The New York Herald Newspaper, October 5, 1878, Page 8

8 THE BILLINGS MUMDER TRIAL VENEBAL HUGHES’ ADDRESS TO THE JURY— CLAIMING A VERDICT OF ACQUITTAL—A SIX Bours’ sPezcu, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Batiston, N. ¥., Oot 4, 1878, General Charlies Hughes, the ieading counsel forthe @efence in the Bilimgs murder trial, is a weil Keown political speaker im this region, His Femarks are always liberally interspersed with pleasing witticisms, which render bim quite a popular favorite, Hence it having become known Mbat Mr. Hughes woulda sum up (bis morning, a large srowd gathered near the Court House fully two hours before the doors were opened, The apariment being quickly filled, Judge Landon ordered ihe doors Closed to prevent excessive crowding, General Hughes is a pleasing speaker, iorcible in mauner, Das a distinct intonation of voice, a @hoice of language for the audience he addresses ‘Hie tail, massive torm, with shaggy, auburn colored Deard and hair, make him a striking fzure, He wore @ loose biue biouse, and vigorously pufled bis cigar as though detcrmined to carry out well tue task belore bim of delivering a six hours’ review of the case for bLe deience. NRRAL HUGHES? APPZAL TO THE JURY. Addres-ing the jury General Hughes said:—You are dutocrats and despots iu that box; the Court is power- less, for it 18 in your power and yours only to Pronounce the verdict in this case. It is with you to say whether my client sball live or die, There 18 DO direct or positive testimony as to by Whom this pffence was committed. No one saw the crime com- mitted, We shail not devy that guilt may be esi Mshed by circumstanual evidence, With this charac: Jer of eVideuce just couclusions must be drawn and deductions must be tree trom prejudice and partiality, All proot must be reasonably avd morally certain. Geuersl Hugves cited the opinion of Judge Cauren to sustain bis pies in that direction. We sali not deny \uat ou the evening of June 4 last acruel upd deliberate murder was commitved, she untortunato Vieum veiug tae Wile Of tue prise buer. All we dispute with tue prosecution is as to Who committer tue deed, Tne simpic quesuon is Whether the prisoner committed Lhe ueod, and was the Ballard carbine the weapon used? The law Papoplies 4 prisvuer with several Dutiresses, The Genera: (heu reviewed the opening by District fittorney Ornsby aud the theories advanced by bim to phow thut the prisoner fired the suot trom Meteal!?, Dilice, He also pointed out on the map the Billings house, the cornileld und the route Gillings was sup- posed to hive taken. TH PRIXONKR'S TESTIMONY BRYORE THE CORONER. On the 5th of June, ois Wile dead im bis house, bis faugbier like one Who would uot be comiorted, ibe prisoner was caded by the Coroner's jury wud sworn to Lis whereavouts on the ‘pre- Fious evening. Altera sieepicss night, im which Re veard tne moauings of Lis old lather and tue pitiful cries of bis duughter, he is called, without apy preparation, before ine jury. Generai Hugues theu read the evidence given by Bulings betore the Coroner's jury, commenting apoa at different points, aud argucd that 1 was only Feasouavie that Biilings should have wade a fow mis- tukes in cefluing the route he bau tuken, Hie mude one smail error. For that reason must he be convicted of murder? TRACKS—WHOSE FEKT MADE THEMT trom the Reed tence point toward Billings house, ana it 18 argued by tue Counsel [or the people that Builings went vy this route to the | Metcait oflice and inere firea the suot If you rab put these tracks by ie Reed feuce you ruv vut the Prosezution. And the strangest hing about ail these stories 1 tracks is thut the Very trucks tuat we swore were maue Chief Markbam, with all bis years of ex- perience, could not muke the Billings ruvber boos fit in them 1a @ single instance. I piace litte Fellapce on the testimony of detectives, It 1s no wonder they are frequentiy crucitied by lawyers. We ave two or three Wituesses Who suw Mr. Billings take outa measure and go to tbe back part of wis farm. Mr, Terhune saw Builings go up the Lill aud on leaving the Metcall ctfice cross nis garden, These are the tracks whicu the people Want to show were made after dark. Terhune swears that Billings made that jane of tracks before dark. Lt Wos impossibie for Mr. Billings to lave the professor Ol a college to noe His lootsicps on the night of the fb of June to sustuin wim. He has culled the per- ons living 1M the Vicinity, who should kuow whereof the There is nothing to show that witnesses u called to swear for u purpose, WHAT THE PRISONKR Div AFTEK SUPPER. Billings said be bad repaired the feuce near the Oat deid with a bammer aud wails whica be found at | the bare, wuere be hud leit them several days previ- | ots, and Orson Guernsey Lestificd be found ibe na! mer and nails at the leoes alter Billings used them, We bave produced witnesses who saw that the cuttie bad been suited abd another wuo swore that be yaw Billings im the act of salting them. Tus tvideuce is nut contradicted, and it has been shown that he Jet: bis house alter a jate supper, went three Abd three-ieuths ities, salting bis cattle and Going other chores, which must have cousumed mucu time, rived atthe Washburue house twenty miautes fo nine ocieck, Reterring to the idence on tracks, Generai Hugues ciied the review on the convictivn of two Meo lor arson at the Reurseiaer county sessions [he Journul declared evidence bused on foot tracks to be bf tne most unreliable uaure, and to ve received only mu greatest cuutiou. Mr. Hugues suid tnas Gilbert testified that ve found tracks leading eust trom the garden. No witn bad testified to any Iracks on ine Reed cide o! tue fence till [hursaay. at that time mauy people bau been walking avout suere, Bod the trucks found were uareliable He adaea:— ‘These rural deicctives ure ready 10 swear to any bracks aud that any boot will ft them, case may require. I. { tad a decent dog uccused ot Bea ing, aud (bere Was no beter evidence aga bim thao (nese tracks, a8 sworn to by Uuege rural a: tectiver, id stand with pistol in hand and defena bim against ail covers. A PHYSICAL IMPOSSIBILITY, Alter the pvon recess Gener Haghes continued bis aaari Referring \o (Me fact (uat every person who was in the Bulings house woen be entered aud first saw his wile dead aliege that the prisoner gov Luere in less than twenty miuutes after tue homicide occurred, General Hugues traced the cuiline of the tracks across the fivids and Bills, where tue Lorse was bitched, ind to (he well, and deciarea it A pirysical impossibility for a man’ to make that dis- tance and stop at tue Washburn hou Billings Aid altend to the cutile, mend the fences ana reach bis Douse In that space of um Another thing, Billlcgs was at Washbdurn’s house tweuty minutes, and did not act at ail like a man wuo had been runuing hard or was excite, but seemed perfectly eaim auu nacural, cuattiog pleasantly about commoupi uijects. FINDING 118 WIFE DeAD. Referring to ihe conduct of Millings on the night of the murder, Hughes suid:—“He came suddeniy to bis home; be bad been toid (hat bis wile wus ourt, He eaters und finds acorpse confrooting bim, with @ apiug, rea ayed wound 1a Lhe left temple, irom