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Year: 1878

Capt. Schwenzen did not go down with the
Pomerania after all. He was rescued from
floating spar. His conduct was none the less
heroic, and tho fact that he was saved can
only be O source of lively satisfaction.
Year: 1878

The following record will show tho changes in the
temperature Tor the past twenty-four hours In
parison with the corresponding date OF last year.
indicated by the thermometer at Hudnat's pharmacy
HERALD Building. No. 2ls Broadway
Year: 1878

ANOTHER DEATH FROM THE ADMlNlSlRA-
tion chiooform In tho dentists operating chair
Gently reported from Phiiadephia These unhappy CASUAL
ties will continue until the public learn that there
Is but ansthetc which IL perfectly safe under
and a circums tancesviz, NITROUS OXIDE Gas, which
made and administered fresh and pure at the COTTON
DENTAL ASSOCIATION 10 Cooper Institute. We have
connection with nny other dental establishment In th
Year: 1878

WE ARE quite sure that it is better to
live so that one need not fear the terrors
of hell, than to be always in dread of the
consequences if it should turn out in the
dread hereafter that the furnace was all
aglow for the reception of such only as
are fit for its consumption. 1t is a per-
picking thing to be too late to secure our
aims while here, where there is some
time allowed to make amends but if it
should happen there was no opportunity
for this, nor for escape either, in the
hereafter, what then? Alas, it would be
too late, and eur young friends cannot
do better than to determine that they
will stake time by the forelock," and see
to it that they are not too late in casting
their lot with those who will not walk
in the direction that may lead from puri-
ty, truth and love. They may rest as
sured that true pleasure and happiness
is not found in any path that leads from
purity and virtue. And it is well to fear
and TO dread any other way, no matter
what the delusions are that seem to allure
in adverse directions.
Year: 1878

CARE OF YOUNG FRUIr-TREEs Young
fruit>trees, for the first two or three years
after trans planting, should before hard winter
sets in be protected against any undue quan-
tity Of ,rater, especially in low situations
This can be best done by making a small
hillock Of dirt around the stems sufficient to
throw off the water and not let it settle about
the roots. We have known young trees to
be killed by constant immersion in water
through most of the winter. and have fre-
quently known them to be s.unted, from
which many of them never entirely recovered.
On the other hand, in simmer these trees
should have the soil slightly bowled out
around them, in order that they may have
more abundant supply of water than they
would otherwise obtain. IF we expect to be
successful in fruit-rsising we must adopt all
the means attaiDsble to insure it.


TTar,,1nJo,-n TsI1111n6
Year: 1878

In Nelson county, Virginia, a hawk
was recently seen to seize large moccasin
snake, and soar to q considerable height with
the serpent writhing in its claws, when sud-
heavily to the ground. The moccasin had
bitten it in the neck, but the talons of the
hawk were so buried in the vitals of the
serpent that it also died.
Year: 1878

The following petition has been signed
by the leading merchants, bankers and busi
ness men Of Chicago: 1--WE desire to express
our sympathy for and agreement with the
president of the United States and the secrc-
tary OF the treasury in their financial views as
recently presented to congress. We therefore
hereby respectfully request our senators and
representatives in congress to firmly and
earnestly oppose all legislation concerning the
national finances and coinage not strictly in
accord with President Hayes message and
the report of Secretary Sherman. We be-
lievc that the prosperity Of the country and
the interest Of the people will be best pro-
NOTED by a steadfast adherence to the stand
ard Of gold in etfecting the exchanges of the
nations and by the resumption of specie pay
ments on January, l, 1879.
Year: 1878

The Pope held consistory at the Vati-
can on the 2Sth. Monseignor Moretti and
Cardinals and some Bishops were appointed.
The Pope delivered short allocution, thank
ing the Cardinals for their solicitude concern
ing his health and asking them to pray that
God help the Church and preserve unimpaired
the mind Of Its head whose body was ailing.
Year: 1878

