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Year: 1878

he was not on the train, and that there
was cross-tie on the track, which he
could not get out / told him he was large
enough, in case like that, to remove al
most anything; / asked him for his ad-
dress, and he said his name was Brown,
and that he could be found in Whining
ton anytime; l then threw the light of
my lamp in his face, and recognized him,
l started for the train to see who was kill
ed, and Brown disappeared about as
quickly as he had made his appearance.
l then met Mr.. Lawson the agent that
Claymont, and Mr.. Addicks; told them
about Brown, and both remarked that he
had better be arrested; ] looked around
and found him and Mr.. Addicks and Mr..
Lawson took him back TO Claymont sta
ton; i then looked around the wreck,
and found 1 could do nothing but wait
for help; wrote a telegram to Mr.. Ken
ney,. at Philadelphia, giving particulars
of the accident; Mr.. Hurley took it TO
Linwood and sent it off; | then went to
look at the bodies of those who were
killed and fount that the engineer, Geo.
Babes, and his son, had been taken out
of the wreck; one was placed up in the
field and the other in the baggage car;
the other two bodies were iammed under
the cars and could not be got out.


found that everybody else was safe
and then looked at the engine, which was
pretty well stripped of all outside gear /;
the engine was reversed, and L felt salts
fed that everything had been done by
the engineert to prevent the accident; when
| the train arrived from Wilmington met
VIM. Legg and John McCaffery l told
them about Brown and they said they
would arrest him. when / first met Brown
he was very much excited and was pale.
| A diagram of the track in the imme-
diate locality of the accident was produc-
| ed. The craftsman stated that the tie
was supposed to have been in the culvert
but the marks on the track showing where
the train first jumped were six feet from
the culvert. From the culvert 70 where
the engine plunged into the bank was 691
feet.


Mr.. Phillips then testified that he found
the tie lying lengthwise between the
tracks about fifteen yards from the cul-
vert; the tie, which had been brought in
the room, was shown to witness, which
he said looked like the one he saw by the
track; witness thought an obstruction
like this could not be seen by the engi-
neer at a distance of not more than 80 or
40 yards he did not see how the tie had
been wedged under the culvert; it would
have left mark on the other ties.


The witness was further examined by
the Attorney-General in responses to
whose inquiries wstness stated the engi-
neer could have seen a man making a
| signal like Brown, at a distance of about
80 yards; he said every car was thrown
from the track except the last one.


The Jury is still in session.
Year: 1878

The. Board of Aldermen met yesterday.
Alderman Reilly offered resolution assaing the New
York Elevated Railroad Company for extending its
track into the Battery Park and directing the Depart
ment Of Parks TO revoke the permission 1t gave to the
company extend its track and also directing the Cor
poration Counsel take legal proceedings 70 compel
The comuany to follow the laid down
for 1t by the Rapid Transit Commissioners.
The resolution was passed without debate by a
vote of II to The petition of the residents about the
square bounded by Walker Baxter and C0nalsts that
il be called Harry Howard Square," in honor Of old
Chief OF the Fire Department who lives in the vicinity
was granted.


An ordinance forbdding the leasing Of market stands
to uonresdCns Of the city amended 80 as to apply
only TO nOn-resdents of the State.
Year: 1878

For some time there has been felt by the
railroads and merchants Of this city need OF uni
fOrmity in the delivery OF grain. At meet
ing OF the Committee Grain OF the Pro
duce Exchange with the railroad representatives,
at the request OF the latter resolution adopted, in
effect that the railroads may discretion respecting
the delivery of tho oldest later receipts OF graded
grain. for their the accommodation Of the con-


signees and that in such cases, no responsl-
bilty shall attach 10 them IN addition


those already provided. Regarding the deliveries of
bonded. merchantable and ungraded grain, the rail-


roads made rule that cOn.ignees should he
allowed to hold grain in bond Tree or charge
for two full days, and after that time
a uniform rate should be charged for each day,
and other claim for damage 10 be allowed also the
railroads shall be required to place, free OF Owagc
less than 600 bushels IN one lot at any point N
the harOOr and TO charge Sc for each lot delivered
at any point within the harbOr limits. These rules
were adopted by the Committee on Grain Yesterday.
Year: 1878

