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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27
LEGAL NOTICES,
CUpBENE COURT.

the matter Of the Application Of the MaySr s
widening and strairh'epn'Rps1 or
that psT, q Tosdw, bet IS,ly.sogaa
sss ant Street ana Forty sscI wih
SaD i'V'ee' IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
We the undersigned Commissioners of Estimate and Az.
in the aboveen,ei matter hereby give notice to
and lois improved lands affected thereby
and S al | as.ea osn els and
mcn and valuation and that all persons interested
an and nsis
M AZ hn oe o o Rs
street "a IN this CITY, or before the 18Th day % sep
pars. 80 oaens he day. nss! ATE, he 4.
nr u Once on each Of l SAID
cordTbs The abstract of the es,Ima,e and
WHO gr %a e sps e ~ IL
our report have deposited In the oaee Of the Depart
e woIs g., IN sss city OF isT YORK A'' 70 re-
the limits s~Sr,sea y the ssSrs
iSaa s Situate Ss and boupded y and
4 he s S. 2, us 81 as sSd
. .sss' ne centre
- S .n "s
sSasey sons the o.
ss Ssnir as 10 s
s,ssms sIsncs ,:asiSS,y along s Ssss
nssc hence wesery along the Centre Inc Of 1sior
place to Broadway. thence sonhery along the centre
10y place, thence westerly along the centre ms o.
Wayerey place 70 the centre ine of sntn ayenue thence
centre line q Fourteenth street sncc westerly rions the
avenue, thence nohery along the centre line OF seventh
the centre line OF Twentieth street. thence westerly
centre line OF Twentieth the line
Eighth Avenue, thence nortnely along the centre ns o.
Eighth 70 the centre line Of Twenty eighth street.
thence westerly along The centre line street
10 the line OF Ninth thence northerly Aone tho
street. tbeace eAsery along the centre line Of snyss,h
the centre line OF Eighth hence south
ery along the centre line OF Eighth avenue 70 he point or
Fourthwfhat our report herein will be presented 70 tho
Supreme Court Of the State Of New York. special term
thereof be held before the Honorable Abs Cardozo,
Jusce The Court House " the vty Hail. IN the oty
OF New YORK, upon further notice Of twenty days TO Dc
hereafter given In two daily newspapers published IN The
city OF New York gursusn. 10 the provisions o. Tie fourth
p"'''1 yQHS O. JONES, 1, coou,,,,o.r,
wILLfAN WOOD, eom"'''"''
Dated Nav YORK. August rs. ISL
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27
Cossrwnsr STEAMSHIPS.

TOR NORFOLK, CITY POINT AND RICHMOND.
II O.d Dominic StsAmshp Company.
Steamships OF this line leave pier North River foot %
Beach street.
For Norfolk, City Point and Richmond. The STEAMSHIP,
sAAC BELL will sa on tues ay, August 20. at p. NJ.
onnecting with the Virginia and rennesses AR Inc.
eaboard In ino Petersburg and Weldon Railroad.
Chesapeake ohio Railroad and Richmond and Danvis
Railroad Through passenger tickets and through bills or
ading reduced rsiss 10 ali points South and southwest
Al ply Office, pier ~ ut Office OF the company 1877
Greenw ch street. corner OF Dey.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27

ITO LET-ONE SIDE OF NEWLY FITTED Ur STORE
i cheap rent; two large show wndowsi one OF the
best business IN the city Cal at $40 Canal street,
near broadway.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27

ITO. LEASE-THE LARGE BUILDING .1H EIGHTH
street. Broadway with spacious Hal attached suit
hoe for motel restaurant club house wsrerooms
suction house, library, &c. T. e. DAVIS, 81 Hassaust
~ tny'aA furnished Once on the ground floor. suit
able for doctor.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27
TRAvELLERs' GUIDE.

