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New-York tribune., 1879-11-13
A Nan ASSISTANT suPERNTENDENT.

At the meeting of the Board of Education yester-
day much of the time was occupied in the election
of an assistant suDerintendent TO fill the place
made vacant by Mr. JaSpeTs promotion Mr..
Wheeler offered resolution asking that the va
cancy be filed by a woman. He said that three
fourths of the teachers III the schools weic women.
and half of the pupils were Of the same sex. lie
thought that II was only proper that there should
be such representation among the superntendents.
President Wood said that at the proper time lie
might be IN favor OF appointing two, or even lOul,
women superlntendents but he believed the discus
sion of the subject was highly Inexpedient now.
"A the services of an assistant were required at
once. Mr.. Nheelers resolution lost Mr..
Wickham opposed the election of new assistant.
he SAID because one was not required. 1he present
force was sufficient. Mr.. Walker wanted 10 have
the City Supeuntcndtnts opinion as 10 whether
new superintendent needed, and If woman
would best fiji the position. Some schools were eX
amined too much, he thought. and Others not
enough.
Mr.. Dowd proposed 70 ask Superintendent Jasper
To furnish list of the classes aud the time II took
10 examine them. before appointing an assistant.
ballot finally taken, however. with the follow
ing result James Goodwin, IL Miss Susan Wright,
= Mis-. W. BOdcsted, I. Mr.. Goodwin declared
elected. The new assistant was Tor many years
tutor of ma thematics the College of the City of
Newly Ork, where he was graduated. lie was
prominent candidate for the position of Professor of
Mathematics when Professor Docharty resigned.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-13
COMPLAINTS OF sTEERAGE FARE.

The investigation Of the charges of ill-treatment
and a scarcity of food made by the steerage passen-
gers on the steamship France. of the National Line.
on her recent trip, was continued by the Commits
sioners of Emigration yesterday. Thomas Webster,
the steerage steward testified that Barker. one of
the passengers complained that the corned beef was
not good and upon investigation il was found that
the three pieces furnished to Barker were poor and
the worst Of the lot the beef had been inspected
by the Government inspector at Liverpool, and
passed as the finest brand of " East India Mess"
The steward admitted that " the beds IN the steer
age were damp. but not wet" but said that the
dampness was not from sl0p-aripping but came
through the deck. He denied that the fish could
have been too salt TO eat it had been soaked all
night. lie was positive that fresh meat bad been
furnished to the sterragc Passengers Six times on
the voyage, and that IRISH stew, made from fresh
meat, was furnished in addition. He admitted that
some of the ships hands slept In the seerage. but III
that part divided off as hospital; he asserted that
the beef tea was not too salt, il contained no sea-
soning; and said that he had not received money
from Barker for furnishing him condensed milk.
Walker, the second steward. testified 10 the same
facts admitting that one of the passengers gave
him an English shilling at one time He strictly
enforced the regulations. and claimed there an
served ont had il been asked for. Captain Robinson
SAID he visited the seerage daily with the doctor;
no complaints were made except of scarcity of
fresh beef which proved TO be mistake owing TO
the ignorance of the passengers who were not able
TO tell the salt beef from the fresh When the In
vestiqation is completed n full Board of the Com
missIOuers Will give the decision.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-13
REPRIMANDING CAPTAIN WILLIAMS.

A DISPUTE ABOUT w ENTRY on THE POLICE RE-
CORDS.
Ca ne records Of the Police Department appeared
Yesterday a reprimand administered bv the Board
10 Captain Williams for incivility to John Camp
bell the reporter whom he recently elected from his
station house. He was tried a complaint pre-
ferred by Mr. Campbell. and the "Teprimand" ap-
peared on the records the unanimous judgment of
the Board passed al its session on Tuesday. During
the day II was reported at Police Headquarters
that the Board had not passed upon the Captains
case and that the eutrv upon the minutc-bOOk was
a mistake. Inspector Dilks, who Is the head of the
district IN winch Captain Nilhamss precinct IL
situated. SAID that he had been informed that the
Commissioners AT the next meeting would call the
matter up, and that Mr.. MacLean especially had eX-
pressed his determination to have the decision, as II
now appeared, stricken from the records. He ex-
planned that the paper upon which Mr. Morrison had
marked his personal Judgment preparatory TO sub
nittlug II the Board had slipped IN among heap
OF judgments for MINOR Offences and been forgotten:
Nil Morrison, on tine contrary, said that he nad
submitted CAPTAIN WlllamSs case with a bundle Of
others which mad been passed upon by unanimous
consent without specification, as is the practice on
cases where the penalty does not exceed the loss Of
tiye davs' pay. lie had not been able TO see any
difference between Captain Williams aud any COM
mon officer charged with a similar offence His
Judgment had been regularly confirmed, and should
be allowed to stand.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-13
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

snn r,ses 8,i5 sun ... 44i Clock slow. 5n.3 .35s
Noon ri,es 6:lS sOuths 1l:lY Nom days %
WATER TO.Dkf-A. "
sandy Hook 63S GOV Island 7O5 Hell Gate-.--. s54
WATER rO-DAr-P "
sandy Hook 70i Gov Island 725 Hell 1a'e .... Sl4
New-York tribune., 1879-11-13

