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were afterward released On the leth or April
" ~ alleged THAT about $4,000 was due MN
on the mortgage, and rs default had been made
IN the payment he was entitled 10 take possession
or the ship under foreclosure OF the mortgage: IL
Is further alleged that nc did take possession OF the
ship and on che cath day OF April was In peaceabie
possession thereof, and Is the majority owner III
consequence OF holding twenty-seven forty-eightns
OF the vessel
Tue answer or Mr.. yapscott denies the Jurisdiction
OF the court in consequence OF the transaction not
growing out or an. maritime contracts he admits
tnat a mortgage was made, but that u was for
ST. s6s IL, which sum 10 said To have been due from
James h. Bell TO w. ID. Morgan.
lie alleges thst after Bots share had been made
over 10 Mr. Morgan he offered 10 pay 10 hlm what
ever sums naght be legally due on tho mortgage,
but that The proposition was refused unless there
should also Se Included in the payment the OF
$1,000 alleged TO be due Charles L. Morgan ON The
ship James Is. Bell MT. 1apscott claims 10 be the
owner OF thirty seven forty-eightns OF the vessel
and Mr. Well OF six forty eighths and therefore asks
that the snip shonld be released.
The case came up tor argument yesterday, when
the question OF the jurisdiction Of Courts or Admi
rally In cases or mortgage was debated, and the
Court reserved Its decision.
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SUPREME C1UaT-sPfClAl TENN.
Tho Atlantic Avenue Exteusion-An Injunc-
ton Vacated.

AoO Atiuuuc AVonu0 ExtcuSlOn-An AnJunc-
ton Vacated.
Before Justice Gilbert.
william II. Adams as. J. WvckoD Van SicEeldn,
John Ipes and George W. N'mer.-By an act Of the
Legislature passed in 1859, and an amendment in
1870 authority given 10 extend Atlantic avenue
to the county line, OF same width rs I'm the city OF
Brooklyn. Under these acts the defendants above
named were appointed Commissioners TO open,
grade and pave the extension and also 10 estimate
the damages to the owners OF the land taken. The
land has been taken, the damages estimated and
the report OF the Commissioners confirmed last De-
cemDer.
The Commissioners proceeded to advertise for bids
FOR the grading and paving w. IL. Adams the
plaintiff above named, was the lowest bidder, and
In February last the contract was awarded TO him.
Mr. Adams did not comply with the tsrms OF his
tract IN several important particulars. and In March
had the contract prepared for execution that
must execute 1t by the 18th or they would consider
that ne refused to fulfil It, Mr.. Adams did not ap-
pear by the 18th, and the Commissioners conse-
quently considered they were free from any oblga-
tons to MIN.
Mr.. Adams did not think so, however, and he
commenced this action against the Commissioners
IN the supreme Court OF New York, at the same
time MAY q, obtaining an injunction from Judge
g. Barnard preventing the Commissioners from
awarding the contract to any other person except
himself, and also restraining Supervisor Schenck,
Of the town OF New Lots, from paying any other
contractor for doing the work.
Yesterday morning Justice Gilbert granted an
order vacattng the injunction. without prejudice to
the PLAINTIFFS right TO make application FOR It's
renewal.
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PORT OF NEW YORK, NAY ~, 1871.
CLEARED.

