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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-16
The Amount OF Insurance.

Boston, Mass, April Is, 1873.
The insurance on the Chlcopee Mills was $613,0O0,
the full amount required by law and the limit pre-
scrlbed by insurance rules divided In various sums
among the following companies:- BsGss
The Manufacturers Mutual and Arkwright Mu-
tual, OF Boston; Manutacturers' Mutual and Fire.
mems Mutual, OF Rhode Island; Mutual and State
Mutual of Providence; Worcester Mutual, Fall
River Mutual North British Mercantile LOriilard,
OF New York; Hartford, Phoenix and National, or
Hartford.
The Mutual companies lose $4,000 Of which
100000 is in the Boston Manufacturers. The
British Mercantile COmpany's loss Is $4,000.
The greatest loss to the mills will be In the Lcay,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-16

old, but evidently strong and wiry. Murray is much
ton. hr. Mowton, the superintendent OF the gas
works, called upon Captain Ulman last
evening" and expressed the greatest con-
the minds OF the police Ia that Browns cupidity
became aroused at the sight OF the money spread
the young mans life to get possession Of it. Cap
tain Gilman caused Mr. Murray to be removed to
his home in Brooklyn last night but fears are en-
tertained that he cannot recover. Brown will be
taken to the Tombs this morning for examination,
but he will probably be remanded back to the
station house to await the result Of Murray's in-
uries.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-16
CANDIDATES FOR THE GALLOWS.
Two Men Ordered To BE Executed In
North Carolina on May 30, 1873.

RALEIGH, N. c., April Is, 1879.
In the Superior Court Of this county Judge
Albertson resentenced Simpson Mordecai and
Thomas Grifice to be executed in the jail yard
here, according to law, on the Both OF May next,
between the hours of ten A. NJ. and three p. NJ.
They were convicted OF Durglariously entering o
small store in this county and inhumanly beating
man named Hicks, the proprietor, last Fall.
At their trial, which took place last November,
they were convicted and sentenced to be executed,
but an appeal to the Supreme Court was granted.
This tribunal after full and careful review or the
evidence, and hearing the arguments in the case.
confirmed the decision Of the lower court, and the
prisoners were resentenced as above 1t is scarcely
clemency in behalf or these criminals, as it was
proven in the evidence that besides the robbery
and HOUSEKEEPING, the assault upon Hicks was
with intent to kill, both Of which capital offences
in this State.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-16


THE INTERVIEW HE PRETENDED TO HAVE HAD
with President Cespedes in Camaguey.
President CEsPEDEs-When I read the ac-
count of that Imaginary interview, looked
on it as ruse de guerre, adopted by the
proprietor or directors of the HERALD to
cover your arrival and to draw of the atten-
ton OF the Spanish authorities.
COULD NOT HAVE SEEN Mr. HENDERSON
on the 9Th Of November, for was then on q
forced fifteen days march from Camaguey,
supposing that we could march uninterrupt-
eddy every day."
In order to assure himself of
THE CORRECTNESS OF THIS STATEMENT
President Cespedes arose, and, searching out
last years diary, consulted it and found that
he was correct. Returning, he said to me,
"Mr. Henderson's report was very favora-
BILE to the Cuban cause, and feel obliged to
him for the service he rendered, but regret
that by the false statement of his interview
with me he has
DAMAGED THE VALUE OF HIS TESTIMONY"
The interview, of which this is merely an
abstract of the strongest points, lasted for
nearly an hour.
As will remain with the Presidential party
for some days will have ample opportunity
to obtain full information on all points of in
terest to the public. Owing to the early de-
spatch of the mail have been obliged to pass
over
MANY INCIDENTS OF INTEREST,
as well as skip lightly over the whole subject
Of the letter, in order that the narrative of my
interview may appear in something like shape.
JAMES ], OKELLy,
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SoMHAMDULlSTlC MURDER.

