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The New York herald., 1873-12-30
TEMPLAR LODGE OF PERFECTION.

Last evening, at the Church OF the Disciples
Madison avenue, corner OF Forty-nfth street. there
was celebration OF the Festival OF St. John by the
Templar Lodge Of Perfection The church was
filled by large audience, consisting OF Masons and
their lady friends. The following were the
acting officers on the occasion :-Grand Mas
ter, q. 7. McCenachan, thirty-third de-
gree; Deputy Grand Master, w. v. Alex
ander, tnirty-third degree; Senior Grand
Warden, w. M. Fleming, thirty-third degree;
Junior Grand Warden, Samuel Jones, thirty
second degree; Grand Orator, George A. Bar
ney, tnirty-third degree; Grand Master OF Cere-
Grand Captain of Guard Jerome Buck thirty.
Charles Ii. Hall, thirty degree, and Charles
w. Homer thirty-second degree; Orator OF the
Evening, Rev. Brother George Il. Hepworth,
eighteenth degree.
announced, was unable to be present The OPEN
ing ceremonies were OF seuli-regious character,
and consisted principally Of short arations defn.
ing what Masonry is, interapersed With choral and
organ music. Alter this followed the singing OF
"quartets," ballads, airs and solos, the more
notable Of which were an aria, 'Che Faron from
Orteol, 0luck, BY Mrs. NJ d. simmons, and o SOLO,
'0h, Weep Not, +" Milard, BY Mr. jules @. Lumbard.
The Rev. q. ii. Hepworth delivered short address
on the ancient and honorable character OF
Masonry, after which the exercises were speedily
brought 20 close BY the rendering Of further
nuaACal selections.
The New York herald., 1873-12-30
NEW YORK STATE.
Appointments by Governor Dix.

Appointments by Governor Dix.
ALBANY, Dec. %, 1878.
Governor Dix has made the following appoint
ments:-
Alexander s. Johnson, of Utica, to be Judge OF
the Court of Appeals, in place OF Rufus W. Peck
ham. deceased.
Theodore w. Dwight, of New York, to be COM
missioner OF Appeals, in place or Alexander s.
Johnson, appointed Judge OF the Court OF Appeals
Edwin Countryman, Of Co0perstown, TO be JUS
ttce OF the Supreme Court OF the Sixth Judicial
district, In place Of John M. Parker, deceased.
Appointment Of the Secretary of state.
The Secretary Of state elect has determined
upon the following list OF office appointments, to
take effect upon his accession to ONCE on January
/, to witt
DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE.
Hon. George Franklin Ovid
CLERKS.
Edwin N. Hyde, Poughkeepsie.
william II. Terrell, Albany.
Henry S. Miller, Utica.
Hiram A. Beebe OwegO.
Joseph 8. Michael New York CITY,
John j. Coleman. Oswego city.
Paul +. Tucker, New York city.
+. G. Jewett, Skaneateles.
G. Wllers Seneca Falls
MESSENGER.
Patrick Reilly Albany
The New York herald., 1873-12-30
PUGILIsTS TO BE PROSECUTED.
BOSTON. Dee. %. 1s1

BOSTON, Dee. 70, 1873.
At Lynn this morning John Conlan and Thomas
Gately, the principals In the late prize fight at
Saugus, were held each In the sum OF s5,00o te
appear on Thursday morning next for examine
tion. The Is abettors OF the fight pleaded NOT
guilty, waived examination aud were held In $500
each for their appearance at the next term OF the
Superior Court 0ately was further held In bonds
charge OF Keeping O disorderly house. known ~
the Half Way House.
The New York herald., 1873-12-30
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAMS DECISION
Dilemma OF an American Shipownci
Who Has nm English Partner.

Who Has nm English Partner.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. 1878.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Ny partner, VINO Is British subject, residing
abroad, has a joint interest with me in large
number Of vessels sailing under the American dag.
Being an American citizen / have had all these
vessels registered in my own name, as my partner
could not take the nececsary oaths DC
During the past war much ill-feeling existed be-
tween myself and partner because l persisted IN
retaining the American register, involving thereby
q serious loss to US in war premiums, low
frelghts, DC.
Now, according TO the Attorney Generals recent
decision, am liable to have vessels condscated
and to be tried for perjury.
Please explain what course is open to me.
Am to be compelled to take out an English reg
lister, after all my sacrifices 2
II you read Mr.. Williams decision on the Vir-
ginus you will note am exactly In the same posi-
ton as her owner. Yours, Indignantly, r. A. ID.
p ST. do not give my full name, as some OF the
Dlackmailers would only be too happy now to take
advantage OF me.
The New York herald., 1873-12-30
THE STEAMSHIP GENERAL SHERMAN.
Another Case OF Piratical Difficulty fol
the WashfnUtOn Lawyers.

