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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-03
MTExPERANoB AND IT'S CONSEQUENCES.
Fatally Injured while wrestling.

The death OF James Bracken, late OF 400 East
Seventeenth street, has heretofore been announced
In the HERALD, and yesterday morning Sergeant
McGiken, OF the Seventeenth precinct, forwarded
to Coroner keenan, q brief but concise history of
the case. Bracken and his friend, James Kelly,
who lives at 4le East Eighteenth street, late on
Friday night met in the groggery Of Henry Cogan,
1T First avenue, and there INDUCED In several
drinks; after which they engaged IN q friendly
match to test their relative merits az ply steal
strength and science. The result was that Kelly
threw Bracken, who fell heavily on the door
or across some barrels, and injured himself
to that extent as to reduce him to tnsensbility.
In this condition Bracken was found In the back
room OF the place after seven O'Clock on Saturday
morning and removed to Bellevue Hospital, where
death ensued the following morning, as stated.
Captain Walsh, OF the seventeenth precinct, or
dered the arrest OF Kelly, and he 10 detained to
await the result OF the Coroner's investigation.
Among the witnesses to the occurrence are -
william Whalen, GIL East Eleventh street; william
Hogan, 1913 East Eleventh street; Henry Cogan,
Jr III First avenue; William R0dy, IT'S First ave.
nue.; Joseph Conlin, Eleventh street, between ave.
nue. and First avenue.
It is understood that the relatives Of the deceased
do not blame Kelly for the occurrence, belle wing
there was no intent on his part to take Brackens
life or to do him great bodily harm.
DR.. Wooster Beach win make post-mortem ex-
animation On the body, and thus determine the
cause OF death. Bracken was twenty-eight years
0fage and q native of New York. .t..
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Arrangements are being made upon most ex'
tensive scale In Brooklyn for proper celebration
of St. Patricks Day. Yesterday the convention Of
Insh civic societies was held ct Hbernia Hall
Gold street. for the purpose Of completing arrange
ments for the parade. There were delegates pres
emit from no less than forty societies. Marshas and
aids for the different divisions were chosen. The
line OF march will be through al the principal
streets, and societies which In other years have
Joined the New York parade have sgnlneo tnelr IN
BROOKLYN. The knights Of 81. Patrick and the men,
beers OF the g. Patrick Society VIII dlne - usual,
gagged In preparing their bouquets Of the flowers Of
rhetoric and oratory Tor the OCCASION,
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mont. who van deal with your case according TO
This iniimation places you in no immediate
jeopardy or danger, the mourning whereof is en-
tirely delendent on your contravening the gov
again most earnestly to warn You against doing So
Eevertneless' as you express wish to know
curing the penalty OF being shot as a spy, to-
day address q communication to His Excelency
xon s Ss rsny recept ana WIZ IN
Your arghments ID support OF your position and
claim, although addressed TO- me, can naturally
have before stated Il is not within my attributes
to argue with them. az TO the propriety or impro.
to make. although such dispositions may clash with
some particular interests, and therefore do not
adduce them to His Excelency Inave the honor
TO be, sir, your most Obedient, humble servant.
FRED. w. RAMSDEN, Vice Consul:
JAMES J. o,KELLY, ESQ.,. Hotel Adele Lescailie'
santiago de Cuba.
Three days later I received the following evasve
answer to the question to the limits OF the Span
ish lines. 1t gives me no information that can be
Of the slightest use, as am just as liable to fall in
with the insurgents half mile from Cuba as at
fifty leagues. The night before last band made
an unsuccessful attempt to carry or the cattle from
dairy not half mile from the Governors palace.
But they came like shadows, and so departed. Had
/ the Ill Rick to be on the road-and have ridden
over 1t q dozen Understanding to the ''warning''
Of General Morales should have been liable to be
shot as pr0cedete dc los tsssurrectos Nothing can
better prove the injustice Of the position taken by
the government In my regard:-
..ItfthN BRITISH VICE CONSULATE, |
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Feb. 10, 1879. J.
