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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-02

A. Doremus was placed on the stand. His
examination lasted all day and is not yet
completed. He testified that in all he had
examined fifteen or twenty pounds of Cobb's
body. In it he found about quarter of a
grain of white arsenic. He should Judge
that there was three times as much arsenic
remaining in the whole body, making one
grain in ALL Arsenic if administered long
before death will be found in every part Of
the system. He had found it in every part
of Cobb's body which he had examined, and
was positively convinced that there was
poison in every part of his system. His
opinion was that arsenic was present in
quantities to indicate a fatal dose. One or
two grains are generally considered fatal
doses. The poison might have been adj
ministered weeks before death. 1t certainly
was some time previous. Adjourned.
RIGHTEOUS VERDICT.
MEMPHIS, Jan. Ito day the jury in the
case of Joseph Bensteen, on trial for raping
Annie Dugan, an orphan Is years of age, ree
turned verdict Of guilty. The penalty is
6aa{h
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DISASTROUS COTTON FIRE.

OAn&AoA4sooo
CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. AT 8 O'Clock
this morning the large cotton press and ware.
house Of the Union Cotton Press COMPANY
was destroyed by fire, together with 1O,121
bales of cotton. The property contained
four cotton presses with capacity of press
ing about $500 bales of cotton per diem and
storage room for over 10000 bales. Only
two presses were running. The buildings
and presses were valued at about 100000
insured for 100000. The loss on cotton is
estimated at $475,OO0; the insurance amounts
to $472,15O. The losers are: Knoop, Hare
man u Co., 1906 bales; insured for $l55, 900.
}. FL. Hall & Co., $3.50 bales; insured for
$267, 900. Street Bros, 839 bales; insured
for Sb46,5OO. G. M. Polletzer, SO bales: in
sured for $500 Pelzer, Rogers & Co., 6
bales; insured for $3.50. Several frame
dwellings in the neighborhood were damaged
about $4,000, most of which is covered by
insurance. The fire was the work of an in
cendiary. man was hailed by watchman
few moments before the fire was discoy-
cred running from the place where the fire
started. The Waterman shot at him. but be
escaped.
HISTORIC FIGURING MILL BURNED.
DUBUQUE, Ia, Jan. This morning be-
tween midnight and 1 o'clock, the large
stone Touring mill at Rockdale, two miles
west of this city, was burned to the ground.
AS no other possible cause can be ascertain
ed for its origin, it is believed the fire orig
mated from flour gas in the parent -four de-
parttnent. There was large quantity Of
grain and -four in the mill, all of which was
destroyed. The mill was valued at $4,000;
insured for $4,000. The mill was the only
building remaining in the little hamlet of
Rockdale on the morning of the great food
# July, 1876, in which forty persons were
drowned.
TWO LIVELY FIRES
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Ia fire at Tuska
rora, Nevada, last night, destroyed nearly a
block of buildings on Main street, including
the Young America hosting works. Loss
obout $4,000. Supposed to be the work OF
an incendiary.
The Minnesota hotel and eight smaller
buildings were burned at Portland, Oregon,
last night. Loss, $4,000.
BOILER ExPLos1oN-Two PERSONS KILLED
TEERE HAUrH, Ind, Jan. IAN explosion
of three boilers occurred at half-past 8
o'clock this afternoon at the large distillery
of Hullnann Il Fairbanks. The engine
house was demoralized, VIM. Day, colored,
fireman, and Frank Hughes, boy IA years
old, we're instantly killed. Damage about
$4,000. The three boilers were torn to frag-
ments. A piece of one was thrown across
the Wabash river. The ruins caught fire,
but were sabdued by the fire department..
The three boilers were new ones. The other
batteries of three boilers each stood unin-
jured. Cause of the explosion is unknown.
Coroner's inquest will be held tomorrow.
DROWNED.
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 1.-Wn.. WEIGH, aged
Z, and Patrick Cooney, aged 16, were drowned
in the lake to-day while playing on the ice.
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EDUCATION IN sourH CAROLINA.

