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Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1879-08-09
The Ingenuity Of SmuxGlers.

Tie methods fesOrted to To-
evading the law are very numerous
aud the devices Of smngglers fo
conc ealing contraband articles az!
sometimes specially ingenious. On,
Uf the most amusing of these at
tcmp,s to defraud the revenue was
exposed by some vigilant French
authorizes. The heavy duties OF
spirits made the smuggling sister
hood (most Of the smuggling nova
days is by vomen) douh!y eager to
! bring into Paris an extra quantity
Of the precious liquors, and this
they accomplished in All ingenious
manner, namely, by wearing full.
bodied zinc cOrsets which could
easily contain four or Ave gallons
Of sl,randy.sslcor sstime tbssEt trick
succeeded admirably but at length
the officers began to be suspicious
Of the unusual embonpoint, which
eontrastcd oddly in some of the la.
dies with their inadequate necks
and faces SO q staff Of female
searchers was enrolled and the
cheat discovered.
1, is not long since unhappy lit
tie poodIes were systematically EN-
ployod in smuggling foreign lace
into England, by being passed to
and fro across the Channel with
two curly coats upon their backs
and layer Of the fragile commodi-
~ between them. More recently
pigeons have been employed for the
purpose of divelting attention from
cousignments of tobacco, over which
sat the innocent looking birds,
while the custom. house officers
were in quest of coLtraband goods,
concealed in the dOuble-bOttomed
boxes in which the pigeons come
over from the Continent. Quite
lately have the services of these
birds been required in carrying out
smuggling operations OH rather
an extensive scale. An enterpris.
ing proprietor Of about eighty OF
them was charged, in one ofthe
French frontier towns, with having
repeatedly cvated the duty on I'M
ported tobacco by flying them
across the boundary, each with a
packet of the weed, varying in
weight from "a third to half al ounce,
tied carefully on its body. This
practice might have continued for
some time but for an accident to
one Of The birds, which brought
it toppling down with its burden
into the hands of somebody, who
drew the attention of the authorl-
ties TO this novel mode of SNUG
Cling.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1879-08-09

All the Cunard and other large
steamships possess a good library
for light reading, besides there are
usually many little solacements
for relieving the tedium of tho first.
class passengers. When the wealth.
er is fine there are games of shuttle.
board on deck that draw q number
of players and 0n-lookers. Tho
pieces of wood are fat disks, easily
handled in showing them along to
a goal, as in the case OF bowls. This
forms On agreeable recreation and
affords good exercise. When out
door amusement Is impracticable
the saloon has its cluster of passen.
gers busy at something Or other.
One party will be playing whist;
|aai0ther II @sarssrly watchiug ~
game at chess; third party will
be listening to thrilling tale of
the sea by an old salt; a fourth
party is attending to game of
backgammon. In the evening,
when tho lamps are lighted, there
is sometimes kind of a musical
concert, for which an obilging
young lady, or perhaps musical
ly inclined purser, presides at the
piano. Often in ships of this de-
scription there is u good deal of
heavy betting. The bets will be
as to the day and hour of arrival
at port, what will be the number of
the first pilot boat that presents it.
self, and SO on; some of the bets
being sufficiently rediculous and
the cause of much fun, but also the
loss of a good deal of money. In
all the well regulated vessels the
ship officers are strictly excluded
from betting. The youngsters who
happen to be on board have their
own amusements in the games and
sports of children. To these juve-
niles the COW is an object of much
interest. The poor animal which
is required for the sake of its milk,
occupies Gas we have. il booth at
the corner of one Of The paddle box
es. There, well bedded and tied
up COW fashion, it is observed
munching its food with the most
perfect placidity, although a thou
sand miles from home and the sea
all aroudd with long sweeping
waves, might be supposed to dis
turb its equanimity. For air it has
u door, with the upper part left
open. Stretching over the lower
half door, the chiklren look in and
make their comments on the com
Portable quarters, speak of the nice
smell of the hay and wonder il the
COW is ever seasick. We have sell
dom seen a fractious child in arms
who has not been sOothed by being
treated to a look at the COW. This
practice of taking cows to sea is
one of the luxuries of modern trav-
cling. A concern such as the Gu
nard has an establishment of cows
at Liverpool and New York, and
there is a change Of animals each
voyage. A curious life that for
COW. Twelve days browsing in
field and stretching its legs and the
next twelve crossing the Atlantic.
If one of these cows could write the
story of it's life, it might tell of hav-
ing crossed the Atlantic one hun
dred and fifty times and seen
good deal of the world From
Good News.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1879-08-09

