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JO1TIHGS ABoUf rOWN.

TIE mercury at n r.r'.. ir1 Droa 'wGn an ;od
from Db to 80 YESTERDAY aYcrASe. a,
Irving Iui hos lrau rgCN"f, r'lnidiri and rs-
munshed for the csra-on of ls-7 by the proprietor.
Col. FUNK.
Charles Voya, French attempted suici lc l.-i even
butCher's knife,
Couplrint Is made that scrsonS purchasing ppek-
cts Of uckea iOr the Third Avenue RsrJad nclucndy
receive less tEnn tie nlmocr ratt fo7
The Lincoln statue on Union square, which wa
erected by the triou lcRtuG NllJ wds p'ac'l ~ p1l
ton yesterday morning without fornl! 'r"n17i',
The event at Union Park Yesterday vas tho w'nh
OF the StYtLN.hrt q, gErhI druw CoTs. and HNrry
rcsrect EaS one OF the 'r0Bt ,ucccssu o. the "oaSon-
Richard Jnues ard tNare- Wili"m', alia, Slaus,
Sessions on wednesday .9rs 1Ttatrd on ihntiAs
nisht
The or1crri Of the E'pvcn'h Sa;ime"t 'o,e re,r
retiring Colonel Lux, ht0nsonry en-tossrt SGT o,
resolutions lat night \ Nae ltAulel ~ -;Fc "a, COl
Augustus TX presiding
Mr.. hcK,lli'. scent OF lhe lire Of F5ruch steam
rupuuT ltrc n fhs rurt snd lltyrr, has rcceyed
a d spstch "D iHHs or cuna HIM % G'tan The
,teImC- lr1Nu a. uulll iu"sHIy the " h inst
John NcKuUl yes'er lay recovered v rdicl for
800 ih' Nlr,ar tpurt a-1nst tho New lorK rrnirA
sud llrison tNcl Railroad Conn for the !o,s " .
morse llu tuh'" t' lNcN, ic'ull" from collision
July last.
Nc-trrda, afternoon, at abou, tNo o'cpoE, as tho
up CO No. hS pl the Irl nN1npr Hue was near Ninh
street. runaway term cAue tWlhE dp"u thc aYcnus
lJuihlrg huWc rom schoDl 20 Ice .i c'l s.rutl on
ard ir,glt eusucd winch almost battles dtsrripLOn
Several OF the children f..tei
The New York Coorci L'hcr Bur'.u net ~
night at Xl"n thufch, ~ 'erkur brrt ,g' lt'F " ism
Carney wa clcrtci Gecoru s see. arg, lno Lhsr
n.4n si. that f.V sect Nlf .H 70 we nHorod
la1ar unions wa tnc " 49, .l-4,.siI Ol t4c
Lud IN Nev va. -a! L'rpU'''p, .ni stair"
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The Mower fraud, In Court.

During the autumn Of 1869 n certain fellow.
purporiing to be A. u. Sclauber OF Clifton Park,
saratOga county. New York, went through this
county establishing agencies tor the sale Of Deue's
patent Mower Knife SiNponer" which could be
attached IN any Erndsione and grind me wer knives
with tie correct level lie pretended TO ask no pay
for tire agency, but only q certain per cent of the
troilts OF all tie machine. sold. lie. however, re-
CURED his AGENTS 10 sign dnpicate contracts ating
the terms of the agency, OF which ne left with
tue ggent and the other he took
some tie farmers % whom application wa.
made to become agents. demUrred u tho style OF
contract, hut with smooth words he induced some
in almost al TIC ioHns Of tho county TO syn In du.
plcatc, sn1 in some also to sign receipt for
the machines LEFT WITH item ior sale. The aston
ishment or these men wa3 z eat, wher, in the
last August propis.or, notes bearing their siZna-
lures, agreeing TO pay TO bearer various suns OF
500 and uorr, the first Of August; lS10 were pre-
sentcd TO them ior Iayluen,. by pa ties who had
purchased then, supposiny them 20 be genuine.
What Is the precise amount OF those bogus notes in
circulation not able 20 say. but IL is generally
estimated at over 10000.
Whether che notes forserics, OF whether by
soGe leldinx of the p-psr or ssy se.- other hoeuS
" ssssa w !, .. q a,isi,Ss H. s 81.
u not genuine. soms OF parties deny their
cenuineness, others dorbtu nj. all lnrn tia.
they did not intend 70 sigr any sory notes and
are conndent ,hey did not One Of the notes TO the
amount OF $lT5, against r. Sheldon, OF tbs " sn,
las been put In hhgaucn In District Court and
the tial - assigned ltr the ath o. September,
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sPAEKs FROM IHE rEAEGRAPu.

