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The New York herald., 1868-05-16

GRAND MATINEE THIS SATURDAY. AFTERNOON,
AT HALF-PAST O'CLOCK. AT HALF-PAST2 TIC O'CLOCK
may at Ponds 5 and s65 Broadway also
ia Broadway at the box oice from 10 daily
n B.-The unprecedented success which has attended
Blind Toms entertainments induces the to an
third and positively last seres 10 commence ON
MOndav evening" Nav
The New York herald., 1868-05-16

ADMISSION. :............ ~ CENTS
Undminshed enthusiasm nightly manifested by crowded
and delighted audiences to see tho
WORRELL SISTERS,
SOPHIE IRENE AND JENNIE,
IN the highly successful Burlesqne Of
PARIS AND HELEN,
adaptation from the French of LA BELLE HELENE,
preserving all Of O1enbach's exquisite music
Mr. n. w. LEFFINGWELL nightly In hts inimitable char
acter Of ROMEO JAFFIER JENKINS IN the laughable
Farce of TOO MUCH FOR GOOD NATURE
MATINEE EVERY SATURDAY AT 2OCLoCK
The New York herald., 1868-05-16

IJOoLRYs OPERA HOUSE, BR0oKLyN
III BURLFSQUF, BLACK CROOK, BLACK CROOK.
PERUVIAN BALLET TROUPE sLERPING BEATTY
Avalanche Of Emer.ds, Palace Of Huge Drops,
An Easy Situation, Black Chemist, Back woods Echoes
GRAND MATINEE EVERY SATURDAY At ~ O'CLOCK.
The New York herald., 1868-05-16

GAN FRANCISCO xINsTRELs sss BROADWAY.
The doors surrounded at 2; insurrection begins ats
The great Humorsts and vocaiists OF Ninsrelsy,
BIRCH, wAMBOLD, BERNARD AND BACKUs,
- SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS
Hilton Head Notwithstanding Gay Qusdroon--Hamist
the Ihiny-Norina on Lark-Railroad Erprcss Train.
Second wee6 Of LEW BRIMMER. First week Of Mr.. J.
ACKERMAN -
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From the Philadelphia Press.
AFASHIONABLE LOVE STORY.

Providence, r. l., is about to enjoy
sensation. 1t is notable will case
There is, of course, an old bachelor in
ia rich old bachclor-vcrv rich-a
real dead millionaire There is also a
pretty woman in ia young woman
a pretty young doctrcss-Old man APP
preached thrcescore and tcn-grew
sick-spent a fortune on doctors and
patent medicine vcndors-grcw sickcr
consulted pretty young doctrcss-
doctrcSs consulted planchcttc-spirits
said old man must linger-hc fingered
got bctter-spirits very kind-chcck
for $40, O00-chattcd with pretty doc
trcss under grape arbor-sang with
pretty doctress on verandah-got we'll
check for 0OO-loved pretty
young Misunderstanding
drivcs-spring and fowcrs-summer
and watcring-placcs- autumn and fire
side talk-wintcr and check for 81 5 900
too much of fall-old man got
sick, sickcr, sickest-madc a will, died
eager rclations--drawer broken open
will red-pretty Young doctress sole
lcgatec-old man craZv-dcvisavit vel
non-lawyers at work-dilly daily, big
fees-.dilly daily, bigger fees-dilly
daily, nobody will get a cent-lawyers
all. We have not only detailed the
Providence law suit, but decided the
case
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THE CHINESE on FROGS.

