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The New York herald., 1869-11-17

Brownlow is sixty.pine.

1Ao"mVW 10 SAtJ eulHc,
Sumner lectures In Harrisburg on Monday.
Hon. A. H. stephens. OF Georgia. is again confined
Mrs. Edward A. Pollard Is keeping hotel in
Washington.
Thrty-nlne ladies' attended the medical lecture in
Philadelphia Hospital, Saturday.
TDe cradle In which Henry Clay was rocked was
on exhibition at tine Richmond, Va, Fair.
The ashes OF Napoleon H., the "King Of Rome"
are TO be returned from Austria 10 France
An insane Dutehman has translated the auto
biography or Andrew Jackson Davis into German.
Bismarck Is nve feet eleven-an inch taller than
ms hng-whhe Prince Albert, Jr, ol Prussia Is SIX
feet four.
MAJOR Turner, Speaker OF the Virginia House Of
Delegates. has had an interview with General Grant
and IL satisfied that the President is III favor Of the
speedy admission OF the state.
Captain Harry |. Todd, of Frankfort, has the
largest insurance on his life OF any man IN Ken
tuc.y. He l5 insured for 100000 Joe Adams,
President OF the Farmers Bank at paducah, Is the
next largest insured man, having $4,000 on his lire
Russian merchant named Sidoron who has been
making an exploration Oh the Kara Sea, has sue
ceeded In reaching the mouths OF the river Obi, in
SIBERIA, and IL about To make a thorough eXsmlna-
ton OF the district in the belief that the uayiga-
ton OF that river can be made OF commercial I'M
pOfance.
Elder Smith, at Salt Lake CITY recently married
the WIDOW and TWO daughters of his brother, and q
reporter OF the 1ete1rdDh inquired what relation o
children OF the two daughters would bear to Smith.
Inerenpon Smiths son thrashed the reporter, and
his curiosity Is supposed to be satisfied.
A party OF regulators last week visited the house
OF negro named Pope, residing near Mackvie,
washington county. and whipped INN severely.
man, WHO compromised with them by giving up his
pistols ana all the loose change he mad about him.
IneY Then went to the residence OF Keeling and
thence to the house OF Bob Wiet, both OF whom
they whipped.
The New York herald., 1869-11-17

GENERAL WoOBs WILT.--The Will OF General
Wool has not been opened. It Is understood, how
ever that he mas lelt property TO the extent Of
sGj00OJ, most OF whicn Is IN ayalaDle means. II ~
SAID he has bequeathed TO hs nephews anu nieces a
large part OF H. HIS homestead, library, paintings
&C., valued. with beqlest OF $35 600, at about
100000, ho leaves TO his nephew and namesake
Jonn Wool GrsNold. IL also appropriates 100000
for the erection OF monument 10 Mrs. Wool and
himself as Oakwood lie also makes the following
pubic 0eguess:--Slj,000 TO the Isensseaer Pog.
iecnic Institute: $4,000 10 the Troy orphan Asyun
81 900 TO the Day Home; $1,000 TO tire Catholic
orphan Asylum; 5000 10 williams College. --Iop
PfeSS, Noe. -.
The New York herald., 1869-11-17

FEMALE HIGHWAY ROBBERs.--In Cincinnati about
Tour O'Clock on wednesday morning, three women
TWO white and one Dack-were discovered In the
act or robblng man whom they had knocked
ets Tho women fed, and IN their haste aud fright
dropped watch, which was the only thing Of value
they mad succeeded In getting from the mnIl.
The New York herald., 1869-11-17
fSTssSiN: FIRE IN piiLaDSl9as.
DcetractIon of ,hc Trau,llin H;Il--Loss,
SSO.Ga9.
ITrorn the philadelpnla rosl. Nov. lel

