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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-27
THE HYDROPHOBIA.
WEEK OF GREAT AGONY BEFORE DEATH
ANOTHER CASE IN WHICH cURAIE HELPED
BUT DID NOT SAVE THE PATIENT.

WEEK OF GREAT AGONY BEFORE DEATH
ANOTHER CASE IN WHICH cURAEE HrLpED
BUT DID NOT SAVE THE PATIENT.
tFrom the New Haven journal, Jan. 26.l
DR.. L. l. Way, the dentist, OF Suneld, suffering
from the bite oil mad dog, died there yesterday
morning. His spasms were oil a painful character
anu the attendance OF threo Hartford physicians
Jailed to help him very materially. During tho last
twenty-iour hours OF his lie he lay UNCONSCIOUS ON
his back, helpless TO move himself, ana with his head
thrown back into the pillow, the throat dstondcd aud
the eyes cot ana glazed Deatn came a mercy alter
week o! great suffering DR.. Way was about MY
years old
Dcatn has ended tho suffering OF Ashbel Buckiane,
Of Chcopee, whose spasns Ia irspnobia have been
horrible. lie was bitten b. vagrant dog, November
%, ana dicd January -. His mind was clear until
lew moments before his death, when ho sad 10 his
friends that he ''wouId show hem how Christian
could die. HIS only regrei at The approach oi DEATH
expressed To ms PHYSICIAN was that 1T seemed
hard that slroug, well man should have to go Tor
dog" Hail dozen doctors, IRON Hoyoke, Belchcr-
ana the surrounding region, iatuiuiIy attended
him. ANA we're unanimous IN pronouucIng u "A clear
case OF hyurophooia. The steam oi the vapor bath,
instead Of helping him. made han worse nor could
hu endure to hear The words "scam' or "vapor,"
or water, )" or "dfnkng,' or "dos,' without gong
into convusious. The unknown south American
Indian plant poison. eufdrs Afforded tue most rchei;
II elected under tue SKIN, one-thrd grain every
hour--up~ard Vi sevon grams Ia ALL
Mr.. Buckl,nd repeatedly expressed his belief that
the curare was doing him great sooI ana urged the
to use II very freely without fear, say al
can only die; must DIE without this, It helps me-
feel that II may elect cure from the rclio gives
these spasns. rue testimony, sustained by all the
trends who saw tho sick man, enabled the doctor to
fully the drug. 1t certainly used with nerve
ana courage sufficient 10 prove the iu service OF tho
medicine The doctor thinks his experience In this
case teaches him that The tor hydropnoDa not
yet discovered, but that the use OF has been
followed by sucn great relief, III THIS case, tnat he
should certainly recommend It's usc in another case,
II administered by an Intelligent physician who could
be The ground constantly TO carefully watch It's
ELECTS II requires nerve TO inject INTO man y blood
every hour 80, dosj dOubly sufficient TO uuso
paraiysi and almost instant death In well man. Tho
iortitude aud restraint manifested by Mr. auckland
aston shed ali who saw him.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-27
THE CUSTOM IN THE CRESCENT CITY.

To THE EDITOR HERALD
Lost tho signature ('New Orieans') of u communi.
cati0n in your columns Wednesday on "Etquetie"
might create the impression That gentlemen IN the
Crescent City habit OF retaining their seats
street cars and compelling ladies to stand, beg
leave to state that 1t is The almost universal custom
there Tor gentlemen TO show that they are gentlemen
by resiguIng their seats The cheer al
manner ana that u true lady IN Now Orleans New
York viii assurcdy acknowledge the courtesy, the
rules OF social etiquette laid down u recent pub.
LEGATION" to The contrary Notwithstanding.
CREOLE -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-27
OUR COMPLAINT BOOK.

