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The New York herald., 1877-07-11
BRUTAL PARENTS.

About seven O'Clock Monday evening Officer Sweeny,
OF the Sixteenth precinct, called into No. 232 West
Twentieth street que disturbance between Patrick
McCabe his wife Catharine, who 1.-Two on the second
floor of the rear building. When the oicer entered
tie room he found Mrs. McCabc lying hclplessly
drunk on tho bed while her husband, also
drunk, was cruelty beating her. She had
a child three weeks old caspcd in her arms. This
child was ono oi twins and when taken away from the
mother was discovered to be dead, the other twin
was lying on bed barely alive, and 1t IS not rroba-
bic that 1t Will live. Beside these there were four
other children in the room, ranging years from
three to eight, all OF whom wcro crying with hunger
aud made peous appeals 10 the officer to get them
some thing 10 eat Patrick and his wc arraigncd
before udge Wandell yesterday and were each com
mitted TO the Island Tor three months, Officer Lund
berg of the Society for tho Prevention OF Cruelty to
CuiIdren making formal complaint OF neglect and
cruelty against them. Two OF the elder children wero
sent to tho Catholic Proecory and two OF the younger
TO tho Infant Asylum The youngest left with the
mother.
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"NEGArIVE SLIP"
WONDERFUL PHENOMENON IN STEAMSHIP
SAILING.

WONDERFUL PHENOMENON IN STEAMSHIP
SAILING.
The new steam launch Arrow, now lying at the foot
OF Court street, Brooklyn, has, by recent expert
onts developed tho that possessed OF that
great phenomenon known In shipDuilding as 'nega-
tive sp,-viz running faster than the pitcn Of tho
screw and It's revolutions calls for This considered
to be most remarkable feature only one similar case
being AT present known. Tho first instance in
which negative slip" was discovered was upon tho
completion OF man-ol-war 1or tho British govern
ment somc ten years ago. 1t forth in tho
specifications that with certain pitch should
be provided Tor the vessel the engine ud
minute and also that the vessel should possess
certain speed Upon her tral. trip tho
turns were not made by The engine, but that the
speed Of the snip was considerably faster than the
contract required. The vessel was paid for after
iarner tests ana linen snen ,.,,g,,ars gleas aeM n
gincers as 10 what should cause the vessel
to run faster than her screw. Tho theory
finally arrived al that while sailing the ship
dragged the after her at tho rate OF about two
hour, and that when the screw came 70 II II
possessed, ike other SCREWS positive Slip but the
speed bong than drag Ol the ship, the
markablc feature Of negative slp' vas produced
The launch Arrow was built and 10 owned by Captain
Hatfield The pitch OF her screw IS thirty-cight
inches and makes 200 turns per minute. II,
instead oil slipping forward, the screw slipped
back thirty per cent as IS tho case with other small
boas her speed would be only 5O2 100 miles per hour.
But the fact determined that ner sl ps
forward, in the Brush man-o war. On IA recent
test tRe Arrow made two and onehai miles In seven
minutes with the tide and tho same distance in
twcnty minutes against IT, This gives her sevensand
oue-hal mics per hour rate OF speed, whicn, when
200 turns are made places IL mt eignt miles per hour
Should the secret Of ''negave siip' be definitely
rived at great improvements IN steamship sailing may
ke l0O OEed for
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THE CAPTURE OF HIRSOVA.

from the Daily Telegraphs K6stendjc correspondent
have just arrived from Hirsova, after hard riding
all night and shall forget The scenes Of misery
I have witnessed during the past few hours Last
evening the commander OF the Turkish forces
to which l attached, hearing that the
enemy was approaching. gave orders to call
everybody together IN order to break up the
camp aud retire before the Russians. also
received instructions be in readiness TO accompany
tho troops at moments notice. We were assem-
blcd and awaiting further direction. All was still and
quiet. There bright moon which lighted up the
landscape around brilliantly, bringing its
prominent features well before the eye and max
ing even distant objects plainly distnguishablc.
The soldiers had gathered in groups about tho
tents or were sitting around the camp, firos aud
all were spccuating to what future movements
were to be About half past nine major rode ont
u short distance from our position. but suddenly re-
turned. crying out, "Good heavens the Russians are
upon usn We all rushed out OF the cncani pment to
sec for ourselves and could distinctly discern n tho
clear moonlight three Muscovite columns, which had
almost encirced US
a DREADFUL SCENE.
A torribe panic ensued, tents were emptcd in fcw
scconds what vas necessary hurredly seized. saddles
scrambled into and then began for lfc and lib
russians appeared TO be everywhcro Thou
SANDS Of peasants and their carts were to
stricken before the advancing cnemy-men, women
aud little children with their household goods, cattle,
dogs and horses, all mingled in ono surgng crowd,
and all intent upon making COED their escape from
the clutches OF the soldiers oil the Car. Some
OF the fugitivcs were riding many were on
foot, and others could only limp along with the
utmost difficulty, but all wero incitcd to fresh
efforts by The sound OF the Cosack trumpes falling at
intervals upon their ears, and bad to continue their
are advancing from Tulcha, Matchin, Isaktcha and
Hrsova covering the interior OF tho country Ike a
swarm OF ocusts. bringing terror wherever they come
and like them, devastating and desoiang everything
In their course.
The New York herald., 1877-07-11
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

