The New York Herald Newspaper, December 22, 1868, Page 5

BROOKLYN CITY. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT. Counterfeit Stamps. Before Commissioner Jones. Timothy Morrow was arraigned before Commis- @oner Jones yesterday on a charge of passing coun- terfeit twenty-five cent stamps. The prisoner was arrested by one of the of the Fort; He ad! to ball in the gum of i000 and lls trial set down for the 23d inst, ‘SUPREME COURT—-GENERAL TERM. Decisions. Before Judges Lott, Barnard, Gilbert and Tappen. ‘In the Matter Of the Application of Joseph How- na Jor the Appotniment of Commissioners to Alter or afirm the Route of the Boston, Hartford and Brie Baiiroad.—Order aMirmed, with ten dollars cosis. Opinion ty Justice Lott. Catharine Coyle, Admintstratriz, dc., vs. The Cty of Brooklyn.—Order denying a new trial and judg- ment affirmed with costs, Justice Gilbert dissenting. Opinions by Justices Barnard and Gilbert. Charlotte Reckhow vs. Elijah C. Schanck ara Others.—Order denying @ new trial, and | ei affirmed, with coats, Opinion by Justice Gi August Christ vs. The Broadway Railroad pany.—Order Qpnying a nm Opinion by Justice Ta) ne min. ry Justice Lott. Nathaniel F. Wartng vs, Alexander J. pleaded, ¢c,—Judgment affirmed, with costs, don by Justice Barnard. David Pringle vs, Charles W. Spaulding.—O1 costa, Eliza tors, @c., v8. Opinion by Justice Gilbert. C, L. Freeborn and Justice Tappen. William Nelson vs. Charles Bradley.—Judgment aMrmed, with costs. George Gould vs, Henry M. Bennett, tmpleaded with David L. Smith and others.—Judgment afirmed, with costs. Opinion by Justice Lott. George P. Steinbach vs. The Lafayette Fire Insu- anew jon by rance Company of Brooklyn.—Order deny! trial, and judgment affirmed, with costs. Op! Justice Barnard, John P, Ames vs. John E, Rathburn and Ecl Kley W. Stearns.—Order denying a new tria!, and judgment aiirmed, with costs. Opinion by Justice Gilbert. Dantet Richardson,— Judgment for plaintiff on verdict, with costs. @. Brown vs. Nathan H. Opinion by Justice Tappen, Bridget Morrow and Morrow, her hus- Dvand, vs. Th: Hudson River Ratlroad Company.— anaene affirmed, with costs. Opinion by Justice Lott. + Wiliam Pindar, Jr., 0s. Eliza Stoothof.—The or- far as it gives an extra allow- jefendant 1s reversed, and is affirmed as to the residue, allowing costs to the defendant; and the judgment must be modified by deduct the gum of $200, the amount of the extra allowance, from ent. No coste allowed toeither party on der and ju jen: Buce to the the J the i Opinion by Justice Barnard. | Amos M, Sai @c.—Order deny! ‘With costs. Opinion a Justice Gilbert, Hewlett Duryea vs. Henry Whittaker, Jr.—Order and judgment aftirmed, with costs, Opinion by Jus- ex rel. Henry Corr, vs. Francis C. Firoye judgment affirmed, with costs. Opinion by justice Lott. Mary Finn v3. Millie D, Powers.—Judgment Ss with costs. Justice Lott dissenting. Opin- ns by Lott. George tice n. The is justices Barnard and W. Robertson and Benjamin H. Stanton vs. Henry L. Beakes,—J' Pe ag by Justice Gilbert. iting, nor taking part in decision. ever W. Marvin vs. Margaret Inglis, Ex., dc.— costs. Opinion by Justice ent affirmed, with costs. Opinion by Justices Gilbert and Bar- John Wooster and Others va, Edward Kimball.— hres nga ailirmed, with costs. Opinion by Justice Aaron A. Degraw vs. James H. nr ee tice Gil- friperet affirmed, with Eliza Maloney vs. JohnHoran.—Ju‘ ment affirmed, with costs. Opinion by Just bert. June A, Greaton vs, Thomas W. Grifin Others.—Order aMirmed, with ten dollars costs. us. tice Lott not sitting nor taking part in decision. . Storm.—Order modified and corrected by striking out grounds or reasons for the same, without prefudice to tne appeal thereon, with ten dol- The People, ex_rel.,vs. Martin Kalbfleisch, Mat rover.—Judgment rnard dissenting. Justice Lott not sitting nor taking part in decision in this case. Johu J. Snyder vs, Peter Nefus, impleaded, dc.— Jadgment reversed and new trial ordered. Costs to abide the event. Justice Barnard dissenting. Opin- Opinion by Justice Barnard. Samuel G. Wheeler, Jr., vs. John V. therefrum and the pro costs of motion. and Thomas H. Faron, Com; affirmed, with costs. Justice Opinions by Justices Gilvert and Barnard. ton by Justice Gilbert. Benjamin Bliss vs, Mary ¥. 0. Greeley.—Re-argu- ment ordered. Nathaniel Robinson vs, The Long Island Railroad Company.—Order denying new trial and judgment atiirmed, with costs. Opinion by Justice Tape The Birmingham Iron Foundry vs. John W. affirmed with costs. The First National Bank of Fishkill Landing vs. James E. Shurter.—Judgment affirmed, with costs. Spafford,—Judgment Abram C, Beatty vs, Thomas Smith.—Iudginent reduced to five dollars and interest thereon, without Jesse Carll vs, Paul U, @flirined, with costs, costs of appeal vo either party. Order appealed trom in this action. Affirmed, with ten dollars costs. Matthew Werz vs, Pitch Landon.—Jaudgment af. firmed, with costs, Bridget O' Brien vs, Albert B. Caprrel.—Order deny- ing new trial and judgment reversed and new trial ordered, costs to abide event. Anson C. Beecher and Others vs, Charles C, Cham- reversed, new trial or- plin et al.—Judgment, & dered, costs to abide event. Sarah A, Colon vs, Mary Jane Colon.—Jadgment amMrmed, with costs. John H. Prentice vs, The Cnion Ferry Company.— Order aMrimed, with ten dollars costs, wrancis E. Dana, Receiver, dc., va, Hen Owen, Assignee, de, and Joseple MH, Lucky affirmed, with costs, George H. Sherman vs, Gardner J. Taft.—Judgment amirmed, with costs, John Johuston vs, Christion Kratz.—IJndgment of Justice reversed and restitution of premises awarded ‘to tenant without prejudice to any new proceeding, ‘with costs. The Ocean National Bank vs. Kate G. Olcott and Another.—Jadgment afirmea, with costs, but with liberty to defendant to answer in twenty days on payment of costs of demurrer, &c., and appeal. Henry Waterman vs, Oliver Van Every.—Judg- Ment aMrmed, with costs, Charles A. Riker vs. The Hudson River Raitroad Company.—Judgment afirmed, with costs, John F. Heissenduttel vs, Willian Helssenduttel.— Judgment affirmed, with costs. Cases heard and decided by Justices Lott, Barnard and Tappen at the The People ex Judgment adirmed, with costs, resent term. Jane Quin vs, Joseph H. Palmer and Others.— Judgment reversed and new trial ordered. Costs to abide the event. Wiliam A. Morris, dc., vs. Henry H. Morange, Impleaded, &c.—Order affirmed, with tem dollars costs, Benj. F. Wright, @o,, 0s, Ezra Miller and Gthers,— Judgment amrmed, with costa. Samuel ©. Merritt vs. Helen Ferris,—Order af- Ormed, with ten dollars costs. John Pearce and George Hudson vs. Thomas Cas- = and Others.—Order affirmed, with ten dollars ts, Caroline B. Dunn vs. Raward L, Dunn.—Order aMrmed, but without costa. John M. Others.—Jadgment affirmed, with costs. Causes heard and decided at the present term by all of the jndges:— Elias H. Van Brunt vs, Wiliam EF. Doubleday and Another.