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Year: 1876

A SPECIAL CABLE DESPATCH FROM BUDA-
PEsTH, on the Danube, informs us of the
destruction of five hundred and twenty-one
houses in five small townships along the
river from the sapping and softening action
Of the foods on their walls and foundations.
The destruction of houses in Pesth alone
from this cause is immense, and it is to be
feared that even the best built portions of
The city will be reduced to ruin if the floods
continue. The complete submergence of the
large island of Czepel, with its five villages,
is a calamity almost unparalleled in the his
tory of river inundations, and will create
fearful distress among the inhabitants To
add to the general depression produced by
the floods there is danger of famine in
the desolated districts, ove- four hundred
square miles of winter corn having been en-
sirely destroyed by the floods.
Year: 1876

The DANGERS OF THE SEA have been illus
trated, happily without loss of life or prop
erty by the breaking of the propeller blades
of the steamer California. The vessel was on
her way to New York when the accident dis
nbled her, and was fortunately within reach
of assistance. If this disaster had occurred
in mid-ocean we might have had to record
The California as among the missing ships of
which tidings never reach u.s.
Year: 1876

A FATALLY Destructive LANDsLIP occur
red on Friday night at Caut, small town on
the Rhine, and killed twenty-six persons.
The heavy rains which have latterly been
prevailing in Europe have so completely
saturated the soil that where the angle Of
slipping is at all exceeded there is great
danger. Many of the Rhine villages are
built at the feet of steep mountain slopes,
and it is matter of surprise that these land
slides are not of more frequent occurrence.
Year: 1876

CONTEST for an estate worth one million
five hundred thousand dollars is now pend
ing in the courts. There are serious charges
of fraud in relation to the will of the late
Mr.. Eldridge and the vast amount involved
will attract much attention to the investiga-
tion to be made
Year: 1876

The GREAT ART FESTIVAL just held in the
Bavarian capital is the subject " an interest
Ing letter from our correspondent at Munich.
The costumes of past ages were reproduced,
and especial splendor was displayed in a
living representation of the marriage of
Charles V.
Year: 1876

Queen Victoria has evidently laid aside her
face to her subjects at least as often as she
was wont to appear in public during the life
of the Prince Consort. Her progress to the
east end of London to open the new
wing of hospital furnished striking evil
dence Of the loyalty of the poorer millions
of her subjects. They shouted themselves
hoarse and crushed each other until bones
broke in her honor, thus giving loyal in
mates to the new hospital wing she had
opened. A royal pageant in London seems
rs necessarily fatal TO the teeming millions
of onlookers rs the progress of the car OF
Juggernaut. The entry of Princess Alexan-
dra into London and the illuminations in
honor of her marriage with the Prince of
Wales were marked by the loss of a
great many loyal lives and the frac-
ture of thousands of loyal bones
As explosive American patriotism has a
number of young lives annually sacrificed
on its altar we should not, perhaps, blame
the English mob for making the most of a
chance to be royalty crushed to death that





only recurs every five or ten years. When
the Queen is proclaimed Empress rs she
soon will be, this desire to meet luxurious
death may assume larger proportions. Our
correspondent has information that an
amnesty will be extended to the Fenian
prisoners when the imperial proclama-
ton is made, and thus even the
Irish irreconcilables will have cause to re-
joice. OBJECTIONS to Rome among the
English nobility arc tethered, however
inauspiciously, with scandal relating to an
unnamed lady of title; but remembering
that costly dessert in the Garden OF Eden we
may be saddened but not astounded that one
of EYES daughters has gone a step further in
the transgressor's road than the grand old
gardeners wife. Pedestrianism in high life
and grand polo match at Berlin are among
the sporting foreshadowings of our corre-
spondence.
Year: 1876

Many happy hour have l passed,


listening to incidents of his daring, his


patience and endurance quick, ner-


yous nature causing strange contradic-


tions in his character One can hardly


believe that the man who for three


weeks spent every day, and all day long,


lying on his back under tree watching
two little birds build their nest, could be
the same who would sometimes become
so discouraged, and SO impatient, when
the effect he desired could not be pro-
duced, that he would throw canvas, easel,
paints and brushes from him, and rush
from the house, to find consolation in
his beloved woods. On his return he
would find his implements collected to-
gether and arranged, and would resume
work as if no outburst of temper had
interrupted him.