Holland has abolished the death penalty.
The California and OREGON Railroad Is comp cted
to Lots station Is miles north ot Chico
The body OF Jas, H. Ally OF Lynn war touud IN the
waier near Lamuer's wharf Lynn yesterday,
The Hpinncrs strike at Fall River. Mass, Is en- led
and mAay OF the mon have eone back to work,
James Sheridan OF Salem, Mass WIS thrpWn ont
OF wagon yesterday and died few hours after
ward
Charles Leopold lost his life IL Albany yosterdly,
by falling into mash tub at DJeOler Co.'S lager beer
brewery .
John V. Farwell OF Chicago declines the nomina.
ton OF the Temperance party Of Illinois for Congress
msD At large,
The Nevada Democrats on Thursday nominated
MAJOR l.. H. bradley for Governor and Frank DJnyet
for ant'Guyernor
The Cummis ,iOner OF Patents yesterday refuse 1
the App Hion Tor an cNtenlOn of the ieisucd pstens
Of Gagcs improved washing machine.
In Boston yesterday mOrninS Ann Josephine,
yeGrk Ot tughtcr Of DT s. T., MCDI1li l. te from
tue roof OF a building and was Instantly knleI
The Hon. GOdlOyc H. OTth. OF Iuiilla IL me- D.
toned rs the successor or Mnst' Mol y The PrcSi'
dent las decided 70 give the u'ace toa western mlr.
John V. Farw"ll, OF Cui,ago, has announced Lis
Intention TO give $4,000 The amount Of hssioCA 10 tue
larwcll Hal bAiing tnWArl ne ost@biishmeni "t \
library for the chicago 7, NJ G. A
county convention OF temperance men IN Bug.
hAntou on Thdtsday decided ga orsauI' an snu- -drIn
shop party aud nominate separate parisS II Lne o;her
paItes did not uOminsIs nnn Lo suit tLfnL
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VINO PAID FOR TINS sTKAk,
Murder in Memphis because n Man CouIdn't
Find Bone in n Porter House steak
Bullets Flying around an Eating House
Doctor Lets Daylight through n sheriff.
FfoW TIE HeDlphIs Appeal

