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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-29
The Weather--To-DaY.

The following shows the temperature
at The ARGUS OFFICE to-day as in
Dictated bv thermometer
IA Mao above zero 10 791 above zero
9 A. NJ, T3o - p. N. S2o
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-29

Howe's concentrated syrup, the great
blood purifier. and ague cure aud tonic
bitters, can be had of Bengston and
Thomas.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-29
JOHN FLANAGAN.

For SALE "A good family horse and
buggy For further particulars call at this
office. 2O-dtf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-29

All kinds of House and Sign Painting,
Graining, etc., with neatness and dispatch.
Give me a call. Shop on Eighteenth
street, above Third avenue.
sep3-d3m G. JUERGENS.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-29
PRICE, 81 PER BOTTLE.
An IMPORTANT LETTER.

ANN, AEBoR, Mich, April 80, 1875.
DIR. RADwAY-Kind Sir have been taking your
ResOlyent Regulating Pills, and also using the
Ready Relief about one year for ovarian tumors on
the abdomen which 'he mos semnent physicians of
our Medical Colle6 pronounced incurable
They were like kJots on a tree. When / was cit
ting In a chair they hung almost to the floor, and
my weight was 275 pounds when commenced with
your remedies, and now 1t lie 210 pounds but they
are not all gone yet. have taken twenty-four bot
ties OF ResOlvent nine Of Relief, and twenty-four
boxes of Pills. get the medicine from g. Gren-
Will. Please send me your book False and True"
MRS. G. KRAPF.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-29

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES.

FOUND, "A large, brass store key, which
has been broken and mended. Cal! at
this office.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-29

Why do 50 many parents think children
troublesome? because they cry. and why
do children cry? because they suffer. DR.,
Bulls Baby Syrup relieves all pain that
Babyhood is subject to, aud only costs Is
cents per bottle.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-29

1t will pay to keep your Harness in good
condition. Use Frank Miller's Prepared
Harness Oil.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-29
PATENTS.
MORGAN PARK MILITARY ACADEMY.

Capt ED. N. KIRK TALCOTT, Associate
HENRY T. WRIGHT, A. NJ Principals
The best Academy for boys in the Northwest.
attractive and elevated. Fifteen acres Of ground
Session begins Sept. g. 1871 Send for catalogue to
Capt ED. N. KIRK TALCoTT, Morgan Par
Cook Co., Illinois,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-29
Kidney and Bladder Complaints,

Urinary and Womb Diseases, Gravel, Diabetes,
Dropsy, StODpage of Water Incontinuance OF Urine,
Brights disease, Albuminuria, and in all
where there are brickdust deposits, the water is
thick, cloudy, mixed with substances like the white
OF egg, threads like white silk, there is a
morbid, dark, bilious appearance, and white bone
dust deposits, and when there il priCking, burn
ing sensation when passing water, and Pain in the
Small OF the Back and along the LOina.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-29
Railways Ready Relief
FEVER & AGUE

Fever and Ague cured for fifty cents, There is
not a remedial agent in the world that will cure
fever and ague, and all other mAlariOus, bilious,
scarlet, typhoid yellow and other evers (aded by
Railways Pills. go quick as Railways Ready Relief.
Fifty cents per bottle.
The New York herald., 1877-12-08

