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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-02
FOREIGN PORTS.

HoLYHrAp, Jan l. rM-Wind NV; fresh.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-02
NEISCENLANE OUS.
OFFICIAL DRAWING
~ OF THE KENTUCKY STATE
DISTRIBUTION,


DRAWN AT CONVICTION.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1876.
SIMMONS a DICKINSON. Managers.
, 1877-11-01

Nine new cases o: scarlet fever were reported
It the Health Once yesterday.
THO Lasalorstrcct tunnel was closed yester-
day for repairs, the completing OF which will
occupy several days.
liibbartl Porter has sold to David W. Irwin
the but!'liug aud lot on the northwest eurner Of
State and Luke streets for 43l, 500.
We learn that Mr. Herman Krc,smanu, Con.
sul-Gtncral ut Berlin, accompanied by hls wife,
u'ok passage on The Hamburg steamer LcsslnR,
un tho l7tt Hlt. Tor New iurk, tU visit his friends
III chlcago. where he will arrive ln lew days.
The te'nps;Fsture yesterday, as Observed BY
Duiidnc}. Was e h us., ~ deg; ii l. IT,, a
deg. /. M, ~ deg; 3p. m., s.. .lce.; 7 y. H.,
:ySs: i IT, D't0''s'S' AZ . = "'' 3'''' p "''
Al halfpast Z last evening Mrs. Baxter and
Mrs. Monat, Ut No. 6,2 Morgan street, werc
,Yy E. E. The the S[est ot a1a 1
lIsgY s.at Both were bauly, though nut dan-
ErrUllsly. Injured.
Tho members Of tho Fidelity Fre.iusurance
cosupany Vi Chitago yesterday voted 70 change
the nasnc III ihclt association to tlc "Millcrs'
National lusuranrs Company" There was u
large attendance, :k4 lpcnlbtra being YepIc.
scntcd personally or by plo1y.
George Martin, carpenter, residing At No. A
North Mureau street. while RcttiuE utf North.
near the Morgan street crossing, fell uuder tlso
whreIs, aud had hoth legs so baily crushed that
aulputatiun was found necessary.
Mr. J. u. I-aJag. General Manager Of the
Pennsylvania Company gave pleasure trip
ycstrtuay afternoon u humber uf prutnlnrtt
Ia.tu.ui snrn fus the purpose OF introducing
hcw platform and COUPLER, which arc said to he
aui'rrior lo any thst are in uso at present.
M.ssrs, Mortimer & Tappan, contractors on
tlc foundations ios tho new City,lla!t. lave
, 1877-11-01
THE CRUSHED TRAGEDIAN.
Ito Overtakes q Crushed Politician, WHO
AuGn1cnts Ills Reputation ~ An Obatruc-


IIo Oveftakes q Crushed Politician, Who
AuEmcnts Ills Reputation ~ m Obatruc-
tIon1st.
Sp<c,at Dt.rateA IN 7as caicnoa Tribune.
New York, Oct. 8l.-Sothern and tho Park
Theatre company rushed to Boston, played
''The Crushed TragedEan "for tho Edwlu Adams
testtmonlai benefit, and rushed back again, ac-
eorllng to programme, In time for this
evenings performance. Halt an hour after
tbs eloae Of the performance last night tho party
left Now York. They made excellent time 10
Stanford, whcro the regular train WAS ovcrtakcn
BY the WASHINGTON express, TO Which was at
yanta lssitroal. This elegant eguipaEo waa, says
tla 1ttes tlcyo ted to thu exclusive use Of Scil-
ator blasuc mud designed to carry hini directly
tu Maine without cLat,ge. THO difficulty ri au-
ou ltls Men England ruat!s caused ssycrul hours
delay Wnirli tho SENATOR alGcit dcatl-
head, scprobated In Language more VIGOROUS than
ehnsrc. ,oxtnE TO til delay the cotnpany DID
Tneatrc weut up Vt lUS, brfors crowded.
wcrs $l,H9. A club Of boston dramatic
llne breakfast for the ytsl.iag piity. but
their late afrival tnuic It neetsAary to move the
rrpast IRON, purkeE's, whcrv il lad been spread,
to Il!e theatre, anst tl1e acto!s snatchcd their
breakfast tWtHeen tin!es. NtHtlccli minutes
alter tlu curtain fell, Manager Abbey l'xl his
co,atauy 0n tlls tralu, whIeh started Ut l:A y.
III. Betn, ispeeiai tsaln with right III
way to New York, tho party .naJe
caort8l time. New Haven was reached Vt
tic lutne trip la DYu hours and forty -four
minutes, probably t4u fastrst time ever n1a,!o
between tho rlsirs. The Journey would haya
hcra as successful In Us AEst sta4e ~ tts lust,
but for tho nntowal.l aplwarstcc III Eenator
ls1aina's cur, which IL last accounts was laid up
lu Hubion, unable 10 got urulud the ea4t side Of
the rlty.
, 1877-11-01
TIE COUNTY BUILDING.

