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Year: 1873

There were three deaths from yellow
fever yesterday, and the Howards re-
port only one new case. This render:
any further editorisl notice Of the terri
BILE scourge unnecessary. After to-day
therefore, we will give the fever the
Ego by" Hereafter we turn our atten-
tion to securing the future health, sue
cess, and growth of the city. Merchants
can now turn away from the death-roll
and address themselves TO our advertis-
ing columns, where they will find mat
ter more attractive, and we can assure
them the more we have of it the better
for all bands on the APPEAL.
Year: 1873

A WONDERFUL DISCOvERY.-A NEW PATENT
n Instruction Book, by the use Of which every one
teach themselves without a master, to play the
piano and sing For sale at 3O5 West Twentyeighth St


A SOPRANO, FIRST CLASS VOICE AND READER
n would make an engagement in church; will accept
concert engagements also Address Miss r., 135 West
Thrty-sixth street, New York.
Year: 1873

Ia CHAPTER FOR CHILDREN TO READ.


Children good Santa Claus, with the snow
fakes Of last Winter clinging fast TO his whitened
beard and his furry color-last years snow, be-
cause there is none this yeaI-and with his sunny
smile which makes Springtme gndness wherever
be goes. has come again. In the silence Of the
night, be has popped down the ehimneys in his
old-iashioned way, leaving sledge and reindeer
team TO cool themselves upon the roof and has
uupacked from the bundle on his back the incest
things that ever we're seen. They are a.! for you,
children Santa Claus comes early on his first
visit, you know, because he has so many people
TO see, aud SO much to do, that if be did not be-
gin in time he would never get through till
Christmas had come and gone. He empties one
great load in a safe place, and then goes back to
the spot be came from, to get another, and then,
when all is brought, be comes once more, with
the reindeers, and the tinkling BELLS goes down
the chmneys again, fills the stockings of the little
ones and away be runs, laughing till his fat sides
are ike TO burst, at the happy surprises he has
left in store for the merry children who will awake
so bright and fresh on Christmas Morning.


The other night, we caught old Santa Claus at
some OF his tricks DE was up on the roof of
house, just getting INTO his chimney and his pack
was so big that it was as much as he could do to
squeeze il through. And while be was pushing
here. and pinching there, to make it go down
safely, he saw US looking, Ha ha y said he,
with Jolly laugh that made bis face purple, and
caused the snow-fakes TO fall in showers from his
broad shoulders" ha ha you have caught me
al it. have you? Come up here and see what
have got" So up we went-we don't know how,
but tae air seemed TO become like balloon, and
before we knew it we were up beside him. And
then we went to work to help drop the pretty
Christmas things safely down the chimney, and
afterwards went down ourselves to put them care
fully away on the bright clean shelves where they
are to rest till next Saturday night.


Now, children, neither Santa Claus nor l can
tell you exictly what you are to get on Christmas
Day, but, as we told you just now, We saw some of
the nice things that he has made ready for you,
and it will depend upon the size of the stockings
you hang up how many of them he will be able to
squeeze in. Let US whisper: BoJroU yolu'
ns9ller's Stockings The nigh before Christmas!
They will hold more than yours, and you will find
that Santa Claus can do better for you if he has
a good big place to work in.
Year: 1873

am not In favor OF capital punishment, sud would be


glad death penalty stricken from the statute
book Against the and facts addressed to the
mercy cemency OF tho Governor 10 Fosters case
have nothing beyond this that II punishment Is
intended in whole in part for the security and pro
lection OF society the warning and restraints OF the
brutal and vicious the circumstances leading up 20 the
killing of Putnam should make justice unwilling to yield
emotion. fair criticism appeals
made to the Governor 10 that whcre they are
based the questions OF reconciliation and the charge
OF the Courts they doubts and differences OF opiuion
which have been settled far the the Courts have
authority, against the arguments now urged on the Gov
ernOr and that the question OF the mistake OF the
Jury II subject that should be considered with great
and hesancy and further that the considerations
comprised questions referred to not addressed
TO the cemency OF the Governor. and cannot without
danger and irregularity. be left to his discretion H.


