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The New York herald., 1874-08-20
BROOKLYN.

James keenan, was arrested yesterday on Ray.
mond street Ior stabbing Dennis McFoli IN the
right breast with penKnife. The wound Is not
fatal
Daniel sweeny, a young man, residing in Van
Brunt street, near fremont, was struck on the
head while bathing yesterday by the screw of the
tugboat Warnock, or the foot OF Partition street
He was, 1t is feared, fatally injured, and is now an
inmate OF the College Hospital.
Several hundred dollars worth OF old brass, cop
per and rigging was stolen rom the Brooklyn
Navy Yard a lew days ago, and two men attached
TO coal barge which had been in the hapit OF car
rying coal TO the yard were suspected OF the theft
They were discharged from their positions.
Mr.. Edward W. Fiske, member OF the Board Of
Prospect Park Commissioners and an influential
citizen OF Brooklyn, died at his residence No. 1914
Park place, yesterday. Deceased. who was in the
sixty-nintn year OF his age, was a republican In pol
itics and was highly respected. His funeral Will
take place tomorrow afternoon.
The Kings County Commissioners OF Charities
met yesterday and resolved upon discharHng en-
gineer Patrick Carr, OF the Lunatic Asylum,
against whom charges OF immortality were pre-
lerred by several OF the nurses, They also dis-
pensed with the services OF several employees, re-
duclng the salary expenditures $4,000 per annum.
The New York herald., 1874-08-20
NEW JERSEY.

The appropriation for the Police Department In
Jersey City for the ensuing year is s433, $780,
The Oldest person in salem county Is "Aunt Mary
smith, who will be ninety three years OF age on
the 27th inst. She Is still able to 20 about visiting
her friends.
The Democratic State Convention, which will be
held at Trenton on the 18th of next month, 1t Is
said will be composed or 1,5o7 delegates, probably
the largest ever held in the State.
The Trenton volunteer Fire Department had
grand street parade yesterday Ia honor Of the re-
turn home from Western tour OF No. Hose
company. All Of the engine and hose houses were
gayly decorated with nags streamers and appro-
pirate notices, and the streets the route OF the
parade were lned Win vast colcourse OF spec
tators. IL the evening banquet was given to the
returned hremen at Taylor Hall.
During circus performance in Jersey City on
Tuesday night Detective Watson arrested a man
about fifty years OF age for making improper ad
yances to a little giri thirteen years old. He
handed card to the child containing pass TO
tne circus. with The name 'Join H. DOty" added
lie was brought up Tor examination yesterday
but as there was no evidence showing what
Propositions ne made 70 tne child he was dis
charged.
peculiar lawsuit Is just being commenced in
Trenton woman named Mary Van Doren sues
one Peter II. Wymer for 500 damages, which she
alleges she has suffered by reason Of defcndanrs
bees having committed dcpredations on her cab
oage garden and dwelling mouse. Mary keeps
boarding house, and she lurther alleges that said
bees nave been IN the habit or alghtin2 on her
bOardera' heads, 20 the inhntte annoyance ot tne
latter. while at their meals.
The New York herald., 1874-08-20
THE TEyTH POOR CHlLDREH,s PICNIC.
More Than Two Thousand Little Ones
Out for Holiday.

More Than Two Thousnnd Little Ones
Out for n Holiday.
The children OF the Seventh ward had an ex-
ceedingy pleasant trip yesterday up the Hudson
to Excelsior Grove. The number received on
board by Mr.. Williams was no less than 2,l47, and
several others had 20 be left In disappointment
the Rutgers street wharf. Just as the Chicago was
rounding the Battery point she was passed by the
noating hospital barge, with Its freight Of little
patients proceeding on It's charitable errand up the
East River and again. not far from the same place.
was encountered by 1t on the return. On both oc-
casions hearty exchange OF signals, waving OF
kerchiefs and other tokens OF mutual congratula-
tiOn took place The san was deligh tful,
the day particularly enjoyable. There was no
varlatlOn-there could be Improvement
In the usual arrangements Of Mr.. Williams Tor the
accommodation Of his little guests. The only
feature perhaps, exceptionally noticeable In this
excursion was the wholly unrestralned boiserous
hilarity OF the young folk from beginning to end OF
the journey. Mr.. Daisy's exhibition OF Punch and
Judy was on this occasion an improvisation OF
quite modern and familiar topics-one OF the
iilustriOus characters OF the drama rusning unex-
pectedly into the request OF chorus from all pres
ent, answered IN moment oy the unison OF
couple OF thousand juvenile voices, making the
leaiy grove ring with Digging dusky diamonds
underneath the grOund,' an air apparently rival
ling "Mulligan's Guards" in their estimation. The
manager was ably assisted In the care Of the
chil0ren by Captain Siebert and ten Officers from
his precinct with Officers Munier, Hitch ten
DR.. Hans Powell and Dr. Needham were the medical
volunteers OF the day. After stay OF some four
hours at the grove the expedition made Tor home.
leisurely moving down the river. Laughter, chat
ter singing, dancing with the untrlng music
Of MIR. stiegler's band. so dlled with mlrth
the return voyage that 1t could be hardly
credited by happy young ones when the pier was
reached That the time was nearly seven O'Clock.
The days amusement wound up with a procession
to the Madison street station, and arrival there
q grand unanimous chorus OF the "DusKy Dia-
.Oxlf amt, snnn .no cO nnnI
Tor the day were s763 2l making an average OF
about thirty six cents per Capat. This was the
tenth excursion OF those gwen this year, for which
the total cost amounts TO s7,306 90. The number
OF children taken on these ten days was 0S.9.
thus making the individual cost for each boy and
girl who en- Dyed therby genuine holiday amount
TO the insignificant sum OF tnirty-slX cents re-
markabe exhibit OF economy and excellent man.
agement on the part OF those intrusted with the
conduct OF this excellent charity.
The New York herald., 1874-08-20
LONG ISLAND.

