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Year: 1878

The fact that homicide is on trial always at
tracts crowd to the Court of General Sessions; and
yesterday no exception to the rule The case OF
Alexander McLane for killing Michael Harden on No
vember 3, 1877 was continued from Thursday, and
yesterdays proceedings were begun by Mr.. A. H.
Humme addressing the jury in q brief opening
speech and calling their attention to the fact that 1t
his purpose establish by the testimony of the
accused that the homicide excusable. He first
called McLane to the stand. who testified that on
the Saturday evening preceding the election of 1877 he
engaged in witpens saloon in a discussion with
friends to the relative merits of the candidate
for the Senatorial election and that the deceased joined
in the remarks, and said to him. .You cannot vote
you just spent of the last thirty days the
Island. to which he replied. "Ill pull your ears,
and in the act of doing when the proprietor in
terfered and ordered them both out. Just before
reaching the outer step deceased struck him blow.
and he merely pushed the deceased from him. after
which he returned the saloon and went through the
hall door to his apartments up stairs Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Bell. in his cross-examnation devel-
oped the fact that the prisoner did not see Harden fall
after he struck him. and the accused also admitted
that he had before been arrested for noxicaton
but sober at the time of this occurrence. Mr.
Hummel next called Mr. Mcfarland the landlord Of
the premises where the row occurred Mr.. Cum
mings and Mr. Salter, all OF whom deposed
that they had known the prisoner for from six
to twenty five years past to be man OF peaceru





closed the evidence and there then discussion
between Judge Sutherland and District Attorney Bell
to what grade of manslaughter the evidence war
ranted. Mr.. Hummel made terse, logical appeal to
the jury insisting that the prisoner justified in
pushing the deceased he did, and If the jury
credited the prisoners statement that he was un-
warrantably struck first they should acquit. Mr.. Bell
in response claimed that the testimony OF the two un
preudiced witnesses who saw the killing, and whose
evidence was unmpeached showed that no blow had
been struck by the deceased and that the killing was
inexcusable.


Judge Sutherland in his charge defined the law, and
stated to the nry that il the evidence of the
ton was believed the crime manslaughter in the
fourth degree. He carefully reviewed all the test-
mony and charged several requests which Mr. Hum
mel handed him.


The jury then retired and were out about twenty
minutes When they returned they rendered u ver-
dict of Not guilty" McLanes countenance bright
ened. and Mr. Hummel moved his discharge W hich
elected the remark from Judge Sutherland, Human
life is very cheap in this country" The prisoner
shook hands with all the jurors and Mr.. Hummel and
thanked them Judge Sutherland discharged him.
and he left the court room in company with his
counsel, congratulated by host Of friends
Year: 1878

The suit Of Clark B. Augustine against James Britt
Just decided on appeal in the General Term Of the
Supreme Court, involves singular question as to
the title to the land which formed part Of the old
Bloomingdale road. This road was laid out about
172G through what then the farm Of Tennis Ides
When the road abandoned under the direction Of
the Park Commissioners the title Of the land en-
braced within the public highway reverted to the
original proprietor the party who could trace his
title Ides John b. Cote who possessed this title.


in March, 1860 sold at that time portion Of the land
Richard Sands the description in the deeds saying


hence easterly along said southerly side Of Ninety


second street 81 feet inches to the westerly side of
Bloomingdale road. and thence southery along said
westerly side of Boomingdsle road 203 feet. Sands
claimed that under this deed his title extended to the
centre OF the road but Cote i'll March last sold the
land within the boundary of the road to the plaintiff


He in turn sold il TO James Britt but the latter refused
to title the ground that it imperfect and
this suit brought to compel him to perform his
written agreement to accept title The General Term,
Judge Ingalls, giving the opinion, hold that the cou-
by Cote to Sands excluded the land in ques
tion and therefore affirmed judgment for the plaintiff
Year: 1878