etatc's-Attorney Mills Is still confined to bis
home.
Saturday Will 10 seutenee-1ay in The Criminal
Court.
The County Court Was engaged yesterday in
the Hyde Tark Fumptng.tforks case, an'l no
concjuRlon was rcaclcd.,
Tie Grand Jury dill nothing yesterday except
routine busincss. II viii rct ort Saturday md
he discharged. The November Jury will be I'M
panccd Nov. IL.
The iIsL nf Judges Of elections will be reported
to tilc utmrt tttlay, presumably ttnsn the COM
fnittec un Public Service, hut really from tho
Con,r,tlcr Clerk. IL Is E1rcn out in advance
that no changes will be made tn the list except
at the dctation OF snme of the Rlngstcrs.. The
list wilt embrace every empfoye Ut the Boarl
who could possibly be utilized, aud as many
employees IN tho county Institutions as arc
available.
, 1877-11-01
CRIME.

Special ,a.natca 10 ne ca,edo: Trt1anA
TRnnE 1tArrg, tntl., Oct, s1.-EarlY this
morn,nu , f.rmcr % camo r",,on,nr to nolice
hco,o,,s,t -. ~ ,s,, ~" .,c,:,ne and
nt," y. 1"s e.s sscn'k .ss.sa.s "'.
about eight miles west Of here, as = ANAL sta-
tion named saudford. IN yigo County, near the
stntc iinr. Nm, sandf,rt, i,ro,, ~, III f,rn,sr
nan,st n,,,,.na Ta.. H., "'eu a" y. W 'treo
na.nsu ,."''. nasn,ne lrtt INC owner q. .ateo
'nri'' oceap5tne very fine, large, two-siosy
farn'-holse living in comfortable circumstances
Ills fau:ily consisted Of himself, his wife, lIis
only t1auahtcr. named Ross. A vcr, nre,ty.
Vii Vii .a..as.", ,.:.'s .a ea. W. ~ p's''1,
"c"'euaea'eu young iaas, aooat ~ years o.
hgc. and a hired man named Sylvester Burn
ham,, about q years OF aRe. Burnham has
worked on tho farm about four years past, and
h.. hcc, rons,Ierc', ~ ,,nrtrn, ,otms,,.n,,.
a1 ~ ,.sa.s't ..",, ~ ,,.s
pcssoh o1 Aa'9 iau,.Iy 'aas'"s Rooa FeIatves "Vh9
near hcrc-asi wcll-K1o"n rrsdeuts. For year
or .uore past 1}urnAan, Ind been desperately
IN lore with Rosa, and BECOME very Jealous Of
i,.- .,,ox,, fr<,,, nnx ,',,.. n,.,,.
Aes 'cee'''us a1scno"s -, iso'' au5 u'',e. eenuo'
men, hosa' lo"esef' u'a moi AZ MI IKE bafn'
, 1877-11-01
THE 1'11Tsnulsa Hooters.

