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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
WEST SIDE DRIVING PARK.

The trottine yesterday at The West side Driving
Park was largely attended. There were two events.
The first horses the three class, best
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED.

WooDwoRru--WARwicK May 4, 1877. by the
Rev. Samuel Carp, Rector OF ST Andrews Church.
WASHINGTON WoopwoErH, of New Brighton, S. L. ID.
BLANCHE DELAsALLE, youngest daughter OF the late
John Warwick, OF Harlem.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01

The Washington Grays troop OF cavalry had car
bne match yesterday At 200 and 800 yards. the frst
distance standing aud the second kneeng, the prizes
being the Kent field glass and tho bronze medal OF the
National Rifle Association. The best Two OF the fol-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
CRICKET NOTES.

It's now definitely arranged that the Union Club, OF
philadelpha wrplay the Manhattan Club nj Prospect
Park on Friday the game to commence at hali-past
ten O'Clock sharp. The Merinos Will play the Staten
Island Club Saturday Tho ST. Georges and Man
hattans will probably play their match on Wednesday
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01

. ssS
There have been number OF asst .nmonts Adjudca-
tons IN bankruptcy and the appointment OF receivers,
In addition 10 the above and which tho aggregate
Liabilities arc about s450 000, which tho total
lab cs for the mouth IN round numbers 81 500 COO
There Is an increase of $40 900 only in the amount
tho previous months record while
the number Of failures 10 the same.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
WEST SIDE DRIVING PARK.

The summer trotting meeting at the West Side
Driving Park opened yesterday. Two events were
tho programme. the three minutes and 2:a5 pursos
The chestnut geldng Sam won the former and the bay
mare Mary Lamb tho latter.
SUMMARY.
WEST SIDE DRIVING PARK, JERSEY CRY, N. j.,
July 81 1677Purse 500, for horses that never beat
three minutes; mile heats three IN Ave. in harness;
$50 the nr $50 to the second and $40 70 the third
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-07
FAILURE.

New York Evening Post.l
The Lord, who fashioned my hands for work.
ing,
Set me a task and it is not done;
tried and tried since the early morning,
And now TO the westward slnketh the sun
Noble the task that was kindly given
To one so little and weak as i;
Somehow my strength could never grasp IL,
Never, as days and years went by.
Others around me, cheerfuIly toiling
Showed me their work as they passed away;
Filled were their hands to overlooking,
Proud were their hearts and glad and gay.
Laden with harvest spoil they entered
In at the golden gate of their rest;
Laid their sheaves at the feet of the Master,
Found their place among the blest.
Happy be they who strive to help me,
Failing ever in spite of their add
Fain would their love have borne me with
them,
But was unready and sore afraid.
1 know now my task will never be finished,
And when the Master calleth my name,
The voice will find me still at my labor
weeping beside 1t in weary shame.
With empty hands shall rise to meet Him,
And when he looks for the fruits of years,
Nothing have to lay before Him
But broken efforts and bitter tears.
Mine eyes are dim and their light is gone;
And am as wearied as though / carried
A bundle of beautiful works well done.
will fold my hands upon my bosom,
Meekly thus in the shape OF His cross,
And the Lord who made them so frail and
feeble
Maybe VIII pity their strife and loss.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-07

