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The Morning herald., 1878-11-14
A DISMISSED sUIToR's SUICIDE.
ON MS xIxss At A e1RL's FEET AID sHoo'
IEe HINsELB.

1Ee HI4sELB.
Frank Lane, q young mechanic OF Bridge
port, shot himself In the head on Sunday
evening, after his dismissal BY bis sweet
heart, Kittis Martin. The latter 10 an at.
tractive girl of about % years Of age, who
works In q paper bag factory.
On Sunday evening Lane called on her at
the house of ]. Dunning, where she boards.
Mr.. Dunning, who was In the parlor with
item until within ten minutes of the trag-
sdy, noticed that they were teasing and BAN
tsring each other great deal.
After he retired the quarrel became MOI O
sririted, and Lane slapped Miss Martin II
the face. She says thas she does not be'
Neve he did 1t In bad temper, but at 81 y rat,
the slap angered her into telling that If ht
struck her again 1t would be after they were
married. Then she told him that she want
ed nothing more to do with him, and to EN-
phasize her words che took of her eDgags
nent ring and threw IL In hts face.
Her words and manner reused Lane to
euddrn frenzy. When she tossed him th
ring be stepped to the door and locked il
then be pulled out his pistol, and, droppiDl
on his knees at the girl's feet, pointed th
weapon TO his head and fred.
The shock 90 terrified her that sems mir
utes elapsed before she could rise frem tn
sofa or utter q sound. Then her wild shrek
quickly brought the family to the room an
q policeman from the street. Lane We
alive bat unconscious. His death 10 mon
entsrily expected.
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ORDINANCES.


An ORDINAsOE 70 EURThE..'
a AMEND AN ORDINANCE ENT!.
TIED aAN ORDINANCE TO REGULAJ
THE TIME AND MANNER OF IHE
PAYMENT OF BILLS AGAINST TIE
CITY"
Be It ordained by the City Council OF
Taioa sectioa i. That the ordinance entitled
San ordinance 10 regulate the uu ano
msuper OF the payment of bills aEainst
the City," passed January xz, 1919. -
amended August 8, 1875, ,nd september
a. is75. be and the same Is hereby fnrtner
amended by adding thereto the following
sections, to wit:
8. ction 2 The City Council az by
unanimous consent direct that all b'lls SO
repsrted as correct by the Committees ana
TIA CITY Auditor, shall be read 10 their or
der, and the County may, upon single
motiop sy o n nber, direct the drawing
of orders in favor OF the persons present.
ing said bills. All bills Wh ch hall be ob-
iected to during the reading, shall De
acted upon separately.
SECTION Q All ordinances or parts OF
ordin ances Inconsistent with this ordi {
nancs be and the same are hereby repealed.
Passed at the City Hall, Oct. slst, ts7s,
NJ. L. LIcHTENsIEIN,.
President Of City Council.
Attest-Edmund b Fraser, Clerk.
nov8 It ,E
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DISCOVERY OF A MURDER IN OHIO

CINCINNATI, Nov. 13.-A special says
that intense excitement exists at Fort Wash.
ington, Tuscsrswas county, Ohio, over the
discovery on Sunday last that Mrs. Best, a
respectable widow, had been brutslly mur-
dered the night previous. She started on
Saturday night for her sons house, half q
mile distant.
The body was found the next morning z,
hidden In pile OF rails, with the neck lis
located and finger marks about the throat
easp'cion rests on 3 neigh boring womsp,
VINO, 1t is said, has been Jealous OF the de.
ceased, suspecting Intimacy between her
husband and Mrs. Best.
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rHr STATE AND EASTERN SHORE


