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AROUND rnD WORLD IVA YACHT.
The vertR on on Long VOYAGE Of Pleasure
-Rongh Weather at the -Inrt.

The yacht Vesta has gone on n trip that
will probably circle the globe. She is a aO-ton,
centre-board craft, owned by s. NJ. Mills. and
was one Of the three competitors In the yacht
race across the Atlantic few years ago. Mr.
Mills few weeks ago invited his Wall street
friends j. +. Warner and A, Joscphson, to ac-
company him on "a pleasure excursion to the
Mediterranean In the Nesta- Mr. Mills is famll-
lar with the management Of vessels, having been
a sailor before the mast when boy.
Tho masts Of tho vesta were shortened eight
feet, and her two boats were screwed to the
deck. These were the only changes. A crew Of
sixteen experienced men was uniformed. and
the vessel was provisioncd for sixty days. with
much better than ordinary sea fare. She left
New Bedford three weeks ago to-day. Two days
after she sailed very bad weather was reported
on the Atlantic, and the friends Of the voyAgers
In New York felt great alarm but despatch
dated Queenstown, from MIR. Mills, announces
his safe arrival there, seventeen days after leav-
Ing New Bedford. The time made was equal to.
II not faster than that OF the race and IL h
regarded IA especially remarkable on account OF
the teinpestuous weather which the little yacht
must have encountered.
1t Is expected that Mr. Mills will stop In Eng
land long enough To have the cabin of the yacht
reconstructed, 30 AZ to be fitted for the warm
climate OF the Mediterranean countries. His
Intention at hrst was not to 90 beyond the Medi-
terranean, and to return In two or three months,
but one OF his friends states that he will very
dian Ocean skirt the shores Of Hindostan. sail
among the East Indian islands visit China
and Japan, and return by way VI the Pacific
Islands and San Francisco.
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Tho Centennial Competition between DIR.
Lands and the Count Joannes.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: TAX
ing great interest In the contest for the cham
pionship in acting between DIR. s. NJ. Landis our
celebrated townsman, and George the Count
Joannes, OF your city, and having read your just
editorial and the other articles in The Sun on
the subject, feel inclined TO give my viows Of
the affair.
The proposition that has several times been
made by DR.. lands, as follows, l think
Is thus; Playing Hamlet" In alternate
acts, for two nights, let Or. lands
on the first night play the first, third and
fifth acts, the Count first night second and
fourth acts. al the second performance vice
versa. This would place the TWO " Hamlets" on
the board at each performance, and hence the
competition would be the fairest that could he
had. The managers of Philadelphia are anxious
TO- have " Hamlet performed here on those con-
ditons.
Dr. Landis isa most exemplary, wide awake
and energetic gentleman. who will always do
what he promises and he told me to-day that
he was ready TO perform on twenty-four hours
notice anywhere In n nrst-class establishment,
and that on any conditions that the Count might
name concerning the proceeds.
VIII the Count match him without delay7
Fam PLAY.
PHILADELPHIA, March e 1870
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which one would imagine as leading In tho
sho Is OF battle, Is quito faiut and broken. In
conversation his words are short, simple, we'll
chosen, and his few utterances truisms. He Ia
a violent hater OF the Soci list party and inces-
sanity repeats this old refrain Of a eOng Of 1913
Demagogucs are made to behave only ny soldiers.
The Field Marshal IL convinced that there will
be another war with France. TIE Berlin ways
report that whenever he Is besought to exf lam
the motive which plunges him in such frequent
and profound medlations OF late, he replies
that 1t ia impossible for him not to think ~ the
" fightful sum OF money" which Germany
will require ~ the poor French people after de-
floating them a second time. In his usual trim,
however. he enjoys excellent control over his
emotional faculties mia unch iDgin2 GOODNESS
gives him almost the look OF a statue, and his
physiocnomy reflects little or nothing hat passes
In his mind. Bismarck. on the other hand, is
notoriruslv all enthusiasm and expression. In
1870 Moltke was particularly happy IN declining TO
be interviewed OF to answer questions put to him
by the legion OF correspondents at Berlin seeking
his good Offices for the then pending war. He, like
the Chancellor, possesses In Silesia rural scat
the castle and village belonging to him lies be-
tween the cities OF Schweidnltz and Reichen-
bach. His garden gate IL guarded by two French
cannon. presented to him by the Emperor a
substitute for a couple OF bronze watch-dogs
originally on the spot, wnen at his country
villa he gets up early, makes hts own coffee. aud
then takes a stroll out In tho fresh morning air.
Thus walking In his medtations under tho tall
trees, with his soft felt hat and long frock coat
on, he is not unfroquentlv taken for Luther n
parson. On going to this country seat he never
fails to pray over his wfe's tomo, as the nrst
thing reutirtng attontiun. He haq had plaCed
OH the tombstone this inscription: Love lie the
fu 0lment of The law"
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PHILADELPHIA, March 3, 1876. N'" 1 i'A''
Il BILL COLLECTORS STORY.
Circumvented, but Not In n Way Derogntor,
to his Character as "a Collector.


