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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-19

Tie contest over the will Of the late Jus
ticc MICHAEL CoNSoLLY. better known rs tho
Big Judge was closed. yesterday. by a decision
sustaining the validity Of the will. Mrs. LOUISA
HEALY. the daughter of the Justice and tho
original contestant. had married against her
fathers wishes. BY the disputed will no
bcducathcd TO her enough to keep hor com
Portable during life. but left the bulk OF
his property 10 the next heirs. giving
about 81 900 to religious and charitable pur-
poses. Mrs. HEALy opposed ,he probate of tho
will on the ground Of insanity and undue in
fluence. Much OF the evidence. Ike that in the
VANDERBILT case was of repulsive character.
Mrs. HEALY diod pending the contest. which
was continued by her husband; but rs she had
borne no children. and the estate was almost
wholly real his pecuniary interest in the event
was very slight. In fact. after Mrs. HEALY's
death. the next heirs would have been benefited
10y the breaking Of the WILL as in that case
nearly the whole property would have gone tc
them without deductions for specific legacies
10 pay which real estate must be sold.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-19
Henry WARD Brrnrn lccturcd in provi-

HENRY WARD BEUuIrR lccturcd in Proyi-
demo the otter evening. According to 'he
Providence Press he condemned the custom
OF civil on'hs and said that porury fow= down
from the doors Of our courts IL n turpid stream.
because witnesses promise what they cannot
do-tcil tho truth. the whole truth. and nothing
but the truth
But perjury IS not so common in our courts n
llEN4A MAAD bUEcnER SAWS il Is. T. Is uo Won
der that BlLchLG condemns the custom N
civil oa'hs. H.l IL No, been the custom oi ., s.
t. rSs,t such oaths from witnesses IA COUNTS #
law, rrEcnrRs trial would have taken up l.s-
tne than hall year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-19

News comes from san Elizariu that the
little force 81 Texas militamen surrendered on
Monday. and that Howard. the salt supern-
tcndent. WAS thcrcupon shot, with two others.
10y the t0wnspcoplc. II will be remembered that
it was the killing # resident by HOWARD
which precipitated the outbreak.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-19
INC mlsmanagement Of the DC

The Encouragement oi the life saving
stations on the New Jersey coast is not likely to
be romedicd unless the matter is taken in hand
hy the representatives OF our great commercial
int rests. Tho so-called official inv, siigati1n,
ordered a few days a..o, aud elsewhere reported
in our columns. seems To have lecn a mere
whitewashing performance On thing il 'er-
tain. This community has now been aipri-oI
of the facts. and in tho event ~ another Huron
disaster. whore the loss of life L. distinctly
trgocable 90 iurompetcure on tle part ol tho
Lilo Sayini. service. the Chief Of tnai bureau
will ba held To- n strict acoount We counsel
Capt. MLRRiMAS 10 consilcr dis warning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-19

Mr.. KGMDALL the great church-dcbt
raiser. appears to have met his match in the
Church of the HOY Trinity. At the fourth
meeting. last night only 1855 and bracelet
came forth. and tue absorption stopped $4,000
short Of the amount needed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-19

Il is no, within the province of a secular Jour
ngl Geo i whether thrlc he'll even 50 dis. ass
tn que suon n s.uy rot
Why not? l. tn, subject disagreeable to Mr.
Isaac HLSpIHaoSY
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-19

hover, 1h~str~--HsiiaI singer ui wsl,das.
nrosdNsy The atr--Monts Cri-to.
y fifth Avenue Theatre Faslt
biuh Avenue naiI-pfcstii igltsiion.
Gilmore sGs,d-n-Clfous AMI VI. u,sefi. Ms,inse
Grand Opera Hou>~-rac q. t9fO.n. Matinee.
Hy~e.u Ihcstr---Ii RcIno Iftis,.
new NorL Aquarium DiuaiV~ AMI tith.t
NibIo's anrden-1he rooi Of now yoiA. Matinee
Olympic Ihcstre-Naileiy. Matinee.
rarL Theatre -Out Amtue,n Cou.n.
Nan Francisco uis.treis-Bto.dsay ant ioihN
Theatre Comiqs~-Nsricts Matinee
The New American Museum Curositiss
Teos Pastors Opera uouse-yniety.
Tisoti Ib~atre--Nailtty.
4 picp Square rhestr~-rhs Mothers secret
NSsiIseL's Ib~stre-w0u At Last
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-19

