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The New York herald., 1874-04-29
THE BEDFORD SHOOTING AFrRAY.
Tragic Result Of Rum and Jealousy at
. Christening in Westchester County
More Work for the Grand Jury.

Tragic Result OF Rum and Jealousy at
Christening I'm Westch ester County
More Work for the Grand Jury.
In the sparsely settled village OF BEDFORD West.
chester county, yesterday, the shooting of Michael
Mulcahy by James Miller at that place on Sunday
evening was the sole topic OF conversation. The
wounded man, whose right lung was pierced by
one OF the bullets directed by the hand OF Miller,
was stir in critical condition, no hope being en-
tertained by the attending physicians that he
could leng survive According TO the most relia-
BILE information obtained on the spot from various
sources By HERALD representative the clrcum-
stances attending the more than probable fatality
are as fui.s ys:-
christening was celebrated at the house Of one
jeremiah Gornan where several persons met to
participate in the merry making. Among these
were young woman named Bridget OBrien,
James Miller resident OF the village, and Michael
Mulcahy, the wounded man, who supported him.
sell and wife by doing odd jobs Tor farmers in the
whiskey formed prominent feature OF the enter
tainment and was freely INDUCED in by all present.
During me afternoon, 1t appears, Miller took
Bridget UBrien out for walk, and on their re-
turn Mulcahy accused him Of improper
motives in taking the girl away TINS
latter being elected from the house by Mulcany
and three or four Of his friends. 1t Is not clearly
Ing that Mucahy was shot while in nth the act act or
throwing Miller out OF the yard ana over q fence,
while Others say that several minutes had elapsed
and having called Mulcahy out fred three shots at
him from revolver, one OF which TOOK effect as
above stated.
sympathy felt in the neighborhood, was committed
to the County Jail yesterday afternoon by Justice
Sawyer to await the result OF Mulcahy's injuries.
The New York herald., 1874-04-29

An Employment Agent Murdered by His
Partner-A First Ward Tragedy.
Henry haur, aged nfty-two q native OF Ger.
many, residing at No. SO Greenwich street. was
kicked IN the abdomen, yesterday afternoon, by
Ernest Miller, No. 473 Seventeenth street, South
Brooklyn. Maur died two hours after he was
kicked. These men, II appears, from the informa-
ton obtained BY the police, were partners in an
intelligence business, designed for the SWIM
ding OF emiRrants. Maur conducted the
New York branch OF the enterprise in the
basement Of No. SO Greenwich street. Miller
presided over the fortunes OF similar In
stitution in South Brooklyn. Maur was the active
head and leading spirit OF the enterprise He en-
trapped poor. unsuspectng emigranrs, looking for
employment, took what money they had from
them, on the pretence of finding good places for
them, and then sent them to Miller. The latter
managed to dispose Of them in one way or another.
sometimes he sent them TO the houses whose own
ers mad advertised for servants, and often, not
caring to take that trouble, desiring them to con-
tinue calling at his office, until patience being
worn ont, they found something TO do for
themselves The partners, II seems, have been
doing good business lately and yesterday they
met to settle up accounts. Miller was not satisfied
with the statement Maur presented to him. and q
quarrel was the result. Miller is large, powerful
man, while his partner was small, delicate old
man. Without waiting TO be attacked, Miller
Knocked the Old man down, kicked him and ran
away. Adam Ottenheim, Charles Klaest and
Chrlenisa Gerhard, who live in the tenement house
over the office, Witnessed the dispute. seeing Maur
was unable to rise from the door, they lifted
him on to Q long benc1 in the room ana put an
old emigrants blanket over him. His dying groans
attracted the attention OF Oficer Ramsey OF the
Twenty-Seventh precinct, VINO was on duty near
the place, and he went into the cellar. There he
found large pool OF blood In the centre or the
floor. the three witnesses and the dying man. He
summoned assistance; physician was obtained,
but Maur died before any service could be rendered
him. coroner Woltman was notified OF the mnr-
der and he sent an order TO have the body removed
to the MOrgue.
Miller was found by the police last night con-
cealed IN the upper story or his house III South
seventh precinct station house and locked up.
The cellar In which the murder occurred Is dis-
NAL, filthy hole, unfit for human habltatiOn.
Twelve steps lead into 1t from the street. and
the only furniture 1t contains is desk, o bench
and two chairs The prisoner will be arraigned
before the Coroner this morning for examination,
and he Will probably be sent to the TOmos to await
trial. He has vile and three children. Maur
was not married
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$500, 1913 Is; November 20 e2eI, 7ss -: March l.
1871, s4o7 70o o.; March g. 1871 S4ol 27o OF June
$ss7, ,029 on November 20. 1871, $40s,6ls IA: No
vember 16, $lls.268 IS; November a. S,01s - !;
December -, 1871, 436S, ,02S "a.
May 81. $343,086 81.
June g. $353,l75 o.
November co. 1872 $109,6l7 18.
August ~, 1872, 127S.007 48.
December 81, 1870. e290, 663 43.
January g, 1871. S222, 664 IS.
At the close OF the entire account on the 18th OF
September 1878, the amount unacc0unted for IS
$l0l.soo "A, exclusive OF the Board OF Education
moneyA
Collectors Badeau and Burrows, and found no dis
crepancy between the entries In the Treasurer's
books and the amounts OF the checks.
The Court at four O'Clock adjourned to ten
O'Clock this morning.
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old companions voice cried ont, "Come along.
FRED, old boy, here's my hand, let me
cane deck OF the Seth Low. The next moment
the Captain OF the little steamer shouted out.
"Let go those lines ~ then the gong sounded inrne
engine room, and the Seth Low was on Ior New
York, with Fred Klenen, the savings bank thief,
on ms way TO the State Prison New Jersey In the
Captains Donovan and McDonough, acted wisely
IN getting kenen quickly Oh the Republic for II Is
said that Il II mad been known that ne had arrived
In Jersey City or Hoboken, there are numbers OF
ms victims VINO would probably attempt 10 lynch
the man VINO had robbed them OF their hard earned
savings.
On Klenen's arrival at Jersey City he was trans
terred 70 the county Jail. Meanwhile the bank IS
on its legs again. Sixty thousand dollars OF the
de1cit were covered Dy subscription, $35, 900, a
half years interest on the assets was set apart
for the same object, and the surplus OF $4,000
which once existed needed not to be replaced.
Some OF H060ken's best citizens have been added
TO the BOARD OF Managers. some OF the old ones
it Is hoped, will soon resign, and Hoboken may
never again suffer so much from similar cause.
The New York herald., 1874-04-29
BRooKLYN's WATER.

