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The New York herald., 1878-11-01
med,sai building on Feurtsenth strses, and unim-
proved real estate In Patterson, N. J.

VENGEANCE ON A FRUIT vENDER.
On the night OF the 18th OF March last an Italian
fruit vsndsr named Maurice Jacobs who kept stand
st the corner OF Eighth avenue and Thirty-eighth
street. was struck the back Of the head with
large stone, winch knocked him TO the ground In
an upcon scious condition and inflicted almost fatal in
juries. Mr. Noses Stern, who was passing al the
time saw the occurrence and chased the party whom
he supposed had inflicted the injury, but the fugitive
escaped Some nmo aftsrward Michael TuIiy. VINO
lived In the vciuity, was arrested charge
OF grand larceny, but on his acquittal
he wHs Immediately arrested on tho charge OF
ieoulous assault committed on the fruit dealer
Al his trial IN Part 2 OF the Court OF General
Sessions, before Judge Giidersieeve, the main
evidence adduced BY Assistant District Attorney
Lyon was that Of the compainant who testified tnat
the accused entertained bad tesliny toward him,
having ON several occasions applied offensive eptbsts
10 MIN, while Mr. Stern positively identified Tully
as the person he saw throwing the stone. Mr..
John o. Mott. who defended the prisoner.
examined number OF Witnesses 10 prove an altbi
aud his summing up characterized tine prosecution
as q conspiracy the part Ol the police officers In
tho casc who II stated, wore determined 10 send
the accused State Prison. The hearing Of tho case.
which was commenced on Monday, occupied the
Court until evening, when tho jury retired; but not
having agreed " verdict al o'clock, they we're
locked up Tor tho night Being unable To come 10
conclusion ut the sitting 0i the Court yesterday
morning the jury were discharged and the prisoner
rehanded.
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FIsAscE DEPARTMENT,
CoMrrRoLLER's OFFICE, Oct. 81, ib7s. !

To THE BOARD or srixArk AND AProRTioSAksr;.,
have gns honor the provSionaI estimate
agreed 1879 The total or
priatious next fiscal shows reduction
With o the hna esti tor tho
year OF S5l9.Go6 5h .tga..,
The amount appropriated for expenses of the city
orumpn also the OF Interest the
city debt o reduetion in ths amount cf the
oil the of Interest " i've
portion the dept rseensy 1ndea under tho Of
onded Lnqsbssans.s Ast" On state taxes there os-
civ bonds ana stocks issued by uthority Of laws
making thom payable from taxation fall due the
1879 10 the smount Of 81 4s7l55 3d. The to be
the payment OF these bonds and stocks
baen nxed BY the y the sinking Fund
ths OF the referred to- vt 81
the remaindo will be provided Tor under the
Tho whole would otherwise have TO be added
tor 1879 Ths tAxpyers are thus relieved Of the
burden Of paying the entire smount mex. yenr, A..
priatons made all In the uai estimate
fa7a the amounts asked for by the Departmental esti-
mates aud the am0uns allowed In thu fIovis
ional estimate for 1879 Respectiul!y: ,lls
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THE CITY GOvEkNMENT.
ESTIMATED COST OF RUNNING 1T IN 1879-RE-
DUcrIoN OF THE INTEREST ON THE CITY

DEBr--TAxpAYERs RELrEvED OF HEAVY
burden.
The Board OF Estimate ana Apportionment yestor-
day received the following communication from
Comptroller Kelly. After the communication was
read lhe estimates, which given below, were ap-
proved. srbey WILL now be transmitted TO the Board
OF Aldermen ier examination. as required by the
charter but although tho latter body may make any
recon cndations they may deem proper In regard
reducing or Increasing the items, their menda-
tons are suDjsos the approval Of the Board Of APP
porttopment .
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
ENGAGED.
RosgxBERG-SrRAUss JACOB RosESBERo to HAx
NAH STRAUSS, bosn Of this cily NO s~raA. Ass isa
MARRIED..

