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Year: 1872

THE SWEETNESS OF HoME.-He who
has no home has not the sweetest
pleasure of life; he feels not the thou
sand endearments cluster around that
hallowed spot to fill the void of his
aching heart, and vile away his leis-
ure moments in the sweetest of life's
joys. Is misfortune your lot, you will
find a friendly welcome from hearts
beating true to your own. The
chosen partner to your toll has a
smile of appreciation when Others
refuse, and heart to feel your sor-
rows as her own. Perhaps smiling
cherub with prattling glee and joyous
laugh, will drive all sorrow from your
carewOrn brow, and enclose it in the
wreaths of domestic bliss.


No matter how humble that home
may be, how destitute its stores, OF
Year: 1872

No doubt the Massachusetts, liquor
law is serious matter, but there are
some grim humorists in that State who
can extract a practical joke out of its
workings occasionally. A State con-
stable came prowling around the
house of a man in Southbridge the
other day, when the latter offered him
bribe if he would spare o wood-pile
in the cellar. The upright officer
spurned the offer with righteous indig-
nation, and overhauled the store of
fuel with much labor, to find-that
he had been sold without a license.
Year: 1872

It is said that multifarious reading
weakens the mind more than doing
nothing, for it becomes necessity at
last, like smoking, and an excuse for
the mind to lie dormant whilst thought
is poured in, and runs through clear
stream over unproductive gravel, on
which not even mOsses grow. 1t is the
idlest of idleness, and leaves more of
impotency than any other.
Year: 1872

The city yesterday was in that pleasant condi-
tlon for all wayfarers when is usually to be en-
joyed after one Of those "beautiful" snow storms
that set the blood up to our heads In merriness
and set US all mad about sleighs and the iollness
OF snowy recolections. Poetic fancy is very good
In Its way, and the beautiful snow Is In the alb
stract beautiful thing. But slush is slush. The
condition Of the city after snow storm, 1t is un-
necessary to say, is one Of slush; and the happy
horn OF the dilemma stares out that If IL were not
one OF sush IL would have been one OF ice, on
which locomotion would be extremely precarious.


II IS, therefore, perhaps matter OF congratula-
tion that there was no frost yesterday morning or
we should have had during the day series OF bone
fractures caused by falls on the sidewalks. There
was however, the usual growing and msan thropic
opinion current upon the state OF the weather, and
temporary Indignation found no dlmnution In its
acerbity Ov the feeling Of fellowship which the evi-
dence Of the eyes suggested from the surerings OF
ones neighbor. The day Ia the streets was one OF
those peculiarly New York days after a snow storm
that Is familiar from long experience; that hurts
nobody seriously, though the cause OF serious an
noyances and inconvenience.
Year: 1872

Suit for Right or Dover Under DIM


cultics.


Before Judge Van Brunt.


Heinrich Hutton died some six months ago with
out will, ana leaving an estate valued at about
thirty thousand dollars He left several children,
the time OF his death, and had been for severnl
years. This etatement, however, Is denied by
woman claiming to have been married to him
some two years previously, and in pursuance OF
such alleged marriage calling herself Mariana
Hutton. MIS- Hutton, as she calls herself, finding
that the children would not recognize her claim
to being the second wife and give her any
share OF the estate, brought suit for her
right OF DOVER The case was tried
some months ago before Judge Van Brunt, OF the
Supreme Court, and resulted In q disagreement OF
the Jury THIS result was not satisfactory to the
prosecutor, and new trial was ordered. The
second trial was before the same Judge, and was
concluded yesterday. As the facts were lully pub
lished In the HERALD at the previous trial 1t is
unnecessary to reiterate tfl ereitSO the details.
Her story was that she lived with Mr. Hutton as q
domestic; that they lived together as man and
wife, he saying tnat no form OF marriage was
necessary to constitute the union legal
union, and that in the Bureau OF Statistics
Heinrich Hutton was put down as the father,
and herself under the name OF Mariana
Hutton, as the mother OF the child. The defence
was that she was merely q servant OF Mr..
Hutton; that he treated her as q servant and paid
allegation suspicion on the part OF the children
OF their marriage. This second trial occupied sew
eral days and terminated in verdict for the de-
lendants
Year: 1872

