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Year: 1875

Superintendent Campbell set two detectives OF the
Brooklyn Central 0fce Squad to trace the place Of hah-
itation ofJohn DETROIT burglar, who arrested az
ter a struggle, the premises Of W. " Brainard, No.
216 Division avenue, on Monday last The only clew
the police had 70 the place abode Of tho prisoner
who refused to tell where no had been stopping
was a room key to which attached tag
marked 80" The detectives visited every hotel in
New York, and finally found that key for room No
so had been taken from the New England Hotel
in the Bowery. They also ascertalned that man
who had registered his Robert Powell had
been stopping at that house for three months but
that he had not been since the arrest OF
DeGron Yesterday young lady went down to the
jail to see the prisoner, and " possible to identity
him a whom she had coming out of
the house OF Mrs Berry No. 223 Wyckon street. With
basket Of stolen property, week ago The ielow
hung down his head and the lady was unable 70
Identify him
Year: 1875

cold out There was scream from
steam whistle and the Seth Low hove in sight and
took on board the group or cod lshers, who speed
ily sought shelter on the forward part Of tho boat
and commenced to get their bait and tackling Joined
together soppages had made at different places
on the East and North rivers by Captain Morrell, IN
charge or the Seth Low and about seventy eighty
old fishermen passengers The sail down the
20 its zenith and the passage Of in or out
the swift darting through the water
OF some bird such loon or
wild duck all that occurred TO diversity the still
the Seth Low with Mr. Foster at the helm, reached
Long Branch, and placed at anchor on the
Seven Fathoms Bank. A small boy who Oils the posi-
tion OF a fishing cup bearer and furnishes lager and
bologna sausages sandwiches and hot coffee TO the hun
cry and thirsty sports the first 10 haul up ish
nnd such fish as IL raised shout which rent the
air above. The first capture was what is known as
a sea robin, or scorpion, q nasty looking
winged FISH, weighing about half pound Then came
large number Of scorpion fishes, after the other,
and about this time the chowder made aud put TO
boil over slow nre TO give the boys opportunity TO
smell something good whlo they were working for the
hnny tribes Just about this juncture q shout
was raised that monster had been taken
from the Deep and Peter Meyers Of Greenpoint,
who loves hook and line better than Thawks-
giving dinner was discovered struggling with his line.
He had hooked n skate, most uncouth looking ami
nal OF about forty pounds weight With his huge
mouth wide apart he looked like the pictured egy Of
some old bishop on a tombstone. There were
eight ten OF these skates caught during the days
sport, all OF very large slze and number OF large
conger eels. The deck covered literally with
scorpion sh so that they had to be swept overheard
afterward, and large number of fine black fish we're
also taken. The cod fishing excellent. Not O few
were caught weighing AS much as ten twelve pounds
each The sport was good and the party returned to
the Battery before six O'Clock, very well satisfied with
the
Year: 1875

For the last two three Saturdays the old Nassau
nine have been playing and defeating the strongest
picked mines on the Prospect Park Grounds. So the
lovers of the game became anxious to them pted
against the strong Chelsea nine. 1t finally resulted in
game being arranged for Thanksgiving Day, which
has been the talk among the "boys for the past week.
SO much larger crowd than usual collected on the
Park Grounds yesterday afternoon to witness the game
The Chelsea nine failed to put full appearance not
more than six Of their players being present After
waiting until half.past three two tens selected
from the old Nassau club the other from the field
six Of whom were Chelsea men.


The first inning played loosely on both Sides
each making four runs The of the game very
well played not run being made either side until
the seventh inning when the field ten made In
the eighth the Nassau ten scored and their oppo-
nents two Darkness prevented longer play.


Fine catches made by Cassidy, Bunce and Bur.
dock Rogers and Glare led at the bat. Barnes play
behind the bat was excellent


The following is the score
Year: 1875

To TIE EDITOR THE HERALD:-


Allow me, as chairman Of the Society Independents
de Cuba to address you soliciting the insertion in your
valuable paper Of the following lines


In the session held by this society on the evening OF
the 2lst inst il was not sustained, you have been
made to understand and you published IN your num-
Der Of the I'D inst, that the HERALD was not friendly
to the Cuban cause II only motion made By a
member to protest against the idea asserted In one OF
your former articles that the island or Cuba should
fall ripe into the government OF the United States All
Cubans are very thankful for your efforts and those OF
your staG In favor Of the Cuban cause thus feeling
truly obliged forever.


