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Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-01-14

Fancy HIS FEELINGS. -"What
might have been" is told in the fol
lowing extract from 4 letter from the
line OF the Marquette. Houghton and
3nionagon Railroad, in the copper
mining region. ut the head Of Lake
Superior
x = x "But the principal rea-
son for my writing was to tell you
what happened to Johnny -. He
was pusning one OF oar big snow
ploughs over the road with sixty
ton engine, >urh rs we use here on
account OF heavy grades aud mad
ju-t started down very long and
heavy grade near "Michigamee." -
You know how they lave to run.
Well, John had just let her ont for
what she Was worth, when, on turn.
ing Il short curve, he saw, about a
quarter OF a mile ahead, four horse
sleigh that was caught in the track
somehow. The mer in charge seem
ingly made frantic efforts to get the
sleigh loose. but at last gave il up,
and to Johnny's surprise they ali
started of as hard as they could 60
across the fields. Jack threw her
over rs soon as they came in sight.
but the old thing was going too tasi
10 allow brakes to hold her Then he
opened his whistle and "inade her
howl" At that the horses began u
get restive and ,carej, and at last
gave Il plunge altogether tnat started
the sleigh. just III time for the engine
to Craze il as it went by, the horses
starting off on run, but were caught
by the men in charge. As soon a.
Johnny stopped. he went buck "a find
out If any nurt had been done, and
you may guess how he felt when he
learned that the sleigh was losde
with eight hundred pounds Of nitro-
glycerIne just from the magazine at
Michlgamee, enough to starta Young
r dilroad in the moon, il JACK hai
struck it,
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-01-14
There was dead silence for a mo
mani md then he said

There was dead silence for a MO
ment, and then he said
"Well, boys, I'll shake hands witt
We all around afore | go. Good bye
Pete goodbye, Jack k-Tom-Jim
| hope We won't fling any bricks at
me. and I shan't never fling at any u
We. It's a dying promise, We see, and
I'll keep it if it takes a right ARM"
The men looked refectively at each
other after he had passed out. and il
was long time before any one spoke
Then Tall Chicago flung his clay pipe
into corner and said
IN lick the man who say.
Ugly Sans head isn't level"
"So'll II repeated the Others.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-01-14
NUMBER 30.

ragged edge of despair. q hundred
Yards at least behind tie hist II MS
comrades, arose in his stirrups and
cursed the infantry by platoons. He
seemed determined to drown in one
continuous v,Iiey of cures the voices
.ot the footpsls. Martin Riley
was standing guard just BY the road.
As the irate citvalryman approached
Riley looked him kindly in the face,
and in Il bland and synptthizing
voice said: See here nv friend. |
wouldn't be SO md with those fel-
lows The cavalryman stopped
cursing 10 hear what this lind heart
ell man had to say. aud Riley added,
"they arc always hallcoing at some
d-d fool,
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-01-14

A WAR SToRY.-The following
characteristic war story il tyld by an
Alabamian: a body Of Stuait'-
cavalry, on their return from raid.
were passing the camp Of the Eighth
Alabama. They were struggling bad.
", and the rear Uf the column seemed
to be completely tagged out. The
boys Of the Eighth were poking their
fun at the "bnttermilk rangers. &c., =
until some of the cayalrymen thought
they could hear it DO longer. One
fellow who bestrode RosiDante and
and ssensd n b sitting 90 the
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-01-14

COARSE A>D FINE FLOUR. The
Lon ION Dietetic iieiormcr shows by
scientific data that wheat meal. which
is cheaper than bolted meal or fine
-four, contains one-third more nutri-
ment than -four does from which
bran has been siftei. Fine -four. ac-
c,rling to this journal, Is not food ut
al, in the proper Sen-e of the term;
that is, the elements of the grin,
which are separated in the ? ocess of
boiling, being essential to perfect
nutrition, those who use fine -four
subsist mainly on other things. or lose
their health; that no one, therefore,
who makes bakers bread a principal
article of diet can long maintain
health. while those who use wheat
meal bread, untermentel and una
dulterated, can m ,int,in their health
with very small addition Of other
foods
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-01-14
RAILROAD LINES.
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY!
- Is -!
FROM HUNTINGTON