The following official dispatch from
the head of one of the Departments of
the Chinese Empire, is published inthc
China Mail:
Yih, by imperial appointment Che
foo of the department of Sung-kong,
concerning the catching of frogs.
Tsing-wa Qrogs) commonly called
Tien-ki Qicld fowl or Noo-koh-chung
prcServer of the crops,) destroy all in
sects hostile to agricultural interests,
preserve the crops from injury, and
consequently arc Of great worth to the
farmer
1t appears there is class of ignor-
ant people, who, in the night, by means
of dark lanterns, and in the day by
means of spears and nets, catch these
frogs by the basketful and bring them
to market for sale. This is done sim
ply to get little to eat or gain a few
cash. The practice is an old one, but
to Us dcstcStablc in the extreme, and
the great officials of every place are
constantly commanding us to put
stop to it. The breeding season has
now come, and it is impcratvely ncccs-
sary to prevent the destruction of frogs,
in order to preserve the crops from the
ravages of the locust. We therefore
inform the Ti-paous, landlords and
landrenters of this district, that whether
in the city or country, should any one,
as formerly be seen catching or sccling
frogs, he must he brought before our
court in order that he may receive a
severe bcating-no mercy will be shown.
Should the official employees or the
Ti-paous know of any case, but, for
private considerations, not bring it to
our notice, such parties being discov-
cred, shall not be lcnicntly dealt with.
Let each obey with trcmbling-op-
pose not.
The punishment among the cclestials
appears to be much of the same sort
administered by the laws of Delaware,
a "scvere beating" The Diamond
State, we are glad to find is not with
out a precedent for her criminal laws.
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freedom. The amount of duty upper
formed or postponed or sighted, in
obedience to the craving for the narcotic
stlmulant, must form large item in the
hist of the many things left undonc that
ought to have been done. Carry the
use of the strange herb little further,
and the partial palsy of the will extends
to other functions The sense of vision
is one of the first points where the
further encroachment of the drug shows
itself Many cases of amaurosis, or
loss of power in the nerve of the eve,
are traced to the free use of tobacco
Some hard smokers are great workers,
as we all know; but few who have
watched the effects of nicotZation on
will and character would deny that it
handicaps man, and often pretty
heavily, in the race for distinction. 1t
encourages revcrv-thc contemplation
of the possible, which is charming
but unwholesomc substitute for the per-
Torrance of the duty next at hand. If
we divide our friends into the IF THINGS
WERE so and the AS THINGS ARE so
sections, the nicotizcrs will probably be
found most numerous among the former
But it must be remembered that all
habits of this kind, like insanity, are
more apt to fasten themselves on ma
lures originally defective and ill-bal-
anced, than on those in which the poisc
of the faculties is well adjusted, and the
sclf-detcrmining power too vigorous to
become enslavcd. If one comes to the
conclusion that he will be better for
leaving off the use of tobacco, he must
expect to find that it costs him a hard
struggle. 1t is second weaving, al
most as trying as the first, but few
days put an end to the conflict.
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from the Atlantic Almanac for 1869.
on TOBACCO.
BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.

