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The Morning herald., 1878-04-06
NEW xoRK CITY.

.The character ofNew York city can be
correctly estimated by the 'stTt Of people
via there meet with The greatest SUCCESS e. :
Tweed was for many years its chief citizen
whom, Its voters delightedto honor. His
prscalations we're notorious long before he
Lost power, and before he STAINED tain d. to the
zenith OF hiGgreatpess. Morrissey, noted
boxer, and Keeper Of gambling saloons, !,
equally popular with Tweed, ind all New
Yorky VA a deeply touched by the accounts f ar
ofhisdangeroastilluess recently, as they
came over the wires from Florida. These
are representative men Of New York
There hundreds like them who enjoy theil'
local popularity, in the various wards. A
anocsssful sharper who makes his million
d sure to ,bs, 1 representative man WHOSE
nauae will descend to posterity and whose
magnificent tomb will be pointed out in
Greenweod Cemetery .ggasf I'd t5s na =
The long and successful career of noted
fernale character, is smother illustration Of
New York life. It was unfortunate fo'
"Madane" Restells that the that the
Women Suffrage movement had not be-
come an accomplished fact, in her da,
There can be- no doubt that she woulc
have been eminently popular, and that the
legsl discrimination against her sex pre-
vented her elevation to many high Offices,
She would have been the Mayoresa lepe
ago, and might have been sent to Congres
BIT destiny restricted her energies anc
smbision to 4 professional career in which
shs shone with distinguished lustre F.,
forty years she practiced her profession o
abortionist, and With great pecuniary sue
cess, as we'll as consideration. She dis
dained ), corner, or an, out-of-the-way
lane, and had her Office and pAatial resi-
dencet on Fifth avenue where size could b,
convenient to her wealthy and fashionable
customers, and enjoy their refined society
Like Tweed, she became too bold. Sue
cess made her indiscreet, and she thus in,
,volved herself in, difficulties with tht
police;and IN d respondent mood, on Mon
day morning last she retired to her bath
room, and committed suicide by cuttiri
her throat. The Times seport says "th'
newsa startled the whole city" sbe hat
accumulated a million, and was the objee
Of envy and admiration. :.sa-27 %atg...
The Morning herald., 1878-04-06

NOTICE.-I,n VIM. B. Hollis, do hereby
IN give notice that shall apply in writ
ing to the Judges of the Court of General
Sessions of the Peace and Jail Delivery Of
the State Of Delaware, In and for the cnun-
ty of New Castle, on Monday, the 9th day
Of May next, A. D., 1878, being the first day
of the next May term Of the said Court,
for license to keep hotel, known as the
"Townsend House," in Townsend, School
District No. 81, in Appoquiniuink hun,
dred, New Castle county, Delaware, to sell
intoxicating liquors IN less quantities thar
one quart, to be drunk on the premises
ind the following respectable citizens re-
commend the said application, to wit "
James G Wilson. James r Moore,
| truman Rose, L.l James Wilson,
Joshua b Townsend, James Tigner,
Benj. CHM, g E Barlow, .
Samuel Townsend, John Townsend
lSaMuel T Bashell, John ID Carter,
John Keller, John CHM,
II 70 David Wells
apr4.st ..a.-ty- n! WIN. B. HOLLIS.
The Morning herald., 1878-04-06

d AFTER a careful hearing the Long
Branch Commissioners yesterday decided
that Police Justice Pitcher had csrruptly
used his Office to exort money from per,
sons against whom charges had beer
brought, and to shield criminals from the
consequences oftheir misdeeds, and the
unworthy Justice was snmmarily deposed
from his Office. 1t would be we'll if SINH
lsr prompt punishment could always b.
metsd out for such an, offence. There il
no crime more infamous or more detrimen
tai to public order than venality in po-
lice Justices and . we'll grounded suspi'
cion Of such crime should be regarded al
suficient to incapacitate any one from
holding Office against whom it rests.
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a ptspfishsd syery morning. tsundays
cxceptel,., anl delivered In the city p'
wilm,nkt@ I'd 5hrtdandihs places tof at
cents per week, payable TO the carriers :.
Mai subecriptiOns, postage free, three
dollars Per andtkaDN Ik0OI
Ore, O,BYzNl 500. PublsheFs, u
Wool6 libl " woac ~ WA ~, ssfSrdet nttss
,yAhdGa mlai-ssa III 1{I,,5S n iS10ona RI y iDel.
The Morning herald., 1878-04-06

