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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mr.. II. 81. Dana arrived in the Scythia.
Governor Bullock has arrived from Europe. -
Mr. Theodore d. Woolsey, of New Haven. is at the
Everett House.
The devil fish, according to Professor Frederic has
purely blue blood.
Count and Countess dc Montsaulnn. OF France arc
at the Buckingham Hotel
An enthusiastic reception was accorded senator
elect Matt H. Carpenter. Of Wisconsin, on MS arfi'
at Washington last evening
Mr. Webb Hayes recently wore buttonhole pouques
at q reception Almost all the Washington corre-
spoulents are Speaking Of this startling fact
CAPTAIN General Martinez-Campos will embarx
from Havana for Spain on February Is for the pur-
pose of consulting with the home government
CAPTAIN Paul Boyton arrived in Washington yes
taray and will give exhibition of his life saving
apparatus before prominent government officials at
the navy yard Saturday.
Senator-elcst "Cerro GcsIo Williams, OF Ken.
tucKy. Is over six feot high. He is in Washington.
and is being made much of by people to whom he il
introduced by Senator McCreery.
Salvini has, according to Truth. written o strong
recommendation of Mile Antonini. young Portu.
guese lady who has five languages at her command.
She has appeared ct Steinway Hall. London With
success.
General Sherman yesterday reviewed the troops ct
Mcpherson Barracks and visited the various battle
fields around Atlanta Ga He expressed great graft
fcation at the prosperity Of Atlanta. He will leave
at two p. NJ. to-day FOR Savannah.
The Episcopal Council of the New Orleans diocese
has decided, by vote Of both the clergy and lity to
select the Right Rev. j. II. Wingneld now Missionary
Bishop Of Northern California. to occupy the posi-
ton made vacant by the death of Bishop Wilmer.
London Truti:-"The wife OF one Of the most emf.
nent of French ananciaists fell in love with prince
of the French imperial family The fnancalist bore
his domestic troubles with Christian forbearance but
the lady. taking seriously the provcrb Of like mas.
ter like man. has now away with the groom
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31

In the volcanic land Of the Moctezumns,
whore pronunciamieatos have hitherto been
alternating with earthquakes in keeping
things lively and moving, band of peace
full citizens of the United States is now pur-
suing its journey in search OF prize which
nearly always rewards with wealth the lucky
finders. 1t is not gold mine, yet it yields
gold in abundance. The avenues that lead
to it are rarely opened permanently by the
sword, but their barriers fall down before
the march of peaceful enterprise. II is trade
that our countrymen are seeking in Mexico,
and, judging from the friendliness of
their reception by the government and peo-
pie of that sunny land, few difficulties lie
in the way of the accomplishment Of their
purpose. The letter of our special COM
missioner, who accompanies the vanguard
of the army Of peace now in Mexico, and
which we print to-day, depicts country
and treats of people worthy Of a magnif-
cent future, If the one thing needed can
be secured, and that is political stability.
1t is q familiar saying that ''the devil finds
plenty Of work for idle hands," and in ap-
and social affairs in Mexico we
point out the root of all the evils
from which she suffers. If these
glorious valleys can be made to resound
with the notes OF labor peace will smile
on the land. Nature gives the harvest, but
man does not gather it. What the mass
of the Mexican people need now is employ
ment for their superintendent energies in
the peaceful pursuits of agriculture, manu-
facture and commerce, and such as will
leave them no time to attend to the dis
tracing appeals of On army of candidates
for political power. To know what the
Mexicans are capable Of accomplishing,
even in the intervals of calm between
their revolutions, it is only necessary to
examine their institutions of science,
art and literature, which deservedly hold
high rank among those of more favored ma
Tons Ii the iourneyinps of our commar-
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oughly the citizens who were deprived of
their rights must have been intimidated by
Mr. Davenport's threats and array of force
to submit to the loss of their papers in the
first instance without violent opposition.
1t is surprising that the outrage did not In
some cases provoke conflicts and bloodshed,
for the legal voter who was stripped OF his
privilege of citizenship was just as wen
satisfied that he was grossly wronged as he
would have been had highwayman robbed
him of his purse. Mr.. Davenport holds
his position under the appointment of Inc
United States Circuit Court and is entitled
to discharge it's duties $50 long as faithful
and capable" The power Of appointment, \
no tenure of Office being prescribed, in
cludes that of removal at the pleasure Of
the appointing power, and the appoint.
ment of a successor is ipso tdcto removal
OF the incumbent. The Court has already
passed Judgment on Mr.. Davenport's acts
and ought certainly to promptly appoint
his successor. II
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31
OBITUARY.

