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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-10-03
Under Arrest.

A correspondent at Alton, Iowa,
says At the battle of Chickamauga,
General Which, commanding brigade,
had by some omission incurred the dis
pleasure of General Rosecrans, the
commanding general. General Which
was sent for, and notified by the gen.
eral commanding that he could for the
present consider himself under arrest.
Then came the following dialogue:
General b." General, consider your
self under arrest, and leave your sword
here until your case is tried"
General w." Yes, general, I will
consider myself under arrest, and
shust," (here the Germanic of General
W. began to explode) $50 soon as dis
fights over I'll come and fix him up"
General R.--But, Sir, want you to
consider yourself under arrest notO."
General W.-"Of course I do /; and,
Shineral Rosecrans, as soon as I gifts of
this fight, I'll be up and settle this
thing"
General r." But, Sir, I can't let
you go into this fight. You are under
arrest. 1 will assign commander to
your brigade"
General W." You send an officer to
fight my boys? He can't do it; they
don't know him. Me they know
teach them l fight them, and none Of
the boys would know how to fight or
what to do only when I goes with them.
My boys belong to me. Yes, me, General
Which. I command the brigade, and
1 must fight the brigade"
BY this time the red tape of General
Rosecrans had failed, and General Will
Itch was requested to return and eight
his boys" He did, and that was the
end of IL.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-10-03
NO. 40.
Items Of Interest.

Wisconsin has shipped 100, 900 pounds
of slippery elm to New York.. .
Try and elbow your way through a
dry goods store nowadays 2nd see
whether fall trade is lively or not.
Charles Henry Davidson, of Mary
land, won't blow down the muzzle of
another pistol to see why it didn't go
off.
A Paris correspondent has it that
dresses will be worn no longer in front
than the skirts of costumes, but length.
ened behind so as to form a sort of
demi-traln.
Children are now wearing the chate-
laine bag-little toddling girls from 3
to 10 years of age. The bags are made
of black silk, heavily beaded, and
edged with lace.
While a Chicago family were on a
summer tour, burglars entered the
house, sold ont all the effects at auc-
ton, pocketed the cash, and finally
sold the house itself. Western enter
prise.
When the Arkansas census taker next
goes around, he will find Peter Dayton
missing from earth. The old man
found package and threw it on the
fire to see if it was powder or sand. 1t
wasn't sand.
Experiments recently made in Eng
land indicate that wagons are most
easily drawn on all kinds of roads when
the fore and hind wheels are of the
same size, and when the pole lies lower
than the axle.
A North Adams boy, being away
from home recently, was questioned
upon bis return where he had spent the
day. He replied he had been to the
funeral of Mr.. -, and carried chairs,
go they let him in free.
The Cold Spring IN. ~ Recorder
says "The number OF persons in this
vicinity suffering from malarial fever is
stated at 1,5OO, and yet we hear of no
energetic investigation into the source
of the poisonous eminations.
Miss Minnie Sherman's wedding
dress, imported from Paris, is white
gros- grain silk, with crepe finish, which
gives it velvety appearance. This is
trimmed with white satin and point
lace, looped with orange flowers and
clematis.
Ben Cox has big farm and big lot
of fine hens. The owls have been
"going for" Ben's hens. Ben got q
pole, split it at one end, and inserted
sharp scythe blade for the owls to light
upon when they came for hens. Ben
put it up the other night to try it. The
next morning he went out and gathered
up about gallon of owl toes, and he
doesn't miss any more hens either.
A writer in the american Educa-
tional Monthly advocates sturdily the
reading of newspapers in school classes,
with examination of pupils as to their
understanding of the text. He notes
that in his school the reading of edi-
torials sometimes required an inquiry
into the nature of governmental ad-
ministration and phrases of party his
tory foreign to the usual order of
thought in school life; and he con-
cludes that pupils should be taught to
read understandingly leading editorials
of the best newspapers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-10-03
A Bic BUSINESS CHECKED.
The Arrest of the Household SewIn;
Machine Company.