MORE Letters intended for this column must b.
accompanied by the writer's iul name and address to
insure attention. Complainants who unwilling to
comply with TINS rule simply waste time In writing.
Write only side oil the paper. Ed. HERALD
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-27
THE OCEAN BANK ASSETS.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HEaALD:--
Are receivers OF broken banks required to mako
quarterly semannuai or annual reports OF their ne
tion and II co. are those reports open for public
aminationY And where they DO ioundg Is there
any limit to the time receiver take closing up
the al AIRS OF bank? Tho Ocean Bank failed Deceu-
Der = 1871, with nominal assets OF 81 300 900
and actual assets oil nearly So 900 c0Osuicenl pay
dopostors and have over S5CuC lott Tor sockh
(snc RECEIVERS report January 10, 1871. over
years have passed ANA instead OF Stockholders having
Received anything they have been ASSESSED SI0D
and the deositors sun have ten receive
The set tcment may be wisely ana Juuciousy
but IN the absence Of reports IL u hard Tor
Initiated To understand here 81 600 900
assets have gone. THREE OF THE VICTIMS.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-27

CASE FOR THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD ~
On the 18Th OF October last Mr.. Vandcnuyden,
tailor OF No. 326 West Fourth street. roached
while work his shop by Officer George Gardner.
who arrested him Tor assault ana battery. rhe next
morning he was discharged by the Court there being
no evidence against him. Mr.. Vandenuyden The next
day preferred charges against the Policeman and
found that there were two other charges against him.
The policeman resigned before tue charges could DO
brought TO trial ana shortly alterward appoint
doorman IN tho Ninth precinct, where lac had been
policeman. On Monday last Mr.. Vandonuyden was
again approached by Poccman Poppy No. SIS, Card
ner's Successor on that posi-, who without authority
searched the house. IL was hn act Of pure malicious
ness. shall respectable citizen be prosecuted by
police officers whom no helps support aud whom
abuseY W. I. a.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-27
SHALL TILE SEW YoRk coLLroE pE ApoL1sarp Z

To THE EDITOR HERALD;-
bill 10 repeal the act establishing the College OF the
City oil New York has been presented to the Assembly
State has been referred tho Committee ON
Cities he college established in ls47 by very
large majority OF the direct popular vote. Our Female
College completes the education OF both sexes.
Snail we, by simple vote OF the Legislature, abolish
themY Do yor think 1t possible tog,ve our children
too much educatonY or is II wrong that tho chiiiren
OF the worklngman should ENJOY the same privilege
as those the roh Tor ihese colleges are open 10 both
allAcy Can 1t bo possible that our Legislature will be
blind to the interests of the chdren OF the poor
man TO vote Tor tho repeal OF tins bill. Every MEN,
Der oil the Legislature VINO snail so vote wlil DO re
membered by the working classes, who, thank God,
yet enjoy tho privilege OF the ballot-boX. Z. +. NJ
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-27
NEWSPAPER POSTAL FACILITIES.

To EDITOR THE uERALD:-
There have been several references In the HERALi
TO the subject OF bill to DO presented to Con.
gross Tor the regulation OF prinicd natter through
the mails but there is one point OF vital importance
to the circulation OF newspapers which appears TO
have been overlooked by all pariIes-namely, the
cessty Tor furnishing IN al large centres of population
the same facilities tor posting papers US are fur
nshed Tor letters There Is no doubt that thousands
Of additional papers would be mailed daily N they could
be deposited IN the street letter boxes or IN some
equally convenient place The nuisance oil having To
carry newspaper - tho office, or consume the Time
OF clerk servant IN dong 20, compels the use Of
letters postal cards In unnumDered cases where .
newspaper would answer every purpose. f.. V. B.
Connecticut western news., 1878-04-18
WyOming's Massacre.

Preparations are progressing on 8 grand scale for the centennial commemo- ration of the battle and massacre of Wy oming, and committees of the most in- fiuential citizens are actively at work 10 make the affair worthy of the State and nation. The massacre occurred on the 3d of July, 1778, when John Buffers British Rangers, 500 strong, backed by the tories of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, together with 700 Indians, led by the terrible Brant, fell upon the unprotected settlement while the flower of its youth were absent, fighting the battles of the Republic, and after fierce conflict with the yeoman soldiers, com posed of old men and boys, committed wholesale slaughter of the settlers, re- gardless of age or sex. The yeoman made gallant but unavailing stand, and on the night of the 3d of July the fair valley was filled with death and deso- lation, the savage invaders indulging in the most cruel tortures that could be ap- piled with torch, tomahawk and spear.
 Three hundred men, woman and chil- dren were put to Q merciless death, and party of 200 that fled to the Dis nal Swamp suffered the most unheard of horrors. Many of the leading resi- dents of the valley at the present day are direct descendants of those who dis tinguished themselves on that occasion fighting for their friends and fresides, and these, together with nuenber of in- fiuential sympathizers, have determined on doing honor to the one hundredth an niversary of an event that gave Wyom- ing worldwide fame and inspired some of the most beautiful poetic tributes that adorn the pages of English literature. Campbell, Halleck and Mrs. Sigourney devoted the laurels of their choicest verse to the valley, and in England it is held in degree of reverence almost as tender as that with which it is regarded here. The forthcoming celebration will be held on the Sd and 4th of July next.
Connecticut western news., 1878-04-18
Revenues and Expenses.

