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The New York herald., 1879-12-03

ment Of profit if you expect people to go into
thing like this and take active inter est in it."
sell?"
1T won't be sold. These have not got the
81 h 70 sell They have to put up ner tho snss
goes; That was part of the stipulation"
what will they do with it?"
, Inat Is their business But the understanding Is
that II VIII go to London should have sent some
there myself if had not sold 1t them Central
was ..tsa,v aiways held there beforethe war;"
81 don't know. A stock which pays eight per cent
ought 70 be worth $3.50 to them with their low rates
III the members of the syndicate sell their stock
III London. what becomes of their interest in the
"They will be interested to the extent of stock
they retain. 1 have no doubt they will hold great
going to increase in value. as I said before"
"But can you tell me in what way your connection
with the Wabash should add to the value of Eriey'
.It went up after the sale."
81 know 1t did,:
The reporter thanked him for his interview and
turned to go. but Mr.. Vanderbilt called him back to
say II want to be sure you understood correctly
my reasons FOR selling Central"
The reporter replied. because You had more of
1t than was necessary and because you knew the
Western railroads were seeking another outlet to he
seaboard which would have been damaging to the
interests of Central.
'And to the interests of New York. added Mr..
Vanderbilt.
'It has also been rumored the street that YOU
were buying Lake Shore heavily
Il have not bought any lately. but own geod
deal OF it,"
NOBODY OWNS
Another person who has been credited with stand
ing behind the Erie boom is Mr.. James Il. Keene
lately chosen director Of the road. The reporter
went to him and asked if the rumor true
mo. sir" said Mr.. Keepe. II don't own share
of it,"
"In any way?"
''In any way.
'But you directory"
Eyes. own some Of the bonds. sold out ill the
stock had when it first touched forty"
How do You account for the fluctuations that
have excited the streetY'
II cannot account for them" was Mr.. Keene's
reply.
The New York herald., 1879-12-03
FRENCH EXPLORATION.
THE coMrE DE sEMELIE's VISIT TO Douss

THE CoMrE DE sEMEIIE's VISIT TO BoUssA-
HOW MuNGo PARK CAME TO HIS DEATH.
Tho Paris Figaro is engaged in publishing the
''Traves in Equatorial Africa" by Comte de Semee.
The Count appears have ascended the Niger in
spite Of the rapidity of its current and the rocks.
which rendered navigation difficult for q
steamer. At Boussa. whero these rapids commenced.
and which is known to Englishmen the spot
where Mungo Park and his party believed to
have been massacred the Count assured that
the English traveller did not meet his end is gen.
orally supposed. Ismail the chief no commands ut
Boussa q tributary OF the sultan of Bidda told
the following tale 1.-THE traveller, who started from
Rio Nunez, rejoined the Niger al Sa, whore he pur
chased some canoes in which he intended to rede-
scend the river to its mouth Although wanting re-
sources he exhibited great energy, and hoped to ac-
complish his voyage in safety. Like self. he had
been well received along the Upper Niger, ana
he had reached Boussa with three At Boussa.
III spite of the advice given to him to change his
Canoes in consequence OF the rapids, he obstinately
determined to continue his he was, and
the consequence that his frail constructions
were soon broken against the rock. and he and
his men disappeared in the river" "And." adds
tho Count III affirm that the best swimmer
would be drowned IL he fell into these rapids"
Ismael exceedingly indignant that his people
should have been accused of having assassinated
ceivcd by the Sultan Anrou at Bidda is highly inter
esting. The chapter is headed "Mon ami 10 Sultan
Amrou." Tho sultan. a powerful man. lives in
immense palace resembling fortress. He
time that / see man of your race.
have heard very different versions concerning your
country. Thus the English have always said in tho
interior that the French were their ancient slaves
but have learned by an einissary from Algeria that
the Fronch people great and as powerful the
English people. This is why have always been as
then promised give him letters aud to aid him In
every possibls way 70 accomplish his mission.
The New York herald., 1879-12-03
DEATH OF A YOUNG EXPLORER.

