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, 1869-04-11
A STRANGE CAREER,


IL h1rH
use Doseapo'' e1zHe. -...
An otn scts1el, one whose career Is the stEsagest
among among ne nnadie1s o. old setnera, has Just
Passe4 AWAY. tof many yeass no has led 80 Sc
e!uoeu Me 1nH We Presume nearly Ill hss AZ
2usintanSeS nefeanoHsa long ago lost Thought Of
mn, ~, tnsy aAVe Eme npesed hin 1t Al II has
Deen ~ltn 'oe suppoSsaon tnst ne WAS fa1 away
it9m he5e, eaa hosHoV aeah ...
We al1de 20 HGisa4 hhisht He came 70 this
counu5 ttom EHEano, anu setse.i "a davenport
nea1ly Unity years hT1 He wAs at attorney. had
rhs LAY NJ ~ An9oa 10y ys M Wa ver9
aote m2n- LII lamHy connexions Ii sae Old couu-
y we're AZ h!ealy Respectable people. He hung
ont MS SiSn mere aaa N AlnSnatn a4n sooa
nnet " eanes;e9 ms@ ness. - ~ eer1 Ecn ~5s
!ise memory was klnA,! IN d9poast'nn of Pleasing
aaaEsss, ~, ana o. so1al aata 80 #asno Won
aei tnst ne tfeanr Fopuial Nnon8 kaH people
~ u onec, vhsn l!o VIA looked upon = rising
9, Man, Tnen 1a Mo*pecss we're sftFnte,s, ne
sfoppeA oos q % s9astss anu VA = 1,on ~ moaan
ne were one desd Inc secrGk ot thas retirement
70 lonely cabin u ne wasls' 6o.n % but
isN. bot noW that nc Is Scad, tae1e can be no
ha5m ~ pablsnihG X
~ asn hMxnL !ett Enk.4oa WA wHhouf the
, 1869-04-11
4 Spartan Laas

ffcaA SAt Lam tl01P2} Piossesy,
4 eoE Of Mr. Charles Clark a2cd teypntren
{e2A rc<t'!mE abouf ten miles NORTH OF Lsxsl hi
Hom tree about two years ngu, md broke liz
leg both above and helov the fnee, btukr one of
NJ Ains, two Of his TITS and the bone Of his nose.
HH fhteh bone vas very badly fractured and con
sequently pieces Of the bone were ffe1pentIT
worert out tn the surface, md his leg cd MOI he'd
Until some time lssI fa1l 4 few wecks go hts Iev
bccan.s FeFy painful, and continued TO grow wutse
unhl he was confined to his bed. His father haii
been wanting to Eend him away TO school
lor seme time, but he insisted that there
was something In his lea ret ,hst shouid
come out. and W1.hed hs father 10
get Physician and hare rc-
moved, but his father thought It WIS useless for
LID 10 eQner any more BY the hands OF hurgeop
Nd would NOT employ one The boy IVES alone ID
tae chamber 4 lew weeks stnce for sons time End
concluded that he would perform The operation
and accordingy took his old pocker kni!c and wens
to WORK His mother, on going up st1lrs, fornd
bin on The bed cutting awAy II fur1oua rsse, hls
hands covered With blood, and IN tncts.on aSout
st1 inches long cut n hts thigh extending to ;he
hone. She was hofEur Stricken, and ealne nea.
fA.ndnC at the sight She called his father. xno
came and requested hun to destsr but he Insisted
that he had Jn<t got to the bone that should be ~
novel, and that he would cnish the lob, he toot
oct bone about three inches long. they bound up
hts leg: It Immediately heaed xad he Is NOW nee
roEl pain, and rLantcg azocnd as lively IS
cricket
, 1869-04-11
A RoYM1 Purtv.