DESroN-SHAw October 80, 1878, at the restdepcs
OF the brides father, IN the town OF Wawayanda.
Orange county, BY the Rev. Augustus Seward, d. D.,
HENRY N. DENTON and MILLS O.. eldest daughter OF
W. w. shaw, Esq
Rev. o. II. Tiffany, d. D., at the residence Of the
BRIDES sister, EDWARD Y. Fox 70 NARY A., second
daughter OF the Hon. John Eddy
PIERsoN-FRAssE.-At M0ntcair, N. j., on We'd
nesaay evening, OCTOBER 80, 1873 by the Rev ]. x.
Burr, JOHN I. PIERsoN, Of Newark, NJ 10 CLARA j.,
daughter OF the late William L. Frasse, OF Jersey
Ony. LAt Fs stasf 4''F
REED-vANDERpoEL --On Wednesday, October 30,
at the resdence OF the brides aunt Mrs D. Williams
by tho Rev. Dr. vormyea, RoBsRT RALsroN KxED %
Mss DkBoRA W.. daughter oi Mr.. Y. 5. Vanderpoe,
all OF tins city.
suULTz -HEKBERr.-w Wednesday, October a0 1878,
a. the residence OF the BRIDES uncle, Daniel Hcrber
by she Rev. las Mead CHARLES A. SHULTx, ot Ron.
dog, 10 ELEASoR FL0RxSc. HKRBSRT. OF New n osk.
SroRA-FowLER.-On Tuesday, October 20, 1873, ng
the residence Ot the BRIDES mother. By the Rev.
Graham Taylor, A. J. SToRM 0I Brady CITY, Texas to
nate = FOWLER. dauehtcr Of The late Tha0Aors
Fowler, M D., OF East Fishkiil N. Y.
VARNUM-LowREY.-Att tho Residence of Lorenzo
Snow, ESQ.,, Orange N. j., October 81, by Rev H. s.
Bisnop, WILLIAM VARNuM, Esq, Of Boston. Mass,
Lowrey, Troy, N. Y.
WAKE-MAkx.--At Washington. D. O., Wed anesdsy,
OCTOBER 80, by the Rev. DR.. Elliott, CHARLxs N.
WAKE, OF Now York, TO VIRGINIA W. MARI. Of Wasn-
ington. No CARDS
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LITTLE BY LITTLE.

When the new years come and the old years 90,
How. little BY little. all things EroWl
All things grow-and all decay
Little by little passing away.
Little by little. on fertile plain.
Ripen the harvests Of golden grain
Waving and flashing In the sun,
When the summer at last Is done.
Little by little they ripen 80,
As the new years come and the old years 20.
Low on the ground an acorn lies,
Little by little 1t mounts to the skies.
Shadow and shelter for wandering herds.
Home for q hundred singing birds.
Little BY little the great rocks grew.
Long. long ago. when the world was new.
Slowly and silently, stately and free.
Cities Of coral under the sea
Little by little are builded-While So
The new years come and the old years 20.
Little by little old tasks are done;
So are the crowns Of the faithful won.
So Is heaven In our hearts begun.
With work and with weeping. with laughter
and play,
Little by little the longest day
And the longest life are passing away.
Passing without return-while so
The new years come and the old years so.
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CHRISTMAS PROVERBS.


"Ohristmas comes but once year."
This is q glorious, hearty old proyerb,
full Of generosity and permission to go to
the full lengths enjoyment. II the chill
dren scream more loudly than usual with
deIight-if the boys and girls dance and
frolic more wildly-if Jack takes an ex-
ira glass, or pdteufdntilids purchases a
present which is little too extravagant--
never mind it, for once; "Christmas
comes but once yearp Forget and for
give, good folks, and we will forget and
forgive in turn:
80 tap the wine and draw the beer,
Christmas comes but once year.
"Christmas is talked Of so long that it
comes at last" l..,f
This is an old Norman French pro-
verb: " On tant erie Noel que enFa Il est
renu." 1t is another cheerful proverb,
full OF the spirit OF the season, meaning
that, whatever trouble or darkness may
intervene, light and Joy will come at last.
II is the same as" It's a long lane that
has no turning" or " A fast day is the
eve Of a feast day." Perhaps 1t may
have the suspicion Of an old superstition,
that Il we only hammer and weary away
at anything long enough, we bring it to
pass. So then
Talk Of II ere summers past,
ChTistmns Is sure to come at last"
"After Christmas comes Lent"
This is German. mach weihnacEien
kommi fasten." This is warning and
solemn pr0verb, something like, (" It il
dark under the lamp" However, as the
Danes say, I" Ambolat er like rad for en-
good torhGmmer'-the anvil does not fear
a good sledge hammer, and he who has
held glorious feaSt.tide finds so much
rational pleasure in season Of sobriety
and quiet joy.
"The bow. can not b. always bent;
Past Christmas comes the sober Lent"
"a green Chrstmas makes a fat
church-yard."
A Danish proverb: "En gran Jaul
giprn etted Kirkegaarn." This is merely
the old sanitary and weather theory,
that unreasonable weather ia unhealthy.
When ii is warm in winter imprudent
people expose themselves 10 the damp,
unhealthy air, or become impatient OF
too much warm covering, and are caught
in "cold snap, to their sorrow" In
the old times, when most people dwelt
in badly warmed, badly constructed
houses, such changes in the weather were
of much greater significance than at
present.
T" An old bit Of truthful rule
A Christmas green, church.yard full"
Closely allied to this, but without its
terrible warning, we have the German
proverb:
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A BOYS IDEA

