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The New York herald., 1876-03-24

proceedings hoping Will appear In such light
abolish prejudice wherewith their
might attempt TO inspire you.
And the struggle will probably remain long ecided
and OF consequence the colonies be obliged for
egn markets supply Of military stores well
infinite variety Of other merchandise further in
sructed 20 that Your Excenency will
receive their vessels with hospitality your ports and In
duge them trade on as liberal principles the nature OF
the case will admit Of such conduct whilst will be
erously aordng opportunity injured supply
their wants, Your Exeeency readily perceive will re-
dound greatly the advantage government aid
perhaps be Introduction extensive and bene
hca commerce 10 the French Dominion hitherto monopo
lized by Great Britain.
now attend Your Exceliency.
Sir 70 return Virginia the -, and have the honor
OF being with respect Your Exeeeneys very o0e
dent. humble servant. RD. HARRISON.
FoRr Royal, July Is, l776
In the last paragraph a number OF words are ileg
BILE 1t is the intention the owner 10 exhibit these
papers the Centennial connection with other
relies from Virginia.
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CENTENNIAL OPENING PROGRAMME.
LIST OF SPECIALLY INVITED GUEsTs-THE GER
EMoNIEs.

LIST OF SPECIALLY INVITED GUEsTs-THE GER
EMoSIEs.
PHILADELPHIA, March 23 1870
The general plan OF the exercises at the opening OF
the Centennial Exhibition on May 10 has been agreed
upon by the Executive Committee. The specially In
ved guests will be nearly as follows:-
The President and Vice President
The Cabinet
The Supreme Court
The Senate ana House OF Representatives
The leading officers OF the army and navy.
The Governors OF the States and Territories and their
stalls.
The Legislature OF Pennsylvania.
The Board OF state Supervisors.
The Foreign Commissioners
The Centennial Commissioners and the chief subor-
dinates.
The Centennial Board Of Finance
The Government Board of Finance.
The women's Centennial Executive Committee
The judges OF the Exhibition.
The State Centennial Board.
The city officials of Philadelphia
This list is subject TO revision As the exercises are
TO be held In the open air it will be possible TOR q
greater multitude TO witness them About half past
ten o'clock A M-the persons invited having been
conducted TO their paces-the orchestra Of $50,
Quoted by Theodore Thomas, will play the national
airs OF all nations The President Of the United
States will be conducted TO the ground by Governor
Hartrann with military escort The following prog
ramme will then be carried out
The Grand harch.-wntten for the occasion by Rich
ard Wagner.
Invocation OF the Divine Blessing. g.-Origina hymn,
by j. &. whittier.
Original Cantata-words by Sydney Lanier, of
Georgia; music by Dudley Buck, OF Connecticut
Brief presentation by the President OF the Centen-
rial Commission, reporting the Exhibition to the Pres
ident OF the United States
An address by the President Of the United States,
which he will close by declaring the Exhibition open
Immediately the flags will be uniured the artillery
will fire salute the chimes OF the tower and other
great bells on the ground will ring and the chorus OF
600 Will render Handel's ''Haelujah." The foreign
Commissioners will to their respective
assignments in the building The
President OF the United States escorted by the COM
mission and Board of Finance and the invited guests
will enter the north doors of the main building and
move, accompanied by the music OF the great organs
along the great in such manner TO pass by
each national commission. The procession will
then to Machinery Hall and walk down
the main avenue TO the centre. Then, at signal from
the President OF the United States the
CINE and its thirteen of machinery will be put in
motion, and the Exhibition will be open to the world
There may follow less formal receptions in
the udRes Hall and the quarters Of the Commission.
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SUICIDE BY cARBoLIC ACID.

Ellison Richardson, aged fortytwo years, living at
No ~ Bond street. committed suicide yesterday while
laboring under 1t OF temporary insanity, by taking
carbolc acid. He left his home on Wednesday and re-
mained away until Yesterday afternoon. on returning
he lay down the bed with his clothes His
appearance haggard AT five 7. NJ. his wife entered
the room, and detecting the Of carbolic aciu,
questioned him. He denied any knowledge Of H. but
She believing that he had taken some, hurried for
physician. When the latter arrived the was dead.
On the mantel bottle half filled with the deadly
fluid. Richardson was formerly a clerk in the Health
Department. He lost his position year ago, since
which time he has done but little work Dependency
is believed 10 have been the cause of his committing
the net
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THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW.