Machine Company.
For some time letters have been sent
to officers and newspapers in New York
from persons in all directions, saying
that they had been swindled out of sums
of $15 and upward by "Robert J. Null
ligan & Co., and othersf protesting to
be sewing machine manufacturers.
The letters having been handed to Su-
perintendent Walling, he said that he
had received many of the same kind,
and that they were handed over to De-
tectives Heidelberg and Tilley. The
officers arrested Robert J. Mulligan,
alias Burbank, and two boys, William
J. Corrigan and Bernard Mclaughlin,
in room in the rear of the tenement
at 304 West Fortieth street, the hiding
place of Mr.. Mulligan, who of course
is never at the Office when inquired for.
Some of the books of the concern, rep
resenting a business of thousands of
dollars in the past year, and hundreds
of letters from the dupes of the con-
Germ, were seized by the detectives, and
with them some of the advertised
Household Sewing Machines"
The Office of the concern was at
Greenwich and Cortland streets, Multi.
gan having another at II Nassau street,
where he has been selling sewing ma,
chimes to the country folks under the
name Of Jerome P. Hudson, and one al
95 Liberty street under the name oi
George W. Paine. The factory is sup
posed to be at 335 Canal street, but
there is no factory there. The boys
who were arrested say that they were
employed by the week to address en-
velopes containing circulars, and thai
they are innocent.
The Household Sewing Machine
is worthless toy that is operated by {
crank, and is like the old-fashioned do
mestic coffee mill.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-10-03
He Knew 1t.

There was, five and twenty years ago,
an attorney practising in our courts,
named Boonton. Had he been on the
frontier he would have been either O
blood-letter, or an arrant coward, I
don't know which; but here he was
simply noisy, coarse-grained bully /;
and his chief delight was to badger and
bully witnesses of the opposing counsel
on the stand.
One day horse case was on trial, in
which Boonton was for the defendant.
By and by, counsel for the plaintiff
called witness who was supposed to
be something of horse-doctor. He
was middle-aged, easy, good-natured
man, clad in homespun, whose bronzed
brow and hard hands betokened sweat
and toll. His testimony, which was
clear, simple, and direct, made things
look dark for the defendant, and when
Boonton got hold of him he proceeded
to croSS-question him in his usual
brutal manner. Said cross-examination
wound up rather abruptly as follows
Well, now," demanded the counsel,
with a tomahawk like flourish, "what
do you know about horse, anyway p
Do you really profess to be horse
doctor :"
"No, sir, not exactly. I don't pro-
fess to be horse-doctor, but I know a
good deal about the mater of the beast. -
"That is" cried Boonton, glaring
first at the witness, and then smiling at
the jury. nodding graciously to the
court, and sweeping a triumphant
glance over the audience,-"t that is to
say, sir--you know horse from jack
ass when you see them ?"
"Ah-ya-as, ,-jes' So" returned the
witness, with imperturbable good
humor and gravity, "bet,Oeen the taOo
beasts L should neVer take YOU for the
horse !"
For once in his life, at least, the bully
was effectually squelched, and amid
the wild roar which followed he threw
himself into his seat, and allowed the
witness to leave the stand.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-10-03
An Effective Rebuke.

Rev. Mr.. Borrownot was "a most ex-
cellent man, but he had his troubles.
For instance:
In his congregation were two young
ladies who were in the habit of whis-
pering and giggling during service.
One Sabbath afternoon, during sermon
time, these heretofore irrepressible
damsels fell to whispering more loudly
than usual-so loudly that they dis
turbed the neighboring worshippers.
Suddenly the preacher stopped in his
discourse, and said
81 observe two young ladies in the
congregation engaged in conversation.
I wish to be polite to ladies, so 1 will
not interrupt them with my preaching.
When they have concluded I will re-
sume."
The minister soon resumed his dis
course, and said young ladies we're not
only effectually cured of whispering
during divine service, but many another
unseemly habit on the part of others
was cured as well.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-10-03

SUNDAY AMONG ANIMALS. DO wild
birds and beasts know when Sunday
comesa In thickly peopled regions it
is easily conceivable that hawks, crows
and woodcocks should come to know
the day of bells as the day of safety.
There are no men in the meadow /;
the horses stroll the hillside; the noise
of the axe and the voice of the OK
driver are not heard. These shy and
vigilant vermin that frequent old farms
no doubt know Sunday. l have veri-
fed it so often that I've not a shadow
of doubt left.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-10-03

BY CONTRACT. The late famous Gen.
Ward, the American, who command
ed the Chinese army, used to con-
tract to take cities at so much per
capita according to tie assumed popu-
lation, and really captured hundreds
of places on this curious basis during
the TAPPING rebellion, according to
his dying declaration. had due him
from the Chinese Government many
millions of dollars for such services.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-10-03
What Is a Newspaper :


