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The New York herald., 1879-11-16
PAUPER IMMIGRATION.

The Commissioners OF Emigration called the atten-
tion OF Secretary Evars few days ago to the alarm.
ing of paupers. lunacs and cripples sent
this port from foreign countries. The letter. which
is signed by George J. Forrest. president of the
Board, was accompanied by the ahidavit of
Theodore Meier, deformed pauper. "who.
having become q public charge. was sent to the
United States at the expense of the authorities
OF Barschweril, Switzerland" Mr.. Evarts il rc-
quested to take action in regard TO tho case. The
also complsn to the Secretary OF the
importation of persons unfit to support themselves
by industry, aud of the prevalence OF padronism.
concludes in the following terms-
the of lunatic criminal that
brought to this country, and the Commi
fully invite your attention to section OF the proposed
law contained In their last of which
herewith, aud which, IL enacted. would this difi
Guilty The bill although presented ut the last session Of
Congress- did not become law hut IL IL tho Of
assemblies and they respectfully request your valuable
operation In the matter.
Secretary Evarts promptly replied to the above
communication rs follows:-
DEPARTMENT STATE. wAsnrxcrox Nov - 1879
GEoRGt j. FORRksr ESQ., President Of the
OF Emigration. New YORK city
SRi have received your letter OF yesterday with Its
York of one Theodore Meier, deformed pauper from
Switzerland and to the practice OF landing defored
adults and HELPLESS children from foreign countries like
BECOME Charge TO our city or state.
concur In opinion to the character OF this a
tempted abuse OF hospitality which should DO checked bv
proper Legislation To that end will give pleasure
WILLIAM NJ EvARTs.
The New York herald., 1879-11-16

DROWNED IN HARLEM LAKE.

Policeman Edward Burns Of the Central Park Po-
lice. discovered tho body of drowned man. at six
O'Clock yesterday morning. in the Harlem Lake,
10th street and Fifth avenue. Tho body was sub
sequently identified by Emil Eitc. proprietor of the
Puck Hotel. 10th street and Fifth avenue as that
Of Karl Becker. Deceased twenty-five years Of
ase and was native of Mergentheim. wurtemberg.
Germany. He arrived In this city on board the
steamship Nedepland the Sd OF last Scptem Der. On
the following Saturday he called upon Mr.. Etel
whom he had known in the fatherland. He pro-
cured employment ut his trade OF upholstcror. but
being of an indolent disposition he lost
his job. and again returned to tho Puck
Hotel, whore he remained until the Goth of October.
On the evening OF that day he said to Mr.. Eel that
he deceased. regretted he did put end to his
life. he had intended to do year before. 1t ap
pears that the old country he had been inmate
OF lunatic asylum. and was. sinco his arrival in
this city, subject to fits of dependency Eitel says
that deceased had relatives In this country. A
few weeks ago preposscssng young lady called at
Mr. Eitcl's hotel and made very anxious inquiries
concerning the whereabouts OF deceased. A sweet
hcartr MOI only an obliging countrywomsn from
whom deceased had borrowed thirty marks. and
who desired to have her money refunded. When
Mr.. Eitel limited that Becker had committed suicide
the young woman hurried away and has not since
been heard from. The body will be Inferred In
potfersa kfeld.
The New York herald., 1879-11-16

teaus between the streams is almost exclusively ye
low mari mingled with and overlaid In MANY places
by broad lines of drift from the mountains II u
quite rich. and. under different climatic influences
h to sustain vegetation At present only sa2ebrish
greasewood and bunch grass grow upon H. me
whole Of the mountain slopes from the edge OF The
terraced plateaus to altitude OF ABOUT eeseh
thousand feet are covered with extensive forests
OF whiie ana elbow pine, spruce red CEDAR nemioch
and aspen. Nearly all of these woods were
of young growth: thus giving evidence that exten-
sive fires have ragged here at intervals over long
period OF time. noticeable feature OF this region
is the scarcity of birds reptiles and insects, with
only a few snakes and lizards these pateaus.
Mosquitoes are very numerous in the months OF
June. July and August, after which they disappear.
The deerfy is ferocious insect. very much like the
common horsehy. but larger and with ridescent
colors. sometimes yellow. green and red being
banded together its head. They go in swarms
attacking both and beast and q terrible
scourge to animals.
The report further embraces many interesting and
instructive data, meteorological and barometrc. and
concludes with diary in detail. full of novel and
romantic well as statistical reports.
The New York herald., 1879-11-16
KING ALFONSO AND BULL FIGHTING

