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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18
The Deadlock Broken-The Potter
Resolution Passed.

hesO1utlOm F0SSe0s
The democrats of the House succeeded
yesterday in getting quorum of their own
members-a bare LAT with not single vote
to spare-and thereby succeeded in getting
the previous question seconded and after
ward in passing the resolution. Only q
bare quorum voted in the passage of the
resolution, and the vote stood 145 yeas
against 2 nays the republican members
still refusing to vote. But whether they
voted or RETAINED made no difference
after the democrats had secured the
presence Of working quorum. Although
the Potter resolution was passed the ques-
ton cannot yet be regarded as closed, as it
would have been if Mr.. Potter had not
withdrawn his motion to reconsider the
vote and lay the motion on the table, and
if that motion had been carried. The mo-
tive for withdrawal is an interesting
question for speculation. 1t leaves posi-
bility Of reopening the question to-day. and
it may turn out, after all, that the demo-
Gratis, satisfied with their triumph and sem
sible OF the weakness Of their position,
may make some concessions to-day looking
toward compromise. During this protracted
contest and deadlock several Of the most
intelligent democrats have come to the con-
clusion that the evidence in support of the
investigation has been misrepresented and
exaggerated, and they have reasons enough
for wishing that the party may be '.let
down easy" If Mr.. Potter himself has
discovered that the alleged evidence is
mere rubbish that fact would explain the
withdrawal Of his motion and his willing
ness to leave the door open for some ar
rangement or compromise with the repub-
licans to-day. To-day's proceedings in the
House will be watched with the liveliest in
terest.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

Our correspondent who is travelling to
inspect the various manufacturing indus
tries Of the country has reached Pittsburg,
the most important seat Of iron industry
in the United States 1t is evident from
his observation and inquiries that this
country is rising to supremacy in this great
branch of production as it is in 80 many
others. Our iron mines are among the
richest and most extensive in the world;
and our mines of coal, without
which the richness of our iron
mines would be practically worthless,
are rs abundant as our iron mines, and are
fortunately SO located as to bring the two
into convenient proximity. With these
great natural advantages the ingenuity and
enterprise OF our countrymen may be pretty
securely relied on to do the rest. Still. the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

country will not care to avoid the award on
the first point, unless England agrees with
US that unanimity was necessary. Our own
opinion is that the country will care equally
little about the other subterfuge. The
award is made on terms to which we con-
scented, and is against us; and any fair view
Of what is honest and honorable requires
that We should pay, and pay without making
Wry faces
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

As THE WARM WEATHER approaches tho Com
nunists in st. Lonis are beginning TO get ex-
cited They have issued call to arms, which
really means a call to beer. The quiet city Of
Cleveland, il seems, is also agitated, and il was
found necessary TO arrest dozen crazy chaps at
. picnic. The Commune promises to be an i'm
menso thing for the beer gardens.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

TnE EXECUTION BUSINESS was dull yester-
day, only one criminal having suffered the ex-
trcme penalty of the law. A South Carolina
colored man, rejoicing in the name of Jcif
Dsvids, was respited while the rope was around
his neck on the scaffod. At Rochester two men
convicted of manslaughter we've sent to the
Penitentiary for life.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18
TRIPLE SH e e L
NEW YORK. SATURDAY. MAY IS, 1878.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ADvERTIsERs.-I0
insure The proper classifcato, Of advertisements
Il is absolutely necessary that they be handed IL.
before eight o'clock ercry crcning.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

The probabilities arc that the ,ceaiher IN Ner
York aud its ricinity today sciH be ,cdym and
partly cloudy or fair Tomorrow il riA be partly
cloudy or cloudy, ,ciM occasional Areatenings Of
rain and possibly light shotcers.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