I. draw noherp He knew that Bridges was q gambler
and he told his men keep sharp lookout, Dut tney
never brought him information that faro was oeIng
played The other accused officers testified that they
were unable gain entrance TO the suspected places
witout using force there did not seem TO be sur


cent reason for doing this The commissioners did not
render q decision.
Year: 1878




The Board of Police held secret session OF
nearly three hours yesterday the only apparent result
OF which appeared the minutes IN record OF fine OF
ten days pay against Captain Lcary of the Thlrtieth
Precinct 1t stated yesterday on good authority
that the Board Intended 10 make several important
transfers OF captains and perhaps sergeants
II also known that something Of the recent feeling OF
discord among the commissioners was Shown IN In, tne
committee meeting OF Monday and the length yesier
days meeting, added 20 the unusual retcence OF tne
commissioners led 10 the belief that the session was
not harmonious. 1t is announced as the proDaDe ds-
position OF the present vacancies in the captancies
OF several precincts. that Captain McCu lagh
will be placed in command of the Tenth
hold succeeding McCullaGh in the Seventeenth
while Captain Ryan will probably be sent TO the Ninth
IN place Of Captain Kennedy who Is likely to be sent To
the Thirty fifth Precinct.


Why these changes not made rs expected yeser-
day oanuot be determined but 1t Is rumorcd that the
Board divided the question Of the proposed as
position and that the discussion of this difference or
opinion consumed the time indicated on the
open mln1tes OF the meeting by many asterlsks
For several weeks the transfers made by the Board
have been kept secret This practice Is regarded as
great annoyance by members OF the force not until
the following day. when the superintendent sends no
tces to the officers transferred can any definite inor
nation be obtained
Year: 1878

els there any true happiness in this world "
sghs an exchange Bless your innocent SOUL dld you
never see darkey with plug-bat cane and uisuer
overcOat with the tails clear down TO his heels f-Io-
a Commercial
Year: 1878

THE MOST STRIKING POINT OF SIMILARITY BE-


TWEEN "THE BANKERS DAUGHTER" AND THE


GOLDEN CALF"


Adolph ROge, who claims that Bronson
Howard's new dI ama The Bankers Daughter" s only
outlet or so frOm his play, The Golden Calf" has left
a copy Of his much-dscussed production at this office
The Golden Calf is veal In print" II Mr.. Roge had
been less shrewd IN nsnuating points Of resemblance
between his play aud The Bankers Daughter" he
would have made entirely too weak to stand
alone He did not lay much the open stealing
OF the phraseoloRy OF his play and in this he was rgh
though there Is one solitary instance OF verbal larceny
as shown by the following extracts:


"The Golden Calf" " The Bankers Daughter"


ActI. Act III.


This is about the only point Of striking resemblance IN
the OF the plays in fact the only instance III
which the two texts are identically the same
Year: 1878

Ing barn and wagon house and the roofs OF several OF
the principal buildings Main street took fire from
the falling particles Of burning wood. For an hour
or two it seemed as though nothing could prevent the
burning of the town. The Fire Department. however.
succeeded in confning the flames to tho shop barn
and carriage house, which totally destroyed.
the origin of the re il unknown but it il supposed
to have been the work of an ineendiary stoves
were used i'll the shop and everything was in or,ler
when the workn.en left at six o'clock. The shop and
barn belonged to the estate of Jacob /. Brown The
carriage house the property of Mrs. Gordon u.
Wllifa
Year: 1878

THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.


