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The New York herald., 1874-10-19
A BRAVE OFFICER.
Desperate Struggle Between a Rounds
man and q Gang of ROughs.

Desperate Struggle Between Rounds
man and Gang of ROughs.
At halfpast eleven O'Clock yesterday morning.
as Roundsman William Mclaughlin. of the Four
teenth precinct, was arresting James Higgins, of
No. l4l Mott street, on charge OF being drunk
and dlsordery, and while on his way to the sea.
iion house with the prisoner he was assaulted by
q number OF Higgins friends at the corner OF Hes
ter and Mott streets, who attempted to rescue the
at the same time holding on to his
prisoner, who was making desperate efforts
to escape, and finally succeeded In throwing
the o6icer into the basement Of No. los Hester
street, severely iDjuring him. As soon as Nc
Laughlin reganed the sidewalk he went IN pursuit
OF Higgins who was running through Hester street
in the direction OF Mulberry, and wnen he reached
the corner OF the latter street he attempted to
enter liquor store. The door was locked, 50 that
he was unable to gain admttance. He then ran
IN the direction OF q large tenement house near
centre street, and when about TO enter It was
seized by the officer, whom he attempted to throw
but by the use OF his club the ofiicer Knocked
all his wrestling. notions out or his head.
heard by Of1cers Mcclellan and Layden, Of
the same precinct, who hurried In the direction
OF the sound and had just arrived IN time TO pre-
vent second attack on the Officer by the friends
gang OF desperados and assisted their bleeding
brother onicer to take his prisoner to the station
house, in Mulberry street. On his arrival there IL
was found that the officers club had done some
heavy work on Higgins head and police surgeon
was called, who pronounced the wound only q
scalp one and dressed It, after which he was
locked up. The oficer's wounds were examined
and pronounced oil serious nature.
The New York herald., 1874-10-19
PORT OF NEW YORK. OCT. Is. 1874.
ARRIVALS.
RrPoRTEp BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS An
HERALD wHITEsToNE TELEGRAPH LINE.

REPORTED By THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND
HERALD wHITEsToNE TELEGRAPH LINE
Queenstown yh, with mdse and 4oO passengers to r
steamship parthia tBr Watson, Liverpool oc. and
2ueenstown 7th with %1se and ss PASSENGERS 70
W i soas a 10 w n h
lon g Ssw east st. 10 with
mdse and passensers TO Clark seaman lith, st q i9
north, showing signal with monogram blue and red
to WsiG CARLSON p Oct Is ID Cape Ioosoqs Ssss
S sn ,os
with mdse aRa nasssnSers & to marrsS v rop, ana
Norfolk, with ihdse and passengers to the Old Dominion
Steamship . Knight, Chichester \ Georgetown, DC.
with shp ~de ossi. fsd d Yepmos & aen
days; II ballast e noyd Hincken. Is anchored at
ssadS ser"eo 'cs sSaw hayre 50 ballast smp
'0R so
to Tetens Bockmann >, D...,,. ,.,.. s.,..
der Is days with wine TO order Jonas Smith
schr Silver star Smith Para 81 days with rubber and
schr Truman, Randall 1ndianola with hides &c, to
sekr Mary Louisa. Gaskell, Warrington NO. day.
win inn navel Erds stores ssS to ZoPhar prSnia Mills
ss$ fairy bs5s%ps osTnsi y,yl,ss v,s'nl.
senr sehr nray EraSeih nat Rose .S'Hs yirsnia A
schr X Kirk. Ro0inson, Virginia.
ticOfRetOWh,
Schr Jane Emson, baker. Georgetown, Dc.
Oct q ist 2 lon passed steamer bound .outh,
hence ior Aspinwan.
Passed Through Hell Gate.
BOUND SOUTH.
steamship Bolivar. lawson, New Bedford for New
Steamship Citv OF New Bedford Springer, New Bed
"TS sSf q s Hsw .'.h cmsn for New
schr Hyue oliver, Gardiner: Me- TOR New York with
schr VIM Irish. Tyrrell Providence for New YORK.
schr Emehe Bell, Kelly, Dennis for New York.
schr sedona. Wall, st deorge, Me, Tor New YORK.
sehr Ned suinpter. Pinkhan Rockiand for New York.
Sehr Ellen Morrison. Dodge. Bangor tor New York.
schr Jas Bliss Bliss Bangor for New York. with lum.
schr Loon, Hubbs Bridgeport for new York.
schr White Rock Laiierty, Bridgeport for New York.
schr Haze, McNamec, Greenwich TOR new YORK. with
scnr "A Forsvtne. Hoboie. stamford for New York.
scnr sailie Burton Burlcy, stamford for New YORK
steamer Albaross Davis, FAN River new York. with
mdse passengers.
BOUND EAST.
Brig N II McGilvery, McGhvery Port johnson for sa-
schr A Crocker Crocker. Port johnson for Boston.
sr s rs h% seS New Ycis YORK l2' o
schr i ) Bovnton, Davis. New York ! Tor Boston
sc"r c M Henry W Bushmsn cgS Crane YORK tor PARIS
schr Anthony Burton. johnson, Hoboksn for Provi-
schr White star tB, Raynard New York for st John.
NIB.
schr Damon Johnson, noboken for Boston
ornss
ss.s. .. ssIcs sssss H:.gs y. w EE = .:as:
The New York herald., 1874-10-19
SUNDAY IN SYRACUSE.
Farewell Services OF tho Young Mems
Christian Association Convention.

