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Year: 1876

There is an old story, with moral, of 8 woman who very much wanted sill yer tea service. The family's means and style of living made it not unreasonable, but her husband was never 4uite ready to spare the money. One day he care ulessly indorsed for some acquaintance and lost several hundred dollars; where upon his wife went and bought tea service costing like sum. If he could afford to throw away money in that way, she reasoned, she surely could afford to have that which was but an investment of little capital.
Year: 1876

On cold, dark winter night, when a young married man is taking in the clothes, with frozen fingers and mouth full of clothespins, nothing gives him a greater feeling of despair than to hear his wife open the back window and say "Joseph, you may bring yours in, but I guess you can hang mine back"
Year: 1876

A newspaper is 8 window through which nen look out on all that is going on in the world; without newspaper, a man is shut in small room, and knows little or nothing of what is happening outside of himself. In our day, the newspapers keep pace with history and record it. A newspaper will keep a sen sible man in sympathy with the world s current history. It is an unfolding en- cyclopedia, an unbound book forever issuing and never finished.
Year: 1876

The horse railroad agitation has extended to nearly
every city of New Jersey and such pressure has been
exercised upon members oil the Legislature that Mr.
Egan, OF Elizabeth, has introduced bill concerning
horse railroad companies It provides that it shall DO
lawful for sny city, town or township to pass, amend
and repeal ordinances for any OF the following
objects:-To regulate and prescribe the rate
OF fare, provided such rate shall not OK
ceed the of five cents for each adult
passenger TO grant licenses to- any company for each
operated: to compel the payment to each
city, town, &c, OF license fee for every car to regu
late the running and operating OF every railroad in
such a manner will conduce to the welfare, comfort
and convenience OF the travelling public. The second
section provides that t shall not be lawful for any
company run their railroad to any township, with
the consent of such township having been first OBJ
tained anything in the charter OF such company 10
the contrary Notwithstanding.


IL has been heretofore the with raroad COM
panies to proceed the Legislature and procure char
ter privileges right OF way and exemption from
nicipa taxation, ignoring entirely municipal authority
An ordinance was passed several years ago by the
Jersey City Board OF Aldermen providing that train
should be within the city limits rate exceeding
six miles an hour, but the railroad companies have
dsregarded II, and trains the Pennsylvania Railroad
dash through the most popuous sections OF the city at
the rate OF twenty-five and thirty miles an hour
The Jersey City and Bergen Horse Railroad Company
continues TO charge faro OF eight cents within tho
city limits in spite OF repeated efforts to compel
duction. similar fare is exacted by the North Hud-
son County Railway Company
Year: 1876

A regular meeting OF the Commissioners Of Public
Parks was held yesterday morning at ten o'clock. A
communication received from Mr. Whitney, the
Corporation Counsel, who gave his opinion regard
10 the Battery extension of the Elevated Railway He
said that the Board could grant the company the right
to pass a small portion of tho Battery which was
formerly strip OF land covered by high water About
the other parts OF the Battery his opinion has yet
been handed IN. copy Of decree in certain suit
Of the New York City Central Underground Railway
served by them upon the Commissioners, In which
they claim the right OF way through the Battery They
wished to notify the Board ofthcr rights in the prem
scs They say that II the power extend their line is
given TO the Elevated Railway Company It will in
fringe upon their rights


Three bids received for the privilege OF making
new uniforms for the Park police.


The Counsel OF the Corporation instructed to
acquire title 10 Westchester avenue between the
OF Morrsana and the Bronx River and also TO Morris
avenue between Third and 1b6th street. for tho
purpose OF opening those streets


The Commissioners directed specifications for laying
out the hydraulic concrete for paving the City Hall
Park should be made The work Is TO be done by con-
tract The sidewalk along Chambers street must be all
paved with IL, and central strip must be laId In each
Of the other walks OF the park far the money that
has been appropriated for that purpose Will CO. amount
ing 10 about $4,000


