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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-14
THE INFANT ASYLUM.

committee, consisting Of Mrs. Gibbons, Mrs.
Whetmore and DR.. Foster, IN behalf OF the Infant
Asylum, met yesterday al the rooms OF the Com
missioners OF Charities and Correction, corner OF
Eleventh street and Third avenue, 10 contest their
rights law recently passed provides that as
much per capita shall be allowed for each infant 8
support In the infant Asylum as Is expended by
the commissioners OF Charltles ana Correction for
those undor their charge. The meeting was held
for the purpose OF finding out what ne exact
amount was, that proper vouchers might be sent
in to Mr.. Green, substantated by the indorseme Mt
OF the Charity COMMISSIONERS The account Will
not be made ND till some time next week.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-14
SUPREME CouRr-DECIsIoNs.

]. II. Seeley vs.. John M. Tobin.-Order awarding
summons and complaint
In the matter OF the application Of Mary F. Lock
wOod.-Order directing County Treasurer OF West
chester to pay over moneys.
A. A. Pilkin and others vs.. John 8. Cochran
A. A. TAFT vs. G. M. Wright and others.-ExEra
allowance OF $3.50 granted:
CharieS G. Franklin VS.. william Sprague d Co..
Order appointing Philo I. Ruggies referee as to
amount due one Of the creditors OF Hoyt Sprague
4 Go.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-14
A TRULY WONDERFUL MAN.


In the progress OF the cause-Spenser vs..
DanieHwhich was tried at the Court OF Special
Sessions yesterday. proof was presented regard.
ing the peculiar character OF the complainant. As
he belongs to q class of men who are VIGOROUSLY
greedy his peculiarities all the astonisn.
ing. Spenser, 1t appeared, keeps liquor saloon at
No. % Christopher street, where at times he
gives exhibitions OF his eccentriciy. He boards
with MIRA Meyers a. No. l41 Macdougal street,
where also Mr.. Daniel SHARES in the bed and table.
Before the commencement OF the present action
Meyers and Daniel were very friendly, but Mrs.
Meyers for some reason refused TO board Spenser
any more after last Saturday. After he had oeen
dismissed he called several times, and on one Oc.
caslon ne noticed demj0hn standing in the
corner OF the room and asked Mrs. Meyers how 1t
came there. She said Mr.. Daniel had brought 1t
home, an announcement which seemed to aston
ash Spenser, who IN lew minutes lett the house.
The next day Daniel was arrested on charge or
petit larceny and committed for trial at the Special
Sessions. Yesterday when the case was called the
prisoners counsel called Witnesses to prove the
following facts:-That wnen intoxicated Spenser
will not allow any no enters his house TO pay
dor drinks, ne claiming the exclusive right TO do
the .balltng.n One witness swore that he and a
.boss" was in q happy mood, and that all
three threw dice Tor drinks; that when
deponent or his friend we're stuck"
6penser claimed the throws was not fair and
made every one shake the bones again until
finally he came out with the smallest number OF
dots. When this happened he seemed much de-
sive drinks. On the occasion In question the dice
box was In use for two hours. These facts were
brought out previous to the testimony OF Daniel,
who. when put on the stand, swore That Spenser
gave him the demijohn full Of whskey on the
night previous to his seeing 1t In Mrs. Meyers
house. Daniel was honor3bly discharged, and aa
he passed out OF court stream OF loungers FOL
lowed to get Mr.. sponsors number that they
might call ON him.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-14
PROPERTY OUT OF THE CITY FOR
SALE OR TO RENT.

A FARM WITH BUILDINGS, FOR SALE OR Ex-
IA change very cheap, of 100 acres Of excellent arabic
and meadow land In Greenfield eight miles from sara
toea Springs; contains large young orenara Veil ri
waterea copous trout brook flows through u wnich
on the grounds at one point beautiful
10 feet In height Apply to j. w. MoDhhAioii' w. '-~
Broadway, New York.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-14
ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT.
Before Judge Sherwood.
ISSUING FORGED NOTES.

Richard woonski was formerly in the employ OF
N. vervasen & Son, piano manufacturers, as book
keeper. Subsequently he became an agent for the
sale OF their productions, and, as alleged, nego-
made by them and payable at the Bank OF the
Metropolis. John A. Sebert, OF No. $40 East Forty
firm repudiated the obligation. He therefore
caused W0onskl's arrest and the prisoner was
held in 81, 900 TO answer.
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DECISIONS.
SUPREME CoURT-cHAMBERs.

