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The New York herald., 1878-01-18
A FEARFUL CRIME.
WOMAN AND CHILD MURDERED BY Hus-
BAND AND srEPFArHEn AND BURIED IN TIE
wooDs-TuE BODIES wEEE DISCOVERED BY
nDCy

BAND AND srEPFATHEn AND BURIED IN TIE
wooDs-TuE BODIES wELE DISCOVERED BY
DOGS.
By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Jan. II, 1878.
H. c. Secrost was arrested In Union county Gyo
miles from Monroc this evening for the murder OF his
wife and stepchid, near Hickory Cataw ba county ON
March II, 1917. The crime was horribly shocking
one such could only be psrpetrated by "a lcnd The
victim Of Secrcsps devilish Work formerly o
widow lady, Mrs. Alice Stevenson, with whom ho had
been very intimate Tor twelve months previous to
their marriage The Widow Stevenson was an attrac.
tive ", man Of iwcnty-lvc summers, bearing char
actcr without rcproach and the mother OF four
old grL
MARRIED MURDERED.
On tho Gil oi last March Secresl, the widow and
child left the Deghborhood, avowcdly ior Western
North Carolina On reaching Hickory tho Rev. Mr.
HartseII, by request OF Secrest married tnem
and lodgings engaged that place. Al
the expiration OF SIX Gays the three suddenly dsap
pearcd, secrest returning to Monroe The following
day alone. In answer 10 inquiries respecting the
whereabouts Of Mrs Stevenson, no SAID they had
separated at Hickory aud denied having married. her.
Pablo suspicion limited that foul play had been used
by sccresi. but no proof was then ooainbo sufficient
10 impiicatc nm. Secrcst bears IA bad name and
IS known to have been guilty of 'iarceay IN
testify against MIN, though holding evidence sui
nc'en, to convict 1hIs, It supposed, used
controlling power aud compelled him TO marry her,
as 10 shelter herself from pubic disgrace. All
quiries made ny the relatives OF the missing woman
~ ascertain her fute we're unayplng. NothIng could
bc learned, except that she had been married 10
secrest and lodged IN Hickory ior six days alter.
DISCOVERY OF THE BODiEs.
party oil young men wniic out hunting near
Hickory on Monday last were attracted TO a secluded
hollow IN the woods by the excited barking aud howl
lug Of dogs aud repairing to the spot found they had
scratched up tho earth two and half fect
deep, exposing tho foot and lcs OF nu-
man body, and on removing the earth
until trench three feet deep made
the bodies Of u woman aud child were found, winch
were at once idcnthed as those Of the missing Mrs
Stevenson and daughter The mister who performed
the marriage ceremony testified that tie cotEing
hair the same those OF the M lssing woman.
The child wore copper.tppoi shoes when last seen,
and tho little iect oil the murdered gri cncacd
tho same. Mrs. S,evenson's hair was very long
and aDuudant--so was the dead woman's
ARREST sECREsr.
These evident Indications were sufficiently c0nclu-
sivc 10 Cause the arrest 0t Sccrcs anu
issued Tor his apprehension and served to-day. The
death Of the victims was caused by confusion OIL the
head from blunt Instrument, and IRON the appear
ancc OF the heads OF both mother and child have
been instantaneous Sccrost Is dosgedy obstinate,
refusing To answer any questions concerning the
Ger, but there IS not tho slightest doubt Of his guilt
The New York herald., 1878-01-18
ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Jan IL, 1873
No fscight train, on the Portland and Ogdens-
burg Railroad. westward bound. ran of the
cstlc at Fisher Crossing, miles east OF WaIcott
villngc this afternoon Seven froight ana pas
sengsr were completely wrecked. The engine
ana four passenger passed safely over. Tho
ircstIc fourteen feet high. Albert Currer.
Conductor Spaulding. j. ID. Patterson and A. d. Peek
were or less injured The rails and ties torn
UP the whole longth OF no trcstc.
The New York herald., 1878-01-18
MIR. BOWLEs' OBoLQUlES.
SPRINGFIELD, Jan, IL, Ii

SPRINGFIELD, Jan. IL, 1873
Tho funeral OF Mr. Bowlcs will be private, but
memorial services Will be held at tho Church OF
Unity IN this city at two O'Clock next Wednesday
afternoon, which his friends invited to attend
Tho services Will not be purely rchgIoos; but promi-
Dcnt gentlemen from different paris OF the country
are expeced to bc present and deliver brief tributes
to the memory oil the dcad journalist
The New York herald., 1878-01-18
KENTUCKY SENArORSHIP.

