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The New York herald., 1878-12-31
Fears for N0rd nsk jold.

We print this morning special cable
despatch to the HERALD from Berlin stating
tha. the German and Swedish friends Of the
famous leader Of the Swedish Arctic expe-
dition, Professor Nordenskj5ld. are much
alarmed by telegram to the HERALD from
San Francisco, which we printed on De-
cember IL, announcing that his ship was
probably beset in the ice above the East
Cape. We suppose that the receipt of the
HERALD in Berlin gave the first intimation
Of the danger that possibly surrounds
the Vega and her gallant party. The
San Francisco despatch. which we find
quoted by cable, states ~ 'that . ship,
believed to be the larger Of the vessels Of
the Swedish Polar expedition, is blocked in
the ice above the East Cape" OF course
there is no absolute certainty that this ship
is the vega. Yet, judging from the recently
reported movements OF the Swedish expedi-
tion, the Vega would be about in the
position mentioned IL she failed to pass
through Behring Strait into the Pacific
Ocean. Whatever ship has been seen she
is in the Polar counter current flowing
from the northwest toward Behring Strait,
and Is likely to be held by the Ice folds
that would extend southeastward from Kel-
let Land and Herald Island toward the East
Cape. To test the truth Of the San Fran
cisco whalers report the friends of Professor
Nordenskj0ld are fitting out an expedition
for the discovery and relief OF the Vega.
Following the northward course of that
branch of the Kuro Siwo, or warm
Japan current that penetrates the Arctic
Ocean through Behring Strait, relief ship
can easily reach the Asiatic coast close to
the East Cape, whencs relief can be sent to
the ship beset in the ice. After the glori-
Gus efforts Of Nordenski5ld to accomplish
The New York herald., 1878-12-31

| from writing book in which he could make
no use of the most valuable part Of his
materials and would be precluded from a
free exposure of faults and shortcomings.
Dean Stanley is said to be profuse and
untiring in private expressions Of the
pleasure and instruction he derived from
his visit to America, and. although he is
not writing book, he has recently devoted
q public address on the subject. Having
been invited to- deliver the annual address
at the Midland Institute in Birmingham, he
avoided the usual range of subjects, and
gave his whole discourse to American his
tory and public life. The London Times re-
marks of it :--s'Whatever else we may say
OF his address we must allow its originality.
The old theme is treated in a perfectly
fresh manner, illustrative of the originality
of the speaker"
The Dean Of Westminster's chief point of
view is that We are o new society, and are
interesting as an illustration of what Euro
pean nations were in an earlier stage of
their growth. This view seems to US fam
ciful. Our ancestors were offshoots of IN
oAo pCOplc pAdCcu III new
They brought with them the habits of
thought Of Englishmen of the seventeenth
century In the forms of civilization
which depend on wealth we were behind,
not England, but the affluent classes in
England. In the civilization which depends
on thought we have never been young peo-
pie, because the best productions OF English
genius have been accessible to us in every
stage OF our existence. The idea that we
resemble European nations as they were
several centuries back is at least amusing.
We cannot even conceive what European
society would have been in the time of
Henry VII, with the railroads. the steam
ships, the tclegraphs and the thousand
forms OF manufacturing industry which
place the United States in the van of truly
modern countries.
The New York herald., 1878-12-31
Dwight's Testamentary Dinners.

Mr.. Walton Dwight became insolvent last
suring his life, and after going through
bankruptcy he insured more than ever.
He made will and then he died. There
was some talk among the alarmed in
surance companies of contessing the
claim of his estate to the insurance
moneys on the ground that Mr.. Dwight had
lnaliciously done himself to death for the
benefit of his family; but this was wisely
abandoned, and the moneys, it is under
stood, will be handed over to the execu-
tors. The will was probated at Bing-
hamton yesterday and will be found
in another column. While provid-
ing comfortably for his family and
expressing some common sense ideas
on the way the testator desired his sur
viving son to be brought up, it devotes
sums, large in the aggregate, to his personal
friends and to variety of charitable and
philanthropic objects. He evidently be-
ieved in dinners. He leaves ten thousand
dollars for Christmas dinners to the
poor of Binghamton, five thousand dollars
for an annual dinner to the Fire Depart
ment and one thousand dollars for an an
nual dinner to the newspaper men. In
carping, hard-fisted world this will be
called eccentric if not positively baneful;
but it will do the poor good. will
do the Fire Department no harm,
and, since the donor is dead,
should not demoralize the newspaper
men. We suppose TINT in the existent
slackwater OF national politics the brethren
can manage to eat and drink together in
unity, and, indeed, as long as the present
affable and courteous trustees survive. Eut
life is short, and the time may come when
the shell hounds of the Banner Of Lib
erty and the "sycophants" Of the Ket-
hedrum Of Freedom will glare at each other
across tho hospitable table-happy that
the table is between them. As it is,
each editor-in-chief will feel grave re-
sponsibility when his dery and untamed
slocal' is brought face to face with his
rivals. If there is any dark passion in the
human breast more baleful than the rest it
is the hate Of one ''local" for another.
Civilization will watch with breathless in
terest for the first dinner of the series that
is to march down the centuries.
The New York herald., 1878-12-31
VIII . Broadway Railroad Benefit
Real Estateg

