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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-17
FIFTY-SEvENTH STREET COURT.
Before Judge Flammer.
GETTING THE BIBLE OUT OF THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.


GETTING THE BIBLE OUT OF THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
Anna c. Redmond is Janltress OF the public
school at No. 222 East Seventy.hith street and oc-
cupied apartments In the basement. On Thurs
day evening, alter she and her sister had retired,
a drunken man burst In the door or her sleeping
apartment. but made no attempt to act In dlsor-
derby manner. The girls Aed IN terror from the
room ana out into tue street, where OniS er Ma
honey OF the Nineteenth precinct, found them
snlvering in the cold few minutes later. The
oflicer tnen entered and lound the supposed bur-
gar wandering amnesty through the upper
doors OF the buIidlng win large Bible under his
arm, which he seemed dete rmlne0 TO con1scate.
lie was locked NJ, and when he got
sober he gave has name as James
H. Tracy. painter by trade. and ms
street from the school, TO the Court ne explained
that ne remembered nothing OF the deed laid 10
his charge, ana deeply regretted being guilty OF
any such conduct. l; was, IN facI very plain that
ne was not a burglar, but he was committed Tor
examination on that charge. with the animation
from the Court that uy showing good character
the charge would be modified.
ALLEGED sHoPLHTERs.
young man and q young woman, respectively
calling themselves Edward Howard and Maggie
Carroll, were placed at the bar as shoplifters,
charged with having stolen SAT worth OF piece
OF CLOTH the property OF William Stedorath, or No.
All Fourth avenue. The cloth vas found concealed
In MaggieIs person, and Howard having acted as
q cover Tor her, both were held Tor trial.
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ALLEGED sHoPLHTERs.
COURT OF APPEALS.

ALBANY. April L. 1875.
No. 1872 NJ. Eliza Converse, respondent, VS..
Montgomery Merrlck. ct al, appeuants.-Argu-
menL resumed and concluded.
No. ISL. George Ewanger and another, respond
ents VS.. George l. Fish, appellant.
No. III. ALVIN Higgins appellant, VS.. The Della
ware Lackawanna, &C, Railroad Company, re-
spOndent-Suomltfed Tor appellant.
No. 200 Henry McEwlng, respondent, VS.. Adam
krapi, appellant.
Adjourned.
THE DAY CALENDAR.
The following is the DAY calendar for Monday,
April 19:-Nos 202, 206 2O7, 2oS 200, %, 20. 2I1.
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Correspondence.
Affairs in Dublin District,
COLD WEATHER AND ICE.

COLD WEATHER AND ICE.
During the greater part of last month the
weather was very cold, and the ground has been
covered With 4 vast sheet Gf solid Ice =, ;iich
rendered travelling dangerous. A great numberof
persons received bad falls and several persons
came near losing their teams from their horses
falling on the ice, and from their wagons sliding
off the roads. The Susquehanna is bridged with
heavy coat of ice from Its source 10 its mouth
and sudden rise In the river would cause n vast
amount of damage. Deer Creek and Broad
Greek are both damned full of ice, and a sudden
freshet in these streams would DESTROY bridges
and other property worth thousands of dollars.
BLACK BANDITTI.
For the last two weeks thousands of crows
have been prowling about in our District on
"rapine and plumber bent" and at night they
settle IN some grove to roost and croal and cav
during the night making their locality hideous.
Would 1t not be Il good thing to have Sheridan
come and eNterminate them? 1t would not re-
quire proclamation TO declare them banditti
for the laws Of our State declare them out laws
and price is set upon their heads fthe brave
General should come he ought to bring his own
whisky as ours is not as good as lie is accns.
toned to.
SOAP STONE QUARRY.
Our esteemed fellow citizen, Thomas Syming.
ton, Esq. has opened soap stone quarry on
his Sleeper Farm" about mile west from our
village. The quarry is under the supervision
OF Thomas Motson, who is an expert hand, Mr.,
Motson tells me that he has struck a vast BODY
OF peautlul stone, winch Mr. :. will haul to his
mills at Stafford, where it will be sawed into
slabs and then be shipped to our cities.
SICKNESS
am sorry to say that there is q great deal M
sickness in our district ntprescnt, and some of
the patients are very bad The mumps are pre-.
vailing to o considerable extent, and the dis.
case is operating very much against the public
schools.
