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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-03
ELECTROMAGNETIC z.

SUPERIOR Cewt-Specidl Term-By Judge Curtis.-
Kster,e ACT With costs Of motion seferd
abide the Of suit Wsewe sst turyhouen 70 os
order denied without prejudice rsnsss Of same dadanss
By Judge Van s sOu.ce and snssans.ss
settled.
Common Pleas--Specidl TGm-By Judge Larremorst
Carrou opened Of costs fss
as PsnyAppesOn gstd on payment Of e.ear.. nsas o. s
reference Consolidated PuJ Company x STANDARD Union han.
isctarng Compsny-Appcatcn 20 oontnas hanefoa rnis
Randolph tie Mayor s Ns~icrk-honon ran.el no.sss
Of ~ Rohschd BeesnssMouon denied vfssa
prejudice payment Of eosts-nenre AZ heinur
Msnse-holoa denied
Shields sgt sewsrt-Reence ordered 0De sg Befe- Aplh
cation FOR payment money denied the question raised may 10 40
posed Of n q suit for Q receiver.
Common Pleas-Equty Tvm-Bv Judge j. +. DAILY
Lower sgL Sniih.-ses opinion with Equity CLERK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-03
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, April 2.--The President SCI

the following nominations TO the Senate today,
Wallace United States District Judge for the Northern Dis
trict Of Hew.YorE.
PenasKrs-Dsnisl r. Anthony at Lesvepuonh Kansas Martin
Melville at Deaysn Wis., Trboa ITeeumssh. Mich, sud
EthelbeH Hsbbs, Ne.ben, ~ o. N
CsDts Hough aud Gendo lges 70 be Majors First Lieut..
Rogers and John r. Willard 10 bel Capsn Second LsaA
Rogers Bns IT, W. w. asa Thoa " bnsss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-03
cALRNDARs-THu par.

srpRsrs CouRr-CHAsBsRs-No Caleriar.
CIscuIr-PARr IL-Adjourned for the Term
IIL-Adoar1ed for the Tern. -.
TkRAAdjournd I'LL saturday spni
TEkz-PARr L-Adlourned for the Term
PAKr H-Adourned all Monday kuf.
co.xox PIsI-GsssRAL fxRxWn Monday. April -
the purpose of rendering ctciaonA
Trial TKRx-PARr I-Adonrbed for the Term
PAIR II-Atourned until hrst Monday In April
MAINE CoIEr-TRAL TzRaPART I-Adjoarnea iVr zoe Tern
PARr I.-Adjourned for the Term
PART IIf-AdjOurned for the Term
Ccrnr TssxIssk-BRAor PETER stephsni -
Sargent Paoh. homicide.
CorHr OF APPEALS ALBANY April 2Ths oosat nc ~ sS
Of Appeals Calendar for Monday Apnl o. seh io" io' '
1877 ioS, lU2, l69, 40.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-03
COMBINATIONS by THE SENATE.

CONTRIBUTIONS D1 The SENAIL'
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The Senate IN E1-
ecutive session to-day confirmed the following nenha
lions:
Alexander Wilson be Appraiser Of gsfeAhdi's ss'.Sn
Collectors Of fnisrHa hevrnnSL H. hoLss o voc i' D0
deoxa and " N A. sn,der Tor tho I'D District Iehsa
Po.naslr. RIhelbsrt Issbs AsssssA H. u AN DENIAL
AnAoI al Lsnsassrb kaA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-03
PASSENGERS ARRIHED.

vROM HAMBOR0-Is siAsuasAip Po--gasts, ApHi Ia
sai ohA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-03
THE INTENDING CYCLES OF TIE FUTuRE.

On the contrary. inconceivable as the notion is to u.s.
we find series on series OF matter series after series OF
time-changes We are, indeed, in tho condition Of
creature knowing the fact that it OF race
that before It's time others of the same had eI.
sted that after had passed away others OF the same
race would come into being.
IL seems that these cycles are unendine and
although they are incOncevabe by we believe
ia ther continual progression precisely as we believe in
the nnity OF space, although cannot form any con
cepuon OF that precisely believe in q Continual
progress OF time, not believing have recently
stated In a serial this country that progress
implies a beginning because It implies nothing
Of the kind. IL may be infinite In some cases and
we know III IL must be. Time and space can
have limits. The space the mind tells us OF IL with
out limtln the star dephs-and here science brings
before us what l conceive 10 be the true teach
ing; the materalistc. which tells US shat
we may know everything and may form
opinion to the wisdom and power OF the
Almighty but the teaching which, after all is express
ia the Scriptures. Canst thou by searching find out
(odi Canst thou ind out His wisdom unto perfection
IL Is nigh heaven, what canst thou do deep
hell what canst thou known And again. those other
words OF Job when, speaking OF the wonders OF creation
he says: "Iol these but portion OF Gods ways
they utter whisper OF His glory The saunder Of
HIS power who Dan QnderctsndF'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-03

