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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
ARMS LANDED IN IRELAND.

A SHIP SEIZED on THB WEST COAsr-THE POLICE
WATCHING IRIsH-AMERIcANs.
LONDON, Thursday, Dec 23. 1880.
telegram from Dublin states that the customs
authorities yesterday seized the Norwegian snip
Jnno Captain Carlson, in Glare River. near the
mouth of the Shannon. Her cargo. consisting Of
arms, was being landed Three wagon loads had
already been landed A force of marines and srtil-
lery have charge of the vessel. The telegram also
states that a number of young men recently arrived
from America under police surveillance.
1t appears from later details that the ship Juno
on which the arms were found. is from Cork for
Baltimore with railway iron and arms, mostly Old
fashioned carbines and revolvers. She was taken IN
tow, disabled. by tug and brought to LIMERICK
where she is under repair. Her cargo was
necessarily removed. The arms and ammunition
were taken TO the Queens stores under a military
guard. The Juno apparently the same vessel from
which arms were taken on August IL by party III
disguise.
Buckshot is still being manufactured for the Irish
constabulary. 1t iGthought the military will also
be supplied with buckshOt.
The Pope has addressed recommendation to the
Irish bishops urging them to use efforts toward
effecting the pacifcation OF Ireland.
After the arrival of the Grenadief Guards, the
Irish garrison Will comprise ten oatteres OF arti
lery, seven regiments OF cavalry; three companies
of engineers, twenty-eght battalIoDs OF infantry,
and SINE companies of the Army Service Corps.
The garrison of Ireland will number 10000 men
of all arms bv the LIST OF January.
Lord Derby has written to the chairman Of the
Boycott Reli.f Fund Committee expressing sympa-
thy with Captain Boycott and commencing the or
canizaton for his relief.
The parish priest says he intends TO bring libel
suit against Mr.. Bence Jones for saying that the
priest had induced the iaborers TO quit his employ
meDt.
The Dublin correspondent of The Times says
The introduction of the Land League into the North
Trel nd he'd the cH'ct or setting the existing
tenant-right borderers, had been for some time
qulescent again in motion IN some districts ana two
cuncurren movements now IN progress. one OF
which is distinct from the LeaQu, although agreeing 10
with It's principles. The priDtrs oil pacards
for League meetings throughout the country have re-
ceived directions attend the trial OF the trayersers
produce he orders for the publication OF the
placards.
company of the Army Service Corps, with COM
missara and transport has started for Ireland The
entire garrison in ireland does not now include
single distinc Cvey irish regiment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
STATE RAILROAD REPORTS.

AIRANY Dec. 23.-The following railroad
report. have been received by the State Engineer
,pnIed and unfaaded debt, So 425.b67 so. Nh ncr Of
stockholders, AZ Receps-From G & $s5 0 o|g 80;
other sources. $5.063 5S Payments-for roai e1pehs
Geneva. HorneIsve and Pine Creek-Paid capital
Lake Champlan and MOrian- PAID capital. 100000
500 1s from freight s56,s $50 other sources.
s4967 SO Payments-For road expenses, $780, 80 SO;
Ulster ana DslswarePid apital, 81, ,152 1906 funded
ds1 sossSSo sssI7 10 ?eG sn 1 "a
oiher sources. s156l27s q: Payments-Road expenses,
New Yolk and Ccney issud-Paid capital, 100000;
number OF stockholders7 z.
$500 coo annndsd Pass es9a
sengers $40 1877 OS freight, S662 l39 mails Se5.576;
eg a s s. dvEdeS%
New-YorK and Sea Beach-Pald capital. $3.50 900;
ceipts~From passengers. $294O6 So other sources,
sl,a75 92 Psymeu's-8oad expenses S2''o7o 90; in-
sGeepsheaG Bay and Coney Islandcapita subscribed.
go, $500; paid, $3.50; nj, ., ca, ,ooo.
funded debt, si2o' 900
Boston, HoosAc. funnel and WesterooPsid capital.
From passengers, 4O,22O 90; IRE g1 200 60 oher
sources. s0s,o51 22. Psymens-For road expenses,
heiropoltan EleyatedPaid capital $s59o ; SS o9e' %
fRd6 ooP Sa oooo e% on
capital from the Manhattan Company, s650ooOi
nents-For bonds $4,000; for dividends,
$3.50 600; for other items, $l20S9 25
FlshklI and Newburg-PaId capital 81 900; author
tied capital, s. 900 900; subscribed capital, $4,000
Brooklyn 81 rransit-Paid capital. $SO,O0Oi un-
funded debt $6s94 49,
The State Engineer and surveyor is preparing list
of the companies which have failed TO comply with the
law IN omttng 70 send In their reports 10 be submitted
10 the Attorney q General for prosecution.
THE NEW READING PLAN ADOPTED.
LONDON, Dec 23.-A meeting of bond and
shareholders Of Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
to-day after opposition by the supporters OF Mr.
Powell, passed unanimously the motion of Sir Henry
TYLER expressing confidence Mr. Gowen, and adopting
HE scheme.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. g3.--The following dispatch
has been received from Mr.. Gowent
LONDON Dec. 23.-Crowded mectng-perfect sueoess.
Res ouOns approving OF the deferred Income bonds and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
CRIMES AND CASUALTlES-BY TELEGRAPH
CONVICTED OLE MrRnrR.
LIREL sUIr FON 30. OOO