Farewell Services Of tho Young Mems
Christian Association Convention.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Oct, 1874
Farewell services. conducted by the members Of
the Young Mems Christian Association Conven-
ton were held To- night at the First Presbyterian.
First Baptist and Plymouth churches. The pulpts
OF the principal churches were occupied to-day by
strangers. Interesting and impressive services
were also held at the Penltentiary which were at
tended by fifty oil the prisoners.
AT THE EVENING SERVICES
addresses were made by Revs George A. HAIL
and T. X. Cree, or WashingtOn; j. p Bronson. OF
Amsterdam; l. A. Taggart, or Pittsburg; P. p.
McBurney, OF New York; Bishop Jesse T. Peek |;
Hnversiy; nr M % Rev. Patton Of "s New 'ssss YORK
Erskine Uhl, OF Poughkecpse; .. r. Stockwell Of
Erie Pa; Rev. j. w. Curtis, OF Philadelphia; Pro.
essor william Johnson, OF Philadelphia, and
others. Aiterward the members Of the association
held u farewell session at Plymouth church, where
Mr.. Il. H. Boone. OF syracuse, gave the parting
address. The Executive Committee will mold
meetings at Rome Tomorrow and at Utica on
The New York herald., 1874-10-19
Maritime nliscellany.

Maritime Miscellany.
Purser Smith. of steamship Colon. from Aspinwsll.
has our thanks for favors
RM srEAnsHiP ELLA. GIiis from Southampton for As.
pnwsli run ashore in KINGSTON Harbof Oct The
sssmsr Beige. which sailed 81 AN On the Sih for
csSn The ss S On Al rsns on ns a and lett
bee has parted in the middle and become wreck
Sss @ s n ~: Mn m
but 81 unSs % r. % g ms
the crew sub.squeny GOT ashore At Kings Landing
that some Of The ships s,esss ss g Sails &C.
possibly be saved.
seasw,cs has been Rebuilt sna is m now % sss sons M
and WAL run In the Galveston trade
Pass struck % fumpan Hi shosi While being
rea q% ba s @ IN n 70 ne
70 a good anchorage.
p.S. E,0f Eat % sS
On Ss s.. % carried
haul Immediately and proceed.
g.
.ss S.. .,s e New
oUxsxc. Oct lsBark Alex Hall !Br. from Dundee for
@ o. sns eu IuD She
ns s q @ cans. n fd % wss r
ready tor launching about NOV /
Northport s Carrie Tyler.
Notice to Mariners.
orT4wA, Oct 1.-THE government have erected steam
s @ On anS e S
heard IN calm weather g. miles They have also moored
Trinity Ledge lying or Yarmouth, Ms. in the Bay Of
Point on the River s Lawrence and revolving light
will be shown from II on the 10th inst to be dis
tance Of Is miles.
Whalemen.
Sailed from New Bedford Oct IL ship Niger, Hallett
Pacific Ocean.
Arrived Panama Oct L. bark Mary ChiD, Kelley
from Ave months cruise with 800 bbs hpbk oil
Whales are still numerous In Vineyard Sound. The
spouting Of ten was counted at one time yesterday
-Four in all have been shot and have sunk have
