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The Van Buren press., 1878-11-19
Yellow Fever as a peacemaker.

Your correspondent devoted an hour
to day to inspecting the workings Of the
Peabody Association, and more com
plete subsistence department could not
be found. Several of the members ac-
companied your correspondent to an i'm
mense building half square further up
Magazine street, where is arranged the
clothing sent from the North. When the
party reached that section where had been
placed piles of dresses and adde's under.
clothing there was not a dry eye in the
throng.
Mr.. Frank Roder, chairman Of the Ex-
ecutive Commute, completely oyerco %
with emotion. exclaimed "Lct any man
use the word Yankee again in my pres.
ence, and | will insult him. Where the
people Of the North our own flesh and
blood. they could not be more our broth
ers." 1t may be difficulty for those at a
distance unused to tho horrors of the
past two months. to fully understand this
exhibition of feeling, but prodigal gen.
crosby from the North has sunk like a
great stone in the we'll Of the Southern
heart and splashed the water into our
eyes. ......
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-19
Van Buren, Grange, PHI.

WV nrRrN GRANGE, No. 3s. P.ofH. Reg
Y ular meetii gs. first Saturday OF eacn
month at 0 o'clock. A, NJ, at Lemleys liaii'
4 miles east of Van Buren, Ark' fairohS III
Good standing are fraterhally lhVite"'
NJ. G.. LLMLEY, W, NJ,
{, B,,r RIGHT Secretary
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-19
A Proposed New Route To the North
Pole.

The Disguised person who got sea sick
while crossing the ocean, resolved to re
turn by land. In similar manner, Arc
tic explorers have become tired of fail
ure by water, and now an overland expe.
diton has been organized at Indianapo-
lis, and has started for British America
and the Arctic regions. the object being
to solve the great problem, namely +: How
to reach the North pole. The explorers
are very hopeful that, in the extreme nor
thern regions, they may be able 10 fad
traces of the long-lost explorer and nav.
igators, Sir John Franklin, and his fell
lowers. The party will proceed TO the
Red river Of the North, and descend that
stream as far as Pembina. From the lat.
ter place small steamer will carry the
exploring party as far north as naviga
ton will permit. They will then proceed,
as best they can to Fort York, on the
west side of Hudson Bay, in obout So,
north latitude. AT this point they will
put their boats together, carried In Sec
tons. a la Stanley, and launch them and
push as far north as so degrees, before
going into winter quarters. A band of
fifty trained and tried Esquimaux trap.
pers and fishermen are engaged to &C.
company the explorers. The Fsquimaux
are thoroughly equipped for the voyage,
and provided with trained dogs, sledges,
RENDERS, etc, and can travel at rapid
race
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-19
POE Y.
Measure the Baby.

We measure the riotous baby,
Against the Gotta se-wall-
A lilly grew at the threshold,
And the boy was just as tall;
A royal tiger-lilly,
With spots of purple and gold.
And heart like jeweled chalice
The fragrant dew to hold.
Without the hlackbirds whistle,
High up in the old roof-trces,
And to and fro at the window
The red rose rocked her bees;
And the wee pink fists of the baby
Were never moment still
Snatchng mt shine and shadow
That danced on the window sill.
His ewes were AS wide as blue-bells,
His mouth like a flower unblown-
Two little bare feet, like funny white mice
Peeped out from his snowy gown;
And we thought, with thrill of rapture,
That had yet a touch of pain.
When June rolls round again with roses,
Wen measure the babe again
All. me! in darkened chamber,
With the sunshine shut away,
Through tears taas fell like bitter rain,
We measured our baby, day:
And the little bare feet that were dimpled,
And sweet as a budding rose,
Lay side by side together.
In the hush Of a long repose.
Up from the dainty pillow,
White as the risen dawn,
The fair little face lay smiling,
With the light of heaven thereon;
And the dear little hands like rose leaves
Dropped from the roses. lay still,
Nevermore to snatch at the sunshine
That crept to the shrouded sill.
We measured the sleeping baby,
With ribbons white as snow
For the shining rosewood easket
That waited him below;
And, out of the darkened chamber,
We went with childless moan
TO the height of the snless angels
Oul little one has grown.
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-19

"Save me, doctor, and I'll give you a
check for a thousand dollars
The doctor gave him a remedy that
soon eased him, and he called out:
" Keep at it, doctor, and I'll give you a
check for hundred dollars.'
In half an hour more he was abb, %
sit up, and he calmly remarked;
doctor, feel like giving you hfty
dollar bill !"
When the doctor was ready to go. the
sick man was up and dressed and he
followed the physician to the door, and
said
Say, doctor, send in your bill the
first of the month"
When six months had been gathered
in times bosom the doctor sent in bill
amounting to five dollars. He was press
ed to cut it down to three. and after so
doing, he sued TO get it, got judge
ment, and the patient put in stay of ex-
ecution.
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-19
JOHN INGRAM,
Real Estate Agent, Conveyancer
and Notary Public.

