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The New York herald., 1879-09-07
OFFICIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

OFFICIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
The following statement shows the real estate
transactions rect rded in Registers Office September
6, 1870
10th 7s {. Of 1T .v xr,esalsr; =, ~,
Lsass AND wife % psreisc. s,saS ,oo iooc
D. Tomlinson treisrso Bank Tor IL, ,ooc
Gt Isaa with Steam sswmiil &C.; George Law snd
ossh W's st., 70 81 rs r. T. q o% sv liar
mon H. Nathan ct AL Edmund 5. Baley...... 900
Sd & sa atls it, Z itSs .d
% lss st. ss%se asansy Ss < Eliza
Il EA1;S 10 j.sss e s &, sa st. Moses
n xy1. s r to El,s Of " Cora
Eugene Undsrhiil to William a. Nieoahr 1900
lc'a jane ss il wrsh. % Henry % srpsr sr .' .DtA $50
same propsrs Jane H. Wright ru.ic same ss06
smother TO Katherine sshlas 1880
, A s.rah.n 1S & oSarad r u s:sln s sv s. samuel 400
II. Lcszusky to AngustusC Thompson. 500
iath st. 59o ssmss e. 81 Ssh W ay Tsmnsn. q TO OF = la
44sS st. n 5: US ii. . Of 9th av a5xiool Pierre
ssh sGs. st. to Laasisi s r. ds e "a ay il N'm
s 1sss $50 e e c.,aSSs as S aT s%.sa sa william.
Boyd referee to Cornelius b smith executor. . nv,
RECORDED
Dennison. James p, to John j. Conner. No. 81 eth
av 2 years annual rent of ...........-. SO 900
REcoRDKD ASSIGNMENTS or MORTGAGES
Bait, Simon to Morris Bait $500
Crosby William B., to Alonzo Clark SfS3
Mcbride Jessie c., to William Irwin 100
Same 10 (as trustee Observation-Disclosures. 300
Rood. John H. Qrustec 6cl to NJ b. Abraham 1850
RECORDED MoRrGAGEs
of 18th ST.. q Of 10Th II aV years 5000
n w. corner OF 9th av aud isith St. demand 49,. 5000
Same to ssme. property: 4years ........ 1000
18Th ST., W. Of ist av $500
Conner. PatricK aud wife, to the Emigrant Indus
trial Savings Bank No. 81 Cherry st.; year.. 5000
........,. $500
Donohue, James aud wife. to Ed Lcssner and
other, Lexington av.. u. .. corner OF DIST st.
LIVINGSTON John and wife to the Gerinania Fire
lot. q SoStrasss): Year; - as.ooo
McQuade, Anthony, to Solomon Marx ct al, 8. a. OF
s5h st. ". Of 81 sv; q months . 1000
ST. O. Of 10th av: months 1900
Troacy. Thomas w.. to John II. Dcane. n. of 10th
OF 9th av. Ac; month. 1850
st. g Of ay ID. to iIth IT. instaInents..... 5000
Moiat, n. Of 18th ST., of 9; months 1850
The New York herald., 1879-09-07
REAL ESTATE.

No sales made at the Merchants Exchange
Salesroom yesterday. adjournments having been
ordered by referees to later dates.
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Societies.

Y. G. T. U. meets at the Opera House
h9ery Monday night at 1870. John
-.sfooks. Pres't; James Carroll Sec'y.
Y.M Z. A. Devotional meeting every
spndav 2:30 D. m. devotional meeting
very Tuesday, 7:50 p. Business
Aeeiing LIST. Thursday In each month nt
b. m.
Ia. 0. U. W. meets every Tuesday eve
ing 1t 7.3O. John A. Brooks, r. w. ;
Coatsworth. Secretary K. B. Cake, w.
A; j. A. spence, r.
HFather Matthew r. G. T. A. & B. Soci-
/, ty meets on the third Sunday in each
Aonth.
Acting Grand Branch No. @. e. b. A !.
meets on the first Sunday IN each month
I, A Crusade Commandery-S. M. Edwards
Eminent Commander; meets the thirt
Tuesday evening OF each month, at T.3(
o'clock.
Mexico Lodge No. 26 A.. r. and A. NJ.
meets on the first Tuesday in each moh:l
at 2 p. NJ, and also OH the first Fridsv il
each month ut 7P.M JAS. Carroll, w. Id
Mexico Chapter No. 27. Royal Arch
meets on the second Friday In esci
month. ). M, Edwards, q. r.
Hebron Ledge Nc. z54, A. F. and A
M. Regular communications on the mrs
Monday in each month, at r. II. y. ID
Riley, w. H..
I. o. o. F.-Mexican Lodge No. 9s
meets every Wednesday evening at thei
hall in p. III. Morris building. x. Schar
zach, N. G..
Msmre Encampment No. 81. meets ol
. the second and fourth Fridays in eacl
month. Louis Phillips. @. p.
Audrain county Medical Society meet
on the last Friday in each month, at p
N. DR.. w. w. Mcfarlane, President
Or. Theo. A.. Keeton, Secretary.
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He was o bald-headed bachelor,
whose heart for the first time had
been moved by the tender passion.
"Then you confess" he said, in a
trembling voice, to the object of his
regards, that you like me little.
that you admire certain qualities of
my head?'
"Yes," slyly responded the young
lady.
= ssAnd may I ask" he continued
in a voice of emotion, "what those
qualities are?" ss
81 can hardly explain" said the
young lady bashfully, s'but / think it
is because your head is 80 mellifuent
II can't express it more clearly"
Sand you can never know how
appreciate your high opinion," ,ex-
claimed the happy bachelor as he
pressed her hand.
He didn't know just what s'meli-
fluent meant, but he was sure 1t was
the synonym for something grand and
ennobling, and when he bade her
lrood.night, he rushed eagerly home,
excitediy took down the dictionary
and feverishly turned to the endsar-
ed word His blood changed TO icc
as he read:
ssSmooth, sofs mellow"
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church Directory .


