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o Searching for the Dead. Early on Wednesday morning, uheu the file" hail been so fur subdued that lire men were able to enter the vestibule of the Brooklyn Theater, the body of a well dressed lady wii9 found near the box office. It was stancliug, reclining against the wall, as if t'ie unfortunate victim hal there been overcome with smoke while pressing toward the outer door. The body waa removed to the Morgue, and careful search was made for others who might have shared a similar fate. Up to this time it was not known that any had perished iu the burning building, and few persons had called at the police stations to inquire for misting friends. It was not long before a ghastly heap of corpses was discovered iu the cellar, underneath the vestibule, and the work of exhumation was beiun and continued without intermission throughout the day and evening. The news that there had been a heavy loss of life spread rapidly through the city, and every undertaker in Brooklyn sent wagons and assistants to aid in removing the dead. Boxes were passed down through the flor, the bodies were placed in them as fast as they could be taken from the heap, a blanket was thrown over each, the box was care lullv raised to the sidewalk, placed in a wagon, and driven away. Lookinir down from above the sisrht was horrible beyond description. Men women, and children were packed togelh er as closed 7 as possible, their clothing burned from the bodies, and in many in stances the flesh from the bones; the limbs distorted with agony or bent out of Hiape by the positions in which they lell; the taces shockingly burned anil black ened ; and in between the bodies and cov- enng the whole, piles ot cinders and still smoking timbers, strong men lookm on turned pale aud taint, and those who were compelled to perform the task of re moving the bodies had a look of horror on their faces, and spoke the few words which were necessary to be spoken with bated breath. Hour after hour the work progressed, and every new horror gave fresh evidence of the extent of the ca lamity which had fallen upon Brooklyn At first the number of killed was esti mated at 33, then at 50, then at 150: and then all waited until the whole truth should be known, venturing no further conjectures. As body after body was ex tricated from the seething mass, others were found buried beneath, and the sad work continued, the end to be known only when the ruins of the theater have been carefully examined in detail. At half-past twelve on Wednesday the Morgue was hllea with the charred re mains of the victims of the fire, and In spector Waddy ordered the Brooklyn Market, on Adams street, near Myrtle avenue, to be used as atemporary morgue, and there the bodies were taken as fast as removed from the ruins of the theater The floor was hastily swept, and the bod ies as they were brought in by twos and threes, were placed side by side in six long, ghastly rows. On the clothing of each was pinned a number, and the Cor oner examined the pockets and clothing in order to obtain means of identification. YV natever was iounu on each body was placed in an envelope, which was sealed and numbered. Few were admitted ex cept omcers ana those seeking missing friends. These passed sadly from body to body, examining what remained of the clothing of each, and striving to find some clew by which to recognize those whom they sought. The order and de corum of the scene aifected even these sad mourners, and not a loud rrv or lam- entation was heard. fc was almost heart- rending to witness the enforced calmness with which a wife searched for her bus- band, a sister for her brother, or a mother for her son. A brother aud sister snent hours seeking the body of their father. They passed down each line, the young man's arm thrown around his sister's waist, and speaking only in whispers. There were no tears, or if they rose to the surface they were hastily wiped away. There was work 'to do; weeping would come with the morrow. Detective Loony searched for a favorite brother. He should know him, he said, by the ring be longing to his lately-deceased wife, which he carried in the watch-pocket of his pan taloons. When the body was found the clothes were burned nearly off, but the watch-pocket was uncharred and the ring was found. Mr. Loony burst into silent tears as he bent over the remains of his brother, and was led away by his friends. A widow inquired for her son. She said he wore a watch and chain belonging to his father; she should know him by that. "Poor boy," she said, "he was so anxious to go to the theater last night, and thought he was going to have such a nice time." As darkness came on caudles were in serted in thick slices of turnips and placed one on the upturned breast of each poor remnant of humanity. The coroner and his attendants moved about with can- u9 iu uieir nanus, ana Canutes were borne by those seeking to identify their friends. The scene was horribly pictur esque beyond description, and will never be forgotten by those who witnessed it Toward evening a woman was brought in with two small children, one of whom was found clasped in