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The Morning herald., 1876-06-27
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Mn. Mary Ann Banks, who had lived
with the family Of Mr.. Samuel T. Skidmore,
of N0.37 East Fourth street, for over forty
five years, and who was said to be more
than one hundred years old, died at his resi-
denoe yesterday morning. Times reporter
called on Mr.. Skidmore last evening, and
from him obtained the following particulars
In regard to the deceased She was born in
the North of Ireland, and came to this
country at an early age with her mother,
who settled In Philadelphia. After her
mothers death she obtained situation
with Mr.. Haines, which she left to take
the place of nurse in the family of a lawyer
named Sergeant, where she remained for a
long time.
After leaving Philadelphia she came to
Brooklyn, where for some time she lived
with the family of Mr.. A. H. Van Bokkel-
en-, afterward with that of Mr.. John Town
send of this city, and finally, in 1880, went
to live with Mr.. Skdmore as nurse. After
his children grew up, as she was very old,
and was by that time looked upon as one Of
the truest and most faithful friends of the
family, he invited her to remain in his
house as long as she pleased. In regard to
her age. Mr.. Skidmore said that she had
always insisted that she was born short
time before the declaration of independence,
and that so far as he had been able to veri-
fy her statement, he had found it correct.
About fifteen years ago her brother had
called on her, and in reply to question as
to her age, he had said she was about 80.
Up to about nine months ago, when she
had a paralytic stroke, she had retained her
heahh and strength to remarkable degree,
but since that time she had been unable to
leave her bed. Her mental facilities, how
ever, had continued unimpaired until Fri
day last, when she began to fall rapidly
She Protestant and in 1860 was confirmed
by DR.. Gallaudet, the -pastor of st. AIMS
Cnarel of which she became member.
Sk- ~ very fond of talking about what
had occurred in her youth, and said she
had shaken hands with Gen. Washington
on one occasion, and had frequently seen
his wife. The Centennial Exhibition was
also favorite theme with her, and only
week before she died she said that she had
not yet given up the hope of seeing the ex
hibition on the Fourth of July.
One of her chief desires was to have
enough money to pay her funeral expenses,
and with this object in view she deposited
500 in the Bleecker Street Savings Bank,
many years ago. A long time after Mr..
Skidmore advised her to have her book
made up, and it was then discovered that
the original deposit with the interest due
amounted to $3.50. She will be buried
from st. AIMS Church to morrow at 10 A.
NJ. and the remrins will be buried in con-
formity with her request in Mr.. Skidmores
family lot in Greenwood Cemetery.
The Morning herald., 1876-06-27
BrOken.DOwn MilliOnares.
from the Troy Times.

As soon as Daniels health improves he
should take the lecture platform. He knows
more about fancy stock speculation than
any man living, and he can do much good,
besides making nice living, by spreading
his knowldge before the public. As lee
turer, Uncle Daniel could earn at least $500
a night. Remembering as do the time
when he entered Wall street, / could give
the old man few hints coDcerninga proper
programme. Twas at the time clerk in
Front street, and used to 60 to Daniels den
to sell uncurrent money. He was then
worth 100000, which he had mad keeping
tavern and also as a Snowman. From that
beginning he rose to be worth at least 81
600, 600, and then sank into bankruptcy.
The history of such career would be high
ly instructive, and would also be of thrilling
interest. In this respect old Daniel stands
alone. His is the Oldest and most eventful
history Wall street ever afforded.
When the old gentleman appears on the
platform he can tell the audience that at
the time he entered Wall street there was
not one of all the stocks that are
now offered at the board In existence.
He can also say that of all the crowd of bro
kers who have thronged the stock room du-
ring his experience, there is not one who
was there when he entered it, Jacob Little
was the king of the stock market when
Daniel made his debut. The latter has
seen the death of Little in q state of poverty
also the rise and fall of LIE Grand Lockwood
who became millionaire, and then ended
his days bankrupt. He knew Anthony
Morse when he was clerk, and he saw his
rise and fall also. There, too, are Alden b.
Stockwell, A. G. Jerome, Jim Fisk, H. G.
Stimson, Kenyon, Cox & .Co.,-all
men who once made grand display and
then failed and disappeared.
He could speak of the delusive appear
ance of Canton stock, and also Quicksilver,
in both of which he sunk enormous sums,
and also could relate his heavy losses in
Erie and Northwestern. Toledo, however,
was his last and worst delusion. He hoped
by grand operation in this fancy to re-
trieve his losses, but the result was total
ruin. What an experience TO unfold before
the public.
The Morning herald., 1876-06-27
A Quick Marriage.

