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Year: 1876

New York World.l


So Captain Peter Williams, of
the Alethea, and divers others, sea-
men and excursionists, have seen
the sea serpent not only between
here and Newport, but off Coney
Island and Rockaway beach. Its
head is as large as hogshead; it
has two ears, with a wide mouth
careering between them it is
smooth and of a greenish hue, and
from ninety to one hundred feet
long. That's a pretty slim snake
to make a to.do about. We have
no opinion of the sailing-master of
the Rocakaway excursionist who
can't see a sea serpent more than
one hundred feet long in the bay Of
the Empire City. The excursionist
may be a man of fireside habits, it
is true-but only one hundred feet!
That is too-little. 1t is more
creditable to these observers that
the head of this sea serpent is as
big as a hogshead. The heads of
all decent sea serpents, we have
noticed, are as big as hOgsheads, and
it is pleasant to have our native
students content with no less. In
respect of his head, their discovery
is a respectable one. But they
ought to improve on that one hun
dred feet There are always two
points to consider in seeing snakes,
and they should be considered here
for the credit of our intelligence as
a snake-seeing community. The first
is how much snake the human eye
can see, and the second how much
snake there is-or might-for the
human eye to see if it could. Some
men are disqualified by nature
from seeing more than one hundred
feet of sea serpent Some men, on
the other hand, can see no end
miles. 1t is our conviction that
Captain Peter Williams and the
Rockaway excursionists were in a
leisurely and sweet-to-do-nothing
mood, the Alethea idling in COM
mission, and the excursionists re-
laxed and drowsy, as excursionists
ought to be, They were not ex-
pecting sea serpent, and had no
practice in seeing, And SO, while
out under the infinite blue water,
his unmeasured length cork-screwed.
for many a rood, they took stock Of
a hundred feet or so, and said, with
dull satisfaction, "It is enough"
But there were miles of that tail.
We know it; we feel it. Somebody
who has eyes that he can trust and
habits of observation, should 90
down the bay at once, and either
settle that there were miles, or stay
there.
Year: 1876

store-rOom of the place, which was a
small room at the back of the main
portion. Some two hours after the
departure of the destroyers, two
men crawled out of the bushes in
the vicinity, and approached the
house. They called to jenkins,
who descended to the ground and
joined them. They related the
story of their escape. During the
struggle they had jumped out of a
back window and had hidden them
selves, the Indians not following,
either because they did not see the
flight, or because they were salts
fed with the work within. The
three men entered the house and
surveyed the scene. Forty-seven
men lay dead upon the floor, some
of them horribly mutilated. Two
were missing, and they proceeded
to search for them. They entered the
store room, where they found the
objects of their search, one of them
unarmed, the other slightly wound
ed. Only one of these two had been in
the storeroom during the attack
the other had sought refuge there
during the slaughter. We remark
ed to the narrator at this point that
it seemed rather singular that forty
or fifty Indians could overpower
fifty-two white men and not re-
ceiye any injury themselves. He
said that the attack was a complete
surprise. The Indians had broken
in on them while they were asleep,
and killed most of them before they
we're awake. After celebrating for
some time the survivors decided
what to do. The Indians had
overlooked three horses and a
wagon. These they would make
use of, and start for home. Travel
ing in the wagon until their horses
were nearly played out, they aban
doned it, and proceeded, after day
or two of rest, on horseback. After
enduring great hardships, they
finally reached Council Bluffs, with
the assistance of some returning
pilgrims like themselves, who over
took them. The party reached the
Missouri river on the Sd of July
On the route they met no hostile
Indians, and but few friendly ones.
At Council Bluffs they remained
together for some time, but finally
divided, Jenkins and his compan
ions keeping together. They had
quantity Of gold, which they dis
posed Of, and started on theil
journey homeyard again, going as
far as Cedar Rapids, when Jenkins
wound became so bad that he wa1
unable to ride in the cars. They
hired a room, and the services of
physician were secured. There
they remained until Jenkins was
told he could bear a ride as far al
this city, when they again resumed
their homeward journey. They
arrived in this CITY Yesterday. anC
will depart for st. Louis on the
first boat that goes down.