been recovered. These whales are attracted by the
large quantity Of English herring In the SOUND upon
which they feed.-New Bedford Standard, Oct IT,
Spoken.
Ship Lotte Warren (Br Lucas, from Liverpool for
Calcutta, Sept Z, lat 81 s, Ion IS w.
Ship Androneda (Br), from Liverpool for San Fran
CISCO Aug lat s. Ion Is reported by cable)
Bark ratmos; from New York for Melbourne, Oct 49,
lat 81 IL, lon 50 Is.
Bark Juventa !Nor from Newcastle for New York.
Oct l. lat l6, Ion Is.
Bark Delta (Br). Evans from Liverpool for Charleston
date or lat, Ion q S.
Bark Lama Gertrude Ger, schutze, from Hamburg
for New York, Sept Is, of the orkney Islands.
The New York herald., 1874-10-19
oUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS.

ANTWERP, Oct l7-Arrived, barks Skiold Nor), Hen.
dricksen Philadelphia II Parr (BD, Robbins. do;
Aida (Nor), Berner, dol Grace Cam (Br) Sheldrake.
do.
Sailed l7th ships Pacific, Lorng. Cardiff; Edgar (Br)
Beveridge New York. bark Philip Fitzpatrick Phelan.
Rangoon.
cAnDrvs. Oct l7-sailed. ship Gettysburg Alexander.
Callao.
CoxsfAsrlxos11-Arrived, bark Nineveh. wyman,
New Haven.
Also arrived At do mot at odessa bark viator or,.
Eeg, New York.
DARTMOUTH Oct 17-saled bark Melbourne (Br), Scott.
New York.
DEAL, Oct ls-Put back through stress of weather,
ships Talbot Nor), Ralfsen, and Emily Augusta (Br).
Walters. from London for New Orleans; bark Mereur
Ger. Haan, from do for Tybee.
DuxKIRK, Oct le-Arrived. bark Nictaux CNor), Mas
ters, Philadelphia.
HAvRr, Oct H-Arived. ships aalatea, Tisdale, Bonn
bay Wis Mauritus; Ajax Nor), Apenes, New York.
HoSG Koxo. Oct 7-Arrlved, schr VIM Phillips Babblrt
Boston.
LIVERPOOL, Oct is-Arrived, brig Cuba (Nor). selmer
Baltimore.
Sailed 18th. bark southard Carter, Galveston mot
l5th).
LONDON, Oct ls-Arrived, barks Cronstadt Greene,
Philadelphi Queensbury (Bp. Hcnning, New York
MARsrILLxs, Oct l6-Arrived. Nueva Barreras OSp),
Santos, New York via Tarragona.
PLYMOUTH. Oct 1S-Arrived, steamship Silesia (Ger
Hebich. New York for Hamburg.
QuxrNsrowN, Oct s-Arrived. steamship Ohio, Morri-
son, Philadelphia for Liverpool.
Arrived 10th. II 80 AM steamship City Of Riehmond
Brooks New York for Liverpool.
RIO JAxxIRo Oct N-Arrived previous barks Evertou,
Clark. Baltimore; New Light Chapman. do'
The New York herald., 1874-10-19
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND SHIP CAPTAINS,

Merchans shipping agents and ship captains in
formed that by telegraphing to the HERALD London
Bureau, No 46 Fleet street. ths arrivals ami depart
ures from European ports and other ports abroad OF
American aud oil foreign vessels trading with the
United States, the will be cabled to this country
tree Of charge and published.
The New York herald., 1874-10-19
Foreign Ports.

