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FATAL BOATING ExCURsIoN-Three lis,
Cd1TleG Cttr The Fails az Paterson, " y-Yes-
terday, between 10 and IL a. m, three young
men went 10 bCat-houSe in Paterson, near
the bridge which crosses the Passaic river a
Few huLdied feet avoVe the falls. and hired a
small row boat. Through some mismanage-
ment, as they were about to take their seats
the boat was started before the oars could be
placed In position, and being caught in the
current, which Is row unusually swift, they
were carried rapidly along the stream to-
ward the falls. To the CONSERVATION OF the
bystanUers, they made no apparent effort 70
save their lives A short distance below the
west Paterson bridge is dam 70 or IS feet
IN height. over this dam the boat and its
Three occupants plunged, and at this instant
III was observed that they were either thrown
out or jumped from the boat. The men were
seen Tor moment in the food, but Were car
ried almost Immediately over the main fall
which Is 20 Teet high. The names of the
drowned men were James Grogan, OF To-
iowa avenue, West Paterson. John Morton
ana william Lee. Grogan was the foreman
OF the PheniX silk works on Mil street aud
leaves wife and three children. The others
were single men. Up to a late hour yester-
day none OF the bodies had been recovered
". r. ITjGUfie, ION.
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VICTIM OF FOUL PLAY.-Evidence is re-
ported to have come 10 light which indicates
That the wife of David J.. MagoOn, of Ray
mond, near the Langford district. v. II who
about year since died very suddenly under
suspicious circumstances was the victim of
foul pay. Her remains were buried in Can
Ola, and last Friday, by order OF j. s. H.
Frick, county solicitor of Rockingham
county, and with the consent of the select
men of Gambia, the body was disinterred
The stomach was removed by DR. Gould, of
Raymond, and will be sent To- Or HAYES OF
Boston, for examination. The affair causes
much excitement in Gambia and Raymond
The won an was sick only about three hours
and IL is charged that her husband would not
allow physician 10 be called. but admi MIS-
tered what he said was some peppermint
The woman is said 10 have complained be-
fore her death that the medicine she had
taken was very bitter, aud it is suspected
that she was poisoned with strychnine, and
that her husband had improper relations
with another woman who lives in the neigh
hOrhnOd.
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Kline a Go - Cu.sewer-
A NERN BAD coCGH THAT DROWNED A
CoSFEDERATE's WORK IN THE RrAR

WHY BAD coCGH THAT DROWNED u
CoSFEDERArE's WORK IN THE REAR.
On Thursday Msssrs. Calvin. Kline a Co
Jewellers OF lIi Grand street, williamsbors
were robbed OF over $500 worth OF leweiry|
oy TIE old confederate game. A sfranRe1
.rst entered the store and obtained the all
sehuon OF The proprietor to a watch wnicf|
ne pretended he wish repaired. The thiel
su1uenly was seiEed with q stranglius At
IA winch he stamped violently around Ind
40 s,o's aoI several minutes. At last he tooa
nhu not ume 10 wait Soon after his tiepa ri
ure Mr.. Kline went into the rear anarf
menu, nnolng the safe open and It's remainins|
contents in great disorder. Diamond cad
drops and rings. gold bracelets amethvsd
lewelry and other valuables worth - 90 urer1
missing. IL was evident that the pal OF thJ
mont ONCE confederate had entered by a sia 4
door, and gaining access 20 the sal. opene.|
III while his pal drowned the noise with hid
coughing and stamping. Mr.. Kline describe.
