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aSAsoNI0 DIRECTORY.
a.
LoDeEs.

cor-v HrvPHfs, No. 11S-meets I'd FRIDAY
IN eaeh nonth-han corner Maais2n l M ~
md. Ben. X. Pulien, W. NJ; A.J' mneeier'
se sTsasoxA. No. 1es-meets lst Monday II
overv month, at Odd Fellows Hall; cornei
Cont md Main. G. @. Locke, ". Nj D.
Richmond, Secretary, =. rL.a.,
LEILA ScoFT, No. 2s9-meeu iN Inu,teaaS
of each morth--hall corner MADISON ana nec-
sond. A. F. Davis. w. NJ; h. uoiuslni'n'
ee nrsoTo. No. 2es-meets Sd Friday Of each
-,ontb- odd Fellows Hall. Bun. Z. Fr1ce,
10 M r. W. Shelton. Secretary:
Ru.vryFTya, No. 4l-meets 4tn fIldAy OF
..nb mnnth-at South Memphis Hall. corner
~ Madison and Second. Richard Creighton,
" M. Louis CTspski, Secretary.
ROYAL ARCH.
PINK CHAPTER, No. H-meets "a Monuay OF
-.nb ynonth-Odd Fellows Hall. D.B.forster,
E.H.P,: A. j Wheeler, Secretary;
Ny,rpH1a CHAPTER, No. S-mee0 &C OQd
.iioVIsS IAN. Sd Monday Of each Month. W.
Natthews, M. Z. h. P; X. W. eheiton'
eorstary.
FuuyEA COUNCIL, No. 6Emeets 5d hhuIs-
5av ~ eaeh montn-Odd Fellows' Hall. D..
Feder. Th. ILL.,; G. n. Myers, REQ.
TKMPLARs.
CvpREF CONMArDERY, NO. 4-neets ath MOI
dsv of,each month. Geo. Mellersh, Com' l.
. d1fVIEY CHAPTER OF RpaE CRoIx, 18th, No.
Charles W. Adams, ed. NJ. W.. ID.
Tomlinson, SD. Sec.'.
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Ancient order of Druids

TvNrrssrr GRoyK. No. !, u. A. o. D.
nsets a. the Druid Hall, No. 81 South Court
street. on the Isl and Sd Tuesday evenings in
each month. j. 5. Heiligers,. N. A., j.
.,eehler, Y. A.; r. W. Buttinghaus. Secre-
NeuPHTs tiROyF. No. 2-meets at the Druid
Fall. 81 Court street, every Thursday evening,
Wan. NJ. Loeb, n. A.; H. Oertel. Y. A.; J.
p. Shide, Secretary; Barney Gray. Treasurer:
CtEhNTHE GROW, No. 3-meets at the Druid
Hall. 81 Court street, on the LIST and Sd Mon
day evenings in each month. A. i, Davis,
MA: George W. Baxter. v. A; NJ. Bren,
Fecretary; Martin Cohen, Treasurer.
COyooRBIA S. A. CHATTER, No. l-meets al
the Druid Hall, on the ID and 4th Tuesday
eyenings in each month. J. Beehler. Z. S. A.
A Witrfeid Secretary.
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+ o. u. B. DIRECTORY.

