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The New York herald., 1870-01-13
THE LOGAN TRAGEDY.
Opening Of tho Inquest Yesterday nj Bellevue
Hospiral-Interesting Testimony.


Opening Of the Inquest Yesterday nj Bellevue
Hospiral-mteresting Testimony.
Coroner Flynn commenced an investigation into
this case Yesterday afternoon ut Bellevue Hospital.
There was large numDer Of persons present. prin-
cpally friends OF Logan and the man Dunn, VINO, 1t
viii be seen by the testimony, was the murderer.
The only witness examined was William Thomas
HUFF. who deposed as follows:--
William Thomas Hun, who testified reside at
No. 522 Myrtle avenue Brooklyn, and was acquainted
with James Logan; on the morning OF the 80
instant. between one and two O'CLOCK, was
walking down Houston street from Broad
way, and saw Logan on the stoop Of the House
OF Commons; he told me that three men III tne
saloon below had insulted him, and that he meant
to ask them when they came out, II they meant the
the men came up nom the saloon, and one OF tnem
pushed against Logan; he said he wanted 10 speak
to them; while he was speaking heard Logan ask
II they meant the insult for him, and II they dd ne
could lick any one OF them; Logan kept his hand 10
his side all the time; he had no weapon OF any kinu
that saw; positive he did not raise his hand at
all before he was shot: Jerry Dunn, the man VINO
shot him, said TO Logan "Can you lick any OF usr'
and on his replying that ne could, Dunn pulled o
cried out ~ am shot;' Dunn turned round
towards Greene street, and officer Crittenden
and pointed out Dunn; Logan was placed on
shutter and taken to the station house, went there
with him and then went home; have been ac-
quainled with Logan about nine or ten months, and
know Dunn but do not speak TO him; saw Tie
pistol In Dnnn's hand and Saw him fre 1T cannot
say whether it was revolver or not.
AT the close OF this Witness testimony Coroner
Flynn stated tnat he understood there were several
more persons who witnessed the shooting, but that
they did not IKE to come forward. II the case were
postponed, however, for another week he would en-
deavor ascertain who they were and compel their
attendance. and in the meantime he hoped the
police would arrest the assassin. The Jury con.
sented to TINS arrangement and the further nvesJ-
cation OF the case was postponed until wednesday,
the 18th lnst, at twelve O'CLOCK.
The New York herald., 1870-01-13
THE N9RF0LK STREET MURDER.
Suspicious Against Father and Son--Further
Particulars.

Suspicious Against Father and Son--Further
Particulars.
The arrest OF Abraham Kcher and his son Nor
rs, OF 133 Norfolk street, by detectives King and
Lyons, OF the Tenth precinct police ON suspicion OF
rcicher in front OF the lager beer saloon, early on
the morning OF the I'd instant, has already been
printed In the HERALD Some further particulars IN
regard TO the matter have been obtained. a short
time previous 10 the murder deceased ana his friend
sat at a table In the saloon, wnen the former com.
menced singing song relating TO Shoe
makers aad tailors. The elder Keher, who
at another table, being tailor,
took unbrage at the song, believing that
1t was intended to ridlcue him or his calling, aud
made manifest his dlspleasure to Oestreicncr, who
utterly dscaimed any intention OF giving offence
ana expressed sorrow at having done SO. This ex-
PLANTATION, Ii seems, did not satisfy keher and his
sou, who soon became so dsorderly in the place
that the landady IN charge at the time ordered them
out. and Oh reaching the walk encountered the pri-
soners and became involved in q quarrel with them,
during which the elder keher received a black eye.
Hls son, then wearing light colored coat,
struck Oestreicher's friend across the lace with
an umbrella, whereupOn hc ran away aDd
dld not return Immediately afterwards Oestreiehor
was stabbed, ana subsequently removed to the sta
tloh mousse aad from thence to the h0Spita as pre-
Vl0usiy staled Before hts death Oestrecher was
questioned ia regard to The difficulty, ana said that
THIS points strongly towards MorDis Keher as the
guilty party B0ti the defendants confess to being
engaged In the nght Ia Which deceased was injured,
but einphaticaHy deny using knife At the 1nqui-
stioD however, which taxes place on Saturday, fur-
ther and more important facts lay be developed as
there are several witnesses TO be examined In the
meantime Coroner ..eenan has committed the de-
tepdants TO tbe ToWbs 10 await The resdli.
The New York herald., 1870-01-13
TEE NEW TARIFF B,LL.
The Proposed Free List.