The fact that Broadway railroad from
Union square to the Battery would be pub
lie convenience cannot well be denied. The
opposition to such road has heretofore
come from the owners Of Broadway prop
erty, who have entertained the idea that the
running of horse cars on that thoroughfare
would impair the value Of real estate. This
may have been true some years ago, when
the retail business of the city was princi-
pally conducted below Union square, and
when it was desirable to keep Broadway
clear for carriage customers. 1t may
be O groundless fear now that the
character of Broadway business has
changed and new modes Of transportation
arc in operation. Business houses will not
locate themselves where customers cannot
conveniently go, and many people now be-
lieve that surface railroad Is needed on
Broadway, below Union square, to keep the
trade on that thoroughiare which might
otherwise, owing to the accommodations OF
rapid transit and horse cars, seek the adja-
cent parallel streets. Besides, the business
of that part Of Broadway on which horse
cars now run has been benefited by the
street railroads and the owners Of property
would not now consent to the removal oi
the tracks. II is argued that the adyan-
tages OF Broadway railroad would be
greater below than above Union square.
The Post Office Is the central point al
The New York herald., 1878-12-31
Dean Stanley's Impressions OF America.

Dean Stanley's Impressions OF America.
1t is announced that Dean Stanley will
not write book about his recent journey.
Although record OF his observations would
be widely read, both here and in England,
we think he decides wisely. The incessant
courtesies of which he was the object pre-
vented him from seeing more than one side
ofAmerican life, and the most favorable side.
He was the honored guest of many wealthy
families, and the people invited to meet
him--or at least that part of them with
whom he had much conversation-were
persons of more or less social distinction.
lie doubtless gauged this part of our people
with intelligence and accuracy, md 1t
would be highly interesting to know what
he really thought OF them. But it is q
social impossibility for o gentleman like
Dean Stanley to entertain the public with q
faithful delineation and critical estimate of
people whose hospitality he had accepted.
They exhibited to him the most amiable side
of American life, and, however pleasant no
may have found it, his grateful recognition
would convey little instruction to the public
on either side Of the Atlantic. What he
learned OF American society in general and
Of American institutions was conveyed TO
him in conversations which he could not
repeat in detail without violating confidence
and hospitality. He judiciously refrains
The New York herald., 1878-12-31

A SUIT for the recovery of five hundred dol
lars, elsewhere reported, throws some curious
light on the machinery of public receptions and
testimonials, and suggests q new line OF busi-
ness for our military and other heroes. In the
case in question Little Macs" distinguished
presence was the consideration for the sum In
litigation, but inasnuch as he did not make a
speech payment is refused. little practice
will probably improve things, and make the
lions growl ms well m exhibit themselves.
The New York herald., 1878-12-31

a northeast passage to Japan had so nearly
achieved success it is great disappoint-
ment that he should be locked in the ice
within sight of the gate OF the Pacific
But while the fears Of his friends are
justified by the perils incidental to an
Arctic winter in q ship that is probably
short Of supplies, after long voyage from
Norway to Behring Strait, we do not ap-
prehend the worst if energetic efforts are
made to send relief. The greater the diff
Guilty the more glorious is success, and
when the Vega, breaking from her icy
prison, sails southwark into the seas of
japan, the world will witness the accom-
plishment Of an unparalleled feat in Arctic
navigation.
The New York herald., 1878-12-31
which Is the Real ..Forcf.thers, Day

