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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-10
FLORIDA
Opening of the State Legislature.

Opening of the State Legislature.
TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 9, 1874
Both houses organized to-day. Liberty Billings
was reelected President OF the Senate pro tenn.
by two-thirds majority. G. NJ. Martin was elected
Speaker OF the Assembly by conservative votes.
The Governors Message was read. He alludes
to the severe illness which has kept him from
his duties for the past year. He sympathizes
with the people OF the State in their losses
BY the ravages Of the caterpillar, and the
financial troubles OF the country He cOngratulates
them on the era OF good feeling and the abatement
the financial condition OF the state as encour-
aging although impaired BY a breach Of iaith on
the part OF the trustees OF the Agricultural College
been no increase OF Indebtedness, and that he
revenue has been better assessed and collected
no
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-10
MINNESOTA.

Finances or the State-Inaugural Address
OF Governor Davis.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 9, 1874.
The Message OF Governor Austin, the retiring
Governor to-day reports the fnanciS, aYars Of the
State in prosperous condition, the balance In the
Treasury being $21s,49s. The recognized bonded
indebtedness is $4,000, being an increase Of
$40 900 last year, the increase having been
devoted to the extension and completion Of public
buildings. Owing to the increase Of taxable vaua.
ton decrease Of one mill on the dollar IN the tax
levy Ia considered practicable.
The inaugural address OF Governor Davis Is de-
voted manly to the discussion OF new questions.
He denOunces the exacttOns OF the railroad CON-
panies IN advancing the price OF freights, and
suggests measures by which the State might le-
people by whose acts they are created and whose
traflc supports them.
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SAILED.

Norfolk Benefactor rhiladephIa barks st Cloud Ant
werp Payzant (Brl London; Alaska, Barcelona;
Palermo (Br), bremen; W Oliver Obj, Antwerp Lark
spur tBr, Queenstown Hermode (Br), Cork briggs Pa.
GEORGETOWN, BEN: Mary 4 Penne, Caibaren; schrs
Annie Freeman, Cape Hayden; Omaha, Ponce.
The following vessels anchored at Quarantine out
ward bound Barks Zufriedenheit for Liverpool; Stella,
for Cette; Telemach for Norfolk Sokrates for BARGE
Iona; Nescio, for Hull Bruennow, for Hamburg I'd
sire, for Queenstown; Minerva for do; brgs Apollo for
do; Libertv, for Demerara; Maud, for Liverpool.
The following vessels anchored the South west
Spit outward bound ship Jacob stamer, for south
west Pass: barks Otilia (Nor) for GoenDurg Crono
AUST, for Aloa briggs Rising sun, for Demerara and
La Cayenne, for st Thomas
Wind At sunset SSW, fresh.
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badly strained and VIII require 'c"'s xAd rsfAstsn-
ssr .e ssss oss
heavy s ssa'a S ana sfa S ut ns's
into cssrisston barbados tor 81 Marys "a: GA sI pnt
age 70 rigging - MI" WIN 'ofemsS' sp'u"s ".S ""-
r. ss:m v1nss:Sa Il. a. sal IRON w .s
& re S Ss:ss three fee. = Ts ss ~ ca shs
Aodsdon died suddenly Of heart disease
Scan Arc. LEWIS, from Bay Of Fundy for Philade
Of @ and %sus be sfeS ha
delphia tor repairs
sg.x.s wn.c.-c.ptain Smith. Of ste.mtug Henry
distance "a miles, ieiI IN With he wreck Of sunken
it and pulled it out OF her
SsE xSc Dec Ths sh Bruce hence g, pepss
been found after survey NOT q be LEAKING but She is
ordered to come into hafbor here 70 have her pumps
Nassau. MP. Dec Zion the 2lst ult the Assistant Resi-
dent Justice 10. the district o. North nd IL reported
vessel said 70 be called The Hound OF Halifax, Ms had
on % mics n na Il
that her had consisted Of barrels Of pork about 80
Court were Immediately instituted ~ Nv
miscellaneous.
We are under obligations to the the steamship
our files despatched &c
We are indebted to Purser Dixie, Of the steamship
Huntsville rom Savannah. for favora
The purser Of the steamship Virgo, from Savannah, has
our thsnks for favors.
THx DELAwARx BREAswArKR-Durilg 1873 the Delaware
BreakwaEr ahoraed shelter for Its4 vessels or this
number there were s steamers 1872 ships 67 barkS S67
brige. 1851 schrs and 734 sloops
Notice Mariners.
WEST coAsr-BREAKwArER IN GULF
With reference to previous notice to mariners the
IN course OF consructon to protect the Mari
Tune ArseRai AZ Spezxia and the heacons ana lights es
ablished for marking the fame the Italian government
has gveE further notice that Jan l. 1874 the follow
ing lights val. be established
Two Ugh, vessels will mark the extreme ends of the
Breakwater; The west light vessel will be placed NY
yards from the most projecting point of Santa Maria and
lower green The east light vessel VIII be placed 800
yards from Santa Theresa Point, and will also exhibit
two vertical lights the upper green ana the lower red
during the day these vessels will carry red nag at the
Corresponding with these floating colored lights two
nxed WHITE lights VII! be exhibited on the adjacent zen
and the other Santa Theresa Point 80 feet above the
sea
Break lights and the spending white lights
the shore II is dangerous TO pass between the two float
ing liehs
GEO HENRY RICHARDS PHOTOGRAPHER:
photographic Office, Admiralty. London, Dec Il, 1873
Whalcmen.
Arrived at ST Helena Oct ~ bark Sea Fox. Edrdge, OF
Westport. with $50 bbls sp and $50 do VIII OIL
spoken-Aus 81, lat n, Ion 20 W, schr Thomas Hunt
Appleman, from Stonington. bound to Patagonia seal
ing.
Ship sciota (Br,. Mitchell. from New Orleans for
Ship FIcetwing, Guest from New York for Melbourne
Dec 49, -: 80 s, Ion "a sow,
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ARKANSAR

