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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-07

,sls sy. provisions clothes any
TO gsmbling?
Yes; some of them like 1t Just the same as
Ike drinking or anything else"
lis not the lottery game q favorite amusement
with your pcoplc2'
Yes. they Ike the lottery. but they only try 1T
IN small way. such 'Mericaus wouldn't bother
with"
DO they ever get bankrupt-burst upa"
VERY seldom. Cinnamon are too much cautious
They dom play their last cent IL they can help it,
A resident OF the street. who has good many
good deal OF gambling is carried on but white people
are seldom let In to see it, It is the only amuse-
msnt the Chinese have. and it hurts nobody but
themselves so suppose people don't trouble about
~. md them quiet race of people. who dom in
terfere with any one and never make any dsturb-
ance. Some OF them are well or and all of them
making a living. They do their gambling chiefly
Saturday and Sunday nights. when business for the
when they ARE hss would no go nu 10 se%
the game in their pockets and just look at you and
say nothing. but If they know you and have conf
dsnce In you they will tell you pretty much every
thing"
coSTRARY OPINION
person less friendly disposed toward the saffron
hued heathon said that it dfsgraceful ON the
part Of the police to allow the Chinese to carry on
their gambling. Much OF the trouble" said he.
gambling houses kept in Mott street. There
moro than a dozen of these places carried ON with
out the Least attempt at concealinent. In these
places Chinese congregae from all parts of the city
aud spend their time and money in gambling and
opium smoking. Mnny OF THESE placcS ara opened
grocery stores. but in some of them no business
OF amy kind Is carried on, the proprie-
tors keeping them open grocery stores
for tho express purpose OF gambling.
The diflcuity in the way of prosecuting these
beathens Is tho want of q reliable and responsible
interpreter in the courts when Chinese on.
There IN no Chinese court interpreter, and the
Chinese call In their own when occasion requires.
The danger of this is obvious. Those who know
anything of court Interpreters out III the East will
tell you that Interpreter employed by the parties
concerned in the will, rule, interpret In
favor OF the ono who pays him the most money.
may be thus put in the hands an interpreter
and justice will no very likely to miscarry."
The difficulty OF procuring reliable interpreters of
Chinese is no Doubt very great. as the supply of
men who understand the language must necessarily
he very small account OF the many local dialects
spoken by the Chinese who como In our midst.
Often the Chinese able to understand each
other IL they happen to be born two hundred miles
mart
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frightful yes in every imaginable kew and note,
though generally in the highest and shriest posi-

frightful yclls in every imaginable kew and note.
though generally in the highest and shrllest posi-
BILE.
THE DANCE.
Tho dance, which was ever continued, consisted
OF leaps and spasmodic steps. now forward aud now
back or sideways, with the whole body distorted
into every imaginable unnatural position most gen.
orally STOPPING forward. with the head and face
thrown mp, the back arched down, first ono foot
thrown far forward and then withdrawn, and tho
other similarly thrust out. frequently squatting
quite to the ground. and all with a movement
almost as quick as lightning. Their weapons
were Drandished as IL they would slay q
thousand enemies at every blow. while the yells
and screams they uttered broken up and
multiplied and rendered all the more hideous by a
rapid clapping of the mouth with the palm of the
hand. To see such exhibition by single ind-
vidual would have been sufficient to excite sense OF
fear in person not over nervous. Eight hundred
such. all under tho influence of the strongest anu
widest excitement. constituting a raging sea OF
dusky, painted. naked fends. presented spectacle
absolutely appalling"
A SUBJECT For A PAINTER.
II the Queen City of the West over produces
great painter OF tho human form. here is subject
that should employ his art, and Chicago should
hang IL in great hall not likely to be burned
down.
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RECEIVERS PROMISES

