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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-10-18
The Three Brothers Booth.

Junius Brutus Booth has been the
first of the brothers to die since the tragic
end Of John Wilkes Booth, eighteen and
half years ago. When John Wilkes
Booth committed his crime, his brothers
had not seen him for some months. The
last occasion on which they had acted
together was in the previous year at the
Winter Garden, where the brother who is
just dead also played. At the time of
Mr.. Lincoln's murder the two other
brothers were in Boston. Junius Brutus
was manager of the Boston theatre. He
had gone home and was in bed when the
telegram reached him Of the accusation
that had been made against his brother
Not believing it he rushed to the tele-
graph Office and sent dispatch after dis
patch without any result. Then he went
around to the newspaper offices to make
inquiries, but could getno positive news.
1t was before the days of interviewing
and everybody respected his grief-even
the terrible reporter.
Edwin Booth was assisting at dinner
at Boston, which l believe was given in
his honor. At any rate, he was Just
about to rise with glass in his hand to
some toast. 1t was at the Parker house.
Suddenly waiter came in, and, inter
rupting him, handed him dispatch.
Mr.. Booth put down the glass
and asked to be excused a moment,
as the message was of the utmost ur-
gency. He opened it, turned deadly
pale, and sunk into the chair with his
head on the table, exclaiming: "My
God my Godf' There was great ex-
citement in moment. Somebody
picked up the dispatch and read it, and
then, one by one, the people left the
room. At about 4 o'clock the two
brothers, Edwin and Junius met, both Of
them crushed with the weight Of the ter
rible calamity. They went away togeth-
er, and what occurred between them will
never be known. The late Junius Bru-
tus Booth never mentioned his brothers
name again, and was deeply moved if ever
the subject was broached in his presence.
He accompanied Edwin when the re-
mains of John Wilkes Booth were re-
moved from Washington to the family
tomb at Baltimore, and was present at
the re-interment Of the bones of his un-
fortunate brother-NeU York Journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-10-18
POPULAR SCIENCE.

A statue Of De Blanc, the inventor Of
the manufacture Of soda, is about to be
erected in Issoudundun, his native place.
It is the old story. The world refused
him bread while living; nowit gives him
monument.
Under experiments made by NJ. Collins
it was found that trichina in the super
fetal parts Of hams, ETC., maintained a
very prolonged existence under circum-
stances which would be thought likely
to destroy life.
A scientific commission on board the
United States ship Washington is to ex-
anime the basin of the Mediterranean,
ascertaining the depth, temperature,
density and chemical composition of the
water, the geological nature of the
bottom, the velocity and direction of the
marine currents, and their action on the
coasts; also to study the deep-sea plants
and animals.
A drawing Of the skeleton Of the gil
gantie fossil reptile known as Bronto-
saurus excelsus has been made by Pro
fessor 0. G. Marsh. Nearly all the bones
illustrated belonged to single indi-
vidual, which was nearly or quite fifty
feet in length when alive, and must have
weighed more than twenty tons. 1t had
small head, massive feet, and large
tail Its small brain indicates that it was
stupid, slow-moving animal. It was
more or less amphibious, and its food
was probably aquatic plants.
Speaking Of the typographical uses Of
the balloon, Mr. Simmons, the aeronaut,
in connection with his late voyage across
the English channel, thus writes: Not
only the land lay below US like a mop,
but the bottom of the sea is clearly seen
in every direction. Every channel and
shoal is sharply marked, and forms
fibrous network. By the aid of instanta-
neous photographs there would be no end
to the increase Of our knowledge Of the
sea through balloons, as charts Of greater
exactness than any yet existing could be
made at the bottom of the sea, at least
of shoals shallow enough to offer danger
to sailing craft.
Professor Milne, of Toxic, calls atten-
ton to hitherto almost overlooked class
of phenomena which he terms earth
pulsations." He refers to movements of
the earth's surface so slow as to escape
ordinary observation. The meager evi-
dence thus far collected makes it appear
probable that variations Of atmospheric
pressure cause motions Of the earth's
crust, while it has been calculated that
the tides which twice day load our
shores produce risings and fallings of the
land in similar manner. 1t is quite
certainly proven that such slow and i'm
perceptible pulsations are often spread
from earthquake centers.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-10-18
WooIwich Arsenal.

