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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-28

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-28
IMPROVEMENTS ON THE RIVER FRONT

The work of widening West-st. and i'm
proving the river front between Warren and Chambers
cts is going rapidly. The new dock for the PaVODia
ferry is completed 1t has been built by the DOCK COM
mssioners in the most substantial manner Tue TIMBER
used in its construction is the best yellow pine through
put and the spiles were driven far they would
some being ninety feet in length The bulkhead wall Is
eight feet wide at the top built OF concrete faced with
granite and filing OF riprapexteads for twelve feet
from the wall. The old Erie freighthouse wnlcn VIII
100 feet on the dock thus giving this West
ST. In the this building the company Is erect
ing waitng-room for passengers, MY ieet square
Tie bridges for the boats nearly completed TO pre-
vent the conclusion felt when the boats STRIFE me
bridge that part Of the dock to which they are Oncd
is separated by space Of inches from the remainder
OF the dock, and this space Is filled with BLOCKS OF rub
ber As soon as the dock is ready, the company
buildings the foot of Cbamberst will be demolished
aud the Dock Conmiss Oners VII proceed TO build new
pier there, which Will be GOO feet long, extending LOO
feet further out in the river than the present one
ema a iTr at ' t6e oot of Dnanes viii he con
traeed for. The completion OF these VIII relieve the
pressure upon Wesst which is at this point the centre
OF a great traffic. These improvements form part
OF the plan for the Improvement OF the river front OF
when he was Chief Engineer of the Dock Department,
ana according to which the bulkheads at the Battery
built.
EXONERATED FROM UNJUST CHARGES.
Several months ago Emma Z. Baker, girl
fourteen years old, made a complaint against Joseph
Irving age sixty prominent carriage dealer OF this
city, charging him with bastardy Justice Murray, be-
fore whom the several examinations took place has rem
dered decision dismssing the case aud entirely tN-
Onerating Mr. Irving. Justice Murray saws that the
theory the defeuce that the proceedings against MT
Irving insgated aud persstenty urged to the cn
mnaing point by the Vaccinations OF the mother OF the
complainant is sustained not little by that person
bold and aggressive conduct toward the witnesses ana
counsel in the case. Her frequent and hppant inter
rupons and vOciferOus ebullitOns OF temper he says
"seemed indicate the audaclty OF termagant adVe
turess rather than motherly anguish over the moral
ruin of her child" III conclusion Justice Murray says
II opinion that only in consideration Of her tender
years and belief that she driven in this matter by
fierce parental coercion, should the complainant be
permitted TO escape the penalties OF perjury"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-28
THE GovERyOR-GEYERA JOURNEY

cronan.y reach 5000, 900. The insurance amounts
hct ypeII 81 90 600 and $125.0OO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-28

The secure and pleasant remedy for the cure
of coughs &C, is PolfER's COUGH BALsAM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-28
Announcements

WHEN REFRACTORY,
The Juvenile stomach be disciplined with MILK or Mao.
SRsIi which always conquers indigestion AL druggsts
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-09-05
Fire Record.

On the evening of August 80, about six
o'clock, a fire was discovered in the cupola
of the Put-in-Bay House, at Put.in-Bay
Island, the famous summer resort, twenty
two and a half miles from Sandusky. The
guests, $50 in number, were promptly
warned, and the rooms were speedily
emptied of clothing and valuables. There
was a great deal of confusion for a time, but
all Improperly was saved except the hotel
building, a frame structure about seven
hundred feet long and three stories
high, which cost seventy-fve thousand
dollars. IL was completely destroyed.
Besides this, nine other buildings were de.
stroyed, and the total loss will aggregate
$125,oO0 or $4,000. The fire is supposed to
have been incendiary. 1t is thought a gang
of thieves set the hotel on fire for the pur.
pose of robbery, as the rooms were broken
open at the first alarm, and hundreds of
dollars worth of jewelry and clothing
stolen. A negro waiter at the Put-in-Bay
House is supposed to have persisted in the
flames.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-09-05
The Potter Committee.

