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Year: 1877

1t becomes daily more apparent that
England cannot maintain strictly nell
trail position on the Eastern question
Her active participation in the war, there
fore, is only question of time; and no
one knows how quick she may strike the
first blow, or how quick she may be
struck. Then many of her ships will
doubtless soon be found with the U. S.
flag at their masthead.
Year: 1877

The ultimate results of the overthrow
OF the French Cabinet are hard to predict
IL may lead to nothing except some ex-
change OF big words in the Versailles
Assembly, and it may be the beginning
of new coup d'etdt, Or possibly a new
revolution. The Chamber is divided be-
tween Royalists and Republicans. The
army is divided between Imperialists and
Republicans. There are, consequently,
three parties in the field, ana that is what
makes it hard to forecast the issue of the
struggle.
Year: 1877

The New York San advances the start
ling proposition that customhouse men
should mot try to manage the politics of
their several localities" Can't make
such heresy go down in New York.
Year: 1877

AN INGENIOUS DETEcr1vE.-The fol-


lowing anecdote is told of an old Bow


street runner Of the name of McManus.


He was sent for to inspect house


which had been entered by burglars.


After careful examination of the locks.


ne pronounced that it was SO cleverly


done that it could have been affected


by only one of three or four men who


were skilled in such work. Thereup.
on he returned to town and visited
one of the houses where thieves resort.
Entering into conversation with those
he found there, he asked, casually,
where's such a mani" adding "I
don't see X" And presently 1t came
out that one man whom he knew by
name had not been seen since the day
of the robbery. His next step was to
visit the different coach-ofices. and af-
ter some inquiries made in vain he at
last discovered that man like the
one in question had gone down with
luggage to Oxford the day after the
robbery. He took his place for the
next day, and when arrived at Oxford
set about tracing him in this way.
de dressed himself very shabbily, and
visited the different little inns in the
outskirts of the town, saying at each
Il want pot of beer for x" nam
ng the man he wished to find. He
vas met with eve don't know such
! person here" To which he replied,
%, it's mistake then! No matter"
And so on, till at last the answer was,
we'll send it." "No," said he, "that
Won't do; he's in hurry, and Pm to
20 with you" He went, and found
lis man, and some of the stolen prop
rty in his possession.
Year: 1877

SERVED HIM RIGHr.-The Trucket


Republican narrates this: "About three


weeks ago there came to Truckec a


young man named CASTILLO, who


claimed to be gypsy and fortune


teller. He called on a great ma y


people here, and told them their for


tunes" receiving therefor sums rang


ing from so cents to $5. Among 9th
ers he told the fortune of certain
colored man, whom he informed that
his wife was not just what she ought
to be, that she was too familiar with
some of the white men, &c. This the
colored man told his wife yesterday, a
short time afterwards. She did not
say anything at the time, but as soon
as her husband had gone away. she
sent a man up town for the GYPSY"
saying she wished to have her fortune
told. With the expectation of max
ing a piece, CASTILLO went down imme-
diately. The door opened almost as
soon as he knocked, and he was con-
fronted with six shooter, behind
which stood an enraged negro woman
with rawhide. She commanded him
not to move or she would shoot him in
his tracks, and amid cjacnlations of
"stand dar," she belabored him over
the head, shoulders and legs in a
manner that showed him she was much.
ly in earnest. After she had exhaust
ed herself she told him to "git" and
he "got" with her after him giving i'll
to him with the rawhidc at every step
for about fifty feet. He made detour
Of the town. went to his room and or
lered his clothes sent to Reno, and
struck out for the latter place on foot
If he goes into the business of telling
fortunes hereafter we think he will be
careful what he says about respecta.
Die people.
Year: 1877

