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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-23
BROOKLYN POST OFFICE,

Postmaster Booth, acting for the government, is
about to lease the building now occupied as the
Post once, on Washington street, for another term
Of five years, from May 1t is proposed to enlarge
the building by the erection of an extension thirty
two feet In depth In the rear The cost will be less
than five thousand dollars. During the last quarter
OF 1869 there were $685. letters, while during the
same months OF 1872 the number reached !, 116 153
IL must, however. be taken into consideration that
much to do with augmenting the stunning OF the
mail bags Valentines to the number OF 200OO
passed between Brooklyn bellies and neaux on
the 14th and 18th OF the present MONTH me num-
Der OF valentines last year mailed was lo,oV inc
rental now paid is $4,000; under the new arrange.
the county present the vacant ground on the east
side OF the Court House to the federal government
for q site for the erection OF 2 new Post once
proposition as 1t may find It expedients shortly TO
extend the Court House over part Of the ground
alluded TO.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-23

tions from the Daily Netos, and Gan English Code.
Its Difficulties and the Modes OF Overcoming
Them; q Practical Application OF the Science Of
Jurisprudence" by Sheldon Amos.
TIE FOLLOWING GERMAN weekly periodicals have
the circulation afnxed to each -Gartenlauoe
$4,000 copies; Dahetn, 10000; Iuastrfte Zestur0
$4,000; Stuttgart illustrated Ne,os $4,000 copies
Kzadderadatsch, 81, 900 copies.
bORD ORMATHwAITE's Lessons OF the French
Revolution, I7s9lS72" will be published by Bentley.
PRESIDENT THEIRS library embraces 10000
volumes.
WALTER Scorr's accent was very broad His
friend Harness said he sometimes could not under
stand him without difficulty. One day when they
had been talking OF "Lucia di Lammermuir." which
had lately appeared. he changed the subject by OBJ
serving. "Weel l think we've almost had en0w OF
that chiel."
COLONEL T. W. HIoarNsoN has agreed to write for
Lee & Shepard "Child's History OF the United
States" somewhat on the plan Of HawthOrne's
"Grandiather's Chair"
A BURLEsQUE HISTORY OF Napoleon ILL.,, Illus
trated with numerous plain and cOlored illustra-
ti0ns Is to be published In 100 numbers at ten
times each.
THE SECOND VOLUME OF K0hler's work on the
Kindergarten system has been published at Weimar.
THE "Bt0stotheca Mathematical" q systematic
catalogue Of all the works published in Germany
on arithmetic, algebra. analysis and geometry up
TO the year 1870. Is out at Halle
MISS BRADDoN has new work in the press
which will be called 'Milly Darrell" 1t will ap.
pear in February.
THE Edinburgh Courant has the following squlb
on Mr. Forster's ellie Of Dickens -
IT'S said that man 10y his friendship is known,
And the truth OF the adage I'm willing TO own,
But that Forster translates it too closely I'm
pOz,
When he writes his own life as memoir Of Boz.
DIR. MACAULAY, whose work on America has won
such golden opinions both sides of the Atlantic,
has another work, upon Ireland, in the press. DR..
Macauay has practised pen, having succeeded
Mr.. Jordan as editor OF the Literary Gazette from
1850 to 1885, He is now editor OF the Leisure Hour.
THE LONDON bookseller laments that publishing
in Ireland Will shortly be regarded as among the
lost arts. Formerly Ireland had good, active and
receptive class OF scholars, but now 1t mas little or
no literature. The best irish intellects are out OF
ireland.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-23