The first nine months of the current fiscal year, July l, 1877, to March. 31, 1878, yielded to the Treasury from or dinary and miscellaneous revenues $194,- COG, ,00O, or within $S, ,0oo, 900 of the year before. The customs arc $99, ,OOO, GOO, the excises $SO, ,0OO, 900, and the miscel- laneous receipts are $15,000,000. The deficiencies from last year are in the ex- cises nearly $6,00O, 900, and in miscella- neous $2,OOO,O00 The Government has been carried on for the nine months, ex- elusive of the charges of interest and sinking fund on the public debt, at an expense of $100, ,00O, 900, comparing with $113, 100000 for the corresponding nlne months of the previous fiscal year. This left of the revenues $94, 100000 for in- terest and sinking fund, as aga1nst $89,- 900, 900 for the same period ill 1877. The interest charge for nine months is about $70, ,000, 900 and the sinking fund a little less than $27, 100000, These re- suits are fairly satisfactory, on the aver- age of the three.quarters of the year,
 but we notice in the figures of the third quarter, recently closed, the falling off in excises is $4, ,0O0, ,oOo, and that even the customs fell $2,ooo, 900 behind the
Connecticut western news., 1878-04-18
Round Hats for Ladies.

There IS nothing new to be said as yet about round hats, says fashion journal, as the novel designs will appear later, just before ladies go into the country for the summer. For city streets the chip round hats have square brims in front, turned up close, and high on the sides like English walking hats, while the back is without any brim, but is trimmed with loops or with a dropping breadth of gauge. The side brims are not faced with satin or velvet as they formerly were, but are left to show the fine chip. For black hats, black or else beige-col- ored gauge is much used. It is put on in full, luxurious-looking scarfs, and there is an ostrich tip or 6 wing, and an ornament of gilt or beads. Flowers are not used on such hats. For the country are wide-brimmed shade hats, and the pretty Peg Wellington, with split brim faring upward on the left side, and trimmed with full wreaths of roses or else of leaves. Pale blue and dark red are associated in these gay hats, also beige and red. The useful toque, with the brlm turned down in front and up behind, is made much larger than for merly, and is suitable for both town and country.
Connecticut western news., 1878-04-18
A Manly Young Fellow.

An incident occurred, says Washing ton telegram to the Philadelphia North American, in the Interior Department which deserves to be made known. Owing to the lack of appropriations the Secretary was compelled to order num- Der of discharges in the model room of the Patent Office. One of the victims was an old man. On receiving his ticket of leave he went to the chief of the bureau, overcome with grief, and said he did not know what would become of him, as he had wife and five children to support. Within hearing distance was young man without any lncumbrance except Q great deal of Congressional influence. He stepped forward promptly and said |: "I am young man without any re- responsibilities. I cannot see an old gen. tleman like you turned out on the cold charity of the world penniless. You stay, and will go." And turning to the chief said, there is no objection to his talk ing my place, suppose. He was told there twas none, and placing hls apron around the old man s shoulder he retired and left him in possession.
Connecticut western news., 1878-04-18
General Shields's Story.