The following record will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twenty -four hours in
parison with the corresponding date of last year. AZ
indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts pharmacy
HERALD Building. No 2ls Broadway
Year: 1878

Pills are tho best of all purgatives for family
use. They are the product of long, laborious
and successful chemical Investigation, and
their extensive use, by physicians in their
practice. and by all civilized nations, prove
them the best and most eifectual purgatiye
Pill that medical science can devise. Being
purely vegetable no harm can arise from their
use. In intrinsic value and curative powers
no other Pills can be compared with them,
and every person, knowing their virtues, will
system in perfect order, and maintain in heal
thy action the whole machinery of life Mild
searching and eitectual. They are specially
adapted to the needs of the digestive apara-
cure, if timely taken. They are the best
and safest physic to employ for children and
weakened constitutions, whore "A mild, but
eHoctual cathartic is required. For sale by all
dealers.
Year: 1878

NOTHING is known here as to the ex-
tent OF damage done the railroad below
Reading, other than that IA portion of the
Cottonwood bridge had gone again and
small bridges had been damaged in the
vicinity of Tehama and Chico.
Year: 1878

FLATTERINa.-During the past few
months we have added the names of ma
ny new subscribers to the JOURNAL list.
showing that our paper is more than ever
meeting the approval of the people of the
county. We are pleased that this is so
and shall use our best endeavors to con-
tinue in favor. Meantime would suggest
that the book is not full, and a good sub.
scriber is always thankfully received.
Year: 1878

HARRY RoFF, who was here last week
said the Sacramento Valley presented the
appearance of an immense sea, the en-
gne plowng through the water and a
spot of land looking like an oasis on a
desert
Year: 1878

FROM the SAT Antonio Herald


Governor Duval, of FIorids. was tho
son OF poor Virginian, a stern, strong.
taciturn man. The boy was a huge
youth OF Is. At the cabin fire, at bed
time, according to the custom of putting
on back log, the old man said, between
the whifts OF his silent pipe:


Tab, 20 out and bring in that gum
back log, and put it on the fire."


lab went out and surveyed the log.
He knew 1t was OF no use explaining
that it was two heavy. nor prudent for
him to return without having IT on his
shoulder. His little sister. passing, was
not surprised that he requested her to
bring out the gun and powder horn, -
possum or coon might have passed.
or the brother might have seen bear
signs. She brought the gun and Tab
started. lie found the way through tho
woods into Kentucky, in 1871. After an
absence OF eighteen years he was elect
ed to congress. A man Of immense size
and strength. he started for Washing ton,
going by the way OF his old home, to
see the folks who had long since given
him up Tor dead. Entering the little
cabin door near be.l-tiIue, he saw the
identical gum log. He .huuldered it,
pulled the latch string and with his load
stood before the old man, pipe in mouth,
rs quiet as usual.


Here il the gum log, father


"Weli you have been long time get
ting it. Put it on the fire and 20 to bed, !"
was the reply.
Year: 1878

Some years ago Prof. Maury prophesied
that any alteration in the direction OF the
gull stream would reverse the history
of the world. According to European
meteorologists this change is taking
place. and the mighty oceanic river 10
slowly but surely moving west. Tho
temperature of America is gradually
growing warmer at the expense Of
northern Europe,
Year: 1878

See that your name is on the voting
list without delay Worcester Spy.
But in case the voter is poor, and unable
to pay tax OF So on his head. he can
not be registered, nor will he be allowed
to vote in Massachusetts. Why have
the republicans permitted such law -
that to remain on the statute book of the
old bay state ?-1Hartford Times.
Year: 1878

Books preserve as in vial the purest
efficacy and extraction OF that intellect
that bred them. A good book is tho
precious life-blood OF a master.spirit,
embalmed and treasured up on purpose
TO q lite beyond life-Milton.
Year: 1878

Sheriff and his party with his whole band of well
armed warriors in paint and with hostile demon
strations The Sheriff retreated from Moses strong
mold and there was apparently no trying to evaae
pursuit when seen, He told these to get to
some settlement possible and send him aid.


