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Year: 1876

coRoNER's INVESTIGATION OF THE AYYAIR-


MADAME BLANC STILL ALIVE.


Coroner Elnger yesterday began inquest IN tho
case Of Jules Blanc and his Emil who were killed
IN tho terrible tragedy at No 20l West Thirtythird
street Sunday night the former by his own hands
and the latter by tho hands OF his father. Tho jury
was empannelled and viewed the two bodies. DIR.
Goldschmidt then made an autopsy in each case The
brains OF both the and the child found TO
have been penetrated by bullets, that their death
must have been almost instantaneous Tho two bul-
let's were extracted and found to he similar those
used IN the pistol found tho hands OF the murderer
Nine Blanc is still lying unconscious in ward IL
at Bellevue Hospital She not expected recover
Hor condition is so precarous that the surgeons
afraid probe Tor the bullet with which shc shot.


II was hoped that the woman would yesterday have
been able to say something IN regard to the causes
leading 10 the tragedy and dispel tho mystery that
now surrounds H. In the minds OF some, VINO arc
well informed in regard TO the circumstances OF the
Affair." 1t is thought that Mrs Blanc acquicsced in tho
deed Captain washburne, OF The Twentieth precinct
police. who entered the house soon alter the murder
and sdicide, is one who incnes to this belief He
that the woman conscious for tme after
there and that she particularly requested the
attendance OF priest when the latter arrived tho
lett to them and conversation followed, in
gether with the fact that she made no effort
showed desire TO leave tho side OF her
husband, Is strongly indicative that sho had
expected the crime and had submitted with
out resistance The letter wrItton by Blanc Is also
in support OF this theory because of the Of the
pronoun "we " in place Of the singular which
IN some OF the sentences.


supposed that Blanc did not prosper we'll his
endeavors TO support his family by teacnng and that
the hcpessness OF the unfortunate blind man weighed
heavily upon both his own mind and that OF his wife.
The latter was compelled to accept engagements in
opera, which she knew 10 bo distasteul to him. and,
conclude the matter, in mutual dependency they
are supposed to have agreed upon the pursued
THIS theory seems plausible but subsequent develop
mems may throw moro light upon the subject


Tne man 10 described MS appearing TO have bcen en-
crgctc. with strong French characteriscs. The little
boy Emil. was handsome child, and loved devotedy
by both his parents. None oil the relatives OF The
family at the house yesterday, but had gono 10
Bellevue Hospital, where Mrs. Blanc IL lying
Year: 1876

On Thursday morning Mrs G. /. Appogate, living
at Toms River, j., went to the woll and becom ng
dizzy fell in When her husband returned TO dinner
he surprised to signs OF HE about tho
kitchen and searched every part OF the house for his
wife. When passing the well, which is thirty feet
deep, he heard his w,ie call, Charlcy am in the
well" He soon drew her mp with the windiass. and
found that she had fallen IN several hours before ana
had been standing tipoc To keep her head out OF
the water waiting for him to She said she
nearly frozen, her whole body IN the water and
il only by laying her head back that she could
breathe without drawing in mou,hiul oi water.
Strange To say she was not hurt by the tall! alihnur'
she down head
Year: 1876

AccIDEET.-Thes seven o'clock morn
ing passenger train, down on the Will
mington & Reading Railroad, yesterday,
met with an accident and smash up be-
low Birdsboro. One of the axles of the
tank broke and the bottom of the baggage
car was ripped up before the train was
stopped. Nobody hurt.
Year: 1876

Hen and Dog ShOw-Whisky Trou-


bIes, and other Lake Shore Diver


siOns.


CHICAGO. Jan. 20. The display Of
fancy poultry and fancy dogs, now in
progress in the Exposition Building in
this city, under the auspices of the Ma
tional Poultry Association, Is the finest
show Of the kind that has ever been wit
messed in this country. There are near
ly two thousand fowls, and over three
hundred dogs, including all kinds and
varieties, from all parts of this country
and Canada. The exhibition, which is
open day and evening, will close next
Friday evening.


