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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-16

ANOTHER Coal OIL SLAUGHTRR.-A correspondents
of the Harrisburg state Journal, writing from New
port PENN furnishes the details OF Q heartrend.
sons met with horrible death. Saturday morn
ing the house Of Mr.. John Boyer caught IRE from
the explosion OF q coal oil lamp, which had been
An older son, Thomas, attempting 70 60 TO their
rescue was baffled by the smoke and flames, and
window In the upper story In his night clothes. He
finally succeeded II alarming neighbor and both
returned to the burning building. They could see
wife and two misunderstanding In their beds, but
no earthly power could save them, and oil efforts
to render assistance were unav0!ling. The bodies,
when taken from the ruins, were burned to crisp,
and beyond recognition. They were found side by
side. the children having occupied rundia bed.
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house OF REPRESENTATIVE.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Is.

WASHINGTON, g. To,
Mfr. DAWES, trep.) OF Mass, from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported bill appropriating
5000, 900 for the construction Of a steam revenue
cutter Passed.
Mr.. WELLS idem.) Of No. introduced bill requr.
ing railroad companies 10 receive and deliver the
mails. Referred
Mr.. CLARK, trep.) OF Texas, introduced a bill au-
thorizing the Secretary Of The Treasury 10 refund
penalties and costs Illegally assessed and collected
under the Direct Tax law. Referred.
The General Amnesty Bill.
The House then resumed the consideration Of the
Amnesty bill.
Mr.. BARRY, (repl Of Miss. argued against the
exceptions contained IN the bill and In favor Of
general and unconditional amnesty.
Mr.. MORGAN. (dem.) Of Ohio, argued on the same
side He said that II the bill had been framed for
the express purpose OF refusing political rights to
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ISDJsTn,L INTENTIONS.
mud horticultural Nj


Agricultural mud horticultural Matters in
Westminster County.
The annual meeting OF the Agricultural and H0r-
tcultural Society Of westchester county held at
White Plains yesterday After the usual preliminary
business had been disposed OF the report Of the
auditing committee W as presented, showing that the
receipts Of the past year have been $12l7, and the
expenditures sl5,074 In view OF the apparent de-
cit however it is proper to state that the society.
during the period indicated, has expended about
$1,000 In the erection OF new buildings and other
improvements on its grounds near the village above
named. An election for officers for the ensuing
year was held, and resulted as f0l0ws-For Presi-
dent, N. Holmes Odel; for Vice Presidents Edward
Dewitt, First District. Francis A. Palmer Second;
Walter II: Haight, Third for Managers, J. W Serb.
for Recording Secretary Joseph 0. Miller; for Cor
responding Secretary, DAME. X. Sherwood
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AUCTION SALE OF JEWslNY.

A rather unique sale was commenced yesterday a.
the auction rooms No. 95 Chambers street anu "
Reade street. The good placed under the hammer
consist of diamonds, rubies, emeraids, pe eaa
aud other precious stones, mounted IN Drace~
lets, necklaces, brooches, pins, earrings
scarf pins, studs and buttons, rings &C. IN
the flneat go,d mountings and artistic designs. or
the latest and most fashionable styles; also several
sets Of diamond parures also lockets OF artistic and
biddnr was not altogether as spirited as could DO
hoped for but the more valuable portions OF the
collection have been reserved until to-day the SAFE
WIN be more lively, and the prices obtained. ~
doubt, quite gratifying
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reporting the bill, in spite OF all its obnoxions
clauses, because IL gave the House an opportunity
to act on the subject. He expressed himself utterly
surprised at the speech made to-day by the gentle
man from OHIO (Mr. Lawrence). That gentleman had
wished for hundred first class funerals after the
war. Was that the gentleman's Christian spirit
What sunday school had he been raised I'M What
church did he belong tor Even Pagansm repudi-
ated such q doctrine Of revenge. He would read to
Thomas Brown, IN his quaint style. Mr.. Cox read
several quotations, including this one-"Let thine
arrows OF revenge ny short, or be aimed like those
of Jonathan, to nv past tue mark.n
Mr.. LAWRENCE said he agreed to all that.
Mr.. CoX--H my friend Is willing to stand by it let
him come up to the anxious seat,r and we Will
pray over HIM In Christian spirit. (Laughter)
Mr.. LAWRENCE repeated his remark about agree
Ing to the sentiments read by Mr. Cox. il the gen.
tleman Will come up and kneel down here peniienty
we VIII have good old class meeting over him.
(Renewed alghter.l what was the title Of the bill
1t was bill for general grace amnesty and oblivion;
Hamlet, not only with Hamlet left out. but with
Polonlus and the King and the Queen and oil
little pay within the play: 1t was like another Of
Shakspeare's plays Slylock, with all his revenge
was ali through the bill. Where was the grace OF
Ing the chief OF sinners-the Saus OF political OF.
fencesp The offer OF salvation should copy the
Eternal plan. Let all who repent ana would be saved
come and PAL take OF the Waters of Life freely. This
bill eternZed lie IL was In no sense amnesty.
He had dreamed dream last night, superinduced
he thought, by reading the scriptures. u.aughterj
All through his dream appeared the gallant gentle
man rom Massachusetts. He was At one OF the
great camp meetings on the coast OF Massachusetts,,
near the gentleman's district. and that gentleman
was In the midst OF great throng of disciples OF
John Wesley There was voice going round calling
men to repentance He thought he saw the gentle
man from Massachusetts kleeling down at the old
and after while he arose and took up the song
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound.
{Laughtcr.) 1t seemed to him then that the gentle.
ina" was translated to another sphere. aud he
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the GALE ON LONG ISLAND.

