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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-15
THE VICTIMS OF THE PRE-
The Funeral Of the Stfner Family to
Take Place To-Day.

Notwithstanding the snow and the general in
elemency Of the weather yesterday great crowds Of
curious people gathered the scene Of the fatal
connagration in East Sixteth street. The opera
tons In the Fourth avenue cut prevent trafrlc
through Sixtieth street, thus necessitaung those
who came from the east part Of the town 10 cross
Fourth avenue at Fifty-niDth street. The last
named thoroughfare was during the afternoon as
crowded as 1t appears on Sunday when the great
caravan OF city bound people wend their way to
the Central Park. The whole block in Sixtieth
street, from Fourth 10 Madison avenue, was used
AS promenade, and all the afternoon lines Of
sightseers, nine.tenths women, moved up and
down. Loud was the unconditional praise these
women chanted to the memory OF Miss Deborah
whom they justly considered an ornament to her
sex. Many sympathetic souls made lutile attempts
to conceal their emotion, expressed IN tears.
Tie debris which yesterday blocked the sidewalk
was still undisturOed, although Its appearance
greatly changed The snow, Inch was trOdden IN
places formed with the black paths sort OF ma
tural mourning on the street In front OF the house.
The easements, which were blackened with the
smoke, had sills OF snow and were hung with rows
Of lcicles. The two policemen who we're guard
ing the mousse on tuesday were on hand yesterday
ana Kept the crowd rom entering the ruin. The
water pipes which were broken on the night OF the
IRE were still running yesterday. The spent water
mad nOzen over night, and the whole parlor entry
was Q sea OF ice Nothing has been taken from the
rum, and 1t is probable that the damaged furniture
Will not be removed for some time.
The house OF MIR. Moses II. Moses in which the
three bodies are now lying, was full OF friends OF
the family yesterday. Many who live out of town
came in to console their Dereaved friends. The
triple funeral VIII take place IRON the house OF Mr.
there can be DO doubt, as Mr. Stiner had . vast
CIRCLE or social as well as business friends.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-15
STILL ANOTHER INTERNAL MACHINE"

On Tuesday evening last small boy called at
the residence Of Mr.. Isaac Bloodgood, NO. 1872 War
rem street, Brooklyn, and left cigar box, which
the messenger said was to be given to the gentle
man OF the house, who is q merchant. upon his re-
turn from New York. The present being an era of
internal machines, and the ex- District Attorney
of Kings county having lately been the imperllled
recipient OF deadly laden cigar box 1elt
by a boy tool, the fears of the household were
aroused, and the box was placed bv Mr.
BoOdgood IN pail OF water, which they
mad read was the best domestic method OF avoid
ing explosions and attendant funeral expenses in
cases Of internal machines. The police of the Third
precinct then requested to take charge OF the
awful box and investigate It's contents and Cap
tain Ferry sent Sergeant Kellet to explode the
theory or the box, or both. The sergeant right
valiantly executed his orders Fishing the satu-
rated box from out OF the water he cautiously
raised the lid and peeped in and there
behcld q series OF pasteboard Compartments
ingeniousiy arranged. Taking OF the lid
ne found matches and several small walls
filled with minute leaden shot, while around the
bottles, which were connected with lamp wick,
was quantity OF puverlZed charcoal. There was
no explosion save that OF laughter when the bur-
den OF terror was raised from the fear-oppressed
hearts of the inmates Of the domice upon the re-
port OF the sergeant that 1t was perfectly harmless
and open Tor the inspection OF the most timorous.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-15
Aimanac for new York-Th,s Day
PORT OF NEW YORK, JAN IA, 1874.
CLEARED.

