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The New York herald., 1877-06-28
IN OFFENDING JURY FINED.

There was published in yesterdays HERALD full
account OF the suit brought by Wayman against Blum
CART and Others and the peculiar verdict OF the jury,
Eho with unaccountabe ignorance, found favor OF
xo OF the defendants without any mention OF the
shird, and adding TO tho sealed verdic. which they
rendered the words-.We disagree about the other
points" When tho verdict was handed 10 Judge
Friedman, before whom tho tried, he ordered
the offending Jurors together with the officer who
charged them, to show cause why they should be
committed for contempt OF court. Promptly at ten
O'Clock yesterday morning the astonish and nou-
piussed jurors filed into the Superior Court ROOM and
al investigation OF thcir bungng work took
place. Some Of The gentlemen seemed to be
somewhat disconcer.ed, while others evidently
regarded the whole affair huge joke. One
juror said that he thought It pretty hard
treatment Mr. Drake acted counsel The jury,
VINO united IN saying that they wanted to the
Judge IN regard to some points in his charge, ne
wAs gone; that they meant dsrespect the Court
and thought that their proceed ings were perfectly
regular that the verdc, was incorrect the judge
could correct It Ono Juror Moses Cohen when ask Od
be meant any disrespeet or contempt Tor lhc Cour,
promptly answcred:-'l did, sir" n which there was
laugh. he misunderstood the question. In giving
decls,on Judge Friedman said in severe tones the
protection VI tc liberty and properly depends tho
courts They must be kept only free action, but
Tree from dsrespecl II juries Will not do their duty
powor not only compel them serve but their
duty faithfully. You were instructed to
certain questions, and unless you agreed on nll
you were TO be kept together certain time; and
from my experience you were lkoly to agree in u
snort time. Before the expiration OF that time, by
pretending 10 the officer that you had agrcsa, and
putting into the envelope paper which says. ''We
do not agree OH the other points," you were DIS
charged. In this you wcro guilty Of gross impro-
priety and osrespect OF order aud all the expcasc
the labor OF counsel and court in this
In consideration Of your explanation and the work
you have actually done will not be The lore
man. without whose active cooperation II could not
be done, is lined s20 and In default OF payment to DO
committed TO prison Tor twenty days, aud the
jurors are lined $40 eacb or in default ten days. i'm
prlsonInenL
Tue following the names OF the jurors lillian
H. Shaw, George A. Williamson, Ludwig Reiderer,
William T. Vanderbilt, Moses Cohen, solomon Gootz,
Adam VaDpcl, Thomas d. MOvre Morris NJ Pelxok,
Henry K0op. Natthias w. Forney.
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A Young Girls Theatrical Career
Nipped in the Bud.
LESSON FOR BUNGLING JURYMEN.
The Essex Statesman Telling What He
Knows About TeIegraphy.
PAY OF ASSIGNE E S.

