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Year: 1879

Judge Van Brunt, of the Supreme Court,
rendered yesterday decision which, nm
less set aside by higher authority, retains
Police Commissioner Wheeler in his seat
until successor is appointed by the Mayor
and confirmed by the Board of Aldermen
The questions involved. according to the
Judge, we're three:-Do the charges against
Commissioned Wheeler afford ground for
his removal? Gould the Mayor legally
remove the Commissioner after the term
OF office of the latter had expired?
and whether, in case the Mayor had no such
right, a writ OF prohibition would perma-
nently prevent him from attempting such
removaly The question of the charges is
disposed of by the implication that no de-
fence, according to the legal aoceptation of
the term, was allowed that of the Mayors
power to remove On official whose term OF
office had expired is answered by the state
ment that the legal method OF filling the
vacancy should have been followed, the
Mayor having no power to remove man
who is not really an official, but merely q
temporary substitute for one. 1t therefore
follows naturally that Judge Van Brunt per-
manently enjoined the Mayor against TAX
ing further proceedings to remove the Com
missioner, except by tho appointment of
successor, and the confirmation of the same
by the Aldermen. How this Judicial act
can be set at naught by the Mayor is not
easy to see, unless Mr.. Cooper rearraigns
the Commissioner, gives him an oppor-
tunity for defence and proves the charges
which he has made.
Year: 1879

It gives us pleasure to observe the pros
perity OF our deserving and valued contem-
porary, the World. 1t is bright. vigorous,
racy journal, and We are not surprised at
attends the reduction of its price. The World
is thus brought into direct competition
with another popular two cent morning
paper, and the sudden increase in the num-
ber of its readers shows how much quality
tells with the intelligent New York public.
Year: 1879

VIII They Reconstruct tho Tickets


Within the last day or two rumors have
been put in circulation that strong
attempt is to be made to change the head
of the democratic State ticket by the
substitution Of some other name for
that of Governor Robinson. 1t is
probable enough that democratic
pressure will be brought to bear on Mr..
Robinson. Mr.. Kelly, or both, but there
is no good reason for expecting that
either OF these gentlemen will yield.
No doubt Mr.. Kelly would be willing
enough to retire if Governor Robin
son do SO too, because he would
thereby accomplish all that he aimed
at in the Convention. But he will not
retire on any other condition. Mr.. Kelly
is as obstinate as he is pugnacious, and
efforts to persuade him to stand aside will
only confirm him in the belief that he is
able to defeat the election OF Robinson.
The more he is courted and la
bored with the more confident he
will become of his power to inflict signal
humiliation on the Governor. Persuasion
will be wasted on a man of his stubborn
nature, and the only chance of restoring
the broken harmony of the party lies in
inducing Mr.. Robinson to decline the nom-
ination.


It is altogether improbable that the Gov
ernor can be prevailed Oh to withdraw.
Unless Mr.. Tilden should so advise it
would be quite in vain to approach Gov
ernor Robinson on the subject. But can
Mr.. Tilden afford to show the white
feather in the face of John Kellys
threats? The only time when he could
have yielded without loss of influence
was previous to the meeting of the Conven-
ton. Mr.. Tilden understood the situation
then as well as he understands it now, ex-
cept that he may have regarded the menace
of bolt as mere bravado. To defy q
threat while he believed it empty and then
to quail before it when he finds it


earnest is what Mr.. Tilden cannot very


we'll afford to do. But unless he
advises Governor Robinson to withdraw
other advice to that effect will be wasted.
It is surmised that the National Democratic
Committee, which is 10 meet in Washington
on Thursday, will take up this subject and
try to restore peace. They ought to be
very sure of success before making the at
tempt, for otherwise they will merely fire O
| signal gun of distress and alarm and
| discourage the party. Governor Robinson
will not retire unless Mr.. Tilden demands
| it. This would be an acknowledgment on
Mr.. Tilden's part that he is badly scared
and that Mr.. Kelly is great deal more pow
| ertul and formidable than he has affected
| to consider him. II Mr. Tilden shows the
white feather now and succumbs to Tam
many he may as we'll bid farewell to all his
hopes.
Year: 1879

GENERAL OPINION being that the Board of
Directors of the Grocers and Producers Bank
of Providence are more to blame than their de-
faulting cashier, why does not some sufferer
take action against the directorsl The names
Of these men probably the Inducements
that brought the money Of stockholders and
dcpostors to the bank.
Year: 1879

