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Year: 1874

Judge HickersOn PASSES the Death
Sentence uPOn the'SOn Of an Old
Friend.


The McMiaHCilie Nelv Era Of yesterday
contains the following in relation to the
closing scenes in the trial of ]. Fletch
Woodward:


As announced in our last issue the jury
in the case OF the State against J. Fletch
Woodward, charged with the assassination
Of EnOch COOkSy, found him guilty as
charged. The counsel for the defense
mOtiOned for a new trial. but the Court
ing his reasons in sue
cinct and lucid manner-making running
digest of all the testimony in tie case, and
characterizing the murder as cold blOOded
and cowardly. He called attention of the
counsel to the fact that the matter had un-
jergone a tedious and impartial investiga-
tion before the jury, and no new facts Lad
been set forth in the affidayitS, asking a
new trial to justify the granting of the re-
quest. Judge HickeTSOn was deeply al
fected throughout his address to the coun-
sci, and clearly evinced that nothing but
1he stern demands of the law controlled
his action.


After disposinS of the motion for i new
trial, the Judge addressed himself to Mr..
Woodward, and requested him to stand On
his feet, The counsel for Woodward asked
that he be allowed to remain on his seat.
The Judge stated that the law required the
prisoner to stand up. Mr.. Woodward then
arose TO his feet, when the Judge proceeded
10 PaSs sentence. He said:


had hoped when / took the oath OF
office that now ill that the duty of pass
ing the sentence Of death upon any human
being might pass from me; it would have
been painful under any circumstances,
and il that duty is now more painful u
any ore than yourself it is TO me
Your father is one of my oldest and
best friends, and to pass the sen.
tence of death upon his son is dOubly pain.
dll to me. 4 jury of your country, after q
faithful and tedious hearing OF the tesii-
fmany and counsel, have rendered a ve,-
dict of guilty Of murder in the first degree
Ehe penalty for which is death, and il only
remains for ne TO discharge a duty ] cannot
avoid. The Sheriff will, on Fridsv. the
the 24th day Of July next, within on mil,
of the Courthouse of Warren county, be
tween the hours of ten and two clock
hang YOU by the neck till you are lead
dead: and may God have mercy on YOU.


The Judge was so overcome by his feel
ings that he dropped his head on his hands
and some minutes elapsed before he coult
proceed with tfe business Of his court
The prisoner showed but little outwar
signs Of any emotion, but We hope he tel
more than he evinced. Profound silenc
Eeigned in the courtroom, and at the con
ciusiOu Of the sentence, the crowd dis
peTsed. satisfied that the ends of justice hai
been served; and although the penalty wa
terrible. the demands of offended law wer
innXOrable.


The case will 90 to the Supreme Count
Year: 1874

The Montgomery Adrertiser saws tine
wheat crop of Alabama will be much large
than for many years past.


The Macon Telegraph reports that the
corn crop in Georgia IS doing well. So we
have reason To think thar a bread supply
will be made this wear. Cotton is still
small. and at least one-third less planted
than last year. A full crop, therefore, is
impossible
Year: 1874

MADE LASD-The reclamation of very
valuable tract Of land upon one of the Scotch
rivers wa, made in very simple manner
qai:c recently. Stakes were driven into the
mad at the waters edge at regular distance,
parallel to the course of the river. Between
TIN - stakes branches Of trees and brush
were thickly matted or interaccd This
simple contrivance resultcd il. thc deposit at
every high water Of large Quantities Of silt
and mud, until at last an embarrassment was
thrown up without any farther expense,
sufficient to keep out the water except al
high floods. The land thus reclaimed was
sown with grasses, and is now used for graz
ing cattle and in valued at $500 per acre for
this purpose alone. There are thousands
OF acres alongside Of orr rivers, both upon
the coast and inland, which might be re-
claimed in this or similar waJs III very little
expense.
Year: 1874

