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The New York herald., 1874-08-09
WESTCRES TER.

Rev. 8. Seymour Lewis, formerly Of Bainbridge
n. Y, has accepted q call from the Protes; ant
Episcopal church OF St. Mary at Yonkers, and will
enter upon his ministerial duties in that parish
to-day.
The municipal authorities Of Yonkers are still
working diligently IN the matter OF supplying that
city with an abundance OF pure water for domes-
tic and general purposes. fair commencement
in that direction has already been made. and the
next few days to present feasible plans for q
storage reservoir which will insure daily supply
OF from 0c0 to 1000 900 gallons Of good waeef
1t Is asserted on the authority of Poormaster
Starr, at Yonkers, that An unusually large amount
OF desstution prevails among the poor OF that city
Just now. Incredible as It may appear, the ap-
plicants for relief are more numerous at present
than they were during the most trying portion OF
era dulness II, nearly ail OF the ord,narv brsncSne
OF industry. An organized effort TO aid the dis
tressed and prevent greater suffering will doubt
less De made Dy the citizens.
Emma Hickey, female convict, who was serv-
ing out life sentence in Sing Sing Prison, died at
that place day or two ago after An Incarceration
OF about twelve years. Deceased was tried and
convicted at Ithaca, N. Y, for the murder OF her
two grown daughters by administering poison to
them although no motive could ever be discovered
for the deed. At the request of her relatives who
always he'd that she was insane, the brain OF the
DR.. John P. Gray, OF the Utica Asylum, Tor exam.
inatlon. The dead murderess was about ffJy five
years old.
The report, which has gained Wide circulation
regarding the Ill health OF Edward s. Stokes
who is at present rusticatng IN the Murderers'
Home. on the Hudson, is, to use a moderate ex.
preston, egregiOusly exaggerated. Apart from
slight anecttOn OF che throat which has for some
months past troubled him, without, however
causing him any serious Inconvenience, the .dis-
ttnguished" convict Is In the enjoyment OF excel
lent health his avolrdupois at present being per-
tives are doubtless well aware OF his favorable
condition, 1t ts only necessary assure his numer
Gus admiring acquaintances that they need enter
tain no apprehensions regarding his wellbeing.
The New York herald., 1874-08-09
STATEN ISLAND.

The Rev. DR.. Rockwell, pastor Of the First Pres
byterian church Of Edgewater, has returned rom
his trip TO Europe, much improved in health, and
Will resume his pastoral duties to-day.
young man named Herman Reif, employed as
Q driver for Rubsam hormann's brewery, at
StapletOn, was drowned yesterday while bathing
IN Castleton pond. The body was recovered and
an inquest held.
Tho salaries OF the officers appointed by the new
Board oil Trustees OF the village OF New Brighton
have been fixed as follows:-Clerk OF the Village
$lO0; village Marshal, s., 200; Janitor of the
Court House, $500. The compensation Of the
Treasurer is TO be one-haf OF one per cent OF the
taxes collected within ninety days and seven per
cent ater tna with an addition OF One.half Of one
per cent for disbursements His bonds are ixed
at $4,000.
Four new mandamuses were served upon the
village trustees OF Edgewater at their last meet
Ing to compel the payment of bills against the
village lor services rendered last year by many
indfviduals. The amounts carry interest in each
case The Treasurer's report shows the receipts
Tor taxes and other sources to be SSs,al7 rs and
the disbursements to be 31,273 6S leaving a bal
ance OF So, O44 10 In the Treasury.
The New York herald., 1874-08-09
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY, 8 1874-TRIPLE SHEET

ct rate which would entail cost Of about $4,000
for the year on the city. swift is to remove onAl,
night soil and garbage, and Will save the CITY
1900 yearly. The dock win De covered and dis
Injected every day, and the dead animals, &C., re-
moved nightly, at nine O'Clock. The Alderman In
diRnantly repels the insinuation OF ex.contractor
Clark, that undue influence had been brouRnt 70
bear on the Health Board In the interest OF Swlt.
The New York herald., 1874-08-09
NEW YORK CITY.