Organs that gentlemen play
To answer the taste of the day,
Whatever it be,
They hit on the key,
And pipe in full concert away.
News from all countries and climes,
Advertisements, essays and rhymes,
Mixed up with all sorts
OF (O lying reports,
And published at regular times
Articles able and wise,
At least in the editors eyes, -
And logic so grand
That few understand
To what in the world it applies.
Statistics, Reflections, Reviews,
Little Scraps to instruct and amuse,
And lengthy debate
Upon matters Of state,
For wise-headed folks to peruse.
And funds as they we're and are,
The quibbles and quirks of the Bar,
And every week
A clever critique .&
On some rising theatrical star.
The ages of Jupiter's Moons,
The stealing of somebody's spoons,
The state of the crops,
The style of the fops, ..-.
And the wit of the public buffoons.
List Of AL physical ills
Banished by somebody's pills
Till you ask with surprise,
Why any one dies,
Or what's the disorder that kills.
Who has got married, to whom
Who were cut off in their bloom,
Who has had birth
On this sorrow-stained earth,
And who totters fast to the tomb.
The prices of cattle and grain,
Directions to dig and to drain /;
But 'twould take me too long
To tell you in song ... I'D.
A quarter of what they contain.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-10-03

Small old-fashioned window pains
are coming in again, and we shall have
the diamond lattice next, as we haye
already had the port-hole; perhaps
fashion will return to no windows
at all, now that the plate glass has
reached its perfection. L.. nL
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-04-25
CHAPTER los.

An Act to repeal Chapter ono hundi ed and
eighty-one Of the Acts Of eighteen hundred
and seyenty-two, entitled, An Act 10 re-
peal section tweaiy-one 0f Article seven of
the Code Of Public Local Lave, entitled
Carroll county, subtitle Jussices Of the
Pesee and consiables, and to re-enact the
same with amendments, and 10 amend
and n enact the same.
SEcTIoS l. Be Il eRacisi by the Ge,s,raI
.isserHbly Of Maryland. That Chapter one
hundred and sighty-one Of the Acts Of eieh.
teen hundred and seyenty.tWo, entitled San
Act 10 repeal section .wengy-one Of Article
seven Of the Code Of Public Local Laws. en-.
titled Carroll county, subtitle Justices Of the
Peace and Coustables, and to re-enaet the
same with amendments be and the same Is
hereby repealed and re-enaetod so as 10 read
as follows.
q. There shall be the following number of
Justices Of the Peace aud Consiables for Car.
roll county; for election district number one.
three Justices Of the Peace and two Consia.
bles; for election district number two, three
justices OF the Peace and two Coastables
for election district number three, two just.
ces OF the Peace and ts0 Cousiables for
election district number four, three justices
Of the Peace aud two Constables; for cleo.
ton distrie, number Eve, four Justices Of the
Peace and three Constables; for election dis.
trici number six, three Justices OF the Peace
and two constables; for election distrie, nun.
Der seven, Eve Justices Of the Peace and
three Cons;ables, one Of each 10 reside in or
near Warheldsburg for election dislric, mum.
Der eight, two Justices Of the Peace and one
Constable for election district number nine.
four Justices Of the Peace aud two Constables:
for election district number ten, two Justices
Of the Peace and two Constables for election
district number eleven, three Justices of the
Peace and two Constables for election dis
trict number twelve, two Justices Of the Peace
and two Constables
SEcTIoy 2. And Be Il enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date Of its pas.
sage.
We hereby certify that the afogegoins is
correct copy OF an Act Of Assembly passed
January session, 1874
Approved March p. 1874
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAl,
Secretary Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD.
apr 25-Sl Chief Clerk House Delegates.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-04-25
Death Of the DueAes. If Leeds.

