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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-02-28
Longevity.

King William ". had spoken with q
man in his early life who had conversed
with King Charles H., the merry monarch.
In 1856 person was alive who had CONVEX
sed with man who, when o boy, had car
ried arrows for the soldiers the night before
the bloody battle of Flodden Field. Anoth-
er about 1862, whose great great grandfather
saw King Charles I. beheaded was living.
No public execution was ever more afro
ciously conducted or barbarously performed
than that of the celebrated Duke of Mon
mouth in 1885, 1t was absolutely shock
ing to the moral sense of the Spectators
For long time it was an epoch to reckon
from by elderly persons. The executioner
struck several blows with an axe, but the
body continuing to move, he threw down
the ponderous instrument, exclaiming: 81
can't do it my heart fails me-" The axe
was again caught and several more blows
given without severing the neck. To in,
tensify the horror of the appalling scene, a
knife was actually resorted to for finally
severing the Dukes head from his writhing
body, bound to the block. No wonder an
event so shocking should have been long
remembered. All over Europe very aged
persons are found, as in America, but none
that come up to the patriarchal years of
Henry jenkins, who died in 1870, one hun
dred and sixty-nine years old. Thomas
Parr died in England, 1885, at the age of
one hundred and fiftyeight He testified
in court in regard to transaction that took
place one hundred and forty years before.
Some of the longest lived men and women
of these latter days are found in Russia
and among the Bedouin Arabs. We have
seen some of those ancient representative
Ishmaelites supposed by those most familiar
with their customs and habits to be more
than one hundred and thirty, dating from
circumstances they referred to in youth,
and yet they were vigorous, managing their
camels with a strong arm and manifesting
characteristic desire for backsheesh, one
of the first and last words Of those rowing
robbers of the desert.
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The Speed Of Railway Trains In England.

Some interesting details concerning the
speed OF railway trains in England have
recently been published. The average rate
OF speed at which the quickest express
trains travel is forty seven and three-duar.
ter miles an hour. But there are two lines
ON which this pace is exceeded. The ten
o'clock train on the Great Northern Road
reaches Peterborough at halfpast eleven :;
the distance is seventy-six and quarter
miles, and the pace fitty-one miles an hour.
The quarter to twelve train on the Great
Western makes the run to Swindon, seven
ty-seven and quarter miles, without stop
ping, and does it in one hour and twenty
seven minutes or at the rate of fifty-three
and quarter miles an hour. There are
number of other roads which make runs at
the rate of from forty five to fifty-two miles
an hour, but the journey from London to
Bath, by the quarter to twelve train, is the
qulckes tin the world. The distance is one
hundred and seven miles, and it is done in
two hours and thirteen minutes, including
u stoppage of ten minutes at Swindon. The
actual time in travelling is two hours and
three minutes, something over ftty-two
miles an hour.
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The AirlesS Moon.

There can be no life without air. Beau
tiful to the eye Of the distant observer, the
moon is sepulchral orb-a world of death
and silence. No vegetation clothes its vast
plains of stony desolation, traversed by
monstrous crevasses, broken by enormous
peaks that rise like gigantic tombstones
into space; no lovely forms ofcloud float in
the blackness of its sky. There daytime is
only night lighted by a rayless sun. There
is no rosy dawn in the morning, no twilight
in the evening. The nights are pitch-dark.
In daytime the solar beams are lost against
the jagged ridges, the sharp points Of the
rocks, or the steep sides ofprofound abyss
es; and the eye sees only grotesque shapes
relieved against fantastic shadows black as
ink, with hone of that pleasant graduation
and diffusion of light, none of the subtitle
blending of light and shadow, which make
the charm pfterrestrial landscape. A faint
conception of the horrors Of a lunar day
may be formed from an illustration repre-
senting landscape taken in the moon
in the centre of the mountainous region
of Aristarchus. There is no color, nothing
but dead white and black. The rocks re-
fleet passively the light of the sun the era
tiers and abysses remain wrapped IN shade;
fantastic peaks rise like phantoms in their
glacial cemetery; the stars appear like
spots in the blackness of space. The moon
is dead world she has no atmosphere.
From earth and Air." by S. s. Conant
in Hdrper's Magazine for March.
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Po e tic al &.
TO KEEP A TRUE LENT.

