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Year: 1876

Boston Corbett, who shot Wilkes Booth
lives in a little old torlorn-looking house al


Camden, N. j., where he has been visited by
a correspondent of the Philadelphia Sun0uy
World. This writer describes Corbett as
short IN starture, with rcsolute and rather
stern face. lie is about 40 years old, is very


PLAIN IN dress, and his principal boast ap-


pears to be his devotion as a Methodist. He
busily phys his trade as a halter. He lives


alone in his little house, doing his own cook


ing and housekeeping, and seeing nobody


but the members OF the little flock Of Metho-
dlsts which meet nightly at his house, and of
which he is the head. Heaped together in
one corner of his kitchen are half q dozen
rough benches for the use of his conpreoa-
ton. tie breaches and exhorts himself, and
uses Windsor chair for pulpit. When
asked if the name Boston was not nick
name, he became rather angry, and holding
on high Testament with the name ''Boston
Corbett' printed on 1t in black ink, he said.
pointing his finger at the name, ''Young man
there is my name the only one l shall ever
own. In Boston was converted; there I
met my Redeemer, and Boston is the only
name wish to be called BY" AS he ac-
companied his visitor to the gate he said


ION that eventful morning of my life, as I
shot the assassin crouching like a savage
beast III the recesses of the barn, felt that |
was doing my duty to my God and my coun-
try. To this day 1 feel justified in my course.
Were the ghosts of twenty assassins to rise
against me, they could not disturb calm
Chistian spirit.
Year: 1876

A remarkable address has been delivered


by Sir William Thomson, in tbs, Physical
Section OF the British Association, on the


subject of the fluid or solid nature of the


earth's kernel. While not denying that GER


tain portions of the earth's interior are in
molten or fluid state, Sir William Thomson
maintained, on various more or less recOndite
grounds, that no large proportion of the
earths interior can by any possibility be in
the concition of molten fluid ''I may say,
with almost perfect certainty, that whatever
may be the relative densities of rock solid
and melted, at or about the temperature of
liquefaction, ii is, think, quite certain that
cold solid rock is denser than hot melted
rock; and no possible degree of rigdity in
the crust could prevent it from breaking in
pieces and sinking wholly below the the
liquid lava. Something like this may have
gone on, and probably did 60 on for thous-
ands OF years after solididoation commenced.
surface portions of the melted material los
ing heat, freezing and sinking Immediately,
or growing to thicknesses of a few metres
where the surface would be cool, and the
whole solid dense enough to sink. This pro-
cess must 60 on until the sunk portions of
crust build up from the bottom sufficiently
close-ribbed skeleton or frame to allow fresh
incrustations to remain, bridging across the
now small areas of lava-pools or lakes"
That is a striking picture of the growth of
the Ground earth," which was once sup
posed to have been made from the first $50
fast that it cannot be moved" We are
rather sorry to be robbed of the belief in the |
central lava ocean after ALL
Year: 1876

ALFRED DE MUssET, when he played the


ballroom hero, witched the world with no.


bic dressing. He was of middle height and
slight figure, and attired himself in a green
coat with metal buttons, brown silk waist
coat crossed by gold chain, and two onyx
buttons, which fastened the cambria folds of
his shirt front. His narrow black satin cra-
vat encircled his throat like jet necklace,
and brought cut the fine tone of his COM
plexion. His white gloves showed by an
irreproachable fit the delicacy of his hands,
and descended in clusters toward his neck.
The rings which caressed his forehead were
of pale gold, those behind were amber, and
those which covered the higher part of the
head sank gradually from light to dark. His
whiskers were chestnut, bis eyes almost black
and his nose was Greek, and he had an air of
aristocratic distinction
Year: 1876

VERDICT OF THE coRoNER's JURY.


AT the adjourned meeting of Coroner's
jury yesterday afternoon.


Doctor Ogle and Springer made a
post mortem examination, of the head
and body of Elizabeth Tribbett, and
found in the cavity of the brain a clot
of blood about the size of a walnut.
The rest of the body was found in a
good condition. They gave as their
opinion that death was caused by ap-
oplexy, and in accordance with the
above opinion the jury rendered a
verdict of death from apoplexy.
Year: 1876

pipes connected with an air-exhausting
apparatus for the purpose Of keeping
the meat free from all the impurities
that might arise from the accumulation
Of the air.