WHERE They W ERE " WisE-i bee keeper,
having read in some book on bees that the
best and most humane way Of tak.n- the
honey without destroying the bees WAS Is
immcrsc the hive for Il few momyut, in Il tub
of cold water, when The bees beng half
drowned could not sting, while the ho..ry
was unnjured, since the water could not
penetrate the closely waxed cells, resolved on
trying the plan, and did so. The bees, ac-
cording to the receipt, were flashed out Of
the water after the hive had been immersed
few minutes and with those remaining in
the hive laid on II sieve in the sun to dry
had been tried too late in the day, as the sun
was going down, they were removed into
the kitchen. to the great Indignation of the
cook on whom they rcvcnscd their sutferings
as soon as the warm rays Of the fire before
which they were placed revived them. \, she
insisted on their being taken away, they were
put back into their old hive, which lad been
dried, together with a portion of their honey
and placed on one Of the shelves Of the
apiary, in which We're five or six other strong
hives full of bees, and left for the mig It.
Early the next morning the gentleman went
to look at the hive on which h. experiment.
I'd the night before, but, to his anazcmcnt,
not only the bees from that hive Wee 9o"c
but the other hive, were drSrrtcI mot be-
remained many Of them. The half browne
bees must, therefore, in some way or other
have made the other bee, understand the
fate which awaited them.
Year: 1874

AN old bachelor in Indiana became so
alarmed at the persistent efforts ofa widow
to marry him, that he turned over all his
property to her and then ran away, leaving
word that he left her the property so that she
need rot fu,lcw him.
Year: 1874

ly rencontre for the wearer Of
narrow brim to ask the wearer
of the broad brim, Who is your hatterT
In 1925, when the consolidated debt was
partly reduced to three per cent, new
style of low crowned hat became very
fashionable, under the designation Of
Reduced Consols. The successful in
surrectien in Peru was commemorated
by Parisian Liberals by chapeaux la
Bolivar After the revolution Of 1880 the
Republican party took to pointed wide
awakes, and with its usual absurd love of
meddling the police made them very
popular by prohibiting them as seditious
emblems At present the chimney pot
is generally popular, but it is not looked
upon with favor by Belleville. The
chimney-pot is generally set down as an
emblem OF reaction. conservatism and
anti.republicanism. The soft felt trav-
cling hat is an emblem of repubieanism
and radicalism of every shade, from that
of NJ. Grevy and Victor Hugo to the
widest communism But the Govern
ment are wiser in one respect than that
Of Louis PHILIPPE They do not prose
cute hats for seditiou M. De Lorgeril,
one of the ultras of the Right, has
immortalized himself by an attempt to
tax chimney-pots, but it has egregiously
failed, and therefore the inconvenient
emblem of reaction seems likely to
hold its own.
Year: 1874

Barney, the philosophical editor OF
the Cincinnati Saturday Night, talks
thus pertinently of the joke stealers:
AFTER all, the intelligent savage, with
sufficient capacity to crib good jokes,
enjoys the best digestion, the sweetest
sleep, freedom from care, and is really
to be envied in lot and store. Behold
him on Saturday afternoons, promenad-
ing Fourth street de tolls not, neither
does he spin, yet Hopkins holiday dunn
mics, in all their glory are not arrayed
half as gorgeously as he, and the fun of
the thing is-he makes all this stunning
show on the strength of hand bill
edited with the shears. He is firmly
resolved to continue this style
of editing for he knows his
first attempt at originality will scatter
his fame and bis bread and butter to the
winds, and it's infinitely better to live
on borrowed wit than not at all-he
thinks And when he appreciates your
good things sufficiently to appropriate
them as his own-why, that's something
It's only the jackass that thrusts his
uncouth nose through your paling in
search of thistle, and munches your
choicest roses as common food for his
indiseriminate appetite, which really
tempts you to make free-lunch sausage
of his carcase; and against such cattle
we are ready and willing to join an army
with cleavers
Year: 1874

DIeu WIN ErOken Aeaft.


