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Year: 1876

DoN'T HURRY.-Don't hurry so. Move
slower; it may be you will go surer.
Grind. grind, grind-one everlasting
grind from five o'clock in the morning
till ten at night chasing the bubble of
human riches. What Is the need, pray
tell me ? You already have enough
more than you can use. You are heap
ing up wealth for others to waste and
quarrel over when you are dead. And
one.half Of your heirs. instead of reco-
lecting you gratefully. will contemplate
your departure from this hurrying scene
with infinite satisfaction. Take our ad-
vice. rest awhile. You are wearing out
the vital forces faster than there is any
need, and in this way subtraeting years
from the sum total Of your life. This
rush and worry day after day, this rest
less anxiety after something you have
not got, is like pebble stones in machin-
cry they CRATE and grind the life out
of you. You have useless burdens
throw them off. You have great deal
Of needless care dump it, Pull in the
strings. Compact your business. Take
time for thonght of better things. Go
out into the air and let Gods sun shine
down upon your head. Stop thinking
of business and profit. Stop grumblng
at adverse proyideuces You will prob
ably never see much better times than
these in this doomed world. Your most
opportune season is now your happiest
day is to-day. Calmly do your duty
and let God take care Of bis own world.
He is still alive and is King.
Year: 1876

LIVE AND DEAD WEIGHT IN SHEEP
The English rule is to weigh sheep when
fatted and divide by seven, and call it
quarters. Thus, a sheep weighing one
hundred and forty pounds would give
twenty pounds quarter as the dead
weight. If the sheep are in good cOndi-
tion. this rule is sufficiently accurate for
all purposes. Poor sheep will fall below
the mark and extra fat ones 20 over it.
Year: 1876

To EDITOR THE HERALD:


In your issue tho 18th inst there is letter signed
'B. A. McDonad' in answer to q communication from
me- in which no assumes had made certain charges
against the receiver OF the Third Avenue Savings Bank
In this he entirely misinterpres me. certainly did
not intend, directly indirectly 10 say anything
against him personally It's the system and tho Law
governing these object to- not the exccutfve or
Acer OF tho law and that the charges made
substantially true Mr. Mcdonald says he is entirely
familiar with the affairs of the Third Avenue Savings
Bank II So lot him the following questions


Was the receiver appointed by the Court without
any reference regard to the wishes of the cpostorsf


Is not the banking department and directors room
of tho bank used by the receiver as by me chargedS


Has there been any effort made to punish mako
the deiauting directors refund?


Are not my estimates of the expenses and the time
II will take about correct II not what will DO the ex-
penses and how will the trust be closedS


If my calculations are correct, and believe them TO
be true 1t right just equitable to tax tho deposi-
tors OF the Third Avenue Savings Bank $50 600 year
three four Tor services which could be had
and equally we'll done for 1000 year!


What il anything, has been dono to recover the
SEQ 900 deficiency In cash short


Docs it require the expense and formality OF
Office clerks, &c, to make motion in court for
order TO sell a few worthless socurticsg


1 might add great many moro questions pertinent
to the issue let Mr.. Mcdonald give straightforward
answers the above If he and receive the thanks
OF q DEPOSITION
Year: 1876

Yesterday action was brought In the Brooklyn City
Court before Judge Nelson by James McApne against
Rebecca b. Powell, to recover damages in the sum Of
s. 900 for the loss of his son. nine years old. The
plaintiff leased the third story OF house No 81 Myrtle
avenue from the defendant On the 2lst of August
1875 deceased went out the balcony of the fire
escape in the rear of the house to play The balcony
distance OF twenty i've feet He almost Instantly
killed 1t was shown that the balcony not prop
ery secured whereas the statutes specially provide


that landlords shall keep fire escapes proper order
The defence that tho tenant should have kept tho
escape In repair end that deceased had business
the platform. The Jury rendered verdidt for the
paintiIr in the sum Of s., 600
Year: 1876

THE TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR ROBBERY.


william Gear, alias wlliam Howard, was up again
before Justice wandell yesterday. Tho accused was
submitted to q close cross examination by the Court,
but nothing elected which has not been published,
and he was sent back to prison. The police are very
reticent about the matter, and neither they the
Court will give mixing OF the reasons which war
rant the detention in prison of the accused.
Year: 1876