the Washington Lawyers.
PANAMA, Dec. 81, 1873
The steamship General Sherman is to start for
the United States so soon as the American war
ship Worcester arrives at Aspnwall.
The Sherman will. it Is thought, undoubtedly be
condemned as pirate
Another account, Of the same date, from Panama
says
The steamer General Sherman Is still at Aspin-
wall, with prize crew on board awaiting the ar
rival OF the Rear Admiral commanding the North
Atlantic squadron In the United States steamer
Worcester, when she will be sent home for trial.
The New York herald., 1873-12-30

having violated her treaty obligations by execut-
ing American citizens IN Cuba without due process
OF law, mas succeeded even without hearing, IN
condemning both me and the VirgtDius, here In
the united States, where United states citizens
should az least have as much protection against
Spain as spain has agreed TO give them when they
may De on trial In SPAN Even Captain Fry and
his unfortunate companions have had one adyan-
tage over me- lor they we're present before the
extemporiZed Judge who condemned them upon
evidence which, even II alse, they yet heard.
OF course am aware mat however controlling
this decision may be in condemnation OF my gov
ernment the rights OF Individual citizens are so
protected by the constitution that cannot thereby
be deprived or property or liberty; but yet, you
well know that such a condemnation from what
the statute has denominated the Department ofJus-
tice Is calculated to iniure me more than verdict
OF a jury, and, as have no appeal therefrom to
Supreme Court, have felt 1t my duty declaring
my innocence, TO make this protest against a de-
cison which must alike have astonished and graft
fed that foreign government which. by Its agents,
has procured Its dispositions against me.
In conclusion, ask that you viii please furnish
me with copy OF the documents and deposi-
tionsn upon which and the Virginius have been
tried and condemned by the Attorney General, and
that you will also please notify me OF the time and
place when and where any other witnesses are In
this matter to be examined and subjected to
cross-examination.n
send copy OF this letter by the same mail to
the Attorney General, and shall think Ii due TO
myself to make the same public On the day OF its
probable receipt by you and him. Yours, respect
fully, JOHN f. PATTERSON.
The New York herald., 1873-12-30
Naval Report from Washington.

Commander E. o. Mathews is ordered to COM
mand the Iroquois; Passed Assistant surgeon Will
liam ]. Simon to the Norfolk Navy Yard; Captain
George II. Cooper has been detached from COM
Inand OF the Terror and ordered TO the Norfolk
Navy Yard as executive officer; Commander Henry
A. Adams from command OF the Iroquois and or
dered to return to the United States; Lieutenant
Commander J. r. McGensey from the Terror and
ordered to the Philadelphia Navy Yard Lieutenant
Z. I. Strong from the Terror and ordered to the
Boston Navy Yard; Master Perry Garst
from the Terror and ordered to the re-
ceivng ship Potomac; Passed Assistant Sur
geon A. F. Price from the Terror and placed
on waiting orders; Passed Assistant Paymaster
]. +. Tarbell from the Terror and ordered TO
settle his accounts; Chief Engineer E. Laws from
at the Norfolk Navy Yard; First Assistant En-
gineer E. 7. Phillippi from the Terror and ordered
to League Island. Pa,
The New York herald., 1873-12-30
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE,

HERALD correspondence from Panama, under
date Of December q, reports as folows:-Th
United States steamer Benica is still in port.
Captain Cleary, her lormer commander goes home
by to.day's steamer, having been relieved by Cap
tain w. E. Hopkins, from the Mare Island Navy
Yard, who arrived here by the last steamer from
San Francisco.
The United States steamer Omaha, from Callao,
also arrived on the 20tn inst. she lett Callao on
the 7tn inst. The following is list of her OIL
cers:-
Cdptdtn-John G. Febiger.
Lieutenant COnaTndnCerS-Smith w. Nichols, Allan
d. Brown, Charles H. Davis.
LtelItendntS-James R p. Ragsdale, Seth w.
Ackley, Jerome E. Morse.
Adster-Thomas N. Lee.
MidShipmey-Joel A. Barber, Albert I. Freeman,
Jesse N. Roper, Frank s. Hotchkin-
Sur0eOn-JOhn Q. Spear.
Assistant SurgeOY-H0ward Smith.
FdVnadster-Worth Goldsboro.
Engtneers-First Assistant, Ralph Aston; Second
Assistant, James II. Perry.
The New York herald., 1873-12-30
The POwhattan.

