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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01

THOMAS sTAPLETON,
t swor shooting Of Fn st was keeper the
Penitentiary; was on Broadway, near the en-.
trance OF the Grand Central HOTEL at the time Of
about eight or niue persons looking IN the ladies'
entrance when got there; as reached the main
entrance Q boy ran out and said that Jim Fisk had
been shot; went in with a rarity, among whom
was lady; she assembled the private staircase and
observed her pick up pistol; she was In advance
OF the rest OF us when she picked up the weapon;
she continued upward, taking the pistol with her;
was not acquainted with Stokes at the time aud
this month i wrote him note Scquainting him
with what saw on that day.
On cross-examination the witness stated he held
his position for about two years. he was discharged
for political reasons; nothing else that he was
aware Of Mr.. Fullerton severely examined the
He was handed Stokes pistol but said that it was
Q different one that the lady picked up; the latter
was silver;mounted, one barrel ivory handle and
all white: he had an opportunity or seeing, as the
claiming, "Oh, my'
MARIETTA WILLIAMS
cousin to Miss Mansfield was the next witness
called on the stand. On the 6tn Of January last
she resided In Twenty.tnird street; she had often
had heard Fisk make threats about the middle OF
December; Fisk called one night in December
upon Miss Mansfield and said That as she would
not acquiesce in certain things she must take the
consequences, and there would be blo0dshcd in
the aa ne nen 10 me e
days after 10y the witness and Miss Mansfield; she
had often seen Fisk have pistol In the house in
Twenty-third street; he used to take 1t out and
place II on the table;
HE CARRIED MORE THAN ONE PISTOL;
during the Black Friday excitement and the Sus-
quehanna war he carried three pistols; remember
the meeting OF Fisk and Stokes at the house Of
Miss Mansfield when Fisk told the prisoner that
he was going to get rid OF him by having him rail-
roaded 70 state Prison further, that whcn people
crossed his path he always got them out Of the way
CROsS-ExAMNED.
now live In Twenty-nrst street; don't know
the number OF the house; never noticed II; was
born in Boston, and have been married.; first
went 10 live with Mss Mansfield In 1869; prior 10
that was residing IN Boston with my mother this
was in Lawrence street; don't know the number;
I don't know whether my husband IL living or
dead; have not seen him for the last two years; !
was married in Boston; don't know whether Fisk
and Miss Mansfield cohabited together as man
and wife; they occupied the second story
front apartment; / never was present,
I'm I'm sure. when anything OF inc KIND loon os
place; got divorce nom my husband; ne was
IN Mr. Fsk's employ, In the Erie Railway ONCE;
did see FISK IN Boston; yes. he. paid the ex-
penses OF the house in that city; j recollect FISK
taxing out MS pistol on many 0ccasoDs nc said DIS
nnctly that lie would shoot stokes: Miss Mansfield
went TO Europe last October and is now In Paris ;
] determined to remain in the house with Miss
! Mansfield, with nv husband after SUSPECTED that
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-06-26
How Mark Twain Cot q Seat.

In new local Magizine-the Globe
published in Buffalo, lis the foIlowinc Q
reminiscence of Mark Tvain's brief
editorial career in that city:
No man detests loafers m ore than
Mr.. Clemens, aud assuredly no man
could be more priIess in his treat
ment of bores. He was vigorous iu
his denunciltion of that class of peo-
pie who aimlessly and impudently in
trude their constant presence ia an
editorial room. One incident will,
perhaps, bear relating, showing how
be once rebuked 4 party Of undesired
visitors. Arriving at bis Office one
evening about 81 o'clock, he found
it full Of men-all strangers to him.
They had apparently taken full pos
session of the room. Some were smok-
ing and some had their feet upon the
table, and every chair in the room
vas occupied. With a look Of disgust
Mr.. Clemens hesit ted for moment
10 the doorway and then in peculiar
way said:
'Is this the editorial room of the
Express?7
''Yes, sir promptly chorused the
assembllge.
"H-ml is it customary for the edi-
tors to sit doSnF questioned the
humorist.
"Yes,' "certiiuly," ito be sure
we're tie replies Of the puzzled
smokers.
"Why do you ask?' said one at last
"Becsuse. slowly enuncis,ei Mr.
Clemens, "I am one Of the editors Of
the LrPress and it occurred to mt
that | ough; to have seat
Ia an instant every chair was vac;
ted, and the meo, somewhat abashed
attempted to laugh the matter Of b.
saying, "Ab! Mr.. Clemens, that va
neat" witty as usual et., ETC., bu
there vas something in the joker
eye that quickly told them be vas il
DO joking frame Of mind at that no.
nent. After that loafers were rathe
IshY Of Marx Twain,
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-06-26
Mr. Fulton on House. Building In Dres-
dan