An amnEtn. anrcs,ote Is told OF no 1s1snmap
who happened to he in P.lr!s short ttue ago,
GU visit to His Imperial Majesty Napoleon. Thrss
distinguished persons were the Enpcrors of Aus-
Ella and Austria, an! the King Of Pfussa-
q see ~ e
beautiful city Of the Selne, for their own tlceeta-
llon, AID fur TINT paFisSc they resolved to ~
,ae 70 o. ~ nGS fhsq 70 ns Tsssese1 n5 ias neon
astrar, and meeting renllem 1niy -looiing person
who happened 70 he m Irishmsn, thry politely
asked him II he would Kindly direct them to The
"Faith. md that viii, m! hoys," sar. Fat, ut
the same time tsSlr1R mental photograph Of the
three boys This way, my hea1t,es, and they
at.d the lnshnlan Wa about bidding them fare.
we'll. when the Emperor oi Rusais, interested And
pleased as mich ly the genuine politeness Of Pat
courtesy sud pouteness ., AZ BY his naieete and
witty REMARKS astcsl him who he wn
"Welf, rejrine1i the guide, II did not nsk who
wpud tell me who you may be.i'
After some further parleJluz. one said. aI An,
Alexander, and they cali Inc the C1a1 or Emperor
cf I'LL the Kuhstaa.' .--
"lndeetl " said Pzt With rogZlsh twinkle In the
corner OF his eye. and IN tncredulous nod OF the
cling NC BIT. , And might make boold TO ask
They cau me Ffsncts Joseph, the Emperor Of
Most happy 10 make your acquaintance, Frank,
noased, and IN his despsiriug efrsrts to get ret he
uu1h, AZ he conceived, out Of any OF them, turned
to The third one, and satd, "Who are you p
They call me Frederick William. and an,
They then reminded him tnat ho promised tn tell
them who he waH. and, nfter some hesitation and
with mysterious Ar Of confidence, Pax, putting
~ An, the Emperor OF China; bet don't tel
anybody"
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TIE DEVIL.
Ttsecs bF Which EIo hns Been
KnoWn-AelIcf of Our An~exrnra-
WItchcraft Nud Other Supcr..i,

Titles br Which Mo hns Been
KnoUn-Helicf of Our An~exruv..-
Vitchcrnft and 0fhcr Supcr..i.
lions.
Hts Satanic Majesty" hns hA,i many ti,IcA
The ER1Ftlsns called him Tyrhun; the Grceta,
asven Linn several J, AEoss HAuld CootIe," Hhici
~ supposed 10 all:;s,c 70 hts el,s<n frct They alsc
calie.! BIN ths " AUD Ane' Nae Ola Onel; md
lio5nie," which Il based ou the pppuiar tsI,oi
that hls sasa MIC Majesty h supplied vim horns
Aeron1!ns 70 : leAsne,, German theoloaian, there
eHp,ess e1s sTs isa ,6os.,1s 5es usual s;1: San
but this calculation renders 1t : use,,
up exclamation. Our ancestors nrmy believed
: devil For thousands Of yeAr1, indeed. human-
~ hAs held thia creed, or ths super1utlon: uoy,
In the lace Of the many instances OF dtmonlaca!
fusc without imrieky 10 cre,it tho stores Of men
women md children who have hai devils which
@ naxe hsen y lntiaenloqsly cast out The good men
Merc The contemporaries Of the wltch-dpaers, Tte
hing 70 whom theJ dedtcatess their grand labor
aaa hlmSsn written ponderous tscal,se against
their hsu!ns heated By Oriental imagery. and IN.
tlne perhaps, y draE lofty aIcgu1 and naked
iaea & 10 nsiect the supernatural IN every relation
Old nenl OF the MellssA ,cgepds-tle Gothic
aetll With horn and hoets, ssucer eyes ami tail
as NJ, sess.f4ts.l in the bright morning Of the
lanes antll tue and o. the reign Of The Second
tAsA s,alA Ihc State Trials" tern,a With rrconls Of
aexEtsy. Leta woman he OLD md po4y and crnss
ssMnsd sua esE,ecsally rheumatic, anIstratshtway
eomEelec with fan,iilsr ntnd VA in
pute1 10 hef. Many such miserable old crnnea
Whn had Ecn scoarcetl siurkr<i and ,rlissl nearly
70 nt1ih door, were fatn 10 avoid further tortuf
ssn sf9 11hsy a1l 1Saehsa .he STAKE confess taey
hlack nan, about d foot and . half hiah y IN
Prince, st the same period, the nuns of Loudua
were Possessed BY IesA IN the shsuc az 4 L1rn
cs' s,eakius to1sEa,le Iasin. 10 Sweden tho
regularly exercised ont OF whole t1uons OF un.h,ns
every SUNDAY morning al the church door h7
mcans Of birch rod. and The dcrN even cTpssed
tie s, Auan,c and caught hold Of people n Vi.
einia anu tne ~aane1women md cocA OF Salem
anil other traIss Of New England.