SpFcfH} Ott1tca IL 1ks EHtc1g0 Tribune.
r1rranuMu, ra., Oct. 3f.~-Tho tIrst Of the riot
cases, which i,as been OH trial for scseral days,
that OF james McFetrtck, WAS concluded to-
day. Tic attorney for the Commonwealth,
Marshal Swartzvoltler, made a loug and
able argument to convict thu prisoner,
but without sucrcss. Judge Kirkpatrick,
In his charge, gave broad definition
OF what constituted riot, cxp1ainlug that man
could not bo IN innocent spectator. 1Io must,
II PRESENT, stop the rlotous tide. fils Honor
Impressed the fact upon tho Jury that, IN
order to convict, they must 10 satisfied be-
yond reasonable doubt, and that they must 10
very careful to form their decision free from
outside influence. The chnrgo was commented
on rs being cmtnently far aud Just to both par
ties. Tho jury returned few minutes bcforc
3o'clock will. q verdict Of not guilty. Tbs al,-
npunccEnont was rapturouHly rruglycd In tho
1ep2 s 4a ne fPPss P S rs as y u .ye sso 5 asTS
Instantly cleared. As the jury Ind nude no
disposition Of tho costs, they were called on to
say wi!o should pay them, md, aftcr shDrt
consultation, tAey put them on tile prisoner, Ac-
Fctricx. Thus GUIDED tho first riot ease, Messrs.
James ID: DoRgs and 7. ". Davis ass!ated Nal.
Niorelatl tn tls defense, whlcl. syas ably lnadc.
Tllo next caao called was that OF James Carter,
alias Carney, also charged with riot. Atr. More
lana, Ills httDrney, moved to q'lash tho sccotld
count IN thu Indictment, which charges tho at-
first, tl4at defendant Ia Indicted solely Tor tue
commission Of tllo oiEense; becotli. that the
persons alleged in tbs body uf tho Indictment to
Aaye participated In tAc alleged crEmca are neither
nainod, nor are they alleged 10 be unknown to
che gral,d inquest. judge kirkpatrick over
gucntly In urrest OF Judgment, and ordered tue
trial to proceed.
, 1877-11-01

.nrro, ~ IL. c,srt,rn sftcr ~ 'nnp mn, njcas
ant A. a,.nuaIntancc. Fnther Ffannfran. Of
snnih f,h,rcrf, hns hcen apnointcI to succeed
lin, In the nssfnrsrdp Of 81. Ann'a Church.
Tloso members OF INC & west raris boar'i 10. od
Gnn'nlss"nsrs, WIN ;ict INC 10 n.sperse NJ ing
bidding 81 ICY. Cn..nto, nave peeh miormfu
Llat 'alee Msc ' ~ w.. ,,aasi,' M ~ IT, sn'sft 'ti, ~
10 set ny 11r q tc pe,.
mein!,crs lrntn asting NJ. IT, nearing nsn W.
PROBABLY, oc ~ Io5 ncxt Ncanesuag. s, VET
teofEe " sIa't W.. ffP.eecnt tne nsm i''nI '.fi;
anu w. " ..' a 'sIys 's,st, - IL SptKscu, W"av W."
tpcak 70, I''e oosstno', Hn'tn ~. =; -. !nI''e % *
sna vIugc laIfsnSo '.s T vii w vi Liz s'a' oi
elaFk. i'iNc' aha COMPANY.
TIE TRIBUNE is pleased to announce THAT tho
trtt annual banquet and assembly Of the .ncnt
will tie held on the nth inst, at r'ct,'t DINk.
on Nt,rth Clark street. Tic invitation received
from these respected astf.ls Il accompanied, bv
an elaborate hl, of farc, which, tnMgh bearing
some of The 'narkt. of first attcupt.
1nuuth of the gul,rsnan'. and ret him
to work soliciting a., Invitation to this deiiclr,s
reunion. 1t has i'ec, unfortunate for tho Gull
nnry nfti.ts ef chsaEo sna. ,tey have tTe!t r.
otltrs' spcriAltics. Thls little exposition viii
bring tllen ctoscr together, Will ael,,ains them
with ono anotilcr's llausliwork, ana will he tic
means Of lasting good to tue cook and those be
THE FRACTURED BAsgs
arc doing ns well De yuuld be expected. II te 10
TIC supposed that tie gallant manager Ut the
State Savings Is enjoying himself upun his tour
of Tho world. whi1e Judge Otis ami! his llircsl
men arc clearing up the debris at home. Yes
tcr,iay Mt. Bonncy, tho Rccetvcr's attorney.
was observed hchind the railing talking over
matters with the venerable n,astcr OF ccrtmo-
nits, and discussing folio Of legal cap filled
~tth writing which lay i'ct*ecn them. The
fc1DftEF KaS tHtI thai tlDC CDuEultHttnn WINS
"rcint've to details" anu tslat the report wouid
hqt bc ready 1or sgmc time Sct.
, 1877-11-01
JOLIET,