nls customer as q tall man with side whis
countenance
Mr.. Kline's description pointed % a well|
SHOWN thief, T. Wylie. who lately coml
pleted a term in state prison Wvlte,s nsua
hanuts were searched without Success
hestercaE morning, as Detective kealy wal
passing The saloon al Is Thisi avenue. wy
~ steppeu out lie was taken q the Cent
tral Office. Mr. Kline was sent Tor. buf Pal
cocIu rot sN ear positively that the priSone|
vas The man. although he Thought lis efo
lloyeS, who had noticed their visitor nor
particularly. could. The employees were san
or, and meanwhile the prisoners hraakfaS
was served In his cell. When re WAS agatf|
brought out To- Identification a wo.de-fu|
Ihai ge had been wrought In hts appearance
his iuNGrl3nt side whiSkerS were gone an i
ms moustache looked as though IL had neer
Enawed on by Tire rats. lie had whef ted n |
'ah'e knife sharp enough 20 make a PASS
ahty clean shave, changing hiss looks 50 nuci|
that Mr. Kline was more in iouht man ever
ana MT hline's employees could not relnaro|
ner ever having seen the prisoner heforr|
wye Nas taken before Justice Wandell|
VINO considered kliue's partial tdentifcafio1
strong enough "a hold the prisoner. aud AL
cording remandet him 10 the custody i
Lap'. Woglnm of the Mllliarusburgh uolic,
ihe cpniedeiat" has not been arrested mol
ta> any eiue heen obtained 70 he m - n i
ipWtlfy.-A Y N,tF. 1gfg
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An Astorlshea Wei ptrver
HIS Pam AND CROPS RUrSFn ~ n
ERUPTION

MS FARM AND CROPS RUINED gN Tut
ERUPrION.
A special nom Port Hur&,p. Mich. AueuSI
10Th. says Last week. Mr.. Joseph Ham
VINO llNcSrhree or four miles west ol Marin,
City, IN small place called Cottreyiile. wa,
engaged IN sinking an arleSiau well FOR fbt
purpose 81 supplying his stock with water
ana use1 FOR that purpose a derrick consist.
htg OF Three pieces OF timber fastened Il,
S Tsr AZ NE top IN The shape OF tripod
ms derrick was ftstenei by means OF !
hoaNy log chain wound anDEnd the timber,
AT tie top, affac lei 90 which WAS an anger
ior Tie purpose uf boring the well. which wa,
turner pg morse power. The first pprffon nj
The well, for = distance OF twenty l,ssf bsd
oeen carefully briCked ~. and the boring
continued NON There. The diameter OF Inc
wei - Illrte'en rcheS. and on Monday might
~ auseT n'id penetrate-i a. distances OI -
eel. I ne ucAt morning gas chamber wa,
ieheIatel, and uVon the removal OF IA,
anger the WpOicn tubing shot ouf of the
weil-lmmetlaUely followed bV a stream a
saS, water. mud aud stones that rose t. !
distance Of nearly so feet ln the air WhiI,
ne ground Shook a. n an earthauaxa ma
CONFUSED a.. Stones weighing from 10 n q
pounds were protected IN the air and fell IN
All dir"cliouS, some OF them c.ashIug through
ne ROOF 81 Hahn : house aud Darn. aud com.
ceiling his family 20 seek another hat II tafioO
ne heavy log chain binding the derrick wa,
cur 10y the Tying mi - leS INTO dozen nfeCeS
and the farm, upon which a stone could No.
nave been found previous Ia tots phenofue
lohs was literally covered with large AM
sihall ones. The velocity Of TINS discharge
continued Tor eight or ten hours W fnout in
remission, when the monster was found a.
nave spent us fury, and the stream and
noise gradually subsidized. The crops OF NJ
Hahn were completely destroyed by the fan
ing HeOrN and the streams of wafer which
ran AZ ali directions. Many people visited
Tie Wei, and many are sui coming and Mr.
mann, 10 restore as nearly a. possible hi.
loSS,-ior ne is a poor man.-haS enclosed tbs
wefl within rail fence, and charges tne
moderate sum OF nve cents for the Satisfac,
t.oii OF individual curiosity. The water. stall
the ald OF mirror, which reflects the SUM-,
rays INTO rs depths. One remarkable faci
i, that the brick wall OF the first ~ feet q,
NE We'll IL entirely uninJured, and REM iBed
lLtacl during the great convulSiOn. The orr
ice below, however. l. somewhat enlarged
IL Is lot apprehended that we wtii have
another eruption of This miniature NeSu-
v!uS
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a WoMAN's HoRRIRIE nEArH- - 2,

a WoMAN's HORRIBLE DEATH-TYr PIT
c"N ho>pt'd AUfhOTt'teS Ea,ieTtDryYiy ~ SIM
iFeSS Nc COSe.-The Brooklyn police are
makrg an investigation INTO the circUm-
sIahctS attending the death Of Emma Mag.
