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The New York herald., 1866-09-07
Morris County Agricultural Fair.

Moeaisrovs. Y. j., Sept g. 1868
This tho third dav ofthe mre'in best in point OF
sport exceedingly well attended and the wca her
was finer than either OF the precedin. davs Tho far
ground covered with veh,les m st Of when
brought ladies 10 the track. The graad stand was
crowded nearly all day. the ets pretty and
fresh looking coAutry girls pred,minttin
fhe sport, a usual, Oi9nnd with General parade
when all sorts aud conditions OF yehices wero present
Tho track was in hotter order than e previous day
the sn having h e,c Of the previous
heavy rains
The FIRST trot was for n premium OF twenty-five dol
lars for the fastest trot'iug stallion owned In the county
mile heats, best three in five THIS was won by Young
Wonder r me, 2:54
The second trot for prcmiun OF twenty. Eve dol
lars Tor me b's trong horse that never beat
three minutes The restrictions to ,me In this Yare
precluied t enfry OF ualiv hrs; lass horses The
trot was won bv Come hy .Ghance IN 2.5l-25lH
After an Interval for 1.ing round tho track the
great race OF the meeting called on pre-
MUM o. two hundred liars for the fastest trottinp
horse or mare, mile heats, best three In hve In
harness. The entries Tor this were Mr. Whtnev's
marc Lady Louise, Mr.. Mitches Volcano and Mrgo.
Mr. Whtneys mare won the lrst two heats in splendid
the struggle then lay between the mare and Volcano
The betting was In favor or the former start for
the third heat but when Volcano vecred and
remarks among the crowd com mon that Mr. Whit
ney was be nc sold The fourth was decided as dead
heat, athou the judges admitted that the driver OF
volcano had lifted" his hor-s and the heat there
fore run over Ten m nuies only allowed between
against the mare the usual interval being shortened by
one half The race ended In favor OF Volcano much
the Dissatisfaction Of those present Time-2 SO, 237h
2:37, Lao, 2a2k
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ing approached radical faction inst gaed bv the dis
chaped nava ohcer OF the port took posesson of the
building blew out the ghs and clo ed the doors in
Colonel Tay'or's face Intense excitement prevailed
among the crowd who had assembled 10 hear the DIS
ungnfshea Tennessean. and with half wort nom their
leaders they would have broken open the doors and
aken forcibe po,etssion Of the building. Bni TO the
credit ot NIL of violence committed
the crowd followed Colone Taylor 10 the ho 20 OF Sr
Ephraim Skinner, where he was staying, The bsud
came up and scrcnaded him and Colonel Taylor, though
suffering from bronchial affection, sfcpped out
into tho damp night and made them brief but tell
Ing speech.
oologEL TtyLnRs srsycH
He spoke with thrilling eoqnence Of the surArings
which the Unon of Tennessee hal undergone; Of
th ir down from their mountain hid ng places.
kissing long farewell to their wives and it'll ones
their wadng the creeks and by nicht aud crouch.
ing In the darkest ea'ses BY dav, seeking the Union
army in Central Kentucky two hundred ami nty m les
away. u TO such men that the radicals In their
lust for power he'd eight long months dcnei adms
sion the has If Congress- He anaiyzed with scnhno
acumen the motives which animated the Dominant party
In Congress, and edvorated in the most rneuuvocal
manner the policy OF President Johnson An oul break
Tayiors remaFs. In response the call of the crowd
he neain cam forward and proposed the sen:mcn.:-
"Naino and Tennessee. alike faithful before the war
may they be stsadas and the future In defence
o. our common countryl'
Another burst OF cheering ssyankce Doodle' from
the oana, and the meeting minated.
Dix TO CUE.
In res 'Rse to the appeal aid which Maine made
70 New YORK through The columns or the H-uALp the
gallant veteran General John A Dix, Is coming 70 the
rescue ana will stump the First district.
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A MovnNFul ACCIDENT
A Mother Administers Poison to Her Own
Child bv Mistake.