The approaching marriage of King Alfonso Of
Spain with the Archduchess Christine of Austria has
BEEN avaled OF by tho societies for the prevention Of
cruelty TO animals i'll Europe to cndeavor to procure
the exclusion OF bull fighting from the programme
of the marriage festivities. The society IN Paris
having addressed itself to President Bergh tho
subject lac has forwarded tho following letter to the
sister society of Cadiz. Spain:--
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE
PREVENTION CRUELTY 10 ANIMALS
NEW York Nov. IL, 1879.
To THE PRESIDENT on THE SOCIETY," THE FRo-
TEcrION On ANIMALS AND PLANTS, CADn:--
SIR-The moment IL well chosen and propitious
for advancing the interests OF humanity and cvil-
zation, by an appeal to His Majesty tho King OF
Spain to put an end to the only remaining vestige
or n barbarous period of human history, which has
for its incentive and federation tho suifcrings
and death OF helpless and unoffending ant
mails to Afford amusement to brave land
better illustrate tho bonign and patriotic spirit
which should animate the sovereign of u great
nation than effort to extinguish in the hearts
subjects the instincts of cruelty by tho substitution
OF the blessed principles of mercy and
1t would not be difficult to prove that the political,
moral and material wcibelng OF the Spanish pee
are subverted and abused by tho practice OF bull
hghting, spectacle which the sense of the nine-
tccnth century condemns. Tho undersigned,
lection of dumb animals from cruelty respectfully
asks permission to unite the ploa OF the parent
society OF this country along with his own for tho
suppression OF $50 called) sport so opposed to
the sentiments of true religion and national policy.
have the honor, &C., HENRY BEItuH.
The New York herald., 1879-11-16
LAUNCH OF THE COLUMBIA.

The pilot boat Columbia was launched yesterday
at ten o'clock from the shipyard foot Of Bridge
street, Brooklyn. She was built for Captain Van
Pelt supply place Of the Isaac Webb pilot
No. 8. which lost some time ago on the Long
Island coast. The dimensions of the vessel are
as follows Keel. rs feet; beam. 21 feet; hold.
feet; water line 50 feet: over ALL 81 feet /;
tonnage. &c. according to Custom House measure
ment. and 160 tons burden. She is rigged in the
usual fore and aft style peculiar to pilot boats the
following being the dimensions OF her standing rig
ging:-Length OF foremast. IS feet pardners. lsts
inches; mainmast. "a feet inches; partners. IL
inches: msnboom. 81 feet inches inboard. II feet
o inches outboard; slngs. II inches; foreboom. 25
feet size. y inches; bowsprt. IL feet inches in
board and ~ feet outboard bed. Is inches by II
inches foregaf 81 feet; size. inches; msingaf. q
feet; size. 6 inches.
The New York herald., 1879-11-16
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR

Ahearing before Referee Edward +. Underhili. in
collateral matter appertaining to the Marx will con.
test. took place at the ofiiceof Elbrdge l. Gerry
No. 2e1 Broadway. yesterday. The object OF the ref
erencc is to ascertain the proofs and report them to
the Surrogate. as to whether the Homo for the
Aged of the Little Sisters Of the Poor In this city,
Is the corporation intended to DO described
IN the will OF the late Mary Caroline Marx as tho
.sRoman Catholic Little Sisters OF the Poor" Ar
thur n Delaney, counsel for that corporation. pre-
sented hi imse witness and testified that he had
drawn up the articles of incorporation OF the
Home FOR Aged OF the Little Sisters OF the Poor.
and that such society then the second OF that
Order In the United States. He also testified that
the incorporators. whose names Lbus
A.. Gomien, Mrs. Susan A. Coutant and her
daughter. Miss Coutsnt Miss Margaret Ann
Lynch. aud Charles Mousette represented 10 him as
the time they citizens of this country. Mr..
Delaney put in evidence certified copy of the GER
tihcate OF incorporation, dated August 49, 1871 Tho
witness further testified that he understood there
are now about twenty of these societies In this
country and that the Order founded in Brittany
about forty years ago by Mother Augustine. 4
further hearing before the referee down for
the forenoon Of Friday. tho alst inst at the same
place.
The New York herald., 1879-11-16

