The New York Herald Newspaper, October 14, 1877, Page 15

NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1877.-QUINTUPLE SHEET. SITTING BULL. The Country in Which He Has Taken Refuge. HIS FLIGHT A ROUT. Accounts from Scouts and Half-Breeds. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION. Tourtix Mountain, D. T., Oct, 1, 1877, via Pemuina, D, T., Oct. 7, 1877. In longitude 100 deg. west from Greenwich, latitude 49 deg. north, isthe Turtle Mountain, Seven degrecs further west on the same parallel is the ‘Wood Moun- jain,” the present home and encampment of Sitting Bull, fugitive irom justice, &c., &c. Tho surveyors have it that, according to rule, the shortest distance between two points is the straight line which joins them, Now that straight line is that described as the Boundary Commission trail, or, in other words, the International line, or the forty-ninth parailel, The “Convention of London” established tnis line in 1871, and it commences at the northwest angle of the Lake of the Woods in about longitude 95 deg. 30 min. east of Greenwich, anda ends with the shores of the Pacific. Refugees and jugitives trom justice from either side generally halt in the vicinity of the line. A mile north or south of it answers every purpose of the fogitive, so that the ‘ne’ eventually becomes set- tled by a class which has little regard for anything but their own purposes. The Chief of the “Tetons’’ profited by the circum. Btances which shield the ordinary reiugee, When ho fled last spring before tho avenging forces of General Miles Sitting Bull, with his remnant of warriors and his non-combatants, wont northwardly, inthe diroction of Fort Peck, crossed tne Missouri at a point whero the Milk River enters that stream, and, continuing his basty tramp further northward, entered Canadian ter- Fitory ata point where the Poplar River intersects the boundary line, in about longitude 106 deg. west from Greenwich. Details of that flight as they are furnished by halt. Ddreed eye-witness do not seem to condrm the opin- jon that Sitting Bull and his forces made their escapo across the line flushed with victory and bearing groat spoils or much plunder. THY FLIGHT OF SITTING BULL Old and reliable worthy half-preeds and whites givo ‘ircumstantial accounts of the acenes which thoy wit- nessed at the time when the irrepressible Indian out- Jaw, pursued by Miles’ command, crossed the troach- erous ice of the Missouri in the month of April and sought refuge under the Brit- ish flag. Witnesses to that flight do not de- Beribe a band of savages flushed with victory, retiring “in order’? before a superior force, but their accounts confirm the statements that a few hundret savage: composed of men, women and children, without order, even in tho Indian sense, in the dead of night and in the spring, tn a helter skelter tashion, without any other purpose than to reach the country of the ‘*Long Knives” (the English), scampered throughout daylignt and darkness, through swamp and over mountain, Scross ravine and river to escape the swiit footed though unsuccessiul forces of Uncle Sam. Whatever may have been General Miles’ want of skilled success In that campaign it is beyond doubt that the flight of Bitting Bull ana his savage torce was a hasty retreat— a wild, disorderly race from United States territory to soil which has not only protected him, but which in- vited him. BRITISH PROTECTION. It ts a curious, but nevertheless atruo circumstance, that even alter the “Custer massacre” emissaries from the Canadian mounted police at Fort Mcl.cod as- @urod Sitting Bull that, notwithstanding his ‘‘peouliar” relations with the United States government on the event of his wanting an asylum in the Dominion ho ‘would easily find one if he wished it Theso assur- ances, whether authorized or not, exercised consider- able influence over the irrepressible chief, He was taught to believe, and did believe that ro matter what happened bim in United States territory ne could al- ways find a home andan asylum in the Dominion. No mattor who tell under his savage ferocity, no matter how many squads of Yankee soldiers were scalped and mutilated by this Indian Bluebeard, when he wanted a safe rotreat irom the avenging minister he would find it im Canadian territory, and the Mounted Police, under the amiable Major Walsh, would even receive bim with a guard of honor! That was not only held out as an inducemont to go ahead, but it was after- ‘ward faithfully carried out by those who now find the same ferocious savage to be a white olephant on their bands. SITTING BULL'S DOMICILE, Perbaps the relat Fosition of the present encamp- mont of Sitting Bull with certain familiar points cast and south ought to bo indicated here, Taking Pem- Dina, D, T., a8 an eastern point, the shortest and quickest route, and the most direct one to Sitting Bull’s camp is the Trader's trail, which begins at Pembina and terminates in the heart of the buffalo country at Wood Mountain, the present encampment of the remnants of what was once a formidable savage host. This trail docs not co- ‘acide with the Boundary Commission trail or the boundary line, but practically it is nearly identical with it, For years it has been the route of the half. breed traders of St. Joe and the central road to the Piains, the great buffalo region of the Gros Ventres, Pregans, Bloods, Blackfeet and Roser Crow Indians, to Bay nothing of the Crees and Sioux, with their numerous bands and tribes, It penetrates the very heart of tho buffulo Indian country, and isthe very highway tothe paradise of tho hunter so o/ten de- scribed. And it is in every sense a trail, Leaving Pembina it winds across the Pembina Mountain, inter- sects humerous small rivers and crecks, passes tho nortuern end of Turtic Mountain, in longitude 100 dog, 60 min., thence im its westward course crosses the Mouse River, thence for a long distance it bounds the Plateau de Coteau du Mis- souri; then again it crosses another bend of the Mouse River, and finally it terminates at the settie- ment in Wood Mountain, Canadian territory, in avout Jatisude 40 deg. 20 min. longitude 106 deg. 20 min, west from Greenwich, That is about the latitude and jongitude of Sitting Bull's present encampment. By the trail from Pembina to Wood Mountain, where tho outlaw isencamped, the experienced half-breed will accomplish the distance in an ordinary Red River cart in sixteen dayr, scout the hall-breed has been koown to accomp! jt in loss than ten days, THE ROUTE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, ‘4 matter of surprise 18 the roundabout way to What ‘the International Commission bas undertaken Fench ita destination. This is, ing