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New-York tribune., 1878-07-19
THE POISONING AT NoBBICH.
no Defence TO BE MADE BY THE PRISONERS
Yesterdays EYIDESCE-HOw THE PRISONERS


40 OFFENCE TO BE MADE BY THE PRISONERS
Yesterdays EYIDESCE-HOw THE PRISONERS
BEHAVED.
NORWICH, Conn, July 1S.-ln the Cobb
poisoning case to-day j. b. Mersher cOrrO0oTated A. H.
Brewers testimony relative to Bishop imparting the
secret Of buying aFne for Cobb 20 certain Masons
Four witnesses we're called to-day testify concerning
the alleged improper intimacy between Mr.. Bishop and
Mrs. Cobb.
The first was Elizabeth Cobb mother OF the deceased
The principal point Of her evidence that the day
after MTs- Bhhop's death, and when TumOr was busy
with this intimacy the witness waited her sons house and
found BshOp there, under very peculiar circumstances
subsequently, tho WitneAs-hersef now suspicious
warned her son 10 drop Bishop untrue friend ;
Kaie Cobb. her daugbtern-Iaw, resented it strongly
Another Witness living opposite TO Cobb, testified 90
having seen Bishop visit at Kate Cobbs house for
hour AZ a time through the day repeatedly.
third witness 10 seeing Bishop and Mrs. Cobb
exchange notes steahy two OCCASIONS IN the store
where Bishop was employed.
Another witness described clandestne meeting
the street one night but his story demolished
crOssex animation
Orief inquiry on one trining polHt tomorrow will
CON pIee preliminary examination IN the Ciy Court
The defence viii introduce no testimony. by an in
formal understanding the counsel for Mrs Cobb, who
DO tried separately has been allowed TO question
the Witnesses in the pending traI OF Bishop and the
testimony bears alike both cases, he will probably
waive a separate examination. TIE testimony Is
thought 20 DC very damaging TO the PRISONERS
me AOTrieh BHetiH says that tho conduct OF the twO
D lsOners u very different Bishop comes down the hill
from the jail tO the courtroom smoking ciRar and chat
ting eheerfuy with the OfhCeTz lie enters the court
with n0uchalant eKpression 4lrs. C0b6 has
seemed completely broken down for the irt few days
she Ottered into tine Court House yesterday went hat
Iesly down the hail. and sonn As she had reached the
private rOOnl sank the sofa q BWOoH. She lay
THIS through all the morning session. and by her
side sat relatives OF herself and Of Mrs Bahop Her
mother, and haggard was constantly near her cN
eept when. for a mOHIent. size passed into the court
room and listened silently 20 the testimony.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-19

row alleys Every hfh house has beer 1,oo1 on is
frat floor These saloons were crowded an dd5 yesteI
day Women brought their children IN their arms ana
allowed them 20 drink beer from tier giasses Wit %
pOrtIy Germans at the doOrways and quaned kass
alter glass OF their fav0rite beverage. -. =
Ia the Italian quarter, In the FOurteenth fre-
cfnct, groups OF women and oAilaren WOfkeu IN
close, suf0cating Easements, sorting rags anu
paper which had been CLEANED from ssh-1ar-
Tels. The odors from these places were stlning
TO those persons who passed by on tho street IN te
rear of Nos oil, 229 $50 and 245 Edzabeth-sL rag,
picking establishments, were found yesterday by one Oi
the sanitary inspectors OF the Board or Health Inc In
mates Of the adjoining teDenents had compliance Iss
these establishments bred disease and caused per
petnai ANNOYANCE. The inspector learned that some
children IN the HefgnbOrhOOd had died recently from
dipdiheTia. The air found to be almost
yesterday 10 the inmates OF houses on EbzaDe1h ah"
MOft-sts.
Forty families found yesterday crovded into two
tenemeut-houses az Nos. 20S and 210 Elm-st Seyera
children IN houses were III from the Effects OF tne
heat. At No. 160 TBomps0ust, twenty families were
found gaspiHg with the heat woman on one 0i tne
UPPER hOOrs was prosTated and others we've unaDe 70
WOrh In the OF No lis Greenest., which contains
several italian families. two children named 3peaette
were sick and their mother scarcely able toattend
them. The family Of MP. DOaR we're III from the
ecca OF the heat az No. 100 Sdlyan-3t me DuleihF
contains other famies.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-19