Tie question then required on Mr.. Merrmons subati-
tfe and IL was adOpted-lcas SO. Nays l9-ts l0loWs
IRepuocans in Roman Democrats in italics, aud LID
er.l Republicans in small capita!SI:
Middletown transcript., 1874-07-11

AN ASTONISHING Pony. yesterday,
says Southern Colorado exchange, we
saw man, woman, a good-sized boy,
two babies, five or six blankets, buffalo
robe, and two strings of chill on a single
pony. Every available inch from his ears
to the root of his tail was taken" The
poor animal was very small, thin as tow
ell rack, of sickly pale color, and one
foreleg was about FIVE inches shorter than
the other-the knee joint of that leg was
very large, so We supposed that the miss
inglpart of the leg was driven there by the
weight above, SO that when it was relieved
the leg would stretch out again like tur-
ties head. In fact, all his legs were short,
and the crookedest convention of legs that
we ever saw Incredible as it may seem,
the wiry little animal passed US on trot.
When be came down on that short leg,
and the family "kerplumped" with it, it
would have made the Oldest man living
laugh. Both the children were sleeping
soundly, for the motion of the horse served
all the purposes of crade-Denuer (Col. J
NeUs
Middletown transcript., 1874-07-11
Crawling Out.

A correspondent writes " 1t is one of
the few amusing things on ship board as
the steamer plcughs her way into the
green waters of the channel, as the sailors
make merry over polishing the brasses
and painting the wood work, as the gulls
fly about, and the treeless, barren isle
dotted coast of Ireland is upon every side,
to see not exactly the sea giving up its
dead, but the staterooms giving up their
almost dead. They come out as toads
come out, blinking to the unaccustomed
light of day, sallow, heavy-eyed, weak
limbed sufferers, who feel that they have
been snatched from the jaws of death, and
are yet hardly in condition to be decent
ly grateful for the snatching. To one
who has been so blissfully happy as not
to come under the power of the awful NAL
de-mer it must be laughable to see these
subjects of a recent resurrection eye each
other furtively, as they do each with an
unuttered lie in the expression of his gaze.
'Oh, mo- l haven't thought of being sick
| only stayed below to read my Bible, or
because L didn't want to get tanned; that 5
all. Oh, no wasn't sick in the least !;
but | see the cid fellow has used you pref
ty roughly This from the masculine in
valid only; not from the feminine, who is
never SO sensitive to the disgrace of hav-
ing been routed by the common enemy as
the lord of creation is 1t is often the
case that passengers who have had rooms
in the same corridor, who are ministered
to by the same steward or stewardess, who
listened to each others groans by night,
and participated in each others sweet sea-
sons of upheaval by day, and who become
as familiar, in the ten or twelve days Of
the passage, with the sound of each other
voices as with the tones of the mother who
bore them, look upon each other for the
first time just as the ship goes over Liver
pool bar
Middletown transcript., 1874-07-11
The Oldest Town in Pennsylvania.

