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Habits ofCurCulios.

In paper presented to the Alton Horticul.
tural Society DR.. Hull says: Early in the
season commenced series Of experiments
to determine, il possible, at what particular
period OF the day CurCulios were at rest. On
three different days dropped number OF
curculos IN -four and near shutdown of each
day put them in the forks of trees and watch.
ed them until they crawled into some place
of ConCealmGnt, which WAS usually in the
Creyccs of the rough bark and into deprcs.
srCt parts made by cutting oily limbs Of trees.
Ont Of thirty Insects thus watched to places
OF rest all concealed thcmsel as stated eX.
cept one, which went to the ground and crawl.
ed under IA clod Of earth. Out Cf the number
thus watched all bot one was fOQnd early the
next morning just where they went to rest at
Night.
In other trials marked insects were placed
on the trees in the morning, and at sunset
the trees were thoroughly Jared over a cur
C,i!io-catCher Out Of ninety insects only
tYenty-seYen were cesght from the trees on
which they were placed forty.ninc were Oh
tanned from other trees and the remainder es-
caped. From these resalls il is to be inferred
that curcHios rest at night ana Ay by day
The Lond0n Balder says it Is "A startling
fact that one pair OF rats, with their progeny,
will produce 81 three years no less number
than GAG sos, and suggests that London is in
great danger tom their Increase and depre-
dati0as The sewermen state that brick
drains are the rats best friends, and that
nothing but glazed pipes with heavy sink
traps will stop the sewer rats getting iaIo
houses, They will not go up the pipes toE
fear of being drowned, knowing they have no
means OF escape. They are seen in the sew,
erS migrating in communities to some DIS
covered quarter Ior food, aAd the seWcrmen
believe they haze a language of their own.
Care should also be taken in building to till
with concrete and small stones or broken
glass the space under and about iire'placcS,
Us the Coe rats ch nose that qUarter for breed
Jag on account of the warmth.
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We will stand our Imported Hty-e EAPhEot' thp %, a.
ing son AZ me folio wing times and places Mon -
Tuesdays Wednesdays anc 1hGrsdsyS AZ the n.Tn "i
tciIet I'm tt oSn Oi Park. Ia sale o. III. n N'
"a Sard,v. Al The harm ot John CLARK, In the tow "a
tic. I'M the same county health and weather reiGlE
mi. rI known horse does aOt need any Description 10
moe mat Ssve ever him. We will give short Ce
,ir.irtion for the Information Of stTAUCCgs 49,.
iSpEROl, i, a PercherUn Norman, years old. Hght
annc grsy Il hands high wephs 200 lbs when In g"od
an 1rd action aad fine STYLE lie v As bought OF T. NJ
Fr,ter Paris France. by RabcoCk Brown, ia is's m
non "a 10 America and in ssi sold to the undeTssned NJ
was on Ih,buon at La sale Co Agricultural ar ~
Oitavs S7I He took three hr.t prizes at his ir-s o
the bei draft horse ID, tor tu five best colts 50 Tor w
bt-t dram horse Of any breed which Is one NOR.
mi tn any one GRAFT horse took La sale county
previous TO l5'l The 9dsst colts OF h!. get months a
under awarded the fSt and ond prizes IN pbn SCI
az nls faT. Also at tie wenons Union Fsir Isl he sn
hi, colts awarded the blue anc red ribbons 10 every
entrt made. 49,,
Tssss-s5 TO insure with tosl payable Snn Ss
are known 10 b. With iosl tS for tie season w
jul, 1870 so fCr single service. payable Az 'e '
service. -, 400 o,-
stock. W, have the colts thit will prove him 10 o. va" -
'"S ~ l. FOILETT;
L. T. MAHllH.
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PEDlCR I: e: /:

Sired by BILL CHEATHAM and reared
by the dam ODD TRICK, she sired OJ
LEXINGTON.
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0SMAN 4 HAPEMAN,
ottawa, Illinois.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

