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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-06
THE ERIE BASIN MURDER EXPLAINED.
Teii-Taie Cnnvn. Bna-J. ~. weights Ad-
mission that he Killed Ferron.

II leaked out on Friday that Capt Reilly
and Detectives Looncy and Daily. together
with fourth man. prisoner had gone
to the Eleventh Precinct police station. in
Brooklyn. in n close carriage. and that they had
taken the greatest care to conceal the fact The
three officers had been working on the muir
der Of Bernard Fcrron OF Rcd Hook Point.
Tho prisoner was kept in close confinement for
three days. and yesterday he mndc statement
to Chief Campbell which points him out rs one
of the murdcrcrs Of the boatman. II not the
principal in the crime. His name IL J. II.
Wright He is youth OF 10, and native Of
Indian River. Me-. whcrc his father, n carpcn-
ter. and his seven brothers nnl sisters yet live.
Ferron was reported to the Eleventh Precinct
police as missing on the 18th Of last month.
He had been last seen on the forenoon of the
previous day, rowing out around the vessels
which were moorcd in the Erie Basin. bent on
purchasing their old iron. At about noon that
day his boat was found tied to the wharf. ON
the 26th OF April u boatman discovered Ferron's
body floating in the water near the suriacc
Attached to 1t was canvas bag filed
with 100 pounds OF iron. Tho upper part of the
skull was entirely gon' ar' go ".' i",inl
tightly wedRod in thr mouth. r. hi- wa
Lewiston. Maine. scamlc-s," -wcrS found on
| ono side OF II. nnd John II LOWS. 81 South
Il ~ anaN al NNa q
tbn noiee H',eH Was tbat F.rroa had been nur
dy dnr,p po"Vv on ""s so,n" ,' ono Of thc vnssois
| VIVIAN ,vnro n,nored in Tho hosin enriy
y" 'Morc% md Wr I"vis was consuitr1
| ~ as,"rtain ,rhr,hrr be had sold sich n bay In
| NM shi''n c~rv, nhcut I'M timo nnd IN Wi NJ
| L}Ir 7,hao rurcbossrs bciongeJ ID" corii res
,,u .,V n npi ,, ,,5sci ,vbcae crow ,rc,l1 hc
I,rnIy" T., ",s ,,nss "n a Inc ~ tbat Jescriut,oD
''rrHSot yas ,V ,bn ho"ner Mary r. Harris Cnn,
| .iobn CROWLEY master. The schooner arrived
"'',h -, ~ y 49, ii,s,, ai,,,, 40 - rt
u, r ,nc ri,TS i.,T o"7'r .ro~ ~'V ~ thrce man hc
| iuutS VIZ, s,',in Coorgo fntvo,, H. ,,otc
| onJ rarros, rnhbott and I II Wri,,ht smo
~ 1 I,r,,,t No of,irers Innrncd In tho
t,,r W., ,l,c " an ~ E,b,"ary ,n1 mi
| s,uuDuJI' 'n ~" aro,h'r r.e.ei Ernr,, NJ .v,is
nist9 itIey 0secrtHinci 9 thni Wright had born" a
nr,is,,ts, i, h,d rerut,t;c,, on hcnrJ tbo Mnrv
r.u'h,S wv u.'t & ,, v,r IN ,'o t o,t
hhaF.S' ni,',ms & 'n,n nuus IT, M y
rs.i ,nr mi ncr vas bnrs.t hy thc e'en.
Iss,Ii ,nr tm1t uI'r WYE ~ d mH @ ,,,r nv
.ul W'i tih 1eulnT ii, a,,.l III '"i,C' W ,,,,,,'
MY i9I ne tlu ,nr a'',nin IT, MWu"iu M Ep "mnS' M
| u!r uolt M'to Su'7 NV ssV&li,u ~ 4pous ~ ~
| nrRl.. IL WI hS' ". inc' on nunin.,t nu,t oii
| JsW,,' shlr's ana oi "'her property N"'u'u
| "' s<ii t,,.,, -, I, ,.,-,. ,,o,, ,,,,, -,
~ NJ NJ lht,'i par, vi rrnl ua M mp w ; nioW'S
~. w Sc' ", IA 81. Wv. 80, H. ~, ~
.llaIkc o. ,nIlE'l xtlH "" nhu Nm ~ "a y
hNe WrvhS YEN !" 'ulii,r, III W. % 81 i1 i',i = -. W
nls nIu'I ~ 's ivs,yi,,. Hnu Nstu VI ulvpnN ~ a., ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-06
THE TILLY-HO ~ PHILdDELPHIi I.
How the Members OF the Coaching Club
spent sunday In the Quaker tny.