As yet tho shipment of fresh beef as q
branch Of our foreign commerce has not
attained . position that admits OF an
estimate Of the probable success Of the
business; but from what can be learned
from shippers there does not seem to be
other than few minor obstacles In the
way as regards operations on this side
Of the ocean. The market on the other
side appears to be sufficiently large to
take all the beef that can be shipped
with the present allowance Of freight
room on the steamer.
Year: 1876

Having received many letters from
friends in different sections of the state,
soliciting me to become candidate for
governor, and finding it impossible to re
spond directly to each one, l avail my
self of this method Of making general
reply to all.


After mature consideration, and learn
ing that my old friend, the present dis
tingushed incumbent, will uot be can
didate for re election, have concluded
to make the race, and accordingly an
nounce myself as candidate, sebject, OF
course, to the action of the next demo.
cratic conservative convention.


take this occasion also to say that
have been led to this determination moi
through any selfish desire on my part for
, Office, or from any undue estimate of my
own personal merits or abilities bu
solely through desire TO serve my friends
and willingness to respond to any dc
mand that may be made upon me to serv'
the public.


have no hope, wish or desire In life
that is not bound up with the honor and
prosperity of my state, and the happiness
and welfare of my fellow citizens; and II
it should be their good pleasure to call
me to the high distinction and response
BILE position of chiet magistrate OF the
state, | need offer them no better pledge
of my administration of the office than is
to be found in the record of my past life,
which is open to the inspection Of all,
and which can proudly though honest
ly claim is without blot or stain person
ally as well rs politically.


have the honor to be, with much re.
spect, your obedient servant,


THOS FLETCHER.


Little Rock, March 25, 1876.
Year: 1876

Ey Prince Louis Napoleon is said to
be better endowed than most young men
of his age. He is quiet and reserved in
his manners. but fond of fun and gaiety
when surrounded by those of his own
age He is well-built, has physical
strength and muscular power, and, like
his father. Napoleon III. is a firm belle
yer in the Napoleonic star, not having
the slightest doubt Of the ultimate resto.
ration Of the imperial dynasty
Year: 1876

had as well reconcile themselves, and possess their pious souls in patience, Cravens is not so green as to yield; endorsed as he is, no sane man would. He is on the track and has got the "inside" of it at that and "the word" and he is going through with the people. You profess to be a peoples pa- per, and we hope to have you with us. Yours. FAIR PLAY.
Year: 1876

natural advantages but that they are welcomed to come and share with us all the bright future that is before us. We need them just as much as they need the new homes which they will find amongst us.

 Even right now there are broad white fields of cotton, standing destitute of the needed help to pick it out. Hundreds of hands are needed in the field right now, and the work is pleasant, the weather agreeable and the wages would be remunerative.

 The advantages of the location of these new corners within our borders are mutual and manifold, and we trust that our hint that they should receive kind and courteous treatment at the hands of our people will not be lost.

 We trust that all those little at tens and aids which can be given without cost or any considerable inconvenience will be extended. It will make our new citizens feel that they have indeed come to the right place to find q HOME.
Year: 1876

Pine Bluff Press: We arc in- formed that the boil worm is de- stroying the top crop on several plantations below the city. If this becomes general, we expect to hear of the crops being cut short.

 l.. R. Herald: Three deer were found dead near Fourche Noun tain by a hunter who resides in that vicinity, the cause of their death being the disease known as "black tongue" which is killing many of these animals in other parts of the State.

 Forrest City Times: On Tues day evening last, we learn that Dr. Crump was killed in Wits burg by man named Little, who was promptly arrested, and while Little was being guarded in an old cotton shed some one shot him killing him instantly on Wednesday night. It is not known who killed Little. Dr. C.. was a short tune since a citizen of our county, and practiced hIs profession at Palestine. He was somewhat addicted to drink, and| when under the influence of whiskey was q disagreable and troublesome man. We cln get no particulars as to the causes which led to the killing but heat 1t reported on the streets asV originating from an old time quarrel,

