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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-03
CLOSING EXERCISES OF THE NEW YORK
EVENING HIGH SCHOOL

Tho sixth annual closing exercises OF the New
York Evening High school took place at Steinway
Hall last night. on which occasion the following
young men were presented with medals for pro-
mciency In the different schools OF drawings
Inomas Monds. the Tiffany Medal;n John A. Had
uen, inc mitchell and Vance Medal" and tue
"faper Prizeu to Emanuel Seelia. Sixty.nine
young men graduated from the school, TINS being
tne largest number that have graduated at tine same
commencement since the soho0topeneds
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-03
COURT or CoMsog pLEAs-pART |.

Verdict of Damages for Assault.
Before Judge J. f. Daily.
James and Margaret Dooley We. James Mulcahy.-
The derendent is charged with assautlng Mrs. Doc
ley with an axe. suit was brought for damages;
the defendant failed to appear, and verdict was
given for $500 for the plaintiffs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-03
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

The New York Historical Society held stated
meeting last evening, which was very largely
attended. Rev. DR.. John Lord, the venerable his.
tOrian, read paper on "Daniel Webster"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-03
INSURANCE IN OHIO,

COLUMBUS. Ohio, April 2, 1872
In the Senate this morning the House BILL to com.
pei life insurance companies In other States doing
business in OHIO to file with the State Auditor
waiver OF the right 10 transfer any case from the
State TO the United States Courts, was passed.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-03
THE WHlSKEY FRAUDa
Explanations Respccting Ex-Assistant District
Attorney Bell.

Explanations Respcciing Ex-Assistant District
Attorney Bell.
New YORK, April ], 1872.
TO rae EDITOR or THE HERALD
MY attention has just been called to some para
graphs OF your article OF this date upon the "Whis-
key Frauds,' which contain destinations against
my partner, Mr.. Joseph Bell late Assistant United
States District Attorney. IL Is suggested that he
left New York under the pretence OF Illness to avoid
an investigation into his conduct while acting "a
Assistant to Mr.. Courtney, late United States Dis
trlct Attorney. In justice to Mr. Bell request you
to publish the following iacts:-
ago, under the advice OF Dr. Douglas, OF this city.
Al the time he was suffering under IA acute attack
Of bronchitis. which has grown more violent for the
last TWO years, until finally his ply slcian advised
MIN that his life was In great danger II he remained
here during the sprin months. He lett with great
reluctance, sacrificing business OF importance
ana solely because his health was impaired. !
know tnat ne had no idea that any charges had
been made or were TO De made against him, and
that ne did not leave To avoid Investigation into
his past conduct; and also know that had he
celved the slightest intimatton or such proposed
investigation, not even The consideration or his
health would have induced him TO leave the CITY,
AS 10 the alleged charges against him, am aI-
tnorized 0y the District Attorney Judge Noah Davis
70 say tnat the insinuatlOn OF such charges having
been made to HIM or to the Grand Jury is utterly
without lou dation that during tine time he Judge
DAVIS has held tho Ollce OF District Attorney not
WOru Oh complaint has ever come to his knowledge
concerning the conduct OF Mr.. Bell while Assistant
District Attorney, The attack upon MIR Bell Is,
consider, an outrage upon private character.
Yours, respectfully, DOUGLAS CAMPBELL,
25I Broadway.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-03
COURT Or COMMON PLEAS.

Decisions.
BY Judge LOew.
Lyon vs. DEMONSTRATION denied.
Taylor vs. Glllies OF al-M0tt0n granted, without
costs.
susanna Muller vs.. Conrad Null r.-Order declar.
Ing the marriage contract between the paInt1H ana
defendant null and void granted.
BY Judge Van Brunt.
Knickerbocker Ice Company VIZ. Winch.-Motion
denied, costs 10 abide event.
BY Judge Robinson.
Hamilton VS., Clinton.-Case settled.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-03
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
Married.