From the Pittsburg Gazette, tept g.
The most distressing OF accidental poisoning that
we have been called upon TO recorder number OF
years took place in Allegheny city oi Monday night.
The circumstances surrounding the melancholy ndar are
about follows:-For come time pasfan infant dangh
ter Of Mr.. Andrew Crawford, residw In tho Fourth
ward Aoghans city, had been auncrhg from some dis.
peculiar TO childhood. On Mondg night tbs infant
became very cross and pccvsh, and In order 10 quea
her Mrs. Crawford despatched an cder daughter ap
stairs for bottle OF Mrs Wnsows soihing syrup, that
grouped place with number Of othe walls OF medicine
tho bureau. Tho little girl rciurnd and hanAcd her
mother bottle containing they 50 posed. THO syrup
asked for without hes tatng nstnt, Mrs Crawford
nied large teaspoon with tho medicine sdd gave u 10
the infant The cbiid became qniet MN odiaiciy after.
wards and the mother deposited itir, n crib A few
moments after she raised the chIlem m her arms. but
Judge OF her horror when shc dscovred that the form
of the little ono cold and tVd and that n
clammy death sweat had ga'he<td n s brow. shc
fastened Immediately 10 who're shenad left the bottle
from which she had taken II q medi h and found that
instead Of the harmless sy.ap she hag her child
immense dose OF laudaDafn Three pysi sent
for Immediately, and their untted svors used TO
restore the child q consc iousness, nt u was In vain
Deaah cnsued 10 hvs hours after the narcotic bed been
adninissered
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ADAMS EXPRESS ROBBERY.
Our oANeuaY CORRESPONDENCE.
sixts Days Proc Observation-Disclosures fer tho
Defence Conclvded, &c.
n la.A

Sixth Days Proc ecdings-Evidcnce fer tho
Defence Concluded, &c.
nASBuKr, Sept. 6, 1885.
Last evening after the mailing OF my letter. Mr.. Hoyt
Superintendent Of the New York and Now Haven Rail-
road called by the State 70 rcbus the testimony Of
the old man Grady rsg.riing certain conversations
"neh ne e6radyl alleged took place between him and
hr Hoyt Mr. Hoyt stated that short time after tho
robbery no met Grady who sad to him, "what Ia this
mat has happened 1ohnSn The witness told him that
ne was afraid he had not brought him up properly.
crady said Yves Ibid, ar; learned him TO pray"
Tie also told witness that hc had not his on
'ne night Of ne robbery. although he found him In tho
mouse the next morning at breakfast time The witness
acknowledged that he stakeholder in the Adams
rsprsssCompany, but would not tell u what amount
III. N9urt ruled that he had right TO keep this pe'
msNcn N himself
Ms Catharne Miller sister Of tho prisoner Mcclure,
,enned that her father was desk maker. s"a "ofAs"
WIN man In Liberty street. New Yorb
ms morning the examination of .ne witnesses LOT ,no
Alb IN tho case or McGurc continued There were
a number OF these and women. Mn. Dbbcr. MISS
Gale, Miss Slann and Mr. Barnett all swore positively 70
Theatre the evening ~ the sixth OF January last,
which, viii DO rocoleccd was tho evening OF inc ROD
berry
Thomas Nelligan was the last witness called He Keeps
quo store tho Of Houston and VarcA sreeta
He stated that Mcclure In the habit Of coming ire
quenty into his shop, and that on tue sunday morning
succeeding the robbery be his house and stayed
unit two O'Clock that dav.
by wrnnsins among the lawyers ~ 70 whetk r, r,as
case should be proceeded with the court .nt
one or two witnesses, whose testimony was IN.
por'an, should srriva IL was at last S.s,ns ne
testimony should be taken al anothcg ~ .ns
trial. senator Ferry then prcceedods 49, ~ On oens
Of the S,etA n went over ths "" "s ~
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Cruise Of thc United States shin Musr>~es
from nrazos 70 Portsmouth-Fever go
no . ass OF Deaths Among Omcers aaA
UNrEo srArr' STEAMER MuscoorA.l
THIRD RArn, QUARANTINE GRouSps
:, FORT x1rrH, N H., Sept T. 1s68
o' NV doubtless heard Of the sickness which brska
out on ooara the Mascoo,a at the mouth Of the ma
Grande on the 18th OF August I.s, We In -
saa'Aso 'e1aS IN the morning OF tho l,,h with ths
following named oHeen:-
Commandev-rhon.s p,,,,.on
Mahan "'"' c"""a''tv and Esecu,iue oaoy-A. r
Assiftant s,vgecn-J w,slev pora., s,..
Piymost.r-hrthur Burtse =, Dosoen' oed |" sen
Hze,'ms zss rt4nsr LsW'enaw-George r. Dursnd.
Charles A. Stewart and John \ sar,x 'o"" - s
Mdfe-G. g. Symma '''
rn,Sss nk,%s'.eesoeopa Assistant Hcl.y Snyder Acting
In,o I ASSISTANTS George Taylor. J6eph r. kicklsy.
John q Bales Leo Berten
Iaympier's Cvt--wiI Iarkin
Up din $ Ckrk-William Moore
wc arrived at Pensacola the goth, with nine ofcers
ara seventy men sick Of bilious fever shorty aftev
sn annn 70, misfortune 70 lose our surgeon soya.n
DOCTOR Passed Assistant Surgeon A. ID Judson, or the
Potomac, board and administered to The imms
nis'c wants OF the Edercrs No communication vas ~
lowed with the shore, and, a. matter OF course, We
ielt as u ~ had q contagious disease on ooaro
Hnspee, eIenees 1es stey A. soon a. our ca- be-
came fnown on board the United states steamer ssw
Pas. Asssn. surfson Fsomss posos Aens Enssss
Robert Hunter, . fverson, and Third Assistant En-
s,neer Josenh " Horn, volunteered 10 assist us, IN
sa ~ veyy natural remonsrances the part OF tbeiR
* inmates On hoard the Newborn. BY the time We
here on The afternoon Of the I'd instant We bad
,. ,b,,,oen on the sick lia and only one taking
msii,eine We are nov quarantined, for how long ws
know not The following 10 the iiss OF deaths IRON
D wesley Boyden, assistant surgeon
Patrick Baker, coal HEAVIER. -.
Rdwasd Thompson, boy. -
Te DOCTOR 6led oi ths I'm q sea; the othss toe =
psussoolA and vws b1r,sd o. 6aata Rosa IsiAaA
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THE TUar.
Fashion ('O,

