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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-26
INDUCING COMA BEFORE HANGING.


To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
have been mentally. as in too many cases crimi-
nails have been physically unnecessarily panied in
this country by the nartistic infection OF death.
Having devoted some attention to this. although
never having Decn willing to see the death
OF human being by law. nevertheless, as am an
advocate its inhcton in of deliberate muir
der, address you on the subject. During repeated
visits in Europe, from medical journals and other
reliable sources it has been observed by your cor
respondent that the infection OF death by glave,
cord garrote is comparatively painless. the execu
tive who performs the immediate operation being
expert: but here the sheriff may be worthy ner.
an able mechanic adroit politician, aud in
either alternative novice tor the solemn duty. In
Europe, to paradox. the one most il
the least concerned il the supreme mo-
ment OF execution by reason OF the coma
which il mercifuliy arranged to pervade the whole
operation and to anticipate dissolution Here it is
more or less q prolonged agony your reporter
thinks it worth while to meet it is thought that
he be directed where to go and one who. at
tifcally nstantaneousiy terminated forever the
seriousness OF tho earthly existence of perhaps
twenty assassns, and thus the humone efforts
peatedly expressed in your journal of late may be
served by the adoption in the several States of
standard mercitul mode of execution whereby the
iguominy OF the halter may be preserved for the
ignominy OF deliberate murder, and God and man
may unite in the vigor Of justice tempered with
mercy in the Anal catastrophe or its consummation
Yours truly II. MORRISON
206 Broadway, Nov. "a, 1879.
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by electricity would possess much terror for tho
ignorant account of its mysteriousness loses
from the fact that the used would be so
thoroughly discussed in the newspapers and among
all classes Interested to soon become sufficiently
understood to lose all mach OF it's mysterious
ness. II to be kind of morbid charity
which expends all its sympathy on the murderer.
entirely losing sight Of the perhaps brutally butch
cred and mangled victim. l recollect case ia
point only few years since, where whole
family OF five or six. even down to the infant.
butchered in cold blood. with no excuse but pure
devllishness even in this petition cir
culated against hanging the wretch--though am
glad to say with not much success The time ia in
the near future when Will have to accept one of
two alternatives-sther to submit entirely to tho
criminal classes. to administer the law with more
regard to justice, less sugarcoatiDg less regard to
the wishes and OF criminals, aud less interior
ing with any thing prison management which diff
fers from that of first class hotel And apropos to
part of the subject notice that several OF the
States which few years ago looked down on little
Delaware with holy horror, are now seriously agi-
tating the question of reestablishing the whipping
post Yours. with respect. u.
MOUNT HOLLY, n. j.. Nov 49, 1879.
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ordinary little complaint would keep woman away
from seeing new baby" (Laughter.)
Mrs. Rachel Stevens. q venerable. white-hairet
woman deep mourning. testified that she lived
opposite Hayden's and every thing seen the day
before the tragedy by the preceding Witness who is
her daughter. On cross-examination she admitted
that she and her daughter had talked the matter
over
Mr.. Watrous inquired-"Now don't you think you
educated each other up to the story you have told?"
"Well, perhaps we did" responded the witness.
She was then sharply questioned the Same
points testified to by her daughter. but made no
contradictory statements. Her testimony. for q
woman of her advanced years. was singularly clear.
The court. at six o'clock. adjourned until to-mor-
row.
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BAKERS BREAD BAD FOR DYSPEPSIA.

TO THE EpIToR OF THE HERALD
If the recent pie poisoning case, so fully described
in the HERALD, shall result in thorough investga-
ton of New York bakeshops. much good will como
OF 1t. 1t is currently reported that bakers uni
formly make Of alum to whiten their bread This
is done in order that they may inferior grade
of -four. suppose thousand affidavits may be had
from journeyInen bakers to prove these statemets.
A few months since, gentleman Well known in
literary circles informed me that he suffered from
dyspepsia. advised him to abandon the use of
bakers white bread. He did so, aud was cured. In
another instance family OF three persons made
the same complaint. gave up the luxury of white
bread, and made whole. do not hesitate
to say that any sufferer from dyspepsia
will experience immediate RELIEF by substituting
coarse bread for the white bread OF the baker. In
rye bread Graham as it is called, the baker has
no for alum sulphuric acid ,as Wilderness
liz not desirable. But why should not every we'll
regulated family do its own baking? Pies and cakes
from the bakers to well informed persons any
thing but appetizing. Let us have little agitation
OF the baking question Aside from quality there is
something to be said on short weights.
CHARLES d. LAKEY.
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SEATS IN THE STOCK EXCHANGE.