lives and to have a man with palmetto
tattooed on his arm come and take it away
was too much for them. So they went to
digging themselves, and they're digging
now. This, in brief, is the history of the
latest gold excitement at Money Hill.
Last night dozen men were digging in
the side Of the hill. From a side window in
my little corner room in the hotel, which
faced the sea, could see lights on the hill,
one big light and several smaller ones and
braved the snow and the sharks and the
dead Indians that are said to haunt the
place. and went up the hill.
Only two OF the men were at work, the
Others were looking on. The two
were shoveling sand out of a big hole
in the side of the HILL and they were
all within twenty feet of a little Indian
buryingground, whose whereabouts was
made known by 20 or 30 irregular little
mounds nearly hidden under the snow.
Very little work was doing. They had
brought nothing out and were about to give
it up for the night They did not gener
ally, they said, work after dark, but had
made up a little party for the evening as
much for amusement as for profit. They
had worked at it a short time in the after
noon they said, with the same result They
would probably dig the next day and per
haps the next, as long, in short as the
element lasted.
When the diggers shouldered their picks
and shovels and went down the hill they
began to tell wonderful tales of ghosts and
gobblihs Indians and gold hunters, legends
choice and rare And when several of them
were seated about the hotel stove, a few
minutes later the yarns (good yarns, too
flew SO fast that it impossible to wind
them. managed to catch the most of them
however, and, having cord or two saved
will send you down a box full of assorted
legends tomorrow.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-07
DRIVEN TO DEATH.
Poverty and Trouble Accomplish This
for n 81. Louis Professor.

The st. Louis papers have full accounts of
CHASTITY suicide of an old man,
Professor Z. l.. Seymour He taught
classes in the modern languages and
came to ST. Louis about three months ago
from Atlanta, Georgia, where he is said to
have lived for two or three years, and from
papers found in his room it is inferred that
he was a man of no ordinary education. He
haC diplomas from several schools of differ
ent kinds in Germany, was at ore time di-
rector of the Dillenburg mining works, in
DiIlenburg, Nassau, Germany and an hon
orary member of the polytechnic school of
Dillenburg. His suicide, as was indicated by
a diary found in his room, was caused
by family and financial trouble, and
was accomplished by cutting his throat.
When his room was opened late Monday
night, Seymour sat upright, his head was
thrown back, and his neck was cut nearly in
two. The basin at his feet contained blood.
The floor was covered with blood, and in it
lay the razor which had done the greater
part of the work On the bed lay another
and shorter razor, also covered with
blood. The razor on the floor was
an odd looking thing. Its blade
had been Strengthened in line with the
handle stick had been placed alongside of
it, a cloth had been wrapped around both,
and this had been securely tied with string.
The circumstances told a plain story to
razor and made couple of slashes, but the
blade wabbled so in the handle that it was
very unsatisfactory work, and liable to cut
the fingers. So he got out his long razor and
tied the stick to it as stated, making
long, steady weapon, the blade of which
could not work back and forth. 1t posses
sed the further desirable characteristic of
being long enough to admit of being used
by both hands. The first slash had been on
the left side. The next one was on the same
side and a little lower and the third one still
a little lower, but all ran into the same cut.
Then he turned his attention to the other
side and made a deep cut. Then a second
one near il, and then two more He now
had the front of his throat all
open; and he sawed away till he
had no more strength, and until the blade
reached almost to the spinal column. While
he was doing this he held his head over the
basin on the floor, to keep the blood from
staining, but as he lost has consciousness he
Strengthened up and his neck fell back, so
that the balance of the blood ran upon the
floor.
The time at which he did it is, of course,
unknown, but it seems probable as the bed
wassundisturbed, that it was done on Sun
day afternoon.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-07
WHOLESALE WARMING.
Mr.. HOlly's Plan for Heating Whole
Cities by steam.

The press has widely discussed the plan
of Mr.. Holly of Lockport, New York, for
heating cities by steam, diffused as gas now
is, from a common reservoir. He has lately
published book on the subject, from which
the following is an extract:
In cities or towns of from 5000 to 5000
inhabitants, where the main business por-
ton does not exceed one-half mile square,
one set of boilers, located near the center of
the place, with pipes leading out in four di-
rections, will do all the work. If the city
is one mile square, four sets of boilers will
be necessary. The main pipes that leave
the boilers will be inch, and diminish to 3,
2X, 2, X and inch at the extreme end
away from the boilers, the mains of inches
continuing as,the use along the lines may
demand. The main pipes are placed about
four feet below the surface of the earth. The
iron pipes are first covered with asbestos, and
then put in a wood pipe'4 inches thick, and
leaving space for confined air between the
asbestos and wood. This outside pipe keeps
all water and moisture from the steam pipe
and prevents condensation. The pipes, both
wood and iron, are put down in lengths Of
two feet, when they terminate in hollow,
upright posts, firmly secured in the earth.
The upper part of this post Is arranged so as
to receive the ends of the steam pipes
through stuffing boxes to allow the pipes to
expand and contract without moving the
post. The posts are also arranged 50 as to
receive the ends of the service pipes either
with or without expansion joints. 1t will
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-07
A MAD LOVER.
Jealousy Makes Missouri Youth Run
Muck.
LSedalia Bazoo.1


