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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-06
The HARRINGTON HOMICIDE.

"Ai have to say Is that was struck nrss and
never had any words with Harrington at ALL" was
Edward Otto's reply 10 Coroner Flanagan yesterday
whom asked whether ne was guilty OF tho murder Of
Edward Harrington, IN Suffolk street. The testi.
mony oil tho eye-wisnesses 70 The tragedy showed
concusiveiy that young Otto, who IS a German,
struck deceased on the head with cart rung dur
Ing Hsh, opposite No. 1877 Suffolk street, at that
tina II further declared by these personsWil,am
Schciihamauer, Emile Peppercorn, Henry and Charles
Petersonhat Otto hnd threatened 10 'Iay QUIZ Har-
rngton when the latter interered to stop the fight In
street, Quo returned alter short absence, al
ready detailed Tho AERALD, aud ht deceased on tho
hpnd with something that looked like baseball bat,
and from tho effects OF this blow Harrington died.
await tho action o! the Grand jury and John Spar,
who had been held witness, discharged by Cor
oner Flanagan rearrestcd by Captain Foley, OF the
Tonth precinct having assaulted one OF tho Peter
sons with slungshot.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-06
CITY CLAIMS ON REAL, ESTATE

considerable OF real estate Is built upon In
this city to which the city still claims ownership under
surveys made In 1907 A resolution was yesterday
adopted at meeting OF tho Sinking Fund Commits
sioncrs authorizing Comptroller Kelly to dispose OF
any interests which the city may have In portion
old included IN tue public lands which
have boon heretofore released to the adjacent
Such interest is 10 be sold, either at public
auction upon sealed bids, alter the value in each
has appraised aud fixed by the Sinking Fund
Commission
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-06
THE FIFTH AVENUE RESERVOIR

communication was received at yesterdays meet
Ing OF the Aldermen from Nj. James z. SerreI, City
Surveyor, relative TO the proposed removal OF tho
Reservoir at Fifth Avenue and Forty-sccond street.
Ho opposed to the proposed abandonment Of tho
structure, aud argues that II such course were pur
sued would have the intermediate supply so
much needed TO distribute water in all directions
through the CITY early IN the morning. The commu-
rication was referred TO the Committee on Public
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-06
FERRY LEASES TO BE SOLD.

The Sinking Fund Comm 'ssoners YESTERDAY. author
he'd Comptroller Kelly 10 soil the following leases at
I've per gross receipts Of the various COM
panios on this side OF the river-whchaIl street TO
Station Island whitehall street 10 Bay Rijgo Corlandt
Jersey City, Barclay street TO Hobokon, Cham
bofs Jersey CITY, DesbrOsscs street TO Jersey
City, Houston street to Brooklyn, Eastern District;
Tenth street to Grcenpont. Twenty-,hird street to
point, Thrty-lourth street TO Hunters Point
Ninety. sec ond street to Astoria.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-06
NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY JUNE g. l877-TRPLE SHEET
A WIFE BEATER.

Cstharins Coz and her husband Patrick residing At
No ~ Emmett street, Brooklyn, became involved In .
quarrel about some family matters on last Monday
night and IN the scu1o which Patrick beat and
kicked mis- VILE about the head terrible manner
The injured woman WAS removed 10 81 Peters Hos
morning and Is held to await the result OF his wifes
injuries.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13
Cannot Find Louisiana.

The gentlemen sent to New Or
leans by the President to endeavor
to find a solution of the difficulties
there, preliminary to entering upon
their important and responsible la
bors, are trying to find louisiana
The other day, when visited by a
delegation from the Cotton Exchange
In the interest of Nichols, the Com
missioners said to the visitors that
they had sought Louisiana but could
not find it. They had found two
Governors, two Supreme Courts, and
an alleged dual government in all
departments; but, in fact, by the &C
acknowledgement of all parties, there
is but one Legislature though
it meets in two halls. The moment
that Legislature meets in one body
it will be the State of ] louisiana, and
while 1t is in session the only power
in the State that can secure the inter-
vention of the army. If selfgovern-
ment is desired and tho withdrawal
of the army, they can probably DO
secured in day, should the public
opinion Of the State compel its Leg
islature to meet as one body. There
are thirty-three Of the thlrty-six Sen
ators, and 1o4 Of the 100 Representa-
tatives whose election is not disput.
ed by either party, and the commits.
sion urged that when they assembled
as such, the commission could have
nothing to say about its action.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13