—Judgment aMrmed, with costs. John M. Freaz vs. The People of the State of New amrmed, Fork,—Conviction and judgment Rlijah Valeutine vs. Janes Connez and Others. — Motion to amend. Order denied, but wiihout costs, COURT OF SESSIONS. Before Judge Troy, Justices Hoyt and Voorhies, THE INDICTMENT AGAINST THE SUPERVISORS. ‘The examination in the case of the Supervisors, ‘who were indicted by the recent Grand Jury, as ts understood, for malfeasance in office, in having in- creased (he aalaries of officials contrary to the atat- ute, was to have been commenced Veeder, who ap visors, moved that until Weanes next, There being no objection on ‘the part of the District Attorney the Vourt granted the motion. AN ABSCONDING WITNESS. Thomas Healy, who neglected to obey a subpena to appear as a witnoss, Was arrested and Yestettay morning for’ contempt. ath forty-eight houre, when the case tn whit BulQreEnaed as a witness would be tried. FALSE PRETRNCES. Hea.y Indig pleaded gutity to false pretences and was seritenced to imprbonwent in the Penitentiary for one » ear. BADED GULL TO ronannry, Wilham ©. King, i years of ag’ and who com ew trial and judgmeni vs. Hiram Brundage and Brastus Ben viction and judgment afirmed. Opinior rder denying a new trial and judgment affirmed, with Sarah A, Vedder, Execu: George W. M. Suver and Henry M. Botes.—Judgment afirmed, with costs, Opinion by into1 Sheldon vs, Samuel Horton, tmpleaded, Ingnew trial, and judgment afirmed, ent affirmed, with costs. Justice Barnard not Had. field and Others.—Judgment affirmed, with costs. Opinion by Justice Barnard. Causes heard at the present term by Justices Barnard, Gilbert and Tap- n. Po vabelta Gill vs. John W. McNamee, Sherif.— ped denying new trial and judgment afirmed, with cost David Foshay vs. Daniel T, Washburn,.—Judgment ., &e., vs, Rdward L, Molineur.— Webber vs. Jacod R. Forman and ie . Surro on behalf of the Super. ‘he examination be postponed The Ju said rough jae of Lg | ag ‘is absen' mseif, an 18, refore, ‘ordered. that ‘he be roniined in the Cotinty Jail for & young man twenty-one held the portion of | iHH i irs a mle i ct lil large until a few nights since, Broadway, New York, by ben before the court on the folowing, day he entered a plea of guilty, and this morning Judge Troy sentenced him to epemnen® im the State Prison tor two years and six months, COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. * BROOKLYN Crry CouRrt.—Nos. 149, 60, 22, 31, 6 10, 72, 99, 92, 95, 96, 98, 126, tba, ian 1, Ti, 1 64, Ch, 81, 120, 121, 10K, BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE, BROOKLYN Morra.ity.—The total number of deaths in Brooklyn during the past week was 140. Of the deceased 35 were men, 29 women, 36 boys and 40 girls. RoBBERY AT NEw UrREcut.—the residence of Mr. Jacob Bennett, at New Utrecht, was feloniously en- tered yesterday morning and robbed of $250 worth of jewelry ana $800 m greenbacks. The thief was not detected. BOARD OF ALDCRMEN. The East River Bridge—Three Million Dollars Subscribed by the City of Brooklyn for It. The Board of Aldermen met yesterday afternoon, the President, Alderman Bergen, in the chair, ‘The Committee on Railroads submitted a report in favor of allowing the South Side Railroad Company to test the Woodbridge steam dummy engine along their tracks through Boerum street, Broadway and South Eighth street on the 22d, 23d and 24th inst., between écight A. M. and five P, M. The report was laid over for one week. aguas, providing’ for "te abounion of the beard n comnmissione in wo relation the improvements of Fourth avenue, Gowanus Canal, AWantic avenue and Union st and the substitution therefor of a Board of Public Works, ‘was submitted. ‘The Board is to consist of the Mayor (a8 President), Board of Aldermen, Street Commis- sioner, Cemptrolier and President of the Board of Water Commissioners. The draft was adopted and @ resolutin was passed approving of the passage of the act by the lature. A resolition was offered by Alderman Brady to award thy contract for builaing a dock at the foot of Ee Sete eater tae ie lowes! or. 0] Rawan? A. Kollmeyer was appointed by the Board to fill the vacancy in the Supervisorsbip of the Fourth ward caused by the withdrawal of Evan M. Johnson, who Was chosen Comptroller at the Novem- ber election. The East River bridge matter was brought up again by Alderman Martin, who moved the ee 01 the fc jutions, reported by the jority following resol of the Bridge Committee last spring:— Resolved, Thst the city of Brooklyn does hereby subscribe the sum of $3,000,000 to the capital stock of the New York ‘Bridge Compaiy, ou the following conditions :— Firet—That fhe sum of %2,000,n0 be first subscribed to said aplial stoek by other parties and ten per.cent thereon be paid ‘Second—That all instalments or ta on account of able proportionsiely, equally allke subscribers. ird—That the charter of the company be so amended that intereta of the city be represented in the Board of Di- rectors bi the city ollicers composing the Commissioners of the Sinkhg Fund of the city of Brooklyn for the time being. ‘Resoleds Upon the compliance ‘witi the condidions above mentiored ‘the nancial oulicers of the sald city be author- ized ani directed to issue the requisite bonds of the city, pay- bie insuch time, not less than tbirty years, as the Commute sionen of the Sinking Fund sball ‘Thy resolutions created quite a lively discussion, Aldemen Fisher and Armield opposing the matter and Aldermen Whiting and Bergen speaking tn favor of it Fimaliy, on a vote beiag taken, the resoluuions: wer adopted—15 yeas to 4 nays. THE WILLIAMSBUIG FERRYBOAT MYSTERY. To Tus EviTor of THe HERALD:— Having noticed in your daily issue of the 20th inst. an article relating to myself, I feel in duty bound, tn order to relieve the anxiety of my friends, vo state that as Lam the only person answering the descrip- tion or corresponding to the name. 1 would state that | ain as yet alive and well, and would be most happy to receive all debts due me, and am pretty ‘weil posted and not in the habit of carrying my es- tablisnmeat on my back, EDWIN 5S. AVA ., Eckford street, Greenpoint. THE ALLEGED ELECTION FRAUDS. Action of the Congressional Committee—Com- meacement of the Investigntion. The Congressional Committee appointed to ex- amine into jhe alleged frauds at the late Presidential election in this city yesterday commenced their session in the United States Circuit Court room, on Chambers steet, The session was a secret one; for soon after the members had entered the room a posse of deputy marshals was placed at the doors to prevent any persons from entering save such as were supplied wiih suopcenas to appear as witnesses, Dix witaerses were summoned, and it is said that among thore who were put upon the stand were District Acterney Courtney and Marshal Murray, In outside circles it is stated that District Attorney Courtney testitied that the papers in the Rosenberg case had teen place! in his hands in order that the parties mat be prosecuted on a charge of having issued, soll and altered fraudulent naturalization pers; that he had presented tue case to the Grand dury, who uad found true bills of indictment against the