A six.year-old genius who W. s. -
West rejoices in the name ; ?, M :i
One day Henry's mother was from .r
some recently washed linen f Mi
stood by and intcntly watched %s M,
with which the WRINKLES dl"Pf Is
upon the advent of the tlat'lfo ,I, :, n B
time to time he glanced nneas; ,,ese.
somewhat ancient papa, who Y s,p,t
hours i ava away. The youth gared ~, 70. /, |,
row r,pon The burrows that r'si ,,b,,e
time had plowed upon the once H. ito
brow Of his dad, and then va I,.! '0' r Nm,
voter seized with brilliant ideA, ,,a S
a temporary absence for a isE -, goS ID.
Of the female stay and prop o. wv .io,.p,4
our hero seized a ilst.iron, ana " ;Tj,,s
softly to his fathers side! began 'o ooi
ousIy smoothing and lrona torsS,!
wrinkles from that gentleman >, ' .,,Ilis
The father dreamed that he va r :.
on his head in the center u o..,,rti y
during an eruption, and and. FeT TI..rl
ceased to slide down stair oalu nsuAI
the present, and the u0tatns.,a I, H,r
horse prances in silence, VINE VIII su,tsi
papa patronizeS molS'ses 0"'
an alarming extent
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cleaning through the windows OF happy
homes, and heard the music Of his own
song drifting out upon the gloomy night
to mock the wanderers heart with Wis.
ions OF comfort and OF joy, whose blessed
reality was forever denied him. Home,
Sweet Home" was written by a homeless
man.
In 1882, Payne returned to this coun-
try, and after pursuing literary avoca-
tons with Indifferent success for a few
years, was finally appointed Consul at
'runis, where he died June 9, 1852. One
passage in his ill.starred career tinges
II with a hue Of melancholy romance,
and perhaps explains the secret OF his
restless, cratic character. =
Maria Mayo, afterwards Mrs. General
Scott, was queenly beauty inner youth.
full days, whose charms Of person and Of
mind made her the acknowledged belle
Of that venerable State, whose soil has
been no less prolific OF fascinating women
than Of gallant men. The legend pre-
walls in Richmond that Payne met Miss
Mayo, and fell madly in love with her.
The homage OF a poet could hardly be
other than hattering even To one whose
shrine was worshipped by scores Of richer
devotees, and possibly he mistook the
smiles she gave him for the evidence OF
reciprocatcd passion; but be this as il
may, the same old, old story was enacted.
He staked his happiness, his peace on
woman's love-and lost.
Thenceforth life had no attractions for
him, and he sought an exile to the barren
shores Of Africa, as welcome relief from
the bitter disappointment which had
crushed out hope and ambitionhere. The
sands OF the desert have long since COW
cred the grave Of John Howard Payne,
and the place where, latter life's ftful
fever, he sleeps WE'LL" Is unknown; but
" Home, Sweet Home" is a monument
which will carry his name and fame to
remo,est posterity, and stand firm when
effigies OF marble and OF bronze shall
have sunk into indistinguishable decay.
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A MODEL M. D.

