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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-24

next election and that unless Endorsed by majority OF
tho voters the increase should not be made. "a
Mr. EDMUND5 (Rep, w moved 70 lay Mr.. IDLY
amendment on the table, which done By vote OF
81 Yeas to IS Nays.
Pending further action on the bill the Senate, ON mo-
ton OF Mr. SAWYER Rep 8. ca, went into ExeeGtsso
Session, and soon after adjourned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-24
THE LAST MARINE DISASTER.

LONDON, Jan. 24-G a. m.-Tne journals ex-
press gnation In the strongest terms at the hearess
conduct Of the captain Of the unknown steamer wbch
sunk the NorthHeet. The Government has offered a
reward for the discovery OF her Sixty survivors
OF the Ill fated emigrant sh have arrived IN Lon Ion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-24

The Tribune Almanac for (resiv last Of January earl
In F.Drqary viii IN sdiiton usual contents. have
PORTRAIT BlOsRAPar
HORACE GREELEY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-24
Q Board Of Police dnring the

has been brought against the Board OF Police dnrnR o
last years. and the opinions rendered during that In
terval could have been obtained from rstclass lawyers
for at least $500 per
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-24
The STATE OF TRADE.
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
CATTLE MARKETg

wmxsoroS c. Jan 2lspin Tnrpen5ne higher ca Boss
for strained Crude IusDentne lower 50 - ot arj AL
Is ior yellow DIP anl Yirgia. Tar quiet at % D.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-24
MIRRIEU.

Chained Hands and Rough Skin -ursi BY usay JusIPEa
TAI SOa MANUFACTURED By CAsvELL, HAZARD Co.. NeHfoFa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-24

The LostAits By WENDELL PHILPs in TEBJsk JgcrURs
BKTRA No. 3 Price, 30 DC. by nail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-24
DIED.

Al Notices Of Marriage, must DO indor'ed Wia haa
Connecticut western news., 1873-01-03
Alaska AntiUuitieS.

At the last meeting of the California Academy of Sciences, W. H. Dau, of the United States Coast Survey, read an interesting paper on his recent dis covery of prehistoric remains in Alaska. Among these relics, mention is made of seven skeletons, which were found ar ranged around the edge of small cave located under an isolated rock, on Omaknok Island Contrary to the record of similar caves in Europe, no remains of animals were found. Near one of the skeletons there were heaped together number of stone knives, a bone awl, and two fragments, one of pumice, and the other of fine sandstone, with their edges and surfaces smoothed and squared, evidently for the purpose of dressing down the asperities of skins to be used for clohing. The most in teresting collections are reported to woman, which was stationed farthest from the entrance to the cave; these consisted of two bone tabrets, shaped like those now in use among the Thlink- cts and Botccudas; lot of needles, made of the wing-bones of birds; a neeedle-case, made of the humerus of oOA1O bAu, C1OSSu uO SdCu 6uu UY wooden stopper; bone awls, stone knives, whetstone of fine grained sand, and little case of birch-bark contain ing plumbago. The only anatomical peculiarity of the bones, which agreed in all essential respects with Esquimaux remains of similar character, was the great stoutness of the long bones, and a remarkable thickening of the inner face of the under jaw, which was 50 exten- sive ia majority of cases as to nearly close the space between the halves of the jaw, the bone being over an inch in diameter. So far as the memory of the present inhabitants goes, these are the remains of prehistoric race, though, from the pepishable nature of many of the implements found, it is evident that the title does not apply in its present interpretation.
Connecticut western news., 1873-01-03
How Counterfeit Notes are Made.