70 KEEP A TRUE LENT.
Is this n fast to keep
The larder leane,
And cleane
From fat of veales and sheep :
ls it to quit the dish
OF flesh, yet still
To fill
The platter high with fish.
Ia it to fast an houre,
Orrag'd to go,
Or show
A downcast look or sowre?
No, it's fast to dole
Thy sheaf Of wheat,
And meat,
Unto the hungry soule.
1t is to fast from strife,
From old debate,
And hate;
To circumcise thy life.
TO show heart grief-rent
To starve thy sin,
Not bin;
And that's to keep thy Lent.
HERRICK.
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The SLowEsT RAILROAD EVER HEARD
OLA correspondent ofthe New York SIN
recently wrote to his paper as follows
"a railroad runs from Oswego to SYRIA
cuse. 1t is thirty-six miles long / rode
on it, and those cars moved so slow that if
you want the draft in your face you have
to ride backward to get it. They never
have hot journals on that road the great
danger is, the stutfing and gravy around
the axles will freeze The screech of the
locomotive is very faint, kind of like the
MARBLE of four-year old boy, blowing
through knot-hole in board fence. 1t
is capable of giving grasshopper thrill
of alarm, but won't scare COW worth a
cent. The conductor, engineer, and fire
man always walk ahead of the train to look
for broken rails; and the cows always run
ahead of them to keep out of the dust. /
tried an experiment. Two trains were
passing, and l stuck match out of the
window and let the head oft rub against
q passenger car. 1t went so slow couldn' t
strike light. If you ever take trip
from Oswego to Syracuse over that road,
you want to take lots of clothing, q whole
ham, and a barrel of corned beef along
with you"
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VARIETIES.

Always do as the sun does-look at
the bright side of everything.
Girls don't give the mitten now, be.
cause-they don't know how to knit.
Tons of hogs frozen to death in the
Northwest are being converted into soap
1t is said that iron is good tonic for
debilitated young ladies; that may be so,
but ironing is better one.
"A wife having lost her husband, was
inconsolabe for his death. Leave me to
my grief" she cried, sobbing, "you know
the extreme sensibility of my nerves-a
mere nothing upsets them !"
1t was common superstition in olden
times that a Turquoise ring would heal
enmity between man and wife, and that an
emerald always grew pale when danger
threatened its wearer.
DO all in your power to teach your chill
dren selfgovernment. If a child is pas
sionate, teach him by patient and by gen
tie means to curb his temper if he is gree
dy, cultivate liberality in him if he is sell
fish, promote generosity.
Why NOT DISCHARGE HIM.-Mrs. CD
really must give cook warning, Charles
She does use such very bad words"
Mr.. G.-"Really, dear9 What sort of
words are they Z"
Mrs. G.-"Oh-well-th the same as you
use."
"A baby lately had the misfortune to
swallow the contents of an ink bottle
Its mother, with wonderful presence of
mind, Immediately administered box of
steel pens and two sheets of foolscap paper,
and the child has felt write inside ever
since.
I'm recent debate q member of the
California Legislature exclaimed: "The
Honorable gentleman from Calveras coun-
ty is undoubtedly person of great abili-
ties, a man Of talent, a natural-bo genius:
but there is one thing which defy him to
do, and that is, to bite the bottom of q
fryingpan without shutting his nose"
Women have been accused of vanity,
but curious investigator watched while
five hundred men passed q large looking
glass used as a sign on Broadway, New
York. Four hundred and ninety-ninc
glanced complacently at their images as
they passed, the other man was blind. or
the same number of women who passed,
not one looked at the mirror, they were all
busily examining each others dress.
, 1873-10-15
ST, LOUIS.