:S @ fianss
os q :s.s Ss; Sssss rs~
~
.Nos, TorSessn los -, i.th brig Msttsno' canausn
Ass1rolis Ms. &c. s-Xrrived, brig Two Marys tBr,.
sszssM Oct 7-sailed steamship Berlin GER. Puts
cher. Baltimore -,
walker, Portland. Me- -Afr'Veo' DARK DeV0n'n're'
In port Sept i2 BARK sarah Ingerson for New York,
c4LLAo, s?e-In port ships Whittier, Swap, from
q srien. and Hercules snow, unc AA1's" ''A"''"
GuAsArr, Sept s-Cleared. ship Lincoln, Musans.
HONOLULU. sept 22-Arrived. ship syrcn, Benson Bos
Ssss'ss: sSs'Sss ssS .' before
ol New sS hg & Ds nnsy
vss I.. sas pGn Hans5e sD New
MEssix4 Sept H-In port brig Americus, Baas, from
MAY1ouIz ept ls-In port schr Geo W whitsord Hen
ry TO load oranges un9 for New yorh or rrCvasncs
Archer, Liverpool
pARA. SEP. GIN po.t sehr Mary Douglass, sher.
,,PAs1IA Oct i-sailed, schr Costa Rica, Nolan, San
9S.sTe; Oct ,S-Arrivsd. steamship Canadian tBp.
RIO JANEiRo Sept s--cieared. bark Bluebeard (Br),
. syDsxS.. cB. octs-Arrived brig Lily tBr Ryan, New
vicronIA Oct lo--Arrived bark wellington, Gardner,
fPRR STEAMSHIP ApRIArrcl
:, ALnERIA Sept G-Saied, Annie AAsie (N. Corkey.
AsrvERr, Oct 7-Arrived at Flushing August Lonnes,
AaDaossAS, Oct 7-saiied, Abbie Thomas Carven, Hs.
BaKxxnaAyxs, Oct 4-!Arrived. Leipzig D Honmann.
Baltimore 5th. Columbia schumacher New York.
N Kinsroad IN, nrdar snanson from Baltimore ior
ss.1as1 Tsye.e r.lterano New York
BAscxIoxA Oct l-Arrived. Ensrac,a, MarciaL.
CARDI.r Oct e-Rntercd tor loading, Hattie Tapiey,
1aPsy nonsyaes ss .sa BSy;s M9rphE DO
B1nsS 9s. a-cleS.sd EXILE pearss .eorga
GRKxsocx, Oct 7-saiied, Epanimondas Brodie, Pen.
saied from Lamlash sth. Josephine. Hepburn. Ma.
gnsoA, Oct s-Arrived Galeeran, .Naristany. Pensa.
Eyer, ao tn n IansrP r@ra lau. New YorT
si sSS
.L,yIRrooL. Oct 7-Xrrived, Pennsylvania 81 Harris
sailed sih, Marathon o. Garrett, Boston, John Geddic
Smith, pniisdelphia lroubatour Deyereur, Norfolk
cleared 5th sophema. Maestrom, Baltimore; Fannie
kniered out III, calabria .S., McMiekan New York;
aumsae saushMes Ya. "a Ais Miss M'neal Birmingham Durham
LoSpox, Oct ARRIVED. Holland Isl, simpson. New
LIssos. sept 2s-frrived sigaad, Jarl Pfciner. New
L,z1RD Oct s@Passed coiina c Marr,. from Antwerp
for New Yorx also vessel from DO for do showing sig
MApssiLLEx Oct s-Arrlved. Glance. williams Rio
NicoIAsys. Sept so-In port. Eta M Tucker, Merry
,oursssross, Oct 7-sailed. Tagus Is, Tyson rom New
YORK, Taganrog.
DsAl. Oct Sine N a r Gardner. Homer. frop Lon;
dom for Cardiff and Mobile has put back and anen0f'a
I ss s:x ns S:aS e S% 'A
kAAxAsAn. Cd f.2ha nAsvAukA eahwastA 0uA Kew
The New York herald., 1874-10-19
OBITUARY.
Natha Mol B. shurtlen, Ex-Mayor oi
Boston.

