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Year: 1876

STRANGE CONDUCT OF coUNTRYMAN.


Roundsman Bollman, Twenty FIRST precinct, arrested
Frederick b. Kelly, temporarily residing at Briggs
HOTEL Fory-second street and Fourth avenue for fol-
lowing citizen to his house Monday night with the
supposed intention Of assassinatng him. for he carried
new silver er-mounted revolver In his band The &C.
cused at this court explained his conduct by stating
that he was resident OF Greenfield, Mass where no
large farm. short time ago the wife OF friend
OF his was entced from her home by man who brought
her, as he supposed, TO this city. on Monday
night in the neghborhood of the Grand Central depot
he saw man whom he took 10 be this man. and found
his mistake only reaching the st0op Of the mans
residence, where he was arrested Kely's story led
the Court to believe him insane and he committed
for examination. Subsequently Or. Graham, drug
gst on the corner of Seventeenth street and Fourth
avenue testified to tho good character Of the accused
and showed that the impression to his insanity
uniounded. Kelly said that the story he had told TO
the Court about lady simply the result OF a mind
over excited by too much whiskey The explanations
were deemed satisfactory and he was discharged.


A DANGEROUS RUFFIAN.


Matthew White, no particular residence committed
an unprokcd assault Henry Moore, of No 200 East
Fortysecond street. in the public street. causing Sc
wounds with his fists and teeth, and tearing
Moore's clothes of his back He recognized In
court as having been held to keep tho peace about
month ago. in bond of $500. This was declared for
feited by the COURT and the accused held for trial
In default of 900 BAIL Moore the House
of Detention in default OF $500 bail because he said he
was mate OF sailing vessel and intended to sail her
In a short time
Year: 1876

In 1s70-71 bills presented IN the OF the parties
given as payees OF the in Mr. rldens tabular
statement


The question whether he found bills corresponding In
amount with those In the warrants In the tabular
statement was excluded Witness was able TO compute
IN two ways which he explained that the proportion
OF deposits going Garvey twenty-five per cent,
and that Woodward received sixtynve per cent
ing Mr. Tweeds percentage TO be twenty-five per cent


AT the hour for adjournment Mr. Field rose and said
he understood this tho last witness for the prose
cution- He had intended TO make elaborate argu-
ment and then dismiss the ground that the
plaintiffs had not maintained their case but II counsel
would consent he would make pro forma motion TO
dismiss and let II be overruled pro forma This
agreed 10 and the Court adjourned
Year: 1876

The sharp legal combat what to be
garded important preliminary question, whether
the Brooklyn Ring suits should be tried in this city
in Brooklyn is still being fought in the with
abatod vgor and determination Judge Lawrence yes
erday in Supreme Court, Chambers, pending motion
for further hearing motion to the stay of
proceedings, gave permission to serve reply 10 the
recent affidavit made by General Pryor in order TO al
low the latter time TO put in answering affidavit
The counsel instructed such reply forth
with that time might be lost basis furnished
for further delay in the Having given these in
structions Judge Lawrence set the down peremp
torily for argument tomorrow.
Year: 1876

The case of Judge Kelly Comptroller Green which
is an action for non-payment of salary, to have
been heard at the Fourth District Court yesterday but
account Of the illness of the defendant post
ponOd until Friday morning at ten o'clock.
Year: 1876

To TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


Is II not possible TO have the swindng outrage per-
petrated by the Fourth Avenue Horse Car Company
abolished in way Now passenger is charged six
cents to ride from the City Hall to Forty street.
Should he be obliged to change Thirty second
street, as frequently is the case Unless he is for
tunate enough TO detect among the numerous drivers
CONDUCTORS &c, the gver OF transfer tickets he is
oohged TO pay six cents additional TO reach Forty
second street. II passengers compelled TO connect
win some express train going east they have time
Year: 1876

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Argument has been heard on tho following In
the United States Supreme Court


705 Hoffman VS.. Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
Company-Appeal from the Circuit Court Tor the
Northern District OF Ohio.-rhs was an action
insurance policy issued by the company on the life of
one Hoffman. The defence that Hoffman had
never paid the cash portion OF the premium and that
the policy had never been delivered On these facts
the Judgment for the company, and IL Is here
elaine that he did pay the cash portion OF the pre-
MUM to party who was authorized by the agent to
IT, with the knowledge and consent OF the agent
Of the company, as 10 and for agent