PHILADELPHIA. May with the eXccp-
ton OF the drive to the Rabbit Club house. the
dinner there. and n subsequent dinner AT the
ST. George that the New York Coaching Club
gave to themselves. the New Workers who ar
rived here last evening on the Tally Ho have
passed n very quiet day. The morning was cold
and wet and the visitors did not rise until late.
They took breakfast at the hotel. and read the
New York newspapers containing accounts Of
their trip Of yesterday. Although they were
amazed at the cordiality and magnitude of their
reception in this city. thoy express themselves
as more 50 at tho publicity given through tho
press t. their journey and liz results
At O'Clock many handsome drags and car
rageS of various descriptions. belonging To
members OF the Rabbit Club. began 20 ar
rive in front of the st. George. The rain
gathered about the entrance " tho hotel and on
tho opposite side Of the walk to gaza at the New
Workers. One By one they appeared. muflrd
in their white top coats, took seats in
tho various waiting carriages. and Wore
whirlcd away toward the club house
lust outside InirmQunt Parks Mri k9gcrs in
and Belmont Mr.. Charles Adams took Mr..
Kivcs. MAJOR Tohins. 4. j., Nassatt, A. |. Snow
den. Charles Caldwell. 4. wilson Norris. Capt;
Rogers, and others OF, the rabbit Club captqred
New York guests and carried them away. The
party reached tho rabbit Club house. ut 2
o'clock after n short stop at the Mansion House.
Tue dinner though not Il gastronomical sue
cess. occupied two hours, and nttcr an hour OF
Rtter-dnner sociability tho party driitod back TO
the 81. George, where ut ] o'clock they treated
themselves TO dinner, after which they sang a
series Of Moody and Sankcy hymns to the nc
compartment Of mclodoon. Tho party re-
tired early in order to prepare Tor an carly start
to- morrow They are confident OF arriving in
Now York on time tomorrow evening.
The first stage of tho Journey Will he driven
by Mr. Rogers, tho last 10y Colonel Kane, and
those intermediate by the gentlomeh who drove
Oh the way to this city.
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IysULTED n dLB.iNY.
CIerg, man who was Summoned to the IIoi-
nLan Biii estigation.

In his sermon in the South Third Street
Methodist Episcopal Church. Wiiiam-burgh,
tie Lcv. Mr.. Steele told yesterday how
h. and DR.. Crosby wore insuit'i while be-
fore th" Legislature in Albany by questions i'm
plying that they had hribed some of tho mcm-
brrs in the interests OF temperance. " I he
poor. miserable man who condu ted tlis invcs-
tiSation. said Mr., steele, was uut To bed dead
drunk at . o'clock Ia tho morning tn"
day the IInahau bill PASSED. Tho p son of n
Methodist sire. with go"ily impulses ana noble
talents. having accepted position, II honor.
trust. and profit at the hands oi the people. he
i the slave OF importance ana allows himself
& be- made the catspaw uf the rums'llcr-. |
shook hands" continued SIR. Steclr with tho
Roman Catholic member from Long Island
tity. whore every third house Is a rumhol". and
tpld him that. however W. differed in faith. our
clus" was the same. lie said to me thu, when
the time Tor voting came hr seemed To- hrdr u
voice from heaven which said to HIM; K"c-nn.
don't vote for thr ruin )i the lriShman. TINT
laughing stock among the nations"
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GOSPEL DIsTURBERs ELECTED.


Pcrcival and Creighton Corson made COM
pant before Justice Goldthwaitc. at Dellport
l.. L. on Thursday. against Capt. franklin sea-
man and Charles =. Rose Of Brookhayen The
complainan,s on a previous evening attended
religious meeting in the NJ l.. Church. con-
ductcd by Capt Seaman, and one Of them was
accused Of "snickcrin-" Mr.. Rose objected.
and threatened To- put the offender out il the
snickering WAS repeated. There was a rotort.
and Creighton was taken by the coat collar to
be elected, Capt seaman went 10 Nlr. Roses
aid. and all four got into tusslc and went ont
at tho door together Corson. however said
that hc was slammed against the door. and that
Rose struck him. This was partially contra
ocation OF "rnickering was sufficient to
justify the COURSE pursued. aud the defendants
were released. This IL not the last of II. how
over. The complainunts proposing to push the
case furthcr.A cross- case was made on Friday
Mr. Rose and others in the name oil the people.
suing tho two Corsons for disturbance ol public
Worship.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-06
SPARKS FROM THE TELEGR.iPH
Il,e,r, ra,'r amca with IN, ou,eo,o windsor Castle