with respect to che Unites States ‘thap it 18 with regard to the Canadians, but with our People it seems to be a settled fact that the only way fo reach Sitting Bull is via the Missouri, no mate ter where he alignts, While Geveral lerry and bis associates have been following the devious course of the Missouri and waiting for chances and escorts to ch their destination, the Canuck Commissioners | jal arrived at Wood Mountaur on the 20th of | Beptember, where they would probably have to wait | the arrival of their coadjutors many days. Had Gen- | eral Terry tollowed the boundary line trail and over- tuken bis escort at any point north of Bulord or Peck it would havo been a great stroke of economy as ‘Well us of good sense; but it is well, doubticss, that the longest route should bo chosen, for the reason that the arrival of the “Truce Commissioners” would be as long a delayed matter as circumstances would besides, it would give Sitting Bull groat to prepare himeelt and conceal the many ted States relics which grimly set off bis half-naked werk, THE INDIAN NEIGHNORHOOD, Tho popular impression that the country along the boundary line due west of Pembina is a terra incognita of 4 mauvaise terre, Im a great fallacy, Many believe Vhat the Rea River Valley is always safe from Indian invasion from the west because no hostile force can | Bustain itself on the great Plains west of the Turtle Mountain and stretching away to the present neigh- borhood of Sitting Bull ana his despondent forces. That notion 18 a tovlish one. Instead of the country through which the Traders’ trail and the International line pass boing rt, destitute of a a land of herb. ge, game and Suelter, and the numerous jittle streams Which intersect the ‘(rail afford camping places and water for all that can possibly travel over it, The fact that the whole of 1% always been a great bul- falo region ought to set aside (he impression that (he Sioux Chief 18 HOW encamped on tue westorn limit of {he northern portion of the great American desert. That sterile region lies far south of the country now described, and as it 18 Correctly indicated on the maps there should be no mistaking it. In the flight which Sitting Bull and his scattered torces made last spring before Miles and his cominand it 18 related by hail breeds and Crow Indians who wito 4 the fight that the passage Of the reiugees across the Mi sourt River was wild im th d attended with the love of quite a number ot bri The retreat Ddeimg & precipitate one the squaws, old mon | @rraignea belore Justice Wheeler, in the Harlem Police | and children were sent a couple of s bebe: Sage. enemas the sinnesri Baio it . mishap; but @ very moment o! passage o the Guier and" bis soldiers the ice commenced, bres pS (A fant rapidly, a rr nt, At least thirty of his warr! amid the breaking ice in their attempts to reach tt northern shore. Chilled, dispirited, wet, starved ai , she Chief, with his followers, reached the snore; but, knowing that Canadian territory was but afew hours’ march ahead, and aware of the hos- Ppitable reception they would receive from the Cana- dians and the Major, this band of cutthroat refugees fleeing trom swilt footed, but fettered vengeance, friendly territory ‘ood Mountain, ‘aging port within a couple of hunared miles, Here they threw off the beits and cartridge boxes stolen from the slaughtered squads of United Star like escaped murderers, as they ng time lay down to camp fires ‘ded by no dusky sentries, but watched and ten- derly cared for by the semi-military forces of Major Wi , who jceforward regarded his gueste as bis special protégés. THE TWEED CHECKS. The following letters {rom ex-County Clerk Walsh and Mr. James McConnell, lawyer, show that the denials of Tweed’s statements are not at an end yet:— To Tax Epiror oy Tux HERaLp:— My namo appears in the Tweed confession as having borrowed $1,500 of Mr. Tweed, which sum wi returned,” ‘Bho facts are simply as follow: formerly a very active member of the Mutual Baseball Club of New York, in which organization Mr. Twood professed and did tako great interest, The club in various ways accumulated a debt amounting to $1,500, A committee of three were appointed meeting of tne club to wait upon Mr. Twe aul inthe matter, The committee consisted of ex- Councilman Bernard Ketney, James Hayes and my- self, Alter @ brief interview with Mr. Tweed be Feadily consented to assist the club out of its om. barrassments, Mr. Hayes suggested to Mr. Tweed tbat 48 it was Dot necessary for all the committee to call for the check that he bad better hand it to me. A day or two later Mr. Tweod hanged me a check for the amount, which check 1 gave to Mr. Aiexander V, Davidson, who was the Sect 'y of the Mutual Base- ball Clab, within an bour og two aftor receiving it to cancel the club’s obligations. For myself, personally, Lnover borrowed one dollar nor one aime from Mr, Tweed. JAMES McCONNELL, New York, Oct. 12, 1877, To tux Epiror ov THe HeraLy:— In the confession of Wiliam M, Tweea, as pub- lished in the Heratp of the 10th inst., 1 tind that my Dame occurs in several places as having received checks for various sums from Mr, Tweed, One of the allogea checks appears to bear date Uctobor 25, 1869, for $5,000, indorsed by Smith Weed. I pronounce this to be a downright forgery or the confouffding of my name with somebody cise’s, which is scarcely less culpable in such a connection, as no such check ever Dore my indorsoment or was ever received by me, jor me or through me, Another check appears, dated July 19, for $600, That check was lor $500, bor- rowed by me from William M. ‘eben and which sum I paid back to bim in the montn of October, 1873 I sent the money to him by my brother, Thomas P. Walsh, who the same to I'weed in the pi oy and Mr. Mortimer Sullivan, aod took buck, 4 and there, my note for the samo, ‘The other checks mentioned were for salary as Dep- uty Collector of As: menta, and for thatalone. I previously held, by appointment of Thomas W. Stevens, President of the Croton Water Board, the position of Water Purveyor, at a salary of $3,500, Mr, Stevens was fmendly to the nomimation of Fer- tando Wood for Mayor, and I, on the contrary, was a supporter ot Mr. John T, Hoffman, Feeling embar- Tassed in my position in the Water Board, in view of this difference between myself and its President, to whom { owed my appointment, I frankly told him I knew of no way of relieving bim from an anxiety in regard to my opposition to bim on the question of the jotion of Mayor but to resign my place. This 1 cordingly did. ‘'weed, being a supporter of Hoffman, subsequently appointed me Deputy Collector of essmonts, vice Martin B. Brown, removed, and nt the late Mr, Henry Smith to introduce me to Mr. Starkweather ag the successor of Mr, Brown. 