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Year: 1876

EFFoRTs IN HIS BEHALF-LETTER FROM THE


FATHER OF SARA ALEXANDER.


IL is probable that Counsellor Mott will for a
writ Of and stay of proceedings in the case OF
Pesach n. Rubenstein his client, Monday next, be-
fore judge OF the Supreme Court The testimony
taken on the trial, which is voluminous, has been
printed. Should the efforts OF the counsel in behalf
Of his client fail Rubenstein will executed this day
two weeks, the oath insL accordance with the SEN
tence of Judge Moore.


The suboined is translation OF the letter of the
father OF the murdered girl Sara Alexander to his son.
in which he hopes for the. punishment OF the MUIR
derer:-


WILMA GUHERNA Feb 10 1870
MY DEAR SONNY heart is broken aud my eyes are
blind from tears while am writing this letter. may
haps II is the last one shall ever write In this world.
Was therefore that sent my child 10 America that
she there to be murdered in such terrible man.
nerY will not any reproach upon thee my dear
SON. Thou hast acted as a good son and brother when
thou madest her cross the ocean; but all this would
not have happened # she had remained with me. But
shall longer moest thee with my clamorings and
my meanings Done is donel But thou must make
a sacred vow that thou wilt not repose thee nor rest
unless the murderer OF my child be discovered con-
vlcted and punished. Do not spare any trouble; do
not spare the money try everything possible IN order
revenge thy for the awful crime that Is crying
up to Heavep Do not rest unless thou canst assure
me that the murderer has been punished
worked S and s,Tered ior INV children. and by seeing
them happy the dark night became daylight But
what is the result Of all my strlvngsS seduced
and slaughtered child Old as | am and broken down
MS / am have but wish LEFT


PUNISHMENT MURDERER


Shouldst thou not possess enough money, am will
ing send thee all have. 1t is but little, but
willing To send IL all and II II should not be sufficient
then shall go from town to town and from country to
country to beg all that Is required.


But now let IL be enough Let not be committed
another crime and guard thy second until thou
sendest her home to her poor old ather.


cannot write any more; my hands tremble and my
heart aches. May the Almighty call him account
who committed such horrible crime, and | pray 10
cape punishment


Now let me tell thee my last desire 60 10 the grave
OF dear beloved sara and there offer the prayers
OF thy poor father whose heart is broken. Pray Tor
the salvation of thy poor murdered SISTERS soul.
am, forever mourning, thy father,


ELIAS ALEXANDER
Year: 1876

CHILDREN BREAKING AWAY FROM THE CATHo-


Lie pRoTEcToRY AT wEsTcHEsTER-A FALSE


KEY MADE BY ONE OF THEIR NUMBER


Some excitement occasioned at the Catholic
Protcctory IN Weschester yesterday morning, by the
sudden breaking away OF about twenty Of the boys
most OF whom, however, recaptured during The
day. 1t seems that the ringeader of the escaping
party is an Italian youth, named Charles Angelo
aged fifteen, who has for some time past
been regarded Of the intract-
able inmates of the institution named He has
more than been surprised by the Christian
Brothers while the OF making false keys Of
old hles other scraps of hard metal. Yesterday
morning, shortly before nine O'Clock, he took adj
vantage of the temporary absence OF the Brother who
was in charge Of a class of boys whose ages ranged
from ten twelve years and led them into the yard
when with key of his own manufacture he unlocked
the outside door and dashed through, followed at iu
run by about a score of juvene conederates A
project who the spot at took in
the situaton and running To the breach, stopped the
urthcr egress OF the boys. and, after hastily locking
the alter him. started IN pursuit OF the ugitves
He succeeded in securing seven OF the number, whom
he Immediately brought back TO the Proteciory, the
remainder outstrippng him and disappearing in the
arrested the southern boulevard Har-
lem Bndgc by officer of TIE Thirty third pre-
cimcL ON being taken TO the station house they
admitted that they had away from the Protcctory
and AID it their intention when they Lett go
Wcstn Their names are John Mccormack, aged ten ;
James Lesrange, aged ten, and Michael Shcchan ed
twelve Later the day officer connected with the
Protcctory succeeded In capturing two OF the
fantle fugityes II understood yesterday after
that six seven OF the little fellows still
large


brother Fellow hopes that the time is not far
distant when the financial condition OF the institution
OF which he IS rector will warrant the erection OF
separate building for the class of children which tho
runaways belong as their influence Tor evil on the
other buys has long been known and observed by him
Year: 1876