Sp<ctal Disnatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
Jol1Er, ILL.,, Oct. 0l.-Clnfk FELddlc, OK VII
mlngton, was tried yesterday in the Circuit
Court III au indictment lur rupe, tho victim tc.
Ing little Elrl. Tho jury wcra out oil night
with tue case, and were discharged this M,orn-
luz, being unable to agreed npun The punis!.-
usrnt, although they agsee ~ IL FrlL4te's guilt.
William Hrlsbin au! George Randall, Two
Chicago boys, who entered u farmers house
ail! plrloiurd few trtllns articles last SUM-
.ner wien visiting is.c,uis lii this county. were
sent to tho cunnty BaatIe for thres mouths
S4rl.
, 1877-11-01

REPUBLICAN, MEETINGS.
Meetings will he held In tho wards named this
seeoi.i Watti.-oilvct l>aptist cnurch. speakusn-
T. MeGTs'S knsisseoekss ,'aSat NJ J. oomit
Mass: sies' inas Fourteenti, wara-Aurora Turner
TILL spsaksfsAwe.h"etsn Agss,h !e'!nE u william
ioons. il s. rathiii, Franz Itnoia. Music s snti
Mass: Meeting, E,shtsoath War'i-Notth Turner
4. Herring, Washington llcslne. Col. v. $. serib.
net. George ". SPoTTv'a, Loals lIiuek. Msctsa.
f, Dana aaI Gieo Cub viii b. II a:tenaapes. wy
Tansf aes iii! sspeakefsA, Mofslson .sn {:
'ts @ ha:s ss .ad Ss dss Z i saffs a 6 h
Tiith Wasa7, Arshst:sv., corner poeFlsg;...
Fourth wanl-Hcaqua.tcrs 200 Thirty .asnt. IT,
e'ub rooms speakers-Aaaon j. Loonas. T. y.
ws;sa1,4 g,bGp'n:s {sss;ss
-; seysnth ) )waf:sS i;Ias i.lana.av., co.uor
lIaa.tnss.st. spcakers-c. ". woodmsn, Col. j.
f!ist Matd-a:.o South clark:... sps.ksrs-E.
F. G. Klokkc,. John Stephens, s. +. lIanchctt.
Twelfth WatI-campbell Hall, cornor Van Nurcn
J. i. Campbell, rss ". Huslj, G. G. KoiIsaat.
"Ssi sisth = wa1d@coruor lltam.n and Lincoln ....
spenkors-A. Meyer, Col. J. II. Hoberss, G.
Eleysn.h wanl-Kochn'a Hall, corner 1,oorniu
ana as Gs,k ss pov a sea
?: p !; ,%'snsSo'tS, " E: Wheeler II. i: Ssser,
i; Ftttscnth ward-Mil1er's Hail. corner Webster
ana Larfatcc. .sts. speaker4--Coi. ". il. Chase,
Fhilo Q. poago, pettY 4. lull: -, .-
Hotel HpEAker4-H4muvl Parker and others.
, 1877-11-01
lIEE.ihSuRANcE.

