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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 81, 1879.


Academy Of Music Annual Benefit Order Of FINS.
American Ia.tIt"te Exhibition st. and IdaI
uo~ery Ih~stre-NnA
broadway rh~atre-ufto, Herman.
liroaLI,n Park Ih~atr--lilni,t
hifth Avenue Theatre ihe Poole Revenge
Grand Opera usas- -siru.s ol
s.iisor-'~ Harden Barnnms show MAtneS
\ ,eeum Theatre Joshua Whlttomh
rev NorL Aquarium -Bfusdway sui 1ith'L
NihIos gsrdcs-A Across the Continent
FarL th~Rtr~-Ls Cisale.
sasErsncIsro Minste-i~ broadway, cor 79th -
STANDARD Theatre Almo.ta Life.
1oas rastor'~ Opera uo"se-varlciy
Theatre tomiq"~-vnieiv
nnios square Theatre Mother and son.
NHaitacks nhestre-Our club
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hurried on her Wedding Day.

Mrs. Maria Michel a well-to-do widow. who
owned bakery at Yates avenue and Elery street
Brooklyn was engaged 20 bo married toe uadcsman in
her neighhorho0d ON sunday last, and she had made
preparations for wedding least She was seized with
sudden illness due, u Is believed Go uNrrWork In hcr
preparations and ON saturday she diod She was buried
ON SUNDAY IN the dress N which size have been
mArrlNl. and hor lNMNIs MoIo hurlol Win her
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Why should GAMBETTA fight FoURToU ?
The stakes are not equal. GAMBETTA has fu-
ture FouRrou has only n past. And. then.
there arc oiher combinations i'm tho case
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The Rev I. De Witt TalmaGe whose pet scheme
has always been Thought to Dee las Lay Colese. which
was lately put into new Home IN the Presbyterian
Church building Ht Clinton ami Amy streets has sent 20
the BOARD u college Trustees ms resignation. He saws
uat ftcaA cularsrd pastoral duties and new Christian
work winch he is about ~ undertake make this step
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has been almost duplicated. One hundred and
four years is the age claimed for the inmate Of
n Delaney street tenement. who died Yesterday
in consequence Of cracker cart running over
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The divorce statistics OF Vermont indicate
that brutality toward wives Is on the Increase
intolcrablo severity on the part OF husbands
having been the ground, in 1871 for no less
than 10 OF the l75 divorces granted. Yet 1t is
hardly probable that so many den2ens OF the
Green Mountains are lo-t to manly instincts
rs these figures and records would seem to
show. Divorce 10y collision IL altogether too
common in Now England. and in such cases
attorneys do not always connne themselves to
facts in a complaint, but make such allegations
IA they think most likely to move the Court to
grant what both parties desire; aud husband
who has been perhaps both Kind and gen
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The Rev. CHARLES IL. WEBER OF Saeo,
Maine is under arrest for grossly betrayinR tho
confidence placed in him by a once happy but
now stricken family. County Attorney BUR
BANK. in letter to the Portland Argus explain
ing his conduct in regard to the case writes;
" To such seek 10 shield the sAnctmouuus sedurer
who entering a respectable and happy household under
the guse OF moral aud religious teacher aud welcomed
a friend, has accomplished hi, infamous Nilaiuy,
have ulult tu To those Cugulfaut NJ the facts
tending tins sad sensation, ! Am content to submit the
measure oi my moral dVscrts'
1t is evident that Mr.. BuRBASK does not mean
to let clerical wolves have free range within his
jurisdiction.
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Having spun his wondrous yarn to the
ancient and guilclcss Mariner Of the Wabash,
BUDrR. or BJUDER or GIUsDoRFF, or BILLIE or
GRouTuFf. the survivor Of the Huron disaster,
has prudently decamped. Naturally tho Hon.
DICK THOMPSON is very angry man. now that
he secs how he has been imposed upon. He
