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Year: 1873

in dev,ting SO much time to the debate on
the salary question, when the country is
looking for legislation to relieve the pres


ent fnaAcial embarrassments, and restore
confidence il monetary affairs. The Sea
ate is ready to enter upon legislation at
once, and, If possible, afford necessary re-
lief before the holidays 1t is certain that
there is less deposition in the Senate than
in the House to agita.e the salary
question
Year: 1873

The unexampled favor accorded to this
Magazine by the public, enables US to enter
upon the coming year with the means of
making it more attractive and valuable than
ever before 10 its large and inc, easing mum
Der Of readers on both sides Of the Atlantic
The Serial Story of the wear
Year: 1873



 All towns have Itheir claims for public attention and for the town of Cornwall we claim that it is the oldest town in existence. Since the recent thaw has settled the snow on the hills, several eminent ge0lo- gists have been making observations and have found that the town of Cornwall was in being several thousand J ears previous to the creation of the earth, and that the peo. pie lived in balloons while the earth was in process sof.construction. This may &C., count for the airy way in which some of the people carry themselves nowadays. It has also been found that the material of which the tower of Babel was built came largely from Cornwall, which may account in measure for the confusion which was leading feature in the affair. Tue people of this town, although alike in language when you get their ideas together, you will 6n0 are fully ns much in confusion as were they who undertook the tower of Babel. The only thing they agree upon is to get the largest price they can for their ''poison weed, and now when you grasp friendly hand, instead of the usual English Chow dye do" you will hear, '.sold yer terback- CT, and being answered in the affirmative, will come the inquiry, "wbat did you get1" "Wall, between seven and twenty cents," -a very definite answer; but that evening you will hear that he got about sixteen cts and threw m the filters, which is rather good guessing. If any other town can beat this for age let them come right along

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Year: 1873

MORTALITY REooRDs.-The English mor- tality records for 1872 contain some very curious statements as to the causes of death which assist to deplete the list of Her Mai esty's subjects. and these causes are not so strictly confined to England that they may not convey caution to America. veloci- pedes killed one old woman, one boy and 8 man; bees stung one man to death; and a cat, q ferrit and an adder each killed man by their bite. One charming child swal- lowed screw, another q shell and another cherry stone; each was soon subsequent y buried, as was also the fate of one who hid a stone in his ear, and another who tried to hear bead by thrusting it into his ear. A belle of fashion perished from swallowing pin which she was trying to hold in her mouth; fish bones killed three people who ate without their glasses, and swallowing coins closed the career of two others. The wrong kind of food is attribu- ted with the death of Ave persons, and the shows that food is twice as safe as medi- cine, by the way. These are some of the incidents of the record. Besides these, four hundred and forty-four children were smothered by bed clothes, fact worth no ticing, and nine hundred and thirty persons killed by the railroads. Suicide carried off about seventy in every one million of the population, and hanging is rather the pet device. Premeditated suicides generally occur at night; nasty omissions to live are made by daylight. These are some of the current English accidents of 1872. 1t is open to conjecture how many of them were due to carelessness.
Year: 1873

The steamship Atlantic, of the White

 Star line, from Liverpool March 20, for New York, running short of coal, made for

 Halifax. When about 20 miles from port off sCape Prospect, at two o'clock on the

 morning of April lst, she ran ashore on

 Meagher's Heal. She had on board over

 900 men, women and children. Only 26O

 succeeded in landing. The remainder, in

 cluding all the women and children, were

 lost. The captain and third officer were

 saved the first officer was drowned. The

 following is the third officers story: sThe Sea was rough and the night dark. The chief and fourth officer having taken charge

