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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-21
RIVAL CLAIMANTS FOR A LUNATIC.

On the argument in the matter OF Boras5eo
Byrumiee Coah, the Psrsee Iunatic which came W W
fore ChiefJudce DAILY. yesterday, In the oonnvn
the affidaytt of wadia, the fatherin-sw OF Coan w"
read stating that before Colab left India he had Seen
litigation there with his brothers concerning An
left by their father that the protest presented IA
WIS dictated BY improper and unirendy y and .
"a Old WAS anxious for his return on his own S"
Is well as on Of herself and OF the tss aop
cation we're also read together Win eIt Kat Sosh:
,nta, he:th would be benefited by aps
association with his friends ana 10 IH~ss 70 ct il
the matter when either the person Or gt nS that
unatc is within the jurisdiction o, nS bis lssou and
npepsrty He stated that the matter had pssh
ppnsfv nresepted 70 tho British Legation az nsI
Which had referred the petitioner 10 this M custody
on .ne s sSed for On the part Of the BILL
the application should % ,bst Solah can.
t fbis country intending to remain thar h ~. hsSlt
to Bombay at present would oe 10 remove iuastb
Sevond lis own control. Decision reserveo'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-21
CIVIL NOTEa

surrseste Hutohings listened. yestescsC, IN
ia .,,n,e,ns "a, at csunssi In the Mathew Aebn
49, . p,er.ot C.npbsn and his sister wiss@es
snn.it,on "A The prosase Of til VIII q John ooSss
JOIN Jones. hs.et:., .pnc.n's q: t me e. Il
seriS,d 10 lie lsas WI u Money Hesxtes q -
inolisa that tAs psshAte Of Ne ~ nrSyed Va -
S aHsn and tss esse adjourned 70 sep. sa,us
The return y, the writ Of baeeas s. ~sds.
,a.ar ,.t,ed IN ne case Of Amelia ftsp'gn VI.
SSsstday Geiore Judge barnard nj the sup % ,ss y.
Ih.mhcrs. The relator her mother. cnsrs way he
RESPONDENT, Louis Worth. entrea . h.splux boz eSok
aor Of IA, thre. years 49, anu nas Wv" ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-21
THE COURTS.

HOW FURNITURE WAREHOUSE WAS BURNED
TRIAL OF THE ALLEGED INCENDIARIEs
Before Judge McCue, yesterday, in tho
Criminal Branch Of the Brooklyn City Court, JOha J.
Werner and william Weed were arraigned for trial
charge of having jointly Get nre to furniture building
on Futon-st, Brooklyn. District Attorney Morris ana
Fire Marshal Ready appeared for the prosecution aad
winchester Brtton for the defense The accused having
demanded separate trials. William Weeds case was
arst taken up Mr.. Ready opened Tor the prosecution
and stated the folowing
On the night Of the 10th or the morning Of the ih OF
June, $780, fire was discovered in the four-stoy brick
ihs 81 BY and
cupied the first floor as grocery store and % ne
' s r seSys u
the morning, but how long 1t had then been burning
one could tell The were Quickly On tGS
About 30 straw mattresses had been stored on the upper
floor and It here that the fire first made te appear
About onehah tho ticks containing the straw naa
been cut open with sharp instrument ana the straw
strewn about the floor in such manner as 70 leave
fury the names The rasor with which the ticks were
cut open was found after the fire In the burning
another unistskable proof Of incendiarism oand
The varnish had all emptied OF their contsnt
deep on the floor These things were undisturbea 10
day before the fire. The found scattered bOus
While the remen were working suppress the fsmea
the accused william Weed, was found upon the f.of q
the extension, in the Of the building I'm disabled
condition. He was removed TO the City Hospital and.
being Intercepted by Sergeant Cornell, at the time
discovered, and aftervard at the hospisl by ~
Fire Marshal how he upon the roof said thss
he had climbed up there In order to witness the fn
In order to get there, " his story was true he had
scale a wall about "a feet high On being scarchedat Tho
station house, taper and box Of matches were
found his for the possession Of which he gave
no satisfactory reason.
with regard to the mattresses which found In the
building, Weed and Werner explained that they bad
oroered of Werner by Weed short time before inc
fire, for shipment to NewOrleans. NomiDatly, Werner
owned the stock In the store He was hard pressed fos
money, and business was exceedingly dull He hsd ben
insured the year before for es0O0 but had more -
doubled his insurance few weeks before me ne - -
me the total amount Of 81 900. Weed and Wxnel ~
tied the insurance Offices together few days
fire. and sscertsiaed that the policies were goo ~
the insurance had not been paid Werner Mineen
this question OF owe Of the agents. and was ansverea
the affirmative. He aterward denied tlat DC ny 80
much insurance, and only admitted IL "non '"0
we're forced out of him under oath. A.. ..,.,s.
Mr. Morris examined the Witnesses ioi inc aoione''
after which the adjourned until TINS "or"e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-21
,ur,rp CUBAN IN SEARCH OF JBsTIcS.