1 en- tered upon the duties of said office and held it for twenty-one months, and was paid at the raie of $3,500 @ year for saiary—the amount | bad previously been receiving as Water Purveyor. It was for thisservice and for no other that I received Mr. Tweed’s checks for $291 66 each month that | remained in th of Deputy Collector. This cov business transactions with Tw lutely. fully and abe. WILLIAM WALSH, IN JAIL, GILMAN LOCKED UP IN STATE Lamont we LIGER BROTHERS’ STATEMENT. ‘ Gilman, tho insurance scrip forger, was safely Jocked up in State Prison yesterday. He had spent the previous night in this city with some acquaintances at the Grand Union Hete’, where Deputy Shoriff McG@onegal had him tn charge. An application that he had made to spend his ast mght at bis home, in company with his family, had beet denied, Only a few of his iriends called to see him, as his biding place was kept secret, Early yesterday morning he took a light breakfast at the hotel, and then, in company with a friend and the Deputy Sheriff, be drove to the Grand Central Depot, where they took the eight o'clock train for Sing Sing. Gilman ap- poured very dejected during the ride, seldom speaking to his companions. At the jail be was received like ail the other prisoners, bis cell was assigned to him and the prison doors closed’ on him for five years. The swiltness of his punishment was very generally commented upon about town. All parties acknowl- edged that, snoagh Speedy, the penaity inflicted wa: pertectly just, Not much compassion was teit tor bit fate, but general sympathy w: GILMAN expressed for his rela- keenly, At his late notice ‘to let” po: id the rooms were closed. The contents of proved very unsatis- factory to his creditors, There were tound a tew stocks in bis name as trustee and one of the three mi jog Atlantic Mutual Insurance scrips, Gilman made An assignment of bis property to Oliver D. Smith, son of the Prosident of the Commercial Mutual Ipsarance Company, Mr. Smith will investigate Mr. Gilman’s affairs and see what can be saved (or his creditors, Mrs. Gilman id to be so much affected by her hus- band’s sentence that she is lying dangerously illat her house in East Twonty-niath street, THE ALLIGER DEFALCATION, Messrs, Brown and Campbell, the representatives of the Commercial Union Assurance Company and the Provisional Committeo, held a private meeting yester- day in reference to the defaication of Mr. Elijah Alli- ger. Muny of hia creditors were said to bave been present. Mr. Alliger is reported to have presented « brief written statement to them, but if he did so it was kept secret, as all knowledge of it was denied at his office, It is understood, however, that as soon as an investigation of the books of the firm can be com pleted a tull statement of their affairs will be made pablic. MUNICIPAL NOTES. Mr. Joel 0, Stevens, for several years Under Sheriff of this county, and at presontaclerk in the Depart | ment of Public Works, was yesterday appointed Dep- | uty Clerk to the Marine Court. ‘ Comptroller Kolly yesterday made the following payments:—Society for Reliet of the Ruptured and Crippled, $6,357 13; Union Home and School for Main- tenance of Children of Volunteers, $1,952 8: Points Huuso of Industry, $261 42; Iniant A: $2,330 51. of law. During the past week the Croton water renta amounted to $23,796 20. Mayor’s Marshal Kelly issued $36 licenses last week, | for which he received $1,908 25, A STUBBORN DAUGHTER, ylum, These donations are made under authority Miss Jui Ryan, of West Eighty-third street, was | Court, yesterday, on a charge of Laving stolen a silvor | mounted pistol from her fathor, Michael Ryan, 1tap- | peared that Miss Julia alover whom her parente did not admire, and it id that she threatened to shoot somebody on some occasion or another if not allowed to marry. Justice Whecler admonished tho daughter and dismissed the case. RS ARREST. Niles G. Parker, the ox-State Treasurer of Sonth Carolina, was confined in the Hudson County Jail, at Jersey City, till noon yesterday, when Sheriff Laverty gave him in charge of one of his deputies and one of | Pinkerton's detectives to take him-back to South | Carolina on Governor Hampton’s requisition, His de- | iriure was jamented by many members of the First reo Union Church, of which he had vecome an active | momber. He was also president of the First Retormed Temperance Club and leader of the Erie Railroad branch of the Young Men’s Christian Asscoiation, Ho was about to take a prominent part in politics im the present cam pai His wife visited him in jatl yest day and accompanied him to the Pennsylvania road Depot. BROOKLYN'S STATE Edward B, Cadley, clerk of the Kings County Board of Supervisors, has recetved from the State Comp- troller the result of the deliberations of the Board of Equalization of Taxes. Tho latter body have agreed to fix tho aggregate valuation of property in Kings county at the sum of $261,322,265. Upon this amount there is a Staie tax ot $8: to be levied tor the current fiscal year, com October 1, 1877, being 8 1-6 mills on the doliai items for which the State tax is levied aro For schools, 134 mills; for general purp mills; for tbe new Capitol and other bur mill; for canals, 1-3 mill, The nov-resd NILES G. PARK ‘TAXES, | dred people Gredite it xes | av Kings county for 1876 amount to $27,666 01, | avenue CO, of Bayo! THE STATE OF TRADE. THE BUSINESS FAILURES IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA FOR THE PAST NINE MONTHS—4 GOOD OUTLOOK. ‘The toliowing are the number of failures (compiled by the Mercantile Agency of Dun, Barlow & Co.) in the United States and Canada for each of the three past quarters, together with the amount of liabilities. The total for the first nine months of 1877 and 1876 is also given; Total for Nine|\Totat for Nine Monihs, 1877. Months, 1876, Teritories | Fail zi rerritories, |Fail-| >; Fait. ‘ Wail | iavititncs. || "Ait piabiticier, 39) 40} $490,827 2 ‘stroou|| ar 17 4 | 24 203,649 234 1\] 128} 1,295,598 10s] 6,231, Si] 1,141,683 36 34 223) 156 5 3 9 9) u 36 930, 17 9 14 70) 133) 3 1 373 : 345 157 586,200)| 168} 248) 71)! 284 267 389) 36) 41 164] 5,200, li 33 61 97 113 Maryland 96 234'| 102 Massachusetts,.| 371 308) 4 Boston. . 87] | 222] 8,955,100 Michigan. 257 442) 7,927,399 Minnesot: 101 | 7 1,207,989 62 645,689]) 64) 612.833 59) Ti] 1,062,700 4 . 64) 2,003,057 Sul 3 75,000 38 36; 88,100 50) | 16 105,400 New Hampshire] 50) 32 463,555 New Jersey. 