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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-09

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Shiny attention has been called TO AFFIDAVIT
purporiing TO have been made by one Edward Gilman,
in when certain grave charges made against Dis
trict Attorney Howard ana United States Marshal Mel
son, and In the course OF which be mentions the
fact that the l4th oil February last tho Mar
shall ana myself were at the Penitontiary, and
further states that had long with John
ID. Lee. With reference TO this innuendo rather than
direct charge desire to state that about the date
mentioned II being the last day of the January
OF the Supreme Court, anu after It's final
the Marshal said 10 me that ho had business at the
Pcnitentary (which Is some four miles from the city)
and invited me TO go out with him. hud never
John D. Lee, who then NJ the Penitentary, and
to leave tho city the early morning train the
next day, and having some curiosity TO see Lee,
ceptcd the Marsnas invitation aud did go out with
him. On our arrival al the Pcncntiary the Marshal
introduced to Lee. and then lett US, AS supposed,
10 attend to the business which brought him there; II
any rate he did not remain with Ice, and
myself remained In conversation with Lee and bis
wife Rachel about ten minutes when the Marshal
and said he was ready to return and we lett AZ
once. During this conversation nothing was said by
Lee Rachel myself about the then Just decided,
about his Vecs) present situation. u was not men
toned or referred TO. On our arrival at the Pcni-
Tertiary ! saw Gilman on the outside wall rs
guard and he was not inside tho building
while was there. notice that Gilman states In his
affidavit that before tie decision In the Supreme Court
rendered District Attorney Howard informed HIN
what tho decision would be in the Lee case The opn
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-09
BERGH AND THE CAR HORSES.

The proceedings in the Court OF Special Sessions yes.
terday were somewhat enlvcned by case OF alleged
cruelty TO animals IN which the Blocker Street Rail.
road Company the defendant and Mr.. Bergh the
prosecutor. Tho complaint charged John Briggs, one
OF the company's drivers, with compelling raw
boned with variety OF equine ailments to pull
an overloaded car MIR. Bergh's officers testified that
the animal fell IRON prostitution at tie corner Of Will
tam and Ann streets and severely injured It's leg.
The defence put four veterinary surgeons on the
stand TO prove that the animal was Ia good working
merca strength, called tour others skilled in the treat
ment OF norAcs who werc equally positive that the
animal was united for work The last OF Mr.. Bergh's
veterinary experts went deep into the mysteries OF his
profession and expressed most positive conviction
that the one OF much cruelty to the horse.
Tho judges listened in puzzled manner to the con-
ct OF evidence and finally disposed OF the case by dig
charging the prisoner.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-09

SH p5.s Charles Safe Bitch ruDpis'-FiF' prise
Native Enrish Setter Dogs-First prize, Charles A.
Cross' Newark. n j., Lark Second przs-wAkeman Hall
bertoua New York. sancho.
Naive Enyiss setter s.ens:1Frs. pr1s. Mers-
Morristown. n. j.. Abbey
Native imporedGordon Setter DogsFirss prize H. r
Leav,i's New York saneho; second price A. Belmont,
Gordon Setter Btches-rirss prize, g. s. sedgwicks.
Gordon dogs under year-Firs price, NJ Grim
nels tNew York; Rex. $. F. speirs Brooklyn n. "
tries received com mendation.
Gordon bitches under year-Firs prize, n B.
Martins Orange. y. j Rose
dogs native black and tanFirs prize g. Cot.
burns New Yorx Trump owners Boz second prize
Whole class adj judged very tne
Setter bitches. above q. W. Bassfords Harrison. n
G. H. lghmans Trip. nt prize in the Chssapsaks dogs;
E. n Giiim ans Pride Oh Chesapeake, second prize
Firms Mac hrst prize Irish spaniels; G. Du
Firms Judy and four pups, first prize Ia retrieving
spanie other than pure Irish John ihomas unic second
T. H. Hoes Witch, arst prize in Cocker spsnies; Ray
mond Creed's Countess, second prize. 4Ns y
o. H. Andrews Ned FIRST prize in field spaniels any
e. A Edmunds' Hunter and Judy. first prize in fox
hounds in couples Drake Andefsons h"nkey and Jue
second prize. r,.. NJ
Testers Punk second prize Also Fritz Gubners Miss KIM,
and 7. Is. Aliens JET second prizes. Nf .
Waton's Trcksey hrst prize, FOX terriers; MT Oar.
lings Don prize; de Lankre Macdonas Tin, first
prize for terriers under one year, H. D. Ooercks ps Sec
e b. d Espnvile Pcots Loo. ast prize in Nswfound-
lands. Miller ketcham's Milo. second prize. A
Miss Bessie X Webbs Rex, first aud special prizes in
ppgs Miss pluniman,s snip second prize; a..
toy terriers; c. O. Iselin's Tiney. second prize.
Mrs d. W. stewards Kobe first prize in Blenham or King
Charles spanels r 4 2 clarks Jap second prize
hounds same owners Liliie second prize.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-09
THE DOG TAG LAW.

