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New-York tribune., 1874-03-04
LECTURES AND MEETINGS..

A meeting of the Cotton Exchange will be
held ON Monday for the election Of members.
The Charity Concert by the Chicago Con-
cert Troupe assisted by Mme> Adelaide Mott OF Boston,
volunteered thei9 soryces graiousy tor @ tne
evening at the church In Twenty eghth-st' near nro"
A meeting of the bondhoders OF the New
York and Oswego Midland Railroad Company was neio
yesterday for the purpose OF receiving proposition
from the receivers to take up the floating indebtedness
OF the Company. The measure was taken INTO cohsiu
pratiop committee been appointed by holders OF
drst mortgage bonds who il Is said Will prepare Pan
having first lien shall have their rights pfoteeted VII"
out Injustice 10 other CREDITORS
A communication addressed to THE TRIBUNE
by Samuel Leayit states that temporary committee Is
organizing South Side Association, with the purpose
OF attracting part OF the surplus population OF Tue
more densely populated wards Into the souehd OF e
island aud, 1T the same time, utlISng the uhpfohtaO
store property I'm the latter district By converting 1t INTO
cheap aud commodous residences Tue deaoi the uans
fer of population in connection with the new pla, or
cooperative lodging houses for clerks, sa1ss, &c,
has met says with general favor among ieadhR t-
zcns during the past winter Inc committees VIII nv liY
| puuc meeting next Monday, IN the GeOgfapnlcdl 90
cety's Hail. Cooper Institute, which wlli Dc adresseI
by eminent clergymeD pbysicians business meD' anu
architects.
The Woman's Social Educational Society
held its weekly meeting at Pbmpton Hall yesterday
Afternoon. letter from Mrs Lucinda B. Chandler CT
YineldnJ, ". j., was read Tue writer disputed Dr
Susan Eyeretts recent statement that children were
born into the world blank, aud that they coma
be nodded any form, morally and physically that
the guardians OF the child chose. She gave as an In
stance the of child who af four years OF age had
an uucOnquerable craving for tobacco and that wben
allowed To it, consumed large quantities OF the weed
believed that children born with all scD ln
sDcts and oharacterstcs as appeared IN after e ana
that they like the infant tooacco eheWer
purely hereditary. Mrs. DIR. Dudley read paper on
"ndiyldual Training" she did believe In the pres
enL OF teaching children practced In our pub
Iic nd CHI
many scholars under her charge as she could
individually. The question was discussed by MIS-
SlOcnm, Mrs HallOck, Mrs Barlow, hTs. Kent, MRS
shepard Mrs. Pierce Miss Fuller Ms sJule, and Mrs.
DR. MIX.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-04
BROOKLYN CHARITY AT HIGH COST.

The bills of the Kings County Charity Com
mssoners concerning which many charges OF fraud
have been made, were examined yesterday by the
Finance Committee Of the Board of Supervisors consist
ING of Messrs Schcnck, shpman, aud Ropes The first
business at No g. Cedarst, NewYOrk Mr.. Ropes said
them for inspection to responsible firm OF druggists,
compared the prices paid with their prcels and
he discovered that every article too much The bill
amounted to t673 g. and 500 81 in OF first
class houses offer. Supervisor Ropes demanded an
explanation IN regard to charges for altar OF
roses and a large quantity Of coda. bill
for 10 days labor, not being verified, was
laid over charge for 5000 pink cards certified as
rec, was not satisfactorily explained, and MI Campbes
grocery BILL amounting to tss49 so, was laid for
future examination The bill for furniture being
oontidered, Commissioner Midas explained that the
ONCE was bare when lie took and he had fitted
it up as economically as possible. He had aimed TO be
economical and ~ the bills not satisfactory he
would pay them out OF his own pocket supervisor
Ropes coutended that the expenditures were eItrava
CANT He thought that yard for carpets and " or VIC
for chairs hardly 10 be considered economical
The Supervisor also thought that the Dill OF u pairs OF
boots at Is each eItravagaDt. They were not worth
what was charged. motion that CampbePs rooery
NeVln's bill for stationery, tB3 ~, should be
approved was carried opposition TO Supervisor Ropes
CATION. sharp words were then passed between Con-
missioner Powell and Supervisors schenck and Stillwe
VINO supported the COmmissioDers conduct the one
sde, ana supervisor Ropes the other MIR.
Ropes expressed biz conviction that the b should not
be audited He added that be had discoyered that it
cost tsoo to distribute about 100000 in charity and
reply 10 h1s question whether ~ would az much
next year to carry on the work. Cunning
ham said be thought 1t would.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-04
A BUNDLE OF TURF NOTES.

