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The New York herald., 1876-03-09
KINGS COUNTY SUPERVISORS.

AT regular meeting OF the Kings county Board OF
Supervisors, held yesterday afternoon, the County
Treasurer authorized to bonds of the county
for $40 coo for the purpose named
gentle reminder Of the expenses Of the Ruben.
stein murder trial presented to the Supervisors
the way of bill from the chemist who made mi
croscopic analysis OF the blood spots and hbres OF
corn and wool which were found on the
clothing and boots oi the condemned man
Professor Eaon's bill amounts to $I5U IL was re.
icrred to the Finance Committee. IL resolved "a
exchange with the city OF Brooklyn the Forty
Regiment Armory for certain lots owned by the
county on Adams street. between Myrtle avenue and
johnson street The ground wanted by the city Tor
the purpose OF erecting suitable building tor Police
Headquarters.
The report Of Keeper Shevin, Of the KINGS County
Peneptiary received showing that the number Of
prisoners IN that institution March ia; received
during the past month, log; numDer employed the
shoe SHOP 4sI amount earned by the contract work.
so $40 23; money paid County Treasurer,
S1O99 paid 10 discharged prisoners, $l23
An onslaught was again tho House OF tue
Good Shepherd hy Supervisor Nathan, who offered
resolution calling on the members OF the Legislature
IRON Kings county the passage OF an act re-
pealing the act OF May % 1872 The resolution was
referred 10 special committee, with power TO send Tor
persons and papers and investigate the anairs Of tue
House OF the Good Shepherd.
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IQUEST on THE BOATMAN IN
JERSEY CITY.

Tho inquest on the body OF Frank Ford the cana
boalman who died from stab wounds in1Icted on HIM
by another boatman named John Heavey last Saturday
night week. in Washington street jersey City, was be-
gun last evening before Coroner Cannon, in the Alder
name chamber The drst witness Dr. Lathrop
who described stab wounds inflicted on F0rdi dad
not know whether the wound in the side penetrated
the ntesnes; took part IN the post mortem eNanina-
ton but made observations The witness was closely
Piled with questions by Mr Daily, counsel for Heayey
but refused TO express opinion a. to the direct or
indirect cause death saying he was not an expert
Francs Whelan, John Ward John sheridan and George
Wenburger were likewise examined, aud the inquest
adjourned At this point Heavcy Is meanwhile IN a
PROSTATE condition the City Hospital An order tor
his commitment JAIL u he should recover, has been
issued The body OF Ford still AZ the Morgue,
and none OF the family friends has turned up the
Corencr Will pro abv have ~ order Tho intcrmen OF
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LONG ISLANDS NEW COUNTY.

The Assembly Committee on Civil Divisions had theiI
first hearing the OF tho proposed formation
of NASSAU county, from parts Of Queens and Suioh
counties on Tuesday afternoon. The new county
party most numerousy represented, and both
delegations OF marked intelligence. The advo.
Gates OF DIVISION prepared at to 20 ILu
argument on tho merits, but the policy the opposi
ton was obtain delay u being alleged that sufficient
time had been given To enable all the people
interested to obtain requisite Information upon the
subject and that certain statutory provisions in roa-
preliminary advertising had not been compiled
with After considerable lively discussion the oppo-
stion finally carried their roini, second hearing
Is 10 be had on Wednesday afternoon next Tuesdays
session was entirely occupied with this discusslon
and the arguments upon the merits were not com.
menccd, although the committee were desirous thai
they should be and continued at tho next weeks
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THE TAILoRs' STRIKE.

The central body OF the Tailors' Union held meet
ing Coburger Hail. in stanton street, last night
report received the effect that the watch Al
Brooks Brothers. store is kept up without nterrup
tion, to prevent the 1rm from obtaining new
place OF the strike the reduction
Of wages II stated that Tia ere was no uriher
reference the part OF the police. The Law
committee, composed OF Charles ROseukranz,
John Nadge, William eastman, Carl Fraude and Will
khngorfuss, submitted report to the effect that
trial OF the arrested for parading front Of
Brooks establishment will take place Va the Supreme
Court on Monday. The matter will come up a writ
OF certiorari 10 determine whether the arm had
right cause the arrest oil these men or not
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FIRE IN WEST BROADWAY.