The rest OF the meeting was occupied with merely
routine business
Year: 1876

Messrs Hughes, Hckox Co. sold Messrs Marsh
White Co. 500 bushels Of grain few Gays ago and
charged the increased rate OF threequarte OF
per bushel for weighing and eevating Marsh, White
& Co. refused TO pay the additional quarter OF cent
whereupon the sclers appealed TO the Board Of Man
ayers OF the Produce Exchange for decision in the
After both sides of the had been fully stated
the managers rendered the following decision, which
establishes precedent on the question which has
caused so much comment among the members of the
Exchange recently THAT nasmuch as nothing was
said in regard any special until after the cOncu-
OF the trade the buyers take the grain the
customary rates Of weighing and elevation which
one-haf cent per bushe each
Year: 1876

The body OF an unknown man found yesterday
morning floating in the North River or pier No 40 by
ofdccr Moore, of the Fifth precinct Deceased was
about forty five years old five feet seven inches high
had black whiskors mixed with gray dressed in black
pants coat and vest gray woocn shirt and high boots
The body sent TO the Morguo and Coroner Elinger
notified.


No "a North River at nino o'clock yesterday morning
The body which had evidently been in the water a


long time, was sent TO the Morgue and the Coroner no
tilted The deceased was about thirty Ave years old
five feet eight Inches high, light comploxoncd had
sandy wbiskcrs, mustacbo and hair and wore black
coat, pantaOons and vest, white shirt and low shoes
Year: 1876

To THE EDITOR HERALD


Interested in your statements OF the rights and
duties Of city railways under their charters ami
the law, would behalf Of myself and others OF
your readers be pleased TO have your opinion the
following questions, in regard TO which there has been
some discussion First, Can city railway company
legally demand the fare from passenger as ho enters
he desires to get outf Second, Can q conductor act
Ing for company, eject passenger who tenders bill
for larger amount than the conductor can or will
change and refuse any other method Of payment, o


must he carry the passenger far ho desires to 20
without paymcnt' EQUITY.


NV YORK Feb l. 1876
Year: 1876

The above Board held their regular stated meeting
yesterday afternoon, all the members present


communication received from the Hoboken
Ferry Company asking permission to place fog bell
on the French steamship dock, pier below Chris
tophcr street ferry. owing the fact that the bell
cannot be heard from their slip or ferry house con-
sequence Of the high sheds OF the two wharis adjoining
The same referred to the Chief Engineer.


The Board denied the request made by the New
England Gasight Company to grant them pier TO
erect Of their illuminating dock lights They also
rejected the proposal OF the New York and Brooklyn
Ferry Company to grant them lease Of the Grand
street terry slips at 900 per anDum for ten years
The Treasurer reported little $355 900 hand
after which the Board adjourned.
Year: 1876

The German saloon keepers of the Nineteenth ward
held meeting at No 767 Third avenue yesterday, to
advocate the enactment OF uniform excise law for the
whole State They hold that such law would do away
with oppressive actions on the part Of the Excise Com
missioncrs TO which, Il Is alleged, they have hereto
fore boon subjected They will join their efforts with
those Of the brewers liquor dealers organizations
TO obtain the enactment OF such law during the pres.
ent session OF the LEGISLATURE
Year: 1876

The Executive Committee of the National Board Of
Trade will hold meeting in Washington on the Sh
inst TO decide when and where the annual meeting Of
the board will take place The delegation appointed to
represent the Produce Exchange Of this city of which
Mr.. Franklin Edison is chairman, have requested tho
Chamber of Commerce, the Board OF Trade OF New
York, the Importers and Groccrs Board OF Trade and
the Cheap Transportation Company TO unite with them
In inviting the National Board TO meet IN New York.


The Importers and Grocers' Board OF Trade have re-
ferred the matter to committee with power TO assent
or dissent TO the proposition and the other societies
mentioned view the question favorably that !; Is
probable that the invitation will be forwarded.
Year: 1876

she Mcdns u work . 16hdaeior does FOR 81 The
great question is the comfort OF passengers None Of
your correspondents have solved the problem OF how
10 get seat for fare and never win while horse
are the only cheap means OF locomotion.