Hobart ra,in dmcd with the Qucenin windsor Castle
saturday
AZ hn-c h,n IN Providence m SATURDAY, thc rowi
University Cluh dcirttd the lru'N toll'sr cub Ia
Father Curci nov 'luc, that hr entirely adhere, 10
Nil the tctrhus, of th' church ic'eeuns lhc temporal
lOwcr o the Pope
Leonard e. Wn.lpW whp wts knocked trnm a tram on
tho llud.nn llrr Kulipij ht Hudson Oh Friday nHht
lrd yesterday mnINns
The show Wiulpw ul stephen rainc. lcwelry store. IN
Wc,tnlu irt street Providence. was ruhhci some time
saturday afternoon oi diamonds aluri at about tipb
The Boston r,f hunpuncc- int Gcorsn Canning llnl.
whp IN, been uur't,d wlth the paper Tor The past
thrtcu NFus hrrnnio, cditol-ln chci, and Robert q
lucl managing ritpr
Services were hcd lu the Catholic Cathedral ~ iiuh
street ltuNlicu,r ton tlr last brstcriAy Ihc rdi
htr. hlit iurh year, ago u To hr demolished hnd a
rpleuid new cathedral erected uu It's ,it,
The insane man WHO wn, taken 10 Iau IN rolghkccIsc
hA, h'rn tlrnuncd ~ lohn Larry. former employee In
n Now N"rk banded warehouse Ilc hat hcen IN ,int
iI week III, hiOticr has taken hun tn the Hudson
Rprr state Hospital lie became derHnscd because he
WAS dlWhAi4'i
number oi distinguished Mason, mt IN Washington,
nni formed the Royal Otdcr ui 81 ,tlhni" flis uitH
has never until now CAi>ti outside l scotland II wa,
formerly conferred on Master MHspn, hut At lrrsru ~
icHucod ~ scotland 10 those who have boon vAaWd 10
the RoyA Arch degree
As the smack Laura Thompson h Fast Marion WAS
rOmni out nf the hHthOt n ~ uum Mae IN lHssiu'
Shnvcnll Sion nj low water ia, cuiur rtlurl surface
Ol the Shual about ten rpis square Ms scrn u hc
COS erect N.tl .d, elp~. 40 tN t,d nv 4. Nas 60
'sumatd That there were iOo VI u'enL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-06
WEsTERN FREIGHT Rates.
'.'he Southwestern Railway Association'-
Rates Until january Nest

CHICAGO. May5.-Thc report Of tho committee
appointed t. aiu, southwestern rates has been atupi
by the as,1cituon The combined roads are design liei
~ The Soulhwrstern RtlwAy Association ~ uic
terms Of the agreement the Chicago roais cnutci to
iorti Ave per cent o the business the - L0u,
roads tn the and the Hannibal and - lusep totem
per cent TIN, applies g. all tonnage Ia oi through Kan
sCity. l., nyruWolth ~ joseph ami Ahisnn nn the
west, OF 20 OF through ~ Louis LOUISIANA Hannibal.
quincy. naNcnpori Huntington or chicago on the cast
The associated line. tn charge ul lucf rHcs colo
fain business ANY road receiving than it. NIL td
proportion e. tam forty per cent ot the earnings
thcrcfrnm The Wabash rond T. recognized the east
ern connection uf the Hannibal Si 81 Joseph road lhs
organization IS to continue until IhuuHrl nrNt The tol
LOWING are the rates on west honnl freight From chi
hrst class - cents per ~ pounds, second class
10, third CLASS a. fourth class 80. ,lcciul. - From
- LOui. nrst class o. second cAs, 81 ti class -
fourth class, % special. %
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BRIGHTER HOPES OF PEACE.
MORE PICIETC INTELLIGENCE FROA
THE RTSSItN CiPIT1L
Indications or n Friendly Exchange OF view,
Between London and ~. Petersburg Be
ginning the Execution Of the Treaty.