Susan Gilmore. Sea-. sd fncy swills rrischard' unc;
bark Carrie Humphrey Groxier. for Boston. a.
chncrcd ship Hindostan tBr) 263 TONS to arrive or
cnARLorrrrowS. Dec i-clearsd. brig Irene dBr. Coll.
London
KISGsIoN. la. Dec S-sailed steamer America tBr,.
Baltimore. to load for Liverpool
MALAGA. Nov l0-Arrivcd bark Fannie II Lorng S,ule.
Cntacoia.
LospoS Dec ARRIVED, ship Hindostan dsr,. Bs,yea.
Nnw LONDON PEI Dec l-tsar ID brig sh amrock (Br).
O'ConnelI. United Kingdom.
PoRI iILL PEI. Nov ~ Sailed. bark Erica (Br). Will
Posr MuLGRAvx Dec 3-Arrvcd schr Pour BROTHERS 3d.
Primes Edward Island for New York
Passed Id brig Camwood tBD. Suits. New York for
SAxAnAxG 0ct a-Arrved. snip Herald OF The Morning
Townc Cape Town; 9th. bark Charles Cox (Br Cox New
York.
SoURABAYA Sept 2S-Arrvcd, barks Iite, sawyer, New
Yors: 3Uth Tanora (Br). slocombs Batavia sailed
October IL tor Cheribon) Oct Abnie Franklin Hines
Now YORK eth ship I"t,io Warren Orr! C.wsey Batavia.
and Channel; Oct 4. bark windward. Baker. do
SINGAPORE Oct 26-n port ship Iecuniseh bennctt and
Lady Louisa tBrI Clarke for New York brig Hall Coun
bia Brereton. from inzkok. arrived2ld.
Arrived Doc 3. ship Adriatc tBr,, Taylor Cardih
Sailed q i ~. bark iiirivo, Staples. SOurabsya.
ChartereI-Ship Sapphire. Conydon Tor sourabAyA
SixuRA LKoSv Nov I9--Arrivea. bark Jasper Fossett
New York ,before reported without dateD
tBr), Richie. Liverpool for Halifax and baltimore.
Sr JomS. M. Dec 5-Arrvsd. schr Champion (BD
TRrrsTE Dec s-ArrIved brig Cassiopeia tBr) PstiS
New York (before reported without ds:el.
Turks ISLAND Nov l4Arrved schr Jesse CARL. Under
hil Thomas: 24th bark Antelope simpson Demerars
Demerara: 25th. u Riier. Uofin, soson; Avon tBr,
King Newfoundland; 2sth. Augusta Muir (B0, Deal. ia
nsica. = -. .
The New York herald., 1877-12-08
FORTUNE TELLING.

In the First District Police Court Of Jersey City,
yesterday, Mrs Mary watson and Mrs. Anna Devine,
her daughter, were tried as common swindlers and
thieves. These women, whose home is In New York,
call themselves pedlors OF laccs Fronch fortune
tclicrs." They have, It seems. habit OF taxing
French leave OF the houses they VISIT carrying with
them sucn portable property as they can lay hands
upon. Their calling would be defined In tho Romany
dialect OF gypses anu thieves boh by tho
words "palmistry, aud "palming"-to s'divine"
and 10 s'stcaL" The evidence gwen IN the caso
was pointed aud conclusive. Kate karDey was tho
fret TO take tho stand. Sno lives In YORK street,
whore Mrs Devnc camo and proposed TO tell her for
tune. Witness said she had no money, but Mrs. De-
vine condesccndiDgy offered to take ARTICLES o Jowery
ms security or n iuture payment Witness gave her
pair OF sleeve buttons, and then, as something ITO
wish on" she added u dress suit, shawl and some
asked for napkin, which was provdcd-or
rather a handkerchief was given her II leu
The New York herald., 1877-12-08
OFFICER ARRESTS OFFICER.

Alonzo Evans, OF the A. s. 7. G. A., was arrested .
few evenings q charge Of obs,rucng tho track
OF tho Grand street Railroad. made by Archibald
Hauso superintendent OF that road HIS examination
was set down for yesterday morning at the Essex Mar
kct Court Mcssrs. Bcrgh and Z. T. Gerry present
in tho court room whom this called. Mr. G.
Brooke, counsel for the prosecution asked for ad
journment until the 10Th inst Justice smith granted
this request Nr. Gerry then asked for warrants OF
arrest be served Mr. Hausc and tho officer
rested him, on complaint OF Evans charging them with
interfering with him IN tho discharge Of mis- duty.
The warrants were issued. O'Brien, Tho policeman.
was arrested and an officer sent after Hause Tho
facts in the case 10 be that truck iadon with
seventeen barrels OF OIL got stuck on tho
track OF the railroad. Mr.. Evans obtained tho
nep OF two extra horses, but tho truck could
not he moved the ropes ana harness being broken in
The attempt Evans ordered tho driver TO unload
OF tho barrels This no about to do when Hausc
and O'Bricn came up and O'Bricn arrested Evans.
Evans protested ana was in uniform at the time Ho
also produced his papera He asked O'BrIcn 10 arrest
the driver, but the oiticer refused TO do SO.
The New York herald., 1877-12-08

