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The New York herald., 1874-08-30
EINANCIAI..

A. H. W. HAMILTON co. STOCK AND rHlv''-
egc Brokers, 4S Broad street New York having con
Uacted Win responsible parties Tor the coming
week negotiate stock Privileges at the following dis
put call on 100 shares, including commission will
cost $U6 25 and for double privilege the cost Will he
S22 5) privilege certificates than 100 shares will
be issued at the same rates
Rates Tor week ending September 1874
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POLICE LIFE INSURANCE.

StatemeGt Of the Fund.
The following statement from the treasurer has
been submitted to the Trustees OF the Police Life
Insurance Funu:-
nalancc on mana AZ last report 339 IS
Receipts since last ESQ 70
Cash paid Tor bond New York city con
Premium for and hal, nor CON, s'' a% M U
Cash paid annuitans August l. lS7s.... 1888 s6
- "a, ,2s3 IS
Balance on hand August 1874. .Sl3, ,S55 73
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
Married.

BRAND MORTON Wednesday. August 20, n: the
residence OF the BRIDES ather in this city, by the
Rev. DR.. Deems, EDWIN l.. BRAND, OF Chicago, to
HELEN A., only daughter of James W. Mott Esq,
this city.
CoDE-GAYLORD. On Thursday August 20, 1874.
at the residence of the BRIDES parents by the Rev.
5. II. Battn, OF Christ's churcn, WILLIAM +. CODE.
Of Brooklyn To OLIVE j., daughter OF Frederick
Gaylord, Esq, OF Jersey CITY, No cards.
LAUGHLAN-BR0wN.-On Thursday August 81 at
No. 209 West fOrtleth street, by Rev. Mr.. Blair.
DAVID LAUGHLAN 10 AGNES BROWN, daughter OF
James Brown, OF Pond Eddy, sullivan county. N. Y.
MARSH-RuTLEDGE.--O Thursday, August 27,
1874, at ST. Mary's church, by the Rev. ID. V. NJ.
Johnson ID. d.. JOIN WILLIAM MARSH, Jr.. to NEvA
RCTLEDGE, both oil Brooklyn.
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FIN \ NCIAE1.

A RESPECTABLE WIDOW LADY, 80 YEARS OF
"A age, having very handsomely furnished house
ana very desirable business would like 10 meet with
an elderly gentleman OF means, who would assist her
either silent active partner Address SINCERITY
Herald Uptown Branch office.
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HEARTLEss sPEoULATORs IN JERSEY

Balance on hand August l. 1874. sl3,S
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CLOSING PRICEs-3 O'CLOCK IN
EUROPEAN MARKETS

LIVERPOOL, August 29-Evening
Common rosn, 6 Cd. per cwt. Lsced oil IS Gi "A
l9s. per cwL spirits turpentine, rs. 3D.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-25
The Pulpit Yell.
TpNssN k1,a Eu~n tvoliaf

Tho habit Of shouting so loud as to
offend the ear is perhaps equally objec-
tionablc, while sudden transition from
one extreme to the other is sufficiently
artificial to comprehend the evils Of
both. But there is another and a grow
ing fashion, SO vicious, SO offensive to
good taste, SO destructive to spiritual
emotions, and 80 rcpellant to serious
CONCENTRATIONS, that q public speaker
has need only to hear himself rs others
hear him, to feel conscience stricken for
disturbing public worship. It is the
abrupt transition from low to high, not
mere hallooing-that expression is quite
too tame-but an instantaneous, start
ling yell, which would drown the sound
of q savage war-whoop. Let 10 one
think this is n caricature Of what is
sometimes Witnessed in public speakers.
It would he difficult to select Language
fOrciblc enough to make the description
hyperbolical. If there be any who, not
having witnessed IN instance of this
miscallcd oratory, are unable to rccog-
nize this photograph, let him imagine
himself seated in house of worship in
II devout frame of mind, listening with
absorbed attention to an instructive dis
course in harmony with hisserious COLI
temptations, delivered in tone Of voice
adapted to the sentiment and to the
awakened feelings of the congregation,
when instantly, us with Ill electric
shock, the speaker uttcrs Il yell that
falls painfully on tho dullcst eur. The
rupture of water-spout would not
more surely discharge it's contents than
such an explosion would empty the
mind of all serious thoughts.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-25
A Historic Rail.

