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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-15
RIVALS FOR THE POSSESSION OF A BOY.

L
John DAILY, the twelve-year-old boy who, 1t Is
SAID by his aunt. Mrs. Mary Mccarthy, was KID
manned from hls home, No. POS East Fllty-plnth-
st on Friday is in Pttsburg, where he was taken
by Michael DAILY of Scranton. Yesterday morning
james Mccarthy the h1iband of the boys aunt
called at Police Headquarters and told Superin-
tendent Walling that he went TO scranton on
Saturday aud asked James Daily Mlchaeis laihsr'
Tor tbe bow DAILY SAID that he had the lad aud de
oIored that he would not give him up, adding that
he intended to keep him aud make man OF him.
Superintendent Waling told Mccarthy that II nc
wished to recover the boy, he would have to go 10
Pttsburg and complain 10 the chief OF police there
To a TRIBUNE reporter Mr. Mccarthy said thlt
Moved M a responsible position on the Northern
Pacific Railway in Washington Territory. James
DAILY is one of the firm OF Meyers u Daly'
Of Scranton and il man OF wealth..
The mother of the boy. accompanied by
brother and the boy, then baOY OF
fourteen months visited her husband IN December,
1872 while he was at Bound Brook, y, J. NhiIe
she was walking along the railway track, she ana
her brother were run over and killed by loComO-
tive aud the baby was thrown "A distance OF Sixty
feet The child was picked mp uninluTed. Inc
child two years. when DAILY married the second
time and took the boy. After living with ms Wlle
a little over a year. DAILY deserted her and went 20
California and the boy returned 10 the keep
ing Of Mccarthy -Four years aitgrwarl Tho dc"
scr cd wife followed her husband 90 California,
and In $50 she died. The boy has remained with
Mccarthy since 1874. He regarded the kdhap-
ping of the boy 10y hIs uncle a. particularly unjust
because he had supported him 30 long, aud was just
beginning 10 obtain some return from the boy
work for his years OF care.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-15
PRESIDENT ROBINSON At CORNELL.

ITHACA, n. Y, Oct. lathe Rev. DIR. Rob-
imam president Of Brown University, delivered two
sermons before tho students Of Cornell University
to-day. His morning topic "The ReasonaO'eness
of Faith" and that of the afternoon worship to
Christ" The method Of delivery of the speaker was
main stragntfUrwar aud effective from his doWnrlgh6
earnestuess An apprecatye audience listened TO eash
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-15

his pockqts At the station-hOuse Horsemau was
also identified by James Cahill, private watch.
man nj Twenty -slxth-st. and Tenth-ave,, as one OF
a party Of young rnfians who had attacked ana
beaten him while ON duty at bis post. Judge
Duffy held Horseman in s 900 bail to answer the
first charge. Morris Mccarthy and william DonO-
van. who were also arrested participants IN the
assault upon Cahill, were sentenced to the Island
Tor bs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-15
KNOCKED DOWN BY A HIGHWAY ROBBED

Henry Horsemau. of No 524 West Twenty
seventh-st., yesterday at the Jefferson Market
Police Court was charged with highway robbery
ana leOHIous assault. John Ii. SOby, steward on
an English vessel, said that he walking down
Tweuty-fOurth-st. near Ienth-avc, about O'clock,
when he was attacked from behind by two men,
who tried TO rob Inn. His cries for help brought
couple of policemen 10 The spot, and the fcOtpads
made Of one of them kicking him in the face as he
lay upon the sidewalk. Hurseman, who soon
after ward arrested, fully identified by Soby as
the man who had assaulted him and tried " rifle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-15
SEEKING NEWS OF A DAUGHTERS DEATH.