THOMAS sopwTTH, F. II. s., ENGLISH ENGINEER.
Thomas Sopwith, who died ut Westminster. Jan.
uary 16 was born ut Newcastie-on-Tyne in 1S03 be-
came distinguished mining and railway engineer
both in England and on the Continent. was appointed
in 1888 Royal Commissioner Of the Forest of Dean
and in the year was instrumental, through thf
influence of tho British Association. in securing TIN
establishment OF the Mining Record Office. He in
vented and constructed the large geological lrodch
OF mining districts now in the Government Museum
Of Practical Geology at London and in the museum
of Oxford and Cambridge, and manager OF tn,
famous lead mines OF Northumberland and Durham
from ls45 until 1871, when he retired from pro
fessionsl life. after fifty years service. He was as
thor Of several works on architecture and mining.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31

The scenes enacted before the committee
now engaged in investigating the conduct
of United States Commissioner Davenport
illustrate the arbitrary and dangerous char
meter of that officers proceedings. One
witness, whose naturalization papers were
illegally seized and kept by the Commits
sioner, had served in the United States
Army during the war and obtained his citi-
zenship in 1863 In the committee room
he got possession of his papers, which had
been produced in evidence, and at first re-
fused to give them up, although at the re-
quest OF counsel he subsequently con-
sented to hand them to the chairman Of the
committee. The incident proves how thor
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31
entertaining treatise, "Was Shakespeare
Catholic ?" which Mr.. s. b. A. Harper gives

entertaining treatise, ''Was Shakespeare q
Catholic p which Mr.. s. b. A. Harper gives
to the world through the broad pages OF
the 1merican Catholic Quarterly Ierie,o.
All OF the theories alluded to have enter
tanned cliques and parties more or less
large, and have, one and al, been peculiarly
delightful, because out of almost nothing
they have perfected such fair and fascinat,
ing creations. The material remains as
great-or little-as ever the bard's hold
upon humanity has strengthened with
every year of the worlds progress during
the past two centuries, SO there is no reason
why we may not with confident anticipation
look forward to seeing the immortal Will
lam in several hundred more poses, and
each one according to evidence drawn di-
rectly from his own pages. We may fail to
learn who and what Shakespeare really was,
but there is so much moro to find ont that
the pangs Of this little disappointment will
be more than alleviated.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31
Jesse TALBOT. PAINTER.

There died at his residence, in Brooklyn, on
Wednesday last from the effects Of fall, Jesse Tai
bot. aged American artist. Among his works
which were chiefly landscapes. was a scene 1.-THE
Juanta," which has been engraved. Mr.. Talbot earl,
in life was employed confidential clerk by tn
American Tract Society, and served that body and
many other benevolent and religious societies with
great fidelity. During this period his passion for art
great that he devoted all the leisure he could
secure to painting amateur His landscapes are
scattered in various col.ections-one striking view
of the natural bridge of Virginia is OF his BEST
Another important work Is "Hcndrik Hudson 8
Voyage Up the River" There are many views of
CatskiIl scenery and of the Adirondack region: he
has been for many years associate member or the
National Academy of Design
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31

cial fellow countrymen among the beauti-
full scenery of Mexico will not fail to awaken
in them higher appreciation of the wealth,
resources and magnitude OF this new COM
mercial field, the contact with such good
representatives of a land where prosperity,
fostered by the spirit of enlightened liberty,
forms the grand element of political and
social strength. must inspire the people OF
Mexico with a respect for neighbor who
is too powerful to be unjust and too friendly
to be distrustei.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31

