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The New York herald., 1876-07-10
CONVERSIONS TO CATHOLICISM.

from tho Dublin Frccman's Journal, June Ia
Two more conversions of oxford clcrgymcn are an
nounccd to-day They are those of the Rev Edmund
\ GrindIc NJ A., curatc OF 81 Paul's, Brighton, and
The Rev Frederick W Willis, curatc Of Brockng, the
late vicar OF All saints church. Weingborou2h Mr..
Willis is tho third clergyman who has been converted 10
tho Catholic Church within the last week.
From the Cork Examiner. June H.
The Rev. William Lowell. graduate oil me University
has become a Catholic. He scholar OF Exeter
College took second class IN classical moderation IN
isss and third class IN the final schools of Litcr9
Uumanoris IN 1870. Mr.. Lowell was ordained to The
cu,acv OF Vantage in 1878 by the present Bishop OF
oxford
The New York herald., 1876-07-10
THE HEATED TERM.

II looks like gratut0us reinniction Of worry to
chronicle to-day such a temperature that which
brocd the city yes,eriay II ior other reason, Is
well that The overpowring heat shond recorded In
order that postcrity when grilled In its turn may
emulate the patience pf their iorefathers Seriously
however the excessive heat Is beginning TO tell largely
and, in many cases fatally the population, more
especially the children Fortunately in these attudes
the heated never any great duration, so
may hope soon Tor change mat will IN measure
restore US to ourselves and TO our equanimity.
The following recordwiil show the changes In the
temporal the patl twenty -four hours in com.
parson with the corresponding date OF last year, as
indicated by the thermometer AT Hudnuts pharmacy,
The New York herald., 1876-07-10
OTHER FIRES.

HOUSE OF CORRECTION BURNED-SAFE RE-
MovAL OF THE PEI NERs-EvII. EFFECTS
or WANT OF WATER.
FircuRrRG Mass, July o. 1875
The main building OF the House of Correction at
South Fitchburg, including workshops, Office, chapel
Kitchen Keepers residence and stables, destroyed
bv fire al two O'Clock this morning The PRISON proper
,ras saved and all the prisoners scvcntywo in mum.
her were safely removed Near all the furniture
ard movable articles OF the Jail and the Keepers
ton.
The Gre was discovered in tho stable and
doubtcdly OF inccniary origin. The loss is estimated
at from $50, 900 10 $4,000
The water works do not extend TO south Fitchburg
and the only OF water SIMPLY Is from the river
500 feet away Had there been one hydrant the
premises all but the stable ight have been saved.
The New York herald., 1876-07-10
ESCAPE OF THE FLoRLNCEs.

Mr. s. u shepherd, esiling Mt No 34l West
Twenty -nrst street. New York, accompanied by Nr.
and Mrs w. J. Florcnce now playing al Wallack's
Theatre. when returning home from carriage ride TO
Coney Island yesterday the horses took fright thc
entrance OF Prospect Park and ran away, the occu-
paus of carriage bcinI thrown TO the ground, Mr.
Florence stopped the horses their mad course when
n was found that the carriage had passed over Mr..
Shepherds leg and injured II badly. Mr.. and Mrs
rlorcncc cscapcd without being hurt
The New York herald., 1876-07-10
DWELLING HOUSE BURSrp.

Gre was discovered at hai-past 1--WE O'Clock yes
tcrday morning in the house Of william johnson, on
Wayne street near summit avenue, Jersey city The
Fire Department responded promptly. but in spite cf
ali efforts to check the flames, the bniifng aud
IL. contents almost entirely DESTROYED Chief
Engineer Farricr investigated tho Of the irc and
obi nfo nation that lea 10 the arrest OF johnson
on tho charge Of arson johnson had the building and
fnrn lturc heavily Insured
The New York herald., 1876-07-10
THE CAPITOL CONTRACTS.

This mornin ra delegation from tho Stone Cutters,
Society will wait upon Governor riIden at his residence
in Gramercy Park. for the purpose OF urging him to
discounienanco the contract system IN regard to the
stone cutting for the state Capitol now being erected
nj Albany. - ~'~'~N
The New York herald., 1876-07-10
CHEMICAL WORKS DESTROYED.

BRrpGEroRr. Conn. July 2, 1876
The Black Rock Chemical Works, owned by Mr..
Buckley ci Weston, were destroyed by fire last night
II ~ estimated that the loss will exceed S. 000 the in
surancc unknown.
The New York herald., 1876-07-10
THE CART RUNG MURDERER.

