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a young Ksntuckian recently
broke su engagement to get married
n erdsr TO 40 coon hunting, and
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PRIVATE SALE OF
VAI-U Able
PROPERTY,

TNHR undersigned will sell bis late re.i-
l. dcnee situate on Main Street. the Bor.
ougb Of Midilehurs. Snyder County, Pa
This 10 desirable properly sai was for.
merly ksown ~ the EAGLE HOTEL. The
improvements comprise q LARGE DOU-
BLE FRAME HOUSE. SUMMER HOUSE.
LAT0H SHED, ICE HOU3H. aud other
outbuiliinss. An excellent well Of water
ai the door. II Is suitable for q private
DWELLING or = Hotel. and located near the
centrs Of business.
Terms easy and reasonable. For furih-
er particulars call % or address
wv O7wI0.
watsontown. Norib'd Co.. Pa.
Aug. 81, 1875.
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
BURKE AND O'CONNEIL.


'we will now hear what you have to say. said the
Fiftyseventh Street Court magistrate yesterday to
two angry. red faced women named Burke and
OConnell who had fought and bled for their respec-
tive rights.
Burke--It was her. sir, that struck me first. This
eye. sir, she whackcd before
OConnell-Oh, don't believe her. Wasn't quiet
until she called me names that would offend dog
Judge--I would like to know the truth of what
either of you say. Now, Mrs. Burke, what is O'Con-
nell's character Good or bad
'She's q thief and liar
.And Mrs. O'Connell /? Now don't excite yourself.
for its your turn to speak. What do you think of
Mrs. Burke y
She's red headed, bear-eyed drunken, mser-
able"
Burke-Let me at her. Oh. by the Powers above!
let at her
OConnel rolling up the sleeves OF her dress
Come on, then, you bold blackguard, and I'll de-
molish you.
NO! Good women be quiet or I'll lock You up. l
have heard you each in turn. and believe you both to
speak the simple truth about each other Go home.
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
HELD FOR AN OLD MURDER.

The betrayal of Michael Cough by Michael Murphy
in williamsburg Saturday for the murder Of
Alfred K. Mahon. in Morrstown, N j., on September
g. 1874 revives interest in that tragedy Mr.. Mahon
who was twenty-five years Old was bookkeeper for
Arnold Constable L. Co. He on his way home,
with bank book and 500 in his possession. when he
fell in with party of aborers from the State Asylum
ut Morrstown. At eleven clock the sound of aay
heard in that direction and shortly after midnight
tho body of Mahon, ried of everything of value.
with the skull crushed in and cash in the cheek,
found in the roadway where he had been
with five bricklayers. The men scattered in
every direction and among them Cough. who, after
visiting Ireland and Florida finally settled down in
williamsburg where family fight resulted in his ar
rest and incarceration the charge of murder.
Cough says that the authorities declared their in
tenton to lock several of the workmen up and he
therefore left but protests his innocence of the crime
The Chief of Police of Morristown will visit him to-
day and he may possibly be taken to Morristown,
though II is said that but little legal evidence
be obtained which to hold him for the murder.
The lateness of the hour the loneliness of the place
where it was committed and the fact that the only
witnesses to the crime were the five participants,
leads the police Of Brooklyn to look for his release
fbe CHARGE.
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
CITY MISSION WORK.
ADDRESS BY JERRY MAULEY IN DIR. BOOTHS
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

