 i all NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1876—TRIPLE SHEET. ee near at band the ligh ing. The course of the storm was as usual, oan Coclet. The probable rainfall during the storm will not ox- ceed an inch in New York city, but the least favor is thankfully received and acknowledged. If, durinu the next fow days, we have a daily shower then the coun- try will reassume her summer clothes, the naked limbs of the trees will be decently covered with leaves, like those of Adam and Eve, and the only tranks we will Seo will be those of visitors to irban retreats among the woods and mountainy. IMPANT MORTALITY, The distressing increase of the infant death rate’ during the heated period of the last fortni has created 4 great deal of anxiety and alarm, and especially in those lower wards where the raveges have been most fatal Many are unable to understand why the death rate should be greater among young children than among adults, and many causes have been assigned which in reality bave no bearing at all upon the case. Professor J. Adler, a physician of large ex- perience im the treatment of intantile complaiuts, yes- terday favored a Hmxaup reporter with his views upon the subject. Sunstroke in itscif, he said, was as common to adults as children, though {t affected them in different degrees; but tue in- creasing death rate among the latter was due to the com- bired effects of the heat, bad ventilation and improper food. Many deaths wera ascribed to the eflecis of heat wuich were actually the result of neglect, carelessucss or ignorance on the pari of the parents. Theexira heat of tho atmosphere prevents the body trom giving out its heat in natural course, Thus impurities are not allowed to escape the systom, the circulation bo- comes irregular and catarrb of the stomach and bowels ensues, Should the digesttve organs be found in an tli condition the severeness of the disease is increased. Sometimes this catarrh condition extends throughout the entire intestinal tract, digestion 18 prevented, the body becomes weaker through loss of blood and ex- haustion and death ensues. This is stated by the Professor to be tho usual manner in which infants are affected by this disease. Of course, many cases vary, but in geperai the neglect of the digestive organs 18 the main cause of the in- creased mortality. The irregular circulation of the bloud should be neutralized by proper feeding, or t least mistake is liable to bring on the fatal bowel cor piaint Drinking, too, of ansuitable liquids at im- proper times did its tatal sbare, Bad ventilation in tenement houses also greatly assists the evil. The Pro- fessor states that in some of tho lower districts of the city, and some upper ones as weil, the filth and stench are absolutely poisonous in their effects. The streets themselves ure improperly cleaned and ais- infectant sare not used A¥ an instance in this reapeet, he states that on Sunday morning before the Fcurth he saw three policemen kill a dog, sup- sed to be mad, upon the corner of Broadway and ‘hirty-fourth street. Twenty-four hours later the body ol the animal was still lying in the street, The season has not gone far enough for arriving at any approxi- niate estimate of the total death rate among children as compared with former years, but the Protessor offers it as his opinion that if the heat should continue the increase of mortality will be alarming. “He recom- mends as general preventutives increased facilities for public baths, a better distribution of imiormation among the ignorant classes upon the laws of eating, drinking and digestion, and urges particularly more attention to the d einiection and cleaning of the streets. OUR WATER SUPPLY. Commissioner of Public Works Allan Campbell yes- terday gave a HERALD reporter tne following opinions and Views as to the effect of the prolonged drought on ‘his department :— ‘The volume of the Croton river is very much ro- duced and we are drawing from our artificial reservoirs in Putnam county, but we are always compelied to do that in summer. ‘The aqueduct is filled aud is drawing allthe water it has capacity for, Our distributing reservoir has fullen about one foot in the last mo! ‘That shows we are distributing more water than wo are receiving. Of course, the extra consumption of water in summer by such means as street sprinkling, gutter washing, tho playing of fountains, the extraor- dinary amount used in washing, &¢., cails for a much larger supply than at apy other season. But that is no new staie of things A good fall of rain in the Croton Valiey would save us from drawing from qur artificial sources in Putnam county; but we have auch @ superabundance there that, as yet, we run no danger from the want of rain. Our real trouble is with our aqueduct. It is too sinall. ‘This city uses 100,000,000 gallons a day, which is equalto the consumption of London. This can be and should be greatly lessened. The ple of New York should not waste so much water, It is impossible to build a new aqueduct at present on account ol the scarcity of money. Idoalllcan to save it, For in- stance, I requested the Park Commissioners to shut off the sountains in the parks, between mine o'clock in the evening and morning, which they immediately com- pled with. I bave several umes, through the press, made requests to the people to exercise more care; but it 1s a delicate thing to keep on asking it in a matter which is so closely related to cleanliness, especially among the mhabitants of tenement houses. 