davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1879-02-09

PROPOSED ACT TO PUNISH TIE ADu1rERA-
TIOS OF FOOD.
1t.o Fork Times
DR.. E. r. Squibb read an interesting napcr
before the State Medical Society, at Albany,
yesterday Feb. s., on the subject OF food adult
Of a proposed law to prevent the atlultcration
Of iood and medicine, and to create State
Board Of Health. This draft is the result OF
thorough consideration OF the subject BY joint
committee OF the New York Academy OF Mcdi-
ciue, the New York Academy Of Science, the
cety, the New York College OF Pharmacy, the
Medico1egal Society, the Public Health Asso-
citation, and other learned bodies.
Dr, Squlbb, In his paper, sets forth that the
.worhin!: Of the English ''Sale OF Food and
Drugs act' Of 1875 has proved that a law to
tain difficulties which are sure to be met with.
In the first place, tile offense Of adultcration
must be simply and distinctly defined in MI its
forms. This is essential III order that the Of
fender may CLEARLY understand when and how
he is trausgressing the law. Consequently, DR..
Squibb would avoid general definitions requir-
ing to be interpreted by test cases. and would
make his terms so specific rs to make doubt or
inadyertcnee impossible, thus econo1nizing the
time Of courts and law-otllccrs, and leaving TO
them. in the main, only the decision OF questions
respecting the turpitude and degree OF tile Of
Tense and the extent and nature OF the penalty.
He thinks that such definingc clauses would have
a strong tendency to deter producers from
adulteration.
In the second place, the questions OF intent
to defraud and Of prejudice Or injury to the
consumer Of adultcrated articles have been
carefully avoided, such intent being ALWAYS diff
cult to prove even when it really exists; while
in very many Of the aduIterations practtced
there Is no conscious attempt at fraud: nor any
design to 1uiurc the health Of consumers. 4.
, 1879-02-09

But the operation which is most generally car
ricd on is tic artificial facing or coo:ing OF
teas. This practice is almost entirely coniinel
to green teas. of which, 1t Is sasa, on high au-
pure state. Green tea IS also converted into
black BY chemical treatment III fact, these
me1atnoTphosts tdye given rise TO 8 special and
regular branch OF business, notably III this city
New Iork) and Philadelphia. The pigments
most used for coloriug green teas are P.:ssiau
blue, indigo, turmcrc, and China clay, the pecl-
liar glossy surface tl1ry frequently present be-
ing produced by means Of black lead, talc, aud
soapstonc. Other aud far more dangerous SUBJ
stances. such as arsenitc Of copper, chronate OF
lead. and Dutch piuk, arc said to be somtimcs
employed. From the New York San take
this extract: ,'ln most of our leading hotels
and eating-houses the fairgrounds are saved By
the servants md sold to parties who come
What they did with the grounds was,
for long time, 4 mystery. Lately,
however, the secret has escaped. We hear, on
good authority, that they arc taken to factory
in the vicinity Of Central Park, stepped In acid,
aud dried in tile sun on copper plates. By this
process each leaf is silrivele1 and made to as
sumo its 1orner shape. Tie color Is beautiful.
and the old .ea odor, so familiar to all who love
this delightful drink, i plainly recognized. The
drying process completed, the grounds arc
hacked in tin caddies or wooden boxes, and dis
trib1tea through the country, where its remark
able clieapuess attracts universal attention
Occasionally little genuine tea is mixed with
this preparation. -. The tea is not strong
enough TO iujure anybody's nerves, but the
acids used may undermine the health and prove
extremely Injurious to inyaltds. As general
thing, the farmers can lay down this rule: the
rreener the leaf and the brighter the caduy, the
6oorcr the tea" There, think l nave given
enough to convince the most skeDtical that teas
are adulterated, aud that some Of The adultera-
lions have been made in this country, though,
OF course, China is the centre Of such adultera-
1iou.
BUTTER, CHEESE, AND MILK.
have authority showing that oleomargariue
The New York herald., 1879-10-09