 Fayetteville Sentinel; J. D Morrison, direct from Oil City Pa, arrived here on Thursday last, for the purpose of organizing a joint stock company to test oul section for petroleum. Mr. M has for long time been engaged in boring wells in the oil rcgior Of Pennsylvania, and is confident that oil will be found. He pro poses taking stock in the compa ny and risk his chances of pa. upon the success of the enter prise. We hope that q company will be organized at once, so as to send for the necessary machln cry to begin work without delay We learn from Mir, NJ. that it vii require about $3,000 in money to start on, and that we'll of tho usual depth of nine or ten hun dred feet will cost six or sever thousand dollars. Mir, Nj. pro poses to prospect on or near tho Burton place, two and a half miles south east of the city, where oi was discovered by Mir. Burton last winter. Mir. Morrison was here at the tune the diseovrr, was made, and the indications were so good that it has induced him to return and undertake tho experiment.
Year: 1876

There will be within the next two morths many hundreds and thousands of families throughout thenorth and northwest, who will seek new homes before the arriv al of the bitter cold of winter.

 The extreme cold climate of those States will conspire with other causes-the unremunerativc price of labor, the great hardship of procuring employment at all comfortable during the long win ter, ard the idea of paying rents through many months during which it is almost impossible to do any out door labor-to drive thousands to seek new homes.

 This mass of moving humanity will naturally turn their way to- ward the South ard South west.

 The climate of this section-so pleasant and congenial, that even in the dead of winter, man can do work at out door labor in ease and comfort in only his jacket and blouse, or even in his shirt sleeves will afford q great attraction to these movers and seekers for new homes. The ease and low price at which new homes-neat little farms for the agricultural classes, and cottage sites in the villages for the mechanlcs-may be obtain ed, will attract the footsteps of many. The cheapness and incX- haustible supply of building ma terial will afford all an opportuni- ty of soon ensconcing themselves in neat little homes of their own.

 There is no doubt about it. Ar kansas and Texas will be the des- tination of a large mass of this immigration. Already detach- mcnts come Hooking to our State and once turned in this direction the flow will quickly increase.

 These sturdy yeomanry and hardy mechanics are a class o' citizens which we may be glad to add to our population. They Will do " III in our country and set our native born people an exam pie of industry, thrift and econo my.

 There are natural causes enough to bring them amongst ns, but we wish to urge our people to try to extend the proper encouragement and treatment to these new com CTS after they arrive. Let then meet a friendly, hospitiblc recep tlon. Let an outstretchcd hant of friendship and welcome gree them. Let us show our new citi zeus that we not only have tht
Year: 1876

man." It is unnecessary, perhaps to say that the sole purpose of the present trip across the Atlantic of the great English newspaper man is to pass couple of weeks at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia.
Year: 1876

THE RELIGIOUS HERALD, Of this city, Is the or
gan of the Baptists of the South whose membership
Includes more than o million Of communican2.
The Herald goes into every section Of the country,
and Is read by thousands of good people who rarely
see any other paper. 1t is one Of the best mediums
for reaching the public eye that the country anosds
Its charges for advertising are very low considering
the immense circulation Of the paper. ONCE on
Mutn street nearly opposite Dispdtch oniee
Year: 1876

Have been made by the indefatigsble explorers of Africa.

 The great political revolutions of the last decade, with the natural result of the lapse of time have brought into public view a multitude of new men, whose names are in every ones mouth, and of whose lives every is curious to know the particulars

 Great battles have been fought and important sieges maintained of which the details yet preserved only in the newspapers in the transient of the which ought to take their place in
Year: 1876

A gentleman suggests that now
while we are preparing for system
of street lamps. it would be an excel
lent idea to have tue names of streets
painted upon them. We propose the
subject for the consideration of our
CITY Fathers.
Year: 1876

Through the center OF The town, each way,
are laid out avenues one hundred feet wide,
ut the intersection Of which. In the center oi
the town, is a block set apart for the erection
of the hotel. On either side OF the town
are avenues of the same width. All SIX ave-
nues will be graded by the Association, end
set out to shade trees, making O six mile
drive without leaving the town
Year: 1876

