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New-York tribune., 1883-12-19

ket Fishmongers' Association The principal objeci
tOn urged is that long leases of East River per
shonld be made while the proposed improvement OF
the East River Is under consideration. The Dock
Commissioners also object to the leasing for
long. time of any pier for the exclusive use of
special trade. The communication was laid over
for, the purpose OF giving representatives of the
FishmongerS Association an opportunity to he
heard.
vEXATIOUS DELAY ON THE BRIDGE.
An exceedingly vexatiOus delay of nearly half an
hour was caused on the Bridge railway at the busi-
est hour last evening, and much discomfort was
caused to hundreds of passengers. Colonel Paine
stated that the delay was for only ten minutes but
a TRIBUNE reporter who reached the BROOKLYN sta
tiOn at exactly $50 waited ten minutes and then
finding that it would be some time before a train
started, walked over the Bridge latter regaining
possession of the nickel which he had paid at tile
any train from Brooklyn had come in. In his opin-
ion the delay was fully twenty-five minutes. A
great many people bound for Brooklyn, despairing
of riding in the cars went over by the footwalk,
which was well filled.
Colonel Paine explained that the cause of the de-
lay was the heating of the journal of the friction
drum which holds the auxiliary cable on the New
York side, from the lack of oil; but whether
this trouble was due to the neglect of the Oiler to
apply oil or because through some defect in the
the oil did not feed down, Colonel
Paine could not determine. AS soon as the oler re-
ported the fact Colonel Paine ordered the drum
stopped. 81 might have taken the risk" he said,
" and run the cars right along, but Thought as 2
precaution would stop. The drum has not heated
for month. No cars were thrown OH OF broken
down. When the drum stopped the auxiliary ear
which switches trains on the New-York side could
not work, and locomotive from Brooklyn was
brou ght over to do its work"
New-York tribune., 1883-12-19
THE EASTERN FIELDS Trials CLUB.

The Governors of the Eastern Fields Trials
Club last evening at Delmonicos. committee was
appointed to investigate the complaint OF W. b. Mallory.
OF Memphis Tenn that justice not done to his dog
"Pnk B, IN the recent trials at High Point, N g. r. r.
Hitchcock. Captain w. A. Kirkland, u. B. NJ H. NJ Banks
ana Thomas ii. Mccoy were elected members. The res
gnatons OF August Belmont, jr. aud Sidney Dillon Rip
ley were accepted.
New-York tribune., 1883-12-19
GEORGE BENNETT DIES A MANIAC.

George Bennett who was discharged from the
cashiers office of the Custom House several months
ago because of a strong suspicion that he was im-
plicated in the robbery of so. 900 last spring died
been an inmate of that institution about q week,
and raved continually about gambling IN stocks,
Field and others, who, he imagined, had robbed
him He lived at No. 401 Waverly place, Brook
lyn, and was married. The funeral Will take place
to-day
New-York tribune., 1883-12-19
HOLIDAY roR-LErrER CARRIERS.

WASHINGTON. Dee. le.-ieprescntatiye Cox,
of New York. has prepared b ~hirh he viii present to
the the r-t opportunity, the object oi which il
20 I,c ritrIcarrcr- upon equal fnOing with "thc.
cmpIp.r. oi Government. II provide That letter
c ric- .h. urr years ser1i lee. hc granted an an
iIhi tAiuy ddy = leave OF absence with pay.
New-York tribune., 1883-12-19
NOT TO BE CALLED A sEA-LAWYER.