From the Philadelphia Post Nov isl
The lranku wGoen aud cotton mill large ana
very OLD i0ul story stone building at Vwentv-iourth
and spruce Streets, iogehoi WITH its contents
entirely destroyed by ire between ten ana eleven
O'Clock last night. Tie building about 50 by $50
fest aud stood back about tnirty from Twenty
fourth and about lhc same distance from spruce
street.
Ii was owned by the Taylor estate ~ Plttsburg
OF which Mr.. James Pollock, Of This city, Is the
agent. II was leased 10 Alexander Balford, who
was part occupant and who sub.leascd the greater
portion OF the property TO other tenants, who like
himself were engaged ~ tie manufacture ul cotton
ana woolen goods. Cntll within he past SIX months
the property was known as Spikemans Mil, ana
has for more than quarter century past been caled
the Wnie MILL
The several stories were occupied a. folows-
FIRST and part OF the second By Hague Co., manu-
iactufer5 o carpet yarn lne other part OF the sec
ono noor was occupied 10y Mr.. Balford the lessee OF
cae mill, VINO was engaged the manufacture OF
shoddv FROM wooden rags and cotton laps. The
third door By jeremiah smith, cotton lap manufac.
Iacturet, foul th noor by !. Briefly, spinner OF wool
let yarns. Fronting on spruce street there Is two
story brick building, which IL connected with the
mll proper. Tue roof OF this structure was partially
destroyed. 1t was occupied on the first fOor by
Dalton 4 Hughes, rag dealers, ana the second 1oor
by Peter Johnson, cotton lap manufacturer.
Inc loss and assurances Of the lessees could not
ne definitely ascertained. The building Is supposed
To have been worth at least $4,000 and the Bxed
machinery from 10000 TO $4,000, aud were par.
italy Insured. Hague & Co. lose on stock and ma.
cnnery moi less tnan $40 600 or :iS 900. Mr. RaI.
fod's oss Is not known. Mr.. Briefly loses $40 900.
Mr. smiths loss . not known. Hague n Dalton
the same cause. He Is insured for $780,
The IRE broke out on the spruce street front of
inc building, IN close proximity TO the boilers and
by the time the iremen had fairy got to work mad
extended 10 the upper floors. The fires under the
boilers had been liked for the night ana there was
pretty iu.l head OF steam on when the tlames were
Uncovered. young man named Spratt, residing
IN The nolghb0rhood, beng OF the fact, AT the
peru OF hrs lie ran into tne burning min and turned
tine valves 80 That the steam could escape which NOT
oniy assisted Ia eXtinguishinR the IRE but possib
prevented disastrous explosion
np Itd OIL fl,otr ~.
building but linding their efforts futile they turned
their attention 70 the adjoining properties and pre-
vented them irom iqntng. They were also active ~
saving the bales OF raw cotton and wool which were
stored IN the building. The total loss by the confa.
grafton WIZ reach $4,000 Upwards OF one hun.
dred habds are thrown out Of employ by the dis.
aster.
The New York herald., 1869-11-17
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
Married.

BAcoN--CLARK.-0n Tuesday November 10, at
Madison avenue Presbyterian church, by the Rev.
Alexander Nes5it WILLIAM H. BACoS TO Louise,
eldest daughter OF the late Richard Inness Clark,
Esq, OF New York.
Louisville ana Gettysburg papers please copy.
LovEGROvE-C CooRE.-0n Thursday, OCTOBER H. at
Chattisham, England, by the Rev. Henry Dickinson,
NJ A., vicar OF the parish ARTHUR iovEGRovn OF
this city ana Esher, 60 ALICE BERrnA cldes daugh.
ter Of the Rev. John Cooke, NJ. A., rector OF East
Witerlng. No cards.
The New York herald., 1869-11-17

IHF FIRE At CHlLLIcoTHR I'LL, ISsuFANcEs.--
Inc following are Tie losses Of New iork, Eastern
and elevator at Chllcohe, H. on the 10th:--Ilomc
New YORK, s250D; Liverpool, London and Globe,
s25JU; INTERNATIONAL New York, az. 500; Manhattan,
New YORK, $4,000; fonkers, New YORK, $1,000; North
British and Mercantile s2,50o Imperial, London,
5000; North American, Hartford, si500; LoriAard,
New YORK, 5000; ioIne New Hampshire, 81, 900,
Fulton, New YORK, $1,000; Underwriter's New YORK,
$1,000; Merchants Hartford, 81 600; yonkcr's, New
WRITER'S New YORK 5000: Norm American, New
YORK. $250g.
The New York herald., 1869-11-17

ANOTHER RAILROAD PRoJECr-Enorts are being
made TO establish a road leading from HacSensuck
TO N0nsey's on the Erie Railroad. meeting TO
consider The project will he held Al Chfistle's Hotel
Sdddle river, on Saturday evening
COURT MATrERs,--The Bergen courts convene on
the first Tuesday in December. There are seventeen
prisoners conned in the jail awaiting the action Of
tae Grand Jury two ol whom tthe prisoners, not the
6rand jury are charged with murder, and, FOR
want ol proper accommodations, are incarcerated
Ia tue same cell. Congenial spirits.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04
I A Singnlar Casa,

