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The New York herald., 1878-11-05
HUSBAND AND WIFE MURDERED.
TWO SMALL CHILDREN OF THE VICTIMS THIRTY
SIX HOURS WITHOUT FOOD.
Saaf flo rihrne1

SIX HOURS WITHOUT FOOD.
From the Seattle (w. IT, Tribune
PonT TOWNSEND, W. T., Oct 20. 1873.
This afternoon news reached the effect that
q man and wife. residing farm at scow Bay. op-
posite this city. had been murdered The fact
made known to the Coroner. who empanelled a jury
and started for the of the horrible crime The
party returned this evening" nine o'clock with two
small boats containing the dead bodies. The man
was found in the stable near the cow which it is sup
posed he was preparing milk. with bullet hole in
his head. BY the wound it appears that he was lean
ing to side when the fatal shot was fired the
ball striking him in the neck, just below the ear.
and extending upward into his head. The hole
made by the bullet Ia quite large. The ball
is supposed to have been fired from musket The
corpse of the presented CHASTITY sight. having
blood. The woman found lying the ground
Just outside the house. and as blood discovered
the floor it is conjectured that she shot in the
house and started to TO her husband at the barn
when she overtaken by the assassin. who cut
from to her throat The shot wound is in the
chin extending into the mouth and IL about the size
of that inflicted in her husbands neck. The wound
in the throat is from knife. and IL cash of about
one and half or two inches deep The crime
is thought to have been committed yester-
day morning, shots were heard by the
nearest neighbor (half mile distant) at that
time The man is farniliarly known in this vicinity
Long jim" Two small children were found in
the house-the oldest about two and half years Of
age and the other six months. They had been about
thrty-sx hours without food. Nothing seemed TO be
disturbed in about the premises and ii cannot be
imagined what prompted the murder Some Venture
the assertion that he saving and always carried
considerable amount of money about his person. the
man wss murdered and robbed and afterward to pre-
vent clew the assassin murdered the woman. The
victim inotfensive man, and it Is hardly
probable that the crime perpetrated through any
malice llfeeling He aged about forty and his
wife about twenty five.
The New York herald., 1878-11-05

Brig Agata Qtap, Gargaio, Bayonne France)-John q
Seager.
Brig Flectwng Br, Las Palmas Grand Canary-Hatton
Watson 4 Co
Brig Atlanta (Bp, whalen Harbor Grace NF-Riehard
Curre
Schr Octsvia (BD. Smith, Penambuco-Hewlett Tor
Co.
schr F Whitney, Masters, Barbados and Demerara-F
Whitney
schr Carrie S Webb Hawkins, st Thomas-Peniston
Co.
Schr Mary Crowell Hewitt Jacksonville-G u Squire
Schr Minnie. Wicks. Sayannah-Evans. Ball a Co.
Schr q NJ Porter Curtis Norfolk Va-B + Metcalf * Co
Schr Hudson, Vais. Mountville. Ct-J Roberts.
Schr Goodwin, Williams, MISREPRESENTATION Manu-
featuring Co.
Soop Alice Leaf Davis. Newark-G Walters
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AMERICAN PORTS.

