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End Of a Woman of Fashion.

A moving spectacle was witnessed
yesterday morning in the Court of
General Sessions. Maria Smith,
middle aged woman, was arraigned on
a charge of larceny from the person.
The prisoner was neatly attired, and
although suffering under paralysis,
still retained marked traces of former
beauty. From the testimony of the
complainant, also a woman, it seems
that while riding in Third avenue
car on the 25th of October last, the
prisoner was detected in the act of
taking her wallet, containing forty
cents.
Mr., Charles 5. Spencer eloquently
appealed to the jury, but the address
Of the District Attorney and the Judg-
es charge did the business, and the
prisoner was found guilty.
The poor woman, when told her
sentence, which was three years in
State Prison, wept bitterly. With
slow step and broken heart, she was
conducted from the prisoners dock.
But before leaving this poor woman
to her fate, and while she yet fingers
on the Threshold of her living tomb,
we will take view of her past ca
reer. Dalla Leese, THAT is her name)
was born in Birmingham, England,
and is about thirty five years of age.
She came to this city with her parents
while very young. Being an only
child, no money nor pains were spared
10 her education. She lost both her
parents just when she was budding in-
to womanhood. Thrown upon her
own resources for awhile, she accept
ed the hospitality of some friends, and
in the course of a year or two mar
ried George Leese, who afterwards
became a notorious thief, and finally
abandoned her altogether.
Being an energetic woman, in the
prime of life and possessing rare
charms, she experienced no difficulty
in obtaining sufficient funds to estab-
lish hotel, in which business she was
highly successful, amassing a large
fortune. estimated at over 100000.
But her star at length began to wane.
Surrounded by number of admirers,
all eager to supplant each other in
her good graces, she forgot herself
and became the paramour of a man
who is conspicuous in the politics of
this city.
Deeper and deeper she sank into
the abyss of dissipation, and at last
all her hard-earned money had been
squandered, and her beauty faded, and
she found herself forsaken woman.
The rest is briefly told. Want, ex-
posure, and much suffering invited the
malady with which she is afflicted, and
to buy bread she made an attempt to
steal forty cents, was detected, receiv-
ed severe sentence, and now goes to
the State Prison to expiate her offence.
The friends of her better days assert
that she was exceedingly liberal to
charitable objects, sometimes giving a
thousand dollars to a church or elee.
mosynary institution.-N. Y. Sun.
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A short time ago close fisted far
mer on the Sandy river, in Maine,
died, after devising 81 to his only son.
The old gentleman was duly buried in
the venerable churchyard, which suf-
fered terrible washing away by the
late food, and a short time ago his
body was found opposite the sons
place, having been brought down the
river a long distance. When the ten
der hearted son was informed of the
fact, he made the touching remark !:
" Probably come back after that dol
larp
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of disposition were sufficiently well
known to explain Annie's declination
to make his house her home.