Considerable damage was done on Long Island
by the. gale yesterday. AT Ciarenceville young
man, nineteen years Of age, named John Burke, was
blown from the roof OF house, and striking MS
head was killed instantly.
A brakeman on the freight train OF the South Side
Railroad, named Austin, was blown from hay car
ut IHp. and severely though not fatally injured.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-06-04

WANTED TO SEE IT." Mother" said a bright
eyed girl of thirteen years of age ''may | be
married ?" "No" "Why not2 You have
been" al know | have, and have seen the
folly of it," "Well, want to see the folly of
it too.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-06-04

KIssNG.-Whats in n kiss Really, when
people come to reflect upon the matter calmly,
what can they see in kiss The lips pout
slightly and touch the cheek softly, and then
they just part-aud the job is complete There
is kiss in the abstract--take it as it stands
look at it phiosophically What is there in it,
after all? Millions upon millions Of souls have
been made happy, while millions upon millions
have been plunged into misery and despair by
this kissing; and yet, when you look at the
character of the thing, it is simply a poutng and
parting 0: lips. In every grade Of society there
is kissing Go where you will, to what country
YOU will and you are perfectly sure to find kiss
ing. There is, however, some mysterious virtue
in a kiss, and we deyoutly hope it may not go
out of fashion.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-06-04

NAPOLEON AND EuGEYIE. Some years ago n
numerous company of distinguished guests often
met in a villa belonging to Spanish family, close
to the Seine at Passy. The Duchess was II most
agreeable hostess, and her two daughters like
II double magnet, attracted all hearts Louis
Napoleon came frequently to the villa, at Passy.
1t was soon remarked that the chief object Of
his visits was the elder daughter of the house.
The Princess Eugene herself perceived this, but
at first her Spanish pride induced her to reject
the Presidents attentions. But the Prince must
have possessed something of his uncle's con
quering talent, for one evening, at brilliant as
sembly at the Duchess, Eugenie appeared in
exquisite "viOlet toilette '-yiolets in her hair,
violets looping up her dress, and the historical,
significant bouquet Of violets in her hand. The
Prince understood this language of flowers tho
Princess had accepted his offer of marriage.
THE Berlin Wasp contained the Other day, tho
following caricature IL represented thOPope
building Il card castle of his ntaliibiliy on
table surrounded by Bishops. Under it stand
the words, ''Canon XAll.--lf any one shakes
the table, or blows, aaathema sd!'
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-06-04
WEAYERVILLE g. HAYFORK EXPRESS

ON AND AFTER DATE THE UNDERSIGNED
" will run an Express between Weaverville
and Hayfork. He will leave Hayfork for Wea-
vervile Monday, and leave Weavervile for Hay
fork Tuesdays.
All business entrusted to him will be faith
fully attended to, and the patronage of the pub
lie is respectfully solicited.
Leave orders at Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express
office, in Weayervile.
E.J. HILLS.
Weayeryille, May II, 1870. l9-f
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-06-04
Weekly Grinity guurnal,
Her Letter.

