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THE WORK OF THE SEASON.

When the picnics commenced in July II was the
intention Of the trustees to continue them as long as
the weather lasted in order that the children
every tenement district might enjoy share in the
efts or the free excursion fund Last there
given twelve excursions, at an expense Of a
little over So o0o the aggregate number of children
taken being nearly &c 00o fhis year the rule against
taking out children over fourteen years has been
strictly enforced IN order that the younger onea might
be better taken care OF; hence the number m each
party is less than those OF hst year Only
those who have participated IN tho festivities
Of these unique excursions can have any ade-
quate conception OF the delight enthusiasm mani
tested by The children and those who Interested
in this most charitable movement could how much
good their money aocompshes the would have
need TO make appeals correspondent OF THR HKR-
AID incioses 81 for the fund and suggests that as
that sum will whole day Of FUN,
and healthful pleasure for at least two children, it
excursions would send nj least that amount to the
trustees The trustees win, no doubt be glad 70 re-
ceceve any sum so that they may 20 en-
Abed 70 complete the work IN hand.
A GIRLS LETTER
Mr. Williams, who conducts the excursion, recently
received the following touching letter from OF
NV YORK Aug 9. 1878
DxAR sia-I hope You win excuse the liberty take in
writing 70 supposeyou will remember when tell
yon that l the blind girl that a number Of ex-
eursions three years ago. especially Boonton where
Etaid with lady two weeks you would do
by allowing me tho pleasure of going 70 some OF
these excursions have had pleasure then
uptown almost years but have who will me
the excursions il let them know beforehand have
left the institution and taking music Lessons
visited friend Of mine whose teacher took such
that she gives lessons free Of charge will
letter hoping thAt you will grant that favor 10
reIn1in your Debtor
ROSA DR1NGALBA
The writer was born blind and her letter is not
punctuated, is often the with blind writer's
Little Rosa attracted much attention during the first
year OF the excursions by her aTtess delight hearing
the she could not SEQ described by her com
panons Many an eve was moistened when Rosa
sighed in the midst Of her delight and softly whispered
ooh, how good God is How | would ike TO See the
beautiful earth and sky" Poor child she sighed in
vain, yet patient in her misfortune Her request
will of course be granted and next Saturday Rosa will
be n the picnic barge happy and contain ted
a. any child WHO Is blest with eyeSighk
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THE DIAMOND sMUGGLERs.

The alleged diamond smuggiers, Henry and Hall
we're unable " furnish the required bail YESTERDAY II
should have been stated THAI they waved examination
and viii await -rid The United States District Court
al Trenton. They arc unable and any person who
will DO responsible for .her appearances in court uns-
collateral security be furnished by them The COUNSEL
for the accused states that bail Will DO ,ortncoming
before the day vet down FOR their next appearance a.
Com m issioner ROmaincs n She confession OF
the prisoners IN the nrst instance can be relied upon
$1,000 worth of lowery still lies concealed from the
revenue ocera The Treasury detectives are Anxiously
awaiting information nom England and Frapco regard
ing the jewels solon from the Countess of Dudtev and
Mrs Psran stevens Of Fifth avenue white The latter lady
was IN Paris The papers found In NE trunk OF tho
prisoners have not yet been produced tho nvestga-
lion the detectives desire only have iheprvoners
held Tor the present on the charge u smuggling The
etlesl GLi.Css3 wv ~ hslS SIsys-Dse
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JAILBIRDS CAPTURED.

''sTEvE" BOYLE AND CHARLES FOWLER, TWO
OF THE FIVE ENGINE THIByEs, ARRESTED IN
ST. LOUIS
On tho 14th day Of May II win be remembered nve
prisoners seized engine in the Sing Sing Prison en-
CLOSURE and dashing down the track the OF a
mile a minute soon FAR away, and, for lime at
least out OF reach of the hard hand OF the law How
they finally abandoned the engine about ten miles
from the prison because the IRON horse
refused TO further perform its functions,
took to tho woods and fields and wandered for many
weary days and seepless nights and how OF their
number 'Shang" Hamilton, recaptured some four
weeks ago in the house of his aged mother in Jane
street. has all been told in the columns Of the HERA
and is familiar to nearly every And now two
OF this OF desperadoes have become
entangled in the meshes OF the law. superintendent
wang yesterday received the following letter from Lhe
Chief of Police OF St Louis.
G W WALLNG, Superintendent Of Police, New York
whom arrested here On Saturday, with safe
tools'' In their possession
They evidently professionals" and n Won or
any Of your know them will be under obligations
10 you II you will furnish with any Information you
may obtain regarding them
The names given by them are James Henderson and
L HANNIGAN, Chief
The moment Superintendent Walling the photo
Ter alias Wood and Stephen Boyle alias Richard Pey
ton alias Edward Francis alias Edward Barrett Two Of
the Eve escaped felons.
BOYLE ACTED As ENGINEER
In tho great for liberty, and s desperate aud
brutal villain went unhanged. He
fenced by Recorder Hacket February 1862 twenty
years in prison confession Of assault with intent
TO kill Wood was sentenced February Is 1874 for
four years and six months by Recorder Hackett
Superintendent Waling telegraphed TO Chief Hannk
gan 70 hold the prisoners and as soon as possible q
requlsition for them Will be made ont by Governor
Tlden to be served the Governor OF Missouri and
they will be returned TO their prison home the banks
OF the noble Hudson
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MUNICIPAL NOTES.


