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The New York herald., 1876-09-21
TRAGEDY IN BAXTER STREET.

A JEALOUS NEGRO MURDERS HIS MISTRESS.
A shocking murder was committed at early hour
yesterday morning In tho tenement house No. 1853
Baxter st. Tho victim Josephine Kelly, prcpos-
sessng muiatto Of twenlyfour years, and the MUIR
dercr her paramour David II. Peterson negro. aged
twcrty-eght years. pair of taiors' shears, twelve
inches In length, the instrument used Peterson
plunged into her back, penetrated the lungs, and
caused almost instant death The cause ofthe tragedy
was jealousy on hs part OF Peterson, who suspected
has mistress OF beng crimnaly intimate with WHITE
man.
The murderer succeeded getting away. but after
hours search the police found HIM IN Chryste street.
near Broome. bareootcd and without coat or vest Al
the Mulberry street station mouse ne stated hat no
excited he lime and did not know what he was
dong, admitting, however, that he was jealous oi
Josephine.
Coroner Woltman held an inquest yesterday after
Charles Feeks, owner OF the house No l53 Baxter
street, dcposcd that he sitting in his room about
hall-past one yesterday afternoon; he heard cry
"Enclc Charley. am stabbed; David has stabbed me- y
immediately lac hurried down stairs and told police
man. The prisoner, Peterson, and deceased lived to-
grhcr ns man and wife until six weeks ago. had heard
tnom quarrel on different occasions.
Sarah Fecks wife OF the previous Witness test ned:
jose phine Kelly came To my room between ono and
two A. NJ. and wanted TO 10 to bed with me- refused
her. next ler in the entry and heard loud talking
In the back where saw David Peterson, Charles
Jackson, Annie O'Bren and my husband Peterson was
asking Josephine 10 get him his shoes and she said
She was getting them; heard this as went 10 the
door OF the back room, and SAID to my husband, why
don't you keep STILL - then ,urned to go as did so
l heard Josephine scream and cry out ''Oh! he has
stabbed me Uncle Charley; Dave has stabbed mc;'
Just Josephine screamed Dave Peterson rush
OF the and down stairs; went INTO tho room
aud saw Josephine with the blood streaming out OF her
mouth; Charley Jackson laid her "a pillow the
floor got George Thompson to Tor the DOCTOR the
doctor and felt Joscphines pulse, and said
that she was dead.
Deputy Coroner Mcwhinnie testified that he made a
examination OF the body OF the deceased
and described the wound
rho returned verdict that deceased camo to
her death from wound inflicted with pair OF SCISSORS
IN tho hands of David H. Peterson. Coroner Woltman
thereupon committed the prisoner to the Tomus and
witnesses TO the House OF Detention TO await the
notion Of the Grand Jury.
The New York herald., 1876-09-21
COURT Oh APPEALS.

ALBANY, Sept. 90 1876
In Court Of Appeals, Wednesday, September 20
1S.6-
No. 23S Sci gman South, &c, Railroad Com
pany. Argument resumed and conc ludcd.
No. 251 The People, &C. respondents, Jamcs
Scott and another, appcllants submitted.
No. 2j3 Robert II. Fisher and others, administra-
tors &c, aud others, appellants, vs.. the Mayor &c, 4,
OF New York, respondents. Argued by Phnp 5.
Crovkc for appellants Submitted Tor respondents
No. 254 George Clifford, respondent, vs.. Rbcn-
aids NJ. Waters and others, appellants. Argucd by
W. II. Arnoux for appellants, W. Butler Tor re-
spondcnL
80 256. Tho Union Dime Savings Institution vs.
Joseph W. Duryea-Argued by Alex. Ostrancer Tor
respondent Appellant submits.
Tue following order handed down by the
Court Central City Savings Institution vs. X.
Walker ct nL-Ihe motion papers contain such disrc-
spcctiul language that tho Court declines TO retain
them entertain the motion. Tho clerk Is directed
to take them from the dies and return them 10 the
attorney"
Adjourned
Day calendar for Thursday, September IL, 1S76-Nos.
So 257 $50 200, 26l. 262. 263, 2o4.
The New York herald., 1876-09-21
WIFE MURDER IN WILLIAMSBURG.

