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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-21
AN AUTOMATIC HORSE.

MazA,p
ME- y, ~ Nolan, whnnlready secured
hina hlga station in the niechanical
world has just invented noysl means Of
locnmn'niion, which H. IN lA& iarm Of IN
anipnsliissnr SEQ fazsliuceJ in he weight
wilicl{isinrriedS 3'ise 8,as aud i, AZ.
-hlian.&sas modclsof analtsFs,allral sim
plici'y, and any an4puntof sl,re.l sali he.
secured, il facl cavbs 5l:uie Il, ~ fssler
4 Ia has qAn lss fslesl fruuiag horse Of
ltiss ,Asi 4 suall horse yxlsale III carr,
ing 4 han 10 o. + miles AZ hour, c,n liz
used by children for recrc;Nion, can be
huilt ii FROM three 10 five dSlals. Tie
'horse' can carry. considerable weight in
asiditisis % the ridef. The PERSON sits II,
Fiositioafas hetMahl,iuponfheiive anin al,
with The feet III The slirrups and rains III
hands, ~ which sositfAi lieicaii govern
the speed aud guide tie "Aer-} ~ NIL
Plitrs was III exhibition niaee wIti, one
loftheSehDrsesi fecehdy!! III "a liza III This
city, and although tthJ go,mtwas snlAsi
and ipfayaragls silhsrsppeii or easelof
Occupation, q poy weighing sixtya oundsI
fpropeileliAhe horse' at fpm six los lvyn
miles an hour with tile titn,ost ease lie
sSlerifpept thoroughly, established tile
practical Naidebf the ihsentioA ,LsBoston
Traveller.
tsa .sEaoa ssssI sam lnnW u,g II
siTbclJomrai d, iChemssf!ay s th6t bat1
alum gateris the 6est lnsrrtg dssurynr
known Put the alum into bot water and
lei il boil till all the slup is .dis>olyet q
fsehi sifly il hot Mirh brush b al IL cIs.
clnsats. hedsteAds and other, siAIaees where
any insects are found. Ants. bedbugs. /
cecSroHshss ami creeping ibmes are killed
BY i. shiieil i ln, 40 dsegeriof poisonil 6
the family Or illjuring preper,y.asv OF u
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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-02-21

has. TO the same extent, demoralized
both the society and the government OF
these municipalities. These facts, which
sseu, too palpable to admit of question.
clearly indicate that the only efectusl
cure for the evils under consideration is
70 retrace our steps aud place ourselves
in harmony with natural laws. with
which We are now waging . futile anl.
disastrous war
Inasmaeh as municipal extravaganza
and corruption, at their present rate of
growth. would very soon absorb all the
earrings of both labor aud capital. it is
morally certain that . radical change
in the management Of city Affairs cau-
not be long postponed.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-17

Not moro money SO much ~ better money not greater
volume so much greater activity on te e1sting vo,
ume do the interests and wants OF the country denan
When these shall bc attained, then nNeu NalueS aiu
coin EQUIVALENTS will replace dopreclhloIy anu W
certainty. Gold gambling viii lose hs occueauoh'
premiums will augment the costs OF consupp
lion CAPITAL will seek legtmafe channels oi ihFS9N
meut Industry VIII command the certain reWaus uuo
10 labor Enterprise viii resume her FORMER couey
and hope and happiness viii again be reanlnateu W III"
genius ~ public credit. shielded by publc honOr l.,
Concluding bis speech, he referred To tne ITesueh "
the following language: ,, =, IL I'm
Now my neighbOrs ought here 70 conclude IL iih-
Dossibe 10 crowd the material for volumes lntO tns
uttcrances of hour, aud time fofDds the discussion o
other topics which must be postponed to O iuluie
occasion cannot conclude, however ".I"ons
owe IL TO ourselves, to Repub,icanisn ana 20 10
our common country give fair aud honest trlal 10 o
experiment OF the President in dealing Win the 5outu-
ern question. there differences OF opnoh "a
personal and official acquaintance OF many years
think / say however, that su9" ,hin hm s, To
be OF IincoTruptible integrity ana lbHehDio SnI
cerity. Incapable OF other motives than tn"I u
the common good OF common country tnilk ,a' ~,
futber saw that while recognizing to It's fu extent h
intervention to enforce tue conS'iu
tional guarantees OF liberty, prOtectiOn @ inV
under the embarrassment WHICH MS Pre
decessOrs aud the Congress whlch hld power H.
permitted TO gather about the question: and be entaed
upOn his young Administration, sincerely DeieEcu 'h'
concilIaton good will and natural fraternity tlose ee
rnents Of reasOn which give enduring stfengI "ouIu
more eGpctuay reprcss ntersectl0na anlluO'les any
race conflicts, stop the shedding OF innocent oIoOb
and would secure permanent paccaon better tah the
harsher of his Constitutional power lie peIcIc
rather to turn bitterness or his own people agaluSl
himself than that the temple committed TO lr guaddn-
shin should by division cease TO stand Dstasei as s
To some of us now Is that impartial history the
future country and the highest welfare OF an e
cpated race will yndcate the wisdom OF MS course
New-York tribune., 1877-08-17
MAKING THE BRIDGE CABLES.

