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The New York herald., 1879-01-03

AMERICAN CEREALS FOR SPAIN.

To THE EDITOR THE HEnALD:-
The American Consul at Barcelona has not sent
correct information TO the Department OF state when
he says that the frst cargo of American wheat was
brought to Barcelona in all English steamer about
the middle of November.
Indeed, no less than seven cargoes Of American
wheat had arrived at Barcelona before the he
tons ana those were taken by the following vessels
Spanish steamer Vidal Sala September 8. 25O0O
bushels wheat, 5000 bushels corn ANA 1000 bushels
oats.
spanish steamer Castillo, September 8, $4,000
bushels wheat.
Norwcgian bark valkyricn. September IS. 1900
bushels wheat.
spanish bark Antoincta september 10, 10000
bushels wheat.
Spanish bark Tuya, August 10. full cargo OF wheat.
And two vessels from New Orleans, viz -
Spanish bark IL de Noviembrc. with full carro
Spanish bark Catalina, with partial cargo.
Other vessels have since lett Tor Barcelona laden
with cereals. rho sooner regular steam communi.
cation is established between New York and Bar.
cclona tho better Tor tAo of both countries
kespcetfully yours ARTURO CUYAS.
The New York herald., 1879-01-03
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT.

LAST YEARS WORK AS COMPARED WITH THE
YEAR BEFORE.
Assistant Chief Engineer Shay Of the Fire Depart
ment, submitted report of his annual inspection of
the uniformed forces of the department to the Board
of Fire Commissioners yesterday. He mentioned in
detail the several companies which comprise the
ten batalions of the department. and praised their
appearance and discipline. Several changes and
pairs were suggested in a number of the engine
houses, and more thorough equipment of the men
recommended
Attention next called to the following table,
which shows the uniformed forces as inspected by
battalions, giving the number present and absent
the total showing the aggregate Of the Department.
The New York herald., 1879-01-03
CUSTOM HOUSE OUTRAGE.

STEAMSHIP OCEAN KING,
NEW YORK, Jan. i, 1879.
To EDITOR THE HERALD
If you will kindly allow me space in your valuable
columns to make known the following facts will
feel greatly obliged to you:-A few days ago went
to Toronto on visit to friend, and finding the
Canadian cold very purchased pair of seal
skin gloves. which during my stay there.
started from Toronto my return journey
to New York at about nine A. NJ. on the
30th December and arrived at the Canadian siee Of
the suspension. bridge of Niagara at haf-past one
p. NJ. same day. Previous to arrival there had
placed my gloves in my valise while taking lunch in
the Pullman car. and the train stopping on the
Canadian side United States Customs officer named
William Flemming, asked me to open my vase. 1
performed his bidding at once, when he said II
will take those gloves when you get over the bridge
on the American side" told him IL was the only
pair of gloves / had and that he might
just well demand my watch and chain
my pants as my gloves, and at the same time
having finished my lunch put my hands into my
gloves again AS soon as the crossed the bridge
into American territory the officer came up TO
me and demanded that should take my gloves OF or
else pay him the duty them refused to comply
with his demand, pointing out many gentlemen
wearing fur caps, and telling him l had much
right To my gloves as they had TO their caps. How
ever. remonstrance uselcss He ordered me to
leave the Pullman II had been criminal and
pension Bridge Custom House, named Benjamin
flegcr.
was directed to remain in the outer Office while
Flemmng made his report TO FleScr who. with
out hearing word nad to say in my defence,
muiced me in the of So 25 duty ON my gloves
1 obtained receipt for the which enclose tor
your inspection, but would not pay IL except under
protest duly stamped with the United States customs
SEAL which also enclose for your inspection. After
had paid the duty on my gloves, exactcd from me
by Flogler. through the ex partc statement of his
officer ficmming. left the Custom House
only TO hnd my tram gone, my sleeping
cold. stranger in strange land. had
TO remain over six hours before another New York
train passed. To incur hotel expenses and to lose all
tho business part Of the next day New York. am
Englshman, and pledge my word that II a Gus
toms officer of England had acted toward American
citizen Flenny and flcgler have acted toward me
they would not receive much encouragement from
headquarters. N s my intention to lay my case be-
fore the Secretary of the Treasury nj Washington,
who, sure. will treat me, even IL adverse to me-
with more courtesy than / received from A1essrs
fcmming and Fleger. remain, dear sir, yours very
respectfully. ALFRED ROPER.
Master of the British steamship Ocean King.
The New York herald., 1879-01-03
DIED.