her arms. They were not luentined, but their size and appear auce render it probable .that they were the bodies ot .Lena 1'arbel, a servant in the family of William Haedrick, a print er, living at Fulton and Nassau streets who went to the theater with Emma and Dora, children of her master. It was ru mored last evening that her father had shot himself in despair, but the rumor was not venhed. X. T. Tribune. nomas s Suffrage is Wyoming. lhe ban 1 rancisco Alta tells this stm-v "A Cheyenne young lady had expressed a desire to vote. Her youug man was more man wiinug she should be gratified, and mjui ior a buggy to take her to the oolls hue on their way he asked to see her ucKei. it was shown him. While sh was looking in another direction, he put "V1 wuicn was lor Corlett, in his pocket, and gave her one in its place for i ue sauciest part is yet to be told one never knew how she had voted for uajs auerward. He was in the habit of xaKing candy to her every Friday night m riday he failed. But when he told her so, she could not believe him. So she ueiermined to search his pocket. Hor rors! The first thing she discovered was cr ticket written in her own hand " UCn the YOllno- man an-.ilo fr a rr, realization of his situation, he was lying UP on the floor, while tufts of ins auourn locks were scattered in rich prolusion about the room. As he opeued 111 J AT7AO 1I - ... L . v vase nuea witn water ana an ornamental sea-shell came crashing into ins lace, followed by invectives of any inmg but a loving nature from her whom be had so cruelly deceived. He scram bled to his feet, made a hasty exit through vwuuow, ana has since studiously avoid ea the house. He secured a vote for his favorite Candidate, feut lost nia girl." The Way Ants Filit. A correspondent of Laud and Water wiites of these mimic contests: "One morning a friend and I watched a column oi ants starling irom their home iii the mud walls of a hut iu our camp, and determined to follow them to their Uestmatiou. They ma:eheil straight to the parapet, mounted its in ner lace, descended into the trench and then mounted the opposite side anil pro- ceeded to the open ground there. They dirt cted their course to a small mound of fiesh earth, aud there the leading insects halted, remaining at the foot 01 the hil lock until the whole force was present. I have counted the number of this lilipu tiau army, y the distauce their coluuiu extended, allowing an average ot tour abreast, and a length ot one-eighth 01 an inch to each section of four, to be about 13,s-.2i,(-xclusive ot the larger msects. '"When the whole torce was assembled, the little army divided; one jiart re mained at the foot of the mound and ran round and round it, the ret mounted to the top, and some of them entered the loose earth and speedily returned, each bearing a young grasshopper or cricket, dead, which hedepoeited upon the ground aud returned tor a iresh load. 1 aose who had' remained on the outride of the mound took up the crickets as they were brought out of the earth, and bore them down to the base of the hill, returning for a fresh load, boon the contents ot the mound seemed to be exhausted, and then the w hole force returned home by the same routs as oeiore into the trench aud over the parapet, eacli with his burden of cricket food lor the community 1 must couiess that hau 1 not seen this with my owu eyes, I could not have oeiicveHi it, ior nere was a regular loray, pl.inncd ami executed with military pre cision, the country surveyed, and the de pot ot provi-ious kuowu accurately be fore the inarch was made, aud at the mound the prudential division of labor mil the care taken that none ot their vic tims should escape. Iu conclusion, I would say, that improbable as thee facts may seem, yet they were witnes-ed by myself and my friend, and we returned to our c unp wondering at the greatness of that Creator who could impUut iu these puny creatures of His hand so marvel lous au instinct." The Moon and the Weather. A writer in Blackteood's Maaazine de rides the popular error that the moon produces any etleet upon the weather, as follows: 1 ne notion that the moon exem any influence on the weather is so deeply rooted that notwithstanding all the at tacks which have been made against it, it continues to return its hold upon us. And yet there never was a popular super s ution more without n u.-isis man ims one. If the moon really did possess any power over the weather, that power would be exercised in one or these ways; by reflection of the sun s rays, by attrac tion, or bv emanation. No other form of action is conceivable Now. as the biightest light of a full moon is never equal in intensity or qual ity to that which is reflected towards us by a white cloud on a summ r day, it can scarcely be pretended that the weather is aifected by such a cause. That the moon does exert attraction on us is manifest we can see it working in the tides; but though it can move water it is most un likely that it can do the s:iine to air, lor the specific gravity of the atmosphere i so small that there is nothing to be at- traded. Laplace calculated that the joint attraction of the sua and moon to- gether could not