Indications OF n Friendly Exchnngc OF view,
Between London and st. Pctcr.,,u,r- ue
gtnu,,. ,,c rx.c,,,on or ,,. r..,,.
WV " WV '''"S
ST. PETERSBrRG, May g. The Agencl
M. .... . -, - - -, 49,
nus" S"SS mu'h peuer impression provnlh
Respecting the prospect of the negotiations |,
4. rumored that tho auuronrhInp arrival ol
C,,,,, s,,i,o,,,,,t'rr n r.. -. .,,.t, - ,,.,
Ny"'' ,'n"uN"Vh mere on VISIT ~ cohhcceu
with friendly exchange Of views resulting
from tho po,o.Dori,,.s Lo,vco, Ion,Ion md ~
p,,'.at,, "0'"''" i''n'Vi "''u '~
ieI'rsDurg.
The Turks have evacuated Antrim In tho
Pashalik of Trczibond This il cousidcred tbs
h..,.'.'t'' ~ ~.'''O' i"i9 70 V"'Siu''c' % t"u
p''Ihn'hG OF the execution OF the treaty oil san
Stcfnno.
Tho Grand Duko Nicholaa arrival bero IN.
-, -, "'i'i"7 "iiiNcu "eIo 'o-
uay' ana was enthusiastically received
ROME. May 5-Count Corti Minister of For
eirn Alrairs renlvi,y 81, ir,nr,,oila,to,, i a..
e,,,,,. c.. , - - " ',.' '''''',O" III ''o
o'hh.e on oh'uruHy shld; news received dur
ing the past two days encouraged hopcs of the
rinintennnco ~ ncnco rbo f,,,,,r,,,on, ,a..
, -, =, - , i'oi' "o,o
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NEU JERSEr.

work i, - hr begun nrlin today on tho Dhur I,
NJ lu,cuh ll,nunn Catholr ~ Nsllf.. pfUc AMI
CABINET slitct Newark The cost IL toh, tinfn
Tho hcvnli Gun ClDh shot glass hnl match At East
Newnr, an saturday Oui of - hail, nj ~ Nntds Kay
broke 49, Brntuou at yalds -, DrLcr a. l.lu f..
, Hobart nt ~ yards ~ Leroy Ht 20 yards \, Van
YDlkcnhufph AT 10 yards, -
The newark DiNng Cub met m Way'rley ratk on
SATURDAY afternoon Indy ncAii hcai WoNlW0s bay
hur> tuhHtucs, ,Fi 80 and frosted tbs lrst hall
Of the last heat in lh', Mountain MAID heat the hlac.
geldinr Harvey 10 wagon ~ n mud . y Fannie Us
horne beat Grocer - harnes, IN li idls md irO
ici ahat lnl ~ NJ. hli.ts %, ,tnut puii malc a
hall al "a md Rice braves ddutu LA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-06
SOME WISHING ROY tories.
a Tc. Vote on Reducing the Ia, on Tobacco

WAsHiNGroN May 5.-Membcrs of the Hous,
Interested reduction OF uc taN tobacco cxIcc, [
obtain test vote on that question tomorrow For TIT
lLrf ns, Nr fucker of Nir,iuu viii movr 'u-pcn.ni
N' M rules IA order t. pA>sa hl providing for t'
lucfioa. of Instruct the Nas, AMI Means Committee tC
port Friend, ot the measure do not
itct twpuiui VOTE. hut d,sic to test thri
strpu. t fr question of tho rropn.,l reduction Th'
Do Nru the, viii cndcayor TO have it,,rd reduces ~,
itx nn unnuia tutrl tuiH.Cn to iNt, rcuts pound
NNr- tlr tax cigars At - thousand on cigarette
Nr-hii.- uHt ui'r" than three aud on hHli pounds 49,
t,u.tN 81 ., per thousand. Hnd risnictcs wcifhn
tIu tIfec and one halt pnuuds at - thousand
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Asking IL Savage TO DrInk.

Henry Kabscnau. q German sailor who ar
rived recently. started with his brother last TO
the sights lie was particularly interested IN the
Felcs Islanders whose Tong hair attracts much attention
the museum Al ~ Bowcry After some conversation
with one OF them known James Samie the sailor
asked him out 10 take drink The sailors brOhoi Oh
eccd aling that neither he nor ANY other mombcT Of
the family should ever drink with a savage The long
hair O the ISLANDER stood out mono sny than usun lac
resented the insult by well directed blow Henry took
his bruter's nnl ana stabbed SuuIr n the biCh tIe
aIm, aud in the head lie wac arrested,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-06
The burial Of Mss. FurnIs-.