washington (Jan. IL correspondence Boston Ad
vertiserl
The Ways aud Means Committee is not likely to
report the Tariff bill under fortnight The follow
ing Is the free list as finally agreed upon at this
date
root efsnsnse sbu%en snd s5r smSers
aoe ans OH the suphss and carbonate Of AmmSns
crude state asbestos not Ssmboo. Quilla
apples, berries, nuts and vegetables for dysng, bells
ss aa % and sds $ $
bnrrssones in rough or block and not bound up mill
bullion sod and silver and platinum
sna nc s
for cantharldes castor and cutch catgut
as objects taste and not for sale collections Of antiquity
70 for sale chalk clay coral
Sornen & crsos Gus
in leaf powder dyes otherwise provided
emery ore or rock not paverzed spanish gas patent ad
fres @ f for Gf mmas snn sh for n and
Sof as
pieces 1T only Tor remhnntac,uIing gambler guano
peas. io1se hair II n Use for weaynS
s"s bs and G
iodine ami in crude state pecac jaap cydum ice India
s es ons ds a and si %
chens, maddcr root manuscripts manures manna models
nitrate soda, nntga vonca. oak bark oakum and
Hns ana palm nna Ps s'h leaf IN not ~sss
factured, palm and cocoanut oil, mother or pearl,
Persian berries personal and household effects paint
ngs aud satury not brought n for sale, phosphatss
plants &c imported by the Department Of Agriculture
ground plaster paris platinum retorts for chem
cal pumbago potash and pcansh 10 crude state,
stoe wood, OF a kinds and paper waste
fit only to be used in making paper rans and reeds rhu-
barb resins in crude state rose eaves rotten stone SAT
from and it's flowers sarsapara In crude sate seawsed
sandal wood carsway Gorande fs1ne IN and
kind for private keeping. silk shrimp. squis,
birthstone in crude state apoca eazes, turerc turtles.
verdigrs wild wood posted wood, ashes and yes all
cabinet woods not manufactured worm seed oxahc and
several other acids. ++
very large proportion OF the above named arti-
cles now pay tariff OF various rates. but weld 80
smalrreturns that the aggregate revenue from the
whole number Is only about $2700,000. Putting
them on The 1rec lst while It does not greatly re-
duce our revenues goes far to simplify our system
and do away with needless vexations at the Custom
House. The committee has not yet finished the bill
and the probabilities are that many other articles
will be added to the free list before p report is
made TO the House.
The New York herald., 1870-01-13
BROOKLYN CITY COURT.

Action for Professional Malpractice.
Thomas Moan John Scot.-The plaintiff in this
case sues and seeks to recover So 900 on complain
charging the defendant physician, with having
caused the death OF his late wife, Ann Moan through
ignorance and malpractice From the complaint 10
appears that some time in the latter part OF
last year the deceased, Ann Moan being then suf-
fering severe bodily ailment, procured the services
Of the defendant. The latter alleged treated the
deceased for a disease different from that under
and while being SO treated on the 2sth day Of No.
vember died. Tho paintir charges that death was
brought about by the lgnora Be- negligence and un-
skifuness OF the defendant, and for the loss sus-
tanned in the death OF his wife he Institutes the
present action, laying damages at $4,000 For tue
plalntiH, NJ. Mcmahon.
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printed clearly on the margin that the sender can
see ~ glance how much nc has 10 pay ana the re-
Ceving clerk need be at no trouble IN calculating
divided into spaces IL prepared for q message of
fifty words when Is assumed to be sufcient Ia the
corner OF the page blank space is LETT for the
stamps, which viii probably be almost exclusively
used 10 cover the charges OF transmission. Attached
To the form are directions for tho guidance OF the
sender. with tariff OF charges and full information
as TO the arrangements for p0rterage
The New York herald., 1870-01-13
The South Boston Yacht Club.

