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MATILDA HERON AWARDED DAMAGES

MATILDA HERON AWARDED DAMAGES
On october IS, 1875, while passing In front of
the premises No 800 east 23d street, owned
by Aaron Adams, Matilda Heron, the we'll
kbown actress, fell into the cOal-hole and
Injured one OF her limbs SO that she was for
some days confined TO her house, and Is now
lame. She brought suit against Mr.. Adams
to recover 10000 damages, the complaint
ceived she was prevented from atte ading
10 her business as dramatic teacher, author
and performer" The defense was a gene. al
denial OF the facts averred In the complain
and that II she had received auy damage
while passing in front of the premises of the
Gel ndant 1T was by reason of her own neg
Iigence. The case was tried yesterday In
Part OF Inc court OF common pleas, before
Judge j. +. Daily and Jury, and resulted in
p verdict for the plaintiff for 81 ,50O.-[N. Y.
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. THE TEAPOT MEDIUMS INCARCERA
TloN.-Rufus wagner Flint, who professed
10 answer without opening sealed letters TO
he did so by simply holding the letters over
tbe steam OF boiling tea pot, recently ap
piled 20 Judge Barrett to be released from
Ludlow Street jail, where he is confined for
disobeyipg an order to pay his divorced wife
alimopy, and the motion was made on the
ground that the court had no Jurisdiction,
met the plaintiff. The court denies the mo.
tion. with $40 costs, remarkiDg that del
ant distinctly refused to allow his attorney
70 sci up, under any circumstances, the de-
fence that he had anoLher wife, aud told his
attorney be did not know where she was.-
~. y. Express, 25th.
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THE CONTINENTAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY. at New York, suspended yesLer-
cay, and John j. Anderson has been ap-
pany attribute the failure TO the general
shrlD kaye In real estate, stocks and bonds
With judicious management and curtaiied
will not lose anything eventually. The
statement for 1875 showed liabilities as
So 5SI ,e2I and assets Sc, 29i 81 25, leaving q
surplus OF 1856 ,5442 rs. The income for 1875
was 81, 564 $50 o. and the number of policies
Issued for the year 500; making the total
number of Policies issued 74,17O
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THOMAS WRIGHT LAwFoRD was yester-
day recognized by the President as vice con-
sui. for the port OF Baltimore, of her Britain
mic majesty.
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SHOCKING MURDER AND SUICTDE.-A
Rushville, Indiana, special gives tue o srttc-
ulars OF horrible tragedy which occurred
Tuesday evening about six miles southeast
OF mat place. Chadwick b. Britain had
married the only daughter OF John Rho les, q
farmer, and after living peaceably with the
Old people nearly year, finally demanded
possession OF the farm. On their refusal he be-
came abusive and Incorporate, aud was
ordered TO leave. He left on Friday. but re-
turned Tuesday night, and after an slterca-
ton with the old lady, shot her dead. Mr..
Rhodes, hearing the shot, FASTENED To the
house. and was fired at, but the pistol missed
IRE. Britain then fired twice into his own
BODY, dying instantly. The young wife is
now approaching confinement and is nearly
insane over the affair.
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candidate for President, was the youngest
soldier In the Mexican war. He entered the
service when only IS years old, and was
made Lieutenant, serving with much
rank Of brfsadfer general In the FEDERAL
amy, and IL now pastor Of Baptist church
In Frank fort. XIV.
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ADDREss OF SOUTH CARoLINIANs-A
telegram from Charleston last night says
that the president of the chamber OF com
merce has united with the Methodist, Cath
Ole and Episcopal Bishops. and leading
freeey terrain, Lutheran, Baptist and jewish
mipisters, and the presidtnts OF an the Ma
tlonal banks In ChArleston in an addross TO
The country, In which II Is set forth that the
charges against the loyalty OF the people OF
South Carolina are not true, that there n no
state OF iDsurrection against the state gov.
erpmept, that the white people are not nos
tile TO the colored people, and that there 10
the federal government 10 interfere for the
protection OF the state government; that the
recent race riots were not initiated by the
state were not Organisations for purposes OF
n urder and Intimidation, and that the ac-
ton and expressions OF Gov. Chamberlain