WE have seen rainbows from child


hood in almost all quarters of the heav


ems; but rainbows in circles at midday


we submit are little out of common


order, and somewhat different from the


manner in which they have been got


ten up heretofore. Sunday at high


noon there was a circle around the


sun containing the brightest hues oi


the rainbow. 1t was none of your


dim, misty affairs, such as is seen on


days when the atmosphere is hazy, but


bright and brilliant, and this was not


the strangest part of the phenomena,
for there was another bright, seven
colored ring which ''overlopped the
first, its edge almost touching the sun
Hundreds of persons were gazing at
it with astonishment until it faded
away out of sight. The believers in
omens had hardly got their nerves
quieted when the phenomena appeared
again in the heavens, yesterday after
noon about 4 o'clock, in little differ
ent form. This time it appeared as a
half circle about twenty degrees west
of the zenith, shining as brilliantly as
before. Now, in all our experience we
never before saw rainbow and the
sun in the west, both. at the same
time. There were some who prophe-
sled that it forboded tremedous
storm, or more serious things, such as
he end of the world. Some thought
t was a sure sign of famine, while
others were just as certain that it
oretold the coming of war and pesti-
ence. but whether it forbodied any or
Ill things, we would like some scien-
ific man to tell us what was the cause
# the strange appearance, for cause
here must be somewhere for it
)maha Herald.
Year: 1877

A WIZARD OUTwITTED-At the hotel


in Dover tie other night, a gentleman
from Baltimore was entertaining


crowd of men who had rather rural
appearance about them, with what is


known as tricks in slight-of-hand.


The crowd watched him with eager


ness place silver pieces in the palm of


his hand and cause the same to disap-
pear without any apparent action on


his part. Glasses were emptied and


filled with water as though by spirit
hands, the clock swayed to and fro
on its fasteninss, and other feats
equally as remarkable We're performed.
Finally one of the crowd, a man
named Potter, with his breeches
tucked in his boots, sidled up and
asked for the watch of the man of
tricks, for the purpose of showing him
a trick that was worth two of his
own. The article was handed over.
He showed it into his trowsers be-
tween the waistband, and then told
the Baltimore gentleman that he could
not find it, and he was as good as his
word, for up to late hour yesterday
afternoon the watch, fine gold hunt
ing case, had not been found, although
the man was stripped five minutes af-
ter the occurrence. Esquire Dickson
held the offender to bail in the sum of
$500, but it is certainly a mystery
what became of the watch, and more
to the man who was beaten at his own
game than anybody else W1. Er.
Year: 1877

Neao Crossing.-Workm are now
engaged in laying new crossing across
Market street, opposite the Second street
Market House. The work was ordered
done by the City Council upon the petit
tion of the butchers.


Gone to NeUdrk.-This morning Coro-
her Rose, received a despatch from New
ark, requesting him to hold an inquest at
the Deer Park Hotel. The despatch fail
ed to state who was dead In eompli-
ance with the request the Coroner went
down this morning.
Year: 1877

Bob INGERsoLL has declined the Berlin
mission, which, so far as is known, had
not been offered to him. He cal ed upon
Mr. Evarts yesterday and told him he did
not want the place. Doubtless Evarts felt
happy to get this information from him
And SO the thing ends.
Year: 1877

The contest IN regard to the estate Of John A. Mer
ritz the cattle drover who died nteslae at Rye, West
chester county, leaving about 200 900 to be fought
over by relatives, near and remote. gives promise
of protracted litigation. At White Plains yesterday
the Surrogate Court occupied hearing testimony
on the part OF persons claiming TO be rea
tives OF the deceased, and, as such, desirous
of participating in the distribution Of the estate at the
final accounting by tho administrators. The latter
process Is present, however, under prohibition by
the Supreme Court, pending the decision OF Justice
Dykman the application made by counsel for the
claimant asking that the administrators be restrained
from rendering their account until the action COM
mcnced by the claimant against them In that court shall
have adjudcated, and also that in the meantime
q receiver be appointed to supcrsede the admnstra-
tors Should tho fifteen cousins succeed in establish
ing their rights OF KIN, the exclusion of Will
lam j. Merritt who claims to be the son and solo heir
ataw Of the intcstate IL Is understood that small
army second and third cousins are prepared to carry
up to the court OF last resort II necessary
tor tho purpose Of testing whether they shall be
cluded from sharing IN the estate, which the fifteen