Steamer Ancnoria sBr) Heddervick. Glasgow
Bros.
stesmsr Daniel stsinmann tBsle,. Lechere Antwerp
Funch. Edye a TO. - a.
steamer Bagdon CBr). Paterson. Neutrality-suspicious. .
Tucker -
Steamer Flamborough (Br), Fraser St John, NIB, aud
Yarmouth NS-A Outerbridge.
steamer City OF Austin, Chester. Fernandina VIA rors
Roys-C n Mallory a Co.
..steamer sinners. Warren. Philadslphia--Jamcs
Hand
snip No Plus Ulsra. Borden. London-Grinne Minturn
Bark Vale Nor) Moer. Queenstown Falmouth for
orders-BockmAnn. Oerein Co
BARK Ase Giuseppe dtan, Renucci. Cork or Falmouth
for orders-Benham Boyesen- ~.
Co.
Rark Nornen tNor,. Olsen. Bordeaux-Benhsm 4
Boyescn.
Marx Jane Adeine. Hess Lasuayra and Porto cabello-
Schr Carrie Allen. kcwcomb, st Johns tAntigua)-B
j Weinberg h co.
Schr Addie SAWYER, Cook. Antigua Thomas Donnison.
schr Irving Leslie. Hagorthy. Mra-oanc-Thackray
schr Henry. Ross. Petit Goave-H W Loud Co.
schr Marcus Edwards, Douglass. Observation-Disclosures
Ray.
Schr Ridsewood, johnson, Georgetown and rot Biun
SEE ID Hurlbut a Co
schr Samuel Wood. Wood. Norfolk, va-Isaae Staples
Schr urbana. Alicn. Providence aud Fall Rver-H
Jackson.
Schr Guide. Goodale. New Haven Cartwright Doyle.
Schr q Acken, Toms Stamford-Stamford MRnufactur-
ing 90
soop Emperor. Dewicx. Now Havsn-Csrtwright 4
DOYLE.
The New York herald., 1877-12-08
MARITIME MISCELLANY.

