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Year: 1867

Beside the resignation of Mr. b. f. Nludgett, which
we have already noted and whos succeeded by MI John
r. Lydecker the resignation of Mr. George b. Van Brun
Deputy Surveyor, is reported


Some party who had procured several blank pay-rOs
succeeded on Saturday forging the signatures Of
number Of employees OF the Custom-H House, and drew
therefor several hundred dollars before the fraud was dis


New rules and regulations for the government Of the
public and the Appraisers department go into
effect to-day The following are the more important
changes new regulations:


The storekeeper Of the public stores shall each day
dutypad goods which have been passed by the appais
and marked correct and also transfer 20 % theld
sggS5P'0 a" examined packages of
The rate of carriage adopted by the Collector for duty
paid correct" packages Is; Duanest ana below, -
per package above Duanes 40 cents per package


To enable the storekeeper to carry out these rega.
tiOns the following details will be Observed There shall
be delivery doors opened upon Trntypace, one for
ali packages marked mot correct" free permits,
appraised goods, and goods to be delivered to the
delivery Of all packages marked correct and also for
the transfer OF all bonded packages:


The DackaRes marked Correct" well bonded
packages, shall be stored separately from those marked
not correct" and shall he lowered from the examining
rooms soon as passed by the appraisers


The office for the delivery and transfer Of this class OF
that any package can be closely scrunzed by the de


The force in the delivery office on Trinyplace front
will consist Of five clerks and messengers


When the ticket Is returned from the importer with his
for the delivery Of the package. Receipts from the
bonded warehouses for bonded goods will take the place
OF transfer orders issued and report OF packages
transferred will be sent each day TO the warehouse de-
partment. 1890


In the Appraisers Department there is established
bureau for the distribution OF invoices for examination,
and in accordance with the regulations shall be the
duty Of the assistant appraiser to cause 70 be examined,
and returned TO the distributing bureau, the invoices on
each list each day at the close OF business and any are
delayed they shall specify the therefor upon the
list.


The assistant appraiser Will the storekeeper to be
notified daily OF the packages required for examination.
and the Of the examiner to which they are to be
sent No package unless notified will be sent 70 any
examining room During examinations the doors OF the
should be kept closed. and person not actually
engaged in the examination VIII be allowed to with
out special pass from the appraiser assistant ap
praiseT Of the division As soon package has been
examined and verified 1t must be corded and sealed under
the supervision and direction of the examiner before
being returned to tho sorekeepers custody All packages
received in Will be examined, far practicable
in the order in which they received.
Year: 1867

THE FIRST BRIGHT DAY OF sPRING-LARGE NUM-


BER OF VISITORS AT THE PARK YESTERDAY.


Yesterday the first really fair, genial day of the
present Spring season. the signal for great attend
anco at Central Park The Park is already beginning TO
look iRvitingly beautiful The deathday OF clustering
March was and The trees and shrllbbeIy
are giving ample promise. in their budding beads Of
brown OF the green funess OF the perfect leaf tho
grounds bright and happy with their springing
grasses aud the brown rocks slowly assuming
their green-ray gsrnture OF cnging moss and wins.
During tbs entire day the numberess walks and
nades throngod with men, women and children,
while dsshin9 hOrsemen and equipages dashed along
the roads to the delight Of admrng pedestrians as well
as Of riders and occupants.


In the of the day there must have been upward OF
pedestrians In the park. Though they were mostly
democratic" assomblage-hard working mechanics
and aborers Fastening with their wives and little ones
for breath OF Sabbath invgoration prior to week OF
toll there also large numbers OF the fashionable
and refined Of beth sexes equally intent upon quie
health and pleasure II is Understood that the COmns
improvement and Identification upon their nObo trust
The skaters platform and sheds are being rapidly
cleared away from tue borders cf the lakes and In short
time the beats and gondOlns will be launched upon the
waters for the benefit OF those who delight n pleas
ant sails The birds arc beginning TO twitter merry from
the budding hedges OF the Ranble :" and it will not be
long before the will be permanently opened IN the
great park Of the metropolis.
Year: 1867