wuich she i:fe biood yet oozes. fis wile had veou m fered, What does be do? Surimk eway ink guiity man’ No; he fails wnd clutenes av c murmuring, “Ob, wife! oh, wife!’ and tqynte ther Preseatly some of tis neighbors (men) ral@Phin (rom Ibe foor, lit bim to w bed, and there be tosses all Bigbt long, matieriag, “PoorJeanie! poor Jen ie!" aid bis ideas have been gaiity Ones when they wi ght with solhenude jor his ony chila? They say guilty om that account, ‘too BAD! Too BaD!” Follow bis bebavior on the day after. Assoon as be is permitted to Jeave the Coroner's jury ve eaters Wwe room where his wile’s corpse is lying. We ail Know of the ancient test of a person's guilt or inno. ve geuce by taking Lim into the presence of the killed and orgering ihe laying of a hand on the corpse. If the accused i guilty it was said Abat the bivoa would Sow from tuo death wounas, Billings did not act as i guilty. He approaches the form of the assassinated woman, places bis band on her culd brow witvin a few inches of the bullet hole m wer temple und mouns, “Too bad! too baa!” | He did not know that buman eyo was near, lie supposed jn the solituce Of the dead and his conscience only, Would a mur- derer have acted sof Did bis words or deeds indicate that be cherisved a hatred #0 deadiy that he could put {ai Weapon Lo bis #huulder only afew houre betore aud deliberaiely send a vuliet crushing through ber skull’ No, wo, & 4 SPITEFUL MOTURR. IN-LAW. They say Biilings suvaid ve uauge because he calleda on bis wotber-in-iaw. Many a man would rather bo banged than do sv, | have aughed my sides sore over that loterview. She weut jor bin Wwita ail ber am- auition, 1 dov’t care whether «ne usea “rim fre’? “eenire fire’? cartrivges as jong as aid use tho mother-in-law fire, She ed a quar He Would not bave it She accused bim of trying 0 burn, (0 chloroform and to drown hin wile. His ro es are jokingly made, “Now, Auotie, those abarp tuey Cut hike arrows.” Thea she goes for 1 on anotner tw She lave every point and then quietly rem m that Joun Harri sworn enemy, was away, und tak the chance to call and ask Sire Harris to come down to bis house aud persuade nis wite not | to act too jealous or to talk #0 and injure his busi | What could be ture considerate? Mra tides to that on the sland, Did be ace then Whose Leart was filed with biter, deadiy ate, Who would go home aod ia two hours kill tb mother of bis chid? No! nol MKS, KILLINGS’ JRALOUSY. The Curtis feature of this case is the most odd one, To my mind Mis, iilings’ jesiousies did not begin | Witu ber husband, bat with Joun Soerman and tha clerks, Hers Was the curse of « blind, overwhelming Jeuloury that stung her heart, warped her mind, ay forteu her womanly iostinets and firod ber brain. Bho applios to him all sorts of barsh opprobriame— What does he do? Goes quietly to her mower ana aeks ber vo check the erring and unkind woman, Atiour o'clock, afver General Hugnes bad speuking lor ex hours, the Court adjourned, AND PUISON. The janitor of No. 145 East Fortyeninth street you: ferday discovereu George Riciet, seventeen years of age, 10 the act of swallvwing polsom, aud tried to prevent bis dotug so, but failed. He then calied in a police officer, Who took the young man to St la Hosp itai, where antidotes were successiul Adinsmistored, Kt during th mer iad b omployed as fremont, where his parents reside, by been POVERLY Boppy | | | | tive yi o8 and bulidoxzes Lim oo | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1878.—TRIPLE SHEET. F. Meyers. Mr. Myers, afew days ago, came bove named house in Forty-ninth street and ‘y use for Rielet, but told him he weeks uutil he could obtain other employm however, became despond- ent over the loss of hig situation, ‘He was arraigned io the Filty-seventh Street Court yesterday alternoon, and after a hearing Was released, but told the magis- trace that be was determined to kill bimselt, THE SILVER LAKE MYSTERY. bad po longer any f might remain Visit OF THE B&IDGEPORT OFFICEKS TO STATEN ISLAND—W1iHO RENTS Box NO. 154 IN TH" STAPLE!ON POST OFFICE? Detective Frank Taylor and Officer Arnold, of Bridgeport, Conn,, went to Staten Island yesteraay forenoen, for the purpose of working up the clews which had been furnished them concerning the Silver Lake mystery. Both officers were driven over, in company with Captain Blake, to the town hall at West Brighton, to see if they could find any agditional clew by the aid of which the mystery might be wuravelled, They exumined the chemise and the piece of carpet that were (ound in the barrel with the mutilated remains, Dut it was understood that they could identify notn- ing, and bad therefore to content themselves with tuking copious notes for tuture use, They also tried to ascertain (he identity of the parties who rent the Post Office box No, 154 iw the Village of Stupletoo, which 1s believed to have been the address of some friend or accom plice of the now notorious Mrs. Alex- ander, It appears that owing to ihe reti- cence of Postmuster John ale, of Stapi ton, and bis assistant, Mr. Ven’ Dusen, Connecticut detectives were unsuccessful in their eflorts to discover who are the lessees of the letter box in question, The Bridgeport officers who, after their juvestigations 08 the jsiand, remained closeted for a cousiderabie time at the house of Captain Blake, returned to New York by the two o'clock boat. NOTHING NEW. Coroner Dempsey, Wue Was seon at a late hour in the afternoon, siated that nothing of any importance tending to throw wew ligut on this fearial and bioody mystery had transpired upto that hour, He had not seen the Bridgeport aetectives, aud seemed to think it very strange that thoy bad not managed to Gud time to avleast consult with him upou the case, (fiver at the Staten Isiand Police Headquarters staied that Arnold aod Taylor bad said to Captain Blake, before lo«ving tbe island, Ubat they bad discovered nothing new. A coupie ol telegraphic vespatches from Bridgeport, aduressed to the two detectives, arrived at ine Staten Island Police Headquarters soon aiter they bad lett tor New York. THAT LETTER BOX. ‘The HxRALD reporter calied ai the Stapleton Post office in the afternoon aud saw tual a letter, with the aduress turned down, was in the box No. 164. The clerk tn the olfice satd:— “Yes; a great many people bave been here to-day making inquiries ubout that box, but they were not told woo owns ut."? “Have any detectives been here to ask about it?” jas the next inquiry. “Not ipat I koow of,” replied the clerk; “but 1 have not been here ull day. Ihe Postmaster was in the office.”’ Postuwaster Joun Dale was fouad snugly ensconcea in the quiet corner of a cual office next to the Post Office, He was asked if any in ormation of a public ature had been aflurded to the detectives concerning tne letter box No. lod. He said:— “No detectives were speaking to me, nor to any of my assistants respecting that box. 1 heard tbat they had been here, but did not Know until they went away tbat they were detectives,’” “Have you any objection to say to whom that box belongs?” asked the reporter. “1 cannot give tniormation about it to any one who comes to ask out of curiosity,” was the response. “there is a law which directs me to protect corre. gpondence under my care, aud 1 iook upon the pres- i inquiry as being out of curiosity; tuereiore 1 will noiwing ob the subject.” The Postmaster couciuged by saying that he would only give the required information beiore a law court, THE LEOPAKD'S IKE, THE WOMAN WHO DEFIES THE WILD BEASTS AT THE EQUESCURRICULUM ATTACKED bY ONE OF THE ANIMALS. The lust act of the circus had come, and the au- dience was prepared for the sensation which was to be the climax, The bourses and the gyinnasts and the clowns bad finished, and the wild beasts were to be defied, ihe creaky litthe wegon that held them was drawn out into the ring, avd a woman entered the cage—a slender, lithe, active, sinewy woman, with black eyes juil of fire and a cruel rawhide whip in ber band, Ihe whip was weighted at tbe handle aud « quick shilt would make it a deadly siuugshet, but this Ube audience did not know, It was ‘me. Rotochert, aod the wild bessts were the lion, lioness ana leopard im the Equescurriculum. Ik was yesterday, in the aftirpoon, Tne womsn— cool, careful, quick and keenly watcntul as ever— svavped tbe Wolp arouad, and with suarp, angry words of command drove tne beasis from coruer to corner 1p the usual styre of such performauces. It Wus EXCKing eVeu to those used Lo the kind of per. formance they were wituessing, and to the ladies and clildreu it was thrilling, for tue deep, angry roar of the beasts was no mock raging. They were (oo suilen to be laughed at, ideuly Mme. Roinehart stepped backward to roou) for wwe lion to Jump in une of toe tricks she bad taught bim, und sue stepped ust the leopard, With a spurl that seemed ball buman in ite mulice and wholly devilish in ite utter ferocity the angry beast turned 1(s Gead and raised its paw. 7 paw rested one moment ou the right thigh of the aar. lug Woman, aod the Claws shot straight through t tui garmeats ioto ihe quivering feeb, Ihe jaws bow open an instant and then closed un what seemed the woman's boay. Vrobavly not one person in five in the audience realized that What (bey saw Was anything diflereut from the usual periormanee, for everything Mume, Ruyaebart bad done had beea doue iw a flush, aud tnere was no time to realize this betore mastered the Situation, lurning as quickly as the huge leopard bad turned sbe snot ber sfender whic Jeit bags straight from the shoulder to the icopard’s throat With u motion as quick as Heenan’s, and with her rigut she whified the woip around aud hundie down sq) green ey: thal gleaming into ber own, Thon sniitimg the whip so quickly that few saw the motion she rained & dozen quick fleree biows ou the tenderest spots tue leopard wears. {here was not time ior the suudder the auqience began to feel Lo have passed away beiore the trick was over, the lion Was ready for bis next word of command, aua the leop: jad wiunk back two steps to the fur corver oi ibe littie cage, cowed aud beaten by a woman be could ouve rent iimb from limb had he kaown his power, THK WOUNDKD Womax, Only three great drops of vioud remained to tell the Story of wbat might bave happened, ow ob the gaudy cress she w vA, Tigid and sironger than the | served (o provect ber side from tbe fangs of the Deas, and ber arms and jegs wero ouly scratched. At least abe called them scratches, when « few mo- mente later she iauguiugiy stretched outa maimed arm and grasped the reporter's handeo firmly as al- most to make bim Wines, She was putting plaster over the ‘scratches,’ ment, “I'l beal night “Why, you Know my to a question about be hart, Sam Rinenart’s wite, that’s been Known to every circus wan in the country for the past ten years at No, I’m not living with him a: ; but i'm rane He does what he | for myself and them. No, th Mme. or Mile. Ruin alled indiffer- enlly 08 the bilis—“The Madame,” as every one arodud the circus calls her, respectiuily—ia a black- baited, Uiack-eyed woman, With siroug features aud ftroug flugers, quick eyes and motions, who talks ag imply aud aoafleciedly of what sue does as another pretty—nardly ev Audsome—vat is strong aud omen Would talk of embroidering. Her face Is wot pocasiog apd intelligent, i'vo Voew ia ib ali tay life,” she said, for sixieen years, and sixte “AL least n years ago I was ovly © Birk 1 began im the side-sbow jie, and kept candy stands aud that sert of thing, How did I get imo this? Weill, | hardy kno idea I could vo My and I dia, First Lv Now there is hardly a bove in my body (hat ban’: b & horse at some time of smother, bat Lin not airaid olguy boree itving. Weil, | thougnt l coal doas weil With the beasis 4s avy Of ihe timers, and | got a chanes to try wih = Veiled out of Colombus, and since then I’ve kept at it ly ail the time.” I never bad a bone broken by any of the wild boasts, It’s lucky lor me, (oo, fur such wounds Dever sour to heal, Jim, yonder, got bitten by a lion ago aud one of his bones was shattered aud never bealed. But I've faa my flesh torn ed broken by up most horribly at d ttimes, My leg, | my to my heel, has been toru allover. This p tiewla woked me four times this sea son, You see be is ugiy aay way aud he seems to bate me partieuiarly, I ought to teed them all my- sell, but I have been careless about it lately aud have of the men doit ior me. Well, thie ieopard ‘tseem to stand it to have me Cusoge my a8. 1 fover Awhile ayo and put Twok itoff be went tor Whatdoldo? Well, I hardly know, I got noid of his uoxe oF bis throat and beat bim with a whip or aciab. I don’ kKoow why it is, but he gots frightened end gives ap right away, 1 sappose it's because | don’t get frightened, I always have @ oiub baudy, however, 10 cas powddrop my whip, and a maa aiways anon ow vo help me” yes, people say tu me very often ‘You will #9 in some time and you won't come out,’ but | always say that] never think of it tuat way. L always toink ium ovming our, What would become of tne chil+ drew it L didu’, AC AKSON, suD OF Mrs, Hannah Robinson, « colored woman, was yes- terday commited to the County Jali vy Recorder Simws, of West Hoboken, on « coarge of setung fire to the old brewery on (he Paterson plank road, whicd | was burned to the ground oo Saturuay might nat. Henry Vateky, « batener, whose residence, adjoining the browery, Wis also destroyed, is the compiarna: el 4 tbat srs. Kovinson frequently throat ed roy tue browery and bis property. PANIC IN A SCHOOL. THE CHILDREN IN GRAMMER SCHOOL No. 17 STARTLED BY A CY oF “PrnE!’—A sTAM- PEDE WHICH HAPPILY WAS CHECKED IN TIME—NOBODY HURT. “A panic among twenty-three bundrea boys and girlsand the only damage was atoru dress !’’ said Capraro Ward, of the Twenty-second precinet, yoster- day. No wonder he spoke in a tone of elation, tor panics areas easily created as false impressions ond quite as hardly overcome. This should be all tho more true of a crowd of children, yet experience bas demonstrated that big folk are fully as reckless im scoking self-proservation as littie ones are. Gram mar School No. 17 1s on Forty-seyentn street, about equidistant from Eighth ana Ninth avenues, and at pine o’clock yesterday morning the cnildren of the primary department were gathered as usual ip the assembly room, on the ground floor, for the opening exer Mrs, MoCloskey, the principal, bad fine ished roading the Scriptures and was engaged in dis- tributing the medals of excclicnce that are given out on Friday of each ik. All but one of tne coviable tokens bad been taken by eager little hands wuev a member of the schoel, named Mamie Tuft, came bur- rying in trom the yard to flud her accustomed place, The girl 18 subject to epileptic attacks, and just as she entered the aisie of tue assembly room she tell in a fainting Ou PANIC AMONG THE CHILDREN, As she did so she cried “Ub, Miss Fay!’