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Year: 1875

Mrs. Ann Dewey small and by prepos-
sessng woman, committed to the Penitentiary by
Justice Walsh yesterday for thirty days. upon convc
ton of malicious mischief Her case is remarkable
one Eight years ago John Dewey, who is seaaring
man, native of Sweden, married to the prisoner
whose maiden name Murphy. While he was alb
sent voyage for two years and three months his
wife heard that he had gone down to "Davy Jones'
locker" and, considering herself "heart and fancy
free, " she married a young named Burke. The
long absent mariner upon his return from the ocean,
naturally surprised TO find his place usurped by
another, but, taking the matter phosophcaly, he
kept alooE Burke died shortly after his return and he
then took his wife TO his bosom Shortly after their
reunion she INDUCED in Incorporate habits, and bill


of separation drawn up between them. He gave
her all his household effects and the custody Of the
child She subsequently sold her furniture and when
under the influence OF liquor attempted to destroy the
property Of the purchaser which act led to her arrest
Year: 1875

Abraham Van Dorn produce dealer in Washington
Market, was arrested yesterday morning by Captain
McCuagh, of the Seventeenth precinct, suspicion
of being the who it is alleged, shot Thomas Ker-
rigan, horse dealer, on Monday afternoon, in the
stable at No 214 Sixth street


Coroner Kessler notified of the arrest OF Van
Dorm, and ordered him TO be taken to Bellevue Hospi
ta to if Kerrgan could identify him. Van Dorm
taken to the bedside Of the dying man. but Kerrigan
failed TO identify him, and told many different
res of the affair that the Coroner and police of the
opinion that Kerrigan shot himself while laboring
under temporary t Of insanity, caused by excessive
drinking The Coroner thereupon discharged Van Dorm
from custody.


The condition Of the injured man last evening was
very precaous and his physicians had but little hope
that he would live through the night
Year: 1875

About eight years ago Timothy Conners, of No. II
Vanderbilt avenue who then but twenty years of
age, welded to Agnes Miller, who that time
in her fifteenth year Their oldest child is boy of six
years The husband is employed in the New York Post
Office, and and wife have dwelt happily together,
seemingly until within the past few months Conner's
jealousy first aroused by his wites liking TO ire-
quent picnics alone. About two weeks ago, upon his
return from his duties in New York, he found that she
absent was apprsed of the upon receipt
of the following note by mall


DEAR TM-Goodby. l have LEFT for good and you
will not see again Kiss Johnny and teach him TO
forget his mother The others will not remember her.



Steps for divorce will be taken by the forsaken hus
Year: 1875

Yesterday afternoon the Committee of the Board OF
Supervisors appointed to investigate the alleged abuses
in the Kings County Penitentiary reassemblcd in the
parlor Of that institution Chairman Clancy said in
consideration of the fact that there persons
present to sustain what had been alleged by
against the management of the Penitentarv the
mittee would adjourn until Tuesday afternoon, at one
O'Clock, when they would in the chambers of the
Board Of Supervisors
Year: 1875

Since the arrest of boy named Daniel Lahey last
Tuesday morning in Jersey City on the charge of
breaking Stratfords cigar store Newark
the police have been search of his accomplice he
confessed that another boy aided in the job Yesterday
morning the missing boy found He gave his name
as Anton Weatherley, confessed the crmo and
committed for trial
Year: 1875

Yesterday the Law and Order Committee of East New
York presented testimony before the Grand Jury Of
Kings county, with avew toward eGectng the indictment
Of the Board OF Excise Commissioners Of New Lots TO-
gether with large number of liquor dealers who are
constantly violating the Excise law. The Christian
Brotherhood Of Brooklyn, the temperance crusaders
have prepared list of 200 of delinquent dis
pensers OF malt and alcoholic beverages OF the City Of
Churches for the consideration of the Grand Jury.
Year: 1875

AT a late hour on Monday night physician sum
moned to attend young woman named Martha
Mathews canal boat at HarsImus Cove Jersey City.
She was suffering intense agony and the bystanders
formed the physician that she had taken Paris green.
Antdotes were applied, but they proved Intellectual
The physician perceived that he was being imposed
upon and al last the young woman confessed that she
had only taken emctic TO frghten young with
whom she was in love, and who she said had ''gone
backD on her II IL had not the desired effect she in
tended 70 LrY something moro elloctual
Year: 1875

The contested will Of John l. Brown, formerly
tractor for cleaning the streets OF New York, was
called up before Surrogate Hutchngs yesterday for the
purpose Of taking further testimony.