Steamship Algeria tBr), Garrett Liverpool via Queens
steamship City oi Galveston, Evans New orieans-c
Steamship Hatterss Ernest, Norfolk City Point ana
RichmOnd-Old Dominion Steamship 20
Steamship Mediator, Smith, acknowledgements ssesm'
Ship W Grace, Black, San Frsncisce-sutton 60.
Bark Mimi (Aus. Thean, Cork or Faimoutn-oioco'
Bark Giusepp Caparno qtan, Biazzone. CORK or raj
mouth for Orders-Slocovich Co
Bark Nor Nor), Christensen. Cork for
Barn kordsternsn Qor'. Johansen' Cork for orders
BARK Marco Polo GER, Minssn. Bremen-H Koop
Co. - rar. 4
Bark Mai (Norh stoesen- Hambura-Funch' Edye
Co.
BARK Lsvfnia, Dyer. oadiz-Brett Son Go. ,,.-p.,-
w. Bark Libes.., NJ h""r"'i~ anu
Bark Caibprien, Hopkins Matanzss-Waydel Go.
Bark Belltrees (BS) Skinner st Johns, Nh Currie
a Co. ga
Brig Catharna osor,, Aoller, Liverpool-Punch Edye
4 Co
sohr williamine Scott Bcvrout-s Loud Co
Sehr Grace Webster, Hume, Cardenss-h Kelley .
schr Kate Wentworth, Mead, oardesas-hiller
sc6r Ii Baxter tBD. Baxter, CORVALLIS. Ns-o W
Berteaux. -.
Schr Lizzie Major, Gerrish Jacksonvile-W Ray
schr Glover Ingersoll, Georgetown, SEE Hurh
but 4 Co. rv
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ARRIVALS.
REPQRTRp BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND
HERALD wHITEsTONE TELEGRAPH LINES

REPoKTRD BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND
HERALD wHITBsTONR TELEGRAPH LINES
Steamship Russia CD Cook 1aysspoS Jan sna
FranckIyn Jan Z IS 81 lon 81 TO- passed German
s'S ssssst So Easet Liverpool Jan sna
" sah lat l5 d lon 4s Is an ih%sn bound
OBJ hence Liverpool. Was detained Of the bar u
Steamship Silesia GER, Hebch. Hamburg Dec 81 and
Hsyre jan with mdse and LOO passengers to Kunhard
Steamship Pereire Fr), Daure, Hsvre Jan and Brest
3D. with mdse and 81 to Geo
nj Go
aM eo Steering
hip Huntsville. hence tor savannah. Was detained out
Steamship Isaac Bell, Brakeman Richmond, City Point
and Norfolk with mdsc and passengers to the Old Do
Steamship H9tteras Ernest, Norfolk with mdse and
Bark Victoria Nor johnson, Dieppe Dec in ballast
to Funch Edge Co Is anchored at Sandy Hook for
schr VIM H Jones. Bedoll, Fernandins IS days, with
schr A + Baiee, Allen Virginia. with wood to Van
Passed Through Hell Gate.
BOUND SOUTH.
Steamship Chesapeake, johnson, Portland for New
York with mdse and passengers
with mdse and passengers to Barring L Davis
Via 4sas IN
Brig Mary Fink, Dyer, Milibridge for New York. In
He7 $s, for New York.
sc6r sadler Baisden. New Haven for New York
sSr
schr George Ferguson Ferguson, Bath for Norfolk.
with lumber to order.
schr Idaho. Jameson. New Bedford for New York. -
Steamer Doris Young, Providence TOR New YORK; with
Steamer Electra Mott Providence for New York. with
mdse and passengers
Steamer United States DAVIS Fall River tor New York.
with mdse and passengers
BOUND EAST.
schr Joseph Farwell. Gregory New York for Boston.
schr Hattie Ellen, Ashford, New York for Boston
scnr Fen, Eiekerson, New York TOR Providence.
Schr HUDSON Green, New York for Boston.
Schr Dart, Williams, New York tor stamford.
schr R a Forsythe, H0bpe, New York for Stamford
steamer Electra, Mott, New YORK Tor Providence.
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HAVANA MARKETS,

HAVANA Jan. II, 1874
Sugar nrm for No II Dutch standard at F ia reals
per arrobe. Exchange dun On the United states, 60
days currency 10 u premium short sight gold, 81
premium; Paris, SO ~ premium.
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SAILED.