In 1858 Mr. c. Parr occupied the position
OF postmaster of Bethlehem, Wayne county,
Iowa His resignation was teudered md ac-
cepted. In short time his successor received
u letter from the Auditor of the Treasury of
the Post Office Department, stating that he
Parl was in arrears to the amount Of So 60
and making inquiries as to whether or not it
could be collected. Mr.. Parr was Informed
of tile fact, but declined paying the amount,
his belief being that it was not justly due
A suit was forthwith instituted, and Mr.. Parr
was notified to appear in the defence, but
failed so to do. Judgment was rendered
against him and writ of-execuiion served
by the United States Marshal. The total
cost, including the priScipal (S3 G0)amonuted
TO S95, which hIr. PArr paid. Seven years
from that time Mr.. Parr was notified by the
Auditor that, at the time the suit was cutered,
instead Of there being due the United States
S3 60, there was due him from the United
States the sum of S5 80, which he incosed.
Mr. Parr wrote to the Auditor, claiming also
the S95 which had been unjustly demanded
of him, and in reply was told that if he could
establish his claim the amount would be re-
funded. Mr. p, we understand, has produced
the necessary evidence and will therefore re-
ceivc buck his money. -ng
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04
Z. From the Detroit Post, April ie.l
A Theatrical Breach of Promise Case
The Affections of an Actress Trifed
With to the Extent of $50, ,000r

Some time since the item was floating
around in the papers that Ada q. Webb, the
popular and fascinating actress and eneief the
celebrated Webb Sisters, was about to be
married. Later the paragraph was current
that she had married aud retired from the
stage; and laterstlll was paragraph denying
the last mentioned report Amid all these
rumors and counter rumors it seemed alto2
geiher likely that the fair Ada was not entirely
free from matrimonial entanglements of some
sort. And such seems to have been the fact,
for we fiud on the records of tho Wayne Cir
cult Court that action was commenced on the
Goth ultimo by Ada l.. Webb against John
Skae, for breach of promise of marriage, and
the damages are laid at $4,000. t~
Three counts are set up. The first is that
in the city of Detroit, in January, 1868, the
said Ada L. w ebb.and John Skae plghtcd
their troth. That is not exactly the phrase
ology Of the legal document. but it conveys
to The popular mind better idea OF what was
done by Ada and John than would tire verbose
document Of half dozen pages of legal cap,
with its whereascs and saids aud atorcsads.
In fact, they made verbal agreement TO, be
married to each other within n year, or in
january, 1869. The sisters were playing an
engagement in this city at the former date,
and Skae was most assiduous in his attentions
as Il lover The first further alleges that A Ada
made this promise of marriage in good faith,
sincerely relying upon the party of the second
part TO stand by His pledges like a man that
she then expected to fulfill her promise, and
was ready to DO so, and has been ready ever
since.
The second count charges the unGaithful-
ness of Skac, and sets forth that whereas the
plaintiff was ready at the time agreed upon to
be married, and has been ready ever since, the
defendant positively and absolutely refused to
marry her She alleges that she repeatedly
and frequently urged upon him to make good
to her his promise Of marriage, but he has put
her off from time to lme aud now utterly re-
fuss to marry her, although she was ready
and willing during all this time.
The third and last count sets forth that
unou her engagement with Skae to be married
in January, 1860, it was understood that she
was to retire from the stage, which profession
she had previously followed as means of
support to herself aud her mother, that she.
did so retire from the stage on that account,
and has since that time been deprived Of that
means of support. For this reason, and for
injuries to her feelings by reason Of the failure
of the defendant to fulfil his promise, she
claims damages 10 the amount of $50 ,000-
The attorneys in the ease are Moore 4 Griffin.
fur the plaintiff, and Dickinson q; Dickinson,
for the defendant. The case is likely to be a
very closely contested one, but it has not yet
been set down for trial.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04
How to Read the Bible.

l. Read it every dag.
2. Read, sometimes, one verse at a time,
8, Read, sometimes, one paragraph at a
time.
4. Read, sometimes whole chapter at
others whole book.
5. Sometimes, read by subject; e, g. the
parallels, BY themselves, one after another,
etc.
6. Take one "character," and trace it
through the Old and New Testaments thus /;
direct history or geography; illustrative
comments, either in the way Of enforcing as
an example or exhibiting as warming, by
contrast with others of different type
Z. Find out the contrast between the Old
and New Testament; between one saint aud
another; between some jealous Christian and
some Jealous prosecutor; between Jew and
Samaritan.
8. Take a verse, sometimes, to pieces word
by word ; and find when the potential words
are used as elsewhere, and in what case.
8. Use all the helps you can get-if you
havn't commentary. put by the difficult pas
sages to ask your minister the meaning of
them.
10. Above all. eudeavor to make your read
ing of Gods word improve you in the article
of examination and growth in grace.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
The Frightful Punishment. Of silenoe.