From the Harrodsburg Ky.1 People,


There was once man by the name OF
Huse, living in Garrard county, Ken
lucky, who had dog that followed him
and his family to Missouri, and, being
dissatisfied returned alone to his former
home in Garrard Not finding his old
friends, he howled and moaned for
weeks; then finally, after long starving,
went back to his master in Missouri.
On his return, when in sight of the house
he lay down to rest, but when he saw one
of his playmates he ran with a great
whining and raised his foot TO the boy as
if to tell him how,do." He then ran
into the house and repeated the same
motion to them all, and then stood gaz-
ing into their faces, as if to re-
late his starving, his long tramp and
sore feet; how he had been treated; his
troubles, how his heart throbbed on ac-
count of his dissatisfaction, and mutely
begging to return to the old home. OF
course they gave him no answer. He
then proceeded to ramble around and
look at everything in the house and on
the farm. Still not pleased, he lay down
close to the door to slumber and rest.
In his sleep he would howl and lick his
feet which we're very sore. He was
kindly cared for. but that could net as
suage his grief. AS soon as be got well
he bade them adieu to return again to
his old home in Kentucky. He made
his second trip back and went to his
old bed place, but found it destroyed.
He lay down, howled and licked his
bleeding feet and died, doubtless Of a
broken heart
Year: 1874

IN the yonih OF the heart, ere the glorious ray
Inat was born OF hfe's morning has faded away.
hhe the light fingers yet in the eyes that arc dear
And the voices we love st remain with ms here !.
While the wine is yet red, and the stars are Sin


bright,
And the winds and the waves bring us music Il,
While the warm blood leaps up when the forests


resound
With the tread of the horse snd the bay Of the


hound
Oh ever and always, as long as We may,
" A5 we journey through life, 10 us live by the


way"
Let us liyel In the power to ebjoy that IS given.
Ihe earnest on earth OF the glory of heaven.
IN the courage that ever, In mirth or in SORROW
mas sIrength Tor each day, and hope for each


morrow:
With smiles for the future, though tears for the


past,
And joy in the hours that steal from us so fast
For the friends whose brave spirits have gatbered


around us,
For the love whose bright blooming ndrils have


bound us,
Though cloud or thro' sunshine encompass the day,
"As we journey through life, let us live by the


way"
When the world has grown old, and the night stare


at last,
That rose in the future, have set in the psst
Save that brightest of all which is guiding us oyor
10 the beautiful country beyond the dark river
When we pause at the end, and look thoughtfully


back
Through the change aud the chance of the Iona


weary track, -e'
It will cheer the old heart to be able to say,
"As we've journeyed through life, we have lived h,


the way y
Year: 1874

The half of hospitality lies in the
speeding of parting guests. Lavish welt
comes are easily enough bestowed, bu-
the hospitable thought must be very
genuine, indeed, which dares to leave
the guest as free and welcome to go as
to come. We all suffer, now and then,
from undue urging to stay when we
prefer to go, and nearly every one of
us is himself sinner in this regard,
too. No sooner does the gu st intimate
a wish to terminate his visit than we fly
in the face of his desire, and urge him
to stay longer. We sometimes do this,
(do we not p as mere matter of duty,
when in our hearts we care very little
whether the guest goes or stays. We
feel ourselves bound to show our sppre-
citation of our friends visit by asking
that he prolong it. Now, true hospital
ity ought to learn its lesson better than
this. Our efforts should be, from first
to last, to make our friends visit thor
oughly pleasant and agreeable to him.
We strive for this result in welcoming
him. 1t is tue desire to do this which
prompts us to offer him the most COM
Portable chair and to set out our best
viands, if he break bread with rs. 1t
is that he may enjoy his stay that we
talk cnly upon agreeable topics. In
short, from the time he crosses our
threshold until he rises to leave, we
courteously endeavor to make the mo.
ments slip by as pleasantly as possible.
But the moment he asks for his hat our
courtesy fails us. Hitherto we have
studied to anticipate and to crafty his
every wish. Now that he wishes to 60,
however, we endeavor to thwart his
pleasure. We selfishly try to turn him
from his purpose to ours. We wish him
to stay, while he wishes to 60. Courtesy
would prompt us TO give his wish pre-
cedence to our own, but, as a rule, we
ask him to sacrifice his own TO our
pleasure.
Year: 1874

pigmies prove to be far more interest
ing than they seem from an chronological
point of view, and we shall certainly
soon learn more of them. l am not
aware that any account of the race has
yet been published in Europe or Amer
ina
Year: 1874

Westchester--war horses OF every cou nty
ana every district There are, how
ever, very many earnest, sincere, resolute
men, who have clear perceptions Of the political
necessities OF the time. 1t is probable that the
war horse class favors the other side and is cer
tain that that Is where the oats have been this
long while


