New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-30

pSh,nr eYccct Mi, IN rcbooi and v.,,ne,, IN,
OF It, lilo has g. little "bookishncss ns scarcely tobs
aei Of eduts Or culture, Tar icss man VI
GINNING.
1t is too bad Tint Barbara Frcitchie cannot
DO allowed % wave hor Nag In pcacc-nOr in war Mr..
Engclbrocht, Mayor OF Frederick, writes to ne
baltimore Sun say that Stonewal Jocksons corps
marched through another street ond didn't approach her
house M all Lees column, he declares did pass II, hat
me- Tho lived opposite Dame Freitchie, aud .ocd watch
ing ~ las EndoT law no ,d gg%s , GhIsYer ,.I s
through the town the old Lady did oxhiDt d nag
It is related of tho Hon. j. {. Os3ood,
lately licensed the inventor Of the canal drodss and
other sofu appliances. that bs first mechanical Idea
camo TO him In burst OF Amusement whe ~ an up up
hosteriDg establishments one day, no watched Some
wOrxpeOpc picking and curling iofschsI snd tn9 syS
female waste OF time ana labor seeoo o., 70 n ~ sho
and immediately invented Q pckng ana o.i rd ma
chine which, tho usual eulogistc language proouceo
u revolution ia that branch OF ndnsiry''
The man who offered reward of 81 100000
for the assassination OF Abraham Lincoln has jhs' dicn
n Selma Ala. Ito eccentric and somewhat hlssi'
pated lawyer, by namo George w. Gaylo twas Va 1904
that he published his assassination notice In ne CGhagoa
Gnsrite-not Oyor his own signature, however ne vas
not worth at tho time even million cents h,er VEG
great President was actually f4een, ~. o"S ~
arrested and confined about year IN Fortress Monroe,
yheI, he became partially par5iyzed. lilo released
y Andrew Johnson through te Intercession Of his wfe
A feminine newspaper correspondent OF q
practical habit OF mind describes Senator Booth a. CLOSELY
knit and substuutia looking with counienanco Ike
sealed book-which must 10 very unpleasant sort OF
countcnance 10 But then sbe goes on 10 soy That
hi, ewes ure upfnthOinabe wells OF tnOught-and bluf
his hair and beard rather Hight and his check bones prom.
inrnt The only defect In purely oval contour OF lace
Tine wells OF thought ana the rest OF u 0p
pear to show greatness to his writer There rs
any destiny IN u mans face, she remarks, SENATOR
bOoths VIII caIry him TO the White House.
An English archdeacOn-John Sinclalr-has
lust published volume OF sketches Of Old Times. in
which he tells this story the great scotch novelist
Before Sir Walter Scott acknowledged himself to be tho
author OF the Waveroy Novel;, my sister Catherine SAID
to him II you tell me which Of those novels you preer'
shsl tell you 10 return which OF them has the prefer
ence given IL 10y Miss Edgeworth. Sir Walter agreed
and she told him Miss Edgeworth had said There is q
fre.pP.s and ginay about tho Inst novel; Which, IN
INV opinion gives IL decided superiority over eli the
rest Weil Miss Sinclair, SAID cir Walter, for my
part enjoyed Antquary more than any other There
an touches plthOs III 1T which much Affected me ana
lad many hearty laugh At tine expense Of te Ahguary
nImsrlf Yes rejoncd my sister, the author OF Llree
novels whoever la may u alwajs laughing al SOME
body, and the case Of tie Antlquary, tue person uc
laus hing Is evidently bimsen'"