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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-09-18

had forgotten it" I presume, in ]
the beds, it had been misplaced, an
| had not forgotten that it was in its
IN the fall, | had missed it and almo
it; but | know now where it is. and
little flower, I will try and forget,
AU
CHICAGO. Ill.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-09-18

Z 7 HERR ISAAC LILIENFELD, a member
of the Jewish community at Gotha, in
Germany, expressed wish in his will
that his body should be burned after
death. The cremation was effected last
month, in the presence of large num-
Der of persons of various religious de-
nominations.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-09-18
The Negro Exodus.

A Washington telegram says: sProminen
colored men just arrived from the South re
port that the attempts to dssuade the blacks
from going West and North this fall are futile
and that nothing remains but to let them go ant
give the matter practical test They repor
that the exodus viii set in in dead earnest the
latter part of October, and where one went this
spring five will go this fall. The movement
however, will not be, confined to Kansas, bu
all Western States will receive accessions."
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-09-18
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
East.

A New York dispatch says that a
prominent coal asserts that there is no
hope of the coal companies at the East being
able to form an effective combustion this
season. The matter has been discussed for
about two weeks quite generally, but an agree
ment is found to be absolutely impossible.
These negotiations, it is stated, are now ended,
and bitter competition, highly satisfactory to
coal-consumers, must ensue. The public may
look for cheap COAL
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-09-18
West.

President Hayes and party arrived
at Cincinnati on the 9th inst, and domiciled
themselves in the Grand Hotel. They remained
in the city until the 18th, when they left for
Fremont.
A brief telegram from Santa Fe, New
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-16
NINE. BERGER'S BAIL.

The Chambers Of the supreme Court were densely
packed yesterday morning by motley crowd of men
and women. attracted there by the expectation that
new and important developments would be made in
the matter of the wrts of habcas corpus and cerio-
rari sued out by Mr.. William +. Howe. counsel of
Mrs. Bertha Berger. charged with having caused by
malpractice the death OF Cora Sammis. The prisoner
was in charge of the Deputy Warden of the Tombs.
and fore her case was reached seemed much agi-
ated and very nervous and kept up whispered con-
versation with her counsel and young man said to
be her son-n-law.
Mr. Howe made n lengthy argument. in which he
stated that he not at this stage justified in ask
ing for the discharge OF his client but would be
tent to call the attention of the Court to the fact
that In his opinion the bail fixed at too large
sum. IL is claimed by Mrs. Berger said the counsel
that Cosgrovc, the seducer of Cora Sammis,
ployed Dr. Whitehead and paid him 800 to produce
the abortion Cora Samns, and then that Dr.
Whitehead. to shield himself from the consequences
of his crime, sent his dying victim to the house OF
Mrs. Berger, the prisoner.
Assistant District Attorney Leary said the papers
disclosed a clear against Mrs. Berger. and her
conviction sure and inevitable
Judge Donohuo took the papers, and will give his
decision on Monday.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-16
TWO CENTENARIANS GONE.

In a room Of the Home for the Aged. in East Sew.
enteth street. surrounded by the Little Sisters Of
the Poor lay yesterday the remains of the oldest in
mate. Mrs Ann McCloskey. She had reached an age
rvang that of the days of the patriarchs ITO years
and enjoyed remarkable health for one who had en-.
tered upon the second decade of her century
In the same room the body of another aged in
mate. Mrs. Brock only eight years the junior of Mrs.
McCloskey. Both ladies died on Friday. The eldest
admitted to the institution ut it's former home in
Thirty fourth street eight years ago, and the
affection of all by her quiet childlike demeanor and
devotion to her kind nurses. few days ago she
dered into fne garden attached to the home, and.
after long search, was found muttering to her.
self and evidently unconscious of her whereabouts.
She told the sisters that she had gone out for walk
aud that a sudden blindness seemed to her.
The extreme cold, she sad did not affect her in
least She breathed her last without q struggle,
Death laying his cold hand gently on her withered
form. Her mind was clear to the last moment.
Mrs. Brock complained of slight pain short
time before her DEATH but her end peaceful
that of her sister inmate She also in full pos
session of her mental faculties and looked forward
to attaining greater age. She had two daughters,
Of them seventy DID, who paid her frequent
visits and corroborated the statement of her having
reached the second year of her second century Tho
good sisters mourned their departed wards, who
had endeared themselves to them by their geneness
and Affection
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-16
CARD FROM CUsTERs HISTORIAN.
Captain Frederick Whitaker sends the following
card to the Chicago Times OF February II in regard
to the Reno case:-