To THE EDrron OF THE HERALD:-
Why have tho expectations OF the dcpositors Of tho
Oriental Savings Bank not been realized? The re-
cevers Of this bank. men Of great wealth and OF
hitherto good reputc. have from timo to time since
the Suspension of the bank caused statements to be
published in the daily press to the effect that the
depositors should suffer the loss Of single dol
lar One of the gentlemen having induced many Of
his employees to ntrust part OF their wages in this
bank perhaps. conscience stricken, possibly
from msgnanimous impulses promised that he
would make great personal sacrifices to insure the
refundng of dollar for dollar to thcse depositors
be true, II will be q OF wilful deception
on the ono part and Of mistaken confidence tho
other. Only forty-ftve per cent OF dividends have
been paid in two years time. and are told that
possibly VIC may receive final dividend of ten.
tweivc or fifteen por cent Perhaps IL at the time
these trustees were so anxious to be appointed re-
ceivers their promises had been less profuse
would have protested against their appointment
and would have Jared better al the hands OF some
ono else. ANXIOUS.
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AsroNIsHED CLAIMANTS.

The Board % Town Auditors Of White Plains. In
serutlntring the bills presenied against tho town.
s~fonished some ~ tho claimants. James II. Rcmcr.
o justice q tho posce. had hts hill roducod from
tis7 ~ b &c a. Eugene Archer. another justice.
presented two htlia--onc for y22 So ihe other for
sis1 ~o-bofh ef which wcro rejected. r. a.. suthcr-
l4usl's hall f0r prinung. tiSo a.. was reduced to-
sn so A. q hyatt. Town Clerk. presented a bill for
slgf "a, and allowed $40 %. An Ovrsecr of the
poor claimed fc9 aud got nothing. physician
claimed tfs tor medical services aud got nothing.
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WHOSE BUSINESS :?

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
desire. through your columns. to call the atten-
ton Of the Board Of Health other proper author
tiles the insunerable stencil of gas that at times
pervades the streets and dwellings Of Yorkvile and
Harlem. especially from Goth to 10th street. This
nuisance occurs generally ut high water and the
supposttion Ia that the defective, apd
get the benent OF the refuse from the gasworks. II
this matter is not remeded at once we shall have
all kinds Of diseases. ONE OF THE SUFFERERS.
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A TIMELY SUGGESTION.

To THE EDIroR OF THE HERALD
win you kindly allow me- through your columns.
to call the attention Of Mr.. RUSSELL receiver of the
Sixpenny Savings Bank. to tho fact that final or
other dividend would at this of the year be
most acceptable to the many depostors who have
been patiently waiting for the past eighteen months
There seems little doubt that 1t would be per-
fecty feasible, notwithstanding tho fact that no
might have to dispense with the services Of of
his numerous staff the final settlement Of affairs.
remain, yours truly, HEAVY DEPOSITOR.
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swINDLED IMMIGRANTS.

MANY complaints have been made by immigrants
lately against parties residing in tho neighJorhood
~ ths Battery. who have swindled them out OF
rous small sums the prrtenco Of procuring them
employ ment poor German was charged a. recently
oy ~ these sharpers. who sent him 10 a manu-
tactory ia landen. n. D.. where he told post
ton open toe him. On application NJ the place
mentioned the parties In charge said they did not
need any hands. and he had 20 return 20 the city
mlnus hss travelling expenses.
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MORE LIGHT.

To THE EDITOR OF THE hERALD:-
would like to ask through your columns why
the cars on tho New York Elevated (west side)
are not properly lighted. Some two years ago the
patrons of this road were favored with new light
with large refectors no that persons leaving their
ofhcc could enjoy reading their evening papers a.
well as Mt home by their own gaslight. / under
stand that most Of those have been withdrawn
replaced by cars with much inferior light. Will
Mr.. Field inform tho public why cannot have
these cars replaced again. or at least the LAMPS
instead Of the penny diplight now In use? Give us
good lighted car each train during the carly
part of the evening, and obligc daily patron.
G. n. 8.
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OUR COMPLAINT BOOK.

TNorE.-Letters intended for this column must be
accompanied by the writer's full and address to
insure attention. Complanants who unwilling to
comply with this rule simply waste time in writing.
Write only side of the paper.-ED. HERALD.
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ANOTHER GANG.

To THE EDIroR OF THE HERALD-
Please remind the police Of the frequent presence
OF gang Of rowdies at the OF Jane and Hud-
son streets. Perhaps the blue coats used to
seeing tho crowd that they don't mind 1t. but cit
xens without clubs have to suffer. CITIZEN.
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A MODEST REQUEST.