married woman, tWenty-four years OF age
who died IN the Kings county hospital on
Saturuay. A determined effort has been
MADE by Coroner Simms and the hoSpitaI
authorities TO suppress the facts, but the de-
vcormenis were sufficient tO leave very lit
tie room 10 doubt that the woman was "A
victim Of foul play. The deceased was the
VIE OF Gustave Mag. an organ-buiider. TO
NhCn sac mad been married seven wears
Inc vile, who was an attractive looking wo-
II IAN was taken suddenly i'll on the night OF
august I, and informed her husband that
sine had recently been operated uuoD nv a
quack physician, and that she red she was
gong 10 die. Or. Jerome, OF South Fourth
street, was Immediately summoned and as
re pronounced the case serious one Mrs
h"ag was removed To the hospital, where
She dlec IN great agony. Previous 20 her
death she made a sworn statement with
reference 10 the operation performed uDon
Ter. She was so weak when she made thu
statement that DR. Cook. who attended her,
was Obliged 10 hold her hand up while she
was taking the oath. II is believed That sew
eIal persons are implicated by this state
inent In the taking of OF the woman. The
ponce pretend 10 be or the trail of these per-
sons, and Coroner Simms gives this as mis-
reason iof attempting TO prevent the publi-
cation OF the particulars Of the case. DR.
shepard, the county physician, made a post
fnortenl examination of the remains yester-
Gay al ire Brooklyn morgue. All the OH
claIs refused 10 state the cause of her death
nut AZ rs known that Immediately after the
autopsy detectives were detailed to s.Nurk
up IRE case. The peculiar conduct OF the
authorities has given rise 10 the theory That
the case was bungled by the doctors at the
HOSPITALITY J.. Herald. 10Th.
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a CASE OF CoWHIDING IN BALTIMORE
saturday week Jacob Barrackman, abOUt
seventy years old, caused the arrest OF Mrs
Mary cambridge and Mrs. Laura Walker.
sisters, on charge Of having cOwhidei him
Inc previous night. Barrackm was also
arrested at their instance on the charge al
having assaulted them, one Of the latter be.
ing widow and the husband OF the Other
being absent from the city. a hearing vas
had yesterday before Justice Morse at the
rortheastern police station.
Barrackman testified that the accused ac-
companied by Henry Maxwell assaulted
him with cowhides on the corner of Broadway
and Fayette streets. Maxwell struck HIM
with an umbrella. Barrackman saws be
took one OF the cowhides from his assailants
and struck Mrs. Walker with it He also
struck Maxwell with a cane. Mrs Landritgs
seized him by the throat. when be struck her
IN the face.
VIM. Fryer, who resides in the vicinity.
testified TO the same effect. adding that on Q
OF lie women said, II will have satisfaction.
| will XIII you."
Mrs. Walker testified that Barrackman
assaulted Maxwell, and that she aud her
sister INTERVIEWED with the cowhides. Bar
Iackman cut her sister on the hand with A
Knife, and dropped something on the side
walk that sounded like pistol.
maxwell testified that Barrac kman attack.
Ell him, al the same time using insulting
language, and that he defended himself with
an umbrella. He was struck on the head
with a cane.
Justice Morse held the parties TO baiI for
Tie action OF the grand jury.-Bdt. Sta, Il a
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Low LIFE IN JERSEY CITY-A Sui Pc
tt|" ~ DeSfGtaIO1-On Saturday night DR..