136] 2,846,424|/ 122] 1,642,692 New York 801] 12,989,982|] 763) 16,388, 599] 645] 26,921,600 70} 60|| 102} ° 772,885 Obto........ 273 284) Cincinnati 79) 67 2a 26) 430) 8, 403) lis| 3, 109 0, 9995 84 115 634 57 76) 996 67 130] 90) of| 125 5 41,5 1 66 51 uz 140} 2,993,842 Wash, Terrier). | 1 6 202, 664 Wisconsin 14 169] 8,604,344 Wyoming. | 2 10 140,900 —|——— — Dom, of Canada. Frac $20,904,076/|1,256| $17,786,150 A comparison for three years is illustrated by the following table:— FIRST QUARTER. Number of — Amount of Average Failures. Liabilities, Liabilities, 1,982 $43,176,053 $21,784 2 2!806 64,644, 156 23,038 + 2,869 64,538,074 19,010 SKCOND QUARTER. = 1,581 83,667,313 21,295 794 48,771,273 08 : 45,068,097 THIRD QUARTER. 7 54,3: 237 47,857,371 y ot 42,846,085 23,318 GRAND TOTAL VOR NINK MONTHS, 5,334 131,172,503 24,501 7,050 156,272! 800 22,1 141, 952,256 2 in many months'do the Ogur encouragement, and, connection with the improved basiness 1n dise which the autumn months bave thus far witnessed, and the certainty that a great crop of pro- duce is now being marketed at good prices, the hope may be ontertainod that the worst effects of the de- Pression have been seen, BUSINESS TROUBLES, William 0, McDowell, of the late firm of McDowell, Lloyd & Co, brokers at No, 121 Front street, has gono into voluntary bankruptcy, and further proceedings will be taken by Register Ketchum. The liabilities, as they appear in his schedules, aggregate ever $45,000, and his assets are mercly nominal. The tollowing aro the principal creditors:—Henry Lawrence, $21,585 75; A. W. MeDowell, $13,800; C. S, McDowell, $2,300; L. 8. Gobto, $2,166 67; B. E. Sherman, $938 67, The croditors of Ephraim Miller, who was interested in the firm of Secor & Co., the monitor builders, a endeavoring to throw him into bankraptey. Tbreo creditors, whose claims amount to $20,282 41, havo united in a petition for that purpose, ‘Tne following are the amounts of each claim ;—Thoodosius F. Secor, $12,568 10; Sarah J, Miller, $6,127 04; William H! Malier, $1,687 27. George B, Ponts, lawyer, of No, 261 Broadway, has gone into voluntary bankruptcy with liabilities amounting tu about $70,000, of which the secured claims amount to $55,000 aud the unsecured claims $16,000, He has no available asset. The principal secured creditors are the following:—Newton W, Hoft, $24,834 51; executors of Cornelius C, Sutton, $9,000; Pauline D. Morgan, $8,000; Citizens’ Natioi of Yonkers, $7,580 14, city of New York, 1 ements, $2,456 02, Among the unsecured the iollowing have the la claims :—RK, Frees $3,000; W. C. Pentz, $2,000; M. J. Gilbooly, Register Dwight has received a warrant in bank- ruptcy against John Jakob Peter, produce merckant, who has beon adjudicated ao involuntary bankrupt on the petitions of his creditors, and hes called a meet- ing of the creditors to be held on November 14 to clect an assigneo and prove debis. The total amount of his habilities is about $35,000, of which the following are the principal claims:—W. Rockiesberger und Simon Gerber, $7,119 06; Peter $5,400; Klizabeth Peter, $5,000; Gorver Brothors, $2,402 67; Isuac Lov," $1,600; Salter & Cowing, $875. ‘i Rogister Dayton bas calied a meeting of the creditors ot Alexander R. Spencer, better known as “Sandy” Spencer, of No, 212 Broadway, to be heldon Novem. ber 7 to elect an assignee in bankruptcy and to prove their debts, In tne County Cler¢’s office there were filed yester- day the assignments of Joho D. Ermack to Felix Camp. bell aud of Charlos Kaufman to Jacob Metger. FIGHTING FIRE, FIRE AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE—GALLANT ACTION OF TWO EMPLOYES OF A GAS CoM- PANY. What might bave becn an exceedingly serious fre at the Grand Opera House was prevented yesterday by twoemployés of the Municipal Gas Light Company, whose presence of mind and gallant daring are ae- serving of recognition, It had been decided by the managers of the theatre to eularge the gas supply, d Jobo Farrell, of No, 242 East Twonty-fltth et, aud Charles W. Sprague, of No. 85 Pike reet, employds of the gas company, wero yesterday afvernoon connecting the service pipe wi the moter. There was a leak in the largo service pipe aud one of the men lighted a match test it, Almost instantly there was a burst of flame and a loud report as tho head of the pipe blew out. It was in tne collar of the Opera House, and immediately overheud was tho auditorium, in which were gathered several hun- witnessing a matings performance of “Uncie fom’s Cabin,” The flame darted out ot the pipe with a roar, and experts state that but for tho prompt and fearless action of the men the building must certainly havo taken fire, ‘arreil took off his coat and attempted to smothor ri relation to failures afford any taken jetween them they aged to accomplish their ob- Jeci, without giving the alarm to the audience over- head, Both men were very seriously burned and were taken in an ambulance to the New York Hospital, The damage to the building was trifling. A FATHER’S SUICIDE, Lillie Poetache, aged seven yoars, when sent yoster- day morning by her mother to ber father’s room to awakon him, screamed with terror on opening the door, to find bim suspoaded, dead, from a nail in tho door post. Leopoid Poetzsche, who was thirty- of age, was a hairworker by wos employed by the American | Company, at No. 49 Park | placo, He had always been a hard drinker and [re- quently quarreiled with bis wife, Th ad threo children, the eldest boing Lillie, Some seven or eight months ago his wifo Ellen left bim and tor some timo | supported tho children, but avout four months ago | he persuaded hor to return to him, promising to do better in future, He had (requeotiy threatened to take his lilo, and two montos ago went down to the river to drown himsoil, but chan, and returned. No cause is given by his wifo for his guicide, save a bad irritable disposition, maao worse by drinking. Ip strangitng bimsell he used wrapping twine, of strauas, fie had drank beavily the night beiore and quarrelied with bis wife, Who retired with the children | to anvther room. He must bave accomplished his urpose some time during tho night, as when found fe was quite cold. RAPID TRANSIT IN JERSEY, The property ownors in the vicinity of the Newark and New York Railroad, at Bergen, havo subscribed $980 toward the erection of a depot at Jackson avenuo, Tho railroad company bas agroed to pay haif tho ex- pense of erecting the building, which will cost about $3,000. A t 14 BIRO ON Loot to widen Jackson 100 feet and to connect it with 630 | Common Couneil rol used to renew it, companion tried to close the pipe. | nis mind | which he made a rope of six | BEER AT THE BAR. MORBRISTOWN'’S INDICTED SALOON KEEPERS TO BE TRIED—AN UNUSUAL LOCAL EXCITEMENT IN NEW JERSEY. Morristown, N. J., Oct, 13, 