The largest crowd that the Madison avenue hall Of
the Hppodrome has yet held present at the after
noon services. The doors closed punctually
four O'Clock and that time there hundreds OF
ladies standing outside OF the different places Olsen
trance clamoring admisson but the place could
any with safety, their clamor was Of
little avail The meeting opened with prayer and the
singing by Mr. Sankey OF the hymn, 81 Will sing you
song OF that beautiful land" Mr. Moody spoke Of
heaven He sald there were three heavens spoken OF
in the Bible-the air, the armament and the place
where Gods throne is, where the angels That Is
our heaven 1t is real thing, not an idea-just as
much OF city New York is New York
and all other cities will pass away, but the city
of God will remain tor eternity II God has invited us
To spend eternity with Him think ought to know all
about it. In Deuteronomy, XVI, 15 In Genesis, xvii
%; in Acts, VII, s. and IN Matthew, xviii, TO- we
will see God in all HIS glory, HIS Jesus Christ
standing al the right hand and the Holy Cost, three
persons, but God And the very sight of God
will be full satisfaction for We shall the angels
there, and all those who have died in the Lord will be
there. We Will meet our friends, relations and all
belonging TO us II they have died in tho Lord In
every part the Bible is positive evidence that
heaven is real and not IDEAL


Mr.. Moody continued ut length the reality OF
meeting all the little ones who had gone before who
mad died JesuE. and told many affecting stories OF
the last words of little children and dear relatives ask
ing their friends and relations 10 meet them in that
heaven above During his discourse many OF the ladies'
present affected that they sobbed audibly and
cambria handkerchiels were in constant use


singing of the popular hymn, "Watching and waiting
Year: 1876

committee OF influential taxpayers from tho Ber
gen district waited Mayor Traphagen, Of Jersey City
yesterday and urged Linn to sign the resolution Of the
Police Commissioners reducing salaries in the force
They stated that prices for all kinds of labor
duccd, and the taxpayers should not be compelled u
bear burden dsproportlonate TO that In ordinary
business concerns. The Mayor informed them that he
would take their suggestions into consideration and
would not act hastily In the matter He Is preparing
message to the Police Commissioners the lagrani


frauds perperaed at the City Hospital, which cost the
city $35 900 last year, more than four times tho
amount for which IL could be conducted
Year: 1876

Lydia spiccr, Of Taunton, Mess, was examined be.
fore Coroner Crane In Hoboken yesterday concerning
the death Of her child the 9th OF February which
only gave one cry after its birth and expired Tn,
death OF the child Is alleged have been owing to the
repeated beaiings given the mother previous TO the
brth Of tho child by Adoph Young the reputed father
cigar maker who has lied from HOboken and Is now
supposed be IN Boston The verdict OF the iury was
that death OF the child owing to the laihers
brutal treatment The jurymen gave their fees to the
grl, who is IN INDECENT circumstances
Year: 1876

Last evening being the commencement OF the Jewish
Purim festival the synagogue OF Essex and
Hester streets better known Casses Synagogue was
crowded with worshippers Suddenly a cracking
noise heard under the women's gallery as II
the tmbcrs supporting It giving way Believing
that the gallery was falling, rush was made for the
doors aud windows, but the presence OF mind OF some
OF the male members of the congregation and the ap-
the service continued No lives were lost though
some persons were bruised In their attempt reach
he
Year: 1876

There war o fair attendance u,
the meeting of the general Com
mittee of Arrangements for the
coming Centennial Celebration, in
the Baldwin House, last Tuesday
afternoon. 1t was decided to pre-
pare bower on the grounds of the
railroad company, near the depot,
in which to set the table, and pro-
vide stand for speaker, and seats
for the crowd generally.


1t was understood that a general
invitation was extended to all the
Oranges of the county to be pres
cnt and join in the exercises.


An effort will be made to induce
the f. & p. NJ. Railway Company
to run an extra train, and it il al
together probable that there will be
reduced fare all along the line, OH
that day.


