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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
A BANKRUPTs ACCOUNTS.

BANKRUPIS ACCUUNIo'
STATEMENTS OF THE LIABILITIES AND ASSETS OF
JULIUS IT, PRATT, TREAsURgR OF THE JAMES
RIVER COAL COMPANY
Julius II. Pratt. Treasurer OF the james
River Coal Company ut No III Broadway, who failed
recently has filed petition IN the usual form, pray ing
that he may be adudicatcd an involuntary bankrupt
Following is the settlement OF liabilities and assets az
filed with the petition:
CREDITORS HOLDING sEcUnfriEs oo m
BIrs.. gtll7 So A. H. HaaiIey lOVV w
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THE UPAs TREE.-The story of the ter
rible upas tree, as told in the books furn-
ished for the delectation of children quar-
ter or half century ago, says the Sun,
was, to put it plainly a pure fiction. But
like thousands of other tabled productions,
the wonderful properties of the tree dis
appeared when investigated by men who
sought truth instead of the verifcation of
superstition. The so-called poisonous
upas tree of Java has been cultivated in
the Conservatives of Europe since 1874,
and, strange to say, its nearest kin is the
cow tree of South America, the milky Juice
of which is as wholesome as that of the
best short horn cow. The juice of the
upas tree may contain some poisonous pro-
perties, but not in such quantities, or of so
virulent character as to make it dan
gerous one to have about, even as a win
dow plant. Our poison sumac beats this
tabled Java production all hollow in poi
sonous properties. But the original story
of the poison upas, as told by Foersch, sur
geon to the Ouch East India Company in
1774, was remarkably good one, and
proves the author to have been a man pos.
sessing very fertile brain.
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UNDER THE DAISIES.

1t is strange what deal of trouble we take,
What sacrifice most of us willingly make,
How the lips will smile though the heart
may ache,
And we bend to the ways of the world for
the sake
OF its poor and scanty praises.
And time runs on with such pitiless flow
That our lives are wasted before we know
What work to finish before we 90
To our long rest under the daisies.
And too often we fall in a useless fight,
For wrong is SO much in the place of right
And the end is SO far beyond our sight.
IT'S as when one starts on chase by night,
An unknown shade pursuing.
Even so do we see, when our race is run,
That of all we have striven for little is won,
And of all the work our strength has DONE
How little was worth the doing.
So most of us travel with very poor speed,
Failing in thought where we conquer in
deed;
Least brave in the hour of greatest need,
And making riddle that few may read,
OF our life's intricate mazes.
Such a labyrinth of right and wrong,
Is it strange that heart once brave and
strong
Should falter at last, and most earnestly
long
For a calm sleep under the daisies?
But if one poor troubled heart can say,
" His kindness softened my life's rough
way"
And the tears fall over the lifeless clay,
We shall stand up in Heaven in brighter
array
Than if all earth rang with our praises.
For the good we have done shall never fade,
Though the work be wrought and wages
paid,
And the wearied frame of the laborer laid
All peacefully under the daisies.
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ish religion was the only established Church.
Then of poor Catholic girl, who came to
him weeping bitterly because she was told
she could not be saved unless she joined a
Protestant church, to which Moody an
swered, '' Now, my good lady, don't trou-
bic yourself talking about your Church or
any other Church; talk about Christ. As
Christ said to Peter, when he asked Him
about following John, Follow me- You
must keep your eye on Christ. You must
60 straight on. When l was a boy | used
to walk through the snow looking across
my shoulder to see if l walked straight,
but l always walked crooked when looked
back to see how | was getting on. If you
keep looking to Christ you must 60 straight
on. Another thing 1 used to do when
was boy. l used to try to catch my
shadow, and try to jump over it, but l
never could manage it, and one day l turn
ed my face the other way, and made
jump, and still my shadow came after me-"
And so through many minutes and many
columns. Meanwhile their houses grow
larger every day; their newspapers receive
additional subscribers. One of them, the
Christian Globe, which has printed but
eleven numbers, circulated 76, 500 copies in
April, and their hymn books, photographs,
and tracts are a source of large profit to
somebody.
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Ed. was like to burst with suppressed
laughter, but he beckoned to his wife to
draw up, and, after saying something to
her, he helped the widow out of Bill's
buggy into his, and the two women went
on, leaving the men behind.
Bill lost no time in arranging his toilet
as we'll as he could and then with great
persuasion Ed. got him to go home with
him and hunting up slippers and socks,
and getting him washed and combed, had
him quite presenta BILE when the ladies ar
rived.
l need not tell how the story was worm-
ed out of bashful Bill, and how they all
laughed as they sat around the tea table
that night, but will conclude by saying that
they went to the show together and Bill
has no fear of Gus. Sockrider now.
This is the story about Bill Smiley and
widow Watson just as I had it from Ed.
Wilbur, and if there is anything unsatis-
factory about it, ask him.
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THE COMING ARCTIC EXPEDITION,