NDDIFBUEG. Penn. Dec. 23.-Ionathan Move
today convicted Of the murder OF Gretchen kntzlef
1877
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-30
Don't OyerwOrk the Brain.

There is something more dreadful in
the consequences of working the mind to
exhaustion than in similar abuse of the
body.
DIR. Parker, of New York, delivered a
lecture in that city, in which he showed
the evils proceeding from the transgres-
sion of the limits of their powers by liter
airy men.
He said: "No man can do headwork
faithfully for more than four or five OF
six hours IF that time is exceeded, all
the phosphorus is carried off, and the
man becomes irritable, broken down, and
has softening of the brain.
81 have seen this overwork in lawyers,
doctors, clergymen and merchants who
have worked the brain for ten hours.
"They have dropped under the burden.
You can not violate the law Of God with
impunity. Sir Walter Scott did large
amount of brain work in his day, but he
did not overwork himself In his latter
days, however, he became pecuniarily
embarrassed, and resorted to his literary
pursuits to save himself; but he worked
too hard and completely broke himself
down. .f
Zone of the best scholars / ever knew
completely broke himself down in his
younger days. but he lived on to seventy,
though he could only work some four
hours a day. After these hours he en-
gagged in vigorous exercise to keep him
out of the house as much as possible, and
he continued one Of the best professors
in the country"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-30
Cost of Snirits and Beer.

The profit on the sale of whisky by re-
tail is enormous. There are in barrel
Of whisky thirty-one gallons At retail
there are GA drinks in a gallon, and 1884
drinks in a barrel; cost per gallon, say
-. SO. This makes the cost of 81 gallons
$7750, and 1884 drinks at 10 cents a
drink are $198.50. Deduct the cost,
$3.50, and it leaves of profit for one
barrel Of whisky, $4,000. If saloon
Keeper can sell 4 barrels a month he re-
eeives $4S3. go, .andfor the year So, 1903. 90.
Take out for expences $1,000, and it
leaves net profit of 81, 303 90.
For barrel of ale of 81 gallons the
cost is about So. In gallon the num-
Der of drinks will average IS, at 5 cents
q drink; this is 80 cents gallon, or
$2790 barrel. Deduct the cost of
beer, So, and it leaves Of profit 1880 a
barrel, or on the Ii, 900, 900 of barrels, at
5 cents glass for beer and ale, of $685.
100000.
The cost to the people of the United
States for distilled and fermented liquors
must be some $500, 100000 year. This
is an enormous sum for drink! And not
a dollar of this vast expenditure adds
anything to the physical, mental, or
moral well being of our family, but Gre
ates misery and evil beyond the power Of
any pen to describe or any imagination
to conceive. And yet we have this. fact
to- console us: There are not as much
ardent spirits consumed now, per capita,
as fifty years ago. The consumption Of
beer and ale is greater. = Ercha1lqe.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-30
Trapping GOphers.

