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Year: 1879

In the case of Charles Anderson, the colored sea
man OF the American bark Sarah and Emma. charged
with murderous assault upon comrade named
Adren Fensmarks the question of the Jurisdiction
of the United States before United
States Commissioner Osborn, before whom the pris-
oner was examined The assault was committed in
Cuban port, when the vessel was lying ut
dock there. In defence OF the prisoner it
tile jurisdiction of the courts of the Gu
ban port, and that the prisoner should not
have been brought to this port for trial. It
was argued that the law in this respect only pro-
vided tor the return Of persons to port of entry
when the alleged crime was committed outside or
State OF jurisdiction. In this it was claimed
tcn OF the city Of Guantanamo, Cuba, and that the
prisoner should be returned there for trial. The
question was a novel one, and after examining the
authorities III the matter Commissi Osborn yes
terday decided that the of the Consular agent
in returning the prisoner to this port for trial was
legal and proper. Anderson then committed to
await the action of the Grand Jury.
Year: 1879

The Board OF Pilot Commissioners met yesterday
President Ambrose Snow In the chair. It was OK
pccted that testimony would be taken in relation to
the collision which occurred some time ago between
the Italy, the Canada and the Barbarossa. and
notice to appear had been sent to Captain Simpson
Of the Italy but Il learned that he had been dis
placed on the other side and that Captain Sumner.
Of the Canada, had assumed command of his ship.
This nccessitatod ostponement and the Board in.
structed Secretary Nash to request the National
Steamship Company TO have the chief engineer and
the frst and second officers of the Italy present
special meeting to be held on Thursday morning.
The testimony of Pilot sullivan taken, but II
will not be made public until the entire evidence II
IA and decision rendered


The Commissioners addressed communication to
the Board OF Health, of Brooklyn. calling their at
tenticn 10 the careless in which the business
of loading night soil ut Wallabout is carried on.
They requested them to take steps to abato the
nuisance.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD-


Can Mr.. Postmaster James be induced to have a
clock erected in some prominent part of our Post
Office? 1t would save much annoyance and vexa-
ton. Again, why should the populace be troubled
to go down to either of the uptown ends Of the Post
Office to purchase stamps when there is ample room
ut the downtown end to establish little bureau for
their sale? Still again. why should the people.
among whom are many ignorant foreigners. be CON-
PEELED to ascend to the FIRST floor to register their
letters and then be midtown again to purchase the
necessary stamps? At st. Martin le Grand and
Charing Cross, London. the stamps always be
bought ut the same counter where the registration
takes place. and only one clerk is employed each
book. the same clerk who receives the letter
gives the sender receipt for it. and then will
get through more letters in an hour than the two
clerks here would register in much longer time.


Z, j, q, p.
Year: 1879

Mr.. Asa Stevens chairman Of the Committee on
Trade of the New York Produce Exchange has re-
ceived a communication from X. III. Chamberlain,
secretary of the Boston Produce Exchange. in which
he is informed that at meeting OF the Exchange
resolutions were unanimously adopted In favor of
the adoption of the "cental system in all dealings
in grain and other articles of produce now sold by
the bushel, and In which he promises that, in CO.
operation with other commercial organizations, its
members will adopt the above system In all their
transactions after October 1879, far as is possible
under existing State laws. lie also states that the
Committee ON Trade Of the Boston Produce Exchange
have been instructed to take such measures as they
may deem proper to secure such changes in the
present laws Ms shall make them conform to the
GENITAL system.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR HERALD:-


Mr.. Bergh prevent vast deal of needless
cruelty if he will station Of his officers at the
Dog Pound at such time of such days as these dogs
are consigned to the waters The attendant whose
duty is to pass them into the crate does with
violence perfestly uncalled for, at such times
he is relieved from doing by of the assist
ants. who not unfrequently varies the monotony by
hurting dog toward door in the top of the crate
and whose descent into the interior only be
determined by the accuracy with which this per-
sonage the dog to describe hyperbola.
Once within the narrow confines many Of the
smaller ANIMALS are literally suffocated to death.
These and several other abuses exist and Mr. Bergh
who has already done much to alleviate the dis
tress OF the suffering animals, yet enlist his at
tention and further the noble OF which he is
the representative. HUMANITY.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


