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The New York herald., 1877-01-10
POST OFFICE EFFICIENCY.
WHAT BECOMES OF UNPAID AND MIsDIREc7ED

WHAT BECOMES OF UNPAID AND MIsDIREc7ED
LETTERS.
Mr. Halctt Chief OF tho Searchers' Department OF
Aho New York Post Oncc just rendered his report
for the year ending December 81 1876, and his tables
show what an amount OF labor has been performed
during that period by him and his assistants One Of
the items demonstrates that Mr. James has ailixed
stamps 177 letters the expense therefor being de-
fravcd by himself in order that these unpaid epsties
might reach their destinations In some instances the
money thus expended was returned to him, but they
were exceptions and not tho rule Mr James makes "
an nyariabio practice to look all letters either
short paid having stamps affixed, and II ne recog-
nizes an address that Of prominent person, or
II he can find the name Directory, notice is sent
out that such letter his Office or ho prepays Inc
same
MR.. HALLErr's REPORT.
Inquiries received at the desk OF the Super'n-
tendent Tor missing letters, packages. &C.,.
nr,y ,nr %''o''! u "A'.. Observation-Disclosures. 81, 500
,,ors n, e. nsad fcticr ON $50 43O
Mail letters advertised ut this onice. l43 o+o
animation and correction 1e7964
ana orparsa To- destination. 100, 1893
INSTRUCTED letters from banks corrected ana
forwarded to proper destination. 4,l99
Missdlrectcd letters (the proper address OF
which could not be asccrtaned) forwarded 10 ~.
mediate v.clnty Of this city "chargcd up"
Inuaa" aud :.short paid letters /; rwaracd
prepaid by stanps affixed at expenses OF
Postmaster. ....... ......................: 1,777
Domestic and city letters ''hed for postage"
and forwarded 10 Dead Letter Olllcc. 3l2
Foreign letters "hcld for postago' and 1or-
warded to Dead Letter Olice. ............... 1925
Unclaimed hotel letters forwarded to Dead
Letter Once. o,o1o
Valuable ..dead letters' received from tho de-
partment at Washington, TO be returned 10
S.Ho
Valuable '.dcad letiers' returned to writer's
by means OF notices sent to gwen address,. 1896
Valuable "dcad letters" returned TO the depart
mcut as ''unclaImed" d"..................... 1,O35
Notices of 'Hcld for Postage" ''Valuablc
Dead Letter, traccrs and replies sent OUT. Al, ,OS9
Letters bearing ''card or request returned
direct 10 writer ..................... ITO, 600
Packages, samples, pamphlets. printed matter,
Nc. OF the third class, 'held ior postage' %, ,ss3
Packages OF excessive weight rcccived.... :. 2,042
Packages bearing no address received ......., S57
Packages, &c, upon which the proper rates OF
hostage were prepaid, and forwarded to des-
tuation (throueh not ccs sent mailers or par
ties addrcssod). ................ 16,476
Packages, &c, ..hcd for POSTAGE" excessive
weight unaddrcssed, &C., sent to Dead Let
ter Once .......................... 5,00s
Excessive weight packages returned TO sender 147
. A SWISS COMPLIMENT.
In the registered mail which arrived from Europe
Yesterday Postmaster james received complimentary
letter from Herr Hagmann of the Money Order De-
nartment OF the SWISS Post Olice, wishing him a
inppy New Year and thanking HIM for departme tai
The New York herald., 1877-01-10

ALDERMANIC APPOINTMENTS

The Clerk OF tho Board of Aldermen, Captain f. J.
Twomcy, yesterday announced his appointments for
the ensuing year folIows:-William ii. Maoney,
first assistant clerk 81 800 Patrick H. Mcguire,
ond assistant clerk 81, 500; Joseph j. Purroy, third
assistant cIerk 81 200; Andfew Hennuman iourth as
sistaut clerx 81. 200; Michael Cync ntn assistant
clerk, 81 COD; John Perry. lbaraa 81 900, Richard
Mclaughlin, assistant librarian. 81 900; James walsh,
sergcant-atarns 81, 200; Michael J. Goodwin and Red
mond Joyce, cngrUssing clerks, $1,000 cacn; Luke
clsh messenger, sl,UO0; Henry schwab, assistant
messenger. 5000 Thomas Fitzsiinmons, doOrkccpcr,
a. 900 The total amount OF salaries these olcias
including $1,000 Tor Captain Twomcy, Is $40, 600
The New York herald., 1877-01-10
THE HEMPSTEAD RESERVOIR SUIT.