Two police captains we're summoned to the Central
ONCE for trial yesterday Captain Davis ofihe Thirty
NTH precinct charged with failing to respond to
tcerraphic call from tho Superintendent and Captain
Mcdonnell OF the Es's S.seinet for failure 70 close


gambling house on Thompson street The case OF the
former was dismissed when he explained that absence
from the station house attending the funeral OF one OF
his scrgcauts was tho OF his failure TO respond


The case OF Captain Mcdonnell was adjourned until
next Wednesday, owing TO the absence Of important
witnesses.
Year: 1876

statement was published In the papers lately TO the
effect that the stay Of proceedings In the Dolan case
was asked for in consequence of District Attorney
Phelps not being ready TO argue the case The counsel
for the prisoner wish to have this statement contra
dcted II the stay OF proceedings asked for
on ground that the Court OF Appeals had unexpect
edy adjourned for three weeks.
Year: 1876

An important verdict rendered yesterday in su-
preme Court Circuit before Judge Donohue the effect
of which promises to lessen very largely litigation be-
tween the city and its employees The suit brought
by Benjamin +. Haskin against the city for pay
sistant clerk of the Tenth District Court, OF which
Judge John Flanagan is the justice. denial was
made of his appointment and it was further alleged
that he did not render the services for which pay
demanded The legality Of the appointment, however,
having been shown, also the rendition OF the
vices 1t sought to defeat the payment OF the claim
upen the allegation that Mr. Haskn had been paid for
services stenographcr of the court which services
IT was claimed he incompetent TO render and did
not render and therefore, that the salary thus paid
should be offset against the present claim Mr. Abel
Crook introduced Judgment in evidence recovered
in a former action by the plaintiff Tor fees as stem
ographer and contcnded that it formed complete
estoppel 10 tho defence put In by the city. Judge
Donohue gave his decision yesterday supporting the
position taken by Mr. Crook and thoreupon directed
verdict for the paintiT for ST. 563 81, being tho full
amount claimed with interest Judge Flanagan
present In court and watched the proceedings with
interest at once professional and judicial.
Year: 1876

The Baltimore Gazette says: II is well
that the people Of the south should re-
alize that the low prices of cotton during
this season are not caused as much by
the large size of the particular crop now
being marketed ms by the steady yearly
increase in the yield of the south in the
past and the prospect of the continuance
of that increase in the future. And
while the consumption has also steadily
increased, 10 the extent of using all of
the production, yet the price at which
the raw staple has entered into consump-
tion, has been yearly becoming lower and
lower, the result Of the steadily increas-
ing supply. The following statistics will
show how regular the Increase in the
yield of the south has been since 1922,
and from them we may form some idea
of what may be expected in the future.
The yields of 1875 and 1876 are of course
only estimated, and the aggregate yield
of each decade is given as showing more
clearly the average steady increase. II
will be observed that the average weight
OF the bales has increased from about
three hundred pounds each in 1922 to
about four hundred and eighty pounds
each in 1876. The yields of the five years
from 1862 to 1866 are omitted, as the
south was too much disturbed to render
statistics reliable:
Year: 1876

UNMTTIGATED MILLIoNAIREs.-W When
Que reflects upon the immense wealth
now possessed by the four principal own.
ers of the incalculably rich bonanza de
veloped in the Consolidated Virginia and
California mines, at the north end of the
Comstock, the mind is dazed with won
der, and figures after figures are added to
the already long array until they SHADE
off into the misty realm of the fabulous
and incomprehcnsible. The wealth OF
the Rothschilds, the Astors, and other
rich men noted in history and known OF
at the present time could be counted,
calculated, and defined by regular esti.
mates based upon proper financial
grounds and established principles. But
in this instance, when we get to count
ing by the hundred millions, and see
hundreds of millions beyond, with very
possible billions in the prospective, and
no defined or understood or even guessed


at limits 70 the great bonanza or source
Of thu inmense wealth, III figuring and
Year: 1876

THE GOLD FEVER IN NORTH CARO-
LINA.-It is clear that the gold fever
which ragged to such an extent in this
section many years ago is reviving. This
is evidenced by the influx of miners here
coming on prospecting tours, and the in
creasing amount of "gold talk" which is
heard on the streets and elsewhere.
Evidences have been abundant of late
that there is no lack Of gold in this part
of the state, and that only means and
well directed efforts are needed to produce
it. A plenty of fine gold ore has been
found on the land leased by Messrs. J j,
jackson, II. A. London and John Man
ing, in Chcatham county. They propose
uniting with northern capitalists and
working the mine on an extensive scale
-Chdrtottc Observer.
Year: 1876