At no time did he lose sight of his
work, and he carried it with him where
ever he went if not in the tangible
form of paints and brushes, it appeared
in his earnest questions addressed to
those he might be with, or in the quick
glances of those eagle eyes which were
such noticeable feature of his hand
some face. Animals of various kinds.
many of them far from attractive, were
at one time or another inmates of his
house. | remember my mother telling
me that one of her first experiences with
my grandfather, was being called up in
common with the rest of the household
TO catch number of white mice, which
had escaped from their cage and very
amusing was her account of the pursuit
and final capture of the runaways, the
excited owner leading the chase under
.ables and chairs, into corners and be-
hind curtains, eventually securing them
III, though not without brave resist
lnce ON the part of the mice, whose
harp teeth left painful records on the
ingers of the captors.-Seri5ner for
Fnly
Year: 1876

Reform is necessary to put stop to
the profigate waste of public lands and
their diversion from actual settlers by
the party in power, which has squan-
dered two hundred millions of acres up.
on railroads alone, and out of more than
thrice that aggregate, has disposed of
less than sixth directly to the tillers of
the soil.
Year: 1876

A wit was dreadfully bored by stu
pid fellow who persisted in talking to
him ON natural history, There's the
oyster" at last said the bore; whats
your notion as to the idea that the oys-
ter is possessed of reason :" think
it may be true" said the wit, because
the oyster knows enough to shut its
mouth"
Year: 1876

homes, the nurseries OF good habits, and
tho children were kept ut their earliest years in
infant Schools next In elementary schools aud in the
years between childhood and manhood they were
trained according TO their aptitrdes for the arts and
industries We forgot that the wealth OF the state
was In its men, who produce values IN proportion 10
their efficiency; that the normal was the highest
product and that proper division OF LABOR demanded
that the raising OF efficient should be well at
tended TO as the production OF wealth


'Tho nation Is IN danger (" he said. s'The hand of
death Is upon II. The enemy Is among u.s. he is
the city and all the land. Who IS not aroused
Who has any other but to rid the country OF the
common enemy OF all ~ Further on hc said :-ssFal
10 exercise mans and put out tho light OF
the world. Neglect mans moral training and you
rear a monster. Train man exclusively for industry
and you make him a machine
Year: 1876

Henry Meyer and his wife, OF No. 202 Forsyth street,
have been stealing goods from retail stores in the
for some time past Their plan of operations was
this They would enter clothing store, for instance
with their lt,e Charles. and engage the clerk in
taking tho measure OF the boy for suit OF
Clothes and while no thus employed one
the other would carefully away
about his her person some portable article OF cloth
ing Yesterday afternoon they tried their little game
in the store OF Mr. Isdore Sherck ut No 49l Canal
street. whore Meyer attempted to secrete, under his
coat bundle OF vests. Mr.. Sherick happened SEQ
him IN the act called in an officer and had them
rested.
Year: 1876

LoSpoS, March l4.-In the House OF
Commons tonight, the Marquis of Har-
hngton gave notice that he would offer q
motion protesting against the adoption
by the sovereign of the Objectionable title
Of Empress. Opposition has been re-
solved to make q formal attack on the
royal title bill.
Year: 1876

The entire effect will not be one
fourth us great a. that OF tho failure Of
Duncan, Sherman Il Co. 1t was found
that advances to considerable amount
had been made on grain in transit, some
of the bills for which are still remaining
in the bank, bear dates two years old. II
is said that the Vice President of tie
bank has been speculating with parties
or the Produce Exchange. The course
of the Clearing House Committee in re-
gard to tile Bank of the State of New
York was unanimously approved at a
meeting OF the Clearing House to-day.
Year: 1876

On Thursday tile 18th instant, the vo
3ers Of the first school district will be call
ed upon to determine whetheror not d staz
shall be raised for the purpose Of erecting
building to be used permanently as !
sehoolhouse, and when required, al !
church. The cost Of the building has beer
estimated at $1,000 This is small
amount Of money to expend for the pur
pose, and the project viii no doubt meet
the appreciation Of every voter Of The dis
trict. The advantages to be derived from
the construction Of a good scboolhouse III
this town, are too well known and have
been too often explained ia these columns
to require repetition here. n regard to
the location Of the building, however, We
have few words to say.