When do the IL" roads intend to reduce their
fare? 1t is about time something should be done
am an Office boy earning So per week and cannot
afford to pay fifteen cents day. live in Harlem
and do not reach the Office till nine O'Clock A. Nj.
The morning trains do benefit as have to
take the horse cars. The directors should at least
extend the commission hours till nine A. NJ


JOSEPH.
Year: 1879

[NoTE.-Letters intended for this column must be
accompanied by the writer's full and address to
insure attention. Complainants who unwilling to
comply with this rule simply waste time in writing.
Write only on one side of the paper.-ED. HERALD
Year: 1879

To THE EDIroR OF THE HERALD:-


think if the Board of Health would send some
carboic acid or chloride of lime to be used in the
closets in the yards of houses the north side of
1l7th street. between Second Third avenues the
occupants or Woods block could sit at their back
windows. when the wind is from the east; now they
are not able to do A SUFFERER.
Year: 1879

POND'S EXTRACT is a remarkable pro-
duction meeting a universal want. 1t can
be safely used by any pcrsyn. It is not
poisonous, and it holds power myster-
iously in sympathy with the human organ


ism. It arrests inflammation at once,
soothing and healing from its first appli-
cation. When it is first applied to a
feverish wound. it leaves an impression
on the mind neUer to be forgotten 1t can.
not fail to awake in the afflicted one :ht
most satisfactory emotion of gratitude
PoND's EXTRACT is ouly sold in bottles
Of three sizes. Beware of limitations
Ask for POND's EXTRACT-take DO other
Year: 1879

From the St. Cloud Journal Press.


On Saturday night of last week 6: man liv-
ing near Cokato, in Wright county, heard q


disturbance among his horses, and going to
tho stable found that two of them were gone
NJ Mountlng the other he followed tie tail, and
at Grow River came in sight of two men on
bis missing horses. They had lively race
from there to within about a hundred rods Of
the Fair Haven bridge, over the Clearwater
river, where the thieves disappeared over
sharp knoll, aud as the pursuer came up they
rode back rapidly toward him, opening o
brisk fire with their reyoivers. He also drew
his revolver, and lively fuslade WAS kept
up until the thieves left the horses and took
to the woods. This was about day break on
Sunday morning. The owner Of the animals,
getting possession of them, and not knowing
that he was so near to village, returned
home. One ball had struck him on the side,
entering an album containing twenty -four
pictures and through all but the last one.
There were several other ball holes through
his clothes, and his body had been grazed by one
or more bullets. He doesn't know whether
either of the thieves was hit or not. These
fellows are supposed to belong to party of
four Missourtaps who ha. been haunting that
country lately, and doubtless the same who
recently stole some horses from Mr.. e. H.
Atwood, of Maine Prairie. i
Year: 1879

A lady guest at the Robbins House. La
Crosse, blew out the gas in her room On retir-
ing and narrowly escaped death, the circum
stance being discovered in time to save her
life By the merest accident. It was at first
thought by those who discovered the accident
that she was dead, but she was finally revived
and saved.
Year: 1879

On a bed in the pest house
young man was lying stricken with
the exanthematic plague that has
fingered SO longin this city There
was no suffering in concert to
make his pangs endurable; he alone
of all the city lay in the hateful
house with the yellow flag, the
hateful symbol CT taboo, tiuttering
out its message Of warning, crying
TO the winds "Unclean!" taking up
but llelon's physician walked the
earth 10 longer. Nevertheless an
attribute of Christ remains en-
earth; there was one that dared the
monster in his den and wrestled
with him for the prize. Day and
night she stood at her pest by the
loathsome couch, nursing her lover
from whom the would had turned
shuGdering away, still seeing the
beautiful through the veil of hor-
ror, uncheered by voice, music, or
flower, alone with her lover and
the monster that claimed him;
counting time by the creeping
shadows, administering the medi-
cine with tender hand, disputing
with death for its life; the bosom of
virgin opposed to an arm of hell.
The crisis passed and the sick man
lett the couch; the two went their
way, the Mexican with the girl who
held him back from deaths jaws;
no trumpet sounded nor drum beat,
but as brave heart beats in lh
breast of that girl as nerved Murat
or Ney or the heroes of the Alamo,
and her noble act deserves the
worlds applause. But she will
never get it because she is a poor
Mexican girl; besides she does not
want it.
Year: 1879