Or: Strong, demonstrator of anatomy
in the Rush Medical college, has devised q
process by which bodies brought to medica
colleges during vacation for dissection, and
which have usually been wol thless on account
OF the inability to preserve them in a condition
valuable for dissection, may be perfectly pre-
served. Some two hundred were kept
byfithis process last summer, and are
now being dissected with highly favorable
results,
Year: 1878

On the oath inst. off Dunrose, Eng
gland, a squall struck the British ship
Eurydice capsizing and sinking her.
Out of 800 persons on board only two
is known to have survived. One oi
the saved named Benz. Cuddeford
makes the following statement:


The ship capsized in a squa!l and
snow storm about 4 in the afternoon
when five miles from Hnnose. There
were over three hundred persons on
board, al of whom except myself and
fletcher were, | believe, lost. 1 was
one of the last on the ship. Captain
Hare was near me when she went
down after capsizing, and she
carried with her a large number of
men clinging to her or were drawn
down in the vortex. a man near me
said vessel was close by when the
squall come on, and therefore we will
be sure to be picked UP. L was more
than an hour in the water. Being a
first rate swimmer many af my COM
rades cried to me for help. L tried to
assist two or three, but at last there
was four clingiDg to me, and | was
obliged to kick them off. Our ship
left Bermunda three weeks ago. We
passed the Lizard" in the most
southern part of Great Britain yester-
day, and expected to anchor at Spit
head about in the afternoon.
Year: 1878

sons whose opinions have not come


from adequate information. On this,


there are words of Sumner: Let a


boy acquire one thing well, and he


gets a standard of excellence to which


be will endeavor to bring up his other


knowledge; and moreover, be will be


aware of his deficiencies by observing


the difference between what he knows


well and what he knows Indifferent


ly.-Lit. and Ed. Notes.


The blame for such apparent "fan-


cy" ls, in most cases, with the teach
ers, who impose several branches OF


study on pupils at the same time,


change them from one study to anOth-


er before they are thorough in any,
rush them through their courses, and
through the grades, graduate them
and send them out with finished"
educations, when really they are not
thorough in anything, and have on
Iy a smatteri e of many-just about
enough to make fools of them. Lit.
and Ed. is full of practicable ideas,
and the above hint 10 the youth of
to-day" is good and timely; but the
idea Of the third sentence, If we get
the meaning, that when educators en-
deavor to get rid of the error con-
demned, parents strenuously oppose,
we Think is a mistake. We doubt
not that great majority of parents
would prefer to have their sons and
thorough, first in the most
useful branches of an education, and
in everything as far as they
go. The error to be corrected is the
ambition Of teachers to turn out as
many griSts as they can possibly crowd
through their burdened hop RS, caring
more for the applause of those with
out adequate information" than
whether the.work is coarse or finely
done.
Year: 1878

The Lincoln correspondent, "Rich-
ard" of the Brownville ADVERTISER
in the recent issue of that journal de-
votes much space to the Republican s
recent remarks about Denominations
alism in the university. He seems to
want the press of the State to keep
quiet In regard to the matter and let
bad enough alone.-OnldhG Repls6-
Hcdn.


Richard" we are satisfied thinks
he is right; the principle and spirit
of the Republicans articles we know
are such as ought to prevail. We
gather from these discussions an oc-
casional beam of light, and they
therefore do no harm at least. If
things in the University are all right
such discussions will tend to keep
them in that way. If there is any
thing wrong it will tend to correct
the error. 1t doesn't hurt a Univer-
sity or, any other institution, to know
that it is watched by a wide awake
press.
Year: 1878

The Pawnee Republican has dis
covered that Senator Paddock has
given satisfaction to the people of Ne
braska. Does the Republican mean
to say that the people OF Nebraska.
generally endorse his little crooked
ness on the silver bill ?-Lincoll
World.