OUT AGAIN.
The numerous friends of our esteemed minis.
Ter, Rev. Is. f. GARRISON, will be pleased to learn
that he has recovered from his late severe illness
and is HOW able to attend TO his labor of love.
HYMENEAL.
Quite number Of our sensible youno neonlo
have lately been Unmarried, and the marrio~ bells
ring quite merriIy. Let us wish tn m health
and happiness.
EXCITEMENT IN SPAIN.
1t appears that when the new monarch of old
Spain heard that General Sheridan said TINT he
was not afraid, he was good deal frightened
and excited and gave orders that the "stars and
stripes" should hereafter be respected and that
the tragic scenes ofthe Virgnius should not be
re-enaeted. 1t Is fine thing for our country
that We have General who is not afeard.
Mans
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Credit Mobilier EclIpsed.
ELEVEN MILLIONS TO BRIDE CONGRESS.

ELEVEN MILLIONS TO BRIBE CONGRESS.
The New York San of Monday published
mass of documentary evidence in relation
to the Memphis FL Paso and Pacific Railroad
Company, which, if true, exposes, in the
language of the San, "the greatest instance
otkofficial corruption ever known in the Con-
gress of the United States or any civilized
government The SIM sums up the expose
as follows.
THE official records of this company and
the correspondence of the parties concerned
prove that about eleven millions of its secu-
rites were grayely and coolly set aside to form
an enormous corruption fund whereby 10
purchase legislation, and were used as such.
AS an indication of the morals and methods
prevailing at Washington, it is the most
stupendous fact thus far developed"
1t seems probable that another nyestiga-
ting committee will be in order.
This is the railroad of which Gen. John G
Fremont was President, and in connection
with the sale Of the bonds of which the Gene
raj got into trouble in France several wears
ago. The San intimates that this is but a
ioretaste of the evidence of the audacious
yillGiny of the scheme. This seems to be a
bad winter for average congressman who
have accepted brides to benefit railroad and
steamship companies Mt The expense of the
people.
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Editorial Notes,

1t is stated that the Republican congress.
sional caucus have decided to recognize tue
illegal Kellogg government in Louisiana, sup
port General Grant in all that he has done
and sustain him in his future course towards
the South
Judge T. J. Mackey one of the ablcst
and most outspoken Republicans in the
South, having been sent by Gov. Chamber
lain, to investigate the continually
recurring troubles in Edgcfeld county, South
Carolina, lays the blame chiefly upon the
gross abuses in the county government and
declares that the habit of colored militia Off
GERS in calling out armed men for the settle
ment of personal quarrcls between whites
and blacks is means of oppression and a
prince cause of disease.
1t is probable that Congress will repeal
the subsidy of half 4 million dollars q year
for ten years to the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, which was procured by the ex-
pendture of about million dollars in brib.
ing congressman. The officers of the com.
pany are fighting hard To save the subsidy.
They may succeed, and if they do the next
Congress can have the pleasure Of repeating
it, 1t gives us pleasure TO state that our
representative, the Hon. Stevenson Archer,
voted against granting the subsidy, mt the
time it passed Congress
After much excitement and hard strug-
gle, the Republicans in the House of Repre-.
scntatyes have adopted q new rule, under
the operation of which the majority can rush
through any measure they may see fit, and
putting it beyond the power of the minority
to impede corrupt legislation by dilatory mo.
tions. 1t is rumored that before the prcsen,
Congress expires an act will be passed en-.
powering the President to suspend the writ
of habeas corpus at will, and one reenac,ine
the iron-clad oath The latter will be passed
to exclude from their seats the Democrats
elected to Congress from the Southern States
1t appears that Grant and his adhcrcnts are
determined to retain their grasp of power
regardless of the Constitution or the will Of
the people.
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ST NICHoLAs.-rhe children of the present
day have much to be thankful for, beyond what
their elders had, in the way of handsome and
entertaining periodicals, published for their
qualification. The advance in this direction
has been rapid, and has, we think, reached its
eliminating point of excellence in 81. Nicholas
the boys and girls magazine published by
Scribner & Co., of New York. 1t is edited by
Mrs Mary Mapes Dodge, who brings to the task
ararc and peculiar fitness, making it, as it is
very evident, IL labor of love. To ST. Nicholas
and its editor Louise Chandler Moulton, author
Of Bedtime Stories," and still better known
as l.. c. NJ, the Boston Literary Correspondent
of the New York Tribune, pays the following
graceful tribute:
"Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge was certainly made
to edit 81. Nicholas and write RHYMES and
Jingles' for its readers. By the way, 81. Nicho.
las seems to me, if not the best possible young
folks magazine, at least the best one which the
English.speaking world has yet seem 1t is a
delightful piece OF extravaganza to have two
serials running at once, by two such authors as
Miss Louisa NJ. Alcott and Mr.. j. T. Trowbridge.
