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The New York herald., 1874-10-10
THE POLICE BOARD.

At the regular meeting OF the Board OF Police.
held yesterday afternoon, Commissioner DIS
becker moved that the complaint against Of1ceR
Fox, OF the Fourteenth precinct charged with
being on post should be dismissed. Mr. voorhia
said that In this he would allow the matter to
pass in view Of some OF the circumstances con-
nected with It, but he thought the Board should
make IL understood that officers were not bound to
obey superiors In command when orders were given
to break the rules OF the department A resOlu
ti0n was passed lnstructing the Superintendent to
issue general order explaining that situation to
the force Sergeant Buckley and the roundsman
were each fined ten days Day, and Sergeant Dow
dican was dismissed from the department
resolution originating with President MatSell,
was introduced to discontinue the Of the police
boat Seneca because OF her useessness to the de-
partment, and purchase two steam launches with
the money obtained through the sale II was
ferred to the Committee on Repairs and Supplies
to report.
Ferrell OF the Twenty second precinct, whom
captain Killilea Lad deprived or his shield, al
legtng as a reason the man was insane Mr. Haw
ley assured the Board, as also did superintendent
Walling, the man was perfectly sound In mind and
1t for duty. complaint has been entered against
Commissioner Disbecker moved for stable in
the 1hirry-thIrd precinct. The matter was
ferred to . committee, though Mr.. VO0rhis said he
COud not see the use Of one, as the department
had no horses IN that locality
The New York herald., 1874-10-10

moment, but Partisan Journalists nnd plenty to
say. One OF them has Just presented his readers
with novel piece Of Information regarding the
late Charles Dickens. whom It asserts
20 have written for periodical called
lie CopperneIdr and to have received $4,000
for an article OF two columns length. Probably
rival editor win correct his distinguished col
laboratorn and say that after careful research he
has discovered that copperned was the name OF
an author who wrote q book called .Pickwick," !"
for which Dickens gave the sum mentioned.
QUARANTINE VS.. RELIGION.
The Governor General OF Algeria has forbidden
Mohammedan pilgrmages rom that country for
the present year on account OF the plague having
appeared In the neighborhood OF Mecca and OF the
danger OF its extension 70 Egypt and Europe
Church ana state cannot keep apart In the nine
teenth any more than In the seventeenth century
One or other must be master.
DIPLOMATIC DIFFICULTY BETWEEN FRANCE AND
SPAIN.
As the mail Is leaving Paris | hear that the
Marquis Vega di Armiio. the Spanish Ambassa-
dor, has made peremptory demand on the Duke
Decaxes Tor the Immediate dismissal OF the Prefect
OF the Bases Pyrenees. The French Minister Tor
Foreign Afairs has resisted that demand. and
parted with the Marquis on very cool terms.
The New York herald., 1874-10-10

masses OF Ivy with which great portion OF It y
overgrown. The public are not admitted to the
interior, and, indeed. they would md nothing to
repay their curiosity; but the castle keep which
Is full OF interest can be Inspected ON Mondays and
Eridays oy means OF tiokets wcn M & are
undoubtedly. q Saxon building, erected before the
norman conquest Is made through INT ahe ciock
tower and BY a long ngnt OF steps. The square
tower at the entrance with portcullis grooves
and machicoues viii remind readers OF scotts
itself Is surrounded by q deep fosse many OF the
walls are ten eet thick. The treplaces within tno
walls walls mark the position OF the ancient chambers
WHICH were lighted from the inner slde In the
centre OF the keep shalt descends TO the subter-
Ianean apartment, which the guide in attendance
son. The ramparts are gained by a winding
staircase, 1 and from the top OF them good notion
the Castle. The elevation on which 1t stands Ia
one OF the extreme spurs Of the South Downs
hanging hanging over yer" tne river Arqn, and the tide
fall In the hillside fortified at northeast and south
east east: @ strong WAL protected the south, ana the
OF wall These defences were due to the lmpOr
tance OF the site, when 1t guarded one OF the
great Sussex hlgn roads to and from Normandy,
and when the line OF the coast was exposed "a
constant ravage rom French ships and pirates.
tns1e All oyer I've he see resp Is close netting placed
which lnhablt the nicnes and nreplaces. American
visitors VIII nave sympathy with these birds the
progenlt0rs OF Wnlcn were imported from North
America, and which are somewhat iIIogically
called the Bubo yirginianus. After the keep one
looking building, wonderfully ciean and refresh
ing, with Its wnlte and blue tiles aud Its fountain
playing IN the middle, ana where the farm DrO-
duce IS OF the finest; and above all no one should
omit stroll In the park, wander under the ave-
nue. OF huge elms to swanbarn Lake and glimpse
OF that magnificent view OF park and castle which
Old J. NJ W. Turner painted wltn such rare skill.
TO see this at It's best you must climb to the little
hill north or what Ii called the keephold ana
nearly the highest portion OF the park. Then the
Castle rises IN the middle distance. oak and oeech
woods sweep down over the heights Of the lake
below and far on the sea fringes the wide land
scaps, rich with homesteads and cattle-d0tted
mead0wR The park consists OF about 1,l0O acres.
and contains many hundred head OF deer.
The New York herald., 1874-10-10
AMUSING FREAK OF A DISCARDED LOVER.

Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Times.l
The little village OF climax, Michigan, has had
sensation. A charming little druggist became
enamored OF a rich Widows daughter, and pressed
his attentions ardently and persisteptly upon her.
which she as earnestly repeled. and fnaly he was
driven from the ouse But he even then was noe
willing to give her UP. He made nightly visits to
the yard and peered through the windows where
his fair ducinea was supposed to be nnocently re-
posing IN the arms OF Morpheus or some other icl-
low. This trick was soon found out and he was
expelled from the yard In manner that made him
revoive ike nv wheel. But not willing to give
up without AZ least u relic OF remembrance OF the
fair one, he visited the clothes line the night after
wash day and purlolned chemise and pair OF
drawers belonging TO her, which ne stuffed and
hung mp In MS bedroom, making a full cfigiaI rep
resentati0n OF his adored by adding q stuffed head
and feet. IL was 0und by oflcers who we're
searching for the lost wearing apparel, who, after
showing the imitation mummy to few trtendg
near Dy, heartlessy dlsembowelled IL and carrieA
home the stolen garments Though ridtculouslg
strange, the above described occurrence " SOP
gtautiAlly true
The New York herald., 1874-10-10
CORONERS' GASES.

On Monday night last Frank Williams, twenty
one years Of age, EN- ployed as steward on board
the steam propeller Christian lying at the foot
Of Franklin street, North River was accidentally
drowned by falling in the dock while going aboard
the boat. The body was recovered yesterday, and
Coroner Eickn0n was notified. The deceased re-
sided at R0ndOuJ, Ulster county.
Coroner Eickhon was yesterday called to No. 364
West Twenty-sixth street to hold an inquest on
the body Of owen OConnOr. sixty-eight years OF
age born In Ireland, who died rom the effects OF
injuries received by an accidental fall on the night
OF the Sd inst. He sustained fracture OF the
general pal alysis
Henry F0rdham, a shoemaker, sixty-tw0 years
OF age, who lived At No. 3s2 Grand street. died
yesterday In Bellevue Hospital. lew days ago
deceased was run over by stage In Broadway,
thus sustaining internal and other injuries. which
resulted in bis death. Coroner Croker was noti-
fed and will hold an inuuest.
The New York herald., 1874-10-10
NOT A QUAOK.
NEW YORK, Oct. Q, 1874.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Ny name appears In your paper OF this day In Q
list OF persons not authorized to practice physi
clans and surgeons Your reporter evidently has
confused my case with that OF others before the
Censors OF the Eclectic Medical Society. have
been resident and practising doctor in this city
SIX years; had studied the profession thoroughly
in Germany, and had been regularly graduated and
licensed to practice there five years before my
coni4ug to this country. l had lost my diplOmS,
ana therefore applied to the Cens0rs for an examl-
nation and license In order to comply with the
law. append hereto y certificate from the Chair
man OF the Board. CHARLES DE MOOR.
No. 302 Sixth street.
This IL to certify that Charles De Moor Of No. 307
Sixth appeared before the Board OF Censors Of the
Eclectic Medical Society voluntarily, stating that he had
studied medicine and surgery In Germany but having
lost mis- credentials wished to be examined "a TO bis
and motion, the privilege was granted
him TO appear for examination within ninety days
date j. " MEYER, ~ D.
Chairman Of Board OF CensorsL
NEW YORK, Oct g. 1874
The New York herald., 1874-10-10
CRUSHED TO DEATH.

