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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-28
MILLER TO BAUER.
Nvtv ynuv Mach oG 10,

NEW YORK, March 2s, 1877.
To ruE EprroR or rHs HgRALp:-
wish to inform Mr. rhcbaud Bauer that am pre-
pared wrestc him within three or iour weeks Tor
$500 side aud the championship OF America. will
wrcstle MIN most falls In ms many hours no may
choose to Will meet him at any time and
place that ne appoints TO draw up articles OF agree
mcnt sign came aud arrange all prclminarics Yours
respectfully, Professor WILLIAM MILLER
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JUDD TO CLARK.

CArAsAuouA March 20, 1877.
To THE EDITOR HERALD
l have In today's HERALD the challenge OF
Charles y. Clark and willing accept the challenge
as II Is or Increase the stakes up to 600 Respect.
fully, w. H. JUDD.
n. B.--prcct Catasauqua. Lohigh county, Pa.
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AQUATIC SPORTS IN NEW ENGLAND.

PREPARATIONS yoR A GRAND ROWING CARNI-
VAL ON SILVER LAKE, IN PLyMPToN, MASS
WHAT THE BOSTON BOAT CLUBS ARE DOING
AQUATIC AFFAIRS AT HARVARD COLLEGE
BosroN, March 81. 1877.
The aquatic season and around Boston promises to
be more than usually lively and entertaining during
the ensuing season. There will, Of course, DO the
usual Fourth Of July Charles River under the
auspices OF the city, In which all tho leading oarsmen
OF the United States and Britsh Provinces will COM
pete, and In addition to these there Is likely to be
GRAND ROWING CARNIVAL
about the middle OF June silver Lake, in Plympon,
Mass whero prizes will be offered sufficient to tempt
the presence and trial OF the crack and
Of the period. Arrangements Tor suck regatta have
been in progress since tho close oil last season. aud
they far advanced that the managers Will
shortly be enabled TO Issue definite programme IL
will most likely takc place on the 18Th OF June Cor
respondence has been had with all the leading
oarsmcn OF the country, asking them to par
ticipate and among the favorable answers
present with his brother, Elijah Ross formerly OF tho
PARIS crew, ana who VIII row single, in double and in
pairs. Biglin has also sent word that lac Will come on,
as has also Plaisted. The latter will pull In double
SOULS with Englehardt aud also IN pair oarcd race
with Mike Mahoney Haulon will take part in tho
races aud will TO accompanied by two oarsmen from
Toronto Letters have also boon sent TO Morris, Coul-
ter, scharfI, Luther and Unkeel, and favorable rc-
sponses anticipated. Silver Lake, " should DO
stated Is unsurpassed by any In the country for re-
gata Of this description. II Is beautiful sheet or
water, threc-quarters OF q milo wide, and
between two and three miles long, finely
situated and can be easily reached from boh Boston
from the former city Fall River line OF steam
crs from the latter. II Is surrounded py charming
grove, and surface OF the water Is scarcely ever
RULED by tho elements
TIN
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CORoNER's NOTES.

Annie Laden, aged ono year, died suddenly at No.
COL First avenue yesterday. W. Hubcner also died
suddenly at No. l35 suffolk street
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THE PRIZES.
Tho and prizes will probably be as follows:-

or the local Boston oarsmen Landers and Frcnchy
Johnson will again measure oars, and An exciting
pair.oared race between Faulkencr and Reagan and
Mahoney and Piasted Will bic looked forward 10.
PoUR-oARED SHELLS
second regatta IS TO take place ten days after the
above, open TO all fouroared crews, but they must
row In Shells and at least Jour crews must enicr and
go the course Tho prizes are to be $500 10 the
FIRST and 800 10 the second, and the distance i've
miles No entrance money Is to DO required IN any OF
tho above
BOATING xArrxRs AT HARVARD CofL.EGB
The Harvard crow Is being daily coached BY Mr.
Loring IN anticipation OF It's coming race with Yale,
which will most likely take place very soon after com
mcpcemcnt. The crew will be the strongest ever scIK
10 any from Harvard college.
Mr. w. f. Weld, 10 Is coaching the Freshmen
crew. the candidates OF which arc as follows Mctsrs
G. Ware, y. A. Whcelan X W. q. Weiling, r. Trimbe,
W. T. simmons " Stere. s. w. Skinner, Il. N. Saiton-
stall, v. O. Price. H. b. Owen. Q. Morgan, I. Howe,
w. r. Gillette and II. n. Ellis
The Harvard boating men are all In favor OF New
London rather than Springfield for future regattas.
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LOOKING FOR THE Ex-MAYoR IN CANADA.

