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Monkeys Tricks at an Aquarium.

The other day, after the visitors had
retired from the New York Aquarium, q
sportive monkey known by the name Of
"Sullivan was allowed the freedom Of
building, the when, after duly inspect
ing the fishes in the various tanks, he
sought q higher field of operations. he
ran up one of the pillars and amused
himself by hanging head downward.
This did not seem to satisfy his desire
for fun, as with q sudden spring he
bounded upon statue of Venus which
stood upon shelf above the seal tank,
when his weight toppled it over, and
"Sulivan and Venus arrived in the
seal tank together. Venus, unfortu-
nately, fell upon Ned, one Of the trained
seals. fracturing his skull and sealing
his fate for all time. "Sullivan was
captured and returned to his cage un-
hnrt
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One Brides Outfit.


Speaking OF the marriage OF a aaugn-
ter OF William d. vandero1t 70 Mr.
Twombley, OF Boston, New 1ofk paper
says that the or1des 8 outnt ls unoouDteu-
.1y the most elaDora1e ana cossiy one
ever gwen 10 an Amerlcan Drlae:
The wedding dress ls OF Wnl!e saSln
brocade, trimmed with tnree Klpas OF
lace-round point, point Venice, and ap'
plique-with pearl trimmings and orange
blossoms. It is in the Princesse style.
with the neck cut low q Ia Pompadour,
and the bosom filed with Lace fchu and
pearl trimmings. The corsage is short,
and finished with q belt ct the waist.
The front Of the dress is trimmed with
festoons OF lace, supported by three folds
of satin ,drapery, coming to the front
and caught up with bouquets of orange
blossoms. The pattern OF the lace is
exquisite, Each festoon is a quarter of
yard deep, and bears q beautifully in
terwoven design in flowers representing
roses. lilies and baskets overhowing with
Aoraltreasures of all sorts. Each alternate
festoon is of point Venice and point ap.
nlioue and the intermediate ones are of
round point and point Venice. The lace
is the finest that the uteliers of the Paris
1nod;stes conjd sfnrnish. and eclipses
anvth;no beretofore seen in This country.
Tha BOTTOM Of The akirt in front is
trimmed With sectional shirrines of white
satin Allied IN between with bouquets of
orange blossoms. Atthe sides the trim
ming is deep. and grows gradually nar.
rover toward the front. An elegant
CONT train of white satin brocade extends
three and a half yards back from the
BODY of the dress. The brocade runs
into points at the bottom, with several
Vows of wb;te satin nelisses laid under
the no;nts making a verv stylish effect,
choice trimming of round point. point
annliuIe and point Venice embellishes
the trair. whieh ia also adorned with
peari trnunpninps of great beauty. The
sleeves are entirely Of lace, set off with
orange blossoms. The cost of the whole
dreas is known to be greater than that of
Nellie Grants, or of the one worn by
Miss Lizzie Tweed at her wedding, and
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TOUGH TO THE LAST.
Jumping from a Train and Running, Swim
ming and Fighting while Wounded.

Jumpfn4 from Train and Running, swim.
ming and Fighting while Wounded.
Deputy Sheriff Edsall, of Chemung
county, N. Y, was on his way to Roch-
ester on an Erie railway train, with
Mike Murphy, criminal who had been
sentenced to the penitentiary. When
two miles west of Kanonah, and while
the train was running at the rate of
thirty miles an hour, Murphy jumped
from the car. The train Was stopped
as soon as possible. The officer went
back, expecting to find the mangled
body of his prisoner. He found the
ground torn up for twenty-five feet along
the track where Murphy had tumbled
and ploughed through it. There was
blood on the ground, but Murphy was
nowhere to be seen. Some men work.
ing near said they saw Murphy jump
off, and that he had picked himself up
and told them the conductor put him
off. he had started across the fields on
run. BE was sighted by the officers
nearly mile away. The sheriff started
in pursuit. Murphy plunged into Five
Mile creek and swan across, and ran up
along the stream. The sheriff crossed
the stream in the same way, and gained
rapidly on the fugitive. When within
pistol shot he fred at Murphy, who
then jumped into the watea second
time and crossed back again, and con-
tinued up the stream. The officer swan
the creek again. After running half a
mile Murphy again swan the creek, fol-
lowed by the sheriff.
Murphy then struck off into the fiells
and took the Hammondsportr road, which
he finally left and made for thick piece
OF woods. In crossing rough piece OF
ground Murphy fell He made two
efforts before he could get up. The
sheriff was then so nearly exhausted
that he was unable to go much faster
than q walk. Murphy reached the
woods followed by pistol balls. The
sheriff had noticed blood at intervals on
the trail. When the officer got into the
woods Murphy was nowhere to be seen.
The sheriff walked in, when he was soon
almost stunned by q blow across his
neck from a club, and, before he could
turn, he was siezed by Murphy, who
began to shower blows on the officers
head. The latter managed to free him
self, and made an effort to use his revol-
yer, but Murphy knocked it out of his
hand, and tried to get the weapon him
self. A struggle then began between
the two men for possession OF the pistol.
By lucky chance the officer got the
club Murphy had dropped, and, spring.
ing back, he struck him blow that
feiled him to the ground. he then
choked Murphy until the latter was
forced to beg for mercy. Edsall secured
the pistol and marched Murphy in front
of him to Kanonah station, threatening
to shoot him if he turned or ran. Muir
phys wounds we're in his legs, pieces
of flesh having been torn out when he
jumped from the train. How he man.
aged to run four miles, swimming swift
stream three times, and then offer resis-
tance to his pursuer, is wonderful.
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1 Would Not, II I Could! /!
Iwould not dig my past