Miss Alcotts Little Women was the most pop.
ular book since Uncle Toms Cabin and al.
ready one can see that the Eight Cousins must
be nearly related to the Little Women in
worth and wit-frst cousins at least. As for Mr.,
Trowbrdge's Young Surveyor like him so
much In January, that / am determined TO make
his farther acquaintance.
"But after all, the Eight Cousins and THE
Young Surveyor are only welcome guests-it ia
Mrs. Dodge who Keeps house In 81. Nicholas and
makes magazine as Madame Racamier made
Gallon, drawing from each visitor his best, and
charming alike by her speech and by her 81.
lence."
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HINT TO TEAcHERs.-A new edition of
the New Bedford Manual of Instruction has
been printed. 1t furnishes good advice and
information in equal quantities. Among
other things it criticises the defect in ordina.
ny school teaching of not bringing school
work, step by step, into intimate relations
with the affairs of common life. can through
the childhood of most scholars" it says, 1.-The
studies of the school room and the topics of
thought astir in the outside world move on
i'll parallel lines which seldom or never run
together" 1t continues: Teachers should
be very careful not to talk too much. They
should question: and so make their scholars
talk, and lead them to think and reason and
inquire. The talking, except when instruc-
ton is given, should be mostly on the schol-
ars side. To hear recitatons by calling up
class seriatim and propounding question
to each, after he has been called up, is apt to
be monotonous, paralytic affair. There is
no emulation-no inspiration about it. The
moment scholar has been thus called up all
the rest say to themselves, There, his recita-
ton does not concern me- and they subsidc
into mental inactivity. A recitation should
be so conducted as to inspire and animate
the whole class, putting every mind to the
top stretch of exertion."
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TIE LIQUOR LICENSE LAw-The Grand
Jury for the February term of Court, which
will meet on Monday next, the 9Th instant,
will have very important duty TO perform
in regard to granting recommendations to
persons who desire to sell liquor in the coun.
ty. The License Law passed by the last
Legislature provides that at shall not he law
full for the Clerks of the Circuit Courts OF
this State to issue any license for the sale of
sprituous or fermcnted liquors or lager
beer to any person or body polite in this State,
unless such person or body polite shall have
been recommended to said clerks by the grand
jury which shall have been in session at the
term next preceding the first day of May, in
each and every year, in the county where the
applicant for such license shall reside"
The act does not apply to Baltimore city,
Baltimore, Prince Georges Allegany, Somer-
set, Carroll, Howard, Washington, Wicom-
leo, st. Mary's, Dorchesterand Anne Arun-
del counties.
The grand jury of the February term is the
only one authorized to issue such recommen.
cations, so that liquor dealers who do not OBJ
tain recommendations at this time will be
obliged to keep Temperance houses for more
than q year at least, or quit The business ell
tirely. The law will no doubt operate to break
UP many ofthe little grogshops that have been
found to he nuisances in many neighbor.
hoods
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AN UNFORTUNATE FAMILY.-Our readers
will recollect the shocking tragedy which oc,
Cured in Fawn township, York county, Pa,
on the 10Th of November last, which resulted
in the death of two colored youths, Robert
and VIM. Young, who were found dead with
their discharged guns by their sides, having
it is believed, shot each other
Misfortune seems to follow the family. A
few days ago the mother of the boys named
was taken sick, and her only remaining son
was sent for. AS he was fastening home he
dropped dead in the road, from heart disease
and the next day the mother also died HeI
husband is a respectable colored man named
Stephen Young.
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IMPROVEMENT OF TIE SUsQUEnANNA.--
The appropriation bill before Congress calls
for $4,000 for continuing the improvement
of the Susquehanna river below Havre de
Grace, but the House Committee on Com
merce has not decided to make any appro-
priation there, and probably will not do so.
