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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-01-15

@A jaw eight feet long has just
been unearthed in Wisconsin. 1t is
supposed to have belonged to lady
of the miocene age.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-01-15

To SAVE SwARMs.--A bee keeper
gives the following plan to prevent a
swarm of bees from getting away. from
the hive, with the statement that dur
ing ten years experience he has never
known it to fail but once. AS soon
as they show the first symptom Of
swarming, stop up some of the outlets
to the hive, so as to force them to
considerable time in coming out. The
swarm being made up in part of young
bees, many of them unable to fly we'll,
and as the swarm can do nothing until
all are ont and flying in the air, by
prolonging their exit, the feeble ones
become tired, and finding their plans
frustrated, they alight to arrange their
journey. Ifthey can leave the old hive
at once they care very little about a.
lighting.
aaF Honest poverty should rarely
be a BAR to wedlock. Granted that
two people are to exist at all in this
world, they can commonly live more
cheaply, more comfortably, and more
purely in one home than they can in
two separate homes. Tens of thou
sands of happy, honorable and holy
marriages have been consumated where
no ''cards'' were issued, and no bridal
gifts bestowed, except an honest hand
and a loving heart.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-01-15

~What is the use Of talking Of
this worlds brightness and sunshine
to man that has tight boots.
The New York herald., 1875-10-16

pair, ooc wild pigeons stall fed per dozen, 50 rs
~ 81 wild pigeons flight, per dozen, 81 30 81 15
PRUITa
The prices for dried fruits from one 10 FIVE per
cent under last years quotations. The market this
year registers the following figures Apples State,
ds'9 sliced 9Ac. 95sc apples, State 1874 quarters,
es4c vac apples, Ohio, 1874 SIC. sac apples,
North Carolina 1875 sliced, choice, lOc l0Sc
SPPles, 1eorga 1875 quarters, 7hc Sc. peaches,
90 neorgia, selected choice, lSc peaches, 1875,
neofga peeled, prime, 15c 16c peaches, 1875,
SeorgA peeled fair 70 good 12c l4c peaches, 1875,
~sot9a, peeled, poor, 0c q l0c. peaches unpeeled,
lo.o, hayes, e&c a &C. peaches, uupeeled 1876
qu1rters o5ac 7hc blackberries, 1875 prime 10 &c
llc olackberries 1874 good 90 a l0c cherries
1878, prime, 23c n 25c. plums, 1874 State per Ib
&c, LOG plums 1873, Southern per h. I5c q Ice
raspOerries, 1875, per ID, SOC
TIE RETAIL MARKET
me ABOVE quotations are tor the wholesale market
Inc feia business IN produce the hands or grocers
ana butchers and The prices vary according TO the
caprice Of The dealer They win average however aye
per cent above wholesale prices There 4 much more
activity in the retail than IN the wholesale market and
there IS disposition on the part OF grocers TO Keep up
prices near possible to those OF last wear They
are aware that thousands consult the wholesale
quotations 70 learn of a decline such as this fall has
witnessed and, long they realize barrel Of
potatoes So 10 So 90 by retailing is by the small
measure, they show disposition TO put down their
prices in sympathy with the general decline II con
suners satisfied TO buy apples potatoes onions or
any other article In small quantities n double their cost
TO the retailer il is their business The HERALD
points out the way for them to be economcal-viz 10
buy from first hands, al slight advance on wholesale
rates by the barrel They will thus the items OF po-
taioes. apples, tuTLips, carrots aud onions
siderable sum IN the course Of the year.
The New York herald., 1875-10-16
Total five months. :. 4,O78, 52s

