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The New York herald., 1877-10-13
TAXPAYERS IN COUNCIL.

Tho Committee OF Twelve appointed at the meeting
at tho Filth Avenue Hotel on Monday evening last
assembled last evoning the residence OF Mr. Royal
Phelps No % East sixteenth street. Mr. William II.
wobb presided, and It was decidsd TO postpone the
puhl,c meeting until Tuesday evening" Vcsober rs.
Lists for signatures ready be which boar
the following headipg:-"We the undersigned tax
payers or rent payers Of New York. without distinction
or party with the view OF checking frauds stopping
the accumulation OF debt and correcting municipal
abuses hereby engage 70 vote only for candidates for
who favor the submission oil tho constitutional amend
ments to the people, TO be finally passed upon by
The New York herald., 1877-10-13
WHO WAS BRIBED?

1t was rumored through political circles OF Brook
yn yesterday that attempt had recently been made
by several well.known republicans Of that city to
pribe one of the of the Board Of
Aldermen to secure tho Boards confirmation of the
republican Mayors nominees for the Commissi
shp II s said TINT several prominent leaders Of tho
republican party IN recent private conversation have
expressed great surpriso at democratic members Of
tho Board voting so unitedly at their meeting last
Monday The sum of $l2,0 900 Is mentioned tho
amount of money offered. IL Is also rumored that the
attention OF Grand Jury will be called TO the mat
The New York herald., 1877-10-13
rAMMANY'S TAX ON THE FIRE

Notwithstanding the resolutions in relation to politi-
cal assessments lately passed by tho Board OF Fire
Commissioners it is understood that over S. 900 were
paid to Tammany Hall by the fremen on their last
payday while many more OF them intend to pay at the
end OF the current month. The assessments were:-
For heads OF and clerks $40 to $780, for fore
men, $26; for assistant orcnen, $22; tor engineers
$40: Tor hremen SIS. II 10 said that officers have
gone the rounds OF the cngno houses TO enforce tho
payment OF tho assessment and frighten the mon INTO
secrecy concerning The matter is kept concealed
from the republicans engaged in the department.
The New York herald., 1877-10-13
/ CARD FROM GENERAL M'CooK.

NEW York. Oct IL, 1877.
To rnE Epiroa OF rHE HERALD
win you good enough to say that the statement
in your paper OF Sunday last hat propose to sup
mort tho dem ocratic nominee for Senator in tho Fifth
senatorial district IL absolutely false and without
foundation. Nothing / nave SAID done could
warrant sucn an inference. ANSON q. McC00K.
The New York herald., 1877-10-13
SENATORIAL NOMINATION.

RIcBriELp SPRINGS N. Y, Oct. IL, 1877.
At tho Dom ocratlc Convention hold here to-day tho
Hon James s. Davenport, OF this village, was nom-
mated as Senator Tor the Twentieth district
The New York herald., 1877-10-13
DIsREPUTABLE HOUSES CLOSED.

Captain Foley, Of the Tenth prriuct at midnight
last night raded the following dsreputabc dens N
his precinct, and arrested number OF the inmates,
botn male and female :-Nos 49,, ana 81 Bayard
street. Nos 231 ana 233 Bowcry and No. Is Dclancey
street The houses closed warrants issued by
: police magistrate. Iho prisoners, numbering in all
about nty, locked up the Eldridge street sta
The New York herald., 1877-10-13
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

4 Nxv LONDON Oct 1.-The bulkhead of wherf. an
smith q ths GiP.sy . drsing II the Sound Wsdns sday
Is feet square, and out Of water side
feet and Is very dangerous obstacle for vessel to
striko. f I
The New York herald., 1877-10-13
SAILED.

Steamer Kepler tB for Livsrpoc ship ,na 81
Falmouth Catharina (Bsgl amburg; Meta mser Dant-
Eic Konigsberg: Emma Beal Sydney. NsW scnr LIE
sic Gregg. Funchai tMadera).
Also sailed, bark r II Armstrong. for Trieste.
The New York herald., 1877-10-13
LoUIs1ANA's CoNGAEssMEN.
NEW ORLEANS. OCT. II. !