Under the laws Of The Territory govern
ing town sites, d certain amount Of ground
is allotted andsetapart for school purposes.
In this town the law makes it the duty Of
the Probate Judge, after the town site has
been located and surveyed, upon the peti-
ton Of ten residents Of the town, to locate
and set apart site for a district school,
not to exceed one acre. This il to be done
with The advice and approval Of the
Board Of School Trustees Of the district.
At the proper time the school site is to be
conveyed by deed, in lots, to the Trustees,
to be managed BY that Board ia the same
manner as other. school property, Upon
the petition Of twenty residents, . tract Of
land not to exceed twenty acres can be
set apart in the same manner for the site
Of a college or university, with the ad-
vice and approval Of the county Superin-
tendent. The last Legislature enacted
measure allowing this college site to be
used for district school purposes, 50 that
the people Of The town have two opportuni-
ties Of preserving q site sufficiently Large
for all necessary educational purposes and
as thu survey Of the town is now in progress,
some steps should be taken to secure this
pr operty.
Year: 1876

As the season is approaching when
hawks are most destructive to young
poultry method of catching and kill
ing these marauders will be in order.
1t is a well-known fact that a hawk
will always light on some conspicuous
place close to the poultry yard from
which to swoop down on his victims.
Taking advantage of this erect pole
with flat surface at the top just large
enough to hold strong steel trap.
Fasten this trap by a chain to staple
in the pole and await results. No bait
will be needed for the hawk will be
quite certain to light on the trap and
be caught. A gentleman who has tried
this method has succeeded in killing
all the hawks in his neighborhood and
can now raise poultry without loss ex.
cept by accident.
Year: 1876

Concerning this subject the Scientif.
ic American very truly says: Many
are careless in the keeping Of the feet.
If they wash them once a week they
think they are doing well. They do
not consider that the largest pores are
located on the bottom of the foot, and
that the most offensive matter is dis.
charged through. the pores. They
wear stockings from the beginning to
the end of the week without change,
which become perfectly saturated with
offensive matter. Ill health is gener.
ated by such treatment of the feet.
The pores are not only repellants but
absorbants, and fetid matter, to a
greater or less extent, is taken back
into the system. The feet should be
washed every day, in pure water only,
as we'll as the arm.pits, from which an
offensive odor is also emitted, unless
daily ablution is practiced. Stockings
should not be worn more than a day
or two at a time. They may be worn
one day ana then aired and summed and
worn another day If necessary. ="
Year: 1876

EVANSVILLE, September 2f.-Two
successive and heavy shocks of AN earth
quake were distinctly felt here at IL
o'clock tonight. So great WAS the effect
that the alarm was general throughout
the city. People left their beds and globes
were shaken off the chandeliers. Many
thought it boiler explosion. No dam
age done in the city as far as known.
Year: 1876

was much more than the entire cost of
the tast mail. SherwIn, postmaster at
this city, also gave full particulars oi the
detent on of the msils by the with
drawal of the fast mail train, and stated
that he bad no doubt that the revenue of
the department from the letter CORE.
spondcnce of Cleveland would be in
creased to such an extent by the fast mail
as TO equal the increased cost of the SER
wee, which would properly be assessed
upon Cleveland rs her share. That same
correspondence and large portion of
the newspaper mali that was sent by the
fast mail now goes by express, and pays
postage in addition to express charges.
Year: 1876

CLEVELAND, September 23.-The spe-
cial commission on the postal railroad
service met here this morning, and were
met by committee appointed by the
Board of Trade and deputations from
the leading mercantile and banking in
tcrests of the city, who made statements
ia regard to the necessity Of increased
mail facilities. All agreed and were of
the opinion that there was nearly twenty
four hours difference in the receipts of
mails from New York and the Eastern
states by the fast mail, and the same
time saved in the remittances of exchange
and in the collection of drafts and checks
from the towns on the lines of the fast
mail: that the
Year: 1876

was had by twelve thousand or thirteen
thousand people st the heights between
Ninety-seCond andNinety-sixth streets. at
Third avenue, where there were no houses
directly opposite. Across the river was
Hallett's Point and the timbers and shan
ties, at the opening of the shaft Nearly
midwayin the river but q tritie to the north
was little island with boa. house, and
few hundred yards to the south little
rock surmounted by an advertising beard.
The rock to be blasted Law beneath the
surface between Little Island and Hal
sett's Island. The Government scow,
police and emigration boards steamer
and hundreds of bsrges and row boats
lay between New York ard Wards
Island, about opposite lleth street.