will probably settle down into the conviction
that the Pope is at the bottom Of it. and that he
has been the victim Of n deep laid plot to bring
a bulwark Of Professionalism into rdicule.
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Adrian H. Muller sold the following gas stocks
by auction yesterday.
OF 25
Non 20 BIZ Aslci
BROOKLYN Gas,ight Co 100 sharos...lp no rs
Nassau GAshght Co, ion shares ...... ~ OF 90
Manhattan GasightCo l55 shares .iioi l45 100
New \ orb Gaslight Co, rs shaTes.,,, 81 10 "
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II the report in the NeC York Times is
correct. the arrest OF THOMAS l.. DAVIES and
GEORGE DE- CROFT on suspicion Of completely
in the STEWART grave robbery was gross out
rage. A half-drunkcn individual visited po-
lice station. and told q sergeant that the two
men above named had possession Of the body
Of Mr.. STEWART On this bare statement made
by person described by the Times reporter ~
partially intoxicated two respectable citizens
were arrested. one being taken from his bod
and the other dragged from the bier on which
lay the body Of his dead brother. After having
been detained for an hour and a hall. they were
discharged. there not being a shadow OF evil
dence against them. other than the incoherent
utteranccs OF partially intoxicated man. For
tunately for the liberty Of the citizen, there are
courts and jurics to which persons thus out
ragged can appeal. and Messrs. De GRoFF and
DAVIES will doubtless see that the guilty ON
cas do not escape unscathed. The manner Of
Mr.. DAvIEs's arrest was. under the circum-
stances. not much less heartless than the rob
berry Of Mr. STEwARrs grave.
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amount Of native material on which Eng
lands antagonist in the East is able TO
reckon
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Medical science has taken a long stride
forward in our day. Formerly the quNtion
about any malignant disease was: II 1t
curablef' Now the first question is: " Is Y
prcventable p
That there is much still 10 be learned about
yellow fever. no physician doubts. But the
Committee Of the Health Association who have
been studying the recent epidemic in the South
west. think they have sufficient data to warrant
certain conclusions. They have found for in
stance in nearly OF quite all the towns visited q
fragrant disregard Of tho panest sanitary
laws-bad drainage fostering heaps Of fifth in
the streets. impure drinking water. They have
satisfied themselves that the disease Is an i'm
ported one; that it ID conveyed from town to
town only 10y infected persons or articles that
drugs have been. thus far. OF little use in com
bat.ng il; that the weight Of evidence is aga INST
the supposed usefulness Of disniectants; but
that the disease can bo eiIectually headed Of by
an ofe' tive quarantine.
These conclusions will not command uni
ycrsal assent at this time. Possibly somo Of
them may be modified by the results Of longer
and closer study; but in tho main they seem to
have common sense. as well rs the known facts.
on their side.
There is a sharp warning to Northern cities
in the remark Of the Committee that the dsrc-
gard Of tho laws Of health the filthy ill-drained
streets ana poisoned drinking water which they
found in the fever wasted towns OF the South
west, are characteristic Of nearly all the inland
towns Of tho country. We wish it were only in
| inland towns that they were found. But the
noisome piles OF garbage poisoning the air ut
this moment in Fifth street-not to mention nu-
merous other streets-are conclusive evidence
| that there is ut least one soaboard cty-and that
the largest and richest one-in which the doors
are held wide open for tho entrance Of disease.
| True. 1t is good many years now since New
| York city has been desolated by pestilencc But
| who knows that this exemption will last even
one more summer
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FIogging.