Col. Tinelli applied yesterday 70 duage Ds
,ard in the Supreme Court Chambers for an ofo'.
arrest against M Lyman in suit Of Marines 49,
MIN plaintiff alleged that he 10 Cuban ana ne"
:, the Cuban wordnnsns Association; esss a.
srntons cencerninS plaintiff 10 the effect that
and traitor and that through him many ~ socA
h.res nlsiutin had been expelled from has soeh sr
With sSsassination by his eountrynGMns ~
Enable 10 obtain employHeot. -. NJ srres
JwSs Bsrnard-I WI nes grant any orders NV fnos
for LIBEL or Islander. Go to tAe SuPerios SSu.,
The spSlcatien WAS subsequently, srsnLso
McCunn Of tho Superior Court
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-21
ALLEGED BRUTAL TREATMENT OF WOMEN
BY POLICEMEN. .f.

Commissioner Manlerfe Ilstened, yesterday,
TO SO charges against policemen. Ma HonOrs OConnor
Of No. iss Gharyt complained that Ratrslman Patrick
English Of the seventh Precfnst broke Into her place
early on the morsns of Sept Il arrested her without
ana Ave Yer ipss ~ custody Of ansthes oaioer He
then took two female vison IN charge, and all wero
lscksA NJ. Tue seer stated tAas ~ women wsro act
Ing in very sordey manner On the stoop in mont Of
e house and when hs ordered them In they refused TO
SO, and Continued quarren9 He nen rapped tof assist
He denied having Ill .used the complainant !
Ths al Patrolman Edward OConnoc OF the ASth
Precnct charged by Dora Weber ~ No, n, Hay sr!st
with having applied abusive eplth'ts To her without
aud uuriuusy arrested her, continued Tho
nr.r attempted 10 show THAI the glr cl.arartc
b. bat ail,d and thc CusC Wa rCltIicd 10 The Board
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-21
.sdlse Tyrhus Typhoid. ing Scarlet pcI Ne,ses sa.rA
ss s,ss Is e." 10 9 Is Il = f,

The Increase Of scarlet fever and e snass mortality iron nheo
cough The importance Of bringing those dses ehse
the rigid sanitary With proper soistsa Of - ~
dsucon infected air and clothing 1sse conyoas sfets
might bs eaec,aaly prevented frva SPREADING
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-21

advanced for pIcaGorcs and matidor"s Int s the sup
ply /, altogether inadequate Ia the demand, which
IT, cOisidcIrdd ,Nitcntc That thr hItt" port J.
dCc..Dlas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-21