Two very excellent and affable gentlemen
went into John tlaston's last night to partake OF
one Of that artists lrstciess suppcrs. Both were
strangers to each other aud had gone into the res.
taurant at different times and also at different
tables. These preliminary remarks are necessary
TO proper understanding OF the history Of the lit
tie shooting scrape that followed.
One OF these gentlemen is the deputy sheriff Of
this county very wei known as Doctor Frame, and
Camp Ferguson. MIR. Frame had called for a porter.
house steak with onions and other adjuncts Of pal
Fer@urson TIu ono w9Se'oT wa. npesSy ef ousy dny
and coffee, and he was discussing them
with much re!ih and satlsfaclion when
the waiter appeared with the shenn's supper
That gentleman entered iuto gasuonomieal dis.
pute with the waiter about the bone which he eI-
nearer the bone the swceter the nesh," and every
bon rtrdnf from here to Jericho acts up to the prin
cirle involved In this sAing.
FergnsOn, hearing tlc dispute, playfully remarked
that ore must be pretty ga d-m fool not to know
that q porter-house stcah never has bone. Frame
immediately arose from bis chair, walked over to
where Ferguson sat, and, laying his hand upon his
shoulder, asked him in very serious manne.
who is paying for this supper, vou o. ~"
"w.j, 10, - """'-" s".-'.. t Ferguson.
THIS WINS the beginning OF conversation that
cfwhief, says Fcrgt ben, "rd expect that you would
talk Ss IL you were s5eakne to sentlemau."
~ TUX 10 you as 4 boy, sir" answervd Frsme.
"WLat !" hotiy demanded Ferguson, II talk to
you as -" making The Nord much more disa
This was instincttvely felt by both side, 10 be
cdSHs beR, and tho right hands OF both sought their
pistols at once ferguson WAS the more iortu-
nate. He Mas in ocndticn to deliver fire nrst
and he delivered II. He fired, and broke
lor the door, got oct and doubled round
the dark Alley Al double quick, Frame aller him in
hot haste, fs!ns IS re went; lut aftcr shooting
four tmes, and iang 10 wing the bird, he began to
thing Of his wound. This BY Sarders begsn TO think
of 1t llso. He was brought Up stairs, and cursory
examination showed that the ball from 8 small
derringer had struck him In the right side under
the claycle, and neaf tho sternum.
Sor are Of opinion that the oall struck the clav-
icle End broke Il. and passed out ngain uthers
think that IL lodged In the body. The regular er-
animation OF the wound was POSTPONED until Dr.
Frame reached bis own house, whittier lie was sent
In a hack. Ferguson, Nhen he had a little time TO
reflect on the matter. vent to Chief O'Donnen's
once and gave himself up.
II was just blsty piece OF business, resulting as
will be rerceivcd, in 4 hot dispute about bone and
the firing OF pistols. Ferguson is unhurt save In his
feelings, which are lacor at the thought OF having
hurt a man in de ence OF 4 bone!ess theory.
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Killed his wife and Hanged nimse,.


This morning neighbor going 10 tho barn of
Frederick Pfsunenscbmidt us Clinton street. found
him hanging to ladder, halter round his neck
and dead. There was blood on his hands, on his
clothes. and on the halter. An nyestgation Of tso
house disclosed horrible ctacie. The wife was
sitting the floor OF the ha er head leaning back
against the wall her body terribly manglcd with ten
or twelve desperate Gashes from a butcher knife
several OF the ~ouads being very deep CHASTITY cuts
and OF fatal character. A trail OF blood running
through the paror showed that she had struggled
from her sleeping apartment by way Of tho parlor
into the hall. where she had sunk down and died
The bedroom was deluged with gore ; IL was almost
every~ hero, on the Ded In sickening quantities. on
the walls. on the furniture. over the floor.
II Ia clear that the husband attacked her with
short, very sharp butcher knife, which was found
on the premises, while she was lying In bed. The
gashes of tho knife seem to have been inflicted In
blind fury, they not at all those instantly
fatal sADs which could easily have been given with
such uurderers ". soOn, bat We mad. wild cats
al .i ne b0dy and TO some httle extent upon the
little noise In the sleeping apartment wss heard
r-twecn and O'Clock In the morning, both by the
young OF the victim, lad II yer. OF age, sleep
ing in room just in the rear. and by an aged
couple living overhead but quarrels between the
uniortunite pair were frequout and his violence
toward his wife was so common that no notice
t.kcu OF the disturbance, and II WIS not supposed
tn u anything unusual had happened until tss dead
10 % were found In the morning.
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On Saturday afternoon last an old r1rr named
Gunnip, partially blind, started from his som
deEce. In Damascus to nshtp, Wayne county,
Pa, TO visit another son living about mile ds.
tan. The road ran over rusgej, billy counu' e,
~soounulns ~ " ' I1s p,Jop0es, t anu
blessed with perfect sight The Old man never
reached ais destination. His son, not expecting
him, OF course was not alarmel for his safety, and
tho other SON. from whose house he set out on his
journey, supposed that he was all right, 1t not
until Monday morDing therefore, that the old man
was missed, when search SGs made FOR him, and he
was found at the foot OF ledge OF rocks In insan
sible condition ami badly bruised IL seems that
ne had wandered from the road, Rnd, while cropping
around In the to him, almost total darkness, be
cane uneonsciously to the edge OF the cliff and
plunged down, rolling over and over on the jagged
rocks until he struck At tho foot oil the ledge. lie
Was rendered ineensi5le when he AIst struck ths
rock and reman"' that condition until discoy cred,
over orty hours. acre Is but little hope OF his re
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CURIOsIrIEs or CRIME.