defendaats, and that defendants had since been released an bail. He also stated that he had no personal knowledge of naturalization franda except such as halcome to hii officially as United States District Attorney. Marshai Nurray Is said to have stated that he be- Meved very exteusive naturalization frauds had been perpetrated in the city at the last election; that his ‘attention wis called (o the matter by M ». Web- ster, Assesor of the Thirty-second distric hat he had employed persons to go to the office of the Tam- many Natutalization Committee, at No, 1 Centre street, and that these agents of his had procured a large number of bogus certificates of naturaization, ‘Which purported te have beea issued by the Supreme Court, and hat he had caused the arrest of the par- ties chargeo With carrying on this business, some of whom werenow awaliing trial. It is furter statea that Morr: recommended as the only mens ot stopping these frauds the transfer of the power of granting naturalization papers from the State coarts to the federal courts, Several aver witnesses are to be examined by the committes,among whom are Sima, the Informer against Koleaberg, and a man na McDonald. OBSEQUES OF THE LATE CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTSON. The oba@quies of the jate Mr. Anthony Lispen- ard Robetson, Chief Justice of the Superior Court, wee performed yesterday morning at the First Prisbyterian church, Fifth avenue and Eleventh ftreet. The cortege reached the church at eleven o’cock, and the coMo was deposited ta the aisle duritg the service, The Rev Dr. W. M. Paxton officiated and delivered an eloqueit eulogy upon the character of the de- ceased, aftr which the lid of the cof™n was removed to permit he mourners to take a farewell look at the Ae remains of Ronse h the e cof was then borne to the hearse, the organ Playing ‘‘Beased are the dead who die ip the Lord," pod the folowing gentlemen acted as palibearera:— Samaei Batch! |, 'T. P. Ingraham, Charles P. Daly, Chaties UConor, Augustus Schell, Isaac Bell, John T. Hol 4, 8. Bosworth, John T, ew, 5. L M. Barlow, W P. Duncan, John Me<ean. The clurch was th bys large assem! of our first citizen: including many members of the Manhattan Club (o! which degased was vice president), Thurlow Weed, Douglas jor, Oakey Hail and athers, ‘The coutts were closed in honor of the memory of the deceated, and the flags on the public buildings were at hilf staff during the day. To Purty a Room.—Set a pitcher of water in a Toom, aid in @ few hours if will = It ie reapired 8 in room, te air of which will recone purer, but the water utterly filthy. The older thé Sa ASAISNS umpc’ puter eat ordinary temperature a pi wi contain § pint of carbonic acid ‘and sever, \i pints ofammaia, The ity is Dearly doubled for re- ducing the water to the temperature of ice. Kence Water kept in a room a while is always unfit for use. For the ame reason the water from a pump shad always te pumped up in the morning before any «! it is used. impure water is more injurious than im The above, if true, proves how exceed- ingly jess many of us are a8 regards our health, for we venture to say that a large majority of the jag we water for drinking which has “absorbed” for hours the Noxious gases of their rooms. Much care is requisite to preserve health, abe law of alfinities an | In’ my round of visiting | called upon one of the b BROOKLYN QUACKS. Contrast im Number Between Regular and Bogus Practitioners ef Medical Curcee—An Old Man Rubbing Down Young Women with Bricke—Electricity as a Remedial Agent—Ethiopia Stretching Out a Helping Hand. It is said by those who are able to prove the state- ment by reliable statisties that there are five so-called “magnetic”, “clairvoyant,” “spiritual healers” to one graduated M, D.—numerous as the last mentioned are in this country. How much of physiology, how much of the construction of the human frame do these mén and women who thus extensively practise on the credulity of the public understand? Inthe age of miracies this power ¢f healing or the laying on of hands was bestowel only upon those who embodied some great virtue, or as the reward or consequence of superior temperance and piety. But what one among the whole list of advertised quacks is rawed above his fellows by superior temperance or sanctity? In every instance Mammon, not the love of God—which, denned, ia, after all, the love of one’s fellow creatures— influences these terrible tamperers with life and ‘and health. When the economy of the human frame has been disturbed by any species of excess, indul. gence or neglect we all know that it can only be brought into harmonious action again by slow de @rees—by the adoption of an entirely different regt men—by the most skilful care and study; but thi; fact, by not @ few in this enlightened nineteenth century, seems to have been entirely set asids, and we are daily called upon to curse the folly of mea and women who, ignoring their own well tried family phystctan, place their lives in the hands & those arrant humbugs, who after a few weeks & fleecing and manipulation pronounce the patieni cured. In rheumatic affections or any trouble of the muscular, tendinous and fibrous textures han¢ friction is invaluable. Did those who pretend t» this sort of curing admit the exercise of their owt strong and healthy physical powers disgust in many cases would be changed to appreciation, Nev York stands prominent for the number ant exvellence of its graduated physicians—men wh) have spent years in scientific application—wlo can show thelr diplomas earned by diligence and = abilily; and yet not a few ar entirely overlooked by a rapidly increasing number of our citizens, from whom we have a right to ex- pect better sense. Several instances, during a week of medium visiting, were brought to light which, for blind confideace and sickening detail, stand, to far as reportorial knowledge extends, unrivalled. [t would certainly seem that the very acme of bias- phemy had been reached when the spirits of the de- parted are invoked to guess at past and present and prophesy the future; but when is added this quack- ery, this pretension to cure all manner and descrip- tion of diseases by the aid of Christ and Ohustlike angels, the very essence of impious irreverente has been reached. Do not for a moment suppoie that the ignorant and naturally imbectie are the only vic- tims of this class of impostors. By no means. They are found among the educated and refined, among scholars and statesmen. They are consultel and employed by the inmates of brown stone maasions, though scarce ever seen in the hovels of the peor, as the almighty dollar is in every instance the motive power. The most insufferable humbug among this ciass of professionals is an old man in a neighboring city. Parlors are crowded all day and a part of the night. Five dollars is the lowest price for an examination, and five more for a good brisk rubbing, whieh the eid fellow goes at with great gusto. He has not one particle of education, 18 gross and unrefined, making no pretensions in manner or conversation