In Hrs REPORT to the Grand Lodge, now i'm
session at Baltimore, the Grand Sire of tho
Order of Odd Fellows favors a repeal of the
constitutional provision restricting membership
to white men only Certainly if the negro no
matter how seldom, were to meet white men
on an equal footing in such an Order the effect
npon his race would be excellent.
Year: 1879

srRAws-The swelling Of the circulation of The
World by more than ten thousand copies within two
days after our announcement OF our intention to
reduce the price OF this journal to two cents during
the coming Gubernatorial campaign seems to us to
be n tolcraby significant symptom of the drift OF
feeling and opinion in this city the issues raised
by the ssTammany bolt" at Syracuse-The World.
Year: 1879

sTRAws-The swelling of the circulation of The
World by more than ten thousand copies within two
days after announcement Of our intention to
reduce the price of this journal to two cents during
the coming Gubernatorial campaign seems to us to
be tolerabiy significant symptom OF the drift OF
feeling and opinion in this city the issues raised
by the '.Tammany bolt at Syracuse.-TAe World.
Year: 1879

FoRrY-FoUR STowAwAYs managed to secrete
themselves on freight steamer that left Liver
pool three weeks ago for this port. Here is
valuable suggestion for tramps They
would strike England with all the force OF
new revelation, and none of our authorities will
try to prevent their smuggling themselves ON
board of outward bound vessels
Year: 1879

AS THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR will soon
begin we appeal, in behalf of a large portion of
the public, for the exclusion of all machinery
which is already familiar to every one. Only
that which is absolutely should be dis
played at an exhibition with so imposing u
name
Year: 1879

SrRAws.-The swelling of the circulation of The
World by more than ten thousand copies within two
days after announcement Of our intention to
reduce the price of this journal to two during
the coming Gubernatorial campaign seems to us to
be tolerably significant symptom Of the drift of
feeling and opinion in this city the issue raised
by the "Tammany bolt at Syracuse.-The World.
Year: 1879

STnAws-The swelling Of the circulation Of The
World by more than ton thousand copies within two
days after announcement of intention to
reduce the price of this journal to two cents during
tho coming Gubernatorial campaign seems to to
be q tolerably significant symptom of the drift Of
feeling and opinion in this city the raised
by the ..Tammany bolt at syracuse-7Ae World.
Year: 1879

SrRAws-The swelling of the circulation Of The
World by more than ten thousand copies within two
days after announcement Of our intention to
the price OF this journal TO two cents during
the coming Gubernatorial campaign seems to us to
be tolerably significant symptom Of the drift Of
feeling and opinion in this city the issues raised
by the "rammany bolt" at Syracuse.-Thc World.
Year: 1879

ACCORDING TO DEPARTMENT REPORTS the
cotton crop does not promise quite well us
last month, although the average is still quite
handsome, while corn is plentiful and flourish
ing everywhere Corn and cotton being tho
two latest crops of the season general jubila-
ton over good year is in order
Year: 1879

Ferrets are the great resort of affiict-
ed farmers In England. Some men
make regular business going round
with them and giving rat infested
houses "run" In consideration of the
payment of a ten dollar bill. The fer
rets are rather expensive creatures,
costing about thirty dollars pair.
They are so long and slim and supple
that they can almost tie their own bod
les in knot and be crawling out OF 1t
again at one end before the knot at the
other end is completed. A medium
sized auger hole can be utilized by
them with ease, the only trouble being
that the augcr hole is apt TO be straIgt
and the lerrets used to doubling up and
arching their backs and going through
all sorts of strange cOnvulsions with
their bodies-as though to show of
their graceful curVes-would feel quite
lost in having 10 keep their straight
natural position, even though for the
space of one second. They are never
still minute, except, perhaps, when
they sleep, and then, like their nearest
cousin the weasel, they are apt to sleep
with their eyes open. Their life Is one
of continuous and constant activity.
When they are not crawling into rat
holes at the bidding of an inexorable
master, they are at home in cages,
where they run to and fro like Lenned
up lions. Often the ferret is seen with
scratches on his nose or lacerations ON
the neck. These are the little remem-
brances of his encounters with his
natural enemy, the rat. The rat will
not fight ferret when he can get
away. The largest rat will run from
them. They can smell them long be-
fore they can see them, and that 10 the
signal for them to fly or remain and
die subterranean and ignoble death.
Young rats in nests are at the ferrcts-
mercy, and the ferrets are not slow TO
show them such mercy as their craving
stomachs afford. They do not eat the
flesh. They insert their teeth and,
weazle-likes suck all the blood out OF
their bodies, then leave them. This Is
the great point ferret men make over
the modern style OF getting rid Of rats
by poison. They cry down the poison
system and declare that by killing rats
In that manner, life in house about
which the rats perish is rendered al
most intolerable by the stencil their de-
caying carcasses create. By killing
them with ferrets this is avoided, they
claiSl, for the latter take all the blood
from them and the carcasses, insteado of
decaying, dry up. After all, the ferrets
are doing more than is generally
expected of them when they kill grown
rats. Their principal use is to drive
the vermin from their holes up to the
light of day, where Scotch terriers and
nets and clubs in the hands of the fer
rets' masters do the rest.
Year: 1879