Everything now seems to prom
Use a general turnout from all parts
of the county, and good time for
all who participate. IL personal
feeling be laid aside, with all bitter
ness of the past, and all who can do
se, come together with neighborly,
friendly intent, day Of enjoyment
may be had which will be long re-
membcrcd.
Year: 1876

If the people Of Brooke county ever
want II railroad, now is their chance to
secsre it. We cant see why the county
authorities should hesitate about making
the transfer Of stock IN the Pittsburgh,
Wheeling and keAtucky Railroad to
the ceutIemer who have made them
fair proposition. Failure to 90 SO
at this time will probably result
in an entire loss ot what has been done,
while determined action now will result
in securing the completion of the work,
Ifit was throwing good money after bad,
there would be some excuse for refusal,
but as such is not the case and the idea
of economy is the prevailing one we feel
confident in asserting that at is stopping
the spigot and leaving the .bung hole
open"
Year: 1876

The proceedings of the Plymouth
Church advisory council are strung out
to an immoderate length. We present
sufficient of them to show their drift, and
as it seems only repetition of the same
old story is involved, they are not given
to the public in our columns in full. Be-
sides, every body is tired to death with
hearing of Ii. w. b. and his gang, and
the result of the conference after all, is
the only thing likely to prove of the
lighted interest.
Year: 1876

THEY do these things differently in
England. a member of the House of
Commons has been unseated simply be-
cause he offered to pay the railway fares
of voters to the polling places. How
absurdly that sort of thing sounds in this
country
Year: 1876

IT's thought in Washington that the
private Secretary will be acquitted. A
special counsel for the defense is en-
ployed to receive encouraging kilograms
from the seat of trial, and report the
same to Ills Excellency without delay.
Year: 1876

II was a simple thing for woman to run
up three flights Of stairs for the purpose Of
warning company OF workers thatthcbuilding
in which they were was in flames; but Ito
woman who did this in the Globe mill in
Philadelphia did it with the fnll knowledge Of
the fact tha, she thereby risked her own liic.
and the humble act Of human kindness was as
truly heroic as any deed recorded in the bis
toy Of valor ever was. She was a pooF
working woman, without social recognition
witbou, education probably, without reflc-
ment or beauty, or any Of the things that arc
commonly supposed to constitute lOveliness
10 woman; but in volunteering 70 die for tic
sake Of other persons she has proved her ro-
bility Of soul and viudicated her right to rccog-
nition as 40 heroic spirit.
Year: 1876

Farewell, nv Fair! a long farewell to thee
Earth cannot hold thy peer;
Nay, check that falling tear,
We yet may meet beyond the far blue sea.
No fault of thine that Friendship grew so cold,
And silently, and slowly sped;
Nor thine, nor mine that Love is dead
And sleeps beneath the church-yard's chilly mould.
Farewell! Each knows the secret Of the others


heart


Unto the last each will be true
Soul unto soul will pay its silent due
While now, sweet Romance ended, wo turn and


part.
Thy path and mino dlyergc; we had not dreamed


it so,


But Fate has drawn its line unseen
'Tvixt me and ihee-My Queen,
But let u. cherish the memory OF Long Ago.
Year: 1876

If there is anything in this world calculated
to make forget that he's been TO hear Moody and
sankey on the previous evening II Ia 10 bounce cheeriy
out of bed in tie morning and light the business end
of tsck.--lA. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
Year: 1876

Mr.. William Powrie, of Sussex
gives us the particulars of dastardly
attempt to outrage a young lady in the
town OF Lisbon, near Sussex, last week
Friday. 1t appears that on the day
mentioned, the family of Mr.. j. r.
Weaver had left his residence. with
the exception OF his daughter, aged l6
years, and she was arranging her toilet
about [ o'clock p. NJ, with the inten-
ton of making visit to the village.
During this time, and while facing the
mirror, she saw the shadow of a man
climbing fence near the house and in
front of the door, which stood open.
AS strangers are frequently passing
that way, nothing was thought of the
incident, but shortly after the Young
lady discovered the man standing in
the room only a few feet from her.