At the last meeting of the Governing Committee
Of the Stock Exchange the Committee on Admissions
were authorized to receive sealed proposals for forty
additional seats up to November rs. the minimum
price to be $1,000. The object Of the sale to
raise fund with which to pay for the property
Gently purchased by the Exchange One hundred
aud three bids received aud opened yesterday.
The actual amounts offered could not be tanned.
ably above $4,000. The Governing Committee will
meet In few days to take action ON the proposals.
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A SUBSTITUTE FOR HANGING.

NEW York, Nov. IS. 1879.
To THE EpITon OF THE HERALD
Let the criminal, with arms and legs securely tied
and body made fast to the execution chair, have
drawn his head alright bag close fitting by
an elastic the neck and containing sponge sat
urated with about pint of chloroform. This pro-
would be simple, death would be rapid. painless
and calm, justice satisfied and humanity not out
ragged. w. j. NJ, NJ. D.
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rxrcUrIoNs Too MEncrrUL NOW.


To THE EDITOR OF THE HEnALD:-
Taking advantage OF the we'll known impartiality
OF the HERALD in presenting both sides of question
without regard its views take the liberty of
Offering one two suggestions the other side OF
the execution question. All the efforts and all the
arguments seem TO be put forth on behalf of the
murderer-to remove the unpleasantness and tho
suffering incident to his taking of. without regard
to the perhaps sickening brutality Of the crime for
which he is to suffer. Admitting that the penalty of
death is not inflicted by the law for revenge, 1t
must still be conceded that 1t is as much for
a punishment Of the crime as tor the removal of
the criminal from society, and once convince those
who know and care nothing Tor the hereafter that
their death will bo rs quick as Hash, without suf
ferinR aud with no unpleasant surroundings, and
you destroy half the effect of the penalty pre-
ventive OF crime; and the more completely we di-
vest all execution OF the terror and dread which IL
associated with hanging, as perhaps. with other
produced upon the reckless classes. OF course
refer TO hanging as performed decently and order
The miserable bungling by which some OF your cor
respondents condemn the whole system is as un-
necessary rs lamentabie and could easily be avoided
in every case. The fact is II half the murderers
through the country who deserve hanging, and
who tried, and escape justice through some
technicaly of law or through the present jury sys
tom, or, perhaps by the threadbare plea of insanity
were hanged, practice would soon make hanging
perfect that no more brutal botching would be
heard OF in this connection. The point made by
your correspondent, Mr.. Park benjamin, that death
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IN NO NEED OF CHARITY.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In your report of the Mulvey you gave .
wrong impression concerning Mr.. McGuiness, who
feels deeply the injury done him. As understand.
he is in comfortable circumstances and is doing a
fair business, and there would be necessity for
him to take home the pie from MIR. Mulvey's. He
also denies having eaten any of the pie.
7. H. WILCOX. M d.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-26
The New Spelling.