LITTLE Rock, ARKANSAS,
WILL buy and sell lands, take dispositions. pay
w taxes. secure donations, pre- EN- ptons. home
steads and furnish township plats showing all lands
a subject to donation, sae and pre- pton in every
ship and county in the State investia titles
a md abstracts furnished. have superior facilities
for furnishing information from all Departments Of
he Sta Government.
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-19

"Chickens allus cum home to roos'
is a mighty good proverb but dat don't
allus apply in dis part, kase I'm been
look all day an all kin fin OBJ mine das
didn' roos' home las night war q lev
ledders in dc cullud preachers door
yard.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-17
ED1soNs VIEWS CoMBATED.

Professor H. II. Edgertou docs not seem V put
much attn In the report that Mr. Edison has made
great discovery In connection with tho electric night
A. least ne does seem believe that Edison has
mado any discovery at all. In letter 10 MIR. The
Gas Light Company, under date Of the IAN Inst, Mr..
Edgcrtou says:--
THEODORE FoRsrALI., ESQ. - G#rNs
DEAR siR--A grand iaros Is being enacted here IN
business Tor benefit OIL guili0le 1olhamites
send you all the newspaper clippings can ind bearing
on the subject You Will soc tnat Mr. Edison, the
wizard OF Mcnlo PARK, mas, the popular xprssson
y0es, 1nvenssd \ means VI dividng osctrtcity" This
invention 10 supposed TO have solved the problem Of
tho practical Application Of the ccctrsc lignt to or
binary purposes Of illumination. 5uoh, however, Is
far from being tho case, ana will shortly give you
tbe REASONS rN+1ts ISL
The clec,rio light viii not bear Subdivision except
az enormous sncrinoo OF illuminating power
10 give you fdoa Of this loss made test at
Consy Island on one oil the Wallace maohinss. IL
said 10 require six-h0rso power TO run ~,
Illuminating power l measured tho IlIumina Ting
ana found IL to DO twcnty instead Of 100 Very
possibly the current concentrated ON one lamp may
nave .quaicd 200 gas jets ny actual est, ana from
that II was taken Tor granted that each OF the
lamps would equal 400 gus jets. this enormous loss
knocks all tho economy out OF electric lighting,
for found that right ON tho spot the Kings County
Gas Light Company was furnishing Ight 10 tho
cousumc al less than tho bare cost oil the
elcctrIc light 10 the parties nun uiaut uring IL,
stated at VI per hour. Hence, IN my OPT MON, the
pectric light Will never DO icay possible cx-
sept In positions requiring or permitting coDocD-
trstcd lights, say OF not loss than 1, 900 1900
gas Jets Of ten candles each. IL Is familiar
Tact those who have expcrimented with ssivanic
will be given, neither WIN twenty nor forty.
II rs only when wo mount up into tho hundreds
oi 'ceiIs" that any amount Of hgbt Is 0btsincd.
In exactly the same way the concentrated iisht
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-17
THE "vAIKMoUNTER."

He wore linen dus,er short In the sleeves and
taii 10 hide his black coat carried carpet-bag In
hand and umbrella IN tne other and were butter
nut interpretations t er
"rskc u oni" said Judge Morgan IN Jefferson Mar.
kot Police Court. rssis
''whats" cJaouiated the man with the dustsr.
"rhat haiti Where ard you got III"
"rhat hstf" said ne, turning II ovor compiaosntiy,
"ob, I've had that s,ncc the war.r
'.Who are your"
"Amasa Dickcrson. Of DanviiIs, vairmounIr
'Where on earth did you get MIN, odnoerf"
"He was ropcd into dive IN Ihom % street, and
as learned he had considerable money on MIN took
him In. He was drunk, too.n
Judge, l'il be gosh darned Of was q you don't
behave me- smell OF my breath"
I'm lnc you II you talk that way.v
"You can ane me and be darncd I've got $l47 In
my shirt now that your officer didn't Gnd.n
.'What are you doing Ia New York ~
'sKem down 10 buy goods. won,I come again II
you treat me SO pesxy mcan."
Nov let me give you somc advicou
s'Don't want yer advice Reckon I'm oder'n you.
Got boy out West worth SAC, 00o dont drink or
cnew tobaccof"
.'In lock zoe up II you come here againi"
'.1Il DC aiDg swIzzIed ef dont take an appeal eli
you do u"
SEQ homci ~
"wnil whom I'm ready. Good dayl"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-17
A DEFECTIVE ARCH.

