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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-19

Religious Bequests by "A Philadelphia Lady.
The win OF Mrs. Rebecca Grumbes. OF Philadelphia,
admitted TO probate IN That city last week. It
dlsposes OF property 10 the value OF 100000. Tbs
following requests 10 pubic institutions were
made:-
Pennsylvania Bible Society. 5000.
Bishop Wnie Prayer Book society $500.
INDECENT WIDOWS anu Single women Society,
$1,000.
Pennsylvania Seamen's Friend Society, 1000.
Foster Home AssoclatI)n 500.
American Sunday Schooi Union, 81 900.
p. +. DIVINITY school, OF Philadelphia $1,000.
Ladies' Depository, OF whica Miss i.eJee Is presi-
dent $500.
Theological Seminary, Gambler, onlo $1,000.
Protestant Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia,
$1,000.
Protestant Episcopal Church. ST. Clair, SchuylkiiI
county, 81 00o the annual from when shall
revert 10 the pastor.
Mission House West Philadelphia, Rev. Alexan-
der ShraS, principal, $1,000
African MISSION school at Cavaa, Pa, 81 900, the
interest OF winch shall be used Tor education OF
coored glrl now AZ said scnoo, under tle direction
of Bishop Payne. -.~.--T
american Church Missionary Society, $500. =
irolestant Episcopal Association for the Promo.
uoh VI christianity Among the Jews, $500.
Ia trust, $4,000 OF six per cent loan Of Pennsy-
Ian {ns in1slyit ana income 10 b. paid the per-
sH hs A. M tpf o e HsY iss syI g s
township, Montgomery couaty, or nc the opIion G.
The trustee, to apply the same some oiner MANNER
Tor tue use anu penent Of the said churca; and IN
case there snail be no minister need OF tue
funds Tor repairs tile trustee Is In man-
ner as ne may see ~ TO apply the fund for the
and benefit OF the Episcopal Church.
cottage III Montgomery county, formerly the
residence Of Rev. George Mntzer, Is TO be kept In
good order as parsonage, whenever there Is q resi-
dent minister OF Union church, AMI in case an Epls-
copal cnurcn Is built upon lot granted Nv deceased
TO 1.-THE rector, church wardens and veslry Oi st.
Paurs Memorial church, Upper Providence, Mont
goinery county" which lot auons this cottage, then
me parsonage may be used ana occupied ~ the rec
tor VI St. iauls Memorial church.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-19

rrotcsfnnt EpiscopdI Church tstatistics.
The following IL u geaeral statistical summary Of
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14
NO. IA.
THE CREAM OF sSoBDOss.

Newport is declared by q correspondence
be The "cream of suobdom, and OF 'snoD'
dom" the correspondent thus writes; a man
begins life in d small way-stTuggles along
makes money, aud finally, by some lucky
turn of the speculative wheel, hnds hlmseh
able 10 sink the shop and appear upon the
stage in the new and unaccustomed roie Oh
the gentlemen of leisure. Now, ne may
have neither brains nor personal appearance
and his wife may have been equally neglect
ed by the faify's god-mother who PRESIDED
at her birth. Let us see what the gooo
fairy's greenbacks will dc for them at new,
port. A villa by the sea, ornate within ana
without, is purchased-horses, servants,
poodles-a coat of arms, If you Will. Ihe
Inspiring family arrive, with what Sam wei
Ter might term a Irregular new nt-out OF
clothes" anG take the field, Ther state
euuipage flashes and ratiles along our mar
row business thoroughfare, where obsequl-
Gus shopkeepers, who scarcely deign 10 an
swer the queries of the Tear-long customer,
will sland bare headed upon the pavement
and exhibit their goods to the oehouneeu
and furbelowed inmates. who stretch tnelr
| pount necks, crane-likc, outroi Inc Veneie,
and give their sn1uiiest ufders VITA u c'nns-
| srension which in itself ia almost equal TO an
oad,iion i, ten per cent. Then comes the al
ternoon drive upon the avenue, where the
livery is oltentimes vast assistance IN
marking the difference between master ana
man, Here they come--horses groomed TO a
/ hair. harness and panels all glitter, four
in hand may he, with the owner himself IN
velyeteen on the box, trine sleepy and port
winish perhaps, but for all that in his glory.
Then you have the vile lolling back with
arislocratic hateur-a very ayoirdupois oil
rcspectablity-who would suppose those Ia
stumpy fingers so overweighted with jewels
had once -. But we will sink the shop
and make no indscreet revelations. Beside
her sits her son, tie senior hopeful, with in
cipient mousache, weak eyes and emascu
lated drawl; and then we have, last ano
least. the daughter, the angular Young body
now amplined by dress, with such heaven
ly poodle in her lap. HDppy brute Thrice
happy bpeds And so they 60 @ and ar arr
gone, lost in II dust cloud of their own rails
ing. but not without leaving moral behnt
them, best expressed, perhaps, in SAKE
poem of Miss Mac Bride, when he declare
, that
"a thing for jeers, and aeers, and sneera'
, Il American aristocracy."
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14
[From the Boston Transcript
A Remarkable adventure, If True