Nebo- York, March 7, 1873.
Year: 1873

GENERAL PRESS DfsPATCHl


NEW ORLEANS March 7.-Thc Motnery Govern
ment maintain their position with the people, and
will organize nesistence to the Kellogg Government
in every way except by force. Central Committee
has been formed. with branches in every parish to
resist and delay the collection Of taxes.


They declare their purpose to withhold all support
from the usurpation forced upon tho people by the
military power of tho General Government. The
city is very quiet; tho military have returned to
their quarters and the police to their beats.
Year: 1873

Blue linen is worn so universally that the
young ladies at our summer resorts suggest
charity school in their azure uniforms.


Medcis collsrettes are the latest In lingerie.
They are collars with ruffs attached. We
don't like their name. 1t is suggestive of q
mild type of cholera.


Useful wells of grenadine, in square meshes,
made of sewing silk, ale new this season.
They are far more substantial than the ordi-
nary gauze grenadines.


Sashes of China Grape are the fashion. In
da embroidery, such as is seen in the borders
of camers hair shawls, is now used for trim
ming redingotes, polonaises aud jackets.


The latest thing in engagement rings is a
sapphire and ruby set together, emblematic
of love and fidelity.


The short necklace with pendant still con
tinues to be the most fashionable ornament


Stone canoes are increasing in favor every
day.


Chatelaines Of gold set with precious stones
will be worn next winter.


Very small earrings are the proper thing,


Lava and mosaic have gone completely out
of fashion for jewelry.
Year: 1873

The World makes some very timely and
sensible suggestions as to the careless man.
agement of our excursion steamboats,, using
the Wawasset disaster as text and con-
Guiding thus:


All that can be done before the occurrence
of such an accident as that to the Wawas-
set is to warn the owner, and masters of
steamboats, that they are criminally response
BILE in case of disaster resulting from violation
of law. A grave disaster has occurred near
Washington. If the criminal negligence or
any other degree of guilt on the part of the
owners of the Wawasset be legally established,
and they be accordingly punished, their pun
ishment would do more than all the ante fac
tum expositions of legal responsibility to pre-
vent steamboat disasters on the more crowd
ed excursion routes of our local waters Mean
while there is 10 part of American business
enterprise wherein the conditions of safety
are so utterly disregarded as in the manage
ment Of some of our steamboats,. Cheap and
nasty is the rule, safe and sure the exception.
Year: 1873

A good story is told of an Irish host
ler who was sent to the stable to bring
forth a travellers horse. Not knowing
which of the two strange horses in the
stalls belonged to the traveller, and
wishing to avoid the appearance of
ignorance in his business, lie saddled
both animals and brought them to the
door. The traveller pointed out his
own horse saying, "that's my nag"
" Certainly, yer honor, knew that, but
didn't know which one o. them was
the other gentleman's."
Year: 1873

To MODERATE DRINKERs.--f men
and women of good society wish to have
less drinking to excess let them stop
drinking moderately. If they are not
willing to break of the indulgence of
feeble appetite for the sake of doing a
great good to a great many people, how
can they expect poor broken down
wretch to deny an appetite that is strong
er than the love of wife and children
and even life itself? The punishment
for the failure to do duty in this bust
mess is sickening to contemplate. The
sacrifice of life and peace and health will
go on. Every year young men will rush
wildly to the devil, middle-aged men
viii booze away into apoplexy, and the
old men will swell up with sweet pois-
on andsbecome disgusting idiots.