Married.
CURTIs-JENKs- this CITY, on Tuesday, April
2, by the Rev. L. Wilson, THOMAS CURTIS, OF Eaton
Town, N. j., to Mrs. JANE d. jerks, OF 81. Louis,
NO.
st. Louis papers please copy.
EPPELEIN- EPPELEIN-In New York, by Rector
Rev. j. Mllet, OF New York, JOHN EPPELEIN to An
GHLINA EPPELEIN.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-03
A Gard from MIR. II. w. Myer

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
In your Issue OF to-day notice my name among
those indicted by the Grand Jury In connection
with whiskey frauds. AS this Is an error and MIS-
statement, you VIII obge me by making the COrrec-
ton IN your edition Of to- morrow. Yours respect
fully, THEODORE w. MYERS,
~ South william street,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-03
UNITED STATES cIscyiT COURT.
Fines Upon Jurors

Fines Upon Jurors.
Judge Woodruff sat yesterday at the usual hour.
The fines Of $3.50 each imposed upon Brayton Ives
ana Herman Won Post for non-attendsnce as petit
Jurors were RENTED, ana they were ordered TO
serve Tor the balance OF the term.
In. Inc following persons have been ordered TO show
cause Cause why they should not DC punished for con.
nnMapp, veorgo King, Henry 8. Moore, Albert h.
Donald X. Jameson Was 1ned Aab0 for non.
attendance a. Juror Wv y,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-03
A Correction,

NJ. Goldman, broker. OF 80 Pine street. Is not the
gentleman indicted by the Grand Jury connection
with the whiskey frauds, as enormously stated in
the HERALD Of yesterday.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-03

Mr.. Brown Has No Connection witk the
Whiskey Ring.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In this days paper you give my name as q party
supposed" TO be indicted by the United states
Grand Jury. Never having been Interested In any
manner IN the manufacture, sale or use OF whiskey
and never being client interested or engaged In
the business or connected IN any manner with
whiskey frauds, cannot understand why your re-
porter should include the undersigned among the
'auppoSedn parties. Yours, &C.,
SAMUEL BROWN, Attorney at Law,
APRIL 2, 1872. 29l Broadway.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-03
ANOTHER MALPRACTICE CASE,
A POOR GERMAN GIRL the VICTIM.

A Rich Disciple Of the Doctrines Of Rosenxweig
Dispensing Destroyer Of Infantile Life
Fashionable Prices Paid for the Conceal
ment Of shame-A Married Midwife,
Magnifcently ALFRED, Driving
Dreadful Trade-Will Punish.
ment Be Melted Quit
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-03
SUPREME COuaT-spsclAl TERM
The Hogan WIN Case.
Before Judge Barnard.

Sarah Q. Hatch vs. Clara NJ. Penguet ct a).-This
viii DO remembered o. the Hogan win case. the par
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-11-26
Vomiting Snakes.

Vomiting Snakes was one of the
matters discussed at the late meeting
of the Vermont Medical Society,
when d. p. Bradley, of Mortified,
made a detailed statement of a case
which he had thoroughly Investigate
ed, having procured the snakes that
were said to be vomited, and present.
ed them before the society. The man
had no knowledge of having swal-
lowed anything of the kind, nor was
he suspicious al any time that his
stomach contained any such animals,
but he remembers that while at work
he was in the habit of drinking from
some pools of water in his pasture !;
which he made for that purpose by
scraping out with his hands depres-
sion in which the water might collect.
His peculiar symptoms began on the
9Th of May last, were repeated in
June, and again July 80, when he
vomited two snakes, six inches long.
They were yomited in his own home,
and in the presence of his family, SO
there can be no mistake about the
fact of their having been elected from
the mans stomach. The reptiles are
a species of water snakes, which
propagate in just such localities as
the man describes, and probably
when the parent snake uttered its
warning cry of approaching danger
to her young, they mistook the open
mouth of the drinking man for that
of their mother, and found their grave
instead OF their place of security;they
were elected dead. During the SEES,
sion Of the society, DR., james gave
the history of another case in which
an evitt was vomited, and alluded to
the general literature on the subject,
from which it appears that well-au~
thenticated cases of his kind are not
numerous, the simulated cases being
more numerous
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-11-26
Wisconsin River Improvement.
A correspondent of the Wlscoas