WOODEN PAYENENTs.-At o'clock on Saturday
afternoon there was 70 have been meeting Of the Com


on Streets Of the Board of Councimon 10 take INTO
consideration The various petitions and resolutions which
hare been referred to them IN relation TO Wooden Pave
ments Al the appointed hour, although number OF
gentlemen appeaTed give their views on the SUBJECT
none of the Committee we're present and the matter VII
be heard time during the present week
Year: 1867

$4,000 Damages Against the Third Avenue


Railroad Company.


Before Judge Mcneil


Anna Barrett the Third Arenue Rcilrpcd Com
panyThis casewhch has been fully noticed before in
the HkRALD-was an action by the plaintiff against the
Third Avenue Railroad Company for damages account
Of injuries sustained the 4h OF December 1885, by
collision between OF the defendants and freight
of the Harlem Railroad Company the junction OF
the Bowery and Third avenue, was submitted to the
jury yesterday. The Judge charged that IL there
any negligence the part of tho defendants, although
there might be concurrent negligence the part Of the
Harlem Railroad Company, the defendants were liable ;
but the jury found the negligence entirely the
part Of the Harlem Railroad Company then the defen
dants In this action not liable The jury retired
and after consulting for short time returned verdict
for plaintiff for 81, 600.
Year: 1867

Action Against Railway Companies.


Before Judge Alker and Jury.


Mooney the Central Park and North and East
River and the Hudson Riuer RGizroad Companies Tho
plaintiff brought to recover compensation for
the loss Of the services Of his wife, who seriously
injured while travelling up town in passenger car
which came into collision with q locomotive. the prop
erty Of the Hudson River Company. The defence was
contribuory negligence on the part Of the plaintiff
Several branches Of this have already occupied the
attention of the Marine Court The Jury returned a
verdict for the pain for $l00each Of the defendants
to pay $50


Alleged Assault and Battery.


Before Judge Gross.


Mccarthy Bcrry-Plaintff was seaman on board
the Guiding He brings this action
cover damages against the defendant, who had been
captain Of the vessel alleging that the latter had treated
him in a cruel by putting him in irons and
ing gag TO be placed in his mouth. The fence was
that the plaintiff had acted in violent Incorporate and
dsobedent the captain and that he had used
such bad language that IT became necessary TO place HIM
IN restraint The Judge took the papers and reserved
his decision.
Year: 1867

We shalt constantly admonish the Southern
people to be self-reiiant. and shall do what we
may be able to induce the establishment Of
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end we will pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing,
and exert ourselves 20 encourage the diversif-
cation of Southern industries and the develop
uent of Southern resources.
Year: 1867

MAKING GLASS EYES.-It is said that
there are in New York at least seven thuus-
and people who wear false eyes. There are
two or three places there where false eyes
are made and inserted.


The manufacture Of thesessis done entirely
by hand. a man sits down behind jet of
gas flame, which is pointed. and directed as
he wishes by blow pipe.


The pupil Of the eye is made with a drop
of black glass imbe1ded in the center of the
iris The blood vessels seen in the white of
the eye are easily put in with red glass,
while the optic is glowing with heat like a
ball of gold. The whole eye can be made
inside of an hour, and is at once ready to put
in. The reader should know that it is sim
ply thin glass shell, which is intended to
cover the stump of the blind eye After
being dipped in water this shell Is slipped
in place, being held by the eye lids. The
secret of imparting motion to it depends
upon working the glass eye so that it shall
fit the stump-if it is too large. it will not
move if it fits nicely, it moves in every par
tcular like the natural eye, and it is quite
impossible, in many cases, to tell one from
the other. The operation is not in the least
painful, and those who have worn them for
n number of years, feel better with them in
than when they are out. \ glass eye should
be taken out every night and put in in morn,
ing. In three or four years the false eye
becomes so worn that new one has to be
obtained. Some ladies, who live at dis
tance from the manufactury, keep a box OF
glass eyes on hand in case of accident, for,
beside wearing out, they will break under
certain circumstances, as when


