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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-19

More Financial Blundsring.
Mr.. Green is again before the public With
quarterly debt report at variance with the
quarterly report made by the Commissioners
Of Accounts. Mr.. Green represents the city
and county debt on March 81 to be as fol-
lows -
Gross city ana county debt. $13o, 1se $50
Less sinking fund ..................... 25,277,Oso
Total net sllo. 0ls.2 0s
The Commissioners Of Accounts find the
city and county debt on March 81 to be al
follows:-
Gross city and county debt. ........ $685. 500
Less sinking fund. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. N.646sy2
:, total net DEBT. $iiIe7csA
Difference Observation-Disclosures. s7sl.42a
This difference cannot be accounted for by
the cash in the sinking fund, as that amounts
only to $685., O93, and would still leave the
debt understated by Mr.. Green nearly 500, 900.
Why is it that the people can never obtain
correct and Trustworthy figures from tho
Comptroller? A competent accountant would
blush to find his balance sheet untrue by
fraction, and here we have the great Financial
Department Of the city of New York run at an
expense of 1910, 900 year for clerks, exam
liners, investigators and detectives, making
blunders by the hundred thousand dollars at
time in every public statement of the anan-
cal condition of the city that comes from it's
hands Is this official incapacity, or whatP
Cheap and Rapid Transportation.
Success has at last attended the efforts to
apply steam to canal transportation. It
would be difficult to overrnte the value of this
new achievement Of science, and yet it le,ves
very much to be accomplished before the
transport question can be locked upon as
solved. 1t will considerably shorten the time
between the tormini on the lakes and New York,
but the main question of cheap and rapid trans
port for Western produce remains unsolved.
No system can be deemed satisfactory which
does not avoid the delays and hazards OF the
lake transport. The importance of this ques-
ton is gradually forcing itself on the minds
of congressman, and as the granger organi-
cations of the West grow in power the politi-
clans will, for their own safety, bestir them
selves in the peoples interest. And this ques-
ton of cheap transportation for the produce
OF the great West is essentially popular
question. 1t means cheap food for the East
and cheap goods for the West. Every
section OF the country is interested
in it. The proposition to build
great freight line connecting the West with
New York begins to receive some of the atten-
ton it merits from the politicians, and we do
not doubt that the time is not far distant
when the people will force Congress to adopt
some similar measure in the interest of the
whole country. A we'll constructed level road,
for the transport Of freight only is the only
way of effectively solving the problem Of the
cheap and rapid transportation of Western
products. When will our worthy Congress-
men give this vital question the attention il
merits?
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COLOSSEUM.
Broadway corner of Thirty fifth street-LONDON IN
1874 At p M closes att +. NJ. same at T. NJ closes
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ROMAN HIPPODROME,
Medison avenue and Twenty-sixth street-GRAND
PAGEANT-CONGRESS OF NATIONS. nj 30 r. n and
7Pk.
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NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN.
Fourth avenue and Twenty third street-ANNUAL EX
HIbITI0N. Open day and evening.
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DALY's FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE,
Twenty-eighth street and Broadway.-0LIvER TWIST
at r. NJ. closes at 10 80 r. 81 Miss Ada Dyas, Mi:
Fanny Davenport Bijou Heron Mr.. Fisher, Nj Clark.
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WOODS MUSEUM.
Broadway, corner OF 1hrtieth street-FUN, at r. N.
closes ut 80 r II JUSTICE. r. NJ. closes at 10 IS
r. II Louis Aldrich.
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OLYMPIC THEATRE,
Broadway, between Houston and Blceckcr streets
VAUDEVILLE and NOVELTY ENTERTAINMENT, At
7A5 p. M. closes at 10 As z. NJ.
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THEATRE COMIQUE,
No. si4 Broadway.-yARIETf ENTERTAINMENT, at
r. ~, and at p III. closes At 10 80 +. N.
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METROPOLITAN THEATRE,
No. s85 Broadway VARIETY ENTERTAINhENT, Q
7:k5P. n closes NJ 10 30 7. NJ.
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BRYANT,S OPERA HOUSE,
Twenty third street, Sixth avcnue.-NEGRO MIN
sTkLLSY &C., at r. NJ. closes az ~ T. n.
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BOOTHS THEATRE,
Sixth avenue corner OF Twenty third strect-HAMLE1
at r. N. closes at lO45P NJ Mr.. John Mccullough.
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ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
Fourteenth street, eli Irving place.-SOIREEs
MAGIQUEs, +. N. Professor Hermann. Matinee
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wALLACk'S THEATRE,
Broadway and Thirteenth streeL-SCHOOL, Mt p. Y.
closes at II +. NJ. Mr., Lesser Waack, Miss Jeflreys
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MRS CoNwAY'S BROOKLYN THEATRE.
SHEEP IN wOLFS CLOTHING. ats r. II.
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BROOKLYN PARK THEATRE.
SIMMONS 4 SCLOCUM'S MlNSTRELS, at 5 p. NJ
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TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE.
No 20l Bowery.-vARfErY ENTERTAINMENT at 2:U
7. NJ. closes at 80 p NJ also at NJ; closes at II
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-03
Running Upon Fire.