1t is probable that the Grand Jury
will report several important whisky
indictments to-day. Eugene and Frank
Spark are on trial, charged with rum
ming an illicit still under the guise of a
vinegar factory. The testimony against
them was in large measure impeached,
and it is not probable that the charge
will be sustained.


In regard to the situation the Post
and Mail says: There continues to be a
decidedly sou mash feeling among the
different wings of the revenue officers
about the Custom-house, touching the
whisky cases. One prominent and eff
Client officer who has asked for months to
get business to a focus, puts the situa-
tion as one in which it has been fully
emascuated of all interest and high
toned Importance by allowing the
thirteen who plead guilty to
go unwhipped OF justice. An
other official says The thirteen
thieves have been turned loose in the
face of perfect evidence to convict them,
and now these revenue officers have
watched the indicted ana liberated
whisky crew and those who expected to
be indicted. daily fraternizing and drink
ing together at a big Ciark-street saloon,
and they concluded that those let OF
will testify against the others just enough b
not to convict SO that both rings will go
clear and the Government get no game.
Year: 1876

on which he thought tranquility might
be restored. These communications were
taking place constantly, and there never
WAS n more monstr0us assertion than that,
during this time the government was
carving on sort of
Year: 1876

Robert Reilly OF No 341 East Twenty first street,
married some time ago, but he did not celebrate the
wedding until Friday last, when the house warming
also took place. Among tho friends George Reilly
Of No. 400 East Seventy fourth street, particular
friend OF the host During tho evening
the newly Toadc husband drank so
much that he got drunk. Tho morning
alter the feast he found he had lost sl00, and learned
IRON u friend tnat George Reilly the ihiel The
latter surrendered himself hearing OF the
tion ana was arragned at tho Fiity-seventh Street
Court yesterday he employed counsel TO defend IN,
and this failing do any good, he said that The Rev.
DR. Tying would give him good character Judge
O,ernour- sad that the enda;ion OF clergy
man would avail the accused but little II he really
guilty OF this cnarge He was finally held Tor cxamina-
ION
Year: 1876

Captain Robbins, of the Twenty third precinct, was
placed trial yesterday for permitting the discharge
OF cannon at ratification meeting on the east side.
The Captain showed that nc did his duty In the prem
ises, and tho case was referred for decision to tho
full Board
Year: 1876

The Blue Ridge IN. CO. Blade says:
1.-The wife of Mr.. Joseph Wiserlhunt,
of Burt county, gave birth to twins
the last night of the old year-one was
born ten minutes before IL o'clock
and the other ten minutes after Il.
So one was born on Friday and the
other on Saturday, one in 1875 and the
other in 1876. Their birth day is not
the same yet they are twins. We
doubt if such a thing ever occurred
before in the history of the world.
Another notable circumstance is that
one was boy the other girl; and the
boy was born in the old year and the
girl in this-leap year. IF the boy
should prove gifted writer and amuse
the reading world with a story after
the style of Tristan Shandy, the
opening chapter would be peculiarly
interesting"
Year: 1876

The State journal, Columbus, Ohio,
has this to say about the mania for
getting into the newspaper business


Nearly every considerable town in
the country has had its period of news
paper itch, corresponding with the
measles and whooping cough in chill
dren, and has found out after an ex-
perieuce that has been somewhat cost
ly to individuals, if not to the general
public, that enough of a thing is
enough. Most Ohio towns have got
ten over this sophomore malady,
few have entirely escaped it, for if
there is one thing above another that
nearly everybody thinks himself quail
ified for, but which very few are really
competent to perform, it is the ardu-
Gus and multifarious labor of editing
a newspaper. Consequently scores of
men have rushed into the business who
knew no more about it than a goose
does of Sanscrit, and there has been a
multiplicity of starveling journals call
ing themselves newspapers which
were in reality nothing but the exper-
iments of infatuated amateurs.
Year: 1876

They say 1.-THE other side is cheating;
we must cheat to beat them. Fight
FIRE with FIRE" This is mOnstrously
bad. This spirit is the root Of all our
corruption, for it corrupts the ballot
box. the foundation of our liberty. No
party ought to have public confidence
that resorts TO such means. A fair
election can and should be compelled.
Ifit can not be fair, then let decent men
leave the swindling TO the scoundrels.
Success gained by fraud is only deeper
corruption.-IaiiGndp0lis Neios.
Year: 1876