Captain Frederick Whitaker sends the following
card to the Chicago Times OF February II in regard
to the Reno easel
With the exception of the brief statement into
which l was led by your accomplished reporter
may have observed that l have not hitherto at
tempted to comment the progress of the
evidence in the Reno court of inquiry. though
that inquiry called forth by my letter to
Congress last spring. Owing to the precautions of
Major Reno's counsel, and the orders under which
the Court was acting, was barred out from my
rghtful position of accuser or prosecutor in the in
quiry, the narrowest technical grounds. l. there
tore, had no opportunity to say word in Clusters
or my own behalf in court, and was obliged to
main silent and powerless spectator of events in
which had so keen interest
Now that the trial is over, and that Reno and tho
Recorder have said their say it becomes my duty,
the bographcr of the late General Custer to speak,
If only Tor moment, and put the position of Custer
as well as my own in its proper light, to prevent
future MISUNDERSTANDING.
came to Chicago for two purposes-to vndicate
Custer as a soldier and myself as man of truth.
The character OF Reno was mere incident in which
had special interest though this trial
and the court-martial of 1877 in the case OF
Bell against Reno have revealed il pretty
fully. AS far Reno is concerned, If the army
endure him. after the double exposures of 1877
and 1879. am sure can. for am not obliged to
socate with him. Therefore let him pass down to
history AZ these trials show him. In the aspect
of the case represented by me. however. the
that could desire Before the date of
this inquiry Custer stood charged before the
country with two military crimes-rashness and dis
obedience. Grant. Reno, Bcnteen and host
of others charged him with the first; General Terry
and cx-Prcsdent Grant with the last. This trial
has established facts which prove Custer
by the enemy but abandoned by the treachery
or timidity of his subordinates. Hereafter any
man who Custer OF bringing on his own fato
by rashness will write himself down false defaner
who goes against the facts Of history The charge OF
dsobedience has yet to be met, and promise the
people of the United States IL shall be met and efutcd
at no distant date before Congress.
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"Yes sir; and he mentally invigorated.
"You talked on all these subjects before you told
him who you were?'
mo; told him ten minutes before left %
Then you did the bulk of your talk on all these
subjects in ten minutes!
A. Yes.
Mr. Marsh developed that Mr.. Corey was in court
a volunteers that he expected no pay, although he
had given all this time to the Mr.. Corey in
sisted that Mr.. Wells Is suffering from senile de-
mentia is irrational. OF unsound mind and incapa-
BILE of taking proper care OF himself and his bust
ness affairs.
The long ana interesting discussion was closed and
the case of the complainant rested. Thereupon an
adjournment was had until tomorrow at two p. NJ.
and Mr. Wells started homeward. followed as usual
by large and motley though respectful crowd.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-16

CHARGED WITH FORGERY.

Detective Slevin yesterday brought to Jefferson
Market Court Dr. Edward H. Blanchfeld, of No. 1i3
East Thirty second street, who charged by
Emanuel Finsterer tailor, of No. 1855 Broadway, with
having put i'm circulation forged checks. The tailor
in his complaint says that ON the 18th
inst. Blanc hhcld went to his store and
bought cheap pair of pantaloons rendering
in payment therefor check for $2l CO. drawn the
National Park Bank by Richard :. Raney, and pay
able to T.. T. Banch Geld; that he took out tho price
of the pantaloons and gave Blanchhed the balance
in cash; that when he presented the check at the
bank IL returned to INN as worthless with the
Information that Raney had account there.
Blanchhod was committed ia default OF 1000 bail
answer.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-16
A PARRICIDE SENTENCED.

Martin Coleman, the young man who four weeks
ago. in the Of aquarrcl with his father in New
ark n j.. stabbed his parent in the arm, infictng
wound which resulted in death, called up
for sentence before Judge Depue yesterday. lie
having pleaded guilty Coleman's counsel made
strong appeal tor mercy. setting forth
in excavation OF the young mans awful crime tho
fact that his father had begun the quarrel, and that
the prisoner had no intention of doing his father
injury, ms shown by his not stabbing him in part
considered vital. ON account of the youth and re-
pontancc of the culprit and OF his having conveyed
to Ills mother his share of his fathers property the
Court reduced the penalty of the crime one-haf and
sentenced him to five years hard labor in the State
priaon.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-16
MIR. GREEN AND MAYOR COOPER.

