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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-21
4 WELL.DREsSED "yAGRAyT."
A Confidence Operator in Limbo-A Check on
the Bogus Check Business.

A Confidence Operator in Limbo-A Check on
the Bogus Check Business.
On Monday night officer Marin, OF the Twenty
ninth precinct, detailed at the New Haven depot,
corner Of Twenty-seventh street and Fourth avenue
detected two notorious and we-known Conscience
operators endeavorng TO "buttonholeu ana
swindle countryman by their clever little
game OF spurious checks. He succeeded IN
arresting one OF them named James Ryan,
alias Moore who claims to be a resident OF Boston,
at which place he follows the occupation OF sail
making. His accomplice was also taken In GUS
tody but slipped his coat and succeeded in making
his escape. Upon searching his coat at the station
house, wallet was found In the pocket, containing
spurious United States 81. 900 bond a large num-
Der OF business cards Of different firms In this city,
and eight checks, for $3.50 each, by different par
ties, drawn payable to the firm of George II. Sea-
mount Co. The checks are drawn on banks In
Oswego Syracuse, Buffalo. Washington Hartford
and Portland Me-, and well calculated to deceive
the unwary, coupled with the plausible and conf
Dental manner In which these vutures are
accustomed TO approach their victims. The country
refusing to appear against the prisoner before
Justice Cox at Jefferson Market yesterday morning,
a complaint OF vagrancy was preferred against
RYAN by the officer. He was sent on the Island for
six months in default Of $1,000 bail.
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THE EssT ERO0kLyy K0MIGIDE.
Death Of the Victim Of the Street Car Shoot =
ing-N0 Ante-Mortem Taken.

Death Of the Victim of the Street Car Shoot
ing-NO Ante-NIortem Taken.
Yesterday morning, at an early hour, John Rorke
breathed his last one OF the hard lonely cots Of
the "accldent ward" OF the Long Island College
Hospital, in Henry street. Brooklyn. The HERALD
OF yesterday contained full and authentic account
as far as the preliminary investigation had gone Of
the circumstances attending the nniction of the
injuries which led to the death of young
Rorke On Sunday night last the deceased
in company with party OF four or five
other young fellows, followed in the trail Of be.
lated man, william Hall, as the latter was making
his way along Columbia street toward Atlantic, bent
upon taking the Fitch avenue and Atlantic car
Tor his home, In Twenty-second street, Gowanus.
They
and the latter ran away and got on car. The party
followed him. The conductor put them Off the We
hicle. The crowd remounted the car and rushed In
from the front and rear platforms and began VIC.
lent assault upon Hall. Other passengers, a dozen
or more, jumped Off and left the crowd engaged In
the fight, not wishing to have anything to 40 with
1t. Hail was kicked, punished and knocked down.
He FELL clinched with John Rorke, upon the bottom
or the car. With hts right hand he managed to ex-
se as '' pulled The t
own left hand and penetrated the pit of the stomach
Of RorKe his antagonist. The wound has proved
fatal as above stated. The accused claims to have
acted
ana certainty Tue RloaHcu UPON
the subject would appear 70 substantate the cor
rec;ness of the assertion OF Hail. He is under sur
gical treatment Tor fractured skull and other
wounds which were dealt him by the
fellows, who treated him unmercl1ully Coro-
ner Jones was, as he says. not
notified Of the occurrence by the doctors Of the
Long Island College Hospital until after the death OF
ROrke. Hence no ante-morten statement was taken.
The COr0Aers complain that this hospital Is uni
fsrmly negligent in this important particular in fail
Ing TO report critical cases to their office. Neither
Coroners Jones nor Whitehill have ever yet been
injured patients at said hospital, which is certainly
q strange and peculiarly apparent neglect of duty
on the part of some OF the hospital officials.
Jury was empaneed by DR.. Jones Coroner yes
terday, and the inquest will be held to-day.
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ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