The TOBACCO question is one of the
hardest to deal with When the Attic
voyagcr describes his little party trav-
cling over the iccbcrgs, and pictures
them as they rest at evening, when
their freezing days journey is over who
can grudge them the pipe of tobacco
they take with such calm endowment
after their coffee? Who would have
robbed Napoleon of his snnff-box at
Waterloo! Who would deny the sailor
on his midnight watch, or the sentry on
his round, the solacc which he finds in
his acrid ncpcnthc? The plain truth
about tobacco is, that it is not strong
poison enough to produce any very pal
pablc effects on the health, when used
in small quantities, by people of aver
age constitutions Yet | remember see
ing very famous athlete decline cigar
offered him, on the ground that it would
be enough to unfit him for his perfor-
nance, which required perfectly steady
nerves and muscles. \ danger to
which smokers are exposed is injury to
the temper, through the increased irri-
liability which the practice is apt to pro-
ducc, and to the will, which it is pow
erful to subjugate This habit intro
duccs into the conduct of life one of the
most imperious forms of sclf-indulgcnc
known to human experience. Our State
prison convicts are said to pine for their
tobacco more than any other luxury of
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r requested his ncicc to go an er-
rand for him to the hotel opposite -
While there she was recognized by two
men, who were worse for liquor. They
said to her, Honesty is the best pol
icy" Vivid imaginations flashed across
her mind with the rapidity of lightning.
She blushed to a deep red, and was
speeches.. Notwithstanding, h G
thought of what had occurred of late,
, and straightway FASTENED back to her
uncle, and informed him that the rob-
hers were at the hotel, and that he
should go Immediately for a police and
arrest Them. Mr.. r wanted to
know how she was so sanguine. Here
was the crisis. Unable to conceal her
tiansgrcssion, (for it was a transgrcs-
sion, in some degrce) she said, "Dear
uncle, | must acknowledge my guilt,
and you may think as YOU please after
wards. | am unworthy to remain mn
der your roof. You remember the bale
of silk that was in the store ?" "Yes,
it is all gone. Everybody coveted it."
"Thc sight of it, and being tempted by
the Devil"- (Then the tears flowed
down her checks.) "Stop, dear; what
are you talking about?" "Wcll, uncle,
| cannot help it. | was so tempted
that | determined to stcal-ycs, steal
it and actually went down at mid
night Intentionally to take it; but the
almighty hand of Providence interviewed,
and said aloud that Honesty is the
best policy Therefore, | left it, and
have not seen it since. Go take them :;
for | am positive they are the deprada-
tors"
According to her desires, he went
to the hotel, and found therein Mcrri-
field and German jubilant over the
bowl, " swolen with insolencc and Wine"
He had them arrested and most of the
lost goods were found concealed in their
houses They We're tried and sentenced
to hard labor for seven years.
When the time was expired, they
came back, and were afterwards quiet
and pcaccablc citizens. They said it
was all for the best; otherwise, they
were sure they would have been hung
and from that time hcnccforth they and
the young lady (shc is an old lady now
always bore in mind that Honesty is
the best policy"
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last cracks are only seen afterwards,
when the piece is entirely broken
A workman was wounded severely
in Chicago few years ago by the cx-
plosion of large steel step for mill
spindle, which he was polishing in a
lathe with emery; the heat evolved
by the friction expanded the surface,
which was already in state of tension,
from the unequal cooling-but not
quite rupturcd. Heating the outside
under such circumstances was like
the feather which broke the camel's
back
In tcmpcring large pieces of steel it
is best not to make them harder than
required. Do not make them too hot,
or have the water too cold, especially
if the temper is afterwards to be drawn
down; cracking the steel may in this
manner be sometimes avoided, or the
piece may be cooled in oil, which will
not cool it so rapidly, and therefore
will not cause SO severe tension
When it is practicable, it is a good
plan to make the piece hollow, by
drilling hole throug Oh it, by which the
cooling surface will be increased, and
greater hardness obtained, while the
rupturing tension will be less.
If a flat, square, or round bar, of
considerable length, is to be tempered
hold it perpendicular as you insert it
into the water; then you will not warp
it. If you incline it to considerable
angle, it will have the form of q seq
ment of Il circle the lower side will be
longest. The part which cools last is
always most reduced in length if any
doubt this, let them try it before they
tell anybody of their doubt.
Pieces of irregular form are difficult
to temper without varying or cracking !;
as rule, insert the thickcst part in
the water first, or insert the piece into
the water in such manner as to have
it cooled in all its parts at the same
instant. \ wag who was the foreman
in smith shop connected with an cs-
Establishment in which l was once en-
ploycd, used to say to his workmcn {:
"The whole art of tempcring, so far as
it relates to warping tie work, consists
in putting your piece into the water
straight, and taking it out straight !''-
1t is highly important to be able to
take it out straight, certainly.
Steel should always be heated in a
charcoal fire, for any other fuel is likely
to contain sulphur, which, if commune
Gated to the steel, Injuries it; Or phos-
phorus, which is quite as bad. Large
masses of steel should be heated with
extreme slowncss; large ingot may
be cracked in the centre by heating it
too rapidly on the outside.
Heavy forgings of steel should not
be kept under the hammer long at
time it is better to return it frequently
to the fire that there may be no great
variation of the heat from the begin
ming to the end of the work, and when
the job is finished cover it up in a bath
of Stacked limc-which is good nom
conductor, and the slower it cools the
better. Thus YOU may avoid tensions,
which, if not the direct cause of the
breaking of the work, will materially
assist other forces to do it. " No
strength whatever can possibly be
given to fabrications of iron or steel
which the immense force arising from
unequal expansion may not be sufficient
to overcome"
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A RUMsELLER CONTRIBUTION the
last evening of the year 1867, a rum
seller, whose saloon is in the vicinity
of Faneuil Hall Market, was converted
at the meeting of the Rev. Mr.. Earle
On the following day he closed up his
shop, and callers could not find adj
mission. On inquiry he frankly told
them that he had begun to serve God
in 1868. He felt he could not serve
God and sell rum And vet some pro-
fessed christians arc in the Legislature
and vote to license the very thing which
his conscience now condemns. Is it
worse for him to sell rum, than it is for
another man help to make law that
will license him to do it. Does not the
latter uphold the traffic more by lcgali-
ling it than the former does by selling
liquor himself? But this fact shows
that rumscllers can be converted. All
things are possible with God Let
christians pray for them. 1t needs
faith we know Remember that Mary
Magdalenc had seven devils, and they
were all cast out.
Query If u rumscllcr cannot belong
to the church consistently, how can
man who. votes to license rumsclling
belong to it ?-Boston Nation
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HANNAH BINDING SHOES.
BY LUCY LARCOM.

