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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-18

A.NBELb PUNCH TAx.-Mr Brooks
offered in the New York Assembly res
olution intended to substitute the Moffett
liquors law sofsNirginia for the law of
1854 New York city. 1t IS thegpin.
ION ftIie author Of the resolution that
since S60,0O0,OO0 worth of liquors are
alleged, on competent authority, to
be soldoyerthe barsof New York city
yearly, 4 tax on every drink registered
by the Mofett punch would yield an
immense annual revenue, to the city
treasury. aud operate benedcially iu other
ways. He thinks the law would be pop
ular with liquor dealers, inasmuch as il
requires consumers To pay cash fov every
glass at the time when it is drank, and
that would tend to kill off low grog
shops where. poisonous liquors are now
sold at low prices, which would be in
creased BY the tax.
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A tramp was pulled off the trucks

"A tramp was pulled OF the trucks
of a passenger car the other day, and
after smilingly submitting to the accus,,
toned kick, turned to the conductor and
said: "Old man, you can belt away at
me with that mules head that you carry
on the end of your leg till you kick me
80 full of holes that my hide won't hold
sage brush, but you can't knock the glory
out G. me, or keep me from shoutin' over
the thought that Pm just 3l5 miles ahead
of this id grindin' monopoly. | froze
to this train at Reno. Whoop"
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SITTING BULL AS "a LITERARY CUss."
R. D. Clarke, U. S. army, sends to the
President copies of number OF the writ,
ings of Sitting Bull, including intercepted
letters and some of his poems. They
show that the warrior is not the untu-
tored savage he is generallNsupposed to
be. One Of his letters to Father Frene,
the Catholic missionary, is in French,
and another to Chief Joseph is in Latin.
Translations of both are furnished. The
letter to Joseph is from tho Camp Be-
yond the Boundary Line. or in the
Latin "Castris Trans Terminus" In this
letter he says: "I came here-here into
British territory-with all my forces and
in unbroken strength, and here it is my
purpose to remain. l have always been
most kindly affected toward the British
authorities. But alas for the justice of
man! That mean government on whose
protection had so confidently relied is
already prepared to deliver me over to
my enemies. 1 think, therefore. that
further fighting would only occasion loss
of our people. Such being the state of
affairs, and the enemy also sending COM
missioners to treat of peace, it seems we
would do we'll to accept such terms as
may be offered u.s." He is sorry, he says,
that he has come to this post, and adds a
poem (also in Latin) to the letter which
he has with pen long disused set down" ."
The poem agrees in tone with the letter.
The communication, which, as before
stated, is in Latin, is signed, Taurus
Oui Sedet"-the bull who sits or Sitting
Bull. II was written, it will be observed,
before the commissioners appointed by
that government to treat with him had
arrived, and it will be observed that with
true Indian consistency he treated whose
officials in directly an opposite manner
to that in which he stated he would deal
with him.
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A POISONOUS STocKING.-The Mon
treal Gazette of the Sd inst. says: "A
little over a month ago young mar,
nineteen years of age, named Stewart
Smith, boarding at No. 104 Prince stree,
inflicted slight wound OH his foot while
pairing a corn. For several days he fe t
no inconvenience, and went to work SIS
usual, but afterward his foot began 10
swell, and got so painful that he was il :
duced to 60 to the General Hospita ,
which he did on the Goth Of Marcel.
Despite all efforts he got worse, and die d
on Monday evening at 10 o'clock. t
appears that after his foot began to blee i
he put on blue stocking, and it is sui.
posed his blood was poisoned thereby .
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for watering place; great prairie to
the south, filled with fragrance and wild
flowers, and q great forest in every other
direction, penetrated with labyrinthine
walks; otks, magnolias, nyrtles, hollies,
bseches, ind naples and gums, and vines
without end. How easy would it be to
light all this extensive ground into a
blaze of glory at night, by utilizing the
gas that pours in torrents out of the
earth.
A few hundred yards east of the lake
is a low depression, whose surface is
nearly covered with hard asphaltum, like
that in Trinidad, except that it is not
quiteoso pure. I believe there is any
quantity Of petroleum in this country"
',- N. A. T.
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The boy at last came back with forked
stick in his hand. Colonel Dooly tool;
this stick, and with the utmost gravity
walked up to where Halsey was standing
and dove it into the ground, leaving the
forked end up. He was asked with some
asperity what this meant. He replied, III
intend that Mr.. Halsey shall rest his gun
in this fork when he fires" "Why do
YOU want this done 7" asked Mr.. Halsey.
because want it steadied. If were
to let you shoot without rest with those
shaking hands of yours, you'd put o
dozen holes through me at one discharge"
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- The Grand Duke Nicholas is tall,
strongly built, and soldierly in person,
but with no indication of capacity, and
certainly none of refinement, in his
countenance. His forehead is narrow,
his glance is fierce but without penetra-
ton; his features are altogether rather
cuarsely moulded. He is one Of the best
li1guists in the Russian empire.
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- There have been fifty-six Atlantic