arise from purely partisan and selfish mo-
lives.
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THE CENTENNIAL VISITORS at the Whit q
House now average In number about two
thousand per day.
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NEW YORK, Oct 96.-stocks active and
better. Money, "a. Gold, 90. Exchange
long, 4SS; short, ASS. Governments active
AND STEADY. No cotton or produce markets.
Exchanges closed.
LoNDoE, Oct. %, u 30 p. M. ConsoIs
~ Is 10 for money and the account. u. y.
new lives, l06s. Erie, lOs.
LONDON, Oct. &c. 4 p. m.-U. &. ls57s, los =:
new lives, 1O6%. Erie TO-.
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ExICUTIoN.-Henry Scales, colored. was
hung in the Illinois district, Cherokee ma
uIday for killing colored man. He had pre-
viOusly killed two men.
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CONVENIENT RECEIPTS To DAY-Inter-
nal revenue, 1859 33l 96; customs, eiss, O5i. Is.
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STATE PRISON FOR LIFE--Michael Nc
CHM, aged nineteen, has been convicted In
New York OF murder In the second degree by
killing Patrick Ready with coupling iron
during Q street Dc ht, and was sentenced to
the State prison for life.
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trict anu-Tanmany Convention unSni
mously nominated Col. Michael o. Nurphy
last evening. The anti-Tammany party o
mated Abram 8. Hewitt lass night.
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THE NoRTHwEsT PASSAGE Nor.
6ensk Jold, the eminent Swedish explorer.
has accomplished his projected Siberian
trip, and writes that he has succeeded in
cen orttretiDg his theory in regard TO an
open way 70 the Arctic Sea. he copsider,
the way now quite open from Europe 10
China via the Northern passage and the Val.
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NEW York, Oct 26.-More than one hum
dred Thousand pers0ns, Including citizens
loan exhibition to date. Its cloofng fe defI-
pitely announced for the 10th Of Novembor.
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BALTIMORE MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Democratic Successes fr oil but Tl0o Wards -
The annual election for members Of the drst
branch OF the city council OF Baltimore took
place yesterday, and for one mem Der OF the
second branch TO NIL the vacancy from the
18Th and 10th wards. The election was char
actefized by little or no disorder, and the
business of the day was greatly facilitated
by the increased number of voting precin cts.
The total vote OF the city was AZ ,92S, OF which
the democratic candidates for council re-
cetved "A ,354, and the opposition, repuoli-
cars, reformers and independent democrats,
Is 5Ii; democratic majority, $3.50. The total
vote for mayor in 1875 was 53707. and Mr..
Latrobe's majority was 2, 1865. or the mem
bers OF the present council up for re election
eight were defeated. or these seven were re-
form or opposition members. Six democrats
were reelected and ore reformer. The men,
oers elected are all regular democrats except
AesSrs. Wells, LIST ward, and Schum scher,
10th ward, who are classed as regular repub.
lican and reform candidates. The same
branch In the last council stood ten demo-
Gratis and ten republicans and REFORM. The
democrats also elected their candidate for
The second branch to NIL vacancy from
wards is and la democratic gain.
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Our OF DEBT.-It Is understood that the
Mount Vernon Association il now out OF
debt and b as a surplus on hand. The Gen.
tennisl travel TO the tomb Of Washington
brought about this very gratifying result.
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A CONVENTION ON THE GRAssHoPPRR
PLAGUE Cows PiIlsbury, of Minnesota;
Kirkwood, Of Iowa; Hardin, Of Missouri;
Osborn, OF Kansas; Pennington, OF Dakota;
Gan Der, OF Nebraska, and several eminent
professors And others met At Omaha, yester-
day, to dicuss modes and means OF riodipg
the county OF Rrasshoppers. A COMMITTEES
was appointed to prepare and print series
OF resolutions TO the farmers OF the country
and memorial to Congress.
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y It 10 6aid thore 10 An EngIish Capitalist
representing SIS, 100, 900 now In North Caro-
lima to establish . smelling furnace for
the treatment Of sulphurets ana refractory
ores. The establish mept complete viii cost
500, 900, and draw six hundred Operatives
from England to utilize the ores Of that and
the nejghb Oring States.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