BY Judge Lawrence.
Hamilton vs. Crane.-Re erence ordered.
Hart vs.. Petit.-The order granted ex parte
February II. 1875, IS vacated on the application Of
the plaintiffs attorney. with leave to the defend
ant to move for q further bill OF particulars.
Farmer vs.. Atherton.-The papers presented IN
this application are detective for the reason stated
IN memorandum, and the application is therefore
denied.
In the matter OF mony VS.. lopez cannot
grant this application.
In the matter OF Coulter.-Order denied.
Fowler vs.. Mccormick Van Setback vs.. Smith;
Field VS.. Mussler; Kinney vs.. Wood.-Granted.
In she matter or Harmony VS.. Lopez; Foot VS.
Tn.-MemOrandums Tor counsel.
SUPERIOR CoURT-sPECIAL TERN.
BY Judge Sedgwick.
Strum vs.. Wtlltams.-Case 70 be placed upon day
calendar OF third Monday OF Marcn next.
LuQuier. Jr., Ell al vs.. Kiv!en.-Morlon granted.
Johnston VS.. JOnnston.-Motlon Denied. Action
to be tried 10Th OF February.
Schmidt VS.. S0uren.-Order settled.
COMMON PLEAS-sPECIL TERN.
BY Judge Robinson.
FeSsler vs. BeurelnO. -RehearinQ ordered on
nth inst. at ten A. M. See memorandum.
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COURT CALENDAR FOR MONDAY.
CITY CoURT.-Nos. lit, Q, "a, SO, 4s, 80 II, o.
i12, II, l. 8, IS, "a. 81, 90, ia, go.
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CHEAP MARYLAND FARM, 1865 ACREsi SHvvii
good buildings 800 peach trees; handsome, eysi
Iond Farm Catalogues free. Address H. z. CHAM
BERS. fredericksburg. Nd
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-18
The Children's Feet.

/ REFER to the barefooted children,
among whom you may count my own,
on any warm summer day when they are
living in the country. Can anybody tell
me what there is in little boys consti-
tuition which makes it safer for him to
go with cold, wet feet than for little girl
TO do the same? | meet with people
who seem to suppose that it is quite silly
to have boy wear shoes and stockings
on days when they are themselves wear
ing woolen stockings for comfort, and
when they would not allow their little
girls to go baTefooted. So long as the
boys Tor girlsO feet and hands have q
healthy degree of warmth, feel no con-
Germ about them whatever the thermOm-
eter may say; but when | find the feet
and hands cold, no matter what may be
the month of the year, know that some
thing is going wrong, or will soon go
wrong, with the general health unless
greater warmth is secured. 1t is a
bother to have children wear their shoes
and stockings few hours in the morning
and then take them off as the heat Of the
day comes on, but ] am not going to let
children eat their breakfasts in a blue
and chilled condition.
They tell me that folks never used to
take such pains with their children, and
that those children were healthier than
these. Very likely. l noticed what
"Walks and Talks" said about his pigs
Did he not say that the better breeds
cannot endure such neglect as common
pigs do not seem to mindY Is not this
the fact with all improved stock2 Do
not such animals require more careful
nurture while young and better reward
good care in maturityY Is not this true
also of seed in all its higher or more i'm
proved varieties? There is a similar
difference between man in his savage
and man in his civilized condition. Her.
hert Spencer says that, "when, the con-
stitution being sound enough, exposure
does produce hardness, it does SO at the
expense Of growth" / fancy that one
reason why our children have not such
sound constitutions as we could wish is
because of hardships and exposures dur
ing childhood of the generations preced-
ing them.
All this may seem an out of place
"topicp for June, but there are cool,
rainy days and many cool mornings and
evenings in this month, when delicate
children go about in chilly condition
Faith Rochester. IN american Agrieulturist,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-18
LOckjaW In Horses.