|
1t was the first spring since the fu.
neral took place from the farm house.
Annie was twenty four years old.
She had been out for long walk,
and it was already twilight when she
ascended the hill. She passed thro'
the yard, and as she reached the out
er door Mrs. Manson's voice reached
her ear. She was startled-it sound
ed as if the widow was giving way to
hysterical emotion.
"Mother p she called out. "Moth-
er!''
"There she isr' the old lady ex-
claimed. Richard, 60 and tell her
don't let her in without-shell die.
0 Annie, Annie''
She rushed into the hall before the
frightened girl could stir; she caught
her in her arms, weeping. and trying
to speak, while Richard followed, lit
tie less agitated.
A letter, Annie" he said, trying
to control himself. "We're all mis-
taken. Charley"
" Is alive "
The words died on her Ii ps-power
and sense forsook her in the agoniz-
ing JOY of that moment.
When she came to herself, Charley
Manson was supporting her; was call
ing her name wildly. 1t was no dream.
He was there-alive-as she had
sometimes dreamed might be the case,
only to throw aside the thought as i'm
possible in her quieter moments.
1t was very natural, improbable as
it seems. After writing that letter to
his mother, he had hurried to Liver
pool and shipped to California with
out seeing one Of his old friends
the body which had been found was
indeed dressed in his clothes-things
Charley had given on his arrival to a
poor tramp. He was some stranger,
a drunken wanderer whose name ney-
er transpired.
Charley had not for a long time
written back, and when he did, the
letters never reached their destina-
ton; so that he arrived that day in
the village TO find himself comfOrta-
bly, disposed of for five years past.
There is nothing more to tell.
Business had prospered with him ;
his early habits had been flung aside,
and the true nobleness of his charac-
ter shone out without a stain. So the
old miracle had done its work.
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A gentleman seeing an Irishman
fencing in very barren and desolate
piece Of land, said: "what are you
fencing in that lot for, Pat? A flock
of sheep would starve In it" And
shure, your honor, wasn't | fencing it
to kape the poor bastes out of it ?"
replied Pat.
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Charles Monson had been buried a
year. Then came the second great
trial Of Annie Linn's life.
The spring warmed into summer,
but the mourning in which Annie
Linn's heart was shrouded did not
grow more light.
She visited the widow very fire.
quently. Her father never made any
opposition, although he rather kept
out of her way himself. However
much he might believe himself in the
right, it was not pleasant now to meet
the poor mother, and remember all
the harsh words he had spoken con-
corning the young man over whose
grave the flowers he loved had al
ready begun to spring.
Of course, after the first few weeks
of wonderings, Annie was left in peace
by her neighbors. They had begun
to forget the sudden death and proba,
bly, supposed she was doing the same.
But the mother knew the truth, and
each day knit her heart more closely
to that of the accomplishing girl.
James Martin, having been left q
widower couple of years before, and
finding himself alone in the midst Of
the comforts his money brought about
him, cast about in the county for an
other wife, and, as fate would have
it, he fixed his choice upon Annie. L
was very foolish of him, when there
were scores of girls who would hav,
been in the seventh heaven at the bar,
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Josh Billings says: Il don't beleaf
in bad luck being sot for a man like
a trap: but | know of lots of folks,
who, if there was any first rate bad
luck lying around loose, would be
sure tew git one foot into it emmy
how.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-07

The pastor of popular church at
the Sunday school concert, said:
Boys, when heard your beautiful
songs to night, | had to work hard to
keep my feet still; what do you sup
pose is the trouble with them ?''-
i" Chilblains, sir" shouted a little six
year old.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-07

A suit for divorce has been lately
successful in the Bath courts, in which
the parties separated are seventy
years old, have lived together forty
seven years, and are the parents Of
twenty four children.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-07

An lrishman dropped letter in the
post office the other day, with the fol-
lowing memorandum on the corner,
for the benefit of all indolent post
masters into whose hands it might
tall: "please hasten the delay of
this"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-07

An Irish juror having applied to
the judge to be excused from serving
on account of deafness, the Judge said,
Gould you hear my charge to the
jury, sir ?" eyes, heard your hon
or's charge" said Paddy, but could
make no sense out of it" He was
let off.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-07

When an ill-natured fellow was
trying to pick a quarrel with peac-
cable man, the latter said: II never
had fuss except with one man; he
was buried at four o'clock; it is now
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-07

"How came such a greasy mess in !
the oven ?" said fdgety old spinster
to her. maidof-all-work. @Why,' re-
piled the girl, Gthe candles fell into
the water, and | put them in the oven
to dry"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-07

The wives OF Brigham Young, con-
solidated, weigh 5000 pounds.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-07

The Universalist schools had last
year l 400 pupils, of whom thirty-two
were theological students. ~
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-07

The marriage rate in New York is
II in 1000. Brooklyn pairs off at
Ia in 1000.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-07

There are 3,377 pensioners on the
rolls of the Navy Department.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-07

1t costs about four hundred dollars
to winter an elephant.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-07

Nathan Rothschild lately gambled
away $4,000 at Baden Baden.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-07

awhen he gets DID," And now we
feel sure that no Journal reader will
think there is need of resortlng to
fiction for a story when facts like the
above are so much more romantic
r. z. IN Boston Journal.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-07

Sorrows best antidote is employ
ment.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-07

