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WOULD NOT BE ARRESTED.

As william d. Hughes. lawyer, was standing near
the bar In Cooks saloon. under the Brooklyn Park
Theatre yesterday afternoon. Deputy Sherifs Hylsnd
and Calvin entered the place for the purpose of
resting him for contempt of court. Hughes de-
clared that he would not be arrested, when
. struggle ensued between him and the
officers. The disturbance attracted the attention
of Policeman Roddy, Of the First precinct, who,
upon going into the place. saw Hughes knock Gall
vim down by blow in the face Hughes was finally
secured and taken before Justice Walsh, when his
examination was SGT down for to-day. His bail was
hxed at $3.50, aud not being able to furnish it
sent to jail. The prisoner was formerly Assistant
United States District Attorney in Brooklyn.
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GOV. CoRNELL's INAUGURATION.

ALBANY. N. Y, Dec. 26, 1879.
The inaguration of Governor Cornell will take
place in the New Assembly Chamber. at twelve
O'Clock. on the LIST of January. The oath of Office
will be administered by General Carr Secretary
Of State. and the addresses of Governors Robinson
and Cornell will follow. Immediately afterward the
Governor will receive the citizens generally in the
Speakers room adjoining the Assembly Chamber.
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ARREARS OF TAXES.

It Is said that Assembiyman D. W. Talmage. as
well as Senator Schroeder. viii present bill look
ing to the liquidation Of Brooklyn's arrears of
taxes and assessments. Mr.. Talmage who has been
investigating the arrearages for some time past.
says that the amount remaining uncoected is about
instead of 900. as had been stated
The accumulat,ons In some cases, he states. are
twenty times greater than the assessed valuation OF
the property. With the exception of S4000,000 or
S5 OOO he thinks the property in able
and should be compelled to pay. greater portion
OF the s4000.000 $5.o00000 he believes to be col
1o,fa
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immense crowd Of men. who believed that he was
coming at the head of troops from Portland but none
came and the crowd therefore disappointed.
similar crowd assembled at the depot at eight O'Clock
on the arrival Of the evensngran. and still thetroops
did not come. In conversation tonight Governor
Garcelon would not state definitely that he had any
plans for his future actions. but from the
remarks made by His Exeellency it is apparent that
he has perfected all necessary arrangements for his
operations Mr.. Blaine says he does not think Gar
celon has formed his plans yet and that he does not
know what steps to take.
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THREE WOMEN BURNED.

Elizabeth Keeley. thirtyave years old. Of No. 1ss
Greene strret. at half-past eleven O'Clock last
night was badly burned about the face and
hands by her clothing taking fire at an
open CRATE trying to extinguish the flames Lizzie.
aged eighteen and Kate aged SIXTEEN her daughters.
were burned about the hands and bodies They
were attended by Police Surgeon Dorm. The
mother was sent to Bellevue Hospital. She viii
probably die from her injuries.
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A NEW TELEGRAPH LINE.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
TRENTON. N. j., Dec. 26, 1879.
The certificate Of incorporation was f.ed in the
Office Of the Secretary Of State to-day of the Ameri
can and European Commercial News Company. to
construct maintain and operate line Of telegraph
from South Amboy to Trenton, and crossing the
Delaware River into Pennsylvania. The capital
stock is 50 600. The incorporators Edwin Reed.
of Bath, Me-; Daniel II. Craig of New York city, and
Daniel g. Robertson. of Railway.
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A QUIET DAY ON CHANGE.

There was hardly any business doing yesterday at
the Produce Exchange and many members kept away
altogether. The grain "calls were dispensed with.
and will not be resumed until Monday next. At the
Cotton Exchange everything looked gloomy, ana tine
wiry brokers all absent enjoying holiday that
they had voted themselves.
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BISHOP sTARKEY's CONSIDERATION.

The conservation Of Rev. Dr. Thomas A. starkey.
rector of st. Paul's Episcopal Church. Paterson as
successor to the late Bishop odenheimer will take
place on January ct Grace Church. Nswark.
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MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT.

Average temperatufo yeStoruay II
Average temperature for corresponding date Last
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NOTHING MORE TO SAY.