PRoF. LAW says that no horse with
lockjaw should have hay or other food
requiring chewing. He should be care
fully secluded from every source of ex-
citement, kept in a perfectly quiet box
or stall, locked, allowing no one to &C
in except the attendant, who must move
about as nOiselessly as possible. Feed
in such a case only on gruels and thir
mashes, which he can suck up without
opening the mouth and for which nc
mastication is required; have the bucket
containing this cruel placed at the same
height as the animals nose, that he may
need neither to stoop the head nor tc
raise for food or drink
AS the disease advances it is always
advisable to put the horse in slings, as
many die during convalescence from ly.
ing down because of feeling of weari
ness, and inducing fatal paroxysm by
their efforts to get up. Besides these
essential measures the bowels must bt
kept open. An ounce of Barbados aloes
with dram OF gentian should be Civ
en- if possible before the jaws are locked
if not, five croton beans, powdered
should be given daily, or less frequent
ly, so as to keep the bowels acting free
ly. Half a dram of hydrocyanic aciC
should be given once or twice daily, and
with this the croton may be easily ad
ministered without exciting the horse
by making it into a pasty mass with
treacle and smearing it ON the grinding
tooth, that the animal may swallow it as
fast as it is dissolved.
With great care and Quietness this
treatment will often succeed, though re
coveries often occur after the most
varied plans of treatment. Among the
most rational of these are injections of
two ounces of oil of turpentine in pint
of linseed oil, and, still better, sweating
the animal by keeping him enveloped in
rags soaked in hot water.
Big-head is usually due to i'll health
and especially consequent impaired nu
triton of the bones Feed well on boiled
oats and barley, allowing little hay, and
that cut and damped Work very mod.
erately. Rub the swelling with MKT.
ure In equal parts of iodine and mer-
curial ointments, repeating this daily
and suspending it only when there is
much irritation. Give daily tonic ball
or powder containing the following in
gredients Carbonate of iron, two drains
bicarbonate of soda, two drains; pow
dered gentian, four drams.-In-DOOr ana
! Iln
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-18
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

A GOOD zinc wash for rooms is made
Of oxide of zinc mixed with common
size and applied like whitewash. After
IL is dry put on wash OF chloride OF
zinc, which viii produce glossy surface.
-SotentUfo american.
BAKERS GINaERBRBAD. One cup mo-
lasses, two and one.half cups flour, three
tablespoons butter or lard, one teaspoon
soda dissolved in five tablespoons warm
water, one tablespoon ginger and half
teaspoon or less of alum.
RYE AND INDIAN FRUIT LoAF.-To five
quarts of fine corn meal add five pints
rye meal, mix thoroughly, add water as
hot as the hands will bear, and make
into not very stiff dough, then add three
pints of stewed raisins and three pints
of washed currants, mix Intimately,
fill deep pan and smooth IL over the
surface, steam 1t six or eight hours (all
night IL conveniently, bake about two
hours longer and serve warm or cold
The Sdnitartdn says that in cases of
bad scalds of children, in which a large
part of the body is involved, it knows of
no dressing so good as bran bed that
Is, a bed of bran In which the patient
may lie, and be covered with q thick in
vestment Of the same. The dressing has
the advantage of not requiring change,
for each day as the moist particles fall
off they can be replaced with fresh bran,
without disturbing the patient. One of
the severest cases of scald recovered by
this treatment. A great deal of harm is
done to patients by frequent dressings,
and any method that obviates this is most
desirable. Patients frequently are ex-
posed for hours to the action of the air,
suffering unnecessary pain by the old and
tedious process of dressing. The air
itself does no injury, but the extreme
hypergsthesia of the skin produces a
state of nervous trcmor which leads to
exhaustion.
STRAWBERRY SHoRTcARE.-Take one
quart of wheat flour and put intoi tea
cupful of fresh butter; mix it with the
knife or the fingers until the butter is all
mingled with the flour. Pour over it q
teacupful of ice.Cold water, and cut it
into stiff dough. Roll it out like pas
try, handling it as little as possible, and
cover two large dining plates with it,
Score the top of one of the pieces of
paste in squares with knife, cutting
only lightly into the paste. Bake in a
quick oven, and when Drowned to turn
run sharp knife through each circle,
making four halves. Lay aside the hand
somestlooking half for cover to the
shortcake and fill each Of the remaining
halves with fresh Strawberries, smoth
cred in sugar. Place one layer over an
other until three are filed then lay over
the cover and set the cake in the oven
for five or six minutes. Sprinkle fine
sugar all over the top layer and serve
with thick, sweet cream. There may be
more luscious dish for the breakfast OF
tea.table, but we never tasted it,
Springfield Republican.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-18
Netting for Doors and Windows.