A correspondent of the Wisconsin
who signs the letters ~. r - writes
this OF the progress of the wing-dam
improvement of the river by the
Government
While at Avoca in Iowa county. |
was fortunate to meet with Mr.. Rey.
nolds, cousin of Hon James Rey-
no!ds of your city, who is engaged
on the Wisconsin river Improvement,
and who extended me an invitation
to visit and inspect the work. This
was at once accepted, and short
drive to the Wisconsin river. brought
me to barge tied to the rivers bank
and comfortably arranged for the ac-
commodation Of the workmen. When
on board, the government steam boat
under command of Captain Norris
was seen coming up stream and the
party was soon on deck and swiftly
gliding down the river towards Mus
coda The boat went at full speed
over sand bank now covered with
water, that before the improvement
completely impeded navigation, and
this at time when the water in the
river was never known to be SO low
Here ives aw the main operation re.
lied upon for utilizing the navigable
facilities Of this river. Running out
from the bank of the river about
thirty yards, was a dam formed of
layers of saplings and stones, the far
end resting on the tail of the above
mentioned sand bank. This dam had
been down for some time, and the
gathering sand, uniting with the sap.
llngs ADD stones, had made it very
solid, SO that the volume of water
running against it, was turned in
deep stream over the sandbank which
was gradually being worn away.
The saplings for the dam are cut on
the banks of the river, which so plen
tifuliy supply the required stone.
After running for several miles to
near Muscoda, the boats head was
put up stream. and after taking
stone.laden barge from one of the
quarries, towed her TO near the home
barge where the stone was required.
On the way up, several fat boats
loaded with potatoes and other pro-
fuce, were seen flo lting down on
their way to ports on the Mississippi.
From all | saw and heard of this inn
provement, formed a decided opin-
ion Of its feasibility and of the &C.
complisament at comparatively
cheap cost. The Government has
been vigorously prosecuting this
work, and by next fall the sight of
steamers running from Portage City
into the Mississippi at Prairie du
CHEN will probably not be rare.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-11-26
Town Libraries.

A correspondent of the Newark
Advertiser, writing from Massachu-
sets, says; Every place that l
have visited, as at Worchester.
Springfield, etc, in its liberal pro-
vision for education and culture (be-
yond the public schools) show the
earnest conviction Of the citizens
that the taxes for the prisons and
almshouses are reduced as those for
free public libraries, museums, and
classes are augmented.
"1ou can see numbers of towns
here voting (under a general State
act passed in 1860 large appropra-
tons tor the maintenance of nublio
free Libraries, and erecting as at Wor-
cester, buildings as handsome as any
in the city, to accommodate superb
donations of books received from
public spirited citizens. Ia Spring
field, with population of % 600. a
sum OF $50 600 was subscribed in
one winter for the erection OF a pub
nc library, and the city appropriates
annually the funds is pay current
expenses (s3 500 in 1871. In Wor-
cester and IN Boston any ragamuffin
over fifteen years of age can go into
The public library, and on his own
recognlzance, without any bonds or
security, can draw books to read at
his own home.
"Uuder this system the circulation
OF books in Worcester with a popu-
lation of about $4,000 increased
from $1,000 in 1862 TO SO 600 1871,
with loss to the library in all that
time of only 220 volumes, of which
nnmber the Librarian acknowledges
that good part could have been
saved If looked after in time"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-11-26
sh sHS Vol. "A, NO. rs.
A Darkey's View of War.