BOSTON. Nov 2-Cleared schr Maggie Chadwick, Nor
sd-Arrivsd .ehrs NJ J Laughton. Halioweii. Perth
Np steamer Seraas, Hae., New York .chr.
Timothy Field. Leland Georgetown, DC; " baldwin,
csssh S fw
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rsr Kelly do zrnPs sans"sn @os Rondoa Fannie
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phadelphia; VIM Thomas. Mariner. do; Fawn, Baker
BALTIMORE Nov ARRIVED, steamers Calvert. Foley
Charleston SC Commeree Walker Rosnoks River: bsrt
Elizabeth Bohannoa Nasa.sa John Mosacr Rhodes New
GSsmpo s pS%ss r.sasa Theresa Wolf
Jsnn, llcpssins ss., sc.on Geo
Mhj;as
Kirk Af,en,,Iernen Mer sothing Cork brig >. Nicolai
saedsarks le,tic Elise Lindols, conder, Yamoyden.
BRuSsWiCk. Ga Oct si--Arrivcd bark Clora, Nichols
Mcpteyideo ts,id %. 70 i,s loud fer e New York
BAkER's LANDING, Nov 2-Arrved, sehr Minnesota
BEisroIs Sey Arrived; sehgs Jane. English Barker
Sailed i .ehp lp Rsari. S." ,i' Dow. Ssw ae~ York
BEVERLEY, Oct 3o-Arrved, schr Ella Brown, Brown,
UEDER KEYS. Oct 29-Arrivod, schr Matte Holmes,
Gilkey Bangor.
CHARLESTON, Nov 1-Clcarcd. schr Geo Marts. Webb,
New York
4tl-Arrved, ship Lille scuilard Cr Kiiiam. Cork via
cawgre sreakwatcr bsrks Teresa p Csrdona sy"ns
t,r, Savannah brig Ataufo Csp). Cardcnas Oromocto
tlIrl, IIill Bahia.
Saied-Steamer SeaguI Marshman, Baltimore .
CALAIS, Me- Nov ARRIVED, schrs Mott Haven, new
York,
Salcd-Schr Freddie Eaton, Now York
DARIEN, Nov ARRIVED bark Hope DID, jenkins,
Aberystwith
Cleared 80 bark Orion swo, Borgiand, Queenstown
for orders
DiuIroS Nov 2-Arrved, schr W Blake, Briggs, New
York
Powell phllndcpha for Ear Cambridge susan Ihurs9n
Campbell, Marshall, DO Tor uoi iaH
Wilson, do for therryied, Mo
FORTRESS MONROE Nov ARRIVED ships Hiram
Nor jacobson London. Tor orders Foreningen tSwedl
Fahlmann Cork Potter Crerar tBr). Whaen Belfast
The New York herald., 1878-11-05
DEATH AFTER SUPPOSED RECOVERY.

George Smith. resident of 117th street. died on
Sunday morning in the Reception Hospital, West
Ninety ninth street. Deceased quarreled with man
named Gcoghegan the 4th Of last July and
beaten about the head with a blunt instrument.
He was taken to the Nincty-nin street
hospital suffering from . fracture Of the
skull His injuries pronounced fatal.
The wounded man remained in semi-con-
scious condition for several days. but gradually gave
signs of returning vitality Contrary to expectation
he rallied and the 9th Of last month sufii-
GENTLY restored health be able TO leave the hos
pital. Two weeks later he again presented himself
Tor admission patient The doctors discharg-
ing him from the hospital had pronounced him per-
manently cured, and his return surprise.
Shortly after his readmisson he was stricken with
paralysis.
The New York herald., 1878-11-05
A wIFE'S SUICIDE.

Mrs. Mary Comerford. Of No. 2s2 Hicks street.
Brooklyn. committed suicide on Saturday last. Her
husband. who is said to have led dssipated life for
time past. informed her. it is alleged. Friday
afternoon that it impossible for them to live
together any longer and that she must "eat him or
he would eat her" He then left the house. Soon
after his departure Mrs. Comerford swallowed large
quantity Of bug poison for the purpose of ending her
life. she afterward Acknowledged. physician was
summoned but late to render her any assistance.
coroners jury rendered a verdict yesterday in
corsiance with the facts
The New York herald., 1878-11-05
SPOKEN.

Ship Wyoming Baker from Bremen for Southwest Pass,
Sept ~ lat 35 lou ~.
Ship Charlotte White, from Liverpool for Tybee. Oct
II. lat ~ ~. Ion 81.
Bark China Ger, Jordan, from Bremen for Baltimore,
Oct ~ lat ~ ~, lon 10 ~.
Bark Ymer tNor. Ilenrickscn, from Baltimore for
L'Oricnt Oct ~. lat ~ Ion txj
Brig Watch 13r Robbins, from New York for Rio
Jauefro. Oct g. lat 2S 4B N. Ion 40 OW.
The New York herald., 1878-11-05
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND CAPTAINS.