NEW VFLhANo, OCT.
Acting Governor WIZ, in answer 10 telegram
from Washington, has forwarded certificate j.
II Ackhn, Con sress sman elect from the Third Lousi-
district, based the the votes ordered
~ the Court
The New York herald., 1877-10-13
YACHTS. sTEAMBOATs, sc.
pYIsCEI,LANEOUS,

A rREsTLE WORK sCOw. 75x25Xj Fr yellow
Alpine dock. oak bottom, sound aud in good condition
\. r. EASTMAN, foot jist st.. Il. u.
The New York herald., 1877-10-13

A CTUAL BENEFIf FKOM Usb uF nf.tfi's drr
ABALSAM. at soDce liable safe and eisctual ~ q
family medicine IN rheumatism scroiula. neuralgia, Se
Sent everywhere BY express. Depot 2i1 Grand b..
The New York herald., 1877-10-13

scar Charles Thompson Blacxwood, Provincetown-Mi'-
Ter 4 ioughton
schr Iaa Palmer. Palmer. Bridgspors-sssm'ord AAn1
actfuring Co. q,
sloop Pred Brown Hail. Providence-Frauk Pidgeon, Jr
The New York herald., 1877-10-13
WHALEMEN.

Arrived Ut Panama Sept 27 Cape Horn Pigeon Ba-
ker with 100 bbis hpbk OIL ship for home Capt
saws th at he whale Aug H. but that
since than he had all he could do.
The New York herald., 1877-10-13
SHIPPING NEWS
OCEAN STEAMERS.
Sails. Desf'nafron

DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM NEw YORK FOR THE
MONTHS or OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER
The New York herald., 1877-10-13
ALMANAC FOR NEW YORK-THIs DAY.
OcroBER IL, 1877.

HERALD YACHT WEATHER OBSER-
VATIONS.
, 1877-11-02
Fruits of Central Asia.

Eugene Schuyler, in writing of Turk
istan, says that the gardens constitute
the beauty OF all the land. The long
rows of poplar and elm trees, the vine
yards, the dark foliage of the pomegran-
ate over the walls, transport one, at once,
to the plains of Lombardy, or OF South
ern France. In the early spring the out
skirts of the cities, and indeed the whole
valley, are one mass of white and pink,
with the bloom of almond and peach, of
cherry and apple, of apricot and plum,
which perfume the air for miles round.
These gardens are the favorite dwelling
places in summer, and we'll they may be;
nowhere are fruits more abundant, and
of some varieties it can be said that no.
where are they better. The apricots and
hectarines, | think, it would be impossi-
BILE to surpass anywhere. These ripen in
June, and from that time until winter,
fruit and melons are never lacking.
Peaches, though smaller in size, are bet
ter in flavor than the best in England
but they are far surpassed by those OF
Delaware. The big blue plums of Buk.
hara are celebrated through the whole of
Asis. The cherries are mostly small and
sour. The best apples come either from
Khiva or from Susak, to the north OF
Turkistan; but the small white pears OF
Tashkent are excellent in their way. The
quince, as with US, is cultivated only for
jams or marmalades, or for favoring
soup. Besides watermelons, there are in
common cultivation ten varieties of early
melons, and six varieties which ripen
later, any of which would be good ad-
dition to our gardens. In that hot eli
mate they are particularly wholesome,
and form one of the principal articles OF
food during summer. When a man is
warm and thirsty, he thinks nothing OF
sitting down and finishing couple OF
them. An acre of land, if properly pre-
pared, would produce in ordinary years,
from two to three thousand, and in very
good years twice as many. Of grapes
noticed thirteen varieties, the most of
them remarkably good. The Jews distill
a kind of brandy from the grapes, and
the Russians have begun to make wine
but all the brandies which have seen,
both red and white, were harsh and
strong, and far inferior to the wines OF
the Crimea or the Caucasus. Large
quantities of fruit are dried, and are
known in the Russian commerce by the
name of irtum or kishmish, although the
latter is only properly applied to a certain
kind of grape. If the fruit were dried
properly and carefully, it might become
a very important article of trade, as it is
naturally so sweet that it can be made
into cOgotes and preserves without the
addition of sugar ..a
, 1877-11-02

