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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-06-26
THE STANDARD.
The Second Wife .

The Second Wife.
They told me he had won before
Another heart than mine,
And laid his first and deepest love
Upon an early shrine:
They said my spirit oft must gTieye, Sd. .
IT my lot would cast
With one who held so sacred stlll
Remembrance of the past.
] needed not; my bark was launched
With his on lffe's swift tide,
And earth holds not a happier heSsft
Than mine-a second bride
know that he has loved and lost
What life may meier give back;
The flowers that bloomed in freshness once
Have withered on his track.
know that she was angel-called,
Looks ont from yon blue heaven,
watcher DER. the earth bound soui
From which her own was F1Ven
Together do we oft recall
This dream of other years
Nor do love him less TO know
He once had cause for tears.
More bIest am 1 that it hath been
My loVe-appOinted task
To wake anew the "I1ght OF nome,
In Which his soul may DSask
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-28

fore not require 40 minute subdivision as the lower
part of tho city This will admit OF much more ele'
CANT and picturesque arrangement OF streets than 10
practicable whore the purely rectangular system N
adopted In report made TO the Legislature early this
year. by the Department OF Public Parks, 1t Is stated by
the Chief Engineer. William H. Grant, That tho
features suggest the future occupation OF the lowest
and most accessible ground for commercial aud
manufacturing purposes and the higher for residences
The prominent lines of transit and transportation will
pass through the least elevated portions OF the territory
Such lines should evidently be made commodous, and
should be interlaced with many easy and commodi-
GUS communications with the uplands as are found
practicable. The regions destined to be occupied for
commercial and manufacturing purposes 1t Is desirab'
should be developed by streets and blocks Of rcctangu
lar form, 20 give the greatest facilities OF commu
nicatOn and for utilizing the ground by compact occu
patton" In reference TO the upland, billy districts MI
Grant says they can be developed 1t Is believed.
by winding roads OF rural character, avoiding
deep cuttings filings and large expense and con-
forming to the surface Of the country" The district
along the Harlem River, being generally low, FIAT, and
marshy is adapted TO commercial and storage pur-
poses which will probably be developed by the pro-
posed improvement OF the Harlem River and the neigh
borhood Of the railroads already constructed and under
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-28
TIE VEST SIDE HOSPI1AL.

PLANS OF THE SOCIETY OF THE NEwYORK HOSPITAL.
The Society of the New York Hospital has
determined to establish another downtown hospital on
the west side. For this purpose the society invites
proposas Of land for the erection OF buildings west OF
Broadway, between Chambers and Twenty-third-sts
Not less than than 80 fuslzed city lots, the
possession OF which he given by May l. are desired
One OF tho members of the Executive Committee OF the
Society informed TRIBUNE reporter that the Society
had never intended TO remove its hospital permanently
from the lower part OF the city, but it was Impossible TO
continue work at the former site, at Broadway and
Reades where the Society was losing about $4,000 an
nualy Now however, tho Society has an annual income
from its downtown property Of about sl6oOoo, which
will be devoted to hospital purposes. The great
for the establishment OF downtown hospital the
west side is felt 1t IL Intended TO establish hospital
that will contain about 100 beds. The hospital will be
OPEN tho old to all patients who require I'M
mediate From the records OF rec0yeries from acct
dents Paris and London, it has been demonstrated
that the fatality Of fully one enth OF the cases owing
20 tho want OF immediate and the prompt appca-
ton OF restoratyes Tho deaths in such cases from
shock could be materially essened II were at
hand for the speedy application OF restoratves To
meet this want many members Of the Society hope to
establish series OF houses Of relief on the west do OF
the city each containing few beds, In which cases OF
accident may receive attention. This Is an Interior
project the last business meeting Of the Society how
ever committee appointed to receive proposals or
land on which the hospital buildings to be erected.
and fhs can be secured the construction OF the hospital
Will soon be begun The class Of patients which 1t In
intended TO accommodate includes mechanics and
tradesmen who unable either TO pay for proper
treatment obtain at homo tho comforts they
quire, and yet unwilling to go into hospital Ike
Bellevue and be classed with paupers They wish to
pay according to their means I, IS to accommodate
this class mainly that the hospital IL TO be reesabshed,
though persons unable to pay anything will not be re-
iected. A the land is procured tho work on
tho buildings will be pushed forward rapidly, aud If
the houses OF relief be established New York will nave
better facilities for the proper treatment aud Of
patients suffering from accidental injuries sudden
sickness than either London Paris The Society de-
termined time ago TO remove Its unatc asylum or
Insane ward from Bloomington to Waite Plains where
several OF land and TO convert the Bloom
ngdale Asylum into hospital This idea has not been
abandoned. IL Is intended that the Bioomingdae
Asylum shall be converted into u general hospital to
operate III cosneotOn with the downtown establish.
nent This project Will no doubt bo carried out Ito
execution Is only matter OF time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-28