Which II the Real ssForcfathers' Day ?"
In an address delivered last evening
DR.. D. p. Holton challenged the authen-
ticity Of the date which has been hitherto
accepted as that Of the memorable land
ing on Plymouth Rock, and presented q
historical argument to prove that the true
date was December 80. This is an assertion
which will be novel to almost all our read
ers, even to those most familiar with New
England history, and it should receive the
prompt attention OF the magnates Of that
''New England Society" which annually, on
December %, gathers about it's festive
board the elite Of our American society,
and is rarely satisfied with orators of lesser
grade than Senators or Cabinet Ministers.
The question is forced upon MS whether
our traditional "Forefathers' Day. is not,
after all, solemn humbug, which must
be relegated to the limbo of colonial my
thology along with the tomahawk Of Pow
hatan and the little hatchet Of George
Washington. An anniversary is nothing if
not accurate. What is the use Of cele-
brating on the 22d an event which really
occurred on the Goth? Perhaps some
sceptic of heroic mould will next prove that
the Pilgrims never landed on Plymouth
Rock at all, but will substitute other locali-
ties on .'Cape Cod and all alongshore" as
the Meccas Of New England ancestor wor-
ship. But, whatever the result, let rs have
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth.
The New York herald., 1878-12-31

WALL STREET YEsrERDAY.-The stock mar
kct was active and strong. Gold sold at 100 1882
100 I-64 Government bonds were firm,
States dull and railroads strong Money OH call
was easy ut a 5 per cent.
The New York herald., 1878-12-31
..Ths Man from Peru :.

Mr.. Barraud, alias Ramel, alias Cour-
celles, whose personality and present lodg-
ings were described in yesterdays HERALD
is allowed to-day to relate, in his own way,
his mode of operating" 1t is a quaint
chapter of human gullibility, and shows
how those wide-awake people who manage
great businesses are sometimes entrapped; !;
but it is not great showing for the i'm
postor. In career Of two and half
months he managed to pass three weeks in
an insane asylum and to wind up in prison.
One thing is curious-namely, that the dis
covery OF the trick he was playing in one
place by no means barred him from
attempting it in another. "A certain
false shame on the part of busi-
ness men at having been duped gen.
orally secured him from unpleasant con-
sequences. In q Connecticut deacon and
pious Scotchman he, however, found two
individuals that had no squeamishness
about turning him over to the police. This
is another proof Of the good of early picty.
We cannot soy that we desire to check the
hospitality of our business men, but we
wish to point out a gentleman who will par
take of all that is floating about, and then
20 round the corner to ''laugh up his
sleeve" Whether his delight over his lit
tie successes is the result of being bad or
mad, we leave to others to decide; but look
ing back from the calm of his prison cell he
evidently recalls them with unmistakable
pleasure
The New York herald., 1878-12-31

The DECISION in the Marine Court yesterday
IN regard to the powers and duties Of the har-
Dor masters is of very great interest to ship
owners and captains. These officers. it is held,
are. as it were, the police Of the port, and rs
such must be obcyed
The New York herald., 1878-12-31

IT WILL BE SEEN from the correspondence on
another page that General Grant was the re-
cIpent of warm welcome ut Pau from the
American colony in Southern France. Coming
from his own countrymcn the courtesics shown
him must have been doubly gratifying
The New York herald., 1878-12-31
Il RIPPLE SH e E Il .
NEW YoRK, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1878.

The probabilities that the reather IN NcU
Fork and is rieinity to-day sriH be cold and
partly cloudy or fair. Tomorrow il mW be
acormer and clear, folo,red by gradual clouding.
The New York herald., 1878-12-31

one MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS in sub
scriptions to the four per cent bonds yesterday
shows that there are some very levelheaded
people around somewhere,
The New York herald., 1878-12-31

GOVERNOR Mcclellan in refusing to call q
special session of the Board of Pardons has de-
stroycd the last hope of Hunter. the Camden
murderer. He was fairly tried and the justice
of the verdict cannot he questioned.
The New York herald., 1878-12-31

THE NAN BoDY of the Potter Committee has
arrived in New Orleans. If it could only be in
duced to keep its sessions inviolably secret the
whole country would feel like induls sing in a
general thanksgiving.
The New York herald., 1878-12-31

The DrcIsIoN of the Supreme Court Of Mas
sachusetts that millowners are not bound to
provide fire escapes in their establishments ia
perhaps good law, bur it has little else to COM
mend il.
The New York herald., 1878-12-31