FORTRESS MONROE. Va, Dec. 90, 1873.
The United States steamship Powhatan has
passed up to the Norfolk Navy Yard.
The New York herald., 1873-12-30

Improvement Of the Postal Department.
Building.
The Postmaster General will submit to Congress
plans and estimates for the improve ment OF the
Post ONCE Department building, prepared by Su-
pervising Architect Muett, together with the rec
ommendation that an appropriation OF 81, ,500 900
be made to enlarge the building. 1t is said that
unless some addition be made it will be necessary
to rent buildings In its neghborhood to accom-
modate all the clerks required Tor the transaction
OF business.
The Republican Spirit OF aEconomy, To
BE Tested.
While the high-pressure-p principle economists are
pretending, with virtuous spasms, to be seeking
the reduction Of the national expenses 1t has been
quietly resolved by the democratic members, on the
reassembing OF Congress- to test their sincerity by
ofering resolution to dispense with the present
extravagant system OF advertising for proposals
and the sales Of government property, which, as
now conducted, is deemed to be O supernuity and a
vast expense producing no proportionate good re-
suits. 1t Is contended that 1t is custom which has
been devised to furnish pap for needy Journals
who are thereby subsidized TO support the admin
stration and thus stine the independence and
just censorship OF the press Besides 1t is asserted
that, so far as being means OF making public the
wants OF the government by publicity the promu-
SdtLOu vi knc requirements Ol tnc government are
not made known beyond the circumscribed limits
where these patriotic journals are published. 1t
Is well known by bidders what depart
ments have charge Of these notifications,
and they can be addressed for printed copies ana
blanks. which must finally be provided. To obtain
these the usual mail facilities can be resorted to-
and no necessity can exist in an honest and just
conduct OF affairs by the reviewing oficials Of
having mock OF conniving and wire-pulIing con-
tractors, like so many vultures with their unclean
talons, pOunce down upon this sanctined city and
gather in the lobDes OF the capital to procure the
aid of this or that member Of Congress or Senator
! to influence the decision on the bids, and thereby
afford opportunity to these Christian Commission
statesmen to make dishonest pr0nts.
Dfsnncction In Party Ranks Produced
by the Operation OF the Civil Service
Law.
The pressure which has been brought to bear
upon MEMOIRS ana the heads OF Departments for
appointments BY those who say they have claims
on the party In power. and are confronted by the
The New York herald., 1873-12-30


The Solicitor OF the Treasury had given me bin
OF sale Of the Virginius, in which he had agreed
with me and my assgns "to warrant and defend
the said steamer against all and every person and
persons whomsoever.u had thereupon sworn
she was mine; and the government had given her
tected her; when now, OF sudden. just as she Is
being escorted 70 the United States not perhaps as
herself innocent, but yet as kind OF trophy Of
successful negotiations TO maintain the rights OF
register, this protection, and, 1t seems to me,
even this rejoicing over rights maintained, are
each and all held to be a fraud both upon the
United states ana SPAIN and this decision Is made,
perhaps, dozen persons have sworn that | did
not pay the United states for the Virginius with
my own money.
The property Of any han dlord might by similar
process, be proved to belong to his tenant If only
half OF the persons employed by that tenant could
be made 70 swear that the landlord did not own
the same; nor would anything "appear to weaken
the force OF this testimony II the landlord were
not called into court. And this might, perhaps,
even be 'c0rrob0rated" II it could not be s.foundp
that either the landlord or the tenant had en-
suredn the building '.ater,r as In the OF the
same.v
II, in Spain. an inquiry had been instituted
erty should have been protected by the seventh
article OF the treaty OF 1895 between that country
and the United states, which declares that United
states citizens, In all trials IN spain In which their
to be present at the proceedings In such causes
and az the taking OIL all examinations and evidence
which may be exhibited"
But here IN my own country, Spain furnishing
ec pdste evidence against me, have been con-
deTnned, as I could not have been lawfully con.
demned even In Spain
Leaving the case az the decision OF the Attorney
General leavea II u seems 70 me that Spain, after
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POLITICAL.