Al 2 o'clock n Faint Paf OF smoke
arose from the scow, followed by report
of the frst gun, and there was sn instant
commotion, crowds swaying about in
fresh esgerness TO get good standpoint.
Ten minutes later there was another re-
port, and deep hush tell upon tine null
tltude. The stiffness was unbreken from
then until the third gun was fired at ten
Year: 1876

Gen. Newton has published reply
70 the Sabbath committee. He says l
was well aware of the serious objections
to appointing Sunday rs the day Of
firing the mines at He'll Gate, but that
necessity, which | considered urgent,
compelled the steps. Neither myself or
any of my subordinates would take the
responsibility OF certain consequences of
delaying the explosion one day after
all is ready and this alone should pre-
vent our action being considered by
any one rs desecration of the
Lords day, Tn" General will leave
this city tomorrow morning for Halletts
Point Reef, where he will remain an hour
or So afterwards he viii repair to point
below Pot River Cave, from the grounds
of which wires connect with the mine.
One thousand invitations have been is
sued. The holders Of these will be con-
veycd TO The scene by four steamers,
which will be assigned positions beyond
the safety line.
Year: 1876

Ha-NOTICE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS ENTERING
THE PORT OF NEW YORK AT NIGHT-rhe NRw YORK
HERALD has adopted distinguishing costoh night signal for
use the HERALD yacht showing white burn
ing red red changing from to the other
in succession and can be seen miles distant Cap
tains vessels upon seeing this signal will oblige by
preparing any marine they have for the Ship
News Department of the HERALD


HJPersons desrous Of communicating with vessels arrv
ing at York do bv addressing such
HERALD yacht pier No East River New York
Letters received from a Of the world and promptly do
livered. Duplicates required -
Year: 1876

will, in the nature of things, be disposed to
conduct the department more strictly and
economically.


The interests Of the city are certainly not
likely to be affected injuriously by substitut~
ing single Commissioner for the present
Board of three Commissioners. It is ad-
mitted that no more public works Of magnl-
tude will be undertaken by the city for many
years to come. The water, sewerage, street
and sidewalk, bridge, tunnel, and viaduct
systems are fully adequate to the demands
of The city for years to come. Two or three
hundred thousand people might be added to
the population, filling up the vacant places
inside the city limits, without requiring any
further extension of public works. AL that
needs to be done is to maintain the public
works in good condition and at the lowest
possible cost. One good, practical man, de-
voting his entire time to the management
Of the Department, will be more likely to
perform this duty in an economical and
business-like manner than three men unde
the old system; and, in any event, he vii
be personally and constantly responsible to
tha Mayor and Council in degree which
semi-independent Board is always able to
avoid.
Year: 1876

The election in Vermont occurs on Tues
day next, and Of course will result in Re-
publican success, the State having heretofore
been Republican by nearly three to ore. The
principal interest centres in the relative
losses and gains Of the two parties. The
Democrats started their campaign with the
intention Of making serious reduction IN
the Republican vote; but, as it had the result
Of stirring up the Republicans to unusual
effort and remarkably vigorous canvass,
tn re is little doubt that Vermont Will give
her old-fme majority.
Year: 1876

It is not creditable to the sense of justice
that is supposed to persade the people 4
Massachusetts, that the wretch PoMERoY has
had his sentence commuted to imprisonment
for life. His crimes were the most atrocious
and 6endish that have ever been recorded.
His escape from hanging is due entirely to
the efforts Of the maudlin sentimentalists Of
Boston, who have brought such pressure to
bear upon the Governor and Council that
they have at last yielded. It is not probable
that the present Governor will dare to par
don him; but, as soon as weaker or more
sentimental man is elected, he will be dis
charged, and then will be free to resume his
career Of child-murder,
Year: 1876