? the name of her class teacher, Her entrance had soarcely been noticed, but several of the scholars who heard the cry bebind them misiook ts meaning, and instantly took up its repesition, aud screaming ‘Fire! tire!*? Started tor the doorways, At once the crowd of per- haps @ thousand cuiidren rose wita territed facos aud scramvied for their hives, There were tortunatesy sevoral exits, aud toward these tided the mass of tenuer lives amid continued shouts of caugei McCioakey as well as her usi with greal presence of mind. tormer, {rem the piatiorm, 1b as loud tones as sue could summon commanded tue children to return 10 their classes, the same UUme assuring them that there wus no fire, QUIET RESTORED. The other teachers wok pos: though vot belore a huudred or more had gained the yard. The others beiug compelled to stay wuere iney were were intluenced by the coolness and bravery of their teachers, and gradually resumed their places, Those who escaped were Joiued vy others {row the Waiting room, aud rao into the street still crying “Firel’? ut the top ol their voices, ‘The entire heignboruood becume confusien, aud bundreds of urchins from adJoiuing streets jviued the frantic school cuudren. Happily the grammar scbool is but two doors away from the Twenty-secoud precinct station house, wnu Capivin Ward, with Sergeaut Brown and & -quud of men, went quickly to work, They sur- Touuded us many of tue childrea us possivie aud cuimly forced them back into whe yard. Muny, how- eVer, bad eluded the biue cvats und ran toward their homes as thouga the evil one himself were in close pursuit. but tue danger was over aud in less than balf au hour. tuapks tu the exertions vf ‘the teacuors and police, the Scholars were Lack in their Ciuss rooms a8 orderly as if nothing Dad happened, Not a soul bad veen iwjared, unless the effects of suddeu ingut be taken into consideration. Tue janitor, Jono Cokely, when the eurly excitement was passed, cur- ried the child who bad innoceutly caused so mucu trouble to 4 room, where she Was Fevived witu re- 0 on of the doors, Storatives. Siugulariy enough the panic did nov spread to the grammar department in she second and third stories. Ouly a momentary eXcitemeut was Gieated there by the noise below, which was quickly ended, and the moruiug tasks progressed as usual, THK MOTHERS ON THE SCRNK iii But, as a wutter o: course, ail tnese 2,300 children have mothers, and the little oues Who rushed screuu- ing along tue streets roused every parent in the neighborueod tow jever beat Of anxiety, . Stopping lor notuing the good women burried toward the school to suceor their offspring. Wnuen the panic commenced a crowd of pernaps five thousand people had come togetner, but wany of these had areauy dispersed wuen ‘bo maternal delegation poured breatulessiy along. Ove tranvic mother came down Ninto avenue with a long pron gangiog irom her Waist ud a buge bar of soup grasped despairiogly iu ber right uand. She children by that time were safely in the yard, and Mrs, Me- Closkey wisely requesied the poi aliow uo one iu tue encio-ure, ‘Lue officere were ged vy swim. ming eyes aud pleading voices, Que would bave sup- posed that all the mothers in New York were thero ussembied, aud their elfurts Lo muve she policemen to admit thew Were byth touching apd ludicrous, “Every oue of them,” said ap officer, “had perminied her cuiloren to leave home sick that morning, and must seo them.” iney bivckaded the street unui Tecess time, When, as they were allowed to see the children at play in the yard, tuey were sutisiled to yo to their homes. THE SCHOOL BUILUIXG. Grammar Schoo No. 17 1s very lurge buuding, yet not large enougn tv accommodate aii tbe chiidren of the district, It is not of recent constraction, yet it 1s splenaidiy equipped for protection ty liie in event of fife. There ure no less tuan five sepsrate staircuses and seven points of exit irom the ground fluor, “Yet ws a lucky thing,” said the janitor, “tuat tis Gid Lot Lappen ten minutes luier, when muny of the children were going to the sec ond floor for their classes.” ira, McCloskey, who has veen with the primury department of this Scuooi for eighieen years, said it was ihe first me such & Lbing nad Dappened. Then she explained how a boy Was Goce dismissed for Calling “ire” in the yard, ‘only tor tuu,”’ as be termed it, THE ANTI-PANIC DKILL Every two moutns the chudren are instructed in What ig termed an ‘tan! io drill”? Waile the cuildren are in their separate class rooms a sud- deu signal is given and exch teucher dis- misses her class promptly und proceeds with it to the yard. Oa the last trial of this plan the entire Primary department of 1,400 eniidren was empued irom the build the space of two minutes und a b ‘These drills are more or less practised in all the city schools, The Board of Education now long Axo issued a sugyeation of the Kind, and itis thougut that an order jor Luis special form ot instruction ior the safety of pupils ought to be made. Tuose whose memories eXtend buck twenty years will recollect a paute that occurrea im a schovl on Greenwich avenue, when a lady teacher fainted, and the cry tor water trom oe oF tWo created 4 aise iwpression und raised Apanic, Many weax cuildreu were trampled upon vy the larger ones, and tue loss of several precious lives tola the cost of the disuster, THE IRISH EXILES. Edward 0’M. Condon started at six o’clock yestere day eveuing for Cinoinoalt, where extensive prepara- tons have ween made to give him reception, He has beon daily 1 receipt of telegrams from a commit tee of which the Mayor of Cincinnati is chairman, with a view to making arrangements for his recep. tion, and yesterday morning very press ing message w eceived, asking that he should pot postpon his departure beyond that evening, as all arrangements nai been made to receive him on 5: lay night. Ho theretore made Up bis mind Lo start at once, and the fact was te gtapled by the Reception Committee to porn the route, wh riends w ‘a woico: through, During the day ed Abravam 8, Hewitt. 