At the time that Payne entered the
Secretary's chamber, after the scuffie
in the hallway with his son, Mr.. Fred
erick Seward, he was lying upon his side,
close to the edge of his bed, with his head
resting in frame which had been made to
give him ease, and to protect his broken
Jaw from pressure. He was trying to keep
awake, having been seized upon by sick
mans fancy-it was that if he slept he
would wake up with the lockjaw. He was
brought 10 full consciousness by the
scufle in the passageway, followed by
the entrance of the assassin and the
cry of Miss Seward-s'Oh he will kill my
father !''-but he saw nothing Of bis assail-
ant until hand appeared above his face,
and then his thought was, "What hand
some cloth that overcoat is made OF" The
assassin's face then appeared, and the help
less statesman only thought: "Whst
handsome man." Then came sensation
as OF rain striking him Smartly upon one
side OF bis face and neck, then quickly the
same upon the other side; but be felt no
severe pain. This was the asSassin's knife.
The blood spouted. He thought: "My
time has come" and, falling from the bed
TO the floor, tainted. His first sensation
Of returning consciousness was that he was
drinking tea, and that it ''tasted good.n
Mrs. Seward was giving him tea with
spoon. He heard low voices around him,
asking and replying as to whether it would
be possible for him to recover. He could
not speak, nut bis eFes showed his conscious
ness and that he desired to speak. They
brought him porcelain tablet, on which
he managed to write; sGive me- some
more tea. [ shall get well" And, from
that moment be was slowly, but steadily,
recovering his health and strength.
Year: 1872

Monarchist went of first, King Henry
SECOND, Harry Bassett third, the latter be-
ing pulled 70 make trailing race, some
thing new for the champion" as in all
previous races be always made for the lead
as soon as clear opening presented itself.
Going around the upper turn Monarchist
led five lengths, King Henry second, two
lengths ia advance of BAssett, who was
being pulled double. As the horses
ran under the bluff Harry Bassett took
second place, Roe seeming incapable OF
keeping Bassett back, and while going
around the lower turn Bassett shut up the
daylight entirely between him and Mon
archist. The pace up to this moment had
been very slow, but, when Basset came up
and made play Monarchist cut loose, and
they came up the home-stretch racing.
Colonel Mcdaniel was on the track, one
hundred yards from the judges stand, and
as Bassett and Monarchist came up the
home stretch yoked, Mcdaniel called to
Roe, with a wave of his hand, to 90 on.
Roe did go on, and so,did Hayward with
Monarchist, and as they passed under
the string they were running very fast,
Harry B&ssett having his head in front,
King Henry six lengths behind. The mile
was made in 1924. Bassett and Mon
archist then ran around the upper turn as
if they meant business, Harry Bassett' s
neck being in view all the way in front of
Monarchist's nose. They came down and
passed under the bluff in this way, and then
circled around the hill out Of sight for sew
eral seconds. When we saw them again
they were clinched, and there was no diff
ference between them. They were yOked
together, and from the reporters stand
Monarchist only could be seen, Harry
Bassett being on the off side of him. They
rushed on and swung into the home-stretch
like well-matched team, taking stride for
stride, without the slightest deviation in
time, and as the crowd gszed in admiration
of the great contest the horses were near
ing the north end of the Grand Stand.
Bassett had been on the outside all the
way to this point, but now he suddenly re-
linquished his place at the head of Mon
archist, and fell behind him and took the
inside position in the rear. BE was beaten
at this moment, which, being seen first by
the stable boys and trainers, notice was
given to the stand and Club House by the
wells and shouts of the ragged brigade, and
in an instant every one was satisfied that
Harry B2ssett was no longer champion
HAYWARD, when he felt the
situation, Immediately took Monarchist
in hand, and passed the stand
on q strong gallop, making the second mile
in Al. the two miles being in 3:39s, and
then, taking an occasional look behind him
went on with the race, as Monsrchist wan
ted to go without pressure, coming past the
stand at the end of the third mile one hun
dred yards ahead, the time being $780,, and
going on at a good exercising galOp for q
scrape, came home winner of the race by
two hundred yards, in 1885,; Harry Basset
sfcond, fifty yards in front of King Henry
Harry Bassett did not seem much distress
ed when he was pulled up, and did moi
show any sign of lameness, the assertion Of
interested parties to the contrary notwith
standing.
Year: 1872

