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The New York herald., 1877-02-28
THE NICHOLS DIVORCE CASE.

Mr.. Nichols defence against tho charges Of his WHO
has closed in the Bridgeport trial, and Mrs. Nichols
counsel arc now preparing to overthrow the vast
mass of testimony which has been given 10
impcach her fidelity vile. The case will
not be resumed until March ~, wncn the re-
butta will be opened, and when II is hoped
to BRING the trial to speedy termination. A large
number OF witnesses wl no doubt, come forward to
prove tnat tho witnesses who claimed to have seen
Mrs Nichols in questionable places are not trust
worthy. The scandalmongcrs Of Bridgeport, mean
while. are deprived OF their daily gossip.
The New York herald., 1877-02-28
DEArHs OF cENrKxARIASs IN 1876.
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED..

GULIcx-ScorT.-At Pttsburg, Pa, on Wednesday,
February n, in Trinity church. at eleven A. NJ by the
pastor, Rev. William A. Hitchcock, RICHARD MORRISON
GuLICK, of New York, and MARGARET koMAINk, daugh.
ter OF Dr. John Scott. oi Pittsburg No cards.
NAcHMASN-PIKE On Sunday, February Is, IN New
YORK, by Dr. Jacobs, BENJAMIN NACHMANS 10 IDA X.
PIKE, both OF this CITY,
Nurr-RApELYEA-At Long Island City, on February
~, by Rev. Henry c. Glover, W. RANDOLPH MUTT, Of
that city to MANErTE, daughter oil Isaac A. Rapeyea
OF Ncwtown, L. l. No cards.
WHTE-TAYLok-At ST. Thomas church, February
20 by Rev. DIR. Morgan GEORGE W. A. WHITE 10
CARRIE daughter Of Charles II. Taylor, both 81 this
city. No cards.
The New York herald., 1877-02-28
KILLED by AN ENGINE.

Yesterday afternoon. while Antonio Boriso, OF No.
Willow street, Hoboken, and employed in the freight
house OF the Delaware Lackawauna and Western Rail-
road, was walking on the track, he was struck by
Drill Engine No. and instantly killed The unortu-
nate mans body was dragged a considerable distance
by tho engine and was icaruliy mauglcd. The engine
backed down upon HIM without his apparently seeing
II I'll too late. The engineer whstled to HIM, but ho
apparently did not notice his danger.
The New York herald., 1877-02-28
SUICIDES AND cENTENARIANs.

PEcULIARITIEs OF sELF-MURDERERs IN NEW
YORK FOR 1876-How THEY DIED-rHE
HEAVY GERMAN coNrINaENr-soMErH
ABOUT THE CENTENARIANs.
Dr. Nagle Register Of Vital Statistics. yesterday
submitted to the Board OF Health interesting statistics
OF deaths from various causes. From them the fol-
lowing are selected likely to interest the general
pubIic:-
SUICIDES DURING THE YEAR 1875
The New York herald., 1877-02-28
MURDER OR sUIcIDEa
CASE OF POISONING THAT SEEMS TRAcEABLE
To THE OWNER OF A MYSTERIOUS PHIAL.

A
TO THE OWNER OF A MYSTERIOUS PHIAI.
post-mort examination made yesterday by
Elinger OF the body OF Dr. John Lynch. who
Monday evening was found dead n bed in the
house OF Mrs Snea, ut No. 22s West Twenty-eignth
street, and which went TO show that he died from the
effects Of some rrtant poison The deceased was
man generally known In this city and whose acquire
ments won for him general esteem, while his appe
tite for liquor excited commiseration. lie had re.
ceved thorough scholastic training ana was
noted as brilliant conversationast and
physician thoroughly conversant with his profession
ON Friday last he was brought 10 Inc mouse OF AT"
troduced to her by a man named Bernard Conklng.
This Conkling had rented room from her some Ilme
BEFORE but not being able 10 pay the REM ne naa 70
leave. He stated that DE- Lynch desired 10 occupy
the room no haa vacated but finding Mrs.
Shea disposed to doub. the solvency Of either
on Monday afternoon. about one o'clock,
DR.. Lynch presented himself again IN MIs enea's
apartments and spoke her about taking the room ne
had before spoken OF He sat in the room convers'ng
with her and relatives OF hers VINO happened 70
be present. when conklng appeared At the aoo, ner
forehead , A. the same ilmo he produced
ture which he gave HIM to drink.
Lynch took the draught and soon after complained
OF sccpiness, aud asked permission to lie on bed IN
the room he was proposing to take. Conkiing added
his opportunities to those OF The Doctor, and MRS shea'
good natured woman, allowed him 10 q" as no oe-
sired.
DR.. Lynch laid down, and Conkling retired, saying
he would call for him IN the evening. MIS-
,Shca's husband came homo In the evening,
and she asked him 10 awaken Lynch: He went
into tho room to do so, when, hndihg that
he could arouse him he stopped over him and then
discovered that he dead. Shea hurried To the
police station and told his story. The coroner was
ihen potined and search made for Conklng, which
was unavaing. While residing in Mrs Shea's house.
Conkng by turns represented himself printer, o
lawyer and a doctor. An investigation made ysster-
day by a HERALD reporter goes to show that state
ments he made in regard TO employers whom he had
claimed 10 work for were untrue
The New York herald., 1877-02-28
NEW YORK DISPENSARY.

