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The New York herald., 1877-10-26
THE POYNTZ MURDER.

Tho testimony IN the case Of Mary T. Evans, In
dic,cd with her husband, Nathaniel Evans Tor the
murder Of Thomas J. Poyntz, Of Bay Shore, on the
night OF sunday, Tho 10Th OF last January. was
cludod botn sides on Wednesday night,
the Court sitting until near midnight Eleven
witnesses were examined TOR tho prosecution
and ten for the defence. Ex.Judgs John r.
Reid yesterday morning, AZ the opening Of
the court, summed up in Mrs Evans dsienca, and
District Attorney Wick ham made tho most Of weak
case IN summing up for the people. Judge Gilbert
then charged the jury, who retired at forty-iour
minutes past ten A. H. Al Six minutes past eleven
A. N. they returned into court with averdict OF nos
guilty, and Ara Evans discharged from custody.
EvAss piscHAR RGRn
Mr. Morgan j. O'Brien, oil counsel for Evans, then
moved for the discharge OF his client as there
proper evidence upon which he could be held. Tho
District Attorney had serious objection TO inter-
pose, and the Court thoreupon ordered Evans 10 be
discharged on hts own recognizance. SO the mystery
vi the Poynlz murder remains mystery stil and Il
10 doubtful whether It Will over be unravelled
The New York herald., 1877-10-26
LONG ISLANDS TEMPERANCE.

Tho delegates from the churches and tempe rance
societies the Long Island Total Abstinence Conven-
tion assembled yesterday IN the Hanson Place Metho
dist Episcopal Church Alderman Jonn French called
the Convention " order, and Rev. A. G. Lawson
chosen temporary chairman The secretaries were
l. Mitchell aud Rev. w. W. Mcclure Remarks
were made by the chairman, and prayer was snered
tor the OF the cause Committees were ap
pointed on credentials and on permanent organza-
ton. r. J. Stearns, secretary Of the National lem
perance Association, was elected permanens chair
An address OF welcome was then delivered by Rev.
e. Il. Reed, alter which reports were received from
delegates. Ii was stated that In Patchogue lookup
had been built for intoxicated men, aud committee
was engaged IN looking after tho liquor deaers IN
that place. Al Colo spring Rev. Mr True stated that
he had not seen q single Intoxicated han 10 six
moDtns From The various villages IN Long Island
tue most favorable reports were made lhe altor-
noon and evening sessions wero devoted TO the dis
cussion OF temperance IN socety, IN medicine In tho
Church and among children.
The New York herald., 1877-10-26
A CHILD SUFFOCATED.

little boy four years Of age yesterday came 10 his
doath 10 way that reflects upon the culpabe negi.
gence landlords and goes to show that the sufferers
by such neglect themselves careless In not making
timely complaints Benjamin Demaare vent TO the
closet at the rear No. 90 Goerck street about noon
aud ten minutes later, when the chids mother,
alarmed al hts absence, went in ques, OF him, she
found him lnero lfoess-sullocatod, is thought by
the noxious gases generated the The
reported aI the Coroners Office and Coroner Wotman
accompanied by Deputy Coroner Cushman and
DR.. Dwyer OF the Health Board, VISITED tho premises.
No. 90 Gocrck street Is Of row Of large tenement
houses wnich nave been erect ed during the last few
months Tho buildings are like most Vi their kind, are
thicky tenanted. and, w Ii the In many similar
The New York herald., 1877-10-26
FOUND DROWNED.

The body OF . drowned man was found In the East
RIVER yesterday by Captain Brandow, OF the tugboat
IL c. Lawson, and was towcd to the foot OF Fulton
street, Brooklyn. The remains were those OF q man
about twenty i've years age lvo ee i've inches In
height. Deceased had on a oack coat. dark vest
brown striped working pantaloons black ana wnte
shirt and RaIers The body, which removed TO tho
Morgue, had evidcnuy boen In the water a long timo
The following articles were found on tho deceased:A
pocketbook, containing gold ring with amethyst
stone; silver watch, god-plated ;uar cnain pocket
KNIFE, two white stone studs. tnrty cents IN silver
ana summons from the Sheriff OF Essex county.
The paper was 90 wet that tho could not bo ae-
clphers1
The New York herald., 1877-10-26
THE TwENTY-sEvESTn REGIMENT.