He Is q boorish fellow that does not
inform his neighbor when he meets him
that it Is fine day and venture q pre-
diction as 70 the exact time it will last.
4 newspaper ia not expected to indulge
in these civilities, because by the time
the manuscripts appear in print the con-
tradiction OF the prophecies may per :
haps be simultaneous with II. 1t l. well
that the great rival 20 "old Probs, the
great Tice. OF st. Louis, is not an editor,
OF he would not venture on the predic-
tion that our month Of January is to be
an open one, for who knows but by the
time these words catch our readers eyes
We may be frozen solidly in How
ever, We may return thanks for the open
weather we have had, shortening the
winter to the poor at any rate, if we are
to have = change in the programme
soon.


Some think open winters damaging to
vegetation, but We are not of this class.
Ii depends upon the kind Of cold or the
kind of "open," whether it is destruc-
tive or not. Such as we have had is eI-
tremely favorable, and if We can get
through as easily as we have gone on,
the prospects of good season for all
our crops are well worthy Of the great
Centennial year. .-Germantopn Telegraph.
Year: 1876

A month or two ago Col. Bangs en-
gagged young fellow named Scudder as
sub-edltor of the Morning Argus. On the
day before the anniversary of Bunker
Hill, Bangs asked Scudder if he was fam
iliar with the history of that battle, and
Scudder said he was. So Bangs told
Scudder that he would like him to write
up little sketch of it for the anniversary
day, and Scudier said he would try. The
next morning the sketch appeared In the
Arous. and attracted much attention.
When Bangs saw it, he called Scudder in,
and said ''Mr. Scudder, didn't you tell
me you were familiar with the battle of
Bunker Hill r. eyes, SIR "Well, if
that is the case, will be obliged to you
if you will mention to me what you mean
when you say By O'Clock the Con-
federate troops were ready forthe attack.
Gen. Washington had the catipults put
in line to await their coming. and, when
Napoleon saw them he drew his sword
and exclaimed: Soldiers twenty CEN
turies look down upon you ! No sooner
were the battering rams leveled against
the walls of the castle than the Duke of
Wellington sent word to his mother by
oCA. ouliCks tAot uC WOuiu Clt1lCI Will OF
be brought back upon his shield. Then
ordering his men to fire at the white of
his enemy's eye, he awaited the onset
with that majestic calmness which ever
distinguished the hero of Buena Vista.
This was the very crisis of the battle.
Joan of Arc spied Jackson behind the
cotton bales, dashed at him with her
snow-white charger. swinging her ponder
Gus battle ak over her head, her fair hair
streaming behind her in the wind. As
her steed rushed forth her hair caught in
the bough of tree, and, as she hung
there shot her through the heart with a
bolt from an arquebus. Her last words
were: "Don't give up the ship" The
Duke could stand it no longer. The
Mamelukes had slain all his vanguard.
Gen. Sickles had lost his leg and retired
on pension. and the enemys skirmish-
ers lodged in the top cf the monument,
were pouring boiling oil on those who at
tempted to scale it. Leaping from his
horse he shouted. up Guards and at
them !" and the next moment, with the
glorious flag of truce in one hand and his
sword in the other, he hurled his legions
upon the lava beds, and crushed the saw
age foe to the earth, killing, among others
the well known General Harrison, who
afterwards became President OF the Uni
ted States / think we shall have to
part, MIR. Scudder. 1t seems to me that
your career as a journalist ought to come
to an end right here. will accept your
resignation. And if any one asks you
why you left the Argus. point out this
paragraph and say it was because the pro-
prietor was afraid he d murder you when
he read your statement that, At the
battle of Bunker Hill the Confederates
lost $4,000, aud the Carthagenians only
G00;' and that there is no spot in Vlr-
ginia that the people hold more sacred
than the bloody hill where the bones of
Crum well lie with those of Roger Will
liams, as if they had fought against each
other in the canse of the constitution and
cheap transportation Point to that
language, Mr.. Scudder, and your friends
will understand the situation. Good
Mnrniny -
Year: 1876

AN EXTRAoRDARY occurrence was
brougt to light at an inquest held on the
body of a man in South London. In q
work-room where may young girls were
at work, mouse suddenly made its ap-
pearance on a table, causing, of course,
considerable commotion and general
stampede. The intruder was seized, how
ever, by young man who happened to
be present, but the mouse slipped out of
his hand, and running up his sleeve came
out between his waistcoat and shirt at the
neck. The unfortunate man had his
mouth open, and the mouse, on the look
out for some convenient place of conceal
ment, entered the mans mouth, and he,


in his fright and surprise swallowed it.


