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i r..m:H jUtMitini t tlie sale of Heal Iv- -

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Clocks, Watches, JewelryJOSKPH SHUTZ,

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Insurance not n. Privilege 1m t . Duty.

Continental Insurance Company SOF JTEW YORK. ( rj

AscIh oirr ......Losses puiil in ('liirnfco. . 1,500,000 --

500,000l.oi- - paiil In Huston, . .'

miuleasperialtv upon theliiMfil- - , ejFarm ini'iit or A initial Premium plan,Ric!C f(ir"vJ',':irh; less than live yeans,

Insure ncnitist Ioks or ilninnKf 'v Fire andLllitniiiljiilMingsaiTlontent. li:iy.t;rnlnami block. UKO. T. HOPE, Pres.

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C. J. IiAitiiRit, General Agent, Omaha. KP. M. MARTIN,

AGENT KOP. NEMAHA COUNTY.

BARNES fc MOODEY,DAVID IIAKXKS. H. S. MOODEV.

DEALERS IN

GENERALHIES

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BOOTS, SHOES,

Queensware, Glassware,I

OLOT HING-- ,

HATS, CAPS,HfH

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For Present or NjirliijC IJellvory. ffi

are constantly tilling up wltli new goodswhich we

SELL LOW DOWNto suit purchasers. A

REFER TO OUR CUST03IERS.

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DRl'GS, MEDICIXES, PS

CiIE:tIICAL3, 0FINE TOILET SOAPS,

Fancy Hnir A Toolli Ilrashes, BPerfumery,

Toilet Articles,THlKIS, SIIOFLDEU DRVtT.-i- ,

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Letter Pajier, Pen. Inlts, Enrelupm,I J LASS, PUTTY,

Carbon Oil ami Chimneys.I'hysiriaa's Prescript ions Carefully CosupoundH

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FSSD, LIVESITAND EXCHANGE STABLE

.J. V. GILJIANWould respect full v nnnounco to the citizens

Peru and vicinity, that he has opened out

with a lino array of

Siock, Carriages & Teams nAND

A .To. 1 Saddle Horses.OPSi; AT ALL E0U23, DAY OR 1TIGHT,

2to accommodate, the pleasure seeking spuhllc.

No. 1 GALLANTSto drive teams if desired.

solicit a liberal share of the public patron-age. Very respectfully yours,

"JACK."

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THOBSPSOH'S0, S, Mail and Transfer Hacks

RUN DATI-- FROM

PERU. NEBRASKA,to the following points:

No"brasiia maisini: connection with trainsCity, " ,l"' Midland Pacitic R. R,

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PASSENf.EIlS AT LO"V KATES.FREIGHT AND EXPRSSof All Kindstransferred on Uicm? routes

rvas-onabl- rales.35 All ord.-r- n left icitli GEO. A P.ROVN,

Xgeiit. at the P. O. in Peru, Neb., will bepromptly atteiidetl to.

"jRIose" Tlionipson.

"lUhPlniEiianoBlJCONTRACTS TAKEN.

Material Furnislied wlieii Desired,petition.

Mttli andPark street-- , Peru. Neb.

tTlLLETT,Refers to M y WILliS. syi

CHARLES GAEDEntoi'itnrroR.

CsP RnrK received at all hours, DAYand NIGHT. Connects with

under same management.Cc-Care- attention given to the

wants ol mu-t- s. 'We refer to theC D traveling public

x A- - KT.I1ISI SOLE PROPRIETOR.Ry J ihas the rightJJot putting In itORED

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letter .receive nromnt I

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mnhe choic of PIK, OAI.VES'IZEDIKON OR CEMENT TUBING. We makewells through ROCK, as we arc providedwith a thousand pound horse-pow- er drill.Drill same sl7.e as Auger. Guarantee, waterornopav. Pototllee address, PERU, Nebflvrtng done in WiMcr as "xcU as Skonmcr.

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m G. W. PKTEKSON mwill mnb( tciorilpr PrA

1tWCall and fcoe samples. &ci

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JOHN HRFSSDOS, 5

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CCST031 Vt'OHK ALWAYS OX HAND.

, Repairs executed with neatness.CALL AND EXAMINE MY STOCK i

R. . SMITH,

Justice of thePeace & Collecxion

AGENT.Special attention Riven to collection of notes

and accounLs for non-residen-

Address Box ",0, PERU, Nemaha Co., Neb.

UAX. BR1AXT,

Barber and Hair Dresser,PETERSON'S OLD STAND.

Fifth Street, - - - Peru, Neb.