1 do not ask anybody to stint himscif, but to use only what he really needs, and be certain that none goes to waste. If this were done I think our present aqueduct would provide amply for all the water which the city wants. In a conversation with one of the employes ot the Superintendent of Water vorks office Henatp reporter learned that the siory circulated about a decrease of water in the reservoir is uniounded. This gentleman said that dur- are infrequent, the seem to give a great deal of concern to people un- acquainted with the rees of the water works. Inquiries about the precize namber of galions of water ready for distribution are received, and alarmists are always found ready to exaggerate stories about the lake having dried up, or the water pipes being choked, and then circulate them about the city. ‘The heat of the last few weeks and the lack of rain,” suid tho water works man, ‘‘bas not affected the water supply to any appreciable extent. fallen about half an inch jn the reservoir, but that dat is tirely too early to indulge any anticipation: 5 rious failure of the suppiy. Croton Lake has not been much aflected by the drought, and the number of small eprings that run into it are apt to be dried up only in cases of extreme protracted drought beyond anything like a provavie period.” ‘The reporter asked if such had never happened. “Oh, yes,’ was the reply, *'in 1868 we bad considerable trouvio with the water. There was norain for a long time, and its absence began to toll apon the supply in the reservoirs When relic! came, bow 1b was determined to guard against the repetition o! ch au oocurrence, and measures were soon after taken to 80 improve the waterworks and increase the supply that ‘fa want of water would be almost :mpossible. Now wo have ® means of making New York iudependent of Croton Lake jor a considerable poriod should its water give out. There are a number of storages in Putnam county in which a supply 16 kept sufficient to meet the necessities of the city tor three months. The greatest care is taken to have this storage understand that even now the water ' is overflowing the m shee, ‘There are a new sories of storages in course of con- struction im another part of the State, which, when completed, will hold as large a body of water ns that con- tained in the Putnam county works, With all these provisions against a failure of water there can be little chance of the city boing ever subjected to a drought, and as for avy rumors about one being close at band, depend upon it they are utterly groundless. "* DRATHS FROM SUNSTROKR. The following deaths from sunstroke were yesterday reported at the Coroners’ office :— ‘Alice Dowd, 54 years, No. 232 Mulberry street. Bridget McCarthy, 43 years, No. 63 Catharine street. Patrick Lyneb, 50 years, No. 612 East Fitteenth | street Mary McGarm, 22 years, No. 77 Washington street, John Roddy, 9 years, No. 192 First avenue, Bridget Lyons, 60 years, No. 203 Mot. street. William Marshatl, 26 years, No. 85 Eighth avenue. Charles Jordan, of No. 86 avenue C. Henry Dyer, of Twenty-filth street and Second avenue, Albert Porter, of Hobok Hospital. Jamed Smith, of No. 897 Sixth street. Avdrew Cooney, of Cherry street vue Hospital Elizabeth Haryay, of No, 138 East Fifty-seventh street, Isaac Van Tine, of if, 117 avenue B. Maggie King, aged 32 ycors, found at First avenue and Eighth street, Pe od og Hanson, of Newark, Tuken to the New York jospital. Charles Schlygel, aged thirty-two years, of No. 204 William street, died yesterday of the heat IN BROOKLYN. An unknown woman was sunsiruck in Gold street and taken to the City Hospital unconscioas. Jamen H. Riley, a clerk in the law office of Henry C. Morphy. Taken home. Patrick Gannon, cooper. Augustus Grill, of No. 53 Scholes street, Apn McGuire, of Grand and Seventh eireets Taken tod heat at of Myrtle avenue and Lawrence strec, She to the hospital, Morris Curtin, plumber. Taken to the hospital. Jane jterson. t seRerY city. William Turnbull, prostrated in Erie street Taken . Sent to the Now Yors Taken to Belle- home. a a Waterman, prostrated on Coles street, near ixt Jol Paveniaaveoua Takes home. A stevedore named James Murphy was carried from the Long Dock to St. Francia’ Hospital John H. Nolan, a brakeman on the Erip Kailway, oo to the heat while at work pear the Erio tannel, An unknown man was foand on Mont street, near Greene, prostrated by the heat, and was taken to Mereein’s drug store. } IN PATERSON, It was ninety-eight in the snade ta yester- day afternoon, sod several of sanstroke necurred, cases none of thera are likely to result serivasiy, STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. During the storm yesterday a treo pee some Asylum bn Black- outhouses attached to Uwe Lonatic woll’s Island was strack by lighting, Som of the heavier boughs falling upon the roofs of tures caused considerable damage thereto, A tree in South Foarth street, near Fourth, i Win- jamsburg, was stack by lightning during ‘The stroke split of a tage lind and parked t and. No other damage was occasioned, Ineident creaied considerable alarm among dents of that neighvorhood. yur o'clock yesteruay afternoon ning struck the Gagstaff on the rool of No, 163 asa coffin manufactory by Taylor & ing tt, but cansing no other damage. Daring the beavy thunder storm jast evening tho barn of Hiram Lng ig jon Course, town of Jamaica, was struck by lightning, and wit iti alk bis, wos otner outbuildings, hay. Tortteast: \ in, farming utensils, &c., Joss is estimated at $5,000. Last evening, during the severe storm, the barn on the farm of Hiram Crossman, on the Jamaica Plank Road, East New York, was strack by lightuing and set on fire, About t e tona of hay were destroyed, The horses, wagons and harness were saved, but the Duilding was totally destroyed, The loss 1s estimated at $2. No insurance, The house of Jobn Steffens, corner of Evergreen and Myrtle avenues, Brooklyn, was struck by hghtning last night and damaged to the amount of $50, EFFECTS OF EAT AXD LIGHTNING BISEWHERE, At Albany @ dosen policemen sent to preserve the peace at the new reservoir took refuge duriog a heavy sbower in a too! shop which, being strack by lightning the whole company were more or less paralyzed, Ser- geant McNamara, who was most injured, had bis shoes torn from his feet, Many fatal cases of sunstroke have eocurred in Can- ada, Three deaths aro reported from St Catharines and ove from London, resuiting from heat, In many places persons nave ben prostrated, bat recover; is expected in most instances, severe thunder storm passed over the eastern sec- tion of Massachusetts, yesterday allernoon, ‘At Medway the lightning struck in several places. The resiuence of James Mahan, at Caryville, was struck and considerably injured. His five-year-old daughter was killed and his mother severely injured, During the thunder storm yerteriay