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Year: 1879

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 TABLE CHARACTER EXPOSED.

 B. F. Bailey President of the Danbury Reform Association has sent letter to the Hartford Cosdnt in which he states that he has done all minis power to save George M. Butcher and prevent him from continuing his relations with Mrs. Judge" Watson in the temperance work He states that Butcher and the woman left his house Saturday, April 19 after he had given Butcher s16.25, agreeing to separate at Norwalk and travel no more together

 This promise. made in the presence Of Mra. Bailey. had been utterly disregarded, and the two have continued together since they left Danbury 1 he effect of theexposure of the affairs of the two people is such that they have abandoned their temperance work and did not speak at Wethersfeld last night, as they had advertised to do. The COuTaat publishes a letter from Mrs. Butcher to Mir. Bailey. urging him to try get her husbandto separate from the woman and return to his wife and family. She states that she did sign letter giving her consent for him to travel with Mrs. Watson. but did it un

 der compulsion and without knowing the contents of the paper signed. One of the editors of the

 C0,trdnt wrote to Ms. Dutcher and received a re- ply from $. S. Hall. written for the afflicted

 stating that people in Wilmington had the utmost confidence ill Butcher who had been completely brought under the influence of the woman he tray with to be insane. MT. Hall says people there will take him back and care for him if he will leave the woman who is trying to drag him down to ruin. Butcher has written letter to the

 Courant in which states at length that he made provision for the support of his family before he left Wilmington and says that his wife neither

 read nor write but he loses her none the less for that and tried hard to show that she has wronsed him. and that she is not the wronged party. For getting his statement that his wife could neither read nor write. he closes his letter by saying that sine freely signed the document about which so much has been said and that when she left him in Dan-

 bury to return to Wilmington she said in the pres

 of Douglass Farchild. proprietor of the Turner House George you are good man. have con tldencc in you and if any tries to hurt you will come and defend you.' She then kissed him good-by and he supposed his troubles at an end.- Neio Hdren Register. April 30.

 Jour friends in Bethel and Danbury will by

 the above that Butcher and his friend Mrs. Judge Watson have come to sandstill in their noble f? work of temperance. Butcher has added to the

 rest of his bad deeds the crime of lying. It is ported that he has returned home for repairs

 having suffered considerably by the storm raised by the press. The credit is due to the VIEWPOINT BEE

 for taking the initiative step in showing mp Dutcher while other papers were silent. and but for which expose Butcher would be to-day perhaps still hum 1 plugging the temperance people. The account which reached Hartford and caused Butcher to ex plain taken from the BEE by the Daily Ft,rmer
Year: 1879

READING, September l3.-Particulars
have been received here OF a brutal out
rage perpetrated on the person of Mrs.
Mary Nagle, living near Rienholdsville,
a station on the Reading and Columbia
railroad, about ten miles from this city.
The facts are as follows: During the
early part of Thursday evening Mrs.
Nagle was sitting at the window in one
of the lower rooms sewing, when
violent knock was made on the door.
In response to question as to who
was there, the party continued
hammering at the door, de-
manding admittance. The now
thoroughly heightened woman, who
was alone in the house, saw
from the window that it was big, bur
ly tramp she had to deal with. She
then tried to barricade the door, but the
man proved too strong and determined.
In few moments he had battered the
door down, and thus effected an en-
trance. He then demanded what money
there was in the house, and when told
there was none he became more per.
sstent in his demands, and finally the
big brute struck the defenseless woman
several severe blows over the head, iell
ing her to the floor in an insensible con-
ditiOn. He then bound and gagged her
with ropes, and, taking a tallow dip,
ransacked the house from top to bot
tom, securing as his booty about $50 in
gold and silver, after which he decamp-
ed. Before doing so, however, he emp
tied several buckets of water over the
woman, and also left all OF the doors in
the house standing ajar.