Tn sitting alone by the fire,
Dressed just as came from the dance,
In robe that even you would admire
1t cost Il cool thousand in France;
am be-diamond all out OF reason,
My hair is done up in a cue:
In short. sir, the ''helle of the season"
is wasting an hour ON you.
A dozen engagements I've broken;
l left in the midst of a set
Likewise n proposal half spoken,
That watson the stairs-for me yet.
They say he'll be rch-when he grows up
And then he adores me, indeed
And You, sir are turning your nose up,
Three thousand miles oii-as you read.
"And how do like my positon"
Sand what do | think of New YorkP
" And now, in my higher ambition,
With whom do | waltz, trt or talk "
" And isn't il it nice to have riches,
And diamonds, and silks, and all that"
Sand aren't 1t a change to the bitches
And tunnels OF Poverty hatf"
Well. yes; if you saw us out driving
Each day in the Park four In hand
1fyou saw poor dear mamma contriying
To look supcrnatumlly grand
Ifyou saw papa's picture as taken
BY BRADY, and tinted at that
You'd never suspect he sold bacon
And flour at Poverty Hat.
And yet, this moment, when sitting
In the glare of the grand chandelier
In the hustle and glitter beftting
The - finest suiree of the year"
In the midst of "gRuZe tie Chambery"
And the hum of the smallest of talk
Somehow, Joe, thought of the Ferry"
And the dance we had ON "The Fork"
OF IIarrisons barn with its muster
OF flags iestuoned over the wall
0fcandles that shed their soft lustcr
And tallow ON head-dress and shawl;
OF the steps took to one fiddle;
OF the dress of my queer yisa.vis;
And how once went down the middle
With the man that shot Sandy McGee.
OF the moon that was-quicty sleeping
On the hill when the time came go;
OF the few baby peaks that were pecpng
From under the bedClothes Of snow
OF that ride-that to me was the rarcst;
Of-the something you said ut the gate;
All, Joe! then wasn't AN heiress
To :" the best paying lead in the state"
Well, well. it's past, yet it's funny
To think ms stood in the glare
OF fashion, and beauty, and money,
That should bc thinking right here,
OF some one who breasted high water.
And swan the North Fork, and all that,
just to dance with old Folliusbee's daughter
The Lilly of Poverty flat.
But goodnessl what nonsense I'm writing
(Nnmma says my taste still is low)
Instead of my triumphs rccitng
I'm spooning ON Juseph-hcgh hol
And I'm To he " finished 10y travel
Nhatcyer's the meaning OF that--
Oh why did papa stkc pay gravel
In drifting ON Poverty natl
Good neht-hercs the end Of my paper;
Good nght-f the longitude please
For maybe while wasting my taper
Your suns climbing over the trees
Gut know If You haven't got riches,
And are poor. dearest Joe and all that
That my hearts somewhere there in the bitches
And you've struck it-un Poverty fiat.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-06-04

SHE WORKs FOR A LIvING.-Commend us TO
the girl Of whom il is snecringly said, "shc
works for living" In her we are always sure
of true woman-a reul lady. True, we are not
prepared to see "A mincing step, II naughty lip, II
fashionable dress or u splendid string Of nom
sense about balls and young men, or the new or
next pArty-nO, no 1; but we are prepared to
hear words Of good sense, language becoming IL
woman neat dress, Il mild brow, aud to wit
ness movements that would not disgrace an an
gel You who are looking for wives and com
paniOns, turn from the fashionable, naughty
girls, and select one Of those who work for II
living, and ncvcr-our word for it Will you re-
pcnt your choice. You want substantial
friend, aud not II hep-cdt-a counsellor, and not
a simpleton. YOu may not be able to carry u
piano into your house, but you can buy n sew
ing machine or II set Of knitting needles. II you
cannot buy II ticket for the ball, you can visit
some afflicted ncighbor. Bescarcful, then, when
you look for companions, and when you choose
We know many foolish man who, instead Of
selecting an industrious and prudent woman for
II wife, took one from flhisonabie stock, and 10
ran into the fire with his eyes wide open, and
who but himself is to blame. The time was
when ladies visited and took work with them.
This is the reason why we had such excellent
mothers. How singular would gay woman
look in a fashionable circle darning her father S
stockings2 Would not her companions laugh at
herr And yet such n woman would be II prize
to somebody. Blessed is the man who chooses
for his wife one Of the deSpised girls " who work
for living"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-06-04
NUMBER %.
The Constacy of Lovers.