FRANKFORT, KY, JAM II, 1873.
General John s. Williams elected to-day on
joint ballot United States Senator from Kentucky TO
succeed Thomas G. McCrecry, by vote OF l26 TO IL
Tor Boyd, republican
The New York herald., 1878-01-18
MARYLAND SENATORSHIP.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, jan, II, 1873.
Tho Legislature In JOINT Convention to-day balloted
for Unued STATES Senator with the following result
Dennis %, Robinson 20, Groome 20, McLanc II,
Steiner (rep) g. Thomas s. Stump 8, Blair l. Pcarce l.
scattering4 4. Tho Conv tion then adjourned.
The New York herald., 1878-01-18
GOVERNOR BULLOCK FREE.
ATLANTA, Ga., Jan, II. 1S1,

ATLANTA, Ga. Jan. II, 1878.
In the Superior Court to-day the last remaining
against ex Governor Bullock was dismissed Oh
plea OF antretos dcq,d because Of the verdict rem
dcred yesterday This ends all the against
m
The New York herald., 1878-01-18
MURDERER RESPITED.

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
RICHMOND. Va, Jan. IL, 1878.
Governor Holiday has respited until the 22i Of Feb
ruary Lewis Hl the negro sentenced to be executed
TO- morrow at the Isle OF Wight, for outrage.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11

PLEASANT MEMORIES. do not realize
that all our actions of day afford food for
tomorrow. Then try to live Alright In youth
as We all remember, hope was our guide, an
ticipation and expectation were the animal
ing sentiments !; the mind looked constantly
forward, plans and purposes were its chief ac-
tivity. In mature years, as most of us know,
realization takes the place of hope. Clearly
there must be, as years accumulate a gradu-
al turning of the mind toward the past
memory will become the chosen companion !;
we shall live more and more in what we recol
lect. Youth dwels III tho future manhood
in the present age in the past. To ponder
upon former years enters into the beart-lfe
age just as does the hope and prospect of
years TO come into that of youth. Each per-
son is forming that element for his age by his
life now. The hasty words, the foolish deeds,
the neglects and omissions, the transgressions
of today are the seeds Of so many mortifica
tions and sorrows to grow rank in the white
haired years. Whatever is wise, right, gen.
erous, self-sacrfcng, honorable in the life of
to-day is plant which will ripen thick with
peaceful and pleasant memory is the chief fac
tor in happiness.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11

WORKING ON THE SABBATH.-The man is
yet to be born who can work seven days in a
week and do his work as it ought to be done.
Engineers, firemen, brakemen, trackmen, and
all the workmen become thoroughly tired out.
Their WEAKNESS blunts their senses. They
lose their alertness, vigilance, promptness,
vigor aud endurance. They become exceed
ingly liable to errors and mistakes. Not in
frequently they become reckless and desper-
ate through utter WEAKNESS. An engineer
was running an engine down road with q
train. Suddenly he sat down, aud with many
oaths said in substance I have been at
work on this road every day now for four
weeks, without one day of rest. am tired
out. Let her co. lie ceased to keep look
out, and soon ran at full speed into a crowded
MESSENGER train. Some killed and man.
we're injured. And this accident, as 1t was
called, occurred on a week day. but was he
result of breaking the Sabbath. Sabbath
breaking roads and boats are dangerous, are
especially liable to accidents. This fact is
recognized by many managers of public con-
veyances
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11

NATURAL TELEPHoNE.-T Inyo (Cal)
Independent states, on the authority of Col.
Talcott, who vouches for the truth of the
matter that there is certain point on a
ridge high up on Kearsage mountain where
can be heard the rumble of trains on the S.
Pacific Railroad as they cross the range to the
west of Mohave, 140 miles distant. There is
regular daily train passing at 1890 o'clock,
and upon reaching the place at this hour the
noise of the train is heard as stated. 1t is a
curious thing in natures, but scarcely more
wonderful than some of the mountain echoes
We read OF, nor more incomprehensible than
late achievements of science in telephones.
monographs and megaphones, possibly in
volving the same principle of conducting
sound through the air or solids.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11
MISCELLANY.
PEcuLrAn PEopLR.--An editor without an