SIR-Referring to my communication OF the 7th
instant have the honor to enclose q copy Of the
reply have received from His Exceency the Gov
ernOr. have the honor to remain your humble
servant, FRED. w. RAMSDEN, Vice CONSUL.
JAMES ]. OKELLY, ESQ.,, Hotel Adele Lescaille,
Santiago dc Cuba asts
WHAT WITHIN THE SPANISH LINES MEANS.
Uniformed OF your communication In which you
ask me what point Of the jurisdiction OF my com.
mand Mr.. J. J. O'Kelly can visit without exposing
himself to be treated as spy, have the pleasure
to inform You that that gentleman can 60 to all the
inhabited plantations, military posts and encamp
ments Of our troops in the jurisdiction OF Cuba
Guantanamo and Baracoa.
"God preserve you many years. ~
|, 1, "ADOLFO MORALES DE LOS RIOS
"Feb. 8, 1874" tgF
YES THE AMERICAN CONSUL.
i cannot close this letter without expressing in
the highest terms my obligations to Mr.. Young the
American Consul at this port. Seeing in me the
representative Of an American journal conscien
tiousy endeavoring to perform his dflcult duty in
the impartial manner Of strict neutral he has lent
me all the moral support in his power. need
hardly say how valuable this has been. The Ameri
can government may be proud OF It's representa-
tive.
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TELEGRAM TO THE new York HenALl
We have received the following highly i'm
portant telegraphic despatch from our regular
correspondent in Havana, giving the latest
Information regarding the movements Of
James J. O'Kslly, our Special Commissioners
70 Cuba:-
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neutral, ENGAGED IN the business OF ny profession.
or that acknowledgements you are oniclaly aware,
recte dA to me BY the captain General in which
peaceful character as Q newspaper correspondent
Is fully and clearly recognized: Whatever may be
the decision or Intention OF the Spanish auth0rt-
ties intend to insist on my right to proceed, and
ssSs sSa M ny psc
ton. l nave the honor to remain, respectfully
yours, JAMES J. O'KELLY.
To this letter I received the following diplo-
matte () reply. II il much too good to be thrown
into the waste paper basket 1t Is o diplomatic
gem, and as such deserves to be immortalized In
the HERALD:-
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Feb 7, 1873.
SR-I have the honor to reply to your communi-
cation dated the 9th inst, received by me last
ySs n
business BY the intimation made to you by His Ex-
ceency the Governor that In certain contingen-
the British government, for protection.
to any other British subject ali the protection that
may be able to and justlfed in afording, beg to
state that have no authority to argue with the
any general regulations they may see at to make.
nor can pretend to insist that such regulations
TSousS he that
would In certain contingencies be shot ~ spy
was made to you, It applies equally, as he himself
spanisn subject who should place himself 10 CIR
cumstances which would render him amenable to
this penalty; and II more latitude in this respect
has At times been granted to individuals II has
authorities, and not right on which can Insist.
As British subject travelling In this country,
you are bound to c0nform 70 It's standing reguIa-
lions, or TO such as may be framed from time to
time by those local authorities who have the faculty
OF doing 30, In the same way that any other
still consider that the G0vern0r's intlmation in
terferes with y0u IN an unjustinable manner, y0u
cao appeal for redress 70 Her Maiesty's govern
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y
informed that there was slight irregulsrity In
eelved nom General Morales ives not at liberty
70 proceed. When he learned that I was the
HERALD correspondent he as once ordered up Q
bottle Of ale, proposing to drink my health. de.
clned the compliment, but onered to substitute the
toast Of 'TAberty" Ny two jstlers were too polite
to decline, but they drank the toast with an ex-
precision Of face decidedly comica. While the
Captain OF the guard, who is feeble young man
with q grievance, engages me in conversation,
Dogberry undertakes to draw pen and ink por-
trait Of after the manner OF the police reports
without appearing to DO 30 keep my eye ON him,
and catch him In d0rante deltcto taking my figure.
tell him that did not think he was an artist and
recommend him to hang out Q shinge with
office that
''PoRTRArTs WERE TAKEN HERE"
A soon 40 the picture was finished the Captain
Of the guard asked me in the most polished nan.
ner II I would not IKE to visit the tower. Not to
be outdone in poltencss I said would. BEFORE
leaving Dogberry suggested ..aat should leave nv
macnete ana revolver N his care. This declined
" gel eaa' INK" true Dogberry, he did not insist.