fire broke out at quarter TO nine O'Clock yester-
day morning the second door of the five story brick
tenement house No. 12o West Broadway. The en-
gines promptly responded to the signal, but before
their arrivals OF much excitement place in
the burning house. The occupants numbered in all
over thirty, and were mainly composed Of poor fam.
lilies. Several of the children had yet risen and
agonizcd mothers ran through the house screaming
help, but dong little toward nsuring their safety
The quick action OF the iremen, however averted a
panic. and the fire was soon extnguished The damage
only $500. The ire originated IN the apartments
OF William Bell, a truck driver. Tho uu.
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ANOTHER BURGLAR SECURED.

Michael Mullen, one Of the parties arrested in the
deu known as the Burnt Rag yesterday morning,
hanng been Identified by Burke, the hackman, as one
OF the men implicated IN the burglary OF Browns dry
goods store al Jersey City, Captain McKag, OF The
ter city, came to New York yesterday and dc.
manded that Mullen should surrender himself to the
Jersey authorities. Mullen refused, aud Detective
Cos OF Police Headquarters, Jersey City, dc.
spached TO Trenton and Obtained from Governor Belle
arequsition on Governor Tldcn. Clos took the night
train Tor Albany, and Mullen will dnd him self TO ight
behind The bars IN Jersey The detection Of this
trr tane has been the swiitesl and effective p0
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SEVENTH REGIMENT ARMoRY FUND

Mr.. Royal Phelps, for the Seventh regiment
ceived a complimentary letter from Mr.. J. A. Hopper,
President OF the Singer Manufacturing Company ex-
tolng the regiments gallant conduct in the days Of
the rebellion and containing check for 900,
tribution 10 the Armory Fund.
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Exciting Scene in the House Over the Bill
for Protecting Witnesses.

A SUCCESSFUL STRUGGLE FOR DEBATE
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DISSATISFIED DISTILLERS.

meeting took place yesterday OF the merchants in
highwines and tho dstlers Of spirits regard tho
matters affecting their trade Alter considerable dis
usson a committee OF four appointed TO draw up
a petition Congress, which Will to-day be referred 10
the Board OF Managers OF the Exchange ana, II they
approve the resolutions will at be forwarded
WashinCton.
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real ground; dampness may be the cause Of
it, but only in such habits as prespirel freely.
yAucANsON.s

A monument to themenery9f Vaucanson,
the great mathematician M thu last. century,
has recently been crested at Grenoble,
France. Il is to the ingenuity of vaucan:
son that the world owes the invention Of the
chain for communicating motion at dis
tance Through the application Of this
principle, he was enabled to construct the
first spinning machine and his wonderfully
clever automata. It is said that among
these last marvels Of mechanism was . duck
which could waddle on dry surface and
swim in the water; which could quack, eat,
and drink, and actually digest It's food BY
means Of chemicals introduced into the
stomach. VaucAnson was not . favorite
with the Court Of France; and, when his
name was proposed to the Academy Of
Science, he was refused admission through
the influence Of his enemies among the aris>
tocracy.i Louis XIV. was we'll pleased with
the action Of the Academy, -remarking
when the intelligence was brought him Of
the defeat Of Vaucanson: 4.Wewill ask him
to construct for US on automaton Accidents
cian.' Vaucanson's collection Of machines,
models, etc., formed the nuclcns Of the
Conservatoire des Arts ct Meters and Brew
cts d'Invention Of Paris.
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en- to those Indians who occupied the
territory along the Kiowa river, and
who were probably those bands which
came from the Saukie txibe, mixed
with the, Gray Shows. The word
KioWa means crossing over hence the
river which these Indians crossed
over was called Kiowa, and the In
dians were called the kioWas. or the
Indians who crossed-over the river.
Their main village was at what is now
Iowaville. Early settlers who are
still living inform me that the word
"Iowa' was originally kiowa, and so
used by the old chiefs and their tribe :
and that the meaning was going over.
Iowa river was called Ki-o-wa-sepo, Or
the river which was passed over and
the Indians were called Kiowas, or
those who crossed kioWa-sepO.
1t was at Kiowaville that Black Hawk
gained his last victory, having fought
his way from the mouth of Saukie
Greek. on Lake Superior, conquering
as he went.
The inference is. that, if Black Hawk
used the word kioWa as interpreted by
LeClaire, he must have had comnuni-
cation previously with the families
who had gone-out from hinl,and whom
he expected to find over river, and,
on crossing Mis-sis-sepo, supposed that
was the place; but he found them
farther west. at Kiowaville, on the
west bank Of ki1wasepo. from which
river the State took its name, which
has been corrupted to s'IOwa."
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SCIENCE.