qured tho entire proceeds OF the assessments for
throe years An act Of tho Legislature Of 1873 provided
issue OF certificates OF Indebtedness by the town
OF Yonkers proceeds Of which 10 he applied To
the payment OF claims against that town No provision
made for the payment Of the claims against West
Farms and consequently work has been done In that
town since the completion Of the surveys. For the
continuation OF the work In the town OF kngshrdge,
which comprised 80 much Of the former town ~ Yonk-
ers as had Incorporated the city OF Yonkers
issue 900 In bonds subsequently autnorzed
Under this act the work OF designing the streets in that
town has been prosecuted but far without the adop.
ton OF plan. for the mentioned above By
Inc PROVISIONS of the Annexation act, July 1874,
this city will become liable for and subject TO al oeOts
obligations and responsibilities OF the towns or Morri-
SANTA, West Farms, and Kingsbrldge. The respon'
sibity Of caring for all the public improvements IL
vested in the Department OF Public Parks after Jan l.
1874 but probably little Will be done unt fun control III
this district passes to the city OF NewYork on July 2
1874 The only question will he pecunary Under
the plans which tho Department have made The cost
will he much less,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-28

man who has since become very persistent In hts oppo
son 70 thus ana w9o r siho s hss
been thus far 10 throw serious obstacles Ia me WAY
OF the proper location OF the road number OF gehte
men nave represented to the Park Commissioners the
mproprety Of thus allowing tho public good 10 os
not a local one, aud thar the only approach
for the residents % EewYork for many years must DO
by this avenue Tho roads which VIII Dc wanted ior nu
be made without difficulty being favored by the contour
of the land Few roads running east anu west w bo
owing 10 the steepne.s OF the ascents on DOL. sues
ence OF who laid the street lines OF New'fork
In 1913 that IL Is unwise TO have many east ana west
streets. aud few north and south streets IraSe III Inis
section, as in the city north and south and
the main avenues should accord In number and position
with that want Mr. Grant, Mr.. Croes, and others who
have worked out TINS problem the gratitude OF
the Westminster County property holders for their SKIN
and ability In laying out the roads In this section
OPPOSITION TO THE DEPARTMENTS PLAN.
Gen. John Even has been mainly identified with the
opposition to tho plans made by the Department and
his reasons are given below IL will be noticed that he
claims that the majority of those interested arc In favor
OF his plans
weeks ago plan OF streets for this portion OF Kings
bridge, submitted by adopted by II large ma
dent of the Department with observations the effect
that large proportion Of the property owners Ia,
cut the property up into cores. INJECTING great
damage those whose property WAS thus used Our
plan conforms to tho boundary line, ana the streets can
DO opened without excessive assessments and without
interference from heavy grades. The existing lOngl-
tudinal avenues are retained and new one planned
along the ridge near the Hudson River. The Depart
wishes to change the line Of Riyerdaleaye from
the line adopted by previous commission. enailng
"A cost OF $1,000 and INJECTING great damage upon my
property Iu letter to the Department inciosed ar
estimate the of this change. showing that the
excess expense for road 80 feet wide or their plan
over that OF the landowners, would be sl6to4; ior
road the full width the excess would be 1924 The
ascent to tue bridge Hudson Railroad would not
be OF heavy grade. The entire cost OF the improve
mens throughout the section would DO much 1888 tnan
that incurred by the plan Of. the department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-28
EDUCATION IN TURKEY-A NEW COLLEGE.