, LBANY AND TROY DAY LrNE.-sTEhaERS G.
y ylBBARD and DANIEL DREW, from yes.ry street
al $3.50 A. Thirty fourth street al 5 landing a, 1onk
er-, raIryown and Eyaok by ferybcat, CozzsSs Wess
FONT Cornwall, Newburg, Poughkeepse, Rhinebect Cas-
Nh ana Hudson connecting with evening trains the Hcv
Crntr Tor the West and and after June 70 VIII IN,
Albany and Snsqnehanna road for Sharon Sprn.s ga from
hew York; ant Bnghanton. and by Rensselaer, and snra
ogh road 'or Saratoga Springs sS 50 New York;. A.
SCHUlLKR = y
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27

CTORE TO LET LOW-SEPTEMBFR L. GOOD STAND
- confectionery, Is lately uuyed best
Fourth and Grst above the depols Apply at fruit
store 394 Fourth avenue. s'N
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27

CTEAM POWER TO LE1.-oNE Room 4QXso ANpo one
- 1890 feet with without power at tn kuscka Steam
Mschiiie Carving Works, 81 cannon street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27

ITO LET-UPpER PART OF HOUSE 253 EIGHTH AVE.
Grand Opera House; most desirable location
other iisht business also Floor OF SIX rooms Inquire
shoe store 253 Eighth
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EUROPEAN srrAysuIrs.

CTEAM TO LONDON.
- steamship PARAGUAY. u-ist 90 1871
Rates OF passage, curency;--r ..l
Frat cabin H10; second cabin S50i steerage, $40.
ROWLAND X ASPIEW ALL, Agents
"a Is So al
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27

ITO LET OR LEASE FOR A TERM or YEARS SEQ.
oDd Loft of hn to LEO est Twenty -dfh street is well
lighted adapted for manufacturing purposes light
neavy has ctncy aud outside building for engine and
boiler 4 required. Apply to PARKER GILLESPIE, 2-s
Pearl street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27

CTORE TO LET IN CAIHARINE sTREET-HAs BEEN
y occupied for many years shoe sore. II 10 good
siayd FOR hats clothing business hns been painted
papered UP newly. Apply TO the owner itb Henry st.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27

A HOY FOR RocKAwAy BEACHl-THE LARGE
N Sound steamer NELLY WHITE leaves every SUNDAY
from Peck alp, East River. at $3.50 w. and i:i6 r. NJ
Christopher street. North River ~ and 40 r. NJ pef
No North River 9;l5 A.. NJ and Z. NJ Futon fsrfys
Brooklyn s9o M and NJ Returning leaves ,., Rock
hour the Beach tor ostnng DO
A large, comfortable boat Fine music ana good reiresh
meRts.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27

ITO LET-A SMALL STORE ON THE BowERY, UNDER
l. the weschester House. suitable for gcnetnen's fnr
njshirg goods hsts caps dry goods drug store. For
Particulars inquire at the otlcc of the hotel. -'
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27

TOR TROY DIRECT, LANDING AT AhBANY.-THE
elegant lsh,.draft Steamboat NGvERsiSK leaves pier
70 loot oi FRANKLIN street. north River every Monday
wednesday and FRIDAY, at clock p making osrtslD
connection with all the early trains the North West
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27

no RENT TILL MAY NEXT-A VERY COMFORTABLE
and fully furnished four story high stoop brown stone
House, Twenty frat street. nth Apply to
eenth street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27

N Three high stoop brick, s 400 West Thirty
seventh street story English basement BRICK 800;
also many others cheap, NORRIS y. BhER,
269 West Thrty-fourth street
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27

A THREE STORY HIGH STOoP BROWN STONE
"A House TO let unfuraishcd; FiftIeth street. between
Fifth and Sixth ront g. 800 II. r. DREW CO.
s39 Sixth between Forty and Fortycighth
streets and l7b Fifth avenue.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27

OFFICE, VERY LARGE, SUITABLE FpR ANY BilsT.
W would be suited Tor respectable restaurant
Ayply at ~ University place corner Of Lieveph street
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27

PHYSICIANS oFFICE.-TO LET ON WEST fol r.
IL teenth street. Fifth fine Basemsn, suit
aLle for the above purpose Address Nj box ls5 Herld
Once.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27

mo LET-TwO LARGE STORES; ALSO FLOORS
OF Rve rooms each; houses new ST. 70 Sis; also
part of brown House Central Park. VIM BAL
-FOUR, S45 Thiid avenue Scvepys eyentn street
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-07-21
The Ruby.

