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Year: 1879

Washington, is expected by the War Depart
ment this spring. Montana is the seat of trouble
this time but we shall be fortunate if hostili-
ties are confined to that section. 1t is some
ISOLATION to know that the administration has
learned something from past experience and is
taking time and the Indians by the forelock.


SOME INTERESTING but depressing facts con-
corning scarlet fever i'm the public schools ap-
pear on another page. The public will admit
that the Board of Education labors under some
serious difficulties in its attempts to prevent the
spread of this scourge; but until the Board
makes use of some humble facilities it already
has-windows, doors and other vcntilators-it is
questionable whether it would make proper use
of any additional powers. The rapidity with
which infectious and contagious diseases spread
in unventilated rooms is known to every one
but our School Commissioners.


The WEATuER.-Thc movement of the de-
preston which lay over the districts west of the
Mississippi River yesterday was very slow, on
account of the organization within it Of centre
of very low pressure over the Northern Missouri
Valley. This low centre commenced advancing
eastward last evening, and it will pass through
the central valleys, reaching the Middle Atlantic
States tomorrow evening. The influence of the
disturbance was felt in o most marked manner
in our district last evening. To the general obscr
vcr the weather did not appear very changeablc.
The early part of the day wns bright and cool,
but toward night, ~ predicted by tho HERALD,
. very rapid change took place and tho sky be-
came overcast and threatening. Rain com
mcnccd falling about ten o'clock. The precipi-
tation ia rrcatcSt in the lake regions where the
temperature is relatively low. In the other dis
tricts generally fair weather prevails. The
temperature rose considerably in the central


valley districts and tho West. In the other SEQ
tions of the country it has not varied very much


The winds have been light in all tho districts
except the West, near the centre Of tho disturb
snce, and in the Southwest, where the gradients
arc getting sleeper. The approaching disturb
ancc is likely to prove q severe one particularly
OH tho Atlantic coast districts In the lake re-
gions tho attendant rains will be heavy. Re-
ports from Ohio state that the Sandrsky River
is very much swollen by the rapid accumulation
of water above tho loo gorges, causing largo
amount of damage to dwelling houses. Severe
thunder storms prevailed over Lake Ontario yes
tcr,,ay. and considerable damage was done by
lightning. The storm in California has proved one
of the most disastrous experienced there formany
years Several lives have been lost, and the de-
struction Of property was immense. Live stock is
said TO have suffered very much in the central
districts. The weather ia New York and its
vicinity to-day will be warmer and partly
cloudy with occasional rains. Tomorrow IL
will bc warm and partly cloudy, possibly with
rain, followed by clearing and cooler wcsthcr.
Year: 1879

The epresident of the Columbia Steam Nav
igation Company addresses us q communi-
cation, which we publish to-day, taking ex-
excursion steamer Columbia on Sunday
last as an exaggerated statement of the
facts. From his version of the story it ap-
pears that fight did actually occur near the
pilot house, but was. quickly suppressed
by 'the policemen, first officer and
to have been something of "row" after all
to require all this suppressing. The presi-
dent himself speaks of it as an "outbreak"
which, Sin crowd of two thousand people,
is liable to occur" Well, that is precisely
the reason why We insist that it was the
business Of the police and officers on board
to have put q stop to the rowdyism
which prevailed for some time previ-
Gus to the fight and which led to
the ''outbreak" as matter of course. On
the principle that prevention is better than
cure, especially on well filled steamboat,
it would have been wiser for the steamer 8
people to have interfered before the fight
than to have suppressed it, as they very
promptly did, alter it had commenced.


We are informed that the Columbia, in
stead of being overcrowded, did not have
even full load of passengers, according to
the number allowed by the United States
inspector. But two thousand men, women
and children are nevertheless too many,
should panic prevail on steamer. 1t
would be well, by the way, to let the pub
lie know just how many passengers the
United States officials allow the Columbia
and other excursion boats to carry.
Year: 1879

The dismissal of six of the third class
cadets at West Point who were prominent
in the recent ''hazing" is regarded as cal
culated to have a salutary effect Ten
others remain under arrest and will be
tried by court martial, but it is probable
that the punishment will end with the
cases already acted upon. General Scho-
field expressed to the HERALD correspond
ent yesterday his views of the occurrence.
He regards the action of the third class to
have been prompted by ''pure cussedness,'
and believes that the Academy will be bet
ter without young men who give themselves
up to the prac ice of "hazing" than with
them. No doubt the General is right, and
it is to be hoped that he will prove success
full in his efforts to extinguish the abomin-
able custom and to weed out "the ele-
ment of blackguardism" TO which he at
tributes its existence.
Year: 1879

There are now as many claimants to the
ownership of Coney Island as there are
heirs to the Anneke Jams estate, and new
ones are tArning up every day. One of
these prospective proprietors applied to
Judge Barnard, of the supreme Court, in
Brooklyn, yesterday, to be made party to
the proceedings for the requirement of land
on the island by the New York and Sea
Beach Railroad Company. The applicant
claims to own two thirty-ninths Of the
island as heir of an original patentee. 1t
was insisted on the part of the town of
Gravesend that the town had been in unin-
terrupted possession Tor over hundred
years, and that the proper remedy Of the
claimant, If he had any rights, was by an
action in ejectment. Judge Barnard denied
the application in short order, expressing
his disbelief in the good faith of the appli-
cant and remarking that such claims are
common when rise in land takes place,
and that everybody claims to be the heir of
n rich man who dies without heirs.


