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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-03
Boy Lost.


He had black eyes, with long lashes,
red cheeks, and hair almost black and
curly. He wore a crimson plaid jacket,
with full trousers buttoned on had a
habit of whistling and liked to ask
questions was accompanied bya small
black dog It is long while now since
he disappeared. l have avery pleasant
home and much company. My guests
say "Ah it is pleasant to be here.
Everything has such an orderly, put
away look-nothing about under foot,
no dirt" But my eyes are aching for
the sight of WRITINGS and cut paper on
the floor; of tumbling down card
houses; of wooden sheep and cattle !;
of pop-guns, bows and arrows, whips,
tops, go-carts, blocks and trumpery. l
want to see boats a-rigging and kites
a-making. / want to see crumbles on
the carpet, and paste split on the kitchen
table, [ want to see the chairs and the
tables turned the wrong way about. [
want to see candy-making and corn
popping, and to find jackknives and fish
hooks among my muslins. Yet these
things used to fret me once. They say {:
Chow quiet you are here All one here
may settle his brains and be at peace !"
But my ears are aching for the patter-
ing of little feet, for hearty shout, a
shrill whistle, gay ira la la; for the
crack of little whips for the noise Of
drums, flies, and tin trumpets. Yet
these things made me nervous once. A
manly figure stands before me now.
He is taller than I, has thick whiskers,
wears frock coat, bosomed shirt and
cravat. He has just come from col
lege. He brings Latin and Greek in
his countenance, and busts of the old
philosophers for the sitting-room. He
calls me mother, but I am rather un-
willing to own him. He AYERS that he
is my boy, and says that he can prove
it. He brings his little boat to show
the red stripe on the sail Git was the end
of the piece and name on the stern,
Lucy Lowe, little girl of our neighbor,
who, because of her long curls and
pretty, round face, was the chosen IA
vorite of my boy. The curls were long
since cut of, and she has grown to a
tall, handsome girl. How his face red
dens as he shows me the name on the
boat Oh, I see it all as plain as if it
was written in a book My little boy
is lost, and my big boy will soon be.
Oh [ wish he were little, tired boy,
in long, white night-gown, lying in
his crib, with me sitting by, holding his
hand in mine, pushing the curls back
from his forehead, watching his eyelids
droop, and listening to his deep breath
ing. If I only had my little boy again,
how patient would be How much
would bear, and how little would I fret
and scold L can never have him back
again but there are still mothers who
have not yet lost their little boys. I
wonder if they know they are living
their very best days that now is the
time to really enjoy their children l
think if [ had been more to my little
boy, I might now be more to my grown
up one.-Honae Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-03
My April Love.

An April maiden is my love.
So full of moods is she,
l hardly know. to tell the truth,
Which mood most pleaseth me.
Her smiles are as bewildering
As Aprirs sunniest day
So tender am fain to wish
They ne'er may pass away.
But if my love doth charm me so
When she with mirth o'erfows.
How can tell the strange sweet spell
Her sadness DER me throws?
Like violets bathed in morning dew
Her dear eyes seem to be;
And then l think she's dearer yet
Than e'er before to me!
All smiles and tears, my little love
Is like an April day,
For sunshine giveth place to clouds,
By sunbeams chased away.
All me! which mood doth please me most
fear will ne'er be known;
But what care l, since in them all
Her heart is still my own
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-03
Percentage
Of Increase

The percentages given in the above
table are, in each case with the excep-
ton of the Mormons), much less than
those of the decade between the years
1850 and 1860. The Universahsts and
the Friends, or Quakers, each lost nine
per cent. during the last decade. OF
all the creeds, the Methodists stand
first in respect to the aggregate value
of church edifces, the Catholics second,
the Presbyterians third, the Baptists
fourth, the Episcopalians fifth, and the
Congregationalists sixth. A singular
fact connected with the churches is
found in the fact that the smaller the
church membership the greater the
literary ability displayed as compared
with the churches of greater member
ship.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-03

The BITTER BITTEN.-A man in the
dress of workman was lately walking
in the streets of Berlin with packet
in his hand, sealed and inscribed with
an address and note that it contained
100 thalers in treasury bills. AS the
bearer appeared to be at loss, he was
accosted by passenger, who asked him
what he was looking for. The simple
countryman placed the packet in the
inquirer's hands, and requested that he
would read the address. The reply was
made as with an agreeable surprise:
"Why, this letter is for mel Ihave been
expecting it for a long whilel" The
messenger upon this demanded ten tha-
lers for the carriage of the packet, which
was readily paid, with liberal addition
to the porter. The new possessor of
the packet hastened to an obscure cor
ner to examine his prize but, on break
ing the seal, found nothing but few
sheets of paper, on which was written
"Donaw
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-03
RELIGIOUS Statistics Of the Census.