The following officers recently assigned to regi-
ments are hereby relieved from duty as Indian
Agents and ordered to join their proper statons:-
Captain G. Whipple, First cavalry. First Lieuten-
ants W. II. Andrews, Third cavalry; w. II. Boyle
Twenty first infantry and A. p Greene, Fourth ar
tiery. The following unassigned officers are re-
lieved from duty as Indian Agents and will pro.
coed home and await orders:-Captain n. II. Fem
ton: First Leutenants James NJ. Smith and Thomas
II. Hey. The following are relieved from duty AZ
Indian Agents. and will await orders-First Leuten-
ants Joseph NJ. Hoyt ana Jesse NJ. Lee.
First Lieutenant Foster Il. Parsons, Twenty Sec
ond infantry, has been honorably discharged.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-21

A NEW CATHOLIC REFoRAAToBY IN NRw jersey
Bishop Bayley has purchased l25 acres OF the Sea-
caucus property, on the borders OF the Hackensack
river intending to erect fine ediiice for the refor-
nation OF children. The Seacaucus property was
purchased about SIX months ago by Daget Hunt Il
Co. for $25 0o0 the price paid them for % acres for
Bishop Bayey's institute The structure IS to be
erected near the old race track, ana Will be 200 feet
long, with wings on each end. II Is to be three
story and basement building, OF stone from the
Weehawken heights. IL Will face the Hackensack
river, and from the windows may be seen Newark,
the Orange mountains Beieville, Newark bay and
the Narrows. The grounds are to be laid out IN the
finest style. The WORK Is w be begun W Apyu next
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THE RELEASED feNlAsS.
Prepnrations for Their Reception In
CpcJr

Prepnrations for Their Reception In New
York.
The announcement by telegraph that the British
government had at last ordered the release of the
Fenlan convicts confined in English bastiles has
awakened q desire TO give fitting reception
to the martyrs their arrival In America.
Last evening a meeting OF the Celtic Americas
cub comprising among its members many OF tue
friends, compatriots, and one time fellow sufferers
ut parlor ISL Aston House, held for the purpose
OF making arrangements TO tins end, whereat It was
resolved that reception take place the arrival
OF the released prisoners and that the hearty CO.
operation OF all other clubs or associations. ire
spective Of party wings" or organizations, In the
proposed reception be requested Communications
to be addressed to tue Secretary OF the Celtic
Americas Club
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-21

CANAL BUSINESS AT RoCuEsTER.-The Canal Col
lecor at Rochester furnishes the following state
ment OF business done on the canals at that port Tor
the year 1s70:--Number OF IONS OF anthracite coal
left, Al, $780, number OF barrels OF hour cleared,
92054; total value Of products lelt siis705s total
value OF property cleared, 81 9il 89s; total amount
OF lumber lett, 80, $50, 355 feet valne OF same.
$685. 30l. Number OF cearanccs issued at this ONCE
in 1869 1857; I'm 1870, 1857. Amount Of Tolls re-
ceived In IS69:-Erfe Canal, $685. valley, 81 "a
total sec, $3.50. Amount OF tolls received IN 1906
Erie Canal, $50, 09s Valley, $l,93s-teta s34 933.
Whole amount OF tolls received In 1869. SEQ $50: ~
lS70. $34, 933; decrease, $26,406.
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chasing should he discontinued and that purchases
should be made by officers specially appointed win
reference to their capabty for that duty, ana SUD-
ject TO criminal punishment for any acts or omis-
slons in relation to their otfclal duties.
me report was received and approved Dy the
Board.
on motion of Supervisor Crook IL was resolved
that the insurance policies now held upon the county
buildings be continued until their expiration, and
that no more insurance be taken.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-21
ANOTHER TUGn9AT EXPLOSION.
The Fireman Killed and the Engineer Sc
vercy Injured.