AUGUSTA. Me-. Dec. 26. 1879.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
have nothing to add to my speech and my letter
already sent through the press agent.
J. q. BLAINE.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICu OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OTFTcER,
WASHINGTON. Dec. 27-1 A. NJ
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making our tabulations.
TXfowNe OUT THE VOTES OF CITIES.
proteN was hled against counting the returns
from the town of Cherryfeld the ground that tho
officers who attested tho returns were not legal
officers. hdavits presented with the protest stab-
lish the fact that not legal Selectman presided
ct tho making out of the returns and the receiving
Oh sne Votes one Q, .he Se'ec.mea was rs loregner'
The Supreme Court have held that board OF town
officers consisting Of less than three il not
legal board. Acting upon this opinion We have re-
jected the returns from Cherryneld. This affects
the election OF Several protests
and afidsvits to support them referred to us.
asking the rejection of returns account of bribery
and intimidating voters and account of legal de-
fects in calling the town meeting: also on account
OF improper check lists. The copy OF the record
presented to us from the town of Skowhegan shows
that for the election in that town only copy of
the warrant was posted, and the record does not
show that that one was posted In the town. Objec-
ton to counting the vote Of the city of Auburn
made because voters names were added TO the check
lists in three of the wards. In violation of
w1s nda~s asa sSs fas establish '''aHa tSas
condition of things in other cities. We consider
these facts as not legally cognzabc by the Governor
and sh as m % aHS W we nave s
the reference of all such papers to the Legislature
The returns from Portland are defective. because
they do not comply with the constitutional require
ment, which provides that the names of all per-
sons receiving votes shall be stated in the re-
ssysd ssr"s from i's tSe saa cy ossssns and
there possible means afforded by
the returns to determine for whom such votes were
thrown. The returns from the cities of Saco. Lewis
ton. Bath and Rockland are fatally defective, be-
cause they were not signed by majority of tho
Aldermen. Under the statutes. and by the decisions
OF the Court, such returns cannot be counted. and
have been obliged to reject them. 1t will devolvo
the House OF Representatives to determine in the
first instance. and hnally. who have been elected to
the House from these cities. we have no legal evi-
dence before us to determine that question.
LOOKING FoR TROOPS.
When Governor Garcelon arrived in the city on
the afternoon train he was met at the depot by M
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Hotel Keepers Liability.

In 1873 Henry Elcox, of Newark, N.
j., stopped at the Matteson House, Chi
cago, and had with him a valise con-
tanning samples of jewelry, valued at
about $4,000. One evening, upon his
return to the hotel, he left his valise in
the coat-room, receiving brass check
for the same. The valise was stolen.
and Elcox demanded from Robert Hill
& CO., the proprietors of the Matteson,
indemnity for his loss. His demand be-
ing refused, he brought suit and was
beaten. Robert Hill & Co. set up their
defense that the notices posted on the
doors of their guests rooms, as required
by law, notifying their patrons that a
safe was provided for the deposit of val
liable property, relieved them of all re-
sponsibiIity for loss. The Court decided
the case in their favor. EIcox carried
the case to the United States Circuit
Court for the Northern District of Illi-
nois, and was again beaten. He again
appealed, and this time to the Supreme
Court of the United States, and the de-
cision of that Court is as follows: "The
Court holds it as settled that whatever
property is lest or stolen in a hotel
through the personal negligence of the
guest, the liability of the inn.keeper
does not exist; but if the guest has val
uables in the safe provided by the inn
keeper he must bear his own loss, un,
less it occurs by the hand or through
the carelessness of the landlord or his
employees. Judgment affirmed with
costs. +"
This decision settles the question Of
the liability of hotel keepers, and will
serve as precedent in all trials here
after.
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How Hatters are Poisoned.

At the instanc, of the New Jersey
State Board of Health leading physi-
clan of Newark has been making an in
vestigaton into the causes of disease
among hatters, the result of which is to
be submitted to the Legislature, which
met at Trenton in January. He finds
that much injury to health is caused by
the use of poisonous stuff used in hat
ting, which is composed of nitric acid
and quicksilver, and because of its re-
semblance in color to the vegetable of
that name is called in the trade carrot.
1t is stated that the poison affects the
brain, driving men almost to idiocy, and
that it wastes the muscles, enters the
pores of the skin and causes injurious
eruptions. Scientists have long been
endeavoring to find substitute for car
rot, but thus far without avail.
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Bayard Taylor and His Habits.

