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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01

the large balance dock foot Of Pike Greet yesterday after
having been stripped, calked and remetailed
schr Victor, l6e tons Of Eewburyport Is ON the small
sectional dock foot Of Rutgers street. undergoing the
same process.
On the Clinton street sectional dock have been brig
Cascatse, AS tons, of Richmond Me- to strip, ca and
remeal; schr Isaac Oliver, So tons owned by Messrs
Youngs Smith Co, to find leak and propeller Wood
ruff, to put On plank sheathing.
One Of the Hoboken ferryboats lowered from the
mammoth sectional dock at Hoboken Monday, after
being prepared for Ice and the North River propeller
Hasbrouck is now up, to adjust her wheel.
At the docks foot Of Market street there have
been briggs George Downe 1856 tons to patch metal and
Sly Boots r lS9 tons, to strip calk and remeta and
propellers ATLANTA. Tenor, Cheney, Alert, II
Coffin and John Gibson to prepare for ce adjust wheels
&C.
The smaller screw dock undergoing large repairs,
and has not been In use at all.
Pacific Mail steamship Rising Star 2727 Is in the
large Erie Basin dry dock undergoing extensive repairs
of general nature which is likely to occupy her for
some time.
Taking review Of the year past ship repairing in
the port New York exhibited the activity that
hoped for its Congress- at its last
session. threw crumb of comfort shipownersby allow
ing certain articles used in ship building and repairing to
be used in bond free Of duty But the practical working
Of this law has been very unsatisfactory 1t not
until August that regulations issued from the Treas
ury Department that vessels could avail Of articles In
bond and since then the questions constantly arising
aud the uncertainty 10 the meaning of sections
Of the law have deferred many from avang Of its
visions While very few nave derived q somewhat
doubtful benefit from Its workings there is general
feeling of discomfort with its wording and nterpreta
tons There IS widespread relief therefore,
at the proposition recently Swallowed Washington
simplify and extend the law somewhat, and espe
c,aiy to allow manufacturers to work up the
material and obtain refund of the duty. The present
law admits the MATERIAL but does not provide Its
Manufacturers severe discrimination against home
ufactures. SO glaring Is this defect that there will pro
badly be opposition to Its amendment and Congress
will undoubtedly take prompt action to place home
manufacturers on an equality with those abroad When
the shpOwner and manufacturer thus brought in
cord the shipbuider and reparer fail to be bene-
tted and there reason TO suppose that the just
opening win witnoss increased activity in this i'm
portant branch Of industry.
During the year ending December 81 1872, there
rived at this port from foreign ports total of bl9
scls, fOllOws:--
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01
CREATING THE aALLOWS.

"A MurdeznrCondem To BE Hanged ON
Friday Next Commfts Suicide by Swat.
lowing NoSphine.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 81, 1872
William Clucx, convicted OF che murder Of his
wife and sentenced to be hanged on Friday next,
committed suicide to-day in his cell. He CON-
planned of feeling nnwen this morning and re-
NAMED in bed, but nothing strange was noticed
until about one O'Clock p. NJ, when physician was
called to see him, and 1t was then found that he
HAD taken mOrphine. The morphine had been con-
cealed In piece OF f0olscap paper with an outer
wrapper OF newspaper. stomsch pump was ap-
Piled immediately, but without effect, and he died
at two O'Clock p NJ
II is not known from what source he obtained
the nnis0n
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01
Me-
"A Bitter Struggle Innuguri vac"
Who shah Suceee, Nye IN ~ o


"A Bitter struggle lh""s"ri
Who shah Succeed wye IN
states senate.
,vmGMIA, Dec. 81. Is72.
Notwithstanding the ele\ ction Of John Y. Jones,
now superintendent OF th,, crown Point Lune,, at
Gold Hill, as successor to 81 ,nator Nye has been
regarded as a ioregone conc 'usion, strong Mort
Is in progress to secure enou. h dsaected repNb-
licans to unite with the democ rats to elect Thomas
Sunderland. The Territorial Enterprise In leader'
this morning treats the me- tier as virtually
settled. II Is In favor OF Jones and is
confident the combination will y be unsuccessful
and says :"If to maintain their N lights and secure
n ful1lment OF their expressed via hes the people
have 70 pursue the defeated foe ana struggle with
him anew on the very threshold OF ,'he legislative
halls let the conflict be OF SO memorN BILE and terri
bIe a character as will deter all iutuNe public ene-
mics from invoking similar contest. Members OF
the Legislature should make common cause with
the public In dealing out stern retribucn to every
one who dares insult its character or conspire
against the rights and expressed wishes Of the
The Iegislatrre.win meet on Monday.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01
EXPLOSION IN ROSE STREET.