The new Corporation Counsel took possession OF hz
Once yesterday he sAd that he did not know exactly
what changes ought to be made in his Office but he felt
certain about one thing and that was thai general
changes would be made for time 70 How
ever may be stated that Colonel John r. Fellows is To
be made Corporation Attorney The salary is 81, 500.
Edward Gale the chairman Of the Eighth Assembly
Iainnany General Committee is 70 be appointed by Mr.
Whitney attorney for the collection Of arrears Of
sonal taxes The salary Is ST. 500
Nh William 4 Beach yesterday offered the dem
ocratc nomination Of District Attorney but the eminent
lawyer Told the bosses' that he would not accept Of
the honor 30 may be concluded that Mr. Beach viii
not be the District Attorney
Commissioners Perlsy and Hatch OF the Fire Depart
ment viii and after Monday next be no longer Ftre
II is said that General Ptz John Porter win very soon
be relieved from his present position Commissioner
OF Public Works The General Is 70 BIO made, so says
reliable rumor Police Commissioner in place of Mr.
Matsel TO be removed The fact is too, that Mr. Dis
becker has got go also and that Mr. Richard Flana-
gan late President Of the Board OF Aldermen Ia 70 take
n General Porter should consent 70 leave his
present position II h understood that he will be
mAdo Treasurer q the Police Board An effort Is being
made 10 induce him TO become General Police Superin-
tendent in lieu OF Mt Walling but II he will not take
the position, The Mayor ia inclined TO believe the
result viii be 'tstale, fiat and unprontable,"
Mr. George Forrest, now President OF the Board Of
Emigration ID booked the successor Of General
Porter as Commissioner of Public Works
Strange 70 say according to all accounts MI. Daniel
Lyddy IA 70 DO made Assistant Corporation Counsel
in place Of Mr.. Andrews the gentleman who delivered
such splendid unconstitutional" opinion some months
ago to save AessrR Gardner and Charlick from con-
domination
Under the rt0ime 70 be settled fac,
that Mr.. Henry Clinton win be made Public Admins
traitor
The Tammany Hall General Committee 70 meet
tomorrow night when the of Mr.. Morrissey Mr.
Ledwth and Mr.. Hayes DO settled A lively time
expected bat is the general opinion Of the knowing
ones that Mr. Kelly has got the inside track.
Last evening a committee Of tive, appointed by the
nti-Tammany committee which met at Irving Hall
week ago had conference with committee Of i've Oh
the Ottendorfor party II decided by the two com
mees 10 adjourn til Saturday next without doing any
hucina
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DIED..