An anecdotc Of Moore, the Irish
poet, shows how much pains writer
who does good work Will take to put
the right word In the right place.
friend in France, and while there wrote
a short poem.


One day while the guest was engaged
n his literary labor, the two took a
stroll in the adjacent wood, and the
host soon perceived that his companion
was given up to his own thoughts; he
was silent and abstractcd, noticing
neither his friend and entertainer nor
the surrounding beauties of the land
scape.


By-and-by he began to gnaw the fin
ger-tips ofhls glove, pulling and twitch-
ing spasmodically, and when this had
gone on for long time, his friend ven-
tured to ask him what was the trouble.


"I'll tell you," said Moore. 81 have
left at home upon my table a poem in
which is a word l do not like. The
line is perfect save that one word, and
that word is perfect save its infection.
Thus it is" and he repeated the line
and asked his friend If he could help
him.


1t was a delicate point. The friend
saw the need, saw where and how the
present word Jared just the slightest
possible bit upon the exquisite harmony
of the cadence; but he could not sup
ply the want.


The twain cudgeled their brains un-
til they reached the house on their re-
turn without avail.


The rest Of the day was spent as usual
as was the evening, save that ever anon
Moore would sink into silent fits in
pursuit OF the absent word. And so
came on the night, and the poet went
to bed in deep study.


The following morning was bright
and beautiful, and Moore came down
from his chamber with bounding step
with scrap of paper in his hand, and
a glorious light In his genial counte-
nance.


The word had come to him! He was
awakened during the night, and the
kind genius of inspiration had visited
his pillow, and he had got up and torn
scrap from his notebook, and at the
window, by the light of the moon, had
made the thought secure.





"There," he said when he had incor-
porated it into the text; "there it is
only simple, single word, word as
common as a. b. c., and yet it cost me
twelve hours of unAagging labor to find
it and put it where 1t is. Who could
believe it?''
Year: 1879

The proprietor of a store on W
street was looking out upon the rain
be-drizzled streets and figuring that
he wouldn't make q cent during the
whole afternoon, when hard-up look
ing stranger wet to the hide, walked
softly in and took seat in chair.


Anything to day?" asked the mer-
chant.


The answer was lonesome shake of
the head.


"Bad weather to day."


Another weary shake replied.


After five minutes of silence, the
stranger got up and began walking the
store. The trap door leading to the
basement was up, and in one of his
turns he went down cut of sight like a
bag of shot. The merchant called out
when it was too late and he ran to the
trap and peered down the dark stairs
with the expection of seeing a corpse
on the cellar bottom. Instead of that
the strange man appeared on the stairs
and assembled without help. He was
covered with dust from head to foot
and his coat split up the back, and the
merchant fastened to say:


"I am very sorry, indeed. 1 forgot
the trap-are you much hurt?"


''My FRIEND" replied the stranger as
he turned around and extended his
hand, "you have been the means OF
saving me Shake hands with mel"


The merchant thought the tall had
made a lunatic, but he shook and the
man went on: GIVE minutes ago was
half drunk and desperate. had
about made up my mind to murder
some one and then jump into the river.
That fall has given me new and better
ideas. From this hour l am new man,
with a better life before me! Shake
again !"