Tbs dsaih Of the Dnchess Of Leeds at
Rorsby Castle. Yorkshire, England, on the
Ssh " April, has been announced LOUIS.
Duchess Of Leeds, Was Miss Louise Cation.
daughter Of Mr. Richard Cation, an Eng
fish merchant, who came TO this city to-
wards the close Of the last century, and
married Mary, the eldest daughter Of
Charles Carroll Of CarrolllOn, the other
daughter, being the late Mrs. Robert Good
lOe Harper. Mr. and Ars. Cation had four
children; Mary, who married Robert
Patterson, the eldest son IL the late WIN.
PsttersOs, father Of Madam Bonaparte, Of
this city. With him she went to England
with her two sisters, Elizabeth and Louise.
where they were received with great kind
ness as the granddaughters Of Charles
Carroll Of CarrolItoH, in the highest circles
Of English society. After returning TO
America Mr. Robert Patterson died, and
his widow again visiting England for her
health, became the wife Of the Marquis Of
Wellesley; her sister marrying Baron Stat
ford, and Louise Sir FELTON, Harvey, aid
de eamp to the Duke of Wellington, upon
whose death she married the eldest son Of
the Duke of Leeds, then Marquis Of Car
marthcn, who, on the death Of his father,
became Duke OF Leeds, and his wife be-
came the Duchess of Leeds. The other
daughter of Mr. alton and granddaughter Of
Of Chas Carroll Of Carrollton, married j. ohm
MeTayish, Scotch gentleman residing in
Canada, who subsequently made his resi-
deBee in Baltimore. All these grand
daughters of the signcr Of the Declaration
Of Independence were remarkable in their
early years for their distinguished car
riage and fascinating manners; and pre-
eminent in this respect among them was
Lady Wellesley, one Of the most beautiful
women Of her day. Her protrait by Sir
Thomas Lawrence perpetuates on canvas
both her grace and sweetness. IL was of
her, while her husband was yiceroy Of Ire,
land, thai the late Bishop England, when
toasiing the last survivor Of the Declara-
ton Of Independence, gave as his senti-
ment, Charles Carroll Of Carrollton-in
the land from which his father fcd in fear
his daughters daughter reigns as queen.
None Of these ladies had children except
ing Mrs. MsTavish, Of this city.--Balti-
ni1Te .Ssa,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-04-25
ROAD NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given thai application
AZ will be made to the County Commits.
sioners Of Carroll county, thirty DAYS from the
date hereof, 20 open a public road in said
county, commencing on The old Hampstead
County Road about one quarter Of mile east
OF jeremiah II. Smiths mill, at or near the
corner stone Of Noah +. Ebaugh' and Casper
Millender land: thence between said Casper
Millender's Rye and Clover fields to the bed
OF ali old mill road; thence easterly to small
stream OF water at OF near the corner Of 10.
seeph Armacost's meadow; thence on the east
side OF said small stream of water on the land
OF Michael Armaeosi TO the gate Of said Arma-
cost near the Hampstead Camp Ground; thence
between said Camp Ground and said Arma.
costs field TO the county road leading from
Hampstead to Brown meeting house, crossing
said road tot the division fence Of Elias Houcks
fields; thence along said fence to the land Of
William Shubkagol; thence through said Shub-
kagels land to the division line Of said Shub.
kagel and George Dell, and then on said d.
vision line TO the lot Of jackson Belt; thence
through said lot to the Hanover Turnpike.
JEREMIAH II. SMITH,
ap 25-5t aud others.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-04-25
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER us.