Hopkinsville New Era Great COM
plants have been occasioned through
out this county by the destruction Of
tobacco plants by the fly. Not bed
of which we have heard has escaped
the ravages Of this rapacious insect,
and in almost every instance the ruin
has been complete. The farmers have
generally resown their beds, and are
relying upon favorable seasons to get
enough plants to set out at least part
of crop. They can not expect at
best to have them come early enough
to plant full crop. We would re-
commend to our friends the judicious
use of guano. We have frequently
seen this fertilizer used with very hap
by results. 1t will cause the plants to
come at least ten days or two weeks
earlier than they otherwise would.
Year: 1876


A patriot. honest, brave and true,
Has gone to rest
His superiors none, his equals but few,
And they among the best.
How hard to I'LL the post just left,
By one so gifted as he;
No post of honor more sadly bereft
Could ever possibly be.
Ever most nobly he battled with might,
His part overriding well,
Asfoeman of wrong. as champion of right,
None truer ever fell.
But his battles on earth are all past,
And now he stands,
Amid those with whom his lot is cast,
Within the spirit land.
His memory on earth must ever be blest
By the honest, the true and the good
Their noble, brave champion now gone to
his rest,
For justice and right ever stood.
Dear friend Of my childhood, friend of my
youth,
Thy life thou hast given
To friendship, and honor, and justice, and
truth,
And now may thy home be in Heaven.


g. HIS.
st. Bethlehem. Tenn. April 20, 1876.
Year: 1876

The McMinnville New Era says, a
gentleman who has been travelling from
here to the Kentucky line for the past
ten years, informs us that in no year Of
that time has he seen the wheat crop
looking so prosperous as at the present
time. He is also Of the opinion that
fully one-third more acreage has been
seeded to wheat this year than ia any
former year, and that it has been better
put in"
Year: 1876

HARD TIMEs.-The stringency of
the times was strikingly illustrated at
Boston, where fashionable young
man had his bridal supper attached by
a heartIess tailor, and had TO invoke
the assistance of his father-in law 50 as
TO avoid sending the wedding guests
away empty. Life opens auspiciously
for that young couple.
Year: 1876

We are now offering at from so cents to $3.50 less
than market price, large lot Of nice, late style Fur
hats. great many of these goods are less than half
cost Don't fail to see them.
Year: 1876

A prisoner named William Leonard,
who was convicted of highway rob-
berry with violence from young lady,
received recently in Newgate the first
installment of the forty lashes awarded
him. The prisoner had been previously
fogged in 1870 for similar offense, and
the present is said to be almost the only
instance in which the punishment OF the
cat has not proved effectual in prevent
ing the offender from repeating acts OF
violence and Mr.. Commissioner Kerr,
having regard to this fact and to the
prisoners previous bad character, SEN
fenced him to undergo two separate
Aoggings of twenty lashes each at an
interval of one month, and then to be
kept in penal servitude for seven years.
The prisoner. it is stated, greatly dread
ed the punishment, and frequently ap-
pealed to the governor torelieve him from
it, representing that he was i'll and un-
able to bear the fogging. DR.. Gibson,
the medical officer of the prison, was
consulted, but he could find no reason
in the condition of the prisoner to JUS
tify any remission OF the punishment.
The moment he was brought into the
room where the punishment was to be
inflicted, the reporter says, he began
bowling and appealing to Mr.. Smith
and DIR. Gibson to have mercy upon
him, and it was with some difficulty that
he was fixed to the whipping block.
At the first stroke he shrieked for mercy,
and urged the warden who was admin
istering the punishment not to give it to
him too hard. He continued shrieklng
and crying all the time the punishment
was being inflicted, and when it was com.
pleted he pretended to faint, and ne was
taken back to his cell.
Year: 1876