To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: One of the forms which American phi.
lanthropy inclined take that OF planting the
American College In such countries Japan, India
China. Turkey, and the Sandwich Islands. The imned
influence OF such colleges can scarcely be too highly
estimated. That influence is felt at IN raising the
standard Of education ia the region where the college
Ia established such colleges prepare and send forth
competent teachers for and high schools they
Aid In creating literature, In preparing good text
books aud they begin to furnish educated for
all departments OF lie. Is Us exaggeratiou to say
shat tens OF thousands or persons IN the vicinity Of
OF these colleges are awakened to new ambition and
70 better hopea and purposes by its presence.
The American college III Eastern land, has great in
aueuce in breaking down the distinctions Of and
class and bringing squarely upon tho platform Of
common humanity. These colleges moreover, wherever
they have been established. scattering the seeds OF
civil and religious liberty they sre not political inst
tutions, but 1t impossible for men to be educated
without enlargps their IDEAS OF their own rights aud
RESPONSIBILITIES All this finds lifting Iliustra.
ton In the two eologes that have been established la
the Turkish empire, at Beirut and ConstaGtinople.
These colleges were founded by American citizens an
expense OF nearly s9o0o0 each both furnished with
good .buldings and able corps OF American and
native professors aud teachers Not far from 800 young
men are pursuing their sudles In the two institutions
aud lifting themselves for active life IN that great aud
rapidly developing empire. These colleges have been
I'm opiy years. but they have already
become very influential, and their influence Is in
sreasns each class graduates aud goes out into
sctive iIfe.
Americans have done much for Turkey, and they are
proposing efforts for the reformation OF that coun
try In addition TO the colleges already established they
propose found another In the interior OF Asia Minor.
Neither OF the colleges now importation meets the wants
OF the mill!ops who i've hundreds OF miles the
capital aud the seaeoatt One object OF the college
will be to give welledncated native ministry 10 tho
many congregations and churches that nave been
gathered all over the interior The presidents and pro-
Yessors OF the two colleges at CosIntnOpie and Beirut
very warmly commend this enterprise " the
patronage OF American c.tzens In addition ~ what
has been contributed in Turkey Gc0O0o is needed to
found this College shall be glad give all needed In
form regard 10 the Ceua Turkey College all
who may apply either person by letter at the
rooms OF the American Board OF Commissioners for
Foreign Missions Bible House, EevYorl.
Nor Al, ls13. TILLNAN C.. TRowDaIDGE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-28
THE DAVIS CONTEMPT CASE.

SIR The counsel for Tweed, in the trial be-
fore Judge Davis either had had not good
sign and present the paper which that Judge cousrues
Us contempt OF court II they acted Ia good faith
nsniug aud presenting thu paper In question, they ought
a. be ready and willing 10 abide ny any legal eonse-
auence whlci, may follow however severe that
auence shUld prove II they did act Ia good tath
they should receive such reo1ke reprlmand punish
pnent the law and the rules Of the Court will allow
Justice OF the supreme Court may be just Improper
Judge 20 try case brought before him as juror and
where regard that JHdge their should
DO posiuvsthey should not hesitate 70 state the fact
backing down ~ tao lawyers, ~ this case, w9nld
we're insnocro in signing the paper spoken Of or that
thoy are cOwafds NEVER suKlGsDEk.
York, Nov. ~, 1873.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-28
CAN WE RESUME SPECIE PAYMENT
To the Edltor or the Tribune.
SIR: have read The TRIBUNE more or les

SIR have read THE lRIBVSE more or less
constantly for the last ten years, aud have generally
been well satisfied with its teachings, believing ii
always intended to be right, and that generally
So voted last Fall for Mr. Greeley for President, not
because believed his opinions always TO be sound but
because he always intended they should be- Upon the
question Of finance 1 always differed from him. IL
rightly understood him, he thought that the country
could, at any time almost within the four years mme-
datey preceding his DEATH have resumed specie pay
ments, If those in authority had seen 1t. never
thought so. could understand how with forty.
fifty, one hundred or four hundred million dollars in
COIN q debt of ten times that amount could be paid.
Perhaps 1t could-and perhaps you can tell me how.
II So wish you would be KIND enough TO do so, though
you would be obliged to repeat what you have said for
the fortieth time.
It seems to that FOR the Government to resume 10
pay hold itself In readiness to pay all its abi-
es in eoinin other words be in condition TO pay.
The Government has not now nor has 1t ever had since
the Rebellion coin enough to pay but small portion OF
ito Indebtedness. How. then could it have resumed
For the Goverpneut TO say It would pay when " could
not, and at the time place itself 10 an attitude
for doing so would be but the signal for all the
money gamblers OF the country, who always Keep IN
formed, tilt with the Government with the
chances in their favor Of coming IN ahead in the end aud
getting possession Of what coin the Government does
Since the panic OF 70" began the Government has
TO resume on 6.a small seag oy Payng Oh
the relative vaie OF paper and silver diminished
or ihcreaseui AS some OF tne Iewspapets nave are
resuming specie payment without knowing W or mott
Of the opinion that the country Will he likely To
know about IL, when shall resume. IL will be when
the debt is paid and not before and the sooner the whole
country realizes that fact and commences 10 save up The
better Honest thrift aud economy eonmendable
in the General Government as In individuals. Where
the individual who, with ten, would advertise To pay
100000 There are such persons. They style them
selves Spectators but they really gamblers. They
unsafe men. Instead OF preventing the panic, Of
which mention has been made they fastened II. Would
THE TRIBUNE have the Government adopt the policy VI
such meni If not pray tell us how the Government
should resume am seriously in earnest and desire "
know how the Government can resume. PATRIOT,
Princeton, Mss, Nov 16, 1873
[The U. s. bonds outstanding are not insurmount-
able obstacle resumption Engands debt Is greater
than yet specie payments have been maintained
there without interruption for so years-Edl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-28
THE POSTAL CARDS OF INFERIOR QUALITY.