afternoon the Hghtwing entered tho Western Union Telegraph ollice in Readville, Mass., id Miss Liane Clapp, the oper- ator, who was sitting at the instrament, wax instantly killed. Her body was not mutilated, bat there were slight traces of the electric fluid on her face and arma. Three or four others, who were the time, were uninjured. Miss Clapp was about cight- een yoars old, and was the only daughter of a widowod moiher. At Detroit th somewhat abat were totally destroyed. intense heat of the past 1ew days was by a retreshing rain Mouday evening. ‘A tuilor, Charles Haas, died on Monday of sunstroke, Two fatal cases of sunstroke occurred In West Troy Monday. ihe victims were both laboring men. On Monday at Pine Bash, Orange county, N. J. Mason Hunter died {rom tha elfects of sunstroke, and at Hopewell, in Crawford township, Robert M. Thomp- son, a farmer and protninent citizen, was overcome by the heat whiie at work on a hay mow, and fell to the ba¥n floor, receiving dangerous, if not fatal injuries, At Baltimore twonty-sevcen cases of sunstroke and prostration from heat occurred on Monday, of which fourteen were fatal. The excessive beat of the past fow days still con- tinues at Washington. For the first time in the history of the city building operations have been discontinued |] owing to the extreine heat Since Saturday there pave been twelve deaths, and numerous persons are in a dangerous condition from the effects of suustroke and various diseases superinduced by tho extremely hot weather, Some twenty horses, mostly belonging to the street railway companies, have died from the same cause. ‘At Bridgeport, Conn., during a tempest preceding a thunder storm, a scuttle cover was blown irom a roof in East Bridgeport, and struck and killed David Grove- Steen, a nine-year-old child, FREAKS OF LIGHTNING IN A COT- TON MILL. Provipencs, R. I,, July 11, 1876. Athunder shower occurrad this afternoon in which 1.22 inches ot rain fell, Tho lightning struck a steam cotton mili, playing along the shafting and setting fire to a broom'hanging on a post. A number of operatives were shocked, but uninjured. SANITARY MATTERS, At the meeting ofthe Board of Health yesterday the following report was received {rom Sanitary Suporin- tendent Day :— ‘There were 858deaths reported in this city during tho week ending July 8, 1876, being an tncrease of 222 as compared with the preceding week, and 115 more than were reported during the corresponding week of 1875, The uctual mortality for the week ending July 1 was 640, which represents an annual death rate of 31.34 per 1,000 persons living, tho population esti- mated at 1,061,518. The continued high temperature for the past two weeks has been accompanied by an increased number of deaths of persons eufering from debility, occasioned by chronic complaints, and children under five years of The mortauty reported for the week ending July 1 of children under one year was 221; under two years, 281; under five years, 333, aud during the pres- ent week, 385 were under one year, 484 under two years and 541 under fve years, showing an increase during the past week as compared with the week pre- yious of children under five years of age of 208 and of 108 more than were reported during the corresponding week of 1875, when the average tempera.ure for the week was 6.7 degrees Fahrenheit less than during Jast week. Tho following !s a comparative statement of contagious disease reported at this bureau for the two weeks ending July 8, 1876:— July & “s 29 Cerebro-spinai meningitis. 1 Measles. a7 Diphthe: A GREAT NUISANCE, The subjoined letter will command the attention of every sanitartan at this time Ovvice O¥ THE COMMISSIONERS OF QUARANTINE, New Yous, July 11. 1876, } To Tuk Epiton oy THx HxKaLp:, Commissioner Judd, in his letter to J. W. Simon- won, Esq, very truly remarks that there are no grounds for upprehension about yellow fever in Lower jay. Heis rigut and I cheerfully indorse ail be says, The Commissioners are amply provided With means to prevent the spread of iniectious digeases of any kind The Commissioners of Quaraatine do, however, enter their protest against the outrage that 1s being daily, if not hourly committed by the authorities of ew York city in dumping tbe filth and garbage of New York city at an mnproper time of tide and so close to the beach of vesend and Coney nd as to make it dangerous io the health of not only ali who reside mm that vicinity, but who fre. quent .these otherwise delightful bathing places in search of health, The parties responsible for this outrage on the people of Kings county should be compelled to abate this nuisance forthwith, and should be prevented from annoying their neighbors of Kings county again. We have, to-day, of the finest beaches jor surf bathing in the world, and tho best for still bathing, both of thom only one hour from New York city, the facilities for reaching either piace aro ample—over ono hundred trains per day, and the transit is rapid; but both of these places are rendered practically useless from the amount of filth thrown up on the shores by the incoming tides New York acts towards Kings in this the same as one nei; throwing the filth that accumulaed in his household into a Proper Feceptacle for it, should damp it over on neighbor's lawn, or in front of his residence. Individuals would reseat this in short order, and ifthe law did not stop the outrage physical forc rought in would more than likely b Tequisition to put an end to it As Commissioner of Quarantine appointed from Kings county I solemnly protesi against this health endangering proceeding, and shall lond my voice aud force to put a stop to it Yester- day the shores of Quarantine Hospital Island were lined with this filth, aud the stench was absolutely frightiul for not only sick people or weak stomachs, but was dangerous for the most healthy. There 1s more to be foured irom this trouble than either from yellow iever or cholera. I will state that if this vile stuff was sub merged it would then be disiniected, bat it is too light to sink and floats with the wind and tide.