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The New York herald., 1870-09-17
AN lMlTAToR or DEATH.
The Kentucky Women Who Dies Periodi-
cally-An Extra ordinary Case.

From the Paducah Kentuckian, Sept. 81
On Sunday evening last. in company with Mayor
LEWIS who lives live in one Of the stovaI s Cottages on
Clay street. We there found the wife of Mr. Pell in
q singular condition. She Is about twenty-five
eighteen months ago in an adjoining State, and
came to Paducah some eight months ago to reside.
She has child three months old. Four
weeks ago she was indisposed, and continued
80; nothing serious was apprehended until
last Wednesday night when when she she was M taken ia zen with
utes. She would then have an interval Of quiet for
fifteen or twenty minutes, and tnen another convul
hours, and left her IN singular state being appa-
rently unconscious OF everything and every one
Cns %
last but few minutes. In the meantime she has
slept but very little She talks rubs her hands, and
at times looks pleased; at other times she has sor
rowful, wobegone expression, and will burst into
tears.
Mayor Sauner had friend. Mr.. Lewis, who died
in this city about eleven years ago with consump-
Jion. On Sunday evening he sat down BY this Mrs.
Pell ana took hold OF her hand, when she immedi-
Lewis. She talked Just as he did, using the same
actions and identlcally the language, which it
source, as MIR. Lewis could only talk in whisper
and Mayor Sauner had to put his ear close to his
mouth to hear what he said; and ne declares posi-
lively that she repeated the expressions OF the dying
man, which no person heard but himself and
which he has never repeated. But what adds
that she acts in every respect, with the po
sitions Of head hands and body, as the dying
Lewis did, and in appearance dies away as he did,
ner eyes becoming set and her pule becoming almost
extinct; but in q moment afterwards she arouses
herself up. the color returns to her face and the
case: A woman visited her a few days since who
had lost child that suffered intensely while dying
Mrs. Pel had known nothing OF this child, yet when
its mother came into her presence she screamed
acted like and apparently died on as the child had
done. We were informed Of other instances OF the
kind and 1t is certain that she could not have
had any knowledge OF any OF the cases. as Is less
than q year since she first came to Paducah. We
can otter no satisfactory solution OF TINS extraordi-
nary case and II 1t cannot be accounted Tor by attr
buting 1t to something like mesmersm we give 1t up
as an inexplicable mystery beyond comprehension
The New York herald., 1870-09-17

REMOVAL OF OLD LANDMARKs.-Tha old elm tree
Which for l29 years has stood IN fronLof the Watson
House, In Spencer, Mass, was so bgdly damaged at
the recent fire that it has been cut down The tree
was nearly six feet IN diameter and the trunk was
could easily stand erect inside OF the tree; and ave
years ago pair or foxes used it as home through
the entire summer. With. this and tbe1 old hOIei
will never be forgotten,
The New York herald., 1870-09-17

1t viii be noticed that foreign vessels carried
nearly 90 per cent Of the imports In 1869 and 81 In
1S7o Of the total exports per in 1859 and 82
per cent In 1870 and Of the whole 81 per cent 1869
and 64H In 1870.
The values OF the principal commodities imported
during the fiscal years ended June 3O 1870 and 1862
vvor foIlo
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STATISTICS OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION.
WAsuINaroN. Sent 10. 1870.

OoPg
In addition 90 the brief statement published .
short time since. Mr. Young, chief OF the Bureau OF
Statistics furnishes the following detailed abstract
Of our foreign trade for the fiscal year ended juno
3o 1870 compared with the same period OF 1859, as
shown In monthly report No. II, now in press
The New York herald., 1870-09-17
CRICKET.

Conclusion of tho Grand Cricket Match at
Hudson City-St. George VS.. Young Ameri-
ca-The Quaker City Boys Triumphant.
Yesterday was the second and concluding day Of
this match Play was resumed at twenty-five min
utes past twelve O'Clock, when Morley and Stead the
two mot outs' OF the previous day, took their
places at the wickets The game opened most In
auspiciously for the st. George eleven, as Morley
was well caught at point OF the first ball from
StOker, who had taken the bail at @. A. New
halls end. This occurrence etfectuauy dispelled
any lingering hope which the st. George
players may have entertained OF being able
to save their being beaten by an innings
The score stin stood at nfty.two runs when Brown
the ninth man. took his place at the vacant wicket
Stead and he got well together, and were adding
rapidly to the score when Brown was caught BY H. W.
Newhau of one OF his brother ID. 8. Newhalrs efec-
tive slows" Butterneld was the last batsman but
he failed to make any stand, being caught In the
slips by another OF the brothers Newhal THIS inning
closed for nnety-twO runs, which, added to their
former score OF gave the st. George eleven
grand total Of 1877. The Young Americans were
thus victorious by an inning and nine runs.
Stead's score OF thirty mot QUIT, comprising one
hit for six, for four and several for three was
very creditably obtained
The following Is the full score OF both days
play
YOUNG AMERICA.
The New York herald., 1870-09-17
NEW YORK CITY:
Local and Police Paragraphs and Minor Itsms
Of Metropolitan News

