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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-24
MILK DEALERS FINED.

John hcGrath, OF No 2a3 Hoyt street, aud O.
whcden, doing business ut tue corner Of Nassau and
Gold streets, were before Justice Walsh yesterday 10
answer 10 the charge Of selling milk without license
and having for sale unwholcsome, SKINNED, watered
and aduterated mix OF lees specific srayliy than
lob they pleaded guilty, ana were nncd $40 each.
THIS Is The second time that Justice Walsh has had
occasion 70 lno milk dealers Tor transsressing tho
law, and an earnest effort Ia 70 be made 10 detect
further Violations
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-24
THE COLLINS DIVORCE.

A sutor divorce has been brought by John H. Col
Inns agast hts wife, Lizzie Collins, the ground Of
slloged lultery. The answer denies all The alega-
lions anasserts that the plaintiff abandoned her, re-
fused torovide Ior her aud lcit her IN IN actual
STATE oBtarvation. The case came before Judge
Spcr, tIhe superior Court Spccial Term, yesterday
on y moon Tor anaony and counsel lee. DocisiUn
49, rasTsds ~
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-24
ATTENTIVE TO THE WRONG MRS.

Mr. Theodore +. Lees, superintendent of tho Board
OF Trac and Transportation, No ITO Pearl street, was
In thctiy seventh street Court yesterday TO
chage OF abandonment preferred by his vile, Maro
lIvingt No. 15i East Twenty first street Mr.. Lees is
AGED bout thirty his wife is older. she was
tormcy married 20 Mr. Moscr. She was married
10 heprescnt husband about steven years There
were hiiuren by the first marriage but none by tho
sccon. One OF Mrs. Lees sons accom- anicd her 10
tie Cart She alleges her husband left ner an nas
conlrpied nothing 10 hcr support since October L.
Mr. Ids states his wic's vi toDper led 10 tncir sepa.
ration! lie has not sought to AVOID paying money to-
ward or support, but his income will answer
her d. ands. He has offered 10 submit the matter 10
arbitraon but this has been refused. In the course
oil the Nomination held by Justice Murray IL was
discuvtcd that most oil the difference between tho
partesfas caused by the frequent VISITS paid by tho
Lusbanto another Mrs, whom tho complananl's
counsekried to show was Of indifferent character
Mr.. Les stated mat lie visited said Mrs. at nrst
withouuhe knowledge OF his vile, that ne
escorleher 10 different places OF am uscment Justice
week tdard the support OF his vie.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-24

Five dollars has been received from III c. O. - for
a "Case in Need" mentioned in yesterdays issue
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-09
A Game in q DeadWOOd Saloon.

From the Denver News.
A bad story comes from Deadwood
about u. Tom Smith. Tom has been be-
having badly for some time past, threat
cning to kill his wife and several other
people in town. Recently he went into u
saloon where the Mayor, City Marshal,
and two others were engaged in Il game.
He pulled off his coat, took corner from
which he could cover the players and the
barkceper, and then cooked his gun and
aimed it at whoever made a motion to
rise or change his position. He told them
that he came in there for murder and
meant murder, but they might go on
with the game. The game did go on
with a great deal of solemnity. Our cor
respondent says, "It was probably the
most solemn game ever played in the
Hills" No one of the five present wanted
to be a martyr. But the City Marshal
kept working his chair around, and at
last suddenly duckcd his head and
made a spring for D. Tom. At that in
slant the latter fired. The shot passed
through the crown Of the Marshal's hat,
out through the side, through the rim,
twice through the back Of his coat,
crossed the table and struck the Marshall
late partner square in the forehead, be-
tween the eyes, where it split in two, and
one-half traversed the skull in each di-
rcction, finally stopping near the temples
on either side. But the Marshal got Ton,
before he had time to pull again, and
now he has gone to Yankton for contine.
ment and trial. The man he shot is get
ting we'll. If he had been killed they
say Tom would have died rather sud
denly.
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ImpersOnating the Devil.
Pall-Mall Gazette.