At halfpast ten O'Clock last night. while william
May was engaged in charging a sodasvater gene
rator at 50 Rose street, 1t explode e. and went
with so much force as to go through the brick wall
OF the adjoining building, occupie by John
Whereby as lager beer saloon smashing all the
furniture and doing damage Of $500.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01
ARRIVALS.
REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND
HERALD wHITESrONE TELEGRAPH LINE.

Steamship Cuba (Br,. Noodle Iiverpool Dec "A and
SsssenssTs to Z Ersnssfkn; Had succession mo, q
I ras ra into nn c of cSs Rs
mes east Of SANDY HOOK passed ship showing Nos
& .mSsSip s5iSt e DannemaHn, Bremen 80 days.
Southern and ne weasSef with
time, bark Xpsusse aSep, from baltimore Tor bremen
y mdiss aI bSSn ION ~ brig lsadora Of Boston, RON west
n9Hs s S a Sss
fa Gps % S wh %ss :a
eTy gales; middle part irssh me Winds later part
gales with nigh cross sea and hard
days with nitrate e soda FaSSI
lon had g to from
P bs ': :ns
q As Banks NOV y: James Moral seaman: naive Of
the ss sss ss;I VIZ su5 TSTnsd
had me weather ne bermuda from Themes i days
sandy Hook Obliged g haul or on account Of
BARK xradne SSGS. Toiiz, sjngapsTs loe days with
sSas then 70 NV lasting %oaSs Sustained nc
IN Go sas . q
had s"s ;s ass
IN was the
Asr: s e K %'s ss PaS
ward CO. Took the southern passage, and had ane
an% @ s Ss's
44sssse0m spoke brig Jacksonville 70 New
aseTS s ass w
Sosterens weather '" '''.1'"' 'e"'' - uA''' wiz"
=. Bark Fd 5olHs M Bsrdng Hamburg q days with mass
ssecS snd N SS asr Bremen days. with
%l.s and 90 PassenxeIs 70 Hermann Keop g. Had
SfW and NV gales hroashoat lost and split sails Has
Barb America tNGS Roper, Bremen 50 days. with mdse
birth on southern passage s" and had
strong %sseS 70 sa from thence days. with
BARK ormus oi Pemhroke, Pattangale, Havre 40 days.
Took the southern passage and had moderate trade
wsas 70 HaStsoras from thence days with strong
"H nmrt xv wnaH s.,,~ g., r,s
Hampton Roads 50 days with bone dust to / xmsinck
weather TO Bermuda thence strong variable co,e no
to- sr;g E Em"sin& CO ,r..,,o a.
nss"gc an ssse ha ara Nov TO- took the southern
thence days With heavy Ne and Nv saes bec
Pe pI. n,. for New York
n,Ises ~ a~rs M' H - gays with
southern passage and had variable weather has heen
10 Gays OF Bermuda Dec ~ lat 81 30 N, Ion SO Is w,
spoHe oark aurora tof saiem rom west coast OF Africa
ior pr I" Wn.;. c-o,w.u ,r u.ue.-, o., .
aau H w;sh r' Mil T1wSi so rerkins Malaga ~
1ays WIN Iruit 70 MOSS ward fassed Gibraltar Nov
h had 1' Ne sn H
LIZ NOV g. o. ,es nSrtn o. CSpe Sparte spoke brig
Brig AntilOpe Nil Bohn Santos "a dave With .or.o
to K AmsInck Co Crossed the Ennatcr Nov ~ an Io,,
~; had nne weather. IN to Hatteras; from thence IA
and :nI,t saiis s A"u AZ" saies during winch lost
Brig Robert Nick Spearing (of Quebec) Thomson Glen
suee1s ~ uays , Win sugar 70 Jova Co Had fine
westerly gales ''-' '-e"'' '""''' wiz" s"o"s
Brig knight (of Yarmouth, Mel, Davis New Or
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01
Herald Marine correspondence.

