The New York Herald Newspaper, March 12, 1871, Page 13

x THE DUCK WAR. Will There Be a Conflict on the Eastern Shore of Maryland ? A Gunboat in Chesapeake Bay—Armed Citizens Turn Out to Maintain Their Rights—Governor Bowie Appealed to—He ‘Will Execute the Laws’’—Duck Hunters Interviewed by 8 Herald Reporter—A Long Tramp Through the Snow in Search of Information— How Sink Boats and ‘‘ Decoys” Are Manufactured and Hidden— Preparations for Active Hos- tilities in the Spring. avRs DE Grace, Md., Feb. 18, 1871. ‘There ts one subject on which a Marylander will talk when all others become ‘stale, fat and un- profitable.” It never wears out and never for an hour loses tts Interest. To be sure, ho will talk polt- tics, agriculture and social science, but it 1s easy to see that haif an hour's talk on politics disgusts him, having had more than enough of that during the “onpleasantness’’ of recent date. Corn and oats are all very well in their way; but talk to him of sporting matters—duck shooting, horse racing, fisn- ing—anything that 1s not called work for the mind or body—and it will be readily seen how quick his eye brightens and his whole soul becomes en- wrapped in the all-absorbing topic. It must not de inferred from the above that Marylanders are a lazy people; on the contrary, they are about as active in mercantile and agricultural pursuits as other people; but the traditions of their forefathers and the habits of the present day give their minds a bias in favor of sporting, They will all tell you of the glories of thelr ancestors; how many hounds were kept, the moonlight fishing parties, and hunt- ing expeditions by day; and the greatest delight of an eld woolly-headed negro is to dwell on the sports of his youth and early manhood, when, in company with hig young massa, he helped track the deer through the marshes that skirt the Chesapeake, or hela the hounds until the signal for the fox chase ‘was heard. It ts not, then, a matter of wonder that among people of this temperament there should be found some to devote their lives to shooting and fishing as ‘source of income. It is estimated that there are 7,000 people engaged in this business exclusively along the shores of the bay from Havre de Grace to Fortress Monroe, and that they have generally made enough through the shooting season to Keep them through the winter. They generally subsist on fish during the winter months, and a more healthy and contented lot of people up to the beginning of the late troubles it would be hard to find. The principal part of the shooting is done within ten miles of this place. About 150 men and half- grown boys residing at Havre @e Grace and proba- bly 100 at Perryville do nothing but shoot and dan from one end of the year to the other. DUCK SHOOTING, 4s practised on the Chesapeake, ls not much of an art; a few lessons and a sure aim soon make a man Proficient. Residents of Maryland are proficients long before arriving at manhood. While boys in other parts of the country are devoting all their energies and spare change to organizing base-ball clubs, Havre de Graciana are keeping their eyes peeled for a chance to “swap” something for a gun. ‘The next thing ts a SINK BOAT, a hybridized, @ coffin-shaped scow, with wings on each side; suMcient weight is put into the boat to keep it level with the surface of the water; the ‘wings serve to balance it, The gunner then lies on his back, his nead slightly elevated, and begins putting out his decoys; about one hundred and filty of thgse decoys are floated out from the wings on each side, and the boat is almost imperceptibly propelied over the surface of the water. The unsuspecting canvas- backs Doat gracefully up to their supposed relatives: only to meet their deaths. When we refect that gunners frequently shoot from 250 to 300 ducks per day, and over 100 ganners are shooting, it would seem that the supply would soon be exhausted. Thirty thousand ducks per day! It looks very much like exaggeration, yet lam assured on good au- thority thut this number was killed in one day ast tall. ANOTHER SOURCE OF INCOME was to let these poats to sportsmen from New York, Buitimore and Philadelphia, the reguiar price being $100 per day. As noone was cver known to grum- bie at the price, it may be inferred that it was not deemed exorbitant, But a change came over tne spirit of their dream—it became whispered that all the ducks were being killed, The authorities were appealed to, and one day last October an order was published forbidding duck shooting from sink boats, fne hunters were alarmed, indiguant. and enraged. They fet that their rights were being trampled on, and they utterly refused to obey the order. THE FEELING BECAME SO STRONG that many people who had never followed the bust- ness constructed sink boats and bi @ hunting career. ‘The slaughter of ducks was frightful. Hun- dreds were wantonty killed just to show the United States Marshal that the inhabitants at once despised him and viewed his orders with contempt. A GUNEZOAT WAS SENT FOR. She appeared on the scene and the feeling became more bitter than ever, and the duck shooting Kept | though under the ro: rhe gunboats cruised up and down the bay and occasionally arrested duck hunters. On one occasion a boat's crew chased some duck hunters into Havre de Grace; but vhey dared not land. ‘The whole town was up and armed ready to receive them, Women running will through the streets, men rushing home after thelr *‘shootin’ trons” aud for about two hours the quiet little village was the scene of the greatest ex- citement, Finaily the naval heroes pulled back to the yunboat and she steamed away and kept out of sight for several days; but a representative of the law appeared tn the shape of a small sioop having cannon on beard, The story, as told by the Havre de Grave Republican, is as follows:— After the departure of the gunboat last week our duckers expected to have fall lit ‘or a few days among the count- thousands of ducks on the flats, but the appearance on ‘ay evening In Speautia narrows of a sloop belonging to the Oyster navy, baving cannon on board, disarranged their lane, Our duckers gave the obnoxions craft a wide berth, fate Swan creexer very Innocenti put himself in her way, = and was captured, along with lis bouts and decoys. Deen a zealous supporter of the we presume he did not expect to personally illus: We understan:! a naval court was called «i, and the otfeuder tried, a true report of hard to gather. One account says he was tined ated ; another, that security only was Ppearance at court, while general raimor bag it that being “one of the householi of faith," his capture and trial are x mere farce. On Wedmesday the oyster sloop moved ‘up ou the Jats opposite the Point Lighthouse, where sae lays like the dog In te manger, preventiug ail legitimate shooting of ducks, aud thereby increasing night shooting and bush- whuekiug. ANOTHER CAUSE OF COMPLAINT against the oonoxtous law is aptly set forth in the foliowing item trom the sam paper;— If our gunners were allowed to foltow their usual vocation ‘of shouting ducks, ihey would speud among our merchants aud shop Keepers somo $2,000 weekly, derived from the sale of ducks. This would enable them to ' provide for the neces- sities of thetr families, euliven business bere and add con- bly to the revenues of the town. We do not believe ny one will be the gainer by the enforcement of the ‘Wlid “Fow! law.” e bel anotat Carroll's Island and the Gunpowder than il the ducks were nunted aud shot on the Suequebanna flats, their crite feeding grounts, and where they will remain until ing, unless driven away. Wild game of all kinds—ns well wild men--must lessen and give way before advancing