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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-27
LONG ISLAND.

NEwrOWN.-Thc Democratic town primary
was held at The Court-louse last evening and the polls
were opened from to Z o'clock The following ticket
was nominated almost unanimously: Supervisor,
Robert Burroughs Receiver o. Taxes, Joseph \. Law
renee; Town Clerk VIM. H. GoriOn; Justice of the
Peace, Christian +. LclJs; AssCshOr, Carrot tuFmdu.
The R,forners also held their district primaries last
evening, and elected three delegate, from each -cl0ot
District 10 town Convention TO De held next Tuesday
Tie Democratic nominations comprise pTu ptiy, men
who are the present Incumhens OF the offices, having
been elected last year Reform ticke..Tne au-
nua Union SundaJ school Missionary meeting VIII 30
held IN the Reformed Church tonight. The Rev. Henry
DensmOre viii deliver the address.
JAyiAICA-senator King has introduced important
bill Ia tle Legislature IN reference t. tLC south Side
Il t'lrl1d OF Long Island. The BIN provides that the
NeW-York aud South side Railroad Clmuiuy, new
Orgau.G atom formed OF the members OF tuc old COM
pany, with others, and chartered under the general
Laws OF the State, NAV purchase the south SIDE Ri-
road, will all it, franchises, at foreclosure salt. or
by any arrangement that Iay De agreed upon between
the corporations, ana give IN payment therefor stocks
and bonds OF the new Company.
IONG ISLAND CTY-NOung Callahan, employed a.
bridge! the draw acros, NewtOwn Creek, Gt
Fiftl-st, who arrested few weeks ago for STAB
hin. Daniel Hogan IN the face fully committed yes
tsrtly Justice PARCELS % await the action OF the
Grand Jury Dr. Henry Tduf accidentally took some
morphine yesterday, thinking It TO DC medicine which
lie intended 70 take. His recovery Is douptful
Observation-Disclosures the picture peddlcr arrested
the charge OF numbering James Graham, the Little
Neck maker, neid yesterday 10 await the action
Of the Grand jury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-27
NEW-.JERSEY.


JERSEY CITY.-Geo. III. Farrier, one of the
members Of the Board OF Finance, presented bill of
$295 TO- az meeting last night for expenses incurred
Ia his trip 10 Mexico with the extradon papers the
of A. d. Hamilton the deaulting City Treasurer
The bill ordered to be paid bill OF 500 also
ordered 10 be paid to John N Outwater, for examining
the accounts OF the defauer the meeting of the
Board OF Finance last night the following cash balances
reported To tax account, $l9635 90 assessment
fund account t90 9 bonds sold during the past week.
tsOOo 20year; $4,000 40 year, and 81 900 water bonds
The Republican in Trenton last night confirmed
w. w. Lee, VIM. Startup, and :. r. Halsey the mem
beers who should hold over 10 constitute the Board
OF Public Works under the charter amendment known
the WashburD bill The CORNERS Jury In the case
OF Charles skronn who was killed by falling from
protected wall Ia Paisadeave Monday last returned
verdict censurng tue Board OF Public Works for
the deceased expressed their intention OF suein
city for damages. the Republican primaries will be
held next Wednesday evening. The City Convention
will be held In the Crescent Club rooms on Alrl7 Z.
PAIKRsos.-The residence OF William Chapman, at
Market and Patersonsts., was entered by thieves
Wednesday night, aud quantity OF valuaOles
stolen. TIE clothing store at No GO Marsha-st was
also robbed Of goods valued at t6O HopsOn aud
William Frazer were arrested suspicion. John Nc
NamaIa, "a man In the employ OF john Brush, engaged
In unloading coal ears at the Taylor-st crossing
afternoon and instantly Killed. the total of
taxes received during the fiscal t9al,s01 60
expenditures, ss5lg29 II balance hand s5J,gi2 o.
HARRsoS.-CoroDer Parslow took yesterday tac altc-
norton statement OF John Sherry who was ba Iy
beaten the 18th IDst Ia The saIoD Of Daniel Sullivan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-27
STATEN ISLAND.