TO his Character as "a Collector.
ain my younger days." said Mr.. Maguf-
On, I" was at one time a collector bill col
rector. At FIRST had good deal OF trouble ind
ing place. There's a prejudice against Young
collectors, you know. The keen, experienced
debtor handles them very easily. A glass Of
beer. a cigar, or. cheaper and better yet little
judicious nattery, and the young man goes back
and reports, Cant get ANYTHING out OF him
Middlc-aged OF prime old men do best as col
lectors.
"But managed tn get work, and I was very
successful. In fact, being young man, could
not afford 20 fail, and IN de II a point never to
undertake the collection OF a bill that did not
present reasonable hope; so that / collected
every bill ever undertook to with one excep-
tion, and in that case the circumstances were
such that never considered NV failure dsroga-
tory to my character as "A collector.
lie was rich man, abundan tly able TO nav,
and didn't doubt that some day l should get
the money. lie had taken offence at something
said OF done to him In the store and swore he
never would pay the bill. But had heard men
say worse things than that, and pay after all.
about twenty-five times, at regular In
tervals; that was enough to show me that he
was man nf Ell durance, and that II would he a
long chase, on which could not afford to vast e
time. 30 l put him along with two or three
Others on whom called whenever was In their
neighoorhood. II was down town, near his
Office, dropped In and asked him for the
money IL ] was up town, near his house, / called
there If happened To meet him In the street,
didn't let HIM pass without dun. One evening
L saw him get out Of carriage at the A Academy,
and nailed him on the spot but always he
said II was no use, he never would pay.
And 50 II went along for two years, but l
was not discouraged for had recovered debts
after waiting longer than that. In this time we
got very well acquainted and he used to smile
ana talk guod-humorrdly when came, and
must say that while he was very pig headed
aud obstinate man, still he had acheerful court
esy about MIN that materially liRhteued the
mOnotOnY OF my visits.
In thesummer of SO went on nv annual
vacation, anu came back to town fresh and
hearty aud ready for business. Inc first call |
made was on my resOlute, good natured friend,
whose conquest had come now TO regard as
essential 10 the preservation OF my presi ICE as a
collector. IL was ~ night, quite dark night as
remember II, and had sklpred up the door
steps and grabbed the bell-handls preparatory
To AN energetic yank when l felt something en-
INV hand, SOFT, aud AT tho same time Kind o.
cnspy bent over To see VIII q II was, ana by
CAD the goo i-nHtur d, resolute man had beaten
ne at last The stun on the bell knob was Grape II
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DIED IN THEIR PULPITs.
Cases Called TO Mind by the Case of the Rev.
MIR. LonRley.

