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SUPERINTENDENT ELLIS TRIAL
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE IN the CASE OF THE
MECHANICS AND traders BANK.

IMPORTANT EVIDENCE IN the CASE OF THE
MECHANICS AND TEADEl s BANK
SARATOGA, n. ". July 30. 1877
The Senate opened on the cas-. Of tie Mechanics and
Traders Savings Bank Important Witnesses were not
present Mr.. Tracy read from the printed testimony
taken by the committee. The report OF March, 1874.
showed a deficiency IN income OF over 1000,
TESTIMONY GREGORY
Ira W. Gregory, trustee OF the bank sworn-was
on the Examining Committee IN July, 1874 found
wcnt TO Albany and entered complaint TO Mr. Ellis;
Mr. Ellis to New York and ack nowledsca that
tho statement OF the witness was right
William Floyd, sworn-was trustee and served
with tbs last witness on the Examin.
Ing Committee; saw Ellis when no New
York the request OF Mr. Gregory. and asked him to
close the bank; Mr.. Ellis told him the BANK de-
nccnt
Cross .cxamiucd by Mr. Chapman--witncss acknow-
lcdgcd that they found larger deficiency at rst and
went through The books thee times, , re-
Ellis told him about the items omitted,
making tho deficiency smaller; after looking
over The books aud assets William J. Best receiver,
appointed July. 1876. Identified the testimony In the
printed book before tho committee; found due
deposiiors 81, 45a, 923 % depositors ledger,
while the general ledger showed siJ,!,2o %,
nsures have been changed on the dividend
books; declared six dividends between July,
1879 and January, 1876 zach IN excess Of the Income
dividends two and halt 10 three per cent
assets the books; showed that tho trustees had
dealings with the bank; in order TO Increase
in as improvements. II took himself and three to Two
clerks from July to September sometimes working
hours day TO find out true statement Of the
condition of The bank. He found II ipsolvent IN ten
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OHIO REPUBLICANS.

FIGURING FOR THE STATE NOMINATIONS
MIsH ANTICIPATED.
By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 80, 1877
This city begins to boil with political excitement.
State Senators, representatives delegates aud others
Interested in having their hnsors In the republican pho
are arriving by every train. Ths probabilities Tor tho
republican State nominees ut the convention to be held
on Wednesday. find by numerous interviews with
different parties. TO DO as iolows:--Judse TAFT, Of
Cincinnati. although tho has decined tho candidacy,
will probably DO nominated for Governor. He is
understood to be somewhat opposed to PresIdcn
Hayes Southern policy, and by combining his nomi-
nation with platform indors,ng Mr. Hayes, It Is
believed by many that better fight agans; dem
ocratic Ticket which ~ recognized "A strong one
be made. Dr. II. W. Curss, State Senator OF Cuyahoea
county Ia Tafts rival, and strongly favors Hayes If
TAFT is nominated tor Governor Curtiss will likely be
named Tor Lieutenant Governor should Curtss be the
Hrst choice the probability Is that + vager, of tho
prominent law Arm of Buttcrworth Vaglcr, OF Gin
cinnati, Will DC nominated Tor Lieutenant Governor.
George T. Nash, OF Columbus, stands the best chance
for Attorney General He was for many years men,
Der OF the state Executive Committee. For Judge OF
the supreme Court, Welsh, the present incumbent
and Judge johnson, OF Lawrence county will contest
the held Page, Of Stark, and Cramc!l OF Ashtabua,
Harvey, OF Lake county, Arson Smyth, OF Cuyahoga,
aud others. arc named prominently TOR School Com
missioner.
TIE UNITED STATES sIxAronsmIr.
II the Govcrnorship capture tor Taft Stanley Mat
thews should hang up MS fiddle tor the United Stntes
Senaorship; hence many OF the Cincinnati delegation
lieved Will waltz into the Senatorial chair II Taft IS
nominated. Matthew'S Is Ousily manipulating his
wrcs but Garfield remains at home Ben Wade Is ex-
psctcd here, but has not vet come. Wo shall have
lively times whom tho tussc fairly begins.
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MURDER IN A CHURCH.