Mr. nEPwoRTH DIxoN's next book will be "The
History OF Two Queens-Catharne Of Aragon, and
Anne Boleyn."
SAYS THE LONDON Publishers Circular:
We should as soon endure the "Grand Cyrus''
over again we should .'Alce, or The Mysteries"
or even one OF Disraeli's aspiring political ro-
mances. The keynote Of i3ulwers stirring and
we Will dare to say noble, aspirations was written
Ss that I'm the bright lexicon Of youth there is
no such word as fail.U Alasl we are taken down
many pegs from that high note. But In It's time
and George Elot's photographs Of real life and Mr.
Iroope's prosaic repetitions OF actual scenes may
bs much mo more true, but they are net half so
romantic Scott, the purely romantic James and the
moro sophisticated but even more intensely roman
tic Lytton are entirely passed away.
SPEAKING OF Tom MooRE's taste for biography
and the number OF memoirs he had composed,
Rogers one day cyncaly observed, - Why, it Is
not safe to die while Moore IS alivei',
FRANCIS JOSEPH OF AUSTRIA offers prize of five
thousand norins $4,000 to the journalist who will
write the best editorial Austrian affairs in the
German language. Said editorial Is not to contain
more than one thousand words. 1t is immaterial
what political party the ritter belongs to. The
Vienna papers think that there will DO several
thousand competitors for the prize.
PROFESSOR ASA GRAY, OF Harvard, is preparing
third volume of the series, "Botany Tor the Young,n
which now includes, GLOW Plants Live" and How
Plants Behave"
BISHOP CoLENsos Elementary Algebra has crcu-
lated 10000 copies.
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF Berlin will this year
begin the publication OF Q quarterly historical
magazine.
srRAHAN l. Co., OF London, will publish ''Selec
tons from the writings Of Rev. Charles Kingsley
Men Of the Third Republic" reprinted. with sddi-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-23

Of these who cali themselves Christians. How
hard 1t is to believe In the Interpolation OF God
amid such babel OF confusion as arises from those
sectsl There are sects outside the Church which
profess to be Christians, and yet they allow their
members to believe what they please. claiming
that this spirit OF berality Is IN accordance with
the demands OF the age. In our own city go TO
any one OF the Protestant denominations, ana you
VIII ind that no two clergymen, or even two mem
alike.
After abiding to the trials OF the Supreme
PontiH, Father Preston, concluded with an eloquent
exhOrtatiOn to the members OF the Cathoc UNION
to hold fast In the faith and MAINTAIN theiT aiie'
glance TO the Vicar OF Christ.
The Celebration i'm Jersey City.
The Catholic Union OF Jersey City assembled
yesterday at St. Peters church to attend the first
mass offered specially for the organization
IN that CITY, Solemn high mass was cele-
brated, in which the Bishop-elect OF the
Diocese OF Newark DR.. Corrigan, onlciat-
ed as celebrant. Within the sanctuary were
Archbishop McCloskey, Fathers Beaudevin,
McQuade, Corrigan, Hennessey, vanuta, Kileen,
Senez, De C0ncili0 Dalton and other ciergymen.
The sermon was preached by Father Hewitt,
OF the Pauist Order, Fity-ninth street.
In treating OF ceremonials In ST. Peters
the music can never be omitted but on
this occasion Neuend0rn and his excellent
choir surpassed themselves Vierling, always ef-
lective outstripped his previous efforts, and Miss
of nine that constituted the choir. The church was
set apart exclusively for the members OF the
Union. The organization Ii spreading rapidly
throughout Hudson county.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-23
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

Mr.. HEPwoRTH DIxoNs next book will be "The
History OF Two Queens-Catharlne Of Aragon and
Anne Boleyn."
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-23
THE ARKANSAS EXCITEMENT.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. %, 1878.
News from Pope county reports that there are
lair prospects Of the recovery of Sheriff Dodson,
who was shot day before Yesterday.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-10-10
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
A BLUE JAY-Jay Cooke.

n BLUE JAf-Jay Soohe.
BADLY Cooked - The Wall street
ducks.
ANDY JOHNSON invariably alludes to
Grant as the little fellow"
PREMIER GLADSTONE don't seek his
couch till O'Clock in the morning.
A NEW novel from that voluminous
author, Ann s. Stephens, is promised.
EDMUND YATES characterizes the
Vienna Exposition as a dead, fat, dis
NAL failure.
THE Life of John Adams" edited
by Hon. Charles Francis Adams, will
shortly be issued.
A. T. STEWART is his own insurance
agent, and his losses by fire do not aver
age $500 per year.
PRESIDENT GRANT lost thirty odd
thousand dollars by the failure Of the
house of Jay Cooke & Co.
PARsoS BRowNLow watches jeff Davis
movements, and insists that the latter
contemplates second rebellion.
JAY COOKE was poor country editor
at the outbreak of the war, and a far
happier man, no doubt, than he is to-
day.
A DAUGHTER of Eng, one of the
Siamese twins, though deaf and dumb,
has married a mute male at Raleigh,
n. G. 90
A GRANDFATHER of So recently married
at Lexington, Ky. Though the bride is
only 80, she already feels that the hand
of age is upon her.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-10-10
(July) show