Our local, when on his ''grand rounds" last
night. stopped for few minutes at the Fourth
Station, and while there a respectfully dressed
and intelligent looking German, giving the
name of Richard Hecker, applied to Lieut..
Clarke for lodgings. Upon being asked where
he came from, and where his home was, he
related substantially the following adventure ::
Last Friday evening he left New York city for
Boston to visit some friends, taking passage
on board the steamer "Old colony. sooh
after going aboard he went to the upper deck,
and. Unconscious of danger, he fell asleep. He
had not slept long, however, when he sud
denly found himself overheard. As soon as
he could collect his scattered senses, his hrst
imnulse was to ascertain the safety OF ms
pocket book, containing s65 in greenbacks.-
To his horror he discovered that whle asleep
he had been robbed, and to cover his villainy
the thief had undoubtedly pushed the uncon-
acions victim into the water How to save his
life was question Of the first importance
The steamer was far beyond reach OF MS voice.
and he was alone at the mercy oil the waves,
without so much as plank beneath NM Anu
now comes the Munchausenish portion oil ms
narrative. Finding it impossible long to sus
tain himself with his clothes on, he gradually
| sIinned them off and in natures garb alone
he swan about for an hour and hall, ane
| was finally picked up by propeller ana takei e!
10 New London, where he was kindly care'
for by the keeper of the almshouse, who pro
oured him new suit of clothes throughout
and after keeping him day and half, he wa
provided with transportation to Boston. Arrlv
ine here too late to ascertain the whereabout
of his friends, he besought the Lieutenant
give him nights lodging.
The officer, although one of the most NJ n,
name men, at first turned deaf ear TO IN
MANS tale. He told him it was impossible iC
him to have taken of all his clothing. in th
water and then swim about for an hour
more. If the fellow would tell the truth as
his circumstances he would give him lodl
ines, "But do tell the truth, y persisted Il
o German, his face evincing the utmost homes
OF purpose, 81 can't tell any other story II
a ali true, and you can find it out"
6. After vainly endeavoring to extort diie
g ent story from the poor fellow, the Lieutena
a gave him shelter. Before going to his dorm
d tory the stranger allowed those present to e'
2. 2, anime his clothing, which was all new, ev
y to his shoes, and although the story was
u ,touqh'' one to believe, the mans appearar
is T. would not denote him to be tramp or vicio
ie- person.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14
"a thing for jeers, and fleers, and sneera'
Is Amerlean arIsLocraey."