Lochner, city physician, was called TO at
tend woman named Mrs. Culbert. who was
suffering from an attack OF cholera morbus.
at No lao Bay street, Jersey City. When ne
arrived at the house. accompanied by DR.
Cummings and a Herald reporter, a sal
spectacle was presented. The suffering
woman was stretched on a bed which nearly
nlled up a narrow room, without any Vsnfi-
lation. She was apparently unconscious
Beside her lay III deep slumber four children
between the ages of two and seven The
youngest was almost naked and nestled close
10 the mother. The others lay crosswise aud
iegthwlse, bali denuied. as ifstruggling i'm
The sufiocating heat In the outer room the
eldest child, a boy OF nine, sat beside lamp
keeping watch. Two neighboring women
entered and expressed sympathy, saving
they had already ministered TO the distress ii
women, but they could not remain up that
night, as they had their own families TO at
tehu: Ihey stated that the womans hus-
band is at present in the PRESBYTERIAN HOSP
TAI al forkville.-N y. Herald, 18Th.
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1T WAS TIN O'CLOCK this morning. Treas
urel New had gotten ready 10 square him
SELF 10 tackle hundred or more signatures
when he was interrupted by rather a good
locking irish woman, clad in snowy white
with an umbrella and portfolio burieninp
her arms. He looked up with pleasant
good morning >
well, madam. what can do for you2-
Its place phat want, God bless yees"
Mr.. New-.'My dear woman / have no
place To give you"
And is il a lie, that. on the end OF your
tongue. Bad luck 20 ye; / have my charac-
Ter with me, and its the reading of it that
Will Obleege me-
The visitor, who had by this time become
somewhat eiated. opened the portfolio, which
vas well filled with letters. She handed
them on: one by one, for the good natured
Treasurer 10 read. He had read about three
OF them when he again interposed to have
Tie woman relieve him from further trouble.
By the emphatic announcement that he
really had no place 10 give her AT present.
Would she cali again"
''Ay, faith, VIII call again. But won't
yees read my character, ay, here's a beauty;
and It's fTom Gineral Grant. that IL is"
Nj. New took the letter, and sure enough
u was an endorsement from the President
SIl,l he told the woman he could not give her
place
Whereupon the Celtic blood got s.riled.n
She came down with succession OF thunnps
with her umbrella on Treasurer News table
alter the manner OF negro minstrel giving
force 10 the stump speeches made by such
artists.
"WpTrah warrant" said she; IAN II was rne
own cousin hat tOuld me that yeas was a
honest man, and that yees would help the
poor. When General Spinner was here he
wouldn't give me place, faith, bekase
wasn't goOd-looking woman, and IL was
that little spalpeen SaviIle, that when he
was chief clelk turned me out; and, faith,
now hear that he is in Europe. Bad luck
10 the ship phat brings him home, and may
IL sink To the bottom OF the say"
Mr.. Newly dear woman, don't get ex-
cited"
Excited is IL. and am excited? Faith, 1
would have yees know that me man Dinnis
and me boy Pat sarved in the army; and
meself IL was who nursed the sogers. Now,
Misther New, know lots o. paypie in this
office " no was ribbels whin me man DInnis
and me boy Pat was marching wild the
sOgers"
Mr.. New.-Well, IL you will bring me their
lanes will have them turned ont.
"Yees, sir, and its meeself that will bring
tbe names, and right soon, too. tell yees
am going 10 have place, and If can't git
II, with the large bundle OF characters that
bring wild me, i will come down with a re-
Noiyer, and some one will get kilt, that he
will ~
AS she brought ont the last sentence she
repeated the umbrella process, bringing IL
Town with violent thumps. As she retired
sne Told the Treasurer, "and its the name of
tne rioils am after, and bad luck to yees I
will bring them"
After the woman had retired, Mr. New said
70 IHk STAR representative that he guessed
ne woulo give the woman place, or there
might be dead Treasurer
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ANOTHER SENSITIVE CLERGYMAN has
turned up. He is the Rev. A. X. Doolittle, OF
Elroy, Wisconsin,, and he is charged with
grave immOralities in connection with q
female member OF his household. ii had an
examination before justice, pleaded guilty,
and was held to bail. He was on his way TO
the county seat in charge of a sheriff, when
a newsboy rushed into the station with the
cry, Gull account OF the Elroy scandal 30
The Rev. Mr.. Doolittle became quite faint
is coming I'm on the train, and when She sees
this newspaper shall be afraid TO meet her.
