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Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-11-05

Assistant Master Of TrGnspoTtAtion.
l. N. OOLE, General Ticket Agent.
GEU. =. kOONTZ, General Agent. moo
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
MOSDAY. Feb. I2-P. VI.

The week opens with more active and
larger biue than characterized the close OF last week.
and during q portion of to-day affairs were decidedly
lively at the Stock Exchange. The foreign dispatches
are OF quito pacific tone. and 1t is not now believed
that any further excitement can be manufactured out OF
the Alabama question. Gold has been firm and Govern
ment bonds strong but 1t remained for the stock market
10 bear off the palm for activity and animation To-day
the coues or some of them. manifested disposition 70
show their hands, and i'm nediatey after the opening OF
business vigorous hammeriDg at once instituted,
with Union Pacific as the principal objective point,
aud the price was quickly jammed down from
SCI TO 33s the amount of shares changing hands
I'm this speciality being estimated ct fully one
hundred thousand The sudden downward jump was as
sisted BIZ runors that certain prominent directors
Simplifying the street with long stock. During this
cess Western Union Telegraph taken up and very
severely handled and shaken like reed In the wind the
decline not being checked until the price had touched CO.
the early sales being at 7Os. Just here Harlem offer
Jugs of only down with run from Ila to
1914, which started downward career In Ohios from AL
to i3b Thus Will he that heavy artillery has
been chiefly directed against the sO-called Vanderbilt
stocks, which leads to suspicion that the Drew
faction have drawn their daggers aud declared war.
The sudden and unexpected decline took down the rest
OF the list to per cent but in Northwestern
Common which broke from s to 73i the dealings were
not specially large. Iu the later afternoon trade the
market made recovery equal, ia some cases, to per
cent who Western Union to 7Os, the best price OF
the day hut dealings soon became restricted Wabash
did not YIELD but advanced 7el In the investments
Sc Louis and Iron Mountain sold up TO 7Ol; Michigan
Central lsl 9ll9; Fort Wayne 9o.: and New-York and
NewHaven, 1921. Miscellaneous shares dull but
nrm, asO coal stocks The highest aud lowest
price3 ID active stocks rs follows:
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
UNPAID CLAIMS.

The following is a list of claims presented
to the Board of Audit In addition TO those previously
file in the Department Of Finance, and heretofore pub
shed in THE TRIBUNE. 1t will be that Mr. Navarro
is pressing his water-meter claim again:
X CORVALLIS advertising Scottish american orn0t IS 5 50;
Publishing Company. 1863 and 20 54O38 s5 advertising
Department Public Works rs; total s43O5 To- James
OCOnne sinking well Onehundeiandegh
Kngsbdgosd $685. David BabcOck Co., shore
Walter r. Wood Co, two cargoes Of stones for Third
District Court house s78l l5 L1sh Cisn advertising for
City, sl2l5 50 County, $aS7s IS total s2IO95 rs.
Wochenbau Journal 1871 ~ advertising
S600 49, HOheJa Of the Re1 Yorker Journal 1911 advertising
289 20 National Broadway Bank assignee laboers Department
Public Works CoOn Water Man Fund Sz7 lj aborers
So,s sHs avenue, yt III SOSs lamps sna g. se ese
Manhattan Gasght Co., Feb l. 7l Dec III, S3722l4 90
Jose Navarro water meters delivered Of
York and Harlem Rarod Company, 286 P0oys
erd styersng $3.50 70 Harlem Gashgt Company 42
Middleton Bell assignee TO Ode Mills removing Eigh soil soOO
Managers Union Home and School quarter ending Dec 9 5O
Mr kenney carpenter work, de 6 s92i 35 Middleton Bell
assignee Of Odel Mills furnishing boats removing night
sSyV9 Pens Brown furnishing and correcting Of N.wYoIk
4ll5sS SO Guy Duke bttng polling places 1871 853
the Scientific Publishing Company publishing notices &I2 s9
Charles Moore Increase Of salary jan to April 1854 70
Alexander " Davidson increase Of salary Jan 10 April H. 1870
SS54 70 James W. Fowler ls salary Third District Court
61ecn' Interest Si-1s s7ses g. E. B. ocsi.shan
i F cS 1879 81 for touuy iy Ss g $ss G @ n D. I %
Using s7O7 s30l3 75 Walter Palmer l72 advances Ia money
and interest ssS 50? 0l Martin Smith, May J. 1871 10
feh lsl2 S's6Ii Scientific Publishing Company advertising
s@S, ss. s ... is ai :'iss sisoes: n ss 1870 3 S
bsiges l0i Patrick Farley by Con- Randall putting down
yay 1871 TO Feb 1871 s9OOO total $4,000; OFoai Ra,sGy
NfNs Ad'efd'ng 1925 CO., Catharias Bradley 1871 l2
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13

