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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-12
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Uindsor HoieI-Profcssor 4. Geikie. OF EdlnhuTgn'
and II DevcreuN President Of the Cleveland Couin Dus
Cincinnati aud Indianapolis l'ailroad 10 @ gt
CONT of Appeas George W Childs % Phiadelphm Al"r.
new General g. l. VI. Gwnn Of MGryland ana
Iohn scott Of Efslef HOhen 10
Minister Tor Netherlands az Washington Gllsog
I'm ted states District Judge Y. -. nelson OF hhel
Professor r. V Hayden. Of Philadelphia -. HeaI.sf
Clara ITrs freuue HOte
toor,s ~ New. London - ROssmOrs HOtsi-Colonel John
Weud.ura L. = A Sirtt cant NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -
u Il SadOId OF Arizona.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-12
NEW FERRY TO sTATEN Island.

The agitation induced by the recent increase in
the price Of freight transportation on the South
Side Ferry of Staten Island has led TO the Organza
ton of an opposition company, which proposes TO
run a cheap line between Clifton, StapletOn and
New-York meeting of prominent citizens has
been held and a committee has been appointed to
ro0perate with the brewers The latter also held a
meeting on Friday last at the Clifton Brewery,
where seven of the leading brewerics were repre-
seutcd The proposition there made TO take active
measures at once was received with great entnus-
asrn and 800, 900 was at once subscribed by the
firms there present toward the stock of a new line.
The movement has taken such definite shape that
unless a favorable answer Is given 10 the general
demand for a return TO the old rates OF transpor-
tatlon by the existing companies within two
weeks, the two committees will effect the per-
Ipanent organization of a new company, which
Will apply for "A franchise under the name of
the Peoples Line. MI Mayer, OF the urn OF MAYER
Il Bacbmau SAID Yesterday that 500, 900 could be
obtained al once for the support OF the company,
and that beyond the immediate bcneht which would
result IN tue shape of reduced rates Tor passengers
and freight there would follow an immense IN
crcsae i'm the number Of visitors and residents on
the island and consequently M the amount oil busl-
ness done there and the price OF real estate. The
death, ran an opposition line, the eject Of which
was 10 reduce the passenger fare 70
cents. On his death his franchise, IL Is
stated wa. bought i'm by the old company The
fare 10 Gl2 cents, TO increase the number of
Trims from one an hour 10 two an hour, TO begin
to run earlier the morning aud to continue later
81 the evening. The annual lIeght Dill oi single
brewery will average 5000, and the large Increase
iu this one branch of business now ila, tuc brew
cries Iuu the year round ana have begun To port
10 Europe It Is claimed demand increased laciilc7
for transportation, which some Of the firms have
already met by purchasing propellers OF their own.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-12
LIE MN WHO srnLEAMAr-

Two blue-coated preseryers of the peace and
twenty-seyen boys arrested poweriuIy-built Ger
man tramp III EXcAauge-place Yesterday, as he was
walking off with a coya mat under his arm, which
he had taken from Room 10, EXchauge-COurt
They threatened 10 club the fellow unless he walked
peacefully back 10 EXchar gc-COurt where the jan
itOr and his seven assistants identified the property
and then went " the POlIoe sLatIOn In AeM-st. 70
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-12
THE SUNDAY LAW AT WHITE PLAINS.

Some excitement has been caused i'll White Plains
among the Hebrew and other tradesmen of that VII
lage. ii appears that the former have been in the
habit of keeping their places Of business open on
Sundays, and thus monopOlizing great deal of the
trade which the others claim they would get in the
course of the week; and upon the complaint OF some
stOrekeepcrs one of the Hebrews AdOlph Pollock,
was arrested a few days ago by Officer A. {. q. Ma
her Oh a warrant issued Dy Justice of the Peace {.
W. Cochran, charged with keeping open his place OF
business on Sunday, contrary 10 law. As an Offset,
a number of Hebrews complain that others than the
people of their race have been constantly violating
the same law without interference and ask TO
have equal justice melted out to them. Under these
circumstances the authorities have given notice
that all offenders against the law requiring proper
observance of sunday viii be called TO account III
the future. The trial of Pollock was begun before
'Jn,tice Cochran Yesterday and a number of Pol
locks customers were examined in regard to their
purchases. The courtroom was crowded during the
Proceedings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-12
THE PEACH SUPPLY,

