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For Dyspcpsfn. Indigestion, De-
preston OF 6plrts and General Debility, the FerTo-
Phosphorated Eu1ir OF Cal!saya Bari {Callsaya
BARK and Itun> 70 the best tonic. Made by Caswcu,
Hazard Co, New York, aud sold By druggts.s
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..-. cuSyICrs OF 1AE DAT.
charles Mortls, Indicted h,r burglary, pleaded
rnl!ty- He entered the nonse OF LeofEe y. Bl-
:. =. packed TITO hts sa:che1 a coat ana some
J. wclf5- WAS tIfeu In the house, An0 had upon
~ pen on paif OF elegant utppetA.
Michael johnson alias John Gnf1n. Indict-
q tat faT snslery OF Il watch FROM q. rAtmbreen.
1:rA o& guilty entered, and rftsoaes rendered.
Peter Jameson AID james O'Neiti nleadcd
cG:ts OF TIC larceny Of two suits o1 clothes, and
were TenApoett.
-Thcmas Mon:c, alias "Stppers jim, y pleaded
G,:iJ tu,dcr ayrl Of the larceny Of twenty
hays fkCm one MI. Sprilser, and WIS rem znied.
n ozss Lsnderan p:ssded entity tunder ae..)
n The lslceuy Of eifatE, uuder TWO Indictments
stnls het was Suspended.
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TIE Law WURTS-
MISCELLANEOUS Bn.Inrss Yesterday.
superior Court.

EE(IEkNI~NUNSEII.
E,cnaru nm ct ais. T. Anthony D. Mccormick.
e. c.nent for the eAst half Of Lol II, IN Block -
o, ..sra Tmftee4' Subdivision Of Section =, 80. II
clst. Tnis suit was prustt to test the action Of
trustee In making ssle OF rellty for defAalt In the
nam cu, OF interest Held By the Court {Glry)
that the rrtnrdy Of plaintiffs IL IN cnancery 10 set
eAdr the sale. Plaintiff TOOK nonsuts,
pKcREE OF SALE or LAND,
John CLIFFORD Ct al :. MichAel Clifford ct ii. a.
scr2,:u:orT order entered authorizing the Nstcr
to sell. IN parcels Lot :: 1,loek >, Carpenter. Ad-
xl!!Iun, md Sub Lots s and 3, In subdir+1op Of
7 y :, and the west Ills 1eci OF Lot ~, Bsou-
Eo1's Add1uDr.
tax Ttz1E CoSIks7Kp,
Jamcs RArcet,sv. George T, Cine, DIll t. set
h>lde tax sales Of 10. 5, Buttcrnc1ds Add1toa, IN
.ac vest half Of tue northwest quarter and the
foutheaIt quarter cs the uosthwest quarter OF
excEIn I. 50, Il.
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CLA1RV0KAHE3

DERS0NiL-HllI. THE GkSTLKNAS TaI
L netJ j X. tsst F:itxy ertnt7e. ~ she pa+. ofasA
pisa.e f:a1 that tsttst anl abtis. tr1:at
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Protestant Orphan A&,l lam.
Tic children OF the Protestant Orphan Asylum
Ind their uEuaf Christmas tfeEt on Tuesday.
lAtt&r splendid dinner they were taken into tho
Ihrior, and bad their arus nI1cd With toys and
Mrs Folsnsbec, Mis-. Rnnniop. Mrss Mcdonald,
Mra. Lock, MrA- Gay and Others. Afterward r.
I. E1men6dosfe delivered an interesting address.
1rdthc evening WAS spent II various auuse-
IEEEtA,
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Cosmopolitan Pcnrlttcy tho most
elegan. and harmless face tablet III the world.
Not liquid. nor loose, dusty powder. but solid
and convenient Sold BY all druggists.
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Burnett's KaIlSsson u fhe bcxH
preparation extant for Identifying the complex
Ion md curing aim diseases
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4 MFS' FSGlsKS. PORTABLE THHEsi!Ht,
Rht hottstnk to . Lnrre power; trlp-l liAn1mc:r
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lag. &C. COLLINS KkTUN, Agent. u south Caual.t
Fox SALE-CRKAp-USE ETRSTCLASS sra.
A. ;iouaET engine. naarafaetu!ed by K1R!c WorI4
81 Of thls city, hve sesss .ines. Cylinder q ID
bctr y ~ etroke with hand and tty.whrels rn.ureie
two fuet, ~ ' eA'
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Palmer. FULLER + CO.
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PARTHERS WANTED,

