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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-29

Capt. Chalres r. Porter sailed away from
Boston twenty-five years ago, leaving his
sweetheart, Amelia Hollis, behind him.
While voyaging ON the other side of the
world he received the news that she had
married another. He was crushed by the
disappointment, and never returned to
Boston until last year. Then he received
a note from Amelia requesting him to call
on her. He went and was told by her that
she was a widow that she had plenty of
money, and that she had never ceased to
love him. Of course marriage ensued.
Up to this point the story is pleasant
one but there is disagreeable sequel. Por-
ter had become drunkard. He and his
wife quarrelled parted, became reconciled,
and parted again; and now Porter has COM
mitted suicide in an insane asylum.
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FINANCIAL.

CINCINNATI. Oct. 29-2:3O P. NJ.
Gold market steady and unchanged. The local
rates are 1000 buying, and 1907 selling. Gold
checks at 100]S.
Eastern exchange is in fair demand and dsteady.
Buying at par and selling at 1-10 premium.
Sterling is quoted "A 50 sight draft and "a S3 for
60 days in gold. Demand moderate and market
firm.
Government bonds rema quiet with no ma
tprial rhalpp.
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The Tidy Housewife.

The careful, tidy housewife when she is
giving her house its spring cleaning, should
bear in mind that the dear inmates of her
house are more precious than houses, and
that their system needs cleansing by purify
ing the blood, regulating the stomach and
bowels to prevent and cure the diseases
arising from spring malaria and miasma,
and she should know that there is nothing
that will do it so perfectly and surely as
Hop Bitters, the purest and best of all med
icines. See other column.
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Sealskin will be much worn this winter;
it is somewhat scarcer, and correspondingly
high this year. Sacques are worn thirty
eight to forty inches long.
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JOHN c. HENDERSON


Boston, MASS, MAY 14th, 1873.
DR. R. " PIERCE, Buffalo N. Y.-Dear SIR:
Your Golden Medical Discovery has cured my boy
Of fever sore of two years standing. Please ac-
eept our gratitude. Yours truly,
HENRY WHITING.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


CAPT. F. s. Morgan's large, speedy and superb
new sde-wheel steamer Telegraph came down
this morning and win leave this evening from the
foot Of Broadway for Maysvile, Portsmouth, IRON
ton. Big Sandy, G0llipelis and POmeroy direct and
take passengers ana freight for Wheeling and
Pitsburg. Messrs Ilambleton and Morgan are her
competent and obging clerks.
The fast and popular Fleetwood will be the reg1l-
lar packet leaving to-day st p IN. sharp for Hunt
ington, where she connects with the c. Il o. R. r.
for all Eastern cities. Capt. J. T. Campbell com
office.
The Potomac will arrive and return to Pomeroy
tomorrow.
The elegant new Josie Harry.will positively de-
part this evening for Memphis and White River
with Capt. Milt. r. Harry in command,
The Bonanza came down this morning and re-
turned to Portsmouth at noon.
The new steamer Suntl0Wer is announced to
leave this evening for the fazoo River.
The punctual and reliable Mary Miller is again
at the foot of Main street loading to leave Wednes-
day for all points on the Lower Ohio River and St.
Louis. Capt. j. n. Skunk commands and Mr.. J.
II. Griffith and Gus. Young are her affable clerks.
The Bostona will be the regular G. & 0. R. R.
packet leaving tomorrow for Huntington.
Capt Frank Hicks mammoth new steamer
Henry Frank will positively leave this evening for
New Orleans.
For Wheeling.
THIS DAY, 29th at P. NJ. POSITIVELY,
~ h HUDSON William List, Master. Ap-
ssssssssI ply on board.
For POnlerOv.
TUESDAY, 29th, at P. NJ POSITIVELY,
ers . TELEGRAPH f. s. Morgan, Master.
49, ifs Freight received on Wharfboat foot Of
assisi&ssssS Broadway. W. HoHsheH, Supt
For Huntington.
THIS DAY, Goth, at 5 P. NJ, POSITIVELY,
S~= tn The c. & 0. Railroad packet FLEET
l1sfsssssSsssEySsa WOOD. j. 4. Campbell. Master
HsasadsssaEe Freight received on Wharfboat foot
of Broadway w. Honshell, Supt
For st. Louis.
WEDNESDAY, S0th, at P. NJ, POSITIVELY,
~ h. MARY MILLER John N Skunk, Mas
sfs&Efas,s ter. Apply on board, or to w. s. Getty.
szsssszsSzeHJ. Cunningham, Agents.
For Memphis.
TUESDAY, Goth, at p m. POSITIVELY,
IT. JOSIE HARRY, Milt. r. Harry Mas
I<Esa$Es-SS ter Apply on board. or to Royse &
~sSss'sss@d< Mosset, Agents.
For YazOO River.
TUESDAY, Goth, at 5 P. NJ, POSITIVELY,
- h ASUNFLOWER, S. H Parisot Master. Ap-
I.6&#S,FE ply on board, or to Royse & MosseI
aEssaaasszsa Agents.
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time. and informed the youthful attorney
that bail could not be accepted before the
examining trial. The case was finally post
poned until tomorrow morning atSo'clock,
when Mayor Harton gave notice that the
trial would positively take place, and or
dered an attachment to be issued for the
appearance of the absent witness without
fail.
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For Wheeling.

