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SECRET OF SUCCESS IN LIFE.

The great secret of success in life lies
i'll a proper understanding of the law of
reserved force. Whether applied to pri-
vate endeavors or public achievements
the results are the same. Talent, genius
and power are something, but tact dis
played through 4 judicious expenditure
of them, is everything, and cannot be
too faithfully exercised by every one who
is battling with the problem of life
Men with bright hopes and brilliant
prospects go down among us daily be-
cause they have no margin for Il reverse.
They stake everything upon the hope of
balmy brceZes and congenial sailing, for
getful of the winds and storms which SO
frequent the ocean Of human cndeavorS.
wise captain never ventures upon the
seas without his consort Of life boats.
The ambitious athlete who would sur
pass his antagonist and claim victory,
conservcS his muscle for the "home
strength. The sagacious lawyer foils
and overpowers his adversary by holding
back some of the heaviest blows until
the final struggle. They all win by the
timely aid of this same reserved force.
1t also operates just as forcibly in bust
ness affairs, and they are the most sue
cessiul iinanciers who take advantage of
its peculiar powers. The happiest labor
ing men are those who put something by
for Il rainy day. The wolf never comes
to such doors because they are always
prepared to drive him away with the lit
tie stipend set aside for these times of
need. The most prosperous merchants.
manufacturers, bankers and farmers in
variably allow some lceway against I'M
seen reverses. If they gain Il small sur
plus they do not invest a large one in
some vast industry or speculation, but
always strive to make their available
capital prove more than 4 match for any
sudden strains upon their business enter
prises.
In these latter days there is Il very no.
ticeable ambition among men to make
great Splurge. If they are doing fair
business and are making reasonable
profits. they become seized with IL desire
TO Z" i'll on big SCALE" and become
suddenly rich, They must have Il big
store, a Gigantic factory" or 'mam-
moth farm. necessary for making a
great display. TO this end they invest
their small resources and borrow twice
as much more at high rates of interest,
to use in connection with it, The result
i, all such parties are beset on every side
with debts. They have no margin for a
panic OF crisis. and must consequently
go down during the first squat that
strikes their unprotected barks. They
appear to be doing Il llourishiny business
when. in fact. three sides of their great
inflated structure is founded upon mud
SillS of debt. which are even more llimsy
than sand for resiStin-, the un,lerm ming
current of at,yerSitv
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ORPHANS COUNT.

EHE Stated Meeting of the Orphans
SECOND TUESDAY in every month. ENccu-
tnrI. Administrations an! Guardians wanting
their accounts stated, Will please bring in the
vouchers j few days before Court.
IL. ID. MILLER,
Jan 4, 1s7s-y Register.
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YitaIized PH0SPHATESI
THE GREAT
BRAIN g. NERVE FOOD.

WHEN the vital forces of the brain
w and nervous system become weakened and
impaired by over-taNat ion they 50 undermine the
constitution that DYSPEPSIA. NEURALGIA.
General Debility and other distressing ailments
follow IITiLIZED PHOSPHiTES being com
posed of demonstrating principles. feed the
brain and nerves thereby restoring the lost energy
OF mind and body. Es"Send iOr circular.
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TITS PTRELI MUTUAL.