Allow me also to correct the error in to.day's
HERALD, stating that the Vice President OF Cuba r. "
AGuilera was on board OF the Uruguay. HI was not
with the expedition, reporter doducts from his
interview with Colonel Lopez Gueralta


am truly yours, with the highest consideration


NEw YORK, Nov "a 1875 j. j. GOVANTES
Year: 1875

FIFTEENTH WARD PROSTITUTION.


There were but small number OF prisoners brought
up before this Court yesterday and the of those
arraigned had been arrested for intoxication
disorderly conduct Sergeant Allen of the Fifteenth
precinct charged two women named Louisa Bornheim
and Lille Adams with soliciting men, and officer Carr
OF the Fifteenth precinct had arrested others early
yesterday morning the charge officer Carra
prisoners were fined $40 each Judge Morgan investt-
gated the of the two women mentioned and
cluded TO hold them charge of vagrancy, and
they accordingly committed TO BlackweIs Island
for six months. While the examination going
q man. we'll known in the Fifteenth ward, called Carl
baldl stood at the door of the court room Garbadt
is reputed to be the proprietor Of several disordery
houses in West Third and Houston streets and always
makes his appearance when any of his employees
arrested. Judge Morgan this making signs TO
the prisoners and he at instructed tho sergeant to
keep him out OF the court in future unless he
could show that he had legitimate business The judge
saying in conclusion ~ tired OF being interrupted
in the street by this man and others like him, whe
want this that prostitute discharged and intend,
far am able to put stop TO this disgusting bus
Year: 1875

Yesterday morning, at tho early hour OF seven


O'Clock, small knot Of standing on the stone
pier at the foot OF whitehall street, and although il
was cold and raw enough, yet the group seemed very
jubiian they in momentary expectation OF the
arrival OF the steamer Seth Low which was TO take
them to the Fishing Banks in search Of the bounding
Goldfish. The fishers all well equipped for their
trip having baskets with lunches bait and hooks and
from some OF the baskets were seen pecping
tho necks Of mysterious looking TASKS, that
no doubt contained uaulds 70 keep the
Year: 1875

In the month of October, 49,,
sailed from New York in the fast
schooner "Jefferson," Captain Manly
owner and master.


1t was mere accident that l went
in the schooner. A few DAYS before
] had landed in New York and been
paid off, and, sailor-like, l was look
ing out for a way in which to spend
my money quickly /; for the average
Jack tar only thinks of money as a
medium of exchange for bad liquor,
worse music, and the society of men
and women of still poorer quality.
Wandering down West street about
nine o. clock, l heard the sound of
scufie near the docks, and saw
three men attacking a fourth. Iran
up, eager for fray, knocked one
fellow down, and stood on him
while fought another over his body
The man who had been attacked
took care of the third, and we gave
those three wharf rats the worst
pummeling they ever got.
Year: 1875




Jefferson" was well up towards the
islands. Five of the crew were on
deck, and in that five was included
every one of the men whom feared,
and the man who remained was a
rough fellow always ready for a row,
and who would not be likely to do
anything against his mates in the
forecastle. l was standing amidships,
looking over the lee rail, when
heard a sound as Of the closing of a
hatch. Turning quickly, Isaw that
one of the men had shut the fore
castle hatch and slipped the bar into
its place and three men, Bill .Epps
among them, were coming towards
me with handspikes. l saw that it was
a mutiny, and went up the mainmast
like a cat.


"Go up there, curse yOup' roared
Bill Epps. eve can get you when
we want you. Schnapps, you stand
by, and if he tries to come down,
give it to him. You, Zeke Floyd,
keep the wheel, and if you meddle
with us I'll knock out your brains.
Now for the captain"


"You want the captain y cried a
clear voice. "Here l am"


Captain Manly had come up from
his cabin, in his shirt sleeves, a re-
voIver clutched in his strong right
hand. The three desperate men saw
that he was prepared, and Pat Nc,
Carly, with perfect howl Of fury,
rushed at him.