The counsel i'm the LAMBERT tri1i con-
tiuu,l yesterday their efforts To- be- wiuy--oine-
W.W in1uu.ruo as It may SOON. under thc cir
curnstaLec=. The developments Of the trial
were sensational. Tho Assistant District Al
torn"y coolly lnun'hDd upon LAMBrRr. sitting
uu~nspoot nsly near the witness chair. a mus
oi testimony Don 'rning am alleged attempt of
LANn1HT to tanrrr with the Jury. According
to th ti"stim0ny. LAMrhHl requested Mr. STE
Pies MrRmrT. an undertaken OF this city. and
ono Of his Old friends. tn see Juror named
MFrKLr. "a temperance man. and tell him
that LAMBERr was "a good Temperance man.
According To- MIR. MERmTT, who testified. LAM
~ WI also ask thai ho should approach Il juror
uHmod 'rNlD q. mn undertaken, and inform him
t.at iAMusi WIS on'oi his NlEmIT friends.
lANin' ar dcni,dthat ne had holdnny other con-
y.r-N'. ou with Vi. MERRITT than that relating
e. tao nar" mention of some of the jurors by
uHm' Vhoi followed another 'n-Dton ia the
hap" o.. IN" testimony of pr. MoHfAU MORRIS.
t.nt b" w 'irADrrN. the notary. admin sicr
o. l. tMr.L4 iho OHtl na To- the ORC mess of the
annual report tAat j. the ground for LAMBERT &
ind tm nj. IA ~ presence Of several of the
on crs Of the company. The long trial will
$40. .nly reach i,s en to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-19

For all lung troubles. as well a. complaints of
th" tlrunt hr laNut hNuccturaut Is certainly pHha-
tive ami col ten curative. a. the testimony 90 thu,th IS
AMI IT, world Nltt lrI utauuu attest fut cudsh, or
Gods no suTcr more effective remedy can lc found -
Ads
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-19
New Jerseys New Governor.

Gen. Mcclellan will move to Trenton on tho
2ltl instant lie las leased huuse from Col jacob r.
hegta Who survives after iourneyins ~ Jerusalem with
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-19

Mi CORHrLIri }. Vanderbilt gave SOM"
very Interesting tostimony in ia" Froar viii eN-'
yesterday. and the learned counsel used such
luneuagc io each other that TIE sur aate had
to rvprhna.i them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-19

On the cover of the Christmas number Of the
independents santa claus looks down henilnanty upon the
til Ircn at their Christmas play within hcsidcs christ
mas stories AMI songs, are poems by Whittier and BY
ant letter iro Congressman Band the SILVER qu,s
u"n ann letter from Congressman Garfield on specie
M NJ
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-19

The anxiety Of the people Of Mexico t.
deal lusuy with tine lit,d States h. shown Boy
the readiness wish which subscription are ho-
ing hnpi'l in toward the payment ol the i 1T
du to this country. The VI Xican Government
rs daily receiving donations from rich ami poor.
aceordlus ~ their means. for tins Object.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-19

Ihe.c is no man in the Republican party
who goes for mi, reward and gels 10, m' ro
regularly than .eCnAapLLE .atv ie~,cu.At
DICK MCCORiIcK.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-19

The klllng o. POLICEMAN O BRIrN " JOHN
REILLY, in 1864 appears after all so have be- %
the result Ola drun,rn row in "a liquor sinp
The policeman was not shot dead in IN" dis
charge OF his duty, but in all attcmItto a'n-'
his official uoworto crafty his own ynliciive-
ness. Su'h IN effect is the stalcment OF SUI. T.
intcuden. WALLING.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-05-24
Dakota Calendar.

Brevet Lieut.. Col. Garrick Mallery OF
the q. s. Infantry and acting signal Off
Ger, has issued pamphlet and accompa
nying chart, which pre- sents an interesting
feature IN American ethnology. The
chart is re- production of what Is ascer
tanned to be the calendar of the Dakots
nation Of Indians extending over period
of II years, commencing with the winter
IF 17o9-ls00. In strange and fantastic
symbols are delineated in chronological
system the more notable events occurring
in the history of the Dakota nation. The
drawings are reproduced iu black and red
the colors originally used in the ru {
drawings of the red man, from q copy OF
original painted upon Z buffalo robe be
longing to "Lone Dog" an aged Yank'
ton-Dakota Indian. They are similar il
appearance to the drawings in clay o.
|chak found upon most of the wigwans
and shields of the redskins, and illustrate
IN grotesquc manner the biographies oil
celebrated chiefs, histories Of wars with
other nations. the ravsges of smallpox
among the tribes. famines, horse.stealipg
expeditions, &C.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-05-24
Bad Habits.