The American Pathological Association
they spell 1t tilological) is an organization
that is banded to reform the spelling OIL
certain words in the English language. II
may have other objects in view, but this i:
the principal one to which the members
are devoting their time and talents lust
now. They have undertaken big work,
and perhaps they may succeed in it. The
following are eleven words which thew
propose to reform:
Ar, hav, Civ, liv, defnit, infnit, tho,
thru, gard, catalog, wisht."
The Chicago Tribune, not quite willing to
swallow it all, has adopted these given
below:
Omit ne in demagog, catalog, pedagog,
synagog, dialog, decalog, and other words
ending in logue and gogue.
gram.
Omit the second M in dilemma Cdi.
lema).
Omit the superfluous te in cigaret, stiouet.
parquet, croquet, and all similar words. ex.
cept Gazette, when it is is used as the name
of a newspaper.
Spell definite in all its forms without the
final G. thus defnit-ly-ness, indefnit-
ly-ness.
Spell infinite without final E i; also in.
finit-ly-ness.
Omit final in hypocrit, favorit; also op
posit-ly-ness and apposit-ly-ness.
II words ending in "lessness," drop one
from "less, viz: carlssness, thanklesness,
ect.
Omit the fourth in assassin (assasin)
and other forms Of the word.
Spell somerset, not somersault.
Spell canon with Spanish n, or spell it
canyon.
Change phi to f in fantom, fantasm, and
all forms of the word; also in fonic, fonetic
sal, fonografy, orthografy, alfabst,
digraf, difthong.
We see not ray Of hope in the future
for Josh Billings and Nasty. This is taking
the bread right out of their mouths. 1t
may benefit a Russian or a Prussian or
perhaps Italian, who desires to learn Eng.
llSh, but it will be sure death to Billings
and Nasty, who have made more money by
bad spelling than the biological Associa-
ton ever can. unless, as we suspect, thew
want to get the copyright for all the new
spelling books and dictionaries which will
be needed if this new way is adopted.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-26
For the Smyrna Times.
B0YH00D'S BRIGHT HOURS.

am thinking to-day Of my boyhood's bright hours
vi the placeSSo sweet and so fair:
vi the haunts by the glea where plucked the wild
flowers,
Or sat by the s,reamlct down there.
ofthe old-fashioned well meath the hawthorn and
bier,
With its waters so limpid aad cool,
An, there did my restless feet often retire
When let loose from the confines of school
OF the meadows whose verduye still grows OH my
mind
Where with youthful companions straved
vi the barn and the stock where oft we reclined
When night her dark mantle displayed
OF the ields-yes the fields-where through MANY Il
day, :"
Conented followed the pl0w
When no thought of the morrow er darkened my way
Or shadows cncompaSsed my brow.
Or the oldcn-time songs which enlivcnel my heart
Nhen the sun had sunk under the hill
Inc sweet stains from my memory shall never de-
pant,
Though the voice of the singer is still
of my youthful companions since scattered AWAY.
Mld the cares aud the turmOilS of life
ANA OF those who now silently sleep in the CLAY
AT lest from all trouble and strife
lis sad thus to think of the days that are past,
- VI lhG friends who shall meet us no more
Untll mid tie pillows OF death we are cast
pom bright immortalitys shore
But what burdens arise from our hearts whom AWAY
- From those friends and those places we love
"heh we know We shall meet in the brightness of
Amid scenes more Respondent above
SMYRNA, Nov. 23d, 1879. A'Lii
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A boy apparently much agitated rushed
into the house and said to the lady -" Il
don't want ter alarm yer, but I've got big
news. The man sent me up from the
livery stable to tell YER" GOOD heavens
what is t?' "Why you know YOUR little
boy Aleck, what the man can't keep outen
the livery stable round the corner ?"
Eyes, well, ?" 1 told Aleck Just now not
to 60 inter the stable among the horses. bnt
he wouldn't mind me-" "Oh! dear, what
has happened?" He said he wanted to
see what mule nd do when yer tickled its
heels with a straw" "Oh! heavens -
gasped the lady, and chung to the montsl
piece for support. "Well, sir, yer bow
Aleck got straw, snuck up behin' a sorreI
mule, tickled him on the heels anu -
The lady started for the door. " An, thc
blamed critter never lifted a hoof," calIaS
the boy. "Never so much as switched h;a
tail. It's mighty good thing for Alec i9
that it didn't, too; an l thought I'd CON-
up and tell yer" And he lodged ont 80
the side entrance. 0~' "'
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-26

New JERSEY SUNDAY LAws.-The Brewers
Association of New Jersey have appointed
committee to prepare a bill to repeal or
materially modify the Sunday laws, which
entered into the recent political contests.
Their action will be opposed by the church
element and the Presbytery Synod of New
Jersey. The Methodist Episcopal confer.
ence and the Baptist State convention have
already appointed committees to oppose
such action. The State Temperance ALI.
ance, it is announced, will take suitable
action for securing what they call "con.
certed and vigorous" opposition to the
projected raid upon the next Legislature
by the whisky and lager beer associations,
with view to obtain repeal of all Sunday
laws. The law-and-order people of Newark
also announce that they will go on with
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-26