The following record Will show the changes In tho
temperature for the past twentyfour hours in COM
parson with the corresponding day OF last year,
indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's phar-
macy HERALD Building corner Of Ann street,
tngr
The New York herald., 1870-09-17

The report contains q statement showing the COL
lections OF internal revenue during the fiscal years
1879 and 1870, from which 1t appears that tho total
collections in 1869 amounted to $780, 124 1885, and in
1870 to $1s4 l27. 1t also contains many valuable
tables In regard to the trade and other statistics OF
foreign countries and variety OF matter relative
to the industrial interests Of the United States.
IMMIGRATION.
Monthly report No. IL Of the Bureau Of Statistics
now nearly ready for distribution, contains,
among other valuable statistics several interesting
tables showing the number, age, sex, occupation
and nativity OF the immigrants, together with the
ports at which they arrived, during the quarter
ended June 80, 1870. It also contains the following
synoptical table, which exhibits the total number OF
immigrants arrived In the United States during
the fiscal year ended June so 1870. and Their nation
alitieH.-
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Periods.

or the total imports for 1870 $415,S47,2l3 was
dutiable and $46 $50 free OF duy $26s 4S1 274
entered for consumption and $1s3s74.s $50 entered
warehouse. The value OF the commodities remain
ing In the warehouses OF the United States June S0
1870. was s5os9l4 473 against $62, ,4574s8 June 80,
1909.
Proportion Of the imports, domestic and foreign
exports shipped in foreign and American vessels
spectively during the fiscal year ended June 80,
l870:--
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Average temperature for CORRESPONDENT date
last year. ar.................... .......,. tn
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ment having been foiled by the removal Of the CON
demned men to Norfolk, it was the opinion Of many
and in view Of this apprehension the Sheriff applied
to the Governor for instructions ON the subject re-
ceivins in reply toe ay
ExEoUrIys OHAMBEn RISasoND ICE y; Up Sept !S ls7oS
q
0sd no 70 S Sf:r % 1
duty to execute Judgment the duty you
s s 20
e o
n
the ns ssv So:s M
TO summon y or even one hundred men, II you should re-
&. g. WALKER, Governor.
Acting on the ADVICE thus given by the Governor
the Sheriff summoned 140 men. who were variOusly
armed with sh0tguns, ri1es and pistols, fifteen Of
whom he took to Norfolk to guard the prisoners
here.
EN ROUTE TO THE PLACE OF EXECUTION.
At six O'Clock in the morning the condemned
p were o rn depGs
they took the cars for Windsor station. in this
county. It was the commencement Of their ride
to death. Arrived at Windsor another detachment
OF the guard, with muskets stood ready to receive
them. Each shacked pair was then placed In two
Suara them so wtn into smsr carts and number
buggies, making IN all about thirty with the carts
bearing the condemned at the head. These formed
OF anguish and torture brought the prisoners to the
court mouse. Here another force Of guards were
assembled, and through these the prisoners were
marched to the jail yard, where they HAD full
view Of
THE scAFFoLp.
They eyed the terrible structure and became visi-
bly, excited over the preparations for their approach
Ing doom. Nearly all their faces became llvid and
ghOstly with terror; two of them trembled, or,
rather shook violently; the muscles of all their faces
twltched nervously, and the voices of two OF them
became weak and husky. They were then placed in
cells to await the hour for their final exit
which was fixed at one p. M The scaffold
was erected st one end OF the marrow
The New York herald., 1870-09-17

An ordinance providing for licensing the sale oi
tickets by spectators at theatres is being prepared
and will be considered by the Common Council next
week. 1t is proposed to limit the spectators to
charge OF fifty cents over and above the REGULAR
prices charged at the box and authorizing the impo
sitiOn OF fine OF one hundred dollars for any persOn
violating the ordinance.
The New York herald., 1870-09-17

