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Why Gen. Hancock Died Poor.

a New York letter says: Sar
prise is expressed that Gen. Han.
cock did not leave a larger estate
behind him, bat he was generous
to Il fault, and he had many calls
upon his charity. 1t WAS the heavy.
cross Of his lille tllat his twin broth
er. for thirty years resident Of Il
distant Western city, had disap.
pointed his expectations, lost his
ambition and sunk into q living
death. His brother was a lawyer,
one of the most brilliant in the
Northwest, clearing from S15.OG0
to $4,000 a year by bis practice,
when he fell a victim to his love
Tor good company ard good cheer.
He went down from his high posi-
ton like rocket, and for the last
fifteen years has been entirely sup.
ported by bis brother, the General.
There is Il touching little bit of ro-
nance connected with this sad
story. The lawyer WAS in his pine
u magnificent locking man, and be
came engaged to the beautiful
daughter of Il lady in whose house
he boarded. The engagement be-
gan twenty two years ago. But
the lady saw danger ahead, and
she refused to marry her ardent
and handsome wooer until he
would forSwcar the flowing bowl
and show himself Il thoroughly re-
formed man. He still lives in the
same house, and the lady is there,
too, and still unwedded. She is
true to her love, but is equally true
to her promise, and while she ten
derby cares for tie man she loves
and mourns, she knows that her
life is wrecked, and that there is
no hope now OH this side Of the
grave. The world is full of such
unnoticed heroincS.
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Staries Of Governor Seymour.

Gie Utica Observer Says
Though poSSeSSc,! of Il grave turn
Of mind. the late GOV. uoratio Sey-
mour had ut times keen sense Of
humor, and said mary drol things.
His aluSion 70 Grant ut the meet
ing Of the Army of the Cumberland.
in Utica, when he declared that he
was Il better soldier than his Old
antagonist. because in 1868 he
Grant had run farther and the
faster. was inco:nparahly happy.
Some Years ago an incident occur.
ed which at ulce illustrated Sey-
mour's goodness OF heart and his
sense OF the humorous. Driving
along tie Deetfield road one day
he clne across Il farmer in dis
treSS. The lattcr'S wagon had
broken down under a heavy pile OF
wood, his harness WAS out OF kel
ter and his position was one of ab-
.iect misery. He had in vain ap
ICttLSit " ptt>s>CiS-pN " HCtp Hill.
But Seymour w;ls a friend in need.
He helped the farmer to repair his
wagon and reload the wood there
upon and loaned the farmer part
OF his own harness. The Governor
then went his way. Afterwards,
when the farmer was telling his
story. he startled his hearers by
saying: II never felt SO mean iii
my life. The WOOD was stolen from
tie Governors wood pile" The
joke Of it all was that during the
whole transaction Governor Sey-
mour knew that the wood was his
own. hut after giving his side OF
the story, with merry twinkle in
his eye. he was wont to add: "The
poor fellow needed tile wood more
than | did, 1t is unnecessary to
add that Governor SeymoHr'S
wood-plle wasnever again disturb
ed by tliat particular neighbor.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-03-06
IIcart DiSCA Sc.

The origin of heart disease is
most frequently traceahle to here
ditary prelisposition, and III many
cases it is produced by conduct
which was avoi,lable. Cold, damp
ness, and cnlccbied nervous syS.
tens conducc to heart disease; but
in the moiority of cascs-taklng ali
classes of socicty-its acute exhibit
ton is due to breathing impure
air Confinement in bad ventila-
ted houses, acknowledges, schools,
workshops and factories, is the
cause of !, great portion of the
heart affections so prevalent III
this country. The impure atmos-
phere of crowded dwellings, seems
to have n similar deleterlous &C.
ton on the chief organ Of circllil-
ton to that which it eNerts on the
lungs, ard thus we find Identical
conditions rayoring the develop,
ment Of both consumption aud dc
rangemcnt of the heart. The thor
ougIl and effective ventilation OF
onr rooms and houses, courts aud
alleys, which proves Il preventive
in the latter disease, will assured
" hinder the prevalence AT
ter former. In some cases dis,
ease of the heart is produced
by violent and continued eXcr-
ton, such as that Of lifting heavy
wcightan and violent rowing; hus The
use of alcoholic stimulanaS is u
more frequent pruduccrol cardiac
mischief than ovcrworl, and hy its
indirect effects on the muscular
structure OF the heart it predispos-
cS,especially in advanced life, to
fatty degeneration of the organ IT.
SELF ami of its great blood vessels.
Tobacco is another potent cause
of the heart disease, it's effect he-
ing to paralvze the nerves which
control the calrIiacl'nl"ti"n. Med
iciSts have testified tothe existence
of an appalling amount OF heart
disease among young men who use
Tobacco in its different forms.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-03-06
Good Frnit Pays.