STAPLEToN.-Burglars effected an entrance
through the back wlnGow OF Postonce, early yes
teidly morning and stole "A large number OF letter
stamps and letters The exact amount OF the loss has
not yet been ascerancd The robbers also entered tho
coaloice Of Messrs. Esbert Hail. adjoining the Post
Office but did not carry anything away, and left the
sale apparently untouched. William Strong and his
wife, aud Nicholas Jones hi wife, accidentally
poison on Tuesday evening while taking supper to-
eth9r. All taken sick during tho night, aud Mrs.
h.at ~atr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-27
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.

EAsTCnEsTER.-The RI. Rev. Bishop Potter
Will administer the rite OF confirmation "a number OF
candidates in ST. Pdus Episcopal Church, of which tho
Rev. W. Coey is rector, at p M. on Tuesday next
Twelve gentlemen Of New-York City have purchased
from Charles Morgan % acres OF his farm situated in
tins town. between BrOuxye and Tlckahoe, for which
they have paid $4,000
HARRIsoY.-In this town "a Union ticket for town
officers been made up composed OF Democrats and
Republicans favorable To reform in the administration
OF town and county affairs and Daniel Gray has been
nominated by them for Supervisor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-27
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-27
CEN entL
BURyErT's Flavoring Extracts sold everywhere.

For a first class dress or business HAT, 90
direct 70 the manalaetare EsPsYsoaEID. lls N.alasL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-27
LGENrRAL PRESS pIsPArCH.l

TRENTON, March 2G.-The nominations made by the
Republican caucus this afternoon FJr Commits
souers Of the Board of Public Works Of Jersey City,
William Startup, ". ". Lee, and stephen H. Hasey;
Jersey City Police Justice SifmOn Reese; for Commits
aud ". q. I4thFdp
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
The Bandit and the Red Boots.

The chief of very desperate gang
Of banditti who had amassed consider
able wealth was taken by soldier and
conducted to the governor of the
pro vince of Ekalerinoslaf. Great re-
ward had been offered for the person
of this man, and it was supposed that
he would, of course, be Immediately
knouted. To the astonlshment of the
soldier who had been the means of his
apprehension, few days only had
elapsed when he received visit from
the robber. He had been able to bribe
the governor sufficiently to procure his
release, in consequence whereof he had
been liberated from confinement. "You
have caught me, said he, addressing
the soldier, "this time but before you
set out on another expedition in search
of me, will accommodate You with a
pair of red boots for the journey. +"
Boots made of red leather are common
ly worn in the Ukraine but to give a
man pair of red boots, according to
the saying of the Tartars, is to cut the
skin round the upper part of his legs,
and then cause it to be torn off by the
feet. This species of torture the ban
ditti are said to practice, as an act of
revenge in the same manner the
American Indians scalp the heads of
their enemies. With this terrible
threat he made his escape, and no fur
ther inquiry was made after him on the
part of the police. The undaunted
soldier finding the little confidence that
could be placed in the commander, de-
termined to take the administration of
justice into his own hands, and once
more ventured in pursuit of the robber,
whose fight had spread terror through
the country. After an undertaking full
of danger, he found him in one of the
little subterranean huts in the midst OF
the Steppes. Entering the place with
pistols in hand, You promised me,
said he, ga pair OF red boots; am
come to be measured for them" With
these words he discharged one of his
pistols, and killing the robber on the
spot, returned to his quarters.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
What He Wanted.

