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Year: 1873




The Hon. s.. L. M. Barlow owns a
pair of thoroughbred Scotch deer
hounds, male and female. Their
sinewy limbs, deep chests, slim muzzles,
intelligent faces, and kindly dispositions
make them ornamental additions to a
gentleman's country seat, and assert
their claim to ineal descent from the
stag-hound that lives in poverty as the
companion of Sir Walter Scott. Being
dogs of good education as we'll as blue
blood, they seldom leave their masters
residence, and treat less-favored quad
rupeds with lofty contempt. About a
week ago the male, who wags his tail to
the name of Walter, followed the farm
cart to aneighbor's house. A very large
and ferocious mastiff possessed prior
dog privileges there. Instead of receiv-
ing his visitor with becoming hospitai-
ty, he assaulted him savagely, and in a
few minutes injured him so badly that
he was carried home in the cart. The
mastiff teeth inflicted bad wound in
Walters chest, almost perforating it
from side to side. He refused to sub
NIT to human surgery, but tried a
remedy taught him by instinct. In the
moist earth on the border of a fish
pond he dug a hole that just fitted his
breast. He chose a shady place for his
hospital, and never left it, except for
his meals, until he was cured. During
the tedious hours of conva1escence his
mate was constantly with him. After
five days he considered himself well.
Then the pair went from the house, and
going straight to where the mastif1
lived, without warning or giving him
any other living show, they set upon
him. The fight was short, sharp and
decisive. Before their victims owner
could render assistance they had tori
the mastiff limb from limb. After see.
ing their work well done, they turned an6
logged home.-NeaU York Sun.
Year: 1873

The official investigation relative to the
recent collision between the Amerlcus and Hope, In the
vicinity OF Halles Point East River wherebyise yeral
lives were lost was conducted by Inspectors John X.
Mathews and Leonard Bralnard, at No. % Finest, yes
terday morning. the Amerlcus being represented by X
G. White her owner Urah Maroney, the pilot OF the
Hope testified that on the afternoon Of the collision the
Hope was following Long Island shore towards Hell
Gate when she was struck by some vessel though no
warning had been received He close In shore by
HaletIs Point and Amerieus must have approached
from behind vessel was TO be seen from the ue or
front windows OF the pilot-house.


John H. Baxter, hOtelkeeper, at the foot OF Eighty
sxth-st said that at the time OF the collision nc was
sitting on the platform of his hotel 100 800 yards from
the place where the collision occurred; from the point
where he sat- everything occurring in the Gate was dis
tinctly visible he the Hope come up tho river,
leave her barge at Backwels Island, and proceed to
ward Halleus Point; the Amertcus followed the hOpe
the witness heard no whistle signal OF any kind prior
TO the collision, and after that occurrence the wheels OF
the Amercus were still turning In the same direction AS
before.


william II. wilkins, the wheelsman OF the Americus
testified that he first the Hope the upper end
OF BlackwelPs Island whence she shaped her course
toward Astoria ferry when the Amercus reached the
upper END OF BackWes Island the Hope was on Astoria
ferry; when the former vessel had reached that point
the Hope abreast OF the gish0use while the Granite
state was coming DOWN through the Gate the AnerGns @
rsana steamboat dock, aud the witness inferred that
the Hope about hauling TO around the point, ana
making Harris Island the pilot OF the Hope put
his head OF the window and looked back; the Hope
struck the tide brOadsde and came down across the
Amercuss bow; her pilot rang the bell and the engine
was stopped; the pilot leaped from tbs wheelhOuse
pulled down the lepreseryers, and threw them over
board for the OF the Hope; he then immediately
lowered boat and after half hours delay being told
that all safe again started the Amercus on her
course.