ALBANY, March 2S 1915
delegation OF workngmen, n, consisting Of George
Blair, OF New York. James Graham, of Rochester; N.
+. McKiernan, of Troy; Philip Steele, of Albany, and
James Munton of Troy appeared before the Committee
Ways and Means of the Assembly this afternoon
behalf of the State Trades Assembly and argued against
the repeal OF the Eieht-hour law. The committee
said they would consider seriously the objections made
by the workingmen.
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RHODE ISLAND REPUBLICANS.

NOMINATION OF STATE OFFICERS AND ELECTION
OF NATIONAL DELEGATES.
PROVIDENCE, March 90 1875
The Republican State Convention met in tho State
House at eleven O'Clock to-day. Nelson W. Aldrich,
OF Providence, chosen President and Charles T.
Baou and Henry Braham, clerks. The present incum-
bents OF State offices nominated for reelection,
namely For Governor, Henry Lipptt. Of Providencc
for Lieutenant Governor, Henry T. Sisson, of Little
Compton; for Secretary OF state Joshua Nj. Addcmar
for Attorney General Willard Sayles. and for General
Treasurer samuel Clark.
The Republican Convention elected as delegates to
the National Republican Convention, at Cincinnati
Charles Hart, Charles C. Vance, 7. Henry Howard,
James NJ. Pendleton Charles Nourse, Nelson W. Aid
rich, Isaac T. Williams and Edward |. Freeman
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BOUND EAST.

Bark Webster Prince New York for Portland Me.
Brig Abby Ihaxter of Bangor, Parker Pensacola ior
New Haven
Brig stewart Crane. New York for st Johns. ny
Brig Lucy (Br), Irving. New York for - John. NIB
sehr Ulaume (Br, Theall New YORK for ST John. B.
Schr Fiavila. Paine New York for Barnstabe. >,
sehr EHrriett Thomas VGncea Georgetown for New Ia
ven.
Sehr II Squres. Squires, Baltimore for New Haven
Schr Colin q Baker. Baker Philadelphia tor Boston
Schr Bentley. Robinson Port johnson for Boston
Schr ulia A Tate Tate. New York tor bridgeport
Schr Providence. Wright. Pensacola for New Haven
Sehr Ann Laughlin Pierce Port johnson for Boston.
Schr X Il Vaughan. smith Baltimore for Bridgeport.
Schr y Z Acken Mead New York for Stamford
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pS-NOTICE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS ENTERING
THE PORT or NEW YORK AT NIGHT-The NEW YORK
HERALD has adopted distinguishing Cos,on night signal for
board the HERALD steam yacht showing while burn
ing the coors red red changing from the other
In succession and be several miles distant Cap
tans of vessels upon seeing this signal will obige by
preparing any marine they may have for the Ship
News Department OF the HKaALn
pJ-Persons desrous OF communicating with vessels arrv
ing New York do by addressing such vessels
Of HERALD yacht pier No East River New York
Letters from all parts of the world and promptly do
livered Duplicates required.
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NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND CAPTAINS

Merchants shipping and shipmasers ars inormen
that by elegraphng HERALD London Bureau ad-
dressing Bennett No 80 Fleet street. London" or to tbs
Paris Office addressing Bennett 81 d., Opera
Paris the arrivals and departures from European and
Eastern ports OF American and all foreign vessels trading
with the United States the will DO cabel 10 Eais
country free Of charge
Captains arriving and sailing from French and Medi-
will ind tho oce economical
and expeditions for tele gr aphing nswL
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DIVIDED DEMOCRATS.

The "Noble" faction OF the democrats OF Long
Island City held their primaries in the several wards
last evening" when delegates favorable to the renomina
tion OF James NJ Bradley as Supervisor and John
Bodne, OF Ravenswood as Mayor were elected The
'Grahamn faction Will meet this evening TO choose
their delegates, who WILL doubt favor the nomin
alton of Henry ). De Bevoise for Mayor The nomina
tions viii be made tomorrow evening
The New York herald., 1876-03-24
THE MoNTcLAIR RAILROAD.

