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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-26

FrtCompanies affected by the difference In the blank
forms required the States and In favor of uniform forms
with enlightened views by the States,
business Of insurance profitable In states
insurance the providence Of the people,
and they should be adjusted according amount re-
naming from premiums after losses had been paid in the
TrSThe deposit. system should be repealed IN the States
courts and scattered the various states
FoarMIihe propriety OF appointing in each State some
stuted instead OF having all the agents
companies subject to notice. As is the 10
states
Reinsurance OF running risks and the pre-
on running should Se de9
Stnsn the even. OF company being on the eve OF its
funeral ceremonies.
Ssveurhe necessity for compelling companies publish
in their all the truths well the iasea
that they the habit OF inserting for the OF
IN which dused fully informed TO the
Affairs OF the companies in which they are insured
A recess OF twenty minutes was taken, when the
Convention rcaSsemDled and
Mr.. PAYNE, OF Maine, to whom was referred the
communications from the Insurance interests, re-
ported IN favor OF the following committees i0r the
consideration OF subjects:-
NtTo prepare blanks for companies annual returns,
Msssrs. Kelsey, Row and Harvey. -, n, ro..,,-s
See ,.Asssts and Investment, Mcssrs Payne Woodford
ThvdRatcs Of mouary, uniform regulation Of different
Kinds Oh policies &c, Messrs Brinkerhon Pisbury ana
Fourth Taxaton deposits and fees, Brcese, spen
Fu-Dvidends, expenses appointment of attorneys,
&C. Mcssrs KING Noycs and Atchson.
rally. Messrs skeels, McGl and Foster.
by resolution superintendent Miller was made
&c oDici0 member OF the respective committees,
and the Congress adjourned until eleven O'Clock
ESD Is expected that the Congress Will he In session
t.n.weeks. IL Will close by dinner given by the
fSs,fance companies and an excursion rendered
thc'iongress By the commissioners Of Charities aud
Corr.ntlon.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-26

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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-26

CROCK ALE.-FOR SALE, To CLOSE A BANE.
- ptcy, l00 Casks Of good stock Ale, large rsductoQ
from the regular price. Cal and y H. u % Essl ksvsa8
srssl near sscped Aveuue.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-26

A MEXICAN WATCHES IN GREAT vARIETIEs.-
N Cuckoo Clocks Jewcry, Sterling Silver Ware,
manufacture. Our quality and prices defy competition
FRANkFIELD CO., jewelers. 2OJ Sixth avenue, corner
Fourteenth street, and 313 Eighth avenue, Twenty
sixth street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-26

SAVANNAH May Is, 1871.
Gotton quiet but FIRM middlings, l5ac. Net
ceipts. 652 Sales, $780, stock. 26,if5.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-12-21
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
ATTORNEYS.
ALFRED LASDOS

TTORNEY ATTAW. Oncp in GruH-
"A melliE uaE block. nearly als-se ~ ifst
National Bank. Iifiu- OHIO
Aurfl L. ISL
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-12-21
The Navy.

Secretary Robson furnishes the in
formation that the navy Of the United
States now consists Of 10 ships Of all
classes and conditions; Of these % are
sailing vessels and the remainder
steamers Of various classes including
50 monitors, all Of which but one are
laid up in ordinary. We have So yes
sells in service Including all sorts J, and
these are armed with G01 guns; six
others are fitting out and nearly ready
for sea. The offensive strength Of the
Navy at the present moment il repre-
sented by the five squadrons in COM
mission, comprising in the aggregate
40 vessels and AS guns. The Secre-
,ary suggests a gradual reduction Of
the number Of officers, partly by
adding two years to the term Of study
at Annapolis, and partly by allowing
the grades Of Admiral, Vice-Admiral,
and Commodore to lapse with the
lives Of the present ineUmbents. Thus
he calculates we shall save about $500,
600 q year and dispense with nearly
300 unnecessary officers.
With regard to the COrean expedi-
ton the Secretary states that Hthe
latest dispatches indicate that though
the direct object or the expedition has
failed, yet the punishment which was
inflicted upon our treacherOus as
sailauts, and the gallant conduct Of
our forces, have not failed to make an
impression upon the people Of the
Chinese coast, and to contribute ma
terially in its effects to the consider.
alton and comfort and perhaps 10 the
safety Of our citizens located there -
The total expenditures Of the Navy
Department since the last report have
been SIS, ,265, ,24O, and the appropria-
tions for the current fiscal year amount
to so, O,984,7l7.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-12-21
The Army.