The seventh annual report of the New York Dis
pcnsary refers to the work OF that institution since
December H. 1869, the date OF its organization The
number OF patients under treatment ior the seven
years OF It's existence s,467 or these 44t6 were
men 372S women and 273 children There were
3 S6S consultations and 49, 900 prescriptions Tho
hospitals aud the dspcnsary chronic
cases call is made Tor new hospital for the special
treatment Of throat anu chest diseases.
The New York herald., 1877-02-28
PREHENSILE FINGERS.

Justice Walsh, of Brooklyn, suspended sentences
Yesterday Ia the case of tho teacher Miss Margaret
Wright, VINO was charged with having stolen lace from
Annie Sherwood and Caroline johnson. MISS Wright
H. young lady oil vcry superior education anu IL
looked upon by her friends rs U klcpt0maniac.
The New York herald., 1877-02-28

THE REpAyf<G or STRERTs

The following letter, explaining tho neglect TO re-
pave and repair street pavcmcnts, was read aud
nled:
NEw YoRk, Feb 81, 1877
GrNrLEMrS-I beg to acknowledge the receipt OF your
resolution oi the 18th inst transmitting reports oi sanitary
inspectors the cpairing street
nen throughout the city The reports refer almost
clusvey wooden, cobbc pavements,
aud similar reports have heretofore been frequently
ceiyed department.. Permit to call
tent on to the paragraph relating to pavemens the
report this department Tor the Of 1876
copv of which enclose. with the
tor repnving and repairs OF payemcnt, in
% that while this department. is fully
of ana necessity repairing the
and concrete pavements OF the cobbe with
sauare block pavement. and has made evcty effort i'm
prove condition OF the streets IL has not been provided
adequate that object to the
which the render sirabe and
In with the views expressed In that report
included estimate for the department Tor the
1877 the OF Sn,M0 for rcpnvng MS authorized by
chapter I7b the laws of 1870 x2ND repairs Of
pavcmcnts but he final estimate allows on,y *VDj
rcpayng SlJp,WD REPAIRS II the amounts csti
mated y the had granted IL would
enabled carry out the intention Of rcpavng during
coming seventh avenue from Fourteenth street
The New York herald., 1877-02-28
sHoPLIFTERs PUNISHED.

Police Justice Walsh yesterday sentenced Kate West
ana Mary johnson. Two notorious snopliitcrs who
we're arrested In Brooklyn Saturday. to the Pcni-
tsatiasv Tor six mouths each.
The New York herald., 1877-02-28
BOARD OF HEALTH.
MISSIONER CAMPBELL ON THE REpAvING OF

COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL ON THE REPAvfNG OF
STREETS CONTAGIOUS DIsEAsrs.
Al the regular meeting Of the Health Commissioners
yesterday, sanitary Superintendent Day submitted his
report for the week. showing 253 inspections made,
43e repors and 81 dwellings disnieccd OF contagious
diseases. Tho following is statement OF cases oil
tarious diseases for tho weeks ending February
"a lS77:-
The New York herald., 1877-02-28

! The following letter, explaining tho neglect to re-
pave and repair street pavcmcnts, was read aud
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-20
They Took Him In.