Ooo Of an inch These rains were local in their char
hcter. 49,.
The heat at Plttsburg yesterday was more intense
t6sn elsewhere in the country, the therm0meer az
O'Clock marking 100 degrees This leads the weather
UrOpbets 10 the opinion that only portion OF the bot
wave has reached this city. It reported at the g
nal Oco night that the Thermometer Eortn east OF
this city had risen in the past twenIyfOur hours be
tween fifteen and twenty degrees and II was predicted
that a very extensive hot would probably reach
here to-day and pass by dntng the night, going IN the
direction OF EastpOrt Maine This win be followed here
stis claimed BY cooler wave, which has already passea
over the course OF the hot and ts now over Chi
oagO with temperature OF 75o, at keOkIk SOo at NIL
Waukee 7so and at Rochester IT, This cold wave.
Is Is claimed will reach this city SATURDAY and VIII
only last twentyfOur hOus-beng immediately follower
by hot weather again.
The fOaoWfnx table shows the temperature at the
places mentiSned az 2. yesterday, with ne change
In degrees within "a hours:
New-York tribune., 1878-07-19
SEEKING soLACE AT THE sEA-sHoRE.


EXCURSION BOATS AND TRAINS CROWDED UNTIL
LATE AT NIGHT-HoTEIs AT MANHATTAN BEACH
AND CONEY ISLAND BZsIEGED By GUESTS.
The excursion travel from the city yester-
day in an directions was much heavier than usual The
steamers going up river carried large numbefs
while the excursion boats 10 COuey Island Long Branch
Rockaway and Manhattan Beach crowded with
those who were eager to escape few hours the
sweleriRg heat of city streets At the docks Of the
Boston steauloFs the crowds larger than usHal
The crowds at COney leland Beach yesterday were
probably the largest Of the season. About m the
whole beach was one vast moving mass OF humanity
throngfng out the moment the storm was over, 10
share in the bathing watch it, Hundreds were turned
away from each OF the hotels because no rooms could
be given them and all the Incoming trains we're densey
crowded
At ROckaway Beach yesterday several thousands Of
people gathered in search OF fresh air. The hotels
crowded and the cars were packed The weather WIS
intensely warm, no air was stirring. and everybody
was driven under shelter. Tbs reflection or the baz
and relief was impossible The thermometer In The
coolest places rose 70 the ninecs, the average teptra
tuFe az O'Clock being 0Go. There was slight shower
later IN the afternoon but Il brought little or no relief
and at early hOu families left for the city, despafing
OF a change for che better in tbe temperature.
train Of eleven sleeping coaches aud hye passenger
cars drawn by locomotives arrived IN tA city,
terday morn z over the New YoT Central road, each
cagO. st. Louis and other Western ceswh0 were hceng
from the Oppressive weather Most Of them left last
evening" for the seashOTe Passengers on The train re-
port that the hot wave followed and kept mp with the
trains and that at Rochester yesterday 1t
intensely bot that several ladies' and children were tenn
pOraTiIy Frustrated while sitting In the cars.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-19
EFFECTS ON TIE CAR HORSES.
MUCH SUFFERING AMONG TIE ANIMALS, BUT LII
TIE DELAY IN RUNNING CABS.


TIE DELAY IN RUNNING CABS.
There was much suffering among street-car
horses yesterday but nearly all the lines there were
no bIockades and fatal Of exhaustion from the
heat we're reported. The horses the Third Avenue
Inns seemed 10 snner more than On any other, and
blOekades here were more frequent than elseU here.
Passing from ear 10 Of the Third Avenue Railroad
the way down town lest night 1t wss found that con-
siderable trouble had been experienced daring the mid
de OF tie day aud many horses had falen frO
hsustiOn These accidents occurred despite the many
relieving points Of the company. number OF aggra-
waiting blockade OF cars thus caused There were
no fatal eases 80 far ~ known Said employee "The
horses are worked even harder than and II will
be a miracle II this Is made evident before long.
should the hot weather continue"
At the Sixth Avenue ear stables the foreman stated
that as yet they had experienced any trouble They
anticipated nC7e long as the drivers respected the
orders given. He zaid that made seven FOuGd
trips day, and 70 each assigned I'VE teams at
horses thus only two out OF the nye made double tp
each da. One rOand trip. he said, hardly exercise
fog the It remarked that the shads made Dy
the Elevated Railway seemed Of some beuedt 10 their
horses but wns question whether this was NOS more
than Oe: By tbs excitement TO the horses caused by
As fhe stables oi the Broadway and Seventh Avenue
line, il stated that while many changes had been re
qured during tue day, prompt attenton bad made the
teams ready for after short rcst Sckcdule time
was little regarded IN the heat Of yesterday, the cOn
tiOn Of the stock being the main object OF concern Inc
foreman pointed with PRIDE 70 one Of the lEger cars
now in use the Seventh Avenue branch The horse,
st fresh returned 10 the stable He said that the
car constructed that boy could push u up
From inquiries on other leading street-car lines it
would that while there considerable suffering
among the h0rses, by prompt change and care hOuc OF
tho companies experienced any great trouble from TIE
heat.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-19
ACCIDENTS BY LIGHTNING.
A YOUNG LADY KILLED AT RTvERDALE-sOME \