Fashiou Course, y. I.-Tvoft4ux.
The great trot between the stallion George wilkes and
Lady Thorn comes or this afternoon At the Fashion
Course last night bctting brisk the result,
the aiop barg tho favortc hundred eighty
his defeat Of the the Union Course both In har-
aud 10 wagon early In the summer together with
bis present blooming condition warranng his hackers
expect great speed from him. 1he mare however mover
in better condition In her life than now and II tho
stallion docs beat her he will have mako bettor time
than be has ever before shown in public.
The New York herald., 1866-09-07
tsul CONVENTION Or 1Ht chi PSI fsIrrsnr

No ,v,,,~ rRovInxscs, r. J., Sen, a ,san
v nenty-sxth annual convention o. ,ho 10, revo D..
90 repressnted reports from mo-, ~ @ Inapters
Ohm psrs r ss.'e,ses VIII tecur To- morrow orator.
Isg,os' Conn i'g . . y, Pc. Giles Bsbcock, s,on,
plsss II shs sv cs,ss svi reunion supper viii take
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Iith instant aud therefore. this Organization viii no be re-
ported Ia that boGy.
Resolved That the Executive Conmttse bo dsrectad IN
make the necessary preparations for call for the
election OF delegates 70 the mating
Tor the nomination Of candid tos for Offices Mem.
oers OF Congress aud OF Assembly u be ,rte by the
national democracy Of this citv. at the election
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nery a. detailed by Clark and already laid in full before
the readers cf the HxsALn
ras COURT
this afternoon Is sded The ladies' ars 30 numerous
tas. ther many fans IN constant motion, Keep a
freshna current OF air through the close rooms
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Trotting ut Chicago

CMcAGo DRIVING PARK Sept. 8-Purse $500 mile
hoats, best three In Ave. In harness
D W. Dimmick cntcred ch. g. Silas Rich. ......
John Conlisk entered ch, g. Morrssey .....,2 2 2
Ben Niece entered b. b. Young Pat hen ,ate Ed
win Forrest. ........................... d's
Time, 4-2 :32k-a:l
Tho above trot very c,selv contested fhr.rehort
between silas Rich and Morrssey, the former wiuan
eao1 heat by q neck only
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FEVER on THE MvscooTA.
QUA NAVAL oaRfspoupeucf

Cruisc Of thc Unted States ship Muscs~es
from nra1os TO Portsmouth-FeveP 80
Bo.fa-Liss Of Deaths Among Omcers a.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-04-06