Particular attention given to Ladies' HairDressing. Switches and Curls made to order.

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THERE'S DANGER IN THE TOWN.

BY JOIIX M. YATKS.

There, Jolin. hitch Dobbin to the post; comear me Aim s:i uown ;

Your mMJier want1 to talk to you before youdrive to town;

My hair Is ray, I soon shall be at rest with-in my crave.

Not Ionjj will mother pilot you o'er life'stempestuous wave.

I've watched o'er you from infancy till nowyou are a man.

And I have always loved you as a motheronly can;

At morning and at evening I have prayedthe God of love

To bless and guide my darling boy to thebright home above.

A mother's eye is searching, John, old agecan't dim U'm slhl.

Wlien watchliiKo'eranonlychlld toseeif hedoes right;

And very lately I have seen what has arous-ed my fears,

And made my pillow hard at night andmoistened it with tears.

I've seen a light within your eye, upon yourcheek a glow,

That told me you were on the road that leadsto shame and woe;

Oil ! John, d w't turn away your head and onmy counsel lrown.

Stay more upon the dear old farm ; there'sdanger in the town.

Remember what tho poet says long yearshave proved it true

That "Satan finds some mischief still foridlehands to do."'

If you live n in idleness, with those wholove the howl.

You'll dig yourself a drunkard's grave andwreck your deathless boul.

Your father, John, Is growing old; his daysare nearly through ;

Oh ! he has labored very hard to save thfarm for you ;

Rut will go 10 ruin soon, and then poverty-- vi 1 1 frown.

If you keep hitching Dobbin up to drive Intothe town.

Your prospects for the futuro are very brightmy son

Not man j-- have your start in life when theyare twenty-one- ;

Your star, that shines so brightly now, indarkness will decline,

If you forget your mother words and tarryat the wine.

Turn back, my boy, now in your youth ; stayby the d ar old farm ;

The Lord of host will save you with Hispowerful riijht arm.

Not long will mother pilot you o'er llf-'- s

tempestuous wave-Th- enlinht her pathway with your love down

to the silent grave.

THE CASE OP FOSTER.

The Governor's Revleav of the FactsA Letter to the Rev. Dr. Tyiig.

State of New YorkExecutive Chamrkr, J

Albany, March 17, 17.5.Reverend and Dear Sik: I have

given to the reprei-ent.'it.ou-- . con talli-ed in your 1 tter my incut earnest at-

tention, mikI I have carefully examin-ed all the testimony, theollicinl papersand all tho .statements which havebeen made to me in the ca.e of Will-iam Foster, who lies under sentenceof death for tli crime ol murder. In

recent cape, not unlike his, I said Iwas willing to have it understood thatcircumstances of a very extraordinarynature v uld he needed to induce meto interpose for the annnllinr the de-

liberate and well-consider- ed determi-nation of juriefiund courts. I lintl nohucIi circumstances attending thecriminal act of Foster, his trial, theverdict, or the decision of the courtsby which th record was reviewedThe public interest which has beenand is ftill felt in ibis case, the extra-ordinary efforts which have beenmade to procure n commutation of thesentence, the publicity given to theefforts and the long period of timenow nearly two years which haelapsed since the crime was commit-ted, make to proper for me. beforecommun eating to you my final de-

cision, to state the circumstances andthe consideration on which it is foun-ded.

Foster and Putnam, his victim, metin a railroad car in the city of NewYork. The latter had two ladies inhis charge, and, in consequence ofcertain anno; ances by the former, remonstrated with him on his conduct.It does not appear that Putnam offer-ed him any provocati n. Foster, whohad been tin the front platform, entered the car and sat down by Put-nam, asking him several times how-fa-r

he was going ; and when the latterdeclined to answer and turned away,ohviouslv desiring to avoid a contro-versy, Foster said, "Well, I am goiugas fa"r as you uo. and before you leavethis car I will give you hel ." Hethen returned to the platform andaked the driver if he had i car-hoo- k,

saying-- "he would learn him (mean-ing Putnam) his business when he

ts ofT the car ; he would learn himhis place." When the car -- toppedFo?ter seized the ear-hoo- k, telling thedriver, who tried to stop him. to "Goto hell," walked the whole length ofthe car on the outside, attacked Put-nam, who had just got out, and struckhim two blows on the head, one ofwhich was fatal. They were togetherafter the first conversation betweenthem, while fie car was pacing fromthe vicinity of Twenty-nint- h streetto Forty-sixt- h street, not iar iromthree fourths of a mile, embracingtoo long a period of time to ascribethe criminal act to the sudden im-

