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Year: 1871

REPORTED ATTEMPT TO AssAssINATE THE
PRINCE OF WALES BY PoIsoN.-We print
on another page of the HERALD this
morning communication, forwarded us from
a correspondent in London, relative to the i'll
ness of the Prince of Wales. The writer says
that he was informed by one who, he has
reason to believe is well posted regarding the
secret societies of Europe, that the
Prince of Wales was not suffering
from typhoid fever, but from an attempted
assassination by poison by a secret agent of
the International Society. This organization,
il is said, has resolved upon the death of the
Prince, and the public assertions OF some Of
its members is urged in corroboration of the
fact. The manner in which the Prince is
alleged to have been poisoned is given. We
publish the story without endorsing it. 1t
seems 10 be the practice now to impute every
thing Of calamitous character to this organi-
cation. No doubt it has enough sins of its
own to answer for without originating new
ones.
Year: 1871

WABAsH-STEAMsHIP AND RAILROAD.
view Of the excitement in Wall street over
Wabash Railway shares, we suggest whether
some telegraphic order for purchase or sale
of the stock originating in Boston and di-
rected to New York was not the cause of the
rumor OF the loss of so many lives. The
brokers have telegraphic code of words to
express fractions. which employed with q
cipher and the word "Wabash" in connection
with an order for the Stock Exchange may
have started the whole story. See the reports
in our news columns aud money article.
Year: 1871




British Nation.


Queen Victoria has addressed letter to the
British people, in which she returns thanks to
her subjects and expresses her ''deep sense of
the touching sympathy exhibited by the whole
nation at the illness of her dear son, the
Prince OF Wales Her Majesty published the
communication in the London evening jour-
nails yesterday. 1t makes the most touch
ingly feeling contribution which has perhaps
ever been given to the public by one in high
authority over the multitude. The
Queen recapitulates, indeed, portrays, the
alterations Of fear, of hope and of joy
which moved The heart Of Britain ''durng the
painful and terrible days of the Princes ill
ness" and in the moments ''of Improvement in
his health" The popular exhibition has made
ga deep and inefaceable impression on her
heart;' ''the sympathy of the people with
herself and her beloved daughter, the Princess
of Wales" In all this the Queen of Great
Britain reveals the heart Of tender parent,
of the generous head of united family,
Of a true woman aud an amiable sove-
reign. That heart is grieved, as IL is grate-
full. The Queen mourns as widow while she
gives thanks as a mother. The progress of
the terrible fever by which the Prince Of
Wales was SO sorely stricken recalled TO her
mind the fierce and fatal assaults with which o
disease of the same class prostrated the
strength and finally extinguished the life Of
her husband. ''She met with the same SYM
pathy ten years ago, when similar illness to
that under which her son is suffering removed
the mainstay of her life, the best, the wisest
and kindest husband that ever lived" This
matronly and peculiarly affecting tribute to
the character of the late Prince Albert will
remain forever. The Queens words furnish
settlement Of much disputed point in
medical science for she tells us
herself that the Prince of Wales was
afflicted with ''similar Illness TO that
which took off his father. She says that the
fevers were identical in type, and Her Majesty
has had, no doubt, excellent professional
authority for the assertion. Thankful to God
for the mercy vouchsafed to her, the Queen
concludes with the hope that "her faithful
Year: 1871

subjects will continue to pray for the complete
recovery of the Prince" This sentence con-
veys beautiful illustration Of the oneness
and infallibility Of Scripture history, repro
ducing, as it does, the CeDturion-the one in
command-prayerful in humility for the
restoration of the servant to health.
Year: 1871

Mr.. VAN MORT. who has received the ap-
pointment of Commissioner Of Public Works in
place of Boss Tweed, is branch of the old
Knickerbocker tree, which has solid roots in
this city as well as on Long Island and in
Orange county. A sturdy branch from an
honest stock
Year: 1871

THIRTEEN YEARS APPRENTICESHIP on the
Board of Public Parks ought to bsft a man for
good service as Commissioner of Public
Works. Knickerbocker Van Mort has
chance to make himself famous.
Year: 1871