CARE OF TIE BopY.-Whils riding on loco
motive last week, and talking with tho engi
neer. rs had the privilege OF doing, could
not but think how much wiser men were about
iron and steel machinery, than they about
aeshy and osseous machines. Tho relation ol
the pump to the capacity OF the boiler; the re.
lations OF tho furnace to the siz, OF the hues
the relation of the cylinder, or of tho steam
generated, to tho work to be dono-all these
things were in the engineers mind. He was
continuously watching every part. and open
ing and shutting valves on every side, so as to
keep every part in its proper condition. The
stoker, or fireman, was applying or Withholding
food, 80 as to keep the engine in just that state
In which II would work best, according to whe.
thcr we wero running on an upgrade, or down.
grade, or on level ground, and according to the
number and weight of the cars being drawn
for wo were drawing long and ponderou:
train.
Now how many are there who watch their
furnace, to see that they get in neither toomuch
nor too little fuel? Men shovel in food without
any regard to what II is going to do Ifit is
the Sabbath day, when they are quiescent,
when they have less ar and exercise than on
other days, and when their stomachs are not in
condition to digest rs much food as other
days, they eat double portion. If iSad'y
when they are to undergo severe taxation and
work, and when they can least afford to 60
without food, oftentimes they become anxious,
and gect to cat becau'e they a'e too anxious.
As general rule, when tho body needs the ba.
sis of food less than at any other time, they eat
the most, and when il needs more than at any
other time, they eat the least. Our food is a
means to an end. II is simply the fuol with
which we are to raise steam for carrying on
the purposes OF lile.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-04-06

INFLUENCE OF llYMSs.-Aiagdeburg is mem
orable in the story OF hymns, for II was ut the
cruel sackng of it by Tilly that the school
children marched across the market place sing
ing, and 80 enraged him that he bid them all
to DO slain and from that day, say the chron-
iclcrs, fortune departed from him, nor did he
smile again. Other hymns were more fortu.
nate, for VIC read OF certain rough captain
who would not bate crown of the thirty
thousand he levied of captured town, till at
last the urchdoacon summoned the people to-
gcther. saying, "Come, my children. wo have
no moro either audience or grace with men, let
us plead with God" and when thoy had enter
cd the church, and sung n hymn, the fine was
RENTED to u thousand. The same hymn
played as merciiul part in another town,
which was to DO burned for contumacy. When
mercy had been asked in vain. the clergyman
marched out with twelve boys to the general g
tent, and sang thero before him, when, to their
amazemcnt, he fell upon tho PASTORS neck and
embraced him. lie had discovered in him an
old student friend, and spared the place; and
still the afternoon service ut Pegan is com
menccd with tho memorable hymn that saved
it. or another, it is said that famous rob.
Der, having been changed himself, sang it
among his men, no that many Of them were
changed also. Rough hearts, Indeed, seem of
ten the most susceptible. A major in COM
mand Of thirty Dragons entered quiet vicar
age, and demanded within thrco hours more
than the vicar could give in a year. To cheer
her father. one OF his daughters took her gui.
tar, and sang to it one of Gcrhardt's hymns.
Presently tho door softly opened; the oilicrr
stood at ID. AMI motinncd her To continue: ind
when the hymn was sung, thanked her Tor the
lesson, ordered ont the dragons, and rode
OG.-liacmiNdn' Magazine.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-04-06
INTERESTING "REMINISCENCES.

Henry S. Foote, Ex-Governor Of Mississippi
and OK Federal and ex.rebel Senator, has writ.
ten book about the war and its causes, in
which he incidentally makes the following
frank apology for his part in tho transaction
from which the title OF 'Hangman Foote" had
its origin. He writes:
"Mr. Hale Senator from New Hampshire
poured forth in the Senate one OF the most Ter.
vid and irritating speeches upon the subject oil
slavery in the District OF Columbia that ever
heard. MIR. Calhoun was greatly intiamed by
il. and came to the seats OF my Senatorial col.
league and myself, and urged us both to say
something in response to Mr.. Hale. Thus
prompted, we did both assail Mr.. Hale and his
speech, in language not little excited in It'd
character. ] must confess that entirely Tor
got myself on tho occasion, and delivered
fierce, vlndictive and insulting harangue wholly
unworthy Of the place, tho memory OF which
hos ever been most painful and mortifying.
even used terms of indecent menace, and talked
about hanging the gifted New Hampshire Sen
ator. When the excitement OF the moment
passed away, was full OF contrition on ac
count Of my grossly unsenatorial conduct, and
offered more than once in my place iorna
apology for rudencss which nothing could ex
cnsc. The good natured and forgiving Mr.
Hale acted most generous and manly part
and gave me tho most distinct assurance tha
he should harbor no unfriendly feelings towards
mo on account of my faur pas. Not so th'
unsparing and unforgiving public, and con
tinued for full ten years to receive tho most in
sulting and acrimonious letters referring to tn,
affair, and denouncing me as Hangman Foote,
accompanied sometimes with caricatural repre-
sentations of singularly striking and amusing
character. About two months after this indie
cent conduct, Mr.. Hale came to me and sale
that ho had a personal favor to ask at m!
hands,"
This favor was that Mr.. Foote should use hi:
influence with the President to procure the par.
don Of young man from New Hampshire
who was in prison in the District for forgery.
The effort was successful, and Mr.. Hale said to
tho sister OF the young man:
"When you go home, tell your friends that
your brother owes his liberation to the kindness
OF a United States Senator from the South, who
is ut this moment receiving great deal Of un-
just abuse in the North. The person who pro-
cured your brother's discharge Is the individual
so often spoken of as 'Hangman Foote.' Go
home and tell your friends to abuse MIR. Footc
no more"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-04-06