The main cables Of the Brooklyn bridge con-
,ist Of nineteen strands which not made ON land and
baued across the rver but laid up in their place
and as they cannot he made in the position which they
arc finally 10 occupy in the cable itself each separate
strand il laid up forty feet above this position Each
gire il laid ND under strain of 400 pounds, thereby
testing Il 10 certain extent throughout its whole length
and eliminating all bends or crooks uniform tension
IS secured by giving each wire the detection This
work is done by men called regulators" stationed on
the CRADLES" in the centre Of the main span. and
each Of the land spans. An intermediate set
OF "cradles" Is also provided in the main span
for the better control Of the wires between the
towers and regulators so that all ten cradles re-
quircd
After being oiled and the ends Joined together by steel
feres the wires ai transported the river two at
tme by am endless working rope" When set of strands
are completed they are detached from their temporary
fateuuc at the anchorage by means OF powerful tackle
iot forward permanent fastening at the end O the
chains and also lowered into tue saddles on te towers
made itaueOusly. and after the first twelve
OF the nineteen strands are competed ana reg
uiated, seven Of them are compressed together
20 form centre core around Wmch lhe
remaining strands are aftcrward placed, aud the
whole wrapped with wire. The cables are made apOut
-four or above the position they VIII occur! ater
Mi The settling has taken place. The Iegt oi ne re-
outred to make main cables - largely dependent on
wind aud weather and VIII require mol less thah tWO
andahalf three years 3li. iiilhston states tua'
tbis estimate Of time based on the experience al IN
email where II required months " lay up mi
lion OF pounds Of wire into cable. The LAST RIVER
bridge Is twOand- haf times as long between ahchor.
aces s that al Cincinnati and the IN eruption from wnd
i be flv twice ar great The cradles are supported
hy heavy ropes suspended az such detection mat
tie main strands. while being made hang directly OppO-
ste the regulator" thus giving him every facility ior
har NO
New-York tribune., 1877-08-17
THE STRIKING OI7ARRYMEN.

The contractors and trap rock QualTymen on
the NewJersey side Of the North river have joined IN
call for meeting TO DE held tins afternoon, at the guar
ric for the purpose of forming plan TO secure
hitter uiees for the blocks. The quarrymen complain
that the demand for their blocks has been injured by un-
inst interference Some months ago. they say Commits
sopcr Campbell reported the Board OF Aldermen that
sveuteen contracts for street paving were 10 be given
ort fourteen for granite which is brought from the East
and three for blue stone, Ghe material OF the
Neyv-Jerscy blocks. Two OF these three had
been allotted as reported, to Contractor McG@th,
These were for West Broadway and Westinghouse from
Iiberv-s to Battery Place while the other one, sixth
AVE- was repaved with granite They claim that if this
contract had been given promised to the buestone
contractors their situation would not have been so bad
rs al present These the complaints Wlch are 10 Dc
discussed az meeting today and II is proposed 20
auuont commit tees to wait dpou the mayor Oh NcW-
Nork and the Commissioner of Public Works, ana make
an nueal Tor such division of the paving contracts as
will III, Of some benefit TO them. Ihe Only bock, now
used from Weehawken for the completion OF the
Nasbiugfon-st. pavement under Contractor MCGIdlh,
for the repairs Of few uptown streets, ana Tor some
small shipments 10 Hunters Point. 81,
Twentysix loads crossed the ferry yesterday, IN an
about blocks. but only ahOut dZ ~ men were al
work 10 DAYS carng probably Will not be large Ihe men
further up the river stl holding OIL, ana some nave
gone 10 work thc ncghborng farmers. mt repre-
tentatl0n from an the quarric rs far upa Bulls Ferry
are expected az the meeting. NOtWthst4ndlng tHelr
agreement to quit wOrk euurey, few, VINO say they
would rather make few cents wnile tney can tnah
efarye may be seen working In the quafr"s. ana the
other mon do NOT seem inclined interfere with them
A large number were making preparations to 40 black
berryng to-day for they say they can MAKE more at that
than at Quarrying
New-York tribune., 1877-08-17
TERRIBLY ASSAULTED BY A WOMAN.