PECULIAR PEoPLE.--An editor without an
enemy.
The girl who don't like ice cream.
The man plug hat does not become.
The boy who likes to "speak pieces"
The boy who don't envy the circus men.
A pretty girl who does not know she is
pretty.
People who take real pleasure in paying
their old debts.
A man who win not swear when his sus-
penders break.
Those who pay the doctor as promptly as
they do the grocer.
The young man of twenty who dol't think
he knows everything.
The lady who wears shoes one size too
largo for the sake of comfort.
The man who is unconscious that his pants
are five inches too short.
The young lady who will confess that she
likes "raw" onions. They all do.)
People who don't care If their neighbors do
see them eating mush and milk.
The young lady who can knit blue yarn
socks as skillfully as she works Berlin wool
dogs.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11

A spelling match in Peltonville, Miss. ended
in row. One contestant said plough was
alone correct, and another as exclusively main
tanned pillow. The schoolmaster ruled that
both were right, but, in the absence of a die
tionaiy, the prevailing sentiment was that
there could not possibly be two correct ways
of spelling one word. A book was then
thrown at the schoolmaster's head, aud gen
eral fight ensued
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11

The stars are generally supposed to be suns
of other systems of planets and although
they appear like twinkling lamps hung out
through all the blue expanse of Heaven. they
are for the most part, vastly larger than our
earth, and it is probable that they are all peo-
pied with thinking, intellectual beings.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11

A heightened but impecunious Chicago
youth recently Tilted Cincinnati girl because
he thought he found out she was poor. Then
she went and inherited 81, 600, 900 and would
not speak to him. He now thinks it a great
misfortune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11

Michigan gentleman whose education
was considered fair, wrote to bookseller as
follows: ''Dere sur if yew hey gut book
cald Daniel Webster on brige pleas send me
copy by Pysers Express c. o. d. want to
git it termorrer if kin, caus mi spelin techer
SEE oughter hev It,"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11

The perfection of human nature does moi
arise by exemption from temptation, but rath
er by victory in temptation.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11

A man may throw up royal penny if he
wants to, but u little penny royal will make
him throw up whether he wants to or not.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11

That man cannot be upright before God
Who IS unjust in his dealing with men.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11

Many ara willing enough to wound who
are yet afraid to strike.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11

Economy is wealth" but man may be
loaded down with economy and still starve to
death.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11

~ can make money faster at work for us than AZ
anything else Capital not required; we will
- start you sl2 per day at HON made BY the in
dustrious. Men, women. boys and girls wanted
everywhere to work for Us. Now Is the lime Costly
ontft and terms free. Address True Co. Aueusts
Maine. Feb. 27.-tv.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11

The attack sets in with pains in the limbs and back
lassitude and of ightness the forehead
repeated sneezing watery and infamed eyes, aud in
creased discharge from the sometimes there is n-
Illumination of the throat and tonss, and eruption
OF bsters about the lips A few pinehes of
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11

Vanilla, Rose, Ne.sarina, Ler1on, Grange,
Peach, Eitter AiaaalG, Cinnamon, Cloves,
E:....zzsosr, Mses, Gi1aar, Celery, Banana, Pear,
All53-ca, StgswhsTgy, fin5 Apple, Easp-
berry aal saessp4sil2.
aeressins popularity "a slsiost universal use
CT thc1a StrSctsin SECTIONS Of the country where
thcy have n,rodused L rroofot their superiority
over oil cihersnow made I'll e excctnce consists In
their purity eaatYsnrth. lea CrNEi Manufacturers,
Hoteland House Keepers certify that u actual use they
nifty rer cheaper than the compounds solo un1er
the ilalns OF itavnrs. These fac,s worthy
ofthe attent,nn OF housk and all who favosa
Hsr-SoLD sY DsusG IsTs AEp eiRoczRs EvERYwEkRk
HAgEs A MILLER. zsR0P6zETORs,
&c n HOWARD ST. BALr.soR Mn
Dee 10th, 1917.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11
DR.. TAYLOR'S
CATARRH POWDER

snuffed vigorously up the nose will soon disspate this
class Of caarrh In the chronic stage of the disease
and taste are gone, sight and hearing impaired and
there is continual hawking and splitting and head
ache the eyes, and Offensive odor to the breath
regular and pessistently Price % cents For sale by
all Druggists. Prepared.by Chas A. osmun, proprietor
Of
Osmun,s Cod Liver Oil and Lime,
for Consumption Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis and
all scrofulous disease. Send for circular.
Depot Is 7th Ave-, N. Y.
Nov 20.-3m
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11
THE HUN1ERDON COUNTY
MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE co.

