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Year: 1873

Washington July y correspondence OF the Bos-


ton Post.


II appears that the movement OF the offlce-hold-
ers TO secure the denomination OF General Grant
for Il third term has already commenced 1t is
stated that the prellminaries were arranged at
Long Branch several days ago, and it is not denied
that the President Is cognzant OF It, Those having
the matter in charge seem to count very largely
upon the divisions supposed to exist in the ranks
oil The opposition, and upon their ability TO rally the
moneyed interests ol the country to the
support OF their scheme. Under the head
OF ''moneyed interests" they include the
national banks, the railroad corporations and the
large capitalists. These, they aege, are for Grant
because under his administration IL Is not likely
that any legislation Will be enacted hostile to these
Institutions Another argument used is that there
ls no man IN the republican party who has ue
veoped greater popular strength than Grant, and
IL ls hardiy probable that witnln the next three
years he Will have a DANCE Gus rival. or course
the oifcial patronage will be used in manipulating
conventions and III securing delegates Some Of
the Presidents friends think IL is too soon to ag
tate the question oI the succession but the matter
has been Kept very quiet, and it was not expected
to be made public until at least year nence II
Grant should fail TO get the nomination his friends
assert that he WILL at least be able to name his sue
Year: 1873

No Necessity for Their Discharge.


A statement has been circulated since the Board
Of Estimate and Apportionment under the pro-
visions OF the new charter made the necessary ap-
preparations for the several departments that they
had reduced expenditures 80 as to necessitate the
discharge OF large number OF workmen IN the
Department OF Public Works. and probably caused
o suspension of public improvements This has
been the subject of much comment, and has
caused apprehension among the Boulevard and
other lab0rers that they would be speedily
thrown out Of employment The facts.
however, do not warrant any such alarm,
for the reductions were made In what may be
properly termed the household expenses OF the De-
partment OF Public Works, and in no manner affect
the workmen They are paid out OF the proceeds
OF assessment aud other bonds authorized to be
issued by special laws while the moneys raised by
taxation are the only funds subject to the jurls-
dictiOn of the Board OF Apporti0nment The re-
ductions were made with great care and with
broad view of the public interests principally in
the salaries OF 0fnc1als and other appropriations
which do not relate to the payment Of lab0rers or
any other wOrkmen engaged on the public works.
Year: 1873

At the meeting Of the Quarantine Commissioners
yesterday plans and specifications were presented
for building the bulk and pier head at the new
Boarding Station on Staten Island Governor Dix
was absent, being out Of town. Health Oflcer
Vanderpoel was present The new Quarantine
steamer will be launched in few days.
Year: 1873

About five hundred poor children went q
picnic yesterday to Canarsie, under the provisions
made for their enjoyment by the ''Fresh Air Fund
Association" This was the first OF q series OF ex-
cursons to be given this season. The children are
transported Tree OF cost on the Atlantic Avenue
Railroad to East New York, and thence by Mr.
Philip Reid's steam railroad to Canarsie.
Year: 1873

The Department of Public Parks announce that
II the weather is fine, there will be music by the
Central Park Band at Mount Morris square, this
Thursday afternoon, from four to six O'Clock The
following is the programme
Year: 1873

The Health authorities have determined upon re-
moving the immense deposit OF rotten grain which
has been allowed to remain decaying in the dock
In front OF Woodruff Robinson's stores for the
past five months. The nuisance arises from the
grain which fell into the water at the time the
store houses named were burned The people in
the neighborhood have complained bitterly OF
nauseating odors emitted by the filthy accumula-
tion which has caused much sickness from time
to time, and Is particularly pernicous In its effect at
this season. The New York Board OF Pilot Com
mssioners were notified by the Health Board to
dredge the vicinity OF the dock, as they have jurs-
dcton over the water front. Up to the present
writing the nuisance has not been abated by the
Pilot Commissioners, that the Brooklyn sanitary
guardians will have the work done at the expense
OF the city.
Year: 1873

Some time since two young men named
Prater and Dayton, both boarding on
Atwater street, had falling out about q
young lady, and have ever since been par
ticularly savage toward each other. Yes
terday Prster heard that bis whilom friend
had said that he was going TO maui him,
and so he started out and found him at
the railroad elevator, just going out for a
sail. He lesped into the boat and attacked
Dayton, and both tunbled in the water.