The body OF an unknown man was found yester-
day in the North River, at the foot OF Harrison
street.
Emma Dessart, who was badly burned some days
ago at No. l46 East Broadway, died yesterday at
Bellevue Hospital
City Marshal H. R. Conklin reports tnat for the
week ending August there we're 900 licenses
granted and 81, ,639 received in fees therefor
Early yesterday morning Officer Hilman found
Thomas Rya an Irishman aged thirty-hve years,
sick and destitute at the corner Of Fifteenth street
station, and died within few minutes.
Peter Horn, Official dog catcher for the Second
Assembly district, has become disgusted with the
dearth OF business IN his precinct, and therefore
rendered his resignation to the Mayor yesterday,
which was duly accepted.
Over 100 dogs were sunocated at the Pound
yesterday; nearly 200 still remain to be despatched
on Monday. This week has been one of unusual
activity, nearly 500 dogs having been disposed OF.
Up to the present the total number killed ts 1850.
Patrick Hughes died yesterday at the Reception
Hospital Ninety ninth street, from injuries re.
ceived from falling from masons "horse" on the
29th ult., while lathing In new building on Sec
ond avenue and Eighty.second street He was
seventy-six years old and an Irlshman.
Commissioner Van Mort makes the following
statement of public moneys received by the De-
partment of Public Works during the week ending
yesterday
For croton water rent and penalties $2l75e
For tapping Croton pipes. l6
For vault permits. 6l3
For permits Observation-Disclosures. T0
For pipe sold to contractors. ............ %
Total. ................... S!27S4
Yesterday morning q woman named Mary Mack,
q resident OF Long island, entered the furniture
store of Thomas Leonard, No. 454 Eighth avenue
Miss Mack's bearing and manner so fascinated
Mr.. Leonard that he forgot hts prudence, and did
not become aware OF the true character OF his
visitor until ne missed the sum OF $67 from his
pocket. He caused her arrest and yesterday
Judge Nor gan held her In 81. 600 bail to answer.
The New York herald., 1874-08-09
Large Specie Shipment. Ex-
ceeding S2.OOO,O 900
GOLD, ITO IA A ITO.
Total Shipment for the Week,
S3,5OO,OOO.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE FIRM.
Stccks Strong in the Morning, but Weak and
Lower at the Close.
WALL STREET.
SATURDAY, August SO Y. NJ. I


SATURDAY, August SO Y. N.
The several markets here to-day were exceed
ingly quiet. The large business done yesterday In
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
seemed to have anticipated all OF to-days business
and that market was dull yet nrm upon the basis
Of 4S7H and 4s1 for prime bankers sixty days
sterling and short sight respectively, nominal
rates. with selling rates at 4.S7 and 40 to 490x.
Contnentals were also frmer: Reichmarks, 95A
and sess cables, s67S TO 81; prime Paris, 5.l3A
and 5l0A.
THE SPECIE SHIPMENT
to-day was much larger than anticipated at the
close of business yesterday, unless among those
who were fully aware Of the large transactions in
foreign exchange, which had necessarily to be fol-
lowed by heavy gold shipments. The total export
to-day $22l4,6l4, OF which 81, ZOO 900 was gold
coin making the entire export for the week over
$4,000 600. Nearly the entire gold shipment is for
London. The following Is report OF specie ex.
ported from the district OF New York for the week
o A.
The New York herald., 1874-08-09

GOLD
opened at 110s, advanced to 110k, the bulk Of the
days business being at these ngures but later
ceded to ITO, at which figure it closed. The car
rying rates were Il to 24 per cent, borrowing nat.
The customs receipts to-day were $24O, 600, and
for the week, $2,457,oO0. The Sub-Treasurer paid
cut to-day s99, 900 interest account and in re-
demption of dve-twenty bonds for the week moth
ing to-day, $2,674,ooo.
OUR IMPORTS.
The following shows the imports OF foreign dry
goods at New York for the past week and since
she beginning Of the year.
For the Week. 1872 1879. 1874.
Entered at port So 74s,443 So SI4, soT $2s7O954
Thrown on on market 4744.oso 2,7ss27l 27A;2ss
Entered at port $50 e25 $50 s75 4ss17s sos o7e
Thrown ON market. 81, sol 76,2H,o62 6ss5o,o1s
continues to rule easy at to 3 per cent on cali
without quotabie change in mercantile accept,
Snces.
THE BANK STATEMENT
shows a decrease in loans of SI,47s,3OO The next
largest cnanRe was in legal tenders, ,he average
amount held during the week having been $780, 800
more than the preceding week. The specie
rose $446,3OO Notwithstanding the heavy ship
nents the loss OF which, it is proper to say, does
not count more than one day in the averages.
Early in the week the coin disbursements by the
Treasury were large. Next weeks statement will,
Bhow to-day's shipments. The total reserve has
been augmented by the sum Of 81 10000. Under
the present law the banks are required to hold
$60,5e5,4Oo lawful money they actually hold
$92, ,2S9,500 30 that the banks have $3I, I,72l, 100
above the legal requirement, which is 1895, 1926
more than last week. The following Is a compsrt-
The New York herald., 1874-08-09

