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The New York herald., 1877-02-11
OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS


ANTWERP. Feb io-Arrived, bark = Drews tGer,. von
satx. San Francisco
Sailed 10TH baks Sara iNor) Olsen Phsdslphia; 10.
uisen Augusta Ger. Hensen Boston.
AMSTERDAM Feb 9-Sailed, bark sjernen (Nor New
York.
BnIsroL Feb 9-saiied. ship North Wind tB Peregrine
Pensacola
CApz. Feb 5-Sailsd bark Carlton. Coggirs. United
States
DUBLIN Feb e-Saied. brig Catherine tBr. Smith,
Cnned States.
HAvnx Feb s-sailsd bark Danube trr,. Trsbucsst Co
rec.
LivERpooL. Feb l0Arved ships. Sterling. Baker, and
louisiana Oliver. San Francisco; Frsmpid (Nor), Michel
sen Pensacola bark Arcadia tNop. Teersen, Gavsston
Sailed io,h steamer Ohio Morrison Phsdsipnis dirsct
ships Elizabeth Hamilton Boreham. United States;
Richardson. Morton. do; Thomss Ncgsls. RAngoon;
bark wawAsnsh DIR. Wilson. So John, NIB.
LONDON. Feb loArrivsd ship Liverpool Lambert. New
York
Cleared 10TH ship Constantine. Cresvy. New York.
LxirH Feb 9saiied. bsrk Tsrda CSor. christisnssn.
United States
Lrssox Feb s--Arrivsa bart Maria dssl,. Ambrosano
New York
Quxrxsrowx. Feb O. 8 PN-sailsd. steamer Britannia
(Br). Thompson from LiverpooD. New York.
ROTTERDAM Feb l0Arrivsd. bark Immanusi (Sor) Sam.
uesen. New York.
Arrived sts United Kingdom port Feb TO- brig Bury
(Br,. Athows Bull River. sC Tswe tBr,. George. -
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CHINA AND JAPAN.

THE cooLIE rrADE WITH cUBA--REDCcRD
TAXATION AND GOVERNMENTAL RETREScH-
iEsT--sERIoUs FIRE AT SoKoHAMA-
THREATENED COLLISION OF AMERICAN AND
JAPANESE INTERESTS.
SAN FRANCISCO Feb TO- 1877.
The steamship Toxic, from Hong Kong. arrived hero
to-day with advces from Hong Kong to January 10
and Shanghai January t.
SPANISH DIFFICULTY
Reports o! serious difficulties between the Spanish
Minister At Peking and the lsung X. Yamen. growing
out ofthe question OF the employment, OF coolies in
Cuba are current The Chinese government abso
utely refuses 10 sanction the further employment OF
Chinese laborers in the Spanish colonies.
TAXATION REDUCED AND ExEcrrIvE EcoxoxY.
Great public interest Is excited, but dangerous
feeling, by the extraordinary measure reducing tax
alton, for the relief o. ;andholders, $40. .00O. 600
per year. which was communicated in the last mail
To meet this reduction expenditures have been cut
down In eveny department and great number OF
minor officials dismissed. momentary confusion
prevailed in several bureaus, but general confidence
existed that the result will be beneficial 10 the work.
Ing Of the government we'll 10 the popu-
lace a. large. The opportunity wac taken TO re.
mind foreign Ministers that this reform could
have boen Effected long ago but for deprivation Of
ordinate OF the pcasanry The truth OF these
reservations was admitted by the American Mn
ister but response was given by european onvoys
LARGE at YOKOHAMA
fire IN Yokohamma had destroyed the English
establishment OF Love- Crawford Il Co.. and tho
American house OF Kelly Co. Loss about 5000 900;
fully insured.
INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION
The annual Industrial Expos ton will open al K!oto,
March l5 and continue tnreo months
Az AMERICAN DECORATED.
J. p. Wasson, an American attach6 OF the Form0sa
expedition has received the fourth class decoration OF
japanese order OF merit service that enter
prise.
Postal agencies have been established by Japan IN
all the northern ports of China
APPARENT CONFLICT AMERICAN AND JAPANESE IN
rRREsTs
A serious diplomatic complication, which Is expected
TO lead 10 important results, has arisen from the
question of occupation Of land and resi-
dence by foreigners IN the ports OF
Japan not opened by treaty. Tho present
situation shows that the United States authorizes
attitude apparently hostile 10 the Japanese
interests, but II ID believed cy Americans
that the ultimate development will demon
strate the purpose OF the United States
representatives encourage the progressive designs
OF japan. At present much feeling Is manifested on
all sdes and there great difficulty In reconcns the
various conflicting claims
IMPERIAL VISIT TO RIoro.
The Enperor's visit 10 Koto has been postponed on
account Of heavy storms. Hc will start TO morrow.
The foreign Ministers have accepted invitation 10
accompany the Imperial progress
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GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1877.
SECRETARY MORRILL, IMPROVING.
Secretary Morrill, has continued to improve through
out the day and evening, and at midnight was much
better He Is rcgaining his Appetite aud his friends
greatly encouraged by the Improvement in his con-
dtion.
CONDITION OF Mr.. STEPHENS.
Mr. Stephens physician reports his condition as fol-
lows:-
WASHINGTON Feb 10, 1871
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens has suffered from an
attack OF pneumonia, followed by acute bronchitis.
He IS rapidly improving. s1
This statement IS made to aay the anxiety OF his
friends caused by false reports OF his condition.
RALPH WALSH, N. D., Attending Physician
REL EASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS.
despatch received this evening III this city from
Havana says that consequence Of the marked pro-
gress of the pacAcaton OF the Cnco Villas the late
stronghold OF the Cuban insurrection, the Spanish
authorities have released and returned TO their homes
all political prisoners confined in the Isle OF Pines
and other penal settlements Tor participating in the
insurrechon IN said territory Of the Clnco Villas.
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COwARDLY MURDER.

