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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-06
ST. FRANCIS xAvIER's DEBATING SOCIETY

The semi-annual literary exercises OF the st.
Francis Xaviers Debating Society took place last
evening in the College Hall, on Sixteenth street.
There was large and very appreciative audience
present. On the front seats sat Bishop Lynch of
Charleston; Rev. Theodore Thirty, S. j.; Rev. Henry
Hudon, President OF the College; Rev. F. Mgnard,
and the Rev. James Mclean, pastor of Transhgura-
ton church. The following was the order of exer-
cises:-
Dscoursc-"The Study Of History ~ C. J. g;rbeck
Chorus-"Pilgrims Chorus vrrdi
Discourse-"1he Abuses of Historyn . GEORGE Farvis
Selection by the orchestra, e " 's''
Quartet-"How Bright and FART, .,..... Rossjn;
Discourse-"The Present. ......... Thomas y Meeban
Chorus-Iunters' Chorus' ................... Weber
Dscourse-istory and the Church, Cornelius sullivan
These addresses, delivered by the young gentle.
men, showed great research, study and careful
training, and Bishop Lynch, at the close of the
proceedings. in a neat speech, paid them good
many compliments. which we're highly deserved.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-06
SKULL PRAoTURINa IN YORKvILLE.

On Tuesday night, at pretty late hour, Charles
crowley and another resident OF Yorkville entered
the lager beer saloon ON the corner OF Seventy.
fourth street and called for drinks Mr.. Christian
nouser the proprietor, behind the bar and
9eait out to them their choice OF drinks. After
drinking the two friends became quite noisy and
were ordered out by Houser, so II Is alleged, az
least, In his behalf A disturbance was the result,
curing which Houser was struck on the head with
heavy billet OF wood by Crowley, who was arrested
Yesterday he was arragned before Justice Bixby
at the iorkve Police Court, where he was COM
mitted to await the result OF the Injured mant
wounds which are reported very serious and dan
gerQus to his life.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-06
THE GRAvESTONE MURDERER,

Yesterday William II. Cunning, the man charged
with committing murderous assault on Garrett
Kavanagh while the parties were attempting to
sell a grave stone, waived an examination
and was held by Recorder PARCELS, of Long
Island CITY, to await the result OF the injuries Of
the wounded man An application to admit the
prisoner to bail was refused by the Recorder
when notice was given that an application would
be made TO the City Judge. Kavanagh lies very low
ana 1t Is improbable that his life can last long
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-06
ANOTHER VICTIM DEAD.

Mrs. shaw Expires-Thc Chemical Anal
ysis Resulting In the Discovery Of
Poison i'm the stoma CHI OF the First Girl.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-06
A BROOKLYN HORROR.
The Head of q Man and Portions Of His Bones
Found in an UnOccupied House.
A Starving Dog Devours His Dead Master-The
Proprietor of Liquor Store, Missing
for Two Months, is Found in
Ghastly Fragments.

most horrible discovery was made yesterday In
asma frame building which has been closed for
several months past, situated at the corner OF
CONNIE ce ami Inlay streets, South Brooklyn.
The remnants OF humanity INITIATED knawcd by q
dog and scattered about o sleeping apartment
were found by two men yesterday afternoon ut the
place named, and the fact was reported to Sergeant
Kenny, who was on duty ut the desk, ut the sub
precinct station house, Van Brunt street. corner OF
King. The information CLEANED was telegraphed
to Police Headquarters as follows :-"AbOut three
p. M. the head and portion Of the bones, legs,
&C., Of Jacob Knoop, a German, was dis
covered ut the residence of deceased, cor
ner of Inlay and Commerce streets, by
John Miller and James Conaugnan. Knoop, who
was formerly proprietor OF the place, kent liquor
store there. He has not been for the past two
months. Miller who purchased the place at sherin's
sale two months ago, was about to lease 1t to
C0naughan, when he found the remains, and q
Newfoundland dog, the only companion OF KnoOp
at the time the place was closed. The dog, who
could not get out devoured the man."
A representative of the HERALD at once pro-
ceeded to investigate the terrible record and found
that the details iully warranted the tenor OF the
despatch. Repairing to
THE SCENE OF THE HORROR,
a small, two story frame structure in the vicinity
OF the great warehouses of the Atlantic DOCK he
found motley assembiage Of men, women and
boys congfegated in front and about the building
eagerly discussing the particulars of the affair." i'm
parting their knowledge of the manner and char
acter OF the former occupant OF the place. The
shutters were closed, and not glimpse of light
was to be seen. Knocking loudly on the door, the
writer's summons was obeved by the appearance
OF two stalwart Offlcers-Kane and Henry-who
drew back the bolts and cautiously admitted the re-
porter to the narrow passage. ''You are welcome
sir" said one OF the guardians OF the peace; 1--WE
are
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-06