The viii left the estate to Hannah T. Brown, who
claims be the widow of the tesator, and John L
Brown, Jr, her by the late contractor. The
testant is Mary Ann Brown. who claims to be the
tual widow Of the deceased by virtue of marriage
never annulled She testified that Brown e-
gally divorced from her and was not legally mar
ried 10 Hannah. She charges further that
Hannah obtained the will making herself
and son legatees under the will by undue
influence, the testator being the time mentally
competent TO execute such instrument Further,
that she left him because Of his relationship with Han
nah, but that Brown provided for her after their
separation and that he always kind her one
time thereafter embracing her when they met the
public street.


George Martin, n nephew Of the deceased testified
that Immediately before the time when the will was
executed the testator sustained severe Injuries which
affected his brain and made him subject to fits. Tho
witness admitted cross-examinatlon that Brown
appeared 70 be fully able 10 attend 70 his business.


The further hearing adjourned until Thursday al
two p n
Year: 1875

Yesterday morning tramp, supposed to be an
Italian, was found dead in the stable Of the Morris
Canal Company at the Hackensack River. On the pre-
vous evening be asked to be allowed to remain there
during the night, as he felt very sick He was seen
alive six O'Clock yesterday morning but he then
suffering great pain Before another hour elapsed he
was a corpse. lie about forty-fve years Of age.
Nothing found which could lead TO his identin-
cation.
Year: 1875

The supply Of peaches carried over tho Pennsylvania
Railroad 70 the new York market during tho present
season has been astonishing, especially tho number
carried during tho past month. Yesterday sixtysix
loads local trade and eleven for Boston came into
Jersey City
Year: 1875

The association organized for the purpose Of erecting
a soldiers monument in Hudson county, N. j. is max
ing rapid progress At the meeting Monday night 1t
was resolved TO hold mass meeting at the Court House
on the 10th Of next month, to which the Grand Army
Of the Republic will be invited The day will be the an
nivcrsary Of the Battle of Cedar Creek Generals
Hooker Fitzpatrick and Segel will be invited
Year: 1875

Colonel Prisdee attended Justice Leonard's Office in
Jersey City yesterday afternoon to answer the charge
Of bigamy preferred against him by George Lamb,
brother to Mrs Prsdee, No. In consequence of tho
recent decision of Justice Kcese in the case however,
Mr. Lamb did not appear and the accused was dis
missed. This closes the case for the present
Year: 1875

We DEEM 1t fortunate that the per
formance advertised for Saturday night
in the Grand Opera House in this city
did not take place. Tho cause, it is said,
arose from an accident which occurred
to the combination of performers on
Friday. In the play which was to be
reproduced in this city Frank Frayne,
the VIM. Tell of America" shoots an
apple from the head of woman, 10y a
backward shot. The accident, the ru-
NOR said, was the shooting of his own
wife by Frayne. In the play of VIM.
Tell, this feat is not performed on the
stage, nor should it be permitted even
where an arrow is used unless the point
is made blunt. Where a weapon loaded
with ball is used, the authorities ought
to interfere and put stop to any such
dangerous experiments, no matter how
expert the marksman may be-we have
no doubt that such an action as was
proposed in the bills is an infringement
OF law in this State, and might be justly
SO ruled.
Year: 1875