An Act 70 repeal Ssetiohs two aud TIM.
Chapter three hundred add Two, Of he ~
Of the General Assembly Of Maryland. pa..
ed JanasFy sSssioa, eighteen hundred ana
seventy, entitled '.An Aei To establish ~,
ing precincts in Westminster district. man
her seven, q Carroll eoan,y, aud re.eusr,
the same With amendments.
SEXTON /. he Il eaacfed Or IA c,.s-.,
Asssmbig 81 NaryiGhi, That Sections -.
and three Of Chapter three hundred and 49,
Of the acts passed January session, eigh,ses
hundred and seventy, entitled '.An Aei n -
tGblish voting precincts in Westmins.er IL.
triet, number seven, Of Carroll counts. y n,
and the same are hereby repealed ard re.en.
enacted 10 read as follows;
?. The seventh election district Of car,oti
county shall be divided into two election nre.
eincss, with the following meies and bou5j.
that Is to say, Precinct number one of M,
seventh election district, beginning on ~
Western Maryland Railroad, al tie r,a;a,
where said railroad inlersects the line AZ 4;
vision between Westminster distric. unrbs,
seven, and New Windsor district nnmbs.
eleven, and running with said railroad 10 IN
Cranberry station on said Railroad, thence Il,
q straight line to John W. I4ncahanab's miIi
thence east 70 Cranberry Run. then r7,n.;n1,
with the said stream 70 where /, CROSSE tiss
line Of division between Westminster distr;c,
lnnmber seven and Manchester district ln,s'
Der six, and all that part Of said Wesimins,..
district thunderstorm, lying south aud cas-, or
said division line, a. above indicated. sh,Ii
be known As Precinct number one, and tLc
voting place shall be the Court House and
all that part Of said district number seven
lying north and west Of said Ijne SHAH H.
known az precinct number two, and the vol.
ing place shall be some suitable place seier,.
ed by the Coanty Commissioners within N.
limits Of the corporation Of the civ Of We,e.
minister and Of precinct number two.
3. II shall be the daty OF the Officer az
Registration in the said district OF Westrp;n.
sier. humber seven.l prior TO the next eIec.
tion in said district, 10 register All the Vi.
tiers in said district in the mode and tnanns-
required by the Registry Laws Of the State ~
Maryland At the time OF such registration. ma
shall prepare separate lists of voters. accord.
ing 10 the subdivision Of the said districts r..
10 precincts as hereinbefore provided, DESC.
mating the election precincts iof the disirictsl
in which the voters are or shall be respective.
" entitled 70 vote, and deliver the sane A..
curding TO Law.
SEcTioX ,. AIid be II enacted, That Thu,
Act shall take effect from The date Of its
passage.
Approved April 2, 1874.
We certify that the aforexoins IS a true eonv
Of an Act passed January session, 1874.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD.
apr 25-St Chief Clerk House Delegate.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-04-25

PERsosAL REScosTREs STEM to BE-
. the very error Of the moon, . no Iess than
three having occurred within the past
week, in different places. One between
Judge Stump and Z. Z. Ewing, Esq, Cd
nor Of the Cecil Wing, at EIkton, in
which the Judge was the assaulting party,
claiming that Mr.. Ewing had aspersed
him in bis journal. Ths combatanis were
separated By Hiram Mccullough, ESD, in
whose oi6ce the affray occurred. Anoth-
er occurred at Newark, Delaware, where a
young lady, IN the presence Of crowd Of
spectators, cOwhided young man Who had
made insulting remarks conserving her
Another occurred at Washington, where
George c. Mckee, member Of Congress
from Mississippi, assaulted with cane the
cousin Of Don Plat, len temporarily in
charge Of the CaPitoi newspaper, for adj
hitting to lie columns = communication
which gave offence to the Mississippiaa.
Another account says that no blow WAS
struck, only slight demonstration. Don
Piatt, the editor, has returned, and Is look
ing for the beIIigerent Congressman.
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Business Locals.


children's Shoes from % cents %.
Ladies' " 81 S1.00 y
Mems T" Sl.OO +"
Remember W. o. Ligget always has the
best Bargains in Westminster.
n. /. Gorsueh viii return from New YORK.
and Philadelphia, this week, with 4 large A.
sortment Of Cloths, coatings, Cassimers, and
Ready Made Clothing.
U. /: Reaser 4 Co., are receiving daily from
Westminster Shoe Factory u fine line Of
Ladies Misses and childreh's, Shoes. and
every pair warranted.
:. A fact Acknowledged by everybody tina,
Lepp Bro. have the incest line Of Children 8
Shoes in town.
j. Yingling 4 Co. have Just received the
largest stock Of White Goods ever brought 10
Westminster.
Nice line Of Mems Caters, at ]. F. Brink.
erhof's, call and see them before barring
elsewhere.
Do not forget that you can always buy your
Groceries, TO the best advantage at W. o..
Lggets. Rio Coffee, as low as 20 cents.
Sugar Syrups, Teas, Spices, &C., at prices 70
correspond.
Another new lot Of latest styles Hats lust
received, and we are selling them al = moder.
ate profit. Call and see them. Zspp 4 Bro.
Ladies examine Zepp 4 Bros. stock of
Lasting Caters, they are good goods and
cheap.
Call and see ". Q. Lsgss's stock Of Ladies'
Misses ehiidren's, Mems, and Boys, Shoes.
NE Is ntrey undersoid.r
Towels, Napkins and Table Linens, large
stock, ~ ). fingling 4 Co.'S