The story is not half told as il
was related to us. There are many
things about it that seem improb.
able; but we shall not enumerat(
them. We cannot vouch for the
truth Of it, but we can say, from
personal observation, that jenkins
is most dangerously wounded. The
food he eats furnishes but little
nourishment for his body because
he has but little chance to digest,
owing to the nature of his injury
He is very poor in flesh, and would
look like a corpse were it not that
his skin is tanned to the color Of
that Of an Indian. He certainly is
an object of pity.
Year: 1876

THE lawyers of Ireland are indignant
at a barrister who advertises in the
newspapers. The ancient etiquette of
the legal, or of the medical, profess
sion is TO starve rather than publish
ones business in the same column with
announcements of dry goods and gro
ceries.
Year: 1876

When you see his barn larger than MS
house, it shows that he will have large prot
its and small Affections.


When YOU see him driving his work, in
stead of his work driving him, it shows that
he will never be driven from good resolu-
tions, and that he will. certainly work his
way to prosperity.


When you always see in his wood-honse
suficency for three months or more, it
shows that he will be more than ninety
days'wonder, in farming operations, and
that he is not sleeping i'll his house after a
drunken frolic.


When he has house separate from the
main building, purposely for ashes, and an
iron or tin vessel to transport them. 1t SHOWS
that he never built his dwelling to be 1un-
eral pile for his family, and perhaps hlna-
self.


When his sled is housed in summer, ano
his farming implements covered both sum
mer and winter, it plainly shows that nc
will have good house over his head IN tne
summer of early life, and the winter OF Ole
age.


When his cattle are properly shielded ant
Year: 1876

Winter plowing is better than fall or
spring plowing. The earth Is turned up
fresh and exposed to the action of the air
and frost before rains have settled it. In
most soils winter blowing is highly bene-
fetal, and especially in clay soils. There is
time now to plow, and to pillow deeply and
we'll. The weather is cool and bracing, and
the team can do more work, and better
work than in spring, when the weather is
warm and debilitating. Many farmers raise
colts, and the brood mares carefully worked
now are in no manner injured-but when
heavy in foal, in the spring, there is some
danger in hard plowing. Now is a good
time to use three horses abreast in plowing,
letting the pillow run in deep and turning up
the fresh clay, to be pulverized by frost, air
and sun.


Many farms are nearly worn out by con-
tinued cropping a new farm lies just un-
der the old one. With three horses plow
foot deep on the worn-out fields this winter
and double your crops for next year, and
several following years. We have seen this
done often. 1t will pay twenty times the
cost. Now is the time to do it. 1t will cost
you nothing but little time, and if not oc-
cupied in this work, it might be wasted. BY
all means do all the plowing that can be
done this winter.


Most farmers clear more or less land in
winter. Clear strips for the plow, so that
the teams can go to work at any time, and
plow as fast as you clear, and do not wait
until spring. Flowing new timber land is
very slow, tedious work, and if it can be
done in winter, it is big job off of ones
hands in spring. There is time to do it now
and do it we'll. Be sure and use three
horses.


The land for oats should by all means be
plowed in winter. We have never had good
luck in raising oats, unless sown in Febru-
ary or early in march. Frequently the
ground is too wet to plow and harrow fol


the seed bed SO early, but if plowed in win


ter, and laid in ridges or back-filrrows, sc


that the water will drain off, it is very
easy matter to harrow the ground and SO"
the seed, and get this work early Off ones
hands. And in nine seasons out of ten, thu
early crop of oats is a good one, and the lat


sown crop is poor one.-Col'nan's Rura
Wo1II
Year: 1876

The editor of the Lewiston (Pa)
Sentinel has lately received a legacy
of $4,000 from an old citizen of Mif-
fin county, as some acknowledgment
of the benefit derived from the reading
of that newspaper. An act worth of
emulation. How different the feelings
of that dear departed in his new home
tor those of the poor fellows who were
taken out in debt to the printer. Read
er, you may not be able to leave $780,
600 legacy to you editor, but do try to
get out square.
Year: 1876