The death Of the Rev. e. C. LonRley In VIII
liamsburgh pulpit lie reminder OF ike occurrences.
In November 1874, the Rev. Milton e. Hysore, while
preachngto his congregation in Washington died OF
heart disease In very similar manner. Tue Rev Ben
Jamn Eaton Of Galveston Texas, was stricken In his
pulpit In 1871. lie assembled the pulpit, ana after
singing announced his texts "Tnere IL yet room"
In this connection he relate the frequent
recurrence OF death among his flock ana his kindred
lie painted death entering the church door, passing
broad aisle laying his hand to the right and TO the
left As the spectre reached, In the description the
chancel rail- the preacher faltered staggered and
died The death OF the Ry. 7. II. Hudson. pastor OF
the NJ r. Church Al Lyons, n. " occurred few years
ago, while he was IN his pulpit from stroSe OF pSray
He had Just uttered the words. These days are
passing swiftly away and as the last syllable escaped
months ago parallel case occurred At Glasgow Eng
laad 70 the death Of the Rev, william Rose He sud
denly became unwell ana exclaimed, Tie hand OF the
Lord IL upon me can proceed further" In Deem.
Der, 1870 10 Arkansas, the Rev 5. C. Dcschamps was
murdered n his pu DIT by rnian who had been prose.
cuted for disturbing puOc worship. The congregation
Of ne Metnodisl Church AZ Leesoure Va were startled
Mr. rsyth, he loudly exclaimed " I'm diving on !
I'm dying" suddenly falling back iuto his seat liz re-
covered, however.
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WOM4N'S STRENGTH.
What Followed n Rush for the Front Seat. NJ
tho Opera House.

From the Yet0 orleans Tmes.
Those who witnessed the animated spec
tacle say that the scene at the Opera House. d.
rectly after opening OF the doors Tor the matll,s
on Wednesday, was the most impressive cXll'-
billion OF womans force of character ever VII
messed In this quarter of the distracted world.
AT about eleven O'Clock, awaiting the OPEN =
OF the doors, Mr.. Mckenna saw that there W,it
at least four hundred ladies', and they v..c
crowded up against the entrance, and ON .'t
stairways like sardines In box, while t.l.
struggled and watched, and grew fever Do
impatient for the nrst chance to rush wildly .,
the auditorium.
Mr.. McKenna accordingly effected unusual
cautions In preparing for the rush which he
would come when the doors were opened. y
familiar with the Opera House interior Wi.
collect the square enclosure through which
tors pass TO the theatre after entering the a.
ihls enclosure Nc stationed eighteen men
Instructions TO brace nrInly against IT, for
they would crusade against that wooden str
ture with a vengeance and down would 60 O..
FIRMLY at their posts
1t may be remarked that the renowned Ne was
enough Ia his calculations. fNN
The eighteen being well braced, and all boIna
solidly liked, Nc gave the signal to open thG
What happened next seems now more IKE
horrld dream than anything else to the noble
With a rush, a roar, and a sweep like the ire.
sistible whirlwind, the ladies moved into the
small space OF that small enclosure, as If tho
was at their backs Like the waves OF an angry
sea, they bore down upon the noble eighteen,
and 10 ! In trice, the noble eighteen were not.
They were cut down in flash, along with tho
fruil fence, and over thor PROSTATE bodies,
screaming, shouting women rushed into the
auditorium, as II life had but one mission, ono
purpose, one ambition, and that to provide eae q
woman with front seat.
The gentle youths whose business II was -
take tickets, tool, no tickets just then for they
went down in the general wreck. McKenuA
would have said something appropriate 70 me
occasion, but unhappy he was also wrecked,
absolutely lying on the floor and women sttr-
ping all over him, AS If he we're a Iir,i--cl- ,sr-
pet, instead OF u uobby young theAtL., u..t-
Ager.
As tho ladies' rushed along I'm that .,v,.r'-r
tide, they recognized the fact that the f,trr
takers were a tIiile OF, and 50 throwing ih..c
tickets 10 the four winds, they gave the attn. --
phere the picturesque apr urauCo OF lD.hI
principally composed ~ bits Of nHnr in-'
board. such IA time was never before seen. trl
If the noble eightcen-to say nothing ( Nc
don't remember Il BE- incident a, long ar IcN me,
there Isn't any USE IA making s.t,a a. oDt alI'
thing
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A sIgmn Ph, Reunion In schencc,ndv.