Charles Lindermanu. eyed forty-nine, ban e
himself TO las bedroom door yesterday morning be
his son, aged hfteen. had run away with sixt,
dollars.
Margaret Garrison, formerly OF tho Secoud Ward
OF Paterson, N. j. but recently llytng on farmLi
New Milford, n. j., committed suicide on Friday by
hanging. vigilance commiu,e attempted TO lynch
her faitbless ioVor.
John Smith, German, was robbed on the cars on
Thursday night OF t In money $50 worth OF clothing
and his railroad ticket lie was then put Oh the cars
for having no ticket and was obliged TO go On foot
from Port Jcryis to New YORK.
Last evening Victor Heailey, a German, Of Elsl
River street Newark knocked down ana kicked little
son OF Mrs. MARY Farrell and on the ~ Jthcr rcinon
Gtfatng HeAdley rushed upon her, knocked her down
aud kicked her shout the head and face.
Captain Charles q. Cox, Tenth United States
Cavalry, accused OF drunE ennes and OF faululenty
makng away with the pr9perty Of the United States
hiss heeu found guilty He "a sentenced to be dsns
the service sn to be nned aud imprisoned.
John Moran. q desperate, At Fast Stoughton,
Mass, shot and instantly killed Constable &. NJ Pack
ara, who NGs asrcsing him the murderer escaped In
anolher mart oi,the town Dennls Carn,r wlit drunk
THURSDAY night killed his wife by nearly cAogplng
Oh her head with Ratchet.
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The Starving of,Iyp,,ir.

Deacon Moses Upton, well-known aud re-
speeted citizen OF salem, Miss, had a catarrhal
fever some time ago. which lett lis mind unset ed
lie was taken to the Gsyums at Somcryille and
Taunton, bu' received no permanent benefit. -Four
weeks ago sunday he told his irients that one OF
the hospital physiciln. had removed his internal
organs, and II as no use for him 10 eat anv more.
From that time he steadfastly rejected ali sus-
tcnnnc>. About two weeks ago ether WIS admins
tered, and some beef tea put in his mouth but on
his awakening from the e.heriel sleep lie threw the
would place piece oI ice In his mouth occasion ally
but would not swallow 1t. After tire etner had been
given he did not take anything inside OF his lips.
lie lived until Sunday. when death came. His AZ
penrance not indica.es any unusual fasting nor
Il he as much emacated gs are mon who recover
from fCvers, &C. His nge was ~ years.
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THE POLITICIANS CIRCUS.
THE GERHINs SWALLOWING THE
FROTH FROM SlR1TOGA.

Accepting the Posies Tossed by tho Repubii-
cans-Woodford, Nominated bv Fraud, Set
Up In Opposition to the Thieves Of the
Inscriptions Tammany Ring.
The German Central Republican Committee
mot last night in the steuben House, sigismund
Kaufman presiding. N. Eliinger, q delegate from
tho Saratoga Convention, spoke briefly, congratu-
laing the Germans on the favorable consideration
they had received from the Republicans, and said
that they could have no objection TO the platform
adopted by the Saratoga Convention. The following
resolutions were offered by Henry Richard and
unanimously adopted:
s,so'ssd, That we heartily approve the nominations
ana pamorm aun ~ msde sas - ssTatoyS o,,,, -,
able LAWYER who faithfully served his country during
this state, will arouse thousands OF veterans around
our Sn I n. scs ~ Il party In sup
BesoIred That the animation OF our esteemed fellow
citizen sigsmpnd kaunsnn for the office Of Lieuten
telgent Gcrman I'ennhlcsns. mo wars ,hs 6rsnost
weS. ae HepuSTcsh party WI, orgsnsed and rallied
VIII UNDIVIDED strength 70 ne snnpor, Of our INST
Res9ired, That we organize forthwith woodiofd
rmSs Se%sn yoep Gsnn dH H SamPsSn Cub and
hf r9,sp pS ns and Sorspps snna h eke9s Who
ycss Sed With an ion hand S sress 'S S
emporium, ana who succeeded, by the moet paipabie
voic to set possession Of the state GoyePnmeht.
Illus an election Is rendered farce, ana fair.nnded
frauds m su6Verting the Foundation Of tho Republic
iaiheTisnd we deem blessIns 10 This eoultry tSat
the German Americans, irrespective oi paIiy should
S1e spd G sS Sna 9IGd SS. mes 70 Sos IN
Tho Tammany iiail regency. "
Tie delegates OF tie Central Republican Commit
tee maoe dele ,a,es from the various Champaign
clubs. A committee 2f i've was appointed to frame
an address 70 the Germans upon the poliIeal sues-
uons OF the day.
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BIindins n Drunken Husband