Pall-Mall Gazette.
A strange story comes from the north
of Spain. A moribund landed proprietor,
Notwithstanding the entreatics of his fam
lily and friends, refused to receive the con-
solutions of religion. His family, think
ing they had overcome his scruples, sent
for the parish priest; but upon his arrival
the sick man declined to receive him, and
the priest withdrew, declaring that the
devil would come in person to carry off
SO hardened a sinner as soon as he was
dead.
A few hours afterward the sick man
died, and while the family were watching
over the body the door of the room was
opened with great noise, and there ap-
peared upon the scene person arrayed in
red, brandishing pitchfork, dragging a
long tail after him, and smelling very
strongly of sulphur. His appearance Gre
ated SO much terror that the women pres
ent tainted and the men rushed out Of the
room by another door. A man-servant,
hearing the screams, and thinking that
thieves had broken into the house, armed
himself with a revolver, and made his
way to the room from whence they pro-
ceeded.
For moment he, too, was terrified by
the appearance of ''the devil" who by
this time had got the body in his arms;
but, mastering his fears, he fired three
barrels of his revolver at him, and the sup
posed devil, who fell to the ground, proved
to be the parish sexcon, who, by the Or
ders of the priest, bad disguised himself,
as he conceived, as Satan. He was quite
dead when picked up, and four priests,
who are suspected Of completely in this
attempt to work upon the superstitious
feelings Of the family of the deceased,
have been taken into custody.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-09
What Makes a Sea.shell Sing.

When the sea-shell is held up to the
ear there is a peculiar vibratory noise
which children assure each other is the
roar of the sea, no matter how distant
they may be from it. Philosophically
investigated, the peculiar sound thus recss
ognized is phenomenon that has puz-
zled scholars for long time. The ex-
pertinent is easily made by pressing a
spiral shell over the cerebra of either ear.
If large shell, the sound is very much
like that of far-of cataract. Now, what
causes it? Every muscle in the body is
always in state of tension Some are
more on the stretch than others, and
particularly by those Of the finger. It is
conceded that the vibration of the tibres
of those in the fingers being commune
Gated to the shell, it propagates and in
tensities them, as the hollow body of the
violin does the vibrations of it's strings,
and thus the acoustic never receives
the sonorous expressions. Muscles of
the leg below the knee are said to vi
brate in the same way, and, if conducted
to the ear, produce the same result
Boston Waterman.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-09
" Father!"

Il 1llCI!
The old man suddenly raised his h ad.
1t was long-abscnt daughter, returned
to him in his distress. sob, Margaret,
you have found me in sad time. Every
thing looks dark. Your poor mother and
sister will be turned out Of doors. can't
60 and tell them-I-'
"There, there, father, bear me now
said the lady, the tears gathering in her
eyes. "Do you think you could live the
rest of your life temperate man if this
mortgage was paid off, and you had your
home again?"
"Oh, yes, I could, and would if it
would do any good, but
'Then 81 gn the pledge, father. | have
it here, the money, too."
The delighted old man at once put his
name to the pledge, his debt was paid,
and his daughter accompanied him back
to the old home she had redeemed. 1t
was the happiest day Of his life, for it was
the day of reformation.
Margaret was herself poor. but she had
saved the eleven hundred dollars out OF
her own earnings while working in a mill,
and, hearing somehow Of her fathers cx-
trcmity, she gave it all as an offering of
tilial and Christian love.-Youh's Com
! paniOn.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-09
A Pleasanter if Not Better Job.
From the Rochester EXPRESS,

From the Rochester Express.
One of the Methodist ministers of this
city was, a few days ago, called upon by
German and requested to conduct the
funeral services over his wife, who had
just died. Brother L., with his
usual unbanity, consented, of course, and
the services were held with due decorum
and solemnity. After the funeral was
over the forlorn widowcr stepped up to
the minister and the following dialogue
ensued:
German" Veil, Mr.. T., how
much you charge for burying my vife?'
Preacher-"Ah! I do not charge any,
thing for attending funerals
German (smiling significantly Dwell,
now, this is ferry kind NV you. But
sthop minute. In a few days I give you
better job than dat"
Preachcr-"W Why, what may that be-"
German" Oh! ferry much better job
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-09
A Practical Joke.
Philadelphia Times.