Friehtful Butchery in Gambia, N. ia Boy,
While Asleep, Alleged to Have Left His
Fathers House with Ratchet, Enters
We Dwelling Of Neighber
Through the Window and HACKS
an Orphan Lad to Pieces
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-06-07
Forecastlng Storms

A new and novel method of forecasting
storms is being discussed In the foreign
journals, the system in question being due
to the investigation ~ Mr. Wenley, a well
known meteOrologist. The plan adopted
by him for learning the form of the serial
wave which il passing over any gwen place
is TO take sheet of paper ruled with per
pendicular lines. and across the middle uf
such sheet q strong black line IL drawn no
represent the average ~ mean line 81 the
barometer, and fifteen inner lines abOvr
Pnd below At intervals Of about une-tenth
Of an inch rise and fall The lines beng
dated At the top so as to correspond With
the days Of the month. the observer begins
by noticing how many tenths ID inch the
mercury may stand, say at : Ia the morn
ing above OF below the average, or TWEEN
ty-nine and a half inches, dot Is made III
the line corresponding to the date At the
required height, and the same thing is done
the next day at the same hour, drawing A
pen across from dot to dot; continuing TIL,
daily gives the wave form. In practice II
Is found far better 70 mark il twice a day,
namely, at 3 ia the evening that Is, halt
/ way between the daily lines. A sailor
might work il every watch. According t.
TINS theory, the @rial wave follows the
same Law ms the wAtery one, that If a great
height be suddenly reached it will be Al
suddenly left-h slowly reached, ~ slowlN
quilted.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-06-07
The Wonders Of the Deep.

During the recent passage Of the British
exploring ship Challenger from England to
the West Indies, the sounding line and
dredge were kept constantly going. The
former showed that a pretty level bottom
runs off from the American coast deepen
ing gradually to a depth of 3. l21 fathOms
at about one-third II the way across 10 the
West indies. If the Alps, Mont Blanc and
all, were submerged at tins spot. there
would still be half mile u water above
them Five hundred miles farther vest
there Is a comparatively shallow part, lit
tie less than two miles III depth The
water then deepens again 70 three miles,
which continues close over tO the West In
dies. At the deepest spots, both On the
east and west side of the Atlantic. the
dredge brought up a quantity Of dark red
clay, which contained Just sufficient animal
life to prove that life exists At all depths
No difficulty was experienced in obtaining
these sea dredglngs, and 1t was merely a
question Of patience, each haul occupying
twelve hours. In depths over two miles
little has been found, but that little Was
totally new. One Of the lions Of the cruise
is a new species Of lobster perfectly trans
parent. Not content with obtaining ami
mails with eyes SO fully developed that the
body may be said 70 be an appendage. a
new crustacean has now been dredged 10.
in which the body has cut itself clear Of
the eyes altogether, and the animal is to-
tally blind 1t has no eyes, Of even the
trace Of an eye. To make up for this de-
icieI cy Nature has supplied il with the
most beautIf ully developed, delicate lady
ike claws, If one may use the term, 1t is
possible to conceive Nearer the West In.
dies, in depth Of only half a mile, some
similar creatures were brought up, and
here the claws, longer than the body, are
armed throughout With a multitude u
spike-hke teeth, looking more like a croco-
dies jaws than anything else Al a short
distance from Teneritfe, IN depth u !
mile and half, rich and extremely Id
teresting haul " sPpnges and coral was %
tanned, but the latter Was unfortunately
dead
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-06-07
Self Sacrifice
DEATH 81 BRAVE tNp ~ufrF-HEAErE.
GIRL