Chester is the oldest town in Pennsylva-
mia, The titles of its town lots extend
back through the ownership of Europeans
and their descendants to 1915. A village
of considerable size existed there in 1862,
at the time of the founding of Philadcl-
phia, containing market house, court
house, schools, places of public worship,
a flour mill and several taverns 1t is we'll
known that Penn intended locating his
city there, but was prevented mainly by
the fear that it might prove to be within
the limits Of Lord Baltimore's domain
There is good reason to suppose that this
fear was not without foundation, and more
than that, that the removal to the mouth
of the Schuylkill did not mend the matter.
1t is shrewdly suspected that nothing but
PENIS influence at Court saved him from
holding his grant under Lord Baltimore,
if at all, up to line considerably north
of Philadelphia.
Chester was the seat of government Of
the Colony Of Pennsylvania for several
years. 1t continued to be the seat Of JUS.
tice of Chester county until 1888, when
West Chester deprived it of that honor
This event was Immediately followed by
division of the county, when Chester be-
came the seat of justice of the new county
Of Delaware, and remained so until 1850.
AT that period the courts and records were
removed to Media, point five miles inland
about the middle of the county, the pres
ent seat Of justice.
After the establishment Of Philadelphia,
Chester gradually declined in importance,
if not in population and extent. For a
century and half, nothing but its court
house distinguished it from Marcus Hook,
its neighboring fishing town. Long since
the commencement of the present century.
its inhabitants consisted of three or four
tavern-keepers, doctor, few dozen fish
crmen, two country storekeepers and GUS
tom house officer, whose arduous duties
consisting of signing receipt for his small
salary four times year.
Middletown transcript., 1874-07-11
Lord Byron.

Byron had not damaged his body by
strong drinks, but his terror of getting
fat was SO great, that he reduced his diet
to the absolute point of starvation. He
was of that soft, sympathetic temperament
which it is almost impossible to keep with
in moderate compass, particularly as in
his case his lameness prevented his taking
exercise. When he added to his weight,
even standing was painful, SO he resolved
to keep down to eleven stone, or shoot him.
self. He said everything he swallowed
was instantly converted into tallow, and
deposited on his ribs. I remember one
of his old friends saying, Byron, how
well you are looking?" If he had stopped
there it would have been well, but when
he added, " You are getting fat" Byron
brow Redeemed, and his eyes flashed "Do
you call getting fat looking well, as if I
were hog?" and, turning to me, he NUT
tered, "The beast, can hardly keep my
hands off him" The man who thus Of
Tended him was the husband of the lady
addressed as "Genevra," and the original
of his "Zuleika" in the "Bride of Ably.
dos" don't think he had much appetite
for his dinner that day, or for many days,
and never forgave the man who, SO far
from wishing to offend, intended to pay
him compliment. He would exist on
biscuits and water for days together
then, TO allay the eternal hunger gnawing
at his vitals, he would make up horrid
mass of cold potatoes, rice. or greens, del
uged in vinegar, and gobble it up like a
famished dog On either of these unsav-
ory dishes, with biscuit and glass OF
two of Rhine wine, he cared not how sour,
he called feasting sumptuously. Upon
my observing he might as well have fresh
fish and vegetables, instead of stale, he
laughed, and answered. Il have an ad
vantage over you'll have no palate. One
thing is as good as another to e."-
Nothing" | said, " "disagrees with the
natural man; he feasts and gorges, his
nerves and brains don't bother him but
if you wish to live" "Who wants te
live 2" he replied "not l. The Byrons
are a short-lived race on both sides, father
and mother; longevity is hereditary;
am nearly at the end Of my tether.
don't care for death; it is her sting
can't bear pain. y Trela~ney's Last Day,
Of Shelley and Byron.
Middletown transcript., 1874-07-11
The Prohibitory Liquor Law.

We at length reached the hotel again,
and proposed gess of brandy aud wa
ter My friend looked at me aud then at
the landlord and then the landlord look
cd at my friend and then at me. Per-
plexity overspread the countenanoe Of
both. "Such a thing as drop of liquor
is not to be had in tho place." said the
landlord
Bought, you mean, ''retorted my friend.
"Bought, l mean," was the answer.
Then both eyed me Significantly.
"Does anybody give it away?" 1 in
quired, greatly puzzled by the mystery
that appeared on both their countenances.
"Not exactly. You see, tho State
constables would be after me in no time if
l sold liquor" explained the landlord
"Do you want some very badly p
could not explain how badly l want
ed it. and could only give vent to my feel
ings in sigh.
Without word, the landlord disappear
ed within the reeesses of small room be-
hind the Office desk, and presently came
forth with two empty tumblers in his hand.
These he placed upon The desk. .....
"But where is ths liquorp inquired.
'The law forbds me to sell it," he said,
"and l dare not disobey the law. If you
can find any here you are welcome to it,"
saying which he accidentally turned back
the breast of his coat. The neck of bot
tie peeped forth from the inside pocket.
He winked his eye at me, and l winked
my eye at him, after which l drew for the
bottle. He family struggled with me to
prevent the daring robbery upon which
was bent, but proved inexorable.
"My private bottle kept for medicinal
purposes, and not for sale," he moaned,
as he poured out the liquor for myself and
the worthy chairman Of the parish COM
mittee. "Have some water, gentlsmcn?"
he added with alacrity.
We drank, and | replaced the bottle in
the repository whence I had taken it.
Then put dollar in his hands.
"What is this for :" he asked, as he de-
posted it in his waistcoat pocket, and gave
me half dollar in change.
"For bushe of oats" | answered. -
keep them til send for them"
"Ah, SIR" said the landlord, with an
air of virtuous resignation, ''the prol,ibi-
tory law has done a world Of good in stop
ping the sale of liquors It's severe law
on us, but it's good one. "-Boston
Gasette.
Middletown transcript., 1874-07-11
Taking the Near Gut.