A party of men, say from three to & dozen, get together and hold frequent meetings, and act according to 8 plan laid down. One or two will find out some copper-plate printer in the employ of the bank note company---in fact all such printers are known by the party. These men will manage to meet one of the printers. Then they offer him from eoO to $50 to procure certain kind of impression. This impression is pro- cured in this wise: The printer will take an impression upon tin feil from the plate from which he is printing, which can be done in & moment. Thus you see every line and size is obtained correctly. From this tin foil an electro type is made. They then get some plate printer that can be found about the city, have good time with him and engage him at twenty dollars per day to do the printing. By this plan thousands of copies are struck of which defy detec- ton, except in the quality of the paper, which will slightly differ from the gen nine. The place of manufacture is gen. orally some distance from New York, like Staten Island, Flatbush, or some times Baxter street, or similar localities in that city.
 It is strange fact, in every case where party of this kind exists, that every member lacks confidence in his associate. Every move made by one is narrowly watched by others of the par V. It would be death to an informant or spy that did not look well to him. salf
Connecticut western news., 1873-01-03
Financial Freaks,

We have seldom seen more striking instance of audacious impudence, under the circumstances, than that of MT. Henry N. Smiths statement made to the Banking and Currency Committee during his examination by them rela- tive to the lookup of money by the Tenth National Bank of this city. "I did not think of doing it before the pre- vious afternoon" he said |" it was what I called dash. It was purely freak of my own." This playful |" freak dis arranged business throughout the coun- try, ruined two or three of his compan- ions on the street" and made great disturbance generally among banks and other moneyed institutions. It is not a light matter that this conspiracy against business, against commerce, against the interests, not of city or state, but of the whole country, should have been entered into between this man and a great banking institution. "This thing was not done in corner" but, openly, and in the presence of all men. Mir. Smith gained credit thereby and the bank got no harm.
 If it be wrong to break into a mans house and steal his money, how is it any more right to force 1t from him by stop ping ali the avenues of rehef---avenues, be it remembered, created especially for his accomodation---and pressing him into position where he must either be ruined or lose his entire business repu- tation. This is what Messrs. Smith X Palmer did, and yet they go unwhipped If justice. The Banking and Currency Committee have, indeed, reported bill making it the duty of the Comptroller, in any future case of the misuse of national bank,. to proceed against the directors in the United States Courts, the penalty being forfeiture of the char ter, imprisonment for five years, and 6 fine of not less than $10,0OO This is we'll as far as it goes, and we trust that such bill will be passed and rigidly enforced hereafter. But if, as the com mittee expressly says, the action of the Tenth National Bank was clear viola tion of the banking act, why is not that bank made to suffer Does the lapse of few months condone so great a crime Is the promise of such men that they will never do so again of suf- fcient validity to win forgiveness If the bank were wound up, if there be law enough for that purpose, there would be good cause for congratulation, and some hope that the warning would be sufficient for other banks disposed to enter into such. operations with the Wall street thieves. .---N y. Post.
Connecticut western news., 1873-01-03
An Old Story RetoId.

When the ------ Foot were in Bermuda. the adjutant of the regiment had dog, which was of very savage nature. He had some of the bloodhound in him. and at night he was in the habit of prowhng round the barracks, to the ter TOT of the sentinels and others who were compelled bytduty or otherwise to be out after tattoo roll-cal. One night the dog was the subject of conversation in the guard-room, and one of the soldiers, a native of the Emerald Isle, broke in :: E Shat dog comes near me on my post, I'll stick the bayonet in him." Sure enough he did; for in the morning "Nip" was found stark and stiff, with the ominous three-cornered hole made by the bayonet in his breast, through which his canine soul had fed to the land where bayonets are never known.
 There was tremendous outcry, and Dennis, the murderer, soon found him. self the inmate of a "prisoner's room. !" On his being brought before Col. H., the offense was read over, and then the colonel after hearing the evidence, asked the prisoner what he had to say for himself. "Well, sir, in the middle of the night, while on sentry, the dog showing his teeth, and I used my bay onet to defend myself" The adjutant here broke in with, eff the dog was rushing at you to bite you, why did you not strike him with the butt of your piece p "So would, sir," said Den his, "had he run at me with his tail. 9 The answer convulsed the colonel, and Dennis was ordered to return to duty at Onoo
Connecticut western news., 1873-01-03
How they Live in Sweden.