Reported Pollution Of the Sources oA
Supply-Suit Against the Alleged
Offenders.
Corporation Counsel William G. De witt In
structed by the Brooklyn Board OF City Works, has
brought an action to preserve from pollution the
water courses at Hampstead, known locally as
Parsonage Creek, East Brook and West Brook, TO-
gether with their several tributaries, whence
Brooklyn receives her water supply.
The complaint alleges that several parties, who
are named as defendants, have constructed
privies, slaughter houses, gasworks, barns ana
stables contiguous TO or on the banks OF said
streams, whose waters are constantly polluted
by the corrupt, foul and noisome sub
stances emanatng from them. The al
legged facts enumerated in the COMPLAINT
are sworn to by Colonel Adams Chief Engineer Of
the Commissioners OF CITY works, and Mr.. Pro.
pasco Justice Pratt, OF the supreme Court, has
issued temporary Injunction enjotnng the per-
sons named In the title to the action from continu.
ing the various nuisances, with an order to show
cause on May l, 1874, why the Injunction should
not bc made permanent,
The New York herald., 1874-04-29
THE MURDERER WALTZ

His Confession OF killing the Organ
Grinder-Search for tho Remains Under
His Direction.
HUDSON. N. Y, April %, 1874
Waltz, the Catskill murderer, was taken to the
farm very quietly this morning by the Sheriff and
his posse, and he pointed out the spot where he
alleges his first victim, an organ grinder, was
buried four feet under ground The place is covered
with water and is being drained, preparatory to
digging III order to verify his story An organ wheel
the sponge with which, he says he wiped up the
BLOOD were found In the places which he
designated. The digging for the body will be CON-
menced as soon as the water is drained Oh. There
seems now but little doubt that Waltz killed two
men previous TO the scissors grinder.
The New York herald., 1874-04-29
THE DERELICT PURITAN.