j. r. Alcee Granthreaux, of New Orleans,
who had charge of the Registration Bureau
in 1874, was called on August "a, and testi-
fed that his Bureau ascertained that the
number of fraudulent registrations in New
Orleans amounted to thirteen thousand,
and afidavits had been maze against nine
thousand Jour hundred. Witness said that
many of the Republican Supervisors of
Elections and Registers were non-residents,
fugitives from justice, and in several cases
were under Indictment. Witness said he
had a conversation with Judge Dibble, who
made the remark that he and Burke were
foolish to work for the Democracy, for if
they had a majority of twenty thousand
they would be counted out by the Return
ing Board.
Witness referred to a circular, by which
he said the Republicans made their registra-
ton lists, and said when Major Burke and
himself protested to the Returning Board
against this fraud, they were laughed at.
he then gave the names Of a large number
of those who manipulated the late election,
all of whom now hold Federal offices, in
Gliding j. Madison Wells and ThomasC c.
Anderson.
Witness admitted that h%e,,belonged to the
organization known as the White League.
He had turned out with them and borne
arms, The object of the league was to pro-
tect themselves against the Vaccinations of
the men who wanted to encroach Oh their
rights as citizens, and take their property
from them. The organization was still in
existence. 1t numbered from seven hun
dred to one thousand Lien.
Richard B.. Edgeworth, Captain of Police,
of New Orleans, and Supervisor of Elections,
handed in the following among other letters
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LOUISIANA, /
NEW ORLEANS, September q, 1876. !
To R.. B. Edgeworth, ESQ.,, Supervisor of Registra.
ton, Parish Placuemine, La:
DEAR SIR-lt is well known to this com.
mittee, from examination of the census OF
of 1875, that the Republican vote in your
parish is 5000, and the Republican majority
1900. You are expected to register and
vote the full strength of the Republican
party in your parish. Your recognition by
the next State Administration will depend
upon your doing full duty in the premises
and you will not be held to have done your
full duty unless the Republican regis
tration in your parish reaches three thou
sand, and the Republican vote is at least
three thousand. All local candidates ant
committees are directed to aid you to theil
utmost in obtaining this result, and ever
facility is and will be afforded you, but yol
must obtain the results called for herein
without fail. Once obtained, your recog
milton will be ample and generous.
Very respectfully your obedient serv't,
d.. NJ. A. JEwETT, Secretary.
James B. Kelley. of New Orleans, test
fed to seeing Eliza Pinkston taken from
her home on Gravier street, to the Repubi
can Investigating Committee, and sh
walked down the steps unaided.
Adjourned, subject to the call of tn
Chairman.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-09-05
Dickens,s Child Characters.


National repository Tor september.
Much of Dickens's art in painting
child characters generally lies in this
mingling the threads of their fate with
the schemes of heartless and villainous
people. Oliver Twist may be cited as
another example. He, too, is the help
less, innocent child, exciting ones sym
pathies because he is constantly sub
jected to heartless and cruel treatment.
Mrs. Corney, Bundle, Noah Claypole,
Fagin, and Sykes are his tormentors
and tempters,-th black shades which
by contrast make him appear good and
virtuous. Like little Nell, while he is
made the sport of harsh circumstances,
he is himself passively, instinctly vir.
tuous. Though the central figure of
the story, he, too, is only sketched in
outline, while the characters which
darken his destiny are fully and dra.
matically wrought out. In some of his
later works the novelist delineates his
children with greater fullness; never
theless, in the main, they are all made
to impress one less by the fullless Of
their p%ortraiture than by what one per.
ceives of the creatures who threaten tt
make their lives wretched. As in Turn
er's celebrated picture, the slave-shiI
occupies but a slight proportion of the
canvas, which is mainly filled with thu
mad waves of the sea, so the children
of Dickens are small aerial figures float
ing amid masses of black cloud painted
in to give brilliancy to their whiteness
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-09-05
History Of a Dead Letter.