NE generally speak of the diamond as
the most valuable of gems, but this is not
really the case. The ruby is the most
valuable, but it depends for its rarity upon
its color. The ruby is the next hardest
thing TO the diamond. 1t is found princi-
pally in the East. 'ai-
Siam, and Ava, and Ceylon. afford the
most plentiful supplies In Burmah the
finding of one of these jewels is made a
state event; the grandees of the empire
go out to meet it with elephants and all
the grandeur of eastern state, There are
many shades of red, but the most an.
proved, and commanding the highest
price, is that of the pigeons blood.n' rr
The ruby, in common with many other
precious stones, had magical properties
attributed 10 il by the ancients; indeed,
we do not doubt that in the East the su,
perstitious ideas connected with it are as
rife as ever. Our ancestors believed that
1t was peservative against evil thoughts,
and that much dreaded thing of old
poison. 1t kept the wearer safe from all
evil spirits, and what was more, its sani.
tary power was held to be so great that
he was said never to suffer in bodily
health. Moreover, it was supposed TO be
endowed with a certain occult intelli-
gence. 1t was believed that the gem
darkened when danger awaited the per
son, and grew bright again when the peril
had passed away.
The king of Burmab, one of whose titles
is that Of lord of the Rubies, has one the
size of pigeons egg. The value of
these gems goes on increasing at much
higher ratio than that of the diamond.
When its weight is as much as four carats,
its value varies from e400 to e450, a sum
more than double that of the diamond of
the same weight ErchdRge.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-07-21

lance of the Staff Surgeons tent they
came upon o private of the -th reCi-
ment lying desperately wounded. The
poor fellow looked MP piteouslv and
touched bis cap, rs he recognized his off
Ger in agony on the stretcher. Captain
c. called to the men 10 halt, and to
raise him IN slightly; leaning over, he
soon saw the nature of the soldiers
wound, which was far less dangerous than
his own. .s..
{" Lift me out" he said ; at can't move
you life me out; thatll do, gently-ves,
that's broken, too," (as they touched his
spine.) "So-now carry him to the doc
tors; they can do nothing for me, not too
late for him yet--iust little more so,"
(facing the enemy, "that's It"
But, sir -" demonstrated one of the
men. 1.s.
q "Be quick with him, then come back /;
Tn not likely to have left this" he added,
with slight smile.
The men did as ordered, and deposiSng
the wounded trooper, they went to Cap.
tain c.. He had not, indeed, left that !;
he lay facing the enemy still, and the
playful smile with which he had addressed
to them bis last words fingered yet on his
face but his troubles were over victory
or defeat were now alike TO him, and he
had left the field of strife for that peace
ful world where dwells the spirits of the
just made perfect.
The instances of men hopelessly
wounded refusing to monopolize the doc
tor are by no means rare and IL battle
field is sometimes the scene OF outrages O.
which humanity shudders, it occaSionall,
provides US with instances of unsurnasseI
herOism and selEeao. ;fica
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-07-21

larging circles until II had formed some
six or eight threads about one-fourth of
an inch apart This, noticed, was not done
with that care which marked Its subse-
Quent work but IL was only intended (as
l afterward saw to be- q sort of s'ay.lath,
and not a permanent affair. 1t, now
daited to the outside of the web, aDa-eom----
menced to weave In the woof, which was
done by passing thread from spoke to
spoke around the wheel, in diminishing hi
circles, the distance between them being
determined by the length Of the spiders
hind legs, for Il walked on the line spun at
the previous revolution, and guided the
new thread with one of its hind feet, hold
ing Il toward the centre as much, as possi-
BILE, aud allowing it To run between two
of its claws around pulley. Asit passed
over each spoke II would with this hind
foot press the newly formed thread 60 1T,
thus firmly uniting 1t. In the same man q
ner it proceeded on until it came to the
stay laths, when it fell to work, and, IN a
twinkling, tore them away, aud soon fin- no
ished its work, aud retreated to its CORNER
to await the approach Of some luckless fly.
Twice during the operation its thread
broke, but, not noticing it until It got to
the next spoke, it did not retrace its steps,
but fastened it where IL was, thus leaving
break. Nearly all OF the webs TINT q
have examined have the same defect.
That which surprised me most was the q
extreme rapidity of the. spiders move
ments, as It was not probably more than
ten minutes from the time of destroying {
the web before another was completed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-07-21
How a Spider Builds its Nests.

