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New-York tribune., 1869-06-28
THE McvEANEY-CULKIN CONTESTED IELEcTIoN


A second meeting was held on Saturday morn
ing OF the Special Committee. Neither Mr. McVeaney
nor his counsel appeared. Mr. Gbney said The contest
ant having duly notified 10 appear and falling TO 90
so although his counsel stated that he would be present
to-day and the contestant relied upon the Courts 10
compel this Board 10 give HIM the seat and as he has put
p no further the Committee close the case
on their part A. s. Sullivan and II. j. Forker appeared
on behalf Of Mr. Culkn, and In the course OF argument
said they hoped the Committee would render arteport
that Mr.. MeVeaney not entitled to scat III Tue
Board. while Mr.. Culkin EMIT ID to H. and they
hoped at that repOrtyyOuld embOdy plain declaration
OF the rights Of tN Committee In this nvestigatlon MI
Gibey stated that the closed and the COM
mlttee would render their report At an carly day
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CIVIL.

In the Kings County Surrogate's Court, let
ters OF administration were granted In the estates Of
James ID. Bout0n, GOschen Litchfeld Co.. Conn., Eliza.
beth Oliver, Ellen McQuade, Robert F. Marley, Mary
Ann rewieck, John POvey, Conrad Killing Charles T.
Richter Alfred s. Cramphin, and John Cay all Of
Brooklyn.
In the SuT0gates Court, Surrogate Tucker,
last week granted letters Of administration estates OF
John WalwOrh, Benjamin Cohen. Bernard Rhinelander,
Albert j. Rodman. Genayefa Kettler Geneveys Oberle,
Elizabeth Schwab Timothy Casserley. linda kOrn other
wise Hancher Korn Alexander g. Fraser Daniel Crley,
Roeand No0rdoinoer, Louisa Hubert, Isaac r. Burton
Emma Iosoph.
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INOUESTS.

Coroner keenan, on Saturday held an inquest
over the body Of James Thseton aged &C. employed as
deck hand on board the steamer Connecticut lying at
Pier No a North River who fell overheard and wss
drowned Also on the body Of Michael MeKhtre6 age9
Se wears late OF No 3Ss East Thirty fths VINO dle1
from injuries received the 10th inst his horse having
run away in socondaye, near Eighteenthst overur ~
% the cart npon him Coroner Flynn heldan inquest at
Nc 81 suffoks st. over the body Of Miss Frances r. car
nov who died from congestion OF the Dra1 oceaSIVet 80
work nf No rs BOMhrY
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AN ODD REVENUE CASE.

o. Mr.. John Deylin appeared before United
states Commissioner Jones on Saturday Tor 49,
purpose OF giving bal TO SIX indictments standn
against him for using fraudulent whisky brands eona
do years ago DeyiD was indicted upon seven bills foy
dsudng the United States Revenue in the wb,sSx
was tried on Indictment convicted and
whera be 20 the Albany penitentiarY for two years
Sant rVed 10 months and pardoned BY Presi
I'm as connsa MI John @. Perry accompanied Mr. Dew.
,ye bo,i a., a. oeIore the Commissioner and offered "a
st stardtrr - % a ~ s7,5O0 10 the indctments
Iobn Ws s asSIast t him The bail was accepted Messrs
lin has been m Poel Devlin going security. Mr. DeY.
80 -NS Wv" Az Di""AiYh slIIee his release.
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PLEAS.
In A. rrnilAd cIaIlnI7. -. =.

In the United States Circuit Court beforo
Judge Benedict %6 the parties were ar
Hall and VIM Connolly the three N 3 sn,o Jona
Ior rSR&ng !S Arsd Oliver Of S in gold board Of
yesseI from taiorna. PLEADED not ilty and were re-
ing counterfeit money, was arralgnti 10 plead but
Assistant Dlstrict-AttOrney Bell hayns informed ths
Court that lie had become satisfied that COsnolly had o
criminal intent III passing the money, Connolly was Dis
charged. Katherine Sehoeneman, indicted Tor passng
counterfeit money, pleaded not guilty and
for trial NNi|"N"~
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WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS IN TROUBLE

Hiram Poole, Charles A. Mara, and Richard
CKimbal, Wholesale liquor dealersa No3S Warren street
were arrested and brought before Commissioner shicds
on complaint OF Deputy Collector William Ballard OF the
Fourth Collection District who charges them with neglect
Ing TO keep wholesale liquor dealers book I'm which Ia
make entries OF their receipts and sales They were held
IN $1,000 bail each for examination the 2gth inst
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TILE scnooL ouEsTloN.