The Increase IN the Popularity of the Pub
Tic School System Under the Present
Democratic RMle.
The following letter from the superintend-
ent of education of the State of South Caro-
lima is suggestive of past Irregularities and
present good government:
OFFICE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUoA-
r1oN, COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 8, 1S78.-DEAR
GENERAL: I SEED you the following informa-
ton at the request of Col. Lipscomb, who
informs me that you desire it:
Average yearly school at
tendance under Republi-
can administration for
seven years ........... 37,420 46, 4S1
Average yearly school at
tendance under Demo-
cratic administration for
two years. ........... 5O,281 59,036
The public school system was under Re-
publican rule for eight years, but no returns
of attendance were ma ie for the first year.
The amendment to the constitution, which
was ratified Dec. 20, 1877, by Democratic
legislature, provides that the school fund
shall be raised by an annual tax of two mills
on the dollar on all the taxable property in
the several counties of the State. The pro-
ceeds of the poll-tax are also devoted ex-
clusively to the support of the public schools.
The proceeds of this tax, and hence the
amount of the school fund, have been large
ly increased under Democratic rule. The
amendment to the constitution further pro-
vides that "the school tax shall be distributed
among the several school districts of the
counties in proportion to the respective nun
Der of pupils attending the public schools
No returns are made to my office
by which I can tell the
amounts devoted to the education of each
race, but the foregoing statement will show
that the negroes receive more of the schoo
fund than the whites It is, of course, vel
known to you that many of the negroes dc
not even pay the poll-tax, and that, there
fore, they contribute nothing to the schoo
fund of which their race receives the greater
portion. The colored schools are more eff
Gent now than they have ever been, but tn
chief obstacle in the way of all the school
is found in the fact that the Republicans en-
tailed upon the present administration deb
of nearly $185,000. This amount IS due t.
teachers, and we are paying it off each year
Very truly, HUGH s. THOMPSON.
| Gen. NJ G. Butler, Washington.
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Ends in Compromise and a Verdict
of Manslaughter in the
Fourth Degree.
STAY OF PROCEEDINGS GRANTED.
Belief that Accused viii Be Advised
By Counsel to Abide
the Verdict
CRIMINAL RECORD OF TIE DAY.
Embracing Shooting ARRAYS, Trials
for Crimes Committed, Etc.
Special Telegram to the Globe. |

Sr. JAMES, Mimi, Jan. AT half-prst II
the jury came into court and asked for fur
Their instl uctions. They asked if they were
bound to find verdict of guilty or not
guilty of murder of this second degree, or if
they could find a verdict of guilty of lesser
degree. They further asked the judge to
define the crimes of murder of the third de-
gree and of manslaughter OF the third or
fourth degree. Judge Dickinson occupied
half an hour in carefully instructing them,
and they again retired.
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MAINE LEGISLATURE.
so Ii Branches Organized--senateR esump
ton Resolution.

30 branches OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Resump-
ton Resolution.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. 1.-The Legislature or
ganized by electing ]. Manchester Haynes
president of the Senate and M. P. Frank
speaker of the House. The following reso-
luton passed the Senate:
Resoloed, That national honor, public credit
and private interest alike demand that specie
resumption nov happily achieved shall be
maintained honestly and uninterruptedly at
every hazard, and to this end our Senators and
Representatives in Congress are requested to
use their best eitdeavors.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. 1.-The Greenbackers
and Democrats combined tonight in caucus
and nominated the following State officers
Secretary of state, E. 81. Cove; attorney
general, VIM. III. Mcclellan; adjutant-
general, Samuel ID. Leavitt. The Republi-
cans nominated S. j. Chadbourne for secre-
tary of state; Henry B. Cleaves for attorney
general, and -aseo. L.. Beal for adjutant-
general.
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Resumption at Providence. r.. i.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Jan. Resumption
of specie payments to-day causes not 1, rip
pie at the banks or in financial circles. Very
few wanted checks paid in gold, and some
banks received more gold on deposit than
they paid out. In all general business trans
actions bills were preferred. Even savings
bank depositors took their Interest in bills
rather than gold.
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Railroad Election.

