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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-07
sCHWINzECK,S METHODS.
A wiiiiamsburah German who Pawped his
Pistol TO save his Life.

Cottleib Schwinzeck Is the leader OF the
orchestra Of n williamsburgh theatre, and Is the
oldest genius in the Eastern District OF Brook
Ign. Goodnatured, he Is the greatest sufferer by
his open-handed generosity, and though he Is
prompt and punctual in his profession, he often
has the blues. Tho other evening, while qusf-
Ing a schooner of beer at the close OF the even
ing's performance, he told the following story
Of his troubles:
"Vell, boysh, tells you how It ia. I haf
mooch troubles mid mneself. You hear aboud
i'd onct, ehp Veil. I dell him NIT YOU. Joe he
gids sick, the small pox mid You knows him,
he's my boss you knows dat? YAH Veil. I
dinks get him 200, 50 goes mid drOug store
right away quick ind buys me mid fifty cents
wort salts. ana l dakes ten cents wort every
swei hour for dwo days. nd ven | was drying
all dat tree dollar und ninety cents wort salt
all der good blood gifts drife out OF me too uud
] feels like i die right away NIT myself. INT
den goes by mine bureau draw und looks at
mine pistol unit loves dot pistol. INT dakos
hold of dot pistol und dinhs he Kills right
away. and .oomp up und runs 10 der pawn
broker by Grand street. und say nit dot mans,
Here, you puts dot pistol In dot safe und you
give me silver dollar, fot charge you TO keep
him, 50 no Kills myself IND he look at me
like he was crazy, und he say gif you elm dollar
und fifty cents IND den dakes dot Elm dollar
und fumfsy cents und goes out of dot places
und safes mine life wOt | was going to shoot
right away OH.
TINT now Gts full every night, but don't
wants To Kill myself dakes dat pawners tick ct
unit looks at II unit says init myself, puts
YOU To mino hct und YOU can't blow no brains
out OF me- INT So | sayet mine llfes all dot
time by shponting dot pistol onct. INT now
boysh, you al take, one more bier NIT me. INT
you sees me home safe NIT mine house, chr
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Tho GLORY Of Fifth Avenue Passing Away.

Ntio igfh iofTeNpoNhfice ~ Nff D1stOH JohNuh
As n place Of fashionable residence the
glory Of Iifth avenue has passed. when the
tnufUh uf tine Ascension was erected. John Cot
ton smiths church, Fifth avenue was "A mere
muck heap, without pavement or sidewalk. 1t
was soon the prince OF location for churches.
The wealthy Presbyterian First Church came up
under the lenOXes and bought an entire square.
Now, New Firth avenue is a. low as Water street.
All the churches below Twenty-third street are
suffering by tho removal of families and the in
PRODUCTION Of trade. The grand residences are
boarding houses, and are full of jews milliners,
dressmakers, painters, restaurants, and drinking
places are breaking out like an eruption. Candy
stores, fashionable restaurants, and family ho-
tels nave already gone up beyond Or. sprlng ;
Church on Thlrty-seventh street. A few years
ago VIM. III. Webb bought q magnificent resi-
dence So far up town that people wondered that
he didt go 10 Harlem. Yet that magnificent
residence has just been ,urned into hotel,
Trade follows no law. Its entrance Is rs insidi-
Gus as "A leak in reservoir, aud the time IS not
far distant when the fashonables will be drN sn
out of this once aristocratiC abode and trade oc-
cupy the whole region from Washington square
to Central Park
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shooting n Pair Of Robbers.