From the Boston Advertiser, Jan. T.
The annual meeting OF the officers and Nom.
bers Of the South Boston Yacht Club was held
atthe club house, street, last evening. About
forty members were present. Commodore Green,
the retiring president, occupied the chair. The
ing condition. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:-CommOdore, F. 8.
OF fleet, p. J. Nolan; measurer, James Chambers;
treasurer, Thomas Christian; recording secretary
James Tx Stark; financial secretary, Henry Faxon,
Jr.; trustees L. q. Pierce, Thomas johnson, William
A. Wood.
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The New syatcm in England.

ITrOn TIC TOnWUN POsI, ZSJ
The Post Office authorities nave prepared Tor the
use OF the public forms for teegraphic messages 10
he used when the whole system OF inland teegraphs
is acquired by the government on the 2eth OF next
month, January, 1870.
The form differs from those hitherto employed by
the companies. A separate space IN lines is allotted
10 eacG word, anq Inc corresponding charge 70
The New York herald., 1870-01-13

POPULATION OF CALIFoRNTA.-Accordlng 10 tne
estimates OF the County Assessors, the p0puaton OF
California exclusive Of San Diego and Shasta from
whom l5O 600 or more than Twenty-Five per cent, are
in San Francisco Sacramento Is credited with 000
Santa Clara San Joaquin each with "a 0Oo Sono.
ma with 2232l, Alameda with 17,00o and Solano
with 1300O-and those seven counties have more
than half the population OF the state. The total
humber OF registered voters Is 14l, 744 and they
ought TO pay $2S2 000 OF annual poll tax but the co
lecfions amount to only $1s1, 1885, Siskyou, which
has registered voters, collected $46O0 and Te-
hama, with 1, ITO voters, collected 5000. Many smi.
lar discrepancies, showing great difference in the
strlctness with which oacial duties are performed.
The New York herald., 1870-01-13

The inhabitants Of AK la Chapee intend erecting
monument to the soldiers Of their district VINO fell
in 1866. The work Ii entrusted to the execution Of
Professor Drake, and s consist Of bronze group,
seven feet hlgh representing genius who holds
laurel wreath In his left hand while with the right
ne supports dying warrior who still grasps the en-
Silesian granite, which the names Of the fallen,
about 400 ln1nulnber, are 10 be engraved.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-05-27
The Great Kentucky Enterprise

since tie announcement OF commits
,'oners that the DEiwING WILL. rosi-
FINE CONE orr without delay. on the
lay .iXcd. q great impetus li:, been Civ
IN 10 ,.fc safe y tickets. and every body
seems TO DC rushing Tor them totally re-
rllC.esS of expense; ana we should
surnc,e rom present appearances. that
nlnc-ieniils OF oar people We're each one
Expecting 10 draw iic tempting prizes
o.,crcd. The enterprise is ,nrely going
to hc splendid success. and from The
upright manner in which il II nIanaged.
sc can truly say that We hope some OF
our citizens will win the capital prize Of
.15g,OOO.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-05-27

MAIL RorTEs. Mr.. 4. Steinlauscr
has received notice that the contract
has been awarded TO him by the Post
office Department for carrying mails on
The Loogootce. Petersburg and Shoals
mail routes.
Mr.. Joseph Uhrich has the contract
for the Rockport route. and Mr.. Joseph
Schrader for the Linnville route. TO be-
gin the LIT of July. We are informed
that Mr.. Steinhau>er and Joseph Schra-
der are going in partnership in their
mail business. Being both clever and
prompt gentlemen the mails will be
carefully attended 10.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-05-27