had Just finished my supper, and was
enjoying my cigar on the deck, when l
heard man declaiming, in loud voice,
to two or three attentive listeners but
evidently intended for "whoever it
might concern" at the same time) on
Pathology. Being, as 1t were, thus invit-
ed, l also became listener to something
like the following:
@There II Is nowl Well, some people
talk about seated fevers. / don't know
anything about seated fevers; there amt
no SIGH thing as seated fever. A 'sketer
bite is n seated fever, cure the bite, and
the fever quits you quick enough. Jes'
80 with a bite-the same thing. There
amt no SIGH thing, I tell ye, as n seated
fever. Fact is, and you can't rub it out,
your regular doctor practices according
to books; now ] practice accordin' to
common sense. Take case now: There
was DR.. Rug; OF our village, the very
Samson Of the Materier Mediker. Wa'al,
he treats fevers according to the books.
What's the consequences? get all the
patientsl he met me one day, and says
he to me, says he, How is It that you
get all the fever cases?' I told him ex-
actly how it was; and il is so.n
swell, DOCTOR" interrupted one OF the
listeners, chow do you treat feyers?"
"Well, there 1t is, you seel You ask
me how / treat fevers. II you'd ha'
asked me when l first commenced prac-
tizing, 1 could ha' told you-can't tell
you now. treat cases 'zactly as 1 find
'em-according, as 1 said afore, to
common sense. And there it is Now
there was Mrs. Scuttle; she was taken sick
All the folks said she had the cOusump-
ton; hadn't the consumption more'n
you've got 1t [singling out a burly list
ener, who weighed some two hundred and
fifty or three hundred; had two doctors
at her at once; didn't do her single
mossel o. good. Wa'al, they sent for me
and as I went into the house, see lot
Of tanSy and flock OF chickens by the
door. Felt her pulse. Says land she'll
never forget It till her dying day does
come-says !, You amt no more got
the consumption than I've got it, not
Bit And there twas, you see! In two
weeks I cured herr '.-
"Well, but Doctor, how did you cure
herr"
"There It is againl told you sec
lot Of tanzy and flock Of chickens grow
ing at the door l gin her some Of the
fanny and a fresh laid egg-brought her
right upl It's kill or cure with me.
Fact Is, gentlemen" continued the doc
tor" II call myself an officer. My sad
dle.bags is my soldiers, my disease my
inimiy. I rush at him, and 'ther he or
me has got to conqueFl Inever give In"
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THE DYING YEAR.

am weary. am weary. tho old year said.
am longing to rest on my anow-coyered bed;
For twelve long months I have lived upon
earth. d"-
Through seasons Of sorrow and seasons Of
mirth. .r..
have cheerod the lonely, and wopt with tho
sad; aus. ..r.i -,
I have smiled with the happy. rejoiced with
the glad; M
have played with the children. knolt with
them In prayer, .-......,....
Whom tho little ones asked for our kind
Fathers care.
Alb. childrsnl my hours are numbered to-
night,
The new year comes In with the chill morning
light;
Recall for moment my. days as they sped.
Before am numbered with the years that are
dead;
I leave you foreyor-my record remains
With its joys and It's sorrows. its lessons and
gains; .
Obi resolve with Gods help, in faith and in
fear,
Redsomins each moment, to greet tho new
wear
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Is das wetter un welhnaeh, rel,ra
SO trsutsish Mann. Webb. und Kill,

gas WetteE I'm Weihhatht eelip5
SO treutsieh Mann. Webb. lnd XIII" /;
Which, in English, means.
rs the weather at Chri,tmas mild {
lthjoy to man, and wife. and cbils ("
"Cbristmas is a good time IN H.,
horses in" This was an old super, Sissa
and was closely followed. The bn,'.,
were run up and down until in A s~ss,
and then bled. As TuSer sings: sweat
Ere Christmas DO passed, lo, bo,,.,
let blood; ~ "O''s' 10 h
For .s nan; a purpose 1t doth them niue,
"A green Christmas. white Easter"
druene Weinacht, weisse 0Itrrn.i
German, OF course. The same b,,
another form: ' IL"
"Weinacht In klee,
ostern im schnOe."
"If Christmas DO in clover.
Easter with snow II be heaped over"
And the same people say: "In IA,
wetter um Weihnacht gerlind, so Wpb,,
die Kelte gewohnlich lanpe biz F,srt
jahr hinein." "When The weaibss T.
mild at Christmas cold weather last i,,'
spring" All Of which proverbs receive pi,,.
important notifications when apnIisJ *
this our North American climate s"
Among other saws and proverbs. which
may be cited in brief, are:
merry Christmas. happy New Yea,
full Of beer" 'N 'Ou' "af'eu
"AChri'tma' box with Eve nailsln it,"
[ Herrick's little poems and rhvma, q, !
Christmas have become proverbiaI, The,
may be found in his Charms and Gers
monies" So, too, is Tusser's hearty OK.
hortatiou, with which conclude: !,
AT Christmas be merry and thnntfp,wi,h,,
And least the poor neighbOrs, the great viii
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CHRISTMAS.