The testimony OF Luke Schenck, pilot OF the Amercus,
was to the effect that the Amercus blew her signal
whistle the pilot Of the Hope was seen with MS
head Of the window had the pilot OF the Hope given
any answering signal the collision could have been
avoided. After some further testimony the nYestSa-
tim
Year: 1873

a Twenty -fourth-st Taxpayer" writes to
THE TRIBUNE stating that that street, between Sixth
and Tenthaves. repaved with Nicolson pavement
last year. that Its cost divided among the property
owners along the ne would be about 900 apiece ALSO
that lawyers have undertaken TO have the assessment
set aside, "upon condition that each property-Owner
shall pay them OF the he would 9TH
erwise have to pay, $50 but falling TO get this
accomplished. they are TO receive nothing" The
also states that he would rather pay $50 than
s2OO but that he would much rather pay nothing aud
that his opinion the city should pay for the improve
ment


Inquiry at the Department OF Public Works elclts the
following statements: Under the old Charter the Com
Council could force the repaving Of street by
simply passing ordinance TO that effect Under the
Charter such ordinance canpOt be passed unless


majority property holders along the street unite
requesting II. In either the propertyowners
along the line OF the Improvement, and such others In
the vicinity shall be thought 10 derive bene
ut from the Improvement that they eau be Justly
sessed have ~ psy the bs IL 10 also stated thss the
Year: 1873

When ideas first begin to shoot, like
young plants they are very tender.
The child's eyes roll out with a won
dering stare as the teacher calls of the
letters Of the alphabet, or spells for him
the small words OF the lesson. The
school-room is a strange place, and
the newness ofthes scere .and; associa-
tions either awe or charm him. HE
voice in recitation is so low rs to be
inaudible, or so high and shrill, as it Pi-
pes out the letters that it provokes the
| merriment Of the other scholars, which
adds to his embarrassment. But the
effect or tie whole is improving, and
in few days he goes to school with
interest and confidence. 1t it amusing
to hear his reports of the doing and
experiences there. His first lesson
and the hardest for him to learn, was
to keep his seat and not talk loud dur
ing the session. But he had learned
that by heart now. His next lesson is
not to whisper nor tell tales. Both Of
these accomplishments are learned ana
unlearncd at school-if they are ever
unlearncd. He has not got far enough
along yet to play truant; there WHY be
time enough for that when school be-
comes distasteful. and the temptations
to play or the enticement of other boys
overcome his hometrained scruples.
But there is danger just now OF his be-
ing tardy. He has not learned to tell
the time by the clock; and exact hours
not vet entered into his ideas Of i'm
portance or necessity. He is also be-
gining to learn by his association with
other boys, some Of whom arc older.
how to use strange words and the
difference between telling the truth and
telling lie. Sometime bad sransac-
ton occurs; one Of The larger boys has
done wrong and does not want to be
exposed; he therefore threatens the
little BOYS that If they tell he will whip
them. Another new and strange feel


ing now fills the heart of the little boy.
The teacher, or some other person
whose right ii isinquires for the often
der. the eyes of the large boy are on
the small ones: they tremble, they have
been taught to tell the truth and they
arc unaccustomed 10 denial. But they
are between two fires and their fear OF
the larger boy forces them into false
hood. How often during the following
NIGHT does the restless sleep and means
ofthe little 6eilcw bctray the burden
that is on his mind and how important
il is at time for some one to seek out
and remove the trouble and correct
tho wrong impression, that the child
NAV not have the tender tendencies OF
his heart prevented, or hardened. The
first seven years Of a child's life are his
most imprcssible years and none but
the watchful eyes Of a1a adfectionate
mother can or will see that the little
foxes do not spoil her tender plant.
But school days have begun and there
now extends before the child and before
his parents long years OF wear'Sone
and anxious study and care. All look
to sec the end 1lmost from the START
whereas, fall would give careful asten'
ton 10 the start they need havcbut Ut
tic anxiety about the end Of school col
Elege Gays. Is
Year: 1873

: To people who own shot guns the
following warning..from the St. Lo'T'
Democrat will prove plea :crHfie'lling
Our experiences and the history Of past
eighteen centuries incline rs to;thcibe
lief that no matter how well you treat 8
shot gun, or how you bring it up it will
bang the stuffing out OF YOU the very
first time it gets a chance"
Year: 1873

The Lyuchburg Republican says: The
public man who affects to despise newspapers
simply kicks the beam that sustains him
The fact is the newspapers of the country
have bolstered up great many inferior men
in the last ten wears" And these men are the


first to abuse the advantages they may derive
from newspapers when it is to their interest to
Year: 1873

John Cochrane says that the great trouble
with New York servant girls is that the fam
boyant spirit Of the sea-girt Celt dashes itself
too rudely against the nervous barriers Of the
Year: 1873

The schooner Jane was driven ashore
by Ice OFF New London, Prince Edwards
island, on the fifteenth ultimo, with
fourteen persons on board, four of whom
perished from exposure and cold.
Year: 1873

Nine Men Jumping Over Ligetntng.
From the Detroit Free Press, July 18th.