Steamship Parthia (Br, Watson Liverpool via Queens
steamship Wc.er tNo). willgerod Bremen-oelrichs 4
steamship Fsh.Kee Cooper, Hamilton. Bermuda-Jones
steamship, Gen sedrwick. En, Galveston via Key
stsaIhship 81 Louis whitehead New orleans-H crom.
Steamship Ashland, Moore, Fernandina-J Hand.
Steamship San Salvador. Nickerson, savannah-w Gar
s.sam,hIp Montgomery Fa,,clO,h savannah R Lowden.
steamship BeneiacsOr. Jones, Wilmington Nc-Lorinard
steamship wyanoke, Bourne, Norfolk. City Point and
steamship Geo Upton, Roberts Norfolk, CITY POin, snd
sisa@.hlp John Iioson Wintsr. Georgetown, DC, and
Steamship Volunteer, Howe. htadeyhiA-Lorinards
Steamship Nertun.. Baker Borton-H Dimock
- steamshp AcushnsI Rector New Bedford-Fergnson
sSr Jo,en rhom.. (por,o, Hcnr,ckson, opor,o-Hase-
ship Tiestwing Thatcher san Praucsco-Geo Sutton
Bark Ne,berton tBr) Brokcnshaw, Liverpoo--GeorIe
Bark Rival tBn, farfar. Plymouth for orders-aeorge
Esft Eihicpian tBr,, Elven. Queenstown Falmouth
sarE hr,bur NG,. schafer Cork Falmouth orders
ssrt sriSn.a dtai,, L.verno Dubin--slocovtch 400.
Iata j. Corning Roach, Havrc-Boyd Hlncken
Dart Honduras Sutton, Carthagena. Msrseies and Leg
mig s6s nrocL Leighton Msrsefies Simpson 4 Clapp.
HE rs soas OH esIssr BseijeT
Brig Branch tBr,, Sanford. Iiallf.r-Penrton Co.
kcbr Edward Burnctt, Ponder, Para-C Ludmaan & Co.
scsr E,n . T,,ls s Clark st ne,re Marc Staples,
Houghton.
schr Carleton, Albury Nassau, SP-f Mou.en Bar.
deauy
scsr PanperO OBJ, Holder. s, John. NB-Hensy Par.
ker.
sesr Ena, Mon,sGsmery, Jsct,onyille-w Ray.
scbr John onnn Foster. Wilmington. Sc-E,an., Bail
&Co
schr David Ntchoh, Wyman, Wilmington, NC-s Loud
schr John II ,Rapp. Cole, Richmond, vs-van Brunt 4
Saebt -, -. ~
Scbr Isle OF Pfnes, Scu borAtoVb, Na-oserton HAw-
kns.
fchr sslie y, BiAkenSu Phiadelphia-Evans Bail Co.
sehr Mary Weaver, wesVer, Philadelphia II krcemer
schr u stancif, frsyne, hiddlctown, CIV Chalmers
scbr Frank Treat, Barker, Hengor.BJ weinberg
scbr Nellie RIcb, Ricb, Wsudest Is Crowel 20.
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a Maroon s 4s ;%.s
Smith, S.Y sn
s.r aps Rope.
S S:s
sSn Perry s Ss. BANGOR
MsIn9aas Meansy Rondout Geo Faiss Hall. Por.na
PEDRO Gran Lake New !s1 ses: Nsss:
S's New
Seaman se, FAN River; Garrison. Biaetmsn; Had
Bottom Jas Macy gas.s sn New hsvsa ;' Mar.
crowley and Talbot, xme.Sur y he. 9orH; rra%sA
os.rsd.Briss Kate Br palfrsy, Cork or Falmouth;
$ Ssas Mda :sr TALBOT
Gibbs Bartlett Harris: Mary p Ireland Ireland Albert
s0uck; Ai%ood Norris; See Foam. fsndeion susan
ASOls Ingalls, Ingalls, Portland miswa,Ss Lee, New
S.I ys May a'cs,'sd' .sAr Seymour Bur-
sh wS. s,s a.ssn .,ss ,.
Mas ..sr. Merrn suno.
Aessndri.; MsTssrse isens.r Hand; Jane Emscn.
fes and Reed 3D. sse%an Pc
T9S rhs5o Aud.rspp Ramon Z. Aura
pha 6isdem Eaaam I sia. Brana9d, faMs'n and Poor
less smith, Elzabethport; Kate scrann, Palmer and
Cleared Norwegian bark A.sur Peterson, New York;
phia Jacob Raymond Hodgdon; Rachel Jane, Taylor
Blocker, York, and Ely, Stokes, New York.
RICHMOND, May @.Arrlved; steamships Isaac Bell,
SAN FRANCISCO. May ls-Arrivcd, bark Admiral Tlren
dc Ia Grnviere dr. Bouiouin Marseilles 2l6 days.
SAVANNAH May M-Arrivcd schr Mary Eliza, Gardiner
Ne.
--sailed-Brc Mary Pennen Eaton, New Haven Edwin
Hammond, Wilmington. Del
2eth-Arrived. steamship Virgo, Buckley, New York.
27h-ArTivcd. schr May Morn, Rockland.
Cleared Steamship Gulf Stream McCreery New York
ships Curling Moss, and Cameo (Br for Liverpool bark
Alamo tNG, Wessenhorn, Bremen and Gothenburg schrs
scmsrss Nas;an: Clara Sawyer Bridgeport -.,.,,
VINEYARD HAVEN, May 2s. PM-Arrived. brig Walt
ham, Haskell, Wilmington NC, for Boston Minnie Miller
Anderson, Phladephs Portland schrs Juliet Stout do
for DO; Adde Ryarsnn, Copeland. do for Salient Mary
b Smith e. 40 for Lynn
sen. and :. John T. Merrill. Weeks. PIlaaelpbia
Champion, CLARK Caai. for New York; Nash, Cole,
Addison for do; Mars Msrts Portsmouth for Phia'
dephia Thomas 9 Smith, Bacon Boston for do
Salrd-Schrs Chss n Moll,r, Nightingale. X Mercer,
Robert Smith, Nadnb John Hancock, Hero, Carrie Obj
Ann Cannon, Adde Ryersun. NJ Weaver.
9Th, AM-Arrved schrs Clara Rankin Falkcr, Whining
ton, NC for kennebunk yandcrvoort, Phnn.y rhia-
for BOSTON, Connsctcu! Eiwel Po Johnson for Boston
81 Lindsey, Crockett New York for Salem Onward. Arey,
do for Belfast Dyer, Dyer, Franklin for New York
Iexanda, Dean Jonesport for do; Rescae (Br) AAhed
Windsor FOR do II Shannon. Dhks. Boston for Phiadel
phla land all saicdl
WILMINGTON. NO. May 25-Arrived, schr Thomas Booz.
wiCRFoRD May ss-saisd. Excelsior, Murphy. New
York.
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Rcrgh,r ReEeY0lence.