In order - give my imprisonment as much as pos
nt!e the air Of a visit the Captain OF the guard
conducted me to tne sentinel post, where we en-
joyed for some time really beautiful couU dIM
Afterwards we descended to the oh1cers quarters,
little rookery cut on from the quarters OF the
men by partition. here remained until Dog
berry arrived and requested me TO 60 down to his
quarters. Az he was decidedly vulgar ana not 0
little pretentious, though he tried to be polite
cording to his lights requested to be left with the
smcers, alleging the GOODNESS Of the tower 1t
was, however, useless.
DoGBERRY HAD Had QuALN OF CONSCIENCE,
and he said that II panied him to see Q man like
me In the tower, 20 l was forced to 60 along with
him. II was evening before the telegram from
General Morales arrived and was at liberty TO
proceed on my journey. In the meantime Dog
berry had learned from she cure Of T-ArribA that
Iwas really the HERALD correspondent He went
Immediately 10 Isa Maria, where the regiment OF
Alcantara was posted, 70 inform the Colonel the
Marquis de villa Btre This gentleman sent me an
invitation to pass the night with the regiment but
| - Dogberry, In order to clear Aimself told me
that It was the of1cers who were drinking with me
| in the morning VINO caused my arrest, declined
the invitation, but requested . guide to the
Capltale st. Isabel, some two leagues distant,
where had been invited BY the Dire ctor
During my stay In this quarter learned that the
whole force Of the insurrectlon was assembled
IN THB DIRECTION or PALMA
and that the troops weuld move agsipss them in .
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ties. who, seeing man going about alone aud
armed, desired to know something about him."
'Still was arrested and prevented from continu-
ing my journey. When I am stopped am arrested.
You find fault with the word arrested = but in my
country, when the authorities deprive . man OF
the risaas to move about freely we say he is ar
rested.'u
"Tfe physical explanation you give Of this word
IL correct but in Spain we only arrest where there
is o crime. In your case there was none, and
you WERE ONLY DETAINED
in order that your identity could be ascertained."
II was held q prisoner for eight hours, and part
Of the time spent in the tower. It is true was
treated with attention and civility but still was
prisoner"
II did not know this; but still you must see that
the authorities only exercised necessary vigilance
and caution in OBTAINING you until they consulted
me. AS soon as received the telegram ordered
your release and that you should be permitted to
60 where you pleased"
"Permit me to thank you for your kindness and
to assure you that should regret very much II one
Of these days you should be obliged to shoot me-"
General Morales
TURNED TO THE GENTLEMAN IN BLACK
tine Attorney GeneraD with half amused, half
inquiring look on his face. After moments
pause he said, ~ would regret it very much Also
but II you are found In the insurgent lines, or
coming from them, you win be treated as spy or o.
one Of them" ,
.Then all the prisoners who are taken are snotr,
THAT depends; those taken In arms are handed
over TO the tribunals; others who have surrendered
themselves are allowed TO live In perfect freedom
II they have been guilty Of no crime. You can see
plenty OF them in the towns Indeed, there are
plenty Of them even holding high positions among
us who ought to have been executed"
"wer you are not even willing to treat me as
well az you do the insurgents, for you allow them
to surrender, and you even refuse me that priv
lege, because you threaten TO shoot me as Q SPY,
even II come back"
"xo; If you PRESENT YOURSELF AND ASK PARDON
you VIII be treated with the same generosity ~
the other insurgents. but II you leave the Spanish
lines you VIII expose yourself 70 the danger Of
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-01-10
Touching Devotion.