AN USPRovoKED ASSAULT IN WILLIAMSBURG
RESULTING IN DEArH-EscAPE OF THE MUIR
DERER.
Fred Hatfield, q man thirty years Of age, resd.
ing at No. 16s Bushwick avenue, while walking
down Broadway. Williamsburg about nine O'Clock last
evening, stopped to look the window Of the cigar
store, No. Al. Mrs. Mary Scherch, the wife of tho
proprietor, just stepping OUT and feeling curious
to know what he was looking at watched him. She
two mon come up behind Hatfield, one Of whom
spoke 10 him. The words she distinctly heard him
utter were, 'You did say so" The man then struck
Hatfield, who returned the blow. The woman cried
"watchl" "watch" whereupon the entire party
ran across the street. Hatfield on the way
reced and staggered and na himself several
times, and finally fell on the sidewalk The remainder
o: tho party then fec, while man named Emil Meyer
OF No. 1874 avenue C, New York, assisted HATFIELD TO
rise when he discovered that the man was bleeding
freely from wound ir the neck, which Hatfield
was pressing his hand tightly. Meyer assisted him
to the drug store OF H. KIssan, No. 4l0 Broad.
way, Tor treatment Hatfield staggered In and saying
81 am s,abbedi' again fell, the blood squirting from
once summoned, DR.. Hesse and tho ambulance
surgeon responding, and Tor almost two hours efforts
made to prevent the flow Of blood, until at last u
was decided 10 remove him 10 the hospital, where he
died Immediately upon admission.
THE VICTIMS STORY.
while he was In the drug store he stated that hts
name Fred Hatfield; that he resided at No. 1853
Bushwick avenue; that he standing looking in the
cigar store window whom named English came up
plunged kuife into his neck He SAID that English
had companion With him, whom he also
Encw but though we'll acquainted with both, had not
seen either OF them Tor al least two months. Captain
Worth, OF the Sixth precinct police, the moment he
heard OF the affair out tho entire reserve after
EnqlIsh ana ms he is well Known character there Is
every prospect OF his speedy capture.
WITNESSES OF THg DEED RErIcENT
The occurrence TOOK place In German neighbor.
hood aud every reticent OF their knowledge
OF the denying tho police that they
anything Of 1t. though thov talk freely enough Of II
among themselves Az present the only motive ss.
signed Tor II that could have impecd English to com.
mil the murder is that some time since Hatfield had
A,cho atpd
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FOREIGN PORTS.