Special DfspateA to The Chicago Tribune
THE STRONG BANKS DETERMINED TO REsuAE.
sr. Louis, Oct. 14.-rhero is growing feel
80 s.ssS -. ...e5,. ..H,,.s.rt,o, = -,.~,, 49,.
@te opposeo 10 aFeouy fesun'Psoh' Sely con@
Hldorab1e number Will not rcBumc currency pay
It. Tho stronger innt,tut1ons aro angry nt tho
5a,n.. 80 - 20 ;. .,.s,.....ss t..,sa a.. .t,.
,"to3 +,no nj, as+.h,ish nan Snnu w..
1a'eo slne, WILL e6tapusa NO" o4ea1lhe-douse
aud return to the good old way OF doing buBi-
noaa by themne1ves, Such a cos1rBe would I'M.
donbtnd,v do thu work for thu weak ;n.t,.
' t,,.;oa s,,,.,. wv "0AA w. s1,a A I".
s"''ou0' "nca 4o B.o"4ns ae@AoR oa'-
aud by tho tendency of customers to
transfor tIoir natronapo to fnat}tntions thov
aro a,,ra AZ r, r. f,rthor douhty,,1 r. ,,.rso,,s
~ ouio VI, ~ IN ~! .uoi uoupstel - poi6one
having dealings with tho banks Vslll submit much
longor to q palpab1o violation OF tho law under
which thev wore orpanizod. Tho limit Of for.
ho,-.r,. !. ho,r, ron;,11v ornrooob.a nha ~.
49,. -. 49, s,..I, A.y ,.n.;.',.;pa .Is w.
disguatod at tho situation, and ashamed Of st.
Louis. which ia ono of tho ,Yealtbiest citiea in
the country, and has always boastod Of its safe
foolin0 IN intonsicd hv tbc fant int tha cftv ;s
-,or ISa an1u ona T., ~ ,v.,t ,,nt H.. H. ~ ~
how Inc ony ono IN INC Mess nos tong Its bank
ing BUSINESS on = currency pnsls'
Iac HouI!nR HILLS aeo running again, nut bh1p-
mcnts Of flour alone are not enough to throw
tho balance OF exchange in our favor. Other
kinda Of produce must moyn A. J,oufa mnr.
clnnrs- rrn rnnrtiaed IN lcarp thai Chic,ro !.
on,,i;nr rrr,,r T.nt - ,fs.,t ~, ,, 6S ."6. ~
nH."h tT e.".. ..sos ~ opTo. ~ e'uat aAouAss.
tHo1 AiloW leflecsIy WoA tuat II tnls state OF
th1nga continues mich longer millions OF buBhelB
Will SOCK your active city lnnto1d OF waiting for
the movements Of SLOW st. Louis. Currency
| and Eastern exchange arc becoming moyo OBJ
toota Of speculation. Some banks Of st. Louia
are eyon sending currency to Chicago to procure
| exchange for tlleir cuatomora Tho continued
auspenBlon OF the banks ia merely
MATTER OF ACCOMMODATION
which will hayo to succumb in any event before
many weeks have passed.. Tho reaBona Of their
| woakncBs are various. Most OF them have paid
intorosts on deposits during tho aoaaon whom
too iargo country businosB iii Of them haTo
OIL hnnd too largo an amount Of uncertain pa
per; few have spooulatod In county, bridge,
and tunnel liabilities.
, 1873-10-15
9lh buying. OK so1ling. Tho pritiah ship
with "a contals wheat, valued at $4,000: Other
yoBscla depart tomorrow, heavily loaded with
wheat aud barley, for England. There will DO
heavy expectation in short time.
PITTSBURGH,