fcc,iou, hut. A. a rule affection Is merely
the rr,ul, OF two persons being thrown
much together. and having many Interests
in common. Th, advice would give to
girls intending % marry l.: Keep your
head clear. and look ont for the best com
mercial partnership that you can md. II
you do no, positively dislike your future
partner you will find that after you have
married him, YOU will like him, and in
reasonable, sensible way, love HIM, There
Is nothing merCenary or selfish IN ihls
view of marriage. OF course II is more
agreeable to Ice endowed with much Of
this worlds goods than with little OF them.
II Brown, Jones aud Robinson all want
10 marry YOU, each one Is personally, IN
all probability, neither better nor worse
than the others. Therefore, If Browa Is
well-to-do, and Jones and Robinson are
not in a position which would justify
their marry ing, then | say marry Brown,
unless there IS some very excellent rea-
son to the contrary. Journal.
, 1877-11-02
Nv Barefoot Boy.
~ D. a. ERowN

Skipping along through the narrow street
Os . country village quaiu, and neat
with torn bat pushed from frcckled face,
And every motion a wAve OF grace;
With heart brimiul Of uniAin;cd JOY,
Who 1. more blest than my barefoot boy
See the clouds Of dust that are gathering fast
Round the little form, as Il hurried past
Hiding the delicate limbs from view,
Far more than the tAiiered garments do,
Yet poverty cannot his peace destroy
Ali who is 80 rich as my barefoot boy'
Now he has mounted 4 wsyside gate,
And Is shouting his call 10 some far.off mate;
With the air OF leader he issues commands,
Using for trumpet his sunburnt hands.
Now holding TO view some newly.boughttoy
Proud as king is my barefoot buy.
Earnest Of purpose, and strong OF limb,
What is the pomp OF the world to him.
Scarcely deigning to turn his eye
Toward the rich mans coach that is rolling
by;
Envy is powerless now to annoy
The satisfied soul Of my barefoot boy.
But how will 1t be? Will the coming years
Ripen his hopes, or increase his fearsH
Will innocence yield to his lust for gold,
Till the heart grows bitter, and hard, and
coldS
Yet why should vain doubts my mind en-
ployy ~
The angels have charge Of my barefoot boy
, 1877-11-02

A WISE TEACHER. -"What do we have
the Fourth of July for1" asked Broad
way boy of his mother.
"Fourth of July2 Why, Freddy, I'm
ashamed Of you! We have Fourth of
July to celebrate the--husband, declare
| can't think for the moment, what
is itl"
"Why, don't you know why we cele-
brate the Fourth2 Who was it discovered
America"
"Christopher Colambus" exclaimed
the mother and boy simultaneously.
Fright; and when did he discover itr'
"Why, on the Fourth of July,
of course,' replied the mother, shut
I've got the worst memory about these
historical facts"
"That's it," said the father, encourag-
ingly. columbus discovered America on
the Fourth Of July, and the nation cell
ebrates the day in honor Of the event.
Freddy, 1 want you to study up.
should feel awfully mortified had you
asked me such question before COM
pauy."
, 1877-11-02