The value of a crop Of fruit de-
ponds m re upon its quality than
its quantity. No matter how large
the general fruit crop may be, nor
how heavily the markets may be
"glnttcd," good fruit will always
sell readily, and at fair prices. Nor
can there he 4 surplus grown. If
not sold Immediately The crops
may be dried, cvaporatcd or can
ned. torthcrc will arrive a time when
snch will I've in demand. Too much
fruit has not yet been produced
during amy season. When the
blackberry WAS made a cultivated
crop it WAS predicted tliat. rs the
fence corners and abandoned loca-
tions had always afforded IL supply,
the introduction of large qu .ntitics
of tile cultivated kin0S would rem
der prices too low TO realize profits,
but us the crops were Increased the
berries were improved, and Il de-
man,l WAS created that grew with
the supply. the consequence being
that although carloads are shipped
to our large cities during the fruit
season, the prices have been higher
than at any previous time. The
same rule applies to other fruit
crops. AS the supply increases
fruit growers endcavor to advance
prices by Improving the size and
quality of the fruit. In ventnring
upan fruit growing, the varieties
selected should be those best adapt
ell TO the climate in which they are
to be grown The proificacy, hardi
ness and quality being the chief
considerations. And it must not
be overlooked that So..le varieties
require special cultivation, while
the character Of the soil is an inn
poltalIt factor also. In marketing
fruit something depends upon The
mode of shipment. While the man
Ter of harvesting, and proper time
Tor SC doing, largely affects the
keeping qualities. Like every 9th
Ell. pursuit. labor is necessary. Pre-
venting insect eiepredations and
pruning at the right moment call
for good Judgment and careful at
tcntion.-Day Star.
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4 last Will.

When l WAS n boy | heard of Il
LAWYER who was called up in the
middle of Il winters night to draw
out the will Of an old farmer who
lived some three miles away. and
who was dying. The messenger
had brought IL cart to convey the
lawyer to the farm; and the latter
in due time arrived at his dcstltla-
ton. When he entered the house,
he was Immediately ushcred into
the sick room. and he then request
ed to hc supplied with pen, ink and
paper. There were none in tue
house! Thclawycr had not brought
any himself, aud what WAS he to
10? ANY lead. pencil, he inquired.
No; they had none. The farmer
was sinking fast. though quite con-
Scious. At last the legal gentle.
man SAW cIallled up on the back of
the bedroom door column npon
column of figures in chalk. These
were mill, "Sccren or sShots." lie
Immediately asked for a piece of
chalk, and then knteling Oh the
floor, he wrote ont concise!y upon
the smooth hcarthstonc the last
will and testament of the dying
man. The armersubSeQuently died.
The he;trthstone will WAS sent to
tie principal registry in London
with special atlidavits, and was du.
" proved, the will being deposited
in the archives of the registry. l
mag mention that TIE law does rot
state upon what Substance Or with
what instrument a will mast be
writtcn.-All the Year Round.
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The Old Story.