Luke xi.7.2ol
And she brought forth her first born
son, and wrapped him in swaddling
clothes, and laid him in q manger; be-
cause there was no room for them in the
inn.
And there were in the same country
shepherds abiding in the field, keeping
watch over their flock by night.
And, 10, the angel Of the Lord came
upon them, and the glory Of the Lord
shone round about them; and they were
sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fear
not; for, behold, 1 bring you good It'd;
ings Of great joy, which shall be to all
For unto you is born this day, in the
city OF David, 4 Savior, which is Christ
the Lord.
And this shall be sign unto you
Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swad-
ding clothes and lying in manger.
And suddenly there was with the angel
a multitude Of the heavenly host praising
God and saying:
Glory to God in the highest, and on
earth peace, good will toward men.
And it came to pass, as the angels were
gone away from them into heaven, the
shepherds said one to another, Let us now
90 even unto Bethlehem, and see this
thing which Is come to pass, which the
Lord hath made known unto us.
And they came with haste, and saw
Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in
manger.
And when they had seen it'they made
known abroad the saying which was told
them concerning this child.
And all they that heard il wondered
at those things watch were told them by
the shepherds. tEs.
But Mary kept all these. things, and
pondered them in her heart.
And the shepherds returned, glorify'
ing and praising God for all things thai
they had heard and seen, as it was told
unto them.
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!. The ohrysOlite, pure as sunlight,

7. The chrysolite, pure as sunlight, Of
'i 5. The indefinite Beryl, of the doubt
3. The Topas, of the delicate James
i 10. TIE chrysoprase, of the serene
and trustful Thaddeus.
II. The Amethyst, of Matthew, the
T.. The pink Hyaointh, of the sweet
tempered Simon Of Cana.
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! was a boy, but l never more than

I was boy, but 1 never more than
half believed It."
When Mabel called next day to ten
der back the five hundred dollars
which her deposit and savings, aud
some tuition bills she had collected,
enabled her to do-the tender was
emphatlcally rejected. Mr.. Went
worth said he had but one regret In
the matter, and that was to find he
was so much better when asleep, than
when dtUdke.
II our young friends would know
what came of 1t all, they have only
to put themselves In Mabels and
Warren's place, and think what mey
would have done under similar cir
cumstances.
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NEARING THE SHORE.

An old man sits in worn armchair.
White as snow Is his thin, soft hair.
Furowed his cheek by time and care.
And back and forth Il sways.
There's far away form in his dim, dim eye
Which tells Of thoughts Of tho long gone by,
For he sits once moro meath cloudless sky,
And In childhood merrily plays.
lie rests his cheek on the head Of his cane,
And, happily smiling. dreams over again
0fthat home. the brook, the meadow. the lane
Dreams all with vision clear.
Then childhood yields unto manhood's place,
And he looks once more in his bright. bright
face,
And down In his starry eyes he can trace
A love remembered and dear.
Then be wakes and signs: at seems but q
dream
That comes to me now like golden CLEAN.
Or tho shimmering glow Of the suns last beam.
But Ills pleasant to think II Ger;
That youth was so sweet, but now Is past.
Those days Of love were too precious TO last,
But over yonder their pleasures arc cast,
And. I am nearing that Shore"
He Is gliding along in his little boat;
Der the calm. still waters they peacefully
float,
But echo full son brings we'll known note
From the land he has left behind.
But time will row back for him no more.
And he gases away to that other shore,
And knows when the voyage Of life shall be
DER -
That his dream beyond he will hnd.
Tho seeds Of youth which In youth We SOW,
Adown through the isles Of the future will
glow ''
And shed on age q beautiful glow,
As they come In memory's CLEANS.
Loved faces will come to dimmiuE sight;
Sweet words will echo In day dreams bright,
And circle old age with their halOs Of light.
AZ they miugIe In beautiful dreams.
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Precious Stones Representing the
. Apostles.

The Twelve Apostles were represent
ed by gems called Apostle Stones" as
follows !: a.r-i Iut
l. The hard and soft Jasper, represent
ing the rock of the Church, was the en-
blem Of Peter. IT'D D.'
b 2. The bright blue Sapphire was en-
blematic OF the heavenly faith Of An
5. The Emerald, of the pure and gen.
tie John. ..-0l ..I
4. The white chalcedony, of the low
5. The friendly sardony1, Of Philip.
20. The red Carnelian, Of the martyr
Bartholomew. 9l 7. u.'ar.
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KATIE,s WANTS.

Nc want Christmas tree.
Yes me do;
Want an orange on It,
Lots Of candy, too.
Want some new dishes,
Want q red pail,
Want q rocking horse
With q rerv long tail.
Want 4 little watch
That says Tick, tick!"
Want o newer dolly.
Cause Victoria's sick.
Want so many things
Don't know what 70 do;
Want q little sister.
Little brother, too.
Won't you buy EN-, mamma
Tell me why you won't?
Want TO 90 to bedf
No, me don't.