The tendereSt of lovers cannot live always on
hope; and it must be remembered that waiting
to man is much less serious than to II woman.
While he is fighting his way in the world she is
gradually getting older. There is very charm
ing Tyroese song which puts the case with sut-
hcent plainness The first three verses contain
the absent lovers declaration of his passion.
lie is dying for very love of her He has twisted
Il garland of flowers, and he has bound his
heart in it
ncnn du weisst es ia zu wohi,
Dass ieh den Strauss dir gehcn soil
The last verse gives the maidcn's reply She is
Il practical creature;
Him whom love, he is so far away;
Him whom love not see every day.
And she closes with the natural question that,
as she does not wish to remain always unmar-
rcd, what is she to do 1t is very pleasant to
have a lover, and she would wed him if it were
possible but, as it seems impossible, she must
take the nearest offer. Such conduct, of course,
is in defiance of the Canons of fiction but then
she is not heroine of romance and she does
what large numbers of her sex are doing every
year. They would like to marry the young man
who first made love to them but he not having
the whcrewithal to stock n house, goes out into
the world to seek his fottune. A bitter good
bye is said, rings and locks of hair, saturated
with tears, are exchanged, and two empty and
aching hearts are separated. He goes to New
York, or Nankin, or st. Petersburg, and for IL
year or two dcvotes enormous quantities of
writing paper to the reteration of his affection.
The girl he left behind him would tNin remain
faithful, but the prospect OF their marriage is as
distant as ever, for it is not every young man
who can set the Thames, or the Hudson, or the
(ang-tse-klang on fire; and her youth is grad
ually leaving her II she was heroic, of course
she might resolve to sacrifice her chances Of
marriage on the altar of love but then the ma
jorty of the women (out OF noves) arc not he
roc. The end of it is that she marrcs some
body else, and when, some years after, her for
mcr lover returns, he finds that her vows are all
" gcJrochca, dds Rmglem tSt ent? wei'- 3mS-
ley'S Nagd-Me.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-06-04

New YoRK paper says: "There is a trick
being extensively practiced by homely but
wealthy girls who want to marry. They get
themselves up to look like dyspeptics in the last
stages, when some man marries them. Parties
in this city will make splendid counterfeit
dyspeptc or consumptve out Of healthy girl in
three DAYS for $40.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-06-04

THE SPIRIT OF DlscoNTENT-IIo universal 1t
is We never saw the man who would say, al
am contented" Go where you will, among the
rich or the poor the man of competence, or the
man who earns his bread by the sweat of his
brow, you hear the sound Of muttering, the voice
of complaint.
The other day we stood by cooper who was
playing merry tune with his adze round II
cask
"Ahr' said he, "mnc is a hard lot forever
trotting like dog, driving hoop"
Z" lleigho ~ sighed blacksmith on a hot
summer day, as he wiped the perspiration from
his brow, while the red iron glowed on the an
vii, 'ths is life with a vengeance, melting and
frying ones self over fire"
go that were n carpenter J" CALCULATED n
shoemaker, as he bent over his apstone.
" Here am, day after day, wearing my soul
away making soes for others, cooped up in this
little seyen-by-nnc room-h, no, hum -
g I'm sick of this outdoor work - exclaimed
the carpenter, "broiling under a sweltcring sun,
or exposed to the nclemency of the weather.
wish was "A tailor"
g This is too bad - perpetually cries the tai
Tor, " to be compelled to sit perched up here APP
plying the needle all the time. Would that
mine were a more active life"
g Last day Of grace-banks won't discount,
customers won't pay - what shall ! 40 =
grumbles the merchant. g had rather be a
truck horse, dog, or anything else.
"Happy fellows p groans the lawyer, as he
scratches his head over some dry musty record
"happy fellows. | had rather hammer stone all
day than puzzle my head on this tedious, vexa-
tous question"
And through all the ramifcations Of society
all are complaining of their conditions, finding
fault with their particular calling. :" If were
only this, or that, or the other, should be con-
tent, is the universal cry-anythng but what !
am. So wags the world, so has it wagged, and
so will it wag.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-06-04

THE Madame Olivier fashion of dressing in
simple toilettes, high neck and long sleeves,
and minus jewelry, Is to be adopted by our first
class sensible American ladies.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-06-04