"Poor lone Hannah,
Sitting at the window, binding shoes.
Faded, wrinkled,
Sitting, stitching, in a mournful muse.
Bright-eyed beauty once was she,
When the bloom was OH the tree:
Spring and winter,
IIannah's at the window, binding shoes.
"Not neighbor,
Passing nod or answer will refuse.
TO her whisper,
Is there from the fishers any news?'
Oh her hearts adrift, with one
On an endless voyage gone!
Night and morning,
Hannah's at the window, binding shoes.
"Fair young Hannah,
Ben, the sunburnt fisher, gayly woes:
Hale and clever,
For Il willing heart and hand he sues.
May day skies are all aglow,
And the waves are laughing SO!
For her weddidg
Hannah leaves her window and her shoes.
"May is passing
Mid the apple-boughs a pigeon COOS.
Hannah shudders,
For the mild Southwestern mischief brews.
Round the rocks of Marbleliead
Outward bound, schooner sped:
Silent, lonesome,
Hannahs at the window, binding shoes.
"'Tis November,
Now no tear her wasted cheek bcdews.
From Newfoundland
Not a sail returning will she lose,
Whispering hoarsely, Fishermen,
Have you, have you heard of Benz
Old with watching,
Hannah at the window, binding shoes.
''Twenty winters
Bleach and tear the ragged shore she views
Twenty seasons
Never one has brought her any news.
Still her dim eyes silently
Chase the white sails DER the sea:
Hopeless, faithful,
IIannah's at the window, binding shoes"
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DEATH WARRANT OF CHRIST,