TO ths Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: write this on o postal card: please
look OF 1t. The writing It looks =. though a thread
dipped In ink had been tIaled Isece OF bottnG
paper The first lot bought better sized and did
not blur much but and rough 10 fAl OF
snags sent my Jumping and scattering cloud OF
ink spray over the paper worse than breaking-plow
among rod roots A word from THK TRIBUNE may SO
cure care from tho GoyerumouI l.. ID. X
Nae York. Nov, "a. lfT1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-28

cooled and they comprehend what the 10th. iith.
i2th S0nncts mean they will see tho lame and In
potent conclusion" at which they have arrived, and
think they will again aIlude IN Shakespeare
Scar. CHARLEs g. GRAY
Nen YorL, Nov. IS, 1873.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-30
LIST OF GIFTS.
TOTAL, 1900 GIFTS, ALL CASH,


The distribution will be positive whether all
the tickets ere sold or not, and the l2,UOgltts all
paid in proportion to the tickets so!d-all unsold
tickets being destroyed as at the First and Sec
ond Concerts and not represented in the drawing.
PRICE OF TICKETS.
Whole Tickets $4,000; Halves $500; Tenths,
or each coupon $500; Eleven Whole Tickets
for $500 90; 224 Ticket FIR Sl,OO000; ll3 Whole
Tickets for 10000; 227 Whole Tickets for
SlO,0UOOO No discount on less than $5OO.OO
worth OF Tickets at time
The unparalleled success of the Third Gift Con-
cert as we'll us the satisfaction given by the First
and Second makes it only necessary to announce
the Fourth ~ insure the prompt sale OF every
ticket. The Fourth Gift Concert will be con-
Quoted in all its details like the Third, and full!
particulars may be learned from circulars which
will be sent free from this office to all who apply
for them
Tickets now ready for sale and all orders &C.
companied by the money promptly filled: Ll6e-
raj terms given to those who buy to sell again
THOS. E. BRAMLETTE,
Agent Publ. Libr. Ky. and Manager, Gift Con
cert, Public Library Building, Louisville,
Kentucky. aug Zl-Q2awSWtWtDl
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-30
-r- POTOMAC
GstSSx TRANSPORTATION INN,

$3.50 TRANsP0RTATf0N LINE,
FOR ALEXANDRIA,, w ASKING t IN i,
G Ct IT. NDN AND POTOMAC 'RlV-
The steamer EXPRESS, Capt. J. T. Barker,
will resume her route on Tu ESDAl, Feb; %,
leaving Pier No 10, Light Street Wharf, Bal
tmore, EVERY TUESDAY, at P. NJ, for
Alexandria, Washington and Georgetown, stop
ping at the following WAY POINTS on the
Potomsc River: Pney Point, stones Wharf,
Cobrum, Hazell's Wharf, Chaptico Wharf,
Chapel Point, Tolson's Wharf, Sandy Point,
Liverpool Point, Stewards Wharf and Glymont.
Returning, will leave Sixth Street Wharf,
Washington, EVERY FEIDAl NIGHT, at
II o'clock, and King street wharf, Alexandria,
at u! n. IN. Saturday morning.
For further information apply to
j. BRODERS 6 CO.,
feb lS-tf No. il King street. AlcNandris
MORE FOLK AND BOSTON.
The steamer LADY OF TIE LAKE. con-
Meeting ut Norfolk with the steamers eE-~
of the Merchants and Miners Trans sE1aS
porLation Company for Boston, will leave her
wharf, No. 4 south wharvcs, EVERY MON
DAY and TIL URSEAY ut 230 y. M. for Nor
folk. Returning, leave Norfolk on TU ESDA Is,
snd FRIDAYS, at 8 p. NJ, stopping at Fort
Washington, Glymont, Piney Point, Point
Lookout and Fortress Monroe.
This line connecting nj Alexandria with the
o. A. s. NJ. and w. i 0. r. Rs, And ut Nor
folk with the Boston Steamers offers superior in
duccments for the rapid and careful Shipment OF
oil kinds Of freight to Boston. The rates being
low the attention of shippers is particularly d.
rected to this feature. All freight forwarded
free of commission, and through bills of ladlng
given.
For freight OF passage apply on board or to
V. D. GRONER, Norfolk, j. q. WATERS,
Georgetown, or
f. A. REED. Agent Alexandria.
DORSEY CLAGGETT, Gen. Agt.,
Cor. 18th st. and New York ave,
Washington D. G.
First class fare to Norfolk, 81 round trip, Sc
Second class fare to Norfolk, SO round trip 50
ap 2-d
kEss M ERCHANTS' LINE NEW YORK
SAkA& STEAMSHIPS
The line consists Of the following frst-class
E. G. KNIGHT: Capt. W. s. Johnson
AND
Will leave New York EVERY SATURDAY
for this port and, returning, will leave AlcXan
3ria EVERY FRIDAY, At II Of clock.
All freight must be on the dock by 81. m.
For freight or passage apply to
HOOE S JOHNSTON,
Agents, No. Prince street.
Agents in New York
GEO. B. MERRICk,
ap2 20 ZIG South ST.. Pier No 80 East river
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-30