stir the atmosphere at quicker rate than five miles a day. A for lunar emulations, not a sign of them hns ever been discovered. The idea of an inrlueuce being produced by the moon is. therefore, based on no recognizable cause whatever. Furthermore, it is now distinctly shown that no variations in weather at all really occur at the mo ment of the changes of quarters, any more than at ordinary tunes. Since the estab lishment of meteorological stations all over the earth', it has been proved by mil lions ot observations that there is no simultaneousuess whatever between the supposed cause and the supposed effect The whole story is fancy and supersti tion which has been handed to us uncon tradicted, which we have accepted as true because our forefathers believed it Fhe moon exercises no more influence than herrings do on the government ot Switzerland. Better Times Dr. J. O. Holland discusses the ques tiou of hard times aud how . to make setter times, in au able manner, in t'ie last Scribner. We extract as follows: we have, from sheer necessity, begun to be economical. Let us continue. Let us build smaller houses; let us furnish them more moderately ; let us live less luxuriously; let us tune all our social and personal life to a lower ' key. We have bravely begun reform in public and cor porate affairs. Let us continue this and vigilantly see to it that our trusts are placed iu competent and honest hands v e are committed to a retorm iu the civ il service a reform which will extin ! 1 1 1 1 . - yuisii me trauc 01 pontics tnat has done so much to debauch and impoverish the country. Let us see to it that this re turn! is thoroughly effected. Our cobl.de nouses nave tumbled about our ears;- let us not rebuild them. Our speculations lie in ruin, with the lives aud fortunes they have absorbed. Our ficticious val .1. , . . . ue uae nueu extinguished; let us not try to relight the glamour that made them. Our long credits and our depre ciated currency has wrought incalculable evils; let us not continue them. Let us cease to deal in paper lies, and pay in gold our honest debts. Alove all, let us oe content wun modest gains. ceae trv ing to win wealth in a day, and get some thing out of life besides everlasting work and worry. Fully one-half of ourwants are artificial, and these terrible struggles for money are mainly for the supply 0f wants that we have created. A Distin-ol-isiied -Max. A few days ago a strauger at one of our hotels asked for a napkin, at dinner. The waiter re fused to give him one. "But," said the guest, "that man at the other table has one." "That man is a regular boarder, and has just got back from the Centen nial, and I have to pander to him for a day or so, but it -won't be long before lie will be wiping his mouth on the table cloth aud cleaning his nails with his fork, like the rest of the gentlemen. No, suanger, we aou t allow any stvle here w as a icguiur tiling, OUt We ourselves sometimes." Ex. can't -help A drain on the land of a citizen in North Haven, Ct., recently became closed. An investigation showed that 2G1 striped snakes had taken winter quarters in it, and had caused the trouble. A Feat at Catching-. I should like to see a boy beat me at catching; or "a man either, as for that," were the boastful words I heard uttered by a twelve-year-old lad, as he tossed aloft two balls at once, and caught them as they descended, one with each hand. That was certainly very well done; but let me tell the boys who read the St. JTicholas of some 'catching" that I have seen in far-oil lands catching with the mouth instead of the hands and they s hall judge whether my boastful young tnend ot the two balls would be likely to carry off the palm amid all competitors. Ihe hrst time 1 witnessed these feats ot agility was at the palace ot the King of Siam, where I had been dining. His favorite bands of gymnasts were in at tendance that day, and he challenged us to see their exploits, and then tell him whether our countrymen could do any thing more woudeiful in the way of climbing and catching. So lie seated our little party on an elevated platform, where we could see readily the move ments of the actors, and the first thing that met our view was a swinging stage attached to two slender poles that were planted perpendicularly in the ground. About twelve paces oiF was another pole, to which was suspended by a funny hook a siik net purse nueu with gold. liie purse was full forty feet above the ground, while the stage swung about live feet lower, and was kept swaying to and from the pole that held the purse, by the ac tion of a long rope pulled by men stand ing 011 the ground. On the stage stood C . 