A boatman on the Mississippi river
tells the following rich one =" \ poor
chap was going down the river in dug
out, and had been informed of a certain
locality called Rick's Bend, which is
about eighteen miles around, and in one
place is about hundred yards across :
He was advised to land at the narrow
point and drag his craft over, but he
passed the spot, going down without OBJ
serving it, and padding on eighteen miles
around, he struck it on the other side
Landing at once, he dragged his boat
across, and went gliding along down with
light heart, till he came along within a
few PAGES of the spot where he had drag
ged across before Thinking it was new
cut off, he went ashore and tugged his
boat over again. When he got back
to the river second time he sauntere
round little to stretch himself, and SO,
discovered an old newspaper, out t.
which he had taken his breakfast tha,
morning. 1t was now about sundown,
and he had padded about thrty-six miles
without any hattering progress, he scut-
tied his dugout with hatchet, built O
camp and waited six days for steam.
boat"
Middletown transcript., 1874-07-11

Don PIATr AS HISTORIAN. When
William the Conqueror completed his con-
quest of Eng land, his first royal edict was
that every Euglishman should ride in a
hanson and wear stove-pipe for hat
These were marks of national servitude.
After generations they came to be habits,
and the hat spread over Europe. The
hanson, however, stuck to England. An
attempt to introduce it in France once
brought on a revolution. All the French
pulled their shirts outside their panta-
looms and sang the " Marseillaise. Tc
attempt its introduction in this country
would dissolve the Union. This is q
strong expression, for our Government
has created and sustained carpet -bagger,
and hanson is dumb instrument OF
torture while carpet-bagger is devil
Washington Capital.
Middletown transcript., 1874-07-11

An audacious trick, says the Court
Journal, was lately played by sneak
thief" at London club. He entered the
hall without attracting the notice of the
porter, and proceeded to empty the pock-
cts of the great-coats he found ranged in
corridor. While selecting few Of the
best, he was interrupted by member,
who, in astonishnent, asked him what he
was doing. "Oh, this is my regular bus
inass," he said. {" am employed to clean
the gentlemen's coats in several clubs. l
take all of the grease out of their collars +"
2" Indeed" said the gentlemen, interested,
thinking he had got hold of one he could
turn to account, How long do you
take?" Why, | will be back with
these in an hour" If so, you may as
well take mine" said the member, adding
his coat to the heap, and escorting the
" sneak thief" past the porter. -" What
great conveniences you have in London, :"
remarked this country gentleman to a
group Of his friends. Il have just given
my coat to man | found in the corridor,
who cleans coats for the club" " To
whom, do you say?" cried two or three.
" TO the man | found carrying the coats
out. Wait-I have his card" But the
knowing ones did not wait they hurried
out to find the pockets of some great-coats
empty, and other coats altogether gone.
Middletown transcript., 1874-07-11

A SAILORS OPINION OF A CoMEr.-We
we're told by celebrated naval officer the
following anecdote; On one of h s cruises
the sailors saw comet and were somewhat
surprised and alarmed at its appearance.
The hands met and appointed committee
to wait upon the commander and ask his
opinion of it. They approached him and
said
we want to ask your opinion, your
honor
We'll, my boys, what is it about?'
I'VE want to inquire about that thing
up there p
Now, before answer you, let me know
what you think of itT
We'll, your honor, we have talked it all
over and we think it is star sprung q
leak. .'-London Letter
Middletown transcript., 1874-07-11
DIErowN COUNTY, DELAWARE MORNING. JULY 1874

ing the round trip with us in case their
constituents will allow them holiday :
Every harmless amusement will bs allow
ed on board, but no pools permitted on
the run Of the comet-no gambling of any
kind. All 6xod stars will be respected
by US, but such stars as seem to need fix
ing we shall fix. iii makes trouble we
shall be sorry, but firm.
Mr.. Coggia having leased his comet to
us, she will no longer be called by his
name but by my partners.
For further particulars, or for freight
or passage, apply on board, or to my part
ner, but not to me, since l do not take
charge Of the comet until she is under
weigh. 1t is necessary. at time like
this, that my mind should not be burden
ened with small business details.
MARK TWAIN.
Middletown transcript., 1874-07-11
The Blue Laws.
Connecticut Two Hundred Years Ago.