to the least—I might say—decency. He takes great pride in his early obscurity and boasts to his numerous callers that not only did he never have @ day's schooling in his life, but never desired one. “| knowed,” he says, “that the angels would look out for me; so I larni to shoe horses. and by and by I felt this wonderful power ana | threw away my blacksmith’s tocis ‘and started for New York.” ‘This old man, who arrogates to himself the medl- cal title of Doctor, is now handsomely and centraily located, rubbing down his patients and adiniuister- ing homepatnic remedies. He does not know aconite from nux. When | entered the drawing room about one o’clock P. M. it was crowded. Soias and chairs were all filled, and | had a fine opportunity to observe the group. “How long have You been ill?” asked a familiar voice Herd ote and looking up | recognized a jend. “But what's the matter with you?” I inquired, answering tn true Yankee style. “Oh, ve not been well for some ume,” she re- plied. ‘Tom, husband, used every means in his power to persuade me trom coming here, but | was bound to come, though | dou’t teil him anything about it, It’s my turn next.” “What is his method of healing?’ was my next question. “The only treatment I have ever received is sim- ple manipulation, and yoo cannot begin to think how much | am improved,” A summons came for ‘* Next!” and my friend left me, Have women parted witn all their delicacy, or where does the trouble lie, that they will subaut them- selves to the handling of a man who has nothing on earth to recommend him to notice but assurance? for of all tue vile, hardened, repulsive-looking wretches I ever laid my eyes on, this man takes precedence, ‘two ladies—one dressed in velvet cloak, elegant black suk ¢reas and a quantity of sparkling diamonds, was engaged in very earnest conversation wish another younger but equally ex- pensively dressed woman. [ heard the elder ask:— “Have you ever been to Madame C.’s f’’—mention- ing a ‘clairvoyant’ whow | had the pleasure of sit- ting with. “1 called on her last week and she 1s really won- derful, my dear. You are aware, of course—all_ my friends are—how terribly my husband drinks, Weil, Madame —— prophesied that he would have an til- ness during which he would be insane. She said he would have but two of these attacks; the last one, occurring just after his next birthday, would take him off."* “Which is soon?" inquired her companion with a noncaalance I never Saw surpassed. “Yes, the 10th of next month.’ he has had the first attack?" ea; just as she sald. thing like it. She is remarkable.’ I lookeu into the face of this woman who thus coolly talked of the death of her husband; but there was nothing singalar or sirikingly ugly avout it. The game expression one will meet a hundred times ina walk from Canal street to Stewart's. But it reall: seemed to me that a woman capable of such dread- fal speculation would not be a Wut too good to help the poor fellow into another country, There are robably those of both sexes who, if their compan- ous were prepared, would gladly be at the expense of a funeral; bur this easy, off-hand conversation in regard to it was edly a new feature to me, How did you like the treatment?’ asked a lady a8 we came oul. “Tl tell you in a@ few words,” she answered, “As Lentered the room the doctor came up to me and a remarked, * You are btltous,’ '? @ hac course of treatment do you pursue in that case?” | inquired, “Pll show you. Just undress yourself and throw this shawl over your shoulders. 1 will be back ta a moment. I cured a lady the other day aa bad as you are with three a and the mountebauk waiked into the back piazza. Giving the # 1 a whirl, which from its used appearance must have done duty for a lengthy period, I made out of the room more than ever alive to the fact that the fools are not all dead yet. I did not wonder that “Tom” objected to the wife of his bosoin submitting herself to these Seen ipulations, | left di ted, It strikes me thatif any- thing under heaven should entitle a man to a divorce toreadh tiese’Impostors these ignorant, eensu0us reach these rs—thes 01 men LT respectable women into the belief in their ibility. The demoralization consequent upon the continuance of these abominable practi. tioners must be apparent to all those who look at the matter as {t deserves. The consultation of these spiritualistic oracles, who live and fatten on the pro- ceeds of their dishonest is pernicious enough im its effect upon the family le, break! up in numberless instances y homes—set the wife against the husband vice versa—though we are to state, for the credit of mankind gene- rally, the instances where men allow themselves to be thua imposed uy are very rare in comparison with the other sex. This constant consulting of me- diums is bad enough; out trusting life, heaith self-respect in the hands of uneducated, suous men is infinitely worse. men possess better sense or more stre' of mind that they are leas easily gull than ; ae not. In these days of itation im regard of suifrage conluinty “be You never saw any- 1 it extremely indiscreet to make such a aiatement; but the masculine mind has more to occupy tt, and it is a sad pity that feminine mentalities are aot crowded American men, it is said, in the same manner, illustrated than fn connection with modern Apiritual- that “Satan will find something still for idie ism hands to do.” The next specimen of the ‘k school to which we ming to heal by means Will call attention is one cli of electricity. He also lives in the city of churehes, He looks a little jess the swine than No. 1, but he is quite as much of a humoug. His patients (nearly all women) go through the same disrobing process, and his conversation oe the whole gal’ ic course is i the blessing to be derived inom an Unrestricted socialism, s pest wiedica! geutiemen in that city to compare notes .my word on it, there wou ORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. reference to thi neta be teed were sarcings ne tarde gated, lady passing out as you en- “ee “could scarcely be passed without notion; sumering, was too plainly written “Well,” said he, “shé is the wife of one of our first citizens. I was called about a ‘ago wo attend gs BEge ged a A f 3 : 2 ESnegee aie 2 Fes. HA eicdek ge -28 fas? fd z ue E ee 5 aH i i g AF ate 1 Fibre ant § 5. a2 23 ze 23 ze Fd E : 8 fool ve her emaciated fi and hollow the physician, ‘with a blending of mer that I never felt before—thouzh ae pi B 3 fe A 5 s 8 : 4 ibility pon aa arith the ty educators of our young girts te bagel 1 looked uvon mine and tremb ed, vor at_ they shall be 80 thoroughly instructed in a knowledge of their own mechani 80 alive to the bint these Gotham — doctresses visited, each one giving an entirely different diagnosis of my disease, the only point of agreement between them being that my parson organism was most lamentably out of fix. One had @ woman hold her hand until she reached that pe- culiar state when a fellow’s internals are exposed to view, and the way she went into mine was truly wonderful. I paid my