EX-Gov. Fo0te now comes forward with a
statement gravely affecting the character OF
JEFF Davis. He accuses him of using the pub
lie money for his own purposes of receiving
$500, 600 in gold from Jake Thompson after
the war; of dividing this money with Thomp-
son, Judah L. Benjamin. (nnw II barrister in
London and others and of various offences.
which, il sustained 10y evidence, would prove
Davis to be a thief as well as traitor. These
are serious charges, and Foote declares that
they can be proved.
A new party has been born, away off in the
wilds of Barry county, Missouri. /. is chris
tened the Loyal Democracy :" but there are
so very few loyal Democrats in that region
that the party is likely TO die for lack OF
material.
The Changers of Winnebago county, Wis
consin. have passed resolutions denouncing
the attempt to draw the order into political
movement, and affirming that they will have
nothing to do with anything of the kind.
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GENER.iL NEnN.

AT recent examination in Rutgers Col
lege, the question, did Martin Luther die
natural DEATH" was answered by one of the
students. mo, he was accommodated by
bull"
There was q serious stabbing ARRAY in Lynn
On Saturday night, when man named John
Macheon, while intoxicated, stabbed John
Nc Donald in the abdomen, ntiicting wounds
from which he cannot recover. McKeon was
arrested.
4 New Orleans juryman was asked by the
Judge If he ever read the papers. lie replied :
''Yes, your honor but if you'll let me go
this time Ill never do so any more" The
Judge let him off for the sake of the papers.
The present fashionable way of arranging
ladies hair is called "la guilotine,'' because
it was the mode which women condmened TO
death during the French Revolution adopted
for their hair in order that it might be out of
the way ofthe fatal knife.
\ Texas cattle raiser has pasture of l6o.-
900 acres.
A water spout inundated Guanaiuato, Mex
leo, and destroyed several lives and much
property.
indianapolis papers have a special column
for the arrivals and departures of chief cooks.
Documents have come to light in England
which contradict the theory of Shakespeare
business connection with theatres.
| Miss Anna Dickinson rode to the top of
Pixies Peak the other day. No one ever
made the ascent on horseback before.
The epizootic has broken out in POUCH.
keepsie, and horse owners in New York are
adopting precautionary measures.
| clerk named Williams, in Ottawa, Cana
da, is reported to have fallen heir to $780,
100 by the death of an uncle in the State of
New York.
The contract for the Burns statute, u site
for which has been selected in Central Park,
n. H., has been given to John Still. the
Queens sculptor for Scotland
The instruction in Japan has been put
down. Fourteen of the leaders of the revolt
were captured by the government.
referring to the practice of discharging
lady clerks from the public offices when they
get married, Detroit paper thinks it must be
wrong, and asks, "IIow can woman be ex-
pecsed to support a husband if shs is dis.
charged as soon as she gets one?"
A horse-pistol marked Julius" supposed to
be relic of C@sarism has been found in
California. twas unearthed ty correspon-
dent of the New York Herald.
A Vienna letter of the 18th states that
Minister Jewell has arrived there and would
stay ten days before leaving for st. Peters
burg.
Boston has been preserving General La
'ayettes's "camp table" for these fifty years,
and has just found out that it belonged to a
colonel unknown to fame
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RAILROAD MATTERS,

The Chicago and Alton Railroad Company
have determined to pay all damages by the
recent disaster, without litigation. The State
laws fix the compensation for life at s5 900.
1t is understood that the Railway and
warehouse commissioners have fixed the
passenger tariff on first class railroads in
Illinois at three cents per mile. Among the
roads thus classified are the Chicago and
Alton, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
the Toledo, Wabash and Western, the Rock
Island, and the North Western, over which
the present rate of fare is about four cents
per mile.
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SHE'LL HEAPS OF FRESH W4TEE
NOLL USKS.