by TELEGRAPH TO The HERALD.l
OTTAWA, Ont. March 81, 1877.
The mysterious disappearance OF Oakley Hall has ex-
cited tho attention OF the Canadian police authorities
aud earnest endeavors being made ascertain his
whereabouts The theory of Chief cNeil OF the Do
minon detective force, Is that b. has neither been
wayaid committed suicide, but Is In hidiag
where Canada, whore be can promptly communicate
by mail and telegraph with friends in New York. De-
spatchcs have been from Buffalo to Halifax but
beyond tho repetition Of rumors there Is no definite
Information. From Niagara Falls comes vague re-
port that well dressed, nervous acting gentle
man wearing eyegsFSS ana navns as oasgase
mer marked III ~ came from The States about
a week ago and moved eastward. Ho was apparently
accompanied by lady, TO wnom he furnished refresh
ment az Clifton despatch IRON Buffalo states that
parties have been the 4u v'pe for the missing
Mayor, aud that stores Of abduction and murder
prevail but the best efforts OF The police authorities
avail nothing their calculation. If Mr.. Hall Is
or Toronto where the size OF the cities and The cosmo
poan character OF their population Afford greater se
curly especially II no LOGGED IN private apartments,
than smaller towns, where the individuality OF a
stranger would be more quickly marked. Endeavors
have been made to ascertain who are his Intimate
friends In Canada but without result II is not thought
he has gone TO Halifax or ST. John, because, not
being criminal he would probably remain near coz
senient points OF travel In lact aespatchos rom
10th cities that person answering 10 his de-
tcrpton is 10 either place. II Is barely possible no has
gone TO the neighborhood Of Tom Fields
CHARLTON WRITES OF A. Oakley HALL--HIs IN
INNATE FR1nND-AN INCIDENT IN cHARL-
TONS LIrE--wHAT HAS BECOME OF HALL?
From the Danbury News.l
have waited until the last moment write, hoping
that something might be hoard from Oakley Hail. His
disappearance is producing great excitement the
election or as the murder OF Nathan. Naturally am
greatly Interested in his mystery as any be-
for during tho four years while he was Mayor OF New
York was his private secretary am as critical
most radical men, but had great affection Tor the
with whom worked so long. He never said an
ugly or an unpleasant word to Few knew
him better than | did. He used TO say that
had strange psychological Influence not
over, but with him. There a great resemblance
between tho shapes Of our heads and hair, and mon
approaching me from behind frequently addressed me
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walton a s ~ fsDed IN s72 by Burger DAM by An
drew Jnckson Jr (snown as so ossm"n hor'c). OF
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Esbert b. e. ioaied June 8, 1874: by Edward Everctt
dan Harris Mare BY ssey's american s' 49,. ;,
Everett: dam Lady ssndora one dam jay could. BY
Mamorno Belmont, f.. ,oacd April ~ 1874 BY Alex.
snder's Belmont; dam. Piecoir. by Nambrino chief
Peerless gr M, foaird In 1853: by sceiy's American
star dam mars full Of Mc.senser blood .. 70 o Nv I'm,
ported d,cnsoc: su, her rcdisreo cannot be traced
Ing horse that could also ,rot dan sttrotting gray
mare of Messenger blood famous Tor going tue length OF
Saihaie M, oaed is57; BY MambriDo Chief dam.
Jessie klr ioacd in 1857: by Clark Chief; dam,
mgn, s fooled 's e sC b b. Bel
sylvia. 5: N, foeled May TO- is7i by viscouns' dam.
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dam psT"s aT CARA o % osed in 1885, by tho
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Kent st1 Mare " Long l.snd Black asvs. -, - 49,
Md y w sss a r. S' sa 'y
Essic M fcaIed In 1885, by New York Ledger; dam
Fanny Morse. biz M dam Of the famous Morse colt,
"a record as It is technically called applies only to tho
rte Of speed shown by horse IN public race Tor
me o, after ccmnr into my possession by purchase no
how fast they trot IN tho Of how
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The Women Of Shakspear.

