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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-09
EIGHT COUNTERFEITERs SENTENCED BY JUDGE
BENEDICT


The question of the right of Judge Benedict
10 hold Court IN the Southern District OF NewYork hay
ing been decided in his favor, he pronounced on satur.
Gay the following sentences upon prisoners convicted be-
fore him, last November OF dealing in counterfeit money
David BROMLEY, fine 81 and two years hard labor Ia the
Queens County Penitenary John BrOndon fine 81 and
eight years hard labor in Pententary; Peter Me
Cuskey, fine u and four years hard labor; William
ton fine 81 and four years James Fitzpatrick, fine
and three years William Dwyer, fine 81 and four years
Michael MOnahan fine u and five years
William johnson, young man about II, was then
called 10 receive sentence. Several respectable citizens
testified Ia his previous good character The Assistant
and United States Dstrict-Attomey earnestly recon-
mended him 10 the mercy of the Court and as il ap-
pcarcd that, In unguarded moment he had been led
10y strong temptation into crime, Judge Benedict said
"A youth ike you before tribunal of justice receive
punishment for a criminal offense is indeed sal sight
AS you not yet hardened in sim you appear fully
To realize the position In which stand and be
penitent desire To you for yourself and the
community II | can. | shall therefore spare you the
disgrace Of feOns cell aud sentence you 10 one years
imprisonment In the County Jail. trust you WIFI ap.
precate the mercy OF the Court and show by leading an
were not In vain"
In the Gaze OF Col r. b. Clarke convicted OF manufc-
turing and selling counterfeit money, IL suggested
Ia the Court that he not in his right mind To satisfy
himself upon this point Judge Benedict said ne would
before passing sentence appoint three physicians In
qure into Clarkes case, and report to him their views
upon the subject.
Sentence upon James Gardiner, convicted OF passing
counterfeit money and upon Alexis Nicolas. convicted OF
engraving plate for making counterfeit 5Ocent STAMPS
was suspended until next saturday, To allow counsel
time 10 Introduce newly discovered testimony
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-09
A DANGEROUS EMBANKMESr

To ne Edftor or THO Fribunt.
SIR The other night a considerable breach
occurred in the embankent for the support othe tracks
on Fourth-nyc, above One hundredand ninth--t. The
eastern tracks, for distance, were entirely under
mined Had heavy rain fallen, much earth and stone
must have been washed ont cndan gerng train. thrn
due. Would not an underground railroad be safer
kheU- lori, Jan. :. 1871. ). II. A.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-09
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF SEw-YORE...