The victim of the outrage was not dis
covered until some time after, when
some neghbors who were passing the
house, seeing the doors open, went to
investigate the cause, when the woman
was found, still unconscious. Medical
aid was summoned, when it was found
the woman was severely, but not
fatally hurt, her head, arms and body
being literally covered with bruises.
There is great excitement in the neigh
borhoOd over the affair, and party are
out searching the country for the
william. He is described as being about
forty years of age, and wore dark suit
Of clothes. II caught he will be roughly
handled.
Year: 1879

SAN FRANCIsCo, September l3.-Ex-
tensive preparations are being made for
the reception of General Grant. The
steamer City of Toxic, on which he is 10
arrive, will be met outside headed by
yacht squadron and steamers, with a
reception committee and citizens on
board. Salutes will be fired from the
forts and the city decorated in honor of
the occasion. The details of the pro-
gramme have not yet been arranged.


SAN Francisco, September l3.-Ihe
veterans Of the late war met this evening,
about five hundred in number, and re-
solved to welcome General Grant on his
arrival with a national salute from Sand
Lots. In reply to Il telegraphic inquiry
cable from Yokohama announces that
the steamer City of TakiO, on which
Grant is a passenger, was not under
orders to make other than ordinary
time, and consequently it is probable
she NAV not arrive here before next
SUNDAY, although the Pacific Mail au-
thorities say il is probable she may
make port as early as Wednesday.
To provide for that contingency prepa-
rations for Grants reception will be so
expedited that everything will be ready
AT short notice. The work of decorating
the streets and buildings will be begun
tomorrow, and various committees will
meet 10 complete the arrangements.
Year: 1879

New YORK, September l3.-At the
meeting OF pedestrians and their back
crs interested in the international walk
ing match, a copy Of letter to Mr..
Vanderbilt was read setting forth all diff
ierences between the various parties in
interest had been settled, and request
ing that the opposition Of the New York
and Hudson River Railroad Company
be Withdrawn from the use OF Madison
Square Garden. A reply from Mr.. VAN
derbilt was also read, stating that the
arrangements were satisfactory To the
company, and permission TO use the
garden was granted for the match on
the 22d inst.
Year: 1879

THE SCENE AT BELvIDERE NEW JERSEY, on
saturday last, when ten prominent citizens
were brought up for sentence for malfeaSanc
In Office, Is said TO have been sad one The
court house was crowded and many of the con-
victed officers shed tears while sentence was
being pronounced upon them
Year: 1879

| quantity of stable manure per acre. Low
much land more productive than that fol
which such rents are paid in the UDited
Kingdom may be bought in the United
States at a-less price per acre than is
shere paid annually as rent I! 1t is scarce
" cause for wonder that the discomfort
should increase among the agricultural
classes in England, or that the emigration
to this country should 60 on IL increasing
force as the advantages Of the West and
Southwest become known to the British
farmer.
Year: 1879




Eighteen hundred years ago the citi-
zens of Pompeii were treated to genuine
surprise. Those who did not get killed
at the time were no better of than they
who did, for they are all dead now, and
it is safe to say that at the celebration
of the anniversary lately not single
survivor was present. In America we do
things differently, and it is impossible to
get up a celebration of the anniversary
Of anything without some battered old
veteran will toddle up and represent him.
self as the sole remaining survivor Of the
event.
Year: 1879

LeDuc is dead. It is an eminent
French architect, however, and not the
great agricultural architect al Washing
ton under whose influence the National
onion tearfully fourishes and the great
American pumpkin wakes big. When
ever LeDuc dies vegetation will droop in
anguish.
Year: 1879

The destruction of Deadwood by fire
was possibly an expensive blessing in
disguise That ephemeral city will now
be rebuilt in much more substantial
manner, and the enterprising citizens are
already clearing away the smoldering
ruins for the erection of new homes.
Year: 1879

4 practical use to which church spires
can be put has been discovered they
make good roosting places for frogs, The
other day frog was found perched on
top of a steeple at Cambridge, Mass, one
hundred and eighty feet above ground, SO
high up that he could not hear himself
croak.
Year: 1879

From the St. Paul Globe.