Stephen Decatur was most emphati-
cally "sailor's man." When, on ship
board, we would say of au officer that
the sailors respect and love him, we
say he is "sailor's man." Decatur
was every inch sailor, and every inch
hero. He inspired his men with a
love that was devotion, and came near
being alteration. In one of Decatur's s
actions before Tripoli, while engaged
in hand to Land conflict with pow
erful gun-boat captain, he was attacked
from behind by one of the Turks, and
would have been cut down, had not an
old sailor name0 James, who had al
ready been severely wounded in the
right arm, rushed in and received the
blow of the Turks sabre upon his head.
Being so near to the striker, the blow
did not penetrate the skull, and the
honest fellow survived. When James
had recovered from his wounds, and
was able to come on deck, Decatur
called him aft, and having, in the pres
ence of the crew, expressed the deepest
gratitude for his heroic devotion, bade
him say what reward he would have.
The old salt hitched up his trowsers,
and knew not what to say. His mess
mates gathered around him, and wh1s-
pered to him that now was his chance.
One advised him to ask for a boat
swains rate another for double pay ;
another for double allowance of grog
and so on. But James elbowed them
aside, and said he wanted none of their
counsel. He would not lose entirely
the privilege of being the commodore E
creditor to the amount of his gratitude.
Still he would not venture request.
And he informed his commander, after
much deliberation, that he would like
to be excused from holy stoning and
scrubbing deck. The whimsical re-
quest was cheerfully granted, and from
that time forward, when all hands were
piped to "scrub deck" James perched
himself clear of the sand and water, and
looked on in dignifed ease and com
fort. He sailed with Decatur while
they both lived, and upon the untimely
death of his patron a goodly pension
was granted him by the Government
and he was allowed to retire upon his
laurels,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
LOcuSts in China.

In China, where locusts are won't to
ravage the country, the authorities,
whether civil or military, are held re-
sponsible for the stamping out of these
insects as soon as their appearance has
been reported. They are required to
summon large body of men, and at
once surround and destroy the locusts;
the expenses of the maintenance of the
men and compensation for the crops
trodden down during the chase being
supplied by the Provincial Treasury.
Should the local authorities succeed in
stamping out the locusts within linn
tied time their services are favorably
reported to the Emperor; but should
they fail, and the locusts spread and dc
damage, they are liable to be deprived
of their posts, arrested, and handed
over to the proper board for punish
ment. A certain sum per bushel il
paid to the peasants bringing in un
winged locusts, and half that sum wher
the locusts are able to fly, while com
pensation is given for crops troddel
down in the chase. The locusts ar,
swept with besoms into trenches dug
at the sides of the corn field, in whicl
vigorous fire is kept up. The bes
time to capture locusts is when the,
are feeding at dawn of day, when thei
bodies being heavy with dew and thei
wings wet. they are unable to juml
or fiy.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
Hard for the Farmer.

Two Kansas farmers, guileless of city
ways, arrived at Chicago loaded with
money, and were speedily enticed into
gambling house, where they were
feeced. They had the gamblers arrested
and fined. But the gay "knights of
the card" appealed from the judgment,
and the farmers were required to fur
nish bail as witnesses. They, having
no friends in town, of course could not
secure the proper bail, and We're there
fore sent to jail, where they were kept
two weeks. When they emerged, they
were informed that the man whose pun
ishment they wished to secure "was said
to have left Chicago" and that the loss
of their money, their two weeks i'm
prisonment, and their chagrin, were
looked upon as good jokes by the city
authorities. The gambler had taken
advantage of his acquaintance with 6
professional bailer to place himself
beyond the reach of the reluctant JUS
tice of the Chicago city authorities
aud, while the Kansas farmers were
sweltering in jail, was probably haunt
ing his accustomed corner in New York
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
New England Independence.

Burleigh writes to the Boston Jour-
nal: SIN New York the restaurant
keeper greets you with his coat of,
sleeves rolled up, face red, and breath
indicative of lager. In New England,
your caterer is probably a man sub
stance. He is willing to accommodate
you. He reads the paper while the
coffee is boiling. The atlantic Month
Ly lays on the bookshelf, and he can tell
you all about the subjects discussed at
the last scientific convention. The
young woman who hands you your
coffee is his daughter. She took the
medal in algebra, and has been two
quarters at the academy. 1t would be
Just as well if her tongue was not quite
so sharp, but then she is as good as
anybody, and only waits on you for
your accommodation. l have been
amazed to see New Yorker give his
order. He has been waited on in New
York by girls-German, Irish, French,
and italian but this is his first ex.
perience with Yankee girl. She hands
the guest bill-of-fare, and waits like a
school teacher who has given dull boy
hard problem. 'Can l have some
hard boiled eggs?' Il presume you
can.' Have you buttered toast q
believe it is on the bill-of-fare.' 'CaI
you get me a glass of milk p L can.
In this matter-of-fact way the colloquy
proceeded, to the utter establishment OF
the man of Gotham.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
PeriIs of Office Seeking.