NEWPORT RI, Dec 81, 1872
schr Louisa a, Capt Martin from Cape Hayticn, loaded
with logwood Cor Boston, arrived here this afternoon
having experienced heavy weather. aud lost deckload
mainboom and split ssils The Louisa reports Dec
70 2fM In lat "a S loT75, wind blowing perfect gale
from the south at Assistance OF miles vessel on
IRE; hauled by the wind and down to the vessel
which proved be Of about 1000 TONS her masts were
burned of and her hull busned down the second deck
with part OF the house standing ana all the stern pn
touched Could not getsear enough 10 he burning ship
70 ascertain her name, account of the smoke
and heat. The Louisa cruscd about for two hours
with men aof on the lookout for boats the burning
ship. but discovered Capt Martin says the vessel
had not been burnipg long when disooyed by him;
thought 1t might have seen stuck by lightning as the
fire was on deck The vessel was probably loaded with
petroleum or naval stores which would for the
intense heat The Louisa A. gcr leaving the burning
ship kept OF before the wind rrun,pg north, and had
bad weather TO this port
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01
DHATH OF A BANKER.

PuuAphJ PHIA, Pa, Dec. 81, 1872
John A. Brown, one Of ''be Oldest bankers and
brokers Of this city died to Day aeea e,gn.yNe
years In 1871 Mr. Brown don. ~lc" soVV,VVV w WIG
Presbyterian Hospital Of this citss
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01
SAILED.

Steamships Virgo, Savannah; Ellen Terry New.
Omullen Porto Rico
Wind atss,set WNW, light
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
BsoLUTE DIVORCES LEGALLY OBTAINED IN
IA different States. DISCRETION, &C., suffcient cause
publicity required charge until divorce granted
Advice free NJ. HOUSE, Attorney $50 Broadway
HERALD BRANCH OFFICE BROOKLYN
IA. corner OF Fulton avenue and Boerum street.
Open from A. NJ. to p NJ
On Sunday from to- P.M.
A BsoLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM COURTS
"A OF different States legal everywhere; publicity;
10 fees in advance advice free commissioner every
State. FREDERICK KING
COunsellorat-Law, 1853 BROADWAY
OBSTRUCTIVE FIRES,
involving the loss Of millions dollars occur too often
in this country.
We submit to every sensible, prudent man, that they
can be prevented by the general introduction the
GARDNER FIRE ExTINGUISHER
This machine stands upon its merits having made for
itself by solid work record that commands attention
Send for circular to WALTON Bros % Liberty street
FULLY, DAVENPORT q CO., 81 Chambers street, New
York.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01

TIC THE LADIES.-PIMPLES AND BLOTCHES IMMr
dlatey removed by few applications of Dr. TORIASt
VENETIAN LlNIMENT IL also makes the hands sof.
AND White Sold by the druggists. Price 81 centa Wv
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01
Shipping Notes.

Ship repairing during the last days has been very
light, owing partly to the severity OF the weather and
partly TO the scarcity OF vessels in port the later cir
eumstance being usual at this time OF the year As
consequence Of the docks have been entirely nm
occupied.
ship Foster, 1907 TONS Of Boston, was lowered from
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01

NATURES ONLY sPECIFTC-BETHESDA SPRING
~ waier for Dyspepsia, Consultation, Dropsy Dia-
betcs Brights Disease, Urinary organs Liver CONSUL
taton and directions free by DR.. HEATH, Agent rooms
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01
OCEAN STEAMERS.

n.rxs nm nm. INQUIRE FROM NEW YORK FOR THE
']S W D~'" orTH OF JANUARY.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01
SHIPPING NEWS.


Amanac Tor new FOrk-Thfs Day.
= FUN AND MOON. HIGH WATER
Sn, cises....."... "a GOV. Island. ..eve 10 IS
sun &c 'N.,.-.-.... a SANDY HOOK. ..eve gt53
Moot s, Vs,.~. EVE az Hell Gate. morn IL S3
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01
Mfseellaneous.

We are indebted to MIA Mabie. chief boarding officer
and Mr. John Buskirk chief inspector at the Us Barge
Oficc for courtesies
The edition of the american Lloyds Register for
1873, published for tho Society of American Lloyds by
Mesrs artshorne King, is received. This work was
hrst published by the N the MARINE Register"
under the approval of the New York Board Of Under
writers Since that time the society has become an
American institution beng reprcsened by agencies and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-09-25
A Woman Blesses Mankind.