pulse of passion or to exclude the pre-

sumption of premeditated design.The fatal blow w'as given with aniron rod. which was proved by there-su- it

to be a deadly weapon. It i

more than two feet in length, havingat one end a double coil of iron, froman inch and a cptarter to an inch anda half in circumference, and i capa-ble in the hands of a man of onlina-r- v

strength, without any extraordina-ry effort, of fracturing the skull atp'vprv blow. Fo-t- er had been n conducts on one of these street cars. Hem;i-- t have kno.vn the capacity for in-

jury of the weapon he deliberatelychose, and the jury might rightlypre-um- o that he intended to do whathe took the most efteetual meanswithin his reach to accomplish.

The murder was committed on the26th of April, 1871. the trial began onthe 21d of May ensuing; the verdictwas rendered on the 2oth ; the sen-

tence paed ' the 20th. and the l4hof July was fixed for his execution.Early "in July application was madefor a commutation of the sentence,and on the 6th a writ of error wafiled and a tav of proc edings grant-O- n

i ed the 21t of February. T72.the judgment was affirmed at the gen-

eral term in the city uf New York,and the 26th of March was fixed forthe execution of the sentence. Theapplication for a commutation was re-nv-

and denied by mv predecessoron the4h of March" On the 11th ofthat month a writ of error to the courtof appeals with a stay of proceedingwas granted, and on the 21st of Jan-iinr- v.

1S73. the judgment was affirmedby the last named tribunal. Thuu itappear? that all the remedies providedby law for contesting the rulings ofthe judge before whom the trial tookplace, have been exhausted, and that

i his action has been afilrmed by thei two judicial tribunals having cocni- -

zance of the case the latter the courtnf lnfaf rp.SOrt. The OUe.stion nrpsent- -

. , . 'T , ,, . rj . m jf v ueuier l. suati uuerpuM:

the executive authority of the Stateand commute the penalty of death,which the law awards to murder, forimprisonment for life.

In bupport of the application it isurged that the verdict was accompa-nied with a recommendation to mer-cy, and that it is the duty of the exe-cutive to consider the one as a part ofthe other. This is no doubt so fartruethat it should commend the caseto his most careful and deliberate con-sideration. It is an appeal that heshould recognise by reviewing all thecircumstances, not onlywith a will-ingness, but with a desire to find inthem a justification for the exercise ofhis clemency. There is no responsi-bility under the law on the part ofjuries in making such recommenda-tions. On the other hand, the re-sponsibility of the executive in actingupon them is very delicate, whetherthey be considered in reference to theopinions of the jurors who makethem, or to considerations of publicpolicy, which, as a conservator of thegood order of society, he is bound to

d in applications to mitigate pen-alties annexed by the statute to crimes.My predecessor, no doubt under theinfluences ot such considerations, orfrom the bolief that the criminalswere justly condemned to death, re-

fused in three instances to commutetheir sentences, although recommen-dations to mercy accompanied theverdicts.

The application is supported on an-oih- er

ground, wluch is more embar-rassing, ami which has been to me asource of gret anxiety in coming toa right derision. A large majority ofthe juror.-- , part of them I13' allhlavitand others by written statements, de-clare that s.oine of tueir number didnot believe Fo.-t-er intended to killPutnam; that they thought impris-onment for life as great a punishmentas he deserved, and that they wouldnot have agreed to rentier the verdictof murder in the first degree, involv-ing the penalty of death, if they hadnot been assured by one of their asso-ciates who professed to have a knowl-edge of the law. that such a verdictaccompanied with a recommendationto mercy would iusurea commutationof the sentence. Willi two excep-tions these statements are all recent;and the two exceptions bear datemore than ten mouths after the mur-der was committed. Two applicat-ions;, as already stated, were made tomy predece-so- r for a commutation ofthe sentence one as late as March.1S72 ; and there is no evidence thatany such statement was presented tohim. nor is there any reference to onein his letter denying the latter appli-cation.