An attempt has recently been made to
establish nogging 0s punishment for GER
tain offences In the state Of California. In
England, whore logging had become almost
extinct, it has been largely rct'stablishcd,
and in some Of our oldest States. whore 1t
was abolished many years ago. there IL
good deal Of talk about returning to a Gus
tom which, in modern times, has generally
been spoken of as "barbarous."
As to that however, all punishment.
especially SO far as it contains any element
Of revenge, IL Of q savage nature The
question is whether a certain degree Of
savageness does not necessarily inhere To
the highest state Of civilization?
Old States, like Delaware, which have
never abandoned the use Of the lash, say
they find it wonderfully enlcacious.
There are many arguments which may be
urged in favor OF this mode Of punishment.
1t is summary; and that is one Of the chief
est elements in the efficacy Of punishment.
II Is irrevocable. A tender hearted Cover
nor cannot take of the stripes which have
once beeRlaid on.
IL is greatly dreaded both on account OF
the physical pain and the lasting public dis
grace attending upon its nfliction. Crimi-
nails who care little for painless imprison-
ment blanche at the sight Of the whipping
post and the cat-o'nine-tails
Take, for example, the robbers Of STEW
ARTS grave. After drawing the detectives
nearly forty miles Of carriage drive into n
wild and woody recess Of New Jersey, this
interesting colloquy, at n late hour Of a
dark night, occurred between two Of them,
in presence Of their police attendants
RrRSs-How long they shut an for this thingi
vspLAsp-Thcy can stve you year, Aud me Of two
hundred aud nuy dollars
YRftiASp 10 Capt BYHsEs, whom he had led on this
wild sooss chase - don't l'o. s.e0Dg aio srtwAEfs
LoSy
Now. suppose instead Of n years imprison-
ment and line Of two hundred and fifty dol
lars, thirty lashcs on the bare back, at a
! public whipping post, had stared VREELASI
in the face, does any one doubt his wits
would have been quickcned to lind the miss
! ing body
Even fashionable philanthroplsts might
agree that for the peculiarly odous offonc,
| Of robbng graves whether committed by
| formerconvicts or scicntists-th the cat-o'-nine
tails would not be an inappropriate penalty
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Couldn't Take n Hint.

Last evening I attended little din
| ner party given in honor of very love-
! ly young lady here on visit from Bal
timore. The young hostess was gra.
cious, the parlors charming and full OF
flowers the guests selected with view
to their congeniality, and the dinner
perfect in ell it's appointments. There
were only six couple invited, and all ar
rived within the limits of fashionable
punctuality, save the gallant Colonel
-. Finally our hostess gave him up,
and the signal was given to adjourn to
the dining-room. We had barely seat
ed ourselves when the missing ex-war-
rior arrived, and received the formal
welcome was introduced to few who
were strangers, and thel Baltimore belle,
whose place of residence he did not
catch.
When the dessert was brought on the
people became, as they always do, more
convivial. and over the nuts and wine
some very amusing stories were told.
At last Colonel -. who is consldera-
BILE of wit, was called upon for some
of his wa "reminiscences. 1t was i'll
vain our gentle hostess shook her brown
head at him; the Colonel did not notice
it, and launched at once in an interest
ing skirmish he had with p.rtJ of
"rebs."
He had hardly spoken the latter word
when his host, unable to restrain him
self, gave him a gentle but insinuating
kick under the table; but the orator, as
if of flint, went on, and even when tt
hint was repeated, steadily pursued his
recital: finally he put his foot in it by
reference to the Marylanders, whom he
characterized as "skulkers,' when up
rose the beauteous brunette, with flash
ing orbs, and making him a sweeping
courtesy, said: AT leasr, Colonel
-, they have too much chivalry to in
suit a lady at the table of a friend"
and left the room.
Great heavens. what have l said ~
cried the ;pan of blood. Il insult
lady, never
Then said the hostess reproachfully,
Colonel, tried in vain to stop you,
but it seemed as if you avoided my
eye. Didn't you know that young lady
is from Baltimore. and her father an
ex Confederate soldier?'
Know how should I know" quer-
ried the crushed Colonel; II thought
that you said Boston"
Talk about taking a hint" chimed
in the host, Il kicked your leg once,
twice, thrice under the table, and on you
went.
AS the latter spoke, the Colonel's
coun'enance showed a struggle between
anger and amusement til he burst ont
with On my leg; didn't you know it
was a wooden one 2" and then be begged
pardon for his expressive adjective, and
rushing after the irate yourg Southern
er, laid himself at her feet, so to speak
She sweetly forgave him and all went
merry.-Er.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-28
How a Vessel Captain Got Square
With a Lazy Passenger