An old Texas cattle man named SiebeTt
proved VERY Iou-h customer iuT Il PAR O.!
hungry thieves to deal with. lie had sold his
drove In Chicago and pocketed 500 hs the pro-
ceeds. A couple Of railroad thieves found out
he had large amount Of money, ana apparently
resolved to get IL AT any TEX. The prize WAS
worth their daring. They tried all their usual
tricks on the old fellow before he left chic go,
but failed to catch him IN any trap. When ho
had gathered up his Nalise and took u Western
bound train they followed him. They took
seats behind him In the car, watching their OPP
portunity. just after tho Burlington and Mis-
souri river train left Burlington the rate Of
speed was slow, and the old man WAS doing in
his seat. Now was their chance II ever.
one Of the thieves reached over and
seized the old mans pocketbook from his
side pocket, knowing just where to place his
hand on It, ana the other grabbed the yaiise and
ran--one toward the front door, and the other
for the rear platform. But tue Old man was too
at one and then at the other. one fell in the
on the platform dead. The old man hud good
eye Tor such birds ON the wing. They had his
money and all mis- effects, and 1t was evidently
their intention To jump the TAIN. II was bold
risk, but II was blg sum. The train was sto, ned,
the dead and drng were carried on, and the
Texas cattle dTuver gave himself up for eN-
animation. Both thieves were well known on
the road, and train men are Glad they are odt OF
the way. Siebert was warmly congratulated
upon his certain aim, and viii be disch arc Il
from custody without doubt. ono Texas cattle
drpver is too many for brace OF Chicago
thieves.
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Henry &. cole was brought from Pennsylvania
upon rcQusiflon, charged with forgery. he
quilted. AND rcarrrsod on clyil process. judge Law
renee d.ch rged him yesterday the ground that he
had bccu brought into the State for the purpose OF ar
rest IN cyl oction. tho crmira proceedings being
usru therefor Upon the announcement ui th Il clOn
deputy sherlh having an execution against cole upon
judgment for 10000, stepped uutsue the door % Tho
lowed, aud was arr rsted. Ills Nwyg Mt lruuRe said
that the proceeding abuse 81 the process OF the
court and asked for writ Of haheRs corpus. return.
able Immediately. The VIII MAS granted aud Judge
Lawrence again granted discharge npon the sams
grounds before. Cole then haRiy lef the courS
iUun aud went " thu shortest route " The jersey
Cliy terry.
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ANOTIIER GREAT TUNNEL.
A Bore Through Bcraen nh that Cost a
Million mud "A IIalE

Million mud "a Half
The new tunnel through Bergen Hill,
owr:i by the Delaware. Lackawauns aud west-
ern Railroad Company, is rapidly approaching
completion after nearly three years OF oontinu-
Gus labor, in which upward of 1000 men have
been constantly employed. The company ap-
propriated sl,5oO,OoO to make a tunnel 1850 feet
long, and wide enough for two broad gauge
tracks. The excavation throughout the entire
length Of the tunnel has been made through
trap rock. The eastern and western entrances
are arched with brick aud stone, the brickwor
extending LOCO feet from the western approach
The shafts are being walled up, one and two
being in readiness for the brick work, ana the
four others nearly 81. WOrkmen are EN- ploy ed
in clearing preparatory to laying the double
traCA1. which the contractor expects viii DO
done before the end of June.
Several lives have been lost by falling timber
and other causes, and shaft s. from Its furnish
Ing so many accidents, has been named the
death shaft" The grade will be 30 feet to the
nile from the depot at HObOken to the eastern
entrance, and from the western entrance II will
be on the BOontOn branch, descending grade
Of 20 feet to the mile.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-07
CALAMITY, 4 DOC.
How He Joined the Police Force, and How
lie Performs Valuable services.