N1w HAvHa, conn., Oet. Sl.-Insuranee.
Commissioner 6tedMan &pumoned Benjamin
Noyes, President Of the National Capital Life
Insurance Company Of Washington, aud for
mcrly President Of the National Lie T. Trust
Conpzny. and Ut the American Mutua! Lie
Insurance Company, Of this g4ty. to appear be-
, 1877-11-01
OUT or TIE fRY1N0.PAN.

otzt115 7Hsp1E1cN 70 1N8 <H1t117 75s1Vas
Sioux CTR. H., Ott. 1l.--L. Z. Taylor, Who
was last February tried for md convicted Ut
larceny In Harrison County, Iowa, ana escaped
from jul before receiving sentence, was FetakcD
two weeks uzo aud lodRc.a iu jail lese. lie was
to-4ay sentenced In tho District Court ~ two
years. l,2rd labor IN States ertson.
, 1877-11-01

PHILApkirlllA, TIT. 3l.-Thc officers Of the
United statcs M!ut have Just discovered some
l.sboncst practices that have hrcu going on In
tic redlcrs' department fur somo time. They
arc t4,nIucd, US fur as known at present, to \
sngtu cu.ployc, Vt wllose house abuut lO ou.ggs
u SILVER were discovered. Ths Director Ut the
alfut, Pollock, refuses to IRakc public glly i&cts
ia Tue ease, OIL the gruuul that hl4 doluK 30
mlght defeat tue euux ut Iu1tiec,
, 1877-11-01

OUR LATE REDUCTIONS 10 50 A DOZEN
for Arst.claas card-photoTrapha plsce within reach
Of al ~ tne work as can be had anywhere II any
price. C. D. Moshet, 1e5 State street Cabinets,
IS per dozen.
, 1877-11-01
BRECKENRIDGE. MO.

spse&as Ovfresvondtaes u TAs 9tthsns.
BREcg1sRip0z, Mo-, Oct. e.-We a1e nov
having dne weather sluce tho long wet spell.
uusluesa in the WY OF grain shipping Il dull.
Nearly Ill o1 tha old corn u disposed Of; nut
, 1877-11-01
THE WEATHER,

WAsIlIa0roA, ID. G., Nov. ii u. m.--Fos thc
upper lake reglu,s. purity cloudy weather, pos
sibly occasional rain areas To coll nurtAwcatcr.
" shifting tu WARMER southetly Winds, station.
aEY Or Low PRESSURE.
ApuAL Q94kkFATIoHt.
, 1877-11-01


HAv1N--McCAKTItY- Oct 10. In ST. Patrfck's
Church, by the Her. r. J. Conway. Mr. George
nnstn and Mlss Maggie Mctarthy.
MURKAf-DARUER-At this residence Of tho
trfdc'a father, 34f West 1Inrun.st.. Oct 10. ty
The Ics. Charles 4. TowIc. Mr. Arthur 4. Mnsray.
uf Plainncld, and Miss Eanice T.. unrbtE, Of this
city, ....
, 1877-11-01

Ozonfzcd 01.Marsow for the hnif. bT Back 4
Rayncr, makers Of the ''Mars" Cologne.
, 1877-11-01

fore him AMI answer qucstlons concerning tho
financial condition of tho Companies he repre-
scnts. Noycs,. refusing to answer tho qucstioua,
WIS placed urler arrest.
, 1877-11-01

UNION VETERANS
Thero will be- d mcctirg Of the Chicago unEon
thls evening, at 7::l0 o'clock, 10 rtfy lilo nctlou
Of tho Republican Convention .! thu I'D Int.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-14
MINING TAX,

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN tho Tax on the Pr ceeds Of the Mines
for tho Quarter ending March 3lst, 1877. is
now due and payable at my Office, IN Eu eka,
and TINT the laws with regard to tho collec-
ton oil the same will he str city cnfurced:
HANK KNIGHT,
Assessor Of Eureka County,
Eureka, May ". 1871. myN
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-14
PATENT APPLICATIONS
apu|jcation for a Patent
TO THE
GENERAL LEE NINE.
NO. 375.
US. LAND OFFICE, EURFKA, New,
Muy 18th, 1871.