When he saw that his presence was
known he addressed her with. Good
afternoon, Miss. You are all alone
are you?" She replied that "it was
none OF MS business whether she was
alone or not" He then said that she
had come to keep her company during
the afternoon" and stepped to bed
room door and told her to anter; this
she emphatically declined to do, and
started to run from the house. He
followed her into the kitchen and at
tempted to drag her back to the bed
room, but she escaped from his grasp,
and seeing some fat-lrons upon the
stove, she seized one and hurled it.
striking the man on the leg and bring
ing him to bis knees. Seeing her ad-
vantage, she continued to hurl fiat.
irons until six had been thrown, FIVE
of which proved effective. She then
took mop, which, luckily, was near
by, and began to pummel her would-bs
destroyer over the head. The woman
and mop were too many for, him, so he
reasoned that discretion was the better
rart of .valor and made precipitate
retreat, leaving the brave girl in full
possession of the house. - WauAesAa
Freeman.
Year: 1876

For the first few days after landed
in Santa Barbara, I was surprised to
see ladies with whom | was conversing
excuse themselves every few moments
to rush into an adjoining room. / was
all the time suffering agonies from the
bites of myriads of feas; but / sup
posed the usages of polite society made
it necessary for me to present smil-
ing front to my cailers-in other words
to grin and bear it until | should be
alone. But | soon learned that it was
the custom in this strange town, i'm
mediately on the first warning bite, to
retire pell-mell from the eye of the
world, and, even in the midst of SEN
tence, dispose Of the flea before finish
ing conversation. -
Year: 1876

General Sherman will at present is
sue no order relative to the location of
troops in the Southern States, but will
furnish officers in command of detac h.
ments with copies of the Presidents
order on that subject for their infor-
nation and guidance. Measures for
the enforcement of the election law
in all parts of the United States are
under consideration by the department
of Justice, and nothing will be LETT
undone that will assist in the preven-
ton of fraud, violence or intimidation.
Year: 1876




The man who believes in debt,
and cites plenty of men of genius
who run in debt, is either silly
enough to suppose himself genius
Or to mistake folly for genius. Men
who write wisely against running
in debt may also, like many other
preachers, fail utterly to practice
their own preaching. Thus, Lord
Bacon who wrote on the wisdom of
business, and ran desperately in
debt. Men of genius are not always
ninnies in their expenditures,
though we can recall thousands
who are, from Bacon to Webster.
Men of genius may also be able,
like Pitt and Webster, to have the
most correct idea Of public finances,
and yet fail utterly in managing
their own affairs. Pitt received
never less than equal to $50, 900 a
year, sometimes equal to $4,000,
and died equal to 100000 in debt.
Sheridan was another spendthrift,
and spent all of his first wife's
fortune in six weeks, and the fortune
of his second wife in few months.
Fox was a great gamester, and at
one sitting Of twenty hours lost
eqdal to $4,000 1t is just this
kind of genius which should have
no imitators, and which has proved
the misery Of thousand of families
and the dishonor of all the men
who indulge in such personal ex-
travagance and plnnder Of other
peoples property.
Year: 1876

Prof. Max Muller, in recent
address written for the meeting of
a High School Company for girls,
asked; "What can be drier than
grammar, particularly as it is now
taught? How long does it take to
make boys understand the mean
ing Of such simple things as IA
nominatiye, an accusatiye, an abla-
tive? My own boy had been SO
elaborately taught what was the
meaning Of the nominative and the
accusative that of course he did not
know one from the other. So l
once gave him a box on the ear,
and asked him, Now tell me who
is the nominative p The nomina-
tive is papa he said. 'And who is
the accusative?' Tam the accursa-
Year: 1876

Children, says the Rev. W. Jay, have
conveyed religion 10 those from whom
they ought to have derived it. "Wcll,"
said mother one day, weeping, her
daughter being about to make a public
profession of religion by going to the
Lords table, al will resist no longer.
How can bear 10 see my dear child love
and read the Scriptures while ] never
look into the Bible; TO sec her retire and
seek God while never pray; 10 see her
going to the Lords table while HIS death
Is nothing to me =" "Ah," said she TO
the minister who called to inform her OF
her daughters intention, wiping her eyes,
" Yes, sir, know she is right, and am
wrong. have seen her firm under re-
proach, and patient under provocation,
and cheerful in all her sufierings. When
in her late illness she was looking for dis
solution, heaven stood in her face. Oh,
that I was fit to die! ! ought to have
taught her, but am sure she has taught
me. How can bear TO see her joining
the church of God and leaving me behind
perhaps foreverl" From that hour
she prayed in earnest that the God of ner
child would be her God, and was soon
seen walking with her in the way ever.
lasting.
Year: 1876

Charges of enormous expenditures at
the United States court at Fort Smith are
made. 1t is said to be as high as s4Oo,0oo
year, and the committee proposes a thorough
investigation of the subject.