Understand the reasons, and all the
reasons, why the habit injurious. Study
the subject until there is no lingering
doubt in your mind. Avoid the places
the persons, and the thoughts that lead to
the temptation. Frequent the places,
associate with the persons, indulge in the
thoughts that lead away from temptation
Keep busy; idleness is the strength of bad
habits. Dc not give up the struggle when
you have broken your resolution once
twice, thrice-a thousand times. Thai
only shows how much need there is fol
you to striye. When you have broken
your resolutions just think the matter
over and endeavor to understand why it is
you failed, 80 that you may be on your
|guard against . recurrence of the same
Do not think it an easy
thing that you have undertaken. 1t Is q
folly to expect to break off . habit in q
day which has been gathering long years.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-05-24
Dried Grub.

In9 Sunday School of one Of our cities,
a teacher had taken special pains to ex-
plain one Sunday just what was in the Ark
of the Covenant which the Israelites had;
Aaron's Rod and the pot of mama, etc. +,
had been carefully explained, and the
teacher felt confident her class could do
themselves honor. At the closing extr-
cises that day, the Superintendent asked
"What was in the Ark, children" The
answer came from many voices. ''The
table of stone, Aaron's rod" "Bat, what
else2' asked the Superintendent. No
answer for = moment, when all at once q
hand raised from one boy In this class, oil
eager 70 tell: ''What is it, Willie!" ut
was dried grubs''
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-05-24
The Holy Land.

The Protestants are gaining ground in
the Holy Lsnd.-The Mcthod'sts have
recently dedicated new church 10 CAL
|cutt.. which cost $s7.O 900. The money
was raised in Indis. The only known In
stance Of . golden wedding known among
the missionaries Of India and China oc-
Cured at Rangoon, Burmsh. on January
|lOth. The happy couple were Rev.
Cephas Bennett and wife, who on toa!
dav celebrated the 1ftieth anniversary OF
their marriage.-They have been ~ years
lin Burmsh, where he has sophisticated
the American Mission Press. A large
number of missionaries and clerRymen
wss present, and large table was covered
With preaents from children and grand
|children in Esglsnd and America.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-05-24
LemOHss.

1t said that the average lemon tree Will
produce from $500 to 5000 lemons.
What, then, are We to think of that treo
in Florida, from which, according to .
correspondent of a Petersburg, Va. paper,
they recently gathered 10000 lemons.
leaving %, 600 still upon it. They must
have estlmated the number Of lemons on
that tree by weight, and have weighed
them. - they are said to weigh hogs In
some of the rural districts of lOwa--bal-
lance plank across log, put the hog on
one end of the plank and . pile of rocks
on the other. and then guess 1t the weight
of the rocks.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-05-24
A Prediction.

The New York Tribune puts on record
this prediction as to the result of the war
"After desperate resistance Turkey will
he forced to succumb, Russia will content
herself with slice Of Armenia. a new
hsrbor on the southern shore of the Black
Sea, and her former European boundary
including the mouth OF the Danube; that
she will lay no hand ON Constantinople,
stop short of any proceeding which nigh,
provoke the armed Intervention of Other
powers, and leave Turkey phantom ex.
istence in Europe for few years longer =
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-05-24
AnecdOte of Napoleon L.

One Of the most remarkable cases of
defeated avarice was that of q cobbler
who lived in the time of the elder Napo-
leon. When the Emperor, in 1911, do
sired to build a palace for the King of
Rome near the Barrier de Passey, in sur
veylng the line of the facade, the shop of
9 poor cobbler. named Simon Pierot,
stood in the way, and quite disconnected
the building engineer. The fact was re.
ported at headquarters, and after consulta-
ton with the Emperor it was decided to
purchase the little tenement. It was Of
very small value, but Simon PerOt, hav.
ing heard of what was going on. had .
miser's dream at once, and demanded fit-
teen thousand francs for his stall. The
administrator hesitsted at such sum, but
after the lapse OF few days concluded to
give the cobbler his pr,ce. The latter,
goaded by avarice, now asked for forty
thousand francs. After considerable
hesitation, and futile attempt to change
the frontage of the proposed palace, this
demand was acceded to. But Pierot now
raised his price to sixty thousand francs.
aud Was really offered fifth thousand,
which he refused. The Emperor being
consulted said he would give no more,
even though he should be compelled to
seek another location. The cobbler then
began to see his foolishness, and offered
his property at fifty thousand francs,
forty thousard. thirty thousand, coming
down at last to even ten thousand francs.
but the authorities would not purchase.
He had broken up his plans by his ayar-
ice, and they would haye nothing to do
with him. A few months later the cob
bier sold his shop for one hundred and
fifty francks. One week after the sale ho
was removed 10 an insane asylum disap-
pointed greed for gold had driven hum
crazy, and thus he died. -
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-05-24
Romance of Ffgures.