The strength of the Army of the u.
S. is 10000 men. The expenditures of
the War Department last year were
about $40, 900, 900, nearly one half less
than in 1859.
For the next fiscal year 1S7I-T2 there
is appropriated S36, $50, ,776, including
for river and harbOr improvements,
81, ,407, 500.
The Corps of Engineers during the
past year has been actively engaged
upon the works for the defence Of our
seacOasts, on river and haTbOr i'm
prOvements, and in surveys and re-
cOnnOissances, and construction OF
lighthouses. With Misrepresentation
granted for Notifications in our primo
ipal harbOrs, the works along the
Northern Atlantic and Pacific coasts
have been pushed forward in their
notifications as rapidly as cireum-
stances would permit, and already the
batteries are beginning to assume the
character needed by the requirements
Of modern warfare.
During the fiscal year small arms
and ordnance stores to the amount OF
SlO,0OO,OO0 have been sold, and the
entire proceeds, except a small sum
passed into the Treasury. The opera
tiOns at the arsenals have been con-
fined to the manufacture Of supplies
required by the troops, to the care Of
stores on hand, and to the manuiac-
ture Of one or two experimental gun
carriages.
Secretary Robson, in view of the
recent defalcaion Of an army Pay
master, announces his purpose Of put
ting in operation a system Of checks
upon discussing officers which
he believes will make the improper
use Of the public money perfectly sure
OF detection. He says that no system
can be devised which will make en-
beZZlement under all circumstances
impossible but with detection NOR
ally certain, and with punishment
sure and speedy. there can be no safe
ty for fraud. The report also empha-
tically endorses the value Of the Sig
nal Service to the country.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-12-21
speech OF a Rural Member.

Some time during the last session of
the Arkansas Legislature a member
introduced a bill to authorize the
burning of old poll books in the clerk 5
office as useless paper. Our hero to-
tally mistOOk the object of the bill, as
was his custom, and supposed il was a
bill TO burn OVthc records Of counties.
With this view of the subject he arose
in his place, greatly excited, ran his
chubby fingers through his hair,
threw out his tobacco and said:
''Mr. Speaker: This proposition
cOnfounds my cOmprehensiOns, and
plays loudly upon my feelings. What,
sir! burn up the memorial Of all our
progeny which has gone before us, as
well as that of the present transac-
tiOns? ObIivin would finqt over Us for
ever. Why, sir, l W, uld as soOnvote aye
vote TO burn in one Common cOnflagra-
ton the scriptures Ofthe Bible Then,
sir, would like to know who, ah, JrhO,
sir, could tell when Christ made his
advent into the Nc,C T6stimeHt, I'll
not go for a measure so diabOiical and
multifariOus-neverin
Here he of the "blanket," became
so excited that the mover of the bill
interrupted him, and told him it was
not to burn all the records, but only
the pOll-bOoks that had accumulated
in the offices under the old rird UOce
system Of elections. His mouth fell
open, his eyes expanded and his long
arms dropped to his side, while he
gaZed at the member for two minutes,
and then inquired; 60 burn up all
the old rirp r0ce system is it?
The mover of the bill nodded.
''TbeH burn and be Id"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-12-21
How 10 Quiet 4 Panic.

While Mrs. Lander was occupying
the Academy of Music at Cleveland
with a special company, Manager
Ellsler transferred the regular dra-
matte company, in cluding San
die Jamison, the veteran orch
estra leader, to Titasville for one
week. Mr.. JamisOn secured suffi-
cent local talent in the town to form a
respectable orchestra, and with one
exeptiOn-the art of quieting q panic
stricken audience-the volunteers were
an ornament to their profession. One
evening, when the performance was
about half over, the new and poorly
constructed Opera House fell with a
tremendous crash, shaking the entire
neighbOrhoOd and producing inevita-
bic signs of q stampede among the
audience. Among the most active
outlet seekers weTa the undisciplined
volunteers of the orchestra. Instead
of remaining in their seats as Sandie
imploTed, directed and commanded
them to do, they scattered in every
direction. Finding that he could not
control the other instruments and
thereby allay the excitement some
what by playing some pieces Ofmusic,
Sandie concluded to try the effect of
one fiddle, and did so by striking up,
and singing as he fiddled
"after fddling hard for forty years
Bringing forth smiles and plenty Of tears
To come down here against my Will
And end my career in Iitusville!'
The effect was so ludicrous that the
frightened people near the orchestra
had to laugh in spite of their terror.
Some funny chap soon overcome his
nervous sensation and added largely
to the good effect by taking up the
frain where Sandy left off and con-
eluded the laughable scene in the
same tune:
Goodbye Saudie you old son Of a gun,
;-ay down your fiddle, your LIES work Is
done,
Wen bury your corpse with due respect
And cover you up with much regret.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-12-21
For the Tribune.
THE GOLDEN WEDDING.
TO REV. AND MRS. r. THOMPsO,