The Louisville Commercial of Sunday
says:-"About noon yesterday a young man
walked hurriedly into the office of the st.
Cloud hotel, and entered upon the register
the names of w 8 Evans and Miss Blanche
). Smith, Jefferson county, He appeared
little nervous, and turning to Mr.. Reeds,
the clerk, said: We are up in the parlor,
Sir, and want you to get us preacher just
as quick as you can Mr. Reeds took in
the situation at a glance, and immediately
notified Rev. j. s. Gatilin, of Elizabeth
town, who, as good luck would have twas
aguest at the hotel. The reverend gentle
man was agreeable to the occasion, and
going into the parlor, Mr.. Evans and Miss
smith advanced to meet him, and within
three minutes after their arrival at the
hotel were pronounced man and wife. The
bride and groom took dinaer at the hotel
and then left for their home near Anchor
age. In saying goodbye to the clerk, the
groom remarked: We'll, the old gentle
man can object as much as he pleases, but
guess the little matter is settled now"
The Morning herald., 1876-06-27
The Tallest Of all the Texans.
From the Stoutland Rustic.)

The newspapers are speaking of tall
man named Thrusten, who now lives on
White Oak creek, Titus county, Texas.
We are well acquainted with Henry Thrus-
ton. He is 7 feet 6 inches high standing
barefootcd. He went to California some
years before the war, and his companions
had a deal of fun with him. When they
saw train of wagons coming they careful
ly concealed Henry in wagon, and when
the train came up they managed to intro
duce the subject of tall men. They pro
posed to bet any sum that they had the
tallest man in the crowd. Most OF Henry's
companions were men OF medium stature,
and it was not hard to get up bet. The
money having been staked, they produced
Henry, and the beaten party never failed to
enjoy the joke.
The Morning herald., 1876-06-27
- 1IG1I - S1S IT,

OTIS Rich, sixty-eight years old, ! promi.
nent citizen of South Boston, committed
suicide Sunday evening by cutting hia
throat with razor.
A fire which caused damage to the amount
Of $500, occurred, Sunday afte, noon, in the
shoe store of John Detweller, No. 718 Gates
avenue, Brooklyn.
Two unknown men were run over and
killed within one hour of each other, on the
Pennsylvania Railroad at Second and Venan.
60 streets, Philadelphia, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Larry McCarty and four children
were badly burned by k. rosene lamp ex-
plosion at Ogdensburg, N. j., Saturday
evening. The mother and one daughter
died Sunday.
s.V. Howard & Co.'s clothing store, at
Plattsburg, N. Y, was destroyed by fire
Sunday morning. The loss will reach several
Thousand dollars, partially covered by insur-
ance in Westchester, Liverpool and London
and Globe, and Fire Association.
The Morning herald., 1876-06-27
!. .,,,utaa1on =