civiilzation, but from a full review of the question we do not think th (thut are annually killed) of the countless numbers of this prolific fowl can have a percentibie effect in diminishing thelr numbers: It will be readily seen that any law that operated to keep tue above sui from ibe pockets of the mer- chants each week would meet WIth no little opposi- 110u, not only from the duck hunters and merchants, but from ail Classes of the community. IN THEIR EXTREMITY they called a meeting, resolutions were adopted and acomuuittee appoimted to call on Governor Bowie and state their guevances. He repiled to the com- aittee presenting the memorial—“that my very first official act was to take an oath te execute the laws, and that thére 1s but one course for me, and that 1s to have this parttculur law, like all others, executed as vestican.” This raised their ire exceedingly; o. M press teemed with sarcastic articles, one of speaking of the Governor’s answer to the committee, says:— With ail due deference to your official position, Governor, fe really thiak you must be joking. | You mean those laws, ‘Governor, that were passed in the interest of the rich and in: Anential, and when large sums of money are ralsed by private contributions to assist you In their enforcement, How about ‘wild fowl” law; if s0, the wititialaw? Are you meeting with success fa collecting the dollars a head? Vorcing the jaws againat uaurious rater of interest ? you are not aware that more than six per cent {a some cases exacted Certainly hot! How about the State laws relating to betting on elec tions, horse racing, cambling, tc. ? OF course you don't at- tend the “races,” or it would be unnecessary to remind you that these laws ure open'y violated. This talk about taking the oath and engorcing the uw may do to tell the “marines. " It won't hold water, Governor. POLITICS are mixed with duck shooting, and for once “‘Mary- jand, My Maryland,” has broken from old demo- cratic traces and threatengA to remain away from its old fiends jorever, Upfess its grievances are settled; and to day it 1s ajgkost impossible to find a gemocrat nm what onctewas one of the greatest fallying volts fer democahts tu Marviand, Your Report bas (t that the captured dacker 18 a shore shooter and bas | that fewer ducks will be | correspondent well remembers, when a soldier in 1862, a family pot more than two miles from this place who invariably unfurled the Conled crate flag and bung it over the table before partaking of a meal. How great the change! and all for a few ducks. ‘This is but another evidence of the fact that men’s politics are formed on a basis of finance, not principle. A HERALD REPRESENTATIVE hay watched the course of the duck war with much Interest, proceeded to this place a day or two siuce to learn what the fecling isin regard to the spring campaign. ‘fhe little town was Suite lvely with the merry jingle of sicigh beils, a.d Maryland's: in and beautuiul specimens of rural femininity were gayly disporting themselves ‘Over the crest of the beautiful snow, some in quite fancy “turn outs,” while others con- tented themselves with the old fashioned sieage. A lurge party of sleigh riders were at the depotto see the train come in, for this is an event that gives Havre de Gracians a chance to air their charms, and, ike humanity the world over, they umprove the ance, 1 was not in finding a veteran duck hunter, and we were in the midst of an argument on the merits of the duck law when our conversation was siigntly interrupted by a cry of murder. Proceod- ing across the street we found two or three negroes fighting over a sick girl. Axes, tumblers and bam- mers were belug used with good elfect. In a few mo- ments both “darks” were laid out and the sick girl had fainted. On inquiring the cause of the row we were informed that the girl had been sick about three weeks. “She aint married to that Jonn Wes- ley Simpson, sah—no, indeed; she’s jes’ livin’ heah with him,” said an aged negress, ‘Well, san, Biapents he come in to-day for his dinner and be that Charley Ayers a setttn’ ‘round, and he see’d Nancy aint gettin’ well, an’ he says to Ayers, Look a’ heah, nigger, you’s been conjurin’ dat gal, ‘ou ts, an’ she aint ® goin’ to get well.' 0" aap sald be hadu’t been doin’ numn of de kind, an’ dat made Simpson mad an’ they boul cemmenced tigntin’ with deaxe an’de hammer. By de good Lor’ but dat Charley Ayers has gota nice ‘head on him.” It seems the girl had endeavored to part the mea, but had been badly hurt, The ¥reedman’s Bureau officer and docter (for the occasion) felt ‘ae gal’s” pulse, recommended rest and departed. IN THE OOURSE OF OUR ARGUMENT I learned that preparations are now being made to Teaew the duck warin the spring with tenfold vigor. Decoys and sink-boats are being constracted iu all kinds of out of the way places; but my tnform- ‘ant pro! ignorance of the places in which they were being constructed. He merely said, “Down the shore somewhar.'? 1 bade my iniormant goodby, and gave him to understand ‘that I would take vhe six mninutes past four P. M. train for New York; for { feared to let him know that Iintended to make some observa. tions “down the shore somewhar”’ to satisfy myself in regard to the preparations for next spring's war- fare. The train was somewhat betind. My inform- ant accompanied me to the depot, and I took the cars and went across the bridge, then got off, walked down the shore about two miles and struck a bee line across the bay where the Susquehana river empties into it, IT WAS NEARLY DARK when I arrived at my destination, having walked nearly four miles on the ice. Almost buried from view by the rocks and trees 18a little hut, probably six miles from Havre de Grace. ‘Toward it | wended my Way, and as I came nearer and nearer the sound of abammer was distinctly heard. 1 walked on and reached the window and looked cautiously in. “What !? 1 involuntarily exclaimed, “is the man making a coifin? Some horrid deed has been done and he is trying to hide all ‘races from mortal eyes.” Imagine my feel ings when I recollected that my itulormant had told me that sink boats were made coftin-shaped. I congratulated myself en the result of the long walk Thad had across the ice, “Here,” sald I, “18 down the shore somewhar,.’’ Fearing to make the occu- pant of the hut think lhad been watching him I sliently retraced my steps some little distance, ana then, whistling a lively air, I walked in the direction of the house. The hammering ceased as if by magic. I could see the “ship buiider’’ actively stirring about, carrying the boat out of sight. I knocked boldly st the door; the man opened it, and 1 asked if he wouldn’t direct me to Havre de Grace. HunTER—Whar in the worid did you come from, | al that you are way down here tnis time o! ay RerorTeR—I am one of a surveying party who have been surveying a route for a new railrvad from Baltimore to Philadelphia, I started off this after- noon to take a look around the country, und here I an. MUNTER—Ha, ha, ha! I reckon you’ve had agoed long tramp, ain’. ye? But come in and rest your- sell; it’s 81x mile to Havre de Grace, through the all firedest snow drifts Lhave seen here for nigh onto twenty years. REPoORTER—I will accept your hospitality as frank- ly as you offer it, Lf you have @ place to sleep con- sider me in for the night. HUNTER—All right; the ole oman she’s gone to Baltimore Lo see some o’ her relations, an’ l’ve been alone for more’n a week Darn my buttons if I ain’t to see @ human once in a& while; cos, ye see, Cap, 18 mignty lonesome like about here in the winter, an’ I dou’t go up to towm much. REPORTER—What do you do with yourself all win- ter: HuNTER—Jes Kinder lay around. Sometimes we | fish aud sometimes we smoke and tell stories, an’ L often have the ole ‘oman read me stories euten the story papers or some of the novels. Don't sume 0’ them ere fellers write powerful yarns? . REPORTER—Yes; some of them do write very powerful yarns. But what about the duck ques- Bony ? pus you intend to shoot any ducks im the sprin; vtUereR—Wall, look a here, Cap, I jes don't know how thatere is. What did you say you fol'ered ¢ REPORTER—I believe I told youl am with @ sur- veying party across the bay, did I not? HUNTER—Oh, yes. You see, I sorter forget. We has to be a little keerful who we talk to, for them ere sharks on the gunvoat are layin’ for us heavy. They just want to find out what we are doin’, and then they'll know where to go for usinthespring. 