The senate finance committee has
agreed to report favorably on Senator Hawes
bill for the appointment of a committee on
the subject of the alcoholic liquor traffic, and
to recommend its passage with certain
amendments, the most important being re-
quirement that fermented liquors and the
manufacture of all kinds Of liquor shall be
Included In the proposed inquiry.


II il stated that the congressional com.
Year: 1876

Ptscc, mules. cattle, hogs. &C., taken IN n
lnent Tor lumber.
and am usprevtitr- ,issar deliSfregd


personal examinations and giving the
personal supervision u the operations in
the field which feel to he necessary
am 80 dull that in making use of the
eyes of Others l am frequently misled.
Everything, therefore, points to the ad-
yantagcs to be derived from new COM
mander, and | the more anxiously urge
the matter upon your excellency from
my belief that younger and ADLER man
than myself can readily he obtained. |
know that he will have as gallant and
brave an army as ever EXISTED to second
his efforts, and it would be the happiest
day of my life to zee at its head a worthy
leader; one that would accomplish more
than could perform, and all that have
wished | hope your excellency will
attribute my request to the true reason,
the desire TO serve my country, and to
do all in my power TO insure the success
of her righteous cause.


have no complaints TO make OF any
one but myself. ] have received moth
ing but kindness from those above me,
and the most considerate attention from
my comrades and companions in arms
To your excellency | am specially in
debted for uniform kindness and con
alteration. You have done everything in
your power 70 aid me in the work com
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON ladies evidently do not
allow the hard times tointerfere with their
desire for dress, for the Star says of them:
at is universally the subject of remark
that the dressing this season is more mag
nifcent than has ever been the case
before in Washington"
Year: 1876

HERE is fact not generally known An
act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania
passed June 13, 1886, says: 1.-The father
and grandfather, and the mother and grand
mother, and the children and gradchildren,
of every poor person unable to work, shall,
at their own charge being of sufficient abil-
ity, relieve and maintain such poor person
at such rate as the Quarter Sessions Of the
county where such poor persons reside
shall order and direct. This, it will be
seen, makes children and grand children
responsible for the support of their parents
and grand parents, If the latter are unable
to maintain themselves; while it also makes
parents and grandparents liable to the sup
port of their children and grand children,
In ease the latter are destitute and unable
to work for living.
Year: 1876

The New York Times prints letter
from Michigan, which describes with many
details the heartles way in which Samuel
j. Tilden swindled the miners in his mine
in that state The men were paid in scrip
that could only be redeemed at the store of
Tilden & Wetmorc, and, as most Of the
men were usually in want of ready money
to send to relatives in Europe, they were
obliged to pay discount of twenty-five or
thirty cents on the dollar This too, when
the firm had sufficient money in bank to
redeem every cent. The attempt was made
to deceive the workmen into believing that
agents redeemed the scrip, but it is now we'll
known that the firm bought it in. The
tAct is, the New York mine did then, and
does to-day, pay its men less wages than
any other mine in the regino, and there Is
not a laborer in the New York mine who
does not hold himself ready to step into the
mine of any other company when there is
an increase of force. 1t is notorious on the
Peninsula that Tilden's men are worked
harder for the little wages they get than
the men in any Of the adjoining mines. In
the jackson mine and the Superior mine,
in the same region, men are paid fair
wages, which are not reduced because they
are working through poor cut and fail to
take out the usual amount of good ore. In
Mr.. Tilden's mine the men are paid q
certain amount per ton for good ore taken
out, and as there is a surplus Of miners the
contracts are necessarily low. Consequently
poor cut is calamity. 1t may safely be
said that while the workmen in the adjoin-
ing mines realize very nearly three dollars
a day, the workmen Of the New Y ork mine
get but little more than half that as an
average. If there was but little profit in the
mines the case would look better for the New
York millionaire. But | was told by the
agent of the largest mines that they realized
at this comparatively dull time at least
81 rs. per ton. The New York mine, run
with half-paid and had-worked men, will
realize more than this. This year it will
take out eighty thousand tons Of ore, and
Mr.. Tilden's share of the profit will be, at
the lowest calculation, 100000. Other
mines issued scrip, but they had no money
and did not pay as the New York mine did,
and it was clear case of shutting down or
throwing the men out of work. But the
hackers of the New York were million
aires, and the mine was and is to-day a
paying institution.