WoulO uot olS Hy Paos
Up from its grave Of weakness and regret;
Up from its hopes - which glimmered but to
set,
It's dreams that could not last.
Yet can look before, ,..
And profit by the lesson sadly learned;
As children, playing with the fire, are burned,
And tempt its glow no more.
II would not; II Isould, ! !:
Live o'eragain this dark, uncertain life 90
This slipping backward in this daily strife
OF reaching sitter good.
And yet can know how weak g.! :
Are ell below, and SO sweet charity
Will cling and glow about each form see,
And thus to me will speak:
:, would not open out ''' - IL" =.
The half healed wounds of other years, long
fed;
'Twere better they were numbered with the
dead; - + : D.
Better than fear or doubt.
Yet can truly say,
Let the dead past bury its dead. We 60
So swiftly onward to life's sunset glow
And then, there is no day!
Life is too short to waste
In vain repinings or in weak regrets;
The strongest heart endures and never frets
Ger joys it may not taste.
And he who can 60 on
Bravely and firmly in the allotted way,
Gaining new strength with every darkened ray,
Shall surely reach the dawn.
And 30 I would not lift
Up from the grave the shadows Of my past;
The clouds that all my sky once overcast
Into the night may. drift.
For there's enough to fill
Each hour and moment Of the days to come;
Then wherefore WOO the shadows to our home
The valleys to our hill2
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R. receipted the bill. would have
paid for damage, but he said it
was uniniured, and asked nothing"
"Oh, Ada!" o5S p. =,
"And this is receipted also; and this"
handing him! theSother bills which she
had paid. = 1GAnd how; DEAR" she added
quickly, chow des you like my dress ?
Isn't it beautiful y '"a
We leave the explanations and scene
that followed to the readers imagina-
ton. If any fair lady, however, who,
like Ada, has been drawing too heavily
upon her husbands slender income, for
silks and Jewels, is at loss to realize
the scene, let her try Ada's experiment
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CONCERNING LONGEVITY.
The Chances Child Ten Years Old Has
OF Attaining Old Axe-.An Interesting
Table.