TUEFMES generally will commend the action
Of the Kentucky Association in expclling from
the Lexington track the owner, trainer and
rider who were detected in some very disreput-
able proceedings.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

some SfARTLISG testimony given in the
vosburgh trial yesterday by Professor Doreinus.
Poison, he testified, was in NIL the bottles sub
mitted to him for examination. The prosecution
announced its intention to call the wife of tho
accused witness for the State, which will
raise an interesting question.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

HERE is the Board of Health ut last prosecut-
ing the proprietor of a fertilizing establishment
which, it is alleged, is u nuisance. Ii it will
only perseverc i'll this line it will keep the courts
busy all summer.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock market
was more active and strong. Gold opened ut
1908, and was steady at that price during the
day. Government bonds were strong, States
dull and railroads higher. Money on call was
easy Mt 3 per cent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

ANOTHER Illicit whislcy still has been dscov-
cred in Brooklyn. Have the Tennessee moon
sinners transferred their headquarters to the
City Of Churchcsi
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

PnLADELrHIAs Gun CLuB, defeated by the
Narragansett organization last summer, has
challenged its victor to another trial of skill.
The challenge will probably by accepted.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

The CERvANTEs MONUMENT project is in q
fair way of accomplishment. Where is the
Victor Emanuel statue
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

THE OFFIcERs and sailors of the Cimbra APP
pear to be enjoying themselves rs well US they
ran in Maine, but their opportunities are cx-
cccdingly limited. Why not bring them to
some civilized part of the country
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

TIE WEsTcHEsrER Polo CLUB opens the sea-
son OF that interesting and manly amusement
to-day at Jerome Park. Several games will be
played, and in addition there will be lacrosse
and football match between the Yale and
Princei ON teams
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

Mr.. MUNDY's legal advice has been thrown
away on the Excise Commissioners. They in
tend to issue licenses as if no such person as
Mundy existed.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

THE ARRANGEMENT Of respectable lady in
one Of the police courts yesterday on q charge
Of petit larceny was not very pleasant spec
fnnl,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

TIE TREASURY COMMISSION goes to work il
earnest next week TO find out the secrets Of the
importers.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18
Another Successful Herald Weathe
Prediction.

The discussion in progress among the
British meteorologists as to the possibility
of predicting from America the arrival of
storm centres on the European coasts, and
in which some doubts have been expressed
as to such possibility has been main
tanned with considerable spirit. But the
English champions Of the HERALD weather
service have been as vigorous in the defence
Of our successful system as its opponents
have been weak in assailing ii on the ground
Of inutility. To-day we publish special
cable despatch announcing the exact fulfil
ment of the latest Of our warnings and
under such circumstances rs to set at rest
the questions raised by our sceptical friends
over the sea. Our readers will remember
the peculiar weather experienced on this
continent from the beginning Of the last
week of April to the end of the second
week of this month. The conditions al
though very variable as to temperature
and rainfall, were such rs not to JUS
tify, in our opinion, warnings for the
European coasts. We did not send
any, and the weather in the British
Islands, Scandinavia and France was on
the whole most equable and undisturbed
by storms during that period. But on the
18th we decided that the conditions were
threatening and that moderate depression
leaving our coasts would, in its progress
across the ocean, develop stormy weather.
Therefore ut half-past one o'clock on last
Tuesday morning. May IA, we cabled our
London Bureau as follows "a depres-
sion, attended by strong westerly winds
and rain. will probably arrive on the
British coast aboGt the 18th, and may
develop considerable storm energy about
longitude forty-fve degrees west and thence
eastward" Now it is very evident that if
we were unable to make exact weather pre-
dictions from New York for the British
coasts during the three weeks We allowed
to pass without sending such warnings, a
storm or storms might have visited Europe
and thus proved our inability to forewarn.
But no storms arrived there during that
time and storm did arrive exactly on the
day we predicted, and after the lapse of the
three weeks. The inference TO be drawn
from these facts is that the HERALD system
OF storm warnings is entirely reliable, and
that the captious criticisms lcvelled at it
are entirely unjustifed.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