General Alexander S. Diven, OF Elmira, Is So
journing at the Hoffman House.
commander Lewis A. Beardslee, United States
Navy Is registered at the Gllsey House.
The President has recognized Nicholas Gaxiola
as Consul OF Salvador at san Francisco.
Rev. John b. Dales, Of Philadelphia, arrived
last evening at the Metropolitan HOTEL
G. o. Horton captain Of the snip Aurora, OF New
York, died in san francisco Yesterday.
MI George NJ. Pullman, of Chicago, is among
the late arrivals at tue Brevoort House.
Lieutenant Commander Frederick Rodgers
United states Navy, is quartered at the lie nman
House.
mr. Mahlon Chance, United States Consul at
Nassau Is residing temporarily at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel
me Hon. Schuyler Colax ana wife arrived at
Newport last evening from stamford, Conn, and
Will remain two weeks.
Judge John Z. Usher, OF Kansas, formerly Sec.
retar5 OF the Interior, has taken up his residence
at The st. Nicholas Hotel
Attorney General Edwards Perrepont, accom-.
panied by Jesse Grant, son of the President, ar
rived at Long Branch yesterday.
supplementary to Governor Aliens declaration
that he was once a barefoot boy, is tho Repu0ltcs
observation that he is now bareiaccd demagogue.
Major william Ii. Johnston, Paymaster, United
States Army, mas been relieved from duty In the
Department of the Gulf ana ordered to duty at
ST. Louis No.
Assistant Surgeon d. L. Huntington has been
relieved from duty in the Department OF California
and ordered 10 report In person to the Surgeon
General, at Washington.
The Delaware Republican says that "of all the
frauds In the state OF New York for the past If
teen years we believe Samuel J. 1iIden as re-
former, to be The most stupendous."
hat ha
Court OF Appeals has confirmed the Judgment by
when CourOot, the artist, was ordered TO pay tns
cost OF restoring the Vend0me Column.
Johnson Is the thlrd President whose remains
are IN Tennessee and there is project to bury
him with the others IN Nashville and erect
grand monument; but his family prefer simpler
grave In East Tennessee.
The President has appointed henry Blake to
be Associate Justice Tor Montana Territory. lie
has also signed the commission OF Henry II. Wells,
10 be United states Attorney Tor the District OF
Columbia, wee Fisher.
Here IS what they say In an ohio campaign
song 1t IS not poetry but 1t may be truth -
In 1892
Columbus crossed the ocean's bue
lie found the Aztec in his PLACE
lie found the copper cOlored race
lie found land TO white men new
But here lie lOund-Btll Allen, too
TWO American ladies' are Just now making
pedestrian trip the highlands, ana enjoying tn,
best Of all WAYS OF travelling amid mountalI
scenery. They are alone each having her KNAPP
sack on bacg an each also armed with "A 70
yoyer Tue weapons we're produced lot the in
| formation OF a gent eman, who certainly meant
them no harm. We hope we may not hear that
these strong-minded ladies' have shot themselves.
or anybody else, by INSTRUMENTATION Jour
mai
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humble. To all these O'Connell, the Liber-
ator, means something mors than England 5
concessions to the demand for religious tree
dom. lie is 10 them as to the Amnesty
Brotherhood in Ireland, political
prophet and it is Tor this they
honor and revere his memory; for
this they celebrated the centennial an
niversary of his birth and told over again the
story of his life, though it was to all twice
told tale. America, next to Ireland, pulsed
yesterday to patriotic fervor of this occasion.
and we may well rejoice that this is so, for to
her Irish citizens is America indebted for
many of her proudest names as well as for
much of the sturdy independence of her
people.
This OConnell Centennial has many re-
markable features. In America a new nation
of Irishmen celebrate the anniversary of the
birth Of the leading statesman OF the old. In
Rome the grand affairs of the Church do
honor to OConnells memory, and 10 his ser
vices for Ireland is even attributed the Cath
Ole revival in England. In Ireland alone
is there any division of sentiment, and there
it was owing to political causes. Silence, we
presume, was impossible, and we can scarcely
condemn that which was the expression of
profound Irish feeling Il is, however, cause
of congratulation that celebration which
raised SO many antipathies passed off without
bloodshed, and whatever may be the worth of
O'ConnelI work, it will do the world no harm
for all parties to exalt his achievements and
commend his virtues.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07
Government by the People.