Extra mails for Europe tomorrow, per steamer Ham
monla, will close at l245 p H.. at the Merchants Ex
change. Nos. so and SO Pine-st.
The demand for money has .been promptly met to-day
at about per cent among the stock brokers' and and
TO the bond houses Commercial paper has been dull
to per cent for prime names
Tho advanced quotations OF bonds In London. and the
firm gold premium, have had a tendency to keep
ernment bonds strong and all the issues have advanced
The domestic inquiry has set In pretty strongly,
while the Savings Banks and other moneyed institutions
have been In the market since the late low prices free
buyers Tonight the market closed strong the basis
Of llis to llls Fisk Hatch report follows at p.
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
CRIMINAL COURTS.

Tho Kings County Court of Sessions Grand Jury
will yae OF Peter Qunn the convicted ooaunshooe
thief who escaped from the prison Saturday.
At the Essex Market Police Court, Michael Tracy
was committed yesterday ior breaking ato The store Of Irvine Glo
No 3 East Andrew Diy and m Mahon ioi fesh
ns George ben No. $40 Seeonave and sag 'ooa0oo
worth $3.50
At the Jefferson Market Police Court, John kusSeu
~ No 0g West Tseng.afh.s Marshall Of No al West
Trethst committed yeersy for essauing and rohng fat
Lynch No 25 West Twen unb ST. Dnnie beey OF NO. t'
Eighiaye. for shooting George Henry OF No 495 Sixhve
An adjourned examination was held YESTERDAY at
tie ronbs in Nenry Neunsnn, aas Dutch heipci
charged tn stealing S3300 Of ft mogsgc bonds OF The Appleton
and Railway the cce Of j. Kennedy Co al
Cedar and Ws Two testified rgcr TO TIE value OF
the attempt having made by the dn to show ts the
arr worthless. Tue prsoB recomme and the Investigation s
arrnal
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
DEPARTURE or FOREIGN MAILS.
TUESDAY. Fra. IL

TUESDAY. PFB. H.
ChcbOurg Hamburg,
close Il:O0 m. Supplementary Mail foot
Of Third ST., IIobokeu, is closed at leo p
IAN letters deposited in Supplementary Mails must be prepaid With
double postage
No Pruss an Closed Mail ia by this line.
WEDNESDAY FEB. H.
Nails Europe and Liverpool per steamship
Minnesota, Supplementary Mail Pier No. 6
North River is closed st 10 a.
IAN deposited Supplementary Mail be prepaid with
eouhle Dostage
A Pussian Closed Mail Is by this line
THURSDAY. FEB l5
Mail. for Kingston JAM Aspiuwall aud Panama the Central Amer
Pacific Ports steamship aeeH
a. m.
and the West Indies by the steamship Castle
close Supplementary Mail on Pier No. North River
closed at 2:45
FRIDAY FEB. l6.
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
The transactions at the Clearinghouse FOR tue ~,
week compare s follows with those OF the previous
BANKING AND FINANCIAL.
7.30 GOLD BONDS

The Congressional Land Grant to the Noi'n ~,
Pacific Railroad is larger in extent than inc evn,
bined States of Maine, Rhode Island, New'h"asd and
shire, Vermont, Connecticut Massachusetts, s,,sn.
Maryland. And upon this enormous gran. u I'll
did Timber, Mineral and Agricultural Lano'' 20 N.
as upon the Railroad and all its earnings, ." Pail.
First Mortgage Bonds of the Northern fa'iN'
road issued and secured ,o aud
The Bonds are thus Real Estate Moi'sasv .,shIs
Railroad Bond combined. upon property woi'u s,o~
the issue Of tho Bonds-a fact Investors aro n''
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
CIVIL NOTES.

The old suit of DR.. NJ. l.. Byrno against
Orange Judd 10 recover $4,000 damages because the lat
ter had declared In The Agrcufst that Dr. Byrne ana
his books we're humbugs. begun again YESTERDAY III
Part IL. OF the supreme Court oeloIe '""s0 i'''
Case
In the United States District Court yester-
Jav in the suit of the United States agt Henry Milard
brouebt 70 recover sis) in gold duties on imported
cnn arabic Judge Blatchford dismissed the com
niant ON account OF the variance between 1t and the
avid icuCe.
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
JAMES NJ. swEENY,s SUCCESSORS.