THE LICENSE PROCESS AT THE CITY HALL
Ex-PREsIDENT GRANT GETS TAG FOR HIS
BULL PUP. ~
Major d. s. Hart and his assistants In the Permit
Bureau again yesterday busy engaged from ten
A. NJ 10 three p. NJ In giving out licenses to
OF dogs. A long line OF applicants stretched from
tho east entrance 10 the basement OF the City
Hall out into the Park. Several policemen kept the
ANXIOUS crowd 10 order, and they admitted In
single file 10 the office OF Registrar Hart Here tho
license lee oil So paid and the tags issued About
81. 900 received At three O'Clock numUcr OF
these applicants were compelled go away without
the necessary appurtenances Tor their properly
The business will he contin ued daily.
Among the notablcs who sent messengers for their
licenses Ulysses s. Grant, who set his properly
down white bulldog; g.. L.. Lorillard, skye
terrier: Pierre Loriard, q black and tan; General
George H. Berdan, skye terrier ana Scotch terrier.
Fitty.seven Spilz dogs were licensed yesterday.
Ample time will be given by Mayor Ely Tor all per-
sous 10 procure before dog calchers ape
polnted.
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NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY MAY O. l877-TR1PTR SHEET

ion in the Lee case drawn By myself and after Il
was prepared and or Two days before
II was delivered IN court, aud alter con-
sultation with the other judges and In
their presence, / directed the District At
torney 10 prepare such order ~ ought 10 be en-
tered sending the Second District Court TO
have the day OF execution fxed the day frst liked
upon by that Court had passed The District Attorney
could OF course infer from this what
10 be- but told IL other way.
In addition desire say that In the discharge OF
their official duties both the District Attorney and the
Marshal frequently consulted with and Al all
times l have known all that u was proper for the
Cour, 70 know relation thereto and say. without
any hesitation mental reservation whatever that
they have both been faithful and persistent
In the discharge OF all their Official duties.
Gilman has been witness In trials before mo and
has been thoroughly ana completely mpeached.
Should he be sworn and testify In case before me
other good testimony. Respectfully, your obedicnt
servant P. H. EMERSON, Associate Justice.
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WHY NOT?
NHw York, May 8. 1877.

NEw YoRK, May 8. 1871
To THE EpIroR rnR HERALD
Having ROAD so much about the carnival would
like to ask II the Board OF Education not going TO
give the scholars OF the public schools holiday on the
18th OF May when the carnival procession is TO take
place. hope you will advocate this IN your paper
r OLD 50.
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THE CANALS OPEN.

ALBANY, N. r., May 8, 1871
Much activity has prevailed in and about the canal
Offices to-day, occasloned by the opening Of the canas
Tue hrst boat cleared was the Patrick Bristol, srs
Of this cty.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-11-08
Senator MOrtOn's Death.