money.and received my pre- scription for a tumor on the liver. Shades of Galen ! what a conglomeration of medical terms. That very evening I called upon friend and found the lady of the house in great mental distress. Her babe of about six months lay in strong convuisions. “Send for Madame ,”? she sald to the terrified servant. “Tell her to come immediately.” “Why not have a regular physician,” I inquired, “Oh, because Madame has had the care of baby for the last two months, and she knows all about it. Our family physician is old Dr. ” (mentioning one of the most respectable medical gen- tlemen in New York). ‘But I would not dare send tor him now: for see baby had a terrible humor abont its face and head, and the doctor sald that time and time alone could bring it Into a healthy condition again, and he only gave her just the least bit of medicine. Somebody told me of Madame and she insisted that this idea of a slow recovery was all nonsense and offered to cure It in three weeks, and sure enough she hasn't a pimple even now.” “And ‘you won't have a babe in an hour's time,’ T felt very much like saying, but controlled myself, feeling that the woman’s foolishness had met with suMcient punishment withont additional censure from me, The servant soon returned. “Madame is in a trance and can not be dis- turbed,’”? was the word sent by the ofciating female. The family physician was then driven for. ‘ithin a half hour he was in the chamber of death—for the babe was just breathing its last breath as the doctor ascended the stairs. ee 1 am too late,” sald the old gentlemen indly. “But, my dear Mrs. ———, what have you been doing to the baby’s face? I see it is entirely well.” A burst of tears was the first answer, and then she proceeded to give him a detailed account of her igno- rance and foolishness, “The babe might have died with the best of care,’’ he replied, taking the trembling hands of the stricken mother in his; ‘but let this be a lesson to you. No advice is infinitely to be preferred to that which fs solely the result of dollars and cents.” “If there was only somebody who loved humanity enough to put a stop to these wretched impositions what a blessing it would be. But such quacks will be allowed to flourish just as long as there are men and women foolish enough to be gulled by them,’ said the doctor as he passed out with me. “Every week Iam called upon to witness some such harrowing scene as this, if it is not murder what the dickens is it?” That’s what I want to know. The weak and foolish will continue to place their lives in the power of these papeincinied Practitioners. These individuals seem to have sense Caos in other departments of life, and of course it is impossible to legislate that they may not consult whom they please; but there should be a law prohibiting men and women unable to produce the most sat tory diplomas from the practice of medicine. If a drug clerk through ignor- ance puts up the wrong prescription, causing serious illness or death, the public are horrified, and justly, too. They demand that these employes shall produce the best references of ability. Semi-occasionally we have accidents of this kind, but more frequently in- stead of making @ mistake in regard to preparing some M. D.'s prescription it isdound that the trouble arises from the attempt to prescribe themselves. This is terribly wrong. No drug clerk should ever be allowed, though he be as_ skilled in the blending of chemicals as old Es- culapius himself, to prescribe for a customer, Hundreds of these clerks, like the clairvoyants and sperranede ekarmoians, would not know a liver from a hea: they were laid out before them. and two-thirds are as ignorant of their own mechanism as children. Are these the ones to whom we should entrust ourselves for treatment? The murders—yes, murders committed every year by those professional quacks—are enough to startle apathetic Americans even into a determination to protest against such ee slanghter, such barbarous tampering with fe. ‘The last place visited the presiding spirit was a lady of color, who pretended to locate all diseases for the astonishingly low price of Cad cents, treatment for the same belng correspond! ng'y. Un Her residence 1s a rickety old shanty, most wretch- edly located. Notwithstanding these drawbacks to persons of delicate sensibilities her rooms were filled, and so far a3 outward appearances evinced most respectably, Here was the poor consumptive, here the dyspeptic, here a poor woman with some neuralgic diMiculty—thirteen in all, twelve of which were women, It is needless to state that the solitary masculine, “gentieman of color,” by the way, looked exceedingly out of place. He was not allowed to re- main long silent; for one of the group commenced a conversation about Fred. Dougiass, in whick he joined with gre ‘usto, displaying more lvory than sense, however. “fell me colored people are not as intelligent as whites,” she remarked, as he marched into the audience chamber to the tane of “Next,” “That man knows @ deal more than some of our Senators.” Astunning compliment to the good sense and in- telligence of the American people who were in- atruimental in choosing these representatives, I dis- covered also in this Week's visit that clairvoyants and counsulters of mediums generaliy are all agreed upon the question of the great intellectual ability of the colored race, and all strongly impressed with the truth of phrenology also, Comment is unne- cossary, “How long have you been ailing?’ inquired the buxom Dinah, as [took my seat at her request by the side of a tiny pine table, “That is for you to tell,” [ replied. “Piraps you think [aint up to just such smart folks as you be,"” was the charmiag reply; and then she cominenced to shuifle a pack of dirty cards most energetically. “f{ thought you were a clairvoyant physician,” I observed, giancing at the caras, “So Lam; but J use these to steady my mind, Now I’ve got it,” holding up the deuce of spades. “Two years, two months, two weeks or two days; Tam inclined to think itis two montha;” and then i ‘was treated to & desc: ion of my malady. It was an “indammmation of the mucous membrane of the heart case," What do you think of that, oh ye genuine followers of Reculapius! This disease, ane declared, was very rare, only occurring in persons very susceptible Outside infuences. Igive this twaddle verbatim, A fearful responsibility does, indeed | rest with the educators of our Mental cultare has been in ak the } doi out to them most grudgingly. Taught before they are out of pantalets that some man with open arms stands ready to receive them, and thata smattering of French and an sonata are ali that are necessary for & life education What wonder that they simper and faint, consult mediums and drift into ail manner of foolishness? Give your girls something to do—not wait until they are een and then thrust husbands upon them. Brien ii iy rt lay ar us men ine, they pore for. vat for som law ct os = m our midst; another ing marriage, and, ‘ i be less casting of boro- scopes and fewer divorces. LONG ISLAND INTELLIGENCE. Taxes iN QUEENS CovNTY.