Work on the Delaware and Chesapeake
Canal II going on rapidly.
The burnt Odd Fellows Hall At Raston,
will bs rebuilt In the Spring.
Down the State counterfeit half and quar-.
ter dollars are flowing about rapidly In
abundance.
The Dover people think the plan Of the
4 40 m al train north does very well % far
as 1t goes.
Right Rev. q. c. Lay, Bishop Of Rsstcn,
Who ha. been indisposed for some time past,
10 much better.
Thomas L. r. hawan, Of West Chester,
Pa, has bought .he K,mbls farE, 10 Cecil
county, Md, for $40, 900.
D.. Holloway has sold farm Of rs
acres in Parsons district, wicomieo county
to D. J. Holloway for u, 900.
General Cass," hsrse belonging to
General Humphreys, OF Wieonico county,
died last week, aged SO years.
The gunners have besn busy down the
State since the expiration OF the game Law
Rabbits are quite plenty and partridgss an
the reverse.
An elderly eolored man from East New
Il Market, Nd, while out cunning last week
r accidentally shot himself, and died In ,
very short time from the effects.
i. A 4o3 acre tract in Wicomico county
8 known as the "Jones Farm, !" belonging /,
a the estate OF J. D Williams, has been sol,
: to winder Hastings, Of Delnar, for es,oA
-e15A per acre.
% Had the race track Of the Homewoo.
. Driving Park near Newark been in goo
condition there would have been some trot
. ting last week. However the matter ID In
definitely postponed.
nj Harman Taylor, colored, of Honga riyel
y Dorchester county, was lost overheard an
" drowned from the schooner Menento Nor
Is on Monday morning last, between No Poin
J and Barren Island.
The farm in Shrewsbury Neck, Kent Co
re 223 acres, occupied BY r Kemble, has bee
re sold to Mrs. Clara Y Rives, for % 10
0 the farm sdjoing, 800 acres, occupied by ,
ID q. Wolfe, has been purchased by DR.. Dul
o. lsp, of Delaware City, for 5000.
% The body of Mr.. Edward Pryor, secor
p engineer Of the wrecked steamer Expres
ut was brought to Baltimore yesterdsy NOR
D. ing on the steamer Maggie, for intermer
ne Erie nds went down the bay Tuesday mig
'e to rec over be remains of Dr.. Birch, of
De Mary's county, which have been buried
20 Hol aDd's Island. Mr.. Pryor was last se
ss endeavoring to save Mrs. Tarlton and chi
ee amid the flying timb.rs, Immediately ait
'n the boat went down, and as one Of bis arr
ea 10 broken 1t is thought be perished at th
re time. He was looked upon as one of Bal
ne more's safest engineers.
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RANGED By A MOB.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. New. 12, 1873.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. SeV. IL, 1878.
A sperial despatch to the Memphis Tenn
Appeal confirms the publication made Of
the hanging of Floyd Smith and his wife
Marish (colorsd,) by an armed mob Of
thirty or forty persons, on November 4,
three miles southwest of Herpando, Miss
Both the victims had been arrested and
lodged in jail at Hernando on the Goth Oc.
tober, charged with numbering a little
white girl, six years OF age, which had
been left In their care by its mother. A
post mortem examination of the child re
vesled the tact of its skull having beer
broken. Rumor gives a. a reason for tht
murder OF the child that the Legroes wer,
instigsted by toe mother OF the child, who
would inherit large property estate on the
death Of her offspring.
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TELECRAMS.
TENNESSEE INCONSISTENCIES"


sSxrous TO CEASE DErRAuDNG TIE GOV
lYnyxryr-THE NOTORIOUS AohsAs,
AFRAID THE REVENUE oTficEss WILL
KILL him.
A Nashville, Tenn, special. Nov. L.
/. ss follows: Revenue Agent Jacob Was'
Ter passed through hereto-dsy frsn JACK
Son eoanty for New York, where no nm
leen summoned by telegraph ~ witnes'
m .o,ae tobacco fraud cases. While IN
.,,cksou he visited under . truce, me no
,orious illicit distillsr Campbell Morgan
who commanded the wildcat forces in th'
PEEK f.hs Of August "a, Is and 20, anc
S,upd him amoug the hills and holloss o.
Roaring River. BE told Wagner he VA
anxious to give himself up and would dt
so If assured he would Bot be persecnsec
en- account OF the Peek fight. de hae
emit illicit distilling, and said be DID no
Intend to do any more shooting, but wouIe
! .st keep out Of the way Of the revenue
raiders. He claimed TO have been way
laid and watched in the hills, and did no
ftel safe anywhere. lie was afraid specIs
deputy Davis intended killing him or
sight. He exhibited letters pnfpor'ine Il
come from Davis to that effect. 'Ihes'
Iet.srs are said to be forgeries, and wrlstei
to Morgan by some designing person, viii
an evident desire 10 keep Morgan in ter
ror, and at all times ready for defensive
operations. Davis assured Morgan througi
his father that he did not intend to harm
him 10 the least; that he had warran
for bis arrest, and, if taken, he would sres
him a. he would any other prisoner; tbs
the letters and stories told MIN to the e'
feet thst he intended killing were falls
Wsgn,r sad that six distilleries ha
bsen destro, I'd when he left, and fourtee
men arrested. Many OF the moonshine
were giving themselves up. Prominel
citizens are endesvoring to bring about
somprOmise, and so put an end to the bus
ness.
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VOLUNTARY RETURN OF AN ABB.
sCONDER.

