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The New York herald., 1876-02-24
"REsCUED IN TIME"

To THE EDITOR OF HERALp:--
The pathetic descriptions yesieraay's HEaALp Of the
suffering and abandonment Of the yoang girl Annie
Brooks, OF Plapvillc Conn who was found wandering
on the Bowcry last Monday morning commanded my
earnest sympathy, but there 10 ono statement
which seems 10 point directly az me, and
which must be met promptly. My boot and
tho corner OF Canal street and Broadway and deny
emphatcaly that Miss Brooks or any ether grl
called on nc representing ncrscH as cativc or
friend have never had any relative named brooks
nor even what might no termed "frcnds, nor have
l any acquaDiances IN Pr willie, Conn
February ~ lS56 BRYAN G. MoSWYNY.
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HOUSE, OF REPREsENrAr1yEs.

WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 1870
Az the meeting OF the House this morning MT Kerr
occupied the chair Speaker, apparently much i'm
proved In health His resumption OF duty the sub
ect OF much congrauatiOn by members and officers Of
the House
RKoRoASIzATioN THE ARMY.
Mr.. Bkrxx0, (dcm.l OF Ohio, introduced a bill to
prooto the efficiency OF tho army provide for It's
rr,auaI reduction and 10 consolidate certain Of Its staa
departments Referred
Itreduces the number ofcavary regiments egh, ana
pfInan;ry regiments 10 twentyhrce and provides that
here shall no, be any enlsiments til the number
r enlisted men shall be reduced to 90 600; that tho
r.ximsutal organization OF the artillery shall BE-
,boiished ana that the artillery shall be hereafter
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FATALLY CRUSHED.

Al nocu yesterday Matthew, Lcnry, driver and con-
ductor Of crosstown line horse car, met with fatal
accident at the junction OF Seventh and West
Eleventh street by some not yet understood
his own and Seventh avenue collided and Leary's
head was crushed between the two He received
fnghtfu wound Ho was taken 10 Bellevue Hospital,
where an examination showed that his skull irac
turod and portion Of the brain Oozing out At a
late hour last night life rapidly cbbing away.
telegram was sent his parents ht Poughkecpsie who
arrived at nine O'clock only lind their uncon
scious Ieary twenty-six years old, unmarried,
aud was the eldest OF four children.
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A FLOATING PALACE" DESTROYED.

large frame building modelled after Noah's ark,
and used IN summer tho Passac River, Newark, as
a rcircshment saloon under the name OF The Floating
Palace destroyed by rc before daylight yesterday
morning The drc resulted from an explosion OF an
oil lamp IN the upper rar OF the building, which was
occupied by the proprietor his wife. an old woman
rnc TWO or three children The owner, who Is nl uf
consumption, had TO be thrown from the window and
iell into the water, hut rescued.
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fail 70 comply with the requirements Of section !
Of this act. shall be deemed vagrant ana
when satisfactory proof Of his her Identity together with
certificate Of any sheriff superintendent OF police nat
he has failed comply with any Of the requirements Sc
traIe In this State authorized % issue WAT
rants IN criminal actions Is shall be she duly o'
such magistrate forthwith 10 commit such person
charged the Penenary OF the county in which snen
complaint Is made for Of Imprisonment not less tnAa
six months than year for each offence .A.
SIC lOA acts and parts Of acts Inconsistent WIN n'
hereby repealed
SKc il-This act shall take effect immed
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SUMNER, THE ALLEGED FoRGER.

In consequences Of the engagement Of Judge Knapp
In the Supreme Court at Trenton from Wednesday Ia
Friday inclusive this week the remainder OF the tes
,mony In the case Of Perrne II. Sumner, the alleged
California forgcr, in Jail at Jersey City, will be
taken before Supreme Court Commissioner Nugent
and A decision will be rendered within a ew days
Judae Knapp required Oliccr Osborne state specin
cnv whether IL sumner were surrendered TO him he
would travel by by land and Osborne stated he
would travel by land
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JERSEYS DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE.

In consequence Of the deadlock between the Board
OF Freeholders OF Hudson county, New Jersey,
and the Director. .at.Large, a large number OF the
county's creditors unable TO obtain pay
ment OF their just claims They refuse TO
furnish any supplies till some security for pay
ment be afforded. Affairs took a new turn yesterday,
when on the advice OF several Freeholders,
solved application 10 the supreme Court a.
Trenton this week Tor a mandamus TO compel Mr.. Hal
stead to sign certain bills which the Board has repeat
cdly ordered to be paid.
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A REvIvALIsT SENT TO JAIL.