Good living is said to cause dyspep-
sia; but the most healthy people we have
ever known have been among those who
lived well-who ate freely several times
day of the most nutritious food. By
some it is said that tobacco, snuff, tea,
coffee, butter, and even bread cause this
complaint but whoever will make in
quiries on this subject throughout the
community will find that this is seldom
true. In fact dyspepsia prevails. accord
ing to my experience, altogether the
most among the temperate and careful
among those who are careful as regards
what they eat and drink, and the labor
they put upon the stomach, but exceed
ingly careless how much labor they put
upon that most delicate organ, the brain.
Such people often eat nothing but BY
the advice of the doctor, or some treat
ise on dyspepsia, or by weight; nor
drink anything that is not certainly
harmless; they chew every mouthful
until they are confident, on mature re-
fection, that it cannot hurt the stomach.
Why. then, are they dyspeptics9 Be-
cause, with all their carefulness, they
pay no attention to the excitement OF
the brain. They continue to write two
or three sermons or essays every week,
besides reading a volume or two, with
magazines, reviews, newspapers, ETC.,
and attending to much other business
calculated to excite the mind. 1t is not
strange that such persons have nervous
and stomachic affections. The constant
excitement of the brain sends an excess
of blood to the head, and therefore
other organs are weakened, and morbid
sensibility is produced, which renders
the stomach liable to arrangement from
very slight causes.
Year: 1876

A few days ago some workmen in
Allegheny, Pa, while e1cavating for a
cellar, came upon the bones of the leg
and the arm of a man. It was immedi.
ately recalled by the neighbors that
about seven years ago the skull and q
portion of the spinal column of O skele-
ton were found in the same place.
Rumor has it that the remains are those
of John Busch, who disappeared sud
denly on the nig hit OF Christmas, 1853,
having gone out to purchase some toys
for his son. He fell in with country
man, one Ernest Rinehart, and the
two spent part of the evening in John
Harris saloon. From that place the
two departed. Busch was last seen at
or near the house of one Hart. At the
time Hart was suspected Of the murder
and arrested for it, but the evidence did
not warrant a commitment.
Year: 1876

Not long ago an engineer brought his
train to a stand at little Massachusetts,
village where the passengers have five
minutes for lunch. A lady came along
the platform and said: The conduc-
tor tells me the train at the junction In
P. leaves fifteen minutes before our ar
rival. 1t is Saturday night; that is the
last train. 1 have very sick child IN
the car, and no money for a hotel, and
none for a private conveyance a long,
long way into the country. What shall
I do"


"Well," said the engineer, II wish
I could tell you"
"Would it be possible for you to
hurry little ?" said the anxious, tear
full mother.


"No, madam, I have the timetable.
and the rules say I must run by it"
She turned sorrowfully away, leaving
the bronzed face of the engineer wet
| with tears. Presently she returned and
said: care you Christian 2"


CT trust am, was the reply.


"Will you pray with me that the Lord
may in some way delay the train at the
junction p


"Why, yes, I will pray with you, but
| I have not much faith"
| Just then the conductor cried: All
aboard" The poor woman hurried
! back to the deforned and sick child,
; and away went the train climbing the
grade.


Somehow" sail the engineer,
everything worked like charm. As
| prayed, I couldn't help letting my en-
gine out Just little. We hardly stop
ped at the first station, people got on
and off with wonderful alacrity, the con-
ductor's lantern was in the air in half
minute, and then away again. Once
over the summit it was dreadful easy to
give her little more, and then little
more, as I prayed, till she seemed to
shoot through the air like an arrow.
Somehow l couldn't hold her, know
ing had the road, and SO we dashed
up to the station six minutes ahead OF
time"


There stood the other train, and the
conductor with the lantern on his arm.
"Well," said he, "will you tell me what
am waiting for2 Somehow I felt |
must await your coming tonight, but l
don't know why" 81 guess" said the
brother conductor, "it is for this poor
woman, with her sick and deformed
child, dreadful anxious to get home this
Saturday night" But the man on the
engine and the grateful mother think
they can tell why the train waited.
Year: 1876

Take an onion aud cut it in halves,
cut out portion of the center, and into
the cavity put spoonful of saffron
put the pieces together, then wrap In
cloth and bake it in an oven until the
onion is cooked so that the Juice will run
freely, then squeeze out all the Juice
and give the patient a teaspoonful, at
the same time rubbing the chest and
throat with goose grease or rancid bacon,
if there is any cough or soreness in the
throat. In short time the fever Will
break out in an eruption all over the
BODY. All that is then necessary is to
keep the patient warm and protected
from draught, and recovery is certain.
Year: 1876