Ex-Comptroller Andrew II. Green did not visit
Mayor Cooper yesterday. 1t is said he knew His
Honor would be engaged in investigating Commits
sioner Erhardt's charges against members of tho
Police Board and CONSIDERABLY kept away from the
executive headquarters Tomorrow, IL is stated, will
see the exComptrollcr next the Mayor.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-06

! since, giving entire satisfaction to his
employers, and, as the sequel shows, in
an eminent degree to at least one of his
fair passengers, Miss Fannie M. Far.
lin, the adopted daughter of Leonard P.
Chase, an insurance solicitor, residing
at No. 395 South Leavitt Street. Miss
Farlin was then 10, and pupil in the
high-school division of the Scammon
School. An acquaintance sprang up
between her and the conductor with
whom she rode, which ripened into
friendship, and then into love. She rode
on O'Brien's car exclusively, and posi-
bly, oftener than was necessary, and the
boys chaffed him about it. On one oc-
casion one of them winked at a young
lady sitting next to Miss Chase, and
O'Brien, assuming him to be a rival,
offered to wipe the ground with him, or
words to that effect. On Sunday morn
ings they met at St. Jarlath's Church,
and Sunday evenings, when the old folks
were at church, they did their best to
run up heavy gas-bill and economic
in the natural wear and tear of furni-
ture. All went merry as a marriage
bell. But the stern male parent surprised
them one Sunday evening, and O'Brien
was forbidden the house. The young
lady's determination to marry her con-
ductor simply nerved Mr.. Chase up to
state of greater determination that
she shouldn't, if he could help it-and
he thought he could. He gave his ul-
timatum. O'Brien would make a quit
claim deed to Miss Fannie's hand, or he,
Mr.. Chase, would see to it that O'Brien
quit the railroad company's service.
Mr.. Chase evidently meant business.
A few days passed, and then the crisis.
Mr.. Lake, Superintendent of the Com
pany, received an anonymous note stat
ing that o 'Brien had for more than two
years passed Miss Chase and other
school girls over the Ogden Avenue
line on his car without demanding and
getting their fares, as the rules of the
Company required. A suspension fol-
lowed, and O'Brien was called up be-
fore Mr.. Lake and requested to explain
matters. He gave up the whole story
said he had paid her fares, and those of
some of her friends, out of his own
pocket, and that he would marry her if
he had to 60 to the poor-house for it.
Mr.. Lake, very much relieved, told him
that if he married the girl he would
make it right for him and reinstate him.
Last Monday the stern parent had to go
out of town to remain a week. The
lovers put their heads together, got the IL
cense above alluded to, and 8 O'Clock that
evening saw them one. O'Brien "got
his car" again yesterday morning Mo.
23S-and, as he yields the punch and
destroys all that is good, true and beau
tiful in a twelve-ride ticket, may now
and then be heard to hum something
that sounds like "The merry, merry
maiden and the tor''-the conductor.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-06

The Chicago Erenssg Nes0s recently
contained a romance from everyday life
founded on the issuance of marriage
license to James II. O'Brien, aged 26,
of No. $50 Ogden Avenue, to wed Miss
Fannie NJ. Farlin, aged Fl, of Minneap-
oils: The essential points in this tale
are as follows:
James H. O'Brien, the hero, was, I'M
til two years ago, a farmer-boy at Wood
stock. At that time he came to Chica-
60 and became conductor on the Og-
den Avenue line Of street-cars, a posi-
ton in which he has remained ever
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Science and Industry.