A special states that George c. Thomp-
son, who absconded in 1878, while county
clerk of Stephenson county, ILL.,, and for
whose arrest the supervisors had offered
81 600 reward, has returned voluntarily and
given himself up to the authorities. He has
been living with his family on the Pacific
Coast. His bond 10 fixed At $4,000.
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MEDICAL.

Byi,s great and thorough blood; purifying proper.
ties, DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cufa
ali fIumorA from the worst sarefalA 70 c9nn0a
Bloteh, pimpley or Eruption: Mercurial 49,
Mineral Poisons, and their effects, are eradica!e1,
and vigorous health and sound CONSTITUTION esaI, IN,
or Rough skin, In short all diseases caused oy oaa
blood are conquered by this powerful, purify aua
: Especislis has it manifested It's potency IN SSg
letter, Rosa Rash, Boilss Carbansica sore ~
Scrcfulous eoreA and ewalllnGs, White ews&- -
Gsltro or Thick Meek, and Enlarged GiandA
colsr OF skin, OF yeiowisi-brown spots on face or
body. frequent headache or dizzinesA bad tSSe u
mouth, internal heat or clills alternaed VIZ nS.
hushes, low spirits, and gloomy forebodingh iegus
Terpid Liver, OF aRiiiSusnsss!s In many cases o. q
sLiver Cenpiaint" only part Of these symptoms \, ~
experienced. AS Q remedy for all such cases "
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery has no sQuai "
10 effects perfect and radical cures .ns
In the cure Of Bronehitia, ssvsls CsushA and !hs
early stages Of Consumptions II has astonisheo s
medical faculty, and eminent physicians pron24lnS
1t the greatest medical discovery Of the age WIN VIM
it cures the seyerest Coughs It strengthens the
and purincs the blood. Sold BY druggists;
R.V. PIERCE, ". D., Prop'r, Worlds Dispesnl
and Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N Y.
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EIGHT WEEKS IN EUROPE" j."

Mr. Benjamin B. johnson, President of the
Yourg Mems Christian As .ocia.ion, will
deliver lecture 10 St. s.. Andi ew's Church
this Thursday evening, at $50 o'clock, en-,
titled, An eight weeks trip to Europe"
The proceeds are to be devoted to the gen
sral fund Of the Y M. c. A Tickets, "a
cents,
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507 MARKET St. So
J. T. WILSON

BLACK CAsHMEREs,
85, s., 65. rs, % AID 81 %.
BLACK ALPACA,
20 Is, 85, 30 and rs,
PLAIN AND FIGURED BREsS
GOODS,
firm up to IS cents.
CLOTHS AND CASSIMER5 c FOR GEN
TLEMEN,
WATERPROOF CLOTH All best shad -
rom 80 cents to l0J
SQUARE AND BLANKET sHAWLs,
WHITE AND COiORED BLANKETS
from 81 81 to s551
WHITE and COLOREn BED SPREAD,
WHITE FLANNELS, RED
TWILLFD and INDICATED
FLANNEL. FLOOR TA-
BILE and STAIR H.
CLOTHSLADIES
CHILDREN
AND
GBNTLEMENs MERINO UNDER
WEAR in great variety,
OORSETS all sizes.
u. s085,15. 81, l.0N, 1,25 and l.5o.
MADAME FOY'S IMPROVED COR
SETS
A sPLE LENDID ASSORI MENT OF KID
GLOVES IL aud 8 buttons.
LADIES LACE SCARFS. COLLARS
and I UFFS in great variety.
FR1NGES, BUTTONS and general as
sortment Of Trimmings. Call and sc,
for yourself,
JOHN T. wILRON
507 MARK EFT STREE
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BY NAIL AND TELEGRAPH.

Amy Sheridan, the sctress, 10 dead.
Tha Berlin ,rrespondent of the Pail
Mall Gazette tslegraphs to that journal that
ths Russian mission at Csbul, Afghanistan,
mas not been withdrawn.
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AMONG OUR NEIGHBORs.