The stables now wintering at jerome PARK
are those Of NJ A. Lttel r. W. Walden, and W. Thomp
SON. The first comprises Feowcraft, Mary CLARK,
Reform The Wizard, Sister TO Silk Stockings, and Wild
Idle 1t is doubtful, however II the latter, who was
unquesonably the best two yearold OF his year, Will be
able 10 endure preparation Wyndam Walden's stable
comprises Minnie W., Long Branch, Mildew, Utica,
Aerolite, Ophea drown hlly years old. by Leaning
ton dam Lady sherrodl, Sbylock, and Hyder ALI the
two latter belonging to Messrs Lawrence and g. Lori
lard At present the horses restricted to walking
asound the covered sheds the trainers anticipate soon
having them in regular strong work The famous
sec pie chaser Lochie by Bonnie scotland dam Bonnet
has been sold 10 Mr. Stewart Of Illinois for OO0 for
the stud. Pierre Lorriard has purchased lrom Capt.
T. G. Moore the renowned race horse Bayonet Dy
Lexington out OF the dam OF Preakness Baywood &c,
for the stud with the intention Of hin with his
imported high bred brood mares price $4,000 Bayonet
was horse Of his the turf and MS tiue
in the Jerome Stakes Of lSCSl:4j l45t with ITO pounds
ND as a three year oldhas never been equsleu Slice
The teman has also bought tue pay eoIt Stan
ford years by Bay Dick, dam by Scytbdn, for VI 300
This colt won thrce last year, aud VIII be raned
this season lie also bought from Gen. Buford he IaV
ter'- hafuterest in Nellie Gray, yeaiS od, Dy Com
mOd0re.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-04
THE MASSACHUSETTS, RRBELLION.
FURTHER PROTESTS AGAINST THK FIRM OF GRANT,
BUTLER AND SIMMONS

FURTHER PROTESTS AGAINST THK FIRM OF GRANT,
BUTLER AND SIMMONS
How doth the little Benny B.
To Boston show his powerf
He drops per-simmons III her tea,
And CalIe II "Brahmin sour"
IN. Y. Commercial Advertiser (RepD
Smmons's confirmation shows where the
real strength OF the Republican party lies. Ii with
Grant aud Butler aud the people they represent and II
is fighting reform with the stubbornness OF desperation
-lChioago Tribune und)
Politics become degraded enough when they
delivered " the Inspiration OF Influence such
as Butler boastfuy welds. The better portion OF
the Republican party has its own obvious duty before
IL but the Democratic party has nothing but relentless
for hm and al who JON his fortunes-lbostob fost
Dem)
Those citizens who have advocated the
principles OF the Repubcan party have supported itt
candidates and have borne their share OF the struggle
which hss resulted in tho full accompaniment OF The
ends OF that party but who object 10 certain appoint
mont are, II appears, ia different category fiOm
Grant, Butler, aud tho party" the party being pre-
sumably the followers Of the statesmen named. AZ
some such distinction exists, II behooyes people who
have considered Themselves RonDhoane " ecc where
teeJ stend-lpatipsrs AnsereaD ltaeUl
New-York tribune., 1874-03-04
THE STRIKES IN NEw-YORK.
CAP AND PARAsoL-MAKERs STILL IDIE-TBREE MEN
ARRESTED.