BosTos. Mass, July 80, 1877.
Herbert Blanchard, twenty-five years old, has been
paying his addresses to the daughter Of
OF Mr. Z. Stark resident of Savoy, Mass, and was
warned to discontinue his vista On Wednesday last
he was Hred AT by unknown person. and ycstcr-
day he went to church at Savoy, where, alter an
alteration with the cider STARK, no shot MIN
with u revolver, and also mortaly wounded q
brother of the latter who came to his assistance
Blanchard attempted to shoot lady who standing
near but failed, after which he escaped in tho
crowd making attonpt TO arrest him. The brothers
who wero shot were IN comfortable circumstances
Ono of them shot through the body
lust below the left iunl and tho other in the groa
rho latest reports state that both siil avo, but
the OF hourly expected. The other Is not
expected 10 recover. Officers are searching for
Blanchard.
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MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT, }
OFFICE oP Tuk CHiEP SIGNAL ofRIcgR,
WASHINGTON, july al A. VI.

OFFICE CHlEP SIGNAL OfFIcgR.
WASHINGTON, july al A. NJ
Indications
For tho Middle States ant New England, rising bar
cmetor north TO winds cooler clear weather,
cept local winds, with ram on the coast.
For the South Atlantic States. rising barometer sta
tonary or lower temperature, generally partly cloudy
weather. and the coast southeast winds but in the
interior, northcrly winds viii prevail.
For the Got! States, increasing soutbcrly winds,
stationary falling barometer warmer, clear weather,
cxccp, local storms in the Southwest
For Tennessee and the OHIO Valley, rising. followed
by falling barometer, northwest TO southeast Winds
warmer, partly cloudy wcathcr-
For the upper lakes The Upper Mississippi ana
Lower Missouri valleys falling barometer, warmer
south and east Winds clear parity cloudy weather,
and IN the northwest possibly followed by cooler
northwest nds and rising barometer
For the lower lake region, stationary barometer.
slightly cooler north winds, aud clear weather
Tue rivers will generally fall, except slight rise IN
the Upper Ohio.
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DESTRUCTIVE RAINS.

BRANDON, w., July 80, 1877.
One of the most destructive foods that ever visited
this section occurred in Brandon this forenoon,
caused BY n heavy rainfall overlooking Ncshobc
River. Destruction 10 gardens and buildings,
&C. IN ha, part Of the town known
as Forcstdalc was terrible. Where yesterday
ing corn aud produce. to-day are huge boudcrs and
bods OF gravel Buildings moved from their
foundations and one two small barns dcmol-
ishcd. Streats guttcd out tho undcr PIN
niny OF buildings washed away and water dashed
through the houses washing away goods aud doing
much damage
No lives have boon lost but narrow escapes
have been made Tho water twelve or fifteen feet
deeper than usual In the
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STORM IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, July 80, 1877.
A heavy storm here yesterday afternoon fooled
tho streets and occasioncd a temporary stoppage
some OF the street lines considerable por-
ton OF the decayed wooden pavcments we're washed
up and on portion of Seventh street. south.
a whole section oil pavement was washed into
a sewer Tho wash all the streets was
never greater. During the storm boy sought
shelter IN q culvort the old disiillcry, above
Georgetown ano washed INTO the river and nearly
dro before no could be rescued Many OF the eel
lars N the northern part OF the city, whore the
are insufficient the water oil, we'll
the cellars and easements butn sides OF Pcnnsyl
vania avenue which very low, we're flooded doing
SERIOUS dntnagc some
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THE AEPoITEp MASSACRE AT FoIr BOISE
DOUBTED.
rvv