PARTNER WASTF3-WTTli s11.ol TO J0ts
advertiser tn actufinE business be Carried
o. et eolnc rnnt In The stxtcs. Prts srgr,
AID no opposition. nr!actoEy fcft Fcuces gwen. For
particulars address W n II, Tribune ottrc.
DARTNER WASTED-lS AN nLD.ESrARLLSH.
1 Cd retnN GrUrrry businesf. Amount requir1t SIoU.
Rstt Of given and rcqured Apply to j. D.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-10-20
vi. XVI, Whole NJ. Sal No AZ

uniform tone or pitch and it may be
tnst some such uniformity 10 observed
in the railway bell, the dock bell. u Q
ship bell, the ostler's bell, the shet p
bell-though we cannot veuch for it.
As the sound Of . bell may lie made
Of any pitch that the maker pleases, it
10 obvious that all notes for IN oc, ave,
or for many Octsves, may be produced
and set Of bells thus becomes . musi-
cal instrument. At Antwerp there is
(or was) set of thirty-thTee in the
cathedral tower, we'll attained, and
giving forth brilliant sounds. Such
sets Of bells are called carillons n
many parts Of the Continent. They
are played something like pianoforte.
The player thumps (for mere pressure
will not do) on keys, pellets, or nova
BILE pegs; these keys are connected
by bands or rods with hammers, and
the hammers strike the bells. For the
bass notes, the feet tread on pedals;
but the treble notes are played by
hand, the player protecting the edge
Of the palm with q leathern shield.
Some Of the carillons have as manv as
fifty bells; and some are played by
clockwork. like the Apollonicon of
former days. The name carllons is
occasionally given to the tunes played,
as we'll as to the instrument itself.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-10-20

nnR. J. A. HALE having resigned. Mr.. GEl.
- A. PARCAER is appointed Agent Of tire
EASTERN ExPRkss Co., st ELLSWORTH, - and
alter October LIST, 1870 J. II. HALL, Supt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-10-20
Bells and Bell Metal.

Every one has read abOnt the enor-
nous bells made in Russia and China
and nearly every one has had some
acquaintance with the troubles which
at first beset the two bells cast sue
cessively for the Houses Of Parliament
at Westminster. But there are many
interesting facts connected with the
tones or sounds of bells which are not
so familiar. Those sounds had former
ly much more Importance attached to
them than they have now. A firm be-
lief existed that the sound of church
bells would drive away thunder and
lightning, and repel demons and evil
spirits in fact. these were parts Of the
same superstition, seeing that the pro-
duction Of thunder and lightning was
attributed to the malevolent fend who
was supposed to hide the beautiful
face Of the moon.
1t was a very frequent custom to in
clude rhymed enumeration Of these
aud other uses Of church bells in the
inscription they bore. One English
form. frequently adopted, WAS this:
To csll the folks 70 church IL Ane-I chime.
When mirth snd Joy ass O re wing! ring.
When from ths body parts ths sOsl-l toll
The sound Of . bell depends, VI
course, on many different circumstan-
ces or conditions. One Of these is the
metal Of which the bell is composed.
The mixed metals or alloys illustrate
in IN instructive way the differences Of
quality which result from differences in
the proportion ofingredients. Copper
and tin produce the metal bronxd in
other proportions they yield specdlum
metal, for making the brilliantly white
re6ectors Of telescopes while in other
! proportions, again they furnish bell
metal. The Chinese in their gongs
80 80 RsaaSSe> - u AhafP k.n1fa - ~.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-10-20

2 RxPExr Now Rabbi Eliezer said
to his desciples; Turn TO God
one day before your DEATH. But
how can : man. replied they, know
the day Of mis- dsash2 f True said
Eliesss ;o'thsusfsrs yoa shssld turn to
God today; perhaps you nay de to-
mcsrow. Thus every day VIII be
spent a fstdtning go '.'''. '9.l
M fisad1pf St ~ hae-- heeaise for
: drink. 2Ihs dGhk aiaA eea drisSine
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-02

Russia may not march to Constantinople, but
she can If she chooses. II is our nrm belief
that II she does show any signs Of carrying
out her established and well known purpose
Great Britain will Immediately take possession
Of Egypt: ,'
How Completely In three short months war
has destroyed the balance Of power! How
the schemes Of statesmen have been bafled !
In how many respects will 1t be found that tho
present war has defeated Its purposel If Rus
sa does attempt to carry out her traditional
policy wo may have conaagration which will
envelop Europe-a destructive war which
will leave Europe comparative desert and
which will put the destruction Of the Roman
empire completely in the shade. The fall Of
tho Papacy, the deportation OF the Sultan, the
re-establshment Of the German empire and
the restoration of the Christian empire Of the
East may mako the year 1870 as memorable
for It's great events in the East as for those
which are convulsing Western Europe.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-02
The Progress of the War.