A COSTLY JoKE.-An English farmer
has recently been compelled to pay the
costs of practical joke. He was sitting
in the bar. room of the Greyhound Inn
one night and taking his usual tankard
of ale, when his eye CHANGED to fall on
the sleeping form Of a man with long
beard. He went to the fire, and lighting
a piece of paper, deliberately applied it
to the sleeping mans beard. There was
bright, rushing flame for a second or
two; the man sprang to his feet in agony;
the joke was complete, and the farmer
rosred in ecstacy. The unfortunate suf-
ferer, who happened to be the village tai
lor, knew that the farmer was man of
substantial means, and acted according
ly. He brought an action for $3.50 dam"
ages in the Malmesbury County Court in
due course. According to the plaintiffs
evidence, his beard was eighteen inches
long when he lay down, after having some
ale. The next thing he remembered was
his face being on fire, while man helped
to put out the flame. The defendant sat
in his seat roaring with laughter, and did
not offer any assistance, nor did he offer
any apology for what he had done. His
lips were burned severely, his face was
blistered, his beard, eyebrows, and eye
lashes were burned to the skin, and one
eye and one ear scorChed. The magistrate
awarded him $3.50 and costs.
, 1877-11-02
Sheep Thieves.

Robert Michael, farmer near West
Chester, Butler county, Ohio, awoke
Wednesday morning to find that his
flock of sheep, thirty-six head, had been
stolen during the night. He could trace
the track of the flock down the road, and
Immediately saddled his horse, and fol-
lowed at brisk canter. At the Sixteen
Mile House, on the Reading Road, in the
tavern yard, he saw twenty-four sheep,
which he recognized as his own.
The inn-keeper said that two men had
come by in covered wagon and with a
flock of sheep, but had gone again, leav-
ing the sheep there for safety. Some
passers-by told of covered wagon seen
down the road, which undoubtedly con-
tanned sheep, as they were heard bleating.
The farmer again vauted into the sad
die, and followed the wagon to this city,
where he lost the trail. He reported to
the Chief of Police, whe detailed detec-
tives Amptaur and Kushman to look up
the matter. In very short time these
detectives found a wagon answering the
description at q Wagon yard on Walnut
suect, dDONe lhueIly' ln Inht wagon
they found one VIM. Hofller asleep. He
was awakened and closely questioned,
and finally confessed that he was one of
the thieves, and that the other had
gone with the sheep to slaughter house
on upper Vine street. Hotter was taken
into custody, and the detectives went to
the slaughter house mentioned. There
they found the stolen animals, hanging
rs toothsome mutton, at the shambles.
They also found John Jeffreys, the other
thief.
Both prisoners were confronted by
Michael, the farmer. in Hoffler he rec
ognized man who was his neighbor for
fifteen years and only moved away last
year. 1t is thought that Hotiler and
Jefreys have been making profession
of this sort Of theft, and the officers hope
to turn up more live stock stolen by
them. Both were lodged in Bremen
Street Station - Cincinnati Gazette.
I THE Emperor of China has issued an
edict prohibiting opium smoking at th'
end Of three years.
, 1877-11-02

VOLCANOES OF THE MooN.-The most
prominent instance of supposed lunar
change on the surface of the moon is that
of the crater Lime. On the northwest
quadrant of the MOON near the centre Of
level tract about 430 miles in diameter,
there is a bright crater called Bessel near
ly IA miles in diameter, with circular
wall rising A 900 feetabove theinterior,and
about 1900 feet above the surrounding
plain. Scattered over this plain are a
few small craters, some 219 miles in
diameter, with walls about 300 feet high.
Near its eastern centre an eminent seleno-
grapher named Lohrman placed a dis
tinct, bright crater about five miles in
diameter, which he described as being,
after Bessel, the most conspicuous object
on this great tract of level ground. Ten
years later, our greatest selenographer,
Baron Won Madler, confirmed Lohrman's
observations, and made this crater a sub
ject of special study, naming it Linne.
In the drawings of Schmidt, who was
about this time making lunar observa-
tons of this particular part Of the moon,
Lime is shown as deep crater cores
ponding with the descriptions OF Lohr-
man and Madler. - Popular Science
Monthly.
, 1877-11-02

IT is an erroneous, though common
impression, that the diamond is the most
valuable gem. Mr.. Streeter, one OF the
great diamond kings of London, states
that the ruby is far more precious, anu
that ruby of five carets is worth ten
times the price of diamond of the same
weight.
, 1877-11-02