ROW ESCAPES IN BROOKLYN.
Several accidents occurred in the short but
violent thunder showers which swept the city
terday afternoon. Many were reported
but only one Of life The thunderstorm of yeSteT-
day ragged with terrible violence in West Ches-
ter and the upper wards Of the city.
when it was at its height, about p. In-.
the house belonging to Walter Kelly MoshOln-ave.,
near Riverdale was struck by lightning. Miss Fanny
Kelly the daughter OF tho proprietor was instantly
killed and her two brothers, Thomas and JOAN. were
slightly injured. Officer Vanraust OF the Thrty-hfth
Precinct Police who bY, Knocked down by
the shock hurt The lightning set fire TO the
house bat by the prompt aid OF the Oeer the flames
were soon extnguished. The damage TO the building
and furniture amounted TO T1,5OO.
During the thunderstorm several dweIBR-h0uses IN
Brooklyn we're struck by lightning. AT No. 5O5 Gates
ave the lightning entered room on the third hOOr,
where Mrs Baker ironing tearing down the plaster
ing throwing the iron from her hand but leaving her
unhurt A chimTey struck at No. 1I3 Putnam-ave,
ana at No 446 DSan-st.
The house of Richard Demie, No. 1y038 Greene-ave.,
was struck by lightning and set fire, damaging n
$500. Mrs. Mary COndOD. an old lady living IN the
bose burned about the ankles, and other members
OF the household were nearly parayzed by the shock
ag-pOle at No. 1S7 HOpkins-st, was spiintered, and
the bolt passing TO the house tore up the boards
New-York tribune., 1878-07-19
THE UNION MILLS TURNED OVER TO TRUSTEES

THE UNION MILLS TURNED OVER TO TRUsfkha
FALL RIVER, Mass, July 1S.-At the -,
iOurRed meeting Of the creditors of the Union Ms'
by Register Kn0wltOa at his Office this forenoon, a"
tiOnal claims presented and allowed amoaaa'-
$l10337 81. Two claims were presented from Jshss
Cumston, of Boston, amounting TO S9O,0O6 o. wales
were continued for Investigation. report was ~
sented trom the committee OF creditors appointed nay
H. recommending that tho property be pat ia'o "a
hands OF trustees, and recommending Foster H. 20, -
ford and Thomas f. BragtOn trustees TO manase :.
property under q committee composed OF Vm d fo.s-
of Boston, Herati0 Hathaway OF New BEDFORD ana Nv
cPt c. Brown, OF Fall River. On motion OF - sssns
ron John b. Anthony, OF Providence, and Wm H ys
OF New Bedford were added TO thai eonl ttee etsa
port adopted. sud Ehe gentlemen nanied were
"A trustees and Advisory COMMITTEES.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-19
SUFFERING IN TENEMENT HOUSES.
CLOSE QUARTERS AND BAD AK RENDERED INToLc
ERABLE by THE HEAT.


ERABIE ny THE HEAT.
In the tenement districts yesterday the
suffering BY the heat aggravated by the lack
OF fresh air and the presence OF foul OdOrs The
shOne fiereely the narrow eourtyards. making the
stone agngs too hot for the bare feet Of the children
who wanted 20 play ON them. It made more offensive
the heaps OF garbage and dscaying vegetables which
had been allowed 10 lie In the Offensive smells
came from the ash-barrels. heaped high with
refuse swarms Of flies entered the houses and gathered
around everY article OF food which was left exposed
The air in the close, crowded more noler-
able than in the open street. where the sun shone the
hottest The paused in their work to wipe their
streaming with their aprons to gasp for air at
tho open windows. Halnude children rolled about on
the floors. Tie who were out Of employment
IOunged on the sidewalks in the shade Of the houses or
gathered IN the saloons. Whenever iee-Wag0n ap-
eaFed was beset and followed by crowdOf boys, and
someamea men, who begged for piece OF ice.
Tho district east Of Frst-aye from HOusOn-a far
"a rompkins Square is sized with tenemens, and
tsIns more persons than any other district OF tbs
same size IN the city. Zach tens1enfhouss contains
frora eight to ten families, mostly Germans. Many Of
nese blocks have rear tenemens. approached Dy mar
New-York tribune., 1878-07-19
A CRIMINALS, RETURN.
AGAIN IN JAIL AFTER SEVEN YEARS.