BoHAS.-On Tuesday. December 81 pHIftr T., only
of the atc Francis Bohan in the 33d year Of his
age.
The relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral from his late resi-
dcnce. G2 Charles st.. Friday. the M inst nj one
o'clock. Inierment i'm calvary Cemetery
BoyD.--kt New Rochelle. ON New Years Day, Mrs.
MARIA III. BOYD. aged rs years.
The friends of the family invited 10 attend the
funeral, saturday. January 4. at two clock p NJ
from the Methodist Episcopal Church. Upper New
Rochelle. Train leaves Grand Central Depot ut IL NJ
BnooKHErM-On Wednesday, January l. ANsoN
BnoosHEu in the 72d year OF his age
Relatives and friends, also members of Daniel Wcb
ster Lodge. No. "a. L. y L.; Levy Lodge No. r. =
L. arc invited to- attend the funeral on Friday jar
Pitt st.
DuRuESs--lstsc NJ. BuRufss, December 80 AGED
%. Inferred az t'rocDwood December ~.
Rocbdslc, England, papers please copy.
The New York herald., 1879-01-03

over their respective signatures being deposed to
by them on oath and certified by the Clerk sworn
by them in open Court and that they did to the
satisfaction Of the Court. None of the objections
taken in respect the afdavits regarded ten
able.
DULY AND LEGALLY ADMITTED.
''It therefore, appears that Coleman was duly and
legally admitted to citizenship and that the legality
of his admission not invalidated by any act or
omission which occurred either prior subse-
ouent to his admission. As he was legally ad-
initted it was proper for the Court to give him the
certificate OF citizenship which given to him.
and that certificate was not unlawfully issued or
made On this ground he is entitled to his discharge
from arrest.
.'But there is another ground on which Coleman is
entitled to be discharged. Even il there such
defect in the record of the Superior Court to make
the certificate given to him that unlawfully
issued made lie was not guilty of offence under
section 426 unless when lie rcceaved the certificate
he knew that it unawfully issued or made 1t
appears that he complied fully with all the conditions
imposed on him prerequisite to his admission, and
that the unawfuness if any was in the want of form
in the records of the Court
An order will be entered dischargng Coleman from
custody.
WHAT COMMISSIONER DAVENPORT SAYS
In an interview with o reporter Of the HERALD re-
specting the above decision. Commissioner Daven-
port says that considered that it affected only
about 900 of the 10000 naturalization papers Of
1868. He also added in playful way, "This is only
the birth of the baby; it has yet to go through its
mumps and measles and cut it's eye teeth
The New York herald., 1879-01-03
RAPID TRANSIT IN BROOKLYN.

meeting for the election of directors was held
yesterday by the Board of Rapid Transit Commits
soners and the stockholders of the Kings County
Elevated Railway Company at their Office on Mon
tague street, Brooklyn. Tho election re-
suited in the choice of the following gentlemen as
directors each receiving representing the
shares Hiram Ii. Bond. J. Eugene Batrn and James
Willard T. Sears, of Boston; Nathaniel S. Simpkins,
Jr, of New York. Joseph 4. Gay, of this city: John
Woodbridge, OF Lynn, Mass and Appleton d. Palmer,
of Orange, N. j.
II. L. Bond was elected president of the company,
W. v. Sears treasurer and j. II. rockingham secre-
tary.
The New York herald., 1879-01-03
DROPPED DEAD.

Henry Smith. porter in the furniture establish
ment of Messrs. sypher 4 Co., Broadway, dropped
dead yesterday while carrying light piece of furni-
ture into the residence of ex-Judge Hilton. West
Thirty-fourth street. physician. who was imincdi-
ately summoned, pronounced the cause of death to
bo heart disease, complaint to which, il splyars,
the deceased had been subject. Smith was u iStive
Of ireland. about twenty-cgm years of age. and was
formerly employed as fireman in the Metropolitan
Hotel lie leaves wife aud several children.
The New York herald., 1879-01-03
MARRIED

DAvrEs-vAS v,IxESprnGu.-On the rst inst. by tho
Rev. T.. S. Widdcmcr. WILLIAM l.. DAVIES TO MAY,
daughter OF William Van Valkenburgh.
HANLwy-CorriSGHAM.-On january 1, 1879. at St
Michael's Church, Jersey City, by Rev. Father De
Concilio, Mr. X. VI. HA~LEy formerly OF Tarrytown
n. ~, to NARY J.. CorrI>GHAM. both OF Jersey City
No cards. No cake
LYoNs-McCaaTHy.- n. j., on Tuesday.
December 81. at the residence of Mrs Frank Mctar-
thy GEORGE r. Lyons of Versailles Ky, to CARRIE r.
MCCARTHY, only daughter of Mrs. Frank Mccarthy
of Bayonne, ". ].
The New York herald., 1879-01-03
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
ENGAGED.