It is a settled principle in this Statethat er parte affidavit-- , or statementsby jurors impeaching the verdictsthey have rendered under the respon-sibility of their oaths, will not be re-

ceived by the courts in support of ap-

plications for new trial. Indeed, Ibelieve it may be .stated as a rule farmore widely accepted that the courtswill not suffer a jury "to explain byaffidavit the grounds of their verdictto show that they intended some-thing different frnir. what theyfound." Whether the rejection ofsuch allidavits and statements befounded upon the belief that, bj rea-son of the pr itracted deliberations ofjurors in many cases, ami the differ-ences of opinion to be reconciled incoining to the requisite unanimity,thej could be easily procured ; orwhether they be rejected upon theground that, statements made underno responsibility cannot be permittedto overthrow adjudications made un-der the highest, it can hardly bedoubted that they would tend, if ad-

mitted, to unsettle the administrationof justice and reader executions un-

der capital convictions nearly impos-sible. Some of the reasons whichgovern courts in refusing to receivesuch statements in support of applica-tions for new trial, ought, in my judg-ment, to govern the executive in ap-

plications for the commuiation of sen-

tences. In the judge's charge to theT ..II. 1lury he saiu : jjeinr ymi can con- -

vict the prisoner 01 murtier in mefirst degree, 3011 must be satisfiedfrom the evidence, not only that Fos-ter killed Putnam, but that he did sowith a premeditated design to effecthis death ;" and he was thus convict-ed by the jury upon the responsibilityof tlieir oaths Ought the Maine per-sons to be permitted nearly two vearsafterward to show by ex parte affida-vits and statements, made under nob'gal responsibility, that their verdictwis untrue.' The pn dent of ad-

mitting aftr-revelatio- of the secretconsultations of the 11 ry-roo- ni. for thepuipose of annulling verdicts, render-ed as true under the solemnity of anoath, would be perilous in any condi-tion of society ; and in the presentdefiant reign of crime. .Mich a prece-

dent would be fraught with infinitedanger to the public order.

Everv proper appliance, wnu-- n

wealth'and influence of a most etim-abl- y

famiiv could command, has beenemployed to save Foster from thescaffold. The case has been carriedthrough all the courts by eminentcounsel; the opinions nf gentlemenlearned in law. and earnest applica-tions from respected clergymen andcitizens in good .standing have beenbrought betore me; and the widow ofthe victim has come forth from hersolitude to jilt ad for the life of herhusband's murderer I have given tothe-- e appeals my most thoughtfulconsideration. If there were any reason to doubt that the law was righ'-l- y

ruled at the trial, or that the evi-

dence full 3 warranted the jury in ren-dering the verdict of murder in thefirst degree. I would give the criminalthe benefit of that doubt But witha firm conviction that there was noerror in either, and that there is noth-ing in his case which can jusily com-

mend it to executive clemency, lean-no- tinterpose to mitigate his punish-

ment. I am pained to say this to 3011,appreciating as I do your sincerityand the purit3' of 3our motives; andI desire to announce my decision toyourself and the other respected eler-g-m-en

who have joined in interced-ing for him, in the spirit of kind con-sideration due to those whoe sacredvocation teaches them to look withtenderness upon the frailties of oth-er-

To the representations of the gen-tlemen in secular occupations, whohave appealed to me in his behalf, Ihave paid the same respectful consid-eration ; but T am constrained tothink that they have neither givensufficient forethought to the conse-quences of what they ask, if it weregranted, nor consider that with thebest intention We may, by misdirect-ed s'mpath3 contribute unconcious-1- 3

to endanger the public safety andour own. I am asked, in disregard ofthe evidence and the judgment of thohighest tribunal in the State on thelaw, to set aside the penalt3 awardedto the most atrocious of crimes. Itseem to me that the inevitable effect

of such a proceeding, ou U13 part, un-der the circumstances of this cae,would be to impair the force of judic-ial decisions, and to break down thebarriers which the law has set up forthe protection of human life. To thisact of social disorganization I cannotlend the executive authority confidedto me by the people of the State. Ideem it due to the good order of soci-et- 3

to say that, so far as depends onme the supremacy of the law will beinflexibly maintained, and that event-ual! who strikes a murderous blow atll e life of his fellow must be made tofeel that his own is in certain peril. Ifwe cannot by firmness of purpose at-

tain this end, we 111:13" soon be forcedto acknowledge the dishearteningtruth that there is nothing so cheapor as human life. I ad-

dress this letter to .you because 3'ouwere the first the apply to GovernorHoffman and the first to apply to mefor a commutation of Foster's sen-tence. It is sent in sincere sympathywith 3ou, his only spiritual adviser,and with his afflicted familj', some ofwhom I know and hold in the high-est esteem, but with the clear convic-tion that I am performing an impera-tive duty.

I am, dear sir. with unfeigned re-

spect and esteem, j'ours,John A. Dix.

The Rev. Stephen H. Tyng, D. D.

An Atrocious Habit, to "IVhlcli aiarltwas Formerly Addicted.