They had fight last night in 4 tenement on
First avenue, between Seventy. nfh and Seventy.
sixth streets, the principals being Michael Flynn
druggist, and wis wife Bridget Mary. Amer high
words. Flynn began breaking up the furniture. EI
aspera,ed and Indignant Mrs. Flynn seized tho cot
Zee pot and threw the hot contents all over Flynn,
face and necK. sealding him severely. He WIS
taken TO the Fify-ninth street police station DR.
Macdonald ordered the police 10 take him To Belle.
vGe Hospital but although unable to open hi, oyes
he refused 10 be tax kan to the hospital and declined
making charge against Bridget Mary. Mrs. Flynn
sand that her husband had been drunk several days
and abused her, hroxe the furniture, spen, her
money, and by =" said she, I'm sorry didn't
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OLD MOOT PUDDING.
The Liberal Clubs First Auniver.ary-
Gathering OF PhiIosophers-CtiIizing
Pitch and Old Brogues.

The Liberal Club's First Auniversary-
Gathering OF PhiIosophers-UtiIizing
Pitch and Old Brogues.
For year past meetings have been reported
weekly OF the Liberal Club, but mention has ever
been made Of its place OF meeting. funny fellow
in one o. the papers said that 1t had seven members,
aud that they met In q hail bedroom Of an Eighth
avenue boarding house. However that may lie, the
Cub turned up last night in Plmptou Hall, and
celebrated its 1rs. anniversary.
There were chemists, artists, architects, lecturers
musician. and Journalists. The hall was hung with
diagrams and ornamented with siatuettes and on
virious tabes were microscopes aud q pudding
msde IRON an old boot. The boo, had been boiled,
the tannin and animal fibre precipated, and the re-
maining ge!stne reboilod with sugar. The felio W
brot was exhibited. and proved an aged relic rom
Cha ham street. Tile pudding Lad boen cooled In a
mould. IL was lasses-colored and uemulous
aid looked like iucipent glue Several tasted H. ana
spittoons were vi once demanded. 1t Is to ne sold
" a baxter avenue boarding house
Professor Loew showed that hydrogen, tho li-ht-
est Of known substances, 10 actually metal. Pau
Du Chailu spoke briefly without touching upon
gprillas, and PantlrclI stephen Pearl Andrews
show ed him elf steamboat in talking. A collation.
VAS served. The ice cream was colored vita coal
tar.
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TIPPECANoE STOCK IN CuBi.
Tho Grandson Of President Harrison, ,yho
wns Gazetted ms Kiiled-The Dcterminn-
tiou OF tho Cubans TO Fight until they
Achieve their Indepen ience.