NJOTICE.-I,, James A! Wilson, do hereby
IN give, notice that ] shall apply TO the
Judges Of the Court of General Sessions
Of the Peace and jail Delivery OF the State
Of Delaware, In and for the county OF New
Castle, on Monday, the 9th day OF May
next, being, the first day of the Nay term,
"a, D., 1878, for q license to keep an Inn or
Tavern, at NJ. 101 Market street. being the
M. E, corner sof1Front and Market, First
Ward, Wilmington, Del, to sell intoxicst-
ing liquors in less quantities than one quar-
TO be drunk on the premises. and the fol-
lnuinp resnectahle citizens recommend this
The Morning herald., 1878-04-06

NOTICE.-We, VIM. H Doble & Son, do
IN hereby give notice that we shall apply
to the Judges Of the Court of General ses
sions OF, the Peace and Jail Delivery of the
State Of Delaware, in and for the county Of
New Castle, on Monday the 5th day of May
next, beirg the first day of the May term,
A. D., 1878, for a license to keep an Inn or
Tavern, known as the Hare's Corner Hotel,
in School District No. 4S, in New Castle
hundred, to sell intoxicating liquors in less
quantities than one quart, to be, drunk on
the premises and the following respectable
citizens recommend this said application, to
wit: frs e.. -..
! George W Morrison, Robert Morrison,
| D G Nivin, Jason Davis,
| Aeni 3 Booth, Henry II Moore,
Theo ] Bruce, Thomas Ho comb,
David Mccoy, John H McFarlin
| B Holcomb Thomas Appleby,
| ~ t.. John Morrison.
| apr4 3t WIN. H. DOBLE & SON.,
The Morning herald., 1878-04-06

A Stradivarius violin signed and dated
1909 sold st auction in Paris few days ago
for 81 600 francs, (ahout "a .2O0).
The first congregation of Scandinavian
Lutherans In the United States, was organ
ICED about 20 years ago. Now there are
1858 congregations, with 332 ministers and
115,0O0 communicates. They have estab~
Itshed 4 theological serminaries, colleges,
3orphan homes, 16 new spapers, and book
stores. ..
Cr0aking II not confined to the from
ponds At ri1ts season almost everybody is
hoarse. The blss.ttng Of distressed lungs are
everYWhere. Why Is this, when Hale,
4 Hck of Horehound and Tar will cur
n s&@x hgh, Geld or hoarseness in 48 hours
01 all Druggists.
Bs Toothache Drop ures in one
The Morning herald., 1878-04-06

NOTICE-1, William W. Anthony, DC
~ hereby give notice that shall apply
to the Judges of the Court Of General Ses-
sions Of the Peace and jail Delivery of the
State of Delaware, in and for the County
of New Castle, on Monday, the 9th day Of
May next, being the first day of the May
term, A. D., 1878, for q license TO keep an
Inn or Tavern, known as the Delaware
House, On Delaware street, in New Castle,
School District No. rs In New Castle hun
dred, to sell intoxicating liquors In less
quantities than one quart, to be drunk on
the premises, and the following respectable
citizens recommend this said application,
to wit: IN q a d. ,H. i...r, q ..r.' -, .
The Morning herald., 1878-04-06
l1cEssE lrplcAz1oEs.

NOTICE. II Mishael Maloy, de hersey az
IN live notice that ! shsll apply 70 sns
Judges Of the Court Of General Sessions o.
-ths Peace si,d jail Delivery Of tue state nI
nsl.wayerirv and for the County OF nav
||tsatle. {dn IMdnday, THE 9th day of Nay
nex., being the first day o. sne May ss1n
"a. D., 1878, f0r license 70 Keep an inn M = u
TagsrasNe, l29y5enfn nstIssp, 4 elnsn 1ssnar T. @ 4
Wilmington. to sell intox'catine ilquo1s "
lSss quantities than one quart, to be druuk
on taaeOremses candathe folio waug respect
sblstatissas rssemnspd tshsSaid applseai
The Morning herald., 1878-04-06

TaW JONES, Fancy Dyers, 4S2 N. Fro1
u Street, Branch Office corner Ninth ane
Vine slreets, Philadelphia. Ladies' ano
9entlemen's Garments of every descrip
tion Owed or Cleansed Kid Shoes, Feath
ers and Gloves Owed or OleanGed
AMI, 1877
The Morning herald., 1878-04-06

week IN your own town. IS
M nnoutfit free, No risk. Reader, II
you want business at which
.Mnn pey sons sf either sex can max
NVO great pay all the time they
work, write for particulars 10
Il. HALLErr d Co., Portland, Maine. "2
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-03
A new relic of Horace Greeley.