That mouse can exist considerable
time without much air has long been a
popular belief, and was undoubtedly
proved to be fact in the present in
stance, for the mouse began to tear and
bite inside the mans throat and chest,
and the result was the unfortunate fell
low died after little time in horrible
agony. Several witnesses corroborated
the above facts, and medical testimony
as to the cause having been given, YER
dict of accidental death was returned.
Year: 1876

Miss Kate Field, in the course of lee
,ture she recently delivered at New Castle,


England, related the following anecdote
of Charles Dickens 1t was worth while


receiving a compliment from Dickens
it was turned with art. I know of one in
America SO fellcitous in expression as to
deserve publicity. 1t was addressed to
a New York girl who had been constant
attendant at his readings. Going up the
steps of Steinway Hall on the occasion
of Dickens reading on New Years Eve.
this young lady was met by friend, who
stopped her saying. Il have a message
for you from the chief" Dickens was
always called "the chief by his init
mate friends. I asked him if he saw you
in the audience. ''Saw her 20 replied
Dickens. Yes, God. bless her She's
the best audience ever had p "And 1
have message for Mr. Dickens re-
torted the delighted girl. Whereupon
she drew forth basket of violets that
.graced Mr.. Dickens desk during the
reading, and elected the following re-
.sponse Il entreat you to accept my
most heartfelt thanks for your charming
New Years present. If you could know
what pleasure it yielded me you would
be repaid even for your delicate and sym
pathetic kindness. But | must confess
that nothing i'll the pretty basket of flow
ers was quite so interesting to me as
certain bright, fresh face had seen at my
readings. which / am told you may see
too when you look in the glass; Not
long after, on being introduced to Dick
ems, this same New York girl exclaimed,
All, Mr.. Dickens. owe you so heavy
a debt of gratitude that / shall never be
able to pay the interest on 1t p You
shall have a receipt for the full amount, .
was Dickens quick retort whereupon
beneath II most ferocious engraving of
himself, he wrote. . Received of -.
all the thanks she owes ME, aud many
more. with whom am better pleased than
| appear to be III the above gloomy pre-
sentiment Of my state of mind The
New York girl wouid not part with these
autographs for the Presidency of the
United States
Year: 1876

A MAN tells great lie, and saves his
character by it. No wonder it weighs on
bis conscience ever after. And yet. per-
haps, he has told countless lies both be-
fore and since, told them out of careless
ness, or from petty spite, or for small
ADVANTAGES. and utterly forgotten them.
Now which Of these is looked at by the
Judge, as the great offense? Is the one lie
be repents of the most wicked, or are those
that with small temptation he flung about
daily, and SO made that one notable lie
easy Jean Ingelo,p.
Year: 1876

Owing 10 the lack OF employment in every depart
ment OF labor the ranks Of the unemployed are full
Many men who have large families depending them
for support are compelled TO seek nom the
ST Vincent dc Paul Society the Helping Hand the So
cie,y for Improving the Condition Of tho Poor and
other benevolent organizations These latter nnd the
draught upon their very great and they are
making appeals TO the benevolent forward and aid
them IN the Of charity. The station houses are
filed with dodgers nightly and the midness OF the sea-
son up 70 tho present time Is declared by those who
come most IN contact with the hosts Of hungry fellow
hall OF the poor. Hunger more endurable than
when u Is accompanied by cold and exposure the
pitiless blasts The Commissioners Of Charities are
kept busy in supplying the applicants for -four, pota
toes and coffee, and they that the church
charities cooperate with the Commissioners visiting


the houses OF the poor and reporting such cases as
they nnd 10 be desarviDs af asststsSoA
Year: 1876