Philadelphia Times.
A new electric alarm had been intro
duced into the St. George Hotel. This
machine the other night was made the
subject of a practical test by party Of
young men, headed by a young naval
officer, who, in their desire to perpetrate
what they no doubt looked upon as a
practical joke, did not consider the seri-
Gus results that might ensue. The APP
paratus affords instantaneous knowledge
of high temperature in every part of the
house. When the heat rises above ninety
degrees bell rings behind the Office
desk, and rings louder as the heat grows
greater. From large water-tank stu
ated on the roof that portion of the build
ing in flames can be instantly flooded with
water. With gleeful smiles, the leader
of the jovial party applied lighted match
to that portion of the apparatus connected
with the room in which they were located
and instantly the bell in the Office rang
out vigorously, the members of the fire
brigade rushed to their allotted posts and
the water poured in upon the nice young
men, dampening their spirits and their
clothes, and drenching the carpet and
furniture. The lady guests ran scream
ing from their rooms, the once smiling
youths swan out from the apartment,
squeezed their streaming clothes, and
tried hard not to look foolish and failed
most admirably. Matters explained, the
threatened panic was averted, and the
damp young men stood before the clerks
desk, little rivulets streaming behind
them, while nice little bill of damages
was made out for the practical jokers.
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fastenings, and other feats equally as re-
markable were performed. Finally one
OF the crowd, man named Potter, with
his pants tucked in his boots, sidled up
and asked for the watch of the man of
tricks for the purpose of showing him a
trick that was worth two Of his own. The
article was handed over. He showed it
into his trousers between the waistband,
and then told the Baltimore gentleman
that he could not find it; and he was as
good as his word, for up to late hour
yesterday afternoon the watch, fine gold
hunting case, had not been found, though
the man was stripped five minutes after
the occurrence. Esquire Dickson held
the offender to bail in the sum of $500.
but it is certainly a mystery what became
of the watch, and more to the man who
was beaten at his own game than to any
body else.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-09
Life in DeadWOOd.
pa1li0n.

Deadwood, one of the Black Hills cities
is Il lively town Of two thousand inhabi-
tants. Of course, says a correspondent
describing it. it's the central camp, where
all the gambling, fighting and business is
done. Everything goes on a grand rush
night and day. There is no regularity
about anything. A man opens place of
business and makes lots of money, then
he gets the prospecting fever, starts for
the gulches and shuts up his shebang.
When place is closed up it means that
the owner is out digging, has been killed
in fight or is off on a spree. We have
no municipal government at all. Every
man thinks he's mayor of the town. Every
once in while the boys call 3 mass
meeting, draw up resolutions ETC., and
decide to incorporate the town and have a
board Of aldermen; but at the end of
| week nobody knows what has become of
the resolutions or the aldermen. We
start a new city government every two
weeks and bust one every wcck-if there
is any.
Saloons are all over the place, and whis-
ky tour-bits /; drink. They put two bar
rels up on end, nail board across for a
bar and deal it out. A miner who wants
to treat pours some gold dust on the bar
rel head and says: "Set 'cm up" They
never weigh the dust. Sometimes man
won't put down enough dust, but they
never say word; and if he's little tight
and pours out ten or fifteen dollars worth,
they never mention it. They have three
faro banks running all the while. They
don't use checks for the boys; when they
win pile of checks, they throw them
all over the place, and some are too
drunk to handle 'em. So the checks get
played out. Now man puts a little gold
dust in dollar greenback and it goes for
two dollars. Ten dollars worth of dust or
a ten dollar greenback goes for twenty
dollars, and SO on: They never weig
the dust at all, but guess at the amount
Every man carries about fourteen
| pounds of firearms hitched to his belt.
and they never pass any words The fell
low that gets his gun out first is the best
man, and they lug off the other fellows
body. Our graveyard if a big institution,
and growing one. Sometimes, however,
the place is right quiet. I've known
times when man wasn't killed for
twenty-four hours. Then, perhaps.
they'd lay out five or six a day y. When a
man gets too handy with his shooting
iron and kills five or six, they think he
isn't safe and pop him over to rid the
place of him. They don't kill him for
what he has done, but for what he is
liable to do. suppose that the average
deaths amount to about one hundred a
month; but the Indians kill some.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-09
Pet Prairie Dogs.