The arctic exploring expedition which
has been projected by the English Govern
ment, and which for some time past has
been fitting out, will, it is stated, sail from
England on or about the first of June Two
vessels, the Alert and the Discovery COM
manded respectively by Captain Mares and
Commander Markham. have been rebuilt
so as to be immensely strong and fully
capable of withstanding the severest ice
nip. The sides are composed of three thick
skins of solid oak, each five inches through,
and iron girded tiers of beams run all
around the interior, which is finally lined
with sheathing of plank covered with
thick felt. Nothing which the most ex
perienced arctic voyagers could suggest
has been omitted in preparing the vessels
for their arduous service, so that the fail
ure of the Polaris and the other expedi-
tons which were despatched in condition
far from that required by the exigence of
the undertaking, is not likely to be re.
peated.
The route to be followed is directly to
Cape Farewell, the most southerly point
of Greenland, thence to Cape Shackleton,
in "a degrees north latitude, and through
the ice in. Melville Bay to the open sea at
Smith Sound. The Alert will push north
ward as far as possible, and then 90 into
winter quarters, preparatory to sending out
parties polewards in the Spring. The Dis
copery, on the other hand, will not proceed
beyond Newman's Bay, in So degrees north.
Here she will Winter, carry on such scien-
tific observations as are possible, and be
prepared to open up communications in
the Spring with the Alert and also with
third ship, which will be sent out from
England with fresh supplies and to bring
back the news.
The total sum appropriated by Parlia-
ment for the expedition for the first year is
$495, 100 The anticipated subsequent ex-
penditure per annum is placed at $G5, 900.
From these figures it will be seen that the
difficulties are to be grappled with in earn
est, and with every aid which Science can
SuSSSoI anu oiiiPlo hPpiop itIiouo piOCuIe.
The personnel of the expedition of officers
and men who have already tasted the dis
comforts and privations of arctic life, and
who, besides, will maintain that rigid mill
tary discipline, the absence of which con-
tributed so greatly to the i'll success of the
unfortunate Hall.
This makes the thirty third expedition
sent in quest of the North Pole since 1S4S.
The first ten were made by British sailing
men of war; and the balance included mer-
chant vessels and steamers, specially char
tered from both the United States and Eng
land.
A Swedish expedition is also now being
fitted out by well known merchant named
Dickson, of Gottenburg. Professor Nor
denskjold will accompany it, and the start
will be made from Tromsoe early in June.
The course proposed is by the western
coast of Nova Zembla, and thence from
the most northerly point) north easterly, to
explore this unknown portion of the polar
basin.
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CELEBRATED RoADs.-That over Simp-
Ion was projected by Napoleon, and made
at the joint expense of France and Italy.
1t was completed in 1s05-being thirty six
miles long, about twenty-five feet broad,
and passes over two hundred and sixty-four
bridges, through six short tunnels of solid
rock lone, however, being 1900 feet in
length by twelve in width. 1t was the
most stupendous enterprise ever under
taken by man. Another road, marvellous
in all respects, passes over Mount St. Ber-
nard, lying between Switzerland and Italy.
1t passes between two of the highest points
of the mountain, the road at that point
being eight thousand feet above the level
of the sea. The route is very circuitous,
and passes celebrated monastery, distin-
guished for the humanity of the monks
and the sagacity and the monstrous size of
breed of dogs kept there for the assist
ance Of travellers. Napoleon crossed them
with his army in 1900. Over Mount St.
Gothard is another wonderful road only
twelve feet wide, paved with granite. The
devils bridge on this road, spans with
single arch (having peaks of rocks for
abutments) an awful abyss, which must
have exercised the very highest order of
engineering genius to span. All of these
are among the wonders of the world
Ancient Rome at one epoch in her history
had twenty nine costly military roads
many of them bordered on either side by
splendid temples and palatial residences.
Every twelve miles buildings were erected
where relays of horses were always in
readiness for courers, and also carriages
and beasts Of burden for the conveyance of
baggage and goods. At intervals of thirty
miles there were edifces for lodging SOL
diers. Such was the admirable finish of
these roads, running generally direct from
one city to another, that they have actually
endured for two thousand years in some
places, and excite admira ion still on ac-
count of their excellent construction.
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How SAM WARD Cooks A HAM-Mr.
Sam. Ward, the prince of congressional
lobbyists, has let out one of the secrets of
his success in his questionable profession.
That secret is his method of cooking a
ham. His great weapon for attack upon
Congressman is good dinner, and his
hams the browning glory of the feast. And
this is how he cooks it: 81 soak it four
time a day; then l boil it five hours in
cider, with wisp of new hay; then l
haste it with brandy, sherry, or claret, &C
cording to the weather, and when they
have tasted a slice of that ham, why they
would pass anything wanted in Congress. F"
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rs An ld-fashioned clergyman, named
More was riding on horseback one stormy
day, enveloped in loose cloak of large
proportions and having broad scarlet COL
lar. By the action of the wind the cloak
was tossing about in all directions, when
gentleman rode up on a spirited horse,
which SHE'D and almost threw the rider.
"That cloak of yours would frighten the
DEVIL" said the gentleman. "You don't
say sou replied Mr.. More; "why, that's
Just my trade"
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ORIGIN OF "PIPING This ex-
preston is said to have originated from
the English custom of baker blowing a
horn or pipe in the village, to let the peo-
pie know that he had just drawn his bread,
which was lot.
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Us 1t is always safe to learn, even from
our manifestation safe to venture to
instruct even our friends.
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rs The arrows of wit ought always to
be feathered with smiles; when they fail
in that they become sarcasms.
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tS- The old folks say, l was young, but
now am old, and l never used any soap
better than the " Wilmington City," 3
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Integrity of Dealing
Or
ONE PRICE.