HUBBARD & SON - House, Sign and
1 Carriage Painters. Barton, VT. Imitators
of Wood and Marble, Paper Hangers, Glaziers.
&C., &c.
M. HuRRARn urnn.u
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-05-01
Telegraphfc Summary.
Eastern telcgrams are to April 22n

Eastern kilograms aye to April 22nd.
The order for the withdrawal of the
British troops from Canada in May next,
is said to be withheld for while.
The demand by the United States on
the British Government for au explana-
ton of the Mary Lowell affair is looked
upon as another speck of war.
Large numbers of French Canadians
are emigrating to the United States.
The annexation question continues to
be agitated with spirit.
The fire in the mines at Gold Hill,
Nevada, still burns Great efforts are
being made to extinguish it by the in
lection of steam The fire throws out of
employment about 500 laborers.
San Francisco kilograms are to April
25.
Overland telegraph wires still down ;
hence no late eastern news.
The Steamship Japan from Hong
Kong and Yokohama, arrived April 24th,
and reports that civil war has again bro
ken out with considerable violence in
Japan. No important news from China.
The steamer brought 124 Chinese, Of
whom fifty were females.
Mining stocks are reported firm, on
account of developments made in the
Savage mIne.
The town of You Bet was almost en-
tirely destroyed by FIRE ON the morning
of the 24th.
The chamber of Commerce is endeav-
oring to prevent any changes being made
in the San Francisco Bank Mint.
North Carolina has ratified tae suffra ge
amendment.
Robert NJ. Douglas, son of the late
Senator Douglas, has been appointed as
sistant private secretary to President
Grant
Col. Sam. Pike, Sergeant Arms of
the Ohio House of Representatives, has
been connected with q different news
papers.
\ lady in Lowell, Mass, who has kept
crare on the knob of her house door since
the assassination of President Lincoln,
removed it on the day Grant was inaugu-
rated.
The Democrats in the Ohio Legislature
have scheme for redistricting the State,
so as to wipe out the Republicans SO far
as possible, and give to the opposition at
least eleven of the nineteen Congressman
Gen. Hancock is talked of as the next
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania the present year, with the
view, in case of his success, of running
him for President in 1872.
The Louisiana Sugar growers are pros
porous, and decline to ask for any in
crease in the present duties on that article.
Hence there is little probability that
Congress will make such a change, to
please the refners of Philadelphia and
New York
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-05-01
Che Albang Reglster.
3 SATURDAY, MAY l. 1869.


MoNEY.-Precious metals as money
ore older than history. Two thousand
years before Christ, Abraham, the Chal
dean shepherd, whose children have
never lost their faith, nor his thrift
through a hundred and. fourteen genera
alads,, have returned from Egypt, livery
rich in cattle, in silver and gold" Af-
terwards, says the biblical record, che
bought the cave of Macpheah here his
bones rest beside those of Sarah the wife
of his youth-for four hundred sheckels
Of silver, current money with the mer-
chant The Catholic has it common
current money" The sheckel was about
sixty cents of our money 1t was weigh
ed, not counted, for there were no mints
in those days.
Herodotus asserts that coinage origin
ated with the Lydians. The world's S
coin since have been like leaves of autumn.
Most are extinct, but the British Muse
um preserves more than 120 900 varieties.
The Paris collection is still greater, and
increased by two or three thousand every
year. Our country has no large public
accumulation, but the cabinet of the
Philadelphia mint contains many worth
studying its medallion memorials of
Washington number ZIG; but not one rep
resents him in battle. 1t embraces many
antique specimens. Here are the coins
which pious ancients placed between the
cold lips of their dead to pay old Charon
for ferriage over the styx. Here is that
very image and subscription Of Caesar
which the Judean carpenter pointed out
to the fisherman and tent makers follow
ing him. Here are faces Of rulers and
captains down to our own day, from
Alexander Of Macedon, and the mightiest
Julius, who bestrode this narrow world
like Colossus.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-05-01

An American writer says: A woman
will cling to the chosen object of her
heart like an oppossum to gum tree,
and you can't separate her without snap
ping strings no art can mend, and leav-
ing portion of her soul on the upper
leather of her affections. She will some
times see something to love where others
see nothing to admire; and when her
fondness is one fastened on fellow it
sticks like glue and treacle in a bushy
head of hair.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-05-01