BuKSos AYRxs. Dee 2s-Arrived bark shawmut conner,
Portland.
BARBADOS Jan iB-Arrved. schr Mary Freeland Clark.
New York. II sd heavy weather and lost from her deck
100 bdls Of shooks after dchargine will proceed
Milk River ya and load iogwoou Tor Of liattsrms
HAVANA Feb 5-Arrived. steamer h b Souder, Fvote,
New York
Arrived 9th. steamer Clyde. Kennedy, New York.
SINGAPORE, Feb 0lu port, bark Hera Ger, Peschke
for New York.
81 THOMAS. Feb 5-Arrived rsvious brig VIM Mason,
Adams Boston.
Arrived Feb 2, bark Brothers, Thurston. Bremen.
ST ANDREWS Peb s-sailed, ship Annie smith. Bart.
lett New York.
Jouxs PR, about Feb e-Arrved amer Huntsville.
Weir. New York. .
sr JoaS Nh. Feb sArrved. schr Jessie Hoyt (Br). Me-
nnn Pom
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FIRE IN A HOTEL.

The guests OF the ST. German Hotel we're consider
ably alarmed las. evening by hearing the cry OF "Frs
the hotel Some OF them gathered their valuables,
preparatory TO making hasty flight but tho excite
ncnt finally abated by the proprietor informing
them that there was Tor alarm. The Ore oc.
Cured on the third floor OF the hotol, and, II be-
lieved. was cuuscd by the window curtains coming in
contact with gas jet The damage done amounts to
$500 on the furniture, BY IRE and water, and $500
hoh hutI
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Bark Asro Nor, Andrs.s.n. 1.s.doa-Bsnhau Boys-

Bark Argo lNor). Andrsasen. Lsndon-Bsnhan noys
.,S,
Caldwell ~
Bark Mozart or,. Abrsthsen. sanssnder tor ordsr-c
TOBIAS Go.
Mark Ad. Gray. Race. Ne~srk-Brett, Son Co
Brig Anna tGsr). Breckwoidt, Pernambuco-C TOBIAS
Co
brig Aeenora. Walls. Masanzas--J II Winchester q Co
Brie Johanna Ma-gsretha lNor). Rasmussel st 'onns
NF-J Tucker 4 Go.
Co.
schr Harmon Curtis Curtis BerbIco tBr Guana,-Lsay
craft & Co
4 Co
.sehr Mary Mansam. Coleman. Jereps-Isaac x Sta
pies
schr Lewis Davis. Osborne, cnrdenasJ onas smith.
schr Jennie Beazley. Harrington. St Jsso-Jas "sro
4 60.
,,schr Harriet Chase tBp. Quiulan. St John. MA
Heney.
schr Harry Shepherd steelman. Galvssson-ovsr.on
Hawkins
Schr Palos. Warren. Wilmington. NC-Evans. Ball Co.
Schr VIM Kennel. Soper, Richmond-W Chalmers.
Schr VIM Mazyck. Nelson. Norf,ik-Isaac X Staples
schrA IL iurlbert. GriIng Chester Del and Philsde-
phiA-vsu Brunr BRO.
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REFORMED TOPERS.

PROGRESS OF THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT IN
NEW JERSEY.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
TRENTON, Feb 10, 1877.
There will be another grand temperance demonslra-
ton here morrow The reformed topers Will march
in body from their club to the Warren street
Methodist church, to hear lectures, and through the
day three meetings will be held. The roll OF signers
has already reached 1000, aud will, no doubt, be
augmented to 1000, II is said, before another week
eapses Mr. Bailey, broker. who Is taking prom
part the meetings, says ne Will raise $500 for
the benefit OF destitute reiormers Mr. J. H. Osgood,
OF Maine, the originator OF the movement, Is organ
izing clubs through the State. Nightly meetings are
held under the lead OF Rev. Mr. Noble and wife, OF
Newark, assisted by the ladies Of the Christian
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MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT. J
CYTIck oP THE CHIEF SIGNAL OPFicER, }
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ill A. N.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
CYTICk oP THE CHIEF SIGNAL OPFicER,}
WASHINGTON, Feb Ill A. N.
Indications
During Sunday in the South Atlantic States, north.
east TO northwest winds, rising barometer, cooler.
clear weather will prevail
For Tennessee and the OHIO Valley, southeast TO
southwest WINDS rising barometer, clear and slightly
warmer weather
For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri val.
leys rising barometer, warmer southcriy winds. SHIFT
10 cold northerly, with cloudy weather
For the lake region southwest winds, rising baron.
eter and generally warmer, clear weather.
For the Middle and Eastern States southwest Winds
stationary or rising barometer and temperature clear
or partly CLOUDY weather
The rivers will generally TALL except o slight rise
from ST. Louis to Memphis
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THE MOUNTAIN MEADOW MURDERER.

