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Year: 1876

REMARKABLE JUsTIcE.-South Car
olina boasts some remarkable Justices
One in Williamsburg tried case last
year for assault and battery on goose
This year he has distinguished himself
by trying case involving the larcouy
of clay pipe valued at one cent. A mi
trial was ordered in the first instance, and
"a new trial ordered. The proceedings
cost the county S32. Justice jenkins has
also sent man to Jail for twenty days
for calling ono of his lady friends II


g duck legged heifer." The commit
ment was shown to Judge Reed by tho
Sheriff, and the Couit advised that OH
Ger not TO hold the prisoner on such
commitment, the callinga woman a duck
legged heiier not being an. offence either
Of common law or under the statutes.
Year: 1876

but told him they might give him another call in the
course Of year two sooner n they had business
down that way. They thanked him for his Kindness
20 Them an assured him that II they ever went TO
Germany they would call hIs friends and give them
his love They went out ar the back door, leaving IL
open 10 give the Dutchman some fresh mir.


RoBBERs


The robbers were doubt professionals, and IL Is
believed that of them is stranger who was n
guest the Rosevo Hote for several days fortnight
ago, and who manifested n great interest the old
German obtaining hs history and all the reports about
his having money hidden about his premises The
man was evidently city person, Iniddleaged and
wearing heavy iron gray mustache lie went away
about the first OF the month"; and nothing learned
20 he occasion OF his VISIT here during his stay No
there Is no In the vicinity At all likely TO plan or
execute so bold a robbery.


Beilman is almost wild over the loss of his money,
and declares that hc will return Germany s
ho can sell his property No trace OF the robbers has
been found, and VINO they were will, no doubt, always
remain mystery.


The following incident will show how to being
discovered the burglars were while probably IN the
midst OF their work Of punder :-Georgc Blair and
simon Graham two young farmers, living about mile
and half beyond Bsilman's through Giles Hollow,
attended party Roseville Tuesday night. and about
half-past IN the morning were passing the Ger
mans place ON foot going home Graham WAS slightly
intoxicated and when they reached Beilman's he pro-
posed that they knock the old mans door and max
him get up and him. Blair consented, and they
stole quietly up within few foet Of the back door,
when BLAIR said II would be too bad TO disturb the old
so they went on without carrying thclr mischievous
Agko inf on
Year: 1876

The suffering among the poor Of South Brooklyn, as
the of and incemency of weather
lengthcns, very great In the parish OF ST. Marys
Star OF tho the ST Vincent do Paul Society have
exhausted the slender at their disposal in their
efforts relieve the absolute necessity of the really
deserving poor The ladies OF the Sewing Society have
arranged for giving concert in which several artists
viii taxc part. Tuesday (to-morrowl evening, at 81
Marys Hail. Court street, near Luqueer. The proceeds
will be devoted to the reimbursement OF the treasury
for the poor II hoped the Efforts OF these good
ladies will bv seconded by tho practical sympathy of
generous puulic.
Year: 1876

The Jersey City police have traced the goods stolen
from dry goods OF T. c. Brown 10 the house
of william Kraft, IN Williamsburg. KRAFT is locked up
in the substation OF the Ninth precinct charge
preferred by Captain McKaig. The prisoners
knowledged the receipt OF the goods, and testified that
he brought OF them 10 his father. The driver of
the carriage, james Buckland, who took them TO
Brooklyn has been arrested aud lies IN jail in Jersey
City Kraft will be brought before the Grand Jury OF
Kings county the charge OF receiving stolen goods
Year: 1876

During the period covered there wore 32g more per
provided with shuts than compelled ride
the platforms and straps. The showing of this road
n will be seen, Is not nearly so bad others
statistics Of which tho HERALD has publishod but
this Is bad enough.
Year: 1876