w. @. RICHMOND, of Geneva, Ohio,
sends to AppLet0a's Journal the following
account OF how a spider builds its WEBB
While at work one day in the field, /
accidentally destroyed the web of com,
mon spider. Curious TO know what the
little creature would do in its great calam,
ity, made myself comfortable and await
ed results. The spider, not in the least
dishearte1ed by its loss, Immediately COM
menced building another web. II first
described clrcle-not regular, but agree
ing with the irregularities of the spires
OF grass on which 1t was suspended in a
verticle position. Having strengthened
this outer line (which may he likened to
the felloe of carriage wheel), by passing
around IL several times, adding each time
a thread, it proceeded 70 form the spokes.
Il assembled TO the upper edge of the cir
Gle, aud securing its thread, swung of,
slowly de- csndIng to the lower edge,
where II fastened the other end. Ascend
ing this last formed line TO about the cen.
tire, and fastening its thread, II proceeded
again TO the circumference, thus forming
another spoke in the wheel. II continued
this operation until enough spokes were
made, then, beginning at the centre or
hub, 1t passed round and round in en-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-07-21
Visiting In China.

A visit of ceremony is conducted with
great politeness Your card must be sent
on btfore you by special herald-a
" "tingchai" (the Chinese are we'll up in
the hshion of cards, which they have
long practiced) )-who should be dispatch
ed in good time to allow of proper prepa-
ration by those who are to receive you,
Your rank being stated on your card, you
are received according to 1t by the gentle
man upon whom you call. He comes out
certain distance, in proportion to your
rank he bows and you bow, while each
says, Chin chin" and you are invited in;
but at every doorway he pauses and po-
htely proposes you should precede him,
which you decline as politely; and at last,
after many protestations, he goes first,
with some pretty apology. When the
room is entered, and each is seated, at.
tendants enter with cups of tea and
sweetmeats, and the customary compli-
ments are passed, beginning with "Qus
shingT--"Whatis your honorable manner"
'"W What lie your honorable ageY" and fifty
questions which TO us seem half rude and
almost insulting but this curiosity toward
an honorable acquaintance is not consid.
cred at all. so--indeed, it would be in q
Chinese gentleman's eyes very rude not
to make all these inquiries The orthodox
half hour having passed, and the business
Qfany) TO be trapsacted being over, the
guest is conducted away toward the door
with the same ceremony; and if of SUI
perior rank 10 his host and he wishes To
show him great respect and honor, he
sees him to his sedan and W ats as he
moves away, bOwing profoundly, and ex-
claiming, "Chin chinp ...uo8' '..-....t ID,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-07-21
True HerOIsm.

The battle of Aliwal was fought on the
2Sth day of January, 1S46 1t was the
bloodiest in modern history up 10 that
time since then il has been eclipsed in
its saDguinary character by lnkermann,
by Solferino, and by Sadowa. AT one
time the Sikh cavalry had we'll nigh cap,
tured Sir Harry Smith himself who was
obliged TO shift his position in conse-
quence At this moment an officer OF his
stan was struck down by fragment Of
shell, which shattered his right thigh aud
hip joint In hideOus manner. Some men
of his troop, seeing him fall, obtained
leave to run 10 his assistance, and in few
minutes he was on aktretcher and being
carried TO the rear. The men were de.
voted 10 him, and they carried him
through that dreadful field of slaughter
with as much care as II conveying baby
In its cradle. When within a short dis
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-07-21
The Highest Flight Ever Made by man.

The most remarkable balloon ascension
on record was made in 1904, by Blot and
Guy .Lussac, in Paris. BY this enterprise
they endowed science with series of new
and important facts, questionable before
that time, as they carried with them a
complete set of suitable apparatus, and,
moreover, an unsurpassed knowledge of
observation aud experiment. They
assembled to a height of 1900 feet, and
observed that at the height of 5000 to
1900 feet the animals they had taken
with them, in order TO observe the effect
of the rarefied air and cold upon them,
did not appear to suffer any inconven.
ience. In the meantime, the pulses of the
two experimenters were much acceler-
ated +; that of Guy-Lussac, otherwise
always slow, SO beats per minute, wasS0 /;
and that of Blot, naturally rapid, 79 beats
f1,OOV feet pigeon was liberatea 1.
dropped down whirling through the air
as if it had been stone. The air was too
thin, too much rarefied, to enable it to
fly. Three weeks later, GUY. Lussac went
up alone, and attained the heighth of 23,-
600 feet, four and one.sixth miles, or
1000 feet higher than the top of Chimbo-
razo Mountain. The barometer was only
thirteen inches high, the thermometer IS
degrees Fahrenheit below the freezing
point, while at the surface of the ground
1t was 80 degrees. He left the courtyard
of the COnSerpatoire des Arts ct Meters, in
Paris, and, after an aerial voyage OF six
hours, descended near Rouen, one hun
dred miles distant The result of this
ascension on Guy.Lussac's health was
very injurious, partially by the wait of
air for respiration, combined with sudden
cold, but chiefly by the absence of the
accustomed pressure At the extreme
height of $4,000 feet his face and neck
were swollen enormously, his eyes pro-
trude1 from his head, blood ran from his
eyelids, nose and ears, and also came from
his lungs, by vomiting; in short, his sys.
tenn received shock from which he never
fully recovered the rest of his life.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-07-21