A Wariiks Sheriff. Method or just fyiss
His B0nds-TW0 Mem To BE Ha aged.
LITTLE Rock, JrN. ., lsTk
Letters from Sebastian county stat that Monday
last she Board Of Supervisors me- at Greenwood
county and as ne did 80 drew Two pistols and laid
them on the table, telling AZ Board they dare not
reject his bond. Therer non the Board adjourned
until yesterday. On ys,uesdav warrant WIS
Ootained ioi tne s' /est 81 tne Sherin. and con-
staoie y. VI por - OF 50 men started to arrest
MN, ont ho.nio has yet been heard from them.
serious n 'i Ioc e Is spprehended-
Iaree dn fans and one white man have been
sentenre' 10 DE hanged at Port Smith April 3 los
muruei 4<committed In the indian country.
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MISSOURI.

A Pointed Rebuke 10 Salary Grabbers.
ST. LOUIS, Dan. 0, 1874.
resolution was passed by the House to-day
condemning in severe terms the President and
every member Of the Forty-second Congress who
voted for or took the back pay, and demanding
that no democrat who had voted for It, fro1h Mis-
souri, should be elevated to any ONCE OF trust or
profit
During the discussion Governor woodson was
condemned for the appointment OF General F. P.
Blair as State Superintendent OF Insurance, and
the democrats were condemned LOT voting for
Fernando Wood for Speaker.
The vote on the passage Of the resolution was
1O2 yeas to IA nays.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-10
THE NEW PARADE GROUND.

The Commissioners appointed to hear objections
90 the proposed public parade ground at the upper
partaf the island met yesterday at the Office Of
John y cClave, No. l Pine street, Commissioners
McCla~e and Traphagen being present. The tract
81 groui which 1t is proposed to convert into the
parane ground extends from Dyckman avenue
northeo6t TO 211th street, bounded on the west by
sherman ovenue and on the east by New avenue
and the dilarlem River.
nnmher of gentlemen appeared and gave their
views In r eference to the assessment. The Com.
nisssnen will meet again to-day.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-10
A NURDEROUs ASSAULT.

BosToS, Jan. 9, 1874
Henry ID. Groves, atlas Reddy, formerly en-
ployed as freight conductor ON the Boston and
Providence Railroad, but discharged three months
ago for allowing his train to run through shed at
Providence, concealed himself last night in an
empty freight car Of train to Providence, and
with q coupling iron assaulted two brakemen who
entered tue car TO eject him, one Of whom, James
Mccain, he Knocked from the car. The train was
Immediately stopped, and the injured man picked
up ipsensibe. His wounds Will probably prove
fatal. Groves ran away, but was soon efter ar
rested and to-day was held in $40 900 ball
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-10
THE PENNSYLVANIA CHANGERS.

HARRISBURG, Jan. Q, 1874
The State Grange OF the Patrons OF Husbandry
closed It's session to-day, to meet at wilamsport
year hence. Among the business transacted was
the adoption Of new constitution, In which was
defined those eligible to membership. number
of additional deputies were appointed TO consti-
tute subordinate oranges, and resolutions were
adopted calculated to organize them in every
farming community in the Commonwealth.
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NO NEWS OF THE CHINA.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. s, 1874.
Much anxiety is felt here for the safety Of the
steamship China, from Hong Kong and Yokohama.
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PEE IN HELENA MON YANA.

