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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-04


HERALD reporter called at the place indicated
yesterday to ascertain whether had been alleged
political brokerage business was transacted there
Ex-Alderman and ex- Clerk of the Common Council
Joseph c. Pincknoy found at desk with q book
before him containing the names and salaries Of all
employees in the Custom House. In response to an
inquiry for information on the subject Mr.. Pinck-
hey sald:- .
'Mr. Leask and myself are making the collections
for the party in the Custom House. We charge no
percentage for our services and receive no rebate
1t is all done matter OF love part for our
party As tar as 1 personally concerned have
been honored by my party with office and owe it
the amount of service my means abundantly enable
me to bestow. made all the collections in 1876 and
never charged received penny for my services.
prominent TammGny official was met a few min
utes later. The reporter asked him how much COM
mission was paid John D. Newman. its political tax
gatherer for the past thirty years or more on the
amount OF his collections.
'.Ten per cent" was the prompt reply.
s.How much does he collect?"
at is hard to say. An immense sum in the az
gregae before Tammany lost SO much of its patron
age it has during the past two years
'Was it all spent for campaign purposes
THAT'S just the point. That its collections were
not all spent for election purposes explains one or
the reasons why. in my judgment, Tammany has
been so often defeated at the polls. good share
of the money collected has been applied toward the
liquidation Of the debt on the big building in Four
teenth street."
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POLITICAL TAX GATHERING.

HOW CIVIL SERVICE RULES ARE BEING APPLIED
IN FEDERAL orrICEs--PoL1rIcAL BROKERAGE
IN TAMMANY.
The Republican State Committee are flooding the
federal offices with circul soliciting contributions
for campaign purposes, and thu re is prodigIous
amount of growing among the poorly paid clerks of
the Post Office Custom House over this queer
application of civil service reform The clerks say
that two per cent of their salary is expected to be
paid over, and failure their part to comply with
the demand is sufficient notice that official decapta
ton will follow. The circular. which is sent out
from the headquarters Of the Republican State Com
STATE OF NEw YORK.
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE
FIFTH AVENUE HorKL, New YORK. Sept. :. 1871
CHESTER a. ARTHUR. Chairman.
EDWARD NJ. JOHNSON. Secretaries
HENRY A. GLIDDEN,
NV DEAR SIn-ihe Republican State Committee de-
the usual efforts Of committees tho
4hd the been S made n
will to DO aae Ipsn SHOWS f shat
our friends are on the ready action To
tins IL be done. from hamlet TO hamlet
ms aad ws ssrdo soies such
as in Judgment you can best afford to make Tor TINS
Please remit by check otherwise the you do
lean State Committee, Fifth Avenue Hotel New York
city as early Ep%Akp 1Ss H. yt,a
Enclosed in the circular which is sent out to the
employees of the Custom House is card reading
thus
j. G. PINCKNEY. II. q. LEASA,
Collections for
State Committee,
80 Broadway (up stairs). !
On the reverse is printed the following blank
form:-
! Received, $....................... for the !
State Committee. !
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-04

MORE CHARGES AGAINST MR. FRENCH.
supplemental charges wero made yesterday after
noon against Police Commissioner French by Mayor
Cooper. copy of tho Official document was handed
Mr.. French in the City Hall Park, about three
O'Clock. as the gentleman walked through In com.
pany with his colleague. Commissioner Wheeler.
The following Is copy Of the chargcs-
Mayors OrricE, Nxw YoRx
To STEPHEN u. FRKScn Police OF the City
of New York;
You are charged by and before mo with conduct which
N established and not satisfactorily explained TO
to constitute cause for your removal from office,
namely:
ls had expired ard while there still 10 bc
OF election In moro than six
hundred election districts IN this city aud county and
while the Board of Police was In session and engaged
the duty of lng the VACANCIES then remaining to be
allied YOU concert with Do Witt q. Wheeler your
colleagues refused TO act further IN fulfilling the duty inn
posed you by Law OF selecting aud appointing
tors. and lc Abe meeng Of the Board without pcmis
aud without adjournment, aud deprived the
said Board OF quorum.
icced to discharge your duty In the promises aud take
tons appointments before the an day OF October
Office saturday October u 1872 ut twelve O'Clock
should In lude your colleague De Witt G. Wheeler, In
this notice but for such restraint has hereto
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fore been to him by the Judg
ment and writ of the supreme Court.
Dated OCTOBER 3. 1879 EDWARD COOPER, Mayor.
The investigation as to- the charges against all the
Commssionersis set down for twelve o'clock to-day
at the City Hail. Unless some new hitch takes place
the investigation will 90 speedily as possible
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03
COUNCIL.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Cnurcn Directory.