The majority of people imagine
that it is the simplest thing in the
world to edit.a newspaper. A man
may have grave doubts about his
talent tor public speaking; may
freely admit that he cannot turn a
tune, or recognize one when turned
by anybody else may confess that
he is no poet, not much of a schol-
ar and nothing of an artist but
there is no creature SO poor-spirit-
ed as to avow his incapacity to edit
a newspaper. On the contrary,
this is work to which every man
seems to have manifest call. No
matter what his actual business in
lite may be-preacher, lawyer,
physician, butcher, baker or candle.
stick maker-he has secret fancy
that if he only had chance he
could make a newspaper a little bit
spicier and liyelier than anything
in the shape of a public Journal
that has ever come his way.





But few know anything of the
editors real work. The weekly is
sue is to him a kind of perpetual
grindstone. The freshness, the ex-
quisite charm Of seeing his rame in
print has long since vanished. He
writes sometimes painfully aud un-
der pressure, often harassed by a
thousand petty yexations, and not
unfrequently with aching head and
weary hand. His work is, of all
work, most wearing, the most akin
to tred-mill drndSery, and the most
exhausting both to body and brain.
The call for copy is ineXorable and
cannot be refused. He must write.
He must also endure the most CEN
temptible and continual criticisms
must bear patiently "to be es-
teemcd dull when he cannot be
witty, and to be app.auded for wit
when he knows he has been dnll."
Every body who buys his paper
feels that he has purchased right
to dictate tie manner in which ii
shall be conducted, to criticise
sharply everything that appears in
it, and to "eleyate its tone" with
his own carping lucubrations, fairly
written out aud enclosed in note
for Immediate publication, signed
ga Subscriber" can Old Patron,"
or can Earnest Wcllwisher." .
Baltimore Sun.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON. Oct. %. 1870
1t is understood that the appointment Of a Col
lector of Internal Rcvenfc for the vacant Brooklyn
colcctorshp will not be made until after the No
vember election. 1t said to-day that it would be
policy not to make the appointment until after the
State election. A delegation of men from Brooklyn
called upon the President to urge the appointment
of Mr. John d. Carroll to fill the vacancy. and were
respectfully heard II the appointment is not made
this it will be deferred until after the return
of Secretary Sherman from his campaign tour in
M Vork TAFT
Year: 1879

ST. Louis, August 14-A cold bloodet


and most atrocious double.murder wa


committed here tonight. Thaddeus Bah.


Dor, a plumber, who keeps small shop
on the corner Of Sixth and Poplar streets,
and who lives with with his family, CON.
sistingo Of his wife, little boy about seven
years old and his wife's mother, an old
German woman named SChoudler, at 81
South Fourth street, quarrelled with his
wife, four or five days ago, and left home,


About hRlfpaSt seven o'clock he re.
turned into the house, and while his
motherin.law sat reading and his wife
was lying on bed In the same room,
fred bullet into Mrs. Shoulders brain,
killing her instantly, and shot his wife
through the left breast, inficting mortal
wound. lie then left the house, but was
arrested a few minutes later and locked up,


Aside from the fact that Mrs, Bobber
Is very weak from the effect OF the injury
received, she was extremely reticent and
would give no particulars ot the affair or
tell what tho quarrel between them was
about. She was sent 10 the hospital.


Bobber made statement since his or.
resi- to the effect that he formerly lived in
Richmond, Va; that the young woman
he shot tonight was not his vile, but that
be has lived with her as such Off and on
for several years; that he wished 10 marry
her, but the old woman, her mother,
would not consent; that the old woman
forced her daughter to prostitute herself
for money, and that she was vicious and
vile; that when he lettthe house few DAYS
ago. II was in consequence OF a quarrel
with Mrs. Schoudler about her daughter,
he wishing 70 marry the latter, but the
old woman refusing to give her consent;
that he went 10 the house tonight under
the impression and believing q man was
there with the daughter; II so he wanted
to knowit; that when he entered the room
in which the women were Mrs. Schoudler
drew pistol on him and he shot her;
that he did not intend 70 shoot the
daughter, but after the first shot was Cred
he heard noise in an adjoining room,
the door Of which opened and thinking he
saw a man he raised his pistol hastily to
defend himself, when Il was discharged
the ball striking the
young woman In tho breast as above
stated. He regrets this part oil the affair
very much, but rather Hlories over killing
the old woman, and says he Is willing to
hang for It. The child mentioned above
Is nov said not to belong to either Babbor
or the young woman.
Year: 1879