THIS DAY, 29th, at P. NJ. POSITIVELY,
Sag n HUDSON, William List, Master. Ap-
- sRsseess-H II ply on board.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fair and firm market
We quote rife powder at S. 75@6, and mining at
SO 25d3 70 per keg.
hAY-Was in fair local demand and the market
steady, with ample receipts. We quote $10@11 for
prime to choice timothy, $8@9 for good mixed,
and ST. 50@7 for common per ton, all in bales on
arrival: In store dealers require 81 more per ton.
HIDES-Market firm and demand moderate
with ample offerings. We quote green hides 81
arc, wet salted 712@Sc, dry salted 10@11c, and
dry flint 13@14c per lb. Sheep pelts at 50c@$1 Is
each as to quality and size; ~ oso.,.o .
quiet with light offerings of rough Kentucky at
$95@10O per ton, on arrival Dressed in fair
obbing demand at 7c for single and TIC for double
dressed per lb
HOPS-There was only a limited demand and
the market dull, but prices generally sustained.
We quote prime to choice Eastern at 14@15c pei
lb, and nothing doing in Western.
1RON-Had rather firm market but only mod
erately active, and little or no change in prices
We quote as follows, pig-iron AT four months
time: Charcoal hot-blast Hanging Rock No. l, $40
221; No. 2, $1SCa2o: mill S17@1S; Alabama, No. l.
$S620: Georgia and Tennessee No. !, $lS0920: mill
$17@18 Raw coal and coke-No l. $l6@1s; No
2, $15916; American Scotch-No. !, $20@2l; b l.
$ls@2O Hanging Rock car-wheels, $2S933; Ala
bania do, $26@30; Georgia and Tennessee do, $3.50
30: Salisbury do, $36@37. Old wheels, $l7@18
Scrap-Wrought, s0@S1 cast, 5O@60c per cwt. Bar
iron-Boiled, 2(9214c; charcoal, 39314c. Sheet
iron, boiled 3@34c; charcoal, d@51ac; Russian
14c per lb Horse-shoes, "a, and muleshoes, S. pei
keg
IEATHER-Had continued fair jobbing de
mand and the market steady. We quote: Oak
sole, 32@35c; hemlock do, 23@30o; harness, S0@
can kip 55@9Oc French do S1GQ1 40; Anne lean
American calf, 90c@Sl Is; French do, 81 50@2 Of
per lb; bride leather, S45@55 per dozen, and up
per leather 18@22c per foot
LEAD-Quiet and steady, with moderate re-
quest, and quoted: Pig lead at 414@4hc, and bal
do at 5@51Ic per ID. .
MOLASSES- Steady market and fair corisump
tive demand Refined syr,lps quoted 45470c pei
gallon as to quality. Sorghum held at 30@35c pei
gallon for prime to choice. New Orleans selling al
3O@4Oc for old and 45@55c per gallon for new
crop
NAILS-Moderate jobbing demand and steady
We quote 81 1892 Is for l0d to God per keg, and
other sizes at proportionate pricea
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23
A Terrible Tragedy In New York.
MURDER AND SUICIDE BY A FORMER
WEALTHY DIAMOND MERCHANT.