STEAMER BERMUDA Orr, Angrove. from So J ohnr. NF
day afternoon ran Into the steam lighter General sae
so.ed to tho ripraps "a tho Basery whsro she now
full Of water
=. had hcavy westerly gales and lost overheard Otto
Lcuther u seaman.
bson ashore sunda straits and had to ettson quantity
Of coal before getting on She would require 60 dock and
repair.
smr TkxrLAR. from Cardiff at Singapore Oct 90. had
been ashore in sunda Straits but got OF without dana
ps s. sHg @ u " "S M 4
several panks apparently tho panAng OF vessels deck
to have short time in tho water and
had 1t the mark 'E Kdder 4 sons Wilmington, Nc"
cargo q sugar put into v,neyara Dec leaking
the OF 1900 strokes per hour She lost aud split sails
upon The southeast part oi ybroox Monday night
@ ss %
ScnR EAGLE. from Fail River for Virginia. in going into
SswOsrt M Of s,n soa.d With :sar tn TnG%D,sn
son s j,pSoom The Essie sustained no damage.
90
waicrogged Grow rescued nnd landed At baltimore by
ScuR MALABAR of Belfast Me- coal osded arrived there
Cape np sSi-" Coz ''''''' A.'s AA' ms '"' '' ''A %
AssR. H1aH am s% I'm CAPTAIN
ported states that the vessel won't Grand Key Reef
y n 5 driven a r1s s s
Nassau NP 10 miles distant whore he secured the .or
"
for the vessel Nov "a On her arrival she will be
and TAKEN ascertain and repair
writes that he had succession Of gales after
avng Portland %, and tho 9Th day their
supply and part Of dcckload They without
three days suffered greatly In consequence.
scHR JAS srovEn Clay from Jacksonville for Boston'
MARIN marine rswsy rse"r
after crossing atJohn since which time she has been
!cakin. the 1000 strokes day She also
couniercd q gale Of Wind and lost her deck load
Tho Metropolitan Steamship Go. New York and boston
has adopted and will hereafter nso AS its distinguishing
night signal rcd-wnte-red white Coston signal.
ALEXANDRIA, Dec 6-schr Joseph Baker. Capt Davis
from Philadelphia. having board 4D7 Of coal for
Georgetown struck sana bar just OF tho street wharf
Tuesday night aud stuck fast In the mud Tugs
mmeaaiey sent 70 tho rescue but were OF no avail The
lef: In the mud until yesterday when she
ghtened ana towcd to tho coal wharvcs ut Georgetown
RocKLASp Ne. Doc a contract has Inndc with
Mr. raise tho schr Joseph Farwe ami
fifteen cents the government interest be
granite 50 UOO vessel so BIO appraised after being
raised rhc vessel lies IN about hndrod feet OF
which de pth divers work with some difficulty.
WILuSCroN Del, Dec 7--Sseamer Lancaster, inward
bonnd. coiltded night with schooner whose
could mos obtained the delaware Bay below Fort
Dcswaxe. and carried her bowsprs and did other
Tho sunered bnt istuo injury Beth
scs taken 80 Phadelphia IN TOW.
The New York herald., 1877-12-08
NEWARK BABY SHOWS.

Association Hall, In Newark, was a scene OF great
disappointment last evening. The baby show came
TO IN end about nine o'clocK-a most Ingorous end.
As already stated in the HERALD the committee OF
ladies' and gentlc who took hold OF the enterprise
after tho absconding OF Ferdinand Porteo, tho
proprietor and manager, anticipated that
their appeals to tho public to provide
the promised prizes the babies would be heard gen
erously heard Instead Of that the attendance up to
the close last night Tor the entire day Noted only
s3I 75-not enough pay hall hire If 1t had been
mandod. As a Consequence, and to the natural DIS
gust and even anger OF tho mothers
and fathers present. no prizes werc awarded Colonel
f. s. Edwards, chairman Of tho Managing Committee.
announced from tho platform, however, that tho
funds III hands would bo augmented by solicitations
from liberal CITIZENS so that some souvenirs could
be provided for tie little Ones presentation OF
which would be made In a week so. The assem-
blage took the announcement good naturcdy Blessed
were thoy that expected nothing, for thoy got moth.
ing Colonel Edwards also announced The report of
tno Ladies' Committee on Awards, Mrs. stoucnbure,
MIS- Ada Woodruff Mrs Tyler, Mrs Escc and Mrs. Ed
WARDS as follows:-
Elm street; next handsomest baby, No. ll3. Mary
Dorcli, Union street; handsomest ,ripcts No. 2s9,
sssa.oG.ss S wiu, No. No. g. Ssm'' Sean so1s
No. IS, Mabel Francis, No y Bank street;
100 Dacy; most Notable (sevcnth son) No 273 Harry
Stephens, No. 81 Norton; coiorcd twins No. las,
Prince; handsomest American, No. 200; hsnu-
soonest English, No. 9s, Mrs Hickey, No.
e3 Sheffield; handsomest Irish, No. IS,
May Kelly, No. SO Tichcncr; handsomcst
scotch, No. SO. Manic Walsh, No. lao Jackson ;
handsomcst German, No. 251 Bertha voghi. No 40
Belmont: handsomest Heorew, No. l5l, Fannie Lowy,
No I36 BALDWIN; nnndsomesl French, No. a. Charley
Mcssler, No. 365 HaIscy; handsomcst African, No.
27s Inns Walter, Bloomfield; handsomcst Italian, NO.
SO Nctte Mcshuiem, No. 1882 Market; heaviest baby,
Me- 300, locally boltoabe baby Hope, three years
DR. yuIi, CoIonei Edwards anu the other gentlemen
who tried vain to make success OF the broken
down concern alter Portco decamped. leaving unpaid
bills 10 the amount o $500, express themselves
deeply Inundated because SO great scandal has been
put upon Newark. Nothing, whatever, has been seen
or heard OF Portco.
MISS BARroS's SHOW.
The jury In the case Of Miss Catherine Barton VS..
Andrew Vaudeville, IN Newark, the details OF which
were reported In yesterdays HERALD. remained out
TIL alter o'clock yesterday morning. They could
not agree aud discharged. Four were IN favor
OF declaring Vaudeville the father o Miss Barton's
show anu cIght were Tor acquita. She will demand
nj
The New York herald., 1877-12-08
EXECUTION OF JOHN G. COLLINS.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