The Albany Argus says that the
same mau who finds the weather
too warm for church, sits under the
blazing canvass of a circus without
a murmur.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1879-08-09

Apart from their dress the pecu-
liarities OF the Dunkards lie mainly
in their religious forms and belief.
1t is their. custom hereabouts to
hold, each autumn, a series of re.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1879-08-09

The man who gets the maddest
at a newspaper joke on himself is
the same party who goes round
showing the paper to everybody he
meets when the joke is on some
other fellow.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1879-08-09

"Love is an eternal transport p
exclaimed an enthusiastic poet.
$50 is a canal boat" said a practi-
cal old forwarding merchant.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-01-24

Under section II, the Chief
has no power to act except I'm cases Of fnsur-
rection, invasion, or threatened invasion. Ex-
Do h., not ssa u: THAT hostile
to notify the frontiersman either
Of their coming or intent, but the
first notice generally given. or received. shy
their murderous attacks upon those who are
unprotected and unable 70 successfully de-
fend themselves. Under section Is, IL mat
tiers not what the exieency of the case may
pose until the expenses have been incurred.
and an appropriation made to pay the same.
therefore respectfully recommend that an
appropriation be made as military contin.
gent fund sufficient In amOun'-ShOuld cir
cumstances at any time require ito uniform,
mount, equip, and pay, limited number of
reliable. discreet men, under command of an
sneh times aSd psess as may be deemed adj
vtsable, to act as patrol on the frontier. and
promptly give warning of every approach of
danger. and thus the citizen having due
notice, and promptly aided in his defense by
the State, could be made secure in the enjoy.
ment of his life and property.
Such an appropriation should have
as would require strict accountability from
every officer or person having charge of the
disbursements of any portion of such fund.
And further recommend, that q committee
be appointed to ascertain the extent of the
damage sustained by citizens from the raid
by SAID Indians, to the end that necessary
steps may be taken to secure the payment
thereof.
STATE FINANCES, AND REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
l transmit herewith the biennial reports of
the State officers. These reports furnish
very full, complete, and satisfactory exhibit
of the business transactions of the respec-
tive departments from which they emanate,
which respectfully request careful perusal.
The total receipts of the Treasury from
November 30th, 1876, to June 30th. 1877, includ.
hol on tn rAn stNar OF
amount to $3.50 ,O6l.sS; while the disburse-
ments during the same period amount to
S4'1 ,s49.0s, leaving balance in the Treasury,
June 30th, 1877, of $s1S, 2l5.S0. The total re-
ceipts. including balance in the Treasury,
June 3Oth. 1877, for the fiscal year ending June
3oth, ls7s, amount to $685. s9l.l0; while the to:
tai disbursements during the same period
amount to 81 ,s72 ,9E092, leaving q balance in
the Treasury. June Goth, 1878, of SSll, SEC. Is;
which sum Is made up of the several funds,
as follows:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-01-24
.Sll.9S0 IL