And they will know all about IL in New
York and everywhere else. Sheriff, take me
away!" The sensitive clergyman was re-
moved to more secluded place. This case
affords another proof that the practice Of
printing clerical scandals in newspapers is
perniclous. This tender-hearted man might
have been spared great deal OF humiliation
II the newspapers hadn't exposed him
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dent of the Schenectady Union speaks thus
OF the family of Mr.. Mutloe, living about q
mile east Of West Charlton. On Monday OF
last week the oldest daughter, a young lady
OF twenty-one years OF age, died OF scarlet
fever, having been sick but q few days. The
disease Is OF vtrulent type, and the erup-
lions were OF 30 dark a color that the phyG-
On Saturday Of the same week the next
youngest daughter, aged ABOUT nineteen
years, died Of the same disease and was
sick with the same disease, and on Monday
morning she was also reported TO be In =
dangerous condition. There were only three
children IN the falnily. The mother In seri-
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PROVIDENCE, August 1.-THE President
and party reached Bristol at $40 O'Clock a.
M, and proceeded at once 10 the residence OF
Gen. Burnside. The town is fast filling
with strangers to participate in { he recap-
ton, which takes place at 1880 this morning
THE PRESIDENT REINFORCED.
Attorney General Pierrepont, Secretary
Bristow, and Col. Wharton, attorney general
of Kentucky, arrived at Bristol this a. IN, i'm
the revenue cutter L. s. Grant. and Joined
the President at Gov. Burnside's residence
The President was welcomed TO Bristol by
Hon. j. r. Williams, chairman of the local
spOnded
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LIFE IN WEST TENNEssEE.-A q !liculty
occurred IN Denmark on Wednesday even
ing between Lou 1 hey and william bryant
Bryant n the uncle Of Iuey's vie, and th,
dlfhcGlty originated from "a lawsuit about
family property. Bryant and his brother
saw Itley passing on Wednesday evening,
and called him into BrvGnt's business house.
After Itley went IA they invited him into
the back room, and commenced talking 20
him IN rough manner. ULley remarked
that II they were 20 have any talk of thar
klnc they mad beiter 60 ont doors. aud they
all walked ont. ~ yaut Drew his pistol
when They went out and cooked IL, ami his;
brother stood by with stick. while Bryant
abused Ctley, and told him IL he did not act
Inherently toward the family be would kill
nm. During this time a brother OF Lou
Utley came Up. AID asked Bryant 20 put up
MS pistol and lei tie hammer down, aud as
ne did 80 Loc Jtey commenced dra wing his
pistol. Bryant saw The motion and fired a.
him, grazing his right wrist. Utley fired al
Bryant and struck him in the shoulder. He
nred again, and missed him. and Bryant ran
into the house to get bis shot gun, and just
as ne put his hand on II Utley shot him
through, the ball entering the right snoul-
DER. IL WAS taken out at the right nipple.
Ctey gave himself up, butno one appearing
against him he was released. Bryant's
would is dangerous.-y0clssOR (7s7bq Ss0i.
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VISION OF PURGAToRY.

VISION OF PURGAToRY. Policeman
Thomas Smith, the smallest in size but
shrewdest In tactics, is a special at the Four
Courts. He has lately Invented what he
calls an "awakener," or q "vision of purga-
tory" intended to be used on policemen pri-
vate watcbmen, turkeys and street sleep
ers. The instrument consists OF q cork with
one end cut out In v shape, and the other
spread like the ribs of an expanded umbreI-
la. This article is to be placed on the nose
of the somnolent guardian and the matches
ignited. The smell OF the birthstone awakens
the victim, whose sensation on seeing the
ball of fire covering his face Is horrifying
and indescribable. The thing has been test
ed, to the chagrin of several officers.-N
Louis Globe Democrat.