PORT OF NEWBORN. .............. .............Jw
CLEARED.
Ise%Pa '"S A9s s s S S q S G ~ &.
West irie Kennel G.I,es.oa va Ky West M.s,9pi Hear
SsT6r'ass; Wsso,.et. s,T gcs.6.sls g Io9. whsls
New Orleans MoagomrTJ, Fafoh savannah saE a'lo A.er
son Sayannah Chanpoa L1c wood CasiOn III CD NirAon
sl,.S 81 ~ oass Sos O. b. a2oa Robert, keos ys
u1teer Jones Ph.epaa, amutia fh NeFBedorii Gales'
Sbps-WHlla Socr Dpan Liverpool Charles, Lhers Ant.
WIZ Pso1gsa RG J51'i B ss F P.r n
B1,1Isry Bfoaa cl1ea,s, shannon R, Gardens, To
schr.leury Parker beer D.msuri T. g. hoyes. Lee ,'ny
cbsc.idn; Mar, Ioua Gassl Washington s. G Msry Rs.
Snta Norfolk Leafs Jane S1ssf Sorsal Annie MW@i Me'agl-
Iags Shs~ wilmington " e 20. G. Acss1. Neal STANFORD
soops-Lerus'on Freeman N.7lveli Caroline Roe ~ hT'''
ARRIVED.
Steamship Ida Bragg L'erg5l Dec 81 aal Que'noFa III MIS-
so freyts Hatssn Liverpool yor mdse. to ORDER
B Blf. f,o S-r js r.', st. Joa r. l, ss and OIL
Brg Branch. Card. Mahga y days, fruit ,o,.,
Br Isabel Beaulan Perkins. Pot auPa'e 70 lays ogNorL
Bng lis. Johan,,n RIO Janeifo. 20 days coffee. - , 49,
Srr Willie D HoRrd Gelrgr'oWl. :. C. DAYS. naval stores
scbr n Il,t5eA Hsifsn snip lla0r n. s.. JDlags lakA
Schr Mar Belle Hubbard, Bat'aoIe . JAYS g r1n;
scaOoN sss-RIgAE ASD C0,lHhE
Fraos Kanlclph somerset. New Rsgulas Ss.ia,e0
Io.a3n IL dsd $500 i Ln I rs5 pr,r
Ss5 T E9o N S.5,.s e 6. s ci S..s
surge Progidea.e. T. ..laDAsaa. Pr'ri..ate.
sllIs Burton. stanford. r. Dove fa-p'H.
J. IS EILlba hrorf. ctlfes..n 10, Lltatgl port.
BrlrdgwIne. Nea-liiyrn. Chancellor NeF-ilych
Mar, 4. W.scot. Greenwich. Pointer. Providence.
A Brown. Bridgeport Harriet ana naflh, He" iii'eH
ARRIVED. Sunday, Jan. g. Z.
steamship Denmark AUlres Liverpool Dec o. QIesa"1 ~
mise. aaf pass.
stesm,h p Gsori1 CroHeI Charleston JAN s. mise. ari p
steamship George COmsl Chpp, Ae"OhcaHs, jan nis tai
PISS
Ssqm.h'p Australia Hlle--iek Glasgow Dee 2l mise all
STEAMSHIP AeIstue Rector hcE-E4i.or mise, AL
BirA Brilliant sprasue Havana b. ia s., sugar
SAILED.
Stean.hIpsiaga glasgow city u Brl.ss' Ly@rno2 ~
Queer Cy OF Mexico. Vera Cmt Gull Ntre ir
Fruce; Louis gO!esnsi Mississippi Aca-Oran;i re- Cal
weston Salvador. SsYaur hi AoH'-1ney savannah nqon
Charleston. Saratoga. Richmond; Ar1re ri llut O. o. T. ltn
chmoui. shin Enore Antwerp; Ca srerl,
Rio Jiuero. Reindeer Basl4locs Eo DC IA Plata. ,aIea brig
Mag L. lei .tOn, uaF4ai
DOMESTIC PORTS.
B0sTOv Jan. Augei slip Glru Beach. Cauai trs hY',
TqIb. l,lsDisi schJ A. NJ. bh.', Jamaica . %,
foRlaa, MDNROh, Jsa. i-Au'vdI afA Ns!AA "' ' " ~ j
coffee iOI orleu.
FOREIGN PORTS.
QrREysrowy Jan 6.Te Cuuarl lnp Ro,ii, '1r in' ron
NeE.York A for Liverpool toachel 81 l' loI % $50 a. TO-
day and proceeded.
DISASTERS.
Tie ship Britannia webb from L9pn ~ Boston "i vas t.
Dec burned jan 3. in at % 90 oI fj M Iha rs -
IN uum er took % ruuu.1 So
day. Jan =. some Of them Bere badly fos bitten.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-09

ney. Edward ID. GriswOd. James Keenan. Patrick
Keenan, and Imogene Walton were, by default adjudged
bankrups. Henry Heath, Charles Il. Richardson, and
William Purdy discharged FROM bankruptcy last
week. and voluntary petitions in bankruptcy were fled
by Joseph W. Robb, Jacob Welars speycr A. speyer,
Morris Oettinger, Simon Levy, aud Michael Mayors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-09
THE FLORIDA CAsE-AIGUMENTs OF COUNSEL.
The following are the points in the written