In the United States House, MT. But Ter of Mass, sent to the Clerks desk and had read copy of Gen. Shields's peti- tion for an increase of pension, in which he states that he was formerly Briga- dier General in the United State army, and served as such in the Mexican war ]; that at the battle of Cerro Gordo, on the 18th of April, 1847, while leading his brigade against the reserve of the Mexi- can army, under the immediate control of Santa Anna in person, he was shot down in front of Mexican battery of five guns by a large grape shot, sup posed to be copper, which passed through his body; that from that wound he re- covered sufficiently to enter the Valley of Mexico at the head of his M1gade with the rest of the army, and to lead his brigade at the battles of Contreras and Cherubuscos that he was again wound ed at the storming of Cheputepec, but that he continued to press forward into the city of Mexico, neglecting his wound, so that his arm had begun to mortify, and that he came near losing his life 1; that he was afterwards allowed pen sion of $30 month, and that he again took part in tke last war, when he re- cerved another wound in the battle of Winchester from fragment of shell having shattered his arm and elbow !; that he is now sixty-seven years of age j; that ne has applied to the Bureau for an increase of pension, but has been re- fused because he was not totally help less; that he is not totally helpless al- though unable to earn his livelihood by labor; that on the contrary he does everything he can to help himself, and hopes to do so as long as he lives but that as his years are growing upon him he appeals hopefully and respectfully to the iberality of the American Congress for such an increase of pension as will save him from want III his old age. The House almost unanimously voted to place Gen. Shie1ds's name on the list of retired brigadier generals.
Connecticut western news., 1878-04-18
Romance at St. Louis.

Trinity Church, St. Louis, was the scene of an interesting wedding. The bridegroom, Col. Joseph l.. Stephens, of Boonville, Mo-, had intrusted the edu- cation of his daughter to the worthy Episcopal sisterhood attached to Trinity parish. The young lady made the ac- quaintance of the bride, Miss Fanny B. Jones, during her educational course there, Miss Jones having assisted at the Sisters seminary. The result of the in- timacy on the part of the young girls was an invitation to spend portion of the vacation with Col. Stephens's fam fly. The Colonel is we'll known through out the State as @ capitalist and wealthy railroad bondholder. He is fifty-tive years of age, but he looks considerably younger. He was charmed with the gentle companion of his young daughter, and mutual feeling of regard was mani tested. The friendship ripened and 8 more tender sentiment was aroused. The Colonel settled upon his bride the hand some sum of $60,000.
Connecticut western news., 1878-04-18
A New Grain.

The Ventura (Cal.) Free Press says : We have been shown new grain, dis covered about four years ago by farm or in Surprise Valley, in the northern part of this State, taken from the crop of a wild goose which has been shot by the farmer. He sowed the seed immediately after it was taken from the garner of the birds crop, and it produced more than a hundred fold. Mir. Merithew, farmer of Butte county, being on visit to Sur prise Valley, obtained some few sseds of the new grain, and succeeded in propa- eating it with wonderful success on his farm in Butte county. The straw and beardless head resemble wheat V the grain looks little like rye, but is twice as large as rye. When cut, as it is pass ing into the milk, it makes hay even superior to wheat hay. MT. aMerithew has on hand several tons of hay from this new variety of grain and perhaps five bushels of it's seed. It appears to us every way superior to rysi
Connecticut western news., 1878-04-18
Extrayagant Habits of Californians.

Californians are proverbially extrava- gant, whether male or female. They seem to care little or nothing for money other than supplying their immediate needs. This extravaganza is one of the evils of the early bush times. A man of bibulant propensities who has only four bits in his pocket and does not know, and does not care, where the next half dollar is coming from, will invite party up to bar and spend it all for one round of drinks. Women never think of ask Ing the tradesman to take off anything in the price of the article they arc pur- chasing, but pay just what he asks for the article. Thousands and thousands of dollars are squandered by the extrav- agant habits of the people. They pay whatever is asked and spend as they go, without regard for the morrow. What ever they want they buy, regardless of the cost, and not stopping to ask whether they can afford it or not In living and dressing these extravagant habits are manifest. If the fashionables of Mob Hill wear S5OO dresses on the street the woman in the humber walks of social life, feels herself as amply able to put the months earnings of her husband on her back, and she does not begrudge it either. And so with the men. The best of everything, and everything they want, they must have and will have if it takes tha last niece of coin There are thon
 sands of dollars which Californians are swindled out of in the making of change. The difficulty in making the exact change, owing to the kind of currency in use, produces one of the grossest impositions. You cannot buy an article but what you are bound to1be swindled. Californians, however. never complain or think anything about 1t, and the rich and hhA raaor ara alikA in tiis rAsnaat.
Connecticut western news., 1878-04-18
The Art of War.