As the Fourth Of March comes upon
Sunday, next year, the Inauguration ot
the President will not take place till
the next day. This leaves our Govern
ment without q head for one day. A
like contingency occurred in l849, and
Gen. Zachary Taylor was inaugurated
on the next day. Once in twenty-seven
years is not often enough to grow
about, especially as it will not happen
again till 1901. when we will probably
DO gathered to the bosom of old Joab
Powell, ''for to play upon golden
harp" and all that sort of thing.
Year: 1876

deafening. At the north end of this
room is . ''poney gang" 30 common in
every mill that it needs no description
here. Tho lower story at the north
side is full of


planners AND LATH MACHINES.
The latter of which can be adjusted to
cut fence pickets, broom handles and
every other sort of small stuff. To see
the rapidity with which the young fell
lows work those machines is astonish-
ing. In the oenter of the lower room
is large donkey pump which feeds a
heater and from that all the boilers are
watered with unfailing precision. What
we forgot to mention in connection with
the "old mill" was slab cutter run by
Chinese laboIers who cut slabs for the
company's steamers which lie at the
dock in q sip called the "bull-pen, :"
where they can moor to either side in q
heavy blow. The following comprise


THE CoMPANY's FLEET.
Year: 1876

For some time prior to his first inau-
guration in 1869. President Grant re-
fused to be interviewed by reporters and
surrounded himself with veil of I'M
penetrable mystery. Hence he was
called the American Sphinx" till be
issued his first Inaugural which was re-
cited from the steps of the National
Capitol by an ex-sctor of Sacramento,
named Warwick. Then people began
to find out that General Grant was not
so mysterious a person. after all. He has
since been so open and defiant of all
precedent in State matters as to warrant
the belief that he Was an imperialist.


Of late the old secrecy has creptback
into his State papers. He opens that
portion of his message referring to the
report of the Secretary of War, in which
he says that "the army has been active-
ly employed during the year, at the re-
quest of the Indian Bureau, in subdu-
ing certain wild bands of the Sioux In
dian nation, and in preserving peace at
the South during the election" The
people naturally expect some explana-
ton upon his course in this matter and
would like to know why he has inter-
posed the military arm of the Govern
ment to aid in the fraudulent election
of his successor. They would also like
to know why, in his Message, the Pre-
sident makes no mention of the dis
graceful peculatlons of the former iu-
cumbent of the War Office and his
equally disgraceful acceptance of that
peculator' resignation.


Grants reticence now is that of q
man whose guilt has been discovered
and who don't want to talk about it.
The nation asks him why the bayonet
is invoked to elect q man who is claim
ed to be the nations choice" (though
100000 popular majority says other
wise, for the chief magistracy. And
the country asks, is this the man who
claims to have ''acted in every instance
from conscientious desire to do what
ever was right, constitutional, within
the limits of the law and for the best
interests of the country ?" Well, nine-
ty days more will rid US of the Sphinx
Of 1868 and the Honest Iago of 1876"
For which. as in duty bound, lot US
thank God.
Year: 1876

And worthy Of a king. For a weapon,
many like the Henry rifle, but our
preference is for a 40-inch Winches-
ter ian unusual size, by the way,


as being more accurate and nearly
as rapid a loader. The careful hunter
will not be without a trusty horse
and a good pair of heavy vicuna
blankets, as showing least dust.
Then take to the woods for a week
in July next and camp beside some
bubbling spring where the alder
leaves quake in the gentle summer
breeze. Bring along your lines, and
Year: 1876

FIRE.-About II o'clock last night
the old vacant building on the cor
ner of Main and Third streets known
as the Collar & Elbow, and formerly
occupied by Tom Osgood's squaw
dance house, took fire and burned
to the ground. together with a
couple of old rookeries adjoining it.
Bells were rung all over town, and
quite a crowd assembled, but no
effort was made to put the fire out.
Suspicious are very generally enter
tanned that it was of incendiary Or
igin, and was started for the purpose
Of enabling the gang Of thieves now
working this town to make raid on
dwellings in the upper part of the
city. Ii this was their object, they
were unsuccessful, for we have
heard of no such attempt having
been made.
Year: 1876

SCHOOL MEET1NG.-There will be
q special school meeting held at the
Central School-house in this city,
June 9th, to take action on the build
Ing of additional school houses, as
well as such other matters as may
properly come before the meeting.
Year: 1876

We cannot all go to the Centen-
NAL, but anyone with the small
amount of one bit to invest, can get
one of Jack Levy's Centennial ci-
gars, by which he can get almost as
much enjoyment.
Year: 1876