fss May 18Th, 1871.
HYoTrCu rs. HEREBY alyEN THAT
N the Adams Hill Consolidated Mining
1o,n,nv whose postolicc address is EureI a,
Neyada has this day filed its Application for
a paten, for eight hndred 600 linear feet of
the Genernl Lee mine or van bearing silver,
with surface ground two hundred ard ten
t2lOl feet in width, situate. lying and belns in
Eureka Mining District, county OF Eureka
md State Of Nevada. and known and desig-
natod by the field notes and official plat on
fc in this Off c as Lot Number 100
Tho exterior boundaries Of smid Lot No.
10 being as follows. to wit: Variation l51s
degrees east.
Commencing at n post marked No. ], Il. S.
Survey No. 10, whencs tho flagstaff in the
town OF Enresa bears D 81 dg. ~ min +. ss2s
feet: the highest point of Ruby Nill No.
bears ). q dg. IA min. W . 57J9 fest, and the ton
OF the General Lee incline bears 5. Al dg. 81
min. ". .iSj $40 fe I; thence running lst course
S 20 deg i. 2l0 feat, 10 post marked No. z, u.
< survey No. 10; lbence "a course 5. 90 d. &.
w. 500 feet. to post market Ne. 3, J.. ;. Sur
yey No. 10. whsnce post No. of U. 5. Sur
yey No. l05. Wide West looe. bears :. 81 deg.
81 min. ". a79 $40 feet; thence I'd course n.
80 deg. ". 30 feet, 10 post mar ed No. 4. Y.
4 Survey Ne. 10: and thence ith course n.
beginning, containing 81 100 acres.
jhi. claim il bounded on neither end by
any known claimants III. neares, mines are
the Wide West and tho Lexington.
The Location OF III. NINE u duiy recorded
in The kecorder's olfice Of Eareka Mining
District, on page l7s. IN Book u. Of said Min
log Record.
Any and ~ persons Calming adversely any
portion of said General Ice mine, or said
nj ine erouna ss herein before descIihed, are
required to fla their adverse claim with the
Reei.tcr Of The United states Land Office at
Eureka in the State of Nevada. during he
" dass pei iod of pu blication hereof, or they
will be barred by virtue of the provisions o!
tho statute. II. u. lMMEL, Reri-ter.
Eureka. May IS. 1871. my2- Oh
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-14

IOHN r. Platter HAS BEEN AID.
u mittad partner in our house from and
utter this date. PAXTON h co.
Eureka. May I, iS77 Myl.H
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-14
ClAlRVOYANT PHYSICIAN.

NIRS. DR.. p. +. STEPHENS, THE
M greatest astrologist clairvoyant physi.
clan and test medium Of the age has arrived
and can bo consulted at her rooms on South
Main street, nearly opposite Bishop q Car.
penter's livery stable. Past, present and fu-
ture truthfully d, lineated. Special attention
given to tho afflicted. Charges reasoable.
Persons wishing to know their past, pres-
en- and future, can do so by sending one
dollar, their correct age, complexion and
sex my2otf
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-04-04
Harryins TO the store.

Daring tia last daIl season we'll
snoEa Main street merchant was9ob.
served taking giant steps il the di
Ieesion Of bis place of his business 81
! o'cisek in the morning. 4 rivsl
trzdesmaa, a. bo wss well assured that
large sales was not his motive that
this rapid transit. hailed the swift
Commercial Traveller and inter
viewed him as follows.
What's broke loose, Charlie?
Where are you going 10 such a
hnrry!n
.'I'n going 20 the storeH
TRADE most be active with yoal''
s'Ir's not trade that has called ne
o.t"
"If's not a woman, is i, s''
No; Of course not But III ex-
plain the thing 10 you 70 keep down
yonr internal suspicious. There are
three partners ia our store, and we
have only two chairs The last maa
that comes N iae norning has 10
stand nD sli day. Ii is very impor-
taaE Tor me TO ges 10 the sore early
This n,Ssniug-gooG day
And Charlie :-sir ousn ike . repor-
.er for morai1g neuspspes enTouze
70 8 Ere-- Hssfsrn Retail Grocer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-04-04