1 L 1 A ., iour men, ana as 11 veerea toward me money purse, he who stood uearest was allowed one trial of his skill at catching the purse with his mouth. If he suc ceeded, the money (about sixty dollars in gold) was to be his reward, and he miijht descend, as he had mounted, by a rope ladder; when the next one would take his turn, till all who wished to elo so had made the attempt; a new purse being supplied each time one was carried off by the teeth of a victor. I thought it a fearful risk, and almost eld my breath in dismay; but every body around me was laughing, and the gymnasts themselves did not seem to think of dauger. As easily and naturally is you would catch a ball tossed towards you oy vour companion, the first man opened his mouth just at the right instant, touched the purse with his lower lip to dislodge it from the peg, and caught the string between his teeth, just as his time was up, by the veering away of the stage. Several others followed, with the same success, each loudly cheered, and appear ing triumphantly happy. Then for one poor fellow, who failed to catch the cov eted prize, came the usual penalty of be ing hissed and hooted at by the crowd; but worst ot all, he had to let go the stage, grasp the pole to which the purse was attached, and, with hands and legs entwined, slide down as best he could t the ground. I thought, of course, he would fall; but he let himself down as cadily as a monkey or a squirrel could h ive done, aud appeared too crestfallen at the disgrace he had incurred to care about the loss of the money, or eveu the langer of a descent by that bare pole. Of course there were only a few second of time for him to seize the pole as the stage swung away, and had he halted or hesitated at all, he must inevitably have been clashed to pieces. F. It. Fcudije, in St. A icholtis. ;Iutter from Thames Mud. Our readers will no doubt call to mind an alarming topic of discussion that was generally debated in the public press some mouths ago as to the rumored lab- ricatiou of "mild Dorset" from the fatty matter contained in Thames mud. A correspondent puts us in possession of the following facts on the subject, for the authenticity of which he vouches, and which are calculated to excite anew in the public mind a demand for inquiry of a searching kind in tha means taken to supply our breakfast table: On the Essex or north hore of the river, from D.igeu ham downward, is a long stretch of arti ficial embankment, the original construc tion of which dates back to the baxon period, and w hich is still kept up by the proprietors ot the river-side meadows, ua elerthe watchful eye of the Thames Con servaucy li jard, with a view to prevent ing an overflow of the Thames, the laud lying iu this district being a few feet below high-water mark. Koughly built of sandstone bowlders, and possess in-f a rloomily uuinvitimr aspect, this stretch of river-dyke is almost unvisited except by an occasional sportsman or the workmen employed at the chemical ma nure works, dotted at long intervals along it, each with its jetty stretching into the river. At low tide, however, is oc casionally to be observed a busily em ployed "mudlark," basket 'on back and book in hand, like the traditional rag- collector of Paris, intently searching each crevice and cranny of the bank near the water's edge tor something that appears to be au object of eager desire to the aux ious seeker. This somethiuji is Thames fat, and the mudlarks are commissioned, we are assured by London manufacturers, to seek the daiutv treasure trove in the interests of our metropolitan butter sup ply. The grease originally poured iu the bi soui of Father Thames from the drain- nines of countless factories, and mingled with the liquid household refuse of million kitchens, is washed, congealed, aud agglomerated by the action of the tides until when found it is of about the consistency and almost the purity ot or dinary Russian tallow. The stones of the bank are plentifully bespotted with its white particles, but it is not for these that the chiffonnier seeks. His basket, if ex- amiueU. is found to contain perfectly shaued balls of the oleaginous matter, varjing in size from a walnut to that of a cricket-ball. Aud here is a result oi ine action of soecilic irravity. Each of these balls of fat. slate-colored without, but al 111 Oct. W hitn within. ha3 fand is without j : 1 . j exce-ntionl tor its nucleus acorK. arounu the cork is matted a collection of hair and wooly fibers, aud gathered upon this is the fat, accumulated during clays auu nights of floating up and down the river until it is left by the retreating tide upon the bank. As nature's rehmug process would not leave the unctuous matter sullicientlv cure for the fastidious pal ates of the consumers of best Brittany, it U subjected to various boilings aud strainings by the manufacturer who re ceives it from the collectors, and is then sold to the retail trade, who distribute it to the public in the different guises of salt and Iresh butter. On a "lucky any an ludustrioua mudlark will earn as much as 3s. Gd. by his queer occupation at the two tides. English Exchange. If idle people only knew that the en joyment ot rest and pleasure is to ue at tained only by real honorable labor, we should have fewer valetudinarians and hypochondriacs ia the world. Commercial Insurance Company. This Couiuanv is in a splendid condition. A tine biisines. has been done during the year, and with comparatively little loss. The amount of capital stock of the company paid up in cash is $-JO0,0U0; capital and surplus, ?.O,O0O. The Commercial since Us orsr.iin zation Februarv 20th, lfs72, not ou'.te live years, has paid in losses 