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Year: 1867

A SUCCESSION OF RUNAwAYs.-Ad driver
of one of the street cars was changing the
tongue of his car from the front to the rear
Yesterday, at the western terminus Of the
road, and the horses attached to it darted
suddenly off, and continued at full speed
down Broad street. Everything made way
for the fiery, untamed steeds and near the
corner of Third street another pair of
quadrupeds attached to a wood cart joined
in the run. Pair No. l were stopped by
one of them endeavoring to run through
furniture wagon, which he found out he
could not do. when it was too late. The
wagon was capsized and thrown on top of
the unsuspecting animal attached to it,
much to his discomfort and alarm. In
short time, however, the stampede was
quieted, and the runaways are to-day
plodding their way up and down Main
street.
Year: 1867

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Year: 1867

Cenclnniom .Of the Trial Of Chavles B. Manual


for the KiSIiuG ef Henry Schlesser--Vc crdtcs


of esuilty oG Murder In the First Degree.
Before Judge Russell


The al Of Charles B. Manual for tho alleged murder
OF Henry Schlesser In Thompson street. was concluded
yesterday the General Sessions Assistant District


Attorney Hutchings called witnesses TO prove the idcn


y Of tho body, tracing II from tho drug store to the
cemetery.


man, named Frank Lang, who that on the Satur
day night Of the occurrence he passing through
Thompson street, and looking down into the base
mont he saw the German fthe deceassd) have hamm
in hand and something that glistoned the other
saw deceased shaking his finger and afterwards he
strnck the prisoner with the hammer twice. once the
forehead, and once the back OF the head.
,hronrh = sosrchrg cross xsmina,inn ~ He Admitted
that he had been arrested, but declined 10 answer
whether he had been in the Pentcniary or the state
Prison.


There was medical witness summoned for the do
fence. who failed TO appear


Counsel for the prisoner summed up the case and, al
the conclusion OF his remarks,


Dr. Alfred Powell was sworn and examined--He test.
sa na - v n ,Se m
slight confusion on the frontal bone, with small
ccarce and also wound on the posteror portion OF
head the wounds could not have been inflicted
three months and must have been done by blunt
instrument; the hammer shown could have produced


The Assistant District Attorney called officers Field
and Pickett, who that when Manual arrested
he did appear TO have any wounds.


Mr. Hutchihgs then proceeded to up the case for
the prosecution The jury listened 70 his able and elo
quent argument with unremtng attention


Judge Russell delivered able charge TO the jury He


first called their attention TO certain principles Of law
which should govern them In considering the Testimony,
that the presumptious ~ the OF
the trial favor OF the accused that where
souabe doubts entertained Of the guilt innocence
OF . criminal offence, those doubts were TO be
there any view, reasonable men, they
could take OF the facts and circumstances


In evidence consistent with the the preon
er they should adopt It and acqut His Honor then
read the definition Of murder and after remarkng that
there dispute TO tho fact that the deceased
his death tho hands Of the prisoner defined
what malice In the language Of the law. He then
gave lucid digest Of the testimony and applied the
law Of homicide and Of self defence IT, the latter tho.
Org having been adopted BY the prisoners counsel
The Jury retired at quartev-past two O'Clock and
after an absence Of half hour returned With
dict OF murder In the hrst degree.


| Tho prisoner was rsmanded for sentence.
Year: 1867

Ba~ The New York Herald is venting its spite on P. T. Barnum, our candidate for Congress in the Fourth District. The trouble is, as every one knows, that Bar mum is somewhat too shrewd for the editor of the He,ala. His establishment ''does not advertise in the New York Herald" If he can run the museum without the aid of that sheet, we have no doubt he can run for Congress without it-and be elected in despite of it.-Neu London Star.
Year: 1867

BF We are glad to see our Congression- al candidate is taking the field in earnest He made his first appearance at the great meeting in Bridgeport on Wednesday last, spoke here last night, and speaks in Dan bury tonight. We are glad to see, too, that the charges of meanness in his private relations have been proved false in every instance. His generosity is testified to by the very witnesses the Democracy had called against him.

 s0~ We have been requested to call the attention of the Republican Probate Dis triot Committees of this county to the ne- cessity of calling their Conventions as ear ly as possible, and that the names of the candidates be forwarded to this office inn mediately after their nomination.
Year: 1867