A MIxTURE.-Thc following laugh
able mixture-one concerning preacher
the other about the freaks of mad dog
occurred in paper the other day
"Rev. James Thompson, rector of St
Andrews Church, preached to a large
concourse of people on Sunday last.
This was his last sermon. In a few weeks
he viii bid farewell to his congregation,
as his physician advised him to cross the
Atlantic for his health He exhorted
his brethren and sisters, and after the
conclusion of a prayer took whim to
cut up some frantic freaks. He ran up
Trinity street to the College. At this
stage of the proceedings he was seized
by couple of boys, who tied a tin kettle
to his tail, and, he again started A
great crowd collected, and for time
there was grand scene of running ard
confusion. After a long race he was
finally shot by policeman"
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A LUCKY OLD LApY.-An old woman
of the middle class recently appeared in
a jewelers. shop in Paris, and produced
bag of old gold and silver coins, which
she desired to have made into buttons
for birthday pesent for her daughter.
81 hear" said she, s'that such things
arc worn nowadays, and I am determin-
ed that petite shall have as fine buttons
as anybody
"But madame, perhaps, does not know
the value of these" replied the ieweler,
who was both honest and learned in coins.
"Indeed l do" said the old dame.
"Folks wanted me to believe they were
rusty copper, and of no account, but 7
know they're good gold. They couldn't
cheat me-" A
"But they have an additional value -
curiosities," persisted the good man.
And he explained to her, of which, she
had no idea, that some coins were worth
twenty times their intrinsic value Hear
ing this, the good woman produced :
large number of brooches or clasps, and
other ornaments, which her father, hal
.disinterred from Morrovingian graves in
Burgundy, and which he had not hither-
to dared to sell, from a current belief
that they belonged to the Government.
The collection, which was If incredible
value, was purchased from her 1t . fair
price, and now adorns the museum of .
French nobleman. -
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-05-01

"Where are you going 7" said a young
gentleman to an elderly one in white
cravat, whom he overlook few miles
from Little Rock. "I am going to heav-
on, my son. I have been on the way
there for eighteen years" "Well, good
bye, old fellow! IF you have been travel
ing toward heaven eighteen years, and
got no nearer to it than Arkansas, I'll
take another routeo
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-05-01

How tame Gen. Grants "Let us have
peace" appears beside this exuberance
of a georgia editor on the morning after
the Presidential election: The har-
mony is whispered upon the Everglades
of Florida, and waited in fragrance as
sweet as the orange breath across the
country to where the everlasting snow
crags upon the hills of Oregon stand as
white sentinels frcntiering the peace that
is in our country. May they utter the
word jubilate, and with one accord award
unto the Creator thanksgiving for the
peace he was vouchsafed us. We have
peace-that peace which passeth all un-
derstanding."
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-05-01
SHEEP. AT FIVE CENTS PER HEAp.-

SHEEP AT FIVE CENTS PER HEAD.-
In Cleveland, O., recently, J. Harsh sold
to Case and Sholl, packers, five thousand
two hundred and fifty sheep for ave
cents per head, the seller retaininc the
hides and the purchaser slAnghterina the
animals. The Cleveland Leader savs !.
"Mutton is exceedingly cheap at present.
Large quantities of sheep are being
slaughtered, as, on account Of fodder.
they viii not pay for whitening. Csreasses
are sold in the market for from forty 10
sixty cents each. ."-ASansisbars q Baz.
letta.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-05-01

The 'locar' of Southern paper thus
introduced police item: There was a
sound of revelry by night, and Locust
alley had gathered there her beauty and
her chivalry; and bright the gaslight
shone over lost women and fast men and
when the music arose with its voluptuous
swell bleared eyes looked to eyes which
sent back blood-shot glances, and all
went merry as marriage bell, Lizzie
Valentine dressed in boys clothes, rushed
into the alley and was Enabled" by a
policeman.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-05-01
sayings by Josh Biliings.

