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National Republican., 1873-05-24
Marriage q la Mode.

Among the applicants 10 Mr.. Cooke, one OF
ihe London magistrates, recently, were two
persons, who told the following strange
stories to the court The frst, "a meek looking
young man,) on getting into the box, said
''Picase, your worship, ! was married two
years ago and my wife has left me twice dur
Ing that time. She stopped away fortnight
shortly after we were married, but when she
came back forgave her. After that she
went away again and stopped three months
with another man. Now, she comes back,
after bearing his name, and wants 10 take up
with nc again. Can't shut the door against
her, or am I bound 10 take her ini Mr.
Cooke--'I cannot give you any advice In
such matter" The applicant, greatly dis
appointed, left the court. The second appll-
cant was respectably-altired woman, about
thirty years Of age. Her woes also com
menced two years ago, when, she said, she
was married 10 man who afterwards so III
treated her that she left him. Last Christ
mas he came 10 the house she lived In and the
home she had set up by her own exertions,
and, telling her that he had no lodging, asked
her II she would allow him 10 sc In the
kitchen for the night. She consented and he
stopped, hut since then he had not left, and
she could not get rid Of him. She wanted 20
know II she could not turn him out. Mr..
Cooke--"I will not undertake 20 give you
any advice In such case" Applicant-"But
the things do not belong TO him, and he IL
annoying my dodgers, who will not STOP
Mr., cooke-'I cannot help you" The appll.
cant then left.
National Republican., 1873-05-24

! on 10 the necessity Of cnlnrging and lmprov-
ing the nro telegraph, ~ recommended BY the
superintendent. The small supply Of the
latest improved automatic boxes now In use
In this city and In Georgetown have proven
so entirely. reliable and satisfactory since
Of their superiority, and by contrast exhibit
the utter worthlcssness OF tho old crank
boxes now In use.
Tho stock belonging 10 the department
consists Of twenty-elght horses, twenty Ave
Of which are In actual service, the remaining
three horses being retained as substitutes in
As will be seen by the reports Of the sew
eral forcmen Of companies there u now in
the possession of the department 4, 800 feet OF
seruloedbie hoee and so feet Of worthless;
also 800 feet Of gum hose. Tho term 'ser-
ylceable" II used because from the exigency
Of the case II has 10 be In service, though II
Is safe 10 say that not one section is In really
good condition and capable Of standing.
pressure Of one hundred and Atty pounds.
The force IL composed Of one chief and as
slstant chief engineer, and lfty-nine officers
and men, assigned TO Iix companics.l The
apparatus Of the department conslsts Of Eve
steam engines, six hose carriages and ono
hook -and-ladder truck. The several compa-
nles constituting the department have been
very prompt In Their Response e ssIms and
bthNt W hht W hheh
which were IN every case confined TO the
premises upon which they originated:
A sincere cause for congratulation Ia TO be
found In the fact that during the year no ac-
cident has occurred TO any OF the men con-
nected with the department.
l take pleasure in referring 10 the valuable
services rendered 10 this department By AS
sistant Chief Engineer VIM. o. Drew, and
the secretary; also, the Metropolitan police
force, who have on all occaslons afforded this
department every assistance In their power
and 10 the officers and members OF this de-
partment, for the promptness with which they
have obeyed all orders; and the cheenulness
with which they have conformcd TO the rigid
discipline required Of them merits my sincere
and warmest commen-
dation.
In conclusion, beg 10 return thanks for
the courtesy extended 10 mo on all occasions,
and the interest you have ever manifested In
the welfare Of the department.. y .!..
OF tho Board Of Commissioners, both ro-
tired and present, ] can but say that all the
members seemed Imbued with zeal In the per-
formance Of the responsible trusts assigned
them, and have ever been ready TO render
such aid TO me Che executive branch Of
the seryice) as was conducive 10 the best re-
suits and for the benefit Of the citizens.
Respectfully submitted,
MARTIN CRosIs, Chief Engineer.
1.-THE report Is accompanied by the several
detailed statements referred 10 In the frst
paragraph
National Republican., 1873-05-24
A RspsrtsrIaI Ca.a nIanra.