THE opium eater may reside in mala-
rious district, but he will not suffer from
miasma; or he may live in the midst of an
epidemic of some contagious fever, but
he will be among those who escape. The
opium eater almost always dies of opium
he survives everything to die Of his ia
vorite drug.
, 1877-11-02

KEEP BusY.-The man who has moth
ing to do is the most miserable of beings.
If you have no regular work, do chores,
as farmers do when it rains too hard to
work in the field. In occupation we for
get our troubles, and get a respite from
sorrow. The man whose mind and hands
are busy finds no time to weep and wall.
If work is slack, spend the time in read
ing. No man ever knew too much, The
hardest students in the world are the old
men who know the most.
, 1877-11-02

WHEN the boys were paying ten cents
last summer for a telephone with whlch
to amuse themselves, they did not fore
see, nor did their parents, that this was
the beginning of an institution destined
to grow into one of the wonders OF the
world. Even at this early day, the tele-
phone is the means of communication
between distant cities, and the project IS
mooted of laying it by cable under the
sea to connect us in vocal contact WIN
our friends on the other shore. When IL
gets properly under way our words wlli
literally 90 to the worlds end.--U"'Fsa
PTesbgterIGn.
, 1877-11-02

CROSSING THE DANUBE.-Napoleon's
passage of the river in the face OF the
Austrians before the battle of Wag-
ram is thus described by military
writer in the London Ielegraph: "He
had prepared on the island of Lobau
a number of fat. bottomed craft and the
materials for floating bridges in canals,
which he had cut into the main stream,
keeping the boats concealed by trees and
brushwood from the enemies view.
Making feint at another point, he sent,
at o'clock in the evening, two battalions
across, who at once became engaged with
the Austrian outposts, but held their
ground till the floating bridges were
constructed over the river, there lo0
yards wide, when whole corps passed
over and seized the nearest village by
ii o'clock several bridges were con-
stucted, another corps was already cross,
ing, and before daylight 10000 men had
effected their passage. The night was
very dark and there were torrents ofrain."
, 1877-11-02

JOHN BRIGHT on CoBDEN.-John,
Bright, in bis magnificent speech at the
unveiling Pf Cobdens monument the,
other day, 'epeated with new effect the
story of Cobden's coming to him when
his young wife had just died, and saying,
"There are thousands and thousands of
homes in England at this moment where
wives and mothers are dying of hunger.
Now, when your first paroxysm of grief
is passed, I would advise you to come
with me, and we will never rest until the
Corn Laws are repealed" Of Cobden's
work he spoke with almost tender appre-
citation. "There is not homestead in
the country" he said, Gin which there is
not added comfort from his labors, not
house the dwellers in which have not
steadier employment, higher wages, and
a more solid Independence. For gener-
atoms to come, as long as the great men
of England are spoken of in the English
language let it be said of him that Rich
ard Golden gave the labors of life that
he might confer upon his countrymen
perfect freedom of industry, and with it
not that blessing only, but its attendant
blessings of plenty and of peace"
, 1877-11-02

THE Emperor of China has issued an
edict prohibiting opium smoking at the
end Of three years.
, 1877-11-02