Mr.. james Greenwood has published in,
London frightful account of the silence sys.
tenn, which is in operation at the Holloway
Model Prison in London:
at is an offence for a prisoner to speak ore,
word, and he Is never addressed except in
whispers, SO that he may be in the prison two.
years without hearing the natural sound of
a human voice. The effect OF this is so ter
rible on the mind that the prisoners viii speak
out in desperation, ut the risk of any pnnish-
ment, rather than endure the horrible slencs.
The prisoners never see one another, but re-
main in perpetual solitude. One poor wretch,
driven to desperatious by nine months soli>
tude and silence, recklessly broke out in Mr.
Greenwood's presence, in these words: "For
Gods sake, Governor, put me in another cell
Put me somewhere else ! l have counted the
bricks in the cell / am in, till my eyes ache r.
There is a fiue hole in each cell, and as the
wardens wear shoes Of lndia rubber sOIes, the
prisoner can never be sure he is alone.
Those condemned to the treadmill have to-
ascend twelve hundred steps every altsrnats
twenty minutes for six hours,"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04
Shall We Come to This if We Keep On ?

A weekly publication called LIE DiaJic
Quatre has taken up the subject of female
extravaganza, and treated it so oprortunely
and vigorously that four editions Of the pc
riodical, it seems, were sold in one day
Here are few Of that journals remarks:
Luxury, no longer finding sufficient sup
ply in direct honest sources for its insane re-
quirements, has resorted to adultery. As the
husbands purse no longer suthces, the wife
has drawn on other mems purses, selling her
self Cher last resource after all other means
have been exhausted) TO get the means of
remaining in brilliant society, where few wo-
men now live without some stain upon them.
Luxury by iadultery; adultery by luxury.-
Leaning each on the other they have grown
up, mining with all their strength everything
which was respectable and respected disin-
tergating families by introducing into them
chickering's, with straits and Strengthened cir
cumstances and hatred of home.
Ii has not been avery long time sincemath-
ematical philosophy noted the disorders fo-
mented By luxury, and demonstrated the en-
minence Of the plague. Mathematical phi.
iosophy framed the budget of young married
neonle who set up house with an income of
81 600 or $4,000 year, and it instanced the
wives of Office holders as-victims of the pas
sion of making splendid show. The woman
who sells herself was something absolutely
unknown in the highest social circles, where
husband and wife belong to the most opulent
families of France Now this plague-spot
is everywhere, because straightened circum-
stances are the rule everywhere. Straight-
encd circumstances reign in every family from
that the pretty woman SO greatly admired at
one Of the recent official balls, and who, to
buy head dress of flowers, pledged at the
pawnbrokcr's her little daughters ear rings,
to that duchess whose husband tried two
months to borrow 5000 on the bridal dia
-monds of his wife Strengthened circumstan-
ccs have penetrated every household, OPEN
ing every door to vice; the devouring ulcer
has absorbed everything everything to this
extent, that when we sec princess playing
with her dolls, we may affirm that one OF
these days (if nothing counteracts the plague
now general) she will prostitute herself for
few yards of lace. Nobody will deny that in
all the higher classes of society adultery has
become social principle; and in the more
brilliant circles, marriage-that union which
should only include two members-has be-
come so transformed that some of these
unions, formed to dress the wife in order to
have afterwards the right to undEess her,
have become so numerous they might elect a
board of directors.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

BoYs-Give boy choice of all occups.
tions in life. and the chances are that he
would prefer to be Robinson Crusoe on .
desert island, or captain of band of rob
bers, such as he had read about, aud seriously
thinks of going into one or the other Of these
desirable occupations when he gets to be
man. He hns great respect for stage driver
and the captain of canal boat-there is an
idea of command in these positions that takes
his ideas. His idea of being a man Is. hay>
ing plenty of money, doing what you please,
aud being able to smoke or chew tobacco
Without getting sick over il.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

= We have little revelation from SPRING
field. Massachusetts. a lady, young. attrac.
tive, and just married. left her home in that
city and went into the country accompanied
by her husband. Soon after her debut as
Mrs. H, she attended sewing society.
After the usual subjects of conversation had
received attention the lunar eclipse was allu-
it Ell ?" "No, did not" was the reply =
MIR. II. sat up. In Spr;agfeld. where 1
came from, they are such bore-tce hare
them SO otIen p'
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04
- - POETIOAL.
A MoTHER's GIFT.