Bayard Taylor wrote beautiful hand.
he detested blind and slovenly writing,
and used to say that any man could
write plainly who would make an effort.
His manuscript was the delight of print
ers. Mr.. Taylor wrote quietly and
steadily, and produced a great deal more
"copy" in a given time than any 'one
would suppose him capable of who OBJ
served his apparent ease and absence of
hurry. He was rather careless in his
dress, but not like Horace Greeley,
enough so to be conspicuous. He liked
a stout plain suit of clothes that could
be worn long time, loose fitting gray
overcoat, and broad-brimmed slouch
hat. He was hearty eater, and was
fond of the German national beverage,
which he habitually drank at dinner.
In religion he might have been classed
as Unitarian or Deist, though he had
great reverence for the faith of his
Quaker ancestors. In his later years
the desire for travel wore off, and he
used to set out on journey with much
reluctance. After seeing and knowing
we'll all the great cities of the world, his
preference was New York. He often
said he had rather live there than in
any European Capital. Taylor's wife
was daughter of the celebrated Ger
man astronomer, Professor Hansen.
She is a lady of fine culture and consid-
erable literary talent. A school history
of Germany, written by her husband
for use in American schools, was re-
Gently translated by her into German.
Their daughter, Lillian, closely resem-
bles her father as he appeared in his
youthful days. Taylor built the house
near Kennel Square where his par, nts
still live, and where they celebrated
their golden wedding nearly ten years
ago. He called the place Cedarcroft,
and hoped to pass his old age there.
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An Afghan Cannon.

In the last war with the English,
the Afghaps, with their old time
weapons, were no match for their ad-
versaries. and the case is still worse
now. The immense progress made in
the manufacture of aymes de precision
within the last twenty years has, placed
in the hands of European nations
weapons whose power of destruction was
never equaled or even imagined in
former times.
Asiatics are slow to take up new
methods, the Japanese being a. striking
exception. The Afghans are conse-
quently far less able than of old to COZ e
with troops under English discipline
and supplied with the best of arms
Whenever, indeed, such nations have
tried new arms or European discipline,
they at first find them utterly inef-
fectual. Tney lose the advantage of
what they are accustomed to before
becoming used to the novel style.
What the native Afghan cannon is,
may be seen in an illustration of a
piece captured in the former war. Its
utter inefficiency compared to the Arm
strong, Paixhan and other improved
| ordnance, will be apparent at glance.
With the old smooth bore and ball,
and cumbrous wheels, the execution it
can produce will be triaing compared to
that done in their ranks and for's by
the peculiar shells sent such immense
distances with fearful power by the field
p eces of our present armies.
Wars were destructive in the old
time; what they will be in the. mex
century, if human ingenuity continues
to develop the power of destruction, il
makes one shudder to contemplate.
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Rules and Reasons.

The Boston Transcript gives the fol-
lowing nine commandments to those
who write now and then to the press:
l. Write upon one side of the leaf
only. Whye Because it is often neces-
sary to cut the pages into takes" for
the compositors, and this cannot be
done when both sides are written upon
2. Write clearly and distinctly, being
particularly careful in the matter of
proper names and words from foreign
languages. Whys Because you have
no right to ask either editor or COM
positor to waste his time puzzling
out the results of your selfish care
lessness.
g. Don't write in microscopic hand.
Why? Because the compositor has to
read it across his case at distance of
nearly two feet. Also, because the
editor often wants to make additions and
other changes.
4. Don't begin at the very top of the
first page. Whys Because if you have
written head for your article the editor
will probably want to change it, and if
you have not-which is the better way
he must write one. Besides, he wants
room in which to write his instructions
to the printer as to the type to be used,
where and when the proof is to be
sent, etc. l. s-ar.
5. Never roll your manuscript. Whyi
Because it maddens and exasperates
every one who touches it-editor, com
positor and proof-reader.
6. Be brief. Whyp Because people
don't read long stories. The number Of
readers which any two articles have il
inversely proportioned to the square OF
their respective lengths. That is, hal
column article is read by four times
as many people as one of double tha
length.
I. Have the fear of the waste sbaske
constantly and steadily before your eyes
WhyP Because it will save you vas
amount of useless labor, to say nothing
of paper and postage.
8. Always write your full name ant
address plainly at the end of your letter
Why? Because it will often happel
that the editor will want to communicat
with you, and because he needs to know
the writer's name as guarantee of goo
faith. If you use a pseudonym 0
initials, write your name and ad
dress below it. 1t will never be d
vulged.
9. "These precepts in thy memor
keep" and, for fear you might forge
them, cut them out and put them wher
you can readily run through them whe
tempted to spill innocent ink.
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A Murder Mystery.