If one cent was set out at compound In.
terest in the year at four per cent, the
lst of January, 1866, it would amout to
1 quintilliop. 26l, $50 quadrIllions, 331, ,OOl
trillions of dollars. If we were to take
this sum as capital end use it's yearly
interest (four per cent? then the income
tax we would have to pay al the rate of
one per cent, would be 4S0 quadrillione,
5S3, 800 trillions of dollars. If We paid the
collector this sum in silver he would need
3. .0O6, $40. .OOO, 600 600. 600 wagons for
its transportation. Provided the whole of
the earth s surface, both land and water,
we're peopltd as closely as possible we
should have but the tw0-millIoneth part
of tho drivers required, and the lines Of
wagons would have the length of 8 tril-
lions, 49, 900 billions of miles. The
speed of light Is 49,. 600 miles . second,
aud it would take 759,SW years TO reach
the collector. beginning at the furthes:
wagon on both sides, stationed himself in
the center of the line. Again, . robbery
could be committed on the hindcrmOst
wagon which would not be discovered
until the "a, 7S0th generation of tax COL
lectors. If. on the contrary, instead OF
using the interest on the capital (the bulk
of which, by-the.by, would be equal in
gold to forty four globes) this capital
were distributed am.,pg tho people of the
earth. each one of it's /. 200, ,O0O. 900 of in
hsbitants would receive about 1900 tril-
lion OF dollars to live on, and could every
second use 81. .OOO, 900 for 81. .O96. 600 years
without reaching the bottom OF his purse.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-05-24

All who visited the Centennial, viii
remember the Globe Hotel. 1t was an
limmenee structure, containing over 10Ol
rooms, and cost over 100000. 1t was
recently sold at auction for g, 475.
Tufts Soda Fountain Pavilion, that stood
near the Globe, and cost 81, 900. wa
sold for S176. 1t it supposed the stock
holders of the Globe will not realize more
than 75 per cent. Of their capital.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-05-24
POetru.
"A Aousekeeper's Traeedv

"A "oosekeepers Tragedy.
Vne DAY as I wandered, I heard . nm,
u plainlng, Will
u And saw poor woman. the n;c,,,o
! gloom; ' y
0"o glsred at the mud on her doors,o,
ttwas raining.)
Aod th's was her wall, a. she wielde,
the broom:
IN! life Is toll. and love Is trouble
ana heaufy will fade, and riches will
flee. :"
And pleasures they dwindle, and price,
they double,
And nothing Is what could wish it ia
be.
There's too much of worriment goes n O
bonnet;
There's too much of ironing goes to a
shirt;
There's nothing that pays for the time
There's nothing that lasts but trouble
and dirt.
In March it is mud; it's slush in Decem-
ber;
The midsummer breezes are loaded with
dust;
In fall, the leaves litter; in murgy Sep
tember,
The wallpaper ro;s. and the candIe-
sticks rust,
There are worms in the cherries, and
slngs in the roses,
And ants in the sugar, and mice in the
pies;
The rubbish and spiders no mortal sup
poses,
And ravaging reaches and damaging
dies.
t's sweeping at six and dusting at seven :
It's victuals at eight and dishes at nine
rs potting and panning from ten to
eleven;
We scarce break our fast ere we plan
how to dine. +.
With grease and with Crime from corner
to centre,
Forever at war aud forever alert,
10 rest for day, lest the enemy enter-lss
spend my whole life In . struggle |.
with dirt.
asst night, in my dream, I was stationed 4
forever, Is
On little bare isle in the midst of the a
sea; u
[y one chance of life, with . ceaseless %
endeavor,
To sweep off the waves ere they swept '
over me. II
las! twas no dream-agsin I behold it !,
l yield; l am helpless my fate to avert! :,
he rolled down her sleeves, her apron she :,
folJed; !,
Then lay down and died, and was buried =
In dirt!
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-05-24
HU7n0r.
AFTER TENNYsON.