!efs tc.n ltu devils ansl hciis- One preside, over
heu stuck full Of knlses, another al iron tane
!'slesl WIKI boiling water: thisd Is neu or ice .
IN another the punishment is pcIslnS oas tne
tongues Of those who tell lies. another tea Of
Poisonous ketTeuis; III another the victim il
drawn into Facses. another ne.I Of blActpeas
and darkness; and III praying they ra1, uMa1
rot fan Into the he'll Of INurds " nad into shis or
thai place U torment
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rhJmc, ballad, or lyr!e OF Infancy vas sufBcicntly
endangered while the ehntrs Of ooumeuto1oa ~
between paz1or, pantry and dtchen- But nne eof-
respondent arr1a that "cnannber'' - e the warl:
another stouttJ tn8tIIupou driving room :; Jes
another supplies The .1bor as 1he uua rocasle;
another declares for ..latzy;" while ne Eia9 t., Is
rudelJ shlf.ed about from lraioE 70 pantry, anl
from pantry 10 chamber. Tho Itieoraph then
goes on TO tasof Sir Alexander CocHoarnt read.
Ing, adding that " Lord Macauiay has ALREADY n1td
tho reading 'pss!or BY paasasr Of renarkable
valueEn The present co1tr1ses1y. There can Be 10
better example OF q satufntan verse 1ays
the nuthnr oi the .LaEs Of Ancient Rome ~
hts preface to these poems than The weN-known
line 'the Queen VII. In her pat,or eating hrcla aal
honey After this The advocates OF other seenear
spanments 9. loeatles have rs nT1 A. ieT f,1 70
about what WAS ID Sister seholasutAs POCKET
Nasted since 1t has led TO this grave tnycst9s-
ton Of the +pockeuul Of rJc-' It II fuhnT, hoE-
ever, that the conventional sylem IN England
abould eliminate IN . Song OF sl1penca:' anl
lsler generations of babies Will Lap \ new verse,
TO thu old tune, Sing song Of .sisteshoodzf a
puckeuul Of r1c; four and twenty btsck nuns In
nurnrf1e; v hen the case was opcoel the ststef-
hood, Eas fudge; HaAnt : thar pretty case 70 SIT
bAfofa the Judye = y
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StrnnEc Freak Uf n SoEunnmbplist,
From tA< Galeaa QG9 Gaat.A AryHt,

We give below the facts IN one Of the most re-
marx atAe CAGES OF souraMoullAp that We harr
ever tsen called upon 10 chronicle 4 Agen:Iem4n.
n WhfSe vczacity We have ihorcagh coincidence,
furnishes n With the following:
~ VA fsssirs along Nenc1 street last nishs at
hiors haH-Pas' IL When near IIdi street /
kA* st1arGe spectre mounted on the hack Of 4
dark bay hutze. The animal vas moving a, j
very klcr lAace, which gaze ne m Opportunity Of
scanning TIC retnAtkst!e a2l.,o:!on- II was
wrtna1 IN wLitG- AZ the h,sxc, rsoytu-
e1rne nj q ka-i-ll1e PACE, cA,ne nppcute I
~ nt', took In Al glance the entire btruattan.
iet,oEui1ed tie face OF the r.tcr. 1t wH
Miss -, We'll KNOW III lIalenA Hc- eycs wesr
NIue oIeE- They seemed 10 Le gazing a, nothing,
Her hair hung over her shoal.iets and down h,I
t%cE IEe horhe moved Blolg Ttthodt he!a =
Quilted by hts r1et. Ny nrss Impulse WAS to make
noise, bcs fearing stat sudden awakening
RoEi,l tE1ow her iDtu tt Of hIstefics concluded
10 follow this ghoe1iy rsdes amt TINS be 1t hand
PREPARED TO Avert aAy danger that might threaten
Ihe horse moved down bench erreet 10 Hnr1uc.