The church statistics of the late CEN
sus furnish some very interesting facts.
The church buildings in the United
States number 60, 552, affording accom-
modations for IL, 1896, ,542 persons out of
the 279O0,000 individuals over ten
years old in the country. The total
value of church property is $349, ,619, 7SO.
The annexed table willshow the strength
of the various denominations in the
order of theirnumerical preponderance
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-03

WHAT IT CosTs. DIR. Edward Young,
at the head of the Bureau of Statistics
in Washington, estimates the amount
paid for liquors consumed in 1870 at
5000, 600, 900, averaging nearly $40 for
every man, woman and child. The to-
bacco sold in the country for smoking,
chewing, and snufing costs $3.50, 600, 600.
No wonder so many people are poor,
when such sums of money are expend-
ed on indulgences of this kind.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-03

Edwin Noyes, who has bled the Bank
of England to the extent of over mil
lion, was formerly dry-goods clerk at
Newark, N. j., where, on asalary $3.50,
he boarded at the rate of $50 week.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-05-03

A Kansas paper describes a man as
being "as sociable as a batch of oandi-
dates two weeks before election"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-20

two O'Clock, from st. Matthew's Church, Sussex
street, Jersey City. Intermens at Mount Pleasant
Cemetery, Newark.
utes past one O'Clock p. NJ, sJEDEDlAH WATERMAN,
. OF New Orleans, aged 80 years. 80 go.
WooD.-At Washington Heights, l6gtn street on
George Wood and daughter Of Matilda anu the late
George Saul, aged ~ years and months. 81
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited TO
attend the funeral, from the Episcopal church,
Tenth avenue and 154th street. on Tuesday, May
90 at one p. M. Train OF the Hudson River Rail-
road leaves the Thirtieth street depot at II 80
+. NJ.
ioUNG.-On Saturday. May II, CHARLES YOUNG,
In the 48th year Of his age.
MARSH LODGE No. 1888, F. AND A. M.-Tne
brethren are summoned to attend special COM
municati0n on Tuesday, May 90 at one O'clock to
attend the funeral OF our late brother, Charles
Young by order b. HICKMAN, NJ
FRANK MERKLEE Secretary.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-20
THE FIFTH REGIMENT PARADE.

Spring Review OF the German Regi-
mcnt-Thc Appearance of the Men.
The Spring parade of the Fifth regiment n G. s. n X.
was witnessed by the Mayor and Common Council yes
terday The regiment, under the command OF Colonel
Charles s. suencer marched from their armory to the
Bowery down the Bowery. through Chatham street to
the east entrance the City Hall Park across the Park
Of Aldermen. The appearances, Of the men with their
low the standard The park was crowded. and the police
had much difficulty in keeping the crowd back. At ten
minutes TO O'clock the end of the column passed
out the entrance and ded broadway 10
Fourteenth street. and thence back TO the arm0ry,
where the regiment was dismissed. .N lsF3 III
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-20


ar TIE SALE OF FINE OIL PAINTINGS AT
N ia ARCH JOHNSTON'S Art Gallery,
81 Nassau street..
Il M.. on WEDNESDAY and THuKSpAL
May Il and ~ at IL O'Clock each day. wiil pe ounu su
perb Picture Adam spi ngem q New aoyk wrr
los great picture In the Louvre Also the sst ana great
est picture Of ). II. Beard, called 10 LOU AAxss
Euouxh for Two PnmsAan now on exnip5eQ4
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-20
TRAyELLERs' GUIDE.

|,ITIZENs' LINE FOR TROY-PASSAGE 81 5l-THE
I eIcsant steamboats, SUNNYSIDE and POWBLL
leave pier 40 North River foot Of Leroy street. daily
Saturdays excepted), at o'clock ~. CONNECTING with
Central Troy and Boston railroads for all points
ga Lake George and Montreal. Through tickets sold
and baggage checked 70 destination
JOSEPH CORNELL Superintendent Z
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-20

