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The New York herald., 1879-01-04
MARITAL WOES.
AN UPTOWN CONTRACTOR CHARGED WITH HAv-
ING ATTEMPTED HIS YOUNG wIFEs LIFE

AN UPTOWN CONTRACTOR CHARGED WITH HAv-
ING ATTEMPTED HIS YOUNG wIFE's LIFE.
John Duke, a contractor well known in the upper
part of the city, prisoner yesterday in the Har-
lem Police Court. The complaint against him
preferred by his wife, Mrs. Lillian Duke, and her
statement was in substance follows;-Seven years
ago she met Mr.. Duke. who asked her to become his
wife. She consented, their marriage followed and
the pair took up residence in fine house owned by
Mr.. Duke at No. 221 East Eightyfonrh street. where
they have lived since. The union has
not proved happy one. Mrs Duke being
at that time twenty-threc years of age
and her husband dozen years her senior,
the latter jealous of any attentions paid to his
young bride. One night. six months after the we'd
ding. Mrs. Duke quietly sitting in the parlor
with her back turned to the door. when. as it is
avorrcd, her husband entered and unobscrvcd drew a
revolver and discharged it ut his wfe's head. The
ball missed the mark. hattcned against the mantel-
picco and dropped into the fire beneath. Mrs. Duke
in terror. when her husband, conscience
stricken implored her forgiveness. Half frightened
she consented to overlook the matter and for time
all went apparently we'll. But Mrs. Duke
covered from the shock and her husband it is said
since that time has repeatedly threatened her life. He
has attempted no violence. however, until the night
succeeding New Years Day when he returned home
for DEATH The lady up stairs and Duke followed
The chase continued for few moments. and then
Mrs. Duke found hiding place in n dark closet
There she remained until Duke who hunting
high and low her. retired TO the of the house.
She then fed to the sidewalk and sought protection
from Detective Sawyer, who chancci 10 be in the
vicinity. The latter entered the promises and
rested Mr. Duke, who still looking for his wife,
and took him to the Eghty-cghth street police sta
tion, leaving Mrs. Duke to spend the night alone
in her husbands house. Yesterday she appeared in
court handsomely dressed creating quite sensation
among the spectators. She told her story. set
forth above to Judge Duffy. aud atterward implored
the magistrate not to send her husband to prison
Judge Duffy told her the prisoner would have
give bonds TO keep the peace be sent for trial TO
the Special Sessions Mrs. Duke chose the first al
tentative and His Honor fixed the bail in $500 Mr.
Bernard sheridan No 227 East Eighty sixth street.
became surety for Mr.. Duke.
The New York herald., 1879-01-04
GRANITE PLANED LIKE WOOD.

From the Boston Advertiser, Jan. 81
When swiftly revolving knives were first made to
do the work OF horizontal planes upon plank and
board great wonder expressed. and the planning
machine at once to be the talk Of town and
country. We all have become used to that aud
impracticabilty in the OF steel wood to the
rapid displacement of the rough surface of tho
latter. Next in order might reasonably expect
that ingenious man would devise way for tho
cutting of sonc freestone. sandstone and tho
like but that chses tools of any sort that could
be made would, when driven dull quickly.
and render the operation practically Of little
value. Such a plan for the cutting Of marble
could not be entertained, for the hard matssia
must DO removed by well directed strokes from o
powerful arm. Mr.. Atchison has now shown us how
little know TO what may be accomplished.
Disdaning. as IL were, to me1die with softer sub
stances he selects for the test OF his invention tho
hardest of all GRANTEES and the hardest granite OF all,
moved from the pine board and caused to fly oil in
chips, the nty roghness is made to leave tho taco
OF the great block. and only fine powder remains to
prove that strange work has been done by the in
,cnous application of steel. "if there could be
made n tool that would not require constant watch
lug and very frequent sharpening you might plane
granite. said of the practical granite cutters.
Mr. Atchison showed him that for forty-ive minutes
his machine could run continuously and the tools bo
uniniurcd, and he not little surprised to note
the amount OF work done by machinery in the short
minutes and the whole machine at once put into
The New York herald., 1879-01-04
AN OREGON BONNET.
from the Ashland tOreron) TidinQs

