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nan and stormea the prison in order TO release q

nan and stormed the prison in order 10 release Q
woman prisoner; then they maltreated some of
the officials ana gendarmes and plundered
brandy store. Two companies OF infantry
and one OF cavalry appeared on the scene
and after a sharp contest, during which three
workmen were severely wounded 40 OF the NAL
contents were arrested and put IN prison. The
row arose from difficulties between workmen and
work givers. And these poor wretches OF work.
ingmen in Posen have no redress no means Of
making their wrongs known. The Police Presi.
dent OF Berlin has issued an order declaring tnat
whenever. in an assembly or workingmen, the So
called 'labor question: be discussed, the police
shall immediately close the meeting. What in the
world do workingmen wish to talk about in their
public meetings but their own AFFECT condition?
''rhis is despotism complete" says the Frankfort
Zeitung. To the workmen say the police, "You
may not discuss the labor question" That is 10
say. "For you, worKmen, there is neither freedom
OF assembly nor OF speech" Our friend Mr. Son.
nemann, the proprietor and editor OF the Frank
fort Zeaouag, is called upon to put in his appear
ance Tor two months Imprisonment to-day. He
leaves Frankfort this afternoon. He published an
article against the Prussian Ministry. Nothing
morei
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The Coming Creedmoor Contest.
correspondent writes as follows I'm an &C.
count OF the match at Creedmoor published In the
issue OF July 90 the HERALD expresses the regret
that the call issued by the Amateur Rife Club 10
not meeting with more hearty response
speaking for myself alone, submit that the
club should have consulted those upon whom they
evidently relied to do the shootin. before making
such preposterous match. American rinemen
do not shoot rifles OF pounds weight and three
pounds trigger pull at objects half mile away.
and know but very little about that kind OF light
artillery practice while the English and irish VOL
unteer rinemen have been using big bores and
long ranges Or years.
''lf the Irish team had arranged the terms OF
the sO-called 'lnternatlonar match without con-
sultng the wishes OF the amateur club they could
hardly have suited themselves better or hit upon
conditions that would more certainly insure an
American defeat.
"Our best shots are those who depend upon
their rifles for substance. and these men are
used to quick, close shooting, with easy trggered
rifles and II one Of them ever burns powder on
long range 1t is safe bet tnat there's meat In
his shanty.
.'lf old Leathcrstockng had seen that mattress
and pillow practice at Creedmoor could he have
Irish have won the coming match and are flushed
with victory let the gentlemen OF tue amateur
club challenge them to another trial, fifty, sixty.
seventy or eighty yards at u NAILS head or from
eighty to $50 Yards at the counterfeit presentment
OF moving animal, and the club will have no dim.
Guilty In getting a team to illustrate American r1ne
shooting. "a BERDAN SHARPSHOOTER"
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CRFEDMOoR.
Shooting In n Rain Storm-A Match Two.
thirds COMPLETED.

Shooting in n Rain Storm-A Match Two.
thirds Completed.
The fourth Of a series of matches from which to
select team Of twelve men, six OF whom are to
shoot with the Irish team in September, was
begun at one O'Clock yesterday afternoon at
Creedmoor. owing to an accident to a
train at Island Trees, en- the Central Rail.
road, the riiemen did not arrive In
time to shoot IN the morning. Shooting was sus.
pended three times in consequence OF the rain.
After completing the scores at sOO and 900 yards,
the fourth heavy rain set in. Few shots therefore
were fired at 1000 yards. Under the circum.
stances the scores made yesterday are good.
General J. R. Hawlev did not arrive till late in the
afternoon, and therefore, shot at but one dis.
tance, 900 yards. Out Of possible sixty he made
forty-four.
Colonel Scott, Of the Eighth regiment and four
OF his men practiced at 200 ana 500 yards At 200
yards the Colonel made four scores OF TO- - IA and
Is; at 500. and IA, the highest possible score
being 20. ]. Meagher, Of Company +, at 200 yards,
made tour scores OF 6, g. s, s. at 500, 3, g. L. Han.
benniste at 200, made four scores Of T. II, H. IA.
X. H. Hutchinson. Company b. at 200, 10, H. H. II;
500. l2 l5 T. r. Murphy 200, 7, Q, 8, -; 500 8, l6
The following are the scores at 500 and 900
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TIE JERSEY BIGAMY CASE.
Coughlan Not Yet Found-Anoth
Wanna, In, Euso