AuDURN. N. T., Dec 2, 1877.
John C. Collins, alias Harvey N. Thorpe, a State
Prison convict. was to-day hanged for the murder Of
Howard, fellow prisoner, In the presence OF a small
company in the jail yard. Ho WAS born OF vcry poor
parents in the town OF shawangunk, Ulster county.
NJ r., March IL, 1885, A. the age OF eleven years he
ran away from homo, ana, falling in with vicious
sociatcs, led a hio OF crime from that time, being
several times prison Hc served two years. term
In Albany Penitcntiary for robbing n store at Craw
tora's Corners, being discharged in April, 1873 He
was subsequently sentenced to Sing Sing for highway
robbery for Ave years Being transferred 10 Auburn
in october, 1875, he became acquainted with Howard
negro sent from Rochester for twenty years for
. brutal outrage on a little girl
CRIME
He had falling out with Howard nnI on the 25th
OF September last crushed his skull with pcce OF
IRON which he had concealed In his clothing Collins
slways claimed that he struck Howard in sodcicnco
while the latter was approaching 10 strike him.
PREPARING FOR DEATH
Alter Collins received tho sentence OF death he was
constantly visited by Fathers Muidoon aud Hendrlck
and by the sisters OF Mercy, who have been unrenii-
stng in their Efforts to prepare tue guilty man or MS
rnpidy approaching end He listened 70 their advice,
and has fcr some limo past proiesscd himself ready
and willing 10 meet his deserved fate.
HOPES
Collins went TO bed at three o'clock this morning;
slept soundly TIL twenty minutes alter i've; rose,
washed and prayed several prisoners wero taken
cell 10 MIN, among tneln Olu bTotncftOby
who IL TO be hanged in the same place January IL.
SAID Collins. ..We'rc IN tho same boat Brotherton.
/ oon'I know now It's with you, but irs put up job
On me-"
Collins ate . hearty breakfast At seven O'Clock,
when ne prayed again. Al eight o'clock Fathers
nuidoon and Hendrick, his spiritual advisers called
snd remaiped 10 he end. Two Sisters OF Mercy also
e~Iiod The prisoner was delighted 10 see them and
1ecIsrcd he was NOT afraid TO die. AT haf-past ten
o,eIock sheriff Sanders had completed all arrange
meuts and lty persons worc admitted TO the jail TO
vttucss tho execution
UNDER THE ROrE.
ous and the prlcsts sepped out OF the cell, across
sAs corridor. Tho condemned man took the stand
.s1ss ne fatal moose. pale. but without ucmor.
The New York herald., 1877-12-08

Hc held In his hand q crucihx upon which he gnzed
ipteuty W hle the Sheriff read tho death warrant
sHgRlPF-Have you hything TO say. Colinsf
CoLLIxs-Yes. have this 10 say. am not guilty OF
prom dftatcd MURDER That's ALL
HIS legs were then pinioned The Sherin's deputy
tried 20 pinion his arms Collins erkcd his right
arm away carried his right hand and crucihx TO mis-
mouth. kissed 1t erventy, then quietly put his hands
behind him to be fastened.
Tho black cap was then drawn over his face and the
rope cut twelve minutes 10 eleven O'Clock. The
body up IRON the platform about two feet
ana the neck was broken. He dead in three and
tbrce-q quarter minutes. He lived like a miserable
sinner. He died like saint There was NO pll die
gnmer air about his last moments. Ho was calm ana
resigned Religious enthusiasm carried HIM through
the dread ordeal lie will be buried IN Auburn Cath
ole Cemetery.
The New York herald., 1877-12-08