which make eternal war with the ragged
rocks below II the democratic party sets
itself in array against the title of President
who has been regularly inaugurated and
has completed nearly half his term the
party will exhibit o truly remarkable ex-
ample of political suicide. The indignant
opposition Of the country to an attempt to
Mexicanize our institutions will render the
democratic party as odious to public feeling
and as contemplate in numbers as it was
at the close of the civil war. This great
blunder of the democrats the republicans
are prompt to seize upon to their own nd
vantage, as will be seen by the republican
address which is issued on the heels of the
passage of tho democratic resolution.
Against the cry Of fraud" they raise the
cry of revolution" and they will unite
the whole North once more in their sup
port.
1t is contrary to the whole spirit Of our
institutions to take up the grievance OF de-
feated candidate for the Presidency and set
the country in commotion by an attempt to
foist him into Office by driving out his sue
cessful rival. This is the Mexican method,
but not the American method. Our con-
stitution was framed on the principle that
it is more important to have the Presidential
succession promptly and finally decided
than to respect the wishes Of plurality OF
voting citizens. Had it SO happened in the
last election that Peter Cooper had re-
ceived the electoral votes of Florida there
would have been no choice by the electoral
colleges and the House Of Representatives
would have elected the President. The
House may choose any one OF the three
highest candidates, and if, in the supposed
contingency, the House had elected Mr..
Cooper, his title would have been as clear
and indisputable as if the whole body OF
citizens in all the States had elected him
by IN absolutely unanimous vote. The
constitution is framed on the principle that
it is more important to have each Presiden-
tial election promptly settled and done
with than that the candidate shall be in
stalled who may have received the great
est number of votes. This principle
was adopted in order to avoid the
confusion and turmoil that would attend
disputed succession, which the founders OF
our government deemed greater evil than
such an occasional loss of votes as that Of
which the Maryland memorial complains.
The American people will repudiate and
crush any attempt to supplant order and sta
bility by the pronunciamentos and anarchy
which have blighted the prosperity of
Mexico, our unfortunate sister Republic.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-10-03
Rattlesnake'S Bites.

As to the remedies for the bite of the
rattlesnake, a physician in western
Pennsylvania says that whisky is a
specific. He treats twenty or thirty
persons year for rattlesnake bites.
The bites rarely prove fatal when whis-
Ky is used in season. The rattlesnake
always strikes at the neck, or as high
up as he can get. In experiments in
Indianapolis every enimal put into the
snakes cage was struck in the neck.
The snakes fang makes a very small
wound, and but little blood escapes. In
hammation sets in at once. The animal
struck seems to suffer very little pain,
but TO be rather in stupefed condition.
Human beings are said to suffer acute
pain from the wound. 1t is not known
whether or not the rattlesnake poisons
the animals that it desires for food, but
it is known that it can swallow its own
poison with impunity. 1t is said also
that human being may swallow rattle
snake poison with perfect safety if there
is no wound about the mouth. There
is one animal invulnerable so far as the
rattlesnake is concerned, and that is the
hog. The hog wages war upon all
snakes, innocent and poisonous, and de-
stroys them with eagerness.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-10-03
Caucasian Greetings.

The etiquette of salutation in the Cau-
casus is extremely elaborate and cere-
monious. 1t does not by any means
satisfy all the requirements of perfect
courtesy to ask mountaineer how he is,
or how his health is, or how he does.
You must inquire minutely into the de-
tails of his domestic economy, manifest
the liveliest interest in the growth of his
crops and the welfare of his sheep, and
even express a cordial hope that his
house is in good state of repair and his
horses and cattle properly protected
from any possible inclemency of weather.
Furthermore, you must always adapt
your greeting to time, place and circum-
stances, and be prepared to improvise a
new, graceful and appropriate salutation
to meet any extraordinary exigence. In
the morning a mountaineer greets an
other with: "May your morning be
bright |" to which the prompt iejoinder
is: Sand may sunny day never pass
you by u" A guest he welcomes with
May your coming bring joy r. and the
guest replies: "May a blessing rest
upon YOU"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-10-03
Artemus Ward as a Practical Joker