ARRESTED
The strike among the employees OF Bam-
berger Oppenheimer parasolnakers OF No 500 Broad
way stu c9ntnyes ~ conyersalion with the proprle-
heading Manufacturing houses 10
the city, TRIRUEE reporter learned yesterday that the
average earnings OF the hands during the year at the old
prices were about $40 per week. good and bad including
absenoes from sickness, &c; that some OF the better
class working girls could earn from SIS to $40 per
week during the busy season. At the time OF the panic
il became necessary 30 reduce the wages IN
order TO give the girls employment and al
though an advance the Winter prices has
been offered since, tho working girls demanded re-
turn TO the prices paid last Spring The principal part OF
their work done during March, April and May, and
is during those months that they enabled to make
enough money to enough ito carry them through
the dull special meeting OF the tPsrasoI-
Makers Protective Union hela last evening at the
Cooper Institute and largely attended; but
owing 10 the absence OF the President through sickness
definite business was transacted; the remaIss peng
generally confined 10 the position OF those out OF Gun
ploymon through the strike. IL was stated that all the
houses paying their hands advanced rates except
Bamberger Oppenhemer. and that the Union naa
no other intention beyond obtaining what they c0nbd
cred to be far remuneration for their work.
The capmakers strike has not yet ended. Inc hrms
Of Marx Bros. d Thompson, Marx Lasky. In Greene
and Willis Co. IN Mercerst still hold out against
the Union, declaring that they Will not agree 10 i st
uatous Further they state that they procure as
many non-sociey workers as Their present demands
terday their agreement TO the Union price Con
siderable excitement exists among the capmakers con
cerpng action OF Marx Bros. Thompson In cans
ING the Of three society Yesterday charging
them with lettering their store FOR the purpose OF
utnidatng those who were working for the hrIn The
prisoners aferward discharged. At meeting OF
the Union last night committee was appointed 70
watch Marx Bros. 81 ThompsOns establishment, aud
note II any society men or women go TO work there.
Mrs Hamburger asked the permission Of the Society TO
resume work at Marx Bros. ThOmpsons, stating that
she was longer able TO hold out The meeting re-
fused permission The chairman announced the receipt
tl5 from fellow workneD for the beDeht OF those Oh
aIri
New-York tribune., 1874-03-04

,ns the past two ostbs have bccb $1,000 n excess Of
the receipts from all souroes 4J t,r ..f.... -
epa,ray,Ev 70 Tho ladies OF tho churches Of this VII
Ia az have recently organized Temperance Union pue
viii not begin praying crusade until movement ip
this direction Is made In the large neighboring cities.
pAryRson-The Register of Vital Statistics reports 80
aeaILs during FEBRUARY. County Treasurer re-
norts the dsbuI for the quarter ending March
J. to have been $780, as o60
p,ss.u-Hopuer stu,e, q mason employed on tho
bud,ng had his eyes dcstr0yed by lime, yesterday
lie was removed TO bis home I'D faterson'
sUPPgRHs-Wiam Anderson OF New York will lecture
on Courtship and Marriage" at the Methodist Church
this evening, IN AID Of the church
New-York tribune., 1874-03-04
A MEDICAL COMMENCEMENT.

ExERCisEs or TIE COLLEGE OF PnfslciAHo n'0
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BY TBB REV DR. sfohfs'
The Commencement exercises OF inc oonusu
Of Poysicians and Surgeons took place al sten'~S ~
Iast evening. Among others present ~ere ,n,o ~.
Weed the Rev. DR.. McCosb Prot on"u''.', wy a.,
~, o,.n.. M Van p,ren Col, r. A. ConkDg. Prol'
ClorLe prof W Parker, Prof Dalton, Dr. j. Poole Gar
rsh prof ~. Jobn and Prof. Jacoby hiter 'ar'onr
mu,,ca, selections the degrocs were conferred by d.
L. BeadIe upon tho following graduates
New-York tribune., 1874-03-04