fIfn1Ig Tie corner OF spring street be
s:7Gng ar.InI THO Main street Al The
colLtr et W..sLE.Stn street : boy, catch
iLr hstt Of tae tcm1Ik.1te Phenomenon. be
e7tSc 10 acd.y frightened that he hcEa1 tow.ins
r feuC$lE. ] hasleDed to the s!le Of tse rouuS
~. rhM as !at ANTICIPATED, WAS aTatcacd By
ss frac1ul ss,lrAE2iEg. She lost her balance and
NuG!t, Eu doubt hsre fallen to the Eroand Il nai
n1t GEc ht her In ny arms l securel the hose
ard Get 'iueted the youny lady Amid bl1Shes aad
EXPLANATIONS, to her holne.r
The hoEse tselonSt4l In stable sit,2ted IN the
immediate vicinity cf the ladyN home. lie hAd
tastened with . stour hattcL uov the sleeper
H1lne1I nece4a 70 the ftable ma nbc.1ted nod
mounted the animal, Is = nys.e,7 that uerhans
never viii be explained
, 1869-04-11
Lord Derby In Arncricn.

a correspondent having aske:l IN Noses an
S''e7Ns Of Marrh whcthc. l1rl Derby was nc,
tha on!y English Premier who hal crcr visited
hts yo!aEc, Lord Derby replied TO the IN ,a,r1 IN
Ing letter:
:" can hardly suppose that The dcsa,ls of m,
soyara TO America In 1sI eaa have msIr much
fnhslc interest. hut as JOUR correspondent r. hss
EMcn an account q Il 10 which be 1avites cor
rose he Will aautlt to he Gooi AUTHORITY. r.
cniy facs for which there Is any ioauss
t!on u ttN I did saN for tmercs
= Sefnraay with The present speaker Of
thc l!eust OF Commons: my other cocnraalons t,c.
lhS tie Latc Lont Whalncine and the present Lorr1
lsanten =. ihen ". LAtoachere lie ra5s that
vas Ill HALIFAX, ~ s, saule fo.ty Flour years acp.
never Nas there IN EaJ Tie. TIu 'Ika.lei trum
England In The falmouth packet bac Of ss:1
tons commanded hy = lieutenant with etcbt
Quaker guns and thirtS-hve mru- Ny i7Iclds
anA embarked Al Liverpool for New fnsk, on
f-lr11 tEt Isi1.a:, ship VI six hGndsrs! TINS ,--
% =, IL, IN the wril-Gfawu Eia.k is..i i,ne ~
md Ns.1cl. lcis ou CTR minis III rreulletuoa Of
t0lnrlS fare n rotlEh trArc,i:.i-l T. *
zudel lill1 ysi.,1i Nova Scotia r,.h tho ;1,,,e.
Speaker Of 'te Hu,=e " Commons; an, thai The
TWO distinguished erate:ncn salle'i frn'l Halifax
{ct the second time r1slnG their lives la thA old
Falmouth Dragon When ,: the close OF pus toay
my three companions went On to Halifax.
game line Of packets ny which ! had gone oak
without the iclst apprehension OF loss o{ life i
am awxre that these details arc wholly uniunor-
taut: Int ~ an entlrtl! incorrect st1tennent has
ai'FeArts! In y. and y. you win rseFhans think II
worth while TO ret your correspondent right a. to
matters Of facl. Decay,
4St JsMesS Square
- March o. 1ss3r
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ornth OF u Tcnncnsee Eccentric.

In previous letter referred TO John Bor,es.
member o. the Legislature from C1eztop County
and one Of the most eccentric Of men. Wen. liz
e!d nan tled the other day literally used III by
hani drinking. ! do not believe be Vas aober tor
more than few hours for several months preytocs
70 hls demise. He appears to hare been much i'd
mlIeo by hls constituents. ios he was long t;1e
n ne senase and hkeHisc In the House he had
voice LIKE cal.!ope out Of tune and wtea In hts
seat xas constantly t,obeng up u PROFOUND sotac
ssaftans Question. II he coubl nnt get The SPEAK
esa ere any other way 20 get bis ear was IN easy
leAt he would leasc bis seat, we'll back N TIE haI
and narch up to the elerk:s desk. and swing
inH nts long arHs like tne sails Of windmill and
Yelling o1t n the top Of hts voice would Ee sure to
meet VIII Prompt recognition T"e1 he would
more sesurtly back TO bis seat, al delivering
hnse!3 Of few expiesise eenteEre- sn!,-t,le. nc
consh1ere!i the rebellion As the high blossom of
III" and experienced great delight In punIshlnx
Its atdefs and abestcra- Buaies wss known far
and Wide, and Of the nrEt peEsons visitors To thu
Legislature deflrcd to have pointed oat wns taks
little Fnccthesdca, stooPshon.dered, wrinklest.
vts1Eed UAn- lie struggled 3 hing time with old
Klr9 AlcuhoL runishine that ntIviduhl Hbesally
through many yeaEt hut ~ length itoWies WIS gvr
the lettsr Of and had III succumb at The aEe OF
e7.-.,ashst2s Correspondence cineinnaH 7ttaes.