Mr.. Il Il. Thomas. President % TIE
North and south ,.oad. Is iii town
Yesterday. Nj. licnia. intorrn~ rs that
woln had already been coiniaenceI on
this road il Park county, ana ;.in; TIE
crntlit FOR the work ia his coaaty.and
TN counties NORTH OF us, would be rea-
dv TO let in about thirty days. Mr.
n scr. an eminent gcologist. is 10 make
a geological survey of the route. Pike
county, il !, conceded, will make ~ her
quota NJ the donation to the road by
townships aad private subscriptions.
Davies County Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-05-27

RUNAWAY. - AS Mr.. Hochgesanr's
brewery wagon was being hauled along
Bill street last Friday evening. the nec..
yoke slipped off the end OF the tongue.
letting the tongue on the ground. which
frightened the horses, and they ran of.
hutiing the wagon against horse-rac..
in front of II. Rich's. stopping then sud
denly. and throwing lIochgesang and
his driver out of the wagon with great
force, but fortunately not seriously in
iusing them.
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l,o.RiHLE tA>rAiTY. On last sat
Urday a; Highlands. in Pike county. al
the residence OF u Mr.. l.. McNalh. Il
series O: casualties occurred. resulting
in the death Of one. and probably two
persons. There WAS Il public sale near
McNabb'S. which ATTRACTED :; large num-
Der of persons. several being al his
house. lie has E large Now iouBdland
dog AMI as one of the children of Il
lady visitor WAS playing with McEabb',
Youngsters in his yard. running around.
the doc. ii is supposed, though; the -lil-
bred were quarrclins. and jumping on
The visiting laiy'> children bit TWO OF
them severely. iiieir mother ran TO
tho rc>cEc OF her children with a stick,
and the dog attacked her III Is fcrocious
manner. terribly imangling one oi her
legs. but she managed 10 get into the
house. with the dog clinging to her
Mrs. McNabb caught the dog and drag
ged him ont. but he rushed in again.
seemingly determined Ia kill her. and
il was o1li with the greatest difficulty
that he was kept off of her. DR.. Bvers.
Of Pctcrsbugh. was calledupon 10 dress
the wounds and. We understand. saws
that the chances are in favor OF the wo-
man dying, though her children will re-
cover.
After the woman was Dit young man
on the premises went 10 n neiyhbor
and borrowed gun 10 shoot the brute.
and a lac was returning tried whether
the gun was loaded BY the foolish plan
of putting his foot on the trigger and
blowing in the muzzle, which resulted
in funeral next day. a ball going clear,
through his head demonstrating that the
gun was loaded.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-05-27

FINE BUGGY.-We wcre shown this
week new sliding seat top buggy, lust
butt by Lamrer; A Leg. painted b. Isl
dore Shoemaker, ana trimmed by " n.
PtefIer Ii is the incest buggy whica
we have seen put up in oul Gown. and
will compare iavorabiy witt stylish ing
gies anywhere. Our mechanics are le-
to be up with the tines in the
appearance Of their light work, while
they have always, in point OF durability,
been superior.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-05-27
Minority Representatives la nli-
ngiS.