Yesterday morning Harrison Parkerson, captain Of
can al boat was committed the Hudson County Jail
by Justice Monk, Of Hoboken For some time past
Parkerson has held revival in the coscy cabin
OF boat and exhorcd sinners TO repent aud be con-
vertcd- ON Tuesday night Frank Cullum, a canaer,
was persons the devotional exercises lie
had been drinking somewhat and became very abusive
psrkcrson listened long he could IN patience and
then gave the peace breaker severe thrashing alter
which he eectcd him the boat Yesterday Cullum
obtained warrant for the preachers arrest
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CHARITIES AID ASSOCIATION.

The fourth annual meeting Of tho State Charities
Aid Association is be hold this evening at Masonic
Temple Tho problems connected with paupensm
pressing more aud heavily ovcry year, and tho
repors OF this association deserve careful considera-
tion. Mr.. Charles O'Conor. one of tho original mem
bers OF the association will preside over the meeting
tonight, and Mr. Joseph II. Choatc will make the ad
The New York herald., 1876-02-24
INDIANA DEMOCRATIC STATE CEN
TRIAL COMMITTEE.

ISDIASAPoLis. Feb. %, 1876.
The Democratic State Central Committee met In thu
city to-day and selected Wednesday April 10, as tha
time for holding the State Convention Senator No
Donald resigned the chairmanship and General hunsos
was appointed 10 the vacancy.
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ANTI-TAMMANY DOINGS.

The anti-Tammany Committee on Contested Seats.
Thomas J. Crcamer chairman, met yesterday afternoon
in Irving Hall The delegation from the Fifteenth dis
trct headed by Robert Power, admitted TO the Gen.
eral Committee
The New York herald., 1876-02-24
THE BAUER POISONING CASE.

Al the coroncr's inquest held yesterday afternoon
in the case of Mr. Bauer the wealthy baker of Smith
street. Brooklyn, who died suddenly last Thursday the
verdict rendered was he came TO his death By sui
eide having taken cyanide OF potassium while laborhg
under temporary alteration oi mind
The New York herald., 1876-02-24
MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.
BALTIMORE, Feb %, ls76

BALTIMORE, Feb %, 1874
The Republican State Central Committee have called
a Republican State Convention TO meet at Frederick
City on May 10 select delegates TO the National Re-
publican Convention.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-01-08
THE NEW YEAR.

From our sight tho old year faded,
In the midnight calm and gray;
Down the pathway dim and shaded,
Gone for aye.
Gone, and yet the early morning
Whispers of the New Years birth;
All the glowing East gives warning
To the earth.
Coming! comingl Hear the calling
OF her voice among the pines
Where the snow wreath, in its falling,
Whirls and shines.
Coming2 Yes, her light step clingeth
To the the frosty -pinioned wind;
Freshly-dawning life she bringeth
To mankind.
Now the worlds great heart is beating
With pulse elate and strong.
Waken then, and give her greeting,
Glad and long.
Joyous New Yearl let thy dealing
Gentle DO, and ever ca1m,-
All the wounds of error healing
With thy balm.
Let the Spring, with roseate finger,
Touch the palid cheek, and start
All the sluggish tides, that linger
At the heart.
Paint with Summers richest luster
Petaled flower and tasseled weed:
And the Autumn grain still cluster
For our need. ls.-
Then, o King of Peace and Promisei
Stretch Thy bow across the seas;
Make Thy face to shine upon us,
Giving Peace.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-01-08

started out to explore the whirlpool .
They neversaw the ship again. Arthur,
putting on the diving suit, tied a long
rope around his waist and leaped over
board near the point at which the oars
were lost. The other two men were to
remain in the boat; and for his greater
security, they each made fast the rope
to, his own body. The object Twas. as
Arthur had explained to Isee If light
could be seea under the ice, indicating
the narrowness Of the wall at that place
which he hoped to. find But Captain
Cannon and the mate were almost in
stantly jerked out of the boat and un-
der water. Their heads next came in
contact with something hard, probab-
ly ice, and of the rest OF that wonder
full journey Of ten minutes they had
nothing to tell. Arthur Thomas, how
ever, retained sufficient consciousness
ness and presence of mind to strike out
for the light Which he saw some two
minutes after the current seized and
carried him down and moment later
he had caught hold of something and
drew himself out into the air and sum
shine. He had scarcely sufficient
strength remaining to, draw out the
bodies of his companions, but by great
exertion he succeeded in doing 50, and
stretched them side by side upon the
beach, And then he took in the land
scape, g Not for d moment, did he for
get that his comrades were to be resus-
citated if poss iblo, and yet the i'm
preston made by the open sea before
him the green grass at his feetand more
than all a small sail in the distance
was one that time can never efface. Il"
" 'hi'hI!i ITO he continued.l E"s aa
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-01-08