We all know the story of the
Turkish Cadi who held that there
was always woman at the bottom
Of every trouble. On one occasion
there appeared before him one of
his officers. who stated thai! IL cnr-
tain man had fallen out of the win
dow and killed himself.
"Where is the woman9" asked
the Cadi.
cit was a man, oursHblime high
ness" responded tie officer.
s.Where is the womanWrepeatcd
the Cudl.
at was a man, your ecstatic no
bleness," humbly reiterated the
officer.
"Where is the woman?" ferccly
demanded the Cadi.
II tell you it was a man who
killed himself. your effulgent radi-
ance," roared the officer. 4
Them an explanation follows When
it turns cut that the man WAS lean
ing ont Of his window to lock at a
woman, a few doors off, when he
lost his balance and fell to the
ground.
sAh!" criedtAe Cadi, triumphant.
ly. 81 knew there was a woman at
the bottom Of it; there always ISL
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-03-06
The New Model.

According to all accounts the
New High-Arm Davis is looked
upon by tie best judges, as being
the most Salable sewing machine
in the market. 1t looks so nice,
runs so easy, and, in every way,
is so well appointed, that no one
can help but like it. All these
things mako it easy to sell. When
customers have once seen the new
machine, and appreciated it's mer-
it's, they are sure to buy. The
Strong point in which the Davis"
has fought. and won, SO many bat
ties, is the "Vertical Feed"
Improvement used en- no othersew-
machine. For sale by r. III. Pen-
newell, Onancock, Va.
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Bcb Ciiiggers and the General.

When B.cckinbridgc was march
ing on Baton Rouge lie one day,
unattended by any of his aids, rode
up to a solitary pine woods vidette,
who had come in from st. Tam
man. and was new TO the etiquette
Of army life. The general had not
the pass word, and the viilettc had
no advantage OF him in this respect.
Il wish to pass" said the gencr-
al.
well, pass or; who cares acuss;
| amt stopping This here road are
r."
"You don't know who I am,"
said the general smilng."
mo, 1 don't-that's a poorly
horse you're on, anyhow"
Il am General BreckiDbridgc,
the commanding officer" continued
the general, much amused at the
picket's idea Of the duty required
Of him.
You ar, ar yon; well I'm Bob
Chiggers, am I'm glad to see you,
old Teller; how are you?" replied
the picket, extending a hand as
large as a frying pan.
TIE general shook hands and
and gallon cd on, to avoid some
lengthy inquiries about Mrs.
Breckenridge and the family.
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--:-:-:CELEBRATED:-::-:--
IRISH POTATO FERTILIZER,

makes it high priced
will side with the best Cnca Island Peruvian
might state
that constituents of phosphate not etel4ae by the wear
Peruvian al the
active clements lmst m! to the plant RAPID grown ana guc
Development disappointment yield MS crop
thoroughly cultivated and planted in soil ALREADY Of GOOD sHna ey
soil not possessing already rich active Qualities for must e wei snwn
elements the sol Will produce them and where Inc
with matter the SOIL nuns
thrilling indeed
timely with fertilizer especially
They expense
the of German chemist OF
sweet potato in order to ascertain the ac
necessary tmung active growth and
the winch
making sended largely for the farmers of the Eastern
Of Virginia. that the largest producers OF this
United States, which should certainly justify
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-03-06
LIST Err BROTHERS
HIGHLY AMu0uIAl'BD PH05PHAPBS,
With Pure Ground Bone Base.

We this method informing public that shall deal foe
Lister Bros unye gupds which standard fertilizer are
The gained National
the fact that I'LL their goods has base combined with
blood and matter thus clements of plant and
stimulating quick growth We have Oh hand for the
of this vegetable, and which
gvean the
Long Island New numbers of We have also received
lave
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ENTERTAINMENT.
Board and Lodging atModcrate Rates
Thomas S. Byrd,
MAPPSHILLE,
Accomac county, Va,

Acc0Mdc coNAty, Va,
Respectfully Informs the travelling pub
lie that lie is prepared TO furnish board
and lodging by the day, week, OF month
at moderate rates. Livery stables at
tached, and passengers conveyed to any
part of the Peninsula with comfort and
dispatch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-05
MJNPI dCED EtERG Y.