Florance the comedian tells capital
story Of . waiter at one of the London
taverns who was sadly given to drink.
A party of young men determined to re.
form him, and one day read an imaginary
paragraph from the paper relating q
terrible accident, 10 which the insbriate,
in blowing out the oaudle, was killed by
the fame iguiting with the fumes Of bis
breath. Jerry pricted up his ears at
this, and requested that the paragraph
might be read to him again, which was
done, to the evident horror of the poor
man, who Immediately went in ssasch OF
the cook to borrow a prayer. book, Re
turning with this, he expressed a desire
to take solemn oath upon 1t, bsmoaned
the fact that be had been a sorry tipplsr
and was bringing himself to ruin, aud
then swore that never again, so long as
be lived, would hs-a,tempt to blow out
candle. New York Express.
Year: 1871

Yesterday 40 we'll dressed young men
entered the store OF Burke, the halter,
Fulton street and Broadway. One Of
them asked to look at . felt hat. A
number Of hats wero produced and laid
along tho counter. Among them was
very superior article which the shopman
said he could not sell under eS. After
looking At several hats the young man
took off his hat and 10 . careless way
placed it on the counter over the ~ one
Ho then fitted on a 50 hat and said that
would do. He took out q we'll filled
pocketbook and handed Burke's shop
man q two dollar bill. Then lifting up
his own hat with tho So hat inside, he
said:


"Say, young fellow, give mo some
paper to wrap my old hat in"


Tho shopman said Certainly" and
handed him q newspaper. The young
man wrapped up the parcel, and the two
young men left.


As soon as they were gone, the shop
man put on his hat aud followed them
several blocks, until at the corner of
Chambers street he saw policeman.
Then tapping the young man with the
parcel on the arm, the shopman said


Excuse me, sir, but l think you did
not pay for that hat"


"Why. Of course did," replied the
young man, taking the hat off his head
and looking at it.


II don't mean that hat" said the
shopman IL mean the hat you have
under your arm"


"Wby, that's my old hat" exclaimed
the young man.


~ don't mean your old hat, answered
tho shopman. "but the hat inside you,
old bat, which you took by mistake
The price Of that hat inside your old
hat, under your arm, is twenty dollars
paid at once"


The young man looked at the shopman
and then at tho policeman who stood or
the conner. The young man took out
his purse, and with exceeding courtesy
handed two ten dollar bills to the shop
man.
Year: 1871

How TO AcouIRH A Coop MnhoRf.-
As general thing We read too much,
aud think about what we read too little
the consequence is, that the most of the
people VIC meet know something in . su.
perticial way about almost everything.
and very little in q thorough way about
anything. Not tenth part Of what 10
read is remembered for mouth after tho
book, magazine or newspaper is laid aside.
Daniel Webster, who had rich store Of
Information on almost every subject Of
general interest. on being asked how it
was that be could remember 20 accurately,
replied, that it hal been his habit for
years to reflect for short time on what
he read, and so fix all the facts and ideas
worth remembering in his mind. Any
one who does this will be surprised to
find how retentlve his memory will be-
come, and how long after reading book,
or interesting article, the best portions
thereof will remain.
Year: 1871

SINGULAR ATTACHMENT BETWEEN
TWO ANIMALS. The attachment which
will sometimes spring up between dumb
animals which have associoted together
for length of time is sometimes very
strong, but wo have seldom heard of
more singular and touching csse than
came to our knowledge the other day.
Mr.. Jausen Hasbrouck has had on his
farm for many years horse and COW,
which have always been pastured to-
gcther, and which havo manifested ex


treme affection, if such q term is applica.
BILE to brute, for each other. Mr.. Has


brouck's farmer states that these two
animals have been together for fourteen
years, and when either was away from the
other it always seemed anxious to get
back to its companion. On Sunday last
the old horse, which had become feeble
f I'm old age, having reached that Of
thi y two years and two months, laid
itself down to die. The actions Of the
COW, when she found its old brute friend
10 this condition, are described as touch.
ing in the extreme. She would approach
the PROSTATE animal and affectionately y
caress it with her tongue, all the while
moaning in low, deep tone, as if her
grief was too great for utterance. She
would take no food, and could not be
driven away from her companion. When
at last the breath left the old horses
body, the COW actually seemed to go into
paroxisms of grief, and roamed around
near the body moaning and believing in
anguish. A large grave was dug for the
reception Of the old horses corpse, and
all the time the COW stood by, moaning
as if heart broken, ever and anon licking
the dead body, and when the body was
placed in the grave she refused to be
driven away, as if determined to remain
until she had obtained the very last sight
of her beloyed friend. Since that time
the COW has refued food and seems iucu


rable, and much curiosity is felt Is to
whether she will not pine away aud die
thus proving an early victim to . broken
hesrt. The COW is about twenty one
years of ags.-Rondout Freeman.
Year: 1871