Merchants shipping agents and shpmascrr informed
that by tccgraphng TO the HERALD London Bureau ad
dressing Bennett No ~ Fleet street. London" to tho
Paris Office addressing Bennett 81 Avenue de ropera
Paris tho arrivals ut and departures from European and
Eastern ports of American and all foreign vessels trading
with the United States the same will be csblcd this
try free Of charge.
Captains arriving at and sailing from French and Nedi
tcrrancan ports will nnd Paris office the economi
cal and expeditions for teegraphng news
The New York herald., 1878-11-05
COMPLAINT AGAINST AN OFFICER.

William II. Cormick. colored man residing at No.
1913 Prince street. visited Police Headquarters yester
day and made complaint to Clerk Hallenbeck
against Officer Shea. of the Eighth precinct.
II standing the corner of Broome and
Thompson streets. said he, "in conversation with
old street sweeper knew when the officer along
and lifting his club laid it upon my shoulders with
out any provocation whatever. am from the
blows, and want redress"
His complaint il promised. would receive
prompt attention.
The New York herald., 1878-11-05
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY.

At the annual meeting Of shareholders Of the Uni
versy of the City of New York, held yesterday fore
in the Council Room, an election was held to
supply the places of one-fourth Of the members Of
The Council whose terms of Office have expired The
following elected members for the term Of four
years:-Class of 1S78-S2:-Charles Butler, William
Allen Butler, Morris X. Jesup Aaron j. Vanderpoel.
William A. Wheelock, Abram S. Hewitt Rev. 5. NJ.
Hamilton
The New York herald., 1878-11-05
THE SCOTCH AND SCOTCH-RIsH.

Rev. George H. smythe lectured last night at the
Fourth Presbyterian Church. in Fortyeighth street.
the Scotch and ScotchIrish in America. The lee
turer set forth in very attractive narrative the init
mate connection that existed between these national
ties and the early history and development Of the
country. He showed that the characteristic of the
ndomitable will and that they had by
exercising not only moulded the countrys nstitu-
tons but in great crises had been the for the
casion and by their courage, settled the nation on
the side of the right and the true.
The New York herald., 1878-11-05
SAILED.

Steamers Richmond for Richmond; Allentown; Phil
adepha Albemarle. Lewes, Del ships Nile tBr, Havre;
Theodore Rand lr, Antwerp; Heinrich tier, Bremen
iehe eer5 Philadelphia barks Bonito (Br), Wellington
NJ; Kate Harding Dunkirk Jubnal Nor,, Copenhagen;
Marco Polo uta Cork Falmouth: Caerina q ltaD, do
Josie Mildred Matanxas: Hilton tBr) Phiiadclphs:
Also sailed barks Com Dupont, for Fort Natal hestrei
(Br), Curacao; schr N T. Carroll.
The New York herald., 1878-11-05
49, .'--.- -s =. ''.-
NyIsCEI.LACEOvrs,

DHMoCRATIc REPUBLICAN NOMINATION..
FOR CITY JUDGE,
in place Of the Hon Josiah Sutherland who retiros
count ~ age,
CUNNING n BEDFORD,
who was Assistant District Attorney Tor years. ana
aftorwafd rity Judge four ycsrs.
rI,lIE EVENING TELbaHkN
l. TONIGHT WILL fNNUE ENTRAN UIVINu
TffE tATENr HETi NNN
OF THE INSULTS OF THE ELECTiONA
The New York herald., 1878-11-05
BELOW.
CLEARED.

Ship Conaneror (of Boston, Could from Hull Oct II.
Bark "Fralli 1taD, from via Delaw Break Ater
The New York herald., 1878-11-05
NEWS
OCEAN STEAMERS.

DATES or DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK FOR THE MONTH
NOVEMBER.
The New York herald., 1878-11-05
WESTERN UNION TIME BALL.