An elderly darkey, with a very
philosophical and retrospective cast
of countanance, was sitting upon his
bundle on the hurricane deck Of one
of the Western river steamers, toast
ing his shins against the chimney.
and apparently plunged in a state of
profound meditation. His dress and
appearance indicated familiarity
with camp life, and it being soon
after the siege and capture Of Fort
Donelson, | was inclined TO disturb
his reveries, and on interrogation. |
found be bad been with the Union
forces at that place, when | CUES.
toned him further. His philosophy
was so much in the Falstaffiian vein.
that [ will give his views lr his own
words, as near as my memory
serves me
Were you in the fght2'
Il had little taste Of il, sah.'
Stood your ground, did you 2
No, sab. | runs
Run at the first fire, did you p
Yes, sab, and would have run
soonah, had | knowed it was com
in
Why, that wasn't very creditable
to your courage
Dat isn't in my line, sab cookin's
my profession.
Well, but have you no regard for
your reputation p
"Reputation's muffin to me by de
side of life
DO you consider your life worth
more than other peoples p
It's with more to me, sab.
'Jhen you must value it very high
ly.'
Yes, sab, | does more dan all dis
world; more dan q million of dol
lars, sab for what would dat be
wuth to a man wild de BRET out of
him ? Self,preservation am de fust
law wild me, sab.
But why should you act on a diff
ferent principle from other menY
Cause, sab, different men sets
different value on deirseIves my life
is not in de market
But if you lost it you would have
the satisfaction of knc wing that you
died four your country.
What satisfaction would dat DO TO
me when de power of feelin' was
gomez
Then patriotism and honor are
nothing to you?
Muffin whatever, sail regard
dem among the vanities.'
If DUR soldiers were like you, the
government might have been broken
up without resistance
Yes, sab, dar would have been no
help for it. | wouldn't put my life
in the scales against any guberment
dat cher existed, for no snberment
could eber replace the loss to me.
Spect dough, dat be guberment safe
if da all hike me-
do you think any of your com.
pany would have missed you if you
bad been killed 2
May be not, sab. A dead white
man amt much to desc sogers, let
alone dead nigga but I'd miss
myself, and dat was de pint wild me-
1t is safe to say that the corpse
OF that African will never darken
the field of carnage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-11-26
A State Ruled by Women.

Among the Holland possessions
there is remarkable little State
which, in its constitution and the
original customs of its inhabitants,
surpasses the boldest dreams of
American emancipation ladies. Up
on the island of Java, between the
cities of Bavaria and Samarang, lies
the little kingdom of Bantam Al
though tributary to Holland, it is an
indeP endent State, politically with
out Importance, yet happy, rich and
since time immemorial governed and
defended by women. The soverei gn
is, indeed, a man, but all the rest of
the government belongs to the fair
sex. The King is entirely dependent
upon his State Council, comp osed of
three women. The highest authori-
ties, all State officers, court function
aries, military commanders and sol-
diers are, without exception, of tho
female sex. The men are agricultur-
alists and merchants. The body
guard Of the King is formed of the fe-
male elite. These amazons ride in
masculine style, wearing sharp steel
points instead of spurs. They carry
a pointed lance, which they swing
very gracefully, and also musket,
which is discharged at full gallop.
The throne is Unbeatable by the eld-
est son, and in case the King dies
without issue a hundred elected anna
IONS assemble, in order to choose a
successor from among their own sons.
The chosen one is then proclaimed
lawful King. The capital city of this
little State lies in one Of the most
picturesque parts of the island, in a
fruitful plain, and is defended by two
well-kept fortresses.-N0Uember Gal.
dTy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-11-26

Vs. Everybody knows that Eng
land has most laudabe desire 20
suppress the slave trade. To DO
sure. her merchantmen are allowed
to carry slaves from one market TO
another-as happened the other day
in the Mediterranean-but then her
men of-war more than counterbal-
ance this smalllapse froms grace by
the precious way in which they
pOunce, about once in FIVE years, up
on some miserable little Portuguese
or Spanish schooner laden with fl
teen or twenty unfortunates who arc
emigrating to the sugar plantations
of Cuba, But England is not con-
tent with maintaining her volunteer
police force on the west coast OF AT.
RIGA she wants the other European
nations to join her in her self-impos-
ed task. 10 this end it was that she
some time since sent out invitations,
addressed to each Of the Continental
governments, to attend sort of sup
pression-of slavery tea party, said in.
vitations being marked fR. S. V P"
The replies have now come in, and
they are hardly satisfactory. No
body will come That England will
see in these replies any moral rela~
tive to the propriety Of nations as
well as individuals minding their own
business, is extremely doubtful.
Near-sightedness is sometimes o
blessing misfortune
Forney'S Press
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-11-26