LIEUTENANT BEYNEN, OF THE DUTCH NAVY,
KILLED WHILE CRUISING IN BORNEo WATERS.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
read in the Amsterdam Handelsblad OF November
20 that. according to telegraphic information re-
ceived by the Minister OF the Navy. at The Hague
Mr.. L. II. Koolemans Beynen. the young lieutenant
in the Dutch navy who had already established q
great reputation by his exertions to forward the
cause Of Arctic explorations. in which your paper
has always evinced such considerable and leading
interest. ''killed by accident unknown yet of
what nsture) board of Her Majestys steamer
Macassar. then cruise in the Borneo
waters Mr.. Beynens first voyages to the Arctics
were on board Of the Pandora, under the
command of Sir Allen Young. which competent
judge always speaks Of him in the most laudatory
way. On his return to Holland it became his cher
shed object to have again the Dutch flag float in
those regions which had formerly been so familiar
to it, and. chiefly by hts personal enthusiastic rep
entatons, backed by . few other champions for
rhe Arctic cause. he carried his countrymen to his
point and his initiative the willem Barents was
built and q truly national expedition to the Polar
Sea got up. The results of tho two expeditions
which this vessel made, under the command of
Lieutenant de Bruyne, are already well known to
you. On her FIRST trip. in 1875 Mr.. Beynen was one
of the officers. and he would have been but
too glad to Join the second had not he
been transferred to the Dutch East India squadron
This country loses in him one of its most plucky
sons, endowed with great talents and largo por-
ton of the em sacre which is only able Of achieving
great things this age not twenty-six years.
II am right in which 1t prided itself. and whose
remembrance will be engraved with big letters in
the annals of the Dutch navy. OF which he was so
gallant representative, well in the hearts Of
his fellow citizens. who deplore his loss with un-
M ixed grief.
Prompted by the belief that this information may
be of interest to you and your readers. am. Mr..
Editor. respectfully yours.
W. G. VAN LENNEp
The New York herald., 1879-12-03
PILOT BOATS AND DUMPING SCOWS
FIVE MORE wRrrs OF PROHIBITION SERVED o
THE PILOT CoA1u1ssIoNxRs-THE REFUSE O

FIVE MORE wRIrs OF PROHIBITION SERVED ON
THE PILOT coars11ssIoNxRs-rHE REFUSE OF
THE STREETS.
The Board of Commissioners of Pilots met yester-
day. with President Ambrose Snow In the chair. Be-
fore the organization of the meeting the Commis-
sioners served with writs of prohibition in tho
Of the five pilots of the steam pilot boat Her.
cules, whose names mentioned In last Wednes-
days HERALD, and who had been summoned to sp-
pear before the Board to charges violation
OF the plotsse laws The writs which similar
that obtained by pilot George H. Ssco issued by
Judge Lawrence of the Supreme Court, and were set
down for u hearing the third Monday Of tho
present month. In consequence OF this action Of
the Court the Commissioners adjourned cases for
one week. An answer 10 the writs which pre-
pared by Mr.. William Allen Butler, counsel to tho
Board, read and approved by the Com OF ers
who directed the president and secretary ute
verify and sign the same in the provided by
law, TO the end that it may be presented to tho
Court upon the return day of these writs. The
points OF the refused because the coun-
sci intend to make u motion before Judge Brady,
in the Supreme Court. to-day. asking that the wrts
be vacated on the ground that writs of certiorarf
the only proper remedy for the accused pilots,
and in they defeated the Com ion ners do
not wish the opposing counsel & to know the points
board the Hcrculcs IN which he stated that Joseph
r. Noble (his SOM. an apprentice and boatkeeper on
the pilot boat Widgcon, No. 10. is an apprcn-
tice and boatkeepcr board the steam pilot boat
Hercules. No. 10. which boat, tho writer claimed.
was substituted, with tho consent of the Commis-
sionors, in place of the Widgeon. The latter deny
that they authorized such substitution and in
structed Secretary Nash to return the letter Pilot
Noble. and to inform him that it was not in accord
ance with facte
THE NEW PILOT BOAT COLUMBIA
Captain Samuel Harding. who directed to in
spect the pilot boat Columbia, reported that the
vessel was rs feet on keel 81 feet water ine ~
feet long over all u feet breadth of beam. 8 feet
inches depth of hold, % tons government m mcasure
and 16O tons burden. He claimed that when com
plctely fitted she would be In all respects frst class
pilot schooner. The Board decided to accept tho
Columbia pilot boat. and assigned her to No. g.
Inspector Conway reported that the garbage scows
In the employ of the Police Commissioners were
dumping their contents at present entirely on the
Hood tide, and that they do not tie up Gravcsend
Bay until ebb tide, they had promised Shore In
spector Hopkins that they would. The inspector
also complained that for the past two weeks there
have been scows. either in the North or in the
East River. for the reception of ashes from tugs
and steamboats,, required by law. Secretary Nash
instructed TO call the attention Of the Police
Board to those charges.
The New York herald., 1879-12-03
DROPPED DEAD AT HIS BENCH.