THE Cincinnati Enquirer insists that
when solomon said the way of the trans
gressor is hard, be did not look down the
vista Of time far enough for his vision to
take in Cameron, Hxrtranft and other like
political saints, or be would have made an
exception.
Year: 1872

made to-day against Democratic election
officer in precinct OF the Sixteenth Ward,
which has always given large Democratic


majority. It is complained that he sold
out the whole precinct TO the Republican s.
Year: 1872

Some idea of the vast wealth ofTex-
as may be had from the fact that there
are about $3,800,000 head of cattle in
the State. Seven hundred and fifty
thousand calves are raised and brand
ed every year. All are raised on the
great Texas plains, which cover an
area of 125, 100000 acres.
Year: 1872

Another Chance for "Dutch Heinrichs''-.-


Insane at Last-His Probable Removal


to nm Asylum-An Epidemic Of Boy


C0nvicts from New York.


The notorious Henry Newman, alias "Dutch Heinz
richs," who was sentenced to Sing Sing Prison on
q conviction for burglary a short time since, has
now fair prospect Of shaking the dust of that in
stitution from his shOeleather and of bid
ding q long farewell to his associates therein
congregated. Within the past few days this.
somewhat noted criminal has evinced signs of
mental hallucination which have converted the
prison authorities to the belief that he is actually
insane. When first received at the prison Newman
was confident OF an early liberation as 1t was
known that his friends were making extra
or Sose Efforts 70 bave tss but
wholly abandoned, and whether feigned or other
wise, the gloom of despair seems to have settled
around the convict to such an extent as to war
rant the assurance that his mental faculties are
materially impaired. His malady assumes the
form Of a suspicion that those around him have
formed conspiracy to poison him. and arsenic is the
deadly drug which. he asserts, Is being administered
to him daily. While the Board OF State Prison In
man, regardless OF the prison rules rushed into the
room and assured the members that his entire sys-
TEN was perneated WIN arsenic, ana endeav
by exhibiting his finger nails, from which, he said,
the poison was then exuding. The impression lett
on the minds of the inspectors was that the man
was absolutely crazy and, as consequence, Warden
Nelson intends transferring him to the State
Asylum for the insane at Utica, at an early day.


During an interview with the Warden Yesterday
HERALD representative learned that there was
considerable dissatisfaction felt at the prison owing
to late Influx of exceedingly youthful convicts
from New York. These, it is said are largely COM
posed OF mere boys, who are absolutely
useless to the State, and who, from their
extreme youth, are only calculated to foment
disturbance among the older and more sedate in
mates of the prison. Before leaving the institution
named yesterday the writer witnessed the recep
ton of some fifteen candidates for prison h6nOrs
whose ages seemed to vary from fifteen or sixteen
up to perhaps nineteen or twenty years. The de-
Year: 1872

What the Omcials Think OF tho Cholera


and the Chances OF an Epidemic.


Yesterday afternoon HERALD reporter called on
DR.. Mosher at Quarantine, and had long converse
ton with him in reference to New York's chances
for an Asiatic cholera epidemic. The Doctor said
that he did not think the city would be necessitated
to entertain such an unwelcome visitor this year,
and he added, "lf Indications are to be taken as
prophetic, are not at all likely to have an i'm
ported epidemic Of any kind this year; for thus far
there has been less sickness on board ship than
we have noticed for some years past" There Is but
one ship detained at Quarantine at present, the
Wanderer, and she has no sickness aboard, but had
some cases OF yellow lever on the passage from
Manzanilla when she arrived all on board were
well and the patients had recovered.


No cases OF "YellOw Jack" could be found when
the Health Onicers boarded her. 80 1t is safe to con-
clude that they were thrown overheard. The Doc
tor states that the authorities down the Bay have
been unusually vigilant in their lookout for cholera
this year, but have thus far seen nothing to raise
the slightest suspicion of Its presence. The cholera
Is very scarce this year even In Europe, as 1t has
developed itself In but small section OF Southern
Russia, where Its ravages have not been Of very
alarming nature.


man. who 1t was reported had died OF Asiatic
cholera, he said :-"I have my doubts to whether
the man died Of Asiatic cholera although the indi-
cations exhibited in the patient and manifested in
the pOst-mOrtem examination are those OF Asiatic
cholera. Many Of these symptoms are exhibited in
cholera mOrbus, and this case may be mOrhus or
Asiatic for sometimes we have exceptional cases
of Asiatic cholera-say one or more every summer; /;
but It Is the cholera epidemic and not the Asiatc-
between which there Is technical difference
which makes such ravages.