Last evening Samuel Cnatteron, OF No. So North
Second street, Williamsburg, killed his wife by beat
ing aud kicking her TO death.
About ten O'Clock Mrs. Ellen NcKenna, who resides
Oh the second door OF the tenement house No. IS
North Second street. TO the Fifth street station
house and said that the children Of Mrs Chaterton
had told her that papa had killed mamma"
The New York herald., 1876-09-21
SHERMAN AND CAMERON. 81

ARRIVAL OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR AND THE
GENERAL OF THE ARMY ON THE PACIFIC
COAST.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. 90 1876.
General Sherman and secretary Cameron arrived
here this evening, having spent yesterdayln visiting
the Bonanza Mine at Virginia City. In accordance
with their request public reception rendered
them on their ARRIVAL out the military and civic oij-
GERS will wait them at the Palace Hotel this even
ing tho receptlon To Ec followed by q serenadc.
The New York herald., 1876-09-21

pose of rccorcng In The most Just and useful manner
The sometimes conflicting claims OF the pubic and OF
individuals provided that the Conn mssioners OF Rapid
Transit should decide upon the plans alter
careful consideration, and that all this done
The New York herald., 1876-09-21
A LESSON FOR CITY MARsHALs.

- --'~ ~~--~s
A LESSON sFOk CITY MARSHALS
In an inquest taken IN case In the Marine Court
yesterday before Chief Justice Shea and jury. two
questions OF public interest were disposed of-oLe
being the limit of married woman's liability for board
furnished to and her husband and tho other the
limit OF a city marshal's authority. IL appeared by
the testimon lin the that Mr. Carlos X Bellows,
some time the keeper OF boarding house in West
FortyGrst street, let room with board, to Mr. and
Mrs Lawrence, the wife making the engagement
the rart OF herself and husband both living in the
house together. When they lett they owed Mr Bel
lows a balance OF s2lo Tor which he retained the
trunks of both husband and vile. The wiie,
the ground that she could not bo held
that. therefore, bellows had no legal
lien ON her trunks, commenced against him for
the recovery OF their possession. This SUIT which
replevin, was commenced in the Court OF Com
mon Pleas The necessary order 10 take the property
and deliver IL 10 the plaintiff was gwen into the LANDS
OF Cny Marshal j. " Thompson Tor execution. aud
the property was taken by him and delivered to Mrs.
Lawrence, the claimant. Mr. Bellows, from whom the
property mad been thus taken then commenced SUIT
against the Marshal Tor The recovery OF tho value OF
the properly, and this Is the SUIT disposed OF yester
day. When Testimony had been put in showing the
engagement TOR board. and that II was furnished to
the husband and vie together, the Chef Justice
at once ruled that, under the circumstances,
tue husband alone liable for the amount
OF the board bill; that the boarding house keeper
haa no hen on the we's property tor payment
this ground there could DC no recovery against the
Man shall Counsel Tor plaintiff then raised the ques-
ton that though the Marshal might not be liable on
that ground be was liable ior~ trcspass, he having
order OF replcvn issued from tue Court OF
Common Pleas, for which he had no authority. THIS
point the Court held TO be well taken, the law limiting
the authority oil marshals 10 the execution OF wits
issuing from tho civil district courts As damages re-
sung from this Unauthorized exercise o authority on
the part the Marshal the plaintiff proved he los. souo
OF hs best boardcr aud jury assessedtn amounts
$40 The Court. charging the jury, told them Il
public officer should be held liable Tor the consequences
lls un IA i
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-06-22
THE MUSIC OF CHILDHOOD.

WHEN hear the waters frestfpV
When see the chestnut letting
All her lovely blossom faltcr down, think.
"Alas the day!"
Once with IL agical sweet singing,
Blackbirds set the woodland rinoing
That awakes no more while April hours wear
themselves away.
In our hearts fair hope lay smiling,
Sweet as air, and ali beguiling;
And there hung mist Of bluebells on the slope
and down the dell;
And we talked of Joy and splendor
That years unborn would render;
And the blsckbirds helped us with the story, for
they knew it we'll
Piping. futing Bees are humming;
April's here, and Summers coming;
Don't forget ue when you walk, man with men,
In pride and joy;
Think on us in alleys shady
When you step graceful lady;
For no fairer days have we to hope for little girl
and boy.
"Laugh and play, o lisping waters!
Lull our downy sons and daughters;
Come, wind, and rock their leaiy cradle in thy
wanderings coy;
When they wake we'll end the measure
With a wild sweet cry of pleasure,
And . Hey down derry, let's be merry, little
girl and boyr"
Jean InOekOlU
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-06-22