One OF these men claims to have seen the renegade
chieftain Smohalla at Priest Rapids. Friendly In
dans have been warning woodchoppers i'll the vicin-
hy Of Priest Rapids to leave for some time.
Year: 1878

On the 18th of September, 1876, man of middle age and gentlemanly appearance-his face beaming with pleasure-entered Dr.. Kennedy's office and inquired of the patients in waiting if the Doctor was in. Being an- swered in the affirmative. he took chair to await his turn for an interview In due time the Doctor reached the stranger and said:

 Well, my good friend, what can 1 do for you p Whereupon the stranger replied: My name is Washington Monroe. live in Cat skill, Green county, N. r., and have come to Rondout for no other purpose than to see and thank you for what you have already done for me-by means of your medicine, the Favorite Remedy. As see you are very busy I will state the facts of my case in as few words as possible. For many years had suffered frem complaint which the physicians whom consulted concerning it agreed in calling it Gravel I suecessively employed some of the most noted doctors without obtaining any per- manent relief, and for long time my case was regarded as hopeless. All who knew the cir cumstances said I must die. Finally, my wife induced me to try bottle of your Favor ite Remedy, which she had somewhere heard of or seen advertised Without the slightest faith in it, but solely to gratify her, bought a bottle of 6 druggists in our village. I used that and two or three bottles more, and-to make long story short-I am now grateful, happy, and Gas far as know) as healthy a mas as there is in the country. ,

 s'Since then have gone on circulating my story and recommending your medicine to others of my acquaintance whom l knew to have suffered. from Kidney and Liver con- plaints and although the assertion may be doubted by the ignorant and incredulous, l assure you, sir, and through you the public, that the Favorite Remedy has done its work with similar completeness in every single instance thank you, Doctor, for your med icine, and rejoice in the good fortune which led you to discover and circulate it i; and it is my hope, and that of others 1 know, that you may be spared to introduce the Favorite Rem

 edy into every part of the country. It is just what suffering mOrtals need. You are at lib- erty to make mention of my case in any way you may think best, and 1 trust some other sick and discouraged mortal may hear of it and try the Favorite Remedy, as did.

 Mir Monroe's case-although remarkable is only one of many similar ones which might be cited, were it necessary. To those who ordinarily call in question the genuineness of the mass of medical testimonials, it may be worth while to point out the fact that the city in which the Favorite Remedy is manufactur- ed. and can be easily contradicted if untrue in any particular. Remember the name ~Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. Price, Ono Dollar. 38-4w.
Year: 1878

Most people would like to be hand
some. All cannot have good features
they are as God made them; but almost
any one can look well, especially with
good health. 1t is hard to give rules
in a very short space, but in brief these
viii do:


Keep clean-wash freely. All the
skin wants is leave to act free, and it
takes care of itself It's thousands Of
air-holes must not be closed.


Eat regularly, and sleep enOugh-nOt
too much. The stomachs can no more
work all the time, night and day, than a
horse. 1t must have regular work and
rest.


Good teeth are a help to good looks.
Brush them with a soft brush, especially
at night. Go to bed with cleansed teeth.
OF course to have white teeth it is need
full to let tobacco alone. All women
know that. Washes for the teeth should
be very simple. Acid may whiten the
teeth, but it takes off the enamel and
Injuries them.


Sleep in a cool room, in pure air. No
one can have a cleanly skin who breathes
bad air. But more than all, in order to
look well, wake up mind and soul.
When the mind is awake, the dull,
sleepy look passes away from the eyes.
Year: 1878

''Why resort to forced resumption?
Why crush the unfortunate in order
to anticipate bya comparatively brief
period an advent that would come
naturally and unattended with severe
distress - TThurman's Hamilton
speech.


Commenting on the above, the
New York Sun, a recognized leading
Democratic paper, pointedly says:


"Who the unfortunates are for
whose distress the Senator express
es such tender compassion, he does
not say. They can not be the far
mers, because the approach of re
sumption, if it has lowered the price
Of their produce, has also cheapened
clothing, tea, coffee, sugar, and all
kinds of manufactures. They can
not be the mechanics, for they too
profit by the fall of prices as well
as farmers. They can not be mer-
chants who are doing business on
their own capital, for if they sell at
low prices they also buy at low
prices. They can not be the women
and children who have deposits in
savings banks, for their money Is
worth more to them than it was.
Who, then, are the persons who dread
resumption and declaim against 1t q?
Plainly they are spectators who are
doing business with borrowed mon
ey, or who have run in debt to buy
land and goods, and want another
deluge Of paper money to dilute prl-
|. ces so that they can get out whole.