Little Walter Davidson. boy Of six years. on FRI
dsv evening played with some other children in
front OF James walshs plumbing shop ut No. 3s5
Third avenue. Their pastimo seemed to annoy the
proprietor for he suddenly appeared at tho window
with ladle full of molten lead which IL is charged
he threw at the little ones. The boy. Walter. re-
coived some of the burning metal on his face nd
cheeks and part fell his clothes where 1t cooled
and hardened into tiny globules. When he came
home his mother went to Walsh to onstrate with
him when. according to her statement. the man said
he would do II again that he would do IL to her and
would be prepared to give her husband warm re.
ccption II she sent him. Mrs. Davidson had Walsh
arrested and he was produced before Justice MUIR
ray in the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday
There are many fathers" SAID his Honor 10 the
prisoner, who would return your compliment OF
warm lead with cold dose of tho same metal. For
my part shall commit you for six months or re
quire 900 bail from you 10 keep the peace for tina,
period"
The New York herald., 1879-11-16
JUDGE wEsTBROoK's DECISION.

Tho decision of Judge wcstbrook in the Of
Denis Coppers has not yot been officially commu-
nicated to the officers of Calvary Cemetery II
upon appeal tho judgment against tho cemetery au-
thoritics should bc sustained then IL IL likely that
the executor OF Mrs. Emma Chovey, who was re-
fused burial in plot will take legal proceedings In
tho matter.
The New York herald., 1879-11-16

PROFIT TO THE rnrAsunY
,he gain arising under section 1896 Of the Revised
Statutes on the coinage of silver during the fiscal
wear ended June 3O 1879 was So 2S7 4i5 O0 from
which sir i39 As was paid for wastage 32 for
expenses of distribution and of the remainder the
suin of 1854 44 60 was paid into the Treasurv
The pro6ts on the minor coinage from JnIv 1STs
WAS maid the ann, Of 81 400 OF for transnortatinn
and s775 for wastare
puRcHAsHs OF SILVER BULLION
Silver bullion has been hxsed during the wear
at the coinage mints and the ASSAY Office MT New
York for the coinage Of standard silver dollars
mnts NJ pn,isdsimhia Sam Frpocsco %arson oi c,
anu New Orleans to purchase in lots of less man
ten thousand ounces. During the year about
one million standard ounces were thus pur-
chased by them. Purchases in lots of
ton thousand ounces and over are made
Secretary of the Treasury. Notwithstanding the
fact that the Mint at CARSON Citv is located Int a
short distance from the productive mines OF the
Comstocx lode. higher prices were demanded for
bniiion deverabl. at Carson than st Ssn Eranc;sco
and i'm addition the rates charged by the express
company for the OF rom
Carson was Greater than from san Ersncisco abont
the time that instructops w.ro given dscontinuing
the coinage of silver dollars at CURSOR slight dc,
which with the falling off in the prod enabled
bullion dealers in many instances to dispose of their
,nont regarded as the full market priee. hence the
uurhases at that point have for several mast
been comparatively, light and a. the close Of
at the San Francisco mint was reduced TO nearly n
nominal amount At the date OF the PASSAGE of the
Snecie Resun,ption net January IL is75 the amonnt
OF silver bullion belonqing to the yovernmcnt i'm
the mints at philadelphia San Francisco carson
City and the Assay Office at New York snprox:-
mated l. 100000 standard ounces Of Which
with the surplus remaining of purchases
made for the fractional silver coin. and with the
amount Accumulated from purchasci for The coin
age OF standard silver dollars there were ON hand in
the coinage mints and assay Office MI New York
June 80 1873, I'LL 900 O7 ounces and from
July l. 1878. to June ~. 1879 there were uur-
chased and parted from gold deposits IL 33l 2i596
standard ounces The amount consumed during the
fiscal year in tho coinage OF ~. .2a7 800 standard
silver dollars and S3s2 80 In fractional silver coin
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WHOLE NO l94l