she was aware of his intention he had
passed his arm around her waist and
kissed her.
II never may again, must now, !"
said he. 81 have never dared to tell you
while l thought you SO rich, but have
loved you since the first day we met We
are both poor; let me fight the battle Of
life for you. can do i'll will do it.
God always prospers loves like mine"
The twilight shadows were creeping
over the scene. The distant mountains
were losing the faint rose-tips that they
had worn. A soft, sweet breeze swept up
from the meadows full of the fragrance Of
grass and clover. Did these things bring
the sudden calm and sweetness to Nays
wounded heart?
She stood still, making Marcus no an
swer; but she did not repulse him.
"Tell me that you like me a little, y
pleaded the boy
81 do like you, Marcus" said May,
:" but don't say any more just now; / can't
tell you why; but this is not the time-I-
I-just say good-by, now, Marcus. must
60 away tomorrow; but / will write to
YOU"
Remember, my love is life or death to
me-" said Marcus, and they parted.
One day when May felt that she mad
nothing but scorn for her fortune hunting
doctor she did write to Marcus Moreland,
and what she said may be inferred from
the fact that they are to be married when
the next spring comes, and that the peo-
pie at the store, and doubtless the doc
tor also, know that Farmer Parsons
pretty young boarder was really and
actually an heiress, and that Farmer
Parsons, a shrewd old man with plenty
of good sense, knew and approved of the
ruse that tested the heiress' lovers all
along. HH
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-06-22
An Amusing Incident.

Two LADIES found themselves in q
laughable predicament on Thursday after
noon. At the time they did not enjoy the
fun, for there was danger, too; but after il
was all over they joined in the laugh as
heartily as anybody. They were in a
buggy going leisurely up the hill from
Water to Hill street. Their horse seemed
quiet old animal and both capable and
willing to take care of his charge, but
cautious masculinity, to make assurance
doubly sure, had provided set of patent
safety harness that lets the horse 20 free
whenever the driver pulls a certain strap
in easy reach. This in case the horse be-
gins to kick or becomes otherwise unman-
ageable. Well, the ladies were nearly at
the top ufthe hill when one of them acci-
dentally caught her foot in the safety strap.
Immediately the horse walked out of har-
ness, and the buggy began movement in
the opposite direction. Slowly at first it
went, but the grade speeded the motion,
and soon a lively ride was being had by
those two ladies without other motive than
the attraction of gravitation The cid
horse stopped and for moment seemed
to ponder. Then, attracted by the noise
OF the receding vehicle, he slowly turned
around and, with surprise depicted in his
ancient eyes, watched his late attachment
as it went with ever-increasing speed to-
ward the bottom of the hill. Meantime the
ladies-what did they do? At first they
caught their breath. Then the increasing
rapidity of their ride prompted them to
do something. So they screamed. The
situation was becoming little dangerous,
for so soon as the buggy ran to one side q
tilt over was more than probable, and so
the ladies screamed. Well, Paddy saved
the Queen-from mud -hole-and ne
gro boy rescued the ladies. With great
presence of mind he rushed forward,
caught the shafts and slowly, by degrees,
brought the vehicle to stop, the ladies to
safety and the ground. Then the horse,
seeming to feel that he was wanted, slow
ly walked down the hill, turned around
and was hitched to. And they all went
on their way rejoicing. Lexington (Ky.)
Gazette.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-06-22