Light, which travels with amazing
velocity, requires eight minutes to
reach the earth. Sound would require
fourteen years to travel from the sun
to the earth, SO that if we saw an ex-
plosion at its surface, it would be four
teen years before we could hear it. But
if we could place rod of iron from the
earth to the sun, and then strike it
with a hammer on one end, the sound
would reach the opposite end in about
eleven months. But perhaps the most
singular illustration of the SUMS dis
tance was drawn from human economy.
Sensation took a certain time to travel
to the nerve centers; and if we could
imagine human infant with an arm
long enough to reach the sun, it would
take $50 years for the sensation to
reach him after burning his fingers; in
other words, he would be dead several
years before the sensation of burning
could reach him. The SUMS distance il
SO inconceivable that it was only by
making such comparisons we could form
any idea of it at all. Report of Prof
Young's Lecture.
Year: 1876

The n. Y. Tribune of the 18th inst.
has the following Washington telegram:
The sudden departure of Morton
from this city is generally accepted on
the theory that the administration be-
lieves it important he should personally
ascertain the object of the Democratic
movements in his own state, and wheth-
er its purpose is simply to arouse public
opinion in favor of the Inauguration of
Tilden, or is in reality military in its
character If the latter be found to be
on foot, it is supposed that the admin
istration would consider it desirable to
provide for counter organizations and
thus to meet it on its own ground.


1t is said in high administration cir
cles that collection of munitions of
war, fourth in size in the country, is
stored at indianapolis, and in view of
the mass meetings which Democrats
have called there and at other points in
the state, and the suspicion that they
may not be entirely peaceable in their
purpose, it was termed by the president
and cabinet as highly important that
measures be taken to prevent them in
case any emergency shonld arise. The
chairman of the national Democratic
committee denies all knowledge of mill
tary organizations.


The Democratic members from the
north are divided in sentiment; a ma
jority under the lead of such men as
Fernando Wood and Randall, are dis
posed to adopt extreme measures, while
a minority led by calmer men like Hew-
lit, Scott, Lord and few others are
in accord with Republican representa-
tives in favor of conservative course,
Hewitt has repeatedly been accused of
sympathy with the ultra wing of the
northern Democrats, but in truth his
entire influence in all caucuses thus far
held and in his intercourse with fellow
members, has been in complete harmony
with the efforts of Lord, Hill and other
members for a peaceful solution of the
present difficulties.
Year: 1876

INK Il UOODSs
Special Notice T!
We purpose making changes in our business
on the lst of February next; Therefore we otter
our large stock of


DRY Goods
| GREATLY REDUCED PRICE
MANY OF THEM MUCH BELOW COST.
Year: 1876

Yesterday an excursion from the Hockes-


sin Valley and that vicinity, made an excur-


sou to the Centennial grounds, via the P.
W. and B. X. r. The travel over the road
is not increasing very rapidly, and it is ever
thought by some that it is falling of.
Year: 1876

The American Rifles Fair, which has had
successful run for the past three weeks at
the Odd Fellows Hall was closed last night.
The main articles were chanced off, and the
remainder were disposed of by auction. To-
day the Hall will be cleared, and tonight
the Company will give one of their grand
exhibition drills, for which they are so just
ly celebrated. An admission of ten cents
will be charged
Year: 1876




This morning, about one O'Clock, a man
and woman, hand hand, jumped into the
Delaware from Chestnut street wharf
They had been previously seen walking
down Chestnut street towards the river,
but there was nothing suspicious in their
conduct Reserve Officer Mcintyre, who
happened to be close by at the time, sue
ceded in rescuing the man but the woman
was drowned. The man was found to be
pretty full Of liquor and was taken to the
Central Station. After he got sober he told
quite strange story about the matter.
He said that his name is Joseph Brown,
that he is a native OF Germany and has
been in this country about twenty years.
He has been working on farm near Mill
vile, n. j. He came to the city yesterday
and got full of beer, He met the woman,
who was Irish, and took walk with her
She finally proposed that they should jump
into the river together. He don't know
how he came to do it, but he acceedcd to
the proposition and they followed out the
programme. The body of the woman has
not yet been recovered. She wore browl
sun-bonnet, which is now at the Contra
Station. Brown is held in custody for fur
ther developments
Year: 1876