The subject of conversation at an evening
entertainment was the intelligence Of animals parcu
larry OF dogs. SAYS Smith" There dogs that have
more than their masters. " Just sO, responds
young Illznoodlo, I've got that very Kind OF dog
myself"
New-York tribune., 1879-11-13
HOME NEWS.

rur,HourTrR YESTERDAY AT HUDNUTs so.
2is BROADWAY.
Gam. 90 Noon. ~. 3 -. ~ -, Mdnig,i. 90
Inrhcst du7ur the dav. ~. Lowest 90
Average. G3-. day. 1873. J2'
New-York tribune., 1879-11-13
Announcements ]

RIM no risks with liquors in sickness-use
RICHARDS TEETOTAL TONIC and you are safe.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-13

STOP THAT HACKING COUGH
BEFORE using PHILLIPS PAIATARIE" Con
IvFE OIL combination with PHO-fIO NJ TMnNr. The
consnmptves renely. All druggists Depot plattst NY
New-York tribune., 1879-11-13

Wien ne 6ny 6eIO70 tie market
sve sell 6eio7O tie market.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-13

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LONDON Nov l2-Saled 9Th inst Rinascente Robert
the for Charleston. 7h Florence Rogers for
NewOreans; 9th inst Album for New York. nazelhurst.
rOle 10Th Eliza Everett Magdaa the latter for
san Francisco l1th GaIee for Wilmington Jas BOYD
ls inst. Alfred Gibbs 5tl inst, Msrv Csmphel 7th
inst Augusta 10th Rebeccl. Thomas Perry, Hattie
Neb0 Richard Parsons; lth ns Queen Clara Capt Noss
tie I1u-y Rrimgs, SO NahOrg. Caledonia. ary
Loworison. Josys Fonjo Norma (CaDt powenl Veriias
tCapt Fronrrksenl Bakran Bergot Grad Kailovac ROya
lnrrie Ranger the latter of Sclv 18TH inst Chapman
on Dungeness II olives Astrea. Gula Anna Gias
cenEOne, Mario Tanalion Castle Howard.
New-York tribune., 1879-11-13

THE LONGEST SPEECH THE GENERAL EVER DEIIv-
Erred IN HIS LIFE-nE READS 1T FROM A MAN
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-05
Appalling Salubr,Iv.

A young gentleman, and his blushing
bride, who were recently married in
Philadelphia, called the next week at an
apar tment house and were shown the
fat that was to let by the loquacious
person who officiates as janitor. This
estimable woman, who would appear to
be a good motherly soul, went on to IL
lustrate how very healthy the house
happened to be. "There was Mrs. -
on the first floor, she came here bride
and went away with three children,
as pretty little things as ever I saw, mem.
And there was Mrs. -, the second,
who had a little son born to her here,
mem, and fourteen months after little
daughter. And, mem, Mrs. -, the
third floor, she was bride, too, mem,
and it was twins, mem, within year.
If you please, mem, | am the mother of
four of the darlingest p" Thanks, /"
said the bridegroom from whom I
cleaned this interesting anecdote, "after
all, think it would be better to 90 a
little further up town." And he led the
bride" blushing again Unto the open
air and out of the healthy neighborhood.
--Bostom Sunday Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-05

Sioux City railway track, and were run over
by a freight train. Thomas was killed and
Timothy fatally injured.
Michael Hewitt, brakeman on the
Milwaukee, Lake shore and Western rail-
way, fell from moving train near Milwau.
kee, on the night of the I'd, and was killed.
John Crogan fell under a car while at.
tempting to get on train at Wilksbarre,
Pa, on the 30th ult., and was completely cut
in two.
Mrs. Tabb, with an infant in her arms,
while walking on a railway track near Ham.
ilton, Ont, on the 9th, was struck by an
engine. Mother and child were killed.
An accident occurred on the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific r. E., opposite
Atchison, Kansas, on the Goth. Engine No.
SO started to back down from DeKalb, Mo-,
to East Atchison for coal and water. There
were five persons in the cab of the engine,
N. nj. Holmes. superip tendent of bridges,
D. A. Adams, telegraph operator, j. G.
Null, brakeman and the engineer and fire.
man. When near Lake, about two miles
east of Atchison the engine suddenly jump.
ed the track and turned over in ditch.
The fall threw young Adams under the tank
box, and he was instantly killed. Holmes
and Null were so badly scalded that they
have since died. The engineer and fireman
escaped without injury.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-05
A Bsue.Nose Blizzard.