The noble letter of P T. Barnum, avow- ing his intention to appeal to the patriot ism and intelligence of the voters of this District, and not to their cupidity and ye- nality falls like thunderbolt upon the copperheads of this town. Their looks and actions betray the same kind of disap- pointment as that which they showed when during the late war, they received the in- intelligence of the capture of Atlanta, which turned the tide of victory ill favor of the Union and the tide of popular feeling i'll favor of the reelection of. Mir. Lincoln. Their candidate for Congress WAS nomina- ted for no other reasons than that 1t was expected that his immense wealth would be employed ill the purchase of votes to se- cure his election He spent large sums in that way last year to defeat Mir. Peet ill this Senatorial District, q good share o1 1 which was disbursed in this town. There are twenty Democrats in Salisbury who, ir point of proper qualifications for the place

 are far more worthy than the candidate now in nomination, and, now, that the let ter of P T. Barnum has made the expen

 allure of money to buy votes cishonorabl' and disgraceful. the democrats are in great quandary.
Year: 1867

lions Of dollars to pay for the purchase; but
there Is little doubt as to what the House will
do. In spite of the hostility Of portion of the
radical press and its insinuation that the House
will upset what the administration and Senate
have done, the money will be appropriated
The overwhelming vote of the Senate leaves
no doubt on the subject; for the representative
men Of one body reflect the sentiments Of those
Of the other sufficiently to justify this conclu-
sion.


We should be surprised to sec any opposi-
tion, II we did not know that the old hide
bound federal party, and the radicals. which
are an ofshoot or . remnant Of that party,
always opposed the acquisition Of territory.
However, some Of those have lately become
enlightened and liberal enough not to
stand In the way Of our national progress.
The principle Of Chinese exclusiveness and
non-expansion finds few advocates now, except
in the small class Of narrow-minded dogmatiss
represented by the radical press Of this city.


As to the amount Of the purchase money
seven millions and . half OF dollars-that Is q
mere bagatelle, either to this great country or
Russia The cession was made and accepted
on higher considerations Russia, in her friend
ship for this country, from desire to con-
tribute TO it, progress and power, and for the
purpose Of perpetuating intimate relations with
II, ceded these vast possessions for an insignin-
cant sum. Our own government, carrying out
step by step the fat Of inevitable destiny,
which, in time, must give us the whole Of the
North American continent and forsseeing that
the North Pacific ocean, surrounded BY vast
populations, viii ere long be covered with the


SAILS Of Commerce, has wisely seized the oppor-
tunity to extend our domain and influence.
These are the broad, ssatssnanliks views which
nav 'nnusncsd both Powers in making tho
treaty for the cessicn Of Russian America.
Those who oppose shs acquisitiou Of this
tsFriseFy talk aIVpdasly Or ssssriagiy os 4 q
Year: 1867

The new iron bridge at the corner Of Fulton
street and Broadway Is approaching compile
ton and will be open to trafic in few days.
There has been but one mistake made with It,
and that is that It is utterly unserviceable for
the persons whom 1t was intended to benefit.
We are safe In saying that not more than one
out Of thousand lady foot passengers will
avail herself Of the facilities afforded by IL.
The stairways are 80 steep and unprotected
from view that only females Of more than an
ordinary amount ofcourage will venture to run
the gauntlet Of observation from below. Male
passengers will scarcely be more disposed to
make use Of Il. The structure ia high and
laborious 10 climb. We are afraid, therefore


that 1t will fail to answer any purpose except
that Of post for sightseers on procession
days. When we suggested the construction Of
a bridge for foot passengers at this point we
had In view very different affair from that
which has been erected. Experience has
shown that weight OF metal in iron structures
IL not essential to their solidity. Lightness
and compactness are perfectly compatible
with security. We need only point to the COM
posing room IA the new HERALD building as
an evidence Of The degree Of strength that can
bs obtained In thls massrial without In any
Year: 1867