A correspondent of London paper, who
avows himself a " Lover of the unfair sex"
contends that the proper study of woman
KIND IS man; and that inasmuch as the
active business of life always has been and,
theretore-as one may fairly infer-alwavs
will be performed by men, the best thing
that women who wish to play a part in the
world can do will be to bring intelligent
and sympathetic influence to bear upon
such men as may be fortunate OF unfortu.
nate enough to find themselves within their
reach. He is at loss to understand what
the self'emancipating women of the last few
years have really been aiming at Art and
poetry have always from the time ofSappbo
until now, formed one of the recognized
provinces of women'5 activity and.
although the cultivation of literature NAV
like everything else, be carried to excess. It
is better that woman should devote herself
to the liberal arts, which have proverbiallv
a sottening effect on the character, than to
those dryer studies in which she has so
seldom distinguished herself, and which
have not, as rule, the effect of rendering
her ordinary conversation more agreeable
The artistic woman, this English croaker
adds, is often charming. The literary
woman may or may not be a bore. But the
scientific woman is almost always a
nuisance.
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WHOLE NO. 1882.
The Bronze Age.

Are We ever really done with ANYTHING in
THIS world? The good folks who built
themselves houses on piles in Swiss lakes a
&c" thousand years ago, might reasonably
pe supposed to be quite dead and comforta-
ply GU. OF the way. Yet here are their
T1elohglngs all coming to light. Their
uIHherS ready to cook in the pot-their
ciothes with the needles sticking in them.
tne bones they picked, the halfeaten nuts
they cracked. IN a cave in France there
was discovered the record of a murder done
when Cain was boy. In the wear 10000
some scientific youngsters will probably he
putting together the bones of the present
| generation to find out an extinct snecies
ana VIII perhaps be prying into our clothes
| ana dinners and our ways Of life, fndinp ont
Ch!hgs which we hide from our next door
neighbor. Are we never to be altogether
dead and buried? The idea makes one
Snudder as uncomfortably as those poor
PERUVIAN mummies must have done.
dragged from their sleep of ages to be
stared at by the curious Millions in thu
great Philadel phia Fair.
The last unearthing is that of Christonbar
Columbus. One would supDose that after
so much uneasy, luckless vovaginc in life
ne would contrive to stay quiet when
dead. But the other day an anchor LOST
from one OF the three ships Of his fleet was
aug up two hundred feet from the shore.
Inc loss OF this anchor at the very spot is
SlnguIar!y enough recorded in the account
OF MS voyage. And not very long ago, too.
II was discovered with reasonable proofs Of
certainty that the bones of Columbus never
had been removed to Havana, but that they
sui rested IN the Cathedral of San DOMINGO.
on the Island of IIispaniola. The case con.
tanning the body was found concealed in n
crypt, inscribed: The most illustrious and
renowned Don Cristofo Columbo. Discoverer
OF America, First Admiral" 1t is now nro.
posed that the republics of the Western
continent should erect suitable monument
over the body: and we understand that the
historical Society of New Jersey is urging
the plan upon the consideration of our
government, which is expected to take the
lead IN the affair." No doubt we shall 90
into the matter. We have a national
propensity for beginning monuments
Wlthess that extraordinary memorial to
Adam at Elmira-and there is a sentinoontoI
HaVor IN the idea which will make it popu.
lar. But why must the other countries on
the continent be shut out? Why should
New Jersey snub Brazil and Canada? Thev
owe him gratitude for presenting them to
the world as well as we. 1t certainly was
not republic which he was looking for
When he ran against the New World: nor
are we at all sure he would approve of us or
our institutions if he could come back to
see the end of his work. After all. the
continent he gave to the world is his ftting
York Tribune.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-26

George ]. Holyoke, the great English
Republican and advocate of cooperation.
has been visiting the scene of Tom Paine's
last days and proposes trying to recover
his bones in England and return them
here. They passed from the hands of
Cobbett into those of Lord Lovelace,
Byron's son-in.law, but where they now are
is unknown, and perhaps it would be as
well to let them remain So Few people
would care to have Byron's epigram on
Cobbett's action applied to them, even at
this day:
" In digging up your bones, Tom Paine
Will Goblet has done we'll;
You'll visit him on earth, Tom Paine.
He'll visit you in hell"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-26