M -0BIC-A special communicate, OF
u vill be held at MssOnic Temple on FaIDAT.
LIa instant, st O'Clock 4. FIR tbs parpose Of
att ndins the fsnersl Of eur deceased BROTHER,
milan kOHBlSs- An members are rea aested
20 aueLd Members OF sister Lodges are frs.er-
naliy invited. By order OF the " NJ,
ecifSt RiCHsBD J. BLACK LOOK, S@cy.
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PHILADELPAIA, Oct. 2s.-In order To- Al
low members 70 participate In the celebra.
ton OF merchanfs' day @ the Centennial.
day.
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II q rider


BOSTON, Oct 26.-At Haverhin, on Tues
day, Jacob Plauh STABBED and killed Louis
EmmilL Plauf was arrested.
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ANofHKR MOLLY MAGUIRE CONVICTED.
The trial OF Yellow Jack Donahue for the
murder Of Morgan Powell, 1t Summit
Hill, In 1871, was concluded 1T Mauch
Chunk, Pa, Tuesday evening, the Jury
bringing In verdict OF guilty of murder in
me nrst degree. D0nahue received the yer.
dict In the most unconcerned manner. BE
10 the tenth member Of the A. o. 81, con-
victed Of murder In the firat degree.
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1T SIRIUS,
1olI.-.-PENSsYLvAN AvESUE-.-.lOlI
BETWEEN IO1B AND I'VE STREETS,
TIE OOus SnUss. Az ssp rE EEsE WITH NEW
FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING
FOE MEN AND BOYS.
workins suits,
Youths Cults,
ChiIdren's Suits.
srtts Cor Little Chaps,
euits Tor Growing Boys,
Suits for Big Boys.
Suits for School Boys,
= Suits for College Youths,
Butts for Working Youths.
s.iss for Small Men,
Suits for Large Men,
Butts for Men OF Medium Size,
suits for Zen Of Extrs Size,
euits for the Biggest Of Men,
suits for ever Kind Of Men,
euits for ell the Men In Town
OyERCOATS A SPECIALITY.
BUY NOW! Buy MOVIE
Particular Attention Given to Pleasing.
a. 6TRAUS.
erss-
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POSTMASTER GENERAL TYNER has gone
TO New York for few days on business.
First Assistant Postmaster General Mar
shall being absent, the President has desig-
mated Second Assistant Postn1 aster General
Brady to perform the duties OF Postmaster
General.
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ALVIN b. CLARKE, revenue agent, APP
pointed Dy Secretary Bristow, returned yes
terday morning from California, where he
bad been on official duty. On his reporting
at the Treasury he was summarily dismissed
by order Of the President.
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OyERCOATS A SPECIALITY.
BUY NOWl Buy MOVIE

Particular Attention Given to Pleasing.
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n r 7 q A H.
First premium awarded 70 me By the Great
WORLDS Fair, in Pbilsdsl phia, on my
Invented and patented HhEGLAss,
manufactured IN Gold, Silver aud Frameless, with
genuine Brazilian Pebbles. Also on hard a large
ysr-ety Of ePECTA0LHs. OPERA GLASSES,
MICROSCOPES and SHADES for the Eyes, &c.
Il. ALEXANDRA,
oef5-trlst l279 PennsyIvsnis ave. .. w.
FRANKLIN co.,
u OPTICIANS,
30. 1927 PENNSYLVANIA AvENUE.
GeBuins Brazilian Pebble spect.cies. dscf ylstp
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PERsoNAL.-Judge Nlblack, of Indiana,
is In town, looking. In excellent health and
spirits. He estimates that the democratic
majority in Indiana In November will he
above 10, 900. 80. Mr.. and Mrs. 8. N. Wilson,
OF San Francisco, are n the Arlington.
-'.' Mr.. James Nicholson, of the Post ONCE
department, who was attacked with apo
plexy q few days ago, IL considerably better,
and mis- friends have hopes OF his recovery.
49, DR. Charles Warren, chief clerk OF the
Buresu OF Education, who has been quite Ill t,
Is better.
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Letter to the German Emperor,