DIR. HAYES, State Chemist OF
Massachusetts, has been analyzlng
the composition used in the manu-.
facture of marbleized iron ware, or
sometimes called granite ware" a
class of goods coming into general
and extensive use tor almost ali cul.
mary purposes. AS the results OF
his Investigations he pronounces the
use of this ware very dangerous to
health. An exchange says:
ga chemical analysis OF the mater
ial used in 'marbelizing' this ware
shows one-eighth of it to be lead,
the effects of which is poison east
ly taken up in dangerous proportions
by tart sauces, milk, tea and even
water. The effects of the lead pois
oning, Swelling of the joints, par.
alysis, &c., would not appear i'm
mediately, but are none the less Ger.
tain or dangerous on that account
Another large element in the enamel
of this kind Of ware is arsenic. But
even a greater danger than poison
ing by lead or arsenic, and one for
which no antidote can be applied,
lies In the fact that the fine particles
which frequently scale off from this
enamel, composed mainly of silica
(glass), might easily be, without OBJ.
servation, swallowed in sufficient
quantities to perforate the bowels
and cause certain death.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13
The Implacables.

The following, from the New
York Times, very correctly indicates
the motives actuating some of the
politicians who oppose the Presi-
dents Southern policy:
The extremists who, In tho name
of the Republican party, denounced
in advance any concession which the
Administration may make with the
view of settling controverted qucs-
tons in Louisiana and South Carroll
ma, are not one whit better than the
violent men OH the other side, who
have denounced compromise as trea-
sop to tho Democratic party, Both
classes are nnisances Of whom the
country would gladly be RID, SIMS
ter motives underlie much OF the
zeal which both affect. The purpose
of the Democratic obstructives is
very plain. They would much pre-
fer continuance of the present
strife, which serves to keep their par
ty intact in the Southern States, and
furnishes rallying cry for it through
out the country. An arrangement
that brings sectional reconciliation
and peace will be sore discourage
ment to the Democracy everywhere.
The position Of tho implacable Radi-
calls is essentially similar. Remove
the Southern question from the are
ma of partisan conflict, and host of
noisy politicians will at once lose
the stock-in-trade which has proved
SO profitable these many years. Let
blacks and whites be induced to cul-
tiyate friendly relations, and be gui-
ded in their party affiliations by 9TH
er considerations than that of color,
and the demagogues who have thriv-
en- upon their antagonlsm will have
to seek more reputable methods of
earning a livelihood. The politicians
of larger oalibre, who have found
fierce denunciations of the South an
effective substitute for argument,
will repine at the change which COM
pels them to seek other means Of in
fiuencing public opinion.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13

The State Register, in recent ar.
ticle devoted to descriptions of the
arms or insignia, ofthe several States
of the Union, makes mention of the
escutcheon of Iowa in the following
unappreciative manner;
"Iowa-Who can gaze on the
shield of this State, without feeling
of thankfulness that it's designer was
not employed to do the heraldry for
the Union. There is a remarkable
block house, steamboat and several
more houses, peaceful granger with
a flag three times his own size and a
rifle of impossible length, besides
some more houses, and plows and
wheat, and the balance of a land
scape. Over all, an eagle holds in
Its beak a scroll bearing this legend:
'Our liberties we prize and our
rights we will maintain" For many
years after this escutcheon was adop-
ted, the flag was blowing one way
and the smoke of the steamboat an
other. Finally Gen. Baker raised q
row about this ridiculous diversity of
aerial currents, and the engraver
made the breeze blow the same way
in each case.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13
The Business Outlook.