A young man named Silas Cunningham,
aged %, is the son of a citizen of Sedalia
named Robert Cunningham. Theyoung man
is member of the Christian church and
treasurer of the Sabbath-school He was
deeply in love with young lady and APP
pears to have been repulsed by her, and this
fact, as well as his jealousy of favored rival,
appears to have driven him crazy. He
went to church on Sunday night and
there saw the girl he loved in company
with another fellow. He returned home
very much excited, and took a heavy dose
of croton oil. and after walking up and down
the room where the family was, he had some
conversation with his father and mother,
remarking that he had taken poison. His
father started to leave the room for assist
ance when his son drew a large navy revol-
yer and babe his father "halt," saying that
if he attempted to leave the room he would
kill him. His father tried to slip out, when
the son sent bullet crashing after him. He
then babe his younger brother, Robert, go
for the young lady he loved, to have her see
the tragedy through He told him he would
shoot him if he did not CO.. The mad
man then went out into yard and took off
his outer clothing and appeared to be in
great pain from the operation of the croton
oil. He rolled on the ground in the slushy
snow and crawled on his hands and knees
drinking the slush ravenously to appease his
pain. BY this time crowds of people had
gathered, but none dared to enter the yard,
because as fast as they attempted to approach
him he levelled his navy revolver, and when
they came too close fired at them. All kinds
of subterfuges and strategy were practiced to
capture the mad man, but to no effect. 1t was
resolved to turn the water works hose on him
and so knock him down, while the crowd
charged upon him. Before this was done
the hour of ~ o'clock arrived, and he placed
the pistol to his breast and fired. The bull
let did not make a mortal wound, but the
shock knocked him down. He had fired
several shots at persons who had tried to
creep in upon him from various points, but
fortunately missed all of them. The wild
boy has recovered from the poison and is not
seriously injured. He says he will kill him
self as soon as he can get an opportunity.
The affair caused the widest excitement in
Sedalia.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-07

be seen that the service pipes
are not taken directly from the mains, but
from the hollow supports, thus al
lowing them to be attached or detached from
the support instead of passing through the
outside wooden pipe to enter the steam pipe,
which could not be done, because the steam
pipe expands and Contracts while the
wooden pipe does not Tests made during
the month of July with very small pipe
proves that steam may be carried through
well protected pipes for distance of mile,
and then be more economical than any
other system. But it is thought that 1000
or 800 feet each way, making a half mile
square, is about all that need be fin
ished from. one location. This, even in a
city with population of 1900 would in
clude nearly all the business places, hotels,
churches and schools. Buildings further out
could be reached by single line of small
pipe. Steam can be manufactured on a large
scale for one-fourth the cost that it is on
small scale for warming single dwelling or
block. You can stop the expense at any
time by turning the steam cock in your
house, whereas in the use OF private boiler,
when you shut off the steam, combustion
goes on just the same.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-07
DIVORCE sHYsTERs.
A Law Proposed to Suppress Them i'm
Illinois.
tChicago Legal News