Strenuous efforts being made to place the Affairs
OF the Montcair. IN. ~ Railroad on sound basis
Tue directors accompanied by several prominent rail-
road men, took trip over the road Yesterday, leaving
Jersey City at forty-lve minutes past nine The party
reached Pompton Junction, distance Of twcnty six
miles. Ia hity minutes. The Ringwood mines and
works were the chief objects Of attraction
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ESCAPE FROM SING SING.

Police Superintendent walliug yesterday received a
telegram from Sing Sing saying that one OF the most
desperate prisoners had broken jail and at large
The name OF the convict is William Dougherty, better
known to the police as ''Btg Dock " lie serving a
sentence of fifteen years for highway robbery
mitted last summer the inl particulars OF which
published at the time in the HERALD. Prior TO his last
sentence he served several short terms for other
crimes.
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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DAVIS.
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. March %. 1876

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March %, 1915
special dispatch to the appeal from jackson,
Miss. says the formal judgment in the OF Lieu
tenant Governor Davis was pronounced to-day being
his removal from Office and disqualification hereafter
from holding any Office OF honor, trust or profit.
Upon request of the House the Senate discontinued
proceedings against ex-Superintcndent OF Education
Carda
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MILWAUKEE wHIsKEY FRAUDS.

MILWAUKEE, March 23, 1876.
The trial of Jacob Nunnemacher commenced to-
day before Judge Dyer. He is charged with the
cealment and removal of spirits conspiracy deraud
the revenue, &c. Nunnemacher is old and wealthy
citizen. the Of the Opera House and several
other large blocks in this city,
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BEATEN TO DEATH.

Jeremiah Sullivan, reported in Thursdays HERALD
as having been taken TO Bellevue Hospital in dying
condition, is dead. He appears to nave been beaten
by a barkeeper named NcCurtin at No. l45 Liberty
street The latter has been arrested Coroner Croker
will hold an inquest
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A TOWN NEARLY BURNED OUT.

New ORLEANS, La March %, 1915
Pcayune special reports that fire at Jackson,
La, last night, destroyed the greater portion OF
the business part of the town The Is estimated
from $50 900 $40 0O0 and the only 900
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FRACTURED HIS SKULL.

Michael Hanlon, aged thirty-four years. living at
No sS East Twenty street. fell from his truck
at First avenue and Thirteenth yesterday
ing and fractured his skull Ho was sent TO Bellevue
Hospital
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SPOKEN.

Ship Geo SkO!heid LobOs for United Kingdom Jan
Is, LAT Al - Ion Al 10 w - .
Bark Walter Scanned Do Edwards, from Pabellon
dec 49, for Queenstown "a lat 50 30 s. lon % %
Lat S Ion
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CUTTING DOWN WAGES.

The machinsts employed by the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad have been subjected
additional reduction Of ten per cent The men will
work at the reduced rate.
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TENNESSEE DEMOCRACY.

NASHVILLE, March %, 1915
The State Democratic Executive Committee met to-
day and called two conventions-one for May 81, to
appoint delegates to the National Convention and the
other for the 9th of August, to nominate Governor
and electoral ticket
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DIED..

JAcoBUs.-on Thursday, March 2S at her resi-
dence, 80 Charles ST. LAURA, wife of John H. Jacobus,
aged 25 years
Notice of funeral hereafter
Passaic a. J.l papers please copy.
For OTHER Deaths See Ninth Pdqe1
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WHALEAIEN.

Cleared FernandDa March IL sehr Golden City Clay.
North Atlantic Whaling Grounds. -.
Arrived Falmouth. ia, Mafch . sehr Quickstep hs,
gins put in repair iron works and sailed
5th for Caymanl
letter from Capt wilson OF bark Linda Stewart OF New
Bedford reports Johanna AN ~ having taken 20
bbs 50 since last report-4O0 all told. Bound TO Mahe
Banks
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SAILED.

Steamers Euxine M for London; Lessing GER, Ham
burg Delta (Br) Halifax; City Of Vera Cruz, Havana
Prof Morse, do via Key Wcst City OF Dallas Fernandna
&c; Herman Livingston. Savannah; Richmond Richmond,
@c A!6emarle Lewes Del barss Cardenas Havana At
lantic. Barbados brgs Magenta (r) Belfast VIM Mallory,
Jr Alicante; Arctic lBr Cork Falmouth schrs John
Lord Carapuno via ST Thomas; Ii Riley, Aux Cages;
Wiley Smith. -
Wind midnight. SW.
Barometer at M
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FIRE IN CHAMBERS STREET.

hre broke out yesterday in the basement OF No.
17G Chambers street. occupied by Jonas d. Mosier tea
dealer. Loss $500
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

NxwnuRvroRr March 23-rhe outer buoy at the
mouth Of the Merrimac River adrt during tho late
storm and was on the North Breakers last evenins.
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NEWS
OCEAN STEAMERS.
Steamer.