The situation in business circles is
thus stated by the New York Ship
ping List:
The economies which all classes
OF people have had to practice, have
brought the prices OF commodities
down to their natural level, and in
some cases a little below it. We
haye, therefore, reached point from
which new departure may be taken
with safety, and steady progress in
Legitimate enterprises be made. The
mills and factories so long silent. are
are being quietly put in order, and
in some the spindles are again whirl-
ing and the looms again at work.
The exports of the leading staples of
the country continue comparatively
light, and the same may be said of
imports, and the shipping interests
continue to langulsh. The resump-
ton of inland navigation, however,
it is hoped will change things for
the better. Meanwhile, the national
finances are in a better condition
than they have been for long term
of years. The government contin-
tinues to meet its obligations with a
promptness that has placed its credit
in the foremost rank of nations. We
are selling vastly more than we are
buying, and we take the difference
partly in the means to liquidate debts
owed abroad, partly in our bonds,
which we are getting more and more
able to carry. The downward pro-
gress of the gold premium, which
has carried us almost to the verge
with its equalization of paper, is a
natural sequence of the improved
credit of the nation and shrinkage of
prices that has taken place within
the last three years. Thus the ma
terial interests of the country seem
to be working into good shape, but
it does not follow that there is going
to be an active revival of trade. The
people have too recently had stern
lessons of economy forced upon
them to plunge at once into extrava-
gance, but there is every reason to
believe that there will be good
consumptive demand for the various
necessaries of life, and that the
course of trade will be towards a
general process of recovery, result
ing finally in restored confidence
and substantial prosperity.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13

AN argument much in the mouths
of those who maintain that the Pres
ident should, without examination or
inquiry, acknowledge Packard as
Governor of Louisiana, and defend
his title by the military arm Of the
government, is embodied in the as
sertion that his own title to the Pres
dency rests upon the same founda-
ton as that of Packard as Governor,
and that to question one, necessarily
casts cloud upon the other. This
on its face is a plausible theory, but
1t is not true in fact. The Presidents
title to the electoral vote of Lomsi.
ana is founded on the certificate of
the returning board of the State,
which is to all intents and purposes
the authoritative voice of the State,
and which it is forbidden to Con.
gress by the Constitution, to ques'
ton or amend.
With Packard's title, the return
ing board had nothing to do what
ever. The authority to canvass the
vote for Governor is, by the laws OF
Louisiana, expressly given to the
Legislature. This authority has moi
yet been exercised by any body en-
titled to be called the Legislature Of
the State, and until such canvass il
made by competent Legislature
there is no lawful Governor in Lou
lsiana. Two fragmentary bodies
each claiming to be the Legislature
have canvassed the vote for Govern
or, but have arrived at directly con
trary conclusions, and one object o.
of the commission recently sent te
that State, is to try to bring these
warning Legislative factions to ar
amicable understanding, and te
unite them in one body, which shall
be recognized by all parties as thu
Legislature of the State. When THU
shall be done, it will not take long
to canvass the vote and declare
which of the contestants is the lega
Governor, after that all that remains
for the President, is to recognize the
Governor so declared, in the manner
provided by law. He does well moi
to anticipate this legal solution Of
! the case,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13

AL SWAIN has sold the Fort
Dodge Messenger to Theo. Hawley, ot
that place, and after June 4th, will
retire from journalism. The step is
taken on account of failing health,
and for the recruitment of his vast.
ed powers, Mr.. Swain will spend
the summer on the plains, and in the
early fall start for Germany, the
land of his forefathers, there to eat
s'schweitzer case and wurst" and get
fat. May good fortune and good
health attend him, and may he speed,
lily return to WELD his facile and
vigorous pen on some Iowa news,
paper.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13