A number of Americans released from Paris
by Minister Washburne's exertiors have ar
rived in London, and we shall soon be favored,
no doubt, with more extended details-of the
inside workings Of the siege than any we have
yet had. The bombardment has not yet COM
menced, but it is stated that two hundred and
fifty guns are ready to open upon the city.
Inside there are said to be plenty of pro-
visions and determined spirit of resistance.
The French gunners aim their pieces with
great effect. II Is said that sickness prevails
to such an extent in tho German camps that
two thousand deaths are reported daily. Lyons
is preparing for stout resistance to tho forces
that are slowly advancing down the Vosges
Mountains and the River Rhone to invest it.
General Bourbaki has resigned his command Of
the Army Of the North on account of strong
feeling prevalent among the people and
soldiers there connecting him with the alleged
treachery Of Bazaine. The French feet with
heavy force of soldiers on board fer land
service, is operating about Cuxhaven, and has
frightened the people into preparing for a
sturdy defence. Gambetta continues to issue
wordy proclamations depicting the infamy Of
Bonaparte and the treason of Bazaine. A
most sinister looking conference is about to be
held Of the paroled French Marshals OF Cassel,
and all important and extraordinary confer
ence has already been held between Napoleon,
Eugene and Bazaine. On the part Of oil
the present divisions of the French people
talking seems to be the only effective weapon,
except in Paris, where the essence Of all the
frivolity Of France seem to DO at present
the only earnest, determined workers of the
whole.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-02
Tho First Steamer 70 New York frpxu
shanghae BY Way OF tho suez Canal.

Tho First Steamer to New York frpra
shanghae By Way OF tho susz Canal.
Among our items Of ship news we have the
report that the steamship Magdala, Captain
Davidson, left Shanghae for New York on the
10th Of August; arrived at Hong Kong on tbs
goth to coal; left on the 21st; arrived at SInga.
pore on the 10th and left on the Both, arrived
at Gale Qsland Of Ceylon) September and LED
on the 9th; arrived OF Alden (south end or tho
Red Sea) on the 22d and left on the 28d. and
arrived at Suez (north end Of the Red Seal
October 8. 1t will thus be seen that the ship
had a favorable passage up to Alden; but, en-
countering very severe weather In tho Red
Sea, she was sixteen days In reaching Suez
instead Of Eve or six days. She left Port
Said (at the Mediterranean entrance to the
Suez Canal) on the l4th Of October, and, wind
and weather permitting, she may reach this
port within the next ten days. In this event
she will have made the trip from Shanghai. by
way Of the Red Sea and the Suex Canal to
New York, inside Of ninety days. The ship
has apparently made no effort for quick trip;
but she promises ON immense gain on the or
cuitous passage around tie stormy Cape Of
Good Hope.
Let us suppose, however, that we have
ship canal across the Isthmus Of Nicaragua,
and that two steamers have started on the same
day from Shanghae, one by way of tho Sues
Canal and the other on the Nicaragua route
what thens The ship by way Of Nicaragua
will reach New York in forty-lve days and tbs
other will hardly arrive inside Of seventy-fivs
days. Tea from China or Japan, by way Of
the Pacific Railroad, can now DO brought here
inside Of forty days but the overland trans
portation Of three thousand miles makes it ex-
pensive. Give us q ship canal, say by the
Nicaragua route-which an experienced British
engineer has estimated will cost less than hall
the money required to open the Suez Canal
and we grasp at once the lions share Of the
great trade Of Eastern Asia. A ship canal
over some one of the isthmus passages of the
long and narrow waist Of this Continent is.
therefore, the greatest enterprise for our gov
eminent and commercial men Of any that can
be proposed. We hope, accordingly, that the
new United States surveying expedition to the
isthmus routes of Central America will not
return without fixing upon soms route for
ship canal, and it seems to US that Nature has
best adapted the Nicaragua route for this very
purpose.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-02
Eugene at WilhcImshOAc Very Important
News If True.