How He Joined the Police Force, and How
lie Performs Valuable services.
"what Calamity |" said Sergeant Car
penter, tho other evening, while turning the
leaves of the records of crime In tho Charles
street station.
"was II murder or a suicidef" asked a re-
porter.
Judge for yourself; there IL Calamity" and
the Sergeant pointed at a sbort-legged, shagR
cur, stretched upon mat at his side. Every
dog has his day, and Calamity had his about
year ago Offlcer MoTrell arrested man who
made hard Tight using his feet to such advan-
tage that for some time II was doubtful whether
law or Iawlessness would come out ahead. This
dog sat ON the curbstone opposite watching the
nght apparently trying to decide which fighter
was in tue right. II didn't take him long TO
make up his mind, and In about two seconds ne
fastened himself to the calf of the thiei's leg,
putting a speedy end to the kicking, and de-
Gliding the contest In tho pollceman's favor.
From that day he has been u different dog. lie
has given up his life a. useless street cur, aud
become a regular Inmate OF the station"
resses, When a display OF ivory warned him to
" No one outside Of pollcemnn's uniform can
| pet Calamity" said the Sergeant. and not even
| on officer unless he belongs to the dogs platoon.
You understand there are two divisions In every
station, ono relieving the other oyery six hours.
| Well, Calamity has Joined himself TO one OF
these, aud always does duty Win them. when
they are oalleo ne leaves MS place Dy inc stove,
marches out with them, and Is not seen about
this place for the next ak hours, unless there Is
an arrest made on OILS post Then he takes his
place between the officer and the prisoner, ac-
| companies them to the station, and, after the
iron d3ors have closed on .ss Hsp, returns 10
duty. Last Feor"-.y. when ofIicer Elliot. Il man
per oil C---tnIty's division, was buried, the OH
! cs-v attended the funeral, aud, although the,
rode several miles 10 the cars to and from tn.
| place OF burial, the dog got there In time, and
| was present at the ceremony. Calamity IL sooI
to be presented with collar by the men Of hi
| diyision"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-07
pERroBMAxcEs by cHILDRES
Mr.. Wrigbts society Ready for Active work
Under a New aud sweeping Law.

The Society for the Prevention OF Cruel
" to Children is ready for work. Heretofore It's
authority has not been broad enough for pracu-
cal purposes, but law made by the Legislature
now empowers IL TO prevent "singing playing
on musical Instruments, rope OF wire Walking
dancing begging, ped ding, or acting as gymnasts,
contortlonists, riders, or acrobats, In any place
whatsoever" for public entertainment, by chill
dren under sixteen years Of nge. The statute
says nothing about the appearance OF children
In dramatic performances, and they may be en-
the written permission OF the Mayor Of
city the President Of vii
lage. Whoever trains OF employs a child In
the forbidden ways mentioned Is liable to 0ne
and Imprisonment, and the child may be com
mitted to the care OF some charitable insttu-
ton. The society gets the money collected as
fines In all cases wherein IL is the prosecutor.
The chief object Of the law Ia to prevent the
appearance OF CHILDREN In circuses and variety
that hereafter there shall be no such perform
ances In this city. He hos given notice In three
Instances already, and the prompt Withdrawal
OF the children from the entertainments has en-
pass similar laws. there would after few years
be no athletic performers except those VINO
come from other countries. Tho training must
beein II at all, at an earlier age than III years,
and the law saws that any person who employs a
| child In any business, exhibition, or vocation
Injurious TO tho health or dangerous to the lie
| or limb OF such child, or who shall cause, pro-
| cure, or encourage any such child to engage
| therein shall be guilty Of a mlsdemeanor,
The new law also clearly f0rbtds rlulng IN
horse races by boys under the given age. the
| terms riding" aud "in any place whatsoever
covering That occupation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-07
What nrrthc Main Requisites in Good wife |!
froia the IsRd Pi'o.

One evening lately, in our family circle,
the conversation turned on female character,
and tho various elements Of its composition.
The subject narrowed by degrees, I'LL the ques-
ton came to be, what were the main requisites
In a good wifeY There being considerable diver
il was agreed that each should write ON slip Of
paper certain qualifications. In the order deemed
be limited in each list to seven, and those which
were found In greatest number I'm all the lists
wore 10 be regarded as the decision Of the com
many When the papers came to be examined,
there was great variety In the elements noted,
and still greater IN the order, a. might be eX-
pected from the different ages and characters OF
the voters. hut by very decided majority inc
following points, Ia the order given, appeared AS
tho seven elements Of the best wife l-Iioty.
2 sense. o Temper. 4 Education. 5-Man-
neIs. u Beauty. 1-Itlches.
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Statistics were originally compiled here
some two years Since aud hr~t published 10y the
number of mich COWS in the United States at
I3OOOOOO, and credit them with a product of, ia
round numbers, liWltWOW pounds Of butter.
by an old and very Intelligent hutter merchant
OF this city, who has given much thought and
careful study to the subject and whose inycstl-
cations led 10 tho following calculation That
of our population, bOcO,o.D would consume one
pound Of butter each per week lO,Uupw1 would
Wn,UD would consume One-halt a pound each,
and 100000 would consume une-quartcr of a
pound each, making u total consumption Of
l,ODUD,WO by %nOIOO people, This, il !. cal
culated, Is for table use alone and oue-thld IA
added ior culinary purposes, giving an aggregate
consumption of nearly liUO,WOU0 pounds, tho
difference being made up by the exports
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-07
Ca, Fish on TOP Of the Blue Ridge.