TIE ABOLITION OF LENT.-An effort
is being made in the Reformed Episco-
pal Church TO do away with the observ-
ance of Lent as a church fast. At re-
cent conference ct clergymen of that
denomination in Philadelphia it was de-
cided to recommend the policy of aban-
doning the services to the general stand
ing committee, on the ground that the
Indulgence in worldly pleasures before
and after Lent is increased by way OF
compensation for the enforced Austen.
tion during the season of fasting, and
upon the futher ground that uniform
moderation of life is the church's great
need, and that this may be better secured
without Lenten o5servances than with
them. Tue change, if it shall be made,
is a radical one, and will work a wider
breach Than ever between the two Epis-
copalian churches in this country.
Year: 1876

An Indiana girl at Yassar College
writes to her parents: "This is the
most stylish hairpin of boarding
school ever tumbled to. / can eat
four times day if / want to, and get
fair hack at the hash every timc.r Hia
Year: 1876

BEYOND The WISDOM OF MAN.-She
was pretty girl, nicely dressed and she
sat diagonally in the rear corner of the
street car, occupying two seats. Another
lady came in and turning herself side
WAYS, sank into swanlike dip across
the three adjoining seats. The Young
lady in the corner looked at the others
back and snitfed with her left nostril,
looked at the lansuid contempt of the
attitude and shifted with the other nos
tril I; then regarded the lady's costume
and finding it elegant, shifted with both
nostrils Beginning to get mad, she
rubbed her nose violently, first with the
second joint of her forefnger, and sub
sequen:ly with her hankercheif Slowly
their eyes met. One flashed undying ha-
tired and scorn,the other irradiated lofty
pity and disdain. They had never met
before, and now only for a moment,
What had happened? We give it up
CncinnaHi Commercial
Year: 1876

4 man killed another mans dog. Tho
son Of the man whose dog was killed.
therefore, proceeded to whip the man who
killed the deg of the man Ao was The sen
Of Tho man who was the son Of the
man was arrested by the man who was
assaulted By the son Of tho man vN'ae
dog The man assaulted and killed
Year: 1876

The latest story Of brave though
chil1.liko form, faithful at the poit Of
dJty, comes from Ohio. lie was the
sen Of village editor, and, having dis
covered broken rail Just outside Of the
town, sat for five hours on fence near
by, waiting for the train, SO that he might
be the first TO carry particulars Of tho
accident to bis father Such devotion to
the parental interest is very affecting.
Year: 1876

THE STORM SATuRDAY.-Saturday after
noon Richmond was visited by heavy wind
and rain-storm, accompanied by sharp
lightning. The electric fluid, attracted by the
Observation-Disclosures, entered the operating
room Of thetWestern Union Telegraph o.
tice with q tremendous and an alarming
shock, but did no serious damage, though
visitor present was so much frightened
that he started to leap from the window.
After the hot, sultry atmosphere OF the day,
the storm did much towards cooling and
refreshing the air.
Year: 1876

Yesterday, at the Fiftyseventh Street Police Court
an agent of the New York Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children appeared with boy, named
James Thayer, complainant against his father for
cruelty beating him with club over the head. The
boys appearance clearly showed the abuse, his face
being covered with brood and his head badly cut in
several places The evidence submitted to the ef
icct that neighbor passing where the boy re-
sides on last Thursday night when lie heard screams
In the rear Of the house Running into the yard he
found the father IN an clubhouse beating the child
the head and body with large club Other parties in
the ncighborhood say that this Is a common occur
What makes the more fragrant is that the
boy Is imbecile and, therefore, not responsible for
his acts Judge Murray committed the father in $500
hi To
Year: 1876

feature of interest in the trial Of the suit OF Her
man Funcke against the New York Mutual Insurance
Company which drag its slow length along
before Judge Sanford Of the Superior Court was the
submission yesterday OF the testimony taken by COM
mission of Spence Petts, at present confined in the
Massachusetts, state Prison upon convection Of forgery
The nterrogatories and answers cover over hundred
pages OF closely foolscap, but the object for
which It procured was mainly defeated through
Judge Sanford refusing TO admit very large por-
tion Of IT, The testimony obtained by the de-
PENDANTS 10 show that in motion for new trial.
made years ago. certain letter and check wero
used, and that Spence Pcttis employed for the
purpose OF manipulating the check and making II
agree with affidavit used
Year: 1876