The tOliOWlng are the pOlUls III the NTlllcn
argument in this case, submitted on Saturday to Judge
Blatchford, by Assistant Dstrict-Attomcy Davies:
No one having interviewed, the cargo should be
dcmned by default The arming Of the Florida with ma
val ncarriagcs Parro guns and howitzcrs shows that
she was Intended purposes the steam launch
which part Of her ments tends prove that she
was 10 land troops and munitions OF at Cuba.
the evidence does not show conelusyey that the Flor
ida was 10 be used an armed vessel does show cir
suspicious enough to throw the burden Of ex-
planning upon the claimant, and, therefore, under
the sayctrdc cases reported In H. Wallace she should be
condemned II the evidence does not show the intent 10
se The Florida rs an armed vessel or ground to suspect
to lie used In capacity In the interests Of the
nsurgcn Cuhaus and il is claimed that this l. an ofcnse
punishable by the then section Of the act referred TO,
with forfeiture OF the vessel and every thing board in
tended for such purposes.
by unarmed vessel The intent with which the Florida
fitted out and armed Is all that is to be considered
10 render her liable Ia the penalties imposed by the law,
irrespective OF the fact that such intent may not have
been that Of the owner long sucn intent existed In
the nina ol any person concerned IN tlng out ami arm
ing her and also irrespective OF any inferno Hate desti
nation or use. Darrs claim owner Of the Florida
should be stricken out
Charles Donohuc attorney for claimant also submit
ted written argument containing the following points:
Neither the libel nor the law asks "a condemnation
forfeiture OF thing but the ship and tments for e
gal purposes other property Is proceeded
against To ash condemnation the on the part OF
the United States must prove that the Florida was in
tended 10 Operase against Cuba offending
sci cruiser. All al our citizens have perfect right 10
use their means in sending arms and munitions
The shows expedition or which the
Florida formed "a part, and no htments OF
Cruz IL is incumbent the United states to prove that
the Florida fitted out for Illegal purpose they
have failed to do they cannot ask for her cOndemna
ton While the United States may contradict Darrs
statement they cannot mpeaeh him; he is their witness,
and they must take his testimony as that Of AN honest
witness. The OF Castillo As no process has
gone against the cargo, II Is not before the Court
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-09
MR. FIELD AND OCEAN TELEGRAPHS.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.

SIR: The reference TO Mr. Field in your no.
tice OF the report OF the Committee of the Ncwiork
Chamber OF Commerce ON the Pacific Ocean Telegraph Is
likely Co create a false impression, which beg leave 10
correct. Mr. Field has never asked foc a monopoly Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-09
CIVIL NOTES.

In the United States District Court, on
Saturday Isidore Frank Charles Frank Louis T. Frank
Henry A. Ganet James Il. CLARK. Ir Frederick A. Whit.
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p4SSENGFRS 1RR[RrD

PROM GLASGCN-n steamship Aust-sia Jan. a. gfer. Chs.
ID t4rigee gtsSirs Mrl,esa firur Caml,-
T. Wallc> Mr.. NrIac'. ti Selveru. Jos .hiae lobe;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-09
DoGro an0 Rooms.

A YOUNG LADY wishes BOARD IN fam
~ us for lessons Tie c % 10 tle i,v
would prospect scholars VIII furnish hcf o"n aue D'
rcfsrcuce, Address ". j.. Tribune Olce
WINTER B0ARD.-A widow lady, having
w the rN~uyth London
viii Accommodate famieso hnss 0eairmrn"h n'hs'AF ~
NSilED ROOMS and BOARD. ReEfrncrs eieaans'L
I'D EAST Twenty -eighh-Si., between iltn
- mi M.R,o.sye NE. Furnished ROOMS. Nth % stpSts
b0sr n prvsts t,n House sr,s class, sih III uoiesa Y -
meats
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-09
INTERNIL RETENUE.

THIRTY SECOND DISTRICT OF SEw-YORK-THE
COLLECTIONS DURING THE YEAR ENDING
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3D. ll lO Oa ILIst5 = 80 % AgN6l a sggala ID

Totals ssl97l 10 s42s l59 10 SS76J 10 siO s6537s IS
Passports $50 %
Grand Total. lJ34l
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NINIATrRE ALMANA

sun 72i sna s-e.. i5l Noon n's' 80
SANITY Hook. 3 % Cows lsani.ioii Hell Gate p.1
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Professional Ncilcts.

nR. LARM0NT, No. 1 Great Jones-St' cor.
IL OF Brosiway author the Medical Adv SER u-i' Al
ani weaknesses Of the Genilo Urinary Organs Tar vok M " hiS
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miscellaneous.