No stockholders To- :r,.1ri, profits: and is under
the direction Of wcl-knUTu hu<iuts4 men.
In its workings it is CHEAP and SIMPLE
1t admits both sexes. and opens its doors to the
aged 1t allows its members to travel when.
where and as they please.
Besides Inc payment otan admission fee and
small sum Der iiUah dues. Ito meet actual cur
rent cXpruses.J mGnii,..r is required 10 pay any
money. except on The Gdati ni j member OF his OF
her ca.S
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The DEATH FUND IL created by assessments.
to he used only iJr mortunry puipn.cs. The sur
Plus collected On eGch dcGh dss's.Giri is placed to
the credit of the Death Fund. and when sufficient
to do 50. ii death loss IL paid without an arsesS-
mcut 1t will he seen that this Association
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Does it make any difrence to the Cor
ners who the tiggcr he'd is that is put up.
Not at all. The corners wants Scceshun
Brikslack-watcrcd, the Corners wants a
custom house and post offs, and the Cor
ners her Suthern heroes pcnshuned and
the losses nv the crooil war pade, and
done ez quickly ez possible. The Cor
ners, onto witch Bascom hcz got mort
gage, want relief in the shape NV money
from the Federal Treasury, and that i'm
meiitly. We want our niggers back agm
We want the old system restored, and
the CtrnerS wants to rool this kcntry, eZ
ii did wunSt.
Ef Hancock is the way, walk ye i'll IT,
Does any one suppose suppose that Han
cock, wch is to be elected, if he is elect
ed at all, by the solid South, is Il goin
back onto the solid South after his eleck-
shun? Does the ass know his masters
crib? Is he agoin to turn and rend the
hand wich feeds him?
Are we SO stoopid cZ to spose that
the Southern Brigadeers witch run the
Cincinnati Convenshun didn't know wat
| they WIZ abouto Hevin but one thing
to do, do you spoSe they didn't go and
do it? To win, We hav to karry some
North States, and wood it hev bin polisy
to hev put up a Brigadecr in gray to hev
skccred the Northern Dimocrisy whose
| stumickS are still weak? We kin fur
Civ Fedral Gineral wich. fur the sake
nv bcin President. is wilin to undo eZ a
President all that he did cz Il solier.
Wat he did, as Il soljcr is past-wat he
will do ez a President is yet to cum. We
hev not gone back onto ourselves in nomi-
natin him-ef he goes back upon hisself
that is his own bizniss.
My friends it is perfectly safe to take
any Fedral soljer wich is willin to take Il
nomnashcn at the hands of Southern
Brigadicrs, you bet yer life. And it is
perfectly safe fur us to Swaller the reso-
lushens, no matter what they may be.
They all pint one way. Ef they are for
tariff or agin tariff, they mean the ole
road of the glorious South. Ef they are
for hard money or soft money they mean
the triumph NV the South; Miclllellan, if
he had bin clcctid, wood hcv done jist cz
well as Jefferson Davis and 50 will Han
cock
We adjourned with three cheers for
Hancock and the platform, tho we had
not received the platform and didn i
know nuthing about it. But cz in the
case of the nominashen, We know the
men wich made it. and that is enulf.
Kentucky will role up a good old-fash-
ioncd Dimocratic majority this fall shoor
petroleum Y. NAsBY.
EXultant.
p. S.-Bascom is concerned about the
bari. | satisfied that much-doubting
man by ashoorin him that Tilden's bar
wood be opened .jist the same. But the
Nashnel Committy want to be in haste
about fXin that. We kin take candi
date on trust, but the bari must be {
reality. We must know all about that
and iur shoor.
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has been organized. to whom certificates tor -. ooo
are issued This class embraces persons from 81
To 20 years OF age.
ADhIsstnH
ANNUAL III ......t....,.... 2uO
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Trains lcaye North East Station, as follows:
EQr Ealti;aDrc. Fer Philadelphia.
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GEO. W. COSDEN.
June 1879 Agent.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
PROTECTING NAVIGATION.

The opposition to the bill before the Legislature
for the construction of an island on Robbins Recfin
the harbor of Ncw-York seems to intensity At the
Chamber of Commerce meeting on Thursday. a
strong resolution was unanimously adopted protest
ing against it, A meeting Of the residents of New
Brighton, Staten Island is to be held to-day in op-
position to it. The pilots Of the port also sign
ing petition In opposition to the measure. which,
among other things. states that it Is feared that
the shoals created by the construction OF large
island in the harbor may tend to close. for naviga-
bIe purposes the channel of the Kill Won Kull,
which has recently become an important avenue Of
commerce. 10 connection with the extensive refner-
the last few years on the Jersey shore"
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
THE SALE OF CENTRAL PACIFIC.