The Germans of the Twenty second Ward
held large meeting Saturday. II was proposed that
five delegates from each Ward should be chosen confer
with the School Commissioners with view 10 having tho
German language taught five Of the schools east OF
Broadway, and four Of It, Fred Kapp, f. Reitert
Dr. A. Hufer j. Fuer and Lazarus Strauss were APP
pointed. And these were elected Committee Aglta-
tiOn MOriH Elnger Charles Leudemann, DR.. Engene
B0de, L. Strauss, r. Riicrt L. Kessewetter. f. Venno,
l. Strauss ana DR.. HOfct.
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,.-,oIAT STOCK EXCHANGE.
SATURDAY, June 7C-P. N

Gold opened at 1879, sold at 1879, closing a.
-, ~ ,s,t rhs clearpRs at the Gold FIehange Bank
- ss, Tss GOO and the balance S2,on,o9s o.
The exports of specie to-day we're s2iOCo per Guy =,
rrooklvn and sis97OO per LAFAYETTE The steamer
C1eonatra from Vera Cruz brought s6si ssc In specie
Government bonds active and higher wlsa 'O.
srato demand for all classes CTS sold In large
100; the other bonds were from tSt nsnei 90 hopds
actively dealt in. At.tho SoVeIunis"'
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DISCHARGES INRANKPUPTcy

During the week ending on the Goth instant.
the following persons received discharges in bank
rnptcy John W. Dempsey, Phillip Lppman, Michael
Taylor, William II. Curtis, Ward c. Robins n. Davis
HOnsberger, Gustav Zbeln, Charles L. Vose Theodore
L. NorthrOp aud Edgar Treadwel.
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AMENDMENT OF PLEADNes-FoREIoSL LAWS.

William M. LOrry ct al agt. William H.
Inpan-superor Court Special Term Before MI Jus
ttce Moenn-Fhis was an action against stockholder
NJ GeorgIo bank 10 make him personally liable Tor
debt OF the bank under the Georgia ssatate InS Se
nsnt the defendant agaA demurred and the demurrer
was argued Judge McCunn He sustained tne " Hv
murrer ON the ground that the remedy asked was one
given by Georgia statute under certain conditions, anu
Could only be enforced where that statue preyaeu ~
Georgia Itself and gave Judgment absolute ior usS
ant The defendant thereupOn moved TOT aud au lie
allowance aud tho plaintiff asked leave 70 amen" H'
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complaint The motion for leave TO emend was don,sh
M .e noloh or an additional allowances nVo por cent
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WANTED TO GET IN THE TOMBs.

On Saturday afternoon one James furceh
went 10 the Office at the Tombs Prison. and asked 20 be
allowed tolsee prisoner His request was denied as u
was too late In the day 10 admit visitors lie became
abusive aud Mr. Mark FinlGy the keeper took him by
the arm for tho purpose OF putting hm out when Pur-
cell struck him powerful blow In tho face The ruinan
ns nj once secured and being taken before Justice
bowling his wish TO the interior OF the TomDs was
gratiied.
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AN INFANT sTRANGLED.

An inquest was, yesterday, held by Coroner
keenan,. the Morgue, the body Of male infant.
found by tho police in the gutter at sHyhrstst and
Madison.aye. DR.. Wooster Beach made post mortem
examination and found that tho infant had been sran-
ged soon after BIRTH Nothing relative TO the parentaRe
Of the child or perpetraOr OF the crime
tanned verdict OF death at the hands OF some IN
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PASSING A WORTHLESS CHECK.