first alluded to regard as solely belonging to
them.
Year: 1877

The laying OF the fourth pair OF downstream strands
was finished at shortly after nine o'clock Thurs.
day forenoon The wrapping bughes wcrc got out in
position on the strands each side OF the towers
and ut one O'Clock started their slow journeys from
the towers toward the anchorages and toward the
centre of the river span At the same hour the
r,er wheel began its FIRST trip across bearing the first
skein OF wire for the laying Of the fourth pair Of up
stream strands. AS the work OF strand laying be-
comes ere familiar it is proceeded with faster, and
with each pair OF strands laid some new experience
shows where little time may be saved. The fourth
pair OF down stream Strands Just hnIshed, were lad
IN hours after deductng four hours for
tho time days which was lost by a stoppage
caused by the morning river log. The quickest time
before made pair of strands was eighty-two hours.
Al the present rate running twelve feet per second
are laid against record of nine feet per second during
the commencement OF the strand laying, which was
alterward raised ton feet for the same time. The
trip across IRON anchorage to anchorage with one
skcin of wire now takes but ten minutes, against
fourteen ana fifteen formerly In every detail OF lay
ing, wrapping. lowering and regulating the strand
work Ia running smoothly, and the wire contractor
is keeping well up with the required amounts Of wire
per day.


On tho New York approach work is proceeding
rapdly The the second per OF Tue ap-
proach is finished and laying OF the first layer Of
concrete foundation was commenced yesterday morn
ing The brick work on the first pier mas areauy
reached height OF four feet from the surface and


tho stone work is some two feet above the level To-
day or Monday the contractor Will begin the tearing
down of buildings In the line Of approach between
franklin square and Cliff street. The space cut
through will pe 1917 feet IN width. Twsnty-three
buildings will be torn down, and Tour VIII DC cut
through and walls built
Year: 1877

The property owners on Lafayette avenue prevented
the Queens County Railroad Company from tearing up
the street and laying their rails ON that avenue,
Judge Barnard OF the Supreme Court, having decided
that the company had forfeited their right by the lapse
OF five years from the time tho charter was granted
Now the company claim that by the recent decision OF
the Court of Appeals they have the right TO proceed
with the work the road


Tho property owners along tho line say they Will
carry the case 10 the United States Court
Year: 1877

From the Norfolk Virgnian, Sept 20
The New York HERALD and London Daily Telegraph
are Justly proud OF the successful termination OF
wonderful enterprise They have placed the civilized
world under obligations for The result of their great
achievements
Year: 1877

Senator FEnnr, of Michigan, Is seriously
Ill with congestion of the brain. A number
Of eminent physicians aro in attendance
upon tho sick 1nnn at hia homo In Grand
1fnven, md no are permitted to hope that
tho disoaao will yield to treatment.
Year: 1877

to suppress and e.tirpnte this disgrace is
through m amendment to the Constitution
which shall givo to Congress the power by
appropriate legislation to prohibit In my in
dividna1 sect or community the practice Of
polygamy, rolyandry, prominently, md
every form of crime attempted in the name
OF ruliR;on,
Year: 1877

In selecting beef to roast, if it be for a
small family. the rib is by far the best and
most tender cut; have some of the bone
removed, then make your butcher skewer
the beef. The best beef-steak for brolling
is porter-house. The best beef for the
fashion is the round; have the bone re.
moved and trim off all the gristIe. For
corned beef the round is also the best
For mutton roast choose the shoulder, the
saddle, or the loin and haunch. The leg
should be boiled. Small rib chops are
best for broiling; those cut from the leg
are generally tough. Mutton outlets to
bake are taken from the neck. For roast
veal the loin, breast or shoulder is good.
Veal chops are best for frying; outlets
are more apt to be tough. In selecting
beef take that which has a loose grain,
easily yielding to pressure, of dark red
color, smooth, with whitish tat: If the
meat is purplish and the fat is yellow, il
is poor beef. Grass feed is the lightest.
OK the best, and next the heifer. Per-
haps the incest mutton roast is a small
leg, the bone taken out, and the cavity
stuffed with forced meat. The best beet
or three pounds OF porter-house. Sirloin
aahho HeAt' n iuthP Ioast Is very nice
Two or three pounds is great plenty
for three. In chops, think that from the
hind leg of mutton best. unless you can
get "meaty" sirloin. The same in pork
about one and quarter to one and hall
pounds is sufficient; beef-steak about the
same quantity. Porter-house is cheaper
than slrloin. having less bone. Rump
steak. and ronnd, if well pounded to make
them tender, have the best favor.-N. y.
Observer.
Year: 1877

4rI-rl WAsHINGToN, Jan. H..