..b from sprins III, ora, ~
m Wednesday last, ~ ne Au.ms ~. .lss. ..ss
y" w. in this town, an smpus,sUs = ~
u.s, um,ed upon Mr.. Carstone, wno naa sunsI-
or'neu lau,npund fracture OF tine nead OF tne
nr eu'Ir hv fall from the front platform OF
emu osr o that afterward passed over tht
siee' s Mr. Carstone was carried TO the In.
lmo. Tospital M insensible. On his arrival
SHUT 10 ~ was nut under the charge. OF Or
mere ~ whose visiting time 1t was, and by
Adani., ,i.notion was at once borne into the
nls u',hv a,ng.room, and stretched on the table
opela a.1 at1re of the wound forbade the appli-
Inc p.n n", of the tourniqaet, and the injured
cas0r nh h,d been, consequently, very tightly
i,1J i,anJaged but, despite every precaution,
va yaD loss of blood was constant and great,
su1 ri 'nreyented the patients return TO con,
s.ioispess suN until the usual stimulants had
sesn sc'U' snplied. Then Re revived sufficiently
ueim no irrformed of his desperate condition
" W. y. ronuestcd the services Of Father Franci.
LII and from the father he received extreme
vn,,;on vn, Then the operation was performed
snI snl the artery successfully taken up
'D M The natient on reaching the bed pro-
,,,dod for him, sank into comatose state,
and in that condition was SO bolstered uI
,hst ,t It il was believed to be impossible for him
w M shift his position. But at about midnight
,bs attention of one of the nurses was at
tracted by groan, and it was seen that by
violent effort Mr., Carstone had broken the
ligature that secured the femoral artery,
and was rapidly bleeding to death. The
sheath of the artery, by the breaking off OF
,he part which had been taken up, had been
vhhdrawn SO far into the patients body
that 1t was impossible to apply the ligayures
agap, and thus death seemed inevitable
The nurse at once applied his thumb above
tbe course artery, and by hard pressure was
thus enabled to check, in measure, the
flow of blood, but horrible spouting flood
still beat out from the wound, as though
acted upon by clock work.
Meanwhile, the under-nurse summoned
DR., Adams, and he ordered the nurse to
continue his efforts to check the blood. A
powerful stimulant was at once admins
tered, and under its effects Mr. Carstone
was aroused to realization of his condi-
ton. He desired to make his will, and,
bostered up on the bed, he dictated that
instrument. The assistant never relaxed his
mold upon the failing pulse, and The two
attendants several times relieved each other
in their duty. At last the work was done
by that time Mr.. Carstone had fallen back
to his pillow, and as he affixed his sigma
ture be died.
The Morning herald., 1876-06-27
Strange and may be Not True.

The New Orleans Bulletin says:-The fol-
lowing story was told us yesterday by a
man who vouches for its correctness, and
whose statements are ept%led to full credit,
may, therefore, be dered as entirely
reliable. The details iV'yery singular, and
we give them publicity because they are
not only strange but develop new species
Of presentiment unlike anything OF the kind
Of which we have ever heard or read:
A few nights ago the train of the Morgan
railroad started from Brashear heavily la
den. There was an unusually large number
OF cars, and the locomotive Travelled at a
very slow rate of speed.
When about halfway between Lafourche
and Tcrrebonne station, the engineer gave
the portentous and loud danger signal, ana
Immediately whistled down brakes. When
the train was stopped several persons ran
up to the engine to inquire the cause; the
engineer responded he was sure that he just
run over man; the train was backed Tor
fully half d mile, and every inch of the
track and the surrounding locality minute
ly searched, but nobody was found.
The engineer was told this, but he persist.
ed in his statement, and only after renewed
and very careful search was he convinced OF
his mistake; he stated, however, that he
would have sworn that he had run over a
man, described his peculiar and terrible
sensation as he imagined the wheels OF his
engine rolling over his body, and instinct
lively he blew the regulation whistle to stop
the train.
The man must have actually suffered, so
intense and acute did his imagination work,
and it was sometime before fully satisfied of
his mistake This part of the story is in
itself peculiar, but the sequel is still more
strange; for hardly had the train reached
the end of another mile when the whistle
again sounded down brakes, and again the
train was brought to stand. Inquiry
elected the same story from the engineer,
and the same degree of positiveness charac-
terzed his assertion; attempts were made
to induce him to proceed, but he would not
do SO until the road was examined some
distance back.
This was finally agreed to, and, contrary
to all expectation, the searchers discovered
that this time the engineer was right, the
train had run over and killed manjust the
moment the whistle blew. OF course all
were astonished, and, were very sorry to
find that the engineers fears were realized.
The body was brought to this city on the
same train.
The Morning herald., 1876-06-27
Johnsen's DOry Trip Across the AT
= lantfc.
(From the Boston Post