THE WEATHER.-The pressure is high in all
the districts except the northern section of the
New England States, where it is relatively very
low, owing to the northeastward movement of n
disturbance over Nova Scotia. The barometer
is falling slowly in the Southwest and West, but
Is yet considerably above the mean. 1t in very
probable, however, that n disturbance will adj
vance over the Gulf and into the South Atlantic
States during to-day, and thence move parallel
with the Atlantic coast on the eastern slope of
the Allcghanies, reaching this district tomorrow
evening. Light rains have fallen in the western
Gulf districts and the Rocky Mountain regions
and snow isreportcd over the northern lakes, but
in very small quantities. Clear weather gencr-
ally prevailed, except in the central valleys and
on the Gulf coast Morning fogs continue in
the latter district. The wind continues fresh to
light throughout the country, except the north
eastern coast, where it increased during yestcr-
day. Variable temperatures reported in the
northern lake regions. They have risen in the
eastern Gulf and have fallen decidedly in the
other districts. Rains, accompanied by rising
temperatures, are likely to precede the dis
turbance in its movement through the
Atlantic States, and when it will have passed
our district the gradients will become steep,
causing increased winds. very severe tornado
was developed yesterday north of vicksburg
Miss. The wind caused the loss of several lives
and much damage to property. The weather
over the British Islands is threatening The
advance of the depression which is over the
ocean off the coast of Ireland is retarded by an
extensive area of high barometer, but the rains
that rreccde it are now commencing to fall.
The weather in New York and its vicinity to-day
will be warmer and partly cloudy, possibly
with rain toward night. Tomorrow 1t VIII DC
-..is,ar aud clondv. with rain or snow.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31

AN IDEA of the magnitude of the counter
fcitiug business may be formed from the remark
able statement Of the engraver Ulrich before
one Of the United States Commissioners ycster-
day. In the course of n year he and his asso-
ciates printed counterfeits amounting TO three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, many of
them on banks in this city. The strangest part
of his story, however, is that the gang to which
he belonged was sustained by n capitalist whose
name he declined to disclose.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31

Michael Sullivant, man Of national reputation a.
one OF the largest cul.ivators of land ever known.
died suddenly Wednesday while sitting in chair in
tho cabin OF the steamer Guthrie route from
Evansville. Ind. to LOUISVILLE Ky. lie died PENN.
less At ono time Mr.. suvant possessed 500 acres
n, and in Ford county, Ill. In 1872 he had under
cultivation 1900 acres Of corn with proportionate
ACREAGE OF oats aud hay. To form general idea of
tha cxtent of this great farm IL may be stated that
~, 01o ncres ia strip mile wide would reach 12A
,niles or in the form OF square would measure
clever, miles on each Of the four sides.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31

The REPoRT OF the Yellow Fever Commission
contains good deal of valuable and interesting
information. Owing, however, to the limited
time in which the investigation had to be made
all the attainable facts have not been gathered,
and in view of the Importance of the subject it
is to be hoped the suggestion that provision be
made for the collection of additional data will
be adopted
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31

Mr.. EDMUNDs' constitutional amendment
resolutions were debated in the Senate yester-
day, the principal speech being made by Mr..
Morgan, of Alabama, who sought out the weak
spots in the political armor of the Vermont Sen
ator. 1t will strike the average reader that
with SO much business ahead the day might
have been more profitably spent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31
DIR. TIMOTHY KENRrcK.

A telegram has been received at Franklin. N. H..
from Bishop McQuadc. OF New York. now In Italy.
announcing the death of DR.. Timothy Kenrck, in
that city, yesterday. of typhus fever. DIR. Kenrck
was formerly assistant surgeon ct Darstow Asylum
for the Insane at Flushing. N. w. but tor the past
two years he connected with tho Asylum for the
insane ut Utica. N. w. and at the time of his death
was travelling with patient OF the latter institution.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31
COUNT METTERNrcH.