OF course to do this we
" must figure closely,
orwe woulilose ourtrade,
but we always were will
ing to sell cheap.
This is the complain.
other houses makcagainst
US, but we do not care
and therefore mark the
price on the tickets, for
that is the only way peo-
pie can be certain they
buy at like rates with
their neighbors.
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FORT TICONDEROGA.

One Column, $500 per inch for year. Tire
allowed to yearly advertisers without addition
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DOING BUSINESS
FOR
GAS q.

What we saved last
year warrants the mark
ing down of prices this
Richland beacon., 1875-05-29
Mr.. Davis nj Houston, Texas

The following described scene at
Houston, Texas. during the recent
visit of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, is
one that should not be forgotten. a
correspondent writes:
On the grounds, Jefferson Davis
and Braxton Bragg reviewed
81 l.nGid display of military, composed
largely of old Confederate soldiers.
The 10th United States Infantry
furnished music. Mr.. Davis made a
speech referring to their record as
Confederate soldiers, and said they
owed the same devotion to the flag
under which they now live, if oc-
casion should ever come. The senti-
ment was received with tremendous
cheering by at least 10000 people.
Gov. Coke said the greatest man
North, Horace Greeley, and the
greatest man South, Jefferson Davis,
had now spoken from the same stand,
advising the same sentiment; that
the war between the Blue and the
Gray was forever ended, and hence
forth they would march shoulder to
shoulder under the same flag. lie
paid a noble compliment to Mr.
Greeley, and Mr.. Davis for once
seemed to forget his lofty dignity, and
cheered heartily with the rest.
Richland beacon., 1875-05-29
Terrible Fires i'm Pennsylvania.