The ravages of diphtheria in Russia have
attracted a great deal of attention. In
some towns and cities it is said that more
than half the entire infant population has
been carried off by the fri htful disease.
Now it is reported that typhoid fever of
most malignant and unusual type has
appeared in Montreal, and that its ravages
cannot be arrested. Modern investigations
have well-nigh established that both these
diseases, while undoubtedly communicable
from person to person, are due in their
origin to filth, to bad cir and water, and to
defective sewerage.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-26

Charles G. Bose, book-kseper of the
Wisconsin Fire and Marine Insurance
Company's Bank, at Milwaukee, has been
arrested on the charge of embezzlement.
1t is rumored that he has stolen about
100000 He was discharged for revealing
secrets of the bank to the cashier of
another bank, and after his dismissal the
other dishonesty was discovered. It is said
Bose is preparing statement duplicating
another employee of the company.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-26

Messrs. Webb, Rolfe, Foster and Wyman,
OF the United States Treasury Depart.
ment, are now in Prince Edwards Island
gatheringintormation regarding the Fishery
question. Colonel Duvar, Dominion In
sspector OF Fisheries reports that the Prince
Edwards Island Fisheries have been much
more productive this season than last year.
During the season just closed 500 men
were engaged in fishing, and 500 girls were
employed in the lobster factories.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-26

Germany sends to the United States for
some OF its Christmas toys. Last week a
New York firm shipped to Europe $1,000
worth OF American toys, and such invoices
nave become quite common. Tow nianos
VIII Dc very cheap this season. One Nav
ork hrm has contracted for the delixarv
OF $4,000 OF these instruments by the 18th
OF December, and two other houses bova
sent orders nearly as large. love
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-26

The New York State Board of Charities
complains, and no doubt Justly, of the large
numbers of pauper immigrants who are
Just now reaching the pert of New York
from foreign countries. These obiectional
Immigrants include the manned, the halt
and the blind. The New York Board
suggests that Congress provide by law the
funds required to meet the expense of
returning such parties to the place of their
departure, and that United States Ministers
and Consuls abroad be instructed to inter.
tere as far as possible to prevent the ship.
ment of foreign paupers to the United
States. The efforts of the New York
officials in devising means to check this evil
should be heartily seconded by the authori-
ties OF other States, and Congress should
give heed to the demand for an official
remedy.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-26

Inc body Of John Miller, with revolver
beside 1t and two bullet holes in the breast
was was round in the woods near GilbertsviIIe'
montgomery county, Pa, on Wednesday
afternoon. Miller disappeared on election
uay, and is supposed to have committeJ
suicide while drunk. '"ii''so
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-26

In Fentress county, Tenn, few DAYS apo.
Landon Downs and Giles Anderson went ~
the house Of Miss Josephine Williams,
armed with rifles, and threatened to shoot
man named Steincipher if he did not
leave. They also insulted Miss Williams
One of them laid down his gun, when
Steinciipher snatched up, shot Downs dead
and dubbed Anderson with the weanon
beating him nearly to death. Steincipbar
was arrested, but nobody appearing against
him, he was discharged. e'"''
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-26

ARE Two SHOES PAIR?-In the case of
State vs.. James Darragh, at New Castle. last
week, IN which he was charged with the
larceny of shoes in one count. and in
another with the larceny of one shoe.
After the case had been submitted for
argument, Mr.. Pennington raised the point
that the State, though having proved the
larceny OF two shoes, had failed to prove
the larceny of pair of shoes. Mr..
Sharpley, who represented the State. main.
tanned that he had distinctly proven that
Darragh had stolen two shoes of the value
OF $2;75. Neither the Court nor iurv dis.
puted that fact, but Judge Comegys persis
ted that two shoes were not a pair of shoes
IN the meaning of the law, for one MIGHT
be chlld's shoe and the other mans shoe
or they might be both rights or both lefts.
Mr. Sharpley did not admit this in his
argument, but when the jury retired to
deliberate, in their verdict they endorsed
the opinion of Judge Comegys that two
shoes were not pair of shoes, but in the
second count they brought in Darragh
guilty OF the larceny of one shoe. The
question will now of course come before the
debating societies in the country, and the
question whether two shoes are a pair of
shoes will rack the brains of youthful deba.
tiers all Wlnter.-RepubLican