u,
spective reports of the Auditor and Treas
urer, that there Is an apparent discrepancy
between the balance reported as being In the
Treasury at the close of the fiscal year end
ing June 3Oth, 1873, amounting TO SS3089. This
is the amount of deficiency of ex-Treasurer
Lappin, and is probably included in the bal
ance IS reported by the Auditor, he having
in inc I By the Auditor, not being money in
the Treasury, Is properly excluded by the
Treasurer in his reported cash balance.
The total bonded I'd! q. debt Of the State, June
Us is held by the permanent school fund.
S94 275 by the sinking fund, S, 800 by the State
University, and 81 800 by the State Normal
School The remainder, being $a6S, So, is held
by private individuals and corporations.
From this aggregate amount of bonded
debt may be deducted bonds of our State,
aae So oG iss al te
longing to the sinking fund-leavtng the real
balance of our bonded debt only 81, 059, -. %.
On January !, 1877. $4,000 of the bonded
paid and it is a fact of which every Kansan
may well be proud. that every class of ma
tured indebtedness of the State which has
is authorized to pay, has been paid with like
prOmptness. And the financial condition and
credit of the State to day is such, that II suf
the entire bonded Indebtedness OF the State,
It could only be done either by waiting until
the bonds matpred, or by purchasing the
bonds at premium on their face value, and
paying interest to date.
The several State officers, in their respect
i've reports, make q number of recommend
atoms in relation to amendments of. and ad-
ditions to, our present laws. These recon-
mendations being based upon the actual eX-
perience of these officers, coupled with .
thorough study and investigation of the mat
tiers to which they refer, entitle them to, and
1 respectfully invite You to give them, an
earnest and careful consideration.
PESITENrIARY.
The report of the Directors of the Peniten-
tiary embraces the respective reports OF the
Warden, Chaplain, and Physician, and is
transmitted herewith. II is very compre-
ton touching the condition Of that institu-
ton. An examination OF the report shows
that the daily average number of prisoners
confined in the Penitentiary from December
/, 1876, to June 80, 1877, was as; while the
of the fiscal year, June 80, 1878, was 465; and
that the number of prisoners confined at the
latter date was 500. There have been dis
charged during the period coveredby this re-
port:
By expiration Of sentence:
State Prisoners: .......................... 16S
By Pardons:
State Prisoners. Observation-Disclosures. 43
United States Prisoners. ................ 9
By Communication of sentence:
State Prisoners. .......................... ID
ties for new trials, eleven transferred TO the
Asylum for the Insane, SIX have died, and
two escaped, of which one has been recap
tured and returned to the prison.
The aggregate earnings Of this institution.
according 20 the estimates. embracing Pc
sive, will be $l27. 400; while the current ex-
penseS for the same period are estimated at
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-01-24

rreslueuJ VI tue oouss1 W sa'es', ~.~ -
deposited in the archives of the State
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-01-24

other towns, but noWnefe dio We -
40. A..r. ~--s one from Iols-and We
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-01-24

Bospital, q seen BY . High Private in
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-01-24

Ohio.
The New York herald., 1879-11-14
THE WORLDS FAIR.

A meeting of the General Committee having in
charge the preliminary organization OF the Worlds
Fair Company was held last evening at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. Colonel Henry G.. Stebbins the
president. occupied tho chair. The chairman Of the
Committee on Sites presented a report setting forth
that 1t was not in tho province Of that COM
mittee to finally locate Q site until after
appropriate legislation is secured. and that even
then it only be done by duly appointed commits
sioners. The three sites brought most prominently
before the committee were the Manhattan square
and adjoining property. on Eighth avenue. between
Seventy-second and Ninety Streets the Wash
ington Heights site. and that known on the list
the East Side Sands, of Brooklyn. The committee
believe that the latter has superior advantages On
motion an executive committee OF fifteen ap-
pointed to further the object OF the committee.
The Committee on National Legislation reported
that they prepared to present Congress the bill
which has heretofore been reported to the General
Committee motion offered by Mr.. Louis May that
Committee. be held in the Cooper Institute next
month for the purpose of giving an impetus to the
Worlds Fair movement was adopted On motion OF
Mr.. +. L. Tacott a resolution adopted request
ing the Committee on Legislatton to embrace in the
title the bill to be presented to Congress authorz
ing the holding Of Worlds Fair in 1888 the fact that
the fair Is proposed to be held in celebration of the
declaration of peace between this country and Great
Britain and that therefore commends itself to the
Crawford OF Kansas. Mr.. William A. Cole and others
spoke in advocacy of the proposed exhibition.
The committee adjourned, subject to the call OF
it's president.
The New York herald., 1879-11-14
FUNERAL OF RICHARD sCHELL.

The funeral of the late Mr.. Richard Schell yester
day morning was conducted In the most private
manner. but long before nine o'clock the residence
with visitors. The remains were placed in q casket
covered with black cloth. ornamented with eight
massive silver handles which rested on catafalque
in the front parlor On the lid Of the casket silver
plate bore the inscription n;-"Richard Schell. born
May 20. 1910, died November TO- 1872" The floral
tributes arranged around the bier in tasteful
manner. large leaning and anchor stood at
the head of tho coffin. and many other beautiful
pieces surrounded it. Among those present were
tus Schell and Edward schell-Senator Wagstaff
Judge Peabody. Charles OConor, Miss Harriet
Weed. Waldo Hutchins, Richard L. Mount. Com
missioner George W. MacLesn and George L. Moore.
Besides these were many members of the Union
Club. st. Nicholas Society. Manhattan and Lotos
clubs. The services were conducted by tho Rev.
Drs Chambers, Ormiston, vermilye and Bevan.
DIR. Vermilye delivered q brief discourse. The
impressive funeral services Of the Dutch Church
were thon read after prayer by Dr. Chambers. At
ceeded to the Grand Central Depot and the remains
were placed i'll special the 10 80 train for
Rhinebeck, n. Y. The committal services were
read at the grave in the family plot in the old Dutch
Cemetery OF Rhincbeck. and the mourners Eturned
on early train to the city.
The Central Greenback Club. at a meeting yester-
day, adopted resolution that through Mr.. Schel's
death the friends OF financial reform and true de-
aud most trusted friends; one to whose untiring
efforts the passage Of the constitutional amendment
slavery was largely due, and one whose
ntterances while member Of Con-
gress. defending the issue of $1,000 of legal
tender notes. should be treasured by all friends
"A
The New York herald., 1879-11-14
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED..