ANOTHER DAY TO BE FIXED FOR THE ExECu-
TIoN OF JOHN d. LEE.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb 10, 1871
The exceptions taken TO the rulings OF the Court in
trial Of John D. I.ee, the alleged Mountain Meadow
murderer and to MS sentence, were overrued by the
Supreme Court of the Territory to-day and the Second
District Court ordered fix another day Tor Lees
execution. II Is probable that an appeal VIII be taken
10 the United states supreme Court.
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INSURANCE PERILS.

THE COLUMBIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
ovER-EsTIAMTEs ITS ASSETS.
Sr. LoUIs, No., Feb. TO- 1877.
The committee appointed few days ago by Colonel
Price, State Superintendent Of Insurance. spprasc
the real estate belonging to the Columbia Life In.
surance Company, made preliminary report to-day
This property is scheduled by the company 10 be
worth 81 0S1 776 while the appraisers value at only
$685. $50 showing difference oil $444. 026. and It
duces the the company by the OF tho
diHerenca
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NEW BOOKS RECEIVED.


March,
s''9s
q aassy ass AZ James nss' rss I"saon
The Trust Fund onlhiy Magszne, Published in the In
ss e sfsHfs Hass
san,ss ssma OF Erie a. xmos, s 1eqSssn pnn Ii
p~ry LIZ: racas'aia IN soah africa Lady Bakery M.s Lppnco
Drven tshs Star serisD. hessrs Lippincoss Co..
Love S A'''
Science Lectures south Kensingson the Absorption
& a nns ns 10i 81
ossy ssS s.ll % ssns St
Mss Macmillan SS 0nSon psns sns S'E oody with
Sketch q his Early Life and the story Of the Greet Ne
twenty Annual Report Of the superintendent Of
Public Of ns Sa's et s New xsx ysns%sd WssS s
sons Co.. printers. Albany.
Pubic &
the Legislature January 8 1877 Jerome r. Parinents
Ths jake, Study Of Crime rsnpsrism, Disease .pa
Pa,ssms ry s"ns No is. Filth avenue New YORK
Bulletin the American Geographical Society. Printed
ssSsny.Sr:s Celebration ssDs.s2 2, ,h.
S @ & s ns Gy q New a.
Frank LesIies sunday Magazine Conducted By Charles
vSisf Pc House. No
Ell sise: ssm ROM .ss Writing. Of LORD Mseaaay M..
Harper h Brothers, Franklin square, New York.
A Ride to Khva: Travels and adventures In Central
ASIA Frederick Burnaby. Captain Royal Horse Guards
with psand appendix. Messrs. Harper Brothers.
FranKlin square, New York.
The Land Birds and Game Birds of New England Illus
trated Naturslists Agency, Salem, Mass and Messrs
Estes Laurat. Boston.
The Globe Encyclopedias (Psrty) Messrs. Estes Lau-
riat, No. 3Ol Washington street. Boston.
Wearers and Wen Love That Hath Us In His Net
tAfiss Yraddon) Messrs. Harper Brothers, Franklin
square, New York.
Annie Warwick. A novel, by Georaiana NJ. Craik.
Messrs Harper Brothers, franklin square. New York
Sheitcring Arms paper covered for February 1877
Messrs Mcwiliams White Co.. No. l72 Centre street.
New York.
The Engineering and Mining Journal [Fcbruary 1O The
Scientific Publishing Company, No. "a Park place. New
York
MnpA Statistical Sketch Of the United States Of Amer.
Eighteen Centuries In one the Asceudsncy Of tho
United Stutes Their First Hundred Years v Existence,
by Pedro de Olive Washington. ID. q.
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KILLED ON THE RAIL.

Nicholas Murrv. who jumped from the quarter to
elcven train from New YORK to Elizabeth on Friday
night when near Dicks smthes. died yesterday
morning. The deceased resided At No. 2ss Broad
street. Elizabeth and leaves wife and three small
sent Tor physician, but II was not until Two O'Clock
yesterday morning that was found, and the man
agony.
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AMERICAN PORTS.