The company reply that the party 10 whom the
money was paid was simply an insurance broker en-
gagged In getting risks and selling them TO different
companies; and that there no transaction In rela
tion to the premium money paid 10 which the agent
was privy, which was brought homo 10 the knOwl-
edge Of the company. And II submitted that there
a judgment below for the company on the facts
disclosed this will not go into accumulation
Of those iacta


J, A Garhcld, for appellant; Wiley, Tirrsll shcr-
man for the company
Year: 1876

Sad and shameful as the Belk nap business
is the people of this country are not disposed
to treat it with levity, nor can they bring
themselves to believe because one man has
fallen into crime that other men, whom the v
have loved and trusted for years, ale dis
honest and corrupt. The vague accusations
which are brought, without shadow of rea-
son, against men high in station to whom no
suspicion reasonably attaches, disgust the
great body of our citizens. Their pride is
touched, their indignation aroused, their sense
of fair-play outraged, and they eagerly en-
brace the first opportunity to rebuke the scan
dal mongers. The election on Monday in
this city goes to show the state of feeling.
The Democrats were unrestrained in their
exultation over national disgrace, and were
loud in their cries of joy at the shame which
had fallen upon the country. They clearly
showed that they were pleased at the crime
of Belknap because of the party advantage it
gave them. People revolted at the display of
so great malgnity, at the want of even
decent appearance of regret at the stain
which had come upon the national name
Republicans, who had a far deeper feeling of
sorrow at the dreadful exposure than any
Democrat felt or showed, were indignant
that the sins of one man should be visited
upon the great party 70 which the Union
owes its salvation, a party to which their
best service has been given and in the achieve
ment, Of which they feel large and hon.
est pride. The injustice of the attacks
made upon it stung them to the quick
and they fastened to show that their
loyalty had not abated a jot. They were
justly indignant too to see coupled with
the fallen Secretary the name of statesman
against whose integrity not the slightest evl-
dence holds, man whom the state of Maine
delights to honor, and in whose great and
growing reputation every high-minded citizen
takes pride. There is no need, evidently,
that he whose name is above shadow of re-.
proach should pay attention to the ours that
snarl at his heels, for the people will drive the
whole pack back to their kennels.


1t is evident that the people do not hold
the Republican party responsible for the crime
OF Mr.. Belknap. A party which has never
let fraud go unexposed for the sake of
shielding its leaders, which has not hesitated
to trace the plunder of credit mobilier to the
pockets of a president, which has brought
to light the great villainies of the whiskey
ring, which is showing its determination to
speedily punish the guilty Secretary, cannot
justly be charged with upholding corruption.
People plainly see that the wickedness of one
man, or score of men, has not changed the
issues which divide the two great parties. and
they realize as wildly as ever before the dan
ger of entrusting the country to the control
of the Demo
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve eommu-
Dications that are not used.
Year: 1876

YESTERDAY morning several gentlemen of
the Democratic faith who have delighted to
see their names mentioned in connection
with the congressional nomination in this
district, were understood 10 say that it isn't
worth ones while to 60 to Congress.
Year: 1876

The baby should never be allowed in
the bed between its parents. Several good
objections must occur to every one;
l need not name but one. 1t must,
when thus placed, constantly inhale the
poisonous emanations from the bodies Of
the two adults. 1t should sleep in a crib
by the side of,its mothers bed. The best
at all seasons of the year, is one Of oat
straw. The straw should be changed,
and the tick washed as often as once in
two weeks. This gives little trouble, and
involves little or no expense, while the
perfect cleanliness and sweetness contri-
butte not little 10 the baby's health.
During the cold season woolen blanket
should be spread over the straw bed TO
increase the warmth. For covering the
little sleeper woolen blankets should be
used, and all the blankets should be fre-
quently washed.


Does he kick up the bed-clothesg Then
fasten them on the side of the crib with
little tapes or little knobs. The little
chap may then kick ever so obstinately,
he can't uncover himself.