THE INTERSTATE CONVENTION Of militia Off
GERS in this city next month promises to be very
largely attended. A deep interest appears to be
felt in the proposed Reorganization Of the SER
The New York herald., 1878-12-31

ANOTHER HEROIC DEED must be set down to
the credit OF the life-saving corps Of Nan the
Newstoy. As usual, the unsratefnl person
whose life was saved soundly abused his bene-
The New York herald., 1878-12-31

In THE OPINION OF the Secretary of the
Treasury resumption day here will be as quiet
May morning. The reports Of probable
excitement are, of course, exceedingly absurd.
The New York herald., 1878-12-31
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

LYcECM THEATRE-DorBLE MARRIAGE ,y,..o
BROADWAY rHEATRE-UscLs DAs'L
THEATRE C0MIQuE-CmRisrxAs JOYS AND SORROWS
wArI.ACK's THEATRE--Ar LAST.
UNION SQUARE THEATRE-rnR RASKER's DAUGHTER.
BOOTHS TnEATRE-EyASGELIsr.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-RIr VAN wISxLE.
STANDARD THEATRE-.usosr LIFE
NIBLo's GARDEN-PEEp o DAY.
OLYMPIC THEATRE-TnE BAKhAnIAx
NEW YORK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
GLOBE TIfEATRE-0SLY FARxER's DAUcHTER
GRAND OPERA HOUsE-TnE snAUcHRArx.
GERMANIA THEATRE-TnRE FAxrLIs
BowERY THEATRE-JAsrEa-
Park THEATRE-BABEs WOOD.
Tony PASToRS-yARIKry.
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs
ABERLEs AMERICAN THEATRE-vAnirrY.
WINDSOR THEATRE-yARsrf.
TIyOLI THEATRE-vARnrY.
EGYPTIAN HALL.-vAnIKrY.
THOMAS OPERA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
MASONIC HALL-Tox THuNs WIFE
The New York herald., 1878-12-31

MAYoE COOPER will not receive tomorrow
not even applications for office.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-06-28
Sweeney.

Sweeney is the name commonly given
to sudden shrinkage of the muscles
outside the shoulder blade, which some
times causes the flesh to disappear as
if by magic. The muscle is usually
violently strained, and the horse loses
the use of it for short time. If you
stand directly in front of horse so in
injured, the shoulder as he walks is OBJ
served to roll outward more than it
should do. The treatment is at first
best, with the application of a wet rag
to the shoulder to subdue Inflammation.
Then light work or exercise, and brisk
rubbing of the injured shoulder with
straw, a corn-cob, or some rough sub
stance. Afterwards apply mild blisters
formed af ammonia one pint to linseed
oil two pints. In time the wasted mus
cles may be restored to their tone. 1t
should be added that horses are fire.
quently thought to be suffering from
sweeney when they simply have rheu-
matism or some little injury to the
limb which disinclines them to use it..
The muscles from disuse waste away.
The peculiar roll of the shoulder is the
distinguishing mark of sweeney. Tor
onto Globe.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-06-28
About Churning.

An Iowa farmers wife writes to the
Rural World: 81 have only eight years
experience in the work of butter making,
but during that time | have learned Il
few essential points. First your cows
must be sailed two or three times a
week. Now don't think this mere
whim, for | have observed that when
my cows were not sailed but once in a
week or ten days, the churnings were
slow 10 come. Next your cows must
be we'll fed and watered; and if you
have two cows let one drop her calf in
the fall and the other in the spring.
You will find the calf will do just as
well, if cared for, that comes in the fall
as the spring calf We have six mich
cows, and have MIXED five all winter
Two Of them dropped calves in the fall
and the rest will soon be fresh milch
COWS. | have no trOuble> this winter
about churning. Some of our cows
bring calf every year. and give a good
deal of milk eleven months out Of a
year. IF your cows are all farrows, that
is the main difficulty about your churn-
ing"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-06-28
The Horses Frog.