very bright and intelligent looking girl Is Florence
Nay, who will be thirteen next mouth, and who Tor
time past has been engaged inantse danseusc
and cantaLrice the Olympic Theatre. few nights
since officer Lundberg, OF the Society for the Preven
OF Cruelty Children, witnessed performances
behind the footgnts and reported the worthy
the nerposition OF the societys humanitarian efforts
and measures were at once taken rescue her from
tho stage A OF habeas corpus applied tor.
requiring the production OF the child in court
TO make thorough examination OF the facts
OF the case, pursuant TO such writ the
child yesterday brought by Mrs. Georgia
May, Claiming TO be her stepmother, before
companying Mrs. May was sister, both being dressed
In black, but sne had counsel other attendant.
hr. Lewis ) Deiaheld, counsel for the Society ior
Prevention Of Cruelty TO Children, stated The facts
the Court reclted In the petiti0n for the writ Of
Labeas corpus. This simply set forth tnat the chd's
duties at the theatre altogether too onerous for
her tender years. that through fatigue sne hardly
a6e 10 stand. and Ihat make her complete her
OF programme, stiIn uants had TO DO
10 her. IL WIS also stated in roundabout way,
though no. averred The petition, that, IN order 10
recuperate her exhausted steal strength she was
frequently beced shocks from ealyanic battery.
Judge Donohuc, alter hearing Mr.. Deaheid, directed
that the child be given u oil the Sheriff TIL to-mor
row with Instructions 10 AIRS May to employ counsel
or take such other course as she deemed proper 10
subsantiae her caim 10 right 70 continue as the chds
custodian. Mrs May says that she has had charge oil
Tue ENID nine years. ever since thc death OF inc
chd's uther that she has been carefully brought up
ana always had good iortable home that she
Is now living with her grandmothcr, herself and Two
that she Is herself actress and has her child
eflorm light parts IN no way fatigung and that ner
engagements With managers invariably that she
shail be cast Ia nothing after hapas nine O'Clock
denies the story about stimuants, ana that
tne gaivanic battery business IS fcon Of the mag
nation. In conclusion, states that had OBJ
Jrcoa 10 sending the child to boarding school or
tls ug her oil the stage, but she did havc
her taken IRON ber permanently. Tho child who was
c!csan,y dressed aLd gives Indications OF cruel
OF n.roaroas treatment was the object OF good deal
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COURT CALENDARS THIS DAY

surKKMS CouHr--CnAMBEEs-Hcid by Judge bon
ohue.-Nos o. 'S 81, 81 ll0, lls 10, lS0 los, 2l0
ri, 300 260, 100 2s2 2ss, 2ss, 100 292 Assessment
calendar -Nos rs, 81 50, W, 81, lU2. 10S, lo4 lO5
100, l07 los, l0e no. ILL., H. ll3, ia ll5 ilo III
lls. li9 lz2. l2a ia l26 l26 III rs 49, no. I3l
lS2 1873 l34 l35, 1885, lS7, lss. las lao lal l42 l4
l50. l5l.
SUPREME Cousr-GKxERAL Txnx. Adjourned until
July q, 1871
SUPREME CouHr-SrgcIAL TERx-Held by Jrdgs
Wcstbrook.-Nos. 50l, 407, 364 3o5 547, 4s.
SUPRRaE CoUnT-CIKCUiT-Part l-Held Dy Judge
Barrett.-Case ou-No. 1861. No day calendar Part
2--Held by Judge Potter. Nos 406, 47g3 Part a.
Adjourned until tomorrow
SUPERIOR CoUKT-GgSxRAL TERM--Adjourned s,ue
DIE
SUPERIOR CoUgr-srEciAL T.gx-Hcid by Juage
Sanford No uay calendar
SUPERIOR CoURT-IRAL TKRM--Part Held by
Judge sedgwick Case on-No lO29. No day calcn-
dar. Part 2-Hed NY Judge Curts.--Case on-No
l230. NO day calendar Part Held by Jud le
Froedmsn.--Nos 500, 1906 go &2a se0ls, so7, 6O3
1871 lO4s, l2i6 1867, 1885, 1919, l2g4, 1890 1900
1901. 1902, 1907 1910, 13li 1913. 1928, iiI4, 1874
ls45, l3i7, l3ts, l34g, l360 1852, 1854 1854 1853
1856 1859, 1850, 1861, 1882, 1853, lSo4 1885, 1857
1862 137l, 1872, 1879. 1874, 1875, 1875
COMMON PLxAs-GxxEaAL Txax-Adjournsd sine
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REAL ESTATE.

But piece Of property was disposed Of at tho
Real Estate Exchange by uuctcn yesterday. This
a Supreme Cour. foreclosure sale, by Howard W.
Coates, Of four story prick building, with lot, on
Canal street, south side. 100 feet west OF vesry
street, which was bid IN BY Jacob y. Wyckof, plain
tin furS
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-30

TIMELY HINTS.