DEATH oF BRAVE tNp NuFfF-HEAErEt
GIRL
IN MillvilIe dprd last week. SAYS the
Newark IN Jl tpuu,r. Young Iady
whose brief life was crowned by brave
and noble act. fnr which her memory
should be held in high esteem aud revrr.
ence by all whom the knowledge of her
presence of mind iu moment WI Yprl anna
determined devotion tl the Imr IVY duty
NAV come Lottie D0ughurtv resided m
Millville and was educated at the Central
school. She was one w Professor CuIyers
most attractive and promising pupils. and
distinguished herself grvary Iu her studies
Last summer having studied teiegraphuA
she accepted a situation at Eldnur. "a sta
ton Oh the Pennsylvania Ceurra. Railroad.
and boarded at thr Eagle Station. Y mIle IVY
more distant Our evening Iu April last
she vas W. her way tY DYER station. when
suddenly terrible thunderstorm came up.
The office AZ the Eagle Was struck hy lglt.
ming, the magnet was burned Uut Di tine lu-
strument. ana great CONSERVATION urr.
vailed Lottie supplied u magnet. though
II vas uot her office Going Oh. tue door.
she noticed x large tree upr0urej auI blown
directly across the track ~ly realized at
once the dangerous situation The M Ngat-
ern express a- uut Iu "a irN minutes. auU
local trains followed lt close Though aII
present opposed hyr resolution. tlr c0uI.
determined girl seized tne rcu signal lamp.
ran through th- fearful storm ur the trace
and swung her hghr uur. SHE heard the eu-
Zn-rr whI~tlr dYNu breaks auu tHa tram
was saved Ihe speed na- checked -u rIaJ
. Hr..r rfa..
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A
charged. If they wanted an advance Of
e. only the day before payday p would
be deducted, and they would only receive
! 3Ss. 'a h
Mr. ElliOt-Surely that is not the gene
/ raj prsctlcei .s.,. ......
| Mr Mcdonald SAid it was the practice
in $40 collieries until the recent Truck
Commission. 1t was still . practice in q
great number Of instances By doing this
/ the owners of mines had, In his opinion,
contracted very immoral habit among the
workmen, by leading them to get into
debt. When the price Of coal was low,
thousands Of men were driven from the
country to Iowa and other parts Of Amer
lea, but about 10, 900 had returned since
the rise in the rate of wages. He had pre-
viously visited all the mines between the
Atlantic and the Pacific. Taking into con
slderation the comfortable houses provided.
the wages paid at this moment in England
would stand on par with those paid in the
coal mines of America. In the gold mining
regions the wages were much higher, and
in the copper mining districts lower. The
wages paid to laborer in purely agricultu-
raj districts Of Scotland averaged l2s per
week In East Lothian, where there were
furnaces and mines, they reached from Dos
To 24s.
BY the Chairman He believed that the
output Of man who worked eight hours q
day was equal to that Of person who Was
engaged for greater number Ut hours. Ii
was impossible for a man to continue work
ing ten or eleven hours a day. He might
stop that time in the mine, but he would
be for two or three hours practically doing
nothing. He did not think there was any
reason to fear that the miners would be-
come extinct. Men employed in other
trades did not take to mining 30 much AS
they did a few years ago. The mining
popJlace were occasionally brought into
the pit, but not many.
BY Mr.. Elliott-He did not attribute
the high price of coal to the high profits
divided among the colliery proprietor, nor
was it owing IN the slightest degree TO any
combination among them.
Mr. Nivian-To what cause do you at
tribute the rise in the piece Of coal
Mr. Mcdonald In the first place, to
the enormous increase III the iron trade,
which has amounted to between 80 and 40
per cent. in the last two years. In the
second place within the last ten years
stocks have not been laid down-the cause
being that they we're not remunerative
when laid down. In many cases the coal
is deteriorated in value by being laid down
as much as 80 per cent In the next place,
up to 1864, when emigration set in, there
vas always among the mining populace
surplus stock Of labor This surplus stock
Of labor has been drawn off, and some 80,
900 men have emigrated in the last ten
years. When the plethora of demand came
we found the stocks empty and the reserve
body of men on whom we formerly de-
pended gone, and the result was that the
price Of coal went up. Before the rise in
price am satisfied that Goals were sold at
less than the cost of production
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-06-07

Nowr. Tr. Verat Viride, ! |.
Tinct. Aurantic, J.
And in order to have been correct it
should have read
Tnct. Verat Niride, i.
Tinct. Aurantic, j.
The error had occurred in the quantity
of Viride, which, gwen in more than ordi-
nary doses, is productive of death. The
dram mark { had been transposed into
the ounce mark }, or the doctor had, in
his muddled condlEion, made fearful er-
ror.
He sat there looking At the prescrip-
tion, and with eyes distended, and pale
features, gazed until Vivian took it from
his hand
And the clear, cold dawn Of the early
morning of the following day found him
still there, also stunned, startled with the
last words Of Sidney Vivian ringing in his
ears.
- | give you one week to decide. If, al
the end Of that time, your daughter re
fuses to marry me, i will lodge informa
tion with the proper authorities, and you
only child will be felons daughter, tn,
scorn and by-word Of every idle gossip :"
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-06-07