The great benelactor OF the brute creation in
''thcse parts,' Professor Bergh, has taken much
pleasure IN the recent order OF the Brooklyn police
authorities, who have ordered that all arrests made
by these humanitarian officers shall be respected
by the police as though made by the latter body.
Yesterday half dozen OF the detectives OF The So
ciety for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals were
depoyed along the various lines cars In that city and
closely inspected the condition OF the stock driven.
Arrests were made ON the Court street. Fulton ave.
nue. and Myrtle avenue routes, FOR driving spawned
and slckly horses. The drivers were warned
against repeating the offence. ana the delicate AMI
mais were quarantined ior repairs.
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KINGS COUNTY suRnoGATE's COURT.

The willis or the following named persons were
proved this week:-Mary T. Suydam, Charles Il.
Bradley, James P. Spies. Jerard Hidbrand
Catherine O'Niel and James P. O'Rouke. all OF
Brooklyn.
Letters OF administration were granted In the
estates OF HephzIbah Aldertan. william G.. Strong
Eliza Why. Charity Selover, Catherine A. Mills
Richard Flemming, Peter Boys. Rosena Meyer and
Charles Schrauer, all OF Brooklyn.
Letters OF guardianship OF the person and estate
OF Caroline F. Becher were granted TO Anna NJ
Belcher. her mother; Of Hayward nj. Ketcham to
Nathaniel Ketcnam. OF Catherine Duny TO Mary
Cassidy all of BROOKLYN.
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BROOKLYN MATTERS.
Temperance Lecture.

Daniel Hewlett youth OF nineteen years, a car
penter by trade, was arrested III Brooklyn on Friday
evening last for intoxcation, and locked up during
the night in the First precinct station house.
Yesterday morning. while in company with other
prisoners in custody OF police officer on the way
60 the Police Court Tor examination, Hewlett fell
suddenly to the sidewalk, and the blood flowed
freely from ms mouth aud nostrIls while he worked
IN u Ill. wagon was procured and he was sent to
the Hospital, but before reaching mat institution ne
HAD brcaihed his iast- The Coroner was summoned
10 hold an inquest on the body.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-28
sEREHiDE TO AsslmsLYMAN MACH TxANN.

The friends OF Assemblyman Martin Nachtmann
assembled in large force last evening" at 1I3 Ridge
street, and proceeded 10 the residence OF Mr. Nacht
mann, rendering him q serenade, which was ad-
mirably rendered by Meyer's full band. Mr.. Nacht-
mann returned thanks for the compliment In few
appropriate remarks, after which the party dis
aperSed.
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A Drunken Man Trnmpled ia Death by n
IIorsc.