THE AEPolTEp MASSACRE AT FoET BOISE
DOUBTED.
[By TELRonAPH TO THE HERALD
CHICAGO, July 80. 1877.
ne best Informed here regard the rumor VI the
mssacre at Fort Boise as unworthy of credit The
Military do not like 10 express opn-
q CD the subject, however,, aud entertain
ravo apprchensions tho subject n Is attested by
be fact that as the report reached here Cen
eral Crook, who had just arrived IN the city from ST.
Paul with General Sheridan started tor the frontier
to investigate tho matter.
CONFIRMATION
The dispatches received here from Yankton Sioux
City tonight do mention the rumor Your
correspondent telegraph to Bose for the
truth Of tho matter but the wires In that vicinity were
found TO be down and communications broken several
hundred miles this side OF the point in question.
ACTIVITY AMONG THE RED SKINS IN MONTANA
EFFORT TO FORCE PASSAGE TO THE BuF-
FALo coUNTRY--MILITIA CALLED OUT.
MIssouLA, NJ. T., July 2s, 1877.
The Indians have thrown out q force below Rawn's
position on the Lolo trail company from Deer
Lodge havo gone to open communication with
Captain Rawn. A company OF sixteen men arrived at
Lolo TO day Pbilpsbury. There Is no intorma-
ton from General Gibbons. Tho Indians seem deter
minod to force passage to the buffalo country The
Governor issued his proclamation on the Goth, calling
out all tho organized companies in Deer Lodge and
Missoula counties. Tho Flatheads arc operating
with Rawn, ana have already sent a number OF war
r!ors to Rawns camp
VOLUNTEERS GOING TO THE RoNT--MovEMENT
or JosEPH's BAND.
DEER LODGE NJ. T., July 20. 1877.
company from Brittle City, numbering sixty mine
men, arc just leaving tor the front Another company
Of the same number are expected to-day. The Deer
Lodge reserves numbering twenty Ave- left hero last
evening.
J0sEpns BAND.
A letter from Governor Potts says Joseph's band
passed Captain Rawns yesterday late in
tho afternoon within gunshot, but not gun was fred
ut them The Indians going out by tho head OF the
Bitter Root and by Big Hole Valley They are about
four hundred strong and we'll armed. The companies
from Butte have been ordered back to Dcer Lodge.
Secretary Mills says will hive 800 men In Big Hole
Valley by tomorrow The volunteers leaving
town in all of conveyances for Big Hoe Basin.
LOOKING GLASS; MOVEMENTS.
Governor Potts returned from Missoula this even.
ing On Saturday Looking Glass and 300 Indians and
squaws and some horses passed out of Lola FORK
around Captain Rawn in Bitter SCOT Valley. Some Of
tho settlers had been in the Indian camp,
and the Indians assured that they should
pass through tho country without destroying
life Or property. The citizens, therefore, did moi
caro- TO nyht Captain kawn declined to open fire with
his small command Of regulars and there pur
suit made. on Governors arrival here he ordered
| the volunteers who had gone to Big Hole to return
tho being insufficient There Will be party lel
In tho Big Hole valley to observe and report tho
| ton OF the Indians.
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THE MEXICAN FRONTIER.

CONFIRMATION OF THE SURRENDER OF VALDEZ
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
SAN Antonio, July 30, 1877.
In confirmation Of my recent despatch about tho
sure nder OF Valdez, submit the following literal
copy OF despatch from General Naranjo to Captain
Hood, United States Army. at Fort Duncan:--
xARASJo's DESPATCH
acknowledge your Kindness In transmitting mo the
dispatches OF General Ord announcing tho capture OF
General Escobedo subsequent release under bond,
aud IN return bog to inform General Ord that Pedro
Valdez and principal officers, and many OF his men,
have presented themselves to me and have been duly
pardoned. NARANJO.
The telegram Is dated July "a, 1877.
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SALE OF GOLD ORDERED.
ORANGE PARADES.
sIR FRANCIS HrNcKs ADVISES THE oRASGEMEN
TO GIVE Up THE PGAcrIcE-TnE HACKEr

eIR FRANCIS HTNCkS ADVISES The ORASGEMEN
TO Owe Up THE PHAcrIcE-TnE HAcKEr
MURDER.
MONTREAL, July 80, 1877.
Sir Francis Hncks publishes u long letter on the
orange question Iu tho first part ne shows hat Irish
Catholics have ever looked upon Oranscmcn as their
opprsssors and then adveris to the introduction OF
Orangis into Canada with regard to the approaching
local and tho present period, Canadian
Orangcmen should no more think of celebrating the
anniversary In Montreal than IRISH Orangemen
Dublin, Cork, .Iimcrlck or Waterford" He advises
the Protestant clergy to use their influence
TO prevent Orange celebrations Ia Montreal.
at the threats that were made nj The
moment OF the Montreal excitement be carried out,"
nc says, 1--WE shall have IN Montreal, formerly IN
Ireland, Twelfth OF July from the LIST OF January TO
the 3lsl OF December and nothing short OF the aban-
donmcnt OF Orange celebrations viii secure peace
MAcKkTr MURDER
Tho Coroner Will resume the inquiry into the
Hackett murder on Wednesday
WELCOMING THE PILGRIMS.
Tho ST. Patrick's National Association viii make an
excursion to New Yotk city tho 10Th OF August to
welcome the Irish pilgrims who arrive about that
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ARRESTED FOR ARSON.
MlppLHTowN, N. Y, July 80. Is