A Delaware literary society, in turn
ing over its papers preparatory to re-
pairing its hall, found many valuable
autograph letters from distinguished
men-nearly all being responses to mott
fcations Of election to honorary mem
berships in the society. One of these,
dated 1S49, was written by the founder
Of the Tribune. It runs thus" My
attachments anywhere near the bound
airy Of scholarship areso very meagre that
I dislike to receive such a compliment
as your society has paid me. I never
spent a day IN any sort of a seminary
above common school (which was ex-
ceedingly common in my time.) Since
[ was eight years old, [ haveNonly seen
the inside of q school house in winter;
since fourteen not at all; and our terms
did not average five monthsper annum
in those days. [ know little neWspa-
per Latin and French, and might have
mastered a little Greek the same way,
if the barbarians had known enough to
use an ineligible alphabet. Ofmathe-
MATES, I learned what is contained in
Adams arithmetic; of grammar, just
enough to see clearly that Indy Muir
ray knew very little, and blundered
shockingly. AS to chirography, mine
speaks for ITSELF not clearly as to mat
ter, but quite distinctly enough as to
manner. However, know little Of
what may be tished up on a tolerable
busy and ragged journey through the
world, having always loved books bet
ter than play, and devoured papers
with insane avidity. Thanking your
society for the honor intended me, and
meaning to justify it by a faithful ODE
dience to the maxim, live and learn,
I remain yours. truly
Horace Greeley"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-03
One Cent on the Dollar.
Boston Commercial Bulletin.

AS an illustration Of the spirit Of the
times was the following little family
scene, when a bright four-year- old little
lady was initiating her elders by playing
making calls'':
Now, mamma, you be NTH eth
Bones an I'll be Mitheth Smith, an
tum an make you a tall"
Mamma" Very we'll, Mrs Smith,
[ am glad to see you; how do you do,
and how are the children?''
Totty-Tm twite well, [ tank you,
but the children has all dot the hoopin'
tof.." ai ~
Mamma" Pm sorry to hear it. How
many children have you, Mrs. Smith %
Totty-" oh, I has ten, an dey is a
great tyal to me wifi my housekeepin'."
Mamma They must be, indeed
But how does your husband, Mr.. Smith,
do?" s"
lofty" He's very we'll, tank you:
but he's had bad bithness, and he hath
failed"
Mamma "I'm sorry to hear that
your husband has failed; but you
haven't lost everything, Mrs. Smith,
for see you make calls in your own
carriage"
Totty-" Oh, yes; [ teep my tar
rage We have paid one cent on a
dollar, and doze right On"
The above is fact. @
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-03
Fun in the Witness-BOX.
All the Year Round.

In y recent trial at Winchester, a
witness, failing to make his version of q
conversation ineligible by reason of
his fondness for "says and says he"
was taken in hand by Baron Martin
with the following result: ''My man,
tell us now exactly what passed" Yes.
my Lord. I said | would not have the
pig" And what was his answered"
He said he had been keeping it for
me, and that he" No, no.; he
could not have said that; he spoke in
the first person. %" No, my Lord, I was
the first person that spoke" [ mean,
his exact words "There was no
third person, my Lord, only him and
me-" My good fellow, he did not say
he had been keeping the pig; he said [
have been keeping it." a assure you,
my Lord, there was no mention of your
Lordship at all. We are on different
stories. There was no third person
there, and if anything had been said
about your Lordship l must have heard
it.. The Baron gave in. Nothing
pleases your fun-loving Irishman BET
ter than to bother lawyer,..and the Irish
courts have known many a dialogue
like this: you are Roman Catho-
lic?" cam II" care you not?' You
say l am Come, sir; what's your
religion?" "The true religion. What
religions that?" My religion" - "And
what is your religion" q My mothers
rehgion?" :'She tux whisky in her tay."
"a,You bless yourself, don't your" "When
I'm done with you [ will" "What
place of worship do you go top The
most convaynient." "Of what persua-
sion are your My persuasion is that
you won't find out" What is your be-
lief" THAT you are puzzled. y" Do ych
cohfess?" Not to you" "Who would
you write to if you were likely to die?"
The DOCTOR" II insist upon your
answering me, sir; are you a Roman
Catholic?" " [ am" And why don't
you say so at once?' You never axed
me. You said I was great many
things, but you never axed me; you
were driven Grass words and crooked
questions at me, and | thought it was
manners to cut my behavior on your
own pattern"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-03
From Iron to Steel.