To THE EDIroR THE HERALD:--
Please ask the Sixpcnny Savings Bank to pay to
my children their final dividend. SO that they may
have IL for Christmas use AN OLD SUBSCRIBER
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WHERE WERE THE POLICE?

To THE EDITOR TIE HERALD
This pleasant Sabbath afternoon. in tho streets Of
the most prominent city Of the Union.
Cured which for pure. unauthorized blackguardism
would havc put to shame tho slums of . Western
mining town. From the doors OF q saloon called.
III the very of sarcasm. "a family resort"
on ST. Nicholas avenue. this sunday afternoon
issued three or four roughs frightfully naltreatng
q young man OF apparent rcspecta3ility Not con-
tent with beating him numerically they threw him
down aud kicked him frightfully. OF course their
quarrel is not tho business of the pub
lie, but that this scene OF bestiaii,y could
have occurred In comparatively respectable
ncghborhood is disgrace to "thc best police force
in tho world" Surely 1T such places a. these are
allowed to be open on tho Sabbath they have no
possible right to disgust quiet residents with such
disgracefui scenes OF brutality. II our protectors
are only kept tor ornament or for the purpose OF
practising athletic exercises tho skulls of In
offensive ctiz,ns quietly looking at State process
sion. but perhaps encroaching fow inches beyond
tho pavement, II Is woli to understand 10 40. and
let orderly people rely the HERALD for redress Of
grievances. Again ask. Where wcrc the policcf
NOVEMBER 30 1872 A RESIDENT.
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SAVE THE LETTER CARRIER.

To THE Ep1roR HEnALD;-
in late edition you kindly spoke good words for
industrious and hard worked letter carriers I'm
connection with Sunday mail deliveries. and Il IL
hoped that large majority OF the business CON-
n,unity arc OF your opinion. "thst the carriers
should have the occasional seventh day Of rest" But
little can be expected from such men form ID
least twenty per cont of the business community.
who occupy second aud upper lofts, aud fail ut
nominal expense to provide boxes tor tho reception
OF thor mail. and thereby tho 'six day work
ers" the unnecessary and doubly fatiguing labor
OF mounting stmircascs. Our excellent Postmaster
many months ago made request that such persons
should furnish tor tho reception OF their mail suit
able 1ockbox, but IL met with q very limited re-
sponsc, about one half OF per cent. and whom 70
is considered that deliveries made dsily In
business sections and the occupants OF lofts receive
ono or more letters postal cards from each de-
livery. the large amount of really unnecessary labor
cxactod consequence from the hard worked carriers
should be considered and rcmedicd by all respectable
concerns and IL not by them then by postal law IL
would be asking little from business men In return
for the excellent prompt and safc service made BY
the thoroughly organized and efficiently worked
department IN the government service.
AN OLD Ex-CARRIER. .
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-16
A Wasted Life.