The more consideration which is
given the work of the Democratic con-
vention the better it appears. That
the ticket is especially strong is prov
en- by the fact that every candidate is
cure to run ahead of his ticket at his
own home. No better evidence Of
strength can be supplied, and while the
contract seems large one the election
of the entire ticket is probability.
Every Democrat should work unceas>
ingly for victory. Organization and
work will win the prize. v.s- ~. - =
Year: 1879

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. ls. Three of the
men who were in the mob that murder
ed Standing, the Mormon elder, have
been captured and lodged in the Whit
field jail. They declare that Standing
killed himself, that they or their COM
rades took him into the woods for the
purpose of whipping him. and just as
they were about to commence he picked
up a pistol and deliberately shot himself
in the face.


There are witnesses who swear that
Clawson, Standings colleague, confess
ed that this was the truth, but he now
says that he told this at the demand of
the conspirators and to save his own
life. The murderers will be taken be-
fore the court at its next session.
Year: 1879

Having gone into other business l now offer for sale a first class well boring and rock drilling machine. The machine is almost new It can be seen at the Ice factory Good live stock or other first class property will be taken m exchange for if Call on or address George Lount. PheRix.
Year: 1879

Quite a running race, Thursday night, was indulged in between one of our gamblers and a player. In the vicinity of the HERALD office, was the starting point, and the end was somewhere in the northwestern part of town. The cause arose from a game of seven and half, that was being enjoyed by both parties in Stroud's saloon. The Epursued lost until he was in debt to the game five dollars, he obtaining credit by exhibiting an X claiming that he had no smaller change, after getting in debt to the above amount, and seeing no change in his luck. concluded to

 ump the game and on some excuse reaching the side door started down the street closely followed. After a few hundred yards he broke into a run closely pursued, he was to fleet of foot and escaped, and be caught, we think he will never,-what never, well, hardly ever.
Year: 1879

Nordenskjo old will reach England in March.
when, of course, he will be loaded with hon
ors in memory OF the first northeast passage.


There are rumors of a matrimonial alliance
between Prince Thomas of Savoy-brother of
tho Queen of Italv-and the daughter of the
Crown Prince ofGermany


The widow of Maj. Anderson, of Fort
Sumpter fame, denies that he ever had a
thought of becoming a traitor, as alleged in
the "Diary of Public Man in the North
American.


Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, the woman law
yer of Washington, is conducting case in
Baltimore, where she was on Monday adj
mitted as an attorney of the United States
Circuit Court While in court she removed
her dark felt and feathered hat and placed
it on the table with the hats of the other
counsel.


1t is said of Senator Chandler as business
man, that when in 1887 nearly every mer-
chant in Michigan failed he, too had difficulty
in making his collections and could not see
his way clear to the settlement of his own
liabilities. He made statement of his at-
fairs, and taking what money he could raise,
came to New York and proposed to his cred
itors to make an assignment. His principal
creditor said to him: ''iou are too straight
forward a man and too honest and enterpris-
ing amerchant to 90 under. You can take
your own time for payment, and we will fur
nish YOU with n new stock of goods. The
Young man accepted the extension OF time,
and going home went to work again and was
soon able to pay all his debts in full.
Year: 1879

We publish this morning the sworn
statement of Randall York, of Nobleboro,
denying the assertions and fabrcations
published in the Boston Globe in relation
to him and the purchase of votes. The
whole thing was an outrageous and ma
licious invention of the Globe reporter


One fact shows clearly the false character
of the Globe article. In that it was stated
that Mr.. York told the reporter that Gen
eral Hall was at Nobleboro on the day OF
election and paid man 81 to vote the re-
publican ticket, when the truth is that
General Hall was not IN Nobleboro al
atl that day, bm ,cas at Danariscotta, SIX
MILES DIsTANT!!! 1t is such lies as this
that the little ring of censpirators around
the State House expect to serve their pur-
pose Of attempting to steal the legislature
Year: 1879

The New York Tribune is of the opinion
that Tildenis stronger since the New York
election than before. The editor argues
that the elections have shown that there is
no possibility of the democrats carrying
any Northern State in the Presidential
election. except perhaps New York. and
that this will compel the nomination OF
Tilden, since the nominee must be taken
from the North and necessarily from a
State which there is some hope of carrying
for the democratic ticket. The conjecture
of the Tribune that the democrats may con-
slider it their best policy to take their can
didate from New York NAV be correct,
but there is good reason for doubling that
the man will be Samuel j. Tilden. To
nominate him would be for the democracy
to invite inevitable defeat for themselves
in that State. Perhaps they can find an
other candidate in the State, but even if
theydo the prospect of uniting the party
upon him is very poor indeed.