The ton companies comprising the Twenty-seventh
regiment Of infantry, under tho command Of Colonel
John I. Underhil, mustered on the Union Ball
Grounds At Morrmania yesterday for inspection and
review by Brgadier General Blauvslt, OF tho Fifth
division N.G SN.Y, but In the absence o the latter
Colonel Jackson, chief OF his star performed The duty
OF Inspection, &c, which proved very satisfactory.
Alter the review the regiment Was marched 10 Norris
ana Hall, where The members were paid for their
services performed during the rocont labor riot&
The New York herald., 1877-10-26

BROOKLYN BRAVOS.

Ferdinand Miller, homeless man, about forty-nvs
years OF age, called at .he Third precinct station
house, Brooklyn, yesterday morning and stated that
he was suffering from . severe wound which he had
received the head. He said that while his way
10 Brooklyn IRON Fort Hamilton he WAS attacked oy
three strange men, one OF whom stabbed him In the
head Win penknlIe BE was sent TO the hospital
The New York herald., 1877-10-26
MISSING FROM HOME.

The fien1s OF Sophia Bryant, fourteen years old OF
No 22s East Seventy fourth street. reported at the
Central Once yesterday that she had been missing
since the 18th OF October She is described as being
Of slim buiid, hight hair. blue eyes and wearing cal
leo dress.
The New York herald., 1877-10-26
IN THE WRONG BUSH.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 1877.

TO TIN EDIroa or THE HxRALD:-
The patty who stole the seven pieces Of cashmere
from Theodore W. Trowbridge, Franklin street, 10
Eamed Herman Q. Seaver and not Herman q Bush, as
published your OF the 24th inst Please cor
rect tho above and oblige
q l. BUSH. No. lxo West Thirty.nrst street.
The New York herald., 1877-10-26
TIE GUNSER MURDER.

In the Queens county Court OF Oyer and Torminer,
held ~ tho Court House, Long Island City. Justice
Dykman presiding. jacob Isc, indicted Tor the mur-
der OF John Gunser. tho East Williamsburg saloon
keeper, was yesterday arraigned and pleaded not
guilty. The trial was put OF for the term.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-12

Catherine w lfhOrst against Jane M
Neski. This was petition in error It.
reverse a judgment rendered in favor Of
the defendant to recover damages
Argued and submitted.
The Trustees of the Cincinnati South
ern Railroad against O'Meara and
others. In this case, a proceeding to as.
sess the compensation to be paid the
owners Of properly taken for the pur.
pose OF building the northern approa ch
to the Southern Railroad Bridge, the
jury returned an additional verdict yes
terday afternoon, finding the amount to
be paid to John L. Crawford for proper
ty taken and the damages 10 The portion
not taken at 49, $780,
Eugene Buckiey Il Co., the contrac-
tors tor the improvement OF the Walker
Mill Road from Gest street TO the Lower
River Road, in 1872, yesterday brought
suit against the city TO recover S3l, 7O4.
Leon II. Houston and Ace Gregg, as
signees in bankruptcy OF Nj. b. Wright,
brought suit yesterday in the United
States Circuit Court against Louis Col
den, assignee Of Amos 4. Blessing 10 re-
cover $6, Gal 95 from defendant.
b. Z. CriHnell against j, S. Cook u
Co. A petition in error to reverse Il
judgment rendered in favor of the plain
lifts below on Il demurrer to the answer
Of the plaintiff in error. Argued and
submitted.
Henry Pearce, administrator OF <. b.
HOwells. a petition in error to reverse
the judgment OF the Court below in find
ing the priority of liens in favor of the
defendant in error, g. 4. Jones. Argued
and submitted.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-12
Health office statistics.