"Ah-yes-very strange" stammer-
ed the merchant as he shook, and the
stranger said as he stood in the door:


''I thank you from the bottom of my
heart for leaving that trap open! Wife
and children shall bless your name and
1 can never forget you'll Goodbye, sir
ten thousand blessings-Heaven keep
you in its careI'


The merchant puzzled over the case
for long time and then went down
the cellar and found evidences that the
stranger had coolly jumped down there
rolled in the dust, and during the brief
moment secured about his person four
dozen pocket knives and a package of
of gloves. Then there was another
''shake,"
Year: 1879

AS the Charlotte train steamed into
the depot, lady ran out i'm the crowd
in an excited manner inquiring for an
officer. From her anxiety it would
seem as if the whole police force was
indispensable just at that tine and at
that precise part of the world. Detec-
tive Kavanagh was by the lady's side
In moment, bur it was long time be-
fore he could CLEAN from her wild ex-
pressions just what was the matter.
At last he learned that she had come
up on the Charlotte train, and had
taken her satchel and gone into the
Falls train. She left it on the seat and
stepped from the cars to get some
lunch. When she returned to the cars
her own satchel was missing and an
"old nausty" valise left instead. Kav-
anagh Immediately went to work to set
matters Alright, and entering the car
the lady pointed out to him the place
where she had left her satchel and the
one that had been substituted for 1t.
Then Kavanagh looked in the next
seat and there saw another satchel.


MADAM" said he to the lady, "per-
haps this is the ark that contains the
worldly necessities of your railroad
journey through life," and he held it
up between the thumb and forefinger
of his tiny right hand. (Kavanagh
can wear Perinot's number g.


Then the lady's face became perfect
rainbow of colors she blushed like a
summer rose, and Immediately grew
white as snow; her eyes opened
wide In astonishment; she tried to
speak but couldn't; at last she said:


"I-I-I-be-be-l do de-de
claw that weally is mine"


Then Kavanagh politely took off his
centennial straw hat and bowed him
self out.


The truth was as obtained by one of
our reporters in subsequent interview
that the lady went to the wrong seat
on re-entering the car, and wishing to
procure handkerchief from the satch-





and there sight met her bewildered
gaze that would scare phalanx Of the
weaker sex. The first thing that met
her eye was the general confusion of
the contents, which was proof positive
that the owner was not Of the feminine
gender. Then there appeared to view
a shaving cup, piece of soap, an old
clay pipe and pair of bifurcated gar
ments wrapped around a paper box.
No further investigation was necessary
to convince the feminine mind that the
s'hawred contents did not belong to
her." No wonder she sought the pro-
lection of the police, No wonder Kav-
anagh blushed for the first time in his
life, and would have been run over by
the second Atlantic express If the Ves-
uvious had not lifted him ten feet in
the air with an octagonal basso pro-
fundo Of "L-o-o-k-e-e- out thar 30
Year: 1879

The effect which the sudden seeing
upon several Siamese women Is mar
rated by lady: A few weeks ago,
u couple of Siamese women came to see
and to look at my house. They con-
slider it great treat to look at my
house. They consider it greater treat
if invite them them through my
rooms, and let them look at my bed,
my table, my chairs, my pictures and
my nick-nacks, and especially if they
can get look at themselves in the
mirror on my bureau. One or two of
those who came had been there before,
and they were telling of how they
looked in the glass till the Others were
all anxious to see too, so they gathered
in a crowd and stood before the mirror.
One quick look, and then surprised,
startled cry, and some OF them hid
their faces, others jumped away, and
some looked about TO see who was
really there. They had never seen
themselves before, and did not know
how miseTably they looked with their
black teeth and naked bodies. They
drew their scarfs over their breasts and
tried to hide from the sight of them
selves. One turned and said TO me:
"We' are very hateful looking, don't
you think SOP" ] did not tell them l
had always thought so, but said:
"Now, since you know how you look,
is 1t any wonder that we tell you to
wear more clothes and to quit chewing
betel?" Some OF them would not be
induced to look the second time, while
others stood and looked.
Year: 1879

Leather is rendered waterproof by
rubbing or brushing into 1t mixture
of drying oils and any of the oxides of
lead, copper or iron, or by substituting
any of the gummy resins in the room
of the metallic oxides.