"Stopm cried the captain. "You
will not, then take thatw


1 saw McCarty pause as the wea-
pOn cracked, spin sharply upon his
heel, and fall dead upon the deck.
Schnapps,. seeing the downfall of
his companions, turned his head to-
ward them, for the moment forge5-
ting me. Just inside the rim of the
top, close to my hand, lay a sound
ing-lead, weighing about three
pounds. caught it up, and seeing
that the Dutchman was about to
spring to the aid of his friends, l
bent over the rim of the top and let
the weight drop, true as a die, upon
his thick head. Without waiting
to see the result, / caught a back
stay a4d slid to the deck, snatching
a heavy bar from its brackets, was
just in time for Bill Epps, who with
blood streaming 4o,yn- his face from
furrow which a bullet had made
in his cheek, was kneelling upon the
Captains breast and holding his
head back, while Yankee held a hand
spike above it. The blow l gave
him sounded from stem to stern, and
he went down, his scuIl crushed like
an egg,shell. So fierce was the
blow that l half fell, and Bill Epps
springing to his feet, drew a heavy
knife and raised it above my back.
l was powerless, and gave myself
up for lost, when the hand of Cap
tain Manly came up and the reVoI-
yer cracked again. Bill Epps start
ed, placed his hand upon his breast,
and with hollow groan fell dead.


We were not troubled with any
prisoners. Schnapps lay dead by
the mainmSst, with a heavy lead
half buried in his skull. And as
for the rest of the men, better lot
were never seen after that mutiny.
Captain Manly lives yet, and we of
ten meet, but never without we have
some word to say of the fate of the
mutineers of the 'EJefferson."
Year: 1875

Most boys who get into the newspapers
are very remarkable boys.


Joe had nothing about bis looks, or ac-
tions, or color, that attracted the par.ic-
ular attention of anybody.


When he first breathed the vital air he
was a simple boy.baby, with two hands,
two feet, two eyes, two ears, one mouth
and one nose. He did not laugh, and
crow, and sit upright, as young geniuses
do in their young babyhood, but he slept,
and walked, ate baby food, Of course) and
cried like any common baby.


When he grew older there were no un.
common developments, except that he
was fat, healthy and heavy.


Nobody congratulated his mother on
| raising future President, nor applauded
ihe genius that sparkled in the baby's
eyes. The gossipers looked wonderingly
at each other as the tender mother watch.
ed over her baby boy, provided for his
comforts, and pressed him to her warm
bosom.


lie grew to boyhoood, but he was only
a common boy. He learned his A b G
with difficulty, and was slow in learning
to read. His teacher thought he would
never get through the multiplication ta-
BILE. But he never forgot it.


When the boys went a fishing, Joe
went too, but he was slow getting his line
ready. The other boys we're on and in
and around the lake before his hook was
fairly settled in the water. "Too slow to
move," the boys would say. Hell sit
there expecting the fish to come to him."


1t was even so ; he remained stationary
and fixed; but when night came somehow
his basket was always full, while many of
the bright, talking geniuses went home
with the sad intelligence that the fish
"wouldLt bite"


Joe's home was full of life, and noise,
and hustle of intelligent older children
and bright younger ones. Joe found
himself, and everybody else found him,
solitary and alone, taking very little no.
tice Of the stir around him.


When he grew to be man, the bust
ling drive aheads laughed at his plodding;
but by some means he seldom made
mistake, and though he did not seem to
accomplish as much in week as many
an other did in day, yet at the end of
the year there was always something tan
gible in his results, while the work of
those who soomod to utterly outstrip him
at tirst, ended in demolished air castles


He has passed the meridian Of life.
Men eminent in the profession respect his
judgment. Business men coming upon the
stage of action, long to learn the secret
of his success The bank leans upon him
to carry it through the trying crisis, mer
chants and manufacturers lean upon him
to save them from bankruptcy. Steady,
constant, and hard study made him a
scholar persevering industry, accompa-
MED with economy, raised him to opu-
lence close observation and deliberate
reflection cultivated sound judgment,
and honesty and integrity secured for
him the confidence of all who know him.
Year: 1875

