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MENTAL HALLUCINATION.
Fearful Fall from a Hotel Window.

Early yesterday morning Coroner Young was
called to the Gilscy House, Twenty-ninth street and
Broadway, TO hold an inquest on the remains OF Mr.
Thomas y. Johnson, q patron OF the hotel, who had
died from the effects OF injuries. Mr.. johnson, who
was partially parayzed, and whose mid seemed
somewhat impaired, arrived in the Gig from his
home in North Haven, Connecticut, nearly two
weeks ago, IN search OF medical aid, but under the
treatment received he seemed to improve In
neither body nor mind He had many mental
authorizations, and was always DESTROYS Of ascend
ing TO great heights, thinking that by so
uolnp ne could fly. some one remained In
his room until Monday night, when he objected
SO strongly that he was left alone. Mr.
Johnson improved the opportunity presented, and
either iel or Jumped from the window Of the nth
story OF his room TO roof below, where he was
found on Tuesday morning by the night watchman.
ne llved till two O'Clock yesterday morning and
died. From the evidence Of three witnesses the
jury rendered verdict Of death from Injuries re-
ceived by an accidental fall. Mir. Johnson was
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RAILROAD SLAUGHTER IN JERSEY.

An unknown man was walking on TIE crack OF
the Trenton division OF the Pennsylvania Central
Railroad, near Princeton JonStIaD, yesterday after
noon, when he was struck NJ the locomotive OF a
passenger train and instantly Killed.
A huckster named James Watson, who was a
resident OF Newtown, Pa, was driving In his wagon
across the track OF the same railroad, near Bristol
station, when train dashed by. Watson was
thrown ont with great violence and fell on his
head. He expired after q few minutes. The horse
MA WaRglea and the Wag9l broken IL splpterA
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RgscUrNa PRISONERS FROM WARDS ISLAND.

On last Sunday Oflcer Timothy O'Connell, Of the
Long Island City Police, discovered James Douglas
and Timothy Tranor in the act OF rescuing two
female prisoners, Mary Ann Scott and Gather Inc
Kelly, from Wards Island. Waiting until the boat
reached the opposite Shore the officer took charge
OF the four and carried them before a magistrate.
The two men were discharged for want Of jurtsdic.
tion but the women were sent to this CITY, ana
were recommitted back TO Wards Island yesterday,
at the Yorkvlle Court, by Justice Hogan. warrants
are out for the arrest Of the men.
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O. DO you know anything on that subject No,
o. Don't YOU know 1t to be fact that your bus-
band asked Mrs. Woodhouse to have Watson come
there No, sir.
Watson came thcre2 A. Two or three weeks or
week.
q. While you were at Mrs. woodhouse's place did
you all the time occupy the same room 7 A. Yes,
sir.
q. Where was that room located in the house ?
A. The back: 1t was two story house, and you had
10 go up stairs 70 the room.
q How many rooms were there thcre2 A. Three.
u. On that noorY "A. Yes
z. Who occupied the other two2 A. Mr.. Watson
occupied one and another gentleman and Mrs.
Woodhouse's son the other.
e. Dld the other gentleman ana Woodhouses
son occupy II all the Tuner a. Yes, sir
q what was the other gentloman's manner A.
stephen Roberts.
| q. Was he single or d married mann A.
single man.
| q. Was he there all the time you were9 A. Yes,
/ sir.
| q. You have said that you stated to Mr. Watson
4 or stated IN the presence Of your husband that
/ Watson had improper associations with YOU On
that occasion was these any talk about having
/ couple Of men come from New York and work up
there2 A. Not that know OF.
q. Didn't you ask Mr. Watson to bring up n
1 couple OF men from New YORK 10 have them work
| up there in the factory a. No, sir.
q. Isn't this the language you used when you
made these, what you have designated, ACCUSE
tons" .'You have nothing to say about It. for on
had me ~ A. No. sir
q, What was IT A. j told my husband how he
followed me up and down.
O. Did you ever thall any one else Of this init
macy between you and Watson A. No, sir.
q. You had companions, didn't your young lady
friends before you were mairledI a. No more than
the girls In the shop and girls in the Sunday school
| never had a constant companion.
q. You had charge OF the establlshment-charee
OF the girls then, before Mr.. Watsons deatht
A. Yes, Sir.
@. What was your compensation a. Ten dollars
a week.
O. what pay did the other girls receiver A.
don't know certain Mary Kelly received 81.
THE FATAL DAY.
& pwyoa Aaye AK words !s KlsA M, Wats2n ~
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IA N NY NY E.
Yesterdays Proceedings in The Trial Of the
Alleged Murdcress Of George W. Watson.
THE DEFENCE HEREDITARY INSANITY.
Fanny Telling the Narrative of
Her Wrongs.