ADDRESS BY JERRY MAULEY IN DIR. BOOTH :
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
An interesting meeting was held in the lecture
room of DR.. Booths church. University place and
Tenth street. last evening" Jerry McAuley. of the
Water Street Mission. being the principal speaker.
In opening his address he referred to the physca ills
he had suffered during the year for the
brevity of his remarks adding:--"I like to
speak of my work in Water street IL looks like brag
ging and would rather other people should do that
part of the talking The work Of the mission he said
'.is prosperous but financially IL is little behind.
Last year the debt $4,000. but II has been re-
duced to $4,000. and one gentleman said last week
that he would contribute $500 toward its extinpsh-
ment IL others could be found TO do the same.
n we iind the seven." Jerry said. with fervor,
..we will wipe the debt out altogether"
The average nightly attendance, Mr.. McAulcy said.
was twenty Ave He believed the average versions
we're three every night making 1000 year and 5000
in the six years the mission had been In existence
These figures he regarded as below the actual number
METHODS CONVERSION.
Speaking Of the men who are touched by his preach
inn he said - like TO man chuck his head
right down under the bench--it does good
for then know he Is being convicted OF
ain" The speaker then gave several instances
of conversions under his auspices. being that
Of q Chinaman who declared his purpose Of going
back to his country to preach the Gospel. sub
scaucnty he referred to his old mother-of whom lie
spoke with lia respect-and visit she made to the
mission. although she Is a Catholic" he said
more we would have cotched her" He then
gave some "reminiscences OF his prison life and told Of
his conversion. When he went to his cell after he
had been convicted of sin (which followed long time
after his conviction in the Court OF General Sessons
he got down on his knees and prayed -'Dcar Jesus,
you know I'm honest and not playing this thing to get
ont OF this place. HeIcsolved tc be good. and by the
aid uf the Holy spirit learned to pray. few words at
4 time. until finally he was converted and knew that
all his snS we're forgiven.
In conclusion, Mr.. McAuiey thanked the Uniyer-
sty Place Church for the sympathy and assistance 10
had afforded him. aud added, Il pray God " keep
humble
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
WOULD KILL HIS MOTHER.
PETER THoRNToN's wIcKEDNEss CROWNED By
ATTEMPTED MATRIcIDE

PETER THORNToNs wIcKEDNEss CROWNED BY
ATTEMPTED MATRIcIDE
Mrs. Catharine Thornton is widow, fftytwo
years of age who resides at No. 3o4 Mott street with
her two sons, William and Peter. The latter is the
younger, and is twenty-three years old. He is OF
eccentric habits and is regarded what is commonly
termed "a half natural Tho elder brother is a
steady sensible young man and the mainstay OF the
family. He supports his mother and neer do
weel brother on the proceeds of his salary
clerk in a downtown Office His mother
had been saving up small of money to
provide for household winter neccssaries, and with
ii had intended to purchase supply of
coal Peter ascerained the whereabouts Of this little
store. which was laid away III an old box. He helped
himself to the scanty savings of months. The widow
upbraided him for the theft. Her resolution
with the occasion and she laid her hand the
unflal Peter with the intent of making him dis
gorge his gains. struggle was the result between
mother and son, the former coming out victorious.
Peter capituated with bad grace and delivered up
the abstracted funds, with the exception of ST..
which he had spent in providing himself with some
of the creature comforts.
IGNoBLE REVENGE.
This maternal victory, however, did not restore
harmony to the divided house of Thornton Peter
retired to his in sullen mood late Saturday
night brooded over his wrongs and nursed his anger.
He arose early yesterday morning and after partak-
ing of breakfast. he asked old woman who assists
Mrs Thornton in performing household duties to go
down stairs crrand The old woman had
scarcely left the room when she startled by hear
ing the report of pistol She returned to the
and Mrs. Thornton lying upon the floor with blood
streaming from her forehead At the same moment
the unilal son and would-be matricde hastily
going down stairs with smoking pistol in his hand.
He disappeared down the street and managed to elude
the police who followed quickly upon his track.
Meantime, the mother PROSTATE the floor, her
face bathed in blood from wound i'll her forehead.
The neighbors assembled and rendered her all possi-
mortally wounded. and word despatched
to Police Headquarters giving exaggerated
account of her condition. Az she suffering prin-
cipaly from shock it deemed advisable to
her to Bellevue Hospital. Upon her arrival at that
institution it discovered that the wound in itself
insignificant. The pistol had been loaded with a
few buckshot and of these had glanced off her
forehead, inhicting slight wound She rallied
and IN the afternoon able to leave the hospital
and return home. The arrested last evening
by Officer Thomas MCGOWAN, of the Fifteenth pre-
cinct, and will be arragned at court to-day.
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
MARRIED.