d
1.-THE following lires were written BIZ mother Il
he hy-leaf of Bible-her gin TO son.l
Remember. love, who gave thee this.
When other days shall come
When she who had thy earliest kiss,
Sleeps in the narrow home
Remember, twas mother gave
Tie gift one she'd die to save.
That mother sought pledge of love,
The holiest for her son;
AMI from the gift of God above,
r. She chose a godty onei
She chose for her beloved boy
The source of life, and light ard Joy.
she bade him keep the gift--tlat when
The parting hour should come
They might have hope to meet again.
r. In her eternal home.
She said his faith in that would be
Sweet incense to her memory.
And should the scofTer, in his pride.
Laugh that fond gift to scorn,
b And bid him cast his pledge aside
,s That he from youth had borne
She bade him pause and ask his breast
Ifhe, or she, had loved him best.
parents blessing on my son
Goes with this holy thing;
Must to the other cling.
Remember, tits no idle toy,
mother's giit-REMEMRER, BOY!
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

HYDRoPuoBIA.-An aged German forest
keeper, who is on tile verge of DEATH has
published secret for hydrophobia, which he
SAYS he has used with success for fifty years.
The wound must be bathed as soon as possi-
bic with warm vinegar, and when this is
dried, few drops of muratic acid poured
into the wound, will destroy the saliva and
relieve the patient from danger. This cure
appears in the Leipsic Journal, and we give
it as we find it.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

.GE The most disgracerul of all the scan
dals cmanating from that sink of corruption
-4herNatioual Capitals that attaching to
the female clerks in the Departments. 1t has
become common charge that many of them
are mistresses of members of Congress (! So
great is tho pressure from NJ. C's. in their
behalf. that the Secretary of the Treasury
finds it next to impossible to diminish his
useless clerical force.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

HoME.-There is something inoxpressibly
touching in The story of Ishmael The youth
was sent into the wilderness of life with his
bow and arrow. ''his hand against every man
and every mans hand against him" Even
in our crowded, busy and social world. on how
many is the doom pronounced Oh, what
bright circle does home love draw around the
hearthstoue What an oasis is "home. sweet
home" in the friendless desert through which
we are travelling.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

Few HAPPY DAYs.-After the death Of
Abderahman. Caliph of Cordova, the follow
ing paper was found in his own handwriting:
Fifty gears have elapsed since l became
caliph. I have possessed honors, riches,
pleasures friends; in short. everything that
man can desire in this world. ! have reckon
ed up the days in which l could say that L
was really happy, and they amount to four
teen"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

How DO you Know THERE IS Cop
Frenchman who had won high rank
among men OF science, who denied the God
who is the author OGscience, was crossing the
great Sahara in company with an Arab guide.
He noticed, witha sneer, that at certain timss
the guide, whatever obstacles might arise, puE
then. =! =! :-1e and kneeing on the burning
sand, called GU his God.
Day after day passed and still the A1st
never failed; till at last, one evening, the
philosopher, when he arose from his knees
asked him with contemptuous smile:
"How do you know there is God 7"
The guide fixed his burning eye on the
scofFer for a moment in wonder, and them
solemnly said:
''How do 1 know man, and not camel,
passed my tent last night in the darkness =
Was it not by the print of his feet in the sand!
Even So" and he pointed to the sun, whose
last rays were flashing over the lonely desert,
"that foot print is not that of man"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

"A man in Smithfeld is said TO have
made so many pair of shoes in one day that
it took him two days to count them He was
a smart one, but not quite equal to the one
who built so many miles of wall in one day
that it took him all night and the next day
to Get home again.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04
ORIGIN of Illustrious Men.

Columbus was the son of weaver and =
weaver himself.
Demostheues was the son of butler.
Oliver Cromwell, was the son of London
brewer
Franklin was iourneymau printer and son,
of a tallow chandler and soap boiler.
DR. Thomas Bishop, of Worcester, wns the
son of linen draper.
Whitfield was the son of an inn keeper at
Gloucester,
Bishop Priduux worked in the Kitchen at
Exeter College, Oxford.
Cardinal WoOlsey was the son of poor
butcher.
Jos. Hall, Bishop of Norwich wa, til. son
of a farmer.
Virgil was the son Of porter.
Horace was the son of shopkeeper.
Shakespeare was the son of a woolstaplsr.
Milton was the son of scriener.
Robert Burns was plowman in Ayrshire.
Boliver was a druggist.
John Jacob Astor once sold apples on the
streets of New York.
CIncinnatus was ploughing hil vineyard
when the diotorship of Rome was offered him.