A fencc-rail, certified to be one cnt
by Abraham Lincoln, in 1880, or about
that time, was sent soon after Mr.. Lin
coins nomination for the Presidency to
the Hon. A. A. Burton, Of Lancaster,
KY, the sender being Governor Il. j.
Oglcsby, of Illinois. A noted slave
dealer had planned to mob the rail on
it's arrival, and the plan was carried ont
so far as the gathering Of mob about
the express Office when tho arrival took
place, but few determined looking
faces about the express wagon caused
the mob to stink away. During the war
Mr.. Burton's house WIS occupiad alter
natcly by Federal and Rebel officers,
and while everything Oh the premises
suffered, the rail remained whole. -Four
years ago this rail, drapcd in mourning,
figured conspicuously ut meetings held
i'll Kentucky to ratify the Fifteenth Con-
stitutional Amendment, and it has also
been u prominent object at various Re
publican gatherings hold since the Wal:
A short time ago the r..il was removed
from Lancaster to Mr.. Burton's new
homo in Forest, ILL.,, and on it's depart
,lrc it was escorted to the railway station
Ivy Il large procession of patriotic citi-
m.ns. Some Of the more enthusiastic
and less rcverent among them marrr'lit
considerably Ivy chipping from it pieces,
which they hoped wonI'l go down to
lmstcrity as relics Of u great mtn. The
latest public app "srtnc': of the rail was
1T the memorial services III Forest. On
the 3Oth ultimo.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-25
A Speck of Rebellion In Cornell.

Cornell now has it's miniature or
threatened rebellion. A letter from
there says:
"a small battery of canon was re-
Gently added to the military depart
ment Of the university. The guns were
placed upon the campus short dis
lance from the college buildings. One
morning very early, or rather late one
night, the village was startled by the
thunder of artillery upon tho hill.
Nobody could explain this waslike
salute satisfactorily until it was sur
missed that the students, the convenient
recipients of NIL uncertain charges,
must have discharged those pieces and
this suspicion WAS further strengthen
cd by the discovery that key of blast
ing powder was missed from the ada
cent stone quarry. The concussion
broke window panes to the value of
about S75. This was O circumstance of
SO great moment as to call for the i'm
mediate action of the Executive Com
mittee Of the Trustees, and every stu
dent rooming on the hill was command
cd to pay per capita assessment be-
fore certain date, unless he could
come forward and assert upon honor
that he did not participate in the Of
fence, and that he did not know of any
one who did. This manifest injustice
of requiring proof of innocence upon
the assumption Of guilt, called forth /.
meeting, and protest of the students
wherein they respectfully declined to
assert innocence, but stated that if the
demand of payment was persisted in,
each, guilty or innocent, would pay his
norton"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-25
French and German Forces Since 1871

The Cologne Gazette compares tho
new formation in the French and Ger
man armies since 1871, to show: what
immense preparations are being made
by France to extend her military power.
The German army has added nine in
fantry battalions, 50 field batteries, five
railway companies, small number of
foot artillery and pioneer companies,
and three train battalions. Comparing
France now with her condition before
the war, there is, corresponding to this,
an increase of 1913 battalions, twenty
eight squadrons, and 159 field batteries.
The new military law of 1872 gives 126
line infantry regiments, 30 rifle bat
talions, four Zouave, three Turco, and
one foreign regiment, three light Afri-
can battalions, 63 cavalry and 30 artil-
lery regiments, with 800 field batteries,
one pontoon regiment, three engineer
and four train regiments. The infantry
regiments No. 127-144, the dragon reg
iments No. 21-26, the Acknowledgements
No. 1919, the hussar regiment No. II,
and the artillery regiments No. 3l38,
have been raised anew. There is talk
of fourth Turco regiment and three
new limo infantry regiments being rails
ed, in order to make the 18th French
army corps in Algiers up to three divi-
sions. 10 these must be added tho
territorial army, organized and formed
mainly since the 3Oth of March last,
which will consist at first of 70 infantry
regiments of three battalions each, or
PIG battalions, Is cavalry regiments, Is
artillery regiments, Is engineer batt,'l-
ions, Is train divisions. The force i'm
mediately in contemplation, being
reckoned up, would give, since 1870, a
total increase of 344 battalions md 81
squadrons, which would he nearly a
doubling of the French army under
Napoleon ILL.,, and would put the
French force to about l, 600, OOO men.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-25
Editorial Scalping.
Extract from EllcaLan's Adtlrcss before Illinois
HreHR AsaOCiafi0n