1 didn’t know but you was one o’ them. REPORTER—Ob, nO; | feel interested in the subject simply because | expect to do a good deal of shoot ing here acxt piers if everything goes right. HuNTER—Wall, now, ain’t it the consarndest mess ‘ou ever see? Here 1s over 200 1amiltes jes’ depend- in’ on duck shootin’ tor a living, and up comes a lot o’ pukes and gets a law passed to Stop us from makin’ a livin’. ‘They say we are reducin’ tne sup- ply and will shortly kill off all the ducks; the a—d tools | exol ay) they don’t know what they’re talkin’ about, ‘hy, Vil tell you, stranger, there’s MORE NOR TWENTY MILLION ducks down at the island aod on the bay in season. They want to ruu us out, the d—d skunks, that’s what they want to do; but we'll put up a job on ‘em that'll make ‘em sick, sure’s My name is Cuinose Biil. ReporTeR—It’s a pretty hard job to fighta gun- boat. Don’tyou think it would be better to endeavor to secure sole legislauon that Would protect you’ HUNTER—Legisilation ve d—d; that’s tvo thin. Ain't we appointed committees to walt on Bowie ? (bim that’s the Governor of the State). What in h—Il good did 1tdo? None. No, sir; we're agoin’ to shoot ducks if it takes a leg, REPORTER—I saw One Of the boys the other day. He toid me you were buildimg some boats on the sly. HUNTER (much surprised)—What! Who told you so? lama buildin’ a few boats, but skia my mule il I thought anynody knowed it. REPORTEKX—Well, you see some one does know It; eb it’s ail right—your friend Knew who he was talk- ug to, AuNnTeER—Come in the carpenter shop; I’ve got a few boats stowed away. Mebvbe you'd like to look at one for yourself. I went through a rather primitive looking door and turned to the left, and, Walking down turee or four steps, my guide struck % match and lita pitch- pime torch. We then proceeded along probaviy twenty feet, and another door yielded to “Cutnose Bul,””” 1 stood in silent amazement looking at the results of my irieud’s winter’s work. I judge there Were at least fi{teen completed sink-boats, wings and aul, aud probably 2,000 decoys, paimted black and white and lead-colored. My ruminations were | brought to an abrupt close by a request to “Join in } @social nip, Cap. You see, 1 Keep old ‘tear-heei’ on hand; the ‘boys’ come down to see me once in a while and I have to use them well.” REPORTER—“‘Here's looking at you.” I tried to swallow it, but it was ‘tear tnroat,” instead oi tear heel, and 1 was forced to desist. bill was too intent on getting away with his “nip” to notice me. I took advantage of nis rapture, and threw the stuf behing me, and just got the empty glass back to my lps when Bul, having got back to earth once more, asked me how 1 liked it, “Like it,’? said I, with tears in my eyes, only real stuff I have tasted this many aday.”” Aud go it was the only stuif I had seen in years, It satis ted me so well that 1 don’t care if I never get any “its the more. HUNTER—Now, if you or any of your friends that won't blab want a good boat next spring y where to get it; aud you may depend I’li seil cheap, RevorTER—How many ducks do you generally shoot in a day when you have average iuck? HunTER—We have all sorts of luck; but a good days’ work 18 about 100 ducks, 1 have shot as high a8 135 ducks in a day. REPORTER—You doubtless made a nice living; and it does seem hard that a Man should be deprived of his means of gaining @ livelihood for the sake of | benetiting a few “sports,” as your people calt tiem ? HunTer—I reckon you're right; we lived as good as any one; nothing to worry us from one end of the year to the ovher; always plenty of meat, clothes and whiskey; aud what more could any one have? ‘Thar ain’t so many rebs here as tuere once was. All the democrats has turned republicans on account of Bowie makin’ such a consarned ass of Dimseif about the duck shooting. Well, I reckon You're tired, stranger. Thar’s your bed ‘whenever you want to turnin. Good night, Lnever felt more like having some ene PUT ME IN MY LITTLE BED in a, life, and was not siow to avat! myself of the two butfalo robes and the pine floor that looked quite as tempting as any' had seen in the shape of a ‘bed for some ume, I judge it was about mx o’clock the next morning when | was awakened by hearing my host enter the door, It was hardly daylight, yet I coutd see that the rough, uncouth hunter of the Chesapeake was not unmindful of the claims of his tor, in one hand he bore a string of perch, iu the other a pail of spring water. I laid still, feigning sleep, anxious to see how he kept house. The ish were soon cleaned aud cooking: coifee boiling in a black kettle tiat aiterwards served to boil potatoes in. Half an hour irom the time he entered the house breakfast was ready. ‘There was Hot much style about it, burit was good. At seven o'clock I toek my departure, first leaving “Cumose” some Turkish smoking tooacco as a slgat token of gratitude for his hospitable re- ception of the adventurous surveyor. He would not receive any money. 1 could not leave him with- out teatimonmial Of my appreqation of hia NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 1871—QUADRUPLE SHEET. Kindness, His beaming eyes, when I gave him the tobacco, sufficiently assured me that he was paid. 1 have made inquiries of many people tn this piace, and they agree in saying that the “auck war” will be more bitter in the ‘spring than ever, It has been one of the recognized modes of making a living ever since the first log cabin was erected on the Eastern Shore, and these people are not disposed to see their lifelong rights and customs wrenched from them Without a struggis. A GREAT MANY BOATS for duck hunting have been built this winter, and every one, who has formerly been engaged in the Dusivess, is making extensive preparations to con- tinue it, as if nothing had happened. The gunboat willresume her station so soon as the bay 9 ens, and will stay in the newzhborhood of Havre de Grace all summer and threugh the fall, if she Is not scut- ued by the enraged duck shooters. THE LIVEUIEST TIMES may be confidently looked for early in the spring, uniess the present obnoxious law is repealed. | In the words of a veteram duck shooter, ‘There'll be some mighty long-legged ducks breught down one of these days.” DRUG STORES AND DRUGGISTS. 's Views. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Anarticle in @ recent issue of your paper on the drugstores and druggists ef this city, and in connec- tion therewith on the Irving bill, now before the Legisiature of this State for the reform of certain abuses in the manner of dispensing drugs, presents @ very unfair and one-sided view of a really very important question. A great deal has been said and written of late years concerning the dangers to which the public is exposed from the careless ad- ministration of drugs, and the anxiety felt upon the subject is justly widespread and well-founded. Va- rious means have been suggested to remedy the evil. Legislatures have been memorialized about it from different sources; with each saccessive accident the press pours out its vials of wrath upon the unlucky apothecary, and presents all sorts of wild and im- Practicaple schemes to prevent its recurrence. The druggists, anxious to screen themselves, en- deavor to throw the blame npon the doc- tors, and a feeling of hostility, which ought never to exist, kas grown up between them and the latter class, which bids fair to become a subject for legislative interference, Small politi- cians even, who could not discriminate between rhu- bard and ginger if their lives depended on it, trame bills of reform utterly worthless for all practical Purposes and of no earthly importance in any eyes except their own, while the exaggerated statements of fertile reporters, assisted by the falsehoods of in- terested men, keep the public mind sulrred up to a condition of constant unxiety and alarm. And yet very little has actually been accomplished. Fatal accidents are still of frequent occurrence; incompe- tent persons still continue to put up prescriptions, and the evil is apparently as far from belng abated as ever. Its certain that these mistakes occur either from the incompetency or the carelessness of the apothe- cary or his clerk, and frequently, no douot, from both causes. The whole system ts one that requires careful and thorough revisioa. It must be obvious to every one who knows anything at all about the mat- ter that the surest way to secure safety and eficiency in this, asin any other business, 1s to educate men especially for it, Itisridiculous to suppose that after a boy has swept out a store and pounded drugs in a mortar for three or six months that he isthen fit to be trusted behind the prescription counter. In an occupation like this, when the life of a human being often depends upon the knowledge and accuracy of the parties employed, it 1s of the highest importance that in all cases they should be specially trained ana fitted therefor. And this in- struction can only properly come froma regular college of pharmacy. It should be a law of the land, rigidly enferced, that no ron whatsoever, whether principal or clerk, should compound a pre- scription without a diploma or license from some duly accredited college of pharmacy, which 1s his only voucher that he has pursued the required studies and sustained a satisfactory examination therein. And it is only druggists themselves, of long expertence, Who should constitute the board of ex- amination. Men of no otner profession or conat- tion are competent. Physicians cannot doit. Tne practice of medicine and pharmacy are distinct and separate branches of science, and physicians, as a general thing, are not sufficiently familiar wivn all the detalls, many of which are of practical impor- tance. Boards of mayors and aldermen are so utterly incompetent for such positions that the mere thought excites a smile of derision, One might as well expect a Digger Indian to conduct aa examination in Euclid. he bill now before the Legislature should be so amended as to make the board of examination cous almost or wholly of experienced druggists, who alene could properly decide as to fitness and otber quailfications of candidates. In no other way can the desired re- sult Ve obtained, and the sooner a law to that effect goes into operation the better both for the druggists themselves and the communities whom they serve. There 1s another matter also of equal tmportance which demands investigation and a thorough and decided change from what it has hithertu been. This is the unauthorized renewal of physicians’ pre- scriptions by the druggists, It is an évii of which the paysicians have long and justly complained, and one which might long ago have been remedied if phy- Sicians thewselves bad only acted together and with promptness and decision. They have only them- selves to Diame. If, instead of wrangling, a8 1s too often the case, over trivial and unessential points of medical ethics, they would unite in the reform of a really important matter like the ene under consideration, and in which both right and justice 18 on their side, y might speedily bring about the desired inge. No otner body of men of half the numbers and influence would be so thoroughly blind and apa- thetic to ‘heir own interests or so indiiferent to the character of laws which especially aifect them. In England the medical profession wields a wide and owerful tnfuence in all matters affecting the pealth and sanitary welfare of the people, and the London Lanwet speaks with an authority which politicians find it to their interest to respect. It might be so in this country, and the present laxity of the laws be materially changed. With regard to the renewal ef prescriptions, for instance, there can be no question but the physicians are right. A pre- scription given to a patient is simply an order ona druggist for medicine, which he fills, and which he has no more right to renew without instractions from the physician who gave it than, as has been well stated, @ bank has to recash a check which has once been paid. The justice of this 1s obvious at a glance. Neither the ‘apothecary nor the patient buys the prescription. ‘(ke physician is under no obligation to write oue even. He may either furnish the medicine himseif or accumpany the patient to the druggist and give tle lutier verval directions how to prepare the medicine he wisnes. The pre- ription liself is simply & matter of commerce, and saves troubie to all parties. Neltther is the patient a proper judge of his own case, His physical condition may be materially diferent from what tt Was at the time he originally received the prescrip- tion, and the same remedy which benetited him at first might, at the time he desired its renewal, do bm positive harm. There are many diseases for | which the patient thinks it unnecessary to consult | his physician after the first visit, but confidently assumes the control of his own ease, renewing hits Me(tcime as atten as ne thinks it necessary or con- veuieat, without a thongnt as to its appropriateness, until, after a few weeks or months, he finds himself still atling, or, perhaps, with an entirely diterent train of symptoms, when he concludes that the aoc- tor was a humbug, aid elther neglects vo pay any further attention to it, or false into the hands of some charlatan who biceds him roundly of all the money he has or can borrow from his triends, and, having squeezed bim dry, turns him roughly away, his last condition a hundredtold worse than it was at first. Of course it is for the apothecaries interest to renew the medicine as often as possible, and 1% is done repeatedly in a large majority of the siores. The same medicine, two, is often turnished to partics other than those for whom it was originally intended. Apothecarics often get a general idea of the nature of a disease from ihe character of a remedy, and when a person applies, as is often the case, for something to secure such and such symptoms, tne shopman imagines that the prescription he cepied a day or two before would be just the thing, and so, assuming the role of physician, he furnishes the articie, charging, with the blandest of smiles, a !1(tle extra for tne “‘advice”’ which accompanies it. This 1s a thing of such com- mon occurrence that it requires no arguments or proofs to matnéain it. One proprietor of a drug siore—a speculator in such estabjishments—volun- tarily acknowledged that a certain prescription had been renewed forty times in his store. Sucn prac- Uces, of course, accrue to the pecuniary benefit of the apotnecary, and it is easy to see Why Re 80 per- sistentiy opposes the ions remonstrances of the phy- sician. The