Mr.. George Hudson of Rverhead. has been ap-
potn ted Under Sheriff OF Suffolk county, vice j.
Henry Perkins, resigned.
George Roberts and James McCue, two Fourth
ward roughs. attacked Dennis Carroll yesterday
in Hunters Point, and but for the timely arrIvaI
OF officers Parks and Ward would have brutally
beaten him. MuCue was discharged, but Roberts
was fined $40 ana committed until paid.
Yesterday morning about ten O'Clock the train
on Atlantic avenue bound TO Jamaica, while cross.
ing Bennett avenue ran into horse and wagon
driven by G. Spirng, OF Cypress Hills. The horse
was instantly killed, the wagon demolished and
MIR. Spir!ing seriously injured. lie was taken
home and attended by DR.. Wright or East New
York.
The New York herald., 1874-08-20
DOESN'T INTEND TO RURRY HOME.

Peter B. Sweeny has not yet reached the hos
pitaDle shores OF Manhattan Island. 1t is not
likely that he will see New York this summer II all
reports are well founded HERALD reporter yes
terday asked alter the distinguished ex-Tammany
chiers health and desired to know some thing
about his proposed visit to these shores, and was
informed by an old friend whose relations with
MIR. Sweeny are OF the closest order that the lat
Ser gentleman was In Paris yet with hs brother,
James Sweeny, aud other agreeable companions,
and ID given up all idea OF nastening his depart.
the published story to the effect that Mr.. Peter b..
Sweeny was soon coming nome as regular hoax,
and aided that the distinguished gentleman enter
.aned no such Idea II Is nardly probable tnat We
shall see him here before she eApTatlon OF another
year At least.
The New York herald., 1874-08-20
IMPORTANT CaANCERY DECISION
Property Holders in Jersey City saved
from Ruin.

from
The Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad Com
peny are constructing tuanei through that part
Of Jersey City known as Bergen Hill. They con-
tracted Tor the purchase OF property to the
amount OF $300,C00. That contract they refused to
fulfil. and they appealed to the Court OF Chancery
to grant them possession OF the lands by condem-
nation, on the ground that the title was defective.
They set up che plea that MIR. Bacot,
one OF the parties TO the TRANSFER twenty
three years ago, was in the insane asylum when nc
slgned the deed and that the transfer was there
lore void. Mr.. w. Z. Rogers on the part OF the
property holders, appeared before Chancellor Rum
yon and argued the case. He admitted that BacOt
was IN the asylum, and II he was insane then his
act was void, because under the laws OF New Jer-
sey the deed OF married woman unless her hus.
band joined in it is VOID and the title would still
stand IN Mrs. Bacot or her heirs. The present
holders VINO have expended large sums IN i'm
proving and building upon the property, would
thus ind themselves without title.
The Chancellor has at length decided that Mr..
Bacot had sufficient mind, memory and under
standing to understand the said deed and to
legally execute the same, and that "satd deed Is
and snali Tor ever be unvoldape and conclusive"
This decision Is OF vital importance, especially to
numerous small holders on Jersey City Heights.
The railroad company commenced yesterday TO
pay OF these holders according to the original
contract.
The New York herald., 1874-08-20
SAD DROWNING.
A Small Boat CapSizcd i'm the Hudson
and Four Men Drowned.