James Widermott of No. 422 West Twenty
tlird.st, the man who was terribly assaulted with
knife by Honora Mccormick Of No. 426 First-sf, Will
lamsburg, on Wednesday night, is lying in critical
condition in the Brooklyn Eastern District Hospital
He declines making any statement. The physicians
state that there is only slight chance OF his recovery
Mrs Mccormick was arraigned before Justice Elliott
Yesterday morning. charged with feOnious assault she
pleaded guilty, and her examination was set down Tor
next Tuesday The story told by the poce that about
O'Clock Wednesday night two officers OF the flfth IRE
cinct in WILLIAMSBURG entered the statonhouse, bear
ing man covered with blood, caused by nearly dozen
cuts and stabs on his body and hands. He was
not inclined at first to tell the officers who had assaulted
him. but finally gave information which led to
the arrest of Mrs. Mccormick. The mans wounds
included cut in the front OF each thigh wound across
The back OF the right hand and cut tna split the MD
die finger from the nail to the second joint Mrs Nc
Cormick was taken before Wildermott to be identified,
when she acknowledged the stabbing and said that
she had had pistol she would have blown his brains
out.
Mrs Mccormick was found the Brooklyn Prison
Yesterday tending year old baby, and was ap
parenty Indifferent TO the gravity OF tie charge against
her She very plain Irish woman. In conversation
with TIE TRIBUNE reporter she gave DISCONNECTED
story and was continually cohtfaacuhS helseii; 9Hc
admitted having been at various times accused DE he
dene, that there was any truth IN the ehalEe Ac'ou
ing 10 her story the assault was not made un se per
ceivcd that Mdermott was liepdrlhE 10 ass1I hci,
" | expected MN 10 can on M. slV sdl sli ~ mn
his nature concealed the knife under my dress" ihen
c0utTGdCtng herself, she SAID 81 ran up stars am" Eo
10 before he attacked IN Inc ponce pttSHS Ih -ii9
Mccormick owing to her intimacy with Wllderm9tt be
fore her marriage, had trouble with her husDand VINO
lives lu san Francisco 10 j. stated however uat St'
lived happily with him until last spring, when MI. NC
Cormick was informed by drunken friend from WI
hamsburg OF MS Wcs Intimacy WIN Nuelno'l D'loie
her marriage This caused separation, and she came 10
Brooklyn determined TO have revenge Believing prob
ably that Wildemo had caused the trouble she entlced
him 10 her room and then assaulted hlln
New-York tribune., 1877-08-17
FAILURE OF A LARGE IRON-DEALER.

Register Little has received voluntary Pc
tton in bankruptcy from George NJ Nheeler' a i"is0
iron.dealer at No 81 Clh-st. MI "h'e'or wv,
% ooo mir. of which ia due to the banks and
600 ooo N firms IN England TIE largest creditors are thc
forowjne Canwel & co.. Sheffield, England, Si3ooo;
Uurd Dawson Il Hardy, Yorkshire, T3io62 assignee
Of f. g Comstock & Co.. $4,000; Winslow, IAnler %
Co. $4,000; Union National Bank OF Pi'tsbure'
600 600: Merchants and Manufacturers National BANK
- pi,,burg s15 OOo Amosseag National Bank OF Man,
"ohd.t'r y IL SIS 900: American Exchange Nat0haI
Tan af Xew-York = 900; Chas. Kneeland, Ss,OOO; D.
G.. Wheeler. ir., $lSlOf -, , ,,o
firm of Isaacs d Hackcs, wholesale clothing dealers NJ
Nn Az Rroadwav owing TO disputes between the mem
hens OF the firm has ordered the sale Of the STOCK AZ a
tinn i'm order 10 wind up the II Npcctc M
the assets will realize enough 10 nay e cieu'o' III ~
and leave a balance for the partners.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-17
RELIEF IN EIsLE,s GUILT.