: I nave "a feel dg tha, promotion from p4lht !" pom.
Il, M r .hnnld DO mdGcIci IL. unless mere ME IN,
r,innt ,s Tor taking nlVn iIViu the Vhlsdc ahu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-21

the surface OF the ground Inc ore yields about 70 per
cent Of pure metal From the time Of leaving Allentown
the whole route Is bordered either side by carefully
titled FARMS substantial and outbqildngs In fact
these valleys the pride Of the keystone State, and
justly Nature has avished here many natural ad
vsntageS great mineral wealth with fertility OF the SOIL
thrifty, laborious and vrtuous population has devel-
oped these gifts Of nature to the utmost and the
emulation Of property to follow Is made subser
Went to the educational needs of the rising generation
the Susquehanns is launched fairly into the Cum
berand Valley, passing Carlisle and Chambersburg both
ast before reaching ase and six miles south Of
Chambersburg, the train leaves the Cumberland Valley
short road as ., present constructed only miles long
but ~ be extended 40 miles further, and thus to
II ia In Frankip County that the extensive iron ore
deposits exist, and to develop these this railroad was
began and 10 now snoat to be completed AZ Reh|cnd
s sHt The GOD Sn tie @
and PIT RcRonS Is a rail
from New York. but the ronte es through such an Inter
These ore banks although but lately brought promi
nantiy into notice have been known as excellent for
.PS s %s sssa
and ep @ turns out about % sSns wssh t "a s ~
eAa i Tns Meu sss Ss has saf Been
issoRsd for sssy % yess ben % supply the gresent
iarpsse ana others q the pssssossse9 ara yst Prof
loved iom tssse banks sitcsber quantity q
reaad yisidinE orc - % sss tsttt b practically IN
7ossd not hess tin sascss ss Of ore IN dg6t 70 be
reG1oyed This e from one bank slone ana tne up OF
. assS s ss unit. i. Of s
snothfr the northern pIt, Prof. Lesley found
ss ss e sss e ssis sSSs. soe t aaa
there are actually In sight 2is7COO tuns OF
,nch as u wei be after being picked or washed" d.;
Know OF no sufficient reason why the stratum shou!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-21


crowd demanded sight at the mysterious giant,
and offered raise money to for the destruction Of
20 s
Visited the GIANT daily special excursion train was
ears from affair." and in crowds put on their specta
ces examined the pores In the skin. saw the YER
smtude Of nature and pronounced the discovery fos
si delegation from Harvard College finally settled 1t
for the country that John Henry Cardiff was no less than
a preadamte man, who completely overthrow the Old
ono ventured to doubt This was young sandy haired
professor from YALE who pretended to dscover straws
and bits Of chat in the Dirt and to see evidences Of re-
The giant was now wen on the msrket.s fact Of moro
Immense oer for shares in the concern were made by
shownea The protector aud owner OF the giant oame
on the ground to negotiate with them
os s. Of Utica, and Hssaan Of Homer n Z Xierwsrd
S aeG Co., Anal eighth ws
still owned by the manufactures, MI HUI dc retained
this share t April ls1L when he sola IT. oss in Boston
enterprise Mr. Hull replied that he did mt caro- to give
the precise Agures that he had made enough 90 that
book containing the full history Of the affair: The
expense" said be- Of getting the thing TIL the final
received above that Is clear gain" When I Inquired
Is TO the present whereabouts Of TIE giant MI Hull re-
piled that he did not know JSst Tssre IL was on eahiG
At parting With hs pet he described the last occasion
when he saw it. TGls Was ct New Haven. last Spring
H. s Ss
said be-. for Tie proisssofs just gone down
sxsn!us IT." sSts went down. The s.li1ltSr Gotta
sSseS IN e1ssins John Henry beneath microscope
That man made as ne e m6 srs imam M
Year, Old !" ikaoems the giant still has h believers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-21

tbere are actually In sight 2137C0O tuns OF ore
tnch as ~ MfiI I've after being picked washed" (LS
lrS + htpoftj mol Lesley goes 10 say: "Bui
Know Of 10 sufficient why the stratum ,hou! not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-21