Poison In the StOmach OF the FIRST Girl.
CAMBRIDGE, N. Y, Feb. g. 1874
Mrs. Shaw, the fourth victim In the Shaw poison.
ing case, died to-day. Coroner Kennedy received
letter from Professor Perkins this morning COM
municating the result OF his analysis OF the
stomach OF the first victim. lie finds corrosive
mercury in sufficient quantity to cause death. He
promises to forward report W detail ssops
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06
IncOlnbuStible Paper.

An English inventor has secured let
ters patent for incombustible paper and
ink. Though the paper is not claimed
to be absolutely proof against heat of
any degree of tierceness, yet it is held
that, under such circumstances as fires
i'll dwellings, stores and factories, it is
ordinarily incombustible. The pulp
is manufactured of vegetable fiber, one
part F.; asbestos, two parts borax, one
tenth part alum, two-tenthsparts. Not
only is writing paper thus made, but a
stout paper is manufactured for binding
books and for inclosing manuscripts.
The fire pre- of ink can be used either in
writing or printing, and is made accord
ing to the following receipt Graphite,
finely ground, twenty-five drachms !;
copal or other resinous gum, twelve
grains +; sulphate of iron, two drachms :;
tincture of nut-galls, two drachms, and
sulphate of indigo, eight drachms. These
substances are thoroughly mixed and
boiled i'll water, and the ink thus OBJ
tanned is said to be both fre-proof and
insoluble in water. When any other
color but black is desired, the graphite
is replaced by an earthly mineral pig
ment of the desired color.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06
The COlOrs of Candy.

The colors Of candy often excite re-
mark. Some are supposed to be poi
sonous, and on this subject the Manu-
facturer and Buitder remarks Cit
mus, indigo and aniline blue are harm
less blue colors white chlorophyl, OF
the green coloring matter of leaves, is
harmless; green aniline green might
also so be used. The idea that aniline
colors are poisonous is erroneous. 1t is
true that the aniline oil itself Ga color
less fluid from which the aniline colors
are made) is a poison but the antldote
is to add something to change it into an
aniline color, when it becomes compare
lively harmless. The aniline colors are
also so very powerful coloring material
that only very minute quantity is
needed to color very large amounts of
candy, so that, even if somewhat poi
sonous or injurious, it would be neces-
sary to consume several hundred pounds
of candy at once i'll order to produce
any poisonous effect of the coloring
matter" This will interest young chill
dren and school girls, who would gladly
run the risk of danger could they ban
quet on such liberal scale. Another
good authority, however, maintains that
all aniline dyes are at least suspicious,
and therefore untitled for all culinary
purposes.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06

In common parlancc, wheat is rccog-
nized as the main-stay OF existence; but
while it may he so i'll fact, its right to
prc-eminence is disputed by the potato.
However much the former may con-
tribute to the support of life i'll this
country, it occupies, as an article of
diet, a place little superior to that of
the latter, and it is not more universally
looked to, by all classes of society, for
susteuance than the esculent tubcr.
The entire product of potatoes in the
United States, i'll bushels, for the three
last census yeors was as follows In
1850, 104, 060,0il bushels 1860, 1885,
2l3, S?3 bushels, and in 1870, 165, 49,
297 bushels. The product of wheat for
those years was In 1850, 100, 1855, Sl3
bushels 1860, 173, 104, 02l bushels, and
i'll 1870, 2S7, 745, 626 bushels. If we de-
duct the amount exported during any
one OF these years we approximate to
the amount of the home consumption of
each of these staples. In 1870 the ex-
portation of potatoes aggregated $780,
sos bushels, leaving for our own use
1913, 59i, 329. OF wheat (and flour re-
duced to bushels) the export was G4,-
3S7, S9l bushels. A short crop of pota-
toes is, however, fully as serious an
embarrassment as a light yield of
wheat, if it be not greater one; for
potatoes can be, and often are, used rs
a substitute for bread, better than wheat
can supply the place of potatoes.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06
Hot Work.