MIS-. GunscI's belief that George Michels
and Jacob Elsie, il the persons who murdered her
husband, knew who committed the crime is now
strengthened by Mchess takito Elsie in the County Jail
on Tuesday aud by the actions Of both since the
night Of the murder. On he last day OF the Coroners
inquest upon the return Of Mrs. Gunser to her resi-
dence she was surprised TO find Elsie and Andreas
Thomas sitting in her kitchen. She AT once told them to
leave the house. Three nights aftcrward, about 10
o'clock, Mrs. Gunser about 10 retire, she went
from the kitchen the hall leading into the yard 10
lock the door, and startled by seeing man In the
hall whom she at once recognized as Elsie. He
told her not To be afraid, that he only look
ing Andreas Thomas 10 take him home, a. lie Ihom
asl Ia ked much Gu the following morning, Thomas
came into the saloon ana said 10 Mrs Gunser: Elsie
WAS looking for YOU last night can tell good deal If
with TO-" About twelve days previous 10 the murder
Elsie sold Gunser very good pOchetkniie Tor four
quarts of beer said his wife found the knife at East
Sew-York on the sunday OF the murder Mrs. Guuser
left IL on the stand in the bedroom, and 1t there
when she retired Since that time she has not IT.
Elsie also told Adam Martin while IN jail, think
will get a rope IT. II do, Will tell more OF some
on else"
New-York tribune., 1877-08-17
ATTRACTIONS OF EXCHANGE RULES.

A meeting of the provision and lard dealers
of the Produce Exchange, called by twenty OF their
meplbers will be held at \ 33 Pear-s Thursday
next at IL m and discuss amendments Of the first two
sections Of No relative 10 marginal transactions.
The sentence in the first section reads follows Either
party may call for margins TO meet variations in the
market Of not than onequarer OF per cent per
pound on lard and nfty cents per barrel on pork :" 1t
is proposed TO omit all the words after OF not less The
change In section second will IL to read fol
lows: "When margins are called before p. N. they
must be deposited before D. IN. OF the same day" AS
this rule now stands the deposition Is given from
until ~ O'Clock noon OF the following day.
Notice has given ia the Cotton Exchange OF
New-York tribune., 1877-08-17
DEVICES OF A PETTY swrNDlER.

Some time ago Mr. Mcrkle oI broohiS h'
brought a criminal action against Johh l. "'s'oi
prt q b,rbcr,s sbop i'm Flushing, charging him with
ohtaning money under false prctcnces, by inducing MN
10 invest $500 IN patent process for acns ine'o
from ore The criminal charge failed but Judgment was
obtained in civil action for the full amount whlch
Wagner promised to pay on Thursday Of a.- week lie
left town on the previous day, and nnot u" Dc "uh
His wife says he has gone TO Montana -o"' " "'E".'
appears a. forger Last Spring lie sold his baroer'
si,,nto 4 Lesser. who has a large flmil, dependent
n him for suuport Wagner gave q bill OF sale. lesser
Maid $500 cash. aud executed mortgage ior f-VV hor
ON the stock and fixtures Subsequently l"ssc cdli'
,t a ,ort@re was held i'm New York for SiO7 against
lc prcmiscs. Wagner denied tha the Mgf-aec M'lS III
force aud said the amount had been palusDu. no
npeared To be all right Yesterday TWO men ron NcN
York appearcd al Lesser's shop and demanded the SiV'
and when The satisfaction piece" was produced pro-
nonucrd it forgery. The matter is 10 ~ lrther III
-.lL
New-York tribune., 1877-08-17
RESTORED TO HER FATHERS CARE.

Mary Healy, age II, is the eldest OF the
four children OF John Hea whose wife is now serving
a sentence OF eight months on Blackwefs Island belore
her arrest she went on drunken debauch, just por 10
which she placed Mary in the care OF the Daughters Oh
ST. Dominic at No 1O9 East Twenty-eightl-st without
her husbands knowledge. Recently Healy' h''i"E
learned where his daughter was applied to the supreme
Court for writ of hdJeaS corpus to compel the nuns Vi
the convent TO produce Mary in Court Ih' VIII was ~
tIrnabe at Chambers yesterday morning. ooiole Jus
Van Brunt and at that time nun was present win 'n'
child Uealy who Is rough looking man. was also ID
ATTENDANCE with the other children, two oi WHOM "e
carried in his arms The Judge inquired II mere was @
objection TO restoring tue child 10 her i'thc III, % . I
oer was handed up To him by the nun n, remarked
think she is as well of where sde Is icfl I'D u
time would not keep silent Dut cNciapri op"s az
that ne wanted his child and declared thdi size was hs
daIchter The Judgr decided that, IN the aD, lce ot VI
clear prnof as the fathers unitncsS 10 lhhc
hrs Jagter he had no alternative eXcep 10 restore '
to hor natural guardian. The greeting hdIl ~ y, ~,
father When the decision was anuOuh'en N"' wy
New-York tribune., 1877-08-17
VISIT FROM CONNECTICUT MILITIA.