The Brooklyn Board Of Education rcoreanized las I
night for the new fiscal year and reelected It's prcsi
dent Mr.. L. J. Whtock, for tho ninth time; vice
president james Murphy; secretary George W. stuart
assistant secretary, J. H. Wilson; department clerk OF
tho Eastern District +. D. Clark; department clerk,
Western district, /. E. White; messenger II. o. Dyer.
The Board made the following reduction in the salaries
OF it's employees: es:-Supcrntendent of Buildings. from
s. OCO S3 600; secretary from 81 700 to 81 400
assistant secretary from 500 to 440; depot ccrks
from 81 62O to $l,4i0; messengers, $l,OsO to $500;
superintendent OF Warming and Ventilation, $1,000 "
200.
The Boards of Finance and Education OF Jersey City
held last evening. at the call OF the for
mcr Board decide upon the appr0pr,a-
ton lor tho schools during tho ensuing
fiscal year The statistics given by ex-Sen-
ator Winfield showed that there was great
room Tor udicous and economical management in tho
conauct The schools, and the Board Of Finance has
determined insist economy in the Board OF Edu
cation although Mr. Clarke and other members
pleaded Tor the increased Appropriation.
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SUDDEN DEATHS YESTERDAY.

The following Of sudden death we're reported at
the Coroners Office yesterday A child OF Michael J.
Fitzgerald No. ~ Charles street; Joseph Jones. ago
forty five ut No. ~ oak street; Georeev Hilliard at
No. 1.3 Hudson street; OTTO Frcygang infant at
Eighty first siroet anu BoAevord Elizabeth j. Rosen-
berg age thr;y-two, at No ia East Nncty.lrst
street; Louis steper, infant, at No lS6 East Ninety
634 Third avenue; Alice McCac, iDiaui at No 252
West Twentieth street; a child, ut No. $40 Broonc
street; John jaeger age forty five, No. lis Ludlow
street; james Everett infant, at No. 3i6 East Thirty
third street; Patrick Fitzgerald at No. 232 West
Twentieth street; ch,d oi Mr. Mcnamara, az No. ass
Wcst sxtccnh street, and child oil Mr. Stephens, at
No. 1Sj Eldridgc street.
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ORDER IN THE TENTH.

Captain Foley, of the Tenth precinct, with squad
OF men, made general raid through his bailiwck be-
tween twelve and two O'Clock yesterday morning. and
captured the proprieors disordcrly
houses-sevcnty persons all Essex Market Court
was packed yesterday morning with tho friends OF
these people, and the crowd OF men and boys on the
outside extended as lar Grand street. Tns police
were kept busy preserving order among this mob and
several times they had TO less violence 10
keep a passage way clear to the court room judge
Murray disposed OF the cases as rapidly as possible,
his presence being required the Court OF special
Sessions. the propretors of the houses raidcd-two
of which the Bowery. four IN Forsyth street,
two IN Canal street and one IN Hester strcet-wcrc
held in $500 bail answer, and tho majority OF tie
girls iound in the houses we're committed Tor one
month TO the Island, IN default Of $500 bail
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YOUNG HUSBANDS FOLLY.

Mrs. Fredcricka Young caused the arrest OF her hus
band, William Young, yesterday on charge OF aban-
donment ON O warrant issued by Justice Semler, of
Brooklyn. The parties, who are both young, were
married six months age and went 10 reside with
the mother OF tho plantM The mother-in-
law ana William did not agree aud he urged his wio
to leave her home refused, and ho then went 10
photo2raphcr's and had his picture taken IN san
guInary attitude, In which he appeared with hts head
thrown Dack and pstoi presented ut his throat. He
presented he ghastIy picture TO his wife, telling her
Such would be the position he would shortly DC iound
in If she dld not secure Tor him a release from his
mother in laws house. Sne would not leave her
mothers house. but he did, aud hence the SUIT for
Abandonment
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AN OLD LITIGATION ENDED.