On Thursday afternoon, as the schooner Charles
Fl. Northam, from Elizabethport for Hartford was
anchored IN the East river, one Of the seamen.
named Joseph B. Hall, belonging to Baltimore, was
knocked overheard by the main boom and drowned.
His body was not recovered.
The New York herald., 1870-09-17

Father La Font, on behalf Of the trustees OF tho
Asylum Of st. Vincent de Paul. returns thanKs to
Father Mccarthy, Of the Church Of the Holy Gross,
and Sisters OF Charity In charge OF the Holy Cross
Schools; the clergy Of the Church OF the Holy limo.
cents, the gentlemen IN charge Of the Synagogus
Adas Jeshurun and private parties In the neiQhb0r
hood Of the asylum, for their prompt klndness In
caring for the children and Sisters Of the Asylum on
the evening Of the 18th lnst when Large portion
Of the asylum was destroyed by fire.
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The number and tonnage Of American and foreign
vessels engaged In the foreign trade which entered
into and cleared from the United States during the
fiscal years 1869 and 1870 were as follows:-
TWELVE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30 1859
The New York herald., 1870-09-17

In the Laura Woodruff case, dismissed on Thurs
day by Justice Ingraham Justice Coulter denies thas
he had been summoned as was stated by her counsel
and Judge Ingraham. The girl was committed BY
him at her special request to the House OF the
Good shepherd In order IS she said, that she might
learn to become good. The Judge feels consequent
y Justly indignant that she was discharged without
even consulting him about the matter.
The New York herald., 1870-09-17

The Department of Public Parks announce that.
Il the weather be fine. there will be music by the
Central Park Band IN Central Park this afternoon.
commencing at half past three O'Clock.
The New York herald., 1870-09-17

An examination was held yesterday In the Tombs
Police Court, before Judge DOwling IN the case Of
Allen and Kellar against Otto and Schoonmaker foi
an alleged larceny OF CLOTH the particulars Of which
complaint appeared In yesterdays HERALD. The re-
suit was that SchOOnmaker who is at presenta rest
dent of Newark, N. j., was discharged and Otto held
for trial.
The New York herald., 1870-09-17

The two prisoners. Williams and Jones, who o.
caped on Tuesday last from the Court OF Genera,
sessions, as was announced In yesterdays HERALD.
have been rearrested and are at present locked up
In the TOmbS,
The New York herald., 1870-09-17

collision occurred at Eleventh avenue and Forty.
sixth street yesterday afternoon between express
train ana team OF horses and truck. The horses
deprived OF their hiLd legs and the truck was
broken into fragments. ,,.
The New York herald., 1870-09-17

Commissioner Henry Smith yesterday heard evi.
dence in twenty-three complaints made by grand
roundsmen against policemen. They were all OF an
Insignificant character and only about twelve days.
fines were inflicted.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-01-27
Judge f.. H. Williams.

This gentleman, who has succeeded
to the Chief Judgeship of Iowa, vice
Dillon promoted, is about so years OF
age, and is a native Of Connecticut :
He was graduated at Yale College
with distinguished honor at the head
of his class in 1874.
Ue was for years, the law partner
of Hon. L. f. S. Foster, late Senator
from Connecticut, after which, he
practiced for three years in South
Carolina, where the daibolicnl char
acter Of the institution Of slavery,
soon sent him to Iowa, red hot
abolitlonist.
He has served as District Judge of
the 10th Judicial Dist. with great cred
it for nearly ten years, from which he
retired with very fine judicial repu-
tation about three years ago, to take
charge ofa three thousand acre farm
which he owns near Clermont, in
Clayton county, where this new APP
pointment found him-Cincinnatus
ike-tilling the soil.
Judge Williams has for years been
regarded as one of the leading men
in northern Iowa, and has as pure
and unsullied character; rs fine legal
requirements and scholastic attain
ments, as any man within the boun.
daries of Iowa. No better successor
of Judge John +. Dillon could have
been named.
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Hon. F. w. Palmer.

Hon. Frank w. Palmer made his
maiden speech in the House the 9th
er day against the admission of vir-
ginia, of which the Washington
Chronicle has this to say
"Mr Palmer, of Iowa, now men,
Der, made his maiden speech, which
was delivered without notes. He
took the ground of declaring himself
opposed TO the admission OF Virginia
at present, either with or without
conditions. He read from the pre-
amble OF tho joint resolutions for the
admission of Tennessee in 1866, and
from the report OF the Joint CoDiis-
tee on Reconstruction the same year
to show that the republican majority
then deemed ii necessary to inquire
wheth,rth re was a proper SPIRIT Of
ioyatJ in the body of the people Of
the rebel States, before pIonouncing
for their re admission. Judged by
this text, he argued that Virginia is
unprepared for admission, and cited,
in proof, the tone of the public press,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-01-27
The Committees.