—Very re- spectfuily, WM. LB. STARS, Prevideat Quarantine Commissioners, Turspar, July 11, 1876. To Tae Evrron or rae Henato:— The notice taken inthe Hxnaxp of yesterday, 10th inst., of the moteor of Sunday night, does not do that wonderial phenomenon justice as to its enormous pro- portions, length and duration. Atthe time mentioned in your notice I was on the root of a house in London Terrace, in Twenty-third street, looking leigurely at the stars in the direction of the meteor, and had, therefore, a full view of and ts entire course, and ampio time to have i: fully in pressed upon my mind. 1 had seen many meteors in diferent parts ol the world, but 1 had never seen avy- thing like this one in extent, magnitude, duration and magnificence. It commenced, as it were, over Long Isiand Sound, and flashed across the heav low- ering’ as it wont, till it reached what ap- peared to be the valley of the Hadson, where the grand explosion took piace. In Its passage It was slow! ry more easily followed by the eye, and whe two small balls of fre fel: vert and the main ball plunged ont in of the moteor, and #0 like au immenso rocket that [ fancied 1 beard the explosion. he unusual Jeneth of this meteor and the time it took in its passage (quite as long as the largest rocket takes to ascend and explode) is what mukes this the most magniticent meteoric body | ever saw move. From the time and place it started to where it ex- ploded its long streak of light Iasted, and while in pas- sage | had ample time to call the attention of a friend and comment ts maguitide and the various brill- fant colors of the balls of fire as they foil Had it been (he evening of tue fourth of Jaly it would have been considered as part oi the pre STONED BY KOWDiES. Ata latebour Monday bight while Mr. John Bowen was waiting for a car at the corner of Third avenueand Court street, Brookiyn, he was assaulted by « number of rowdies, Who stoned him in atorribie manner. He bad several scalp wounds and was so badly injured that ho had (o be ussisted to bis home SMALLPOX IN JERSEY CITY. At noon yesterday a man suffering from smallpox applied at the First precinct station house, in Jersey City, for shelter, He said he had been driven out of bin residence on Morgan street, aud wanted to be sont to the hospital on Snake Hill, The County Phy- sician was notified, and the patient was conveyed to the hospital, | ton, what right a member of the ( |. Mr. Logan tho | Ohio was very strange, | led you to £0 presume, or THE IMPEACHMENT. Yesterday's Proceedings Before the Senate in the Trial of Ex-Seeretary Belknap. ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY BY MR. MARSH. _————— “There Was No Between Marsh and Belknap. Corrupt Bargain THE MANAGERS TO CLOSE TO-DAY. —_—_-—__— Wasutxorox, July 11, 1876+ Tho Sonate resumed the consideration of the articles of impeachment against W. W. Belknap, late Secretary of War, at twelve o'clock. Immediately afer being called to order, the accused, with Messrs, Carpenter, Black and Blair, of his coun- sel, and tho managers on the part of the House of Representatives being present, proclamation was made by the Sergeant-at-Arms in the usual form, Mr. Thurman, of Ohio, moved that the Senate sitting asa Court of Impeachment toke a recess of half an hour in order that some time might be devoted to the consideration of legislative business, Mr. Carpenter, of counsel for the aceused, said ho understood that the Committee on Appropriattuns had several matters to bring before tho Senate, He was | thoronghly sick himself and not able to be here to-day, The witness Evans had not yet arrived, and he there- fore asked that tho Senato sitting as a Court of Im- yeachinent adjourn till to-morrow. Mr. Conkling, of New York, moved to amend tno motion of Mr. Thurman so that the court should ad- journ until to-morrow at twelve o'clock, instead of taking a recess, Rejected—yoas 17, pays 24 Tho motion of Mr. Thurman for a recoss was also rejected, RECALL OF MR. MARSH. Caleb P. Marsh was recalied, and in reply to ques- tions of Mr. Manager McMahon said he remembered the Secritary of War being at his house in New York to dinner, but could not say when 1t was; on ono occa. sion Mr. Reid, General McDowell aud Mr. Belknap were there together. CROSS-EXAMINED BY MR, CARPENTER, Q You stated yesterday that at some timo Mrs, Bel- knap and Mrs Bowers were at your house? A. Yes sir, Q. Had you, prior to the timo these ladies were at your house, made any application, or thought of pro- curing a trado ship? Witness answered that he was in Washington some time in August, 1570, and be thought that was the first ume ho saw General Belknap. There was some talk of appointing him post trader then; did not remember if that was prior to the time the ladies were at his house. Q. Wasthero any corrupt agreement or any agreo. ment betweon you and Belknap in regard to you being appointed a post trader at Fort Sill? ‘The managers objected to the use of the word “cor- rapt,” and tho objection was sustained by the Senate, Q Was there any agreement on your part to pay Mr. Belknap any money in consideration that he would ap- point you post trader at Fort Sill? A. There was not at any Lime, Q Was thero any agrerment betwoon you and Bel- knap that you should pay him money on any valuabics in consideration of him continuing Mr. Evans as post trader at Fort Sill? A. Never. The witness further testifled that there was no agreement between bim and Belknap to the effect that Belknap should be paid for appointing Evans post trader at Fort Sill. Q So far as you know, was not the only inducement vo making that appointment the kindness which you and your wile showed to Mr. and Mrs, Belknap at your house? A. That certainly had a great deal to do with it. Q. Was thero any consideration apart from that triendly feeling moving from you to Mr. Belknap to procure that appointment? “A. None. Witness did not remomber of any occasion when Evans & Co. made a payment to him of $500 by check | of Northop & Chick; remembered of returning a check | to Evans, but did not remomber the amount of it. By Mr. Mitchell, of Oregon—Why did you send to W. W. Belknap, Secrotary of War, the one-half of the vari- ous sums of money received by you from Evans, at Fort Suit Objected to by Mr. Carpenter, and the objection