While stood quietly looking about
me, says Nicholas Pike, q rush was
made to the centre of the grounds,
where large crowd soon assembled.
Piles Of wood were burning, which in
about an hour, became bed of live
embers. Two nude men, having long
handled rakes, were engaged in getting
out the unburnt pieces OF wood and dis
tributing the embers over a square of
about twenty-five feet. An excavation
was made on one side about foot deep
and six square, in close proximity to
the bed Of embers, and filed with water.
During this raking several persons were
engaged in dashing water over the men
to prevent their being scorched by the
heat, which was intolerable, even where
[ stood. Everything being pronounced
ready by the priest who superintended
the whole, music was heard in the dis
tance, and procession moved along
the grassy plain, preceded by men bear
ing upon their shoulders small plat
form, on which was an image, dressed
in Indion costume, lnadad with iawelry
They came on in silence and halted
near the burning mass. Presently an.
other similar procession advanced from
the opposite side and faced the first.
At given signal an old man with
only cloth around his loins, bearing a
child in his arms, stepped into the
square and walked unfinchingly across
the glowing bed of embers. Three
young men followed, and then O dozen
rushed in and ran across, stopping for
q moment to cool their feet in trench
filed with water. The contortions,
screeching and yelling of these latter
were terrible, and turned away sick at
heart from the sight. This part of the
rite is called thiunery, or walking upon
fire. 1t seems to me literally the old
worship of Moloch revived, and any
thing more heathenish and devilish
cannot imagine. Strange to say, the
Indians persist that they do not get
burnt. For at least month previously
they undergo severe tests, taking little
except rice and milk do not even touch
grease OF animal food; pray incessant-
ly, get the priests blessings, and then
walk fearlessly over the burning en-
bers. They say it is only those who
have eaten forbidden food Especially
salt fish, got drunk, or committed some
unrepented sin, who get burnt. t.-Rana-
bIeS IN the Land of the Apnonayterrp.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-03

Fitzpatrick who kept the opposition
store in Volcanoville "a town not big
enough to decently support one store),
and who was engaged in little game
of "freeze-out with Slingerland, be-
came alarmed lest Slingerland should
obtain the stone for an attraction for
his store, and thereby turn the scale of
trade against him, and he bid seventy
five dollars for the wonder. Rejecting
these offers to purchase, Haws and Nc
Cusick carried the stone over to George
town to an assay, r, who tried on it all
the acids known in the laboratory of
the chemist none of which, however,
gave satisfactory results, and he was
unable to classify it either as metal or
metalloid, and gave as his opinion that
the substance was an erolite which had
fallen in some antediluvian age, and
had got mixed up with the glacial
detritus, from which it was extracted by
Haws and McCusick.
AS might naturally be expected, the
fame of this wonderful stone in time
reached San Francisco, and after being
exhibited while in a glass case in Sam
Alden's drug store, in Georgetown, it
was finally gobbled up, and is now on
exhibition in Woodward's Gardens,
San Francisco, labeled with the history
of its discovery, and wise disquisition
on its undoubted meteoric origin by
the celebrated Professor Clarence King.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-03
Vagaries of Fashion.