Thus it will be have exported "a, 800, 900
lbs. during the five months ending with August, or
lve times the quantity shipped during the like
months year previous Yesterday, at informal
meeting OF the sugar reiners Messrs H. o. Have
meyer H. c. Havemeycr J. W. De Castro, DR.. Booth
and Mr.. weichers finally appointed committee
to confer with the Treasury agents. with view some
satisfactory adjustment OF the difficulty.
Yesterday afternoon Messrs II. O. Havemeyer, II. c.
Havemeyer, j. w. De Castro, DR.. Booth and Mr.
Weichers the committee appointed by the sugar reners
to confer with the Secretary OF the Treasury on the
subject of reducing the export rebate hard refined
sugar called upon Collector Arthur to gain his views on
the subject The Collector said he had received in
sructons from Washington to take steps have the
matter investigated as speedily as possible.
REVENUE FRAUDS
Within few weeks the OF William j. and Thomas
c. Pollock, late Of No. l03 Broad street, the great
revenue defrauders, now under Indictment in the
The frauds committed by these are
considered rival those Of Lawrence, the Custom
House broker whose trial s to take place shortly In
1870 their books and papers were seized for fraudulent
importatiOns and in settlements OF the they paid
the government $4,000 This matter being arranged,
they entered upon career Of frauds
which have been all discovered by Special Treasury
Agent Colonel +. L. Howe. on January 3, 1871 they
made fraudulent entry of jute bags with the assist
ance or a cartman named I. j McGrah Their modus
operdndi import incns and apacas, and by false
oaths only pay duty on the linens Another device
was engage to take goods to a public
storehouse and then convey them TO stable in
Iaight street. where they. emptied the cases of their
contents and filled them up with rubbish. single
Of alpaca goods thus emped dcfrauded the gov
ernment of 1000 large quantity Of these SNUG
gled goods seized at the auction house Of Field,
Morris < Fcnner, by Treasury Agents Alexander Chal-
ker, Bracket and Brown. The smuggled gunny bags
which entered as lute-were traced 70 Mr.. W. B.
Asten. on February 20, 1872 their books and
papers again seized and the brothers
lied 10 Canada Mr.. Asten subsequently, bailed
McGrath, the cartman, out Of prison
In 1874 they recommended fraudulent importation OF
cheap Bradford tEngand) goods-alpacas and mohair.
Their agent in these imporatons is said 10 have been
man called NJ H. Dunscombe The following the
seizures made by Colonel Howe in this case:-fwenty
cases apacas, at Townsend u Montants; cases
apacas entered nc Custom House since returned TO
Engand); nine cases, not entered at Custom House;
seventy-two cases, oiled with fans and rubbish (orgi-
naly containing alpaca goods, all at public stores.
Total, LOG packages The frauds in themselves repre-
sent about 500 000 and when their san Francisco
frauds taken into consideration the amount doubt.
less, reaches $500 600 10 $500 600 W. j. Pollock, who
was recently in Europe, is out on bail
The New York herald., 1875-10-16
THE OCEAN RACE.

THE JUDGES AND REFEREE DECIDE IN FAVOR
OF TIME ALLowANcE-THE REsoLUTE DE-
cLARED THE WINNER
There quite excitement yesterday morning in
Broad regard the decision OF the judges and
naught that according TO the rules OF the New York
Yacht Club, there such thing as time allowance
in race. There had been considerable money
bet on the result Of the matches, in the
Vesta the favorite IL understood she to
receive an allowance of ten minutes
from the Dreadnaught and minute
from the Resoutc. In the agreement drawn
out between Mr. Rufus Hatch and Mr.
G. Osborne, the latter was represented BY Mr. W. H.
Langley, and when Mr. Hatch suggested that IL would
be better to insert the words ''with time allowance
Mr. Langley replied that It not necessary as the
point covered when they agreed sail under the
rules of the New York Yacht Club Bfr Hatch was
naturally very much annoyed when, after such a dis
tinct understanding, and also the face of the allow
between the boats that printed in Tuesday
mornings HERALD point should be raised that tended
to detract from the victory he had won after
such hard fight. The judges, Messrs. E. S. Chaplin
and j. T. Williams and the Referee, James D. Smith
finally together and after close investigation
they found the understanding general the ques
ton Of time allowance that they Immediately issued the
following dccislon:-
REsoLrTE WINS.
BROAD STREET, Oct Is 1875
The undersigned committee appointed judges in
the yacht Tuesday, October IL between the
schooners Dreadnaught and Resolue after conferring
with the referee, award the race with time allowance
unanimously, to the schooner Resolute.
+. $. CHAPLIN for yacht Drcadnaught
j. ?. WILLIAMS, for yacht Resolute.
JAMES D. SMITH, Referee.
The judges on the match between the Resolute and
Vesta also forwarded their utmatum.
WINS AGAIN
BROAD STREET. Oct Is 1875
The undersigned having been appointed as judges in
the yacht on Tuesday, October II, between the
yachts Resolute and Vesta, hereby award the race
without time allowance, TO the yacht Resoute
j. H. DE MOTT, for yacht Vesta,
w. L. GREENLEAF for yacht Resolute
The four for which Mr.. Hatch was challenged
have now been sailed and although the Resolute, by
considerable bad luck beaten the races over
the New York club course she reganed her aurels
IN the recent victory such we'll known yachts
as the Dreadnaught and yesta
THE CHALLENGE OF THE EUGENE.
Mr. Roussell the owner of the keel sloop yacht
Eugenie, has issued a challenge, open to any sloop
yacht except the yndex TO sail twenty miles to wind
ward and return from the Lightship, the day
that the Mohawk and Dauntless sail their match Mr.
Rousse proposes sail for $780, be divided among
the winning Grey. II is sportsmanlike challenge and
worthy the attention of the OF such rs
the Adde, Vision, Saidee, Active, Undine Orion and
others
The New York herald., 1875-10-16
THE YALE FALL REGATTA.
FOUR EVENTS TO TRANsPIRE TO-DAY AT LAKE
sALToNsTALL.