The Judges of the Superior Court lately ap-
pointed oxJudges Jones and Spencer joint official
porters OF the Court vice James NJ sweeny resigned
THIS appointment sunders another link in the long chain
OF corruptiOns woven by the corrupt Ring" Before
the advent OF James NJ sweeny Clerk Chief Justices
and Judges alone the appointees TO this important
position. sweeny, however became the successor OF
gen like ChefJuetiee Bosworth No salary is attached
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
A NEW OYER AND TERMINER GRAND JURY
JUDGE CARDCZO'S CHARGE.

Office yesterday in the Court OF Oyer and Tcrmner;
BENJAMIN p c. Frl foreman Michael Martin Geo W. hsiseil
J,,r-h cnrlrr Geo r. Jack nn Sperag Garnor Sgh
Nrn Bangs samuel DerrclS,n. Jacob Heller stephen u
Joel Y Jruer iiorr =. whitney - T. 8dmH Fred - ,kavt
Pmip LIONS G. g. THOMPSON. Peter Luewig CoTds D. e ie'
VII lam Need Henri Marshall Patrick d. hui Daniel hnssial"'
Iu,ficp ClrlNLo emerged the Jury "a follows: IT
GrvrIvMEN THR GaAyD jury an By statute dece 20 ~ @
vor attention 20 al violitiors Of tie laws ag.nt uHry sg g
% fgae cxoron BY public o1ce aeon the sale oi %
areFs rgair,l frauds traveller hy seanboa and s %
pucr'iar% Uayug doae h nei only call yout aihn ,,,
t has The Count, CrJwied sni 10 o ~ 80
M rt, mi ,,rur rlure IN those In oi'es - we
% ia Of t5 hsh Cont Of O,e Tcnasr Of enpHs toe JAS
Of fls nty MY - perform d.
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
coleman Benedict,s closme anotatlons we're:

Gold has been inactive and sold between the range Of
Os the chief transactions being the basis
of the intermediate figure. There has been specua-
tive enthusiasm and the demand to-day has prin-
cipaiy from the importers. The rates paid for having
balances carried were t. A. 49, and per cent to fiat
the borrowing side The Assistant Treasurer paid out
in coin in redemption OF called bonds s7I,OOo total Of
s535OOO and dsbursed in January and February coin
interest $4,000 total of sl6s99OOO The days business
at the Gold Exchange Bank follows Gold cleared
Ai359.OOO; gold balances s92O7OS currency balances,
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF NEW YORK. a..

PORT OF NEW -Y0RK. PEBRUARY H.
CLEARED.
Steamship IIammona Gerl Meier Hamburg &C.. Knnhsdt Co
Steamship CITY Mexico Zimmerman Havana aud Mexico Alex
steamship Francons Bragg Portland. j. p. Ame.
Ship PsmeoD (Ger) Koln Charleston Punch. Edye Co.
Bsrf Annie Bird tr Mclean Cork for orders Arke Tu, Co.
Bah Neptune (Ger Buer.ten Odessa &c., Punch Edye Co.
Bg Cenaur @ Vaughn Monte'ideo and Buaos Ayres Nor
Bns Bertha Darlington r) Laugos, Pensmbuco Geo Bailey
Brig Jenny (Dsn Lunn Lasuayra aud Porto Cabeo Wheeler
Brig Easeni, Lsrsbee May.gue, P r. Esi. C,,sb., Co.
Dds ROYAL Sovereign {Br Sssey St John N B. sOGy Burgess
sehr Commerce TOsIn ST. lego Dc Cuba James Wan Co.
sehr Laola MuhsCn, Jo3es Wilmington, N e. H. s. Powell
schr D. D Pits, Vail New-HaVen.
schr Emily, MOrTen, Stamford
ARRIVED.
Steamship Manhattan woodha. Charleston C., with md,e and
steamship Livingston. Cheeseman savannah with
Virgo Bu.y savannah with mise and pass Murray.
Steamship Fsnlt Dosu Wilmington with md,e and pass
steamship wysaole Richmond City Point and Norfolk
Steamship H. G. Knight johnson. oeosetown, c. with mde
steamship CLYDE Drew Richmond City Point Norfolk
With mdse ud pass. Washington 4 Go.
Steamship Volunteer, Howe Phaephs, with mise and pass to
Lohlard Steamship 70.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
SkwoRLgAs Peb lLsaei steamship George Washington. for
So fgasoBco Ieb i-Arh'eJ shp Witch Of the Wave from
Ess-iOrk.
FOREIGN PORTS.
LivKvPooL Feb. r7-The Williams Uuion steamship Nev,is
which len SewYort Jan a. tot this port arrived Queenstown
JsS "a las irsei os W. DA'1 ''' ''
LoSpoSeEnE, feO l2rhe Anchor Line .is.mhp Britannia,
lFor --latest Ship Eews see Finh Page.l
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
Thorc was very largo business in s,,,o A.,