The newest waterproof cloaks are cut
in the redingote style and have small
cape.
Overskirts have gone almost entirely
out of fashion, and are nowadays sell
dom seen.
In Paris the ladies are wearing blue
and scarlet hose, striped respectfully
with white and black.
Necklaces of gold coin are new, also
bracelets. They are very unique and
exceedingly handsome.
Brides have altogether given up white
satin for their wedding dress, and have
substituted tulle and silk.
West Point earrings are the newest.
They are made of the gilt buttons worn
by the natty little cadets.
Feather trimming becomes more fash
ionable as the winter advances, especial
ly on velvet costumes.
Sealskin is the most fashionable fur
of the season. 1t is considerably cheap
er this season owing to the panic.
Colored silk scarfs are worn by the
ladies this winter, and as a rule are very
becoming to the demoiselles.
Brown tinted wedding cards have
been introduced this season, but with
anything but encouraging success.
Miss Davenport and Miss Jewett, of
the Fifth Avenue Theatre, are exhibit
ing some magnificent Partisan toilets.
A lady appeared at wedding recep-
tion lately in dress of eight different
and distinct shades of green.
Roman scarf sashes are imported in
many new and beautiful styles, and are
made much wider than heretofore.
Rufles continue the popular mode
of trimming dresses both for the house
and street. Small rufies are preferred.
Velvet muffs lined with silk or satin
and with wide bows of ribbon on either
side are very fashionable.
There is very little demand for coral
now -a-days, and except for children 1t is
going out of fashion.
Coronet braids are in vogue again.
They only serve to elevate the bonnet OF
the period little more.
Worth is said to have prepared cos
tune for Miss Nellie Grant, in which
she will appear on New Years Day.
Gray felt hats, ornamented by sin
gle gray feather, are worn by the ladies
of Paris this winter. .-.... a
For evening dresses corn colored
silk is coming in favor again. 1t is most
elegant trimmed with black velvet.
A bunch of moss roses on a bit OF
white lace is the fashionable breakfast
cap of the period.
A lady was recently married in a
dress of point applique over white
corded silk.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-03
An Interesting Case.

In the Supreme Court in Missouri, a
few days ago, an interesting case was
decided on appeal. Tt originated in the
Probate Court of st. Louis county, and
grew out of exceptions made to items
in the administrators account in
making the final settlement of the es-
tate of one John Walsh. 1t appears
from the record that John Walsh died
between 4 and 5 o'clock in the after
noon, August /, 1866; that he had wife
and one son who survived him; that the
son died between 8 and 10 o'clock the
same evening, and that the wife died
about one hour afterward. At the time
of the death of John Walsh his father,
aged over seventy years, resided with
him, and after the death of his son and
family desired to return to Canada,
where he had formerly resided, out
having no means, applied to the admin
istrator for assistance. The latter, sup
posing him to be one of the heirs, ad-
vanced him 5000, for which the Probate
Court refused to allow credit. Tt was
natural that the father should suppose
himself an heir when his son and his
sons wife and child were all dead; but
the wife having been the survivor, al
though but few minutes, became the
sole heir, and through her the estate
passed to her heirs, consisting CT her
mother, brothers, and sisters, according
to the decision of the Probate Judge,
which was sustained in the Supreme
Go11rt
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-03
VOL. I.
The Cheerful Heart.
10 werld is ever as we take il.

The wsrld is ever as we take it,
And life, dear child, is what we make it,"
Thus spoke graadam bent with care,
To little Mabel, flushed and fair.
But little Mabel took no heed that day
or what she heard her grandam say.
Years after, when no more child.
Her path in life seemed dark and wild.
Back to her heart the mem ory came
Of the quaint utterance of the dame:
" The world, dear child, is as we take it.
And life, be sure, is what we make it,"
She cleared her brow, and smi lin e tho
" 'Tis even as the good soul taught!
And half my woes thus quickly cured.
The other half may be endured"
No more her heart its shadow wore;
She grew little child once more.
A little child in love and trust,
She took the world Gas we, too, must)
In happy mood and 10 ! it grew
Brighter and brighter to her view.
She made of life Gas we, too, should)
A joy; and 10 all things were good.
And fair to her, as in Gods sight,
When first he said, "Let there be light"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-03
Going Down with the Ship.