Services in the Presbyterian Church
every Sabbath at ] o'clock. n. NJ. and NJ
7 o'clock. =. NJ. Prayer meeting ane
short lecture Wednesday evening at
o'clock.
Sabbath School-Judge Macfarlane, Su'
perinter dent. a bible class conducted by
the pastor, Rev. John 5. Grasty, ID. ID.
Services in the NJ. z. Church, south,
everv Sundsy at 1870 A. N. and 80 r. M
BY Rev P. ii. Vandeventer, Pastor
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening ai
7.30. Sunday school ut A. n. ). nj
Narmsduks. superintendent.
Services at Baptist Church every Sun
day morning and evening. Prayer inset
ing every Wednesday evening. Rev. }. Z.
Maple, Pastor. Sunday school at a. NJ.
James Carroll, Superintendent.
Services Mt the Christian Church every
Lords dRy at 1890 A. n. and 7.30 r. N !,
by Elder John A. Brooks. Prayer meet
ig Wednesday evening at z. Sunday
school at 3. 30 A. M. b. l.. Locke, Supt.
O. s. Baptist Charcb.-Psstor, Elder J.
4. Lee, Services every 4th Saturday IN
each month, and Sunday following, at
at hslf-past ten o'clock, A. n. All Ge
cordially invited.
Services mt St. Pauls Episcopal church,
on tecop d and fourth Sundays At II A. n.
and $50 p. m. Rev. I. A. Sharp, tsstor.
Sunday School at p. N. n. LackiAnd'
6upt.
Services at Methodist Episcopal Church
every Sunday morning and evening. Rev.
II. b. Sesley, Pastor. Prayer meeting
every Thursday evening. sabbath Schooi
At o o'clock A. M. J. Wright, Superin-
tendent. Teachers meeting every Thurs
day evening.
Services at the Catholic Church every
Sunday. Rev. Q. r. O'Lesry and Fsthe:
Russell. Pastors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03

y. C. T. U. meets at tho Opera House
every Monday night nj 7.S0. John A
Brooks. Pres't; James Carroll Sec'y.
A. o. u. w. meets every Tuesday eve
ning 1T 7.30. John A. Brooks, T. NV:
]. Costswortb, Secretary; E. B. Cake, W.
Father ri Mathew v, R. R. C. (. A. & B. soci-
ETY. meets on the third Sunday In eaeh
month.
Acting Grand Branch No. .. e. B. A..
meets On tie first Sunday In each month.
Crusade Commandery-S. N. Edwards.
EniLent Commander meets the tDird
Tuesday evening OF each month, at '.oo
,elock.
Mexico Lodge No. % A. r. and A. NJ,
meets on the first Tuesday in each mon:
M2r. NJ, and also on the frst FRIDAY IN
zach month ut r. N. Jas. Carroll, w. Id
Mexico Chapter No. 81. Royal Arch.
meets or the second Friday in each
month. S. M. Edwards, y. r.
Hebron Lodge No. 254. A. r. and A..
N. Regular communications on the nrst
nsnday In each month, at r.h. ). H.
Riley, w. n.
]. o. o. F.-Msxican Lodge No. 90,
nesta every Wednesday evening at their
hall in p. M. Morris building. II. Schar-
iach, N. q.
Mamrs Encampment No. 81, meets on
We second and fourth Fridays in each
month. Louis Phillips. G. r.
AadrAin county Medical Society meets.
~ ns last Friday in each month, at r.
Df. w. w. Ncfarlsns. Prssidsnt
-. xAss. 4. Ksstsn, DssestAsy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03
A New Secret Order.

The other day, after a strappine
young suan had sold a load of corn
and potatoes on the market, and had
taken his team to hotel barn to feed,
it became known to the men that he
was very desirous of joining some Sc
cret society in town. When ques-
toned, he admitted that such was the
case, and the boys at once offered to
initiate him into q new order called
the Cavaliers Of Coveo." He was
told that it was twice as secret as
Free Masonry, much nicer than Odd
Fellowship, and the cost was only 81.
In case he had the toothache, he
could draw S5 per week from the re-
lief fund, and he could receive $40
for every headache and S25 for a sore
throat.
The young man thought he had
struck big thing, and after eating
. hearty dinner, he was taken into
store room to be initiated. The boys
poured cold water down his back,
put -four on his hair, swore him to
ALL UlOtuGI IL ANu
rushed him around for an hour with
out single complaint from his lips.
When they had finished, he inquired:
SHOW I'm one of the Cavaliers of
Coveo,' am II"
'Yoa are," they answered.
''Nothing more TO learn, is there?"
"Nothing."
swell, then, I'm going to lick the
whole crowdi" continued the candi-
date, and he went at 1t, aud before
he got through he had his 81 initia-
tion fee back, and 8 more to boot,
and he had knocked every body down
two or three times apiece.
He didn't seem greatly disturbed
in mind as he drove out of the barn. |
On the contrary, his hat was sianted |
over, he had fresh fiye-cent cigar in |
his teeth, and he mildly said to one
Of the barn boys:
'sSay, boy, il you hear any Cava-
lier asking for Coveo about my size,
tell 'em I'll be in on the full of the |
moon to take the Royal Skyfagie de-
gree"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03
What's One Bullet to q Bas.
ketfulf