latter alone is responsivie for the covery of the patient, and it ts his reputation that suffers tf it be zeedlessly prolonged. What ts needed, then, is @ law that shall secure equal justice to both parties. The physician shoulda be required to attach his own name, as well as that of the pauent, to his prescriptions, together with the date, directions for {ts use and other important par- ticulars, all in a plain, legible hand, which could afford no opportunity for mistake in reading. Then, tf an accident occur, let the blame fatl where tt pro- rly belongs—upon the physician. On the other Rang, let the apotiecary be expressly forbidden to renew any prescription, either to the patient or any other, without permission of the physician, and to return it to the fatter or destroy It whenever he so desires, The importance of the question may ve tn- ferred from the attention it has received all over the country and tne action of medical societf¢s embodied m resolutions to the vartous State Legislatures, Legal opinions have been given at various times upon the subject and always in favor of the physi- clans. It is w be hoped that the bill now before the Legislature of this Siate, which, as at present framed, is practically worthless and can never mect the re- quirements of the case, will not pass the Senate, at least until the entire matter has been placed before ‘Wat body in its true light and been so amended as to secure the just rights of both parties, which have t fairly poinved out. herein been plainly aa ly PHYSICLAN. HORSE NOTES Old Sol has been after Jack Frost lately “with @ red hot poker,” and having driven him from above has been hunting him below ground, in consequence of which the roads have been wet and are in a de- plorable condition, and owners of fast stock are compelled to stick to the Park and seven miles an hour. The Sixth avenue, above the Park seems to be finished, but has not as yet been formally opened to the pubic. It promises to be a magnificent drive through to the Harlem river, a distance of about two miles. Fleevwood Park track is being graded, and in about two weeks will be completed, The Club House 18 undergoing repairs, and preparations are belng made for the opentng of the trotting season. Mr. Gardiner Howland 1s building a fine private stable at Fleetwood Park. ‘ Goldsmith Maid, Hotspur, Dot, Tom Sayres and Hop are wintering at Budd Doble’s, Bristol, Pa., eighteen miles from Philadelphia, They are all in good health. Goldsmith Maid, whose stable name is Mary, bas a large box stall and a fine yard to run in during pleasant weather. Budd Doble will use the Fashion Course as a training ground this spring. American Girl is still at 124th street, where she has been wintering. She will commence her ‘jog- ging” next week, Mur. Roden has commenced vw jog Mr. Thomas P. Wallace’s herses, Henry, Purity and Coleman, He will prepare them for and drive them in their races the coming season, The chestnut horse Cloudman, now the property of Mr. Frank Ferguson, was sold by Mr. M, Hi San- ford to Mr. Thorn; then by Mr. Thorn to Mr. Henry Smith; afterward by Mr. Smith to Mr. Roe, ana by the latter gentleman to Mr. Ferguson. He is the subject of no little gossip among horse fanciers, Flora Temple trotted at Kalamazoo, Michigan, October 15, 1859, winning the third heat in 2:19%, beating Princess and Honest Anse, and it was not ull July 30, 1867, a period of nearly elght years, that her time was beaten by Dexter, im his race against Brown George and running mate, at Riverside Park, Boston, when he won the second heat in 2:19, AS early as May, 1834, the horse Ed Forrest won @ heat in 2:41¢, under the saddle, which was con- sidered an astonishing icat at the time, and a wager Was then made by a certain turf man that this time would never be beaten. Dexter has peaten this thirteen and a half secouds ana the old turfite has lost his money, Lady Sutfolk was on the turf from 1838 until 1853, @ period of fifteen years, and trotied during that time 138 races, winning eighty-eight of them, at one, two, three and four mile heats. The amount of money she is caiculated to have won 1s about $35,000. Two hundred dollars was the maximum of the purses given at that day, while at the present time they are offered as high as $10,000, Belle Strickland, Lotta, and Belle of Brooklyn, are in Nodine’s stables at Prospect Park. Patchen Chief and Honest Dutchman have win- tered in Pfifer’s stables. Hiram Howe's stables have been filled with horses all winter. Iz Denton will train horses and has taken Hicks Post's stables, Pilfer bas taken up his quarters at Brettoll’s, where he has an abundance of stalls and every fa- cility for training. Prospect Park Club House has been leased by Mr. George Perrin in piace of Mr. Jonn 1. Snedicor, who wili keep the Ocean House at Coney Island this summer. We understand that hereaiter the Club House will be managed by three o! its shareholders, instead of fifteen as nerctolore, and the extra dollar to the grand stand will be abolished, whichis a Step that should have been adopted long ago, or, in fact, should never have been inaugurated, Mr. John J, Wheeler, of Eatontown, N. J., has leased Pfifer & Harris’ old stand. He intends ren- ovating the house throughout and making every accommodation for ladies as well as gentiemen. Mr. Wheeler is @ successiul traimer of horses, and will put about twenty-five additional stalls in his stables, BROOKLYN ROAD HORSES. Spring has come in earnest, and as the roads are gradually getting into better condition many of the old familiar roadsters are to be met jogging through Prospect Park on these sunny afiernoons. Tue “straight piece” along Franklin avenue, in Prospect Park, 1s a favorite place for exercising with all kersemen, and whenever the officers relax their Vigilance the opportunity is improved to speed down the stretch, as it is called. Some excitiug brushes may often be witnessed there. ‘The report tuat Sum Hoagland had sold Privateer to Mr. Archibald Bliss proves to be unfounded, These two genviemen are fast friends, and Mr, Bliss has loaned the fast horse to drive with a mare which matched him so well; but Sim is still the sole pro- brietor of the gray stallton. A proposition was re- cently made to trot Bashaw Malu against Privateer for a moderate amount, but Uncle Sun declined any- thing short of $5,000 a side. Mr. Crocker’s team of John Knox (Bashaw) ana Captain Nutt (Hambietonian) are looking well and can beat '50 together; Knox trotted in { last summer on a hail-mile track. Mr. Van Anden has recently purchased a $7,000 gray mare to go with his l’atcheu horse, and they make @ lively teat. Mr. Joseph Johnson has several fast horses and been eon is a Young America colt that can trot close to 2:45. Mr. Smich Baker's team of. Young Americas are also trotting fast. Mr. Rovere Fietcher’s black filly, entered in the four-year-old colt stakes on the Prospect track, is very promising, aud her owner recently sald she can already beat Robin. Mr. Read's large brown horse, from Nova Scotia, that created some ta!k last summer, while in Pfifer's pane will be on the road tuis spring. He can trot in 2:3 Mr. George Woodward Is driving Jim Libby, half- pee to Little Fred, on the road. He bas a record of 2 Silvertail is on Mr. Hall's farm, looking likea three year old. Horatio has aiso had a good rest this winter, and Mr. Hall expects to clean the road with him this summer, Generai Knox, the Matne horse, has been pur- chased by Mr, Nodine for Mr. Smith (of Smith, Gould & Co.), and will trot in purses this summel Mr. Charles Maryin’s team ot Gold and Mate are ackuo wledged to be the boss team of the road, Cominodo re Dedge’s team of Ethan Allens look