These figures represented stock OF
about seventy-five million stamps and
money value of s., 2,2O3, 900. There are
about thirty-five thousand postoffices in
the United States, all Of which are sup
piled directly from the manufactory
upon orders received daily from WASH
ington. AS rule the principal offices
are supplied quarterly. New York city,
however, orders about once a month.
An average order from this Office is
$500, 900 stamps. The daily orders
from the department sometimes amount
TO 13, ,0O0,0 900. A bill accompanies every
package, and all the packages gothrough
the postoffice the same as registered
letters and although some acquisitions
are for the supply Of twelve or thirteen
hundred Offices, they are always filled
the day after their receipt. The safety
with which these valuable packages are
transmitted is wonderful. 1t was said
in report of Postmaster General,
published some years ago, that out of
fifteen million dollars worth of stamps
sent to postoffices during the year, the
total losses amounted to only thirty-one
dollars. This small percentage of loss
is the more remarkable when it rs re-
membered that in many of the far West
ern States and Territories the mail bags
are carried on horseback, and often
hung up in the woods to await the COM
ing of some dilatory carrier on branch
route.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-10-10
JupoRTANT DISCO

The archeologists have been making
more remarkable discoveries within the
Inst two years than eyer before, and the
interest and diligence Of the explorers
increase with every new acquisition.
The domestic history and habits OF the
ancient savages, and of ancient civii11ed
peoples. are written out as distinctly,
and almost as accurately, ds the summer
yacationists write up the charms OF
burly tavern-keepers. The last dis
covery, announced by the London
Standard, was made upon the site OF
the Old Bailey in that city: "Recenfiy,
while digging at a depth of about
twelve feet below the surface, the men
came upon a stone coffin, which, on
portion of the lid being removed, was
found to contain human remains. A
great many archmologists have pro-
nounced the coffin to be Roman, and
that it must have been buried there
nearly two thousand years. The dlmen-
sions of the coffin are seven feet nine
inches long, four feet two and q nan
inches wide, and three feet deep. II
has been formed out OF solid block.
Several eminent medical men state the
bones to be those OF a male, ABOUT
seven feet in stature. There are marks
on the lid which have not yet been de-
ciphered, but the coffin and remains
have been removed to the City Museum,
Guildhall, for further investigation.
Another discovery of historical import
ance has also been made in the shape OF
considerable portion of the old Roman
wall which formerly surrounded the
city. Numerous other relics, compris-
ing coins, pottery, domestic articles,
etc, have also been discovered. -
Interior.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-10-10
THE FOOT OF A HORSE.

The human hand has often been
taken to illustrate divine wisdom-and
very well. But have you ever examined
your horses hoof? 1t is hardly less
curious in its way. It's parts are some
what more complicated, yet their design
is simple and obvious. The hoof is
not, as it appears to the careless eye, a
mere lump of insensible bone, fastened
to the leg by joint. 1t is made up OF
a series of thinlayers, or leaves Of horn,
about five hundred in number, and
nicely fitted to each other, and forming
lining to the foot itself. Then there
are as many more layers belonging to
what is called the "cof1in- bone," and
fitted into this. These are elastic.
Take quire of paper and insert the
leaves one by one into those of another
quire, and you viii get some idea of
the arrangement of the several layers.
Now, the weight of the horse rests on
as many elastic springs as there are
layers in his four feet-about four thou
sand and all this is contrived, not only
for the conveyance of his own body, but
for whatever burdens may be laid on
him.
A WOMAN DESPERADO HANGED.
A letter from Montague, Texas, dated
Sept. 2, says: "Nancy Hill, the notori-
ous female horse-thief and ranger, was
hanged about six miles from this place,
ON Denver creek, several days since.
Her body has just been discovered sus-
pended from q post-oak. Her saddle
and bride were lying near uron rock,
and her pony was found mile or so
away. 1t is supposed that Dave Porter,
her consort, was killed at the same time,
but his body has not as yet been found.
The woman Hill and Porter were to-
pether only short distance ahead OF
their pursuers when last seen, which
was at Victoria Peak, on Thursday even
ing last"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-10-10
VARIETIES,