NEw Y0RK Nov. Moon.
The Western Union time ball to-day dropped correctly
The New York herald., 1878-11-05

HERALD YACHT WEATHER OBSER
VATIONS.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-06-27

Look upon this picture: A Democratic
House of Representatives in the last hours
of its session; postponements of the adjourn
ment from hour to hour; recesses and inter-
missions without number. What is the
cause of this delay? The last appropriation
bill has been agreed to after long confer
ence; the President and his Cabinet are pa
tiently awaiting the final adjournment at
the Capitol; the Senate concurs in the prop
osition of the House to postpone and take
recesses. But still the sitting is prolonged
to eighteen hours in length. For this rea-
son: The Democratic chairman of this Dem
ocratic Committee on Enrolled Bills is drunk
drunk on the floor of the house. His
Democratic confreres ard Democratic clerks
are drunk, with one exception. The one
Republican member of this committee whose
duty it is to enroll bills for final passage and
the Presidents signature, is at work-hard
at work-at night for twelve consecutive
hours; the meanwhile his Democratic chair
man delivering maudlin Greek recitations
on the floor of the House. At last the Re-
publican member comes on to the floor with
the sundry civil bill under his arm, properly
engrossed, compared, and reported. The
House is not slow to acknowledge it's appre-
citation of his work by hearty applause, and
the Democratic Speaker grasps his hand
heartily and thanks him for relieving the
attention of the House, after continued
session of eighteen hours. Who is the les
ser man of the two-this collegiate educated
representative from Texas, or this self-edu.
Gated colored barber, once slave? And
yet this Democratic House proposes to un.
seat this '5zaek'' Republican (Rainey) and
seat perhaps a white representative like unto
this Democratic chairman. Truly the Dem
ocracy represents reform, but it is of kline
which stinks in the nostrils.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-06-27

Mrs. jerks, the lady of whom her hus-
band remarked that ssshe was a woman
prominent in the politics of Louisiana, :"
has been testifying before the Potter Com
mittee. Her testimony was quite brilliant,
and caused considerable laughter among
the spectators. She denies emphaticaly
that Secretary Sherman wrote the famous
letter known as the Weber agreement,
wherein certain promises were said to have
been made in return for the counting in of
the Republican electors. She says further
that Mr.. Sherman had nothing whatever to
do with it, Her caustic replies were un-
wholesome to the Democratic side of the
committee. Mrs jerks is said to be hand
some lady of thirty five years, we'll educated
and apt at repartee.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-06-27

The question whether postal officials have
right, under any circumstances, except
by due process of law, to open letters or
sealed packages in the mails, has again
been answered in the negative by the Su-
preme Court of the United States. "Sealed
mail matter" says the decision, ''is as
fully guarded from examination and inspec-
tion, except as to their outward form and
weight, as if they were retained by the par
ties forwarding them in their own domi,
Giles. The Constitutional guarantee of the
right of the people to be secure against un-
reasonable searches and seizures extends to
their papers, thus closed against inspection,
wherever they may be. No law of Con-
gress can place in the hands of officials con.
nected with the postal service any authority
to invade the secrecy of sealed packages in
the mail"
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-06-27

| a,rrort A. +be Octohar election If was
adS,;ttad no hn az t,o c"N host mosted Of the Demo
o.an'r t,,ot ~ CIa t,p State was at Iaas,
IN o9o ,'tos "S st"o. ~ S' tion GaneraI MarLio
The thew Whig iG, ca"didata % for Gov,nor Hence
in or5a,. 20 heat CIay, in Novemher ShnnL,s 9
maior;t, must zach N 0oo II was onlv
d $50 fully q O0O lass than the Democrat;c
estimate as absoutelv necessary to heat
Claw. Nevertbeless Glav was heaten His
vote as the Democr,oy h ad c.Icnlatad v.S
s. 200 greater than MarkIe,s and was drawn
principally from ShnnJx's. vet Poll,'s major
ity in the State was q 33o
1t was in this canvass in Pennsylvania
that the model of Tilden's infamos conf
Dental circular of 1898 bv which he ar.
ranged the machinery for the fraudulent
count of New York for Seymour and Hoff.
man, appeared as a secret circular. dated
"Harrisburg. January. 1914" and signed
by Edward A. Penniman and seventeen
Democratic members of the Pennsylvania
Legislature as an executive committee. 1t
was distributed only among the faithful
with the Injunction that it's Contents should
be made known to such of our r(Democraticl
friends as will keen their own council and
assist in organizing the party;'' and urged
that sit is very desirable that it should not
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-06-27
JOHN WILKES BOOTHS CONFESSION.