The funeral Of Miss Pauline Roberts who was
taken i'll in FOurth-avc. car on Thursday eve
ming and died suddenly, was held Yesterday after
noon at her mothers home, in Scyenth-ayc., near
Ono-hundrcd-a nd-twenty- siXth-st. Mrs. Roberts
had advertised for the gentleman who assisted her
daughter when she was taken i'll. She Is woman
of quiet, lady-lile manners, and she conducts
Young lady seminary at her homo.
. wanted to fnd some one, i" she said to a TRIB-
t-NE reporter " who could tell me something Ill
rcctIy relating TO my daughters death. She was
my only daughter, and she left me to all appear
ancc in perfect health that afternoon. / went 70
the car-siablcs and met with most cruel rebuis /
did not want information to prosecute the company,
but wanted to find the conductor IN whose car my
daughter was when she became IN. | was sent
from one official TO another each one turning me
rudclv away. | have seen friend who met her as
shc was about 10 take the car 10 return home
That was few minutes before ? o'clock; She died
at little after o. but was not informed until after
10 NV child was taken from the car when even
then she must have been dying and instead OF being
placed where aid could have been rendered, she was
LEFT on the pavement exposed To the crowd Any
one could see By her dress what were her clTcun-
stances. feel as il l should become wild when
think Of il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-15
THE ILLNESS OF REV. A. J. DoNNELLY.

,-1s nInrc comfortable Yesterday planning Of
les pain. Ills physician Dr. 5. 2. Burdtck, of No.
n West FOrtv-secOndst., gave a Tribune reporter
lat evening the following statement regarding ms
natient's C0ud itOni He II suffering from rena!
disturbances. At present he Is improving, and l
hope to be able g restore him to actV6 conqltl9hs
again. but his case is not particularly Iattering'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-15
yEvspAPERS AND NEWSDEALERS

CONSISTENCY OF "HERALD" PHILANTHROPY
10 the razor Of Thc IrtOuhe.
SIR. Since Mr.. j. G.. Benefits latest touch
~ bepsyolence toward the public In furnishing The Her
aid Tor cents n copy and "all ohcr papers Tor the
prce printed thereon 70 would be absurdy for him
10 nresume that all the other papers" would allow him
orrer compensation than he Is willing to give for dis
trimming his own paper nor would II show any business
prpcple on their part TO the same commission
20 us neysmen should we consent 10 handle The Herald
for third Of a cent, for Is not any other paper just as
osan or Is read by class Of people less gehIeel Juan
Tn, HsradR Ia II more laborl0us 10 serve sun or IRIB
USE than Heraidi
But consistency is not strong point OF the Hera"'
To illustrate It give the public the following To Judge
frot In the fall OF 1876 The Herald reduced its price
from 10 cents "tO benefit the public But II never
told the public that one-half this reduction was levied on
the newsdcaIers and that he alone took the glory OF
being benefactOr Mr.. Bennett at that tno reduced
the subscription price to subscribers for The Hcrad 10
a n. anHum. TO ncWmeu and boys n" ChOtStu =
crnts coDy-a reduction Of former prOut Ol = cent
which for the year amounted Sundays AT cents II
cow 10 80 90 70 furnish The Hsrdid 10 single SUI
scribers al figures had To incur an c1pc1e
Including hostage wrappers and clerical service 81 ~ 80
Deduct Tits the subscr puOn price or FlO ahu II
leaves 81 10 or 50 80 less he charged every news
man per aunum. And by 80 doing be- has pelcehed NO
out oil 81 600 OF 100 HcrddS per uty th
last years Is tns Herald logic or one way o'
me Herald IN bcnenung the puDlcl IL w.
BrODkiygt, Oct IL, 1888.
4 SNARE AND DELUsIoN OF "THE HERALD"
rome Edttor or me Trt6une.
SIR: When The Herad, by the aid OF soft
soap tries to impress upon OF the dealers that by
the Increased demand The Herald they will make up
for the smaller profit does t that there are people
who have never read paper, and Will only be induced
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-15
JOHN B. COUGH At JERRY" pAULETS

Jerry McAuley's Cremorne Mission in
Thirty-seoond,sh, near siKth.aye, crowded last
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-24