The Santa Ana (Cal.) Times says
that the farmers of that valley are
catching the gophers in the following
manner "a trench is dug about three
feet deep, by two feet wide, across the
entire premises, and barrels, boxes, or
cans are placed at convenient distances,
which are sunk deep enough so that
the mouth comes even with the bottom
of the trench. Now, in digging trench
three feet deep, the subterranean pas
sages and general run of the gophers
are cut off and left open in the trench,
and, as the gopher does most of his
work and travelling in the night, he nat
urally tumblcs into the ditch. when
once there, his next move, naturally
enough, is to hunt for another passage
whereby he may continue his journey,
and the consequences are that he fol-
lows the ditch until he comes to one of
the boxes, barrels, or cans, which he
tumbles into, when 10, and behold, he
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-30

One day, while catching minnows as
usual, l noticed a number of snakes, the
common water moccasin, approaching
the dam or footway Of stones. The water
vet lacked several inches of reaching the
top of the stoneway, although it was
rushing in quite rapidly, and carrying
with it many bull-minnows and small
white perch which were unable to resist
it. Watching the snakes, [ saw one
after another reach the dam and take
their station upon it, srbmerging them
selves all but their heads, which were
raised about an inch above the water,
and pointed in the direction of the in
coming tide. In this position | counted
seventeen snakes, arranged In uneven
intervals, in a space of less than sixty
feet. came to the conclusion at once
that they were fishing, and watched
them with good deal ofinterest. Pretty
soon saw one head strike forward, going
under the water, reappearing in mo-
ment with very large bull minnow in.
its mouth. The snake Immediately loos-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-30
A Governors Experience.

A correspondent of the Utica Herald
reports Ex-Governor Hoffman as saying
that one day near the close of his term
he was sitting in the executive chamber,
when o strange man entered, unan-
nounced and unceremoniously seated
himself In a moment he extended his
hand, in the palm of which lay a
somewhat battered musket ball. "Gov-
ernor," said he "that musket ball killed
my brother in the streets of New York.
1t was fired by one of the militia, WHO
were acting by virtue of your orders. I
regarded you as my brothers murderer,
and overhis dead body swore that I would
take the same bullet that killed him and
with it kill you: I have many times
started to make good my vow, but each
time deferred it. For certain reasons [
have made up my mind to let you live,
but | want you to know that you owe
your life to me, and continue to live en-
tirely by my suffrance. The man then
quietly arose, picked up his hat, and I'M
concernedly walked away. The Gov
ernor, the letter says, admitted that the
episode startled him; but when asked
what he would do again in an emergency
similar to that of July, 1871, he promptly
replied: 81 would do precisely as l did
before
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-30
Pure Waters at Cincinnati.

The Nile, like the Mississippi, the
Yang-tse-Kiang, the Orinoco, and many
other large rivers, is a more OF less mud
dy stream. 1t is noted by travellers on
the Mississippi that the water of that
great river, turbid as it is from the union
with its upper waters of the soil-laden
current of the Missouri, is nevertheless,
after it has been left to F'settle, remark
ably sweet and pleasant drinking water
It may be that the pleasant taste, both
of the Mississippi and the Nile, is due to
the tlubid nature of those rivers. If that
is the case, by all means let the importa-
ton of Nile water be delayed until the
people of the United States can all have
pull at the Ohio River water that is used
at Cincinnati One tumblerful of that
stuff will make deposit of mud and sand
to the depth of quarter of the entire
contents. In fact, the Cincinnati water
is about an equal mixture of mud and
water. No wonder the population takes
largely to other drinks Hartford Times.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-30
Garrick.

.Garrick's character was by no means
perfect. Many faults were laid to his
charge; and among others was his fond
ness of fattery Murphy, to whom
Garrick had given loan upon loan of
money, accuses him of meanness. This
charge, however, has been proved to be
rs unjust as it was ungrateful. On one
occasion Murphy was. asked his opinion
of Garrick. Hereplied: "Off the stage,
sir, he was mean, sneaking fellow; but
on the stage throwing up his hands
and eyes" Impossible to described
Mrs. Give was one night standing at the
wing; alternately weeping and scolding
at Garrick's acting; and turning away in
anger, she exclaimed: 81 believe he
could act gridironl' Once, at splen-
did dinner-p party at Lord IS they sud
denly missed Garrick, and could not i'm
agine what had become of him, until
they were drawn to the window by the
conyulsive shrieks of laughter of young
negro boy, who was rolling on the ground
in an ecstacy Of delight to see Garrick
mimicking a turkey-cock in the court
yard, with his at-tail stuck out behind,
and In seeming futter of feathered
rage and pride. In Clear" Garrick's
very stick acted. The scene with Corde-
LA and the physician, as Garrick played
it, was inefably pathetic. The anathema
in this play exceeded all Imagination; it
electrified the audience with horror.
The words ''Kill-kill- kill" echoed the
revenge and impotent rage of frantic
King. - Chambers Journal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-30