Miss Adelaide Nelson says. OF
the women of Shakespear: II
would take a volume to classify
them. Each and every one is a
different creation, and their char
acters illustrate peculiar compare
sons of mind force. In the char
acter of Desdemona we see a pow
erful illustration of conjugal devo-
ton. and the strongest sympathy
is excited for her sorrowful fate.
In Isabellas is displayed high
souled principle; in Juliet's, an en-
thusiastic love; in Constance is
seen the highest forms of mater
ual agony; in Margaret of Anjou,
the sternest energies of our sex;
in Katharine, the completeness of
recognition; in Rosalind, wit and
romance; in Cleopatra, the begin
ming and end of coquetry; in I'm
ogen, an affection that is death
less; in Ophelia, the fate Of a bro
ken heart and a maddened brain ;
in Cordella's character We have
the beautiful lesson of tilial obedi-
ence; il Miranda's innocence;
sweetness in. that of Anne Page,
and playful freedom in that Of
Jessica. In ali, Shakspear shows
q true appreciation of female ex-
cellence, and makes them talk and
act true women.
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7 a" SIS s45 sos 500

~ All advertisements sent to this
Oeice, when not otherwise specified, VIII
he inserted till forbid, ana charged ac-
cordingly.e
~ Obituary and Marriage notices OF
over one square in length charged as
advertisements.
~ Transient advertisements paya-
Die in advance quarterly ads. monthly
in advance; yearly ads. quarterly III ad-
vance except by special contract.
when the time expires for which they
have been ordered to be published, they
shall be continued, and payment exacted
for the full time they appeared in the
paper.
JOB WORK must be paid for Oh de-
livery.
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There is no use asking the Sprig-
eines to subscribe again for any
New York paper. Mrs. Spriggins
spoiled ten yards of calico, week
before last, trying to cut out q
dress from the pattern published
in one OF the big New York dailies,
which that paper printed over the
ridiculous label of "a Mapof the
War in Europe" Last weak, one
of her neighbors, relying upon the
religious character of the Chris
tan Union, tried to cut out che
miloon from its pattern; but the
thing doesn't fit worth q darn, be-
ing too bias in the left limb. AT.
ter this. if any subscription agent
calls IN that neighborhood be viii
get scalded sure.-Erchange.
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mo. 40.

A WORD TO, GRuMBLRRs.-Dont
be grumbler. Some people strive
to get hold Of the prickly side of
everything, to run against all the
sharp corners, and find out ell the
disagreeable things. Half the
strength spent in growing would
often set things right. You may
as well make up your mind to be-
gin with. that no one ever found
the world quite as he would like
it; but you are to take your share
of the trouble and bear it bravely.
You will be very sure to have bur-
dens laid upon you that belong to
other people. unless you are .
shirk yourself; but don't grumble.
if the work needs doinge and you
can do it, never mind obout the
other boy who should kaye done
it and didn't. Those workers who
fill up the gaps, and smooth away
the rough spots. and finish up the
jobs that others have undone, they
are the true peace-makers, and
worth . whole regiment of grow
lers.
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Rules for Home Education.

The following are worthy of be-
ing printed in letters of gold, and
being placed in conspicuous po-
sition in every household
l. From your children's earliest
infancy inculcate the necessity OF
instant obedience.
2. Urite firmness with gentle
ness. Let your children always
understand that you mean exnctly
what you say.
3. Never promise them anything,
unless you are sure you can give
them what you promise.
4. If you tell q child to do any
thing, show him how to do it, aud
see that it is done.
5. Always punish your children
for vii ally disobeying you; but
never punish in anger.
6. Never let them perceive that
they can vex you, or make you
lose your self-command.
I. If they give way to petulance
and temper, wait till they are
calm, and then gently reason with
them on the improperly of their
conduct.
s. Remember that little pres
ept punishment, when the occa-
sion arises, is much more effectual
than the threading of a greater
punishment, should the fault be
renewed.
8. Never give your children any
thing because they cry for it.
10. On no account allow them
to do at one time what you have
forbidden, under the like circum-
stances at another.
IL. Teach them that the only
aure and easy way to appear good,
is to be good.
II. Accustom them to make
their little recitals the perfect
truth.
IL. Never allow of tale bearing.
IA. Teach them that self-denial,
not self-indulgence, is the appoint
ed and sure method of securing.
happiness.
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The Springfield Republican says:
"a lady Of this city, several years
ago, heard famous singer in the
familiar song Of Rory O'More,
the first lines of which are
1t was Rory O'More courted Kathleen
Bawn; ~
He was bold as hawk and she soft -
the dawn.
Much impressed, she went homo
and sang it from memory, never
having seen the music, and it il
said to be an actual fact, that for
seven years she sang the second
line, He poulticed a sheet and she
swallowed it down, before she dis
covered her mistake"
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Inst noes of6leep- Walking.