u There have been ffty-six Atlantic
steamers lost during the past thirty-seveI
years, in which 4,430 persons perished
Nine vessels were never heard from after
leaving port, four were burned, thirty
wrecked, five lost through collision with
other vessels and two by collision with
icebergs, two foundered and two were lost
in fog. Of nationalities, forty-two were
British, FIVE American, four French, foul
German and one Belgian.
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= They who cannot sleep are not we'll
Either the mind is very much disturbed
OF else the body is i'll,
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A STARTLING TRAGEDY.

4 Woman Shot Dead by Another Ono on
the Stage-Reckless Use of Firearms
Terrible Ending to n Variety Perform
anca at PawtucBet, Rhode Island.
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IA HoRRIlsIEp AUDIENCE.

Everything was now in confusion, both
before and behind the footlights, the au-
dience being in state of terror at the
Geaouensent Of what had promised to be
only pleasant bit of sensation. AT first
it was only supposed that Mile. Yolante
had been wounded, but it was not many
minutes before the news spread that the
woman had been instantly killed.. the
fatal bullet having entered her forehead
and pierced the brain. Miss Franklin
was Immediately placed under arrest by
the local police, end is now locked up to
await the action of the coroner. She
seemed to be half crazed with horror at
the occurrence, only reHH-ing the reck-
lessness of her act when 1t was too late.
Mile. Volante, who so suddenly closed
her career in this shocking manner, has
only been on the variety stage four or five
weeks, and no ono at Pawtucket or here
seems to know he. history. The tragedy
has naturally caused great excitement in
the town of Pawtucket. This accident
will, of course, put stop to all such ex-
hibitions, no matter who may attempt
them.
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PROVIDENCE, R. l., April S.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., april 5.
A terrible tragedy occurred this even
ing at the Opera House, in Pawtucket,
in this State, during one of those sensa-
tional and reckles, exhibitions in marks
manship, originally introduced on the
stage by Frank FIayne and his wife, Miss
Clara Butler. In this instance the holder
of the rife was woman, and she in
stantly killed another woman who was
holding the apple aimed at on her head.
On Monday last variety company, hail
ing from the Mozart Garden, in the city
of Brooklyn, N. T., commenced an en-
gagenent at the Pawtucket Opera House,
their performance being Of an ordinary
character, except the feats in rifle shoot
ing by Mrs. Jennie Fowler, whose stage
name is Miss Jennie Franklin. She
usually began by firing at target and at
various objects, closing that part of her
performance by shooting at an apple
placed on the head of another member of
the company, known as Mile. Volahte,
who also appeared us a trapeze per-
former.
SHOOTING WITH A REFLECTED AIM.
In order to intensity the sensational
character of this act, Miss Franklin, in
stead of taking direct aim at the apple
on Mile. Volante's head, faced in an op-
posite direction and obtained her range
BY means of small mirror placed ut the
wing. This mirror has to be arranged at
such an angle that its face will bring the
face of the person supporting the apple
directly in the centre of che glass. The
holder of the rife places the weapon over
her right shoulder, keeping the trigger
guard pressed close and steady to her
shoulder, and then takes aim through
the sights at the reflected image before
her. The trick has been repeatedly ac-
complished with success, but it requires
great GOODNESS and steadiness to strike
the reflected apple with precision, and
has always been deemed foolhardy and
dangerous experiment.
-. A STARTLING TRAGEDY. sc-
This evening the variety entertainment
passed off as usual until thu rife shooting
act, when the audience was horriied by
seeing tho unfortunate trapeze performer
shot dead. Miss. Franklin displayed con-
siderable skill in hitting her target and
other objects while firing directly at
them, and. she seemed confident and as
sured when the final feat was to be at
tempted. Mile. Volante stepped alertly
to her station, smiling at the audience as
she did so. Placing the apple, an ordi-
nary sized one, on top of her head, where
it rested in her luxuriant hair, she stood
motionless as statue. Miss Franklin
also took her station near the footlights
in front of the mirror, and deliberately
aimed over her shoulder through the
glass at her ill-lated FRIEND. The audi
ence sat in silence curiously watching the
performers and suspecting some deceitful
trick, when suddenly the trigger was
pulled and at the same instant a shriek
rresounded through the hall and the un-
fortunate Volanse fell forward on the
stage.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-18
THE M E. BISHOPS.