Tie Quarantine officials have taken every pre-
caution against the importation Of this disease,
although they have no cause to expect 1t but If it
should come they will do all In their power to pre-
vent 1t from reaching the city.
Year: 1872

The report that Captain Woods, Chief of the Long
Island City Police, had been missing since wednes-
day is unfounded. On Thursday evening, after
leaving the station house, he was taken sick hav-
ing been ailing long time. He Is ut his home In
Astoria.
Year: 1872

No Foreign Observation-Disclosures Our


Home.


To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


The Orangemen having vindcated their right,
under the present law, to proclaim their continued
adherence to the British government in our princi-
pal Streets by an exhibition to that effect, would
inquire through the columns of your paper, II it is
not time that Americans in kindly spirit, re-
quested all their adopted brethren to foregO public
demonstrations OF this character ? These
minders Of incidents that do not concern this
country in any way whatever are not productive
of any beneficial results, but, on the contrary,
are causes Of agitation, and serve to re-
call, on the part OF our foreign population,
some ancient feud that should have been left on
their native SOIL 1t seems as II it was the duty of
every citizen no matter whether he he one by birth
or adoption, to honor and celebrate only those
events that are made worthy OF reverence by the
history of the nation that supplies his family with
food and shelter and protects him in the enjoyment
of his rights. When all Of us, foreigners as well as
natives, can unite upon this essential pout-which
would be nothing more than an expression OF
gratitude-no more confusion and i'll feeling would
be experienced and, naturally, we should become
unanimous people, with but one allegiance, one
nag and one country. AN AMERICAN.
Year: 1872

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


am lover and constant reader of the great
HERALD, and make bold to ask 1t where the police
were conducting that great lot of prisoners they
marched down Fifth avenue on the 18th OF Julys
What did they do, sir' Did they burn any houses'
They did not look like men who had had fight;
nor did they look like men who had any fight In
them. And one In front on horseback,
dressed like clown-and, oh, what color he had ;
IL was an ugly one-I think was In dread OF falling.
l could bet my life he was In dread OF something.
They reminded me Of the way saw the convicts In
Portsmouth, England marched through the streets,
guarded by their keepers, from the prison to the
Navy Yard, to do their hard labor have asked
several put no one could tell me- so have come to
the great HERALD, that finds out everything-as It
did Dr. Livingstone and everything else worth
knowing-to know what these unfOrtunates were
made prisoners for. Please find out and enlighten


IGNORAMUS.
Year: 1872

Notwithstanding the assertions Of the Committee
of Fifty that there is plenty OF water the citizens
find some days that the fow is very weak and 1t is
almost impossible to get 1t IN the upper parts Of
their houses The citizens are cautioned against
wasting It. ..H
Year: 1872

To acquire thorough knowledge of
our own hearts and characters, to re-
strain every irregular inclination, to
subdue every rcbellious passion, to pu-
rify the motives of our conduct, to
form ourselves to that temperance
which no pleasure can seduce, to that
meckness which no provication can
rufAe, to that Patience which no afflic-
tion can overwhelm, and that integri-
ty which no interest can shake; this
is the task which is assigned to us-a
task which cannot be performed with
out the utmost diligence and care.
Year: 1872

The Valparaiso Messenger has been
taught the lesson that the Democrats
might just as we'll make up their minds
at once to abandon the idea of running a
straight-out Democrat and yield to the
inevitable" 1t therefore goes for Judge
Davis, of Illinois, though a Republican in
politics, as the msn for the Democrats to
support. Judge Davis is a high tariff
man,-ot course he is the man they want.
With Sumner for Vice President-it
would be beautiful ticket to present to
the Democracy.