SALT LAKE, Jan. 9, 1874.
1t iS1eporsed here that Helena, Montana Terri
tory, w. nearly destroyed by IRE which COM
nenced this morning In Chinatown and swept
away nearly the whole OF the city. The 1nterna-
ttonal snGCosmopolitan hotels, the First National
above tn 81. Louis Hotel we're destroyed.
Yarls Ri :ins large 1reproof store and the once
of the Wes tern Union Telegraph Compauv we're
also consul ued. strong wind was blowfng
ut the time md nothing could stop the names
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-10
A YOUNG \ WOMAN FOUND DROWNED.
B0RDKNrowy. n J. Ian a TO-,

B0RDENTOwN, n. j., Jan. O. is7A
There has been considerable excitement here.
caused by the discovery OF the body Of a young
lady on the shore OF the Delaware River. The dc.
ceased was about Ii years OF age and appears to
have been very beautiful when living. Some per.
q the daughter Of wealthy parents, who had
oGered reward Of $500 foF her recovery, dead or
alive. The body had mo ciotoipg except chemiss,
ahoee and stOss,nRn
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VERY MUCH WANTED.

SAN FRANCISCO Jan. o. 1874.
The Legislature has passed q bill authorizing the
Governor to oEer 9 reward OF $4,000 Tor the cap
ture OF the notorious bandit, vasquez, and his
band 1t Is reported that vasquez is In this city
.at the presSnt time.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-10
sECZAR1AH TEACHING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

ALBANY, Jan. o, 1874
The Board OF Regents to-day adopted the follow
ing res03uOD:-
Resolved That after ful inquiry this Board cannot
certain that ertemv or school under its yisiteto
creed OF ehgious denopina
tens society and that no Institution under its
visitation within the provision OF the veph sec
ton the act chapter 6i2 OF the Laws OF E3exoept
the Hartwick seminary.
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There we're 2sl votes registered yesterday tn the
Twenty-hrst Assembly district for the election OF
an Assembiyman. in place Of Harry Genet.
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HAVANA EXCHANGE,

HAVANA. jan a 1874
Exchange weak. On the United States 60 days cur
rency n 80 premium short sight 81 x premium; go
days goK, " 93 premium; short sight, Us 100 pre-
MUM. On London % l22 premium. On Paris, pre-
mimi.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-10
EFFECTS CT TIE STORM.
riuA Water in New Jersey, CnDeedsut Nsv
Hampshire and Maine = Intsrup
ton Of Railroad Trainh