William Masaews, a hostler, In the employ OF
George kumby. who Keeps lour and feed store NJ
81 Eulton street. Brookiyn, went TO the stable, under
James Sueet Market last night for tine purpose OF
looking after the horses. He was under the innu-
ence oil uguor, ard, staggering up TO one OF the
stalls the horse caught him by the back OF the neck
with AIS teeth, threw him upon the floor and then
srainpled HIN TO death before he could be rescued.
The deocaeed resided AT 10 James street, where lie
leaves wiie and three children.
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BROOKLYN COURTS.
usIIss.sATts DISTRICT cUuaT-is ADMIRALTY
DamaHeS Against tbe ssteamboat imboy.
before JndCe Benedict.

Before Judge Benedict.
Peter Bras,pt9 on ~. The Schooner George w.
A7un, and TIE SIeasaooat .futoov, dc.--The libel
Ian Is are entitled 10 receive Their damages OF the
stes nboat AnlDoY inasmuch that vessel f. solely
respo 1suie for the collision. A decree accordingly
must re entered dlsnissing the Libel against the
George ". Blunt, with costa, and condcmnlHg the
stuanu0l = AmbOy TO pay the damages caused 10 the
cana BOA fremont by toe accident referred 70 IN
the eadin IS and let reference be Lad ~ ascertain
sbe amount.
Jurirdlctlsa Of Admiralty in Gases Of Mort
cages.
William n. Morgan rs James r. 7rpscou 81 al
These proceedings brought 10 decide to the
wncrsrip Of the packet ship william 1apscott,
wDich j. now lying 4, the dock OF Roberts stores,
IN this city, In char2, of deputy marsials The
nbelan claims that on the 9Th OF June 1869, James
b. Bell disposed Of mortgage ON tbWty- threefor
ciebths OF the ship ~ bIn. Dut SIX forty-egl,ths
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-28
A River Mystery.

The body OF an unknown drowned man was taken
from the river AT the Cob dock, Navy Yard, yester
day and removed TO the dead house 10 await linden
ftncatlon. Deceased, who was apparently about
forty1ve years OF age, and five feet seven inches IN
height. had black handkerchief tied his eyes,
and there were TWO deep abrasons OF the scalp,
which lead The police 90 express the opinion that
foul play had been perpeuated upon the unfortunate
.Mhn.
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NAVAL lNTELLI6eNCs.

Assistant Paymaster George M. Irving is ordered
to duty as assistant to the paymaster Of the Recev
ing ship at Portsmouth.
Paymaster A. d. Bache Is detached from special
duty NJ Philadelphia and ordered To the receiving
ship at Portsmouth.
~Paymaster w. w. Williams IA detached from the
receiving ship Vandaia and ordered to the Ports
mouth. N. H.. Navy Yard.
Paymaster O. T. Guild is detached from the Ports
mouth Navy Yard and ordered to duty as store
keeper OF the Asatic neet, relieving Paymaster Ell
bridge, who isIordered home.
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Serious Fight Between Junkmcn.

Two inkmen, named Michael Bagey and Daniel
Murphy. GOT into alteration last night their
boats atfne foot OF Van Brunt street. South Brook
Ign. about some sugar Murphy seized
boat hoek and struck Bagley violent
blow III the face knocking several or his
aeeth out and cutting his Zip 80 that he will be dis
Ngurcd for lie. Murphy was arrested and locked
up to answer The injured man was taken 10 the
Third .preciGct station house, where his wound was
a
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-28
SAILED.

Steamships City Of Brussels for Liverpool; Denmark do
Par,ha, dos Australia Glasgow weser Bremen; Fah;Kee,
Metropolis, New Orleans; st Louis do Ashland. Fer
nandIna San Salvador savannah; Montgomery do Man
baan Charleston; Beneiactor Wilmington, NC wyanoke,
Richmond, &C; q Upon do; John Gibson. Georgetown,
DC; Volunteer Philadelphia
" ind nj sunssl Iel.
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BELOW.

