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A QUESTION or SPELLING.

To THE EDITOR oy the HEnALD:-
City directories promise to give to purchasers lists
OF names and residences, &c. They certainly arc
boand givo the correctly. sucn they arc,
and not such as the publishers would prefer to mako
them; wiiiu neglect OF this Is equivalent 10 swlnd-
ling purchasers Il. y. RUSSELL agent TOR Wilson'S
Directory this morning TO take writer's name,
such happens 10 be, except payment OF a cor
tam sum, acng, as he says, under instructions OF ms
employers; and the same has happened Tor number
OF years with different directories and regardless O
complaint by lcuer. When persons refuse TO give
tEuir directories ready publish the
fact. Why should trey also pubnsh the fact that
they themselves refuse TO PRINT names corrcctyf ~
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CASE ron THE 5. ?. 9. c.

To TIM EDiToa ExaALD:--
win you please call the attention OF the Society s9t
the Prevention 0. Cruelty Children 20 the Of
young girl apparently German and about fifteen years
old She Is c;lhcr parayzed or Stimulates Il so we'll
that u Is hard to know She may DO seen almost every
day in Barclay Murray and the other streets that
nelshoorhood. balancing herself leg While sna
very slowly moves the Other taking couple oil MIN
utes TO get IN or out OF store, where. on account Of
her youth and (ap9arcn ailltcon, she Is generally
successful Ia begging The ABOVE society might take
her up. aud IN prevent her being used she
nov IA. by, perhaps, some drunken mother or
FATHER
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THE cRoroS WATER QUESTION.

To THE Eprron THE HgRALp--
In the issue your valuable paper OF the csth inst
noticed article, ''iave We a Sufficient supply OF
WacrY" IL states that statement has been mado by
the Croton Water Bureau that there ought not to be
any deficiency In tho supply Of Croton water TO tho
residents OF tho upper portion OF this city. am
resident OF East Scventyrinth street, and the water
supply IN this locality IS and has been Tor long time,
n great annoyance. | can say for certainly that
there Is house IN the ncghborhood where water
be had above tho SECOND story. III The reservoir
contains thrty.hvo feet Of water, why DON'T We get
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SIXTH AVENUE CARS.

10 THE EDiroR THE HgRALD:-
Many OF tho passengers who want to 60 TO vcsey
street landed at Canal and thus compelled TO pay
another fare Now, grant that durIEg the evening
person with average eycsght cannot 80 wrong pro-
vided he carries code OF signal lights In his pocket
but in day time Unless you appraised OF The fact
that the Canal street OF the Eighth line has
u green dashboard, and that tho Sixth avenue "cGr
riagen has brown streak along the top you
tam take the wrong conveyance The fraud Is palpa
bic from the fact that the Canal street conductors
always call out, "West Broadway aud generally stop
their teams My appeal to you IS made "a behalf Of
tho NEAR-SlGHTED.
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THE Null brook SEWER.
To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD

To THE EDITOR HERALD
SEQ that tho OF 81. Johns College arc 60.
ing to protest against tho Mill Brook The fact
Is that Mil Brook from the college through Ford
ham, fremont, Morr:sania and Mclroso the Harlem
Kills tide water. The brook the sewer pipes
from tho Offices OF the Harlem Railroad, the school
houses Of tho Twcnty-third and Twenty wards
ana ST. Johns College, making an open sewer,
ning tour miles, through villages containing nearly
nlly thousand people, As long as the people will sub
this illegal OF tho brook the college trustees
viii protest against being assessed Tor the bud ing OF
the Ml Brook sewer. | am taxpayer who VIII DO
assessed 50U icet each sldo OF tho proposed sewer
TAXPAYER
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cEoToN FOR STEAMERS.
To THE EDrroR or THE HERALD:-