1877, The long coatinued battle between the temper- ance men and the beer and liquor sellers of shis city which has been carried on for several yoars past now promises to be brought to a conclusion, every such seller, except the proprietors of the four licensed ho- tels, having been this week indicted by the Grand Jury of the county, The crusade against beer and liquor selling gained such strength some four years ago that the Common Coun- ell reused to license the usual number of sa'oons. As a consequence the rejected ones continued to sell, rely- ing partly on the lack of morve and decision in the Council and partly ou tne influence which they might | possess to save them frem punishment A State | Jaw provided that the county courts should have | no power to punish offenders for the illegal sale of mait liquors in any city having laws in force for regu- lasing the sale of the same, and therefore so long as | the various Common Councils were either too timid 500 | oF too politic to punisu such offenders, the illegal sell- ers counted upon immunity for their offences and | kept along in their business, And so it resulted, for , in oo single instance was there an offender punished 400 | under the ordinances or compelled to close up bis un- ‘ogg | Heensed and illegal business, At last the Common Council rosoived, under advice of their counsel, Lawyer Pitney, to rescind all their ordinances which | provided for the punishment of illegal vecr | gelling, and thas, as they supposed, transfer back | to the county courts the right to punish the offenders, Was passod repealiug all existing ordinances or sec- Hons of ordinances which provided means for panisn- ing illegal beer selling, and then tho Council waited on its oars and stood by to see the courts inflict the pua- ishment which they were unable todo, Kucouraged by this the temperance peopiv sent spies into the various saleons, and by each succeeding Grand Jury one or more beer sollers have been indicted. Being generally poor men they did not contest tho charge, Dut pleadet guilty and were tiued or imprisoued, or | dm some casos both, at the discretion of the Court, | NEW PROSKCUTIONS, Up to this summer at jvnst one beer saloon had been so favored as to receive a license, but the present Tue proprietor, Mr. Joba R. Piper, continued to sell, aad be with a number of others were therefore arrested, taken be- fore a justice and held in bail to await tue action ot | the Grand Jury. ‘nas body met lust week and irom | the complexion of its members it was supposed that | none of the iliegal sellers would be indicted, as several liquor dealers were on the Grand Jury, aud its foreman | was a well known hovet koepor and whiskey distiller, It was theiciore with no litle astonishment that the Announcement was heard thut not only were the ar- rested beer sellers indicted, but also several other whose long immunity from arrest had led tue paviio into the veliet taut tucy were privileged. What trans. Pires in a Gruad Jury is supposed to be a matter of the BIFIClest secrecy, DU: some Strauge Alories are afoul as | 0 tho sci nes before (hat body, It is stated that the | Jury ut first wore indisposed to indict the beer seller. but the proof was so positive against certain ones th: their indictment could not be avoided, and that whea | the ice was once broken a general charge upon all fol- lowed. OFFICIALS AND JURORS BEYORE THE Bak. Morristown bas a well known private boarding house known as the Park House, and iu a wing of the } puilding Was @ well filled barroom kept by the sou of the proprietor. A license bas frequently veen refused to this bar; but it was au open secret that any person 66 | Whose honer could be relied upon to keep bis mouth shut at the right time could have all that he re- vired. This bar alsocame in for a share of Grand ury Investigation; and, so the story 1s, one witaess not only testified that he had drank aud paid for liquor jere, but bad also witnessed the public prosecutor of During this time tL aiding the jury to torr iogal Mquor sales, and bis feclinga ined, ‘Two if not more of the Grand Jury were also pointed outus having been patrons of the house. To imake along story short, tho Park proprietor was also numbered with the indicted the county do the same thing, prosecuior out these 4 VIGOROUS DEFENSIVE ¥IGHT, But now comes the peculiar part ol the affair, Tho indicted ones have sccured capable counsel and pro pose to fight the matter to the utmost. Among their Counsel is said to be ox-State Attorney General Vanatta, and your correspondent callea upon him for bis opioion, Mr, Vanatta considers that those on dicted ‘for illegal beer selling ba gn excaliont defence, as, according to bis view, tl Common Council bave biundered feariully in their effort to place she punishing of offenders in the hands of the county cuart& be State law of 1872 provides jor the punishment of all offenders who shail sell malt liquors without a license; but in its last clause tt pro- vides “That the provisions of this act shall not apply ed townships or cities in waich laws are gulating the sale of malt liquors.” “You will observe,” said Mr. Varatta, “that tbe word ‘regulating’ used, not ‘punishing.’ Now, if you will turn to the ordinuncea of the Cot mon Council you will see that witle they repesled all ordinances and parts thereot which fixed a punish- ment for iliegal sellers they retained the power to licens nd to regulate, They still have the power to license nd stick to that, and im their license ordi- nauce they have sections reguiating how the sales ‘shail be made, the hours of opening and closing, vod, in fact, everything pertaining to licensing except to say how and what punishment shall be inflicted upon those who disobey. It 18 plain to me that the courts cannot and have not jurisdiction in these cases, ‘The Morristown Common Council continue xorcise t Tight to grant an@ regulate licenses, and suill they r voke that right the law of 1872 says that the courts shall not imtertere with.” ‘Such 1s ul ndition at present of the beer-selling business in Morristown, and the trials of those in- dicted, which take place on the 29in inst, are looked for with groat interest. ‘There will doubtless be a closely contested fight and an imposing array of coun- sel. f REAL ESTALE, The lows:— on the Exchango yosterday wore as folk BY RICHARD ¥. HARNETT. building, front, rear, with lot 21.1x74.1, No. corner of Jersey st., toJ. L. M story wnd attic Also the two 21.3x00.6, Also Common . Henry, refereo—of the three story and basement brick house, with lot 17.9x08.9, No, JOS mse 2d #130: 11 te. of 2a ay, fchael Murpoy, 6,900 Also simi wal mo rel i ALJ. Bl Supreme Voart foreclosure sale eree—of the stone front church building, with two Jos ench 25x98.0, Nos. 40 and 42 ast Zoth st, | 8s, 126 ft, 6, of Madison av.,to Kara Clapp, plain: tif, tor, séeas eel Foreclosure J. three story brick | 10x25, hs. of L | John Kennedy, for... | Total sales for the day. 1 Coenties stip, m, w. corner H, Brown to John Galway. | 4th st. 8. ©, corner Macdougal st, 25: er ay., 60x100 ant corner Macdi 0 Mary J. Pieter wad husband to K. Hardecker.... 