MiDpLsrowS, N. Y, July 90, 1877.
Frank W. Clark, charged with arson In connection
with the late So 900 Are at Chester arrested
saturday niunt ut Goshen, on his arrival from New
York To Officer NJ. Lander, who arrested him. Clark
stated IN jail tins morning that he removed the goods
from his store before the lire, and that young man
named Samuel McMunn. farm hand ia tic noghbor-
inc statement ABOUT removing tnc goods. McMunn
has been arrested and he declares hmso innocent OF
the charge The National Board OF Underwriters OF.
rered $500 reward the arrest OF Clark. McMunn's
examination will take place to-day anu Cark's to-
morrow Nearly all the goods IN J. g. Clark Sons
STORE whcro tho lire started, were removed
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ruMoRsp INDIAN MASSACRE

CHICAGO, Ill. July 90 1917.
special despatch from Sioux city to tho Tribune
says that IN unauthenticated report rs current at
YanEton that the Indians have massacrod all the In
habitanis at Fort Boise. Tho telegraph lines being
down no particulars obtainabIe. Tho same do
sratch aludcs to tho mission Of General Crook, now
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PATERSON, N. j., July 80, 1871
Edward N. Robinson and Michael Murphy. new
Workers., to-day arrested with several hunore"
dollars worth OF silks their possession, stolen from
the dry goods store OF s. II. Phillips last night koo-
inson had been salesman IN the store, but was us
charged last week. Murphy Is professional purgar'
vYoln confessed their guilt and were sent 10 JAIL.
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MAILS FOR EUROPE.

The steamship Algeria will lcavc this port on Wed.
ncstay tor Queenstown and Liverpool
The mails for Europe vii! close at the Post 0lco AZ
seven O'Clock A. N.
Tho NEW YORK HERALD-Eiition for Europc-will
be ready at hai-past SIX O'Clock In tho morning.
Single copies, IN wrappers for mailing, SIX cents
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BosToS, Mass, July 80. 1874
e.Asscssor's statement OF the real ana personal
propcr,v Of the city OF Boston for 1877 shows total
real estate s4sl 400 3oo personal property s2o5.399
suo and the number of polls Sc COZ. loss compared
win nsf wear in real OF S44 4S $780, in personol
uropcrtv sI7 AS 800 and IN number OF polls 4643.
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THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.

IBy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
New LONDON, Conn.,, July 80, 1877.
Captain Howgate arrived here today to overlook the
departure of the Florence for the Arctic Ocean. She
will sail on Wednesday, falling that on Thursday at
the latest. Everything looks bright for an early de-
parturo and successful voyage.
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pIIRs oR uEMOKRnOlDs. -INrERNAL. EN
nUx. PunLIcATloNs.

DRfGHrs DIABETES. DEOfSi rAkALl sis. -.
d. sim constipation piles diarrhes. gravel stone.
nglma' SUI govt catsrrh. bronchitis incoutncnce. pro-
nsus diseases OF the liver prostate gland skin and blood,
debility, premature prostration, Nc which haye
resisted all other treatment cucd by the AsAuEil
Natural Mineral Spring Water anI ID. HEATH IRE atse
gfatIs Depot ani offices. 200 Broadway. New York
-
~ EKvOUs EXllAUSrlOS-A MEDICAL ESSAY. CON-
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Anatomy, New York. tbs aud OF premature
Cccne. showing indspu.ably how lost health bc
gained aiioding a clear synopsis mpc linenrs
marriage the OF nervous anil physical de-
bjlity the years experience. Price %
cents Address the author. Dr L. j. nAlIN, Office Al
resilen nee 81 East ION ". New YORK;
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THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.

Tho following record will show the changes In tho
tenperaturc for the past twcntyfour hours, In
parison with the corresponding date oil last year.
Indicated 10y the Thermometers at hudnups pharmacy,
HERALD Building
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fiNlfE SEASlDE bIBNAht
/ CHOICE hooks for the few only. The best
standard nuNcs within the reach OF every Books
usually sold ~ to IS given unchanged and
abridged Tor - and 20 cents. -
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. john HALIFAX. GENTLEMAN. by Miss Muock 2Dc.
B. JANE IRE. by charlotio Brontc double No. zoe.
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g. THE BLACK INIuEs. Jules Vetnc's latest. 1Oc
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ADAM BEnE. by George EliOt plouo.c No.. 2Uc
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~ THE DEAD SkNREr, Wy Nnkic Collins ........ loo.
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FIRE AT OTTAWA, CANADA.