Mr.. Morrissey, the political ''guide, philos-
not the same aversion that Fastaf had to
''giving reasons On the contrary, he is
very liberal in that regard, and is always
ready to give the reason, SO far as he knows
it, of any startling fact in the politics of the
day and it must be conceded that he COM
monty knows very we'll the reasons for what
is done. He has just given q reason for that
spasmodic outburst OF Mr.. Kelly's virtue
which has landed the friend of Tilden and
pure democracy outside the doors of the Tam
many General Committee. ''Mr. Kelly" he
says, "wishes to control the nominations for
the Scholarships in the districts now repre-
scented by Ledwith and Fox. Ledwith and
myself, when we had charge of our districts,
could nominate the Senator from our Sena-
torial district. Now. that we are turned out,
Kelly can nominate whom he chooses in
the lower Senatorial district Hayes, Walsh's
and the First Assembly district Kelly
intention is to renominate John Fox, and
he knew that hs couldn't do it unless he
took Hayes district away from him. told
Hayes five months ago that Kelly meant to
renominate Fox
Observe, gentle democrats out in the crowd,
the potential mood of this political gram
mari
Kelly can nominate
CAN nominate.
Hayes can nominate.
Ledwith can nominate.
Wash can nominate.
Now, in the democratic strongholds Of this
city it is not merely proverb, it is an indis-
putable fact, that democratic nomination is
the same as an election. He who gets that
nomination cannot be beaten, and if he who
! gets q nomination for Senator in certain
district cannot be beaten then he who gives
that nomination 'elects" that Senator. 1t is
the theory, to be sure, that he is elected by the
! people but if there is no chance to elect
any one else even then the theory OF the rep
resentation of the people does not altogether
fail, for it is supposed that organizations of
the people give the nomination. But Norris
sey testlfes that his difference with Kelly
turns on this very polnt-which of them
should choose two Senators TO represent the
sovereign people of two districts in this city.
Sometimes our patriotic imagination is ex-
cited with the story of the rotten boroughs in
England carried in the pockets of private
gentlemen; but how much better is our con-
dition?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07

The POLICE AND PANEL THIEVES. of
tho most disgraceful features Of the police
system of this city is the connection between
sertain members of the police force and that
most disreputable class-the panel thieves
We learn on the authority Of the detectives
themselves that the panel houses could not
exist for twenty-four hours if the police did
their duty. AS many houses Of this class
carry on their nelarious business almost
openly there must be widespread corruption
among the police. Push on the investigation,
gentlemen.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07

COOP NEws.--Drexel, Morgan & Co. yester-
day issued circular that will give comfort to
all who have friends travelling in Europe
with letters of credit from the house of Dun
can, Sherman & Co. By the request of Mr.
Alexander Duncan Drexel & Morgan have I'M
dertaken to protect the letters OF credit issued
by the suspended firm. This news will give
public satisfaction in this country, and is a
pleasing proof of the honorable spirit which
marked he dealings of the house of Duncan,
Sherman Co.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07

SOME EFFORT ought to be made to bring to
justice the scoundrels who attempt to wreck
trains. AS this crime is becoming alarmingly
frequent might it not be we'll to make the PEN
atty OF wrecking or attempting to wreck
trains hanging by the neck till dead? Some
thing must be done to check these systematic
attempts at wholesale murder.
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To NEwsDEA1ERs AND THE PUBLIC -

To NEwsDEALERs AND THE PUBLIC -
The New York HERALD runs q special
train every Sunday during the season,
between New York, Niagara Falls, Sara
toga, Lake George, Sharon and Ricbfeld
Springs, leaving New York at half-past
two o'clock A. NJ, arriving at Saratoga
at nine clock A. NJ, and Niagara Falls at
q quarter to two p. NJ, for the purpose of
supplying the SUNDAY HERALD along the line
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern roads.
Newsdealers and others are notified to send
in their orders to the HERALD Office as early as
possible. For further particulars see time
table
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07