The following is the full text of the
Presidents reply to the emperor of
Germany's letter of congratulation on
the occasion of the centenary of Ameri-
can independence:
Ulysses S. Grant, President Of the Uni
ted States Of america, to William
l., Emperor Of Germany, King OF
Prussia, etc.:
GREAT AND COOP FRIEND Your let
tar of June 9, in which you were pleased
to offer your cordial congratulations
upon the occasion of the centennial an
niversary which we have recently cele-
brated, was placed in my hands on the
fourth of July, and its contents were
perused with unfeigned satisfaction. .
Such expressions of sympathy for the
past progress of this country and of
good wishes for it's future welfare as are
contained in that communication are
the more gratifying because they pro-
coed from the head of q great empire
with which this republic during the
whole century of its existence has main
tanned relations of peace and friendship
which have been conspicuous alike in
prosperity and in adversely, and have
become continually frmer with the in
~creasing progress and prosperity of both
countries. 1t is my sincere desire that
this mutual cordiality and this prosper
ity, which have been the lot Of the two
countries during the first century of our
independence, may be vouchsafed to
them during the century which is to
come.
Wishing youal long reign Of healthand
happiness, I pray God that He may have
you in His safe and holy keeping.
y. s. GRANT.
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A Psychological Phenomenon.

A curious psychological phenomenon
has been reported by a medical man in
Bordeaux, France. A woman, Zelda
B., has for sixteen years been undergo
ing an alteration of memory, which has
all the appearance of a doubling Of life.
There is amnesia, or loss of memory,
with regard to periods of variable dura-
ton, which have gradually been enlarg-
ing. The memory, passing over these
second states, connects together all the
periods of the normal state, 80 that Fe-
Ida has, as it were, two e1istences-the
one ordinary, composed of all the peri
dds Of the two states-that is, the whole
life. The forgetfulness is complete and
absolute, but refers only to what has
happened during the second condition;
it affects neither anterior notions nor
general ideas. Besides amnesia, Zelda
manifests, in the periods of attack Of
the malady, changes in character and
sentiments. The alteration of memory
and accompany ing phenomena have for
cause (the author says) a diminution in
the quantity OF blood conveyed to the
part of the brain, still unknown, where
memory is localized. The ~momentary
contraction of vessels which is the in
strument of this diminution, is caused
by the state of hysteria.
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No OccupatiOn...A Grave Mistake.

We recently read a sad letter from au
ambitious young man. He had been
unfortunate, in some respects; but life
lay before him, and he was ambitious:
he experienced, however, a double mis-,
fortune, in this world in which there is
so much to do, from not knowing how
to do anything. "My father" he
wrote, "did not think it worth while
for me to learn any trade or business
He had been thrown on his re,
sources, and although now a man in
stature and years, he was a mere infant
in his capacity to carr a living.
How awkward What a misfortune
Yet such cases frequently come under
our observation; and they lead us to
look upon the c%ulpability as very great
o. any parent who brings up a son with
out having him practically and thor
oughly instructed in some way Of earn
ing az honest living.
Every man should have omc profess
sion or trade; should know how to do
something. then, whether be steadfastly
pursues it or not, he at least has an oc-
cupation to which, in an emergency, be
may resort for the support of himself
and others who may be dependent upon
him.
A practical knownothing is greatly to
be pitied in this practical world.-Led.
geT.
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A Glance at Montenegro.

An English lady has been looking
about Montenegro, and her reports are
not fattering to the insurgents. Hel
sympathies are with them and against
the Turks, but the pictures she draws Of
the people and their savage manners are
not fascinating. They are heroic, nc
doubt, and full Of patriotism, but one
AN hardly call them interesting, OF carr
to have them for intimate associates
She found the women in Montenegro ir
an utterly degraded condition, only two
Of them able to read and write. These
were the wives of the prince and of the
president of the Senate, and ever they
have to do the household cooking anc
to wait at the table. The women ir
general do all the hard work in the fields
70 well as in the house, and the mer
touch none of the burdens even with
their fingers. She saw women stagger
ing under heavy loads while the mer
walked beside them without thought o:
pity or of help. The M%ontenegrin war
rior was evidently ga fancy article tina
ought not to be expected to do anything
save fight in war and saunter about il
his splendor III time of peace" Thu
women, though poor and half starved
have a great love for fnery. They g
about in rags, but keep their caps cover
ed with silver chains and coins. Some
of them have ornaments hat q duches!
might envy,
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A Lion Story.