"That descent into the depths OF the
sea with the sinking ship" says a pas
senger on board the Vile du Havre,
"was an awful experience, and onethat
fell to the lot of more than three-fourths
of those who were saved. | was stand
ing by the side of the vessel, certain
that she was rapidly going down, and
that there was no hope of being saved.
[ would not have given ten cents for
my chance of life. If anybody had been
on the point of discharging revolver
to blow ones brains out, I could not
have felt more certain of death. We
went down with the ship. l do not be-
lieve anybody, however well he might
have been able to swim, could have
helped doing that. She made an awful
vortex in the water. 1t seemed to carry
all of us along with her. Nothing could
have saved you except holding firmly by
some piece of wreck or a life-belt; and
most of those on board, / am sure, new
er even came on deck. / cannot say
whether the ship heeled over or not
when below the water, but she seemed
to me to sink straight"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-03
Damn CIothing.

If the clothes which cover the body
are damp, the moisture which they con-
tain has tendency to evaporate by the
heat communicated to it by the body.
The heat absorbed in the evaporation
of the moisture contained in clothes
must be in part supplied by the body,
and will have a tendency to reduce the
temperature of the body in an undue
degree, and thereby to produce cold.
The effect of violent labor or exercise
is to cause the body to generate heat
much faster than it would do in state
of rest. Hence we see how, when
clothes have been rendered wet by rain
or by perspiration, the taking of cold
may be avoided by keeping the body in
a state of exercise or labor until the
clothes can be changed, which in every
case should be done as quickly as pos
sible, particularly underclo thing, as
stockings, vests and shirts if not rheu-
matism will sooner or later set in.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-03

the distressed family. said reproach-
fully to her "You appear only to
think of yourself, Frau Thomas. Do
you not suppose your husband has also
suffered all those years the same as
yourself" ?" She looked at me astonish-
ed, and rather abashed, replied
"Of course he was miserable to see
me so, but, as he could not help me,
he let me alone.
Now, Frau Thomas, we have the
secret, and that is where you have been
unjust, and wronged your husband.
You daily exhibited regret that his life
had been saved at SO great a sacrifice to
yourself. 1t left him in more uncertain
ty regarding your love for him, and
can you blame him if he did not think
his life too dearly bought? 1t was noble
in him not to reproach you for saving
his life at thecost Of thesone dearer to
you. Is it not SO, Thomas ?"
"Truly, you have read my feelings bet
ter than 1 could have explained them.
Frequently my heart seemed to break
when I realized what you have said, but
l could not blame her, when she had
done so much for me-"
The woman's face was a study. EN-
barrassment, regret, perplexity-all ap-
peared, until for very shame she cast
herself upon her husbands breast, beg
ging his pardon.
1t was his turn to be embarrassed
now, and it was really touching to see
the man act as if he had done some
thing very foolish.
L left them confident in their future
happiness, and so it proved. In time
another child came to bless the sorely-
tried mothers heart, but never again
the question, Husband or child?"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-03

just such weather as this, thinks the
Danbury NeWS, instils new life and
animation in man, and is opt to make
him frolicsome. 1t stimulates him to
racing, jumping up and down, clapping
his hands, and feeling good generally.
1t so stimulated one of our merchants
on Friday evening, and led him to in
vite his wife to catch him before he
got around to the back stoop. He
started on smart run, and she bore
down after him at creditable speed.
He tore around the corner very much in
earnest, and stepping on piece of ice,
swung from his foothold and went
careening across ten feet of frozen
ground, and brought up with consider
able force against pear tree-a new
variety, we believe. 1t was a genial
spectacle to see the fond wife pounce
on him and hear her gleeful shouts of
victory as he struggled madly to his
feet and besought her "not to make a
darn fool of herself"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-03
MereifuI Justice.