Steamships Algeria fBrA for Virginia; Olympia Br,
Glasgow Etna (Br), Kingston, &c: City of Galveston,
New Orleans; Hatteras Norfolk; Mediator, dOi barks
Minerva, Liverpool Lillian, Cadiz brig Harry Au-
brey Barbados
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SHIPPING NEWS.
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
Steamer.

DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK FOE THE
MONTH OF JANUARY.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-23
Mr. Beecher ON AlcohoI.

Rev. ii. W. Beecher reviewed The
liquor question and the temperance
crusade in the West. Local option. he
thought, had in many cases accomplish.
ell great deal of good The trouble
with laws Of this kind was that the great
body OF the citizens failed to sustain
them by their influence and votes.
Policemen and Police Magistrates were
unable to do everything. As to liquor
itself. he did not consider il at all tines
and under all circumstances injurious.
A healthy man had no need oil it. and
was better of without it, but all men
were not healthy. Then there were
people engaged in the temperance reflr-
nation who were pushing it too far,
who were repelling more by their big
oiry and Intolerance than they conquer
Ell by their arguments and PRAYERS
Persons who insisted that, under 10 pos
sible circumstances, or combination of
circumstances, thimbletul of brandy
was OF use to the disor,,ercd system
might mean well, but they were on the
wrong track. The idea, on which the
great temperance reformation began
thirty wears ago, that all liquor was of
itself poison, had been undermined by
science. But there were those, who
went even further than this, and pro-
nO1nced stimulants to be bad. A man
who endeavored 10 carry out their pre-
cepts would be in danger of starvation.
The fact was that, stimulants in certain
cases and in moderate quantities were
unquestionably of benefit to the phy steal
health. 1t was all very we'll to talk
about the reaction and say that that was
invariably equal to the exaltation, but
1t was untrue. One reason why Ameri.
cans AS race nsed them to excess was
from their lack of proper recreation
Good food, properly prepared, and
pleasant homes were what Americans
needed to wean them from this demon of
drink. The temperance crusade the
speaker regarded as effecting much good
though more Of it by opening the way
to wider field for wOman's influence
than by prayers at the rumsellers, ad-
dressed from the sidewalk. Let women
reform the table, substitute for indigesl-
ible food diet at once agreeable and
nutritious, and half the temptation to
drink would be done away with. In
conclusion, he had two rules to be offer
ed: First, don't drink at all; second
if you must drink, let it be of the right
kind, at the right time, and under the
right circumstances.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-23
Vol. XX. Whole No. l004. No..l7.
Women as Physicians,

Fourteen ladies' received their diplo-
mas as doctors of medicine. on Wed
nes 'ay evening at Steinway Hall. They
are graduates of the New York Free
Medical College for Women, and it is
to be supposed are we'll qualified for
the practice OF the profession to which
they have been educated. What have
the physicians of the masculine gender
to say to this? Will they consent to
receive the learned sisters in medicine
upon terms of professional equality?
If not, why not! If the ladies are
qualified for the practice their qualifica-
tions ought to have practical recogni-
ion. Ifthey are not qualified, it is
very serious wrong to give them diplo-
mas. The public is considerably in
terested in this matter. If there be
any reason why women should not as
sumo the duties, fatigues, excitements
and responsibilities of practitioners of
of the healing art, the reason should
be distinctly stated by those who are
entitled to be considered authorities on
such subjects. the New York Free
Medical College for Women is COM
petent authority in the premises, the
question is settled, and the lady doe
tors can demand equal rights with the
doctors Of the sterner sex.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-23
Elder Knapp.