ARsEMANE.-op Monday August g. WILLIAM young.
EST son Of Martin and Gesine Aruemann
Funeral viii take place from the residence Of his
parents, No GAP sixth avenue, tbs day "Wednesday
O'Clock r. NJ.
AReUIspAU.-At Shelter Island, Tuesday, August TO-
1875 HARVEY, son Of John d. and Agnes a. AIguim-
bau aged month";
BEEBE.--on August 7, 1875 afer a lingering Illness
JuNIUs r BRr'BE, Sged % years
The remains taken to Coshocton Ohio for burial
BKSRDIcT AT Harlem, Monday, August JoBN
BEAVER, yoongcsE child Of Charles II. and Ellen A
Notice OF funeral hereafter
BuEKE-on Tuesday August 10, DANIEL r. BURKE
aged SO years
Tho relatives and friends OF the family arc respectfully
invited 10 attend The funeral from his late residence
los East Thirty second street Thursday, August II
at two O'Clock, without further notice
.CoRSwnL- Suddenly, at his late residence, No s1s
East llSth street Harlem Saturday August PKrxR
n. CoRNwnL, in the 49th year Of his age
Relatives and friends OF the family. also Keystone
Lodge f. and A. NJ, and the members Of the Jackson
Club, Highlands y. j. respectfully invited to at
tepa me funeral rom his late residence on Nednes
day, nth inst, al twelve O'Clock
sUxMoNs.-hembors OF keystone Lodge, No 23b p
and A. NJ, are hereby summoned al their lodge room,
corner OF Bleeckor street and BoWery on Wednesday
llth inst at eleven o'clock sharp W attend funeral
OF our laie brother Peter Cornwall.
EpeAR T STEWART, Secretary
DEIKE-On Monday, August Q john H., only child Of
John II and Ruth Deike, aged months and Is days
The relatives and friends also the members Of olive
Leaf Lodge, No 233 / O o. f. are respectfully in
vted " attend the funeral on Wednesday, August IL
At two NJ, from the corner Of Union and skillman
avenues, Brooklyn, f. ID.
DHvn-on Monday, August Q, amer a short bot
severe illness, MAGGm A. daughter Of Ann and ms late
Peter Devin, aged years and III months
Relatives and friends respectfully invited 10 attend
the funeral, from 24s West Forty frat street. Wednes
day, August il, al O'Clock
DISNEY AT Northumberland Pa on Monday August
? FRANcs DISNEY, daughter " Augusta and Ihe Slo
James Disney
VIII be buried in Green wood Cemetery
BsoALANTB On, the 10th inst LABEL hAuDB, aged
81 years
Relatives and friends Of the family respectfully In
vlted To- attend the funeral AZ 81 Francis Xavier
sk1psh " tsI clOck, FyidaN W. lJtb insk
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follows
There ne deaths reported in this city during the
week ending Saturday, the It'll nst, against 1856
which verified in the previous week The decrease
Of mortality began the oath Of July with the tall OF
the temperature from rs 70 Is degrees Fahrenheit
and OF the maximum for that day 81 from SS degrees
the previous day. The decrease of deaths 65) is
wholly Of children under years Of there being II
less Of this class reported last week than IN the previous
week lie less than verified for that week.
Compared with the week ending July -, the decrease
exceeds 200 in all, and respects children under
years Of the decrease to be no less than 2
The ofmortaty The past two weeks has not risen
above that OF the average Of the corresponding fort
night for the Ave years past During the Two weeks
ending the TIN inst the day and night temper
at II degrees Fahrenheit while in the sun
the mercury frequently al ISIS, and on two occasions
above 40 degrees The average humidity OF the
atmosphere week s31O0th Of total saturation
and for the previous week II "a l00ths The rain
fall exceeded ak inches depth Of during the twO
weeks The sanitary value Of this cleansing rainfall
both respects tho atmospheTe and the surface and
of the city, is very great
The Of mortality, day by day, in the last two
weeks Of July with temperature, &c as follows -
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A SOLDIERS MONUMENT IN JERSEY.

A large and influential meeting was held in the Ave-
mo House, Jersey CITY Heights on Monday night for
rAe purpose of taking further for the erection
OF soldiers monument The chair was occupied
by Major Peloubet The Committee on organiza-
ton reported n constitution, which was Adopted
by The association The constitution explains
THAI the object O. the organization 10 70 erect
a soldiers' monument IN Hudson county. Any person
can become a member by paying the gum OF 10 Wneh
the Of 60 600 shall have been raised The dectors
shall advertise for proposals for style quality and COST
Of te monument The site Tor tbe monument n 10 %
determined by a convention composed OF three dele
gates from each Assembly district In the county.
Officers Of The association viii w elccled ~ meeting
nex. Monday nlgbL
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS,
MARRIED.

ksBorr-MGRcH On the 9th inst, at me residence OF
the BRIDES mother, No Washington place this city
by Rev Dr. Deems or the Church OF the strangers Mr.
JAMES =. ABBOTT, OF Boston, Miss JENNIE r. MkRoH
OF New York
LEK-BLoon.-fn London, England, on the 2ist July,
1873 at the Church Of ST Matthew Oakley square by
the Rev. A II s Bean, CORNELIUS SMITH LEB MATTE
W BLOOD both OF the city Of New York
PEARCE-SuTTER. -0n Monday, 9Th inst, by Rev
Hugh Smith Carpenter n D. of San Francisco, RoBBRT
PEARcE TO EMMA r. second daughter Of John H. Sutter
Esq., all OF Brooklyn No cards
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POLITICAL MEETINGS