From the Rod and Gun.
This morning we Lad a great frolic with
our little prairie dogs. One village,which
was started by the introduction Of six or
eight in our front yard, now consists of
more than twenty funny little creatures,
whose antics and gambols are equal to
those of our household pet, the kitten.
They still fear strangers, and always seem
to keep out picket guard to warn off
the approach of foe. The guard changes
but is always one of the old dogs. He re-
mains upright, watching while the others
are playing or feeding, and sounds his
note of warning by the utterance of a
succession of rapid squeaks or barks. At
the first sound the others Immediately
scamper like mice down their holes, where
they remain until the barking ceases,
when they timidly venture forth again.
Having habitually fed them, they regard
me as a constant friend, and my approach
is the signal for the ralying of their forces
around my feet. They climb in my lap,
up on my shoulder, impudently nibble
my buttons or fingers, while their inquisi
tive little noses are shifting vigorously for
the cake or cracker which they know I
have somewhere concealed for them. The
latter they are very fond of, and one
of the iveliest frolics was caused by giving
them some ginger snaps, which they ate
eagerly at first, but were quite disguised
at the burning sensation produced by the
ginger. They scolded and chartered,
struck at their noses with the hands which
they use SO cleverly, and utterly refused
to eat any more, though they were very
hungry. One of them has been named
Billy, and will always come when called.
even from the depths Of his hole; conse-
quently he gets the first bite, and is at
once attacked by all the others to take it
from him. They scramble and tumble
over AMI over, five or six after the same
morsel, chattering all the time like 50
many monkeys.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-09
A Daughters Love.

In the hour of punishment, love al
ways has last effort to make for human
blame. And that is often its happiest
effort; for affection may save at the last
those who have been brought to repent
ance for sin only by sins bitter results.
About forty years ago, an elderly man
living in Western Connecticut, who had
reduced his estate by habits of intemper-
ance, found himself threatened with an
execution for debt which would deprive
him Of his old home, and leave him in
triendless poverty. His daughters, with
one exception, had grown and gone away,
the one remaining at home being an
invalid, and his wife also quite infirm.
That his needy but loving family, who
had often pleaded with him to cease his
indulgence in strong drink, must be
turned out of doors, was a prospect cruel
in the extreme; and the thought that he
alone was to blame added remorse to the
sorrow that sobered him now.
There was a mortgage Of eleven hun
dred dollars on his place, and the holder
wanted his money and would not wait.
In vain the aged debtor had begged for a
little extension of time. The creditor had
no sympathy for borrower who made
and kept himself poor by his own vices.
On the morning of the day when the
mortgage was to be foreclosed, the unhap-
Ply old man, unbeknown to his family, to
whom he had never told the desperate
state of his affairs, called at the office of
the lawyer who had the matter in charge,
and made one more pitiful appeal. But
nothing could be done for him, and, GER
tain at last that the threatened blow must
fall, he sank into chair completely over
come. The lawyer, who could not help
feeling some compassion for his misery,
did not disturb him, and he sat there two
hours like one stunned. At the end of
that time carriage drove hastily to the
door, and a moment after a lady entered
The Office. She stopped and gazed ten
dcrly at the old man, who still sat with
his face buried in his hands.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-09
Mexican Wives in the Army.