SPORT ON THE SHORES OF THE BLUE ADRI-
ATIC-REDCAPPED AND BARELEGGED SPEC
TAroRs-THE FLAG OF HONOR CONFERRED
BY THE LADIES ON THE MARQUIS Azzo-
LIMO
The frst pigeon shooting match as yet witnessed
the shores of the Adriatc recently organized
by two gentlemen of raro sporting capacties-Count
Arrighi-Griffoli. in whom. says Italian CORE
spondent Of the Morning Post. We partly claim q
eountryman as his mother English lady.
and Marcheso Piero Axzolino. both of Florence The
proposed event created quito sensation in the
neighborhood. Forty competitors Immediately SUBJ
scribed. and the ladies resident in San Bencdctto
and Grottammare. as well as those OF tho
bathing colony, undertook to provide the
aag OF honor and prize medals. There
some difficulty in obtaining the required number of
pigeons in this neighborhood. so that application
had to DO to that great centre of pigeonbreed
ing in Italy, Modena. whence about ono hundred
birds were forwarded by rail on the day preceding
the match. pavilion. with rows of seats for the
spectators, erected the sands at the end OF
the public gardens. the great sails or couple OF
pardnse furnishing amply sufficient shade or tho
forty subscribers prescn themselves
for the actual competition. giving some idea of the
comparative skill of the sportsinen OF TINS district
"a compared with those OF Tuscany and Rome.
The natives of san Bonedetto. ut any rate the vot
erans, still adhere to their double barrellcd muzze
candidates used excclcnt brcechloaders OF the Le-
faucheux or Lancaster systems. The prelminaries
being settled. the discharge OF both barrels being
allowed a. a single shot lots drawn. tho shoot
ing began. The traps were placed at twenty
yards distance only. but the pigeons were
in such poor condition after their journey,
and most of them so young, that at least
halt required handful of pebbles to be thrown at
them to make them rise, and the thusiasm of tho
outside spectators had to be moderated in this
spect they killed two or three birds by stoning
thom too severely The spectacle was brilliant in
being filled with tho rank, beauty aud fashion
of the ne ne.ghborhood; the shooters and committee
The New York herald., 1879-10-09
CKEEDMOOR.