The head is one third the entire length
of sperm whale, and in obtaining the
valuable spermaceti which it contains the
whalemen it into three parts-the "case, )"
the Junk" and the bone. The junk is
first hauled on board and slowed away,
aud then the case is bailed. The case is
a massive part of the head cellular in
the interior, the walls of the cells running
vertically and transversly. 1t is filled
with an oily substance of faint yellow
tint, translucent when warm. The oil
bearing flesh forms about one-third of the
mass, and in large whale it has yielded
three and half tons. The case also con-
tains the respiratory canal, and a cavity
of extraordinary depth filed with oil. An
opening is made at one end for the pur-
pose of battling, and it is next hauled to
vertical position beyond the reach of
the water. A deep and narrow bucket
attached to line and pulley is then low
cred, and brought up full of transparent
spermacetl, mixed with silky integuments
having the odor of freshly drawn milk.
The sore hands of the crew bathed in this
rich substance are relieved and healed,
and the greenhorns dabble in it with the
ineffabe satisfaction displayed by city
youngsters in mud puddle.-Harper'S.
Year: 1875

Miss Mary was thus left poor but she
resolved to take care of old Nancy as a
duty, whatever sacrifice it might cost her !;
and people-among them her sisters
often say now, as she moves on her noise
less way, "What a strange taste Miss
Mary always had thus to immure herself
with some old person; when one is taken
away she hunts up another" But her
record is above, and it is shining one.
Mrs. J. d. Chaplin, IN the Congrega.
tiOndlid.
Year: 1875

The nephoscopc is new meteoroiogi-
cal instrument recently perfected in Ger.
many, and designed to measure the
height, direction, and apparent velocity
of clouds. No mathematical calculations
are requisite in its use. but it can be sp-
piled only to clouds which are at a
medium height and comparatively isolat-
ed. The altitude indicated by the in
strument is that of the cloud above its
shadow. not above the position of the
observer.
Year: 1875

How Mr.. Levings played draw poker
on the Fourth is told by Kansas City
Times: "Mr. Levings had played the
game some with another old man, where.
in he had been always beaten, and for
some time past his study by day and his
meditation by night had been how to get
even. On the Sd of July friend told
him how it could be done. He and the
friend were to sit down to little game
with the old man when the friend Rad a
full hand he was to telegraph to the mer.
chant by rubbing his right ear softly, and
SO on through all the changes of the
game. The scheme seemed feasible, and
the merchant devoted the entire day to
learning the telegraphic signs which were
to bring confusion upon the old man and
wealth to his own pocket. On the morn.
ing of the Fourth he sauntered into the
old mans place with such sweet smile
as those only can wear who have an ap-
proving conscience of four aces. His
quiet comforter and friend was sitting in
the back part of the room, as innocent as
the flowers of May; and on being invited
TO take hand seemed surprised and re-
luctant, but finally consented. Theu the
old man wanted to be let in. The mer.
chant demurred at first, but finally agreed.
Soon the private telegraph was put in op.
GRAFTON, but, though the signals were given
correctly, and read apparently with ease
they didn't correspond with the facts
Several games wore lost in trying to get
the hang of it, aud at last the merchant
being about $50 out, said he never liked
to play poker on the Fourth of July-it
always seemed to him like breaking the
SaSbath-and left the room, giving hi,
telegraphic friend a look as he passed that
would have melted the heart OF stone
A few moments after the 'old man and
tie telegraphic poker player were seen
dividing about $50 into moieties."
Year: 1875

An honest old gentleman from rural
county. who came down to New York to
spend the Sabbath with friends, was ask.
ed by one Of them what the people up his
way thought of the Beecher scandal. He
replied that he never tried it, and didn't
know anything about THAT he and all
bis neighbors turned kerosene,
Year: 1875

If George Washington himself had
only been cross.examined by Judge Full
lerton before he died we have no doubt
it would have turned out that he really
lied about the cherry tree after all.
Year: 1875

from that Church, 20 inspire rnem with zeal and
animation and give them an impulse that shall DO felt
years hence The Reformed Episcopaans might md
such man among the Methodist ministry here many or
whom are growing weary OF the itnerancy especially
In its relation to city pastorates The changing time
will be here and Il might be well for The Reformed
Episcopalians to about during the next three
months in quest OF the man they want This young
Church deserves the success that u has
had against almost insuperable difficulties with
which il has had to contend Called into
being at tho beginning Of this present
gigantic financial crs II has been compelled 70 struggle
with poverty Meeting with well organized hostility


in the Church whence she sprung and latent but deep


seated opposition from almost al the other old estab


lished churches she has had TO labor for foothod.
Let her ministers and people be patient and prayerful
and both these obstacles will be removed, and the Re
formed Episcopal Church will then stand for all time.
Year: 1875