The Flood I'm Connecthcue
BRIpoEroKr, Conn, Jan. 0, 1874
Tpe waters nave IN great degree subsaded IN ana
ssout this city, but as yet no trans nave come
nrsuxA nom winsted over the Naugstuck roao
AID IL lie not expected tnat 'ne nec&SeaLyy
repairs, 10 admit OF tnen passsSe HW
-aae hesore tomorrow morning. Tle bragg -
Derpy Is not carried away put IL lifted fro,A its
ndat,ons and so much weakened that :, ~onss
Ne nrsase 70 cross IT, and nothing can a. cors 20
,emedv matters until the waller .ns A. mis-
.st,s n was found TO be So Zoo, aeon =
q ,,aess Yesterday morn ~. ~. 80 IN
twisted and washed ou' a place. the bridY are
tween Pnmou'SS anu .af,erviIe and the br doe ar
ISs Orsss sces p. aMcy road at ,.n,,o,.
Ceene F" zee miles above the city, W 8 been re-
Ape1eos "a trains are again running
nS~16 are running on the Danbury ana NoYwar
IN but the Shepaug and Come ;ticut western
are completely washed out and avei on them is
cstireiy suspended. rne wors. y eak ON the latter
Kingdom IN the town OF Colv .sville.
Al stamford more water tell than has been
Sswcd It's banks ann the ceaars Of residences near
we're alled with water. Detachable damage has
-secR caused.
High Water IA the Passaic River.
The Passa,c Riv;r ct Paterson is several feet
shove its ususl level, and the Falls at that place
present g. hAer appearance than they have for
nasny years. Many YARDS and cellars contiguous
70 the rxvcrare flooded, and the rlver Is perfect
rapid tArepgh the city. IL has commenced 10
reced q without doing damage. which would not
have Scen the case, probably, had there been any
tcc - snow in the mountains when the ram com.
NE ssced. so that the river would AaVe been sui
~ bue nuOded.
Freshets I'm Maine.
LEWISTON, Jan. g. 1874.
The storm, which lasted nearly q week. cleared
yhis morning. The weather is still warm and the
snow has nearly all disappeared. The rains have
caused serious freshet in Sandy River Yester-
day drive OF logs came down with fragments OF
several bridges. Four bridges are reported carried
away Or damaged
The ice moved down the Kennebec River this
.afternoon, leaving the river open from The dam to
the Mile Rock.
A small schooner was carried away from the
wharf and Is damned into toe ice mile below the
ATldge
The river is still slowly rising.
High Water in New Hampshire.
CONCORD, Jan. 9, 1874
heavy freshet covers the intervals at this place
shis afternoon. The Ice ON the Merrimac has bro
Ven MP, and the river Is still rising
Rise OF the Connecticut River.
HARTFORD, Jan. 9, 1874
The water in the Connecticut River reached %
feet and 10 inches above The low water mark The
water u not rising now.
Destruction Of Telegraph Lines
TORONTO, Jan. 8, 1874
The late sleet storm has been the most festruc-
tive 70 telegrap wires Of any ever experienced
hare. Communication east and southwest from
this point mas been almost entirely suspended
NAce Wednesday last.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
-SSs,>>-,->-~->~~---~,
A BSOLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM DIFFER
"A ent states; legal everywhere; desertion Ac., SUM-
Gent cause; no publicity required no charge until
1874 Broadway.
A HERALD BRANCH OFFICR BROOKLYN
IA. corner OF Fulton avenue and Boernm street
Open from A NJ t09 r n.
On Sunday Rom to9 A. M
A BsoLUrE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM C0URTs
IA Of different States; legal everywhere; no publicity
State FREDERIC KING.
Counsellor atLaw, 363 Broadway
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High Water in New Hampshire.
CONCORD, Jan. 9, 1874
heavy freshet covers the intervals at this place
shis afternoon. The Ice ON the Merrimac has bro
Ven MP, and the river ID still rising.
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OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS.
IEitsaAm TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

The British Steamship Ravensworth
Castle Wrecked on the Coast OF Scot
land-British ship Tamerlane Ashore
in Gaspar strAits-Da mage to Norwc-
gian Bark-MOvements OF Shipping
from and for American and Other
Ports.
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Rise Of the Connecticut River.
HARTFORD, Jan. 6, 1874
The water in the Connecticut River reached %
feet and 10 inches above the low water mark. The
water u not rising now.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-14
Mail Ronte Wanted.

| a correspondent of the Dyersburf
Progress, writing from Merriweaiher'
Ferry, directs attention to a muci
needed mail route, which we commend
to the attention of the public and
those in authority:
/ I'VE hope to enlist you in our cause
and will risk with an abiding faith in
your efforts to seeur5 'or Us, that fOr
which we all clamor, IND which, when
established, will prove an incalcuiable
benefit, not only to ours, but to several
other larger, communities, that is
MAIL RoErE
We do not care. to, NOR from what
point, so that we get our mail at least
once 10 awhile This of late has be
come place of business, and it will
increase our conveniences greatly to
have mails, say once a week, whereas,
now We have none at ALL unless we
send to Dyersburg, Troy or New bern,
the distance being TO the nearest place,
some ten or twelve miles, and il cor
sumes the best part of day in going
for aud returning with the mail In
NAHbnA2 anu view DGlb you nave
daily mails, end know nothing of the
inconvehieuH Of doing without, or
taking your chance. We don't envy
you your facilities; we don't ask
divide, but want fair play There is
not a mail line from the Mississippi
river ou the west, TO the Mobile q
Ohio railroad, and Paducah q Mem
phis railroad on the east, from Hick-
man, KY, on the north, to Dyersburg
on the south. Now this may seem
strSnge, yet it is nevertheless true;
section Of country fifty miles in length
by thirty III width, and not single
L. .s.s- $50, = 49,.
which is very near the eastern bound
airy of said section of county. There
are villages and places OF business
within these bounds. the country gen
orally is densely populated, aud their
right to mail route, we think is I'M
Being familiar with the
country We fhink the most practica
bic route would be from
DYERsBURG TO HICKMAN
once week, with an office ut Clemons'
Gin; one at Merriwether's Ferry one
at RUbinsoNs store Que at Wilson
vile aud an&her between WilSouviile
and Hickman This would accommo
date a vast section Of country that is
now entirely cut off, aud which is real
ly in need Of a mail line Now with
these facts, don't you think you can
assist US in the matter-can't you set
the ball 10 motions We want light on
the subject and will expect to hear
from you
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-14
SHOWS AND GAMES FAIR,
a S0hject for the CODSEdeTn-
don Os GraDgers.