The COURIER DIES ETATs UNIS saws:
Chance has been put into our hands
the most imposing and interesting Judi
cial document to all Christians that has
ever been recorded in human annals;
that is the identical death warrant of
our Lord Jesus Christ. We transcribe
the document from a copy of the trans
lation:
Sentence rendered by Pontius PLATE
acting Governor of Lower Galilec:
That Jesus of Nazareth shall suffer
death on the cross.
In the year seventeen of the Empire,
Tiberius Caesar and the 4th of March;
the city of the Holy Jerusalem: Ancas
and Caiaphas being present, sacrifca-
tors of the people of God, l, Pontius
PLATE, Governor of the Pretatory, con-
denim Jesus of Nazareth to die on the
cross between two thicvcs-the great
and notorious evidence of the people
saying:
/. He is Il seduccr.
3. He is scditious.
3. He is the enemy of the law.
4. He calls himself, falsely, the Son
of God.
5. He calls himself the King of Is
racl.
6. He entered into the temple, fol-
lowed by multitude bearing palm
branches in their hands
Order the centurian, Quintius Cornc-
Illus, to lead him to the place of execu-
ton.
Forbid any person whomsOcvcr, poor
or rich, to oppose the death of Jesus.
The witnesses that signed the death
of Jesus are:
l. Daniel Robani, Pharisec.
,. Janus IIorohablc.
8. CADET, citizen.
Jesus shall go out of the city by the
gate " Strenuous"
The above sentences are engraved on
a copper platoon one side is written
these words:
" A similar plate is sent to each of
these tribes"
1t was found in an antique vase of
white marble, while excavating in the
city of aquilla, in the Kingdom of
Naples, in the year 1925, and was dis
covered by the Commissariat of Arts
attached to the French armies AT the
expedition of Naples, it was found en-
closed in box Of ebony in the sacristy
of Caurtem. The French translation
was made by members of the Commits
sion of Arts. The children requested
earnestly that the plate should not be
taken away. The request was granted
as a reward for the army. Mr. Demon
one of the savants, caused plate to
be made as a model, on which he had
engraved the above sentence AT the
sale of his collection of curiosities it
was bought by Lord Howard for five
thousand eight hundred and eightv-four
francs.
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A CARD.

RISING Sun, Md. Sept. 10TH 1865.
w. .SasH, Esq, General Agent North america Life
Insurance Company Of New York, 80 South street,
Baltimore.
DEAR SIR IL hereby acknowledge the receipt of 5000
the apount the policy the life of my late hs-
band. Df. samuel Al Harry, insutci hy the "Sarth
Amciica" Company.
would also express my thanks t" the Company for
their promptness in paying the same and to yourself
personally in relieving from any trouble III obtaining
the amount. Very truly. yours.
oct II, 1SsS-1m ARMENIA VI. HARRY.
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NOTICE.

John Oakford and George L. De Waele trading, &C.,
Oakford 4 De Waelc,
Us
Caroline Alahoney. ct al,
In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Chancery,
ORDERED This eleventh day of November, 1865, that
the sales of the Estate Of John II. Mahoney decd
made and reported 10y William j. Jones, Trustee. he rati-
fed and confirmed unless to the contrary Thereof
be shoru on or before the 10Th day Of January next
provided copy of this order be inserted in news
paper intetl IN Ccl county, once week for month
before the 10Th day OF DcccniIicr, nsxt,
The Report states the amount of sales /" pc s2i3o.
DAVID SCOTT. Clerk
True copy; test, DAVID SCOTT
nov IA, 1S6S-lm Clerk
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Special NOTICES,
Deafness, Blindness s. Catarrh.

j. ISAACS NJ D. Oculist and Aurist, Professor of the
Eye and Ear, formerly of Lcydcn, Holland located at
sn5 Arch street, Philadelphia. where persons afflicted
with diseases of the EYE, EAR. or CATARlli will be
scientifically treated and cured, if durable. The Medical
faculty is invited, he hats secrets III his mode of
treatment.
n9.Artici; eyes inserted without pain No charges
made for examination.
Jan -. 1SG6-ly
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TOBACCO ANTIDOTE.