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Snow Shoe Races In CaliEoruIn-
Funny scenes.


On Saturday the Cinnamon had permission 10
Use the race t1cE Prrsea amounting 10 SsU werB
rnfsed ann aeeSs twenty Celestlas entered to coz
tent ior the pFrmlumA The JOHNS were rs keeu
Ia Ipr1e, How llnd Flat P1krr Fiat and saw PIT
were all represented, aiSl tie rivalry h.tucen IN,
tlers w1a as grrat as II had been among the Nell
saa ~ men @ Upon sae traek Il xns tniy Hch, ralr
~ ter starting aad coming ous potcs. In several
Of ihr squads every rider FELL amt not more thala
two eainc through nj Any time. TAX about grand
nothing WHEN compasrst to China chinanan n snow nhoe
race We honestly believe Chna1nau can make
more extensive. awkward and bigger tumble
OF VI snow uhocs than Auy otaer being,
"kth Ike " Dot excepted. While the races
we're In progress strange tasI-wearins
rider With shoes uron his ahoulder1, raane hts sp-
penrance upon the cour.e. lie appeared 70 be :
stepped and commenced }abbering It rearful
rn1e. lie was = Lively talkes xnti could beat =
Ffeoennah af making gestures The balance OF
ne NooncJes we're npnplussef-they ''no sahe
toe track Aonestde Of the other Cntnxuncn, snt
when The word vas glrsn started down the track.
As snon as be struck thS hat ha fell and ths eoJg
commenced rolling him. Some OF the Ce1estts1s,
who we're stW ignoEant Of the joke, dtdnr relish
r., but they eoou nst-usted something WEI
wrong, and when they found ont that the stranger
was u uowland E1at champion 8now-shoe f.:..r;
they were Immensely Pie1seh The Ii Porte
Johns were badly beaten Howlaud Flat and Saw>
ras raised h.. the Chinese mc.rh1g!A hst another
race came OF II was mother f.ch sceue. A.s::tns-
vas L. Porte beaten The Ho1lAnt P,at aad
Poker Flat dope cleaned the platter, Won every
race and captured the money. II any Of our
readers think the In Pore Celesti2is hasen 70.
tllg hEcnBt OIL for "dGpe." ask them 5of yoursely
We should not be surpr1aei n Chinese t,r.~ o.oye
quite fcaiore In RACING IN this locality hereafter.
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S1hc QucEn WINS In tho Patlox..,
trpM "a Enalish b7r.w.


TIE EEn; rrahlnc Of q favnr1te nr7er:y rtynt
was sch1tet so.ieied upon last week during tht
nesr, cscr Rps ard ready In l1rst1zan. ueslred 10
cite thr celch1asel "Sony Of S.1repce, AMI
9sotSa n ihst csleLra:e1 poem thus: The Qarsa
Alex. cseAharn. trs1aa.Ey lefccJv,as thai cues
t!"n Of real moment hAd al length cner,si 7roIa
the eo!d Entt1u md tae has thlmhIe ilslnc:S
thc optrlsn aEN RECOLLECTION of rho
isarne.f 1saSc TIE Qaccn Vas nos IN
thr rsa.ry," !" hit "ia the par:or'' ms correc-
ec;uscl: oCt cc1Fesronftcu: Of the f;l:7rar1 Ne.