 Mr. Brady went below and turned into bis berth. Tue captain at the same time went to his room to lie down. What occurred between midnight and o'clock, the time of the disaster, Mir. Brady cannot tell, as he was sleeping. He was awakened and thrown out of his bunk by the shock when the steamer struck. She strnck heavily three or four times. The hull of the steam CT became almost totally submerged, and only the bow and masts remained above water. The greater part of the passengers were in their rooms below at the time, and were immediately drowned. Indeed. so soon after striking did the steamer sink that many of the passengers were no doubt sleeping peacefully in blissful ignorance of all that was going on around them. and passed into eternity without a struggle. | If those on deck, numbering several hun | dreds, many were washed overheard when the ship fell over, and then cries for help were most heartrending. Many had taken refuge in the rigging and on the bow and were still living, but with the prospect of almost certain death before them, for they were in momentary expectation of the ship sinking further and enguIphing them all. Even as they were clinging in desperation to the rigging thelr situation was most try ing, and every few minutes some of them. benum5ed by the cold, would loosen the.r hold and perish.

 Two steamers left Halifax Tuesday for the scene. There will be nothing further until their return.
Year: 1873

A just law that inf1icts punishment upon criminal, aims more to prevent further crime than to obtain satisfaction on the offender. The public can afford to forgive the worst culprit in the land, but it cannot afford to present the example of such leni- ency to other rogues. The remarks of Dr. Johnson that ''the worst use you can put a man to is to hang him" may be sound as regards the individual ,sbut will hardly hold good when the rights of the community are considered. Twenty-Five years ago the writer attended court in a neighboring state where man was being tried for his 1 third murder case. Twice before he had been found guilty. had been sentenced, had his sentence commuted to imprisonment, and had been pardoned out. He was found guilty on this third charge, sent to states prison and again pardoned out. A few years since he committed fourth murder. and is now in prison for that crime, with years enough of life before him to be par doned again and then he allowed to perpe- l trate his fifth and perhaps his sixth hon. icide.

 Here is u case where leniency to mur- derer has caused the death of three inno- cent persons, and if persevered in may cause the death of one or two or three more. If report speaks truth Foster was engaged ln a murder case years before be struck the murderous blow for which he suffered an ignominious death on Friday last. Had he been fully punished for bis first crime, he might not, and probably would not, have committed the last and Avery D. Pu;Dam might be living to-day. 1 As murder is crime for which no possi- ble compensation can be made to the vic tim, there should be no possible escape for the murderer Statistics demonstrate that life long sentence is seldom, if ever, full ly served out In short it is well-ascer- tained fact that the chances for pardon are greater for the culprit sentenced for life than for the one sentenced for only ten years.

 To bring the subject 10 an exact point, there is no such punishment as imprison- ment for life. If a man receive such sen tence, bus friends and money, he Can safe ly calculate on being pardoned ip six or eight years. In this state 50 per cent. of the life prisoners are pardoned out after serving an average of seven years. Iu New York 63 per cent. are pardoned out after an imprisonment averaging six and g half years.

 | As the law has been administered in many of our states for the past twenty years, by substituting life imprisonment for hanging, the wretch who robs and mur- ders 8 man to-day stands better chance to be walking tue streets ten years hence than the one who robs his victim and leaves his body unharmed. In view of these facts we have only to ask the opponents of capital punishment how murderer can be prevented from committing second offense unless he is hung for the first ?-Boston Duly Neaos.. " Y
Year: 1873

FiHng Up.-The new Miller House Tn Lakeville is rapidly filling up, and if the proprjetors continue much longer to receive all that apply for rooms and board, there will be no room for summer boarders from the cities. This house is getting to be al- ready one of the most popular in the coun-
Year: 1873

How the Snow Fell Ycsterday-Its Re-


scmblance to . Scotch Mist-Thc Pedes-


trfans, the Streets and the Cars.


