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The New York herald., 1877-01-23
MURDEROUS ASSAULT.

Yesterday afternoon as William Brown, a young
man employed as driver for ex-Frceholder William
). winsea was driving through Garden street, Hobo
KEN two men sprang into the Sleigh and TO get them
out Brown used tic strap pretty freely ana struck
OF Iho men, Thomas Welsh, aged eighteen, resid
m,.n ,rs a. NO ~ meadow @ street across me iaco
II, struck Brown ON the head Just above the right
ear He fell and tho Two men fed. Some passcrsby
conveyed Brown 10 his nomc and Dr. Congdon was
called II was found that the victims skull frac
tured and his brain protrudcd. He cannot live Welsh
arrested last evening In the New York Times Office
by Officer Kelly, where he Is employed type setter
He admits the act, but he did not intend to hurt
Brown.
The New York herald., 1877-01-23
THE MASSON HOMICIDE.

Before Judges Dcpue and RECORD In Newark, ycsor-
day, George scckert WAS put trial for The murder Of
Jacob Mason in saloon the 4th OF last november.
Prosecutor g. N. Abeel appeared for the State and
Counsellor Samuel Kaiish Tor the accused. The psis
pleaded not guilty Prosecutor Abeel opened the
case, rccting the facts which he proposed 70 prove
Mir. Abcel said that the attack unprovoxcd, and
nat the facts established AZ he had stated them
he would ask for verdict Of murder In the first de-
gree. The wife OF the deceased testified that sho
her husband in the saloon alter he had been stabbed
and identified the clothes that her husband wore at the
time Coroner u. Osborne and Dr. Byic testified as
10 their action County Physician Ward, George Hart
Louis Obcrle also examined. after which the
Adjourned.
The New York herald., 1877-01-23
YACHTING NOTES.

The schooner wanderer, Mr.. James Stillman, is be-
ing fitted up for winter cruise. She will be put In
commiss in a few days, and during the first week
in February will leave this port tor Havana, New Or
leans and places Texas and Mexico. Captain "Dan
will be command, and Captain Belmont, lately of the
Ermenguards will I'LL the position OF navigator The
vessel will be absent about three months
Mr.. Daniel Edgar. former owner Of the fast sloop
yacht Arrow, is about to build cruising schooner.
The schooner vesta, Mr.. s. M. Mills, s at City
Island yard Of David Car being neen feet
aft and raised eighteen inches giving her flush deck
The New York herald., 1877-01-23

BLAKE-JoHxsoS. january 20, at the residence Of
the BRIDES parents 10 Lafayette place. by Rev. David
Gregg, JANIS STEWART BLAKE Of Hull, England, and
KATE EHANGER JOHNSON, only daughter OF William
and Helen NJ. johnson, OF Now York city.
BLEsKxR-MosrE RossL AT Leon Springs near San
Antonio Texas, on Saturday January Is, 1877,
ARTHUR BLENKER, OF New York, TO Mrs MONTE
RossI Of Philadelphia
LoEFFLER-HxRRMAN.-On Sunday, January 81 at
the residence Of the BRIDES parents, by the Rev Dr.
ID. Enhorn, SAMUEL LoEPFLER TO Miss JENNY HERR
NAN both Of this city.
MAoUxBxR--DYK Newark, N j., on Tuesday
evening, January To- 1877, by the Rev. H.. Goodwin,
VAN DoN MAcUMBER of Wilmington. NJ c., to Miss
SADIE 7. DYE, OF Philadelphia, Pa No cards
The New York herald., 1877-01-23
THE cowENHovEN EST

On the 2oth inst. the estate Of John Gov y ~
will be sold At public auction. The property
Atlantic avenue, between Classon and FIT
lyn. ana is 5ox70o feet II recently IN sOe
between the Cowenhoven heirs ana the city ong
lyn The title goes back TO l705. and OF III
tions involved WAS as to the legality OF deed z
under Sheriff OF Kings county about 1857 o.
The suit was decided against the city In the Co
Appeals IL Is stated in the advertisement that
Belgian pavement, curb. gutter and dag stones, la
posts and gas mains will DO sold separate parce1
Mr.. Higginbotham counsel for the estates said yts,
ierday that he thought the sale would not take pact
as the city negotiating for the purchase OF the
property. The litigation has thus tar cost tho city
about $l0. OO0
The New York herald., 1877-01-23
PROBABLE MURDER.