vereiJ In1ureus
Last evening the tugboat David c. Cox, OF Jersey
City, was passing down the East river, opposite pier
No. s, when u sad catastrophe occurred. The fire.
man, William NJ. Marsh, was In the ect OF drawing
out the ashes from the ashpt under the
boiler, when the latter exploded ana killed the
unfortunate man almost instantly. Henry Chapel,
the engineer, was scalded very severely, and the
pilot, william Peate, had a narrow escape. The boat
was towel into her dock, at the loot OF HUDSON
street. Jersey City ana Coroner WaDdle OF that CITY,
was notified. Marshs face was scalded and
burned by the steam aud hot cnders,
which swept npon him In regular
tempest, and his clothing was almost burned of.
He only twenty years OF age, and resided az Il
Clark place, Jersey City, The boiler was IN par
TALLY decayed condition, 40 that the Coroner's jury
VIII have something more to do than draw up a
formal verdict OF death by explosion.
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DROP INTO POETRY:
Each breeze that sweeps the ocean
Bnngs things from afar
OF nations IN commouon,

Rev. John Dickinson, brother OF Miss Annie Dick
inson, WHO followed Miss Burr, hoped that the au-
deuce would make allowance for him. as he had mad
no tme TO prepare, his time having Deen July oceu-
pied with other matters; besides, this was ms
maiden speech upon this topic. tAppausc.) rms
reformation deserved TO be remembered along with
the Magma Charta and the Declaration ol lhde-
pendence. He wished that women generally would
proper exercise their moral fibre Is naboy and re-
Taxed; they needed pluck. Let US put the daily
papers-tne HERALD and the Trtbune-into the hands
OF women, so that they may read ana learn 10
alone would go lar to educate them for suffrage. lie
thanked God not only that he was net born Wo-
man, but that he was born and brought up Quaker,
because that sect recognizes the equality OF women
Apostle, which says that we are all one III Christ.
Though not the longest, yet decidedly
THE BEST SPEECH OF TIE EVENING.
was made by Mrs. Isabella Beechcr Hooker, a lady
OF line manners and elegant presence. she swayed
her hearers at pleasure, without making any APP
parent attempt at oratory ANY report OF her words
must necessarily be Inadequate.
Abiding TO the advice OF the last speaker that
men should read the daily papers, she observed that
III all her experience by now mucn the more man
was Intelligent by just SO much lie was sure to
GU8BLE THE NEWSPAPER,
and leave his wife and daughter no chance to
peruse IT, The only way for them TO do was to take
an extra COPY for themselves. There were three
most important subjects, which, were 1t not Tor
false pride every woman before her would like 10
have the power TO vote upon. The first was TEN.
perance, another was the question OF public educa
ton and the third related the subject OF chastity
The speaker alluded TO the efforts which had been
put forth In England 10 secure The repeal Of the
Infamous contagious diseases act" and predicted
the necessity OF similar efforts here In own
country at no distant day.
Alter a few interesting remarks in conclusion by
the Rev. Phebe A. Hanna.ord the meeting was
closed and the audience slowly dispersed.
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lsGssT or A SCHENECTADY AsosTiossr.

SCHENECTADY, Dec. 20, 1870.
Thomas A. Weed, professional botanic physician,
OF this city, and formerly Of Buffalo, was arrested by
Chief OF Police Loyett to-day on q Charge OF pro-
duclng abOrtions IN this CITY and elsewhere, and IN
default OF 81, 900 bail was committed to jail. The
forgery.
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Coroner Keenan, vest rday afternoon held an In
quest at his office In the ease of John llennesscy
late porter In the store 70 Duane street. who was
kliled by the falling OF the dummy used for hosting
and lowering goods lt appeared IN evidence that
te MOIST rope was insecure, aud IN their verdict the
Jury cenSured the owner OF the building Tor not hav
Ing The rope used for raising said dummy properly
secured to lU.
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John 7. Parry, seventy years of age, and born in
England, dted yesterday in Bellevue Hospital. ON
Monday deceased was knocked down IN Eighth ave-
nue. and run over 10y butchers cart, ana his death
was the result OF the Injuries received.
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NEW YORK CITY.
General Looalisms and Metropolitan News
Item,.