Hunted Down and Ruined for Life-An Existence
of Misery in Merrilrs Building-The Perils
Which Beset Young Shop Girls-The
Prisoner Claims To Be Uncon-
scious Of the Shooting.
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natl Convention has done the same. The
Republicans in Congress seem to have warded
off civil rights to the negro, and the Cincin.
natl concern has done the same. No enthu.
siasm can be raised among the colored voters
in the approaching campaign from the same
source that was worked upon in 1868. That
is too stale. 1t requires something new,
something animating yea, something
promising. Then it was reconstruction and
the favorable prospect of the fifteenth amend
ment but the arguments on those subjects
are how threadbare. Amnesty for rebels
can produce no enthusiasm in the breast OF
colored loyal voters, especially when they
know from their daily intercourse with these
men that they scorn the word, and would die
without it before asking for it. We are so
deeply wounded that it seems hard for our
leading men to muster any enthusiasm.
There is nothing new upon which they can
work. 1t is true we are ahead of the Gin
cinnati concern, but that does not suffice.
We still, however, live in hopes.
T. w. CARDoZO.
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WE take the following from the Philadel-
phia Press article on the great convention
held in that city last week:
Hon. VIM. II. Gray, one of the hitherto
prescribed race, which formerly have been
denied even the privilege in the lower part
of the house, assembled the stage and made
and the delegates it was a glad and signifi-
cant sight-the first appearance of cOlOred
man upon the rostrum in National Conven-
ton of the Republican party-but to us OF
Philadelphia it was gladder still. Upon that
stage, not even Frederick Douglass, the De-
mosthenes of his people and strongest of all
his race, could stand one short year ago.
The same privilege had been denied Senator
Revels, and even his counterfeit presentment
had been heartily Kissed thereon, bringing
the sharp reioinder of brave Anna Dickinson
that that of his predecessor ought to be pre-
scented on the canvas to allow the sibillants
an opportunity to cheer. Unconscious OF all
| this, but proud and self-reliant, Gray faced
lean citizen would to his follows, Once Oh
twice he touched the springs of their enthu
siasm with master hand, making the vast
building ring and reverberate with the cheers
of his listeners. His allusion TO Gerri
Smith-the sight Of whom repaid him for al
his sufferings-was among the most touching
tributes that any one who stood upon The
stage yesterday paid that grand old man
After Mr.. Gray came the Hon. Il. b. Elliott
of South Carolina, whose singing rebuke o
the Democratic Congressman a wear ago i.
still fresh in the minds. of our readers. ant
last of all James II. Harris, of North Carolina
And now the Committee on Organization
made their report. The routine business wa
resumed and soon finished. Judge Settle il
permanent chairman, and his choice give
universal satisfaction. His speech was a goo
one, and the convention is adjourned unit
this morning at ten O'Clock, and the vast au
dience retires. And this was the first day G
the National Republican Convention OF 1872
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Unworthy.

The custom-hOuse organ, since the adj
jOurnment Of the Republican Convention of
May % to meet at Baton Rouge on June 49,,
has been industriously engaged in perpetu-
ating and intensifying the disagreements and
animOsities between the members of the two
wings of the Republican party. 1t has stu
diOusly misrepresented the motives, objects,
and purposes of the mdmbers of the conven-
ton in proposing to dlect reconciliation.
1t has endeavored to appreciate the charac-
tiers and the labors of hose who are unset
tishly striving to unite die scattered hosts of
our party, it has held Up to derision the pro-
position to co Ter, on equal and honorable
terms, and advised that no compromise be
entertained. The effect of such counsel, this
paper must know, telds inevitably to insure
lest tyrO in politics iaware that in the pres
ent disintegrated condition of the party
neither wing possesses sufficient numbers to
to elect ticket owe. the Democracy. 1t is
also well known thi if our permanent dis
union can be insured the Democratic and
Reform ca elementswill unite and triumph
antly march over tie ground. The cOnven-
tons of the two Above named parties have
sufficiently Indicates lack of inclination to
freely cooperate with any description of Re-
publicans on equal erns. 1t is claimed that
these bodies represent the wealth, intelli.
gence, and honesty of the State, and, will
one or two remarkable exceptions, are com
posed of our Caucasian friends.
If these claims arr correct, and these ind
| cations true, Republicans cannot certainly
nationally entertain the remOtest idea of co
operation with either of these parties excep
at the sacrifice of some of the essential prin
ciples and doctrines of our party, and TO tht
great detriment of the peace and progress o
the great bulk of our people.
In this aspect of affairs is it not wicked an,
reckless for any man or set of men, for tn,
qualification of any selfish purposes, to pro
woke and encourage discussions and strife
when it is known that they must lead to de
feat and overthrow? 1t is encouraging, how
ever, for us to reflect that such counsel is no
needed to any extent. Those most deepl
interested in the perpetuity of the party @
equal rights and exact justice to all have bee
reused from their lethargy, and party leader
will find in the not distant conventions tina
their wills will not be the law of those bodies
but that the people through their represents
tives assembled, will assume the control G
affairs and inaugurate policy and nominal
ticket that will meet the appreciation of th
entire Republican party, effect reconciliation
and give promise of success as far as sue
| agencies can accomplish it.-Louisianian.
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Letter from Mississippi.
VIcKsBURa, June 2, 1877:

VICKsBURG, June 2, 1872.
To the Editor Of the NeW National Era:
We are wounded, we are chagrined, we are
Inundated, We are betrayed, and that by men
who pledged themselves most earnestly to
advocate our rights. And we cannot refrain
from saying that We are Disguised with the
actions of many Of the men who are SO loud
in their rofession of love for the negro and
advocacy of their rights. The virtual defeat
of Mr.. Summers civil rights bill by the MEM
bers of our own party, has caused an alarm
ing chillness in our ranks; and unless some
thing is done as a remedy, we fear the oppo-
sition win give us trouble in the approaching
campaign. The mass of our Republican
voters in the South, though ignorant of the
letter. have an instinct Of learning all that is
going on, and they are aware of every i'm.
portant step that is taken in Congress,
They have all heard of Mr.. Summers bill
and they have all heard of it being attached
to the amnesty bill and they have heard o
the impossibility of the amnesty bill being
passed without the civil rights bill, excep
through treachery and now that such
course has been resorted to in order to gran
amnesty to rebels, and leave us to the inhu
man treatment of these very rebels or thei
agents, has caused gap which will be hare
to fill up.
We have been asked hundreds Of times b,
the mass of our voters how the civil right
bill was coming on, and we have Away
given an encouraging reply; but what WI
shall say now is problematic indeed. w
have so often and so repeatedly excused tn
lukewarmness of our Republican friends tina
our patience is about being exhausted. T
tell our voters that amnesty has bee
granted to the rebels but our civil right
are postponed, would chill them to such a
extent that they would be inclined to tax
no part whatever in the election. At presen
the Republican party has done no more tina
the Cincinnati concern. The Republican
In Congress declare amncsty and the Cincin
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Dolly Warden the locksmith,s dauoht!

Dolly Warden, the locksmith's daughter
in "Barnaby Rudge"--whose name is now
applied to style of dress--is described by
Dickens as having the "face OF pretty,
laughing girl; dimpled and fresh and health
ful-the very impersonation OF good humor
and blooming beauty" Again, she is spoken
of as having her q" charms increased hundred
fold by most becoming dress, by thousand
as having been attired on a certain occasion
I" in smart little cherry colored mantle, with
a hood of the same drawn over her head, and
upon the top of that hood little straw hat
trimmed with cherry colored ribbons"
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All we ask is, that they exercise a reasonable
patience, so as to give time for effecting their
end without bloodshed. They must know,
as well as we do, that no President can re-
cognize mere State ordinance of secession.
nor neglect to enforce the laws of the United
states throughout their whole geographical
extent. 1t takes two to make bargain,
whether of admission or secession but with
reasonable forbearance all may be brought
about.
From the Tribune Of 2sd Of February isS ye days after
the "ihsugu alton" of Jef. Davis
THE MORAL RIGHT OF SECESSION.
We have repeatedly said, and we once
more insist that the great principle embodied
by Jefferson in the Declaration of American
independence, that Governments derive their
just powers from the consent of the governed.
is sound and just; and that if the slave
States, the cotton States, or the Gulf States
only choose to form an independent nation.
they have clear moral right to do so. We
have said and still maintain, that provided
the cotton States have fully and definitely
made up their minds to go by themselves,
there is no need of fighting about it !; for they
only have to exercise reasonable patience.
and they will be let off in peace and good
will. Whenever it shall become clear that
the great body of the Southern people have
otcofhc CohcHstNciy aHcnated from the
Union, and anxious to escape from it, we
will do our best to forward their views"
MIR. GREELEY IN 1862
In a letter to III. McChcsney, of Troy, New
York, dated September %, 1862, and pub
lished in the New York Tribune of the 26th of
the same month, Horace Greeley. speaking
of the right of secession, thus declared him
self:
"But still insist that, fit had been proved
that the people of the slave States--or even
of the cotton States alone-had really desired
to dissolve the Union, and had peacefully,
deliberately, and authOritatively expressed
that wish, We should have assented to it. At
all events, should"
The above quotations may doubtless help
Mr.. Greeley's cause to-day in the Southern
States and with the "BOubOn Democrats,
whose alliance he is counting, and therefore
he may thank us for republishing them. But
what can the bulk of the people, the thrifty,
Industrious classes, who dread seeing the
country thrown into fresh commissions, think
of the proposal to elect as President a man
who would have destroyed the Union in
1860, and would unquestionably bring upon
it irretrievable disasters by his present bar
gaining with the Democrats?
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German Sentiment.

