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Year: 1876




kA LlSIMENT FOR HoRsEs.-R. S. Steele
writes to the American Farmers Club:


some time ago ! was good deal worried
with couple Of horses which had sore
backs. ! tried various remedies without
success, and was beginning to despair when
the following receipt came to my notice |:


The inner bark Of white oak bark boiled
down in an iron kettle (never use a brass
one) until it is as black as ink; while boil.
ing drop in piece of alum about the Size
ol hens egg. This liniment is to be
Apphed with sponge, and is good for any
5ore = or oru'sej in fact it is a safe thing to
keep in ones barn ready to use Whom
occasion requires. As 1 found this so
useful ventured TO send il for the benefit
~ otnefs who may not be IN the possession
= anything as good. think il is ALSO an
excellent plan in war,a weather To clean
the collars often with csstsle soar N's'''
Year: 1876

A SURVEY OF NEW YORK THEATnEs.


The horrible event Of Tuesday night will naturally
q sensation of dstrust in New York theatre
eoers To give the public idea OF the provisions OF
the theatres OF this city guard against similar vs-
itation corps OF HERALD reporters made survey Of
them yesterday and from their personal examinations
and the reports ne the Bureau OF Inspection tho
following facts are ascertained:-


THE YIprH AVENUE THEATRE.


This house occupies the sitc upon which the old
Apollo Hall formerly Stood As far as human ingenu
ity concerned every precauton seems To have been
taken to guard against any accident In case pan &c
should seize upon the audience. There are three wide
doors on Tweny-eiehth street. opening upon the nam
entrance, and these supplemented by'a like num-
bcr leading TO the orchestra circle from the lobby ac-
commodatory TO as many aslcs Altogether seven
doors hve feet wide available IRON this floor to
allow the egress OF the spectators The balcony has
three asies, from which three man doors can be
for gorge take place, consequently jam IS out OF
the question BESIDES this, in case OF ALARM the side
ily opened and communication had with the Gilscy
Buildings, fronting on Broadway On the same door
is the ladies' parIor, through which door leads INTO
the same buildings, offering safe passage
out. The top floor, or family circle. has tour
doors opening into the wide stairs, and at
is entrance to Broadway The lobby is divided from
tho theatre by eighteen inch wall. with iron
doors. The balcony front OF the house is avail
able for escape in case OF emergency. steam pump
havicg two lengths Of hose attached Is at all times
available A number OF Babcock fire extnguisncrs
also distributed about tho building Those engaged
the stage in case Of accident can readily get away
through entrance on Twenty ninth street This
entrance is through eighteen ncn wall running up
the flies Three curtaus-one satin, one painted and
OF woolen-divide the auditorium from the stage
One OF defects this house Is the placing OF
eight boxes in the Of the auditorium that con-
tracts tho space that would otherwise afford additional
exit


NIBLo's THEATRE


The Broadway entrance is % feet wide In the mar
part the lobby 20 feet in width the crosby
side Is well supplied with means OF exit large
stair from Crosby entrance to the second
balcony while extending from the auditorium on
either side is five loot stairway. The room
and carpenter in hreprooI building ADA
cent to The theatre. In o! panic ire the
can be resorted to q OF escape. All ire
guards are provided.


GROUND PLAN SiBLo's GARDEN


Crosby street.
Year: 1876




SQUARE THEATRE


On the parque floor or this house there Is but one
entrance; this, however is fully ten feet wide, ana
through 1t the lobby is reached In case Of any emer
gency, however, easy exit can be made from the
windows the east side to an aeyway adjoining tho
theatre The ascent TO the balcony is by means oi
staircase five feet wide, opening into small landing.
and then turning rectangularly in corridor running
along the OF the seats From the gallery there
two starcases about the same width as that leading
to the balcony The roofs of the adjoining houses
also be reached from the galleries by means OF
windows opening in the form OF doors. From the
lobby OF the theatre easy exit be made through
the large gate we'll through the office and the
Union square Hotel. The actors can make their exit
from their dressing rooms under the stage by means
OF passageway running under the west side of the
parquc and opening the lobby. There is also the
regular stage entrance from Fourth avenue Besides,
the 1,es also be reached by a staircase, which
however very narrow aud circuitous and from tho
flies he made to the roofs OF the houses ad
joining the theatre both sides. The great objection
TO this place OF amusement is that the management,
their desire economic space have curtaed the
width OF the aisles. Tho main Of, the balcony
is only feet wide. and the side aisles two
feet eight inches The main aisle in the upper gallery
is three feet eight inches The side aises Of the par
quet but two feet seven inches wide.