John II. Cunningham, carpenter in the employ
Of the Union Manufacturing Company ut Paterson
N j.. dropped down dead at his work yesterday.
His assistant had left the room for a few minutes
and upon his return found Mr.. Cunningham lying
dead the hoor. his right hand still retaining hold
of a chse! he had been using just previous to
death. Coroner Rutan summoned. but deemed
an inquest unnecessary. as Dr. Warner certified the
of death to have been apoplexy. Deceased
was sixty-six years of age and leaves a wife and
children all of the latter. with the exception
OF one, being married.
The New York herald., 1879-12-03

CoUGHLAN-RoGERs.-J. A. CoUGHLAN to JOSIE D..
ROGERS. New York. No cards.
MARKs-LEvy.-On Sunday, November 80. 1879.
FLORA LEVY to HENRY Marks of Poughkeepsie. N. Y.
No cards.
-RoTasCHILD.-JENNY ROrHsCIILD OF
Chicago to LEopoLD RoTHsCHILD, Of this city. No
cards.
The New York herald., 1879-12-03
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
Birth.
ENGAGED.

L1NpSER.-Friday. November 2s Mrs. Al. LIND
NER Of boy. Mother and son doing well.
The New York herald., 1879-12-03

SIMoNsoN-BRUNs On Monday, December l. 1879.
by Rev. J. Macarthur, CHALEs II. SIMONsoN to IDA q.
BRUINS, both OF this city. No cards.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-07-09

XII II "a medicine has infaIliDly done
Z is work il nit ions Of cases for more
- h-H " tai Il OF IL century; when it has
z ':s nj - cry pLrt OF the world; when
ii .uIn c.lco5 families everywhere con-
ri .deG l. :r" only safe reliance in case of
~ Gin = gislcut, it is pretty safe to call
x Ssft.il Il llUticiD1
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-07-09
4 LOST PLANET,

The Providence Journal says; A sad
event has occurred in the family of as
teroids. Hilda is lost One of the near
ly 200 members of the planetary sister
hood revolving between Mars and Jupi-
ter can no longer be found in her &C.
customed celestial haunts, though the
sky be swept by the most far-seeing
telescope, The family hold an insignif-
icant position in the solar scheme. 1t
is already very large and constantly in
creasing, while several of its members
have been lost before, and no commo-
ton was created by their disappearance.
Why, then, should such q lamentation
be made over the lost Hilda ? Simply
because she is the most Important as
teroid astronomers have ever picked up.
Her orbit circles far outside of the 9TH
ers and brings berthe nearest of them
all to the planet of Jupiter. She Is a
well-haved planet on ordinary occasions,
but when she comes closest to the giant
of the system she cuts up all manner of
antics in obedience to his resistless will.
CAUTIOUSLY enough these vagaries or per-
are carefully measured by as
and the tiny planet can thus
give more information concerning the
mass of Jupiter than any other member
Of the solar system. Therefore is Hill
da's loss deeply to be regretted, and,
therefore, will unceasing efforts be
made to discover the Whereabouts of
the wanderer.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-07-09

ody and bombast. poetry aad jingle.
wit and humor. pathos and baIhos.
sentiment and gush. and so on
through the thousand and one artic-
ulations that go to make up the lit-
erary skeleton. But for the Lord :
sake let's stop this internal indis
criminate inane boquet burning
Twas only yester eve, you gave red.
red rose to me,
But now, l swear, it really smells, not
of itself, but thee.
BRIC-A-BRAc.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-07-09
RENARKABEE PARALELLLSM IN
FORTUNE
New York Times.

Unfortunate as was the deatf-of young
Louis Napoleon, at the hands of sava-
ges, taken by surprise, enlisted ia
cause of. doubtful worthiness, and at
best not cause of his country, his own,
his death was less unfortunate than that.
of his second.c9usin, the Duke of Reich
stadt. who was born King of Rome and
heir to the French throne, and died at
81 Lieutenant in the Austrian Artillery.
There seemsto be a remarkable parallels
ism in the fortunes of these. two Prinees.
One died at 81; the other was Killed st
%. Both had brilliant prospects st
birth; both were born after long and
anxious expectations both were only
sons and only children; both lost their
prestige and chances by the military
downfall of their imperial fathers; both
were forced to quit their native country;
both were educated in foreign military
schoois-cne in Austria, the other in
England; both were of delicate consti-
tuition; both were amiable, generous,
and estimable, without inheriting the
paternal strength; both pinned for oppor-
tunities; both came to an untimely end
The two youths were as gentle and lika-
bic as their fathers were selfish, cruel,
and treacheroHs. Yet their fathers had
magnificent success up to a certain time,
and lost their power by over wsening
There is something very
dramatic in the fact that the sole son of
l. the greatest force In mod
ern times, should have Sickened life
away at Schonnbrunn, and that the son
of Napoleon III, should be pierced to
death with Zulu spears in remote and
barbarous land, and in cause in which
be had embarked simply for political
affept
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-07-09