Hon. Oliver P. Morton, after a long and
suffering illess, died at indianapolis,
surrounded by his family and fiends, on
November 1, at half past five in the after
noon. A correspondent says that shortly
after four o'clock it become apparent that
the supreme hour had arrived. The Senator
was so feeble that he was unable to remain
in the half sitting posture he had attained
in the past two or three days, and gradually
sank to the bed, and when he died he was
lying prone on his back. There were
gathered about him then his wife and two
sons, Col. Holloway and wife and son, Mrs.
Scott, and Gov. Burbank. There were also
present the Misses and Rev. DR.. Day.
At about 4:45 the Governor was in great
pain in the chest and stomach, and was
sinking rapidly. He said, as he moved his
right hand over his stomach and chest, al
Am dying" His s~ister-in-law, Mrs. Hollo-
way, Mrs. Morton's sister, was tanning him
at the moment, and said audibly, "Oliver,
you are not afraid to die? Hereplied by a
shake of his head, from side to side of his
pillow, moaning. ono, | am not" Soon
afterward, his son Walter, who was standing
by his bedside with his brother Oliver, and
Mrs. Morton, clasped his hand, and said
"Father, father, do you know us?" He
reused, made an effort to speak, and nodded
that he knew them, receiving their kisses
with evident satisfaction. Other members
of the family were in like manner recog-
nized.
At this time he began to fail even more
rapidly. He was still moving his right hand
over his stomach and chest, and occasion.
ally changing the position of his head. DR.,
Thompson bent over and in a kindly tone
said, "Be calm, Governor, be calm" adding
as he famed his face, "Governor Morton
is not afraid To dieO The Governor cIasped
the Doctors hand and said: az am dying; ]
am worn out"
These were his last words, uttered a little
before five o'clock. He soon ceased to move,
his breath gradually shortened, and al
twenty-eight minutes after five o'clock p.
m, November 1, 1877, without a groan or
struggle, Senator Morton peacefully died.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-11-08
A Tramp's Stolen Ride on a Special
Train.

A tramp who arrived at Cheyenne a
few days ago from the West gives his ex-
perience in deadheading it over the
Union Pacific from Cheyenne to Green
River, on the Jarret and Palmer train,
by climbing upon the roof of a coach.
He says that from Cheyenne to Sherman
he rather enjoyed the rIde, but between
Sherman and Green River his experience
was one W to be forgotten. The rapid
movement of the train and rocking of
the coach forced him to wind his arms
and legs around a stove-pipe and hang
on for dear life. His hat flew off early
in the ordeal, and after the train left
Cheyenne he was discovered by the en-
gineer, who began throwing a heavy
shower of cinders; but SO rapid was the
movement of the train that the heaviest
ones merely cut through his clothes like
bullets, while the lighter sparks passed
above him. His coat-tail tapped SO hard
hat he realized that he must part with
them, but he dare not loosen a hand to
tuck them under him, and they were
soon torn off to blow away. Although
he managed to keep his face behind the
pipe nearly all the Ilme, ne was IRE
quently struck in the face by flying Gin
ders, SO that when he reached Greer
River his face and neck were badly cut
and scratched. So great was the poo
tramp's fear of being thrown off and
killed that this, added to the terrible
strain of hanging to the pipe by main
strength for SO long a distance, and the
intense suffering from the Wounds in
ficted by the cinders, caused his hair t.
turn gray, and when he climbed down a
Green River, he looked like a man whit
had seen fifty instead of twenty-five
summers.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-11-08
into a corner of the room, but was not hurt.
Tha L;Anhan man nonn;do-ahlu rrranhad

into a corner of the room, but was not hurt.
The kitchen was considerably wrecked.
The Chicago Times Sparta Cwis.) special
says, news has just been received from
Wilton of a horrible affair which occurred
there Thursday night. Mrs. William Van
voorhees,, a young woman with three
young children, and about to become a
mother again, had, after living u~nhappily
with her husband in their home on the out
skirts of the village, been deserted and
left desolate and respondent. She fire.
qnently spoke of suicide to her neighbors,
and was prevented from purchasing poison
by her neighbors. Thursday night, about
nine o'clock, her dwelling was discovered in
flames, and when the neighbors reached
the house and burst in the doors,
they proceeded to her bedroom,
where a sickening spectacle greeted their
eyes. The mother, nearly naked, lay face
down in bed, with her two youngest
children, in the anne position by her side
The hair, scalps, and portions of the ARM
were burned off from each, and the blazing
rafters from above were falling down upor
them. The body of the eldest boy, aged
ten, was found behind the bedroom dool
burned to a crisp. Blood was found spat
tered upon the bedclothes and upon tn,
mothers garments. Appearances indica
ted that the woman poisoned herself an,
children, and that life was extinct befor
the flames reached them. No marks of vic
lence could be discovered upon the bodies
but the matter is being rigidly investiga
ted.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-11-08

A GRAPHIC description of the joys of
life in the Black Hills is given in few
words by the letter of a miner there to
his brother in Nevada. He is anxious
to get home, but wants $500 to take him
to Cheyenne. But how to get that sum
is the question. To get it by his own
work is impossible; if it is sent by the
stage the Indians or road agents are
sure to steal it; if by mail, it might lie
in the Office for months, for the post
master is off On a big drunk half the
time, and can't read when sober; if by
draft on the bank, that institution is
likely to go to pieces before it arrives.
The perplexities of such a position are
obvious.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-11-08
NEWS suMMARY.
WashtngtonV