over- tuled by the Senate. ‘A. Simply because I felt like doing 1t; it gave mo pleasure to do #0; 1 sent him the money as a present, always gratuitously ; that is the reason I had. By Mr. Edmunds, of Vermont—State whether Gen- eral Belknap knew in advance of these remittances from time to time, ur how large the present was to be that was to be sent him. Objected to by Mr, Carpenter, and objection ov ruled by the Senate, A. I cannot tell how far; be knew, I am suro, By Mr. Edmunds, of Vermoni—Did you know your. self how large they were to bein advance? A. Certainly; 1 made up my mind that I would send to him the one- half that came to me from the tort. By Mr. Logan, Lilinoiws—Had you ever said anything to any person or bad any person ever said anything to be on the subject of sending money to General elknap prior to sending the first money, apd il #0, whot <A. I bad aconversation with the present Mrs. Belknap in Washingion. Mr. Manager Lapham—That was after the first money was sent? Witness—That was before | sent any money to him; | L had sent a remittance to her. By Mr, Logan—State what the conversation was? Objected to by the managers and objcotivn sust by the Senate, By Mr Dawes—State all the knowledge that General Beiknap bad which it 1s in your power to state, as to the awount of any money sent to him or its source other than what you have already stated. A. 1 do not know anything aboat that By Mr. Morton—-Did General Belknap personally, or through any person or by letter, ever inquire of you why this money was sent, or did yon in any way over assign Dim a reason for it? A. Never, to the best of my recollection. ined iknap in consequence of any conversation botween you and him, and ti there was” any such con- versation it? A. No, sir; thero was none, By Mr. Logan—Dia you have any agreemont with any person other than Genorai Belkuap 10 refereneo to sending the es 4 you have testified to, or any part of it, and, if 80, with whom was such agreement made, and what was such agreement? Witness was about (o answer as to an understanding on the night of the funeral when the managers objected and an argument ensued, Mr. Blair, of covnsel for the occused, argued that the prosecution had rested iis caso upon the implication that there was ho an agreement with the aceused. Tho defence had contradicted that, The witness should be ailowed to answer, as it was well known to the mai agers and the Senate that there wis a person (referring to Mrs, Belknap) who claimed the moncy. He would like to see something lot in on the side of the defence ‘and have fair play. The Senate decided by a vote of 25 to 21 that the question should be answered. lied that he bad a conversation with Mra, present Mrs Belknap) on the might of the funeral of the late Mra Belknap, Mrs. Bowers asked witness to £0 upstairs with her to seo Mrs. Beiknap’s vatly ; witness, when looking at the baby, said to Mra Bowers, as near as he could remember, “This cbild will bave money coming to ii after a whil dirs, Bowers reptied, “Yes, my sister gave me the child and told me there was money coming to it from you, and L must take it and keep it tur uer;” wiiness was not sure #8 to the rest of the conversation, but he replicd “all right,” though the father ought to be consulted. Mra. Bowers replied, / the money was sent to General Beiknap she would get it for the child; witness bad sometimes thought he spoke to General Belkoap on subject, but was not sure. fle had some under. nding that might by which he sent the money to Gencral Beiknap. By Mr. Dawes—Did you, or any other person to your knowledge over explain what “‘southwestt" meant in your letwors? A. Never. The witness, in reply to other questions, testified money originally on account of what ed occurred, on the night of the ved that it Beiknap died on tte Sst of December, 170, and & ebiid died the following spring. married to his present wile im December, 187% By Mr. Howe (Wis )—Why did you state to Mrs. Bowers that the chiid would have money alter a time? motier, aud [felt like continuing it to the mother's repreremtative—the ehid. By Mr. Waiont. of lowa—You said, yesterday, that you prosumed General Belknap knew irom whom the woney received by him was sent. Now, state what what did you base this resumption? A.—I presumed that ho knew dec 6 had appoimted Mr. vans to this post at my request; 1 had no other business traueactions with General Boiknap whatever, except sending this money, I sometimes had forwarded to him requests, which Mr, Evans sent to me, for certain privileges around the fort, ‘The witness said he could not give detais; it was a general knowledge, arising from thelr genoral re tone. by Mr. Locas—From the conversation with the pres- eot Mrs. Belknap, you speak of an understanding b the former Mr. i ip, now deceased. Jeane state what that uuderstanding was, ‘ Oojected to by both Uh~ Managers and counsel for the Celonse. LOoa® insisted on ao answer, Mr, THoRMAS asked, if both si objected to a quer. art had to wk 1b vhe Senator from 1 the course That Senator should net act By Mr. Conking—Was your act in sending money to | A. Because | bad previously seat a remittance to the | see nenen ty caly one who had aright to ask ques. 8. r, Thurman said there was no necessity for this exhibition of feming on the part of the Sepator, Mr. Logan, apd if that Senator was not so very sensitive there weuld be no use for the display, The managers and counsel bad both objected to the question, and it was no business of the Senators, who were impartial Judges, te ask it After forty years’ experiouce he never knew a court to ask @ question to which both sides objected. Mr. Logan gaid there was somethsng in this case which neither side wanted to develop, Mr. Morton argued that Senators had the right toask any quesiion. ‘he Senate decidod by a vote, 25 yeas to 17 nays, that the question should be answered, The question was then repeated, and the witness answered that be did not think be had stated that he had an understanding with Mra. Belknap. Witness further testified that the first money was sont to Mra. Belknap, deceased, and that it was sent without any arrangement with any person. By Mr. Whyte, of