The following record viii show the chances in the
temperature for the past twentyIour hours IN com-
parison with the corresponding day OF last year, "a
Indicated by the thermometer nc Hudnuts Phar-
macy, LlERALp Building. corner OF Ann street:---
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The United states steam frgate Severn, Captain
Fuzhue, bearing the flag OF Rear Admiral $. P. Lee
commander of the North Atlantic squadron, arrived
Bermuda the 18th Inst, and sailed on the 10th
inst. for Key West, VIA Nassau.
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Average temperature yesterday .,...........- 4i2a
last Wear. $3.50,
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and glowing c0untenance, but without, apparently,
having sustained very serious injury. MT. SHOOK
then proceeded 10 finish his anecdote respecting MS
Sabbath school scholar, anl bringing his remarks
to close. left the stage, probably TO take the Tram
10 New DIRK in season 10 attend the meeting OF ms
debating society.
MISS n. II. Burr or Hartford, sister of one OF the
editors OF that city, followed with glowing speech,
whicn was partly reciled aud partly read rom a
manuscript winch she held In her band. lhe con-
severity which would have caused even tnat cruel
despot TO quake with M had he been present The
Injustice oil the laws referring 10 women was dWelt
upon ut some length, ana Che case OF Il Bridgeport
woman cited. who, no longer tnan SIX years ago,
was Imprisoned for months by q worthless husband
Tor refusing to give up the control OF her own pro
perry. The prospect o. the speedy ana tnal triumph
OF this new and great reformation SO moved the tar
speaker us TO cause her, ike Mr. Silas Weeg,t
DROP INTO POETRY:
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1870-02-02


1t rthe militia bun Is a bin intended TO bring
peace to the districts now kept In stte Of terror
by the diabolical outrages Of the Ku klux. It'll
a bill TO protect peaeefl citizens against murder
ers, who 20 forth In tho darkness to commit the
most yillainous crimes.- Raleigh Standard
Alas, poor Blalock that this militia bill
was not passed, ere You were inhumanly
butchered and robbed on Christmas night
by three monster-fends. here in the very
heart of the town! Who are they? "Ku
Klux," Of course! Don't they commit
all the murders-all the outrages against
law and order? Did any enc ever hear Of
murders or outrages Of any sort, until the
20 klux' sprang up? But the wretches
that bathed their hands in Blalock' s hearts
blood, prove to be negroes, of the s'loil
gender And it is said that these rascals
confess that they murdered poor old uncle
Glenn, night or two before, for three dol
lars, while that clever old colored wan
stood guard to Rail Road Bridge and
they burnt Squire Parish's barn. Oh, Ku
Kluxl what crimes are committed in thy
name! for you are the reputed authors Of
all the outrages Of this generation.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1870-02-02
THE IrILrsnonoUGn nEco1DrR.

The last number Of this venerable paper
comes to us enlarged and improyA. Mr..
G. N. B. EVANS, lateof the Mild Chro,a-
icle, is associated with his son, Obtain q,
G. EVANS, in its publication and Editorial
department. Its appearance, thearrange-
ment and selection.of matter, and the abb
lily with which it is conducted. rader the
Recorder one of the neatest and best news
papers in the State.
If We. do not always approve the polite
al bearing ef the editorials Of the Recorder,
We know Captain EVANS too yell-his
gallantry as Q soldier his. worth AS a citi.
zcn--and his love for bis State ala its peo-
plc-not 10 be satisfied that his course il
dictated by the 'purest and besE motives,
with the purpose only to promote the well
fare of North Carolina WILMINGTON Jour
nal. sa VIE
GT Thank you, Major. The abose we are as
sured comes from brave and generous heart--i
heart that throbhed in union with the little band
"eight thousand who marched underline yoke a
Appomattox. We publish il not somuEhto parad,
our virtues (for they are few Us to fetum pub
lie acknowledgment to 4 friend who Itlroughou
the storm Of war as well MS the gentle sunshine o
peace has ever borne his share Of tho burden,
| while Others have worn the honors.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1870-02-02
THE NORTH CdR0LINA LEGS
L4TURE.