Bark Bragg (Nor) Jorgensen from Cardiff April H. Cyas
SPOKEN May 20, lat 49, Ion 6S 90 (by pilot boat Perkins
No 49,
Brig VIM Macon, Dunbar, 10 DAYS from Arroyo.
Brig China (Br), Is days erom Martinique
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schr VIM Gray. Allyn, Uncasvine.
Schr G. Acken. Neal, Stamford.
Steamer Anthracite, Shropshire. phnadelphia.
Steamer > y Phelps, Brown, Phtlade. pnls
Steamer Bristol, Wallace. Philadeiph,a-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-28
EFFICACY OF

THE UNIVERSITY MEDICINES.
The following spontaneous proofs OF the efficiency OF these
health Restoring Preparations but instances of the
constantly received
FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD
FROM OUR LETTER FILE.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-28

Mr.. s. for over year was very sick Commenced with
violent cold; finally limbs became dropsoa legs
sizc liver aud spleen greatly swollen projecting
inches His doctors could not live
week. Concluded to try the
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-25

the houses for Sunday or night work.
We may add that there are in Chicago
about five hundred lawyers.
Ten square miles of homes and
houses in ashes. Only think Of it.
Suppose the squares are four hundred
feet to the side. This will give nearly
four acres to the square, allowing, for
streets and alleys. There l,GOO such
squares in ten miles. Say there are
fifty houses to the square, and you
have. eighty thousand houses destroyed.
But in this case it must be remembers
ed there were large lumber yards and
coal yards, numerous and large hotels
and business houses, and other ediiices
not occupied by families. II furnishes
some data for an estimate of the num-
Der Of families made homeless, neyer>
theless.
Some idea of the fearful rayages
may be entertained by comparing it
with the other two greatest Of fiery
vis!tations in the history of the world.
those of London and Moscow. The
great fire of London covered five hum
dred acres of ground, rendered homes
less 200, 900 inhabitants, and burned
$4,000 houses. That of Moscow burn
ed over a space of 400 acres, and de-
stroyed 10000 houses. The great
fire of Chicago laid waste over 1,S0C
acres, upwards of $4,000 buildings,
and rendered about $4,000 person:
homeless. As to pecuniary loss, nc
fire which ever occurred in the world
has been attended with that suffered
by Chicago, as in no other city wa.
there such an amount of valuable mer
chandise or so many expensive build
ings destroyed. Most of our merchant
had received their winter stocks o
goods none of which were they abl,
to save. The loss in merchandis,
alone at this great confagration, vii
be double that suffered by London an,
Moscow combined.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-25

True LOVE AND LOVE OF LOVE-
Many women suppose that they love,
when unfortunately, they have not the
beginning Of an idea what love is. Low
ing to be admired by a man, loving to
be petted by him, and loving to be
caressed by him loving to be praised
by him, is not loving man. All these
may be when a woman has no power
of loving at all; they may all be sim,
ply because she loves herself, and
loves to be 1atterel, praised, carressed,
coaxed, rs a cat likes to- be coaxed and
and stroked, and fed with cream, and
have warm corner.
But all this is not lore. It may
exist, to be sure, where there IL love T;
it generally does: Love, dear ladies,
is scf-sacrijice; it is life out of self
and in another. Its very essence is
the preferring of the comfort, the ease,
the wishes of another to ones own,
Tor the lore we bear them. Love is Civ
ing, and not receiving. Love Il not
sheet of blotting paper, or sponge,
sucking in everything to itself; it is an
outspringing fountain, giving from it.
self. Loves motto has been dropped in
this world as a chance gem of great price
by Him who said, "Itis more blessed
to give than to receive"
Now, in love, there are ten receivers
to one giver There are ten persons
in this world who like to be loved, and
love love, where there is one who
knows ho,O 10 loue. That, dear ladies
is a nobler attainment than all YOU
French, and music, and dancing. You
may lose the very power Of it by smoth
ering it under load of selfindulgence
BY living just as you are all wanting
to live-living to be petted, to be fiat
tered, to be admired to be praised, t.
have your own way, and to do onl
that which is easy and agreeable --yo'
may lose the power OF self:denial ant
self-sacrifce; you may lose the powe
of loving nobly and worthily, and be
come a mere sheets of blotting-pape
all your life.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-25
SUNSHINE AND SIEEp-Sleenless