DRUSHES of EVERY DESCRIPTION at No:
ID a99 Pcari Hapcrs building " \. Al srcs AZ DE- 'sr"
f.rtorT nrcrs JOHN x h"PfAl-
SAGINAW (Nich) SAW AND PLANlNG
- MILLS The un,rsn,A have 1llhkB MILLS ruH hniif
TNEN FIVE MILLIONS FkBi or LtIbho
" '''' ALL KINDS OP LUMBER
either drsst,d rough; o Ls'hs shingles Pteis Nas'
indos Fnnts Issngs shipments by etlL - Nsst
Orlers solicited X H. bhNHHii a -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-09
Gelp Wanie0.

GENTS WANTED-To solicit Life lnSur-
N aace the ASBURY LIFR INSURANCE Co. u NrN-fou I
Brookyn vicinity TO hrstcss lterl Inducements "i %
offered Apply to WILLIAM COURTESAY Manage AeopoAaH
District south west corner Broadway Al Frion-L
.lnn EXPERIENCED WEANERS WANTED
sDJO for different Saesi Females al Fem lrs rrrnTi Apply
PIERCE Co.'S Bowling green. Also 5 .ooer' sni "-efN
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-06-08
The " Spotted Fever" and Temper
ance.

IT is more than likely that the present
alarm about spotted fever" is likely to do
more for the temperance cause in this city
than any agency yet discovered. A case
to the point took place at the West End a
few nights since. The symptoms of the
new disease had been thoroughly canvass
ed at the tea-table and each member of the
family had retired fully prepared for
death. About midnight the gentleman of
the house, who had been down town to
see a man." and had seen him once too
often, returned home and retired. In a few
minutes his heavy breathing which is
symphony attracted his wife's attention,
and she nervously inquired what was the
matter. The unconscious patient murmur-
ed " pain-i- -i-head" That was enough.
The alarmed wife tore into the next room,
consulted lady friend who had once seen
a case, found it was a sure thing, and then
both rushed in together to save his life.
A frantic excursion into the kitchen
brought up all the mustard there was in
the house and nearly all the water there
was in the hydrant boiling hot, and in a
very few moments the victim, who was
dreaming of Gerots and other champagne
punch, was walked up, and there he was
up to his knees in hot water, with
three or four yards of red-hot must
ard plasters festooning his proud form.
Under the impression that he had
walked up in that other and hotter
world, he feebly lnurmured "spare my
life," which his anxious wife taking to be
farewell, my wife," burst into tears, and
at once put on yard or two more of plas-
ter. As it is well known fact that where
two women have a man all to themselves
to doctor him, his hold on life is of the
frailest kind, the spotted fever" suffer
begged to be let out, which was not done,
however, until he had given categorical
answers to all sorts of medical questions,
such as whether he had pain in his back
(which it would have been quite astonish-
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-06-08
Din your Razors In Warm Water.

RECENTLY says the London Medical
Press, we have professionally seen two of
the worst cases of Sycosis COntagi0slIm
which have ever come under our notice.
Both patients were shaved by the same
barber, and no doubt by the same razor as
that used-for the barber Acknowledges
his fault-in shaving "a man with bad
chin" In one patient the yellowish scales
have extended to the upper lip and sides
of the face covered by hair. The vegeta-
BILE nature of the disease, and the rapidity
with which the seeds are transmitted from
part to part, until the cryptogamic plant
surrounds every hair follicle, is only too
well known for repetition here. Our
chief object in directing public attention
to most serious matter is, that BARRIERS
will learn, through us, to be more careful
in indiscriminate shaving, and that the
public, seeking their aid will, for its own
sake, insist upon what we hope will now
become an universal practice in the barber
shop, namely the immersing the razor in
warm water before applying it to the face
This is pretty sure to destroy the vegeta-
BILE organism, should any exist, on the in
s,rument The transmission by contagion
of sycosis, from the use ofa razor employed
in shaving an affected person has been re-
peatedly noted.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-06-08
A COlOred Hubbist.