FOUR EVENTS TO TRANsPIRE TO-DAY AT LAKE
sALToNsTALL
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct 15 1875.
The annual fall regatta OF the Yale University Boat
Club will take place tomorrow at Lake Saltonsta dis
from this city about three miles The entries for
various indicate that the very men on the
College rolls compete and this taken connec-
tion with the long and thorough practice training
TO which they have been subjected, points to
successful meeting Of tho several crews Great inter
est is displayed by citizens well as students and If
the weather shall prove fine there will be an immense
crowd Of spectators to witness the sport Many re-
grets have been expressed that single scu contest
could not have been arranged between Captain Cook
Johnston, Mr.. Kennedy and Mr. Ward, but is given
that the utter lack OF rivalry between the gentle
men prevents their entering From elegant pro-
grammes printed and which will be circulated for the
first time at the lake tomorrow, n knowledge OF the
in the order which they may be obtained
SHELL RACE.
Entries-Yale law department and Academic Juniors.
Course, three miles Prize, six silver oars
SINGLE sCuLL RACE
Entries-Yernon, 70, s ;. ;. Livingston, '7s, Ac;
Ransom, '7S Ac. Course, two miles. Prizc silver
cup
BARGE RACE
Entries-Acadcmc Freshmen VS. Scientific Freshmen
Coarse, two miles. Prize six silver medals.
- UNIVERSITY BARGE RACE
~Entries-Yale Law Department, Academic juniors
and sophomores. Course, two miles Prize six silver
medals
Mr. +. p Howe, 20, win act MS referee and starter,
and Captain Cook rs tmekcepcr.
Judge at the Point-G. 9. Webb, 70, Ac.
Judges at the stake. Kennedy rs, r. G.; J. S.
Hunn 20, Ac G Sleight 10 Law.
The races will commence promptly at three o'clock
and the promise Is made that will be no delay in
any part OF the programme.
The New York herald., 1875-10-16
A BRUTAL MURDER.

A REVOLVING AND HORRIBLE sLAYING OF AN
OLD MAN-THE MURDERER NOT YET AR
REsTED-MoTIvEs OF THE PERpETRAroR NOT
YET DISCOVERED.
BARRE Vt, Oct IS, 1875
Tragedies OF horrible and revolving nature seem
70 be multiplying in Northern New England and tho
most diaboca Of these was discovered in this town
to-day, the main road leading to Washington. It
seems old named Rufus Streeter aged at least
seventy years has been for time separated from
his wife, and has been living with named Asa
Magoon near Cornth. Yesterday this man Magoon
and strecter seen together wagon going toward
Barre They by a woman named Hannah
Perrin, who lives within hy yards Of where the
dered man was found at daylight this morning by
travelling peder named Clark, OF Topham.
Magoon and Strceter were seen about four O'Clock
yesterday at the racecourse Barre after which
time nothing seen of either Great excitement now
prevails in the neighborhood The people are docking
TO the scene, and the officials beginning TO move TO
effect the OF Magoon who lives about eight miles
distant The murdered man undoubtedly stunned
by blows aud beaten In the roadway, as the marks
plainly Indicate.
road. There marks also of scute; the man was
then drawn across the roadway, down IN gully, and
his face was beaten into s,ckening mass on nat
broken from the fence alongside the gully, and the
body drawn into field and left The clothing
about his body completely cut asunder
There was a long cash extending from side TO side
if made by butcher knife. The intestnes proruded,
and the sight was ghasty The body has not yet been
disturbed The authorities the scent and tho
woman Perrin who lives in the house ny yards from
the scene is under arrest She Is widow, about
forty years age and has borne bad reputation as
drunkard and streoter has often stopped her house
for liquor In reply TO questioning sho states that
she heard scute or talking the road during the
night; that she retired at nine O'Clock, and the FIRST
she knew Of Il when Clark raped her door this
morning and told her OF his discovery.
Il IS the most brutal buchery ever chronicled In
The New York herald., 1875-10-16