DATES OF DEPARTURES PROM SRw YORK FOR THE MONTHS
MARCH APRIL.
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MARITIME MISCELLANY.

Wind Ut midnight. Sw.
Barometer ~ midnight, 80. 30.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-27
Forests and Fire-PrOOf Homes.

THE following paper by George May
Powell, Chairman Of the Forest Com
mittee, was recently read before the Amer
lean Institute in New York:
AS suggested in our recent forest me
mortal to Congress, g it is what is saved,
not what is made, which constitutes ma
tlOnal as we'll as individual wealth." In
crease of ire-proof buildings, especially
for residences for the people, will save
much OF the forest wealth now being
worse than wasted, in building finder
traps and calling them homes.
The human element of the forest ques-
ton is likewise one of the deepest inter-
est. Little feet grow weary early in the
morning, the bloom ofyouth pales on the
cheeks Of young men and maidens, as
they march TO the dead line; and gray
hairs dearer to US than our own lives
have passed from our sight all too soon,
because of malarial, pulmonary and other
evils, which Gods green trees were in
tended to prevent or modify. Death, also,
in homes turned to smoke and ashes,
is another fearful count in the mortuary
record of our country, in consequence of
improper use of materials in their cree
ton. If the statistics of those who have
suffered from this cause were gathered,
they would present CHASTITY and heart
rending totals. Scarcely week passes in
which the press does not present us re-
suits of this class Of fire record which
makes the flesh to creep. Whole fami-
lies, or the choicest treasures of them,
broiled and roasted and charred, or
SCARED and manned for life, because the
houses where they lived land to build
which the woodlands have been unduly
deplete0 have been unwisely constructed.
The remedy is in fire proof houses which
will arrest both the holocausts and the
waste of our arboreal wealth. That these
fire proofs are practicable as shelter for
the masses of the people is proved by the
almost absolute universally in which we
find them in Oriental countries.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-27
The Stewart Fortune.

II is highly probable that the widow Of
Alexander T. Stewart will be annoyed
and prosecuted beyond measure by beg
gars of various degrees, even now that
Judge Hilton is employed to assist her in
disbursing it. If she had retained the
whole she could not, during her life, give
away more than the merest fraction of the
interest of her vast fortune. If she knew
on whom to bestow it, and occupied all
her time IN making small donations, she
could not give it all away during her life
time. Suppose her to be worth S50,000,-
900, and to disburse only the interest, she
could get rid of $4,000 day, or $1,000
every working hour. In other words, she
could perpetually give away SIC min
ute Tor ten hours OF every working day
and never touch the principal! If re-
solved to transfer to others the entire for
tune, it would take her year if she
counted out $3.50 a second. In 800
bills, laid end to end, it would reach from
the Battery to Central Park. If divided
into 81 bills, and kept at compound in
terest, neither Mrs. Stewart nor any single
line of successors could ever count it and
give it away, even if the counting were
continued for thousands of years and each
counted as fast as possible. If it was all
in so bills and thief should get access
to the pile and take one bill minute, it
would require more than thirty years for
him to capture the fortune. Then in
some States he could be punished only for
petit larceny, because the individual thefts
would amount to LESS than $15." On
the whole, Mrs. Stewart and her legal
Cerebus are not to be envied.-N. Y.
Graphic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-27
Animated ShOt-Guns.