We are glad to notice that the common
tendency of lawyers and small officials to
abuse their privilege by extracting from wit
nesses mass Of evidence extraneous to the
case under examination, either for the pur-
pose of brow-beating or confusing the wit
nesses, or to pnnder to a morbid and de-
PRAYED curiosity, is eiciting condemnation
in England as well as this country. In its


comments on the BRAVO poisoning case, the
London Times took occasion to say:


But it must also be said that public feeling has
been revoited by the manner in which this inresti
cation bar been conducted, and by the lengths to
which it has been pushed When the fact Of the
previous existence OF u criminal connection be-
tween Dr.. GULLY and Mrs. Bravo had been estab-
Iished, the main object OF the exposure had been
gained, and it was cruel, and even barbarous.
net to enbject most unhappy woman to hours Of
cross examination for the mere purpose OF elicit
ing details of this connection, and even, in
instance. Of endeavoring to extort the circum-
stances under which, nearly six years ago, this
fatal passion arose. 1t at this point that Mrs.
Bravo, with perfectly Just Indignation, turned
upon her tortnrers, and refused to answer any
more questions respecting Dr. Gully.


There was apparently no other purpose in
this inquisition than to expose to the public
gaze the details of liaison, and to excite still
further the public taste for sensationalism
and nastiness. The effect of such course in
all trials and public investigations is to lower
the standard Of public morals; and, so far as
the parties to the scandal are concerned, it
was an unwarranted proceeding, the recoe-
milton of which enables lawyers to probe and
expose the private affairs Of any person who
NAV be called on the witness-stand The
Times Was entirely correct in speaking Of it
as *' q disgrace to the Court which allowed it
and to the manliness Of every one who was
in tha least degree responsible for it."
Year: 1876




The question of abolishing tho Board Of
Public Works, which has been recommended
by Mayor HEATH, will come up before the
Council at the regular meeting tomorrow.
An ordinance providing for this would not,
under the terms of the charter, go into effect
until the beginning Of the next municipal
year; but should such an ordinance be adopt
ed now We have no doubt that the present
members of the Board C1essrs. PRND1vnIE,
THOMPSON, and WAH1) would retire at once
in order that it mil hit be put into operation
Immediately. The abolition Of this Board
and the substitution Of single Commission
er of Public Works would be in keeping with
the spirit and intention of the present charter,
and follow out the policy already practiced by
the abolition of the Board Of Police and the
Board Of Health. It is not unlikely, there
fo1e, that the Board will be abolished. We
know that it has been recommended by
Mayor HEATH only after deliberate consider
alton and upon mature conviction that it
will be in the interests of public economy.


The chief objection that has been urged
against the proposition is that the geo.
graphical division of the city into three parts
seems to demand separate representation Of
each part in the Public Works Department,
and that this is attained by having Board
Of three members. with one from the West,
one from the South, and one from the North
Division. But any advantage that this geo.
graphical representation may secure to each
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is more than Offset, we are inclined to
think, by the disadvantages to the city at
large that result from an increase of ex-
penditures incident to the system. So long
as each of the three members of the Board
regards himself as the special representative
of his Division he necessarily uses all his in
fuence in behalf of his immediate constitu-
ents. This naturally leads to trading.
The representative Of the West Di-
vision will agree that the demands
of the North Division shall be salts
fed if the representative Of the North
Division will concede the de1Qands Of the
West Division, and so on. We say that this
is the natural tendency Of that system Of
organization, without meaning to impute
any bad motives to. the present Board If,
On the other hand, the responsibilities we're
concentrated in single Commissioner, he
would regard himself as the representative
Of the whole city, and livest himself Of any
sectional feeling. The same effect may be
noticed in the matter of patronage. Three
Commissioners not only require three sal
aries where one ought to suffice, but the
number Of applications for subordinate places
increases in proportion. One Commissioner
in charge, who is directly responsible to the
Mayor, and who cannot shift the blame for
any mistakes ppon the shoulders Of others,