The American AgrIculturist gives
the following hints:
Preparation for sowing fall wheat
should be made at once. A Mellow
soil, well rolled and picked, is what
the seed requires to terminate In. If
the soil is cloddy, the young roots are
exposed to the action OF air in the open
spaces, and dried and killed. This is
the secret of many failures of what
were at first promising seedlings. Re
peated harrowipgs and rollings are
needed to produce the proper condition
of, the soil. No matter IL the surface is
somewhat rough, If the soil beneath Is
mellow and fine. Indeed, we would
rather have the top q little rough.
Drilling is by far the best method Of
seeding. 1t. cost 80 cents an acre If
the drill is hired, and less II It is pur-
chased. Five pecks Of seed per acre, or
six at the most, Is enough, 30 that at
least half bushel of seed per acre Is
saved, and here Is the cost returned at
once. But the difference in the har-
vest Is many times Its cost, in favor
of the drill. Every winter we hear
and read on every hand, "drill sown
wheat looks well, but broadcast
wheat Is injured and looks badly"
There Is much in placing the seed ex-
actly right in the ground. If the plant
has no depth of root, 1t Is weak, and
cannot stand the rigors of winter or
spring, and 1t will not tiller out as will
that more deeply sown.
SEED AND SEEDING.-It hardly need
be said that, If the seed Is not good, no
good crop can be hoped for. The nee
essity for selecting, seed with care has
been a maxim of agriculture tor thou
sands Of years. The oldest books tell
of 1t. And yet the success of persons,
who make a business Of doing this Is
now made u mine days wonder" I'm
fortunately II Is forgotten again in nine
days, and we go on sowing the seed
just as 1t comes from the sheaf. 1t Is
good plain 10 sow, at least small strip
in the field. with the best seed to be
procured, upon ground prepared in the
best way, and cut this by itself at har-
vest and thrash it at once for seed. But
If this pays, why not grow the whole
crop in the same way? A good farmer
should have no grain that he cannot
use for seed; none that is poor, light,
or mixed with cookie and
garlic
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-30
Westward Ho!

There is scarcely a hamlet I'm all
England which has not been invaded
by the emissaries Of one OF the great
steamship lines. Either in the tavern
the reading room or the apOthecary's
shop, bold red and black placard Is
displayed, bearing the names of half a
dozen vessels and the dates of their
sailings. Honest Giles, sitting of an
evening in his accustomed placeby the
fireside of the village inn, has 1t con-
stantly before him, and makes 1t the
text Of many long chats with his
neighbOrs about the wonderful land in
the west. It Is loosely tackled to the
edge of a shelf, and rustles and ripples
I'm the breeze every time the door Is
opened to admit q new conner. The
farrier's son Is in America, and the
glowing accounts he sends to his father
of his new home are invariably read
aloud to the assembled company. The
general opinion of the villagers Is fav-
Orable to "the States" but the sexton
a bluff, hectoring fellow with pro-
nounced views i'm favor Of church and
state-bears no love for this land OF
liberty and law. Sometimes q queer
paragraph appears in the newspapers
relating an Instance Of lynch-law in
Arkansas, or of party politics in
Louisiana, and then the sexton cries
out against Americans as q bOastful
and corrupt people. He succeeds In
turning the current against them for q
few days, but when next weeks paper
comes, Giles reads the eloquent words
of praise spoken by Mr.. Froude, Mr..
Forster, Professor Huxley, or Profess
sor Tyndall, and is re-established to
the old faith. h+
Some of the old villagers who form
erly sat around the fire and dr0wsed
away all the evenings OF the year are
settled in Australia, Canada or the
United States. Letters often come to
the village from them, with small
amounts of money or photographs
which represent the writers as bright
er looking and in better dress than
they ever appeared ut home. The most
encouraging accounts of all come from
"the States,n and when honest Giles Is
s0rely pressed with difficulties, and
Mrs. Giles is fading for want Of proper
nutriment, and her boys are running
to waste, after long deliberation and
many regrets Giles resolves to sell his
little all and embark for New York.
When he announces his resolutions to
his cronies at "The Kings Arms" the
bostelry is stirred by ripple Of excite
ment such as It seldom experiences,
but as the evening advances Giles Is
left to himself, and contemplating the
steamship placard through the clouds
of his tobacco smoke, the gaudy print
ing reveals series Of diss0lving views
of happiness and prosperity awaiting
him across the sea.-FrOns the "Ip1Dli-
grants Progress;" Scribner for Sep
ten1ber. asttrisis
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-30
Fall PlOughing.