Mr.. J, W Pinkhan ha. -, r.,..
wells and Cisternsn IN Ser,B.s, "a
plans showing how they are r,r,-,'t
mated and ho~ they should b. cons,rUrt
ed. He says o. wells: y
First, Of course, the we'll mu., \.
constructed that il eAuno, act a. !. -
Tor the neighboring soil. This c,r -
done by making the wall at,ove -.
water mark OF some material imperviop,
u water, or by emitting this paTt Of ,Sa
wall altogether The nrst cAn b. .ero,T
pllshed by having the wall from A mis-,
two or three feet from the BOTTOM m,Ss
OF brick with coating of hydraulic &C.
ment on its exterior, or of hydrspli.
we'll tubing with the jointings well pro.
teeted with cement; in either case IN.
earth should be thoroughly packed
around the wall, and a slight enbapk-
ment should be made around the ori6c.
to prevent the inflow Of surface or storm
water.
In such well the draining surface ia
so reduced, and placed at such distance
below the surface of the ground, that in
the great majority Of instances the intro
duction of foreign matter becomes inn.
possible, except i'll so far as there is a
chance that substances will fall into the
well from above. To prevent this the
well should be kept covered when not In
use. In most cases, however, it is better
to omit the upper part of the wall alto,
gether. After the excavation is -com.
pleted, the wall Can be built in the usual
manner for distance of two or three.
feet, more or less, as circumstances NAV
demand the service pipe can then be,
placed in position, and the we'll arched
over. The remainder of the excavation.
can then be filed with earth, well packed,
as it is thrown in, and the pipe carried to
any convenient point. 1t will be neces-
sary to place above the arch several lay
ers of stones successfully smaller to pre-
vent the falling of earth into the space.
below.
The workmen will probably sug-
gcst layer of turf or straw to accom-
plish this object, but. the presence of
either Of these substances will cause the
water to be unpleasant for considerable
time, and will prove the cause of much
annoyance.
There is prevalent notion that we'll
should be ventilated for the purpose Of
allowing noxious gases to escape; and
that water is better for being exposed to
the air. hardly need state that the only
noxious gases in well g., O., gases which
render the water unwholesome) are the
products of the decomposition of organic
matter which has found its way into the
well in ways which have been described
above, and that water as it flows In its
subterranean passages is more perfectly
aerated than it can be in any other way.
The daily gazette., 1877-02-23
stray Waits.

City Council will meet next Montisy
evening. f9t f.tl4
No cases before the justices last
evening, or this morning.
II you wish to obtaine superior tea
coffee, 60 to Sharplss' great Tycoon
tea store, Ill West Second street.
The supper and entertainment at
West Church last evening. was well
attended, and highly appreciated by
these present. ''-''
The meeting at the Fame House
House. under the auspices of the Y.
M, 9. A, still continue to draw large
audiences. 1rlU94! ..t. t.n4ut ...
THE DELAWARE GAZETTE, the best
weekly 10 the State lis published to-day.
1t is well stored with interesting read.
ing. and numerous public sales and
other new advertisements.
BTI have suffered for years with sore
ness in the chest. have used two bottles
of Kings Good Samaritan Cough Syrup
and now feel about well. N. Joseph, 2nd
and French streets, Wilmington, Del.
MA neglected cough-and then protrac-
ted sickness-and then the 'habilaments OF
the tOmb-and then the open grave. Yer
bum sat sapi7st. Barker's Cough Lozenges
are prepared for you-FoR FoU. r-et.
The daily gazette., 1877-02-23
Missionary Asmtveyssrv.

The Sunday schools connected with
Asbnry M, K. church. held their annual
missionary anniversary, last evening in
the church corner Of Third and Walnut
streets. .'"' ga
The church was handsomely decorated
and over the pulpit was hung q fine large
oil painting Of George Washington. The
exercises were opened by singing follow
ed with prayer by the pastor, Rev. Geo.
r. Kramer, which was followed by sing
ing, after which Rev. L. Stubbs, former
pastor of the church delivered very in
teresting address. ~ l.r. IL
The report of the Secretary shows the
following amounts collected by the diff
ferent schools during the year:
Morning school, S140 OIL; afternoon
school, 1913 85;infant school, $34 10; total
$4S7 60, of the total amount $382 %, has
been contributed for conference purposes
and the remainder S106 81 for home use.
During the evening addresses were alse
delivered by Reys. j. e. Mowbray and
George A.. Latimer.
\ During the reading of the report Of
the Secretary several presents were made
by the scholars to their teachers, among
them being two very handsome silver
goblets lined with gold to the pastor, and
o very handsome bible, and history of
the United States to Joshua Taggart, fer
his. kindness in bringing all the books
and papers for the school from Philadel-
phia, to this city free Of charge.
The audience which was very large
one, the church being crowded, was
highly pleased with the exercises, and
wers dismissed with the doxology.