At haif-past three p NJ. yesterday the police Of N.
Twentieth precinct arrested Robert Garrtv .boro.a
with the murder Of John Sns sh on July by str,kInc
him on the head with a cart ring. As
The New York herald., 1876-07-10

vinegar for camp use full OF vermin. Althoukh,
fortunately deaths resulted rom this nasco, still
in the language OF we'll known military man, It wa
OF the greatest dsgraces that ever fell ON the Ma
tional Guard OF New jersey, and the Ill results "
which will be felt for years.
ONE HUNDRED DrGREBs AT MILFORD, PA.
MILFORD, July 0, 1915.
To-day has been the hottest OF the season. The
thermometer indicated 100 degrees the shade five
O'Clock this afternoon
DEATH FROM sUNsrRoKE.
BRipGEPoRT, Conn, July q, 1870
James Cummings, aged thirty years, diei iron sun
stroke
The New York herald., 1876-07-10
suNsTRoKEs YESTERDAY.

Average temperature yesterday otI
Average temperature Tor corresponding date last
year .............. TAI
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another change about the year ls47, this time cmerg
ing as an opera house large hall. For two
three years the various musical celebrities who
VISITED New York appeared there, and hero that
the wonderful excitement Jenny Lind occurred.
CONCERTS.
When p. I. Barnum aged the famous Swedish
songstress Jenny Lind, he introduced ber to tho
American people al Castle Garden. by ngcni ad-
vertsng the Snowman created a Juror over the
'swcdish Nightingale" and actually sold the choice
of scals for the first performance by public auction
The scenes at these sales, for they occupied
several days very exciting and unique
Genln, tho leading halter OF New York OF hat
day. mmortalzcd himself by securing the first choice
at price OF s225. The prices paid for other seats
ranged rom s25 down to So that the aggregate
cepts for the evenings entertainment larger than
had ever before been heard of, and, indeed, it is
doubtful If they have been cqualod since in this city.
The debut o. Jenny Lind America was indeed a
notab in the musical world and IL is interest
ing to back to the HERALD nlcs and read the
scripiion OF the scene, which occurred Wednesday
evening, september IL, 1851 Two rcherssls had been
previously held and the reports thereof had whetcd
the pubic appetite. that not surprising to bc told
that INSIDE OF Castle Garden one dense mass of
human bciugs from ceiling to the stage
and thai tho passages were flied with
possession CT promenade tickets Mr. Gcnin's seat
was upholstered with crimson velvet aud had spring
seat" opposite the stage and over tho balcony was
the inscription, "wcoomc, Sweet Warbler and OF
course there innumerablc lights and chandeliers
II required large force OF police to keep the people
order and the river throngcd by an immense
number OF small boats. The bridge was covered
by an awning "costing thousand dollars ="
Jenny Land was assisted by Bclctii, and she
received tremendous welcome At the close OF the
performance Mr. Barunm made ono OF his character
istic speeches and announced that tho Nightingale
had decided give share OF the proceeds
to various local charities This graceful act and the
great vocal power Of the songstrcss decided her
cess. and the season was highly rcmuneraiive.
Subsequently, In 1852 NJ. Julien opened the Garden
with his monster concert troupe of musicians, and
after brief season went up to Nibo's Garden.
About the time Of the Jenny Lind furcr the Havana
opera Troupe, consisting OF stclIabon Boso, rcdcson
victti, Costini Msrini saivi Lorin Badial Vita and
CoI,cttL sontas also sung thcrc uudcr tho msn-
asemcnt OF Max Marctzek In TACT, after the Garden
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Castle Garden proper State property and insured
by tho Commissioners OF Emigration The loss on
building will be about $40 0oo loss baggage insured
by tho hreo railroad companies, about $4,000: loss
on Custom House bu,dng $3.50, not insured; loss on
nnsportaiion building, $500, not insured loss on
seized goods, $4,000 not insured. Total loss s45soo.
Tho police reserves were under tho command Of inspec
The Republican journal., 1876-12-07
VOLUME AZ.
The Good Work Done by Birds.

