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New-York tribune., 1876-02-29
AGED ONE HrNDRED YEARS.

Not many lovers of life, we fancy, are much
exhilarated by reading in the newspapers of
ccntenarans. The instances of such are too
few to be greatly cheering; and however in
definitely we may think To live Il great while,
we do not definitely think TO live one hun
drcd years Such longevity is n feat which we
do not expect TO initiate it is like lifting IN
enormous weight or walking great number
of miles in an equal number of hours. Some
stories of the sort We find wanting in authcn-
tcity and all of them pcrpleX us, and keep
us from trying experiments, because there
seems to have been so little homogeneity in
the habits of these venerable wonders that
il is impossible for us 10 deduce from them n
rule for ourselves. These great ages have an
appearance of being accidental or idoSyncmtic
and 80 we fall back on the three score years
and zen, or haply -four score, and make our
arrangements accordingly if we make amy.
An instance Of uncertainty has recently been
noticed in The Philadelphia Ledger. Mrs.
Susan Hague of that city is extremely old, but
the precise date of her birth is not known
either 10 herself or her family. 1t is only To
bc dcduced il at all, from her remembering
how sac saw George Washington and his wife
descend from ea1iace; or how she had the
yellow fcyer when that epidemic FIRST afflicted
the city, her mother dying of The disease. Her
eldest living child IL 73 ycniH ~ ngol be-,
youngest, the baby" Is 81 years old, uiyon
these facts, she il probably one hundred jonia
old, more or less; but the want ol precision
takes away from the interest Of the ease. She
il supposed to he lOi and this conlccimo h
strengthened 10y the fact Gf IL be, ~ sho
says il il, facD that "she has never
"had any doctors bills to pay" The
settlement Of many such accounts has never
been considered favorable 10 longevity. Med
ical gentlemen themselves will bc the first TO
acknowledge this. Mrs. Hague has had II
children. - grandchildren, and 93 great
grandchildren. Ii these figures are correctly
given, she is of course very old woman.
There is also living in Philadelphia Mr..
John Smith, who was born in England on the
oath of January, 1872. There is precision
about these figures which seems TO entitle
New-York tribune., 1876-02-29

Despite The storm the parlorS OF the iotos
Club llcd yesterday with throns Of ladies Who
came the monthly exhibition 8 paintings, and To
hear the musical entertainment vhica Is always an at
tractyo feature OF the Lotus Ladies' Day. The paint
inge which We're exclusively by artists who arc mem
bore of tho club included works by j. =. Cropsey I'd
wid Moun VIM Hart George II. Story. Robert G.
Miuot, w WhliticdHo, inman, Thorpe, Lyman jr
tiihulri by M flehrit 1hn nlacai ana iramntie en-
ioiainmont. under lhe dur,,on ol Mr Frcdcrick A
SrwHb, MAS ~ nnuhuAl ptVsiitnrcs Nfaunuo IoniSi
hisa Brdloc, Miss NrhWGb lnhn hrangi,nn, Aired
Milic, e.. Werner, ". q. dls ragyi forp. a. Filler ana
lbarlrs Stevenson ot NHllack's, CONTRIBUTING Atnonv
those present the members OF te Art conittee
George H. story. joan Eiderkln L. L. Da'oDport, J. W.
Carroll, Fred. B. Soyes, anl others.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-29
Nem'alork Daily gribn,le.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY %, 1876.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN-Don Carlos fed to France, and the
Cerlist war virtually ended. - NJ. Dufaure di-
rected prosecutions for violating the Press law to he
discontinued in France. == 1t was understood
that the japanese quarrel with Corea was settled.
DoMEsTIc-In the State Legislature, the New
York City Salaries bill debated in the Assembly
and some changes made bills offered for local
boards of prison inspectors, to reduce fares at the
Thirty-fOlrh Street Ferry. to abolish the Superior
and Common Pleas Courts in New-Iork City, and
other city legislation; III the Senate, bills were
offered to reOIga ize the Senate districts and pro
vide better jury law for New-YOrk City. -
Fifty houses were blown down in Princeton, Ind,
and large number in St. Charles. Mo. == The
Connecticut Republicans will today nominate
State ticket. with H. C. Robinson for Governor and
Prof. Walker for Secretary Of state. -= The
State Insurance report shows that 1875 was an un-
favorable insurance year. - Gov. Kellogg has
been impeached.
Cry AND SUBURBAN.-The demurrer in Mr.. MOul-
tons suit against Mr.. Beecher argued before
Judge Dykman in Brooklyn, Thomas G. Sherman
and Austin Abbott being opposed by Roger A.
Pryor and Benjamin F. Butler. = Mr. Moody
preached on Faith 10 5000 people at the Hippo
drome - Gov. Tilden testified i'll the Tweed
suit concerning the Ring accounts and Tweed's po-
Itical power. - The Brooklyn Aldermen re-
duced all city salaries. - Nine prisoners escaped
from the Newark Courthouse. - Gold, ia,
ia, ia. Gold value of the lega-tender dollar at
the close. 81 10 cents. Stocks active and lower,
closing feverish.
CoNGREss.-In the Senate. Senator Sharon of Ne
yada was sworn in; the Military Academy bill was
debated, and some restoTations TO it made; an ap-
preparation to pay the expenses of Colorados adms-
sion was voted. - In the House. bills were
offered to revive franIng to provide for competition
in architectural designs declaring the Black Hills
open to settlement, and appropriatng $4,000 for
monument to commemorate the capture of Andre;
the House adjourned early to avoid action on the
currency and the whisky frauds.
TIE WEATHER.-The Government report predicts
cloudy weather with rain snow - In this city
yesterday the day was raw and cloudy, with coca
sional rain that froze the ground; thermometer,
3Oo 3Oo %.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-29