Atwo year old colt belonging to JoL II
Morris residing near the Welsh Mounts in.
in East Nan'm o. township, Ches erCounty
had its eye put out by corn stabble.
Patrick Welsh OF Pennsbury township
Chester County found an old watch 10 hi
corn field lately, which was m ade 10 Dublin
Ireland in 1443. 1t was probably lost by az
English officer during the Revolution.
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SHERIFFS SALES

SHER,FFs SALE,
sy virtue Of q writ Of evari Facias to me
,lrected, will be exposed to Puone aie'
in Pencader hundred, New Castle County
DEL, ON
TUEsDAY. the 18th day of November, A.
D., 1878, at O'Clock. p' m.
The following described real estate viz:
All that cel tain srm or tract oil land sit,
nate liz ing aud being Ia Ptncader huroreo
County OF New castle and state OF Dela
ware particularly bounded aud descflpeo
as follows to wit: Beginning at a laIge
blacg oak tree corner Of Outen d. jester
and William B. Calhonn's land, and run
ming thence with the lands Of said Calhoun
south " $40 degrees west ~ 7.l0 percnts 10
q stone in Cantweil Clark's nLe, tneuGs y;
wi h his line south Ia degrees east 3i 6-lo
| thence with mis- and William J: Hurlock
| land, north s 1.4degrees east "A percnes 10
| a stope, and south 30 degte ees east iSO
| psrchls TO Ia stone, o rner fJr DAVID ~.
| Wa as Ian l, thence witn his Ian siutn
Ss degrees sas. IS no Perehes to a stone; aHnna
| WITH his land north ii IA degrees east bS DIT
| perches to stone in q private road, thence
with the said road due north 10 perches u
| a stone, a corner OF John McCormicR
land, thence with his land north " "a De
degrees west 20 SO perches TO stone
thence north 4S 4 degrees east ~ 1-is
perehes to q stone and parsimon stump
hence south "a 81 degrees ~ % percheS U
| a st.,ne corner oi the land OF the Rev. WI
liam Williams. deceased thence north
degrees wesG G2 7-l0 perches to the place o
beginning, containing one hundred ant
furty.elght acres, more or less, win !ram'
heuse and other out-buildingss
seised and taken in execution ss IN.
property OF william Kirkley AID sarah ]
iKirklsy, his wife, and I. I. and 10 he solt
ISAAC GRUBR, Sheriff
shsriff's once, New Castle, October II, Y
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SOCIETIES..
MEETINGS THIS Thursday EVENING

hAhriHes THls(THURsDAY) EVENING.
Jefferson Lodge, No. ., /. O. OF, a
Odd Fellows Hall.
Mattshoon Tribe, No. II, l. 0. p. NJ, , at
McClary's Building
Keokuk Tribe, No. 8, I. O. R. M, at
Maris' Building, 9Th and shipley sts.
Eden Lodge, l. 0. 0. F., at hall, Bird ard
King streets.
wilmington Division, No. /, s. of T., in
McClary's Building.
Hope Council, No. Q, Jr., O. U. A. NJ, a,
Jr. o. U. A. NJ. Hall, Oil Market street.
Lady washington Home Communion. 504
Market street.
wilmington Grotto, No. /, s. and
A. A., Bradford's Building.
Clayton Lodge, No. 4, K. Of P, K. Of P
Hall, All Market street.
smoke Chapman's three-cent arom attic
havanas and be happy,
The Morning herald., 1878-11-14
TUESDAY, the 18th day OF november, i
D. 1873, at2 o'clock p. m.