- fion We HuiHVh " o., NeW'ii - -. =.
We would rs soon think OF walking our
into the woods 81 wake county to see an ee-
plant As going up on top ~ the Blue Ridge 20
catch n cat H. And vet Major wilson told
Frank Maddoll Of HillsboTO that In pumping
water from the bottom Of shaft 10 feet deep
and Immediately on tho top Of the Blue Ridge a
cat nsh was hshed np from the bottom about
eight inches long There IL no water on the
Blue Ridge except what collects there from tho
mountain springs, and where this cat fish came
from Is a mystery,
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the name Of my fellow-sufTerers, I ask for an
tension of our bathing facilities in winter as well
a. in summer"
"You shall have hearing" said I; and as ~
was now well ON to twilight, I bnde the little
fellows good night, and went out among tho big
oucs again.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-07

Work has been practically suspended ON the
mopey gone.
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"Thats how was made gypsy. when got
70 the tent nv head WAS all IN daZe. ! could
not sleep, rs | more fully realized what had
done. Afterward found out that my misgiv-
gradually let into the 81 cret OF begging "a II Is
done by the daughters Of the forest, as they
sometimes call themselves. For two days
had to listen 10 the Old woman giving me in
structions IN fortune telling. For the first sea-
son was only u tell fortunes for young girls.
| was to Judge them and say most about love sub
jects. Afterward / was allowed TO tell any
body. IL l could Law my hands on anything
worth having could do so bat II was nobody's
business where | got i was never asked where
| got things. 1 was pleased with the idea OF
telling fortunes. l was dressed IN bright red
cOlurs, witch were "A strong contrast to my
dark skin. | always wore my halr hanging down
and a string OF big yellow beads hung around
nv neck. / had bracelet made OF snake skin
and ! was careful to let everybody see II. got
along well at fortune telling. l picked up fast,
and before the first season closed knew now to
read human nature very well and could read
character tolerably. l will not say much about
wagons had false bottOms,so that whenever the
camp was searched nothing could be found. III
the officers came they we're given full privilege
to search all around, and In this way they were
led TO believe many times that we were really
Innocent There Is no truth at all In fortune
telling We said Just what came into our minds
zone time a young man In tennessee came 10
me and told me to go To certain mouse ana II
duce a young girl to have her fortune told, lie
told me what To say. lie was in love win her
and wanted to marry her. understood him
and carried out my part very Wen sung ner
a song about the young lover, anu tue peautiiu
girl got as white as snow, then red, ana then
gave me Is. She could well afford IL. got tlO
from the man. He had been discarded, but De
fore we LETT tho place, Murfreesboro, think IL
was, ! saw the pair out driving. It's all tr'cksry
foreigners. They are mighty Few IN America,
tell YOU fell 10 love With the life. IL was ro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-16
THE PRESlDEyTIALE ELECTION
LAST NIGHTS DIsPA rCHEs.
MISSISSIPPI.