tion OF tho Cubans TO Fight until they
Achieve their Independence
The following extracts are from letter written
by COL ii. H. Harrison, OF the Cuban Liberatins
army to near relative, by whose permission we
publish them. The writer, like hundreds Of others.
has been oncially reported as killed in the Gdcsta
0teidi OF the Spanish Government. Col Harrison
Is a grandson OF President Harrison.
hEADoUARTERs OF LIGEaAriSo ARMY. Aug. ~ -
~iote on the a.n ult, aud sent the letter to the
states By Gen. RYAN, SO l am in hopes that il at
leas, will reach you. am now NJ the bea iquarters
OF Gen. Cayadz but shall return toward the south
Puerto p Principe rim yoo go % a. tue :, west Of
At present can't undertake TO give you an idea
Oft When come nome l hail have some strange
s,oriss " lsli am very well and enjoying myself
and more than that, getting nt, thing have never
before done In the sumner time. md Cuba Libre
singular and rather rough country but II improves
upon further acquaintance Every thing is primitive
IA fact II Is like stepping back Ave centuries into the
past. The Cuba oi to-day i about what England
was under the Ilantlscnets. aul every word OF the
descriptions In Don Qulxote will apply TO It, The
people are generally extremely kind, and do every
talng for me Without thought OF being paid for 4.
In Tact. ! am at present. having qnlte a pleasant
time, and II we can end the war in one year more
shall be well -Aisned TO see IL out We are In
hopes OF being able 10 do great tnings after the re-
turn OF Gems. Jordan AMI Ryan with arms and an-
mh1ni'i1n. h we can do very ttle now. for want Of
ednpei sTunHi here, waiting TO he armed.
We could end the war iu a very short time II we
S'ut oosAiN "'a We ueou Uut tue UlOcklue OF Tue
southern potts nothing TO that VI the island OF
Cuba execpt that We receive . few letters every
now and then. However, everything here is pro-
res-lng fayorI5ly, and the work OF destroying
everything goes on rapidly.
Gen. Cavada says that . Gen Candida" (are) must
end tue w.r We arc pushing on toward the west
and every month brings our orces nearer 10 Havana
and the nnal struggle. Don't believe the lccounts
you see In the paper there is no inteution any.
where Of yielding. Most OF the upper classes here
desire annexation to the United states but tho
common people and negroes wish for a Liberty,
Paternity AMI Equality Republic the French
plan.
see Sat the Spanish papers report me as killed
al Puntl Brsya, rs expected. nope that the news
did not reach ynu before tine contradiction DO not
be uneasy ON mr. accounL There never was q war
~ .hieh tie paiEios lost 20 fey IS va de. "a Z.
arra .; Gse enemy fiiien WrtiioSt our osfse h1h
Our rca; trouble Is about clothes; neither love nor
r!OnrT can procure them.
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THE LAST NAVAL SWINDLB.
The Flight Of Another OF Admiral Portcr's
Defnultins Psymasters-Fast Life In Cali
fornia-Exif Lock w ood, of BROOKLYN.


Defauitins Psymastcrs-Fast Life In Cali
fornia-Exit lockwood, of Brooklyn.
Among the many defaulters in the Navy ia
Pest Assistant Paymas,er G. II. Lockwo whose
accounts show deficiency of over $4,000. Psy-
master Lockwood resides In Brooklyn, and two
suits have been begun against him. The first
suit has been instituted against himself and bis
sureties to recover fifteen thousand collars, the
amount OF his bond, and the other Is q criminal
prosecution against himself Warrants are out for
his arrest In both suits. He has absconded.
The Government will probably never recover
anything but the smount OF the bond, and must
therefore, iose $4,000
The authorities In the Fourth Auditors once say
that the case Of young Lockwood s the most glaripz
fraud OF any now undergoing Investigation. The
defalcatios occurred while Lockvool was attached
to the Mohongo In San Francisco and 1t Is said that
who knew his Circumstances. lie would walk into
the elegant gambling saloons OF Montgomery
street, aud, with the utmost Gang Jroid
lay down handfuIs OF gold pieces on single
turn OF the wheel. He kept horses and carriages,
and danced nightly attendance on the bellies OF the
theatres, AMI tie inevitable result was the dipping
OF his fingers into his masters cash boz.
There arc msny Others whose casss % bad a.
Lockwood's, and ~ soon the accounting officers
OF the Treasury can unrsve the inextrcable tangls
into which they have puruose.y placed their &C.
counts. proeesd.ass III doubtless be instituted for
the Sat,HNrs. '"-'- ----''.-- --A