It is highly important that whsn. .
man makes up his mind to- becum . ras-
kal, That he wood examine hisself closely =
and see if he ain4. better konstitooted for
phool.
/ argy this way. IF q E,an Is right,
he kant be too radikaI; if he is rong, he
kart be too kenseyyatiE
When you pra, pra right st the bulls
eye.
'sTell the truth and shame the devil
| kno lots of people who can shame tho
devil easy enuf, but the tother thing
bothcrs them.
1t is very dclikit job tew forgive
man without lowering him in his own es-
timashun, and yorze too. r
Az a jeneral thing, when woman
wares the britchcs, she has good rite to
them.
1t IL admitted now bi everybody. that
the Man who kin git phat on berlony
s1ssage has got good deal Of dorg in
him.
Wooman's inflooenze is powerful
espeshially when she wants ennything
Sticking up your noze don't prove en-
nything, for a soap biler, when he is ava
frum hiz hum, smells ennything.
No man luves tew git beat, but it il
better to be bored with a inch orger than
| a gimblet.
''Be sure you are rite, then go ahod )"
but in case you aint rite, go ahed emmy
| wa.
Wooman will sometimes confess her
sins but never knue wun to confess
her faults.
Don't mistaik arrogance fur wisdom !;
menny people thought tina wux wize wen
they wuz only windy.
Men amt apt to be kicked out nv good
society for being ritch-
| The road to Ruin is always kept IN
good repair, and the taverns pay the ex-
penses cf it.
IF a man begins life bi bein fust
Lieutenant in his familee, he need never
1
look for promoshun.
The unla prophit there is in keeping
more than one dorg, is wat you can make
on his bourd.
Young man, study Difference; it IS
the best card in the pack.
Honesta is the poor mans poark and
the rich mans pudding.
There is luxury in sometimes feeling
lonesum.
There is onla one advantage that kin
sea, in goin tew the devil, and that il tho
rode IL eza and you are sure to git there
Lastla-I am violently opposed to ar
dent speerits as beverage. but for man
ufacturing purposes a leetIe ov it tastes
pood
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-05-01

A young gentleman, In certain bust
ness house, having tarried much longer
at his boarding house than was thought
necessary for the morning meal, was asked
on his return, in joking way, "what
be had for breakfast" He replied, can
didly, ga cup of coffee, mutton chop,
and some mysteryw 'Mysteryw said
the employer, "What's that ?" not hav-
ing been thoroughly enlightened in all
the mysteries" of boarding house fare.
s'Why," answered the other, "that's
hash"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-05-01

There is lucky farmer near Dubuque,
Iowa One Monday night of last month
two of his sheep became the mothers of
seven lambs, one producing three and
the other four; one of his cows had a
calf; SOW had litter of seventeen pigs,
and his wife presented him with two
bouncing boys.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-05-01

STRANGE FREAK OF MAN OF GEN
IUs.-A few years ago Laurence Oil
phant, who went to England as Secretary
of the Japanese mission, made deep i'm
preston on the fashionable and political
world by his brilliant talents. He was
comparatively unknown, but in a few
months took all hearts by storm. He
obtained seat in Parliament, moved in
the highest circles of society and was the
universal favorite of the world of fashion.
He once was seen sauntering into the
Travellers Club with two men leaning on
his arms--one His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales, the other His Majesty
the King of Denmark Such future
as that which lay before this handsome,
clever, fascinating young diplomatist, says
an English paper, any man might have
envied. Suddenly, however, Laurence
Oliphant was missed from his place in
society-frcm club, and "House," and
opera. Where be had gone none could
tell. Even his constituents at Stirling
wore unable to get any accurate informa-
ton concerning him, and as he made no
appearance at the recent election, another
man was chosen in his place. He has at
last been discovered, however, in semi
religious, semi-socialistic community at
Erocton, on the borders of Lake Erie,
where the once sidolized star of Belgravia
now follows the plow and wears home
spun.
General Stoneman has been ordered 10
the Pacific Coast with his regiment.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-05-01

So gross is the present dramatic litera-
ture in France, that there is scarcely q
theatre in Paris to which q man could,
With propriety, take his wife or daughter,