minute directions al TO lhe route ] had
taken, aud after hurried search OF
the house and yard, they started OIL
In pursuit,
"When they were ont Of sight Pat
unpacked me, by this time ! was
almovt fainting from suiiocating dust
aud smell of turf, and was glad to sit
down 10 the ktehing and have q
draueht Of bu,termilk. Meanwhile
Cormuck had saddlcd one cfhis horse"
and brought il around TO the door,
"Gct up on that horse, SIR said he
and ride az hard as you can to tho
policc.staton at Bally--i It's the
only place yen bc safe after this III
send your baggage there for ye'
saved ye this day because ye were
stopping in my own house, only for
that would not have put out my
finger to help ye for an English infor'
mer as ye are, There's no thanks due to
yc.
~ attempted a few words ofexpla-
ton and gratitude, but ! confess OF
feeling decidedly "smal" as / rodo
away, and inwardly took vow never
to interfere with other peoples busl-
ness again,
II sent my late host cheque after
wardslfor what considered n fair sum
for a fortnights board and lodgings,
with a letter expressing my sense OF
obligation to him and my wish TO have
mado him present to remember me
by did l not fear to offend him. The
chequo was returned without a word.
81 was obliged to attend the trial OF
Pat Higgins who, rather to my salts.
faction, was trumphantly acquitted
by q jury Of his compatriots, so that
all my trouble and danger had been
incurred for nothing. After that you
won't wonder that l am not proud Of
my story and don't want it to go be.
youd YOU"
"Who was the woman that warned
you p asked; did you ever find
out q
She was Cormack's daughter and
was engaged to Pat Higgins as l
found out afterwards" answered Ell-
erslie. "Atter that l think you will
agree with me that the Irish are Pc
culiar race.
"Shall tell you what / think the
most peculiar thing in the whole
story Z" said I.
"Well7'
"Sending back your cheque!'
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The worlds Child-Magazine.

John G. Whittier, the most child.heart'
ed as he is among the foremost Of Ameri-
can Authors, writes Of ST. NICHOLAS -
"It is little to say Of this magazine that it
is the best child's periodical in the world" !"
Prof. Proctor, the astronomer. wrote
from London "Wbat wonderful maga-
zine it is for young folks, and ours are
quite as much delighted with 1t as Ameri-
can children can be-" In the November
number, just issued, begins q grand new
serial story for boys, "Among the Lakes"
by the author of "Dab Kinzer." Another
splendid serial for boys has been secured
for this volume,-"The Fairport Nine"
story of a baseball club, BY Noah
Brooks. In short, st. NICHOLAS, which
has no rival on either continent, Is to be
better than ever. A superb Christmas
number is in preparation, to appear early
in December. Subscription should be-
gin with November. Buy it of your book
seller, or send the subscription price to
the publishers. Price, $500 q year; 20
cents number. ScRIBNER & Co., 7A3
Broadway, New York.
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"The Irish are fine. race !'d
That's your opinion is it"
The speakers were myself and ELL
erslie, captain in the Royal Engineers,
or the "Skippers" as we call them in
popular phraseology. Place, the
smoking.room OF the II. A. mess at
Woolwich. Time, anywhere in the
small hours. When I say that Of the
above sentences the first was spoken
oy me, / shall be in position to plunge
at once in medias res.
After uttering the above oracuiar
answer Ellerslie puffed away silently
at his long Havannah for a while. l
did not interrupt him, for l saw a
twinkle in his eye, and knew that
there was something coming present.
". He was one of those men whose
thoughts it is not well to hurry Tor
fear of losing them altogether.
AT last it came, as anticipated.
W don't think l ever told you, did
l, of my adventure in that lovely
country In fact the story is so
much against myself, that thought
it just as we'll to keep it dark. How
ever, if you will swear solemnly 10 be
silent as the grave l don't mind
telling you now. At all events it is not
bad joke as it turned out, though 1t
might have been serious one:''y u,
OF course / promised inviolable secre'
cy, however, good the story might be,
and having fortified himself with
a brandy.and-spdo, Ellerslie began
II daresay you know that in the
spring of ls7- was sent to Ireland
ION special service to see about
building new barracks in two or three
places where they were needed, espec-
tally at Longtord, where the Govern
ment had at that time All idea Of quar-
tering whole cavelary regiment
though now I believe they have come
down to one troop of Scots Gray.
was rather pleased with the commits
sion, for / had not never been to the
Emerald Isle before, and saw my way
to a pleasant little excursion at Gov
ernment expense. OF course all my
disbursements en- route were to be
paid for me by the liberality of my
country I chose the most convenient
way of getting to my destination, and
travelled, via Euston and .Holyhead,
b, the night:mail, the Wild Irishnan,
! believe they called it.
ave left Euston at $50 P. N. ldidn'l
feel much inclined to sleep, and you
know am great smoker, so turned
into compartment sacred to the
consumption of the soothing weed
There was only one other occupant be
sides myself, a man OF forty, well
dessed, but not to my mind a gentle
man. Indeed at first sight l put him
down TO be what lie was, q well-to DC
Irish farmer returning from business
trip to towp, and indulging himself 10
the unwonted luxury Of a frst-clas'
carriage. ~ " "
"Whatever other faults those lrlsl
have, they ART certainly the mos
friendly race, BY the time we got Il
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Windsor Photograph Rooms.