Mr.. Winter, the great Australian
sheep farmer, has arrived in New York,
and talks freely about the objects of his
visit. 81 am, said he, "here for the
purpose of purchasing sheep to ship to
Australia for my ranch. / was here last
spring end made some purchases, and
a number of sheep from San
Francisco. Siuce then 1 have been in
and Scotland examining stock,
and l have Just returned"
"The foot and mouth disease is over
running the island, and was afraid to
buy anything for fear of introducing
the plague among my stock. The foot
and mouth disease is a new one-that
is it Is only about fifteen years since it
was first heard of. In Scotland ex-
amined some stock, and learned there
that hares, rabbits and dogs spread the
disease. / shall remain in the city a
few days only, and am then going to
Montana. L may buy there, but will
surely buy in California unless the sheep
there has the plague. But my buying
depends on whether or not the colonies
will admit stock from this country. 1
notice that New Zealand has shut her
door on the importation of sheep and
cattle, and possibly the other colonies
have followed her. 1 buy Spanish
merinos, the "Infantas," which have
been kept pure nowhere outside of the
United States. When l get them to
Australia they will be crossed with our
entire stock, the Australian merinos. 1
sell my heecef for thirty cents undressed,
and sometimes have received forty-five
for it." Mr., Winter. when asked how
large his farm was, said: 81 have abont
SO, 900 acres, of which 1000 are in the
Lucerne grass, or alfalfa, as it is called
in California. The Lucerne is capable
of supporting fifty sheep for season
on one acre. My farm has stocked on
it about $4,000 sheep, 1000 head of
cattle, and 500 horses. There is one
man in Australia, Mr.. Sam Machey, of
New South Wales, who sheared 1,500,-
900 sheep last year, and tnis year he
expects to have 2,500,000. His lands
run 700 miles in one direction and COM
prises 100000 acres, and have been
nearly ali reclaimed from the desert"
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-24
NUMBER 49.


sam Pine, the brutal assallant of Miss
Helen Stocum, of North Salem, New
York, and a burglar and horse thief.
who was recently sentenced by Judge
Sanford, at the criminal term of the
Court, to fourteen years. Imprisonment
in the Connecticut State Prison, has
made his escape from the Jail.
'Sheriff Crosby discovered the fact
when he made his morning tour of the
corridors at O'Clock. Pine had saw
ed out two iron bars, each Ii inches in
diameter, through which he made his
exit to the jail-room, thence through
the hallway upstairs to the workshop,
where he removed lock to the door,
entered the workshop, climbed to wa
ter-iank, sawed a hole through the roof,
and descended either by the Lightning
rod or conductor to the ground. As
soon as his escape was made known Sher-
iff Crosby wired State Attorney Fessen-
den at Stamford to come Immediately
to this city, where council was held as
to the best means of re-capturing him.
"The plan was to keep the matter Sc
cret until after the publication of the
evening papers, on the theory that if
Pine did not escape till towards daylight
ne would be secreted some place near
the Jail and perhaps be discovered before
night.
every effort ON the part of private
detectives, however, failed to discover
him, and at 5 o'clock in the evening
the general alarm was given from lip to
lip, and telegraph operators were busy
sending the State attorneys and sher-
iff's messages to all the adjacent princi-
pal cities and to every town in the State.
The message read:
"'The sheriff of Fairfield county Of
fers 81 900 reward for the capture of
Sam Pine.'
''It has been noticed by his attend
ants that he had been exceedingly re-
ticent since his capture, though after
his sentence he remarked to a deputy
sheriff that he was glad he had received
the sentence
mo tools or other evidences of as
sistance were found in the cell which
he had occupied, nor over the pathway
to his freedom. 1t is unfortunate for
Sheriff Crosby that this infamous Grim
nal should escape his custody immedi-
ately on the eve OF his reelection, tho
no blame can be attached to HIM in any
way for Sans escape.
The night guard was sleeping quiet
ly in an open cell at the end Of the cor
ridor by which the fleeing prisoner pass
ed and whom he probably bade a silent
adieu. Every effort is being made to
recapture him, but with little probable
ity of success. The woods are being
secured, scouting parties have gone to
the negro settlement, and, stimulated
by a stiff reward, nothing will be left
nndone to bring the scoundrel to JUS
tice.
"For years Sam Pine has been ter
ror and scarcely crime short of MUIR
der but he has committed. Had he
been captured while the excitement ov-
er the brutal assault on Miss Stocum
was at its height he would have been
stretched to a tree by the infuriated
mob
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-24
Smoking in Mexico.

While waiting for coffee, and afterward
during pauses iu the conversation, the
gentlemen of the family and not infre
quently the ladies' als1-settle gracefully
back IN their chairs and rnj ~ u cigarette
or two. | learned lesson at my very
first dinner IN Mexico 1t was at hotel
table, and stranger Mexican seated be-
side me, who happened tu finish his dinner
first innocenly lighted his cigar for the
usual table smoke, which l, in the depth
OF my ignorance, regarded as a personal
insult, and Indignantly left the table.
Since tnat day l have become ''learneI
in the ways OF tue Egyptians" and cannot
only tolerate the national custom with
equanlmity, but (be not Mortified, oh, fas-
tldious friends) occasionally take dinner
cigarette myself. When one IS in Rome
it is well to do as Romans do. These tiny
Mexican cigarettes, rolled up in corn-husks
or tissue paper, are not at all like the
strong-smelllng things we have In the
United States. These are not much
larger than strsw5, the husk is sweet to
the taste, and they have a delicate fra-
GRANGE which is very pleasant. In Mex.
leo everybody smokes at all times and in
all places at the theater, IN the balt room,
everywhere. In making formal calls or
more extended visits, pohteness demands
an immediate and frequent exchange OF
cigarettes and light'-with many cour-
teeus words, az ''after you, sonora" IRE
ferring to the match)-p:ecisely as our
ancestors were wont 10 proffer and ac-
cept the civilitles of the snuif-box.
Every Mexican lady's pocket is supplied
with Matchbox aud cigarette-holder of
more or less elegance, and the dainty
fingers of many fair young senorita
are dlscolored like polished bronze at the
fro II much cigarette rolling.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-24

short description OF the manner In
which lacquering is done may be of
interest to our readers, and mere we
will describe it as briefly as possible.
The operation depends, of course, on
the peculiar properties of the lacquer
and the effects to be produced. The
raw lacquer, chiefly the Seshine urushi,
is used for pruning, with an addition OF
burnt clay dust, or fine stone powder,
so as to produce coating of the utmost
hardness. The prepared lacquer, after
having been strained, is slightly trans.
parent when applied in thin layers, and
possesses a color similar to that of
shellac; this transparency is occasional
y increased by a small addition of dry
ing-oil, which, by mere hardening; pro-
duces sufficient glossiness of the sur
face, whereas the pure lacquer has to
be polished. For coloring, the lacquer
is mixed with ciunaba or piment, red
oxide of iron or Prusian blue, etc.
The black lacquer is prepared in the
following manner. 1t is effected with
out any addition of solid particles,
such as lampblack or similar substauc-
es, but merely by stirring the crude
lacquer for day or two in the open air,
whereupon it assumes q very dark
brown color. Towards the end OF the
operation small quantity of water,
which has been kept standing for
few days, mingled with with iron filings
or a gall-nut infusion darkened by the
addition of iron, is added, and the
whole stirred again until part of the
water has evaporated; then the lacquer
acquires proper consistence and color,
The addition of this water is SAID to
cause the highest brilliancy and black
ness of lacquer. Sometimes the colored
lacquer is used when the final coating
IS required to be OF a transparent nature.
Either the unmixed, strained lacquer,
or that peculiar kind of lacquer which
has been thin ned by an addition of oil,
is used,
The mixing Of lacquer with harden.
ing or coloring powders Is generally
effected by the lacquerer himself on
wooden board with wooden spatula Just
before using it. Finally, the thick
mixture is foreibly stra ined through
piece of paper called yaShinogami.
Should the lacquer become too stiff for
use, some bits of camphor are crushed
and thoroughly mixed with the lacquer
by spatula, and then it becomes more
liquid. Before beginning to lacquer,
the artist often lines the exterior OF the
objects. especially the joints and corers,
with linen gauze orgoshanoganai pasted
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-24