II we would have cool parlors, dining
rooms, kitchens and bedrooms during
the hot weather we must have MOSQUITO
netting or wire-gauZe in all our win
dows, and, if possible, at the doors also.
Window binds cannot take the place of
netting or gauze, because they exclude
so much of the cool evening and night
air, and, although they are very essential
and needful to shut out the hot sun
shine and beating storm, yet they will
not answer all our needs. Mosquito
netting can be purchased at very cheap
rate, and anybody can easily make or
procure some frames to fit the windows,
which can be painted either white or
stained dark red to match the sashes
of the windows. Then dark blue, pink,
green or white mosquito can be
easily stretched and tackled over them
by the skillful fingers of the housewife; !;
and after she has used them for one
summer nothing could persuade her to
go without them another season. They
will exclude mosquitoes, flies, moth and
all other insects, and will not exclud
the fresh, cool air. They are very easily
taken out and put in, or they can be so
arranged that the windows can be
closed on damp, cool days. Any woman
can tack piece of the netting across the
lower half of the window on the outside
of the sash, if that is the only means she
can employ. The wire gauze requires a
workman's handling, and it can be made
into permanent shades which will with.
stand all weathers. When we have tried
the good effects of these shades we must
also have the doors attended to. A slight
framework of pine can be made and
fastened to the outer door-posts by means
of strong hinges, and, with a hasp to
fasten it with and handle to open it by
we can bid defiance to flies and mosqui-
toes both by day and night. Common
tools and little ingenuity are needed to
prepare door, blind or shade for the
outer kitchen piazza, which will add far
beyond its cost to the comfort of the
cook and housewife. Mosquito netting
can do duty for the shade when the door.
frame is ready; but coarse wire-netting
such as is used for sieves and the like,
would be far preferable, because ii
would last for a long time, while the cot
ton netting is usually destroyed in two
years. In using the cotton netting, how
ever, Tor the windows, it is well to select
the pure white for the parlor, pink fol
the chambers and green or blue for the
kitchen and pantry,-Adaufacturer and
| Builder.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-18
Military Affairs In China.

An interesting report on military and
naval affairs in China has been published
at Berlin by an officer of the German cor
vette Ariadne, which has just returned
from cruise in the China seas. Three
large forts are being built at the mouth Of
the Swatow River; they are to be armed
with Krupp guns, Of which a great num-
Der have already been imported into the
country. Great activity prevails in the
arsenal at Canton, where about 800 work.
men are employed in manufacturing fire.
arms. These are chiefly huge rifles on
the Enfield system, about two metres and
half long, each of which requires three
men to attend to it. Gun-carriages are
also being made for long fifteen centimeue
coilguns, The officers observed great
want of coal and other naval material
On touching at Annoy, opposite the island
of Formosa, he was informed that several
desperate encounters had taken place be-
tween the Chinese and the natives, and
that the former had been so unsuccessful
In their efforts to subdue the Formosans
that force of about 10, 900 Chinese troops
had been assembled in the southern part
of tho island to complete its subjugation
This, however, will probably turn out to
be difficult task, for the Chinese troops
are badly organized and equipped. Large
masses Of troops were also assembled in
camp near the harbor of Annoy. Three
thousand of these were regulars, and
1000 more were scattered about in the
vicinity The camp was behind granite
wall, about two English miles long and
twelve feet high, which was fortified dur
ing the complications with Japan by a
few small forts. These forts are so badly
AIMED and built that they are incapable
of resisting not only rifed artillery but
even wind and weather. The arms con-
sisted of smooth bore muskets, and the
soldiers did not seem to know how to use
them, and showed preference for the
national halberds and spears.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-18
The Laws Of Crowds.