Hardly word was spoken, but the two
men fought fiercely, and both went down
fighting and came up fighting, grasping each
other with one hand and striking with the
other. The other parties in the boat at
tempted to separate the combatants, but
could not. At length Prater, who was the
weaker man of the two, became so exhaust
ed that he relaxed bis grip and went down.
Dayton did not hesitate TO go after him,
and he caught him by the hair, rose with
bin and held bin up until both were pulled
in. Prater was about as near dead as live
man could be, and was in bed and quite i'll
last evening.
Year: 1873

THE number OF stars visible to the naked
eye In the entire circuit of the heavens has
been usually estimated at about 5000. An
ordinary opera glass will exhibit something
like ten times that number. A Compare
lively small telescope easily shows 100000,
while there are telescopes in existence with
which, there is reason to believe, not less
than 25,000,0 stars are visible.
Year: 1873

Report That tho Escaped Murderer Had


Boon "Corncrcd'-The Train Pickpock-


cts Attended To.


Almost Immediately on che neels OF the an
nouncement that Genet had taken night yester-
day morning came the startling intelligence that
william J. Sharkey, the condemned murderer or
"BCb" Dunn, VINO escaped from the Tombs sew
eral weeks SINCE, had been recaptured and to
many persons 1t seemed as though there was
compensatory coincidence about the two reports
that was very noteworthy. The information came
In q startling way, however, for 1t was reported
that Sharkey had been traced TO his hiding
place In q disreputabe house up town, that
the headquarters detectives had ''cOrralled" him
there, that a number OF his friends, armed to the
teeth, were assembled to defend him, and that
about dozen detectives under the lead OF Chief
Irving, were about to carry the position by assault
II there had been any truth in 1t the tableau at
the finale would have been an undoubtedly fne
one.


Shortly after noon a reporter called on Supern-
tendenI Matsell aud was informed that the story
was made out of whole cloth, that there was not
particle OF truth In any portion OF IT,


When asked by the reporter II 1t was tne TACT
that on Sunday night he had had q large force OF
the Central ONCE detectives on duty, the Superin-
tendent replied-"Yes; had q number OF them
here on special service last night and have had
them one or two other nights lately, but that was
for q very different purpose. We have been try
ing for some time past to break up the system OF
trains up town, and think we have broken 1t up
now. The detectives who were here on Sunday
night were here for that purpose and no other,
and think they have accomplished their object"
Year: 1873

The Brennan Wife Murder Trial Com


tinued-hedical Testimony IN the


Case.


The Brennan wife murder trial was resumed
yesterday at Pennington, N. j., before Chief JUS
tice Beasey. Much interest was manifested during
the progress of the testimony given by Drs. Cole
man and Lilly ON the part of the defence. The
former explained the properties OF an ar
terry and the causes which lead to the
formation or an aneur1sm. The bursting Of
the pudic artery near the labia would
cause rapid swelling OF the labia and be apt to
rupture that part on the outside. Mr. Coleman here
read description OF supposed case from the
evidence of Drs. Alpaugh and Todd, in which they
described the wound in the pudic artery and gave
details, synopsis OF which evidence has already
appeared In the HERALD. Witness was OF opinion
that the probable cause Of the wound IN
question was as follows THAT in that de-
scriptiOn there was nothing inconsistent with
the bursting or an aneurism-nothng against
ft-but much In favor Of 1t; he noticed the collec
ton OF clotted blood found in the wound; II the
wound Is inflicted and the opening be OF any size
the blood will rush out; his theory was that the
labia being very much swollen the hernia sac must
would not have been swollen at all, there would
be no necessity for 1t; the bursting OF an aneurism
scrined 10 him IN tRe snpposea ID case tSere was
nothing Inconsistent with the bursting OF an an
eurism; an aneurism might arise in two weeks,
and II there were anything aiing the outer coat,
such as hernia, 1t might form instantly; an
aneurism fthe pubic artery would cause no other
Inconvenience but that OF pain; the bursting of an
aneurism on that artery would be fatal unless the
blood were stopped; II o rupture took place by
means OF rough instrument II would be in favor
OF not bleeding; the result, II these arteries were
destroyed by an aneurism, would be that they
would bleed with great violence.


witness was OF opinion that the opening three
inches long the surface of the labia question
had been created by an aneurSm.