SCHENECTADY, N. Y. March 4.-Deeeates to
the Sigma Phi Society from the chapters OF Hamilton,
HOBART and Williams Colleges ami the Universities OF
Vermont and Michigan, with the members OF the paren.
chapter OF the Union, met In annual convention at their
hall In this city last evening. Among the slgmas
present were Gov Hauranft Of Pennsy vania Charles
T. tTomNell OF New York, the only surviving founder
OF tue society, which IL now half century old tno
many other gr duate signas of Union and other col
leges Alter trausactng the business they took their
seats at oounteous spread At Sisenss Hotel. The
society seems 20 be 10 nOurshinR condition. TINS
convection was especially Interesting from tue nara.
lon OF the incidents Of the sOcicYB birth Uy the on
surviving founder, Coy. HArtrsnft, VINO journeyed
from Hrrsburg for the express purpose OF Attending
this convention, delivered a stirring speech.
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On n street Corner.

Buy paper7 Gosni It's cold
ThanNy, sir tho fust I've sold.
WHAT'S nv name, sr1 Tom Green.
Age7 I'm goin' on sixteen.
Live, siry Down In Mulb'ry street,
No, We don't get much TO eat
Takes such heaps to pay the rent
Daily Nevis QUE cent.
Father7 Well, he's mighty queeri
Don't touch nothin'. ale nor beer,
Straight along for three hull days
Works at any JOB that pays
Tnrn on student, home he'll come,
staggerln' awful, full o. rum,
Cussin' TO his hearts content
Daily Nevis one cent
Mother, she don't drink, justnowI
Her and the old IN ms had row;
Met down stairs one night, ye see,
Both az drunk as drunk could be.
Pat Flynn got 'em apart, that night
On, nut thunderl they did night
Such things amt seen by = gent
Daily Nevis one cent
Brother2 No, I amt got none.
Sisters? Yes, onct mad one.
Mays been & ne three years In May
Poor ole Mag she run away.
6taryin' she could bear, but oh,
How that gal did hate blowi
Then her patience all got spent
Daily Nevis Que cent
Pond o. Mag7 I'd ought to been
We was friends through lhlck ana THU
Some gals wouldn't stald so long
Dom right ana treated wrong.
Mag. she stood II fne TIL when
FatheI knocked her down-And then
My God don't ask where she went
Daily Hew.isi one cent
HyaH HowAAD
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Ono Of MIR. Nlood,,. cnn,ert..

After the sermon at one Of the Hlp. lfomi
meetings, Mr. Moody adlressrIA wei afcsseat ,A .
manly person on the suul go VI hs s4Na.uH. Joe 70
ply was' Mr.. MOODY, " MT you to know VITO lar
am pickpocket by profession, and srt my Ni y
that way. do not travel Nipl orl. ay gauf'' w
at tend to my busine sin QLl,t W. "aui io are
yOndrT p
Mr.. Moody noticed tho individual p'iEted out 49,.
That" continued the rlrhpoc.ct. " ls q. it'l "
Watching me. VII You Iss hlu fo if me- rciul n ~
fear he VIII soon ordHf me our, give you ny Ntf4
Will not attempt u fork Whir hfrf' m.
At once MIR. Mnody approach tuc d'icctNr "
you know that man p
les, VrIb We ue's nlckpockct' -
"tw Ut You 10 let h M attend { zee ne lift 70 "a
WIN oe personally responsible u-I lac eo1Nu'''' ~
tDeit while here" , -, 80
That picspocke. haI since made prOteiiloD o. W
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Str: 1t
seems that when Marsh asked his lawyer, Bart
lett, what he should do about testifying To tue
facts In Belknap's case, he was told at was not
"A legal question that he could not advise
him, except TO tell the truth"
What pity for BeknRp that some OF his
friends could not have got Marsh to consult
Brother Sherman instead OF Bartlettl How
dnerent the result mIRht nave been. z.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-05