The Pilot Commissioners held q meeting yester.
day afternoon to inquire into the cause of the dis
aster to the Puritan which at the time OF the acci
dent was In charge Of Pilot Campbell. The session
was private, and the papers got none OF the evi-
dence taken. Commissioner Blunt says that the
finding OF the committee Is that at the time OF the
misnap there was quite panic on board the ves-
sci, and that Campbell explains his action by
stating that ne mistook the buoy on the Outer
Middle. Captain D0ree, OF the Puritan, was not
on hand, SO the investigation closed without his
testimony, yesterday being the third time he alb
sented himself. The finuing OF the commission is
that Campbell was in measure to blame, and that
he be suspended until iurtaer inquiries can be
made.
The New York herald., 1874-04-29
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Proceedings Concerning Ar

Interesting Proceedings Concerning Ar
mories.
The regular meeting of this Board was held yes
terday, Supervisor Robert McCarerty, in the alb
sence OF the Mayor, presiding The minutes OF the
previous meeting were read and approved.
A resolution was introduced to rent the third
ana fourth floors OF the southeast corner OF Broad
way and Fourth street from the owner, for a
period OF three years. an annual rental OF ST. 50O
One Of the noors had been rented by the city here
tofore for $4,000 year for one floor. Supervisor
Ottendorfer advocated the leasing OF these prem.
ses, as two regiments can be accommodated there,
and that the fitting up OF new armory would cost
as much as the rent Of one year. The resolution
was adopted by vote OF IL to 1-Supervisor Mon
heimer voting in the negative.
Supervisor Edward Gilon presented q resolution
providing for renting the premises heretofore
occupied by the Seventy-frst regiment, corner OF
Broadway and Sixth avenue, Thirty-ffth and
Tnirty-sixth Streets Tor a term OF I'VE years from
May l, at an annual rental or so, 900.
Supervisor Monheimer denounced the project as
'huge iraud," and protested that this measure
OF the Board, who were known to be against rent
ing these premises, were absent. 1t was ciscourte-
Gus, II nothing else, and that there was "nigger
Supervisor Cooper defended the resolution,
while supervisor Koch opposed 1t.
Supervisor Van Schaick gave history OF rent.
ing armores by the county for the last year and
10ur months, denouncing the jobs OF Nilsson and
Glass Halls and the armOry corner Twenty seventh
street and Ninth avenue.
Supervisor Gilon defended his resolution, urg-
ing that the armory Of the Seventy-frst regiment
was so centrally located that rom 1t military
command can be brought directly into effective use
In case Of necessity. Those regiments having good
armories and plenty OF space to become perfect in
exercise are the most favoraby known apd most
to be relied on in any emergency.
The resolution was laid over after considerable
debate.
Mayor lEavemeyer sent communication he had
received from the Corporation Counsel in relation
to the powers Of the Board OF Supervisors to rent
and lease aTmories, In which he defines the law on
the subject, which says that as soon as the MINI
mum number OF thlrty-twO non-commissioned
officers and prWates are organized, on being duly
certined TO by abe colonel OF the regiment, the
Board OF Supervisors shall rent an armory, &C.
The COMMUNICATION was received and ordered
printed in the Minutes.
Supervisor Van scGack offered resolution that
when the Board adjourned 1t adjourn subject to
the cali OF the clerk OF the Common Council
The resolution was not acted upon.
Alter the ordering or payment OF several bills
the Board adjourned, to meet tomorrow after
noon
The New York herald., 1874-04-29
CITY AND COUNTY TREASURY.

Comptroller Green reports the following receipts
and disbursements OF the Treasury yesterday
DISBURSEMENTS.
Claims paid number of warrants i6) amount
The New York herald., 1874-04-29
MURDER OF A WIFE.
OTTAWA, Ont, April %, 1877.

OTTAWA, Ont, April %, 1874.
man named O'Reily committed murderous
assault last night on his wife, cripple, with her
own crutcn. She died during the night. He has
been arrested.
The New York herald., 1874-04-29