8. S. Cox aud other gentietnon wio bad inter- ested themselves in bis caso, and thanked them tor the services they bad rendered bim. He bad quite @ jong interview with Mr. Hewitt, Mr. Peter Cooper ing prevent, and during the day severa: prominent citizens calied on Mr. Condon to bid him goodby A rumor i# 1a circulation that several Congressme: ana Senators, irrespective of party, who took part in the effort to obtain Captain Condou's reiease, have Promised their cooperation ina movement to lay a Complete statement Gi the Kogien convict sysiem a: appiied to political prisoners vetore the people of New York, and to elicit # pronouscement of American opinion thereon, {t 18 hinted that the affair will tike the sbape of a public meetng in the Cooper Ln« petite and that several gentiemen belore whom the incts have been laid, aod who have no connection wita the Irib nationalists, nave already given the strongest promises of support. [vis also stated that (be case of Meiedy, who is uot au Amer youn Gttize, Will be reopened’ wud that the most crushing testimony of his innocence of ail compicity in the Manct rescue and of the perjury of the Crown witnesses will be produced. The case is now being prepared and the services of some of ihe ablest members o! tho Irish Bar will be secured, as well the advocacy of the leading Irish parliamentary rep- rr nlacives, “A RABBI'S DEFLECTION. New Yorke, Oot. 4, 1878, To THs Evitor or tur Herauo:-~ T notice im the Henan of this morning an artiel headed “A Rabvi’s Detection,” “Why the Minister and OMcera of Temple Emanael Vid Not Attend Wedding,” &e. I send you as promptly as possible the following reply, Having been for upward of forty Jears in (he service of the Jewish religion, and among those acknowleuget as interpreters of ‘the Jewieh jaw, L now declare that Jadaism nowbere pronivs: the celebration of martiages iu the period intervening between toe day o1 tue New Year aud the Day of Atones at not only is this Lhe position of reiormed m, but that even the Shulchan Aruch, the co urorthedox brethren cous.der binding upon themselves, contains 20 provision of an opposite na- ture, To account tor the popular prejudice with ree spect to such marriages, this is nentoer the time nor the occasion. She foundation of the arvicle being to he entire superstructure of inte d Gpon it fails to pieces, that my daughter's marriage was {@ 006, Only those nearly reiaved to the erroneou eb is I rmay b strictly pri bride anu groom being bidden as guests, Ihe act that Certain goutiemen tmootioned in tue article did hot atleud 18, therefore, susceptible of an obvious ex planation, The genoral tnaceurracy of the writers | statements, moreover, may fartu iact tbat vf eleven persons whom Le mentions ae eut six were vot ouly not present but had not eveu received lu vita:ion Oue more word of personal exp! I have re. tired irom public lire Gerre repe Oaly regard (hose who with me have tue true interests of rt, and Who, being of the Jewish law, huve a right to my haous, bas induced m shia ono8 Lo quit the privs y BANUEL ADLER, Rabbi be garnered irom ton. THE RIFLE, FIRST AND SEOOND OLASSES AT OLEED- MOOR, Adetaii of the Twelfth regiment, numbering 139 men, went out to Creedmoor yesterday by an early traiu for the parpose of completing their rifle prac- tice for the season, Golonel 5, V. R, Ceuger was in command, Dr. A. T. Hills was modicat officer in charge and Captain A, T. Decker superintended the firing, All the men were already qualified in the third class, so firing was at once com- menced at 300 and 400 yards by sixty-five men, and at 200 una 500 yards by the balance of the detachment, In tho course of the second olass practice the follow: ing qualilying scores were made:—Corporai J. Mackey, 35; Vrivate f. M. MeQuillan, 34; Private W. shukers, Private ©. W. Bruss, 30; Private #, 2. Lemuire, 29! Corporal J. De Bold, 29; Corporal &. U’Deil, 28; Private J. Campbell, 27; Privace W. Boyd, 27; Ser- goaut D. HH, P, Svillane, '26; Private M, Wilson, 26; Pew J, Sawyer, 26; careers! A. Lucas, 26; Privace J. H, Searles, 26; Private R. Humpureys, 25; Private OU. H. Lester, 25, The marksman’s badge wi 200 wnd 500 yards:—Sergeant J. J, Bushnell, 40; Spillauo, 36; Colonel s, V. Re pian C. 1, McGovern, 34; Liewtemaat W. H. Kirby, 34; Private G. Wiilard, 33; Private R. Humphrey, 33; Urivate Joues, Sergeant D. Brown, 31; Major J. W. Jones, 31; Private J. M, poell, 31; Private J. Gauit, 30; Privace G, 3, Shaw, ; Private U. Comeriord, 30; Private M. Linn, 30 Private J, Scnaliz, wate HK. J. Harvey, 29; won by the following at Private J. C, sinclair, Private G, Leach, 29; Private a, P, Holdsworth, 29; Private A. Brewer, 29; Corporal E. O'Dell, 29; Private G. Kipp, 28! Private R, J. Francis, 28; Corporal O. G Javobs, 28! Private J, Buriew, 27; Corporal D. B, Paige, 27; Private H. Hutchinson, 27; surgevn A. 't, Hills, 2 Private Ro Piant, 27; Private A. A. Disentnal, 27; Private C. W, Brass, 27; Corporal J. De Bold, 26; Corporal F. Hoiache 3 Private C, A. Smith, 26; Private W. Suakers. 26; Private F.C, Lemaire, 26 Private J. Fruzier, 2 ‘geant J. L. Conway, 26 Private W. Brown, 26; Private L. F, Sterrivt, 25; Pri vate W. Boyd, 20; Private D. Wyman, 25; rrivate W. E, Hill, 25; Sergeant J. J. Brengle, 25. THE CENTENNIAL RIFLE" MATCH, Tne following letter nas been received by the editor of the Turf, Fld and Farm trom Mr. Jobn Rigby, who shot iu the Irish team in tne international match at Creedmoor tn 1874:— ‘The futuro of the Centennial rifle match is natu- rally a matter of much importance to American rifle- meu, as Well 4s to those nationalities which took part in 1k tn 1876 and 1877. That au intermaional contest so happily ipaugu- rated should fail to survive its secoud year would be a disaster reflectiug on the judgment of all who were Coueerued tn its inception. " [tis worth while, then, to eXaumine (hose causes whieh ure likely to iuflucuce its Juture prospects, aud to usk whether the obstacles whico have rendered 1878 biank are likely to reappear in future year In the first place 1% seems to me unreasonable to expect that the sume nationulities would coutinue to seud representatives to America year after yeur with & constuntly decreasing chance of success, and yeu this inust be so if the contest be annual, The sume men cuunot be induced to spend the time requisite, even it there Were uo expense, your alter yeur, ew men musi be sougut to whom the trip has the attraction of uovelty, aud even with new men tho: who uve loiaure aud treedom to engage tn so serious an expedition ure but a suali proportion vi tbe whole, These hiudrances do not exist for the home team. The élite ol their new men are ulways backed up by the veterans, ready to step iuto avy places imper- tectly nled. I: lollows, therefore, that if the home team bas suc- ceeved in doleating all comors twice in couseeutive years, an ioterval must elapse, and that, provably, of more tban one year, before the assailants receive such au infusion Of new blood as Will eucourage tuem to unother attempt, Auotner ebstacie which mnst be faced is the ex- euse. y! the bome team in 1877 received, [ believe, a sum suflicient to cover their practising expenses, and, us the match attracted considerable gute money, | pre- sume (he executive Were able to do this witnoul ex- ternal aid, ‘Toe Briush team, on the other hand, bad po such assistance, only their travelling expenses anu ammu- nition used in America having been met by a sudscrip~ tion, Wuled, altuougn public, reuliy tell heavily on the ‘cwptain and a narrow circle conuected with the Natiovai Rifle Association of Great Lritaie, lam saic 1p saying (bat an attempt to levy a similar suvseriptioa annually woud witeriy fail, even in Eng- land tue wealthy. 