In Chicago b. who had more time, ana would also
was In his barn, In Chicago. that John Henry Cardts
noble image was afterward scupfured Hofecvef, the
confidence shared by the mOneyed but busy +. was
betrayed.
Failing Of getting partner, the plucky gianmaker
get again alone He heard Of vast gypsum deposits
near Fort Dodge, Iowa. After visiting and surveying
the gypsum he determined that the material was exactly
that Of petrfed giants and 90 he bought On acre OF
the quarry land being three miles below Fort ON
the east side Of the river, paying Zoo for r. Then dr
ana the nrst toward reyolutionizng geology com
mensed one bright morning in August -Four men were
nita 10 heip quarry out the stone Ihey were com.
peed to e1sayate depth Of 10 feet before any pieces
o. stone sunicently large found. Even then the
layers sesmed too thin fOr prime giant go work vas
So asy' snd
Sioux City Railroad Company was engaged in e.. 4,
ier the arch Going there, found some beautiful hfge
sn snat seemed especially made for embOdying the
S .1t ~s.s !S get
vide; and iset from tho rock, That
cured wa. IS miles nom the neaiest railroad ssatoS
contract was therefore made Nth AAssscr TO carry II
t taS I miles ~ W. He hshsd On AZ N h.
s,,s paid the discouraged issstsr a. ssd let
:ss. :s$s e q:
about It, 50 he befook hs Wesijed brain and body to
the Boontsboro tavern and rested one week awatine
fne arrival ~ the rcagh gem. MorAnt and evening he
md .l,i ihe gyp.um lyhs inst w6sfs be Had eftit
sources must apply it, shoulder to the wheel Hull him
sell hir'd horses pitched them aud slowly bt stead
q 4 49, u.lll llllIN iI.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-10-12
TROUBLESOME NEIGaBoRs.


First, Mrs, MCGintY came over TO know
lfapsilful Of coal she could borrow,
Her husband had ordered ton from The yard,
She'd return il by 10 morrow.
Then came Mrs Marin from ever The way,
WHO said she stepped over to see
| would oblige ertill that afternoon
With only one drawing Of tea.
Eext came Mrs. Johnson. who liked very much
I'd lend hir for an hour or two,
!, couple of irons, as She had on hand
Some work SO harligdto do.
Ehcn came Mrs. Thomas, anrigbhor lrxt door
A trOub@ome cranky Old dame
Who wanted 10 borrow for that afternoon.
I've ,oan rcsaiy largs.4lnding Francs
Ecgrce had She rome when old widow Jones
Who said she wanted 10 scrub,
Came into the room aid wanted 10 know
lfl'd lend her the use Of my tub
Then Mrs. Wilson, came over in haste
In her hand pitcher she bore;
Ter molasses fell Shurl, she hadn't enough
Aud would ike 10 borrow some more
Epxi came Mrs Hcrando who wanted TO know
II the late paper hal read through,
ADd would feel much obliged to ne if would
But loan it an lour or two.
And even al night when going TO bed;
There came to my door Mrs. Doyle,
\ ho had SET up--her daughter was sick
Aud wanlci some ke,osene oil,
hRiIh patience exhausted, I'm forced to declare
That in future m lesson my lalors,
BY refusing 10 lend everything lpo.sess
J To imProvidrnt Troublesome npishbors.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-10-12
Without a friend, tho world is q wilder.

"Hnou' 'rlend' ''io world isa w'ldcr-
ness
lfcvcry ono would mend one, all would
Ie mcoded.
Great minds arc easy IN prosperity. and
qaic'iuaa adversely.
Begin litowlth but little show; you may
/ incrcassit afterwards.
Tcllnotyour secrets to- your servant,
for hc will then be your master.
Religion is The best armor that a man
can have; but ills the worst cloak
| Experience without learning docs moro
good than learning without experience.
He not idle who does nothing, but
Sa isiale who might ba better employed.
Practice without knowledge is blind,
and knowledge without practice is lame.
Glory is we'll enongh for rloh man,
but tits Of very little consequence to. q
poor man with a large family.
What YOU keep by you may change and
mend, but words once spoken, you can
never recall.
/ Have nothing to do with q man in
passion, for men nro mot like iron, to DO
wrought upon when hot
The world would bo moro happy il per.
sons gave up more timc TO an intercourse
of friendship 4gas,
Everything here is MS We estimate it, and
the changes in our hearts makcthc changes
that We feel
| lie that has no friend aud no enemy, is
one OF tho vulgar. and without talents.
power, or energy.
II you have been tempted TO owl, ay
from it. itisnot falling in the water, but
lyiur in It, That drowns
Ifovery man would reform himself, tho
worlds reformation would be accomplish.
cd and philosophers would be useless,
1fvou would be punrens, bo brief, for
itis with words as with suuhcams--,he
more they are condensed, The deeper they
burn
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-10-12