HI M PSI suggestion, II carried out would not
secure him seat but he wants the CITY 10 have half
his iare II ne stands That must bo comfort M 's'
proJect that the fares OF all who stand shall 20
70 charitable institutions (and thus make them
the perpetrators OF the conductors special sin,
OF appropriating to their own what belongs The
railroad company would not help matters Any Of
The principal city lines certain times of day give ev-
idence OF the mPossbilty OF seating all passengers
without making continuous train of cars But YOU
may reasonably insist on the companies running more
than they do-say one at every bock-at certain
times Of day, and when the seats hed show sign
10 that effect and leave people their option as 70
riding II cars with double the present seating ca
pacity be had. much the better / assume that
New Workers sensible and practical Give US some-
and In the meantime, dOni forget TO push rapid tran
sit L.
Year: 1876

An inquest was yesterday held on the body OF Paul
Stahl who committed suicide last week No new facts
elected.


An inquest was likewise held the body of Michael
Herman aged lfty.nve, Of No 697 Third avenue who
run over on the 30h ut between Forty sixth and
Forty seventh Streets by engine and express car OF
the New York Central Railroad backing into the depot
The jury censured the railway officials for not having
in the rear Of trains while they are backing IN
Year: 1876

SLEEP THE BEST STIMULANr. - The
best possible thing for a man to do when
he feels too weak to carry it through is
to go to bed and sleep week if he can.
This is the only true recuperation of
power, the only actual recuperation of
brain force. Because, during sleep the
brain is in a state of rest, in condition
to receive and appropriate particles of
nutriment from the blood which take
the place of those which have been con-
sumed in previous labor, since the very
act of thinking consumes, burns up
solid particles, as every turn of the
wheel or screw of the splendid steamer
is the result of consumption by fire Of
the fuel in the furnace. The supply Of
consumed brain substance can only be
had from the nutritive particles in the
the blood, which are obtained from food
eaten previously, and the brain is 30
constituted that it can best receive and
appropriate to itself those nutritive par
ticles during'a state of rest, of quiet
and stiffness in sleep. Mere stimulantS
supply nothing in themselvS they only
goad the brain, force it to reater con-
sumption of its substance, until that
substance has been 80 exhausted that
there is not power enough left to receive
a supply, just as men are so near death
by that thirst and starvation that there
is not power enough to swallow any.
thing, and it is all over.
Year: 1876

SHALL THEY TRoT OR WALK ?-The
Rural Net0 Yorker, in answering the
question of subscriber as to whether
working horses should be trotted to and
from work, thus remarks: eff more
pains were taken to break colts into fast
walking, it would be necessary to trot
them in intervals between hard work.
Trotting is hard pace for horse on a
hard road-bed, and more horses are pre-
maturely disabled by fast driving to and
from market, than the severest work
they do upon the farm. Still, if horse
is kept in good working condition, he
ought to, and will want to, go faster
than a walk when drawing an empty
wagon, and, in such cases, most working
horses will not hurt themselves by fast
trotting. Often the team is anxious to
get to its crib and feed of oats as the
driver is for his supper, and we don't
know why it should be held in, to the
discomfort of both. As for whipping
or urging q poorly-fed or hard working
horse, either to or from work, it should
never be allowed. It is much better to
take the old-fashiOned advice, and put
the whip in the manger."
Year: 1876

We should never go to bed with hope
for rest, sleep, and perfect repose, until
" All ready" The preiminaiieS for re-
tirement are all Just as important as are
those for the days duties. We must not
go to bed with an overloaded stomach,
in an anxious or troubled state of mind,
with cold extremities, or without antici-
pating and responding to the calls of
nature in all respects. Standing over a
register, before a fire, or in a stove
heated room, is not the best way to get
warm for nights sleep. We should
take such vigorous exercise as will give
quick circulation to the blood, and not
depend on artificial, but on natural
heat. Attention to all these things, fol-
lowed by such devotional exercises as
will bring all the feelings, emotions and
sentiments into accord with the Divine
will, subduing passion, removing ha-
tired, malice, jealousy, revenge, and
opening the portals of Heaven to all
who seek rest, peace and sweet repose.


tits happy custom with many to
conclude the evenings proceedings by
singing a sweet, quiet hymn" THE day
is past and gone, etc.-which brings all
present into delightful union with each
other and with Our Father which art
in Heaven"
Year: 1876