The Hon. Albert G. Brown, of Mis-
sissippi, recently wrote a letter to
young lady friend, wherein he laments
that he ever made political speech or
held an office. Ex-Governor Brown
was for thirty-three years, previous to
1865, continually in high official and
political station; and would therefore
seem to have had as extensive and fa-
vorable an experience as any of his con-
temporaries and associates. We quote
as follows:
True, as you say,I held many offices.
Indeed, may say that [ never knew
defeat in any of my aspirations. And
it is Just because 1 had success which
people call wonderful, that feel COM
petent to administer word of "cau-
tion" to the young men of this genera
tion. Ny young friend, do not be de-
ceived by the glitter of office, 1 am now
past my three-score years, and am fast
travelling into the ten. have held al
most every office in the gift of the peo-
pie, and 1 can truly say with the
preacher, " it is all vanity and vexation
of spirit"
Looking back over long, and I hope
not unsuccessful life, 1 can say, with a
clear conscience, my greatest regret is
that ever made political speech or
held an office.
There is fascination in office which
beguiles men, but be assured my young
friend, it is the fascination of serpent;
or to change the figure, it is the igniS
fatuuS which coaxes you on to inevitable
ruin.
L speak of that which 1 do know. If
my young friends will be governed by
my advice, 1 have this to say, after all
my successes as q public man, now,
when my head is blossoming for the
grave, I feel that it would have been
better for me if 1 had followed the
occupation of my father, and been a
| farmer.
The mechanical arts are all honora-
BILE. 10 be q blacksmith, carpenter
or an artizan of any sort is no discredit
to any man. Better than to be jack
leg lawyer, quack doctor, counter
hopper, or worse still, wretched seek.
er after office.
OF all pursuits in life that of farmer
is the most respectable. 1t may have
It's trials and its disappointments SO dc
all others. The mechanic may lose
the wages of his labor, the professional
man his fees; the editor may weeI
over delinquent subscribers, but the
honest, Industrious farmer is morally
certain of fair return for his labor.
True, paul May plant and Appollos
water, but God must give the increase.
But where is the faithful cultivator o
the soil, Gods heritage to man, whc
ever yet suffered for bread?
Allow me again to caution my
young friends against the beguiling in
fluence of Office, and to advise then
most earnestly to stick to mother earth
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
Japanese Tea Cultivation.

Tea culture is very simple. First the
seed is deposited in hollows four or five
inches deep and eighteen inches wide,
made in the ground at intervals of four
or five feet then the earth is sprinkled
lightly over the seed. The sowing is
usually done in November or Decem-
Der, and after the spring rains have
fallen the plants rise in clusters from
each seed.bed. Manure is occasionally
applied to them, but aside from this
they require little care except to be
kept free from weeds. The first crop
of leaves is not yielded till three years
after the planting. They are then
transported in order to give each plant
more space for growth, and are placed
in rows six or eight inches apart. Some
times the bushes are kept low by prun-
ing and to prevent their spreading and
overgrowing each other. After seven
or ten years they are cut down, so that
the young and tender shoots below may
have a chance to grow. The critical
season in tea culture is when the leaves
have to be picked, the time for which,
in two or three pluckings between March
and August, varies in different dis.
tricts and with different plants. The
picking is generally done by women,
children, and old men working in gangs
of ten or twelve each, hired for the har.
vest, and paid according to the amount
of tea picked. With hard work forty
pounds per day may be gathered, which
quantity will yield ten pounds of tea
when dried. First, the leaves are placed
in broad sunlight; they are then brown
ed and roasted over furnace.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
A Trick of the ZOuayes.