On and after Dec. lS4, 1874, passenger
trains will run as follows:
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-01-14

V-VO - NJ = -" . =,
except sunday To- Charle>ton. hanhWh. Pals
White sulphur COvington. Ronceve.te Goshen
StaunrDn. Charlottesville. dOrdOusville, aud inter
mediate stations, arriving AT Richmond a:25 A.
NJ ruis train connects AZ Charlottesville Tor
lynchhurg. BristOl and Chattanooga; A. Cor
dOnsvflle for Alexandra. Washington. aliimOre
and the North and az Richmond tOt Petersburg
No. folk, Weldon Raleigh, Danville, Charlotte,
Greensboro. Columbia. Augusta. savanna, Char
leston and all points south.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-01-14

pR J. B Dyorr. graduate ~ Jefferson Geti
cal College. Philadelphia. althor Of sewers
valuable works. can be coI,Clted on AL discss-
es ct the Sexual or Urinary Org1Ts. (Which he
has nisie Al Especial studg either Ii male or fe-
male. no matter IRON what causa originating
or how long standing. 4 Practice II 80 years
enables him On Treat diseases with euccrSs.--
Cures guaranteed. Charges reasonable, Those
al distance can forward letter describing
symptoms aud enclosing stamp 10 prepay pos
tagr. Serd 'Or ihe Gu;ds % Health. Price l0c.
J. r. DYOTT. a. D.,
Physician snd Surgeon, le4 Duane ST., n Y.
Jan ~ 'I4 "
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-10
THE EFFECT OF THE FRESHETS ON
THE CROPS.

The Louisville Courier.Jomnal, of the 7th
inst, expresses the opinion that the appre-
tensions of great losses to crops by the heavy
rains in the West are exaggerated, and declares
that brief comparison satisfies it that more
wealth was destroyed by the drouth of 1874
than has been lost through the wet weather
and freshets of 1875. The Journal gives the
following statistics to prove its position
Beginning with corn, the most important
crop in the United States, the yield in 1874
was reduce to S50.OOO,OOO bushels by
drought, reduction of $780, 900, 900 bushels,
com pared with fair average crop. At the
average price for the last two years, here was
a loss OF probably SO, 900, OO0 At this tim 8
there is prospect, with future good weather,
of an overwhelming crop, coupled with q
prospect of large crop of hogs and cattle.
In 1874 there was corresponding deficit in
the yield of oats and other small grain, while
the yield of hay was only fair. large wheat
crop was gathered in 1874, the excess over the
crop of 1873 being about 10000, 900 bushels
This grain was only in bulk, however, being
prevented from becoming an important addi-
ton to the national wealth by the decline
folio wing large production in Earope Thus
the average farmers price of wheat OF the
of 1873 was 81 Is, and of the crop of
1874 94c, according to which valuation the
total exchangeable value to the farmers Of the
270, 600, 600 bushels of wheat produced in 1873
was s3l0, 500, 900, against 1882 900. 900 as the
value OF the 3OO, GOO, GOO gar
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-10
BY TELEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-Notice is given that
on and after September 10th, 1876 fixed
white light will be shown from the light
house recently erected on Solomon's Lump.
in Hedges Strait east side of Chesapeake
Bay, Maryland. Upon exhibition of this
light, the light at Fog Point will be dscon-
tinued. During thick and foggy weather a
bell will be struck by machinery at alternate
intervals of thirty and five seconds.
Ottman's counsel will appeal for reduction
of ball. which is now 500 0O0. Ottman had a
special deposit in the Germania Savings Bank,
at Alexandria. The package was found to
contain curious box, in which twenty-nine
$500 bills were found. The box was evidently
made for the purpose of burying money safe
ly. The box and money is in the hands of
detectives. The wives of Halleck and Ottman
had interviews with their husbands to-day.
Brown and Halleck will have an examination
tomorrow.
Gen. Brannan telegraphs from Fort Bar
rancas: "No new cases since Saturday. Hos
pital steward VIM. Z. Hill is dead; the others
are doing we'll. doubt if there will be any
more deaths.
Detectives have recovered $40, 900 of the
money supposed to have been stolen from
the treasury. Otman's real and personal
property has been attached, and his saloon is
in the hands of the Marshal.
Fourteen and a half million postal cards
were issued in July.
The Post-Office Department has finally
concluded not to place daily mail on the
route between New Orleans and Red River
Landing.
The liabilities OF Archibald Baxter q Co.
are estimated at $500, 900.
This afternoon, on application of Mr.. Fair
child, Assistant State Attorney, Judge West
brook granted an order of attachment against
benson, Belden & Co., canal contractors, for
SAT-, 900, and an order of arrest requiring
bail from each in $500, 600. The afidavits
were made by Attorney General Pratt State
Engineer Sweet, and Mr.. Rapjar, Deputy
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-10
AN INFURIATED TIGRESS.
Horrible Treatment of a Child.

