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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-14
TROUBLE IN A BONDED LUMBER YARD.

Business at the lumber yard of K. w. Adams
Co.. at the foot of Twenty-slxtl-st, Brooklyn. has
been stopped by order of the Treasury Department
until an inventory of the lumber can be made The
rules Of the Custom House require that all dutabe ium
Der shall be placed in bonded inclosure 1t appears
that only small portion Of the lumber received at this
yard has been 80 inclosed. The firm 1t is said, has
been advised Of the egallty Of this metned' but no
efforts have made by the proper officers to compel
the storiug OF the lumber in an Enclosure. on the
trary permits to load and unload lumber on the dock,
which should have been placed in bond, have been
granted by order OF Custom House Ofoias The state
ment of the lumber expert that million feot Of lumber
are missing said to be untrustwOry Both the Gov
eminent storekeeper. Edward H. Fletcher and the
Inspector Of Customs G. f. Wager say that any attempt
10 throw bonded lumber the market without paying
the duty would be at detected, and that IL would
be utterly impossible for r. W. Adams Co. to sell one
million feet without their knowledge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-14
PASSENGERS SAILED.

FOR NASSAU, N. PLY steamship san Jdeinto-R W.
II. Welch T. and Miss Russell, Mrs L. 3eecham w Grimes
r. r. sharp A. H. CrOssman, A. H. Crosby For santiaeo
and CienfnegOs-T H. Paine, II. ResnO r. Remirez p q
COlas T. Barrigan, p nj. Traire j. H. Ceare NJ A. Kind
n. A. Rodriguez.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-14
MARINE INTELLIGENCE
IMMATURE ALMANAC

Sun rises 500 sun 700 Clock fast An. 27A.
Noon rises 1850 Noon souths 055 Moons age days ID
hlGH NAIER Io-pAI-A.
Sandy Hook. S:26 Gov. Island. 915 He'll Gate 1l:Oi
HlGH WATER To.DAr-P. 81.
sandy Hook. S;43 GOV. IsaDd. 9l7 Hell Gate..,li;06
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-14
KEARNEY,S plans.

LOWELL, Mass, Aug. 13.-The Huntington
Hall meeting tonight attended by about $500 PEG
pe Mr. KeaIney stated he IL going from here and
chusptts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-14
DEATH OF A TROTrTNG STALLION

TRENTON. n. j., Aug 13.-The trOtting
stallion Tatler died this at the Fashion Stud
Farm His record tiye-year-Old was the best then
m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-14

The best Soap for laundry and bath IN no.
weather Pye's clean hard healthfn o. X All grocefi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-14

STRUCTURE, impotence, and Diseases Oh tns
~ Generatve organs radically AMI spesuly careL hv
StOS and6tO7 HENRY A. DANIELS. A. D. ltt LeKingIoa'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-14
DEATH OF GENERAL COOPER

ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. I3.-General Cooper
died at $3.50 O'Clock this evening He was eghty-three
yoars OF age
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-14
HOME NEWS.

THERMOMETER YESTERDAY AT HUDNUTs no.
2ls BROADWAY
. GAM 74,. Noon. s27. 3 D m. So. Midnlght. 737.
Highest during the cav, 49, Lowest. go.
Average. 1872. same day. 1877, 7429.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-14
JUDGE KELLEY's PRESENT FOLLOwIN

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 13.-The understand
ing that Judge Kelley is to be nominated by the M
tIouals In the IVth Congressional District.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-14
f. HOWARD & Co.