5 Hesfminstcr Hotel-W. A. simmons Collector OF
ms Por Of boston Mcfarland ssd the Very
Rr, Hughes and the Rev Dr. Camody Of New
Hogman HOve-The fIon. Alexander Mitehe NJ c. Of Wscon
sn..st Hois! Cen George L. liar,sua ARM 90
Iyn J. bosing Chestnut Ridge ~ 9raad Csa-
frnI Inspector General Nelson r. Davis Army
F,h Auosas w. Chds Of TIE PAaadsipha Laor
IN, Hon Wheeler Of Consecgt Col W H. Scott OF bre,
Penn j. Deiel Of PbsdoIpbs Bar~s~' Ho'ss-hsr
lanun. I4au 4
New-York tribune., 1874-03-04
unIoN OF TWO RELIGIOUS Bop,rs

Negotiations are AZ present pending between a
committee representing the Reformed Cburch IN America
sod e COMMITTEES from the aeDeral Assembly Of the
Presbyterian Church South relative 10 an orsan,e
- tsaas ha4Ss 9As s.St s-A.%-e - s-- OTLsaIs
New-York tribune., 1874-03-04

gre tdes The session beSan on Monday at she Rev DR.
rnistons church. and will be continued daily until
CONCLUSION reached The meetings are held n secret
is understood however, that the absorption OF one
Church by the other contemplated but the desire
is 20 ind II possblc middle ground on which they
can meet without destroying their identity nere does
net appear TO be any great amount OF hoshy 10 tue
the part Of clergy or wempers ana "hon
10 regarded by many rs probable. .#. l..I
New-York tribune., 1874-03-04

,o n. ye the games counted the record AZ the co'
~ tbe season T'be moeng adjovv ned shortly atcr
O'clock to meet in Philadelphia Cd tho hrst hopdsS ."
Marc
New-York tribune., 1874-03-04
HOME NE wS.
PROMINENT ARkIvAla

| rnsRuo oaErpR YESTERDAY, AT BUosUrs I" bsoao"'f T.
a.m-aa, Noou-4g' 80 n--e0' Hw@gbt-40'
New-York tribune., 1874-03-04

THE SPRING FASHIONS OF GENTLEsENs HATS
for 1874 are inspection and sale at bsPGsscHEp hsnuac
turer is Nassaust
New-York tribune., 1874-03-04

Go to b. 6. SQUIRE, 500 Broadway. corner
Prneest sells Wahes Jesr direct from The IRON safe
ant hands. " stehes repaired like new
New-York tribune., 1874-03-04
TIE POLICE PROBLEM.

SHERIDAN SHOOK NO LONGER A CANDIDATE.
The Mayor has not yet signified whom he
has fixed upon fill the vacancy 10 the Police Board.
Sheridan Shook announces that he is not candidate
His name was originally presented by his friends while
he was absent from the city, attending the funeral
OF Commissioner Smith He urged by his
friends and many Influential Republicans 70 al
low his name TO remain In tho list
of candidates and he consented although he d'd not
wani inc posIiion lie now w,sDes .h.'
he is no longer candidate. A deputation headed by
John HecRler, representing the Worknemene Cen'raI
Union, called on Mayor Havemeyeg yesterday, pre-
sented series of resolutions passed by the Union,
ing the nomination Of Shook the ground OF his
being workingman. The Mayor replied that he had the
subject OF the nomination sun under advsement, and
would give their request due consideration. II is
known that the MAYOR seriously contemplated nomlnnt-
sturgess health forbids his taking position
of 20 much responsibility. AdJntant General
Rathbone called the Mayor yesterday, ana urgently
requested that HE frend Gen shaer ne nominated 90
Of fitness and availability Ills Honor sald hs
bone also called other influential persons including
several prominent Republicans and endeayorea 70 en-
two OF three mentioned IN addition to those
heretofore mentioned The successful man II ls alleged
has not yet been named but 10 claimed he VIII be one
whose name will be guarantee TO the business COM
munity OF his worth and GtDess for the position
AT "A meeting Of the Police Board yesterday Connie
sioner Russell moved the bills now before the
Board be referred 10 the Finance committee for
audit. Commissioner CbarlIck moved 10 amend ~
that the bills should he audited by the full Board.
This lost, Commissioners Gardner and Charilck
voting in affirmative tand Commissioners Duryee
and Russell in the negative The original motion
was then lost by reverse vote.
The daily reports OF the Superintendent OF Boafs were
referred 10 the Treasurers 1ookkoeper oomnnnlca-
on received from the Board OF Health relative to
tendent Of Street Cleaning Commissioners Gardner
offered resolution that IN his daily report the hupern-
teudent OF Boats designate the names OF those TO whom
the eeow loads Of drtand garbage are delivered This
was adopted.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-04
u1sroRY or EARLY AMERIcAN coLLEGEs.