! The excellent working in practice .
the theory of minority, or proportional
representation. as shown in the minici
pal election al senator Buckalcw's home
an Bloomsbury, Pennsylvania. has given
great impetus 10 the efforts vi those
seeking Ia do away with some OF the in.
cidchts Of our present electoral system
III particular. the Illinois STATE Cunycn.
tlon resolved, on the 9th instant, 10 sub
mi, 10 the popular Vote. AS separate
article OF the constitution nov framing
Il proposition that three representative.
he elected in each ct the legislative dis.
iricts. and that m such election "cacl,
qtallsicu voter may east as mary votes
Tor one candidate ii there are rcprrscn-
IilNcs 10 he elected, or may distribute
tic same or equal parts thereof aioi,.,
ihc candidates as he stall ste lit, and the
candidates hirhc>, in votes shall be de-
chred elected. Under hi, plan. which
Is that of ihc cumulative yule. it can be-
seen tliaI the minority party in each dis
trict can. BY concentrating il, strength.
iaia!iiDly secure at least one OF the three
mcinber>, aid tiiat III no case can the
majority, as now, elect the whole dele
gallon merely ~ being Tie majority. =
mus III The case OF ~. Clair county.
winch cast ri tie last Presidential elec-
tioh o,-o9 Democratic aud I.Sii Radical
votes - II thai county were an election
c-.lrict under the present plan the legis-
laiirc delegation would be all RadicaI
" hert.is on tlic proposed system two
l'hdical ineniD,ls and one Democrat
y osiid be chosen. And in the same way
an SalSiiiinn county, which has a DEM
ucratlc majority, al three members
would be democrat, by mere majorit,
Votli..but with minority representation
The hadicals would secure one member
out OF The three. Carrying the princi-
PIE throughout the STATE. ii appears that
HE representation OF the people at large
" ouid be much more cqtiiably proyid-
at for than AT present. Now the north
srh ana central portions uf Illinois send
almost solid Radical delegation, 10 the
and from Egypt. or the
southern parts, come equally unbrokcn
Democratic delegations. The application
u minority representation 10 this state,
u tiiings might not. perhaps, change
ne majority i'll the Legislature or even
materially affect IL size. bat lie mrea.
cement l. 'ilat The present virtually dis
rahcill.-rd Democrats OF Northern and
he disiranchiscd Radicals OF southern
Illinois would have voice in the Lceis-
allure proportionatc to their strength. u
rue. 10y Tie terms OF the proposed ar
lclc Illinois l. not. even If The proposed
'ian - ;ccepicd.to have an opportunity
II putting The same in practice before
81. bat II IL Il slrlilijcan circumstance !
nal AFTER the minority representation has
lad "A trial III Penn /! l'ania al the Blooms
'urS election. and is on the 18th Instant .
o be tried in New York. at the election
i Judges OF the Court Of Appeals. a !
bird great State should he moving 10 Il
ne same end. -! New York World. 4
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Tor -, rr,TAuN or STATE:
NORMAN ilrl. II. joseph County
r-,E ~ llircE or SrATE:
J. {. >iIofMAki.E. u Perry Count!
ron TREASURER or srAgr:
JAMES u. RYAN. rf Marion County
ron ATTORNEY crNFEAi:
Il. ". HANNA. at Nigo tcunly.
srrrriNTrNrr>r rIELlc INSTRUCTION.
". L. liOrhlNS. Montgomery County
roI JtnGrS or THE SUPREME CovRT:
JAS. l.. WORDEN. of Allen County.
ALIEN. 4. IOWNl.Y. vi Ollie County.
:. II. IT >hIRh. OF Monroe County.
JOHN PETITE. OF Tipp"canoc County.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-05-27

ACclpTxT. = We are informed that rs
Miss isanta. in company with another
young lady. was riIin. in q buggy on
Tie ROAD leading from Jasper 10 Of
well, oil Tuesday last one of the wheels
OF the buggy slid down in one vi tie
chuck holes, .c.. ii The road
BY supervisors without the tear 81: he
law before their eyes, and Miss j.. wa
thrown out and one u the buggy wLs e.s
ran over hrr hcad seycle.r lnf no. dan
gerousiy inJuring her. a.i6 = joyful we'd
di;'- was aeres -ati.y lostpo .cl toT q
timc thereby. ohe lass our sympathy,
but Tie wicked sururyi7or has nCt.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-05-27

z Dn Monday the city Of Mount
afre'. Illinois, voted by minority D.
"A 70 subscribe $4,000 10 the Indiana
division Of the New Albany ana st.
Louis railroad, on the condition that the
road j. completed frcm some point on
die +. aud C.. railroad 10 the east bank
Of the Wabash river. opposite Mount
Carmel, by the first Of next january.
- Nincenncs sun.
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.sron she '.a- IL. tv'niy l.,rsd
W here IN the Precedent -