MURDER AND SUICIDE BY A FORMER
WEALTHY DIAMOND MERCHANT.
New YORK, Jan. l7.-Jas. johnson.
aged 81, had an alteration with a
woman, supposed to be his sister-in-
law, Mrs. Johnson. at her residence, in
the rear of 1914 Orchard street, this p.
NJ. The neighbors heard the quarrel.
and two pistol shots were fired, when
the police were called in. The woman
was found lying on the floor dead with
her throat cut and her forehead mashed
in, and sixteen stab wounds on her
body. Johnson lay near by with his
throat cut from ear to ear. and two
pistol shot wounds in his abdomen The
floor was a pool of blood, in the midst
of which were found a revolver, razor,
shoemaker's knife, and an iron stove
hook.
The man had undoubtedly assailed
the woman and killed her, after which
he took his own life. Mrs. Johnson
was found to have been pregnant, and
eight stab wounds seemed to have been
aimed at her unborn child. She did not
live with her brothcr-in-law. bat came
every day 10 cook for him.
1t is suspected that undue intimacy
existed between them. The bodies
were taken to the morguc. Mrs. Johnson
was sometimes accompanied by her
two little children when going to cook,
and the police are nov looking for the
children in order to throw some light
upon the tragedy if possible.
At a late hour tonight G. Missback,
of the Empire City Copying, 74G Broad
way, called at the police station and
gave the following history Of the two
victims of the above tragedy:
James w. Johnson was formerly
wealthy diamond broker OF ChicagO.and
worth from s25O.000 to 100000 Three
years ago he failed. and came to New
York. where he had just started again.
when $4,000 worth of bonds were stolen
from him, which used him up.
He knew the murdered woman 10 be
Mrs. Dunnon. who has a divorced hus-
band in Chicago, where she first met
johnson, who had been intimate with
her before he lost his property. These
facts strengthen the prevalent idea
among the police that the unborn baby
had something to do with causing the
terrible afirav.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23
Public SehO0l Fund.
MIR. MAssLY's ELL PASSED By THE
SENATE YESTERDAY.

MIR. MAssLY'S ELL PASSED BY THE
SENATE YESTERDAY.
The following bill with one or two
unimportant verbal amendments, was
PASSED by the Senate yesterday
! BE it enacted by the general as
scmbIy Of Virginia, That it shall be the
duty Of the duly authorized collectors Of
the revenue Of the state to collect all
taxes imposed for public free school
nurposes. and to keep account thereof
senarate and distinct from all other
finds collected by them.
Q That nothing shall hereafter bere
ceiyed in payment OF any taXes assess
al for nublic school purposes cXccp,
gold or silver coin. United states treas
nrv notes. or notes olthc national banks
of the United States.
3. That said collectors shall. at such
shines and in such manner rs they are
now ormay hereafter be required by
law IN make statements Of their col
Iections to the auditor Of public ac..
counts. and pay into the treasury the
sU~ shown to be due by such state
ments made suparate and distinct
statements of the collections made by
them for public school purposes, and
nav into the treasury, to the credit OF
the lierary fund, the sums shown to be
due by said statements.
l. That the auditor ofpablic accounts
shall keep.in his Office separate ac-
conot Of All funds received for public
free school purposes; which funds shall
NOT he used for any other purpose
: That said collectors shall receive
from the funds collected by them for
nnblic free school purposes, for their
services in collecting and paying over
the same. such proportion Of the com
missions which are now, or may here
after be allowed them, for collecting
and having over the revenues Of the
states rs the amounts collected by them
for said school purposes would bear II
not collected and paid into the treasury
as q separate fund.
G. That the compensation which now
is. or NAV hereafter be allowed COM
missionors of the revenue for assessing
pers2ns. and one-ffth Of the amount
for assessing property, shall be paid out
of the literary fund.-
:. An acts and parts of acts inconsis-
tent with this act are hereby repealed.
s. This act shall be in torce from IFS
passage.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23

The caucus OF the conservative party
of the General Assembly of Virginia
adopted a report, the purport Of which
IL that the time has now come "when
we must make firm and resolute stanu
by the principles which we have affirm
ed so often, or submit 10 Generalization
AID overthrow by the nstrmentality
of those who claim the conservative
pSme for their own protection, while at
the same time they marshal and lead the
forces ofthe republican party, which in
the man sent them here as the avOwed
opponents Of our organization, seeking
within its lines to impair its efficiency
and to break 1t down." and they could
not have put more truth and good sense
into fewer words,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23
The Connecticut Bridge Disaster.

