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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-02-07
A Bewildering Conjuring Trick.

81 should like to tell you OF remark
able conjuriug trick | saw performed
while on a voyage from London to Cal
cutta. The conjurer was Parsee,
whom you might have taken for re-
spectacle servant out of q place, but who
was actually q small land owner who
was travelling for pleasure, and had
taken up conjuring as an amusement.
Spreading white cloth on the deck of
the steamer, he sat down with his back
resting against the companion hatch.
As soon rs he had settled himself, lie
turned to one of our fellow yoyagers and
asked for the loan OF a rupee, which he
requested should be given to one of the
ladies. pr, sent. The lady took it, and at
the request of the conjurer looked at il
and declared it to be really rupee.
The conjurer then told the lady to hand
it back 10 the gent lemnn from whom he
had borrowed it. The gentleman took
it, and then followed the following dia-
logue:
"Coniurer: Are you sure that is
rupeel'
''Fellow Voyager: yes
"Conjurer: Close your hand upon it
and hold it tight. Now think of some
country in Europe, but do not tell me
your thought
Now open your hand, said the Jug
gler. See what you have got, and tel
mo if it is a coin OF the country you
thought Of.
at was n five-franc piece, and our
friend had thought of France. He was
going to hand the coin to the Parsee,
but the latter said: No; pass it to
another sahib.' AS | happened to be
the nearest, tho five-franc piece was
handed 10 me. looked closely Mt it.
then shutting my hand thought of
America. When opened it / found
Mexican dollar. This handed to the
gentleman on my right, WHO in turn
thought Of Russia, and on opening his
hand found a Russian silver piece in
place OF the Mexican dollar. The Jug
gler performed many other tricks during
the voyage, but they were of common
place kind, and i'll no way comparable
to the coin trick, which l have never
seen rivalod. "-ScientJie American.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-02-07
Duels of Stupid Rams.

1t may perhaps throw some light y
the obscure causes OF the stupdiH y
sheep to see them fight. To watch W
rams engage in duel, which they 40 i
u most gentlemanly manner, as
were as much matter OF etiquet's
an engagement with swords IN the II
virons of Paris, is better than noI
farces nowadays. Perhaps there
some ten or twenty rams IN yaia
corral, and presently two PIT ,Hs
heads together. Probably they are U,
ing q conversation, and in 1t some !
batable matter crops up, for one sIal
his head impatiently rs If doubling
word of his interlocutor. The lnsui'oj
ram looks mp, advances q step OF "
and they raft their horns together
stantly all the other gentlemen 81
round as the two intending comos''p
march backward step by step WIZ
admirable slowness and delloeranO
They are the two knights az the ems
the lists. There is an instants pa.s
and then they hurl themsr Ives iioS-.
forward to meet forehead to ioreI
with a shock that ought TO break u.
skulls. Then the solemn backs.
march recommences, the pause IS lao
and the two belligerents leap AZ =
other once more, and the terrible y
is heard again. Sometimes me!
ten courses before one turns dil.!
declines the battle, but oftener n's
six blows make the thinner skuiiea -
away, to be contemptuously husllea
the rear by the conqueror. Ocsas'o1s
the sight of one set of duelists Ihspl
the unoccupied lookers-on with ~
ardor, aud couple after couple oin
to march backward side by SIDE
rush forward in line to meet the OpF
ing forces. 1t seems TO mo that tee.
no more interest in this than u
nero farce of the display. HoNsi
snch habit arose it can hardly nov
advantageous to the species, ana ~
tend to lower them in the scale o. M
lect, for while the tbickest sku.
remain lords, those with the most =
for brains often get their Cradle
cracked with fatal results. ms =
help to explain the very unconIt
idiocy of domesticaied sheep, Just
duello among the Australian 6s ~
lows may throw light on the dun, VI
heade lness of some Of the naive
mans in that country. For their ~
ite method of dueling-at least i
that Of which / heard mOst-is y
two clubs. and, having drATa 10.
some manner for the first blow, 70 -
the loser on the head as he bends ri
with the utmost force possible. II
blow is not decisive, and it is not az,
10, it is the turn Of the ether man :.
his best, and SO on until sA0-
cracked. -CornhiR MasasiHe.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-02-07
Original Reason for Cane Carrying.

Somebody has been looking up tho
history Of canes in this country, and finds
that they we're originally part of the
rcpertory of tho leaders Of the church,
being the principal badge of the deacon.
The cane was abont five feet long, and
one end was embellished with knob,
the other with feathers. When the
mallboy rebelled beigot rap on the
head with the unchautable head of the
cane. If the head of the family got to
dreaming Of the bsppy days in the old
English homo, the turkeys pIuwage on
the deacons cane feathered him into life
again i.'''
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-02-07

THE vandal is beginning to leave his
mark on the Washington Monument.
His name is written on the wooden win
dow frames at the top, in sundry cor
ners, on the inner face of the shaft, on
the memorial tablets, and ON the base
outside. There have been several ar
rests, and many would-be offenders,
caught just as they were preparing to
write their names, have been given
warning and e;ected from the monu-
ment. As yet no damage has been done
since the opening of the shaft to the
public beyond the scribbling of some
pencil marks that can be rubbed OFF, but
there has been continual tendency to
attempt to deface the monument on tho
part of large number Of visitors. 1t is
quite evident that larger force of watch
men, both at the top and in the interior
of the shaft, is needed to take proper
care of the structure.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-02-07
Elephants in Love.

In the geological garden OF Philadel-
phia there are three elephants. Bolivar.
the largest one in captivity; Jennie.
twenty-seven years old, and Empress.
aged sixteen. Empress is lively,
coquetish animal, while Jennie is re-
served and dignified. Since his entrance
in the " zoo Bolivar has shown great
attentions to the Empress, and Jennie
has become a victim to the green eyed
monster, and does everything in her
power to annoy Bolivar and Empress,
and to impress upon their minds the
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-02-07

SENATOR HALE's bill to reorganize and
equalize the rank and pay oil the per-
q sonnet of the navy is attracting great
deal of attention. 1t provides that the
active list of line officers shall consist of
one admiral, one vice-admirnl, ten rear
admirals, fifteen commodores, forty-five
captains, ninty commanders. 100heuten-
ant-commanders, 1926 heutenants, 200 en-
signs and the number of cadets now al
lowed by law. The medical corps will
consist of fifteen inspectors, fifteen
directors, 100 surgeons and forty-five as
sistant surgeons, ranking from captain to
ensign; the pay corps of thirteen direc-
tors, thirteen inspectors and 100 pay
masters, ranking from captain to en-
sign; the engineer corps of 100 chief en-.
gineeis, tifty-five passed assistant en-
gineers and 100 assistant engineers,
ranking from captain to ensign; TWEEN
ty-four chapiains, iii rank ranging from
captain to lieutenant; twelve prof ssors
of mathematics, with rank from captain
to lieutenant; thirty naval constructors
aud ten civil engineers, representing rank
from caption to lieutenant The pay of
the officers runs from SIS, 900 for admir-
al to $500 for cadets at the academy,
and 81 900 for cadets after leaving An
uapolis. Increase of pay for long terms
of service up to 40per cent. extra is pro-
vided, and for % per cent. extra while
in commission. Retired officers are to
have rs per cent. of their highest SEA
pay. and officers may be retir,d after
thirty years service.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-02-07

VEsuvIus has lately been very active.
1t has been rapidly throwing up IA new
cone of eruption about thirty to forty
yards to the southwest of the original
one, and the fissure across the crater
plane toward the west-southwest is in
creasing in size and is richer in acid
emanations. 1t is possible, therefore,
that an eruption may take place soon on
that side of the cone, since the vent
tends to shift along the assure pointing
in that direction.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-02-07

The proposed Nicaraguan canal, while
much longer from ocean to ocean than
the Panama passage, will be much easier
to construct by utilizing the channels of
Lake Nicaragua and the San Juan
River, so that the length of the canal
proper will be only thirty-nine miles
against forty seven at Panama.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-02-07

THE crowned heads of Europe are be-
coming so literary that magazine is
proposed to which only those of royal
blood shall be allowed to contribute. No
advertisements will be taken, and crit
icisms of each number will be furnished
to the papers by the librarian of each
e0uTt
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-02-07

THEY are still pegging away at the
Cape Cod Ship Canal, which was begun
nine years ago. The contract requires
the work to be finished by June 30, 1891.
but as there are seven miles yet to be
dug, and as during 1888 there was only
about seven-eighths ola mile opened, the
prospects are not good for the fulfilment
Of the contract.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-02-07

TIE chief increase in the books pub
lished in England last year was in
novels. The number of poetical and
dramatic publications was twice as great
as in 'S7. There were altogether
1890 books published during the year.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-02-07

THE new ocean steamship Teutonic,
which has just been launched, marks
another advance in naval architecture.
She is nearly six hundred feet long, and
an eighty yard footrace could be RIM on
her promenade deck without any
frorhla
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-02-07
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

YELLOW fever is never killed in Cuba
by cold weather. 1t turks there all the
winter, waiting for warm wave to carry
it to our shores.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-02-07

THE cost of copper to consumers has
advanced more than 100 per cent since
the organization of the great Interna-
tional Copper Trust.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-02-07

OF &c, 600 criminals arrested in Paris
In the course of the year-the figure it
self seems incredibly large Id. 600 had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
HE PREFERS LUDLOW STREET JAIL

william J. Irwin, young resident Of Orange N. j.,
had quarrel with Henry s. Hiscock in 1855 at No.
600 East one-hundred- andtwenty- sevsnth-st Mr..
Hlscock began civil suit and obtained Judgment
for 81 800 against Mr. Irwin After the ciy suit was
decided the complainant went before the Grand Jury,
and Irwin was indicted a few weeks ago. request
that Irwin 10 this city to give bail In the Grim
nal sent to Orange Irwin and his father
to this city TO give ball. Deputy sherifs with
orders Of arrest in the suit Of Mr. HIscock were at
the District-Attorney's Office, and as as Irwin
gave ball on the criminal charge he arrested in
the civil suit He declared that no would stay in
Ludlow Street jail for long time before he would
allow his friends 10 psg the Judgment AGAINST hira-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
,rurREp ABOUT THE TOWN.

4. A. srruai meeting Of the Eye and Far Hospital
~ rsrorts showed receipts Of s7.1as % anu OK
n,.,,,,rns ~ s71BT o. the treatment OF 1881 pa
,1snt. The performance Of os5 operations. ana tno
making Of 97,5i5 visits a. IT..
Henry Henchen, age hftyone, ianitor OF INC no-
brow Orphan Asylum, at MoDonongn-sN ~ - -.
SAINT. ave. fell down stairs on Tuesday hisn' ~''"
so injured that he died yesterday
u is expected that tho construction OF the Union
p1cvated railroad In Fifth-avc. VIII specify 90 10
sumed as tho recent decision OF the Court OF ApPoA
gsyes the company tho right to proceed
Tar Collector Swan has consented to tho coma uohs
~ s~oftrAfion proposed by Charles s. higgh. IA "
oar 70 the dispute between them ovor an e,sou'h w
AZ $500 James Dryer, wan etreot oruAoI' :, 81
take sworn evidence ard decide the ma''oii IN -,
all Tho members of tho brooklyn Club arc deeply IL
tcrestcd. . A..
the memory Of Surrogate Lott
1ha nm, al OF John NJ Philips, Of tho mcsnooss
Rook Concern will take place today IN Oh 'oHa >
Metootlst Episcopal Church In Bedford aVe'' ~
pconle living in South Brooklyn urgo Tho laying
ont Of a sman park the ridge between Inn'y ~.
and s,xteth sts south Of Pourth-Ne' ~ - nS
ground and tho streets are not opened tnrousn :"
Tho brakeman killed on the iona Island hano@n on
Tuesday night was John shacEnlton, OF Bay nss IT.
was working HIS FIST day Tor tno oo"P~'
sIlpped and fell between two cars
Ceorre I. Hooper, a druggist Of Nostrand ana fu',
,.r, ayes became violently insane on Sunday ahu
threatened 10 XII his wife. He lot MS s'o'o on ,
dav saving bs would mover return, and on TUESDAY
no was found wandering IN Prospect PArA tese'-
dav he was sent 20 ths Kings County insane hnSiA"
An interesting entertainment was gwen IN wy
,r-ii,, preebvtcran Church, at Jefferson and Marcy
aves last night by tho young feoplSs e,r a,na
tho church 1t was called =" Aunt JeruSh"S o'"s"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
!. 60. lam AZ d. Metropolt.n Opera HOUSE on

IN tho concert hall Of ths Metropolitan Opera House Oh
Sunday evening.
The Harlem Democratic Club, at spcod~ a'es-ns
last nirht decided By vote Of hrcc to ono OF 'noso
nrss,nt against having the club incorporated AZ
though specal notice of the meeting was sens 70 e~
member only thirty were present
Ex-Judge John Fitch and John r. Tresiddst n"u. :,
.ddresxes last night at the regular monthly
the Lafayette Club of the x1th Assembly Ds'0'' ~
No. ass Sixthave.
General II. @. King and F. 8 Iai"eueo' w
rss,ntins the Sons Of the Revolution calleo upon
MAYOR Grant yesterday to ask him to cooperate WIN
the society In securing site for inc mohusouV -
Cautain Nathan Hale the patriot SPY OF the heVou'
,,on who met his death upon the gaows at tho hanos
~ the British army under Sir Henry CLINTON Inc
committee want to place the monument IN the nOi'u
ext corner of the City Hall Park, near broadway anu
cbambersst The Mayor expressed his interest IN .nc
object stated and sent word to President j. Hampde
Robb. of the Park Department, tc meet lin ana ooh
fer OH the subject this morning.
The convention of the American federauon y
labor held at ST. Louis Mo-, December IL TO TO- 1909
decided that all efforts of organized labor shoua 10
concentrated upon enforcing the eighthour workuay
IN NAV l. 1890 and circular has been issued caiiis
On all labor men to organize leagues for the purpose
Of being better prepared at the appointed time 10 en-
force eight hours as days work"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
NEWARK,

Coroner vrecland win begin today an Inquest In
tho case OF Lewis Albert saaiz, age nine. who died
from tho effects OF a Hqud drank BY him from a
soda water bottle IN a beer shop at No. 40 Ranhnst
County Physician Hewlett found that the mixture
was sulphurio acid.
Two men who offered for salo several hundred
POUNDS Of raw silk for 80 per pound in liquor store
on Springfield ave. arc held for examination by tho
police They gave their names as Jacob se4tz and
Charles Trees and said that they were from New-York
The body Of Samuel Beckett. formerly president
Of tho Beckett Foundry and Machine Company. who
committed suicide by nhaling gas at his house In
Arlington ~ Y, has been taken 20 Toronto, Canada,
for burial Tho Rev. ]. N, Keller. OF Arlington.
who lived with Mr.. Beckett has taken charge OF his
affairs.
Tho Rev. Father O'Leury. OF tho Dominican Fathers
Church. South Orange-ave., was aroused yesterday
morning by hearing footsteps in his room. man
Immediately took to his heels followed by two COM
panions from an adjoining The thieves escaped
leaving behind them largo quantity OF sllverware and
clothing which they had not had time to carry on
william Morgan, formerly the proprietor OF Broad.
st. stage line died at his home. No. 2o3 Clinton ave-,
Yesterday. HIS was seventy.nve years old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS
A LoNG.LosT BROTHER FOUND.

A LONCi-LOST BhOlhtiN rOCND.
,ot,ny N,,cr.1sKt,y WILL VISIT HIM OUT WEST
THEY HAVE NOT MET SINCE THE WAR
when Iobn MeClaskey went to tho post onico Of
ped rank N /. ON wednesday night he received
letter from hls brother Daniel whom he had not seen
,or twenty Eve wears and who was supposed to be
dead The Mcclaslpy family Is ono OF tho Oldest IN
Monmouth County and in 1859 Daniel married Miss
Mallory Dander OF Ratontown, and removed I'd ONO
,Vbere he engaged IN farming. When Lincoln cailed
to troons IN 1881 no enlisted In an Ohio regiment Tor
three vears and when discharged no reenlisted Tor
the 80, ~,
Tn 1seo John McCIaskey enlisted in tho IAN New
Jersev and served until the close OF the kooeinon'
Iust befora thu battle OF Cedar Mountain the Now
Jersey regiment was guarding baggage train when an
Ohio regiment marched by, and John McClaskey recos
nyed anono ,he Ohio soldiers his brother Daniel whom
no had NOT seen in twelve years. The two brothers
exchanged greetings, and In the fight which opened
an hour ,tteyyyard both the Ohio and Now-Jorey
rppepts suffered severely, and each brother took II
far granted that tho other had been killed. and as the
regiments gsd 10 different army corps they do not
again meet.
Al tho close Of the John returned TO his home
IN Red tapI, where he has since lived. The letter
which bo received last night said that Daniel had also
on ,hoo on the war unscathed and that after rerninI
10 Ohio ne goid out bis fam ana moved 70 Union Oip,
Ind ubsre he Is rich aud tho owner OF 400 acres OF
land The letter said that his wife was lying, ana
that tbey nod two boys and one girl John McClaskey
bas enf an answer 10 tho letter and, with his wife.
sSpsIts 10 pay visit to his lonslost brother some
lma In EehrilarV.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
A TREASURE CHEST SEIZED.
VALUABLE. CARPETS AND PICTURES HELD by
THE AUTHORITIES on TELEGRAM


few days ago the Spanish Consul received n
climber dispatch from Madrid saying 4st Pedro
BOSCH. museum proprietor In that city, had been
robbed about ten weeks ago Of number OF OIL paint
Ings some antique sIlveTvare and other goods, ami
that it was believed that the thieves had como 10 ths
country. Tho matter was reported to tho Special
Treasury Agents bureau at the Custom House, a1h
ttrea mon were traced who were trying 10 dispose OF
some OF the pictures and who had left Trunk 10 the
warehouse under bond on its passage to Cuba IheS
were Joaquin Ortiz Enletero Pavon and anothnT, VINO
had arrived here on the French line steamship Ia
Poureoxre. on December "a Ortiz represented him
self az the owner Of the trunk The total vans OF the
articles IS $4,000.
The trunk was sent 10 tho Bsrgs Onico yesterday
and in II were found tho following Ono velvet cover
embroidered with silk ten feet square: ono cover %
Green satin embroidered with silver; ono rcd vcNct
standard snbroIdered with silver, also ono en-
hrodsred in gold in tho sixteenth century Style ono
ivory figure of the Virgin, about six inches hgn' ana
ons about twelve inches high; one portterc OF DUO
velvet embroidered in gold and silver and ohe Dfso
mantle of velvet embroidered with silver OF he LOUIS
XIV date.
Among the paintings were ono OF Bishop Frcy
Miguel Fernandez by Goya; ono Of tho customs Of
Madrids by Hispaletc; " Tho Ancient GeteP Bacohe
nall by Panzni; small picture OF san Matlsno
by Fortuni also several other paintings on rnboE,
subjects and carpets and rugs embroidered with SUI
and gold and silver The men are under arrest until ar
| Identification OF tho goods can be absolutely estAo
| ughed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
A SEIZURE oFvALUABLE sILvERwARE.

counseIlors Russ and Hoppenheimer, acting for
number Of wholesale crockery dealers in this city,
few days ago seized two large of slverware and
iewclry, ON tho Bremen Steamship Company's pier
IN Hoboken It IS alleged that tho goods were obtained
By fraud by a man who described himself as y. NJ
Ebert and said no tho proprietor OF the Crystal
Palace Jewery Manufacturing Company, OF Ohio Tho
fact OF the seizure not made public In the hope
that tho alleged swindler might mako his appearance
and be arrested. About the holidays Ebert purchaser
goods from several New.York firms among whom
ver, Strauss & sons j. 81 Young & Co, H. steiner,
Charles Armfeldt q Son, and David Hecht q Go. His
purchases, II IS said, amounted 10 about $4,000 m
all Thirty eight cases were shipped rom slali
toyrn IN Ohio to Eberys wife in London but were
intercepted and seized. Eberts house was seafched
and a quantity Of tho goods recovered Eoer, mas
disappeared and II Is thought that no Is IN Canada
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
MAyAeER MUrR1E TALKS DEF1ANTIYl

Manager Mutrie yesterday signed Elwood D. wagon
hurst TO play with the New-York baseball ciup
wagonhurst is tho ex-captan Of the Princeton baseball
and football teams and is considered young player
Of great promise Ho IS good baserunner ana
played with the Philadelphia clio in the early part ot
last season, but was released TO reduce expenses
He is twentythre years old, five feet eleven inches
high, and weighs 1855 pounds. He Is now training
the nine of the University Of Pennsylvania BY
securing Wagenhurst the local club fortfes itse IN
case Ward goes to the Washington club. Mutrle
Is confident that the collogan Will DO abo 10 play
shortstop as well or almost well as Ward
whether Mutrie has any right to sign the player
Is a question At the recent League meeting such
cases as this were especially attended to. AS the
rule is generally Interpreted President Young, Of
the League, must sign all players engaged after
December IS. Manager Mutrle was surprised when
this side Of the question presented and said
have received no official notice from President Young
not 10 sign players and until do shall continue 70
sign what men l want. How can President Young
classify player when he comes rom conego
leaguef There several managers after INC
player and as wanted him, signed him, and
Will stand the consequences . -, ,,
David Orr, last season with tho Brooklyn clup,
Yesterday signed TO play with the Columbus nine.
lie viii cover first base as he did IN brooklyn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
Jersey CITY.

suit brought by Mrs. Margaret Costello To recover
$3.50 from the Prudential Insurance Company was
tried IN the First District Court before Judge douglas
Yesterday Mrs. Costello lent Michael Flanagan 500
about year ago. He had his lifc insured for 800
Mrs Costello agreeing to pay tho premium. Flanagan
died last December, but the company refused 70 pay
the insurance on tho ground that Flanagan had left
a wife and child. The policy said that the amount
insured was for burial purposes, and tho company
feared that tho widow might call upon it for pay
mont The company is willing to pay tho amount but
wants to know who is legally entitled 10 IL. Judge
Douglas reserved his decision
Valentine Lauer, age nineteen. Of No llo2 Bergen
ave., has been missing since Tuesday evening and bis
f1ends fear that he has committed suicide.