letter OF Capt. Hugo Eichholtz, of WASH
ington, Secretary OF the German Veteran
Union.
The subjoined letter has been furnished for
publication. 1t shows the drift of German
sentiment as regards the issues involved in
the campaign:
WASHINGTON, D. c., May %, 1872.
To -, Adj,aat German Veteran Union:
DEAR COMRADE-I cheerfully, and with
out any hesitation whatever, comply with
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The task of regulating the frontier line
between Alsace-L Lorraine and France is near
" completed-the officials of France and
Germany conducting the labors jointly, and
the understanding between them is all that
could be desired.
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COMMUNICATIONS.

tFGR NEW NATIONAL Bra does not hold itself responsible
for views expressed by correspondents Well written and
interesting communications will be gladly receivedl
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met.-J; y Srapt -. =
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$500, 900 in Currency
yil Be Gly.p to the hldsrg Oltisksts, By distribution
BY lot OF ONk THOUSAND gifts, a. tolloN6i
IE.n my llL-Ia


TOtni, loo cuts. all Cash ........s5OO, 900,
The Hon Thos X. BrAmlotte, late uovernoT Of
kentuehJi has oOa.snled TO rapTPssnt the Trustees
cert md ho MI ps,.osaly ss ~, tbs oosv ion
ma tsS dIssisS d az soHagoEd SSd he ~:
Tue drsslaE viii Ifs piss 10 public, In full ylsw
Of The sudIsnos and andsf sdst. supsrysIon
aad diEootion Of The oeors and trustees Of me Pub
I'd 20 s sS iV MSS Ss, IaS S
IoS. 4 a HSaIiS ,isssS toG5t SpPS.is. RS,
lion. d. ", BRl Oh, Judge RiSi6 JSdisiSl DIS, Ky
Ten. Et.lH MURRAY, ". \. MituhA', Dis ky
Hon. n. b. COCHRAN, Ohauo, Inc Lon, Chan Court
hYg. =. y srANDltORD, President fArmSIs' aud
Hgn. JOHN BARBEE, Manager Royal Insurance
Oomp4ny, Liverpool. - $1,000
81 I'm III h IN GS%; ~ nI1!s SusSisl Dis
pr T. 3, BkLl, Prot Medical UslvSrsltJ. LouilViIs
lie Z B BHHSEEEF Mgr ,S k lGSlS,ll'
HENRY WuLtQnD, Treasurer louisville.
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jas, BAlDQkFORD, Prus, u NaiioDal Hank
W. y, -. WHITES, PIop'T willard Hotel
y o. JOHHbrONI Pres, Traders BaBk.
n NlOTnR EkWCOhB, nm Of hsWsOmb, Bu-
HENRY DHPPkN, PTsa uoTrhsn Bark.
AhDhkM GRAHAh, tlbaoo9 and cotton merchant
We R6sR ss5, s + g d SSSTs iS' r. H.
OFFIOkHs or THE LIBRARY.
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AddIoss THOs. N. BRABILETTR.
..,.t p.AAEsRt PlbllS IAs5.rT e KsatSshJ
FU-OrouiaTr giving Iah psriieslsss sent % sppl'.
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- Peoria has Nilsson base ball club.
GrAtI Brown buffers his watermelon.