Coroner Croker yesterday took charge OF tho
case OF Patrick Gilligan, the man who was crushed
TO death In his own nonse. adjoining the building
No. 516 West Twenty-dfth street. which was burned
on Thursday afternoon. The remains, which were
badly mutilated, were removed to the Morgue,
An inquest will be held at a future day. The de-
ceased was thrty-fv years OF age ana was born
In Ireland 1t Is said that the deceased who was
mechanic. had lett his house after the fire broke
out but returned again, against the remonGtrances
OF the police, In the hope OF saving s0mo Of his
tools, and while there the walls tel ana crushed
him, as stated above.
The New York herald., 1874-10-10

ters, which proved to be the epitaph OF the once
powerfu and sanguinary sultan Ghawree, who
had oeen lying for centuries undisturbed In his
lonely and long forgotten resting place.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-31
The Heat the Human Body Can Endure

During the relocating of the furnaces IN an
iron establishment in England, says the Brit.
ISL Journal Of Science the men worked when
the thermometer, placed so as not to be in
hucnced by the radiation of heat from the
open doors, marked 100 degrees. In the
Bessemer pits the men continue kind of
labor requiring muscular effort at 14O In
some of the operations of glass-making the
ordinary summer working temperature is
considerably over 100, and the radient heats
to which the workmen are subject tar eX
ceeds 2l2 degrees. In a Turkish bath, the
shampooners continue four or five hours at a
time in moist atmosphere at temperatures
ranging from los to 40 degrees. In enamel
works men labor daily in a heat OF over BOO
degrees. On the Red Sea steamers the TEN
perature of the stoke hole is 145 degrees
And yet in none Of these cases does any spe
cial form or type of disease develop itself.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-31
List of Patents,

The following Patents were issued from The
United States Patent Office to citizens of Illinois
for the week ending Dec. so, 1873 Reported
for the FREE TRADER by Alexander ~ Mason
Solicitors Of Patents, Cos Seventh street Wash
inston, ID. C.:
Top.prop for Carriages-W. P. Clam, Peters
burg.
Corn Planter--,Toseph Klar, Shelbyyillc.
Truck-H Pratt and T. I. Marshall, Fairbury.
Draft Equalizcr-E. II. Blake, Coatsburg.
Springs for Seats OF Vehicles-C. Duecker
Lively Grove.
Breach loading Firearm-C Gunderson, Chi
cago.
Portable Elevator and Dumper-W. II. Her
riott, Brmfield.
Draft Equalizer-W. McClclland sr., Fowler.
Annular Leather Washcr-P, l.. Gibbs, Chicago
Car. bunter-,J. Baldwin Lyman, Rockford.
DESIGN.
Iabel-A. VI. Thomson ana j. f. Taylor
Chicago.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-31

A Partisan commission merchant, VI. Conn,
had purchased quantity of jcwclry for Lon
don houses to the amount of 10000. On the
evening of his departure from London he
dncd with number Of his clerks, who &C
COMMANDED HIM to the station, where he got
into an empty compartment of the train which
was to take him to Calais. Some minutes
later four persons entered the carriage, and,
although he would have preferred to be
alone, finding there was no time for change,
he engaged in conversation with them, at
the same time keeping his hand on the trav
cling bag which contained his valuaoles
On arriving at Calais the strangers disap
pcared. NJ COIN proceeded on board the
boat He was Immediately Joined by per
son whom he recognized as one of his fellow
travellers IN the train, and who, after short
discussion on the evils of seasickness, Offered
him II cigar, when he refused. His interlo
cutor however, was very pressing, and tend
cred case of which he called real Havanas
which NJ. Coin believes now, although he
did not specially notice at the time, was no
the same rs used by the stranger himself. Ii
I the end NJ Coin took cigar, ana lighted
and commenced smoking it, wnen he at one,
became inscnsible. On recovering he founI
that he was at Dover, and that his traveln!
bag and impromptu acquaintance had dlsap
prarcd Three trains were about to start
4 search was made for both bag and stranger
and the telegraph was put in play, but with
ont succcss.-Pdris Figaro.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-31

