New-York tribune., 1874-06-11

Poor Mrs. Fannie MarstOn! She is o vocal.
ist in San Francisco, not celebrated yet, bue
every day expecting to become so. She dwelt
with her husband in lodgings, and we sup
pose that there was some difficulty about the
rent money; but at any rate. one day the
ruthless landlady removed all the furniture from
the rooms. In doing so, she raided better than she
knew for she carried off the book in which Mrs.
Fannie had pasted all the newspaper notices of her
vocal exploits-a bright and Invaluable bouquet OF
fragrant puffs, comparing her favorably with Nils
son Jenny Lind, Lucca and all the other sweet
singers of the nineteenth century, 1t loss in
deed and so Fannie brought trover for the cOmpli-
mentary collection, and swore Gudicially) that il
was of $500 value TO her in her business. II it had
been kept five years longer it would have been
worth OOO On the strength Of it, she added. she
could get an engagement from any manager IN
fifteen minutes. She also swore that Mime. Nilsson
kept Just such book and found it extremely useful
The Judge did MT seem to value pufs very highly.
At any rate he dismissed the suit, and Mrs. fannis
must now begin new collection.
Mr.. Logan has introduced bill authorizing cer-
tain unknown persons to build railway of four or
more tracks from New.York to Chicago and st.
Louis, with their own money and placing certain
limitations updnthe rates they may charge for pas.
sengers and freight. We see no great objection to
such bill, far its provisions as vet dis
closed. The danger of anybody's subscribing the
capital and going on with the work isnot imminent:
even new freight railway of two tracks is bigger
lob than the country seems disposed to undertake
for the present; but the session is nearly over tho
Changers are and clamOrous; and Mr.. Logan
doubtless wants to do the civil thing by them.
We believe we have already stated in The TRIB-
UNE that the editor of The Colorado GLOBE bad been
hanged by Vigilance Committee. Confirmation OK
the painful fact would to be necessary. mas
much as the gentleman has published card abso-
lutey denying that he has been so hanged. We
suppose this to be case in which party may DO
permitted to testify in his behalf without pro-
test from the snuffest Of common lawyers. Some
editors may be 50 stupid not to know whether
they have been hanged not; but for the honor OK
the profession assert that such inability 70 make
up mind Is not common.
Boston newspaper, as If aggravating conundrume
enough had not been started already wants to know
why two-thiris Of the hotel clerks are baldf" H
this be tho fact of which not sure IL may bo
because the forces Of nature have been diverted
from the scalp to the cultivation Of supernatural
cheek. Possibly these gentlemen sell their hair to
raise money for the purchase of shirt-pina Or tho
consignment Of innocent and way.worn travellers
to the sixteenth story may subsequently breed re-
turn produce the billiard bali badness But it isn't
q problem with which in this hot weather we care
to grapple
Without theslightest reference to the hot weather.
the reckless politicians are already marching ous
their candidates for the next Mayoralty. william
Butler Duncan. Recorder Hackett, and MI. II. u.
Stobbins are presented ut tho outset. We have not
been able In the din TO heAE the pAmo VI @ss"S
uayameyer,