4u0.0uo, which is a creditable showing, lhe commekcial has been thoroughly conservative; has transacted a legitimate business in every way, and its present prosperity is nwina; to the care and attention given its attuirs, by diraetors as well hs omcers. Air. L,aton. tha secretary, is a thorough underwriter, and manages the I various departments of the business with thorough tact and clear intelligence. We are glad to chronicle the success of our local companies, among which the Commercial oocupic a prominent position. Illustrated t hristin.au Spirit of the Timet. What the Ladies Say- Must be true, and they do say almost univer sally mat ttie iJavis Vertical Feed SSewini Machine is decidedly the best, and adapted to the greatest ranjre of work of any in use. -sot only the ladies say this, but the Centen nial Commission says substantially the same ihinsr, aud have awarded the Grand Gold Medal of Honor, and Jjtjloma of Merit, to the Davis. In the short time that this machine has been in use upon this coast, it. Ima t. tained to an enviable popularity that is rap- idly increasing as it becom.-s better kuowu. Mechanical enterprise and ue velomiient are maK.injj rapia strides, and the so-called stand ard machines that satished our wives and daughters a few years ajo are now laid aside to tfive place to a machine worthy to stand in the front rank of inventive progress. See and try the Davis before makm a purchase. "Webster on a Bridg-e. We do not believe that so much benefit can ue derived from the same amount of money in any other way as by purchasing a Hebaters Cnabridired Dictionary. Is a per son at fault about the application of any par ticular word, or of the way it should be u.-cd, and its different meanings, he has but to look in his Unabridged, aud he will tind examples of all. livery thintf that can be illustrated by figures or diagrams is so illustrated, (by the 3,000 Illustrations.) It is a perfect cyclo pedia, and we would advise any one who has no "Webster on a bridge," as Mrs. Partington has it, to do without au extra coat or dress and et one they will never regret it. Hub. Aaoerluer. A New Attraction. Amonjr the many attractions to which the attention of visitors is directed upon reach ing San Fraucisco, none perhaps will aUbru more pleasure or prove more attractive than Wood's Museum, recently opened at 52:4 Cali- lornia street. Mr. Wood claims to have (and we believe he has) the best collection of relics west of Philadelphia. The collection consists of curiosities from every depart ment of nature aud art, to the number of one Hundred thousand. leitors will liud in Mr Wood a pleasant, genial gentleman, thor oughly devoted to his busiuess, who will spare no pams to please his patrons. Don't visit the liay City without seeing the Museum. Land. Owners "Without Patents Should enclose Z with their receipts to Col. L. Bingham V Co., Attorneys for ClairJIs, ike. Wasuimrtou. D. C. and receive their Land 1 alenlo. Cancer can be Cuked. Dr. Bono, of fhiladelphia, anuouuees his discovery for lhe radical cure of Cancer. Ao Knife! No t ami .Ao LaUMlivJ Keiucdies with full direc. Lions sent anywhere. Pamphlets and narticu. lars seutree. Addrebsw ith stamp, Dr. H. 1. boau, tuy JNorth Broad 6t.. Fhiladelphia. Fa. 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Has re ceived more medals and complimentary testimonials ilmn any other in the same lentitli ol time. JSTWe invite the especial attention of manufactur ers to our new No. 1 just out. Agents Wanted in all Unoccupied Territory. MARK SHELDON, Oeneral Agent Tor Pacific Coast. I30 POST STREET, - - - SAN FRANCISCO. rOMKTHIXJ K.XTIKKLY SKW, ASiI O SUPERIOR TO ALL. FOR STRENGTH.LIGHTNESS AND DURABILITY UNSURPASSED. The only Mattress THAT CAN BK TIGHTENED OR IXJOSEl'KD AT PLEASURE. Warranted for five years. Send for Circular an1 Price List to TRUMAN S. CLARK, Sole Ag'.Bt. 217 Bush SU. San Kran'-iwo. Cat. CUUK1I.JGS& SONS, 327 Kearny St., S. F. a UKTVTN KOKAlIKKICAXWAI.TKII J. (Mars.) 1VAT'HK!. Examine our pricea of American Waltham Watches, by sending for our pnee list, which are marked exceedingly low. anil ronvlurr yoprsflvss. All Watches sent by ex press; persons have the privilege of not only looking at them before buying, but can deposit with Wells, Fargo & Co. the amount of the watch, aud have a trial of at least two or three weeks before the money is sent to us. If the Watch Is not what you sent for, or does not keep the correct time, or you are in any way Ii satiytied with it, our instructions to Wells, Fargo & Co. is to refund the money. We are determined to build up a reputation on this coast that will give satisfaction to all. Send for price-lint, fi-ice-lint r.n t free. Farmer, Miner and Granger SHOULD BUBSCRIBK TO! TBI SAN FKANCISCO WEEKLY POST. The Popular Weekly. Enlarged and Improved. The Best and Cheapest. IT ADVOCATES THE RIGHTS OF SETTLERS. ONLY $2.00 A YEAR. ONLY S2.00 A YEAR. ONLY $2.00 A YEAR. Postage SO eta. additional. IVSend for Sample Copy. The low price at which It is published commands for It a very Urge circula tion. Every Farmer and Business Man should sub scribe for It. 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