BfrRstAN-EosESrEna.-- CHARLES BIERN,v of
Newark n. j., to Miss RACHEL RosRSBERG. of this
city.
EosFNDERG-BlEnMAS.--f AARON ROSENBERG, of
this city, TO Miss ANNIE BiERMix, of Newark, N. J.
No cards.
RoTfscHrLD--MA MAnx--THEKIA RoTrfscHrLp to Al
BERT MARKs. Engaged January l. 1879.
URGUErTr--DE CoUEcEY.-On January 2, JULES Un-
GuErrE TO Miss JULIA LoRRfrA DE CouRcEy, both OF
this city. No cards.
The New York herald., 1879-01-03
Steam think is the safest and healthest and can be

more easily regulated
DEFECTS SYSTEM OF TEACHING.
Mr. John N. Reynolds. another trustee until lately.
said THE ventilation OF the schools is certainly
much superior to the dwellings in which more than
half of the children live and that impregnated
with so many odors. The trouble with the schools
is exaggerated and to the jantors they have quite
as much as they can do and all they get There
are defects of course. especially in the old build
ings but there defects in the system of teaching
too There are two many grades in the schools and
If there were fewer studies the children would be
better of, have time to play and get healthy
and be less worried than they are"
The New York herald., 1879-01-03

Aggregate 1877 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 732
On the days of inspection each company
quired to give exhibition of it's efficiency in pre-
pairing to answer alarms. Three trials were given
each company in hitching the horses to the appa-
ratus, and the time. of each trial taken from the
stroke of the gong to the drivers ready the result
Of which is given in the following table Of averages
of the different of the servce also the general
average OF all apparatuses
Seconds
Average all steam engines es.................... 93S
Average all tenders 1905
Average all hook and ladder trucks. .......... S42
Average all chemical engines. s................ S94
1S7S-General average all apparatuses.. 1926
1S77-General average all apparatuses. 1903
In closing his report Assistant Chief Engineer
discipline displayed by the officers and on the
days Of inspection highly creditable to the
vice.
amount of the losses and insurance, attached to
the report
NJ,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-16
LrnIi Flowing.

The better preparation Of the ground
the better the crop. The high average
yield Of tho English farms Is 40 doubt
due to the thorough preparation of the
ground before.seedng. Our climate Is
superior 10 tliat of England for wheat
growing yeta yield Of sixty -fonr bltsh-
els per gcre is not at all unlrcQuent
among farmers there, while here forty
bushels per acre IL M unsual yield. Two
plowlng several harrowlngs, and In
many cases, rolling or crushing. aud the
excellent preparation of the soll by pre-
ylois roof crop, must have q much bet
ter effect upon the soil Than one plowing,
poorly done, because OF the hnrdness
nnd dryncss Of our soil In midsummer.
and ycry imperfect narrowing. It might
be well for us to lay ont more labor on
our whcat crop, aud 80 prepare the
ground better, aud raise our average
from twelve 10 nj lcnst twenty ibushels
per acre. The difference Ia The amount
Of wheat Mt harvest woud pay for a
good dcal Of extra work IN plowng. etc.
and yet have profit; besides the soil
would not forget the generous treatment
" one year nor two.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-16
AWAY OUT IN LEE.
Vlrginia's Wonders.
Curious Caves near PcnDing-
TONS Gap-A Primitive
Penulr

A young man connected with the llnr-
ward University corps Of scientists and
pupils, now on .an expedition to the
Cumberland mountains, writes from
Pennington Gap, Va, some interesting
facts regarding that region. He says;
"1he last week or ten days have de-
voted mainly to examining caves. There
are numerous small and u few large cav
crns In the limestone hills about here,
but none of them have any true cave
beetles. In one cave descended into n
pit by means of rope, and from this
pit into second pit, In which found
the floor strewn with bones of cave
bear, cavc-men, and five or six other AM
lmals, all Of which got out and packed
for the survey The largest cavern I
have examined ls only too miles from
camp. have spent three entire days In
exploring lt, Of course returning to
camp each night. OF three passages eX-
NmIncd, reached the end Of but one.
walked for four hours through one se-
ries Of chambers, which constantly In
creased In slze as went on, and was
obliged to Gurn back without finding any
end, simply because could not carry In
mind the many landmarks that had TO be
remembered on the return.
This cave contains the most exquisite
chalclte and gypslte formations, One
large chamber ls lined for half mile
with delicate frost-work Of crystal ns
snow. The walls seemd to be draped
with folds Of ermino pufed with bunch
90 OF ostrich plumcs. In other places
are sloping banks covered with an appa-
rently vegetable growth Of fungi, moss,
ahd ferns. but all formed Of chnlclte nee-
ules or bunches Of white, brown, rose
punk and cryetal-clear gypsltc. There
me plllowy masses, like courhes Of elder
uOwh, inviting the tired explorer TO re
pose, but singing like nettlcs the hand
'nat brushes, no matter how lightly,
against their brlstllng points. There
are lodges, like the shelves of museum.
',Vred with branching coral. This part
" u' cave exhibits the perfection Of
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-16
AN INDIANA WONDER.
Discovery of q Subterranean
Gallery OF Prehistoric
Paintings.
specIsl 70 the clneInnattI Commsrclnl.