The adventurer johnson, who has started
on a VOYAGE across the Atlantic In the dory
Centennial, was seen by the schooner Lucy
Dywelin, on Friday morning, s doiey-1oe I've
Cape Sable. A Portuguese sailor who was
standing watch onboard one of these vessels
saw the light of the dory's lantern, which
seemed to be resting on the water. he
looked and looked, and, finally, getting
frightened. ran to the companion way,
shouting: "Cap'n! Cap'n! here be light
and no Yes It's one jack. Lantern after
ma come on deck, quick. If he comes on
the yes' we shall sink, by DAM"
The Morning herald., 1876-06-27
Carrier Pigeons and Shipwrecks.
JEro,p tho London Times

In his lecture on the utilization of the
carrier pigeon, Mr.. Tegetmeier described
Che latest application Of the homing faculty
OF these birds-namely, the establishment
of communications from light-ships to the
shore, so that by the use Of the maritime
code Of signals, two or three letters stamped
on the wing may convey the intelligence
that assistance Of any kind is desired, and
may provide means of communication
when no other method is available. The
experiment is being tried, in the first In
stance, at Harwich, and as soon as suffi-
cient stock of birds has been reared, It Is
proposed to keep relays on board the ADA
cent light-ships.
The Morning herald., 1876-06-27
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.
Stock Market.
PHILADELPHIA, June

PHILADELPHIA. June 26 1879.
Gold liz @ll2N Phila & Read
silver 100 @lO2 RR, 4411@44A
q s. 1881 l2S5S@ North Penn5lL@52
"5-2Os 1885 1890 ohila 4 Erie 1870
July 1865 l2OL@l2OL Lehigh Val 56H@565s
"Juiy 1867 l22sz(@l2255 "Nav Stock 45ss@45%
"JulylS68 1890 Catawissa r 4lh@
"lO-aOs ll8I@llSL do prefd q
New 5s III @ll7L N Central r 1870
City 6s.new lO7I@lG Hestonville 225s@32A
UCo sofNJ a 18th & 18th 32A@32a
Penna RR 52150 525s Ger. Pass 70 q
The Morning herald., 1876-06-27
Fishing at TuckertOn, N. j.

The surfinlets and bays at Beach Haven,
Barnegat, and Little Egg Harbor have
been full oflarge blueflsh since Saturday.
The bluefsh have driven the smaller fish
ashore IN winrows at Beach Haven. and fish
weighing ten pounds were taken from the
surf by the guests of the hotels, yesterday
morning.
The Morning herald., 1876-06-27
Philadelphia Trade Report.

PHILADELPHIA, June %.
There is nothing doing in Cleverseed,
Flaxseed has declined to 81 38a1 40.
Timothy is nominal.
The movements in cotton are light, with
no sellers at current quotations. Small
sales middling upland at l24 and Gulf at
Coffee is firm and in fair request. Sales of
$50 bags Laguayra at IN c;and 100 bags Rio
at l7alSc.
The tone of the sugar market is stronger
and there is q good demand. but sellers are
not offering their supplies. Sales S0O hhds; a.
martinique ut ID -l6. We quote Cuba at7H
@8iMc, Refined sugars closed at lie for cut
loaf, ,lOAc for crushed and powdered and 1OH
for granulated; lOc for A.
Moasses-The market is steady at 3313c
for 5O.test Cuba, $50 hhds Cardenas sold on
this basis.
The Flour market continues in q very
fiat and unsatisfactory condition, the In
ouiry being confined to the wants Of the To-
cal consumers. About 800 barrels changed
hands, including extras at 81 25@4 75; Wis
consin and Minnesota Extra Families at
$4,000 rs, Pennsylvania, Ohio and lrdiana
DO do; at .SG se 25@6 g 75' and high grades and
Rye Flour and Corn Meal, remain as last
Wheat is quiet and dull. Small sales Of
Western Red at 85@$l 10: Pennsylvania Red
at 81. .3S0l.43' and Michigan White at $3.50
$l.45.
Corn is very quiet and steady. Sales Of
5000 bushels Yellow at 5612@58c, sail at 58l2c
and damaged and mixed Western at 400
SIC.
bushels Western white 33@42c. and mixed
at 30(D33c.
Whisky is higher and w estsrn iron-bound
sells at 81 IA.
The Morning herald., 1876-06-27
WILMINGTON QUOTATIONS.