ANCIENT AMERICA At Nancy an American
Congress has assembled with the object Of
discussing the important question whether
there was a discovery of America before Co.
lumbus' time The congress is made up
of distinguished Swans, and promises to
give excellent results. Our correspond
enco shows an evident desire on the
part of the assistants to get at the facts.
Theories received merciless handling and
romance was evidently at discount. We
hope the work so well begun in France may
be continued on this side of the Atlantic, and
that the next meeting OF the American Con-
gress will take place at Philadelphia next
year, SO that our learned men may have an
opportunity of adding to our stock of knowl-
edge about ancient America.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07

PETROLEUM is reported there is
great oil conspiracy on foot, and we
have no doubt there is, but it is a
conspiracy to send up the price, not to de-
stroy the oil. 1t is q conspiracy to make
the people believe there is q conspiracy. If,
for instance, the story can be well spread to
every market that there is on foot con-
spiracy to destroy half the oil now in tanks
and barrels on the surface and fire should
really follow, the effect on prices would be
Just in proportion TO the extent to which the
story had been spread and was believed; but
a thousand barrels would make very big
1ire-just as Zig for oil practical purposes OF
this sort as a million barrels; and we have
full confidence that the men who are manag-
ing this conspiracy, and have mentioned it to
the reporters, are economical persons and
VIII not burn more oil than is absolutely ne
cessary to make proper impression on tho
market; for if they should get the price up
how they would regret every extra barrel
wasted
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07

The DEADLOCK in the Board Of Aldermen
on the subject OF the new Croton mains con-
tnues 1t is simply question of patronage;
and because the republicans cannot secure for
themselves what they consider a fair share
they prevent the carrying out of work of
great public utility. This is public spirit with
! vengeance.
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, vengeance

THE TWEED SUIT was before the courts
again yesterday, and gave the opposing coun-
sci an opportunity for some legal sparring.
The matter was left very much in the same
+. state as before the effort to reduce Tweed
bail having failed. If the money stolen by
Tweed were attached, as it would be in the
case of smaller appropriation of other
peoples property, we would have less legal
sduabbling.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07

The THIRD EXCURSION for the benefit Of the
poor children of the city takes place to-day.
The committee make an appeal to the public
for funds to continue the good work. No better
or more useful charity can be imagined, and
we hope the appeal will meet with generous
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07

WALL STREET YESTERDAY. were de-
pressed by false rumors. Gold advanced to
ia, and closed at 1883. Money was easy at
"a per cent and investment securities firm.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07

The ENGLISH SHIPPING BILL passed the
House of Commons yesterday. 1t was much
amended in committee. Plimsolrs soul is re-
ioinad
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07

CARDINAL McCLosKEY sails to-day for Rome
10 make the customary visit Of ceremony to
the Pope, and receive from him his title with
the hat and ring which are the insignia of his
high office in the Catholic Church.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07

Persons gong ont OF tooon tor The summer can
haze The daily and Sunday HERALD mailed to
them, free Of postage, for 81 per month.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07

WE PUBLISH to-day map of Dublin, show
ing the route Of the O'Connell procession
and the various points Of historic interest in
the Irish capital.
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Moody and sanRey at Saratoga.

Moody and Sankey, the great American
reviyalists who, after converting urea'
Britain, are now on the way to the United
States, will, we trust, arrive in time to take
part IN tho festivities at Saratoga From
what We can learn of that celebrated Baden
Baden, the amount OF intriguing and display,
of fashion worshipping and money seeking
and gambling that now prevails there has never
been surpassed. Even as venerable and as
cautious a Statesman as Governor Tilden finds
political sympathy of a questionable char
acter. From what We can hear OF tho
Vaccinations of the fifteen or twenty candl-
dates for the Presidency who are now swarm
ing around the springs there will be a fine
opportunity for the eloquence of Moody and
the organ of Sankey. A revival at Saratoga
at this time would so far toward clearing the
air for the next political canvass 1t would
Undue the politicians with healthy public
spirit their bodies replenished by the
strengthening waters and their souls chast-
ened by the eloquence of Moody and the song
of Sankey, we shall have q canvass marked
with vigor, spirituality and power. Let US
have Moody and Sankey in Saratoga
until tho LIST Of September, then bring
them down to New York for a little
turn around during our municipal expe-
rience, and with the opening of Congress
send them to Washington Who knows but
these two wandering evangelists may yet
prove the salvation OF the Republic? History
nay write that the Republic which one hun.
dred years ago Washington founded in this
great centennial year Moody and SankeJ
reoenernted.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07