The referees appointed TO take testimony in the suit
brought by William G. Kingsley and Abner q. Keeney,
contractors Tor the storage reservoir to recover
Sl7S 900 from the city OF Brooklyn for extra
and materials furnished, met yesterday in tho Com
mon Council chamber Tho Corporation Counsel stated
that Mr. Parsons, who is associated with HIM IN the
defence, was arguing case IN New YORK, ana could
not. therefore, attend. Tho adjourned until
January 23 when Mr.. De Witt will begin his opening
fnr 1 fhe daf.
The New York herald., 1877-01-10
BROOKLYN'S WORK DONE.

The 663 aborers who have been engaged in rcmov.
ing the from the streets OF Brooklyn were paid
OIL yesterday at tho Department OF City Works Tho
entire cost, including tho hire of horses and carts
amounted 10 50, 73j so.
The New York herald., 1877-01-10
THE EMMA MINE CASE.

The examination Of James +. Lyon, in the suit OF
the Emma Silver Mining Company Qiucd) OF Lon
don against Trenor W. Park, Baxter and Stewart
was resumed yesterday before Judge Wallace, IN the
United States Circuit Court. Mr. W. Aness was ex
Amined on the part OF the plaintiffs He testified as
10 operations OF Park and Stewart in eectng the sale
OF tho Emma Mine. Park told him about u month
before he lett England that ho did not bring back
share with him to this country; about week before
nc left no had twenty-five shares for himself and
twenty-five Tor Baxter; Park, in speaking OF Silas
Williams supcrintendencc OF the mne said that he
Park. had offered TO pay the expenses OF the other
directors If they would visit the mine but he knew
they would not and could not go. The witness, III
answer 10 question SAID that he remembered General
Schencks subscription Tor 5000 shares; Oh one oc
casion Park gave witness "A check aud told
Mr. Beach here objected, tho Court sustaining the
objection.
between himself and Park about speech
made by Mr.. Anderson the chairman OF the COM
pany ut meeting OF the shareholders. Witness told
Park he must have gwen him (Anderson) the points
for his speech that OCCASION PARK replied that he
to tho Office Of the company, took soinc blank
certificates, and asked Anderson he had little rir
and what was her name and age; Anderson SAID this
was conundrum and askQp why he wanted TO know;
Park answered that he would ike him tAnder-
son) accept twenty shares OF Stock IN
tho namc OF his daughter; Anderson replied
that he preferred not to do this, as IN case the
other directors learned OF u might excite suspcion
Mr.. Beach then began The cross examiniton OF tho
witness. To his opening questions he said he was III
the merchandising and mining business from 1860 TO
1866 with George N. Pullman and others; lie and his
associates organ zcd smelling company in New York
witness had some OF the stock and was manager Tor
the company for about year IN 1865 he went 10 Salt
Lake to look after interest he had there in pros
pectng and mining company; he returned TO tie East
tO look a claim OF $3.50 COO he had against bank
rupt hrm OF bankers and brokers' SUIT was brought IN
that and Is now pending, in 1870 there was d.
judgment against him be was examined under sup
Elementary proceedings and signed deposition IN
which he said that hc had no property, except few
worthless stocks; lie had Sl 50 III cash
und lived by borrowing money. He assigned all hs
claims to persons who had claims against him. In
that deposition he did not state that he had all in
IN the Monitor loan he thought II was OF no value,
and that the reason he did not mention It,
Mr. Beach asked the witness II he had not previously
struck deposit OF ore on the Monitor. Witness re-
pied he had, and he was here asked II he had
changed his belief at the time OF ing his dcp0sI-
Alter good deal OF hesitation witness answcre ed
that he had not cntrcly changed his mind, and that
that belief was not entirely erroneous.
Al this stage Of the proceedings the court adjourned
till this morning
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SUPREME COURT CALENDAR.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Jan 8. 1877.
The following Is the Supreme Court, General Term,
day calendar for January TO- 1S77Nos 1873, l6l l64,
l66, 176, 1875, s. 8, IT, %, A. "a. %, 20. ", 100
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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-03

