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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26
HOW CARRIE AND CHANGED
SOULS.
AND WHAT CAME OF IT.

Carrie and we're in love with each
other. There must be DO doubt what
ever upon this peipt, for if it is not adj
mitted that sdch is the case, the cir
cumstance which am about to relate
coaId not possibly have happened.
We were not yet engaged to each
other; for Slthough I lad fully made
sup my mind to marry her, and felt sure
she would accept me, was not quite
ready to ask her yet. / had not got
things quite into shape. Besides, l
wanted to place my acceptance beyond
the possibility of failure, for, to person
of nay peculiar temperament, disap>
pointment would have been nothing
short of madness. Carrie was very
attractive girl, and you may be sure
did not lack admirers. Lots of young
chaps were constantly sending her in
vitations to go to concerts and lectures,
and to take drives; fellows, too, who
were better of in the world than /
was, but they were very rarely sue
cessfnl, fer / kept myself well posted
an regard 10 everything that was going
ON, and always managed it so that
Carrie would have a previous engage
meAt with me, when their little notes
came to hand. Like truly devoted
lover, was at her house every day,
and oftentime, when nobody else called,
she and would sit m front of the
grate-fre in the parlor, during the long
winter evenings, cOnversing for hours
in the contest manner possible. These
were the happiest days of my life, and
I look backsupon them now, through
the mist of the dead years, with unal-
loyed pleasure. The position I have
Just described is the very best one pos
sible to make love, and | advise all of
you youngsters, who want to do it, to.
arrange matters as / did.
/ have always been n frnaa bolio~or
in the power of the will. 1 am not
well enough read to know whose doc
trine hold; as far as am concerned
it is my own, for have never heard of,
or seen it anywhere. l hold that the
will Of a strong man is always omnipo-
tent It would be in every case, if
men only knew how to control it, but
it generally requires a resolute effort
that very few men are capable of. /
do not pretend to explain the principle
of my doctrine, but l am confident of
ats practice, for can SO exert my will
that l can force myself upon the mind
OF other persons, no matter how far
distant may be from them. They
think ofme unconsciously, and DO not
know that they are under the control
of my mind, but it is nevertheless so,
and have proved it often to incredu-
lous persons and can do so again. /
speak of this, to explain to a certain
extent the extraordinary phenomenon
which l am going to relate. l am
a mesmerst, too, naturally, though
not at all suPerstitious, for / believe
mesmcrism is merely the exercise of
the will of one person upon another
Well, it happened that as Carrie and
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

Mr.. Lawrence Barrett wears in
"Julius Caesar" an armor, gilt>faced,
and worth five hundred dollars, the
gift Of Edwin Booth. The inscription
on it is, "Brutus to Caius Cassius-
Plains of Phillippi."
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

4 Missouri lawyer successfully de-
Tended highwayman, but charged
him an exorbitant fee. The highway
man paid it without a murmur, stop
ped his counsel on his way home at
night, and recovered the cash.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

A billto make education compulsory
has been introduced into the. Missis>
sippi Legislature.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

Twenty-Five thousand young salmon
have been procured for the Kentucky
river, and will be, if they have not al
ready been, placed in. the water at
several points.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

The Hopkinsville Democrat nomi-
mates Hon. Jere Black, of Pennsyl.
vania, for President, and Hon. Thos.
c. McCreary, of Kentucky, for Vice
President.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

Sharkey, the New York murderer,
has been regularly enrolled in King
Alfonso's army, and will have to expose
his person to Carlist bullets. Some Of
these days we will hear of Sharkey as
Spanish general.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

The Duke of Cambridge, in the
course Of speech the other day, said
that the cost of the eighty-One FOUNDER
gun would be about $4,000, and
every shot fired from it viii cost s25.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

That was pretty good advice of the
Cincinnati Commercial to avoid entang-
ling alliances with foreign Powers and
and third terms for military Presi-
dents.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

A lead pencil rs years old was found
imbedded in the mortar in an old house
in Scott county, KY. 1t was sound,
and as good rs new.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

A bill has been introduced into the
California Legislature making adultery
the only legal ground for dissolving
the marriage bond.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

Corn is going slowly at NichOlasville
at one dollar and seventy-fve cents per
barrel.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