streets, Brooklyn. which was only partially cola,
ano the balance was Withdrawn.
Nos IS and IS #estcbestsr soau onered Inc pFemsss
were knocked down for Ss,7 $50 and sS. 500.
INC 'o'owing are 'uller particulars Of the sales;
4 story b . h and a iras. y, suLaEs ~ =. .sp scn
.sss ses YES yssrs T. from ~ ah March sy spnss
:Ss s s. rear 1s" y &c .ssys s Il
story h ara ,s xe ss VI ssth st, !. s. sis 1850
..ory r. hcs ana = ", aysa wsasniRyten place
10. n ssS St, $50 10Th av sssloas; B. Hum. 'oo
os sdoinins above. " s. ixi5; MccaiioasS SsS SS
2 lots I0 r. v. Of the above lot each 2sxio6S 's'S
story r. 4. and 30 80 Rose St. n a., near 'o
os duane a. e. st. coIneS 10, ss Boulevard snd ISL; ST.
aaoiHhs SHHRs' the above on the s. lot asxioo ''
d sr VILLA. xlIsEiLr ''''S
io Il 4 IN "a Ho..v. =. 49, .. 400
Iys; A. 1wsKkcs AND Co. so
ss p st. H. loa John Ave-
ss .ns ssh aad Pss
en- Cherry ans and Water ss s1iss
Dooson. @sus
a. b. and !. Il. ol sssh saAsn g. r. .. 70 n y Of
ss .nd No 800 issS 4 n s. liz II 4 oi .s -
av Hoornfs o5 r. r. 1r ~
i irres Alfred waits Due. .. - :. lss
irreg; j. j. Markiin ~" Las
adjoining, $. ssxl02 2; J. j. Marklin. S3s
/ Douglass St. LOO It ". ofoiasson sv.. ssxlSi;
lots adjoining ". g., 5x3l Z. Brown. 1000
adjoining 26xl3 g. Cozlne e................. LOO
adjoining, 26xl3l; A. J. Watts. Ll60
!. adjoining 26xl3l; A. Watts. LOO
adjoining 25xl3; A. J. Watts 1,l73
.w 4 Colt Ll75
adjoining 20xl61; W. A. Colt LIPS
adjoining s5xi62; w. A. Colt LN0
each as1lsi; H. Roiney $500
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EXECUTION OF A OoLORED MURDERER

CLEVELAND Ohio, ADril 49, 1874
Stephen Hood, colored, convicted last December
OF numbering his stepson, Greenbury Hood, last
July, Is to be executed tomorrow. Since his con-
victon he has persstenty declared his innocence
The New York herald., 1874-04-29
CAPTAIN f. M'DONOUGH AND FRIEND.


Entering the cabin the first person met was
defaulter who was SO fast approaching the re-
ward OF his crimes. Captain McDonougn, after
relating come OF the incidents OF the capture, was
called away to shake hands with Police Captain
Donovan, OF the Hobokcn police. The two officers
agreed that 1t would be better to take Klenen
ashore In the steamboat Seth Low, which had been
despatched from New York with Captain Donovan.
While this brief discussion was taking place the
prisoner was packing mis- baggage for shore with
couple OF officials watching MIN, The news by this
time had spread among the male passengers that
the mysterious friendn OF Captain McDonough
was savings bank thief aud lorger OF the city OF
the friend as mot being fit company to sit at table
with gentlemen" while another excitable old gen.
teman from down East remarked :-"Why were
not chains put on him, want to know; he might
nave rODbed US all no more OF them anonymous
friends for me; let each ship have
ITS ExIRADITION TREATY CABINS,
ana we shall surnltse whO the friends are who
innablt them Or suppose we say the lnterna-
t0nal Exchange" AT last the 'iiriend, in question
made his way up the cabin steps in an easy, lazy,
l0unging manner, as II fearing nothing In his
ent gusto He was dressed in Regent street
fashion,. and might pass here for .'Broadway
statue" certain qulvering or the eyellds ana
tremulousness about the corners OF the mouth
showed. however, to one who looked closely that
the savings bank rObber was acting a part, and
that his duett0nte air was an assumed one.
In appearance he is OF average height; has cold,
treacherous eye and large, blonde mustache.
his lace Is full ana sensu0us, while mis- neck s OF
the apopectic type At about three O'Clock, as the
"riend" jumned on the ral Of The Republic, ~
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-11-27
GEORGIA NEWS. 5