''Now, while it is true that the IN
fortunate man who owes more than
he can pay is to be pitied, it is not
true that the Nation is bound to
break its faith in order to relieve his
misfortunes. The purpose to redeem
our legal-tender notes in specie as
soon as possible, was proclaimed
when they were first issued, and
the day for doing so has since been
fixed by an express act Of Congress.
For the last three years business has
been adapting itself to the execution
of the resumption act on January l,
1879, and all existing contracts have
been made on a specie basis. To
repeal the act, and 60 back to an ir-
redeemable paper currency, would
only throw matters into confusion,
and postpone, without averting, the
day of settlement We have suffer
ed the worst that the apprehension
of resumption can do, and we ought
to 90 on and get the good Of it. The
unfortunate debtors Who are being
crushed by the process may justly
appeal to the mercy of their credl-
tors, but if these insist on the fnl-
fillment of their obligations, there is
no call for the Nation to interfere.
Men who have made bargains with
their eyes open should not cry out
like babies when those bargains turn
out badly and still less should
man like Senator Thurman en2OUr-
age them in such babyism."


Gen. Miles, with a detachment Of
q regulars and a few scouts, defeat
ed the Bannock Indians on Soda
Butte creek, on the 8th inst. 13 In
dams were killed and 81 captured,
while Miles lost but one officer and
one enlisted man.
Year: 1878

A noticeable feature in the national
life is the immense number of mOnas-
tCries and nunneries which are to be
found scattered over the country. In the
neighbOrhOOd of Lhasa alone there are
eleven mOnasteries, in which are clOis-
tered upwards of 10000 monks, and the
nunneries are found in like proportion.
This apparent devotion to spiritual con-
Germs IS at first sight calculated to arouse
our admiration and sympathy, but a
little consideration suggests the idea
that the religious fervOr of these Tibetan
monks and nuns is q good deal height
ened by a keen sense of sOrdid self
interest. If the blood of martyrs is the
seed of churches, poverty, especially in
the East, has a wonderful effect in null
tiplying the crop. To men who have
no taste for the hard labor demanded by
the soil from its tillers, and to women
who have no means of gaining a liyeli-
hood for themselves, the secluded idle
ness and secured meals Of monastery
or nunnery present attractions which 1t
is next to impossible to resist. The
women also have an excuse for entering
religious orders which is denied to men,
for there exists in Thibet one of those
extraordinary marriage customs which
are occasionally met with in Out-Of-the-
way parts of the world, and which are
to be explained only by reference to the
surrounding circumstances Of the people.
4 numerous progeny in a poor and
sterile country, is doubtless a distinct
evil, and it is one which naturally sug-
gests the imposition of a check even to
those who have never heard of Nautilus
or his doctrines. This we may suppose
to have been the position of the Tibetans
when they cast about for some plan by
which they might limit the increase


the population. The plan they adopted
for this purpose IS almost unique, and IS
called pOlyandry, which may be explain
ed as the exact reverse of pOlygamy ;
for, as in most Eastern countries it is
lawful for a man to have a plurality Of
wives, in Thibet it is the custom for q
woman to have a plurality Of husbands
The usual practice is for two, three or
four brothers in household to marry
one wife. They all reside in enc house,
and the children are considered to be
the Joint offspring of all. 1t is incon-
ceivable to us that such system should
exist for an hour; but IN Thibet, far
from giving rise to the evils which
might be expected to flow from it, it
works easily and well, and the pictures
which travellers give US of Thibetan
households display a degree of domestic
happiness and affection which certainly
equals that enjoyed in much mere favor
ed lands. This is a description Mr.
Boyle gives of a family at whose house
he spent the night: The house belongs
to two brothers, who are married to a
very handsome wife, and have three
of the prettiest children I ever saw.
They all came to drink tea and eat
sugar-candy. After night came on the
whole family assembled in a room to
dance to their own singing, and spent
two hours III this manner with abUnd'


of mirth and glee."