Have lately made a Key and stem Winding Watch for
ladies' which is superior TO now in the market oess
they reliable regards time aud not liable 70 geto
Of order Every watch fully guaranteed. ASK Tor the
LADY HOWARD WATCH.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-14
Announcements

Asiatic Cholera, Cholera Morbus, Summer
Complaint Cole sour stomach DiarrhOa and all affections
the bowels incident to either children adults are cured
by Jaynes Carminave Balsam IL allays the irA
ton and action Of the stomach and being peass
TASTE acceptable remedy 10 the youngest th'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-14

years ago for robbing till At the Jefferson Market
Court he was remanded 10 give time Tor turther eV-
dence against him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-14

OF COURSE" Don't you sing, Mr.. Stubbsr
:" Well, ali, no, don't" But all your people do"
Well you see, I've got voice like the Of them.
II isn't my fault wasn't consulted. II I'd had voice
in the matter, er-(geting miNedl-Pd have had One."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-14
A Young man made his appearance at Dead

wood last week in a pair Of white trousers He was
promptly escorted 10 the put board OF them and
Injunction placed upon him never TO revisit the place
We can stand billed shirt, you know" u miner ex-
claimed but len II comes to wearin' billed drawers
we lust make them git up aud GIT"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-12
VIRGINIA NEGROES.

1t is queer that such merry, light-hearted
race should possess so many gloomy super
stitions. If forest bird flies into dwelling
house they think some member of the family
is dying. If whip-poor-will cries three
nights under the same window, or screech
owl ("squinch owl" they call it) death is near
at hand. The same idea is attached to the
breaking of looking.glass. If you drop
any salt, make the sign of the cross over it
Immediately, to avert misfortune. You must
never look behind you after starting on a
journey, else ill-luck will betide you. l sup
pose this superstition took its rise in the ex'
treme anxiety of some clever African to pre-
vent any guests from returning on his hands
after bidding them adieu. If drought is
drying up vegetation in the fierce heat of q
Southern sun, negro hunts for black
snake, kills it and then hangs it up to bring
rain. Any one who throws doubt on this is
regarded as a scoffer of the darkest dye.
Some of their remedies are quite remarks
BILE. knew of woman with pneumonia
being treated by negro doctor entirely with
corn bread crusts soaked in sugar and water.
Greatly to the surprise of her family she died
uuuCF LulS IIedLueuI. "a loNoAA1O SuAo AoA
chills in this country is to wrap the lining of
a pulet's egg around your little finger and
walk three times around persimmon tree.
All this must appear singular to people who
are in what Artemus Ward calls "the haunts,
the busy haunts of men," but in this section
of Virginia, where there are neither rail-
roads, steamboats,, patent medicines or ad.
vanced thinkers, all the primitive ways of
thought, action and dress seem very natural
An old negro was asked one day how large
he thought the world was, and he promptly
replied 1T began at Richmond, and went a
mile or two beyond masters plantation. The
big mountain across the river was where it
stopped on one side, and he had hearn folks
say it ran below the Court House, but he did
not know about that himself.
All negroes have great fervor about relig-
ion, delight in going to church and to revi.
walls. Whether these last do permanent good
do not know. An obdurate sister observed
to colored preacher who had gotten up one
by holding forth on "the tidings of damna.
tion," "You done been come and made 'em
get religion, just like putin fire upon tar
rapin's back, what made him walk. You 60
away, an de fire fall off his back, an he stan
still"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-12
ANELEPHANT,S REVENGE.