telegram from Boston. dated yesterday, 18th
inst, reports as folows:-Dr. Nathaniel B. shurt-
len, Mayor OF Boston from 1868 TO 1870. died on
Saturday night nth inst, about ten O'Clock. Last
Sunday night he had q shock OF paralysis Of the
brain. but on Wednesday was so much improved
that he attended q meeting or the Board OF Over
seers OF Harvard College. saturday afternoon he
was taken Ill. and at nine O'Clock attacked
with q violent colic and an hour later he died.
The New York herald., 1874-10-19
FATAL AFFRAY ON SHIPBOARD.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 18, 1874
Last night in an ARRAY on the bark E. H. Kings
man, from Baltimore, John whitman. first mate,
shot and instantly killed Peter Doran, stevedore
on the vessel. Whitman Is In custody, and claims
he acted in self-deience.
The New York herald., 1874-10-19
BELOW.

Bark Doris EcknoH new, Hous, from Millbridge
was spoken Oct 6 lat lO 80 Ion II 49, by pilot boat
Ncgus No u.
Wind at sunset NV. fresh.
The New York herald., 1874-10-19
MfsCELLANEOU3.

MfsCELLANEOUs.
4 BsoLUrE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM DIFFER
en c,y ss s csrso 1 an r.
'o''' s'~A'''' II House. Attorney, 1874 Broadway
HERALD BRANCH OFFICE. BRooKLYN 0os
"A Of Fulton avenue and Bocrum street
Oh ooSes SUNDAY iaSH' from sosP. u.
TAKE DOSE OF sCHENcK,s MANDRAKE PILLA
i ifyou want to feel we'll and lively.
4 BsoLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM COURTS
"A different states; legal everywhere; no publicity
% Ss.s tees In advances advice
Counsellor atLaw. 553 BroadwAY
OoNsrANTrNE,s PERSIAN HEALING PINE TAI
saasoss ena IS neaa.ilea for Washing Infants aud
toilet purposes Sold by druggists and srocsrA
TAKE A DOSE OF scHENcK's MANDRAKE PILLS.
Il your liver Is torpid
ONLY ONCE IN A LIFETIME.
by buying one lot
HrrcRcocks RSas Ks arsas & ssieRG Raouon
nmeu, / h;Sssss Il. s.fy Property
business centre OF Flushing.
sold in tots 70 ne hshes Dadsr fsnr .x,.,.
By virtue o' x.s
cfe late Thomas 4 Lesse % NJ Man most Ay
e's Ssoa STsRss' sRs new " Essnas Ese".
saa ,.ru. n mssn ,ns Ss"tas ss sa all
SsSs .ssn sfn ass e ] heretofore
- easy terms OF pa ymen-
Oniy 10 per cent day OF sale.
Only 10 per October ~ INST
And and 10 years time for balance.
viii double in value In ave years.
and than likely
be worth S2U,U0U each In ten years
In COMPARISON II would be ike buying property on
Broadway. New York. at the prices Of twenty years
ami getting the inc rea sed value of Ii to-day.
There viii be no Tree lunch aud no extraneous in.
ducemcnts visitors. Only those invited who de.
sire to really valuable property for business and
residence and those who seeking tile best moiea
OF investment -
Flushing now has excellent sewage, gas, water in
pipes and all the conveniences of New York city iy
daily; depots fare ~ cents Long Island
hairoad tat right hand side OF ferry at hunters Pony.
Visitors take james slip terryboat ut ~ or NJ.
Thirtyiou street at iJ5 or II lis aud take
train l0y II 80 and return nj pleasure Maps ana
tree passes can be had OF g. EDWARD CARLL AUG
ltioneer IN Flushing, AMI at
BENJAMIN W. HlTCHCoCK's Real Estate Head.
s Third .vsn.o aqayers x .,rest Nsw York
TAxE a Dose OF scnxxox's xAxoaAxa sfht4
4 kSoN have tns blheA
The New York herald., 1874-10-19
NEWS.
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.