Services in the Presbyterian Church
every Sabbath at IL o'clock. A. NJ, and ut
7 o'clock, L. NJ. Prayer meeting aud
short lecture Wednesday evening at
o'clock.
Sabbath School-Judge Macfarlane, Su-
perintendent. A bible class conducted by
the pastor, Rev. John s. Grasty, d. d.
Services in the M. L. Church, south,
every Sunday at 1890 A. NJ. and 7.30 p. Nj,
by Rev T. }. Gooch, Pastor.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at
73O. Sunday school ut 9 A. NJ. j. M.
Marmsduke, Superintendent.
Services at Baptist Church every Sun
day morning and evening. Prayer meet
ing every Wednesday evening, Rev. j. U
Maple, Pastor. Sunday school at a. NJ
james Carroll, Superintendent.
Services at the Christian Church every
Lords day at 1890 a. M. and 7.3o p. NJ
by Elder John Brooks. Prayer Uieet
ng Wednesday evening al SUNDAY
school at 9. 80 A. M B. L. Locke, Sup't.
q : Raptist Church.-Pastor, Elder J
Ien Services every 4th Saturday il
esch month, and Sunday following, II
at hsls-past ten o'clock, "A. NJ. All al
cordially invited.
Services at St. Paul's Episcopal Church
on secor d and fourth Sundays 1T IL A. M
and $50 D. m. Rev. T. A. Sharp, Pastor
Sunday School at 2P, NJ. N. Lackland
Supt.
Services at Methodist Episcopal Churc
every Sunday morning and evening. Rev
T. J. Wheat, Pastor. Prayer meetin
every Thursday evening". Sabbath Schoe
Mt 8 o'clock A. NJ, u. Wright, Superir
tendent. Teachers meeting every Thur'
day evening.
Services at the Catholic Church ever
), Sunday. Rev. @. f. O'Leary and Fathe
At RUSSELL Pastors.
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CATS

Hear the yowling of the cats
D. the cats
What galore of disputation in their
conference meath these stats;
List their doleful ulutation,
And their screams of exultation-
Yea, their ghostly incarnation,
And their spats!
Why. its worse than yell of greasers,
Or than backwoods Ebenezers,
Or than forty thousand wheezers
Slowed In watts
O, for pail, or jack, or pillow,
Or a raging, mighty billow,.
Fen that basket made of willow,
Even mats.
To hurl with deadly aim,
And force that's far from tame,
AT said cats,
Cats, cats, cats,
Cats, cats, cats,
A those yowling, prowling, growl
ing Thomas cats
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Bites of Spiders.

Spiders belong to the same class
as scorpions. The poison bags OF
the former are connected with hook
shaped mandibles in the anterior por-
tions of their bodies. The following
are some of the most important varie.
ties of spiders.
The bird-spider of South America,
with a body from two to two and a
half inches long the scorpion spider,
of Costa Rica; the Krghees spider,
only about half an inch long, but hav-
ing virulent poison; the katipo spi-
der, of New Zealand; spider found,
and much feared, in the South OF
France and in Spain; the tarantuia,
of Italy, and the great American spi-
der. The last is one of the largest
Except the back, the whole body and
the feet are covered with long bnshy
hair.
The tarantula is specially famous
for the prevalent notion that its bite
causes delirium, during which the
person bitten does nothing but laugh,
dance, and skip about in all sorts Of
extravagant postures. The patient
is said TO be cured only BY music.
The whole statement is an imposition
on travellers by peasants, who for .
Few cents, let themselves be bitten,
and counterfeit the rest. &
The bite OF most of these spiders
causes speedy death in the smaller
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The Rushman After the Lion.