] IL KEW AND LtkSs l. IttOMBNDNs
The merry peals fell from the old churcl
bell,
The old, old story, wedding to tell;
No flowers were spared by the frost to toss
over the cold pave the bride must cross.
| The dull London fog, and the chill of the
moon,
Must struck cold upon hearts that love did
not warm;
But did you not piously sing on that day
To bell chimes, "December as pleasant as
May:"
The sweet bell is silenced, the choir sung its
last lay,
The old church long since has gone TO decay,
The fair guests at the banquet are aged and
dead
In the years have elapsed since the morn
you were wed.
The joys you knew then, what youth did
most prize,
Have vanished like phantons-are displac-
ed by new ties;
in her flight,
"For what is so dead as perished delight"
The bride with her roses. and siIken array,
Was never more loved than the bride Of to-
day;
As she stood at the altar was pledged with
ring,
Half pleased with It's glitter-the winsome
young thing.
With a heart full ofhope, she knew not that
band
With pioneer labors would lwear from the
hand;
Herself was gem, whose rare worth is IN
told,
Time has taken the ruby, and left US the
gold.
There was sorrow in parting with friends
and with home,
Long weeks of endurance, tossed on the sea
foam,
Then a ship rode the ocean as the ark did
the seas,
Now the monster is ca5led, and steamed DER
with ease.
Then landing unwelcomed upon a strange
shore,
Where the forests stood thick-what a drear
look It wore;
There were hardships and toiling in those
early years,
Ere the renping with JOY, there was plant
ing in tears.
The world and its treasures you never have
chosen,
With its cold, sorded aims your hearts are
not frozen;
A happy old age shall thy recompense be,
For.with length Of days Will satisfy thee
Is the promise thy Father has given.
These last golden days, like glimpses OF heav-
en-,
Are his gifts-O Time give us slowly each
Till the gold ones are. spent, and the dia-
mOnds are won.
EE.T.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-12-21

GEORGE Z. sESEY.

A YTOfsS-TS AT Law Ililln- ONO Or
"A dee 80. ~, washington street.
Ear. %. ls-L
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-12-21
Visitors 10 the 10 Semitic.

Travel 10 the Yo Semitic Valley for
the season Of 1871 is nearly closed,
though a few visitors will drop in
from time to time during the present
month. The total number Of visitors
TO the valley in 1870 was about LOO,
which was some 800 more than in any
previous season. This year, up to last
week, p I33 visitors had entered the
valley, and the total for the season
will probably approximate 300.
Next year the stage ride and horse
back portion Of the trip will be great
reduced by the advance Of the rail-
road sOutheastward, and the journey
will be made with so much greater
ease that the tide of travel will un-
dOubtedly be largely increased, and It
will be necessary to provide increased
hotel accommodations. Improve
ments in the way Of trails up and
down the mountain sides, whereby
visitors may obtain the finest views
Of the valley with much less labor
than hitherto, are making, and the at
fractions for tourists will thereby be
largely increased. The subject Of the
YO Semitic guardianship and the own
ership Of property in the valley, and
its permanent occupation and i'm
prOvement is likely 70 come promi-
nently before Congress and the LeQis-
lature Of California at the coming
sessions Of the respective bOdies.-lSdIi
Francisco Bulletin.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-12-21
Annual Report OF the Secretary Of
War.