Maryiaud—When you patd to Gen- eral Beiknap the mouey in person did you bave any conversation with him whence the money came, or in any way regurding it? A. I did not; witness fur the first two or three yoars saw General elknap two or three times a year, but had no recollection of money having been Teferred to in any conversation between them. In answer to aquestion by Mr. Manager McMahon, the witnoss testified that bis wife nad been subparnaed, but was very KVIDBNCK FROM THK ADJUTANT GRNKKAL'S OFFICE. Henry 3. Brinkerboff, a clork in the Adjutant Gen- eral's oitice, War Department, was sworn and identilied the letter from Marsh, making application for the post tradership at Fort Sill, as having been on tile in the Adjutant General's office; identiied the words on it, “File—ofticial,” as in the handwriting of General Bel- knap. GENBRAL HAZEN RECALLED, General W. 8. Hazen, reealies, desired to explain a portion of his testimony of yesterda, consideration, he had become satisfied that tis ‘etter to General Belknap, read yesterday, was not written before he (Hazen) was examined by the Committee on Mulitary Atlus of the House of Representauves. The witness was ther cross examined by Mr, Car- penter, and was shown a letter dated City of Mex- 1co, March 18, 1876, addressed to the Hon. Heister ymer, Chairman of the House Committee on ex- penditures in tho War Department, which has been heretofore publishe ‘ol Hayen calls attention 1o the testimony given by Lim belore tho Committee on Miltory affairs in 1872, and apeaks at length of abuses in posttraperships, In reply to quo:tions of Mr. Carpenter the witness testifled that he bad felt somo interest in tus im- peachment; had been somewhat active in getting the in the lotter, thing going. Q Who wrote that article in the New York Tribune? A. I did not, : @ Whodid? A. I supposo Mr. Smalley did. I fur- nished the information out of which the letter was written; Witness Was under the impression that General Belknap had, froin time to time, been inimical to bim and that he (Genera! Hazen) had suffered thereby; witness believed that the Secretary had mado him unpopular with the officers of the army, Q. Is it true that you are unpopular in the army ? A. I don’t know that it is. Several questions were put to witness as to his motives in writing letters, &¢., to which the Managers objected. Mr. Carpenter argued that his intention was to show that all that bad been done by General Hazen had been in violation of his duty; that all charges which he had made against General Belknap were untruc, and that General Beiknap had conferred favors upon General Hazen untt! General Sherman objected to his conler- Ting another. Mr. Manager McMahon argued that the charges made by General Hazen were true. He said it bad been shown that Marsh was milking Evans for the purpose ot paying the secretary of War. ‘The objection was sustained, and the witness was dismissgd. ‘THE TRATIMONY OF MR. CLYMER, Hon. Heister Clymer, of Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Committee on Expenditures in the War De partment, was sworn, and testified that Caleb P. Marsh gave evidence before the committee of which he was chairman, Witness hero piocuest the original testimony, aud Manager McMabon said that lie proposed to put it in evidence to show ‘hat the facts were brought out by this committee; that the Secretary of War was notified of the testimony; that he read it over and finally ten- dered bis resignation on avcount of it; the Senate shouid draw its own inierence (rom this condu Mr. Carpenter opposed the admission of the testi- mony, aud said if tt should be admitted he would show that the committee had threatened Mr. Belknap that unless he resigaed betore a certain time he would be impeached. Beivre a voto was taken on adinitting tho testi- mony, Mr. Clymer was further interrogated and tes- tided ‘as to writing a note to the Secretary of War, on the 29th of February, requesting his presence before the committee; thatthe Secretary of War did appear in Tesponse to the invitation and the testi- mony of Air, Marsh was road to him and bo re- lied :— ® “Some of the statements thercin I know to bo true; some I know to be false ahd others | know nothing about.” General Belknap then: asked time to employ counsel and the committee took u recess until three o’clock P. M. toenabie him to doso, Ho subsequently appeared with Judge Blair as his coun sel, and produced bis letter of resignation as Secre- tary of War. ‘The lotter of resignation and the reply of tho Presi- dent accepting the sume wero read. ‘Witness, resuming, testified that he wrote to the President to Jearn the bour that the ignation was ac- cepted and was informed it was about twenty minutes past ten A.M. March 2. The question being on admitting the testimony of Mr. Marsh as taken before the House committee, a colloquy ensued between Mr, Manager McMahon and Mr. Carpenter, during which Mr. Carpenter said Gen- eral Belknap was right in not appearing betore tho | committee and crosa-examining Witnesses. Any good lawyer would nave advised him not to appear. Mr. McMahon—It would be first rate advice toa guilty man. Mr. Logan said he was compelled to call the stten- tion of the President to these side remarka, The Sepaie ‘Was not a police court. Mr. Manager McMahon said if any allusion was made to bim, with all duc respect to the honorable Seva tor, he desired to disclann having ucted in a manner as if Nefore a police court. Upon that question he would go bofore the country with the honorable member of the Court (Mr. Logan), Mr. Logan said these side remarks were only fit for & police court. Mie. Steahon said, as a lawyer, be would maintain his rights in any court of the land, the Senate of the United States, the Supreme Court or anywhere else. Mr. Bayard raised the point that this debato was all out of order, and the Chair susta:ned the point. Alter some turther discussion, the offer of the man- | agers to submit testimony of Marsh, taken before the House committee, was allowed. Yoas 24, nays 13. The testimony, as giver before that committee, was thon read at length by Mr. KVANS AND FIBHER, Mr. MeMahon then announced that the Managers were