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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21
SLAYER OF BOOTH
No Record to Be Found of His
Imprisonment.
some Strange Inc'dent. In tho Fife
fHos'on corbets After Tho Great
Tr"seay-M's Dispersal OF tho
Knnsas LegisiaIurc.

(Megargee in Philadelphia Times,
Here is an inquiry that brings to
MIND one OF the most momentous
events in the country's history:
was Boston Corbett, who shot John
Wilkes Booth, imprisoned for his act /?
a friend OF mine says he has seen the
fact stated in history that Corbett had
left his post as guard. and thus dis
obeying orders, shot Booth and was
sentenced to prison. Is 1t correct?
Yours, etc,
D. 2. SHOOK.
"Greencastlc Pa, Dec. 16, $780,.
History does not record that Boston
Corbett was imprisoned. He certainly
was not permanently incarcerated for
Killing the insane actor who did to
death the President of the civil
avar. -dla-nat-lealn- his most
to shoot Booth, nor did he lisobey or
ders. President Abraham Lincoln was
killed in Fords Theatre, in Washing
ton. on the night OF April Ia, 1866.
Eleven days later, on the Virginia side
or the Potomac, after writing in a
diary-which the recollections Of his
deed had not prevented him from
keeping-n comparison of himself to
l3rutus. who killed the Caesar, he
round himself brought to bay, and such
was his Electrically expressed deter
mination to die rather than surrender
that the leader of the pursuing SOL
diers fired the structure and by It's
names Boston Corbedt took steady aim
ana thereby put through the heart of
Jonn Wilkes Booth bit of lead that
Klied the assassin of Abraham Lin
coin. At that time Corbctt was a. SER
seahI OIL cavalry and known among his
ieiIoWs as man of gloomy DISPOSE
tioh. Whiie he was rebuked for his an
tcipatlon Of the laws action there is no
llslorical record of his extended i'm
Drisonment
Boston Corbett had no hesittancy in
repeating, When requested. the story of
now ne avenged the killing of Abrah ham
Lincoln. After the close Of the war he
told time and again of the RELENTLESS
pursuit Oh the assassin, of his being
brought to bay In the old barn, and of
the struggle he made for his life. In
| graphic, well-rounded sentences he
would tell or the firing of the murder
ers place Of refuge and how he was
discovered by the glare Of the flames
leaning on crutch, bidding defiance
to his pursucrs Then waxing warm
| and eloquent. he would relate how
| every man in the band of avengers
! sought to end the life of a man who
had stricken down the head of the na :
| ton just at the hour when clouds were
| rolling away, and he told how he had
been quick with his own carbine ana
had sped the bullet which finished the
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21
The Kentucky Contests.

{By Telegraph to Virginian-P Pilot,
frankfort, KY. Jan 2O.-In the cleo
ton contests nearly all day was con-
sumed by arguments on the motion Of
the Democratic attorneys to strike out
certain parts Of the counter claims
made by the contestees.
The grand jury to-day returned in
dictments charging Colonel David G..
Coison with the wi!lful murder of
Lieutenant Ethelburt Scott and L. A.
Demaree.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21
a NesseI In Distress.
(By Telegraph to virginian-Pilot)

Nby IeItSTdpH 10 VIrBIhian- ETIOt.)
Lewes. Del, Jan. 2O,-The Fenwick
Island Life-saving Station reports a
vessel throwing up rockets about eight
miles off shore. 1t is thought to be a
steamer ashore on Fenwick Island
Shoals. The tug North America left
Delaware Breakwater at o'clock to-
night to go to her assistance Fen
wick Island is about twenty miles south
of Cape Henlopen.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21
Troops Returning from cuba.

(By Telegraph to Virginian- Pllot.)
Washington. Jan. 20-The Adjutant-
General has been Informed that the
transport Fitzpatrick left Nuevltas This
morning for Newport News with n
squadron OF the Eighth Cavalry. com
prising five commissioned officers. one
acting assistant surgeon and eighty
two enlisted men, Major William stan
ton. commanding. n
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21
Yauiu Indians pefeatea.