The defence was begun yesterday in the trial Of
Captain Joshua Slocum before Judge Benedict in
Captain Slocum is accused of aSsaultng and ill
treating his second mate, Henry A. Slater, board
the schooner Northern Light. Deputy Marshal
prosecution as to the weak state in which Slater
then was. Captain Fengar of the United States
revenue cutter Grant, who called by the de.
fence. testified that when the Northern Light was
in Newport in August last the crew refused to obey
the captains orders and the United States authori
ties put some of them in irons. When eX-Judge
Tracy asked as to the punishment usually inflicted
on refractory seamen, Assistant District-Attomey
Foster objected. saying that that question for
dict, who understood the meaning OF the epithet,
which is one of the most offensive that can DO
addressed to a sailor said to Mr.. Foster: You
would have done well not to characterize the wit
ness in that way and you will do well never to do
SO in the future"
New-York tribune., 1883-12-19
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund yesterday
received communication from the Board for the
Erection and Rental of AmOries recommending tho
building of armOries for the Sth and 18th Regl-
ments National Guard. This recommendation was
approved by Adjutant-General FaTnswOrth, Major
General Shaer and Brigadier-Generals Ward and
Fitzgerald. 1t is proposed that the city buy land
on the west side and erect an armOTy for the 18th
Regiment at cost not to exceed $3.50, ,OOO Colonel
s. v A. Cruger said that the quarters now occupied
by the command, at Broadway and Forty -tifth-st..
were unit for an armOry. The rental, t0o was
large.
The officers of the sth Regiment pettioned for
armory TO be erected on lots of ground now owned
by the city on the northeast corner OF Sixty
seventh-st and LeXIngtOn-aye The cost has been
estimated at $4,000. The communications were
referred to the Controller with the request that he
examine and report ,
Captain Ferdinand p. Earle commanding the I'd
Battery has forwarded an application TO Inspector
General Briggs for new armory for the battery,
and copy of the same was forwarded by the latter
officer to the other members of the Commission yes
terday.
The Sergeant-NajOr of the Odd Regiment has
been favOraby spoken of for lieutenancy III that
command.
The Commander-in- Chief has accepted the resg-
nation of Captain ii. Mohr, of the 32d Regiment,
and Lieutenant J. w. DOscher, of the 23d Reg-
ment.
e. The Veteran Corps of the 32d Regiment has
elected the following officers: Major Frederick j.
Karcher. president; Colonel Louis Finkelhelmer,
yice-presidcnt; Captain l.. e. Goldman. secretary;
and Colonel John Cruger. treasurer. .
Colonel Austen has been placed on the retired list
of officers of the National Guard under section AZ
of the Military Code
New-York tribune., 1883-12-19
HOSPITAL SATURDAY IN BROOKLYN.

The Hospital Saturday and Sunday Association
met last evening at No. 5S Remsen-St, to complete
arrangements for the ANIMAL collections on Decem-
Der 20 and 30. William q. Low presided. IL was
announced that 105 churches had promised to take
collections and that boxes would bc placed In drus
stores factories ferry houses and police stations
New-York tribune., 1883-12-19
CONnIrION on TIE Iron TRADE.

In conversation with TRIBUNE reporter yester-
terday. Il. q. Clarke president of the Thomas Iron
Company said that the situation among tie iron
manufacturers of Pittsburg was still somewhat ua-
settled and il was not improbable that still lower
prices for rails would be reached before long. Tho
quotation recently published however, of $50 for
steel rails, was misleading without an explanation
1t was true that sale had been made at that price,
but the rails were seconds of bad quality and of q
weight 67 poundsl used only 10y three railroads in the
country, of which was in the habit of buy
ing sccond-cass material For this rea-
son it was not fair quotation
of the price of standard rails
which were still worth $35. Even standard go to
80 poundsD second-class rails worth $50 25 at
which his company had recently made SALE
Mr.. Clarke said further that with the exception
of rails the iron trade looked we'll His company
had shipped more iron in the last three months
than in any corresponding time in its history. This
Ii had been able to do because three months ago t
had large stock hand. while at present IT'S stock
was small The orders for delivery during the COM
ing year were over 49, 900 tons, which was as large
as the company had expected to receive throughout
the whole year.
New-York tribune., 1883-12-19
COMPLETION OF THE BARTHoLDI STATUE;

In recognition of General Grants earnest appeal
for funds to complete the Bartholdi Statue Pedestal
at the opening of the Loan Exhibition at the Na-
tional Academy of Design on December ., the iot-
lowing dispatch thanking General Grant and an
nouncing the completion of the statue has been
cabed to the General by the Paris committee II
charge of the statue:
PARIS, December II, 1885, :
To General Grant New-York:
MercL. Statue terninee ai,jourdhui 4 -
Pour eomte, CAubsA" 4
New-York tribune., 1883-12-19
VIOLATIONS OF THE EXCISE LAW.

William McGlory, who keeps notorious drinking
place in Hester-st. arrested yesterday on "a
bench warrant from the COnrt of Oyer and Ter
miner. Two excise inspectors made complaint at
the DstrctAttOrney's office that they had made an
investigation which showed that McGl0ry was sell
ing liarOr and that he had no license Consequently
taO indictments were found against McGlOry for
selling liquor without license. He gave bail TO
the amount of 81 900 at the DStrict-AttO ttOrneys
office Henry j. Wclch. wholesale liquor dealer OF
No. 1856 Blcecker-st., becoming his b0ndsman.
Indictments were found on Monday by the Oyer
and Tclnncr Grand Jury against Con" Egan, the
keeper of q liquor store ut No. SO Grand-st., and
against his barkccpcr The case was sent before
the Grand Jury by Judge Gildersleeve before whom
Nelson WallrOn. a coored man, was tried on Fri
,lay for assaultng a white man. WadrOn was sent
TO the Pcntentary for three months. In the course
of the trial t appeared that the assault occurred ia
Egan's liquor store, and that it was on Sunday
morning at about IL o'clock. The barkeeper HIM
self testified that there fifteen or twenty per-
sons in the place and that liquor dealt ont.
Judge GiderSleeve directed that some of the wit
uesseS 60 before the Grand jury and indictments
for selling liquor on Sunday were obtained. Bench
warrants for the arrest Of the two men were issued
yesterday. ~
The Police and Excise Commissioners will have
consultation at Police Headquarters today in re-
gard to the applications tor licenses which re-
ferred to the police for reports.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-11-03
n Biackins Mine.

1t will be strange if Nevada does not
yet turn out to be tho boss producer.
She has already show that her mines are
numerous and rich. and almost every
Kind Of metal has been discovered with
in her boundaries. Sulphur mines.
mica deposits, salt and borax marshes
have also been discovered, but the
latest discovery, and the one which will
throw all othors in the shade, is black.
ing mine. In the lower part Of Mason
valley there is a small lake, known rs
Mud lake. The reason the lake was
given this name is because there il,
hardly ever any water III it., and the
bottom is soft and muddy. When there
is any water in the pond, which Is in
the early spring Of the year, it has been
noticed that it was very black-about
the color of black lnk--;tnd the people
have often wondered what was the rea-
son OF this. Last week Albert ThOmp-
son, who has been Il resident of the val
Icy for some years, was passing tho
pond, and noticed that it was dry, tho
warm weather having evaporated all
the water. He noticed that The ground
that had been covered by water was
very black, and thought it good time
to examine into the matter and seq
what coloreI the water. Taking his
shovel he broke the crust that had
formed on top, and found beneath a
soft, jet black, doughty substance. He
dug hole few feet deep, and was
convinced the stuff went down. Upon
leaving he took with him chunk of
the clay to experiment with and mold
ing it into small cakes set it in the sun
to dry, thinking it would make a sort
or black chalk. When dry tho cakes
very much resemble those small cakes
OF stove biacking that are sold in the
stores. In fact they resembled the
backing 80 strongly that the man wet
ono Of the little bricks, and rubbing it
on the stove, applied tho brush. The
effect was marvellous; and with slight
amount of labor the old stove was made
to look like new piece Of furniture.
MI. Thompson has made a location Of
the lake and is making preparations to
put up Il small dry kiln. The manner
OF preparing this backing will bo SINH
lar TO that of brick.lnaking.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-11-03
"ISaby Cried and Jack Crled."
II has been going On for 4 vear.

Ii has been going on for Il year, past.
Jack is il carrier for one Of the dailies,
and his circuit takes in a house on
Scott street. One day last spring a
baby crowed at him from an open door
on that street, and Jack tossed an apple
into the hall. The next day the baby
was watching for him, and after three
or four days the boy made bold to slip
up the steps and pat the little chap on
the heau and leave the stick of candy
he had purchased two miles away. As
time went Oh Jack came to know that
the baby was fathe' less, and that his
mother was pale-facea and hardly able
TO drag about. 1t W& weeks before
she spoke to him, but the baby took to
Jack right away and Mas always ready
for his coming. After The first week it
was always clean-facod, but it was Il
good while before Jack reused up the
courage to give him kiss and to ask
for one i'll return. After that il was
plain sailing, and the neighbvrs became
Interested. 1t was queer enough that
Il boy like Jack, having his own way to
make AMI roughing it until he had be-
come suspicious and hard-hcartcd ,
should catch Oh to little whit chead
IL.
but that was what happened
And something more. One day he
brought up Il quarter Of Il pound of tea
and left it where the mother would find
IL, and this was followed by other par-
cells and articles. One day he missed
the baby and crept into the hall to find
That he had cried himself to sleep and
that the mother was i'll and helDIess
Jack reused up the neighbors, and
whatever Wa, eaten in that house for
the next two weeks WAS purchased with
jack 5 money.
a fortnight ago Jack missed baby
again, and again he found the mother
i'll. Friends were with her this time
and she did not suffer for care. y week
ago there was Grape Oh the door as The
carrier went his round, and baby had
been carried off by Il neighbor. When
Jack came arouud next day, the moth
er had been buried and people were
watching to tell him that The house was
to be vacated and baby WAS to 20 to ii
distant city. lie had been brought
back to bid the carrier goodbye, and
the poor and the lowly people drew off
with tears in their eyes, and Jack sat
OH the door-stepS and took baby in his
lap and smO0thcd his white head and
kissed his red cheeks Baby clung
around his neck and seemed t, realize
that ne was to lose Il friend, and, as one
who stood by expressed il:
"Then baby cried and Jack cried ,and
the women put THEN aprons up and sob
bed like children. When they finally
took the child away .Jack's heart was
big enough to break, and throwing his
arms around :he little chap for the last
time he turned and ran away and never
looked backln
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-11-03
Various Things.

The coolest thing in the world-The
kitchen oil-cloth to your bare feet Oh a
cold winters night.
The hottest thing--A raisiI. lying III
ambush in u mouthful Of hot plum pud-
ding.
The dullest thng-.A funny news
paper.
The longest thng-Your friends
funny story.
The shortest tling-The memory of
the professional borrower.
The biggest thing-The fortune You
expect to make by speculation.
The smallest thng-The fortune
which you do make.
Thetoughest thing young wife =
pie crust.
The softest thing--The conversation
which passes between Il duck and Il
dearie.
The highest thing--The mercury in
the thermometer about this time.
The hardest thing The bit of bone
that you ''come right down on" when
eating chops.
The Easiest thing-I.ying.
The highest thing-The marriage tie :;
that is to say, it used to be, but now it
is the loosest.
The prettiest thing look in the
mirror and you will see it.
The brightest thing The stlu's light
shot into your eyes us it comes rellucted
from the piece OF looking-gl;lss in the
hands OF the mischievoIS small boy.
The silliest thing Thinking that
wealth produces happiness, (Wouldn't
you like to be knocked silly provided
the money camep)
The freshest thing You know him; no
is everywhere. However, he will get
sailed in time.
The stalest thing-Common sense.
The quickest thing-The flea.
The slowest thing-An amateur
Drama by amateur performers.
The heaviest thiEg-A long sermon
on hot Sunday afternoon.
The lightest thing-A lovers VOW
The thickest thing-Your tongue
when coming home from "lo,lge,"
The thinnest thiny--The story You
tell your wife next mernlng.
The wettest thing-The foot Of the
small boy with Il new pair Of rubber
boots.
The dryest thing-You have just
boen reading it.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-11-03
Perry's Singing Birds.

Perry was q rich planter i'll the
Patuxent valley, with a broad vein of
humOr. The broad, deep PatuxenC af-
forded excellent cruising ground to the
British fleet after it had landed the
British troops. One day while the
British ships were lying in theriver Perry
got well filled hornets most plugged
up its openings, put on his old clothes
and rOwed up to the flagship. In tho
uncouth local dialect he offered the
gray ball to the young officers as a nest
full Of rare singing birds Of remarkable
voice, Of unusual Intelligence and warm
attachments. The officers dubbed to-
gether and offered him guinea for his
birds. This he gratefully accepted and
then handed the nest to the unSuspect-
ing young men. He suggested to them
that it. would he we'll not to open the
the .,.t till he got to shore, inasmuch
as the affectionate little things might
follow their old friend. This was al
excellent suggestion. 10 make sure
the officers took the nest into the cabin
and shut the doors, leaving marine on
deck to catch Perry's signal. AS soon
as Perry felt sure Of his retreat on the
shore he gave the marine the signal.
at the word the officers opened the nest,
and, without any unnecessary delay,
the cabin door also. With somewhat
undigniiied haste officers, marines and
seamen swarmed to the bulwarks, and
then over the side, in comical confusion,
closely followed By Perry's affectionate
little singing birds. Perry laughed till
he cried, as one by one the Blitishers
sought the cool shelter Of the placid
Patuxent.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-11-03
TRI-WE EEKLY EDITIO
THE FARM IGIS.