CLEVELAND, Jan. AT the annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Cleveland &
Pittsburgh railroad company, held to-day,
the following directors were elected for the
ensuing year: August Belmont, S. j. Til
den, Charles Lamar, F. T. Walker, New
York; 3. F. Jones, J. M. Cullough, Pitts
burgh; Thomas A. Scott, VIM. Blackwell,
Philadelphia; A. E. M. Ferguson, Cincinnati;
J. v. Palmer, Chicago. Owing to the alb
sence of several directors the board did not
ORGANIZE
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Goes to Join Grant.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1.-Ex-secretary of
the navy, r. E. Borie, will sail from here to-
morrow in the steamship Illinois to Liver
pool, to accompany ex- president Grant on
his trip around the world. He expects to
join Gen. Grant in Paris.
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The production by States and Territories

The bullion from Comstock lode contained
IS per cent. of gold and SIS per cent. silver
of so-called base bullion. From Nevada 80
per cent. was gold, and of the whole product
of the State 35 per cent. was gold. All the
probabilities now indicate that the yield of
gold and silver from all sources named for
1879 will not greatly exceed seventy million
dollars
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Aselect affair.

Mr.. G. s. Pease gave a very pleasant party
at his residence last Thursday evening. The
affair was very select and consequently we
were not there.
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Madam Anderson,s Walk.

New YORK, Jan. Madam Anderson,
who is attempting the feat of walking 2,7OO
quarter miles in 2,7O0 consecutive quarter
hours, in Brooklyn, completed 1,540 quarter
miles at - o'clock tonight.
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Reappointed.

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. Gov. Bishop to-
day reappointed 81. j. Wall commissioners of
labor statistics for the year
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An Aged Pastor Dead .

CLEVELAND, O., Jan. Rev. Samuel G..
Aiken, D. D., for twenty years pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, died at his resi-
dence this morning, aged 80.
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miscellaneous Criminal Notes.
KENTUCKY SOOIABILITY.

CINCINNATI, Jan. AT gathering of
young people at house at Middle Greek,
Floyd county, KY, a dispute arose between
Noah Watkins and Green Wade Hamilton,
which soon changed into fight. Watkins
drew knife and plunged 1t into aamilton's
neck, causing death shortly afterwards.
Watkins was jailed.
HUSBAND PoIsoNER.
NORWICH, Conn.,, Jan. 1.-The trial of
Mrs. Kate Cobb for poisoning her husband,
was resumed this morning. Prof. Charles
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WEATHER TO-DAY.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 1 A. M.-Indications
for upper lake region cooler northwest winds,
rising barometer, cloudy and snow, followed
by clearing weather. For upper Mississippi
and lower Missouri valleys, stationary or
rising barometer, colder northwest winds,
clear or partly cloudy weather.
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Caleb Gushing III.

NEwBuRYpoRr, Mass, Jan. Il Hon. Caleb
Gushing is quite ill.
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NEW YEAR CASUALTIES.

Great Cotton Fire at Charleston, s. c.
Property to the Value of Half a Million
Destroyed-A Historic FIGURING Mill
Near Dubuque, Iowa, Burned-Other
Casualties.
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THE WEATHER.
Old Probabilities Extends His Observa-
tions to the Pacific Slope.

Old Probabilities Extends His Observa-
tions to the Pacific Slope.
SIGNAL CORPS, q. s. A.
By the following telegram received from
the chief signal officer, it will be seen that
the weather indications have been extended
to the Pacific coast.
WASHINGTON, D. c., 1904 A. NJ, Jan /.
Observer, st. Paul, Mimi.
Instructions No. 1.-On and after Jan. 1,
1879, the midnight weather report from this
office will extended to the Pacific coast The
geographical districts will be the s.north Pa
clfc coast region,'' the smiddle Pacific
coast region" and the sssouth Pacific coast
region" The proper district maps will be
distributed to and displayed at the several
cities and stations. The words thirteen,
fourteen and fifteen will be used in trans
uniting indications by telegraph to indicate
the above named districts. A. j. MYER,
Chief Signal Officer.
R. J. LEWIS, Sergeant Signal Corps, US. A.
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DEPRECATED PAPER AND BREAD.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Jan. Further enor-
nous depreciation of Turkish paper money
has occurred. AS a consequence a number
of baker shops have been closed.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-07-30

The pond above Ringoes, known as the
factory pond, has lately been adorned with a
new boat, constructed by Messrs. Bells, Bor-
ton d Servis. Here they keep the silent
watches of the night, awaiting the appearance
Of green Jackets If fills ones breast with
the horrors of war, as he gazes at the mid
night marksmen, with their guns in readiness,
watching the unfortunate victims. The first
night they succeeded in capturing over twen-
ty. Since that time the bull-frogs have occu-
pied the boat and taken upon themselves the
duties of their masters. E.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-07-30