through, with the exception of two witnesses, Evans and Fisher, and be thought it possible that one of them would be sufficient. ‘The defence wapted to examine Mr. Evans, and it there was no objection the prosecution would now close with the understanding that they shouid bave the right to examine Mr. Evans when put on the stand by the defeuce. id the defence could not begin its {ter the prosecution closed. It was probable that the defence would examtue but a few witnesses, but Mr. Evans was the most important one, and they wanted bis first, "A telegram from J, J. Fisher. a partner of Evans? wns rend, dated at Bt Louis, July 10, announcing that Evans bad jeft Fort Still for Washington, and that be would be here to-morrow, Mr. Edmonds, of Vermont, inquired if the counsel would state what they proposed to prove by Evans. Mr. Carpenter—We will not; we cannot do so in Justice to our client, Pending descussion, tho Senate sitting impeachment, adjourned antil twelve o’cl row, A TELEGRAPH DECISION, . REFUSAL OF AN INJUNCTION AGAINSE THE AT- LANTIC AND PACIFIC COMPANY aT THE SUIT OF THE WESTERN UNION. Covanva, Obio, July 11, 1876. The decision in the suit for an injunction brought by the Western Union Telegraph Company against the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company is of great im- portance. In regard to the railroad wiro and its use | the Court holds;— First—That a railroad compan: has po right to enter into the general telegraph business, and therefore no right to make the contract with the Western Union company to do the general business at cortain stations and give the telegraph company balf the proceeds, Second— Even if the railroad hed a right to do gen- eral business it could not form a partnership with an- other corporation to do it, because corporations can- not make partnerships, Third—That part ol the contract is void because it givos the Western Union company the entire control and a corporation, if it has aathority to do an act, cannot abdicate its functions aud make another cor- poration do its work. Pourth—Even it of the railroad com’ Court is wrong a@ to the power ny, yet tho jaw of the evntract veing in doabt an jujauction is not the remedy, As to that part of the contract wi forbids the railroad ermitting another telegraph company it is void, as being that it coold not be en- against public policy and forced by an Injunction because of the want of mutual- ity in the contract, the railroad baying all to do and the telegraph company not being bound to do any- | thing. The Western Union company have appealed THE NEW S/ATE CAPITOL, STONECUTTING WORK TO BEB LEP TO CON- TRACTORS, Aveany, N. Y., July 11, 1876, Lieutenant Governor Dorsheiwer has informed » commitice & evonecatters of the determination of the ow Capitol Commission to let out the work of stone- cutting for that building by contract, believing that a saving of $100,000 to the State can bo made thereby. He uiso told the commities tf the work would be done in tuis Btate, though he couk! not assure them that Nqw York State men would be exclusively em- ployed bn 1, All this was very Gnsatisiactory to the stoneculters, and they will appeal to Governor Tilden. THE EXHIBITION. A eae” at the Chinese epartment. The Trinity Boat Club and the Regatta. PaiwapE.rni, July 11, Be In the Chinose department one comes upon the same perpetual surprise of the grotesque, the quaint, the startling in forms and colors. People do not get used to Chinese art, Betore that could happen our intel- lectual foundauons would have to be broken up and laid anew on other plans, it is recorded that— ‘There was a philosoy her Mill, Who said, though twice two is four, still, For aught we know, in heaven Us may ve eleven, Or ning, this philosopher Mil. Another stage of human existence 1s necessary bee fore we can comprebend that twice two should bé eleven; and quite another start and altogether an other direction of hutnan progress would be requisite before anybody could regard Chinese products with that equanimity and acceptance with which we take in the commonplace. In fact the peopie of the Middie Kingdom have contemplated tho world of nature with almond shaped eyes. That was the first perversion. But the eyes were’ not only of a different shape, thoy were placed in their heads at a different angle; aud they have reproduced nature in tho monstrous and perverted forms in which they saw ber. One might as well, therefore, endeavor to sys tematize the fancies of insamity as to endeavor to come prehend any principle im Chi art, Porcelain, neurly all ornamental; ornamental furniture, decorae tive art in screens and hangings, ornamental manuiace tures in bronze, lacquer work, — embrolde erics in silk, carvings in ivory, —carv- ings in ebony, some wonderful _anterns of painted glass—these are the main olements of the Chinose exposition, It is, therefore, o& we might an- ticipate from an old civilization, nearly all devoted to the comforts, conveniences and elegancies of life, Chinese industry and art, as bere seep, seem toad- dress themselves mainly to the problem of making life endurablo and pleasant to men who have tho means to richly reward the service, In China they apparently regard the strictly usefal as of little consequence, How the soil iq tilled, how ita products are mado up, except in so far as they minister to some luxurious tarte, are matters of profoand mdif& ference. Warlike paraphernalia make po appearaace, It may be that China modosty recognized that all th world was ahcad of her in this respect, and so did not venture; but it 1s moro likely to repres-ut \ndiffer- ence. War can only give them new rulers, The inertia of such @ national masa is too great to be overcome by any such changes, and the people, sure to remain substantially the same under whatever rulers may appear, disregard changes of rulers. There is im the Chinese compartment a carved bedstead, on which « man could, perhaps, eleep comfortably with the ther. mometer at 210 degrees. In these days it ts refreshing to only look at a piece of furniture on which the sleeper does not come in bodily contact with mattresses, Thore aro othor hedstends also with rattan bottoms valued up to far