Capt. Aylward tells droll story of
a rencounter between bushman and
q lion. The narrator was acquaint-
ed with the man and has no doubt as to
the truth of the story. The bushman,
while long way from his home, was
met by lion. The animal, assured
that he had his victim completely in
bis power, began to daily with him
with feline jocosity the poor little
bushman failed 10 appreciate. The
lion would appear at point in the
road and leap back into the jungle, to
reappear little further on. But the
bushman did not lose his presence of
mind, and presently hit upon a de-
vice 10y which he might possibly out
wit his foe. This plan was suggested
by the lions own conduct. Aware
that the brute was ahead of HIM, he
dodged to the right, and feeling pref
ty sure of the iion's Whereabouts, re-
sorted TO the course of quietly watch
ing his movements. When the lion
discovered that the man had suddenly
DISAPPEARED from the path, he was q
good deal perplexed. He roared
with modification, when he espied
the bushman peeping over the grass.
Ihe bushman at once changed his pe-
sition, while the lion stood irresolute
in the path, following with his eye
tue shifting black man. In another
moment the little man rustled the
reeds, vanished, and showed again at
another point. The great brute was
first confused, and then alarmed. Ii
evidently began to dawn upon him
that he had mistaken the position oil
matters, and that he was the hunted
party. The bushman, who clearly
recognized what was passing in his
enemy's mind, did not pause to lei
the lion recover his starteled witss He
began to steal toward the foe, who,
now in complete state of doubt and
fear, fairly turned tail and decampcd,
leaving the plucky and ingenious lit
tie bushman master of the situation
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IOSsaJ PAS
and Silken
ken draper
II and buhl
luxuriant
ate could
& Claudia

% her?-and her heart
-u.ushe,. and dying, as it had been
these years back.
A servant came quietly in, taper in
hand, to light the gas. Mrs. Merle
looked up.
''Never mind yet, John. I will
ring when l need lights"
Then, up and down, up and down,
through the half gloom, the fragrant
warmth, of the magnificent room,
Claudia walked, her silken train rust
ling softly on the velvet carpet, her
far faEnra white hands clasped tightly be-
breast, thinking of her husband.
just five years ago, that day, there
had been terrible scene between
them--a finale that had been gradu-
ally growing from the day Helen
Withers had crossed their path.
She was enchantingly beautiful,
more beautiful than any woman
Claudia had ever seen, and all New
York raved about her, and her ravis-
sante ways, and Robert Merle had
shared in the eager admiration; and
Helen Withers had smiled upon him,
anu the two had been great friends,
until-one awful, awful day it had
come home to Robert Mcrle's wife,
with the keen force of pain, and jeal-
-ousy, and rage, that her husband
cared more for Helen Withers than
for her.
At first, she had tried to conquer
the feeling. Then, when her woman s
heart was all afire with hot fury and
wild jealously, she taxed her husband
with the accusation, as any woman
would have done.
And he? He did what any mar
would have done, whether guilty OIL
lnnocent--he fatty denied the
charge. Then, when she hotly, in.
dignantly reproached him, he resented
it, angriIy, then coolly laughed, and,
later, grew as furious as herself.
And then, in the very midst o.
Claudia's widest, tnaddest accusa
tons, he turned to her with stern
ness that held her while she heard the
one sentence she uttered:
"Another word, and, SO help me
heaven, I'll never look upon youl
face again!''
The threat maddened her heyon(
all power to control her words.
"Yes, you would like to deser
me-for her! Go! l hope 1 may
never see your false face again |"
And without seconds delay he
walked into the hall, donned over
coat, hat and gloves, and-It haG
been five years ago, and she had new
er seen or heard of him since.
There had been such time for re
pentance-so much time to suffer-ir
those terrible after-days, when peo
pie looked wonderingly, sometimes
suspiciously, at her; when she knew
the strangeness of her affairs was be
ing canvassed, and she was pitied
or censured, or ridiculed, as the case
might be.
But her withdrawal from society
her womanly modesty of demeanor
her undoubted distress, commanded
respecs and sympathy. Besides, sh,
was rich, and that covered . multi
tude of sins.
And SO she had lived her lonely
life, with a heart that knew no sur
cease of sorrow--that only knew ad
ded regret as the days wore on int
yeals, and she knew, for 9 positive
certainty, that it had been a terribl
mistake on her part-that Heller
Withers had not been in love witt
her husband, nor he with her.
1 Only there was no undoing tina
| mistake-only there was nothing lei
but to bear and suffer, as best sh'
might, until release should come.
And so this New Years Eve has
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Facts about the city Of London are
always interesting, and we find a few
in the Cornhill Magazine. London
is spread over about 1000 square
miles. There is one death there eve-
ry six minutes, and one birth every
four. The growth of the population
is at the rate of $4,000 a year OF
200 each day. The total length Of
streets in London is about 1000
miles. There are built every year
about 5000 houses, by which the
streets is- increased nv twenty-cighl
miles. In the jails there is an aver.
age of $4,000 prisoners. The for
eign born residents of London mum
Der about 100, 900; but thirty sever
per cent. of the whole population
were born out of the city.
What was the most honest bet tha
wa ever made? The alphabet.
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STATE DIRECTORY.

RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
James Harding, of Cole.
j. 5. Marmaduke. of St. Louis.
John Walker, of Howard
STATE LUNATIC ASYLUM.
RESIDENT OFFICES.
T. r, II. Smith. M. D., superinten-
dent and physician.
III. X. Hinde. NJ. D., first assistant
physician.
T. A. Howard, NJ. D., second as
sistant physician.
CO. Atkinson, steward.
DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
Win. d. Kerr, A. NJ, superinten-
dent.
James X. Shelley, Jr., steward.
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TIMES OF HOLDING COURTS.

CIRCUIT COURT.
Regular Terms-Fourth Monday in
january, first Monday in June, and
second Monday in October.
PROBATE COURT.
Regular Terms-ScconL Monday i'll
March, May, July, September, No
yember and January
COUNTY COURT.
Regular Terms. irst Monday in
Nav, August, November and Feb
ruary.
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FOR LOVES SAKE.

The dusk of Decemb ber day was
descending like ON opal curtain. In
the west there yet remained rare,
beautiful tints, that the sunsetting
had left-delicate lemon, tender pur-
ple-gray, and one pale azurine
band against rose-pink halo, that
blushcd softly on the horizon.
Claudia stood alone in the drawing
room, looking out on the avenue, and
across the square into Fourteenth
street-such fair, womanly woman,
with her lithe,sslender figure, her
graceful carriage, her grave, sweet
face, whose red lips SO seldom parted
in a smile, whose vr'pety dark eyes
wore always patleat ritcousness.
She had endured such trouble
such awful trouble-that comes, pro-
videntially, to but few women to suf-
fer; and tonight, the last of the .dy-
ing year, when other women were
eagerly gay, and anticipative of the
festivities of the morrow, Claudio
Merle was suffering anew and afresh
the pain that never would leave her
that never had left her since the New
Years Eve five years ago, when
She shivered as she thought of that
night, and then, with a little gasp OF
agony, as the memory surges rolled
whelmingly over her, she turped
away from the window, and the sky
that was, rapidly paIing into soft gray
tones, and the streets whose indis'
tinctness of dusk was being relieved
by twinkling lights.
The room was deserted, as it al
ways was at this hour of the day
The fire in the silver CRATE looked
lll=o a bed of monster rubies. Thu
! ~ shOne or Z. costly pic
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Is still in full blast, and open at all
hours. Tables loaded with all the
delicacies of the aeason. Servants
are active.
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Difficult Breathing, and all Affections
of the throat, Bronchial Tubes,
and Lungs, leading to con-
sumption.
Prices 80 cents and ST. per bOttls,
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
q. N. GRrTTEsroN, Prop'r. sixth Ave-.
New York.
COOP REsULTs-Area always pie as
mt to contemplate, rs every dyspep-
sufferer " ho uses Parker's Gin an
Tonic will attest. To obtain from
this remedy the most gratifying re
lief when distressed with headache
low spirits, nervousness, wakeful
ness, palpitation of the heart, ii, er
disorders, cestiveness, pain in the
stomach, heartburn, cramps, ETC., is
a pleasant experience that surprises
no less than it comforts. Another
remarkable feature of this remedy is
it's powerful specific action on the
skin and mucous surfaces of the throat
and lungs by which it unfailingly
cures the worst cases of cough cold
and sore throat, 1t cures in Won
derfully short time, removes hsore-
ness from the lungs and proteS ts the
feeble from consumption. Bay q ST
bottle from your druggist, j. +.
Llewellyn, or sample bottle at 15
cents. and test its merits. 44weow
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all excitement.
"Brng 1t in here, Betty" cried 1,
sat 0nce,"
BLESS your dear heart, Miss" I"
said Betty, ''lt 'ud take four men to
tiit it, The expressman he swore