DTsTRTcr GRAxB LoDeE. No. IA. 3, Frank.
land. q. n. A: Lewis Wexler. g. s.. General
Committee meets al the call Of the q: N; A.
EuPHRArEs Lopez, No. IS Daniel Schloss,
President; Isaac schWab, Secretary. Meet
every Sunday az am. at its hall. northwest
corner Second and Adams streets.
HIDuEKEL LoDGE. No. luO-eamuei hirsch,
President; Jos. Doenberg, Secretary. Meet
every Tuesday evening az hall. northwest cor
uer Second and Adams streets.
Sruox TUsEa L0DGE, No. lq2-S- L. Lee,
President; Edward GoldEmith. Secretary.
west corner Second and Adams streets.
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A depressed. irritable state Of mind, veal,
nervous, exhausted feeiinFi no energy or ami
With dcbilitatinr. involuntary discharges.
The consequences ofcNccgscs, mental oYerWof 4
or indiscrctions. This Nervous Debility tnda
. sovereign cure In Humphrey Homeopathic
npecihc, No. 8. II toncs ~ the system. ar.
rests discharges, dilpels the mental gloom and
dependency, and reiuFeuates the enare sys-
TEN. 10 Il perfectly harmless and always en-
Gent. Price S.. for package 81 I've boxes
and a large = vial Of powder, which "a impol-
taut in old. FERROUS cases. Or 81 per single boz
Sold hy All DrurriStl, cr sent b. nail on re-
csirt 81 pri16. AedrcIs HuRHFEfs. SPECIFIC
hohEoFATHlC MEnIcINE CO., No. ~ broad-
way. " rvisI-tukf-rvlii-A5
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An instance Of woman's forgiving ma
ture was shown recently. in New York
Court, where a girl had been stabbed
four times by sulky and savage lover
refused to testify against him, burst into
tears when his sentence of three years
in prison was announced, and wept on
his shoulder as he left the Court. he
was sulky even then; did not respond to
her outburst Of affectionate remorse,
and refused to be touched by her pro-
testations that she would wait for him.
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nEnPERAKCE socIETE.

Strort TrnFLE o. II. 1xD 7. No. l-meetl
every Tuesday night a. hall q Cyreue Con-
nsndcry. No. - Front q. 9. I. Loop, W.
a. Ts III. A. Lamont, W. v. T.; Jos. III. hhep-
hcri. p. VI. c. T.; +. Il. Risk. jr-, VI. 4.
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r q. o. p. DIRECTORY.

o5d FELLOWS .I:HaH. sorper Main and North
Court streets.
MEMPHIS Lopez, No. 6-meets every = ue yes
law A. W. Newsom, N. g.; Geo; VI 6mitn'
g.G,; E. 0. Milton, Secretary; 4. y. hlsk'
Treasurer. ~ ....,, aIon-
dav night. Geo. ". l.. Crook, n; q; Jonn
GarroW, v. g.; +. N. Holt, X. 81; Ihemas
Baeon. p. g.; II. ID. Oonnell. Treasurer
SoEIiTzR Lopez. No. l40--meets every wed
nesday night. John p. Hoffman, N. o.. jos
Achtman. v. g.; II. Shilling, Secretary; m
Maurer, Treasurer.
night. WIN. Henry. N. g.; c. Gross; v. u.
i. Starr, p. and K. s.; George A. WarlnE'
Treasurer.
MEMPHIS DEGREE Lopez No. S-msen is'
Saturday of each month. Chaa. N. CArroil'
D.M,;D. G. Trader, D. ID. NJ; George W.
Mathews. A. d. NJ. 7. S. Bingham, Score
tary: L. r. Jack. Treasurer.
EHcAMPMENTB.
aAYOsO EECAHPHENT, No. 3-meee on IN
lat and Sd Thursday nights Of each month
R.F. Alexander, G. p; Geo: W. Mathews
ii, P; John Gauow. 8. W.; Thomas Bacon
s.: ii. ID. Cornell, T. Dan'l Shloss, "
MEMPHIS ENoAMPMREr, No. 3s--meets "a anS
ath Thursday nights Of each month: q; W
smith, G, P; c. ii. Plischke, II, r.; Z. y
Willard, s. W.: f.. S. Jukes. Treasurer; w
z. North, Scribe; L. X. Jack. J. W.
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UHIGHTs OF PYTHIAs.