FOREIGN ADvIcEs
ssate the London market to be irregular and gen.
orally hrmer at the close, although ouiet. Tins
being half holiday, closing prices at one p N.
we're az follows Consols, money, 81 5le e2sx /.
DO. account, s2k; fve-twenty bonds, 1855, old
100H 1922; do.. 1857, 1927; ten-forty bonds
1o0S; new nves, l04; Erie, 80 a 3Oz. At two p.
n Erie Railway shares were active at 3o1s, buy.
ers, tending upward.
GOVERNMENTS
here were strong upon an advance OF y y per
cent on yesterdays prices. closing as ronows:-
United States currency skies, 117ss a 1I7z;
DO. do, 1884, registered, ll77s a 117h; do.
do, do, coupons, 11s'< 1881; do. ive-twenties,
1852 registered, Ill n l12; do do, do, coupons,
lily Q liz; do. do, 1864, registered, ia. a
us; do. do, do, coupons, 1854 116; do do.
1886, registered, 1147S 115z do. d0 do coupons,
III 1l7A; DO. do, 1896, new, registered, 1867
1l51z; do. do do, coupons, 116i< 11e1s; do do,
1867, registered, 1ls l16h; do. do, do, coupons
ll7h ll7A; DO. do, 1858, registered, 116z III
do. do, do coupons, 117x q us; do ten-1ort1es,
registered, llo1s 1l04; DO. do coupons Il3z a
1l3H do. ives 1881, registered 11IX 1l21; do.
do, no., coupons, liz q ll2J.
STOCKS
opened 10 above the closing prices of yester.
day, and continuing steady at the advance during
the early hours, became strong and advanced a
further 4 10 4 per cent. The principal dealings
were In Union Pacific. Lake Shore, Western Union.
Pacific Mall, Erie, New York Central and st. PAM.
At the second call the market was steady, but i'm.
mediateIy thereafter went on x TO 2. per cent the
weak feeling continuing up to the close, when the
lowest figures Of the day were recorded. The total
sales OF the day aggregated II 500 shares, dstrib
uted a. shown in the subjoined table which also
Ofvea
THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The New York herald., 1874-08-09
GAMBLERS HELD FOR TRIAL.

Charles Moody, George Brigham, william H.
murray Tnomas Dunn and John Orton, pro:es-
slonal gamblers, arrested at No. 1,1s2 Broad wav.
on charge OF gambling. we're Committed lor trial
Dni each:
The New York herald., 1874-08-09
FIN ANCIAIl.

FINANCIAL.
MONEY TO LOAN-UPoN BOND AND MORTGAGE; !;
M Mortgages bought and sold misce elianeous Bonds
Of all sorts dealt in advances made upon the same.
GEORGE A. SANDHAM, III Broadway.
DAnRoAD BONDS WANTED.
II G. W. MARKHAM
l96 Broadway
The New York herald., 1874-08-09
RAILROAD BONDS

RAILROAD BONDS
were less active than earlier IN the week. The
Pacific mortgages continued firm. Western Pscifics
selling at So and Union Pacific nrsts at S4,I. The
general list was strong and higher Northwestern
consolidated gold sevens selling at 90. upon the
anticipation OF favorable issue to the railroad
in Wisconsin. Central Pacific closed 80 to 9O1S.
STATE BONDS
were mostly neglected, dealings being confined to
Southern securities Missouris and Tennessees
were strong.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-18
We Have Tried

The great cough remedy Marsden.s Pecto-
raj Balm is considered by all who have tried
it the ne plus ultra of medical discover les.
Testimonials pour in from all classes, ex-
pressing the gratitude of the thousands who
have been relieved and cured, Want OF
space prevents our publishing III detail the
many cures 1t has effected. Physicians pre-
scribe it in daily practice as the best expecto-
rant known, and unhesitatingly recon-
mend it to their patients in bronchial dis
eases.
The proprietor can, with the greatest GER
tainty, affirm that all the facts stated with
respect to the efficacy of this invaluable rem
edy are fully established in every class Of
cases for which tits recommended, by body
of evidence which will carry conviction TO
the most skeptical mind; and the medicine,
although highly effectual in its remedial
character, is, in the highest degree, innocent
in Its composition, and may pc taken with
great benefit by the most delicate. Mars
sen's Pectoral Balm can be purchased nom
al druggists at fifty cents small, or one dol
lar large bottles.
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THE DAILY HERALD,

OHice Ia Third siory Of clark 4 FRY"
ans New building, Corner Of Lamar
and Main Streets. business Once
Front Roam Ia Second story,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-18

Woman's Medical Advertiser, neat and
well written book, specially for the use of ie-
males, giving causes, symptoms and treat
ment of all ordinary diseases affecting the
female sex. The only book of the kind'writ-
ten. Price only % cents. Addresssas above
l71aw4n.
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RECEIPT for stimulating the growth OF
Flowers.