The General Term Of the Supreme Court has
affirmed the decree Of Surrogate Calvin refusing the
probate of will made by Benjamin b. Ludlum. dated
October 49, 1869, upon the ground that it had been
revoked by a subsequent will made by Ludlum in
Switzerland April 3o 1875 and admitting the latter
will to probate instead Of the former The second
will was in the French language, and after making
certain specific bequess devised 1.-THE remainder Of
his property his natural heirs" The principal
questions involved whether the last will revoked
the WILL though IL did not do in express
terms, and what meant by natural heirs and


the remainder of his estate The testator left only
his sister Sedalia p. Otis, and his mother, who died
before the will propounded. The Appellate Court
decides Judge Potter giving the opinion. that as the
second will makes full disposition of all the testators
property il s inconsistent with the existence OF any
prior WILL and IL is therefore revocation OF all wills
previously executed They also decide that Mrs. Otis.
tho respondent is the devisee under the second will
and that takes real estate in this city under the
proyisions of the will.
Year: 1878

Some wag in Amityvile, L. L. Monday COM
municated the Brooklyn press the rather
striking announcement:


The event in Amiyvie will be the marriage
of Mr.. Edward Ketchum bachelor aged about ninety,
Miss Elizabeth spinster aged ninety
The couple have been engaged for forty


A New York insurance agent lightning rod man.
dry goods drummer-ail three on their way to the
town of Babylon to solicit orders-and half a
at Amityville yesterday morning to witness
this extraordinary union. The three COM
mercial men seated themselves by the stove
in the hotel to await the hour of the ceremony and
the reporters started out to how the land lay
They called first Rev. Mr. Fimer, the pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal Church who spoke slowly
and with delberaion declaring that he did not think
either of the persons announced as being about to
get married quite ninety years of age. In fact,
If the ninety was divided by three it would come
nearer to estimate of the lady's age and the


figures for the gentleman would not be far away from
hers.


Mr.. Ketchn,n. a of robust physique. held his
breath and his hand trembcd when he read the
nouncement that he was nonegcnarian and about to
be wed TO ono similarly advanced in years. ssDo


look" he cried. with his black eyes flashing fire,
like man OF ninety r and there general nod
in the negative "Wen. now, l aint ninety, and
what's am not going to get married. and that
settles that" and being OF evidently few words
he returned to his labors and said no


But he had q motive in saying he wasn't going to
be married for the villagers knew nothing of the
matrimonial engagement, nor did he want them to,
because he was afraid of being serenaded by the
tin pan and horse fiddle quartet which greatly
dreaded in that section OF Long Island by newly
married couples their wedding night. The
porters. however. behaved honorably and kept the
secret to themselves, and Mr.. Ketchum and Miss
Wanser were duly married In the evening and
spared the horrible experience of tin pan serenade.
Year: 1878

An adjourned meeting of west side property
owners held yesterday afternoon in the Museum
OF Natural History. Eighth avenue and Seventy
eighth street, Dwight II. Olmstead in the
chair. The objects to take measures
10 advance the improvements on Manhattan
square and its vicinity, and high water service
the west side. committee appointed at pre-.
vious meeting submitted report, from which it ap-
pearel that while the Mayor and some other heads VI
departments favored the project the Comptrollel
opposed to it in consequence of the present
heavy Indebtedness OF the city and because it would
involve u considerable expenditure from the city
treasury. resolution adopted again urging tho
appropriation of S50000 to put the square in order


A committee appointed to wait upon the Mayor
and request him to draw his warrant from the re-
serve fund for u sufficient to pay off the indebt-
edness due contractors Tor labor done Riverside
avenue, in order that work suspended there may
be resumed.
Year: 1878

At the Hall Of the Young Womens Christian Asso-
ciaton yesterday afternoon Miss Selma Borg gave the
third lecture in the she is delivering in that
place. 1t the tourists Finland, and the lee
turer gave her hearers capital idea Of the natural
features of the country and the present condition of
the people, besides taking them flying trip
through the principal cities and towns She described
the formation of the inland and the peculiar
formation of the rivers. The climate of Finland
she described but healthy. The tempera-
ture the coast she said, is more than inland;
the winters being less and the cooler,
while spring and fall lnger longer and less vari
able One make his calculations pretty far ahead
regards weather for she said she had often known
six weeks of perpetual sunshine there.
Year: 1878

satisfaction Of seeing number Of persons gather
round the altar. ask the prayers Of the faith
ful and express their determination to take
up their and for the future
follow in the footsteps of their Master.
The subject OF the mornings discourse was self
deceit, and the preacher recommended resigning OF
ones self to God the only means OF truly under
reminded her hearers that ut time or
another through life they had made vows
to the Most High, and inpiored of thein
in the words OF the psalmst, 10 pay their
vows then i'll the presence OF the people. AT the
afternoon service Father Mcnamara was present ana
participated III the exercises by leading IN prayer
and exhorting the congregation seek Jesus rs the
only sure ROAD to salvation.
Year: 1878