A decision was rendered yesterday by Judge Pratt,
of the Kings County Supreme Court, dismissing the
suit instituted by tho heirs of the late Colonel Samuel
Fowler against Francis B Wallace, to have certain
mortgages he'd by the latter the estate declared
deeds Tho suit commenced by the sons 0t the de-
ccused, Samuel and Daniel Fowler The action grew
Of certain monetary rausactIons which had existed
between tue Coiouel VINO lived al Port Jervis, n. Y,
AMI who died in 1869, and Mr. Wallace, an exchange
broker, The Inter gentleman having made advances
upon property owned by the deceased. The entire
value ot the estate Was aoout $50, 0OO Allegations Of
fraud, which were up in tho complaint, were met
by general dcniai, and alter exhaustive trial. in
which the testimony taken would cover 800 pages the
having been Judge Pratt for several years.
IL was dismissed above stalled.
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TIE FATAL FOURTH.

Coroner Flanagan held 40 inquest yesterday in the
case OF Jacob Lo!z lad of eighteen years. who was
shot and killed By William yctlcr the morning OF
July on the roof Of tho house No. los East Eighth
street. verdict OF accidental shooting was rendered
IL appeared that three young mon were on tho roof
shooting at target with pistols aud whllc Vcter
loading his weapon II went or the ball striking otz
in the leg ana causing his death.
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A LAWYER ARRESTED.

Detective Edward !. Dwyer, OF Albany, with the
assistance OF Detective Corwn, Of the Brooklyn Con-
trail Oco, yesterday arrested Counsellor John l.. Over
fold, residing at Nc S5 Sterling place, Brooklyn,
q warrant issued by justice j. G.. Mott,
OF the former city. The charge against
Lawyer Ovcrleid IN made by Adam Blake,
Indebted 10 him TO the amount oil SO Tor board tho
prisoner taken before Justice Bloom. when he was
gwen in charge OF the Albany detective. Mr.. Over
field seemed 10 bc very mucn annoyed at being IN Gus
ody, and stated thnt perfectly able to explain
the little aIar satisfactorily TO Mr. Blake.
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BROOKLYN'S STATE SCHOOL TAX.

A warrant for the sum OF 100000, payable to the
County Treasurer, on account OF Brooklyn's proper
ton of the county, State and State school taxes for
the year 1876, was signed by Mayor Schroeder
Yesterday Tho entire amount OF tho city's
share OF these taxes Tor tho year Is 81, ,30l 1Ol 10,
OF which l,75S 500 has been pad IT, the
Treasurer There is therefore, u dclcit against the
city on that account Of S632 Si4 which ousht TO have
bscn paid the County Treasurer Ia May last Kings
county now owes tho State on last years taxes the
sum oi S433,4l2 81, which includes the item oil
S2Co $40 o. the amount granted by tho State TO the
CITY Tor school purposes ior the year 1875.
The New York herald., 1877-07-11
KINGS CoUNrY's POOR.

Tho Committee on Supplies Of the Kings County
Board Of Supervisors yesterday, and II was re-
solved that tho contracts for -four be awarded in
future not according brand, but on sample, aud that
the contractors be ncd TO tue same There are 10 be
Hoard of Supervisors aud ono Tor the general store
keepcr Tho committee decided to ask the Board, at
i,s next regular meeting Tor power To make the an
v,s,t 10 tho institutions under the control OF the
Charity Commss onsrs, and investigate the character
Of tho aunnlios furnished
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WAGES OF CITY LABoRERs.

The Board OF Aldermen Yesterday passed rcsolu-
ton requesting The Commissioner OF publc Works
oua tie Commissioners oil Parks aud DOCKS TO have
inserted IA, contracts be given by their de-
parlmcn,s clause providing that the pay o! all un-
skilled iaborcrs employed under contracts shall
the established by the several heads OF the
other departments OF tho city governments, which
means 81 90 per day.
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LIGHT PUNISHMENT FOR MAYHEM

Joseph sciiert. who bit piece ont OF Henry Seitz's
chin during quarrel, on June %, was artagned Tor
cx ,minaton before Justice Guck, of Brooklyn, L. d.,
yesterday. Tho offence clearly proven, but the
Justice, after expressing his regret that German
should be brought before such serious charge,
fined him 500
The New York herald., 1877-07-11
BROOKLYN'S ELECTION BOARD DIFF
FICULTY.