HE COLLISION OF THE City OF
: ,iNAMA.- S. F. Alta Of the 10Th
,ay.4-" Last night, at about 10 o.
clock, as the City of Panama was
coming into the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Co.'S wharf she ran into tn,
steamship Zealandia. 1t appears
that the City of Panama came in first
at the head of the dock; but her
master receiving some instructions,
backed out into the stream, and max
ing turn came MP the dock to take
,sition aft of the Zealandia, whose
was pointing toward the head
the dock. Whether from some
understanding of the bells, or
some reason that has not yet
en- explained, she went head ON
ainst the port side of the Zealand
ia, striking her about abreast of
the after hatch, twisting and forcing
in a number of her plates for space
If about fourteen feet in length and
me foot in breadth just above and
Glow the water line. To use the


S1ve language OF one VINO was


there was hole big enough


crawl through, if he felt


Canvas was immedi-


and hung over the


event the influx of wa


of the compartments,


,eing divided into seve-


idly and soon settled


n of the steamer was on


he wharf, while her bow


we it. The Zealandia


/ in the dock for re-
Year: 1876

PoLITICs AND INDUSTKY.-President Mac
MahOn will scarcely be reached by the in
trigue on foot in Paris TO induce him to with
hold the money voted for sending French
wOrkInen TO Philadelphia. 1t is pretended
by those who urge this step that there is dan.
ger that the workmen will give more atten-
tion to politics while in this country than to
the moro legitimate objects of the visit. Ii
they should while here give some attention
TO politics il will 40 them no harm. Should
they discover that orr political system, in
spite Of many defects. is the most admirable
product of the country. and report on their
return that il seemed 10 then the thing
most worthy imitation Of all that they saw,
they would probably horrify none bat reae-
tionary deputies.
Year: 1876

PRESIDENTIAL SPECULATIONs.-The New
York Herald says the weak points in Cover
n,r Tilden's canvass are the operation of the
two-thirds rule, the jealousy OF the West
tie division of bis party on the currency
question, and the fact that the last three
democratic candidates have been taken from
New York, and have in every instance lei
TIE party to defeat. |, is also to be considered
that the democratic party has an obvious in
terest in not committing itself to any can
didate until after the republican nomination
The republican Convention Is TO be held two
weeks in advance of the democratic, and tht
problem at St. Louis will be TO find tn,
strongest man to put into the field agains
the Cincinnati nominee.
Year: 1876

MINISTER To EHGLASD. - Perhaps
Gen. Schenck may be continued as
minister TO England after all, as the
President makes it 4 point not to de-
sert friend when he is under fire.
The rejection of Dana by the Senate
and the difficulty of securing another
man in bis place, may lead to the con.
tlnuatlon of Schenck in the position,
although if the President was sure
that the next man he might nominate
wouid not share the fate of the dis
tinguished L" literary pirate he might
essay TO again name a new man.
Poor Grant! He has got himself into
a peck of trouble aud still more is
thickening around him.
Year: 1876

A POINTLESS CAMPAIGN.-Our Oregon
friends inform us that but little interest is
taken 10 the June election, and that the gen.
eral feeling is to vote for the best men. Thi-
is specially the case in Umatilla county, but
it is thought that tho same feeling per.
yades the Stale. IE regard TO the U. S. Sen
atorship i: is conceded that Nesmith is in the
lead, and in the absence of trickery his cleo
tion is assured
Year: 1876

The following letter from a young
man was lately addressed to a Judge of
Probate: '.Sir: My father departed this
life not long hence, leaving wife and
five scorpions. He died detested, and
his estate is likely to prove insolvent. l
was left executioner, and being told that
you were Judge of reprobates, apply to
you for letters OF condemnation
Year: 1876

A DECISION rendered in one Of the New
York courts last week, pronounced therapid
transit legislation, which gave an immense
impetus to such projects unconstitutional


and thus created an obstacle likely to prove
insurmounta aole, unless the decision should
be overruled or set aside The great de-
mand for rapid transit in New York is 60
very urgent, that great efforts will be made
to overcome the existing obstacles and to
solve the problems involved. 81
Year: 1876