CoLEaAN-PALMER.-At the residence OF the
brides parents, in Brooklyn. on Filth day the
niteenth OF the Fifth month, according to the order
OF the Society'of Friends, ROBERT N. COLEMAN to
RosALIE H., daughter OF Charles Palmer.
EDGE-EDGE-At the residence OF the BRIDES
mother, In Jersey City, on Wednesday, May ID the
hey. Victor Beaudevin officiating, BENJAMIN EDGE
10 FRANCES .. EDGE, youngest daughter Of the late
Isaac Edge, ST..
HAR1sfoSsE-n Hobokon on Wednesday,
May H. by the Rev. S. Jones, Rev. PETER HARrsrO0E
TO Miss EMMA HALE
SAY-CAaEoLL.- Sunday, May H. in Colunl-
bus, Ohio Miss MARY CARROLL, of New York city
to ALBERT NJ. SAY, OF Columbus, Ohio.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-20
CoMPTROLLER's RECEIPTS.

Comptroller Green reports the following amounts
paid yesterday into the City Treasury viz. -
1901 W Ntt RECEIVER TAXES.
From taxes water and interest Sl2 il3
COLLECTOR
From street openings and improvements and in
ARREARS
From arrears of taxes assessments. Croton rent
ana interest S052
DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS.
From dock and slip 1891
REVENUES.
From market rent and Observation-Disclosures. 1869
BUREAU WATER REGISTER
Watcr rents
Total. ............. sIlz 4ls
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-20

L1OR NORFOLK, CITY POINT AND R1CHMOND.-THE
Il Old Dominion Steamship Company will despatch
81 North River their elegant dewheel steam
ship WYAN0KE, Couch commander for Nor!o,k, City
ing through bills OF ladng to all points south and South
west Through passenger tickets issued @ AL points Ac-
general Office, Isl Greenwich street, corner Of Dey
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-20

DONDOUT AND KINGSTON. LANDING AT COZzENs'.
~ Cornwall Newburg Marborough r Mt9n r9 GER
NELL and JAMES W. BALDWIN leave Harrison street,
picr "a North River daily, at4 o'clock +. ~
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-20

PASSENGERS PER STEAMSHIP RUSSIA EMBARE
from the Cunard wharf, foot Of Grand street. Jersc.
City, att r. NJ Oh Wednesday, May y, 1873
CHAS. G. FRANCKLYN.
No. bowling Green, New York
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-08
A Rail Road Decision.

On Monday Of last, week the Supreme
Court of the U. s., rendered decision of
considerable interest as follows:
In the case of Alcott agt. The Supervis-
ors of Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin,
appealed from the Supreme Court Of that
state, the important question whether a
State has right to levy taxes for the pur-
purpose Of aiding in the construction of
railroads, or not was involved. 1t is the
opinion of the Supreme Court that rail-
roads are public highways, no matter
whether they are built and operated by
the State or by private corporations. The
building of railroads is, therefore, matter
of public concern, to aid which, it is just as
lawful to levy taxes as for the building Of a
wagon road or any other public work, and
the collection of these taxes cannot be re-
sisted by authority of Article V. of Amend
ments of the Constitution of the United
States, which provides that private property
shall not be taken for public use without
Just compensation.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-08
A Civil Service Board.

The civil service commission has virtu-
ally ceased to be in existance, and it is con-
ceded in administration quarters that it
will Eever be resuscitated George Will
liam Curtis resigned, to take effect on the
27th. Ex-senator Cattell, another member
of the commission, has been appointed
special agent abroad, preferring to surren-
der his place on the civil service board for
this Office.
Mayor Medill, of Chicago, a third men,
ber of the commission, is excluded from
serving by the Presidents order forbid
ding federal officers holding local offices,
and being compelled to choose between the
two places, retains the mayorship. Mr..
Walker fourth member is not here now.
Messrs. Cox, of the interior department,
and Blackface, Of the post Office, the fifth
and sixth members of the commission have
always opposed the civil service system and
opposed the adoption of the rules now in
force.
The only remaining member is e. B. Ell
liott, of the treasury department, who is
expected to close up the affairs of the
board, and as sole survivor, submit the fina
report as to its operations.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-08
Gbe Ginles, Mem BLOOMFIELD, lDa.