Remarkable Case--A Lady Dies After
Thirty Years Confinement to Her Bed
lu kiugstowu, Luzorne county, on the
9th inst, there were committed to the
earth the remains of Mrs Cynthia Jones,
wife of Rcuhou Jones, Justice Of tho
Peace The iudj.positioa of Mrs Jones
dates as far back as 1889, and seems to
have arisen mainly from extreme sensitive.
ness Of mental disposition, which only
needed the death Of a promising daughter
to give decided character and furnish food
to natural imbccili,y. l'hisev occur
ed ia lS4o, aud Mrs, Jones has been a
rcclrse since that time, spending her liic
10 the memory and associations Of tcr
child AZ tiMes there would ceme auack
10 her part Of lcryoahial viyacily, while
at others she would sink iatoa dcathlike
slate, her speech deserted her. Her voice,
10 early life finely toned, became hoarsc
and discoldant from long months Of ubso-
lutte silence aud entire scclusion.
Mrs Jones was woman Of superior
education was gifted with fine memory,
aad was well read Few visitors troub.
led her, and many grown up people living
in the neighborhooIl never saw her face -
None knew The extent or the nature If her
disease, although several practical physi-
cins attended hcrtlrongh series offs years.
She had been three times in tho street
siucc 1910, and these only for a few min
utes In 1865, when the great lrcshet
swept through tic valley, She had 10 be
removed aud carried across the street to a
higher level; bat fjrthe las. eighteen years.
with the exception Of this instance, she
has never crossed the tiTsohlpIi A day
or two before her DEATH she asked her
husband about father and seemed to
suffer on account of bis absence. This,
perhaps, may illustrate the nature Of her
disease aud the hasis Other lifc, her father
being dead for thirtytircc years No
doubt she shared his company every day.;
she had no affinity with The world The
loneliness of her life fps'ered by morbid
and fiIlyciOnaIc disposition, spnrel her
heart against its companiongfjp, and, as
itsalliayaaaius. all egwforl, shssougA her.
i ,ltf n ~ 80 !" ss,sAe Z, 4 ,,s.1..
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-10-12

Captain y S Aleshire met with an ac-
cidcnt last I'rlay, which came near being
a serious one. While leading his boTse
(Which was attached to 4 buggy down .
steep and diiiicalt hill, near Burlington Is
land, the animal became frightened, and
rearing knocked Capt. A down and jump
cd over him. dragging the buggy over bis
body. Iortunatc'yno bones were broken,
and the Captain escaped with severe bruis.
es -D!patch.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-10-12
AN Editor in Heaven. y