What will become of the WomenY We
should think they had suffered enough
from this evil to hold it under everlasting
ban, yet there are drunken women as
well as drinking clergymen. Society,
however, has q great advantage in the
fact that tits vulgar for a woman to drink.
There are some things that a woman
may not do and maintain her social
standing. Let her not quarrel with tho
fact that society demands more OF her
than it does of men. 1t is her safeguard
nmany ways.-G Dr.. j. Holland, in ScrIb-
nerss Monthly.
Year: 1873

There is a livery stable keeper in
Albany who never let's a horse without
exacting promise that the lessee will
drive slowly. One day, last week, a
youth, who wished to attend funeral,
applied to the livery man for q horse.
"My friend, you can have one if you'll
agree to drive slow" "Well, see here,
I'm going to funeral, and Pm bound
to keep up with the procession if it kills
the horse"
Year: 1873

A LAUDABLE AaBITIoN-I honor the
man whose ambition it is not to win
laurels in the state or the army, not to
be jurist or a naturalist, not to be q
poet or commander, butte bea master
of living well, and to administer the
Offices of master or servant, of husband


father and friend. But it requires as
much breadth of power for this as fol
those other functions, as much, or more


and the reason for the failure is the
same. / think the vice of our house
keeping is, that it does not hold man
sacred. The vice of government, the
vice of education, the vice of religion is
one with that of private life Emerson
Year: 1873

A colored debating society in Tren-
ton, Tenn, has just debated the ques-
ton, Which is the most profit to man
money or character ?" One of the de-
baters argued that if it had not been
for education the world would not have
been half so large as it is. This clincher
was met, however, by the irresistible
argument that eff 'twant for money
how you gwine to ride on the kyars7"
It was at once decided in favor of
money
Year: 1873

The undersigned in returning his sincere
thanks for the very liberal patronage with
which he has heretofore been favored, would
respectfully call the attention of all needing
anything in his line, to his


LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK
of everything belonging to the Drug Business
Physicians, Country Merchants and Planters'
orders solicited.


Prescriptions will receive particular attention
at all hours of the day or night.


CLAUDIUS MAYO,


PharmaCeutist.
Year: 1873

Leak Discovered When $50 Miles Out


She Puts Back 10 Port, but Again Pro-


ceeds on Her Voyage.


Afternoon reports yesterday stated that the
North German Lloyds steamship Bremen, which
was to have sailed for Bremen on Wednesday after
noon last but, being delayed by the foggy weather,
made her departure Thursday morning at six
O'Clock, had met with an accident or quite an
alarming character when considerable way on
her voyage and had been compelled to return
again to port. When the reports had been
perused in this city serious apprehension
was experienced by the friends or those
who had taken passage on the vessel and eager
inquiries were made At different places TO ascer-
tain, II possible, the extent OF the disaster and In
quiries were rife to learn II any OF the passengers
had met with mishap. At about daylight yester-
day morning steamer was sighted of Sandy
Hook. which was at first believed to be the Amer
lea, but II soon proved TO be the Bremen on her
way back. On her arrival the Captain reported
that leak had been discovered at noon on the DAY
OF her departure, when the vessel was about 150
miles out. The pumps were instantly manned and
the ship headed back TO port.


HERALD reporter visited the ofice OF the CON-
pany and learned that the Bremen had only
slight leak IN her coal bunker, ana upon having
the damage repaired at Quarantine Immediately
after put 10 sea with her iu complement Of pas
sengers who remained on board. No danger was
anticipated by her officers, and another start was
enected with only delay OF two hours in port
Year: 1873

Decision OF the superior Court Against
the Authority OF the Com m issfoners TO
Conduct the Election.


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. &, 1873.
In the Superior Court to-day Judge Agnew de-
liyered an opinion, In which all the judges con-
cured, restricting the Electoral Commissioners
appointed by the Constitutional Convention from
acting In conducting the election.


The decision is TO the effect that the Constitutional
Convention had not the EXTENSIVE powers II had
attempted 70 assert and that It had been guilty OF
an act OF attempted usurpation OF authority IN set
ting aside the election system prescribed for this
city and inaugurating new one. under which the
election or the adoption or rejection OF the consti
tuition should be conducted.