Probably Judge Barnard made proper
decision, yet why may not the establish
ment OF the ownership of some one of these
many claimants be happy way out Of the


~,ssent troubles OF the island by disposing
Year: 1879

The Coroner's jury in the Bolender mur-
der case yesterday brought in their ver-
dict They find ''that Michael Bolender
came to his death by shock from stab
wound Of the chest penetrating the heart,
inflicted with knife in the hands of
francesca Polkato on the corner of Full
ton and Church streets, July "a,
1879" The verdict was easily found,
there being no chance of the concoction Of
any mysterious theory by Coroner or police.
The assassin had concealed himself from
his victims sight behind a post, had sprung
upon him as he passed the lurking place,
had stabbed him to the heart, and was cap
tured, after considerable resistance, with
the bloody knife in his hand. He had been
properly knocked down and disabled by
O policeman's club, and had confessed
and exulted over the crime, so that
there was no room for a confusion
of identity or for search for clews to trace
the assassination to an innocent party. If
there had been the jurymen who found
that q man whose heart had been cut in
two by the murderer's knife had come to
his death by the "shock" resulting from
the stab would, no doubt, have been equal
to the occasion.


The murderer's trial should take place at
as early date as possible and the punish
ment of death should follow without any
longer delay than the law necessitates.
Stabbing cases have been frequent of late,
and among the lower grade of the Italian
population the knife seems to be used on
slight provocation. There can be no SYM
pathy for the murderer of the German,
Bolender. and his prompt execution may
have a good effect in checking most das-
tardly crime.
Year: 1879




1t would be strange if the death of an un-
lucky boy in South Africa should seat
Bourbon on the throne of France, and the
fact would supply u notable illustration OF
the occult relationships of human destiny.
Death seems certainly to have given to the
Prince Imperial political Importance he
did not seem to possess in life, unless some
persons who ought to be able to calculate
well on effects of this nature are now found
ing great projects on mistaken estimates.
There is scarcely doubt. we suppose, that
the conference of the Orleans princes in
Geneva from the 10Th to the 2lst of July had
relation to the new situation made for the
other pretenders by the death of an impor-
tant member of the brotherhood of would
be kings. Young Napoleon's death has
practically given unity to all the
elements of hostility to the Repub-
lie in France, for it has left his
party without an acceptable head; has left
it with head whose unpopularity and un-
satisfactory record demoralize it. But as
that party is still and will be animated by
passionate hostility to the Republic, and
will and must fight against the system it
hates, it will simply array itself under
other banners, and thus~add its force to the
ranks of the monarchists. All the mon
archical parties proper were united before,
and the addition Of the Bonapartists to the
number creates relation Of parties
which, if it had existed in 1874,
would have prevented the existence of
the present Republic. BY such q unity the
three parties whose divisions made way for
the Republic would have acted together in
putting on the throne Henry V. Are the
legitimis.s, Orleanists and Bonapartists,
taken together, still stronger than the re-
publicans? In the Assembly they are not,
and therefore they have not the chance to
make their power telt. But in the country
they are, perhaps, not much weaker than
they were some years ago, and the differ
ence between the country and the Chamber
in this respect may, perhaps, be due to
the discouragement of the parties who
stayed away from polls in the days when
they saw no hope. There is now in prog
ress in many ways q. consolidation OF the
elements opposed to the Republic, and
new election might show peculiar changes
of opinion.
Year: 1879

Sanitary boards from time to time supply


to the public lists of articles sold as food or
to be used in culinary processes which are
merely adulterated or actually INJURIOUS or
poisonous. Flavoring extracts commonly
count as important items in these domestic
bills of indictment, and the families in
Pennsylvania reported as poisoned by
homemade ice cream are, perhaps, victims
to the "essonce" with which they gave their
dainty piquant taste. One account, it is
true, represents them as poisoned through
the fact that the ''custard" for their cream
was "boiled" In a brass kettle. Ice cream
made from custard or the elements of GUS
tard is not unknown to art poor art, how
ever--but If that custard is boiled, that is
enough. It does not need any theory TO
account for trouble in the human stomach
filled with custard that has been first boiled
and then frozen. No brass kettle is neces-
Year: 1879

