The Republican journal., 1869-01-07

Charles Terryn rose from his seat and
came eagerly forward.
''Tesora, dearest, you hear him. Once
more [ ask you to be my wife"
And Tesora hid her face Oh his shoulder
weeping but Tesora was very happy, new
ertheless.
"But, my love-" said Mrs. Terryn, soft
ly, "what has wrought such a change in
your sentiments?"
"I-I don't know" said the old gentle
men, evasively. 81 say, Tess, what shall
tell the Colonel and Mr.. Dupiner?"
"Tell them, sir" spoke up Charley,
"that she has previous engagement"
And so the mothers management pre-
vailed, and little Tess first homo was her
last.
A Few Episodes in New York Life.
From the N. Y. World, Eth
In side room of the main hall Of the
Central Police Headquarters, in the second
story, on Mulberry ST., is desk at which
sits an old, rosy checked, white headed
police officer, named McWaters. Nc
Waters is famous in New York He is the
theatrical critic of the 70 zee Department.
His opinions on music and the drama are
of weighty authority among members of
the force, and like most critics he is dog
matte and forcible.
But McWaters is at present known to
fame as being the officer detailed by Inspec-
tor George Dilks to take charge of de-
partment organized in November, 1867, to
supply a great want, ard which is now in
successful operation. This department is
known as the ''Bureau for the Recovery of
Lost Persons" Officer McWaters was
formerly in the City Hall Precinct, under
Captains Thorne and Bracket, and is very
we'll acquainted with the city, SO his servi-
ces have been made available in the Jew
bureau.
MISSING MEN AND WOMEN.
The manner Of investigation in regard
to a missing relative or friend is as follows:
AS soon as person disappears from home,
the nearest relative, on learning Of the
missing person, goes to police headquarters
and makes application to the "Missing Bu-
reau," for information. The age. height,
build, whiskers, if any, color of eyes,
dress, hair, the place where last seen, the
habits and disposition Of the person, are
given to the inspectors, and officer Nc
Waters makes proper entries on his register
which he keeps, for that purpose, Of all
the facts. The personal description of the
missing person is compared with the re-
turns made by the Morgue every twenty
four hours to the police inspectors. Should
the description answer to the person and
clothing of any person found at the Morgue
word is at once sent to the relatives of the
joyful news. Besides this, another very
necessary precaution is taken to find the
person or persons missing. Cards are
printed, five or six hundred in number, and
sent to all the police officers on special duty
in the different Metropolitan precincts, with
instructions to the Captains to have his men
to make an active and energetic search for
the person.
THEORIES ABOUT lost PEOPLE.
Over seven hundred people have been
reported as missing to police headquarters
during the past twelve months. Of this
number the majority have been found, it is
believed, as no record can be kept of those
who are not reported, when found by their
relatives or friends, to headquarters. Oc-
casionally a person who reports some one
missing belonging to them, will give all the
details about him, but if found will give
all the incidents from sense Of shame,
where domestic difficulties have occurred
in families, or from laziness or a sense of
Thus all track is lost of
those who have been found unknown to the
police, and accurate satisfies are baffled in
the matter of inquiry.
LOST CHILDREN.
Hundreds of Lost Children" bear testi-
mony to the carelessness Of mothers and
nurses who are more intent on other busi-
ness, when their charges stray off to be
found afterwards in out of the way places
by stray policemen. Quite often pedes-
trian will notice, on going along one of our
side streets, young child, its eyes bubbling
over with tears, and red from irritation and
who has strayed from its pa
rents residence. Sometimes it will have a
stick Of candy in its infantile fist, or else
an apple or q slice Of bread, butter, and
molasses to console it in its wanderings.
1t is very seldom, however, that these
children do not find their way back to their
parents, unless there is foul play in such
instances, where child may be kidnapped
by people who are childless, or through
their agency, for the purpose Of adoption
in barren families. The practice Of baby
farming has not as yet attained in America
the height that it has reached in England,
and therefore the lives of children are not
yet so endangered as they are across the
water. 1t is calculated that at least one
thousand children are missing every year
in this city, but they are nearly all return
ed before the close Of the day on which
they were first missed.
THE DENS OF MIDNIGHT.
If the thousand and one noisome cram
MES, hooks and dens of this great city could
be exposed to view, day after day, the
bodies of many a missing man and woman
might be found fostering and rotting or their
bones bleaching for want Of decent burial.
Where do the bodies come from that are
fshed up bloated and distigured in the docks
and from the slime of tie Hudson? 1t is
fearful to think of men influenced by liqnor
who, with their gold watches, pocketbooks