Oh The norihesstern shore Of Vir-
ginls, and about Eve miles from the
niisin- iaHd, lies a small Island known
as Chincoieague-an island possess-
ed Of Pecullarities shared By no 9TH
er portion Of the eastern United
olates for here rosms, in an entire
ly untamed state, breed Of horses.
or rather ponies, as wild as the mus
tangs Of Texas or Of the Pampss.
How these ponies FIRST came upon
the Island is not known except
through vague tradition, for when
he first settlers came there, early in
The eighteenth century, they found
The animals already roaming Wild
about its pinsy meadows The tradi-
lion received from the Indians Of the
maIo-iaGd vas that vessel loaded
with horses, sailing 20 one Of the
Elizabeth settlements Ct Virgins,
was wrecked upon the southern point
Of the island, where the horses escap-
ed, while the whites we're rescued by
the then friendly Indians and carried
% the mainland, whence they found
their way TO some Of the early setlls-
meDts. Tue horses, LETT 70 themselves
upon their new territory, became en-
llreiy y Id, aud, probably through
haIdshiPs endured, degeneraled into a
peculiar breed Of ponies.
Ia 1870 the Island was first pros
peeted; Il gss subsequently, granted
by kiag Jsmes n. 20 a person bv
@Bom it was sold ia minor sections 70
various others At present il IL great
i sabdivIded, Ihsggh one land
owner, Kendall Jester BY name, holds
over -ix hundred acres Of narsI and
pine and. and here are other holdings
scarcely less IN extent. Among the
earliest selIlers the Tbarstones, Tsy-
lDrs, and Mfiilns; the head u the last
canned family sss a > ell known Qua
ksf. who, npos the eiatroduction u sla-
very to the island, removed thence %
the t0H.u of Camden, in the upper
Pafi ofthe province Oi Asryla1d near
Delaware.
IL was lcng before Cbiceotsague
vas fairly settled. snd even as Iate e.
1885 there were bat tsen;y-siz hons
e there COW. however, many stran-
gers, tempted oy the exceptionally
gOoa Eshing and oysSer-dredgiDg Of
the place, are pouring 10 from the
main-lsad 70 settle there. To mere
visitors the pOaies are stilI great, If
not Toe msia attraction, aud during
tie periods Of '.Peonisg''-drivIBg
them into eorraI-agmero1s guests
arrive osily from the coast-H0srary
Pgfs n ScT1bHsr.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-04-04
Caps and Gray Hair.

Many aa elderly woman wears a
black cap az all bours Of the day. to
cover up what she deems an ugly
look because she is growing gray.
Now there is not ia al this wide
land lovlier sight than handsome
hoad covered with rippling waves Of
gray CT silTer-white hair, living loose
snd in ware after wave falling close
to the back, where loose, handsome
shaped knot is formed. with comb
lightly holding IL to place or falling
Ia natural euris around the aged face:
or Termed in those stylish fnger-puifs
which are 50 becoming to those laugh
ing happy faces of six;y-fiye years, OF
whom Aunt Eliza is reminder.
Aad caps are such bugbear, be-
side II, there ought TO be q Law, to
prevent their nse and hair dyes.
cisdguring the ha-dsomest of al
handsome changes, with which Na-
ture in her grand wisdom has bless
ed cur growing old Even where it
does gise to some, while Jet IN carly
lie, gray bsis. how much better do
their silky locks look, wavy and loose,
heasily ssreaked with gray though
they sFe,- than those stiiEened and
bszckrned with dyes
Take sc aged grandma, of whom
/ have several ia my miad as write,
with their snow-whiGe locks, soft as
thistle down, soft as a babv's first
aaxen ringlets, c0mbed in loose
wares upon the forehead and falling
in natural carls at the side, or drawn
up into knot at the back what IS
lovlier.
NJ young miss's head, dressed
WIKI the nieess care, either black,
brown, or golden, ean compare in
sofIness aad beauty, to one Of these
heads Of gray hair, which belong to
our beloved grandmothers, or to our
oxa mothers-StotesngdR.