The Republican is correct. Senator
Paddock represents his constituents
ably and acceptably. So far as his
vote In opposition to the Matthews
resolution was concerned it amounts
to nothing because the resolution
amounted to nothing, and weather it
failed or prevailed did not in the least
effect the people of Nebraska. On
the question that the people did care
about, Senator Paddock was with
them. Ifthe people viewed a mole
hill through the "specs" of the World.
1t might look like a mountain, but
they don't.
Year: 1878

There are hundreds of advertising
agencies and individual humbugs who
are ever trying to use the press. AS is
generally the case they have little
ready money to put into their busi-
ness; they therefore resort to every
dodge known in the trade. An ordi-
nary Office receives bushel of these
circulars weekly. For instance firm
in New York want to dispose of some
fine paint, they send TO the press about
the following circular: "If you will
insert our 'ad' for certain time TO the
amount of S5, we will send you a due
bill for the amount which will be taxi
en- in part payment for SO worth of
our excellent paints which will be
forwarded to you on receipt of due
bill and S. in cash" In this way
they get their lad" free. Organs, pr
amos, soap, ink, wOrnOut printing
presses. jObstock, type, and every
thing in every branch of trade are
disposed of to the fraternity on the
same terms, viz: by paying the full
value in cash. IF anyother business
was "pestered" with these "critters"
as printers are, they would be harden
ed beyond redemption.-Bedtrice
Courier.


Notwithstanding all this, Alec. in
another item in the same column in
which the above appears, says he don't
believe in capital punishment. We
would like to know how such nuisan-
ces are going to be got rid of without
adequate punishment.
Year: 1878

Court in the Anderson case being in
the interests of conciliation, the Gin
cinnati Times says: ut is the busi-
ness of a court to measure out Justice
and justice is passionless thing in
to which neither patriotism, senti-
ment, nor Cancellation enter. The
idea of supposing that a great court
should shape its rulings with a ro-
mantle idea of conciliating anybody
escapes being an insult to every sense
of justice only by its exceeding ab-
surdity."
Year: 1878

One of the fatal errors of youth to-
day is, the fancy that little of many
studies is better than much of a few.
Our common schools and state Un-
iversities are In special danger from
this error. When endeavoring to
meet it and get rid of it, the managers
of these institutions are strenuously
opposed by the great number of per-
Year: 1878

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


On Thanksgiving Eve stopped at the Peasley
House, corner of Twenty-eighth street and Sixth
enue. to get my supper had been in the habit Of
dining there. and having only $40 bill in my pos
session preferred that place for the sake of being
sure of getting correct and reputable change. On
rendering the bill with my table check was aston
ished to find both the bill and myself subjected to
unnecessary scrutiny. The incident attracted the
attention of the entire house and caused extreme
annoyance. Eventually gentleman, whom do not
know had the gallantry to pay the check at issue,
and was allowed to depart with the stigma upon me
of having tried to utter false note


think that when lady, yielding to the natural
demands of hunger tries to patronze what she has
been given to understand to be respectable estab-
lishment, there should be occasion for insulting
her. And furthermore think that restaurant that
cannot handle $40 bill evidences Of two things
either that its attaches not in the habit Of seeing
a note Of that denomination that the gentle
manly ( cashier does not know the first requirements
OF his position. LADY.
Year: 1878

work in opposition to the Pacific roads, and
adopted circular to be sent to shippers of freight to
California notifying them that the company Was
prepared to name through rates on freight. New
York to California via lsthmus of Panama a few
copies of this circular had been distributed when u
was called To the attention OF the officers OF the Par


fc railroads. and the latter Immediately nothed the
Pacific Mail people that they had been too nasty the
contract not having expired. The mistake was de-
tected at and all the circulars were destroyed
Since that time negotiations have been going on be.
tween the two companies to form new contract
Year: 1878

fNorR.-Leiters intended for this column must he
accompanied by the writer's full name ana address TO
insure attention. Complainants who are unwilling TO
comply with this rule simply waste time in writing.
Write only one side OF the paper.-ED. HERALD
Year: 1878

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-


would like to know when the Guardian Mutual
Life Insurance Company intends to pay the policy
holders 1t is now two years and a half since it
failed and went into the hands Of receiver whose
name is Pierson. have paid-up policy in this COM
pany and suffering for the want of the money. Ii
there any law to compel the receiver to settle without
delay :? SEVERE SUFFERER.
Year: 1878

To THE EDITOR OF HERALD


desire to call the attention Of the authorities to
the dangerous condition of the wire sign tho top
OF the buildings Nos. 20 33 Park place. This sign
was broken from ts fastenngs by the storm of last
night and is liable to fall into the street at amy
ment ii. A. $.
Year: 1878