The public ought perhaps to he grateful IL
Secretary Bayad Tor any display OF energy III
de ling with the rights of American cltlzcn
abroad He has singled out the Cuttlng cps dc
as an outrage that must be pi Wnptly acted upon
while he his been indifferent TO the appeal Oi
Limo Martinez, a naturliz,d American, who was
imprisoned in Spain and threatened with com
pul,ory enlistment in the amy. He has moi
only dcamnded Cutting, release, but ha, de
nounced the acton Of the Mexican G"vei1lm nj
with unwontcd ,,linc,tnce>. He hts even gone
% Tar as to couch the House Committee on For
oign Affairs and 10 procure the passage OF icNo-
tuiCnS calling upon the State Dcal tmcnt T.
renew the dcpand iOi Cutting release and cX-
pro,sng the opinion that the United State Gov
eminent can never ascent To the doctrine tn Il
It's citizens may be- prosecuted In a 10 cign conn
try for acts committed wholly on Anne. lean soil
Poor Matinee suilc red il z c,ta " Ong wien the
Spanish officials attempted To- dag III into the
army ~ "A private soldier and kept hrn Il cloc
prisoner i'll defiance OF his cci tliicde Of natural
izltIun, which he carried with him. That wa
4 naglAnt insult Ia Anne. icn citizenship which
did not excite the S1crctIl's sympathIcs, but
only in.pnc4l him to suggest legal j vcc@lingo
for damages in Spin. The seizure oil American
vcsscl~ III Canadian hai bOs, the Withholding
o. commercial nights glLl antecd by Brii'h and
American law and a thousand and one in. nil
and sncnac,r Ia the fishing ilct are not resent ii.
Thee are matters OF minor interest III the Sec
rciaIy's estlm ltion, while the wong, OF TIN,
border cditOi aye Of pa amount import ,ncr
TIL nights Of an American citizen should in
viliably he champioiod by the State Dep,ut-
,tlfh al md
But the mistake should not be made Oi getting
on the wrong side OF the case and making d, 70
mands inadmiS>iblc under international law.
This we apprehend is what Secretary Baya d his
done III this instance. Acting upon the advice
of an il-infO med and crelulOlls Consul, ne has
placed the Cove nmcnt III an mtIdnblc posi-
ton. We find nothing in this case 10 justify The
SecletaIy's pclcmptoIy demands for Cutting :
release, or the Incorporate resolutions passed by
the Committee on Foreign Affairs at his instig.-
ton. The Sec etry and the Comm ttcc agree
that the question at issue i, one Oh territorial
jurisdiction, and hold that an American citizen
cannot be prosecuted in a foreign country iOl
acts committed on American soil. AS the facts
are related 10 us by fOiner member OF Con
gress, who his recently returned from I'll P.,so,
there were acts committed on Mexican soil f0,
which Cutting was liable for punishment there.
After publishing in Texas the card containing
the alleged hbel, I've crossed the river and per
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-05

mutilation of the records and the payment OF
employees who do no work. 1t was shown that
in January of this year the payrolls contained
tie names of axemen and inspectors in the En-
cineei'> Bureau who did no wOiN in his depart
ment. This was against Squire, OF course
but on cross-examnation of the Mayors wit
ners, the fact was brought out land THE TRIBUNE
long ago called attention to it, that the pay
rolls were made mp now just as they were i'll
1881, and that the men who get pay for doing
no work now got pay for doing none u!cn. This
was phlmply against the Mayor Us well as the
Commissioner of Accounts, NJ. Sherman, both
of whom were in Office in 1881 and 1sS2. But
at that tene the Mayor opposed warrants for the
payment of tle>e men, and Sherman, who was
nomlnally on the lookout Tor wiOng-doing then
as well as now, nevel discovered anything in
correct in the books. Naturally Mr.. Grace yes
tclday showed disposition to exclude sOme OF
his evidence. 1t won't do. Let II all come
ont We haven't any doubt that the facts will
convict Squire but they are quite likely to
make trouble for somebody else, too.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-05
n EW LEADER CANNOT SAVE THEM