How BUD CARTER, THE TENNESSEE
DEsPERADo, WAS KILLED.-We learn rom
Wiley Steakly and John Templeton Qhe
men who killed Carter), the following par
ticulars ms 10 the cause and manner OF the
killing II seems that Carter had repeatedly
threatened the life OF Steakly and Doc.
Charles-n brother-in-law TO Templeton-
because be had assisted in arresing Garter
in Alabama. The threatened parties, know
ing how well Carter usually kept his threats
were afraid to go about their ordinary busl-
ness Sleakly and Templeton armed them
selves for the purpose and were on the look
out for Carter. They overlook him on last
Wednesday night, at Jim Clark's drinking
shop, in Van Buren, county, and about three
quarters Of mile beyond Rock Island, at
| the Forks OF the Kentucky and Sparta road:
| Understanding the situation, they concealed
| themselves near by, when Charter soon ioue
up; and Just after he dismounted, (perhaps
he had stepped into the drinking shop and
back again). they fired upon him with dou-
ble-barrclled shot guns. Carter fell at lne
first fire, and fired three shots himself. The
COT cealed men then rushed upon carter,
| when he begged them to desist, as he was
already killed; b9SleSoSsyy, fred upon hn WIZ. ,si,
pistols. s'r res'Hi-s =, liO0 y. Isnet ts7t
{ lime. He exelaiii.- -.s---- .-s~ y Nsie 2nd
: poor children; what will become of them p
t He lived about ten minutes These two
n men were the only participants in the ira
q gedy. Steakly and Templeton are still a
. large. and show no desire whatever to evadt
q an arrest 'rney nrc both young men, aut
Under the medium size, md do not look
2 talk, nor act like any one vino had commit
T. led crime. - NdshcHle Union and american
e Sept ST.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14
LIFE IN VENICE.

We see visiting young ladies stand on the
s,oon and laugh, and kiss goodbye, and
flIrt their fans and say Come soon-now
do-vou'ye been Just as mean as ever you
can bel mothers dying to sec you-and
we've moved into the new house, " such
love of a placel--sO convenient TO the post
office and The church, and the Young Men
CMistlan Association; and we do have such
fishing, and such carrying on, and such
swimmiug-matches in the back yard-Oh,
vnn must come-no distance at all, and IL
Won 90 down through by st. Marks and the
| Rridge of Sighs, and cut through the alley
and come up by the church of Santa Maria
del Frari, and into the Grand Canal, mere
| isn't a bill of current-now do come, sally
Maria-by.byel" and then the little humbug
trims down the steps, jumps into the Condo
Ia savs under her breath, "Disagreeable
old Thing. / hope she loon'U" goes sklmming
away. round the corner; and the other glil
slams tile street door and says, "Weli, Wa'
infiction's over, any way,-but suppose
I've got to 90 aud see her-liresome stuck
up thingl" Human nature appears to p'
lust the same, all over the world. we sec
, the difident young man, mild OF mouslaehe
Y affiuent of hair INDECENT OF brain, elegaht
! costume. dive up to her fathers mansion
4 tell his hackman to bail out and wait, star
fearfully up the steps and meet "the OIL
rentleman'' light on the threshold!-nea
t him ask what street the new Bhhsh bah
8 ia in-as If that were what he came ior-an
9 then bounce into his boat and skurry AVA
1t with his coward heat in his bootsl-see MI
TO come sneaking around the corner again, q
rectly. with a crack of the curtain open u
=, ward the old gentleman's disappearing gol
y lola. and out scampers his Susan WIN
~ flock of little Italian endearments huitein
!. from her lips, and goes TO dive with INN n.
. the waiery avenues down toward the h'a
to. ,.. l., =,
Nv We see the ladies go out shopping, In II
= most natural way, and fit from street
re- street and from store TO store, Just III
nv good old fashion, except that they leave
eondola, instead of private carriage, wa
ing at the curbstone couple OF hours
ry them,-waitlng while they make the NJ
on Young clerks pull down tons and tons
nat silks and velvets and more antiques a
res those things; and then they buy aApapeI
pins and GO padding away TO confer
rest Of their disastrous patronage ON SO
vas other firm. And they always nave III
- purchases sent home just in the goou
tle' way. Human nature is oery much tue sa
my ali over the world; and ii is so like my IL
native home TO see Venetian lady go I,
. oe a store and buy ten cents worth at r.9l
i, 'sor or and have it sent home IN scow.--MI
,tal TWAIN.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14