TKNrEssEE LODGE No. 5-Meets NJ
every " ednesday night over Adams
street Engine House. cor, Second street. i
M. Haley, G. C.; c. !. MCLEAN, v. c.; j
Balm. p. +; A. Hum, NJ. Of g.; W. H. Lin
stedt, N. off,; j. 4. Fischer'ir.' X. Of X. ant
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Trust Sale.

u,o SATISFY PROVISION MADE IN
trnst deed dated July 81, 1878, by Mary n.
Pope. of fernando. Miss. In favor Of 0'ban-
non 4 Morris, OF Memphis. Tenn. for thepay,,
ment Of Si0l u, with Interest, cost. etc. VIII
ON the ioth OF December Next,
in mont Of Goepol's music store, proceed 70
sell ior cash, TO the highest bidder. one seven
octave piano forte, property Of the .aid Mals
*. pope. and will account tor the sale acooru-
inc 40 oroyisiona Of said trust deed.
80 n. p. PHILIPS. Trustee.
c0-g Al Peabody Hotel.
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MEDICAL.
--.-- -
DIR. Curtis on Manhona."
aOoh EDITION.
Revised and Corrected by the Author. k. De
F. CURTIS. NJ. D.. etc.. etc.

A MEDICAL ESSAY on the cause aud cure
of Premature Decline In Man, showing how
health II lost aud how regained. ~ kivts
clear synopsis Of the lmpediments 10 Mariiago,
the treatment Of Exhausted Vitality, Nervous
and Physical Debility. and other diseasAs APP
NE results Of twenty years successful N ao-
"CURTIS ON MANHOOD. = There y no
member of society by whom this book will unit
be found useful. whether he be parent pro-
Price 50 cents, by mail. Address the author.
DR.. CURTIS
aO-xviiisa a,rremont Place. Boston: Mass:
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Office

VTAyINa QUALIFIED AS EXEcUrRtN
Ill al estate Of Charles 3, Allen, deceased,
Ali efeditors are hereby notified 10 az once
prerent their claims. and debtors TO come iof-
wary MRS. NARY ALLEN. las Vance Z;
NOVomber 10, 1873. tlroi-ts-F
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ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained By tho eeneral Council Of

City Of Memphis
Section 1. That tax Of seventy (7B) cents
on each one hundred dollars Of taxable prOD-
erty, a. heretofore assessed for TAXATION. 81
aud the same Is hereby levied for the year ISIS.
in compliance with the writ Of mandamus
issued from the District Court Of the United
States fer the District Of West Tonnessee, on
the 18th day Of June. ls72, commanding The
city Of Memphis e levy tax sunici ent 10 nav
. certain decree rendered By the said court %
The 18th day Of March, ls72. in favor "a ono
Ialinadee +. Brown against the city Of Mem
phis. which tax shall be in addition 10 an
other taxes heretofore levied. and shali Be coll
lscted hy the City Tax Collector In lawful
money Of the United States al the zane time
and IN Tie same maHncr that the other city
taxes for he year 1873 are collected, and hall
BE- qitposed o. in the manner prescribed in the
said mandamus.
Sec. 2. That this ordinance take eject and
Be in force from and after he passare.
Passed hrst reading and referred 10 Finance
COMMITTEES By Board Of Aldermen, september
5. ls73.
Passed Grit reading b. Council August 6,
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Our river friends will at this Office the best paper and
the most tasty assortment Of types tn and cuts to be found In
any printing establshmentin thesSOuth
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Brown is to discount S6sl5 81, to
take gold bonds at par SIG, 900. to
take 10 per cent. 80 year bonds at
par s335. 900, cash in October next
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NERVous DEnILITY.