TnE DI,NoSp.--Once a man, travelling In South
America. in crossing the dry bed of q stream, saw
sparkling object down among the pebbles. lie
stopped and picked II up. II wasa diamond oi
great value A erchant bought IL u lspidary
worked il with immense labor and nrt aud care
fulness. and afterwards il glisencd on the person
ofr0yalty in the most brilliant courts in the
world. As high rs FIVE hunirel thousand dollar:
we are told, has been paid for single diamond.
Diamonds arc set in the crown, OF kings. and arc
worn by queens as their most valued ornaments.
Well, TO day, rs was walking. | came upon q
precious stone. One would not have thought Il,
though. for il was altogether unwrought, without
form, and had no beauty. no spendor yet; and,
besides, II was encased Ia most unpreposse ssing
covering Of gross matter. But stop; examine il
closely; look down through those two cyes
There Is soul behind them somewhere-a Jewel
worth more than all Golconda ever was. 0h,uow
for the instrument to reach tito bring II In light,
to cut and polish It, then oh what brilliant 1t
would be
Just to secure this one precious stone would be
worth whole lifetimc's labor; for its value can.
not be told. The world and all the stars could no !,
buy it. Oh, IL could hut secure Il, then Houlu
bye and bye, when the Lord makes up hs IeIes'
see Il placed by his own hand In his own dl'aem !,
there to shine more brightly, on aud on LOT ever
and ever. u.,,
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-04-06

RETALIATION or A WOMAN. Ono of the most
serious jokes that we ever heard Of was pcrpc
trated by dying woman on her husband. II
seems hc was harsh, uniceline brute. ant
when anything unplcirant occurred in th,
course of their life, was in tho habit OF saying
to the humble partner OF his JOYS, "Thcr,
hang you, theresa nut for you to crack" Al
last the hand of death was upon the poor mise.
rahlu woman. and with her latest breath sh'
summoned her husband, and told him TINT nl
though shs had s'riven To do right in nearly
all c,ses, yet an "opeu confession il good ioI
the soul, +" and she wished ~ tell him that on
ly one Of the blooming daughters that had been
their pride belonged To him.
The husband was conlounded-" which d
mine" he exclaimed agbast.
"Ah," said the dying woman. "th'rc ~
nut for you to crack and turning away her
face Immediately expired, leaving tho poor hus'
band and father in a state of bewildermcnt n
to which one Of his supposed offspring It was
his duty to discard, and Which to recognize.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-04-06

FARE Or TnE Aro.TLES.- Matthew is sup.
posed TO have suffered martyrdOm, or was slain
in u city Of Ethiopia.
Mark was dragged through tho streets OF AL.
cxandria, in Egypt, till he expired.
Luke was hanged to nm olive tIco in
Greece.
John was put in boiling cauldron at Rome.
hut escaped death. Ilo died a natural death
in Ephcsus, in Asia.
.I,mas tho Great was hel,aaded in Jerusalem
Jane. tho Lc-s was thrown from pinnacle
ana beaten "a dcath.
Philip was bcheadcd,
Bartholomew was skinned alive.
Andrew was crucifcd and pounded while dy.
Ing.
Thomas was run through with lance.
Jude was shot to death with arrows.
Simon Peter vas crucihed.
Matthias Was stoned.
Barnabas was stoned 10 death.
Paul was behcaded by the tyrant Nero, at
Rome.