FoucHE-BARRIcKLo.--In Jersey City November Z.
1878 at the residence of the brides parents. by the
Rev Dr. Charles X. Imbric, WILLIAM WILSON FoucHE.
OF New York. TO LrssIE LALoR, daughter of Mr.. A.
Barricklo. of Jersey City.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. O. by the Rev. w. III.
Reid rector of the Reformed Episcopal Church of the
Reconciliation. Brooklyn. J. WISrREp RYAN to
EMILY daughter OF the late Francis Collins. Esd.
Commander ". M. Royal Navy, OF Mcadowbrook,
Duudrum, Dublin, Ireland.
THoMrsoS-MAokE Saturday, November ..
at Rosellc N j.. by Rev. Charles >. Robinson ID. d..
Mr. SIDNEY THOMPSON TO Mrs. HARRIErTE +. MAC
KrNzIE No cards.
wupEy-HAwKtNs.--Nov ). by the Rev. Mr..
Cotton Of ST. stephens Church J. G. WIrpEy. of New
York and DELLA HAWKINS. daughter OF John Haw-
kins, Chicago, Ill.
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
DIED.

DAKRn.--On Sunday. November IL. RICHARD BAKER,
aged 81 years. months and 20 days.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to
attend the funeral Tuesday. November ~, at ten
o'clock A. NJ, from his late residence. 132 East sgd
st., aud from thence to 81. Lawrences Church, Mth
st near Madison ay where q solemn requiem mass
will be said for the repose Of his soul.
BASxIoAS.--In Brooklyn. November ~. 1878,
CHARLES II. BASSIsAS. In the 3lth year of his age.
The funeral will take place from his late residence.
No lg8 Monroe st.. on Wednesday, Mt two +. NJ Rela-
tivcs and friends OF the family. also members of Mon
tauk Lodge No. 1885, T. and A. NJ respectfully in
viicd 10 attend.
BEnISaEn.-Suddcnly, at Eufaula, Ala. on Thurs
day. November T. of heart disease. LEo eldest son Of
Max III. aud Caroline Boringcr. in his Goth year.
Funeral will take place this Monday morning. at
half-past nine. from the residence OF hisparents
East 7lth st. Relatives and friends respectfully
invited 10 attend
BLAin--No,cnber y. Is1s, Francis PRESTON BLAIR,
louugtHt som ~ John j. aud May J.. Disir.
Buried yesterday.
lrAKEry.--Suddcnly, November 10, 1873, GEORGE
A. Bi.,kEiN.
Notice Of funeral hereafter
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
BOARDING HOUSE KEEPERS COMPLAINT.

A BOARDING HOUSE KEEPERS COMPLAINT.
To EDITOR THE HERALD:
Boarding house keepers often represented
gang OF tyrants but my experience in that business
convnces that they frequently more '.sinned
against than SHINING" do not believe there is
boarding house keeper in this city who will in
dorse this complaint. am at present patronized by
a number OF male persons who temporarily
residing in the city for the purpose of learning vari
GUS professions in certain colleges One would natu-
rally suppose that such persons would. in their
duct, exhibit more than ordinary evidence of good
breeding: but il you could them in their rooms
feet cooked upon the table. filling the apartment
with tobacco smoke, expectorating upon the carpet
and 40 forth. you would be convinced that there
are some other humbugs in this world beside
well furnished rooms. with gas. bath. fire. and when
one of them is dead broke" loan him stake"
notwithstanding he may be in arrears for board.
also supply them with well cooked and well served
food in abundance, and in return for all this
ceye S5 per week from each student, But this does
not satisfy many of them, and. like the
daughters of the horse lcech. they cry
ing. give, give !" Recently q number of them
have left. saying they could get cheaper board
the restaurants. Having ascertained the average
price of meals ut the restaurants. find that such
just 81 per week. and such lodgings l furnish
them would cost 81 per week. making total of S1I.
Verify, there many people in this world who
would grumble If boarding house keeper paid them
for patronizing his house.
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
A GLEN COVE BRAVO.

William Taylor, a young rough" of Glen Cove,
l.. l.. returning home from cunning ON Thursday
afternoon, met Edward wansor lad eighteen years
old and demanded of him chew of tobacco. Wan
refused to give it to him, when Taylor with ON
imprecation raised his gun and fired at him. Several
shot lodged in Wansors arm and back. but most of
the charge passed through his hat and he is not dan
gerously wounded. Constable Lucas arrested Taylor
In the evening Making the excuse that he wanted to
put another pair of pantaloons, he was permitted
by Lucas to go into another room. when he slipped
out by the back door and made his escape. At last
accounts he had not been rearrested.
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
SHORT WEIGHT.