The arrivals Of peaches yesterday were light, and
the stock was soon sold. as Saturdays stock was
entirely out of the market. By trains and steamers
70. $50 baskets constituted Mondays supply, and
strong though not specially high prices were OBJ
taiued Twelve carloads went Eastward direct.
Crates were quoted az Sl0Sl % for common 20
plaln fruit. and 81 90 for prime choice yellow ana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-12

make their affidavit. The fellow while IN TX,
chanRe-court remarked that he was being treated
more as a bank robber than petty thief As inc
procession was about To start the fellow refused 10
carry the mat, saving f they wanted IT more thah
he did they had better carry II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-12
CRnIE REvEALED BY 4 WOUNDED AIAN.

young man weli-known to the police Of Brook
lyn, named Farley, age twenty-five, was taken to
St. Peters Hospital yesterday afternoon, suffering
from a severe wound i'll the back which is thought
TO be of dangerous character cation showed
that Farley and two or three other young men Of
bad reputation, one of them named Murphy, en-
tered Livingston & Co.'S sugar refinery at JOrale-
mon-st. and COlumbia-placc, Brooklyn. on August
by picking lock, and stole a sugar mat" valued
at ST. On dividing the booty quarrel arose Muir
pby stabbed Farley and ran away. The wound was
dressed al the Long Island College Hospital Farley
telling the surgeon that II was received IN sport.
lie was told that he had better remain there till
the wound healed, but he did not and IT grew
worse until he summoned assistance at his home, in
Columbia-place, yesterday, and told how he was
hurt Through this conf ssSlOn II is hoped TO secure
the arrest OF the gang of young thieves TO which he
belonged. Farley was convicted OF burglary IN
1873, and sentenced TO four years Imprisonment.
The pol ce are making efforts 10 Capure Murphy and
the otuer associates OF the wounded man. who, IL is
thought, cannot recover.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-12

large Yorks 81 62aS1 70 Baskets ruled at zoe
QS1 of similar grade TO the above, the lower
price for the ends of Troths now coming. p99u
lines of table and preserving fruit will be steadily
inCluded III future rcCelpts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-12
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIArunE ALMAvAn

SIM r,.ss..... 507 sun ses. 7o2 Cloasfast An. COS
Moon Moon spuths 1876 Moons age. lays -
WATER UDDAr-A. 81
SANDY Hook 2.3J Island. 3l3i Hell Glta-..-- BOZ
WATER TO-DAY. "
Sandy Hook. 3:lO Island. $40 Hell cato o2J
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-12
RAILWAYS READYRELiEF
FEVER AND AGJG.

FEVER And AGUE cured for fifty cents. There Is not
remedial agent this world that Will cure Fever and Aqua
and an other Malrpus BOus Scarlet typhoid Yellow, aud
other FcVers tJurt hy RAILWAYS PILLS. sOquck 40
RAILWAYS READY RELIEF. Fifty cents per bottle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-12
Announcements,

A never failing cure for fever and ague and
dyspepsia. HoNIAN PAD. s62 Br0adway above I7thsL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-12
THE EXCISE LAW On sTATEN ISLAM.

The Richmond County police have at last taken
action in relation to enforcing the Excise law. They
have arrested the following persons whom they de-
tected in violating the law John Higgins, of Staple
ton. who was held by Justice Taylor for the action
of the Grand jury; Felix Van Dam. Mrs. Jane
Farrelly aud James Farrelly, of New-Brighton. The
last three will have an examination before Justice
Seaton on August 10. Tie arrest OF all persons
caught violating the Excise law Is done at the in
stiCation of Excise Commissioner Sullivan, who
has recently asked the Police Commissioner to CO.
operatc with the Excise Board in enforcing the law
For several Sundays past the lager beer gardens in
the villages on the east shore of the island have
free wagons to their garden stationed at the ferry
landings. The wagons are run between the beer
gardens and the ferry landings from early morning
until late at night. The proprietor of one of the
Stapleton gardens said : I'll they close us up on
SUNDAY il will prove little less than ruin 10 US,
our business on that day is equal to that done ON
three week davs." 1t is alleged that nearly one
third of the liquor dealers of the county selling
without the proper license.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-12
DR.. RiDWiYS REGULATING PILLS,

Perfectly astccs. elegantly coated for Cle cureO an rs
orders OF the stomach liver bowels kidneys Da Her nervous
diseases headache constipation cOstyenes Indigestion ys'
repsa biOusucs- bilious fever, Inflammation 81 he OOReS
piles and all geuents Of the internal VsceiA War
rantci 10 effect a positive cure. ..,,-r.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-12
HOME NEWS.