Can the fellow who tenders lady O
biscuit be said to offer her doughna-
ton.
Year: 1879

William Armstrong, twenty-three years OF age,
who had been employed at Hstead's stationery estab
lishment in the Cotton Exchange for the past seven
years, but who was thrown out of employment
about two weeks ago by the suspension of the bus-
ness shot and instantly killed himself last evening at
his residence. No. 81 Fourth place. Brooklyn He was
recently married, and his inability to, procure en-
ployment made him low spirited. His mother last
evening counselled him not to neglect his wife,
He appeared to be unusually despondent
and said very little. Suddenly arising from
his chair he drew revolver from his
pocket, and placing the muzzle against his
left temple. fred. There was deafening report
and he fell heavily upon the fioor His mother and
wife both witnessed the tragic act. The ambulance
surgeon found upon his arrival that death had been
almost instantaneous.
Year: 1879

Frank MilIer's Harness Oil and Backing
is pronounced by the trade generally to be
the best manufactured. The grade or
these goods is always standard and their
reputation unsurpassed anywhere. The
firm is one of the Oldest in the country and
has the largest trade in it's line. diff
Year: 1879

A CURIOUS CoNTEST.-The successive
disablcment of the various contestants
for the London walking match recalls the
somewhat similar ending of a rather sim
gular match set on foot some yuars since
by rich native prince in northern India.
lion, bear, Il tiger, bull and horse
belonging to one of the rajah's mounted
guards, were turned into an inclosure
together, and left to fight it out. Bets
were naturally divided as to the result,
but both the rajah himself and his English
guests were unanimous in betting against
the horse. The moment the animals were
left to themselves, the tiger, creeping
along the ground like cat, sprang at the
bulls throat and brought him down. The
next moment the conqueror in his turn
fell before the rush of the lion, though not
without making II fearful cash in the
latter's flank with his fore paw. The beal
and the lion then met. and the former


locking his huge paws around the neck OF
the enfeebed beast stifled him with one
hug. Thus left master of the field, the
bear turned his attention to the horse,
which all this time had been quietly graz
ing at little distance. The latter with
one kick of his formidable hind hoofs


fractured two of the bears ribs and broke
his skull with q second, the victory thus
falling to the very combatant whom every.
one had thought least likely to gain it.
Year: 1879

flash in a tunnel of pitchy darkness and
out on to frail looking iron bridge over
mighty gorge from two to three hundred
feet deep. We stopped in long, curved
tunnel to look at some work that was
going on, and did not hear the train in
our rear until it was in the tunnel. We
could not lift the handcar off, so we made
spring for it, cut loose the brake, and
made dash for our lives. And truly it
looked so for she came in full view before
we were well across the gorge; and on
she came at the rate of mile minute,
but we were going by this time much
faster than that, and in short time we
left her far behind. We reached Matucana.
% miles from Chicla in safety, but since l
come to come to think it all over would
hardly dare 10 try it again.
Year: 1879

How To PROPAGATE CUTTINGs.-We
overheard a couple of our lady readers
discussing this subject q few days ago.
Regarding it the NeU England Farmer
says: 1t has been ascertained that cut
ting will develop roots much sooner in
moist sand than in rich soil. But the sand
cannot maintain its growth for any length
of time. To prepare pots for raising cut
brim with rich garden loam-dark and
porous, not clayey and soggy; then pour
in one inch in depth of securing sand-sea
sand will do as we'll as the yellow sand.
Wet this thoroughly, and place the cut
tings, from which all but three or four
upper leaves have been removed, close to
the side of the pot; the contact of the ware
against the stem Of the cutting promotes
its growth. Press the wet sand firmly
around the tiny stem. A great deal of
your chances for success in raising slips
or cuttings depend upon this. Plant as
many cuttings as the pot will hold, from
six to dozen, according to the size of
your pot; when they are firmly set in the
sand, two or three can be inserted in the
middle of the pot. Set them away in
dark warm place for "a to SO hours. Thus
cuttings will grow quickly in hot-bed,
because the temperature is not dry. Their
growth depends great deal upon light,
heat and moisture. If bud is close at the
base of a cutting, it will strike root more
easily-is not so apt to decay. The roots
shoot from bud, and the lower down it


is the surer your success. When the


leaves drop, the plant is commencing TO
grow; if they wither on the stem, it has
begun to decay. By following these direc.
tions no one can fail to grow all kinds OF


house-plants. Roses and all the rarest
flowers of the greenhouses are propagated
| in this manner.