Mr.. John T. Ford in his statement of
the assassination of President Lincoln, does
not tell the whole story. The package con-
tanning the statement of John Wilkes Booth
was delivered to John F. Coyle, the editor
of the National InteJIigencer. 1t was never
opened, but was destroyed in the presence
of several prominent gentlemen. An eye
witness relates that, on the night of the as
sassinatiop of President Lincoln, private
dinner party was in progress in a back room
at Wormley's restaurant, in Washington, at
which were present General Baird Robert
johnson, the Hon. Samuel J. Randall John
Morrisey, John F. Coyle, editor of the M
ttonaI Lntelligencer, and one other gentle
man.
During the progress of the dinner wait
er, who had been out ON the street, returned
and stated that the President had been shot
at Ford's Theatre. The news created great
thought the waiter was drunk or crazy
Later, when they were assured that it was
a fact, and that John Wilkes Booth was
accused of the crime, John F. Coyle, with
blanched features and trembling lips, said:
"My God, gentlemen? This very day I
met John Wilkes Booth on the market
space. He was on a bay mare and rode up
to me and handed me sealed envelope,
saying as he did SO: ''If you hear of me
within twenty four hours, publish this; if
you do not hear of me within that time de-
stroy this" and rode away. "Here is the
package" continued Mr.. Coyle, producing
an envelope from his pocket; what shall |
do with it?' "Destroy it at once" said
Mr. Randall. "They will hang anybody
who knows anything about the assassination,
no matter how innocently they have come
by their knowledge; don't open it-burn it
up Just as it isH' eyes," said Mr.. Norris
sey, "burn it up, for Gods sake, at once"
The doors were carefully locked. A fire
was made in the CRATE, and the mysterious
envelope and its contents we're carefully
burned. Even the ashes were carefully
collected and placed in a dish water was
poured upon them, and the two were mixed
into PASTE wich was afterward put into
the fire and burned agan.-NeW York I1i-
bltne.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-06-27

The Millvile Herald says that ON the farm
of DR.. Bethel, on the Bridgeton and Mill
vile turnpike, there is rooster that is Ger.
tainly valuable bird. He goes to work
every morning in the potato field-taking
two rows as he goes up and two as be comes
down-devouring the potato bugs as he
moves along. He has kept up his work as
an exterminator of the bugs with as much
regularity as the working hands on the place
have atten led to the other work, ever since
the beetle made their appearance, and has
performed his work so we'll and faithfully,
that Paris Green was not needed although
the potato bugs were unusually numerous.
The result is that Mr.. Bethel has a fine crop
of early potatoes-and to the rooster, as
much as to ''any other man" on the farm,
belongs the credit
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-06-27

Over three hundred dogs were drowned
at the dog pound, foot of East Sixteenth
street, New York, ON Thursday. Fifty
three animals were put into the cage at $50
A. M, and the pulled rope loosed. The
wretched dogs were conscious of the i'm
pending danger, and they howled and
whined and fought desperately. After the
cage had been submerged two minutes the
water was covered with bubbles. q ftel
eight minutes the cage was hoisted and the
carcasses were taken out. Seventy more
dogs were locked in and drowned; fifty
eight more followed them; then sixty-three
others met the same fate, and at about noon
another batch of seventy were drowned
The carcasses were taken to the Barren Is.
land rendering yards.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-06-27
The Cumberland County Temperance Her.