The Senate has refused to endorse the
action Of the Commons shpwing.0en NJ.
s. Littlefeld overheard as State Printer,
and hereby hangs a tale which we leave "a
the Raleigh Sentinel to unfold.
The best thing the Legislature can Dc
for the people is, to adjourn, siae,dis. Il
has disgraced itself and the State to such
an extent that even the Virginia negroes
are laughing at us When it does adjourn
We hope Gov. HOLDEN, in the plenitude
Of his thankfulpcss, will appoint day Of
Thanksgiving and general rejoicing.
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GENERAL W.tD, PENDER.- Near one
Of tile corners Of the burial ground rcposes
all that is mortal Of this great soldier.
There Ii no monument to mark bis resting
place--no SLAB, no cenotaph, nothing but
a few cannon balls. Is this all that EDGE
eoInbe has to give to helmemory III her
greatest citizen Has she no gratitude, no
appreciation Of virtue, and manhood, and
intelligence, and courage, and conservation
to the .'lost cause?'' Have her citizens no
affection for the heroic dead who gave his
life to his country? Surely old Edge
comb, SO rich in the products Of the soil, SO
blessed with yirtuons and intelligent po-
pnlation. willnot permit the grave Of her
most distinguished citizen to remain longer
unmarked by an appropriate memorial. A
large beautiful monument ought to be
erected at once, and upon it should be en-
craven the splendid tribute paid to the ho-
nored dead by Gen. Lee in his report Of the
Maryland campaign. No soldier from N.
@. ever won such distinction us Gen. Pen
der. Gen. Lee regarded him next to Jack
son, as his best officer, and Gen. "A. p.
Hill.gaye it rs his opinion that he was the
best officer Of his grade to be found in the
Confederate army. With such high glo-
rious record as he left his memory should
be forever emballned in the hearts Of his
countrymen, and a fitting monument should
be reared to tell Of his virtues and to ex-
press something Of the gratitude Of the PEG.
| pie Of his native county. Cor. Of Eagle.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1870-02-02

II ISL OF LETTERS remaining IN tha
IN Post Office al liillsboro, uncaIled fay
Jan. 1, 1870,
A.--Mattie A. Anderson. q. j. Allen
B-J. Nv. Bradsher, Sarah Ann Bald
win, Richard Barfeld: j. L. Broding. Mrs
Telithe ,. Baity, Nancy Brown, sol'd q, Miss
Sally Biggss aS
C--Mrs 9 Casay, j A Cole, j G. Cox.
James NJ Craig, G ) Cox, Edward D Cope
A Y Compton.
ED j Ellis, 2.
F--Thomas , Faucet, Joseph W Eau
cctt, Nancy Foster.
G--Dasid Grissom, j G Garrard, 3,
Thomas Grissom, james CARAT. a
H--R Ii ID Henry, Miss Susan Hunter.
Mrs. Ednic Hall, Mrs. Francis Haugha-
won't, Mrs Mary A Hill, Anderson Hender-
son, George w Harris, James r Harris.
M--Wm H Morris Willis Moore, a IL
Merritt, Miss Sarah L Moore, Mrs Jenny
Montgomery, Stephen Molen. EiQ'
MFRS Lucy Z Melody, VIII Neal.
P--Mrs. Annie Pcrdue. 8ag
NJ Queen.s ". s5 fSs M
R--Redin Reyis, Harriet N Riley. X,
S--John Strayhorn, DIR 4 NJ Snidcr,
Mrs Mary J Il Smith, NJ Smith, Miss Ella,
Ann Strayborn. IA
T-.Miss Mary Turner, COP a. Mrs. Nan
cy Tinnin. Vim Il. Thompson, Rev Robert
Iinnin, Miss Mary j Turner, RM Tate.
| X e Tilley. wa ea tf fA
W-Jhhn, Whitaker, Smith Williams,
VIC. Woods, 5, Silas Wheeler, John,A.
Whitaker, Joseph Whitaker, Miss j. J
Watson, WIN Woods. Richard Washington,
John G Woods, Mrs w Il Whitaker Miss
Alice Walker, Chales Wraney, 2.
Persons calling for the above Letters,
will please say they are advertised. p $40
ii ID. HEARrT, II. NJ.
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FoREIax.