The snow was not beautiful yesterday On the
contrary, 1t was dirty, damp and disagreeable.
..On the other siden they have what Is known as
Scotch mist The storm yesterday was Scotch
mist, with frost in 1t, and, like many other things
that have Scotch characteristics II was successful
in small things. The snow, as it descended to the
earth, throughout the day, came down as grace
fully and with nakes as white as the poets describe
it in their glowing language, but when it touched
the sidewalks and the Streets 1t was like the snow
make that Burns describes In his description OF
lapsed virtue:-


One moment white


Then gone forever. .,l..e


That is its whiteness was gone, but the snow
itself stuck to the pathway OF the pedestrians ano
TO the carriageways OF the vehicles with slip
perry tenacity that neither the foot or humanity nor
tnat OF quadruped could avoid. Every footprint
lett mark in slushed snow that was partly writ
ten in water. To those. who wore "rubbers" the
discomfort OF this was partially diminished; but
TO those who ana not Walk along along Hs p,ougaen gasn
equally comfortable with continuous tramp OF
several hours through the streets yesterday;
the principal traiiic was to give. the
feet a baptism OF snow, OF sleet and OF dlrt
eaer and ea he sm Of the



''shoe-black" boys with an inexpresslble despair
As the CLEANING department. has retired
from business for want OF more money TO spend
the snow will have quiet time; 1t will be able to
revenge itself upon the foot OF humanity with im-
punity, conscious that the new broom' OF Super
intendent Thorne has long since been worn to o
stump and has been sent to the Department OF
Finance as proof how easy 1t is TO sweep away
millions Of public money. But If there was dis
comfort below there was more ABOVE. Pedes-
trians had not only TO contend with the
falling snow, but with the wind, and II
they bent their heads to the storm
protected by umbrellas, they received this small
shower Of snow, mist and sleet in the face, and q
gust OF wind that was not only very damp in Its
greeting but was very certain also to give them
s.sea legs" with expedition and despatch.
weather. Towards evening there was q slight
mitigation OF the days discomlorts; the snow de-.
v any aa naa snefe % % ~
filing the cars with damp cargoes OF humanity
that comlorted each other In their misery and
filed the cars with steam, that was suggestive Of
Stupendous laundry.
Year: 1873

ofits worth over and above any Indebtedness OF
facts that such Indebtedness did not enter into tine
valuation Hit did, then, whether or not such re-
duction was excessive or beneath the real value Is
not q question for review by US. lftt were the
whole tax list could be brought by individuals be-
fore the Court TO have the valuation OF their prop
erty valued at too mig rate. Such valuation, as
before stated, II made according to correct legal
principles, becomes question q fact WIN whea ga
IL existed before corporations were assessed ana
taxed on their capital stock, such stock was Liable
holders The stock was then valued at IT'S
market value and .his OF course mace
@ lor tne nnanciai or the S ndebted
ness OF the company except IN ascertaining tne
value OF the stock. That system OF reductioh Is
still continued with the exception that II Ii made
against the corporation, and not against the indi
vidual stockholders An objection Is taken to this
proceeding that the Commissioners have delivered
the assessment rolls TO the supervisors and there
fore this proceeding should be quashed. In tne
present case the writ was served before suca Ie.
Commissioners TO defeat proceeding properly
commenced in the manner suggested. All the
cases referred to by the counsel for the respond
enJs were cases in which the certiOrari was not
served until after the assessment rolls had passed
our the hands OF the There viii be no
difficulty in enforcing obedience to the Judgment
oil the Court for this cause, This objection Is not
noticed IN this case, but Is considered IN reference
TO other cases submitted with this for considera.
tion. Judgment rendered Tor the respondents and
the writ quashed.


Liability OF Foreign Banks Doing


Business Here TO Taxation.


The Bank OF British North America, the Bank OF
Montreal and the Canadian Bank OF Commerce,
each having agencies in this city, were assessed
on the capital employed here by the Commission
els Of Taxes and Assessments. An appeal was
taken by certorari, not from the assessments fixed
by the Commissioners, but on the ground that
under the act OF 1851, exempting from taxation
agents holding products from other states Tor sale
on commission and agents OF moneyed corporations
and capitalists for moneys in their possession and
under their control. transmitted to them for pur-
poses OF investment or otherwise they were wholly
exonerated from taxation, well as on the general
common law ground that personal property has It's
location where its owner resides.'