The Democratic Convention of Clarke Co.,
Miss, has unanimously named JEFF Davis as
their first choice for United States Senator.
Last Saturday night thief was caught in
Congress Hall, Atlantic City, while preparing
to get away with the chief valuables the room
contained. He was held under bail to ans
wer the charge.
Mr.. John B. Cough Is 10 his sixty-second
year, has travelled about 100000 miles and de-
iivered nearly 5000 lectures within the last
thirty-seven years, and yet has not been in
bed whole day from illness since 1916.
Mr.. James L. Ridgley, Grand Secretary of
the Grand Lodge of l. o. o. F., of the Unit
ed States, passed through Trenton on Satur-
day, en- route to Long Branch, to attend the
reunion of the Odd Fellows at that place,
which commenced yesterday.
A young man died in Binghamton last
week from the effects of swallowing silver
half-dollar about three weeks ago. He was
tossing the coin in the air and catching it in
his mouth, to amuse child, when 1t lodged
in his throat and passed into his stomach.
1t is reported that Mrs. Asa b. Hutchinson,
one of the famous family of singers, has be-
come exceedingly wealthy by the purchase Of
an undeveloped mine at Leadville, Colorado
which has since proved to be of remarkable
richness.
The Worcester Continentals are to invade
Long Branch on the 9th of August. They
will drill on the Ocean Hotel lawn, eat in the
house, walk on the pier, battle, smoke, and do
other things to recall the war of 1912.
The handsome residence of Mr.. George l..
Gardner, at Belvidere, was burned to the
ground on Friday morning. 1t is supposed
to have been set on fire.. Insured in the Mer-
Ger Comfy Mutual for 50 100 on the huildiuO
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A BRAVE LADY !!
SIZE ENDuREs THE PAIN OF SEVERE SuRar-
CAL OPERATION WITHOUT TAKING
CHLoRoFoRM.
(Fgosn the Courier.