Delaware State Bonds. .lO2K los
Wilmington City Bonds. los
Delaware r. r. first mtge.,""....lOlH 1927
extension. ........ so lOl
Wilmington & Reading r. r.
lst mortgage, e,..".."....."-. 30 40
Wilmington Il Reading r. r.
I'd mortgage.............." 2
Wilmington Il Western r. r.
lst mortgage. l8 20
Delaware r. r. Stock........"...... "a rs
Wilmington Coal Gas Co.......... S8 90
National Bank of Delaware....5OO sos
VIII. & B'dywine.. 6lH 60
First National Bank. $50
Union National Bank................. AZ 43
Farmers Bank nk.........,....,......... AZ 43
Delaware Fire Insurance........... "A 26
The Morning herald., 1876-06-27

The folIoW1ng SAFES were reporteu:-
Head. u,.
100 Nc Fillen & Bro, Western, 5A@SN
100 Martin Fuller & Co Western 5A@6N
9S A. T. ]. Christy, Western 5A@6H
So P Hathaway, Penna.. 5H@6N
So Bi Mooney, Western, $4,000
50 T. Mooney, Western 5N@6N
"a d. Smyth y Bro, Western 5H@66H
200 Il. Maynes Western 6H@6H
65 H Miller Western tH@6H
IA James Clemson, Western, 5Z@5N
95 Owen Smith, Western, 5A@6X
"a d Smyth, Penna, 5H@6M
n Frank 4 IewensteinW West, S as
338 James McFillen, Western, .4A@8Z
sheep were In fair demand. 10000 head at
411@5Ac. NJ.
head at 1903 Is per 100 nett.
The Morning herald., 1876-06-27
ElNAN NClAL.

COLD AND BOND QUOTATIONS..
Keporind by Craige, Johnson & Co., Bank
ers aud Brokers, Sixth and Market SITS.
The Morning herald., 1876-06-27
CATTLE MARKET.

MONDAY, June 26.-Beef Cal tie are In fair
demand this week and prices were fraction
higher. 2lOO head arrived and sold at 8Aa
6l%c for Extra Pennslvania and Western
steers: 6Nc for fair to choice; 5La8c for fair
to good, and 4d5c per ID gross for commoH,
as to quality.
The Morning herald., 1876-06-27

The body of Capt. Roberts, who commit
ted suicide q few days since, was iound IN
the river at Hampden, Saturday.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-09-27
The Prevalent Distress.

The present condition Of the country
is patent to all. Nearly all its industries
are paralyzed, and the people who de-
pend for their subsistence upon their dali
~ employment are out of work, dispirit-
ed and starving. Factories are closed
and the hands which look to them for
occupation are in a state of desperation.
Capitalists arc locking up their funds,
and the country is deprived of their use
because securities have been rendered un.
safe
Distress prevails everywhere, and, as
Governor Tilden says in his Letter of Ac-
ceptInce, ut has its principal cause in
the enormous waste Of capital occasion
ed by false policies Of the Government.
Those who are responsible for these false
policies, now ask a renewal of their mis-.
chievious authority" But as Govern
or Tilden further remarks, in his states
manlike documents. 1.-THE country will
no longer accept shams. 1t has suffered
enough from illusions.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-09-27
LETTER. FROM BUFORD.