The Senate, in executive session, con-
hrmed the following nominations: Wm. W.
Upton, Second Comptroller of the Treasury;
James Gilfllen, Treasurer of the United
States; Alfred NJ. Wyman, Assistant Treas
urer of the United States; Frank Gilbert,
United States Assistant Treasurer at
Chicago; John P. Hoyt, Of Michigan, Gov.
ernor OF Arizona; John Casper of Nebraska,
Secretary of Arizona; Marsden C. Burch,
United States Attorney for the Western Dis
trict Of Michigan; s. s. Matthews, United
States Mashal for the Eastern District Of
Michigan; H. 81. Bates, of New York, Ex-
aminer in Chief of the Patent Office; To
be Postmasters-Homer A. Kenyon, at
Dwight; Rufus Fl. Mellen, Amboy; VIM.
Landermilk, Auburn Gustayus A. Pfrangle,
Aurora; Henry A. Neither, st. Clair;
Edward 8. Smith, Batavia; Eldridge D.
Richardson, Cambridge, all of Illinois.
There is the usual grumbling over the
committees appointed by Speaker Randall,
but the majority think the Speaker has
done as well as his party and the House
could expect. The striking point is that
the South is given a great preponderance,
having eighteen Chairmanships, while the
West has nine, and the East only Eve, and
none of these in New England. Of the
financial committees, Banking and Currency
goes to the West, and the Ways and Means
to New York. The East has besides the
latter only Pacific Railways, Agriculture
Manufactures, and dimes and Mining. The
West has only Banking and Currency
Public Lands, District of Columbia, Wa
Claims, Military Affairs, Territories, Presi
dental Elections, and two minor committees
All the rest go South.
During the month of October four call
for the retention of 500 bonds matured
amounting to s4O.ooo.0o0. The amount re
deemed and paid for by gold check wa
$~SS,000,000. This included scattering bond
OF ether calls that had not previously som,
in. This amount, together with the coli
deposited in the Treasury by the syndicate
will enable the Secretary to place $45, 900,
600 of 4 per cent. bonds in the public deb
statement lately issued. 1t is expected tn,
debt statement viii show a reduction o
about S. 900,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-11-08
Combinations.

The Senate, in executive session, con-
irmed the nominations of E. w. S~toughton,
Minister to Russia; Gen. Noyes, Minister to
France; Mr.. Kasson, Minister to Austria !;
Mr.. Lowell, Minister to Spain; Thomas A.
Osborn, of Kansas, Minister to Chill; James
N. Comfy, of Ohio, Minister to Hawaiian
Islands, and several other lower grade
diplomatic appointments; also, Alonzo E.
Barr, United States District Attorney of the
Western District of Wisconsin; Jacob S.
Foreman, Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court Of Utah; Daniel T. Boynton, Pension
Agent at Knoxville; Samuel Post, Pension
Agent at Detroit Rufus Champion, Pension
Agent at st. Louis; Clark Waggoner, Col
lector of Internal Revenue, Tenth District
Ohio.
Postmasters-EdYard R. Shipley, Spring
field, o., G. Burch, Jefferson City Theo. S.
Case, Kansas City; Alder Carter, Memphis;
Mrs. Jennie c. Prater, North springfield
Francis P. Philips, Plattsburg; VIM. Firth,
Moberly; Matthews W. Stofford, Joplin, ali
of Missouri.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-11-08
Adjourned.

The ST. LOUIS Republican says: In
the employ of Col. Robert A. Camp
bell is a colored woman named Mary, to
whom came a strange affection on Satur-
day night last. Mary was in a state of
good health, and had as good a use of
her tongue as the average woman. She
was attending to her household duties,
and had occasion to go into the yard.
Just before doing so she talked naturally,
but when she returned to the house a
moment later she could not utter a word
or make a vocal sound. She seemed ter
ribly frightened, but gave no evidences
of being i'll, and continued at her work.
She was semitic DIR. McPheeters for treat
ment, and he has the case now in charge.
The strange event has created quite a
sensation in that immediate community.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-11-08
BY the President of the United States
of America Proclamation,