Mark Twain writes as follows:There is a hab.t peculiar to many

walkers, which Punch some 3ears agotouched upon satirically, but whichseems to have survived the jester'sridicule. It is the custom of stoppingfriends in the street, to whom wehave nothing whatever to communi-cate, but whom we embarrass for noother purpose than simply to showour friendship. Jones meets hisfriend Smith, whom he has met innearly he same locality but a fewhours before. During that interval,it is highly probable that no event ofany importance to Smith, nor indeedto Jones, which, by a friendly con-

struction, Jones could imagine Smithto be interested in. has occurred or islikely to occur. Yet both gentlemenstop" and shake hands earnest!)."Well, how goes it?" remarks Smith,with a vague hope that somethingmay have happened. "So. so." re-

plies the eloquent Jones, feeling intu-itively the deep vacuity of his friendanswering to his own. A pause en-sues, in which both gentlemen re-

gard each other with an imbecilesmile and a fervent pressure of thehand. Smith draws a long breathand looks up the street; Jones sighsheavily and gazes down the street.Another pause. In which both gentle-men disengage their respective handsand glance anxiously around for someconvenient avenue of escape, clnal-l- y

Smith (with a sudden assumptionof having forgotten an important

eiaculatcs Well, I mustbe off" a remark instantl) echoedby the voluble Jones, and these gen-tlem- eu

separate, only to repeat theirmiserable formula the next day. Inthe above example I have compas-sionate shortened the usual leave-takin- g,

"which, in skillful hands, maybe protracted to t length which Ishudder to recall. I have sometimes,when an dive participant in theseatrocious transact'ons, lingered in thehope of saying something natural tomy friend (feeling that he, too. wasgroping in tho ma.) Iabrinths ofhis mind for a like expression,) untilI have felt that we ought to have beenseparated by a policeman. It is as-

tonishing how far the most wretchedjoke will go in these emergencies andhow it will, as it were, convulsivelydetach the two cohering parties I

have laughed (albeit hysterically) atsome witticism under cover of whichI escaped, that in five minutes after-ward I could not preceive possessed agrain of humor. I would advise anyperson who may fall into this pitablestrait that, next to getting in the wavof a passing dray and being forciblydisconnected, a joke is the most effi-

cacious. A foreign phase often maybe tried with success : J have some-times known an rprair pronounced"o-revee- r" to have the effect of sever-ing friends.

.- - " -

Mr. Greeley's Exactness.Mr. Greeley's memory was as reten-

tive as Pascal's. His mind was amarvelous storehouse of facts, dates,and events. He seemed to forgetiintiiinc worth remembering. He

of the best!was a political cyclopedia

per theis at close

...I ...... i. . tjs.

eoiild be ignorant or oblivious of tentbou-an- d things few besideshimself held in recollection. Hethought every journalist should haveat least contemporaneous political

and data at immediate command.With this exacting standard, it maybe imagined how often the editor-in--

chief was worried by appearedto inexcusable blunder? nt

since were In Congress two

arts the

tho

butiiouncement of the Kob.. Joeain. ne oec:ar- -i iiiricconsolation in theboys at could getthe two Robin-son- s

more.Imagine hi frame of mind

looking at the Tribune the nexthe sound an of theDemocrat of the dead Re-niiblic-

If Mr. Greeley hadaddicted to the excessive profanity

...!.. nnnn him hv someof his he have

toimnprow.ntijjui coai miiuiih nin'irici

Tiancuage failed indignation..nn lir,...H nfWHS CnOKCU. TIC m t-i Mi-.n- u .n- -

terward slightest refer-

ence to Robinson. JuNlt'SBrown, in Maga- -April.

Use man after desert,who should whipping?Tho roe Is falrpst 'tis bml'llnc

Anil Is brightest when it dawns fromfear :

The rose is washed with

And is loveliest embalmedtears.

who qnarrels interposeMint often bldotly rioie.

ninn trimthoanvhtfoaa wUUUoJ sullawaatarwaHWtiMMigjit.

A BIG LIBEL SUIT.

The Clilcnpo Inter-Ocea- n Sued forHalf a million for Snylnjr, that a Man"iVautad to Marry III Girl.