Not satisfied with the extensive and valuable
premises that he recently leased at street
ana fifh avenue. Mr. L. Delmonlco Just concluded
a~h'years' lease with the Equitable Insurance Com.
Pany LOT the whole OF the large marble front house IN
UuuM street The house 10 TO De ntted In the cost
nest ~ and TO De mansged by Mr. CyrO DelmOnico,
now OF the Chambers street house. The edar street
house TO be opeaed about the LIST OF July. About
hundred and nifty clerks OF the great Insurance. con-
Germ are " w regular weekly b0sTdsuv
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In the case OF Edward @. Genet against the
Mayor &c. an action brought 10 recover salary due as
an otrcer OF the Court OF Common Pleas in 1879 Mr.
Justice Donohne directed verdict for the plaintiff for
me iu amount, with Interest. For plaintiff ID. NJ Van
Colt ana Y. irtlet. For tue defendants Alolstant
CprpeIatinn COUNCIL hulass
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-02-10

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from its IN any quantity.
Iu.t In b protects from 81 prevents this dis.
1.aeH n4a5i lie al Immense service in the com.
mnHIsirs where it prevails. irfteatica Is better
taaii cure, tsr the patient csct the iisk which
rs BH tUa in sitlcai atia&ks oi this ba!eful dis
tc IpsF, This CURE capci. thc iniasmatc
poison of EfsER AsD AoIE f.cIu t.e system,
an. pref euis tie Development OF the disease, If
taken On Tia. hgst approach pi lis prcmontory
symptoms. II i no. only the hest remedy ever
Fct discovered ior tsis class oi conn aints, but
a.-o the cheapest. Ihe large quantity we sttr.
alE iUf dollar brings Il within the reach Of
every body: aud In Billions districts, where
flAEi; AM AGrE pfcgaiis, every body should
have il, t.:,i 1t freely both ior cure and pro.
teGsu II il hoped this price VIII place it u ilhiu
the reach Of ali-the poor as well as tie rich.
great superiority of This remedy over any
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sure of intciTniiteats Is, that it contGn. no Qui.
GIda nr mineral; consequently il produces
4ttiais1n ar n.Gr Injurious effects Whatever up0n
-. constitution. Thp-e cured hy il are len ~
Arallay ~ ii they had never had The disease.
Frycr and AgHe is not alone The cont Eqrerce
II the Hiaamatie poison \ great variety Of tl,..
orders arise from its Irritation, anoug Wlirh
are Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Cont, Iicndache
laiaIac.s, Toythasite, Eafachc CaRrrh, ASIA,
esa, palp.tatian, Painful Affection Of the >pleen
IIg%tc.i,s, Pain In the Bowels, Co,ic, raraivsi4
aad leF9aGcment Of the stomach, Ali ot which
wien Originating IN tliis cause, Int On tic "
terynttnut type, OF be Home periodical. This
"Et8r" eSgels the pni@on ftom the blood, an
nou,e e. neatly cures tksn al alike. II is an IN
vaiHa i&. ,gUte'ttpn to immigrants aEd per ons
Eaget!tu- o. temporarily siding i6 the mala
ri#ng st8stgi Is. II taken occasionally on daily
WHIT rrpa=G1 ~ thc Infection, thai win he cx
c-eact Hsla4 'sg ~ystrtn, and cannot accumulate
~ suai'sut quantity - ripen into disease
Hctss ]. Il ef "a more valuable for protection
thaI cUFe; AMI few VIII ever suffer from Inter.
ani tcats J! taey avail themselves ot the pr0tcc.
tl.H tsIs remedy affords.
Tor Iir~r s2misfoi,fs. arising from TORPID.
it's d! tfn Liver, II l. excellent remedy slim.
ulatia, lie Liver INTO healthy activity, and pro.
da"tag many truly remarkable currs. where
0sile, medicines fail.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-02-10