—The Supervisors of Queens county have finished their labors in regard to the assessment of taxes to be levied upon the several towns. The rates of nearly all the towns aro much larger than last year. In Newtown the rates have nearly doubled, while in Flushing the increase ig more than one-third g! if, Which is due princt- pally to the number of bridges and roads constructed ‘within their limits, The taxes on $100 for 1868 are as follows:—Flushing, $2 16; pers. 2 72; lem, 5 ; Haein tem $1 58. 'At a recent i tt of the Supervisors the salary of the District Judge for the ensuing year was fixed at $1, — that of the County Judge was increased to an the salary of the Clerk of tue Board of Supervisors to $495. GENPRAL EARLY ON STONRWALL JACKaON,—The Savannah Ners of the 16th inst. has a long commu- nication from General Jubal A. Karly, dated Dram- mondville, Canada, December 10, in which the Gene- ral exposes the folly and im) ibility of the story in Putnam's Monthly that General Jackson ‘once mimended @ night attack to be made by assail- stripped naked and armed with bowie knives.”? ‘The folly and indecency of such a suggestion pre- clnd’e the possibility that it could have been made by Stonewall Jackson, But veside this, the time was tp December, When the assailants would have been frozen 9 death, and besites at that time few or no bowie ko Nes Were & Ye lad. SEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE. Hudson City. Tur Gas Works.—The gas works, which were com! last Jane, are mearly completed. The buildings are situated on St. Paul avenue (West), about 1,500 feet from the Hackensack river. Thir- teen miles of pipe wili be aid, extending from Greenvile to the Paterson plank road, in agdition to two miles purchased from the Jersey City Com- missioners, The total cost is set down at $300,000, ‘The gas holder is ninety teet in diameter and has a capacity of 110,000 cubic feet. It is calc ulated that 990,000" feet or . will be manufactured per day, a quantity not very large after all, consider! the extent of tory to be su) will be charged three and a dollars per 1,000 feet. The works will be in operation about the lat of February. The oiicers are:—John = earn Presi.ent; John R. Mullany, Vice President, Jeremiah B, Cleveland, Secretary and Treasurer. Bergen City. AN INTRACTABLE VAGRANT—SCENB IN THE RE- OCoRDER’s CourtT.—Gayer Lambert, sixty years of age, has been roaming about the city of Bergen lately without any place of residence or any occupa- tion, but relying on the sympathr of charitable persons. He steadfastly persisted m remaining in deflanco of the order of the Chief of Police. Yes- terday morning he was taken before Recorder Matthews, who sentenced him to ninety days’ im- ment for vagrancy. Hereupon the old man 6 out into @ bitter denunciation of the police au- thorities, and in his turn judgment upon them by decreeing that when the breath leaves them they shall be comfortably accommodated in a warm region, He refused to walk to prison and had to be conveyed ina carriage. He declared that for several days past he had been in search of his dog, watch, spoon and twenty-five cents, taken from him by the Jersey City police, Newark, THE PILGRIM FATHERS.—The anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers was’ appropriately celebrated lastevening, at the rooms of the Young Men’s Christian Association, by the Essex County New Engiand Society and their friends. Suppen DeaTus.—Mr. Benjamin Clapp, the gentle- man who dropped down in Cortlandt street, New York, and died almost instantly, on Saturday last, was alighly Aone and well known merchant of this city. The body has been brought hither for in- terment. On Sunday, about noon, Mrs. Phaebe Van Vel- sor, 64 years of age, was attacked with a paralytic fit, from the effects of which she died several hours alter. The occurrence tooxplace at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. James E. Holmes, 133 Orchard ag Mrs. Van Velsor was a resident of Jersey ity. Mr. Jacob Cummings, a confectioner, fell a victim to an apoplectic fit on Sunday night at the residence of his son, Mr. J. W. H. Cummings, No. 276 Broad street, The deceased was first prostrated by an at- tack on Saturday night, and was removed to his home by @ policeman. He was about sixty-four Paria of age. It was only three evenings previously ‘hat his house was a scene of unusual mirth and merriment, the result of a gay and merry surprise party. Paterson Passaic County Covurts.—The Grand Jury ad- journed yesterday, after taving found about fifty bills of indictment altogether. A long list of crimi- nal arraignments were made yesterday, but no trials commenced, nor were any sentences pronounced on those who pleaded guilty. The Grand Jury failed to find an indictment inst the editors of the Pater- son Guardian for libel, although there were four complainants—viz,, General Boxer of Oldham; Kanouse, the Boonton judge of election; Sigler, the late almshouse keeper, and J. ©. Vandevoort, a Pater- son merchant, Bot OvrRraGE.—At a late hour on Saturday night two negroes went into the residence of William Jones, corner of Greene and Jackson streets, and finding Mrs. Jones alone, demanded her money. Upon assuring them the money was not in the house, but in the bank, they demanded the bank book, and fra, Jones refusing It, they assaulted and beat her severely, threaten! to take her life if she did not deliver it to them. What would have been the result is not known if the negroes had not taken an alarm and suddenly made their escape. Trenton. ApbITTED TO Bart.—On Saturday night a man named Robert Ross, who has been confined in the County Jail for three weeks, awaiting the resalt of injuries he is alleged to have inflicted on one David Jameson, by stabbing him severely in the shoulder, furnished bail in the sum of $1,000 to answer the charge at the next term of the court. Fire.—About one o’clock on Sunday morning a fire was observed in the livery stables of Mr. Maple, situated in the rear of the American Hotel, but be- fore the flames could be subdued by the fremen the building, together with a quantity of hay, six ve- hicles and a horse, were. entirely consumed. The Joas is estimated at nearly $2,000, ‘The building was insured, The fire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. incendiary fires have been #0 frequent of late that a moverrent is on foot to convene & meeting of the citizens for the purpose of petuoning the Common Council to offer a reward for the discovery of the incendiaries. PROBABLE HOMICIDE AT ELIZABETH, WN. J. Resulte of Interfering Between Man and Wife. On Sunday afternoon, between four and five o’clock, @ quarrel took place between a man named Ernest Baruache, a German residing in Fulton street, and his wife. As alleged, the quarrel resulted in biows, and finally the woman rushed out of her apartmenis and alarmed the neighbors by her cries of “murder,” “police,” &c, A Mrs. Tyrrell, wife of Charies Tyrrell, residing in the upper part of the same house, heard the outcry and aroused her hus- band, who was then asicep. Ie at once rushed down stairs, and while remoustrating with Baruache the wife of the latter re-entered, and, strange to re- late, in company with her husband rushed at the man and beat him. Inthe midst of the melee that énsued Tyrrell pulled out a revolver for the purpose, as he says, of frightening the German. The weapon, how- ever, exploded and the bullet lodged just above the right eye of Ernest, glancing upwards in the region of the brain and causing what is confidently be- lieved to be @ fatal wound. The wound man was alive up to yesterday afternoon, but it was not thought possible that he could live. He ts about thirty-five Oars of age and is sald to have been in the habit of iiltreating his wife. Tyrrell was’subse quently arrested by Captain McGuire and lodged in thestation, Yesterday morning Ohief Heron made a charge against him of atrocious assault, on which he ta bed to await the result of the other man’s injuries. WESTCHESTER INTELLIGENCE, Benotany.