To THE EDrroR or Tng HERALD.-
respectfully call your attention to tho inadequate
facilities obtaining Croton water along the East
River tusboats Water cannot be had above
tecnth street, which considerable loss OF tmc
beats plying further up tho river than this point
whereas IL hydrants paced cay ton bocRs apart
along the bulkhead much valuable time would DO saved
Contractor Caulhcd charges each tugpoa plying the
harbor the exorbitant sum oil 500 per anpum Tor tho
privilege OF using Croon water Cannot the city
thorities compel Mr. Caucd 10 devote small portion
OF this amount 10 making tho Desired Improvement
Yours, i. +. EASTMAN.
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IL says complaints have beou made. Complaints
and petitions uiled with signatures residents nave
been presented 20 them, and notice
taken. no remedy made. We wore willing 10
submit 10 the incorvenence Iast summer,
when tho water was SCARCE an 4 low. bur .
taniy ought enjoy tho luxury for white soon
the summer Will DO upon us again. and, doubt
VIII havc more lro ube. but les The water now
while II IS there. Hoping yor can devise way
brng this luxury 20 "a remain. respectfully yours,
H. D. H., East 18th ~.
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J. A. W.
SEATS IN LADIES CABINS.

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
take the liberty TO add few lines TO your ''Com-
plant Book" which hope every ono who wears
panaloons will read My friend and l. having occasion
TO Fulton terry every morning and night would
not cc at all uncomfortable in a seat in our own
cabins, which we obtain only about once fortnight
The other morning there were but ladies' seated
tho rest being selfish Why can they not be con.
tent with their own cabin, or else stand until tho
ladies arc NIL seaied2
TWO PLAIN.SPoKEN YOUNG LADIES'
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LADIES' SEATS on FERRY BOATS.

To THE EDITOR oy HERALD:-
Your lady correspondent - A." wishes TO know 10
yesterdays HERALD why gentlemen should theiy
cabin The words ladies' caDin do that no
gentleman should use It, but strict way OF putting
smoking allowed II woIld be pretty lne thlug
in civilized city TO part husbands from wives,
fathers from daughters, and force them with people
troubled with and who smoke into
the smoking saloon TO DC chokcd with other peoples
smoke all for the sake OF allowing LADY now and thes
seat w. L. W.
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THEATRE PROGRAMMES.

To rnE EDITOR THE HERALD
beg TO call your attention and that OF tho theatre
going pubic general, especially those who intend to
VISIT the Fth Avenue Theatre shortly 10 the scarcity
OF programmes in this place OF amusement AS It Is,
that part tho audience winch not arrive very
early has TO do without programmes. | visited this
theatre twice within tho past two weeks, arriving
there each about minutes before the
ncnccment OF the performance, but got programme.
THEATRE GuEK
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Exronr1oNArE NEWS BOYS

TO THE EDITOR TIKI HERALD
wish TO put before you barc!accd outrage and ono
which should be stopped On the Northern Railroad
OF New Jersey the boys charging ten for the
HERALD Sunday, and NJ Sparkili Rockland county,
N. " only twenty 1--WE miles out Of the Guy, they
charging the same and know there great many
poor people that cannot allord 10 pay such price
tho HERALD on sunday though they would Ike 10 take
IL VICTIM
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GIVE EACH A SEAT DIVIDED OFF.

To TuE EDITOR THIN HERALD
desire call your attention to tho manner In which
passengers the treated by tho
tors in being rudcly ordered up down tho
seats Please your valuable aid by tho tho
press In compelling these companies TO divide OF tho
seats as IN tho that each passenger as
he enters may vacant seal, should there be one,
by such DIVISION. DEC ENCY.
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WHY, INDEED?

To TIL. EDITOR or THE HERALp:-
Why Is Purroy. Gale and their like at Albany lobby.
ing, and should their city salary be stopped when
aDsentr AS tue tho people so party morc
cannot tho Independent. press united give a column
OF printed ballots OF selected honest men, SO
rout these party Aldermen, Senators and Assembly,
men at the next election Tho people aro ripe for ig
aud only Dac their time.
NO PRIMARY HUNBCG.
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pnoppISo INTO POETRY.


70 THE EpIroR oy Tux HERALD:-
Dear SIR Please excuse
This item Of news.
But really think II a shamo;
Ana II you've a mind
think you can and
Tho who really 10 blame
great big black eat,
Sleek glossy and tat.
Was run over few days ago
BY passing street car;
And now from a'ar
stench to my nostrs doth 60
He lies on the track
AND forward and back
DOTH 20 all the dirt carts at night:
But stlll there ne lies
Oh, where are the eyes
o! our dirt men ! think they're shut tight.
] live In Tenth street,
so quiet ana neat
The number IS one sixty-iour;
But |, or that cat
Must move out Of that
II 10 Jersey have 10 cross DER
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A COMPLAINT ANSWERED.