GROUND PLAN OF UNION SQUARE THEATRE.
Year: 1876




A curious question was involved in q
case tried at the Springfield (New York;
County Court, namely, tho control OF a
wife over her wedding ring. The cir
c,1mstances were as follows: The wife,
shortly before her death, gave her we'd
ding ring to her mother, at whose house
she died. The husband claimed the
value of it as set-off against a claim
brought against him for his wife's
board and lodging. The judge decided
that wedding ring comes under class
OF articles which the wife has separately
and Independently Of her husband, and
which she has power to keep, but not to
give away or leave from her husband.
On tho contrary, the husband has
power to give them away even during
her life. In this case the wife had no
power to give away her ring, and the
Judgment must be accordingly. This
may be law, but it seems hard that the
wishes Of the deceased woman with re-
gard to her ring should not be respect
ed. Had the husband claimed the we'd
ding ring as matter of sentiment, legal
proceedings to recover it would be in
telligible, but to demand it as set
off against claim for board and lOdg-
ing is sad desecration Of what was re
garded in less pawnbroking ages as 6
symbol Of confidence and eternity.
Year: 1876

lFIpfU tne fHprluEiietu htpuvit"dul


Isaac Randolph, the negro who muir
dered his wife at New Haven in the
spring of 1856, gives notice that he will
apply to the next Legislature for q re-
lease from State prison, to which he was
sentenced for life. The murder created
a great sensation, and the story OF it is
very interesting. He killed the woman
with a wash board during quarrel and
probably did not intend to strike a fatal
blow. After the murder, Randolph cut
the body up and buried it in his garden,
planting corn and beans over the spot.
Several days after, Robert Coe,. the
father OF the missing woman, related
with great impressiveness the particu-
lars Of dream which he had had or
three successive nights. He said tha,
Mary Ann came to him crawling on hel
hands, and that when he asked her why
she did not walk, she replied that she
could not, for her legs had been cut OIL
Each night she appeared to him on the
borders of small brook which then raj
at the foot of the garden. At last the
garden was examined and the body was
| found
Year: 1876




woman belonging to n settlement of about
tfo souls went one day to gather some wood and
left her child the ground to take care Of Itself
While the mother was gone female baboon ap-
peared on the scene. and espying the chill ap-
preached and fondle 1t. Tho child was allowed
to partake of the baboon's milk. which deprived
II of any appetite for its mothers. When the
mother returned she noticed that the child was
carefully covered over with leaves and had lost
its hunger This was done for several days
before the mother aseertained who performed
The unthankful act. When the mother did find
out the doer she induced tho men Of her
tribe to lie in wait for the baboon the next day
The animal noticed the men raise their weapons
TO fire, and began to waive her hand, or paw, as
if asking them not kill her. and. ut the same
time pointed to young one at her breast But
tho natives killed her. No sooner had they done
so. however than the male baboon put in his
appearance, and. by u loud shout. summoned
others Of his tribe to the spot Thon. in body
the animals attacked the natives and forced them
10 fee to their huts for safety. Ono ol the
baboons tracked them TO their settlement, and
tho next day they were visited by about five
hundred balloons. who assaulted them With
cocoanuts and compelled them to run away
FROM their homes. The animals kept watei
over the huts for several days and prevented the
natives from returning to their dwellings.
Year: 1876

"Among the effects Of Steinberger
seized by the rebellious King Of Samoa
when he mustered courage enough to
bounce his Prime Minister, the steam
launch presented by the United States
to the Samoan Government is promi-
nently mentioned. From which OF the
stealable funds Of Robeson's depart
ment was the cost OF this steam launch
abstracted and by what authority was
the craft transferred to Steinberger p