The Democratic General Committee OF Kings county
will meet this evening and will reorganize for the pres
year list of names of three delegates from each
Of the twenty five wards and five county towns will be
submitted for election which will the number
TO upward of two hundred The proposed men,
bers will include the ''respectables" or dissatisfied
element General Slocum, President Of the Board of
City Works; ex-Regstrar Marshall aud other prom
inent politicians are busily engaged In organizing
committee which will work in opposition TO the
old democratic organization of BROOKLYN.
Year: 1876

nS-NoTICE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS ENTERING
THE PORT OF NEW YORK AT NIGHT-The NEw YoRx
has adopted distinguishing Coston night signal for
board the HERALD yacht showing while burn
green red from to the other
succession and be several miles distant Cap
OF vessels upon seeing this signal win obge by
preparing any they may have for the Ship
News Department Of the HERALD.


Persons Of communicating with vessels arrfv
ing at New York do by addressing such vesses
HERALD yacht pier No East River, New York
received from all Of the world and promptly de-
livered- Duplicates required.
Year: 1876

A MOTHER ABANDoNs HER CHILD.


About eleven O'Clock Saturday night woman
crept furtively along the railing in front OF the
Sisters Convent and leaving what appeared
to be = bundle Of some sort on the steps
Of the convent ran away Mrs Mary Ross, OF No
IS East Houston street. who was passing at the time
noticed the action OF the woman and stopped TO see
what was the matter. A baby's faint cry told the
story. Mrs. Ross at once hailed police officer and
the fugitive mother was followed and arrested She
said she was forced abandon her child through pow
ery she gave the of Sarah Gillen said she was
twenty years OF age and tobacco sirpper by occupa
ton she yesterday taken before Judge Bixby
and held TO answer for abandonment
Year: 1876

the city eoEneed lying within East Ninhstreet Third
aganue, East ToEth street and FsrstRveBue $50


The Fifth Election District shall contain all Chat part OF the
city bounded by and lying within East Tenth street. Third
avenue East Eleventhstreet and Firstavenue


The Sixth Election District shall contain all that part OF the
city bounded by end lying within East Eteyenthreet Third
avenue East Twehth-ssrtet AMI Ftstavenue


The Seventh Election District shall contain ali thai part OF
the city bounded by and ivng within East Twefh-sreet
Eighth Eectisn District shall part OF
the bounded and lying within East Thirteenth street.
East Fourteenth and FirstaVenue


The Ninth Election Drct shall ain all that OF the
city bounded by ying within East Thirteonthsree
yrst ayeEne Rast Fourteenth street, and Avenue A.
city bounded by and lying Within last Eleventh street
Avenue A, East Thirteenth street, and Ftstavenne.


Tho Eleventh Election District shah contain all tat part OF
the city bounded by and lying within East Ave
nue. A, East Eleventh street and Ffrstayenue.


The Twelfth Election District shall contain ali that part OF
the city bounded by and lying within Seventh street. First
avenue Ninth street. ami AveRae a


The Thirteenth Election District shall contain all that part
Of the city bounded by ana lying within East Eevenhstee
Avenue ~ Eaf ITei1th streei a9a Avenue a -, 40. 49,.
The Fourteenth Election District shall contain all that
Of the city bounded by and lying within East Twelfth street.
Avenue A, East Thirteenth-Sirees, and AvcDue b.


The Fifteenth Election District shall contain all that part on
the city DoRndea by and lying within East Thirteenth street.
Avenue a, East FOurte th-street, and Avenue B. .
The Sixteenth Election District shah contain AL that part OF
the city bounded by and lying within East Nnhsireet
AveEue A, East Tenth street, aOd RtrSt-avenue


The Seventeenth Election District shall contain a that part
Avenue Il, East Elcfenlh-Street, and Ayenue A


d. b. HASBROUCK,


Chief OF the Bureau OF EteeuonA
Year: 1876

columns that this association hold meeting at
Clsrk's hall this evening, and will transact
important business and listen to interesting
speeches. Like other political organisations,
the Southern Republicans arr waking up to the
necessity Of putting their shoulders to the wheel
and doing whatever there is to be done in aid OF
the approaching canvass throughout the some
what doubtful States OF the South. Their organ
izstion has been most efficient during previous
campaigns, and they Will not be found wanting
at the present interesting Juncture Of political
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