" Hates last lightning quiyers from his eyes
Year: 1867

The people of the Eastern States can form
but an Indifferent idea Of the state Of feeling
which exists throughout the entire West III
regard to the Indian war. Of course, the
nearer approach is made to the Plains, the
more violent does this popular sentiment
become. In the large and we'll protected
cities it is weaker, and in St. Louis the head
quarters Of railroad and other enterprises
calculated to foster western immigration, and
looking to it for their support, there is an
evident disposition to mitigate the horrors,
and to qualify the reports sent east.


The latest travellers coming in from the
Plains, declare that outrages are constantly
taking place of which we hear nothing at all.
A few weeks ago the Indians attacked and
routed a railroad construction party. Several
of the men escaped, others were shot. One
young fellow, an engineer Of skill and educa
tion was caught alive and put to the torture.
When his body was subsequently found, the
scalp was gone and the head crushed In, the
thighs cut open and the tendons extracted,
and frightful hole dug in the breast, when
the torturers cut out the heart. No one can
ever know how much of this torture was
suffered while the unfortunate man was still
alive; for these savages have bideous skill
in inficting injuries 50 that the vital parts
are the last they attack Photographs of the
mutilated body of this unfortunate victim
were taken and forwarded to St. Louis and
New York. They will not be exposed to
public view in the emigration Offices, nor IN
the places where tickets are sold over the
various branches of the Pacific Railroad.


Another instance of less recent date has
never been related in print a party of
Indians attacked a small group of emigrants,
who promptly corraled' their live stock
and arranged themselves in solid body for
defense. The savages, as usual, vastly supe
rior in numbers, did not venture to attack
this serried force, but did their best to draw
them out of their position of defense. I'M
fOrtunat ly, in their first confusion. white
boy, eight years old, happened to be wander
ing little distance from the emigrant train,
and was captured by the savages. Him they
took and stripped, and building rude
mound, or altar, as it were, of earth tied
him thereon, laying him on his back. Then
they placed tin pan of burning wood on the
lads stomach, feeding it with fresh fuel
trusting that by this frightful appeal to the
feelings of humanity of the besieged, they
would sally forth to the rescue. To do SO
would, however, have been useless, as every
man would have been overpOwered and prob
ably put to like tOrtures and so the emf
grants heard the shrieks of the poor lad grow
weaker and die away in death, unable to
render any help; and when the Indians
finally retired, they did, the burned,
charred remains were buried amid the wild
flowers of the prairie.
Year: 1867

A YOUNG lady in St. Louis was innocent
ly placed in a rather embarrassing position
not long since. 1t seems that pretty little
child, nicely arranged in basket, had been
laid on the door step of certain gentleman 8
house, and that man was seen to place the
basket there and then beat a hasty retreat.
Attached to the basket was card, with the
name of a very respectable young lady on it.
This fact was afterward explained by her
stating that it was stolen from her while she
was out shopping, end she had purchased it
at a we'll known store for the purpose of
using it at basket picnic.
Year: 1867

In the riots in New York, in 1868, one of
the men specially obnoxious to the mob was
Mr.. Parsons, the Quaker Abolitionist of
Flushing, and it was given out that they
would surely pay him a visit and destroy his
beautiful grounds and nurseries. But he was
prepared for them. He has vast number of
bees, hundred hives and more. These he
ranged along the road in front of his grounds,
with the machinery to turn them over when
the rioters should come. and give them a
buzzing and stinging welcome in the cloud
of those faithful workers. The attack, how
ever, was not made
Year: 1867