Judge Barrett in delivering the opinion, holds
that the OF 1851 does not apply to these cases.
the money being here for use IN ordinary busine
and not within the meaning OF the statute-for In
vestment or other purpose; that It comes IN COM
petition with home capital and demands and re-
ceives the same protection as that lor which the
latter is taxed that they do come within the act
OF 1855 as non-residents doing business in New
York. and that the doctrine Of the sius OF chattes
following the owner does not apply to questions Of
taxation The Judgment Is, therefore, directed Tor
the Tax Commissioners. f
Year: 1873

Before Judge Pratt.


Judge Pratt yesterday rendered decision de-
nying the motion for an injunction to prevent the
supervisor OF Huntington from paying the Kelsey
reward. The application was made on behalf OF
Messrs Banks and Rogers, residents OF the to wn
and taxpayers on the general ground that the
under the circumstances.


On the hearing counsel for the Supervisor showed
that another action for the same cause had been
commenced against his client. who did not intend
TO pay the reward until enabled and authorized to
do SO by the Legislature.
Year: 1873

room, arrest and orng him TO this once to be dis
posed OF as the Coroner may direct.n With such
assurances the detective and Mr.. Ryan left the
once quite well satisfied that everything was right.
AS ret Captain hedden, OF the Thirteenth precinct,
mas been unable to obtain any clew which Is likely
to lead TO the unraveling OF this mysteri ous MUIR
der, but he and his officers are hard at work, and
are not without hope OF erecting good results. IL
Is probable that Coroner Young Will hold an inquest
In the case on Wednesday next m
Year: 1873

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


NEW YORK, Dec. q, 1873
Allow me small space in your journal to deny
the insinuation Of some and the assertion OF other
journals that the now notorious Harry Genet is
descendant or in any way related to . gentleman
known in American history as 'Uitizen Genet"
and who was my immediate ancestor. As far as
beginning OF the present century. gardener In
Albany, in the employ OF Jesse Buell. From there
they went to Saratoga county, from whence Harry
bert Dean often told me that he knew all about
them and would furnish me with proof that was
not their name. II he was correct In this wish
their fancy had directed them to make some other


GEORGE q, GENET.
Year: 1873

We clip the following from late
number of the Scientific Journal:


The creeping Of rails has attracted
not attempt to explain it, we Offer a
point on the fact, that on lines rum
ming north and south, the western rail
''creeps' faster than the eastern rail.
That is, this strange movement of the
rail towards the south is more marked
in one rail than the other on the same
track. Furthermore; it has been no.
ticed that on such q line the eartern
rail wears out the fastest. Both of
these points, we think, oan be explained
by the motion of the earth as it turns
from the west towards the east. Motion
tends to overcome gravitation. A rapid
skater flies over the thin ice without
breaking through, and train at high
speed has been known to leap broken
bridge unharmed. Momentum over
comes gravitation, and the greater the
speed the less the weight on the rails.
Everything that has free motion is
dragged after the whirllng globe ; every
wind that blows, and every tide that
moves feels the influence, and our train
going north or south is pulled over
toward the east and naturally presses
the eastern rail most heavily. The
western rail, being relieved of it's share
of weight, creeps more freely and
quickly. It is also noticed that the
wheels that run on the eastern rail
wear out first, and we can but think
that this earth motion is the true
cause. The practical side of this is,
that the eastern rail and wheels should
! ho rtrnnror "
Year: 1873