The engineer reports in favor of building
permanent def1ector of stone in place of the
present wooden structure, with u view to
concentrating the flow of water below the
bridge and maintaining better depth in the
channel over the shoals below Hayre de
Grace
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THE GOVERNMENT ALMOST BANKRUPT
The Republicans in and out Of Congress
have been Boosting of the rapidly with
which the National d bit was being paid.
Now it appears that the expenses of the
government far exceed its income, and thir-
ty OF forty million dollars are urgently need
ed to keep the nation from bankruptcy.
This enormous amount must I've raised by
still further increasing tho burden of taxa
ton. The difficulty with the Radicals in
Congress now is how to do this without in.
juring their party. The debt never will be
paid until the expenses Of the government
are reduced
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Bel. AIR, January 2lst, 1915.
Nix. EDITOR: A few years ago when On ia
Richmond was the cry, started for that point,
but did not succeed in reaching it until nearly
nine months had elapsed, and not without en-
during great many hardshps, privatons, and
dangers, incident 10 an army and prison life
Dangers which it would seem almost impossible
for person o pass through with safety How
times have changed, and how different the route
We now take the cars at Baltimore, and in Il
few short hours are in Richmond-a city which
before the war was noted for its beauty, hospi-
tality and progression; but fire and sword have
done thcirwork, and left the city a mere relic, as
it were. But time works wonders, and proba
bly, with little more reconstruction and infla-
ton, the people may arouse their dropping en-.
ergies and 90 to work. But seriously, lines
are hard there this winter. A great many per.
sons arc idle, and those at work are scarcely
making living. However, they anticipate bet
ter times when spring opens, which is some con.
ISOLATION.
The greater part of the burnt district has been
rebuilt but here and there you see evidences of
the ruin.
From here we went across the river to Nam
chester, where our carly, happy days were spent,
and had the pleasure OF meeting some school
mates and friends, though the number, (sad con-
temptation, assmall. From there we went to
the river, and it was with feeling of awe that
we looked upon the water just above the great
Dam, where the boat had lodged upon hidden
p,
had been taken to ride by my nurse, q thought.
less girl. The oar dropped, the current grew
swifter and swifter and down, down we went,
until the rock was struck. Even then it re
quired great eXertions on the part of the men
who came to the rescue to gain the shore. How
great the dispensations of Providence. How
chequered are our lives.
The next place of observation was the Old
Dominion Iron and Nail Works, located on
Belle Island. They employ about 800 hands
Their product is nails Of all kinds. They are
running on full time, but are not supposed to
be making any profit this winter.
After seeing all the sights and visiting the
church of the oden time, babe town and
friends farewell, and took the York River cars
to West Point, and were there transferred to the
good old steamer Louise for Baltimore. We
halted at Gloucester Point and Yorktown where
the great exponent of the British lion surren.
dered his army apd sent in his sword to the
Father of our country, General George Washing
ton-but could not see anything that had the
appearance ofwar but several hundred barrels
of York river oysters. Well, after battling with
heavy ice and head wind, being several hours
behind time, we reached the Monumental City
safe and sound, very much pleased with the
trim C. A G.
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COLUMBIA AND PoRT Deposit RA11RoA1

COLUMBIA AND PORT Deposit RAILROAD
-Messrs., Keaveny and Buck, who have
contracted to finish up the gap in the Col.
umbia & Port Deposit railroad, near Peach
Bottom, are pushing the work forward very
rapidly. Mitchell's Rock has been cut
through, and there remains but comparative
ly little rock work TO finish on this part of
the line. A few days ago the workmen
commenced to haul ballast near Benton Sta.
ton, and in short time there will be con.
tinuous line of graded road from the mouth
of Octoraro to the Conestoga or Safe Harbor.
The arched culverts over Caesars and Barnes
runs are fine examples of masonry, and re-
fleet credit upon the Messrs Mcdowell, whe
did the work for Keaveny & Co-Ceca Wing
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WATER PRIVILEGE ON GUNpowDER r.

WATER PRIVILEGE ON GUNPowDER RIy-
ER.-Messrs. John Carroll Walsh, VIM. Y.