(By Telegraph to Virglnian -Pilot)
San Francisco. Jan. 20.-A special 10
the Examiner from Nogales, Mex, saws
that a battle has been fought by the
MeNicans and Ya1uis. in which the
Yaquis were defeated with heavy loss.
Their killed numbered 200. Five hun
dred We're taken prisoners.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21
.ORNlTH BIOLOGY
IN CONGRESS
oratorleaI Birds pluning Them
selves Preparatory to Flight.
A FEW GREAT HERons

They Hold Thcm-otve. Ia Rc.crv.
Awnit,ns Propitious wind. ana
Favorable shic.- Disappearance
Veterans of tho Maine Delegn-
tion-Iowa's Qunr,c,.o-now 9th
CIR states Arc Rcpresonta,ca-A
Rnro study in PoiitIos.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21

Many strange fatalities surrounded
and followed the killing of Abraham
Lincoln.
corbett died in an asylum for the
insane.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21
RERkLEY ADvTs.

It r. WILLIAMS. FUNERAL DIREct
- tor and Embaltnnr. has removed from
~ %u 70 81 chestnut street, opposite C. b.
GIoo tnrdware Store. S. S. phone 1917
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-24

The monthly meeting of the man
ayers will be held at the asylum Thurs
day morning of this week, September
27th at quarter after 10 o'clock
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Jg.4LLTNGFORD.

Jesse Atherton, well known resident
of this town, died about IL o'clock Sat
urday noon, the result of a shock of
paralysis, aged seventy-seven years
The deceased was about seventy-eight
years of age and with his family moved
here from New Haven about ten years
ago He was a survivor of the civil
war and served in Company Fl, Fiji
teenth C. ". AT one time he was a
member of Elias Howe post G. A. r.,
of Bridgeport. He leaves a widow and
two sons and one daughter. The flu
neral services will be held at the late
residence on Orchard street Tuesday at
10 o'clock Rev. Henry Stone will off,
ciate
The baseball game between the Wal
lingfords and New Cities Saturday af-
ternoon resulted in victory for the
Wallingfords by a score OF IL to 3.
Casey, formerly of the Wallingfords in
years past, was in the game again and
made fine showing The attendance
was not large, but a large number Of
tickets was sold to many who did not
attend. Over $3.50 was realized for the
Galveston sufferers
Nnety-one out of total of $50 ap-
plicants to be made presented them
selves before the board Saturday and
We're made new voters.
The case of Ned Nugent came up be-
fore Judge Judd Saturday morning and
for lack of sufficient evidence he was
discharged
The band and a large crowd was not
in waiting Saturday evening at the de-
pot for the return from New Haven Of
Company KS rifle team.
Walter Valentine begins to-day mis-
duties as Instructor at Pratt's insti-
tute in Brooklyn.
P. d. Leonard has been appointed as
SCISSOR for the Central school district.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. R. Cook are home
from the White mountains
Mrs. F. M Barber is home from
Sheffield, Mass, and is the guest Of her
father, William Hodgkinson of Fair
street.
John Babcock, an inmate of the Ma
sonic home, was taken over to the re-
tltdl Ill MluuISlONH tootuiu ttS
Miss Bertha Widman arrived home
Saturday evening from Madison, N. ].
The democrats will meet in caucus to
nominate candidates for town officers
Saturday evening.
Ten Nights in a Barroom" is book
ed for the opera house October II.
Miss Florence May Thomas of New
Jersey has been engaged as drawing
teacher for the Central school district.
Saturday the guage at Paugh pond
showed g. 1-2 inches Of available wa
ter
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-24

officers judge of probate for the dis
trict Of Milford and delegates to the
congressional and senatorial conven-
tions.
Charles Shute has returned from a
short vacation spent in New York and
Jersey City.
Mrs. Margaret Muinford of Beverly,
Mass, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Shute of Reade street.
DR. Raymond has been the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Zanglois, on High
street
Miss Kate Tomlinson has returned to
Boston, after spending few days at
her home in Milford
Miss Mamin Smith, of New York city
and Mrs. Austin, of Bridgeport have
been the guests of Mrs King on Broad
street.
At meeting of the selectmen the fol
lowing bids were received for doing the
mason work for the new bridge near
Clark's mills: Charles Smith of Derby, IA
cents per cubic foot, 1924; ID. L. Clarke Of
Milford, 16 12 cents per cubic foot 1901.
Charles II. Kinney of New Haven, 10 cents
per cubic foot, 1904; ]. l.. Miles Of Milford,
$500 -
The Pembroke hotel, Woodmont. has
closed for the season.
C. W. Miles is planning to build a cottaee
on Seaside avenue.
Miss Marguerite Clark of Brooklyn has
been visiting her grandmother, Mrs Elias
Clark
Mrs Jane Curnow of New Haven is visit
Ing her sister, Mrs. Charles Bristol.
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#Ex dividend.
New York Cotton Exchange,

Reported over private wire by Ii. C. Fried
man & Co., bankers and brokers, 10 Wall
street. n. Y, and 1853 Chapel Street, New
Haven. N. A. Tanner, Manager of Local
Branch. Direct wires to New York and
Chicago, OPENING. Closing
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CHESHIRE.