Woolwich arsenal is the most ancient
military and naval arsenal in England
1t is situated in the town. of Woolwich,
Kent county, suburb of London, on the
right hand of the Thames, nine miles
below London bridge. Its royal dock
yard, where men-of-war were built in the
reign Of Henry VIII, was closed October
/, 1869. The royal arsenal was formed
about 1920 on the site Of rabbit war
ren. It covers more than 100 acres of
ground and contains vast magazines of
great guns, mortars, bombs and other
warlike stores, also a foundry, with
many furnaces for casting ordnance,
and great laboratory, where
fireworks, cartridges, grenades, ETC.,
are made for the public service. A prac-
tice ground is attached, nearly three
miles in range. The government ord
nance is all proved at Woolwich The
garrison there usually amounts TO about
8, 500 men, The establishments at Wool
wich arsenal which are Immediately un-
der the control of the ordnance bureau
are the royal laboratory, the royal brass
foundry, and the royal carriage depart
ment. The royal gun mandatory at
Waltham Abbey and the manufactory at
Enfield for finishing small arms, also the
storekeeper's department at the Tower
and Woolwich and the branch depart
ment of the storekeepers and deputy
storekeepers throughout the United King
dom and the colonies are also parts of
the establishment.
On May 20, 1902, the Woolwicharsenal,
storehouses, etc., were burned at a loss
of 5000, 0O0 Another great fire occurred
there on June 30, 1905. On January 20,
1918, there was fatal explosion Of gun
powder; on July 8, of the same year,
the hemp store was totally destroyed by
fire, and on June is, 1914, there was
another explosion Of gunpowder. The
Royal Military academy adjoining the
arsenal was nearly destroyed by fire,
entailing loss of about e1OO, 1000, on
February /, 1878. Among other great
pieces of ordnance cast OF Woolwich was
the experimental gun called the "Wool-
wich Infant, " in May, 1914. It weighs
thirty tons, was twenty-seven feet long,
carried 1860 pounds Of shot and used
800 pounds Of gunpowder.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-10-18
Four Blind Rrnthers.

A Washington correspondent says:
The four blind musical brothers Of Union
town reads more like the caption Of a
tale in the ARABIAN Nights than a
simple statement Of facts. A family Of
this singular description have, however,
been living in suburb of Washington.
Uniontown is little settlement that has
grown up across the east branch of the
Potomac, within easy reach of the navy
yard. 1t is a sleepy, tumble-down vii
lage, whose chief claim to aristocracy is
the nomenclature Of the streets, which
bear the name Of every President to
Buchanan. Its chief citizen is, perhaps,
Frederick Douglass, who owns fine
country place near the rivers bank.
Some years ago a family moved into
this village from Baltimore of the com
mon name of Smith, but of very ex-
traordinary family makeup. There
were or had been twelve or fifteen child
rem, every other of whom, in regular
progression, had been born blind. Of
this numerous progeny all who were born
with sight died but one, a girl; and at
present only five children are left, this
girl and four blind brothers, named
James, Ignatius, George and Alfred
They are all smart and happy, all are
masters of some trade, and all are musi-
cal.
When in a frolicsome mood each in
turn will play on the family fiddle while
the others dance. One of the brothers
is quite an accomplished musician, and
supports himself by giving lessons on the
piano. The Others play merely for recre-
alton. Two are broom makers by trade,
and make broom which is famous
through the neighborhood for its excel
lence. The remaining brother is cabi-
netmaker, with Especial knack at coffns.
The oldest of the brothers has high
reputation in Uniontown. Not only can
he make the best broom in that region,
and make the violin sing, but he is
endowed with wonderfully acute sense
Of touch. It is said, for instance, that he
can tell five from ten-dollar bill by
feeling the two notes.
One Of the brothers is married and has
large family. The sister is the wife Of
an elderly carpenter. They all live
together with their widowed mother, and
seem to be a happy and afectionate
household. Recently they have moved
from the settlement some five miles into
the country, but they frequent the
village still to sell their brooms or pro
vide coffin.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-10-18
Who They Are Behindhand.