PORTER HOUSE STEAK.-This term has
ON American origin. In 1914 hungry
pilot entered New York porter-house
on Pearl street, where lunch as we'll as
drink could be obtained. Morrison, the
keeper, had nothing but the beef or
dered for the next days family dinner,
in the shape of sirloin roasting piece,
and from this he offered the pilot q cut,
which he accepted. After ravenously
dsvouring it, he turned to his host,
who was expecting dissatisfaction with
the order. !" Messnate, another steak
inst like that After having finished
his steaks and porter, the old pilot Or
dered his steaks to be "cut off the
roasting piece for the future, and soon
his companions learned to prefer
&c small loin steak" and Morrison was
obliged to order, his butcher to cut his
sirioins into steaks for his customers,
and the butcher ordering his subordin-
ates and messengers, designated them
as porter-house steaks" and increas-
ing custom and extended repute soon
established the term now SO common in
all eating houses of our country and
England.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-01-08

FEMALE SouETY,--All men who avoid
female society have dull perception, and
ore stupid, and have gross tastes, and re-
volt against what is pure. Your club
swaggerers, who are sucking the butts
of billiard cues oil night, call female
society insipid. Poetry is unaspiring
to yokels; beauty has no charms for o
blind man, music does not please poor
beast, who does not know one tune from
another; but as true epicure is never
tired Of water, sauce and brown Tread
and butter, I can sit for whole night
talking TO q well-regulated, kindly
woman, about her daughter Fanny, or
her boy Frank, and like the evenings
entertainment. One of the greatest
benefits man can derive from o wo-
mans society is that he is bound TO be
respectful to her. The habit is of great
good to your morals, men, depend up
ON it. Our education mikes ms the
most eminently selfish men in the world,
and the benefit that comes to man from
woman's society is that he has to think
of somebody TO whom he Is hound to
be constantly respectful and attentive.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-01-08

- We abbreviate from an English maga-
zine the following. o The incidents re-;
lated are Of recent date, and appear
to be well authenticated: ~, Il r.
A small menagerie exhibited at a
fair in village in Ayrshire; Scotland,
was much crowded with visitors.
Among the animals was o brown bear,
not shut up in cage, but fastened by
chain in O corner of an area, which
was fenced off by a slight railing, that
people might not go too near him. A
woman who was there with q basket,
selling gingerbread, however, went SO
near, that Bruin, putting forth his
huge paw, clutched9 the basket, which
he, quickly drew from her hand, emp
tying most of its contents upon the
ground within the space allotted to
himself. She began to make some at
tempt toirecoverther gingerbread; but
the animal, offering no violent resist
aness quietly lay down upon it, and
then proceeded to draw it forth, piece
by piece, and TO eat It ut his leisure.
Something of reason was surely dis
played by the bear, in adopting this,
mothod to secure possession Of the gin
gerbread. ~ " - @ -
fo Cats are quite clever in The art of
opening alatches, when it suits their
purpose. A family in one of the north,
.eyn outskirts of London We're q. good
deal annoyed with the frequent robbery
6f their lorder-4a small clubhouse be-
hind their dwelling. ~ Legs of lamband
other articles were davoured or carried
off, and no one, could tell how, The
theft was q mystery. !, One of the ser
wants determined to discover the delin-
quent. She accordingly watched, and
enc night found that the thieves were O
set of cats belonging to the neigllbor-
hood. The lardera had latch which
had to be pressed down in opening the
doorasNo cat could properly press it
down by springing from the ground
There was, however, an adjoining wall i
from which cats might leap and risk
she depression Of the latch as they sue
cessively passed. This was what they
did; they leaped from the wall one af-
ter the other, each trying to depress
the latch as il passed, until one cat,
mora fortunate than. the others, made
the needful depression with its paw,
The door Immediately was opened, and
q leg Of mutton, which had been the
|, object OF siege, was secured and eaten,
aall'but the bones.sgg j. fof fHs Ae
wife in the west, OF Scot
land remarked that the cream. on. the
surface of the milk in her dairy was
often inferfered with. L At first she sus-
gpected that some of her children had
taken the unwarrantable liberty of Dip
ping pieces Of bread in it, but she could
find nothing to confirm this suspicion;
and by and by she noticed strange lit
tls streaks of cream on the edges OF the
milk-basins. as if string had been
dippsdsin and drawn out, SO as to leave
O mark. AT last she discovered the So
cret. The cream was stolen by rats,
which got upon the edges of the earth
enware basins containing the milk, and
not beiag able to reach down TO TIA,
depth Of several inches4-nor daring to
attempt 10 60 down, as they could not
have climbed up the smooth surface
again, dipped in the tips Of their long
tails, drew them up loaded with, the
rich cream, and licked them. An ar
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-01-08