Public securities here, as we'll as abroad,
have been unreasonably affected by the result
Of the negotiations for the purchase by France
Of the duchy and fortress Of Luxembourg. It
turns out that Holland has no right to sell
either, and even II she had, Prussia occupies
the fortress with her troops, and as possession
Is nine points Of the law, the Dutch prudently
refuse to conclude the bargain. France cannot
well make casus beN Of this; but IL she
were disposed, she is not ready to do so. Her
new plan Of military reorganization will take
at least twelve months to complete, aud Louis
Napoleon is not fool enough to enter upon
campaign against Prussia, strengthened as she
now is, until he Is prepared at every point. A
second military failure following close upon
that Of Mexico would destroy bis prestige with
the French people and probably lose him
his throne. II is all very well for
the purposes of stock operators to start such
an alarm, but great many things may occur
before II has o chance OF realization. France
is no more in condition than Prussia to COM
mence contest fraught with such tremendous
consequences. The revenues Of both have
need Of nursing, and it would be an act Of
supreme folly on their part to provoke an ex-
penditure which would burden them with debt
for half century 10 come. Still there is no
reckoning on what the ambition or fancied ne
cessities Of ruler like Napoleon may drive
him to. There Is only one thing on which we
can count In his regard, and that IL that he
will not provoke European war until he b
prepared for It, and that will certainly not be
within period which should exercise any
preseat influence upon our stock market
Year: 1867




All those seeking employment or in want Of
help will observe the improved system of clas-
siacation Of advertisements relating to these
prominent wants Of the community adopted in
our advertising columns. By placing the
number Of the house to which applications for
servants are to be made in numerical order
at the head Of each advertisement great
facility is afforded to those who want to hire,
and at the same time the interests Of the
parties desiring employment are considerably
advanced. Advertising in the HERALD has
become almost science. The regularity and
accuracy with which the advertisements are
arranged remove oil didloulty in finding pre-
cisely what every one needs. The commu-
nication between those wanting employment
and those in want of employees Is rendered
cheap and rapid. All necessity for intelligence
o6icss or middle men In any shape is completely
done away with. In fact, the mode Of clas-
sifying advertisements in our columns will
work more complete revolution In business
matters generally than people may realize II
ths Hrst glance but the revolution n asver.
Year: 1867

theless certain and important, and will become
moro evident every day. The ono thing needed
10 mako our arrangement still moro valuable
TO the public IL TO receive advertisements at -
early an hour in the day as possible.
Year: 1867

dempon Of the bOnGs will soon be gradual the increase
OF tho currency slew that values will adjust themselves
ana business Interests become regulated without that
shock which usually aStends great changes OF financial
policy But, II ii were not So st the bonds should be
converted into greenbooks They were sold for green
Dacks; 10 Is fitting they should be redeemed the same
currency This policy would the interest, pay the
debt and bring upon the duplicate for taxation that i'm
meise amount Of capital which Is exempt And
IheaG advantages would amply compensate for the evils
Whlch are predicted TIE debt amounts to Oneffth OF
the property real and personal OF the whole country
ohe1th OF all the capital OF the country is exempt from


tlOn Interest eats up the substance OF the people
exemption from taxation aggreyates the evil This state
Things cannot last IL Oppesses labor it exces deep
ascOhten II ought 20 be relieved by fair and volu
tary adjustment lt viii be relieved at all events The
pSndhPdeG ] should be prompt and wise The people al
ready believe this is the blight OF death and
the nation" - W." Wv W WV ~ ~N>
Year: 1867

ACTION OF THE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER


IN THE MOBILE BANISHMENT CASE.


Commissioner Turner of the United States
Court at Mobile in delivering Judgment in the of the
military to Mayor Horton charged with illegally exing
from Mobile negro nSmed Archie Jollnson for some
trivial oense said that the evidence cley proved that
contrary to the law Of the State OF Alabama of the United
States and the second section OF the Civil Rights bill
be negro had been exed from his home The presump-
ton ne thought in the OF Mr. Horton, that he
f his color and he would In consequence hold the Mayor
i'm bonds of 900 to appear at the United States Court
The sentence received with marks OF approVa Dy
returned but the Mayor left the Court he Danished
him from the city second time. The feeling among INC
whites is adverse to the Mayors action.
Year: 1867

CNGNNArI, Aug. 17.-In Bowling Green
Ohio the day before yesterday, old cizon named HI
ram A. Donaldson stabbed his Thomas, aged 2l to
the heart killing him instantly The wife Of the murderer
c linn last week on account OF cruel treatment, but
Turned with her son on the day OF the tragedy to take
away her personal property While thus engaged tho
fatal affair occurred The murderer unmoved by hts
awful deed aud only said when arrested that he Wished
il had been any other Of his boys, as lac always hked
ic bcgt.p
Year: 1867

THE MICHIGAN CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.