The widow of Ex>President Andrew
johnson died at Greenville, Tennessee,
on Saturday, 10th inst.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

There are 1888 blind men I'D s.
977 blind women in the United States.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

Acknowledgement Williams will be
Babcock's counsel in the coming st.
Louis trial.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

The total number of hogs killed this
season in Cincinnati is 451, $50; same
time last year, 423, 282.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

A Vermont woman tackled bear
last week and killed it, greatly to the
disappointment of her husband, who
witnessed the contest.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

Nine,tenths Of the immigrants to the
Southern States land at the port of New
Orleans.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

Fifty thousand Hebrews carry or
business in the United States. -
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26
HARTFORD, OHIO COUNTY, KY, JANUARY 90, 1876.

/ sat one night in front of that pleas
ant grate>fre, talking upon various
subjects, / felt in my soul that | could
control her thoughts if | choose. /
said nothing about it, of course, md
went on talking quietly, when all at
once it flashed into my mind that it
would not Ie impossible to put Carries
soul into my body, and mine into hers.
was stupelied at the thought at first,
but gradually became used to it, and
limited it to her. She was a little
frightened at my earnestness, and then
affected to treat it as jest. Thinking
to gain mySend better, l treated it
loosely, also, and at length | laughing
" proposed that we should try it,
Little dreaming of the consequences,
she consented. l arose from my chair,
caused her to fix her eyes steadfastly
upon mine, and then | mermerized her
with few passes of my hand. Every
one who has ever seen Il mermerized
person knows that all her mental fac
ulties were now completely under my
control. Then by fierce and terrible
exertiOn of my will, forced my mind
upon hers, and summoned her mind
out of her body. 1t would be utterly
useless to attempt an explanation of
the exact manner in which this was
accomplished. l will explain it when
any one will tell me what the spirit is;
cannot do it until then. l dealt with
a mighty power that was only partial
ly under my control, and no sooner
had summoned her spirit from its
abode, than / found myself, iii her
figure, resting in that cushioned arm
chair by the fire, while l saw my
bodily form standing in front of me,
with a species of terror and amazement
depicted on its countenance. was
somewhat bewildered myself at this
novel state of affairs, and Carrie no
doubt would have cried, if she had
been in her own body, but the physi-
cal frame which she now occupied had
got out of the way of shedding tears,
so she merely said in a frightened
tone:
"0h Joe! what on earth shall we
Irin,.,--.4
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

w.
3d." said 1, gaining my compos-
ure, "why let things remain just as
they are for awhile to see how we like
it. 1 can change back again whenever
l want to, and l move we make the
change for few days until the novel
ty of the thing wears off. Carrie that
was, acquiesced, and seated my form
in the old position, and we talked over
the strangeness of the transformation,
and its probable consequences.
got along pretty well in her splen
did figure, but still l now and then
did an awkward thing. L tried to run
my fingers through my hair, and was
surprised for the moment to find it
smooth and glossy, and fixed tight to
my head. involuntarily sought to
twirl my moustache, but it wasn't
there. Carrie, too, behaved rather
strangely. She sat with her hands in
her lap in rather prime sort of man
ner. and was nothing like as forward
as was, when | occupied that form
of mine. found that / loved her Just
as much in that shape as the other
1t may have been only self love after
all, but | imagine that it was but
convincing evidence of the purity of
my affection. vas attracted to her
spirit, not to her beauty.
Presently the French clock on the
mantlepiece struck twelve. Ry the
force of habit | arose, and said: "Well,
Carrie, 1 believe Will go home"
"My gracious, Joe," she said, "you
arc at home. It's 1 that has to go
home"
$50 it is" l replied, II forgot that.
You'll find my latch-key in the right
hand pocket. Goodnight" 1 said,
and went up and kissed her.
I La, joe" she said, amt you
ashamed of YOURSELF You know /
wouldn't have behaved myself in that
way"
"You ought to do so if you DON'T
replied, and showed her to the door,
and kissed her goodnight again. 1
was little afraid l should betray N.Y.
self in my new character, but l deter
mined to affect taciturnity in my in.
tercourse with Carries family, SO that
l should not at least tell the secret by
my ignorance of things with which
Carrie was certainly familiar. But 1
was somewhat embarrassed the next
morning at the breakfast table. Car
ries father and brothers had finished
their meal and gone out, her mother
and / were alone at the table. The
old lady looked at me so sharply that
l blushed fundamentally at the
thought that she had found me out,
but knew that was impossible, so 1
determined to brazen it through
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

Barbefs are well informed OH eJrh(b)-
ing events.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-16
STREET CAR LICENSES.