Steel is displacing iron with a persist
ency which brooks no impeachment.
The progress which, in the past year, the
substitution of one metal for the other
has made it strikingly illustrated in the
experience of Cleveland, where some
fourteen blast furnaces have in the
twelve months been turned mostly from
the smelling Of pigs for the iron mills to
the smelting Of pigs for the steel con-
verters. simultaneously new furnaces
in the purely steel districts have been
added to the great additions already
made in former years. While this has
been going on in Great Britain, other
nations have not been quiescent. But,
as it should, this country has kept well
ahead Of its competitors. We now pro-
duce no less than three-quarters of a
million tons of steel ingots IN the year;
the United States, 525, 1896 tons, France,
261, 674 tons; Germany, 2,261 tons;
Belgium, 71,758 tons; Sweden, 22,7S9
tons; and Russia, S,50O.-London Iron
no'ager.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-03

the poor child much nearer falling than
he was before. He thought the ladder
swayed to and fro like trees bent by the
storm. He thought the house ana the
whole street was rocking like ships on
the sea. But all at once he heard
another voice, loud, CHEEKY and full of
courage from the roof of the house
above him" Boy, lock upp' He did
look up; anybody would have done SO,
hearing such q hearty voice as that:
Cali right now. Come on" The boy
was no longer giddy. He began to
climb, and soon he reached the hand of
a sensible carpenter on the roof, whose
CHEEKY word had saved him from being
dashed in peices on the pavement
street. That boy became a man of
genius and culture His written thoughts
went all over America and stirred strong
emotions i'll thousands Of hearts. But
to the day Of his death he never ceased
to attribute the preservation of his life
and the accomplishment of all that he
ever did in the world to the timely and
encouraging words of the carpenter on
the roof: Look up. Come on"
There is many aweary climber stand
ing trembling and fearful on the steep
ladder of life; high enough up to make
it fatal to fall, yet with much more
climbing to do before he will reach a
place Of rest. He is discouraged and
dishartened, and he hears somebody say,
" He will never make anything
he Will certainly fall.p Z And yet he only
needs to hear the kindly. and cheering
voice which comes to him from above,
saying, Look up" There is a strong
Helper bending down to take him by
the hand. 1.-The will only look up and
see that Face, he will climb till he
reaches the heights of heaven. 81
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-03
An American Musical College.
New York World.

Munlficient provision has Just been
made for the endowment of musical
college for this city 1t is said that
the will of Mr.. Samuel Wood, an old gro
Ger ofthis city, at his death last We'd
nesday, provided amply for this object,
which was with Mr. Wood a cherished
ambition. In the first place., the will
provides that the executors, four in
number, become perpetual trusteest
and to them is left great deal Of dis
cretionary power. After the bequeath-
al OF numerous legacies, amounting to
about $1OO, 900, the residue ofthe estate
IS lett to the college Of music in such a
way that 1t is in the discretion of the
executors Or trustees either to sell the
property and apply the money directly
to the founding of musical college or
to keep the property intact and apply
only the income received from it to that
purpose. AS nearly as can be estima-,
ted, in the present uncertain condition
of real estate the amount of prope V,
exclusive Of the legacies, will berte-
tween 100000 and 100000, wi ba
contingency of 100000 in case of the
favorable decision ola lawsuit now pend
ing. Three years ago Mr.. Wood startled
the city by proposing to endow with
800, 900 musical college in New York
Plans and a prospectus were prepared,
and a board of trustees consisting Of
Mr. Henry G. Stebbins, Marshall o.
Roberts, Alfred M -Sinonson, and sew
eral other gentlemen was formed. The
State legislature also approved the
scheme, and to such an extent that a
plat of land in central park was placed
at the disposal of the trustees for site
for the college. After these steps had
been taken, however, there appeared
to be an end to the scheme. Nothing
more was done, and only a few people
were aware how Mr.. Wood cherished
the plan and how literally he had pro-
vided for it's fruition in bis will. Il aa
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-03
IN. Y. Tribune.

& The great destiny Of time and eternity
turns upon obedience to the devine COM
mand, Look up, set your affection on
things above, not on things on the earth.
A little boy playing in the streets of
Baltimore came to the foot Of long
ladder and looked up. He heard the
sound of hammers and the voices of
workmen far up ON the roof over
him. and his childish curiosity impelled
him to climb. He set his little foot on
the lower round and his hand on the
next, and then pulled himself up slowly,
hand over hand, round after round, till
he was SO high that a. fall would be in
slant death, and yet he had not reached
the top He grew tired and wished he
had not begun to climb. He looked
down to see how far he had come,
and the great height made him giddy.
He began to tremble and was fast losing
his strength and hold. Just then a
man passing along the street at the foot
of the ladder looked up, saw him terrified
and trembling, cried out, "My God
that boy is going to. fall" The. man
meant no harm, but it was the worst
thing he could say His words andt he
frightened tone in which he spoke made
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-03
Field-Guns for the English Army.