PoUGHKEEPSIE, August 10, 1874.
Five young men got or the orty-eghs minutes
past three train at Peekskil this afternoon, from
YoDkers, intending to intercept the steam ferry-
boat for Iona Island, where they expected to Join
the excursion steamer Wyoming and barge.
The steamboat had gone, and theg hlred MIR. Os-
horne, boat builder, 10 take them over. Wnen
of Rodhook they saw the steamer wyoming had
lett TO 90 south They urged OSBORNE to row up to
the barge alongside the steamer ana put them on
board. He tried 10 do SO, when his boat was struck
by fender the barge and upset, ana all
were thrown into the water. lad named James
Kane who was towing behind the wyoming In a
small boat, cut his boat loose and hurried TO the
rescue. He succeeded in saving Mr.. OSBORNE and
one OF the young men. He says he saw two OF the
young men drown, being unable 10 reach them,
and he says further that the other two were also
undoubtedly drowned, as they were not seen AZ
,erward. The steamer did not stop, bat moved ON
down the river.
II Is SAID the excursion steamer was from Yonk
ers, but an attempt TO get Information rom there
Dy telegraph has !allcd. The boy Kane says tine
struggle OF the young men IN the water WAS ter.
rible 10 behold. None OF tne bodies have yet been
recovprpt
The New York herald., 1874-08-20
FRUSTRATED BY TIE HEAT.

An unknown man, apparently tbIrty-ave years
OF age. was Frustrated by the heat near the Har-
lem Bridge yesterday, shortly before noon. He
was taken 10 heighbonng drug store and ply
slcian suminoned under whose treatment he re
vlved sulclenty 10 warrant MS being taken to his
home In williamsburg.
The New York herald., 1874-08-20
EXCURSION OF THE HEBREW CHILDREN.

The second excursion OF the poor Hebrew chill
dren Of this city will take place to-day the barge
VIM. J. Haskett starting from the foot OF East
Eighth street at seven A. NJ and foot OF East
Seventy ninth street at haf-past seven for Glen
wood, Long Island. Should the committee re-
Ceive funds sufficient for another excursion, moth
ers, with their babes, as also poor men and chill
1ren will be taken.
The New York herald., 1874-08-20
STATEN ISLAND.

John Mccartney OF Broad street, Stapleton, was
yesterday arraigned before Justice Kassner on
the charge of robbery, In snatchng a 50 bill out
OF the hand of young woman named Louisa
smith, Of that village. The Justice fined the
prisoner $40. which was paid and the accused was
allowed to go at liberty.
The New York herald., 1874-08-20
Grand total.

Contributions TO the fund are earnestly solicited
at once and may be sent to New YORK. HERALD,
Mayor Havemeyer, City lIaH; Arn0ld, Constable &
Co., No. Ss5 Broadway; y. Appleton Co., No. 55l
Broadway; August belmont Il Co., No, 10 Nassau
street; David salomon. German American Bank.
No. l20 Broadway; Jackson D. schultz. No. 63 Cnn
street, or Rev. Avah Wiswall Master OF st. Johns
Child. No. 81 NarICK street.
The New York herald., 1874-08-20
FLOATING HOSPITAL

Destitute Sick Children's Excursion
FUnd.
The following additional contributions have been
received by Rev. Alvah Wiswan, Master OF st.
Johns Guild, and handed TO Henry G. Dewitt
Alm0ner:-
rHRoUGY NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY.
The New York herald., 1874-08-20

Gare,r the Staying OF the Boutan cnier ana the
overrunning of the country, which they tnought
could oe defended against invaders to all eternity.
Expedition TO tho Now Landing Place
i'm Nishin Bay-Friendly Reception
by the Natives-The Jocularity OF tho
Chie(s-A People Without Spelling
Books-An Imprompta Banquet ON the
shore.
The New York herald., 1874-08-20