splendid, and are fast. The Commodore's turnout is generally about the best on the road. Mr. Van Brunt’s team of sorrels are well matched and work excelientiy together. We have heard them rated at about 2:45. Mr. Kingsley has purchased a gray horse from Kentucky, which, it 13 said, can beat 2: My Lady Welis has wintered well and is in fine con- itiou. Mr. Elliott's brown stallion is one of the best on the Coney Island road. Warrick is looking well and as handsome as ever, and for fine driving and beautiful style has no equal on the road, Mr. Holden’s black pacer 1s about the fastest on the road in that style of going, Sr. Wills’ team of Wilite and black horse make an excellent road team. Mr, Bentun’s sorrel horse can trot in 2:35. Mr. 8. T. Payson’s Tom Breeze will be out again this spring. Mr, E. S. Mills owns a fast team, though he seldom speeds them. r Le Sprague is negotiating for a colt that will show 330. Mr. George Powers, one of the oldest riders on the road, has a One, large team ot sorrels, from Maine, which can trot, 1t is said, in 2:47 together. Mr. Bache has relused $25,000 jor Socrates. He eu ite ten or tweive mares this spring and trotin the sal, Mr. E. H, Lyman owns a good team of browns that can show three minutes any time. Mr. gente Oakley's sorret horse 13 fine and fast, Mr. Oblwine’s team of gray Messengers can beat 2:50. They are good single or double. Mr, Joseph Clark’s bay horse has improved rapidly and with pene handing would make one of the best road horses, Mr. E, Perrin’s roan mare {3 @ trotter and one of the nicest driving horses on the road. She is fast. Mr. Georze Mumby has a number of good horses and ae bay horse that ts decidedly fast, and no dis- count. Mr. Robert Anderson owns @ team of blacks that pas pleasure to ride benina; Kind, gentic, well haved; no pulling or restlessness, and when speed is called for they know their business and do it. Trotting matches are aiready belug made. Amon, others we hear of one for $700 a. ide for the 10th of May next, on Prospect track, between Mr. Douglass’ bay mare and Nelly Clark; both Wiillamspurg horses. WALTER BROWN. Sketch of His Carece as an Oarsman. Brown commenced his career a3 an oarsman in Newburg, at the age of eighteen, whea he rowed in regattas and other working byat races. The first regular racing boat in which he ever rowed was one which he had built himsetf, With a crew of boys of about his own age he challenged and beat a Cold Spring crew of men, the race taking place in New- burg Bay, in the summer of 1858, In the same year he was matcted by Tim Donoghue, of New- burg, against Billy Edmonston, for twenty-five dol- lars a@ side, and beat his opponent, His next an- tagonist was Theodore Grover, whom he vanquished with ease in @ single-scull race. His next race was in a Fourth of July regatta in Newburg bay in 1359, With a crew of boys he rowed against the trained and expert crew of the Frank Wood, captained by Tim Donogaue, and was beaten. Soon afterwards Donoghue matched him against John Hancon, who beat him easily, Brown at this time not being in good rowing condition, In 1860 he enterea the race for the champtonship on the Staten Island course, when Hancon and several well known New York oarsmen competed for the priority. Being a mere boy, though hopeful and ambitious, he wea defeated, coming in last at the judges’ boat, At s double-soull re- gatta at Poughkeepsie, in the same season, Lrown and Donoghue rowed against Gil Ward and John Hancon In one boat and the two Barclay brothers in another, and beat both, At @ Fourth of July re- gatta at the Battery, in 1860, Brown rowed with a four-oared crew and lost the race by a foul. In the same season his crew lost @ four-oared race at Albany, and the day following he rowed tn @ six- oared race, which his crew also lest, In this season also he rowed for the first time at the Worcester re- Ratta, and with Charles F, June, the champion skater, took the frat prize im the double-scull race Daring the war regattas and matched races Were at a discount, ard Brown removed to Portland, where he engaged in the business of boatbuilding. In 1866 he rowed in the Worcester races, when he beat Josh Ward and other famous oarsmen. The re- sult of this race was that Brown began to be looked upon as the “coming man’’ in boatdom, and a match was soon fixed up between him and Josh Ward, who was unwilling to turn over his hard won prestige and laurels to his boyish rival. ‘ihe match Was for $1,000 a side, and took place at Portland, Me. The race was @ very closely contested one and wn wou by about one length. A lew aays after this race Brown rowed against John McKeill 1n a re- gatta at Boringteld, Mass., and was beaten. In 1866 he won g race in Montreal, and rowed tn a four-oared race at Worcester, which his crew won, Making the fastest time ever made on that course. The other three oarsmen m the boat with him were Dennis Leary and part of his New York crew, in 1867 he rowed his first race with Jimmy Ha- mull. The match was for $1,000 aside, and was rowed at Pittsburg. Brown was the victor. Ma- mill Was of course dissatisiied with the result, and @ second match was agreed upon. The race. was rowed at Newburg, and in consequence of a foul by Brown the releree decided in tavor of Hamill. In the same year Brown won the jrst prize in a Fourth of July regatta at Boston. In 1863 Brown rowed two matches with Tyler, one at Philadelphia and the other at New York, und lost both of them. Out these races a match with Coulter for $1,000 a side was developed. The race came off at Pittsburg, and Brown beat Coulter badly, the latter coming in about two minutes behind. Brown also wou the first prize in the Boston regatta in this year and a@ race in Toronto, Brown beat Hamill again in 1869, in the Fourth of July regatta at Boston, It was in this year also that Brown made his trip to England to row the cham- pien, Renfurth. The match, however, “teil through.” Brown's backer had the mis- fortune to lose all his money, and for the time the race could not go on. Alterwards Brown raised the amount necessary and was anxious to put it up on the same conditions as before, but Ren- Jurth insisted on making new articles viicn Brown would not agree. ‘Then the American cham- pion chailenged any man tp England to row hum for £100 a side. Joseph Sadier took up the oiler and the match was made, But Srown fell ii, and though partially recovered when the day of the race came, @ number of boils which had made their appearance on Various parts of his person put it out of his power to go on wiih the race, and be threw it up, and with It his forfeit money. Subsequently he made a match with William H. Sadler, a brother of Joseph, tor £100 a side. The race was rowed at Newcast: the ‘tyne, and Brown won easily. The people of that place thought so highly of him that they gave him a grand reception and presented him with a splendid gold watch and chain. He returned to this country in December, 1862. On the Fourth of July, 1870, he won the first prize in the Boston regatta, He oftered to row James Taylor, of the champion four-o.red English crew, when the latter was im us country, @nd then offered, with John McKiell, to row Taylor and Winship, but the Engitshman would not accept. Brown then challenged Coulter, but the lat- ter declined to row. Brown and MeKiell offered to row any two men in the world for $2,000 a side, but nobody took up thelr offer. Since the close of the season of 1870 Brown has been engaged in the business of making bouts and oars in Boston, He wroie to a frieud in Newburg just belore he was taken ill that boatng was a kind f second nature to him, and he never felt so much at home as when he was pulling the oars. He said he intended to take care of himself for a few years and then challenge the English champion, who, ne thought, could easily have beaten him if they had rowed when Brown went to England in 186% About @ month ago Brown's foating boat house at Boston was destroyea by the ice being driven against It in a flood, and in the eifort to save his property he caught a severe cold, which resulted in his death on the 8d inst., as stated in the HERALD of the next day. The medical attend- ants atiributea bis iilness to an enlargement of the spleen, with dropsy, but a post-mortem examination made showed that the cause of death had been a large tumor in the intestines. The dead oarsman leaves a wife and child, who were on @visit at Portiand when Brown was taken ill. In their absence he thought the best thing he could do ‘Was to spend @ Week er two at his mother’s, in New- burg, where, witn tne careful nursing and attention he was sure to get, he waa confident of a speedy re- covery. But it turned out otherwise, and, aiter ex- crutiating sudfering of three weeks’ duration, bis Strong constitution succumbed and death ensued, MARRIAGE AND MURDER.