DECISION BY IHE STOCK EXCHANGE ARBITRATION
COMMITTEE THAT THE STOCK WAS SOLD TX
DIVIDEND.
Immediately after the recent sale, on the Stock
Exchange of 80 600 shares of Central Pacific stock
some of the buyers claimed that they were entitled
TO the declared dividend of 3 per cent which WAS
payable on February /. The stock of the Central
Pacific is peculiar In this respect. that the shares
bear dividend coupon ts numbered consec-
utiyely. on which the dividends are paid when de-
clared. The ninth dividend was payable last Mon
dav bnt the coupon had been cut from the stock
delivered last week by the syndicate.
The claim to this dividend was referred TO the Ar
btration Committee OF the Stock Exchange, which
Yesterday held a protracted meeting. All OF the
uembers of the committee, of which Salem /. Rus
sell of s r. Russell g. Co., No. Wall-st. is the
chairman, were present. The syndicate was repre-
dented by its Executive Committee consisting OF X.
p Flower j. ID. Prince and j. d. PrObst {. 7. Hunt
inpton vice president of the Central Pacific Kali
road Company through whom the stock was sold TO
the syndicate, appeared as Witness before the
committed and isidOr Wormser, w. j. Lockwood and
Louis Marx were also witnesses. IL was shown IN
behalf of the syndicate that 1t had bought the
ctock ex dividend and that the buyers of more than
40 600 shares OF the stock sold on the Exchange
were aware that the stock was then offered by the
syndicate without the dividend coupon.
After long discussion, in which j. ID. Prince. Of
Prince & Whitley, made the closing argument on
the part Of the syndicate, the committee decided
that the stock was sold properly ex dividend. The
opinion, which is hnal. was unanimous. his Is
said TO be the fst of the kind this country,
although stock with dividend coupons is said 10 be
nat Uncommon.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
,nr voDu n.uy TRIBUNE. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY Z 1880

bed Thursday night. He had been On protrachecdd
debauch and an investigation showed tha1 ITO LA"
killed himself with Paris green.
STATEN ISLAND
ToMPKINsviLLE.-The preparations for the an.
nual charity ball on Staten Island on Monday next
are very complete.
sTApLEToN.-Stephen Krauss, of the firm Of Krauss
e. Co produce merchants at Stapeton, died sud-
denly early yesterday morning at his house.
RICHMoND.-Many of the Richmond County Re-
publicans are of the opinion that George Wllilam
Curtis will without doubt be delegate TO the otate
Convention.
NoRrnFIEID-It is said that Chairman kruser' OF
the Northfeld Excise Commissioners. Is about 10
resign being unwilling to serve in the Board any
longer under it's present management.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
DEFENDING HIS OWN LIFE.

TESTIMONY OF IAMMENs WHO Is ACCUSED OF
NUMBERING JOHN MEINRHOTFFEn.
In the Meicrhoeifer murder trial at Newark, yes
terdav, Franz Lannon'S, one of the prisoners told
his story. In testfying he was exceedingly polite'
addressing Judge Dcpue as Noble Brother" re-
ferrng to the counsel for Mrs Meierboefer as that
noble lawyer.D and frequently using the words
"My dear sir" to bis examining counsel. On Thurs
dav. the day of the murder, he raked leaves all the
morning. Between 10 and IL o'clock, he said, Mrs
Meierhoeffcr sent him to get some whiskey. He
might have been half hour going for the whiskey
He then raked leaves about forty-fve minutes
when he saw Mrs. Meerhoefler running out of the
bonse in a wild way. He could not understand
what she said, but thought from the movement OF
her head that she wished him to enter the house
Hewent in Just as the three hunters entered by the
front door, He sold them milk. When the hunters
went avay the witness went out the back door and
told Mrs. Mcicrhoeffer he had sold the milk. He
was out of the house at o'clock when Mrs. Meier
hoeffer called him TO feed the horse, stating that
1.-THE old man" had gone to Newark TO buy the boy
q suit of clothes. During the afternoon he was at
work about the place.
Lammens stated very earnestly that he did not
know all this time that the old farmer had been
killed. He spent the evening In the house brs.
Meierhoeffer acted as usual. He went TO bed with
the boy. and when the lad fell asleep he went TO
Mrs Meerhoeffers room. He was asleep when the
officers came and one of them asked him II there
was dead man in the cellar. He answered that
he did not know. Handouts was placed upon Mrs.
Meierhoeffcr Theodore and himself Mrs Meier;
hoeffer talked all the time, and when nc attempted
fo saw ANYTHING he was told TO keep quiet. lie last
saw the old man on Thursday, when he got the
whskey he was working at potatoes near the
little horse stable When the witness came back he
did not see him. ,
On cross-examnation by the State. Lammens said
he heard shot before the hunters went III the mouse
on the day of the murder. He could not say at the
time whether 10 was in the house or the woods. lie
had never spoken of this before and remembered it
most poweriul woman within fifty miles. No one
could 20 into her room without her permission.
The Court adjourned until 10 o'clock to-day.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL YEAR.
v1RE LEADIyG AMERICAN yEWsPApER'
THE REw-YoaK TRIBUNE Foa 1880.