MULTTUDEs have read with emo ton
the recent tidings Of the death,at Rock
ford, Illinois, Of the illustrious Baptist
Jacob Knapp, compared with whom
common revivalists as his class of
preacher is called) are pygnies. Born
in Otsego county, New York, in 1899,
he evangelized as far as California on
the one hand and Spain on the other.
During his half century of labor, he
must have been the means of awaken
ing, according to his tally, fully a
quarter Of a million souls for, thirty
years ago, he gave up the score at one
hundred thousand.
For homespun wit, sarcasm, fierce
ness, for an oddity sometimes seeming
irreyerent, yet joined to solemnity,
few pulpiters in modern times, fancy,
have equalled Knapp. Almost AS
dramatic as Cough, almost as mirth.
ful in storytelling and as powerful in
pathos, the Elder moved people to
laughter and tears, TO beatitude and
terror. Like a consummate orator he
felt his hearers. 'Whiteficld preached
God" he said in one sermon, "among
stones and clubs and rotten eggs and
dead cats" At the mention of cats
a litter ran through the audience,
whereupon the Elder repeated and en-
phasized the eggs and cats. But it
must not be supposed that the only
purpose of his oddities was TO anuse.
Il put some wheat and some chah
in III, Sermon he said, "and throw
out the chaif in hopes that some who
come to get that may pick up little
wheat among it" With the same view
ne often gave strange titles to his dis
courses. When holding revival, he
sometimes preached twice day on the
first six days of the week with prayer
meeting, besides, every morning; and
on Saturday there were three prayer
meetings, or else two and one service
of preaching. Ga Sunday he often
announced his subjects for ensuing
evenings; and here are two lists
which | took down, by way of spec!-
mems, from his lips:
Monday.-The Personality, Charac-
ter, and Destiny OF the DeviI
Tuesdav.-Why God lets the Devil
live.
Wedncsday.-A Prayer meeting in
He'll.
Thursday The Goodness of God.
Friday of God in the Dam
nation OF the Wicked.
Monday.-My Ok Sermon.
Tuesday.-My Hen and Chicken Ser.
mon.
Wednesday.-A Fun eral Sermon on
Men now Living.
Thursday. = Where Cain got his
Wife.
-Philip Quilibet, in the Galary for
May.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-23

MORAL COURAGE Have the courage
to face difficulty, lest it kick you
harder than you bargained for. Diff.
culties like thieves, often disappear at a
glance. Have the courage to leave Il
convivial party at the proper hour for
doing so, however great the sacrifice;
and to stay away from one upon the
slightest grounds for objection, however
great the temptation to 20. Have The
courage to do without that which you
do not need, however much YOU NAV
admire it. Have the courage to speak
Your mind when t is necessary that YOU
should do SO, and hold your tongue
when it is better you should be silent.
Have the courage TO speak to poor
friend in seedy coat, even in the street,
aud when rich one is nigh. The effort
Is less than many people take it to be,
and the act is worthy of a king. Have
the courage to admit that YOU have been
in the wrong, and YOU will remove the
fact III the mind of others, putting -
desirable impression in the place OF an
unfavorable one. Have the courage To
adhere to the first resolution when you
cannot change it for better, and to
abandon it Mt the eleventh hour upon
conviction.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-23