tFrom the Ashland tOregon) Iidings.1
gentleman who is now in Lake county has the
hcaddrcss of Buffalo Horn. who killed last sum-
in the Bannock war, having taken 1t himself
from the head of the chief whom he fouad. with two
other Indians. dead in 1t is great curiosity,
and must have given the wcarer an aspect of much
ferociy judging from tho description We have been
given of It. Its most prominent features are two
large buffalo horns whence the chief derived his
manuel Fixed ut its top. Surrounding the head ara
rows OF wcascls feet and other attractive objects
woven together in such way to make q Kind Of
capote OF hood, which reaches 10 the shoulders
The New York herald., 1879-01-04

THE SURROGATE'S OFFICE.

rho following is statement in general terms Of
the business of the Surrogates Office for 1s7s;-
There have been Wills admitted, s74; those contested
in which testimony taken. 66; admitted
test 45 rejected. 3; still pending, 49, foreign Wills
admitted 90? letters testamentary granted, Si3; let
tcrs OF administration. lao; letters, wills annexed,
81; letters OF guardianship 472 letters of tosta-
mentary guardianship 81; dccrces on final account
ing GOG: special motions heard and disposed Of over
5000; orders granted signed and entered. $50; cob
lcctors and appointed, 20 orders to adver-
tise TO claims. BOG.
The New York herald., 1879-01-04
THE CITY FINANCES.

The monthly statement of Comptroller Kelly Of
tho condition of the city finances shows a decrease
in the city debt during the past year of 3s ST.
The statement also shows that December 81 1876,
the debt was sil9,sli $40 80; on December 81 1877
that IL was Silg OOTl2 80; and ON the same date in
1875 that 1t had decreased to Sll3iiS,4Uj ~. The
boudcd debt of this city has been reduced
SG.3s2y yOj 10 since December 81, 1876.
The New York herald., 1879-01-04
REAL ESTATE.
The following sales were made on the Real Estate
Exchange january 3d.

Exchange January 81
n. v.
Foreclosure sae-Henry Il. Rogers referee-of the
three story brown dwellings. with
lease of lots each 23xlUlS Nos 2la ri and 225
tober 2s is3, to plantitf " ............,.. 5000
Foreclosure sale-Chures NJ. Marsh referee-of tho
five SIX story brick bindings, with plot of
land ~ 3xSl Nos "a parxAy q
property to plantif rs ooc
KENNkILy.
Foreclosure sale-John C. Bushnell referco-of the
tour story brown stone front dwelling with lot
lSyX10b3, No. = East 4JtL St. n. 1926 IL. c. of
9TH av to j. b. Nissan. 1900
N
Foreclosure sale--Willan W Bracket. refcree-of
one lot, 25.2 by : by 26.9 by Boulevard.
=, 504 f. of 1.e2d st., running through to
Bloomngdale road, plaintiff ................ 1000
CAMP
Foreclosure sac-Carlisic Norwood. Jr, referec-of
the four story brick building. with lot 25xIo, No.
l3l7 LIST ol.s IL. s. of Slst ST., to plain
Also similar sale-Wam T.. Dixon. referee--ofa
plot of land, 81 7x1 lO2x 40 9xlUp on Clinton
H. W. corner of LIST st. cath ward; also two lots,
each 2,x2sD, on Clinton av., s., 2Jp IT, ". OF I'd
ST. running through to Willard av.; also plot of
land, 5oxI2 iSx532xl44 10. on Clinton av, $. s.,
3DJ It, W. of I'd ST.. running through to Grand av;
also two lots, each 2oxlOO, I'd ST., n. corner
or willard av. also lots each 2oxIoD, ON VIII
lard av., n 275 it, O. of I'd ST. and two lots each
ST. running through TO Clinton to Charles -
MAIL s0o
Frank Thompson, ,referee-Forecosure sale OF plot
of land 24uN 3ix3I5xlOO, s. of Claremont
av., running westerly, commencing ut the
OF High Bridge ST., West Farms, plaintiff 3.OS3
Total. .$Io4 5ss
The New York herald., 1879-01-04