We commend the following authentic
story to the attention of the innumera-
BILE admirers of the French Zouaves,
who have won such q conspicuous place
in military history. The Arabs of the
Benz -Snassen tribe are great amateurs
of gunpowder, and never neglect an op-
portunity of prowling about the French
camp, and Offering the soldiers large
sums of money for the coveted article.
They pretend to be Arabs of the neigh.
borhood, friendly to the French, and
say they want powder for hunting.
One day it was discovered that the
zouaves had been selling their powder.
To paint the fury of the officer in COM
mand of the Arab bureau is an impos-
sible thing, but he resolved to discover
the culprits and punish them severely.
An Arab in the service of the bureau
went in q mysterious way in quest of
powder. An old zouave brought him
four cartridges, and asked him twenty
francs for them. The bargain was
struck, but the spy instantly disclosed
his official character, and brought the
cartridge vender before the comman-
der.
els it you then," cried the officer,
"coward and knave, who would have
your comrades assassinated by the
Benni-Snassens ?"
eyes, commandant, I did it,"
"You have committed base action"
"I admit it commandant but with
this same powder that I sold, am
going to blow my brains out that will
save the trouble of a court-martial, and
the zouaves will not be dishonored by o
public sentence"
With these words the zouave took @
cartridge, loaded q pistol with it, drop.
ped a round ball in the barrel, and with
superb GOODNESS, put the muzzle to his
head and pulled the trigger. The wea'
pom missed fire, and the zouave burst
into hoarse laugh.
"The Judge has acquitted me,
he said.
How so ?" said the commandant.
"Why, you see, commandant, that
the powder I sell to the Benni-Snas
sens is only ground charcoal the balls
are made of clay, the whole done up il
genuine cartridges. You have just
seen proof of it"
1t was true. The zouave had cheated
his customer, and he added with an all
of triumph
"The first time the Benni-Snasseni
come into action, all their pieces viii
miss fire, and you will gain the battle.
"Then you have sold good deal o.
powder" ?"
Rather and the zouave exhibited
a formidable pipe, set with solid gold
Though the Arabs may be pretty
sharp fellows, they are no match il
cunning for the zouaves.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
A Mild Man and Terrible Inventor

The Indianapolis correspondent of
the Cincinnati Commercial writes as
follows "In appearance, DIR. Gatling
would be taken for Prussian officer.
He has unusual precision of gait and
manner, joined to strong indications of
keen perceptive powers. The eyes are
particularly fine, and there is pleas
ing show of humor and kindness in the
lines about his mouth. He is in the
prime of life, and there is no sign OF
his inventive genius being on the wane.
As much as twenty five years ago he
invented a method of applying COM
pressed air as motive-power to ma,
chinery. His applications for patent
were defeated on the grounds that II
was a discovery, not an invention. Now
the Gatling gun is recognized as the
greatest invention of the age, and wha'
IS of more account to the inventor, gen
orally adopted, the Doctor can turn hi
attention to the motiye-power Of com
pressed air.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
Thoughts from the TaImud.

The thought of the sin is worse than
the sin. The older the wise man gets
the wiser he grows the fool, when
he ages, becomes but an old fool. He
who studies for good purpose, to him
his study becomes a blessing; to him
who does not, it grows into a poison.
A bad wife is like a hail-storm. Do
not dwell too long on your friends
praises you will end in saying things
against him. Do much or little, so that
you do it for a good purpose. Refined
music is liked by refined people;
weavers do not much care for it. Three
cry out, but get no pity, viz: He who
lends out his money without witness,
the henpecked husband, and he who
cannot get in one place and does not
try another. Even the common talk of
the wise should be pondered over. One
goose generally follows another. Bad
servants first ask only when they have
committed a blunder. The load is laid
upon the camel according toits strength.
If word is worth pound, silence is
worth two. A pig is the richest animal,
everything is piece of good to him.
| Whoever does too much does too little.
The greater a man, the greater his
passions. He who presses the hour,
the hour will press him. May our fu-
ture reward be like that of him who re-
mains silent under false imputation.
One peppercorn is better than hun
dred gourds. A learned man whose
deeds are evil is like man who has a
door and no house. He who prays for
his neighbor will be heard first for him
self. He who marries his daughter to
an uneducated man throws her before
a wild beast. He who throws out sus-
picions should at once be suspected
himself. Three keep good fellowship
strangers, slaves, and ravens. A
fool always rushes to the fore. Do mo-
cry out before the calamity has really
happened. If a man says something
strange, beware to mock at it wantonly
Passion is at first like a thin reed b.
and by it becomes Ikea cable.