On the Goth ult, regular hurricane
swept over the eastern portion of Nova
Scotia, inficting immense damage to build
ings and wharves. Four schooners were
driven ashore at Hastings and one at Cape
Jack.
Later news shows the storm to have been
more severe AMI destructive than at first
supposed. At Guysboro bridges On the
upper and lower Salmon river, were swept
away, wharves damaged, houses and barns
blown down, number of schooners driven
on shore, and Hugh n. Frazer and Mrs.
Flavin killed by a telling roof and chimney.
ST. Hawkesbury and Canso the damage done
at sea and ashore was very great, buildings
in both towns being levelled with the
ground, while wrecks of vessels strew the lat.
ter beach. 1t is computed that seventy yes.
sells are ashore in Canso straits.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-05
A California Story.

Pigs run at large in Kern County, and
become wild, knowing no owner. This
dry year las made forage scarce. I'm
usual collections have been noticed.
seemingly in council, and pigs in pairs
have been seen to leave by difere Mt
routes, now supposed to be prospecting
parties, because lately there has been a
general stampede in the direction of
Buena Vista Lake. Into this lake all
plunge daily, and fish for CLAIMS that
strew the bottom, under cover of nearly
two feet of water. Their multitudinous
snortings are heard afar as they emerge
from clammings to get air. Their bival--
vular diet is relished, and a fat slaughter
is in preparation. San Francisco Cores
Baltimore Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-05

road and assistants have begun building a
temporary track around the mountains.
which will be completed in two weeks.
Over a thousand bales of cotton awaiting g
shipment on the wharves at West Point,
Va, were burned on the 18th.
The Chinese quarter and one block in the
business portion of Colfax, Cal, was devas.
tated by fire on the 2Ssh. One Chinawomap
lost her life. Loss $4,000.
A fire at Little Rock, Ark, on the 2stb.
destroyed $50 bales of cotton.
Trosbud & Arenson's furniture factory at
Chicago was burned on the 26sh. Loss $15,.
600.
The German orphan asylum near Rose
Hill, Chicago suburb, was destroyed by
fire on the 27th. All the inmates escaped
unframed. Loss $4,000
Ionia, Mich, suffered loss to the extent
of $4,000 by fire on the night of the rs h.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-05
Death of Senator Chandler.

SENATOR ZACHARIAH CHANDLER, of
Michigan, was found dead in his bed at the
Grand Pacific hotel, Chicago, on the morning
of the LIST inst. He had been speaking in
Wisconsin, and the night before had ad.
dressed an immense audience at McCor-
mick's hall, Chicago, and spoke with his
usual earnestness. After the meeting when
he and Senator Logan and Hon. Jesse Spaul.
ding were sitting in his room engaged in
conversation, Senator Chandler com.
planned of indigestion. AS he had com.
planned of the same distressing feeling
while Ell route to the city with these gen.
tlemen, Mr.. Spaulding suggested thay he
remain over in Chicago until Saturday
night, but he said his business affairs re-
quired his attention at home, and the order
was given to have him called in the morn.
ing at o'clock. His friends then babe him
good night and left. This is the
last time the senator was seen alive.
boy called him, there was no re-
spouse. AS, upon repetition, silence
prevailed, the clerk had effected an entran ce
through the transom and found that the
senator was dead. The body was not quite
cold, and physician who was present de.
cided that death occurred about three hours
previous to the discovery. The face looked
tranquil, showing that death was painless.
The coroner's jury decided that Mr..
Chambers death was caused by cerebral
hemorrhage.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-05
A Prairie FIRE.