OF Mr.. Corbin? If for instance, it should
be found that the island hundred years
ago was the property of wealthy lsraellte
named Cohen, and that its present name,
Coney Island, is only corruption from
Cohen-y Island, we might get rid of all this
disturbing Jewish war. The descendants
and heirs OF the very late Mr.. Cohen would
doubtless be too liberal to object to the
presence of Christians on any part of the
island, either on account of their religion
or their manners, and all denominations
might then enjoy themselves in common on
New York's most popular seashore.
Year: 1879

The death Of John Hennessy, the steve
dore, at Quarantine presents the first in
stance this year of death by this malady in
the case of person who had contracted
the disease in this climate. He was not a
refugee from Memphis, nor any other in
fected place in that neighborhood, nor n
passenger from a fever port. He was q
laborer engaged in unloading ships at Quar-
antine, and was sent from his labor to the
hospital. Between this case, consequently,


and the cases Of refugees or travellers
who come from Southern cities with
the fever actually in their systems
and die here there is wide differ
ence. But this case does not prove,


nor even imply, that the fever can spread
here, and it must not be supposed that be-
cause this stevedore actually caught the
fever in our harbor that therefore the
poison is spread abroad on the air and may
reach any one. Hennessy had worked on
the cargo in the hold of the steamer City of
Merida. That was almost as bad as a trip
to Havana For the City Of Merida is GER
tainly badly injected vessel, and in the
hot sitting atmosphere of her hold the
fever germs possessed in all probability
almost as much activity as they might


acquire in the air of tropical climate.


He caught the disease, therefore, in very ex-
ceptional circumstances, and his case does
not disprove the opinion that the fever can
not spread in our harbor or city with ordi-
rars'S 900" w '"' ~-'a-saaa-s-rs-rp-44-
Year: 1879

Few MORE Riots among Sunday excursion
parties, with their attendant killing and wound
ing, will probably teach the promoters of these
entertainments the necessity of adopting more
stringent measures for the preservation of order.
One poor fellow is lying at the point of death,
and no one can count the number of heads
broken during the last three or four weeks.
Year: 1879

The SEyENTY-sIx ICELANDERs who arrived in
New York yesterday route to Minnesota will
not find the temperature warmer than their
welcome. They bring with them the financial
nest epg of a colony.
Year: 1879

The OLD NEW YORK MERCHANT who was
dragged through the streets yesterday to an
swer to charge of larceny by a man who sub
sequently found the money in his pantaloons
legs will probably find little consolation in the
thought that mistakes will occur in the best
regulated family" Probably, however, he was
not more humiliated than the person who 50
cruelty wronged him.
Year: 1879

THE WEATHER.-But little change has taken
place in the meteorological conditions east of
the Rocky Mountains during the past twenty
four hours. The depression that is over the
lake regions continues to dominate the weather
ms far south as the central valley districts. The
pressure within it, however, has not fallen very
much and is not likely to do so until it ap-
proachcs the Atlantic coast line. The barom-
eter is only relatively high over the South At
lantic and Gulf States, and there indications
that temporary fall will occur in the western
portion of the latter districts. In the West and
Northwest the pressure is rising slowly. Rain
fell over the upper lakes, the central valleys,
South Atlantic and Gulf States. The weather
was fair in the Northwest and West
and partly cloudy over the Middle At
lantic and New England States. The
temperature fell i'm all the districts
except the central valleys, where it remained
nearly stationary. The winds have been from
light to fresh throughout the country. Although
the conditions are somewhat complicated at
present they are likely to become more settled
during the day, by that lime the depression
that is over the lakes will have reached the
Middle Atlantic and New England States,
whence il will move rapidly into the ocean.
The weather over the British Islands is be-
coming unsettled in the northern districts.
The wind has increased to gale mt some sta
tions and the pressure is falling. The weather
In New York and its vicinity to-day will be
warmer and fair Tomorrow the same condi
tions are likely to prevail.
Year: 1879

IF THE CONTRACTOR who was yesterday ar
ragned and punished for reckless blasting and
others like him could be made to smell little
more of his own gunpowder it would probably
teach him larger regard for the safety OF the
neiphbors
Year: 1879

The PICTURESQUE PHASE of the Indian cam
paign is described in the letter from the bivouac
of General Miles. One of its curious features
is that the government is Christianizing the
savage by making him soldier.
Year: 1879




During tho high wind which prevail
ed at Keno n few days ago j. Moorman
Gutter started ont with a half gal
lon of whiskcy to take to his sick
mother who lived out on Virginia
street. lilo was found some hours
aiterward lying behind fence OH
the hill in an inarticulate condition.
Later in the day he recovered suiil-
cien,ly TO, explain tho catastrophe
which had overtakcn him. He sand
that he stopped around a corner 10
fix the cork in the jug, and, while he
was taking thc.measurc OF tho orifce
of the jug, a tremendous wind came
down on him. 1t sucked the liquor
clean out of the jug, blew 1t down his
throat, and turned tho jug inside out
He could remember nothing more oil
the occurrence. ~ ueagNa
Year: 1879




Belfast, Jan. 9.-Grant goes direct
to London, expecting every day the
arrival of the steamer Richmond, on
which he will embark for India. The
General Is anxious to be away before
the season is too warm to visit India.