The Springfield (Mass) Republican
thinks experience has furnished material
enough from which just few of the laws
that govern human beings under panic
may be formalized. Its axioms are worthy
of consideration in every locality where
crowds are liable to congregatc:
1. 1t don't take big crowd to choke a
narrow passage A hundred people will
do it rs well as a thousand.
2. When people are piled on mdSSc in a
passage and the building is afire there
will be more corpses taken out of the pile
than living beings. Human beings die
quick under those circumstances.
3. 1t doesn't take big crowd to block a
door that opens inward so snug that there
is nomore passage than there is through a
brick wall. The strength of frenzied men
and women avails nothing against door,
4. 1t is the exits which are in constant
use by the whole body Of the public which
are of use at such times. No others are of
use at such times. No others are of prac-
tically much consequence. Back passages
and private entrances might almost as we'll
not be. The frantic do not know of them
and cannot be taught them in this world
8. The barrenest and safest places may
be converted into tinder-boxes by very
trivial circumstances. Churches which
are safe enough commonly may be deco
GRATED murderously. Even our barren
City Hall was converted, not long ago,
into wilderness of painted canvas and
flaring lights, miniature city, among
which circulated many hundreds of peo.
pie. 1t was dcath-trap. A hall or a
church which may be safe with stove
may become death trap by the introduce
ton of furnace under the stairways.
Q. Presence of mind" may as well be
counted out as saving element. We can
by this time that we can't make men and
women to fit the churches and be sure Of
their surviving the process.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-18

his eyes were opened to realize that, as
i'm the case Of thousands of others, his
troubles we're imaginary. How different
the spirit of furniture dealer of my
acquaintance, whose entire property
above ground was recently destroyed by
fire in a single night. Three buildings, q
stock of furniture, household comforts,
wardrobes, keepsakes, indeed, everything,
so that morning found the family dis
persed in friendly dwellings with moth
ing saved but the garments in which
they fled.
But see this mans pluck. In answer
ing friends sympathizing letter he
writes: "Your kind letter of sympathy
at our late mishap was duly received.
have so much to tell / hardly know
where TO begin. Well, thank Providence,
we are all well, in excellent health and
fun of pluck. We have almost forgotten
about It and are tired of talking fire and
are on the go.ahead track only. In less
than twenty.four hours we had store
rented and commenced to get ready fol
q new start. Some folks could not un'
derstand how l could take it so coolly
and if our loss had not been so complete
and total might have been suspected
from my GOODNESS of having hand in It
have been rusting for two years. MY
son ran the business while / did thu
playing. But now the rust is pretty
well rubbed off and am about as brigh
| as ten years ago" To anyone in pecun
iary distress let me suggest that tht
way out of difficulties is not by hang
| doggedness, but pluck.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-18
The Presidents Third-Term Letter.


The Washington correspondent of the
Boston Post (Dem.) says that the PresI-
dent expresses himself as greatly relieved
at what he regards as the settlement of the
third-term question. In conversation
regarding il he said
Friends and foes have alike been troubled
by this bugbear, but they have not been
troubled half as much as have. The num-
Der OF letters sent TO me, anonymous and
otherwise, offering all sorts of advice in the
premises, is almost countless. Very few
people, however, have talked to me regard
ing 1t until to-day, and find that great
many regret my course; but Washington Is
not always a healthy place from which to
judge of public opinion. / believe the ma
iority of the people Of the country will APP
prcciate the difficulties have labored under
and will give me the credit Of being truth
ful. | really do not intend to he q candi-
date, and II anyone construcs my letter other
wise, or that | am seeking or will accept q
nomination, they will do me injustice. That
Is all that have to say, only to repeat that
never felt more relieved after performing q
public or political duty in all my life than
do now.
Candid men, who desire to interpret the
Presidents letter In the frank and manly
spirit in which il was written, will not
misjudge him. and will not construe bis
letter as a device or trick of any kind
whatever. The people have had sufficient
experience with Gen. Grant to know that
he is not guilty Of subterGuges or double
dealing of any kind. He does not say
that under no circumstances would he be
u candidate. lie has no right to say that,
for events might possibly arise which
would render it highly important that the
personnel of the Administration at a crit.
ipul nprinn Chanll hn oh n md hnt
when the President says that such an oc-
casion is unlikely to arise he means this
in its fullest Specification, and honest peo-
pie will accord him the justice of believ-
ing in his sincerity. 81 do not intend 10
be a candidate, +" says Gen, Grant, land If
anyone conslrues my letter otherwise, or
that am seeking or will accept nomi-
nation, they will do me injustice" This
ought TO be sufficient, and will be with
those who desire TO treat the President
fairly.-IRterOceaa.