ONO. Every Democrat must fee!
an unusual anxiety to hear Of the
election of Allen in Ohio. Our hopes
of success there have been somewhat
shaken by the vaunted boasts of the
Radicals, Notwithstanding the fact
that during all last year they claimed
aim ost every State where elections
were held up to the very day on which
the result was to be determined, and
yet they were beaten almost every
where. Even in Main where they were
so nearly defeated, Aliens majority las t
wear in a light vote, was only 800; but
we hoped it would be so, 900 this year
Year: 1875

A Brutal FIaAT.-Two young men of
Boston, we learn from telegram, on
Friday went out to the woods to settle
their difference by fight. They were
accompanied by their friends. The fight
lasted two hours and SIS minutes, in
which time ~ rounds took place. One
of the men named Ryan died on Satur-
day, and the other, who was slightly in
jured, fed from tho city. And this took
place near Boston. Had it occurred near
Baltimore or Richmond what a noise the
Boston press would have raised over the
depraved and wretched condition to
which the population of those cities had
fallen. And well they might have done
so. But the crowd of roughs were from
Boston. They stood and witnessed a
murder. They saw the brave and hero
ic soul of Ryan beaten out of him TO
crafty morbid desire. The seconds
and every man Of that crowd should be
arrested and punished. If the fight had
occurred in little Delaware they would
not be permitted to remain within her
borders unmolested--the law would


reach and punish them as we'll as the


seconds and principals.
Year: 1875

By bill finally passed inthe House yester- day, the Capital of Arizona is to be re- moved to Prescott on or before Septem Der 1, 1875. Heretofore we have expressed our opinion on th5s subject. During the pen dency of the measure, we knew newspaper arguments, however apt and true, would avail nothing, and hence made none. As heretofore, we do now, outside ef all local considerations, regard the removal as un- timely and unwise. Nothing is settled permanently-we believe not even the Capital-but much unsettled by 1t. We have good reasons for the statement that about two-thirds of the population of Ari- Zona prefer that the Capital should remain in Tucson, for the present at least. But the majority ofmankind are selfish enough to help themselves all they can by law, and work much harder for measures of ssif-intereSt than for those for the general good. We, therefore, are not disposed to censuTe those who were instrumental in effecting this removal. We simply tell them this: That Pima county is very ich in resources of many staple kinds and especially in the precious metals that she DAS dlIlOSI udlI the pOpuidilOH OI ATlZOnd to-day and that it is increasing and will continue to; that she and her people will prosper right along, and will hereafter have more power than heretofore in legis- Iation; and that while acknowledging re- gret at tho present loss, she will be Up and doing and be heard from again and again. Fer representatives are now freed from occupying a position bordering at times ou humiliation, and lucky will Yavapai be, If she does not have to step right into -Pima's recent position in this regard.

 We have cast our lot in Pima county and here we will remain Her interests are ours, and to advance them we shall as heretofore give our first and best efforts, and in few days will have more time and space in our paper to look after local affairs again But for the accident to the Montana, we would now have twenty or more fonts of the newest and latest styles of type and other material to enable us to meet all the increasing wants ofthe con- munity in the printing line equal to any office outside the large cities, and as it has been, none has excellede ours in good and meat work.
Year: 1875

February s, the finance committee of the Council made thorough examina- tion of the Territorial treasurer's books, vouchers and cash, and found the cash on hand to be s9,6l3.l6 There is no in1ebt edness against the Territory of any con sequence except that ircErred by present legislature which will be paid next week showing in the cash line, and prob ably no other Territory, save Colorado and by this time perhaps not her-can make such ap exhibit of money and no debts
Year: 1875

Mall Irregularities have of late been so many and aggravated, that we almost despair of accomplishing anything for the better by newspaper items alone. More would be said now, but MT. l.. s. Mitchell ope of the overland contractors and Mr. H. F. Merrill in charge between Apache Pass and Silver City are here, and MT. James A. Moore In charge between bere and Yuma is expected to-day. The object of the meeting is to perfect schedule to which all must adhere, and to remove all just causes of complaint. We hope they will succeed, for the people are generally

 much dissatisfied and 1t is unpleasant for us to be continually repeating the fact We anxiously await the practical results Of this meeting.