reproach was devoid OF fear. He was little
man. this leader OF the most bloodthirsty
tribe, except the Boutans. In the peninsula, with
a rather effemnate face. large, mild eyes, and q
wreath OF wild flowers tastefuily woven into his
hair. One OF his companions had somewhat
similar, though more extensive decoration, COM
posed OF leaves and twigs The young inheritor
OF the Majesty OF Tuilasok was adorned with q
pheasanrs plume OF great length His brother.
ToketoK's youngest son, was unembellished except
by his fine, intelligent brow and beautiful eyes.
He was the only handsome savage o! the lot,
unless the Koalut chief might put IN claim to
partial rivalry, and would hardly have bemssh
20 his countenance were IL not for the bored ears
ana the lips stained with bete nut juice.
A SAVAGE FEAST on THE sEAsHoRE.
Toward sunset q fresh party was seen advancing
over the hills, bearing tubs and baskets ana pack
ages OF various shapes and dimensions 1t was
easy to see that primitive feast was impending,
not stately banquet with pig and chicken but a
neat impromptu repast on approved al rresc0 saw
age principles. There was rice and there were
eggs, and, especially, there were great vessels of
sweet potato sanshu, for the last touches TO the
preparation OF which we now saw mat the hre
was TO be made available. 1t was reheated and
then handed around With persistent not TO say
oppressive hospitality. The liquor was not par.
siculary palatabe but was extremely potent with
flavor not unlike very inferior lrlsh wniskey.
Our hosts expressed much regret that we refused
TO Join thcm In every "round;n but, think, con-
soied themselves with she reflection that there
would be more leit for themselves. The process
OF emptying and rehllng the cups was plainly pur.
sued WIFE what DR.. Johnson declared to be the
only aim OF drinking and the consequences were
speedily apparent in the growing hilarity and
sudden develnnment Of srectionate ten
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-06-27
Pacific Coast.

SAN Francisco, June 90. Walter
Stone, for a number of years an officer
connected with the police force, COM
mitted suicide at his residence, Clay
street, last night, by shooting himself
through the heart The suicide is sup
posed to be caused by depression Of spir-
its, brought on by failure to get congeni-
al employment.
The case against William Borrowe,
charged with embezzling the Pacific Mail
Company's funds, was dismissed in the
Police Court this morning. The piose-
cuton failed to make out any case. Bur
rowe had been ticket agent Of the com.
pany.
Howard Morrison, husband of the act.
ress Fanny Young, was arrested yester
day, charged with assaulting Tom Ma
guire with a pistol. Morrison claims
that Mcguire grossly insulted his wife a
the Alhambra theater. The case wat
called in the Police Court this mornin,
and continued.
The steamer Pacific, the first of th,
New Mexican, Central American ant
Panama service Of the Pacific Mail Com
pany, sailed to-day.
The British steamer Vancouver, sailet
to-day for Hongkong and Yokohama.
The steamer Salvador arrived to.da,
from Panama.
San Francisco, June 26.-John Stopp
having been robbed of hundred dol
lars while on drunken spree, attempted
suicide at San Mateo by cutting hi.
throat. He was taking to County Hos
pital for recovery.
John Fennessy, who held the position
Of steward at the Russ House for man,
years, died suddenly.
VIM. Burling brings an action agains
Geo. Heart to recover $5,S65, with in
terest.
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RAILROAD LEGISLATION.

There is no man SO bad but some good
will occasionally crop out. For example,
we find that Senator Chandler opposed
Sargent's motion for appropriating $780,
900 for improving Oakland Harbor.
Chandler said. and very truly, that :" the
improvement was for the benefit OF
railroad which had been built to reach
Goat Island, and the object of the i'm
provement was to make harbor for the
benefit of the railroad" The motion
was agreed to by vote of 20 to Is. So
it may be fairly presumed that there are
.2S railroad attorneys in the United States
Senate. A pretty fair representation for
one class of monopolists. Now, mark
the difference of views when there is no
railroad mixed up with legislation. Sea-
ator Hagar asked for $50, 900 to preserve
the harbor Of San Diego. Hager spoke
"of the importance of that harbor and
necessity for protecting it. Unless
something should be done, the harbor
would be filed up with sand from the
interior. The harbor was one prepared
by nature, and it was being destroyed
for want Of few thousand dollars to
protect it," The motion was agreed to by
a narrow majority of three. When one
recollects that speaking Of Oakland Har.
Dor is misnomer, for it is nothing more
than line OF water front on the Bay o.
San Francisco, which is the harbor il
fact. it is singular that $l00,0 900 should
be spent upon it, while an appropriation
of $50, 900 for preserving San Diego Har
Dor, one of the only two good natura
harbors on the coast from Acapulco tt
Puget Sound, is grudgingly accorded
The reason is to be found in the fact tina
the Oakland frontage is controlled by ,
powerful Railroad Company, who wisl
it deepened at the peoples expense, anc
San Diego Bay has no other recon
mendation than being owned by the peo
pie and a splendid natural harbor.
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the effects of the legislation he is sup
porting, bu, he will not steal. He will
not be bought. The temptations of
Credit Mobilier stock. salary grabs, Dis
trict frauds, shoddy contracts, straw
bidders and so on through the endless
and multiform list Of public swindiing
will fall powerless before him. Then it
is u simple question Of right and wrong.
and the honest mans conscience at once
supplies the tombstone. His course Is
clearly defined. There is no doubt or
uncertainty about such matters, and the
poisonous tempter is at once exposed
and thrust aside. These are the men
that are wanted in the next Congress.
and they are 10 be found; but to do SO,
the party hack, the professional poll
tician, must be avoided. Go among the
mass of the people, among the business
and professional men Of ordinary and
everyday life. aud you will find them,
Iust 10 surrey % tuCs hic hos W ~ 'N"-N
among railroad attorneys, ring hangers
on. shoidy contractors, pot-house politi-
clans. genteel loafers, or the vast class OF
well dressed Micawbers, that are waiting
for anything to turn up, except honest in
dustry. But 60 among the workers. the
producers, the men that are daily doing
their share toward making the country
great and prosperous. There, among
those classes. men can be found that will
go to Washington, and like Sumner, stay
there life time, and leave with as clean
hands as they took with them. If the
thirty-two States that elect Congressman
this Fall, will choose men of that stamp,
a great number of men that now live in
splendor at Washington and other great
cities, will find change Of air essential
to their comfort.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-06-27