VOIOnn tne NaSe.
The detectives sent in pursuit OF Coughlan, the
convicted bigamist OF HobokeD, have thus far
been unsuccessful. Many of Coughlans real
friends regret that he has fed. influential
as they undoubtedly are, they had
hoped to be able to obtain for him a
mitigation OF his sentence, or falling In this
10 press the case at every session Of the Court OF
Pardons till successful. Now, however, perpetual
exile Is TO be his lot.
Another woman has turned up In the case. She
called at the huus, OF Mr.. Caaghan, partner OF
CougHian, ana informed him that she had informa-
ton IN her possession that would rebound greatly
10 the beneht OF Coughlan. CanaRhan, thinking
that she was an impostor, had her arrested, ana
she was locked up all night Yesterday morning
wGen she was brought before Recorder Bohnstedt
she gave her name as Kate smith. she was re.
specially dressed and appeared to be earnest and
sincere IN ner purpose. she reiterated the prOpO
sition she made to Mr.. Caaphan but the latter
spurneu the proposition, saying IL was now too
late. Inc Won an was then discharged from Gus
tody not, howe ver TIL she ayowed her In tention
OF lnstltutng proceedings for false Imprisonment.
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WOMAN'S FRAILTY IN NEWARK,

In Wilmington, DEL, settled two years ago
Charles Weldfreb and his young and handsome WIFE,
They kept a saloon. 1t prospered and Charles took
trip TO Germany. Meanwhile one Joseph Unger,
unlike the absemious Joseph in Scripture hun.
gered for the exclusive companionshp of Mrs.
Weldiret. She, 1T appears was nothing leath, and
the two packed up Charles goods and hed to
and wife. A few days ago the cruelty de.
celved husband turned up in Newark traced
the guilty pair to their stopping place. ana Mrs.
Wediret re iusing to give up Joseph Charles caused
the arrest OF both on a charge OF adultery. On
an examination INTO the case Justice Otto held
both parties to bail Tor the action or the higher
Court,
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DAMAGE DONE.

The damage to the Pttsburg and Castle shannon
Railroad along sawmill Run was comparatively
light. Two bridges were somewhat damaged, but
have already been repaired. and passenger and
coal trains are now making their regular trips.
The first bridge was damaged by having Rev.
Isaac Banks church washed down against
1t with such lorco as TO knock out one
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FIRE IN JOHN STREET.

fire broke out yesterday morning on the top
floor OF the four story building No. SO John street
that caused damage OF sl,5Oo The loft in which
the fire originated with the two Immediately be-
meath, were occupied by X. Eagan, dealer IN cot
ton waste, who suffered a less OF S200O; insured
for $1,000 The FIRST floor ana basement were oc-
cupled by Davis X Riker, machiuists, who sus-
talned damage OF $1,000; insured for SO, 500 in
the Kings County Insurance Company Thc build
Ing was Injured TO the extent Of sl,50o; insured.
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FUNERAL OF MR. JAMES M. SHEEHAN.

solemn requiem mass was celebrated Yesterday
over the remains OF the well known LAWYER James
M. Shehan, In st. Lawrence's church. Eighty.
fourth street and Fourth avenue by Father snc,.
the pastor, assisted by Fathers Achambeau and
Duteller. inc cnurcn was crowded by the Dumcr.
GUS iriends OF the deceased gentleman. Ar tho
conclusion OF the service large procession ac.
companled the corpse to Calvary Gene terry.
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HERALD THURSDAY. SUPPLEMENT-

bereaved by the loss OF near and dear ones lost
their all IN the deluge OF sunday night, and had
naught or little left to survive on themselves. and
they mad double loss to mourn-tnat oil relations
dead and the loss Of their property. which was
swept away. Nearly all OF the corpses were taken
from the undertaking establishments TO some
churcn, or directly TO the cemeteries where the
remains were to be deposited. .
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The Coming Creedmoor Contest.

Sc0tland's team made q grand total OF l,437
England's, 1,405; Irelands, 1878.
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Shooting mt Wimbledon, England.
The shooting for the Echo Challenge Shield,
which took place on the 10th inst. at wimbledon,
England, resulted, as has been announced BY
cable. in a victory Tor the Scotch team. The.
score, however has never been printed in this
country. The counting this year at Wimbledon Is
8 for bulls eye for centre, for an inner
and Tor an outer. The highest possible score per
team is l,s00; per man, 225 Annexed is the Scotch
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THE VICTIMS.