LNOR BOSTON AND ALL POINTS EAST:
II THE OLD RELIABLE STONiNGTON LINE,
Steamers STONlNGTON aad NARRAGANSETT from
pier 81 N r. Jay at 30 T. NJ. Sundays excepted.
PROVIDENCE LINE, freight only, daily except Sun
days. from pier - n. r., foot OF Warren St. mt T. NJ
The New York herald., 1879-01-04

FRENCH ADVERTISEMENTS
TIN MONSIEUR DESIRE UNE CIIAMBRE ELEGAM
- ment meublec ct Ia pensions dams maison fancase
les 14ne 25me ct 4me ct time Sadresse
A. ", College of Physicians aud Surgeons
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lLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

sailing from pier 81 North River, -
for NORFOLK, PETERSBURG and RICHMOND TUES
DAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY. AT 8 4. NJ. connect.
ing with all RAILROADS for the SOUTH. SOUTHWEST
and WEST; also with steamers for NEWBERNE, and
WARRINGTON, N. g, steamers for LEWEs, DEL, and
REHOBOTH BEACH, and connecting railroads, TU ES-
DAYS and FRIDAYS, at 7. NJ.
Through passenger tickets and bills of lading to all
points rates Insurance for Norfolk, &c at u
per Freiyhs received daily pier 81 North River
u. l. McCREADY. President.
The New York herald., 1879-01-04
COAsTwIsE STEAMSHIPS.

COASTWISE STEAMSHIPS.
NEW YORK AND CUBA NAIL IS. LINE FOR
-, from pier IL East River, atsP,M.
ss saturday snmary Jsnmary u
Tickets issued also for VERA CRUZ and WEsT INDIA
ISLANDS in connection with French and English steam
JAMES e. WARD CO. lIa Wall St
UNITED ssATHs NATE sANnnsIiip ANa shhS'f LINE,
for st. Thomas Para. rcrnambuco, Bahia and Rio do
connecting St Thomas for Porto
The new arst class iron Steamship CRY OF RIO DE
JANELHo Captain Weir will sail for the above ports ON
Positively freight received after I'd Freight must DO
Freight a low taken for the above ports.
tregh. received a, all timcs at Roberts doek BROOKLYN
ing Insurance effect same nndcr open policy.
For freight engsgcments or passage avne elegant
g ii. MALIokY i CO.. Agents, Office pier 20 E. n.
n y. HAVANA AND MEXICAN NAIL SIS LINE
ToR mavAS% s" DikEcT S5 AS1 l.lS' VERA ckuz
cry S E 4 fDEsso oampeaehy asa ssUnisr
Cfi o. MhsnlSaioN Giatana onlst Thai.das Jsa -
steamer leaves New Orleans January for vcrs Cruz.
connecting With steamer for Havana Now York and above
=. ALEXANDRA & SONS, ~ and ~ Broadway.
NEW YORK AND HAVANA DIRECT NAIL LINE
per rs North River foot of Cedar ST. for Havana direct
steamer SANTIAGO DE CUBA. "Wednesday, January 8
For freight aud pasiasc having uns"rpasssa "seoSo,
Sd1E%k LrSa fn VS Co. AZ Agents Shs IN %svs"s Sassn
FMoadAS,sx : LoGisitSX, AND TEXAS RAILROAD
Steamer ss1nay
o,s = NJ taking freight Toe New orIesSs Mobile and all
Mississippi River points Shreveport lionson TO all points
the ogstcn aud Texas Central Texas Pacific Trans
roads, Indanola Biazos Santiago aud Brownsville lnsur-
weston or Indianos for forwarding by SAIL
For freight aud other BoaEsT sRD&Sd aR5D&Sdss Agents.
pier so North River
DACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
l. Pier loot of Canal St, North River
steamship cRTsGsf i'GT" GTy TO-
For san Francisco, via Is,hmes of Panama.
@ o s"a
steamship Ga S Of FEs iGr sss ssEsn nSd an"
From san Francicc 20 Honolulu New Icaand aud Aus
ror freight or general ncrm"on sppiy a. eonpaDy mn
Office on tue pier foot OF Canal ST. North River aud Tor
pa"snre apply at conp"nys ticket Office NO 2o7 broadway
AfoR wEsT INDIES AND sotrn AMERICA,
calling At the following ports, viz
Prince Aux Cnycs and Jacmci in IIayt Santa Martha
savanllla uarthagcna and Aspinwa in Colombia, and
,EsgSar igr,nshsiy saIlinss from pier No. 81 North
FoR HAYTi' COLOMBIA GREyrowN SNIcJ, Isrn.
MUS OF rASAyf V, ANs SsrSSwi SSvrW EAoIFic PORTS
ANDES g9R klsssFoS s!saseFpSS iA sSD iAgril' Is
~ ' FIN, FoRwooD 4 CO.. Agents.
i kc, west--Thc steamer CARONDELET, Captain Bur
WIN sail from pier 20 East River saturday January
rhroqga bills Of adns gven g Houston and all points
ton aud Henderson aud the Gavcston Harrisburg and San
"'s"' '"'''s' G H. MALLORY q CO, .ysy Agents,
pier 10 Hast s.ivar.
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