One OF the incidents OF the day was
the treatment OF Mr.. Fox. OF New York.
"fox is Wild" says an lrishman, who just
passed doTH the street. This Is Fox
who Is not so astute person as the famous rey-
nard OF the same name. He was injudicious
enough to differ in opinion once with Mr.. John
Morrlssey. the famous wit and philosopher OF sara
toga. Fox even put up his hands to Morrissey,
and now 1t appears as If Morrtssey had put up his
hands for his little Fox, and Fox is removed from
the State Central Committee. This Is not agree
able to Fox. and therefore. he is wiId Billy Walsh
has Fox's pace.n


One of the startling incidents was an onslaught
made on the New York World by Senator Lord
who offered a resolution for the denunciation OF
winch it was enabled to betray mainly through its
pretence to be an advocate OF democratic princi-
pes This proposition, upon its first presentation
received from the Convention an extensive and
extravagant support, and this circumstance, as the
World is Tor Tilden, gave rise to some apprehen.
sion that the opponents of this candidate had cap.
tured the body But the Indications were not so
wide. Quantity enough this attempt to cOerce the
press was denounced as o Luke Poland move.
me
Year: 1874

There was nothing like the old time enthusiasm
manifested yesterday when the news became
known throughout the city that the Democratic
State Convention, In session at Syracuse, had
nominated Samuel J. Tilden as their candidate ior
Governor and william Z. Dorsheimer for Lieu
tenant Governor. There was not any firing of
cannon or fireworks or brass bands over the news.
and yet these things may have been prevented by
the terrific rain storm that swept over the city.
To the ordinary working democrat OF this city the
name OF William E. Dorsheimer was not known,
and at the Andrew Jackson Club, which is the
headquarters OF the "klckers." as they are called,
last evening several people wanted to know who
was DorsheimerS" 1t was finally explained to
these inqulring people that Mr.. Dorshelner was q
State Treasurer, and that he was radical until
1872, when ne joined the liberal republican, ranks,
and now he has been nominated by a democratic
convention in order to capture the liberal vote,
which is said to be some SIX thousand strong in
OF the names at the head OF the democratic
ticket comes from % university, iiiden being peimg z
Yale man, while porsneimer ub Is ns iarvsra
quarters OF the refined democracy, there was
great satisfaction manifest manifested among the
the club house, mufled up closely In large cloaks
and wearing thick gum shoes, while they carried
DOrshemer made just the ticket they wanted, and
they declared that 1t would sweep the state ike
Tilden ticket would have 0,OoO majority in the
state and 40 600 majority in New York city.


AT the union League CUB the talk was all the
other way, the members being certain in their
own minds that Dix would be nominated at Utica
and that he would have majority Of
1000 In the State on New York, while
they also declared that he would run 10, 900
ahead OF his ticket In the city. There were large
crowds IN the corridors Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel
and at the hoffman House also, and in each
place the assemblage was about evenly divided.
well known politician at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
SAID that Illden would fall dead in the election,
and that had Seymour or Church been nominated
II would have made difference OF 25 900 votes TO
nnIf
serted that the result at Syracuse had confirmed


the strength OF John Kelly as leader and tnat ne
would come back full OF vengeance against rave
meyer and waterbury and all those VINO nau a~
TEMPTED to scap him.
Year: 1874

It Is not impossible by any means that
the Hon. JOHN HALL will be elected 10
Congress in the Third District Of this
State. Mr.. HALL seems to have thrown
himself with zeal into the canvass and he
Is backed up not only by the Republicans
but by many who remember with gatitude
his services after the war In opposition to
proscripuve legislation. 1t Is to the
credit OF Mr.. HALL that he stood by the
Union cause during the war, but that alter
the war was over he dared to follow his
convictions as to what was due to the
changed situation OF affairs. In this
boldness and liberallty he showed him
self statesman. Such a man should be
In demand among the people in opposition
to timld, hesltating, bartering individ-
ual like HEREFORD, who drew money
from the United States Treasury that he
felt afraid to keep and yet used 1t as bribe
to secure his reelection for another term
in Congress.
Year: 1874