Between the hours of 8 and O'Clock
yesterday morning one of the most brutal
affairs occurred on Customhouse street that
has been for some time chronicled in these
columns. There is a colored woman named
Mary Gray who resides at 149 Customho
street. She has a little boy five years of age,
who, beng in such terror of her violent
temper, frequently runs away from home and
seeks refuge with lady residing near Ram
part street, by whom his mother had been
previously employed
Yesterday the child went to the lady s
house in perfect terror, and stated that his
mother had maltreated him in such a manner
that he had climbed over the gallery and slid
down the post, distance of some twelve
feet from the ground, and few to his place of
refuge. The little fellow seemed happy and
contented that for the time he was freed from
the cruelty of the woman who dared call her.
self mother. Not more than half an hour
had elapsed before the d" fiend" in the shape
of woman appeared at the door of the lady
and demanded the boy, who chung to the
lady of the house in mortal horror and
begged that he be protected from his mother,
for he knew that she would beat him again.
Angere1 by the unwillingness of the boy to
go with her she rushed into the house and
with the fury of a maddened tigress tore the
child away from the lady to whom he chung
as if in the last death struggle. The woman
being powerful mulatto succeeded in tearing
the boy away. and grasping him around the
throat, choked him until he was black in the
face and his eyes almost burst from their
sockets; then raising him in the air she
dashed him upon the floor and stamped him
with her feet, crying out in her furry that she
would kill him.
When this was done she kicked him from
the room to the brick alley and dragged him
by the belt. his head coming in contact with
the pavement. A gentleman residing in the
house then took hold of her and held her
firmly until the boy was taken to place of
safety.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-10
WATCH HIM.

A rather pretty and very tastefully dressed
young girl, apparently between fifteen and
sixteen years Of age, went up in one Of the
Prytania street cars at about o'clock yester-
day. accompanied by one Of those st. Charles
street nuisances and social pests, bunko
roper.
The man was endeavoring to induce the
girl to meet him at q given place down
town, but to all his opportunities she replied.
"My mother will not permit me, and no en-
gagement was made, she leaving the car at
Euterpe street. and he riding to the station.
"Mother will not permit me-"
If she would only stick to this, and do
only what her mother would permit and APP
prove, she would be safe, for the engagement
would never be made; but men Of the char
acter in question never give up, and the
yonug girl has not seen the last of him, and
he NAV induce her to forget another"
He will bear watching, and should be
watched, and if the young girl has father or
brother. we would suggest that it is a good
time to 90 cunning, if the man is ever seen
in the vicinity of Prytania and Euterpe
streets.
We regret tina. the gentleman who gave the
information on which the above is based did
not know the name of the man. We would
give it for the benefit of the public in general;
but he is thus described: A small, thick-set
man, good looking face, set of with dark
and rather heavy moustache; wore yesterday
light pants, blue coat, fancy shirt, and stiff,
round crowned hat and carried . cane with
large silver head.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-10
FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, Aug. 9-Many fresh arrests made
in consequence of q renewal of disturbances
at Glasgow between Home Rulers and Orange
men, The military are held in readiness to
prevent further disorders.
LONDON, Aug. 9-The trial of Alexander
and William Collie for obtaining. large sums
of money on false pretenses, was not pro-
ceeded with because Alexander Collie had
absconded and prosecution being unwilling
to try the case against William Collie alone,
it was adjourned over.
A letter to the Pail Mall Gazette from PUG
cerda saws: Bombardment of the citadel at
SEQ de Urgel is not fully progressing, be-
cause the Alfonsists are awaiting the arrival
of additional heavy guns which are expected
daily. Unless relieved, which is hardly pos
sible, the Carlists must surrender.
Accounts from Sclavonian sources says the
insurgents defeated the Turks in several en-
gagements, and wounded Selim Pacha.
The Marie Lane Express, in its review of the
corn trade the past week, says: "The wealth
er, though broken, has been, on the whole,
tolerably fine; crops are progressing favora-
bly,, but it is unreasonable to expect the
plenty or quality of last year, after nearly q
sunless July and such heavy rainfall So
they have found in France as far as they have
gone, and -four has risen four francs per
sack in Paris. The bulk of our own harvest
is yet uncut
Some of our country markets have hest
tated about submitting to any decline, though
generally it reached one to two shillings per
quarter. Large speculative purchases have
been made in London on American account.
The London market closed with an i'm
proved aspect and an upward tendency, which
must be swayed entirely by the weather.
There seems to be quite as much chance for a
rise as q fall.
Five thousand dollars reward have been
offered for the apprehension OF Alexander
Collie.
LONDON, Aug. 8. - The American Team
leave Thursday on the City of Berlin.
Sir Chas. Adderleys Shipping bill to day
passed its second reading IN the House Of
Lords.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-10