| special TO the CINCINNATI Commercial.
VINcENNEs., IND, Sept. Con yes
terday an old gentleman by the name of
Shassern, living about eight miles south
east Of here, in that section of the coun-
try long known as Chimney Pierre
Hills, (the name was derived from an
ancient pier, or pillar, of stone, now de-
molished, about fifteen feet high, shap-
ed like chimney, with sunken square
in the base, as though cut out for fire.
place, and supposed by many to be
relic of those wonderful prehistoric
people, the Mound-builders), came to
the city and detailed the wonerful dis
covery Of a cavern cut in the solid rock,
which, If us represented, will take its
place as among the most remarkable and
wonderful Of archaeological discoveries.
The account Of the discovery as given
I by Mr.. Shassern Is as follows: Early
yesterday morning he started ont in
search of sheep which had strayed
from his flock. Following along n little
path through the hazelf skirling the foot
of the immense bald table of rocks,
known as Chimney Pierre, he heard the
faint bleating Of sheep, apparently
from behind great standing splinter
torn from the mass, until Il broad ilssure
parted the two. Thinking his animal
had become entangled in this flssure, he
sought TO steal around fragment next
to precipitous bluff, when he lost his
footing and fell over some fifteen feet,
alighting upon n smooth, fiat stone, con-
cealed in u dense mass of underground.
70 his intense alarm the stone began to
sink beneath the surface, and before he
could recover from his fall he found
himself IN the midst of q vcstibulc cut
out of the solid rock the walls Of which
were adorned with the most wildly col
ored paintings Of men and animals.
The ceiIiuc which was domc-shaped,
and ahou eleven feet above the floor,
was adorned Win ihc figure of giant
sized mgu I'm the gc; Of placing fagots in
what appeared 70 hc designed to repre-
sent the sun Upon the sides were
painted IN black and brown colors the
figures Of animals he says hc never raw
even piclurcd--hugc tuskcd and trunk
ed beasts like elephants, with masses of
SHAGGY hair falling about their heads
md shoulders; Great cat-ikc beasts
striped like tigers and with tusks pro-
trrdiug rrom their mouths. In the
midst of all this throng Of wild beasts,
upon yellow back ground, is dclineat-
cd the form of n man, seated in some
Kind of q vehicle, much like from Mr..
ShHsscrn's desCriptiOn--an ancient Ro-
mon chariot The whole osthcsc paint
ings bear Inscriptions which could not
he read. On one fa, adc of this prchis-
toric temple (for such it must have bcen)
this alslst of antiquity had depicted birds
and fowls, curious and gorgeous, score
after score of them, says Mr. Shassern,
none Of which he could recognize rs
now common in this country. The col
ors he describes as peculiarly charming
and bright.
Your correspondent and party of
scientific gentlemen will make careful
examination ofthis remarkable cavern,
when further interesting facts will be
hctnilcd.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-16
willie House Whiskcy.

Special tu lhc 'lnClnnhNll bhdolNN
WAsHINaroN, Sept, 9 There la
been considerable amusemeDt IN
Washington to-day over the discovery
and SEIZURE 10y revenue officers of Il
well appointed Illicit dlstilery directly
In front Of the White House and only
two blocks and half from II, aud sit
ualed where the smoke from IN fire.
could he seen from the White House
windows and from those of Con mis-
sloner Rpum's Office. The capacity OF
tho slill was found 10 he about 800 gal
Ions. II was situated on the thiit
floor Of n prominent building In the
fashionable quarter of the town nnd
on n fashionable street, less than u
block from some Of the most proml-
nent private residences IN the city ~
The entire equipment of u disllllery
OF the capacity of 500 gallons was
found upon the third floor, the lower
floor being used ~ n provision store,
while on the upper floors were lodg.
ings for the workmen about the estab
lishment. The only effort That had
beeu made at concealmept consisted In
mailing paper for curtains over the
front windows, and Que window had
been enlarged 10y breaking 0ui p0r.
ton Of tho walls, and tubes aud other
machinery Of the distillery had been
brought ip through u rear gate open
Ing upon what Ia considered the most
fashionable street In the city. The
revenue officers, however, had been
watching this place for some time
and the arrests made to-day were up
on the occasion OF the first starting Of
the establishment for active business
The proprietor of the provision etnrr
who, with hlH Two suns, seemed the
chief ow nprp the employea, aud cur.
pentere who put In the tubes. were
arrested and taken befUre United
States Commissioner. II Ia expected
that other parties employed In fltllng
up various parts of The establishment
will he arrested before morning,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-16