And By II. c. Steover d Co., Second st., corner
Madison; AudF5W Renkert. i21 Main 81. n.
W. Vigui, lsf Poplar st.. Memphis. Tenn.
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Nos. Cures. Cents.
I. Fevers, Congestion, Inhammations, ~
2 Worms, Worm Fever, Worm Collie, %
3. Crytng-Colic, or Teething Of Infants, "
l. DInTrhRas of Children or Adults, ~
8. Dysentery, Gripping, buieas poic, ~
o. ChOierR-Mprbqs, Vomiting, 5H
z. Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, 81
+. NcuralR la, Toothache, Faceache, ~
9. Heada rhe5, Sick Headache, Vertigo, , 81
TO- Dyapepsia, Bilious Stomach, ~
n. Suppress ed, or Painful Periods, 5e
u. whites, too Profdse Periods, ~
ls Group, Cough, Difficult Breathing, ~
H. salt Itheums Eryspelas, Eruptions, ~
10. Rheumatism, Rheumatic Pains, "
l6. Fever and Ague, Chill Fever Aguea, ~
IL. Plies, blind or bleeding, ~
Is. Ophthalmy, and Sore or Weak Dyes, ~
-. Cafarrh, Acute or Chronic inhuenzn, %
20. YYhooping-Cough, Violent Coughs, ~ ~
III Asthma, Oppressed breathing, ~
~ Ear Discharges, Impaired Hearing, %
81. ecrofuIa, Enlarged Glands, Swelling7, "
ID. General Debility, Physical Weakness, 50
IS. Drougy and soanty Secreiions, ~
o. Sea-sicI<negG, Sickness nom hicing, ~
" Hfdney-Diseaae, Gravel, oO
"a Nervous Debility, Seminal Weakness
OF Involuntary Discharges, 100
% sore Mouth, Canker, 5g
"a Urinary Weakness, WetiinS the be'h ~
n. PAINFUL Periods, With epaams, ~
al SAT- elngs az phaige "A lAe, '3W
Wi EirIiepscty. Spasins, st. Nitaa Dance lO1
81 11t1htiiertn, tlcerlttd Sore Throat, ~
81 f.i,sonIe COMPOSITIONS aud Lruptions, W
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.~An communications sbOull DO d.
dressed 10
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Case fNsroooo with above 30 large vinis so an 20
Manual Of Directions Si ~ ~
Csse Morocco Of 20 large vials and Book, "
UFThese remedies are sent ~ ~
800 or angle box TO any part OF the
country, free Of charge ON receips ~
..l-lna. AnnIenl
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s2per Annum, Invariably in Advance
rates of Advertising

q 90 per Square for First insertion.
soet Rack subsequent Insertion.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-17
Nest Eggs.
BY JOSH BILLINGS.

IT liz hard work when we see a man
ketching fish out Ov a hole, tew keep from
batting our hook, and throwing in thart
too
Good natur il the daily bread ov life.
The wealth ov a person should be
estimated, not bi the amount he haZ, but
bi the use he makes Ov it,
1t iZ wiZe man that watches himself
and phoolish one that watches hiz ma
bors
Vanity il often mistaken for wit, but ii
iz no more like it than gravity IL like wis
dunn.
Debt iz like ennv other kind ov trap,
eazy enuff tew git into, but hard enuff tew
Git out ov.
Bare necessitys will support life no doubt,
so will the works support a watch, but
they both want greasing once in while,
jist leetle.
Lazyness weighs eighteen ounces to
the pound.
The history ov life IL tew hope and be
disappointed, the gikt0ry IL TO never say
die"
The way tew Fame IL like klimbing a
greast pole; thare aint but phew kan do
it, and even them it don't pay
1t IL dreadful eazy tew mistake what we
think for what we b7oor: this is the way
that most ov the lies git born that are
travelling around loose.
Ambishun iz like a tired wheel; it
knows no limits; yu no sooner git tew
the end ov it than you begin agin.
We are never in more danger ov being
laft at than when we are laffing at others.
Good breeding seems tew be the art ov
being superior tew most people, and equal
tew all. without letting them kno it.
Children are like vines; they Will klimb
the pole yu set up for them, be it krooked
or strate.
Happiness il not only the choicest pos
seshun but the cheapest; it kosts nothing,
if YOU only think So
Idleness, like industry, IL ketching.
The devil IL the father ov lies, but he
failed tew git out patient for hiz inven-
shun, and hiz bizzness iZ now suffering
from competishun.
A nikname will outlast all mans
deeds, be they good, bad, or Indifferent.
Phun liz the best phislck kno ov; 1t IL
both cheap and durable.
The three gratest luxurys oy life are, a
klear Conscience. good appetight, and
sound slrmber.
Plezzure liz like mollassiss, tew mutch
ov ii spiles the taste for everything.
The most miserable people knO ov are
thoze who make plezzure bizzness; it IL
like sliding down hill 25 miles long
Thare IL no seed 50 sure tew produce a
big yield az wild oats, and the krop il
repentance,-N. 7. WeekZy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-17
The Depth of the Ocean.