Sept 21.-Miss Lena Ives the belov-
ed daughter of Mrs Frances r. Ives
died Wednesday night after an illness
of about six weeks. The funeral will
take place Saturday afternoon at 1 80
o'clock.
Mrs. Norris Hotchkiss has been
spending few days with old friends in
Seymour.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Nettie Moss and Emory
w. Smith in ST. Peters church October
2 and at $50 o'clock
There is a letter remaining in the
postoffice for C. w. Sanford.
Reports from Rev, c.. w. Lyon, pas
tor of the M. L. church, who is at
Strong's sanitarium, Saratoga Springs
are not as favorable as the people hoped
they would have been as he gains but
little
William Chidsey has entered the acad-
envy as a cadet.
New voters for the coming election
will be made in the town hall Saturday
evening.
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MILFORD.

Sept. 21.-The Center school is now
running in good order, with Miss Rem
ington of Brockton Mass as teacher.
It is not in every place that the young
idea is taught to shoot with Reming-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur W. Fowler are
occupying DR.. E, B. Heady's cottage at
Burns Point.
Robbie Eaton has deprived us of his
genial countenance, but we are sure
that his classmates at Groton, Mass,
will gain with what is our temporary
loss.
Rev A. P. Chapman rector of St.
Andrews church, is just emerging
from an illness which has confined him
to the house for several days.
John Wood Is on the sick list, and his
neighbors are for the time being de-
prived of the ring OF his anvil and his
mirthful repartees.
The birthday party at w F. Marks
yesterday a full account of which is
given in another column, may be con-
sidered as the opening of the social sea-
son in this vicinity Frequent terpsi-
chorean affairs may be looked for before
the gloom of the Lenten season falls
upon us.
Sept. 21.--The selectmen have award
ed the contract for doing the mason
work on the new bridge at Clark's mill
to Charles Smith, of Derby, whose bid
of fourteen cents per cubic foot was the
lowest price.
Miss Ethel Ford has returned from a
visit with her uncle, Captain Wake
mn Sherwood, at Sailors Snug Harbor,
Staten Island.
The r. H. Social club will hold hop
in the Town Hall on the evening of Oc-
tober 10.
The Misses Downes will form their
dancing classes next week.
George ]. Smith has purchased the
Winslow Bisbee cottage at Fort Trun1-
bull beach.
At st. Peters church next Sunday
(the fifteenth Sunday after Trinity the
rector will off1ciate at 1920; sunday
school in the parish house at u M, and
vespers will be sung at p. m. Next
week Saturday is the Feast of Saint
Michael and All Angels at this church.
William Hazard announces a ball al
Clark's hall, North street, Thursday
evening, the 9th. The grand march
will begin at 9 o'clock and the admis-
sion will be twenty-five cents. Good
music will be furnished.
The members of the Needlework
Guild are requested to bring in their
contribution of garments to the direc- |
tors before October 1.
At the M. E. church next Sunday the
pastor, Rev. J. T. Zanglois, will preach
in the morning on How a Blessing
was Lost" Sunday school at II m.
Epworth League meeting at $50 p. m.
At 1880 there will be Chautauqua YES
per service. The pastor will deliver an
address on THE Companionship of
Books" All young people are invited
to attend.
At the First church on Sunday morn
ing Pastor H. H. Morse will speak on
"a Corrective for the Unstrung Nerves |
of the Newspaper World
The sheds adjoining the depot are be- !
ing painted
The democratic caucus will he held |
in the Town Hall next Tuesday even |
ing. The caucus will nominate town |
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-24
Financial.
NEW YORK STOCK MINK ET,

Opening. Highest, Lowest Quotations
On the New York Stock Exchange. reporre1
by Prince & Whitley, Brokers, 10 Center
Stlnn+ Now Haven.
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LOCAL FINANCIAL NOTES
FEATURES or INTEREST TO IN
TESZORS HERE IND ELSEW1ERE