The widow Crepin was a washerwoman
at Vanves Department of the Seine).
Her husband had died during the Com
mune; she had but one child left of
ten, boy six years of age. These
losses had reduced her to a state of
nervous depression. She was constant
ly in dread of losing her employment,
and, indeed, having been seized with
illness, ran into debt, and, at length,
was told by her landlord, to whom she
owed three quarters rent, that she must
leave her lodging. She then resolved
to put an end to her own life and that
of her child; and, having dressed her
self and the little boy in their best
clothes, lighted two braziers of char
coal, lay down with the child and await
ed DEATH. The little fellow died in the
middle of the night, but the mother
could not die. When she found that
she was alone in the world, she lit more
charcoal and now felt confident of ap-
preaching release but hour after hour
passed by, and she still lived. She
kept the neighbors away on the plea of
illness for thirty-six hours after the
child's death, and then, worn out by the
horror of her position, let them in, and
showed them the corpse of her son. The
unhappy woman was tried for the MUIR
der Of the child, but the jury were so
overcome with pity for her sufferings,
that, forgetful of their raiSon @etre,
they acquitted her, in absolute dis
regard of the potent fact that she had
taken her sons life. This verdict is
described by a French journal as
"merciful Justice"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-03
The Late Judge Samuel Nelson.

Samuel Nelson, late Associate Justice
of the United States Supreme Court,
died suddenly at his residence in
Cooperstown, New York, of apoplexy.
For some months past his health has
been good, but week before his death
he complained of having taken slight
cold, and was confined to his room till
two days before his death. While it,
ting in his chair, between one and two
o'clock, listening to Mrs. Nelson read
letter, he made an inquiry in regard
to it, and then, without word or sigh,
was dead. Judge Nelson left the bench
of the United States Court in 1872.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-03

Female post-office clerks are being
largely employed at the South.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-24

STREET CAR .ErHQUETTE-The best
way to take street car, If you live on the
same street with the track, Is to wait IN
I'll the car has passed and then send the
servant to the door with instructions 10
whistle. II whistling won't do, request
him to yell, and after the car has stopped
rush up stairs Tor the umbrella, or below
to the basement for the market basket.
Remember the next car won't be along for
five minutes-tlve mortal minutes, or
three hundred precious seconds. II you
don't find the umbrella up stairs, borrow
one Of your next door neighbor. Get the
market basket at all hazards, but II you
can't get that get something else that will
take q while longer. Don't stop to
think Of the important passengers
in the car; that would be mad
ness. II the driver shouts "hurry
up" only be thankful that he don't prefix
q lively adjective to Il; kiss the baby once
more. II you have none, kiss some other
fellows. On reaching the car don't dart
into your seat Immediately. Wait quietly
until the car moves, and then grab at the
supporting strap, and miss 1t, Of course.
This Is the best time to iAb your UNI.
brella into the next mans back and fall
on the fellow in the corner.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-24

SABBATH SCHOOL G ATHER1NG.-Exten
siVe arrangements are being made for the
Sabbath School gathering at Chatauquu
Lake, New York, which takes place mex
month. The committee have already ar
ranged sleeping accommodations in tents
and cottages for 1000 people. A majority
Of the prominent Sabbath School workers
and speakers Of the country, without re
gard to UNCONVENTIONAL lines, will be pres
ent. From the programme we see such
an array Of talent as is seldom booked fol
any Convention. For some time past the
grounds about the lake have been laid off
so as to represent the Holy Land. A let
ter from there on this point says:
Palestine is success, q complete sue
cess. Dr.. Wythe has disappointed the
false prophets. The Jordan and the Dead
Sea, and Genesareth are realities. have
been by Jacobs Well, and on Hermor
this very day. I thought Palestine II
miniature would be humbug. 1t Is lit
tie more than half done. and IS already 9
q success. Come and take a ramble from
Jerusalem to Nazareth, over to the brow
Of Carmel and up to the sources OF the
Jordan"
We learn that several of our Sabbath
School friends in Wheeling expect to be
present and participate in this great as
sembly Of Sabbath School workers.