Will not the House Committee on
Naval Affairs take the proper steps to
answer this very pertinent, question
Or is tho United States in the habit OF
giving away steam launches " in orde,
TO further the purposes Of unscrupulous
nuvantIlrers
Year: 1876

Especial Dispatch to the World


WASHINGTON, April II. The testimony
before the Committee on Expenditures
in the Interior Department to-day dis
closed q condition OF affairs Mt the Gov
ernment Lunatic Asylum in this district
more horrible than can easily be be-
lieved. The principal witness was Goo.
M. Daw, at one time u soldier in tho
regular army, and afterwards an assist
ant ut the asylum. His testimony to-
day fairly curdled the blood OF those
who heard it, it was a tale OF such
brutal treatment and neglect. He
swore positively that many patients
there had been thrown into filthy
cells with nothing but q bundle OF straw
to lie upon. Every morning n servant
would come round with u wheel barrow
to remove the exerement, but the straw
was merely shaken up like the straw in
q stable and loft In the cell. Tho pa
tient s only bed was loft until it became
so fetid that it had to be carted
away, when new bundle wns brought
in and the process repeated. The most
atrocious case cited was that OF q GER
tain General Loomis, who had been an
officer in tho regulnr army. When
brought to the asylum he was old and
perfectly helpless yet, old and helpless
as he was. he was left TO wallow in his
filth on .he floor, until when the wit
ness saw him, rs he said. the bones Of
the poor mans shoulder blades, knees
and elbows, had actually worn through
the flesh, and he was literally tie
voured with vermin. This patient
finally died there. The witnesses also I'M
derstood that General Howard came
once to see General Loomis, but was
told that he was asleep. Mrs. Murphy,
another witness, testified that her hus
band was sent there at tho instance OF q
certain benevolent society in this city.
She called often to see him, always
found him covered with vermin and often
covered with severe bruises, which her
husband said were caused by abuse,
Finally he died there suddenly one
Wednesday. The preceding Saturday
she saw him and he was well, and whom
they brought the body to her the face
was covered with bruises which were
not there Saturday. She believed that
his death was fastened by violence,
The committee ore determined to probe
the matter to the bottom.
Year: 1876

Correspondence San Francisco Chronicle.I


pity the stranger who dies within the gates OF
Munich. Every one here Is treated with equal
Injustice. be he high or low friend or foe. The
body Of the deceased person is taken almost
Immediately to the cemetery, where there is q
dows look in upon the many couches, and almost
every hour there are anxious faces peerlng In
through these windows at the bodies that lie in
state, side by sde until the hour Of burial Each
body is dressed In its best: there are those who
| are borne to the exhibition hall In bridal robes
some are attired tastefuly and some gaudilly


for ii is thought that their bodies may yet breathe
again and every precaution ia taken to make


this awakening as agreeable as possible. There


are wires attached to the hands or the breast. sc
/ that the least motion will communicate with an
alarm bell, and at this strange summons the
watchmen are prepared to rush to the assistance
| OF the poor soul that has not yet escaped tht
trials Of this life. Tradition says that once o.
| twice this bell has runR
Year: 1876

The people OF New Hampshire having
voted TO call convention to revise the
constitution Of their State, it will de-
volve upon the Legislature to provide
for the election Of members, and fix the
time for it to meet. The principal
changes proposed are tho abolition ol
the religious qualifications for office, 9
change to biennial elections, and q re
duction in membership Of the House
and an increase in the Senate Rich


nond Enquirer.
Year: 1876

The cause and cure are both
well enough known. Cream be.
comes bitter by long keeping: at
three days it will begin to tell;
after the fourth day it is unfit to
be used in coffee or made into
butter. spelling both.


In summer there is little bitter
milk or cream, because the cream
is churned sooner than in winter,
seldom reaching the third day.
Sometimes, where there is a single
COW kept, | have known the bitter
To show on account Of the small
quantity Of cream accumulating.
The summer practice is reversed
IN winter. There being too little
milk to require frequent churning
thcn-say one, and sometimes
two churning a week-we account
ready for the evil complained Of
The torepart OF the season, when
milk is in greater quantity, neces-
stating more frequent churning,
| hear Of but little complaint.