The following are the Committees
of the two Houses, of the Iowa Leg
islature:
Ways and Means-Senators LARA
bee, Couch, Hamilton, Mitchell, Newell,
Smyth, Dysart, Wright and Fellows.
Juaiciary-Senators Bennett, Wolf,
Donnan, Fairall, Traverse, Kelle., Nc.
Kean, Claussen and Hurley.
Federal Relations-Senator Boards.
ley, Hawley, Moore, Havens, and
Mitchell.
Constitutional Amendments-Sena-
tors Donnan, Hurley, Mulkhern, Mitch
ell, Tuttle and Bennett.
Schools-Senators Wolf, Long, Dy-
sart, Bills, Fellows, West and Boards
ley.
Agriculture-Senators Dixon, Grif.
fifth, Wright, McNutt, West, Vale and
Cathcart.
7ocnship OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Moore, Pierce, Murray, Knoll, Vermil-
Ii on, Campbell, Lowry and Patterson.
Pdiirod0s-Senators Patterson, Bu-
lis, Hawley, Lowry, Griffith, Vermil-
lion, Murray, Tuttle, Rice, Beardsley,
Mulloch, Mitchell and Campbell.
State NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bulls,
Newell, Smy;a, Mexican, Keller, Claus
sen and Fairall.
lNilitary-Senators Rice, Fairall,
Pierce, Donnan, Campbell, Traverse,
Wolf and Bennett.
Elections Senators Keller, Hurley,
Mulkhern, Hawley and McNutt.
Claims-Senators Hawley, Long,
SmyH, Ireland and Atkins.
Banks-Senators Smyth, Couch,
Fellows, Hurley, and Moore.
C0namerce-SenatorsT Tuttle, Atkins,
Rice, Campbell and Larrabee.
Public B,aldings-Senators Griffith,
Donnan, Grimes, Newell, Mexican and
Cassidy.
Charitable Institutions - Senators
Chaplin, Long, Ireland, West, Cassadv,
Allen and Hamilton.
Medical Institutions New
ell, Bulls, Ireland, Wright and Vermil-
lion.
rationS--Senators Hamilton,
A.ice, Griffith, Knoll ana Bennett.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-01-27
Senator Wright's Letter.

The following eminently sound
and ringingly loyal letter, was ad-
dressed to Senator B Z. Allen, and
by general consent, was read in the
Iowa Senate day before yesterday !:
DEs MONIES, Jan. Is, 20.
Hon. B. +. ALLEN.
Senate Cham59r
DEAR SIR :-To-morrow the two
houses meet in joint convention as
contemplated by the act of Congress
to ratify, SO to speak, their separate
votes of to-day. l know not that
my presence or absence will be no.
ticed by any one. Lest however,
some may think me Indifferent to an
act so important to myself, and hence
led to misconstrue my absence, |
drop you this note. On Monday next
to meet an engagement In the claw
Department" of the University,
am compelled to leave home to be
gone almost continuously for four
weeks. Business of private nature,
long neglected, now imperstively de-
mands my attention connot be post
poned, and hence go in the morn
ing early for two days, to my old
ho no in Van Buren, County.
This much 1 have deemed necessa-
ry to say to you, and through you to
others who, perchance may expect
my presence. | shoul be untrue to
myself, my trieuds and the occasion
if / did not say one further word.
To the people of Iowa, can never
be grateful enough for the honor
thus conferred upon me. | will not
say it is unexpected, and yet | know
it is almost, if not quite, unmersted.-
In view of the action OF my political
friends being harmonious and then
unanimous, and still more because OF
the many letters from all parts of the
State expressive Of confidence ard
congratulatlon, | AN, in all sinceri-
ty led to distrusJ my ability to meet
their expectations. shah therefore
accept the trust with no little hesita,
tion, and yet with a tism determine.
ton to stand by and0io "lhe right as
God and my conscience sshail lead
me to see it,
/ am citizen of Des Moines and
yet II l know myself, | have been toe
long identified with Iowa and its
general interest, and have as l trus,
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FROM pES MONIES.
Des Moines, Jan. 20, 1870.
Special Correspondence