The Sunday School room of Grace NJ E,
Church was crowded to its utmost capaci-
ty last evening on the occasion of a public
reception rendered the Methodist Bishops
by the members of that church.
After singing and prayer by Rev. J, H.
Caldwell, DR., Stevenson introduced the
bishops in few we'll considered remarks
upon methodism in general and the bishops
in pa, ticular and Bishop Simpson replied
in a very pleasant and entertaining style.
He spoke of the advancements made by
the churches during tho last 100 years and
of the vast progress which it had made in
fsreign lands and closed by alluding to
the bishops in particular inviting all the
public meeting to be held at the Opera
House Sunday evening.
The rest of tho exercises consisted of so>
cial enjoyment, and many persons who had
never the privilege of shaking a real live
bishop by the hand embraced 1t before the
meeting closed. ..
On Sunday the following bishops will
preach at the churches named;
Asbury-Bishop Jesse T. Peck.
st. Pauls-Bishep Thomas Bowman.
Union-Bishop Isaac W. Wiley.
Scott-Bishop Stephen M, Merrill.
Grace-Bishop Randolph s: Foster.
Brandywine-Bishop e. G. Andrews.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-18
SUMMAR Y OF NEWS.

Dennis Dounelly condemned molly MAJ
guire will be hanged in Pollsville next wed.
nesday' ..r.e y.u.-y.
A heavy frost Thursday night destroyed
all the fruit in the vicinity of Bradford Pa.
Mr.. Benjamin Bedell, well to do farmer
residing at Wetbury L. I. hanged himself
In his bedroom onWednesday night. p.
R. W. Evans g. o.'s oil tank burst lasS
night inBradford Pa Twenty two thousand
barrels of were lost. .s...4. ..E..
The steamship California supposed to be-
intended for the Russian service was
launched from Cramps ship yards in Phils
adelphia wednesday .par sr a.,.
1t has beeu fonnd necessary to uniform
the Capitol police to distinguish them from
members of Congress, q ~ sils
The Morning herald., 1878-05-18
PERSONAL.

Rev. T. l.. Tompkinson was in town yes
erday.
Rev. George R. Kramer who has fol
some days been down In Cecil Co. Md neal
Port Deposit returned to town a few day.
ago.
Our worthy friend John M. Enos, &
candidate for Coroner will start for Reho-
both City on Monday next, to commence
the brick work of j. Morton Poole's cot
tage. He will be gone about week.
Mr.. John Fl. Walraven, of this city, at
tended the launch of the new steam ship
California, said to be intended as Russian
cruiser, as an invited guest. Mrs. Pusey,
wife of Charles Pusey, Esq, was formerly
saleelady in his store.
Charles Clifton Royce, of this city, for
merly assistant Librarian of the Institute
Library, and recently city editor of the
Every Evening, has written fairy story
entitled Wonderful Stick" which 10 in
the June number of Godey's Magazine.
Mr.. Royce will continue to contribute for
this Magazine. He has also been writing
series of childrens' sketches for the Illus
trated Christian Weekly, of New York, en-
titled "The Bodwins," of which the first
appe ared in February 4th The second OF
these will soon be out. Mr.. Royce is ma
king speciality of Juvenile sketches, and
has contributed to Harper's Bazaar and
many others.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-18
HERALD NOTES.