ncwct! The dispute hJ avcrtag thas "cye.T child
ntTyc fcuIFts well aware thai llcr MaJes:J waA a:
raltD Eor the I'sl1or, KIT III tne N.chcn. An
at alcrchc cflettcss tacrc71ol dcsceudei upoa or
daily co.cmrofa.y, entha ssasaea,lg Hl1lutalniaI
picking Judgment by the kurSrsGon
Of q whole catalogue OF nav ones
The purity Of the text Of this venerable
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kegs OF his itesnse, there might enzue rebellion
IN Tho theatrical world, which might Evcep away
the stage ceusos8hAp OF the Chamberlain alto
ae{her, The reform, trust win be due TO derrnt
mcanA The good taste and common sense Of fhe
puhlie VIII scne Of these days hoot the ieSatstces
Give the tades rope enough, and they will hang
themselves al l.st Already signs Of The corning
rrnaisAa.<s Of common deceHcy arc visible
The genuine triumph Of zach dramas rs
.s school, II "nome," and ns "cErNs
sEecesa,' may BE- regarded as euinently
hopeful tokens Somehow Or another the odnlra-
tly.choeen company At the Prince OF Wales, and
Mr. So,heln II The Hayma1fes, oonsrFe 70 rise IN
public favor without the support Of sits formed
Of ballet girls leEA A reyulston of patronaSc
and dialogues Of Wit and repanee, Of character
and idiesJucrasy VIC must i've n hope. This
chicEaleaT 'age. this - can-can century. may
yet be destned to witness comedies whlch shall re
call the bygone glor1es OF the "Rlvals,'' and Ihe
School for Scandal " OF money, " and the "Inve
Chase Of the "5choollellowa," and "Tine
WhrRH WorIeF4
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QNxHs

II CHANGED On beautiful summer uI9hs
Wien the moon WAS yoong, when the stass wer
And the 1,lossoms slept tn the tender light,
And dreamed Of the Iephyt1 dghs;
That wondro2s soel1 IN our home WAS wrought
Of hopes md feats and be1nieEn2 tno18ht
by fairy nowc1 That n angel brought
From The f1tes OF Paradise
TIE south wind dutterel is perfumei w1ogA
And eAsx.ed the Gong tnat the bu1hul sIag3;
And the nredy spatkIed in mystic HnS1,
Like la1nT& at fairy bali
The Jo1n4 leaves, Whispering sweet and low.
In tongue thxs only DIyaats how,
XAlt tnye to the Ware1 thAt dAuced below
To the chant OF the waterfall
The c1oud-snfrs lAy IN the fas-o1 West,
With u.e!r ma.tR and SPAR and sails at rest
OF noatetl Along IN Al IDLE quest
0f kcme 1l7ghI Erttan Isle;
And falrt gondolss here 2nl there,
Moved 0oMn The streams Of the upper alF
And nocted thelr prpws to the shadow stair
or some Gothic palaee-pia.
So the houra Of that summer night were told,
1he Starlight faded rum nser and world
AMI morning, In garments of purple and gold
Awakened The Aeeping earth;
Krf the cherub for11, WITH It's face 70 faff
Cro~ ned With glory Of golden hzir-
Ike Lne morning Sunshine cleaning therq
sal oessled bessdo o21 hearth.
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nnowu. snd ai,er whom Fa..tsx County
nAmsas ~ leo ne RsE. Bryan Fai1f1I Of Va1~
c.nse1 w. Wis confirmed by tie Uouse oY nr7ta ~
eighth Bafon. but nei1aer nln:s.M nor ais san
Thomas, aoE the subject Of THIS st..ca. ever ~
saMed tne nIe aEneugn he saeeezs:en Is resa;sT-
The fact Is that the family although natatti1 1nn
Of an ancestry whose elevation TO tie peera;s dis
back As far rs 1853, h4d become too hySp1-hiI ~
publican IL their sentiments 70 place any material
value upon an empty TILE 1t Il, how ever. s:t;.:
but with what truth we know not Tia: tae; Wusc
siwass great fticklers for recognition IS being u
the F. T. V. feeling greater pride in themselves
a. Sllgtn!ans than as members Of the R1,tlsh no.
bu!tJ. The subject Of this sketch WAS born ether
In AaDland or Virginia tive n.e not eef,U1
which State), some tfne during the yeat ISIS 1ad
1s recorded a. having succeeded to the barpnctEI
In 1915, upon the death Of hts grandfather. Some
years asp he moved to Ca!!lornia, n1A in 1854 be-
came Clerk OF the Supreme Court ol the STATE,
which position he held until The time Of his death.