To rIR EDITOR THE HERALD
Your complainant against tho construction OF the gal
lcrics tho Temple Beth FL. in Lexington avenue,
xtythrd street. IL assured that the trustees have
already taken steps TO provide Tor additional exits,
aud plans have been prepare cd for that purpose
ANEMBER
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A CHANCE. FOR Mn. JAMES.

To the EDITOR HgRALD:--
Can Mr James inform tho undersigned why q ict,cr
dropped into tho city delivery OF the General Post
Office at eleven A. NJ. does not reach s destination
Madison avenue and Twcnty-nfth street--unt nve L.
NJ ABECASSIS.
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NO PRIMARY HUMBuG.
THE LoANla's BANK.

To THE EDITOR This HERALD
What oil the Lcancr's Bank ana liz receiver! Eleven
months since It's failure, and wo wiser to-day
than tho 9th OF May last.
uNFOKruNAIELY A DEPOSlTOR
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REMOVE THE BARRELS.

To rnR EDITOR THE HEIALD:-
wish to draw your attention 10 the fact that there
has been ash through Thrtyslxlh street, be-
tween Seventh ana Eighth avenues, ior one week.
Cannot there DO somo means OF having THIS attended
tor TENANT.
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NEWARK METHODIST CONFERENCE

NEWARK METHODIST CONFERENCE.
CONDITION OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLISH
ING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF JEAcoNs AND
ELDERS
After tho opening devotional services Confer
cnce yesterday tho report OF the condition OF tho
Elizabeth district by Presiding Elder Arndt.
Two new churches have been built during the ear
and the preachers have been generally paid their
salaries. On the Newton districts Elder Opdykc
ported that pastors salaries and missionary collections
would be largely deficient. kevvais had prevailed
many churches, and the temperance cause haA been
attended to- H. II. Conkling was admitted into full
connection IN the Conference. l.. ID. Harris, who Is
ordained elder. and who for time MISSION
AIRY IN China, continued trial Tor another
yoar no has had a hard PARISH work In during the
past year. but has had revival which brought sixty
the church But because be had been
years trial IN the conference work It was doomed
best to give him another years probation Both can
dda,cs were examined by Tho Bishop in the discipline
questions and by the Conferences as TO their Of
tobacco, which they fortunately discard resolution
adopted by the Conference that be
int0 tull connection or trial except by counted
voLo Of a majority oil the members oi Conference
ELECTED
The following named persons were elected 70
dcacons, orders: -sas Van Duyna Lewis T. James son
oil tho deceased Bishop, Eoyt y. Hunt John Crawford
!, = Anarews VIM n mo T Iga 3o. .1a a. Gu.
Drew seminary. and members on trial or the south
kansas Conference, will, with tho others, be ordained
deacOns this morning ~ H,ddng Church. The latter
viii return IN few Kansas Elan NJ. Cat
ana J. u. Johnstone wcrc elected and will be-
dainrd elders 10 the same place TINS afternoon
The report OF the trust, OF the Con Seminary
at Hackctstown was presented II SHOWS that the prot
It's u the institution last year ~ 510 that there
deut OF $50 200 the properly yet,
It's uncollcced subscrp aud otncr promised assets
amount 10 S9.s2+ IL has "a fine property valued at
nearly 5000 Coo rom lS5 to us students OF both
have spout one or moro terms within rs walls during
the conference year. thriy-sx are the children OF min
and forty are preparing tor the ministry. In the
last graduating class OF twenty-five there twelve
sGics who received the degrees OF II. l.. or II. L. A.
AIistress Of English Literature or Mistress Of tho Lib
crai AftsL
DR.. Nelson, agent of the Book Concern, addressed
the Conference on tho publishing interests, and told
them that the net profits Tor 1870 amounted 70
81. 526 46-a good showing, ms no thought, Tor tho
hard umeA DR.. Fowler editor oil tho Christian Advo
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IVES & HASLERl'S
Insurance Agency,
NE. Cor. Sd & Bush SITS.
q. F.- ~ t-.'.
... SECOND Story.

