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The New York herald., 1878-10-25
SUCCESS IN LIFE"

lecture 70 young people was delivered last night
In Onvst Chapel No % Second street, by tho Rev.
William B. Merritt who took for his subject
"succsss In Life" A considerable number Of the
young men and women belonging - the chapel were
present Mr. Merritt considered tho subject from
moral, religious aud worldly points OF view. He
considered that man should only occupy himself IN
business conRenial TO his nature; showed that IN
order to command success the greatest men Of the
world were obliged 10 work hard: that honesty and
perseverance, could accem psh great things, bat that
without religion and intorc0mmunion with Christ
through HIS Church all othor attachments would
prove barren and fruiticss.
The New York herald., 1878-10-25

Bss,des tho Schuylkiil BRIDGE which will cost about
$40 QUO to replace, nearly all small bridges In the
iowor part Of tho city carried away. fney VIII
cost about $4,000 to repair, according the Highway
Among ths heaviest losers aro:-
Gnr,sts Protestant Episcopal Church. Germantown,
psnnsyivsuia Railroad depot, wsss Philadelphia,
Bridge az the Falls Of sehuyIkii. $4,000
Walnut Street Presbyts tsrlan Charch, s35. .ooo
First Bapust Church, $35, ,00Q
SchomacksPs Piano Factory. $4,000.
Jonss sons Knitting Mills 5000
The Coroner held an inquest to.uAy In the case Of
three OF tne persons killed during the storm.
letter received to-day from Baltimore parties by
Messss. Owen Brady Co., shippers, states that the
steamer Allison, with tow oi nineteen bargss from
Baltimore Tor Philadelphia and Now York, returned
light NJ noon yesterday TO Baltimore, aud reported
that she lost her tow Of nineteen boais light and
loaded. she reports tho boat N. q. {. KirKpatrtck
sunk, r. J. Chard and Andy Johnson, loaded with
coal. sunk; James Tracy sunk and gons TO pieces,
aud lhs balance Of TOW all ashore. rho ali
saic.
A ihros- mas,ed schooner, OF Milton, Dol. and an.
other schooner, laden with stones, were ashore on
Steamer Ra.,csnake 10 reported ashore on Collins'
Beach.
A. Poin, Breeze the vessels driven by tho storm Of
yesterday morning are now safely moorcd. the ship
Home, which had completed loading nor cargo OF
bowsprn carried away aud IL leaking badly. A sur.
vey viii to-day PROBABLY order her be discharged
away. The parks Mediord, Alice Roy ana a M.
Barnard arc bauly chaied.
The reported sinking of Two brigs Is probably or.
roneouA
rne tug w. q. Boulton was badly broken In her
upper works aud sunk NJ Rssdy Island. sNothing mas
yet been heard vi her crew.
The tug Joseph McFaddsn was driven against the
piles at New Castle and they wsns through her bot
tom up TO The deck. The crew were saved.
three masted schooner taame not rsported) II on
FIVE Fathom Bank ,I7 M
-
LARGE NUMBER OF VESSELS REpoRTEp
STRANDED FROM LEwEs, DEL.
LEwEs, Dol. Oct "a, 1878.
Schooner Lila, captain Ricn, 10 ashore and xban-
doncd. Nothing known OF crew.
schooner Amelia q. Ireland is ashore on tho West
ern fats and iuli OF water.
Brig Long Reach, for New York. is ashore on Joe
Flogsor, with ioss OF ioremast.
Tho captain aud boy OF tho tug w. q. Boulton are
drowned; the rest are saved
schoonsr Il. A. Anderson 10 ashore Al orubbs Land.
The New York herald., 1878-10-25
FATAL CURIOSITY.

Two engaging young men Of vory prepossessiag man
pers and unlimited shirt cellars held In t200o
saoh yesterday to answer for having assompssa 70 roo
Captain Mcwalers Of gold watch. on Broaavay, %
"Wednesday night. they described themselves V
Justice 0uerbours oil jefferson Market Police CossS
~ Jshn ONoilI, cutter, Aud Thomas hcGaTry.
. spscuistor O'Nsii haa boon arrested the prv.
v,ous nignt Onicer eaoock, OF the Fissenth pre-
u,ncS ana Mc0arry was captured In osurs yesterday
uiornipg, whlher fatal earesty ~ ~ shs faas 81
"a frtsnd had led him.
The New York herald., 1878-10-25
ESCAPED FROM STATE PRISON.
(DY rELEoRApH TO The HERALD.l

lDY TELKoRAPH TO The HERALD.
TRxxrox, NJ j., ooI ~. lSTa
John Logan, convc. in ths stale Prison here, o.
capped this afternoon. He ana i've oshsr convsts had
bsen working In the OF prison under the eye
OF keeper, when Logan ran, and swimming across
ths canal made gooa hts escape He had only served
two weeks ON oommtmcnt Of tvo yoAfs tor rssissing
Police 00Acsr SIouls ol khls eity.
The New York herald., 1878-10-25
DAMAGE ALONG THE HUDSON.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. I