Apfopos to an article going the rounds
uadcr the above heading, an exchause
presents the following legend;
Once upon n iima after tho demise Of
one of the corps editorial, he prasetel him.
self at the gates Of the Golden City, and
requested admission. The doorkccpcr
asked him what had been his occupation
while on terra dima' IIc replied he had
been an editor.
"NVell," said tho wAtchman, I'VE have
q crowd Of yoar kind here nov, and they
all came in as dead heads" II sou pay
your passage yen can come in; il mt, you
must place youfself under control Of q
lllfssaasseses i;ssll tygsaa. a. apwa hssi hgss
low" meaning ihc devil =
Not having the whcrewith to 60 in, our
brother oftha quill and scissors posted of,
aud presented himself at the entrance of
CloOtic's dark domains a very dark
ccmphxioncl gentleman stood sentry, and
asked in agruIf voice. 'Who comes2"
IAN humble disciple Of Faust" was
tho calm reply,
"'Then hold on, you caai be admitted y
exclaimed the gentleman in Black, cyinc-
Ing considerable agitation, aud icrcply
scowlipg upon him
WHY not?" demanded tho typo, who
began to get somcwha, hulhsh, and looked
around for a Sleeps ioot' with which to
force an entrance
"Wcll, sit" replied his sable majcsty,
"wc let one Of your profession ia ho
mnpy years ago, aud he kept up a con,in.
unl row wiilihis former delinquent sub
scribcrs, aud as we have more Of that class
Of persons here than any other, we have
passed a law prohibiting the admission Of
any editors, only those who have advanced
our interests in their papers on earth. md
even those We kept in a separate room
by themselves Ycuhav published many
things operating against us and always
blamed the devil with everything that
went wrong, 50 you can't come in We
enforce thisru'o without rcapsc, to persons,
for our own peace aud safety Now ttav-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-10-12

Stonewall Jackson's Sunday School.
A visitor will b. struck on Sunday Of
tarnoou by the crowd OF negro boys aud
girls winding 'hir way to the Presbyterian
church II he goes in he will see Sun.
day School, supcrintcnded by Col J I
L. Preston, professor in the Virginia Mill.
tary Institute. If he asks about the
school be will be told: This is Stone
wall Jacksons old school" The facts are
that this colorcd Sunday school was organ.
lied by StonewaIl Jackson when he was
professor in the Virginia Military lnsti-
ture, that be took the deepest interest in
its success, (novor going to or from it
without earnest or secret prayer J and that
when called into the army he expressed
himself more 10th to leave hi. Sunday
school than any Of his other public duties.
His interest continued to the day Of his
death, and be was never known to write
letter to Lexington without making special
inquiry after his colOrcl Sunday School =
Lexington { M) Letter.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-10-12

A tcrse writer SAYS that Nature likes to
let tho hest us find ont. from time to
time, that after all, wo do not know
much.
Grief kniis two hearts in closer bonds
than happiness ever can;aud common snf.
oring is,a far stronger link than commonjoy
A generous mind does not fcnl as holong-
4 ING 10 itself alone, but to the whole human
race. We are born to serve our fellows
creatures
-Four things nrc rricvonslv cmptv; head
without brains, uit without Judgment.
a heart without honesty, aud purse with
out money.
Happiness on'l pride arc absolutely in
compatible Continual vcxations, faucicd
Sights. and injuries provoke aud wound
the splf.suaicicnt mind
Coincidence isa Sleeping giant; we may
lul| him into longer or shorter slumbcr;
but his Starts aro frigh'ful, and terrible is
| the hour when he awakos.
n
Tho hear. Of man is well Of secrets
from which We bring up but ona bucket
full at time. aud trutli--tbat tho whole
truth lies still at tho bottom.
A contempt ofthe sacred rite Of mar.
riage not only endangcrs. tho morality Of
individuals. but strikes at The very founda-
ton Of social order and domestic happi.
ness. g ss
That man only is truly brave, who fears
nothing so much as committing a mean
action. and undauntcdly fuldls bis duty,
whatever be the dangers impede bis
way f
Thc microscope, like most useful iuvcn-
tions has been brought to its present per,
tection. not by single vault Of inventive
genius but BY slow ani thoughtful steps
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-10-12

A white.haired old negro preacher in
New Orleans thus addressed one of the
meetings of the dis'a,i,del colored folks
last week: "Wbat are YOU grnmbling
abnut2 Yer oil better off dn ye ever
'spec,ed to be-.lrn yer deserve to be =
Did yer liuk when Mas'a Liokum guy ye
yer freedom, he WAS gsine to buy tickets
in tho louisiana State Lottery for gou be-
side