ROUGH TREATMENT OF PROPERTY HOLDERS.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


When will work commence the opening of New
avenue? Property holders have paid their assess
ments long ago, and they want the improvement
made or their money returned ELLIOTT.
Year: 1878

With as much gravity as he could COM
mand, an English bishop has been investi-
eating practical joke. Some commction
was caused by the refusal of the Vicar of
Sheen, near Ashbourne. to administer holy
communion to a young man whom he
deemed unworthy. The Bishop of Lich-
field, after much correspondence and cross
examination, has ascertained what was the
impropriety with which the young COM
municant was charged. One morning in
August he went to the house of a young
woman of the village and pulled string
which she had out through the window,
and which was attached to her foot thus
awakening her. The freak arose out of
wager between them as to which of the two
could get up first,
Year: 1878

New YORK. Feb. 1.-THE argument
over the objections brought by Mr..
Tilden's counsel against the govern
ment suit for recovery of unpaid in
come tax closed yesterday, md Judge
Blatchford reserved his decision on
the legal questions which have been
raised preliminary to the trial of the
main Issue. Should the decision OF
the court be in favor of the govern
ment, the case will 60 to trial on its
merits.
Year: 1878

We are now in receipt, and
receiving additions daily, POSI-
lively the largest and best
stock of GOODS ever brought
to Morristown. Every avail
able inch of space in our Two
SPACIOUS STORE Rooms is filed
to the utmost capacity with the
CHOICEST GooDs. We fatter
ourselves that the selection
made by our buyer cannot be
excelled. Goods of every de
scription are very low, lower
than ever; buying such vast
quantities we are enabled to
offer UNUSUAL BARGAINS in eV-
cry line.
Year: 1878




had in her Indignation held up the
slate SO as to get a good view Of the
picture of Periwinkle, she was mn
consciously exhibiting TO the school
the character study on the reverse
of the slate. And now, as she locked
with an dnutterable wrath and con-
sternation at the dreadful drawing
the scholars were full Of suppressed
emotion-half of it terror and the
ether half a serVed,her,right feeling.
]" The school is dismissed. Hen
rietta Newton will stay" said the
school-mistress. The children arose
glad to escape, while Henrietta felt
that her friends were all deserving
her and she was left alone with a
wild b0a t..aeasaFz
Year: 1878

swell, the phenograph will read
poetry to you. if you are sick or
your eyes are weak or you cannot
stand the light. It will read a whole
novel and re-read it, so that ladies,
sewing, can hear story read off
from one Of those plates. Besides,
I can furnish a novel pricked in that
way for three cents instead of City
cents, the price of paper novel. be-
cause the coinpositiOnis not in type,
but in punctures. "s
Year: 1878

Arizona, where we were to make
our headquarters. But Pete Brady


had come through SOnoita with
Col Gray, on the first transcOnti:
mental railroad survey in 1852,
and while there had seen some
very rich specimens of copper
ore, rich in silver and gold. So
we decided to go by Sonoita and
to relocate the mine, If it was un.
occupied. It had been originally
located by company in Sonora,
of which Gov. Gandara was one.
But the men, who had been sent
to work the mine, had been mur-
dered by the Indians, and the
company had never sent second
force out to the mine. At SonOita
we found some specimens and a
guide. He was the major-domo
of Don Chico Redondo at his
ranch at Sonoita, and the only
man who knew where the mine
was, as he was the only man who
escaped when the Indians jumped
the mine. This is the story he
told us: In 1850 the Indians
brought some very rich rock to
Don Chico Redondo, and after
having it assayed company was
formed, and it was agreed to pay
the Indians so much in beads and
cloth for showing the mine. The
Indians showed the mine, but the
company put off payment till they
got out of patience. One day,
about noon, the Indians came and
told the men the mine belonged
to them, and as they had taken
away metal, they must give up
everything, arms and all, and then
they might go away. Well, the
men foolishly gave away their
arms, and then the Indians COM
menced killing them. 1t happen
ed that the foreman was down In
the shaft, about ten feet deep, and
heard all this talk. He knowing
the treachery of the Indians and
expecting trouble, remained quiet
where he was until all the Indians
were gone chasing the men over
the hills. Then he came up and
hid in an arroyo till dark, and
then he went to n watering-place
about twenty-five miles from the
mine, where there was another
force of men building furnaces for
reducing the ore. When he told
his story, all hands left for Sonoita
and the mine was abandoned.


