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Year: 1875

Matters very much subduod at the Shernis
Office yesterday the excitement caused by the escape
OF Tweed having almost died out The impression
prevailed that the fugitive beyond the reach OF
capture Nevertheless stone has 50 far been left
unturned to effect his arrest Sheriff Conner and his
deputies using every exertion TO overhaul the willy
and fleet looted deserter The greatest sympathy IS
universally expressed for the Sheriff in his unucky
and unfortunate position. Indeed speculations to
the fight and whereabouts Of Tweed have almost given
way to feeling Of regret the Sheriff should be SO
entanged BY the faults completely OF others. A
HERALD representative held a brief conversation
with the Sheriff yesterday afternoon. He said that
In the event OF his suspension by the Governor
he would resign, he could never think Of continuing
10 be responsible Tor the Office II Governor Tilden
should determine TO adopt that with regard TO
himself He seemed 70 deploro the affair and felt
celved 20 the effect that Tweed concealed in the
house Of Hsllgan, who formerly in the employ
Of Tweed and who resides No
900 Second avenue. accompanied by fifteen
deputies be proceeded TO that place at hafpast
ten O'Clock Tuesday night and surrounded
it, After fruitloss search OF hour the task
was abandoned The Sheriff lncines to the belief that
Tweed is within twenty-five miles Of New York and
has not is generally supposed. gone to sea He


thinks he Is secretcd in house. and of course, ia
dong all be to ferret out his hiding place
il may be- The Sheriff Is daily in receipt OF rumors
communications and suggestions upon the subject from
All quarters lie intends prosecuting the search with
yigor TO The end.
Year: 1875

ino brooklyn police authorities very busy search
ing or missing links In the chain OF evidence which
seems TO indicate that William NJ Tweed was in that
city or Saturday evening While the Superintendent
Of Police was directing tho Of his men yes
terday forenoon young man called at the office and
had ten minutes conference in private with him
The information he impaired was important "a A Il
understood to have corroboratod the narrative OF
Walter Thompson, who first reported having seen
Tweed and two other at hafpast O'Clock on
Saturday evening" get out OF coach Furman street.
near Joralemon, and go down on the dock The three
men returned, after waiting few minutes, though
In expectancy the dock which at that hour de-
serted and getting into the vehicle drove of The man
who called yesterday describes the party accurately


II is said that there two New York detective
officers employed IN watching the residence Of very
well known resident Of Brooklyn man who, in days
gone by, was warm friend OF Tweed This citizen
was, 1t Is intmated, interested through friendship in
the exit of of the Senator from the stage of
IN this vicinity. In some way other the police
the New York side got Information OF this individual,
who made msstep and they have not since taken
their watch of his movements
Year: 1875

Yesterday afternoon representative Of the HERALD
happened upon clew which may disclose the method
% Twceds and give an mixing Of the direction
81 hs aight Many theories already proposed sug-
gested other ol leaving the city and hinted at
other means of cyadng pursuit but the story Of Cap
tain Peter Jacobson of ofs,apeton, ) H. so well accords
with several facs lately eictcd and forms with them
such perfect order Of sequence 10 point 10 the
probable 81 coycry of Tweed route and lis manner or
escape Captain Jacobson Is simple seafaring man.
interested in the oyster business lie has good repo.
taton for honesty and trustworthncss He tells his
experience too with frankness that carries conyic-
ton Of lis truth The reporter who visited him ascer-
tanned The following facts:-


on Saturday afternoon about three O'clock Captain
left the foot Of West Tenth street in oyster
soop intending reach Staten Island by dusk. There
was little wind stirring, and his progress slow
that darkness overlook him n the upper portion Of the
bay He had been creeping abng the Long island
shore aud was Of Bay Ridge six O'Clock when
be began tacking for the other SIZE Of the
Bay. The night was quite dark, thin mist
noated on the water and through the
lights on the distant vessels IN the Bay showed dim and
dtfully As be stood by the tiler he fanced he
dark bulk in the water and presently there doomed in
the darkness the outlines Of vessel bearing
directly upon him he had barely got out Of her
track when she swept past on such night II was i'm
possible 70 distinctly note her appearance, but be saw
that she was