Next to calamitles like that the home
steader's wife told of, the great beset-
ting fear of the settlers on the border
in all the new and thinly peopled por-
tions of Kansas, in facts the coming
of the autumn prairie fire, hich 80
frequently menace their stacks and
cribs, their helpless stock, their stables
and cabins, and even their lives. Were
it not for its known danger and power
of havoc, this tempest and scourge of
fire would be spectacle of command
ing force and beauty. First, you will
catch glimpses of what you take to be
gray wisps of haze away off ON the hor-
lion; and watching, you will see these
vagrant particles deepen gradually, and
gather into definite volume of smoke,
black like a rain-cloud, and bronze
about the edges. Then the strange,
sombre bulk starts forward across the
prairie, and you hold your breath at
sight Of the rapid progress of it. "a
mile in two minutes is not an exception
al rate of speed for fire once fairly
under way.) It halts an instant, you
note, over broad swale where there is
standing water; but it is for an instant
only. The next moment it reaches the
upland again and the dry grass: and
directly it grasps belt of tall, thick
blue-stem, and the fame leaps suddenly
and madly out above the smoke. then
subsidies again, and the black mass grows
blacker than ever, and rolls higher.
and you can scent the burning grass,
and hear the distant roar Of the fire
an awful roar, resembling the sound of
artillery in heavy timber. And it is so
calm Immediately about you that you do
not 80 much as miss the ticking Of your
watch in your pocket; there is no breath
of air stirring, and the sun is shining,
and the heavens above you are blue and
placid. But the stiffness will be broken
soon. The oncoming cloud is only a
few miles away now, and you easily trace
the scarlet and terrific energy at the
base; the smoke begins to hurt your
eyes, too, and the heat becomes heavily
oppressive. And then, all at once, the
wind smites and staggers you, that ap-
palling roar deafens you, and the sun is
blotted out, and you are in darkness
as Of a midnight without moon or star.
1t is an experience of but dozen Sec
onds or SO, this sudden plunge into dark
ness, though it seems an hour, and
when you look cut again, you find that
the fire has passed you mile or more to
your right, and is still rolling desperate
ly onward; and there in its track are
charred and smouldering stacks of hay,
an occasional house afame and tottering
to its fall, and agroup of men and boys
beating back the outer line of the fire
with brush and old clothes, and sending
forward little counter. fires to meet it
and if possible to keep it at safe dis
lance. The creek may stop it
and smother it when it gets
there, though such hope has mere
chance for warrant; sometimes these
mighty CONGREGATIONS vault across
streams twenty or thirty yards in width,
so swift and restless is their momentum;
and as rule they are efectually stayed
only when they reach wide extent of
plowed land, and have to yield, sullenly,
for lack of anything more to iced their
memorable fury Henry KING, IN Scrsb-
Ter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-05

THE immigration for the year at New
York, which is now certain to exceed
10000 persons, is not yet back to ante
panic days when nearly twice that num-
Der were landed at Castle Garden, but it
is remarkable for large increase of Eng
lish and an unusually well-to-do-class of
immigrants. In the old days, when the
great bulk of immigrants were famine
sticken Irish peasants, the average
amount of money brought by each per-
son was put at s., and it is now estimat-
ed by the New York commissioners of
emigration at $40. If this estimate is
correct, and it is based On foreign coin
offered for exchange into American cur
rency by the emigrants, this years i'm
migration has introduced $22,0O0,O0O
to this country in money alone, two
thirds as much as the net import of spe.
Gle during the year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-05
Indian Depredattons.

Considerable excitement was caused near
Fort Reno, Indian Territory, recently, by
the shooting of Big Snake, Ponca chief,
who resisted arrest for brutal.a disorderly
conduct.
Advices from Tucson, Arizona, of the
3oth ult., state that the Apaches captured a
station on the tornado del Mierto, near
Fort Craig, and killed thirteen persons.
The Nayajos nave broken out at Fort Win
gate and it is reported that they burned the
fort. Troops have been dispatched.
A report is received that Spotted Tails
Indians in southwestern Oak ota, had seri
Gus outbreak las week. 4 warrior shot
Henry Young, agency employe, claiming
his heart was bad from mourning for a SIS
ter's death. Agent Newell arrested the
Indian, and during the entire night his
comrades from the hills fred on the camp,
and eventually compelled Newell to surren-
der him. The Indians then rewarded the
escaped warrior. The troops are 178 miles
away.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-05
Remaius discovered.