The completed circle of summer and win
ter, seed time and harvest, has brought us
to the accustomed season at which religious
people celebrate with praise, and thanks
giving the enduring mercy of Almighty
God.
This devout and public confession of the
constant dependence of man upon our Di
vine Father for all the good gifts of life and
health, and peace and happiness, SO early in
our history made a habit Of our people, finds,
in a survey of past years, new grounds for
its joyful n grateful manifestation in all
blessings which depend upon benignant
seasons. :.
This has indeed been a memorable year
over our wide territory. Our country, with
all its diversity of soil, and climate, and
products of the earth has yielded a bounti-
full return to the labor of the ~husbandman.
The health of our people has been blighted
by no prevalent or widespread diseases.
No great disasters of shipwreck upon our
coasts, or to our commerce on the seas have
brought loss and hardship to our merchants
or marines, and clsuded the happiness of
our community with sympathetic sorrow.
In all that concerns our strength, and
peace, and greatness as e nation in all that
touches permanence and security, our gov
eminent and the beneficent institutions on
which it rests; in all that affects the char.
acter and disposition Of our people and
tests our capacity to enjoy and uphold the
equal and free condition of society now
permanent and universal throughout the
land; the experience of last year is con-
s~picuously marked by the protecting Prov
idence of God, and is full of promise and
hope for coming generations.
Under a sense of infinite obligations te
the Great Ruler of times, INT seasons, and
events, let us humbly ascribe it to oul
W faults and f~railties if in any degree
that perfect concord and happiness, faitf
and Justice which such great merciel
should ,difuse through the hearts ant
lives of our people do not altogether anC
always and everywhere prevail.
Let us, with one spirit and one voice
lift up praise and thanksgiving to God TO
His manifold goodness to our land; Hi
manifest care for the nation.
Now, therefore, i, Rutherford B. Hayes
President of the United States, do appoin
Thursday, the Goth day of November next
as a day of national thanksgiving an,
, prayer, and / earnestly recommend thai
: withdrawing themselves from secular care
and labors, the people of the United State
, do meet together on that day in their re
spective places of worship, there to Civ
thanks and praise to Almighty God for hi
mercies, and to devoutly beseech their COZ
: tinuance.
! In witness whereof 1 have h~ereunto sc
: my hand and caused the seal of the Unite
States to be affixed.
, |, Done at the city of Washington this got
+ day of October, in the year of our Lord on
E thousand eight hundred and seventy-sevel
. and of the independence of the Unite
States the one hundred and second
IL. 81 [Signed] R. B. HAYES.
!. By the President: WIN. NJ. EvARrs, Sc
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-11-08

RocKLAND Couerier: This note was
picked up in the postoffice yesterday,
and can be had by applying at this
office: "Dear Jennie i don't think you
ort to get marlbecause ilarfed when you
puld your for S teeth out etin tafy last
mite it was oful funny dear jennie but
ilove you jus the same an i don't think
you ort to get mad and don't speke wen
shall i see you agen i am yours jes the
same a orlways pleas rite Henry"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-11-08
Coinage for October.
A LADY sent a note to the newspaper

to get a recipe to cure the %whooping-
cough in a pair of twins. By a mistake
a recipe for picking onions was uncon-
sciously inserted, and her name attached,
and received this answer through the
"Answers to Correspondents" "Mrs.
L. Ell. B.-If not too young, skin them
pretty closely, immense in scalding wa
ter, sprinkle plentifully with salt, and
immerse them for a week in strong
brine"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-11-08
rheumatism Quickly Cured.

"Durang's Rheumatic Remedy" the
great Internal Medicine, will positively cure
any case of rheumatism on the face of the
earth. Price, 81 a bottle, six bottles S..
Sold by all druggists. Send for circular to
Helphenstine 4 Bentley, Druggists, Wash
ington, D. c.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-11-08
wonder Upon wonder.

Giuen atcay-k strange, mysterious and
BOOK OFWONDERS." Containing, with
numerous curious pictorial illustrations,
the mysteries of the Heavens and Earth,
Natural and Supernatural, Oddities,
Whimsical, Strange Curiosities, Witches
and Witchcraft, Dreams, Superstitions, Alb
surdities, Fabulous, ~Enchantment, &c. In
order that all may see Thu curious book, the
publishers have resolved to give it away to
all that desire to see it. Address by postal
card, F. GLEASON & Co., 1888 Washington
Street, Boston, Mass.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-11-08

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Write now
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-11-08

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