BrnKMAS-CHoLwEII.--On Wednesday evening,
November II. by the Rev. u. II. kettell, GEonaE Il.
BInKMAN to HELEN RING. eldest daughter of Thomas
Cholwoll.
BI.aoDES-CLAnK.-on Tuesday. November IL. in
the Madison Square Church. by the Rev. George W.
Biagden. ID. d.. assisted by Rev. William Adams ID.
D.. JULIA GOODMAN, only daughter OF the late Luther
G. Clark. to SAMUEL PHILLIPS BLAoDEN.
BRUES--TYRREL.--InB Brooklyn. at the residence of
the brides PARENTS Thursday. November Is, by tho
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, EDWIN CURTIS BRuES to
LSrHE. eldest daughter OF Benjamin II. Tyrrel.
HEYIASD--J EssuP.-On the sth OF November. at
Newport. Il. l.. by the Right Rev. Thomas March
Clark. DID,. LID. Bishop of Rhode Island, Major
A. y. HEYLAND. late Royal artillery, to CLARA S.
eldest daughter of Alfred ID. Jessup. Esq. Of Pnia-
dclphia.
HoxsEy-PAppocK-On Wednesday, November 10
at the residence of her stcpfathcr, l. w. England
Midland township. Bergen county, N. j. by the Rev
l.. IL. Dickinson. rector of Christ Church. Ridge
wood. THOMAS FRANKLIN HoxsEy, o: Paterson, to
ELIZABETH HALL PADDOCK.
kSArr-lisrouI- On November IS. at the Catholic
Apostolic Church. Sixteenth It,. by the Rev. ID. NJ
Fackler. john BEACH KNAPP M. D. to IsApEIIA.
daughter OF James Rintoul, all of this city.
RANK1N-NOORIiIs.-On Tuesday. November II
1870. at Trinity Chapel. New York, by the Rev
Thomas q. Peters. ID. d., DIR. FRANcIs HusrrSaroN
RANKiS. OF Newport II. l., to GRACE daughter OF the
late Jacob Voorhs. Jr., Of this city.
SIIARpsTKEN--ABBorr--O October o. M tho
Church OF st. Michaeis and All Angels Paddington,
London, England, by the Vicar, the Rev. g. r. Pres
cott, CLARK LAWRENCE SHARrsTEEN, OF New York to
MARY HELENA ABBoTT eldest daughter of James
Abbott, Esq. OF Philadelphia. No cards.
SHAw-EMBRER.-On Wednesday. November ~, at
). Roche. WILLIAM SHAW TO HEIES JosxrHSr. daugh-
ter OF John III. Embrce. all Of BROOKLYN
SMITH HEINIscH-On Wednesday, November IL,
ut tho residence of the BRIDE by the Rev. Hannibal
The New York herald., 1879-11-14