recently paid a visit to the celebrated
oyster beds at Sneem, writes a correspon-
dent from Kenmare, Ireland. Kenmare
oysters, or rather Bands oysters, have
quite reputation, and bring the highest
figures in the oyster market. Mr.. Bland
is The proprietor OF the beds, and owns
large property ia the neighborhood.
Commencing WI b this season he has
formed limited company for the more
profitable working of this valuable fish
cry. The oyster beds are twenty acres
in extent, produce some 800, 600 aAnu-
ally, which are selling now at 10 shIl-
lungs (S2.50) per 100. During tho past
few Years they have bee1 sold at IL
shlllings, IA shillngs, and up TO as high
as l6 shillIngs per 100, wholesale. They
are shipped in boxes, generally containing
about l,10O, to Killarney (thlrty-fve
miles,, and from there by rall and boat
10 Cork, Dublin, London, Liverpool, etc.
AS may be judged, oysters are at present
beyond the reach of men OF even moder-
ate incomes. They have been rising IN
price every season, until they have reached
point when 1t Is found cheaper hospi-
tallty to take friend into club or first
class restaurant and give him a good din
ner Than to ask him to have an oyster
lunch. was rowed over the be..s, which
at the time OF my visit were covered with
ten 10 twelve feet OF water. shown how
tie seed was laid down, and the gradual
growth aud development from the ''spat"
to the niatnred oyster. lhe 'seed" is
brought from the French coast, prices
varying from three shi,hngs to e2 per
600, according 10 size and age. The
coast of Brittany Is the great source Of
supply for the Eagllsh AMI Irish fisher
les. This seed is placed IN trays, by
3 feet and Inches IN height, MADE of
1ne galvanized woven wire and divi-
ded each into six compartments. The
frame is of thick slate; over it is placed
a tight fitting frame, called an ''ambu-
lance" the frames are well tarred over
with boiling pitch, and IN this condition
are placed In the beds. The second sea-
son these are picked over, the large ones
taken out are placed In ponds or ''parks"
winch are sections 90 by 20 feet under
wafer, formed by strong wire. Here they
are left for another year, when they are
removed to the regular bed, as required.
1t takes four years-two years IL these
nurseries and two years IN the regular
beds-before the oyster is matured and tit
for market. With the old native spat tine
Irish oyster grew to a larger sue than Is
produced by the foreigu seed, although
the superior Aav0r and excellence Of the
latter is admitted, A large staff Is kept
employed at the Sneem beds, and the
oysters are taken up from the middle OF
September to the end Of April. The
drive from Kenmare 10 Sneem is one of
the most delightful among tue many
charming drives in this part of the south
of Ireland
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-24

A German savant named Grusel-
bach, Professor of Chemical Science in
the University Of Upsala, has been de-
voting a considerable time to perfect
ing an apparatus to freeze living people,
and keep them in a torpid condition for
a year or two. In any case, he an
nounces that he will undertake by his
process to freeze up any lady orgentle-
men willing to submit to the expert
ment, and benumb them, deprive them
to all appearances of vitality, pledging
his word to bring them round again at
the expiration of couple of years, with
no prejudicial effects to mind or body.
AS no adventurous person has come
forward to supply the savant with the
desired opportunity, he has submitted
his invention to the Swedish Govern
ment, with a request that a criminal
condemned to death shall be provided
to enable him to d monstrate the
efficiency of his discovery.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-24
The witches Carnival.

The witches held high carnival on the
night of October 81. and being 10 merry
mood their kindly offices will be invoked
by young people throughout Christen-
dom to divine the name OF future hus-
bands and wives, and otter matters alb
out which young hearts are wont to won.
der and surmise. 1t is ALI Hallowe' en-
The eve of All Saints-and aboutit clus-
ter host OF superstitions and legends
that have been treasured for centuries
and handed down intact from one gene
ration to another. The sober. work-a-
day citizen who mayhap has forgotten
that the 31st of October is any but an
ordinary occasion will doubtless have
the fact recalled to mind should he ven.
ture out on that evening. He will meet
troope OF boys and young men in grotes-
que costumes parading the streets to the
noise Of tin kettle bands, he will see
miscbievous boys ringing door-bells and
making their escape before the summons
can be answered in way
more hasty than dignifed, and
he will probably meet young ladies rum
ming msdly down the street, each with
mouthful of water and handful of salt.
Each of these latter are endeavoring to
win from the witches the name Of her
lover. Whatever name she hears
spoken Oh shouted as she m ikes a hur-
ried circuit OF the block, that is the name
of the man who is destined to be her hus-
band. Atleast that is the superstition,
and whether the fair creatures believe
it or not. they are very fond of trying it.
They will also burn nuts, each one OF
which Is first named. Ii the nut cracks
and jumps its namesake is tickle; If it
burns, he is constant and true; and ii the
nut named after herself burned at the
same time, she will marry him. Names
written upon little slips Of paper are
rolled into balls Of meal and these balls
are thrown into basin of water, where
of necessity they quickly dissolve, allow
ing the papers to rise to the top and
float. The first one to appears OF course
the name of the one most worthy of af-
fection. These are few of the tests
which will be made. Apples and nuts
will be eaten in unlimited quantities and
weird dreams will be the result more of
the eatin g than Of the occasion.