In relation to the subject of how high
II temperature men can endure and work
in, Il writer in the British JOu'noI Of
Science notes the following interesting
cases "During the relocating of fur
naces in an IRON works in England, the
men worked when the thermometer,
placed SO as not to be influenced by the
radiation Of heat from the open doors,
marked 100 deg. In the Bessemer pits
40 deg was reached, and yet the men
continued kind of labor requiring
great muscular effort. In some of the
operations of glass making, the or,li-
nary summer working of temperature is
considerably over 100 deg. and the racli-
ant heat to which workmen are sub
iected far exceeds 212 deg. In Turk
ish bath the shampooers continue four
or five hours at time in IL moist atmos-
phere at temperatures ranging from 105
deg. to 10 deg. A case is mentioned of
person in the same establishment
working for half an hour III heat of
1875 deg In enamel factories men work
daily i'll Il heat of over 300 deg. On the
Red sea steamers the temperature of
the stoke hole is l45 deg. and some men
will labor there for half AN hour without
a drop of perspiratien, while others are
carried out fainting. These examples
of continuous work at 10 deg. 100 deg.
$40 deg. and 145 deg, correspond to
depths in mines of $3.50, 1850 and
$3.50 feet. The anthor thinks, there
fore, that the limit of 1000 feet, fixed
by the English Commissioners us the
extreme workable depth of mines, is
too small, and he considers 5000 feet a
safe boundary"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06
How Eggs are Hatched.

People have an idea that the hen sits
on the eggs for a time, and when the
time comes for Matching the chick bursts
forth. There never was greater mis-
take. The chick, until liberated from
the shell by outside aid, is as incapable
of motion as if it formed solid egg,
which it nearly does. You might rs well
enclose man in an iron boiler, and tell
him to get out of the shell without help.
The chick grows on the inside of the
point of the bcak of the bird presses
bursts up very small scale. OF course
when it does this, it at the same time
" breaks in that spot " the inside of the
egg. This admits the air j; i'll short
time it breathes and gets strength to cry
loudly. The hen then sets to work to
liberate it e.: she brings it forward under
the feathers of the crop, and supporting
it between the breastbonc and the nest.
begins the work of setting it free. She
bitches the point of her beak INTO the
hole formed by the raising of the scale
by the chicks beak, and breaks away
the egg-skin or shell all around the
greatest diameter of the egg. The joint
efforts of the hen without and the chick
within then liberate the prisoner, and
he struggles into existence, and gets
dry under the feathers and the natural
heat of the hen. All female birds which
sit on their eggs to hatch them have the
hook III the bcak strongly developed.
Even the broad billed duck and goose
have those hooks specially developed
and with them they iberatc their
young. In Australia, where everything
seems to be by contraries, it is the cock
of the bush turkey that matches the
eggs, and not the hen. 1t would be in.
tercsting to know whether the hook OF
the beak is better adapted for this ser.
vice in the male bird than in the female.
The hook of the beak of the ordinary
cock Of the common fowl is quite differ
cnt from that of the hcn-it is adapted
for wounding in fighting, but not fol
Matching of eggs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06