II seems that the human hyenas who
spirited away the remains of the late A. T.
Stewart, Of New York, are becoming inn
patient at the delay Of their hoped for
oiu in the transaction, and have refreshed
the memory ofJudge Hilton as to The alb
seuce Of the body Of the millionaire from
The family tomb, by cOolly offering to re-
turp It for certain stpulations and two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the
trouble they have had in keeping it in
GOOD order,
Year: 1879


II people will but attend well to their
home affairs the general welfare is assured.
While the Convention of Maryland Tax
payers was in session at Baltimore, Judge
Merrick had the temerity to say that local
taxation was the most onerous and bur
densome, and that the remedy for the
evil was in the hands Of the taxpayers.
lie said il the farmers, who are taxed 79i
cents upon 500, would give their atteu-
ton more to self-government, and nd
themselves OF the delusion that they had
done their whole duty to society by tax
ing part in National and State politics,
they would find the remedy they sought
and, in tipding it, remove the evils COM
planned Of.
Year: 1879




Brooks, Me-, July %.


MEssRs. EDIroRs Be kind enough
to allow me to say through your valua-
BILE paper that the committee of investi-
CATION acted unfairly and unjustly and
their course has been without parallel
in the history of this or any other
country. Christ was permitted to de-
fend himself. Paul was permitted to
answer the charges preferred against
him even murderers are entitled TO be
heard; but in this case they have in
my absence drumlned up their charge,
and without having voice or being
heard on my part they have rendered
their verdict. Now if the committee
think they have annihilated me they
have made a sad mistake. The Moral
Suasion Club had better look after its
members, some of whom are known aid
read of all men. They above all had
better keep still. Shame on any nau
O. set of men that would turn and rend
the friend that through Gods help
pulled them out of the fire. Now | wish
to brand the accusation that | was in
toxicated in New York OH March 26th,
as mean and contemptible fasehood.
| was not guest at the Metropolitan
nor Cosmopolitan Hotel on that day. II
left the city iu the afternoon of that
day and took supper in Philadelphia,
sober and in my right mind, as | can
prove under oatn from other parties,
and will say if the one sided commit
tee think that New England takes any
stock in the unjust decision they make
a mistake. | am too we'll known in
Maine, and have an untarnished record
behind me of fourteen years, and ami
not to be crushed by enemies who
would act unjustly that they might
gloat over my downfall. Mrs. Watson
has gained the victory and is speaking
to niultitudes and doing great good. i
rejoice that defended her.


Yours Truly, GEo. M. butcher.
Year: 1879

me Wilmington Goal Gas Company is pre-.
pared to furnish stoves for cooking with gas.


tls an established fact that during the hot
weather cooking can be done more ecOnomi-
cally Win gas than coal, and the comfort and
convenience Of freedom from heat and dirt.
gives gas decided advantage over other fuel
sample stoves on exhibition at the Office,


THIRD AND 6HIPLEY STS.
Year: 1879

AN ACCOUNT OF THE LITIGATION


WHICH LED TO THE SETTING ASIDE


OF GEO. DOUGHERTY's WILL.


Charles B. Lore, ESQ.,, attorney for the
Administrative of the estate OF George
Dougherty, deceased, sold on Saturday
afternoon, the farm OF 80 acres, situated
in Brandywine Hundred, to Robert
Murray, Of New Castle, for $4,000. 1t
was sold subject to the dover Of the
widow, Mrs. Mary Dougherty.