ANIMATED, not because they kick, like
so many of the guns our readers are IA
miliar with, but because they swim; be.
cause they shoot themselves off, not acct
dentally, like ordinary guns, but pur-
posely; because they shoot to kill, and to
eat what they shoot; more remarkable
still, because they lead themselves with
water, which they live in and shoot
their game in the air, which they can't
live in.
They are about six inches long, and
the naturalists call them t0r0tes jacu1ator.
They look very much like perch, only
more beautiful. Their general color is
greenish above, and greenish slvery-gray
below. Across the back are four dark.
brown stripes, shaded with green. Those
who have seen them flashing through the
water, speak with enthusiasm of their
lovely and ever-changing hues. No won
der they are favorite with the pet-loving
Chinese, who keep them III jars, as we do
goldfish, and amuse themselves by tempt
ing the fish to display their skill by dang
ling fly over the water.
The toxotes are natives of the waters of
Java, but have been widely distributed
throughout the East as an ornamental
fish. It is said that their aim is so accu-
that they can bring down an insect from
the height of three Or four feet above the
water.
This fish has near relative, ch9t0don
rOstratus by name, which inhabits the
Chinese seas and rivers-a beautifully col
ored fish, which may be called an ami
mated rifle, from the fact that it shoots,
not shower of drops, like the toxotes,
but single drop, bringing down its game
with wonderful certainty and precision.
In this fish the jaws are prolonged into a
sort of beak, which serves as rifle bar
rel. In other respects it resembles the
scaly shotgun above described.-S Ntc1-
0LGs for Man,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-27
Busy, but Not Useful.

Il WISH it was time to go to bed,"
said little Ernest, one day, after tea; g I
am so tired; mamma, let me sit on your
knee and hear one of your pretty tales"
His mamma kissed his cheek, and
stroked his head, as she inquired what
it was that had made her little son so
weary.
1t had been fine day; the sun had
risen in the morning, and no clsud had
crossed its pathway through the heavens
all day; and now it was near the west.
where it sets, and if it could think as we
| can, it might have looked back upon the
day as having been well spent, and it
might have tried to count the many peo
| pie whom it had made glad by its shin
ing. There was the poor woman in the
lone cottage in the back lane who had
been dressing dolls for sale; the sun
| looked in at her window, and it made her
glad. There was the little girl who was
recovering from an illness; because the
sun shone she was allowed to ride out in
her little carriage, and it made her glad
There were the children of the school
who had had their treat that day They
had had tea and buns in the field; and
afterwards had had all sorts of fun in the
fresh-cut hay. Because the sun had
shown the grass was not damp, so there
was no fear of their taking cold But still,
little children, the sun is kind to us, even
though it should go behind cloud, and
the rain shoul5 fall; for if there was no
rain, the grass or the corn would not
grow, and there would be no hay for the
horses, and no corn for us to eat.
But about little Ernest. He, too, had
been very glad because the sun shone.
He had been playing in the garden the
greatest part Of the day. He whipped his
top, or trundled his hoop, or threw his
ball. But what should make him so tired
before it was bedtime? In all that he
had done he had only pleased himself.
He had not even held skein of silk for
his mamma, or played at peep-bo with
his little baby sister, or brushed fly off
her face as she lay asleep in the cradle
He could not, like the sun, have looked
back upon the day, and thought how
many people he had made glad by doing
something for them. We must not sup
pose such little boy could notmake him
self useful. He might have fetched his
mammals thimble, or her work, if she
had left it in another room. And when
his papa came home, he might have
brought him his slippers and the news
paper. And if you, my little friends,
were to try during the day how much you
could do to make people happy, though
you might be as ready for bed when bed
time came as little Ernest was, you would
not wish the time to fly away faster than
it does.-E'GrJy Days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-27
gor nonrrg Readers.
WHAT THEY SAY.

WHAT does the brook say, flashing its feet
Under the lilies blue, trimming bowls,
Frightening the shades with it's tender song.
Cheering all dropping and sorrowful souls?
1t says not: BE merry!'' but, deep in the
wood,
Rings back: Little maiden, be good, be
good!''
What does the wind say, pushing slow sails
Over the great, troubled path OF the sea;
Whirling the mill on the breezy height,
Shaking the fruit from the orchard tree?
1t breathes not: Be happy!'' but sings loud
and long:
: o bright little maiden, be strong be strongI''
What says the river, gliding along
To its home.on far-off oceans breast;
Fretted by rushes. hindered by bars,
Ever weary, but singing of rest?
1t says not: BE bright" but, in whisperings
grave:
Dear little maiden, be patient, be brave!''
What do the stars say, keeping their watch
Over our slumbers, the long, lone night;
Never closing their bonnie bright eyes,
Though great storms blind them, and tenn
pests fright?
They say not: Be splendidl" but write on the
blue,
In clear, silver letters: Maiden, be true!"
Susan Hartley, IN st. Nicholas for Nag