The new 12-pounder field-gun, which
may be considered as the product of
two years experiments, was recently
completed at the royal gun factories,
royal arsenal, Woolwich, and is looked
upon by British officers as the most
perfect tield-gun in existence. At pres
ent it is proposed to make only fifty on
the same pattern, aud those only after a
sample gun is finally approved, but no
doubt exists that it will hereafter be-
come the service arm of the entire ar
tillery force. The most noticeable fea-
ture in its outward form is its length,
for it is nearly 9 feet long whereas the
9-pounder of eight hundredweight meas
ures but 6 feet. The new II FOUNDER,
however, weighs only seven and one
half hundredweight, for every ounce Of
superfluons metal has been judici-
ously shaved off, and save that the con-
tour of the breech end is little too
rigid, the gun is, from professional
point ofview, the beau ideal Of feld-piece.
The bore, like that of the 8 FOUNDER. is
3-inch calibre, enlarged at the chamber
end to 3-15 inches, and the vent is
fixed rather forward to ignite the cart
ridge seven inches from the bore.
Sights of the most delicate, serviceable,
and approved kinds have been provided,
and an improvement Of the trunnions
is also introduced in this gun. This
improvement consist of a collar on each
arm to brace up the carriage, and save
it from some of the damaging effects
which it suffers from the shock Of dis
charge. The gun is rihed in 10 grooves,
the rifling, like every other detail, hav-
ing been the result of long investiga-
ton and exhaustive series of expert
mentS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-03
LIFE.

lie has its thCrns, but flowers too
It has its tears, but smiles as, well : q
Il has its clouds, vet ram bow hue:
And hopes and fears the bosom swell.
No stream runs smoothly down lifes vale
But often murmurS on its way:
No sea is there but storms prevail.
And darkly hide the light of day
The light of sun and shadow blend,
While grief and gladness come and go;
Our souls beneath Iife's burdens bend,
And pleasures share with scenes of Wo.
Such is our life from morn till eve.
AS through it's maze we seek our way;
lis change Of scene until weleave
The shores of Time for Endless Day.
Still in it al we see the Hand
Of Him who formed us in His love;
Who in His wisdom wisely planned
The surest way TO realms above.
While blooming flowers we love to greet,
And cups of joy our bosoms thrill.
Faith makes our sorrows still more sweet,
And gently bends us to His will.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-03
An Indigestible Egg.
Shelbyville (Mo.) Herald.

--O~N-NN'
A correspondent writing from Odin,
ILL.,, sends us the following incident:
" Some years ago, while residing in a
part Of the south where snakes and
other reptiles abound, / was amused by
seeing a chicken snake attempt a
curious and dangerous feat While my
father and [ were one day working on
the inside of building used as store
room, we discovered a large snake
lying at full length upon the plate on
which the rafters rested With some
difficulty we killed the reptile. Motto
ing that it's sides looked unusually dis
tended / procured hoe, and hoed
open the snake. To our surprise we
found he had robbed q hens nest,
swallowed the china egg used as q
nest-egg.' and was valnly endeavoring
to DIGEST it +" m
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-03
Female Lobbyists.

s The fenald lobbyists are not so plenti-
full in Washington as they used to be in
the old days; but their shy eyes are
sometimes even now seen lifted plead
ingly to the masculine face. Professional
female lobbyists are as rule sneered at
and despised Many ofthem are bold
and blase, and some are very bad wo-
men; but among another set Of lobby
lists are many so-called elegant ladies,
who have a natural gift for intrigue, who
would faint if they had to vote, yet who
their wives, say pretty things, lnyeigle
which place them under such obligations
that when the lady asks as personal
favor the members vote for her hus-
band or friend he has to yield. Wash
ington is full of such people Washing
tom Letter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-03

A FRANK CONFESSION. We are afraid
of Ingersol, and his infdelity, and we'll
we may be. We are in no condition to
meet the enemy. He is sapping the
foundations of our faith, and say bold
ly with sense of the weight of response
bility resting on me, if Christianity does
not influence the lives of Christians
more than it now does in this country,
there is little to choose between them.
While leaders of the church are bank
rupts, while honest men by the thous-
ands have their hard earnings taken
from them either by recklessness, ex-
travanance, or premiditated scoundrel-
ism, while widows and orphans are rob-
bed OF their little all and are suffering
for the bare necessaries of life, and cry
ins to God in their distress for help,
and the men who do these things not
only belong to the church and go I'M
rebuked, but in very many cases are
the leaders of it say as a minister of
the gospel if there is not enough. of the
spirit Of Christ in the church to stop
these outrages, these denominations, the