The latest story Of a brave though child
like form faithful at the post Of duty, come,
from Ohio. lie was the son Of a village re.
porter, and, having discovered n broken rail
on the road Just out Of town, sat for Ave
train, 80 that he might carry the particular
OF the accident 10 his father. Such devotion
70 the patsrnAl interest Is very affecting,
National Republican., 1873-05-24
THI TrEESncE QUESTION.


rsns EIhss " ls Nsiss.si g.F-liiFt=
sIHI uAA ven mach pleAacd With JouT snort
article this morning headed the Apprentices
Question, " shh agree with you that soas action
sh0ald be taken bJ both NAii1aAl aud state Legs
latnres on the question.
SSu, air, en- impfcsslon pforaia lahsthtT cor
rect 0f not l will mt uniierAka 10 dntefninSl
that forelRn-pariienlaFiy Engiish-NofEmen arc
much more thbruaEh IN their trAies than Amen
rAn, and the apprenticeship system IN the com.
Try named Il certainly better calculated 10 In
spare that belief than that prey AllinE In OaF own
Ghsrc, u may be sAId, We have no system oi
the kind. In ali countries tNegpt our own Ap-
pIsutices are regularly inirntufei 10 q mastef
Eho during the period Of tndentufp has the
aAme eoniroi over them that their parents have
and u eompsiled by las 10 give them csnain
schooling. with Us the plan u altogether iif-
fefcnt. A bog sets 20 work 10 learn q Trade and
iAstead Of payinE the master . premium for
taxing him, a. 10 The case M ail c0uairiss eKespt
THIS, he rrotivea from the hfst wages Am0antinE
10 a. mueh As eAPerenoed aoIknlen get Ia tkS
older o0ahtrica, AMI reserves the pfItiissp Of
leaving uhcneyer u Huita himself, and this priv
lege be u reTy apt 10 exercise NheneFer he can
get any. etrn the fifhtsE, adTanre Of HaFV..
The apprentice sysieui ani a system 70 Tcru.
late sefvAnts of both EeNcs aud color 4 dc.
mahiei BY the wants Of the pcople, AMI shouLI
rhallsnse the auchtion Of the iAW.lis ksT. nov
In session. CIftrEN.
National Republican., 1873-05-24
(iaxe d'AmouF.

In q note accompanying the following
bright little lyric the sender remarks; ~ take
the liberty OF inclosing TO you acopy Of some
verses, written, as have reason to suppose,
by private In the Southern ranks during the
war, having noticed the reproduction In the
Social Studies recently, Of somewhat
similar composition. cannot say who the
author was, nor to what arm OF the service
he belonged, but remember copying the lines
In pocket dIary-tAking them down from
the dIctation Of O fcllow-soldier, now the
Episcopal clergyman at Culpeper Court
house, Va, during the time when the ladies
were making us all kinds Of garments, and
contributing all In their power--lf even but
their aftectionaie remembrances-t0 carry
on the war" Whether their writer was
Northern or Southern the verses are worth
reyiyali
TO ALADY VINO SENT HER LOVE.
In the brave old days, when the steeLclad youth
Rode forth 70 the clash Of war,
He carried pledge Of his ladySt truth
In the bsttle's 6runt, with his lance In rest,
His thought was prayer for her
Who had twined her glove In his helmet crest,
And buckied his mighty spur.
That courtly age has passed, I weeD,
And the knight and his lady are dust;
The helmet has lost in It's silver sheen,
And the coIelet is red with rust; .
Bat the Aodler'B heart can with love still burn
And the fair still pray for the brave;
Bright eyes shall beam for the yictor's return,
or their tears be the dew Of bis grave.
Though she binds not the spur on his manly heel
Nor TtWines on his helmet her glove,
Yet her soul ls a. true a. his own true steel,
And she sends 70 the soldier her love;
And oh, that love Ia q tAllamAn bright,
A Awarrior'a heart TO inspire,
To serve his strong arm In the shock Of his nght
And 20 brighten his blvouAc nre.
National Republican., 1873-05-24
EnIEEAErE ElsE u KElL EsrlTr.