New IMpoRTATIos.--An new style Of
rat has been imported into this country
from Africa. tits called the "roof-rat." I"
1t is nm aristocratic kind of vermin,
cleanly in manner and shapely in ap-
pearance. It effects the attics OF houses,
and is relentless foe of the rodent
that consents to occupy the sub-base-
ment. II is believed that the "roof-
rat" with its superior civilization, will
exterminate the present house-rat and
demonstrate the Darwinian theory Of
the survival Of the fittest." Anything
for change.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-01-08

q xEF Female members of orchestras
are becoming quite fashionablein Eng
land, and two ladies have just joined
the Duke of Edinburgh 8 own band, the
Albert Hall Royal Aneteurs.1 as'oa ri
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-01-08

y x That Dundee, Mich, man who
died five minutes after his marriage
must have been q sensitive soul Poor
fellowi he wasn't married long enough
to fully appreciate the calm rest he now now
enjoys. 4aiags! ssae sa hsa 5scd
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-01-08

E Grant uses spsctacles.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-01-08
INGENUITY OF ANIMALS.

ITO he continued. |
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-14
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

-Wonldn't it be we'll Tor the chief en-
gineer OF the fire department to have
some of his hose picked up which is
scattered promiscuously oyer the city, and
especially at the scene of the late fire at
Anawalt, Denkman & Co. S saw mill?
Geo. Crawford, of Pleasant Valley
champion tp has rolled a big watermelon
into our sanctum. Geo. is a friend and
wouldn't knowingly or designedly deprive
the Democracy of our services, aud we in-
tend to tackle that watermelon, notwith-
standing the hard things said of water
melons in connection with cholera.
Potter Palmer of the Palmer House,
at Chicago, where the widows of Gen.
Custer and Capt. Yates, Smith and Cal
houn, whose husbands were killed with
Custer, have been guests, has started a
subscription for them which will reach
$4,000. Mrs. Custer is very much pros
| trated.
The new firm of West & Schocker is
starting out finely Mr.. West is one of
our oldest and best business men, and Mr..
| Sehocker is also well known as a man
ufacturer and dealer in cigars. Each has
a good ruu of trade and the two will make &
strong firm. Mr.. Schocker is a son-in-lau
of Alex Glockhoff, Esq, one of our Oldest
citizens Good luck to the new firm OF
West & Schocker, manufacturers anC
wholesale dealers in cigars and tobacco.
Sunday was an oppressively hot day
the mercury being 81 at IL a. N. and 81
at D. m.. There was no breeze till afte
midnight. There was, from dark till mid
night, faint lightning In the northwest
Between u and o'clock at night, from
almost a dead calm there rushed owe
from the northwest to the southeast darl
clouds accompanied by a terrific wind
The clouds were very high aud in aimos
a moment covered the whole heavens
rushing at startlingly rapid rate. Sool
!, afterwards we had gentle rain, followe'
J by cool weather and an east wind.
There is trouble in the Hayes an
Wheeler ranks over the uniforms. The
have been sent TO the express office, G. G
d.. and 10 the polite and elegant languag
of the Gdsette this is not cod ing the boys
: Some S400 to pay seems no joke to the pa
, triotic promenaders. First one will dro
10, then another. well, Trotter, hav
the unifo; ms arrived p "Yes they ar
here" says Trotter. 'All right We
see about them" Then George Ballo
drops ib. Uniforms here. Trot ?
J Anything to pay?" Only 1885, "A
right I'll go see about it" Aud we SUI
pose George is seeing about it. for thel
! they remain, and TIE bold Wheezenhalel
+ are stin roaming around in the indiferel
} togs of everyday life. Dareaport Time
e Capt. Lew Holberton, of the Harpe
House billiard rooms, was captain In tf
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-14