! perceive that controversy be.
tween J. Dorcas aud myself in rela-
sion to Scripture authority for hang
ing ID unnecessary, since he admits
shat the enactment and execution
Of civil law had gone out of the hands
o. the Jewish church even before the
Slvior's time, and none the less 50
for the christian church for all pro.
bstionary time IL 50, Legislators
have no right to 60 back to the time
OF Moses for criminal code only to
consult those things that "were writ
ten for our learning in the light of
the added experience of 5000 years,
snd that which beams upon the world
through the life and teaching of the
Messiah, whose kingdom is an ever
lasting kingdom" 'If ne be circum-
cised he is 3 debtor to do the whole
law Applying the same principle
to statute laws, let US look at q few
examples and see how they would
grace the pages of law books IN the
nineteenth century. Every one
that curseth father or mother shall be.
surely put to death. Lev. 20; o.
"They found man that gathered
sticks upon the Sabbath day; And
all the congregation brought him
without the camp and stoned him
with stones, and he died, as the Lord
commanded Moses. Mum. II: 80,
36. IF man have stubborn or
rebellious son: And all the men Of
his city shall stone him with stones,
that he die. ."-Deut. 81: Is, Il.
Sand the soul that turneth after such
as have familiar spirits, and af;er
wizards (modern spirltualisn) will
even set myself against that soul and
will cut him of from among his peo-
ple"-Lev. 90, 6.
These examples are sufficient.
have not said that the gospel has
Superseded all Laws having death as
. penalty, but DO say that in the
enactment and execution of civil las
We are as much bound by the spirit
and letter OF Chris:'s teaching as in
the private affairs oi life. Chris a
tisnitg meets ali the wants Of s2clety. Q
Eve fer eye. hand for hand, foot f3r
foor, life for lie, burning for burn h
ing are just as much abolished nv =
Him of whom ,he voice Of Jehovah :,
'Ai5, shear re him, ia the affairs Of :.
States and Nations a in private life. :
Il has ever beea the daty d: Chris, =
iaas to Be D ledient 10 magistrates !
sFea unto death, not to rcs.st the q
powers that De, which are ordained y
u God AMI are for the punishment OF ]
.yl doers, anl 70 pray for those in
tina. We may lead quie;
md peaceahle life. l. is also the i
Iusy Of magistrates, as servants of !,
tae people, to act 10 the spirit oi The
Divine Master who came not to de.
ssroy bat TO save life, afhxing penal
les 10 crime not TO CRAFTY excite /,
ment or revenge, but only because s.
the public good demands them. To ,
the test Of the plain teaching of
Jesus, the light Of experience and the
sanctified judgment of Christian
people | am now willing to rest this
great question. ]. d. has answered
my questions, NJ doubt, to his own
satisfaction. If 50 to others, 50 be it.
J. SHISN.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-02-10

According 10 the Supreme Courl
IL Illinois, "eption" contracts (he
fivorite method of speeulating on
'change) are illegal and cannot be
Cnfoiced. This is sound law, NJ
dpubt. Such trades are wagers on
the turn Of the market. But the de.
c,sion Of the court vii: mske no rer-
ceptible difference with the amount
Of that sort of business transacted.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-02-10
The NICHOLAS LIBRARY.

These foaT volumes are sold for ss. being
only two dollars a yoiums--a beau tifui and
valuable christmas present for an entire
family OF young folks.
The New lorE Tribune says: I'm the
avalanche of immoral literature that
threatens the children, some strong, sitaIly
wholesome, and really attractive magazine e
Is required Tor them, and ST. NICHOLAS has
reached a higher platform, and commands
for this service wider resources in art aud
letters. than any OF It's predecessors or con-
temporarles.
er, purer, more trustworthy periodical for
children cannot be named. The magazine
does NOT claim 10 be religious, but ii is On
the side oI all that Is true and good, from
beginning to end.
Tie religious press all over the country
heartily commeuds ST NICHOLAS and sir-
tnaily echoes the opinion OF the New York
Christian IaioR, that it is "a deitghtfal
magazine for MI children between firs aud
elghty-ssSen.''
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-02-10
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