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One WAY TO Pop THE QUESTION.
When the Scotch Prof Aytoun
was courting the daughter of Prot.
Wilson CChristopher North"), he told
her he disliked to mention the
subject to her father. She therefore
went to the old man herself, asking,
"shall accept his offer, papa' He
says he is too diffident to name the
subject to you himself" "Then," said
Christopher, 81 had better write my
reply and plnj it to your back. -
He did so, and the answer was
"With the authors compliments"
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WOODSTOCK VT, WEDNESDAY, NOV 10, 1879
ATTRACTION.


Attraction 10 . curious power
'rhst none can understand !
its influence 10 everywhere
1t keeps tho earth compact and tight
A though strong bolts we're through "
And. what 10 more mysterious yet,
Il binds us mortals to It,
You throw . stone up In 'hs ar,
And down II comss-ksf'whAsh
The centrifugal casts u up
Ny eyes I can't discover how
Ono object tracts Anotheri
Unloss thoy love each other. Ike
A sister aud brother.
know tho compass Always po'n"
Directly TO tho pole
Some say the North star causes th"'
And some say-Symm's Hoe :
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Bob Iugersoll thinks that all the hell
man ever passes through is in this
world. This idea he formed while
running newspaper and trying to
please every body.-Whitehall Times.
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HartIand Business Cards.
Il. GIL b L Il 4
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Bars, Sap Pans, Arch Tops, Mouths rhd
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Registers, Door scrapers, Empire stove Black
Guards and Doors. Bedstcad Castings; Ga,
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Sled Shoes, chilled and common, Car, ana
Wagon Boxes, Gr.mcs's approved Smut Mills'
Howe's Standard Scales, GIBBS Cy Under Flow
Shares, IIarrows. &c.
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The young lady who had q poor
partner in the waltz changed him for a
more skillful one, because she said she
believed in the better whirled.-Steu-
benyille Herald.
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There are some people who seem to
haya no other mission than to get in
everybody's way, and they do their
work better than most of us.
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TREMONT HOU 8 E,
Washington. 3. e.

This popular hotel has been entirely re-
flied. having accommodations for 800 guests,
and will continue TO be the only First,c class
house in the city at modefate r.tes'' Terms
"a 50 per day. y. p. HILL, Proprissor'
Hrs Ouuftns 6rvm TIuinS
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TEE TRUE PATH or
GOSPEL TEMPERANCE

being the only life work and speeches OF
FRAScIs MURPHY, DR. REYNOLDS, and their
colaborers. Embracing. also, the history OF
the WOmens IsmpsrahSoo Soo oISb nbii,hsS, a. 10 100
pages rs engravings. Price, $500. AgsAu
address at once,
cinnsti, Ohio. liso'mo-I
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Fullness Of the eye sometimes de- =
notes language, and again it denotes
that they called some one liar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-11-19

"Shake r. as the medicine bottle
said to the invalid.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-11-19

sTrauslation: "M-M--,dont
20 to Moate, or 1 will be your end. Let 1t
be right or wrong, let Pat Higgins stay
at home,n The above Is an exact cody OF
q threatening letter In the authors pos
session.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-11-19
Il p. * ENDALL,
Iarble and Granite Worker.

osye.stones, Monuments, Tablets. eten
etc, manufactured TO ordef, and at satisfactory
price. ] am deteimined not 70 be unaersoia,
BAptist Oureh, Windsor, w. ioo'
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HID IN A TURF-RIC <.
AN IRISH EPISODE.

BY T. PREToNF DATTERsY, LIEUTENANT
ROYAL ARTILLERY.