The Hartford (Ct.) Courant says
that there is mystery about the life of
the murdered German Schultz, of Nor
walk, which, if unearthed, would prob
ably make very interesting story. In
one of the most quiet and secluded
neighborhoods to be found along the
Sound, about half way between the city
of South Norwalk and the village Of
Darien, stranger appeared nearly two
years ago and bought little farm ON q
cross-road. He hardly examined the
property, but asked the price, promptly
counted out five thousand dollars, and
took possession almost at once. No
one knew any thing of his antecedents,
and he avoided making acquaintances
His next door neighbor said, after the
murder, that he did not know him by
sight He made frequent visits to New
York, and was attended to and from
the railroad station by a hired man,
who was required to walk always so
many PAGES in front. He lived in the
plainest manner, and while it was
known that he had money to supply his
wants, there was no suspicion that he
was rich. Suddenly on Friday night,
while on his way home from the station,
he was brutally murdered, and then it
was discovered that aside from what
money his murderers secured, he had
twenty thousand dollars in cash inside
his vest. Inside the house a large
sum. said to be two hundred thousand
dollars, was found, and little chest
deposited by him in .Norwalk savings
bank day or two before his death, was
found to be full of French gold coin
Papers in his possession showed that he
owned very large amount of property
in Germany, near Cologne; they also
indicate that he was man of good ed
ucation, and apparently of considerable
prominence. Those who had made his
acquaintance say he spoke four Ian
guages fuently. Tt has also transpired
that he was intending removing to Vir-
ginia, where he had instructed New
York agent to buy farm, as he found
the New England climate too severe
A passport among his papers indicated
that he had travelled through Germany
Probably time will unravel the mystery,
but at present nobody knows his his
tory, why he was in apparent hiding at
this spot, or what motive could have led
to the crime. There are no clues to the
| murderers, except such as throw sus-
picion on the man servant. His course
at the time is thought by some to show
his innocence, by others to indicate a
we'll acted part to hide his guilt and
throw suspicion on others. All told,
the story is more mysterious, although
less tragical, than the horrible killing
of poor Mary Stannard in Madison,
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GLEANLNGs FROM THE MUSE.
COUNTRY SLEIG HING.
sY EDMUND CLARENCE srEpxAs.


new song 10 old tuce.7
In January, when IN the dairy
The cream and ltbbsr freeze,
When o~-drifls cover the fences over,
We farmers take ease.
Al night We rig the team,
And bring the cutter out;
Then all IL. q Il It. fill It, fiji II,
And heap the furs ab,ut.
The widows glistsn. the old folks listen,
To bear the sleigh-bells pass;
Tbs fields grow viii ,er, the stars are brighter,
The road as nooth as glass.
Our mufied faces burn,
The cl-ar north ain blows cold,
The girls all nestle nestle, nestle,
Each In her lovers bold.
Through bridge and gateway, we're shooting
straigntway.
Ths tollmsn was too .lovi
He'll listen after our ng and lauShtsr,
As over the hill We 40.
The girls cry: 'sFiel for shamep'
Their cheeks aud lips are sd,
And 90 with kisses. kisses, kisses,
They take the toll instead
san follow, follow acros. the hollow
The tavern fonts ths road,
whoa, no~i all steady the host is rsa1 1y-
ne knJws the country model
Tho lions are in the fire,
The kissing flo Is got;
20 pour and rip Il. zip IL sip II,
And alp 1t while It's hot
III, bells are ringing. the ostlers bringing
The cutters up an4v;
The bessts are ighing too Ion, we're staying,
The night Is bali way through.
Wrap clOte tn buffalo roDes
Were all aboard once more:
Nov Jingle, JINGLE. jim lie Jingle,
Away froin the tiyern door.
So follow, follow, by hill sni hollow,
And swiftly homeward glide
What midnight splendor! how warm and tender
The maiden by your sidel
The seigbs drop far apart:
Her ~Oris are soft and low;
Now. II you love her, love her, love her,
lis safe to tell her
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HITHERTO little has been known of
the history of the beautiful little Ma
donna and Child" by Raphael, now
called the Madonna Conestabile,o
which Wa, bought by the Emperor of
Russia, in 1871, from its Italian pos,
SCISSOR, for the sum of $66, 600, "A writer
in the AUgemeine Zettung traces it from
its first possessor, Alfano Aifani, dis
tinguished gentleman of Perugia, down
to its last owner, Giancarlo Conestabile,
who was obliged, from adverse circum-
stances, to part with this family heir
loom. Since it has been in Russia, the
picture has been transferred from wood
to canvas, a perilous operation; but
this has been accomplished with sue
cessful results, fEs RssE. "a
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Suff, ring for n Life Time.