KINGSTON, N. T., OCT. "a, 1878.
The heavy sasscry storm Of rain and wind which
visited this ssctiop yesterday resulted In severe
damage property In various sections Of this county,
A. Milton, Highland, Marlborough, saugertiss and
othor points the storm submerged docKs, inundated
buildings and damaged valuable iruit treos. At MARI
borough The sloop Pride OF ihe Hudson torn
her moorngs, driven out into thu fivcr aud At mid
night was not found. Sue 70 supposed 10 have gone
10 pieces Tsiegraphio comma nication from local
points was interrupted
The New York herald., 1878-10-25
REPORTS rRoM NEWPORT, R. I
NKxpoRr Oct "a 1874

H@s4# NEWPORT Oct - 1915
Tho storm very severe In the early part OF The
night. Tho Fall River boat from New York arrived
on time this morning. revenue cuttes has gone
outside sec II there any vesssis between here
ana the Vineyard needing assistance.
The fishing schooner Joseph Henry, OF New Bed
ford, went ashore last night In Maoksrel Cove near
Beaver Tail, and has gono to pieces.
PRovIxcsrowx Masa. Oct. "a, 1878.
Tho fishing schooner Lucy Clark. OF this pert, went
ashore on Wood End yesterday aissrnoon, and went
TO pieces ~ night
DESNsPoRr. Nass., Got. "a 1873
The sloop Clio, win cargo oi coal, SANK at her
anchorage during the storm last night. The vessel
and cargo are owned by !. X BaKsr, oi thus place.
PORTLAND, Ne Oct. -. 1873.
Tho British schooner Holiday. iron GranviIs, n s..
with wood Tor this port, went ashore ooiook
last night or Cape Elizabeth, before Fert Prsbis,
will y. oDabiy go to pieces. The crew were saved.
the schooner Mary, oi Jonssport, from, Miilsboro,
ashore AZ eight O'Clock last night, Ram Island,
CnARLoTrR, N. r., Oos "a. 1S7S
Tho schooner Star. OF Mil Point. Ont, went ashore
hore last night She has cargo of IL 900 bushels OF
wheat Tho vessel and cargo are = Total loss. rhe
crew of sovsn mon were takeu from the rigging ~
mianight by The lie saving crew.
AoUSr WARRINGTON. Oct "a, 1874
At hvc 7. N. yesterday The wind was blowing l20
miles per hour. with heavy rain.
The New York herald., 1878-10-25
THE NEDERLAND NOr ASHORE
PmLApxLrHrA. Oct. "a. 1873,

PmLADxLrHfA, Oct. "a, 1878.
The Rod Star Steamship Company, OF shis city,
have received teicgrsms from Europe wnioh ssssrs
tnst the steamship reported ashore on Goores Bar,
near Antwerp is the Rotterdam, one Of tho steamers
OF the Netn erands Company, aud the Nedsriand,
of thar lima ma prevtouslv reported.
The New York herald., 1878-10-25
FATAL FALL.

[BY TELEoRAPH TO THE HRRALD.J
EAsros. Pa. Oct "A, 1873
Early this morning William Moore, aged tnrty -four
years, fell from the Lshigh Valley Railroad Brdgs-a
distance OF thirty fsst--snd broke his neck.
The New York herald., 1878-10-25
SALE OF A RAILROAD.

CINCINNATI Oct "a, 1874
The Paris and DanviIe Railroad sold yss,sr-
DAY al Paris, ILL.,, by the Master tn Chsnoery. 10
Charles Ridgsy Tor s30i IL is supposed that 10
bought In tho interest of The nbash and Csirs
and Vinoennsa corporationa
The New York herald., 1878-10-25

A SUMMARY OF THE DAMAGE DONE IN PaIIA-
DELPnIA-A LONG LIST OF PROPERTY DE-
sTRoyzD-sER1ous SHIPPING CASUALTIES.
PHILADKLParA. Oot "a, 1878.
OF course It 10 Impossible TO give entirely cona-
pfcte summary OF tho properly destroyed
by tho terrible storm Of yesterday morning, but tho
following list Of buildings unroofed and otherwise
damaged and vessels ana dismantisd 10 as accu-
rate as be at this time. Tho sotal value OF the
pro perty destroyed 10 mated tabout ga OOO OOO:
The New York herald., 1878-10-25

ing. A. Dover was sunk; the captain and one man
were lost
ScEooncrs Viola and James H. Moore are ashore at
Powder wharf; tho latter lost her ruddsr.
Schooner Anna Bell Hyer IL ashore ~ Edesmora
Schooner Mary v. Corson. for Weymouth, loaded
with COAL 10 ashore at the upper end OF Pea Patch.
The New York herald., 1878-10-25
sTEINwAY HALL-MIss COHEN.