SEVENTH COMPETITION FOR THE DIMoND
BAD1E-EXCELLENT RECORD MADE.
The Dimond match Seventh competition) was
shot yesterday at Crcedmoor under favorable Cir
cunstanees to wind and weather. There were
sixty competitors in the field aud lis entries in the
match The conditions left it open to all members
OF the National Rifle Association and the National
Guard in uniform; distances. 200 and 500
yards; Ave rounds at each range; weapon.
Remington rifle; position. standing at 200
yards and any military position at 5oO
competitors allowed two entries, but only the hi gh
est score to count. Members OF the National Guard
to be allowed to count their if made
in practice for the State marksman's badge
James G. Dinond. valued ut S75. At the close
OF the shooting the trophy will become
won 1t the greatest number of times. The match
was called at quarter to three o'clock p. NJ. The
shooting very fair. Colonel G. H. Litchfied,
United States Army. one OF the directors of the
National Rifle Association discharged the duties Of
executive officer on the ranges. Majors Fulton and
Schermerhorn and also q number of long range
experts out The latter practsed at 1000 yards.
and some very good shooting was made by them.
SCORES.
The following were the scores in the Dimond
match:-E. NJ. Price, "A; L. C. McLivee 43; Il. J.
Doan. ~; c. II. Eagle. Al; A. B. Van Husen, 40; J.
Jr.. ss; A. L. Price ss; W Robertson. So; F.
j. Donaldson. 81; L. McMonaw 81; A. Pyle.
sc; A. W. McInnes. SO; G. n Stanton. So;
G. s. Schermcrhorn, Jr., 35; H. ID. STAN
wood, "a; W. IL. Demarest. 32 c. Begley, 81;
w. Ii. Palmer, 81; II. II. Barnes, 29 q. II. Thomp
son. 70; G.. L. Merchant. 2S; II. T. Fox. 2S; j. b. Nc
Fariane, 26; c. o. Field. 26; l.. T. Maulgamey. 26
s. w. McClave. 26 H. II. Striker %; T. NJ. Smith,
rs; w. w. Do Forest, rs, and many others who made
less than 2 points out of the possible So
The Scottish American Rifle Club. shot tho first
competition for their club badge-ten rounds
each ut 200 and 500 yards. MIR. William Robertson
headed the score on Ss out of 100 points.
The Seventy-frst Regiment Rifle Club had their
usual match for tho club badge-seven rounds at 200
and seven at 900 yards. Sergeant Menzinger won,
making 5S out of 20 points.
The New York herald., 1879-10-09
NASHVILLE RACES.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Oct. 8. 1879.
The third day of the Nashville Blood Horse Asso-
citation meeting brought together large attendance.
Tho weather cloudy and the track rather heavy.
The sport very hne. all the races being closely
contested.
The first race. three-quarter mile dash. for two
yearold filles by Lavacca. Matte r
second and Brunette third. Time al. Beeswing,
Morgan. Douglass. Allen and stovsll not placed.
The second race. mile and quarter dash,
won by Fred. Rice, Mnnock second and Empire
third. Time. 2:1Sh. Uxilla, Annie Hay den. Arcadia,
Glendower. Glencoe. Jr.. Glasgow aud Shaker not
placed.
The third race. mile heats was won by Ella Row.
ett taking second and third heats Ssllie Polka and
Mary Walton made dead heat in the FIRST heat.
Mary Walton second and Polka third In the Sec
ond and third heats. Buckshot was fourth and
Shortline was withdrawn after the frst heat. Time.
l:50-l a-1 :504.
Pools for to-morrow's races sold rs follows:-Two
miles-Aureolus, $125; Beatitude, $50; Goodnight.
SAC: Peru, $35; Montreal. $40. Three-quarters of
mile -Glendaiia. $40; Llly II, $50; Charlemagne.
81; War Banner, Vcstale and Joe Shelby, So each,
and the field. composed of Red Fox and Annie Hay
den. So. No pools were sold on the handicap to-
night.
The New York herald., 1879-10-09
THE SOUTH BROOKLYN HOMICIDE.

Coroner Sinms commenced an investigation last
night regarding the shooting of Robert Stewart on
Friday morning last by Bernard Brueck at tho
lager beer saloon Of John Brueck. No. 352 Ham,
ilton avenue. Brooklyn. John Bruock testified that
Stewart in company with two other men-Reardon
and Robert Brown-ontered his place at about twenty
minutes past twelve A. NJ. He heard them growing
with his son. Bernard. who behind
the bar. They said his son would not give
them any drinks. and his said he
would not give them beer because they wouldn't
pay for it. Ono of tho men said that before they
left the house there would DO trouble. Stewart
remarked that che would knock his (witness) SON
then gave him his revolver and he bade the men
get out OF his place. One OF them said.
s.Givo glass of beer and we will all
go out" and put the money on the
counter. Stewart, after drinking his beer. threw
the glass at witness sons head. but the latter
lodged behind the counter and avoided the blow.
Two of the party ran out, leaving Reardon in the
saloon. Stewart re-entered the saloon in COM
pany with Brown and man named Holmes.
keardon and Brown said IL witness would give
crowd out. Stewart then came up to the bar and
threw his glass ut witness son. who dodgcd, and
then shot at Stewart while the party
running out of the saloon. Witness didn't
think any OF the party were drunk.
Robert Browns testimony to the same effect.
He said Brueck fired one shot at deceased while he
in the act Of going out of the door. Bernard
Brueck about four feet distant from deceased
when he fired the revolver.
The other witnesses examined were James Rear
don, Thomas Holmes and the officers Of the Elev-
entn precinct who made the arrests, and Brueck,
the younger Their testimony did not materially
change the evidence given by Mr.. Brueck. Sr and
Brown. The inquest will be concluded to-day.
The New York herald., 1879-10-09
THE CONTINENTAL LIFE.