The President to-day sent message
to the House of Representatives in reply
to the resolution respecting the expend-
itures of certain moneys appropriated
last session in the River and Harbor bill,
and inclosinga report from the Secretary
of War on the subject The Secretary
says:


The act was signed on the 14th of August,
and on the same day the President sent
special message to the House, stating that he
did not consider it obligatory upon him to
expend all the money appropriated in the
bill during his term of office. No money
should be expended on works not clearly ma
tional, and that owing to contemplated loss
of revenue, it might be inadvisable to expend
any money upon new works, The princi-
piles enuneiated in this message have gov
erned the Secrctary's action on this subject
in every case presented to him. Immedi-
ately after receiving the bill the Chief
Engineer was directed to ask for statements
from the engineers in charge of works as to
what works could be postponed for the
present, and replies from them recommend
ed the expenditure of about 81, ,500000 of the
appropriation. This reduction was SO slight
as practically to amount to nothing, and,
therefore, on the 4th of September, having
obtained the approval of the President, the
Secretary directed the Chief of Engineers,
whose knowledge of this subject is more
extended than that Of any other officer of
the Government, to make allotmeuts from
the sums appropriated for various works
according to the best of his judgment,
in such a manner that the total amount
should not exceed S2000,0O0, only pro-
yiding that no new works should be begun,
and none continued that were net national
in their character In making these allot-
ments it was found that the amount desig
mated, SO, 10000 was lot quite sufficient for
the purpose of carrying on the works abso-
lutely necessary, and therefore the Chief of
Engineers, after an extended interview with
the President, was authorized in October to
increase the amount to $2,237 800. Since
that date a few cases where small sums were
urgently required, to prevent damage or to
make important examinations, have been
favorably voted upon, and possibly there may
be more of them.


The Secretary suggests that the Pres
ident had authority for his action under
the law, and authority found in the River
and Harbor bill itself. The bill was in
no way mandatory upon the President to
expend the full amount Of the appropri-
alton, nearly $5,000,000. The exercise
of his discretion was influenced by the
condition of the Treasury and the nature
of appropriation for otherpublie works
of quite as much Importance as the river
and harbor improvements.
Year: 1877

Cant. Anthony j. Alldire, who has been for
many years in command of the Fourteenth Precinct was
transferred yesterday 10 the Eighteenth Precinct Cant
Eakus Of latter precinct was put IN charge OF tie
Fourteenth The resignation of Officer Barker Of the
Twcnty-unth Precinct was accepted. Many of the Old
officers who have been doing detailed dub reported AZ
the Central Office yesterday morning, ami furnished
their ages, the date Of their appointments the number
of wears they been dong detail WOIk, the different
ultrcs where they have been duty and the general
character OF the WORK performed. The CAduscs men
ale 10 be made Will be- announced tomorrow.
Year: 1877

PROSPECT OF UNITING TWO EXCHANGES.


Negotiations are now pending for CONSOLE
Satou Of the HewYork Open Stock and Cold Exchange
and the American Mining and STOCK Exchange PROPOSE
,ions were recently submitted TO the two exchanges and
oommttee was appointed by each TO consider the mat
Ter The prospect Of agreement upon basis OF union
Year: 1877

Loss Of a Valuable Horse.-Y esterday
morning when boy in the employ of
W. 81 ]. Lang, visited the horse stable he
discovered that very valuable sorrel
mare had been kicked during the night,
and her right hind leg broken between
the knee and fetlock. He Immediately
notified Mr.. Lang who sent for man,
and had the horse knocked in the head.
The mare was valued at 5000, and was
the favorite of the firm. 1t is not known
what caused the kicking as the horse in
the stall next to her is a very quiet ami
NAL,
Year: 1877

Conrad Weber, OF Baltimore. q young
man OF German parentage, lately mar
ried, was soldier during the late war.
and while in the service acquired a fond
ness for sleeping in the moonlight.
Since the war, from the 1st to the 4th OF
every month, always at night, he has
had its of the deepest melancholy. He
would remain up all night gazing at the
sky, the moon and its changes having a
special fascination tor him. A day or
two since he was attacked by melan-
eholy Tor the first time in the daytime,
and being left alone he was found dead,
his head leaning against the wall. He
had twisted several pieces of blue rib
BON into a cord, made a moose around
his neck, and fastened the other end OF
the ribbon to picture hook, drawing mp
bis lower limbs SO as to throw the lul
weight OF his body on the noos~
Year: 1877