BOSTON Feb Iu-Arrived, steamer Olympus (Hr). Bill
linge Lverpool ship Palestine new. Emnons. Bath 10
load for San francisco; scr II Brooks, Qniuey Perth
Amhoy: Chas Elmer Gorson, PhladelphIm: Grace An
drews. Endrews. Ialveson; oliver Amss Ba.ost. Fort
johnson.
Cleared steamers Algerian Br. Stewart, Liverpool
Gen Whitney. halett, New York; Norman; Niekerson,
philadelphia. VIM Crane. Kent. baltimore brigs i.nxr
Bigelow, Hardenbrook. Cayenne; Morancv small Dem
wspita (sr onvhur:t s. Msrtlns schrs Apple
and Charles A Higgins. McIntosh, HAyu; Bsnjamsn
Young, Mcdonald, Port a. Prince.
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NEW PROFESSORS FOR PRINCETON.

The Board Of Trustees Of Princeton College have
elected three new wproiessors:-Professor c. A. Young
OF Dartmouth College, in astronomy; Professor
Charles G. lockwood, OF Rutgers College, IN mathe-
macs and Professor s. c. Oris, OF Marietta College,
IN ,rook
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SAILED.

Steamers Adriate tBr'. for Liverpool! Bolivs Br DO;
Canada tBr). London: Labrador r. Havre kenilworth
tBr,. Antwerp Csribel DIR. Por Prince. &C. .ny o:
san Antonio. Galveston and Key west knickerbocser
New Orleans Lone Star. do San JacEto. savannah Ciy
q Atlanta charlssson; Pioneer Wilmington NC; ni 90
Fana. Phi iade pha: Agnes do: barks Lbsrtas Aus).
Dublin Caldbeck Liverpool: brigs Thomas Turrull Fort
Spain; Harry L Aubrey. Barbados.
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TEE wyAruEn YEsrERpAY.

The following record will show she changes in the
temperature for the past twenty hours in compar
son with the corresponding date OF last year. as ind
caod BY the thermometer 81 Hudnut's pharmacy,
uvuA IN
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A WOMAN ON FIRE.

Last night about nine O'Clock Mrs Richard Conklin,
OF North Eleventh and First streets, Williamsburg,
fatally burned by her clothes catching nre from
stove In the basement. Drs Breen aud Henderson
called il. but said they could do nothing for her
but ease her suerngs during tho few hours she might
-
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WASHINGTON.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

THE MINISTER TO VENEZUELA NOT DISMISSED.
WASHINGTON Feb. TO- 1877.
There is no foundation in fact for the report that
Mr.. RUSSELL our Minister TO Venezuela. has been dis
missed. Inquiry at the State Department met
with the answer that the rumor is wholly idle.
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SPOKEN.

Brig Sparkling Water Hichborn. from Boston for Gle
fuegos, Feb q. lat 40 % Ion ~ 20.
ScLr r q sawyer, all. days from New York for Az
Cages, Jan 81.
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tury can cnly result In showing the weakness OF th
author Of the duchess Of Rosemary Lane"
sxADcAP VIOLET"