In Supreme Court Chambers yesterday, before Judge
Donohuo, in the suit brought by Theresa Pfauncn-
sohag against her husband Frank Pfaunonschlag for
divorce, the ground OF alleged adultery, motion
made by the plaintiff for alimony and counsel fees
II appears from the wfc's petition that the parties
came from Germany In 1850, and were married here
that with her money hardware store was purchased
and that while she attended at the store upon Gus
toners he went out making and repairing locks In
the Of a few years they managed TO save up
considerable money, which put in the bank in
their joint names, and after a while three Ave story
double tenement houses were purchased in this city


the which ali made cut in his name they
lived happily together until some three years ago
when he commenced TO 90 out and remain away from
home for weeks at time, andwas abusive TO her and
very often threatened 10 h her. IL Is further alleged
that hc nnaly got into scrape with woman, ana was
sued and compelled to pay $500; that he also drew
81 800 out OF the bank aud spent II without account
ing TO her for any OF tho money; that her aged
father being sick in Europe she desired 70
the property, and he informed her that was ncces-
kaTy Tor her 20 sign paper in order 10 get deed 10
one OF the houses that she did this, and upon her
return from Europe rsed 10 find that she had
signed articles of separation between them aud that
sbo Tad released her dover all the property; that
she was also Informed by the defendant that She
no longer hts wiic that the paper sho had signed
had divorced them, and that he therefore refused
allow her TO live with him and turned her OF the
house. She then learned that he had been guilty Of
adultery and that he living in fine style adulter


Gus intercourse with a woman in ono OF his houses.
She stated further that the house which she was
living was old and dapidated and scarcely tenant.
able and that after paying the interest on the mort


gage, the insurance. and repairs she could not
save even enough 70 live on that hcr husband did no
work and that he was OF means aad lived
from the rents Of his property, and was


worth about S35 OOQ The defendant in his answering
sfIdavlts denies all tho allegations Of adultery and
sFss that the only property he has Is easehold prop
Year: 1876

August Moral aged fiftyfvc, was found dead in bed
by his wife early yesterday morning, al their resi-
dencc, No. 4l2 West Fortysixth street. He had cut
his left with razor, just above the bend of the
elbow and had blcd TO death during the night The
bed covered with blood. The razor was found
lying on chair beside the bed He had been sick for
some timc past and was In low spirits Coroner Volt
Reld the inquest and the jury brought verdict
OF deaih from suicide while temporarily insane De-
ceased leaves a wife, son and daughter.
Year: 1876

Coroner Simms stated yesterday that nc had made
inquiry among the physicians at the Kings County
Hospital Flatbush, relative TO the supposed maIprac-
tice in the case OF Jane Wilson or Jane Bellies, who
died ut that institution on Wednesday night and he
was satisfied that there mistake IN the first sup.
position. What supposed TO be evidence Of NAL
practice was caused by violent vomiting and spasms
resulting from Paris green, which deceased had taken.
The inquest will be held next FRIDAY. The BODY
removed from tho Morgue by her friends yester.
daY and Will receive private and respectable burial
Year: 1876

No little excitement was caused at Police Head
quarters yesterday by the rumor that the Dry Dock
Savings Bank had been robbed of large amount OF
money The rumor on investigation proved TO be un-
founded II appears TO have originated in the brain of
an excitable kcltzen who sneak thieves leaving
house adjoining the bank carrying with them some
spoils. lie jumped al the conclusion that they had
robbed the bank, and at TO the Seventeenth
precinct house with the information Sergeant
Oates promptly sent his men on the case, who soon
learned that the thieves had stolen few articles of
clothing from the house mentioned.
Year: 1876

Yesterday morning Coroner Eickhoff took the ante
mortem statement OF Hezekiah Stephenson aged nine
tecn ot No ls9 South street He had ocen wounded
in the left hip by the accidental discharge OF pistol
in the hands of Thomas Connors, and had been re-
moved to the Chambers Street Hospital He stated
that ne did lot believe the shooting was intentional
Year: 1876

An unknown man, about thirty-hv years Of age,
found drowned of pier No. so East River. yesterday
morning. He had black hair aud mustache and wore
black jacket The body was removed to the Morgue.
Year: 1876

/ tor. 1 will allow you to escape. will
give you all the time you want. Twill
not make any alarm until you are out
of danger. MY life is in danger, and
L promise you that you shall have all
the time you want.