At meeting of the directors of the Lehigh Valley
coal companies held yesterday at Bethlehem Pa.
resolutions passed to the effect that the present
allotment of tonnage unsatisfactory AMI that the
existing cement should terminate on Decernear
u. 1t further resolved that an arrangement for
the restriction OF tho production of coal during 1873
to the demand should be made in the interest Of tha
Year: 1878

The prayer meetings in the Eleventh Street Metho-
dist Episcopal Church we're continued yesterday
under tho leadership Of Mrs. Van co.t. she preached
twice during the day and on each occasion had the
Year: 1878

An official confirmation Of the approval by
the Treasury Department Of Collector Mcrits decision
in the Kid glove received yesterday by the
customs officers this city. Satisfaction that the Col
ccors decision had been sustained expressed at
the Custom House. but the opinion prevailed that the
cases would be carried before the courts Collector
ia absent q brief visit 10 his home
Year: 1878

A new industry has lately sprung up in
this country that bids fair to become very
valuable and wide spread in short time. 1t
is the manufacture of stone and Is now being
introduced in Wilmington by the patentee,
Mr.. George Richardson who is stopping at
the Clayton House. This beng new and
important addition to our manufactures, q
brief account of the manner In which the ar.
ticle is made, the uses it Is put to and the
merits it possess, may not be uninterestiDg
to our readers.


The secret of the whole thing lays in the
harding power of carboDc acid gas which is


in cement rock and lime stone, aBd by the


process nature is made to do her own handi-


work over again, that has a matter of neces-


sity been undone IN preparing for use one of
the substances of which the stone is made.
We will try to explain to our readers this
process, which to say the least is interesting.
The two ingredients contained are sand
and cement. The sand used is that which
is found along the Delaware, and that
which is being used in Chester comes from
Pennsgrove. = he cement used Is the ordi-
hydraulic cement and the two are m ixed to-
gether.


The secret of the plan lies here, and when
people comprehend 1t and see how it is that
nature does all the work can scarcely help
remarking that it ia simple yet surprising
The cement rock is submitted to the process
of burning in order to expel the carbonic


acid gas which puts it in condition for
grinding, after which 1t is ready for use.--


The success of manufacturing the stone lies
in this gas as will be seen further on. The


sand and cement on being mixed in fixed
proportions for mortar of q dark gray
Year: 1878

To take ink stains from linen, we always
soak it for several hours ia milk then the
stain will generally wash OnE. Another
way is to dip in melted tallow; after few
hours waeh it out.
Year: 1878

The steamer Dispatch is to be laid up
for repairs. She would be very much i'm
proved if her engine was replaced by a
more powerful one, as she could then
make her trips IN less time and call at
most of her way ports in daylight. a. it
is, many of her Stoppages are made at I'M
seasonable hours, disseminating the pub
lie,
Year: 1878

before the people OF Jefferson coun'
ty for Representative in the next
Territorial Legislature. He is spok
Ell of as a man of "Educaton,
varied experience, ability" &c.
Well, his experience certainly HAS
been VARIED. He has beer educated
to look out for No. l, and would
doubtless be shrewd enough in the
Legislative halls-should he ever get
thereto dispose of his vote every
time to the best advantage. He is
also mentioned as being mot rabid
politician of either stripe" This is
true, as we can testify. He is NOT
rabid in any case unless PAID to be
so, and even then his efforts are de.
cidedly weak. When we purchased
the ARGUS from him he confidently
assured US that he had no political
principles or aflinities, but stated that
he always went "where there was
most money" At the same time he
volunteered little advice to us re-
garding the best method of making
the paper PAY. His claims to being
non partisan are abundantly sus-
taned, as is well known, from the
fact that when publishing the ARGUS
he was easily hired to make it a
straight Republican journal during
one campaign and was more easily
induced to make it rank and blatant
Democratic sheet during the sue
ceeding campaign. At the latter
time referred to, the ponderous in.
Huence of the journal under his
management commanded the munif.
cent sum Of FIFTY DOLLARS. What
admirable command he must have
had over his feelings and conviction.
TO succeed in reversing them during
the WHOLE CAMPAIGN for even tha,
immense hire. We are gratifed tC
know that his present prominent {?
position before the people makes the
publication of these facts a duty OF
our part to the voters of the county
With unieigned pleasure we beal
testimony to his many noble p quail
tiles; how, in order to dispose of his
newspaper to good advantage, he
promised never to start in the print.
ing business again in Port Townsend
If we would but purchase, and bow
he subsequently conjured up bril-.
liant stroke OF financial policy by
threatening to start another paper if
we did not either purchase or rent