THERMOMETER YESTERDAY At HUDNUrs No
2ls BROADWAY
Gam TO- Noon. 76'. 2 n M S69 Ndn,Cnht' ~
Highest during the day, So. Lowest. O3'.
Average, 72isO. same day. 1878 75'2'.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-12-23
HE HAD FORGOTTEN.

An audience of Bostons beauty, cu.-
ture and refinement filed the Old South
church. The hour for lecture drew near,
fingered briefly upon the point, and pass
ed. An impatient rustic began to sweep
through the house, as the speaker Of the
evening still delayed his appearance upon
the platform. The committee glanced
nervously at each other, conferred together
in short and hurried whispers, and then
hastily repaired to the ante-room. An
elderly man was standing in the centre OF
the room as they entered, clutching Wild
" at his flowing hair and muttering lnco-
herently to himself.
MY dear sir, exclaimed the chairman
of the committee, Fastening forward,
1.-THE hour advertised for the lecture to
begin has long since passed, and the audi
ence is inpatient
Gentlemen, said the lecturer, in an
impressive voice, II have come to this
place, in accordance with an agreement,
to appear before cultured Boston audi
ence. | have forgotten to change my
clothes, and am dressed in my old gar
dening outfit; | have forgotten to remove
nv boots, and hence these coverings are
ornamented with visible traces of agrl-
cultural pursuits; and saddest OF all,
have totally and completely forgotten the
subiect of my lecture.
If the members of that committee live
to be forty-nine years old, they will never
forget the expression of utter helPlessues'
and misery that the speakers every wore
and gesture implied.
1t was Ralph Waldo Emerson, and HI
was to lecture upon Memory. -RocE
land Courier.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-12-23
HIS BIRTHDAY.
BY LUCY LuCoM.

II j. His birthday-His. the Holy Child'
Aud innocent childhood blossoms now anew
Under thc dropping Of celestial dew
Into its heart, out OF this hcavenlier Flower
That penctrates the lowliest rooftrce bower
with fragrance OF an Edcn undehlcd
o happy children. praise Hin in your mirth-
The son Of God born with you on the earth
tits His birthday-His, in whom our youth
Becomes Immortal. Nothing good. or sweet
or beautiful. or ucedful TO complete
The being that lie shares, shall suffer blight;
Al that IN d His Father can delight,
lie saves. He makes eternal as His truth.
Praise Him for one another, loyal friendsi
The friendship lie awakens, never ends
It Is His birthday-and this world OF ours
saucw earth. since He hath dwelt therein
1, even as heaven. since one Life without sin
Made It home His voice is in the air;
His face looks forth from beauty everywhere
His breath il sweetness az the soul OF flowers
And in Him-joy beyond all JOY OF these
Man wakes 20 glorious possibilities
II IS III. birthday-aud our birthday too
Humanity was one long dream Of Him,
Until hc came with dtful glow, and dim,
The altars hcavcnwarl smoked from vague
DESIRE
Despair half sitting aspirations fire
lie is mans lost ideal. shining through
This ufc of ours. whcrcinto howeth His
Cod. iuterblcut with human destinics.
Il i- His birthd4y,-His. the only ono
Who ever made lifc's meaning wholly plain
Dawn il lie 90 our night, No longer vain
And purposeless our onward struggling
years,
The hope He bringeth oyer-foods our fears -
Now DO We know the Father, through the son!
@ earth. q heart. De glad ON This glad morn
cod &. with man Life, Life 10 Us is born
-.Good Company.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-12-23
American Sentinel.
THE WORK OF PROHIBITION.
PROGRESS OF PROHIBIroR'
LEGISLATION N MAINE.