OK April 1st the new Coinage Act, in
volving important changes in the manage
ment of United States Mints, went into
effect Under the old system, the Mint at
Philadelphia was the headquarters, from
which orders were issued to branches at
New Orleans, San Francisco, etc. This
was we'll enough so long as the Philadelphia
establishment was the most important of
its class in the country, but since the dis
covery of gold in California, the San Fran
cisco "branch" has really become the prir-
cipal mint. The new law organizes bu-
reau of the Treasury Department, over
which director of the mint presides. He
is to hold Office for five years, unless re-
moved by the President on recommendation
of the Senate. DR.. Lindermann is the first
incumbent, he having filled important
offices in the mint for a score of years. The
old "branch' establishments now become
Independent of one another, and report
directly to the bureau at Washington.
There is no change in the gold coinage,
but there is to be new "trade dollar" in
silver, and the two-cent piece is abolished.
The new dollar is worth five cents more
than the gold dollar, and one cent more
than the Mexican silver dollar, the design
being to do away with the necessity of i'm
porting Mexican dollars for export to China
and elsewhere, as is now very largely done.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-08
A New Orleans Judge. Weighing the
Evidence.

A short time since worthy magistrate
of this city had rather difficult question
to decide, in the solution of which he
struck out Il path hitherto unknown in
jurisprudence. 1t seems that twelve ne
groes appeared before him, one of whom
swore positively that himself and the other
eleven had done certain amount of work
on a steamboat, and was entitled thereby
to wages. 1t was a steady streak, each of
the dozen swearing precisely the same. On
the othersi de appeared the mate of the
boat and eleven deck hands, who all
twelve swore directly point blank to an op-
posite state of facts to those testified to by
the twelve plaintiffs. Here the evidence
closed leaving the judge to make up his
own mind
His honor scratched his head, looked wise,
pondered few moments, and then said {:
"The law makes it the duty of the court
when in doubt, to weigh the evidence. /
shall proceed to do so in this case " You" !"
turning to one of the sueing darkeys,
"take your crowd over to Mr.. "a
grocery store in the vicinity and have
them weighed, and bring me a certificate
of their weight from the clerk. And you"
turning to the mate, edo the same with
yourself and witnesses. This court must
make up judgment somehow"
The mandate of the court was obeyed
the contestants appeared with their respec-
tive certificates, the mates party outweigh
ing the other by nine pounds, which was
sufficient to turn the scale of justice, for
Judgment was given for the boat.-N. o.
| Picd1uLne
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-08
Panic in a Church.

On Monday of last week, a terrible ca
lamity befel the congregation assembled
at st Johns Catholic church in Trenton,
on the occasion of the funeral of the Rev.
Father Maxim.
The church was densely crowded, and
thousands stood outside. There were
some twenty officiating clergymen present,
and while the organ was sending forth its
peals, and the requiem for the dead was
being sung, a loud crack was heard which
the audience supposed came from the gal
lery, and from the general opinion that it
was giving away there arose most fear
full panic. At once CONSERVATION seized
every one in the house.
Loud screams from women and children
took the place of the organ peals. A rush
was made to the doors and Immediately
scores of women and children fell and
were trampled beneath the feet of the
mass of human beings which became
wedgcd in between the front gate and the
door. There the mass stood stubborn, i'm
movable. The groans of those beneath
were fearful.
1t was fully ten minutes before the work
of making an opening for the crowd to pass
out into the street was effected. Stalwart
men were ali the time busily engaged in
pulling out the women and children.
1t was shocking sight as they were
taken out with blackened and bloody
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Physicians were summoned and the extent
of the damage began to be apparent
In the priests house two women were
prostrated on the floor in a spasm, and a
little baby with disfgured face and broken
arm. A little girl about twelve years OF
age was suffering from internal injuries.
In the midst of the excitement ladders
were thrown up to the windows, and women
and children were taken out. Some of the
windows were broken.
The appeals of the clergy who had
jumped out of the windows and come to
the front door for the mass to retreat back
into the church, assuring them that there
was no danger, were unavaling.
The noise did not come from the defect
in the gallery, but from the breaking of a
kneeling board in the gallery. The follow.
ing are the names of the wounded: Mrs
Julia Slingerland, Miss Maggie Mallory,
Mrs. Bridget Clark, Margaret Callahan
Mrs. Richard Cook, Mrs. and Miss Deshire
Mrs. Benjamin Stokes, Rosa Evans and
child. A boy and girl, unknown.
All the above were badly hurt, some o
them in an almost hopeless condition.
None of them have died, although severa
are in q critical condition.
The event produced the greatest conster
nation throughout the city.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-08