The death is announced of Count Mctternich the
wen known sportsman, which occurred ut Pisa. from
consumption. the Ath inst. at the carly age of
thirty, leaving young widow "a daughter of Count
Furstenbcrg) and two children TO mourn their loss.
Count Mctternch resided ut Baden Baden and was
the eldest brother of Count Fritz Metternich, with
whom he divided popularity throughout the racing.
stccplcchasng anu shooting circles Ut Austria aud
Germany.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31

Or tho sixty thousand students in this
country and Canada twenty-five thousand are
said to be protested Christians. Prayers were
offered in several of the churches yesterday for
the conversion of the wicked ones.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31

TROUBLE is said to be brewing in the Brook
lyn Tabernacle. Mr.. Talmages style Of preach
ing is not considered exactly the thing and then
it is charged that he has wandered from the
pale of Presbyterian doctrine
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31

OF COURSE the late NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. had no
idea OF dropping into political prophecy when
he announced yesterday that he was going to
Grasse, where he would probably remain for
SHINE time but the effect of reading the remark
aloud must be peculiarly gratifying to oppo-
nents of MacMahon
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31
II RIPL Il SH Il q Il /.
NEW YORK. FRIDAY. JANUARY 81, 1879.

The probabilities are that The aceathe,' IN Ne,C
York and its oicia,ity today sciH be sca,Wser and
partly cloudy, possibly wiM rain to,ca,a night
Tomorrow il ,ciu be colder and cloudy, sciM rain
sR0U.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31

The JURY in the suit for the recovery of the
value of ii cargo of beef thrown overheard from
the City Of Brussels were treated to an inter
esting scientific lecture yesterday 10y Professor
Doremus. His experiments show the necessity
for the most rigid sanitary regulations.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31

IN MAKING HIS appointments yesterday
Mayor Cooper was good enough to remember
the taxpayers by making handsome reduction
in salaries,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31

WALL STREET YESTERDAY.-The stock market
was active and feversh, particularly near the
close, when prices declined. Government bonds
We're steady, States dull and railroads strong.
Money on cali was easy at 2 q 5 2 3 per cent.
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"ROck and Rye"

A lawsuit in New York over patent
right to a pulmonary medicine, has de-
veloped the following receipt for decoc-
ton which is said to be of great benefit to
consumptives Take ive'pounds of pure
white rock candy dissolved in gallon of
old rye whisky-the older the better.
The whisky must be distilled in the old
fashioned way with a copper worm.
Steam distillation develops the latent
poison of the berry, and fills the system
with fusil and other deadly oils. COL
Ored rock candy is poisonous. The yell
low tinge shows the presence of an in.
soluble earth deleterious to the stomach
and is dangerous. The pure white rock
is pure crystsllized sugar, the most nour-
ishing of all substances. The five
pounds of candy should be put into
gallon of whisky. The demijohn should
be well shaken three or four times day,
and the mixture is not to be used until
the candy is dissolved. The patient
may take sherry wine glass full on 60
ing to bed, two-thirds as much on an
empty stomach in the morning. He
can carry flask in his pocket, and take
a spoonful half a dozen times q day.
Night swests will disappear and the pa
tient will get long and refreshing sleep.
Lung fever will go, and he will feel nc
more pain in his chest. While taking
this cordial the patient must limit his
diet. He must keep his stomach EN-.
ployed in taking up rich and nourishing
matter. All vinegars, pickles, sour wines,
and malt drinks and salt provisions must
be avoided. Touch no fresh pork for it
promotes federation. Do away with
coffee for it feVers the blood. Drink
black tea. Est roast beef rare, broiled
steaks, mutton chops well done, toasted
bread, and all kinds of vegetables. The
great object is to enrich the blood. One
of the best articles of food is a rum ON
elette made exclusively of the yolks of
eggs.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-27
Hash Defined.

The Duke of Wellington used to call
hash What is left over from the fight
yesterday" The Baron Rothschild said
of hash 1t has no pedigree" Tully,
the Roman orator, in one of his polished
orations, speaks thus beautifully and
comprehensively: "Hash has done
more to advance the human race than
any other kind of mixed food" Socra-
ties, the divine philosopher, told of hash,
that it was An end without means. ("
Mark Twain, the inimitable, calls it
a mystery; and Nasty, the confederate
autocrat of the crossroads, informs us
that hash I" is like faith, the substance of
things hoped for, and the evidence of
things not SEEN"
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Tu.RE CONES A NM.