EVEN the Boston gentlemen of color
participate with the white sdUdRs of the
Hub in their lofty disdain of the talent of
New York. A friend, happening TO be
caught in that city over Sunday, thought
he would take glimpse at some of the
churches. Stepping inside the porch OF
an A meeting house, the sexton, colored,
approached respectfully, and said: "Will
you have seat, sab? Happy to show you
to one, sab. Plenty seats this morning,
sah."
"No, thank you; can't stay but mo-
ment; Just stopped to glance at the church.
What is the name of the clergyman"
"That, sali, is the Rev DR.. -"
"Fine preacher, isn't hey"
"Well, sab, peoples has different notions
bout preachers"
"But he seems quite animated?"
"Yes, sab; consid'ble animated"
"And appears to have talents"
"Well, sab, as 1 said afo', peoples has
such different notions bout preachers.
Oars some dat thinks he's mighty good on
de words. / tink myself he's a Jittr man,
sah-a fair man, but not of de prinaa fdcie
class. He's good man, sab, well mean
in man, but not talented man. He's a
New York man, sahl"-Harper's Adgd-
zine
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-06-08
DOMESTIC.

Gold closed in New York on the I'd at
1925.
Judge Bowling, New York city, on the
9th, sentenced the prize-fighters Collins
and Edwards, who were recently captured
while engaging in fight ON Long Island,
to twelve months Imprisonment and fine
of $1,000 each. The umpire, Thomas Nc
Alpine, was sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment and fine of $500.
A terrible accident occurred at a coal
mine at Pittston, Pa, on the 9th. A
breaker at the mouth of the shaft took
fire, and the mine was filled with gas and
smoke while thirty eight men were work
ing in it. 1t was some hours before any
thing could be done to rescue the work
men. AT last all were taken out, eighteen
being dead by suffocation, and nearly all
the rest in state of unconsciousness.
The fire was caused by the friction of the
wood work of the breaker.
German peace celebrations were held in
many of the large cities at the East and
West on the goth. The one in Chicago is
said to have been the most extensive and
imposing civic display ever witnessed in
that city. The procession was ten miles
long, and was three hours in passing a
given point.
The Tennessee industrial Exposition,
at Nashville, closed on May 81. 1t was a
success.
Governor Scott, of South Carolina, had
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-06-08
Tricks of CoDjurers-The Risks they
Rum

ROBERT HoUDIN used to say that if the
public knew what passes through the
mind of conjuror when he sees the bar
rel of pistol turned toward him in the
course of " flre-arm trick, they would
perhaps give him credit for as much nerve
and courage as the bravest soldier shows
in battle. An omission in some trif1ing
point, the breaking off of a small part of the
false ramrod, or of the real bullet as it is
being withdrawn, may make the discharge
real
Often, too, the trick is new one, and
some miscalculation may make the plan a
failure where failure may mean death. An
unfortunate event which took place in the
Cirque Napoleon, at Paris, strikingly il
lustrates Houdin's words. DIR. Upstein,
the conjurer, had offered gun to spec
tatOr, with directions to take good aim at
the doctor, who was to receive the dis
charge on the point of sword. The man
refused, but another fred off the gun as
directed. The moment after the doctor
fell to the ground seriously wounded. 1t
was found that piece of the ramrod had
broken off in the barrel, and this fred off
at so close range, had penetrated the
conjuEor's right lung.
A circumstance in Houdin's life shows
how daringly the conjurers who amuse us
will often play with danger, depending on
their ready fingers to secure their safety.
He had performed some startling 6rearm
tricks before party of Arabians, making
use, of course, of the ordinary form OF
conjuring pistol, which is so contrived that
the ramrod withdraws the bullet. While
the rest of the party were expressing their
admiration, crafty old Marabout who had
some suspicion of the true nature of the
trick, said, the stranger is doubtless a
strong magician; will he suffer me to fire
at him with my own pistols? EYES," said
Houdin, unhesitatingly, but first make
invocation to those who assist me-
The next day he met the same party
and offered a saucerful of bullets to the
inspection of the Marabeut. Satisfied
that they were lead-as, indeed, they were
the Arab handed his pistols to Houdin,
who loaded them, using the Arabs ram
rod. His own friends were in terror, and
his wife, we'll as she knew his skill, was
in perplexity when she saw him hand
back to the Arab one of the loaded pis-
tolls.
"Now fire." he said.
The Arab did so, and Houdin was seen
with the bullet in his teeth.
"Bak." he said, seizing the other pistol,
"you cannot use your own weapons! You
have been unable to draw blood from my
flesh, and I will draw blood from yonder
wall"
lie aimed at the wall, fired, and imme-
diately stain of blood was seen. The
Marabout went up to the wall, and when
he had dipped his fingers in the blood,
whith was trickling down, his awe and
amaze nent were SO great that his features
assumed ghastly hue. Yet the trick was
simple enough, two prepared bullets hav-
ing been skillfully substituted by Houdin
for the leaden bullets he took from the
saucer. But the experiment was quite
new, and Houdin tells us that he trembled
and could scarcely control his terror as he
saw the Marabout drawing the trigger of
the pistol.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-06-08