The Des Moines Register having,
in pique at some criticism of its
course by the Belle PLANE Union,
styled that paper 81 handbill," the
"greatest unknown paper in the
State" &C. Judge Frost, of the In
ION, thus responds:
ut is pretty big contract, anyway, to
run great party in State like Iowa. II
takes man of brains, some culture, and
good deal of knowledge of human ma
ture The Register has been hearing
some plain truth about itself of late. II
it will heed it, and not feed alone on the
tulsome flattery administered to it by its
satellites, which invariably sneeze whenev
er the Reqister takes snuff, it may find
profit in the exercise"
The Register should not hesitate
to profit by Judge Frost's suggestion
for he is amply worthy and compe
tent to teach it many things of which
it appears to be strangely perverse
ly ignorant.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13

The German Government has ten
dered Mr.. Washburnc, U. S. Minis
ter at Paris, magnificent decoration
OF high German Order, In recogni.
ton of his services rendered German
citizens in Paris during the war OF
1870. The decoration is said to be
a most gorgeous affair, costing $50
900, and resplendant with diamonds
and other precious stones. So long
as he holds an Office under the gov
eminent, Mr.. Washburne is forbid
den to accept present from for.
eign Government. He has so in.
formed the German Minister at Par.
Is, and the latter retains the costly
bauble until such time as Minister
Washburne shall decide to retire
from office.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13

A CHICAGO paper, referring to the
new business of shipping dressed
meats to Europe, says:
The shipment of horses is an expert
ment, but promises we'll. The export OF
beef increases, and additional facilities
for carrying on the business are beng
provided by both steamships and railway
companies. The building of refrigerator
cars will this year, reach the proportion
of large business.
There is delightful uncertainty
in the above concerning the manner
in which horses are shipped, wheth-
er as horses or horse beef. The men,
ton of refrigerator cars would seem
to indicate the latter, in which case
our farmers will probably commence
fattening their old plugs for the for
eigH market.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13

The Dubuque Times a few days
since, published table purporting
to be an abstract from the report OF
The Secretary Of the National
Grange, showing the ''marked de-
crease" IN the number of oranges,
and total membership of the order
during the year 1876. Appended to
tb;s table was the following editorial
note:
II will be seen by summing up inc
.have that during the last year 9oo
oranges went out of existence, and the
membership fell off 10000.
Nov in point of fact, the summing
up of the table in the Times shows
a decrease of oranges Of something
over 5000 instead of 900, and fall
- off in the membership Of a little
over 1872, 900 instead of 10000. We
do not remember to have seen the
statement in any other paper, and
we suggest for the benefit of its read
ers. who are members of the order,
that the Times explain its figures.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13
DISPATCHES from Europe are again

DISPATCHES from Europe are again
wsrllke and threatening. Turkey re-
fuses to agree to the principal clauses
of the recent procotol, will not die,
arm, declines to send an envoy to
St. Petersburg, and insists upon be-
ing allowed to deal with her revolt.
ed provinces in her own way, and
without interference. War is con:
sidered inevitable and imminent,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13

An appalling calamity occurred at
st. Louis on Wednesday. Shortly
after midnight, the Southern Hotel,
the largest edifice of the kind in the
city, was discovered to be on fire,
and soon the entire upper stories
were in flames. The building being
six stories IN height, it was impos-
sible to reach the upper stories with
ladders, and many of the occupants
were roasted alive, while others,
jumping from the windows, were
dashed to pieces on the sidewalk
The number who lost their lives by
the flames and by falling from the
building, is estimated at 40 to so,
though only ten or twelve are known
to be dead. The bodies of the 9TH
ers it is expected will be found in the
ruins. The scenes attendant on this
terrible holocaust, are described AZ
of the most heart rending character
The loss on building and contents,
will be about & ], 100000, upon which
there was an insurance of $435, 900.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13