The second District Republican Association met hst
evening in headquartors No 40 Pearl street Den
mis- Shea presided. No business OF special importance
done.
Tne Twenty first Assembly DstTic Republican Asso-
cieton met last evening LAncon Hal at Third avenue
and IIOth strcel
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The fourth picnic will take place Saturday, August
Il but unless further subscriptions in the trustees
win be unable 70 continue their efforts behalf OF tho
poor children of our crowded tenement houses To give
these little day of pure enjoyment is so great
charity one well calculated benefit them morally
well physically that the trustees deem it their
duty bring this subject once more before the public
and to ask for more funds
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, No "a Maiden lane
CHARLES Il. MARSHALL, No IS Burling slip
WM BUTLER DUNCAN, No. II Pine street,
GEORGE W. MCLEAN Stock Exchange
EDWARD KING, No 70 Broadway,
NEW YORK, August TO- 1875. Trustees
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removed from fnFeetnd field II Is good plan to turn
In hogs turkeys chickena and ducks will do great
deal OF good BY digging for and eating the caterplars
All OF these viii eat the fallen grain and thus will be
utilized by fattening flesh OF fowl Sheep turned into
beld wh kill many Of the pests BY trampling upon
them and crows and blackbrts should be encouraged,
they much prefer IA caterpillar 10 a. kind a
gram
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THE DYING INFANTS.

The appeal which DIT Il X GR.ns recently made
through the HERALD for eontrbu dons Of money TO be
used in procuring proper foo for tho infants Of poor
people and thus 70 arrest ne spread OF mortality among
the e ones mas been responded to by correspondent
signing himself Wv - IL % Thls gentleman eulogizes
his plan
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The seminary OF records for the week of greatest
mortality respects the distribution Of deaths in the
wards IN ths different classes Of houses and from
special classes OF causes aud Of the various ages
weeks and months for the infant mortality shows that
the tenement and water side districts, and partic-
ulary the large tenement houses suffered the chief
Of mortality. Az to the ages, that the
excass Lty In infants under years Of aye
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THk POOR CHILDREN'S
SIONS.
EXCUR-

me following additional subscriptions to the Poor
chdren's Free Excursion Fund have been received by
Edward King, Treasurer, No To Broadway
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the value OF green fruit entered al the port OF New
York for consumption during The month Of July 1874
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illness, aged "a years, Captain Bradley Osborn,
Kingston Ulster county, papers please copy.
PArTERsoS-At Blnghamton, N. T., Sunday,
August SARAH wife Of Robert Patterson and daughter
or George W. and Mary ShafIer.
PoE-At Bath, L. L. August 10 1875 Of gastric fever,
CLryToT BRREI youngest of Mary and The late Al
Relatives and friends OF tho family are invited to at
tend the funeral Thursday August II at bali psss
one p " Trains leave Greenwood for Bath ~ l2.So NJ
RKER.-At Hoboken, on Tuesday, Angus ~ 1919,
Mrs ANNA ELIZA RKRR, rect OF Daniel klker, ID The
Csth year " her age
Relatives and friends OF the family respectfully
invited attend the funeral, on Thursday August IL
At II O'Clock A. NJ from the residence OF her son in
law Charles Moadinger Newark street, Hoboken, N j.
ScIlsmDsR Tuesday, Angus. 10, JOHN r, the
only son Of Henry and Elizabeth Schneider aged year
and 20 days
tho funeral from No 1875 East Fifteth street. Thurs
dav the 18th inst, al two o'clock p M.
sxrrH-On Monday, August 0, JAMES, the second
OF amcs l. Laura A. smith, in the 18th year Of his
The funeral viii take place from the residence Of his
parents No 422 Pacific street, Brooklyn Thursday
s1arnoon, at three o'clock
vAx pEII-In this city, the 9th inst, AREAN Vac
PELr in his 74th year
me relatives and friends Of the family are respect
fully invited 70 attend the funeral from the MoraviaA
church corner Of Thirueth street and Lexington
nue. this wednesday morning al ten O'Clock Remains
will be taken 70 Aoravian Cemetery Staten Island for
interment
wHIrg On Monday August O. At her hate residence,
II Ice avenue Brooklyn, E. D. EIIzABErn widow of
william White, in the Goth year Of her Age.
Relatives and friends invited to attend her funeral
Wednesday afternoon, AT three O'Clock
WILSON --On Monday, August Q, 1875 FRANCIS A., be
loved wife Of s G. Wilson, aged % years and 70 days
The relatives and friends Of the family respectfully
invited the funeral from her late residence ~
Oakland street, Grecnpont, Brooklyn, Il b.. Thurs
day, August IL at two O'Clock p NJ
Norwalk Conn papers please copy.
WRIGHT-At Fayotte, Seneca county n r. on the
ID inst. RUBEN WRIGHT formerly Of this clty, aged
03 yeara
YouSG.-on Tuesday al his late residence TO Cum
bertrand street. Brooklyn JoHN " YouKa Iaeutsn ant
Fourteenth regiment NYSM
Notcs VI lunerau II w Marcy - napeL
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MISCELLANEOUS