During the coming Presidential year
THE TRIBUNE WI be more effective agency
than ever for telling the news best worth
knowing and for enforcing sound politics
From the day the war closed has been most anxious
Cor an end of sectional strife But it two years ago.
and was the first pcrssteny tc proclaim tho now dap-
ger to the country the rev ved alliance Of the Solid
South and Tammany Hall. Against that danger IL
sought rally the old party OF Freedom and the Union
II began by demanding the abandonment OF personal
diskes and set the example. II called for an end to
attacks upon each other instead OF the eDey and for
the heartiest agreement upon whatever it candidates
the majority shoad put up against tie common foc
Since then the tide OF disaster mas oeen
turned back every doubtful State has been won. and
the onens for National victory were never more cheer
,ng The Solid South and its Northern allies favored
Reputation and We have kept the Public Faith They
favored Imitation. aud have restored Specie Pay
ments They songht to break down the safeguards OK
tho ballot-box, and we have maintained the election
la
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
THE RECENT GALE AT SEA.

EXPERIENCE OF OCEAN sHAMsHIPs-FE1Rs of
THE LOSS OF A SUPPLY vEssEL-THE MISSING
YACHT COMING.
Captains of vessels which arrived yesterday re-
port the weather for several days as unusually Sc
we're. The ocean steamships were all more or less
DELAYED by head gales and seas. Inc hamburg
steamship Frisia, which arrived yesterday Dau
succession of gales for eight days, which seriously
intcrfered with the progress of the vessel On one
day the distance made was only l92 miles
The steamship Scvthia, from Liverpool, had sim
liar experience. Neither vessel suffered any serious
damage. . - uo-ra
on Thursday night. after a stormy voyage OF n1IN-
two DAYS. From December u until January ~
the vessel experienced Succession oi rcV0lV hg
gales of terrific force. Dnring the ngnV ,iv oa %
ceml,cr 30 when the vessel was laborlng heaVlN,
the main iron watcr-tank sprung leak ana all tne
fresh water except about 200 gallons IN tue cdShs
was lost. The course of the vessel was changeus W
make southern port TO obtain water; but ~ lew
days the crew were enabled 10 I'LL mp tbe TANKS
with rain-watcr, and the voyage was cohtlhIeo5 oo5
On January 10, in latitude 800 north l0ngtude, oo
west the British brig Betscy. from Venezuela Tor
LIVERPOOL, WAS sighted She had been sixiy-nye
days at sea, and was short of PROVISIONS a s4ppy
was gwen TO her by the Suliote. On Janll-
arv 30 the British bark Mystic Tie from
Wilmington. Del, for Rio Grande w2s spoken.
Captain Pc. .ersOn had died seven days after leaving
port and was buried al sea.
Apprebensions are felt for the safety Of the supply
steamer Form, of the Lighthouse Department.
which left Key West for this port on January 20
since Wnch lime no tldug Of her have been received
The East Beacon Lighthouse on Sandy HOOK Is
reported to be in a dangerous condition from the
Stephen Peabody. owner of the yacht Com
ing. tie probable loss of which was re-
ported ia yesterdays TRIBUNE, was in telegraphlc
communication with all stations on the Sound yes
terday. and could obtain no information OF the
vessel or her crew. $500,
A dispatch from Long Branch Yesterday stated
that the body of James Hue, the French traveller,
had not been claimed, and that it was buried at
Mechanicsville Cemetery, near the 800 victims OF
the ship New Era, wrecked in 1853. The bodies OF
Captain Newman the two Stanley brothers and
Rssevelt Richardson were sent by express to Ere
mont. Me. -,
The vessel sunk two miles off the Long
Branch Pier is not the schooner Charles WoolSey,
from Mansquan, as supposed The Wo0scy
passed Sandy Hook yesterday afternoon on her way
to New-YOrk. The identity OF the sunken vessel is
sill a mNSteIY.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
The Tribune's Position.