Since the adoption of the original
Maine law in 1851, the quantity OF liquor
sold in the State is not one-tenth as much
as before the law. There is not in opera
ton a distillery, brewery, or wine factory
in Maine. In all our small villages and
rural districts, the liquor traffic Is un-
known, and the effect of the law for good
in the State is wonderful Before the
law, there were located within the city
limits of Portland, three large distillerles,
and in the State total number OF seven
teen, all of which were allowed to run
night and day in manufac turing this ac-
cursed stuff; thus sowing broadcast, the
seeds of crime, of poverty, OF WIDE
spread woe and destitutio n throughout
the State and nation; and the people OF
Maine consumed in strong drink the en-
tire valuation of the State IN period OF
every twenty years, reckc ming annual
compound interest at six pei cent. But
now half million dollars viii cover the
cost of liquors smuggled in to the State,
and sold in violation Of law Thus we
realize prohibition instead of being fail
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-12-23
ANCIENT HISTORY IN \ CAVE.

\ cave 30 feet long, Is feet wide and
eight feet high, full of interesting curl
osities, has been discovered near La
Crosse. Wis. Above the quarry sand,
which has evidently drifted in and COW
cred the floor to the depth Of from three
to six feet, upon the walls, are very rude
carvings representing men, animals, arms
and implements, and some appear to be
hicroglyphics. One picture represents
men, with bows and arrows, shooting
animals, three buffaloes and one rabbit
Another represents three animals which,
if large, must have been like the hippo
potamus; another appears to represent a
mastodon; on another picture, moose
is quite plainly delineated. There are
eight representations that are canoes,
much carved, or hammocks, which they
more resemble. One sketch of q man is
very plain; the figure wears kind Of
chaplet or crown, and was probably chief
of his tribe or clan. There are many
fragments of pictures, where the rock had
decomposed. The rock Is coarse, soft
white sandstone. On one side of the
cave is a space about , feet high and p
in length, made into the wall Above
are the upper fragments Of pictures.
showing that they were made when the
rock was entire. From the depth to
which decomposition reached in this dry
and dark cavern, the inscription must be
quite ancient. If the carving mentioned
really represents the mastodon, the work
must have been done by mound builders.
The accumulated sand needs to be re-
moved to get a full view, and possibly
human remains may be found. The
entrance to the cave had evidently been
covered by landslide, there being left
open only 4 small hole, where traps have
long been set for coons. The large num-
Der of these animals that were caught
led TO the belief that the space inhabited
by them must be large, and Investigation
led to the discovery of the cave. Over
the entrance. since the landslide, a pop
lar tree. Is inches in diameter, has grown,
which shows conclusively that the cave
has not been occupied by human beings
for more than a century.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-12-23
AN ODD WAY TO MAKE SALT.

At Merwin's Point, not far to the east
of the Merwin House, is a rock known
as Phnbe-bird Rock, having obtained
that name from its crevices being favor
ite resting place for that species of the
feathered tribe. At high tide it Is sur
rounded by water, but when the tide has
ebbed it is accessible from the land. Upon
this rock is a pole which has stood there
nearly three-quarters of century, and IS
the only trace of a large and important
industry once carried on there. During
the wear 1912, and subsequent years OF
the war, salt became very scarce in the
United States. The supply had been
brought from Turks Island, from Bonair,
w. l., and some which was imported
came from the salt mines in Lisbon, Port
ugal. The war cut off all these sources
of supply, and at many places along the
Atlantic coast salt works were established.
The Connecticut people were supplied
during the war from works which were
established at Merwin's Point, and the
pole which is to be seen today on Phoebe
bird Rock is the base of the one which
supported the windmill used to pump the
salt water from the sound. A large
number of men were employed in the
works, and two of them are still living
in this city. Two methods were used to
evtract the salt from the water. One
was by boiling the salt water until the
water had evaporated and only the salt
remained. Another process was to pour
the water upon what were known as salt
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-12-23