rnore was very largo business In state bora, -.
revival OF speculation in this class Of secur,,a.
was most decided in South Csrolnas in which n ,ns
ano october classes rose something like or
III 'sns the consols were weak and per cent loa'
:" vat ~ tue @oer,ea Issues ,.Sd TO @ but later decline:
olinas at quotations Missouri plain Cs were az
o.. Tho following were the bids: w"
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
a. A. InIersnn Mnrl,et Pnlice Conrt. John Russell
DECISIONS.-FFB. 70.

Sppreme Circuit CUcmt-Pdrt BY Judge Van
Rrp-apg AIT trial denied Fowler agt
WooCase whelan Sg Lynch ct a-hoon iOr new ths
denied.
Common Pleas-Speclal Term.-.By Chief Justice
Dal,.-Ihe People ast Elert. tSee opinion)
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13

cOuntercd a terrific gale from tnc nor'Hc"''' -,
tinued with unabatod violence until her arrVu' carry
yesterday morning of the Highland ghts. ~ aud tbls
when mixed with coal and wood for which tns ,
col nlers chairs aud other ship furniture were cu'
@ Ys'a fn'nd 10 be a very servlceable although OK
uensye substitute. About $4,000 worth OF inns M no,ni
featinp material was consumed In Keeping up eunI
on arrival mt this port, the passengers met III INC c'
OF The Moro Castle and passed resolutions VI
their sense Of obligation 10 Capt. Curtis ana nls
Money for the purchase OF watch for the Cap'ah "'
Immediately subscribed.
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
The following were The BIDS for Cay Bank stock

In the railroad bonds the Pacific mortgages were ,
little lower Cenrals selling at lO2; Union Flrsts s s
Incomes, SEA 0s6l In the Boston, Hartford, and Rna
bonds yery large business done the basis Of a,
9.3. The following were the bids:
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13

I, thc occ ani no compensation. except that derived
frcn the copy-ri.ht OF the Reports which, IL VIII feay
hc Inferred the fac, Of SweoHys ncumbency Is not
az lnCOnsidersble sum.
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
P4SSENEERS ARRIVED.

PROM CHARLEsTON-p steamship Manhattan Feb IA Lopt
J. W. Smith. Lenord Chspn. A. Bolmann
FROM SAtANNAIln steamship Herman Livingston Feb i2
wife Miss T. Ballard, d. Gilmore Kerstaw, A. Manly
John X H. john Wshenbury
Won Cot A. Campbell A. Linton Geo. Knox and in eesge
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
PERILoUs VOYAGE OF THE MORRO CASTLE
FROM HAVANA.

The steamship Moro Castle, Capt. Curtis,
belonging to the Atlantic Mail Steamship Company ar
rived at this port from Havana, Sunday morning
after perllous voyage of over seven days
Near daylight "Wednesday morning she GU
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
MINIATURE ALMANAC,

657 San $50 Moon sets 0:5j
WATER DAy-Is
Sandy Hook Cows Island Has He'll Gate Ferry.. El2
N.
SANDY Hook 29 Cows Island 1000 Hell Gate Ferry. i3
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
THE LIABILITY OF BONDED wABEHoUsEMEN.
An imnnrtant nuestinn inXnly vino the liability