Elephants have so much sympathy with
depraved human nature as to think with By
ron, "Sweet is revenge" An anecdote of an
elephants revenge, translated from the
French, is as follows: Upon one of the plan
tations was an English overseer named Ben.
nett, an exceedingly cross and disagreeable
man, who was employed by the master be-
cause of his great capability in directing af-
fairs. Upon the plantation was an elephant
named Dourga, that Bennett greatly disliked,
and upon whom he often played mean tricks.
His employer, after reproving him several
times for bis unkindness to the animal, warn
ed him that if be carried his tricks too far,
Dourga would pay him back with interest.
Finally the time came when Dourgas pa.
tience was tried beyond endurance. He was
in the habit of receiving every morning
from his driver, huge corn.cake covered
with molasses of which he was very fond.
One morning, as this cake was being carried
to MIN on 8 Dnmpoo- nurtiir,- Don.otsy vino
was passing, with pot full of red pimento,
threw it upon the cake, and then stopped to
watch and mimic the grimances made by
the elephant when he swallowed it. The
result was easy to see. The poor animal, his
mouth on fire, passed the day in marsh try
ing to calm the thirst that was devouring
him, and to appease the Inflammation pro.
duced by the fiery dose he had swallowed.
When evening came, the hour when Bennett
brought the coolies from work, the elephant
pounced upon him, picked him up with his
trunk and pitched him headlong in large
reservoir or pond of water, which was thirty
or forty foot doom Rennett who knew how
to swim, quickly swan to the edge Dour-
ga allowed him to climb up the bank, when
he picked him up again as if he had been a
wsp of straw and threw him back in the wa
ter. This was repeated as many times az Ben.
nett attempted to escape, until he was COM
pelled to remain in the water, keeping his
head up as we'll as he could. The affair
would have ended with sure drowning for
Bennett, if one of the coolies had not come to
his rescue and forced Dourga away.
The elephant never forgot the injury done
him, and rarely allowed an opportunity to
escape to still further revenge himself upon
the overseer. Sometimes he would throw
paw full of sand slap in Benefits face /;
again it would be spout of water thrown
over him at another time he would be pitch.
ed into cactus bush, from which he would
get out scarcely alive, so horribly scratched
would he be. 1t was impossible to correct
Dourga, and make him behave. The upshot
of the whole affair was that Bennett was
obliged to leave the plantation, which was
not large enough for him and Dourga togeth-
er, and his employer valued the elephant
more than he did the overseer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-12
LAW HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

The Albany Law Journal finds in Halls
History of Eastern Vermont" some account
of the laws which were in force an hundred
years ago:
burglary was punished by branding with
B in the forehead, and mailing one of the
offenders ears to post and cuttig it it off,
and whipping for second offence there was
the like branding, and mailing and cutting OF
the other ear for the third offence the punish
ment was DEATH the offender being deemed
'incorrigible.' Counterfeiting was punished
by cutting off the right ear, branding with G,
and perpetual Imprisonment. Perjury was
punished by fine of ESQ and Imprisonment
for six months, but if the offender could not
pay the fine he was let off by sitting in the
pillory two hours and having both ears nail
ed and cut off, Wilful lying, to the public
prejudice, or deceiving or abusing the people
with false news or reports, was punished by
fine, sitting in the stocks, and whipping, the
punishment being increased with each repe-
tition of the offence, except that in no case
was the number Of stripes to exceed thirty
nine.
"Theft was punished by compelling three
fold restitution, or fine by sort of temporary
slavery, the prosecutor being empowered to dis.
pose of the offender in service to any subject
of the State for such time as he should be
assigned to the prosecutor by the court I'm
seasonable night walking that is to say after
nine o'clock, was prohibited, as was also the
convening of persons under the government
of parents, guardians, or masters, after that
untimely hour. Tavern haunters' were pun.
ished by posting their names at the door OF
every tavern, and prohibiting the tavern
keeper from supplying them with any thing
in the way of strong drink. No clamorous
discourse, shouting, hallooing, screaming,
riding, racing, swimming, or blowing of
horns, was tolerated on the Lords day.
Listening outside the meeting houses during
the time of public worship, was not permit
ted. Secular meetings of any number Of per-
sons, in the streets or elsewhere, on Saturday
or Monday evening, we're forbidden under fine
or stocks"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-12

b9- The old saying, excuse haste and a
bad pen," has been attributed to pig which
ran away from home.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-12

MAN AND WoMAN-Mrs Roberts, in the
Washington Capital, very truthfully remarks:
Marrying a man to reform him is like being
measured for an umbrella. 1t may or may
not be satisfactory; but you might as we'll try
to make a politician honest as to talk to a
woman who loves a man. No matter how
worthless he may be, she will brave every
thing, risk everything, sacrifice everything,
for him; and would not give snap for her
if she didn't. Not long since, on the avenue,
I saw man, respectable looking, in help
less state of intoxication, a policeman on each
side of him taking him to the station:house !;
behind him was his wife, young, nice looking
and we'll dressed woman. She paid no atten.
ton to the rabble following or the wondering
looks of the passers-by, but stuck by him,
trying to pacify and quiet him. I could not
help thinking how little man would stand
by a woman Man is of the nobler sex and
superior being; but he will get woman in
trouble, and then leave her to get out of it
the best she can.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-12