conspicuous on his chaotic surface,
through which, some observers think,
we catch glimpse Of the red hot body
Of the planet as it lies beneath the cloudy
envelope. Moreover, the delcately tint
ed zones that diversity the disk, give ev-
idence of mighty changes. The great
central belt seems TO be broken up into
the great central belt seems to be brOk-
EN- up into masses of white clouds: the
copper-colored outer belts have invaded
the equatorial regions; narrow, irregu-
lar, salmon-c0loIed belts ad0rn the sur
face about half way to the poles, and
the blue coloring about :he poles has
perceptibly diminished in intensity.
Venus is evening star during the
greater portion of the month, but her
brilliant beauty is almost obscured by
her approach to the sun. On the 25th n
great epoch appears in her history, for
she comes into inferior conjunction with
the sun, and reappearing on his western
side as morning star.
Saturn is ranked among the morning
stars, though he rises now about S
o'clock; at the end of the month he will
rise few minutes after 6. He is grow
ing brighter and larger as he rapidly
approaches the earth, coming into oppo-
sition early next month. He may read
lily be found on mooness evenings, ris-
about two hours after Jupiter, and far
ther north.
Mars is morning star, and rapidly as
suming proportions that duping the
nextmonth will make him the observed
of all observers. He rises now mt half
past 0, on the last of the month at s
o'clock.
On the Nth, Mercury and Uranus are
in conjunction, and on the 2Gth Mcrcu-
ry and Venus are in conjunction, but
the all-powerful sun hides the celestial
pictures from mortal vision.
Uranus is morning star, but as he is
Invisible to the naked eye, his move
ments are not of much account,
The September moon comes into con-
Junction with Saturn on the 3D., with
with Uranus and Mercury on the 18th.
The new moon Of the 10th is IN conjunc-
ton with Venus on the same day, with
Jupiter on the 27th, and with Saturn on
the 30th.
Approaching the full she shines each
night with increasing ulster, until on
the last day Of the month, rising ia full |
orbcd radiance above the horizon rs |
soon as the sun has set, she pours a flood |
of silver light over the earth that seems |
TO prolong the day aud eclipse all but Il
few Of the brightest Of the stars.
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TIE Richmond WHIG says it has
no difference with the official exhibits
of our principal Indebtedness. upon
which q discussion can be raised. bur
objects to the capitalization Of in.er-
est under the Brokers' Bill. and will
preyent that if 1t can, In 0the'
words the WIG is willing to pu' The
principal of the debt at wha' the An,
ditor states it TO be, and will pay 3
per cent. on that. 1t does object to
funding the unpaid interest at 80 cts.
on the collar, and it objects to pay
ing up to 4 per cent. ten years hence.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-16
ROnnOlSe College.
OPENING OF EHE NEW LIBRARY
BUILDING, OCTOBER l7TH.

A new Library Building,
has just been completed, and
the Library placed In 1t. II Is a
handsome brick editice, in the Gothic
style of architecture. II II called
BITTLE MEMORIAL, In honor of the
late President Blttle of the College,
This building will be formerly opened
on the 18th of October. On the day
named. Professor s. Carson Wells, A,
NJ, Ph. D., will deliver an address
commemorative Of the life aud work
of Or. Bittle. An address an "rhe
library will be delivered by Rev,
rrof Charles p. Krauih. ID. d., LII
n, Vice Provost Of the University Of
Of Pennsylvania,
Iu connection with the opening Of
the new building, the Faculty requests
every friend Of the College to make q
memorial offering OF at least one vol
ume to the Library or, II more con-
venient, to contribute to the Mineral
Cabinet and Museum. a permanent
record Of all giAs made will be pre-
served.
A Library Register will he provided
before the opening Of the building
and every person present at the core
monies will be requested to register
his name. All friends OF the college
are invited to attend.
On the same day (Obtober l7th.} }
Prof Julius ID. Dreher will he formal
ly innugurated as President OF Roa'
noke College.