A LOUISVILLE drummer, stopped not
long since at one of our Green River ho-
tells, and the next morning chambermaid
came in to arrange his room. He ap-
preached her, and, gently putting his arm
around her waist, said: "You are my
darling" and then stole kiss from her
red, pouting lips. What did she dos
Why, she seized the foot tub where he had
just washed his feet, and bathed his head
with the contents; then she shampooed
his hair with the coal-grabs; perfumed
him with the water in the slop. bucket;
washed his hair and whiskcrs with the
backing brush; rubbed him down with q
brush that had been used the day before
in painting the hearth, and knocked the
dust out of his clothes with poker. Then
doubling up her fists and shaking them
at him she said: "This (the right one)
is certain death, but as I'm not the fool
killer I'll not use that on you; this (the
left one) is six months in the hospital. -
Then she hit him blow that sent him
through the window. He alighted on the
roof OF shed-room, and rolled off into q
pig-sty in the back yard. This disturbed
the big dog, and his dander riz," and
he fastened on to that drummer quick,
which brought him to halt, and the serv-
ants hastened to his relief. He was taken
TO Jail as q supposed insane tramp or show.
man, and the local paper in its next issue
gave long account of themysterious dis.
appearance of Louisville drummer from
the - House, who left without taking
his baggage or paying his hotef BILL
Hartford (Ky.) Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-06-22

COLUMBUS discovered America, but
when boy he had as much difficulty in
seeing an empty wood box or water r-pail
as any other boy.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-01-28
Cutting Corn.stalks and Other Fodder.

The benefits which result from cutting
corn fodder are very plain to be seen. Cat
tic cut much larger proportion of them
If they are cut than if fed without cutting.
If the stalks arc cut, all that the cattle re.
ject, which will be little, can be used for
bedding, ana will give no trouble in hand
ling the manure; while if not cut they are
in the way in blowing in the manure and
take longer to rot. Every farmer will read.
lily admit that cutting stalks has all these
advantages, yet most of them feed all their
stalks whole. The work OF cutting them
by hand is too much for them, and they do
not feel able to buy machines to do the
work with horse power. | have used
large hand cutter, and it has paid me well
to cut my corn-stalks. But many farmers
do only small business. To them would
suggest that ten or a dozen neghbors club
together and buy first class horse. power
and cutter, suitable for cutting corn Stalks.
hay and straw from one-quarter inch to one
inch in length. The expense for each
member OF the club would he small. and
as no one would need to use it m-;ch of
the time it could well do service for them
all. When it was set up on any farm,
large quantity of stalks could lie cut to las,
for months. On ordinary farms, where
there is plenty of barn room, the machine
need be set up but once or twice year, as
the stalks could all be cut and packed in.
to bay. Hay and straw could also he
cut and left in large pile on the floor
This cooperation would render neighbors
more friendly and social. The same DOW
er could also be used for threshng.-E. in
Lire Stock Journal.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-01-28
farmers Column,
Speed the PiOsr."
The Arab Steed.


A writer says of the Arab horse Reared
under an open shed and early habituated
to the sight of man, to the sound and gilt.
ter OF weapons and to all the accessories8of
human life, the colt grows up free from vice
or umldity, and even acquires degree
OF intelligence that surprises stranger
Barley and dates are the chief proyender;
Dut the grass of the pasture grounds, in the
| selection OF which much care is taken, is
the ordinary nourishment of an Arab horse.
VI water the allowance is always kept pur-
posely scaht. A good Melee will canter
four-and-twenty hours in summer time and
elght-and-torty hours in winter without
once requiring drink. Raw meat, dried,
Is occasionally given in small quantities
when extra exertion is required lucerne
grass is employed for lowering the tone.
aeldings are very rare. The color that
most frequently occurs is gray; then comes
chestnut; then white and sorrel; mottled
gray and black are now and then to be
round; dark bay never. Colts are ridden
early-too early, indeed-in their third or
even their second year, and are soon bro
ken INTO steady walk or canter, and to the
ambling pace which is the special favorite
with Arab riders.
Racing, an Arab amusement from time
immemorial, and the game of"ierred,n
KIND OF tournament or mock fight with
blunt palm sticks, highly popular through
out the peninsula, complete the training as
to wind and pace. Saddles are seldom
used in Nejd, and stirrups never; but both
are occasionally employed in Hijaz and
Yeman.
SO 1T is also with bits, the place of which
is taken in Nejd by halter ropes, the real
guidance Of the animal being almost Who'll.
ly effected by the pressure of the riders leg
and knee. Shoes, too, are of rare occur
renee, nor are they needed in the sand
mixed soil of the central provinces; on the
other hand, the hoofs are often rubbed with
grease, to counteract the drying effects of
the heated ground. OF all the niceties of
grooming, docking and clipping excepted. :
the Arabs are masters; aud their natural
kindness to animals-a quality which thew
share with most Orientals, together with
the care every reasonable man bestows on
a valuable article of property-insures TO
an Arab horse the best of care and good
treatment at the hands of its owner.
Arab horses do not commonly enter tents
nor play with women and children; nor.
in general way, do they share the family
meals, nor are they habitually kissed and
cried over, as the imagination of some mar.
rator has suggested, or the popular idea
may be.
An Arab riding for life has, indeed, been
known to give his only morsel of bread to
his horse rather than eat it himself-an act
in which self-preservation had as large a
share as affection. Lastly, the standing
prohibition of horse selling from Neid has
really nothing more romantic in it than
narrow minded application of the princ.
pies ofprotective monopoly; in other cases,
reluctance to conclude bargain simply in.
dictates that the offer made for the animal
was insufficient
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-01-28
Two Farmers.