INTERVIEW WITH MR. BUTLER, PRESIDENT OF
THE SIXTH AVENUE ROAD.
In relation 10 tho "derelict car corporations Mr.
Butler the President Of the Sixth avenue road was
seen yesterday by HERALD reporter. Mr. Butler
after some general condemnation OF the assault on the
alleged abuses, or more properly speaking shortcom-
ngs of The lines spoke particularly of his own
road and referred to the question of overcrowdng cars
In the first place he remarked that II was the Gus
tom OF his company TO pay licenses for each
car actually employed in the transfer of passengers up
and down daily throughout the year. roserviug
for themselves the right to keep in the depot yehc ca
for the relief of WORKOUT injured cars. In CON-
piance with the ordinance licenses nave always he
sad been paid on the cars in use at the rate Of $50
for each per annum; but those laid by for relief and
only used when OF the former had to be taken of
were not paid for, because they never we're put on
unless others were withdrawn. Here then.
Is the trouble. The company has been published as
derelct and owing the city arrears Of license dues
amounting in the aggregate to $l2 $50 This sum- Mr..
Butler said, claimed being due for licenses on
the cars in during the last or years
and never really engaged on extra routes The com.
pany did not feel that the claim Just one and will
not ray IL n possibly avoid it. the custom and
right being 10 pay only the conveyances really IN
use, and these never exceeded a certain number.
FARES
With regard 70 the efforts being made to give
seats TO all who paid fares, or as il is now
better known, 'No seat iarei movement
Mr. Butler stated that there was no sense in
them t would be ridiculous 10 attempt the enforce
ment Of any such law for morning and evening, not
wihstandng the extra for the transfer Of the
business population up and down town. the passengers
came in such numbers and were so unwilling to wait
that u was impossible TO prevent them from crowdng
the cars Thon too, II should be remembered that the
bulk Of the traffic done at this period OF the day.
ana that at all other times there usually plenty OF
seats for those who wanted them In further support
OF his theory Mr. Butler adduced facts taken from
careful computation made by the officers OF tho CON-
lAny founded on the hypothesis that every all
the cars daily should be occupied and paid for The
result was SHOWING which Indicated that under these
most favorable circumstances the company would lose
over s'uovo year The Presidents great point was
however, that even though the law were enacted The
pubhc would violate u, despite the most strenuous
Efforts OF the best nteDtoncd conductors AZ morn
ing and evening those who had TO 20 M and down
town 70 and from work would get board the cars and
| crnrrd ihnm. - -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-16
ARREsT OF coMpTRoILEa aREEN.


Under clause in the charter Comptroller Green has
right before paying the salary Of any officer OF the
city government TO compel HIM 10 make an andavis,
&o This clause he wishes to make applicable to the
civil justices, most OF whom have taken the afdavil
while denying his right exact it, Judge Kely's seOo
warrant for January salary awaits him upon MS co
plying with the Comptroer's behest bot he declines
TO submit claiming he is not an officer OF the city gov
ernent but holds oce under the constitution OF the
STATE and that he elected by the same people WHO
elected the justices OF the Supreme Court the Mayor
and Recorder Of whom the Comptroller has equal rgnt
70 exact an affidavit each time they receive their sal
airy. Judge Kelly, therefore, declines 70 submit 70
such indgnity and degrade tho honorable office ne
holds, thinking his oath Of Office sufficient Tor All
proper purposes On last Friday be assigned his claim
70 the warrant TO his law partner John NJ
hackay, who lives the Fourth judicial district and
who brought an action In replevin against Andrew H.
Groen, personally for wronguly OBTAINING the piece
OF paper called warrant, which plaintiff was entitled
TO the possession Of stating its value 81 and giving
an undertaking in the sum of 81 upon which requi-
sition issued TO Marshal Daley, requiring him To
seize the paper and deliver II TO the plaintiff Mr.
Green refused TO obey the requiston, whereupon Mr.
MacKay brings a new action for SIS damages against
Mr.. Green personally for concealing and converting TO
his own use the paper; upon which Mr. Justice Jonn
A. Dnkel has Issued order Of arrest for the Comp
troler.
The Comptroller was arrested yesterday afternoon
and required TO give his word appear before Justice
Dnkel at ten O'Clock this morning
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-16
THE FREEDMEN'S BANK.