his property; how he carried his
threat into execution and then braz-
Ienly denied ever having made a
promise "either express or implied''
regarding the establishing of busi
ness conflicting with the old one, &c
Nice man to send to the legislature
Why, he could actually barter away
the rights OF his constituents if they
were not enterprising enough to pay
him more for supporting their meas.
ures than any one else would advance
against them. We never like to SUP.
port man for position Of trust
without being able to give substan.
tial and important reasons therefor;
but then it is such a rare thing to
have the privilege of voting for one
who has the hardihood to do what
Philbrick has done, and the cheek to
solicit the sutfrages of the people
aftcrward, that we cannot forbear
ventilating our feelings. To put
such a highly [unlprincipled individ
ual forward for so important a posi-
ton IS but an insult to the intelli.
gence of the county, and it must be
in deplorable condition indeed if he
is representative man of even a
score of its citizens.


MANY outsiders are somewhat II
Year: 1878

grant decree upon bill and answer, and
enforce It by attachment. The whole ques-
tion could then be at once determined by
evidence taken before commissioner, and
the losing party mulct in costs.


If the purity of election and the triumph
of right is worth this much trouble. We
think it is. Try tiff not, stop talking
about an exercise of power, which it would
be illegal and insolent, upon part of the
Board of Education to assume or attempt
to usurp.


The Board ought to prosecute the illegal
voters or resign, and make way for men
who will see that the law is enforced.
Year: 1878

1t frequently happens that well meaning
men, when they discuss question involving
law point, founder frightfu!ly, and con-
founding the remedy and the legal rules to
react it, get everything into confusion. This
is the case with Every Evening in its CON-
ments upon the Ninth ward fraud. Save
and except our cotemporary's billingsgate
pyrotechnice, the article we refer to is well
meant, but if 1t had been supervised by
the legal mentor of that journal, it would
hardly have appeared in the shape it was
given on Saturday. We grant all that was
said by Every Evening about the wickedness
of the fraud, and the Importance of giving
expression to the honest vote Of the ward,
but sad to say, the Times, of Philadelphia,
quoted by Every Evening, that journal
itself failed to comprehend the powers of
the Board of Education in the premises.


VIII Every Evening-the Times evidently
was thinking of the powers of the Court of
Common Pleas of Philadelphia county, not
of the Board of Education--for once in its
career be calm and rise above It's fish-wife
propensities and listen to reasons


I. The Board of Education is corporate
creature of the State of Delaware-as such
it has no power but that expressly granted
by statute.


II. The grant of power to the Board that
it should be the judge of the qualifics tions
of its members, cannot be enlarged by
Implication, aud hence limits the action of
the Board to the inquiries: Is the member
applying citizen? Is he white man! Is
he resident of the ward he was elected to
represent Has he paid his school tax?
Is The certificate Of Ills elsctian upon its face
correct?