hOLLCSAS.
\ paper was read at the meeting of the
Social Science Association, by Prof. C. A..
White upon this subject. After speaking of
deposits found in various places by the west
ern rivers he said
1t is very important to know what people
collected these heaps and what is their age
Everything indicates that they were contem-
poraneous with those Of the sea coast, and
everything connected with both indicates that
they were collected by people who were ad-
vanced in civilization no further than those of
the stone age in Europe. We know also that
this was the condition of the American tribes
at the time of Columbus's discovery. Espec-
tally was this the condition of the tribes in the
region referred to. 1t is believed that these
heaps were formed by these people. 1t is
true that the mounds of the "Mound Builders"
are found near these deposits, but American
Archeologists believe that mound Builders"
preceded these ruder tribes and that they used
copper implements. But no copper or any.
thing that suggests these people have been
found in the shell heaps. 1t is worthy of
remark that the author is not aware of any
pipes or fragments of them having been found
in the North America shell heaps, and yet we
know they were in use by the tribes at the
tltiIc VI tnc u!stOFeFy anu ever SINCE. III Is
probable that the condition of the tribes that
formed the shell heaps was unchanged for
many centuries previous to the discovery, and
it is well known that they have shown little
inclination to alter their condition since they
came in contact with the white man, though
they have abandoned the rude vessels and
implements of their own manufacture and
substituted those of iron. Therefore the
presence of their own implements and the alb
sence of those of iron prove that they must be
older than the time of the association with the
white man. At Bellevue, Lubula and the
Lower Rapids of the Mississippi, oak and elm
trees of from 60 to so centimetres in diameter
were found growing in the soil that had accu-
mulated upon the she'll heaps. By counting
the annual rings of growth of these trees the
age OF the heaps upon which they grow is es-
MINATED to be not less than POO years, while
tue shells OF some of the Iowa heaps are much
decomposed, especially where they have been
exposed to the weather. Upon digging into
others the shells are found so well preserved
that the species are readily Unidentified. Upon
some OF them the epidermis and ligaments
may yet be detected. This is especially the
case with those that have become covered
with arglllacious soil No evidence has been
obtained that any perceptble geological
change has taken place since the accumula-
ton OF the American she'll heaps commenced,
nor any evidence that any change has taken
place since in the habita,s of the mollusks and
the other animals whose remains are found in
them, except such as has resulted from the
occupation of the country by the white man.
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Secretary Belknap will decide in a day or
two what disposition is to be made of the re-
mainder OF the captive Modocs not convicted
by court-martial. No pardon has been issued
TO the kiowa chiefs Santanta and Big Tree,
and the authorizes of the Indian bureau say
they are not to be liberated on their arrival a.
Fort Sill until further orders.
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A Good Home School for Boys
TOBSIIAM. ME-
ME.


Established in 1857 by Hon. WARREN JOHNSON
now State superintendent of Common Schools.
The location is in the village of Topsham oppo-
site Brunswick, on the main line OF travel between
Boston and bangor easy of access, attractive and
healthy.
Expenses for the entire school Year,
$500 90. Four Teachers, and number of Pupils
limited to Forty.
Special Advantages
i. a location unusually attractive, healthy and
accessible.
,; Complete arrangement of rooms for comfort
and COW enience
- NO day scholars, and complete isolation from
di turbing influences
a. thorough drill in Elementary stndies -es.
ner.ally IN Reading Spelng, renmanship and
o. Number of pupils email a. to secure per.
sonar attention fiom the Principal
bias. ""''"' eeo'a'l''h
Abundant physical exercise under proner
hug2- Iw&wiw "''P"'
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Notice.

T'ENDkRS are solicited by the undersigned, for
1 the labor of prisoners connected with the An
droscoggin County Jail. commodious and con.
venient workshop is completed in connection with
the Jail built with design to Shoe Manufacturing.
Parties bidding will state the per diem they
will give for II term of years, for each prisoners
labor, rating their bids Tor three six twelve,
twenty-iour and thirty months men, it being
understood that me longer the prisoners term, the
more valuable will be his per diem services. Con-
tracing parties may have the privilege of employ
ing other than prison labor In the Workshop in
numbers not to interfere with the necessary space
required for the prison labor. The building Will
be warmed and all necessary guards furnished for
prison discipline by The County Full particulars
had by inquiry of either of the undersi gned or of
Thomas Littleileld, Sheriff and Tailor of andre
scoggin County. Bids to be lett with or forwarded
to Clerk of Counts, Auburn Me-, until Sept. TO-
1873 sealed and marked Proposals for Prison
Labor" The right to reject any or all bids is re-
served.
D. f LoTfRoP,} Commissioners
JOHN READ, of
W. ID. ROAk, Androscoggin Co.
Aug. ., is1j. augo- ttlSepl0
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Assessors Notice.

n lie undersigned Assessors of Augusta will ",
in session at the Aldermen's Room on Mon
dsy the first day of Sept. xt, Ut o o'cioc k A. M
as they may think Just and proper
Us. TURNER, Per order,
Aug, 20, 1878. aug26-ttld
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Ice Water

and swe' tened forms mixtur. which a II cool
ing. healthy md refreshing SUNNI Beverage has
no quai Barrels OF nee water prepa"ei IN tl.l~
way, may be drank ltibut til slighes ui Try, and
hau"y i, the man who tnds IN thi II substituted +
spirituon~ liquors. Its value To the Farmer, Me
chant anu Ldbortr cannot be veIe-iim ted Ii
Is cheap be within The reach of all; SO finely
favored as TO be enjoyed bS lovers of the choicest
I,unt,