WATTERsoN, of the Louisville
CourierJournal, is a little bewilder-
ed by the late municipal elections in
several Of the large cities. He, with
other prominent Democratic politi-
clans. have been expecting and pre-
dieting formidable political reac-
ton in consequence of the decision
of the Electoral Commission, which
should manifest itself in heavy Dem
ocratic gains wherever elections
should occur. He is now compelled
to confess that there is no reaction
at all, but, on the contrary, the Re-
publicans have made encouraging
gains, and in some places have
"swept the field" He cannot exact
ly see why it is, and he propounds to
his political friends, the following
searching intefrogatories;
Can it be that we have made the
mistake Of the orthodox Kentucky
squire, who, bred to strict construc-
ton views of the Constitution, resist
ed the bridge tax, carrying his ap-
peal from count to court, until final
Judgment was rendered against HIM,
and then saying, as he counted out
the amount, tax, interest, costs, and
all, "There's your money, but far
well civil liberty"' Is the North
thoroughly debauched in its political
morals, or are we simply set of
"darned fools?" Was it Hayes, and
not Tilden, who got a majority of
the votes actually polled at the bal
lot-box? Is Joe Bradley a patriot
and jurist, hero and an honest
man, after all?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13

the programme tor concerts and
evening entertainments this week,
has been full to repletion. The tele-
phone concert, announced for last
night, Of which I hoped to render
you description, has been postpon-
ed till Monday next, when, it is hop
ed, Washingtonion scientists will re-
ceive the benefit Of the performance.
Another wholesale discharge of f.
male clerks will soon occur, and 23O
of the poorest unsortunates will then
be thrown out upon their own re-
sources again. They deserve pity.
FELIX.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13
The Tell-Tale Telephone.
Burlington Hawk Eve.


They have telehone up at old
Mr.. Mardigan's, out on North Hill,
and one evening last week, after
they had been amusing themselves
with it in the parlor, it was left on
with all its connections. Young Mr.
Posenby called to see Miss Arethu.
STA, that evening. They had been
sitting silent for some time, and
young Mr.. Posenby had just taken
her hand and said, with a soft, ten
der, impassioned intonation, care
thusla, each glittering star that gems
the lambient sky, each golden-cir.
cled, soft-eyed houri of the" and
just then the telephone spoke up, in
the big bass voice of old Mr.. Mardi-
gan, "By jocks, Maria, Pm about
tired of sleeping in night shirt rip
ped from the tail to the back Of the
neck, that hangs on fellow like a
pinafore. I've spoken about this
often pnoRgh, apd if there amt wo.
men enough around here 70 mend
one night shirt, I'm going to sleep
IN coffee sack"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13
DIR. WIN. AUGUSTUS MVHIENsKRG

DIR. WM. AuGUsTVs MVHLENsKRG,
prominent divine OF the Episcopal
church, and the author Of many we'll
known hymns, among them that
beautiful composition, II would not
live alway," died in New York on
Sunday last. He was noted for his
benevo.ence, beng the founder of
St. Luke's Hospital and the large
charity at st. Johnsland, Long Is
land, for crippled and destitute chill
dren and old people. His age was
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13

THE Iowa fish law only compels
the placing of fish ways in new
dams, or dams constructed after the
passage of the law, but makes no
provision for their attachment to
dams already constructed. Fish
Commissioner Shaw, in letter to
the DEBORAH Radical on this sub
ject, says:
"You will observe that while there IL
no State law to compel putting in fish
ways in any but neao dams, we claim IL
our report that the United States and
State courts hold that any one interested
can compel the putting IN of them under
common law.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13

The saloons of the City of Dubu.
que last year paid into the treasury
the sum of 47,926.lQ, and the Herald
says the revival meetings didn't pay
cent. Let the Herald give the
amount the saloons cost the people
in the way of criminal prosecutions
and pauperism before it strikes bal
ance. 1t may be the revivals were
the best after ALL Waterloo Report
en-,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-13
FRIDAY, APRIL 10. 1877
TIE New York Methodist Confer

The New York Methodist Confer
ence now in session at Roundout, on
Monday, adopted a resolution en-
dorsing the upright intentions and
statcsmanlikc purposes" of President
Hayes, and declaring that his policy
of generalization towards those for
merly in rebellion, and good will TO-
wards those formerly in bondage
cannot fail to advance the welfare OF
the nation and the interests of Gods
Kingdom"