TlOsTON-FARE REDUCED VIA FALL RIVER
ID Line. Only 81 so to Boston. Tickets good only
of sale for continuous pasage steamer and con
Getting train. Magnificent steamers NEWPORT and OLD
COLONY leave New York daily Sundays excepted from
pier North River. 4 80 7. NJ Leave Brooklyn via
s'Annexu L. NJ.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-26
Growing Pecan Nuts,

Prof. STEELE, ct Mobile, says 1t is
certainly to be regretted that our people
cannot more fully appreciate the pecan
as n crop to be cultivated, Thousands
upon thousands OF well arranged and
carefully cultivated groves ought now
to be coming ON in all parts of the lower
Mississippi valley; yet, strange rs it
may seem, they are Just about as few
and far between rs angels visits, Why
cannot tell, unless il is merely another
case Of the prophet in his own coun-
try" the pecan being "only n wild tree,
you know. Possibly we would all have
English walnuts, would they grow with
us rs readily as does the pecan, and yet
there is always n demand for the fruit
Of the necan, and il is really more prof.
table than that of the walnut.
We ought to put out pecan trees,
Neglecting to do 80 may be wronging
ourselves, and it is undoubtedly wrong
ing the generation to come after us.
There can be no doubt of the fact that
the man who leaves to his posterity Il
tlouriShing grove of pecan trees, leaves
them n legacy almost us good rs gold
mine. That is what they say concern.
ing the olive groves in the Old World,
and II pecan grove, properly cared for,
would be worth, all things considered,
just about NJ much rs an olive grove
Of the same size.
The pecan starts readily from seed;
most OF the nuts offered for sale III the
shops will terminate promptly if care
fully planted. 1t likes low, rich, hot
tom land, not permanently wet, though
it will do very well on uplands and in
soil of almost any character. In Il
word, any soil that will sustain IN appl,
or peach orchard, will do for the pc
can; and il is tree Of much wider
range than is generally supposed.
have seen as fine pecans growing in the
woods along the Mississippi river, one
hundred miles above st. Louis, rs even
grew in the state of Texas.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-26
ike is true of certain apple and pear