OTTAWA, Ont, July 80, 1871
Bichcr's block, occupied as q store and several
wooden houses IN the village Of Hull, were burned
this morning Loss $4,000
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ALLEGED COUNTERFEITER AR
RESTED.

OTTAWA, Ont, July 80, 1871
Frank Martin was arrested here today on n charge
OF counterieiting Bank OF British North America bank
bills
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SHUN ON rMENiS AND LOTIONS FOR SKIN
Diseases ours bruises &C. anu CLAIMS SUI
rHuR soar. liILDs HAIR Asp WHISPER OYK, b!aek
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DIR. PlERCE'5 GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY
il n "curc.al !" but II does cure utousuess or liver
aud all forms of blood and skin Diseases
ceptng vancsr which It will Pierccs Mcmorsn.
dun Books given away nj all drug stores.
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Average temperature yesterday. u
INSTRUMENTATION. o..
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HERALD OFFERS FOR SALE

METROPOLITAN JOB PRINTING OFFICE.
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TWO SINGLE BULLOCK PERfECrfNG PRESSEA
capable OF printing IL ooD copies per hour.
OF eight paper either six. seven eight coiumnA
ALSO ALL TIE STEREOTYPE MACHINERY BE-
LONGING THERETO
PRICE. S1DVDl
Adore, . j. q. BENNETT
New York Herald
PILES OR HEMORRHOlDS. INTERNAL, EN-
tesnal blind bleeding ito ing perfectly aud perma
otIv cured by absorption without PAIN danger,
or ustrumcnts. W. \. and H. !. MccANDLlss. VI ID. OF
- mi trr,, Philadepha: ~. Nicholas Hotel
al ana n iii FRIDAY mon every fourth hereafter
Hest teiei cnce given t. pofsons cared
THE AGE or PROGRESS.
KIn. class Telephone ami Boston Baked Beans Try
,h ost ,akrd iirans packard ~ pound reads
,'s Ly ~ K LEWIS " BROTHER Boston. Delicious
ho, or nj ana tor family pcncs. excursions
nsuin. aad hunting parties &c
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done ut tho
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A-BENNErT DUWDING.

dun Books given away nj all drug stores
A-BENNErT BUILDING.
tFIREpIOOF.
LOG ArEp OF NASSAU. ANN AND FULTON Sta
HANDSOME AND WELL HEATED OtFlCkS
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APPLY on Till. PREMISES.
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Pharmacy. 18th ST and LIST send Tor circular
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TWO SINGLE BULLOCK PRRFEcrfN5 PRESSEA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-22
The Suicidal Mania.

Student suicides are singularly prev
alent, just now, no less than half a
dozen having been reported, the past
week. Perhaps most lamentable was
the death of Emil Schwerdtfager of
Cornell University, an exceptionally
brilliant, ambitious young fellow of II,
os that painfully sensitive tempera-
ment which leads to brooding over
fancied failures, who shot himself !" be-
cause of constant Sickness" He was
winner of the first Latin prize in the re-
cent intercollegiate contest, and quite
the foremost p%hilologist of the Univer.
sity, one of his essays having been
highly commended in the London Acad.
envy. The bright 16-year-old son OF
Prof. Colvin of Ohio Agricultural Col
lege recently hung himself, and the
Phillips Academy graduate who has
just killed himself at Boston, Walter
P. Thompson, was ar expert gymnast,
deemed, it is said, the finest type OF
physical development in the city. Geo.
G. Wheeler, of Dundee, Mica, p years
old, became insane from over-study.
His favorite branches were chemistry
and astronomy, and his mania began
with the discovery OF a lif~e-restorlng
fluid. To quiet the ridicule of his
friends, the shy student matured a Sc
cret plan for putting his discovery to
the literal test. He constructed with
marvellous ingenuity an Internal ma
chine, so run by springs and pulleys
that a large wheel, covered with knives,
pieces of scythes and an ax-head, was
revolved with frightful rapidity. Writ
ing a long letter, in which a physician
vas told how to cut him up and apply
the "creative, sll-changeful material as.
sistant" to a piece of the corpse, sc
that Wheeler might step out a new man,
and prove the grandeur of his discov-
cry to the world, the lunatic sat under
the machinery, started it, and was cut
and torn beyond recognition.-Sprtng
field Republican.