Our exchanges are filed with
accounts of terrible accidents. Last
week a passenger train Of cars were
plunged through bridge at Ashta~
bula, Ohio. Five cars fell through
a distance Of seventy feet, and some
eighty persons were killed or injur.
ed. The cause Of the breaking Of
the bridge is not known. It was
an iron truss Of approved pattern
and only nine years old. A similar
accident occurred on the night of
the 29th ult., near Pittsford, VT, but
nobody was hurt, though three cars
went through the bridge. The ship
Circassian, which went ashore on
Long Island on the nth ult., was
being worked by the Coast Wreck
ing Company, when a sudden storm
came up, broke the ship to pieces,
and twenty-nine of thirty-three men
employed on board were washed in
to the sea and drowned. Several
other accidents are reported involv-
ing loss Of life, but in smaller num-
bers. ....
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-03

The Patrons Helper says to
its readers, snake a point to attend
your grange meeting regularly and
promptly, and study before hand
what you will do or say to make
the meeting interesting. And re-
member, it is what you do for your
selves at home, not what the nation
al or State grange does for you that
is of use to you"
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-03

degree, nor can any good to the
country possibly flow from them.
Why, then, shall they be held !?
Why shall the anniversary Of a bat
tie, which gave the country a last
ing peace, be made an occasion for
uttering sentiments which can only
have a tendency to disturb the peace
that exists7. Is it the proper meth
Cd to celebrate national holiday
to seek to enkindle partizan strife :
Is it, think you, doing honor to the
old hero Of New Orleans, to make
of this anniversary a time to urge
party complaints and stir up party
bitterness '-. ~. RIP. .5.'.>
To us it seems that the democra-
cy, in this move, are making an err
ror which will afflict them grievously
hereafter. Instead Of desiring to
preserve the peace, their demonstra-
tons have the appearance Of pre-
ferring party success to everything
else, and even those among them
selves of sound judgments, patriotic
emotions, and conservative DISPOSE
tons are opposed to all such danger
Gus expedients.
AS for who shall be next presi-
dent the people of the country gen.
orally, without regard to party, de-
sire that the man who has been le-
gally elected shall be inaugurated,
and this they will insist upon. If
the leaders of either party shall sue
coed in inaugurating their candid
ate, without satisfactory and conclu-
sive evidence Of his legal election,
such forced success will be the ruin
of that party, for the people will
never be induced to sanction a
wrong SO gross through any parti-
Fan predictions.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-03
IVES & HASLER'S
Insurance Agency,
NE. Cor. Sd & Bush SITS.
SECOND STORY.
SECOND STORY.

-o-O--
We are the authorized agents Of several
of the most reliable insurance companies in
the United States. We have embarked in
the insurance business determined to stay
with you and ask fair share Of your busi-
ness. We want first class risks and none
others, and will write small lines on strictly
No. l. buildings and stocks at rates much
less than have been asked during tho last
two or three years. ..
Our rule is to write risk for what it is
worth, and having no assessments to pay to
the National Board We can insure your
property at less rates than those companies
paying large yearly dues for having rates
made for them. Our compaaies have each
q large net surplus over oil liabilities, and
during the past years have steadily made
money, their percentage Of loss being in ev-
cry instance far less than that Of the most
popular Board Companies. We invite the
closest scrutiny of tho Companies we repre-
sent and are anxious to compare their
standing and ability with any company
represented in Red Wing, and We can prove
to any fair minded man that their policies
are indemnity in any sonss Of tho term.
Call at our Office and see if We cant.
5Om3 IVES 4 HASLER.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-03
The Eighth Of January.