1 dy notibink up efficient remody for these defects of copstrucuion Wii be found by tue anuual perior: ance of the larce of “Lhe walk-o rives when tue foreiguer recovers his aggressive spir- ‘ts and again Challenges tue possession of the Palms, E.cu year thut fails 'o produce a contest wilt be reck- cued as sumething tukeu irom the iustre of the tropay. To remedy (hese defects, to 1nsare au annual contest and co mike the Paima 4 truly imternutiogal, and not merely « Crecdmoor trophy, it 1. only necessary to revise the rules wiih a view to locating the match in Europe on alternate years, I! the proposal to bold it at Paris this year bad been cordially adopted in America the necessary arrangements could have been Lam persuaded. ibis opportunity bas passed @suon the question of next year’s contest willbe imimineut 1 must coniess that 1 see no stir- Tings among our ritlemen to indicate an intention to face the buroing sun und puzzipg fish ot Creed moor in 1879. One remark—a pregnuat one—is tre- queutly mave:—We have crossed the Atlantic three times lo snoot witu the Americans. They buve only Visited us once, Letthem come here next year, aud then toe Palma will flourish again im 1880,”” JOHN RIGBY. Dvuury, Ireland, Sept. 21, 1878. GENERAL FIi1Z JOHN PORTER, CONTINUED TAKING OF TESTIMONY BY THE BOARD OF INQUIRY—WI!NESSES WHO 8\W AN ACTION auGustT 29, 1862. Mach of the testimony given before the Fitz John Porter rd of Luquiry on Governor's Isiand yeser- aay was of a aeeply ‘pleresting Character and was not without an element of humor, Major General 3. Hem Ziman was sworn as a witness and produced a pocket meinerandum book ia which he bad taken notes of Pope’s campaign on the spot trom hour tohour. “It’s been in salt water and won't do to bandle much,” said the old geatleman be adjusied bis biue pince-nez and prepared to read some extructs at the request of the Board. The most mteresting of these was under the date of Centrevilie, Friday, August 29, 1862, the date on which General Porter is charged with failing to obey orders, Witness read as follows:— AN INTERESTING MEM. Kearny did not get off till after daylight. We are all detained vy bim. There is & heavy clond of dust on the rons to Lessuurs, upon which the rolgis are retreating oF rather advancing, It 1s Mow ® quartor-past seven A, Arrived at the bridge at nine \. M. Firing commenced some two hours azo and bas just cen Revort that wo aro driving theenemy. Atton A. M. reached the field, © mile from the stune dL enliod upon General sieges! the rizht. Part of General Hook nt to Suppo: y pe. General Hooker got up about i Reno nearly an howe later. Soon af ‘al Pope arrived—about « qu the old Bult (tun battle field, whe ny We drove back in the directio And they are now making another «t McDowell and Porter. I tear we wiil nt for it. At At forty-Bve minat arrived. Firing at fifteen minaies halt-part four Keynold’s troone i . M., our troops ene geodon the enemy's Twenty minutes past five P.M. rcentre. Geueral inutes past fv ters. Heavy firing on our centre, earl isdriving the enemy Porter teports the revels driving him ack, on Manassas. Twoaty minutes past six. ketry. Mebowell’s troovs Just entering Dittie Held, Kourney on the t, with General Stevens’ truops, and our artillery drove tho enemy cut of the woods they t m- porarily occupied. The firing continued until after nignt, Lut Jeit us in poxtession of tho battle Gold The fighting, General Hoitnzciman sald, was very severe at times; It was not contiouously sustained, but occurred at intervals. WITNHSSRS WHO SAW PIONTING THAT DAY. William E. Murray, a member of the Nineteenth In. diana regiment at the time tn question, testified cun- cerning the fghtivg that day in which bis regiment cipated; he referred ot intervals to a notebook with a hole through whieh » Minn ad p W. M. Campoell, « captain in the regiment, testified to hearing cannouading before neon in the vicinity of Manassas, Wituees was asked where Gen- erai King a critical period of the fighting? He replied be was probably back in an ambulance taken with spasm: the then captain of Company L, who Fused t ado and was carried to the rei Claiming that sumebody had spilled a cup of coffee into bis shoe disabled bim. It coul bave been feur that induced this doughty soldier to KO to the fear, because he was, according to witness, o man of the John Morrissey order, and criliod his men by — a fet ng o d ‘tillery Oring near the old Buil Ran battle feld, With much bumor he told how he was picked up b; some priv a Now York r 4 and carried off, It wa the role in those early days ot the war that exch regiment should care for its own Wounded, and regiment from his #, While they wero lugging 4 out:—"What are you New Yorkers doing with that big Hoosier?” The good Samaritans (ook a careiul survey of their burden, and then, despite bis prow bim upon the field aw he Wow fnally car ried off uy a Penney ivan Jobo § Hh i rad Lz ry honvy muse in of the First nd, said ne d heavy firing Of att or? amd ry through. out the day and saw shen rating. Lieutenant Colonel Jacob 8, Bucaw the Third Lndiana cav- airy, and Coloue! Samus! N. Benjamin testified to om that day. Obarle there having beeo an w ‘The tovestigation will be continaed on Monday, at ten c'olock, on Governor's Leland. 4 dumped | UNITED STATES BOARD OF TRADE. The Commercial Law Commitree of the United States Board of Trade met on ‘Thursday and decided upon the intredustion ef a Bankruptoy bill when Coa- gress meets, The following representative gentle men, with many othors, havo been added tothe Soara this week, D, Noplist, presisont Corn Exchange Na- tional Bank, Philadelphia, Pa.; J. L. Erringer, presi- dent Philadolphia Trust Sate Deposit and Insurance Company, Pbhiladeiphia, Pa,; George U, Waldo, score- retary Excelsior Savings Bank, New York o! B, Sawon, General Transatiuntic Shipping O Richard 0’Gorm Simon Sterne, cou’ Clark Beil, counselior-at-taw, 8, Everett, president Second Cleveland, Ohio; S. T. Hau. wer, president First National Bi . f.5 Je Me Brown, premdens F 4 Galveston, Tex: | Wuson, tor Kewanee Manulagiaring Company; Kingman F, Page, New York city: Mortimer Addoma, counsolior-at-law, New York city; Uriah Welsb, New York cuy; James W. Olark, presiaent Framington National Bank, Framing- ton, Mass.; William A. Frazer, Central Sale Deposit Company, New York city; Samuel Ha: hardware manutacturer, New York cit, Cono vulder, New York city; Matt! Now York city; V. Mumiord Mooro; Messrs, A. Per- son, Harriman & Co,; EK. Bulkley, President Jefferson Iron Company. New Yurk city; D. E Mead, president Merchants? National Bank, Dayton, Ono; George Willard, presiveut Etna Lron Works, lronton, Ohio, ‘Toe adjoarned meeting of the Board 1s to be ueld 10 this city on Wedne-day, November 13. “HE DIDN’ |UNDERSTAND.” Much amusement and no little annoyance was caused to the passongers en a south bound train on the cast eide Elevated road last evening by the ro- fusai of a Chinaman, with a Jarge bundle of clean clothes, to step inside the door, He preferred to stand oa the platiorm, directly in tbe way of overy man, Woman and child who got on or off the train, His bundle was pulied aud pushed 10 evory direction, and at last a lady?’s dress was torn by catching over one corner of it; but the Chinaman only braced him- f more firmly and clung with greater tenacity to his bundle. Finally the couductor grasped the skirts of his passenger’s sack and tried to pull him out ot the but every attempt to abate the nuisance proved futile ull a Jellow-Chinaman got aboard at Houston street and acted as interpreter. Then the smiling heathen upologized, shook honds with the irate con- ductor aud stepped inside the coor. MAKRIAGES AND DEATHS. MARRIED. Axpricn—Dat.