The report Tor the month OF March Of
the Health Office shows the following
Total deaths, 37S; still-born, 20. OF the
decedents, 2UG were males and 172 fe'
males; white, $50; colored, 1s; married
147; single, 1893; widowers, II; widows,
20; not stated, 1. Natives of Cincinnati,
1865; other parts of the United States, II;
Germany, SO; Irelan", 3S: England, 3;
other foreign parts, 4; not stated, 2.
The District Physicians made 1,729
visits during the month; patients treat
ed, 372; discharged, 33l; remaining, u;
died, IA.
There were % dairies inspected dur-
ing the month: IA in good condition,
fair, poor 2; cows inspected, S54; in goUd
condition, 572; fair, 264; poor, IL.
Samples OF milk inspected, 27o; stand
ard, 265; below standard, ID; adultera.
tions, Linderman 81 Mohemert, John
.Geers, j. M. R3nn, rhale & Wies, John
Hare (fned $25 and costs), Barny RDl-
ling, A. KIechler, VIM. Myers, W. Ka.
wish, VIM. Kiester.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-12
BOiler Explosion.

An engine on the Jetfersonvllle, Mad
son Il indianapolis Railroad exploded
its boiler at Madison, Ind., yesterday, ,
killing the engineer. john Liudley. The
wounded were Jacob Hassfurder, OF
North Madison, a passenger on the en-
gine. badly cut on the head and severe
ly scalded; james Davis, section bos1, ,
passenger on the engine, severely cut
on the mead and badly scalded; Michael
Mclaughlin, fireman, right leg broken,
scalded, body bruised and cut; James
Davidson, Jr., scalded; James Hill, Of
North Madison, passenger on the engine,
bad cut on the head and face mutilated.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-12
Sudden Death.

Mr.. L. Gable, aged fifty years, a resi-
dent OF Blue Rock street in the Twenty
fifth Ward, Cumminsville, died sudd en-
ly in bed this morning. Deceased was
a driver Tor the firm o. Spillard & Thoml :
son, e. al and lumber dealers. He leaves
u wife but no children. The coroner
was notified, and Will hold an inquest
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-12
Rise Up. Dicks.
To the Editor of the Star:

To the Editor Of the Star:
The present misrepresentation of the
Third Ward, in the Board of Aldermen
Mr.J. Ii. Dicks, would oblige his con
stituents by handing in his resignation
as member Of that Board. Mr.. Dicks
has outlived his usefulness, and should
withdraw in order to make room for a
good Republican statesman.
THIRD WARD DEMOCRATS.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-12
UNDERTAKERS' WARES.
PROPOSALS..
SAND BAR.

PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
y CEIvED by the City Council Of the City OF
DAYTON, Kentucky, until MONDAY EVEN
ING, April is, 1877, for the lease OF the Sand
Bar fronting said City, for the different rights.
viz: Cincinnati, Covington and Newport rights.
The Council reserves the right to reject any or
all bids By order Of tn, Board:
CASPER HEEG,
apll 3tW, THIS City Clerk.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-12
For Thirty Years

The dark eyed and lovely daughters Of Span
ish America have used Murray & Lanman's
perfume 1t is the most fragrant, as well as
the most lasting OF all Floral W Waters, and pos
sesses refreshing and 1nvIgorating properties
not contained in any other preparation Of the
kind.
B$Ss" For sale by Perfumers, Druggists an
Fancy Goods Dealers.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-12

Corydalis will remove the bad effects
of mercury from the system. 2S2 Main
street, and all drug stores.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-12
LEGAL.