Marcus ]. Parrott died at the residence of his
sister, near Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday, the 5th
inst, of paralysis, aged 81 years. More than
year ago, an account was published in the pa
pers, of his having been found in Cincinnati, in
an insane state, and taken in charge by officers.
We had not hea I'd word of him since, until We
read the announcement of his death. His in
sanity came from paralysis, and his paralysis
was the result of intemperance.
Mr.. Parrott is a melancholy example Of a life
of great promise utterly wasted and thrown
away. We knew him before he came to Kansas,
when he was a young man, jnst starting ont in
public life. He was born in Charleston, South
Carolina, but his family removed to Dayton
while he was young. The family were talented
and wealthy; in politics they were originally
Wings, and they were afterwards ardent Repnb-
lcans. But Marcus ]. worshipped the style of
the Southern bloods. He was aristocratic in his
ways, and set his head on making living with
ont work and, as a matter of course, he en-
braced the Democratic faith. He studied law
as profession, but politics was the trade he
aimed at He was talented, and q very fine or
ator. In 1851, he was elected as Democratic
Representative to the Ohio Legislature, for two
citement was raging over the Kansas Nebraska
bill. He took q stand against the bill, came to
Kansas, and became Free State leader. He
was elected Delegate to Congress in 1857, and
reelected in 1859. He was o candidate for the
United States Senate before the first Legisla-
ture, but was Counted out" and S. c. Pomeroy
declared elected. From that hour Parrott was
politically sour. He was given position in the
army, in which there was little work and good
pay but he imagined that this was done in Or
der to get rid Of his powerful influence in Kan
sas elections; he therefore resigned, and came
home to attend to politics. He dabbled in poll
tics more or less until within five or six years
past, generally running in opposition to his old
party friends, to revenge himself upon them for
having failed to promote him. In this way, Of
course, he ran himself down until he was utter
ly without political influence. About ten years
ago, his father died, leaving large estate, of
which Mares share was considerable. 1t afford
ed him an opportunity to indulge his aristocratic
tastes. He established himself in Paris, where
he remained until the siege of the city by the
German army rendered it unpleasant as resi-
dence, when he returned to America. He mar
ried the widow of the late Col. A. ]. Isaacs, of
Leavenworth, who had considerable property
but we believe they had for several years lived
separately, in consequence of his habits, and his
hankering for squandering the estate.
No man ever had brighter prospects or better
opportunities than Marcus J. Parrott, and no
man ever SO neglected them, and made such an
utter failure of his life.
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MONEY TO LOAN.

G. H. ORTIZ, of Hiawatha,
Kansas, is now lOaning money on
DOniphan County Real Estate Sc
curity, at s per cent. interest and
reasonable commission, and has
now arranged so that all or any
part of the money loaned can be
paid at any time, and the interest
will stop on the amount paid.
Call and see him, or write to him
at Hiawatha, Kansas, before bor-
rowing elsewhere.
Mar. 90 '7s-Iy.
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WICKED FOR cLERcYMEN.

81 believe it to be all wrong and wicked fol
clergymen other public men to he led into giving
testimonials to quack doctors vile stufis called
medicines but when really meritoriOus article il
made up of common valuable remedies known to all
and that all physicians use and trust in daily,
should freely commend it. Therefore eheerfully and
heartily commend Hop Bitters for the good they
have done me and my friends, firmly believing they
have no equal for family use. will not be without
them" Rev. Washington, ID. C.
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could say how be stood on the Greeuback ques-
tion. We can tell them. He will vote for Til
den, or any other Democrat, on q had money
platform.
For Register of Deeds, James W. Jenkins
and George w. Townsend were named. For .
wonder, jenkins, who is = Greenbacker, got the
Greenback nomination for this Office.
For Surveyor, James F. FOrmsn Was named.
A delegate arose aud said that Forman had 10
quested him to say that be wonld not accept the
nomination. He was . Greeuback Democrat,
but did not act with the Greenback party. He
was one man who was not ready to deny his
God, his country and his party, in order to get
nomination for little Office from party that
was not able to elect him. ID. B. Welding was
then nominated. We heard some one say he 10
resident of Brown County. Bat that makes
no difference.
DIR. Otto, Of Petersburg Bottom, was nomins-
ted for Coroner. As to his qualifications, We
have heard an anecd0te. A fellow Was arrested
for stealing thre sbing machine. He got clear,
and on being questioned how be managed it, he
said that he got DIR. Otto to swear that he had
known him from childhood, and that be had al
ways been an idiot !!
George W. Henderson was nominated, at his
own request. He is q very good man; but why
he wanted this nomination, is more than can
make out for he is far less likely to he elected
than he ID to be lashed to death by the tail Of
comet, next Christmas.
We should have stated, in the proper place,
that W. d. Rippey was President of the Couven-
tion, and John II. Tracy Secretary. Hubalks,
the colored orator from Highland. was chosen
Assistant Secretary but as lie couldn't write
his own name, he nodestly declined.
There you have the great Greenback ticket,
and the facts in regard to its nomination. This
great Greenback party, that cares nothing for
Office, but mnch for principle, that is pa ting on
its armor for the great struggle of $780, and get
ting its forces properly organized, has cen cap
tured by an oaice-hungry crowd, that don't care
''tinkerfs dam" for the Greenback party.
They have perfected their organization by NOM
mating ticket dictated in great part by tho
Democratic Central Committee, and containing
but one avowed Greenbacker. Next Tuesday,
the Democrats will hold Convention. Having
gobbled the ia. Of the Greenback ticket, they
will probably endorse it, or part Of it. At any
rate, they will do what they can to elect their
part of it, and do rs they please about selling
out that part of it that is not Democratic.
But let ms tell you one thing, and don't you
forget it. The entire Republican ticket will be
elected, and lesson taught to men who will 60
back on their own party and their own princi-
pies, and for fusion for the sake of Office.
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Sheriff. Sale.
THE STATE OF KANSAS )ss
COUNT OF DsxrHAS.
Inthe District Court Donphan County State Of
The Atchison National Bank, Plaintiff.
4
Frank Sproul
Virginia z. Sproul
George T. Hdaglsnd,
Rosa Leuker.
Guardian Of Edward Hammn,
James n Hawley.
Julia A. Tuthin
Administrative Of Horatio Tuthin
deceased, Defsndanta
NOTICE is hereby given that will the 18th day OF
~ November A ID. 1873 st the hour Of two o'clock
NJ Of said day the North door Of the Court House In
the city Of Troy in Doaphan County State Of Kansas
oer for sale At public auction, for cash. the following
described real estate to wit The half Of the north
west quarter and the half north west quarter
Of section fifteen. u5) in township four 20 Of TWEEN
tyone eD In Doniphan County State Of Kansss Taken
- the property Of frank sproul and virginia Sproul
and offered for sale TO the bidder for 20 sat
isfy certain judgment and Of record in the
District Court Doniph.n County in the State Of
in which The Atehisen National Bank was plaintiff
and Frank SprouL Virginia Z. Sprou, ct a.. vers de-
fendants-
Given under my hand, this 18th day Of October A. D.
1879.
zCHARLES BURKHALTER,
Sheriff Of Doniphan County.
October l6, ls79-5w. Prs fee. ta-5o.
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Sheriff. Sale.