Tur LOVE or NoToRIETY.-It IS impoa-
sibie to nick mn paper now in which the
doinrs and whereabouts of a lot of obscure
I9 and Commonplace people are not chroni-
cied with a minuteness which their insignih-
canee does not warrant. The world does
not care penny where these people are or
what they are doing, and yet the exaclness
and care with which their dresses are de-
scribed by the hungry correspondents OF the
Questionable" papers would be inappropfi-
ate even if bestowed upon persons oi dlstine-
tinn The number of nobodies whose toll
cites are are so faithfully described by water
| ing-place lelter.writers is appalling, The
result is that this giving publicity to obscure
nersons has bagotten morbid love Of noto'
riety among certain classes which is disgust
ing. Let the press cease 10 notice meuloci,, !,
ty aud the evil will lie stopped, but not ''ii
ihnn.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14

sunday-school teacher was giving a les
son on Rutb. She wanted to bring ont the
Iindness Of Boaz in commanding the reapers
To drop larger handfuls of wheat. "NoW,
cbildren - she said, "Boaz did another very
nice thing for Ruth; can you tell me what II
wasf" married her |" said one OF the boys
Stetson, of Long Branch, can pick you out
the Boston man by the manner in which he
holds his knife. the Baltimorean by the way
he neels his potatoes, and the Washingtonian
from his eating the whole of the potato, skin
and all.
1t is told of young lady in Newark that
when her jealous admirer sent back her letters
with a request that she would return his, she
answered that she regretted that she could not
comply immediately, as she had lent them to
| a young gentleman to read.
Some congregations seem to be particular as
| to their preachers. One of these gave pubic
notice that they wanted preacher, but went
on to specify that, besides being good CHRIS
tian, he must have good moral character
A traveller asked his landlord If he had any
cases of sunstroke in that town. mo, sir,
said the landlord, ''if man gets drunk here
we say he is drunk. and never call it by an,
other name"
Whilst looking recently in public CALLER
at picture utterly unworthy of the reputatio
: of its author, we could not help rejecting tins
an artist, who draws corks, can't draw picture
that will draw the public.
Not long ago captain of volunteers WI
4 publicly presented with handsome sword
lie began his reply thus Ladies and gentl
men, this sword is the proudest day of N
existence"
"If,n inquiries cotemporary, with an air
triumph, If the theory advanced by Profess
re Agassiz that fish diet ia conducive to ment
brilliancy be true, why is a stupid fellow
ways called a chowder headf"
=. =. 81 know by little what great d.
nd means,n as the gardner said when he saw
We tip of fox's tail sticking out OF hollow tn
i. 1t is very proper for the streets, but y
A should never allow your spirits to flag.
ms Why is Canada like courtship Becaus
OA' borders on the United States.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14
Tho murder Near providence, Rhode
Island.