Yesterday afternoon, when the heavy
thunder shower came up, two Detroit
ers were fishing at Sandwich, and they
took refuge in the Gus tom house build
ing on the dock. Seven other persons
also took refuge in the same building,
making nine in there when the storm
broke. Everybody in the city will re-
member what heavy crash occurred
about three o'clock, and it was this
particular thunderbolt which went for
the "picked nine " in the little build.
ing. They we're talking among them
selves, when the first they knew they
didn't know anything, as the saying is-
A flag-pole about ten feet long was
fastened to the roof of the Office,
and the lightning struck and ran
down this, tore hole through the
roof, and then paid its respects to the
fishermen. None of them knew that
the building had been struck, or /
flash or shook had occurred. Each
one of them was struck dumb, as it
were. for longer or q shorter time.
Henry r. Durney, an old "comp," :"
awoke to lind himself astride of . salt
barrel, several feet from where he
had been standing. There was a trem-
bling sensation all through him, max
ing his legs feel like wires ana he
could not find bis voice for two or
three minutes after he was able to
look around. Hugh Martin, proprie-
tor of the Commercial Dining-rooms
on Griswold street. says that he
thought powder explosion occurred.
He was lifted up and flung against the
wall with considerable force, and then
everything was blank for a minute or
two.


Every other man in the house was
similarly treated, some being even
more roughly used, but after three or
four minutes seven of the nine got
upon their feet and found themselves
still alive. The two others were sense
less. One of them, named Mike Dunn
ford, living in Sandwich, was lying in
the second room on his back, and tho
other, a son of John Sharp, living at
No. 3N Second street, was flat on the
the floor, and bleeding at the nose. 1t
was for some time believed that both
were dead, and it was full two
hours before young Sharp recov-
cred sufficiently to be taken across the
river. No doubt tbe.boys came ss near
being killed by lightning as they ever
will and recover from the chock. The
bolt which entered the Office tore it's
way on the south side through the
clapboards, ran down and knocked
some siding off the tannery, and then
few along up through the village and
shattered a maple tree and disappeared.
Parties living near the tannery and
also those nearest the shade tree sus-
tanned sharp shock, while the whole
town was more or less benumbed for =
moment. The flagstaff was brought
up to the city as a relic, and is now on
exhibition 1t this office.
Year: 1873

Here is the way II Detroit man dove
tailed sorrow and satisfaction into one
another when his lamented but insured
wife departed. Writing to the insurance
company, he says: "Dear sir-l take my
pen in hand 10 let you know that | am
well, but that my dear wife, insured for
$4,000 in your company is no more. She
died to day. Her policy is No. can
truly say that she was 2 fond wife and q
good mother. ] nave the doctors celIiii'
cate, Sc mat there will be no trouble
about the policy. She was sick only n
short time, but suffered much. Do you
give check in advance, or must | wait
sixty days for the money? Yours, etc"
Who shall say that life insurance is not q
good consoler?
Year: 1873

A SEVERE TEST. The Commissary
General of the United States, after trial
of all the principal starches in the country,
decided that Duryea's Satin Gloss
Starch was the best that could be procur-
ed, and the government from that time to
the present are buying this article. This
is a fact worthy the attention of consum-
Year: 1873

FooD Is LIFE-"One man, says the
proverb, may lead the horse to water,
but twenty men cannot make him drink,
But it is also true that the horse cannot
drink unless he be taken kto the water,
In ike manner, while it is true that each
part of the body must be in condition OF
readiness to take up from the blood the
nutrimeut it needs, it is also true that
there must be abundance of good blood
for each part to take up nutriment from.
Now, in order to have good blood, We
must have, on the one hand, sufhciency
of appropriate wholesome food and, or
the other hand We must have sufficiently
keen digestive power, that is, simply-dis
solving power-in the stomach. Many
suffer more or less deficiency in this dis
solving" power To supply this very def
cheney, is the primary and chief function
Of that great TONIC stimulent, DR. GottGeI
Fisch' Bitters