News If True.
Wehave the news that the Empress Eugene
was last Sunday at Wilhelmsh0he, on visit to
Napoleon; that Napoleon, Eugene and Ba-
zaine had had confidential conference, and
that messenger, meantime conveniently
near, was awaiting the result Of this confer
enoe in order to communicate it to King
William at Versailles. Now, if there Ia any
truth in these reports, the surrender by
Bazaine Of his army Of one hundred and fifty
thousand men loses much of its mystery, and
there is pretty good foundation for the sus-
picions and conjectures that have been accu-
mulating since the mysterious mission Of
Bourbakl from Metz to England in reference
to restoration Of the Bonapartes. King
William, with the consent of the neutral
Powers, may perhaps find in this scheme a
way to peace; but ii will involve remark
able change from the programme Of the Holy
Alliance Of 1914 and 1915 for the deshrone-
ment Of the Bonapartes, and a change quite
as remarkable from the original purpose Of
this war on the part of Prussia. The crisis in
France, however, is such that something must
soon be done for peace and in this light we
know not what a day may bring forth.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-02

A STORMY AUTUMN.-After our long dry
summer we have had remarkably stormy
autumn. October, in this respect has proved
the most disastrous month Of the year. It has
been marked not only by a succession of de-
structive hurricanes in Cuba and other West
India islands, by ruinous foods in Virginia,
and by heavy gales on our Northern lakes, but
by unusually severe and disastrous storms In
and around the British islands, involving on
tho north coast Of Ireland the lamentable
laundering, with the loss Of all on board but
one man, Of the steamship Cambria. Mean
time, the valley Of the Moselle, and the
river valleys of France generally, have been
flooded by heavy and continuous rains.
Within the last few days, however, we
have had reports Of snow storms In the
White Mountains, and at various points
nom the RooN Mountains westward. which
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-02
Il TRIPLE SHE EFT ,
low York. Wednesday, November Q, 1870.
CONTENTS OF Tc-DaY,S HERALD.

PAGE "->~o---~~~~~~
,1-Advert,sements.
acknowledgements.
$-ParIs Probable Failure OF the Peace Negotiations
Through EngIand's Interferonce; KING VIII
iiam's First Proposition for an armistice; Re-
ferenos between Napoleon poi Eugene , ana c Ba
zane at wiihelmshohe; Bonapartist Demon
nation Of NJ. Gambetta to the French Armies;
Kuinored RESIGNATION OF General Bourbaki;
further Particulars Of the Surrender Of Metz;
Exodus OF Americans from Paris-Base Ball
The Wheel OF Fortnne-.Lectnres Last Night
Brooklyn City News-A Buckeye Blue Beard,
of the Act Attacked and Defeated-The Pub
Nc lie 1eatn-Tne Question Of the East An ON.
Historical soOiesyMMitar 1iS chit-chat Steam
on the Csnas-O0lisions on the Road-Yacht
in9-Trotting at Eastwood rark-NavA Intel
ugence-Stabbed to Death-Water MeterR
6-The Late cyclone: Experience on Board tho
United STATES Steamer shenandoah; Terrible
as ~ Inc q ns Of Se az the
18th OF October; the Insurrechon-A Missing
Steamship: Fears Entertained for the Safety
OF the Propeller Varuna-American Institute
Fair-Iucendiary Fire at Hackettstown, N L.
Sudden Death Of q Prominent Jerseyman-
% Me- N Fork feTn y
Prison Monthly Record-Lay1ng Corner
Stone Marriages and Deaths
eastern Question, the Rumored Secret Treaty
Amusement Announcements.
sTapo om az PARIS Of tSs world
The Situation in China, lndecislon and Anxi-
ETY.; Murders by Italian Brigands; Crime in
Ireland; Shipment Of English MONKS for Bos-
observation-disclosures from Washington
Amusements- Personal Intelligence Business
Notices.
s-Tho Public Debt Statemenr-Serious Row
Among Students-Female Highway Robbers
Our Marine Intercsts-Financial and CONNER
cial Reports-The Recent Boiler Explosion
Near Observation-Disclosures
0-AdvertlsementS.
lO-Politics The Republicans and Young Democ-
racy Repudiate Each Other-NeW York Medt-
cal College for Women-Crushed and Fallen
Shipping Intelligence Advertisements
11-AdvertlSementA
T0-AdyertISemenuA.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-02
Tie Breakup OF tho Alliance Against
Tammany.