Next week at the Grand Opera-nouse e
we are to have Tony Pastor and his full
company from New York. This is al
ways an event Of especial interest to
lovers OF amusements. Tony Pastor
gives a show that somehow can't be inn
ilated, and attempts to do so are like at
tempts to follow in the footsteps Of Bar :
mum, always attended with failure.


the company this time combines many
features entirely new, and as is al
ways the case, every performer is the
very best in the particular specially in
which he appears.
Year: 1877

The Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors,
at the meeting of their Grand Division held
at Emira, adopted a resolution absolutely
prohibiting its members from engaging in
strikes. The rules of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers forbid members from
striking until they have stated their
grievances to committee and that commit
tee has endeavored to arrange the dispute
with the railroad company. In case salts
factory arrangement cannot be made the
council is then authorized to permit q strike
after due notice.


In England it is now asserted that trade
unions have in numerous cases prevented
strikes; and there is no doubt that the
leaders Of trade unions have been of great
service in helping to create arbitration COM
mittees for the peaceablo settlement OF dis
putes between employers and workmen.
These arbitration councils have been found
very useful there. Why will not the leaders
Of brotherhoods and unions in this country
unite in an effort for their establishment
Year: 1877

Gould twas seen the other evening scooting
round corner and dined with him).


Eleuenth-He has been seen attempting to
look over the accounts Of his office, thing
no Mayor was ever before accused Of; that
is left to experienced politicians, not to
amateurs like Mayor Ely.


II our upright and worthy Mayor has
courage enough to face this host of accusa-
tions he may emancipate himself from every
kind of ring restraint, make his own plans
and pursue them. He was born with sound
ideas of economy, or at least has acquired
them by his pursuits as a merchant, and
accordingly has peculiar notions on some
subjects which politicians sometimes see in
the distance, but seldom come near enough
to bow to. We have faith that he has been
trying to carry out his economical ideas in
city affairs, and faith ("we walk by faith
and not by slightly that Comptroller Kelly,
who has been Mr.. Elys friend from the
beginning and was the strongest advocate
of his election, has aided him in every man
ner. These gentlemen may have sometimes
differed, but only from time to time. We
believe MIR. Kelly to be good accountant,
but have heard that Mr.. Ely is not SO
remarkable in that particular. There may,
therefore, be occasional little mistakes in
debts and credits between these two gen.
or later, there will be settlement between
them. Whether it will be brought about by
the adverse opinion Of their local advisers
(the ward politicians) or by public opinion
remains to be seen.


The press Of the city takes deep inter-
est in the success of Mayor Ely's admins
tration it feels lively curiosity as to the
relations which may hereafter subsist be-
tween him and the now all-powerful Comp
troller. The press will gladly support
either SO far as he is right, but their rela-
tions to each other are likely to be peculiar.
If Tammany feels itself too strong to brook
opposition and the Mayor should be too in
dependent to submit to control the press
may have a hand to play in that game, which
will demonstrate that it, too, is power in
politics. Tammany as it exists to-day has
always brought disaster to its leaders, al
though in Tweed's case it was pretty long in
coming. Ii Mr.. Kelly is wise he will use
his recent great victory with moderation
and prolong his power bya sparing exertion
of it. He can now afford to be magnan-
imous. Instead of paying off old scores he
ought to drop past differences and exert his
power to secure good government for the
city. He has now the opportunity, and We
would fain believe it to be in his character,
to advance from the role of dexterous pol
itician to that Of wise statesman and q
benetactor to the city. .
Year: 1877

The extraordinary statement made in
court yesterday concerning the mother Of
Mabel Leonard, by the counsel of the So
cioty for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Chill
dren, puts another face on this troublesome
and distressing case. We must suppose the
society prepared to prove what its counsel
thus stated. If it does the public will, we
suppose, admit that Mrs. Rogers is not fit
person to have the charge of the little girl.
Indeed, if she is shown to be guilty Of
bigamy she will be sent to prison.


We are surprised that the counsel for the
society should declare that "but for the
comments of the press he would not have
made his statement. The press has only
done its duty in demanding that the society
should show sufficient cause for its inter-
ference, which was cruel and uncallcd for
on any other theory than that the mother