Some time in 1ss77 a soldier stationed
with the cavalry in Texas, died very
suddenly, and was buried with military
honors by his comrades and the spot
carefully marked. On his person was
a discharge which he had received the
day before for physical disability, and q
letter from his mother in England, and
one evidently from his sweetheart, but
signed only by her first name. These
we're carefully preserved by the Lieu
tenant of the company and forwarded,
with a letter of sympathy to the bereaved
mother in England. In due course of
time the letter wal returned to the
United States dead letter Office as un-
delivered, the mother not being at her
former address. 1t was then opened,
and, after examination, returned in its
open condition. with the suggestion that
| the contents would enable the English
post officials to discover the person il
| was intended to reach but in due course
| of time it came back the second time as
| unbelievable. The letter was then
turned over to one of the lady clerks In
the dead letter Office, who, on reading
the contents, with q womap's instinct
OWNED that the collie who wrote the
one letter, and the Miss L., spoken
of in the mother sletter, were identical.
| What is technically termed a "lettel
of discovery" was addressed to the sup.
posititious1 lady atthe addressin Scotland
post-marked on her letter. This letter
on reaching that Office, was forwarded K
london WHITTIER the Young lady had zone
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-09-05

The poison so freely used by the
Italians in the seventeenth century was
called aqua tofana," from the name of
the old woman Tofania, who made and
sold it in small fat walls which she
called mamma of st. Nicholas, u, one
side of which was an image of the saint.
She carried on this traffic for half a CEN
fury and eluded the police, but on being
detected confessed that she had been q
party in poisoning six hundred people.
Numerous persons were implicated by
her of all ranks, and many of them were
publicly executed. All Italy was thrown
into a ferment, and many fed, while
some persons of distinction, on convic-
ton, were strangled in poison. It ap-
peared to have been used mainly by
married women, who were tired of their
husbands. Four or six drops were a
fatal dose, but the effect was not sudden
and therefore not suspected. 1t was as
clear as water, but the chemists have not
agreed about its real composition. A
proclamation of the Pope described it
as aquafortis distilled into arsenic, and
others considered it. as a solution of
crystallized arsenic. The secret of its
preparation was conveyed to Paris, where
the Marchioness de Brinvaliers poisoned
the father and two brothers, and she,
with many others, were executed, and
the preparers of it were burned at the
stake
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-09-05
Foreign

On the 21st the General and Mrs. Grant
were entertained by the Imperial family
at Vienna, and dined with the Emperor in
the evening. During the morning, Baron
Steinburg, accompanied the Emperor's
American guest to the Arsenal. On the 22d
Minister Kasson gave a diplomatic dinner
in honor of our ex-President, at which
nearly all the foreign ambassadors were
present. The members of the Austro-
Hungarian Cabinet attended the reception
in the evening, and added to the attractive
ness and brilliancy of the occasion. The
General expressed himself greetly pleased
with Vienna. He was gratifed also at the
marked attentions of the Emperor's house
hold, and the earnest endeavors shown to
honor him as a citizen of the United States.
Dispatches from Vienna say the com
| plicity of the Servisns in the Bosnian in
surrection is again asserted from various
quarters. 1t is said the rebels retreating
from S~erajevo vent toward the Servian
frontier, and will cross it if closely pressed.
1t is also stated that prisoners were cap
tured at Dobay wearing the uniform Of the
Servia militia. Insurgents about Dobay
have been largely REINFORCED.
They have vigorously attacked Dobay
several times, ~endeavoring to turn General
Czaparay's positions and destroy his pom
toons across Bosnia, so as to prevent re-
Inducements from arriving. According
to Vienna advices, General Czaparay re-
pulsed all attacks, but Reuters dispatch
from Belgrade, dated the 26th, states that
the insurgents declare that General
Czaparay has withdrawn from Dobay
to the left bank of Bosnia, and destroyed
the bridges. They also claim that Gen.
P~hillipovich's army, at Serajevo, is seri-
ously threatened on both TANKS. Re-
endorsements are hurrying from Austria.
The insurgents are increasing in every
direction.
The International Monetary Conference,
in session at Paris, has adjourned sine die.
A correspondent summarizing the general
result of the conference, says: Existing
complications preclude the formation of a
monetary union. The English delegates
pronounce the consequences of German de-
monetization disastrous. Monometalism is
advocated by only three small States. The
sentiment against further demonstration Of
silver is overwhelming. The influence Of
the conference is deemed important for the
future of silver. The European delegates
adopted resolutions thanking the United
States for bringing about an exchange Of
opinion on the important questions. Also
stating that in view of the divergence o.
opinion which had been manifested, ano
the impossibility even of States having
double standard making an engagement
relative to the unlimited mintage of silver
there is no ground for discussing the ques
ton.
The French Committee on the Franco
{ American Commercial Treaty gave a ban
{ quet to the American delegates in Paris, tn
l night of adjournment. The health o
Minister Noyes was proposed. Replying
/ Governor Noyes wished the delegates sue
cess. They were not there to promote fire
trade, but rather to promote that which vii
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-09-05
thick, aud bake it on fat tins in a quick