The Chronicle says, editorially, this morning.
that one Of the most remarkable circumstances
connected with the great nood disaster is the fac {
that no list OF injured appears The lists, as pub
ished, read almost Invariably, "Dead and miss
ing.r
In the terrible rushing torrent which swept down
the numerous runs there was no middle ground,
and for those who came In its course there was
only one choice-''sink or SWIM" Unlike railroad
accident, the mood leaves no list OF MANNED OF
wounded. and along its raging pathway the only
issue is life and death.
THE ALLEGHENY DEAD.
The following is list OF the Allegheny dead, ex.
elusive OF Woods Run:-
Jacob Matzler ana wife.
Conrad Geuzer and wife.
Mr.. Geisler and wife.
Mr. G. +. Fredercks and child.
Mr.. Schuepper, wife and four children.
Mr. Huber, wife and two children.
j. Fuchs.
George and sophia Kroebe, children OF Jacob
Kroebel.
Caroline and Andrew Merdlns children OF Joseph
Merdus.
Mollie Whittier.
Mrs. Henry Leopold and four children.
Archibald Arnold.
Thomas Hunter and family.
Mary Conlon and daughter.
j. SherrOn. Emma Slaughter.
JudsOn RikOun Julia RlkOun.
Harry Matern. Henry Hess.
Charles Matern. Louisa Howe.
Emma Maltern. Henry Shaener.
William Hubbard. 8. Maltern.
Minnie Daltlng.
IN TEMPERANCEvILLE.
The following In Temperancevlle are known to
have been drowned large number Of the bodies
have been recovered:-
Mrs. Mary HOrsley Charles Thr0op,
william Horsley John Throop,
Thomas Horsey, . Emma Throop,
Lizzie HOrsley, Patrick McVay,
Thom1s Hunter, Catherine Mcvay.
Jane Hunter, Sarah Mcyay,
Agnes Hunter, Ellen McVay,
Mary Hunter, Mrs. Jones'
John Hunter Francis O'Neill,
James Britton, Kitty ONen
Ann BrittOn, Mrs. Dorothy Sample,
Willie Brltton, Joseph O'ConnOr,
Josiah Throop, Elizabeth Jane Lee,
Mrs. Betsie ThrOop George Jones,
Isaiah ThroOp, Lizzie Jones.
frOfo al
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Mr.. Yale, who stands third, WILL go to Canads
next week.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24
The Recefpe BY vEgEaacEn Peter
Cooper Has Preserved His
Z vNrsfATa - @Rs IA j
From his Speech on his SD Birthday