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A MODEST NEWSPAPER MAN-We Al
ways knew that our old friend j. B. Nav
nard, formerly connected with the Louisville
Ledger, aud now editor-in- lief of the ST
Joseph Gazette, lacked a proper apprecia ion
OF himself. and We copy the following from q
douole-leaded editorial in that paper, to STOW
now modest and deprecating an eiitor can
ne, when he tries fright hard:v-,,W4 have
ceen gratified TO hear and read the uniyeTs; I
concentrations which have been extendei 10
US y individuals and the press. The Gazette
cnie! ewspaper man Of twelty-oue wears
experience, otvast information, varied lear.
ing, and journalist 70 whom Commercial
lions were not new, and mad he have chose.
mlght nave published encomiums enough t.
have filled the newspaper."-L0,asuRe Cos,-
meTcia
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DARK FROM THE BLAZE OF LIGHTNING.
Mr.. a. l.. Bumpass, living near Old Cotton
by lightning one day last week, almost unto
TO death. He was ploughing in an open field
when cloud full Of lightning suddenly en-
compassed him on every side. Everything
about him was as dark as midnight in a star
less sky Out Of this weird darkness came a
light above the brightness of the sun. IL
olaZed but tor moment around him, the
thunder pealed Its deep and startling tones
and then all was still, save the voice of a
beating rain and the faint echo of a retreat
ing storm. On awakening from his sleep OF
electricity, he found that his horse was gone
the plough shivered into atoms, and himself
weak and powerless. His left shoulder was
bruised and paralyzed, his left hip bleeding
least pound OF flesh, and the sole of his left
foot shorn OF its flesh, and the foot itself
perfect wreck OF matter. His cries brought
assistance from his house hard by, and ,
strange to say, he is in fair way To recover
from the wounds.-JdcksOn Tean) sun
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THE PRESENT SUMNER seems 10 be likely
10 keep up its strange and unnatural record
10 the last Yesterday we had a succession
OF violent storms In the city, the rain which
fell during one of them amounting 10 n per-
feet torrent Even the street-cars were nearly
washed of the track. In some parts of New
Jersey tnere has been tornado, and the
bridges along the Railway river were snh-
merged nom three 70 four feet. Heavy foods
are reported IN other parts OF the state. In
providence, II. l., three and a half inches on
ram iell 10 four hours. After the rains, the
heat last night in this CITY was almost in
toIerable, and clouds Of mosquitoes made
tnelr appearance We have seldom seen so
many In the heart OF the city. Decidedly this
, y summer 70 DE membered-naay II be
long before we see its like again.-N y,
Tf,aeS -
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ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF DI-SC,N
SHERMAN q Co.-The following entry has
been made in the clerks office common pleas
court, at New York: ''In the matter of as
slgnment, dated 9th OF July, ls75, of VIM.
Butler Duncan, VIM. Watts Sherman and
Francis II. Grain TO VIM. d. Shipman. An
gust Ii, 1875, received schedule of debts ana
inventory OF assets Debts and liabilities,
s4,910.l3G,G9; assets nOminaIly announcer 10
= 1850, 0i; assets actually amounted to
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The Wpalfh Of RasInu

BOSTON, August 1.-THE assessment OF
Boston, just completed, fixes the total valu-
alton OF real and personal property at
Sl93.I67 800. The gain on real estate is
~ 500 $50, and loss ON personal estate
$3.50 800. The loss on total valuation since
last year is Si,9S7 $50. The rate OF tax
alton reduced is $40 per thousand. TIE
amount 10 be raised by taxation for eXpen-
ses, &c, is 3 ,522,1G6 less than last wear
The Journal, commenting ou these figures
states that Boston has decreased in vaiua-
ton about three-fifthS OF one per cent, while
the tax levy has beer reduced i2K ner cent