PROFESSOR c. ]. srILLE, PROVOST OF THE UNI
vERsITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND TWO OTHERS
THE vIcTIMs-THE PHILADELPHIA PAPERS
PUBLISH THE OBITUARY NOTICE OF A LIVING
MAN.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. Is, 1875.
singular and ghastly form of practical ioking-n
joking may be callcd-has lately made its appearance
in this city. Within week past the death Of less
than three well known citizens has been
nounced and published only to paralyzc with
wonderment the sIeged dead men next morning at
their breakfast tables First IL was Francis Black
burne Jr., a prominent business man, who was the
victim to the fell destroyer; then il Coroner God
dard who made ht subject for OF his own in
quests and It is less person than Or. Sullc,
Provost OF the Pennsylvania University who is
made theme for the obituary poet OF the Ledger.
Yet all these men arc alive enough to be indignant
what they consider outrageous hoax, Coroner
Goddards wrath carrying him far to induce
him TO announce, with sacrifice OF selfinterest
in Coroners that he would chccriuy hold an inquest
over tho man who wrote hts death notice without
asking fee
The columns or the Ledger Inquirer, Press Record
and Times this morning contained the following
srrLLR-suddenly, tho 18th inst Charles Janeway
Stilc, In his 57th year
Professor stle is the Provost or the Pennsylvania
University and an eminent writer doubtless well
known IN New York. Tho services OF the obituary
departments we're at once called into requsition.
In the local journal Offices long cuogums
were published Ia conspicuous positions In all
tho daily papers, and the editorial pages
contained announcements OF the worth of the deceased
and the great loss OF the community which were touch
rug TO read al first but which rather amusing
The first the Professor knew OF lis death was upon
his entering the class OF the University this
ing, upon which such demonstration made by the
students, with sucn joyful shouting and beating OF
desks aud floor, Is seldom in dignined insttu-
ton Of learning
All that is known OF the author or this and the pre-.
ceding hoaxes Of similar nature Is that young man,
who be identified when he is seem entered an
American District Telegraph Office late night and
sent brief the editors of the morning papers
signing the name OF Dr. Alfred Stile the Professors
SON. dating from the Professors residence and asking
the insertion of the death notice enclosed. He viii
probably be arrested and punished, the matter has
aroused such general indignation that citizens will
track the villain until he is caught
The New York herald., 1875-10-16
THE HALL GEOLOGICAL COLLECTION.

Professor Halls collection OF geological specimens,
formerly in the State Geological Museum Albany, is at
present being removed to the Museum OF Natural His
tory IN Central Park This magnificent collection is
one of the finest in America and viii be important
addition to the already large and interesting
collection Of objects OF natural history in
the Park Museum. The building has recently
Deen greatly extended and one wing Of the new
sunce has been specially prepared for the reception Of
rIolessor halIs collection IL will probably require
three ~ Tour weeks 10 arrange and locate the spec
mems before the new building can bo thrown open to
the general public When the Art Museum whicf will
DC connected with the Museum Of Natural History has
reached completion and been filed with our choicest
Works o. art the united buildings will form one or the
atractons IN Central Park, and afford perhaps
anywhere IN America
The New York herald., 1875-10-16
THE COW BAY TRAGEDY.

The Queens County Circuit Court ana Court Of Oyer
and Tcrminer, Justice Calvin E. Pratt presiding will
commence at the Court House in North Hampstead on
on Monday next 1t is expected that the trial Of
William DELANEY, for the murder OF Captain Lawrence
on board the schooner Joseph f. Potts in Cow Bay on
the 18th of September last will place at this term
Delaney, since the failure OF hts attempt escape
two weeks ago. has remained very quiet and tractabe
having become satisfied that he cannot be convicted Of
murder in the FIRST degree There unusual amount
Of civil business In the Circuit the cases on
the calendar numbering leo. The Court viii
probably be in session during most OF the week.
The New York herald., 1875-10-16
THE RIFLE IN CONNECTICUT.

THE SECOND REGIMENTS THIRD ANNUAL TRIAL
OF SKILL AT THE 200 AND 500 YARD RANGE.
NEW HAVEN Oct a. 1875.
The third annual trial Of skill the rife by the Sec
ond Connecticut regiment at the whitney Range near
this city, which began yesterday and ended to-day
very successful in all its features and proves con
cusvey that tho Nutmeg State possesses marksmen
capable OF sustaining an envabe reputation long since
won Both the team shooting and that by individuals
Of most interesting character and witnessed
by throngs OF people Five rounds were fred al each
range. The following is the result Of the two days
Qunr
The New York herald., 1875-10-16
u VIII FCU - TIIg UVVTNsi WTU tIIU
PRICES Az COMPARED WITH LAST YEAR