The new colossal statute to be erected
on Bedloe's Island, in New York harbor,
is the gift of citizens of France to the
United States Government, and is sintended
to illuminate the harbor at night. The
statute is to represent the Goddess of
Liberty holding in her hand a flaming
torch one hundred and twenty feet in height
twenty feet higher than the famous
COLOSSUS Of Rhodes.
Year: 1876

The third day of the international


Regatta, gave Albany victory over Lon


don. It was the closest and most exciting
contest ever yet rowed. The London
Rowing Club, which was represented by
its best crew, was fairly ont-rowed by the
Beaverwycks. The race, however, was SO
very close that there is not much to exult
over, and our people are by no means
backward in rendering homage to the skill
and enduring powers Of the English rowers.
Year: 1876

From special dispatch in the tele-
graphic columns, it will be seen that the
Democratic State Executive Committee
had quite a fall meeting yesterday at
Parkersburg. The ninth of June has
been selected as the time for holding the
State Convention and the previous de-
termination that Charleston should be
the place was adhered to. This latter
move was undoubtedly wise one, for
having settled upon Charleston in the
first instance, to have changed the To-


s,ion elsewhere would have but incens-
ed the people of that city, when it is es-
pecially desirous that harmony shall
exist throughout our ranks. Now if thu
Convention will give us good ticket
next June, brilliant success in Octo-
Der will be assured beyond a peradven-
ture.
Year: 1876

North, and they were honest
ly entertained. Did such diff
ference preclude him from criticising
anything which the administration might
do2 He [Gordonl did not propose to be
drawn into personal discussion by the
Senator from Indiana, for the purposes
which be Morton might have IN his
heart. The war was fought on account
Of 9 difference in opinion. When the South
seeded from the Union, she placed the
issue on the arbltrament Of battle. When
that issue was decided by the fate
of battle the South let her con-
struction Of the constitution be decided
xlso, aud to-day no one knew better than
the Senator from Indians, that hence
forth and forever the question was set
tied not only here but in the mind OF
every man in the South.


The Debate Continued at some


Length when senator Withers
said he stood here, the peer Of any Sena-
tor, to defend the State of Virginia That
State was as much part of the Union
now, and entitled to Just as much protec-
tion rs il she had never seeded. 1t was
not the Democratic party, as a party,
which precipitated the war on the coun-
try. That war was the result Of teach
ings which were sectional. He refer
red to the statements in regard to the
magnaminity OF the Republican party
and said benefit conferred ceased 10
be benefit when the beneficiary was be-
ing taunted with it. Ii the Ser ators on
the Republican side desired the South
erd Senators respect as gentlemen, they
would talk less about the magnamlty Of
the Republican party.


As 10 the Case or Gen. Floyd In 1850.
that officer had always contended that
he had right TO distribute 10 the South
ern States their quota OF arme. He did
distribute TO them such quota, and moth
ing more.


Mr.. Sherman said he dismantlcd the
northern armories and took all the guns
from Pittsburgh and sent them to New
Orleans for reasonable purposes.


Mr.. Withers resuming. said it struck
him as singular administration If John
sons should be cited TO furnish Demo
cratic parallel of fraud 10 the
Republican Administration. IL wss
the first time in his life that no had
heard that Johnson's administration was
a Democratic one. His administration
and his appointments were not controlled
by the Democrats. He regretted TO have
seen in the Senate, when the southern
men announced their fidelity 10 the
Union, what seemed to him smile OF
derision and scorn on the faces Of the
Senators on the other side,
and it was that which prompted
him to be silent on the subject to-day, He
preferred his deeds should speak louder
than words. The Senators should frown
every effort TO array one section against
another, and join bands to promote the
interests of our common country. The
debate was participated in further by
Edmunds, of Vermont, after which the
Senate adjourned.
Year: 1876