RHODE ISLAND is overcome with mice.
There are at least thirty or forty there.
If man has two wives it is bigamy.
Suppose he has more ? Then it becomes
Brighamy.
WE are told that nothing is made in
vain. How about pretty girl? Isn't
she O maiden vain?
A CRUEL joker, now divorced, has
been giving advice to a blind man.
"Get married, he said, " that will open
your eyes,"
To THE toast Woman-she is link
between heaven and eartht y Prentice
once replied: $50 is. a sausage thrown
up in the air y
A SICK man was told that his wife
would probably marry again. All
right" said he, "for there will be one
man to lament my death"
A GENTLEMAN in Indiana, when asked
why he didn't marry and settle down,
feelingly replied that he thonght more
seriously of being divorced and set
ting up.
"MAMMA," said little girl, "what's
the meaning of book being printed In
12mo ?" "WhY, my dear, )" replied the
mother, "it means that the book will be
published in twelve months"
A NEGRO witness on horse trial IN
New Jersey was asked to explain the
difference between box and common
stall. Strengthening himself up, he
pointed to the square inclosure in which
the Judge was seated and said {: "Dat's
what 1 calls box stall, whar dat ole
hoss am sittin''' 1t took the sheriff
some time to restore order in the court.
A GENTLEMAN in Atchison, Kansas,
being called upon to act as juror In a
divorce case, gave the following reasons
why he should be excused: az arm
prejudiced against the married state.
am timid, my wife is not. I am bald
headed. 1t wasn't fever that caused
nv hair to come out. 1t came out evi-
IDENTIFY one night after an argument with
my wife" Thinking he might have un-
due preiudices, under the circum-
the court excused him.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-10-10
~ THE SOUTH.

MEMPHIS, Sept. 25.-Nearly every bark in
the city has been forced to suspend. The ut
most excitement and confusion prevailed in
the vicinity of the banks as the eager deposit
tors gathered about the institutions, and in
some instances the police had to guard the
doors. Adyices from Atlanta. Ga, state that
cottonis arriving freely. but there is no money
to move it. Every bank in Augusta, Ga, has
suspended. The Dollar Savings Bank of At
lanta. has suspended. The Selma Gala Saw
ings Bank has also collapsed
SAVANNAH, Ga. Sept. 25.-There ID quite
run ON the banks, which are paying dollar for
dollar. Business is at q complete stand-still
for want Of currency.
LIrrhs Rock, Sept. 2s.-The excitement
continues. Everything is at q stefd,still. Very
few parties take city money, and no green
backs are i'll circulation.
VIcKsBuRG, Sept. 26.--The banks have sus-
pended for thirty days as precautionary
measure.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Sept. 26.-There is no run
on the banks here, notwithstanding the excite
ment elsewhere. Cotton is being disposed Of
rapidly.
MoNTGoMERY, Ala. Sept. 26.-Cotton has
been coming i'll freely, but not q bale has
been sold ror want OF currency.
LOUISVILLE. Sept. 29.-In order to prevent
following banks have temporarily closed their
doors: German Bank, Masonic Savings Bank,
Western Bank, German Insurance Bank,
Louisville Banking Company, Western Ger
man Savings Bank, Central Savings Bank.
The suspended banks are all savings banks,
conducted and owned chiefly by Germans,
with long lines Of small German depositors.
All Of them have abundant resources. many
being able to pay 90 for every 81 on deposit
out Of the assets. The banks in the city were
heavily drawn on, but are all right, and will
not be affected. r
NEW OHIxANs, Sept. 29.-Except symptoms
OF general slight asphyxia caused by q
scarcity Of currency, there is little change in
our financial affairs. The banks continue to
pay soJ per day to each depositor that de-
mands it.
LITTLE Rock, Sept. 29.-The money panic
continues. Never in the history Of this city
has money been 80 stringent. 1t is impossible
to get any with any sort Of collateral.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-10-10