We notice that agricultural editors
and correspondents are strongly urg-
ing farmers to plough as much land as
possible in the fall of the year, and we
heartily join in this recommendation
There are two very weighty reasons for
taking this course. The first lies in
the benefit TO the soil from the me.
chanical and other influences of the
winter season. Pulverization and
aeration are most important agencies
i'm the preparation of land for a crop,
and ii these have the whole winter in
which to operate, they do their work
thoroughly. Especially Is this the
case with stiff, clay soils. The alter
nate action of freezing and thawing Is
of immense advantage to such soils.
The second reason sustaining the adj
vice I'm question Is the short and hur-
ried character of the spring season in
this country. Taking one year with
another, it is the early-sown crops that
do the best, and 1t is impossible TO SOW
at the earliest moment, unless time
has been gained by fall plouging.
Other considerations point in the same
direction, but these are quite sufficient
to induce every farmer to keep the
plough going briskly in the fall.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-30

In every State there is selfish class
ofmen who care little how much an
noyance and loss they may cause their
neighbors, provided thereby they can
secure some petty advantage or gain
for themselves. It Is these, among
farmers, who knowingly allow their
cattle to run at large on the highways,
in order to gain in this way gratui-
tous pasturage. This system cannot
be too severely condemned. Even the
owner of cattle who will thus trespass
upon the rights Of the public, and fire.
quently upon the crops Of his neigh
Dor, must run the risk of straying and
the labor of hunting them up, as we'll
as the cost of the damages they may do
In breaking through fences to get at
the growing crops. Now the man
we can hardly say farmer-who thus
appropriates the highway for a pasture
field, to which he has not the shadow
of right, should be ashamed to look
an honest neighbor In the face-one
who has been compelled TO strengthen
his fences against the inroads of these
hungry, wandering cattle.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-30
The Fair Minded Men who
walked 10 DOnahan.


Two wise men walked to Donahan
s'a< Upon rainy day.
"a . Heighoi
win 9ne umbrelp between them.
They hit upon an honest plan i
For both to have fair play
Heighoi
wishyou could have seen them.
:, Says one "rll hold II half the way,
~ And you the other half
90 HeighoY nnte
:. And safely wen 60 Skipping"
a. But soon his neigbor said: May. nay. -s
% You're dry and have your laugh as.f
~ Heighoi
While catch all the dripping. vs.s
Now this we'ntry; Your head poke through
ias And will do the same
,,s.,,a Heighol,
There nothing could be better
Now one umbrella III serve for two.
Aud neither III be to blamc,-
Heighoi
IL u other gets the wetter."
Aud so they walked to Donahan.
Nor found the journey long,
Heigho p-
Until they fell n wheeling
4 The bargains honest, man 10 man."
q They said but something's wrongv-
90 Heigho!
q siAs on they went-a sneezing'
p joel Stacy, ST. Nicholas for September.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-30