From his Speech on his SD Birthday
Measured by the achievements Of the
years / have seen, | am one of the old
est men who have ever lived but | do
not feel old, and | propose to give the
receipt by which I have preserved my
youth. l have always given a friendly
welcome to new ideas, and I have en-
deavored not to feel too old to learn
and thus, though stand here with the
SHOWS Of so many winters upon my
head, my faith in human nature, my
belief in the progress of al to a bet
ter social condition, and especially in
my trust in the ability Of men to es-
tablish and maintain self-gOvernment,
gan to travel the path of life. While |
have always recognized that the object
of business, is, to make money in an
honorable manner, | have endcayored
to remember that the object of life is to
do good.
Hence, / have been ready to engage
in all new enterprises, andA without in
curing debt, to risk the means which |
had acquired in their promotion, pro-
.yided they seemed to me calculated to
advance the general good. This will
account for my early attempts to con-
struct the first American locomotive,
for my connection with the telegraph in
a course of efforts to unite our country
with the European worlds and for my
efforts to solve the problem Of
economical steam navigation on the
canals to all of which you have so
kindly referred. It happens to but few
men to change the current of human
progress as it did to Watt, to Fulton,
to Stephenson and Morse: but most
men may be ready to welcome laborers
to a new field of usefulness, and to clear
the road for their progress.
This [ have tried to do, as we'll in
the perfectingTapd execution of their
ideas, as in making such provision as
my means have permitted for the proper
education of young mechanics and
citizens OF my native city; in order to
fit them for the reception of new ideas,
hoping thus to economic and expand
the intellectual as well as physical
forces, and provide a larger fund for
distribution among the various classes
which necessarily make up the total of
society. I feel that nature has provided
beautifully for the wants of all men,
and that we need only knowledge,
scientific, political and religious, and
self-cOntrOl, in order to eradicate the
evils under which society has suffered
in all ages. Let me say then, in con-
c~lusion, that my experience of life has
not dimmed my hopes for humanity
that my sun is not setting in clouds and
darkness, but is going down cheerfully-
in a clear armament lighted up by the
glory of God, who should always be
venerated and loved, as the infinite
source and fountain of all light-life-
power-wisdom and, goodness.
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We have noticed it as a remarkable
and edifFing circumstance that newly
born journals areinvariably described in
the salutatory as the verythingfor which
q deceived and helpless public has been
l~anguishing. We are introduced to a
literary soothing syrup. Families can't
do without it; children cry for it; none
Of the functions of society have ever
been properly and smoothly performed
before; none of them can ever be, again,
save by the assistance of the new spe-
cifc. Feeling reference is made to the
benighted state of the community, and
mild r~eprOaches uttered against those
who have helped to bring about so mel
anclloly a cOnsummation.
This part of it is always dismal. It is
dWeIt upon lightly and with evident re-
l~uctance and we are given to- under
stand that nothing but q stern sense of
duty-tlle same, in fact, which prompts
the entire enterprIse-could sustain the
writer In his task of eXposing wrong and
fescuing the public from oppression.
Things get more cheerful after this.
The future is scanned with hopeful and
prophetic eye. Al restoration of mutual
confidence is discerned, and general hap
piness and prosperity iTradiate the pros
pect. Everything is lovely trouble has
ceased the millennium daWns. We
contemplate with respectful alllazement
that small but devoted band of patriots
struggling againsttyranny and the skep-
Observation-Disclosures creatures; we watch
them fighting for freedom and advertise
ments we admire their energy and we
regard with microscopic gaze their mer-
its and their subscription list. And then,
in about two weeks or SO, the new journ-
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

The LOCAL EDITOR's DREAM.-Once
upon q time a local editor dreamed that
he was dead, and in another world. He
approached the gate of the city before
him, and knocked flor iadmittance, but
no one answered his summons. The gate
remained closed against him. Then he
cried aloud for an entrance, but the only
response were scores of heads appearing
above the wall on each side of the gate.
At sight of hinf ~theiowners Of the heads
set up a dismal howl, and one of them
cried: "Why didn't you notice the big
egg I gave you?n At this horrid and
most unexpected Interrogation the poor
local turned in the direction of the voice
to learn it's owner, when another voice
shrieked, where's the piece you were
going to write about my soda fountain 7"
And close upon this was the awful de-
mand, "Why did you write a piece
about old Peddle's fence, and never say
a word about my new gate?" What
ever answe he was going to form to this
appeal was cut abruptly off by the as
tonishing query: What did you spell
my name wrong in the programme forqH
The miserable man turned to flee, when
demand: "Why did you put my mar
rage among the .deaths2n He was on
the point of saying the foreman did it,
when a shrill voice madly cried: "What
made you put in my runaway, and spoil
the sale of my horse?n And this was
followed by the voice of female hys-
terically proclaiming: "Thisis the brute
that botched my poetry, and made me
ridiculous!" Whereupon hundreds of
voices screamed: "Where's my article ?
Give me back my article.p And in the
midst Of the horrid din the poor wretch
s soresnib psrff pr belp at f Fiery De Rfr day "R be
resigned, and we had to hunt up another
local editor.-[Danbury News
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

THREE PARAGRAPHS or GoLD.-A
good advertisement i'm a widely eircu-
lated newspaper Is the best of all posi-
BILE statesmen. Itisa salesman who never
sleeps, and is never weary; who goes
after business early and late; who ac-
costs the merchantfn his shop, the sehoL-
ar in his study, the lawyer in his Office,
the lady at her tea table; who can be in
a thousand places at once, and speak to
d million people every day.
"A good advertisement in a newspaper
pays no fares on railroads; costs moth
ing for hotel bills; gives away nj boxes
of cigars to customers, or merin0 dresses
to- customers wives; drinks no whisky
under tho head of travelling expenses;
but goes at once and all the time about
its business free OF expense.
al good advertisement insures a busi-
ness connection of the most permanent
and independent basis, and is in q GER
tain sense a guarantee to the customer
of fair moderate prices. Experience
has shown that the dealer whose wares
have obtained a public celebrity is not
only enabled to sell but is forced to sell
at reasonable rates, and to furnish a
good article.
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RoBT. C. IRWIN.