A gentlemanly- German, named D.
N Laenwich was on Saturday committed to the TombS
hv Justico DowlIne on a charge OF obtaining s65 05
from AdOph Mezenberg OF tho Arm Of MozenDerK BRO,
No AZ Muiiayst, on chook for the amount uIaWs Vh
the Continental National Bank OF ths city Wy ono D. a.
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BEATEN WITH A CLUB.i

Late on Saturday night, James IL. Sullivan of
the ST. Charles Hotel quarrelcd,wit Alexander Purfe
Broadway Houson-st and the latter struck him
several blows IN the head with club, causing severe
scalp wounds The cause OF the quarrel was difficulty
about woman. Purfcll taken into custody by ON
D0lan and locked In the Spring st. Police Station
Alderman Conan committed him 10 the Tombs 10 await
"A Trial
New-York tribune., 1869-06-28

ealnnr The accused said Mr. salner was the agent OF
the NewYork Button Company whose placS OF business
is at No 1O2 Franknst and himself as porter OF MT NJ
j. StOeker, dealer earthenware at No COleRepace
Upon representations the check received and
the money for paid the accused when after ward tho
check was found TO be worthless.
New-York tribune., 1869-06-28

John O'Brien and Thomas Hassen quarreled
in the tenement No Cherry.st Saturday night, and
Hassen ended alteration by firing two pistol shots at
his opponent but without effect however. Hassen
arrested aud brought before Alderman Conan yesterday
the Tombs, who committed him IN default OF $1,000
Ism NAyy-Yard He claimed 10 have beon beaten by
I'Urteu and sOme NJ his friends,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-15

for example, is the incarnation of bad
temper, and eveR seems conscious Of it.
He confesses to. having got into rage
about nothing, and having kept himself
and bis family on tenterhooks during
dinner simply through q fit of sulkiness.
IL he gets bad hand at whist, be
aings down the cards in passion,
and goes off TO bis own room; If he
misses favorite stroke at billiards, he
dashes his cue on the table, cuts the
! cloth, and sits down, morose and red
faced. He makes no effort TO control
himself, and in these childish moods be-
ware that you do not speak to him of
that sister iu whom you are interested !
He will tell the truth about her, or rather,
be will tell what his ungovernable pas.
ion, venting itself upon every object OF
his contemplation, would have you to
consider the truth. II isa small matter
what the boy says; but il is q grave mat
ter that such ungovernable tempers
should be in family. Insanity, scrofula,
dipsomania, are not the only hereditary
ailments which the man who would
marry has to guard against. Besides
the disease of an inhammable tenn
per, there is that of inconstancy of the
affections, which is as often as not o
purely physical defect. There are per-
sons whose affections are inherently de.
void of rmanence; to expect them to
remain constant through any period OF
absence or trial is to expect blind man
to see. They are gifted or cursed with q
facile and transitory nature, which
naturally clings to the object nearest It,
aud yet does not cling pertinaciously.
Half dozen words, single look, rail-
way journey, an introductlon-any one
of the ordinary incidents OF life-may
transfer the unsubstantial and treacher-
GUS regard of such persons to other OBJ
jeots. Nor can we blame them. They
are not necessarily voluntary agents.
Their radical weakness causes them to
shift their uncertain leye; and it would
only be useless hypocrisy, possibly ct
tended with direful results, for them to
pretend that it had not shifted. 10
assume the virtue Of constancy is o
crime, while to be honestly inconstant Is
to accept ones misfortune.
Here, also, the brother is invaluable.
The lover watches him closely to per-
ceive whether he shows symptoms of that
perpetual indecision of the sffections
which has produced 30 many tragedies
in domestic lite. He regards this young
mans ilirtations with his sisters friends
with peculiar interest. The lover
almos feels that his own fate Is depeu-
dent on the amount of honesty and con
stancy which this youth evinces; and
reads in the actions and sentiments Of
the boy the horoscope Of his own future.
All this takes place when the lover is yet
undecided, and the stndy is the most en-
gaging and fascinating that be can find:
Whether it ever possesses any practical
results is quite another matter; because,
as a rule, men who fnd their sweet
hearts younger brothers interesting
companions, have gone too far to draw
back, whatever warning they may re-
caive t.'fH'
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Affecting Incident.