n ~ EliisI " A NsIIssaI HsIlllisasI
smi The announcement Ia your paper % LE
days Eiaee Of the safe Of the Morgan pfoptitI
At the heal of TUchtls,h street. foF ". 90. to.
calls 10 me q few facts Indicating tAe HunIrriui
appreciation IN the Talue of Trai cs'lis In thtI
aettiou. Ia iss9 the Nholp tract laftrsn aefcs,
ot which tue portion iust snld constitutes iess
than one fouhh,l was soid foF les ihan fLls0.
Ia $50 u WAa again suli tor ig,0U Ia 1919
NA again sold TOT tlb,osl. In lsl1 u aaH sub
divided iutl six lots, II whirh four HCrr slll Tor
about sad.Qco. and aimee thea Que nc tso bAFr
ben sold again a. an aiTancr. tnQarsiI1lailI,
N 30 ave lots c1ui1 not tnsdhJ bc bHuEht tgf
les than 5000, and r1ssihlY MT fuT te1e9o,
and lot siN has Just teen sDh1 Tor tlaesh Ihus,
then, We sec that property whiCh N ~ hfuagtt
N.ooo, and In lsal tlD.tpn, Ia lsi8 l. ucNh ~
leaat D,epo, In the nfst ten yraTs u mote ihin
double In value. 10 the CusIing lWsaW yran
u AgAll more than duublgsi IN NallF, and NJ tho
last 'caie " has qualfuplel Ihg ughirs EN'n
may not b. e1ac bat thcre arr thasg uho Stl
fead tan SSo can MAKE lhsm 70. J,
National Republican., 1873-05-24
Gsrnany's Loss Tsrosah RniaraiIon.

The president Of tho statistical office at
Berlin, Herr Engel, and DR.. Kapps, have
made q calculation OF the amount lost by
OF education and training q persons who
have emigTated TO America. TIE conclusion
10 which they have come Ia that the fiVe mill
lards paid by France scarcely indemnify Ger
many for the capital IL hAS thus lost. Ac-
cording TO the same ealculators, the rich har-
vest OF adult subjects gathered by the United
yanced the Development Of Ihe American ma
tion BY half century,
National Republican., 1873-05-24
THE PiRr-AIARM TRLEGRArB.
Report OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Wires
and New Boxes Reauired.
The following il the report OF the superin-
tendent Of the hrc-alarm telegraph: rs.
OVYIcg Frng ALARM TELEoRAPH.)
No, Asl I.OUIstAnA AvEhuE, Z
MAamHoTon, ID. q, April q. le1a J

WuutUt OI lnt uIN-ulhIln tCitktuphE
orYIcE FIny ALARM TELEoRAPHJ
w.sm.sSos, sS - ). b.SS.itt q, apr't a. iaS III
m ..a @ ss:i:'i <. h.: e ss &: Sc L q c.,
In reporting the condition and wants Of the
6re-alarm telegraph, feel II my duty to call
your attention TO the necessity Of building
anew all the lines within the city Of WASH
lngton. The great conhagrntions Of Chicago
and Boston are stin fresh In the memory Of
all, and serve TO admonish us that every pre-
caution ought to be adopted to prevent the
occurrence Of similar disaster In our own
beautiful city.
The FIRE telegraph Of this city was erected
nine years ago, when the state Of the art In
this branch Of telegraphy was In lts infancy,
and therefore need scarcely tell you that
the Instruments In use hero are OF the most
primitive character and In comparison with
the later inventions are quite worthless. The
lines, owing TO the combined chemical and
atmospheric action upon them, are rapidly
becoming unit for use. The joints, which
were never soldered, are so rusted thrt Il Is
with difficulty that circuit can be main
talned. Lines not more than ten miles In
length show resistance equal TO seventy
miles Of good wire properly put up.
The only way TO remedy the defective lines
Is TO reOtfttd, ana thlr, IN my Judgment, can
not be longer deferred without great jeopardy
to the lives and property OF our citizens.
And while rebuilding, the limos ought to be
so extended as TO become available for CIV
ing prompt alarms from every part OF the
city.
The old-timc "crank boxes" upon which
we rely In great part for our alarms, In com
parison with the signal boxes now In use In
all the other great cities In the Union, arc en-
tirely unit for the purpose, and ought 10 be
discontinued at once, by substituting the
latest improved automatic Instruments. In
no other way can the system of telegraphlc
alarms be made reliable. There are hfty-fiye
Of these crank-boxes now In use In Washing
ton city.
To supply this city properly with alarm
stations about one hundred boxes arc neces-
sary. most respectfully suggest, therefore,
that authority DO given by the Legislature to
erect new telegraph lines throughout the city
Of Washington, and that not less than one
hundred new automatic boxes be purchased
for this city, and that an addition Of Ave or
six boxes be made to the Georgetown circuit,
and that all the crank boxes now In use be
retired rs soon as new ones can be erected
TO take their place.
have the honor to be, gentlemen, your
obedlent servant,
e..r..- HENRY X. MILES,
Superintendent Fire Alarm Telegraph.
National Republican., 1873-05-24
s..r... HENRY X. MILES,
Superintendent Fire Alarm Telegraph.
oIrSEn rHS " A5,ss ..,,.a.1, TrEESnA,H.i ,ss.,