The pillows should be Of straw. ] for
got 10 speak of this in connection with
the bed. The proximate if not the origi-
nal cause of large proportion Of deaths
among American babies is some malady
of the brain, when we suppose the death
to result from dysentery or cholera imam
tum. The immed late cause of death is
an effection of the brain superyening
upon the bowel disease. The heads OF
American babies are, for the most part,
little furnaces What mischief must
come from keeping them buried twenty
hours hours Of every twenty-four in
feather pillows 1t makes me shiver TO
think of the number of deaths among
these precious little ones which have
myself seen, where had no donbt that
cool straw pillows would have saved
them.


The hair pillow is inferior to straw, be-
cause it cannot, like straw, be made pcr-
fectlv clean aud fresh by a frequent
change. DO not fail to keep their little
head oil Inc LelCis.
Year: 1876

three less favorable. The plant has
taken on but little fruit since July, and
there is a general complaint of shedding.
The condition of the crop as compared
with last year is as good in the uPlands,
but not as good in the prairie and bottom
lands, some correspondents reporting 1t
fifteen to twenty per cent. worse. Pick
ing has commenced and Will become gen
eral about the tenth of this month (Sep-
tember); all the letters reporting that
the cotton is opening very rapidly.
Worms have appeared in twelve counties,
and have done serious injury in four; in
the other eight their ravages have not
been so great. All report, however, that
no top crop will be made.


CHARLESTON DEPARTMENT.


The following summary of the condi-
tion of the cotton crop in South Caro-
lima, for August, is compiled from eighty
three replies of our correspondents in
twenry-nine counties of the state:


The -Seventeen report the
weather during the month OF August rs
favorable; twenty-four report the first
half wet or showery, afterward hot and
dry; twenty-five report hot and dry;
twenty report changeable.


Comparison with last year of the
weather-Twenty-f -fourreport the weather
more favorable than for the same month
last year; twenty report it as equally
favorable; seventeen report it as less
favorable


Frujting, etc.-Forty-two report the
crop to be well fruited fourteen report
the crop as fair in this respect twenty
three report the crop as not fruited well.


From all sections there are reports Of
the shedding OF the fruit, and in light,
sandy soil it is shedding heavily.


Condition compared with last year
The crop in the upper portion Of the
state is good, and much better than last
year. In the eastern and southern sec
tions it is very much injured by rust and
drouth, and its condition is about the
Same as last year.


Picking-IIas not commenced in the
upper counties; in the middle counties
it has just begun, and in the lower coun-
ties, where rust Is doing much injury, it
is general. In the upper part of the
state it will become general between
the fifteenth and twenty-ffth, and in
the middle counties by the tenth of Sep
tember


Worms-None are reported.


In conclusion, we would remark that /
the crop is from ten to fifteen days later
than last year, but the prevailing hot /
weather and rust (Which is reported in
fifteen counties) are forcing it open rap /
idly, and, to a large extent, before tbs
bolls are fully matured.
Year: 1876

Let it be remembered that the best
cookery of the best viands in the world
is comparatively thrown away, in its
health-given and nourishing qualities, if
the food be swallo we'd hastily and in
humps.


There are some supremely virtuous
beings who adopt scornful disregard of
what and how they eat and drink, and,
pretending to be above such mundane
considerations, bring themselves to a
chronic state of i'll health, which it
takes years of strict regimen to recover
FROM. No; you must linger over the
taste of your food as you linger over the
smell Of a flower. Nature demands of
you this concession to health, and there
can be nothing more sinful in indulging
the sense of taste than the sense of smell.
Having swallowed your dinner in Jumps,
the usual custom is to endeavor to coun-
teract the discomfort produced by wash
ing it down, and rendering it soluble b
huge draughts of fluid. This is merely
adding insult to the injury you have
done your stomach, and is resented ac-
c,rdingly. Copious draughts are Just as
injurious as large quickly deyoured
mouthsful, and drink should be taken
as cautiously and slowly as food.-- Tin
sley's Ndgdzia.
Year: 1876

The sixth of the new series of reports
of the medical officers of the privy
council and local poverunoenr hoard
contains an article on the study of disin-
fectants by Dr. Baxter. A great number
Of very careful experiments were made
with a view to test the disinfecting prop
critics of the so-called disinfectants COM
monty used. Evidence was adduced to
shov that carbolic acid, sulphur, per
manganate of potash and chlorine are all
endowed with true disinfectant prop
critics, though in very varying degrees.
The efectuaI disinfectant operation of
chlorine and permanganate of potash ap-
pears to depend far more on the nature
of the medium through which the
particles of the infective matter are dis
tributed than on the specific character of
the particles themselves. A virulent
liquid cannot be regarded az certainly
and completely disinfected by sulphur
unless it has been rendered permanently
and thoroughly acid. No virulent
liquid can be considered disinfected by
carbolic acid unless it contains at least
two per centum by weight of the pure
acid.