As many Of those Who build houses, as
well as those who live in them, do not un-
derstand the style of fdwelling-houses now
IN general vogue in all large European
cities, | will endeavor to describe one Of
them now in course Of erection directly
in front OF my window. IN this case the
building has front oI the main street Of
abost $40 feet, sufficient to accommodate
Sc zen houses on the ordinary Baltimore
style. lie, however, builds but one house,
with q court entrance in the center, and
eight stores below The upper portion OF
the houses, to the height Of FIVE stories; is
mpleted with all the requirements for
two families on each floor, and each will
have eight good rooms, fonr Of which will
front on this street. The upper story 10
genera lly completed so;as to accommodate
fou families, each being given smaller
accommodations. In the rear Of the center
stores on the first 1oor two Gets Of stair 70
cases pass up, one for servants and the
other for tenants and visitors. An old
woman or man ia also provided with quar-
ters on this floor who are called poriers,
and are always on hand to answer all
ques. ions AS 10 who live there, whether
they are in or out, what fioor they live on;
and aloo to DO little chores OF various
kinds for the tenants. Each suit IL rooms
is complete and Independent Of all the
rooms in their accommodations Otall kinds
and have teen assured that the families
are Just Gs much separated from each other
as il they lived in separate houses. There
are elevators for the hosting of wood
and coal to the different stories, which
must Of course be obtained in small guam
titles. have had occasion to enter sey-
eral Of these houses at iimeg, and found
the general stai-casc as clennly and in
good order, finely carpeted and cared for
at the expense OF all tho inmates. They
are preferred TO the old style Of separate
houses, as aifording better Accommodations
and an opportunity to make better ap-
pearance for small cltlay,
All the houses nov building inside the
city Of Dresden are in this style, and they
are occupied as fast as built The on. to
which alluie, opposite my hotel window,
is not yet complete /, hut most Of the stores,
and the three upper stories are occupied,
The windows being sudsomely decorated
with lace curtains and every evidence Of
comfort asd refined taste. - RI'!a0re
iuleriraD
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-06-26
FItZ Lees Impudence.

Among the incidents of a reeen
excursion from Washington to Mount
Vernon was the following, related ir
the Alexandra Gazette. of an inter.
view between General Fitz Lee and
Miss Nellie Grant. The Gazette says:
The Confederate having acci-
dentally met friend among the Wis
itors, was introduced by her to her
daughter, and also to his great sur
prise, when he heard her name, to her
daughters friend, the daughter ofthe
President; but being As courteous as
he is brave, he strove to render him.
self agreeable to his distinguished
acquaintance, aud by his affability
and genial manners was so successful
that in a short time the reserve
of new acquaintanc ceship was worn off
and they were talking together as
Familiarity as if they had known each
other for years.
On their return he was particularly
attentive, pointing out to her from the
deck OF the steamer the several OBJ
jects Of interest along the banks OF
the Potomac, aud narrating the le-
yends attached to them; and as the
boat neared this city, he expressed
his regret at not being able to escort
her to her home, saying he would
most certainly beg that honor we're it
not that he must meet near and
dear relative, and invalid lady, who
was expected to arrive here that eve
ming. Then, taking the hand she
Droffered him as be arose to leave her,
ne said with a smile, please bear my
'egards to the President, and be kind
enough to tell him that if he'll only
'urnish the necessary rations and
transportation, I'll take squadron Of
he Black Horse Cavalry and promise
o end the Modoc war and make him
present of Captain Jack, dressed in
General Canby's uniform within thir-
y days." and, lifting his hat, bowed
himself toward the companionway,
Iown which he disappeared, she hav-
nc laughingly rem arked as he babe
Ter adieu, "Well, sir, | must say you
re the most iTpu dent man / ever
net"
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-06-26

New rendering ofan old proverb-
Man proposes, and woman seldom
refuses.
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-06-26