Des Moines, Jan. 20, 1870.
Ed. COURIER
The work of legisla-
ton in tho upper House at Des
Moines moves bravely on and is far
in advance of that of tho lower
House, who are not only more nu-
lnerous but more gassy.
Quite a number of bills were intro.
duced and properly referred in the
Senate yesterday, and one providing
that the fine for intoxication should
not be more than one hundred dollars,
or by imprisonment, gave rise to a
short and animated debate.
In the House, q number of bills and
resolutions were offered, adopted or
referred to the proper committees.
No little f1utter was occasiened IN
the gallery and on the flour of the
House, by a resolution introduced by
the Hon. John P; Irish, instructing
the committee on constitutional
amendments, to report a jointresolu-
tion to amend the constitution of the
State of Iowa, by striking ont the
word Male.
Mr.. Dudley very ungallanty moved
it's reference to the enrolling clerk
miss Spencer
The chair refused to entertain the
motion, and Hon. John A. Kasson,
moved to amend by instruction the
committee to require into the expedi-
ency of so amending the constitution.
The amendment was adopted.
At IL o'clock the ratification of
the Fifteenth Amendment to the
Constitution came up. Speeches
were made by Kasson and Irish, and
the Amendment ratified by q strict
party vote-S6 to II.
In this connection, it is proper to
state that l.. Matilda Fletcher, at the
request of many members of both
Houses, will lecture on Woman's Suf-
fragc this (Frlday) evening in the
House of Representative.
In company with Maj. Hamilton
and Will Daum, we visited the State
Arsenal, and beheld, among the rest,
the battle worn flag of our old rcgi
ment.
We interviewed the Register office
and Carter, Hussey & Curl.
Des Moines is full of theaters, lee
ture Assce;oeionp, oonocrtr.s. and
Church sociables, each trying to
secure a portion of the postage
stamps supplied to the men who
make our laws.
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DEs MONIES, IOWA,
January 10th, 1870.

LDs SoON16n.
What in the name of all
the gods at once has broke loose in
your city? Have youa Nero or Nero's
amcng you whose highest ambition
is to fiddle by the light of the conaa-
grafton of your homes? Conjecture
must evidently settle into conviction
doubly sure among the people far and
near, that where three destructive fires
occur in city of 1000 souls within
period of about thirtyldays, that all
are not guiltless. / trust that no Of
fort will be spared to ferret out the
mystery of these frequent fires and
bring the guilty, if such there be, to
Justice. We do not desire to be un-
derstood as casting any reflections
upon the sufferers, as we are in pos
session of no information ojustify it;
but it certainly cannot be possible
that all these fires are accidental and
wedeem it highly probably that there
are prowling about your city some
professional incendiaries.
In the Senate to-day, after going
through the regular order of busl-
ness, during which many petitions and
bills were introduced, and properly
referred the joint resolution ratifying
the fifteenth amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States was
taken up and passed by strict party
vote. No Nodiscussion was had upon it,
the democratic members taking, no
doubt, the very sensible view express
ed in relation to it by ono of their
number, viz: Senator Mulkern, from
Dubuque, that there was no use
spending time discussing an old and
hackneyed subject.
In the House, however, the oppor-
tunity could not be lost for the dis
play Of argument and oratory, by
the distinguished gentlemen from
johnson and Dubuque, whorepresent
with creditable ability, the Demo.
cratic side of the question. The re-
marks Of these gentlemen called out
1
in reply, the Hon. John A. Kasson,
Of Polk, Co., Hon. NJ. E. Cults of
Mahaslsa Co, and Hon John Y Stone
of Mills, Co., each IF whom in a few
bri f remarks advocated in their
usually forcible and logical manner
the view entertained by the live men
Of the nation, comprising the great
party of progress and freedom. PEN
ding the discussion of the question,
the House adjourned, several oth-
ers, having given notice that they
desired to be heard upon tHe subject
on tomorrow.
Two bills have been passed in both
Houses, one fixing the time for hold.
ing courts in the 4th judicial district,
and the other providing for the
drawing OF jurors and remedying q
very serious defect in the law, by
making the County Auditor one OF
the officers to make the drawing, in
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-01-27

The Davenport Ga-ette is down on
big Senatorial lobby's.
We hope that the lobby which the
editor of that paper was able to rally
to tho support of its candidate for
Senator, as we'll as the vote that dis
tinguished individual received in the
caucus, was sufficiently small to
como within therange ofthe Gasettes
ideas Of propriety.