The following described real estate viz:
All that cett4i.l lot or piece Cf iand sit
uate In the town of St Georges on The
south side Of the road leaulpg from st
Georges to Delaware City, bounded and de.
scribed - follows 70 wit: Beginning at 9
staEe anu corner for lotto
Garmop. anu 431 ieat from the Junction o
the 81. Ge JIges aud De aware City roaC
with the Odessa Road running thence
with the said line south AZ 5 40 cas- $50 fee
to q STAKE IN land forT erly or Henry l.
Packard and then, north Al 3-i2 east s.
feet to stake thence north AZ ',iJ wekt l5
leot 10 st Ike III south side of the afore
said 70 III .hence with t-e said 70 soutl
81 so W st so feet to the p!aes oi beginning
contain ming seven Thousand five hundred
square feet more or less, with d frame
house and frame stabllng thereon erecteJ
Seized and taken In execuli N as lh'
property Of Phillip Redden deceased, ant
Isabella Redden surviving mnrtgag2r o
Phillip Redden deceased, ana {
(Thomas Fl. Gould Admr. of Phillip Red
den decesed, &c.) and TO be sod by
ISAAC CRUDE Steriff.
Sherlfrs Office New Castle, Oct II, 1878
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In others dryness dry, watery, ~ nasal paF
eyes stopping up or obstructiPn q 1ne and cough
sages ringing in ears dsamess ma scabs from ueefd
voice altered, nasal twang offensive breadt taste, di,
or total deprivation Of sense Of snen ad ndget
ton, ENLARGED torsis, tickling cougr seasent n am
few Of these symptoms are likely to be pfe'sA
case at one time.
The Morning herald., 1878-11-14
DR.. sAGE's cATAaRH REMEDY

o matter of how long Standing usse %
nay Be snpd Or bitter sPRiiea on! form nre e
PHRcEs Doache; Inis si,ch y chn nud medicine can al III
carried HIGH Up and PERFECTLY ArrdItt6e A.nd the d Y,
parts OF the affected nasal passages. arh in ch
sores and ulcers frequently exist anads ana ise
the catarrhal discharge genersly rom e.
10 pleasant and easily understoouin NJ SAGEs ~
farrh Remedy cures recent attacks Of o1uS and peasr
Head By few applications It u somamstic mi drugs
poiscns. catarTh Remedy and poucn,e worlds pis
10 E,M ,:i,,s., rESs,fHE, Hs,sl y. +; Bs;talS
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The following described real estate viz:
Nj that rthin lo' or parcel Of land sit
nate in tie city Of W.luiIg;on Aforesaid.
bNundsd and described as follows. to W.:
beginning at a Ioint on thu nor. .hwesteTly
ide OF jackson street at ne distance OF id
feet sou hives eriy from the southwes terly
-1te OF -h llcr-.ss avenue. thence north
westerly r-.sl,-l with >hallnross avenue
lSi eet ihcnes to a corner theLce south.
westerly parallel with Jacks,n street 81
feet 10 corner II Jacob =. Weldin's land
and theme southeasterly by line Of said
Weldin's land parallel with Gi in avenue
W feet 8 l ches 10 Tie afnress d side OF
Jackson street, ana thence thereby no: tn.
-astsrly 5o feet to the pace of beginning
b. the contents thereof what tpey may.
seized aud taken rs the properly OF
homas Y. Den eorrnandie, surviving mort.
ssgor, and t. t, and to be sold by
1sAAU GRUBB, Sheriff.
sheriff's Ofdce, New Castle, October 2s
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Go to hear Prof. Murdoch's lecture and
reading tonight in the Masonic Temple.
The Morning herald., 1878-11-14
WANTS.

WANTED.--A second handed safe, oiva
address In full. This office. d. D, H.
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The following described real estate VIZ
Al In Tight titte estate and inter est Of
william '-reen, being the equal Hndivlder
ole tsir part Of all that ce,fain lot OF
Ia sitnat-, in the city Of Wilmington
seW Castle County Delaware, bounded a.
follows; Beginning at point on The east
erly side Of SHIRLEY street between Sec.
onf and Third streets at q corner of land
late OF Ste hen 6. Southard now OF
Charles Gresn and William Wilson Jr..
hence along the said land, easterly A feet
thence southerly parallel to Shinle , tree
feet therce westerly parallel to Third
street Al feet o the Aforesaid s.ds OF shin
ley street and hence along said side =
said street norther!y 20 feet TO the piac, O.
beginning, fo
Seized and taken in execution as the
property Of William Green, and 10 be sold
by. " 'e 1'''
ISAAC CRUDE, Sheriff.
Snerln's ONCE New Castle, Oct. 20, 1873
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SATURD AY, the 10Th day Of November.
A, D., 1873. at 2 o'clock p. 10.
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SHERIFF'S SALE

1875
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SHERIFF SALE.
By virtue of writ of .evari Facias to m
direeled, will be exposed 10 Public hate
the Hotel uf Willis III B. Ford, at Kirawood
in Pe1cader Hundred, New tastle count.
Del. Oh
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CHERIFF SALE,

shsrifrs once, New Castle, October II
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By writ Of Venditioni Exponas to me
directed will be expos ed to Public sale, al
the lafayette Hotel. %. Sal Shipley st, ee
<ept by John J. 20 CHE ", In the CITY o
Wliinlnston, New C'st'e Couaty, Del, on
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MISCELLANEOUS.
GOLD MEDAL

has been awarded at the Paris Exposition
The Morning herald., 1878-11-14

Smoke Chapman's three.cent arom attic
havanas and be happy,
The Morning herald., 1878-11-14
CHERIFF SALE.