OxE Of the mort inconprahensible dis
coveries-ifi it be true. which il questionable
that we have ever encountered II an
nounced in . recent French journal by ~.
Massie. He says that the mere introduction
OF an iron bar, in the box in which barley,
rice, bran, biscuit, and like farinaccous ma
terials are stored, is sufficient TO prevent
either the rarAges Of decay Or the attacks
Of Insects Full details Of the experimental
investigation are given An iron bar sibs-
in weight il reputed 70 have Protected 40
gallons Of grain; aud certain biscuits were
preserved for seven months ia excellent con-
dition. while others. under like circnm-
stances but without the iron, we're totally
destroyed by weevils.
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Tow Did the Name "Towa. Originate.

farious definitions are given to the
Lers, .lowa. Some have defined it
rs saThe beautiful land - others,
s.This is the Place" Various Indian
traditions arc given respecting its ORR
gin. One IS, that 4 party OF Indians
left then parents ON the shore OF Lake
Superior during u snow storm. and the
snow falling on the sand gave . gray
appearance from which circumstance
they were called the Py-ho-jas, or
ssGray Shows They came westward
to tho land OF the onrhas. and, by the
latter The term was corrupted to py 10
la. thence 10 kiowa..
Another Tradition is, that the Saul
kies. or Sacs. AMI Foxes. with Black
Hawk. were travelling westward for a
home and, when they reached the
Mis-sis-sepo. Mis- sishv grass Mis-sis-
ke-waw-kuk. meadow, sepo, river
they exclaimed .'iewa ~ This Is
the place This IS the Interpretation
riven by Antoine lie Claire. who was
many wears identified with the Saukies
and Foxes. and conyersant with their
traditions.
Still another tradition is, that eight
families left the Saukies on Rock Rlv-
ar. which was formerly their home,
and wandered into this territory. For
a long time they maintained eight fam
each assuming the
name of an animal. by which they
ere known-as the Eagle. Pigeon,
oil. Bear. Elk, Beaver, Buffalo. and
AXE. They were identified ~ the
ode of cutting their hair. -Four OF
csc families were distinct when the
lite people came to this territory
IL other four had became lost or ex'
f,rrct. New. it is well-known that the
vurd Kiowa was not in the language
~ the Saukies and Foxes. but was 9
r,.rt Of the language of the tribes
vest Of the Mississippi. Hence 4
sonld he more reasonable 70 look tof
IL definition among the tribe who
snoka the Language OF which the wore
~ ! part KiswaNas tae - q
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PENDuL uM- OBSERVATIONS.

Ii i stated that the results Of the peniu-
conducted in India since
1865, and calculated At Kew ~iih the invar-
ib.e pendulans Ii The Royal Society. siotfer
uncomfortable evidence in confirmation of
The hypothesis Of . diminntion Of density In
the strata Of the eArsh's crust which lie IN
der continents and mountains, and an in
crease Of density in The straits under the
bed Of the ocean; and It i clear that elevA-
tons, ADORE the main sea-levsl are accom-
panied by An attenuation n the matter OF the
crust, and deprsssions bya consolidation z
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hold this ruin twas once a skull,