Mr. EASY keeps a hotel, taking both
transient and permanent bOarders, as they
may offer. Some time since he had a
young married couple among his guests,
who kept up an appearance of ample
means, and seemed to have everything
they wanted, though they had prolonged
their stay for several weeks, and the
landlord had not called upon them for any
money. at last some little circumstance
occurred which made Easy tTi1e uneasy
as to the solvency Of his debtors. and d he
said 10 his wife, in confidence: what do
you think of Mr., and Mrs SharpY They
are running up pretty large bill Isup'
pose he is good for itthough." "Oh, /
guess there's no danger" replied Mrs.
Easy. "They are all right, Issked him
for money yesterday, and he paid thirty
dollars on account" "Paid you thirty
dollarsY" Yes" A sudden light dawned
on Mr., Easy. 81 know where he got IT,"
he exclaimed: "he borrowed thirty dol
lars Of me yesterday morning p
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-07-21

FROM the returns of the Minister. of
Commerce In sthe Pontlfical States, we
learn there have been exported from
Rome In theytar 1859, pioturesby the old
masters valued at ,776 franesSd modern
pictures, S75,03S francs; antique sculp-
ture, 20,634 modern sculpture, 1,37S,094
francs Total 2,S3S, ,442 francs.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-07-21

DIR. NKLAToN, the great French sur.
geon, earned 100000 frsnOs last year,
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-03-31

wine-Bib,ng women.

The London Lancet and Saturday ReDiest
have recently exposed the growing tenden-
CIV of women in the higher classes Of Eng.
lish society to indulge in the use of alco-
holic stimulants. The New York Tribune
adds its testimony to show that the vice is
not confined to our sisters over the water
but is becoming alarmingly prevalent in
that metropolis. AT the risk of being con-
sidered Pharasaical we must observe, in
defence of our Richmond society, that the
phenomena described by our London and
New York contemporaries are not visible
here. We know of no quiet ''ladies res
taurants" where respectable women" re-
sort for stimulant which is inaccessible at
home, nor have any of our 'syoung, gener-
GUS, lovable girls yet died from mania
a-potu. But listen to the Tribune
1t is worth our while to look at home and see
how this matter stands with us. There is such
q sense of chivalry toward the weaker sex and
faith in their purity among Americans, that
statement that drunkenness existed to any APP
preciable amount among educated women
would be received with disgust and incredu-
lily. Yet there are certain facts which it is
high time should be taken at once into the
gravest consideration by both the pulpit and
the press. To physicians they are, unfortu-
nately, but too familiar. Among these is the
too large proportion of female patients in
insane asylums, who have become so from
the use of stimulants. Inebriate asylums for
women have been lately established in this
State and Pennsylvania, and are filled out of
the high ranks of society. l. 0iNaa
The American fashionable woman, as we all
know, drinks often, at her own table, wines of
a strength which her European sister would
not dare to touch. She "mixes her liduors''
too; in her teens is a connoisseur of cham
payne, delicately sips sherry eobblers and Ro-
man punches; and all this with her indoor
life, her limp constitution, her bilious habit
and under climate influences which to the
strongest man make alcohol poison. f,fhere
are quiet sflaidies restaurants" in oil the sea-
board cities, SO quiet and modest in appearance
that gentlemen are not tempted into them,
where respectable women resort for the stimu-
liant which is probably inaccessible at home.
Deaths from mdnid.apot,t have, occurred this
winter, and that not in the debased lower
classes, but among cultured, delicately-reared
women--some of them young, generous, lovea-
BILE girls. This is an ugly and almost incredi-
BILE story. If we did not feel that the danger
was imminent, we would not drag such foul,
ness out from its hidden corners into the pub
lie air. .ai ~ . es-ll azal ia4-