Sr:eial Dispateh to Tie Chtcdgo tribune,
p1TTsnun0n, Oct. 1A.-1he Bcarcity Of ourren-
oy is still severely folt here, though all e1cito-
mont is over and worry little IL said Of tho flnan-
oial situation by businessmen. Tho Lawrence
Savings Bank, which suspended on tho 2itl1 Ut
Inst month, resumed yesterday, mud to-day was
fully ablo to meet al1 demands mado upon 1t.
THE pnApy FAILURE.
Tho Security Trust Company will rosumo in q
woek or two, With IN entiro now capital Of $780,
900. Tho stock which JnmeB Il. Drady hold in
tho bank, $132, 600. haa all hcon gison up by
him. 1Io has settled his indebtedness
with tho bank by six, twelve. eighteen. twonty-
four, and thirty months notes, giving as ao-
culity TonnosHco 1atlGfa and Northoru Ccntrnl
Railroad Of Ohio bondH. Tho land he placed ut
$40 por aero, md tho honda at 10 cente and in
tho Bamo manner Ae sottlod With all llia crod-
itorB. 1Ie III now in Now York, whore he has
gone into tho brokerage business III Wall Rtroot.
J. T. Brady, d short time beforo his failure,
turned over considerable real estate to his
mother, including his dwelling and furniture,
and placed IN annuity Of $1,000 per year upon
hor.
COTTON llI1.r.s CLOSED.
AL tho cotton shooting mills Of Allegheny
closed to-day, throwing out Of employment nomo
1,500 hands, Thoy expect to reHume In about
two wooks. They say that necessary ropairs to
thslr machinery domand tho stoppago, but this
question naturally ocours: Why do thoy all need
repairing at tho samo time?
, 1873-10-15
CLEVELAND,

Epfc1a1 N5pd1cf 70 Tia CHlca00 7F76Nne.
Gle vELAND, O., Oct. 14.-The monetary situa-
tion is gradually improving. Tho banks arc aI1
maxi ng full payments in currency and all ship
ping currency to New York. Tho demand for
disco unts is heavier than week ago. and de-
pos its aro gradually increasing. It is officially
stated that the report that Lake Shore papor has
gone to protest. originated in tho fact that,
during tho height Of tic panic in Now York, 4
Lake Shore Company 10 tho Cleveland Roll
ing Mill Company, was hold for payment
soyeral days after maturity. Tho noto Was
paid, and all other engagements OF tho Lake
Bhore Company have since boon promptly mot.
4 good deal Of surprise Was mnnifested here to-
day at the falling on Of Vanderbilt stocks,
which ia supposed to result partly from tho
meeting Of Lake Shore Directors in New York
on Monday.
, 1873-10-15

paymonts by tho Cincinnati banks yesterday,
following roBuI option In Chicago last wook, has
added to tho facilities OF Woatorn collections,
and our merchants hero pro much encouraged BY
tho turn Ut exchange and currency in this direc-
ton. Ths currency coming In, howcyor, 1eoma
not to 10 into tho banks, and tho Sum total OF
greenbacks under tho control OF tho Clearing
1outo is rather under than over tho total hold"
tngB Of laht Wook."
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT GRANT.
Publlcation is mato IN tho Nov York sa huent,g g
n. 4. Cowdry, da"ed Oct. O.. The Presi-
dent ! aaya; my wlolo object IN. IN m! my
ndcnco to tho Pablo mind, and to give insurance
its powor, Keeping in Wow, at tho Hamo time,
tho solvoncy Of tho National Treasury. I al-
!ndod t. to tho fac, daot TINT $4,000 900 Of reserve
money in tho Treasury for tho purpose
OF showing that tho meaila hto at hand to giyo
tho relief that we promise. donot boliovo tho
present panic will work to individuals half tho in
try ut large. Our monetary systom Is creation
Of necessity. It has no elasticity, but In other
respects 1t Ia tho best tint has ever boon devised
No ono now distrusta tho value Of his papor dol
with tho aamo avidity now that gold dollars
haye boon in former like alvorsitfeB. Tho
panic will call attention to tho dofeots h,
our. monetary. systom,, and, will, no doubt
lead to legislation to rolieyo tho want Of elias.
toity. Tho panio has brought groonbaoks about
to par with silver. I wonder that silver is not
already coming into the market, to supply cur
ronoy In the circulating uc1iunl. Whom 1t doos
come, and predict that 1t soon will, no will
have mado one rapid stride toward spooie pay"
nlonts. Currency will mover 60 bolow silver
nfter that"
The remainder of the letter is devoted to the
views Of tho President as to silver as cfroulat-
ing medium, but these havo already been made
public in recent interview.
, 1873-10-15
LOUISVILLE.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 14.-Atanufaoturers are
discharging hands to considerable extent.
Thoro IL much complaint amongst tue Nashville
OF for August md September. Tho engineers
On tho 1oad threaten q strike il not paid to-mor-
row.
Tho Ohio Falls Cur Company has suspended
operations nnt anttlamaut oau LIZ lnaue with
tho railroad companies for q large amount Of
work done by thon. The rolling-1nilla horo have
resumed operations, after temporary suspeu-
sion Of work.
The suspended bankA are all paying cnrrcncy,
and doing business much III usual.
, 1873-10-15