When disinfectants are mixed with a
liquid 1t is very important to be sure that
they are thoroughly incorporated with
it, and tAnt no solid matters capable Of
shielding contagium from immediate
contact with its destroyer be overlooked
Aerial disinfection, as commonly
practiced in the sick room, is either use
less or positively Objectionable, owing to
the false sense of security it is calculated
to produce. To make the air of room
smell strongly of carbolic acid by scat
tering carbolic powder about the floor, or
of chlorine by placing a tray of chlorine
of lime in a corner, is, so far as the de-
struction of specific contagia is con-
cerned, an utterly futile proceeding.


The practical result of these expert
ments goes to proveQ) that dry heat
when it can be applied, is probably the
most efficient of all disinfectants ;(2)
that the old plan of stopping up crev-
ices, and fumigating with sulphur and
charcoal, is more efficacious than any
other proceeding with more modern dis
infectants; (3) that the use of carbolic
vapor for disinfecting purposes should be
abandoned, owing to the relative feeble
ness and uncertainty of its action
London Times
Year: 1876

The question of the utility of cavalry
in mass on the field of battle is one that
has arisen from the increased destruc-
tiveness of fire arms, and engrosses much
attention in military circles. Many au
thorities are disposed to consider that
the needle-gun and mitrailleuse have so
far revolutlonized modern warfare that
cavalry are henceforth only useful for
scouting purposes, or in small bodies for
some special purpose. Since the great
maneuver at Dessau last year, this has
been the opinion of some OF the leading
German authorities, especially Col.
Verdy and Major Scheriff; while, on the
other hand, many old soldiers are dis
posed to adhere to established traditions
The latter party is understood to have
the advocacy OF Prince Frederick Charles
and has most influence with the German
war Office, as evidenced by the arrange
ments for the fall maneuvers. There
are to be three sets of cavalry maneu-
vers, though in each that arm will only
be represented by the regiment of a sin
gle corps. I he chief points to be decided
by their exercises are the yalule OF the
new cavalry exercise book as lately re-
vised and the mobility Of the new horse
artillery guns lately served out, which
has been called in question by cavalry
exp Q is, and is to be fully tested.
Year: 1876

The Philadelphia "Times" Of yesterday
has the following account of the fire ct the
Western Union Telegraph Office:


!, At 12.45 this morning the main Office Of
the Western Union Telegraph Company, at
Third and Chestnut streets, caught fire from
some unknown cause. Five operators were
at work in the fourth story transmitting the
few messages received after midnight, and
waiting for "good night" from the press
agents in other cities. The operators first
discovered the fire by its reflection from the
opposite building, and they went to work
with will to save the Instruments. Two
sets of quadruplex instruments, two duplex
instruments, and other valuable property
in the lower stories. The building is owned
by the Western Union Telegraph Company,
and is uninsured. The loss on the building
will not exceed 1000. The loss on the bat
terry in the fifth story will amount to 81, 600,
and the loss to instruments and other
personal property will swell the total loss
to $4,000. The personal property of the
company is fully insured. There are two
theories as to the origin of the fire. One Of
them is that battery grounded, and the
red-hot wire fled some of the wood work,
and the other that acid 10 some way came
in contact with infamable substances. Over
$50 wires of the Western Union and about
cupola, and all were burned off. Repsirerg'
were at once summoned, and it is expected
that all the main lines will be In working
order by O'Clock this morning. No mes
sages were destroyed by fire or flood.
Year: 1876

On Third street between Market and
King, two women colided, and listed each
other right lively for time. The one saw
her husband with another whom she sus-
pected of making too friendly with him and
pitched into her for taking his money when
she had need for all, for her baby was with
out sugar for its milk and she the wife with
out anything to eat at heme. A larga
crowd gathered but the disturbance soon
suhsided when courts constable came
upon the scene.