OF Attaining Old AEGEAN Interesting
Table.
Our modern life insurance tables con.
tain very accurate approximations to the
average age attained by civilized man.
kind, and being founded upon the best
attainable statistical information, can be
relied upon. It would appear that the
chances of the child who reaches the age
of ten years in fair health tor arriving at
the "three-score-and.ten," designated
By the psalmist as tho reasonable limit
of life, are four out of ten that is to
say, there are 40, 900 men and women
alive at seventy years of age out of every
loo, 900 who reach the age of ten years.
Only one in that 100000 may expect,
however, to round out full century,
although ten may live to see ninety-fve
and 100 up to about ninety.three.
One man in every 100 reaches the age
Of ninety. No less than $4,000 attain
sixty-fve, while more than $4,000
will pass their seventy-Afth year. Al
eighty.three there are but 10,0O0 left,
nine out of every ten having dropped
out of the ranks. Fully $4,000 souls
alive at ten years of age will see forty.
four.
The fewest deaths occur between the
ages of twenty-five and twenty-eight in
elusive. at which period men and
women should be in the very prime OF
their lives. OF the hundred thousand,
750 will die the first year then the an
nual number Of deaths gradually de-
clines to 718 between the ages of twenty
five and 'twenty-sight, after which they
again increase until at Afty-one they
reach 1000 per annum /; at sixty they
number over 1,5O0, at si1ty-six more
than 1000, and between the ages of
seventy-three and seventy-four they
reach their maximum at 2, 500 each year.
At seventy-fve, there being but 20, 600
of the original hundred thousand re-
naming altogether, they commence to
decline again. At eighty the number OF
deaths annually is about 1000; at
eighty-seven it is less than thousand
For the benefit Of those curious in
such matters, the following table may be
of interest, the estimates being based
upon 100000 children, Of either sex,
ruho have reanhed the ape of ten wears
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The deaths average less than one per
cent. per annum Of the whole number
up to the age Of hfty-one, although
amounting to upwards Of ten per cent.
OF the number surviving after the age
of forty-one. or course, thenceforward
the annual percentage of deaths increases
very rapidly until at ninety-three it
amounts to nearly the entirenumber of
survivors. r To sum mp, 1nodern statistics
would divide the .avefage human life
into three portions 'ofr twenty ysfye years
each, which may be entitled youth, ma:
turity and old age.-Neso Haven Reg.
ister.
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The president of an Illinois college
has been indicted for setting fire to a
watch fsStorv.
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Nothing. Inc Watcn ls not oe-
faced" .... I. .2t
"You have done kind act, sir, said
Mrs. Whitman, with feeling trembling
along her voice. 81 hope you will not
think unfavorably of my husband. It's
no fault of his that the bill has not been
paid. Good-morning, sir"
Mrs. Whitman drew her veil over her
face, and went, with light steps and q
light heart, from the store. The pleas
ure she had experienced on receiving
her watch was not to be compared with
that now felt in parting with it. From
the jewelers. she went to the boot
makers and paid the bill OF twenty-five
dollars; from thence to the milliner's,
and settled for her last bonnet.
81 know you're dying to see my new
Dress" said Mrs. Whitman, gaily, as
she drew her arm within that of her hus-
band, on his appearance that evening.
"Come over to our bedroom, and let me
show it. Come alongl Don't hang
back, Charles, as if you were afraid"
Charles Whitman went with his wife
passively. looking more like man on
his way to receive sentence, than in e1-
pectation of q pleasant sight. His
Thoughts were bitter. -,
"Shall my Ada become lost to me p
he said in his heart-"lost to me in a
world of folly, fashion and extrava-
gance?"
"Sit down, Charles" She led him
to large, cushioned chair. Her man
ner had undergone change. The
brightness of her oountenance had de-
parted. She took something, in hur-
ried way, froh a drawer, and catching
up a footstool, placed it on the floor
near him, and sitting down, leaned upon
him, and looked tenderly and lovingly
into his face. Then abe handed him the
eweler's bill.
1T is reoeipted, You 'see." Her
voice Auttered little.
ada how is this? What does il
mean ?" He flushed and grew eager.
IT returned the watch, and Mr..
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A CROOKED" FREIGHT.

About nino o'clock last night Detective Martin Con
molly, while duty at Pavonia Jerry Jersey City,
ticed a truck loaded with liquors. Thinking this was
a queer freight Tor Sunday night he concluded that
the business ''crooked" and arrested the driver
who at the station house gave his name William
Robertson, resd ing Bay street On being
gated Robertson toid tho following story I'll am n
trucknan and engaged last night by three to
the dock OF the Rotterdam liue OF steamers,
ON my Ere Railway ferry, where would lind tour
barrels a box ana two baskets containing liquor. 1
was then to drive up Pavonia avenue aud they
would meet me the corner of the third
street IRON the ferry. Robertson disclaims
any knowledge oil the men or whetner tho liquor
stolen smugeled. The police officials at the pre-
cnct where Robertson was locked up say that no
arrested while waiting GU the corner for tho to
appear, while the officers at headquarters state that
tho was caught while driving iuto the ferry house
for tue purpose Of gong 10 New York This dsGrep-
ancy would seem to indicate that the police know
more OF the matter than they want TO tell Tho Gus
tom House officer at the dock from which the stuff
taken says that 1t did not belong To Tho steamer
and must have been stolen. He said That tho four
casks contained gin the box brandy and tho baskets
wine, valued in all at about $500
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JOsEPHS SUBMISSION.