—A marriage was re- centy solemnized in Harrison county, Ind., under tne following complications:—Gustavus Marsh mar- ried Mrs, Judith Boothby. The father of Mars, Wn. Marsh, killed St. Clair Young, Mrs. Boothby’s grandfather. Mrs. Boothby’s uncie, Stanley Young, Killed her husband’s father, Wm. Marsh. In addl- tion, Mrs, Boothby's father, Colonel Timberlake, was killed by one Heary Lowmy: 3 RELIGIOUS NOTIU (CUUURCH OF THE MESSIAH, CORNER PARK AVE. J nue and Thirty-fourth strect,—Rev. Geo, has been invited by the young p on success've Sunday evenings @ course of lectures to the young. He has consented to do #0 and will begin next Sun- day evening, 12th. Subject—How to Win and How to Fail.” Services commence in this church ls A. M., 74 P. M. FIFTH AVEN' Rev. F. C. Ewei Oamz:, CHI vices at M d with seats. HURCH OF THE STRANG Mercer street, between Wa ayeriey and Clinton places, . DEE, preaches at 1036 A. M. and 74y P. M. Senta free. \HAPEL OF ST. CHRYSOSTOM, SEVENTH AVENUE, } corner of Thirty-ninth street.—The Rev. Dr. Seymour will preach this (Sunday) evening: service to commence at 1% o'clock. A special ollection will be made for the Theo- logical Edtication fund of the chapel. EDICATION SERVIC vices wilt be tinued at Hunter's: on Sunday morning and evening. Brooklyn, will preach in the evening. § when the magriticent Baptistry will be dedi School Concert in the afternoon at 3 o'clo singing, &c. All welcome. NOSTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CORNER THTR- ty-firat street and Ninth avenue. Preaching next Sab- bath at 104 A.M. by Rev. Howard Crosby. D. D.; in the evening at 73g first of course of sermons on Scripture charac: ters by the pastor, Rev. Thomas Street, Sub, RYLANGE, D. Fy econd aventi reach at service and lecture at J EV, CHARLES F. LEE, AT PLIMPTON BUILDING, y Stuyvesant, corner of Ninth street, 10:45 A. M. Bubject—Mthe Prodigal Gon.” Seats free, “Fubile cordially invited. QT. LUKE'S M. E. CHURCH, FORTY-PIRST STREET, ‘near Sixth avenue —Preaching on Suatay at 103 A.M. and 7% P. M. by Rev. ©. 8, Harrower; trustees in uttend- ance to seat strangers. 17. THOMAS’ CHAP! © ‘voort Hall, Fitty-fourth st church, Fifth avenue, 73g P. chool, Filty-urst street, 24g P, M. (Ward schoo! (THE RIGHT REY. JAMES ROS 1 shop of Newark, will deliver a lecture in the Church of ‘St.’ Joseph, corner of bixth avenue and West Washingion piace, this city, on Suu- day evening, March 13, 1671, commencing at ¥ o'clock, Subject—THE ROMAN QUESTION, Tickets 80 ceuts, To be had at the doors of the church. Proceeds for the benetit of the Sunday School, MACHINERY, OU CAN HAVE YOUR ADVERTISEMENT IN- serted in the NEW YORK HERALD, and, if up town, aave time and extra expense by leaving it At tho HERAL BRANCH OFFICE, 1,246 Broadway, three doors ‘Thirty rst street. ‘This is our only authorized uptown branch, and advertisements are received at oltice rates. Open from 8 A. M. till 8 P. M. every day in the year. MES’ IRON WORKS.—PORTABLE AM EN- gines, Holsting Engines, Stationary Engines and Boll- Before deciding, It will pay to cal it street, ors; Circular Saw Bills. ‘on or address kD WARD P, HAMPSON, 88 Cortland Now York. T CHAS. PLACE & CO.'s, and second hand Lathe: Milling and Punching Machin one 8 horse Cook & Rynn’s Hoi: gine, T WILLARD’S MACHINERY DEPOT, 45 street—Siationary and Hoisting Rngines and Boilers and 1% horse Portab! Lathe: Planers, Jig Saws, Yower Metal Rolls, mers’ Kettles, Mowing Machi: Shatting and Pul 60 VE é Planers, Drilis, Shaping, Wood Working Macainery ; DEY 10 FOR, SALE A SECOND HAND STEAM Fi horse power, all complete and in good order with steam power, Room on brat tloor ; size 4xi fmmediately; woodworkers not allowed. E, L., 528 West Forty-tifth street. Fe “SALE—A 8 HORSE ENGINE, AND TWO BOI- jet J. J. TAYLOR & CO., 68 Cortlandt street. LE.—ENGINES, BOILERS, STEAM PUMPS, ings, Pulleys, Hangers, Steam Valves, Cocks, de." w sold at reduction in price to close the busi ness. Apply to J. GRAY, 502 Weat street. Call on or address jh _FOR SALE. A ~XOU CAN HAVE YOUR ADVERTISEMENT IN- + serted in the NEW YORK HERALD, and, if up towns fave time and extra expense by leavin, HERALD BRANCH OFFICE, 1:46 Broadway, three doors al Thirty ira ptreet, “This is our only authorized uptow! branch, and advertinements aro received at oilice ‘ratom, Open from # A. M. ull 8 1. M. every day ta tne year, SALE, A CONFECTIONERY AND ICE ‘Cream Saloon. in a good locality, estalished twelre Satisfactory reasons xiving for veiling, Tnqulre at SPLENDID CHANCE FOR MARKETMEN. ror wale cheap, a first class Meat, Fish, f and Fruit Store, in an excellent neighborhood; must. be sold imme- diately, Inquire of H. WALKER, 133 Sixth avenu LARGE BARBER'S A, MARBLE WASHSTAND For Sliver plaid Hxtures and pivot new, fo yarn te walua SMITH, Frankfort House, corner Framkfort aud Wil tam streets. fe nm rm N OLD ESTABLISHED BOOT AND SHOR STORE for sale, wee with a three years’ Lease. Inquire ot MES oi ANBERS, 87 Warren street, or on the premises, arine al A —FOR SALE, A FIRST CLASS OLD ESTABLISHED + Drinking and Dining Saloon, best part of Wall street; of the owner being inid’ Partiou- Will be sold at sacrifice on account up sick; muat be postieny sold within « few days, lara with JOHN A. DUNN & CO., 233 Bowery. WEED SEWING MACHINE.—FOR SALE, A FIRST rate aecond hand (good as new) Weed Machine, owner having no use for it, irs. H. PALMER, 44 Watts street. A. FANCY STORE FOR SALE_—NICELY FITTED UP, ncaa” 4 very good location, wili be sold cheap. 109 Bleecker street. A FOR SALE-.AN OLD ESTABLISHED TEA AND « fine Grocery, aituated in best part of west side of towa, will be sold cheap. Particulars on premii 4 Hudsco street, and with JOHN A, L NE & 203 Bowery. A. FIRST CLASS BROADWAY HOTEL FOR SALE— Furnished, European plan, doing Gue business, aplen- didly located, moderate rent; will bear closest Sametieaiions GUSTAVUS BAYLIES, No.7 Murray street. SPLENDID LE. AND FURNITURE OF BROAD- ‘ay Hotel Pro} near Twenty-third street, for sale. Lease very valuable, and business ares. ALVAH BEEBE & BON, 78 Cedar street. PLATFORM SCALE FOR SALE CHEAP--AT 8, MEYENBERG, 37 Broadway, RUG STORE FOR SALE—IN JERSEY CITY; GOOD AJ location and ently fitted; average sales #25 ver day sold cheap if calied for at once. Address R., Herald office. D®UG STORE FOR SALB.