A story is told of q lion which was
brought from India, and which, on the
passage, grew very fond Of a sailor who
had charge Of him. His name was Nero.
On being shut up in a cage in London
he grew sulky, and was very fierce when
any one came near him, so that it was
dangerous even for his keeper to ap'
proach him. One day, a few weeks after
Nero had been shut up in his new
prison, a party of sailors visited the me.
nagerie, and were warned by the keeper
not to 60 near the lion, who, every now
and then, growled savagely at those who
were looking at him. All at once one OF
these sailors ran up to the cage, and,
thrusting in his hand, cried out: "What,
old shipmatel don't you know me !
What cheer. old Nero, my lad2" The
lion instantly left off feeding and growl,
ing, sprung up to the bars of the cage,
and put out his nose between them.
Jack patted him On the head, and the
lion rubbed his hand with his whiskers
like a cat, showing evident signs OF
pleasure. "Ah!" said Jack, turning to
the keeper and spectators, who stood
frightened and in establishment, "Nero
and I were ace %shipmates, and you see
he isn't like some folks; he don't forget
an old friend"
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How " Wild Bill" was Captured.

A correspondent of the Chicago 7ri-
6une says !: I first saw Wild Bill in 1867,
at Hays City, Kan, a town which, at
that time, for general roughness had no
parallel on the plains. Situated within
a mile Of Fort Hsys-headquarters Of
United States troops-and being in the
heart Of the buffalo country, it drew to.
gether hunters, trappers, scouts, and
other Western characters. In the Ca
pacity of city marshal at this point Bill
spent a part Of two years, and was the
mainstsy and dependence of the few
law-abiding citizens of the place. A
somewhat ludicrous incident occurred
while he was holding the Office of mar
shall.
It will be remembered-at least by
many who enjoyed them-how popular
excursion parties to the buffalo country
we're at that time; as Hays City was a
point from which the buffalo were easily
accessible, many OF them came there.
At such times it was customary for the
people of the town to gather at the
depot upon the arrival of the train, to
view the wealth and fashion of the East,
as we'll as enjoy the laughable Incidents
tia invariably arose. Upon one occa-
sion of this kind, among other sight
seers was Wild Bill; his peculiar dress
fine form, ornamented with belt and
revolvers-and long, waving hair, made
him the center OF attraction Of a crowd
of eager people who surrounded him.
Presently o fashionably dressed young
lady-an Ohio girl-with a pretty face,
and eyes that ought to capture anybody,
ascertained that the handsome person.
age was no less a man than Wild Bill.
Bent upon his destruction, she made her
way to where he stood, and discharged
her weapons, about as follows: "Are you
Wild Bill tho Harper's Monthly tells
about ?" The astonished scout bashful-
ly replied: 81 believe I am" The
mischievous eyes surveyed him compla-
Gently from head to foot, while their
owner laughingly said care You ?
Why, my papa told pe to come out here
and marry some great man like you"
The effect was wonderful, and for once
in his life the man who had faced death
almost times without number, and who
could look into the muzzle Of a "Colt's
army" in the hands OF a murdsrous as
sailant without a culver, wa thoroughly
frightened, and, too, by the harmless
weapons of a pretty woman. Pistols
we're Of no use in such an engagement,
and to steal away and "blush unseen"
was impossible. So, completely van
quished, he stood like the rural youth
at his first "sparking," vainly trying to
hide his feet and hands, until, tired Of
questioning a victim too overcome to
answer, she bounded away to tell OF her
capture, and perhaps fud other "sons
of the border" to conquer.
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Liberty Of Speech In Russia.

Deschamps, the comedian, visited St.
Petersburg once to play an engagement.
He arrived in midwinter. "Holy
Moses!" he calculated, "but it is cold"
Five minutes later he was before a mag
~istrate. "What have I done2 OF what
crime am I accused9" You have been
guilty of seditious u%tterances." "Sedi-
tious utterancesa" "Ayl Did you
not, O few minutes since, advance the
proposition that here, in the capital of
his imperial majesty, it was freezing
cold2" 81 did, and it is. I have chill
plains, even." "Prisoner. do not make
matters worse. This time I will over
look your o~ffense, but do not repei if.
Understand for the future that it il Il t.
cold-that it has no business to b. cold
in Russia" Thereafter, though the Ne
va was frozen solid, Deschamps did not
fail to parade the streets i'll nankeen
pantaloons. When he returned to
France, after narrating this incident, he
added : 81 played Iominoes six years
in one cafe at st Petersburg with q set
that hadn't any double six, aud I never
dared TO ask for the missing domino"