WARRINGTON. ID. o., April u, l6Is.
DEAR SIR In compliance with your re-
quest, have made careful and close esti-
mate Of the cost Of reconstructlng the fire
telegraph and extending the same over the
entire city, so M to make II hrst-
class alarm telegraph OF the latest improve
ments known 10 the art, and flnd that by
rigid economy In building the new lines Il
may be accomplished for the small sum Of
sixty thousand dollars. In this esti-
mate Is included 8 new bell-strikers; ! three
dial Office repeater; switeh-board; 100 new
automatic boxes; gongs for cngine-houses;
100 cells additional battery, and 130 miles Of
wire with the necessary poles, ofiice-wire,
&C., so as TO make the whole system essen
TALLY new,l With this work accomplished
we would have o hrst-class telegraphic sys-
TEN OF alarms, available In every portion Of
Washington and Georgetown. Tho money
which 1t will cost 10 make the change, In
comparison with the greater degree Of Sc
curity % liie and property u win effect, Is
The cost Of this new telegraph, as pro-
posed, Is very far below the proportional cost
Of the old system, which we now have.
] will state, In conclusion, that have also
made an estimate Of the cost Of repairing the
old lines now In use, II new ones arc not sub
stituted, and nnd that the least repairs that
We can make suffice will cost about fourteen
thousand dollars.
Yours, very truly, :.
Superintendent Fire Telegraph.
National Republican., 1873-05-24
REPORT OF THE CnrRF ESGINKKR,

mate Of the Properly Destroyed.
The following Is the report Of the chief
engineer
WASHINGTON. April %, ls7s
Non. NJ n. Cooke. oOsssnor Dissrist Of coiansaa,
sIRi have the honor TO submit the follow
Ing report Of the present condition and en-
cheney OF the department In my charge, en-
bracing statement In detail OF the number
OF fires, the losses and Insurance; also full
and complete list Of the officers and priyates
(or men) attached to the department., with IN
inventory Of property held In charge BY the
several companies on the flrst day OF April,
1873. The annexed statement shows that the
whole number OF alarms for fires during the
year was one hundred and hfty-two; nine
were false alarms, four were for chlmneys
and three were test alarms, and one hundred
and thlrty-slx were for hresi the total
alleged loss Of property being el62, 100, with
an Insurance on the same Of sl25, 200. The
/ National Theatre fire and the G-stTeet wharf
Are caused loss Of sl25, 900 leaving the
fetal loss for the other one hundred aud thirty
four fires at the small figure OF ey6, 100
The number o. fIes compared with the
average OF the past eight years shows an In
n crease Of forty, and the amount OF losses com
shows an increase OF $4,000. Tho above
figures will serve to convince you OF the efii-
cheney Of the men OF the department.
One Of the greatest aids to the successful
work Of the department, and one which gives
II decided advantages over that Of any Other
city, Ia the splendid condition Of the improved
streets and the extension Of the Waterman.
Our city Is Increasing In area, population,
and an improved and costly class Of build
ings. Old structures arc being demolished
aud In their stead beautiful homes and I'm
| posing places Of business going up. Turr
where you will, In either direction, where q
few short years ago were wastes, now car
be seen row after row OF the most moderr
style OF buildings occupied by families, thu
extending the confines Of the improved city
many miles. But this department has no
kept pace with the improved city. II wa
created ten years ago, and since then thu
only addition made has been one company
and that Ave years ago, before the increas,
had commenced. As a matter Of protection
. and as guard against any possible contin
gency, aud In view Of the terrible calamitie
> which have befallen sister cities with large
! and more expensive departments, feel
my duty to again urge the formation Of
{ new engine and truck company, the forne
{ 70 be located on the northern and the latte
. In the western section Of the city.
, II must be apparent 70 all that the ell
> cheney OF the hfe department depends In
great measure upon the d. hie-alarni telegraph
Therefore begto cal your favorable attel
National Republican., 1873-05-24