The New York Herald of yesterday il


commenting upon the Presidents Mcs


sage, says


"The Presidents Message shows that h,


is under the Methodist influence. He i.


known to be an ostentatious, if not an alto


gether orthodox, member CT the Methodist
Church. Since he has been in the White
House we have observed a tendency to sur
round himself with Methodist clergymen
to be much under the guidance of Metho-
dist bishops, to appoint the favorites OF
Methodist prelates to important places and
10 send Methodist priests wandering
around the world al Government expense
when they needed rest from their spirit
nal iabors. Now, President Gran, has too
much common sense, We should hope,
and is too much of soldier and
practical man to fall under the
influence of any quality of priest
be it Methodist or not. The danger of this
position may be understood if we suppose
linn as much in the company Of Jesuits or
Franciscans as of Methodists. How this
country woulG resound from the forests of
Elaine to the shores of Lower California
with invectivesupon "the proselyting spirit
Of Rome and 'the dark influence of the
.esuits' and ''tEe attempt TO revive the
l:orrors of the lnquisition' and the perse.
cutting fires Of Savoy. With what feryor.
with what vehomence, with what denunci-
story rhetoric, with what direct applca-
1ion of the terrible imprccations of Holy
Writ would the clergymen of the Protest
ant Church denounce the Pre- sidcnt who
was influenced by the priests of the Church
OF Rome as President Grant is now by the
priests of the Methodist faith. To show
to what an extent this courting religious
influence by a President and politician
NAV reach, read the extraordinary speech
OF Bishop Haven, the Methodist prelate,
who, in Boston, the other day, proposed
that Grant should be nominated for third
term.


The indecency of this exhibition, if we
may use the word without personal ohense
in speaking of a clergyman of a respecta-
lle Church, consists not alone in the bring
ing of religion into the unhallowcd waters
OF politics, but in the evil that it will ne
cessarily infict upon the Church itself.
There is no maxim OF free government
Year: 1875

A correspondent of the Richmond, Ind.


1eleg ram writes as follows:


At the request of gentleman of thi.


city, have put in writing the principle


circumstances of a dream that happened


some time ago. About the hour of two


o'clock in the morning, the gentleman was


suddenly frightened out of his sleep by


lhe apparation Of man springing with
desperate force through the window at the


foot of his bed. He must have ascended
by means of the low kitchen ro.f to the
chamber window, and thence sprung into
the chamber, carrying the lower sash with
him. As he bounded into the room he
uttered cry of dispair, which disclosed
him with his mouth partly open, from
which perhaps all the upper teeth were
missing. His head was quite large and
strong, the forehead rather low and broad.
and Tie eyebrows We're heavy. The i'm
preston at once fl shed upon the dreaming
man that the violent intruder was the as.
Sissin of Nathan, wealthy Jew, who had
been murdered for his gold in New York
city some weeks ago.


Imagine the very great surprise Of the
narrator of the dream, when about fort
night afterward, there unexpectedly walked
into his Office the identical person whose
presence had occasioned him some very
unpleasant thoughts few nights before.
The stranger asked for some employment
for day Or two which was given him.
He is described as man of apparently
great strength, and 1.-THE as leopard. His
step was elastic and his movements were
rapid. He was of easy, fluent address,
evidently cool, self-possessed, and full of
pluck, and was respectfully dressed in
suit Of black cloth and black slou,h hat.
lie had not long been at work when he
asked if the gentleman used tobacco, and
it was then, and not till then, that the
manner of asking for it disclosed that,
perhaps, all of his teeth were missing from
his upper jaw. His Identification was
then complete, and nothing more remained
to he done except to ask him some SEEM
inaly unimpor:ant questions, the first of
which startled him Just the least bit.


"Werc you ever in New York ?" he
was asked.


"Yes," came the response.


How long sincc?'


"About three years ago, since which
ime l have worked in Philadelphia,