hold this ruin twas once a skull,
ce 0: ETHEREAL spirit full,
il narrow cell was aife's retreat,
is space was thoughts mysterious seat;
hal beauteous visions hIled this spot,
tvha. dreams Of pleasure long forgot:
Nor Hone, nor Love, nor Joy, nor Fear.
Have left one trace Of record here.
Benefit this lnonlding canopy
Once shone the bright and busy eye;
But, stare not at the dismal void
Ii social love that eye employed;
If with no lawiess ire it CLEANED,
But through the dew OF Kindness beau2ea.
That eve shall he forever bright.
When stars and sun are sunk in night.
Within this hollow cavern hung
The ready, swift and tunetul tongue;
Iffalsehood's honey 1t disdained,
And where it could not praise was chained;
III bold IN viFi les oauseit spoke,
Yet gentle concord never broke;
This silent tongue shall plead. Tor thee
Whom time unveils eternity.
Say did these fingers ielve the minel
Or with its anvied rubies shinea
To hew the rock, or wear the gem.
Can little Low avail to them:
Blu If the page of truth they sought,
Or comfort 10 this mourner Moughts
These hands richer mead shall Claim,
Than all that wait on wealth or fame.
Avail! Il whether bare or shod,
These feet the path Of duty trods
lie from the bowers OF case they fled,
To seek affection 8 humble she'd
TX grandeur guilty bride they spurned,
And home to virtues cot returned;
Those faet with angels wings shall vie,
And '.reaa the palace Of the sky.
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SEA-StcKNESS.

I notice in yoar paper brief account Of
person stopping Or escaping sea-sickness
b. respir;ng with the rise Or fall Of the vessel
ii rough weather. Vow, Mr.. Editor, have
been repeatedly at sea- On long voyages, and
j.. storm and calm. On the FIRST occasion,
On leaving New York harbor and entering
the rough water outside. the grim monster
fsea-sicknesst commenced his approachss,
no, bY way Of the stomach ~ is popularity
supposed, bat in the brain. We. ne passen-
gers, were 1t dinner. by compazten grew
male, arose and, when passing ne, asked,
..Is your head dizzy "" Yes" Then
eat LITTLE and he wen; up to the deck.
ucnders "a 4 moment, concluded that - the
symptoms we're alike il both of us, sea-siek-
ness must originate ID the brain, and u once
made M mr. mind IL c1ntrci that organ 10
making 4 hearty meal, left the tabls and
vent On deck. There WAS my ccmpanion
s:fsinx IN the fosr, retching and vomiting
II the good cid style 81 Thousand years
Inclined 10 laugh 1t him but NOT quite sure
Oh nv own ease, stationed myself Is the
wheel house, III US h the days d packed
ships, fixed my eyes along The center y the
deck, from we're I stood 10 The stern, COM
PEELED the mlnd to 80 with ~ 6ght amid
IN The tumnltuous hsssings around and
sivinx these hsasings 10 altsetioa whs1svsr.
fhua, II vNy briaf tise, IL bsain -
came stssdy. 1hs 6i1sinsss ee@P1sGsly dis-
sppsarsd. OF ssarDs ! wss $500 = Ills
ssceess, ~ essA - pessas1s ~ eonpan~
- . fsl1ew - sa0a esas.e. After uhtIe
- dfszinsss eane a0niA - - dispsued
~ ~ sane peses1a1s- III hagpeeA =
lsussins asli1e - - Nsxt ~ -
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LINES ON A SCKELOTON.

EXACTLY sixty years ago, the London Morn
ing Chronicle published poem entitled "Lines
on Skeleton, = which excited much attention.
Every effort, even to the Offering OF q reward
Of fifty guineas, was yainly made to discover
the author. All that ever TRANSFERRED was that
the poem, in fair, clerky hand, was found
near 8 skeleton of remarkable beauty Of form
and color, in the Museum Of the Royal College
Of Surgeons, Lincoln's Inn, London, and that
the Curator Of the Museum had sent them to
~. Tesry, editor, and proprietor Of the Lon
informing Chronicle.l
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The -Anti-AIonopo1ist.
I of bullets rattling against the house.
The shades Of night were now fall