We are the authorized agents Of several
of tho most reliable insurance companies in
tho United States. We have embarked in
tho insurance business determined to stav
with you aud ak fair share fyour BUSH
ness. We want first class risks and none
others, and will write small lines on strictly
No. l. buildings aud stocks ut rates much
less than have been asked during the last
two OF three years.
Our rule 10 to write risk for what it il
worth. and having no assessments to psy to
tho National Bosrd We can insure your
property 1t less rates than those companies
paying largo yearly dues for having rates
made fer them. Our companies have each
. large net surplus over all liabilities, and
during tho past years have steadily made
money, their percentage Of loss being in ev-
cry instance farle than shat Of the most
popular Board Companies. We invite the
closest scrutiny Of the Companies we repre-
sent and are anxious tc 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 sense Of the term.
Call At our Office and see if We can't.
5On3 IVES d HASLER.
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NOTICE d F MORTGAGE FORE
~ CLOSURE SALE.

Default has been made in the condl-
ton, of q certAin mortgage deed, execu-
ted and delivet led by Clemens Meyer,
and Mary Meyer, his wife, mortgagors,
to Frank Honar, mortgage, dated the
fifth day Of July, A. D. 1875, and
duly recorded in the Office Of the regis
ter Of deeds Of the county of Goodhue
and State of Minnesota, on the 9Th day
of July, A. D. 1878, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon Of said LAY in book TWEEN.
ty-seven Of mortgage deeds, on page
fve-hundred and 1iftE.seven.
There is claimed Il be due and is due
upon the said mortgage and the debt
secured thereby. at the date of this
notice, to-wit: March 18th, A. D.
1877, the sum of one hundred and two
dollars and eighty-eigat cents, ($l02.88)
and no action or proceeding has been
instituted at law Or IL equity to recover
the said mortgage debt Or any part
thereof.
Noeice is hereby gwen that, by vir-
tue of a power Of tale contained in
said mortgage and recorded Herewith,
and Of the statute in such case made and
provided, the said mortgage will be FORE
closed by sale of the mortgaged premi-
SEES therein described, which sale will
be made by the sheriff of said Goodhue
county, and State Of Minnesota, at the
front door of the Court House in the
city of Red Wing, in said county, on
Saturday, the 28th day of April, A. D.
1877, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon OF
said day, to satisfy the amount due on
said mortgage, with the interest thereon
and the costs and expenses of sale,
and the attorneys fee stipulated in said
mortgage to be paid in case of foreclos.
ure.
The premises described in said mort
gage and so to be sold are the pieces OF
parcels of land, situate in the county Of
Goodhne, and State of Minnesota, de
scribed as follows, to-wit: The north
half of the south west quarter of section
thirty-six (36,) and the north east quar-
ter Of the south east quarter Of section
thirty five (35), in township one hun
dred and thirteen (ll3), range tifteer
(l5) west. Also, all that part of 10
number six (6), block thirty eigh
(38), in Red Wing, according to thu
plat thereof, in the Office of the register
Of deeds of said county described a.
follows: Twenty feet off the southerl,
end of said lot, the same being twent,
feet on Plumb street, and sixty fee
back on the alley.
Dated at Red Wing, Goodhue count!
Minnesota, this 18th day of March
A. D. 1877. .,.. ,.
FRANK HOMnR,
CoLv1LL & HoYT, Mortgagee.
Atty's for Mortgage. 23w7
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McLeoud's apartment, room g., and
were quite interested in the reading les
son which was in progress. Miss Nc.
Leond is newly employed teacher,
and il very highly spoken Of.
In room F. we found Miss Minnie
Raymond hearing a class read in books
purporting to be alike, but in different
editions different words having the
same meaning are substituted, thus %.
casioning not a little embarrassment to
scholars and teacher. For instance,
where circumstance" is used in one
edition, ''ipcident'' is substituted in the
other. These alterations are quite fire..
quent in the lessons generally through.
out the book. We were told that this
room had been the most disorderly in
the building and that the Board had
lately dismissed the two teachers who
had it in charge, and put Miss Ray.
mond in control. From our brief ex.
perience we were forced to conclude
that the latter is an excellent disciplin.
arian, for there was no approach to dis.
order while We were present.
In the brief visit We made we could
not, of course: acquaint eurself suf6-
GENTLY with the schools to justify US in
either commentator or criticism,
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AN H1sToR1cAL FAcr.-Every
agent who has been steadily selling the
Improved 500 Homestead Sewing Nh.
chine for three years, owns his dwelling
house, has a good account in bank, is
clear Of debt, and has money at interest,
the natural consequence of securing a
good agency for superior goods at the
lowest prices. A good first-class Sew
ing Machine, most useful-reliable at
all times, easy to understand and con-
troll, the same size and does the same
work as any machines that sell at four
times the price. There is no machine
at any price better, or that will do finer
or more work, and certainly none so
low in price by many dollars. The
Homestead is widely known and used
in thousands Of families in the Eastern
and Middle States, and daily becoming
popular in the West. 1t will save its
cost several times over in one season,
doing the work of the family, or will
earn four OF FIVE dollars day for any
man or woman who sews for living.
1t is the strongest machine made, is
ready at all times to do its work, makes
the strongest and finest stitch yet in
vented, and is fully acknowledg ed as
the Standard Family Sewing Machine
Price, complete for domestic use, $780,
delivered ut Your door, no matter how
remote you may reside. Business per
manent and honorable, with more Ger
tain and rapid sales, and larger profits
than any other. Extraordinary liberia
offers made to local or travelling agent,
where we have none established; or, il
there is no agent near you, send you
order direct to the factory. Addres.
John H. Kendall & Co., 421 Broadway
| New York.
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or MORTGAGE SALE
hv advork;somor<