—The boot and shoe store of Mr. A. J. Mead, at White Plains, was entered a fow nights ago and robbed of property worth about $260, Nannow Escark.—As Mr. Peter Buckout, of Tre- mont, was crossing the railroad track in that village on his way to the depot, about half-past eight o’clock yesterday morning, he was struck by an express train of the New Haven Railroad and somewhat in- jured. His escape from instant death was truly ‘wonderful. A very heavy fog prevailed at the and prevented the train from veing observed, Ware PuAINs Roap.—The commissioners ap- pointed to improve the grade of White Plains road between the old Boston post road and the railroad depot at Mount Vernon and macadamizing the same, have decided to apply to the Legisiature for author- ity to raise considerably more money than was at first deemed necessary. The bill last winter allowed the commissioners to expend ed i mile upon the work and raise the same by tax, but it now appears that !t will require $15,000 per inile, besides sundry expenses incurred for surveys. Under these circumstances it is thought best not to proceed further until power has been given w raise the re- quired amount. INJUNCTION: AGAINST THR BRIDGING OF THE CON- NecTICUT.—The opinion of Judge Shipman, of the United States Court for Connecticut, con- curred in by Judge Nelson, of the Supreme Court, in the case of Baird vs. The Shore Line Ratiway, an application to the United States Circuit Court for an ietnetion to forbid the constraction of the bridge at Saybrook, Conn., is published. The court orders a junction, to stand until the case can be |. It says this attempt to brik the a nat le fret P res eect in this country and is of opinion, as now stand, that the nav! tion of the river would be ma- jal anges and ite commerce seriot incom- m and burdened Oy the proposed structure. ‘The injunction was served upon the railway com- ‘on Saturday. Counsel for the petitioners, Witla Hamersiey and RK. D. Habbard, of Hartford; for the respondents, Messrs. T. b. Duvlitie and H. B. Harrison, of New Haven. ATTEMPTED ScIcipe OF WILSON, THE CONNECTICUT Bunotar.—James Wilson and Charles Retscolf were a ‘at Hartford, — iy Ll re roe former defend! case great nuity an sk ~4 to the State Prison for four years each. On Thi night Wil- fon di a faudanum wash prescribed ‘a swell- Ing tp his ear. ‘was found ‘ y the (ey during the night in @ very stupid condition. ro letters were found in his cell, one of them handing over to bis sister a patent it for one of his inventions; the other, addressed to the jailer, stating that enough money would be found apon his person to defray his funeral expeuses and juesting that the jail might be his monument. On the back of the letter he wrote December i7:—"I have taken the laudanuia and shail soon have "On #riday afternoon Wiison told the jailer that it was evident laudanum wasn't made to kill him, as he took evough, and added, “So I'll try it & while longer.” 5 THE NEW OXYGEN LicHT. Preparations for Ite Introduction Inte Gene eral UseWhat is Expected to be Accom= plished by the Invention. The HeRacp having pubiished a futl and complete account of the new oxygen light which 13 intended to be introduced in this city the public will no doubt be interested to hear of the progress made by the company which has undertaken the work of apply- ing the process invented by Messrs, Tessie du Moty and Marachal, of France, to the wants of our citl zens. A visit yesterday tothe works of the New York Oxygen Gas Company, in Forty-first street and Eleventh avenue, now nearly completed, disclosed the fact that preparations for the tntroduction of the new light arein a very advanced state. Tho buildings are all roofed in, the celiars for the fur- maces are nearly finished, and the large gasometer in the main yard ts partially built, Workmen are engaged in laying foundations for the engines soon tobe placed tn position in the building devoted to machinery. A telegran was received in this city by the managers of the company from the inventors in Paris stating tha. the experiments lately made at Pontin, near Paris, with the improved retorts have surpassed thelr most sanguine expectations, and that no doubt remains in their minds chat the New York Company's works, which are an exact counter- part of those at Pontin, will be able to supply she new light at a rate low enough to suit every class in the community, The great object sought in the ex- riments alluded to was cheapness, ‘Ihe cost of he oxygen gas compressed in cylinders for making the Drummond or calcium light, an delivered at theatres, where it is now used, 18 Lrom $250 to $300 per 1,000 cuble feet; but Messra, Tessie du Moty and Marachal have succeeded, ai the works at Pon- tin, in producing the oxygen at a cost of $1 20 per 1,000 cnbie feet. There is no apparent cause why sunilar results could not be attained at the works in Forty-first street, If, therefore, as the French inven- tors have demonstrated, the new oxygen lightcan be delivered at the rate of $20 to $80 per 1,000 cubic feet, there Will be an actual saving to consumers of thirty to forty per cent for tie sume amount of — Light. +4 is intended to deliver the oxygen gas with pure hydrogen or with comimon street as, in sepa- rate tubes, made to play on a pencli of compressed mnagnesia, which becomes incandescent and conse- queatly gives a steady light, without flicker, and with ail the colors happily blended toxether. Steadi- ness of light is the chief recommeudution for the use of oxygen gas, Asamatter of lieaith for the eye as well as the lungs the introduction of this light will be of incalculable benefit. ‘Tie burners in thea- tres where the ordinary gas is used consume the oxygen to the injury of the lungs of the audience, but the new light will supply its own oxygen. This light ts, in proportion to ordinary street gas, sixteen times as brilliant and only yields One-sixteenth the quantity of deleterious carbonic acid gas for the same amount of light. It also gives Jess heat than street gas, while, as was been already stated, it combines in