Tie houses are strong, being built of strong thick walls, generally of brick or stone, with high stone foundations. They are small, generally of one story, and meant for but one family. Their houses are not so very simple, but they are very simply furnished, there often being, especially in the northern part where the houses are frequently of logs, and covered with turf or straw, no more than one room in the. house, and in that only the coarsest homemade furniture. The sleeping-room is provided with tiers of beds, one above another, the woman generally sleeping below, and the men above. You rarely see any car pet, but the floors are sprinkled with a clean white sand, which dries up mois- ture, gives off no dust, and may be easily removed. Sometimes the floors, as in Germany, are painted, or of wood mosaic, though this luxury, except in large mansions, is very rarely indulged in. Occasionally, the best rooms will have little carpet, but never more than two strips, which cross each other in the centre. The land is, generally good and four-fifths sf the people subsist by agriculture. Great quantities of wheat, rye and barley are raised the stubbled fields being now seen stretching out in every direction. Much of this grain is exported to Germany and Great Bri- tain. Large dreves of cattle, sheep, geese and ducks, may also be seen in the fields, though the stock is far infer for to that of Denmark, where it was a real pleasure to see the magnificent droves in their pastures. The cattle and poultry are kept in the same field the ducks and geese being around the ponds while the sheep and cows are scattered through the meadows, a shepherd boy sleeping in some fence corner. In the evening, these focks are driven to the barn-yard, where they present lively scene for few hours after sunset. spent a little time at the country resi-
 dence of a large landowner in this neighborhood, where the noise of ducks and geese. in his barn-yard, was like { perpetual herse-fddle serenade.
Connecticut western news., 1873-01-03
Damages fOE Death of a Brakeman.

The Cumberland, (Md.) ) Cavilion says
 Many of our readers will remember the trial which excited considerable public interest at the January term, 1871 of the Circuit Court in this county, oi the case of the State, use of Fazen- baker, against the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad. The suit was brought by the widow and children oi William Fazenbaker, 8 brakeman, in the employ of the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad, who was killed by the explosion of locomotive at Frostburg, on March 26, 1870. The jury in the case decided for the plain. tiffs, assessing the damages at $3, 500, tc be divided as follows: To the widow g., 1000; to the eldest child, 165; to the second child, $556, and to the young est child, 1885. Jacob Brown, Esq. and Hon. H. W. Hoffman were counse for the plaintiffs, and Messrs. Walsl and Cox for the Company. The Com. pany carried the case to the Court ot Appeals at Annapolis, at which Court they were represented by John P. Poe Esq, of Baltimore City. Messrs. Brown and Hoffman still representing Mrs. Fazenbaker and her children The case was decided on Thursday last The judgment of the Circuit Court was affirmed, and the plaintiffs get the $3, 600 with interest, defendant to pay the costs of the suit. The opinion of the Court of Appeals was delivered by Judge Stewart.
Connecticut western news., 1873-01-03
A Manual of Health.

An edition of between nine and ten millonsof poic es of very useful work is now ready for gratuitou distribution, and can be had for the asking at any Spanish America or Brazh. The work referred to ts Hostetter's Almanac for 1873 The medical portion of it treats of the various ailments to which the hu man system is subject, and sets forth the peculiar properties of Hostettcr's Stomach Bitters-the purest and best tonic at present known-as . preser. vative of health and strength, and Q remedy for debility and disease. The Almanac is printed in al the principal languages of the civilized world and reaches larger number of families and individuals the press. No man woman who has due regard for that choicest of heavens blessings bodily vgor should fail to read the plain, simple and convincing articles which this truly practical publication con. tans. The miscellaneous matter is varied instruo- tive and amusing. and the calendar department copious and comprehensive. Hostetter's Almanac is in short, household convenience, adapted to the use of all classes and callings. The farmer. the planter the miner, the merchant, the mechanic the lahorer the professional maC, all need it, and to in valids of both it is literally article of prime necessity. The medical technicalitics which ren- der many medical treatises intended for popular use uninteli0ible to the general reader have been carefully avoided in this phamphlet. All is clear, explicit, forcbs, and reconcilable with reason aul common sense.
 The proprietors, Messrs. Hostetters X Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa, receipt of two-oent stamp will forward copy by mail to any person who cannot procure one in his neighborhood.
Connecticut western news., 1873-01-03
The Neurology of the Year.