Ii we were to 60 to many blacksmith,
and ask him if he did not think Nature
had made mistake in putting the clum-
sy frog into the horses foot, he would
hardly be ready to say yes, and very
likely would put on surprised look,
and perhaps explain that in some coun-
tries horses did very well without shoes,
and so the frog was well enough left to
care for itself But, while not ready to
take ground with you in any criticism
OF the plan upon which the foot is con-
structed, you have but to look in the
corner of the shop where two horses
stand newly shod, lift up their feet and
observe for yourself. that if the smith
has not said it, the knife has said the
frog is bad thing, and must be cut
away. The horses do not stand on the
ground, but nearly half an inch higher,
on the iron of their shoes, and which
takes the weight of the horse on the
outer shell of the hoof. The practice
IS as sensible as it would be for man
who had to trayea1 eehh--all tours OUTS taxing
the weight on the nails of his fingers
and toes rather than on the cushion
which lies behind them 1t is always
the soft part-the india-rubber part OF
the feet of animals that have such
which receives the weight, and not the
shelly hard part. We know what an
elephants foot is; it is all rubber-like
The horse has the same encased in a
shell, which gives the horse accuracy
and steadiness of movement. Now this
casing protects the frog. 1t grows
slowly, the frog grows rapidly. The
healthy foot Of the colt shows centre
if not projecting, at least level with the
line of the hoof. He does not take his
weight wholly on the rim of his feet
Old horses would have feet more like
them, if only blacksmiths would allow
they know little less than Nature, and
really know enough to read her inten-
tiOns.
The object in shoeing the animal,
aside from the occasional one Of chang,
ing it's gait, is simply to prevent the
wear and SCATTERING of the outer shell
and to enable it to take frmer hold OF
the ground, escaping the slipping of the
unshod horn.
1t is an unfortunate incident of oul
system of shooting, that the horse is rails
ed from the ground, as a boy is when he
mounts stilts.-,Scientifc Farmer.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-06-28
Management Of Chickens.

Chickens require neither food nor
drink on the day on which they are
Matched. Both are injurious, as they
interfere with the natural digestion of
the yelk, which is absorbed into the
bowels at the period of Matching, and
constitutes the first food. If grits, oat-
meal and the like are spread before the
hen on the twenty-frst day, she is Undue
ed to leave the nest, the last-hatched
chickens are unable to follow, and be-
ing weakly, frequently perish. If I'M
disturbed, the hen seldom leaves the
nest on the twenty-frst day, while on
the twenty-second day the chickens
will be found strong enough to follow
her. The plan Of examining pepper
corns or grains of barley down the
threats of newly-hatched chickens is
exceedingly injurious. The best food
for them is sweet, coarse oatmeal, mixed
into crumbly paste with milk, and
certain proportion of custard made by
beating together an eggg with two ia
blespoonfuls of milk, and setting it
by gentle heat. Custard so made is
eaten with avidity, and the chickens
make rapid progress upon it. Such
preparation is far superior to the hard
boiled egg so often employed, and which
is not relished by the chicken. The
young birds are also very fond of lit
tie cold oatmeal porridge; milk is fire.
quently used to mix the barley or oat:
meal, but it should be remembered that
it soon becomes sour in summer, and is
decidedly injurious if employed in that
state. No more food, therefore, should
be mixed with milk than can be eaten
in few hours. Sopped bread is by no
means desirable, sincei it does not appear
to afford the necessary resistance to the
natural grinding of the gizzard, and con-
sequently the chickens soon become
weakly and affected with diarrhea from
it's use. In order to satisfy the hunger
of the hen, which is usually very great
when she leaves the nest, it is quite de-
sirable to give her as much grain as she
can consume. Then, having satiated
her own appetite, and quenched her
thirst, which at this time is considered,
she will brood over her unfedged young
and keep them at rest, whilst they are
digesting the yelk that has been alb
sorbed just before Matching. After the
first few days some whole grain, such
as small tail wheat, or some barley,
may be given to the young brood, and
it will be found to be greatly relished,
and doubtless affords wholesome ex-
ercise for the extraordinary grinding
power of the gizzard. Chickens should
either have constant supply OF food,
or be fed at very short intervals. The
first food should be given at daybreak.
With regard to animal food there is
none equal to the natural supply of
worms and insects obtained by the hen
when she is at large; small worms or a
shovelful of mold, containing an ants
nest, may be gwen, if chickens are in
confined situation, and will be found far
superior to boiled egg, chopped meat,
or any mere artificial substitute. Coop
ing, which is frequently employed to
prevent the wandering of hens with
chickens, is not desirable, and though
in many cases it is necessary evil, yet
not the less an evil.-An,ericnn Cuhi-
gUfOr