Special DfspdtoA 70 TIC Chfcayo 7Ti6"He.
pany Of tl4iB city Tonight received tho Oswald
1Iose Company, ono OF tho Wast Troy com.
panios. T'Ae whole OF tho Fire Department
turned out IN torchllght parade. The city j.
brilliantly Illuminated, aud over 30, quo ponpne
are Oh Main stroot. Tho banquet at tho Tilf'
House in tho eye,.;ng was tho most onthuslsato
public reception giyon here In five years.
, 1873-10-15
ABROAD.

New Yo2K, Oct. 14.-The Directors Of the
Bank Of England raiscd tue ratio Of discount this
morning from to per cont.
Tho ratio Of discount IN opon market for 8
months bills is tho same as the Bank Of Eng
land rate.
LONDON, Oct. A.-Two hundred and ninety
shipped for Now YorF today. si1ty.tWo Il : thou oie
sand pounds. Withdrawn from tho Bank Of Eng
land, 1s nearly all for America.
LONDON, Oct 14.-The bank rate was adj
yancod to-day, in consequence Of heavy ordern
for gold for tho United States, amounting in tho
aggregate to o., ,009, 900.
, 1873-10-15
BANK SUSPENSION AT DANv1LLE,


Special D'spasch to 7Ae Chicago Tribune.
DASy11LE, ILL.,, Oct. 14.-The Exchange Bank
OF John G. Short d Co., failing to obtain the ex-
tension OF SIX, nine, and twelve months latoly
asked Tor, decided to-day to mako general u.s.
alignment. Their liabilities to dopositors aud
others aro stated at $s50000, and their asaete at
S800,000 Richard Z. Leyorich, wealthy retired
merchant Of this city is Assignee.
, 1873-10-15
HARD UP,

Lou1sy1LLH, Oct. 14.--Nod Duntlinos troupe
was ro.lllced 10 moneyleAs condition horo, NIL
are about dsbanding, Thoy tried 70 por1o"
money in Now York, but, 1t 10 BAid failoa u ~
no. Tho Monbora OF tho tronre aro WaileF'l'I
about tho clty III 4 dc.oc4ol n1annor
, 1873-10-15

Ho5ION.
Special Dispatch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
DosroN Oct. 14.-Tlo condition Of tho money
market slowly improves. Currency, howovor,
continues scurco, owing in groat part to tho dinl-
Guilty Of making collections and Of transmitting
them when made. During the present week, but
little alleyiatiou is to be expected except such
as may como from tho outsido. The banks be-
side the regular demand from customers, and
tho ordinary drafts from miscellaneous SOURCES,
have to provide for tho pay-rolls Of several large
manufactures which will Of course make con-
siderable strain upon their available RESOURCES.
Aftor tAeBo large calls aro out Of tho way, 1t IL
hoped that the lauc will be turned. In tic out
aido market rates still rule from Ia to 18 pcr
cont.
THE DANK RETURN
this week seoms to be fa yorablo statement not
only AZ regards tho resources, hut tho stretgth
Of tho banks. There il an increase of deposits
to tho amount Of s1G8,900, increase Of amounts
duo to other banks Of SIC, 500. Tho Teeorvo was
Increased by 9244,600 in specie, and $G94, 900 in
legal teudors. The bunk loan shows an increase
Of $685.. 900, and tho amounts duo from other
bnniss have decreased s5ol, 400. The circulation
has increased $ll3, 100.
, 1873-10-15
WASHINGTON.
Special Dspatch to The Chfcdgo Tribune.