The giving way of the truss bridge at
Tarihville, Conn.,, under t4o weight Of
a crowded excursion train, drawn by
two engines, presents a fresh opportuni-
ty for the study ofhuman and mechani-
cal economy. 1t appears that the rail-
road commissioners had examined the
bridge two months before the accident
and pronounced IT safe. The calamity
of Tuesday night proved that il was at
least not safe for ten crowded cars and
two engines. There is nothing mcom-
mon in the passage of extraordinary
trains of even greater weight across
bridges of this class. but human freight
Is too valuable TO be risked in such
quantities upon any kind Of bridge with
out the greatest caution. The very
weight of the train alone nccessitated
caution, but loaded down as it was, il
would have seemed more prudent to
have divided the train, and even then
proceeded across the bridge. and all
bridges, with the greatest care. In the
absence, however, OF such facts as an
investigation may supply it's OF course
impossible to form q Judgment as to the
responsibility fOrthe disaster. If the
bridge was rotten or badly constructed,
the fact was not known; the railroad
commissioners had Just determined that
such could not be the case. That they
erred in their judgment is quite possible,
but they may not have contemplated
its subsection to such a strain and in
volving so many human lives. This
view is confirmed by the latest dispatch
os, which place the burden Of the acct
dent upon tic tremendous train and lis
makeup, with two engines in front.
That so few lives were lost seems al
most a miracle, but the slaughter was
quite enough to horrify the public
Bat. Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23

The Supreme Court has very proper
" decided that If persons crossing rail-
road tracks have not sense enough TO see
whether ornot train be coming, the rail
road company shall not be liable for the
damages that may ensue, even should
the engineer fail to blow his whistle and
ring his bell. Neither engineer nor
railroad company want to run over peo-
pie or things, the former, flor no other
reason, because Of the personal risks to
which they are subjected by such acct
dents, and the latter, even if soulless,
because of the injury likely to result to
their property; and to hold them liable
for the inevitable result Of the want Of
ordinary precauton or recklessness on
the part Of people over whose actions
they have 20 control, might possibly be
awful, but certainly could not be eGui-
table,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23

and spllntered, are sound. The spans
were long, but were undoubtedly secure
enough for the ordinary business Of the
road. A theo,y that one Of the loco
motives left the track on the bridge and
broke the timbcrs, causing the whole
span to give way is not supported by
any reasonable explanation. Some Of
the most experienced railroad men, and
the most disenterested, who looked the
ruins over carefully, agree that the acct
dent was wholly caused by the tremen-
dous weight OF two locomotives passing
over at the same time, and that, with
but one ngine, the train would have
gone over in safety.
The Railroad Commissioners Will
commence an investigation Tomorrow Z.
They pronounced the bridge safe two
months ago.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23

VIRGINIA STATE DEBr.-rhe New
York Tribune states a delegation from
the Virginia Legislature is now in
that city in consultation with the"fund-
i3g ASSOCIATION" in regard to funding
the Virginia debt. This committee
is self-conslituted one. not having
been authorized by the Virginia. Leg
stature, whilst its consultation is with
40 organization whose Influence has
been TO depre.s the securities OF the
State with whose public debt it has
meddled, and signally SO in the case OF
Tennessee. The Tribune says the Wis
ting Virginia legislators 'ay they have
not visited New York to submit any
proposition Of compromise, but to
learn what the bOndholders propose to
do. Virginia, they calm is anxious 70
fund the debt on as favorable terms As
possible. They report that the rrpu-
dia,ors arc largely in the minority. 1t
is feared, however, that if an attempt
is made now 10 exact payment from
Virginia of the one,third apportioned
to West Virginia a bill for funding the
debt will fail. The Virginia delegates
are understood to be IN fav,r of having
new bonus issued TO run for twenty
years, bearing q per cent interest and
Tor 10 per cent, of the original debt.
The bondholdsrs have declined to AS
sent TO the 62 2 3 per cent. PROPOSE
ton previously suggested by Rch~
mond officials.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23

General George 3. Mcclellan was IN
augurated Governor Of New Jersy, at
Trenton, with imposing ceremonies and
in the presence Of NJ immense crowd OF
enthusiastic admirers. After the Gov
cruor returned to the executive chamber
the veteran association Of Philadel-
phla presented him an address, signed
by 2,036 members. The same party
presented silver medal made Of a half
d,llar, picked up on the field Of Ante
tam. A reception took place imme
diately after in the executive chamber,
which was visited by great crowds.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23
What BceeaCr