TIE Kiss THAT MADE PAINTER.-A little
reader of the Children's Hour, who found in
the first number this sentence: " the great
artist, Benjamin West, said a kiss from
my mother made me painter, wants to
know what it means. We will give the anec.
dote referred to: A little boy named Benja.
min West, living in Pennsylvania, was set to
watch a baby asleep in a cradle. He looked
at it kindly. and felt pleased to see it smile in
its sleep He wished he could draw picture
of the baby and seeing piece of paper
on the table, with pen and ink, he tried what
he could do When his mother came in, he
begged her not to be angry with him for
touching the pen. ink and paper, and then he
showed her the picture be had made. His
mother saw the baby's likeness, and was so
much pleased that she kissed her little boy.
Then he said. if she liked it. he would make
a picture of some flowers she held in her
hand and so he went on from that time,
trying to do better and better, until be be-
came one of the best painters in the world.
10 after life, he said that it was this kiss
from his mother that made him painter.


Mr.. GRENsHAw, the late iron-master mil
lonaire, went into his garden one day, and
pointing to a row of goOseberry trees, abrupt
ly told the gardner to take them all up and
stick the branches into the earth, and leave
the roots turned upward. They don't seem
to grow as they are," he remarked, " so III
try my PLAN Mr.. Crenshaw then turned
away abruptly, whilst the gardner, without
making any reply, Immediately set to work
In few hours the job was completed, and
upon Mr.. Crenshaw returning and finding
that his commands had been obeyed, he
observed That's all right put 'em back
again l only did it to try ye; you'll do
believe I've got sensible fellow a. last
Year: 1867

claims my affection and shares my
home there is my. father. For yon-
der selfish wretch, / know him not.
The best years of his life have been
spent in lawless freedom from social
ties let him seek elsewhere for the
Companions Of his decrepitude, nor
dare insult the ashes of my angel
mother by now claiming the duties
Of kindred from her deserted chill
dren,"


She drew her vail hastily around
her as she spoke, and moved as if
wishing to withdraw


''Gentlemen," said Burr, II have
no more to say The words of the
law are expressed in the book before
you; the words of truth you have
heard from the woman's pure lips
it is for you to decide according to
the requisition of nature and the de
crees of justice.


I need not say that our decision was
in favor of the defendant, and the
plaintiff went forth followed by the
contempt of every honorable man
who was present at the trial.
Year: 1867

A genteel-looking young German
appeared appeared at Justice Andres
office yesterday and announced his
desire to be united in the holy bonds
of wedlock. The justice being alb
sent, the clerk told the bridegroom
to 60 and bring his lady love, and
by that time the squire would be in
and would unite them in very short
time. The young man said the pres
encc of the lady was unnecessary,
that he had brought two witnesses
to prove her Willingness, and he
wanted to be married by proxy
The clerk, who is learned in the law
informed him that no marriage could
take place in this country without
the presence and consent of the par
ty of the first pert and the party of
the second part; that in Europe,
kings and emperors who wanted to
marry ladies living at distance, and
were afraid to leave their dominions
lest some filibuster, having better
right to the throne, should jump into
their boots during their absence,
sometimes married by proxy but in
this country of woman's rights the
lady could not be given away in mar
unless she was present in propria
parson@, and not only willing but
somewhat anxious to throw herself
away upon the unworthy bride
groom.


The young German said he did
not see what difference it could
make to the lady, as she had no
vote, anyhow, and her property, as
well as herself, became the goods
and ehattels of the husband. Be
sides, he had known such marriages
to take place in New Orleans, and
he didn't see why it could not be
done here.


The clerk told him it was of no
to argue the case, as the thing could
not be done by any manner of means
under our statute, and that he must
produce the bride if he wanted to
get married.