A Joplin (Mo. man, while on his way
home from Jefferson City, fell into the
hands of the wicked and covetous. He
was on the way train, and near him sat
an innocent young man in whose eye
there shone only love Of the human race.
In his hand he held three books-very
cheap-looking books. The innocent
young man reached into his pocket and
took out a $40 bill and laid it between
the leaves of one of the books and closed
it up. He then turned to the Joplin
man, and with a smile that was very
childlike, told him he could have the
choice of the three books for SC. Our
friend from the land of lead and black
jack saw the edge of the $40 bill sticking
out of the book. and thought to himself,
"That fellow amt SO sharp, after all {;
I'll just take that X in" He paid his
So, purchased the book, and oh! no, he
wasn't mad when he found that, instead
of $40 bill sticking from the end of the
book, the meek-looking fraud had cut
about the eighth of an inch off the end
of bill and pasted it to the edge of
leaf. .---Dailas (Ter.) IntelIigencer.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-20
HindOO Justice.

-Four men, partners in business,
bought some cotton bales. That the
rats might not destroy the cotton, they
purchased a cat. They agreed that each
of the four should own a particular leg
of the cat, and each adorned with beads
and other ornaments the leg thus appor-
toned to him. The cat, by an accident,
injured one of it's legs. The owner of
that member wound around it a rag
soaked in oil. The cat going too near
the hearth set this rag on fire. and being
in great pain, rushed in among the cot
ton bales where she was accustomed to
hunt rats. The cotton thereby took fire
and was burned up, 1t was total loss.
The three other partners brought suit
to recover the value of the cotton against
The fourth partner, who owned this par
ticnlar leg Of the cat. The Judge ex-
amined the case, and decided it thus:
"The leg that had the oiled rag on it
was hurt. The cat could not use that
leg in fact, it held up that leg, and ran
with the other three legs. The three un-
hurt legs, therefore, carried the fire to
the cotton, and are alone culpable. The
injured leg is not to be blamed. The
three partners who owned the three legs
with which the cat ran to the cotton will
pay the whole value of the bales to the
partner who was ;he proprietor of the
injured leg"
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-20
Eleven Flies and One Wasp.

The wasp is frequently disturber Of
the peace. although lover of sweetness
and light. He lately acted in both roles
within five minutes in Belgium. Two
peasants, while in an inn, desiring to
gamble, hit upon novel method. Each
melted lump of sugar in water and
poured the syrup on a table. A multi
tude of flies were upon the walls. Money
was bet as to which pool of syrup the
first dozen of flies would gather around.
Soon there were eleven flies around one
pool. and, while it's owner was anxiously
scanning the air, into the room buzzed o
wasp, and began feeding by the side of
the eleven. The wasp was instantly
claimed as fly, the claim was declared
absurd, warm argument followed, then
blows-and then the police marched
both men off to the station-house.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-20

evidences Of .long.continued starvation.
Louis Staunton's assertion that his wife
was Of intempeIate habits was distinctly
falsifed by the autopsy. Drunkards
have a large liver. This organ in Har-
riet Staunton was shrivelled and shrunk.
en- TO nothing almost. After due inquiry
the whole four people were committed
to stand their trial for wilful murder.
They had been in Jail but a few days
when both women were delivered in their
cells OF children, Mrs. Patrick Staunton
OF twins. The babes were taken from
their mothers, that being the prison law.
One OF the twins died.
The fearful catastrophe ends with the
bloodthirsty vengeance Of the Mosaic
law. The jury has found them all to be
guilty Of wilful murder, and when the
black-capped Judge pronounced their
sentence of death by hanging, 'and may
the Lord have mercy on your souls"
nearly the whole court murmured,
"Amen." The women are to be recon.
mended to mercy. Alice Rhodes cried
out in leaving the dock: &C. am innocent
of it all |"
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-20
Silk.

The manufacture of silk is said to have
been discovered in the island of Cos by
Pamhylia, the daughter of Plastic.
Silk stockings were introduced into
England in the reign Of Henry VIII.
but they we're not very common. An
old English writer tells us, that in the
second year of Queen Elizabeth, her silk
woman, Mrs. Montague, presented her
Majestic, for new years gift, pair of
black silk knit stockings, the which,
after a few days wearing, pleased
her highness so we'll, that she sent for
Mrs. Montague, and asked her where
she had them, and if she could help her
to any more ; who answering, said u" I
made them very carefully of purpose
only for your Majestic, and seeing them
please you SO well 1 will presently set
more in hand" "Do So" quoth the
queen, "for indeed, like silk stockings
SO we'll, because they are pleasant, fine
and delicate, that henceforth I will wear
no more cloth stockings" And from
that time until her death the queen
never wore any more cloth hose, or hose
cut out of ell broad taffaty.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-20
Words of Wisdom. .