A sTEAM YACHT


about 100 feet long Although she going at full
speed there smoke from her stack and she went
through the water without creating any comm0ton, as
atug would do. She passed quickly that he could
only get glimpse Of her, but be ancies that she had
brass Sanctions around her quarter, and from q
slight oily reflection Ia the water he thinks that her
SIDES were newly painted. What specially drew his
attention was her carrying lights Neither mast
light the falntest Emmer from the cabin appeared
and she swept by him without his hearing sound or
life from her deck Knowing that according 70 law
Year: 1875

The police still without q clew TO the whereabouts
Of the Boss Tuesday afternoon Superintendent Wall
ing received letter signed Citzen and setting forth
that who at work on the Vanderbilt build
ngs the foot Of West Sixty street. saw trim
looking schooner yacht lying in the North River
last week and Friday last number OF
trunks put board The following
day Saturday the yacht left her anchorage and quietly
dropped down the stream The writer said he felt con
hdent that Tweed taken of by this craft


Notwithstanding the author Of this letter either
ashamed afraid 10 sign his name TO it, tho Supern-
tenden made thorough investigation of the matter
and learned that the vessel in question belonged to Mr.
Lush, and that she Is now lying at Yonkera
Year: 1875


how much, and no objection TO the recovery OF such
judgment for that amount any part OF IL the law
will justify II this offer is not accepted but tho plain
's counsel persist pressing these actions OF the
State with ali Their newly invented machinery Of op
presson then 1t will be duty 10 them by all
lawful means and defeat them If wo


FIELD DEYO Attorneys for defendant


DAVID DUDLEY FIELD, Of counsel


MR., PRcKHAh's REJoIspER


Mr. Peckham made brief rejoinder, commencing
with asking the question II II not aughable or
arcica TO them discontinue this suit where the
defendant held in S. 900 900 bail where the Sheriff
was liable and where attachments had been issued
Tho magnificent generosity shown In the offer just
made par with previous offers Of counsel No
had been made TO the Importance Of the suit
or the construction the under which special
jury asked As 10 the charge that special jury
packed" jury he had only say that ''packed'
Juries then sat every day In Westminster Hall He
insisted that there had been really points raised in
opposition the notion and he asked that the motion
be granted immediately that they could proceed 70
the trial Of the case at once


DECISION JUDGE DAVIS


Judge Davis gave his decision the motion at once
there is, he began no necessity for taking the case
into consideration | may we'll dispose oft now II
very ably submitted on both sides IF there be any
dbculty respecting the County Clerks relations with
Tweed which would make it Objectionable that he
should draT or strike the jury there Is nc difficulty in
obtaining honest pro hoe vico officers, and will
that counsel will have dlculty in agreeing
two persons TO be selected for the purpose IL s
usual TO provide jury under tho provisions Of this
statute For fifteen years Of my experience but
single case Of the kind has come under
my observation. Nevertheless the State provides
for that system applicable Of this character
This case important In the amount involved and
the public interests involved. This, In connection
with the amount adds largely the serious character
OF the case We ought not TO assume that the Legs-
laure thought proper 70 provide special mode OF pro-
cedure 10 this case clothing the prosecution with tho
sovereignty OF the State unless serious ques-
ton than the amount involved We cannot shut
eyes to the fact Of the public attention throughout
this State and country being so largely attracted
" this II Is IN which most men have
formed or expressed an opinion. and which. 10
Year: 1875

> sSIfChristians ip New York and through


the whole country were to make one
half the effort to bring sinners to the


church that was made last week to bring
men 10 vote for officers of government,
the world wouldthink Christians bad


gone stark mad, Yet what shall it
profit q man to, gain the whole world
and lose his soui?9N Y. Obseruer.
Year: 1875