Young men sometimes think that
it is not respectable TO work They
immagine that there is some charac-
ter of disgrace or degradation belong
ing TO toll. No greater mistake could
be made Instead of being disgrace
ful 10 engage in work, it is especially
honorable 1t is the useless, not the
useful man who does nothing; who
eats the bread he does not earn; who
relies upon others to support his life.
1t is he who is not respectable, be-
cause he does nothing to command
respect. 1t is surprising to see how
many young men there are at the
present day who are growing up to
habits of idleness. Having nothing
else 70 do, their nights and often their
days are spent in places of i'll repute.
Craving excitement they seek the
gaming table They find stimulant
in Intoxicating liquors. They look
upon labor with aversion, if not with
absolute repugnance, and follow cour-
ses which end only in shame. How
many men now in middle life look
back with regret upon many lost
moments spent by them in idleness,
and lament that their lives are now
beyond reuisal. Prepare, young
man, while yet you have chance,
against such . sorrowful period. Do
not allow yourself to grow up with
out anything to do. Believe that any
labor which viii furnish occupation
for the mind and hands is better than
life which aecomplishes nothing,
and which will by and by be full Of
misery.
Year: 1873

A bridegroom is at all times an OBJ
ject Of the most perfect indifference,
not to say contempt to the onlookers
at a matrimonial festival There is
no pity for his agitation or sympathy
with his forlorn condition. He is a
black-coated nonenity, lay figure, a
foil in the dazzling picture going on
before the altar No pity can, there
fore, be extended to that wretched
man, who, being married the other
day, put the wedding ring into his
mouth for safety. The ceremony pro-
ceeded. The miserable object who
played violin secundo trembled in his
patent feathers. The moment came.
The minister, calm and self possed as
a judge pronouncing sentence of the
law motioned for the ring. The par
alyzed bridegroom gave start
There was sudden gulp. gurgling
sound, and that ring had gone where
there is no marrying or giving in mar
riage
Year: 1873

The San Francisco Bulletin says: Charles
Ben. Darwin, the Assistant District Attorney,
noticed the whitish appearance of saEd-hiil
near Steiner street, north of Greenwich, and
knowing that it must be one of the shell
mounds so common in this vicinity, he ex-
amined it. There is nothing remarkable
about the mound. 1t is not so extensive as
mary other on this coast, nor so large even
as several others on this peninsula, and few
people take any special interest in such places
though they are the signs of the existence
here OF once numerous people. Many of
these mounds in California are of vast extent,
and are composed almost wholly of sea shells,
some of the piles having been constructed
from a level plain to height of thirty to for
ty feet, though most of them are evidently on
elevated ground, selected, perhaps, because
beyond the reach of tides, or for the purpose
of overlooking the surrounding country, ike
the extensive one at Monterey. Ore of these
huge piles, situated near the San Pablo road


near Oakland, is built up entirely of shells
from level ground to a height of fifty feet or
more. There is another on MIR. Rogers place
in Alameda, and the Shell Mound Nursery is
located on another. On this penislla there
are three or four small ones aud one or two
quite extensive. The Digger IudiaLs profess
to know no more OF these piles or the people
who constructed them than the whites do.
They say members of their tribe were never in
the habit of congregating on the coast TO eat
sheli-fish, and that the mounds have always
been there since their recollection, and they
have n traditions to show that their fore
fathers knew anything of the mound buildings.


The mound near Greenwich and Steiner is
not composed wholly of shells, but is an or
binary sand heap, with layer of shells t: ON
two to four feet in thickness on the surface,
aud some people surmise that the shells were
deposited by the sea, and that the wind has
driven the sand off in places so as to leave
hill here and there. This explanation might
appear reasonable as to some localities, but


not to all. The shell mounds of this coast


differ materially from the celebrated ancient


mounds OF Ohio and the Mississippi valley,
and were evidently constructed by a different
people, and for different reasons. As yet
very little attt ntion has been paid to them,
the people of California being too busy in the
struggle for wealth to leave much time for
the purpose of scientific Inquiry. Mr.. Dar-
win, however, having nothing else to do,


commenced digging with his cane into the
side of the hill, where the wind had blown
away the sand leaving the layer OF smells ex-


posed; and, while thus engaged, unearthed
in the sand, under the shells, complete
skeleton, the bones lying as if the man Tor
woman) had been in a kneeling position.
Mr. Darwin intends to present the skeleton
to the California Academy of Sciences, when
it il hoped some good guess may be made as
to its age. 1t is believed by the finder to be
the remains Of a race now extinct.