Cholera is raging at Lahore, India.
A Michigan town is called Broad Axe.
Fans bearing Biblical quotations are
out.
A Louisville man has Aaron Buer's duels
Ing pistols. ..'
The rsgspicker's story-the cellar
breakfast Table.
Mercury passed, and the! sun played a
lone hand.-Phil. Bul.
Erickson now claims torpedo machine
that no iron-clad can dodge.
A white robin has been caught In Dan
bury, Conn.,, Village noted for funny
things.
The pen is mightier than the sword
for digging splinter out from under tho
thumb nail.
East Boston boasts q chicken with four
legs, but 1t is very reticent on the subject
of it's hind legs,
In the Indian Territory the style of
mourning has been changed from black to
spotless white. ..t.. -
The Morning herald., 1878-05-18
WILMINGTON. DEL. SATURDAY, MAY lS. 1878.
THE SCHOOL ELECTIONS.

The proposition to disfranchise q ward
and treat an election as If It had not beer
held, was both insolent and illegal. Mar
tin Farrell, is not in in the dispute. We are
not his apologirt--he can take care of him
self. 1t is the people Of the 9th ward
whose rights were menaced by Mr.. Wooleys
resolution who are to be considered and
still more, every citizen of wilmington.
The board Is to judge of the qualification
OF its members-that is, If they are citizens,
residents of the ward, and come with the
proper certificates. To assume that the
majority Of legal votes, were, or were not
cast for certain candidate, without ex>
animation is an insolent and illegal con-
clusion. This grant of power to the Board
does not either by express terms, or by i'm
plication authorize 1t to exercise those
functions, necessary to determine questions
OF fact. 1t has no authority to send for
persons, or papers, and none to compel st~
tendance. The law creating tho board Is
herein defective from the Wooley stand
point but we think eminently wise, in re>
fusing to delegate such powers to the Board.
The Board has noright whatever to declare
the election null and void. It can do one
thing-either by the city Solicitor, the At
torney General, or by .private, counsel {;
convict ard pnpish every one who voted
fraudelently at the late election. If the
Board fails to do so, every man comprising
it, violates by omission his oath, and his
duty and they ought to res
sign. The outrage upon the purity of the
election, was open, notorious, and fragrant
the punishment is plain, and clear-the
offenders known ;-enforce the law gentle.
men or resign. To neglect, or refuse, to
prosecute, make 20 cowardly participants
of the crime committed at the school
election. Prosecute or resign.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-18
LABOR BREvITIES.

The British cotton-masters have refused
to enter into compromise with the men on
strike. ~m., -r.l. r.
Sayles, Owen & Brownell's weolen mills,
at Warren, Mass, have begun running only
two-thirds time.
The Williston Mills, at Easthampton,
Mass. have made Eve per cent. reduction
in the pay of their employees. t'. v.
The striking weavers Of Dover, N. q :, on
Saturday decided not to return to werk un-
less they received their old pay. The mills
are still running, though shost-handed.
tits reported that the Russian Govern
ment made contract with the Providence
Tool Company for five hundred thousand
Peabody-Martini Iifes, and their works.
which have been Idle for several months,
started up on Monday.
At a. meeting of the creditors of the Bor-
der City Mills at Fall River, Mass, stateA
ment was made showing assets, $685., ,405;
doubtful assets, $67 ,S14; liabilities appear.
Ing on the books, $4,000. 1t was voted to
put the concern into bankruptcy.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-18
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL.