GENERAL JACKSON AND RAIL
RoADs.-While Gen. Andrew Jack
son was President of the United
States, from 1929 to 1887, he was ac-
customed to travelinff his private car
riage from Washington to his home
ut the Hermitage in Tennessee. At
all the stopping places on the route
the people of the vicinity assembled
to greet him aud hold friendly inter
course together. In the summer Of
1886, while passing through the val
ley of Virginia, be stopped to pass the
night in small village in Roc <.
bridge county. As was his custom,
he had friendly chat with those who
called to see him. Railroads at that
day we're few, and the public were talk
ing and speculating upon their sue
cess and usefulness. Gen. Jackson
told his hearers that they would sue
ceed and become very popular, and
turning to several young men present
he said: Young gentleman, you
will live to see the day when these
roads will become monopolies, con
trolling the State Legislature, anC
even Congress i;self;i in fact, they vii
be worse than the United States Bank.
One of those young men who hearc
president Jackson make the abov'
prediction thinks he has lived to SCI
all that sold Hickory then predicted
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-06-26
The Arlington Estate.

The widow OF the late Robert L. Lee, Of
Virginia, proposes to make claim upon
the Cover ument for the value Of the Ar
lington estate, now used as soldiers
cemetery. II will be remembered that
before the clost Of the rebellion the estate
was sold for taxes, and purchased at
low figure by the Government Mrs. Lee
alleges that at The time of the sale certain
Of her friends proposed to buy it Tor her,
but their bid was refused. She further
says that her brother, George Washington
Parke Cusiis, dying in 1851, gave her by
his will the entire Arlington estate. The
terms of the will vested the property in
her absolutely. Beyo ID the simple duties
of an executor, General Lee had no con-
troll Of the property. and never, either be-
fore or since, assumed single right Of
ownership. According to her statement.
the property did not in any sense belong
to General Lee, and the Government, che
claims, had 10 rgh, to seize it. She does
rot expect to have it restored, but she
hopes TO obtain indemnity. II is held by
officers Of the Government that, waving
the question Of confscation and seizure,
the Arlin. ten prol eriy vas purchased at
public sale by the Government, and that
MIS- Lee mas no claim upon it. Tha mat
ter will be brought before Congress.
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-06-26

The SWEETS OF RELIGIoy.-The
other day D. S. Stevenson showed US
barrel of extra fine sugar, which
through his solicitation has been
presented 70 the Methods. Episcopal
church ct this place, by Wm Glenn
i Sons, 10 and y Vine street, Gin
cinnati, Ohio. Que Ct the largest and
most reliable wholesale grocery estab-
tishments in the city. Itis Mr. Stew
enson's intention to allow all achance
to get the sugar, aEd it vii! be dispos-
ed Of by lot. Sixty chances will be
provided at one dollar chance. The
proceeds will be devoted to paying of
the debt Of the church building
Mason County journal.
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-06-26
SONG AND STORY.
For the Independent
SABBATH MORN.
BY ADA b. FOSTER.

Hail holy light Of heaven born,
Hail summer-calm Of Sabbath morn.
Hail clear white beams, that softly now
Oer stately hills and valleys low.
Across the mountain, grand and gray,
Sweep the rose-blushes OF the day.
And Peaks OF Otter purple lie
Against the amber OF the sky.
O welcome Sabbath light serene,
O'eT city square, Ger country green.
A message in each wave that flows,
In trembling tints OF pearl and rose.
That Greens DER mountain, vale and void,
And spans Catawba's tide with gold.
Each heart that thrills beneath the rays,
Throbs low with prayer or high with praise
A revrent hush is over ALL
The cottage lone, and moSs-grown wall
VITA softer music in its tone,
The slender stream moves slowly on.
Each bird serenely sails along,
A gravcr gladness In its song.
The solemn chimes Of church-bells roll
Sweet music through our calm Of soul.
Now from the village chapel white,
Whose spire is touched with sacred light,
A psalm so high, and rapt, and clear,
Falls sweetly on the listening ear.
The organs soft majestic swell,
Voices the praise words cannot tell.
Birds in the tree, winds in the glen,
Are joining in that grand amen.
Above the earth, beyond the skies,
Our thoughts on golden ladders rise;
As angels in old Jacobs dream,
They upward mount from beam 10 beam.
While higher thoughts and feelings rare
Have bowed cur hearts down like prayer,
As I'm our souls new hopes are born,
Thank God !9r His sweet Sabbath Morn!
'dgebrook, BOtetourt Co., Virginia
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-06-26
GOING WEST.