On Saturday evening last Onlcer Minnocks, of the
Long Island City police, while paroIng his beat
along Jackson avenue, Hunters Point, near the old
"Farm House," saw respectfully dressed man lying
inscnsiblc and thoroughly drenched with rain. He
conveyed tho to the police station and surgeon
summoned The man recovered consciousness,
aud gavc his and address William r. Furbish,
of West Fiftythird street, New York. He said that
while returning to his home from visit ne was
costcd on the avenue by two men, and without mo-
mcnis warning was knocked tnscnsblo, brutaly
beaten and robbed OF his watch and chain and $l3
money. An examination disclosed the fact that tho
mans skull was fractured, hts left jaw broken ami
back Of his head two ugly gashes wore inflicted.
The New York herald., 1877-01-23
SCHOOL TEACHERS SALARIES.

ARRANGING FOR A DISCUSSION WITH THE BOARD
OF APPoRTIoNMENT.
Mayor Ely yesterday received accommodation from
the President OF the Board OF Education asking him
appoint a day on which he and the other members OF
the Board Of Apport,onm the School Com.
mssioners for the purpose of discussing the question
OF school teachers salaries The appropriation for the
OF salaries 1877 has been reduced $50 COO
and consequently the teachers working at
salaries which cannot be paid out OF the provided
for that purpose The Secretary of the Board stated
yesterday that tho Board of Education had decided
make no reduction until after the meeting with the
Mayor and Comptroller. They desire; il possible TO
preserve the salaries as they aro
The New York herald., 1877-01-23
THE LANGUAGES OF THE BIBLE

AT the Fourth avenue Presbyterian church last
ing Professor 9. A. Briggs delivered lecture "The
Languages OF the Bible" one OF the Of the New
York Sunday School Association, before audience
that filled the ediice even to the extreme end OF the
galleries His lengthy yet exceedingly interesting
lecture involved al consideration Of the Hebrew
Aramac and Greek languages, which he claimed bad
been selected by God for His declarations 10 be-
cause they were the most suitable at their time and
The New York herald., 1877-01-23
TELONIOUS ASSAULT.

Thomas Kelley, Of No. ~ Chrysto street, was yes
terday committed by Judge KiIbrctn, at the Tombs
Cour, IN default Of $500 bali the charge OF elonous
assault The complainant Charles Hochstadler OF No.
70 o the street, alleges that the prisoner fired
icring his left breast Tho wound is oot dangerous
The New York herald., 1877-01-23
BOY BURGLARS.

Timothy Maloney, the soven-ycar.old burglar, was
yesterday made ,ransicntx happy by seeing his Juve
nile accomplices in crime come grief. Tho names
Of tho said accomplices are James Smith and John
Garvey, aged respectively ton and eleven years They
bNpught before Justice Kilbreth, At the Tombs
Police Court yesterday, charged by b. H. Adams, the
Fulton street conIcctioner with having In company
with Maioncy broken the window OF his store and
stoon small quantity Of candy The evidence was
clear and positive, and afcr considerable crying the
boys confessed their guilt They we're mit,cd in
daiault OF $500 bail
The New York herald., 1877-01-23
WALL STREETS SALVATION.

The prayer meeting Tor the conversion of the 'sbus
and bears Of Wall held yesterday afternoon
at No. 1855 Broadway In tho Of the Board Of Un-
derwriters. There was gathering Of from lorty to
nliy persons presided by the Rev. Dr. Hunting
ton. Remarks made by a number present, each
confident that success would attend the efforts of
gentlemen who desired that Wall street bulls and
bears should give up their lives the wor.
ship OF the golden cali. The meeting closed with
prayer by Peter Dwyer. Another meeting will be
held to-day at the same place, when William Peck
Smith. OF the Stock Exchange, will preside
The New York herald., 1877-01-23
CONTINENTAL LIFE INSURANCE.

Yesterday morning Juoge Pratt Of the Supreme
Court Kings county. before whom argument was
made last week by counsel for Stephen English, .
policy holder In the Continental Late Insurance Com
pany for the appointment OF rcfcrcc, selected Mr..
William Allen Butler who will make the necessary
animation OF the receivers accounts and report thereon
TO the Court
The New York herald., 1877-01-23
BROOKLYN.S TAXES.

For the week ending Saturday. January 20, 1877 ths
report OF Register Whitney shows the following
amounts OF arrears of taxes TO have been collected in
BrookIyn:-Leases, $3.50; taxes, $3s,69l II; water
rates, $l99l 35; assessments, $l3,6l6 95; redemp-
tions, $2,2l9 68. Total, $50, 522 10.
The New York herald., 1877-01-23

many OF the evils and all the confusion Of authority
under which are now Iaborng are distrctIy trace.
able
Finally, that the State aud municipal governments
be completely divorced anu that control over or In
reference with the latter by the former be permitted
except through general legislation which shall affect
equally ali the larger cities IN the State ClVITAS.
The New York herald., 1877-01-23
TRoTTING TO sLE1GHs.