Nelson E. Wade was hung at Will
transport, Pa, on the 9th of November
for the murder of an aged couple named
John and Isabella Mcbride, i'll July
last. The deed was one of the most
fiendish and brutal in the entire cata-
logue of crime, MS will be seen from the
appended confession of the wretch:
- L am American born; nd have re-
lativcs living near here. | was born out
on the Blooming Grove road, beyond
the Poor House. The afternoon | com
mitted the murder | walked mp the tow
path from the city; went to McBrlde's
house. and calculated that it was about
Last winter, when | was mt Glosser's,
near by, Mrs. CLOSER told me OF the
trunk upstairs, and while | was there
last winter ! made it my business to
find ont how much money these old
folks had. On reaching the house on
Tuesday afternoon, | was met i'll the
yard by one of the dogs, which barkcd
ut me. | soon made up with him, and
walked into the house. vixen Mcbride
wanted to know what | wanted there.
told him | wanted Il drink of milk, when
he told me to go to the cellar where the
old lady was. She asked me If | had
money to pay for the milk. From the
cellar returned to ask the old man for
some bread, but found he had bolted
the door. When he unboltcd it |
showed my foot in and the old man
struck Mt me. | then knocked him
down with my fist. The dog then made
at me, and | knocked him down. /
then struck the old man with the stick
three times, when he cried, Murder"
then hit him another rap with the
club. | then went to the cellar and
struck the old woman but, AS | have
told YOU several times, | did not shoot
her, us | had no pistol, but bought one
ut Trout's yesterday. When came out
of the cellar after killing the old woman,
the old man was up on his hands and
feet, and the dog was licking the blood
off his face | then hit him again. |
then procured an AK. went up stairs and
broke open II chest, and found the trunk
had heard Mrs. CLOSER talk about.
1t was too heavy, and | made two trips
that night, carrying away the money.
The club | used was cut in the woods
near by with small iack-knife. If they
will look in the corn-tield they will see
where the grass Is trampled down.
That is where I looked over the money.
| got between $500 and $4,000. l
will not tell where it is. When | come
to die [ will tell some poor man where
it is but no rich man shall have it.
There are two bags buried i'll the city.
two above and two below lave had
fifty names in my lifetime, but Nelson
f. Wade is my right name. Were l tc
do this over again l would exchange all
the silver for paper money, That's
what bothered me, it was so heavy"
Two or three days before his execu,
ton. when approached by friend
Wade said, g | hope you will have TIL,
execution arranged at as near 10 O'Clock
as possible. 1 have an engagement tc
dine in h-ll at II, and l do not wish to
be disappointed.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06
Remote Causes of the Panic.

The trouble with us is our immense
mass of Indebtedness, both foreign and
domestic. 1t must never be forgotten
that by far the larger part of that in
debtcdness is the direct effect of the III
ilatlon of our currency. Our imports
for the year ended June 30, 1868, to the
year ended June 30, 1873, amount in
gold to &3, 113, 1876, 4G4 Our exports
during the same period, in gold amount
to 81, S34, $50, 905. 70 the imports
should be added large toll for the use
of British ships. At the beginning of
1867 we were already heavily in debt to
Europe, so to that the round three humid
then must also be added each year a
large additional sum fox inter ST. Let
us now consider our domestic debts.
These include the bonds of railroad and
other corporations, mortgages on farms
and other real estatc-many of them
dating back to war times-and the loans
and discounts of the national banks.
The latter amounted in April, 1873, to
. $90S, 100000
We are now exporting more than we
importing % because we are selling
very cheap ca because the English
nave experienced II tremendous rise in
prices, and we are not able to pay for
their wares (3) the English, being al
ready somewhat in trouble from short
crops, labor unions, scarcity of coal,
etc, and foreseeing great deal moro,
are drawing in and refusing to buy our
securities us they have been doing for
the last five OF six years. Now our farm
ers are already in trouble because we
j, are selling their stuff so cheap. The
! English are getting more and more in
troubles every day, and We, i'll the great
cities, expect to be as prosperous and
extravaganza rs ever
All we need, the doctors tells us, is a
little more green paper Not so. We
must come down to bread aud water
and pay our debts. We have no choice
III the matter. We must continue to
send out Of the country more valuable
things than we bring into the country,
until John Bull gets on his legs again.
John Bull is sick, and the farmers
are sick, and the trade of peddling rail
road bonds is annihilated. The reverse
8 we have met with is simply the begin
ming of the inevitable transition from
prosperous to pinching times.-Ne,o
York Tibune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06
Water Boilers,