higher points, bat only on account of the ca Meas in the frame and canop: One 18 priced at $4,000. It 16 @ masterpiece of tnt cate and delicate tracery with the chisel. Another covered with a canopy whitch presents pancis ot em- broidered » silk of great fineness and beauty. In tho night the light in the room would show through the transparent background and relieve the queer representations of Chinese story pictures on the silk which seems a gh eng Ad Janey, and one that so far as I know bas not in adopted elsewhere. ‘This 1s quite different trom baving merely embroidered or painted figures on a bed curtain, It makes the canopy, with the assistance of the light, a real picture gallery. It is trae that one wants a bed to sicep tp, and while asloep is indiflereut to pictures, but for nights when restive sloth finds the down piliow hard and lies. awake, or for an invalid, it must have its charms. Hanging ncar these beds are the lanterns which prob- ably light the Chinese rooms, They are chandeliers, ia fact, made to hold lamps or candles and the light shows throngh sides of painted glass, rich with Chinese color. For country houses—or any houses where gat not used—the soft, rich hght from ternt like these would bo great addi to the beauty of xn room. This is n feature of Chinese life that would very likely be adopted by our people if fa- cilities were uiforded by sowe enterprising merchant, for all the lower priced lanterns im the Cinnese depart- tent have been long since purchased. Indeed, the exient to which purchases havo been made in this departmeat might a deal in Chioese goods, Nearly every band- some piece of porcelain in the department ie marked with the formula, purchased by Mr. So and So.” Tho repetition is tedious. It is the same with services of porcelain and with largo articles of furniture, with many of the finer carvings ivory and with numbers of the screens. The screens are an attractive feature of this department No one can have observed pictures of Chinese life without noting | the extent to which screens are used in that taco and in the specimens on exhibition they mighé alt be regarded ws tho Ghineso equivalent of out illustrated papers—the’ pictorial chronicies of eventa fashions, satires, history and comedy together, Some of them, Leautilully embroidered in silk and monated in frames of carved ebony, are expensive, and all are beautifully quaint delineations of the life of @ strange people, This department will ropay ny hoars of study, and yot is far less rich than thore was reason to hope it would ba, THE CENTNNSIAL REGATTA. ‘The following 1s a copy of a letter just received by Commodore Ferguson, of the Schuy'll Navy, announe- ing the acceptance of the Trinity Jlub in the Cea- tennial regatta:— Jone 25, Dean Sint am happy to inform you that ats meeting of the First Trinity Boat Club it was anagin te accept your ver: invitation to participate in the Inter collegiate and International Regatta, to be held at Phila delphia under the direction of the Sehuylkili Navy. Will you therefore kindly enter the first Trinity Boat Club, the “Black Prince (or regatta tite) for the Intercollegiate and Toternational fours, and kindly enter me a8 Cambridge Univorsity for the sculling race. Tryou have an inter-colleziate nentting ree T shoal like to entered for that woll, We have inces on the White Star stoamahip Brittante, Rom Liverpool on the 13th o for New York, ani id getting to Philadelphin as fast as wo can, lor we should to have ut least a month's practies. Bow—J. A. Jameson, Two—W. B, Close. Threo—G. 1. N. Mann. Stroke—J. T, Penrose, Reserve—T. Walker. I may mention tbat Mr. Mann and I havo just taken our B, A. degree, but bave until bow resided in college and rowed in our college tin these last May racoa, In yours of February 11 you kindly mention that crews from our University may compote in tho intercollegiate race. Wo shoald make that one our principal race. Thanks for that inter. esting book relating to the Schuylkill Navy. The river seems admirably adapted for a regatta, and you | to possess very One voat houses along its banks, remain yours, very sincerely, WILLIAM B, CLOSE. To Commodore Jamxs W. Frrovson, Schuylkill Navy, THE AMKRICAN BOOK TRADE The third Annual Convention of the American Book Trade Association ‘age this afternoon in the Jud; Hall, Mn A Randolph, of New York, presiding. The legates were welcomed by J.B. Mitchell behalf of the of Reception. Pr Randoiph then made an address, in which he referred to many things of tn- terest to the trade, among them the violation o: the twenty per cent rule, which, be thought, abould be rigidly adhered to. 'A committee of thirty was ap- pointed to take chargo of all matters pertui! to the trade, The Convention in adjourned until lo-mor- row, PRETEEN. “WORK OR BREAD,” ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT LABOR DEMONSTRATION IN NEWARK. According to previous announcemont some five hun dred workingmen of Newark, long out of empieyment and reducod to the verge of starvation, assembied ip Military Park last evening, about six o-chock. There was @ total lack ot organization among the men, but perfect order prevailed. The first movo was the arrest by the Chief of Pohce of a dranken man. ‘The crowd made no to im torfere, bi showed a disposition rather id. Thy te and discussed thett vevances, w nize in @ body. There were ho #pea' tid Finally & com- mittee waited on w lo wanted, They said, “Work or bread.” Me said be had = no rx for them, but advised that they » a committee to confer with him ye mornin © advice was taken aud Messra Joba MeQuade, James McKenna, John Coyle, Patriok Fits- simmons and /atrick McDonald were chosen the com~ mittee. The meeting broke up eben So meg veing complimeniod by the Mayor for its LIBERAL BEQUEST, Batrmone, M4, Jaly 12, 1008 The wil of Miss Jave Boy, who died last week, at the age of seventy-three years, was admitted to pro Date to-day, Hor entiro estate, amounting to over 200,000, after ing a fow small logacies, is be saenihed to the Jane Bay Homo for Boye, an tustite tion incorporated by ihe last Log and traning orphan and poor boys, rotenone ?

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