The application by John p O'Neil. receiver Of the
Continental Life Insurance Company. to confirm the
report of Morgan A. Dayton. Jr.. and for leave to
pay a dividend. heard yesterday before the
Special Term Of tho Supreme Court hold by Judge
Westbrook at Hudson. on notice to the Attorney
General and to the attorneys for the intervening
creditors. General George w. wingate appeared on
behalf of the receiver and read papers wing that
the receiver had realized and invested in United
States bonds and similar securities. Immediately
convertible into money. $475. 900. investment
which. at their present market prices, profit had
been made for the trust of sos 00O exclusive of in
tercst. That no had deposit in the United States
Trust Company SS2 229 30 iii cash. making
1851 .229 30 available for the pay ment of o dividend.
Judge westbrook then granted an order directing
per cent upon all claims which have bcen or may be
decided by the referee to be debts of the company
follows s:-First,-Desth claims upon policies occur
ring prior to October 25, 1876. at their face value
with interest to that date. Sccond-Death
claims when the assured died during the
period for which the premium had been paid
and before June 6. 1872 at thor face value, less in
service of proofs OF DEATH Thrd-Caims on policies,
whore the assured are living. at the value
October 25. 1876. according to the American Expert
tables. Four-Paid up annuities ut their value
on October Is. 1876 according to the North
ampton tables. Five-That all policy holders and
creditors shall bo paid equally. except that
all premium notes and loans due any policy shall
first be deducted from its reserve vaine and the div
idcnd paid only on the balance. The order further
directed that the dividends belonging to those
policy holders who have appeared by attorney
should DO paid to tho latter.
The New York herald., 1879-10-09

panied them around the ring Pierce again put in an
appearance rather stiff the outset but getting easier
was 282 miles. which placed hum at the close Of the
seventieth hour about twenty miles behind Roweiis
score score in the same time. while % he is two miles
which Murphy kept the splendid lead he
had attained was a. surprise not only
to the betting but to the athletes present. es-
pecially Curran in pushing him hard. has almost
completely broken up his ankles troubling him ter
rioiy. Spelacy. who is surprising genius IN MS
way. acquired third place through Curran's falling
The latter had by no means withdrawn up to mid
night, though there is little hope OF ms
remaining till Saturday. Briody after short with
drawa came the track again at half fpast eleven
and ut once started up that little run OF his. which,
his Greenpoint friends think viii give him third
gled along. steadily adding to his score.
but the coolest. slowest man in the race is Brand:
Braun Brant. the different scoring sheets and
betting lists have it. He crawis along 10 miles
behind the leader. taking it easy in every respect
he intends to remain on the track to the end IN the
hopes of taking of the side prizes that have been
offered. Faber. in good condition and sure of place,
had left the building for Turkish baths Fox
was supposed to have gone of for good; Howard.
in splendid condition. gave signs that he had not let
himself out yet. and will show good pair OF legs
ere ere sthe race is done. Murphy. who retired Ut =.
once and complete his 800 miles in three
days. but. by the advice Of his friends adss
the rest he thought he did not require Pierce. the
darkey almost gone. logged around the track. look
ing nearly as bad as the limping Curran. who came
at the stroke OF twelve. Russell is suffering
from want of sleep. and it troubles him.
Between twelve and one O'Clock there were several
breaking away III run ana gaming lap III each
brush. Curran seemed to have got over his sprain.
and is doing WE'LL though limping occasionally.
COMPARATIVE SCORE FOR sEvENrY-rwo HOURS
Following is the record or each man at one O'Clock
this morning. and alongside is the record OF each
man ut corresponding stage in the last race for the
Ashley belt. The best time made in seventy
two hours 3ls miles in the international tourna
ment No. for the Ashley belt:-
The New York herald., 1879-10-09
HARLEM ATHLETIC CLUB.