or else they'll split on you; SO it's bet
ter go to an honest man at once. My
man, Mr.. Crouch, keeps the biggest
house in Foosetown, and deals with all
the gentry. A very tidy man, sir, but a
bit added about old picters and crock
eryware. Says he to me one day, asst
ting in his parlor, a-drinking drop of
sherry wine, "Mr. Rocks" says he,
that picter over there" pointing to an
old smudge so dark that l could hardly
see it, that" says he, ais Tishiun.
Ny picter restorer won't tell me wheth-
er it's copy or horiginal he won t
commit hisself. It's the Tribute Money
is the picter. Observe the hexpression
of that Pharisee's heyebrow there, Mr..
Rocks"
"And so that's a Tishiun, is it ~
says 1.
at is" says he. cts the picter
that brought Tishiun hout and if it's
only horiginal, it's worth its thou
sands.
But Crouch is good pay and an hon.
est man.
Oh, yes, sir. I've been nabbed four
times. We helps one another to pay
the fine. But the last time had three
months on the wheel No joke that,
sir. 1t makes your arms and thighs
feel like babies. 1 warn't good for
nothin' for month after, and had to go
on the parish. Everything else in Jail
is very comfortable but the wheel is
the very devil. I'll sartinly thrash Tom
Jarvis for that some night.
Yes, sir, I'm married, but my wife
has got rumatiz by feld-work, and has
half-a-crown a week from the parish.
I'm laborer, and earn ten shillings a
week, besides what I can make by
neutrality-suspicious. four or five shillings
more. I've two boys, ten and twelve
School, sir? Oh, no; they're worth
five shillings week to me. Better stop
poaching? No, sir, I'm blowed if 1
do.-Belgrauia.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-10-10
CURRENT ITEMS.

Mrs. DOLLY LOVE, the last pensioner
of the Revolution, residing in Ulster
county, New York, died ut Highland
last Saturday, aged 100 years, 8 months,
and 10 days.
THE Protestant population of Berlin
is 731, 1,O74. It has At parishes, with 81
churches and % chapels, and Ill pas
tors-there being one minister to be-
tween 5000 and 1000 people.
FREDERICK A. AIKEN, a leading men,
Der of the counsel for Mrs. Surratt, in
letter confirms the statement of Judge
Holt that Mrs. Surratt was not mana
cled, either at the ankles or wrists,
while in the presence of the Court.
A FRENCH provincial paper has been
sentenced to pay so francs each to II
persons whose names it published on q
list of pilgrims. The publication was
true and harmless, but French law for
bids journals to meddle with the private
affairs of individuals.
The California Acclimatizing Society
have raised this year $4,000 trout from
ova obtained at the East, the fish now
being from two to four inches in length
they had 10000 native trout Matched in
the spring, which are now from one to
two inches long, besides 220,0 900 Tahoe
trout about two inches in length.
"No CARDS." is the frequent an
nouncement to the marriage notice
and now come "no carriages" to the
funeral notice. Why not? A great fu
neral in these latter days, has become
more expensive than marriage, and a
marriage often costs enough to start
young man in a prosperous business.
A WRITER in the Hessian Morning
Gazette states that he mas seen at Mu-
Mich proofs of the truth of Mr.. Schlie-
mann's claim to having discovered the
site of ancient Troy. He says, also,
that Mr.. Schliemann denies that he is a
doctor or German. He claims to be
IN American, and was formerly in bust
ness in this country.
The following note was received at an
apothecary shop in New Bedford, few
DAYS since, but whether the dose fur
nished to the "bare" was followed with
the required result we are not advised
60 Please uive the hare sumnthin tn fizic
him Is cents worth"
THERE are now in the United States
sixty thousand Federal office-holders.
In the force used to operate the Ameri-
can railways one hundred and sixty
three thousand men are employed, in
Guiding workmen and officials. Taken
in connection with the suggestion that
the Government assume control of the
railways the latter statement has addi-
tional interest.