—Ou Thursday evening, October 3, tpt. Matthew's Cuurch, Jersey City, by the Rev, Kk, M. Avercrombie, D. D., HARRIRTTE HOLLEY, daughter ot Auswin Dail, of saitunore, Md., to SPENCER ALD- RICH, of this city, JACKSON—WkIDEMKYER.—On Thursday, October 3, at the residence of tne bride’s p:rents, Montcluir, N. J., by the Rev, S, M. Juckson, Geoku® 1. Jackson, M. D., of New York, to CaRroLing G., daugnier of Jobu W. Weidemeyer. LAWKENCR—STaNTON.—At Tevafly, N. J., Octover 2, by tne Rev. Charies i, Baldwin, of Mediord, Mass., Frank EvGsns l.awrexck, of Council Biufls, Lowa, to MarGakkt Livingstox, daughter of Heury B. und Hlizavetn Caay Stauton. >tkosG—WikeLock —On ‘Thursday, October 1878, ut the re-idence of the bri parents, Wash- ington Heigbts, by the Rey. Charies A. Stoddarg, D. D., GkorGk ARTHUR STRONG, of Buffuio, N, Y., to Hartie S¥NeR, duugnier of William A, Wheelock, WiLcox—HyaTT,—Ou Thursday, October 3, 1878, at the residence vf the bride’s parents, by tbe Kev. Charlies W. Homer, Exisan A, Wincox, of Geneva, N, ¥., to Chara L. Hyatt, o: Brovkiyu, N.Y. Nocarus, DIED. ASHWOKTH.—I1n Englaod, on the lat ult., BeNsamin ASHWoRTH, Of Pulludetpuia, late of Leeds, Euglanu, 1m (ue 4943 year of bis aye. BAkTLEMAN,—Octover 3, ADELAIDE B., tnfant daugh- ter of Josepu B. ana Cuariows A. Bartleman, ‘unerai Saturday, Ociober 5. at two o'clock, from Tesidence Of pureute, Ocean aud Clarewout avs., Jer- sey City Heights, BASSFORD.—AU Passaic, N. J., September 25, of hemorrouxe of the lungs, HARRY S., Ovly sou ol Louis A. und Caroline J. Bassiord, aged 17 years and 11 moutns, Boston papers please copy. CaswktL.—lo Brooklyn, on Thursday, 3d inst., ChakLurts A, duughier of ine lute soiomon 1. and Abiizave.u Caswell, Kelutives and iriends are invited to attend the funeral, irom ber late resideuce, 116 Montague st, ow Mouday, Zin inst, at wo P. M. CHAPMAN.—Ovtover 3, 1878, Georges F. Cuarmay, youu,est sun ol award and Siargeret Cuapmun, aged 2 years, 10 montos and 11 days, ‘New Oricaus Moruing Siar and Little Rock (Ark.) Papers leage copy. Day.—Ou Tuursday, October 3, Damikt, iniant son of Danie: and Anna Day, Funeral trom pureots’ residence, 612 East lith st, ou Saturday, Uctover 5, atiwor M. KCKI.—Lu this city, on Weduesday eveniug, Oo- WLADISLaUS Dowixcx!, in his 68tu yeur. Relatives wuu irienus are respectiuily invited to attenu the fuveral, from “bis late residence, 1,560 » OB Sunday, October 6, as two P. M, OX.—Ou Tuursuay, October 3, alter a long ud paintul iiiness, Hester C., wile o: Heury kvessou, Sr., iu her 71st year. dhe relatives und iriends are respectiuily tovited to utiend the juneral, from her lue residence, 21 Bank st,, Suturday, 5th iust., at one o’ciuck P. M. Fenwick —1. Greeuvili d., ou Friday, Sepiem- ber 27, vi turoat disease, Henny, young: son of William aud Alice Fouwick, aged 33 years, Gavin—Un October 3, Joun Gavin, uativo of Tule lamore, Kings couuty, ireland, Relatives and irieuds of the family are respectiully Invite to atieud the juveral, from his late residence, 823 Bast lzin st, atone P.M. Sunday. HARROLD.—Suddenly, on Friuay, October 4, Jane A,, Wile of Kubert Hai a, Keiatives and irivnds are respectiully Invited to the funeral, irom her lute resid-uce, No, 109 Iudia ot, Ureenpuint, L. L, on Monday, October 7, at two P. i Gueiph teraid please copy. Meaty —Weduestay evening, 2, Joun Joseru HxaLy, aged 21 years. Funeral irom Ube resi ence of bis mother, 3134 C Iniue 8L, Saturday, Octovard, at nine A. M.' Requiem Muss at St. Josepu’s Church, thence to Calvary Ceme- tery. Relatives and irieuus invited to attend. Jvsc.—Un Tuursday, Uctover3, Jonny Jon, aged 34, beloved busb ind Of Curistiva Jung, vée Avelman, Tho relatives and Radiant Loage, No. 739, F : ‘Chap. ter, R.A. M., are respecituily iuviced to attend the fuveral irow bis late resi etre October 6, two. M. Rapiast LvvGk, No. 739, Brerukex—You are ucreby r 4 to attend an emergent comumudication, jd wt the lodge roum, 205 Bowery, vu Sunday, October 6, at one I, M., lor ine purpose of paying the last tribute ot re- spect to our deceased brother, Jovan Jung, DAVID CAMPBELL, Master, Janne H. Fexvos, Secretary. Manosy¥.,—Un Uctober 3, 1378, Kate Coonsy, wite of Puirick Mauocy. Relatives aust iri Octovor BF. axp A. M.— nds are respectiully invited to end the tuveral, from her late residence, 423 We: 26ib st, on Sunday, at oue P. M. Moxxis.—On Toursday, the 3d iow RINK, beloved wile of Charles 1. Morrie, Mary Catia- Lhe reiatives aud iriends of the family are respect fully invited to attend the fuveral, trom hor late rovi- dence, No. 113 Alien at, Sanday, tue 6th iet., at one o'clock #. M. Bostou papers please copy. MURRAY —At Fort Washington, 4, Many Peas ray, aged IL ye Faneral irom the residence of her pirents, on Su y, Uctover 6, at twelve o'clock, interment ii Cemetery, Relatives aud irieuds ure invited to a Friday, Votober 8, daayuter of William and Kose Mur- aceon: McPusnsos.—At M morning, Wi Reiativ uchin, saddenly, on Thursday M Mol’nkRsoN, aud friends ure respoetiully invited to uneral, this (Savurday) afternoon, at three aVes fool of Cortiandt st. at 11 o’eluck, on Walling at the depos, U BaiEx.—Ou Ociover 3, PaTuICK O'HuIEN, aged 3y yours, Funeral at two o'clock, on Sunday, from bis late residence, 69 Heary st, ParrEns’ Ou Taursday, October 3, Renroca, Felict Of she late George Patterson, aged 66 years, Keiatives and triend the family are voutul invited to atiend the tuveral irom lier late residence No. 741 Fifth st, on Saturday, 5th inst., at one o'clock we Me Quix.—Suddenly, on Thursday, October 3, Joun H, QUIN, axed 34 ye: esidence, 112 Broome ot Notice of iuveral fa Sunday’s papers STEWART. —Un Friday, Octover 4, WiLLiam Stewant, aged 87 years and 11 mouths. Funeral will take piace trom his mother’s residence, 432 West 38h st, on Sunday, Octovor 6, at one ociock. ‘Iexny.—On Friday, October 4, suddenly, Many AVALINE, only Child o1 Edward B, Saran A. Terry, months and Li days. Sunday, Octovor 6, at haif-past one ot her parenis, 577 Broome st. ‘THomas.—Ou the 2d inst., Exxora W., wife of Cuaries F. Thomas, Funeral at ten o'clock Saturday morning, trom her Jato residence, 30 East 20th st. Reiatives and triends reap ully invited ty avtend, wituout further notice, aN Dyke&.—York Lopur, No. 197, F. AND A, Mim srox Room, Masonic temvie, New Youn, 4, 1878.—BextHxex—You are hereby sum- moned to attend & special communication of th At the Jouge rooms, on Saturday, Uctober 5, aged 1 year, i ral 1875, at one P, M., sharp, for the pur; of pay the last tribu ¢ a Ww. Broinet Willa ater lodg vie KL WHARTON, M Gronan W. Hennicx, Jr., Secretary, WENDELCKR.