The ladies of the First Presbyterian
church commenced a strawberry festival in
the Board of Trade rooms Thursday even,
ing under favorable circumstances and last
evening it was also largely attended.
The rooms are handsomely decorated and
the tables which present very neat and
tastely appearance are in charge of the fol-
lowing ladies.
Floral table, Misses. Matte johnson, Lots
tie Baker and Laura Quinby.
Fruit table, Misses Matte Aiken, Mary
Downing, and Lecarpenter'
Cake table, Misses M. A. Clelland, Emma
Cleland, and Mrs. Downing.
Lemonade Well, Misses Lille Aiken and
The ice cream and strawberry depart
ment Is under the management of Mrs
Ocheltree and Mearns, Mrs. W. D. DOVE,
is the Superintendent of the room.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-18
ONE GENT, 9!
OUR COUNTY COURT. !.
CASES coNTINunD.-c1vn CASES.
New Castle, May 18th, Il

New Castle, May 18th, 1878.
Court opened this morning at 10 o'clock:
Chief Justice Comegys and Associate JUS
tices Wooten and Houston on the bench.
The second panel of the jury was. called,
and took their seats to-day, but there being
no cases for them to try they were dis.
charged from any further attendance at
this term of Court. 'I .+.. "a ID,
In the case of Sarah Erb, vs.. Robert Tsy-
lor, rule to set aside o Sheriff's Sale, on
motion of John G. Patterson, Esq, the
rule was made absolute. +
William G. White Esq, brought the
will of the late George Doughertey, ST., Of
Brandywine Hundred, before the Court.
Mr.. Doughertey was an old man Of So years
of age. His will was made in March last
year, by which his property ETC., after his
debts and funeral expenses was paid was
to be divided, giving each of children $50,
excepting one, married daughter who was
to receive 5000 and her children IS each.
After his death, his wife was to receive all
his estate, and after her death George his
son was to become sole executor. W. g.,
Whiteley, ESQ.,, appeared for the contes--
tants, G. B. Lore, ESQ.,, for the residuary
Legatee. Mr.. Doughertey's property 10
valued at about $4,000. Mr.. Doughertey
Sr., was stricken sometime before his death
with paralysis, and at the time of his sign-
ing the will according to the testimony Of
the two physicians who attended him, he
was not capable of knowing what he was
doing. The contestants of the will, think
ing it was not the will of their father, but
of his son George. At previous time,
however, as witness at q preliminary
meeting, said, the old gentlemen said he
wished bis property left to George, the old
lady and Mary Ann. The other children
have all left him and gone In the world for
themselves. Mr.. Whiteley asked the Court
to send an issue. .... t...
On motion of j. Maris, Esq, for new
trial in the case of Martha Brooks, vs..
James Nc Intyre, the rule showing cause
was granted.
In the care of Zadock A. Poole, VS.. q.
W. Karsner, on rule to show cause why
q writ of possession should be issued. The
defendant not responding, on application of
George Gray, Esq: the rule was made
absolute. .-. .
In the case of Zadock Poole, vs.. Wilson
Z. Vandergrift, D. B. Cooper, Esq, set
forth that Zadock Poole had taken out
" fieri facias at the last term of Court and
instead offollowing yenditioni exponias,"
have at the present term of Court taken cut
an "alias a fa." and made q second levy.
The Court ruled that the two writs could
not be run together In the same judgement,
and hence the first levy must be disposed Of
before the sec ond could be entered
The Morning herald., 1878-05-18
VOL. VII. NO, "a.
CLOTHING.
STILL AHEAD.

During the past month we have been
clearing our stock of old goods, and are
now left with line of new and desirable
stv]es for the Spring trade, Our store,
wb,cb ia th most commodious in the city
or State. occupying three foore, and with
enterprise back Of it, our intention is this
season to outdo all former efforts to make
the Boston One Price Clothing House the
place to buy Clothing and Gents Furnish
ine Goods. With the confidence Of tn pub
lie that FIVE YEARS SQUARE DEAL
ING has not impaired, and our established
system of Cash and One Price to all, we
feel assured the present season will prove
. successful one. Visit our store and look
at our immense stock of Ready Made
Clothing for Men, Youths, Boys and Child
ron