To THE EDITOR HERALD
was very much pleased with your article In to-days
HERALD on the Freedman's Savings Bank. When the
NEW YORK HERALD advocates the cause Of us working
people expect to be heard and that something will
be done for Now, am one Of the unfortunate de-
positors in the Third Avenue Savings Bank The off,
and trustees robbed US depositors OF about
81 Oo0 and being rich aud very respectable there
does not seem to be any disposition to make them re-
fund TO punish them; but there being balance OF
few hundred thousand dollars left the law appoints a
receiver without regard the wishes of the deposi-
tors the receiver takes possession the balance OF our
funds, and, so far as we or the world know, there
the matter rests. on inquiry / find this
receiver IS occupying the whole banking department of
the bank for an Office, with the directors ROOM
saloon most gorgeously fitted up-as reception room
in which to receive his friends, the deposit
tors OF about $4,000 year, which, with his fees and
other expenses, viii increase the disbursements TO
about 500 600 year. which, from present appearances
and past experiences will for three years
aud by that time the depostors Will be fortunate in
deed to have received twenty perc OF their deposits
Now is this right, just or equitable, that the poor
mechanic and ahorng people who have their money
deposited IN the Third Avenue Savings Bank should be
taxed 500 goo year 10 support very respectable
ccver, with banquet han IN which and
terrain his friends when the whole business Of the
ownership could be done for from $500 TO So 900
year by good and competent there are the
city, Will the HERALD say word and help poor
DEPOSITORSf
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-16
DIED..

ARrHuR.-In Brooklyn, Tuesday morning 18th
inst, at his residence 405 Bridge ST., WILLIAM YouNo
ARTHUR, In the Goth year OF his age
Friends Of the family are invited to attend the
funeral, from the Church of the Holy Trinity Clinton
ST. corner Montague, Friday, 18th inst at half past
two O'Clock 7. NJ
BARRKrr.-At Greenpoint, on Tuesday. February Is
RICHARD A., youngest son OF John and Ellen Barrett
aged years, months and % days
Relatives and friends of the family respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from the residence No
" Oakland St, Thursday 18th inst at two O'Clock
BEEBK-SARAH JANE BEEBE, the beloved wifo OF
Carpenter NJ. Boebe and oldest daughter of Thomas
and Sarah A. Gregg, In her 32d year
The relatives and friends OF the family are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral from the residence
OF her father Cos Water St, this "wednesday after
noon, at one O'clock
BLEAKLKY.-on Tuesday, 18th inst at his residence
zoo East slst St. JONI I. BLKAKLEY.
Notice OF funeral hereafter
BRoNsoN-At Baltimore, Md, on the 18th Of Febru-
airy, 1870 after a weeks illness Mrs JOANNA BRoSsoS
widow OF Dr. Oliver Bronson, in the 10Th year Of her
age
Friends OF the family are invited attend the fune.
raj from Church OF the Strangers Mercer ST. on Thurs
day morning, at ten O'Clock.
BRowNK-Ou Tuesday, February u.s. PRANK, the
eldest son OF Thomas and Ellen Browne aged years.
Relatives aud friends invited 20 attend the iu-
neral at the residence OF his parents Dol 4th st. Jcr
sey City Thursday 18th inst, at halfpast twelve
O'Clock via Desbrosses street ferry, 20 Calvary Gene
terry
BRuculERK- Baltimore Nd, on Friday, Febru-
airy IL, 1876, FRANK BRUGUERE, son OF The late f. A.
Bruguiere
CARSON February IA, SARAH CARSON, beloved
wife OF James Carson, a native OF the parish oil
Doroughady county Tyrone Ireland, aged s0years.
The relatives and friends Of the family are invited
TO attend the funeral from her late residence Ala Eas
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-16
"THE CRIMINALS OF AMERICA. +"