A case is related of an English
clergyman who used to get up in
the night, light candle, write his
sermons, correct them With inter
lineations, and retire to bed again
being all the time asleep. The
Archbishop Of Bordeaux mentions
q similar case of student, who
got up to compose a sermon while
asleep, wrote it correctly, read it
over from one end to the other, or
appeared to read it, made correc-
tons on it, scratched out lines,
and substituted others, put in a
word which had been omitted,
composed music, wrote it accu-
rately down, and performed other
things equally surprising. DIR.
Gall notices q miller, who was in
tho habit of getting up every
night, and attending to his usual
tavocations at the mill. then return
ing to bed. On awakening in the
morning, he recollected nothing of
what passed during the night.
Martinez speaks OF a saddler who
was accustomed to rise in his
sleep and work at his trade; and
DR.. Prichard of q farmer, who got
out of bed, dressed himself, saddled
his horse, and rode to the market,
being all the while asleep. DIR.
Blackjack, on one occasion, rose
from bed, to which he had retired
at'an early hour, came into the
room where his family were assem-
bled, conversed with them, and
afterwards entertained them with
pleasant song, without any Of
them suspecting he was asleep,
and without his retaining. after ne
awoke, the least recollection OF
what he had done. II is a singu-
lar, yet well-authenticated fact.
that in the disastrous retreat OF
Sir John Moore, many of the SOL
diers fell asleep, yet continued to
march along with their comrades.
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JONAH AND THE GREAT FIsH.-The
story of Jonah is one of especial
interest to the young. The "great
fish," called ketos in the Septua-
gint and in the Greek of Matt. xii.
40, was not whale, las our ver-
sion renders ketos in Matt. xii. 40. }
For the whale is extremely rare in
the Mediterranean, and has too
small q throat to swallow a man.
The word ketos is general term
for any large fish. Here it proha-
bly, refers to the large white shark
which is found in the Mediterra-
mean, and which has been known
to swallow a whole man. Muller,
natural historian of repute, re-
lates that i'll 115s, a sailor fell
from frigate sailing in that sea.
A shark took him into his wide
throat, so that he disappeared.
The captain ordered q gun dis
charged at the fish, and the ball
struck it so that it vomited up the
sailor, who was picked up by his
comrades alive and very little hurt.
The shark was captured, and ex-
hibited by the sailorin many cities
of Europe. It was 20 feet long.
and weighed 1924 pounds.
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Love Letters by Telegraph---Hn-
gagement by Lightning.

One of the passengers on the
Dakota yesterday was Mr.. Hill
Harmon, and accompanying him,
to the surprise OF all, was a wife.
Being OF nature that could not
endure single life, Mr.. H., shortly
after the death of his first wife,
informed the family and bis friends
of his dissemination to marry
again, ana that at the earliest
possible moment. Knowing Of a
lady III Name Whom, however, he
had never SEEM who possessed ali
the qualities his heart desired, he
at once opened correspondence
with her by telegraph, which, after
several messages, resulted IN an
engagement aud the naming of
the day for their marriage. Pack
ing his valise, MIR. Harmon start
ed, using the telegraph in the dis
patch Of amatory messages all the
way. On the 7th of April they
were married, and to-day they are
ut their Steilacoom home--he after
an absence of about 30 days. In
that time he has travelled 5000
miles, met his present wife for the
first time and married her, BET n
to New York, Boston, Chicago, st.
Louis, Detroit, Buffalo, Montreal,
Quebec, Toronto and San Francis
co, at each of which they made
short stays. He is very happy,
and shows it more than would any
young fellow of 20 under the cir
cumstances. She is q 6ne-look-
ing, sensible woman, who will make
Hill q good wife. He, though in,
more of q hurry than most men
would be. has certainly made q
good choice, and is to be congrat-
ulated., Here is romance in real
life, which the pen of u more tai
ented writer could weave into o
tale of considerable length and WV
id interest.-Seattle Oregoa( Fri
6une.
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THE NEW ORLEANS
Gully 1emufrat