DIR. Samuel Lilly conceded with Coleman as
to rupture Of the vessels in the ncIghborhood OF
the wound having taken place and caused death.
1t would be difficult for him to reconcile this
wound with the theory that 1t had been inflicted
with an instrument.
Year: 1873

reporter OF the HERALD saw Sherin Brennan
in the afternoon at his once. The Sheriff was eyi.
dently under great mental depression at the es-
cape Of Genet. In reply to the inquiries, he said
that he quite certain that Shields would rather
have lost his life than permitted Genet TO escape


For apart rom his (Shield's desire to keep his
official record perfect TO the end he knew that no
Year: 1873

A FIRST CLASS CORNER LIQUOR STORE FOR
n sale cheap, central location and good thorough
doing good business; upper part well adapted tor


club house eight years lease and low rent Apply TO
THOS. GAFFNEY. Aue.ioneer, No Centre street
Year: 1873

The Council of the London Society of
Arts have recently taken steps to obtain
analysis of the mud produced by the
concussion of vehicles on the different
sorts of pavements, which may be said
to be analysis of the different sorts Of
dust generated by vehicular traffic, and
inhaled by the population, as well as
spread over their skins. An analysis OF
the mud from the old granite pavement
in the city gave more than so per cent.
of horse dung, II per cent. of abraded
iron, and the rest mixture likely to be
conducive to the tuberculous disease OF
the lungs, so widely prevalent among
the population. Corresponding expert
ments are about to be made in Paris. '
Year: 1873

In Barbary, pacing horses arc held in
such estimation that the method of max
ing spirited trotter shackle like boat
in chop sea is reduced to science. To
make them rack easilv rino of lead
Year: 1873

Last fall, when the Credit Mebilier scandal
was first devised to prop the falling fortunes of
the coalition, and to give an Aggressive charac-
ter to movement alresdy lapsing into insig


nificance, the assumed basis of the affair was
a certain list of Congressman who were al
legged to have been corrupted with Credit Mo-
biler stock This list had been produced in
evidence before Philadelphia court, and ran
Year: 1873

Judicious advertising always pays


If you have good thing, advertise il. If
you havn't, don't


If you don't mean to mind your own
business it will not pay to advertise
Never run down your opponents goods
in public. Let him do his own adver-
tising.


You can't eat enough in one week to last
a whole year and you can't advertise On
that plan, either
\ large advertisement once and thef
discontinued creates the impression that
| the man has fzzled
It's as true of advertising as of anything
else in the world-if it's worth doing at all
it 5 worth doing well
Injudicious advertising is like fishing
where these are no fish. You need not le
the lines fall in the wrong place.
/ If you can arouse curiosity by an adyer
tisement it is great point gained. Tht
fair sex don hold all the curiosity in tht
world


The people who advertise only once il
three months forget that most folks can
remember anything longer than about sev
on days


4 standing advertisement, even thougl
small one, is like a sign over a store
ever in sight, and a constant suggestion t
the public Of something the public sh0ul
have and the place to get it.
Year: 1873

THE WEEKLY Argus, with its is care
fully edited columns, and its clear, new
type, is "A welcome visitor to many house
hold, and ought to be found in every house
in the county The price is mere trife,
only 50 = year; two dollars for 2496 col
umns of matter There is not a family
in the county who would not be benefited
in some way by such weekly visitor.
Our friends in the various townships are
respectfully urged to make little effort I'd
extend its circulation-n0t u spasmodic
effort; but please try and remember, when
in conversation with your neighbors al
any time during the year, to say good
word for THE ARGUs-a paper that is al


ways saying gaed words for your interest,


and the interests of your county,
Year: 1873

BEAUTY BEST AUxHLARY-Ask the
belle of the season what appointment OF
her toilet table holds the highest place in
her esteem, and she will reply, without a
moment ; reflection, HAGAN's MAGNOLIA
BALM Nothing, she is thoroughly aware,
contributes so powerfully to enhance her
charms and render her irresistible as that
most delightful and healthful auxiliary OF
Beauty. BY using it ladies are enabled
long after they have passed the meridian
of life. to preserve the youthful bloom and
purity of their complexions, and where
Nature has denied that superlative attrac
ton, the Balm fully compensates for hel
deficiencies.
Year: 1873