Of paper upon which cabalstio characters
had boon traced This Kate Karney was instructed 10
place in her bosom and II would bring her lover.
She was TO wear close 10 her heart when she slept.
and In the morning, when she awoke, she would hnd
ring with the portrait Of her future lord and
She also to remark she retired "Conyea,n and
10 repeat tho word threo times "Goosluck" Tho for
tune teller tied the handkerchief In knot, blew her
breath upon II three times, and then, carefully placing
tho sleeve buttons In her portemonnaie and tucking
the bundle OF clothing. valued az $780, under her lott
arm, quietly withdrew from tho premises Mrs.
Watson did not appear In the scance with Katc kar.
ncy.
Mary Brown, colorsd girl, employed in the resi-
denco OF Mr. Thurson, at the corner OF Jersey ave-
nue ana Mercer street, was tho next witness.
Tho women protested that this their first OF.
fence and they would never repeat II, but they werc
fully committed for trial The penalty for this spc
ces OF witchery Is 81 900 hnc and one 10 FIVE years
imprisonment.
The New York herald., 1877-12-08
OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS.

AsKspgxx Dec Sailed. barks Encrre (Br. Taylor,
Pensacola; Eiisf CNor), Hsugo. United States.
AsrwERr Dec 6-Arved, steamer August Andre tBcg),
Eyler. New York
sni cd 4th. Herman Ludwig tBeg,, Greve New
York; 5th bark Precosa Ger, yaick do: 9th. ship
cna Hagen do; barks Brcmcn (Gcr) Leitke. Dart.
mouth iBr). Raymond, do.
AMSTERDAM Dec e-Arrived, bark Sarah Dudman tB.)
BRroL Dec 6-Arrived barks Annie Fisher (Br), Lang
ford Beaufort. Sc 7th. Norman (3rj, Allen, New York
brig Tramore tBr). Parncll. Charleston.
In port 7th steamer Cornwall (Br), Williams Now
York. sail 9th with tho cargo Of steamer Somerset
board.
BRxxEs, Dec <-Arrived. ship Harmouia. Small. New
York; 5tl steamer Hansa tGer). Pohe, do; 7sh, ship
Celestial Empire. stewart. Baltimore.
Sailed eth, bark Eme C,ier), schupgel. Sandy Hook
BoRpEAux. Dec 5-ssilsd. bark M!ds tNor, Ommundsen
SmithviIlc NC.
CARDIFF Dec 6-saiied, steamer A Strong (Br). Brown
from Ncwcasts), Boston and New York, aner putting
back.
CAcLrARI Dec 7-saicd. Primo, for New York; Louise
for Portland.
GLOUCESTER, Dec e-Arrivsd bark sionus tap Capurro
New York.
sailed 7th bark Sag. (Sor). Bic. Now Orleans
GIBRALTAR Nov 30 Arrived. barks Ocean Traveller tBr
Hannah Philsdo'pha Joequina tr) Gardner. New York
HULL Dec 6-Saiied, bark Edith Davis. McCarty, Now
York (has been reported sailed 3d..
HAnnunc, Doc 6-Arrved. bark Kosmos Ger, Bruhne
Wilmington, NC
HrLvoKr 6-saiisd, barks Scots Bay (By). Murray
New York; Trsnsis tBr) Pratt. do datcr previously
ported for South Amerca,.
Koxrspxne Dec 4-sailcd, bark straisund Ger. oehl-
borg, Now York.
LIvERrooL. Dec o-Arrived, BARK Champion fBr. Moses
Chnreston 7th steamer Hooper (Br) Merre New York
ship Rhoda tBr), Legs Pensacola. s.,
Sailed 7h. ships Lightning tBD, Watson. Valparaiso;
Martina Cobb. Greenbank, Tybcc.
LONDON Dec 7 Cleared, ship Rhine stetaou. New Yo-k.
DAc 5-Sallod. bark Williams (Brl.
Vaughan. New York.
MovrLLE Dec 7--Arrived. steamer soandinavis (Br),
Psuisen, New York for Glasgow.
MgssrsA to 7-saied bark Birdstow tBr) Williams
Philadelphia
NxwcAsrLx T. Doc 7-Arrived steamer Sam Weller (Br,
Murray. New York.
PALERMO. to Dec 7-Arrived bark Investigator Carver.
Now YORK.
PEnsAMBuco Dec e-saied steamer Gionsannox tBr,.
Mordcn. New York.
Manells Phiadolpha; Frateili Arccco dtsD. Arccco.
New York; lockwood (BrN, Bucshard, do.
Also arrived 7h. steamers Montana tBr, Beddoe, Now
York for Liverpool Caspian tBr). Trocks Baltimore via
Halifax for do (and both proceeded.
sailed 7th PM steamer Gormnnic tBD, Kennedy (rom
Liverpool). Now York.
RocHEroRr. Dec e-sailcd. bark Aristides dor. Pen.
| saeola
SHANGHAI Dec 7-Arrived, bark Nsvesink. Bsstow New
| York.
TRIESTE to Dec 7Arrved. brig Josephine tBr, Ganiop.
| New York.
VENICE to Dec 7-Arived. brig r II Heslcn, Gould,
| Philadelphia.
Lospos Dec 7-Brig I1s Chandler. from Peschiers via
Gibraltar for Providence which put Fayai eaky
| rived tnerc Nov ~ Tho leak was only slight.
| WEATHER REPORT.
| loLrnrAp, Dec 7-wind W. strong, barometer oasis
PLYMOUTH Dec 7wind NV light, dull barometer fall.
| ing gradua ally.
The New York herald., 1877-12-08
FOREIGN PORTS.