MEXICO Correspondence New Orleans Tines
Behind the troops came the women
folks-wives of the soldiers though they
have been forbidden to come, and every
soldier ordered not to alight to let his
wife ride, as an attack might be expected
at any moment. When the order was
given there was weeping and wailing and
crashing of teeth, for the Mexican SOL
dier's wife follows him even to the field of
battle, and has often been known to pick
up the dead husbands rifle and fight.
Many petitions had been sent to the
Commandantto revoke his order, but he
steadily refused to do so, and the conse-
quence was that the women determined
to follow, though it should be on foot, and
follow they did, some carrying their chill
dren in their arms. Not only did they
keep up with, but often reached the place
OF destination or of camping before the
troops had fires built in readiness for
their coming. Some of these journeys
were thirty, forty, and fifty miles. Wives
| said, but am sorry to say that they
more often occupy that position without
the sanction of the padre than with it, but
to the last they are true and faithful, and
oil VI lOll Huu lldrQSl1DS
for those whom they claim as husbands.
For instance, when we started on our trip
it was clearly understood and believed by
them that they should have to walk the
entire distance, yet they werenot deferred
ana started out with the firm resolve
to do or die. I we'll recollect the first
night, how my heart ached for some of
these women, one in particular, who not
only carried her child, boy of about 3
years, slung to her back, and big gourd
of water by her side but was barcfooted.
l made special request to Don Jesus that
she be permitted to ride short distance
on her husbands horse. He laughingly
replied: "Shc, with her load, will tire
the rest, and out-travel the horses" which
found to be true And still another
moved my pity. She was young and
beautiful. The older ones gazed on her
with smile, and as they noticed my
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-09
Jenny Lind as She Is.

Apropos of Jenny Lind, writes Mrs.
Hooper from Paris, recently had long
and interesting conversation respect
ing her with lady who has often met
her in musical circles in England, and
has heard her sing. Though every YES
tige of the once glorious voice (and how
music can we'll remember) has long since
departed, the peerless method and exquis-
tie finish of her style still reveal some of
the marvellous qualities that made Jenny
Lind the greatest singer of her day and
generation. Her hair is we'll nigh snow
white, but the kindly, intelligent features
still preserve strong resemblance to the
portraits and busts that were taken of her
in the heyday of her career, now we'll
nigh thirty years ago. She left the stage,
it is said, not from any religious preju-
dices, as has often been stated, but be-
cause the excitement of acting never
failed to bring ON an excruciating nerv-
Gus headache, which left her PROSTATE for
the whole of the succeeding day. She
still suffers extremely from nervousness,
and her otherwise happy and tranquil ex-
istence is embittered by the recollection
of one deeply regretted action of her life
her retirement while still in full pos
session of her unrivaled voice. She
knows now what she then relinquished;
but no regrets can call back the years
| that might have given her added fame
and fortune, and brought her the delight
Of enchanting thousands by the witchery
of her song. She has but little admira-
ton for the singers of the day, with the
one exception of Albani, and there is
nothing that will SO quickly rutfle her
usually placid temper as to hear any one
style Nilsson 1.-THE Second Swedish Night
ingale.' Strange to say, she detests the
music of the future, and never has been
brought to listen to any Of Wagner's
operas save under protest. Her eldest
daughter has very charming voice, but
has no aspirations for an artistic career,
and refuses to study.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-09
A Wizard OutWitted.

At a hotel in Dover, gentleman from
Baltimore was entertaining crowd Of
men who had rather rural appearance
about them, with what is known as tricks
in sleight of hand. The crowd watched
him with eagcrness place silver pieces in
the palm of his hand and cause the same
to disappear without any apparent action
on his part. Glasses were emptied and
filled with water, as though by spirit
hands, the clock swayed to and fro on its
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-09

look ofsympathv, would significantly say !:
/" Her first campaign" She was the wife
Of the "primcro," a position equal to our
Sergeant-Major. At every camping place
where there was running water the wo-
men washed their own and husbands
clothing, and when the pack-train under
escort went ahead, they went with it, and
often upon our arrival, the frugal meal
would be prepared.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-09

+ 1t is not strange that the bill for the
repression Of duelling hangs fire in the
French Chamber of Deputies. There is
no pressure Of public opinion behind it.
A pious yong gentleman, who was re-
Gently challenged to duel, called upon
his bishop and asked for advice; "Ought
I to fight or not2" "Come and ask me
after you have fought" replied the vener-
able prelate.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-09

"John, what is the chief branch of
education in your school2" "Willow
branch sir; masters used up nearly a
whole tree"