Miss Resecca Cohen came forth az Stsinway Hall
lass night before IN apprsetativs audience. Aiss
Conen proved herself amateur Of fair ability -
light soprano Her voice 10 unsympsthetie. bas shs
sings with ease, II not with certainty. Her snoru
last night Indicated no remarkable powers ausurina
. successful public career. Some OF the supporting
Enthusiastically Mr.. Frilssh, the tcnor, and Mr. Van
Raalte, the violnist-did somo excellent work. Both
OF these artists we're dessrvediy encored Ams. Dc
Rythsr and Mr.. Adoiph Sohst sang solos and dsets
and Mr.. Max Liebling played Hayda's trie In with
Messrs Van Raal,e ami Werner. Ar. Max Aasssr
xeY tina conductor.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-03-20
Diphshsria Cured by Sulphur.

A few years ago, when diphtheria was
raging in England, a gentleman accom-
panied the celebrated DR.. Field on his
rounds, to witness the so-called wonder
full cures" which he performed, while
the patients of others were dropping on
all sides. The remedy, to be so rapid,
must be simple. All he took with him
was powder Of sulphur and a quill, and
with these he cured every patient, with
out exception. He put a ~teasp00nful of
-four of birthstone in a wine-glass of wa
ter, and stirred it with his finger, instead
Of a spoon. as the sulphur does not read
lily amalgamate with water. When the
sulphur was we'll mixed he gave it as a
gargle, and in ten minutes the patient
was out of danger. Birthstone kills every
of fungus in a man, beast and
plant in a few minutes. lntsead of spit
ting out the gargle, he recommended the
of it. In extreme cases, in
which he had been called just in the nick
of time, when the fungus was too nearly
closing to allow the gargling, he blew the
sulphur through a quill into the throat,
and, after the fungus had shrunk to allow
of it, then the gargling. He never lost
a patient from diphtheria. If a patient
cannot gargle, take a live coal, put it on
a shovel s,nd sprinkle a spoonful or two
of -four of birthstone at q time upon it,
let the sufferer inhale it, holding the
head over it, and the fungus will die.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-03-20
of The Mule.

The Virginia City Enterprise says that
the editor Of the Ward (Nevada) Refer
relates the following, with a just but
modest family pride: They have a
mule at the furnaces of the Martin
White Company that displays a wonder
full degree of intelligence. She requires
no driver, and, no matter what the cart
is loaded with, she knows exactly where
to leave it. All that is necessary is to
load it, and she engineers the vehicle to
suit herself. She will pull like a Mailer
until out of breath, stop, get her wind,
and then 60 on again. She makes diff
cult turns as nicely as though a driver
directed her course. This mule has new
er been known to take a load to the
wrong place. We noticed one of her
performances, in which she stopped
about fifty yards from the place where
her load was to be delivered. The mule
had taken a long look ahead and discov-
cred that a wagon was being unloaded at
the dump, and patiently waited until it
moved of. when she Immediately came
on again, without a word or sign from
any one, and backed up to the exact
spot where the cart was to be dumped.
The intelligent animal has been over
loaded SO often that she is now laid up
for repairs, and perhaps will never re-
coyer.n
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-03-20
Keeping Up Appearances.

A member of the sanitary police force
came across a boy the other day who was
wheeling home a load of oyster AM and
bottles, and, curious to know what use
the lad could put them to, he made a
direct inquiry.
"Going to throw them over into our
back yard" replied the boy. az took
two loads home yesterday"
"But what do you use 'em for%
It's a trick of the family" grinned the
lad.
Chow trickf"
"Pd just as lief tell" continued the
boy, as he spit on his hands to resume hi
hold of the barrow. "We're going K
have some relations come in from tn,
c ,untry. W. may not have much t,
eat, but if they see these cans and bot
ties and boxes they'll think we've ha,
listers, champagne, figs and nuts til
we've got tired of 'em and are living o.
bread and taters for a healthy change!
The officer scratched his head like
man who had received a new idea.-D.
troit Free Press.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-03-20
From q Saloon to q Pulpit.