awful when he tilted it up the steps,
and said as it ought to be paid double
rates!'
We looked at each other in a sort
of delightful bewilderment.
"lt must be something very yalu-
able" said Juliet. breat1lessly.
"A sewing machine, perhaps"'
suggested Harry.
Nonsense - cred Alice. ''As il
rich old urcle would send anything
as pokey and commonplace rs that -
"Well, perhaps ii might help t.
solve the riddle somewhat" said Har-
ry, gravely, ''if we were to go out
and look at it,"
And at this suggestion We all rushed
out en- masse.
There, in the middle Of the marble
paved hall, stood a huge, oblon9
bundle, some three feet high, and
wide in proportion.
mo wonder the expressmar
swore !" said Harry, with shrug o.
the shoulders. ''It's carpeting!"
"Oh, the dear old creature!" CRIED
Nelly. "A real Aubusson, from
Paris. Oh, do open it somebody
Harry slowly produced from hi
vest pocket a tortoise-shell-handlet
knife, and ripped the coarse burlaps
covering which enveloped the parcel
We all started back.
"A rag carpet!" exclaimed N,
husband-elect.
"a common, coarse thing, only fl
for a dustman's kitchen !" cried Nell,
Pinkham' while Alice Eden, witt
hsd worked herself up into a higl
state of nervous expectation, burs
| into tears. .-~
"Who ever heard ofsuch thing'
said Juliet Greyson, disdainfully
ssThe horrid, mean old miser!"
| "Girlsl'' cried /, recovering my
self as best / could, ''you must no
talk so. Uncle Jehoram meant Id il
| all kindness. i dare say he though
/ ( could make it useful-and meal
10 accept 1t in the, spirit in which i
was offered.
Harry stopped down and gave m
a kiss.
..Yon're q dear, sensible lltil
thing - said he; land Uncle Jeho
ram has reason to be proud of hi
niece"
s.But vo MI never pnt it on cxhib
ton with the other presents?" sal
Alice, incredu 'onsiy.
"Of course I ,hall." said I.
| And I did. A I'D the girls nevs
knew of the little pr. 'vate cry ha
all by myself when hey tnougnt
| was selecting the pretti, est mowers
decorate the big bride-cal &c, ior ha
expected something very nice Iro
the rich old bachelor uncle whom
had never seen, and someh oW u
bundle of striped rag carpetine WI
a disappointment.
But the eventful day came, with
white satin bows, and odor Of hot
house flowers, and rustic of silks an
laces, and Uncle Jehoram's rag car
pet occupied place of honor anon
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Has for sale large selection of town
and country improved and unim-
proved property at very low figures
and on reasonable terms.
Represents the following old sub
stantial Companies:
Home N. Y. assets sc. .104, ,651
Continental N. Y. :" 2O40,085
InsuI ance Co. of N. A.
Philadelphia. w assets 6,601 1884
| Fireman 'sFricnd Cal. [Gold
assets. ................ 7os, 1922
| Fire Association Of Phila.
assets. ................ 3,77s,651
N. British & Mercantile of
London Gold Capital. -. 10000, 900
7 Assets in the U. S. 1867, ,277
LIFE INSURANCE.
North Western Mutual Life ms. Co,
| assets. .-....-. $40 ,ObZ .Szo.UZ
Abstracts antfeonvey ances furnished
on reasonable terms: Correspon
encen solited. TT
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CITY DIRECTORY.

CITY bIRECTORY.
OFFICERS OF MEXICO.
Mayor, William Pollock.
Recorder, James +. Gillian.
City Attorney, 4. B. Buckner.
CLERK, James +. Gillian.
Treasurer, ). NJ. Locke.
Marshal and Collector, w. Potts.
Assessor, Samuel w. Buckley.
Street-COmmiesioncr "A. j, Stacy.
City Weigher, Il. Hisey.
City Engineer. Thos. w. Carter.
Night Police, AL. Campbell.
. COUNCIL.
Second Ward. John II. Buckley
Third Ward John X. Bishop
Fifth Ward. -: Z: w; ba
Sixth Ward. ..... John VI. Gort
Regular meetings Monday nlgh'
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
President of Board. B. l.. Lo
Secretary y......-....-T; ElIli
Treasurer. I'D. M. Meme
Members-B. L.. Locke, J.
Steele, Jas. Pasquefh, G. b. Mact
lane, j. NJ. Mcntee, >. L. Emn, {,
Reg4laaGc Wednes-
10y III each month, 9 \. NJ.