nered in 1874 Again, the drouth in 1874
cut off the tobacco crop of the country to the
immense proportion of rs to 80 per cent, and
the yield of cotton was reduced at least half Q
million bales, worth S35 DOC, 900.
Any one who is conversant with the subject
can readily verify the foregoing statements,
and must be compelled to see that by the
most exaggerated es mates our recent losses
are small in comparison. Ia the first place,
the area of corn destroyed by inundation is far
less than the increased acreage over the
average of the last two years. not only in the
Ohio Valley, but also in the South, North and
Northwest, where no damages have occurred
of greater moment, at least, than the usual
local casualties.
The wheat and other small grain crops of
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois and
Kentucky have suffered very seriously, and it
is even possible that not more than two thirds
of these crops can be saved in good merchant
able condition-one- half of the residue being
damaged more or less, and the other half
utterly ruined. As to wheat the farmers will
be able to make good part of their losses by
the enhanced prices, which resulted mainly
from the European crop failures. Oats and
hay will probably yield rather scant pro-
duct, but larger than is estimated just now,
while the corn crop promises heavy harvest,
huu tAO SOohCCU CIOp Will pIOUdUly pAoNO W
be at leas! three times larger than in 1873.
And another important element to be con-
sidered is the fact that the Southern States,
in addition to a large cotton crop in pros
pect, have made and secured an ample sup
ply of breadstutfs for home consumption
without help from the West. 1t is yet too
early to estimate definitely the damage sus-
tanned by the cereal crops of this section.
but when the figures are obtained they will
certainly prove the proposition with which
we set out-that is. that our prospective con-
dition, so far as the crops are concerned, is
to day far better than at the end of the dry
season of last year
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-10
GENERAL NEWS.

SAN FRANcIsco Aug. 8.-Heavy earthquake
at Hollistes this morning. No damage re-
ported.
New YORK, Aug. 1.-TWO ships which had
been laden with wheat and corn by Archibald
Baxter & Co., the value of which was $780,
600, were seized yesterday in Brooklyn.
Archibald, Baxter 6 Co., had purchased the
grain promising to pay cash, but failed to do
so at the time Of their suspension"
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 9.-Another big fire has
broken out in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Every
thing is in the widest confusion. 1t may
possibly be put out, but that is doubtful.
LATER-The fire this afternoon was quickly
extinguished. Loss trifing.
MONTREAL, Canada, Aug. 9.-During the
past week twelve commercial firms, perfectly
sound as far as assets and liabilities are con-
cerned, have been obliged to make special
arrangements with their creditors for an ex-
tension.
DETROIT, Aug. "a severe gale prevails.
Several vessels were wrecked. The tug vul-
can lost a raft with two million TT Of lumber.
OTTAWA. Ca, Aug The b last week
cause heavy loss OF 9ratn. a0&ts and wheat
in thousand fields have lodged and cannot
be cut with scythe or reaper.
OMAHA, Aug. 9.-Specials from the West
report grasshoppers very numerous at several
flying southwark. There was a good rain
early this morning.
NIAGARA FALLS, Aug Six citizens visited
the Cave of the Winds without guide
E;helbert Parsons. aged twenty.nine years,
and Lottie @. Philpot aged twenty-fv years,
descended nm eddy never visited by guides,
and while Shthing the lady lost her foothold,
the gentlemen caught her, but the current
carried both into the river where they were
drowned. They were soon to be married.
! r<.<, 4 uA1R
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-10
THE MASDEXEXARTS ASSAS-
SINATION.
Testimony in the I" POst MOrtem -
Examination.