kHTOIb TIE I0Uf2eT.
Mrs. Schoonmaker, of Creek Locks, Ulster
Co., N. T., had the misfortune to entirely
lose the sight Of one of her eyes, through an
accident, and endu.ed painful infammatory
action therein for two long years ;--the other
eye finally becoming sympathetically affected,
her general health seriously suffering indeed,
she was mere wreck. walking skeleton.
Ia this terrible strait, she consulted Dr. David
Kennedy, of Rondont, N. Y, who told her
at once that that the injured eye mnst be re-
moved. She quietly but firmly said : . All
right, Doctor, but don't give me chloroform.
Let my husband sit by my side during the
operai N, and will neither cry out n ,r stir. =
The work was done, and the poor woman kept
her word Talk of soldierly courage This
showed greater pluck than it takes to face a
hundred guns. To restore her general health
and give tone and strength to thesystem, DR.
Kennedy then gave the " Favorite Remedy"
which cleansed the blood and impaired new
life to the long suffering woman. She rapidly
gained health and strength, and is now WELL.
The " Favorite Remedy" is priceless bless
ing to woman. No family should be without
it. Your druggist has it. If not, send to
DIR. David Kennedy, RoLdout, N. Y.
July 30.-4t.
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The decision of the Court of Eros and APP
peals, granting new trial in the Smith Ben
net case, will favorably strike the average
sense of justice of the intelligent people of
this State. There was strong prevailing
opinion that the evidence in this case was not
SO conclusive and satisfactory as to warrant
the hanging of these two defendants. 1t was
felt that to execute people under such circum-
stances would do violence to the public con-
science and be dark stain upon New Jersey
Justice. 1t is highly satisfactory therefore
that new trial has been ordered.
Some people, ignorant of what good edit
ing is, says the Newspaper Union, imagine
the getting up of selected matter to be the
easiest work in the world to do, whereas it is
the incest work done on any paper. If they
see the editor with scissors in his hand, they
are sure to say /: !" Eth ! that's the way you
get mp original matter, eh ?" accompanying
their new and witty question with an idiotic
wink or smile. The facts are that the inter-
est, the variety and usefulness of a paper de-
pend in no small degree upon the select mat
ter. and few men are capable of the position
who would not themselves be able to write
many of the articles they select sensible
editor desires considerable selected matter, be-
cause he knows that one mind cannot make
so good paper as five or six.
lHE NAIlONAL 0UAhD y NEW ONlFOhM.-
For some time the State Board of Officers oil
the National Guard have had under consider
alton the subject of new uniform for the
members of the Guard, and samples of uni.
forms have been submitted to them by cloth.
ing manufacturers of Newark, and other parts
of the State, as well as New York. At the
last meeting of the board after careful in
spection of the various suits submitted, the
one made by w. ID. Cowan, Of Newark, was
adopted, and it has been approved by the Gov.
enor. The coat is a single breasted frock
coat, with nine button holes and buttons on
the breast, all the facings, slashes and pipings
are of sky blue cloth. The pants are sky blue
Kersey, with piping on the outside seam OF
dark blue cloth. The cap is dark blue cloth
the same as the coat, and of the modern Nc
Clellan pattern. The new button adopted by
the Board will be of brightly FURNISHED brass,
with muskets crossed and the letters N. G
N. J.
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The Commissioners of Appeal in cases of
taxation will met the Council Room, on Mon
day, Aug. 4th. The Council at a recent meet
ing adopted the following, which it win be
wen Tor taxpayers to read and remember
Reso50ed, That the Finance COMMITTEES be
and is hereby instructed to issue in handful
form notice to taxpayers of the city of the
GATE OF meeting of the Commissioners of Ap-
peal, and that if there are any errors in their
assessments, the correction of such errors
rests with the said Commissioners and not
with Council.
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HILL's DINING RooMs.-The most conve-
nient and attractive place in Trenton for din
ner or lunch is Hills Dining Rooms, No. II
Greene street, five doors above State. Cen
trally located and carefully managed, it has
for years been favorite place of resort with
both ladies and gentlemen. Weddings and
parties furnished with salads, oysters, char
lottes, jelles, creams, ices, cakes, &c. Orders
from distance carefully packed to prevent
breakage. Circulars sent on application.
January Both, 1878.
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The peach growers in the northern part
q our county are making ready to ship their
iruit. AT meeting recently held at Lebanon,
mr. henry was selected to take charge Of all
peaches shipped from the station this season.
Mr.. Il. served in the same capacity last seas
on 1t is expected chat about 10000 baskets
viii be shipped from Lebanon, only one.fourth
OF crop. 1t is estimated that some 500
baskets will be sent from our Pennington Sta
ton .-.Huntefdon Democrat.
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: Etna Fire Insurance Company, Of Hart

--Etna Fire Insurance Company, of Hart
ford, ct. Losses paid in 60 years, $50, 0o0,-
000 Losses paid at single fire in Chicago
So, 100000 and at Boston, s1,60o,00O Char
tered 1919, and doing business for GO years.
No company in the United States can approach
it in the magnitude Of its losses and tho
promptness with which they have been paid.
Assets Jan. 1, 1879, $9,914, 147.79. VIM. Ly-
man, Agent. Feb IL, 1879.
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Boar UrsET.- "A boy with small boat to
which sail was attached, had an upset In the
channel of the river, at this place, on Monday
evening. The lad managed not to get excited
and held fast to the boat until assistance ar
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-07-30

--Chas. Schulhaus sells the Stewart Singer
Machines, warranted in every respect to be
equal if not superior to any machine made.
They have the patent stop which no other
Singer machine has. They are new machines
and not secondhand machines made ovcr,--
such as canvassers very often sell fornew ma
chimes. Come and see them. Price lower
than usual. Also the White Seeming Machine
March II. TT
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SUDDEN DEATH. EARLY on Friday MORN
ing last, Jane Quigley, of New Hope, died
very suddenly of hemorrhage of the lungs
A coroner's inquest was held by Deputy Cor
oner A. B. johnson, and the verdict was giv-
en- that death occurred from the cause above
stated.
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LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING UxcAILEp

LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING UNcALLEp
FOR AT THE PosT OFFICE AT LAMBERrvILLE,
HuNTERDoN Co., N. j., FOR 80 DAYS, July
26, 1879:
Hiram Sibbett.
Mrs. W. w. Manners.
Chas. F. Allen.
Miss Lucy Wilson.
Mrs. Emma Garner.
Mrs. VIM. M. Jones.
LOCAL
Lott P. Phillips.
John V. Housel
CLARK PrERsaN p NJ