Extract from Ellcahan's Ad.,rcss before Illinois
Press Association. &.
Have We not overtlone the patriotism,
and have we not retarded the advance
mcnt of journalism, by this willingness
to scalp ono another to crafty the mob,
which, after the operation, has, or ought
to have, lower opinion Of both actors
than it had before :? Personal journal
ism never tends to. exalt the profession.
or exalt the journal that INDUCES in il.
It is q waste Of time, labor, aud means,
for one newspapertos devote its columns
to the humiliation of the personal char
acter of the gentlemen who publish an
other paper. Waste Of time, labor and
means is, in these utilitarian days,
crime. Newspapers are published for
the pec,,niary benefit of the owners.
There may be romantic notions of an
other kind, that journalism has higher
aims than the accumulation Of pelf, but
we know differently, and, like sensible
men, We may frankly state that we
print and publish our newspapers for
the purpose of making the most money
we can. The man who makes the best
piper, rs a general thing, makes the
most money; and the man who makes
tho most money, as general thing, can
make the best paper, if he knows how.
We are bidders for the public conf
tlcnce and the public trade, just Us the
lawyers, the physicians or the merchants
are. We offer our services to the pub
lie just rs they do, and expect pay
therefore rs they do and among the
services We offer them is good news
paper, conducted with due regard to
public decency and morality, and atvo-
eating such public policy and measures
Us we may think best for the public in
farnat
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-25

state. It was SO, ut tho beginning,
with Sir Thomas Brown, and especially
with Berkeley. During our revolution
the colonies, struggling for indcpcnd-
ancc, were already described by this
continental designation. They were
clrcndy "Amorica," or "North Amer
icn," and such was tho language of
Waslington), thus incidentally fore
shadowing TINT coming time when tho
whole continent, with all it's various
States, shall he plural unit, with ono
constitution, one liberty, and one dos
tiny. Tho themo was also taken up by
the poet, and popularized in the often
quoted lines -
mo pent-up Utica contracts your powers,
But the whole boundless continent il yours.
Such grandeur may justly excite
anxiety rather than pride, for duties
are in corresponding proportion. There
is occasion for humility also, us the
individual considers his own insigniii-
canoe in the transcendcnt mass. The
tiny polyp, in unconscious life, builds
the everlasting coral each citizen il
little: moro than the Industrious insect.
Tho result is reacllcd Ivy the continu.
ity of combined excrtions. Millions OF
citizens, working in obedience to nature,
can accomplish anything.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-25
A California Story.

In 1850 young man named Osborn,
who had arrived ut the mines from the
East, penniless and fricndlcss, was
taken sick. He told his condition to Il
Observation-Disclosures named Hitchcock,
who was little better off, and the latter
promised to s. see him through" The
promise was kept, and when, after two
months of illness, Osborn arose from
his bed, his friend handed him $3.50 to
bear his expenses and to procure tools,
saying to him, eff You ever get able
you can pay me back, but do not worry
yourself and lnjure your health in try
ing to make the money too quick. "
Ono year and Il half from that time o.
born sent Hitchcock 1880, with the
following note I'll pay interest on
friendship" His labors proved rcmu-
lucrative, and by 1873 he was worth
>35O,OO0. While in San Francisco he
met and recognized his old friend,
When they parted, after several DAYS
cOn'p.nionship, Osborn gave Hitchcock
sealed package, with the Injunction
that it WAS not to bc opened until he
was Oh the cars. There Hitchcock
found that it contained deed for QUE
sixth Of u rich silver mine, with II small
note containing the words Interest
on friendship" Hitchcock has sold
his interest for $3.50,
Tur Saturday Review says that Hep
worth Dixon'H "lli;tory of Two
Queens absolutely swarms with CT
rOrs.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-25
Fruits in Florida.

Experiments have proved satisfacto-
rily that nearly I'LL tho fruits common
to the West Indies can DO successfully
cultivated in Florida. Oranges, lem
ons, lines, citrons, g,,aves, lnangos,
sugar-applcs, allig"tor-pcars, sapotlillas,
pillc-applcs, and ln.nunas, all grow well,
and stand the ordinary winter without
damage. Several cocoanut trees were
growing finely farther south, but were
cut down by the cold of last winter.
They were, however, only retarded q
little in their growth, as they arc com
ing up and looking vigorous, and bid
fair to TO well, us the cold of the carly
winter did not kill them. Wine on II
visit to Hart'; orange grove few days
since, we ate several oranges from diff
irrcnt trees, AMI found them luscious
and Juicy. The heated term has set in
Thermometer :23 degrees, with cooling
lrtezcs from the south ut night.
iutka IlcrOtN.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-25
lsOuNuct.GiviMg i'm Paris.