A little over ten months ago Charles
F. Whitcomb walked into Syracuse
wearing an old straw hat with a hole in
the top, a pair of shoes with the heels
knocked of, and a linen buster. Yes
terday the Rev. Chales f. Whitcomb,
Of Ira, Cayuga county, entered the
Standard editorial rooms; the straw hat
had given place to a silk tile, and the
linen duster had been multiplied to a
full-dress suit of black. 1t is but a little
over twelve months ago that Mr.. Whit
comb ran a saloon, where the worst char
acters of Detroit, Michigan, congregated.
He went through a small fortune of
$1,000 or $4,000; spent the last cent
with boon companions, and then started
on a tramp. At Port Ieyden, Lewis
county, he abandoned his former habits,
and when he struck Syracuse and the re-
vival he maintained his desire to lead a
better life. He took up one branch of
Mr.. Hammond's labors-work among
the incorporate. This he pursued for
several months and was quite successful.
He reached Ira, where he now is pastor
of a church, which has prospered under
his ministrations. From a saloon-keeper
TO a preacher in twelve months.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-03-20

sanction of her presence to the young
girls residence in his home.
The next telegram brought cheering
news. Cyril had lost an arm, but wa
doing well, and was, a. soon as he void
be able to bear the journey, to be sent
home, wearing on his breast q decoration
earned by his own bravery. -,
After this there was ahappy household
at Anterior manor. Lady Hargraye
was versed in all the womanly accomplish
ments, and she found Hilda an apt pupil.
The Squire could hardly show enough
fondness for the gentle girl who had been
70 patient and tender in care of him
through his tedious illness. The sight of
her pretty face bending over her en-
broidery, or engaged in weaving some
delicate crochet pattern, seemed to him
like a tangible promise that he was not
to be left a lonely, childless old a
So the days wore on until the pale
young soldier came home. Then there
was a quiet wedding--the festivities con-
sequent upon the marriage of the heir OF
the mano being reserved until the return
of the bridal pair from a heightened tour
in Italy, when it was fondly hoped that
Cyril would be fully restored to health
and strength, 50 that the tenantry could
be made happy by his presence.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-03-20
The Realities of War.

A correspondent with the Turkish
army in Armenia writes: Gas l strug-
gled through the binding snow mists Of
the Vavouk Mountains l saw gaunt, hol-
low-eyed men, clothed in the tattered
remains of what had once been uniforms.
Their feet were bound up in punches Of
withered mountain sedge, tied on with
strips of rags and bits Of ropes. Flooding
mid-leg deep in the drifting snow, the
accumulation of frozen matter about
their feet was almost enough to prevent
walking. l have seen these men lying
gasping at the foot of the telegraph posts,
feebly holding out their hands, and beg
ging a morsel of bread in the name Of
Allah. Even q strong man could no,
afford to linger in such Siberian wastes
Probably had l rode back wei the same
road / should have scared the wolve,
from the bodies of the poor fellows whom
necessity forced to pass by those dread
full mountains"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-03-20
From All the Year Round

Mohair was originally a stuff made
from the hair of a wild Minor-Asiatic
goat, called emo" whence mohair, alb
breviated by the French into moaire.
Gros-de- Naples and Florentine need no
explanation. We have to thank GAIA,
in Palestine, whose gates Sampson car
ried away, for gaze, or gauze. GAIA
means treasure; and precious to the fair
is the tissue. which covers, without hid.
ing their charms. Voltaire, wishing to
describe some intellectual but perhaps
dressy woman, said: "She il an eagle in
a cage of gauze." Muslin owes its name
to Msssoul, a fortified town in Turkey
in Asia. Tulle is a city in the south Of
France; Worsted a market town in
Norfolk. Travellers by rail in Brittany
often glide past Guingamp without re.
membering th at t is the inyenterof that
! useful article, gingham.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-03-20
Coral Work.