HIS PATHETIC SPEECH on YIELDING HIS AIM,
10 GENERAL M1Lgs
A correspondent OF the Chicago Inter Ocean, writina
from ST. Paul, says
suppose that the story OF Joscph's surrender has
grown HOMOGENEOUS TO most pcrsons; suii / cannot
refrain IRON giving Joscphs reply to the demand for
surrender made BY General Miles Joseph, when na
surrendered. stepped up to General Howard who was
standing by tho side OF General Miles, and handed hun
his gun. Howard shook his head and said mo,
Joseph, although have followed you .or nearly
three thousand miles | cannot take the glory
from hun VINO deserves u. There Is ths
To whom you must surrendor,' pointing "a
Genera Miles. Joseph turning to Mites win
sad smile, handed hin hts qua, and, through an IN.
tcrpfetcr, saa. Tel General Howard | know hts
heart. What hc tolu mo bosoro | have IN my heart.
am tred oi nshting our chefs are killed. Loog-
ing Class is dead. Tohool- DOL. Snuta ts dead mo
ola men arc al dead. Il Is tho young men who say
ycs or no. lac who led the young men Is dead. IL IL
co and We have no blankets Tue little CHI idrcn
freezing TO death. Ny people, some OF them have
run away 20 tue nils and have no blankets no food.
No one knows where they arc--may be freezing Ia
death.
81 want time to look for my children to SEQ how
many OF them eau md. May be shall Ind them
among tho dead.
"Hcsr me, my chefsi l am urcd; my heart 10
SICK aud sad From where tho sun nov STANDS 1 via
bghs no moro Tor ever"
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MIR. SOTHERN AND THE ELkS
BENEFIT.

PARK THEATRE, Nov. II, 1877
To THE EDITOR THE HERALp:-
Some weeks ago Mr. John =. Smith asked me, In the
Of the Elks Club, would play Tor the benefit,
which now find takes place on Thursday afternoon,
tho 18th inst. Most willingly l promised do so
but seriously heavy cold necossitating my phys.
clans almost daily attendance, obliged me shortly
aitcrward 10 notify Mr. Smith that ne must not an
nounco my name nor IN any way rely on my appear
anco Both my agent, Mr. Horace WALL ana myself
frequently and enphaticallv impressed this Oh his
mind. My annoyance Is consequently most natural
finding myself announced to play Tor the Eks'
benefit do not clearly know who rs responsible for
this msstatement, put do know that IL Is directly
contrary to my Instructions and the decision Of my
medical advisers who strongly mo not at present
to moro work than IS absolutely necessary.
Acting their advice, am obliged next week TO
withdraw the piece an now acting In, "rhe Crushed
TraRedian.'' That l do this IN the height OF u sue
cessu run, for the sake Of resting my voice, and
appear In character that will DO comparatively no
effort mo, affords clear proof, trust, that an
fully warranted not under taking extra labors until
my throat is quite recovered. My warmest sympalhy
with the Elks, but cannot break faith with tho
pubic by allowing my name Ia tho advertisements to
misead them. By giving space u this explanation
n A. SOTuERN
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OF the other South American governments.
Mr.. Evarts replied that 1t was tho intention
OF the administration to offer TO Pennsylvania and
Illinois first class mission EACH he therefore re
quested The delegation make selection for some
such important post that OF Berlin The delegation
withdrew and after short consultation agreed 10
recommend General John A. Logan. They telegraphed
General Logan what they had done, but were some
what surprised when he teeRraphed back his peremp
tory decension OF the proered honor The delegation
went into consultation again, and alter q lengthy
session and good deal OF baoting decided TO recon.
mend Colonel lngcrsol. The instant this choice was
made Senator oglesby, who tho chairman Of tho
delegation. fastened the telegraph othco and sent
Colonel Ingersol a notification that he rendered
the mission to Berlin. IL the substance OF this
despatch that leaked from the wires at
Peoria and formed tho basis OF the original
announcement from that city that he had
been selected for Minister to Germany. Colonel
lngcrsoIl FASTENED to Washington to accept tho APP
pointmcnt and the strange delny which attends the
closing up OF tho transaction Is said 10 be duo to the
fact that while the appointment Is satisfactory to the
President, who formed warm attachment for Colonel
lngcrsoll during the OHIO campaign year ago. II is
extremely disaseui 10 Secretary Evarts for reasons
which are easily understood. This is believed to be
the hitch In the matter and 1t promises make mis-
understanding as awkward and unpleasant In i1 way
and kind as that the selection Of Simon Cameron
by the Pennsylvania delegation TOR tho English mis-
sion.
CONSUL GENERAL TO BERLIN.
vacancy now exists In tho Office Of Consul Gen.
eral ut Berlin, the last incumbent Mr. Herman Kreis
man, having resigned and returned to the United
States 1t is understood that the President viii ap
point in his place Mr. Benjamin H. Pexolto, formerly
Consul General to Roumania.
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II bs modified. II must DO put 10 the exclusion OF
all other motions except one motion to adjourn,
which is in order under rule lCl OF the House.
Speaker Randall understood TO hold that the alter
action by the House. and it Is probable that either
vote Will be taken again on Monday next on tho bill
which passed else the Committee on Rules will be
directed examine into and report upon the alleged
irrcguarty in the passage Of the bill.
The shows what IRREGULARITIES the House ex.
poses itself to when Il allows important measure
like this silver scheme to be rushed through without
debate or consideration, without even pause enough
enable the Speaker members TO ascertain what
measure IL actually before them. IL has been urged
In some quarters that the House ought OF right to
scnd for tho bill, which Is now before the Senate FL
nance Committee, and either pass or insist on vot
ing first on the Bland bill.
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A GRETNA GREEN MARRIAGE.