Ahc NSWSOOy Oc's'
~ a. n. HUDsON
'->iT u you please. my brother jan
Tie one you give the bill you know
lie couldn't bring the money. sir.
Because his bAck WAS hurte,i ~
'Ilv didn't mean 10 keep the change
tie got RUINED over. up the street.
one wheel wei,t right across his back,
Aud tother fore wheel mashed his feet
"ihrN stopped the horse Just III time.
Aud then they TOOK him up f1r dead
Aud al that DAY and Yesterday
He wasn't rightly Ia his head
''rh-, took him 70 the hospital
One Of the ne~sbuys knew t'wa- Jana
Aud vent too, be,ause, you see
We tNo brothers, | and HIM
tie lad that money m his hand
And never Ssw Il any more
Indeed, he didnt mean Ia steL
Tie never lost a cent before
He Wa afra IA that YOU might think
lie meant "a Keep ID, sny~ay
This morning Wheu the, brought him tu,
He erisi because he couldn't pay
He niade nig fetch hi. Jack 4 here.
It's torn and dirtei pretty bad;
III only m TO sell for rags.
But then YOU know. it'~ all he hal
When he gots well q Won't Ie i0us
II YOU will call the money lent
tie SAYS he'll work his fingers on
But Shat he'll pay You every eeuJ "
And then he cast 4 rueful glance
~ he flr4N h.4W.l Z It
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-06-07
CHAPTER v.

PLOT AND COUNTER PLOT.
The pen Of the romancer bridges, by q
single stroke, days, weeks, and months,
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-06-07

Mrs. ManOoverer says she possesses
great resources i'll her dear daughters,
only yet abe had not been able to husband
them.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-02
lFrom the San Francisco Bulletin
A California GOurmapd.

The Pacific street negro Eoif, who distin-
tlngulshed himself short time since by
drinking gallon and half of mixed liquors
in the period of half an hour, gave another
OF his recherche parlor exhibitions Thurs
day night, on wager The affair came off
at grocery shop, on the corner of Jackson
and Bartlett treets, and the programme ad-
vertised the devouring Of fifteen pound tur-
key, with stuffing and trimmings, two loaves
OF bread, quart bottle of pickles, and two
quarts OF whisky prepared in the form of hot
sling. Two prominent officers of the police
attended to preserve order, and also kindly
officiated as judges, and during the erform-
ance large number of spectators attended.
The feat was an entire success, at the expira-
ton of an hour the eleton turkey being
picked as clean as if hyena had gone over
n and all the condiments, including the
whisky having disappeared. The champion
was visited mis- forenoon by the reporters,
and found curled up s,s iise@- a go gee anaconda,
and sleeping sweetly. The he--ifsrs.es i nayang
this gifted African in training contessplal'e
public exhibition shortly, probably for the
benefit of some Charitable institution.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-02
lFrom the Poughkeepsie Eagle, Dec. 27.
HydrOphObia in a Railroad Car.

When the six o'clock express on the Hud-
son River Railroad left New York on Christ
mas eve, Mayor Eastman was one of the
passengers on he first car ahead of the Sleep
er. Two or three seats from him sat finely
dressed and noble-lookiny man, who gave
ightful shrek, and snapped and barked like
dog. The passengers in the car rose to
their feet, some. of them making for the door
panic stricken. The stranger seized hold of
the back of the seat in front OF him, and bark
ing agaio, grated his teeth in a fearful man.
ner, and closed his mouth on the top of the
seat back, tearing out strips of wood with his
teeth, and splitting them out ON floor
Mayor Eastman and one or two othe rushed
forward to him and endeavored to hold him.
but was unsuccessful. His strength seemed
superhuman. His eyes rolled wildly, and he
seemed to be in the greatest agony. A cup
OF water was brought him upon seeing which
he seized the edge of the metallic cup be-
tween his teeth and bit piece out OF it az
clean almost as if it had been cut with
knife.
A brakeman now arrived and aided the
passengers, when finally, by overpowering
numbers, the unfortunate man was compeil
ed to lie down in the seat. BY the time the
train reached Peekskil re had quieted down
considerably. All efforts to ascertain who he
was proved unavailing. The mark on the in
side OF his hat showed that it was made in
Utica. He had several oxes with him filled
with Christmas gifts. Some of the passen-
gers thought he had the delir;um tremens.
while others felt convinced that it wa case
OF hydrophobia, Several times it was feared
he would bite or otherwise infict injury up
on those who were endeavoring to hold him.
When the ain left this city he was sleeping,
but he was closely watched. He was evident
y gentleman of considerable means. Mayor
Eastman and Mr.. Charles Chichester both
say il was the most fearful scene they ever
witnessed
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-02
Etiquette-A most Important Question.