Ihe opinion Iurther declares that the true In
depreciation OF the phrase land manner In when
this election shall be heldr did not give the Con-
venton the high authority n endeav0red 10 as
sumo, and that TO conduct this election In q way
different from that by law prescribed Tor al gen.
cra elections In the state was an unwarrantabe
excess OF authority which had not been given TO
the members OF that Convention when they we're
delegated as the agents OF the people to amend
apu revise the constitution OF the state.
Year: 1873

DEsrERATE IScESDTARY.-Ther is good
deal of excitement in the nsighborboOd OF San
gersvile over an attempt to burn the house Of
Mr. John Crist a magistrate, Saturday night
There was but one way to get out of the house
aud around The door the incendiary bad smear
ed kerosene and then put bag Of straw sat-
urated with the same oil against the door and
then lighted it. The barking of frightened
dog, and the roaring Of the fame awakened
the family aud the Gre was extipgushed. A
cOlOred man of bad character suspected Of the
crime, has been warned TO leave the neighbOr-
hood. It appears that that man had threat
ensd Justice Cr:t and also Justice HOgshead
who had decided case against him.-Stdun-
Ton TIndicator.
Year: 1873

PLAsTER-A quart Of plaster a day will
keep large horse stable comparatively sweet;
and few bushels will absorb the ammonia
from large pile Of fermenting manure. As a
deoderizer, plaster is next to earbolic acid in
efficiency 1t should always be handy in the
stable, pig pen and yard, and the instant any
unpleasant order arises should be used lib
erally. It should be used literally around
the coss-poo, siuk-spout, drain snd all decay
ing vegetation, and particularly tho compost
heap. Plaster applied to clover always has a
coed effect The finer plaster is ground the
better. for ths reason that it is III. more easily
dissolved by the rains, fitting it to enter into
the growth Of plants.
Year: 1873

The pure testimony put forth in the spIrit,
Cuts like a keen two-edged sword,
And hypocrites now are most sorely tor


mented


Because they're condemned by the word,
The pure testimony discovers the dross,
And wicked professors make light Of the


cross,
While Babylon trembles for fear Of her less.
Is not the time come for the church to be


gathered


Into the one spirit of God?
Baptized in one spirit and joined in one


body, .-re
Partaking Christ's flesh and his blood7
The drink in one spirit which makes them


all see
They're one in Christ Jesus wherever


they be,
The Jew and the GENTLE, the bond and


the free.
Then blow ye the trumpet OF pure tssti-
And let the world hear it again;
Then come ye from Babylon, Egypt and


Sodom,
And make your way over the plain.
Then grid on your armor ye saints of the


Lord,
And Christ will guard you by his living


word,
The pure testimony win cut like sword.
The great prince of darkness is mastering


his forces,


To make you his prisoners onee more.
By batteries, reproaehes and vile prosecu-


tions,


That you to his cause may come DER.
But shun his temptations whatever they
And fear net his servants whatever they


say;
The purs testimony will give you the day.
The world VIII not perseeute those whs


are like them,
But hold them the same as their own;
The pure testimony cries out separation!
And calls for yeur life to lay down;
Come cut from their spirit and practices


too,
The track Of your Savior keep fall IN your


view,
The pure testimony viii cut its way thro'.
The battle is coming between the two


kingdoms,


The armies are gathering around,
The pure testimony and vile persecution
Win come TO close quarters ere long,
Then wash all your robes in he blood Of


the lamb,
And walk in the spirit as Jes s has done
By the pure testimony we 81 III overcome.
Year: 1873

Being a Christian is not being
faultless; it is not being in a state in
which you will not stumble nor fall;
1t is being in that state in which YOU
recognize the hatefuiness of sin, and
seek to overcome it. Taking the
soil, uncultivated as it is, and put
ting in the right kind of seed, and
giving it the right tillage, and then
waiting patiently for the harvest
that is what makes YOU one of
Christ's husbandmen.
Year: 1873