The two farmers farms lay side by side.
One of these farmersI will call Farmer A. the
other Farmer b. Now there was ALWAYS n
wide difference in these two farmers cropa.
So, one day Farmer A goes to Farmer B
and says: "See here, neighbor, l want YOU
to tell me how it happens you always have
such superior crops to mine, with only the
fence between our crops; for I know INV
farm is composed of as good soil as yours.
and why is itf' Why" says Farmer b.
"the difference is but very small matter,
and can be told in very few words; I al.
ways start to my work on the farm, and saw
to my boys; Come on, boys, let's 90 to
work : while you always say 60 on, boys,
to your work. at the same time YOU start
off to some neigbboring village or CITY.
where you spend the day loafing about sa
looms, gambling hells, croquet grounds. etc.
Thus you while away your time, day after
day, not knowing or caring very much
whether the work is going on at hcme or
not, while am on the farm with the bows
encouraging them to take an interest in the
work OF farming by helping. 1t is natu-
raj consequence, where the father does NOT
encourage the boys by helping them. for
the boys to think: We'll, if father don't
take any interest in the farm, what's the
use for us boys to bother our heads about
it? Therefore the boys either 80 careless.
ly or not at all about their work"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-01-28

In talking with hired man who was q
smoker, l asked him what his tobacco cost
him year. With some assistance in fig
uring, he found that the cost was only
twenty dollars. He thought that was not
a large sum. | told him by few minutes
calculation that if instead of smoking
away twenty dollars yearly, he would put
that amount out at interest, and add the
like sum every year, with interest also
continually added in, he would accumu-
late in this way through life, say from
twenty. five to sixty-five years of age, no
less than four thousand dollars. He was
startled Mt the amount, but had not cour-
age to leave off the habit
| knew another man who used much
more annually in tobacco, who discontn-
ued the practice, and it enabled him in
twenty years to build Il three. thousand
dollar house. There are other practices,
which, wasting little ut time, cause a
loss of great deal annually. A domestic
in the kitchen piles op the fire one.third
more fuel than is needed. 1t amounts to
few cents daily, but twenty dollars ut
least i'll year. Here is another waste OF
four thousand dollars in forty years. A
farmer leaves his reaping machine exposed
to the weather all November; his plows
and harrows are out half the time and in
this way the needless decay amounts to
more than twenty dollars acknowledgements
cr sum running up to four thousand dol
lars wasted
The want Of fodder racks, and the expo
sure of his sheep and cattle to the winter
make waste equal to fifty dollars yearly,
and the loss of sheep by exposure, and the
shrinkage in the flesh and milk of his cat.
tie cause yearly loss of fifty dollars more
over and above the cost of interest on
properly erected shelter. These two sums
would he equal to twenty thousand dol
lars in forty years of lifetime.
There are many other small leaks, both
on the farm and in the kitchen-such as
scraps of bread thrown away-vegetables
rotting for want of asserting knives rust
Ell for want of cleaniug-tumblers broken
by immersing in hot wster--harness bro
ken for want of oiling-carpets ground
out by dirt under them-pumps split by
freezing -tools decayed for want of oiling
and painting every single dollar of which
thus necdlessly wasted annually will
amount to two hundred dollars in forty
years, if with interest on interest. There
is no necessity for being penurious OF stin.
gy, but only to prevent actual waste
Country Gentleman.