DETROIT Aug. 1S.-rn the Constitutional
Convention Saturday it decided by vote of 50 to
% that the prohbitory clause and the clause providing
for annual of the Legislature bo submitted TO the
separate vote Of the people
Year: 1867

WHAT Is NOT CHARrTY-It is not chari-
ty to give penny to the street mendicant of
whom nothing is known, while we haggle
with poor man out of employment for a
dime. 1t is not charity to bear down a
seamstress to starvation price to let her sit
in wet clothing sewing all day; to deduct
from her pitifll remuneration if the storm
delays her prompt arrival. 1t is not charity
to take poor relation into your family,
make her slave to all your whims, and taunt
her continually with her dependent situation.
1t is not charity to turn man out into the
streets with his family, because he cannot
pay his rent. 1t is not charity to exact the
.uttermost farthing from the widow and or
phan. 1t is not charity to give with a su
made you the rich human, of different blood
from the shivering recipient, whose only
crime IS that he is poor. 1t is not charity to
be an extortioner-not though you bestow
your aims be thousands.
Year: 1867

Should Gov. Worth advise the people to
vote against Convention, he would be
turned out of office. That would be the
fate of any of his set, that might do the
same thing.


But Gov. Graham, holding no recognised
office, takes the bit in his own mouth and
goes against Convention at full gallop.


Now the Sentinel and all its followers in
office, who are the creatures of Gov. Gra-
ham, say that they agree with him privately,
but that they must go fora Convention nev-
ertheless. They reject Gov. Graham's ad-
vice. and hold on to their offices with Tidi-
culous tenacity. 1t Is cruel to desert their
leader in this dark hour, but somehow or
other they are obliged to do it. But had
they learned to reject unwhelesome advice
from Mr.. Graham a long while ago, they
would not have been compelled to do so at
last, and the State would now have been re-
stored to the Union. They would have been
better off, zoe would have been better off, and
that era of peace would have. begun, which
all of us so much desire.


When our loyal people are called on to
choose between military government, and
self government, we have no fear. The most
discordant element amongst US now is of
that class, which preferred suhjugation to re-
construction during the war, and still cher
ishes that preference.
Year: 1867

Nor ONE.-We haG occasion to allude
yesterday to the great scarcity of shipping
at this port at the present time. AT this
writing not one ocean vessel, either steamer
or sailing vessel, remains in the river. All
have gone away heavily laden, and the docks
present now perfectly nude aspect. Their
are many on the way here, however, and
some arrivals will probably occur to-day
Many others will take place during the nez'
few days, and from the present indicatiOr
we should judge that this week will be re
markably active one.-WiE. Post.
Year: 1867

The secession press of this State has been
engaged for several days past in debating to
the Republican party, what course of action
it shall pursue. They had better show their
own platform, before they presume to specu-
late even concerning ours.
Year: 1867

We give below the registration returns in
this State as far as received. We shall keep
the table standing until completed by the
full returns from the State. No County
must be regarded as completed unless it is
Year: 1867

GERMAN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION "JOHAN-
1.-THE advertisement of the school
of this Association appears in another
column. The school is Independent, and
the English and German elementary edu-
cation will be cultivated after the class
system of the German schools, which in
that, as we'll as in this country, has proved
to be the only practicable system for a
thorough elementary training of the minds
of children. We earnestly recommend it
to the favorable patronage of our citizens,
and the German citizens particularly, as
long-felt necessity in our community.
Able teachers, natives Of Germany and OF
this country, for the English branches
will be engaged by the present efficient
board Of directors, who have the success
of the enterprise, as national affair and
an intellectual necessity, at heart. But il
devolves upon the patronage Of our citi-
zens to crown their disinterested effort:
with success, because without it even the
most earnest desires to accomplish any
thing must fail.