- Peoria has Nilsson base ball club.
-GrAtE Brown buffers his watermelon.
- Bishop Haven says ~ a muselan Moses
was ANAL potatoes compared Win dll1Aore.
- De Haas, the painter, Is studying the
scenery on the coast Of Maine.
: BerAngeFs poems have nowadays hardly
any sale In France, In 1870 three hundred
thousand copies were sold.
= Strauss received t2O, 900 and Madame Lent.
ner $4,000 for services rendered at the boston
jubilee.
- Tom Scott says "TeXAs, on the whole, ID
about the nnest piece Of properly l have ever
yet seen"
- TiotjenB IL not coming 70 America next
season. reports TO the contrary Notwithstanding
She wants 100000 down as security before she
leaves London.
- Alice Falrmap, an English contralto, who
appears with Patti and Sanity, at London, IL
coming hithsr In autumn 10 sing IN concert with
Madame RudsTBdOrn.
Lydia Thompson and her troupe will ap-
par AZ Wauhckb theatre on Monday next Ia
tne new puTlesque OF robin Hood"
A Russian agent, MT. SOliAt0nkof, has
marry concluded tour OF observation IN this
country lot tho purpose Of eGAmining our TO
f0rmatOry lnHututiona preparatory 10 intrOduo-
ing reforms In the Russian prison system.
- Senator GOldthWalto and wife, Of Alabama,
have arrived In London. Miss Virginia wal
la5h, daughter OF Pay Inspector O. Y. Waliaeh,
United States navy, and nieoe OF eX-MayoF
Wallaeh, Is with them.
Tho Turkish Sultan, they say at OOnsiaa.
tlnODls, IL In reality Ru llleglumAte sun Of Ills
predecessor; and II Is very quoatlOnAbl IT, under
The Ottoman laws, no has any right Whatever "
the Turkish throne,
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From r. b. Mohuu 4 Co., corner Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue, we have ro-
celved Sailing On the Nile" by Laurent
LAporte. Robert Brothers, publishers, Bos-
ton, Massachusetts,.
From j, shillngton, corner OF PenusylvA-
MIA avenue and Four-and-a-hAlf street, we
have "Godey's Lady's Book" for August.
From the publishers we have the Galaxy"
for August.
From the publisher, Henry LitolH, New
York, we have the Musical World" for
July. Edition A, selections forpiano; edl-
ton B, songs for soprano aud tenor; edition
q, songs for a low voice.
From J. L. Keyaud, Hudson Taylor book
store, Pennsylvania avenue, between Ninth
and Tenth streets, VIC have received the
North american ReUiel0 for July, and Godey's
Ladys Book and DemOresfs Fashion Book for
August 1879.
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NAVY DnFARrMUT,l
MAnnIMnTnn. LnlN 9. lEll (

.r ..#H.. NAVY DnFARrnHETl
..F. WAsHiNarUH, july 2, IsTl 7
1edAls Of honor are hereby awarded 10 the
following persons IN tho naval service who have
dislinVulshed themselves In battle, or by other
cOnmendable acts Of noroismi -.
Hugh King, ordinary seaman, Unltel states
steamer Iroquola, who Jumped overheard 10 tho
Delaware river September I, ISL, and saved one
OF the crew Of that vessel from drowning,
George W. Outer, landsman, Unltsd States
stoemat Powhatan, who Jumped overheard at
Norfolk May ~, iSI2, and aided IN saving one Of
the crew Of that vessel IRON drowning.
Richard Pile, ordinary seaman,
John johnson, seaman,
John O'Nell, bOatsWaina mate,
John HILL chief quarter gunner,
Austin Denham, seamAh,
James Smith, seaman,
Of the United States steamer Kansas all Of
whbm, on tho occasion OF the drowning Of CON.
mander A. =. Crossmnn and others, near Grey.
town, Nicaragua, April II, 1874 displayed great
uoolnese and selfpOssessiOn, and by eNtraordl.
nASy hoTOlsti and personal eNertlOh prevented
Efdhter lOss Of life.
John Andrews, ordinary seaman, United States
ttehmor Benlcla, who, In passing the forts In
Cora, June ], 1871, was stationed at the lead.
standing on the gunWale Of the BeniciA's launch,
lAshed 70 the ridge-ropc, he remained unhlnoh.
Ing In this dangerous position and gave his
sOundings with cOolness and accuracy under a
dRo. NJ. ROBEsoS, Secretary Of the Navy.
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The Tribune cOmmends to It's friends the
"ChaPPRqua songster" as Just the thing for
campaign clubs. Does itcOntAin the Bonnie
Blue Flag" and Maryland, Ny Maryland, =
the national airs OF the Baltimore conyen-
tipn2 II It does not we are afraid that II Is
very far from being ''just the thing"
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-17

The Republicans Of the Eighth Illinois dis
trIot have nominated Senator Fort, Of Marshall
county, for Congress. There was lively com.
petition, ana the nomination was msds On tho
lVsl ballot,