Accounts of speedy and effectual cures
of cancers by the use Of clover tea con.
tinue to reach US from all directions.
From Brooks county, Georgia, a respon.
sible gentleman writes to the Knoxville
Wing. giving the case Of lady who had
been afflicted for eighteen years with .
cancer which had resisted the efforts Of
the best medical skill to effect cure OF
even an alle1 iation Of the disease. The
cancer had attacked her on the cheek,
just below the eye, aud had eaten pretty
much all that side Of her face, together
with the eye, and the greatest portion Of
the nose. This lady has been completely
cured in a few mouths by the use Of
clover tea. The red clover is used the
tops are boiled IN water, and the tea 10
used externally and internally. Abouta
quart day should be drank, and the tea
should be used as . wash twice overy
day. This remedy should have tho
widest publicity. It is inexpensive, and
if it should fail to effect . cure, in any
case it can certainly do no harm.
Year: 1871

CUTTING AFFAIR ON SUNDAY.-WilIiam
HardSroge, a notorious young colored
scamp, was arrested Yesterday for unlaw-
fully and teloniollsly cutting Ferdinand
Ncwsom while III the bar-room of the New
Found Out, on Main street. Hardgroye
and NeWSom met there. and difficulty en-
sued, during which the former drew his
favorite weapon "a razor)a and gave Newsom
dangerous swipe across the body, Just
below the breast bone. The affair was made
known to one Of the city detectives, who
ascertained that HardgrOye was dcpositor
in the Freedmen's Savings Bank in this citv.
Thinking the fellow might attempt to draw
out his money and leave, the officer station
ed himself in the neighborhood of the bank
and kept sharp lookout for him. After 8
o'clock yesterday two of Hardgrovc's
friends presented themselves in succession
at the bank and demanded his money. But
it could only be given to Hardgrove indi-
vidualy and when the fact was made
known to him, be came up to the counter
prepared TO prove his check, and draw out.
No sooner had lie gotten in than the officer
took him in charge, and conducted him to
the First police station, where he will re-
main until this morning, when Justice
White will look into the matter.
Year: 1871

REpAIE1Na PoLIcE-SrATIoN.-Wo ork-
men were engaged yesterday in tearing
down the old paper in the Chiefs office
and otherwise preparing to put that por-
ton of The First polce-station in thorough


order. Preparations are also being made TO
commence work on the cells and the office
in the station. house. We have seen plan
of the proposed improvements, which will
not only make the place TO which it is con-
tempated being removed the Odd-Fellows,,
FIall) comfortable tor the officers and all
others connected with the court, but enable
Justice White to understand intelliglbly
what q witness says, which is now lmpossI--
tle on account of the noise, which is almost
denfening. The Old Market Hall isa very
large room, and is warmed in the winter by
n stove about tbe size of O good-s!zcd
" stoye-pipe hat" and if the court is not
removed, something will have to be done in
order to make the place habitable during
the sessions Of the court after winter sets IN.
Year: 1871

TEMPERANCE DEMoNsTRATION.-A grand
public temperance meeting ~ill be held at
the Grace-strect Baptist Church on next
IhurSday night under the auspices OF West
End Division Sons Of Temperance.
Year: 1871

There are at present some 200 white, and 81
colored patients in our State Asylum for the in
sane. The insanity of many of the latter is of
a fanatical type, resulting from yaudooism,
pretended witchraft and the like, which are do
ing immense mischief upon the colored people
in many parts of the country.
Year: 1871

We have made extensive arrangements
for clubbing the NEwsDEALEr with the va
rious periodicals published in this coun-
try, at no little trouble and expense, and
will furnish them at the rates gwen below.
Any publication not in the list can be
procured at proportionately low rates.