We were highly entertained yester-
day, 22nd Sept, by splendid spe ech
from Hon. William Il. Ellis. 1t was
well received by all the Democrats
even the Peter Cooper men thought 1t
a very brilliant affair, and some Of
them intimated that they thought it
a little whimsical to stick to Pete-any
longer. We worked ike true men
and democrats in order to have our
glorious old flag ready to float alott,
and be in good tune by the time Mr..
Ellis should arrive, and we are very
proud 10 mention that all of the prom
inent business men and citizens of Blu
ford vicinity participated with one
exception, that of Mr.. G. w. Hus-
sey, nevertheless we succeeded in hOis-
ting a beautiful pole with a nice flag
attached 9Ofeet high, with small ropes
and forks. The Republicans thought an
attempt upon our part, to raise such a
pole futile. But the citizens of this
vicinity don't stand on trifes and
where there's a will there's a way,
hence up went the pole, and the flag
unfolding to the breeze, -Tilden, Hen
bricks and reform were plainly visable
then was the time when the Republican
would have presented a good appear
ance around the grave fsome of their
fallen patriOts,-owing to the unnatu-
raj lenght of their faces. Mr.. Ellis
spoke an hour, to good crowd, he is
fluent speaker, and his language is
chaste and select. He is destsned at
no very distant day to become one of
our great political leaders; success to
you friend Bill-and may you attain
that altitude fame so justly yours.
There are but few Peter Cooper men
in our District and I have seen men
that | thought were more strongly in
terested in the welfare of the candidate
than they, wthehOle thing is too vapo-
ry-and wont stand close, inspection.
All the Radicals in Ky, can, vote the
Peter Cooper ticket with impunity-
FROM the fact that their vote will
amount to nothing here and at the
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-09-27
En MenOriunl.

CENTERTowN, KY, Sept. IS, 1876.
Editor Herald.
The hand of death has inflicted upon
us 4 severer blow than usually falls
upon a community, in the death of
Mrs. NANCY Rowe, wife of Robert
Rowe, one of our Oldest and best citi-
zens. After having her constitution
considerably shattered by chills and
fever, which have repeatedly attacked
her during the twelve or fourteen
months past, she died of an attack of
bilious fever at half past o'clock on
Saturday morning, Sept. 16, aged 70
years.
Her life has been spent in our midst,
and, without claiming anything like
perfection for any mortal, we think
that that life might be held up as a
model for others.
Without implying that she lacked
any amiable traits of character, it may
be said that she had charity for those
who thought or acted differently from
her and patience to withstand the COM
mon annoyances of life. She was
earnestly devoted to truth, and used
every means to inculcate the minds of
her children and friends with its prin-
ciples. She had neither an ear for
gossip, nor tongue to repeat it. She
was never called upon to know what
she had said or done, as her part in
any neighborhood broil. She took no
part in such matters.
She lived devoted member of the
Baptist church-an earnest advocate
of religion. Any Sunday visitor was
almost sure of finding the Bible in her
hands. During all her sickness she
seemed perfectly resigned to the Divine
will, never murmuring at her afflict-
ns-always trying to soothe the
minds of her husband and family by
assurances that she was not suffering
much.
The day before her death she threw
her arms around her daughters neck
and with the thought of the near APP
proach of death, exclaimed: "The
Lord be praised" Her end was
easy-withOut struggle. BY her re-
quest she was buried at Walton's Creek
church, in a coffin which her husband
had prepared for himself.
In commenting upon her life and
death, we are forcibly reminded Of the
poets words:
Life is real, life is earnest,
And the grave is not its goal.
Dust thou art, TO dust returnest
Was not spoken Of the Soul"
q. NJ. II.