minishing 1t In the case OF, something
very valuable and which 1t Is difficult
to appraise. Any departure from the
system Is not approved. the return Of
the property being regarded as q mate
ter Of business, to command a fixed
price rather than as favor; To strength
en- the impression now growing among
the conductors of public conveyances
that they are, In these instances, the
guardians OF the property--the posi-
lions In which the regulations place
them. Ajgentlenan who picked up
piece Of jewelry In All omnibus deemed
IL would be safer I'm his hands than In
those Of the conductor. Ia whom he re-
fused to surrender Il III you do not"
said the conductor, IT will be COM
PEELED to apply to the police, and you
will render yourself liable To u fine of
$50. for it Is my business To deposit
that property In Scotland Yard. where
you wilIsee II II you go tomorrow"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-30

concludes her simple and touching
story, and / walk to the window and
look out for Q moment before i am able
| to ask her what her sons name Is. AS
I tell her that we are but few miles
from Fort George, and that will send
| over Tor him, emile Of extreme CON-
| tent illumines withered fhce. "Hls
name II John 6alter," she says. HE
IL tall. handsome lad; they viii know
him by that. ~ ~ i's.ys fe,sit 80 N y
i hasten down stairs and write o
short note TO Col. Freeman, whom 1
know intimately, informing him of
the circumstance, and begging that he
will allow John Salter to come over at
once, and despatch my groom In the
dog-cart that he may bring him back
without loss Of time. As return to
the house after seeing him start / meet
DIR. Bruce leaving the house.
"POor old SOUL" he says; her
troubles are nearly over; she Is shaking
fast; almost doubt whether she will
live till her son comes"
"How she could have accomplished
such journey at her age, / cannot
undestand,n observe.
Nothing Is impossible to mother"
answers DIR. Bruce; ''but 1t has killed
herr
/ 20 Ina but I find cannot settle to
my usual occupations. My thoughts
are with the aged heroine who Is dying
up stairs, and presently / yield to the
fascination which draws me back to
her presence.
AS Di. Bruce says, she Is sinking
fast. She lies back on the pillows, her
cheeks as ashy gray a. her hair. She
clasps my hand in hers, but her eyes
are wide open, and have an eager ex-
pectant look In them. t.s..r ;
AT what time may we expect
them ?" whispered my wife to me.
mot before four" l answer In the
same tone. 49,.
al He will lie too late, I fear" she
says; :" she Is getting rapidly weak
err
But love is stronger than death, and
she sOW not go until her son comes. All
through the winters day she lies
dying, obediently taking whatnourish-
ment Is given to her, but never speak.
ing except to say: My lad, my lad
God is good; He will not let me die
until he comes" !.
And at last 1 hear the dog-cart. 1
lay my finger on my lip and tell Mary
to go and bring John SaIter up very
quietly. But my caution Is needless
the mother has heard the sound, and
with last effort of her remaining
strength, she raises herself and
stretches out her arms. My lad, my
lad % she gasps, as with O great sob he
springs forward, and mother and son
are ciasped in each others arms once
more. For moment they remain SO.
Then the little old woman sinks back
on my wife's shoulder, and her spirit
Is looking down from Heaven OH the
lad she loved 30 dearly on earth.
She lies in our little church yard
under spreading yew tree, and on the
stone which marks her resting place
are inscribed the words, Faithful
Unto Death.n Our Laddie has gained
far-spread renown for his good works /
and as sit finishing this short record
of tale of which he Is the hero, he
lies ut my feet, our ever watchful,
faithful companion and friend.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-30
From Hooking water-melon.,r story BY f.