,ATRs OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK FOR THl
MONTHS OF OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.
The New York herald., 1874-10-19

Steamer. sails. Des.inatton.I OMo
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-05
IMPORTANT IF TRUE.

The revelation OF Mark Smith from the other
world relative to celestial theatres which, al
though made sometime since, we still observe
going its awe.inspring round of the press, will
strike the soul Of the Thespian with delirious
joy. Nowhere has effort been 80 hanipered as
4 tie art or faculty. of play-acting The mar
ner in which deserving actors have been put
upon" even since tho days when 'Roscius was
an actor at Rome, has been simply disgusting
and enough to bring blush to the check of a
cabbage. Modest merit has been, as
everybody knows, kept in the back
ground, while haunting incompetency
has been given the first place. This is the story
of the promising tragedians who ought to rise
aud are bound rise, yet who somehow do not
rise,--owing to heartless conspiracies between
the managers and the public i-and, OF course, it
is believed. coming from such direct authority.
Such being the depressing condition of the sub
lunary theatre, the notification that superior
dramatic system prevails lover tho mountains
OF the moon" will be a great solace to disap
pointed ambition. All the Forrest and Bostl
and Jefferson imitators will then have the op
portunity of demonstrating that they are sey
eral degrees better than their models, ant
that merit must rise as they were taught ol
earth; even if it requires a passage to the skie
to effect the change. 1t is possible with sncl
improved conditions, that little more intelli
gence and Conference may be infused into til
performances of those now blghted beings, If de
fects in those regards are radical and there shoul
be wedding out of the kebelieyes, the Ce
lestial Theatre may be OF small dimensions, bu
what is left of it will be much more satisfactor.
than the oft-tmes drearinoss of the earthly stage
There is perceived, therefore, double hope il
the future, that of lifting and unfolding OF tn
crushed spirit, and of the wholesome saerifc
OF armies of people who are manifesty ntcnde
by nature for other fields of labor.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-05
Prnfnnity IN ti,e streels.

If 1t be ever proper to make and to enforce
an ordinance against the nuisance Of profanity
in the public streets now is pre-eminently the
time for it, The full rigor of the marble season
is upon ns and as there is some occult but nm
failing connection between that. interesting ju-
yenile game and the use of bad language every
unoccupied pavement is now adorned with a
group of youngsters from which issues perfect
spray or fountain OF swear words, to the great
annoyance of decent dwellers in the vicinity, or
even Of passers-by. Some legal abatement of
this nuisance seems the pressing need Of the
hour, not only for the sake Of the comfort OF tho
community but for the good of the boys them
selves. Some good people, it is true, hold that
evil thoughts within are neither made better nor
worse by forming themselves into words, but
we think experience will prove the contrary,
even in the reacting influence Of foul words
on the one who utters them
10 check this open utterance as far as possible
is about the least and easiest thing that can be
done for that piteousy neglected portion Of our
community, the if-trained boys who for lack OF
proper Reformatories are suffered to lapse un-
checked INTO ruifianism aud crime. The time
will surely come in the history of our city whei
the most sluggish will be awakened to regret the
false economy, to call it by Its lowest name, tina
leaves the new material of the next generation
to run vagrant in the streets, deferring the cur,
Of the offences that necessarily result from igno
rance and idleness to the prison and the whip
ping-post.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-05