Areporter of the World recently inter-
viewed Thurlow Weed in regard to mat
ters political Mr.. Weed declared him
self of the opinion that Tilden is dead po-
litically, and that New York can reason
ably be counted upon to support the re-
publican candidate for President. In re-
gard to the question of who will be the re-
publican candidate for President, Mr..
Weed remarked: 1T depends altogether
upon the state of affairs next year. If the
democrats and Southerners in Congress
are as aggressive during the next session
as they were during the extra session; if
the rebel claims are passed, and the coun-
try has general reasons for apprehension,
then Grant will without doubt be the man.
II. however, the country is in state OF
tranquility, and the people at large are
not apprehensive of danger, a wiser selec-
ton will be either Blaine or Sherman.
Some arrangement, | don't know Just
what, will be made between Blaine and
Sherman, and one or other of them will
undoubtedly, in the event of Grants not
being needed, be the republican nominee"


1t is pretty evident that the South, in
view of the late elections, will improve in
behavior next winter, and that Mr. Weeds
prediction that Blaine or Sherman will be
the republican candidate will prove cor
rect. With Blaine for candidate the re-
publican party would have an easy and
magnificent victory.
Year: 1879

Hides have gone up in price because of
their scarcity. Every tannery is being run
TO its utmost capacity, and more are being
built; but, inasmuch as it requires year to
put tannery in active operation, it looks as
If the advance would be permanent.


The first railway built in Japan is mar
row gauge, eighteen miles long, and is said
to have cost no less than $3.50, 900 per mile.
The Superintendent received the handsome
stipend Of $1,000 per month.


The silver mines recently discovered at
Cynthiana, KY, are said to promise exceed
ingy rich Developments. The poorest ores
yet analyzed are said to have shown so per
cent. of silver, and one lot went as high as 10
per cent. The ore Is SO easily reduced that
the reduction will cost but about $8 ton,
and the vein is said to be constantly growing
richer.
Year: 1879

By all odds the ablest speaker on the
republican stump in the country is Mr.
Blaine. His recent speech at Cooper In.
stitute in New York was intrinsically
more interesting. more piquantly put, and
in every way more polite than either
Evarts's or Sherman's. Blaine CALLED no
tender spots in the party, and devoted but
few words to the South. lie did not lash
the temper of the southern people, but the
conduct of the democratic majority in Con-
gress. Even in literary quality, his ora
ton is of high character, with an occa-
sional anecdote from history or letters.
brought in deity by sentence or two and
without lumber, perfection of oratory
which perhaps comes from incessant
speaking. His speech was mainly fnan-
cial, the same arguments with which he
has canvassed Maine and Ohio, and al
though they were in a certain light mis-
fit at New York, yet they placed him in a
much better attitude before the people
than the speeches OF Sherman and Evarts
on that platform, and entertained his au-
dicnce vastly. All through the campaign
Blaine has been the lion of the day. He
was the hero Of the stump in Ohio and
every western State, and his popularity in
New York is astonishing.


In fact, Blaine is to-day vastly more the
danger OF the republican party than Gen
Grant. Grant is not likely to be nominat-
ed in 1880. His own peace and personal
happiness, tke irrepealable law of the un-
written constitution which limits one mans
services to two terms, and the instincts of
of politicians and people alike are all
against Grants nomination. Against
Blaine's nomination there is no barrier OF
custom,-there is only his Pacific railroad
record half investigated. 1t ought to be
enough, but will it be, against the tide OF
strong personal popularity and the ne
cessity for new man?
Year: 1879