Mr. Bcecher cannot understand how
rational men eau allow themselves to
be excited by ''ihe periodical misre
porters,, IN regard 30 hi, the0lngic.
views. Ia a letter To Tic ed.otot Cd.
Pr,sbytermu N c,klJ be declares ,aW
Tor twenty-five 5car- he h.s preached
the truth Of The inspiration oi the sa>
cred Scripture, the ~ a.eucr aud gov
eminent # God. the docrinre g The
Trinity, the divinity OF Cnr,. "a, very
God, lac universal siniulnl,s o., man,
the atoncm nj % Ihust t.r o.uu
OF Il change OF heai, tine .iii'. .YI. 49,
huence OF the Holy Syi q tc.enerl.
ton, ana tbe doctrine Of reuI0uuon.
both here aud hereafter. "lt IS true,
he adas, that the question OF nature
Of suilerin., ,be object of p.ualty ard
the question OF IT, duration, | ba't
discussed wi'h sGch lishi rs l hAi, dc-
nylng that all 'he sht had set Dr ken
out OF Holj scripture, 'n various
points that il contained. be CHARGES
of atheism; nGdeiiiy, uuYersl.sm.
thei,m. are made by men THAI kuoa
nothing, ami who take no pains o.
know anything.
Ny working sympa'hies 20 with lte
ryangeiical, orthodox minsit;.
refuse 10 be heb! to c.u,.st.,ct uIu
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23

Major Robert p. Archer, who has
been appointed by Gov. Holiday one OF
the honorary commissioners to repre-
sent Virginia at the Paris exposition
has made his arrangements to give a
practical exhibition Of the process Of
manufacturing Virginia tobacco similar
t !, the one he gave at the centennial at
Philadelphia. lie will take with him a
colored quartette from this city, who
will sing the old slave song in the ex-
position hall in Paris while they deity
manipulate the raw leaf.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23

DrADwooD, d. r., Jan. lG.-A dis
match from Lead City, three miles from
Deadwood, says that a mob of $50 men,
mostly rOughs from out side camps, have
taken possession Of the town. All the
streets in town have been jumped, and
all roads leading TO the quartz mills are
in ike condition. A meeting called by
the trustees of the town was broken up.
The mob elected officers and passed
their own laws. one ofwhich is TO the
effect that streets should be but twenty
feet wide. At the present time the mob
is yelling and shooting throughout the
town. Citizens arc armlng and organic
ing 10 protect life and property
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23

AS EAGLE ATTACKS a tuip.-
The Columbus Tunes s:,lr Jam
Hamilton, who lives re4r Bat'.r. n
Taylor county, Ga, Killed gray ca
gle few days ago that measured s..
en- feet and three inches from Tip '.
wing. The day before the bid $50,
killed it made swoop at q hulc .5ur~
year-old girl If Nr Hamilton, who.
with her sister, was On Tie m0t al t.e
piazza dryinc some wa'nu's. and
might have seriously harmed hss drd
his effort not been obsructcd by Oh,
oxerhauglng limbs ofsome shade trees
When the child saw the eagle after
it had been Liiled Sue exclaimed
That's the thing that make l.rt a
ma yesterday
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23

The Supreme Court of the United
States has decided that the civil rights
law of Louisiana, which prohibus any
difference in the accommodation of pas
sengers on steamboats,. on account Of
color, IS VOID, upon the ground that it
interferes with commerce between the
States. a matter solely within the juris-
6iction OfCOurress.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23

John \. Parker, agent Of Virginia
for the recovery Of the money due her
by the L. s. government, says that If
he be aided by the Legislature he has
every hope ofplacing two millions of
dollars in the state treasury. As the
consummation ofhis hope is most de-
youtly to be desired, especially at this
particular time, when our legislators
seem beat upon driving capital and lm-
migration away from the State, we trust
the Legislature may afford him all the
aid he requires, and that speedily.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23

A proposition reducing the pay OF
members and officers Of the House
thirty-three and one-third per cent,
that of circuit judges from $4,000 to
$1,000, that of county judges from $3.50
TO $3.50 and 800 extra for every 1000
inhabitants over 10000, and that Il
other state officers in the same propo'-
ton has been introduced into tie
House Of Delegates.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23

1t is said, says the AleXandrian Ga
.tAe, that many Of the friends Of Holmes
Conrad, Esq. of Winchester, are desir-
Gus that gentleman should enter the
field as a candidate for Congress from
this district. Col. s. J. c. Moore, of
Clarke, it is SAID, will not be a candi-
date.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23

According to DR.. Mary Walker all
the collored women in the South will
vote at the next Presidential election,
iuasmuch as they were entranchised UNI
der the 18th and 18th amendments to
the contribution. If the doctor be cor
rect the polls will be lively places.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23

The Louieyille Couricr-Journals
Washington correspondent telegraphs
that there is goodreason to believe that
the influence Of the three committees,
two of the House and one Of Senate,
now engaged investigating the Meuican
border question will be strongly eXerted
against war or annexation. One of
the leading members, General Banning,
The chairman Of the committee, sustaius
The course Of the Administration.