ing. N
It was with,a feeling of the'deepest
apprehension that Marian Latour saw
the darkness coming "a.
\ Under cover Of the night the saw
ages could approach quite NEAR to the
house without being discovered, and
her heart fell as she thought how lit
tie probability there was Of a weak
woman being able to keep them back
until morning, when she expected her
husband to return.
He was only one man against at least
twenty. He would have to ride back
to the settlements for help, and by
the time he again returned, if he was
fortunate enough to escape the saw
ages, what might not have happened !!
Her reflections were cut short by .
yell of savage exultation FROM the In
dams.
She looked out, but could see
nothing unusual. What did it mean 7
Something must have occurred to
i We rise to that triumphant and de-
ciseive yell.
Straining every nerve, she listened
with the most intense anxiety. The
sound seemed to come from the roof
in one corner. of the building. A few
minutes revealed the dreadful cause !;
the roof was on fire!
Already the fire began to burn
through and a red glowing spark ap-
peared in one corner of the roof. The
children began to cry piteously, as if
aware of the danger in which they
rcc,. h,,% -
out of the reflection of the fire, SO that
she had no chance for shot. Fiercer
and fiercer grew the flames. The roof,
dry as finder, speedily caught every
where 4 spark dropped on it. The
heat was becoming to unbearable !!
Was there no hope for them!
Suddenly strange sound mingled
with the cracking Of the fire.
What was it! A yell, but not from
an Indian throat.
With every sense on the alert she
listened.
Again the yell, and then rattle Of
rifle shots, mingled with shouts of tri-
,lmph and frantic bowls Of terror and
dismay. .Y5,
Running to the open window, she
looked out, and could see by the light
of the burning roof the savages flying
in terror across the open lot, while
among them the forms Of white. men
cutting and shooting at the flying
enemy.
Across toward the opposite woods
they went, but there the Indians " ere
met by another body of whites, and
Hon surrounded on all sides, after a
hard fight they all fell before the
deadly knives and pistols Of their ex-
asperated and relentless foes.
By this time Mrs. Latour and her
children were out of the house and in
the arms of the loving father and
husband.
After the excitement had subsidized,
and the fire been put out by the exer-
tions of the neighbors, Gabriel told
his wife how he had come to return SO
soon and so OPPORTUNITY.
After leaving the house the day be-
fore, he rode couple Of miles, and
then finding that he had forgotten one
of his pistols, rode back to get it.
On arriving near the house he found
Indian signs. Dismounting. he
crawled carefully up and saw them in
ambush.
Knowing that he could do no good
alone, he started as fast as his horse
could go for Saline City, mustered a
| party and got back Just in time to save
his loved ones from horrible death.
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oNE-slDED DEVELOPMENT.

The habit Of using the right hand in pre-
ference to the left among those people whose
monuments date from the remotest anti
putty appears to be universal fact, and
this is accounted for by tho anatomicalme>
chanism Of the human body. It ID Known
that tho right lung, liver-lobe, and limbs
exceed in size those Of the LETT side, involv-
ing, Of course. : greater amount Of tissue
structure and larger supply Of nerves and
blood vessels for their nutrition. A person
walking in dense fog figures with his feet
the segment Of . circle, and, il no IS right
handed, he takes direction to the left, be-
cause the right leg naturally takes longer
stride. The left side Of the brain is larger
than the right, and, as it appears that the
power Of verbal articulation in the right
handed is confined to certain conyolution
on the left side. the conclusion il arrived
at that, in speaking and thinking, the left
side Of the brain is used, this being the re-
suit Of dextral education. The opinion has
also been expressed by some medical writer's
that amnesia and ahasia in right-handed
men indicate disease Of the left brain, and
that hammer palsy and writer's cramp
show the resulss Of excessive working Of the
left brain.
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PHoTocRAPHYsvs. PAINTING.

IN his able work Oh serhe Chemistry Of
Light and Photography DR.. Hermann
Vogel advances . view with regard to the
comparative fidelity Of photographs and
paintings, which IS quite opposed to the
opinion generally prevailing. To quote his
own words: ut may, perhaps, excite sur
prise that.the writer ascribes greater trnth
to painting than the photography, which IS
generally regarded as the truest Of all meth
odsssof producing pictures. It must BE- self-
evident that this remark can be made only
Of the works Of masters. -. The Pic
ture Of the photographer is not self created.
He must test, weigh, consider, and remove
the difficulties which oppose the production
Of Z true picture. If his picture Is to -
true hs must take care that the characterisA
tic is made PROMINENT and the accessories
subordinate, Ii. 10 do this he must 81
course. be able TO detect what il characteristic
and what accessory in the original. The SER
sitiye plato Of iodine AZ silver cannot do this
it receives the impression Of al that it has
before it, according to Interchangeable laws.
T. The photographer will not, in
deed, be ablet0 control his matter, like the
painter; for the disinclinations Of models
and optical and chemical difficulties often
Illustrate his best endeavofS hence there
must always be : difference between photo