AGAIN IN JAIL AFTER SEVEN YEARS.
K. J. OAKLEY, TIE FUGITIVE CASHIER OF THE MER-
CHANTS EXCHANGE NATIOSAL BANK, AGAIN
CaPTURED-HIsFORY on A DETALCArloN oF
$350,000.
Edward j. Oakley. the cashier Of the Merchants
Exchange National Bank who fled from this city IN
1870. after embezzlrng S950yO00, was arrested
Yesterday and locked up in Ludlow Street Jail. hay-
ing returned 10 New-YOrk three or four months ago.
His seven years Of absence haS been spent chiefly
in Canada, where he has suffered from poverty and
at times has been reduced to beggaFy.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-19
rrnpEn wIrH A pANoRAMA NAN.

DAVENPORT, Iowa, July 1S.-An elopement
took place here yesterday afternoon in which Mira Fred
Schroeder wife OF Western agent Of Halls Safe and
Lock Company away with Professor o. u. BeE trav-
cling Snowman and proprietor Of the panorama "a Trip
Around the World" Schroeder IN Clinton when
MIA Schroeder packed her cl0thoa IN the Professors
trunk. The pair met st PARK Station, Ill, and went
South,
New-York tribune., 1878-07-19
MR ErNroN EN RorrrE no NEw.YonK

JAMESTOWN, N. Y, July 1S.-Ex-GOveruOr
FentOn left here to-day for NewYOFk whence he Is
sail BOthnia. the 24th to attend the Interna
tional Monetary Conference at Paris.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-19

n Governulent securities; he preferred 70 nave
his eapital secure ratasF than have IL pay
large dfyfdends. lie expressed some fear lest @ Lle
IsvvnI ~ tts Old story should be the creole % hs
hank with timu stock holders an said tt natnH ous
sfrvu seDs OF dntY wpuld have inueed Elm 10 oeeh
the SUBJECT again by the arres5 of oakley
New-York tribune., 1878-07-19
SECRETARY THOMPSON Ar NEWPORT.

NEWPORT, r. l., July 1S.-Secretary ThOmp-
son and naval guests arrived at the Torpedo s
ton in the United States steamer TallapOosa at IL
o'clock this morning. They received at the station
nv IA batteFy salute.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-19

THE ARGUMENTUM AD.-" Sam, you are not
honest Why do y0u put all the good peaches the top
On the measure and the IittIe ones below 60 same
reason. sah dat makes de fr0Bf OF xnr house marble
aud dc back gate cAicfy sop bari, fBOstou Tran
scEfpt.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-19

Orange which occurred atthe Erie Railway degot The
names Of the ether persons by the beat were
not reported bT the pOhes.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-19

WArERTowS, N. Y, July 1S.-The .ells
boat William Armstrong, owned by Charles LSs-s =,
which plies between Ogdensburg and Preseo'r 80
sre Is unkh0wn. L0as. $1,000; Insurance., %'VN~
New-York tribune., 1878-07-19

An Ogdensburg potato sprouted lhnss assSs
sRd SuEst itself OPea Five small potxisss, roye
IN abe aperture sure sign thai me hnIkss, kss,ercia
nsens Il ah0ut to bring f0FtA good frait--i
Advertiser.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-04-11
THE SPEAKING.

The speaking last Friday by the three aspirants for Gubernatorial honors was rich, rare and racy. Gov. Miller and Gen. Hughes devot- ed most of their time to the task of showing that each other had been failures as Governor and Attorney General respectively, and that nel- ther one was competent or capable of making good Chief Executive. Governor Miller's position on the finance question was to let our bond ed indebtedness alone until we get clear of the floating debt. Gen. Hughes favored leaving all the dis puted indebtedness to the adjudica- ton of the Courts, and doing the best we can with the just debt.
 Col. Fletcher came nearer defining a definite policy for his administra- tion, should he be elected, than ei- ther of his competitors. He is in favor of wiping out by constitutional amendment all fraudulent debts and such he classes the R. R. Bonds, the Levee Bonds, and portion of the Holford Bonds. He then favors in viting the lowest bids from holders of undisputed indebtedness for a settlement of their demands against the State.
 This is their standing on the Fi- nancial question. It would have been hard to tell who was the favor ite with the crowd who heard the speaking. We heard good many comments, and from what we heard we believe if it had been left to that assembly to elect governor it would have been a close race between Fletcher and Hughes-the Governor we think would have been dlstanced.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-04-11
COME EVERYBODY.