The handsomely bound volume bearing the above
title, just issued by Mr. Phil Farley, possesses many
features Of extraordinary interest The work. though
written in style almost Spartan for its sobrety and
without any attempts at literary display, contains much
that is calculated to create profound sensation Con-
versant for many years with crime and criminals a
city detective understanding the odus operdndi of
burglars, ehopfters, confidence people, pickpockets
and others who regard society their legitimate prey
Mr. Farley has had perhaps better opportunity than
any other detective officer in the country for accumu-
latng that peculiar knowledge and experience mani
tested in this work. While giving the methods by
which the various classes Of criminals work from the
man who enters the house at night the confidence
who allures and robs the conhding rustic
pecting gentleman from the country many stories full
Of and interest related leading the reader
from page 10 page with attention almost equal
that imposed by Answorth's stories OF Turpin The
information valuable Also especially TO those living
.neighborhoods infested with bad characters. At
every alternate page appears the photograph Of
noted criminal taken from the ''Rogues Gallery +" en-
bracing characters from every part OF the world.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-16
THE HEALTH OF THE CITY.
At meeting of the Health Commissioners yester
day the following report from the Deputy Registrar Of
Vital Statistics was receIved:-

At a meeting of the Health Commissioners yester-
day the following report from the Deputy Registrar of
Vital Statistics reeeIved:-
ending Saturday the 10Th inst being
Of 10 compared with the number reported the previous
week and 10 than the number reported the cor
responding week OF 1875 The actual number Of deaths
during the week ending February 500 or II more
than occurred during the corresponding period u e.pas
year. showing annual death rae of 295I per LOO
annual rate Of mortality per 1000 persons living, ac-
eording to the most recent weekly returns, in Bos-
tSu sss - Nsss9s hssso
% na ss BSsn
42.4 Paris 2ee Brussels % Amsterdan 20 9; Rotter
dam. 292; Copenhagen, 272; Chrisfana, 346; Berlin
"a Munich, 1913; Vienna 2s3; BudaPesth, 43 |; Rome
during past compared with the previous week in
smallpox TO- measles z; scariatina, 10; dphtheris
membranous Group whooplng cough q; typhps fever
nervous system, 8; Bights disease and nephri-
tbs. Deaths in Institutions o. and children
fever Gin puerpera diseases in cancer IA in pAhiss
pulmonalis in disease of the heart In and
scrofus and In hydrocephaus and tubercuar meningitis
renheit and the humidity rs 100 Of total saturaon
reported by Daniel Draper director Meteorological Observe
occurred in this city during the month Of January
the present year. was 2,5S4 against xS0l for the
corresponding period of last year There marked
decrease In deaths from contagious diseases, except
measles and diphthsra, which increased "a and
AZ respectively. The decrease in deaths from
symotic diseases was 79 IS; local 26I
during the month IS degrees Fahrenheit,
ILL degrees higher than that charged TO the
100 against "a OF the period Of previous
The Following comparative statement of of
tagous disease at this bureau for the two weeks
February -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-16
\ QUESTION FOR INSURANCE COM
PANIES.
PATERSON. N. J., Feb. IA. ISL.

PATERSON N. j., Feb IA, 1876,
To THE EDITOR OF HERALD
Allow me TO make a suggestion through the medium
OF your paper relation to the loss of life that has
taken place at tho late FIRE on Broadway, Of your
city. Who are the parties most concerned in the
losses at nref may be IN the wrong. but con-
WINGED Il is the insurance companies, as it only
from the superhuman exersions OF the Fire Depart
ment that the FIRE hepd stayed and thus saved the
different insurance companies from utter ruin Al
what cost was this savedf Three young men in the
prime of life without one moments warning h ured
into eternity their families left to the cold mercies
OF uncharitabe world Would 1t not be well for tho
different insurance companies to subscribe to general
fund each year and the interest TO be divided among
the families of the fremen who lose their lives while
In discharge Of their duties9 The above be DONE
and IL remains to be who what com pany will
start the ball in notion Yours, truly,