To the Editors Louisville Ledger;
We think it is high time that we
should insugurate new and better
system of maintaining and conducting
our agricultural and industrial fairs
In the past years OF these ex hiDitions.
or since 1858 (our earliest recollec
tion) these pantonimes, shows. muse
uins, mimic horses. fancy tables Of
games, together with various games.
such a. pigeon shooting. &c, long ar
ray OF them, with horse racing, have
been a part of our agricultural shows.
aud c0untenanced. and held up as ali
important to draw a crowd, in order 10
keep up and sustain the agricultural
ani industrial fair. thus boldly saying
that these great interests were not OF
sufficient value In themselves to bring
out our people, and that if these were
not permitted our fairs would die out,
What an argumsnt What a confess
sion that there is not merit enough in
truly aud exclusive exhibition of the
products of the soil aud the work of
our artizans, TO attract without these
shows and games a the roadside aud
inside the building aud grounds. as a
means to attract the same as the Cheap
Johns dress up bufoon like clown,
TO ring a bell TO attract the crowd.
Such an argument. as that an agricui
tural fair can not be sustained without
these denominations, Is au insult and a
libel upon these great interests and
1 IN,
eur fails oan-be sustained = tthout thts e
we have proof in the New \ ork State
Agricultural Society, and more espcci-
ally IN the noble example set US by the
management Of the grand State Fair
held at Houston in the Lone Star
State last year, where the law forbid
The safe of all strong drinks, betting
or gambling or swearing anywhere IN
their buildings or grounds, and their
success was greater than ever before.
and the fairs better conducted and
larger premiums awarded.
We could cite, also, the like action
at Atlanta, Ga. and here permit Us to
say. that our Southern brethren are
setting US an example that we might
honor ourselves in following We are
confident that il will meet with the
hearty approval of our best farmers
aud stockmen, as we'll as our mechani
cal aud manufacturing interest, that
these societies forbid the sale of spir
ituous or fermented liquors in the halls
of exhibition, and on the fair grounds;
and also forbid pool selling, horse ra-
eng for money, and gambling of every
kind. We feel assured that the Gran
gers will give their sanction to such a
movement, as it will especially work
for the good of the farming communi-
ty. FARMER.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-14
Railroad.ns In Early Days.

III the early days of the Indiauapo-
lis and St. Louis Railway, there were
some pretty rough times on the trains !;
the road ran through country which
was nearly wilderness, and some Of
the toughest fellows in the country
travelled through. The conductors
generally had crews of picked brake
meu, and whenever fight came up they
we're ''iu at the death" Especially was
it so with old Bobby, passenger con
ductor running west. He had two fell
lows, Pat aud Bill, great six footers,
who would fight at the drop Of the
hat One Of them would go through
the train with the "old man, aud when
a passenger was somewhat slow in com
iug up with his ticket or the money, he
i-,s-si ia,a--iz-.-i. I'D 70
mark. Here, the old mans waiting on
you, and the man generally came to
time. If there was any back talk"
there was a skirmish, 10 which the
brakeman generally came out first best.
Then the "old man" would say, "darn
good boys of mine I'll give EN- 81
extra this time" Aud he did He
often gave them $50 a month to do his
lighting, while the company paid them
$50 to do the braking Itwas on the
same principle. however One gave
them money for braking car wLeels aud
the other for breaking heads
Sometimes these belligerent brake
men would get into difficulty at sta
tiops where the train stopped, aud the
"old man generally waited his train
/ on them On one occasion Pat got into
a difficulty at Sanford, and the traiu
moved off without him When about
two miles away, the ''old man" noticed
that he wasn't round Turning to his
other brakeman, Bill, he asked where
Pat was. II suppose he's at Sanford,
replied Bill Il saw him fighting there
on the platform, and suppose he dido I
! finish up in time" well" said the
old man, .'let's 60 back after him I N
expecting fight down at Shelbyville
to night, and must have him on hand. "
The bell cord was jerked, and in few
minutes the train was back at the sta
ton, and took on Pat, who was sitting
down on the platform. resting. When
the train reached ShelbyviHe, sure
enough there was a fight, and right
lively one it was, the old man being
severely stabbed. He was not able to
be out after it for several mouths.
Those old days are gone, and with
them are gone from the road some OF
the bravest, toughest, and toughest