Day and James Murray, who are residents
along the line of the Gunpowder river, claim.
ing valuable water privileges for ducking,
fishing and water transportation, have sub.
mitted to the First Branch of the City Coun-
Gil petition that some appropriate commit.
tee should consider how far the turning of
the main body of Gunpowder river into the
city would infringe their vested rights The
communication was referred TO the Joint
Standing Committee on the Gunpowder
Riyer.-1mericaa
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TRYING TO EsCAPE.-On Thursday morn
ing Deputy Sheritfs Cairnes and Pyle discov.
cred that during the previous night two
prisoners in the Bel Air Jail, George Banks
and Lewis Green, confined in the same cell,
had endcavored to break Jail by filing one of
the rivets of the hasp by which the door is
secured. Upon Mr.. Csirnes offering to
search Banks for the file he used, the latter
threw off his coat and declared he would not
be searched. The other prisoner also stood
ready to assist his comrade, and both had ev-
identity made up their minds to resist the Of
ficers. The latter were armed, but not wish
ing to use their weapons if it could be avoid.
ed, they retired, and returning with larger
force secured the men in irons. Upon
searching them the instrument they used
could not be found. There was evidently
plot among the prisoners in the Jail to escape
as during the night they kept up an unusual
noise, nc doubt to conceal the sound of the
file
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FATAL AcoIDENT.-Isaac Stubs, of York
county, about rs years of age formerly of
Upper Oxford, Chester county, met with a
fatal accident on the 10Th ult. He had gone
to the barn to feed the stock and staying
longer than usual the family went in search
and found him dead, lying in the entry under
into the NOW to throw down hay and had
fallen down the funnel and was instantly
killed-Oy0rd Press.
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A VALUABLE DIscovERy.-Dr. G. W. Ben
son, practicing physician, at LOG N. Eutaw
st., BALTIC, Nd, (who has paid much atten-
ton to Nervous Diseases has discovered that
extract of celery and chamomile combined, in
certain proportion, invariably cures head.
ache, either bilious, dyspeptic, nervous OF
sick headache neuralgia, and nervousness
This is triumph in medical chemistry, and
sufferers all over the country are ordering nv
mail, He prepares it in pills at 80 cts. per
box. The doctor is largely known and high.
" respected in Baltimore Episcopal Metlo.
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THE ALDINE.-The Aldiae for February is
has one or two features of rare excellence. Ar.
tistically, there are few better drawings, and
scarcely ever any better wood-engravings, than
Keeping the Peace, q dog-picturc by Peter Mo-
ran. quite worthy of Iandseer in his hest dave
with which the number opens. The late John
A. Hows supplied, just before his death, the
three exquisite Views Of the Conemaugh, which
follow; and not even he ever did any better
work than some Of the rock, tree and water
celebrations Of these fine pictures. Two Pleas.
ant Occupations, and The Fortunate Moment,
are companion pieces, after Rudaux, pleasantly
telling the conclusion of that rural love-story
of which the 4ldae has before given more than
one charming glimpse by the same artist Hunt
Ing the Stag is a noble full. page picture, well
conveying that grand sport in the costumes and
manner Of the olden time; and singularly
well-drawn little picture, without name, but
showing two girls rolling about on the summer
grassland three views of oddly beautiful Peter
borough Cathedral, one of the handsomest in
England make up the art.conents of the mum.
Der, really perfect enough well to warrant the
secondary name the Art Journal of America.
The literature Of the number, meanwhile,
quite keeps pace with the pictures in excel.
lence and variety.
The Aldine Company has determined to cstab-
lsh an Art Union, similar to the well.known
Art Union in England, and distribute Its works
of art, both sculpture and paintings, which are
constantly collecting, among its subscribers.
Art premiums, valuedat $4,000, will be distribu.
ted among each series of 5000 Subscribers
Subscription tickets at Sc each, entitle The
holder to the -ildiae for year, to the new chro.
mo, and to a ticket in the distribution of art
premiums. The Aldine Company, publishers,
No. 80 Maiden Lane, New York City.
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HALLS VEGETABLE STcILIAN HAIR REVIEWER
now no STANDS among the first, and at the head of
all articles for similar purpose. The testimo.
ny OF our physicians is conclusive as to its val
ue; and we are personally acquainted with
scores OF cases where it has been used with the
best of results. twill restore gray hair to its
Original color, and leaves it glossy, and in
Win dandrutt, or any disease of the scalp 1t acts
IKE charm in cleansing them. Try it, and YOU
I'd, 1868. 'N'