This school may with equal advantage
be supported and patronized by our ma
tive citizens, at present at least as far a!
small children are concerned. They vii
here find an opportunity to obtain for then
thorough elementary education IN botf
the English and German under strIc
discipline and superior plan of instruction
Year: 1867

We are informed that the ladies COM
posing the Manchester Baptist Church
Sewing Circle anticipate having a grand
festival in few weeks, the proceeds to be
applied to the relief of the church. Those
who have had the good fortune to attend
the entertainments given by the Circle
heretofore will require no other invitation
than the simple announcement as to the
time and place for holding it. We feel
that these ladies are engaged in COM
mendable object, and deserve the thanks
of the church and congregation, as well as
the liberal patronage Of our citizens al
large. We wish them entire success, and
bespeak for all who may attend pleasant
and agreeable time.
Year: 1867

ATTENTION, MAGIsTRATEs.-Every day
nearly the Mayor has occasion to find


fault with the manner the magistrates have
of attending to business-some Of them
bailing men charged with felony; others
issuing warrants charging man with
felony who has only been guilty OF petty
larceny, sc. Yesterday 10 party was
brought before the Mayor on a warrant
charging him with feLoniously committing a
petty larceny. If the magistrates would
pay e little more attention to the law,
they would save the Mayor much trouble,
Year: 1867

EQuINoxIAL.-To-m morrow occurs the au-
tumnal equinox. Day and night will be
of equal length; and wind and rain may
be expected. Sailors, proverbially super
stitious, anticipate the equinoxial seasons
with sort Of holy horror, imagining that
storm and tempest will overtake them,
and that things "dire and dreadful" are
bound to happen. The equinox is gene
rally accompanied by wind and rain, and
if the one now almost at hand shall bring
cooler temperature than that which now
roasts us, we shall hail its coming with
more pleasure than sorrow.
Year: 1867

CoUp DE SOLEIL.-Now is the time for
all engaged in outdoor pursuits to guard
against any undue exposure to the sun. We
have never known the heat more intense
and overpowering. An aged colored man,
overcome by the effects of the sun, fell
yesterday near the corner Of Foushee and
Jackson streets. A couple Of good Sa-
maritans, passing, lifted him beneath the
shade of the trees near by, and procured a
bucket of cold water, with which his tenn
Piles were freely bathed. He recovered
sufficiently in the course of an hour or two
to walk to his home.
Year: 1867

UNFoUNDED CHARGE.-A stranger in the
city named William H. Reynolds was
brought before the Mayor yesterday upon
the charge Of stealing one ten and two
five dollar gold pieces from Dora Rose.


Dora is an inmate of Lone Cottage
and testified that the ive-dollar pieces
were used by her as earrings and the ten
dollar piece as breastpin; that on Thurs.
day she left Reynolds In ber room, in which
was her trunk containing the jewelry
When she came back she found that the
pieces had been stolen.


A number of other witnesses were ex.
amined, whose testimony SO clearly estab-
lshed the innocence of the accused that
the Mayor Immediately dismissed the case.
Year: 1867

WANTED, o SINGLE MAN to work


w on small FARM one mile from Manches
ter. As an inducement TO one who can come
well recommended, instruction will be given Ut
nj ght during the winter in any branch desired. !.
Inquire at this office or at the post office in Man.
chester. se2l
Year: 1867

IA disposition to preserve and an ability
to improve, taken together" says Burke.
would be my standard of statesman" If
we apply this standard to the Republican
leaders we must conclude that they are not
Statesmen; for they have a disposition to de-
stroy, and no ability improve.
Year: 1867

Can any one tell why men who can.
no, pay small bills can always hnd
plenty Of money to buy liquor. and
treat when happening among their
friends?


Can any one tell how young men
who dodge their washer woman and
are always behind witt: their landlord.
can play billiards light and day. and
always ready for game of poker or
seven up?


Can auv Que tell how men live and
support their families who have no
income and do not work. while Others
who are industrious and CONSTANTLY
eml loyed, half starve?


Can any one tell how i; is that q
man Is too poor to psy for newspa-
per. Is able 10 pay dollar or two for
tobacco, wL;skv or cigars