AN INTERESTING REMINIscENCE.-
Mr.. Joseph S. Walton communicates
to the Sherbrooke (Canada) Gazette
some interesting memoranda of the
memorable snow storm which fell in
Northern Vermont on the 9th OF June,
1916. The depth of snow was six or
eight inches in Peacham, where Mr..
Walton then resided. The best crop
raised that year was sugar, and he re-
lates that some of this was made as
late as the tenth of June. On the day
of the storm an old man and boy,
who set out through a deep forest to
find flock of sheep, were bewildered
in the storm, lost their way and were
out in the cold two nights. The whole
town was alarmed and made rally
to find the lost ones, and finally sue
cccded, the first of the party who dis
covered them firing a gun to notify
the rest that the lost were found. The
old man, referred to in Thompson's
Gazetteer as eighty-four years old,
was found encamped under cover Of
an upturned tree, so much frozen that
he was obliged to have one toe re.
moved. Doubtless many persons re-
member being told of this notable
snow storm, when the young lambs
Jared SO badly and the young birds
were frozen in their nests.
Year: 1875

The New York Shipping List says;
"who will care for Russia now, or China
either? We can snap our fingers at
both. Spanish fly is at discount--his
Occupations gone" A friend OF ours,
living in New Jersey, where the potato
bug has recently set his foot down, gath
cred about a quart OF these intruders,
and after killing them and drying them
by heat, powdered them and tried thelr
virtue on horse. IIc made blister
plaster in the usual way and applied II
to the skin, and the result was that
blister was produced upon the animal as
quickly and as thoroughly as, that pro-
ducei by fly blister. Who knows but
this pest has been sent to bless us IN
stead of to plague us? There is plent;y,
for him to eat and enough left for all
humanity, and, instead OF paying dol
lar and a half per pound for the import
ed, we may have them fresh from the
gathering. The creature, hereabouts, at
least, is shaped and looks like large
sized caster oil bean, and is not very un;
like China fly, without wings; By all
means let us make him pay Tor his COM
ing, if possible, and perhaps his visits
may become less frequent"
Year: 1875

PLUcKY STUDENT.--The event Of
Friday at West Point was the exami-
nation of young Hall of the second
class, who was severely Injured some
time ago Al cavalry drill, when his
horse dashed him against tree. The
young man was seated in an arm chair
and went through an examination of
three houls very pluckily, making
what the college boys call dead
rush, that is passing through each
topic Of examination almost without
a mistake, his only deficiency being
in tactics, and that, it was believed.
caused by the fatigue incident upon
his long examination.
Year: 1875

RESULT OF A CONFERENCE OF THE PUDDLERs
AND THE IRON AssoCIATIoN-A COMPROMISE
EFFECTED.


PrrrsBURc Pa, Dec. II, 1875.
The conference Of the pudders and representatives
OF the Iron Association ended tonight after pro-
tracted session, during which the matter In dispute
was argued by all parties interested at great length.
The conclusion arrived at IN tho shape OF
PROMISE the manufacturers agreeing 20 allow the
puddlers 81 75 for boiling until the l4th OF February
next while those mills whose contracts have not yet
expired with the boilers agree TO pay IS until the date OF
expiration The puddors seem 10 be satisfied with the
result, and believe that they now down TO bottom
rock in the way OF wages The manufacturers that
long and dreadful lock out would be the result OF the
81 so proposition. and the consequence that they
went half way toward compromise
Year: 1875




really comforting o favor by saving me
q lonely ride"


What passed during that long twelve
mile Journey has, never transpired.
Ciceiy was quiet, nay almost absent
during dinner. Nor was there any
conference between the friends that
night in Evelyn's boudoir. The latter
chijed her friend gently for running
such desperate risks the next morning
and told her that Hinton had spoken
so highly of her riding that she really
feared she had come there to steal her
sweetheart. Cicely smiled and told
her that Hinton was more likely to be
chagrined because she had fairly rid
den away from him. And when
church was over and dinner discussed
next day, she entered into the Christ
mas gambols more gayly than any
child present-and their name was le-
gion-and declared, when she kissed
Evelyn, and departed few days sub
sequently that it was the jolliest Christ
mas she ever spent.