From the Chicago Tribune.The Inter-Occn- n would to

have been guilty of publishing ascurrilous stor, a fleeting the privateand domestic life of one of weal-thiest citizens. Messrs. G. W. Knoxand H. A. Wilder, attorneys for JoelH. Wicker, are instructed byclient to institute proceedings againstMr. Scatnmnn, for libel (SoUO.OOO dam-ages), particulars of which suit arecontained in a bill just drafted, whichwe here summarize :

The complainant affirms in his billthat, until the committing of thegrievances complained of, he deserv-edly obtained the opinion andcredit of neighbors, and citizensgenerally; that he has been a resi-dent of the city of Chicago for thirty-tw- o

3ears, anil has, by long-continu- ed

and industr)--. accumulateda large amount of property, and wasreputed to possess large wealth; thatduring this time he contracted mar-riage and formed a home in Chicago,where he was surrounded by his chil-dren ; that in course of time his wifedied, leaving him with the care ofmaintaining his household and fam-ily; and that, in conducting hishousehold affairs, became necessaryfor him to employ certain help, and,

others, he engaged SarahGolan, who for contin-ued to work in his household ; thatsaid Golan, l3 her demean-or and faithful discharge of her du-ties, gained his favorable opinion,

that he became ver3 kin til)disposed towards her, and interestedin her better education and advance-ment ; that he conducted himself

her with kindness andgenerosit), and, in pursuance ofkindly regard for her, advised withher about her welfare, and offered toprovide her, at his expense, with thebest of advantages, of-

fer Golan accepted ; that he did there-after provide for Golan the best of

advantages, pa3lng her ex-penses ; that Golan, after the expira-tion of the time in her studies,did of her own choice return tohouse, and he thenceforth treated her

a member of his own family andnot a-a- n inferior, and provided herwith a therein. He goes on,after much of the same sort, to saythat after the return to plaintiffshouse, and being instigated b) persons unknown to him ami who pre-

tended to be her friends, but whowere in fact seeking to use heras a medium for obtaining from him aportion of his property, she un-grateful !) and wickedly to contriveby various acts and devices to

INVEIGLE PLAINTIFF INTO A MAIl-ItlAO- E

with her, intending thereby to be-

come possessed of a large part of hisestate; that he titter absolutelyresisted the attempts; that Golan,continuing to bo instigated saidpretended friends, set up the false andwicked p that he had agreedto marry her, and, in pursuance ofsaid .scheme, sued him for a largeamount of money, to-w- it: $7"i,000, asdamages for the pretended violationof said prctendei. agreement; that,not satisfied with this wicked scheme,the pretended friends of Golan, witha still further idea of obtaining fromhim propert), begin to harass and an-11- 03

him. and with a view of compel-ling him to marry Golan dogged hisfootsteps, and followed and assaultedhim, and endeavored to break into hishouse at night, with the intenfto dohim great bodily injury, if not to takehis life; that he advised by hisfriends to accept of their profferedprotection and assistance, and tor a

time was compelled, throughfear of his personal security, and at

reat expense, to Keep ins nouseguarded at and to be accompa-nied during the day by sutllcient pro-

tectors from their intended violence;that through long-continu-

harassments he was rendered miserable and wretched, and in order to putn ston the terror and which ,

accompanied his daily life, and with I

single object of relieving himselffrom the danger to which his life wasdaily exposed, with great reluctance, I

and protesting that his action was notin fulfillment of an) agreement withGolan, he was induced to tomarry her, and was shortly afterwardlawfully married to her in" the city ofChicago;

,on the Sth day of De -

,mr- l i,. ....;

an. and his marriage with tier, onepart of which libel stated that "her(Golan's) charms proved too muchfor Mr. Wicker's susceptibility, andhe finally made her a proposition ofmarriage, which she accepted. Heseems to have repented himself of hisbargain afterwaid,

, postponed the wedding day" -i lug thereby that he had not only pro- -

posed n.arriage to Golan, but had also

. ,,etj to pay the detectives to spy uponGolan's conduct, and to use all the

aiits and ekouilementshi? money could procure to accom

edition nun entirely " comner, iniz, tlie tieienuam, propne-t- h

for the last forty years. He was tor and publisher nf n daily newspa-ev'er- v

hour of the day what the 7W6- -' Chicago called Intcr-Oeta- n,

vnc Ahnniuir the of Decern- - ,ij,' ij)el him maliciously, by publish-ing. It was hard for him to under- - j, ;,, tlmt a false statementstand how many of his profession concerning his relations with said Go- -

which

facts

whathim

long there;

j

.

, the

hisRepublican -

t ,.. I l.r.n sthe knowledge

mixed

obituaryplace

.

bici ..

love

aopear

his

becoming

in-

somuch

to-

wardIlls

school

ed-

ucational

spenthis

began

by

night,

j

t r

sometime(mean

-

,v ., ... -- .. ....

.

. I .u - I.., j.. - -i uiu ute-;-.i to in

was the tollowingWicker hPr

a povertyat last -

his (meaningthereby he

previousry not intending do so.