Last rear he came East As delegate to the NJ
t!onal Democratic Convention, held I. T.:nE1aay
Hall, and y IS Chairman Of The Cslforu.a lelc,1-
uon. We arc unable to stste whether the dcceas-
cd gentleman leaves any issue, bat 1t Is under
stood that he has number OF relatives In Virgin
ia the nearest and eldest of which. should he have
no sons, can assume the title Of eleventh h21ou q.
INV ttEc nhpuIA he so desire Il.
, 1869-04-11
SnIA On khc Modern Drumu.

| George AQgu8suz Sa!a contributes to the March
! number OF The London Bt4synsfa paper on Stage
Costume, from which We make the following sen-
s!hle extract:
to The Play. The visits Of our exemplary young
Princes u the theatre form I Standing nIsden1un
& 70 ns nt1f c1rulaE | hope tney 1ke T. For
for twenty JeAls have never SEEN the iheatncA
curtain Ttse without reluctance watched It Yau
.entel1ainneas" more repcenans to me tasn an
otter, It Is the lnsunesahiy ctn1e, dull and scnse
less Performance knewn Is - oa,ie.que exsaya-
somfoo'es1a neither the sparkling VT and
e,asscA elegance Of P1snche+ nor the
BTucrn. tne Tread farce and strong common sense
Of -alneEt Smith, the INFINITE wnE-e! Of A'BecS-
Ct, the toisierous jet kindiy ian Of poor, dear
sorue ignorant anil coneelted hlockhead, who, on
the strength Of Stealing okes from the back num-
heTs Of lpHeh or tor1ursnR the words from dc
uoualy Into bod pcns, sets up for Wit; who etes
ont the miserable poverty Of hia invention BY
o!acfRutrd niger st'aSs an1 se.1!-otscH1e
DANCES an1 Who's sss"sns md ll!o,ie ps..s
the services u O ho.Ie Of g:g9ilng hussles,
WHO exhibit themselves mose thaa half.
p Saffa &C. ss16;e st TS :; ~ IN men J., OF .se PeTsd
thcatFcs o1:co- . be convinced that the Chamber
Lain had some sfox OK reason on Ets side Wien be
hare demonstrated with ali Of thcn,-aa 70 The ex-
tsteut tlnprupEiettes Of stage costume. Look into
the WIndoV8 OF lne Photographic shopA Sec the
swar7ns Of III but nude "Seuies.' "Kn1ies
t1i<zIes. ~ FaunleA" aud !TottIe4" cheek hy {1wl
win The respectable eGl4es Of the Rev MF Spur.
Eton, Sor ra;1ocinlo. Nlsz Nightingale, Professor
0Eeo, Father lgnatius, and The Right Honorable
BENJAMIN DlsraeL And when you DO 70 to the
theatre you VIII be constrained 10 own thst nine
out OF ten Of these W1rtched Little aeurnu1s aut
eon parEs-lhetr Iega are not even real, but
are obviously psdded-can neither 1ance
ner aln9 nor do anything, In fsct, saye show thtlr
!eRA They are engaged specially 70 sh4,w thetr
!tRs; and-WbAt prodEtous Amount OF hunbug
there u AbootEfhe theatres Of Lonloo were
neKer 20 numerous, or so continuously crowded.
Il they now are, and In 50 and III, my hy-gunc
stand points, there was generally beTkar,v snow
OF empty boxes, md managers 1ere tulns,3 by The
ecota Did fcstEls dl Matthews, lid Bum 1.,j
Aaersaiy, did Phelps, did Charles kemble did Jul.
len make fortunes by thetF theatrical eaterprseAs
MoralIze with Ia modern theatrical mnnver Of
The LeRationA and he will Lay his finger by tSe sLn
q his noe, md tell you thai "thero "a neihlay
Ike leg" "s''''A''s
How Is This plague Of leg to be stopped7 whit
ever he stopfEdf II cannot, shonA asy extenI
much further. for We are rapidly app.pacbnr ina
0G-leaf stage: hut when shat noderate tstiGun. il
removed, VIII reaction CONC, and shall va ba enl.
boldened 70 NJ ; little decency by WAy. or !
ehanRes II ls Impossible, take IL 70 eutet nuy
definite code OF 6nmptuAfJ lava with reference 4,
stage costume. II the ChamberiAln, growing rnhIl |
fum exeess Of virtue, ahoald venture 10 de-
RsVs eQue nsasSe<. toqgd!uatelI fddtGtsd n