a New Jersey rumseller has been sent
to The State Prison for two years for sell
Ing hellbroth to confirmed inebriate
There is no truth in the reports that
yellow fever has made its appearance in
Nicksburg and New Orleans. The
Apata1sche Is responsible for the state.
ment that Memphis was never in better
S aniiary condition than at present.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-07-09

ThisInlmens vgry naturaily ofiafnaftdl O. mslf.
ca, where Nature provides IN her laborafory aneh
surrrinina anfidofcs Cor lhe raaiadiss % ~ en-
drun- ~ fame has bcen sprradlng Or q yuams
until nov q encircies Che hahitnbih nioha
ne Mexican MnstanE Lluilnrat i1nma1EN1aaa
ruuody for AL external afimrnta q raan and boaal
10 stock owners and farmcrn a Is invaimaila
"A single bottle ofion azvca q huraan ufncrres
stores the uaefunesl q aa eKoeIlcnt horse. "a.
COW, o. sheep. m M#
~ curcs footrot. hoofan. hollow horn. uuA
ncrelFawurrn. ahoaldeesut. manea. tha hes 80
Hlinsa ~ poisonoua ruptiiaa nlld fnupefn amuwaHw
luoh drawback % STOCK breeding and buah lifn.
10 curoa eFcry eEie1nai tronbia a hnssa.. $50
a. lameneaAs ncrntchea. Ewinnyt Hprainas fgandaF.
Wind gall. riuwbo etc.. &c.
Tha Mezican MaHfang Ltnlmsnt 4 90 auicHma
cure n ths World fow hccldenta oeuurrinW On -
fanily. An thg nn4ancd ef 4 phgaialan. aaca a1
burnzs scaida, upratna, CutE etc, end - Fhrauar
Grn, and sllIInaaa enaandsred " eAposlTN -
tiaaiariy valuable % minura
n q Ne eAeapert rsmsdY a ths wuia, ~
penetraiea ~ mms1ie % tAe bons. and . ninan
nppiioation Il gemerAny nufrAeiumt 60 curr. go
3 Mexfean Mastang t4niraeni h pas 10 81 thrus
u,rssof hotfiel, the larUur oulns hsiun lanaruou.
na4ly much 80 cheapest Sofa aveFyWnqrA a
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-22
A Glorious Climate.

If there is any part of the world, says
a correspondent, free from all suspicion
of malaria, it is the belt of country lying
on the shores of the gulf, and stretch
ing from the alluvial marshes that sur
round the mouth of the Mississippi -
say from Lake Borgue-to the neigh
borhood of Mobile bay, and then be-
yond far to the eastward through
Alabama and West Florida. For the
present purpose, however, it is not
necessary to look beyond the Missis-
sippi seacoast, bordering on what is
known on the maps as Mississippi
sound. tits strip of sterile sand, with
only soil enough to sustain continuous
forest of pines intermingled with the
scant underground of the piny woods. /"
There is no cultivation except
that of the orange and fig trees,
which grow in profusion, here
and there scuppernong vineyard, and
the gardens which, by dint of diligent
culture, may be made to yield scant
supply of vegetables for family use dur
ing few months of the year, and then
wither and fail for lack of soil. The
springs and wells are of the purest
The streams, unpolluted by cultivation,
are always clear and limpid. There are
swamps, but they are supplied by sweet
and living springs. The water in time
of drought disappears in the porous and
sandy soil, but never stagnates. The
shores are swept by delicious breezes on
the one side from the vast expanse
of the gulf, and on the other from the
resinous and fragrant pine forests that
stretch for 100 miles into the interior.
People expose themselves to rain, sun,
sea and night air, leave their wet gar
ments to dry upon their persons and
sleep without shelter with entire safety.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-22
The Introduction OF Wheat.