This subject continued next week unde
. Nutritioa. Hot Possible.
Year: 1873

ABOUT year ago there came a whisper
if the word whisper" is not too harsh
term to apply to what seemed mere
breath floating gently through the atmos-
sphere of the billiard d-room-imparting
the intelligence that Van Twiller was in
some kind of trouble. Just as everybody
suddenly takes to wearing square-tOed
boots, or to draw his neckscarf through a
ring, 50 it became all at once the fashion,
without an preconcerted agreement for
every body TO speak of Van Twiller as a
man in some way under a cloud. But
what the cloud was, and how he got un-
der it, and why he did not get away from
it, were points that lifted themselves into
the realm of pure conjecture. There was
no man in the club with strong enough
wing to his imagination to soar to the
suppOsitioG that Van Twiller was embar-
rassed in money matters. Was he in
love? That appeared nearly as impossi-
ble; for If he had been in love all the
World-that is, perhaps a hundred first
families-would have known all about it
instantly.


He has the symptoms" said Delaney,
laughing, Il remember once when Jack
Flcmming-"


"Nedl" cried Flemming, 4 protest
against any allusion to that business"


This was one night when Van Twiller
had wandered into the club. turned over
the magazines absently in the reading
room. and wandered out again without
speaking ten words. The most careless
eve would have remarked the great
change that had come over Van Twilier
Now and then he would play game
of billiards with Bret Harte or John
Hay, or stop to chat a moment in the
vestibule with Whitelaw Reid; but he
was an altered man. When at the club.
he was usually to be found in the small
smoNug-room up stairs, seated on a tau-
tguil fast asleep, With the last number of
the Nation in his hand. Once if YOU went
g two or three places Of an evening, YOU
were certain TO meet Van TWiller at them
all. You seldom met him in society now.


By and by came whisper number two. a
whisper more emphatic than number one,
bat still untraCablc to any tanqible
mouth piece. This time the whisper said
Van Twiller acds in love. But with
whom? The list Of possible Mrs. TwilIers
was carefully examined by experienced
hands, and a check placed against fine
old Knickerbocker name here and there,
but nothing satisfactory arrived at. Then
that same still voice of rumor, but now
with an easily detected staccato sharpp ess
TO it, said that Van Twiller was in love
with an actress! Van Twiller whom it
had taken all these years and all this
waste of raw material in the way of ances-
tors to bring to perfection-Ralph Van
TWiller the net result and flower of his
race, the descendant Of Wouter, the son of
Mrs Nanrensselaer Vanzandt Van Twill
erin love with an actress! That was
too ridiculous to be believed, 50
everybody believed it,


Six or seven members OF the club
Year: 1873

The next day Van Twiller neither ex-
pressed nor felt any unwillingness to
spend few weeks with his mother at the
old homestead.


And then he went abroad.-T. b. Al
driczt an atlantic for October.
Year: 1873

the following inscription cut upon both
ends of each slab: Henry Nj, born
Dec. 16, 1905; died -. He was a great
turkey hunter and tolerably good fiddler.
He desired the above to be placed on this
slab. Peace be to his ashes | want
the foot and head stone or slab of marble
five feet in the ground and two out. 1t
must be eighteen inches wide My name
is to be put ON the end in the ground as
we'll as the end that is out"
Year: 1873

president OF the company, was submitted, setting
forth "That in the month OF January, 1852 the said
ever since has been, the owner In fee simple OF
two pieces or parcels OF land, known as the Red
Mills property situate In the town OF Carmel.
In the county OF Putnam. containing In all about
seven acres or land; that at the same time
the said company became the owner OF the ex-
elusive right TO the waters OF the two lakes in said
town OF Carmel lying adjacent to said tracts or
land and known as Lakes Kirk and MahOpac to-
gether with the lakes connected Herewith and
the streams running thererom; that In or about
the middle OF Febeuary 1869, deponent became
the president OF said COMPANY and he continued
such president down to about the I'd day OF August
last past; that In the early part OF the year 1870
deponent, at the request OF William NJ Tweed, who
then was the Commissioner OF Public Works OF the
city OF New York, had certain interviews and me-
gotiations with the said Tweed relative to grant
Ing to SAID city the right TO use the waters
OF said lakes to increase the supply OF
water for said city, that said interviews
and negotiations finally resulted in proposition
or agreement on the part OF said company, which
was assented to by said Tweed, that he should be
permitted to enter upon and Immediately take
possession OF said Lakes Mahopac and KIRK, and
construct the necessary works Tor connecting the
same with the water mains OF said city, and use
the waters OF said leEes TO increase the supply OF
water Tor said city, on condition that he, the said
Legislature for the passage OF an act authorizing
him to purchase the said lakes.n


The motion for mandamus was opposed by Mr..
Van Mort that the city OF New York is not re-
sponsible lot that which was done by Tweed IN
violation OF law


DeCSlOu IeseTVeu


The Kelsey Case-Shau the Reward Be


Paid.