1t matters not how good the
feed is if the tenderest hay and
roots are added, making an ap-
proach to summer feed; nor how
clean the milk is kept, ifset
beyond three days will be hurt.
The writer of this has filled ;he
the vessel, leaving barely space
enough for a cloth to be stretched
over without ,ouching the milk,
and a snug lid put on, keeping
the air out,all to no perpose. So,
in the purest air in all the tenn
peratures, it is the same.


1t is age that spoils the cream;
not only does it make it bitter,
but destroys the flavor, giving it Il
rank disagreeablc taste. Tho
sooner the cream is churned or
used after the milk has stood
iorty-eight hours, the better. If
there is too little cream to churn
add the milk and churn that with
it to give sufficient body to work
it. If the milk has been kept in
pure air and cleanliness obsered
throughout, with the proper tenn
perature, 500 there will noS only
be an absence Of the bitter, tank
taste, but good quality o.. butter
will be produced.
Year: 1876

Don't fret. Stop that worry
and fret. If it is sin, take it to
the foot of the Cross and cast it off
there. If it is an offence against
neighbor, or nearer friend, go
and make manly or womanly ac-
Acknowledgement and restitution.
If it is Il SANDER or ether injury,
meet it courageously, 50 far as
need be, and then rise above it,
and live it down. lfit is loss of
property, the result is probably
only a change Of 4 figure in the
inventory, and mostly a thing OF
the imagination,s IS o far as practical
life is concerned; but if it is more
serious than that, then cLme down
to the new level without fiinching
or grumbling, and you will find
as much sunshine and as many
stars below as above If it is a
physical deprcssion-diet, crash
towels, sleep and employment
equal to the strength will drive it
away If it is bereavement, that
is the lot Of every mortal, a part
of the agreement in assuming the
relations which bring the delights
Of home and love. Never pity or
sympathize with yourself-keep
those emotions to soothe the sor-
rows of others. Expended onyour-
self, they speedily turn to vinegar
or gall. 10 nine out of ten of our
readers we are justified in saying:
How silly your are to permit that
triflc. to destroy your peace of
mind, and cast gloom over your
household! Stop that worry and
fret. Meet the inevitable ills OF
life courageously and manfully.
Year: 1876

The New York Elevated Railroad Company WILL on
Tuesday morning regular trains between the Bat
terry and Fifty ninth street The hrst trains in the
morning according 10 the time table, start from the
Battery at O'Clock and from Fifty ninth street at
6s and they followed short intervals by thirty
eight other trains either way Yesterday the road was
completed 10 the Park, and the company ran train
over II test IT, To-day excursion given by the
company their friends will be made the road.
The invited guests will join the officers at the Battery
from which the train leaves at 05, making the trip
TO the Park In thirty.four minutes
Year: 1876

his civil service career has not been a
success, and plea for charitable judg-
ment, or, at least, for division OF the
blame. II is only just to say of him that
his military services entitled him TO the
cOuntry's gratitude, and that II his CIVIC
career was failure, 1t was only his mis-
fortune, while it was the peoples faulG.
Let us take our share of the blame of 1t,
and remember with satisfaction that at
least In one instance--his veto Of the in
flation bill-his administration was alike
honorable to himself and serViceable to
the country"


The Times


is disappointed at the silence of the
President on the subject of a conflict
which has been waged in the three con
tested Southern States, and not YET
ended in any Of them. 1t says: "We
have been told that a special mcssag4
will be sent to Congress at another
time, but this is the time when
plain words from the President are re-
qulred, not less in the interest or hui
manity, but in the interest Of the coun'
try, whose peace is threatened,
and whose sense of justice is
outraged by conspiracy as au
dacious as that which compelled
the weak and vacillating Buchanan to
remain passive while the rebellion was
organized. He owed an emphatic dec
laration Of his own opinions to his own
reputation, which may easily be mis-
judged by the Republican party, which
is IN no mood to brook timidity or hesi
tation in its leaders and to the people
who, in the presence of great emer
gency, are entitled to be advised as tt
the principles and purposes of those
who are entrusted with the administra
tion of affairs.