If any one wishes to grow feshy, a
pint of milk taken before retiring at
night will soon cover the scrawniest
bones. Although nowadays we see a
good many feshy persons, there are a
great many lean and lank ones, who
sigh for the fashionable measure of
plumpness, and who would be vastly
improved in health and appearance
could their figures be rounded with
good, solid flesh Nothing is more GOV
eted by thin women than full figure,
and nothing will so raise the ire and
provoke the scandal of the "clipper-
builds as the consciousness of plump
ness in rival.
In cases of fever and summer COM
plant milk is now given with excellent
results. The idea that milk is feverish
has exploded, and it is now the physi-
clans great reliance in bringing through
typhoid patients, or those in too low a
state to be nourished by solid food. 1t
is a mistake to scrimp the milk pitcher.
Take more milk and buy less meat.
Look to your milkman have large
sized, well-flled milk pitchers on the
table each meal, and you will have sound
flesh and save doctors bills. &
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-30
Brefer Spelling i'm the New York ;Trib-


Your article on the subject, Boil It
Down." l propose to inspect and "boil
it down" to consistency ou.would little
suspect. By actual count your article
contains 337 silent letters that is, letters
that ar not of the slitest use. in express
ing the riten idea or the. sounds of the
words spoken. Your article, as printed,
contains an average of thirtyfour letters
to line, and so it will be very nearly
acuratc to sa that the 337 letters make
ten lines. There ar seventy-four lines
in the article. Take out the ten lines of
useles silent letters, and you "bofl it
down to sixty-four lines of vital, eject
iv letters that is, IA per cent. Of your
article conveys no idea, expresses moth
ing, and is wors than use1es, becaus it
couples valuable space. If that ratio
holds good thruout the expression of En-
glish speech in type to-da- and it does
aproximately-14 per cent. of every isuel
of the Tribune is desert waste. Not a.
twig sprouts nor blade of idea gros in
it. You ar patiently, laboriusly and
uselesly putting into type, where it is ex-
pensiv. what is not uttered in speech,
where prodigality Is chep and permisi-
BILE. Of the seventy-two columns Of your
daily isue IA per cent or about ten col
ums are devoted to these costs of letters,
who stalk thru the Tribune without any
soul, or idea, or function whatever. If
they would only so much as "squeak
and iibber," there mite be modicum of
sens which would justify their parade,
but they do not There they stand,
stupidity, stolidly silent. The Great ST.
lent Man himself is not more vacantly
unuterable.
Now what would the. space of those
ten sterile columns be worth to you for
advertising? At 200 lines per colum,
and so cents per line, your medium rate,
the sum would equal 81, 900, which you
ar contributing every day to the sup
port of these shades. In one year the
sum would amount to $500, 900, and in
ten years to 5000, 900, for the Tribune
alone. The ousting of these expensive
parasites in type is only question OF
time. This is an age that destroys
shams, and these sham letters are fated
to go with the rest. G. Leland, IN
the Mem York Tribune
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-30

Oled its hold upon the rocks and swan
for the shore, reaching which it disap-
peared In the bushes and this was re-
peated at intervals by each of the sew
enteen snakes. When they returned
from the bushes, having made short
work of their CATCH" each snake
sought his own particular location ON
the rocks, there being no clashing of in
terests there. Now how is this for
reason or instinct? How do these
snakes know where to locate themselves.
and the particular stage of the tide at
which to start on their fishing excur-
sion? How do they know that a num-
Der of minnows will be swept over the
miniature falls made by the rocks !?
These are questions that go beyond nv
comprehension, and l leave them for
Others 20 answer. But the facts remain.
and any one who will take the trouble
may verify them at any time during the
summer by visit to Gravelly creek
Forest and Stream.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-30
BUSINESS FAILURES.
statistics Presented i'm DUN, Barlow
a. Co.'s Circular.
From the New York Timesl