The attention of the profession all through
the United States has been called to the ad-
vertisements of certain persons who have
a nominal membership at the bar-of their
ability to procure divorces without publici-
ty, and that residence in the state where the
divorce is procured is not necessary, etc,
and the improper practices of such persons
IN procuring divorces. In arousing public
attention to these practices the Chicago bar
association has taken a leading part. On its
application, A. Goodrich, who has procured
more divorces than any other person in the
state, has been disbarred- The following is
prepared by the committee on grievances of
the association, composed of James L. High,
chairman, +. q. Mason, A. NJ. Pence and
Charles L. Adams, to prevent divorce adver-
Using:
Be ii enacted by the people of the state of
Illinois, represented in the general assembly,
that whoever advertises, prints, publishes, dis
tributes or circulates, or causes to be adver-
tised, printed, published, distributed or circu-
lated. any circular, pamphlet card, hand bill,
advertisement, printed paper, book, newspa-
per or notice of any kind, with intent to
procure or to and in procuring any di-
vorce, either in this state elsewhere,
shall be fined not less than 500 nor
more than 81 600 for each offense, and impris-
months nor more than one year. This act shall
not apply to the printing or publication of no.
tices tor procuring service of process by publi-
cation, upon defendants in chancery cases, in
accordance with section II of chapter - of the
revised statutes of 1874.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-07

FrightfuI rawlings of a Victim OF Hy.
dr0phObia.
Cincinnati Gazette.l


Charles p. Wetmore. who lives in Hart
well, in this county, on last Thursday. feel
ing Ill, thought to relieve himself by violent
exercise. For that purpose he went skating.
but found that he felt rather worse than
better. The morning following he attempted,
upon getting up, to drink some water and
was terrified to discover that he could not
take the liquid in his mouth. nor even
raise the cup to his mouth. During the
day he was very i'll and unable to drink
though tormented with thirst. After going
to bed he grew rapidly worse, and at /
Q clock IN the morning Mr.. Wilson aroused
DR.. c. L. Armstrong, who called other
physicians in consultation, the decision of
all being that the young man was suffering
from hydrophobia. Nothing could be done
save to relieve, as far as possible, the pain
which the patient suffered. This was done
by the hourly use of hypodermic injections.
The groans and cries of the unfortunate man
were most painful to hear. When the par
oxysms were at the highest, he CRASHED his
teeth and made a snarling sound, as dog
might, while the foam stood upon hls'lips.
The physician found it necessary to bind
him. The strength of three men was re-
quired to keep him upon the bed. In these
paroxysms of pain and frenzy, alternating
with times of quiet following each hypoder-
mic injection, the hours passed from Friday
night until Sunday morning at half-past 4
o. clock. when the unfortunate man became
quiet and grew gradually weaker and appar-
emily easier until his death which occurred
about an hour later.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-07

ish type, they lack the conscientious finish
which distinguishes the picture from the
sketch.
The New York Herald says: The special
loan exhibition of objects of art was re-
Gently opened to the public at the academy
of fine arts. Including as it does elegant
paintings and statuary from the finest pri-
vate galleries IN Philadelphia, together with
those belonging to the academy and the art
work specimens in the possession of the
Pennsylvania museum and school of indus
trial art-notable among which is the rare
collection of East Indian art presented by
the British government, and the gold and
silver work, bronzes, carved ivory and wood
work, enamels, pottery, porcelain and tex
tile fabrics loaned by private collectors-the
exhibition this evening opened excels any
thing of the kind ever brought together in
Philadelphia, barring the Centennial art ex-
hibit. The collections are jointly under the
charge of the museum and school of art
and the academy of fine arts the bric-a-
brac and articles of virtu being in the care
OF the former, while the academy is the
custodian of the paintings and sculpture
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-07
The Code i'm Wyoming.
[Chicago Times Specially