MISSISSIPPI
The following telegram wss sent yestsr
day 10 General James A. G srield, New Or
lesrs:
THE republicans OF Mississippi earnestly
invite You and your associates of both par.
ties, when you have completed your mves-
tiRation In Louisiana, To visit this state sod
ma be Ike Investigation into the frauds
and violence with which the state has been
carried. (Sisned) X H WARE,
Chairman Republican State Elk. Com"
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The O. lumtaa correspondent OF the Charles-
Ton NetUs and Cbrrier teleers phs that official
retuTbs have BEEN received from all the com.
ties In the state except Lsureus, Kersha =.
Collision and Darlington. TIE retarns for
LSurens county have been In Columbia
since Friday, but have not been deli ered
Yet to the canvassipg board. The cores
lohdent liz 1bformet by republican, whose
meme IL not given, that the majority clsin
eu FIR Hayes by The repuoli upon the
Ieturr rs they stand, Is only / eco. aud for
C1sm herlain something less No county is
thyowD out in this calculation
Chief Justce Cartier is ia Columbia, and
visited Gov. Chamberlain. Carter says in
COZ vsrsation, there is not half So NUN ex
element here as at the NORTH.
LOUISIANA
General Sherman. T. w StoughtOu, Sen
atcr sherman Hn-s. John A kassoI. W
II Kelly and Eugene Hale arrived In New
orleans last evening The republicans Will
reply 10 the note Of the democrats 70 day.
Ing affifsvtts In several parishes, sho yang
la limitation, etc. The democrats, 1t Is
stated, will secure several thUuSaud affi
ohVits OF cOlored persOns who voted vOluH-
tary for Tilden and Nichols Several letters
srt published from colored men in ST. Mary's
parish denying Governor KellOggs state
nIent that In every pari.h except Ouscnita.
East and West FeltcIana, the colored vote
bas been cas- solely for the republican parry.
General Anderson, of the returning board,
arrived yesterday. Governor Wells was
e, pected lastnight The board will meet TO
0a,. wholesale houses report business at q
standstill.
OREGON
press dispatch from Salem, Oregon.
saysit Is anronnceh by the dem ,cratS yes
terosy that the following programme will
be CO rrt+d out in references to the case of J
w watts, presidential elector 90 tue repup
llc6n Ucket. who was postmaster at Lafa
yeFie. The Law Of Oregon provides that the
Secretary of State. In the presence of tns
tover, or, shall count the votes and give to
the persona having the hig ct number OF
votes certificate of election, q wing the secre
lhry no power except to c0un. votes AMI
issue certificates; but 1t Is asserted q writ
Will be served on the secretary, to be issue
cut OF the Supreme Court. eojotning the Is
suance OF q certificate to Watts and ri wing 10
Ia the bf1cest elector on the democrs tic
ticket.
CALIFORNIA.
The latest returns leave no doubt OF the
election of LuttrelI, dem TO Co gress. from
the Ain district.
NEW YORK.
The Following are the official returns oil
Onordaga county: Hayes, Ii $50; Tuden,
11.1G1.
For Niagara county-Electoral republi-
can, 5,5I5; democratic, $500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-16

THE Nlw PAPAL SECRETARY OF STATE
A cable dispatch has already annOuncei
that Cardinal Stmeonf has been appoin ted
the Papal secretary OF state. This distin-
guished prelate was born In the year 1904.
He began life as . tutor. In the family OF his
he attracted the attention Of Cardinal Pat
ltzi, the Cardinal-vicar, who discovered Ia
him taleL Is and requirements OF no mean
order. The Cardinal employed him In the
Vatican from time to time In writing Latin
letters and drawing up ecclesiastical docu-
Cardinal Patrizi favorable opinion of the
ttudious, quiet. though somewhat awkward
priest. Canon PrOtll, the project OF the sem.
mary in the Piazza Apolinare, died, and
Cardinal Patrizf asked the Pope to place
Simeoni In the vacant post. The duties ct
frequent reason 70 congratulate himself upon
having devolved them upon one 20 prudent
as Simeoni. At the end OF seven years he
was promoted TO the offlce of secretary OF the
congregation for the propagation Of the
faith, TO the head Of which Cardinal Frauchi
oni got along excellently together, and whom
IL became necessary to send o nuncio to rep
resent the Holy sec 1t Madrid after the 40
cee11on OF the young King Alfonso, Cardinal
FTanchi proposed Stmeoni ~ the best man
for the plsce. This appoin tment was made
In the summer Of 1875, ond on the 18th of Sep
TENDER In the same year Simeoni was raised
to the cardinalate. having been one OF the
six archbishops Who had been reserved g
cardinals IN petto at the consistory held
March Is, 1875, when Archbishop McCloskey
was made cardinal In person Simeoni ID
short and thin. He says little, his counte
Is very slow In his actions. But he IL man
OF shrewd judgment and great determine
tiop.