A crowd of men got up row at Fourth
and Walnut streets on Monday night about
11o' clock, and made the night hedious for q
time. It resulted in bloody noses and loud
swearing. A good job for the policemen,
had they been around.
Year: 1876

bill.


+ I did.


'Thank you. But suppose my bill
should be twcnty-six, or twenty sew
en-, or eight-what then" ! could
knock off the odd dollars for the pur-
pose of making an even sum.


No. In that case you must add
on until you get about thirty.


And fall back to that


Yes. 1t will be knocking off the
odd dollars, which he will think
clear gain.


That would hardly be honest.


Hardly. But you must do it, or
lose his custom some day or other.


1 shall have to accommodate him,
suppose. II he will be cheated, 1t
can t be helped.


On the very first bill that Baker
paid to his new tradesman he obtain
ed an abatement Of one dollar and
ninety cents odd money. but actually
paid three dollars more than was
! Justly due. Still he was very well
satisfied imagining that he had made
saving of one dollar and ninety
Year: 1876

The Chinaman is such a born trader
that he has been known to attempt to
take the advantage of the missionary
who sells him portions of the Bible. A
colporteur writes from China: You offer
Matthew for ten cash. A man buys and
turns to go. No man should become a
missionary to the Heather Chinee who
cannot count ten. You count, and find
eight cash. You call after the man and
repeat the price that you have repeated
fifty times-mayhap it is all you can re-
peat. He looks dazed. You hand back
tho money with an emphatic "don't
want!" With the air of a bankrupt he at
length produces one more cash. You
again kindly but firmly illustrate, on
your fingers or otherwise, the theoreti-
cal distinction between nine and ten.
He overwhelms You with violent demon
strations that he has not another cash in
the world. You repeat. He repeats.
At last, with smile that is childlike
and bland" he calmly extracts the other
cash from his ear, where it has been all
the while, as everybody but you knew,
takes his book anu departs.
Year: 1876

Joseph Hammerschmiot, of Brooklyn,
N. Y, who recently spent seven hours
at the bunghoie OF cask Of precious
wine to prevent the escape of the liquor,
was married. Hammerschmidt's custom
ha been, when cask of wine arrived
from Germany, to shut himself in his
cellar with his favorite dog and bunch
of bologna sausage and cheese, and
spend the day bottling the wine. On
this bottling day he refused to allow
him self. His housekeeper spread his
lunch in the cellar, put his dog there,
too, and went away. When Hammer
schmidt went below he found the dog
was eating his lunch. He angrily took
hold of the animal, tied one end ofa rope
to its neck and the other to the spigot
of tho cask, and raised club to beat
him. The dog jumped the full length
OF the rope, and took tho spigot with
him. The wine spurted out in stream,
and Hamnerschmidt, dropping the
club, ran 10 the bunghole, clapped his
hanl over it, and soon stopped the flow.
He then begun to cry for help, but as
nc one was in the house to heed him,
the echoes of his voice died inside of
the cellar. For seven hours he called
for help, and held back the wine. At
length, late in tho afternoon, his cries
we've heard, and he was relieved when
he was we'll nigh exhausted. The dog
and the spigot were going around the
cellar together out of the mans reach.
Hammerschmidt made up his mind to
run no more risks, and offered himself
to q widow, who accepted him.
Year: 1876

There is growing in Pochuck, N. j.,
an apple tree which bears both sweet and
sour apples. Not only this, but sweet
and sour apples grow on the same limbs,
and some Of the apples are both sweet
and sour. One can pick an apple and
find it intensely sour, then pick another
from next to it and find it exceedingly
sweet; still another can be picked from
the same limb and it will be both sweet
and sour-one half sweet, the other
sour. Over quarter of century ago,
one William Babb, now deceased, in ex-
perimenting, took bud from an apple
tree which bore greenings and another
from tree which bore sweet apples.
Cutting them in half, he placed the sour
and sweet halves together, and, budding
them to the tree, the above has been the
result. Som, of the apples are entirely
green in color, while others have q yell
lowish cast.