ne rrv TprpT.r,s share In all this those speak most
entbusIasticaly have seen most OF Tie sitnRee'
he Mcngan state Committee Oncl3ly ufgcl Ihc clr-
culatDn OF TIE TRIBUNE as the best means OF eIucauns
Tho voters and bringing out the vote. The Name Re-
publicans declared that 10 otter agency 9Ge 20 ian
votes. Ohio Pennsylvania ana NeW-1ofk tel eAo
story. ,,-.-. ,.h.. ora v,onav
than ever before TO hold the distinction u nas ,Obg
enioved OF fhe Eorgesf circulation sDs0sg fse 6es
seonye Ii secured ana means 10 retain ~ Dy oecV.n
hest conscience time, by keeping abreast OF he
highest progress avOrlng the ireet discussion, nealu
ai sides appealing always TO the beat Intelligence ana
the purest morality aud refusing To carer 10 tue ses
OF tie vile or the preiudices or tie ignorant.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
"a nv far the most successful Semi-Weeky IN the
countrT having four times the circulation OF any other
in Ncw-York It specially adapted to the large Class
az Intelligent professional or business eaucr- tog aE
from NeW-York To depend on our papers tof Ia, daly
news who nevertheless want the eniturias corIespo
depce book reviews, scientific matter lectures lcfsrV
Tnisceany etc, for which THE TRIBUNE Is Famous.
like THE WEEKLY 1t contains sixteen pages ana IS III
convenient form for binding
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE
romsns the great favorte of substantial country
nonuatiop IL revses and c0ndenses all tue news OF te
week into readable shape. It's aSreuituIai uepanr vr
aud it has always been considered the best.
Tia market reports have long been the reeog'
nzed authority on caue gram ana ecnotTh a. c0ny nn
nrodnce There special departments Tor the young
and for household interests the new nanilwork depart
ment already extremely popular gives nnnsuay acsa
rate and comprehensive instructions IN khi.t.ng cro
fhe humors OF the day all abundanty snppled.
The verdict of the tens OF thousands OF ou eaues ~
have returned IL during the past year Is lnt tney
find 1t better than ever increasing i'r1hnaso III ast
point we have touched ana TO oer the most aa%
Ing premium yet given, as follows;
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
HOME NEWS.
npnMrNENr AeRIvNLS.