We decided to take possession
of the mine. We were organized
to prospect for six months, at the
expiration of which time, if we
found anything, we were to in
corporate and issue stock. Vol
unteers were called for to hold the
mine, while the main body went
on to search for the great Plan
chas. o. C. Hayward, James Por-
ter, B. Hill DeArmit, - Shepard
and the writer Give of us) volun-
teered to go and take possession
of the great Ajo mine; and it is a
great and rich mine. Ny belief
is that in all Arizona (and the
Territory is one great net-w ork of
mineral veins) there is not a bet
ter mine, nor one that will yield
better returns, if properly worked:
this belief is founded on very
extensive experience of mines
and mining. The first ore that we
took from the vein was native
and red oxide, working seventy
five per cent. of copper, and Civ
ing three ounces of gold and four
teen ounces of silver to every hun
dred pounds of ore. After we got
returns of the assays, we built
great air castles and made plans
for enjoying our great wealth.
Having been a sailor, I was going
Year: 1878

demand from Governor GanQa-
"a, of Sonora, to vacate instant
ly, as his company was coming
to work the mine. For some days
there was huge talk and all that
was said leant. Several let
ters passed between us and the
Governor Of Sonora, and we final
ly found that he meant business.
We learned that company of
soldiers was on the way from Ures,
to drive us off the mine. Then we
sent a dispatch to the main body
of our company. They sent down
four men; that made nine of us to
fight one hundred, which was the
number we heard were coming.
However, we were determined
not to give up the mine; we had
every right to it; the former claim
ants had abandoned it for more
than the time allowed by the Mex
lean laws; and it was fully forty
miles this side of the new bound
ary. After the enemy arrived at
SOnoita, we kept a sentinel out all
the time. One morning, little
after sunrise, he came rushing in
with the news that the enemy was
in sight. We had built us a breast
work at the water, and were all
there waiting. Presently they
came in sight and ranged them
selves on q hill about two hun
dred yards off, and then sent in
the same man who had guided us
out. with a flag of truce. He came
calling to Charlie Hayward not to
shoot. He delivered his message
from the commander, that he
wished to send in his second-in-
command to treat with US. They
numbered fOrty-twO, but we af-
forwards found that six were
miners, leaving thirty-siX soldiers;
making four to one, as there were
but nine of us. But what we
lacked in numbers we made up
in arms, as we had eighty-four
shots, without stopping to load,
and we all, with one exception,
had been in business before.
When the lieutenant arrived he
delivered a message from his cap
tain to the effect that he had been
sent to take possession, peaceably
if he could, but to take possession.
He pointed out to his force and
told us to compare our numbers
with his, and tried to convince us
that we could not have a ghost of
show in a combat; and finally
told US, that if we would give up
our arms we might leave in peace.
Our answer was, that he might
have our arms, but he must come
and take them. That they did
not like; and the captain soon
found that he would have to fight
if he got the mine. He either
had his orders not to go to eX-
tremities, or he thought his party
would get the worst of fight.
He finally finally agreed to leave
us in peaceable possession, if we
would give him and his men wa
ter, which we did after they
brought III their arms ana stacked
them in our fort. 1t was great
bluff they made at us, but they
took it all back, and from that
time we were not troubled. Soon
after this our president went to
San Francisco and got charter
and incorporated. When he re-
turned, we all went to the Gila
and settled up our company af-
fairs, and received our certificates
of stock in the new. Then the
boys scattered. Some of them
staid at the mine till the working
supplies came; then there was
more scattering. The first presi-
dent was appointed superintend-
ent, and he commenced working
in earnest, but without accom-
plishing much; nor did any of
The superintendent who followed