The year has been as remarkable as any of its predecessors for the many " "shining marks" at which Death has aimed it's shaft, both at home and abroad. It may seem to be startling fact---but it is nevertheless fact---that in the city of New York alone, since the last happy New Year, not less than twenty-five thousand of those composing its population have gone to the abode of the dead-the average being about five hundred per week. And this, we may take it for granted, is about the average of the mortality in all other populous cities.
 Looking over the grim catalogue, one can hardly fail to be impressed with the many men of mark, in almost every de- partment of life, whose names are in scribed upon it. Literature, Art, Science and Religion have each and all contri- buted their representative men.
 At home, among our own profession we recall those of James Gordon Ben nett of the Herold; Spalding of the World Pollard of the Richmond Ec- anainer, and last, but not least, Horace Greeley of the Tribune. The military profession has lost Major-G General Meade, Major-General Halleck, and General Anderson, and to the list must be added General Ewen of the Con- federate Army. France laments Field Marshal Forey, who defeated the Aus trians on the historic field of Monte belle, while England drops tear as she recalls the memory of Field-M Marshall Sir George Pollock, Constable of the Tower, Q veteran of the Indian wars, and General Pennefather, another soldier of renown.
 The ranks of statesmanship have been thinned by the death of Wm. H. Sew ard, EXP. M. Gen. Randall, Senator Grimes, of Iowa, Davis, of Kentucky, and Walker, of Wisconsin President Juarez, of Mexico Earl Mayo, Cover nor-General of India Joseph Mazzini, the Italian patriot The Duke of Per signy Sir Henry Bulwer Lord Lons- dale, and the Duke of Bedford Among the scholars, literary men and artists whose names are we'll known on both sides of the Atlantic, we may enumerate Charles Lever, Anthony Fonblanque, Ludwig Forrbach, Charles ArAguste Xervier, Adolph Guerault, Theophile Gautier, Buchanan Read, George P. Putnam, Lowell Massn, Fanny Fern, Edwin Forrest, John F. Kensett, and George Catlin.
 The pulpit has likewise lost many a brilliant name, among whom we may recall those of Rev. Dr. Seabury, Rev. Norman Macleod, Rev. Frederick Den ison Maurice, Bishop Eastburn, of Mass. Bishop Terrett, of Edinburgh Bishop Sharp, of St. Asaph, Wales and Dean Jeremie, of Lincoln.
 And so they pass away, and still the procession moves on to "the house ap- pointed for all living" Who can tell what names will be written on the roll when we write up the necrology for 1873? Rather, who would cast pail oyer the present by anticipating fu- ture which it is best for us to remain behind the veil
Connecticut western news., 1873-01-03
Captain Marryat and Henry Clay.

The following incident is related by Judge R. A. Buckner, of Lexington, Ky, who was present at the time it occurred.
 Captain Marryat, while in this coun- try, was present at Ashland, by invita- tion of Mir. Clay, and & number of gen. tlemen had been invited to meet the not ed Englishman at state dinner. After the wine had begun to circulate, MT. Clay, in conversation, made some allu- sion to the English custom which re- qulred the guests on such occasions to present the head servant of their enter tainer with some gratuity before leav. ing. This offended Captain Marryat, who, in very emphatic manner, denied the existence of any such custom.
 Mir. Clay responded that such must be the case, for he, when dining with Lord Castlereagh, had forgotten it, and had been reminded of it by his lord ships butler.
 Captain M. seemed to be still offend ed, and was about to make some testy remark, when his entertainer sent the aecanter to him by servant, and in hit politest manner extended his own glass said "A glass of wine with you, Gap tain Marryat."
 The Captain, pushing the decantel aside, responded: "No! want no wine Ihave drunk too much already" Turning to Lewis B., wit, and { ''good fellsw, who would take too much at times, MT Clay said quietly, "A glass with you, Lewis, my son; I see yor have not taken too much"
Connecticut western news., 1873-01-03
A Pleasant NaD.