THE ocean is not "bottomless deep, y
except to the poets and to young ladies
neither of whom are familiar with the
modern improvements in taking sound
ings. Not only have skillfui seamen
known how to reach the bottom and fetch
parts of it up to the top from great
depths, but mathematiciaps have given
themselves the trouble to calculate theo-
retically its average depth Button gave
this at 240 fathOms, or ,440 feet; Lacaille
gives from 164 to 273 fathoms; Laplace,
enormously estimates the mean elevation
of the land at $3.50 feet-three times the
height now allowed by physical geograph-
ers-though the waters of the sea must be
of about equal depth. Young assigned a
depth of 2,135 fathoms to the Atlantic,
and about $500 fathoms to the great
South Sea. According to this estimate,
other mathematicians add, the Pacific
must be at its deepest point fifteen and a
half miles in depth, which is scarcely
probable, But though little is known of the
greatest depths of the oceans, we do know
that their bottoms are of unequal depth,
and that they contain mountains as well as
vast rolling plains: and Mr.. Reclus takes
advantage of such soundings as have been
made To illustrate in a striking manner the
inequalities of the bottom If, he re
marks, the waters of the Mediterranean
were suddenly lowered about 10 fathoms,
it would be divided into three distinct
sheets of water: Italy would be joined to
Sicily, Sicily would be united by an 18th
mus to Africa. the Dardanelles and the
Bosphorus would be closed but the out
let of Gibraltar would remain in free
communication with the Atlantic Ocean.
H., -
$50 fathoms. the Egean, the EuX-
inc, and the Adriatic would who'll
ly disappear, or only leave in
their beds unimportant pools; the remain
der Of the Mediterranean would be divid-
ed into several seas like the Caspian, either
isolated, or communicating with each
other by narrow channels, and the termi-
nal promontory of Europe would be join
ed by the isthmus of Gibraltar to the
mountains of Africa. A depression of
about / 1,110 fathoms would leave nothing
but three inland lakes: to the west. a tri-
angular basin occupying the center of the
depression between France and Algeria
in the middle, a long cavity extending
from Crete to Sicily; and eastward hol-
low lying in front of the Egyptian coast
The greatest depth OF the Mediterranean,
exceeding 2,200 fathoms, lies to the north
of the Syrtes, almost in the geometrical
center of the basin.
Again, the British Channel, that least
agreeable of seas to good Americans wish
ing to reach Paris from London, is mar
row arm of the sea. which may be consid-
cred as mere accident of the earth's sur
face, or a kind of maritime trench, so in
considerable is its depth compared with
that of the ocean. In order to form true
notion of the depth of the Channel, COM
pared with its width, one must imagine a
miniature of this sea drawn OF scale of
one ward for two-thirds of mile. on a
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-17

truly prosperous condition. Schools be-
gan to improve, now that wealth centered
at home, and opportunities for the highest
culture were afforded, leading to the dis
covery of the existence of much talent
To-day idleness is scarcely known within
the town limits Rich and poor alike
and work, the former in planning home
enterprise, the latter in executing it, while
students of both classes are kept busy
All this is the result of one woman's eff
forts Is it not better than fruitless grum-
bling?-To-Day
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-17

THE Mayfield Democrat tells this: We
have lately heard of the diagnosis of a new
disease, discovered by DR.. S, not long
since 4 lady of remarkable converse
tional powers approached our medical
friend with DIR. s., l have very sore
tongue Let me look at it. says the doc
tor The unruly member was duly pro-
truded 1t is sunburnt, madam, sunburnt,'
remarked the doctor, who suddenly recol-
lected that his professional services were
wanting in another direction"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-17
Poetry.
SOWING AND REAPING.