DISAPPOINTMENT OF ADMIN
IN ISTRATOR.-The undersigned has been
duly appointed Administrator of the estate OF
William Stump, Sr., late of Hamilton County.
Ohio, deceased.
Ali persons indebted to the estate are re-
queste1 to make immediate payment. and
those having claims against the same will
present them duly authenticated to the UNDER
signed for allowance.
JNO. A. TRIMBLE,
Administrator, &c, OF VIM. Stump. deceased.
Office southeast corner Fifth and Walnut ST.,
Cincinnati,O -. mh29- -3trh
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-12
NOTICES.

CPRING HAS RETURNED, and with tt
y comes house-cleaning and hundreds OF
wants to make home more comfortable and
cheerful You can get all your wants sup
piled at small cost at the 09c Store, 70 and
80 Fountain Square. mil l-26t-eod*
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-12-15
WHAT THE WINDS BRING.

Which is the wind that brings the cold 7"
The north wind. Freddy and all the snow,
And the sheep will scamper into the fold
When the north begins to blow,
+" Which is the wind that brings the heat 7 I"
The south wind, Katy and corn will grow,
And peaches redden for you to eat,
When the south begins to blow
Which is the wind that brings the rain 7 g"
The east wind, Arty and farmers know
That cows come shivering up the lane
When the east begins to blow.
Which is the wind that brings the flowers ~
The west wind, Bessie; and soft and low
The brides sing in the summer hours,
When the west begins to blow.
& O. SEednaun
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-12-15

1t is marvellous to note the eager.
ness of the colored race to rush into
law suits. Upon the slightest provo
cation, and often with no provocation
at all, they will go before justice of
the peace and make an affidavit as
long as the moral law, and have a
whole neighborhood summoned as
witnesses, thus laying the foundation
for half dozen quarrels, each of
which in turn will result in more law
suits. They entirely ignore media
tion and arbitration as means of set
tlement, and when it is too late find
out that he who would dance must
pay the fiddler, and that attorneys
fees and court costs throw in the
shade the amount originally involved.
" Equal rights before the law" sounds
very pretty, but seeking mythical
rights through the courts is too ex-
pensiVe to be INDUCED in.-C Carroll
Conservative.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-12-15
DREAMING AT FoREsCoRE.

She sits in the gathering twilight
In her well-worn rocking-ehair,
With the snow of life's lone winter
In the meshes of her hair;
She dreams of the little children
Who left her long ago,
And listens for their footsteps
With the longing mothers know.
She hears them coming, comingl
And her heart is all elate
At the patter of little footsteps,
Down by the garden gate,
The clatter of children's voices
Comes merrily to her ears,
And she cries in her quivering treble,
"You are late, my little dears! |"
And then, they are here beside her,
AS she had them long ago
Susie, and Ben, and Mary,
And Ruthie. and little Joe.
And her heart throbs high with rapture
AS each fond KISS is given,
And the night is filled with music
Sweet as her dreams of Heaven.
Such wonderful things they tell her!
A nest in the apple tree;
And the robin gave them scolding
For climbing up to see!
A wee white lamb in the pasture
A wild rose on the hill
And such great ripe strawberry
As Sue found by the mill
She listens to all their prattle,
Her heart abrim with rest,
She's queen in a little Kingdom,
Each child a royal guest.
QueenY 'Tis an empty title
More than a queen is she:
Mother of young immortals
Who gather at her knee.
She brings their welcome supper,
And they sit down at her feet
Tired, and hungry. and happy,
And she laughs to see them eat
Then she smootbs the yellow tangles
With mothers patient hand,
While she tells some wonderful story
Of the children's fairy-land.
Then the little knotted shoe-strings
Are patiently united,
And the children in their night-gowns
Kneel at their mothers side.
Their voices are low and sleepy
Ere their simple prayers are said,
And the goodnight kiss is given
By each waiting little bed.
Then quiet comes about her,
Solemn and still and deep,
And she says in her dreamy faneies,
1.-THE children are fast asleep;"
Yes, fast asleep, poor mother,
In their beds so low and green,
Daisies ndEclover blossom
Each face and sky between.
-Ebe'a e. Rerford, iss Christian Onion
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-12-15
Weekly News Summary,
Foreign.