From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that the ueatber to-day ,OiE be partly cloudy
Nth light rains
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Our LETTER from Parrot City will be in
teresting to persons anxious to try the miners
life. From our correspondents description
1t does not seem over-attractive. No doubt il
has its charms for some natures, but we are
inclined to think they are the exceptional
onac
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constitutional Conventions.

When the democratic Legislature of North
Carolina last winter called constitutional
convention there were not wanting democrats
in the State, as well as in other States, who
thought the act imprudent If You carry
the convention you will have an elephant on
your hands; if you are beaten it will hurt your
party" This was what the opponents OF the
movement said. II appears now that the
democrats have been beaten, and for this they
have themselves nlone to blame. There was
really no need for a revision of the State con-
stltuton by convention. Both parties are
agreed that two or three changes are required,
but they oan be perfected and proposed by
the Legislature and would undoubtedly be
adopted by the people. The feeling among
conservative and prudent men IN both parties
in North Carolina was that it was not well to
held IA convention now when opinions are I'M
settled and extremists and shallow theorists
were more likely to rule than wise men. But
the democrats did not leave the question of n
convention to the people. Tney were so
eager that they made the election of
delegates imperative Thereupon the re-
publicans committed all their candidates
an agreement to vote, on meeting,
for On immediate adjournment and as the
republicans have, it seems, carried the State,
there is likely to be no convention. No one
need regret it.
In Alabama the democrats have carried
constitutional convention by from ten thou
sand TO fifteen thousand majority, and it now
remains to be seen what they will do with it.
Considering that next year we have Presi-
dental election, that the eyes of the country
are somewhat anxiously fxed upon the
Southern States, and that there are still o
good many shortsighted and noisy men among
the Southern democrats, we should have
thought it wise in that party to put off their
constitutional conventions for at least @
couple of years But it is probably as well
for the country that the Southern democrats
should be thrown on their responsibility now,
so that the whole country may see what
spirit animates them. Kentucky and Texas
may also have constitutional conventions; tho
result of the votes on the question in those
States is not yet known. If so we shall see
the party put on its trial in three States.
In Missouri convention has just perfected
new constitution, which we judge from the
summaries we have seen of it, to be very
good instrument. 1t prohibits the creation of
State and local debts, except to trIfing
amount limits the percentage Of State taxa
ton, lengthens the terms of the supreme
judges, prohibits special legislation, requires
u
Significantly strikes out the word white in
The clause describing the qualifications for
Governor. Also, it makes liberal provision
for public schools for both colors. 1t is to be
hoped the Alabama convention will do as
we'll, and that the democratic constitution
makers everywhere will remember that the
Southern States are still in q trahsitory con-
dition, upon which fundamental rules ought
not to be based.
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CHICAGO has wisely decided to pay such Of
her creditors as failed to collect the interest
due on their bonds from the house of Duncan,
Sherman & Co. This act of honesty will
recommend Chicago to persons seeking invest
ment Tor their money, and will profit the
Garden City hundred times what would
have been gained by taking advantage of legal
technicalties to avoid payment of just debt.
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NEW YORK HERALD
BROADWAY AND ANN STREET.

JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
PROPRIEToR
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NOTICE TO sUBSCRIBERs.-on and
after January /, 1875, the daily and weekly
editions of the New YORK HERALD will be
sent free OF postage.
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CRoPs AND FLOODS. The damage done ia
the crops by the late floods amounts in many
cases to half their value. Is it not time that
the national government to remedy the evil
which IN most cases is the result of defective
drainage or badly constructed system OF
levees? Tho increased value of the crops
would soon paw for the outlay.