Inflammatory appeals have been pub
lished, and one of them calls on Irish
men to welcome Grant as the great
Orange republican who had shot dead
sixty craw-thumping papists who, IN
stigated by Italian priests, had attempt
ed to stop an Orange procession on
Broadway.


Grant declines all efforts to draw him
into an expression of his opinions on
the subject, saying simply that he
would be ashamed of his career If it
contained any word inconsistent with
hi, belief in civil and religious liberty.


Grants resolution not to visit Cork
was taken before hearing of the action
of the Cork council, on account Of the
shortness of his time.


1t is believed now that had he gone
there, riots OF the most dreadful char
acter would have ensued.
Year: 1879

The "Mother of the Tombs" in New
York, Mary Valentine, died there on
Wednesday at the age of eighty. Once
a young and beautiful girl, she went
astray and went from bad to worse SO
rapidly that she drifted from one prison
to another and with the exception of
a few weeks, spent the remainder of
her miserable life behind the bars.
Year: 1879

AsCongressman Wrights committee
has not found enough business depres.
sion to keep 1t busy so far, it might
serve a useful purpose by turning its
attention to Gen. Grants boom. That
is miserably depressed just now
Year: 1879

Ar last ID has been discovered show
to keep boy on the farm" The plan
is to kill him and bury him six feet in
the barn yard. This rule does not apply
in Ohio. however. where body snatching
makes it extremely doubtful where the
boy would DO week after burial.
Year: 1879

Oh, what is pure, soft, or so bright
As a wreath of the new fallen snowl
1t seems as if brushed from the garments of light,
To fall on mortals below.
But here is no home for thee, child of the sky;
Thy purity here must decay,
Thy being be transient, thy beauty all die,
Nor trace of thy loveliness stay.
Co. go to the mountain top-there make thy nest !;
Tis nearer thy own native home;
And live on its peak like a silvery crest
Where nothing to soil thee can come.
This emblem-how apt of virtuOus mind
Made pure by the Spirit divinel
Like snow wreath tits marred in a world so un


kind


Fit only in heaven to shine


j. B. Waterbury,
Year: 1879

natural instinct in selection. as far as
can be done with due reference to the
rights of others. Plain living reduces
not only our expenses, but our labor in
the kitchen.


Another important thing have been
taught by both reason and experience ::
plain living reduces our ability to dis
eases OF all kinds. AS l said recently,
there has been but one case of absolute
sickness (dOwn sick in bed, undressed
all day. in our little family of four chill
dren during the more than dozen years
since the eldest was born. | think this
is due to care in regard to the general
rule OF health, as no preventative OF
curative medicines-nOt even catnip-
tea oil camphOr-have been used.


Yesterday daughter complained of
slight sore thrOat-a very unusual
complaint here-and felt some little
uneasiness, as diphtheria is abroad in
this part of the country. But | felt
condemned for the dinner of the dav
before-hot bread pancakes, upon
which | knew the little girl was eating
quite too much butter in a melting con-
ditiOn, followed by pumpkin pie, which
dIsgraced me because it was too sweet
and spicy for health. She had the good
sense Tor the cultivated instinct) to 90
without supper last night, and a wet
cloth on her throat during sleep, COW
cred by dry one, perfected a cure of
all sore throat.


Children who live habitually on plain
fare, show evil effects from rich food
much more quickly than those who
i've regularly on the latter, and some
suppose this proves that their stomachs
are weaker on account of plain living,
out think it is because they have
more correct or healthy tOne.-Fdith
Rochester, in Agricultu,ist.
Year: 1879

Softly the shadows of evening fall
Ger lowly cottage and palace wall.
Gently the shadowy hand of night
With lingering touch has quenched the light
flushing the whirl of the busy day,
Shilling the voice of childhood gay,
Folding the world from east to west
Into her sable robe to rest.


Rest for the weary heart and brain,
Rest from labor and balm for pain
While God over all safe watch doth keep,
$50 he giveth his beloved sleep" C.
Year: 1879

One little bud adorned my bower,
And shed sweet fragrance round;
1t grew in beauty, hour by hour,
Till ah the Spoiler came in power,
And crushed it to the ground.
Yet not forever in the dust
That beauteOus bud shall lie;
No! in the garden of the just,
Beneath Gods glorious eye, we trust,
Twill bloom again on high.


Charles Sprague.