Consolidated Railroad Divldend-Non-
Taxable Seourities-Nev Havcm's New
Bond Issue-CIearings of the Local
Banks-The Dividend List.
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad transfer books closed on Sat-
urday for the usual quarterly dividend
of per cent, payable October 1. On
the same date checks will be sent out
to pay dividends due on Boston and
New York Air Line railroad preferred
stock, Berkshire railroad stock, Stock
bridge and Plttsfield railroad stock.
Dividends on Old Colony railroad stock
are sent out from Boston.
Swift & Co. has sold at par eX-divi-
dend, Boston Electric Light is offered
at ITO.
The non-taxable securities, as Is usual
at this time Of the year, are scarce and
high in price If the new 3 IL per
cent bonds to be issued by New Haven
for school purposes are made non-taX-
able to private holders 1t will help their
sale
Clearings and balances of the New
Haven banks for the week ending Sep
TENDER 90 and for the corresponding
week of last year are furnished by the
secretary of the New Haven clearing
house by days, as follows:
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-24
GUILFORD REPUBLICANS.
Guilford republicans have placed /

Guilford republicans have placed in
nomination the following ticket to be
voted at the town election the first
Monday in October: First selectman,
Richard Woodruff; treasurer, George
H. Davis; collector. A. R. Grinnell; as
SCISSOR, John w. Norton; registrar of
voters, George w. Carter; constables,
George w. Dudley, f. S. Jillson and
A. G. Summers; grand jurors, Clifford
Bishop, Daniel Beattie: town agent.
E. H. Butler; high school visitors, Geo
H. Beebe and E. NJ Leete; Auditor.
joel T. Wildnan; board of relief, L. O.
Chittenden; school committee, John
Hubbard and r. D. Chapel.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-24

Crown Rheumatic Elixir, the most
wonderful remedy known for chronic
rheuma tism, sciatica equity, acute mus
cular or inflammatory rheumatism.
City Drug Store, 644 Chapel street, New
Haven Conn.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-24

Following are the closing prices reported
by Prince & Whitley, Bankers and Brokers,
30 Broadway, New York, and 10 Center ST.,
New Haven Bid Asked
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a Question for Him.-"If Field Mar
shall Roberts ever gets Messrs. Kruger
and Steyn into his hands he will have
some practical experience with a ques-
ton that occasionally comes up in
America said McSwilligen to Squildig.
What is that?" What to do with
expires DENTS Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph
Hotel Clerk-Will you register, sir?
Mr. Wayback-Will l dew what?
Register; write your name in
this book.
Mi. Wayback-Well, I ruther guess
net, young Teller I writ my name on
to a paper fer a lightnin' rod peddler.
onst an that was enuff fer me-Chi-
cago News.
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Etmamc1aI.
Nom Taxable Securities,

so shares Detroit & Hillsdale per cent
guaranteed stock.
% shares Southern New England Tee
phone Co.'S stock.
IS shares New Haven Gas Light CO.
stock.
20 shares Milford, Holliston & Framing
ham II. r. s per cent stock.
so shares Danbury & Bethel Street Rail-
way Co.'S stock.
$4,000 Montyille Street Railway First
Mortgage Gold SIS, due 1920.
$1,000 Norwich Street Railway First
Mortgage Gold SIS, due 1923.
$1,000 international Silver Co.'S First
Mortgage 6's, due 194S.
$1,000 Guilford. Conn, Water Co.'s First
Gold SIS, due 1919.
$1,000 Torrington & Winchester Street
Railway First Gold IS, due 1917.
$1,000 New London Gas & Electric Co.'S
First Gold SIS due 1927.
$3.50 MlddeseX Banking Co.'S First
Mortgage 6 per cent. debentures.
$500 Peck Bros. & Co.'S First Mortgage
6 per cent. bond, due 1903.
$1,000 United Illuminating Co.'S per ct.
bond, due 1910.
$4,000 Lorain g. Cleveland Street Rail
way First Gold SIS, due 1917.
For sale by
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IN STRANGE PREDICAMENTS.
Two Peculiar Characters Gathered i
~, tba Dn1ioa Vnctap1ou