Next Saturday is the day appoint ed for the meeting at Russellyille to organize County Fair As soeiation. Itis an important step, and deserves the very best efforts of
 Il our citizens. We are certain there will be much profit in it to our county. There Is the very finest kind of prospect for superior grain and fruit crops this year, and we can this fall have such a display of the products of our soil as will do the soul good to look upon. Our lit tie Fair last fall pleased everybody. Let us now go at this matter In earn est and put ourselves in condition to have County Fair this year which will do us much credit. Every far mer in the county can we'll afford to take stock in this matter and we hope to see this disposition evinced at the meeting Saturday.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-04-11
HON. K. w. JOHNSON.

On last Wednesday morning we had the pleasure of meeting for the first time the honorable gentleman whose name forms the caption of this notice, and we must say that we were most agreeably surprised with the man. The idea which we had formed of Colonel Johnson was that he was a stiff, aristocratic, naughty man-cold, formal, and unsociable. Instead of this we find him to be one of the most sociable, pleasant, and companionable men with whom we have ever met-not only goou na- ture, and good wit protruding out through every sentence so fiuently uttered, but every word and action speaking the true man and noble soul. Consequently we are agreed bly, disappointed, so much so indeed, that we almost regret that we can not reconcile it with our sense of duty to support the honorable gen tleman this time in the Senatorial race. But as we have our man here in the Northwest, to whom we are partial on account of long acquaint ance-having known him and looked up to him as our ideal of true man ever since our school boy days Tn Washington county-and whom we regard as equally meritorious and competent, we shall have to deny ourself the pleasure which it would otherwise afford us to give the Hon. Robt. W. Johnson q lift" by our humble support in his aspirations to succeed Mir. Dorsey. If, however, Mir. Johnson should chance to be "the lucky man." we will be proud to know that Arkansas has such a representative in the U. s. Senate. We can say this in all candor and earnestness notwithstanding we didn't fancy the gentleman's letter to Hon. E E. Dismukes.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-04-11

ment to the right kind of parties that will establish such works. The trade from large area of country concentrates here, and an extensive business in all branches of trade is being done. We were informed by Mr. C. F. Howell, the popular rall road and express agent that 6,227 bales of cotton had already been shipped from this point this season, together with one hundred and thir- ty car loads of wheat ard that one and half car loads of general mer- chandise vas received daily through out the year. The cotton shipments would have been larger, but in con sequence of the good stage of water, a considerable number of bales have been shipped by river from different points that otherwise would have come here. Adjacent to the place an excellent quality of coal is being mined and shipped while iron ore is found in different localities. Thus the town is surrounded with all the essential elements requisite to make it commercial and manufacturing center of importance.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-04-11
letters from the fssple.
About d Tannery.

Ed. DEMOCRAT: Why is 1t that no one can be induced to establish tan
 nery about Russellville? It seems to me that nothing is needed more, and that no kind Of manufacturing would pay so well. Just reflect momeDt: Here are the hides, the bark in limit less quantities, everything at hand, except little lime, which might be had in the county if we had better roads, and which can be had cheap any how; with all these facilities and advantages, we skin our beeves (and cattle which aie of starvation.) hang the hides on the fence to dry, send them St. Louis and thence to Boston. where they are sdoctored' and Split and turned inside out and made up with pasteboard, etc, into shoes and boots. with dozen profits, and sent back to us, whilst we poor idiots are raising cotton at or 10 cents pound to pay for these yankee inventions.
 QUERY: Does it cost anything to carry all these hides, hair and all to Massachusetts, and to bring back the manufactured goods? If so, who pays it all at last, the manufacturer, the railways, the merchant, or the ONE WHO WEARS OUT THE sHoDY SHOES, AND BOOTS? Mir. Editor, have my opinion about this subject which you can infer from the above. c. E. T.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-04-11

The following clipping from the Clay County Courier will show the drift of public opinion in that part ,a, the State in regard to the race be- tween Gen. Churchill and Maj, Woodruff for the Treasurer's office:
 "Thsre is much regret expressed in Little Rock by the Friends of Mr. Wm. E. Woodruff, ir., that that gen tleman did not select some other po- sition to run for than that of State Treasurer, and lsome other man to run against than Gen. Churchill. Gen. Churchilrs claims upon the people of the State are of nature that cannot be ignored; hIs person al popularity is simply boundless in Arkansas, and Mir Noodruff can not hope to "touch bottom in q conflict with mm. We therefore trust that Mir, Woodruff, who deseryes we'll of the people of the State, and whose claims at the proper time, and when not in conflict with equally oeserv- ing men, will, we are confident be cheerfuliy recognized, will see the propriety of retiring from his candi- dacy for the Treasul ership."