Before Judge Pratt.


This town OF Huntington offered a reward Of
81, 900 to any party or parties who should find the
remains OF the murdered Kelsey. subsequently a
portion OF a human body was found by Jonn Franz
lin and William Ludlow. and the Coroner's jury
determined tnat the remains were those OF Kelsey.
The finders claimed half OF the reward as only half
OF the body mad been found.


Yesterday an application was made on behalf or
the Samms brothers for Injunction to pre-
vent the payment OF the reward on the
grounds that the town meeting had no
authority in itself TO offer the reward {;
that the remains found were not parts OF
Kelsey's body: that the payment would be an in
reference with the course Of justice, in that IL
was, as it were, foreiudgment OF point TO be
tried in the Indictment against two parties charged
with the murder.


1t was conceded by the other side that the action
Of the town was illegal. The supervisor declines
also to pay the money.


The Judge remarked that the Court could not
restrain man from doing what he had no inten-
tion OF doing.


The applicants however, insisted upon an in
junction. Counsel claimed that this affair 0bstructed
justice by nstilling prejudices in the minds OF the
residents OF the venue where the case will be tried.


Decision reserved.
Year: 1873

Terrible Outrage Upon Little Girl
Tho Criminal Sent TO the state Prison
for Twenty Years.


Before Recorder Hackett.


The first case placed before the jury in this Court
yesterday by District Attorney Russell was o
charge against youth named Henry Simon, who
was convicted upon the most convincing testimony
OF the revolving crime OF outraging the person OF
little girl, Eva Rabig, eight years Of age, on the
Gath Of November. The details OF the evidence are
Year: 1873

FIendish Butehering-Muti OF


the Body.


From the Charleston Courier.


James Thurman, young man for
merlJ residing at Coalburg, Sss muir
dered on Thursday morning, near that
place, under circumstances as horrible
and sickening as any that ever occur
red in this Valley. The murdered man
was quite young and Is well known TO
many Of our people, as quiet, inoften-
sive young man He was in attendance
upon Court on Wednesday last, aud re-
turned home that evening. The facts are
about as follows: At A. ", Yesterday
he left his boarding house at Coslburg
to 20 to sea his mother. This vas the
last seen OF him alive. On Yesterday
morning just after daylight his body
WAS found lying along side of the rail-
road track horribly mutilated and dis
figured. There were two frightful
marks of heavy blows on the back Of
the head, any one Of which was suf-
ficient to have caused instant death.
On the front of the head there was q
ghostly scalp literally torn almost OF,
ss if done by g heavy club with sharp
edge


The poor fellow had pet dog vhi0h
Year: 1873

Only sixty thousand tickets will be sold
and one-haif OF these are intended for the
European market, thus leaving only S0l0R
for sale In the United States, where luo0O,
Were disposed OF for the lhlrd Concert The
parts and have on their back the Scheme
with a full explanation OF their mode oi
drawing.


At this concert, which will be the grand.
est musical display ever witnessed In this
country the unpr, cedentel sum OF
Year: 1873

DEATH OF BRAXToN GARLICK. -
This gentleman,a q prominent and much re-
spected citizen Of New Kent, where, dur
ing the course of long and useful life, he
had been honored by his fellow citizens
with many offices of trust and honor, died
yesterday at his residence near the Court
house in the 63d year of his age. He was
presiding justice Of the court of his county
for many years under the ancient regime.


He deserved and retained the confidence


and respect of his neighbors and acquain-
tances from early youth till death cut
short his useful life. In all the relations of
life he was amiablc and exemplary. His
demise has caused verv general express
sion of sorrow throughout New Kent, for
everybody knew him.. His funeral will
take place at his late residence tomorrow.
Year: 1873

RELIGIoUs.-A series of meetings will
be held each night this week at the Broad
street Methodist church, commencing at 8
o'clock. A revival of religion is also in
progress at the Union Station Methodist
church. The church is nightly thronged,
and considerable interest is manifested.