An incident occurred in the battle
of Franklin, which I have never seen
in print. The sanguinary battle was
at its height, and now and then q
soldier who would not face the music,
and, holding to the idea that 'dis-
lance lends enchaLtment," on all &C.
casions, would exhibit his faith in the
idea by taking 'leg bail'' for the
rear. These cases were too numer.
GUS towards the close Of the battle,
and Col. B, A. A. G. of our
brigade, was sent back to the rear to
intercept those seeking for safety and
return them to their respective posts
of duty.
Col. B. said he hailed one fell
low who was making tracks for some
place Of safety with all the energy Of
despair.
''Halt! say. and return to your
company"
The flying Mars took no notice Of
the command
''Haltl I say, and 60 back to yeur
post!"
The soldier paid no attention to
him.
The Colonel now became exasper-
ated, and yelled out:
eff you don't turn and 60 back to
your command i will shoot you, siri"
Without pausing in his fight the
soldier yelled back at him:
"Shoot and be hangedi What's
one bullet to q basketfali"
Col. B. let him 60, and after
The battle told the incident ~ good
joke.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03

Not drum was heard, because the
drummer was not feeling very well
and asked to be excused, nor q f1-
neral note Of any kiud, as his corpse
to the ramparts we hurried; not Q
single, solitary son-of-a-gun of q sol.
dier discharged his farew ell shot DER
the grave where the remains of the
late Mr.. Moore were deposited. The
farewell-shot business was omitted on
account of the scarcity Of ammuni-
ton. We buried him darkly at dead
of night, and did the best Job We
could for him under the circum-
stances. We could not borrow, beg,
or steal pick or shovel in the entire
nelghborhood, and were obliged to turn
the sods with our bayonets. We did all
this by the gtruggling moonbeams'
misty light, and the lantern dimly
burning, with just about half enough
oil in it, and a strip of an old flannel
undershirt tor wick. Few and short
were the prayers we said, the chap
lam being home on a furlough, and
no one within forty miles 10 take his
place. We spoke not q word of sor-
row, our time being somewhat
limited, as the enemy was not far dis
tant, and advancing with gigantic
strides. We thought, as we followed
he narrow bed, and smoothed down
his lonely pillow with a canteen, that
the foe and the stranger would tread
Ger his head, and we far away on the
billow; but not too far, however, a.
the enemy outnumbered us about
seven to one. Lightly they'll talk of
The spirit that's gone, and wonder
where they can get another flask filed
with the same, and DER his cold ashes
upbraid him, knowing, of course,
that he is in no condition to defend
himself; bat he'll little reck if they
let him sleep on in a grave where
Briton has laid him, and not bother
him to get up and take out q burial
permit, or ask him to pay ground
rent. We wish here to correct the
impression that slowly and sadly we
laid him down from the field of his
fame fresh and CORY. We did no
such thing. The corpse was washed
and put in good shape, and we defy
any man to show that there was
a drop of gore about him. 1t is true
that we carved not line and we
raised not a stone, because there was
no stone-mason handy who would do
the job at reasonable figures. About
this time we heard the distant and
random gun that the foe was sulleDly
firing, SO we adjourned the funeral,
left the deceased alone in his glory,
and mGde ourselves scarce in that vi,
cinity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03
The Folly of Virtue.