ISAAr Fh DI. HtNIIII,
Sherlf7s Office New Castle, Oct. Il, 1878
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-10
BROOKLYN COMMUNISTS QUIET.

Brooklyn has been greatly exercised during the past
week over rumors that the Communists OF that city
wero contemplating general uprising. Diligcnt IN
quiries made yesterday, however, by a HKaALD rc.
porter prove these rumors 10 ue entirely unoundcd.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-10
YELLOW JACK.

Captain Charles Meesman, OF tho brig Burgomaster,
which arrived AZ this port from Santos, Brazil with
cargo OF coffee, was arrested yesterday by order
OF the Brooklyn sanitary authorities for violation
Of the health ordinances. in dscharglng cargo
without permit at Bartlett 4 Grecn's dock,
Roberta Stores. The Burgomasler has been lying
Tor several weeks at Quarantine. where she
detained, having had four cases Of yellow fever
on board during tho voyage to New York. Tho
sci lett Santos tho 10th OF February with crew
OF three sailors, o mate and captain. Tho WHO
and child OF the latter also board.
The voyage occupied scventy-hve days. Whom
about three weeks out one Of the seamen takon
tie, where he visited frequently by the captain,
who At the time ignorant OF the character OF the
disease from which the sick man was sufiertag. IL
not until no had been confined to bed for lhrce
days that the discovery was made that The man had
yellow lever IN It's worst FORM seaman
signed 70 the duty Of nursing him and tie other
removed their beds IRON the INJECTED iorecas-
Ito. Aitcr i've days sickness tho patient died
and was buried Ut About the
time another man stricken down with the disease
and tho mate also Tell victim 10 Il. Both mon died
and their bodies wore consigned 10 tho deep Pr0vi
deptially the winds wore favorable and tue captain
had nearly arrived In port when Tho only surviving
sailor taken sick. Upon arrival Ut Quarantine he
WINS removed TO the hospital whiio thc Burpomaster
was thoroughly iumlgatod and disniected and came
up TO Brooklyn with clean bill OF hoath. The IN
ingement oil the local heath rules faiiing obtain
permit at tho sanitary occ will DO examined be tore
Judge Walsh tomorrow.
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THE CURSE OF RUM.

In a roar house at No 50J East Fourteenth street
lives the family OF john Dempsey baker by trade,
who Tor long time has gwen himself over 10 inicn.
pcrancc. The money which no earned aud which
served 10 support his wio aud children gradually
dwlndcd, aud OF ia,o hc has stopped work aud aban
doncd himself TO the indulgence oil his soltsn habits
Upon Anne, his wife, tho maintenance Of The family
has dovovcd and. Ia spite OF hcr efforts their be-
hail. she mas continually been subjected TO
nl-usagc. On Tuesday last Dempsey called In
and children. together with tho very bed COW
ering which about all the man had lett ~
the house. Tue appealing looks OF the wrctcbcd
amily restrained The purchaser from taxing the ar
ticios offered nun, aud Dempsey, aitor sDundy aDus
Ing every one. left the house. Near Midnight ho
came homo intoxicated, burst open tho door, seized
his itic gri Rosie by tho ncck, and began 10 boat
and kick her I'll the poor girl was almost ioscnsibie
she managed to crawl away, however, and ny " a
rear yard, wncn Dempsey turned upon her mother,
who had come to her assistance, struck her with
a kettle and drove her from tho mousse He then fast.
encd the door AMI kept both WHO and daughter out In
tho nd In almost nude condition tii near day
light policeman oil the Seven Ieenth precinct
effected his arrest and the Ucng reported 20 tho
Society Tor tho Prevention OF Cruelty to Children.
their agent, oiicer Chardi, appeared In the Essex
Market Police Court yesterday aud had Dem psey oom-
mittcd 10 the Island Tho wife ana children of tho
prisoner had been 80 badly beaten tnat thoy were un
nDio 10 upLeaY.