BEER DRINKING.-Beer is drank pretty
freely in all parts of Germany, but in Mu-
mich it literally supersedes water, which is
only used for boiling potatoes, washing dish
es and making beer. AS much beer as a
person can drink can be had for ten pennings,
or about % cents, cold and sparkling, and it
is not to be wondered at that everybody re.
lies upon it, when good drinking water is so
scarce, and if you put lump of ice in it will
cost as much money. A visit to the breweries
and beer gardens and tap.rooms of Munich
would astonish the most nveterate beer-drink-
ers of Baltimore 1t is sold at the breweries
in mugs holding about as much as four ordi
nary glasses and so great is the demand that
of an evening when the spigot of a fresh bar.
rel is turned, it is never stopped until the bar
rel is empty. We have seen five barrels thus
running at one time in a large establishment
the mugs being filled with remarkable dexteri.
ty. 1t is used in every family as part of the
daily food, young and old partaking of it
with all the freedom that we use water
Thev contend that it is healthy and much
less injurious than coffee, and that as few
persons iniure themselves by drinking it tc
excess, as others do by drinking too much
coffee.-BaH Cor.
BAsHFuL.-A bashful young man went
three times to ask beautiful young lady il
he might be the partner of her joys and sor
rows, and other household furniture, but each
time his heart failed him, and he took the
question away unpopped. She saw the an
guish of his soul, and had compassion on him
| G. tho pavt time he came she asked him if he
thought to bring screwdriver with him
He blushed, and wanted to know what for
And she, in the fulluess of her heart, said she
didn't know but what he'd want to screw uE
his courage before he left. He took the hint
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-12

How TO HANDLE GuNs.-Guns should al
ways be carried at the halfcock, as then
neither blow on the striker nor a pull at
the trigger will bring the former into action.
There is no necessity whatever for gun to
be otherwise than at the halfcock unless
game is Immediately in front and, further,
it may not be out Of place to add that it is
dangerous when shooting in company for
the gun to be swung round in taking aim
with the finger on the trigger. The eye
should follow the line of flight and the gun
be raised at the proper moment. Accidents
from guns bursting are rare but caution is
very necessary in getting over fences to see
that no earth gets in the muzzle, or in Win.
ter time, that the latter does not get blocked
by snow dropping from bushes or other.
wise. Those obstacles, although they may
be easily removed, are quite sufficient, if they
remain, to burst the strongest barrels when
the piece is discharged. This is caused by
the wonderful velocity of the expanding gas
es. This expansion, which is said to be at
about the rate of seven thousand feet per Sec
ond, is the same in all directions, and the
least check at the muzzle Of the gun causes
such sudden increased pressure in its sides,
that the latter are unable to resist its effects,
and are burst open. None is more cautious
or scrupulously careful in the use of bis gun
than an old sportsman, and no one more read
lily than he detects and condemns carelessness
in the manipulation of their guns in others.
The ORIGIN OF FSExEs-Aristophanes, the
funny man of classic Greece, gives the follow
ing myth: Once upon a time man had three
sexes and double nature; besides this. he
was perfectly round, and had four hands and
four feet, one head with two faces looking op-
posite ways, set on single neck. When
these creatures pleased, they could walk as we
do now, but if they wanted to 60 faster they
would roll over with all their four legs in the
air, like tumbler turning somersaults; and
their pride and strength we're such that they
made war upon the gods. Jupiter resented
their insolence, but hardly liked to kill them
with thunderbolts, as the gods would then
lose their sacrifices. At last he hit upon
plan. ~ will cut them in two," he said, $50
that they will walk on two legs instead of
four. They will then be only half so insolent
but twice as numerous, and we shall get twice
as many sacrifices" This was done and the
halves are continually going about looking
for one another; if we mortals (says Aristo-
phanes, with comic air Of apprehension are
not obedient to the gods, there is danger
that we shall be split up again, and shall have
to 90 about in basso-relievo, like those figures
with only half a nose, which you may see
sculptured on our columns
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-12