AS stimulant for plants, one table,
spoonful of spirits of hartshorn, or
ammonia, to three plnts ofwater is the
proportion. Rain water is preferable,
and the application may be made once
q week. Let the earth get dry and then
give a free watering on the pot, but not
OH the leaves.
The lady who gives this prescription,
which she has fully tried, says: Ger
aniums are much benefited by turning
the pot upside down and immersing
the leaves in tepid water" Somewhat
differing from other plants, she has al
so found geraniums in windows to do
better with one side only to the light.
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J. W. swindoila s. Co., Pubiishors,
TER Ms,

THE DAILY HERALD Is published every
morning, except Monday, NJ $40 year, IN
advance % iorslx months VI for one month
% cents for one week single copies, IL
rents,
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THE WEEKLY HERALD,

THE WEEKLY HERALD VIII be pub
ishod every Saturday morning, SubsGrip-
Ion, $3.50 per nnnum sl,6O for six months,
,Nayable In advance. No subscription taken
for a less period than six months,
Advertisements inserted NJ the rate OF 81 10
per square for the first insertion, and 20 cents
Tor ench subsequent Insertion,
Obituary notices. marriages, deaths, public
meetings, cards Of thanks ETC., 10 be paid for
at half advertisement rates.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-18
CHOICE FARM FOR SALE.
q l-2 Miles South of Dallas
100 ACRES UNDER CULTIVATION.

Soil varied and very Itch, well suited for
agartlen, q vineyard, an orchard and farm.
Ten or fifteen acres may be irrigated at .
very small expense,
uated as to water stock from every part of the
farm with great convenience, and Is not
more than thirty or forty yards nom the res
idence. An ABUNDANCE Of good timber; con-
buildings, fencings and gates. Good dwell
Ing, out-buildings, two tenant houses and an
excellent barn. WIN sell all or part.
2sOdsm JOHN M. CROCKETT.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-18

NTARSHALS SALE.-In obedience to
United states for he Eastern District court OF
Texas, on the 18th day OF February, A. ID.
1874, I will sell. at public vendue, in mont Of
the door OF the court rooms of said court, In
the city of Galveston, to the highest and best
bidder, for cash, between the hours Of 10
o'clock o. IN. and 8 o'clock p. M, on
TUESDAY, TTH DAY OF APRIL, A. d. 1874,
the following described property, to-wit: One
league Of land, four Thousand four hundred
and five acres, situated in Dallas county,
State of Texas, being the same grant pat
Daniel Tanner, excepting out OF said sale
two hundred acres as specified IN decree OF
said court TOM: p. oCHlLIREt,
United States Marshal, ., ID, Texas.
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THE HERALD JOB OFFICE

Has been thoroughly reorganized and is
fully prepared to do all kinds Of JOB
PRINTING. In the latest styles and OF the
very. lowest prices, with dispatch,
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CompOsitOrs' Mistakes.

From the Philadelphia Saturday Evening
Post.l
Some Of the blunders made by prin-
tiers are eXceedlnly funny, and as we
happen to be familiar witha few OF the
most amusing that ever We're perpetra-
ted, we shall give them here. A few
years ago, in an editorial written for u
daily paper in this city, we happened
to see the phrase:
DO not cast your pearls before swine,
When the proof came down stairs
the compositor had made 1t read:
DO not cart your pills before sunrise.
Upon another occasion and allusion
to certain man as "a noble old burgher
proudly loving his native state,n APP
peared in print as "a nobby old burg
lar, prowling around in naked state. I"
Perhaps that burgher was not mad
when he saw that paper. AS bad
one was that perpetrated upon the
poet who wrote of lover who "kissed
her under the silent stars,n but was
made by the printer to assert that the
lover clicked her under the cellar
stairs.n
ohtC u tllllC VIC WIOlt ~ DOtlllt
in which we mentioned that "a comet
swept DER the heavens with its trailing
skirt" and only careful reading of
the proof prevented that poem from
going into the paper with the state
ment that "a count slept in haymow
in q tailless shirt" This did not cause
any trouble, but the reporter who in
tended to say in his description that
there We're eight young ladies attend
ing the bride, was made to say that
she was waited on by eight brides
maids" was subsequently pursued and
logged by the indignant brothers of
the ladies in question. One of the
stupidest blunders with which we are
familiar was made on the daily paper
to which we have already alluded. A
Paris letter received in the office con-
tanned this sentence:
The city was hung with beautiful
springgarland and on Sunday the sight
In the Bots de Boulogne was one of
those which for popular enjoyment
and pleasure can scarcely be equaled,
save among the French people.
This Is the way the compositor made
1t read:
The city was hung with beautiful
spring parlors, and on Sunday the
night in the Bots de Boulogne was one
of them which, for popular enjoyment
and paints can scrape to excellence,
was among the French people.
There is kind of hopeless and awful
imbecility about this which is simply
dreadful. But the most Infamous blum
der we ever heard of, was that which
mutilated q poem in which the follow
ing lines occurred:
His wearied bones on the sunny slope re-
clined;
And as lie lay the god of day went down the
hills behind.
The poet is believed to have lest his
reason when he found that the lines
were changed in print to this:
The Widow Jones on Sunday to elope in
And on that day she got away and left the
pills behind.
1t is believed that this was perpetra-
ted by the same compositOr who, when
the editor asked in an editorial "Where
are the dead, the vanished dead?''
made the whole thing ridiculous by
putting the. question in this formi
7Where are the dead, the vanished
dead?'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-11-06