From lands end to lands end, that all may read
aud reading, believe, that for the countless mil
lions who are on the road TO an untimeiy grave
with bilious complaints, there is but one truly grea
and reliable remedy, and that is
Year: 1873

A QUESTION FOR FARMERs.-The question
of Land Tenure" is now up for discussion
before the agriculturalists of this State that
is, whether it would not be better to rent farms
to tenants for term of years rather than for
q year at a time, as is now the case. In our
issue of the 22l ult. we had q short account of
the proceedings of the Farmers Club, held at
Dover on the 18th of Jan. The question that
raised the most interesting debate at that
meeting was this subject of land tenure. Mr..
Comegys introduced the question, and advoca-
ted a longer term of lease-say five years He
thought that tenants would feel more at
home on the farm if this were the case !;
would save more manure; have a greater
incentive to keep the land in good order and
feel deeper interest in every way. He
further urged that when tenants of this kind
left any permanent improvement upon the
farms they should be compensated for the same
at The end of the term.


The Wilmington Advertiser of Saturday has
an editorial on the same subject. 1t says that
the ONE year system in this State is almost as
bad as the system that formerly prevailed in
Ireland, except that in Ireland landlord could
remove tenant at pleasure (for political rea-
sons) while here they stay for specified short
time. Yet the result is the same; the tenant
gets all he can out of the land and then leaves
it impoverished. He has no motive to max,
any improvement in a place that be has 4
abandon in few months, and hence the farm
''goes down."


To remedy the evil in ireland the Englisl
Parliament passed what is known as tn
Tenant Right" law, founded upon custom
which had grown up among the Presbyterian
farmers of Ulster. This Tenant Right
simply means that the tenant, at the end q
the term, has right to call on his landlord fo
compensation for expenditure of money q
labor, which permanently enhanced the valu
of the property rented. In referring to th
effects of the law Mr.. O'Byrne, editor of th
Aduertiser says:


The improvement of Ireland under thi
and other equally liberal laws regulating tt
occupancy of land, has astonished alike I'll
friend and foe Of Ireland The marked
crease of emigration is traceable to the altere
condition of land tenures.'
Year: 1873

The CIVIL SERVICE. invitation of the
President, Geo. VIM. Curtis and other mem
bers of the Advisory Board of the Civil
Service met the Cabinet during the past week
at the Executive Mansion, for the purpose of
interchsnging views as to the operation of the
civil service rules. The testimony of all the
Cabinet officers was unexpectedly favorable.
lt was conceded that as rule the persons enter
ing the Service under the new system are
superior in both capacity and efficiency to
those appointed under the old plan, and that
the cessation of importantly for the Office
is great relief. There is no likelihood that
the administration will recede from the rules,
rs applied TO the New York Custom House,
where the pressure for peace has always beer
greatest. The prospect seems to be that theil
operations will be extended. Ii is well known
that the members OF the Cabinet we're not a
Rrst generally 10 accord, with the President
view as to either the necessity for the reform
or the feasibility of the plan, proposed, anC
their testimony as to the success of the rule
may therefore be accepted as conclusive.


The attitude of Congress towards the mea
sure has also gladly changed since the begin
ming Of the session Finding the President i
in earnest 10 enforcing the rule, Congress
seems disposed to allow him to carry out tn
measure without opposition, or at least with
out obstructing legislation. The relief from
importantly extends to Congress as well as /,
the executive officers, and it is believed tha
many members are glad to be relieved of wha
was at best more disagreeable task than


privilege which they should care to RETAIN
Phaa. Ledger.
Year: 1873

PARDONING CRIMINALS. Much dTssatTsfae-
ton is expressed IN Pennsylvania concerning
the late Governor Geary's too free use Of the
pardomDg power, and all parties are in earnest
in the advocacy Of soE:e new pardonIag system
by which the power shall be taken away from
court appointed for the purpose. Too much
pardODing, no matter what humanitarians may
say is as great an incentive to csime as too
little punishment.
Year: 1873