Tho enormous bouquets actresses now
receive in Paris cannot bc carried into
q private box, they are too large (the
smallest being the size of On ordinary
round tc..-tablc), SO they are ordered in
tho morning ut q florists, who sends
them direct to the theatre, and puts
them in charge of box-keeper; the
name Of the actress is on the bouquet.
When tho time comes the box-keeper
takes the bouquet to the leader of the
orchestra, who places it on the stage.
A servant afterwards picks up the bou
quot, which is generally plucked to
pieces and divided amongst those pres
cnt. That is how bouquets ore thrown
there. There is none of the genuine
impulse which impels lady to throw
her own noscgay at the feet Of an I'D
mired songstress, as an appreciation of
her talent, rs in England. A Pnris cor
respondent says he has heard Of bou-
qucts containing gems of value, price
less rings, and even "ribbons of bank
notes" around their stem (but that was
not in Paris). An English lord, well
known for hiscccniltric generosity, once
threw IL bale of Brussels lace, II metre i'll
width, to q: favorite dancer, begging her
to use it us ono of her fairy skirts Chat
was when even ballet skirts were worn
below the kncc)-but that was not in
Paris either.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-25
The Dukcdo,n of Connaught.

This title, which, as we stated recent
~, is about to be conferred on his Roy
al Highness Prince Arthur, is not quite
new i'll the Royal Family. According
to the Pecrages of Lodge and Burk,
Prince William Henry, younger
brother of George ILL.,, was created in
1864 Duke of Gloucester and also
Earl of Connaught;" and these titles
passed to his son, the second Duke of
that creation, but. became extinct at
his death in the year 1884. It is also
not true that the present is even the
second instance of one of the Royal
family being directly connected with
the sister kingdom by an Irish title, for
instance, the Prince of Wales is Earl of
Dublin, as was his grandfather, the
Duke Of Kent; the late and present
Dukes Of Cumberland have always en-
joyed the title of Earls of Armagh the
late Duke of Cambridge was created
Earl of Tipperary, and his son, the
present Duke, still holds that Earldom
the Duke of Edinburgh is Earl OF
Ulster; the lutte Duke of Sussex was
also Baron Arklow, in the county Of
Wicklow; and the Duke of Clarence,
afterward King William w., was Great
ed Earl Of Munster in 1889. Probably
other examples of Irish titles conferred
on Royal personages could also be dis
covered by tho careful antiquary.-
Nc,0 York Commercial advertiser.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-25
Incident in NilssOn's Career,

A little bit of interesting gossip in
with Nine. Nilsson has Just
sprouted in the social field, and people
arc plucking at it with sufficient vim to
show how much they relish tho occ,lpa-
ton. it seems that the prima donna
ordered Il dress to be made for the pur-
pose Of attending dinner party given
in her honor. The order was given to
one of tho most fashionable dressmak-
cr's in town-a man-and he cxertcd
himself to satisfy his distinguished
patron. The dress was to have been
sent to Nine. Missions hotel ut 3
o'clock on certain day, but it did not
reach her until nearly 8 o'clock in the
evening. Tho prima donna has a bit of
temper IF her own, and when the dress
was delivered she informed the girl who
brought it that she wouldn't pay for it,
owing to the failureo of Monsieur Back
breadth to keep his promise. She wore
it, however, and the girl delivered her
message. Backbreadth was furious.
All his time, ingenuity and money OK
pended for nothing. He said lie was
not that kind of man Tor words to that
cffect), AMI straightway ordered n car
riagc and drove to Nine. Missions
hotel. He strobe up to her room like
the Giant Despair. Nine. Nilsson was
not in, but her maid WAS, and she told
Backbreadth that her mistress had gone
ont to dinner in the identical dress he
had manufactured. Tho man modiste
ut once used the expression Mr.. Bailey's
shipmatc did-"Hclcn Blazes but
recovered himself sufficiently to go
down to tho Office and tell the cashier
that the prima donna had requested the
bill he then and there presented to be
paid. The cashier promptly handed
over $3.50 in greenbacks, and Back
breadth drove off happy. A fearful
row followed, of course, but finally
Strackoscll is said to have reimbursed
the hotel peoplein order to keep peace
i'll the family.-Lcttcr IN Dcmdury
NC1ry.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-25
From the Detroit Free prcpa