Carlist General Lizarraga is dead.
The Turkish Chamber of Deputies
is in session.
A revolution in Northern Ecuador
is threatened.
The Pope is still very low and not
expected to recover.
The situation in France is still con.
fused and threatening.
Twenty thousand Roumanians are
preparing to invest Widdin.
a building in course of erection at
st. Johns fell, cru shing eight men to
death.
A slight earthquake shock was felt
throughout the Bermuda islands last
month.
The Spanish council of ministers
approve the marriage of King Alfonso
and Princess Mercedes.
The Marquis of Butte contributes
fl70,O0O for the endow ment of Mem
orial Hall to the Glasgow University.
Steamer Hibernia, having on board
material to repair the Brazilian cable,
wrecked in Maranhall Bay. No lives
lost.
The French steamer Mezpah colli-
ded with an unknown vessel off Leith
and both sunk. Only one man was
saved.
In the battles of Mariani and Elena
the Russians lost fifty officers and
1900 men killed and wounded, and
eleven guns.
Steamship Atacama was wrecked
off the coast of Chilli. Out OF so pas
sengers and a crew of 90 persons,
only 18 were saved.
It is now denied that Servian troops
have crossed the Turkish boundary.
The forces stationed near the frontier
have been ordered home.
The steamer America, from Bre-
men, sunk the Italian bark Utile.
The master, mate, and two of the
crew of the Utile were drowned.
The young American painter,
Henry Leland, was accidentally killed
while playing with a pistol which he
thought was not loaded, at Paris.
The ship Quintero, from Iquique
for Boston, sank after colliding with
another vessel off Cape st. Rogue.
The crew, except one, was saved.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-12-15
Our New York Letter.
The Baby Show-CO1ored Ba-
bies-Cigar Makers Strike
Es0Iitical-The loan Exhibi-
ffOn-The Decorative Art SO-
ciety-FashiOn Notes.

NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 1877.
EDITOR CHIEF
The sensation for this week is the
baby show. The prizes offered for
babies, the leanest, the fattest, the
hanGsomest, the ugliest, (there were
no eutries under this CLASSY, the finest
pair of twins, the finest triplets, all
kinds in fact, have not been decided
yet. The stimulated mothers are
still bringing to the hall all sorts of
babies, and very funny show it is.
There are now four sets of triplets,
and ugly little specimens they are (;
and two more sets have been discov-
cred and captured for future use.
The hall has been thronged for days,
and mostly by women. Mothers who
have lost their children come in
throngs, as if the sight of living chill
dren was, in some sense, consolation
for their loss.
Another genius has devised still
more taking notion. He has adver-
tised for two thousand colored babies,
which he proposes to put on exhibi-
tion at once. He has divided them up
among the States, and intends having
them from all over the South. He
pays travelling expenses to and from
the city, and expenses while here.
He could get his two thousand from
New York alone, but the point in the
exhibition is, to show the raw ma
terial from the South, as we'll as those
who have been favored with the civ
ilizing influences of the Irish, italian
and Chinese residents of this city. It
will take immensely.
The cigar-makers' strike continues
with varying fortune. Some few of
the manufacturers, whose orders were
weeks behind in consequence of the
strike, have succumbed and taken
back their hands at the advance
asked, while others still hold out.
Five hundred of the strikers have or
ganized a cooperative factory, and
are going into business for them
selves. This is a move in the right
If wOrkmen can start for
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-12-15

Transient advertisements ST pei s4rare
frst insertion; each subsequent inse, tion,
Is cents per square.
Official advertisements S per square frst
insertion; each subsequent publication %
cents per square.
Editorial notices, first insertion. 90 cents
per line; subsequently, 10 cents per line.
Brief communications upon subjects of
public interest solicited.
No attention paid to anonymous letters.
The editor is not responsible for the views
OF correspondents.
Address: CHIEF. Donaldsonville. Ia.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-12-15
Domestic.