On the Dist instant q FIRE was set
TO hut in Pike county, Penn, by a
gang Of tramps, which spread over
eleven townships, doing immense
damage to property, estimated al
over seven millions Of dollars, and
throwing nearly two thousand people
out Of employment. The large and
populous town of Osccola, together
with ncigh5oring villages, was almost
entirely destroyed.
In the coal region the forests were
on fire on the 22nd, burning rapidly,
having already destroyed Immense
tracts of timber, and several villages
\ dispatch Of that date stated that
without rain 400 square miles OF
forest land was doomed.
Richland beacon., 1875-05-29
STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS.
Total

1t will be seen that the saddle-col-
ored Senator appraised his vote at
$1,000, as cid also two of his COM
panions. This beautiful trio consider
ed themselves of higher value than
their brother Senators who perhaps
being impecunious were bid off at
about $500 each. In another list
opposite the name of Tobin, this
memorandum appears: Emitted to
1000 for three votes kept away"
Kimball stated that to secure the
passage of his bill had cost him $780,
600, paid out principally for votes and
lobbying.
This is one Of the results Of carpet
bag rule in Louisiana and the men
WHO so disgraccfully figure above,
Pinchback, Yorke, Carr: Campbell,
Wittgenstein, etc, are fair sample of
the unprincipicd hounds who have
had control of this State and brought
it to its present bankrupt condition.
That these rascals have been permit
ted to remain among us is one of the
most remarkable instances Of forbear-
ance or dispair that has ever been
known.
Richland beacon., 1875-05-29
A Lesson Hard to Learn.

The secret Of success in business is
more in knowing how to regulate
expenses and prevent loss generally,
than in knowing how to make money
fast; and this is what we term
economy, or at least what is economy
proper, for economy does not consist
in niggardliness or hard living; a
man may subject himscl: to both these
and vet not he economical. True
economy consists in careful watchful-
ness, in seeing that nothing is wasted
through neglect that all repairs, of
whatever nature. are made It the
proper time that what one makes is
applied to its own appropriate use
OIL j.; in making an accurate ca!clla-
tons of the losses and gains of ones
Business, and being sure not to let the
losses exceed the gains under any
circumstances in living wi; hin ones
means, in whatever station a person
may be, aud this is one of the hardest
things for person to do of all others
if he has even natural and commend
able pride, and society is responsible
for it, because it requires too much
outward show to cntitle person to a
place in It's ranks.
The great trouble with our people,
however, is not SO much from this
latter cause as the first, Of failing to
save from waste. Nearly every one
of US, not only live beyond our means
in the indulgence Of extravaganza,
but we allow all our profits to waste
through neglect. The merchant, the
lawyer, the doctor, the planter and
the laborer all do this. Hence, the
laborcr is always in debt to bis
employer, his employer to his mer'
chant and the ,axgather, aud these in
turn to the capital t., wholesale
merchants and to the government fol
which they collect the taxes.
Until our peop'e do La this
important lesson and have the mora
courage and stability TO practice true
economy there can be no hope d
prosperity, and our State, our parish
and our people Individually will re
main under their present burden o
debt; business will remain stagnan,
and the blight of thritilcssness and
penury will remain upon every
species Of prosperity and every branch
of industry in the land.
Richland beacon., 1875-05-29
News in Brief.