4th av.,e. 8, GO Mt 8. of 22d at, 20x70; HL AL Pare tridge to elizaveth B. Phe); Sects vaeigh Grund at, (Nos. 406 and 407) : Henry MeCeddin, Jr, o Aun BE. J Emerson, am #t,, Ni . Leyne, (Now. T2 and 14) TVW Reninedy, t eree, to Manhattan Life Insurance Company... MORTGAGES. | fo. WL ederick Rosen. b st; demand Barbara Wackenhuth, 5% of 2,000 1,600 3,000 9,000 to Bowery Savings Bank, 8. e. corner Macdougal and 4th sts.; L year. Field Sarah a. to K. F. Carpenter, «, 8, of Goerce st. (No. 12); 3 years . see nctarlane, James B. and wife, to Kdward M, Ged: 2% OF BLN sk, e. of Bh avi: Dye . «to William Kndicott, w. ‘sof 0 8t., between Houston and Bleecker; 3 3,000 2,000 6,000 6,000 16,000 q 10,000 st. 5 yours, Pe 14,000, Same to George H, ©: ave; 1b yeur e.8 see 2,009 Kilpatrick, Thom Selig Steivhardt, w. of exington 4, 01 40th se: Lyenr..... seesee 4,000 Same to same, w. 6. of Lexington ay., a. of 40th et | t yene er) | Riker, Th (executor of), 6. cor il your. Jarvis, Bt. W. Fish, Gathering wi Montgomery and south sts. 3 yours Mallu, Marin, einds Savage, ms. of Ww. of Oth av.; 5 yours... 1000 Accordingly in April, 1875, an ordinance | | Brooklyu Toeatre clamity of 187 THE COURTS. | The Romance of Enoch Arden Exem- plified in Real Life. BURNIN \G OF THE BROOKLYN THEATRE a Death Claims in Insolvent Life Insurance Companies’ Assets, APPEAL IN THE GERNER CASE. In May, 1849, George and Mary Houghton were married in Brookiyn. A fow months after their mar- riage th reen-eyed monster’ showed bis hideous | form in their bousebold. It is said that George was not jealous without cause, but he did not make much Boise about the matter, Ho simply left his young wite without apy explanation and went to reside in Con- pecticut, Mary mourned bis ivss forashorttime, but was fortupate enough in a year or two to fod consolae tion Jn the company of a man named Stepnen Oram, who proposed marriage, Like Mrs, Enoch Ardeu, she had misgivings, and requested Steplion to wait another yearortwo, Nothearing irom tho lost one for five | Years she concluded he was dead, at least in jaw, and, iu 1855, consented to become Mra, Oram, ‘Lhe follow- ing year the dead man turned up, and obtaiued a divorce on the ground that bis wile was living mm adultery with Stephen Oram = Mr. Houghton again aisuppeared, and married & wile in Conuecticut, with whom, it appears, he lived very bavpily, while his first wife coutinued to reside (raoquilly with Mr. Oram, whe kpew all the Circumstances anu who took it lor granted that he Was her legal husband, 4s Houghtou bad abandoned her lor dive years, Twenty yeurs rolied around, and Mr. Houghton and hie rst wue never mot, Alter the while Mr, Hough- ton Was reading over ihe list of the victims Le ob: served in it (he uame of Stephen Oram, Ho went at 39 to !he House of the later to doquire about bil, when he knocked atthe door it was upeacd by wite, who did not recognize lim, He an his dirse speediiy mady himsell known, however, and a sensa- | Uonal scene wus the result.’ But now comes Mrs. | Orau's yrouteat trouble, Sbe aud her second nus | bana by hard industry bad accumuiated a litte prop. | erty, Which Ue Ithagined was hers at bis death; but when she sought Jetters of administration she was opposed by some of Mr. Oram’s trends, on the | ground of ber divorce from Houghton without the Privilege Of marrying uguin, avd on the strengin of thin the Surrogate refused her applicas tion, Thinking the case very hard, inasmuch ax she did not marry Oram until she considered her firat busvand legaliy dead, she, alter tho reiusal of the Surrogate tu recognize her ag the lawiul wite of Orum, made application to the Su- | perior Court to bave the divorce trom Houghion set aside on the ground that she had not been served with & summons ut the Lime, aud had no knowledge of the divorce proceedings. But here again she was met by another difficulty in the me: hes of the law, Houghton has a child seventeen yours of age by his sccoud wife, who would, of course, be made iliegitimate if Mrs. Oram shouiu euccced in setting aside the divorce. Alter curelul consideration of all toc conflicting tater- ests In the case Judge Friedman yesterday denied the motion, thus leaving the Womad, in her old age, de- prived of inany years? savings trom ber bard toil and thrown on the world because she did not tully uoder- Stand the Jaw of divorce in the tirst instance, ‘he | legal proverb that ‘ignorance is no excuse’ bas been curried out in her case with terrible severity, not alto- | | | | gether, as it would seem, trom the fault of the law or the Judges, but chielly by the force of circum- stances, LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ASSETS. | The suit brought by Attorney Geueral Fairchild against the Security Life Insurance and Annuity Com- | pany has just been argued at the Court of Appeais and | thefinal adjadiontion ot his Court will be looked tor- | ward to with interest by not only the policy holders immediavely interested in the result in this caso but | policy heiders in otuer insolvent ite insur- | As is well known, the wnole is whether, in the distribu. priority ‘ts to be death, Both the and General Terms of the Supreme Court held that holders of death claims have no priority over other policy lolders iu thy payment of their claims, and it Was Irom these rulings that the case was appealod, Messrs. Baraos & Havorn, attorneys tor policy hold- ers, submitted avery elaborate brief, They stronu- ously insist that the claim of the petitioner to priority in the payment of death claims over other debts and liabilities of the com- pany has no substantial foundation, and hag nevor been establisued by any provision’ in tbe charter of the corporation, or by uny statute law, or by any general principles of equity or of common law relating to the winding up and dissolution of infe mnsur- ance corporations, The other counse! im addition to Jeneral, and who likewise put in caretully prepared brieis, are Hamilton Coie, who appears for tho receiver ex-Mayor Wickham, and Messrs. Sewell & Pierce, attorneys lor the petitioner and appellaut, j MOTHER AND CHILD. Florence Disbrow, a very pretty flaxen-haired child, two years ol4, waa yesterday brought belore Judge Barrett, in