The Hartford Times republshes an cpl
sode of the " Blue Laws" of Connecticut,
which it explains are not g Connecticut u
laws, but were enacted by the New Haven
colony known as the " Dominion of New
Haven" The reason of these regulations
being called I" blue" laws, was that the
original copies were printed on blue paper
Some Of them sound very odd to modern
ears as follows:
Whosoever says there is no power and
jurisdiction above and over the dominion
shall suffer death and loss of property.
No one shall be a freeman or give a
vote unless he be converted and mem
ber Of the churches allowed in the do
minion.
Each freeman shall swear by the blessed
God to bear true alliance to this dominion
and that Jesus is the only king.
No Quaker, no dissension from the es-
tablishcd worship of this dominion, shall
be allowed to give vote for the election
of magistrates or any other officer.
No food or lodging shall be offered to
Quaker, Adamite or hereto.
If any person turns Quaker he shall be
banshed and not suffered to return but on
pain of death.
No priest shall abide in the dominion
he shall be banished and suffer death or
his return.
Priests may be seized by any one with
out warrant.
No one shall run on the Sabbath day OIL
walk in his garden, or elsewhere, except
reverently to and from meeting.
No one shall travel, cook victuals,
make beds, sweep houses, cut hair OF
shave on the Sabbath day.
No one shall kiss her children on Sab
bath or fasting days,
The Sabbath shall begin at sunset or
Saturday.
Every ratable person who refuses tt
pay his proportion to support the minister
of the town or parish shall be fined by the
court G5l Ais. every quarter until he OF
she pay the rate to the minister.
Whosoever wears clothes trimmed witt
gold or silver above Is. yard shall be pre-
sented by the grand Jurors, and the select
men shall tax the offender E300 estate
A debtor in prison swearing he has NJ
estate shall be let out and sold to make
satisfaction.
No one shall read common prayer books
keep Christmas or set days, eat minct
pies, dance, play cards, or play any in
strument of music except the drum, trum
pet or iewsharp.
Every male must have his hair GU
round according to his cap.
When one considers that but littl,
more than two centuries have elapsee
since these were portion of the law gov.
erning what is now part of the State, i
is matter of surprise that men believing
in freedom of conscience and individua
liberty should have submitted to them =
One hundred years later their descend
ents precipitated a seven years war rather
than submit to technical infringement OF
their personal rights.
Middletown transcript., 1874-07-11

A train running at a moderate rate,
which is about 81 miles per hour, would
run over distance of 500 miles per day
of "a hours, and at that speed would reach
British India from London in about eight
and half days-or Pekin in China in IL
days-or from Gribraltar to the Cape of
Good Hope in 10 days-or, fr ON Quebec
to Cape Horn in II days-or once round
the globe in 81 days--o seven times round
the globe in one year-or distance equal
from the earth to the moon in about 16
menths-or from the earth to the sun in
500 years, which is 95. 900, 900 of miles.
Middletown transcript., 1874-07-11

HELp-An old Scotchman was taking
this grist to mill in sacks thrown across
the back of his horse, when the animal
stumbled, and the grain fell to the ground.
He had not strength to raise it, being an
aged man, but he saw horseman riding
along, and thought he would appeal to
him for help But the horseman proved
to be the nobleman who lived in the cas-
tie hard by, and the farmer could not
muster courage to ask a favor of him. But
the nobleman was gentleman also, and,
not waiting to be asked, he quickly dis
mounted, and between them they lifted
the grain to the horses back John-for
he was gentleman too-lifted his Kill
marnoek bonnet and said i" My lord,
how shall | ever thank you for your kind
ness 2" Very easily, JOHN replied
the nobleman. Whenever you see an
other man in the same plight as you we're
in just now, help him, and that will be
thanking me-"