In referring to this important adjunct Of
the department we desire to call your espe-
cIaI attention to the subject, as from the or
ganizatlon Of the department TO the present
time II has not received the attention Of the
apprOpriatlng power which IL deserved. In
District like ours IL Is necessary and would
be economy 10 have always on hand eight
thousand feet OF serylceable hose, rs by that
means there would always be reserve on
hand, which could be kept In good coalition,
ready for use at q moments notice. As IL IL
now, on the return from fire the men are
compelled 10 line the bose in the streets IN
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-21
NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY, MAY H. 18sQUADRUPLE SHEET

bales bales Exports to Great Britain sss Sales, COO stock
- T uLr Nrw ORLEANS May 90 1873;
Cotton quiet; ~iddnss, issc; Net reeelps; 100
CO. stock, iissss. -
Cotton dun, ~lasss. =, .. ssls.
Exports coastwise, $40. sales. $50 Stock asist
rs Gsss. s s" Tsa' s s bales
g Cotton dun: m,da,Inss II. IKE: %iadIIRs.
Sales 500 Stock. a.ss4 Ap''' $40 N
s,,,,,, ;, ,......, wl1nseros, n g. May 90 iss -
s9sa quiet IS hard
81 50 Tor yellow dip and virgin Tar steady at % IS
Lake and rail imports for the last twenty Jour hours
Ss sS: eeasAss1s fSan @
sSn do 90 q. Rail Tor the s, last
sSa sds ps
%ISie. white Vine. $ s.5 Ssst
white Canada 5$ ii ~ alxs sS
s ssSs. Ss T So1a
SH sass Dsiass s 81 a wsssn a. At
Oats quiet sales 1905 bushels wessrn at ssc 40 Barley
%ns. !.
81 rs The balance Of tho market is unchanged.
Flour in fair demand and rm ami Mrs ana dssln
Il 4 Corn sa orsp hsS m.ss ;, Ms sgss
l5Sc last half of June, 46sc. August and September
49%c yellow 46c: white BE- damaged, She Oats quiet
and unchanged Freights dull to Buffalo, Sac TO
HSS;T + sS
I.sE Oswsao May 90, 1873
Flour steady and unchanged; sales Of 1000 bbls., at
81 10 for No. Spring 1915 for amber Winter, $40 80
TOR white Winter and sll Tor double extra. Wheat
changed: sales Of 60O0 bushels primo white Canada
at 81 %, 400 do. at s2N, 1000 do: on private
terms Corn dull sales Of 1000 bushels Western ern
Sosss eo ana G P ss1' sx. S
dlings, $2l $2 per ton. Canal treights Wheat s4c;
corn and TO New York lumber ~ % to the Hnd-
son. Railroad treightsFlour, to Philadelphia and Bos
ton, sec tS New York S,c 70 Albany Troy and schs-
1000 do corn. l0f do peas 4OO0 feet Of lumber.
Shipments by canaO600 bushels wheat 900 do. corn
1890 DO peas, 1889 I0O feet Of lumber.
CHICAGO. May 20, 1873.
Flour-Demand good at full prices most OF the sales
were on private terms Wheat steady for spo duh and
No. spring at 81 ss No. do, 81 spot 81 sS'
seller May, 81 2s seller June; No Spring, 81 %;
jected dull at aSi o. Corn unsettled and lower;
sales No mixed at &c., spot; 6ysc &c., seller
June; aye. 42c, seller July, Oats in fair demand and
sales q NO a AM for resrar spot s
xey steady at c. Pork In fair demand lower sis
declining $40 June $s 90 So seller July. Bulk meats
and bacon unchanged Sugar cured hams. canyassed,
sold At PACKED Freghts ssady-Co IN e Buffalo,
$1,000 bushels wheat III 900 do TO- 00 do oats 1000
do rye and 1000 do. barley shpmentsl3 600 bbs -four
81 900 bushels wheat, l7OO do corn. 26o00 DO oats and
1000 do. barley.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-21
EUROPEAN MARKETS.