We copy from the Springfield Republi-
can. an editorial in relation to Mr.. Blaine,
which, coming from such a source, must
be considered as very remarkable to say
the least. The fears expressed by the
Republican in regard to Mr. Blaine are as
idle as the wind, while its splendid tribute
to his speech at Cooper Institute and great
ability will be recognized as coming about
as near the exact truth as briei descrip-
tive newspaper article could.
Year: 1879

The Newburypor Herald says oi the
movement to have Gov. Garcelon and the
Council Mexicanize the legislature "lhe
thing that is being worked up in Maine
if successful. will be n scandal and n dls-
grace as great as anything which has oc-
cured in the politics of any of the South
ern States in any election since the war


The Governor will be wise enough, at least,
TO see that the democratic party can do bet
ter for the future than to steal legislature
The Ner Religion.


The New Religion correctly character
izes the movement by the brigands to
count out the republicans as an attempt
"to steal Legislature. 1t is that pre-
cisely,
Year: 1879

cred to be on fire, and all the contents OF
the front room were destroyed before he
fam es could be subdued. The loss viii
amount to several thousand dollars, but
we could not ascertain at time of going
to press the amount of insurance.


the origin Of the fire is unknown, but
Year: 1879




bile, the best built and staunches
freight boat that ever landed at thei
wharves, and that her success wa
conceded by all. Her average speed
up stream, heavily freighted, wa
from seven to eight miles an hour
with the ability to "run like scarce
wolf" if necessary; while she is sc
easy and reliable on the wheel that 6
child could pilot her, if he knew the
channel.


Many of our Columbus friends
were at the wharf when she came in
and all united in prAising her and
wishing her "God-speed" in the mis-
Year: 1879

for time and eternity Did she not
still wear the smile upon her lips Tor
him?


For her the struggle was over. What
wonder that she had smiled as she telt
the water. more merciful than man.
wrapping her in their embrace? what
wonder that she cared not TO grasp the
rope which should snatch her back
into the old agony of living?


On his knees before the exquisite
form, Vaughn Dare wrestled with his
anguish Ah, they both had driited
with the tide-she into the still ocean
of eternity, be into the bitter turmoil
of the mighty have been Driited-
drifted with the tids men call living,
and on its waters have been wrecked
Two Livesi"
Year: 1879

THE holders of foreign quinine in any
quantities will receive black-eye at the
hand Of the Democrats TO the tune of 20
per cent. dead loss OH their stock. That is
nothing, however, so long rs the Conieder-
ates demand the sacrifice
Year: 1879

gress will ever do anything for their relief
II was the deliberate intent Of that body TO
deprive them of their fees and thereby dis
courage and prohibit them from performing
their sworn duties.
Year: 1879

EwING's success in Ohio would naturally
mean q soft-money Democratic candidate
for President in 1880 For this reason, if
for no other, the hard-money Democrats of
the East are not so boisterously enthusias-
tic about the campaign in the pivotal State
Year: 1879

THERE does not appear anywhere in the
list of acts of the late Congress one abolish
ing or giving the Government Printing
Office away to the plunderers-neither do
we find one changing the appointment of
Public Printer from the President to the
Senate. There must be some mistake about
this or there has been heap of misrepre-
sentation and fustian all for nothing.
Year: 1879

1t is fitting time now that the var
"mints" have departed, and our city is
purified, to review the extent of the mis-
chief they have iucubated and count the
chickens they have Matched as well as the
failures they have made in carrying out the
full measure Of their schem es Of Nulliica-
ton and disorder.


The necessity for this extra session OF
Congress was deliberately made by the
Democratic House of ilspredecessor, Know
ing that they would have a majority in
both branches, they refused to provide for
the necessities Of the Government, except
upon such conditions as would nullify ex-
istiug laws and disarm the Executive branch
Of tue Government Of full exercise of its
Year: 1879

THE only really beneficial measure
passed by the late session of Congress
is that which places qunine on the
free list, and that would not have succeeded
except that the Confederate Brigadiers have
greater fear of the yellow fever than of
sense of patriotic duty, never. DAVID DA-
Wis was very much daEesu't on this ques-
tim