The young man went out, and
shortly returned with a lady old
enough to be his grandmother, and
the feminine January was united to
the masculine May in about five min
utes. 1t seems that the old lady
possesses some property, and that
the young man was ashamed to be
seen marrying such withered spec
linen Of widowhood.-S. Louis
Democrat
Year: 1867

The Democracy are just now in
sad predicament is regard to the
question Of negro suffrage, The
Southern leaders of that party have
all at once discovered that the col
ored man is very much Of d gentle
man, and are very anxious to come
to an understanding with him.
They are making speeches at negro
mass meetings and urging them to
unite with the Democratic party and
secure all their denied rights. But
in Ohio and some other northern
States they have another string to
pull. Instead of following their
Southern leaders who always carried
the brains of the party, they will
find it necessary to cover up their
record during the rebellion; and will
try to divert attention from them
selve by bowling "nigger equality"
"nigger wives and husbands - mig
er jurors and Justices" 'nigger Leg
islators and Governors" from this
time till October.


The Democracy will fight the bat
tie in Ohio this fall on prejudice
alone. They have nominated can
didates on their State ticket upon
whose garments there is no smell of
war; and all their appeals will be to
vote against the black man because
he is black. AS tie Democracy
have always laid great claims to be-
ing the national party, we immagine
that a Democratic speech filed with
denunciations of the negro, made in
Columbus, will sound oddly enough
when read down in Georgia, Ala
bama or South Carolina, where the
hope of Of the Democracy mainly
depends on securing negro votes in
support of their candidates.-Ke
ton RepuJlicdn.
Year: 1867

SINGULAR FATAL ACC1DEsr.-A
fatal accident Of singular nature
occurred at the north shaft of the
Hoosick Tunnel on Saturday. The
''hell h1an," who stands at the bot
tom of the shaft and gives the sig
nal for the platform to rise, was
standing in his position almost di-
rectly under the platform, which was
at that time at the mouth of the shaft,
when a aIiumber Of drills were thrown
upon the platform to be taken down
for use. One Of these, about five
feet in length, rolled off the platform,
and falling distance Of three hund-
red and sevety feet, it's sharp end
struck the "bell man" in the side,
and the instrument passed entirely
through his body and then some
distance into a. heavy plank, COM
pletely impaling the unfortunate
ma. The plank had to be split
with an axe before the drill could be
loosened.- The injured man lived
about twenty-four hours after the
occurrence.
Year: 1867

Men measure their charities by q
peculiar standard A man who has
but a dollar in his pocket would
give penny for almost any pur-
pose. If he had had q hundred dol
lars, he might give one; carry it
higher and there comes a falling off.
One hundred would be considered
too large sum for him who has ten
thousand, while present of one
thousand would be deemed miracu-
lous from a man worth one hundred
thousand-yet the proportion is the
same throughout, ,and the poor man S
penny, the widows mite, is more
than the rich mans high-sounding
and widely-trumpeted benefaction.
Year: 1867




LEGAL ADvICE.-An old barrister
was giving advice to his son, who
was just entering upon the practice
of his fathers professionally SON,
said the counsellor, 'ifyou have a
case where the law is clearly on
your side, but justice seems to be
clearly against you urge upon the
jury the vast Importance of sustain
ing the law. If, on the other hand,
you are in doubt about the law, but
your clients case is founded on JUS
tice, insist on the necessity of doing
justice, though the heavens fall,


But asked the son, 'how shall
manage case where law and justice
are dead against me ?


In that case replied the old man,
talk round it.
Year: 1867

Graham or Coarse Wheat Bread
Two thirds unsifted wheat meal, one
third fine -four, little molasses, mix
with warm water. One large cup of
potato yeast will make two good sized
loaves. Mix and raise over night, and
your bread is ready to mould and put
in your pans before breakfast. Do not
let it rise too long the second time
much bread is spoiled by SO doing.


pA- What word is that of eight let
ters, from which, if you take away five,
ten will still remain !? Ans.-Tenden-
cy.
Year: 1867

600. which he accompanied with this
little moral to the story: "Therc
take that, aud invest it In the best
possible manner, and If you are uu-
fortunate and lose il, you have a good
trade to fall back upon, which will
afford you a good living"