Naples has nine daily papers.
Dumas says Eve had red hair.
Penny hot dinners in London. esf
Guizot eats but one meal day. H
Ristori has bought fine house IN Paris.
Prim has feathered nest in England.
Persia's first census will soon be taken.
King William smokes fifteen cigarsa day.
Thalberg is in Paris playing only at pri-
vate parties.
The Prince Imperial Of France is IS
next March.
Achorus Of mutes is the great feature Of
a comic opera IN Paris.
All but one Of the New French Ministry
are bald headed men.
You ansmoke three cent cigar in Hay
Il for $3.50 in Hayti money.
There are ninety newspapers nd.literry
journals published in Greece.
In Aberdeen, Scotland, most everybody
got drunk on New Years day.
There we're so murders and SC attempts
to murder in good " ould Ireland " during
last year.
The Princess Of Wales had her last in
FAINT made . christening cake that weighed
10 pounds, =.
"A lobster has beoen caught Of the coast
Of Scotland measuring Two feet eight inches
from claw TO tail.
The Cubans manifest their admiration
for opera artistes in an odd way. Instead
Of throwing boqucts On The stage they throw
a young negro covered with bracelets Of
gold and jcwelry.
Victor ROir who who was killedby Prince
Bonaparte was Hebrew BY name. Solo
mon. and was twenty one years old. He
was 70 have been married tho next day to
an heircs worth fifty thousand francs.
In France they never inform doomed
convict Of the approaching day Of bis ex-
eeudon. lie grows irritable and nervous
at every sound he hears in the morning a.
though he expected the cxocutioner would
appear.
IN Rome they observe the 9th Of JanuA-
~ as Christmas because the Catholics be.
licve that was the day the wisemen brought
presents 70 the Savior. And they have an
DID woman for their Santa Claus who they
say stood IN the window 10 watch the wise
men, but as she didn't sec them. that now
on every 9Th night she .'gocs The roundsr
taking presents along with her.
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Nm saturday ,hs i2ihaf fehrua.y 1870 We viii
" oiIsr lef sale faf Cash al Thoinpslil's sio,s,
Mehsnesslle. Aiamanes Cseniy. he Interest u
Geofgs W. hwepsoa. Mwiss ace. and 81 john A.
Turfenine Bankrupt IN . Tract &c ~
.H La Nd 81 6s
on MeAaams creek 10 said county enntslnins ss7
seiss adjoining the londs u lame. N kHrixhi,
Alex. khspsiriek. and eIilsrs and knssn % ihh
HnwheId 90 Jos. sisel pIaes. Ths ssld r,sci will
be sold 10 tao o. move pats which will 10 made
known on Tho Day Of sais. ~.
There are Two snnd dveIIirg Pdu,es on difIsisnt
parts % The Tract. snj ~ ne Land 4 within
lev miles q The Depes. 81 MfbsusssIIls. a fne op.
ponvniiy fof investment Is offered. sale 10 take
place 81 " ". go ~ l,ls.4t 4,
THOMAS WEBB. Trustee,
tpuN w. NORWOOD.
John W. GRAHAM s. '"''s.
Jan. III 1870. LIS