The swallow. swift and nighthawk are
the guardians OF the atmosphere They
check the increase Of insects that other
wise would overload it. Woodpeckers,
creepers and chickadees are the guardians
OF the trunks OF trees. Warblers and fiy-
catchers protect the foliage. Blackbirds
thrushes, crows and larks protect the sur
lace OF the soil, snipe and woodcock the
soil under the surface. Each tribe has its
respective duties to perform in the econo-
my OF nature and it is ali undoubted fact
that, ii the birds We're all swept Off from
the earth, man could not live upon it,
vegetation would Wither and die, insects
would become 90 numerous that no living
thing could withstand their attacks The
wholesale destruction occasiOned by the
grasshoppers, which have lately devastated
the Vest, is undoubtedly caused by the
thinning out of the birds, such as grouse,
prairie hens, etc, which led upon them
The great and nestimable service done TO
the farmer, gardener, and florist by the
birds is only becoming known by sad eX-
perience. Spare the birds and save Your
fruit; the little corn and fruit taken by
them is more than compensated. The
long prosecuted crow has been found to
do lar more good by the vast quantity of
grabs and insects he deyours. than the lit
tie harm he does in few grains Of corn
tie pulls up He l. one OF the farmers
best friends
The Republican journal., 1876-12-07
A Wind from the Sea
BY MARY f. BRADLEY.

The wind from the sea was blowing,
My face was wet with the spray,
1t kept the tears from showing,
So let them have their way.
Oh! they We're salt and bitter,
But it mattered nothing to you
When the foam, with its rainbow glitter
Crested the hills Of blue,
And the white sails, spread for flying,
Beckoned your restless mind
What was the idle crying
OF girl that must stay behind.
| knew that your heart was leaping,
Like the flame of kindling fire,
But mine, in its depths, was keeping
one passionate dumb desire
o that g bolt from heaven
Two at blow would smite;
. that the earth were riven,
10 bury us both out of sight!
For what was the light and splendor
OF summer skies to me-
Aud what could the green earth render
In recompense for the sea:
\ ou sailed away in the morning,
And your heart was light as air,
Ii was full of d merry scorninC
For my unconGealed despair.
Easy for you to kiss me
TO swear that my fears were vain
And your fond desire would miss Inc
I'LL the hour when YOU came again
But perfectly comprehended
The things that you never said,
And knew the story was ended
As surely as ii you were dead
1t is long since we two parted,
With kisses, upon the shore;
And lonely and broken hearted,
Time has brought tender healing
For The bitter grief gone by,
With a gradual sweet revealing
Of love that was not lie,
/ ct none the less | remember,
And still wind from the sea
Rekindles the smouldering ember
passionate pain in me.
The Republican journal., 1876-12-07
IMPEACHMENT iNENi IARLE.

"" 1"IH " "'!u i-u'l'' '''' . -''' ~
President tSrsut has 1T last brought hIlnNrl
Hnd the people Of this country lace - larr Will
the simple qt'09tIon whether lHc uiied STATE
arc to he GOV alhrd III accordance WIlh lile Con
>!Iuton and tLr law or by Ne dictates OF M
~ ~ IL 10 .;,I,,f, n,I unnn lin, ,n.vr,
Gwen tu it wilt drptnd more things than are
iust nuN dreamed Of bV weak aud tlmld Citi
len-, !, hu fancy that c,ii il TO be avoided bN
closing ONES eyes to me existence ut uvjl =
NOW. we Ito noj propose 10 use ANY heat o
speech On lhlS subject. II Is OF record ina,
when the late Josiah ppiucN Of Boston, upon ;
memorable occasion found the Cuurt lIpu-C
surrounded with chains Aul guarded by nat
cl States marines. WHO offered to raise the
vilual, to pass, he refused in language such It.
rose naturally 10 the Iip~ Of a man Of the oIo
Revolutionary blood, >chooed IN The tunda
mental American doctrines Of the rubordna-
ton Of the military tu the evil authority, and
of the iust limitation, of Federal power. Lr'
those who will compare the two events and nj
ter their minds a9 may to them seem best.
What il becomes Us as public journalists to-
dav to do. il to say with perlcct caimne>s and
with perfect clearne~> chat this business Ui
sending the troops of the nited States here and
there 10 secure Legislative maiDri les and con-
troll legislative action in one on another State,
has rome on Ion" enough. 1t has gone on tur-
ther than il went Il Wear and !: half ago in
Louisiana. II has gone on Il, far rs it can be
permitted 10 90 by ireemtn VINO propose to re-
main tIcelren The House of Represtn-
tatires, fortunately, il about to assemble.
Charges against the President must forthwith
be prepared and presented by the House to the
The Republican journal., 1876-12-07
THE ELECTION.
TIE PUBLlC PULSE.