The grasshoppers have commenced
their work Of destruction in Kansas
again.
The capitol Of West Virginia has
been removed from Charleston to
Wheeling.
The upper House Of the Prussian
Diet has passed Il bill for the sup
preston of converts.
On Monday, at Kain's City Pa,
a twenty ,hpusa'd barrel oil tank
was set on five by lightning.
The Supreme Court Of Tennessee
has decided that that stare Is 10.
bound for the payment Of the rev
issue, kn. wn as the warlsauc, al o mt
ing TO S3t0,O0U.
The Government officials are still
raiding ON lie Gisti,leis and Liquor
dealers. Let thcm raid it matters
little what they do with the whisky,
if they would only prevent its eNten-
sivc sale and use.
On Monday morning it was report
cd that drcnching rain had ey-
tincuished the fire of the coal region
in PENNSYLVANIA, but later dispatches
of that day stated that the fire had
broken out again.
At Aberdeen, Miss, last Saturday
about midnight, an industrious and
worthy Irish carpenter, named, Ed
Mack. was robbed and murdered in
the street. He had during the day
drawn a hundred dollars from The
bank. The coroner'S jury returned
verdict that the Deceased came TO bis
death by the hands Of one VIM
Justice, wh) is Whit: Radlca
policeman.
On the oath inst. a special dispatcl
TO the Times from Vienna, says I
dreadful accident occurred on TIT
river Muir. at the town OF ldenburg
Tyrol. The fcrryboat having OF
board a number of Catholic pilgrim
en- route 10 visit shrines on the othc
side of the Muir from ldcaburs, sun
in the middle of the stream. Fifty
nine pilgrims were saved. but seventy
six are missing, all OF whom al
believed to be drowned.
4 New York dispatch Of the 2it
saws: The schooner Grace, arrive
from Havana, reports falling IN wit
the top of a vessel cabin with tw
men on it, who proved TO be Captai
Hurst of the schooner Mary an
Eliza, from Savannah for Damarisco
IA. and VIM. Griffin, a seaman. Cap
Hurst reports that on May l6tl
during heavy gale, his vessel sprun
a leak and capsizcd. The rest Of II
crew got in a small boat and wei
capsized. Capt Hurst and Grill
were on the cabin top ninety-oI
hours without food OF water.
Richland beacon., 1875-05-29
The Mecklenburg Centennial.

II NAV not be known TO all OF our
readers that the people of North
Carolina claim to have declared their
independence of the mother country
just one year and a little more thai
a month before the famous declara-
ton of July 4th, !716, and to have
done so in the very language almost
rcrbatim as that used on that momora-
bic occasion but such is the case,
and they have just finished celebrating
its ccntenial at the beautiful little
city Of Charlotte, under the style o.
"the Mecklenburg Centennial - thus
celebrating the one hundredth an-
niversary of colonial independence
one year in advance of the other
S ates of the Union. The N.cks b irg
Herald lad a correspondent there,
who gave very readable account Of
the celebration; and he says he was
invited to attend the next centennial.
He will certainly be a very old man
if he does attend
But what troubles US is to have
our confidence in the rhetorical genius
/ of all those old heroes Of seventy-SiX
so shaken by this accusation ofplagiar-
ism, after admiring them as inspired
writer's all our life but the Tar-llcels
have the documents, which we can
not dispute and we can only account
for the similarity Of language upon the
ground of striking coincidence or a
kindred feeling of sentiment arising
from the same condition of things
similar effects produced by the same
cause. We cannot acknowledge thai
Thomas Jefferson and his associate:
borrowed all their fire from the ALTA
of their compatriois of the old Nortl
5 ate
All. well, the noble old patriots
the boys who wore the gray and tn,
rising generation of the grand oil
state Of lofty pines. cool fountain
and limpid streams, have had gram
jubilee over the onchpndredlh year G
, the Mccklenburg Declaration of Inde
pendence, have burned a great deal Q
powder and rcjoiced over the cOurag
OF their long buried sires, and nobod
, is the worse for it but may we hope
on the contrary, that new fire {
, patriotism has thereby been kindle
4 liz their every breast.
Richland beacon., 1875-05-29
Shreveport Times 2lst
4 DisGracef'ul Expose.

4 New orleans correspondent of
the New Ipik sun has u"carthcd
some documents that reveal -..Nrn.nE
details Of the complete neral rotten
ness Of the shining ligh.a Of the
radical party in tbs State. Il may
by r"uru,hrrcd That urTrr Il rcsOlu
ton Of Congress in l>I2. Il crm,uittee
was appointed to Inquire mo Lou
isiaUa matters; among the witnesses
examined was one ". :. Scott, who
testified that he had been given money
bv one II. :. kimball, for the purpose
of buying votes 10 secure the passage,
through the State Legislature, of
House bill 2S2, commonly known a.
the Jackson railroad bill. In his
testimony, Scott stated that lists Of
moneys paid to certain Legislators
had been kept, also li>.s Of the market
price of votes as estimated 10y the
Legislators themselves. Those lists
could not be found at tho time, but
they are in existence still and in safe
hands. The following is copy of
one list, which was in kimball's hand
writing: