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New-York tribune., 1892-01-02
TWO STREET CARS IN COLLISION.

Two street cars came into collision at Fulton-st.
and Vanderbiltave at o'clock last evening ana
badly frightened the passengers in both some OF "ho
were bruised by being thrown to the foor. car No
547 OF the Puinan-ave. and lialsey-s line WIS eoihs
toward the Bridge, In Fulton-,i, when Naidetpi'"
car No. ID attempted 10 cross FuOn-st IN frOht VI
H. The Vanderbilt ave. car was being driven at
rapd rate and II struck the front OF the Putnamave
car with great force knocked it completely on 'nc
tracks and threw IT 10 the side OF the street nrhs
il almost completely around The passengers In boh
were thrown in heap, the floor, and A. Nlctoill'
the driver OF the Tutnam-ave. car. was ulr""h OH
the platform and received serious bruises. paSSen
ger in the VandeTailtave. car, who declined 70 'cI
his name. went limping away.
After some delay the Putnamave. car wah replaced
on the tracks and went It's way. Both cars were
considerably damaged but the horses were unhurt'
New-York tribune., 1892-01-02
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
MAYOR DAVID A. BOODY IN OFFICE.
LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE CALL UPON HIM AT

A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE CALL UPON HIM AT
TIE CITY HALL.
The transfer Of the Office of Mayor from the hands
OF Alfred c. Chaplin to David A. Body was ehected
quietly yesterday and the new Mayor and his prcde
took part together In reception In the Mayors
Office lasting from IL O'Clock to several hun
dred persons present and shook hands with the
two Mayors. Controller Jackson and ex-MayOr Whit
the members OF the society Of Old BroOklynes headed
BY cx-Msyor John ". Hunter: Congressman W. j.
Coombs, senator John W. McCarty, Alexander h. orr
Captain W. j. Kaiser, DR.. A. n. Rel. John p Adams.
Commissioner OF City Works: Felix Campbell, william
Richardson, George V Brewer. Joseph {. Hendrl&
DR.. A. II. Rooney, ii. II. Adams. James A. Mnrtha'
NJ. J. COffey, X. j. Greenwood, Frederick Jenkins Dr.
John Griffin George b. Abbott, Surrogate James Kane,
Police Inspector Reilly, Arthur G. Salmon John
Ennis, John Green and Sheriff Courtney.
The Society of Old BrOOklynites made an address.
through l.. d.. White. urging upon ex-Mayor Chapin.
who is now Member Of Congress-. the Importance
OF the measure to provide monument for the PRISON
ship martyrs. and NJ. Chaplin promised TO use his
Influence in the matter.
The appointments to be made by the Mayor are
Commissioners OF Police. Excise, Fire, Health, Build
lngs and City Works. Corporation Counsel. Tax Col
lector. Registrar Of Arrears, president OF Board OF
Assessment, city Treasurer, two Park Commissioners
and five Civil service Commissioners. The terms OF
the incumbeats do not expire until February l, put
IL is expected that they will all be reappolnttd to-day
by Mayor BoOdy. He declined to say yesterday
whether he would make any changes. but none are
expected. -
Kaiser in Office yesterday. Thomas j. kcnna became
County Register In plac" OF james Kane ana Gcoree
Knkel assumed the office of supervisor M at Large. &C.
temporarily filled by supervisor Basley since uhe
death Of Dr. krCtZschmar.
New-York tribune., 1892-01-02
sAvAGELY ATTACKED BY STRANGERS.

stabbing a;iIay which may result in man,lncht"r
took place ut paIl-ave. and sklnan St.. brooklyn.
last evening. Patrick Larhin. No. GC7 Park ave.
when returning to his home at 6 80 O'Clock, met
by two strangers who under the influence Of
liquor. Without any prOvOcaOn on his part. he
says, they assaulted him, and one Of the men drew
razor and sla>hed him the face neck and
crowd gathered during the time Larhin srugglin
with his aS,ailants. and telcphOned y the
VcrnOn-ave. police station that being mur-
deed.
Policeman Montague ard three other officers were
sent TO stop the disturbance, and Frank Metz and
James Carnee. Of NO. 80 SpcncerSt., arrested.
Larkin taken to the Eastern District Hospital,
where the doctors said his wounds of dangerous
nature and that death might result The wound in
the neck is u deep one. Later in the evening the
prisoners were taken the bedside Of the vctim and
be identified the two men the ones WHO assaulted
him. Metz, he said the who used the razor.
New-York tribune., 1892-01-02
THE HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

In another column Will be found the eighty second
animal statement OF the Hartford Fire Insurance Com
many. Of Hartford COnn. The showing made is the
hest possible commentary upon the judgment ana
ability of tho>c having in charge the management OF
this great insurance copJrotion It's assets OF f6743
OiG and surplus Of mole than twice the amount oi
its captal make it, policy guarantee Of absolut"
oc,ritv in spltc Of adverse wears, such as the one
inst closed or any probable disaster or oinagI'uon
mat NAV occur. insurers can make no mistake H.
nc"rinr q Hartford policy The usual S.nla annual
djyd4nd Of 10 per cent and the special dividend Vi
Der cent were declared.
New-York tribune., 1892-01-02
,Vurog FORM or INSANITY is THIS ?

Tlouos English a strong. large 1iehmsn. foitvfour
vo,. old was sent pavilion at the Bellevue
uo.nital on Thursi,y night the charge of INSANITY
lie WAS employed by Brewster CO.. The carriage manu-
,ctn,cr. aid wos said hat lately hc had shown signs
-, nsantY which eliminated In his INDUCING IN a"'h
strange actions on Thursday Ght that MI brewster
had him arrested Dr. Stuart :. Douglas. o Bellevue
Ho.ta said yesterday that strangely enough MS exam
i,aton of the man had failed show that h" had mental
oubjc of anv kind and he perfectly quiet and
New-York tribune., 1892-01-02

The funeral Of Ii. Cameron wa- held at NO 20
West twenty nst-.t. yesterday. Mr. Cameron dl'd fro"
grin which resulted "Wednesday IN pneumonia a'"r
800. c.v. of .c<uces hal been In the real c-tatc
and aurtt,ncerne business Mount Vernon since 1872,
and vos member OF lIswatha Lodge OF Free M,sons Of
Mount Vernon Chapter. and Bethlehem COminandey OF
Knichts Tcinpar Of Mount Vernon. These i1t1hiti"'
,,i conduct the burial rites at Greenwood to-day He
w IN In Now.Jcrsey in 1887, and after few years
,,,sbn in a hosiery store in the Bowory hes was en-
,o,c. bv A. T. stewart. Among his associates al the
New-York tribune., 1892-01-02
HOW =. n FIELD SPENT THE DAY.

The first day was not pleasant one 'or
Edward NJ Fld but the time Ne appeared to -"
in better health and better spirits ihan 10Y Us" weeks HE
condition the dav regarded serious but yes
,,rdav he was get and cat little toast ana t"'
for breakfast In the afternoon he took some o'r soup
M ,.,d tho nc,ysuapers for Nttlc while during the day.
49, oLe .eDc,l ,ie. 20 nj, GocOr, who called him.
~. ihvsican wa, the onv caller IL expected that he
fcnG, will make arrlngcn ens soon 10 have him r"-
moved from Ludlow Street Jail 10 the asylum at Mount
Vcrnon Under Dr. Grangera care IL j. beloved hi' pNsi'
cal IL not hi, mcnol health would soon r,trrn
New-York tribune., 1892-01-02
HONE NEWS.
WHAT Is GOING on TO-DAY.

rhrockmoron courtmartal Army Building 10 30 a. m
Funeral o; Bishop Louehln. Jay Street Cathedral
Brooklyn, 10 a. m.
William II. Maxwelps free lecture, Cooper Union.
p
p n.
Mathematical Society Columbia College. p. IN.
william o. Stodderds lecture. Fordham Club Foriham,
p.
Richmond Terminal meeting.
New-York tribune., 1892-01-02
DoERNER HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY.

Charles A. DOerner the lunatic who attempted to
kill John Roesch at the latters home, No. 202
Montroseave. on Tuesday night by Srlng shot from
a thrty-two calibre revolver, arTagned before
Justice Goettng in the Lecave. police court yes
erday 10 answer charge Of assault with intent TO
kill. The prisoner iabOring under much excite
meut Mr.. Roesch stood beside him and repeated
the story 0f the attempt that Doerncr made TO take
his life When he had finished the magistrate aiket
the prisoner If he cared to make statement. To
this Dcerner said he had nothing to say and waived
examination TO await the action Of the Grand Jury
lie was then taken u Raymond street JAN Where an
exaninatOn will also be made 10 his sanity.
New-York tribune., 1892-01-02

vessel on hearing the cries TO the scene and had
Clct taken into custody as he was about to leaVe
the vessel. The police Of the Fifth Precinct were
then Informed and Cleft was taken to the station
Ambulance Surgeon Clifford. Of the Eastern nlstrct
Hospital dressed PetcrsOn's wound which ho)caifSi
serious The vessel piles between this port anu
Brazil.
New-York tribune., 1892-01-02
SPECIAL MENTION

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New-York tribune., 1892-01-02
STARRED nY A MEMBER OF TIE CREW

A serious stabbng atray occurred on board the
steamer Olympic lying In the East River, )f south
second st. Brooklyn, Yesterday, between two OF the
s,dn,s crew. The injured is Charles Peterson,
twenty four years old. and his assnlant was Charles
cleft. The wound is on the abdomen The stabblne
grow ont OF Petcrsons entertaining number Of his
f,cnds on the forccastc OF the ship where Ccit was
sleeping The ccnversaton OF the men a"oEe hiii
d he reouested Peterson 10 90 into another part OF
A.. sh;r This Peterson refused do and general
onare ensued resulting in Cleft drawing his sheath
knife and plunrng the blade into Pe'cson's ooay'
~. ,.,,er fell to the floor. Captain McBeith Of the
New-York tribune., 1892-01-02

latter place were John Berry and william w Ho"' ~
are now merchants in Mount Vernon.
New-York tribune., 1892-01-02

,unartment Chicago, Ill. s. F. mEYWooD, ASST aaHa'
New-York tribune., 1892-01-02
GEO. T.. CHASE, President.

metronotan Department Corner Cedar and william Street
"'' yOUNG 4 HODGES Managers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-17

simple souls OF almost countless millions.
Thousands OF millions have purified their
bodies in this wondrous stream and gone
away happy. Millions aud millions Of
bodies have been burned on its waters
edge and have had their ashes strewn
upon its placid wave in hope of rest
eternal, and still the stream gathers its
forces and devotees annually in ever in
creasing numbers and may do SO in all
the countless ages that are to come.
Modern Benares has permanent
population of about quarter of n
million and an annual pilgrimage Of
over one hundred thousand. II has over
one Thousand temples, thousands Of
priests, to say nothing OF the sacred
cows and bulls and monkeys and snakes
whose spirits have been on earth
centuries before. The Christians hold
the cock sacred because IL gave timely
warning to St. Peter, though he needed
it not, and the dove because the Holy
Ghost assumed that shape at one time {;
so that IL IS not at all remarkable that
the simple minded Hindoos should have
sacred animals, more especially as their
rehSion Is iarge'y p,nshe.stlc, .eacnlng
.uat tue 'reaU "ou oplrlt Is IN every
living DeihS'
The streets of Benares are almost as
crooked as those OF Boston or London.
The largest OF them within the city are
barely wide enough for an OK cart to
pass, and one must crawl into the huts
or doorways to allow one to go by.
Everywhere the people throng the
streets with their baskets and bundles
on their heads and babies on their hips.
One OF the great temples out OF the
thousand at Benares is the Durga or
"Monkey" Temple. Dursa is the terrific
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-17
BuII Whips n Lion.

"The lion has been called the king
of beasts, but l will back a bull of
good fighting stock against anything
that wears hair" said G. w. Court
right at the Southern.
al was travelling III Mexico a few
years ago, and at Monterey a little
onc-ring circus with mcnagerie at-
tnchmcnt was exhibiting. In the out
III was large and ferocious-looking
lion, which was proclaimed rs the
terror of the animal creation.
A Mexican cattle man was an in
terested spectator, and while the tent
was full he mounted a seat and offered
to bet the proprietor of the show
$1,000 that he had q bull that could
whip the lion In ten minutes. Tho
wager was accepted and the next day
set for the battle in the local bul-pen.
The lion was turned loose in the in-
closure and young lamb thrown to
him. lie killed and ate it and the taste
of blood seemed to make him frantic.
Then black, wiry, Spanish bull was
turned in. Without moments hcsi-
tation the lion sprang at him, but
taurus caught him on his needlc-likc
horns and threw him thirty feet.
Tho lion did not appear anxious to
resume hos,ilitics, but the bull was in
for fight to finish. Ho
rushed at his enemy aud gave him
another savage toss. The lion retired
TO the farthest corner of the inclosure
aud tried to scramble out, but was
dubbed back. The bull made another
rush, aud this time he drove horn
into his antagonist and nearly disem-
bowelcd him. Every bit of fight in
the lion was gone. Tho bull stood in
the centre of the inclosurc paving and
believing, and the terror Of the ami
NAL kingdom was dragged out and an
attempt made to save his life. The
bull was boss from the moment he en-
tered the arena.-[St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
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Where the Dny Dpgius.

If it Is now Saturday here it is still
Friday in China because the sun has
not yet risen there on tho day which
we are now enjoying. Or, is 1t not
Saturday there? Why should it not
have been Saturday In China when
the sun last roseP Then, as its light
travelled from cast TO west travcrsing
Europe. the ocean aud America, it
il would have brought Saturday along
with it; and, when it again rises on
the country of the Mongols it would
bring Sunday.
As to whether it Is Friday or Sum
day Oh the other side of the earth de-
ponds upon where the day begins,
and scientific men finally cane to an
agreement on definite spot where,
by common consent, the sun should
rise on new day for the whole
world.
The spot is Easter Island, in the
Pacific Ocean west of Chile. There
the day is deemed to end and begin.
When the sun rises on Easter Island
it brings (lct us say) Monday with it
and this Monday accompanies the sun
all around the globe until that orb
again reaches the mid ocean island,
when at once Tuesday dawns for the
whole world.
Thus, if it be Saturday at sunset
here it will be Sunday about sunrise
in China, and though we may be
ahead Of the Celestial Empire IN the
achievements of science and the dovel-
opmcnt of civilization. they beat us
by day in time and are already up
IN tho morning hours before U.s.
[The ArgOsy.
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earth does one see humanity so humbled,
so sincerely dcvout! They fast for days,
90 without speaking one word for years,
stand on one foot or keep one arm ele-
vated above their heads for weeks.
months and years, until their limb be-
comes ankylosed and as stiff as poker.
Another interesting temple on the
Ganges is at the Chanki Chat, where
serpents are worshiped. The priests Of
the Temple ef the Moon in BeDares cure
every disease on earth by prayer and
holy water. Close to this one is the
statue of the mother OF Esculapius.
This Is worshiped and cures diseases.
Another one is that of Sitla or "Small-
pox," temple presided over by Hill
doc goddess. Hther small pox patients
flock to be cured. II is needless to say
that not many travellers visit this temple.
The temple of the planet Saturn has a
large image in the shape of round sill
yer disk, from which hangs an apron or
cloth, which prevents one remarking
that it is head without body. A
garland hangs from each car and can
opy is spread above.
There is also temple of food-the
Aunapurna-presided over by goddess.
She has express orders from Bisheshwar
to feed the Inhabitants of Benares.
The temple of Shukareshwar or planet
Venus is filed by men and women pray
ing for handsome offspring. Near the
temple Of Venus is the curious image of
Ganesh. It stands twenty feet high and
has solid silver hands, feet and ears, and
huge elephants trunk TOR a nose.
Benares is quaint old city, so full OF
all forms of worship from pulls to snakes
and idols TO things that cannot be men,
toned. But Benares is noted for other
things, the Hindoo woven silk and
cleaning gold and silver. The hut in
which it is made is dirty, without win
dows or doors. The loom is worth, with
all its wood and knotted strings and
trappings, say one or two rupees, thirty
to sixty cents, and yet within that un-
clean hut, squatted upon the earth floor,
sits the weaver, facing his cheap, simple
trap and weaves such costly, priceless
fabrics, silks that stand on edge, so stiff
they are with golden threads. Silken
goods and embroidery in such won-
drous patterns that kings and princes
stop to buy; goods that put to shame
the richest products of Western
civilization, all made by the clever
slender fingers and the deft Indian
hand and foot upon this cheap
claptrap OF loom. In gold and silver
and brass tableware the people of
Benares excel. In fact the brass work
is not equaled in any part OF the world.
They draw designs without patterns,
and inlay gold and silver thread into the
brass in most exquisite forms. They sit
on the door and hold the cup or brass
plate with their feet aud toes aud work
with their hands.
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towers called sikras or yimarahs, so uni
versal in Hindoo temples. They are
built of carved red sandstone or marble,
and often covered with solid plates OF
gold. The origin of their peculiar shape
is unknown, as they existed long before
history, but il is supposed they represent
flames of fire. The whole is surrounded
by huge wall, having compartments
for the priests or Hindoo monks and
longghats leading down to the Ganges.
Talk not of worshiping until you have
seen the devout Hindoo performing his
devotions in one Of these great temples
in Benares. Hither pilgrims flock by the
thousands from all parts OF India. The
temples are so crowded that admission
cannvt be gained for days at time, and
then tho crowds are so dense that the
jostling and squeezing, the constant
noise Of the hugo bells, the chanting Of
the prayers and the throwing Of holy
water makes a terrific pandemonium, and
yet to SEQ the people lying PROSTATE be-
fore these images, praying devoutly for
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name Benares is derived from two small
rivers, Verana and Asi-Veranasi. called
by the Hindoos Kasi, the Splendid.
Benares has been the religious center
of all India since countless generations
before Christ. Indeed, the origin is
said to be coeval with the creation of
the world. 1t was occupied by hundreds
of thousands of people over SIX centuries
before our Christian era and was the
birthplace of Hindoo mythology. The
first authentic history of the city dates
back to G3S b. c., for Sakya NUM-
Buddha-the great Hindoo Christ, flour
ished from that time till 543 B. O., and
lived here for many years. 1t was in
Benares that Buddha taught and estab-
lished the greatest religion, numerically,
on earth, and to show how successful he
was and how prosperous his religion has
been although, like Christendom, Beth.
lehcm and Jerusalem contain fewer
Christians than any other religious sect,
so does Benares contain fewer Buddhists
than lIindoos and Mohammedans), there
ae 500, 900, 600 people that bow to the
Buddhist tfaith-worshiping rs devoutly
as ever Christian worshiped Christ.
From the time of the Buddha little is
known of Benares until the great Mo-
hammedan conquest in 1191 A. ID. The
Mohammedans destroyed over 1000 Hin
doc temples and built mosques IN their
stead. Now that the British rule in In
dia tolerates all religious views, Benares
haa hannpxn a., n~o1,,e,yaI,, rtnAnp
city. Indeed, it is this very wise policy
Of free religious thought, speech and ac-
tion that enables Great Britain TO govern
India, for the Hindoos would willingly
unite with England to drive out the Mo-
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Color Blindness.

From three to five per cent. Of men
who are capable of acting as pilots or
engineers are kept out OF the work
through color blindness. Total color
blindness is very rare, but the green-red
blindness is very common. Unfor-
tunately for these sufferers from the de-
fects OF nature, the signals on the water
and railroads are always green and red,
making it impossible for them to accept
positions that they might otherwise be
adapted to by nature. After examining
several hundred patients, Herring con-
cluded that while green-red color blind
ness was quite common, total color blind
ness or yellow-blue is very rare. 1t is
suggested, then, that if red signal lig hts
had distinctly yellowish tinge and the
green ones blush tinge, no accident
from color blindness would ever happen.
Yankee Blade.
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hammedans, and tho Mohammedans, on
the other hand, are eager to drive out the
Hindoos. Should the two great parties
ever combine against England there will
be much worse scene enacted in India
than the terrible mutiny of 1857.
Benares, the holy city of these hun
dreds of millions of souls, Is beautifully
situated on the left bank OF the sacred
Ganges, a mighty river, whose copious
ver-fowing stream stretches from half
mile to a mile in width, and whose
precious wators-precious to more of the
children of tho Great Father of us all
than any other waters on the globe
purify and wash away all taint of sin by
the merest touch. Here in Benares are
the holy CHATS that lead down to
the sanctifying Gangcs. Here is
the most holy well where pill
grims by the hundreds OF thou
sands come wearily each year to purify
themselves before they cleave the Ganges
flood. Here are the sacred cows and
bulls, monkeys, peacocks, doves and SER
pents, the well of knowledge, the temple
of gold and silver. Here, indeed, are
the sacred footprints of the sainted
Buddha, and even those of God Vishnu |!
OF course we scoff at all these sacred
and wonderful things and call them
pagan superstitions, claiming that other
waters, other forms of ablution alone can
absolve us from sinful ways; still the
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A Hammock Song.
Sunshine is through the branches sitting,
sitting,

Sunshine is through the branches sitting,
sitting,
As | swing;
Piny odors are round me drifting, drifting,
As swing
To and fro to aud fro, beneath the rustlng
leaves;
I'm half asleep and half awake, aud in a
rcstful ease,
As | swing.
All, the day.drcams am dreaming, dream
ing,
As | swing;
With what happy thoughts my brain Is
teeming, teeming,
As swing.
All this long life Is summers day.
And sunshine and happiness have come to
stay,
As sIswing.
Away from the cares of earth I'm swinging,
swinging,
As swing;
Ease and rest forgetulness are bringing,
bringing,
As | swing.
But troubled dreams were the grief I've
known,
That away on the morning have quickly
Howe,
As swing.
My heavy eyelds would be sleeping, sleep
ing,
As swing;
And my tired eyes forget their weeping,
weeping,
As | swing.
Hope hath for me no weak or crippled wing,
Aud life seems u sweeter and dearer thing,
As swing.
-TLiddie Curtis, In New York Ledger.
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The Esquimau Circus.

Tho natives arc very fond of the
atricals. They mimic all sorts of ami
mails wonderfully, and the man who
can do this best is considered a great
actor. This sort of mimicry is woven
into the shape Of dramatic entertain
ments. One performer will be a
bear, for example, clad in appropri-
ate skins, while the others hunt him.
Commonly the hunt winds up with
tho death Of the bear or scal.--rBos-
ton Transcript.
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frames once upon time. All these bulls
and monkeys aye painted different colors
and worshiped several times day with
imposing ceremony. Even flowers and
shrubs are worshiped and prayed to, for
docs not the essence OF divine influence
pervade all naturel
The Monkey Temple is beautiful
oriental structure composed OF several
shrines elaboratcly carved and decorated
with gold, silver and precious gems. In
the centre Of the building rise up the