Fly him who, from mere curiosity,
asks three questions running, about @
thing which cannot interest him.
If industry will banisA poverty, nc
man should complain of adverse circum.
stances.
Nothing in the world makes a man Of
just pride appear so una1hiable as the
sense of dependence.
1t is mistake to suppose great mind
inattentive to trifes; its capacity and
comprehension enable it to embrace
everything.
Like tailor's pattern. book, society is
of all colors and yet, make up the colors
as you will, they will cover the same kind
of Adam.
The faults of fool are concealed from
himself while they are evident to the
world on the other hand, the faults of
the wise man are we'll known to himself,
while they are masked over and invisible
to the world.
The failing Of vanity extends through
out all classes the poor have but little
time to bestow on their persons, and yet
in the selection of their clothes we find
they prefer such as are of faring and
gaudy color.
To put ourselves in a passion, in con-
sequence of the misconduct Of others, is
unquestionably very weak behavior, but
it has also something generous about it ;
for we are clearly annoying and punish
ing ourselves, when the offenders only
ought to have been the sufferers.
We listen to those wLo1n we know to
be of the same opinion as ourselves, and
We call them wise for being of it; but
we avoid such as differ from us; we pro-
nounce them rash before we have heard
them, and still more afterward, lest we
should be thought at any time to have
erred.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-20
by Private Telephone.
"a Dialogue Of he Day-af fter- Tomorrow
ISTERIoCuToRs.

"a Dialogue Of he Day-after- To-morro,c.)
ISTEnIocuToRs.
Angelina (out of To,on for the Sedson.)
Edwin I'm a populous CITY pent.)
Angelina. I've read the last page Of the late'
Misd Braddop,
I've strummcd tho piano until I am tired
I've sung-to myself-tho last song you wen
mad on,
I've done mp my hair in the way you admired
And still it is raining, a down-pour quit
steady,
The sky won't oblige with the least bit o
blue.
I'm bored beyond bca,ing snd 80, my dea
Eddy,
My thoughts and my telephone straight turl
to you.
Ed,rin. En- ofrniey ,rsso,1, denr2
angelina. Now do not be spiteful
I'm really too tired to 10 talked to like that.
Ed,rin. Well, the chance Of chat is su
premely delightful.
Angelina. That's very much ulcer. Pray wha
are you at in your den at tins moment?
Ed,cin. Inqnisitive darling
How needless a question TN talking to you
angelina. Now don't be evasive and, il yor
get snarling. I'll shut up the tube, and &C
flirting.
Ed,rin. Pray do.
liz the hirtee at hand? (Pdusa longn.)
angelina (imidiy>. Are you there, Mr..
Haughty?
Ed,rin (cooNy). Oh, yes. wss Just on for a
turn in the park.
angelina. No. don't aAd III promise I'll not
be so naughty.
Ed,rin. ris was brute!
[Sounds of a somewhat inarticul1tely labio'
character are conveyed through the inst'.u-
ment.1
angelina (afer an ints.rap You were pleased
to remark?-
Ed,ctn. That if some clever hand could con-
trive an invention
BY which lips might meet through
Angelina. You're very absurd.
Ed,cin. You think so Assure you twas not
my intention.
But there, it is much that your voice may be
In my den in the Temple, though you are at
Dover.
Now what would Leander have thought Of
this scheme?
angelina. Disdained it, OF course. All that
youth nas q lover.
Miss Hero most lucky
Waf'sn 'etp'onic sigh from Dorer to the
Temple.
Ed,rin (t3rfissia,o). Why Styxs OWN stream
Should not keep me from you, if
angelina. ALI if! That's barrier
Far worse than the channel-to Cayill or
Webb.
Ed,oin. Do you think tis from choice that in
town I'm tarrier.?
Tis fate, and the burden of "Jinks versus
Jebb"
angelina Oh! is that what you're doing?
Poor fellow!
Ed,cin Your pity.
Conveyed through long leagues in mellif!u-
GUS tones,
Brings balm to this prisoner pent in the city.
angelina. The weather is clearing that hand
some De Jones
With his drag's at the door. We are going
out driving,
Ed,cin. That Jones is a--
angelina. Hush Telephone abuse
Is an insult to science.
London Punch.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-20
He Was Fond of Astronomy.