NATIONAL MONUMENT TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN
TO honor merit is the croWniug beauty of great
ness Hardly had the American people rccoy-
cred from the horror Of the assassination which
struck down Abraham Lincoln, than they APP
piled themselves to the task of raising sum
sufficient to erect, Mt Springfield, Illinois, II
bronze monument which should be worthy Of
the man whose name is written side by side
with that OF Washington. The commission be-
ing thrown open to competition, thirty-two de-
signs were presented, and the honor of prefer
eucc was bestowed upon that Of MIR. Larlin G..
Mead, nm American Culptor, whom the Italian
school, the school of Michael Angelo aud of
CanoyA, rcckous among its pupils. We visited
II short time since the studio OF MIR. Mead, aud
were struck 10y the manly and commanding fig
ure Of the President through whose noble and
majestic conntenoncc shines the great mind
which conceived and ultmnted the liberty OF the
slaves. The statue, colossal in size, and stand
ing erect upon the monument, holds in the left
hand n scroll, upon which is written " EmauCi-
patton, and in the right the pen with which
Abraham Lincoln erased from the page Of hu
man history the disgrace Of slavery As n SYM
bol Of the union TO which he dedicated his life,
there stands at the side of the statue the CON
sular lasces, about which is thrown the glorious
banner OF the republic AT the foot Of the
asccs rests crown Of laurel At the angles Of
the monument are placed four groups, represent
ing cavalry, infantry, artillery aud the marine.
The talent with which Mr. Mead has designed tho
monument, aud the bodness with which he has
modelled this colossal statue, reveal in him be-
yond doubt profound knowledge Of his art.
We feel sure that all will admire the work of
Mr., Mead aud will render homage to the mem
ory Of Abraham Lincoln who is no more ciu-
zen Of America, but citizen of the whole world
"A glory to humanity RYorma, oI Eorcace, u
a(y, FEB. %.
The New York herald., 1870-06-02
T RIP LIE SHE E L
Now York. Thursday, June 2, 1870.
CONTENTS OF To.DAY,s HERALD.

PAGE.
acknowledgements.
3-Washingon: Rejection Of the Sandwich Islands
Treaty, President Grants Message the ST
ESposei The FAX Reacon B udsr dscces ce
sdeiatlon In the nouse; Attempt to Repeal the
income TaN-Educational Afiairs-Anotler
Rumshop Trasedy-Another Murderous AS
4-Europe; German Royalty Passing Quietly Out
OF Sight; Popular Alarm in Ireland and Opera
ton Of the Gladstone LAID Blll-National
Bank Bank, Jobs in in Gongressm,West Point; The
Wise~Fne ArtsDcuba Trouble Trouble in nh he west. Vest
ernPa.t OF the Island; Insurgent Successes in
the Eastern OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Robbery
The Shpowners' Association-AttemptedS Sui
eide In Newark-A Rare Bird.
5-TheNew Regime The Department of Docks on
Healsh-The Public Debt statement-The
Trenton Libel Suit-Trotting at Prospect Park
Far Grounds-The Burke Gardiner Case-The
Rvington Street Skeletons-Political Noes
and 0bservations--The NEW YORK HERALD IN
Caforna-Suburban Inccndiarisn-Shad In
6-Editorials Leading Article on Tie Dominican
Annexation Treaty, General Grants Policy
the Elevated Raiiroad-Amusement Announce
ments.
photographic News from All Parts of the World:
Last sii OF the creek ''IBd B,4rands % Marderers rs
CaDtured-The English Derby-Billiards-
ment-New Jersey Episcopal Diocesan Con
vention-The Fenians-The Presbyterian sy.
nod-,Music In Washington Square The State
Inebrate Asylum--Business Notices.
S-PrOceedDgs in the New York and Brooklyn
Courts--Financial and Commercial Reports
Real Estate Matters-FunDy Mistake at an Irish
Funeral-Marriages and Deaths-Advertise-
mentS.
acknowledgements.
IO--Another Railroad Horror: Shocking Catastro
phe on the Delaware, LacKawanna and western
RaiirOad--A BOquet Of Fashlon--The O'Day
Mufdcr-New York CITY News-POlical Cor
ruption in Jersey Cfy-Burgars Beaten-Sui-
eide ut Newton, N. j. Shipping Intelligence
AdVer tsements
11-Advertsements.
12-Advertisements.