A terrihle affair occurred on Sunday, al
pidoe,s Ground, a shore resort, about SIX
miles from Providence. The homicioe seems
20 have heen the result of drunken quarrel.
The victim. Thomas Ward, was man about
az years of age, who came from PawlncKel
aome weeks ago with his family, ana WIS
occupying small hut on the gfounus, nus
occupation being laborer Ior 'nc ea,'pI,e i
ont Ala little past 10 O'Clock at nlght nc
no., Swas oronsed from his bed by knocks at ms
door and getting up, went IN his night
| clotbes 10 ascertain what was wanted. nc
fnund two drunken men there, NOISY anu
1,rayvli,,g shouting out obscene words, reck-
1ass sand intrnsive He told them to so away,
using proper Language; but ihey .wan.eu
matches" they said, 10 light thelr pipes
with. Not being furnished, they pec'lne lao
abusive, and Wards wife, coming 70 e,,Is', ~
what was lhe matter, was greeted wlth hlthy
lanGnasc This exasperated the husband
and rnshinr out with small hatchel ne en-
raSed in n tussel with the two men. Sc
Sere fight then ensued in the DARK, during
,yI,ich one of the men, Charles L: owen, o.
nanielsonville, Conn, is stated 10 nave
drawn a dirk knife and cut y wide anu ueel
/ nash in Wards abdomen. The weunu WI
& about two and half inches long, anu t'ie !, "
: testines of the victim protruued from IL. nu
. f,re ihis Owen had received severe cut u
a iI,e head and was probably infuriaied by u
!, When Ward received his wound he droppe
# down, shouting, "You have cut me, yo
!, have cut me - and the third person n p u
II fight, named Stukely Wicks OF Norlh FRO
ii idence. then ran away and made ms escal
n mill this morning, when he was arrested
X Heek's Grove, by officer Hendriek, broual
Il "a Providence, and lodged in jail. An aiar' LA
" was given by Mrs. Ward, and an ono enc
N coming up arrested Owen, who was iouI
i. standing near the wounded man, with y
n. %otcbet in one hand and the knife m II
n. other. lie was conveyed to prison. Wa
- was conscious, but could not tell who strut
NO ,he hlow. He could only say he had be'
s is s,rnck with knife Ward fingered until
ail n o,cioek on Monday morning, when lie die
a. ofer much suffering. The story which ow
,,o teils Is TO the effect that he was struck WI
I ~ tIe Ratchet by Ward; and that in the mel me
he ward either cut himself with the knie
-he Wjcks did. running away afterward;
~ ~ saws the knife was IN Wards hand when
tG, for struggled with HIM to obtain II, that
ios ics fowenI might not get cut in the dark
nj owen was in liquor at the time ana !
md 6een drinking freely all day. A coront
! ~ ot ,nouest was held Tuesday, when tue j.
the found owen guilty of murder ana lie
me me computed TO prison to await trial
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14

Samuel A. King, an @ronaut, details an
o,nmsine adventure in the northern wllds OF
Maine, where he decided to alight. w9-
a man Who was returning from milking, sud
denly noticing the monster above heT,
dronped her pail and ran to the house iran,
t,ealiy screaming, ooh, its iorerunner !
know It's forerunner y The people naa
never before heard of balloon; Ine edi od1ese 81
LII I,ip" nnon the right idea, aud coming up to
NJ MI Xxi, King, in iocose way, said, "Ah yeer
sIeeaadiers y MIR. King shook his head,
When vIrsnap pointing 10 the balloon, the old man
osrnI @ ~ilow many more is there up thar
it didn't take so big coach TO bring so lew
Of We :" lie wus induced to change his
mind at last, when "big COACH lay prone
upon the ground.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14

A gentleman, talking with his gardener,
nj The trees. "Why, yes, sir, " says the man;
nease TO consider that they have nothing
else to do"
"When men break their hearts, remarks
a cynical female writer, vt IS the same Ss
snotaer sprouting out Immediately and
growing in It's place. "
What IS the difference between Grant and
an old boot One is sworn IN, and tue oih'
el's worn out
Why is proclamation like eight drachms'
because it an-ounce-is.
An effort is being made to introduce per
fumed wedding cards. Too vulgar
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14

good story is told of Quaker landlord
at Atlantic City. An urchin of five or six
years was seen by him drumming noisllY
npon q handsome walnut balustrade. The
Friend demonstrated with him without effect
and then quietly took lin up bodily and
carried him into the back yard. In mo-
ment the boY's angry mother made her ap-
pearance and opened upon the landlord with
a torrent Of invectiye, concluding with III
leave this house instantly" The Quaker
Immediately touched bell and said to the
dark skinned waiter who responded to the
cali, "Leonidas, go up TO 42 and bring down
this friends baggage when she tells thee she
is ready for thee. If she wants thee TO get a
carriage for her, or has any other commands
until She is gone, thee will see them attend,
ed 10" The lady suddenly began TO cool
down, apologzed, and asked to be allowed
10 retain her room, bat only received the re-
ply. 'My house shall never make any one a
| liir, My bookkeeper will settle with thee.
Fare thee we'll" Soon afterwards hel
trunks were taken down stairs by the stoul
negro to the music of her boys voice caused
by her imparliug 10 him unexpected calorIf
with suip of shingle.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14