The FAMINE IN lNDIA.-The reports
from India are not hopeful, and the
gloomy prospectc can no longer be denied.
Up to March list the sum of $12, SOC, 900
had been expended on the famine, and
the expenditure by October list will
amount to $75,000,O0O. And yet for the
need of a little extra money manythOus-
ands must die in the next few months.
The Viceroy has not been willing to
spend enough to perfect the means of
transportation ; and he has been too hard
a taskmaster in exacting so rigorous a
labor test. Women and children are
forced to shovel earth i'm rather O pur-
poseless way before any food will be
given them. The men are paid Al cents
a day for this labor, and the women are
paid even less. At the present price of
rice this compels them to live on two
thirds the quantity OF rice furnished to
coIylcts. But after the work is done
the food is not always on hand, and so
the toll may be in vain. Of the 100000
persons now employed ON the relief
works one-haf will perish from disease
in the course of the summer. They are
obliged to camp outin the open country,
where dysentery, cholera, rheumatism,
and low feEers make sad havoc in their
numbers. During June aud July the
suffering in BengalWiH be the most in
tense, but distress will not be over until
October, as the rice which is harvested
in August cannot be eaten for fifty days
afterward. It is too fresh and green at
first, and causes sickness and disease.
In a portion of Tirhoot alone, one of the
famine counties, in the middle of Feb
ruary there were $1,000 men, women and
children staggering in theroadsin search
of food and Government aid. Deaths
from starvation had already commenced
and as the season advances the mortality
will increase at a terrible ratio.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

How OUR GIRLS COMMIT SUICIDE
Mrs. Stanton lectured in Harlem, a short
time ago, on "The Girl of the Future
The burden of her remark was an attack
upon the present fashion of dress. She
said
When hihe-tentks Of the wives are in
valids, and the number of girls sent to
the lunatic asylums increase every year,
it is time to look after the causes of this
condition; for when the human current
sets toward the hospital and 1unatic
asylum, we may well say what are we
coming TOT
When we remember that deep breath
ing, is essenTialtb deep thinking, wessee
the relationship between scholarship aud
clothes. The cadets at West Point once
threw away their suspenders and fast
ened their garments around their waist.
In a few weeks disease broke out which
was unaccountable. When it was sug-
gested that the waistband had some
thing to do with it, the suspenders were
resumed, and soon the disease disap
peared.
Artists turn away from the daughters
of Adams and Hancock to copy the We
nus and Madonnas which were taken
from living models of the past. Women
affect to dislike small waists, always de-
elaring, when attacked, that their cloth
ing is loose, that they are small naturally;
which means that God, by way of ma
king variety in the human species, lap
ped the ribs of the American woman.
The tight waist prevents free action of
the blood, heart and lungs, and paral-
Yves a belt of the nerves and muscles at
least six inches in width. The time will
come when we shall he as mucb ashamaA
of headache, dyspepsia, scrofula and
pneumonia, as we now are of commit
ting perjury, theft, burglary or arson.
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Breech-Loadfng Shot Gums.
From Turf. Field and Farm.l

- ANf
We have been frequently called upon
to express an opinion upon the merits of
the various breech-loading guns now
contending for public favor: as our own
limited experience with the new arm
does not authorize us to give an opinion,
we would be glad to get up a discussion
on the subject, and publish the follow
ing al q keynote for all such as may be
dispO3ed to advocate the merits of their
respective fayorites:
MARIETTA, GA.
EDITORS TURF, FIELD AND FARM Il
see several communications in your pa
per and others, inquiring for the best
breech-loader now in use. / wish to
give You a little of my experience. |
have owned many good guns, have seen
recently a number of breech leaders,
both of American and English manufac-
ture; but am speaking the truth, when
l say l never saw or owned q gun that
would equal Parker's breech- loading
double barrel. 1haVe often killed sin
gle birds with the one / have) seventy
five yards. tits a number twelve, weighs
seven and one-half pounds, everything
about it is simple, it is easily cleaned,
and not liable to get out of order, which
is the great objection to some other
breech-loaders I have seen. I simply
write this because i'm this day of hum
bugs, when a man gets an article that is
what il is recommended to be, he ought
by all means to inform the public of it.
Very respectfully,
ROpT. e.. TRwIN.