ing if he hadn't), and if his head felt all
right (Which 1t would have been quite as
tonishing if it had), and if he felt like he
could go to sleep now (which he solemnly
swore he could-ift they'd let HIM About
daybreak the poor fellow was permitted
to get back to bed so thoroughly parboiled
that he don't know when he will be able
to put on his clothes, and is thinking of
ordering dress suit of mosquito netting.
OF course, he never had any spotted fever,
but he hopes he may have before he ever
lets champagne get him into a scrape like
that again--Richmohd (Hd.) Dispdteh.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-06-08
Perils Of Paris Shopping.

1T is a fact well known to all American
hG6stues of Paris that the heads of one of
the largest and most celebrated of the
iglove-houses there, are in the habit of send
I ing in their old and paid bills to their for
mer customers whenever the strangers
:. list apprises them of the arrival of these
unwary foreigners. For in most cases the
bills have been left at home, and
the hapless traveller has no other choice
than to pay, and to anathematise French
= rOguery as he does SO. l was one day an
eye witness of an amusing scene in that
shop A gentleman entered with coun-
tenance highly expressive of indignation,
and summoning the shOpwoman who
spoke English, he displayed to her long
bill dated some two years back.
Il paid that bill before left Paris" )"
said he, in very positive tone.
You must be mistaken sir" was the
9 equally positive reply. "We never send
J in our bills after they have once been
paid" There was very telling emphasis
on the "never"
But know that / paid this one"
Perhaps you can produce receipt ?"
This was said in sneering tone, calculated
to exasperate saint.
The gentleman made answer by laying
down his cane and the disputed bill upon
Inc counter anu extracting pOCKeIDOOK
from the breast pocket of his coat. From
this he drew out a paper, which he un-
folded and held before the shopwoman
1t was receipted bill.
To do the creature justice, 1 must con-
fOss that she seemed overwhelmed with
confusion, and was profuse in her apollo
gies, upon which one of the proprietors of
the establishment, who had been watch
ing the scene from distance, came to the
rescue "I think I can explain to the gen
tleman how the mistake occurred" he
said, in those mellifuous tones which
:. come as natural to Frenchman as purr-
ing to cat, and are just about as in
dicative of good nature or kindly feeling.
"We have another customer of precisely
the same name-merely an odd coinci-
. dence"
"But an odder coincidence" said the
American, buttoning up his coat and sud
denly blossoming forth into an astonishing
knowledge of French, "is, that this gen
tleman with the same name as mine
happened to, purchase the very same
articles that did on the very same day OF
y the year."
And having discharged this Parthian
arrow, he retired.-Stoppina IN Paris, in
Lagpincotts for June.