Now is the time to select your reading
for the coming year. Several Of these
give the balance Of this year, provided
subscriptions are sent in at once.


We send all the money without charge
to the subscribers, and all trouble of or
dering and risk Of sending the money be-
ing thus removed, it offers rare chance
to all to save money, and get just what
magazines or papers they desire. The
first column of figures is the price of each
periodical alone, the second includes the
NEwsDEALER. On examination it will be
seen that on every periodical offered, from
80 cents to $l.50 is saved by clubbing
Year: 1871

There are some curious facts connected


with the air-holes which form themselves


during winter in the ice covering of ponds


and lakes. There are often particular


spots where partial openings in the ice


will be formed every winter. These arise,


probably, from warm springs, and have


no connection with air-holes properly so


called, which are not confined to any par.


tlcular locality, but may appear anywhere.


There is always good deal of air under


ice. and you may often see it scattered


about. in small bubbles when the ice is


thin. 1t is probably air excluded in the
process Of crystallizatiou, and when there


is added to it sundry gases formed from
decaying matter in the water, it amounts
during the winter to considerable quan-
tity. Such collections of air, like the
bubble in a spirit level, are in a very une
easy condition, and are rapidly transferred
from one place to another on any casual
disturbance of the level, giving rise to ore
of the numerous noises which are always
more or less heard on lake covered with
ice-at least, we used always to attribute
to this cause a peculiar groaning sound
which was very common. Now, if there
should be any casual inequality in the
lower surface of the ice, the air will nat
urally collect there, and if it is above $40
Fahr., which in so far as it consists of
evolved gas it probably will be, the recep-
tacle will be increased by thawing. A
dome-like cavity will thus be gradually
formed, which will finally reach the sur
face; air will escape from below, and the
of which there is almost al,
ways mo or less after the snow has fall
en-, will run down from above, wearing
the little jagged channels which are char,
acteristics of air,koles. The whole thing
will after while freeze up again, leaving
an indication of where the air-hole has
been in the different color of the freshly.
formed ice.


The writer tried several such air-hoes.
with an axe when first formed, and has
always found them TO lead to such adome-
shaped cavity. On on, occasion an otter
frequented large air-hole on Canada
lake which must have been from mile
and half to two miles distant from the
nearest open water. How did he reach
it? for no otter can travel that distance
under water without access to air. The
Indians say that they will go to greater
distances still under the ice, and that they
always find air there.


1t is likely enough that there may be
many such dome-shaped cavities which
have not yet reached, and may never
reach, the surface as air-hoes. but one
would imagine the air they contain to be-
not Of the most wholesome character
However, this otter did frequent that air.
hole for about week, which it certainly
did not reach by travelling on the ice, and
though it had few chances of breathing
there, in the daytime at any rate,
it oontrived during that period to olude
the snares of white man and an Indian,
who wasted good deal Of time in looking
after it.
Year: 1871

Gov Palmer of Illinois is lawyer, a soldier
and politician. lie is an excellent lawyer;
he was a soldier of such merit that he rose
from the ranks to the command of an army
and a department But it is the custom with
Western men and Western papers to say that
lie is a bad politician. If this is true, it is the
fault of politics, and not his. 1t means that
he never will sign bill with job in it by
means Of which influential party friends are
to profit. He never uses his appointing power
for his own advantage. lie will not swcrvc
one hairs breadth from what he holds to be
tho law to save his own popularity or his
party's majority. He is 50 good u lawyer that
he rarely makes mistake in the law. He is
80 honest man that he never goes false to
his convictions. For these sufficient reasons
the practical" politicians agree that his pub
lie career is ended with his present term. If
the practical" " men are to continue to have
1t their own way in the future, as they have
too much i'll the past, this may be true.


just now they seem sure that the Governor
has made grave mistake in urging the i'll
dictment OF the Mayor of Chicago, of Gen.
Sheridan, and of Gen. +. II. Sherman, for the
shooting of COL GrOsvenOr, and subsequently
in laying before the Legislature the considera.
tions which moved him to this action. His
message has excited in Chicago u storm of
denunciation singularly at variance with the
calm and temperate tone in which it is
couclled He meets the usual fate of men who
keep their wits about them in times of gen
eral excitement and tumut, asd who presume
to recall to their fellOw-citizens the memory
OF their mistakes and fOllies.