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD
AT Washington Market, Fulton street, last Sat
urday evening purchased a pair of chickens. which
the dealer told me weighed five pounds and three
quarters. As they looked small, and the dealers
scales accessible to none but himself. upon
reaching home placed them my grocer's scales
when to my intense disgust found they weighed just
four and one-quarter pounds Is this fair9
A VICTIM.
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
THE JEWELRY BURGLARY.

Jcfrcys Tanning. alias John King. and William
Doyle. who also bears alias. were brought to
the Fifty-seventh street Court yesterday
picion of being the burglars who robbed
the iewelry store Of Adoph Bernhard, No.
934 Eighth avenue. Wednesday night last.
Mr. bernhard identified Tanning the young
who 10 put his hand through the broken
promised 10 have himself and other witnesses in at
tendance at court to day. who he thought would he
able to identify the prisoner the guilty parties.
They were rcnlanded by the Judge until to-day.
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
CONFUSION IN PIER NUMBERS

To THE EDITOR HERALp:-
Why don't the Dock Commissioners renumber the
North River piers. as it is very confusing? Old No.
80 is at Laght street and No. 80 Is at Houston
street, almost mile away Old No. 80 is being
moved to make way for new No 20. / would sug-
gest that toe old piers that to be abolished should
have half numbers. There are no piers between Nos
13 and 10. or between Nos. - and 26. M.
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
BEHIND THE AGE.

To EpIroR HERALD
The Erie Railway in some matters is rather behind
the age. One particular instance is the inferior APP
pearance of their employees about the passenger
depots and trains compared with other roads run
ming of New York. On nearly all the other roads
the employees connected with the passenger traffic
dressed in a neat uniform and passengers know just
whom to apply to for information. But the Erie
Railway rugged out il clothes of all colors
and all kinds and the traveller in pursuit Of informa
tion to train movements cannot tell whom TO
address. PA1kENGER.
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
OUR COMPLAINT BOOK.

lNoTR.-Letters intended for this column must be
accompanied by the writer's full name and address To
insure attention. complanants who unwilling to
comply with this rule simply waste time in writing.
Write only on one side of the paper.-ED. HERALD
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
A DANGEROUS OBSTRUCTION.
THE EDrToR or THE HERALD:-

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
wish to call attention 10 what consider very
dangerous projection. in the shape of long slab Of
stone. the sidewalk between buildings Nos 81 and
SO Union square. A few days ago an old gentleman
was walking along and fell over the same and nearly
broke his nose. The authorities ought to see and
have the same removed. j. G. IL.
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
UPTOWN CHURCH ACCOMMODATIONS.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Cannot the dignitaries of the Catholic Church in
this city find more church accommodation for the
municants of the uptown districts the east side
viz from Fifty-fourh to Eghty-fourth street. Fifth
avenue to the East River ? delicate woman
endangers his her life by attending service at either
the Dominican Church on Lexington avenue st.
Lawrence Church Eighty fourth street account
Of the throng that attend these churches.
A CATHOLIC,
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
sIpE-sEAT CARS WANTED.

To THE EDITOR HERALD
Cannot the east side elevated railroad give us few
side-seated cars? These the most popular.
and why not crafty the public taste in the matter?
The new cars are very nice and great improvement
the old ones, but they should put side seats in
few OF them, and then everything would be COM
pete. YORkVILLIAN.
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
MAPLEsoN OPERA.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
We have too much Hauk and Carmen" to please
all subscribers. took my seat relying
Nine. Gerster. and consequently feel if had not
got the worth of my money Five nights pf 'Car
men," and close together. seem to unjust to
subscribers, however much they may crafty the
manager who takes i'll the dollars of novelty
The sickness of Nine. Gerster is, of course. unavoid
able but should the subscribers suffer all the loss
especially when first class artistic like Marie Rose,
is available To replace her? A SUBSCRIBER. 4
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
ENGAGED.