 We don't know that these gentlemen can exercise any influence over the mail 10 Mcdowell beyond Phenix, but some body should. We are informed by reliable man at Mcdowell that mail mat ter is seven days on the road between here and there 1; that the mail prior 10 January 9, brought lot Of books for an aSSOca- tiOn at that post in very bad condition being wet and otherwise damaged. Our. correspondent says: We nave waited for our mail A hours because some driver got drunk and could not find his way. Week before last valuable letters were mailed for Prescott and ou last Tuesday they came back here. Letters for other of- fees frequently come here, though this is the end of route and none but those due here should come. The government pays for the carriage of the mails with " celerity, certainty and security" and without find ing fault at many unavoidable delinQuen- cies, there are many that need correction." THE CITIZEN joins in saying they need correction and if not soon done, the peo- pie should join in petitions setting forth the delinqGeEcies to the Postmaster Gen eral.

 With the following facts, we will nov rest the case and wait a short time for i'm provements: The BOrderer of Las Cruces and News of Mesilla, of January g, were only eleven days in reaching Tucson. Att this rate, they will only be about fiiteen or sixteen more in getting to San Diego making the whole distance in about twenty six days instead of eight as requir- cd hy contract. We prefer to aid rather than Co embarrass the econtractors-but like the boy about the praying, something must be done;
Year: 1875

IN the Miner Of January 29, John H. Marion announces the sale of the paper, and all his connection with it, to T. J. But Ser. who is pronounced ca gentleman, scholar, an honorable man and the best whittier on the Pacific Coast" The paper is said to be brought up to a paying con- dttion and one that will enable the present proprietor to make wealth outof it-which we surely hope is the case. MT. Marion is to be congratulated if on retiring he strikes into less harrassing and tread mill occupation. We know something of Mir. Buffers reputation, and believe he will make good paper anu deal justly by the Territory and her worthy people, Being stranger in the Territory, it would be rather too much to expect as detailed attention to local matters for some little lime to come, as under the previous man. agement; but that he will make it first class in all respects, is the expressed opinion Of ali who know him personally. We welcome MT. Butler to his new field of glory and hard work, and hope he will realize his expectations.
Year: 1875

ARMY g. NAvY.-At a special meeting OF
the Portland Army and Navy Union held last
evening, it was voted TO decline the invitation
of the City Government 10 parade on the 4th OF
July.


1t was also voted to give the use of their
rooms to any regimental organization which
NAV choose to use them during the present sea-
Year: 1875

along with as little help as possible, wool
growing is worthy Of the attention Of the
farmer. But il must be borne 10 mind that
wool-growiug with Aeeces of four pounds
each, will not pay. Large, rugged, grade
merino sheep that will cut seven or eight
pounds Of washed wool can be raised as we'll
as the other kind. They must not be very
oily or the staple extremely fine, as these
things arc heavy drain on the vitality Of
the sheep.


With the improved machinery for cutting,
curing and storing hay, the cost Of raising
hay is much reduced. Hay tedders have
come to be regarded as a necessity as we have
predicted for ten years. The Douglass hay
leader is now perfected 50 that it takes hay
from the winrow to the wagon as fast as the
team walk. Hay carriers and horse forks
are numerous, and there is no difficulty at
all in making pair of horses or a yoke Of
oxen lift ton of hay from the wagon to aOy
part of the barn in Eve minutes.


If the aowage Of the meadow is such as
to maintain the grass crop at good average,
the sale of part of the hay, though usually
a suicidal policy, Is worthy of consideration.
If any light or comfort c&h be extracted
from what we have said, it will be source
Of qualification to us, for we would be very
glad TO tell how to realize six per cent from
fair valuation of any farm.
Year: 1875