FOND OF Hrs HoRsE.-According to
the Worcester Spy, Gen. E. W. Pierce,
a citizen of FreetOwn, Mass, is calmly
waiting the time when he and his horse
shall lie side by side in the same burial
lot. Once, when he was in the army, it
says, he was without food for whole
day. and at night he took one ear OF
corn from SIX that had been given to
his horse, and, having roasted 1t, made
his supper on it, while his horse dis
posed Of the other five. During the
meal he resolved, if his faithful horse
lived to get home, he would keep hlm
till he died, and then bury him in his
family cemetery. When he had got
home, this plan was firmly opposed oy
his wife. who didn't care to be buried
beside a dumb brute. But he replied
that she couldn't be buried with him
then, for he would be buried with his
horse if she wasn't buried at all. The
wife has since obtained divorce, and
there is now no obstacle to his cherished
desire.
Year: 1876

WAKEFUINEss.-H you find yourself
inclined to wake up at regular hour in
the night, and remain awake, you can
break up the habit in three days by
getting up as soon as you wake, and not
going to sleep again until your usual
hour for retiring; or, retire two hours
later and rise two hours earlier for three
days in succession, not otsleeping q moment
in the daytime.-Dr. Hall.
Year: 1876

BY American Press AsSOclaJlOn.


WASHINGTON, May s.-Secretary Fish
to-day submitted the house long letter
sent to the Secretary of Legation at London,
bearing on the construction of the British
government, upon the extradition treaty
between the two countries. He also gives
ia the same correspondence of Lord Derby
upon the subject, who says Her Majesty's S
government does not feel themselves just-
fled in authorizing the surrender of Winslow
until they have assurance from this govern
ment, that he shall not be tried for offeDse
prior to his surrender in England, until he
has opportunity to return to her Majesty's
domain. The note of Lord Derby implies
that he shall not be tried upon any other
charge than that preferred against him.
The Secretary gives it rs his opinion that it
would be violation of the General Extra
dition Laws of all countries to try any
prisoner for any other crime than the par
ticular extradition offense.
Year: 1876

FToIu t1e NEWARK, D0l., hecOru.l


From what we see is going on in political
circles, by our exchanges 1t would appear
that some men, as soon as they become
clothed with a little brief authority, soon
become TOO big for their clothes, and there
is no reason that we can see, if by the votes
of party the people place at the head of
the municipal government of any town or
city, why the person 80 elected should be
SO elevated, in his own estimation, as to
look upon others as his slaves and who can
be made to come and 60 at his beck and
call, as would appear to be the desire of
some persons SO situated, and who can de-
scend so low as to call men of equal respec-
liability, in regard to moral character, in
tegrity and honesty, with themselves, car
pet-baggers, and not worthy of the respect
of the community in which they reside. 1t
is upon general principles that we are led
ITO make these remarks, not knowing how
soon it might become our lot as an editor to
be placed in the same position as a brother
editor Of asneighboring city has lately been
placed.
Year: 1876

The new iron steam yacht, now being
built by the Harlan and Hollingsworth
Company, and which has already been fully
described in the columns of THE HERALD,
is now nearly ready for shipment. Yester-
day the workmen were engaged in fitting
the various sections together, in order to
ascertain whether everything was right.
The pieces fit without any trouble, what
ever. The vessel will be shipped by rail to
Nevada,
Year: 1876

NEW YORK, May S.-The recent cxplo-
sion at Bergen tunnel, in the vicinity OF
Jersey City and Hoboken, will be investi-
gated by the police. 1t is thought that the
Jersey City authorities will be held liable
for the damages for issuing permit for the
storage of powder in the city, and suits for
one hundred thousand dollars are to be
commenced. The police are satisfied it
was the work of the strikers.
Year: 1876

REMEMBER the roughing on horses, soon
becomes smooth, we noticed very many
poor beasts slipping yesterday and the day
before. The constant strain on horse to
enable him to brace himself for pull, is
very trying and painful to this must be
added the fear which agonizes him under
constant dread Of slipping: look to your
horses.