-ScHSyDAcHrR.--Mr SAMUEL COHEN TO Miss
BERTHA ScHNyDAcHER. both of this city. Cards.
TRER-CoHES.- --ArGusr TRIEg to JOSEPHINE COHEN,
both of this city. No cards
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
STREET DEPARTMENT, ATTENTION +!

To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD:-
should like TO know why the hole in front of No.
1853 East Fifeth is not attended to- 1t been
filled with dirty water for the last year. which is very
injurious TO health. SAGAPORE.
The New York herald., 1878-11-11
BLUE RIBBON TEMPERANCE UNION.

The Blue Ribbon Temperance Union held its regu-
lar Sunday meeting yesterday afternoon at Cooper In
stitute. The opening exercises consisted of singing
by the choir. reading portion OF Scripture and
prayer, after which the President elect, Mr.. J. b.
Gibbs, made remarks accounting for the small
ness of the audience. He said that Francis Murphy,
the temperance evangelist, had just commenced his
labors in church in the neighborhood. and he pre-
sumed that not only the persons whom he had
nounced to speak on the platform, but many who had
regularly attended their meetings. had gone to
him. The expenses. however were the same, no matter
how small tho audience might he. No undertaking.
matter how mertorions il might he. could succeed
without money He referred TO the carrying away of
stewart remains to show what desperate means
employed to get money He wished, however that
stewart. while living. had established institution
such Peer Cooper had dope and said If he Cooper
died there would be necessity Of protecting his
mains from resurrectionsts ghouls. for his body
would be respected and suffered to remain IL IL
were only covered with six inches of clay.
Rev. Mr.. Hutchings. missionary preacher, next
addressed the meeting. giving his personal expert
to the evils of ncmperance. and speaking of
the thousands of drunkards he had seen throughout
the country in his travels; also the many instances
OF young men going down to premature grave
which he had witnessed. motion to change the
name of the organization from the Blue Ribbon to
the American Temperance Institute laid over in
compliance with the constitution and bylaws, for the
action Of the next meeting.
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Lager.

Comparatiyelv fcw.oi those who drink
1arcr-becr have been aware OF the changes
in the method OF its manufacture That nave
taken place during The past three or four
years. We do not refer to the use OF wheat
and corn instead Of barley, which is said to
ha common in certain western cities, but TO
IN abandonment OF the old-time methods OF
brewing. Formerly brewery was built
narfk above and partly below ground, for
If usually contained vast vaults IN which
the beer WAS stored. and which were Kept
., . certain decree OF GOODNESS all the year
round, Here the liquor was allowed to
stayd through series OF months, meiio"ln"
and ptrFccting itself under The hand .! time.
But the present system has done away VIII 4
large part Of this. Instead OF giving the new
bcgra chance 20 work itself into 4 drinkabe
condition the process is forced chiefly by the
Use OF lar"cr quantities OF yeast. The pro-
duet is Il lively. gaseous drink; but 10
framed palate these qualities do not supply
the place OF the full mcllowneSS OF the old
or beer. Indeed. 1t is questionable whether
ninc-icntbs OF the beer now sold in this
country would be allowed IN entrance into
the markets OF Germany. lis recommends
tory feature is its chcaDncsS, and this IS
easily accounted for. Under the present
system i, does not take as many weeks TO
make beer rs i. used to months, and, con-
seuuenily. those who now build brcwerieS
are not obliged to go to the expense Of
cXcavating great vaults for its storage.
SIX weeks after the malt comes INTO their
doors it can be sent out in the form
OF beer, while formerly six months
woulu have been considered fairly short
period. There is, therefore. Il lessened eX-
pcnse in The first outlay, and the active capt.
tai can be turned over with increased ra-
pidty. To the consumer the evidence Of
this is found. not so much in reduced price
as In the enlarged glasses in which it is re-
tailed. These have steadily grown as the
quality OF the beer has dclerlorated, until
now 4 single nickel commands aformidably-
tall tumblcr. Ii is doubtful whether in all
this there has been any gain; the beverage
Is certainly not as hcathfil rs it used to be,
and to many tastes quantity does not make
up for the absence OF quality. Indeed, there
are already signs OF discomfort ut the de-
gcncracy Of beer, and brewers, by the force
OF public opinion, may soon be compelled
to resume. in the manufacture OF it, the
timc-h onorcd customs OF the past.