like is true of certain apple and pear
trees,
Among the losses northern farmer
will sustain in going To the sections
above referred to is that of the grass
crop, II is true that grass of some sort
grows in every portion of the globe that
is inhabited, but the varieties found in
\ climate sufficiently warm to ripen
oranges are poor in quality and not
very productive, Accordingly we find
poor stock in semi.tropicsl regions and
absence of good beef aud mutton. As
To dairy products, they are small in
quantity and poor in quality, As n rule
there is n great deficiency of milk for
ordinary use, while most Of the butter
and cheese are brought from the north.
In most semi.tropical couutr 'es the goat
is held III the highest esteem rs u milk
furnishing meat.produomg animal, be.
cause 1t is able to thrive ON a somewhat
scanty heritage, That the milk Of the
goat is nutritious and its flesh valuable
rs an article Of food can not be denied,
but It would take n person raised in the
nm tn y long time to become accustomed
them.
Common potatoes would be another
loss experienced in moving to the dis
taut south. ltwould also be found that
cahbagcs and all edible roots, rs heets,
carrots and mrnips, would be very diff
tioult to raise, and very poor after they
were raised. Indian corn, wheat, aui
other small grains may be produced,
seml-trorich regions, but the yield,
any of them is ordinarily very small
and the quality poor. The truth olths
matter Is, u scmi.trt pioal country is but
poorly adapted to the crops grown in
either tropical or temperate regions,
They are too FAR south for the profitable
production of apples, potatoes, corn,
grass and small grains, and too far from
the equator for the profitable produc-.
ton of coffee, spices, and sugar-cane.
EVERYTHING that can be raised with any
degree of success in semi.,repioal re.
gion can be produced to much greater
advantage, and nj much larger profit,
either north or south Of it. According.
" we find small degree Of prosperity
in tho semi-tropioal portions OF this
country, The first settlement in the ter
ritory embraced in the United States
was made in Florida, a,ld the wealth
and population of tho state are both
small. Southern California, Arizona
and Now Mexico were all settled ut n
very early day, but mono of them make
u good showing in the matter Of mate
rial prosperity. All of them possess
some peculiar advantages, hut they
seem to DO overhalanoed by disadvan-
tages, Their climate is favorable, es.
pecially to certain classes of invalids,
but something besides mild climate is
essential to prosperity. Persons aillict-
cd with certain maladies may be beno.
fitted in the matter of health by moving
from tho northern states to our south
ern border, but tho prospect OF improy.
ing in the matter OF material prosperity
is not promising.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-26
A BOARDING HOUSE JOKE.
A Request that Was Complied With and
the TrOnble that Resulted.
Rrideepo.t Com Farmer

The other night gentleman hoarder
in genteel boarding house was com
fortably reading in his room, when the
door opened, and from the foot of the
stairs, ne heard young lady boarder
with whom he was on terms of free and
playful intimacy, call:
Mr.. s., throw me your night
gown, please?'
Sure that he must have misunder.
stood her, called:
Throw you what?"
"Iour night gown, please.
He was startled. There was no mis-
taking her meaning, and believing that
some new joke was on foot among the
second floor occupants which would
seem to Justify such strange request
ON the part of the lady, he took fresh
night shirt from his bureau and tossed
it over the ba(usters. 1t was received
with an ejaculation which sounded lit.
tie like thanks, and all was silent.
Next morning, on descending, he dis.
covered his property at the foot Of the
stairs. where it seemed to be doing duty
as an impromptu door INST. For a
moment he pronounced it very shabby
treatment tsuch an immaculate article
by the fair borrower, AID returned to
his room with it; outlook his place at
the table in his usual good humor.
"Well, how did it work ~ he inquired,
looking over expectantly nj the lady.
She had omitted 10 give him her usual
cordial morning salutation, and her ex-
preston of face was but 4 shade lighter
than thunder cloud.
Ibid the joke turn out a success" he
pleasantly persisted.
The lady bit her lip with suppressed
anger, aud his fellow boarders looked at
him in sober inquiry. Seeing there
was mistake somew here, he wisely
concluded to keep quiet and let the
mystery explain itself. And it did,
That noon he found upon his dressing
table the following note:
Mr., when next ask you to throw
me your knife down, or make any re.
guest from you whatever you will know
it. | did not expect such an insult
from you, sir. | believed you to be a
gentleman. -.
Calmly and in silence the gentleman
ate his dinner, and on his return to
business dropped note in the Post
Office, Of which the following is copy:
Miss, when next you ask me to
throw my "knife down. or honor me
by any request whatever, trust shall
be SO fortunate as to understand you
correctly. You believed me to be a
gentleman and l know you to be a
lady. -.
On his return that evening she went
to him in the hall with cordially out.
stretched hand and frank words OF
apology. A hearty laugh followed, and
each promised to keep "the joke" a
secret, and up to this writing each has
faithfully kept the promise.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-26
A 81. CrOix Romance.