Too Much AT STAKE.-Steele & Price,
the manufacturers OF DIR. Prices Flavor
ing Extracts ard Cream Baking Powder,
with their respectability, large trade, wide
reputation, and constantly increasing popu-
larity, have too much at stake to put upon
the market anything which has not, by
careful analysis aud constant trial, been
found to be not only harmless, but posi-
lively beneficial, as we'll as superior to any
other similar articles. DR.. Prices Cream
Baking Powder and Flavoring Extracts
are the only kinds made by practical
chemist and physician, with special regard
to their healthfuness And they are
rapidly superseding all inferior and
deeterious compounds for similar pur-
poses. The firm itself is known as the
leading manufacturers in this line upon
the continent. Buy DR.. Prices Baking
Powder only in cans with unbroken labels
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-14

From the Neae York Tri6aaae-Hdges paDer.
Gov. Hendricks says that mule story
about himself does not amount to much.
He explains to Herald reporter that he
had no interest 10 the claim, and never
thought of being employed as an attorney
to collect it. He had long been warm
personal friend of Mr.. Henderson, the
claimant, and presented his case to the
senate because he considered it just one.
The number of mules was 90, and the
amount of the claim was $1,000. Mr.
Henderson says he employed Mr.. Hen.
dricks's law firm as counsel before the
governor was member of the senate, and
that he never gave him any compensation
whatever for his services after he became
senator Thus another roorback is ap
parently squelched.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-14
To-DAYS' ADVERTISEMENTS
AN ORDINANCE
LeYying Taxes for the Municipal Z
1876.

LeYying Taxes for the Municipal Year
1876.
Be il ordained by The city Council Of the city Of
Rock Island:
SECTION ]. That taxes for the Municipal Year
1876 be levied upon the real and personal estate
within said city for the several and for the
several purposes, to wit
For the General Fund the sum of twelve thousand
dollars.
Fer the General Improvement Fund the sum Of
eight thousand dollars.
For The payment of Interest on the City Debt, the
sum OF nine thousand dollars.
For the payment of onehalf the expense Of erect
ing and furnishing lamp-posts and lamps and light
ing the streets in the lamp district, the of -four
thousand dollars. which last mentioned sum shall
be levied upon the real aud personal estate in said
lamp district.
For the Library Fund, the sum of three thousand
dollars
For the payment Of nInterest on Water Works
Bonds the sum of six thousand dollars
SECTION ,. The City Clerk is hereby directed tC
certify copy of this ordinance 10 the County Clerl
| of Rock Island County, Illinois, forthwith.
Passed Aug. 1, 1876. approved.
| w. z. BUTLER, Mayor.
| s. T. COOKE, City Clerk 14d3t
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-14
A Disastrous Water Spout

LYNCHBURG, Angus l3.-This morning
water spout struck the line of the Nir-
gnia Midland Railroad, six miles north
of this place The food extended five
miles, swelling the smallest creeks into
rivers, submerging a portion of the coun-
try. A culvert was carried away, leaving
a gap 90 feet broad, and fifty feet deep, in
to which freight train was precipitated,
killing the engineer and brakeman. The
storm lasted only few minutes.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-14
Ru1nors Prom the Indian Country.

CHICAGO, Aug. 14-No confirmation
resolved from any source of the Helena,
Montana, report that Crook, In big bat
tie with Indians, nearly annihilated them.
1t is very probably untrue.
ANOTHER ONE.
CHICAGO, Aug. 14-R. Williams, assis-
tant adjutant general at Omaha, teleg-
raphs to Gen. Sheridans head quarters
here that the following has just been re-
ceived by him:
Fort LARAMIE, Wy, Aug. l4-Report
of Gen. Terry's fight with Sitting Bull is
confirmed through Indians coming into
Spotted Tail Agency. They report q
heavy engagement and the defeat of the
Indians with great loss, and Sitting Bui
wounded
(Signed,) TOWNSEND.
Ie is proper to say that, coming, as il
does, from a questionable source, the oc
curacy of the information in this dispatcf
is discredited here.