Said Washington broker: "I sup
pose -seventy-fve per cent. of the govern
ment clerks are behindhand from the
habit of borrowing money" The money
enders charge from two per cent. to
twenty per cent. a month interest. One
firm does business of $500, 900 year.
The legal rate of interest is eight per
cent, and in law there is no way of col
lecting these usurious debts. The
brokers, however, lose but little, for
oftentimes no complaint is preferred
against the clerks, because the employers
themselves are in the tolls of the brokers
Then, too, the lenders, owning much
capital, have considerable influence with
the higher officials. The negro employees
are said to be better in paying their debts
than the whites, and two or three firms
of colored brokers have become rich in
this business among their own rnce-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-10-18
NUMBER 8.
FUN.

The worse for ware-A careless servant
An advertiser may not be superstitious,
and still believe in signs.
Hereabouts, when one asks for bread
they give him a stone, F" remarked tramp
as one struck him in the small of the
back.
"Do you believe in an omenf" was
once asked Ned Sothern. "Only when
it has w. before it, was the prompt
reply.
The small, thin feathers On the goose
are called down, but when you 60 to buy
them you find them way up.-Pdiladez-
zlia Herald.
Some people can't get along without
much work, but the butter-makers Ger
tainly belong to one of the classes which
churn living.
Cinnamon make good actors. They
never forget their cues. Fishermen do
not succeed on the stage. They steal
one another's lines.
1t is very unlucky to have thirteen at
table-particularIy when there is only
enough to satisfy the appetite of ten
Philadelphia Bulletin.
"You see that young gentleman oppo-
site Z? You should know him. He comes
from very old family" Indeed and
he 50 l''-B0stos Transcript.
Bacon said that ''reading maketh
full man, \ but Bacon appears to be OBJ
hvious Of the fact that many other things
are more often used than reading for that
purpose.
An agricultural paper says tnat chick
ems should not be fed immediately after
they are Matched. And the agricultural
paper is quite right When We break an
egg open, and find young chicken
striving to gain foothold in the world
we never think Of eating it. No, indeed,
not US Statesman.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-10-18
THE SILENT VOICE.

There is signing in the wood,
A murmuring in the beating wave,
The heart has never understood
To tell in words the thought it gave.
Yet oft it feels an answering tone
When wandering on the lonely shore,
And could the lips its voice make known,
'Twould sound as does the oceans roar.
And oft beneath the wind-swept pine
Some chord is struck the strain to swell
Nor sounds nor language can define;
'Tis not for words nor sounds to tell.
'Tis all unheard that Silent Voice,
Whose gcings forth, unknown to all,
Bids bending reed and bird rejoice,
And fills with music Natures hall.
Jones Very.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-10-18

sion. Certainly the old farmhouse has
been painted and papered, and Dame
Thumb says; /" Nothin' less than a we'd
din will justify Hiram Thing in such
foolish spendin' of his wheat-money."-
Youths Companiou.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-10-18
Iust' s..

Johnny, did you go over and ask
how old Mrs. Jones wasqn
g Yes mum. Been thereln
q What did she say2p
Well, mum, she said, as howl
she was old enough to wear a double set
of DR.. Burton's false teeth, and frisIzy
widows curled wig like satisbury's, she
wouldn't ask about other peoples ages,
like you
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-10-18

For the next three months reduction of
TEN PER CENT. will be made from our
present very low prices. Parties wishing
good work Will find it TO their adyantage 10
cali and see what can BE- bought for very
small amount Of money. My beet in max
ing the above reduction is to clean up large
stock on hand, witch DO not want to carry
over the winter. Thanking the people of
Woodbury. and surrounding country for their
liberal patronage, hope, BY Fair and Square
Dealing. to merit continuance of the same.
DAN'L r. HAWTHORN,
Clnnrnal- q .aaL Nlc,nl h.1,.r.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-10-18
At THE OLD STAND,

At the old Barber Shop, three doors below
Newtons Hotel, you con have your work done in
first class style
HAIR CUTTING A SPECIALITY:
Also, fine brands of Tobacco and Segars always
JOSEPH F sIILEY,
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-28
The RnIe or Three.