Mr.. Gordon said that when he intro
duced his resolution ne had no concep-
ton OF the scope which Was to be taken
in debate. He had no partisan motive
in introducing them, and be was aston
ished that the Senators should think,
because be stated facts which were shown
by the records Of the Department, be was
justified in doing so; had II come 10 this.
that when southern man speaks Of
wrong perpetrsted on the government be
must be insulted by the state
men. that be occupied bis
seat in the Senate BY the magnsninity
Of the Republican party and was there
not to mention the delInquencies OF that
party? The Senator from Ohio Sher-
mar made an insiuustion unworthy OF
him when he said that be Gordon had


taken advantage Of this occasion to bring
forward his resolution. They bad been
prepared for month and he had been
ready TO speak, but other business oceu-
niad the attention OF the Senate. All
this bombs abOut the resolution being
anti Republican, was only intended 10
turn the eyes Of the people away from
the frauds which had been perpetrated.
He referred TO bis speech at Atlanta, ard
SAID ne was unable 20 see what bis re-
marks there had TO do with this subject.


he next spoke OF the causes of the
war. and said because tbe men Of the
south differed from the North IN the
pzst, they were not 20 be condemned.
sheir political feelings from youth up
had been different from those Of the
Year: 1876

All unconscious of the danger ahead
this train load of poor dumb animals and
human beings went to sudden and fear
full death. The bridge commenced GO
ing down as soon as the engine had
fairly gotten on the first span. 1t wsS
a wooden structure, old, and was known
to be unsafe for very heavy trains. In,
deed. the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company had been making arrange
ments to rebuild It,, the timbers ana ma
terials for the work being upon the
ground.
Year: 1876

Al meeting OF the board Of managers Of the Ma
tional Temperance Society yesterday, memorial TO
the Commission on the Government Of Cities was
adopted asking the cooperation OF that body in sup
pressing the liquor traffic. The memorial calls atten-
tion 70 the annual report Of the Board OF Police
justices OF the city OF New York for the year Just
closed, which indicates startling and increasing
amount OF crime. Eighty-four thousand three hum
dred and ninety nine cases were brought before the
police and disposed Of during the year Sixty
thousand three hundred ana thirty one we're men,
- 06S women.


Almost onc-half Tor nearly 40 COO OF the total num-
Der OF considered we're cases Of Intoxcaton.


They invite the attention OF the commission 10 the
presence In city OF nearly 600 licensed drinking
places with Others unlicensed doubtless sufficient
make the total number at least ,OO0


They estimate that $50 600 900 rs than wasted
from the substance and resources OF citizens,
greatly depicting both wealth and wealth producing
capacity The facts cited from the Official re-
port referred 10 will sufhce 70 show the inn
portance OF the subject in connection with the
economic aspect of the government Of this and Of
all large cities AS affecting public morality intelligence,
integrity and selfconirol, indispensable to the
OF popular suffrage and TO the success Of popular
government even more important are the relations OF
the traffic in intoxicating liquors The memorial
concludes eff you find the traffic in alcoholic liquors
10 be thus nimical the public welfare and TO the
good government OF cities you may recommend 70 the
Leg stature disconiinuance OF the policy OF license,
that the traffic be denied legal status and that ade-
quate measures and penalties be adopted for its cec-
tual suppression
Year: 1876

Last evening the Jersey City Coroner's jury, which
had listened TO the evidence in reference the deaths
ofthe wife and child Of the Captain OF the canal boat N.
Lee by the sinking Of that boat or the Battery re-
turned the following verdict: THAT the said Mary Ann
Cooper and Mary Emma Cooper came 10 their death on
the 9th Of October A. D. 1875 between the bours Of
eleven and twelve at night by drowning and that said
drowning was caused by the sinking OF the canal boat
NJ L. Lee, and that said sinking was caused by col.
lsion between the schooner Mcfarland IN tow of the
tug boat Parker. And said NJ T.. Lee In
tow Of the ting boat L. s Grant
which collision, in opinion, was caused by gross
negligence and carelcssncss the purt OF those having


in charge the tug boats Parker and U. S Grant; and
we the Jurors are further OF the opinion from the
evidence adduced before US that there negligence
and neglect on the part Of the officers and crews OF
both the tug boats Grant and Parker, aud that, in
our opinion a sufficient time elapsed between the coll
hson and the sinking Of the canal boat Loe IA which
the deceased with ordinary care aud diligence, might
have been saved "