7 prepared to write policies on all good risks at a
rate that be shown by result to be much cheaper
than the usual cost of insurance.
For information or insurance, apply to A. g. BARBER
Genl Agent, or to JOSEPH SMITH.
Nay 29-tf. BasementQ Of Ldmberfuiie National Bank.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11
THE WELLS TEA CO.,

Importers of
Pure China and Japan Teas,
Supply Teas to Storekeepers in original packages at
lowest import prices
Supply Teas to Druggists General Dealers and others
packed In handsome sealed packages OF pound each
In cansters of the capacity, and In fbs 10 lbs
and 20 lbs. boxes
Supply Teas to Peddlers In half pound and pound
hays plain printed at more liberal discount than
given elsewhere.
Supply Teas for Club Orders, and allow larger
than usual and In all guarantee the quail
ty of their goods
The Wells Tea Co., Is one of the largest and most
BILE houses the trade and all parties requiring Teas
should send for circular.
THE WELLS TEA COMPANY,
2O1 FULTON STREET,
p o. BOX, 1850 NEW YORK.
Nov. 20-3m.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-12-11
PENNsYLVANIA RAILROAD

BELVIDGRE DIVISION.
On and after Nov. 1Itt, 1878.
TRAINS For NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA
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Oct. soth..st.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-07-18
An Undeniable Truth.

You deserve to suffer, and if you lead a
miserable unsatisfactory life in this beau
tiful world, it is entirely your own fault
and there is only one excuse for you,-your
unreasonable predjudics and skepticism,
which has killed thousands Personal
knowledge and common sense reasoning
will show you that Green's August Flower
will cure you of Liver Complaint, or Dys-
pepsia, with all its miserable effects, such
as sick headache, palpitation to the heart,
sour stomach, habitual costiveness' dizzi.
ness of the head, nervous prostration, low
spirits, &c. It's sale now reach every town
on the Western Continent and not Drug
gist but will tell you of its wonderful cures
You can buy a sample bottle for 10 cents
Three doses will relieve you
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-07-18
A Cure for Slander.

The following very homely but singular
ly instructive lesson is by St. Phillip Neri:
A lady presented herself to him one day,
accusing herself of being given to slander
"Do you frequently fall into this fault?"
inquired the sSaint. "Yes, Father, very
Often" replied the penitent. "My dear
child" said the Saint "your fault is greats
but the mercy Of God is still greater; foz
your penance, do as follows: Go to the
nearest market, purchase a chicken just
killed and still covered with feathers; you
will then walk to 9 certain distance, pluck
ing the birds as you 60 along; your walA
finished you will return to me-"
Great was the astonishmsnt of the lad,
in receiving SO strange q penance; but 81
lencinR all human reasoning, she replied
II will obey, Father. will obey" Accor
dingly, she fepsired to the market, bough
the fowl and set ous on her journey, pluck
ing il as she went along, as she had bee
ordered.
: In q short time she returned, anxious /
tell Of her exsctness, in accomplishing he
psnance, and desirous to receive some ez
PLANTATION Of one so singular.
"Oh!" said the Saint, "you have bee
very faithful to the 6rst part Of my order
now do the second part, and you will /
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-07-18
The Chinese.

There are said to be four thousand char
acters used in the Chinese Bible, but of
these not more than one third of the num-
Der are in constant use. About one-hfth
of the latter number, from their frequent
occurrence, constitute the great body of the
Bible. Five-sixth of the entire work is
made up of one-eight ofthe whole number
of characters. OF the vast population of
that densely crowded empire, woman and
children constitute large proportion, and
these cannot read. 10 the country districts
not more than one-third of the males can
read, and perhaps not more than one-hfth
In the city it is estimated that seven-tenths
of the mails are readers; so that, OF tn
whole, the male population may be regard
ed as a reading people. According to the
late statistics, there is one missionary ir
China to every two millions of its foul
hundred millions of inhabitants. Th,
number of Christians in China is now in
creasing six-fold every decade.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-07-18