The Eighth Of January.
The eighth of January is the an
niversary Of the battle of New Or
leans, the last fought between Amer
erican and English soldiers and the
closing of the war Of 1872. Of late
years, it has become customary for
democrats especially to celebrate
this holiday, professedly in order to
do honor to Gen. Andrew Jackson,
whom they claim to have been the
early organizer and leader, if not
founder, Of their party. Now, all
this is unobjectionable. Indeed, it
is commendable in these gentlemen
to commemorate an event which
every patriotic American should
hold in grateful remembrance, and
we certainly cannot find fault with
them for their glorihcation of the
hero Of that battle, who
"From behind his cotton bales,
Gave old Packenham fogging."
But it is now very generally an
nounced, and on evidence we are
forced to accept, that the democra-
cy proposes, at the suggestion of
Mr.. Ti]den, to hold meetings
throughout the country, on the 9th
of January, for the purpose of CIV
ing expression to their sentiments
touching the existing condition of
the presidential question and re-
solving that Mr.. T>ilden shall be in
inaugurated. Some go SO far as to
say that a line Of conduct, leading
to the accomplishment of this latter
design, is to be determined upon,
and that it is probable it will in
volve an arrangement for resisting
MI. Hayes Inauguration by force
of arms. We do not, however, be-
lieve this, for, although there may
be some hot-blooded fools and
knavish spectators in that party
who would not scruple to plunge
the country into civil war on this
pretext, the great mass of the party
and many of its leaders are too pa
triotic and sensible to sanction any
thing so wild and reprehensible.
But those who have proposed
these meetings and urged their call
ing, and those who have been or
may be instrumental in getting them
up, either have not considered the
probable consequences of their con-
duct, or are reckless of the injury
which may result therefrom. They
ought to know, and, unless they
fall far short of mediocrity in point
of intelligence, they do know, that
the popular mind is now in fever
ish condition, and that very little
excitement is required to produce
convulsions highly dangerous to our
business Interests, the peace Of the
country and the permanence of our
institutions. These meetings may
be held, and nothing further result
from, them than that they afford op-
z,ortunity for overcharged democrat
&c orators to let off their surplusage
of gas, and we hope and pray it will
stop at this. Or, they may produce
"a counter expression of sentiment
from the great non-partizan element
.ofthe country, sufficient to convince
the democratic leaders that they
have mistaken their cue, ifthey hope
to incite any considerable proper
ton of the people Of the United
States to internecine strife.
Such, we repeat, may be the on
ly results Of these clamorous gath
erings; but it is not impossible, nor
even improbable, that they shall
produce consequences Of the most
damaging and disastrous character ;
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-03
Dr.. James.

lief in all cases Of private, chronic, and uri-
nary diseases in al their complicated forms.
4 It il we'll known that DR.. James has stood
9 At tho head Of the pr. fession for the past
}" 80 years. Age and experience are all-im-
: Portant, SEMINAL WEAKNESS, night
2 losses by dreams, pimples on the face, lost
8 manhood, can positively be cured. Ladies
= wanting the most delicate attention, call OF
write. Pleasant homL for p. tients. A book
) toy the million. Marriage Guide, which
q tells you all about these diseases-who
:, should marry-why MOTTO cents to pay
5 postage. Dr.. James 10 so years OF age, and
: and has SO rooms and parlors. Consulta.
: ton free. You see no one but the DOCTOR
9 Once hours m to 7,p.m. Sundays 10
= to II. All businsss strictly confidential.
= 34vl
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-28
Love UnbOught.


Like dams kiss, unasked, unsought,
Love gives itself, but is not bought;
Nor voice, nor sound betrays
It's deep impassioned gaze.
1t comes-the beautiful, the free,
The crown of all humanity
In silence and alone
TO seek the elected one.
Oh. weary hearts! Oh, slumbering eyes
Oh, dropping souls, whose destinies
Are fraught with fear and pain,
Ye shall he loved again
Nc one is so accursed by fate,
No one SO utterly desolate,
But some heart, though unknown
Responds unto his own.
Eesponds-as if with unseen wings
An angel touched its quivering strings;
And whispers in its song
Where hast thou stayed SO long?
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-28
An Elephant in q Rage.

Gilmore's Garden was in an uproar
yesterday morning, and curious throng
gathered in the streets near by. A big
elephant named 1orsen, which arrived
from Liverpool on Saturday for Bar
NUNS menagerie, was assigned to
place where three other elephants were
chained, and being unaccustomed to
stand otherwise than alone, he became
very belligerent. He walked in front OF
his companions as far as his chain would
permit, struck them on their heads with
his trunk, and seemed determined that
they should acknowledge his superiority.
Always when several elephants are to-
gether one masters the rest, before peace
is established. Mr.. Hale, the keeper OF
Borsen, gave him blows with stout
stick, and aided by several other men,
watched the beasts throughout the night.
Borsen entertained a consequent grudge
against his keeper, and as the latter,
about in the morning, was giving him
water, hit him blow with his trunk on
the side that knocked him twenty feet
away. Hale ran at Borsen with his
stick, but was seized and thrown over
the railing. On returning to the charge,
he was again seized, and this time the
beast was on the point of plunging his
tusks into him, when Mr.. Chas. McLain,
the boss canvasman, went to his rescue
and dragged him out of reach. Borsen
then became furious. He broke his
chain and started through the premises
with his trunk elevated and his tail
standing stiff1y in horizontal position.
He tore down the wooden railing as if it
were thread, and went to the lions
cage, which he knocked over. There
was then a pandemonium of roars from
all the beasts, including the seals and
a-lions. Over twenty fled, but soon
rallied, and, under the leadership of
Messrs. McLain and Mcdonald, prodded
the elephant with pitchforks and tore his
ears with hooks until he was secured.
This was done by first lassoing one of
his legs as he stepped, and then twining
the rope around his other legs, which
caused him to fall heavily. Then, being
helpless, his fore and hind legs and his
tusks were chained. In this condition,
after tremendous beating he was allowed
to rise, and was led to one of the posts of
the garden, to which he was attached.
His ears were badly lacerated, and blood
streamed from wounds on his sides and
belly.
An elephant, after being conquered,
rarely attempts a second rebellion, and
Borsen was quiet last evening, obeying
the commands of the attendants. 1t
took six hours to subdue him, and men
were afterwards occupied for hours wash
ing away the constant flow of blood. Mr..
Hale was badly, but not dangerously
hurt. Charles Rivers had very narrow
escape, for the elephant at one time held
him with his trunk, and was on the point
of driving his tusks into him when a vio-
lent blow of club caused the trunk to
loosen. Borsen is now so we'll chained
that he can not break lOOse.-N. \. Sun.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-28