AT the Minneapolis theater, few
evenings since, just as the curtain was
about to rise on the play Of Under the
Gaslioht, in which Mr.. w. P. Sheldon,
the we'll known Western actor, appears
in very comipsl character, he was in
formed that lady wished to see him at
the door. There he found his wife and
little boy, who had been visiting some
friends in an adjoining State, and whom
he had not seen for some time. His
favorite child, little girl, was not with
them. and when the first warm greeting
was over he asked for her, and learned
that che had been dead and buried a
week. While staggering under the blow
he was summoned upon the stage, where
he appeared and played his part so well
that no one knew Of the grief which
weighed down HE heart, Mrs. Sheldon
was TO have joined her husband at St.
Paul before be went to Minneapolis, but
was detained by the sudden illness and
death of the child, aud then, being re-
mote from any telegraph station, and
not knowing where letter would reach
her husband, shs hsstened to seek him
herself with the sad intelligence.-L Louis.
vale Ky Jabrnal.
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Girls Brothers-Thefr Use and
Abuse.

From tn Temple BAIL f.aA ala = j.
The man who thinks about marrying
necessarily becomes student of charac-
ter, and spends good proportion of his
time in that amiable pursuit 1t may
happen that be is quite unaccustomed to
guess at q woman's disposition from her
manner, and speech, and conduct; and
the chances are that be gets considerably
bewildered. If the girl or woman in
whom he is interested is at all complex
10 character or variable in humor-and
she is miracle of woman if she is
not-he will form dczen different esti-
mates of her nature in as many weeks
and at last confess that, if he does marry
her. he must marry her on trust.
Just at this particular period, brother
comes in handy. Blinded by the power
of feminine eyes. or fascinated by that
ideal appearance which every woman
"on her trial" knows how to assume,
the doubling lover turns to his sweet
hearts male relatives, aud there studies
the family character in the rough. Here,
in quiet gray light, he may perceive all
those trsitl Of mind and habit which are
either obscured or made attractive by
the lambent witebery OF his mistress
presence. Not only have men less power
Of self-concealmen than women, bur they
have. further, no object in assuming an
IDEAL character in order TO please their
sisters saitors. OF course. it cannot be
held absolutely certain that the disposi'
tiops Of brother and sister will be In
sny degree alike. The coutemi
pIatiye lover nHst choose ont
the brother. that is physically most
ike this particular sister-must cultivate
bis acquaintance, and enirap him, into
self revelation. If this brother be young,
especially, the manner in which he VIII
illustrate several Of his sisters PECULIAR
ties which have hitherto puzzled the
lover is very singular With the. aFtless-
ness Of youth, he will betray the weak
points OF The bringing-up, notions and
temper OF the whole family. BE. has
neither the age, caution, Wit nor wisdom
of his sister; and obeys the caprice os
vhim of the moment, without any regard
to the attentive scrutiny Ebich is being
directed upon him. With ingenious gar
rulity he will let you into family secrets !
and NAV give very ditfersIt versions OF
stor;es which looked charming. oE only
sonical, when they fell from the lips Of
H. more sstute sister. IL may be said
that a man Il sciing unworthily in taking
advantage Of the yos,ks innoesnce to
nrv into family seoretsS bat everything
Il fair ia marriage, and If nothing Has
been concealed nothing can be ELECTED
bv this indirect method Of cross-exsmina-
ton. II the gir il as aEniable, and hon
est, and good-teErsred as she processes
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MlscelInneous Ifems.