The Boston Journal Of Ncnistiy,
some time since, made the following
suggestion III relation to water boilers
upon stoves A brass or copper vessel
tmned upon the inside, and holding
several gallons, is usually found con
nected with cooking stoves used in
families. AS this vessel is kept full of
hot water, which is used for ordinary
culinary purposes, it is important that
no deleterious agent connected with the
metal should be employed in its con-
struction. y recent analysis has been
made of Il specimen of timed brass
plate used for making these boilers. and
1t was found that the tin contained 26
per cent. Of lead. How far this may
serve to cause injury it is impossible to
say. 1t is certain, however, that lead is
.au Objectionable metal to be brought in
contact with culinary utensils, and hence
Its use must be condemned. An iron
boiler lined with porcelain would be
much safer, and perhaps not more costly.
We understand such vessel is con.
structed, and if 50, it would certainly be
a much safer one TO employ rs a reser-
voir of hot water for constant house
hold use.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06
EcOnOniZe.

While we have no disposition to con-
ceal the extent of our present financial
troubles, and while we admit that the
crisis is full of peril, coming as it does
on the eve of winter, and threatening
privation to many til usands of deserv-
ing citizens, We yet see no cause for
serious alarm, if people will have cour-
age and patience and will exercise fair
share of common sense. 1t is unques-
tionable that the effects of the financial
disturbance will be more extended than
many are disposed to believe, and hence
the first lesson to be learned by those
of moderate means is the wisdom of
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06
WEEKLY WISCONSIN,
Great Northwestern Newspaper,
X EDUCED IL ATES !!

The WEEKLY WISCONSIN will soon enter upon its
newspaper OF the vast and productive region lying
west of Lake Michigan-the garden Of the North
west. Since the WISCONSIN commenced its weekly
visits to the people of the Northwest, their num-
bers in the region designated have increase! from
half million to more than three millions!
The proprietors OF the WEEKLY WISCONSIN have
always endeavored to keep their journal up with
the advancing spirit Of the times its editorial
management; and have anticipated the demands
interests of their readers From a small news
paper twenty eight years ago, we have increased
the WEEKLY WISCONSIN to 4S-column-quarto-
larger than the Ne,C York Ledger, or the Ncc York
Weekly.
1t is onr determination to cover the whole field
demanded of n tirst-class family journal. All its
departments are under the charge Of competent
EDITORS and no expense is spared that add to
it's desirability as a NEWSPAPER.
For the year to come We shall continue our feat
ure of running u serial story-complctiug and
publishing from three to four novels, the cost Of
which would be twice the subscription price of the
paper for the year. This great feature does not
infringe upon the completeness of other depart
ments; but is entirely EXTRA, and beyond what IS
usually given the readers Of a weekly newspaper.
In order to anticipate the financial demands Of
the times, and to meet the spirit of economy that
will more or less have to be practiced for time,
CoSsIN toa
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06

HARDENING SMALL TooLs.-Accord-
ing to j. Scheuszleder, watchmakers
and engravers harden their tools i'll seal
ing-wax. The article is made whitchot
and thrust into sealingwax, allowed to
remain moment, then withdrawn and
thrust into another place, and this treat
ment is continued until the steel is cold,
and will no more enter the WAX. The
hardness thus attained is extreme, and
comparable to that of the diamond ; in
fact, steel hardened this way may be used
for boring or engraving steel hardened
by other processes, the tool being pre-
viously moistcned with oil of turpen-
tine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06

OPINIONS OF THE Press. Texas
NctO Iorkcr says: IAN old Scotch
physician once said to one of his pa
TENTS: Keep your feet warm, your
head cool, and your bowels open, an
there's little ilse" can harm ye' This
aphorism is full of wisdom, and ex-
presses exactly what DIR. WALKERS
CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BrTrERs will do
for you. We speak of what we know
from nearly two years practical ex-
perience in the use of this indispensable
family medicine. Its office is to attack
II lazy. torpid liver, and impart new life
to this vital organ-a proper flow of
bile and prompt discharge of etlete
matter. A good digestion and appetite
are restored to the sufferer. Pure blood,
the life of the flesh, is secured, and
the patient soon feels himself II waihing
electrical battery. Good health is
more precious than fine gold VINEGAR
BrrrERs restores it, and is, therefore,
above price. The man who discovered
it is a philosopher and benefactor of
his race is