ANOTHER MARKsMAN.-The St. Louis
Evening Post says: adam Goldies, of SHAH
non county, Mo-, is a great adept with the
rife and has performed more real and mar,
velous feats of workmanship than even those
with which DR.. Carver has of late been aston
ishing the world. At one thousand yards
he will hit the centre of the bull's-eye, and then
send six bullets, one after the other, hitting
the very indent made by the first. A potato
thrown in the air Goldie will perforate with
six bullet-holes before it reaches the ground.
Perhaps the most astonishing feat is his
breaking two balls at once. This is done in
the following manner: Two balls are thrown
crosswise, and as they pass each other on
their course, with quick, unerring aim and
lightuinglike rapidity, Goldie will speed a
bullet through both. Another feat is the
placing of an inch strip of tin about three
feet long in position, at thirty feet distance,
and peforating it from top to bottom with
thirty six holes, all even distances apart.
Goldie says he does not know where his wond-
erful skill comes from. He never handled a
rifle until he was eighteen years, old, and to
him it seems like an instinct. He would
take aim and fire with unerring accuracy,
and his wonderful feats soon acquired for him
marvellous reputation among his neighbors::
Some of the feats which he has performed
seem impossible. He was broken 299 glass
balls out Of 300 in twelve minutes with a
forty.four calibre Winchester riar.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-21
81, 40 It
Iir,lrr.

WUMIHaTON, DEL, Nov q .--AetouGEa ot
& murder perpotsatsd yesterday near Middle
toss. il. this cJilaly, have just been received.
Early Yesterday s;.o:o;ng 4 &ooTed ,aan, bleed.
aa uuG coveted Vi!; !uuu. aud with two bullet
holes in his head dragged hin.seif to house
Gear Van Dykes station, Oh tho Queen Anne
uad haat Railroad, near the Delaware line, and
told horrible stGr;, tho substance 0! which Ii
as follows:
At Chu3tcr!oEo, Ma, lives woman uamcd
Dodsou. who IS III good circumstances, end has
TWO attractive daua f!cla, who have received
considerable attention IN social circles. SOrla
iimo ago tho daughters became the mothers OF
ig;tina;c children. The latter were killed
aod the c00rcd man mentioned above, James
Jones, Vas hired to bury them, aad threatened
with death il he ever revealed ibe crime. a
few days ago, ho:eavtr, he told The story to
eoiosad woman. GA Tuesday Two rlcn, named
Vincent and NeSe0uc. cousin3 Of The git&7,
caught Jones and locked him up on the Dodson
farm, promising to 90 hlni no harn, if he would
leave tbs State forever. his he asreGd 10 dc,
aod Tuesday right the !wo rrc5, accompan led
by Mrs. nodson. started Wit. tho negro il 4
carriage for Delaware. About midnight, ID
dense woods u2ar N#nn} ka' station. this side
OF tho Delaware line. ,hn m>n took Jones and
prepared to kill BIN. u: begged hard Ter lie,
and promised n&v;T 10 return, tut tic wG!uau
told the men to kill If:l sa;j be djnc with It. They
fired, both bullets taking %ff:c: 10 tho negro i
bead, and then dragged hiun short d:staCcc
iato he wools an,! left him Tor dead. lie re-
vip@G, howcyaE, sufficiently to reach farm
house, 8 here : magistrate Vas SEPT 1Or aud bis
daclaraica taken. lie caunot live. Tho two
men havu been arrested, and tho w0mca Will
be air2ate1 to day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-21

TIE SHIP YARD.-Nir. T. L. Goodale, who,
as heretofore rotocd, has been visiting this
city for som:iino pas. with a view to having
Gus Or two schoouers built. left for the North
10 day. lie is highly pleased With the facilities
here, and will consul: with his partners as to
badiag the vessels There is every Indication
that. ct least, enc will be built.