A farmer fMrrowed his swarded fleld
And faltered not for tho day;
He felt from the north a frost-wind blow,
And the path Of the sun WAS gray,
And the wheat-blrd's whistle he heard
from the bough,
Aud he know that the weevil oft followed
the plough.
He bent his lowly form to the task,
Belteving his labor IL prayer;
80 he plodtled the pace OF u cheerful man, -
Preparing his ground with care;
Whistled and plodded, then cast amain
For the harvest hour the seeding grain.
A farmer sat in his cottage door,
Nodding noon-tide nap,
And the whitened wheat across the way,
Waved OH the meadows lap;
With heavy heads, In u slumbcrng haze,
The stalks bent down in tho August days.
AS the farmer dozed, he dreamed and
smiled,
For his acres waved on his eye;
And then the clink of the reapers he heard
And his stacks and his mows swelle,l
high;
And over his cheek. q soft tear crept
For the joy he felt as he nodded and slept
He woke in the haze of the hot afternoon,
In health was he bent to the snuth,
And over the field the gavels stretched,
In many Il winding path;
The vision he saw had lightened his task,
And he learned that to pray We in labor
should ask.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-11-03
Suporiil,oiIs uhir.

The strongest and most reliable prop
ration Of this kind ls, perhaps. the ny
drafted calcium sulphide Obtained b
upersaturating thin paste OF freshly
slaked lime and Wllcr with sulphurete
hydrogen gas. For this purposc, sprInk
over 100 parts OF god Il uckline abou
80 parts of hot water, aud when SAX
triturate with 200 parts Of cJld waite
Now place into suitable flask and pa
into 1t the hydrogen sulphlde goner TT
from 800 parts OF sulphlde OF iron an
200 parts of dilute snlphuric acid gradu
ally introduced into the generator. Tn
preparation must be Immediately place,
In small walls and securely scaled; bu
even then 1t will lose It's virtues IN
few weeks. Tuis preparation was orig
nally recommended by Be tiger, but /
sometimes known as Martins depllatory
The paste Is to Dn spread over the hair,
skin To the thickness Of a slxtcenth OF al
inch and allowed to remain for ten min
utes, when it ls removed with We
sponge. If allow 10 remain too long
ugly sores are apt to follow. AnOihs
depllatory, kno vn by the Turkish nam
Rhusma (being emp.oyed by the beautic
IN the hGr1ms, where etiquette demand
complete nudeness OF the body with .h,
exception of the head, from which the
hair ia not removed), is composed Of:
Qulckllme. .................. 90 parts
starch. Observation-Disclosures. 80 parte
OrplmenL ...... .............. parts
Tnls Is converted into paste with
water, anu employed ltko the fotne
preparations.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-11-03
JalilcatOSYIl. J

Changes in the James rlyor have made
al island OF jamestown, completely
separating it from tho main land, and
about oil that remains of the first
English settlement Of Virginia Is the
dismantied tower of the old church,
1t was here that Poeaboutas embraced
the Christian fulth and was baptized by
the name OF R,becca. The front used
on that occasion Low stands IN the
chancel OF Christ church, williamsburg,
Hero also Poohhontas WAS married III
1913 to John Roiph. A low brick va
lncloses the ground occupied by the
ruined tower and foundation OF the
church.; aud tomb-stones, some broken
and scattered, some leaning against the
wall, and all with inscriptions nearly II
not quite lllegible, having long since
ceased to indicate where lies tho dust
of those whose names they bor.. Two
hundred yards below the ruins and 100
from the river bank Is the stately old
mansion butt by John Amber over 100
years ago. 1t is the only residence on
the island, is in fine preservation, al d
occupied by Colonel II. d. b. Clay,
formerly OF New York, who owns James .
town, which consists OF 1,7OO acres,
and is between two and three miles in
length and three quarters OF milo IN
width.