4A+A'-A'i~f'+' NNAf~t~Ni~D'
Prof Moses Colt Tyler delivered an address
last evening before the York Historical Society
The Early Colleges and the College Builders OF Amer
lea" He said that before the Revolution there were
nine established colleges ia this country all Of which
arc still in existence Harvard stands first, 10 having
been built in 1856. The second college was balt In Viz
ginia In I692 and called william and Mary. Yale Col
ege was built n 1899. The fourth wac built IN New-Jer
sey in l7I6 and IL no. known Princeton College ln
l75i Kings College in NewYork City was erected. On
the top OF the buding was placed huge IRON cfO"n
which wae torn down after the Revolution, when
the building was rechr1stened Columbia college
In 1855, the University OF PonnhJ lvania was
erected in Philadelphia Next came Rhode
Island College, built IN lIC4, ana whloh
40 years later was renamed Brown University Later
the Rev. Eeazer Wheelock opened q school for Indian
the erection OF Dartmouth College in New Hampshire
The ninth college founded in l770in NewJersey and
WAS called Queens College, but this name was changed
In after years Rutgers College. The lecturer then de-
the action Of the Pilgrims 1885, only eight years
after their landing the continent in beginning work
on Harvard College. He said that almost as soon as
safely landed they began 10 think OF the fu
ture and make appropriations for the work. Their mo-
tives were provide for themselves succession OF
they desired 70 have leaders Of society and
politics. and they knew the value OF q
good education He next described the
way OF building Harvard College and gave
list OF legacies, subscriptions etc. from the colo
nss such money, cattle, furniture, &C. and the gt
fs00 and library Of $50 volumes from the Rev. John
Harvard, after whom the college was named.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-01
Asparrow's Observations.

Usually, about the last Of April
one hears from among the bushes the
notes of the white-throa'ed sparrow.
This bird, too, is sojourner. 1t is
not far from the size of our song
sparrow, but with none of that birds
cheerful ways. 1t wanders shily
through the bushes, occasionally
giving its plaintivc notes, SO subdued,
that it seems as if the bird thought:
should he give them full voice, he
would betray himself
The song begins clear and sweet,
like the highest notes of an octave
flute, but falls away in an indifferent,
tired way As they travel farther
north, they grow more cheerful; and
the farmers think the bird admonish-
es them to plant their spring wheat,
interpreting their song: Plant'your
wheat Peabody, Peabody, Peabodyf'
In the logging regions, where these
birds visit, when the logs jam on
their way down stream, and stra &
men are wearied and discouraged in
their attempts to move the mass, the
loggers say this bird will sit in tree
near by, singing most provokingly:
"All day quiddling, quiddling, quid-
ding" Wherever this bird visits, it
seems to be a favorite; but while
here, its stay is so short, and manner
so retiring, that it is not often SEEM
Miss HINCKLEY, an OLD AND New for
AprH.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-01
~ mmunicatei.l
Lime.