New YORK, Noy. 70. The Evening Post
| (Republcan) edtoriaIy protest, against The
| armed occupation Of the State House in S0utl
Carolina. 1t says
We protest against this proceeding, not only
! in the name of liberty and Justice, but in behal
! Of the Republican party, whose good name ant
worthy record are brought III question by thi!
! resort to military force in question purely po
| litical, Here is already incorporated into The
| history of our Republic precedent of as arbi
! traIN nature as OF tile act OF Cromwell Wher
| he turned the British Parliament out OF doors
| Tie rule of all representative bodies that they
| are Judges Of the election and qualifications o
| their member, j. summarIy set aside, and Mr.
| Dennis, the furniture dealer, with the Fedora
| troops at his back usurpS that office Even
| the excuse that disturbance and bIood>hed
| were dreaded, and an inSurrection tormid-
| able that GOV, Chamberlain would lack means
| To queil 1t, does not appear to lIave been made
| Iho u>urpatiOn i, not marked with any
! plausible preteNt. 1t sweeps away every re-
straint Of usage and precedent and Jaw, and
| substitutes simply force for The quiet f0rmali-
ties OF ordinary legislation. The Republican
| party is not powerful enough in comparison
with the opposition 70 sustain the responsible
lty of such measures, and it becomes every
member 0l it who desires lis prelomnancc and
its usefulness 10 disclaim all part in such prO-
cecdngs. That no violence has been done is
10 the merit Ct the people of South Carolina, for
they have endured the outrage without resist
tnGe. They took the Wi>est courS, F.; they pre-
tprrpl 10 Iray,. ihp responsibility ~ 1r,6rtinu
to the baronet unon m th",n who g4d i 'lj, ~
@nea !" ' hr Good y'2 srns and ny s ntnlan~ m OF
fhh neonle Of fhe l-nileI >laf,s. and in hi. fbe
people will sustain them We mean the people
of all parties; for L pubiicanS, ii they wise,
viii make haste TO di,cIaim all aonnivauce with
an net " hich. if not condemned by ,h, general
voice of their party win h. nn0led against Them
As one as mat p.trty shall have an existence.
From, th. New ,-orl, Herald --oy ,.
~ y II" - 49, =
lhe present StaTnalioh IA the pu'lneS' aidrS
OF me county, OWNS 10 tle o9uDll'Il ana uh-
certain condition q NE frec'dehuaI canvass
The Republican journal., 1876-12-07

SOMETHING TO MARRY Oh. \ Dung lOd-
dleby was a true-hearted and promising
| youth. lie had graduated with honor at
Yale, and was studying law with Mr. Lot
ter 1t so happened that Ioddleby became
acquainted with beautiful young lady,
daughter Of old Digby. He loved the fair
| maiden and when he had reasons to believe
that his love was returned, he asked Mr
Loiter to recommend him to the father,
Lolter being on terms OF close intimacy
with the family. The lawyer agreed, and
Lerfomed his mission; but old Digby, who
loved money, asked what property the
Young man had Loter said he did not
know but be wonld enquire The next
time he saw his young student. he asked
him if he had any property at all.
Only health, strength, and 4 determina-
ton to work, replied the youth.
"Well,' said the lawyer, who believed
the student was in every way worthy, ''let
us see What will you take for your right
leg? will give you twenty thousand dol
lars for it,"
OF course Toddleby refused.
The next time the lawyer saw the young
lady's father, he said.-
II have enquired about this young man. s
circumstances. He has no money in bank,
but he owns piece OF property for which
to my certain knowledge he has been Of
fered, and has refused. twenty thousand
dollars"
This led old Digby to consent to the mar
riage, which shortly afterward took place.
In the end he had reasons and good ones,
to be proud of his son-in-law, though he
was once heard to remark, touching that
rare piece of property upon the strength
of which he had consented to the match,
"If it could not take wings, it was liable
at any time to ma!E CTR"
An editor sat down and wrote, ''white pique
The Republican journal., 1876-12-07

The Portland Press says the total potato
crop Of this state for this year, probably
reaches $500, 900 bushels. In Aroostook
county the product of potatoes has been
unusually large. There are half a dozen
or more starch factories in that county
which will convert into starch some 3OO,-
900 to 100000 bushels of tubers. Large
quantities are also being shipped to Ban
gor for expectation. In Aroostook the
farmers get about 30 cents per bushel,
while at Bangor, the great potato mart of
tae state, the prices range from so to 60
cents The potato crop of Maine this year
IS probably worth one million of dollars
The Republican journal., 1876-12-07