rURrHER COMPLAINTS As TO THE INsrABrLrTY
OF THE FoR1Y-sECoND STREET BRrpoA
Tho arch ~ Forty-second street and First avenue
which recently fell down, u being RECONSTRUCTED, but
In SUCH unscicntino manner that the residents Of
tho adjoining houses preparing msvs In tns
opinion Of competent engineers the whole mass Of
masonry must give way unless she WORK 10 Carried
out on better principles %
well known bridge engineer made ths foliowine
statement TO HERALD reporter yesterday, IN relation
TO the work on tho bridgs:-s1u its present state
there is immtnen, danger OF the entire structure
falling in and probably destroying several adjoining
houses It's fall The nrst arch stone on tho NORTH
wes part OF tue abutmcul facing First avenue, has
already moved anl oas-cisntn inches out Of ia
proper position. TINS Is inc resull Of NO, having
proper counter forte 10 resist the pressure frvua
bricks In MY loot section OF inc bridge ia
pounds, and tue weight oil nity-ioot section OF
earth Ied In above the .rcn Is a,se4, 900 pounds.
forte between tho adjoining steps and nrss arch
stone, aud TOO rssa. the smiling Of sns Stone one
ana onceignth inchos, further ON sne aispiace-
msnt OF the steps similar man neg. THIS pressure
has also ioossnsa the steps and made them generally
insecure
SPLIT WALL
"Again, the wing wall on the nor,nwess sdo Of me
abulmcnt Is also bug,ng out THIS must finally re-
suit IN she destruction Of the adjoining brick house,
strengthen the counter fortss In order 10
build bridge OF tho same dimensions they
shvuu nave excnvnteo uityfOur rect 10 the clear,
because epucai arch Of that rise requires aput.
ments at least seven icct in width Tho oDicot tho
sbutncnt rs 10 curry the masonry aud the counter.
orss, aud the object OF tne counter iortes ~ 10
tain tho equiliufium and stability OF thb arch. In
stead OF carrying out the the above masnes
The excavations nave been made In very lr-
regular manner as 10 width. In many placss they
only iorysx isss In width. and rarely wider
than iory.nins feet There lew places wnero
the Excavations are My fcst In wdtn and again
~ some porsons OF the work, thc loose rock been
maze u portion OF tho abutmeaI IL may DO inferred
that the bridge can never be built sale ma ncr
without the Inu strength Of the abutment 70 ~ to
carry the weieht that Will be thrown upon H. As
Is now inc bricks on the oircum erencs OF The
bridge undulAte, showing that thcy not capable
oil SUSTAINING The weight Of tho masonry. Tine truss
used IN the construction OF the work was not OF an
approved icrn or design, snd should boon Of III
| diagonal form, as tnat rs ckuowieurod 20 he ma
strongest and MOI 30 apt 70 viuras ~ Tue one they
l havs use.u
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-17
ARSENIC BY MISTAKE.

Mrs. Jona Roe of Patchosue, l. T., feeling III Just
before retiring Tuesday nisnt went 10 nor medicine
chest aud took from u what she supposed was
Dover powder. hix,ng Il In glass she drank II and
after was seized with violent cramps ana vomi.
ing, and inspection OF tho giass showed that she
had taken a quantty OF arsenic sufficient to Kill
three persons Medical nd was SUN inoncd, but the
poor woman died IA great agony about an hour after
inking tue tsl uosc. Mira. Roe sixly.nins years
oi age, and n lifelong resiuont OF tho village
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-17