Bishop Charles Stewart Smith. Z. d. Morgan and
Loomis White will also be represented
Among our local artists contributing are Messrs.
Coiman. Brown; De Haas. tiffany, James and Will
man johnson. Thomas Moran. Chase. Casilear. Gaul.
Bierstadt and Dolph. The celebrated collection Of
etchings and engravings OF Mr.. James l.. Claghorn.
of Philadelphia. will be represented by an
interesting selection. There will be bric-a
brac. including fine specimens of color. =
Colman and Louis O. Tiffany. of Mr.. Clark and r.
K. Moore The art Of the ancients will be seen in
the loan of CASTOR l.. Feuardent Co., consisting OF
terra Gotta statuettes from Cyprus Asia Minor and
Tanagra, ranging in date from 1000 to 400 b. c..
arms and ornaments arranged as they were found
by Mr.. Henry de Morgan in tho grave of Frank
chief date about $50 A. D.. and huge aboriginal
pipe OF peace in serpentine found in New Mexico.
The hanging OF the pictures will be under the direc
ton Of Mr.. John Wolfe. and the arrangement OF the
Colman and Louis 9. Tiffany. Mr.. William Z. Hat
aeld is chairman Of the Art Committee appointed by
the regiment
PROGRAMME OF THE OPENING.
There will be q regimental parade on Monday, at
two clock. when President Hayes, who will be ac-
members of the Cabinet, will be escorted from the
Fifth Avenue Hotel to the armory. Mayor Cooper
will preside at the opening. The chaplain OF the
regiment will invoke the Divine blessing upon the
undertaking. when George William Curtis will make
brief speech and President Hayes declare the fair
open.
Wednesday will be Governors Day, when Cover
nors from several States have accepted invitations
to be present.
Friday will be Mayors Day.
Saturday. Brooklyn's Day.
Monday following. Army and Navy Day.
Tuesday, New Jerseys Day.
Wednesday, welcome Of the National Guard.
Thursday, Observation-Disclosures bay.
The New York herald., 1879-11-14
A DEATHBED RETRACTION.

IMPORTANT TESTIMONY TO BE PRODUCED AT
THE NEW TRIALS OF ROBERTS AND GLEASON.
The two verdicts rendered against Gleason and
Roberts. who have been confined In the Ludlow
Street Jail for four years. having been set aside Mr.
Ira shafer. their counsel. gave notice yesterday
that he will move the trials speedily as pos
sibe. The first suit was by tho National Trust Com
pany and the second that of tho Guaranty and In
demniy Company. Both these comp anics obtained
verdics against Roberts and Gleason, and the cases
carried to the Court OF Appeals That tribunal
reversed the judgment in the first case ut the May
term. and In the second last Tuesday, and granted
order for o trial in each case. The second
suit is the more important the of $780, 900 being
involved. The total amount of securities involved
is S150.000. Both arise out OF tho great bond
forgerics OF 1879 The principal witnesses
on whose testimony the verdicts were obtained
the notorious Spence Petts and his wife. The
latter who died short time ago, made a death
bed confession setting forth that her Testimony was
false. and that she IL for the purpose OF pro-
curing the liberation Of her husband who was sery-
ing term of imprisonment in Massachusetts for
his completely in the forgeries. This abatement was
made TO the counsel OF Gleason and Roberts, and was
duly atested and executed. to be available for
the new trials. Petts himself made q sworn state
ment also. In which, rs alleged, he testified falsely
and manufactured his evidence with tho solo object
Of obtaining pardon.
The New York herald., 1879-11-14
CAROLINE MERRILL'S MONEY.
CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE. ]

II one of her conversations with Mrs. Merrill the
after stated that her will was in the possession of
Ter lawyer and Cardinal McCloskey. and when she
lied they would know what to do with it; the de-
,edent was extremely indignant ut the contestant,
George Merrill. account of his marriage, which
he thought ill-advsed; once she said, 'The folks
nay say that am crazy put DON'T you let them say
old her she should not ask to have her trespasses
orgiven until she forgave George Merrill; she an
wered 'I never will" the witness was presented
~ the decedent with picture of the Pope and
sosary she frequently expressed her admiration Of
The New York herald., 1879-11-14

j. Milnor Peck. of Flushing L. l.. caused the ar
arrest on Wednesday of John d. Valentine, of
Hampstead. whom he charges with having en-
bczzled $4,000. Mr.. Peck is the proprietor of
lumber yard in Flushing, and has a branch yard In
Hampstead, which Mr.. Valentine has beer In charge
OF for six years past. The latter denies that hc
ever used dollar of Mr.. Pecks money for his own
use. lie waived an examination and gave bail.
The New York herald., 1879-11-14

Goodwin. assisted by Rev. Joseph Smith. SAMUEL A.
SMITH to ADA ~, Youngest daughter OF the late
Rochus Heinisch. all OF Newark. Nj.
The New York herald., 1879-11-14
FOR THE WIDOW.

Henry @. Kent. Jr.. has forwarded to this Office IS
for Mrs. Breslin, the widow of the brakeman who
killed by the recent explosion on tho Delaware
aud Lackawanna Railroad.