From Choking Water-melons," Q story by Ed
ward Belamy, in Scribner for september.l
Undoubtedly the human conscience.
and especially the boyish article. re-
cognizes o broad difference between
the theft of growing crops-of apples
on the trees, for instance, or torn on
the stalk, or melons. In the field-and
that Of other species Of property. The
surreptitious appropriation of the for
mer class Of chattels is known In COM
mon parlance as "hooking,n while
the graver term stealing" describes
the same process In other cases. The
distinction may arise from q feeling
that, 30 long rs crops remain rooted TO
the ground, they are natures, not
mans. and that nature cant be re-
garded as forming business contracts
with some individualst0 the exclusion
of Others. or In fact as acceding to any
OF our human distinctions OF nseuDs
and fussns, however useful we ina
them. Ethical philosophers may re-
fuse TO concede the sanction OF the
popular distinction here alluded to be-
tween "hooking" and stealing; but,
after all, ethics Is not o deductive but
an empirical science, and what are
morals but q collection of usagee, like
photography and orthoepy2 However
that may be. IL Is the duty OF the
writer In this Instance merely 70 call
attention TO the prevalent popular sem
timent on the slfhject without any at
tempt TO justly ~ - -, s
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-30
Carrier-Pigcons.
From the Pail Mall Gazette

From the Pail Mall Gazette
A German paper gives some details
Of the extraordinary development of
the breeding and training OF carrier
pigeons in Germany since the late war.
During the siege Of Paris, as Is well
known, pigeons afforded the only
means of Communication between the
outside world and the beleaguered
city. In order that similar messen-
gers might be available I'm the hour of
need, pigeon-houses were established,
after the conclusion Of the war, I'm
most of the larger garrison towns of
north and south Germany, and now
pigeon-fying has rapidly become fa-
vorite pastime and sport throughout
the country. The increased attention
thus given to the subject has resulted
I'm the observation Of many peculiari-
ties i'm the birds. Carrier.pigeons of
good breed, IL is noticed, although
they may be started In company and
bound for the same place, fly quite in
dependently of one another. Each one
selects Its own course, some taking
higher, others q lower flight, and
speeds on Its way without taking any
heed of Its neighbOrs. The birds, In
fact, seem toknow that they are racing,
and each one exerts itself to the ut
most to arrive first at the goal. In the
neighborhood OF every pigeon-house
there are always certain places, trees,
etc., which are usually favorite resorts
OF the birds, but when coming In In q
race the well-bred pigeon never stops
for moment at any o. these haunts,
but files straight to his own particular
house, frequently arriving there In so
exhausted q state as to be unable to eat
the food tits most fond of. Birds which
are sitting, or which have lately Matched
young, are generally taken In prefer
ence to others for racing; but instances
have been known In which the carrier
pigeons of good breed which have been
taken to fresh home, and which have
Matched young there, have deserted
their brood and flown away to their
home at the first opportunity they had
of escaping.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-30

y A man was taking aim at q hawk
that was perched In o tree near q
chicken-coop, when his daughter ex-
claimed: Don't take aim, pa; let it
go Off by accident" "Why so ?,'
asked the father. cause every gun
that goes off by accident always kills
somebody" exclaimed the child.
"Ma, didn't Noah have bees In the
ark Z" Certainly, my darling OF
know? ~ because heard our teach
er talking the other day about the IAN
Gent ark hives, and now / under
stand what she MEANT
A Frenchrfan thinks the English
Language IL very tough. deere IL look
out, I" he says, (which IL 10 put out
your head and see; and look out. which
IL TO haul In your head and not for
to see--just contrairie."
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-30

"what kind Of q house will we
play 20 asked one little girlof another.
"Oh, play calling" replied the other.
Mary, here, you can sit on the step,
and me and Julia will call on her and
ask her how she Is, and how her hus-
band Is, and II the baby has got over
the measles, and tell her how nice she
looks IN her new wrapper, and hope
IL won't hurt her much when she has
that tooth filed. And then we'll say
good by Mrs. Brown, come and see
,us some time or other, and bring
the children and the sewing and
you're such b stranger, we don't see
half enough OF you.' And then me
and Julia we'll courtesy and walk OF
n piece, and I'll say to Julia, Did you
see such horrid fright as she looks In
that wrapper?' And then Julia she'll
say, "The idear OF anybody having
false teeth flledp And then I'll say,
Yes, and what honely lot OF dirty
little brats them young ones Of her'n
is.' Let's play it, what do Won say ?"