same were exchanged at Washington on
the 18th instant:
Now, therefore, be 1t known that /,
ULYSSES 5. GRANT, President of the Unit
ed States of America, have caused the said
convention to be made public, to the end
that the same and every clause and article
thereof, may be observed and fulfilled by
the United States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set
my hand, and caused the seal OF the Unit
ed States to be all xed.
Done at the city of Washington this twen-
tY-fourth day OF July, in the year
lsEAL.l of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-three, and
Of the Independence of the United
States the ninety-eighth.
u. $. GRANT.
BY the President:
j. &. BANCROFT DAVIS,
Acting Secretary of State.
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CONVENTION.

Convention between the United States of
America and the United States of Mexi-
co. Revival and further extension of
duration of the joint commission for the
settlement of claims. Concluded No
vPnber 81, 1872; ratification advised by
Senate with amendment, March 8, 1873 I;
ratified ~ President, March 10, 1873 /;
ratified by President of Mexico, Nav 10,
1873; Publications exchanged at Wash
ington July II, 1873; proclaimed July
"a, 1873.
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ARTICLE o.

Any correspondence may he registered,
as we'll the international AS that original
ing in or destined for other countries to
which the post Offices uf the contracting
countries may serve as Intermediates for
the transmission of such registered arti-
cles.
Each office shall notify the other of the
countries tD which it may serve as inter-
mediary.
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Registered articles shall, in addition TO
the postage, be subject 10 register:fee of 30
ore in Sweden, OF shilling in Norway,
and OF s cents in the United States. This
fee as well as the postage, shall always be
prepaid. Each Office is nj liberty to reduce
this Ice for the mails IL dispatches.
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Each country will retail. TO its own use
the postage IL collects, at the prescribed rate
on postal cards forwarded to the other
country.
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LRTICLE 6.

The Atlantic sea-rate on the correspond.
ence sent in closed mails through England
shall not exceed cents per ounce for let
ter-mails, and cents per pound Tor other
correspondence nor shall the charge for
The sea conveyance thereof, between Eng
land and the United Kingdoms, exceed
cents per single-letter rate, or cents per
ounce net weight of letter mails, and q
cents per pound for other correspondence.
II is also agreed that the entire cost OF the
sea TRANSPORTATION between the boundaries
| of the resnective countries, by any direct
| line of steamships adapted to the convey
ance Of mails, aud employed by the respec-
| live post ces, shall not exceed cents
| for each single letter rate, or cents per
ounce, net weight, of lctIer-mails, and
| cents per pound OF other corresnOndence:
| 1t is further stipulated that the Atlantic
| sea rate on the correspondence sent In
| closed mails through Germany shall not
| exceed g cents per 80 Rrammes of letters,
and 10 cents per kilogramme OF ther corre-
| spoudence.
1t is also understood and agreed that the
| Norwegian Post ONCE shall he re-imburs-
ed for the closed mails sent through Ger
many, which have been forwarded by the
| direct steamboat line between Christians
sand and Hamburg, worked on Norwegian
account, by a sum corresponding to The
Swedish and Danish rate OF transit for
closed mails sentthrough Sweden and Dem
mark.
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RTICLE Z.

Ordinary letters may be sent prepaid or
unpaid, but ON registered letters, and on
all other cUrtesOndence mentioned In the
second paragraph of the first article, pre-
payment shall he obligatory.
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