The body of W. s. Bodie, the original dis.
coverer of the Bodie mining district, and
who persisted in snow storm November
14th, 1859. was discovered on the 9th about
mile southwest of the town of Bodie. The
deceased is believed to have been native
of either Rochester or Poughkeepsie, N.
Y, where he left family.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-05

The new two-cent postal card will be
ready for distribution to the postofices
in few days. A large number of SAM
pies, on different shades of paper and
printed with different inks, have been
sent to Washington for the department
to select from. The color of the paper
will probably be different from the pres
emit cards, The universal postal union,
to which the new cards can be sent, in
cludes Great Britain, France Germany,
Greece, Italy, Belgium, Russia, Spain,
Switzerland, Turkey, Norway, Sweden,
Portugal, the Netherlands, Austria-Hun-
gary, Servia, Denmark, the Argentine
Republic, Roumania, Luxembusg, Mon.
tenegro, the British, French, Spanish,
Portuguese and Netherland colonies,
Egypt, British India, the Falkland
islands, Ceylon, Greenland, Honduras,
Hong Kong and other places in China,
Jamaica, Japan, Liberia, Mexico, New
foundland, Peru, Persia and Trinidad.
Canada belongs to the union also, but
the special arrangement between that
country and the United States remains
in force, letters and postal cards passing
between the two at domestic rates.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-05
Disastrous ExpIostons.

The boiler in the tug boat Daniel Brown,
exploI ed when that craft was in East River,
New York, on the Goth, killing the fireman
and deck hand, and seriously injuring the
engineer and cook. The boat was blown
into fragments.
The Corning mill of the Oriental powder
mills at Gorham, Me-, exploded OF the 9th.
A man named Stokes was killed and Clinton
Maberry seriously injured. Cause of the
explosion unknown. =
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-05
Work of the Flames

The works of the Metropolitan Button
company and the White manufacturing
company at Bridgeport, Conn.,, burned on
the 1st inst. Loss Of the latter company
$4,000: insurance $4,000. The Button
company's insurance is in excess of the loss
About one hundred houses, comprising
the business portion of Parker, Pa, were
burned on the 30th. Estimated loss over
800, 900; insurance about 100000.
A fire at Manistee, Mich, on the 29th,
destroyed the snw mill owned by B. G.
Peter, together with large amount of lum.
Der. Lots $4,000; insurance $4,000.
The extensive shoe factory, grocery and
supply store of c. s. Woodruff & Co., Lock
land station, on the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton railway, burned at an early
hour on the 28th. Loss about $4,000; in.
sured for $4,000.
A FIRE in Pinkerton tunnel, on the Pitts.
burg and Connellsville division of the Bal.
timore and Ohio railroad, has burned all
the timbers of the tunnel and it is supposed
a vein of coal in the mountains above the
tunnel has taken fire, as the smoke is issuing
from the mountain at several points above
the tunnel. Chief civil engineer of til
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-05

Reported by CHANDLER, Brown & Co.. Commits
zion Merchants, Milwaukee and Chicago.
N ew York.

NEW YORK, November &3 :00P. Cot.
ton Firm at IL Is for middling uplands
Flour-Quiet and unchanged; receipts 25,-
600 bbls; sales $4,000 bbls; rye -four dull.
receipts $4,000 bus /;
sales 1850 bus No. seller November at
Slab Rye-Quiet. Corn-Qu,et; receipts
81, 900 bus; sales 5000 bus at 59Z@59Ac.
Barley-DuH. Oars-Quiet; receipts $1,000
bus sales $4,000 bus at S9@41c for mixed
western; 40@40Kc for white. Pork
Steady and unchanged. Butter-At 15@
3sc. Cheeke-At 711@13c. Whisky-Un-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-05

To brighten his wife, with whom he had
quarreled, on the LIST inst, Paul Mafkworth,
of Cincinnati, tied himself by the neck to
the bed post, when the moose slipped and
choked him to death.
James Garden blew his brains out at
Cleveland, O., on the 3Oth.
AT San Francisco, CAL, on the 2Sth, w.
H. Henderson, one of the Chronicle editorial
staff, suicided by pistoling himself.
Herbert Benton and frankie Woodward,
both committed suicide at the Nicoll house,
Oakland, Cal, on the 2sth, by shooting
themselves with she same pistol. The deed
was premeditated, as both parties had
threatened to end their lives.
F. Pierce Harbach, % wears of age, sui.
cided at Evansville Ind, or the 2Sth.
At Milwaukee, Wig, on the 2Stn, young
man named VIM. Clauder, resident of
Dakota, shot himself fatally in fit of dis.
pondency
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-05
Heayy RObberies.

Mr.. w. R Kelly, treasurer of the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows of West Virginia
threw that body into no little CONSERVATION
at its session on the Doth by stating that he
had been robbed of $1,000 of the funds of
the order. The q fair will be investigated.
The jewelry store of w. J. McMining, Har-
rodsburg, KY, was robbed, on the night of
the 26th inst, of $4,000 cash and about
$1,000 worth of watches and jewelry.
A Cincinnati fur store was broken into
on the night of the Goth inst, and twenty
six fine seal skin sacks, valued at 5000,
stolen.