The great devastation wrought in the Russian ranks, during many of the &C., tions of the late war, by the 1ong-range fire of the Turkish infantry, has caused the authorities of Continental armies to turn their attention to the considera- tion of the expediency of.exercising their troops in distant firing. In, Austria 8 series of experiments have been recently carried on, the results of which prove that long range musketry fire may inflict immense loss upon the enemy. Wooden targets are set up, representing three guns in action, with men serving the pieces. Fifteen hundred yards distant from these dummies company of infan- try, 236 men strong, was drawn up. At the given signal these opened fire, and in three and half minutes each man had fired ten rounds On examining the targets it was found that niue per cent
 of tho bullets had taken effect. The 10S dummies which represented the guns, the officers and men, had been struck by 199 proiectiles-a sufficient number to have pu, the three field pieces out of action. The firing party was not com posed of picked marksmen, but was formed of men taken indlsoriminately from the Fourth Regiment of the line. The experiments were continued on sub- sequent days, the Emperor being pres ent, when equally. satisfactory results were obtained, from eight to twelve per cent. of the bullets fired striking targets at distances from 800 to 1,50o yards.
Connecticut western news., 1878-04-18
Indian Corn.

The cultivation of th1s grain is receiv- ing increased attention in almost every part of the globe where the hand of civ ilization has broken the turf. Especial ly is this true in the United States, where the value of this little crop exceeds that of all other grains combined; where g. OOO, 900 farmers are engaged in cultiva- ting nearly 5O,OOO,OOO acres in Indian corn. Last year the exports of corn were 39. 76 per cent, in quantity of all the diff ferent grains, and 26. 86 per cent. in value. Showing the vast importance which the exports of corn have assumed in this country during the forty years, statistics show that for the five years ending 1885, the average annual export was but 700,- 900 bushels; for the five years ending 1s45, the average annual export was 679, 900 bushels for the five years end ing 1855, 4, 78O, 900 bushels 1865, 1O,- 322, 1000 bushels 1875, 29, ,23O, ,OOO bush els while the export for 1876 amounted to total of 49, ,493, ,572 bushels, showing conclusively that it's consumption is rapidly increasing in Europe.
Connecticut western news., 1878-04-18
A Peculiar Period.

There are certain times in each mans life when everything goes wrong. By @ kind of total depravity, which extends to things material, whatever happens seems to become a new wild animal in the menagerie, and ones life, for the time being, is fearful snarl. A friend of ours calls these seasons, not inappro- priately, "devil days" For instance, you hunt all over the room for pencil, which you are sure you have seen within five minutes, and, having lost both patience and temper, find it at last be- hind your ear. You are in hurry and want penknife. You always keep it Tn one place, because you know that some time you will get befogged, just as you are now; but when you put your hand out to take it it is not there. Then you fret and scold and VOW that somebody has surrcptitiously entered the room and purloined it. After you have fumed yourself into fever you look again, and there it is, lying in Its accustomed place, just as serencly as child in its cradle. You were looking straight at it and didn't see 1t. Then the whole house. hold, which you have set to hunting it up, and each individual member of which you have accused of having it in his pocket, rushes in and asks you where you found it, and makes you feel like an idiot when vo17 confesk that if was just where they told you il was. These are the things which make eae wish he had nayAr heen horn,
Connecticut western news., 1878-04-18
A Terrible Domestic Tragedy.

In New York city MT. and Mrs. Fo- garty, amarried couple with three chil- dren, were the principal actors in a ter, rible scene. The wife alleged that the husband, after having deserted her and left her to her own resources for num- Der of years, had returned and was en- deavoring to seize upon the little she had accumulated and to.usurp the own- ership of grocery store she had es- tablished with her own money and through her own exertions. The hus- band insisted that he had constantly supplied his family with money, that bis wife was endeavoring to get rid of him for other reasons. Right was evidently on the side of the woman, and the Police Justice, after giving the couple some good advice, subsequently, refused to grant warrant against the woman on the husbands representation that she had locked him out of the store. Fo- garty left the police office in an excited state of mind, and about one o'clock in the morning turned the drama into a tragedy by numbering his wife and cut ting his own throat. It is thought that he intended to take the lives of h1s chil- dren as we'll, although there does not seem to be anything on which to base such supposition. At all events they were awakened by the struggle between their parents, and escaped into the street. Fogarty killed his wife by pouring acid over her face and into her ear.