The Oranges still continue to be organized
at a constantly increasing rate. Some peo-
pie fear that they will be handled by politi.
clans. So they may. But an axe may be
used to commit murder, shall we therefore
refuse to encourage their manufacture The
Church may be corrupted and converted
into political caucus, shall we therefore
disband religious organizations !? The
objection is foolish, because it lies against
all organizations equally-eyery good thing
may be abused.


The Grange cannot take any part in a
partisan contest as society, under its
organic law. Its sole purposes are to bring
the producers together in compact CO.
operative organization, to dignity and enoble
agriculture; make homes more pleasant
and beautiful; increase the gains of in
dustry perfect arrangements which dispense
with middle-men and to secure q just pro-
portion Of his own gains to the farmer. Its
secrecy is only such as to secure its mem
bers from intrusion and imposition. Its
grand progress is most cheering to every
true patriot who really understands its
aims.
Year: 1873

THE Richmond Enquirer of this morn.


ing has an article on money, in which i


says with singular modesty for its owr


claims and everybody's else:


somewhere in the monetary machinery of the
| country, and nobody. as yet, has discovered
what 1t is, or where 1t is"


A little further on it ventures positive
opinion on the right side:


"More money is required for The studendous
business Of the country than has been in circula-
tion for several years past"


Now we take issue with the first state
ment Of our neighbor, and say that he, at


least, has discovered and stated what and
where the aorongis is. Lay aside your modesty
neghbor. You are right. Be as brave and
jealous in advocating the rights and inter-
ests of the people against monopoly, as you
have been as partisan. But we assert
that the wrong in our finances has been
seen for eight years past, not by one man
but by thousands of clear-headed and far
seeing men all over the country. We
have only to refer to the record of the
farmers Anti-monopoly Movement of the
West to prove it.


During the winter of 1856 and ~ that
movement began. The writer of this was
present at numerous large meetings,
when the question of currency was very
prominently discussed, and resolutions
passed denouncing the repeal of the con-
vertibility of legal tender-notes, and the
limitation and monopoly OF the money, and
asking Congress to issue more legal tend
ers convertible into three per cent. bonds.
Upon this policy the West was nearly a
unit, but it was overwhelmed by the
money-rings of the East, in Congress. The
South was then powerless. Now it Il
able to unite with the West to restore
healthful finances. Will the Enquirer lay
aside its modesty and tell the members Of
Congress, belonging to the Conservative
party, what the people need? 1t had no
doubtful tone on party questions. But
questions far more vital are now upon us.
We hope to rely upon our enter
prising and able contemporary for its pow
erful aid in this contest, in which the most
precious interests of our state and the
whole country are vitally involved.
Year: 1873

. The whole country is reused by the sum-


mary execution of the passengers and crew


of the Virginius in Cuba. The demand for
recognition of belligerent rights is very


pressing upon the administration. That act
of justice has been too long delayed, and we
hope to see it now promptly performed.


We are glad to learn that there is strong
probability of its being done. Secretary


Fish, however, is the best judge. His head


is level, and his heart we know is in the
right place.
Year: 1873

CASTORIA.-Is more than a substitute
or Castor Oil 1t is the only safe article in exis-
tence which is sure to regulate the bowels. cure
wind-colic and produce natural Sleep 1t is
pleasant to take. Children need not cry and
mothers may sleep.
Year: 1873

EUREKA QUARTEITE AND ORCHEs-
TRA.-This quartetts, composed of young
gentlemen whose musical talent is well
known in our community, and who the past
summer delighted the citizens of several sec.
tons in our state by the rendition of some
fine vocal music, will, on the twenty-6fth
of the present month, treat their home folks
in like manner. by giving concert at the
Virginia Opera-house, for the benefit of the
Clay. street Methodist church. Since their
last appearance before our citizens they
have associated with them a first rate or
chestra, composed of young men, all Of
whom are good musicians. We doubt not
crowded house will greet them.