A very good and pious-looking
young man applied for a position in
a well-known store last week. After
he had introduced himself and made
known his wants, the proprietor in
formed him that he would like to
have a clerk if he could get one that
would suit him.
Il suppose you 60 to church, eh?"
he commenced.
eyes, SIR"
''Do you drink?" continued the
merchant, eyeing him sharply.
"Never!''
"Doyou use tobacco in any form?"
Here the young man pushed the
quid into the roof of his mouth, and
replied with smile that was child.
like and bland: "I never use the
weed, and never did. / consider it
the lowest and most shocking habit
that man can be addicted to-
"Do you frequent the policy shop?'
''No, sir; neverp'
"Do you go to the National Thea
ter, dog fights, or boxing exhibi-
tions! 7"
"Ncver was ct any in my life
life" was the emphatic reply.
''Can you tell the ace of diamonds
from the king of clubs?''
II know nothing Whatever of
cards I"
''Do you ever bet?''
mo, sir, don't!''
Suppose" said the merchant, "a
man should offer to bet 81, 900 to $40
that three-legged goat could out
run greyhound, would you take
him 20 ~
"No STRIP
''Then you won't do for this es-
tablfshment; We don't want you
we never hire foolsl'
That youth won't be so good next
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03
THE CHECKER BOARD.
why he Was Waiting.

Up to three evenings ago such 8
thing as a checker-board was never
known in Mr.. Grattan's house. He
and his aged partner have managed
to pass the long evenings very pleas
antly, and he supposed they were
happy enough until a friend from the
east paid them flying visit, and as
serted over and over again that the
game Of checkers was not only all
the rage there, but that it served to
quicken the perceptive faculties, en-
large the mind, and render the brain
more active. After giving the sub
ject due thought, Mr.. Grattan walked
down town and purchased checker
board, and when evening came he
surprised his good wife by bringing
it in from the woodshed, and saying |;
"Well, Martha, we'll have a game
or two before we go over to the So
cial. l expect to beat you all to
flinders, but you won't care..''
"Ofcourse not, and if I beat YOU
why you won't care" she replied.
They sat down, and he claimed
the first move. She ut once object
ed, but when he began to grow red in
the face she yielded and he led off.
At the fourth move she took q man,
chuckling as she raked him in.
Il don't see anything to grin at"
he sneered, as he moved man back.
ward.
''Here! you can't move that way I"
she called out.
81 can't eh? Perhaps i never
played checkers before you were
born!"
She saw q chance to jump two
more men, and gave in the point, but
as she moved he cried out:
'Put them right back there! I've
concluded not to move backward,
even if Hoy lie does permit it!"
She gave in again, but when he
jumped man her nose grew red,
and she cried out:
- didn't mean to move there; 1
was thinking of the social"
Cant help the social, Martha
we Inusl go Oy 1Oyle.
In about two minutes she jumped
two men and went into the king row,
shouting:
"Crown him-crown him! I've
got king!"
Zone would think by your childish
actions that you never played game
BEFORE" he growled out.
II know enough to beat you'll"
"You do, eh? Some folks are aw-
full smart"
"And some folks ain't!" she snap
ped, as her king captured another
man.
"What IN thunder are you jump
ing that way for?"
"A king can jump any way"
mo, he can't!'
Eyes, he can!"
"Don't talk back to me, Martha
Grattan! L was playing checkers
when you were in your cradle!"
II don't care! / can jump two
men whichever way you move"
He looked down or the board, saw
that such was the case, and roared
out:
you've moved twice to my
Il haven't"
"I'll take my oath you have! i
can't play against any such black
leg practices!"
"Who's black-leg? You not
only cheated, but you tried to lie out
Of iti"
Board and checkers fell between
them. He could get on his hat quick
er than she could find her bonnet,
and that was the only reason why he
got out of the house first.
A grocer found him sitting on . 1
basket of cranberries at the door as
he was closing up for the night, and
asked HIM if he was waiting for his
wife to come along.
''Well, not exactly; i stopped
lere to feel in my pocket for the key
of the barn. shall sleep on the hay
'o-night, and see if it won't cure this |
cold in my head"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03
Sr. LOUIS, March "a.


EDITOR TIMEs-JoURNAL II have
just read through binding teare your
pathetic and accurate account Of the
last moments of Col. Patrick Dyer's
new stovepipe hat. / was seated
near Col. Dyer at the time of the ac-
cidert, and desire to testify through
your columns to Col. Dyer's heroic
fortitude. He did not even sigh or
murmur q complaint. He simply
picked up the limp corpse of his be-
loved hat an held it in his lap the
rest of the evening. Apropos of Col.
Dyer's admiration of Modjeska's act
ing, / desire to record o criticism
which Col. Dyer passed upon Mr..
Clements Romeo, and which strikes
me as eminently just. SIT may be
ShakspearIan - said Col. Dyer of the
balcony scene, "but you bet . Pike
county boy would have skinned up
that back stoop so quick it would
make your head swim."
JUDGE CHESTER x.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03