Senator Blaine is again in his seat.
Troops are leaving Chicago for the
Black Hills.
Eight of the principal business
houses at Athens, O., burned.
Judge Harlan assumed seat upon
the Supreme Bench on Monday.
Congress will probably adjourn to-
day or Monday until January 10.
Two business blocks burned Of
NillerstoWn, Pa. Loss $500, 900.
Schooner Two Sisters wrecked on
the Texas coast three lives lost.
At Louisville the Workingmen's
ticket was defeated by the Citizens'
candidates.
Schooner Edith Fuller, from Ralti-
more for Galveston, was abandoned.
Crew saved.
A. P. Miehon committed suicide at
New Orleans by shooting himself
through the head.
VIM. Fl. Devlins has been arrested
at Lowell, Mass, for the murder of
his wife and child.
Kilzinzer Bros, New York dry
goods dealers, made an assignment.
Liabilities S133, 600.
F. A. Webb, a Toledo travelling
agent, is charged with forgery of $l4,-
600 on the house he represents.
Minnie Estelle, variety actress, was
burned to death by the explosion OF
q coal oil lamp at New Orleans.
Serious trouble is expected in Lin
coin county, KY, in consequences Of
the capture of several outlaws.
The Tennessee Legislature is in ex-
ira session to consider the proposed
funding of the State debt at sixty per
cent.
Thos. Burton, q colored man 90
years of age, was run over and killed
on the jackson railroad, at New Or
leans.
Mrs. Martin was seriously, and her
eldest daughter fatally, injured from
being run over by street car in New
Orleans.
Congressman Johnston of Yirginfa
has introduced bill providing for
government aid to the Texas paeifie
railroad.
The Fourth Cavalry from the In
dian Territory, and Twentieth Infan-
try from Dakota, are the regiments
ordered to Texas.
Col. Youug's command CROSSED in
to Mexico and destroyed the camp of
a band of Indian marauders, killing
two of the redskins.
The close of the affairs of the Mi,
ners' Trust Company's Bank, Potts.
vile; Pa, shows liabilities over one
million assets nothing.
A. F. Boas, cashier of the sus-
pended Reading, Pa, Savings Bank.
was arrested for embezzliag over $685.
600 in the last two years.
A fire in the finest block OF build
ings in Louisville destroyed Cochran
e. Fulton's whiskey house and dan-
aged adjacent buildings 4l0u barrels
Of whiskey burned,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-12-15

One of the most inconvenient evils
under the present constitution, we
have not seen mentioned by the nu-
merous constitution makers and that
is, the requirement that all land sold
at public sale under judicial process,
shall be divided into small tracts.
-Opelousas Journal.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-12-15

Col. Albert Lamar of Savannah, for
merly editor Of prominent Columbus,
Ca, newspaper, has been appointed
tally clerk of the House of Represen-
tatives.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-12-15

The quarters, dining room and sta
BILE of the county workhouse, on Presi-
dent Island, two miles Lelow Mem
phis, were destroyed by fire.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-28

Here is the shape in which Dom Piatt, in
bis paper, the Washington Capital, charges
Mr.. Dawes, the senator from Massachusetts,,
with levying blackmail. He also makes the
same charge against Senator.Spencer, of Ala
bama. We do not wonder so much at Spen-
Ger, the Alabama carpet-bagger, being
being charged with it, but we confess our
surprise to hear of such charge against Mr..
Dawes. Here it is:
We here charge that Senator'S Spencer and
Dawes attempted to levy black mail upon Choir
penning. and Ealing, defeated his claim. We
state This advisedly, having at orr back the
alb est legal advice in the United States; and
what Is more. a record that can not be denied.
explained or imDeached.