r,ero ,ou,es q time when We grow old,
And. Ike sunset down the sea,
glo,e gradual. ard tie night wind, cold
= conc vtis7era-, SD and chiliu5lyi
And locks are gay
as winters Day
sra eyes OF es66est blue bshold
The 5s.ves all weary drii. away,
And liFs Of faded coral say
There comes time when We groW Old.
there CONES time when Joyous hearts,
which Ieaped as lesped the laughing main
are dead 10 al save memory,
Lsp-isoner IN his dungeon chaini
and dsTn Of day
Hath passed away,
The nocn hath Into darkness rolled,
and by the morning, wan and gray,
1 hear a voice IN whisper say:
There comes time when we grow old.
There comes a time when manhooe's prime
Is shrouded in the mist Of years,
And beauty, fading like dream,
Hath passed away in silent tears
And tsen how dark
But, Oh, the spark
That kindles youth to hues OF gold
sui burns with clear and steaoy ray,
and fond affections lingering say;
There comes time when we grow old.
There comes 2 time when LAUGHING spring
AND golden summer cease 10 be,
And we pat on the autumn robe
To tread the last declivityi
But o'eI the slope
With rosy hope,
Bevond the sunset, We behold
Another dawn with fairer light,
While watchers whisper through the night
There comes a time when we grow old.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-27
Cadayer Poison.

1t is said that the natives of iustrs-
liza and New Zealand are familiar with
the deadly properties of putrid animal
matter, and that many of their poisoned
arrows and spears are simply smeared
with the liquids from a putrefying
corpse. According to Tain, he.Narriu.
geris, who inhabit,the lower Murray Dis
trict of Australia, frequently procure
the death Of an enemy by this poison.
The instrument used is called nielieri.
1t is sort of spear, whose tip consists
of a sharp pointed piece of human bone,
six or eight inches in length. This is
poisoned by plunging it into the flesh of
partially deeomposed human body and
tying about it a bunch of hair or feath.
ers saturated with the fat of the decom,
posing body. 1t is easy enough to un,
derstsnd how the slightest prick from
such an envenomed point might prove
sometimes, if not uniformly, surely and
speedily fatal.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-27

ished from the Norman c0untry-no one
cared to ssk whittier.
As the great saint hsd predicted, the
name Of Coquin assumed g new and
disgraceiul meaning, and when nova
days it is said Of a man that he il CO.
GUM + there needs not be said much
more about him. Nevertheless, there
still live at Etletat family of excellent,
honest folk, descendants of Clotiida,
who have nothing in common with the
unworthy miller except the name.
As for the river, if you ever go to
Etretat you can see for yourself that no
trace of it remains, neither is there s
mill, nor yet any source of prosperity
save the tide of stran: ers that once a
year breaks upon the lonely Snd rugged
shore.
At low tide, however, Saint Martin,
having pity upon the poor women that
needed soft water for their washing, has
permitted the lost creek to Ieappear here
and there in little pools among the
boulders of its old bed, 80 that .or 3
little while daily or nightly they can
beetle their linen. When the tide comes
in, however, you see no more OF the
stream than if there never had been such
thing.
Finally, as for the great Saint Martin,
it is many long day since his appari-
ton in Normandy has been credibly re-
corded, possibly because of his indifer-
ent success on a previous occasion. 1t
is, however, known that at the begin
ming of the last century family tracing
its descent from him, lived and Aourished
in Normandy, and it is altogether proba-
BILE that its representatives survive to
this day. Indeed, less than forty years
ago such representatives dwelt in the
chateaux of Lions-la- FOred and Neuf-
chatel, to whom their great progenitor
had bequeathed the power of curing the
carraeu by the imposition of hands so
that annually, in the month of Septem-
Der, the sailors and peasants brought
their children from all parts of the ooun-
try to invoke the protection of the saint,
through the instrumentality of his de-
scendsnts.
Such as it is, this is the legend of the
Mill of Etretat and the Great Saint
Martin.
Saint Martin, it may be remembered,
cut his soldiers cloak in twain to give half
of the garment to beggar. He always ap-
pears wearing the fragment.
+ Coquin-Kuave, rascal.