The funeral services over the body Of Mrs,
Sophia Fuinss performed m 81 mchsels Church.
At Ninety ninth street ami broadway, Yesterday The
Rev Dr Peters ohci1tei. and u.o Rcv Dr Garter and
the Rev g. Z wards assisted The coffin was almost
hidden by nolel ohcung- The rnll lralol, were eK
GuN Morgan. T. u NcrmlYVl Allun II Muller, ChHilc,
Moran. William Anircat u Lord, nnd Evan M
address spoken from Ia pulpit the rcTtDc consist
simply o slp3ns Aud The reading uf the PTut -ttnt
Episcopal prayers T1o intein,ent was IN TRINITY Gem
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-06
Possible Ad,nurnmen, In june.

WASHINGTON. May lowing 10 the forward
~. o' the general appropriation bils IT'S thought bi
many members that Cousrcs,can adjourn sine die towsu
r last ot June Thcj do ,uppn> that the d>cussio,
Yt the TfuU h viii occupy more than week. ant sal
that 'ur Viii ic annihC Toy the consider ration of t
r4cdD ltlltoit hli> Iui other rruulvut public mcaa
uif Sir urnu. cors will b" maAc tis wcek 10 cihct
hi, Che Thlh tai the table >tluuc % until nrN
.-tup. wli' result would be- t4uNuit NJ e. IT. iirht
NJ rcuanlp Mp a. however still sanguine that a viii
uccomc a law at the present s,s,iuil
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Momenc- Temrernnce sermon.

The Roy. Alfred H. Moment. in the Spring
street rre,h> tersu Church yesterday quoted numetou,
authorities to shaw uat thc w,nc commend. ! IN Stup
tur0 invariably uwrruru rutcl. lnl u.u when an pns
lruh wa, hiud,i tot wa hlwhia ~ ms o. tuhi. i
ration lie -aii thN AiiSi lIuli ,lnuu. exist i inSt
the Gmi nttt5a A,l year Tor hIu1 vas ah Ipt hall ur
nat. 4 ht
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-06

Tho hotel and restaurant Keepers VINO hau
prepared busy day the Coney Island beach were
ppointed yesterday Tho weather WAS uniavorabe
for excursion going and very lew persons visited the
island In the afternoon. after the sun had shone ior
II hour with their trOtters began TO speed down
the Ocean Parkway Yet the number not 90 large ms
may be seen Of Pile ssant afternoons
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No, n Texa.-racinc Measure.

WAsHiNGTnN. May : Tho immediate friends
of r, Tcsi. .Ac Railroad say that the lil rcconu
mirnl ~ senator Johnston u, a comrromi,c hc
tween ihcr ,ompin, AMI tine southern racinc :, M nt
,tn-. tIcf interest They claim s uiinf = sipn ~
Gee tu'ud o., tioir measure. amt are .WtWnr y
It~-l.- fuHu bl ts reported bt utc ft,!h. Etiiput
1 -ILI-. l.
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MONTREAL, MAY 5.--Colligan. who wn- / kiln'
IN tnc faction hght Monday last. W., huit a ln ~
lnd uotwth standing heavy ram storm about ttiuc
were ~ huc. There WAS NO disturbance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-06

Registered trade marks, American" and Monogram
"A q" additionally authc nucated by Victor ManRcrs
a Aitograph on wrapper Aauger Peuie, no Rcade 81
New HoIk-AdR
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The urinary organs Beware OF dangerous limitations
All druggist Circulars mailed. Dundas Dick Co..
New g0Ik.-AdA
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weather Omcc rrcfic,Ion.
JoTrINGS iB0Ur ToWy.

0lil northwest ~ wgrmor Snuth"rly windB
aus cl'ui, weather tli Uc"tsgpnii ram,
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That q feet NJ vosscl- is being nttcl out on tho
Pacific coast j. daily becoming clearer. Late
dcspat hes corrohornic tho rumors that the oin
GERS and crew Of the Cimhrin are destined To-
man these vcsscl-. The following despatch
from Yokohama. Japan. was received On Thurs
day by n shin owner Of this city from the mas
ter Of his bark. now lying at that port:
Thing, look warhke here. 'sn scu vessel 10 good ai
vantage Answer what YOU viii take
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-23