The Cumberland County Temperance Her
aid, published at Millville, has this to say
concerning the good people of our city
"Bridgeton is under the iron heel of the
rum traffic. Three licensed taverns, and
numerous saloons and liquor stores. Some
of the so called best families, drink rum and
favor license. They sit in the high-toned
churches, to which they belong, and sing
Psalms and think of Heaven, while their
influence and their signatures are sending
souls to hell These useful saints would
think it awful should their minister venture
to say word touching their private drink
ing habits, and therefore the result in two
or three cases is, that the pastors do not say
anything. Many of them are however, out
spoken and manly in their denunciation OF
this intolerable curse. The Reform Club
is at work in a persevering manner and there
is yet SOME hope for Bridgeton.'
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-06-27

At a business meeting in Plymouth
Church last Friday night Brother Halliday
arose and read the report of the examining
committee in Mrs. Tilton's case. The CON-
mittee reports that the charges of unohris-
tian conduct and violation of her covenant
obligations had been fully sustained and re-
commend that she be communicated from
communion and fellowship of the church.
The report was accepted and adopted unan-
imously. The members had a general
handshaking all around and congratulated
themselves that the scandal was settled at
last. The clerk refused to give any infor-
nation as to the nature of Mrs. Tiltcn's re-
ply to the comm ttee
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-06-27

In period Of business depression the true
policy of the Government should be to make
liberal appropriations for all needed public
improvements. If public works are to be
suspended the suspension should be in times
of general prosperity, not in the face of bus
iness stagnation. a Democratic House of
Representatives, in the face of suffering la
Dor, refuses the appropriations necessary to
carry on work already begun. 1t cannot
deny the necessity of the urgent demands
of labor But it wants to cnt down expen.
ses so as to go before the country as the
friend of economy and reform. Where is
the economy in taking bread out of the
mouths of laboring men? Where is the re-
he done sooner or later? If any working
man has been deluded into the belief that
Democracy was the friend of labor let him
look at the record of the present Congress.
IT has favored measures that tend to make
the poor poorer, and, instead Of lifting the
burdens of dull times, has added to their
weight. True craftsmanship looks to pro-
noting industry-not to checking it; to the
restoration of prosperity-not to the post
ponement of its return. But then, true
craftsmanship is not to be found int the Dem
ocratic party, and labor must continue to
suffer until the Republican party can again
assume control. Democracy cares more
about investigating dead past than it does
about the living present Or the near future.
If one-half the time, energy, and money ex.
pended by Democratic House in raking
among the ashes of the last decade for some
item of scandal had been applied to helping
the country out of its business troubles,
hard times would be dream of the past
and every laborer to-day would be receiving
lust reward for his toll. Let US hope that
another session of the present House will
he the last of this national infliction.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-06-27
A serious stabbing affray occurred at A

A serious stabbing affray occurred at AS
bury Park on Saturday night, between two
negroes named Langhorn Nixon and Robert
Holmes. Nixon had been paying attentions
to young colored girl for some time past
and Holmes has been trying to supersede
him in her affections. Holmes having part.
ly succeeded in his designs, Nixon became
enraged with jealousy. At late hour on
Saturday evening, as Holmes was passing
the place where Nixon is employed, they
met, angry words ensued and they finally
came to blows. Nixon overpowered Holmes
but not satisfied with this, he seized a
pitchfork and plunged it into Holmes left
side and also through the side of his neck
Holmes cries brought the police to the
scene, who arrested Nixon and lodged him
in the station house. On Sunday morning
the prisoner was removed to Freehold, the
county seat. 1t is believed that Holmes
Injuries will prove fatal. Nixon is bad
character, having served term in the State
Prison.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-06-27
Inquiries continue to be made of the Pres

Inquiries continue to be made of the Pres
ident from persons occupying Federal Off
ces in different parts of the country as to
whether the Presidents Civil Service order
remains in force or whether it has been mod
ifed. 1t can he stated on authority that
the order will be enforced. This order pro-
hibits persons holding Federal positions
from taking part in caucuses, primary meet
ings or conventions, while they will be per-
mitted to support any candidate they choose
and assist in any way that will not interfere
with the proper discharge Of their official
duties. Voluntary contributions to cam
paign funds are not considered by the Pres
ident to be violatiye of this order.