ANOTHER HARD SHEGL.-A man in Mad
ison County, Ky, went through the terri
BILE ordeal of having a bomb-shell burst in
his hands Just after the war. He was
dreadfully mangled by the explosion, but
recovered from his wounds. Some time
after that he was shot through the body
with navy revolver, the ball passing in at
the breast and out at the back Some few
weeks ago the same man was driving a
wagon with heavy saw-log on it and he
on the saw-log. The wagon turned over
and he and the saw-log rolled of together.
the saw-log passing over his body, crush
ed him i'm frightful manner, from which
he has been confined in bed for several
weeks, but is now out and as hale and
healthy as ever.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-12-23

sheds. These sheds were made with lit
tie if any incline, and when they were
covered with salt water the water worked
off very slowly, and the heat of the sun
evaporating large proportion, consider
able salt remained After the war, when
commerce was reopened and vessels had
resumed intercourse with the foreign ma
tions, which the war had interrupted, the
salt works were discontinued and the
sheds were removed. These boards were
eagerly sought for by those contemplating
building, as, being thoroughly impreg-
mated with salt, they had become very
durable William Merwin secured enough
of the boards to cover a barn and build
fence, and Samuel Merwin, father of the
late Mark Merwin, built barn near his
house with boards taken from the shed.
The barn is still standing and is in re
markably good condition.-Nar Haren
Register
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-12-23
WASHINGTON LErTER.
WASWNGroN, ID. &
Dec. y. 1879.

Dec .. 1879.
Several eminent Republican, have spoken
lately on the problem Of the South They
agree substantially in the fact that the
solid South will be broken only by another
Republican victory in l'SO. Hon. William
Z. Chandler says the Republicans can carry
Florida with proper effort. and be believes
in making that EFFORT. II we can carry
that State. then New York and Indiana
would not be enough 10 give the democrats
a majority. Colonel Keogh, another mem
Der OF the National Committee. SAYS that
We cannot carry a single Southern state,
and that that section will be- broken mp
politically only by the solidity Of the North
against it. General George 4. Sheridan
agrees with Colonel Keogh and the Geu-
eral Is well informed touching Southern
feeling and methods having lived iu
Louisiana for several years. Evidently
the democrats realize that the North VIII
be solid against them, aud they are trying
20 invent means 20 defraud 10 OF its see
tional strength.
II begins to appear that the little plot 20
steal the Maine legislature is a part of the
democratic National programme If they
carry out their scheme then why cannot
they choose the Presidential elcctor, by
the legislature instead Of by the popular
vote: Why cannot they continue % steal
it year after year? There are men here who
say that democratic money is maintaining
the democratic cou>pirator, in their pres
eut work there, and IL the plot can be- car
ricd through without danger TO the persons
engaged in it crimiualy, il will be done. IL
i well u take all these things into account
when canyassing the chances for l,,). 80
that we may know the most We have got %
do. and 90 about doing it in the proper way.
Congress will probably take some action
looking TO 4 change in the Constitution 50
that the ProprietorS of Trade-Mark> can be
protected in their rights since the Court
has decided that the Trade Mark laws Of
Congress are not Constitutional EXtcn-
siye interests are involved in this subject.
General Grant has written to friends u
New York that he probably cannot visit
them before his return from the West In
dies in the Spring. llc will start on his
trip 10 Cuba towards the last OF this month.
LoGAN.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-12-23
NUMBER so.

ure and a curse, as the rum power claim
it has been, has proved a blessing to the
State and people. In saving twcnty-tour
million dollars annually,this amount reck-
oned without interest from 1851 to 1879,
creates the enormous sum Of six hundred
and seventy-two million dollars in twcu-
weight years.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-12-23

THE Misunderstanding 10 the theory
of the astronomer Mansill, for the year
1879. the weather will DE more or less
changeable during the second week in De-
cember. owing to the perihclion OF both
Mercury and Venus, and some unusual oc-
currence may be looked for, such Is earth
quakes. tornadoes, etc. These unwelcomr
visitors may not touch Us here, but some
portions of the earth's surface Will un-
doubtedly ne turned topSy-turvey Di>a-
grceable weather may be expected from tho
Sth to the l4th, and on the 2sth the moon viii
be eclipsed and a cold wave may be expect
ed. The temperature will be above the mean
during the first twenty days OF the month,
and below the mean during the last ten.
Professors Proctor and Tice failed TO come
TO time with their mcteOric showers, now
let Us see how Mansill Will pan out
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-12-23

In some parts of Europe Talmagel Is
mistaken for Edison, simply because ne
is known as the man who knocked spots
out of gas.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-12-23

The mosquitoes have appointed all
their committees for the summer session,
and will soon present their bills which
can't be vetoed.-Summer ITEM.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-12-23

As soon as passenger car is loaded 1t
ought TO 20 off.-Netc Orleans P,edyune.