III. The Board has no authority to issue
subpoena, or to compel the attendance of
Understanding such, how is it to in
vestigate the frauds in the Ninth ward


There is way out, if any one is sufi-
ciently interested-fle petition for man.
damus praying custer of u sitting member,
or the Chancellor might, In case of denial
of the common law right of mandsmus,
Year: 1878

THE State Democrat is the best organ the
Democrats of York County ever had, and
good newspaper. This week it takes new
departure and fairly enrolls itself in the ranks
of the testers by remarking that though the
elections did not prove as overwhelmingly
Democratic as it could wish, yet the party
has much to- congratulate itself upon. But
perhaps the State Democrat means the Re-
publican party.
Year: 1878

THE Scandinavians are coming to the
front, and already hold the balance of power
In one Congressional District, the Second
Minnesota. They put the power to base
use and defeated Republican Congressman
Strait, electing Democrat in his place.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters ana commun,
cations. The anne and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

The Virginia City Enterprise says
that, owing to the darkness that fills our
deep mining shafts, our miners are less
conscious of the dangers Of their trade
than they would otherwise be. A miner
standing on bit of plank thrown across
a shaft, one thousand or one thousand
five hundred feet in depth, sees little of
the pit yawning beneath his feet. The
darkness rises up until it almost seems to
form a floor under his plank, giving a
place on which his eyes may rest and
preventing any unsteadiness of thehead.
Place the same shaft on the surface of
the earth, and let it tower one thousand
five hundred feet into the air and broad
light of day, and the miner standing on
his single plank at an elevation three
times as great as the tallest church spire
would be unable to move-would be
paralyzed. Looking down through the
awful depth below, he would clutch the
nearest timbers, afraid to make a move
in any direction. Make for him doors
on each side of this shaft, representing
the openings at the. stations, and he
would not be likely to leap from doorato
door across the yawning shaft, as he
does underneath the ground, where the
dark rises up and makes seeming floor
between the doors. 1t is undoubtedly
the darkness that benumbs the senses OF
the miner to the danger to which he is
exposed when passing to and fro across
shafts and wines, or when climbing the


interior of their compartments, trusting


to the scanty hold for hands and feet


afforded by the narrow lodges of 'th,


timbers projecting from the walls.
Year: 1878

A VERY careful Bridgeport man al
ways carriessa bottle OF whisky in his
pocket as an antidote for rattlesnake
bites. He is now over ffty-three years
old and hes never once died of rattle
snake bite; and he attributes his escape
to the antidote.-NorristosDn Herald.
Year: 1878

A second and still more interesting meet
Ing was held at Centleville on Friday even
ing last, under the auspices Of the Y. NJ. C.
A.. The hall was well filled with attentive
Listeners, and the speaking was earnest land
accompan MED with spirit After the
meeting was dismissed the people fingered
for conversation and prayer, and eight Per
sous expressed desire and intention to live
better lives and seek Christ earnestly. The
hearts OF the people are becoming enlisted
in the good work, and it is hoped that much
good will result therefrom.


The meeting under the direction of the
7. N c. A., at Rodney Street Chapel, will
be continued each evening this week at 80
O'Clock. Good speaking and earnest talk
may be expected. Come one, come all.
Year: 1878

The members of the Yacht Club took a
trial trip on their steam yacht "Water
Witch" yesterday, going down below Fort
Delaware. In returning, the strong north
west wind that prevailed and the heavy sea
was dead against them, and deeming it ad-
visable not to come home in the squsll they
put into Delaware City, where some of the
crew got on shore and came to this city.
Up to late hour last night the yacht had
not yet arrived.
Year: 1878

Thomas Cooper, the young negro, who
was so badly hurt early last Wednesday
morning by jumping out of third story
window at S22 Lord street, was yesterday
reported to be better and there is now some
hope for his recovery.
Year: 1878

The undersigned takes this occasion his thanks
the people Of Yankton particularly and his many
friends throughout Dakota and Nebraska
which has been bestowed the late firm Of
DUDLEY & HAWLEY through the many years in which
that firm has carried business in this city and he
desires to call the attention these and Of
the people generally to the enlarged facilities
sive assortment and comodous roos
firm had provided and which the Dudley
Hawley, possesses


In the line of the Hardware trade manufacture
Of Tn Copper and Sheet Ware es
tabshment in respects anything the north
west occupying three grand 25xloo
tent.


to the Hardware trade of the which naturally
utary to to this point conferred spare to
make for the interest Of the people within this
chase their Hardware Tnware Copper ware
Stoves, and oil other articles in this line from


Yours gratefully and respectfully,


GEO. e. HAWlEY.


Union Block. Third st.