A grlmly humorous account of the difficulties attending the attainment of nights rest in India, makes one thank fM that he is a citizen of America. In those wild so1itudes, individuals of the insect race perform the part of the noc- turnal disturbers with great vigor and animation. At nightfall concert usu- ally commences; in which the treble is sustained by crickets, gifted with lungs far exceeding in power those of the American hearth, while the bass is crooked forth by innumerable bull frogs, mingled with the exasperating hum of mosauitos, in which -hubbub the accompaniment of the musk-rats is scarcely to be distinguished. In the midst of this uproar, should sleep, long wooed, descend at last upon the weary eyehds, 1t is but too often chased away by the yells off the wandering troop of jackalls, each animal endea4oring to outshriek his neigbbor. A quiet night in any part of India is exceedingly difficult of attainment; the natives, who sleep throughout the heat of the day; protract their vigils far beyond the mid night hour, and however silent at other periods, are always noisy at night. Parties from adjacent villages patrol the roads, singing, and, during religious festivals or bridal revelries, every sart of discordant instrument, gongs, and blaring trumpets six feet long, are brought in aid of the shouts of the populance. Such is the usual character of the night in the jungles and it re- quires nerve of no ordinary kind to support its various inffictions.
Connecticut western news., 1873-01-03

Editorial notices are so common that it is almost impossible for an editor to express his honest opinion of the merits of any article without being suspected of interested motives. This fact, how ever, shall not deter us from saving what we think of new addition to the NIateria Medica to which our attention has been recently directed. We refer to Dr. J. Walkers California Vinegar Bitters, a remedy which is making it's way into more families just now than all the other advertised medicines put together.
 Its popularity. as far as we can judge, IS not based on empty pretention There seems to be no question about the potency of its tonic and alternative properties, while it possesses the great negative recommendation of containing neither~ alcohol nor mineral poison. That 1t is specific for Indigestion, Billieusness, Constipation and many complaints. of nervovs origin, we have reason to know and we are assured on good aslthority that as general invigerant, regulating and purifying medicine it has no equal.
 It is stated that its ingredients (ob- tained from the wilds of California; are new to the medical world; and it's ex- traordinary effects certainly warrant the conclusion that it is Q compound o1 agents hitherto unknown. If popular. ity is any criterion, there can be nc doubt of the efficiency of the Vinegar Bitters, for the sale of the article is i'm. mense and continually increasing. TCOm.
Connecticut western news., 1873-01-03
Curious Statistics of Marriage.

The people of statistical rather than 8 sentimental turn, the mathematics of marriage in different countries may prove an attractive theme of meditation. It is found that young men from fifteen to twenty years of age marry young women averaging two or three years older than themselves, but If they delay marriage until they are twenty to twen- ty-tive years old, their spouses average Q year younger than themselves; and thenceforward this difference steadily increases, till in extreme old age on the bridegroom's part it is apt to be enor- nous.
 The inclination of octogenarians to wed misses in their teens is an every day occurrence, but it is amusing to find in the love-matches of boys that the statistics bear out the satires of Thack- cray and Balzac. Again, the husbands of young women aged twenty and under average 8 little above twenty-five years, and the inequality of age diminishes thenceforward, till for women who have reached thirty the respective ages are equal: after thirty-fve years, women, like men, marry those younger than themselves, the disproportion increas- ing with age, till at fifty five it averages nine years.
 Fhe greatest number of marriages for men take place between the ages of twenty and twenty-five in England, be- tween twenty-five and thirty in France, and between twenty-five and thirty-fve in Italy and Belgium.
 Finally, in Hungary the number of individuals who marry is 72 in thous- and each year, in England it is GA; in Denmark 59; ia France 57, the city of Paris showing 53; in the Netherlands, 52; in Belgium 43; in Norway 36: Widowers indulge in second marriages three or four times as often as widows. For example, in England Qand of Mrs. BardelD there are 60 marriages of widowers against 21 of widows; in Bel gium there are 58 to 16; in France 40 to 12. Old MT. Weller's paternal advice, to "beware of widows" ought surely to be supplemented by maxim to be- ware of the widowers.