u
author Of the 'Duchess OF Rosemary Lane"
sxApcAP VIOLET"
"Msdcap- Violet" tiiarpcr Brothers, Is dsusion
and a snare BY the nrst chapters We are led 10 sup
pose that there lot OF fun in store, but before we
reach the conclusion md ourselves IN the midst OF
OF the saddes stories have read in many long
day Violet North comes N as comedian and goes
out tragic role The book is well written. and no
one begins It vii: lay II down until the story Is
finished Mr.. Black tails TO interest his readers
n his plot and he Is command their respect by
his pure English anc simple. Straightforward STYLE
He has never cxceled the ''Princcss OF Thule, /"
though be has attempted II in the present volume.
srnE ARUNDEL MOTH"
ssThe Arundel Moth, " by Mary Cecil Hay Harper l.
Broihersl Is a regular and out novel, one OF the
paper-covered sort that flung INTO the waste basket
as soon IS read. II is not as good as "Od Mydde
toms Money" by the same author IL abounds IN
high sounding names anc poetic quotations and has
plot which TO hold the attention and contains
nothing offensive to good tasto There IL great CON-
mapd OF language displayed and eye TO dramatic
effect Such stories add nothing 10 literature. neither
are they dcrogatory; their influence 10 neutral.
"AzALEA"
.AzaIea." by Cecil Clayton Harper Brothers) 10
one Of those novclsn the reading Of which schoolgirls
will consume great deal OF the midnight oil when
they had much better be taking their beauty sleep No
one with the intelligence OF fifteen well spent years
could nnd any enjoyment in this book; but the girl
with hair IN papers will cross her sppered feet on the
fender and eagerly dcvour everything that "dear
Harold" says TO his "dashing Azalea" Azalea, like
Daniel Deronda, is hampered with Jewish blood but
tha, does prevent English lord two from lay
ing their titles her eet all Of which she rejected for
Harold. Such stories very tresome and utterly
purposoless.
''THE MAID"
.Thc Sun Maid" Harper h Brothers) 10 an improve.
ment on sAzaea" but IL is hardly work Of the
cnd class even. 1t Is very sentimental. and abounds
In hghfown unmeaning sentences but II Is perfectly
harmless, except that It cannot help lowering ones
taste 70 read muny OF the same style
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SHIPPING NEWS
OCEAN STEAMERS.

DATES OF DEPARTURE PROM xgw YORK FOR TIE MONTHS
FEBRUARY AxD MARCH.
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ALMANAC FOR NEW YoRK-THIs DAY
FEBRUARY 10, 1877.

HERALD YACHT WEATHER OBSER-
vATIONS.
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clr Annie Stevens Stevens Port Johnson for Boston.
schr David u Floyd Clifford Hoboken for Newport.
chr Forest City. Hodvkins. Port johnson for Newport
Schr Nettie Cushing, Robinson, AEboy for Rockiand.
schr Freddie l. Porter. chase. Amboy for Boston
Schr X 1 Clark. Hutchinson. Amboy for Boston.
Schr VIM smith Brien, Cough, Ambry for Providence.
Schr Xebec, shropshire. Amboy for Providence.
Schr tieo Markie. shropshire Ambov for Providence
= chr j Mclaughlin, Hxnnon. Amboy tor New London.
Schr sea Bird stanley. Phadephia Tor Portland. Me-
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themselves upbraided and denounced Perhaps every
body saw the barbca shalt 1y straight TO the gold
o neighDor's heart ana ana id not feel u rank
ity and extravagance o; An unregenerate
Mrs. Pycrot thought Of Mrs. spradgers' last
bonnet whicn clearly super1uous aud culpabe
outlay such bonnet being due TO Mrs Spradgers,
from economic point VI vcw until Advent Sunday,
whereas the lady had Haunted II before the dsapprov
Ing ewes the flock early Ia october lf Joshua de-
nounced scnsuality and the vic Indulgence oil earthly
desires Mrs Pentelow's thoughts 1ew at 10 the
Polwhele family, who were known 70 have hot sup.
pers-squa pics and other savory meats night
In the week You could the grease 0ozing out of
their competitions on warm Sunday afternoons. as II
digestion. as we'll as respiration, we're a function Of
the tkln.
The last sentence is rather the Rhoda Broughton
srdcr and 10 trihe TOO pre-Raphaelito ior modern
1.-THE DUCHESS OF ROSEMARY LANE"
Mr. Fareon about the same materials In all Of
his stores the only difference between them lying In
she seasoning There is always a weak girl, heavy
villain leading old man and lot Of walking ladies'
and gentlemen. We have often found more suggestive
ness IN these latter people than in his elaborate
characters The Duchess the type OF Kind but the
ksnd 10 not heroic. Mr.. Farjeon Is q very unequal
writer and . very surprising writer. HIS surprises
I've in hts undcveopcd hints oi character. We
are always struck IN reading this author by the way
he makes up aseoYy; II is SO dramatic. yet contains
nothing that could be uramatized One reason for
this is his lack OF numor. There Is no comedian In
the story but there arc good character parts II is the
fashion to compare Farjcon 70 Dickens, and this
fashion, like great many others, Is founded on air
Dickens, strongest point was his humor, which io-
oued 10 close upon bis pathos that laughed while
the tears rolled down hrs cbeska Farjeon never
raises laugh, even by accldent and any comparison
with the greatest character draughtsman Of the Gen.