There will be a Free Public address on
Odd Fellowship, and also reunion of the
members of Somerset Lodge No, 352 I. o.
o. F. in Music Hall, Somerset, Ohio, on
TUESDAY EVENING, AUG. 9TH. 1878.
Being the 19thi anniversary of the institu-
tion of the lodge. The address will be de.
livered by the
Rev. Bro. A. G. BYERs,
of Columbus, o. Docter Byers is an attrac.
tive speaker, keen observer of events, and
has long been connected with different char
liable and public institutions of this and
other States, and has made the wants ane
conditions of humanity his special consider
alton.
The evenings entertainment will conclud
with music, vocal and instrumental, socia
amusements, refreshments &c. The Publ
as we'll as all members of the order ar
| most cordially invited.
R. B. WOODWARD
T. NJ. AsRBRooK, COMMITTEE.
| D. s. THOMAS,
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cured. Retrace your steps; ..pass through
all the places you have already traversed,
and gather up one by enc all the feathers
you have scattered
"But, Father" exclaimed the poor wo-
man, shat is impossible. | cast the feath'
ers carelessly on every side; the wind car
ried them in different directions; how car
I recover them?"
"Well, my child" replied the Saint, Csc
it is with your words of slander, like the
feathers which the wind has scattered, they
have been waited in many directions; cal
them back now if you can. Go and sin nc
more"
History does not tell if the lady was con
yerted; but it ,is probable. 1t required
Saint to give the lesson; one should be
fool not to profit by it.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-07-18

Our personal appearance is a matter in
which our friends and acquaintances have
right to a choice whether we shall inhict
upon them an exterior uncared for and un-
attractive, a countenanee marred by neg
lected grizzled beard, or crown guiltless
of covering, half covered, OF thatcher with
white hairs, or whether We shall in defer
ence to our fellows. pay due regard to our
persons and make them presentible and ac-
ceptable in society. There are many helps
for those who desire to do this, and there
are none among them more acceptable than
Halls Hair Renewer land Buckingham's
Dye for the whiskers. Both these prepar-
ations are kept for sale at all drug stores
and if any of our friends are looking lit.
tie the worse for wear, we advise them td
make note of it.-North Star, DanuiHo, Vt
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-07-18
Too Prudent.

We have heard of man becoming so
excited when q house was on FIRE as to
pitch . basket of dishes out of the third
story window, and then carry a feathear
bed all the way down the steps; again. We
have heard of a man who tore the wind
lass away from his we'll and carried it
three hundred yards before he moved a
single ARTICLE out OF his burning house,
making it impossible to get water until
the windlass was returned. But we think
the greatest case of excitability was that
of the man who with an AK broke out all
the window. glass in the house, and when
asked why he was doing it, replied:
"Why don't you see the house is burn
ing up, and want to get the glass Out
or il will melt.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-07-18
A LECTURE
TO YOUNG MEN

Just Published, IN Sealed Enuelope. Price Gets
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BY ROBERT. CULVERWELL, NJ. D., author
of the "Green Cook, ;" &c.
The world-renowned author, in this admirable
Lecture, clearly proves from his own experience
that the awful consequences of Self-Abu may be
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pointing out mode of cure at once certain and Ell
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Har This Lecture wai proue boon TO thousands aae
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Sent, under seal, in plain envelope, to any ad
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Address the Publishers
THE CULyERWELL MEDICAL co.,
Al Ann St., New York, Post office Box, 45s6
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Mr.. F. w. Colby who has been acting as
Agent for the Lone Star Real Estate Co.,
ofAnstin, Texas, for some months past, has
had such success. we are glad to know
that the Company has appointed him as
Geueral Agent for % counties of Ohio, one
quarter of the state. Mr.. Colby is a ma
tive Of Defiance, and is well known here as
reliable and trustworthy; and the people
of Defiance will wish him much success in
his new agency. The President of the
Company represented by Mr.. Colby is Rev
T. c. Reade who formerly preached in De-
fauce. 1t will be remembered that he
had to 20 to Texas for his health. His
numerous friends here will be glad to learn
that the Lone Star c., while comparative
ly young organization, is doing a very
satisfactory business under the presidency
Of Mr.. Reade. Defiance Express