Coroner Chastant yesterday held an exami-
nation in the Masdexexarts murder case.
Mrs. G. Degrall stated that she resided at
No. 230 Tchoupitoulas street. in the house
where the murder was committed. That
Tuesday, the Sd inst, at 10 o'clock P. NJ,
herself and husband went to their apartments.
The cook was on the top stairs and asked her
if Eliza Boyd was there.
Mrs. Degrall replied: 81 have seen no
one" She heard the cook (Kate Cclbert)
talking to some one; soon after heard q fall
as if body in the room of Mr.. Masdexex-
arts, and heard some one grooming. She and
her husband lit their lamp and hastened to
the room, where they found the deceased on
his hands and knees, bleeding profusely from
his throat; spots of blood were on the floor.
The deceased said he had been stabbed and
told me to run for a doctor. She ran down
stairs and found the stair case door closed
and fastened from the outside. But the alley
door on the street was wide open. She then
SCI eamed "Murder! Watch I" Mr.. Paul
Dominique came from his room and search
was made through the house but no one was
found except the two colored women, Kate
Colbert and Eliza Boyd.
After the deceased had been taken from the
house she was in bed; she left Kate Colbert
talking to man outside on the landing; that
the yellow woman, Kate Colbert, if arrested,
knew all Mr.. George Degrall corroborated
the above statement in toto.
Paul Dominique, residing in the same
house, made similar statement, but added
that after Mr.. Masdexexarts had been taken
to the Charity Hospital the deceased stated
to his brother that he had been wounded by
small man, who fad SO rapidly he could not
recognize him; that when the two women,
Colbert and Boyd, came from their room,
they appeared unconcerned, and at the time
had all their clothes on.
The three witnesses having finished their
testimony, after a short time the jury rem
dered the following
VERDICT.
That, upon their oath, they do say that they
found the body of Thos. Masdexarxarts at
the Charity Hospital, and after viewing the
body, and on examination, we find cut
across the throat several slight bruises upon
the head and face, marks on the throat show
ing that he had been strangled, q blow on
his right shoulder, as if done with heavy
stick or blunt instrument.
On post-mortem examination we find that
deceased came to his death from an incised
wound made by some sharp cutting instru-
ment, entering the thyroid cartilage and
dividing the trachea for at least one and half
inches, down to the epiglottis, causing in
fammation and resulting in death from
aspbyxia. We therefore charge some un-
known person with the crime of murder, and
Kate Colbert and Eliza Boyd, colored, as ao.
cessories.
Coroner Chastant accordingly made an
affidavit against the above women.
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The woman still fingered around the place
until Col. Bray, Acting Chief of Police, ar
rived and ordered that the boy should not be
given up.
The gentleman who rescued him then went
to the Second Metropolitan Police Court and
made affidavit against Mary Gray. Special
finding that she had fed, traced her to den
on Cont, near Dauphine street, where she
was arrested and lodged in the Third Precinct
Station.
Subsequently, it was ascertained from par
ties who knew her that the boy had been res
cued from her vile temper several times before,
and that she not only beat him, but frequent
ly locked him in dark room for two or three
days at time. Strange to say, the woman,
about two hours after her Incarceration, was
released on bonds, though the case had been
thoroughly explained to the one who must
have released her.