Well, L guess I'll trust you.


He started for the door. As he was
about to go out. the Doctor called to
him: "My good fellow, you say you
are in want. Here, take this dollar
(handing him II silver dollar). I am
willing to help you further if you will
write me when you get away. You
need not fear to do so, for will not
trouble you if you really desire to re-
form"


The burglar stood leaning against
the front door of the house with one
hand on the knob, looking pensively
at the floor. Drawing a long breath,
he raised himself full length, and,
changing his position to rest himself,
he said, slowly, and with much feel
Ig Ah, thank yor, thank you, sir.
L expected TO have a fight with you
When1 heard you come in the door.
You have conquered me without fight.
ing. You shall hear from me again.
sir; [ will never forget this occur
renee. L believe that there is one
kind hearted man left in the world.
Good bye"


The burglar, casting glance behind
him, slid out upon the stoop. and shut
ting the door after him walked rapidly
away toward Ninth avenue.
Year: 1876




There seems still to be disagree.
as to whether the two cases of fever
in our midst is really yellow fever.
Some are of the opinion that is is re-
mittent fever, and tie others that it is
high bilious fever. of congestive
type. The majority, however, agree
that several cases of yellow fever have
appeared, all of which can be traced
to their source.


The first case was that of Anderson,
who, it is said, contracted the disease
aboard a vessel, and died on the 18th
instant. The second case was that of
the mate of the Sylph. who died on
18th, and the third and last case
which has resulted fatally, is that of
Frau, who died on the Goth at Ben
nets Mill. DIR. Buist, city physician,
is of the opinion that every case that
has 80 far occurred is traceable to the
shipping in port in the northeastern
section of the city.


There are six cases under treatment
now at the hosp tai; two were brought
from Commercial wharf, one from
Hunters wharf and one from Atlantic
wharf, the fever being contracted by
these parties on ships which lay near
the ''Sylph. >" The other two cases were
contracted at the hospital, one being
the Home physician, and the other a
young German, who was under treat
ment at the hospital for the past six
weeks for an injury in the leg. These
latter parties came in contact with the
patients of the hospital, and thus were
taken sick


There are but two cases known un-
der treatment outside the hospital, and
thoy likewise have been traced to their
proper source. Aside from this our
city is in a very healthy condition,
and many of our physicians state posi-
lively that they have not had call for
necessary to make official reports
daily, bat will embody the yellow fe-
yer deaths hereafter in the weekly re-
ports.
Year: 1876

as dozen boys could find, and one
boy perched on the top of the lumber
pile to watch for the policeman. And
then, eleven times out of ten, if we
weren't chased out of the water by a
policeman and a rattan cane, We were
winnowed with a peach switch when
we got home, ON the slight and merely
circumstantial evidence of having our
shirt on wrong side out. What is the
world coming to, anyhow?
Year: 1876

The above cannot fail to attract uni
versal attention TO the liberty of the
Southern voter. and the independence
with which he. exercises the elective
franchise Such a course ss above in
dicated cannot fail to bring FERROUS
trouhle
Year: 1876

"We want a change" is the uni.


versal Democratic cry. So they did
In 1861. As a means to the change
they fred upon the old flag over
Sumpter; they then wanted change
In the destruction of the advancing
forces Of civilization and freedom
which threatened to overwhelm
their oligarchy. They got change
in the destruction Of slavery and
the conquest Of the oligarcby-in a
substitution Of civilization and free
dom for barbarism and slavery. or
course, now again they want q
change-or relapse into the old bar
barism and slave tyranny! Ameri-
can freemen answer: "Not much"
Year: 1876

three suits only were brought; two
only were tried, one found guilty,
and he has not been sentenced, and
this Is all, and cost the State over
100000. Yet a vigorous prosecution
Of the work as laid out by the Re
publican prosecutor would have
landed dozen or more in Sing Sing,
but there they could not vote the
Democratic ticket, hence they were
not tried. Oh, what o "Ring
smashcr!u