The annual report Of General Belk-
nap, Secretary Of War, shows that the
army, on July l, had been reduced
10000. The expenses yearly are
about $40, ,000, 900, including nearly a.
900, 600 for Iiver and harbOr improve
ments. The estimate for military
purposes for the fiscal year ending
June 80 1873, $50, AIS, 472. The Treas
urer has realized thus far the present
fiscal year, S2l ,766, ,403 from the sale of
arms and other sources. An estimate
of $1,000, 900 is made for the settle
ment of claims yet due the States for
calling troops into service. The Sec
retary says that It Is with great en-
barrassment that the appropriations
made at the last session can be so
economical as to answer the press
ing requirments Of the service. He
recommends that the extra Lieuten-
ants authorized to serve as regiment
al Quartermasters to be discontinued
as soon as vacancies occur in those
grades, effecting a reduction Of 50
Lieutenants.T That the grade Of Quar-
termaster-Sergeant be abolished also
those of company artihcer and wagon
er, which save l ,l65 enlisted men 10
the service, at a yearly cost Of S412,-
900. The proceeds Of the sales Of
clothing since June 80, 1870, to date,
were 8, SIS, ,728. The cost Of transpOr-
tation for the year was about 81 ,5OO,-
900. The Southern Railroads still owe
to the department S5,724, $50.
The Secretary closes with renewed
recommendation for 'ire-prOOf build
ing for the War Department, and the
expression Of the hope that reform
will be effected in all departments Of
the government by the labOrs Of the
civil service commission.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-12-21

4 - q = @a
THANKSGIVING.
BY D. !. sTALTER.

Plenty has crowned the toiIins hand OF Ia
bOT's crew,
And spread its fuIneSs DER our Iaud. and
stillanew
Comes mercy's love from Him above.
And brings His goodness plain to view
Double has God our tolls repaid frOmi yieBI-
ing earth,
Which, firmly to its duty stayed, has given
birth
To teeming grain, and once again
Our Joy IS f1lI-Our life is mirth.
Others had war. but we had peace no can
mons voice
Has bid our nations quiet cease, but all re-
joiee
In calm content, Tor naught was sent
To mar this land OF Freedoms choice
Joyous, indeed, it is to see nations pride,
The center Of proud Liberty, so bold OUtride
The storms Of strife, with danger rife,
And lend its hand as Freedoms guide.
Duty now calls a silent prayer from every
one
Beneath our Makers tender scare thus Ilet
US run
Our earthly race without disgrace.
And say to Him, 'Thy will De done"
Give thanks to God, and humbIy bend the
willing knee
In honor to thy faithful Friend, the Deity,
Whose word is peace, whose gifts increase
The joys OF all eternity.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-12-21
In InYcnfor,s Hraari.

The story comes from an authen-
/ tic source that Mr.. Watt, of Bristol, a
plumber by trade, was lead by dream
to an invention which made his for
tune. In his day gunpOwder had been
brought to the assistance of forester
and hunter, and there had been no
trouble in mOuldingleaden,bullets; but
the production of shot for the capture
of small game was tedious and costly.
Watt had given much attention to the
subject, and had spent many weary
hours in perplexing but fruitlesss ef-
forts at study and experiment. At
length a dream solved the problem
He had dreamed that he had seen a
man upon a high tower, with a ladle
of melted lead in one hand and a seive
in the Other-the lead was poured in
to the seive, to which the operator
gave vibratOry motion, and the met
al fell in small drops, like rain, to the
bottom of the tower, where it was re-
ceived in a tank of water Then the
man descended and took the leaden
drops from the tank. The dreamer
saw that they had been sOlidified by
the GOODNESS OF the air through which
they mad fallen, and the most of them
were of the proper shape, but not all.
Some had not quite cooled, and be-
come flattened by the contact with
the water, while Others had cooled
out of shape. But the man did not
go at the tedious operation of picking
out the good shot with his fingers.
He took the whole of them to the top
of an inclined plane and suffered
them to roll down. Those which
were perfectly spherical rolled direct
ly into a receptacle at the bottom,
while those which were misshapen
wriggled off at the sides and thus a
sure and speedy separation was effect
ed. Upon this hint, Watt went at
the work anew and the patent evolved
from his dream made him wealthy (;
as he had little else to do than follow
to the letter the manipulations of his
mystic teacher.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-12-21
ITIIlIZAI'SIl1
.NEURALulHI
VIII :s37 pam