STATE OF KANSAS. }ss
DoNrHAx CouSrY,
the District Court for Doniphaa County State Of Kans
james Z, Q. Sherwood Plaintiff
Gunder Thomson and
Lsnes. Trooso.. Defendants
NOTICE is hereby given that will On the l!th day
IN Of November. A. D. ls7p at the hour Of clock
NJ Of said day at the norh desr of the Cea HOUSE IN
the City Of Troy in DenPhan County state Of KAnsas
offer for sale at public auction cash. the following
described real estate to Wit The north cast quarter o.
section twenty seven tx0 in township four ~ soets o.
range twentyoae (2D es0tanipg hundred and sxty
nso acres in DeniPAan County State q Kansss Taken
- the PrsIerty Of Gusdef Trcnses and Lomeaa Lres.on
and offered for ss the highest bidder for cash 70 at
isy certain judgneat md Of record IN the
District Cecn fsr Ds.pAa. County in the Sssss q ~
~. in which Janes K O. Shsrusoa vas planeG and
GuDasr Trous0a and L0aena Trousoa were defesdsnts
Givea under ny bad this l5th day Of October. A. ID
CHARLES BURKHALTER
Sheriff q DoaipAan Comfy.
October is ls7s-Sv. Frs fes, t1ese
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y The delegates in the Greenback Conveu-
tion were apportioned on Elder Mitchel's vote
for Governor Iowa Township was given a6
delegates, while Mitchell received only % votes
in the Township, and that number has fallen of
since the election.
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Our business is run in the old-fashioned way. We
do not shuttle customer about from one salesman
to another to buy paper Of pins from one salesman
yard Of calico and spool Of thread from another
thereby taking up hours in purchasing few goods
that can, by way Of doing, be purchased in as
many minutes. keep none but first-class salesmen
who are well posted in every line of goods. The
same salesman goes the entire stock with the custo-
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Y If the Greenback representation from
Wolf River and Union secmed light, you will
wonder where they found even % many, when
Morse's vote for County Clerk rolls in from
that side of the County.