Mrs. A. Rice, who keeps boarding
house ON Randolph street, near Hotel
Erickson, has q cat which through her
marvellous intelligence and instructive
prognostications has become q valuable
acquisition to the household rs we'll as
tho pct of NIL the bosrdors. At different
times within n year, through forewarn
ings of IN unmistnkable nature, has
tabby protected the house against tho
intrusions of sneak thieves, once saving
the premises from threatened inunda-
ton caused by the sudden bursting of
n water pipe ut night, Mt another time
rcscning the inmates, through timely
alarm, from being smothcrcd by escap-
ing gus, a vertlant lodgcr having blown
out the flame instead Of turning it off.
Recently she capped tho climax and
proved herself paragon of usefulness.
It appears TINT ono Of tho boarders,
who had been engaged in reading in
the parlor, instead Of turning down the
side light before retiring, as is custom
ary, left it burning un,loticed in close
proximity to the door (tlle fixture being
IL movable one). The heat coming in
contact with tho varnish soon ignited
tho woodwork and started blaze, which
but for the cats sagacity would soon
have called out the fire department.
The cracking Of the flames must have
aroused tho intelligent creature, for she
rushed up stairs and mewed in front of
the door leading to Mrs. Rice's bed
room. This demonstration not having
the desired effect, tho animal scratched
at the paneling Of the door quite fcrci-
bly,, and evinced SO much restlessness
that Mrs. Rice, knowing that something
must be wrong, arose to ascertain the
cause of the disturbance. On opening
the door she found tho corridor full Of
smoke. 10 wake the inmates was but
the work of moment. This accom-
plished, she rushed down stairs, and
with the assistance of tho dodgers tue
flames, which had by this time gained
considerable Roadway, were cxtinguisll-
ed, fortunately before much damage
had been done. After order had :bee,,
restored her ladyship, the cat. jumped
about in apparent high glee at what
she had accomplished, appearing to
thoroughly realize the importance OF
her situation. Mrs. Rice AYERS that her
cat is not for sale.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-25
Household Hints,

BAKED EGGS. -Amatron says: "Beat
up six eggs, one tablespoonful of flour.
six of sweet milk melt your butter in
the frying pan !; when hot, turn the
whole in, well beaten, and bake in a
hot oven." ~m -, ~
FhANNE1.-Scald flannel before you
make it up, as it shrinks in the first
washing. Much of the shrinking arises
from there being too much soap, and
the water being too cold. Never use
soda for fiannels.
CHEAT LEMON P1E.-One lemon, one
teacupful of sugar, one tablespoonful Of
corn starch rubbed smooth in little
water; pour OH this one teacupful OF
boiling water, stirring it the while
then add salt, one egg, and butter the
size Of q walnut.
PLAIN PUDD1NG.-One pint of milk
and water, one-half pint Of molasses
one tablespoonful of salt, one teaspoon
full of soda and one pound of raisins
add flour enough to make a tolerably
thick batter. Steam three hours.
G1NeEnBREAD NUrs.-Rub ono quar-
vi VI pOuUO VI OliUG64 III OIlO. :kDUQ(
of flour, half a pint of sugar, ono ounce
of ginger, peel of lemon and thre,
eggs. Work if we'll and bake III small
thin cakes rolled out.
ORANGE CHEAM.-Tako half tloze1
oranges, gratc tho peel into pint an.
a half oi hot water, and beat up with i
four eggs; swcctcn the liquid, pass i
through the strainer, then simmer i
until it becomes Of the consistency q
cream and pour it into glasses.
| SHIN OF BEEF Soup.-Havc the shi,
we'll cracked up; put it to boil in five o
six quarts of water, boil it five or 81
hours skim it very often. Cut up YER
fine, half n white cabbage; chop tw
turnips and three onions pnt them al
into the soup with pepper and salt, an
boil it two hours take the bone alt
gristle out before serving. If you llav
some raised dough, mako up dozcl
balls, the size Of q nutmeg, drop then
into the soup, and lef them boil half Al
! hour.