will be dissipafed by subdivision, 80 that BY dividing
into the current afforded By 400 powerful coils
the aggregate OF light would be far less than the con-
ceniraied effect Mr.. Farmer has very well stated
these fundamental objections IN the american Gas
Light Journal and only add some confrmatory ex-
permental data and observatIons. 81 b = fegt &
The lighthouse authorities IN England have shown
burner afforded light OF nearly 5000 candles,
whereas, divided into So burners Of cubic feet
each, the light OF only $50 candles would be given.
Mr. Hyppoyte FonIainc, engineer OF the Gramme
Company. manui Lecturers Of the electric light ma.
chimes, says:- ea h4n 5T Ar t4,
Tho electric light does Interfere with gas light.
with oil light, nor with candle light AH
question Of lighting destroying what " In and
industrial application domestic and
public. The electric light has It's place marked out for
Of the other Hight Il will lead their fur
dcv demonstrating the advantages OF
powerfui and p!cte illumination.
Undoubtedly Mr.. Edison will wind up with round
turn at the insurmountable obstacle-ihe enormous
loss due to subdivision OF tho current ~ etA
One hardly knows what 10 believe OF Edison. The
Munchausen OF the John Keely order, bat am told
he docs not talk to scientific people in The
he does TO newspaper reporters. No end OF announce
menIs OF what Edison rs going to are daily made,
but world wags and nothing more Ia heard from
lhem. This last picce OF newspaper buncombe will
last lew days longer, AZ every hates gas bills
heartily--they even more disaRreeabie than tho
noises the Metropolitan Railway, because they
can't be av Oded by moving
You notice from she reported interview with Gen.
era Rooma that II ID not electric light that dsturbs hs
dreams. II 10 tho .'schemers" who have prevented
him furnishing tho mild radiant light oil Manhattan
gas tho poor man q, 81 thousand. That good
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-17

TIE BAKER-IRVING CASE.

Tho Baker-Irving bastardy was called before
Judge Murray At the Tombs Police Court yesterday
afternoon. Mr. Charles $. spencer, counsel for Mr..
Irving, summed up for the defence. ns dwsIt upon
tho unimpoachable character OF the defendant and
the mprobability OF The statements upon winch tho
complaint rested. Mr. spencer exnibiied n number
oil letters from young man Out west onsring
on aud testify IN Mr.. Irviugs behalf II paid
5000 ior the scfvicc Inc letters hot accepted
as evidence. Mr.. Irving, his wife, aud daug htor
were present. as were also the un fortunate girl and
har meihcE Iuuge MURRAY rasarvcd his aecision.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-17
THE FAILURE OF HAAR 8 co.

OPINIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE STOCK Ex-
cHANoE-uNE OF THE SUSPENDED FIRM BE-
FORE THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
The principal topics Of conversation in Wall street
yesterday were the faluro Of Haar Co and the 40,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-17
OTHER BUSINESS TROUBLES.

The failure OF Henry Haviand, Wholesale doaler In
druggists sundries, at No. 23 Joan street, war an.
nounced ycsserday, ana during The day he made
general assignment Tor the benefit OIL his creditors
without preference, to Josiah T. Tubby. The failure
considerable surprise IN Tho trade,
OF Mr. Hvilands excellent reputation ana credit He
had capital of SIC, 900, George 7. Koese being tho
special partner The liabilities are about $500 and
the assists, which consist OF Stock notes open
accounts arc estimated al from $l5, 600 TO SIS 000
Jacob Sandman, manufacturer OF laces, ut No. IA
Lispe street. made assignment Tor tho bencns
his creditors yesterday to Robert Ruben His liza
bIles are about $4,000 and assets probably $5 900
Tho petition Of George II. Irenor, OF No West
Twenty-fith street, referred 10 Register kctchun,
shows liabilities 70 the amount Of $4,000, no
assets.
Ezra b. Weston, of Nyack, whose petition has
been referred TO Register Ftcn, has liabilities the
amount oi $l4, 500, and no assets.
Vandernoef Il Beatty, manu- iacturers Of straw
goods, ut No. $40 Broadway, having Jailed 10 get
through with their coniposit0n. have boon aJjud,-
Gated Dankrupts by judge Cnsate the petition OF
the senior partner. Register Dwight called a
meeting, TO be held ON November s. whom AN Az
Aignce will DO elected.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-17
THE BONNER FAILURE.