Lime, commonly called calcareous
earth, is never found naturally in a
pare state but in combination with
the acids, chiefly with the carbonic,
for which it has SO strong an affinity
that it attracts it from the atmosphere.
The burning of limestone is underta-
ken for no other purpose than to ex-
pei by heat this gas, and reduce the
base to a caustic powder, in which
state it has strong tendency to abb
sorb first moisture, and then the car
bonic acid of which it had been de.
prived Lime blends the quality
Of clay and sand, occupying a middle
place between the two. In its caus-
tic state it is II powerful promoter of
putrefaction, or decomposer of ami
mai and vegetable matter, to which
circumstance is owing, to certain
extent, its efficacy as manure. Lime
also helps to fix the carbonic acid
which is generated by the fermenta-
ton Of putrescent manures in the soil,
which floats in the air on the surface
of the earth, and it freely imparts this
gas, in union with water, for the
nourishment of plants. Lime is there
fore, an exceedingly valuable ingre-
dient to the farmer, and accordingly,
wherever agriculture is carried on
with spirit, it is largely sought after,
though it sometimes brings very
high price.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-01
Innuring with Brush.

Mr.. Clark writing to the German
town Telegraph, says: My idea was
that one great cause why we could
get as good crops from old fields as
when they were first cultivated, was
owing in a great part to the density
of the soil. had observed that the
first eight or ten years after clearing
off the forest the land would give
good crops with very little care in
plowing; the reason of this, | argued,
was the decaying of innumcrable
rootlets of the trees cut down. In
order to test this theory | cut about
two cords Of wa.er-brush, bareback
and other small brushes, and let them
lie on..a pile exposed to the weather
year and then applied barn-yard
manure to another half acre adjoin-
ing. The result proved the manure
to be little the best the first year
for corn. Sowed grass seed the fall
after harvesting the corn. The ma
nured place did pretty well for about
five years, the brush place did well
for about ten years, proving the the
ory to be correct. | used two tons
of manure as a balance for the two
cords of bushes; the plowing was
six or eight inches deep. l have re-
repeated the experiment since, with
the same result.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-01
Steering n steamer by Dogs Bark

A few months since, writes n cor,
respondent, in coming down the Ohio
river, a gentleman on the steamer IL
formed me that q short time previous
he was passing over the Grand Chain
n rocky shallow on the Ohio, near
its mouth. He was conversing with
the pilot. The night was dark; the
shore could not be seen. The boat
was moving slowly-feeling her way
The pilot became restless and uneasy
and ceased talking. Suddenly, how.
ever, the barking Of dog was heard
far away on the shore.
There" said the pilot, Frightening
up and quickly giving the wheel two
or three turns, "1'm all right. I've
steered by the barking Of that dog
every night I've passed here for five
years" The cackling of geese saved
Rome, and the barking of dog tolC
this pilot just where he was, ant
what direction to head his boat tc
avoid rocks; and this dog was the
only beacon light or buoy to show
the faithful pilot how to direct hi:
course to save his valuable cargo anC
still more valuable lives. A few
weeks after this conversation the
Probasco, one Of our finest steamers
struck on these rocks, sank, and YES
sci and cargo were lost
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-01
Trades OF Animals.

1t has been well remarked by q
clever author that bees are geoma,
tricians.-The cells are SO construct
ed as, with the least quantity of ma
terial, to have the largest-sized spa
ces and the least possible interstices.
The mole is q meterologist.
The torpedo, ,heray and the cleo
trio eel are electricians.
Whole tribes OF birds are musi-
clans.
The beaver is architect, builder
and wood-cutter He cuts down
trees and erects houses and dams.
The marmot is a civil engineer
He not only builds houses, but con
structs aqueducts and drains to keep
them dry.
The ant is soldier, and main
tains a regular standing army.
Wasps are paper manufacturers.
Caterpillars are silk-spinners.
The squirrel is a ferryman With
q chip or a piece of bark for a boat,
and his tail for sail, he crosses @
stream.
Dogs, wolves, jackals and many
others are hunters
Black bears and herons are fisher
men.
Ants are day-laborers.
Monkeys are rope-walkers.