From the New York Times.
According to the quarterly circular
giving statistics of the business failures
in this country which has just been is
sued by Dun, Barlow & Co., the year
1880 has thus far shown a gratifying, as
well as an astonishing, diminution
in the number of failures, and the
amount of consequent losses. During
the last three months only LOGS failures
have been reported in the entire coun-
try, with liabilities amounting to $40, :
Ill $3.50. or an average liability of $751;
1884. The first three months of the pres
ent year witnessed /, 1872 failures, while
the liabilities aggregated only So, 777,-
074, making the average liability only
IS, 922. For the first half of 1880, there
fore. the number of failures throughout
the States and Territories amounted
only to 2,497, with total liabilities aggre-
eating $50. S8S, 1853. These figures are
the smallest ever recorded for any sim
liar period since Dun, Barlow q Co.
have begun to publish statistics. There
was remarkable falling off in failures
during the first six months of 1879, but
the decrease this year has been even
greater In the first half of last year
there were reported 4,058 failures, with
liabilities amounting to $50, 779, 300
This seemed like wonderful reduction,
when compared with the first six months
Of the year previous, 1878. when the la
bilities reached $130,000,000 in round
numbers, or nearly twice as great a sum
as in 1879.
The present year shows thus far a
ratio OF reduction over 1879 fully as great
as that year did over the preceding year
This means that the first Fix months of
1880, as compared with the correspond
ing period of 1878, shows a reduction in
the amount of losses by failures of near
ly 800, 100000. During the entire year
1878 there were 10, 478 failures, with liza
bilities reaching the enormous amount
of 1924, 1888, 132, giving an average loss
Of each failure of 500, 1863. Last year
the number of failures was 6,65S, with
a total of $9S, 149, 053 liabilities, the av-
erage liability being STAT The fact
that this rapid decline in failures has
continued up to the present time may
be taken as a fresh illustration of the
healthy condition of the business of the
country which nearly everybody be-
lieves prevails. When losses by bad
debts have been reduced in two years
from an amount equal to Sc, OOO,O 900 per
week down to a sum equaling less than
81, $50, 900 per week, that fact would
certainly seem to be sure sign of a
general business prosperity. Not only
are the figures in themselves evidence
of prosperity, but the absence of loss
which they imply is a part of the exist
ing favorable condition of business. II
is evident that SO far as credits are con
cerned the risks of business in the last
six months have been reduced to q
minimum. 1t is to be remembered, too
that the volume of business transactions
has increased enormously over that Of
preceding years. IL
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-30

A NEW method of suicide was recently
chosen by a Russian teacher. He
mounted his horse and madly leaped
from high precipice into o river. The
man was drowned, but the horse, though
much hurt, came out of the water alive.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-30
Pounds

Of course, such tables represent only
general results Much depends on the
quality of the food, the form in which it
is given, the condition of the animal to
which it is fed, and other circumstances
which the intelligent farmer understands.
A RUSSIAN priest of Eletz, in the Ore
province, recently declared from the
pulpit that the entire nobility of Russia
is tainted with Nihilism. He was ar
raigned before magistrate, and, for a
defense, averred That he only quoted
from the Moscorskid Te1opa0sti. This
was not considered sufficient excuse
and he was depriTed of his office and
banished from his native city.
A FRENCH traveller, who has just COM
pleted a trip around the world, says that
the Americans are the most serious peo-
pie he encountered.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-30

WHEN party of gentlemen and ladies
we're climbing to the top of high church
tower, one hot day, a gentleman re-
marked, "This is rather spiral flight of
steps. To which alady rejoined, Eyes,
perspiral," and she wiped her brow as
she smoke.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-30

Is caught in a manner from which there
is no escape. Very often the farmer
will make a haul of fifty or sixty of
morning, and not good day for
gophers either
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-30
New York Cities.

The following table shows the popu-
lation of many of the cities in the State
of New York, as returned by the census,
with their relative standing and their
population in 1875 and 1870:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-30
Nourisl,ment in Food.

IN the following table, com mon hay is
uaken as the standard, and the numbers
opposite each substance show how many
pounds of each contain nourishment
equivalent to ten pounds of hay,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-30

In Trenton, Nd, is snapping-turtle
which draws a child's express wagon.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-11-20

1t is not cure-all-Reed's Gilt Edge
Tonic it will positively cure fever
and ague, dyspepsia and malaria. 4
Victims of the chills and fever will
find instant relief in Reeds Gilt Edge
Tonic.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-11-20

The schOOn, John Miner brought g.
600 bushels of wheat and 5000 bushels of
corn for Macarthur, Smith 81 Co.