A Massachusetts, woman, it is said,
had lately patented self-fastening
button, which needs no button-hole,
which holds as fast as the most des-
perato person can desire, and which
yet can be unfastened by q simple
touch. The time will como when
that unhappy, too ingenious woman,
will be denounced as one of the
worst foes of her sex who have ever
existed. Nothing is greater prov
ocative to conubial ideas in the mind
of a forlorn bachelor than the difficult,
ties which he has with his apparel
on the subject of buttons. How
these useful fastenings leave his
wristbands and collars and vests and
pantaloons, every man who has been
single can tell, and how he himself
has made absurd attempts to repair
the damage by sewing on buttons
himself be would be ashamed to tell.
Despair at inability to conquer this
annoyance Of single life has made
many man double, reduced the wild
bachelor to thesdiscipline off home,
taught him his respects as father.
And the Massachusetts woman that
undertakes to,emancipate the male
sex from the social influence of but
tons will become, after years, scorn
and byword by her sex, especially
among the single sisters.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-09-25
Hair.

The present manner of combing
the hair up from the neck, and braid.
ing it in a fat coil on the crown,
while very convenient and comforta-
BILE for hot weather, so seriously in
terferes with hats and bonnets that
cool days will probably modify the
style. The recamier, q design Just
introduced for full dress occasions,
will be much worn 10 autumn. 1t is
composed of very high chignon
surmounted by rolls aud puffs in
front. and trin ged by curls behind.
Braids daily grow in favor and prom
Use to exclude curls entirely from all
day time use. They are satisfactory
because dampness does not destroy
them, besides dispensing with the use
of slate pencils; and they look nice
and tidv, which much of the crimpy
and fluffy arrangement or dearrange.
ment does not.
When young women begin to rea'
lie that the injury they are doing
their pretty locks by burning and
breaking and wearing them off on
hot irons and hot pencils cannot be
repaired by years of extreme care
perhaps they will cease to use such
instruments of MISUNDERSTANDING
for September.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-09-25
Cracking Cart or the Azores.

There are several villages 10
Flores, and agriculture is prosecuted
with much industry, although wo-
men labor in the fields, and the i'm.
plements are of a patriarchal char
aoter. Donkeys and horses are
scarce, and the means of transport a
ton are the human head and small
carts drawn by dlminutive cattle /;
the wheels are solid, turning on an
axle of chestnut-wood, selected es-
pecially on account of the Internal
squeak it gives out. The peasants
find this congenial music on the
lonely roads; it can be heard a great
distance, and is so modurated so as
to produce alternately a squeak and
eroan The cattle become accus-
toned to work to this doleful &C
compartment, and the drivers main
tain that it is essential to their own
happiness; each cart owner is, in
fact, boastful of The peculiar tune
cresked by his own vehicle.-Scrib-
ner'S for September.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-09-25
Fun in the Family.

Don't be afraid of having little
fun in the family. A merry DISPOSE
ton is god-send to home.
There's the case of man in Nelson
street for instance. Saturday he
went into the kitchen ahead of his
wife, and seeing two hucklebe rry
pies steaming on the table he hasti-
ly concealed them in the ice>chest
which stood open In the back hall.
Then he went down town chuckling
to himself, and ten minutes later the
ice man brought in a fifty pound
cake, and started for the iee-chest,
followed closely by the fond wife ex-
patiating upon the "muss." He put
the cake upon the edge of the chest,
and gave it push over, and when
it came down on these two steaming
pies, a huckleberry geyser followed,
the ice man with eyes and face full
of the discharge, tumbled completely
over the woman, and disappeared out
of the door. Tho wife recovered her
balance as speedily as possible, and
catching up broom went after the
ice man, but he escaped her; then
she came back and looked in the ice
chest, and down ct the oil cIoth, and
up at the ceilisg, and around on the
walls. The men at the store who
were lot into the joke by the face
tious Nelson street man, are anxious.
Iy wondering how it turned out.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-09-25
Wisconsin Midland r., r..