A VETERAN The New York Oh
serUey, having completed its fiitieth
year as the leader of the Religious
Newspaper Press, is now preparing
for its thousands Of subscribers a
New Years Gift in the shape of a
Jubilee Yearbook, which will be
embeIlished with several appropriate
illustrations. The Observer was
launched in 1923, and for fifty years
has sailed in an undertaking course,
without once changing its motto or
striking its colors Few papers can
present such a successful history !;
and while there are plenty of good
papers published, there are few that
we can recommed as strongly as
the Observer for all the purposes of a
Family Newspaper. Large, com
prehensive and well-filed it cannot
fail to pay those who take it four :
fold for their outlay. All subscrib-
ers get the Jubilee Year Book, gratis.
SO year. Sidney K. Morse Il Co,
81 Park Row. New York.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-11-26

Inc VICE Frtsldents eIeCIed, conn
menciDg with 1923, have been as fol.
lows: John c. Calhoun 1882, Mar
tin Van Buren, in 1886, Richard NJ.
Johnson 1910, John Tyler; 1914,
Geo. NJ. Dallas 1913, Millard Fill
more 1855, VIM II. King 1856.
John C. Breckenridge; 1860, Hanni-
hal Hamlin; 1864 Andrew johnson;
1865, Schuyler CoIfax rand in 1872
Henry Wilson. OF the Vice Presi-
dents, John TYLER, Willard Fillmore
and Andrew Johnson have become
Presidents. BY the death of the per.
son elected while in Office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-11-26

EE Justice Fowler, Of New York,
has rendered formal decision in the
case of Colonel James II. Blood on q
charge Of having published false
and scandalous libel on Luther &.
Challis, saying the defendent has ut
terIy failed to prove the charges con-
tanned in the obnoxious article, or
any one of them He orders that he
be held in $4,000 bail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-11-26
Broken National Bank Notes.

1t is the popular idea that the notes
of broken national bank are worth.
less, and an enterprising firm in New
York have taken advantage of that
belief by advertising to redeem at a
very heavy discount, of course. the
bills of such banks BY referring to
the National Banking law it will be
seen that each national bank is COM
PEELED TO deposit Government bonds
with the Treasurer of the United
States sufficient to redeem their cur
rency in the event of a failure Any
note, therefore, on these broken banks
is good, and worth even a premium,
for, theoretically, az least, under the
law, only certain amount is allow
ed to a certain section, and, upon the
failure Of a bank in any particular
section, other parties desiring to go
into the banking business in that
section must gather together its notes,
have them redeemed by the United
States Treasury, and spply for a
charter TO establish another bank in
the same locality. The premium is
offered from the fact that others want
the banking privileges - Boston
Globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-11-26

p@- Nine hundred and ninety. four
buildings were destroyed by the
Bostos fire, sixty-four of the num-
Der being residence houses and the
balance business blocks
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-11-26

sG-A good, innocent Philadel-
phian thinks that newsboys should
be more honest. He paid four cents
for a paper because the boy cried :
Battle 10 North Carolina Horace
Greeley wounded in the legl" and
there was no such thing in it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-11-26

ETA farmer saw an advertised
receipt 70 prevent wells and cisterns
from freezing. He sent his money,
and received the answer, "Take in
your well or cistern on cold nights,
and keep it by the fire."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-11-26

EeT This is the way the Cedar
Rapids Republican puts it Don't
borrow q newspaper nearly all the
prevailing epidemics are spread in
this way. II you don't want the
smallpox take your paper direct
from the publisher"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-11-26

salt is rumored from Washing
ton that President Grant intends to
recommend Congress, in his next
message, to assume control of all the
telegraphs in the country. We hope
this matter will be taken up and
vigorously prosecuted to conclusion.
There is not a single argument that
can be urged in favor of telegraph
companies, that could not be urged
in favor of private companies for
carrying the mails. Every argu-
meat that is valid for Government
control of the postal system is also
valid for Government control of the
telegraph system. Every message
transmitted by electricity is essential
~ q letter kilograms and letters
differ only in the method of sending
them. When the matter comes up
for public discussion we shall recur
to the subject and consider in detail
objections that have been urged
Milpdukee Sentinel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-11-26
How Was 1t ?

A Chicgao chambermaid is said to
have got twelve commercial travel
ers into eleven bedrooms, and to
have given each a separate room
Here we have the eleven bedrooms