The Cincinnati Inquirer remarks: "A ge"ue
str.om If Christmas champagne seemed to mean
der through the editorial columns oil ''i' o"N''
yesterday, ,, .,o
The church Union styles "hot and hotter INC
fact that the First Presbyterian church o' D"'''
more has had for its pastors, in the ordcr ll'iou
tho Rev Messrs. Furniss, Bellows, Sparks, bIazup
and Burnup ,.,.aa
"Came to his death while being hit on inc nea'
with long handled stewpan in the hanus o' MS
vito was the verdict in a recent case in Aa'sas
For genuine sensibility, Massachusetts can ai-
WAYS be relied upon. A Lawrence young man
WAS recently engaged to be married to young
lady OF the same city, and as is customary -
such cases, both being in easy '''
voung man had made his ailaaced hup'c'o',
presents. Unhappily before the day appo,n.,u
for the nuptials the lady died The grici Oh 'he
stricken sutton was sad to contemplate Every
thing that had belonged to his beloved was '''
dcscrbably dear to him. On the DAY Vi hei
funeral he gathered all the little trihNe'S anu
presents he had given her and placing 'hcH'
carefully in box, expressed them 10 MS hol"e'
The sister of the deceased espresso dcsIIc t'ia'
She might be allowed to retain some smail SOU
yenir, and the disconsolatc lover suggested lha'
nerbaps she would like q mutf. If SO, he was
ready to sell it. lie wouldn't be mean; 1t cost
him SIS and, seeing it was her. she might nave
il for sic She produced the money, took the
muG. Ittakcs Massachusetts, to give US touches
of nature like this .tt't
The editor Of the Sheridan Union, returning
home from bee in the suburbs one night last
week in the mud, found his pants in such con
iition that it was prudent to suspend them on
clothes line Alasi next morning they were
gone, and they were hi. only pants! THE man
that stole our pants from the clothes-line last
Monday evening" he says in his paper, is re-
auested, yes urged and lmplored to return them"
Have thieves no bowelsg
Mrs. Lvormore is now lecturing against the
evils of tight-lacng. She is quite right. Ii Il
girl wants her waist squeezed she ought to en-
5loy some reliable young man for the purpose.
DUR experience Is, that no young man with any
pretensions to reliability would, when thus en-
poyed for single moment elect his business,
- Gotirier. Journal.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-31

Prot. Wilder, of Cornell University, gives
the following short rules for actioR in cases
of acci lent, which will be found useful to re
menlh.r:
For dust in the eyes, avoid rubbing; dash
water in them remove cinders, etc, with
the sound point of Il lead pencil.
Rsmove wax from the ear by tepid water
never put hard instrument into the ear.
Ii AN artery is cut, compress above the
wound; if u vein is cut, compress below
If choked, get on all tours and cough.
For slight burns, dip the part in cold
water; if the skin is destroyed, cover witl
varnisb.
Smother fire with carpets, etc; water
will often spread burning oil and increase
the danger. Before passing through smokc
take a long breath, then StOop low; but !
carbonic acid gas Is suspected, walk erect.
Suck poisoned wounds unless your mouth
is sore, cglarge the wound, or, better, Gu
out The part without delay; hold the wound
ed part As long as can he borne to hot Goa
or end of cigar
In case ot poisoning, excite vomiting bl
tickling the throat, or Ivy warm wafer ano
mustard.
For acid pui.ons, give alk"lltS; Tor aka
line poisons, give acids-whiie OF egg IS gooO
i'm most cases: m a case of opium poisoning
give strong coffee, and keep moving.
II in water, float on the back, win 'h'
nose and mouth projecting.
For aporcXy, raise the head ana o'0N
for fainjing. lav the person flat.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-31

Congress hdvihg failed to renew Lang
siroth's patent on the movable frame princi
pie in bee hives, there is no longer any re
stricton upon ITS use, and this is the only
feature of any real value in the various hives
which have been patented. y simple boz
hive, with movable frames, is as good thing
as bce-keeper can get, unless he makes hi,
colonies strong and constructs his hive witt
two stories" Llngstr"th, by his invention
changes the entire system OF pee manage
mont hut his ratcnt was iufrnged upon very
generally. and he spent such large sums ot
money in attempts to protect his interest,
that h. J. sad never to have made much GU
of the invocation. The old, old story of in
ypntOrS'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-31

TIE ST. GoTHARD TUyNEL.-"Thc route
through this tunnel Says the London Builder
i, designed to carry the traffic of Germany
and Northern Europe to the Mediterranean
avoiding France, and to further the project
Germany has contributed twenty millions OF
francs, Switzerland like sum, and Italy
thirty.five millions, the rest being made up
by tile shares of private individuals. While
the Mont Cents tunnel Is five and half
miles long, that of st. Gothard will be nine
and a half miles The whole way from Cos
chenen to Amatag will be one succession Of
bridges and viaducts. The workmen, mostly
French and Italians, number at present some
thousands on both sides Of the mountain
but it is hoped that shortly twice that mum
per will be employed. The boring is con
Quoted on exactly the same principle as 1
was on Mont Cents, and IS worked, as there
by hydraulic power, which, however, il
not yet strong enough. The line will b,
in working order, it is estimated, in sever
years.
st. Gothard is celebrated mountain o
Switzerland, 9,015 feet above the sea.level
and contains the sources of the rivers Rhine
Rhone, Reuss, and Tessino.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-31
The Great { CENTENNIAL Tower.