Tho long pending difficulty attending tho oraanza
ton of tho Brooklyn Board OF Elections was settled
yesterday by the new appolntecs, Messrs. Alonzo
Slotc. John Gilbertson and Joseph Patt, sending In
their designations as members OF SAID Board ana with
drawing tneir appointments as such. Tho Appointing
Eoard which IA composed OF the Mayor, Comptroller
aud Auditor, met the afternoon and accepted their
The New York herald., 1877-07-11
TEMPERANCE IN NEW JERSEY.

Tho historic village OF Monmouth, ~ j., is invaded
to-day by temperance people from Newark. In the
morning services are to be held the Dutch Reformed
Church aud in the evening in the old Baptist Church,
aaiablishod IN 1852
The New York herald., 1877-07-11
CCLORED CAMP MEETING.

On Friday next the coIore1 people OF Hampstead,
l. L. will commence camp meeting In Cutters Woods,
Great Mock. The moetinS will bo continued daily until
the 23d inst
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I'm MenlOrIan.


Mrs. Rachel Coleman, wife Of Rev. J.
S. Coleman, D. D. died October Q, 1877.
at her home in South Carrollton, Ken
lucky. She was married to heI surviv>
ing husband. May 6, 1876. She professed
the religion of our Lord Jesus Christ in
October OF the same year. and lived life
Of self>sacrificIng and devoted piety till
her death. She was sick two or three
weeks and died doubtless in bright hope
of glorious Immortality. Her life was
such as to justify this belief. Sister
Coleman was a daughter of Elias and
Nancy Chapman, of Ohio county, Ken
lucky. She was the mother Of eleven
children, ten Of whom, i. G., seven sons
and three daughters, survive her. These
and the bereaved husband mourn their
irrepstable loss, but they mourn not a.
those having 10 hope for they do have
hope regarding the destiny che has at
tanned. They have every reason to feel
assured that she realizes now, that bliss
reserved for those and those only who
iIust in joyfully waiting his summons to
come up higher. Blissful hope Glad
fruitioh How she rejoices in its realiza-
ton {! Then weep not, stricken ones, but
patiently and earnestly strive to meet
that happy wife and mother in that glory
land, where sickness and sorrow, pain
and death will come never more. God
grant to bless ihe surviving ones and
make their loss sanctifying means of
bringing them nearer and nearer still to
the cross of Christ, our Savior and final
Redeener, is the earnest prayer Of one
who knew sister Coleman well and who
offers bis warmest sympathies to the be-
reaved. ones. T. E. RIcHEY.
Princeton. Ky.
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A Nice Treat.

We were all well pleased last Monda.
morning. to see Stephen Woodward. Esq
come into the office with basket OF
nice varieties Of his Fail apples. They
were very delicious and are of the Bald.
win English Russet, the Roxbury Russet
and Northern Spy varieties, and are as
fine a display. we venture to say, as
could be produced in this county. Thanks
Mr.. Woodward for the treat.
By the way every farmer and land
owner in the county, that has not already
done so, should plant good orchard oil
all the different fruits II 10 one thing
our people is sadly neglected. of. Do moi
delay it longer fellow citizens, but deter
mine now at once to have good orchards
so soon as nature can do her part Of the
work.
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ROrine Lions.

Editor Herald:
Prospects are hIiteriLg now for large
crops Of wheat next yer, as the crop
sowu cxcce Is in acreage that OF last year,
and the tobacco crop this season far rx~
GELS that Of last year both in quantitv
and quality, and better times may be e: =
pectrd.
C. q. Crowder moved to Caneyville
last Monday.
Mr.. James Raley and daughter len
Thursday for Morsantown TO attend con-
ference
Rev. J. W. Taylor. J. F. Lewis and
lady attended the iair last week.
Mr.. Lloyd Van Mort, Of Grayson
county, was in town Tuesday AMI
Wednesday, visiting his brother. G. B.
Van Mort.
l. III. Rains. who has been lying very
low for some time, we are glad 10 learn
is improving.
Harvey English died last evening after
a protracted illre,s. Ills disease was
consumption.
Thanks for the Daily Herald which
we found to he qniie newsy. L TIC
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A Nation Thief.

Some providing thief on mutton bent
entered pasture belonging to Mr.. Marx
Renfrow. OF the Sulphur Spring neigh
borhood last Saturday morning, killing
and dressing a fine buck owned by Mr..
VIM. II. Duke. leaving the hide, head
&c. Mr.. Duke had q search warrant is
sued and placed in the hands OF Coroner
Thos. II. Boswell, who made a diligent
effort to find the meat, but with no avail
The thief was tracked to Rough creek,
when no further trace could be found.
Suspicion rests on a certain party in the
vicinity, and we learn. that il sufiicIen
evidence of suspicion is received. that il
will not be healthy for him to remain in
that vicinity longer.
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CentertOwn Letter.