Supreme Court, Chambers, ou a writ of habeas corpus, obtained by Max Steimers for Mrs. Louisa Disbrow, the mother, She states in her peti- tion that while on a visit to her father her husband suld ad their furniture and then placed their child in the caro of Mr. Disbrow’s tather. She asked to have the cuild restored to her, sr. Wilbour Larremore, on behal! of the father, claimed that Mrs. Disbrow deserted ber husband, aud that be was the proper person to bave the custody of the child. Mrs, Disbrow claims, on the contrary, that he abandoned her, and that a suit lor divorce is now pending be- tween them, Judgo Barrett appointed Mr. George F. Sedgwick referee to vestigate the iacts, and pening his roport directed the child to remain with the fatuer. | CASE OF COLONEL GESNER. There does not appeur to be entire satisfaction on the part of District Attorney Puelps at the decision recently given by Judge Westbrook im the case of Colone: Nelson A, Gesner, tho alleged forger, and he has determined, it seems, to carry the matter to tho Supreme Court, General Term, for review, As a pre- liminary step to this course Mr. Phelps yosterday Made application to Judge Donowue fora writ of cer- tiorari directing Judge Westbrook to produce the pa- pers and proceedings betore him in the hearing on the writ of habeas corpus. The application was granted, aud this will take the case beiore the General Term for 118 action in tho premises. SUMMARY OF LAW CASE: Tho first case in which the Society for the Prevention of Crime is interested was commenced yesterday in the United States District Court by the initiation of a suit against Martin Gill, saloon keeper, No. 15 West Ho ton sireet, im which he was sued for $120 penalty and costs for selling liquor without displaying the stampa, the exhibition of which is required by the Internal Revenue laws, Charles M, Watkine, who said he resided at No, 121 Washington avenue, Brooklyn, was brought before United States Commissioner ' Osvorne, charged with perjury, in swearing $100,000 worth of roul estate in Oneida aad Richi counties of this State, for the purpose of being ac- copted as bail in the cise of Joxoph Rosenblatt, charged with uttering couutertelt money, Investiga tion by the officials of the District Atiorney’s oilice showed that nis statement was false, An examination was fixed for Wednesday next and the prisouer was hold in default ot $5,000 DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, | By Judge Barrew. | Andrews vs. Rooney; Auurews vs. Roone: ment granted. Dietiler va. Pi Kinney vs. Goi ence oruered to t Stewart ve. Ho Judg- reon,—Leave to sue receivor granted, ent granted and refer- Ot prow —Motion granted as against t company in deiault, but without prejudice to tue Tights of the defendant Hoves in the matter of Pri oriier for satistactic Prayer of petition and Ke ol record grante Empire Batiding and & ssocition vs Stey- otiow (a set aside decree and all subsequent ings denied, with $10 costa, and stay va el vs, Griswold,—[he surety Butler muse He is not at all the kind of bail that the plain. jecteu. till is entivied & McAlpine vs neeland,——Motion for a relerence de- nied, with $10 costs, to abide the event, | Hunter vs. Briggs. —1 bave gone over the examina. {iow ana think 4 case for a receiver made out, Ordered | accordingly. Iu the Matter ol Jones,—Report of special guardian and contract of sale approved and order of coutorima- ton granced. Basstord vs. Gano.—Costs and disbursements awarded to plainti against the executive, but no al- lowance. id v8, Briges.—Motion for the appoiotment ofa | 10 de the event; the jue and the injunction va. | prov | cuted, | COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM, | By Judge Robinson, | Cross ve, Boxen.—Decree signed, In tho matter of Henriques,—The debtor's petition ordered amended On payment of $10 costs to opposing croditors, In the matter of Butts,—Deor ob assignee’s Dou discharged, | Freuchimanger va. Goldswith.—Application granted, The New York Lite losurance Company vs, Guy; Same vs Same; Kieler vs, Bombaum,—Orders grantea, | und direct her eng: ntered and sureties | di / pairick.—Motion to strike out ir granted, Crandail va. Westervelt,—Motion to vacate order appointing receiver denied, ‘aring V& Me! —! aoe e0.—Motion to advance cause on MARINE COURT—CHAMBEBS. By Judge McAaam, Finimeu vs, Davia —Costs taxed Schaeiner vs. Stegner. —Ree McCallum vs. Mayer; Lawson granted, Witmark va, Kalisch.—Sure geralid v& Moore; Same vs, McGovern; Delaney ¥m Miller vé Greame; Donnelly vs, Meehan.— Byrnes va, O*vonno! vs. Gurantes,—Detaults, Hillier vs. Conner, —Proceedings dismissed; $10 Costs Lo defendant to abibe event, MABEL LEONARD, Kehoe va, Willman; Cortales MRS. ROGERS CONFESSES TEE ABDUCTION oF MABEL—SHE 18 REMANDED FOR PUNISHMENT AND MABEL GIVEN TO A GUARDIAN. At length the curtata has falien on the Mabel Leonard melodrama in the courts, Ateleven A, M., the hour fixed for the resumption of the examination, the court room was crowded. The leading star of attraction was Miss Clara Morris, who had been subpmnned ta appear and tell what she knew of the case, Ia this respect, however, the attendant throng was dim appointed. lustead of the great actress there came another certificate from Dr, J. Foster Jenkins, ber physician, stating the umpossibility of her appearing to testify on account of ill health, When this tact was made known the crowd began immediately to thin out, Those who remained concentrated their gaze muinly upon Mabel Leonard, who putin a prompt appearance, Her wardrobe bad eons siderably inproved, she Wearing yesterday alittle pause Uc! straw bat, alight, pluia sik dro: id boas ski eque. Up her right sat ber mother 0) at bor lett ber brother Georgie, Near them w 4 ladies quite Sty liebly dressed, but whose general or gave ipdicavion of familiarity with the footiiguts, For neariy an hour a low whispered con- Versution was kept up becween the counsel, Mr. W. F, Howe, who appeared for Mra, Rogers, and Mr, Lewis 8, Delutield, reprosenting the Society for Pro- veution of Cruelty to Cuildren, Suddouly tose oe geutiomen lett the court room and went before Judge Donobue in his private.room, They were absent nearly an hour when they recurned. A HAPPY NDING. “We have, after a proionzed consultation and con- ference with His Honor Judge Donohue,” said Mr, Howe, addressing Mr, Sinclair, the reteree, “arranged ‘this matter so that vou will be reiieved from taking any furtcer testimony in the case,” “What has vudge Donohue directed to be done?” ine quired Mr. Singiat “Mrs, Rogers,” replied Mr, Howe, “instructed mi to enter a plea on her vebalf of guilty of the abduc- tion Of Mabel and taking