The initial page Of the last number Of the
Scientific AyiGricdm presents group of the
highest structures in the world. In the cen
ire, and towering fer above them all, is the
airy network of the proposed great Centen.
nial Tower 1t is p mighty high" fabric,
being one thousand feet tall, and we think
would take the wind out OF the biggest lung
ed individual in the IL. 5. before he reached
the top by the splralstaircase winding round
the spiral tube 1t IS to be constructed OF
American wrought iron, made in the form OF
Phoenix columns, united by diagonal tic bars
and horizontal struts. The section is circu
lar, and is $50 feet in diameter at the base
diminishing 10 80 feet at the top. 4 central
tube, 30 feet in diameter, extends through tht
entire length, and carries four elevators The
latter are to ascend in three and descend il
five minutes, SO ss to be capable of transport
ing about 500 persons per hour. There ART
also spiral staipcases winding around The
central tube.
| Ii is clear THAI, within the coming tive
wears, no monume0t OF SD imposing a nature
or Of so unique AND original conception, Cal
be constructed "a any other material THAI
iron. nor, indeed, can we hope To erect fab
rio more completely national in every feature
Not only then shall we commemorate on
birthday by the Hottest stru cturc ever bui
by man, but by an edificc designed by Ame
lean engineers, rearel by American mechai
les and constructed of material purely til
produce of American soil.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-31

4 reporter OF the Chicago Times, having
visited and inspected the COW stables in that
city, where the process of producing the AMI
nal virus that is supposed to act rs a pre-
ycntivr of small pOX Is carried on initiates
the public INTO the mysteries OF this singular
trade: Having purchased heiter OF lar
breed, the better the breed the greater beng
the return OF the virus, 1t Is stalled tor snort
time, and well fed with good winter diet
When ready for the operation, the beast Is
led out into the open space, and by means OF
ingeniously arranged strap, is tied to e hat
board. When thus securely fastened, the
b ard is turned Hat upon the floor, with the
beast stretched out upon il powcrless \
pair of scissors are produced, and the rough
hair on the buttocks the uddcr and the bel
Nv. places where it is Impossible for the beast
TO rub against anything, is cut OIL Then
lathering these parts, they are closely shavcn
with an ordinary razor, until the skin is per.
f,ctly exposed, and free from dirt With q
lancet, or the point OF sharp blade of Il
knife, slight inCisions are then made, and to
each n little vaccine matter is applied. Or
dinarily, as many "a 100 places are tapped on
the animal and treated in this way. The
operation satisfactorily accomplished, the
board is again raised To perpendlcuiar pc
sltlon, and the beast released. IL is led To
the stall, fed and otherwise carefully tended.
For four, five or SIX days no results are at
tanned There is slight, gradual increase OF
Inflammation, and the beast appears to expc
ricnce slight pain, but never so greatly as
10 Interfere with its condition. At the end
of a week it is ready to give its first supply OF
virus. Led from the stall, it Is again tied to
the boards, and the places at which the vac
cine matter is eXuding, are prickcd with the
points of small pieces Of bone, on each OF
which enough is taken to vaccinatc at least
one adult person. THIS operation is repeat
ed until the virus matter has all worked ou
from the animal, and it is then placed aside
and another beast operated upon in the same
manner. The supply of virus is thus KEEP
constant and fresh.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-31

A CORRESPONDENT of the Arc0diaN says
you should see Madame Nilsson in the do
mestic circle She has the most wonderful
faculty of ingratlating herself with her chill
dren. She will get down on the floor among
them, enter into all their fun and intantilt
architecture, and then precipitate them into
ecstacies by whistling for them, and she whis
ties like flute or nightingale, or playing
the violin 1t is really wonderful to hear hel
whistle; no one eve could do it better
There is nothing she is fonder of than good
romp with lot of lively children; she makes
them all infatuated with her in in less than !
minute, and she kicks up more noise than al
eight horse power school girl"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-31

The greatest cataract ir the world Is the
Falls of Niagara The greatest cave is the
Mammoth Cave of Kentucky. The greatest
river in the world is the Mississippi, 4, 100
mile, long. The largest valley in the world
i, The valley OF the Mississippi The largest
lake in the world Is Lake Superior, which l.
truly an island sea, being $50 miles long and
1000 feet deep. The longest railroad IN the
world is the Pacific Railroad, which is over
5000 miles in length. The greatest natural
bridge ia the wurl5 is the natural bridge
over Cedar Creek in Virginia. The greatest
mass of SolId iron in the world is the great
iron mountain in Missouri. The largest de
posts of anthracite coal in the world are IL
pcnnsvlNania.