Several years ago | WAS called upon
by party named Tonic allow
him to work his passage on the schoon-
er-to Baltimore and return IA berry
common request before steamboating
was established on the river we hailed
FROM. l agreed, and he took his place
in the cabin and seemed more at home
there THAI anywhere else. He could
(or wouldn't) neither steer" 'stow' y
excepting grub nor reef l tried
him at everything that falls to the lot
of a sailor, and though raised in salt
water region he failed at all. On our
wav back we arrived off the mouth of
the river Ia very wide one) about mid
night, and as the wind was very light,
and strong "ebb tide" l anchored
with my sails up. A large schooner
was lying ahead of me. at anchor, and
was the only visible thing Now, thinks
|, is the time to settle with my green
~ passenger. He was in the cabin
dead" asleep. The crew went be-
low" and turned in" l waited till
everything was quiet, then standing by
the wheel, I called Tom. After good
deal of yawning he turned ont and
wanted to know what was wanted. |
told him to take her a little while. y
Il. e., TO take the Wheel He said. You
know Cap" l can't steer by the com
pass, Now Tom, I've got you all fixed
up nicely. You see that large schoon-
err ahead? Yes, sir. Well, steady
her right for her. She is heavy craft,
and as the wind is light, we ought to
overhaul her; that is, if you can keep
our craft steady. Aud telling him to
call me when he came up with her |
laid down. The strong tide made our
vessel sheer about whenever Tom
moved the helm and the water passing
rs gave the appearance of the vessel 60
ing ahead. After half hour l sang
ont: "Tom?' Sir How are you
making it," Pretty we'll. SIR" (mov-
ing his wheel a little, How is she
making it with the schooner ahead?"
Well, sir, ii is about "what-what IA
great expression with him in comparing
rates of speed. After an hour, perhaps,
| sang out; Tom Sir Have
You come up with the chap yet?' No,
sir" How are you making it, About
what what. sir Towards day-break
l awoke. The wind was better and tide
about done. reused one of the men,
sent him on deck, and sang out: Tom
Aye, aye! sir" Says he. Lay for
ward" with Jim and "get" our anchor
Sci rhat'" The anchor The an
chor?' Yes. get the anchor tp.' HI
stood still. stared little, and the way
he breezed would have put to shame {
Black Hills miner. Just to think hi
soliloquized) l straddled that d-n(
wheel, half the night, steadying thi
old hulk" Racing with anothe
vessel, and both of them anchored, anC
to brag about it, too. Twas too mucl
foy him, and to-day the question, How
does she head?' will pu, him on his met
tie Dehoit Free Press.
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She was one of those women You
couldn't quarrel with. She was that
agreeable that her old man got tired of
it. and tried to have row for a change
He began to checking the things about
at dinner time, and smashing the plates.
But she only smiled like an angel, and
said, Law, ducky; how lucky I didn't
put the best service on to-day. And
the next day she did put the best service
on, and he remembered it cost him
eighteen guineas, and he didn't care to
spoil the set. Then he took to stopping
out late and coming home drunk, but
when he staggered up stairs she always
welcomed him with a smile, and caught
him in her arms and kissed him, and
said, " wonder, John dear, whatevers
been split on yolr coat; it smells like
spirits. Now, t'is was enough to make
any man wild. So one evening he said
to her quietly. " Ish me, my luvsh, I'm
toshicated." Are You john? she an
swered :" why, you old dear, shouldn't
have believed it. And then she gave
him a sweet smile that made him that
mad he didn't know what to do. But
he wasn't going to be done: he deter
IL
or other, so one night when she wouldn't
believe he was drunk but kept on kissing
him and calling him an old dear, he
Just let ont some strong language and
hit her on the head with the fire irons.
She smiled but she didn't say anything
IN particular. She took him by the hand
in an afIectioRate manner, and led him
down stairs into the street. and kissed
him, and handed him over to IA police
man. And she went down to the court
the next morning and got him six
months in such pretty, agreeable way,
the reporters fell quite in love with her.
And when he was going away she leant
over the dock and kissed him, and said,
Take care of yourself, ducky. Ill
have "A nice dinner for you the day you
come cut. And the last thing he saw
as he went down the steps was his am
liable wife kissing her hand to him and
smiling away as sweetly as ever,-St.
Louis Post.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-28