Persons afflicted with rheumatism often
suffer for a life time, their tortures being al
most without remission. The joints and muscles of
such unfortunates in most shockingly con-
torted and drawn out of shape. To afford them even
temporary relief the ord ary RENE Ii S of prove
utterly sess. Hostetter Stom ich Bitters the
o. her hand, is avouched by persons who have used
1t, to be gen uine source of relief. 1t keeps the
blood cool by promoting regular habit of
body, and removes from it impurities which, in
the opinion of all rational pathoiogists originate
this agonziug complaint and its kindred malady,
the gou5. Besides this the BtterS remedy disorders
of the stomach liver and nerves revent and eradi-
cate Intermittent and rentte Mt fevers promote ap
petite and sleep, AMI are highly recommended by
hysicians as a desirable medicinal stimulant and
tonic.
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A PRESIDENT of a college once said ::
ga common school education is one of
the first Importance, and it is all that is
necessary for the ordinary purposes of
life. 1t is abundantly sufficient for
those who cultivate the soil; for those
who devote themselves to the mechanic
arts; for those who conduct the COM
mercial concerns of society. These oc-
cupations, though among the most hon
orable and useful employments, allow
but little time for study and mental cul-
tivation; nor do they require an exten-
sive ACQUAINTANCE with the sciences"
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The Turkish soldier marches to meet
the foe with the same nonchalance as he
smokes his pipe. He is taught from his
birth that the moment of his death is
fixed, and that a whole charge of artil-
lery aimed at his heart would miss him,
if destiny had decreed his time not
come. He is taught also that he will 60
straightway to Paradise the moment of
his death. With both these ideas he is
so fully impressed, that no danger
moves him, and he lies on his death-bed
as calmly as on a bed for sleep.
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He who by accident preceives the un-
obtrusive preference of a lovely woman,
and smiles or triumphs in the conquest,
or dares to trife with the feeling, even
while he deems his own heart free,
deserves not the proud name of man,
much less of gentleman. When he can
not become the lover, one of noble spirit
will remain the friend. t
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GEoReEP. R)wELL & Co, 10 Spruce.st

oSCisNS : is w h'A4H ~ ~ ~ OP' "SS ~,
New York, conduct business establish
ment for the purpose OF facilitating dealings in
Newspaper Advertisements They own and con-
troll various lists an combinations of Newspapers
for which they solicit and receive Advertisements in
the capacity of principals aad not as brokers or
age ats They also assume charge of the placing of
advertising contracts, in eases where the advertiser
intrusts the business TO their management They do
not compete for patrona se submit prices for
parison lin competition) with others obtained from
Advertising Agencies or Publishers. While their
patrons have confidence in them they expect to
troll and transact their advertising business, an
when tn confidence is forfei ell they expect the
patronage to be Withdrawn. OIL
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CATARRH is the forerunner of consump-
tion-consumption means death. Juniper
Tar Cigarettes are the only common-sense,
pleasant, certain cure for Catarrh. Asthma,
Colds and Hoarseness. Price 25 cts. sold by
all druggists. Mailed on receipt of price by
Liebig Chemical Co., 2 Barclay-st n. Y.