II One OF the most peculiar phases in tn
,ilistory of the politics OF thi, county. i
!, the manner ia " hich candidate ion sen
aiur and Representative are uttcmptc,
20 be selected in his county. and in ilcI
'throughout lie Senatorial District. II
this county MI. stephens has receive,
ia popular vote OF lNsrRyC TION for Rep
~seHtativc. which. al most can onl,
amount ioa PREFERENCE. - far us hi,
county>iS concerned. and CANNOT. in an,
sense OF the term amount to II nomina,
ton. In DUBOIS county. we are met b,
the same Kind of Il su-cailcd nomination
ior senator. We hold that 40 c.ioc,
can be made ia this manner. and llic his
tory OF politics ur all parties. ever, :
where Will bear IL ont in hi, position.
FOR The District composed vi Knox and
ligrie>s. The selection WAS made bv a
vote III boil! counties in primary ,lec-
t.on, and TIA. 700 when there Was no
opposition before tine Convention. In
fiie District composed OF Brown and
Jacks ~. lion. Jason Il. Brow II received
Tie instruction IA both counties. but "A
nomination Was i.ot thought OF until Il
Joint con, enIiUn liId assembled and de-
clared their preference. And We might
20 on and rcciie uil.er instance, in sup-
port OF Our position. but il il unncccs-
sarv. ~ ever! sane person j. conversant
with IN. u>agrs OF al parties, Oh que>-
tons OF this Kind. In this Senatorial,
DlstriG; 4 selection is made in one cuun-
y. hy placing u paddock upon the
mouths ot Twenty-Five hundred demo
craze voters OF tic couutics OF Pike
and Martin, who. OF course are expec-
ted 10 vote Tor The choi,c OF a cross
roads Political gliherug. Common
courtesy would dictate better manner
OF selecting candidates. To say nothing
Of tie principle Of right and Justice 10
tie people Vi the whole district. Are
these gentlemen afraid OF joint con-
vchiion where an expression OF the en-
tire party may be had: -Appcaranccs
would indicate such conclusion. This
Is a question that must be settled soon.
ana we might just ~ well address our
selves 10 II low a. 10 siaYc oil TIA:
':aicl l. only a question OF time. There
Lever Was time in the history OF our
organization that demands more full
md free expression OF the whole Demo
ratio party than al present. Ii will not
10 10 fit away our strength in pickering
lmnng ourselves. but there are WRONGS
haI should and must be rigltcd among
ourselves. If We would perpctuaie DEM.
)crdtic rule.
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IIoT WEATHER. The heated term is
well nigh upon ns, but, thanks To Gram
melspachcr, a way il provided 10 keep
cool. His delicious icc-cream and soda
water affords the much wanted relief.
and numbers taking it demonstrate that
il Is appreciated.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-05-27

CENSUS IArEas. We have been in
formed tat Mr.. William Monroe has
been appointed Iaislnl, Tor taking
the census in bainbiidGc, HARRISON an.
Hall townships: and y. /. Boring. IN
Patoka, Ferdinand and Co.umbia town
ships. Citizens can facilitate their II ors
very much by having tie Necessary in
formation ready for them when they
call.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-05-27

MADDrx. Bros. The card or thi,
prominent wholesale Tobacco and III
luor house will be found in another
column. Their clever and good-looking
agent. Mr.. johnson. was i'm orr tow,
this week. and sold several bills 10 our
merchants, who by experience know
that firm will do TO tie 10.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-05-27

tTProfessor Cox, State Geologist. on
Tuesday next. will start from New Al
bany. and passing along the line of the
Air Line, he will examine the mineral
resources OF the different counties be-
tween New Albany and Mi. Carmel.
combining his investigations to that por-
ton Of the counties lying near the line
of the road. Estate Sentinel.