—Ou Thursday, Ovtover 3, afv And severe sickness, Many Manganet, da Henry and Margaret Wendeloke and aiep d Jotin Kouneay, aged 20 years, 6 months aw Reiativ nd iriends are respecttully inv veud the funeral, at ner late resi at, ou Su t noe, 178 Forsyti f 6, at one o’cioek —On Friday, Octover 4, Axe Eurzane wite ot 1. J. Williams, agea 1 will tuke place irom 475 o fh d trieuds of the fam gotee, ha aes ond Mag Wy fate ly = je 0, ates av., Brookiya, o@ yarday, tuber 6, at two o'clock P. M. “ - FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL The Stock Market Active and Strong at the Close GOLD 100 38-8 A 100 1-! Government Bonds Firm, States. Higher and Railroads Irregular. ee MONEY ON CALL 3.4 812 PER CENT, —_—_—_——— Wau. Sraesr, Farivar, Oct, 4—6 P.M. Abrilliant manipulation of Lake Shore this morn- ing brought back a recollection of those haloyon days in whicn this favorite fancy led the list both in tre- quency of fluctuations and in volume of transactions, Asa stock particularly sensitive to orders of dumand or supply, yet always moving up of down upon the gradients of eignths and quarters, Lake Shore 18 regarded as an eminently sate jamble” by small speculators, who accordingly welcome it a8 a hot favorite. Although the price finished to-day with a gain ot nearly ona percent upon opening, and a clear advance of ore und a ball percent upon lowest gures, there were in the interval plenty of opportunities to gatherin the atray flotsam and jetsam of profits which the tre- quent and fractioval perturbations afforded. While tho activity in Lake Shore was @ pronounced fact, thero was a good deal of theorizing as to the personality of the operators who had started it and kept it going. There was no doubt as to the individ. uality of the operative agents, but a good deal of doub: to the operative principals, Finally, after serious cogitation the street settled down upon a theory sufficiently plausible to satisty their conjec- tures and sufficiently probable to merit publicity in print, The idea entertained is that Mr. Gould and Mr, Keene have been induiging ina very lively pas- sage of arms, of which Mr, Gould has, so far, got the worst, und Mr, Keene has—well, he can scarcely tell what ne has got until he hus gold his stock, Some 20,000 shares ure supposed to bave bven sold by the former und bought by the latter, and in the mélée the price was submitted to such changing torcunes sure expressed by a decline trom 68% to 6734, an advance to 69! and a loss of the latter fraction in final dealings. This, in brief, ig the history of to-day’s speculation in Lake Shore,, and is, in fact, the history of the market, since the reat of the list simply followea the ups and downs of the favorite, uniofluenced by any special reason: of itsown, While in most cages quotations for the genoral list were better at the close than at the open- 10g, tho St, Piul stocks made no heudway, but even Jost ® traction 1a the day’s work. The heavy decline iu carnings as compared with last year, and the re~ port that the company 18 about to engage in somo new scheme of ruad builaing, is causing speculators on the ball side to wash their hands at preseat of any dealings in the property. Taken for all in all, the day’s proceedings were of a very lively nature, and the rattling advance during the last hour of Lake Shore and its satellites created such a stir in the Board room as has vot been in for many a day, ‘The opening, highest, lowest and closing prices of gold and stocks at the New York Stock Sxcbange were as follows :— Open- High-Low. Clos: in, est es ing. g SLig BLK RN Western Unioa 96 V4 9% Pacitic Muti. 17% 17% bai New York Central w} iby 1s 113% Luke Suore,. buss 67 69 Rock island, 1ldig 145g DLS, Noribwestern. 40% 39 40 Northwostern pret.. 71% «70% «= LK St. Paul, BK BOK BL St Paul 66% 653g OHI bbs, | B48 BIZ Wig Mag Haunibalauast Jovepn.ol43¢ 14% 4g d1sg pt. Louis aud irou M 855 8% ‘bs Micoigan Central twig = 68% ~=—70 Wabasn RR. 18% 188 Ceutral o1 New Jersey, 35 B54 35 ‘bss. Piusburg. 844583, Union 6% = O6O Kans 8% «7 Big Unio and Miss, 8 1% bi" low! Bia, Aske, Kan Pacific... Sig BMG & Tex ws! 4 Shore...... 69 69 Mich Central... 70% 7 Mor & Kusex ‘ M & st Paul M & St Paul iy NY Coutral NJ Central N J Souta Ubio & Miss, ” wacitic Mail, VK Doi'& hud Panama 128 Adams bxp. Pitts & PEW... w Quickstiver.... 4 Quicksilver pt. 32 Bt Stu & trou Mt, Ag 8. athe K CAN. 4) 4! StL, KO aN 21 pi 20: T, Wav & We... 188 Union Pacific.” ing 665 E vern Un Tei 95% 96 BL 1 sales of stocks at the Board to-day aggre. gated 164,900, which were distributed as followst— Westers Union Telegraph, 6,400; Pacitic Mail, 2001 New York Cevtral, 661; Eris, 3,865; Luke Shore, 58,000; Union Pacific, 2,826; Pitisvurg, 880; Nortne western, 23,5: Northwestern preterres, 13,117; Now Jersey Central, 200; Rock Istana, 650; St. Paul, 6,935; 5t Paul preterrea, 9,893; Wavush, 2,300; Ohios, 600; Lackawanna, 12,000; Hannibal ana st, Joseph, 400; Delaware and tiudson, 610; Michigan Central, 8,160; Kansas Pacific, 4,600, Money on cali was easy at 3 a 336 per cent to-day, The foliowing were the rates of exchange on Net York at the undermentioned cities to dey :—Charlew ton, firm, buying 3g 516 discount, selling 36 pars New Orleans, commercial 4 a 3 discount; bank 3 discount to par; St Louis, 75 discouat; Chicago, par to 25 premium, and Boston, 124 cents discount, There was no change in the posted rates for foreign ex. change, Actual business done at 4.80% a4 804% and 4.434 a 4.853¢ for bankers’ long and short sier- ling. Goid was bigher to-day, advancing trom 100% to 10034. Cash gold tent from flit to 3 per cent ior use, The Clearing House statement was;— Currency exchanges + $75,015,709 Curroucy balan Gold exchang Geld bamwne ‘The gold clearings at the National Bank of the State of New York were;— Gold baianes + $1,524,870 Curteucy ba + 1,600,564 Gold ciearin + 11,183,000 Government bunds were quiet aud firm, closing at the toilowing quowtion: ‘ Bia. Asked, U, 8, Carrency sixes 119 119% U. 8. sixes, 1581, re wi 107% Us 8, 1881, Coupol 107m 107% U. 8. sixes, 1565, new, + 102% 108 U. 5. sixes, 1805, coup 102% 103 U, 8. sixes, 1867, regisvered. 106 108: U.S. sixes, 1807, coupons, 108. 108, U.S. sixes, 1568, re, 107 107 U. 8 1074 107 U. 1083, 106 U re 106 1066 U 1881, registered... 10695 105 U. , 1881, cvupon: see OOH 106, U. ‘8, 1891, vored 108% 108 U 43's, 1891, coupon 1054 108: U. 8. fours, 1907, regis vO wn U. 8. tours, 1907, eoupous, 996 100 The London advices report a slightly better market for consols, the closing price being 94 a O43 for money and 94% a 943¢ lor theaccount, United States bonds made a jurther decline of 3¢ a % per vent and recovered 1-164 4 atthe close. The float quotations wore 106,54 w 106% ior 4}4's, 10754 & 107% tor 1867’, 108 4g lor ten-torties and 108)¢ tor fives. Krie soldat 1344. Tho preferred teil off to 30 and closed at 3044. Lie Joois Central declined to 825g and Pennsylvania to 24%; but the iormer closed ut $3 and the jaiter at 35. New Jersey Contral sold dowa to 36% and recovered to 36 ‘Tho sum Ot £84,000 Yullion weut into the Bank ot England to-day on balance, vo 1131, 750, State bonds at the Board were higher o-day, with an advance of 34 & % for Missouri sixes and District of Columbia 3.65’, In raiirond bonds there was a do- cline of 1), por cont, in New York Kiewated Kaiiroad Grave, 1 pot cont in Wabash seconds, M 10 St Pat sinking ad Aé 1b Canada 0 Orsts, guate, At Paris rentes declined