T ACE EDGING, EMBY., PRINCES, sc.
IL A full assortment and corresponding with
all other goods in chespness.
jy2 Mrs. DRElFU6, 100 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-30
RANDEST SCHEME EVER KNOWN.
FOURTH GRAND GIFT CONCERT
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
Public Library Of Kentucky.
$1,000 CASH GIFTS $I.5OO,OOO.
EVERY FIFTH TICKET DRAWS A GIFT.
S25O,OOO FOR $50.

The Fourth Grand Gift Concert authorIzed by
special act of the Legislature for the benefit OF
the Public Library OF kentucky, will take place
in Public Library Hall, at Louisville, Ky,
WEDNESDAY, DECEM Der Sd, 1873.
Only sixty thousand tickets will be sold, and
one half of these are intended Tor the European
market, thus leaving only $4,000 for sale in the
United States where 100 900 were disposed OF tor
the Third Concert. The tickets are divided into
tcl, coupons or parts and have on their back the
scheme with full explanation of the mode OF
drawing :, 1o,.
st this concert, which vii! be the grandesI
musical display ever witnessed in this country,
the unprecedented sum Of
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,I.stc O., 4. i II. r. +.
DOUBLE, DAILY TRAINS.

On and after MONDAY, Sept |. lS-& Is,
daily passenger trains will run between WASH
INGION and LYNCHBURG, cllccylng. v.os
daily connections through between NEW YORK
and NEW ORLEANS. At Gordonsviy, cor.
ncction IS made with tire CncSmpcsk" AL
Ohio Ra:roal: twice daily, Sunday "Xccy,
ed, to Richmond, StAunton and the " EST =.
Lynchhurs, with Atlantic, mississippi and Ohio
Railroad, for the " cSl and Sou.hwc't, Nj! $.
Washington, for the NORTH and Northwest!
Leave Washington daily n 1.Ma. II. an! ~
p. M, and AleXandria ut .50a. m and 80 pm.
arriving ~ Lynchourg ut !. goa. m.and 4.M pm,
Leave Lyncnburg M $40 n hi. and lob DE.
arrive at Alexandria At G.33 n. III. and G.nl p!a.,
and ut Washington ii 40 II. IN. and G.43 =. H.
For MANASSAS DIVISION leave Washl.c:a
daily excepting Sunday with main inc rs.
st 100 u. m, and Alexandria ut. $50 e.
Leave Manassas Junction ut 800 i. H..
and arrive ut Strasburg at l2.43 y. m. Mak:g
close connection with the Baltimore NM oN.r
line 10 Hurrisonburg and Stanton wrs;%aI.
and to Winchester, Harpcr's Ferry, &c, ras
ward.
Returning leave Strashure at l lop m, a.!
arrive 81 Manassas NJ 40 p. IN, com .ciag ".h
nor,hb und lnnii train u AirXandrrt a.d IT,
earliest traEs to Baltimore, philadelphia ~:
New York.
80 .:4in Southwark Sunday night Az! Ho@,
Mort; Nard Saturday night.
Elegant sleeping cars are run daily h";~"ra
New York and LynciDurg, and ~ Way oi
knoxville, Atlanta. and Mobile t" New Urical.
Through tickets ard baggage checked to-"
prominent points.
J. NJ. BROADUS,
aug Soft General Ticket Ag!.