The County Democracy is in search of 4
leader We know of no organization that need
one more. But it will require S,mctlnng els,
than "A leader To rchabilitatc that conspiracy
for spoils ~ 20 that it can again deceive tn,
people of this city. mike Murphy. Fatty =
Walsh. "TImN Campbrll, "Pat' Keenan,
Surveyor BcLtue, Jnn Mooney, Jaw
breaker" Purroy and the other district Leaders
and associates oi Keenan,, Ihomp>on and the
Doodle Aldermen, are not such men H. can
again dcludc the people of NcW-lork. 1hl'
cannot lie done even with the aid oi such bogus
Citizens organizations rs Charles +. Miller and
other of Mayor Grace's isct"tum> can get up
Men who are abroad Oh untri,d indictments
OF who have shouted reform mercy To gc'
AZ opportunity 10 thrust tlciI lrldo deep INTO thu
cIty treasury, aic not oi character 10 appcd
for popular favor, no matter VINO their leader
ulty be- Until the County Democracy 'JccI'
the doodle > Aide men from IT, ranks, and
condemns thcvcry and jobbcy 10y cNPclln-
the men responsible Tor thee crimes. all th'
leaders in the city cannot save 1t from The IN
diguation of honest men.
The measure OF su,cc-s that il secured under
the leadership of Thompson wa> due 10 methods
that would not bear Inspection. 1t was con
piracy for plunder with hardly rcdc"nn-
feature. That it succeeded without EIndln-
80 E,r. any one except Jachnc in the p'micn-
tav i, not crc,itAblc to the District Attorney ,
Office. What 1homINon', administration OF The
Public Wolks Department cot the city l. wei
known 10 readers Of The TRIBUNE. Hal
tho methods Oi his Oig mlzItlon have iuIlhr
brought upon liz Ii now coming to lSht III ui'
Flynn-Sduirc exposure and in the nEtnlgcm'h III
Of tho Custom House. On January IL, 1881
and on succeeding day, We gave III the columns
nl TIE TRIBUNE an account of the many way
in which Maurice b. Flynn, Richard a. Gun
ningham and Others of Thomp-ons paltnci-
were oyading the contract Law, and dl'."in-
hundreds OF Thousands oi dollars from the city
treasury. The work of John Keenan, n a lobby
lit for the Thompson combination was also 'A
poseI But these men have remained i'll control
of the County Democracy up to the present Time.
By the and OF the National Administration, 1"
elect which they furnished vast sums oil money
they have wldcncd their field 0i operation .
The broadway Railway scandal Is an ouigIowth
Of thcil methods. When employees III the
Public Works Department were indicted i"I
stealing money under Thompson III the bureau
OF the " alter Re yistcr, these men had the ndlc-
,nci,ts uigconlrlcd, where they have remained
Tor over two years. How mach they have done
TO dcbauch the city gov Irmcnt. and how many
scandals, Of the Squire kind are yet To come t"
lluht. can only IL, a mlttcr of conjecture. But
for these men tO expect Ia deceive the pubir
under some other l,.dcy is 10 expect too much
II would be more tO the pulp"rc ioI some ol
them 10 look to their safety, as Keenan, Drmp-
.ey and Moloncy have done. Thor day OF
reckoning cannot be Tar of.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-05

MTDSUMMER AT SARATOGA SPRINGS.

SARATOGA. Aug. l.-Levi =. Morton, of New
York city, who Ii hrr having plans prepared for the
Of "a mansion" cottage" ~ II is called here
the site recently purchased by him in North Broad
way. The cottage Will have u frontage Of over one
hundred feet. ana will contain upwart OF hundred
rooms.
The Convalescent HON. chill Iron enjoyed themselves
Monday the White sulphur spring PARK Hotel. At
the south end OF Saratoga Lake.
The Spanish colony at the Everett House engaged In
Cuban danc-s on Monday evening".
tho Rev. Dr. ". Il. Brown New York CITY, presided
at the national service of prayer hold IN the broadway
Presbyterian Church last evening.
benjamin I'M has purchased Mrs Inay's cottage IN
Van Dau-sL
The American Bar Association will meet hero on
August H.
Inc arrivals are the heaviest OF the season.
Tho funeral or Mrs. T.. W. krarney, Nrw-Y York
city took plac at the k-arnsy Cottage, Caroline and
,st st-. yesterday nfternoou Tho Rev. Dr. Joseph
carey, rector OF the Bethesda Episcopal Cnurch oltci-
ated.