Browne and Griswold, !" the Fat Con-
tributor," we're on newspaper work at
the same time in Cleveland, and were
very intimate friends. One day there
came to the city q dramatic reader, q
man of some note, but of a very timid
disposition. These two worthless in
person easily to be imposed upon, and
shortly after his arrival they paid him a
visit. 1t was an early hour in the morn
ing-long after the man had retired
and they found it difficult to arouse him.
They told him they we're editors, and
wanted to hear him read before writing
him up. They invited him to step into
hall adjoining the hotel and give them
a specimen of his powers. At first the
man refused to go with them, but when
they told him sternly that they were
editors, and would crush him if he did
not comply, he felt compelled to 60.
Nor would they allow him to put on his
clothes, but forced him to go in night
dress to cold and dreary hall, where
they complacently smoked their cigars
while they listened to him declaim,
with chattering teeth and trembling
voice, for several hours. When they
finally permitted him to go, they told
him, by way of consolation, that they had
always thirsted to hear dramatic read
er in night-dress, and that they were
very much gratified with his perform
ance.
Browne was great lover of practi-
cal jokes. One of his maddest pranks
was in New York city, in 1868. He had
been at some benefit performance with
Dan Bryant and Nelse Seymour, and at
its conclusion he induced these two
to join him on q lark. Accordingly,
they went to Bryant's property.room
and each donned complete suit of
armor. Then they armed themselves
with broadswords, and in the still hours
of the night went forth in search of de-
fenseless citizens. Up and down the
streets in grim array they marched, and
whenever they found man alone and
unarmed, they would make him down on
his knees and pray for mercy. Then,
after having frightened him almost out
of his senses, they would permit him to
go on his way. Their fun, however,
after while was brought to an abrupt
termination by the police, who marched
them off to the Tombs. They entered
fictitious names but the judge next
morning recognized the culprits, and
discharged them with an admonition
On the same night they visited the
house of Tom jackson, who had JUS
brought to this country the famous
Swiss bell-ringers. In response to theil
violent ringing of the bell, Jackson came
to an upper window, and not knowing
who his visitors were, asked them il
tones of thunder what they wanted.
"We want an engagement, sale
Browne. "We are the original bell
ringers"
Jackson then recognized them, and
appreciating the joke, invited them in.-
| Scribner.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-10-03
A Mothers Influence.

The late Thomas Fl. Benton, who was
so long in public life and surrounded by
temptations, paid the following tribute
to his mother: My mother asked me
never to use tobacco, and / never touched
it from that time TO the present day; she
asked me not to game, and l have not I.
and cannot tell who is winning or who
is losing in games that can be played.
She admonished me, too, against hard
drinking, and whatever usefulness may
attain in life, attribute it to having
complied with her pious and correct
wishes. When / was seven years of age
she asked me not to drink, ana then /
made resolution of total abstinence, at
a time when was sole constituent mem
Der OF my own body, and that I have
adhered to it through all the time I owe
to my mother"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-10-03
One Hundred and Fifty Years of Law.