1t seems that the project of build
ing railroad from Oshkosh through
Portage City, Dodgeville, Minera
Point, etc, to Dubuque is not aban.
doned but that the corpoi atior
known as the Wisconsin Midland
Railway Co. is still thing of life
and the officers are still hopeful Of
success in constructing the road pro
posed. The following is the Presi
dents report ofdoings, recently pub
lished and copied by request:
The Wisconsin Midland Railway
has been corporation for five
months. and during that time has
affected as much as any similar COM
pany in the same time. The officers
of this company have expended a
great deal of time and money, most
ly without any remuneration. We
have received from sale of stock, and
from donations the sum of S525. The
route has been surveyed to within
eight miles of Portage City, ard as
will be seen from from the Secreta-
ries report, we have expended about
SSUO, leaving a small debt against
the company. We earnestly invite
donations, and will sell preferred
stock, with view of completing the
survey to the city of Dubuque.
Since the first of February last
have been twice to the city of New
York.
Our project was received with
great favor, and we have assurances
from the Railway Exchange, and
from other respectable parties-that
as soon as we obtain local aid, wealthy
parties stand ready to construct the
road and take pay in town, county
or city bonds, to be delivered after
the iron is on the road. Strong par
ties at the east are now contemplate
ing taking preferred stock in this
company. We have an agent in
England who has been very success
full in negotiating bonds for western
roads, who informed me that this
was the best project he had ever had
the agency for, and that no doubt
he couldnegotiate our bonds in the
London market. We have been
promised aid from most of the towns
along .he line of the route. aud our
project is received with great favor.
From reasonable aid from the cities |
and towns, and from the sale of
stock, we shall get sufficient means
to grade and tie the road. The sale
of our bonds will give US the iron
and rolling stock. We will thus
complete an undertaking that will
be of lasting Importance TO the cities
of Oshkosh, Dubuque and all other
towns through which the road will
pass.
This railway, when completed,
will be of incalculable value to the
lumber and grain trade. and will be
of great aid to all agricultural, COM
mercial and mechanical interests.
We cordially invite the cooperation
of monyeed men:and all others. We
are confident they will get a good |
return for any assistance they may
render US. We trnst the day is not
far distant when the vast prairies Of
the southwest will be open to a di.
rect and rapid transit of the produc-
tions of the Great West.
JOHN L. DoRRANCE,
President.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-09-25
Plan for an Ocean Railway.

G. A. Cennett, of Racine, has pre-.
pared a model for what he terms an
ocean railway. 1t consists of cabin
placed upon a deck 80 feet long and
II feet wide. Instead of resting on
the hull It rests on an endless chain of
floats or pontoons, 2 feet deep and l
foot wide, which lies crosswise I'M
the cabin This chain in made to
revolve around large wheels, one az
each end of the car, by means Of an
engine, so that it resembles the horse
tread in q threshing machine. Half
of the belt is thus always in the wa,
ter, forming foundation for the
cabin or car to pass over. BY the
continued rotation movement around
the wheels, the sections, as fast as
they are released from the water at
the stern, are carried over the stern
wheel, and forward between the
deck and cabin to the fore wheel,
where they are let down into the
sea. Mr.. Bennett intends trying to
cross the Atlantic this fail, His
boat has thirty floats, with a total
buoyance Of 49, tons; the wheels
are 50 feet in diameter, and make
$50 revolutions minute Allowing
for resistance Of the atmosphere and
water, be expects to make thirty
miles an hour easily.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-09-25
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.

For tho Fall ofls7S, For Grant County, will be held
as follows:
At Muscoda, for the towns of Muscoda, Blue River,
and Watterstown, Monday aud Tuesday, September
LIST and End. -
At Boscobel, for the towns Of Boseobel, Hickory
Grove, Marion and Wooaman, Wednesday and Thurs
day September 3rd and 4th.
At Patch Grove, for the towns Of Patch Grove and
Wyalusing, Monday and Tuesday, Sept. eth and 9TH
Al Mt Hope, for the towns Of Mt. Hope, Little
Grant aud Millville, Wednesday and Thursday, Sep
TENDER lUth and 18th
At Beetown, District No. ?, for the towns of Bee
town, Bloomington and Glen Haven, Monday and
Tuesday, September 18th and 10th.
At Cassvle, for the towns ofCassyille and water
90 Thursday and Friday, SepteRb' 18th and 10th.
At Lancaster for the towns Of Lancaster, Elenboro,
and Clifton Monday and Tuesday Sept. 22nd and 23rd
At Fennimore, for the towns OF Fennimore, Wing
Vile and Liberty, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept.
24th and 25th.
Paris, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. S0th and Oct,
1st
At Hazel Green, for the towns OF Hazel Green,
and Smelser Friday and Saturday, Oct. Bird and Attn
At Platteve, for the towns of Platteyille and III
ma, Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 9th and 9TH.
A supplementary Examination
for the benefit ofhose who were unable TO attend any
of the regular examinations will be held at Laneas-
ter Friday and Saturday, November eth and sth'
Teachers can attend the examination wherever most
convenient. W. II. HoLtOhD,
County Supt, Of schools.
Bloomington, August ., 1873 live