The World


says the message is, in effect, plea
setting forth what the President con
siders to be the reasons why he ough
not to be impeacheG. Amazing reasons
they are and amazingly stated, so amaz
ingty that it is not easy to deal witt
them as they desire without treating
their author as it is not to be desired il
the public interest that President o.
the United States should be treated.
Year: 1876

Because il is and will be politically Tree ana in
dependent; faithful to the principles of its founder
and of the Republican party, bnt controlled hy uo
clique. caucGs or convention 1t labors to limit and
Giy,c; legislation to the public welfare ard to aid
in compelling from both great parties nominations
during the Presidential year which shall represent
purity in character integrity in administration, and


better era fer the politics Of the Whole country,
Citizens WHO would vote utliigenty cannot dis


pcnsc With the paper viii, tells them the truth
honesty concerning every party ana candidate no r
can they in tins ceGtenDi,l year DO more effective
servica for the public good than by sustaining and
xtending the circulation of Journal devoted to
intelligence among the people honesty among their
rulers, and the essential principles ofthe Republic.
Year: 1876

A STUDY IN HEAVY ORDNANCE, as seen in
the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia,
is published in another column, and will be
found both accurate and interesting At a
time when the great fighting nations Of the
world are spending hundreds of thousands
in perfecting their great guns it is some
what discreditablo to America that the best
our service has to show is that antiquated
monster, the twenty-inch smooth bore Rod
man gun, which throws spherical shot.
Many attempts have been made, and with
fair success, of converting this class OF
smooth bores into rihed guns by providing
them with steel Innings, but the expert
ments have not been tried on a large scale
or with the heaviest guns. We hope that
our legislators will do something to advance
our condition in. this respect
Year: 1876

The INDIANS. The column under General
Crook, which has been organized with the
object of making winter campaign against
the hostile Sioux, ought to give good ac-
count Of itself. Great care seems to have
been shown in fitting it for the work before
it--work that has been considerably simpli-
fed by the surrender Of the Cheyennes to
General Miles. There will, however, be
plenty of opportunity offered to the men and
officers of Crooks command to show their
mettle and render important services to the
country by settling forever this Indian
question. We hope General Crook will
have better success in the present campaign
than in his summer operations. We en-
tirely agree with the praise bestowed by the
General on the troops who accompanied
him during the arduous campaign on the
Big Horn and Yellowstone They merited
oil the good their commander can say Of
them, but little more foresight on the part
of General Crook would have spared them
many Of the hardships which they suffered.
It is to be hoped that no moro rash ventures
will be made.
Year: 1876

party that suffers has abundant time to col
lect evidence, and as Congress will be in
session two months before the electoral
votes are counted there will be no
difficulty in bringing the evidence to
the attention Of the only body which has
any authority to make it basis of action.
Redress and relief can come only from Con-
gress, which has the sole power Of deciding
in what manner the votes shall be counted
and on what grounds any can be excluded
Congress will act with the eyes of the
country upon them under the pressure Of
a potential public opinion. which will find
voice in the press and be brought to bear
with mighty force if it shall appear that
there are good grounds for complaint.


If the existing rules are inadequate it is
in the power of Congress to substitute
new and better ones. If the precedents
cannot be safely or equitably followed
Congress is not bound by former
precedents. 1t is within its legiti-
mate and acknowledged authority to
pass law or adopt joint resolution which
will be fair and just to both parties, and the
pressure of public opinion will not per-
NIT Congress to give its sanction to q
manifest fraud and cheat the people
out of a result legally attained by their
votes. The Presidential election will not
he decided by the mere returns, but by
the action Of Congress in making
rules for preventing dishonest re-
turns from deciding the result. What
the people may do in this period Of sus-
pense and excitement will amount to
nothing What they may say to Congress
after the Electoral Colleges have acted may
be relied on for preventing attempts to null
lily the popular will.