Is published every morning. 1t is
the Official Journal of the State of
Louisiana and the city of New Or
leans.
The DRMoCRAT has a large and
increasing circulation in this State,
and also in Mississippi, Alabama
and Texas and therefore offers SUI
perior inducements to Advertisers.
N,pains will be spared to make
our paper a welcome visitor in the
eounting-room and family circle.
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The word, auction" originally
meant an increase, or an increas-
ing, as applied to time or things,
and had no reference to q sale.
The use of the term in the sense
of a sale originated, it is believed,
with the Romans, who called the
sale of military spoils among the
soldiers auctio sub hdstd, (under
the spear from the circumstances
that it was first held behind a
spear stuck in the ground. Sub
sequently it became the custom to
put up the signal of q spear at all
sorts of auctions. Sometimes these
spears had a banneret futterlng
from one end, and hence
the modern practice OF using
staff or pole with Q color
ed flag at the end, as an indication
of the place where the auction
sale took place.
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WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT,

If you've any task to do,
Let me whisper, friend, to you,
Do it.
Ifyou'veanything to say,
True aud needed, yea or nay,
Say it.
If you've anything to love
As a blessing from above,
Love it.
If you've anything to give
That another's joy may live,
Give it.
If yen know what torch to light,
ending Others through the night,
Light it.
IF you've any debt to pay,
Rest you neither night nor day,
Pay it.
If you've any joy to hold
Next your heart lest it grow cold,
Hold it.
If you've any grief to meet
At the loving Fathers feet,
Meet it.
II you're given light to see
What child of God should be,
See it.
Whether life be bright or drear,
There's message sweet aud clear,
Whispered down to every ear,
Hear it.
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A Romancr of Vanderbilt's widow

The widow of the late Commo-
dore Vanderbilt was Miss Craw-
ford, of Georgia, before her mar
riage. She has come FIRST cousins
in Virginia, and with one Of these,
before her marriage with the Com
modore, she had become very ia
vorably impressed. He was q
young NJ. D. They met, they cor
responded, and it was generally
believed by their mutual friends
that they would malry. The Com
modore's millions interviewed, how
ever-she became Mrs. Wander
bilt, and the young Virginian doc
tor married q beautiful and accom-
plished young lady of his native
county. The doctors young wife
died giving birth to her fist child,
the child soon following her. Left
thus free again. the doctor remain
ed a widower, as he still is. Since
the death of the Commodore, the
Virginia doctor and Mrs. Wander
bih haverenewed their interrupted
intimacy and correspondence, end
it is reported by those who ought
to know that when q decent inter-
val has elapsed from the demise Of
the Commodore, the cousins will
be united in marriage. Both the
lady and gentleman in this case of
true love triumphant have acted
with the utmost propriety, and the
friends of both can rejoice with
unalloyed satisfaction in their ul-
innate union. The Virginia doc
tor, although not very wealthy,
has a decent competence and fine
practice.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-14

In Grass Valley, California, there
was, about the middle of April, a
large apple tree in a gentleman.s
garden, the fruit of which was left
ungathered last autumn. The
early spring made it o beautiful
spectacle; a large number OF gol-
den apples adorned it, while the
fragrant pink and white blossoms
clustered around them, and the
delicate green foliage peeped out
here and there. From this same
tree, few years ago, excellent
fruit was gathered and eaten In the
month of April.
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To CURE BAD HABlrs.-Under-
stand clearly the reasons, and all
the reasons, why the habits inju-
rious. Study the subject till there
is no lingering doubts inyour mind.
Avoid the places, the persons, the
thoughts, that lead to the tempta-
ton. Keep busy. Idleness is the
strength Of bad habits. Do not
give. up tho struggle when you
have broken -FOUR resolution once,
twice, ten times, q Thousand times.
That only shows you how much
need there is for you to strive
When YOU have broken your reso-
luton, just think the matter over,
and endeavor to understand why
it was that you failed, so that you
may be upon your guard against
a recurrence. of the same circum-
stance. Do not think it q little or
an easy thing that you have under
taken. 1t is folly to expect to
break off q habit in . day, which
may have been gathering strength
in you for years.