THREE descendants of Daniel DeFoe
are now living in such poverty that a
public appeal has been made for their re-
lief. They are three great great grand
daughters, who, with the exceptions of
their brother and his children, are the
only known descendants bearing DE Foes
name. OF these sisters, who are un-
married and over fifty years of age, two
are living in lodging in Lambeth and
are dependent on the earnings Of one IF
them at button-holc making, her wages
averaging less than seven shiIlings a
week; the eldest, who has also worked
hard with her needle for many years, be-
ing now disabled by rheumatism.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-28

The British empire embraces 1885,
600 square miles of territory, and
population of 234.7 900, Of which
one-sixth are Christian, over one tenth
Mohsmmedsn, more than two-fifths
Hindoos, and one-fourth heathcns Of
various kinds.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-28

THE receipts of the American Bible
Society for the year ending March 81
were $543,679 So. The volumes issued
during the year, not including those
issued for foreign lands, 6a1, res.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-28

The SEWING MACHINE TUMBLE.-Sev-
eral important patents have failed of re-
newal, after one or more renewals in the
past, and sewing machine manufacture
is practically open to the world. At
once the leading makers advertise to sell
machines at just half former prices; and
similar reductions must be announced
soon by makers at large. This downfall
of long existing monopoly will i'm
mensely help poor people. The sewing
machine has become essential in almost
every home. 1t has cost too much mon
ey hitherto; henceforth we may antici-
pate its general sale at prices which peo-
pie can afford to pay.-Rural Home.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-28
Habits of the Swedes.

These settlements consist of two, or
perhaps four, houses, with the necessary
out-buildings, and seem generally inhab-
tied by the several members of the same
family. Some of them have existed a
considerable time, and are occupied now
by the grandchildren or great grand
children of the original settlers. Origin
ally the government granted free gifts of
land, but they have now ceased to do
this, and the number of the settlers does
not appear to be receiving many addi-
tons from outside. The houses usually
consist of two or more large rooms on
the ground floor, with lofts above, and
vast chimney hearths in one corner, in
which the logs of pine, some two or three
feet in length, are piled upright when a
fire is wanted; being lit, they burn up in
few minutes into roaring fire, which
gives out an intense heat.
The family live chiefly in the kitchen.
and this and the guest chamber are about
twenty or thirty feet square, and fur
nished with kind of sofa bedstead
which pulls out SO as to afford sleep
ing accommodation of about five feet SIX
inches by three feet. The kitchen itself
is not over-clean, nor are the personal
habits of the people without reproach in
this respect; yet the guest chamber, the
linen and the crockery, leave nothing to
be desired.
The houses are surrounded by small
clearing, where the settlers cultivate for
their own consumption sufficient oats
and other grain, hay and potatoes. They
SOW their corn in June, and so rapid Is
the growth under the influence of the
heightened days that they reap the har-
vest in six or seven weeks afterward, and
sometimes get two crops in their short
season. The cultivation is restricted to
the actual wants of the settlement, as the
difficulty of transit precludes the posi-
bility of market for the surplus. Cattle
and ponies, and sometimes sheep and
poultry, are kept at each station, but the
food Of the family is limited to fish
which is dried for winter use-milk,
black or rather brown bread and rein
deer flesh, with an occasional change in
the shape Of game or wild fowl killed on
the hills or lakes. Everywhere, even in
the poorest houses, the most excellent
coffee is Obtainable, the green berries
being roasted over the fire and ground
whenever cupful or more is wanted.
FEARS are expressed that the Presby-
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