ber beyond the jurisdiction of tue Court, thus acknowledging berselt guilty of contempt of cour, She throws berself on the mercy of Judge Donohue in respect to the sentence to be impo-ed.”” Judge Donohue, of course, accepted the plea, but pot being prepared to prescribe the punish+ meut to be meted out to Mra Rogers, he has directed her to be still retamed in the custody of tue Sherif pending bis de n of her case, Ine boy Georgie be directs to be given to th his father, Muran, As for Mabel he ts eq) y desirous with If that she be placed under the control of some competent person in the theatrical profession, wh sbail properly supervise her education for the ments as aD actress ”? “Ts that all?” further inquired Mr, Sinclair, “Well, not exactly,’? replied Mr. Howe. “Mabel, until the appointment of such guardian, 18 directed ta be jolt in my charge, and she is not to go back to the House of Mercy, which has become very odious to Mr. Delafield said be had accomplished just whathe wanled. Mr, Howe eald he had accomplished ali he wanted. Mr. Sinclair satd the case bad ended just wanted it. Mrs, Ri looked complacent, rie smiled, Mabel’s e. inkled with detight and M Musan Was evidently beside himself with Jo; @ touk little Georgieaway with him. It was alterward stated that Frank Girard, stago manager ot Tony Pastor’s, would probably ve selected as Mabel’s guare dian, ze PROMISCUOUS PLUNDER John Robinson acoachman, in August last was dis missod from the employ of Mrs, Anna C. Duran, of Girard avenue and 164th street, Morrisunia, He lett behind a pair of pamtaloons and two shirts, On the 9th inst. a burglar entered Mrs. Duran’s premises and carried off 4he following articles:—Ope pair of ge teman’s gaiters, one pair of lady’s gaiters, one lady’ bonnet, one sealskin sacque, one gold breastpin, two pairs ot gloves, one box of quinine pills, one pair of pectacies, One Waterprool cloak, one pair o1 cuff: ‘one puir of gold cuff buttons, one work basket, o: Malvese cat. Next morning Mra Duran found w stablo door open and Robi caused bis arrest, In the Harlem Police Court yester- day Robinson was quite indignant on being accused of robbing himseit and talked about habeas corpus and otter legal penaltics, Justice Wheeler held him for examination. VICISSILUDE: OF FARO, Edward Stewart, of North Carolina, a lodger at the Metropolitan Motel, while strolling along Broadway on the night of the 10ch of Octover was euticed into @ well known faro bank, No. 616 Broadway. He took | bis chances and lost $50, He then lodged a com- plaint at the Fifteenth precinct station house aud Officers Slevin and Dolan arrested Michael Lorkin and Chester Clark, who acted, as Stewart alleged, alternately us ‘dealer’? and “lookout”? Jitkin isa nave of Albany, resides ut the Kever House, corner of Houston sirect and Broadway, gave Lis Occupation as house agent. Chester Clark havive of this city, Where he vas always resided, and when asked as (o his particular calung announced it bo the Court as “historian.’? When asked «8 to what particular branch of historical investigation he bad devoted himself he replied, “I record the varying Vicissitudes of turtune im this great metropolis.” “The historian and house agent were held in $500 bail each to avsawer, Johu Cavanagh, of No. 41 Sixth avenue, becoming their bondsman, COURTELYOU 1BRANSACTIONS, ‘The last case tried in the Richmond County Court on Thursday last was that of Mrs. Elza Winant, of Rossvilie, agaiust Pever L. Courtelyou, of the same place, to recover $7,000 with interest, It appears that Mrs. Winant, who ts one of the many of Courtele you's victins, placed a large sum of money in his hands for investment, having at the timo tnplicit contidence in his honesty. Of Mrs, Winant’s money entrusted to him Courtelyou iuvestod $2,000 in Staten Isiaud Railway bonds, upon which be raised the invney and appropriated Lo his owa use, the bulance he invested in mortgages on the benedret senting toem to Mrs. property was shortly ate when it Was ascertained U Sold. uuuer 1oreclosure, Airs. Winaot’s mortgages 4 worthless, hence the sai, jury, alter a few moiwents’ absence, re- turned with a verdict Jor the pluintiff for the full amount with interest, The above i¢ only one of many suits pending agaist the defendant tor transace tions of a similur character, A large number of people residing on the island bave been the victims a. Mr, Courtelyou’s rascality, several of whom Lave been made imost penniless The estate of tne late David Jouruay, of Lottenville, also intend bringing suit for a similar fraud, Journay having been dee 1out of $6,000 by alike transaction, Criminal «lings are also to be commenced against the de- ant, air, Courtely ou is life long resident of Staten Isla and bas been connected with Methotist Episcopal Courch tor the past fity years Rossvillie, and wag Jooked upon by those Who went to bim to bave their mouvey invested asx immacuiate, Thousands ot dollars were invested by him, the investments 1n almost every JuSIyHee proving workhiess, THAT MOTHER OF HERS, Ellen Quinlan, daughter of Mrs, Ellen Quinlan, of | No. 1,164 Second avenue, was discharged a few days ago, inthe Fifty-seventh Street Court, on a charge brought by ber mother of willulness and disobedience, ‘The gitt proved she bad beeo crucily treated and bad lott her home. Yesterd court, wnd her mother And vicious Lie, qui with « married cousin in East Sixtieth street. Tne Justice therelore reprimanded Mrs. Quinlaa, She be- came noisy und abusive, and threatened to kill ber c As a consequence she Was arrested, fined and placed under bani, HANGING AS AN EXPERIMENT, Within a fow months past there have been one oF two suicides and several attempts to commit suicide ut Hicksville, These events impressed a six-year-old son ot Mr. Gottheb Ronne, named Ernest, living about two miles from the village, and havi curiosity to know tho feelings of a person in process of banging, he proceeded to experiment on his own account, A day or two ago he procured a rope and ured it to a beam in a wagon 4 Then climbed apoo & Wagon and tying tho other end of the rope about his neck he jumped of. Fora. nately tbe rope was not in a noose and he did not but the jerk came near disiocaring venturer (ound his experience unpleasant tbat he gave vent to his fesiivgs in an agonizing yell, woich was hoard by an older brother, who soon relieved him is predicament, Th was already black in ind the youthiul ad- from y | the face and would probably soon have choked to scene botween th. Subsequently there was father and soo, with music by the hen asked how he liked it, the yout ich Wilt mich miemais aufuaengen, mania’’ at Hicksville is now believed to be guecked