e AFTER TENNYsOx.
In the Spring lovelier iris
i Gi!ds the FURNISHED throat of dove,
In the Spring young mans fancy
ghtly turns to thoughts of love.
In the spring when folks are bilious.
They the cruel pill must take,
Schenck's or Coccles', Ayers or Bran:
dreth's,
Only for the stomach's sake.
Very unsatisfactory sort of bread.-Tbe
roll of fame.
"Are you fond OF tongue, sir?'' II M
always fond of tongue, and like IL
STILL"
A worn out Iarent has named his first
taby Macbeth, because he has murdered
sltep''
"When taken to be vel! shaken" a.
the man said when he advertised his run.
away apprentice.
A San Francisco paper says:-"Ths
smallpox seems to be dying out in tho
city, and so do the patients.
Why is an old mans farm in Texas like
the focus of sun glass? Because it is the
place where the sons raise meat.
MY dear" said lady to her husband,
"what is cotton duck?'' ''Oh," said he,
|nonchalantly, "a kind of canvass back"
Liberal discount to the trade" as the
bruiser said when he chewed off only one
ear from a brother professional with
whom he was fighting.
A woman in Oshkosh ground nearly
half of shirt thro .h q cloth wringee
before discovering that her baby was in
the shirt. 1t was IN awful strain on tho
wringer.
A woman having read in q poem about
simeon that "swept the palms." is urg-
ing her husband to get one of them ncw-
tangled things for her to use IN the
kitchen.
Now, my boy" said the examiner, "n
l had mince pie, and should give two
twelfths of it to John, two-twelfths to
Isaac, two tweltths to Henry, and should
take half the pie myself, what would be
left? Speak out loud, so that all can
hear" "rhe plate" shouted the boy.
All about the eye.-What part of the
eye is like a rainbcw?-The iris. What
part is like a school-boy?-The pupil
What part is like the glObel-The ball.
What part is like the top of a chest?-Ths
lid. What part is like the piece Of .
The lash. What part is the sum.
nit of the hill?-The brow.
A Detroit widow owns and occupies .
cottage under the shadow of a church
'teep'e which is supposed to be in danger
If falling when a high wind blows, At
nid"lgnt a few nights ago when the wind
blew fiercely. she got up her family and
dressed them, and then folded her arms
with the remark, Nov, then, if that
'teelle falls and kills US, people will
know thai We were respectable family,
anyhow. George, you brush up your
hair little more, and Sarah, you take
your feet off the stove hearth and pin
your CO liar more to the ieft.''
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-05-24
The Tomb of Esther and Nor
decai.

| The Jewish part OF the inhabitants with
whom conversed shook their heads al
the history of the Judean tomb on the
mountain, but entered with q solemn in.
terest into the questions l put to them,
Respecting the sepulchre of Esther and
Mordecai; the dome roof of which rises
over the low, dun inhabitants of the poor
remnant of Israel, still lingering in the
land of their captivity. The tomb is re.
garded by all the Jews who yet exist in
the empire as a place of particular sauctity;
and riisrimages are still made to it at
certain seasons of the year, in the same
spirit of holy penitence with which in
former times they turned their eyes to
Jerusalem. Being desirous of visiting q
place which Christians cannot view with.
out reverence, sent to request for that fa-
vor of the Priest under whose care it is pre-.
served. He came to me Immediately on
my message. and seemed pleased with the
respect manifested toward the ancient
people of his nation, in the manner with
which l asked to be admitted to their
shrine. IaccoaDp- led the Priest through
the town over m4'A ruin and rubbish, to
aE inclosed piec' ground, rather more
elevated than any IN the immediate vicin.
ity. In the centre was the Jewish tomb;
a square building of brick, of a mosque.
like form, With rather elongated dome
at the top. The whole seems in a very
decaying state, falling fast to the moul.
dered condition of some tall fragments
around, which, in former times, had been
with, and extended the conse-
quence of, the sacred enclosure. The
door that admitted us into the tomb is in
the ancient sepulchral fashion Of the coun
try, very small, consisting Of a single
stone of great thickness, and turning on
Its own pivots from one side. Its key is
always in posse sslon of the head of the
Jews, resident at Hamsdan: and doubtless
has been so preserved from the time of the
holy pairs interment, when the grateful
sons OF the captivity, whose lives they had
rescued from universal massacre, first
erected monument over the remains of
their benefactors, and obeyed the ord
nance of gratitude in making the anniver.
sary of their preservation lasting memo
rial to the faith of Esther ard Mordecai.