An important question involving the liability
of warehouseman for goods stored in U. s.
bonded warehouse, decided In the Superior Court
yesterday. Edward Coleman and Cesar Peck, mer-
chants this city, imported from France in March, 1866
OF silk goods, which they stored in the u g.
bonded warehouse of Van Brugh Livingston, at No. IS
Greenwcst On the night Of JAN J. 1868, in the midst
OF sleety bosterOus storm, the store entered by
burglars. who grOped their way from the roof Of
tenement house adjoining TO the roof Of the store,
tore of portion Of the tin covering, sawed
hole through the roof entered and STOLE among
things two OF the Of silk goods deposited by Cole
and Peek in 1885, The marked respectively
&C. r. Co. c." and &C. p & Co. =" and have never
been recovered In July following the burglary the
firm Of Coleman, Peck Co. applied for the goods with
view paying the duties, but told that goods
had been stolen. In August 1862 Mr. Coleman 10 whom
Peek had assigned his own claim and interest, paid the
duties and charges due the United States the goods
and he now sues Mr.. Livingston Tor the two OF
silks which he values at 61 co. on the ground that the
defendant did not due diligence and watehfuness 10
The defense admits the storing of the goods but claims
that proper used and relies upon the law which
Las hitherto prevailed that bonded warebouseman Is
liable where proper precautOn has been observed in
regard 10 the safekeepng Of goods The jury found Tor
the plaintiff for the full amount claimed, with interest
Some surprise ia felt at the result Of the trial. as - IL
urged by many that the mode Of entering the building
adopted by the burglars ingenious enough TO Dae
The most skful precautions The point wlll undOnbt
Guy De lthei tested Dy an appeal " Dgnef court
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13

The earnings OF the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad
Co. for the month Of January 1872 we're s525lI, and
for the same month in 1871, sl30ss3.
At Philadelphia stocks inactive; Pennsylyana
6s, lO8; Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, 21i; Readna
Railroad, 56s; Pennsylvania Railroad, g. Gold llOS
The bank statement compares follows with former
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
THE MONEY MARKET.
SALES AT THE STOCK ExCIIANGE-Fihsr CALI
i0l O'CLOCK A. NJ.

saLs0 Of fgotsrr BondE a.,
.. no a a. a, Coapn II5i 900 a. e. 30 Con 68 w
small ia oo0Oregon " 81 oa"' ~ iii
30 .lU5t D. ~"
1000 q. g. $50 Reg &c.. lib
.., =. ., ,o,s ,rooa Ro.ds gank Ratiroaf-Eyprss
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
The days transactions at the u s. Subreasury wer,

Foreign exchange has been strong sight sterling,
which is sold at no. the 60 days being quoted at Csi
We quote:
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Board OF Aldermen.


STATED SESSION
Orrrcrrl MONDAY, Feb. u. 1S72-3 O'Clock p. IN.
The Boaid met in their Chamber No. 10 City Hail. pur-
suant TO adjournment. -, ,.
Present-John Cochrane, esq., President, in the chair
and the following members; ,,, >,,,
Aldermen Conan, COnoycr, Falconer Fitzgerald, Gil
sev Martin Me Ircn Melrbach plunkit Radde, Vance,
Van Schaick, and Wdcr--4. -
The minutes OF the last meeting tFeb. s, 1872 were
read and approved. o. ,, g.. ~.
asked for y resolution OF Alderman Raddo, presented
nj the lest ieens relation 10 the prevention OF fraud
ule nj
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
sTREET-O OPENING JOBs = SOME INTEREsIlNu
RTATISTICS.

Samuel B. Rrggles, Henry Nicoll, and James
NJ Brown a subj Committee OF tho Committee OF sew
enty have presented extended report on tne cost VI
opening streets avenues and parks In TINS Guy III
cluding, among others. the following statistics:
MPoRTANT sTLTET wIDENIEGs
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
sFCOND ROARp.

OF GOrernm'n Bon1'
10 900 g. g. s., ~ Coup ..03t 5000 y 2@Ocon b'''''
o'cio =
sII n s1n CON u. ;. $40 Reg 81. llOs
~ C,lled lJoni n series liz 5000 q. So. 104O Coup
5000 o. g. $50 COu 6i.... = Ococ&''''' IN
o'clock.
Q O0l = (,ou
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13

Loans sad Dscount.. sass az Legal Tenders "a
spccie.........,. 2lei030 Deposits ''''' ''
Circulation. S2lbl,NV :.
New-York tribune., 1872-02-13

'oo70VI EoIU p"IuHco'' sIV-V''Vo' OIVHVy UHI"HOos
245, 237. The following were the quotations:
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-26