In answer question 10 the causes that led to
the depression in the market and the fall N prices this
gentleman attributed IL TO over production The act
IS, said he, there is more produced this year
than last year, and there s foreign demand 10
lieve the market Every OF ground within 100
miles Of this city has been taxed TO It's utmost capacity
to vegetables and fruit for this market So good
the prevailing prices OF last year that many who
planted grain IN the past rushed into the cultivation Of
root crops. large number Of the farmers on Long
Island expectation OF heavy crops and big prices
chase fertilizers, ana now they find chance
TO sell even al ruinous prices aud expect many Of
them Will 90 under A farmer living at Albany
Troy owing TO low ireights, which are but twenty to
twenty live per BARREL and cheaper land, can
compete with the markelman residing less than dozen
miles back Of Brooklyn Jersey City IL the latter
farmers fully as much TO market their crops IL does
the farmer at Troy, Albany, HUDSON or Newburg Mo
sell about much last year oil products; but
prices being down, We make less profit by one
half than we did last year see no hope for relief
time, and II goes to the West Indies and the Southern
States; but several European Powers have nerdlcted
the importation of our surplus into their territory
owing the potato bug and all relief from that quar-
ter Is cut on IL that after all the potato bugs
did damage, and, judging from the yield this year,
may safely say, The more bugs the potatoes ~
'rhe season, said another, is moving very slowly
and as a general thing prices are away down, nearly
one-ha below those OF last year Indeed, even with
low prices, where produce within the reach Of all
classes one would think, there Is little no demand
The less than they have been years
at this season. Take potatoes example They
last year held at So TO 81 25, and this year.
bulk from 81 25 to 81 75 81 % per barrel being the
standard price In bulk Cabbage rules 81 SO to So
per hundred, against s. to $7sast year The main
OF the low prices is that the consumer has not
little foreign demand, which vs. chiefly from the West
Indies and the Southern States. y
large hrm who have watched the market very
closely gave the reporter the following comparative
prices
The New York herald., 1875-10-16
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

An EFFORT was made by Moses Prowl German,
twenty-five years Old put fec In the pocket Of tho
Brooklyn Coroner Noses who Is unmarried kept
cigar store at No rs Graham avenue r. D. but hc has
not progpcred In business OF late Yesterday, In Ut
OF dependency he shot himself n the head aud then
Jumped from a second story window. He claims also
have taken dose Of p0isoA
The New York herald., 1875-10-16
THE SUGAR TRADE.

A notice received from the Treasury Department
day or two since that the drawback duty on sugar.
hard refined and exported would be reduced from SO rs
gold per 100 lbs less per cent which has been tho
rate for some months, to SO % less per cent or
reduction OF so cents per 100 lbs, The effect put
an immediate stop trade for export The Importance
of the official just made appears in the
following statement of the export of refined sugars
from the United States almost entirely from this port
from April l to August 81, compared with the same
The New York herald., 1875-10-16
TEAM SHOOTING.

The the 200 yard range for what known as
THE COLONEL SMITH MEDAL
occupied the attention OF seventynine members q the
regiment The Highest count made was 20, the lowest
2: the aggregate JS5 aud the average nearly ~,
In the contest for the
COLONEL BARio MEDAL
also at yards twenty two men engaged the highest
individual score being IL and the lowest 81 the aggre-
gate 2s5 and the average nearly 13 Among the mem
bers Of The press who exercised their skill al the 200
n no fOllOWinn.-
The New York herald., 1875-10-16

ked cabbage, per 100 $40 OQ 10 Sl2OQ 70 TO ~ %
Park place irm, which does heavy business gen
orally at this Of the year. reports trade very Hat
and prices or all the chief staples Apples are
some shipping to of the Western States OF apples
and cranberries As these shipments reduced the sup
vanced little
BUTTER, CHEESE, POULTRY 4c.
nrm IN Park place, who deal extensively In these
articles, report trade about brisk us last year with
falling away slightly prices They give these as tho
ruling prices Tor this year and last and these figures
confirmed by the market quotationg.-
The New York herald., 1875-10-16
CHEESE, POULTRY. AC.

Inc price OF game rules about two cents per pound
under last years prices. Tho following the quota
tons for this year-Grouse, per pair Toe soc part
ridge, state, per pair, 95c 81 woodcock state and
Jersey, per pair, 95c, 81; woodcock. western per
The New York herald., 1875-10-16
A SINGULAR HOAX.

PROFESSOR c. J. sTILLE, PROVOST OF THE UNI
vERsIrY or PENNSYLVANIA, AND TWO OTHERS
THE vIcTIMs-THE PHILADELPHIA PAPERS
PUBLISH THE OBITUARY NOTICE OF LIVING