Petitions were yesterday presented TO Judge J. T.
Daily, in the Court OF Common Pleas, by Messrs WILL
lam Belden Co. and Others and Messrs. Trask Stone
and sthers In the mattor the assignment Of John
Bonner l. Go. In Tho first petition it is stated that
Belden IL Co. borrowed from Bonner h Co. $45, 0o0
securo1 by 100 shares OF linton Pacific stock, and
that on another occasion they borrowed $50 900,
secured by eco shares OF tho same STOCK. These
curies together with others leit tor various loans
similarly obtained IRON Bonner 4 Co. by rrask Il
stone Hotcnkiss & Bunham and Hamm Murray,
were subsequently, repedgei by Bonner Co.
being repaid tho latter Is sad solo the securities,
realizing S54, $50 81, out oil which they retained
$751; 5S2 Al amount them, with interest, and
a surplus OF s2673 r. which The petitioners ask to
be divided among them pro rata. In another sopu-
ratio petition by Trask l. Co. there furth
plus 81 9g7 05 asked to DC Tr0nOr w.
Park also claiming proportion out oil loo OF
Panama stock, which he pledged with Bonner Il Co.
q loan OF $50, 000 and likewise repcdged sold.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-06-05

DIR. Powers. of Oxford, while driving to
Belvidere on Thursday, was thrown from his
wagon and fell heavily, striking on his head.
He was picked up insensible, and medical aid
was soon on the spot. 1t was found that he
was badly hurt, but at last accounts he was
improving.
The long continued and copious rain of last
week will pretty well assure the farmers of
the whole country against a serious drouth
this Summer. The rain extended over a very
wide area of country, and has filled up the
swamps, aud raised the springs, and thofowgh-
ly soaked the earth. 1t will be worth untold
millions to the country.
The second attempt on the Emperor Will
liam's life was made on Sunday afternoon at 3
clock, and after the usual cowardly fashion,
He was shot at in the main thoroughfare of
Berlin--Unter den Linden--by Karl Edward
Modelling, from house overlooking the ave-
nue.. The instrument was a double. barrel
shot gun. Had the assassin nsed rifle and
had it been as well aimed, the Emperor would
undoubtedly have been slain, as it is he was
severely yet not dangerously wounded. Thir-
ty shots reached his arm and face. Modelling
was, of course, Immediately arrested
The Philadelphia North Anaericaa, of which
paper Anderson, the first witness before the
Potter committee, is night editor, says -
" Make no mistake IN weighing the testimony
of James E. Anderson. No man occupying
a position of honor and trust ever risks max
ing himself the target for obloquy and vitu-
pesation for the pleasure Of lying. His story
is not pleasant one, but rest assured is is
true" As his present story is in direct
conflict with his previous sworn testimony be-
fore the Congressional Investigating Com
mittee, we would like the American to inform
ls whether he lied for pleasure or profit in the
first instance? We have not the remotest
idea that he is lying for pleasure now.
Ladies' floral missions have been organized
III Morristown, Orange and Summit and Say
brook and Stratford, Conn, for the purpose
of sending weekly contributions of flowers
70 + the sick children under the care of the
Sick Children's Mission of New York. The
donations of flowers during the past week
have averaged 200 bouquets daily, and many
dreary tenements have been frightened by
their presence.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-06-05

A Boston paper has story of personal
encounter between Captain Costentenus, the
"tattooed Creek" and Col Goshen, the Gil
ant.
The Rev. George b. Vosburg, pastor of the
Madison Avenue Baptist Church, Jersey
City, was acquitted on Saturday of the charge
of attempting to poison his wife with tartaric
acid.
Wheat-harvesting is now in progress in all
the Southeastern counties of Missouri, which
is an extraordinary spectacle for that section
in May, where grain cutting generally be-
gins about the goth of June.
Edward Welch, the negro who murdered
Edward Finney, near Mansfield, Ohio, in De-
cember last, was hanged OH Friday. mob
of 20, 900 broke into the Jail yard, and the ex-
ecution, which was to have been private, be-
came public.
The chairman of the Democratic Commit
tee of Panole county. Mississippi, has resigned
his position because of his opposition to the
Potter inquiry, which he thinks will be very
disastrous TO the party.
Owing to the fact that Professor Apgar,
State Superintendent of Schools, has gone to
Europe, and will be absent until next Sep
TENDER, and other reasons, all the Comfy
Teachers Institutes in this State will he dis
pensed will this year, excepting Middlesex
| Monmouth and Warren counties.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-06-05
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