Tamma1y.
Party managers cannot always direct tho
views and opinions Of their more humble parti-
sans, and puppets sometimes will not jump just
the way the wire is pulled. They can call
spirits very nicely, but the spirits will not
always come. And this was the trouble with
the Republican General Committee last night.
When met together 1t was discovered that
only one man In the party was willing to vote
for the Young Democracy, and so they vomited
forth that callow organization as the attest act
Of publication.
Simultaneously with this cleansing process
OF the republicans scene having a similar
object In view occurred In the Young Demo-
cratic Committee. The worthy spirits who
have been trying to ''run muck" against
Tammany evidently found themselves In dam
ger Of isolation outside Of the Tammany
fold, and each one scrambled for the
honor of throwing over the republican
ally which was at that moment unani-
mously throwing them over. They did
finally throw it over, taking occasion very
gracefully and neatly to fix upon General
Woodford's alleged fellowship with an African
slave trader as the principal reason for desert
ing combination which they saw couldn't
win" And thus ends the alliance against
Tammanv
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-02

ELEVEN PERSONS HAVE BEEN MURDERED by
italian brigands in the province of Naples. A
gentleman who endeavored to develop the
agricultural resources Of Ireland has been shot
and wounded by assassins in the presence of q
number Of workmen, who refused to go to his
aid; and we learn by the cable that the for
egners who are still resident In China remain
excited and undecided as to their future
course, In the face Of reports Of contem-
plated assassination Of all foreigners. What
10 the cause Of and whence the impulse to
these criminal outbreaks among the Latins
ana Mongolianss defective education or
chronological deficiency 2
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-02
Managerial Harvest-Mor,
sst'ss -
Wanted.


Without losing any Of our intense cbsracter.
istic energy we have become an eminently
philosophical people. A glance at the theatri.
cal record Of the metropolis for the first two
months Of this season win explain. About
twenty-five places Of amusement Of all kinds
are open and in general well .patronized. No
other city In the world can make such an exhibit
this season. London can boast Of greater
number of theatres but the half Of them might
as well be closed for oil the patronage they
receive. Other European capitals tell the
same story, while there is not q manager In
New York but receives some encouragement
from the public. Again, other species Of
amusement-yachting, horse racing, base ball,
dancing and billiards-fnd thousands Of enthu-
siastio admirers here, and have become
necessity to very large proportion Of our
citizens. The philosophy Of this consists in
the belief Of the metropolitan public in the old
adage-''Al work and no play makes Jack
dull boy" They combine business with plea
sure, and love tho almighty dollar only for the
pleasure they derive in spending 1t. This IL
long progressive step from the time that the
aforesaid dollar monopolized mans thoughts
and actions from the rising Of the sun to the
going down thereof, with similar cycle Of the
moon included.
But there Is an important distinction to
be made between music and the drama
on the score of success. While the latter
Is fourishing in every possible phase Of
nuoio hoo h1t
great representative here, In the person
of Nilsson. She has given sufficient evil
dsnce of the appreciation of the public for
true art In her line. and her success has ex.
ceeded the fondest hopes of her manager. The
brief season Of English opera at Niblo's also
of the public for good music. Why, then,
cannot some of our enterprising musical cater
ers take advantage of the prepared state
Of the public mind and the splendid
opportunity now open to them to en-
gage first class talent in Europe and give
us opera as it should be presented The I'M
happy condition Of France leaves the artists Of
the Grand Opera and the Opera Comique idle
and ready for the offer Of any responsible
American manager. We have two opera
houses in this city which can challenge compe-
tition with any others in Europe or America
the Academy Of Music and the Grand Opera
House. The one is closed and silent, and the
other is disgraced by worthless, indecent ex-
hibition, which the many patrons of Grau and
Bateman's enterprises would hardly recognize
as opera 0ou6e. Now, here is fine opportu-
nifty for some widc-awake managers to avail
themselves of the immense supply of talent
lying idle in Europe and present opera In
its highest form to the American public.
Grand opera at tho Academy, say, and opera
consique at the Grand Opera House, would
meet with q patronage such as the most SAN
guine smpres0rio would hardly look for. The
experiment is worth the trial.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-02

THE NEXT LEGISLATURE will be composed
of an unusual number Of members-provided
all the candidates before the people be elected,
as each processes himself certain to be. "An
things right now, Captain-ive hundred ma
jority surei" is the burden Of the happy song
OF many expeotantss
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-02

FERNANDO WOOD has told an interviewer
that his opponent for Congress In the Ninth
district General Hillyer) wonld poll about one
hundred votes. That is hard on Hillyer, who,
es one of the only two survivors OF General
Grants war staff, was supposed to have moro
Than that numbsr of personal pensioners in the
district,