The go p. ~. Express Train from Richmond
and White Sulphur connects at Huntington with
the .pieHdl3 steamers Fleetwood aud BCstona,
arriving 10 Cincinnati. \. u. daily.
Passengers leaving Cincinnati NJ +. u. by
Chesapeake & OJio Railway Packet Steamers
arrive SO Huntington s:Sr A. u. TALKING the
Ip a, ", Express I.ain trey have iHrtc hours az
charleston, tarriving az 1910 =. NJ and other
pJ'uts m the haCav h9 valley, and return To en-
ciunafi st6A.M Portsmouth grH IrCutou morn
nr passengers return same Ur snng
81 ON and after thc lsJ ~ June, Pullman'S
PALACE SLEEPING CAi.s VIII hc pa; upon t,c road.
ROUND TRIP TJChETS
WIZ hc sold az stations fer Char'ee'on nnf Hunt
mgJOu, a. reduced rate. good JSlT O. -h> day
gl.j on Accommodation lU.l.
4. II. PERRY, GcuI Supt.
EDGAR vLIEr GENT Ticket Agent.
MIy 18th ISIS. q.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-07

examining committee OF the company spoke of
this crime IN their Official report Of the compSnNs
affairs proof Of tie nlmost universal prevalence
Of these falsely delcale oI uons OF the h,trayment
of trusts This absurd d.hcHc' was pnsh' 10 the
X, II ms bv the trust, IS al Va iinEham, Mass
National Bank. ont OF Whi2h lbe cashier, l.nNch,
has scoopsd $4,000 We lind the oX'rAerdinary
fact reported that ION a former OCCASION hr.
Lovett used the funds OF the bank t.r his' private
purposes, bat the matter was never brought t9eey
great publicity" Which means. we suppose. That
the money siolau was returned and the crime
hushcd up. For THIS culpahle weakness, and for
Keeping or a man once canght with bank funds
IN his poekc', the trustees OF the bingham Bank
would Justly suff tsc loses OF S4l, ,NO tllWiol
IN uu themselves. In noble contrast 10 this con-
donation OF theft, mention the strictly honei-
able course of LlWrSnce Brothers, OF this city,
who we're viimzed in the case boiUIe Judge Bra
DIV to which We have ref rred. 1his firm, II 70
said, received and declined offer Of return 4
the funds stolen If they Woul / not prosecute The
charge. They quietly remarked that they could
better afford TO lose the money than that the of.
fense should so unpunished' Such is the pain
full duty which they feel that thev owe to the pub
lie. Il is no light thing TO lose $4,000; bat the
loss may be made good to the bankers who stand
under such circumstances in The increased col =
hdenee winch people feel In them ann then,
again, no second clerk in that house will he likely
to turn thief when be knows that restitution OF
funds will not save him from prison. There is
but one course TO be taken with that worst speces
OF thief known the embczzer OF deiaulter thi |
is, strict, uncompromisinc, mnseir' anental Justice
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-07
rem tke New York JoBrr a, Commerce
G-niUs. Thief; SPerIes, EmbI zIIer.