LoNpoS MosEY MAs>sr.-LoSpos, May 2o-5 p NJ
w suited states Ieas opcned at
for money and g8 for the account Uftc1 mYe
twenty bonds 1865 old 9 1875 93s tefornes oo1s
new lives, SsI. and Eric Railway shares ut asa y
FRANKFORT BouRsE.-FRANKT0RT,M May 20-P M-United
states fye-twcnty bonds 95M for the Issue OF 1862
g4hfs BouRsE -PARis, May Pop A.-Rentes closed at
LIyERPooE CorroN MARKxr.-LrvERr,oI. May 0-5 P.
MSalea Of cotton shipped from sava nnah or Charles
ton April and May A. sAd; from the same Ports 4sly
cradle July and August at llisd The MARKET closed
unchanged The sales OF the day have been bales
including 20O tor speculation and export OF the
5000 bales were American The market opened quiet.
Middng uplands SID mddling Orleans, 9sd. Sales Of
cotton shipped from Savannah or Charleston deliverable
In May, at SID .........
TRADE AT MANcH EsrER.-LIvERPooL, May 2C-The Man
chester market for yarns and fabrics is but prices
not quotaby lower.
NoonThe receipts OF wheat for the past three days
have been 1000 quarters, all Of which American.
The receipts of for the past three days have been
$4,000 quarters, including 900 American The market Is
dull Wheat Us. I'd. Us ID. per GENITAL for average
California white and lis Cd. lbs 4d for red Western
spring. Rcd Winter whcat-Market bare Flour, 28s
per bb for Western Peas, 1885, 3Ss Cd quarter for
Canadian.
LIVERPOOL PROVISIONS MARKEr.--LvEnrooL, May 20-P.
M-Iard. 4Os per cwt Pork CTS per DBL for new mess
LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET .-LIvERPooL, May 30
p. M.-Re1ined petroleum. 1870. l41sd. per gallon.
LONDON PRODUCE MARKEr.-LoYD0N, May 2-Sugar
26s 3D. cwt for No IL Dutch Standard atoat Refined
petroleum, l41sd. per gallon Taow ABS. 3D. AS. Cd
per cwt
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-21
ANOTHER BROOKLYN MYSTERY.

Disa ppe aranc Of . wealthy German.
The mysterious disappearance OF q wealthy Ger
man, named Max Bechaner, who resided &C $50
Degraw STREET, Brooklyn, is exciting considerable
comment. Mr. Becharer received . draft from
Germany, and LETT home on the ID Of May for tho
purpose OF proceeding to some bank.
ing house and getting. u cashed. on
leaving home he stated that he would
sO0n return, and as he IL q man OF very regular
habits t is feared by his family and friends that ne
has been iouliy dealt with. Information OF ais
disappearance was communicated TO his relatives:
Heraog q Co., OF $50 Broadway, New YORK, mao
been accustomed to see him almost daily, put tney
have not seen him since the day OF his usappeAIs.
ance. The Brooklyn detectives were inlormeu 0I
the disappearance Of the gentleman, put tney nave