The thing will happen-a lady does drop
ner skirt occasionally, and is sure to do it on
the street or in some equally inconvenient
place. Fastenings will break, pins will come
out, bustles will give way, ,and down it comes
NOW In view of this possibility, it is proper
that the etiquette of the occasion should be
distinctly determined.
Inc position of the lady should first be
thought Of Should she grab together her re-
naming skirts, including the one she is drop
ping, and run away? If she does, she is In
oanger OF tripping over the dra; ;ging garment
auu breaking her pretty neck. Should she
calmly step out of the "old thing, as she
would over mud puddle, and proceed calm
ly on her way? This would be scarcely nat
ural. one can imagine that lady should
drop her garter, or even her back hair, and
c'oily continue her way il pretence OF ignor-
anee.
Dut skirt-that exceeds all limits OF
probability. She can affect not to notice it.
mat would be "too thiu,'' as Smolett is re
| bu b.aS 70 have said. Shoul she hang her
aud s SUI eryP Or should she look around
Samah a,u encourage ne the universal disposition to
Wy setting the example?
| na.sarS sho,,,d ~ tue male by-standers and
r. III, tLo III oe defined. Should they affect
" .ooA .iie oIner WayP This would be as un-
n".tlai anu iicreaiole as for the ady to affect
not 10 hotlce her loss This wouldn't do The
waiter saw an Italian fruiterer, at uG d;..d,ao
| OF this KIM, rush franticaly with HUGE tn;sa
for the purpose of slashing away Al the
| strings of the offensive garment. His intsno
tlons were undoubtedly good, but it wasn't
the proper thing to do. The question is.
whether the nearest gentleman should not
lift his hat, offer his services, gather up the
garments, say few romantic things suggest
ed by its association, do it up carefully and Of
fer to carry it home. We all know of the
immortalizing gratitude with which similar
action was received by a queen of England
over garter. Perhaps an imitation of the
action In regard to skirt might lead to an
acquaintance, acquaintance blossom into
frie dship, friendship ripen into love, and
love be plucked by matrimony--unless the
fair creature should be married already, and
then-wel, then, the husband could find
sympathy among numerous friends similarly
situated.
How can $4,000 of our elegant ladies calm
ly go about the streets, dance at receptions, or
appear publicly with tn constantly threaten
ed danger of losing skirt, if nothing worse,
and NOT having any prescribed mode Of polite
| extrication from the predcament, and saving
the skirt at the same time? 1t is subject
| which the Home Journal and other society
organs should take up at once and canvass.
They should ask for letters from ladies' mar
ried and unmarried, gather together practi-
cal instances, secure the opinions of the gen.
tiemen, and, finally, after thorough investiga-
ton, decide just what is proper to do. of
course the feelings of the lady should be the
| frst consideration, but the salvation of the
skirt IS also an TEN of importance.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-02
BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Agency for Sewing Machines.
w. .. DYER, No. 252 Middle 81. An
kinds of Machines fer sale and =. -
Reuairiuy. - hct.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-02
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM IN ADyANcp

lover was to, and of course did, meet ber
T-ey were married on the same day, and T.
may be added, that their journey will be bacs
to the old country. A serious Temporary
sacrifice was involved, of course, in the fair
voyager's bold trip to this country on such an
errand; but, as already noted she is now an
helress; her array of travelling trunks is
spoken OF as something wonderful, and the
reunited lovers will return to their native
,aiiu, as husband and wife, in the glow of
ry gentility. M
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-02
BUSINESS NOTICES.

How TO MAKE s5Oo.-Buy for song, a
stylish broken down horse, one that is pro-
nounced played out from lameness cure him
with bottle or two of Centaur Liniment, and
pocket the difference. The Liniment is simply
one OF the wonders of the world. Dumb beasts
neigh out their gladness, and the sore manned
and crippled of the human family hobble in
and go on their way rejoicing. Yes, it is won-
derful
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-02

No man can influence his fellows with any
power who retires into his own selfshness
and gives himself to a self-culture which has
no further object. 1t is not an unreasonable
demand of the majority, that the few who
have the advantages of the training Of col
lege and university should exhibit the breadth
and sweetness of generous culture, and
should shed every where that light which en-
mobiles common things, and without which
life is like one of the old landscapes in which
the artist forgot to put sunlight Warner.