All that had been promised was fully real
lied by those who attended the Grant
Opere House last evening, to witness the
entertainment given by Haverly's Minstrels
Without any reason for partially, save
their own merit, we pronounce it the best
minstrel troupe that has ever visit, this
city. Each act sparkles with something
fresh so aptlv put as to credit effect with
out the labors that many use to bring out
points. The entertainment last evening
was mirth provoking from beginning to
end, and won hold upon the large audi
ence that will ensure them full patronage
whenever they visit US.
Year: 1876

During the warm days coming when al
Delaware will be taking steamboat tri1
to Philadelphia, to escape the dust of rail
way travel, could not do better when they
land at the wharves, EN- route
Year: 1876

AT the abattoirs of New York there is
nothing of steer lost after it is slaugh-
tered; every part OF its substance is used
for some purpose, even to the blood. The
handling of the bullocks after they are
penned up for slaughter is thus described
by a correspondent of the New York
Bulletin


The way they kill steer is this: A
man gets in behind the steers and throws
rope around the hind leg of one. Then
he signals two men who pull ON a wind
lass till the head of the steer is above the
ground. Then the throat is cut and the
blood flows into pans. A steer generally
gives three panfuls of blood. Then The
lot of savages the skinner, logger and
entrail drawer-pounce upon the carcass
as very hungry man assails beefsteak,
and in very short time IL is carcass of
dressed beef, ready for market. The
butchers pay rental for pens for storage
and slaughter, and bring their stock over
the Pennsylvania Railroad.


"The Abattoir Company make every
thing pay profit. They salt the hides
down long enough to set the hair. Then
they shake out the salt and ship them to
Europe and all parts of the United States.
The unstable portions of the hides are
made into glue, the horns into buttons,
combs, etc, and the inside of them into
bone lime; the bones into various articles
OF commerce. The fat is rendered and
the Offal made into a fertilizer at The
MeadoWs-a station about four miles out
on the road from Jersey City, where the
hog abattoir and the repair shops are
situated.


"The blood is poured from the pans
into iron tanks and run under ckme-
pipe to cook 1t goes up an elevator and
down the chute, then TO dryer, and by
various systems of manipulation finally
reaches the stage where il is reduced go
per cent. and contains II per cent. ammo
mia. 1t is almost an impalpable powder,
and is worth fifty dollars per ton. This
place turns out a ton and a half of il per
day. @ Pa arrI


"The Abattoir Company do not allow
anything pieces, bones, horns,
blood or offal of any kind-to be thrown
away, because there is money in every
particle of the beef. They have the offal
and bones carted away to their destina-
tiops-the bone factory and fertilizing es-
tablishment-immediately upon the accu-
mutation of carload, and the place is
cleaned up every day. r


"The theory that filth congregates
about an abattOir, or that the river is
filled up by the offal thrown overheard,
is dispelled by the facts. The Board of
Health of Jersey City are convinced that
there is nothing about a well-conducted
abattoir that is deleterious to the public
health"
Year: 1876

7 AREcENT Paris telegram says another
conspiracy. against the life of Prince
Milan had been discovered at Belgrade,


and that it had extended so far as TO
menace an insurrection and perhaps
Year: 1876

THE latest counterfeit circular shows
that there are in circulation spurious
bills of the First National Bank of In
dianapolis, the First National Bank of
New Albany and the First National and
Richmond National Of Richmond.
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, June 10.-Speaker Kerr is
In a much better condition tonight aud his
friends hope that he will be able to remove
to the county in few days. 1t is thought
he will never be able to occupy the speakers
chair again.
Year: 1876

BY Associated Press,


New YORK, June 10.-The Police Com
missioners have given strict injunctions for
the enforcement of the excise law tO-mor-
row. The police are, if necessary, ordered
to force the doors of the saloons where
liquor is being sold, and arrest offenders.
The police reserves are ordered to hold
themselves in readiness for any trouble
that may arise.
Year: 1876

MARCH 1.-The Dispatch and the daily Tri.
, bune came to hand last night in advance OF
the mails, We thank the proprctors OF
those papers for their kind remembrance.
We see no reason why the Post Muster at
Seattle cannot pc oblging enough to send
all the Snohomish mail he has on hand at
the time the Fanny Lake leaves. With two
boats running regularly, We ought to have
two mails. The Post Master might forward
it until We could get the authorities to give
us mail twice 4 week