+. B starr, the well-known Litchiiel Id .
Conn, farmer, has Jersey COW, two years
and half old, at the centennial, which gave
during July and August l75S II pounds
of mills when she weighed 700 pounds
Nebraska farmers are crossing the bui-
talo Of the prairies, with the native cattle
of the State, and claim that the best butter
and the richest milk is produced by the
halt and quarter bred butfaloes, and that
several such heifers yield fourteen quarts
OF milk each per day for i've months
The Republican journal., 1876-12-07

writer in the london Field states that
poultry properly fed will acquire all the
iatnes7 needed for marketing purposes in
= fortnight or three weeks at most Their
diet should be Indian, oat or barley meal,
,calied IN milk or water--the former is
The best as it will expedite the tattening
process. They saond be fed early in the
morning, at noon, and also in the evening
inst before going to roost, and given a
plentituly supply of pure fresh water,
plenty of gravel, sliced cabbage or tnrnip-
tops Ii the fowls are required to be very
TAT, some trimming of fresh mutton snet
may be chopped up and scalded with their
other feed. or they may be boiled in milk
alone and poured over the meal. This
renders the flesh firmer than it otherwise
would be When fit to Kill. feeding should
be stopped for twelve hours or more, SO
mat the intestines may become compare
lively empty.
The Republican journal., 1876-12-07

A Coon WAY 10 KEEP ArrIEs ONE
YEAR a layer OF sawdust sprinkled at
apples placed in, 50 that they do not touch
each other Upon this place layer OF
sawdust, and SO on till the box is filled
The boxes, after being packed in this
way, are placed on the wall in the cellar,
up from the ground where they keep per
tectly, retaining their freshness and ilavol
until brought out New York Herald
The Republican journal., 1876-12-07

CAPTURING A POLAR BEAR. 1 he skim
Of an immense polar bear was received by
q gentleman in New London per baruue
Nile, from Il friend on the harque Isabel Ia,
at Cumberland Inlet, with the following
account OF its exciting capture: "a party
OF men from the Isabella, including unun
ber OF Esqumaux aud myself, were walk
inc on the ice Il short distance from the
ship, when, rounding a hummock, we un-
eXpectedly discovered short distance
from us Il large bear, quietly feeding, We
would have returned to the ship without
disturbing it, rs we We're armed with only
one rifle and a few spears carried by the
natives, had not one of the several dogs
that We're with us announced our presence
by a loud bark.
The bear, us soon As it saw the mtrud-
ers, began to advance slowly toward IFS.
but was met by the dogs, who attacked
the animal vigorously. but with little ct
feet. He shook them OFF, and after iniur-
ing three of them 50 badly that they mad
| to be killed, he continued to advance.
We discharged the rifle and then fled to
the ship, where we armed ourselves and
came out to lnol, for his bcarship who
had disappeared behind one of the nu-
merous hummocks by which we were
surrounded We had searched for some
time, when, as one OF the ESqnlmauX
passed the corner Of a hummock he came
face to face with the infuriated animal.
He gave Il fearful cry just as the brute
struck him with one OF its immense paws.
The rest of us heard the cry ard rapidly
surrounded the brute, which stood per
iectly still over the body Of the Esqui-
maux. We fired sixteen shots, twelve Of
which entered its body, before it received
its death wound The native was insen-
sibe when we picked MIN up aud bad
" torn about the shoulder by the bears
claws, but was not seriously hurt We
took the body of the bear on a sledge to
the ship; it weighed 1915 pounds and
was ten feet one inch from nose to tail,
and eight feet four inches around the
thickest part Of the body. Norwich Bull
letin
According to the Iron Age. wedge or
plate of iron has been found imbedded
indications being that it must have been
wrought in the age of Cheops, placed by
some authorities as far back rs ) 400 years
ago. This makes the use of iron about
:, 800 years more ancient than it is sup
posed to be. and affords opportunity for
explaining the cutting of the sharp and
well defined hioroglyphics or porphyry.
granite and other hard stones employed in
the construction of Egyptian pyramids,
temples, and tombs. How these could
have been cut before the age OF iron has
been a puzzlng question to many.
Captain Harry Scott, ofthe British navy,
has thrice saved his ship by digging down
to the coal ignited by spontaneous combus-
ton. He sank shaft to the lower strata,
and the men could only work by standing
in pals containing water,
OF miserly man who died of softening of
the brain. a local paper said: 'His head gave
way, but his hand never did. His brain soft
ened, but his heart couldn't