An intricate suit for the possession of
an estate-Stanfeld Hall, in Norwich,
England, for nearly century and half
in dispute has just been decided, the
trial traversing many strange expert
ences, including a horrible tragedy.
The estate came into the possession of
William Jenny in 1875 through mar
riage. Mr.. Jenny made will bequeath-
ing it in succession to Jacob Preston
and his heirs and to Thomas Preston and
his heirs, and in default of issue by
either OF them, to such relative of the
name of Jenny nearest akin to the tes-
tator, and to his heirs forever. These
Prestons were relatives of his second
wife, and not of the wife through whom
he acquired the property. William
Jermy died a year after making the will,
and the father of the Prestons, who
were both minors, sought out the two
Jermys next OF kin and prevailed upon
them to relinquish all claims upon the
estate for 800 each. The sons dying
without heirs, the elder Preston claimed
possession by virtue OF his purchase,
and entailed it by will upon his son, the
Rev. George Preston, and his heirs,
forever. The affair became the talk of
the country, and pamphlets were printed
explaining and attacking it but as the
Jermys made no attempt to recover the
property the matter was forgotten, and
for eighty years the Prestons enjoyed
the fruits of the bargain. At length
one of the Prestons made bitter enemy
of one of his tenants named Rush by a
quarrel and lawsuit, which left Rush
financially ruined. Rush revived the
old story of how the Prestons (who had
adopted the name of Jermy) came into
possession of the estate, and made q
written agreement with two other claim
ants that he should have the farm at
low rates if he put them in possession.
Being hard pressed for money, Rush
masked himself and went over to the
hall one night and murdered Mr.. Pres
ton-Jermy and his son, and severely
wounded the sons wife and her maid.
The murderer, in spite of the scheme to
fix the crime upon the two Jenny claim
ants, was brought to trial and hanged.
But lately new claimant appeared,
who based his claim upon the assertion
that he was descendant of Jenny
nearer related than the two whose
claims were bought by the elder Pres
ton. The defendants set up the statute
of limitation, upon which plea they
won the case and thus, after 150 years,
the title is for the first time legally set.
tied.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-10-03
NO. 33.
In the Fall.

In the fall silent sadness to the dropping
flowers oleaves,
In the fall the woodlands dreamy with the
ffou ;frou of the leaves
And the whir of the partridge, &c.
the fall the hazy cleaning with purple
glory burns
In the fall Miss Georgiana in the Bible places
ferns
II she has young man to help her
gather them.
In the fall above the valley snowy cloudlets
stretch for miles,
In the fall the Broadway windows are profues
with Paris styles
Much to the joy Of the ladies', be it
said.
In the fall the merry songster leaves his
pretty summer leas,
In the fall the politician is divorced from rolls
of VS.
For reasons which require no explana-
ton.
In the fall all breasts with reverie are buoyant
and elate,
In the fall man will fondly kiss his pretty
cousin Kate
Or Mary Anne, as the case may be.
In the fall the soul Of beauty dwells within the
gardens sere,
In the fall we are all positive that winters
drawing near
The other fall happenings are too
numerous to mention.
.. --R. X. Mlnkitrick IN Graphic
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-10-03
A Fight Between HindOO and Tiger,

The man wore no clothing except
coarse linen trowsers, and was armed
with ponderous knife and a small conf
cal shield. The travellers accompanied
him to the lair of the animal. AS soon
as we reached the spot the man boldly
leaped into the hollow, at the same time
uttering a shrill cry, in order to arouse
his enemy from his slumbers. Upon
seeing its resolute aggressor advancing,
the animal raised itself upon its fore legs
with terrific howl.
AS the little Hindoo continued to ap-
proach, which he did slowly, and with
dark eyes keenly fixed upon the face of
his formidable foe, the tiger rose to it's
full height and began to lash it's sides
furiously with its tail; yet it evidently
appeared to be in state Of great EN-
barrassment. Still the man advanced
deliberately and undauntedly; the un-
easiness and rage of the excited beast
increased with every step. At length it
crouched, evidently with determina-
tion to make its terrible spring.
The man suddenly stopped, when the
tiger paused, turned up its head, and,
uttering horrible noise between snarl
and howl, made ons step forward and
sprang toward its victim, who instantly
bent his body, receiving the animals
paws upon his shield, dashed the knife
into its body, and fell under, but almost
entirely beyond the extremities of bis
wounded enemy. The creature turned
upon his back, the little Hindoo regain
ed his feet in an instant, striking the
PROSTATE tiger with astonishing quick
ness and precision a desperate blow
upon the throat, which completely
severed the windpipe, at the same mo-
ment springing with the quickness OF
thought beyond the reach of the mon
ster's claws. The tiger died almost i'm
mediately.