Whipping the Republican party with
the Republicans is becoming favorite
amusement with Democrats in some To-
calities. Wonder if they will try that
game in Marshall County
Year: 1872

Without the assistance of such good
Republicans as Sumner, Schurz and
Trumbull, there would be no Democratic
party to speak of. Thurman, of Ohio,
once the champion of the Democrats in
the Senate, is now obliged to take back
seat. Such a state of things would look
strange to Democrat, who should walk
into the senate chamber and listen to the
debates, after Rip Van Wrinkle sleep of
ten years.
Year: 1872

A gentleman, called in our office one
Gay when we were absent and inquired
of the boys if it was too late to deliver
wood to the Editor. They thought not,
as the Editor had been able to keep him
self from freezing as yet; but it was pref
ty close nipping last week, when the
roads were bad and but little good wood
was brought to town.
Year: 1872

We media Power Press to print the Re-
publican on, and we intend to have it as
soon as encouragement sufficient to war
rant US in the enterprise is given A very
little effort on the part of those who are
now taking the paper, will accomplish
the object.
Year: 1872

We invite our Republican friends in and
out OF town to furnish us with news
which may be Of interest to our readers.
They can if they will, materially assist
Us in this way The offices are nearly
all filed by Democrats, who will very
naturally do all they can to support their
party paper; we have no complaint to
make against them on that account: but
we think that that fact should stimulate
Republicans to support by their influence
and With their means, "A paper laboring
for their good, and depending solely upon
its merits, for an existence.


Our business is gradually and surely
gaining, and we feel confident that we
have the good will of Democrats, as well
as Republicans but there is not that
hearty, earnest, effort for our success man.
ifested, that we have good reason to hope
for.


If there is new enterprise, calculated
to benefit our citizens, about to be start
ed, or if enterprising men can suggest an
improvement in our town or county that
ought to be made, we should be glad to
know something about it. and help to for
ward the scheme. Talking sometimes
helps goood cause amazingly and well
written articles published in a newspaper
have still greater power The intelli-
gent merchant appreciates the effect ofad.
vertising his business, and towns and
cities profit by the friendly notice of the
press, as well as individual enterprise.
Year: 1872

Caroline held for HIM She was lneeling
IN the centre OF the stage with this gar
land in her hands. ready for the animals
spring. when her eyes wandered to the
front of the house and she rose suddenly
with a shrll scream, and her arms out
stretched wildly. Whether the sulkv brute
thought that she was going to strike him
or not, don't know but he sprang say
agely at her as she rose, and IN the next
moment she was lying on the ground help
less, and the audience screaming with ter
ror. rushed upon the stage with half-a-
dozen others, and we mad the brute muz-
zled and roped in few breathless mo-
ments, but not before he had torn Caro-
lines cheek and shoulder with his claws.
She was insensible when we carried her
off the stage. and she was confined to her
bed three months, after the accident with
brain-tever. When she came among US
again, she had lost every vistage of color,
and her face had that set look which YOU
must have observed Just now"


The fright of her encounter with the
tiger gave her that look | said II don't
much wonder at it,"


"Not a bit of it," answered the clown.
That's the curious part of the story. She
didn think anything OF her sklrlnsh with
the tiger though it quite spoilt her beauty
What frightened her was the sight of her
husband sitting in the pit, as he had sat
there II year before, on the night Of his
death Of course you'll say it was de-
lusion, and 50 say l. But she declares
She saw him sitting amongst them, and
yet not one Of them somehow, with a sort
OF CHASTITY light upon his face that marked
him out from the rest. It was the sight
OF him that made her drop her garland
and give that scream and rush that
frightened the the tiger. You see she had
been brooding upon his death for long
time, and no doubt she coniured up his
image out of her own brain, as it We're.
She's never been quite the same since That
tever but She has plenty of pluck, and
there's scarcely anything She can't 90 now
with Baber the tiger, and | think She
tonder Of him than Of any human creature
IL spite Of the scar on her cheek.
Year: 1872

nose. Tor he apparently wishes 10 use
both hand and both feet. and the eva Of
his tail b sides, in rubbing An parts ot
his body at once, 5ut particularly ttn
small Of llis back ana the crown af his
head So, in this frantic attempt, he
changes the tobacco from hand y hand
instantly setting the hand thus released to
rubbing one of the two tavorite parts and
all the while casting the most curious in-
qulsitive glauces toward the other mon


key, to see if he is having as much fun as
him self