Within month of that she was a
bride at the altar and Hinton was her
bridegroom; and poor Evelyn, ere
another year came round, was in the
churchyard, whittier the old Squire
soon followed; and Elder has long since
ceased to ho,d merry Chsistmastide.
English Paper.
Year: 1875

IN In recent speech delivered by Hon. B. H,
I'LL, Ghe following eloquent and timely an.
peal was addressed to those Southern men
VINO are qulbbiing about the name of Demo-
GTat, cT, the speaker, himself, beitg an old-line
Henry Clay Wing
progressing. The struggle of 1870 will finally
settle the fate OF this country The issue il
iinefSy or empire. The Democratic party is
the only party now existing under whose ban
ner the friends of Constitutional liberty can
raily. Is that party again to be divided Z Is
snaI party to march out for the last great
battle with the enemy with squads Of friends
firing into its ranks and with selfish leaders
thinking Of nothing but the sppils they NAV
gather If so, the battle is lost and Iberty
VIII die the death that knows no resurrection.
Now, let me beg that self may be abnegated.
and the good of the country only remembered.
at least until the country is safe. Let poIiti-
cal traders and intrigHers farbear to plT their
avoea5lons, and let each one of us suspect that
possibly other men may have some patriotism
and wisdom, at least until after the battle is
over. For two years, ut least, let us oil agree
that the best men shall be chosen for the
most important places, and that the policy
adopted By the party shall be assumed to be
the wisest policy.


No man can be less partisan than u1vsaIf
: 2 Eafs more decided convictions as
20 what is the best policy for the party to
adopt, but no man will support more cheer
fully and earnestly than myself whatever
may be the final authentic decisions of the
party. whether these decisions accord with
my previously expressed opinions or not. For
one, am going into the great struggle of 1876
with no concessions for enemies and no uiti.
nlatum for friends. am willing to say to
the hberalfzed Democracy of the Union, what
Ruth said to Naomi, tsWhere thou g0est will
80. and thy people shall be my people,
Year: 1875

1t will crafty the public i'm
mensely to know that Lieutenant
Colonel Fred will not throw up his
commission until he has ascertained
whether the business of banking
agrees with him. II would be sad,
indeed, in the event of losing his
financial aid to be deprived also of
his military services.
Year: 1875

hen oHe man, UT any gwen
number of men, consent to serve
the people in representative ca.
pacity, they, by that act, impliedly
agree TO adopt the sentiments, for
the time being, Of the majority Of
the people forming his, or their,
constituencies. He is simply a ser
want who has agreed to obey his
master. 1t is true he consults his
own sentiments as one individual Of
the many he is representing, and
his own personal predictions are
only worth what any other one
mans are worth, and are not enti-
tied to one whit more of considera-
ton. -


1t is a piece of unwarrantable
and insufferable arrogance for a
delegate of the people in repre-
sentative body, to consult, alone, his
own preferences when, as is often
the case, they do not reflect the
wishes of the majority. The only
question at all difficult to settle is !:
what is the aggregate desire, sentl-
ment or purpose of given consti-
tuency. But this difficulty only
confronts mediocrity, only troubles
q representative who lacks the very
quality he should have to entitle
him to hold office-that of kTo,cing
this aggregate. This power of divi-
nation is not of a miraculous char.
acter. 1t simply consists in intelli-
gence coupled with an energy and
devotion to duty sufficiently active
to cause the requisite degree of care
to be taken to arrive at what the
majority really desire on a given
point.