Justice John o. Carr. Of Jersey CITY, was called upon
ut his residence corner OF Grove and Eighth Streets
yesterday, by an old gentleman of respectable adj
dress, who inquired whether the Justice would per-
form n marriage ceremony. The Justice replying
alnrmativcly, tho old gentleman lct and returned in
the evening with a young looking couple, who, he
said desired be married. In answer to tho
Court they gave their names as Low VI. Feler,
aged twenty, OF Boston, Mass, ana Lizzie Corrgan
aged nineteen, OF last Cambridge, Mass. The core
mony performed, anu Justice Carr, after taking
ms leo aud the customary nrst kiss OF tho BRIDE IN
CURED vi the old gentleman who served witness II
oiher oil the young people were his children aud
whether they were runaways. Bat tho only answer
was, "lps matter us all settled now" The newly
married couple and their elderly companion departed
together.
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THE MAYOR or SAN FRANCISCO APPEALED II
AGAINST THE MOB.

AGAINST THE MOB.
From the San Francisco Mail, Nov. Al
Yesterday Mayor Bryant received the annexed COM
munication from the presidents OF SIX Com
pancs asking for protection against threatened mob
Violence
To A. J. BRYANT Mayor OF the City County OF San
SiRwe tho under signed, presidents OF tho Chinese
Six Companies OF this CITY aud state desire 10 call
your attention TO tue state of things which
to threaten the hves and property OF tho
Cnnese residents us VOL AS tho peace aud good nad
OF this municipality
In tho multitude Of the rcspon sibilties which clam
your time and strength II may possibly have escaped
your not &c that large gatherings Of tue idic ire
sponsibe eoment oil the population OF this CITY arc
nightly addressed Ia the open streets by speakers
use the most violent, innammatory and inccndary
language. threatening IN paincst terms TO burn and
piage the Chinese quarter and XII our people unless
AT their bidding We leave this free Republic Tho
continuance oil these things for many days, with in-
creasng fury, without check or hindrance ~ the au
thorItics, ~ Causing the Chinese people great
anxiety aud IN tho Immediate danger which
again TO threaten well IA
to threaten the peace aud good name OF tho
city, We tas on u former occasonl appeal 10
you the Mayor ard chief magistrate OF this munich.
panty TO protect to the iui extent of your power
in all peaceful constitutional aud treaty rights
az i,nst all unIa violence aud all rotous proceed
ings threatening Us. We would deprccate the result
Of mob violence, itr We not only valuc property
ana cncri ID our lives which now seem IN jeopardy
but should also regret TO nave Tue good name OF
tins Christian CIVILIZATION furnished by the rioous
proceedings OF ts own CIT zens against tho Ch neso
quaintod with peaceful vocalious than with OF
strife, vet are not ignorant that seidence - the
common right OF all men, and should riotous attack
he made upon the Chinese quarter we should neither
have the power nor disposition 10 restrain our couu.
tryInun iron defending themselves to the last
ny ana selling their lives as dearly as possible.
But trust anu believe that II entirely within
the scope OF Your Honors power, and in accordanco
with your hgh sense oil justice 10 prevent those
threatened evils. That We may do all IN power,
gooa citzcns TO preserve tue peace and avert riot
ne most respectfully submit these statements and
make TINS earnest appeal 10 Your Homer. Respectfully
submitted
LIN CHEok Flung, President Sam zap Co.
10 SING no, President Kong CHOW Co.
Ian KONG CHAI. President Ming Young Co.
CHAN FuNG CHIN, President Yen Wo CO.
LEE CHEoNG mr. President Hop Wo Co.
LIS JEk YEUN. President YcoDg Wo Co.
San FgANcIHco, NoyenDcr3