THE UNITED BrATE8 THEAHUHY.
WAsu1Naros, D. e., Dot. 13.-The condition
Of lilo United States Treasury indicates that
sineo tho lat Of October eaoA Of tho balanoes
Ina Increased from one-quartor to one-half a
million dollars. 4 little moro than SO, 5UO, 200
hava thus far been drawn from tie legal telitlor
to-day Only fraction over $125, 900 wero col
loctod from informal revenue aorrceH to-day,
which, with ono exception, is the smallest colloc-
tion on my day for several months.
, 1873-10-15
RAILROAD. NEWS.


Special Dtspaseh to The Chicago Tribune.
=, sT. JOSEPH, No., Oct l4.-fo-aay was the
time appointed for the election Of E now Board
Railroad. The stockholders met in Elwood, Kan,
opposite the City Of st. Joseph. Tho meeting
was organized by the election of George ".
HILL as Chairman, and Z. II. Savillo as Secretary,
upon the motion Of John Severance Mnyor Of
sentative OF tho 100000 Of city stock in said
Company.
A 0onimittoo on Credentials WAS appointed.
The Committee was John Severance, John Doni-
phRn, and William Pratcll. Tho Secretary Of
the Committee, f. Fl. Savillo. then presented to
tho Committee 4 list OF the stockholders aB ap-
poars on the books OF said Company on Sept.
10, 1873. with tho amounts ownod by each. Tho
have boon Issued,
John Doniphan and William Pratch made a
majority report that thoro was about 80. 400, 900
OF stock in tho Company represented in tho
meeting entitled to vote.
John Severance made minority report, which
was that there Was about $G0O, 600 OF bona tlde
stoc& represented which slouo was entitled to
vots TINT the other pretended stock waB issued
that suoh fictitious stock should not bo allowed
to vote and he, on bohalf OF tho City of St.
Joseph, which waa tho largest stockholder, and
owned q majority Of tho stock properly and
any o}her ' atoott roprosonted % II I said mostlns,
except tho stock OF tho City OF st. Joseph. Mo-,
and the County Of Brown, Kansas. Tho minor.
waB accepted.
Tho stock alluded to by tho majority report,
being largely in tho majority. was voted for tho
present directory, who were elected, Us follows;
William Bond, jose F. Navarro, George 7. For
rest, Lawrence Wolls, Henry a. johnson,
Thomas N. Smith, Horny II. Buttorwortl, Henry
G. Tanner, Robert ". Donnell, New York; Ed
ward ": Mealy, Hagerstown, Nd. !; Dudly y.
Steele, st. Joseph, Mo. |; Edward N.~(lorrill,
Hiawatha, Kansas John Saxon, Fairbur,> Neb.
Upon motion to ratify tho acts OF the Board Of
Directors, making d second mortgage "a tho
oanteru division of tho roal, tho resolution VIVA
carried. John Severance, on behalf Of the city,
voted no. The meeting taon adjourned.
, 1873-10-15

San FRANCISCO. Oct. 14.-Thore ia nothing
new Of q financial or commercial character. Tho
election tomorrow IL the absorhing topic In
buHiuess ciroloa. Logal-tenders arc quoted ut
, 1873-10-15
SIT, JOSEPH. MO.

Specfa! D,xpatch to The Chicago Tribune.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Oct. 14.-The financial fool.
lug hero still improves. The stock business
mainly anfIors. Tho distresa amoug cattle droy-
ors III very great.
, 1873-10-15
Appointed to Examine tho Wlaconain
Central halfway.

Spfo0[ D}sVdlch 70 The Chicago 7T35NHf
FoND pu LAC, Wis, Oct. II. -sonator Howe,
Of thiB city. has received an appointment from
this city Aa Commissioner to examine and report
upon tho condition Of tvonty milos Of COM
ploted road on tho northern ond OF tho Wlscou.
Blu Contral Railway.