A srotting contest to sIeshs came on yesterday
afternoon on Sixth avenue above Central Park, for
purse OF $5o given by Daniel Shay. proprietor Of
the ST. Nicholas Hoei the distance being about me
beats best three In Ave. she entrance being tree. and
the purse to be divided into three parts$30 TO the
hrst SIS to she second and IS to the third. There
were eight starters In tho There was very
large number Of spectators the avenue, and con-
siderable betting was INDUCED in. John Murphv's bay
geldng Bay Dick had the call in the betting, even
money against the field being laid him. Five heats
closely contested before arrived at
Thomas Walkers brown marc Grocery Girl won the
arst neat Bay Dick the second third, John Quinns
nay gelding Keystone the fourth, and Bay Dick the
fth and the race. The sleighing was most excellent
The following isa
SUMMARY.
TRorTISG TO SLEIGHs ON SIXTH AVENUE, MONDAY,
January ~ Purse $50; $50 to the nrst SIS 10 the
second aud s. TO the third horse; entrance free; mile
heats, best three In hve
The New York herald., 1877-01-23
NEWS FOR THE LAWYERS.

II has been decided by the agents Of the English and
German steamship lines doing business in city
ch bring an action against the present Board Of
Commissioners to compel them TO return the money
epaid by hc different companies account Of head
from the time that aaah nnnaas AaAri~A
The New York herald., 1877-01-23
NEW YORK YACHT CLUB.

PROBABLE OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1877
The New fork Yacht Club as already noticed in the
HERALD, will hold its first general meeting Of the year
on Thursday, February !. The occasion, always i'm.
portant will prove particularly the coming reunion,
besides the election OF officers there will be much
business Of an important nature brought before the
members. The belief now exists that there will be
opposition to the election Of S. Nicholson Kane, OF the
schooner Restless, to the position OF commodore.
more judcious selection could not be made, and it
must prove very beneficial to the club. For the Office
Of wee commodore held last year by Mr.. Kane, the
names OF William Astor, schooner Atalanta, and
James stiIiman, schooner wanderer, are spoken OF,
and one OF them Will undoubtedly consent to
serve Either would make capital flag officers. For
commodore The name Of James Alexandra, sloop
Vision Is prominently before the club and If this gcn
tleman will accept the nomination there is no doubt OF
man has been mentioned in connection with the
commodore's chair, and he would be an admirable
lection but 1t Is understood That ne declines the honor
IN iavor o! Mr Alexandra who an older member and
has notyet filled the position. For secretary Charles
secure more faithful olicer. The old treasurer,
Sheppard Homans will also hold over, will the
mea-urer,, A. Cary Smith vacancy exists in the
office of fleet surgeon, by the death oil DR.. Wood
run, which s likely to be filled by the election
Of DR.. Dawson. Tho Regatta COMMITTEES is un-
decided. Thore are but few members of the club who
competent to discharge the duties which the po-
sIton imposes that allow their names to be
used. II Is labor OF love at most aud frequently
the regat.as and races require an absence from busi
which involves serious loss. There have been
excellent regatta committees In the past and II the
club can persuade certain gentlemen to serve 1t will
be great relief to yacht owners and emnently satis
factory to everybody interested in yachting
Among tho questions that will be submitted to the
members at tho approaching meeting is that OF club
houses. The lease OF the rooms, Madison avenuo and
Twenty seventh street, expires the 1st OF May next and
the club must decide upon its renewal. This Will
prove all the important. q late decision Of the
Court Of Appeals OF the Harbor Commission
ers makes It incumbent upon the club to
the summer quarters at StapIoton, s. l.
The New York herald., 1877-01-23
THE STATEN ISLAND WAR AGAIN.

THE STATEN ISLAND WAR AGAIN.
Under te recent decisions OF the Supreme Court and
the Court OF Appeals It is understood that the Pilot
Commissioners will remove the pier Of the Staten
Island Ferry Company and the club at Staple
ton An attempt to remove the obstructlons was
made by the Commissioners about one year ago, at
which time the men sent to effect the removal were
driven Off The penalty for the interference said to
be S25 per day maKng the penalty to the decision
The New York herald., 1877-01-23
MARRIAGES. AND DEATHS.
ENGAGED.
MARRIED.