Again bear in mind, that while the earth
is snow covered, and ice bound, all domes.
tic animals are deprived of their customary
means Of drinking-and if neglected suffer
from thirst.-See that they get water
Don't forget the Sparrows, and Snow Bunt-
ings, a little wheat, or few crumbs thrown
out about the house will soon bring the
hungry birds, whose thankful chirp, will
repay you for the trouble.
Year: 1876

ARE We to have demonstration on the
9Th of January All over the land, not
only Democrats, but Conservative lovers
Of freedom, are preparing to speak trumpet
tongued, in favor Of an election by the
people, and against the trickery of Return.
ing Boards. Would it not be wise for the
County Committee to meet and take step,
to put Delaware in line, for justice and
right.
Year: 1876

The present seems to be an opportune
time to settle and determine, how far
telegram is to be respected. There is .
growing disposition on part Of courts and
legislative committees, to enlarge their
powers Reconstruction Especially is this
so, in 80 far "a kilograms are concerned.
We have known instances where all the
telegraphic communications, Of man has
been made public in the course Of trial
at law, often with no apparent purpose
beyond annoyance. 1t is quite evident
that there are ssme ugly dispatches from,
or to Chandler, Cameron, or Grant, which
Mr.. Orton is anxious to keep from pub
licitv, and thereby screen, one or all o.
the trio; no matter what may be the
motive, his action in this regard is COM
mendable, as it is better far, that the
conspirators against right should escape,
than that the seal Of privacy,
which ought to guard a telegram
should forever be liable to be
broken, at the option Of court, or legis-
la,ive committee. The Constitution throws
its guard around the person, and the papers,
of every citizen, ,aad to our mind this sweep
ing demand for all kilograms to and from
certain persons, made alike by the Senate,
and House of Representatives, is obnoxious
to the spirit and letter of the 4th Amend
ment to the Constitution Of the United
States. A final and deinitivs settlement
of this question is desirable, and We trust it
will be now reached.
Year: 1876

The FAST MAn-The whole country will
rejoice to learn that the fast mail trains are
70 restore to the people the postal facilities
which have been so severely missed during
bhc past few months. The old system has
been almost uncomfortable to business men
and newspaper readers since they have
learned with what promptitude their letters
and papers could be forwarded under a
live postal policy, and they have had
excellent reason to complain that economy
should have been attempted in branch of
the service in which the extreme expense is
30 triling when compared with the magni-
tude Of the interests which it affects. The
official credit of the renewal of the enter
prise is to be divided between Postmaster
General Tyner and General Superintendent
Vail but success would have been impos-
sible had not leading railway managers met
the department in friendly and liberal
spirit.
Year: 1876

Louisiana from . Democratic stand


The report Of the distinguished democrats
who visited New Orleans for the purpose of
Witnessing the proceedings of the Louisiana
Returning Board is published in the HERALD
to-day. AS matter of course it takes issue
with the republican statement which was
submitted to Congress by the President
few days ago. 1t declares the action of the
Returning Board in proclaiming the
election of the Hayes electors to be


arbitrary, unfair and without warrant
OF law" and adopts as applicable to this
canvass the language used by George +.
Hoar, William A. Wheeler and William p
Frye in report made to the House of Rep
resentatives in regard to the canvass of
1S72--'fhe so-called canvass, made by the
Returning Board in the interest of Kellogg
seems to us to have no validity and is
entitled to no respect whatever" In
several instances the report turns against
the republicans their own condemna-
ton of the Louisiana Returning
Boards past iniquities; but, however
telling such hits may be in con-
troversy, they have no bearing on the pres
ent case. The democratic statesmen who
make the report possess sufficient intelli-
gence to know that the only benefit they can
render their party is by making out so
strong case against the legality Of the Re-
turning Boards action as to influence the
Judgment of fair-minded republicans in
Congress, or, failing this, to strengthen the
democratic cause among the people in the
future.


relating to elections is full and able, md in
this the only hope of the democracy lies.
The past record of the Returning Board is
important only inasmuch as it disposes fair
minded republicans to look scrutinizingly
into its present acts We have no doubt the
legal powers rs well as the action of the
Board will be fully discussed and examined
by Congress, and as whatever result may be
there reached Will be final it is to be hoped
that it will be acquiesced in by the democ-
racy even if it should sustain the decision
which gives the electoral vote of the
State of Louisiana to their opponents.
When both sides have been fairly
heard neither can consistently object
to the verdict. The report closes with
an appeal to sentiment-we are un-
willing to say passion-which might as
we'll, and probably better, have been
omitted. The law, interpreted by men who
respect their own honor and their oath of
Office, must after all, decide the case and
as it will be the duty of all good citizens to
respect that decision it is as well that oil
passion should be omitted from the argu-
mcnt on both sides.