The Newark Advertiser tells how ger
sevman's life was saved the other day by
kick, He was attempting 10 get upon
moving train, with a pail Of butter ~ one
hand, a basket OF eggs in the Other ana was
In danger oil losing his life, when me con,
ductor gave him vigorous kick, when selr'
him flying with heels in the air, ana aca,e,. n,s
tering his eggs and butter IN promiisG.uous
directions, but preserving him from INJURY
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14
tFsorn All the Year Round.l
A Contented Proprietor.


have plenty of dutlful vassala,
Have plenty of gold, and to spare
have plenty Of beautiful CASTLES
But my castles are built in the air
And my vassals are all airy creatures,
From beautiful Dreamland are they;
They drive me to balls,
Aud magnificent halls,
And tell me my coach stops the way
But oh what pest,
When 1t comes to the test
am kept in dreadful delay
A plague on those wild little yassalsl
You can't trust word that they say
And I've heard that my beautiful castles
Are sadly inclined to decay.
Father Wisdom advised me to sell them
To the publie-a benefit clear
And Fancy engaged to sell them,
For Faney's a ane auctioneer
But the market by no means was lively,
For castles the call was but cold;
Lead and iron were brisk,
But gold none would risk
To invest on my battlements bold.
~ tetNAe@"f eHsNs1
inhabit them yet,
And rather rejoice there not sold,
And never bit am down-hearted,
For my vassals still ply me with gold
My castles and shan't be parted
Till the heart ofthe owner be cold
Again Father Wisdom addressed me
He's horrid old bore in his way
He said rats and mice would intest me,
As erumbled my towers to decay.
"They never can crumble, good father ;
They're lasting when once they're begun
Our castles of air,
We can quickly repair,
As the home of the SPIDERS respun."
30 homeward went
To my castles content,
As the vesper bell told day was done.
And they looked just as lovely as ever,
As FURNISHED they stood in the sun.
Obi ne'er from my castles sever
Till the sands Of my glass shall be run.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14

why SuE ToLD THE TRuTH.-A little
pirl who was put upon the witness stand in
SoSa Ses," yery unexpected and good answer
h why the truth should be told. After taking
the onth the attorney Tor the party in whose
interest she had been summoned, asked her
il she knew the nature Of tue oeligaion she
.,Yes- sir. ~ was the reply, 81 must tell the
trulh.n The attorney for the other side i'm
medintely asked, "Why must you tell the
ruth ~ Answer: "Because it don't this
case Won't lie won" The answer produced
n sensation, and the girl was permitted 10
testify without further queslion'ng-C
l1nd Plaindealef.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14
A Friend welcomed.
ny ALFRED DE MUssRT.

The Joy of meeting makes US love farewell,
We gather once again around the HEARTH
And thou wilt tell
All that thy keen experience has been
OF pleasure, danger, misadventure, mirth'
And unforeseen.
And all without an angry word the whilei
of self.compariHon -naught dost thou recall
Save for smile.
Thou lnowsst how to lend good-fortune grace,
And how to mock whate'er lll-luck beiall
with laughing face.
But, friend, 60 not again SO far away;
In need of some small help always stand,
Come what so may;
know not whittier leads this path Of inine'
But / can tread 1t better when my hand
Is clasped in thine
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14

"Why don't you limit yourself2" said a
nbygician 10 an incorporate person. "Stt
down stake that you will so so lar and no
ii do, " replied the other; "but set it so
far of that always get drunk before get
to it,"