The 1st Regiment of Connecticut was the
guest Yesterday the 9th Regiment of this city. Tho
regiment, under the command Of Col Tyler, mustered
400 strong and after leaving Mhddetown, Conn, visited
Long Braucn where it was entertained by representa-
tiyes OF the New,Jersey militia at the United
States Hotel The visitors reached this city last
evening and received at the foot Of Cana by the
9th Regim Mt, and the two bodies marched tnrough
Broadway UniOlsq square. FOurthayc. and IWeny-sXtl-
s the AimOry OF the 9th After shOrt rest c Con-
uecticut soldiers visited GmOre's Garden where a
special military programme had been arranged Repre-
sentatives of the t. Sth and 22d Regiments joined with
tue 9th in this part OF the reception The officers Of the
different regiments represented afterwards joined n
collation. offered by the 9th the Coleman House, aud
the visiting regiment escorted 10 their steamer, the
Granite state, at a late hOur by large crowd
New-York tribune., 1877-08-17
THE TELEPHONE IN PRACTICAL USE.

L. Haigh of No. 81 John-st., the contractor
for manufacturing the wire for the Brooklyn Bridge put
up telephone short time connecting his establish
meut with the Bridge superintendens office This be-
coming known many curious and interested persons
called TO test the practical operation Of the telephone
Mr. Hagh was annoyed by these visitors that he was
compelled to put up notice referring all persons 20
Charles A. Cheevcr. at No 32 Tribune Building VINO Is
the agent for the telephone in this country for inorma
tion upon the subject.
Among Others a TRIBUNE reporter was referred 10
Mr. Cheever. lie found that cheerful little gentleman
,p his office. surrounded hv telephone Instruments
II was found that Mr. Chcever has lately placed III TINS
city several telephone instruments and wires One OF
these connects his Office with the Champion Burglar
Alarm Company's oGice at Thirteenth-st ana
broadway hv crcuitous route, using one OF
their old telegraph wires, between three ana Ioul
miles I'M leng,h, as the medium OF connunlcal"n
MIR Cbecvcr has another wire running 70 Br0au-st, IN
communication with an establishments clEaS6l III tlo
construction of telegraph lines. Another hhe con
Ieatnnn layvcrs in the stats Zeitung Building Inc
reporter enjoyed q conversation Wlth Mf' beaiian IN
over this wire ana ionh1 inat @ W99S @nS I'm ,,pfc
transmitted al the rate OF dhou' ~, a. ~.
Nr Checvcr is erecting line for the CNde steamship
90 from its Office m Bowling Green 10 Pler No = Nolth
River from which It's steamships sall. ms Is Ci
ous line about five ms I'm length. The piers of the
Drouklyu Bridge also being connected ny telephones
with he Supcrlncndcut's Office, 50 thdt an the move
from pier 10 pier can be communicated anu ui'c''U
without the Use of signal hlgs q at present ., -,
The current sound these telephones are carried 10y
single wire in either direction. All that II Is pO>spe
g. DO i'm ordinary conversation between Two pruinc
sitting within two feet of each other III room can pe
done 40 thc distance Of i've or ten miles, even EIS
distance by simply raising the voice ard speaking niue
slower than naturally. The telephone Instruments lncin-
selves are simple. consisting oI TWO Woodch u"'S
ono of which is placed at the mouth the othef t lc eur
The extension Of these telephones dH over the rlI I'D
place of The electric telegraph is thought TO be Only
New-York tribune., 1877-08-17
NEW FISH AT THE AQUARIUM.

The Aquarium is rapidly recovering from It's
severe loss and the tanks more filed with rare
and curious fish There was expected last Sunday from
Bermuda, where the American Consul, c. f. Allen, has
the care of the Aquariums reservoir OF fishes, number
OF specimens from the West indies, Bermuda
Key West, and Florida Coast. The varieties ex-
pected included black, gray, blue and striped
ang lfsh parrot-fsh cOw-sh, squiIrelsh, mooniish'
spotted hinds and hamets. This supply has been de
layed but will undoubtedly arrive week from Sunday
next. Efforts are making to obtain from Bermuda
a sea-setpcnt twelve fifteen feet long. The one
now in the Aquarium is about four feet long II 1t can
he rot II will como with the fishes due sunday after
next The manager OF the Aquarium said yesterday to
TRIBUNE reporter that the recent loss was peculiarly IN
fortunate "a the fish had become somewhat accuated.
when fish were placed in tanks new 70 them, when ngh
came they their against the tanks THIS caused
an irritation and fungus growth. The hospital tank had
therefore he used this larger deeper ana ght
was burning there at night Before the reporter lG s
establishment two arrived from COneY Island
with twenty topical fish black trlpletal came from
Brazil with several hamets, Jew-ish and some spot
f.t