HENE-GArEs--On Sunday, January 22, Mr.. BsRS
HARD HhISE TO Miss ISABELLA GATES.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-11-26

by indulging in repulsive habits. Some
think themselves SO well-born, so clever,
or SO rich, as to be above caring what
Others say and think of them. 1t is
said that the ancient kings of Egypt
used to commence speeches to their SUBJ
iects with the formula, '.By the head OF
Pharaoh, ye are all swine" We need
not wonder that those who take this
swine-theory view of their neighbors
should be careless of setting their tastes
and feelings at defiance. Contrast such
puppyism with the conduct of David
Ancillon, a famous Huguenot preacher,
one of whose motives for studying his
sermons with the greatest care was
"that it was showing too little esteem
for the public to take no pains in prepa-
ration, and that man who should ap-
pear on ceremonial day in his night
cap and dressing gown could not commit
greater breach of civility." "Splte
and ill-nature," it has been said, "are
among the most expensive luxuries OF
| life;" and this is true, for none of US
can afford to surround himself with the
host of enemies we are sure to make If,
when young, we allow ill-nature to pro-
duce in us ill-mannerly habits. Good
manners, like good words, cost nothing,
and are worth everything. What adj
vantage. for instance, did the bookseller
on whom DR.. johnson once called tc
solicit employment get from his brutal
reply: Go buy porter's knot and car.
ry trunks ?" The surly natures of such
men prevent them from entertaining an
gels unawares.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-11-26
ANcHoRING A HORSE.

They tell a good story on an old mar
iner who keeps little hotel down Eere,
writes correspondent from Coney Island.
His wife was very anxious to have
horse, an animal in which the old gen.
tleman took but little stock, and the old
lady finally won her point and got her
horse. The steed was of an erratlc and
playful disposition, and used, on the
least provocation, to tear madly along
the beach, and succeeded in spilling the
old lady out several times. At last the
captain, who had never driven the beast,
volunteered to break him of his vicious
habit, SO getting another old salt to as
sist him, he procured kedge anchor
with a stout line attached. Fastening
the end of the line around the axle and
putting the anchor in the wagon, the
fiery r,ntamed was hitobed UP, and the
two old gents started out for drive
along the shore. Soon the vlVaclous
charger espied something which gave
him an excuse to run away, and immedi-
ately dashed off with frightful velocity
The captain dropped the reins and sum-
moned all hands to ''let 60 the anchor.
The anchor was let go, and caught firm
/ 10 in the sand. The unsuspectlng quad
ruped pranced joyously along until he
got to the end of the rope. and then he
paused-paused so suddenly that the
wagon was demolished, and the two old
gentlemen shot up into the air like
sky-rockets, coming down In fearfully
dilapidated condition. The captain af-
terward remarked that he knew it would
break the horse, but he didn't suppose
it was going to break him.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-11-26


Capital puDishment''-as the boy
said when the schoolmistress seated him
with the girls.
When he was demonstrated with for
shaving off his mustache. he SAID he had
had hair-lip long enough.
DUTY before pleasure" as the man
said who kissed his wife before going out
with her unmarried sister to the concert
An Ohio granger, on being asked by
the court if he had any incumbrance on
his farm, replied: Eyes, your Honor,
my wife, I'LL.
A pupil in an English school, when
asked to define the word "buttress,"
wrote out its meaning, "a female who
makes butter"
The mosquito has ceased from troub-
ling and the bed-bug is searching for
winter quarters, but the book agent you
have with you always.
81 will not learn tradel" exclaimed
the young Chicago blood to his father.
But this business of learning a trade is
only matter Of time, for within year
that young man was studying harness
making in state prison.
Brigham Young appeared to medium
the other day and remarked: "It's pref
ty hot here, but nothing like it was in
Salt Lake when bought Amelia that
sealskin sack and left the rest to turn
their last years alpaca" :"
The leaves are turning slowly yellow
their summers hue is hence the ripen-
ing fruit is on the mellow the small
boy is on the fence. He looks around
he views the ground, and thinks the mo.
ment suits he fills his pockets full and
round, then jumps the fence and scoots
-Backolic Exchange.
A topper got so much on his stomach
the other day that said organ repellet
the load. As he leaned against laml
post vomiting. little dog happened tt
stop by him. whereupon he INDUCED il
this solilOquy: "Well. now. here's |
conumdrum. Il know where | ate tn
baked beans, remember where / ate th
lobster, recollect where / got that rum
but I'm hanged if | can recall where
ate that little yaller dog"
The Detroit Free Press says: 81
, physician of this city entertained fe1
guests the other evening. He is tn
father of very bright boy, five year
old. and precOcious beyond his years
The father descanted on the boys know
!; edge of anatomy and his familiarity wit
s Latin terms. Bringing skull into tn
room, the father interrogated the son g
g to the Latin names Of the various se'
tiOns of the skull, receiving prompt al
swers, greatly to the wonder of the guest
.. After this had been gone through witt
:. the father was startled by questic
from the son. who asked: Did you ki
.s him, father p pointing to the skull"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-11-26
FIDELITY TO TRUST.