w 0VVOIV1O0u10Uts Z
Default has been made in the condi.
tions of certain mortgage deed execu-
ted and delivered by Mats Hanson and
Brynel Peterson Hanson. his wife,
mortgagors, to John Peterson and
Hans Stillofson mortgages. dated the
first day Of June, A. D. 1875, and duff
ly recorded in the Office of the Registe.
Of Deeds Of the county of Goodhue and
State OF Mianesota, on the 10th day Of
February, A. D. 1877, at eleven
o'clock and forty minutes in the fore
noon Of said day, IN book thirty-two or
mortgage deeds, on page nineteen.
There is claimed to be due and is due
upon the said mortgage and the debt
secured thereby, at the date of this no.
tice, to Wit: February Goth, A. D. 1877,
the sum Of two hundred and seventy
dollars and forty four cents ($27O.44,
and no action or proceeding has been
instituted at law or in equity to recover
the said mortgage debt, or any part
thereof. '..".5 ''''
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of the power Of sale in said mortgage
contained and recorded Herewith, and
of the statute in such case made and
provided, the said mortgage will be
foreclosed by sale of the morteaped
premises therein described, which sale
will be made by the sheriff of said
Goodhue county, at the front door of
the Court House in the city of Red
Wing in said county, on Saturday the
9TH day Of April, A. D. 1877, at the
hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of
said day, to satisfy the amount which
shall then be due on said mortgage,
with the interest thereon and the costs
and expenses of sale, together with
twenty-five dollars, the attorneys or So
licitor's fee, stipulated in said mortgage
to be paid in case of foreclosure thereof.
The premises described in said mort
gage and so to be sold are oil that trac-
or parcel Of land lying and being in
said Goodhue county and State of Min
nesota, described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the centre of the Faribault
and Red Wing read as now travelled, at
John W. Jamieson's north west corner,
running thence south, along tho west
line Of said Jamieson's land, nineteen
(19), rods, to Daniel McAlonan's north
line, thence west, along said line of said
McAlonan's said land, thirty two (32)
rods and ten (1O) links, to the centre
Of the Red Wing and Faribault road,
thence north easterly, along said CEN
tire of said road, thirty-six rods and
twenty two links to the place of begin
ming, containing one and seven eiehths
acres of land and being situate in the
north west quarter of section number
Q, in township number one hun
dred and ten (ll0) north, of range
number seventeen (l7) west.
Dated Red Wing Goodhue county,
Minnesota. this Goth day of February,
A. D. 1877.
JOHN PETERSON,
HANS STILLOFSON.
CoLv1LL g. HoYT, Mortgages.
.Atty's for Mortgages. 20w7
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