Report, Of 'eIBbeIz .Iments," 'aetalcl,iuu,,
'.rTeg egulaTit c. IVA other words thref's multiply.
ON .ers Of banks aud Ottef Hstl tltulouz, aud en-
plu5ets generally, are CyeihAu ing their account
b5oks being ihci.ed thereto by tbs late panic !:
hence t!ns- discoveries Of The IBtamou- abuses of
trusts WhltE appear IA Tie newspapers about
tins time. F1f a ioug time We have needed ju-
dt.ial prec-ocnt 10 he established ior the proper
Treatment OF CASHIER, collectors ard all psIsuUs
la hdpclary pO6ItiOns who rob tue tai. Judge
brady, OF this city, has neatly supplied the very
example We have been looking for, Oi stern, I'M
piacabl- towards this worst class oi utiau-
deIs-inese men who arc at once ingrAtef, Lypo-
critics aud thieves. 4 young man, clerk Of a wei
knoWn banking house Of this city. is charged with
emb zziing" tAaqisce, sicaiing) SIS 900 from his
employers. lie WAb arrested some lime agO and
has bail liked at $4,000 by Judge Daniels COun
sci OF the accused applied 10 Judge Brady for a
reduction u the baii on the ground that IL was
Excessive. The Judge denied the application aud
said substantially hls, aud 'Tucr aud more nee led
WoIds wire never spoken: "lhat man who
nils position Ot Iust Is bound 10 be more than
ordinarily watchfu, and " hen ke abuses his trust,
he becomes he greatest of ali criminals. lbe
safety ci the community iA inVoiyed Ia the pTupo.
stlon that such ofienses must be severely dealt
with, aud the greater the respeciAbility the suter
should be the punishment" And 30 Judge Brady
refused 70 reduce the baIl We echo the Judges
Words-"the 2TeItsr the-respeetibiity, the sureT
should be the pun.shmeHt." lis strange that ~
telhgenf, honest people should take the opposite
view CT such Case and contend that previous
"resPectablity" (thst the bypocriieal assumption
OF ths q 'aiiy) should save thIet from prison.
The la~yers in the proceedings before Judge Bra
oy dweit much on the plea that the prisoner wAs
"Iesree- able; also, that the money he had taken
had been wasted IN speculation" not TOR "seltsl
PaTpOses"-as u speculation were not f0Tni ol
seinshness aud VTesd the most intense L4Wyers
are expected TO defrni clients on weak grounds,
II there ale DO str0ng ones but men who arc DOT
lawyer, and wlO ought 70 take proper views 0i
ohsHses like thesr, have no excuse Tor eonaonlI,e
Of eKtenuating them. We hud directors Of the
Union Ffnst Company letting down the abseond-
ing dciauiter Carleton very easily beeanse he used
the company's money 10 operate IA stocks. Per.
hsps he did, a1d perhaps be did not. All that tie
p0Dlie knows Of MIN Is that he pouehed about
100000 Of the company funds aud III he has
Iun away.
We do not see in what this difi RS from steal
ing and what M Ittsfs II 10 the wrODgsd widows
aud OrphaRs. aud other poor cheated persons,
whether CaTiston sunk his fileaings in Wall street
OF on women, wine or Ramblingf The theft was
Cqaaiiy theft, whatever the thief did with the
mCney. It's curious to nots how tenderly the
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-07
ron sALB AND RENT
Nj M. CHILD & co.
Real Estate Agents and cOnveyantersr
once. No. q W. 7th street,
Wilmington, Delaware.

ofI,r the following Real Esase az Private Sale.
Un terms 70 sult almost any person, either wan
Na 1. unS three story brick on :. ", Cor. 9th
and Washingtod streets. with AL tbo mo terra i'm
sc y 5SsR IN East 4 ST.
No, ,. One two-story brick, Cor Locust and
No4' one two story brick, Cor. 18th And Tat
nall. with all the modern Improvements and
No 5. One :wO.stOry brick, l217 TatnAll St.. Q
Nod. One ,hree-slory brick. 7O2 TAtnaIl st., 8
No. Z. One story brick. 1919 Tatunll St.. S
MS. One three-s story brick. lo2l Tatnall ST.,
No.N Throe two-story bricks. Lincoln ST., be-
tween l3tn and lIth. rooms.
Ne 10. One three-story brick 80 .4th st with
all the modern improvements.
No II. One three story brics, 5l2 W. 9th ST..
with all the modern improvements aad large front
aud side yard. Possession Sept; 25;h. 1873.
No.l2. One three story brick, No. ~ East 9th st.
Poss tssion immediately, price low:
M, iS. Two three story bricks No. 1919 and '22l
No ~ Ono three-story brick, No. 1907 Washing
ton ST., with front and side yards and all the mod
No. Is. Two two.story frame houses, on Scott Z.
between lith and l5ih. Lots 29xlW II. looms
No le. Twotwo-story bricks on Lowering Ave.
between Lincoln aud scott sts., with front and
No. II. One three story brick dwelling on King
ST.. between Sth aud 9Ih with all the modern i'm
provoments also a stable.
No. lS. Ono three story brick, Az King St
No. -. tine three story brick W.6th st.. near the
carner OF Madison. -. 80
No % Three / rec story bricks, 1912. 1874. 1916
Poplar ST.. six rooms each. .
No. ~ Une three story brick. No. S09 JeffvTson
ST. Terms very easy and location good.
No.2g, A half square of ground between 18th and
18th sts frnnting on West, curbcd aud graded.
NO.2S A farn IN Braadywine Hundred Ot 63
acres ms IA Carl stl aaa Hundred of about llO
acresInl several Smaller tracts, one OF about 20
acIeSwithout buildings, about one mile from u ty
lin owarIs New Castle. Bes des the hove we
dive ns a cali and do not fail to attend all our
public sales - =, -.
Sep.u-lm Al. NJ. CHILD W,