New-York tribune., 1873-03-06

evasion of duty has not marked tue history vi 'ne
late eyasive Congress. The books OF tho oergeahV
alarms however, cannot well eput ou' Oh 'ne way
ond next Winter we may perhaps hope for House
,,oss tim;d abont the disclosures they must make II
80 nroduced Nothing in all the sickenng revela-
.;ns ~ the Credit Mobler business would approach
IN ipfamv what might have been developed about
On. Pacific Mail Subsidy job had it only been fairly
laid bare.
There is no reason why one whole paragraph
sboud not be devoted to the SEX" Precedence must
be given TO the bold beauty who thrsshed man at
Windsor. H.. for thrashing her husband, who had
chested him in a sale of stock. Let mention next
be made Of the lovely Boston girl whose father is
worth millions upon millions, but who has adver-
tsed for situation, being resolved to earn her own
living. Next we must record the triumph of Miss
Duke at Monticello, who weighs $50 pounds. She
hired out as Fat Girl TO circus; the manager
would Mt pay her. but instead of losing flesh through
the indulgence of sorrow, she brought action against
the manager and recovered $SS5. She might have
cot les if she had not opportunely burst into flood
of tears while her lawyer was arguing the case TO
90 ON in miscellaneous way, they do say that Mrs
Grant has the smallest foot of any lady of her hight
in Washington as she wears No. IL shoe. And
epeaking of Washington, have we mentioned the
choral wedding which took place there last week
NIP K Boswell TO Miss Mary Shepherd-at which
the bridal party preceded by professional cross and
two dozen Of rObed chOristers, marched up the
broad aisle singing wedding hymnf We could
give a great many other incidents relating to the
Woman Question" but these for the present must
suffice.
A California correspondent writes to us that Gov
Booth has put his official dignity in his pocket, and
has taken to lecturing on SwedenbOrgianism. This
has aroused a New-Jerusaem minister in San Fran
- lityolxr
troversy is anticipated. Some say of Gov Booth
that his besettiug sin is pardonng convicts, and
especially those convcts who have q large number
of adies on their side Per contra, the Governor is
reported TO be opposed TO all railroad subsidies and
severely censuTes the wrong-doing of the Contract
and Finance Company of the Central Pacific Rail
road which is the Credit Mobilier of California.
Tho Governor pledged himself before election to
serve out his term; so that the story that he is
intriguing for the L. S. Senate is or should be un-
founded
timely point is well put by The Christian Register.
II says America needs purity in her high places,
aud incorruptble in stations of honor and trust
more than she needs additional highways for ber
commerce" Such an opinion as this we suppose
must be perfectly inexplicable to Mr.. Ames, if we
may Judge him by the tone of his pathetic defense.
His notion seems TO have been-tO be stil-that
nothing can possibly be wrong which either directly
or indirectly promotes the building of railways, and
.hat to brbe a member of Congress into supporting
any road which Mr.. Oakes AmeS thinks to be neces-
sary is a highly meritOriOus action. There is no
reasoning with such public men; the only course is
20 keep them much possible out of public ser
vice.
What are wives worth in Connecticut In Hart
ford the wife of MI. Graves killed by a steam
fire engine belonging to the city The Council voted
20 pay Mr. Graves S250-nO great sum of money, it
must be confessed for wife who was worth any
thing But poor Mr. Graves is not to get even this
trling consolation without further trouble; for "A
certain Judge BriscOe of the Court of Common Pleas
has issued injunction against the payment Of the
money. not, might have hoped, upon the
ground that it is too little, but apparently because
he thought that poor Mr.. Graves should have no
(pecuniary comfort at all.
Arkansas must be pleasant place for a peaceful
person TO reside in. They have passed law there
against carving concealed weapons. and the impu-
dent braves their pistols in strap outside
their clothing. We have also a report of the cheer
ful feats of Sam Sharp Of Sharp County, described
as a noted militia captain. Samuel went TO a neigh
bors yard and shot some of his dogs; and when the
owner expostulated, began to shoot at him also.
This more than the neghbor could stand. and
30 he put a couple of charges of buckshOt into Sam
ne's head and he will now no more shoot either
dogs or men.
Very remarkable old lady, Mrs. Mary Sansfrason Of
Van Buren, Me-, is, for besides being 81 years of age
she has had IS children. She had a husband once
who 10 say the least was not aectonate for he tried
several times to kill her-once by firing piece OF
felled tree where she was; then by pouring melted
lead into her ear; then by an energetic effort to
drown her. At last this devoted husband fell from
boat and was himself drowned. Afterwards the
house in which the widow took fire, and she
only escaped death by jumping from a window.
Fate must have formed more fixed resolution than
eommon that this dame should die in her bed.
There is Norwak in Ohio which it appears
named after Norwalk in Connecticut. In the former
town there has been a great revival of
ligon, upon which The Gazette published in Nor
walk Conn. exhibits the highest cOmplacency, and
claims the credit of the little event 1t is natural
it saws that the mother should cherish interest
in her Western daughter" Do the Connecticut Nor
walkers expect to profit by the grace of the Ohio
NOrwalkers' If so, they have read their Saybrook
platform to little purpose.
There is rather a tendency just now to ac-
cuss people of poisoning In st. Louis a Mrs. Sa-
.rsh A. Beckham was charged with poisoning two
children of ]. l.. Hudson. 1t i'll evidence that
she had given them a bit Of chewing gum and it
was further in evidence that the child which died
had cerebro-spnal meningitis. A very slight examl-
nation proved the innocence of the lady, who was
honorably discharged by the coroner Before accus-
ing anybody of poisoning. it would be well to decide
whether there has been any poisoning at all