When the late Mr.. Dickens closed his "Christ-
mas Caroln with the observation OF Tiny Tim,
..God bless usl every one,n he summarized
through .sTm," the universal feeling OF Christen-
dom at this season Of :he year. Everywhere
throughout this city yesterday, as VIII De seen by
the reports given below OF how the day was spent
there was a universal sentiment OF thankiulness
and the crowded churches testified that the people
were desirous OF acknowledging that the
source OF their contentment and JOY was
attributable TO Him OF whom "Tim's'
universal blessing was asked. Music, the
twin sister OF devotion, was, doubtless, the major
attraction, for there is not heart, however rude
or base but hath some slender string that yields
IN answering tone to song and praise. IN the
Catholic churches the choirs stole the listening
Rouls away, almost by their rendering OF rapturous
melodies; and IN the Protestant churches the
chant, the psalm, the anthem and carol were lifted
by the united voices OF choir and congregation in
loud acclaim to God. The lesson OF the day the
Christian Church thus celebrates, in special signin-
canoe, was taught and improved by priest and
pastor in tones Of eoquence, and in some instances
with solemn reminder OF the obligations to more
devoted spiritual life, which the recurrence Of
Christmas brings to sincere and heartfelt Christians


The poor, whom we have always with US, were
not forgotten this great anniversary day OF the
birth OF their Delverer. Charity with its organized
and bountiful hands, distributed to the adults and
the children OF the neglected and sorrowing
classes creature comforts in the shape OF solid and
t0othsome food and mental excitement in the form
OF games, toys and music So that, at least, one
day in the sad round OF the 365 might be remem.
bered as the silver lining in dark cloud OF
continuous trouble. There was notable
exception. Municipal REFORM that has brought
rs so many doubtful blessings, has also
given us q new set OF Commissioners whose duty
It is to care for the poor and those who are
condemned to imprisonment. time-honored
custom has included the destitute ana the degraded
as worthy OF being partakers in the general estivi
ties OF Christmas ana the celebrations OF the birth
day OF Him who came to seek and to save the lost.
Yesterday was selected as an appropriate time for
the manifestation OF economy, and SO the customary
''Christmas cheer' was cut on. The prisoners at
the penitentiaries and the various institutions
were forbidden to eat plum pudding, roast beef or
turkey, and to remember by their abstinence that
fhey had fallen on days when the redemption Of the
dollar was the only kind or redemption that was
worthy Of mortal's thought.
Year: 1873

Our Bobby was pinehing the kitten
AND Kicking his primer about,
And pulling a beetle to pieces,
His face all aWTy with . pout;
His mamma, who, silent and patient ~
Had heard all his trottine and noise
NoW reached TOR the whip on the mantel-s
The terror Of fouF-year- r-Old boys.
But grandma. with snow white 'kerchief
Pinned over her warm loving breast
Where ton little hearts had been pillowed
And rocked into childhood's sweet rest
Looked up from her little wool stocking
just Finished and laid on her knee
And said; Hear, you'll ruin his temper,
You had far better let the child be-
Don't whip him His father before him
was hogged and shut up in the dark
ana stood on one foot in the corner.


And disciplined up to the mark;
We gave him no credit for honor


But watched him as spiders watch hies
And what did il teach himR Why mainly,
TO practice deceit and tell lies
We called il affection and duty


tod knows we were fond Of the boy
bne guess his remembrance Of childhood
Is not quite a well-spFing Of Joy.
80 put up that willow whip, daughter,


And try little Bobby once more:
You see he's forgotten his passion,


And lies half asleep, on the hOOr."
The grandmether lifted her darling, 81 q, .
And patted his head on her breast vi ~
And sang an old faVOrite ditty,


Till all BObby's woes were at rest
And SO the wee whip. bright and yellow


was laid on the mhntel again.
Ana that is the way these grnndmag


Spoil nine little boys out of ten.
Year: 1873

The Ice gorge sill threatens Port Deposit
The water Is running through the main streets
and the people fear the breaking Of the gorge
will food the town and sweep everything before
it. The streets are traversed IN Bosts, which
have been vse'l al several funerals instead o
carriages.
Year: 1873

A Frenchman named Wilbanx has ta-
ken out patent to use an elastic type
for printing on glass, with tuor spar,
rendered adhesive by some such mate.
suitable temperature is then allowed to
act on that portion of the glass. The
HYDRO tluoric acid generated in this
way would etch the glass on the places
printed on. When completed the
whole is washed off with warm water OF