—DOING & GOOD TRADE: a first rate stand for root beer; has a Matthews’ draught apparatus; cheap for cash. Address E. H., station D. RUG STORE FOR SALE—1N A LEADING STREBT, AY And doug @ good paying business. Apply as usd Btan- jon street. DINING, S4L00N AND BAR, SITUATED ON ONE OF the best corners on Broadway, forsale cheap. No, 212 Broadway, corner Fulton street, LEASE, STOCK and Fixtures of the Dry Goods Store 367 Eighth avenue; cheap lease and a xood bargain for cash. Apply to N. E MEAD, #8 Fourth avenue. A PROFITABLE MANUFACTURING tageous terms, or a partner would be capital (about 81,000 oF $1,500); safe B. B., Herald oflice, OK SALE--A BAR AND DINING SALOON, DOING A good business ; sold in consequence of illness of propri- etor, “Call at 27 Sullivan atreet. FOR SALE—AS A WOOD YARD OR FACTORY, NOW doing x good cash business, at 331 and 233 Bast Sixtieth street. Apply at 488 East Twenty-sizth street. P. H, DUFFY & SON. (OR SALE—THE STOCK, FIXTURES AND GOOD Will of a Ladies’ Hair ‘store. Apply at 148 ‘Thira avenue, corner Fifteeath street. {YOR SAL AT A SACRIFICE—THE, FS unt! Business 01 taken, it requir! investment. Addr {OR SALE—AN OLD ESTABLISHED FAMILY GRO- cory Store, with Stock, doing a good business; four years’ lease; dwelling house’ and stables attached; capital Tequired, about $2,000. Inquire on premisca. J. Hi. PRIOK, Lawrence street, Manhattanville, N. ¥. OR SALE—A FINE GROCERY AND WINE STORE, in best avenue and location in the city, with good ‘Lease; weil establiaied and good trade. Address 8. & C., Harlem Post office. Fs, SALE—OLD ESTABLISED DRESSMAKING AND Pattern business, suitable for a photograph gallery. 237 Grand street, OR BALE—GOOD WILL AND FIXTURES OF RES- taurant 176 Bixth avenue; proprietor gomg to Europe. FPR SALE—A RESTAURANT AND OYSTER SALOON nituated at the corner of Twenty-third strect and Firat avenue, sold on account of death of the owner. Call for two days on premises, 891 Firat avenue. OR SALE—THE STOCK AND FIXTURES OF A Glass, Crockery and Lamp Store, Union avenue, near H street, Greenpoint. Inquire from 6 to 9 P. M. OR SALE—THREE ELEGANT GLASS CASES; SUIT- able fora show room; ala large Carpet. Apply to Mme. RALLINGS, 779 Broadway. OR SALE—A LARGE COAL YARD, WITH AN EX- tensive business; one of the best opportunities tor a man of some capita! and business capacity to make a for- tune, as the present owner is retiring from business ang will bell out ata great bargain. Applyto TATE & SIMP- SON, 80 Nassau street, Bowery. Diished Boot and Shoe Store ; best location in El sutistactory reason for welling; Inquire or address %. MODE, 62% Second VOR SALE—A FURNACE, RANGE Store, weil established and complete. EDWARD KIRK, JR, Morrisauia, N.Y {OR SALE—THE OLD ESTABLISHED RESTAURANT and Sample oom, with ull its Fixtures, 148 Greene street, near Houston; a splendid bar and restaurant trade; reasons for selling, the proprietor has other business to at- tendto, Apply to JIM EDWARDS, 143 Greene street, FOE SALE_A GOOD CORNER LIQUOR STORE ; LONG JP case; cheap rent; owner has other business on hand. Apply at 131 Eighth avenue. — GEORGE A. GORDON. FOR SALE THE STOCK, FIXTURES AND Goop weil of an oud established paint store, 33 Bi ‘ill be AND STOVE Apply to avenue. wld on account of the death of the pro- prietor. IRST CLASS DRUG STORE CHEAP: LIQUOR STORE, ‘at one-quarter ite value; Cigar Stores, very tow; all kinds of business at all kinds of prices. 275 West Twenty- third street. OR SALE CHEAP--COMPLETE SET APPLETON’S American Encyclopediw, in perfect condition. ¢Apply at 157 Broadway, basement, room No. 6. POR, SALE, pCHEAP_A CROCKERY AND LAMP Store, with Fixture d for over eight years and doing good business, ‘0, 99 West” Houston street, New York. JOR SALE CHEAP—AN OLD ESTABLISHED BOOK, stationery and news depot; good location; no opposi- tion ; low rent; good chance to make money. Apply at 1,262 ‘Third avenue. OR SALE CHEAP—THE FIXTURES OF A BUTCH- ‘er’s shop, including Ice Box. Can have them at your Mi moved at once. Apply to JOHN reet, Brookly YROCERY FOR SALE,—THE STOCK AND FIXTURES FT ofa first class Grocery store, dolug a good business, on ove of the pest corners of Grand sufset ; rent moderate factory reasons civen for selling. Apply at Lil Grau coruer Third, Williamsburg, between 9 and 12 A. M. PRARE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.—MUST BE SOLD ) immediately, the Stock, Lease and Fixtures of the finest Dry Goods House in New England, in ons of the most enterprising Eastern cities; store has been open one year; stock entirely new, about $12,000. Full particulars by apply: ing at once to J, V. HL, with Messrs. E. S. Jafiray & Co., Broadway, New York. IN WALL STRKET, CHEAP FOR Ht. PORTER, No. 5 Dey street. RARE,CHANCE FOR A BUSINESS MAN.—FOR SALE, ) Stock, Lease, Good Will and Fixtures of a weil estab- lished Dry Goods Business, Will take part in real estate. Apply unull sold to owner, C. O'DONNELL, 17 Catharine st. HOWCASE FOR SALE--AN UPRIGHT CASK, FOUR 1D sides and top plate giass. Apply at 537 Browtway. QAFES.—THE BEST ASSORTMENT OF SECONDHAND safes inthe city; Herring's, Wilder's Lillie’s and Mar- vin's for sale cheap, at 100 Maiden lane, near Pearl street. SALE, A FI ¢ goods or noid cheap for cash, No.7 ‘Office Furniture for able. CHEAP, ONE LARGE, TWO medium andgone small sized Safe, of Herring's, Wilder's, Marvin's and Liilie’s make. 8. G. QUICK, 723 Maiden lane. ue BUSINESS, STOCK AND FIXTURES OF A FIRST Address class ola established Drug Store tor sale. PHARMACY, box 123 Herald oftice. SAFES.—FOR SAL (PHE STOCK AND FIXTURES OF A PAINT SHOP FOR gale cheap. Apply on the eee. SEY MOURE, 36 Greene atreet. 5A WEST TWENTY-NINTH STREET.—POR SALE ZOO. cheap, irocery, doit ® good busines: next we 270 THIRD AVENUE.--THE LEASE, STOCK AND 210 Pistures of a Fai aud. Dey Goods store; the rea- son for selling the owner is golug to Europe; possession on the Ist of April. WILD BUY THE STOCK AND FIXTURES or A ng be Sone a Lia paving buat ral, rst clave and taprov! STAPLE, Herald ofice. Pe FOr Pa ice Apartments to live in; rent low. Cal REMOVALS. SAAC J. OLIVER, PRINTER, HAS REMOVED FROM 32 Be weet to 34 Park row. ADAME DELLAC (WAS FIRST IN THE HOUSE OF Roger, of Paris,) has the pleasure to announce to ber Sustomers that she has removed to 1,256 Broadway, coruer of OR SALE—A LOCOMOTIVE BOILER, ABOUT 60 horse power, in good oTder, at JAS. MCFEELY’S, 30 John at., between Pearl and Jay, Brooklyn. co LOLITICAT. a, T A MEETING OF THE JAMES O'BRIEN ASSL tion of the Nineteenth Ward, held at the corner of & OADLEY’S PORTABLE 8TE Send for acircular. J. 48 Corti M NES. HOADLEY & CO. % Liberty street, ROPELLER ENGIN ‘OR SALE, ‘One new condensing Engine, 44 in. cyle, by 42 In, stroke. {ne new condensing Engine, 40 in. cyis. by 35 In. stroke. One second hand condensing Engine, 341m. cyis. by 30 in. stroke. One second hand condensing Engine, 32 in. cyis. by 90 in. stroke. Also 18 in., 16 in. and 14 in. tug boat Engines. CHARLES H. COPELAND, 64 Broadway. Sie ENGINES, MACHINISTS’ AND BOILER MAK- era’ Tools, will be sold cheap at the South Brooklyn Steam Engine Works, corner of Imlay and Summit streets, Brooklyn, Call or send for catalogue. ANTED—FOLDING MACHINES OF CHAMBERS mata, for book work. Address J. C. H., Herald ollce NO ty-fourth street and Third avenue, last evening, Frederick Branues in the chair, the following officers were cvectod, via: Frederick Brandes, President. Joun Courtier, View Presilent. Patrick H. Kerwin, Corresponding Secretary. Robert J. oe chan eal Seorewary. Stepien Geoghegan, Treasurer. Adjourned to meet Toursday eveuiog, the 16th inst., at $ o'clos MATRIMONIAL. N, AORD 38, OF MODE. A. fate means and good business) capacity, desires corres. u lady or widow uf like means, with a Pentre view to. Sairtinoay. Address B. HENRY, box LID Herald otice. 7 ATRIMONIAL OFFICE, 135 THIRD AVENUE.—CALL | nor address Mine. WIDULR, Medical gnd Business Clauveant. Tela every thing. GENTLEMAN, AMERIC. F° SALE—STOCK, LEASE, AND FIXTURES OF AN