It is not every man who is fit to take
care of other peoples property. And the
man himself ought to know his own
weaknesses, and refuse trust that may
tempt to wrong. But if he has become
a trustee, the VOW is on him, the load is
on him, and the danger is before him.
Now let him look about him, and see
that the tempter is not allowed to come
into the secret chamber of his soul. The
easiest of all slides into sin is the use OF
other peoples money for the sake of do
ing a good thing with it. The trustee
sees good chance to improve the prop
erty in his hands by taking risk with
it, or he would build up his own fortune
by the temporary use of the fund IN his
hands, promising himself that he will
return them with large interest, when
he has gained his ends. Or he would
do friend good turn by letting him
|
| have the use of the money just for lit
tie while to get by tight place. And
then comes the slip up; the disappoint-
ment the failure the fall; the defal-
cation the ruin. He meant we'll. His
motives were good. He would have
shrunk from stealing as he would from
touching the plague but he has taken
another mans property without his con-
sent, and cannot restore it. 1t is gone,
irretrievably gone, and with it peace,
confidence, honor, happiness, all gone
he is an unfaithful trustee. and goes
down under cloud.
! We knew a man who would never put
into purse or drawer or bank account
the money derived from one trust witt
his own money. or with the money o
another trust. This was perhaps an ex
cess of particularly, or caution. But b
was unwilling to get things mixed. II
: was afraid of mistakes and confusions
: and he placed each trust money by II
). SELF and distinct from his own, that h
d might never use dollar of other pee
: Piles money in his own business, an
;. might never be unable to respond to tn
t call for an account of his own steward
e ship. However "old fogy" this way
doing business may appear, it is yer
l. certain that such man is faitbfl
, trustee, and never will be reproached b
y widows and orphans for his neglect
duty. 1t is far better to err on the SIC
~ of caution than carelessness. To ket
D. things clear of tangles, to be straigh
d. forward and upright in the midst of
crooked generation is not lmposslbl
D. and it always turns out well. 1ntendiI
s. to repair wrong is no excuse for dolI
as the wrong. The sorong was done wht
:. the deed was done, not when the disa
p trous consequence disclosed it. Fl
or cashier who robs the safe with the i
nj tention of returning the money when
o. has made successful speculation, "
&c a thief when he took the money, and
To more so and no worse when he failed
III his purpose, and was detected. And t
II. guardian who puts his wards proper
u into danger for his own good, is unfait
I'm full when he makes the venture, and I
nt more SO when he and his confdi
et- friends are ruined.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-11-26
GOOD MANN ERS.

Are nothing less than little morals.
They are the shadows of virtues, if not
virtues themselves. ga beautiful beha-
vior is better than beautiful form; it
gives higher pleasure than statues and
pictures it is the finest of the fine arts.
How we'll it is then that no one class has
a monopoly in this "6nest of fine arts )"
that while favorable circumstances un-
doubtedly do render good manners more
common among persons moving in high
er rather in lower spheres, there should
nevertheless be no positive hindrance to
the poorest classes practising good man
ners toward each other. For what is a
good manner? 1t is the art art of put
ting our associates at their ease. Who
ever makes the fewest persons uncom-
Portable. is the best hammered man in a
room.
Vanity, ill-nature, want of sympathy,
want of sense-these are the chief sourc-
es from which bad manners spring. Nor
can we imagine an incident in which a
man could be at loss as to what to say
or do in company, if he were always con-
siderate for the feelings of others, forgot
himself, and did not lose his head or
leave his common sense at home. VAN
ity is the source of that boasting self
assertion which is the bane of manners.
| He is an ill.mannered man who is al
ways loud in the praises of himself and
Of his children; who boasting of his
rank. of his business. of achievements
in his calling, looks down upon lower
orders of people who cannot refrain
from having his joke at the expense OF
another's character, whose smart thing
must come out because he has not the
gentlemanly feeling that suggests to US
Never to blend our pleasure our pride
With sorrow to the meanest thing that lives
The habit of saying rude things, Of run
ming people down springs not SO much
| from ill-nature as from that vanity thai
would rather lose friend than a joke
On this point DIR. johnson once remark
ed: sSir, man has no more right Il
sag an uncivil thing than to act one
no more right to say rude thing to an
other man than to knock him down.
The vain egotism that disregards other
is shown in various unpolite ways as
for instance, by neglect of propriety il
J dress, by the absence Of cleanliness, o