ISOW IN f IN II lGE an " u.
Sow WITH generous hand:
Pause not for toll or PAIN
Weary not through the heat of summer
Weary not through the cold spring rain:
But walt ul the autumn comes
For the sheayes of golden grain
Scatter the seed aud fear not
table will be spread;
" hat matter If you are too weary
To eat your hard earned bread:
Sow while the earth Is broken,
For the hungry must be fed
sow-while the seeds are lying
In the warm earth'a bosom deep.
And your warm tears fall upon il,
They will stir in their quiet sleep.
And the green blades rise the quicker
Perchance for the tears you weep.
Then SOW. for the hours are fceting.
And the seeds must fail to-day,
And care not what hands shat reap il.
Or if you shall have passed away
Before the waving cornields
Shall gladden. the sunny day.
Snw-and look onward upward.
Where the starry light appears:
Where, in spite of the towards doubling,
Or your own hearts trembling fear-,
1ou shall reap in JOY the harvest
You have sOwn 10 day III tears.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-17

WHAT is the difference between Jew
and lawyers-The one gets his law from
the prophets, the other his profits from
the law.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-17

ply, "the entire tendency of your labors
proves the force of your last words The
women of the land have cause to thank
you for the common-sense views you have
disseminated
Every mite is of avail, l am aware
but hitherto my field Of action has been
so small that the fruit of my efforts can
scarcely have spread very widely through
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-19
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HsRAL9.

PARIS, May IS, 1873.
The President has appointed NJ Casimir Perier
Minister OF the Interior, NJ Tourton Minister OF
Public worship, NJ Beranger Minister OF Public
Works, and M. Waddington Minister OF Public In
structiOn.
The other Ministers are unchanged.
PUBLIC CANVASS OF THE PARTY POSITION.
The Messenger de Parts thinks the President has
come victorious out OF the crisis, and that, with
Ministry formed OF or resting upon the Left Centre
he may expect to see calm restored,
WHAT MAY FOLLOW.
1t is expected that on the meeting of the As
sembly M Perier will move postponement OF all
debate on questions Of general policy until the ter.
ritory Is evacuated by the Germans.
MONARCHIsT SENTIMENT AND REACTIoNIsT TACTICS.
The monarchists are dissatisfied with the appoint
ment OF M. Perer. At q meeting OF the members
OF the Right yesterday speeches were made APP
peang to the Assembly to act with energy and
rescue France from radicalism. 1t was resolved
that the first business TO come before the Assembly
would be a demand for an explanation OF the
policy OF the new Cabinet; that If this should
prove unsatisfactory, then an effort would be made
to force the Ministers to resign; and finally, that
the party will not hesitate to overthrow President
Theirs II he refuses to renounce his "trimming
policy"
CABINET PROJECT OF THE NEW MINISTRY.
The programme OF the new Ministry Is to organ
lie the Republic by the enactment OF conservative
laws. and wholly reject the radical plans.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-19
A SING SING CATASTROPHE.

Falling OF q Gallery In the State Prison
One Convict Killed and Several Others
Seriously Injured.
While gang Of convicts were being marched
from the mess room to their cells In the male
prison, at Sing Sing. yesterday morning, the gal
lery on which they stood suddenly gave way, pre-
cipitating some thirty or forty men to the ground
floor, distance OF several feet. One OF the con-
vcts was killed instantly, while many others
were injured some OF them, as is believed,
fatally. The rotten condition OF the prison
galleries has for some time past been well known
to the officials, and the natural result which has
occurred was predicted nearly year ago in the
columns OF the HERALD During the legislative SEES
sion OF 1872 Mr.. Henry G. Nelson (who was then
agent and Warden of Sing Sing PRISON. appeared
frequently before the appropriate committee at
Albany, and as often urged. Tor humanty's
sake, that a trining amount be appropri.
ated for the repair Of the death traps
Indicated or their removal and replacement by
substantial galleries, supported by iron braces.
The assembled Solons, however, were too much
occupied with partisan measures to consider the
case OF the unfortunate convcts, who, knowing
well the unsafe state Of the galleries. trembled as
they trod them night and morning while leaving
and returning to their cells.