Two Peculiar Characters Gathered In
by the Police Yesterday.
Peter F. Scadden, resident Of Wa
terbury, who is insane was locked up
at police headquarters yesterday after
noon. He entered st. Mary's parish
house shortly after noon and without
word to anyone made himself a home,
hung up his hat and sat down to the
dinner table, on which the meal was
spread. For moment his strange ac.
tons dumbfounded the servants in the
parish house but when they recovered
themselves they called Patrolman OAR
gan, who took Scadden to the police
station The local police communica-
ted with the Waterbury police and the
latter informed Scadden's relatives of
his predicament. The relatives refused
to have anything to do with him, and it
is probable that he will be committed
to the asylum
Patrolman Hanrahan also found
man in strange predlcament early
yesterday morning. He was walking
through the back yards when near the
corner of Locust and East streets he
stumbled upon a man lying down stark
naked. Hanrahan roused him and
found that he was Joseph Henry.
rounder wel-known to the down town
police Henry could not give much of
an account of himself, but the police
think that he became intoxicated Sat
urday night and lay down in the yard,
where they think he was Invested of
his clothing by some of the buns who
frpnuent that lOcnlitV He was taken
to the police station, and as he APP
peared i'll, DIR. Nader was called. The
found that he was a victim
of chills and fever and he was removed
to Springside Home.
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The Absurdity of TT tell YOU"
said the practical citizen, speaking
with emphasis "the secret of perma-
nent roads is "How did YOU get
the idea that l was interested in the
subject of permanent roads?" inter-
rupted the paving contractor, with a
frosty smile.-Chicago Tribune.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-20
LIVERPooL coTToN.

Liverpool. Dec. 19.-Cotton. spot.
moderate business. prices Lied higher;
American middling, s 1$-32d.
The sales of the day We're 1000
bales, of which 500 were for specula-
ton and export and included 6.l00
American.
Receipts. 2i,OOO bales. including 90
800 American. Futures opened quiet
and closed quiet: American middling:
December, 5 1864 buyers; December
and January. 1854 sellers; January
and February. 1874 sellers; Tebru-
AIRY and March. 5 1864 sellers: March
and April 5 1864 sellers; April and
May, 3 07@oS-G4 buyers; May and
June, 05Q06-6i sellers; June and
July. 03-6i sellers; July ana August,
oOW0l-Gi sellers; August and Sep
tember. 4 50-6i buYers.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-20

&c. c.. l. f.. New York. Corn Meal,
firm; grandywine. s2.4o92.5o. Rye. dull.
barley. steady. Wheat, spot firm; No.
Q red. 77Mc. (. o. b., afioat. Corn, spot
firm; No. 2, 47c.. elevator. Oats, spot
firm; No. 2. 271ac. Beef. steady. Cut
Meats. easy; picked bellies, $685.:
picked shoulders, 5MQ6c.; picked
hams. S1s@9Ac. Lard steady; Western
steamed. S7.35. Refined, steady; CONT
nent. s7.55; S. A, sS.25; compound, $50
&c. Pork. dull; family, S15.OO@16.O0:
short clear. $14.00@15.00: mess, $4,000
1890. Butter weak: creamery, 17@25c.;
fancy. 111a@16c.; State dairy, 16@23c
Cheese. dull; fancy large, fall made,
11A@11Hc.: fancy small, foil made,
liz @12c. Eggs quiet; State and Penn
sylvania, 25@27c.; Western, regular
packing. at mark. 20@24c. Sugar, raw,
quiet but steady; fair refining. 3Hsc.;
centrifugal 96 test, 4ssc.; molasses
sugar, 35sc. Refined, quiet. Coffee,
Rio weak: No. invoice, csc. Mild,
quiet; Cordova, 9k@13hc.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-20
BOND MARKET.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

New York. Dec. 19-Close: Money
on call steady at 405 per cent. last
loan at Az per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, 4A@5h per cent. Sterling Ex-
change steady, with actual business in
bankers bills at 4.S4sS for demand and
at 4.S6ia for sixty days. Posted rates,
4.Sl@4,sih and 4S5@4S5h commercial
bills. 4791s@a.79T; silver certificates
GiKM65; bar silver, ca; Mexican dollars,
go Government bonds, irregular; State
bonds. inactive; railroad bonds. strong.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
New York. Dec 19.--Flour. quiet hut
steady. Rye Flour, quiet. Buckwhcat
Flour, quiet Buckwheot, nominal, COG