The North Carolina Patriot states that
copper and gold have been discovered on
the farm of Alison G. Oakley, within FIVE
miles of Greensboro. A rich vein Of
mundic was discovered within five feet of
the surface, while quarrying rock for
building bridge on the Salem railroad.
II is said to be the finest out-cropping Of
copper ever discovered SO near the sur
face in that State. II. a-
Criminal justice 10 Russia presents
many odd features. The other day an
editor, his publisher, and the boy that
had carried the papers around, were
prosecuted. The editor who had written
the offensive article, being a nobleman,
escaped with small fms. The pub
Usher belonged to lower class, and was
beayily mulcted; and the poor boy, being
the son of former serf, received a Sc
we're cudgeling. t-s n
A Michigan householder found on his
doorstep, the other morning, a bag,
which, on being opened, was found to
contain o litter Of kittens. A few days
after similar bundle was discovered in
the same place, and Immediately thrown
into the river. The wife, actuated by
feminine curiosity, fished out the pack
age and found that it contained a once
lively infant and FIVE dollar bill, with
note requesting that the child should be
brought up carefully. i9 b a.f
Two boys in Springfield, Mass, neither
Of them over twelve years old, resolved
to commence life on their own account,
and on Thursday took their guns and a
small wagon aud struck out. One of the
boys left q note for his parents to the
effect that, We shan't drink, and can
take care Of ourselves all right; don't
worry about u.s. On the following
Satur Jay night their courage and pro-
visions having given oat, they returned
home, stating that they had passed the
time in the woods.
my DEAR" said a loving spouse to her
lord, do come home early 10 the even
ing and can sit and read to you, or
listen to you read, and we can have the
incest possible time" Why, how's
that p said the husband, You used to
be too busy with your sewing to talk or
read or listen" Oh, since you bought
me that Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Ma
chine, / have no further troubles, and
have more time to spare than L know
what 20 do with" ~ ts
What husband who values his wife's
health, beauty or comfor', will deny her
the blessing of Sewing Machine? How
many gloomy evenings would be past in
happiness with such an angel Of relief :
in the house. By paying ten dollars per
-, NJ, AZ non nan nh,ain Whaalar A. Will
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THE GIRL WITH THE CALICO DRESS

-N
A fig for your upper-ten girls. ,an
With their velvets and satins ana iacess
Their diamonds aud rubies and pearls,
And their miliner figures and faces;
They may shine at a party or ball. m
Rmblazoned with half they possess; a
But give me. in place Of them all,
The girl with the calico dress.
She is plump as partridgc, anu isif
As the rose in its earliest bloom:
Her teeth will with ivory compare,
And her breath with the clover perfume.
Her step is as tree and as light
As the fawLs whom the hunter hare press
And her eye is as soft and as bright
Ny girl with the calico dress. essf
She is cheerful. warm hearted and true.
And Is kind to her father and mother;
She studies how much she can do
For her sweet little sister and brother.
If you want companion for hfe.
To comfort. enliven ana bless. IN
She is the right sort of wife
MY girl with the calico dress.
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Personally be is in many respects q
SECOND edition of General Beauregard,
bound 10 q larger volume. he has q
broad, expansive forehead. which loses
itself in locks OF iron gray hair keen,
expressive dark eye, fha, would become
q quiet person or Quaker in its usual
ignt, but seemingly capable of penetrst-
lag a two.iuch board when stirred TO an
err excitement; aud q grave, kind face.
The nose is OF the semi-Romsn order,
we'll bridged, broad, and as an organ, ex-
pressive, while the mouth, though par
tally hidden BY heavy moustsche, 10.
dicates decision, generosity and caution.
The manners Of General Lee are ex-
ceedingly affable, aud yet restrain any
thing like an approach to familiarity.
Indeed they combine so nicely the bon
boBap,ie OF the true gentleman, with the
rigid dignity Of the soldier, that you can
scarcely tell where the one begins and
the other ends. BE dresses 10 plain
black clothes, wears an old felt hat with
the most Democratic irregulsrity, and is
the last man in Christend0m. who would
be taken BY q sirsnger as the Com
mauder-in-Chief Of the army OF VIr-
Einia.-PrsoHae, in XIX Century.
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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-01


THE State Of Indiana will probably
not be represented in the Mississippi
Commercial Convention, which meets
in Keokuk on the 7th of September
Ii will not make much difference. as
the objects of that Conyention refer
more Immediately to water than rail
transportation. Still, it would do no
harm if the State should send few
representatives according to the sug-
gestion Of Gov. Baker, Indianapolis
journal.
Does the Journal really think that
the interest of long tier Of counties
in Southern Indiana, in water trans
portation, is of so little consequence?
Its language certainly indicates as
much. The Improvement of water
navigation is a matter of great inter
est to large part of our State, and we
arc surprised that the cities on the
Ohio do not move in the matter, and
send delegates to Keokuk. We pre-
sumo, however, that they are reserv-
ing their forces for the great eonven-
ton which will be held at Louisville
some time this Fall. ~ ~