lkt lthE VI HON =. y. toAt Al DELAWARE COL
LEdE- LAlefE AuDiEScE AND CuMriIAiESrA ~
RECEPTION.
tSpeeml to Tie Cnnnerrlall
NEWARK, DEL, Dec 4.
Last evening, Hon. S. $. Cox, of Now YOrL,
delivered hn lecture Oh american lInmor.' be
fore the Delta Phi Society of Delaware College.
The lecture was gwen in the oratory of the Col
lege and was attended by very large audience.
Mr. Cox was met by the committee and con
duoted to the residence Of f. A. Curtis for tea
and at O'Clock he was ilshered upon tile plat.
form amidst a warm welcome Of applause froni
the very large audience that had assembled Tu
say the least the lecture was a decided Success
both at to its subject matter and IN financial
way, the people turning out in large numbers
notwithstanding the darkness of the night and
the RAINY weather.
An audience in Newark was never better
pleased, the speaker making some excellent hits
which drought down the house, and the riAi-
bles of those present were continually excited.
The lecture required an hour and fifteen minuter
in it's delivery.
During the evening, Hon. Thos. f. Bayard
and Geo. Gray; Esq, made their appearance, re-
ceiving quite II reception after the lecture when
they paid their respects to the speakers. They
then adjourned to the Curtis mansion 1t still
being dark and rainy, Mr.. Cox put M
there for the night Messrs. Bayard
and Gray accepting the kind invitation OF VIM
Dean, Esq,
This evoning Prof. Wise lectures OH Aeronail-
tics r.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-05
Wanted. A SNORT stop.

The good people of certain country village
in Indiana hungered and thirsted after an organ
to assist in the church services but az they
could not afford to hire an organist they bought
a zelf-operating instrument warranted to grind
out forty tunes of religious cast. The musi-
cal machine was placed in position for the next
Sunday. The sexton was instructed how to ret
1t gong, and how to stop it but, unfortunately,
he forgot the latter part of his business and
after singing the first four verses of hymn be-
fore the sermon, the organ could not be stopped
bnt continued playing two verses more then,
just as the Clergyman completed the words ''let
lis pray the organ again clicked and started
another tune. The sexton and others continued
their exertions to find the spring, but no one
could pnt stop to it ; 80 they got four Of the
stoutest men in the church to shoulder the per
verse instrument, and they carried it down the
aisle of the church, playing away, into the
churchyard, where it continued playing and
clnling until the whole forty tunes were finish
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-05
Horse Flesh as an Ar,,o,e of pie,

AOrse ttesb az an Article OF Diet
During the early years OF the experiment i'll
France Of using horse flesh an article Of diet,
The new meat did not appear to grow in favor
with the French palate in spite OF the labors of
the feryent apostles of hippophagism Tho
flesh of horses, mules and donkeys was certainly
eaten, but in obedience to the necessities rather
than the wishes Of the consumers. The last
few years, however, have witnessed great in
crease in the consumption Of equine flesh. Du-
ring the last three months Of 1869, f2G of the
animals aforementioned passed through tho
slaughter houses Of Paris. In.the corresponding
months Of 1872 the number had risen to 1i4I,
and the last quarter in the current year II re-
ported to have conducted 1855 down the same
road OF the Pariaian throat Great improve
msnts have probably been made in the manner
of dressing the meat, which when roasted like
beef ls said to be very dry and unsavory.
No less an authority than Philip Gilbert
Hamerton decides that the opinion which ad-
judged the donkey to be used as az beast of
burden IL an age-long mistake, and that the true,
the only destiny for that obstinate little beast
is not the stable but the table. In testimony
whereof he cites the wonderful sausage- OF
Lyons whose unequaled flavor il due to the
fact that they are made of donkey meat.
Well, French fashions have always been apt
to find plenty of deYotees in America, but here
we fancy, is ono at least which ''wont 90 down
with us.