Fifth Areune Hofel-Scnator George +. hnar' 90 %,
usssacbuse,ts Representatives Thomas II Hernaon u
,sS. AZ shelley of Alabama Judges Charles AndIeWS
g J. Foger ami George Danforth OF the ~ pnnsyl
- Innees and ex CONGRESSMAN ID. j. Morrell 0v
VI GU ,,f1sey Vons-Senators William A. Wa w
pennsyiyanla J. T. McDorald OF Indiana HenIy W. n a.
20 Nay uamnshfre and A. H. Garland. OF Arkansas ~ -
Sisan General Hazen and & J0nh a. sfenhen
~ Xihanv Bnchfnqhdm -AssociateJustice 5tcpV,
tteId ~ tho Tinted states Supreme Court bItb0O''
Uors~ProessOr Perce. OF Harvard colyee
man Rogers of BuhaIo VIM L. Putnam OF rhnt ror,,t" ~
Nc Marvin UnChrt Of Chicago. aud H. H. huI,puw hu,, " ~
fIeyeiana T1ion Squdrs Hotr,- Congressman warner
Miller OF Herkmer N. Y. Wcs'ntnster ho.s.nr aor
w hurchi of hndover, Mass. CcIsmgn heysSaIIi AVN
Saundcrs Of Neiraska - Veiropolffdn H0fe-Senalors
U Loons Of Atica and Charles A. Fowler, OF kihg'Von
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
RAISING MONEY FOR IRELAND.

The subscriptions to the Irish Relief Fund were
continued on the Cotton Exchange yesterday. The
total amount thus far is 800. the following being
tbe largest subscribers: Henry Hentz q Co., 800
Il. G. Allen, 800; Ralli Brothers, 800; Inman.
Swami g. Co., $5O JOHN F. Wenman, $50; J.
Rodocanarchi, $50; Robert Tannahll, $50. J.J.
w O,Dot0ghue treasurer OF the Parnell Irish Fam
ine Relief Fund acknowledges the receipt of
1898 33 to date.
Miss ParpelI. sister of the Irish agtator, visited
the Mavor of Newark yesterday In company with
Melody the Fenian, aud desired him 10 Issue card
stating that he wonld receive and send contribn-
lions To the Parneil Committee The Mayor de-
clned but stated that he would send any sums that
might be forwarded to him 10 whatever committee
the donors might Designate
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
ALLEGED ABUSES INVESTIGATED.
COMMISSIONERS cox's OPINION or THE MANAGE
MENr or RASDALL's ISLAND.

COMMISSIONER Cox's OPINION or THE MANAGE
MENr or RANDALIs ISLAND.
TpIprrSF reporter called on Commissioner Cox
ot the Department of Charities and Correction yes
terdav to ASCERTAIN the result Of Investigations
cerning the alleged abnses and mismanagement on
Randaps Island. With regard to the alleged mis-
conduct OF the matron. Mrs. ScOville, the Commits
sioner said that the Board would be governed by its
own conclusions in the matter. She was woman
respected by ali who knew her, and endowed with
a most kind and charitable disposition. The charge
in itself was frivolous and absurd. The man in
ouestion was an old freud or relative, who went
repeatedly to see her, and whose visits were known
10 all the inmates of the house. Mrs Scovillo lives
with her son. O young man of twenty or twenty-one
wears of age One day the old gentleman arrived
as usual and the weather being unfavorable 20 his
return Mrs Scovie prevailed upon him 10 share
the young mans room. 80.
Tie Commissioner denied that the children were
upderfed and said that each one had as much 10 eat
"a II desired With regard to the alleged Disgrace
ful and demorazed condition OF the scrub gang, the
Commissioner said that 1t was 10 doubt partly true
The gang consisted OF the most part of women who
had beeR committed by tho police magistrates.
Fortunately they were only There for short periods
The story of the coloTed woman. " Black Annie"
who had been accused of maltreatiDg child en-
trusted to her charge, was proved TO be entirely
false. The child had fallen accidentally from the
woman's arms. The death of the idiot boy who was
scalded In tub was also the result OF accident.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07

ouest now sitting for the County of Uhion respect
fully show that in the of their invesneation
into matters connected with the report oil Coionei
C. C. Stevenson, referred to them, they iound /.
necessary TO subpoena the books of the Mechanics
Savings Bank, an institution which mas now
gone ont of business. These books were not
requiredf or the current business OF tne oanh by
tbe 9us GraHd ,an Inquest, and they askthat they
be guarded for use the of the Grand Jnry,d
Judge Won Sickle replied that II any one remover
The comm COMMUNICATION and the Judges remarks have
cansed some excitement among the legal fraternity
Extra constables have been sworn 10 protect 'no
hooks