' off performance aof poverty

' became the so-call- ed

in anotherbel

he onsner

the prcUudwcl

ment), further, claimed thatall his property was and he hadnot a hi the and that tosubstantiate he showed mort--gag- es

his propert3 amounting to$60,S26. he offered tobe let Therefore, he. II.Wicker, resolved to suit agaitistthe newspaper the Tntcr-Ocrar- t,

placing his damages therein at

FORREltV.

the Ban it of Knglnml was Swin-dled Out Half m.

The Led to tiley.

forger3 among theskillful ever attempted. It was

that it was not committed by anordinary of forgers forof a few hundred pounds. It was anelaborate conspiracy commandof the money market, and was evi-dently carried on by men ac-quainted financialcommanding a capital. Every-thing indicated that the par-ties were in possession of complete in-

formation respecting the managenioncof business in Loudon. object ofthe forgers was t- get forged dis-counted. The of England ex-ercises ver) caution in admit-ting new customers to the privilege

obtaining discount.to a discount ay-cou- nt

be introduced b one ofthe directors, consequent!),careful inquiries into his re-

spectability and solvency. It high-ly improbable the confederate ofa of forgers be to pro-duce sufficiently satisfactory recom-mendations to induce the to

discount accommodation.I5ut the has a in Bur-lington Gardens, an en-

tirely of businessthe parent in the

branch is intended for con-venience of the tradesmen in tho vi-

cinity.It is therefore, ordinarily con-

cerned the b'll transactionsof commerce, in consequence;is less bound by regulations indealing any business of

might accident!)- - beto it. conspirators

of laidplans accordingly.

Frederick Albert Warren byopening a deposit account of the ordi-nary character the westernbranch of the pur-pose he needed an introductionby evi

of solvency the requiredof was tho of a pufiicieiit

balance. was, offorthcoming, and constituted ofthe capital the schemewas carried on. manager of tho

was patient, behaved foran ordinary cus-

tomer of resources. He wasnot to be hasty, lie con-

tinued his transactions thehe had acquired the reputation

of a person engaged in legitimatecommerce thoroughly trustwor-thy. At movement camsfor the presentation ofThey discounted without

and the authors of theall appearance, succeeded in

safely pocketing 100.000.of was invested in I'nited

in that the tiof the authorities miglit

not be aroused.It wa- - evident the requir-

ed the greatest amount of Manyof thepurported to be are in the

of a peculiar ofcertain marks-nn- printed

As bills onmore one

several imitations. HieI were "o perfect that not one of

was questioned on the ground ofthe acceptors' signatures or 01 :ioi ap- -

pearing genuine. Hie wa.sobtained. The were at

months' No further In --

quir3 was likely to befell the

had ample for placingfar bevond all of capture.

But is it rarely that coiispiare not marked by some oversight,

the execution of schelne wasmarred by the inevitable

The men who exerted aj foresight and perseverance sufficient;, to the unhesitating acceptance,of forged not escape one

blunder, revealed tho, They presented two

HI which me uniu ui uuccpiuuuv: iomitted Inquiry was of

the acceptance wasit was discovered

tho were not genuine, andthe tobe forgeries.

Tlchborne Claimant Again.As the for his for perjury

we to of thotriumphant the Ticllbornoclaimant through vaiious portions of

Bnta.n, it evident thatj the process of trmmi factoring public( sentiment in his ha3 coin- -menced again. Kecently hundreds of

of Latimer or GeorcFrancis Train, he i3 determined 10 m

' a martyr, and declares the sh ill. t .1 rrri ?

, not ue i ne-- e imii'uiwi-popula- r

A in the interior of tue-Stat- e.

as follows ;is an old grey-heade- d- ins

our neighborhood, had for morelb a to

the alcoholic demon. awas addicted to the use of

co, to "LTncle John,near the be iudulging

in inloxicrttiug drinks !""Leave off tobacco," the

old I will drinki.ig."They it, and

old man supposed ticsudden withdrawal accustomed stimulant he death, "

- So lor a cietermm- -.