Tomorrow evening Dec. H. will be
celebrated the nupitals Of Mr.. j. III.
Duel and Miss Emma Schermuly, at
the residence Of the brides parents i'll
Schulemourg's addition, The bride
elect is the daughter of VIM. Schermu-
", business partner of Mr.. Duel, pub
fishers of the st. C,oix Post. There is
sufficient romance connected with this
pleasant affair to manufacture n two
story novel. Gazette readers will readi-
ly recall an incident exceedingly thrill
ing in its nature MS having occurred sew
eral months ago, in which these two
were the principal actors. They were
returning home from town late one ev.
ening, and the street near Staples mill
being flooded by heavy rains, they en-
saved to reach their destination via the
railroad track. Ii WAS very dark and
the rain falling very heavily, and in
crossing the open work Mt a certain
point, the lady fell through into deep
water, distance Of twelve or fifteen
feet. Without the least hesitation or
thought OF danger Duel leaped down
after her. Discovering her locality by
the aidof lightning, Duel swan to her,
seized her and getting hold on
rope which CHANGED 10 be hanging
near, he held on to il and yelled. For
tunately persons passing by that un-
freaue tied route-sorced to do so by
the impossible condition Of the regular
thoroughfare--heard his cries for help,
and BY great difficulty the half drowned
parties were rescued from their uncom-
Portable and dangerous position. Finale
wedding, bless you, my boy, and the
curtain descends 10 slow music.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-26
Varieties.
Mark Twain is forty-four years old.
Dennis kearney is going to Ireland
o help keep up the land agitation.

Mark Twain Is torty-four years old.
Dennis kearney is going to Ireland
to help keep up the land agitation.
OF fifty school directors just elected
in London, nine are women. Even
Boston is less liberal than that.
He said her hair was dyed, and when
she Indignantly exclaimed Its false I"
he said he presumed SO.
Capt. Thomas simpson, of Burnett,
Texas, keeps the remains of his wife,
recently deceased, i'll his parlor, in an
elegant metallic case.
Secretary Schurz told Mrs. Grundy
that Mrs. Hayes said she had great
trouble with Mr.. Hayes when they went
to market, as he always wanted to stop
and tie u blue ribbon on all the big
pumpkins they came across.
In sterile tract Of country between
Dares.Salaqm and Nyswasswa the ele-
plants attached to the Belgian elephant
expedition marched uninterruptediy
without food for forty-two hours, and
without water for thrty-Gve hours, each
animal carrying 1T the time burdens
weighing twelve hundred weight.
After close and long examination of
the various plans yet sent in for the
channel tunnel between England and
France, the well-known French engi-
neer, NJ. Verard de Sainte Anne, has
declared, in the presence of many emf
nent engineers, that the proposal was
quite possible and practicable.
A popular clergyman was greatly
bored by lady who admired him with
out reserve. Goa my dear DR.. -, ;"
said she, last Sunday afternoon; there
isn't any harm in loving ones pastor, is
there?' Certainly not, madam" re-
piled the worthy cleric; mot the least in
the world, SO long as the feeling Is not
reciprocated."
The corps Of skaters, q force peculiar
to the Norwegian army, has latterly
been reorganized, and consists now Of
five companies, each Of ITO men, which
in time of war can be REINFORCED by
calling in 210 skaters belonging to the
landwehr. The men of this corps are
armed with rifles, and can be maneuvred
upon ice or over the snowfields of the
mountains with rapidity equal to that
of the besttrained cavalry. The skates
they use are admirably adapted for tray-
cling over rough and broken ice or froz-
en- snow, being six inches broad and be-
tween nine and ten inches long. In as
cending steep slopes the m take zig.
gag course, lacking up the mountain
side as ship does against head wind.
AS an instance of the speed at which
they can go, it is mentioned that last
winter messenger dispatched from
Roerass at o'clock in the morning ar
rsved at Dontheim at $3.50 in the even.
ing Of the same day, having consequent
" accomplished 100 miles in eighteen
and half hours.