You wouldn't have thought he had
the slightest taste for the sciences had
you seen him sprawled all over the salt
barrels in his sleep, but he had scarcely
been registered as John Sly Hunt and
put into cell when he began calling:
"say! Say, you! Say, boys, l want
better cell. want cell from which l
can look out and see Mars moons! !"
Bijah went to the cell door and re-
monstrated. He asked the prisoner to
take into consideration the fact that
being in an observatory was altogether
different from being in the jug. AS
tronomers can sit up in their tall towers
and boss their assistants around without
stint, but prisoner shave no astronomical
rights.
"Mars Mars Mars |" yelled the man
as he shook the cell door.
"Never heard of him." replied the
old man.
"Gimme looking.glass !" continued
Hunt.
"Haven't any in the house."
"Lemme see the moons or I'll holler
all night !" howled the prisoner.
Then Bijah held a private conversation
with him. There was rhyme to it. He
said to him:
"This midnight row has got to cease,
In spite of moons and Mars,
And if you don't lay down to sleep
I'll let you see some stars !"
The astronomer was the first one to
come before his honor. He seemed
busted asteroid. He looked like
dry moon. He squared off like the Great
Dipper and remarked
"What's " the charge for staying here
over night ?"
Nothing-not n cent" replied the
court "When did you first turn your
attention towards the subject of astrono-
my?"
"Tve always been quite fond of the
moon," was the hesitating reply.
"And there have been many nights in
your life when you have seen two or
three moons at once, eh r
"Y-yes, sir"
"Name some of the planets, will
you ?"
"Weli, reflected the prisoner. "there
is Awful Gardner, Joe Coburn, the Chi
cago Times, and"-
"That will do, Mr.. Hunt. You didn't
observe the transit of Venus, I sup
pose ?"
"Not as remember Of"
"Well, sir, were you pursuing the
subject of astronomy as you lay on those
salt barrels ?"
"No, sir /; I was pursuing the subject
of Sleep"
81 will put you, John Sly Hunt,
where the subject of making chairs will
worry you a great deal more than any
change of the moon or disappearance OF
a planet. Go in there and take seat
on the equinoctial center till the buggy
drives up"
"Star of the morning, come into the
milky way" added Bijab, as he crooked
his finger, and the astronomer disap-
peared under q cloud Detroit Free
Press.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-20
A Mountain Slide.

An interesting account of the recent
falling Of mountain in Tarentaise, Sa.
voy, causing disaster to two Aourishing
villages, has been communicated to the
Courier des Alpes, by NJ. Berard. The
phenomenon has been incorrectly re-
ported as instantaneous, and the de-
structive effect close together, but no
longer united complete, whereas the
case is that Of a mountain which for
twenty days, without cessation, has been
dismembering itself, and literally falling
night and day into the valley below, fill-
ing it with piled-up blocks Of stone, ex-
tinguishing all sounds by it's incessant
thunder, and covering the distant hori-
zon with thick cloud of yellowish dust.
The entire mass comprised in the slope
forms mutilated cone 200 metres broad
at the top and 600 at the base this is
composed of blocks of hard schist lying !;
and it is united to the body of the noun
tain only vertical mass forty to fifty
metres thick, which is already fissured
and shaken. Periods of repose occur
lasting only few seconds or a minute
at most; then the movement recon.
mences and continues about 500 hours.
Blocks of forty cubic metres become dis.
placed with no apparent cause, traverse
the 1900 metres of descent in thirty
seconds, leaping 400 or 500 metres at
time, and finally get dashed to pieces in
the bed of the torrent, or launch their
shattered fragments into the opposite
forest, moving down gigantic pines as if
they were SO many thistles. One such
block was seen to strike fine fir tree
before reachirg the bridge between the
villages; the tree was not simply broken
OF overthrown, but was crushed to
death trunk and branches disappeared
in the air like a burning match. Rocks
are hurled together and broken into
fragments that are thrown across the
valley like swallows in whirlwind
then follow showers of smaller frag-
ments, and one hears the whistling
sound of thousands of pebbles as. they
pass. M. Berard reached the edge of
the rock AGO metres high), on one Of
the edges of the falling cone, and ven
tured along it, obtaining a.good view Of
the "terrifying spectacle. He reaf-
firms his conviction that the phenome-
nom is inexplicable by any Of the usual
reasons that account for Alphine disturb
ances, such as penetration of water, or
melting of snow, or inferior strata in
motion; nor does the declivity of the
slope explain it. His hypothesis is that
some geological force is at work, Of
which the complex resultant acts OBJ
liquely to the axis of the mountain and
almost parallel to it's sides.