A scientist claims that cat has no
affection. We don't know about
that, although deeming IL likely
enough, hut there are two men In
Weston who are willing to make oath
that . cat has no principle, a. one
led the two chase OF several miles
through the snow halfway to their
waists, giving them TO understand all
the time that It was coon.-DanburY
News.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03

The dreadful fact that there are
minute bugs in brown sugar, and
wiggling eels in the best vinegar,
calls for action. Humanity, as we'll
- the bugs and eels, calls loudly for
protection.-Boston Journal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
TIMES OF HOLDING COURTS.

lIMES OF HOLDINO COUklS.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Regular Terns-tourth Monday in
January, first Monday in June, and
second Monday in October.
PROBATE COURT.
Regular Tcrnns-oecon,. Monday in
March, way, July, September, No
vember and January.
COUNTY COURT.
Regular Terms, irst Monday in
Nav, August, November and Feb
ruary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03

"Avoid, - far ~ possible, antag-
onism with both pupils and parents.
1t takes . little more time to do It,
but when it is done, and friction 10
avoided, the discipline upon the teach
er, the pupil, and the school, Is won-
derfully helpful"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03
Jefferson City.

And ths member never nittins. sfiil is sitting.
still IL sitting;
Passing laws, the like Of which We never saw
before;
And his eyes have al the seeming Of Q fellow
who is scheming
Things Of which his folks are never dreaming
In their rustic lore.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03

The school board of Des Moines
has prohibited rope-skipping by the
pupils. on the school grounds Of that
city on account or the danger to hesath
and life. ut
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03

The proprietor Of bone factory
announces that persons leaving their
bones with him can have the ground
at short notice. New Orleans Pic
ayune.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03
THE OLD RELIABLE
Martins Hotel,
MEXICO, NO.

T. .t;,l in full blast, and open st sll
hours. Tables loaded with III. -
dslicacies Of the asasen. ssrvsaN
are astxve.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03

Think twice before you speak; es-
pecially o. an auction sale of-old tin
pans. Turner's Falls Reporter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03
STATE DIRECTORY.

RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
James Harding, OF Cole.
]. 5. Marinaduke. of ST. Louis.
John Walker, of Howard
STATE LUNATIC ASYLUM.
RESIDENT OFFICES.
I. r. II. Smith. NJ. d., superinten-
dent and physician.
II. X. Hindc. NJ. d., first assistant
physician.
T. A. Howard, NJ. d., second as
sistant physic a".
CO. Atkinson, steward.
DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
Wm. d. Kerr, A. M, superinten-
dent.
James X. Shelley, Jr.. steward.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03
HALE'S
Honey Of H0F8lOQld alfYar
fOR THE CURE OF

coughs. Colds. Influenza, HeArseness.
Difficult Breathing. and all Affections
of the throat, Bronchial Tubes,
and Lungs, IesdiEg to con-
sumption.
Prices 80 cents and 81 per bottl5,
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
C.N. CKrrrEsTos, Prop'r. Z sixth Ave-.
New York.
Coon REsULTs-Are always pie rs
Mt to contemplate, as every dyspep-
sufferer W bo uscsPalker's Gin .'l.
Tonic will attest. To obtain from
this remedy the most gratifying re
lief when distressed with headache
low spirits, nervousness, wakeiul
ness, palpitation Of the heart, n,er
disorders, costiTeness, pain IN the
stomach, heartburn, cramps, etc., Is
n pleasant experience that surprises
no less than il comforts. Another
remarkable feature of this remedy IS
its powerful specific action ON the
sLin and mucous surfaces OF the throat
and lungs by which it unfailingiy
cures the worst cases of cough cold
and sore throat. 1t cures IN won
dertuIIy short time, removes Isore-
meas from the lungs and protes 10 the
fcehle from consumption. Buy aSi
h.,ttie from your druggist, J. y:
IIswellvn. or q sample bottle at 10
Cents. and test its merits. 44weow
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03

A dollar in hand i worth tWo "a
another mans pocket. Rome Sem
tinel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-03

Represents the following old and re
liable Companies-FiRE AND LIFE,
Liverpool, London & Globe, Eng.
Etna, of Hartford, Conn.
Hartford, of Hartford, Cenn.
Phoenix, of Hartford, Conn.
Franklin, of Philadelphia, Pa.
Underwriters, of New York.
German-American, of New York.
Phoenix, of New York.
Niagara, of New York.
American Central, of st. Louis.
Life Association of America, st.
Louis.
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York.
The above line OF Companies is the On ost
relisble known.