l. af4fhs44ft $50 f-gfte1f ffA.1t TAI Haftf.ifslf9
| The Villa Rica gold mines are
being worked and turning a good
profit.
Butts county PANIED out eight
hundred votes at the last election,
and all of them Democratic. She
claims the blue banner. at
"A horse belong to Mr.. j. O. Hon
ser, was found stone dead standing
up the other day. M Il aaii. a.
The Griffin News calls President
Wadley an told hog" That is
somewhat insinuating.
Thanksgiving day caused a gems
eral suspension of newspapers.
'.The Southron," a new paper is
to be started in Gainesville.
Griffin is having her fortune told
by gypsy maids. ss@a a .i4di
In Floyd county--Geo. Walker,
colorcd, rs. a gun. The gun went
of accidentally, and George now
sports a pair Of colored angel wings.
The Alapaha Forester promises a
thrilling sensation in its next issue.
A countryman bat away two hum
bred dollars on three>card monte at
% circus III Columbus.
Five columns Of City Marshal's
sales appear in the Atlanta Herald
Small change is scarce in Griffin,
as we'll az ia Marietta. Almost inn
possible to get a So bill changed. Z
Cedaftown has two papers and
now wants daily mail.
saaA Fort Valley young man closed
his STORE one day last week to get
married, and the boys decorated bis
front door with a piece Of black
Grape. =
Psalmbardofidaho is still for
Grant. Doubtless because he is
postmaster Of Atlanta: ~
Z There are more than seventy-fvel
weekly papers in Georgia.
The change bills Of the Macon g.
Brunswick Railroad are beginning
to trouble the peoploiin the former
city, sal
Columbus lives on the prospect Of
witnessing two or three hangings
this season. 9, g
The venerable DIR. Lovick Pierce
preached a thanksgiving sermon in
Columbus on the 10Th.
A twelve year old negro girl,
drowned a two year old negro child,
near Kingston.
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Jhe Marietta gollrilal.
Marietta, Ga, Friday, Nov. az, 1874.

a.
GENERAL INTELLIGENcE.-Our
perpetuity and safety as govern
ment depends on the intelligence Of
our people. The higher the STAN
dard Of intelligence the safer and
more permanent will be our institu>
tions. In bis farewell address
Washington left us his views on the
subject. He said:
Promote, as an object OF primary
Importance, institutions for the gem
eral diffusion ofknowledge. In pro-
portion as the structure of . govern
ment gives force 10 public opinion It
is essential that public opinion
should be enlightened. |" e'' ',al
Yet, notwithstanding, the above
statesmanike opinion 10 absolutely
ignored by our Georgia Legislative
Solons, in taxing the press in the
diffusion of knowledge" seeking
thereby to weaken its power for
usefulness in the enlightmcnt of
public opinion, The press of Geor-
gia should forcibly bring this matter
before the next Legislature and try
and get the shameful law repealed.
The JOURNAL will refer TO this mat
ter again. a.9
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8 READt READll
CONSUMPTION CURED

OFFICE OF o. SAcKETT. Drugs g. Medicines,
New ALBANY, IND, April 10, 1874.
Dr. j. S. Pembersoa, atlanta, Ca: Dear
Sir-I have received your circulars, and in con-
sequence of the distribution, have sold about
six dozen Globe Flower Syrup in the last two
weeks. The Globe Flower Syrup is gaining
great celebrity. I recommended tin two cases
Of consumption, One case was bed-fast bad
not laid on but one side for two years; hemor-
rhages almost every day; much enaciatsd,
and expected to die He has taken six bottles
of Globe Flower Syrup; his troubles are all
gone, except prostration, which is rapidly inn
other case is similar, with same good results
can send you many testimonials if you want
them. Yours truly, etc.,
o, SACKETT.
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GEORGIA NEGROES DETERMINED
''' TO cOLoNIZE.

+ On yesterday Romulus Moore, a
colorediman, famous in this city, an
tered the Herald office, bearing the
call for a Convention Of the colored
men of Georgia, to assemble in At
lanta on the SOth of November, and
consult as to the best means of colos
MIXING the negro in some Westera
State. M ,4af llG ef. 3aeg
Romulus talks glibly on the SUBJ
ject, and is really full of informatio
He is quite voluble overaths glories
Of a negro town in Texas, as de-
scribedto him by q member Of
the Chattanooga Convention. This
town, he says, has 1000 inhabitants
--all colored.i The house, at first
mostly log-cabins, have assumed a
more substantial and pretentious
complexion. Carriages and bug
gies.roll through the streets, carry
ing DANES and maidens, not white,
but happy and rich. Bells peal
from the churches, good govern
ment rules the town, taxes are lew
led, and all is lovely. Into this glo-
rious metropolis no white man is al
lowed to enter. tits negro town,
and quite an exclusive one at that.
Romulns believes in the existence
Of this city with all the fervor that
we used to believe in the existence
of Mthe house that Jack built
And he thinks that if the negro race
were left to itself, under favorable
conditions, it would build scores Of
such cities in very short time.
+ Romulus' idea OF earthly felicity
isto have the negroes settled snugly
in a body, living under their own
laws, intact in their own community
as the Quakers, the Mormons, and
the Mennonites do. NJ 4sYss
As to what State shall be selected
for the "swarming," we cannot tell.
Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi and
all the territories will be discussed in
the. convention. If this reporter
may be excused for putting his
mouth in, he would suggest Maine.
That's nice State, and We should
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