thick, aud bake it on fat tins in a quick
oven.
CocoANUr pudding: Soak three
tablespoonfuls of tapioca in cold water
over night; boil one quart of milk: add
tapioca and boil five minutes; then add
yelks of four eggs, three tablespoonfuls
dessicated %cocoanut; boil ten minutes;
turn into a dish to cool; beat the whites
and two spoonfuls of sugar to a foam;
spread on the top and scatter over with
%cocoanut; set in the oven to brown a
little.
Pigs given a run at grass will do best.
The orchard, sown to clover, might well
be appropriated to them in part. The
effect win be beneficial in two ways; the
pigs will have good grazing, and many
vermin will be destroyed. If the pigs
gnaw the bark, cover the lower part Of
trees with some thin mud mixed with
COW manure A feeding coop is useful
for young pigs. In this, some milk ina
shallow pan may be given themwithout
disturbance from older ones.
PUDDING without eggs: Peel, core
and slice some apples, put them into a
stewpan with a little water, sugar to
taste, and the thin rind Of a lemon; stew
till tender, then put them into a pie
dish; mix one and a half ounces of
| Oswego with two ounces of sugar, and a
little milk, cold; put n pint of milk
on the fire, with the thin rind of a
lemon, and let it get quite hot, not
boiling; strain, add to it the Oswego,
mix well, and pour it on to the apples,
put the pie-dish into the oven, and bake
until the custard is brown.
IN making cake, accuracy in proper
tioning the ingredients is indispensable.
1t is equally indispensable for the suc-
cess of the cake that it should be placed
in a heated oven as soon as prepared.
1t is useless to attempt to make light
cake unless the eggs are perfectly fresh,
and the butter good. Neither eggs or
butter and sugar should be beaten in
tin, as its GOODNESS prevents their be-
coming light. To ascertain if a large
cake is perfectly done, a broad bladed
knife should be plunged into the center
of it; if dry and clean when drawn out,
the cake is baked. For q smaller cake,
insert a straw of a broom; if it comes
out in the least moist, the cake should
be left in the oven.
PLUM cake: One pound of dry -four,
one pound of sweet butter, one pound
of sugar, twelve eggs, two pounds OF
raisins (the sultana raisins are the
best), two pounds of currants; as much
spice as you please; a glass of wine, one
of brandy, and a pound of citron. Mix
the butter and sugar as for pound cake,
Sift the spice and beat the eggs very
light, Put in the fruit last, stirring il
in gradually. 1t should be well Toured
If necessary, add more -four after the
fruit is in. Butter sheets of paper, and
line the inside of one large pan, or two
smaller ones. Lay in some slices o.
c%itron, then a layer of the mixture, ther
of the v~citron, and so on till the pan i
full. This cake requires a tolerabl,
hot oven, and will need baking four o.
five hours, according to its thickness
1t will be better to let it cool gradual,
in the oven. Ice it when thorough!
cold.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-09-05
when We Demorali.e the stomach