N1ARRANTED to remove all desire for Tobacco
w This great remedy is excellent appetizer III
poies the blood nvsorates the system possesses great
nourisins and strengthening power enables the It 'ac
to digest the hearticst food makes sleep refreshing and
establishes robust health .SnOters ami ChttCHS for
SirB foGfs pufpd: Price, Fifty Cents, post paid
treatise on the nuGns eGis Of tobacco. with lists OF
references testimonials &C. sent freq, Aseais antal
Address DIR. T. b. ABBOTT Jersey City, n D.
Oct "a lS6S-l2w
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MUsH.-Tlrere is much said about boiling
mush long time to prevent any raw taste.
| let the water boil first, then stir in a lit
tie meal at time until thick enough and
smooth. | usually put the salt in the wa
ter. My process is through in few min
utes, and the mush has no raw taste. o.
course it boils all the time am maxim" it.
| have tried boiling it longer, but have
discovered no improvement from it.
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MEETINGS Of Comfy Commissioners.

FTNllE re4laf meetings of the County Commissioners
L will be held on dc second TUESDAY of every
month.
Persons having claims against the County. Will please
file the in the Commissioners Office with legal
voucher; account will he allowed not properly
charge,le to the same.
Collectors and others having accounts to he stated or
srtt will apply to the Clerk during the of the
board, By ufiIf'
Nm. r. MILLER, Clerk
Commissioners If BsGii County,
Dec H. 1S6T-y
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NOTICE

In the Circuit Court for Cecil County. In Clanccry.
ORDERED This fourteenth day of October in the year
Eighteen hundred and weight that the sale n,,o and
reported by James r. Mccullough. Trustee for the sale
If tn" Real Estate of Dnniinick Mc1Iugh and wife, la
ratified and confirmed unless the there
of he shown before the nineteenth day of Drccn-
her, provided copy If this Order he inserted
si.lo newspaper, printed in Cecil county, in each
three successive weeks before the nineteenth day of No.
vemhcr. next.
Tho Report states the amount Of sales to bc S2;1Oo
DAVID SCOTT. Clerk.
Tru0 copy. t".t, DAVID SCOTT.
oct II, lSGS--iw Clerk.
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Notice to Debtors.

All persons indebted to the subscriber notified t.
forward and settle their accounts before the 2Ot
of December. lSS otherwise they Will he placed i'll tn
hands of an Officer for collection.
Nov IS, lS6S-;jw HOLLAND lAkGRANE,
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CLOTHING.
KILLING TIME
GREAT H1TOC AMONG THE PIGS.

KILLING TIME
GREAT H1TOC AMONG THE PIGS.
Come, granting pigs,
Forth from the sty;
For noac has come
Your time 10 die
You're lad yonr earn,
You're p1ump andtM,
And slceh and rouAd,
And all Of Tat.
Non comes our turn,
You areRted beasts,
IT'S time Aot ace
!Should hare our feasts.
No~, dont object,
And don't complain,
For if yon do,
Thrill be IN raia.
Ind as tile time
Has come to Kill,
It's also time
In aohicA ace acW
Buy garments rarm,
For good folks d.:
The place ace deal
IS GREAT BRO wv HALL.
The demand for country-raised, well fed
pork, is exceeded only by the dema nd for
another necessity of life, namely, excellent
clothing.
Only think ! the price of pig will buy an
elegant suit of clothes.
Our friends from the farm
Our friends from the villages.
Our friends from the cross roads.
Our friends from town, small and large,
Are invited to call and see how good and
how cheap our clothing is, and to take some
of it away with them
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UANOS.-Pcruvian and Mexican Guano of standard
" quality, always on hand and for sale by
JOHN PARTRIDGE, Ekton.
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ESTABLISHED IN 1928.
UDOLPHO WOLFE,

Schiedam Aromatic SCHNAPPS,
81 Beaver street, New Y orIS.
The subscriber hegs leave to inform the trade that he
hats appointed the following firms in Baltimore agents
for the sale Of his bottled Wines and Liquors.
Each bottle bears label with certificate of its gen
uncness, signed Icy the proprietor.
WIN. II. BROWN & BRO.
THOMSON & BLOCK,
CANDY, GlLPIN x co.