itgelf the most brilliant, varied and harmonious colors. ‘The eifect of (he new light On bright colors was lately tested in an uptown es- tablishinent with extraordinary eftect. A quantity of silks of different hues were exposed to the oxygen light, and the most delicate and subtle shades were brought prominently to view, while the general effect was exceedingly beautiful. But the production of a brilliant light 18 only one of the many applications that can be made of this cheap oxygen. There are works now nearly com- leted in two localities iu France and one tn Eng- jand for generating this gas from the alcoline man- sem merely for heating purposes. In fact, there 8 no estimating the value of oxygen at commercial prices for metaliurgic and other applications. ‘The retorts to be used at the works in Forty-first street are being manufactured at Newcastle, Del, As soon as they are ready workmen will commence to lay the pipes in Booth’s theatre for the introduc- tion of the new light, The protracted trials at Pon- tin, in France, having resulted u 8 .iving the problem of cheapness, it is expected tuat tue New York Oxygen Company will hasten the completion of their works tn this city, so thdt nu unnecessary time = be lost in supplying the new light to the gener Poe, Jt is an interesting fact that the Hotel dé ile, in Paris, and the Tuileries are now lighted with’ oxygen and that although tue former edifice is supplied with complete and separate works, erected under the sanctaon of Baron daussmann, there 18 no disagiecable smell from the ingredicats used and the mmates suffer not the least weonvemence. BOOK NOTICES, Tae Licut or Home. A Christmas Story. By John Brougham. New York: American News Company. As a writer of romantic, sensational dramas and stories Mr. Brougham is, perhaps, unsurpassed by any other member of the literati of this city, “The Light of Home” is of the sensational school, and al- though it tells the old story of villany triumphant for a time, but finally exposed and crushed to death, it is very interesting. Indeed, as life is made up of alternating a and shadows, even with the moat fortunate of mortals, romances which depict life can be nothing more or less than repeiitions (varied, of course, by time and circam+ stances) of the old stories we read 80 ee peg with never failing interest. The siory before us, if not the best that Mr. Brougham can write, Is at any rate one that wilt be read witi pleasure by tne many thousands of persons who delight in Christ- mas tales, and to whom we recomuead “ihe Light of Home.’? A DESCRIPTION OF THE New YORK CENTRAL PARK. New York: F. J. Huntington & Co. In this elegantly bound, tllustrated and printed book we have a very interesting description of the Central Park. The engravings are excellent and trutuful, and the subject is well writven, although merred here aud there by too much laudation of in dividuals, ANOTHER WIFE MURDER, Shocking Trentment of a Wife by Her Husband. Coroner Rollins was notified to hold an inquest over the remains of Mrs. Julia Crogan, who died at No. 446 West Twenty-eighth street, from the eilects of violence at the hands of her husband, Patrick. It ‘appears that the deceased had been very ill with con- gestion of the lungs, and the police sent a physician to attend her, who ascertained that she was also on the eve of her confinement, The husband, who had before been of temperate habits, weut on a spree about this time and has cont nued ‘so engaged ever since. The physician prescribed medicines for his patient, but they were not administered, so that Mra. Crogan languished in consequence. ‘Three or four nights ago tue woman gave birth to a stiibora child, which seemed to 6. cnrage tie tins. band in bis intoxicated condition that he made an assault upon her on Sunday might, aad so brutaliy kicked her that death ensued yesterday moraing at @u early hour, Crogan was sa u and is still in a state of stupor fr liquor drank by him during t days’ spree he has induiged in, 80 that Le does nol realize the effects of jus inhuman conduct. Tue inquest will be held to-day. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. — ‘The following is a list of Americans registered at office of Bowies Brothers & Uo., 12 Kue de la x, Paris, for the week ending December 3, 1$63:— New York—Mr. FP’ W. L. Schucuardt, Mr. H.’ Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kayne, Mr. ©. P. Corbit; A. C. Wilder, Mrs. A. ©. Wilder, Mrs. &. Hunter, Dr, James B. Gould, Mr. W. M. Gould, M. D., Mr. W. H. Gre- ry, Mr. L. S. Stockwell, Mrs. Reford, Mr. R. L. Jolt, Mr. and Mrs. f. Lawrence, Mr. M. aon Smith. Mr. J. J. Boston—Mr. L. A. Kim B. De Blots, ral 8. M. Quincy. BuTalo—Mr, lady and son; Mr. J. ae and Mr. and Mra. T. H. Weasuer, Mr. W. 8. Ridgway. Columbus—Miss Ridgway, Mrs, and Miss Bain, Mr. J. A. Bain. San Francisco—Mr. J. C. Winans and lady, Mr. P. Ord, Mr, Peter Donahue. Hartford—Mr, W. L. Eaton, Madison—Mrs. 8. F. Dean. Cleveland ne) }—Mr. and Mrs, H, Howe. Philadelphia— ir. H. Huddy and lady. New Haven—Mr. Hl. Kel- ogg. Loulaville—Rev. J. 8. Jenckes, Jr. Prov dence—Mr. W. B. Dart. United States—Mr. Letridge and family. Kyan and DP. i, Mi lady, Mr C. Dy and orth, ‘harles Tounsend, lady, Cincinnati— W.P. FOREIGN SCIENTIFC NOTES. An interesting paper was read at a late sitting of the Academy of icine, of Paris, by Dr. Oulmont, on Veratrum viride as a therapeutic agent. it is known to exercise a powerful effect in fever, and this circamstance has induced the author of the paper to administer it extensively in acute pneu- monia, rheumatism, pleurisy and typhus fever. He uses the extract reduced to grains, each containing @ centigramme of extract: the patent takes one grain every hour, until vomiting ts produced, which usually begins alter the third, but sometimes only after the seventh or eighth dose. Care should be taken not to administer the either at too smail or too large tutervals of time, One hour seems to be the pro measure, After voiniting, the pulse falis to forty or fifty; the temperature of the body also deciines, but at a slower rate. A few hours later the pulse returas to its former power; but on the following day, after three or four doses have been administ as be- fore, tt falls — on the third day, which is ex. Rested to bey @ last, the fever generally ceases de- initively, The same effect is produced in acute | a oe which on an average is cured in five jays and @ haif. In acute rheumatism the action of veratrum is much leas satisfactory; the fever ebates, but the rheumatism continues, in most cases also the fever returns and the affection continues its reg- ular course. In oy the defervescence ts but transitory, and the drug does not appear to exer- cise any action on the extravasation. Nor is vera- trum always innocuous, Sometimes a heavy or imu. proper dove of veratrum haa caused collapse, at others the patient is amicted with 8 dieagree on hiccup. Dr. Ouimont, however, shows #! a ine ally speaking, pneumonia treated by this — is cured much soouer than by other remedies, pa by that disorder is likewise greatiy