By excuses or imprudence in eating, we
can not hope to escape the consequencesf for
any great length of time. The most robust
digestion must succumb to abuses of that
important function. But supposing that we
have been foolish enough to enfeeble the
stomach, is the damage irreParable? Byno
means. The dyspeptic has only to do two
things to insure his ultimate recovery.
First, he should adopt an easily digestible
diet. Second, he should use with regularity
and persistence Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
the leading gastric invigorant of the age. The
multiform symptoms of dyspepsia, and the al
most invariably attendant disorders, bilious
ness and constipation, will assuredly cease
to persecute the sufferer if the above advice
is attended to. Who that has suffered the
torments that chronic indigestion inflicts
will neglect to take advantage of a remedy
which, if the most positive evidence of the
medical profession and the public is to be
received with due credence, is an absolute
specific for the complaint.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-09-05
Can the Truth Overtake a Lie.

Investigation discloses the fact that the
lady reported in the Associated Press dis
patches, about August 10, to have died in
Chicago alter two weeks use of some reputed
remedy for corpulency, had not taken Allan's
Anti-Fat, but had used a preparation put mp
by a regular physician in Luzerne, Pa. Al.
lan's Anti-Fat is manufactured in Buffalo,
N. Y, by the undersigned. We have al
ready sold over 100, 900 bottles of it. 1t has
therefore been taken by thousands, and we
challenge proof that 1t has ever harmed any
body, unless the reduction of obese persons
from 20 to go pounds, leaving them healthy
and strong, is considered q misfortune.
Furthermore, we hereby offer 5000 reward
for evidence showing that it contains poison
Gus or injurious Ingredients. We also offer
5 5000 if we cannot prove thatit has reduced
numbers of persons as stated herein, and al
ways without injury. Iii is said lie will out
travel the truth any time; but we trust thai
those newspapers that have misled the pub
lie by saying that physicians attributed the
lady's death to the use of Anti-Fat (which j,
only put up by us, the term "Anti-tat" be
ing our trade mark), will correct the FALSE
Impression they have conveyed, by publish
ing this refutation.
BOTANIC MEDICINE CO.,
Rnffalo. N. Y.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-09-05
Home aud Farm Brevifies.

LET us not forget to encourage the
toad. He isn't a handsome bird, to be
sure, but one of the most useful in the
long list of farmers humble friends.
THE utmost moisture that should be
found in thoroughly-worked butter is a
slight dew, and it should be of such fine
consistency as to slice down, hardly
dimming the surface of a knife blade.
DoUGHNUTs: A pound and a half of
-four, three eggs, half a spoonful of
pearlash, two ounces of butter, six
ounces of sugar, one cup of milk. Spice
to your taste, and fry in lard.
WOODEN floors are objected to for
poultry houses, for the reason that they
tend to cause the birds to become duck
footed, and what is of more conse-
quence, absorb, and retain dampness
from the droppings, and so prove a
source of cramp and other ailments.
To pickles eggs: Boil the eggs hard,
and remove the shells; when cold put
them into a jar and pour over enough
vinegar to cover them, in which has
been boiled some salt, mace, whole pep
per, and cloves. Tie a bladder covering
over them and keep for some time be-
fore use. In all picking operation only
wooden or bone spoons should be used.
FRENCH paste: To half a pound of
-four add two spoonfuls of pounded
sugar, rub into it four ounces of butter,
and mix the whole up with two yelks of
eggs; roll the paste to a moderate thick
ness. When the pie is finished, dip a
feather in the white of an egg, and
strike it over with it. Let it be put in
the owe as soon as possible; a short
time will bake it.
SURFACE strata rich in potash will
support a heavy growth of elnfs, while
the beech, maple and chestnut flourish
on conglomerate soil. The oak requires
calcareous ingredients, and often marks
with accuracy the limits of the Goa
measures, in which limerick abounds
Conditions of that kind should serve al
indispensable guides, which may b.
adopted with profit in attempting th.
cultivation of trees.
SPONGE gingerbread: Melt a piece O
butter of the size of a hens egg, mix i
with a pint of nice molasses, a table
spoonful of ginger, and a quart of -four
Dissolve a heaping tablespoonful O
saleratus in half a pint of milk, ant
mix 1t with the rest of the ingredients
add sufficient -four to enable you to roI
1t out easily; rsll it ont about an incl