New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-06
CITY ITEMS

very profitable.
/ We have heard some hard stories OF anne NJ on
hard up fnends and some that would take TIA
wrinkles out Of the face Of fellow mighty hard
up We have very particular friend who b.,
been that same lately, though a. he i reou,ed "verv
wealthy nobody believes It. He told "a a s,ory
yesterday OF his last hard up time thu, we ntend to
print We will let him tel his story in his own way:
81 never was 20 hard up, SAID he. a. | vs..
/ about an hour ago. The common expression is lie
/ last button ON Gabes coat was gone. Bati,wx
worse than that don't know when | have had a
button worth cutting Of. had been to the Register.
| Office examining some confounded land titles for
found must sell or starve, although am such rich
man. But | can't eat real estste. The greedy fell
lows at the Office took everything had for fees
| cept one dollar Government Stock Bank note and
! would have taken that had it been within musket-
shot Of par. Lucky they would not, for | wanted
NY dinner and had get il ont Of that precious shin
plaster So sold the thing to broker, got my din
Der, and sat down to wonder where the next would
come from. ! could think Of men enough that owed
me and ought to pay, bit for the life Of me could
not think Of one that would. What was to be done
Borrow ] should ike to see you do that about
these eays did look at friend as though would
like to borrow five, but he looked back as though
be thought me es much out in the head as in the
pocket. 1t was Q rather insane notion, but not half
80 bad as expecting anybody would pay an old debt
What was 10 do :"
Letter, Sir" says the boy.
Postage paid"
"Yes, Sir"
"Give IL to me- then" II il s an sfectionate epstle
from some friend hard up, ii won't hurt me shy; he
can get anything out Of me. broke the seal. The
first word | saw was gratitude Felt glad to see
that any Of the article was left in the world, and
turned over to see where it from, and what it
all about-and there, in the inside fold, was
FIVE dollar BILL and want Government Stock either:
il il had BEEN would have burnt it, and gratitude
with it, The amount Of it was, that the subject OF
gratitude said that he had called upon me for advice
year ego, and got it, and with il much nee fed five
dollars. The article was more abundant then than
now, that was clear. Now he was able and felt
prompted to repay it, with many thanks for interest
II was the best ever got. / had forgotten the cir
cumstance-in fact, never expected to hear from it
again when gave it. 1t was about the strangest
money transaction that had met with, and began
to cypber ont the cause of any showing so much
honesty, or gratitude either, when everybody wa,
hard up.
Twas hard up for some time to account for it. But
zee where it came from, and the whole csse was as
bright as daylight. I did not wonder-should not
wonder If all my grateful frierds who owe me q, or
$50 each, sh ,uld pay, az they get in funds,
and get in the same place. Gratitude has gone there,
and honesty is on the way 10 that locality undoubt
edly.
The letter was dated at the estate LuSArIc
"AsYLUMl"
Mr.. PIERS HEALY will give his second Lecture on
the Historic Parallel between Augustus Cesar and
Louis Napoleon at Clinton Hall, AstOr-place at
p. NJ. this evening His fret lecture was judicious
and instructive.
Mr.. Dempster had very good audience on Mon
day. He will give another concert on Thursday
evening.
FARE RAISED "A new tariff Of fares went into OPP
Grafton on the Hudson River Railroad on Monday,
by which the adv anced to the full ex'ent
allowed under the law To Albany the fare is now
So The rates from way-statons are unchanged, for
shoit distances.
The examination of Colored Ward Primary School
No. l, situated in Fifteenthst. the Seventh-av
took place on Monday, Dec. 4, under the First and
Second City Assistant Superintendent The limits
this class of schools extends to the simple rules Of
arithmetic with reading, spelling and definitions
We are pleased, therefore, to notice the advanced
grade this particular school has Misunderstanding
in arithmetic to compound division and simple fcac
tons grammar, geography, astronomy and mineral
ogy. Specimens were also produced in pen nsnship
drawing embroidery and eroche,-work, &c. lSpec-
mems similar 10 those now exhibited were forwarded
70 London some time since, to be produced a, the
Worlds Educational Convention"
The general order of this school is highly commend
able and evnces a degree of industry and capability
on the part of the Principal and tesshers who pre-
eide over their studies, and it is but just to observe
that the present grade (which is that Of being in sd
vance of any Primary in the City without regard to
color-was attained under the present efficient Prin-
cipal, Miss Charlotte S. Smith. The Assistants in
this school are Mary A. Tilghman and Belinda Duya
The attendance to-day although attended with
snow. Storm is 1903. The usual attendance, lis. The
punctual attendance is evinced by the presentation Of
81 semi annual certificates.
MERIrEp TEsTIxosIALs.-The native and foreign
residents of the City of Panama about presenting
Mr. Ran Runnels with two splendid swords and
service of silver 50 mark Of their approval Of his
services in breaking up the numerous gangs of rob-
be1s that have for many years infested the lsthmus
One of the swords is straight and designed for dress
sword II other is made in the sabre style, and IN
tended for heavy work. The scabbards are Of solid
silver and the handles which o. exquisite work
mAnship are Of silver and gold The service OF silver
consists of pitcher and salyer, both OF which are
yery massive. On the salyer is the following in
scrptoD:
Presented to Rs Rurpel By the native and foreg' res
dents OF Psn.ms marx ihe .pprovA OF his T.a.oe =,
xees Surirs the sufunp 1854 When In eoum.od OF the