- will at o.t.-i'w'o- r s o rurr-

Representatives ot tne same name i appointed a wnicti to people patiently for at(let be Robinson), one a further thrfthe the Chester railway station, heDemocrat, the a Republican, j uH,i employed ami detectives to was expected, and on his nrrival greet-an- d

resident in The act as spies her actions, and to j c,j tumultuous cheers, andDemocratic Representative w.-i-s j eI,,leavor by the use of all and be- -' packed to anBrooklyn, and the Republican J jrUilements money procure j that the claimant's cab wasRuiralo"; not unfreiiuently the to accomplish her departure the difficulty led through

editor, confounding of virtue, and to claimant's counsel, Skipworth,one appear in the as voting rjn 0f her and reputation; '

who is now languishing in for con-agait- tst

the he really was nn. lhal the minions did tempt of is a secondthe favoring a to wjiich fuiy. but were signally ballled and to claimant himself. The work-h-e

was earnestly opposed. Mr. to to employer ing-me- n of Birmingham and(

ley was extremely annoyed at this ;, (meaning plaintiff ); that during the are raising to payone afternoon, seeing the an- -

, of nearly two he contin-- i fine and liberate

thatthe not

up any

morn-

ing, liv-in- "

in

t..,,r0,lcontemporaries, might

him-e- lf ,J,.icurses,;

TT. rv....M

to theeither

Henri JTarper'suncjor

his andescape

when now.hope

mornln?

when In

in.

Servant

most

our

their

it

amongseveral 3ears

as

and

was

long

to dread

the

agree

that

and

revised

paper

bring

desires

began

worthy

report

her ruin ; in another partofi to tne on tnethe libel is contained the following li of the classes ae difficult to tin-bello- us

'matter: "Then the fire derstand. oneand Mr. Wicker the pretext that nceoiint mankind's of beit3;he was totally impoverished, nuniBugge-j- .

not 'longer to support aj cS ' ,0"

wife " fmeanimr he admitted to WhaflVUlCwkDo.stoiKii pre.ious"lent marry her', and anotherpart of said

"Mr. not. nfTwith of until last sum- -trier, When she became convinced of perfidy"

that continued until lastsummer to admit to the nre- -

j tended arrangement to mar--jher, but, to

put the with pre-- jtended

convinced of per-fid)-- ).

Mid part of said lioccurs the following matter

that maileagainst

and "he

dollar world,this

uponand that So.OlKJ

off." Joel

called

THE BANK

Million DollarsKlaiv That Discov-

er

This ranks mostcer-

taingang sake

gain

wellwith affairs and

largeguilt)

Thebills

Bankgreat

of Any personwho open

mustand very

are made

thatgang able

bankgrant him

bank branchwhich does

different kindestablishment city.

This

notfwith large

city andstrict

with that na-ture which

The mustbeen aware this, and they their

withbank. For this

some and soledence hank

hint depositecash This course,

partwith which

Theplot andsome time just like

goodcareful and

with bankuntil

andlength

forged bills.

fraudhad,

about Partthis money

States bonds orderbank

that billslabor.

large linns whom the bi'lsdrawn hab-

it using kindwith watermatter. Were drawn

than firm, there must havebeen suchbillsthem

moneybills drawn

three date.made about

them until they due, and forg-

ers time them- -selves risk

these races)

and thisflaw,

had skill,

Insurebills, could

trival whichwhole plot. bills

course madeof firm whosothus andthat bills

whole series were then found

time trialdraws near, begin hear

march of

Great and

behalf

!9nlrit

fitte- -

friendwrites

There nuinwho

than ree-spo- re years been slaveOne day friend

whosaid him. you arc-to-o

grave

your saidman. "and quit

shook hands upon tLafwhom many

of "thewould and

friend. much

clay upon marry waited hoursthem called ner). 'rue libel stated where

other paidboth this State. upon him withfrom streets such

from that could withand from Kreat them. The

night them, made path secure utter Mr.paper good fame jail

side their work faith-- ( Court, hero onlyother measure

Gree-- 1 forced their otherlarge towns funds

pHCe years him, with

insoils

down ofilce

wlien.

been

clothe with

make

every

sweetest

ThoseVipeft

tri.,i,i nni-nmrin- w

good

effort

great

which

home

only

etense

these

would

only

extent

plish that ovauon3 claimant parelower

everi when iuo,came,made love

and hadany means

that

libelmatter:

plea

Golan

plea tintil Golan

gone,

GREAT

from

bro'fciuivo

hesih- -

paper,

tobac

iffht

takes

..ciemien

j "Lately, Wicker has made overtures whose ability to abstain from liquo'-- 1

for compromise, beginning with tho any one had eonfiden.ee. h:declaration of his unwillingness for years kept inviolate lite pledg

i consummate the marriage" f meaning that ho gave half-bantering- l)' to hproposit to compro

mise suit him. and a"kcowlodge eujags

Ilnwuf

the

to

is

the

customer, the

the

weretation,

to

on

the

undated,

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is

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