The largest steamship ever built ex-
cept the Great Eastern is now in New
York. She is named the Hooper, and
has been used in the laying of telegraph
cables. This is her first trip to this
country She is $50 feet over all, 80
feet wide, and &c deep. She is built of
iron and dragged as deep. She is regis
tered as 4 ,935 tons, but has capacity
Of 900 tons. exclusive of passengers.
She will carry out the largest cargo
which ever left any port in the United
States.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-28

AS an indication that the good time }"
so long coming is almost here, we may
mention that Chicago publisher offers
a dollar and half cook book for eight
dollars worth of advertising Only
three years ago, fifteen dollars worth
of advertising would have been de-
manded for the same priced book -
Norrisf0,ra Herald.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-28

The man with the Mister occupies an
equivocal position in society. but his
legs are warm, and he is raised high
above many of the petty annoyancos of
ordinary humanity. He can wear his
old trousers every day. and he does not
care if there is patch on the knee and
whole rear platform is worn of r. Puck.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-28

The man who has been sparkling a
girl says that she has heart of flint.
The years will go on; but we shall
never he able to say that time no mower.
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ihe Usual Way.

So you love me, DO you? ," inquired
sweet girl of the youth who had been
talking to her. That's bad. What
have l done to deserve it? Have 1 not
always treated you we'll ," You have,
Won have, was the earnest response.
But Why is it bad, oh, pride of my
heart - trust, she went on, Il Is
iugly, You must not se4ect the usual
weapon. If l must die, want to 60 off
n some unusual-not in the stereo-
typed. the common and vulgar way.
On, promise me that you will not dis
appoint me in this 1t is my last re-
quest" Why, what do You mean - in
Quired the youth staring at her. "
mean that | am obliged to refuse you.
I am engaged to Mr.. Smith, You Will
kill me, Of course. 1t IS right that
YOU should. 1t is the usual way Bat
pray. pray do it with dagger. DO
not use the Vulgar revolver. Let there
be something nice and original in this
tragedy. As | said before it is my last
request 1t shall be as you say he
replied in a husky voice; and, in proof
Of his honorable intentions, he fired his
revolver in the air and rushed to the
nearest hardware store.-EaaSas CirJ
Times.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-28

MIGRATION OF INSECTS. Prof. Riley
rsgards the migration of insects as due
to their multiplying more than their
means of support. The migrations of
rats are attributed to the same cause,
and similar observations have been
made as to other animals. Many in
sects that are not normally of migra-
tory tendency exhibit it when pressed
by dearth Of food. In these cases they
collect together and migrate in large
bodies. Referring to instances of tho
kind, Prof. Riley, at recent meeting
Of the St. Louis Academy of Sciences,
stated that the vast flights of butter
flies took place at times from the equa-
iorial regions Of South America. Mi
grating swarms have been observed at
sea and also in the southwestern part
of the United States, where the fact is
frequently recorded in local newspap-
ers, especially in September and Octo-
Der, and occasionally in the spring
months In every instance where OBJ
servations have been made, this migra-
ting butterfly has been found TO be the
archippus.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-28

A BEAR CHASE on THE WATER. A
letter from Manitoulin Island SAYS:
This is good country for poor PEG
pie; they can raise anything they plant.
and get all the fish they want to eat.
The bears have been rather trouble
some this Fall. They have taken some
pigs away, and have tried to take some
more; there have been several bears
killed. Recently two boys while cross
ing the Manitoulin Lake in a sail-boat
spied a bear crossing the lake, or rath-
er trying to DO so. They overlook it.
and having no gun to shoot, seized
their oars. and after hard battle killed
him, and by the help of a woman got
him into the boat and took it with him.
The bear was fat, and after he was
dressed weighed two hundred and fifty
pounds. The woman tried all she
could opursuade the boys to leave the
bear alone, but they would not heed
her, but pelted away at him till they
ended his career. The lake was six
miles wide where the bear tried to swim
across.