Our Convention is a case in point
and its history serves to illustrate
our meaning handsomely. We sent
representative men to that body.
They are all nearly above the aver
age ability, men of intelligence, and
many of them of great experience,
but with all their experience they
have not yet learned, but are in a
fair way to do it, to sink themselves
and their personal preferences, as
well as prejudices, out of sight,
while in the service of a
master such as the people in
their corporate capacity, always
are. The personal character of a
man may be such in the estimation
of his friends as to entitle him to
their support for political position.
If his sentiments are in conflict with
the majority of his constituents, un'
less he forgets self, and sacrifices hi
own views and hobbys upon the al
tar of the public good, his useful
ness is gone.


Now unless some such considera
tions as these obtain, and are actet
upon, the very intent aud purpos
of representation is defeated an'


the relation between the servan
and the master is not only vitiated


but actually reversed He serve


himself and his theories, using tn


people to climb to position only t


betray them.


These reflections are applicabl


to the people of Texas, and he


Convention in peculiar way. Del


egates attempted to cross the haws


of public opinion, both by doing


and by falling to do, certain thing
which the majority of the peopl
either did not want done, or wishe
} accomplished. The clamor raise
upon the school question, show
} how dear the idea is to the people


and nothing short of the most lii


eral system will answer to quit


them. The Convention has only t
obey the master, and all will /


well.
Year: 1875

We give in this mornings issue
an article from the Galveston News,
under the caption, 'Those Recov-
ed Bonds" to which we invite the
attention of our readers. This
timely reinforcement to our school
funds, comes at a very opportune
moment and will be hailed with
delight by the friends of universal
education.
Year: 1875

An Eastern paper says: "The lovers
of pure olive oil will be glad to hear
hat the product of the oil groves in
Tunis and the Barbary States during
the past year has been so great as to
cause decided fall in prices. Since
the manufacture of lard oil in this
country, great frauds have been prac-
ticed in France and Italy by mixing
the lard oil with the husks of the
olive to give it the right tint and fla
vor. This is put up in foreign-shaped
bottles and TASKS, and labeled in a
foreign language, and so skillfully Is
the operation performed that experts
are often puzzled to decide between
the real and its imitation" We
should pity an expert that could not
distinguish true olive oil from its
counterfeit by the taste alone. But a
moderately cold day affords test that
is conclusive. Any mixture of lard
oil at once turns white, leaving the
olive oil fluid and exposing the adul-
teratiOn
Year: 1875

Rev. James Morrow will preach at Ames
Methodist Episcopal Church a: eleven
o'clock this morning. No service a. the
church this evening on account Of the
Evangelical alliance at the Academy Of
Music.
Year: 1875

The Centinela creek rises upon the rancho
and runs through the northern portion of the
tract 1t affords an abundance or clear spring
water. The source of the Centinela creek
consists OF several natural artesian springs,
showing that artesian water can be obtained
by boring.
Year: 1875

Senator Sypher claims that the REpUBLI-
CAN reported him incorrectly in the report
OF the debates which took place in the
Senate on the appropriation bill. As the
REPUBLICAN had no intention of doing this,
1t freely gives the Senator the benefit of a
correction by giving his own version of
what he said upon that occasion, which is
as follows:


Mr.. President-I desire briefly to explain
my vote on this bill. 1t appropriates a
great deal more money than is necessary
tor the legitimate EXPENSES of this session
of ten days. This measure originated in
the other branch Of the General Assembly,
where the Democratic party is largely in
the majority. From the indications around
me, the members of that party in this body
intend also to give their support to this
measure. Is this the kind of reform they
propose to offer depleted treasury and an
impoverished peopiel Beside, sir, the COM
pensatlon provided for in this bill is for
services never performed. 1t is pay to
members who refused t. take their seats
and do their duty to their constituents.
protest again the passage of this bill with
this enormous amount for session of only
ten days.


Senator Sypher voted against the motion
to suspend the constitutional rules to place
the bill on its third reading and also against
the bill on it's final passage.