SUNSHINE AND LEEP.-Sleepless
people-and there are many in Amer
ica--should court the sun. The very
worst sophistic is laudanum, and the
very best, sunshine. Therefore, it is
very plain that poor sleepers should
pass as many hours as possible in the
Sunshine, and as few as possible in the
shade. Many women are martyrs,
and yet they do not know it, They
shut the sunshine cut of their houses
and their hearts, they wear walls, they
carry parasols, they do all that is
possible to keep off the subtlest and yet
most potent influence which is intended
to give them strength and beauty and
cheerfulness. Is it not time to chana
to this, and get color and roses in our
pale cheeks, strength in our weak
backs, and courage in our timid souls?
The women of America are pale and
delicate; they may be blooming and
strong, and the sunlight will be po~
tent influence in this transformation.
Rural Neo Yorker.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-25

The FIRES IN THE WEsT.-Ml,
,caukee, Oct. 16.-The calamities that
have befallen our State, and some of
our neighboring States, is truly ap-
palliug. Over 1900 men, women and
children were burned to death in Wis
consin alone. Their business and
dwelling houses were to a large extent
entirely destroyed, the very soil having
been burned, and all their autumn and
root.crops destroyed. They are utterly
destitute, and will require full support
till another season. Seven counties in
eur own State are thus in a great part
destroyed.
Later accounts from northern Wis
consin confirm all previous reports and
rumors. The loss of life in the neigh-
borhood of the burned village of Pesh-
tige will reach over 200, and fifteen
per cent. of those injured cannot re-
cover. The fire and tornado was heard
at a distance like the roaring of the
sea, and balls Of fire were seen to fall
like meteors in the different parts of the
town, igniting whatever they touched.
People rushed with their children in
their arms to find a place of safety,
but the storm Of fire was upon them,
and enveloped them in the flames,
smoke, burning sand and cinders, and
those that were not able to reach the
river were suaocate1 and roasted alive
This terrible scene happened on Sun.
day night, October the Sth. The relief
committee sent from Milwaukee with
supplies say the only survivors were
those who were fortunate enough to
reach water, many of whom threw
themselves into the mill pond, and
clung to floating logs. Numbers OF
these were drowned bv being thrown
from the logs by maddened horses and
cattle that rushed into the water.
The fiery cyclone swept over tract Of
country eight or ten miles wide.
Every building, fence and all the tim
Der were licked up clear by the tongue
of fire. The town Of Peshtigo mum,
bered 1000, one-third of whom per-
ished. Reports from the east shore Of
Green Bay place the loss OF life fully
as hiah as at Peshtigo. The same
account states that the immediate wants
of the people are supplied, but large
amounts Of provisions and clothing will
be required for the coming winter.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-25
CALEB AND RUTH.

UNCLE CALEB and Ruth, his wife.
Caring little for outside weather,
Fifty years of their welded life
Spent in this tiny house together
Messy Ne roof and gray the walls,
Narrow the windows, low the DIOR;
But loves own sunlight hallowed it all,
From RATED ceiling to sanded floor.
Silent to>daY; but silver sweet
Voices of children long ago,
Keeping time with their restless feet,
Followed the mother to and fro.
Scattered afar from East to West,
Seeking their fortunes far and wide
No one stays in the olen nest,
Where such beautiful memories hide.
Caring naught for the desolate pain
OF the wind in the pine tree tops,
Caring naught for the grieying rain
That 50 sadly over them drops.
lleeding as li.tle the suDbeam's kiss,
Falling sweet from the summer sky,
In narrower house than this
Caleb and Ruth together lie.
Up where the many mansions wait,
Is there, | wonder, cottage small
Not too stately its pearly gate,
Not too shining its golden wall
Where these two may in peace abilel
Heaven were one if these must part
Caleb away from her gentle sile,
Ruth aiar from his faithful heart
Hand in hand from morning to night
Travelled these two the long earth,day
Surely they walk through thr fields of ligl
Hand in hand on the shining way.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-25

A libel suit against the San Fran
cisco Chronicle has just been decided,
wherein the important distinction be-
tween comments on the acts of private
citizens and public servants has been
properly observed. 1t was held by the
court that public officers, by virtue of
their position, were subjects for the
criticism of the press.