One of the most singular spectacles in cur
rent politics is that presented by the division
OF sentiment in the Democratic party. Con-
trary to all precedent the conservative ele-
ment of the party to-day is In the Southern
wing, the radical men being all from the
North, and it is confusing to see Lamar and
Hill rebuking Randall and Wood for their
violent zeal. During all the wrangle over the
presidency Northern Democrats have done
the tuning and fretting and Southern
democrats have uttered the words of peace,
In the last caucns precipitate and and foolish
action was only stayed by the efforts of the
representatives of the South.


1t is not necessary to look far to find the
cause of this singular moderation on the
part OF the South. Were Southerners well
furnished for war, did they hold the vantage
ground they held sixteen years ago, they
would doubtless welcome a conflict and lead
their Northern brethren in the cry for revo-
luton. But they are poor in property and
broken in power, they have at their doors
race which has once tasted freedom and
which feels that Southern victory would
mean its reinstatement, and they entertain
profound distrust of their Northern friends.
Their illusions have been rudely shattered,
and they have lost their faith in Northern
Democratic nature. They know that in case
of conflict they will have to do the fighting.
On the other hand the Northern Tildenite
knows little of war; When he talks of op-
posing by force the Inauguration of Hayes he
means that the opposition shall come from
the South. He is willing to do the stirring
up and encouraging, but he expects the
Southerner to do the blood-shedding he ex-
poets the South to be the battlefield. Then
too, the Northern Democrat never did under
stand Gen. Grant, and has always under
rated him. The Southerner understands
him sufficiently to know that he is very
dangerous man to trife with. The Souther-
ner knows that he is stalking everything on a
conflict, the Northerner thinks he can shirk
all loss as easily as he did the draft.


But the most important difference between
the two is this; the Soatherner has by far
the most brains. He knows this, regards his
Northern ally with contempt, and pays no
heed to his counsel. He is determined not
to be forced into war by men who will desert
him at the first shot.
Year: 1876

IF Senator Morton's proposition fails to be-
come law, and the two houses of Congress
do not agree upon any other plan of harmo-
nious action, the true method of procedure is
very clearly indicated by the Constitution
and the course adopted in computing the
electoral votes of number of Presidential
elections, By the highest law of the land
and by practice on many occasions, the Presi-
dent OF the Senate is plainly indicated as the
proper officer to open the electoral packages,
count the votes and declare the result, and as
Governor Hayes is, and of right ought to be,
the President-elect, it will become the duty
OF the presiding officer of the Senate to Off
cially declare that decision of the American
people,
Year: 1876

EACH days progress at Constantinople
will settle the Eastern question by amicable
negotiation. England is in better temper
and Russia is inclined so to moderate her de-
mands as to prevent an open rupture. In
any event it is now clear that if fighting
comes at all it will be confined to Russia and
Turkey. The fear Of general war in Eu-
rope has entirely passed away.
Year: 1876

The New York Herald heads two-col-
umn article, ''Let President Grant Resign,''
and gives as a reason that "we are approach
ing dangerous crisis" Of all reasons in
the world this is the poorest why he should
resign. The Herald appears or pretends to
desire to have some one in the Executive
chair who would play the pusillanimous role
of old Buchanan in the last months of his
term
Year: 1876

BEN HILL is..credited with saying a good
thing at the Democratic caucus. After Fer
nando Wood had made flaming war-speech
the Georgian turned to him and protesting
strongly against resort to violence, said
Perhaps the gentleman from New York
does not understand the conservative effect
of fifteen-inch shell with fuse in a state Of
combustion; do"
Year: 1876

We DO not read anonymous letters and commune
cations The naInt and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily publication
but as guaranty Ct good faith.


We cannot undertake to return OF reserve eommu-
nications that are not used
Year: 1876

IT is really fact that the streets of Vir-
ginia City, Nevada, are paved with gold.
The waste quartz of which they are composed
will pan out SO to the ton. And yet the
place is far from being celestial city.