To;any producing any Medicine able to show
nalf as many living, permanent cures As DR..
Filters Vegetable Rheumatic; and q further
reward OF 500 for any case Of Neuralgia or
rheumatism 10 will not cure. This Rhsu-
matte Syrup IS used inwardly only, pleas
ant 70 the taste, and guaranteed free from
injurious Drugs. It Is not Quack Medi-
cine, but tho scientific prescription Of Jos. p.
Filter, N. D., Professor OF ToxieOlOgy and
Chemistry graduate Of the celebrated Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, A. D., 1873. whose
entire professional life has been devoted
specially 70 this disease, and his practice
conn ned strictly thereto. This prepsFatfou
Is believed, cOnscleutiOusly, under solemn
oath, 70 be the only positive, reliable, infal-
lible specific ever discovered. As an evil
dence Of confidence in its wonderful merit,
q. legal-signed contract will be forwarded
without charge, 70 any sufferer sending By
letter a descript OF af1ictiOn; the con-
tract setting forth the number Of bottles
warranted TO cure, and in case Of failure,
amount paid for Medicine ekeerfully refund
ed. This fair and generous offer securely
protects sufferers from quack impositiOns
and useless expenditure OF money. Medf-
cal advice, with certificates from prominent
Ply tcians, Clergymen, ETC., who have been
cured after all other treatments failed, sent
by lett n, gratis. Afdisted cordially invitGd
70 write for advice to the prtcipal once, %
South st., Philadelphia, Pa.
n2l-ly. J. F. MARQUARDT, Agent.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-12-21
MONEY CANNOT BUY I'll
FOR SIGHT is PRICELESS.
The Diamond Glasses.

Manufactured by J. e. Spencer & Co., NY.
which are now offered 70 the public, are
pronounced by all the celebrated Opticians
OF the World to be the MCSr PERFECT
Natural, Artificial help TO the human ever
known.
Theysare ground under their own super
vision, rom minute Crystal Pebbles, melted
together, and derive their name, Diamond ,
on account Of their hardness and brillancy
The Scientific Principle on which they are
constructed brings the core or centre OF the
lens dir1ctly In front Of the eye, producing
clear and distinct vision, as in the natural
healthy sight, and preventing all unpleas-
ant sensations, such as glimmerinR and
Wavering or sight, dizziness, &C., peculiar is
all others in use.
They are mounted In the finest manner.
In frames Of the best qualify, Of all materials
used for that purpose. Their finish and dur
ability cannot be surpassed.
CAUTION--Nono genuine Unless beGrlna
their trade mark stamp on every frame.
j. MABrMAN Il son. Jewellers and
Opticians, are Sole A gents for II lin, o.. from
whom they can only be obtained. These
goods are not supplied 70 peddlers, at any
price. Jan. l2-ly.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-12-21
A Couple of A. Wards Jokes.

As Artemus Ward was once travel
ing in the cars, dreading to be bor-
ed, and feeling miserable, a man ap-
preached him, sat down and said
"Did you hear the last thing on
Horace Greeley?'
Greeley? Greeley ," said Arte-
mus, Horace Greeley? Who is hep"
The man was quiet about five min
utes, pretty soon he said:
George Francis Train is kicking
up good deal of row over in Eng
land, do you think they will put him
in q bastile?"
"Train, Train, George Francis
Train," said Artemus sOlemnly, az
never heard of him."
This ignorance kept the man quiet
for about fifteen minutes, then he
said:
"What do you think about General
Grants chances for the Presidency
Do you think they will nominate
him ?r
"Grant? Grant? hang it man, y
said Artemus, '.you appear to know
more strangers than any man ever
saw"
The man was furious, he walked up
the car, but at last came back and
said:
"YOu eOnfounded ignoramus, did
you ever hear Of Adam %
Artemus looked up and said:
"What was his other name?
When Artemus was very small he
and cOmpapiOn got hold of q pack
Of cards and learned to play euchre.-
Artemus was perfectly fascinated with
the game and played it as often as he
had an opportunity; but it had to be
done on the sly, and he had to hide
the cards from his parents. So, when
he was looking around for a place to
hide them, an old minister came TO
the house, and the boys thought the
safest place where they could put the
cards was in the minister's black
gown, under the very egis Of the
church. I don't know what Rgis
means, but it's q good word, and /
suppose it's all right. Well, the old
minister was called on to baptise q
convert, and as he went down into
the water wearing the gown, the cards
began to come up to the surface and
float of. The boys, who were on the
bank watching, though in great fear,
kept their eyes on the cards. AS it
happened there came up first the two
bowers and three aces. OF course the
boys were thrashed, and an old aunt
of Artemus' proceeded to lecture him
on the enOrmity OF his crime.
why" said she Just imagine how
the poor man must have felt when he
saw the cards coming up! I should
have thought he would have faint
ed, and / don't see how he ever got
out"
"Weu," said ArtemUs, ''I don't see
how he could help going out on such a
hand as that ~
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-12-21

A TTORNEY AT LAW, Tlmn. Ohio. Omcs
"A corner Main and Perry streets
Nav @