4I
A DAMS HILL CONSOLIDATED MIN
n ing Company = Location Of principal
place Of business, san Francesca, California.
Location of Works, Eureka Mining District,
Eureka county. State Of Nevada-Notic is
hereby given, that at a meeting o the Irus-
tees Of said Company, held On the sixteenth
day Of February. 1875, an assessment-No. IT,
Of fifteen cents per share was levied upon the
capital stock Of the corporation, payable im-
mcdiately in United States gold coin, to the
Secretary, at the office of the Company, Room
4. No. i0S California street, San Francisco.
California.
Any stock upon which said assessment
shall remain unpaid on Wednesday, the oath
day of March. 1875, shall be deemed delin-
qucnt, and will be duly advertised for sale at
public auction, ard unless payment. is made
before, wi be sold on Friday, h six.
teenth day Of April. 1879, to pay the dee
l~inquent assessment, together with costs Of
advertising and expenses of sale.
w. W. TRAYLpR. Secretary.
Office: Room 4, No. 40S California street.
San Francisco. California. f21-td
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NOTICE NO. 2D.
Y. 5. LAND OypicE,
E,rrok Noynda Ian 10

sN &b@ = ftsJ
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVE.l THAT
IN John L. Platter, whose l'ostof6ce u.
dress is Eureka, Nevada has this day filed il
ills office n diagrani, together with a notie.
OF Application tor a patent from the lli,et
states, under act Of Congress. approved Msy
10. ls72, for fifteen hundred l.. o0-lincal let
Of the Atlas Lode. the same r~uDning. fiie,
hundred feet B%orih-riy from the location II
the notice and plat IN north side Of rosd 10
DHnderberg h~oisling WORKS, with surise
ground 40 feet in with, situated in Eurr,a
Mining district, Eurek county. State Of Ne
yada. and deseribel in the plat and hea
notes as follows. toy il: p
U. S. Survey No. 81.
BEGINNING at a post marked No. 4. T.. $. sur.
yay o. 81. this lost stnnds ut the veshIn
boundary at Survey No. "a. banderbef;
lode. whence ost No. ! Of said Survey NJ
=. bears N.i2'ao +. ~ feet; sumniiLo Of hstg
I'LL, No.. | bears ~. ~ W. a,!2S irrt: has-
staff IN the tuwn %, Eurel bears n. Il '
+. 1903 feet; aud the center Of the TOP sll II
the D1Dierberg Incline. bears ;. 81 t. II
.cet. thence RAINING lst course :. III ".
la T.lt fest along SAID survcy No. ~ tsm
ir1n in in drill hole ON large boulder 20
north side OF D,,ndcf berg Rad; thence a
co,.isc :. tbs W. 1OD feet to post marhed No.
4, Us. survey No. FL; whence a pine tree we
iuot in dinnIeter. mar ed Atlas u. J., bears
n. u.s. W. II .cet; th nee I'd course N.9s v,
i, w feet To- rost marked 20. I. L.. :. sufTy
NO 81; III nee 9Th purse y. 10 l.. 90 feet y
post marked NJ. i. L. :. survey No. Il:
thence 9TH courses. ~ Il. i.aJi lilo feet 10
post No. !, the place OF b~agihring; e%pDtsll-
Ing q PHO acres; courses expressed ifom The
true meridian with u magnetic variation VI
l1tse east.
Ibis claim Is located upon unsurveycd land
and Is bounded on the southeast by the Dur
der berg lode.
This claim is recorded in Book f.. pegs
10, 2Oi .f the Enrc.a district Mining lie
cords, and a copy Of the notice and llai, ca
be found posted ut the southern oisi Vi The
claim. ClhuS +. HORN,
jall Register.