The MEN OF THE REvoLUrIoN.-On
the 2oth OF June, 1898, three men were
seated around Il table in Il room OF the
wine-shop ot the Rue du Paon. Their
chairs were wide apart; each was seated
at one of the sides Of the table, leaving II
fourth place empty. 1t wls about
O'Clock IN the evening; there was still
some light in the street, but the room
was dark, and a lamp, hanging from the
ceiling, threw dim glimmer on the ta-
Bile. Tho first of these three men was
pale, young, grave, with thin lips and
cold look. A nervous twitch in the cheek
must have spoilt his attempts to smile.
lie was powdered, gloved. brushed, aud
buttoned; there was not a crease in his
bright blue coat. lie wore nankeen
trousers, white stockings, frlled shirt
and shoes with silver buckles. The two
other men were,-onc kind OF giant
the other kind OF dwarf The tall man,
negligentlv dressed in vast coat OF
scarlet cloth, his neck bare. his united
cravat falling lower than the frill, his
waistcoat open, with many buttons mis- =.
sing, woro top boots and his hair was
straight aud in disorder. although it re-
vealed traces OF dressing and care. There
was something of man about it. His
lace was pock-marked; he had an angry
wrinkle between the eyebrows and an
expression OF kindness at the corner OF
the lips; thick lips, large teeth, barge
mans fist, luminous eye. The dwarf
was yellowish man, who, seated,
seemed detormed; his head was thrown
backward, his eyes were bloodshot; his
face was covered with livid patches; a
handkerchief was tied over his greasy y
and fiat hair. No forehead; an cnor-
nous and terrible mouth. He wore or
dinary trousers, slippers, and waist
coat, which looked as if it was of white
satin, and over his wascoat a Jacket,
in the folds OF which hard and straight
line revealed poinsrd. The first of
these men was named Robespierre; the
second, Danton; the third, Marat. They
were alone in the room. There was a
glass sand "A bottle ofw wine before Danton
a cup OF coffee before Marat; and hear
OF papers before Robcspicrre. A mar
of France was stretched out on the table
= Victor lIugo's 93.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-23
miscellaneous q
Original.
A Yankee Trick and a True Story.

For the facts given below the writ
er is indebted to a copy OF a portion
of the log-book kept on board the
schooner which acts SO conspicuous q
part in this narrative. Her command.
er, Captain William Handy, was one
OF the early settlers of Gouldsboro !;
and the father of Captains William,
Eli and Joseph Handy, now promi-
nent citizens of that town.
In the year 1914 while the British
fleet was blockading the Chesapeake
Bay, the schooner Biloxi" (this name
is given by the writer laden with
flour and bound for Boston, was living
in the Rappahannock River waiting
for an opportunity to run the blockade
and get 10 sea. Captain Handy, a
native of the State of Maize, was
shrewd, practical man, full of energy
and pluck, and equal to any emergen-
cy. At this time he was right in the
prime of life, being about forty years
of age.
One stormy night, the Biloxi, shroud-
ed in mist and almost impenetrable
darkness, passed unheard and unseen
the vigilant blockading fleet; and the
morning found her well out TO sea,
vailed in thick but friendly fog.
For four days she had light south
erly winds and foggy weather. Ga
the morning Of the fifth day, Captain
III. judged himself in the vicinity of
Montank Point, and indulged the hope
of reaching the Vineyard Sound in
safety, but he was doomed to disap-
pointment for as the gray dawn be-
gan to appear. the fog settled down
on the water, disclosing above the
mist, the looming spars and rigging
of an English seyenty-four, not two
hundred yards distant.
Too late to escape-the loss of his
vessel and Introduction Of himself and
crew TO the horrors Of British prison,
seemed inevitable. As if to dispel
the last faint hope OF escape, a thirty
two pound ball with frightful and un-
earthly scream shot across the bow.
Interpreting the firing as command
to ''heave to-" the topsail was prompt
ly tarown back and the fyingjib haul
ed down to await the coming of the
ship, which very soon rsneged up a
short distance TO windward, hauled up
her courses and backed her main-top-
sail. The schooner was immediately
boarded by boat from the ship, in
charge Of the first lieutenant. All Of
tine BiIoXIs crew, with the exception
Of Captain H., were conveyed to the
ship. while two midshiplnen and four
seamen were transferred from the ship
TO the schooner, with orders 10 proceed
at once to Halifax.
The two vessels soon separated, the
one sailing towards Hshfax and the
other 10 continue her cruise off New
York.
Captain Handy soon began to tasl
his brain 10 devise some plan to retake
the Biloxi of which he was q large
owner The Captains pleasing ad'
dress, the inimitable manner in which
he related his stirring personal adven
lures as pioneer on shore and as (
seaman along the coast, the deferenct
he paid to the young officers in com.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-23