1t appears from the Governors message that
On the 18th day of October Gen. Sheridan.
under authority which he claims to have re-
ceived from tho Mayor of tho city. issued to
Year: 1871

We give cordial welcome to the young son
of the Gar and express the satisfaction felt
by all Americans at the dissipation, Ivy his
safe arrival of the forebodings to which the
stormy weather and the long delay had given
rise. We trust he may find his visit as
pleasant as tho goodwill of our people
would have it and that the simplicity and
hcartiness of the Courtesies he may receive
may fifty indicate the sincere regard in which
we have held the Ruler who abolished Serf-
dom while we abolished Slavery, and the
Country that in our darkest hours never failed
to give us the great aid of its moral support
If he is pursued with unwelcOme attentions
the experienced officers and men of the world
who form his suite will be able to
remind him that flunkeys flourish
i'll all climes; and if few of the bascr sort
persist in SIGNALLING his visit by abuse of his
fathers Minister, he may infer that American
Doors are able to write. But our people make
him heartily welcome, and will be glad to have
him feel during his travels on this continent
that he can never journey far enough not to
be among friends.
Year: 1871

If the dcrisiOn- of the Committee on the
Budget in the Spanish Cortes taxing the Ma
tional bonds, home aud foreign, shall be the
decision of the Cortcs, Spanish credit must be
irretricvably ruined. TO put a tax of eighteen
per cent on tho bonds now is to add that
amount to their price after they have been
taken by purchasers; for it was expressly an
nounced that the debt should be free of all
taxation Probably the defenders of this
treachcry will claim that the present Ministry
is not responsible for the pledges of itS prcdc-
cessors; but this sort of reputation will be
remembered against Spain nevertheless.
Year: 1871

From the chicago hepuDlcan.I


Apropos of the rumor of Ben Wade s
sudden enrichment through the timely
decease o. a wife's uncle or cousin-we
forget which-there comes to us, from q
source which we deem entirely reliable,
an explanation which puts an entirely
different light on the matter. 1t leaves
sturdy Ben in possession of comforta-
BILE sum, but quite changes the mode OF
its obtainment. 1t used to be said OF
Senator Gwynn, of California, that when
ever he had big steal ripe for his
pocket, he was certain to get the news
papers to start report that his wife
had Just come into possession of a for
tune, left her by somebody-generally a
rich Texan uncle. Unfortunately for
Mr.. Wade, the wife's uncle story has
already been denied by Cleveland pa
per, which speaks authoritatively, and
automatically contradicts the inheritance
part of it. Somebody died recently on
the Western Reserve, but he wasn't re-
lated to Mrs. Wade, and he didn't leave
her fortune.


However, our informant assures us
that Mr.. Wade has come into possession
of large amount of money recently,
and here's how it came to pass: During
the war, Senator Chandler, of Michigan,
obtained from the Secretary of War, for
Detroit firm, a very large and remu-
nerative contract for railroad iron, in
volving several millions of dollars, and
leaving a margin of profit sufficient for
three large shares. " The arrange
ment was that this latter was to be d.
vided into three equal parts-one for
the firm, one for Zach Chandler and one
for old Ben Wade. The firm and
Mr.. Chandler received their shares as
soon as the money was collected
from the government; but tor some
reason sturdy old Ben declined to
take his just then; and, according to
our informant, it has been lying at inte-
rest in Detroit bank ever since, until
very short time ago, when it was
lifted in the disguise Of wife's dead
uncle or cousin. 1t is proper, also, to
add that Mr.. Wade did not join Mr.
Chandler in applying for the contract,
and knew nothing of his silent partner
ship until the work was completed and
the money at his service. Chandler and
Wade were then, as they have been since,
very intimate and warmly attached
friends, and as manifestation of sincere
and substantial regard, the Michigan
Senator allowed sturdy old Ben to come
in "on the ground floor in this impor-
tant matter,