One of the mostfearful cases ever
told on paper isthis, ofa little boy,
a mere child, who travelled one
thousand four hundred miles, TAX
ing care Of the body Of his mother
all the way.
An expressman, upon reaching
bis office early one morning in Jan
uary, observed on the sidewalk a
long heavy box, which hispracticed
eye at once identified as containing
a corpse. Upon the end Of the box,
shiyering with cold, sat a halfclad
boy about seven or eight years Of
age. Addressing him kindly, he
said:
"My lad, don't sit there; you
will freeze. Come in and sit by the
fire.
Bursting INTO tears, tne little lei-
low replied:
"No, | can't come. My mother
is in this box, and | promised her
that | would not leave her until
we got home"
Deeply affected with the touch
ing devotion Of this brave little tel-
low, he finally succeeded in convinc-
ing him Of the entire safety Of his
precious charge, and taking him to
a neighboriiig restaurant, gave him
a warm breakfast, and then learned
the particulars of his story.
His father died about a year pre-
yious in a remote village in Minne-
sofa, leaving his mother in delicate
health and nearly destitute. She
died but a few days before the boys
sad Journey, charging the little hero
with the sad duty Of conveying the
remains 10 q distant state, and fnrn-
ished him with lalI she had) a sum
ofmoney barely sufficient to carry
them both by freight cars to their
destination.
The little fellow had actually
ridden day and night in q freight
car with his melancholy trust, never
Eor a moment losing sight oft.
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period afortune smiled" upon the
wife, who is d woman richly endow-
Cd with natures charms, and upon
whom beauty has stamped its coy-
eted impress. She amassed quite
comfortable quantity ot this worlds
riches, and desiring to enjoy them
more extensively she purchased
horse snd buggy, with which she
drove aboutin high style and com
fort. The husband hearing last
week Of the worldly prosperity Of
the former partner Of his joys and
the creator OF his sorrows, determin.
ed to pay her q visit, and in his
secret thought resolved to become
possessor Of the aforesaid stylish
''turn out Taking o journey into
those parts he watched his chance
and succeeded in stealing the team,
and in the morning started home in
high glee, driving the coveted prize.
The woman discovering the strate-
gic movement, took the first train
for Providence, arriving here about
the same time that her lord drove
into town with the horse and buggy.
On inquiry she found that the law
would not convict her husband
for stealing, recognizing, as it did,
the precept ''what is mine is thine
and what is thine is lnine." She
then put her woman's wit at work
to discover some way to secure a
"comeuppancc" with her husband.
At length she also discovered that
he owned a horse and buggy, and
Immediately she resolved upon her
course. Finding where he kept the
team, she succeeded, all uuaided, in
securing it, and away she went,
whittier her husband is in vain try
ing to ascertain. For great was his
astoDishment and chagnn on Satur-
day, returning from his days en-
ployment, which be had made light
and pleasant by joyfulIy contem-
plating bis own shrewdness, to find
that the wife of his bosom had con-
pletely outgeneralled him, and that
too, with his own weapons.-R. T.
Paper.
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ORIGIN OF CoAL.Accoriing to
Professor Wurtz, the formation Of
coal depends entirely upon the .ac-
ton Of tile iron which was dissolved
III the water Of the coal period. The
combinations Of iron with which
coal is always accompanied are
pyrites. iron spar, and hydated OK
ide. Those were doubtless derived
from the strata iuterjected between
the coal beds. In this ease the oxy-
genated water appeared to act upon
the metallic sulphurets which were
contained in the crystalline states,
from the destruction Of which these
coal strata were derived. Coal, con
seguently, is the natural result Of
the eremacausis Of organic substan-
ces in waters which contain sui
phate ofiron and tree carbonic acid.
An immense pressure upon the mass,
while it q plastic condition, was
also, without doubt, an additional
element of importance.