-Cartersville, Ca, is to have two
tton factories.
THE cotton presses of Atlanta are
brking day and night.
The third crop of figs for 1879 is
pc in Oglethorpe County, Ga.
when the skins of potatoes break
bur off the water and let them cook in
cir own steam.
EPersimmons are cultivated near
cksonville, Fla, which grow to weigh
ven ounces.
IA Japanese is reported to have de-
bed a mode of bringing electricity to
Jar upon debilitated silkworms with
cellent effect.
EHorse-breeding is increasing in Eng
nd, and imports into that country de-
ned from $4,000 in 1877, and $4,000
1873, to less than $4,000 in 1879.
bitches are dug alongside the Iron
buntain and Southern Railroad, three
bt wide and two deep, by means of an
ormous pillow, which is drawn by a
bomotive. This machine does the
brk of thousand men.
lin washing windows a narrow
hded wooden knife, sharply pointed,
II take out the dust that hardens in
corners of the sash. Dry whiting
II polish the glass, which should first
washed with weak black tea mixed
tn little alcohol.
THE official statistics of the produc-
n of salt in Germany show that the
mber of salt mines or salt works in
3 several States is 81. They give en-
pyment to 1852 workmen, and the an
bal production of salt is 157 800, 900
nnds.
I'm consequence of recent develop
nts the Directors of one Steamship
|mpany have decided to refuse trans
tation on their vessels to the class of
kvy French silks which are so
lighted with chemicals and oils as to
hse danger of spontaneous combus-
1.-The Beet-sugar Company of Port
n, Me-, has expended $50, 600 in ma
|nery, CSC, 900 more is being disbursed
long the farmers, and nearly $500
} day is given out in wages. The
5fe bounty for these investments is
cent per pound for the first 400, 900 |
hnds of bcet-srgar made each season
With reference to the copying proc
now so much in vogue t pointed
that If suitable black ink dis
|prcd it viii be comparatively an easy
tier for q fraudulent clerk to transfer |
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ton. -;
"The medium-sised h,,x !. 5:
fair proportion with the NJ q
that win naturally do or
doing, as judgment or - ~
designate as best. =
"James b. Eads, who o.. =,
great tubular steel bridge oSg- p,
sissippi at St. Louis, ana ~
the aid of capitalists to buiId 4
small hands,.
!" Henry Flad, who worksl z =
tails OF construction, and WIN - h. "a I.
the details of strain and 49, ~ p.
very large and very eRSc13- r..
The former conceived tia 49, m
and, both as an engineer -
ganizer, dealt in compreRoriSs p.
ments made up OF golden ~ y
while the latter filed these - IA
full of the needed sinews ~ - i.
detail.' b.!
Coming from the sensr,r : =.
ticular, we leave the hand - -:
the most important element
thumb: -' n 4.
"In idiots, who are eui5ad !
only, the thumbs are snnn - Fl
withered or deformed. - -
concealed beneath the oysfc
gers. Infants and ieeble-ui1
sons in closing the hand 1e-S5< ~
fingers over the thumb. q |,2
however, as intelligence ,61~Sr ~
there is any exhibition Of MI g
the thumb asserts its s,,b31
doubling over the finger. IN
premonitions of an epilepiic a
the thumb becomes inert NJ
spasm the thumb is unusully ~ ~
palm, under the fingera ~; *
great darkness of death settler 4
glazing eye, the fingers skm 49,
thumb and bury it. One 49, |<
ways be certified, the perpoS S'11
three phalanges of the thumb 1
strong, and equally dcvelope1 r.
no ordinary individual. So6h : <
always be forcibly intellieprf -
vie. Rarely, however, WIN ~
bear a character Of unmixod
evil. Such . thumb alway0 n
one OF marked power and ~
who, whatever his genersl
has great physical strength =
keenness, and dominating ~
great temptations, clear -
plans, indomitable persevu1nc
AS to the fingers:
"Sh0rt myers appreclHo e.
magnitude, grace, generallfieg;
the mass, judge OF the VIII
forwards perceive, examine q
ciate the parts or parf5culn11
"Long fingers, on TIE ooQfz
characterized BY minutin -
ish; they perceive the 81
stand the parts individul
them appreciate or estimafe ~
general effect.
"omootn nngeIs g
ln1ui1lon ana raPIa ue's - -. Nj
want ciea. ssatenens' h's 80
mony ana metaphor:
nno1ed nngess e'i
ment, the why sn9 NJ
ana tnere1ore. 1ney
syuoglsms ana oecue 49, ~
KNOT SUCCESS crue, q la ||
order IN material t0l0RUs Z - Is E. <1.1<II
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.