QUICKSILVER. - The high price Of
quicksilver is causing great activity in
prospecting for and working new mines.
The old ones being controlled by great
capitalists who prefer to keep up prices
rather than reduce them by increasing
the supply. At newly discovered mine
near Calistogn, CAL, recently purchased
by George Wright, of San Francisco, a
new process is to be tried, that of crush
ing the ore before submitting it to the re.
torts. The impulse given to quicksilve,
mining is also being felt in Mexico, and
at Huitzuco, explorations are being
made, which give valuable results, and
several companies are now working the
mines.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

Speaking OF the late Congress, the
Sacramento Union says ''it was ehoked
up with men of the rotten old regime,
and we ought perhaps to thank them for
having done as well as they did in the
way OF reform" Looking at the matter
from that point of view we do not know
but what the Union is right. The late
Congress was composed largely of an ele-
ment that it is to be hoped will be gradu-
ally weeded out. Men, that the violent
commissions OF past troublous times could
alone have brought to the surface, and
who. now that time and opportunity is
afforded to examine them closely, will
disappear after investigation like noxious
exhalations before tempest. The com
ing Fall thirty-two States will elect their
representatives, and there is good rea-
son to expect that much better class OF
men will be chosen. Of course in those
States still cursed with the rule Of the
carpet Dagger. that cannot be hoped for,
but in the others it is. By the late Con-
gressional investigations, partial and
partizan as they have been. enough has
been dragged into sight to show how
fearfully vicious and corrupt is the
great mass OF official men and things.
When the detached portions that have
been exposed appear SO ugly and repul-
sive, what frightful monster must the
main body be. The next Congress will
be expected to carry on the good work,
though much more thoroughly, rapidly
and impartially. That expectation will
not be ill-founded il care is taken to in
fuse new blood into the popular branch
Of the National Legislature. Men should
be chosen whose past character gives
security that they will, to the best o.
their knowledge and ability, forward ant
protect the public interest. On ques
tions of policy. in matters of Judgment
all make mistakes or differ, but in mat
tiers which are simply those OF common
honesty or its reverse, there should
there can be no argument or variance o
opinion. There sits in every man.
bosom a constant, unfailing, unorrinl
monitor, that on such subjects will al
ways point out the true path to oil wht
will listen to its counsel. Therefore, th'
one great indispensable requisite, thu
possession OF which should be insisted
on and control all others, is that of down
right, sterling. incorporating honesty
We do not care how able man is, how
reliable as partisan, how eloquent o.
persevering and industrious. All thes'
qualities. desirable as they may be, al
. fade into absolute nothingness, whel
the one thing needed. integrity, is want
ing. Having that one desideratum. bu
lacking the others, man may act i'm
prudsntly and without properly hssdin
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-06-27

RETIRED.-Postmaster General Cress
well has found out that his private af-
fairs need attention. 1t is good thing
for the public service that they do. 1t
is to be regretted that Mr.. Creswell had
not devoted his attention to his personal
concerns some time ago. If, however,
he does not show more ability in their
conduct than in the management of Off
cial affairs. he certainly will not rival
Astor or Stewart as a business man.
Like the Chamberlain in Lalla Roolkh
said Of the minstrels verses, the last had
some merit, because it was the last. So
the last act of Mr.. Cresswell's official
career was commendable, because it was
the last. In regard to his successor, Mr.
Hale, it is to be hoped that he will b.
more successful in promoting the eff
cheney of the service and protecting
the department against straw bidder
and fraudulent contractors.