This sale closes one Of the most deter
mined cases of litigation that has lately
come up in our courts. Shortly after
the will was proved, VIM. &. Whiteley,
counsel for the heirs, asked for review
on the grounds that the testator was Of
unsound mind at the time he made the
will, which will gave all his property to
bis wife and one son. At the hearing
before the Register of Wills, the will was
set up and sustained. The decision was
appealed from by the counsel for the
ro.ecution and the case was given a
jury trial at the last November term Of
Court. The trial at that time was very
long contested by the two giants of the
New Castle bar, VIM. e. Whiteley. Esq,
for the prosecution, and Chas. b. Lore,
Esq, for the defense. The testimony
was voluminous, and the arguments long
and exhaustive. Among the testimony
for the prosecution was that of the physi-
clan who said that the deceased was just
between life and death and that of Rev.
P. w. HOchkeppel, the priest who at
tended him about the tsme the will was
made to administer the rites of the church
and who testified that he was 10 drticulo
m0rtis, and was so near death that in
administering the sacrament he had to
give him the benefit of the doubt, as to
whether he was dead or not. The defense
offered some strong rebutting testimony
that went 10 show that from the way the
deceased had been treated by his children
1t was not unreasonable the will should
fail to provide for them.


The jury failed to agree at this trial
and at the May term of Court it was sub
mitted to the decision of the Court and
the will was set aside.
Year: 1879

The eases at the Police Court, since
Saturday morning, have been of an an
interesting nature, nearly all of them
being drunks or trivial misconduct. One
drunk completed the record this morn
ing.
Year: 1879

There was an old woman who always was


tired,
She lived in house where no help was


hired;
Her last words on earth were "Dear


friends l am going
Where sweeping ain't done, nor churning,


nor sewing,
And everything there will be just to my


wishes,
For where they don't eat there's no wash


Ing of dishes;
And tho there the anthems are constantly


ringing,
l. having no voice, will get rid of the


singing,
Don't mourn for me now. don't mourn for


me ever,
For I'm going to do nothing forever and


ever"
Year: 1879

wether stiffens down sum. Well. about
a mile beyond, you come to place
whar thurs two roads You kin take
the right hand ef you want to, you II
foller it o mile or so, and you'll find il
run out: You'd then have to come back
and try ihe, let; when you git about
two miles or that you may know you
are wrong. for tnar amt any road thar.
You'll then think you are mighty lucky
ef you kin 6nd the way back to my
house, whsr you kin come and play on
the tune as long as you please.
Year: 1879

WE RECEIVE \ LECTURE On Thursday,
We had the honor OF a visit from lady who
considered herself injured by our notice Of the
arrest of Doc Heaton. We got it red-hot for
a little while, and it was no more than we de-
served, for the house We alluded to in our last
issue was her own residence, occupied by none
but gentlemen, and We have ourSelf visited our
friends there at the corner of Sixth and Alder
streets. We t,o!, our medicine as well as We
could, and after our explanation we were for
given as only laIy possessed OF Christian
charity can forgive. We found the laly Sc
pleasant and a:niahle that We only regret the
good time W. might have had had We made
her acquaintance sooner.
Year: 1879

WHir can be more startling than TO see
delicate and fascinating young lady with alons
train suddenly turn around, without giving the
unsusnectins individual behind her ;ary warn
ma, whatever. gently stop, reach back with her
IT fnot and kick desperately She is going
70 rr,ss the street. and is merely switching of
her train in the new direction.
Year: 1879

HEAVEN has one more blessing lefl
in store for this country. Only fouI
days more of the reign of this present
Congress and the glorious Potter Com
mittee. There is only one thing that
would give US greater joy, and that is
that our unrivalled menagerie OF
asses had broken loose from their
stalls in the Capitol and fl ID to their
native heaths.
Year: 1879

THE last Issue of the Whitesburgh
Times has the following:


The Legislature don't want a new
State out of East Tennessee. Too
much loyalty here for Southern bull
dozers! These old loyal mountain pa
triOts must be kept under control.
They love the old flag too W ell, and to
give them a new State would of course
be inconsistent with the Democratic
idea Of self preservation.
Year: 1879

The Executive Committee OF the Irving
Hall Democracy appointed iast evening committee OF
seven TO hear complaints OF false counting aud other
Irregularities alleged TO have practced by inspect
ors OF election Tuesday last The chairman OF The
delegation each Assembly District was directed to
obtain from the Anti-Tanmany inspectors In his dis
trct snch evidence they may have OF irregularities
in the canvass Of the votes and from the watchers In
the district the for every candidate as IL was
ca led OF the polling places on elcc Ion night All
the facts collected TO be ready for use by Tuesday
next when Aldermen Will begin the county canvass
The Committee OF Seven viii meet in the office OF
Charles H. Truax IN the Bennett Building, on Monday
afternoon.