Personal and Literary.
Winnie Ream has nearly finished he
btatue of Farragut.
"A new memoir of Lord Beaconstield
Just out in England, bears this motto
(rom Artemus Ward: "Hc asked m,
what was my prinserpuls, 8 L amt go
enny,' l said, mot prinserpul; I'm il
he show bizness. ,"
Mr.. Longfellow and the Indian CIR
Bright Eyes - met at dinner party il
Cambridge the other day. The poe
Was presented to the Indian, who grace
lully mentioned the poem " Hiawatha, ;
bpon which Longfellow exclaimed
Z This is Minnehahai"
The late DIR. Lovick Pierce, who
lied recently at the age of IS, was 8
bioneer of Methodism in Georgia and
Alabama, and was leading spirit in, the
Mutations which caused split in the
Church; though since the war he favored
he kindest relations toward the North.
rn Church. His life was full of re.
parkable experiences. No minister was
% famous in the South, and none SC
bved. He was the founder of the famous
Wesleyan Female College of Georgia.
lie leaves four generations of descend
nts, having one great-great-grandchild.
pne of his sons is Bishop Pierce, q lead
hg man in Southern Methodism.
Mr.. Whittier's own statement of the
riein of his poem of maud Muller -
quoted by correspondent of the
}pringfield Republican. He was driving
Fith his sister through York, Me-, and
fopped at harvest field to inquire the
Jay. A young girl raking hay near the
Fone-wall stopped to answer their i'm
uiries. Whittier noticed as she talked
hat she bashfully raked the hay around
nd over her bare feet, and she was
Fesh and fair. The little incident left
$ impression, and he wrote out the
Dem that very evening. "But if / had
ad any idea," he said, "that the
laguey little thing would have been SO
ked, should have taken more pains
nth it." To the inquiry as to the title,
Laud Muller, he said it was suggested
him, and was not selection. 1t
kme as the poem came. But he gives
the short German pronunciation, as
Iueler, not the broad Yankee Muller.
Mr.. j. L, Toole, the actor, is said
have begun his artistic career at the
hrly age of 6 years. Mr.. Z. L. Blanch-
I'D, passing through a little English
llage near London, in 1888, observed a
piall boy enacting variety of charac-
prs for the delight of number of APP
auding juvenile companions. A dex-
rous arrangement of his pinafore, a
vist of his child's cap and small stick
patched from the hedge, and there was
he miniature figure of an old man tot
BRING about the garden, nttering few
heezing words that perfected the rep
fsentation. Then with change Of
zee, another readjustment of the pima
re, and word and a whistle given by
rms, the six-year-oId Toole became the
ue comic countryman, highly amusing
his little audience. Mr.. Blanchard
quircd the name of this precocious
bung gentleman, and a small giggling
Unset lisped out: ats only little
Pndon boy down for his health, SIR"
burteen years after 'aat the young
Smedian, abandoning forever the trade
wine-merchant, entered permanently
BON his theatrical career.
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a brief speech-A lawyer's plea
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crs to escape communication now
number 2,472, out of total of some
10000.
Rev. j. v. McMara of New York
City, formerly priest Of the order
known as the Congregation of the Mis-
sion, has seeded from the Catholic
Church and has been installed Bishop
of the Independent Catholic Church.
The entire church membership OF
the Swedenborgians in America does
not exceed 5000 in all. The Boston
society, which is the largest, numbers
GAO members; the New York society,
1853; Cincinnati, 172; Brooklyn, III ;
Pittsburg and Allegheny, 157, etc ,
while few of the other societies in the de-
nomination number more than 25 men,
bers each.
The London School Board has dis
posed of the truant problem in sum-
marry manner. When parent or guar
dian can neither persuade nor eoerce a
lad to attend school with the regularity
prescribed by the rules of the Board, the
fact is reported by the teachers, and he
is forthwith incarcerated in the, Truant
School. This is a newly created adjunct
to the city school system. The instruc-
ton is half industrial and half in the or
binary studies. The work is cutting
wook, and constitutes the punitive part
of the scheme.
"A novel enterprise, called "The
Peoples Church," is being built in Bos-
ton. The Rev. Mr.. Hamilton, its pastor,
has secured 10-cent contributions from
over 100000 persons by selling to each
of them an undivided interest in the con-
Germ to the extent of one brick. The
inventive genius of this pastor now takes
another direction. Having filled the
brick market, he opens gigantic pho
tograph album. Persons contributing a
dollar or more to this onanaum gatherum
of art may send their portraits, or the
picture of store, or Office, or factory,
with any personal statement or business
card. The Sunday-school children are
taking lively interest in the remarkable
album, with prospects of speedily filling
itup.