i New YORK journalist inter
viewed a prominent broker last
Saturday, who said: "It has been
known in Wall street for three
days that Gould and Vanderbilt
have been in close consultation
over something or other, but yes
terday it transpired that Willard
was taken into the confidence Of
the two, and that hereafter they
are to form grand triumvirate." "
"What would be Gould's actual
interests in such a combination:"
was asked.
"His southwestern system takes
in the Texas and Pacifir, Kansas
and Texas, Missouri Pacific and
the Wabash Pacific. The Wabash
furnishes his nearest point for an
eastern outlet, the terminus being
at Toledo, right on the lake shore.
He wanted the Nickel Plate road,
but the Vanderbilts stole march
on him, and bought it. His trans
fer is TO bridge over the gap be-
tween Toledo and Buffalo and
this he can only overcome 10y q
coalition with Vanderbilt, and get
it by way of the Nickle Plate.
Vanderbilt can serve Willard by
way of the Northwestern, which
goes right to St. Paul. Willard
only claims for his system that it
affords a grand connecting link
between the great inland lakes
and the Pacific ocean. He can
only get to New York over the
Northwestern and that Vanderbilt
controls"
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-28

JoHN MAcKAy recently wrote
to an old Nevada friend that he
was coming out there to see how
his old neighbors stood the hard
winter. His letter leads the Car
son .iPPcoI to observe: "We've
had pretty hard rub, but are
still here, Mr.. Mackay. We sage
brushers have spent most of the
inclement winter months paving
assessments on the north end
mines. The snowstorms and as
sessments are sandwiched in to-
gether rather thick, and it was a
pretty hard rustic. We felt a sort
Of state pride in seeing that you
were well fixed for the coronation,
and we felt our oats when we
landed you in Moscow in such ex-
cellent style. The winter left a
few Of US solvent, and In the
spring, gentle Johnny, we got our
second wind and hope to see yon
among US soon again"
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-28

IT will DO no harm for Astoria
to be somewhat chary of granting
franchises aud rights which in the
future will be valuable ont Of all
proportion TO what they cost. This
city is to have splendid future.
1t is the history Of many cities Of
promise that when in the same
state that Astoria is at present the
municipality surrendered to pri-
vate corporations many valuable
rights that were afterwards sought
to be recovered. Without in the
least discouraging corporate en-
terprise it will be well to profit by
example, and not be too prodigal
in granting that which in ten
years from now we will all unite
in saying should have been re-
tanned by the city for the benefit
Of the citizens and the common
good.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-28
ESThELiSHED IN iSa0.
SUTTON & co.'s DISPATCH LINE
For New York.
50 DAYS TO NEW YORK
The Kew. and Elegant. Al First
Class Steamer.
GEaRGS =. BF045Efs.

CROWELL. Master.
VIII De- ready at Astoria. in a i-w days for
csirg0. and having hr most ol he- capacity
engaged viii have thc usual prompt dispatch
Dl this lno.
Ear,y application ~hnuld DE Wa5. for the
balance al d'scnsagr rcuW nr passage lu
W SUTTON.
Care "f Alien * Lewis Portland. Oregon.
C.as..u"es iH New York.
NisSSIsS. SUTTON 4 CO
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-28

rEOTICE SEIEREBY GIVEN THAT NY
y wife. Charlotte Benson. having left my
bed and board without any Just cause, ! viii
Dot pay amy debts OF iier contracting.
OLOF BENSON.
Astoria. August Il, ISS3.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-28

NANDERBILT's residence, Jay
Gould's yacht and other billionaire
appendages are to be eclipsod by
j. {. Flood, who will build in San
Francisco a second edition OF
Aladdin's palace. 1t will out
shine any private residence in
America, will cost s5,0OO,OO0 to
build; s2,0OO,0O0-+o furnish, and
will be q prolific source of COM
ment for the newspapers. What
a contrast Floods S7,000,O0O dom
icile will be 10 the back room of
the saloon where he used to shake
the bones with his customers for
the drinks in the days of auld
lang syne.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-28
Ear Sale.

EyiVE HUNDRED CORDS DRY HEM
z isek Nugd. which J will deliver at the
horses ~ customers for - = cord.
Dfayin.s uT all KINDS done ~ reasonable
r.ic~ X. Il. MARION.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-28

ET0R : TERM or YEARS. (. lots on
4 The y. 4. corner Of block l.. Main and
jefferson streets. s!cClureS Astoria. Apply
10 II. ROGERS
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-28
Enfice

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The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-28
To The Public.