Any one troubled with witch grass, may
subdue it by the following process plow
the ground as soon after haying as practical
Bile cross plow before the ground freezes
and harrow down thoroughly. Plcw again
in the spring, or if the land is mellow the
cultivatOr will do just as we'll. At the proper
time, plant with turnips, beans, corn, or any
crop that will admit the hoe close to the
roots. Hoe often until the crop shades the
ground, BY this process you will 50 far ex-
terminate the witch grass, that in after years
you may plant any crop on the ground or
make it into vegetable garden. The extra
crop gained by the extra cultivation will
more than compensate for all the expense.
Or if it is desirable to get a crop by blowing
in the spring, plow early and pile the sods
in punches as high as practicable. Let
them remain about a.month aud then spread
the piles over the ground and harrow effect
ually and you may get good crop of tur-
nips, oabbages or corn, little late planted,
should your land be rich If the land is
full Of witch grass, the decayed roots will
form a mulching that is valuable to the crop
and will leave the land 10 6ne condition for
future crops. This is no mere theory;
have tried it many times and never failed Of
success.


Some Of my neighbors have this year,
spent more time in raking out and hauling
off the grass roots than have in my entire
cultivation, and we alike have corn crop
on the land; and it is safe to say that there
is not one-fourth of the witch grass on mine
there is on theirs. If any one doubts this, 1
invite examination. The frequent use Of
the hoe is an important thing in any hoed
crop. am not sure but the All-wise Crea-
tor gave US weeds, to make us stir the ground,
to prepare it to receive the nitrogen from
the falling dews, which is an important in
gredient in the growth of vegetation.
There was recently an editorial article in
the Farmer on the Importance of hoeing
that farmers would do well to heed David
Brown in Maine Farmer.
Year: 1875

The value of skinned milk is more nearly
equal to that of whole milk for food than is
usually supposed. Prof Il. w. Stewart says
in the Live Stock journal:


Skinned milk is fed so irreguarly, and
so little attention is paid to the exact result,
that the farmers knowledge is very indef.
mite upon it. For growing the young ami
NAL, this milk has much nearer the value of
new milk than is generally supposed, having
lost only its oil, or cream, retaining the
casein, phosphate of lime, and all the most
important ingredients necessary to the
growth Of the young animal. 1t appeared
from experiments published in the July
number Of the Journal for 1874 that milk,
when fed to calves, paid four mills per ID,
or three cents and four mills per gallon,
when only the increase in live weight was
counted but if the whole value of the calf
grown upon the milk was taken when 10
weeks old, it produced nearly one cent per
ID, or eight and one half cents per gallon
These experiments, conduced by three sepa-
rate parties, at the same time, embracing IL
calves, proved that it took on an average
1919 lbs of SKINNED milk to put on one ID
live weight. We have fed pigs and found
that il takes about Is lbs OF skinned milk
to make one pound dressed pork and from
all the light we have upon this subject 1t
appears not unreasonable to conclude that
by feeding judiciously, skim milk may he
made to pay on an average four cents gal
Year: 1875

AnselD w. Putnam writes to the New
England Farmer;


starvation kills more grass than all other
causes combined leaving the full growth
helps to keep grass from starving if it is
left every year, it may, as manure and by
its mechanical operations as mulch in the
summer time, be worth as much to leave on
the ground as to feed, but it looks to me like
poor farming to use good grass for manure.
Feed the cows with grass ; feed the grass
with the manure from the COWS. If the
gross is manured enough, you may feed it
until November, and expect it to grow in
the spring and begin to lodge as early in
june as you will be ready to begin haying


al am working 20.acre farm. If had
neither moved ror fed my fields after the
first of September, must have left on the
ground grass that | made at least Sl00
worth OF milk from, aud | expect to grow
two tons more Of hay the coming season thar
l could have grown if had not fed that
grass, or fed something in the place of it.
which would have cost me hundred dol.
lars. While feeding that grass fed S4U
worth Of grain with it, and sold s140 worth
Of milk. The manure made while feeding
the grass and grain was all used as top.
dressing, therefore | think have a right to
expect two tons more of hay next year from
that grass than | could have got if l had
left it on the ground, for my impression is
that it would not be decompOsed enough to
feed the crop before the second year after il
was left NV motto is feed close and ma.
nure high, but | am willing to change it for
better one when can find it. NOW and
feed until November"