Those who feel an interest in the sue.
cess Of tho opposition to the Bourbon
Democracy in the Congressional canvass
now upon US are reminded that the con.
vention to send delegates to the District
Convention is called to meet at the Court
House tomorrow forenoon at 10 o'clock.
We hope that every township in the
county will be properly represented, and
that the convention itself, in character
and numbers, will be an earnest OF sue.
cess in the important campaign before
us. The cali invites not only Republic.
ans but all who are willing to cooperate
In the good work. Two years ago the
Republicans and Liberal Democrats CO.
operated in this county and Congressional
District, and achieved glorious victory.
They can do the same thing this year If
they again act in unison.
Year: 1874

We should have stated some days ago
that the Rev. JAMES A. LATANE, formerly
pastor Of St. Matthew'S Church here, has
been economically deposed as minister
in the Episcopal Church by Blshop JoHNs,
he not having returned to the fold within
the six months allowed by theregulAtions
Of the church. Mr.. LATANE took the
step with which his nameis now so wide
Iy known alter great deliberation, and it
was not expected by those who knew
the earnest and conscientious character
OI the man that he would recant. We
suppose that he will now ind his way
into the Reformed Episcopal Church, or
else ally himself with some other denom-
ination. We presume that II can be said
for him that he wrote the most finished
anti, high Church paper that has recently
appeared In tho controversy between the
two wings of the Episcopal Church. II
was certainly very scholarly production


written in the most unexceptionable tone
Year: 1874

LAUGHTER As MEDIcINE.-A short
time since two individuals were lying In
one room very sick, one with brain fever
and the other with an aggravated case OF
the muDps. They were so low that
watchers were needed every night, and 1t
was thought doubtful IL the one sick of
fever could recover. A gentleman was
engaged to watch over night, his duty be-
ing to wake the nurse whenever IL became
necessary 10 administer medicine In the
course of the night both watcher and nurse
fell asleep. The man with the mumps lay
watching the clock, and saw that 1t was
time W give the fever patient his potion
lie was unable to speak aloud or to move
any potion OF his body except his arms.
but seizng pillow he managed to strike
the watcher in the face with it. Thus sud-
den y awakened, the watcher sprang from
his seat. falling TO the floor, and awakened
both the nurse and the fever patient. The
incident struck the sick men as very mdi-
crous, and they laughed heartily at it for
some fifteen or twenty minutes. When
the doctor came in the morning he found
his patient vastly improved; said he never
knew 50 sudden turn for the better. and
now both are up and well. Who saws
laughter is not the best OF medicines? And
this reminds the writer of another case.
gentleman was suffering from an ulcera-
ton of the throat, which at length became
SO swollen that his life was despaired of
His household came to his bedside to bid
him farewell. Each individual shook
hands with the dying man and then went
away weeping. Last OF all came pet ape.
and shaking the mans hand went away
also with it hands over its eyes. 1t was
so lulicrous sight that the patient was
forced to laugh, and laughed SO heartily
that the ulcer broke and his life was saved.
-Sauitarian.
Year: 1874

The temperance movement recently
inaugurated here by the leading women,
and heartily supported by many of the
leading men, promises well Five hun
dred and fifty have signed pledge of to-
tai abstinence, the only safe ground to
take on this important question. Meetings
are held every week in the town hail,
and large numbers attend, who seem 20
be deeply interested In the Temperance
cause. When public opinion is in favor of
the enforcement of the liquor law then that
law is power.
Year: 1874

The Press says that the foundation for
The new convent to be erected on the
grounds adjoining Bishop Bacon's res
dence at Portland Will be laid at oucr
The building is TO be about the size of tht
Bishops residence, and finished in nearly
the same style. 1t will be used as a school
tor young ladies, and as a Home for the
Sisters OF Mercy. The cost will be about
$50, 600.
Year: 1874

Joaquin Miller found Geneva full Of
his counirymc and asked to be taken To-
some place where there were no Amer
leans. The boatman looked at him for a
moment, then hopelessly up and down the
lake, and away across toward Mount
Blanc, and at last shouk his head; hut
suddenly new idea seemed to strike him
and he lifted his eyes towards Heaven
Year: 1874

Several young men of Eastport have
gone West to make fortune. They will
eventually come back to make one, as for
tunes in the West are like gold mines in
Maine-mentioned but never found
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