SENATOR JONES OF NEvApA.-The
Washington correspondent of the Phila-
uelpha Press writes: The hero OF lhc
hour i, undoubtedly Senator Jones. OF
Ntvada, whose explosive contraction
speech i few days ago, so iull OF lact-
and figures, and 80 entirely unique in
all respects, i spoken of in cotncction
with his uneXainpled fortune, " Which it
l. not doubled now amounts to $4,000.
O"p II year, which. il tue, makes him the
richest man in the world. He j,
owner OF Il silver mine more productN
than ANY ON earth, hi. part of the profits
OF which, Il short time ago, was ST, 900
"a month, but which j. now at least doub-
led by Ihe discovery OF q new vein. He
wa, Broderick-Douglas Democrat, ram
tot Lieutenant Governor ON the Demo
cratic ticket a few year. ago, and was
defeated, aud is bright. keen, generous,
and quick-wilred. He lives in the
house OF Hon. Edwin NJ. Stranton, No.
1925 X street, and cntertains with great
hospitality and munitcence, without the
slightest ostcntation'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-23

LADIES' LoGIC.-ln the talk Of some
ladies who move in tolerably good DO
sitiOn, but who have been imperfectly ed
ucated, / have heard droll specimens Of
illogical reasoning. The following are
two instances: A married lady with a
family, who lived in villa in the exter-
iOr envirOns of London, was asked why
she was at the expense ok keeping a COW,
seeing that it would be surely much
cheaper to buy milk for the household.
"Well,' said she in reply, 1--WE keep a
COW because we have field quite at
hand. which answers very nicely.'
But" was the rejointler, ,"why ,lo YOU
rent the field2'' The answer was, ,siBe.
cause you know, we have got the COW y
The Otherinstance occurred in NV Young
days at PEBBLES. A lady in educed cir
cumstances mentioned to a friend that
she had just arranged to rent house be-
longing to baker in the town. The
friend was somewhat surprised At he an-
n0uncement, considering the lady's cin-
cumstances, and asked if the expense
would not be 100 much for her. "Oh,
not at ALL" was the answer; "wc'll take
bread for the rent r'-fCHAxBERs Jour-.
nal. =
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-23

The HIDDEN ToRTURE.-There is
nothing so remarkable in man as his
power of concealing mental torture.
What is unsaid is ever nearest and
greatest. rhe soul is being beset by
some hideous remorse-consuming care
warnings of disease-fear of death
rejected lOye-vile peeuniary distress
or the anguish of anticipated shame
The dark thing is not merely in the
background; its presence never with.
drawn, its grasp never wholly relaxed 4,
it occupies the citade! of thoughts and
feelings; and all that is hey ond its sway
is about outlying and unconsidercd
precincts. Meanwhile, the man plays
his part i'm society as other men do; is
polite, gay, affabIe; and, If he is really a
strong and able person, is as much like
his ordinary self, himself before this
dark thing had any bold upon him, ~ it
is possible TO be.-lArthur Helps.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-23

clos in wus than wasted. Ell they he'd
cloze they'd been here this mint tor
mcntin uvus.'
We wuz saved this time-will we be
the next! We await fair day with
dresd.-Pollock and Bigier will hev
them winmen ont whether or no, Just
ez soon ez IL gets warm enuff
PETROLEUM V. Massey,
(Which wuz postmaster.)
Toledo Blade.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-23

ness only very short time before he
heard the noise above him.
When the news of these proceedings
was circulated the next day, great was
tue excitement. 1t all seemed incredi-
BILE, but was nevertheless true in all
the strange particulars. John Will
Jams recovered and lived for many
years afterwards to love and bless the
wife who had so miraculously saved
him froma horrible death through his
Premature burial.