Fixing for for the fair aud other things,
prevented me from communicating any
thing to the Herald last week. From
the appearance of your dailies as well as
the regular weekly Herald you seem to
have done splendidly well without my
help. / don't know how much cash the
daily brought in, but many favorable
compliments were bestowed upon it and
its publisher.
The game of Lase ball played here on
the Goth, inst. between the Equality and
The Centertown club, resulted in a very
brilliant victory for the Centertown club.
We played last Saturday. our third game
against the Ceralvo club and won it by
two scores. Ceralvo now stands two TO
our one. When two more games are
played, they are welcome to their same
two games against our one we have and
two more that we intend to GET
Your correspondent while on visit to
Ceralvo to-day. enjoyed the company of
Mr.. G. Quill. Let's pretend that we are
careless whether he writes for the Her.
aid or not, for he will not do so till the
ft comes ON him, no how.
Sam. Morton, OF our town has the
"boss" tomato plant of this vicinity. 1t
was dug up to day and the vines meas
ured, when it was found that from one
seed-oHe root-had sprung eight hum
bred feet Of vines.
Mrs. Sallie A. Rowe, wife OF Thomas
X. Rowe, died at o'clock last Saturday
morning. Her death was somewhat
sudden-caused by some kind Of fever,
which, though seemingly not very seri-
Gus for several days. finally ended in con-
vulsions and death. She leaves hus-
band and seven children, the youngest
about year old to mourn her losa. She
was buried among her relatives in Nc
Lean county.
Mrs. John r. Ashby, near Walton:
creek church has been near the point o
death for several days, and scarcely any
hopes are entertained of her recovery
Her disease is something very Ike ~
phoid fever attended with commissions.
Rev. D. j. X. Maddox filled the stand
at Walton's creek church last Sunday il
the absence of DR.. Bennett, the regular
pastor, and preached good sermon.
Mr.. NJ. Ii. Rowe OF Spring Lick
Grayson county, paid a visit TO hi
fathers last Thursday, and returne,
, home to-day. Come again and sta.
: longer, Martin. LELAND
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"Gerinan syrup"

No other medicine in the world has
ever given such test of its curative
qualities "a BosCHEE's CURATIVE SYRUP.
In three years two million fonr hundred
thousand small hotties of this msaioins
was distributed free Of charge by drug
gists in this country to those afflicted
with Consumption. Asthma, Group, Sc
we're Coughs, Pneumonia and other dis
eases of the throat and lungs, giving the
American people undeniable proof that
GERMAN SYRUP will cure them The re-
suit has been that druggists in every
town and village in the United States are
recommending it to their customers. Go
to your druggists and ask what they
know about it. Sample bottles 10 cents.
Regular size IS cents Three doses will
relieve any case. 42-ly
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Mr.. J. w. Jackson, of Hanson, has
brought us a sweet potato that weighs 7
pounds and ounces. He also brought
in fine Berkshire hog, two years old,
weighing 1856 pounds-kadisonvills
Timer.
Pshaw Zeno, come up and see eur
potato grown by Rev. j. P. Ellis, which
weighs eight pounds; and Art Pirtle's
big hog that weighs over eight hundred
pounds, and then you will be ashamed
of that local. Why don't you get out oil
those crawh:h fats and frog ponds, and
come up to Ohio county where people
raise something worth Boosting Off
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En- Route for Texas.

lam in camp on Black river, BaIler
county, three miles from Poplar Bluff
We stopped here yesterday evening on
account of high water, but think we
will get across to-day. We have all been
tolerable well and travelled so far with
out any serious accident We have seen
some very good and some very poor
rough country. In Illinois we travelled
six or seven miles with a pond on our
right, and high hill on the left, and a
good part OF the way a bluff from one
hundred to three hundred feet high, and
Just room for a road between the bluff
and pond. In one place the rocks
jutted over the road far enough to shell
ter all three Of our wagons at one time
We crossed the Father Of Waters" at
Cape Girardeau.
What | have seen of illinois and
Missouri, is very moderate country.
| suppose Sorrels and myself will travel
twenty-five or thirty miles further, and
then we will separate unless l so the
northern route, which l will not dc
unless get company.
Success to the HERALD, and all my
friends in Ohio county.
Isaac II. SMITH.
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THE HERALD.

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