The fourth annual fall meeting of the Harlem
Athletic Club took place yesterday on the grounds
of the New York Athletic Club. at Mott Haven. Tho
games proper commenced ut two O'Clock in tine af-
tornoon, but there twenty five milo
walk. open to club members only. which
commenced at nine in the morning. l.. A. But0
won the prize, a gold medal: time All sam.
The following is a summary of the other evonts:-
The winncrs-Two hundred and twenty yards run
handicap W. j. X. kendrich 100 yards handicap
four heats to decide the winner. who was W. >. U.
Roberts; tnc. lOA4 seconds. One mile Walk. Il. j.
Stokcn, I'm. 42s.; three mile walk. r. l.. Lacke-
macher, 22ni. 81 AS. throwing the heavy hammer.
G. A. ]. Queckborner. of the Scottish American Ath-
j. Van Houten 10 It, Running broad jump. J. J.
Voorhees,; distance. 10 IT. There were two tugs OF
war-one with four men on q side and the other
with ten The first. for n silver medal. was between
the Harlem Athletic Club. the Central Athletic
Club and the Hudson Boat Club and was won by
the Central Athletic club. The second tug OF war.
between teams from the Scottish-American Club and
the Harlem Athletic Club. was won by tho tormor.
The New York herald., 1879-10-09
LAST EVENINGS PERFORMANCE
At seven o'clock the scorers sheets showed th

Just before the O'Clock call Murphy, who
had been off the track for about twenty minu tes,
taxing bath. out in fresh suit OF tights Of
dark brown color aud dashed into his 24lst mile.
taking five mile gait better at the start. He
was cheered to the echo. and after making lap
his quick walk he struck into a speedy run.
The applause grew louder at every step until the
building rang. and two three handsome bouquets
were handed him as he walked. These he carried to
the tables beside the track where such trophies
kept and after two or three laps of running he set
tied down to his steady work. looking fresh and we'll
conditioned. The spectators gradually increased in
o.clock there were i fully Ave thousand people e
present. and the hum OF conversation
and encouraging remarks Of friends enlivencd them
to degree. though beyond an occasional spurt none
exceeded average three mile gait by nine
O'Clock the continued absence OF Dickinson.
the Philadelphian. became marked he having
left the track at six O'Clock. A HERALD re,
porter calling at his quarters found him there.
and in response to the inquiry as to his condition
he replied that through tho fault of his trainer in
allowing his shoes to remain damp his feet had be-
come SO badly blistered to compel
form. At ten minutes past nine o'clock Briody
returned to the track and started OIL on dog trot
accompanied for short distance by his trainer. He
greeted warmly. and rs he kept up his
the cheers and clapplng accompanied
him around and around. inspiriting him.
though it did not the others. who all seemed
to be keeping to schedule time. Several ladies'
their enthusiasm telling Curran to Keep up good
heart presented him with some flowers which,
after being carried twice around the ring, found
their way to the usual tables. At half-past
nine Curran and Murphy started running
cheers that saiuted their spurt the runners. how
cver did not display that elasticity Of gait they have
shown in previous spurts. aud after running three
laps they again subsded into their usual walk. Spell
lacy took up tho they stopped and maintained
his position as fourth man in the race. with Allen
good Nth. Pierce, the darky. was jogging along
comfortably with an occasional attempt to run.
which he dropped before completing lap. Fox was
sailing along though he did not care whether ho
In tho match or not.
THE NETTING.
Tho betting varici considerably durIng tho day.
business opened early-that IL. the bookmakcrs
hand and wrote out neatly on their states the
odds they would give. Customers, however, were
and few bets made till evening, and even
then they were not large. The regular table Of
betting ut ton o clock was ns follows:-
The New York herald., 1879-10-09
BILLIARDS.