that the poison, though il caused horri-
BILE suffering, did not destroy life. DR..
Webster was brought to TRIAL, and the
excitement in the community was in
tense. He was professor in the medi-
cal school of Harvard University. and
moved in the very best society. There
was q powerful influence, brought to
clear him, not only for his own sake, but
for that of his family, and, most of all,
for the honor of the university. An at
tempt was made to fasten suspicion on
Littlefeld, but the doctor had entangled
himself III many ways, and one link after
another was made at the trial that formed
a chain of evidence which was SO strong
that the victim could not escape. With
a stick, in disguised hand, DIR. Web
ster wrote to the police about DR.. Park
man. One letter stated that DIR. Park
man had been murdered and thrown off
Cambridge bridge. DIR. Webster had
one popularity about his writing, he
never closed the top of his as, but made
them like the letter II, and in his letters,
trying to throw the officers off the scent,
he forgot to change the peculiarly OF
his writing. The defense tried to show
that the body might have been taken
from the dissecting. room, but 1T was
fairly defeated at every point. In
the ashes of the furnace the false teeth
of DR.. Parkman were found, and some
of his natural teeth, which were identi-
fed by a dentist who had filed them.
Lastly, the fish-hook and lines were
identified by the shor-keeper in Dock
square, from whom they were pur-
chased. DR.. Webster was convicted,
and suffered the extreme penalty of the
law-that of being hanged by the
neck till he was dead. He had fine
family, consisting of wife and several
grown daughters. At the time of her
fathers arrest, one Of the young ladies'
was about to be married. The family,
during the whole period of the trouble,
visited the prison, but refrained from
reading the newspapers, and did not
know the date of the execution. The
day preceding the one which Webster
knew was 10 be his last on earth he bid
his family good-by as usual, without in
dicating to the members of it that he
should never see them again. In this
case the barbarous law punished the in
nocept more than the guilty, for, shortly
after the execution, Mrs. Webster and her
left the country, and some
years later died broken-hearted. DR..
Webster had strong men working for
his pardon, but, failing to obtain Ex-
ecutive clemency, he made a full con-
fession of the crime, which course of
action established his guilt beyond
question, and decided the Governor TO
allow the law to do its full mischief.
Such is the record of the most remark
able mercenary murder ever recorded in
New England annals.
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Power of Imagination.

A lady of this city while shopping on
Main street. recently, felt burning
pain in her stomach, which came 80
suddenly and was SO intense as to al
most deprive her of the power of utter
ance. She entered her husbands store,
and he advised her to step into the drug
gist's and obtain some Jamaica ginger,
which she did but of no avail. The
pain grew worse and he Immediately ac-
companied her home, where she found,
to her utter astonishment, that the burn
ing was of an outward instead of an in
ward nature, as small piece of potash
was found imbedded in the flesh where it
had eaten its way, producing trouble
some and painful inflammation. A
physician was Mt once summoned, and
prompt remedies soon gave relief. The
lady recollects, just before going down
street that morning, of reaching up to a
closet shelf containing package of pot
ash, and small piece must have fallen
down the neck of her dress, and lodged,
producing the troublesome effects mar
rated. 1t was most singular accident,
the like OF which we never before heard
of.-Cape Ana (lfass.) Advertiser.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-23
A Novel FOX.TraD.

In West Fryeburg, Me-, lives q we'll
known farmer named t. j. Haley, whose
coops had been visited nightly by q
hungry fox, and one evening the rascal
killed eleven half-grown chickens, ten of
which he ate or carried off. leaving one
dead on the ground near the scene of
slaughter. Mr.. Haley was considerably
provoked, as would naturally be ex-
pected, and resolved to set novel trap
for his foxship. So the next day he
drove two stakes into the ground few
rods from the coops, split them partially
open, and placed a loaded gun in the
crevices, carefully pointed toward the
hole under the nearest coop where the
fox had crawled in to get his plumber.
Ia this hole he placed the dead chicken,
fastened by cord to ole end of piece
of wood arranged to play forward and
back, like whiffletree, and to the other
end OF this stick he tied rope, con-
nected with the trigger of the gun held
in position 10y the two stakes, as previ-
ously mentioned. He took pains to
sight the gun about as high as an ordi-
nary hat above the hole under the coop,
also carefully adjusting the rope 80 that
nothing could discharge the gun unless
the chicken in the hole was laid hold of.
The next morning, on visiting the coop,
there lay the misguided fox, dead as a
door nail, with his head in the hole, and
the fatal chicken in his stifiened paws.
The plan worked to a charm, and makes,
perhaps, the first case on record where
one of the widest of the animal kingdom
was enticed into becoming the instru-
ment of his own destruction.