Rutland, VT, April 3.-The mail train
on the Harlem Extension Railroad that left
Rutland at 9:05 A. NJ. to-day, met with a
serious accident at Hunts Crossing, half
mile north of Bennington, caused by
spreading of the tracks. The locomotive
and milk car passed safely, but the baggage
car, mail car and passenger car were thrown
down an embankment twelve feet. The
passenger car was turned over and remain
ed bottom up. The following is list OF
the wounded as far as ascertained : G. s.
Malthy, of Millerton, New York S.
Cromock, of Bennington; Miss Julia Mat
tison, Of SALISBURY, VT; Miss Woodcock,
of Manchester, VT; r. F. Hurd, Of Airing
ton II. B. Brown, of North Adams M. r.
Sackett, of West Leabnon Frank Wilder,
of Rutland, VT. No person was killed.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-08
The Mary Celeste Mystery.

The Gibralter Chronicle of the 4th inst,
has the following with regard to the aban-
doned vessel, which differs from the theory
of the Secretary of the Treasury:
We have been favored with copy of
report made by Captain Shufeldt,, United
States ship Plymouth, after a visit paid by
him to the derelect Mary Celeste. Captain
Shufeldt, with every one who has examined
the ship, is Of opinion that she was aban-
doned by the master and crew without suf-
ficient reason, probably in moment of
panic. He considers that she may have
strained in gale and for the time leaked
so much as to seriously alarm the master,
and it is possible that at this time another
vessel in sight induced him, as his wife and
child were on board, to abandon his ship
thus hastily.
Should tins surmise be correct, the time
which must elapse before he and his crew
are again heard of must depend upon the
distance Of the port to which the rescuing
vessel happened to be bound. Captain
Shufeldt altogether rejects the idea Of a
mutiny, because there is no evidence of vi
oence about the decks or in the cabins,
and with regard to the damage about the
bows of the ship, he considers that it
amounts merely to splinters in the bending
of the planks, which were afterwards
forced off by the action of the sea, and not
in any way betokening any intention of
wilfully damaging the vessel.
The Mary Celeste is confessed on all hands
to be at the present moment staunch and
seaworthy, and Captain Shufeldt maintains
that the master and crew will either be
heard Of some day, or, if not, that they
have perished in the boat for which they
abandoned their own ship. For the present
the mystery remains unsolved, but it is
satisfactory to note that the opinion of q
practical man such as Captain Shufeldt,
and an analysis made by Dr. Parton, of
that city, of the alleged blood stains, coin
eide in refuting the theory of violence. The
possible fate of those who were on board
the Mary Celeste is sad enough without
the addition of mutiny and bloodshed.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-08
A Recent Tornado in MississIppi.

Reports regarding the loss of life by the
tornado in the vicinity of Canton, Missis-
sippi, on the 2Sth ult., are contradictory. A
dispatch from Canton says buildings,
trees, fences and everything in the course
of the storm were handled like straws, and
for time the atmosphere seemed thick
with limbs and fragments of trees, timbers
from buildings and fence rails. Wild
rumors were cirulated as to the extent of
the number killed and wounded, but it has
been ascertained that only two persons
killed, and fifteen to twenty injured. The
number of buildings entirely destroyed is
estimated at thirty. Besides large
number are damaged to a greater OF less
extent. A dispatch from the interior says
the loss of life will reach twenty. A dis
patch from Jackson says about dozen
houses were destroyed, one negro killed,
one lady fatally injured, and number OF
other persons seriously injured.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-08
A Temperance State.

The Supreme Court of Illinois has just
rendered decision which fixes the perma-
nency Of what is known as the State Tenn
perance Law. Six agreed cases went to
the court from Bureau county, and have
been decided in favor Of the law. Under
this ruling the seller is put ON the lookout
for trouble, and made responsible for what
ever evil may result from the traffic in
which he is engaged.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-08

Gov. HARTRANFT, is doing an extensive
business in the veto line. Last week he
vetoed one act which defeated over 1900
bills. This was an act extending the time
for the payment of the enrolment tax,
which now is confined to one year, and had
the act received his approval, would have
kept life in the above large number of bills,
which now are dead.