Astnria. Jnly 25.h. Issl
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-28

been proclaimed that it knows no
intestine squabble in the face Of
the enemy. But it is narrow and
contracted for all that, and ordi-
narily has no range of view out
side of an immediate dividend.
It's short-sightedness has more
than once brought overwhelming
ruin upon it.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-28
DIED

In Astoria, August %, 1883, Freddie
L. twin son of Mr.. and Mrs.. ID. n. Cas-
wei, aged tive months and tweniy-Sey-
en- days.
At Upper Astoria, August %. 1882.
bernard Edwin ErikSOn. aged one year.
son Of Mrs. Ben EriksOn.
The friends are invited TO attend the
funeral at the residence in Upper Asto-
ria at . p. NJ today.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-28
Changed Hands.

TggIE BAKERY or CHENA4IUSS STREET.
4 formerly owned 10y CliaS. Carow. has
been bough; 10y Chas EbeFic. Who Will herr-
after conduct al.
tsaOd Bread "a Speciality.
Ia. f,1f,ff,. rB.,,f,. .,rf-.is.H
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-28

GAN ingenious straddle'' is what
Southern Democrats call the
Pennsylvania platform. This Is
an onerons reflection on the party
who made the blind originally.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-28

fEyIE STOCKHOLDERS or THE y. l..
z Packing Co. arc hereby notified that The
regular annual meeting of this company VIII
be llcia in their office August 80. lsss. az 10
o'clock. 4. n. All stockholders are re
queSicd io be- present as there j. business uf
importance 90 transact.
SAM'L EBfKSON.
2Ed Src'y.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-28
Administrators Mnfice.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
X undersigned has been appointed 10y the
CouniY Court of Tie County uf ClaISnp, in
the State oi Oregon, administrator oiihe eS-
tate Uf OryIllc King. deceased all persons
having claims against said estate are hereby
notified 10 present them 10 the undersigned
at liS office at the Occidcnt Hotel. In the
city of Astoria. in said County. within SIX
months from This date.
c. :. WRIGHT.
Administrator.
Astoria. July 25.h, 1883 wi-Jt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-02
ABOUT PEOPLE.

TWO girls out of a class of five in the Harvard
"annex" have become engaged to their
teachers.
The Count de Chambord's widow has decided
to take the veil, and will spend the remainder of
ner days in a convent. Her immense estates are
TO be gwen to the church.
MATTHEW ARNOLD will come to this country
on a vacation of six months-whic has been
granted to him without loss of salary-from his
duties as inspector of schools.
A SINGULAR accident happened in jefferson,
N. II, recently. A young lady out driving was
naesed hyG coach on the way to the depot. The
driver accidentally threw the lash of his whip SO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-02

JOHN r. WALSH, of star-route notoriety, is
pretty busy just now instituting lawsuits
and threatening legal proceedings against
various persons. He has just brought suit
against General Thomas J. Brady for $40, 900,
which he declares was handed Brady at
various times, and the latter is charged with
making away with all evidences OF the debt.
General Brady denies the existence of the
debt. Walsh has also addressed a letter to
Governor Foster, in which he darkly init
mates legal proceedings because the Gov
ernor remarked that he "didn't know Walsh,
but from friends of mine who do know him
L am led to believe his evidence worthless
Mr.. Walsh desires the names of these friends
of the Governors, and is particularly desir-
our of knowing what the Governor meant by
saying his evidence was worthless. It is
possible the Governor meant that Mr.. Walsh
lied, but his language may be otherwise con-
strued.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-02

The Rose Amber case is still a mystery
after three weeks of so-called investigation,
and bids fair to add another to the disgrace
full list of UNPUBLISHED Connecticut murders.
The Atkinson murder in this State is even
more of a mystery, from the fact that no rea-
sonable cause can be imagined for the cruel
slaughter of a young girl in her fathers
house. It is to be hoped, however, for the
credit of the community, that the guilty per-
p~etrator of the crime will be detected before
many days elapse. 1t seems unlikely that
with so many persons in the immediate
vicinity of the spot where the murder was
committed no clew can be found which
will lead to the discovery of the wretch. The
murder is of itself a terrible thing, but its
effect on the neighborhood is less demoraliz-
ing than the scandals that are brought out
by self-constituted detectives in gossipping
over the affair. 1t is possible, of course, that
with the best efforts toward detection the
murderer will escape, but that Indiana is not
to be disgraced with a long-drawn-out repeti-
ton of the Jennie Cramer and Rose Amber
horrors is devoutly to be wished.