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always attended BY his favorite
dogs, and Webster, three days be-
fore bis death, walked teebly to the
door to gaze upon bis favorite oxen.
Sacchini required the presence Of
his wife while he composed, as well
as his cats. We don't know which
he preferred, but hope the former.
Byron was a splendid swimmer
Washington wasa an expert in jump
ing; jackson was fond Of q pipe
and buttennilk; Randolph could
swear a blue streak; Clay took
pleasure in blooded stock; Patrick
Henry delighted in getting his as
sociates involved in a heated argu-
ment, that he might study the diff
terent pbazes Of character. It is no
exaggeration to say that all great
men have their peculiarities and
follies. Their greatness does not
consist in these, but they are simply
accompanying traits. 1'heirvirtues
should be copied and not their
faults.
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WHAT FRANKLIN DIp.- He
improved the printing press, invent
ed stereotYping and manifold letter
writers. He cured smoky chimneys
Of their bad habits. He amended
the shape and rig Of ships. He
showed sailors how they mighttake
advantage Of the Gulf Stream to
shorten their eastern transit Of the
Atlantic, and how TO steer 50 as to
avoid it on their western passage.
lie told them how few might
haul a heavy boat, and how they
might keep fresh provisions at sea.
lie suggested improvements in
the soup dishes Of sailors, and the
water.troughs of horses. He intro
duced new kinds OF seeds, grass,
turnips, broom corn, curious beans
from England, vines from France,
and many other vegetables and
plants. He drained lands skillfully,
and gathered great cropsfrom them.
He reformed tire-places and invent
ed the Franklynstove. First Of all
men, he warmed public buildings.
He had a fan on bis chair worked
with a treadle, so as to drive away
the flies. He made him spectacles,
with two sets Of glasses, for far and
near sight. He invented q musical
instrument, and improved tile cleo
tric machine.
He discovered that lightning and
electricity are the same, proving it
in the simplest, and deepest, aud
most satisfactory manner, BY catch
ing The actual lightning. He first
discovered the difference between
positive and negative electricity.
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A lawyer built him All Office in
the form Of a hexagon or six square.
Tie novelty Of the structure attract
ed the attention Of some Irishmen
who were passing by. They made
d full stop, and viewed the building
very critically. The lawyer some
what disgnsted at their curiosity,
raised the window, put his head
out, and addressed them: "What
do you stand there for, like q rack
Of blockheads, gazing at my office +?
DO you take il for a church r.
aFaix, Y answered one Of them, VI
was thinking 50, till saw the divil
poke his head out Of the Window
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Troubles and Trials OF q Wel1knOwn
PrOvidemce Couple The W0Eaan
Outwiss tine MRm.

Something like a year since d
well known pair Of thiscity decided
to part company, and each leave the
other to his or her most desired
pursuit. This dissolution Of part
nership was brought about by the
frequently occurring tact that the
course Of their married life, instead
Of flowing along like q Summer
stream, whose polished surface is
disturbed only here and there by a
gentle ripple, was Oh the contrary
subjected to frequent storms and
tempestuous squalls, which render
ed existence in unison a burden and
. torment. Such being the case,
they mutually agreed to part COM
pauy, and each To paddle an iiidi-
yidual canoe oyer such water as
was most preferable. Each prom
iscd to leave the other il undisturb-
ed possession Of whatever property
belonged to them individually, and
with this contract they parted, The
husband remaining iii Providence
and the wife going to the house Of
her sister IN a country town some
thing less than q hundred miles
from this city. Thus q year passed
on, and neither saw Of heard any,
thing Of The Other. During this
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nStrayed Or stolen "A large Red
Kow, with Yaller Specs on her left
side, and . pair ofWhite speks On
her right ear. She is about seven
or eight years old, and belongs TO a
poor widow with 4 long tail. Ten
dollars will be given to anybody
who will turn ber over to Newark,
Gnne II, 1SOO6Qn