Tho final game in the preliminary billiard tourns'
ment played at the Union Square BILLIARD Rooms
last evening between Rudolphe. Heiscr and Eu-
gene Carter. The former played against Alonzo
Morris on Monday right and defeated him. ~ aid
also Carter on Tuesday night The game last even
ing was by Carter in less than two hours and
half. he making GOO points to Hoiser's 206.
Play opened very slowly at hrst and 1t was not
until the hftocnth inning that any large run vas
made. when Hciser scored 20. On the twentieth in-
ming Carter, by some skilful nursing made ia aud
he followed this up with runs OF g. 81. aud in the
twenty-sixth inning he made run of III. In
the thirty FIRST inning he ian out with .
score of 10 points Carters play was
very steady throughout while Helsers VS.
somewhat loose. Carters average 10 11-31
and Heisers 25- At the close OF the match Il was
announced that a game would be played between
Carter aud Rudolphc next Monday evening fox prize
OF &lOO.
The New York herald., 1879-10-09
BASEBALL.

THE PROVIDENCE CLUB DEFEAT THE BosIoSs
IN A LEAGUE MATCH IN BROOKLYN. .s
large audience assembled at the Union Ground,
Brooklyn. yesterday afternoon witness the game
between the Boston and Providence clubs ths forS
mer and present champions of the league. 1t being
the first league match Of the in this vicinity
it had the effect of drawing out many of the old low
of the national game who have not
witnessed ball game the pamy days
Of the once famous Atlantic and Mutual clubs.
shortly after three O'Clock the game commenced
with the Bostons at the bat. They were put out in
one two three order the first and second strikers
on fine throws from McGeary to Start and the third
on pretty running catch by o'Rourke in right field
In the last half of the inning the Providence club
scored three runs. none of which were earned
Wright the first striker. went out fly ball to
ORourke Start and Hines followed with safe base
hits Gross hit to Coggswell. who tried to double the
side up. but threw the ball little wide to Sutton.
who was covering second. and had to leave the base
to get the ball; Farrell hit third base
forcing Hines out and sending start home. Ward
followed with beautiful long three-base hit over
the centre eder's head. ON which Gross and Farrow
scored. O'Rourke closed the inning by hitting to
Coggswell. who feded him out at first base Both
teams drew blanks in the second inning. the first
three men that went to the bat ON each
side being easily disposed Of In the third
inning the Bostons opened in brilliant
style, doing some tremendous batting sny-
der led off with two-base hit. Bond hit q
short bounding ball to irst base and got out. SUIT
ton followed with long line hit for three bases and
Coggswel made u pretty single hit. which gave tho
Bostons two runs both OF which were earned
O'Rourke forced Coggswell out ut second base. aud
scored on beautiful two-base hit by Foley, giving
the Bostons another earned run. The Providence
clubs scored an earned in the last half of the
inning on three-base hit by Gross and a two-baser
by Farrell which still gave them the lead by to j.
Four single base hits in the first half OF
the fourth inning gave the Bostons an
earned run and tied the three
base hit and bad throw in from
centre field gave the Providence club run. still
leaving them run ahead. Several fine attempts
were made the next two innings. but on
each occasion they shut out by beautiful field
ing. The seventh inning another heavy batting
inning both sides, the Bostons scoring two runs
and earning and the Providence three and earn
ing In the eighth inning the Providence team
added another to their score. which was the
last scored during the game although they
would have made number in the ninth inning
had not the game been called when the
bases were full. ball had been hit to the right
field but it too dark TO where it went. and
the umpire called the game before the player run
ming in from third reached the home plate.
ORourke made pretty running catch in the sixth
inning, which was loudly appauded. Wright. Far
rell and Burdock played admirably in their respect
i've positions. Following is the score:-