BArAyiA Oct 3-Arrved, barhs oustco New York for
Padang to load for Now i4th Mary Amcs. ibos,
Cheribon tand sailed 10th tor Amcrics); lo'h Nette
Merrymau, Masters. Cheribon for sinsapore -. .
Sailed Oct bark Norway, Wood. Sourabsya lIh, ship
Southern Cross. Hughes. Tsgs and English Channel
BoNBAy Nov Sin port ships nchus. Baxter and
saratoga Kendall tor Calcuta South Carolina lB, Roy
noIds; Florida Curtis: Isnac Kccd. Colby nnd oregon,
Cushing unc; park ChattenocrA. Freeman. DO
BELr Covs NJ, Nov 15-Arriyed. senr a donovan,
C.LcurrA. Nov 2-in port fps CITY Of phil"dclpha.
Call for New York Boston, Grandec. shlllAber Tor New
Yorw Corc (Br) Robertson for Boston winged Hunter.
Maxwell TOR bombay; Lucille, Talbot Tor san Francisco
San Joaoun, Waite, for Dundss Dsnl TonnAv. Wilson
The New York herald., 1877-12-08
A DISTANT DEFENDANT.

Several months ago Jamcs N. Crawford, a seafaring
man, sailed from New York ior the Mediterra nean
leaving his wife, Abby Eliza, with her relatives in
Hampstead, L. l. Yesterday counsel Tor the latter ap-
poarcd boIore Judge Gilbert In the Supreme Court,
Kings county. and made application for an
order OF publication OF summons ana
complaint in = SUIT brought tor absolute divorce
against Crawford alleging adultery his part before
leaving this port Tho complaint sot forth that the
defendant is now undergoing a term of impris0nm
In tho Moorish Castle, at Gibraltar, on charge OF
assault and battery, with attctnpt TO Kill. Judge
Gilbert granted tho order Tor publication.