Very beautiful ornaments may be
made in exact imitation of coral. Take
a pound of vermilion, such as painters
use-a dry powder; melt the wax in an
iron kettle over a slow fire, and stir in
the vermilion; mix it thoroughly by
constant stirring. Make ready the ar
ticles o wish. If it is a hanging basket,
take strong wire, bend it, and tie it firmly
together at all the corners with white
wrapping Irvine; wind cloth tight around
the wire-thin cloth is the best, lest you
get the frame too large tie knots OF
wrapping Irvine tight over the wound
wire; cut of the ends at various lengths,
from half an inch to two or three inches,
the more " scraggy" j. looks the better.
For the cords to suspend it by, take
pieces of Irvine and tie knots of the same,
cutting off the loops so as to leave them
standing out in every direction. Take
a pan and suspend your basket over it,
so as to save all the drippings. Then
with a large spoon dip the hot wax and
vermilion all over it, covering every
particle of the cloth and wire. As it
grows cool, bend the sprays into graceful
forms, to initiate the branches of a coral
spray. Be particular that the suspend
ing cords are covered and hang straight.
1t cools very quickly, and if there are
any vacant spaces left, you can heat the
wax and dip upon the sprigs. When
cold you will find yourself the owner OF
IL thing of beauty, and one that will last
for all time. For ferns and dried i'm
mortelles, and bright moses, it is very
fine, as the bright red of the coral con.
trasts beautifully with the shades Of
green and brown.
Very handsome wall brackets con be
made in the same way, by pressing your
wire frame in a pretty form, and tying
it with cords. The nearer the knots re-
semble coral sprigs, the more perfec,
your work.
If your first effort does not suit you,
it is no loss, because you can melt off the
wax, 80 as to have all the changes you
wish, and then dip it all over again. The
cost of the wax and vermilion will bt
about fifty cents for enough to make {
large bracket and basket. 1t will not Dc
to let them lie in the sun or near a stove
as the heat would wilt them, but other
wise they are both durable and beauti
ful.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-03-20
Adventures of q Meteorite.

Prof. Lewis Swift, of Rochester, we'll
known as a d~iscoverer of comets, de-
scribes a meteorite recently obtained
from Augusta county, Va. Three others,
of similar general characteristics, have
been found in that part of Virginia, and
it is surmised that they all fell in one
shower of stones. The extreme dimen-
sions of this meteorite are 18, III and s
inches; its weight is 1852 pounds. 1t was
originally found in 1858 or 1859, on a
farm near Staunton, by a negro, who no.
ticed its great weight, and carried it
five miles to find q purchaser, but
vainly, though he offered it for 81. 1t
laid for several years behind a black
smiths shop. Then it was used in build.
ing stone fence, but as it was heavy
and shapeless, it soon fell out. A den
fist afterward selected it as suitable for
use as an anvil in hammering out gold
plates. The stone next formed part of
the wall of a c~istern, and was there recog.
nized for the first time AZ a meteorite.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-03-20
Pacific Slope Mining Dictionary.

From the San Francisco Bulletin.
Under this head a few of the mining
terms most frequently sed are correctly
defined to more readily assist compre-
hension in perusing our mining reports:
Amalgam-Bullion and quicksilver
before separation.
Adit-A cut across or into a mine.
Bed-rock-The rock. slate or clay
formation underlying the pay dirt; in
quartz, that underlying an ore deposit.
Bresting ore-Taking ore from the face
of a mine.
Blind Lode-A mine that shows no
groupings on the surface.
Bastard Quartz-A species of quart
zite or quartz containing no valuable
mineral.
Croppings-The reef of quartz rock
that appears OF the surface, indicating
the presence of a fissure.
Chute-An incline from an upper tun-
mel or level to a lower one, through
which to slide ore.
Cap-rock-The formation everything
the pay dirt or ore.
Drift-A short tunnel run from the
main tunnel or shaft. In placer mining,
a tunnel run on bedrock through which
to work the pay-gravel in deep diggings
Dump-The place where ore is put
after being taken from the mine.
Face-The extreme end of a tunnel,
drift or excavation, where work is prose
cuted.
Foot-wall-In defined, fissure quartz
veins, the lower rock formation, dividing
the ore from the c~ountry-rock.
Observation-Disclosures of the main lode
reparated from it and thrown at a dis
lance by volcanic action or the elements
Mines are found by tracking the float
Hanging-wall-The general smooth
rock formation OVERLAPPING the mineral
bearing strata.
Horse-An immense boulder c~rossin!
the quartz vein, or a point where tn
walls come together, losing the vein from
sight.
Incline-A tunnel run into a mine a
an incline from vertical.
Petering-The ore body giving out
the mine has " petered."
Pilgrim-A fresh arrival from tn
states.
Sailing a mine-Loading rock q
gravel-beds with gold dust for the pul
pose of swindling greenhorns.
Stoping-Breaking down ore from tn
roof a tunnel or ore chamber.
Shaft-A vertical excavation for tn
purpose of prospecting mines at dept
and from which tunnels or levels are rul
Whitman appliance for raising or
or dirt from q shaft.