Last Saturday evening Granville Peake
and George w. Via, two herders, left Whit
combs for an adjoining rancho. Each hav-
ing had four or five drinks before starting,
they became excited over some money mat
tiers, and while all alone on the prairie en-
gagged in a moonlight duel. While riding
along, Peake, without a word of warning,
drew his revolver and shot Via in the leg,
then squirting his horse attempted to es-
cape, but Via drew his revolver and fired,
Peake stopping his horse. Both contin-
ued their firing until they had emptied
their revolvers. Peake was shot through the
hip near the spine, the ball passing through,
lodging under the skin of the abdomen. He
also received one shot in the jaw, passing
through and out of his neck. Via received
a ball in the wrist, one in the calf of the leg,
and one through his hat. After the firing
ceased both rode side by side for six miles
till they reached the ranch, where they
rested. Via remounted his horse and rode
five miles further to a second ranch, from
which place he was brought to this place in
dangerous condition. 1t is thought he can
not live. Peake's wounds are dangerous as
well as very painful, it is thought he would
not live over Sunday.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-07
with PIPE AND FLUTE

With pipe and flute the rustic Pan
or old made music sweet to man.
And wonder hushed the warbling bird,
And closelier drew the calm eyed herd
The rolling river slowlier ran.
An! would, ahi would, a little span,
Some air of Already could fan
This age of ours too seldom stirred
With pipe and flute!
But now for gold we plot and plan;
And from Beersheba unto Dan
An Orpheus' self might walk unheard,
Or find the night jars note preferred
Not so ii Jared when time began
With pipe and fiutel
Austin DobSon, in the London Examiner.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-07
A Candid Confession.
Detroit Free Press. |

After small boy had leaned up against a
wall at the corner Of Woodward avenue and
Congress street for two full hours yesterday
policeman asked if he was waiting for any
one in particular.
'fWaftin for runaway to come along"
replied the boy.
''You want to see team run away, do
your
AZ want to see truck team come zippin'
along here, hit that peanut stand in the
middle, and while the sympathetic public
are picking up the Italian want to be pick
ing up the peanuts" was the frank re-
ply.
The officer decided to enforce the twenty
second joint rule, and the boy was made to
r,ova or,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-07
A New Mania.
cleveland Plaindealer.l

There is an old man nearly 20 years of age,
in the Fifth ward, who is mOnomaniac on
the subject of wood. He collects it with all
the ardor that other monomaniacs do old
china or books. He is well-tO-do, and per-
fectly able to buy his wood, but it is said
that he has not purchased any for years. He
is a member of the church, but does not evil
IDENTIFY think it a sin to steal wood, al
though he would no doubt be greatly
shocked should he hear the exclamation
made one day by one of his neighbors to
the effect that he hoped when the old man
died he would go where he would need
no wood. If a stick of wood drops from a
wagon or a board becomes loose on the side
walk. il goes into his wood shed,
is carefully sawed to an exact
length and placed in a certain de-
partment where it belongs, for he divides
the wood shed into departments, one divis-
ion being for boards, another for split wood
etc. Every dav the old patriarch goes
around on foraging expedition and always
comes home bearing heavy load of wood. A
few days ago some boards were placed on
the side of the muddy pavement to walk
on and two hours after they were put in
place he carried them off and placed them
in his already over-full wood museum. A
short time after a mechanic was building a
new gate near his residence, when he laid
down some of the moulding and boards a
moment and went after some tools. When
be came back he saw the old man going into
his woodshed with the boards on his shout
der. An arrest and trial for petty larceny
would perhaps cure his lunacy. He has a
son who bids fair to be a chip off the old
block
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-07
A Burnt Child.
Nashville Americana

When Theodore Tilton was shown his
birth in the sleeper at Louisville Sunday
night, he was observed to carefully put
aside the curtains and examine ii with the
closest scrutiny. Having satisfied himself
that no one materialized, he sat down and
commenced getting ready to turn in. Hav-
ing eliminated himself from his coat, he cast
glance toward the upper berth, but
changed his mind, muttered, mo, won't
ductor remarked, ''You can lay your coat
up there Mr.. Tilton; don't think that
berth will be sold tonight"
"Are you sureT' Tilton inquired, with
an anxious, startled look.
Dead sure" responded the conductor,
doubtless attributing Mr.. Tilton's want OF
confidence to that awkward little episode in
another sleeping car some weeks ago. :.