The singular difference in solar time
between the Eastern and Western hemis-
phores was strikingly illustrated on
Tuesday. tho 22d instant. A despatch
dated "aIelbourne, October 22"-(Mel-
bourne is city in Australia)-was pub
lished IN the New York and London
morning papers Of October 22-the same
day. Tie cable telegram WAS received in
New York about midnight on the 21st.
day ahead OF its date in Melbourne.
This illustrates, too, the wonders of
telegraphic and newspaper enterprise. ia
this country, tho despatch being received
and published in the New York morning
papers on the very date of its date. al.
though it came from the other side of
the world, Thousands upon thousands of
miles away. SO that the readers of the
city papers, Tuesday morning, apparent
ly read about the event which had hap.
pened in Australia several hours in sd.
vance Of its actual occurrence.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-26

HOTEL ARn1vALs. October 25.-NickersoYs
House-R Brawley, Chester; j w Embry,
kentucky; L Q Clifford, Charleston; w 6
Coughnom, Baltimore; J Jones, Newberry;
Harrison, Anderson; Mrs O Pride, Mi.s
Hinckle, Rock Hill; NJ Jones, Columbus; D
Ward and wife, Newberry; J w Atkinson,
F Finger, N G; ] 8 Thompson, AbbevilIe; J L
Chatham, Greenville.
Columbia Hotel-W C Fergus, Md: " Falet
and lmdy, U 3 A; Miss III Quhere, Union; s
T Collins, Marion; 3 g Gilbert, R Il; p nj
Matthews, Ell. CO; q Summers, N Y; N Nv
Polk, Pa; Mrs 0 NJ Sadler, child and servant,
lespie. 9; Jones, J. Bynum, G; WI
Evans, Ga.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-26

DEATH OF Rev. STILES MRI,11oH.mp
We learn with deep sorrow the demise at
Orangebnrg, South Carolina, of this
venerable servant Of Christ. He is
a1ectionateiy remembered by many, to
whom as Adjunct Professor of Lam
guages IN the College OF Charleston, he,
IN days long gone by, made pleasant tbe
ways of knowledge, and gave an impress
which has endured, of his kindly, win.
ming and loveabIe nature.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-26

An English couple were lately regis
tered at Chicago hotel. The husband
stands eight feet high and weighs 4S5
pounds, and his wife is two inches
shorter.
A philanthropic Yankee has invented
lifeboat which. if thrown into the
water wrong side up, will Immediately
right itself, and, if filed with water, will
bail itself out.
An aged Indiana man lately married
his sons step. p.daughter. He won't take
any ''sass" from his father .in-law.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-26

A CALIFORNIA JUDGES DILEMMA.-A
lawyer of Vallejo, whom, not to mention
any names, we will call Judge O., got
into very amusing predicament yester-
day. A woman, whose husband had
been sentenced for misdemeanor to q
term in the County Jail, appeared in one
OF our courts with three small children
at her heels, and begged his Honor to
have her better half released, urging
that she was destitute, and knew not
how to feed her children or herself while
he was in prison. The court assured
the woman Of its inability to help her in
the matter, and referred her to Judge
c., who was present. As the latter per-
son had secured her husbands convic-
ton, the woman thought that he could
also procure his pardon, and was, there
fore, much confounded when he, too,
told her that thing couldn't be accom-
plished. "Well," she calculated, half
despairingly. half resigned, "if you won't
do that, you'll have to keep these young
ones until his time is out. for I've got
nothing to feed 'em on" The Judge
thought the matter good joke until he
started to leave the Office, when the wo-
man told her little blessings to "go along
with the gentleman, children" The lit.
tie cherubs were obedient. and followed
their newly constituted father with as
much affection as if they had been part
Of his own bono and flesh. The Judge
was in dilemma; the children stuck
like burrs. and no way offered of getting
rid Of them. He finally effected com.
promise by offering the woman sack of
-four in consideration of her calling her
children off" and again assuming guard
ianship. Hdlleio (Cal ] Chronicle.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-26

INoEND1ARY.-We regret to learn that
the dwelling house of the late Hon.
Charles M. Furman, at Fish Island,
Orange Grove, near st. Augustine, in
Florida, WAS destroyed by fire on the
night of the 18th instant.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-26

The indefatigabie Mrs. Gaines sudden
lylre-appears in her old arena, and again
brings before our City Council propo-
sal to compromise her large claim on the
city, based on judgments against the un-
fortunate people who purchased from
the city property which the United
States Court has decided belonged to
Daniel Clark's heirs. It looks very much
as if Mrs. Gaines had the city in corner
on this point. If this be 30. and the
lady puts her demand of reasonable
figure, it would prove tremendous re-
lief to all Mrs. Gaines friends anil this
whole community if she could effect
reasonable settlement and compromise
thereof.-New Orleans Times.