It is difficult in the present day to
realize the fact that wheat was at one
time unknown in America, yet prior to
the discovery of this continent by
Columbus there was no cereal in Amer
lea approaching in nature to the wheat
plant. 1t was not, observes the Ameri-
can Miller, until 1880 that wheat found
its way into Mexico, and then only by
chance. A servant of Cortez found a
few grains of wheat in parcel of rice
and showed them to his master, who
ordered them to be planted. The re-
suit showed that wheat would thrive
we'll on American soil; and to-day one
of the finest wheat valleys in the world
is near the Mexican capital. From
Mexico the cereal found its way to
Peru. Marie D'Escobal, wife of Don
Diego de Chauves, carried few grains
to Lima, which were planted, the entire
crop being used for seed for several
successive crops. At Quito, Ecuador, a
monk of the order of st. Francis, by
the name of Fray Jodosi Bixi, intro
duced new cereal; and it is said that
the jar which contained the seeds is
still preserved by the monks of Quito.
Wheat was introduced into the present
limits of the United States contem-
poraneously with the settlement of the
country by the English and Dutch.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-22
Betting on q Dead Thing.

One of the frequenters of brokers'
Office, in this city, is a man who will bet
on any kind of n proposition. When
he enters the office in the morning he
greets the gentlemen present by saying,
"Mornin', boys! Is there anything any
of We want to bet on this mornin?" And
he hangs around all day watching for
chances to bet: and, ii man ventures
an opinion about the stock-market,
hints that perhaps Sierra Nevada may
sell for 40 next week, be will pounce on
him like hawk on a June-bug, and Of
fer to bet him hundred that it don't
sell for 40 in six years. The other day
the BOYS put up job on him. They
got fly, dipped its feet in mucilage,
and stuck it on a sash-frame In the
Office. Flies are pretty thick around
this Office. OF course, there's not much
for a fiy to eat in brokers' office; but,
between ink, and mucilage, and the
breath of the clerks, they manage to
exc out subsistence. Pretty soon an
other fly sailed in through the front
door from restaurant around the cor
ner and settled down on the sash near
the fiy that the boys had fixed, and in q
few moments the betting man dropped
in. with his usual salutation about bet.
ting. After some preliminary skirmish-
ing about not being on the gamble, be-
ing busted in stocks, and other little
by.plays to make the betting man think
they were not anxious for a wager, one
of the boys spoke up and said:
"Pard, I'll tell you what 1 will do
I'll bet you that fly in The corner OF
that sash moves before that other fly
about six inches from him does"
The fly in the corner was the fly from
the restaurant, md the other was the
av with the mucilage ON its feet.
ats a whackl" said the betting man
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-22
A Deadhead Ride Across the Continent

A short time ago the firm of Holcomb
& Co., carriage-makers, of this city,
shipped coupe to San Francisco, Cal.
1t Was covered with canvas, as is the
usual custom, to protect it against the
weather. Some man in this city, wish
ing to get across the continent free OF
expense, adopted the coupe as tempo
rary abiding place, put eatables enough
aboard to last him for the trip, and then,
hidden from the public gaze, started on
his ten-days' trip, and reached San
Francisco in safety. Who the advent
urer was is not known, for he managed
to escape from his temporary home be-
fore the railway officials discovered
him. That he was not particular as to
the cleanliness of his abode was ap-
parent from the condition in which he
left the coupe, in which were remnants
of the eatables he had taken for his
trip. The carriage was valuable one,
and was nearly ruined by his careless
ness.-NeaU HdUer1 Register.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-22
A Wise Legislator.

He is successful because he has the manly
courage to rise above all personal motives or
interests and cast his vote and influence on the
side of measures which will contribute to the
well-being of his fellow men. The good of the
many, even though it proves injurious to the
interests of the few, is the maxim Of the wise
legislator. But certain men will never admit
the wisdom of this doctrine, any more than
some selfish private practitioners will admit the
superlative value OF DIR. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets,
because these remedies have injured their
practice. OF course, no man in his right senses
will pay physician $500 for a consultation, q
bottle of bitters, a few powders, and prescrip-
ton, when one bottle of DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and bottle of his Pleasant
Purgative Pellets, both costing but sl.25, will
accomplish the same result, viz. cleanse the
liver and blood, regulate and tone the stom-
ach, and impart a healthful action to the
bowels and kidneys.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-22

"Bet you hundred my fly moves
first"
The money was put up, and all eyes
were intently bent on the window.
Pretty soon the muciAge fly made a
struggle to free itself, and succeeded in
dragging itself about half its length on
the sash-frame.
my money!" exclaimed the betting
man.
The others did not want to give up,
as the movement had only been barely
perceptible.
DO you want to keep me here all
day betting against dead fiy?" said the
betting man.
The boys rushed to the window to
examine their fly. !.
It was dead San FIR araciscO Stock
Report.