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Advertisements for this weeks Issue OF THE WEEKLY
TRIBUNE must be hand d in TO-DAY Price - per Lille.
UPTOWN advertisers their for TIKI TRIBUNE
at123S Broadway 3lss or 500 W. 2st cor Sth ave-
New-York tribune., 1876-02-29

During the Moody and Saakey meetings at The Hippo
droSe, and 10 meet Tho popplOr demand for THE TRID-
UNE's verbatim reports Of hr. Noodys Sermons. we wiH
serd IHE DAILY TRIBUNE to any address, postpaid. for
81 per month. Dy Of the fast mail trans SUB
soribers in Albany end PHILADELPHIA and oH inferno
di0o pOiats. may rcccire The Sermons o' INC Per'oas
sreniR0 before A. M. Wkile The whOle territory toithn he
radius Of WaskiHgOp CierflaRd and Boston IS supplied
drrina the dgy SuBscriBers IL the city and ccnty can
tt REGULARLY seyred from any ropeltGbs stand.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-29

WAsurSGToN, Feb. 2S.-Judge Eli p. Nor
ton Solicitor OF the Court Of Claims under President
johnson. died in this city Today after brief Illness
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.--Col j. w. Grassey,
private secretary OF Senator Jones Of Nevada died In
ths city to-day OF pneumonia, after brief Illness He
was for number of years private secretary OF tho late
yiccPresdent Wilson, and was for some time clerk of
the Senate Com nttee Military Affairs.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-29

Another of the seGues to the Beecher scandal
occupied the attention of Brooklyn court
yesterday. and attracted large crowd of spec
tators. The argument on the demurrer which
the counsel of Mr.. Beecher urge against the
suit of Mr. Moulton for alleged libel, was Of
interest to the legal profession on account of
the rarity of decisions on the points involved !;
il being stated that no trial has covered sim
liar grounds within two centuries. There was
also the prospect of hearing counsel of distlnc-
ton or nOtOriety, as well "a the general attrac-
ton of suit involving Mr.. Beecher. Of the
value of the performance, there is, however,
room for doubt, since it is supposed that
whatever may be the decision of Judge Dyk-
man, one side or the other viii appeal the
case.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-29

place, but they deserve no better iate.
Whether the hard money Democrats can mus
ter courage enough thus to cut their way
through the throng of repudiators by whom in
caucus they are hemmcd in is for them 10 de-
eide. This is their funeral. not ours
New-York tribune., 1876-02-29

There are strong indications in France that
Casimir-Perer, son of the distinguished states
man, will succeed VI. Buffet as Minister of the
Interior aud that Admiral Pothuan and Jules
Simon will replace NJ Martignac and NJ.
WALTON. These changes would strengthen the
Ministry and bring it into harmony with the
new Republican Legislature.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-29

The testimony before the Foreign Affairs
Committee reveals some of the blacker pas
sages in the history of the Emma Mine fraud.
1t is shown that the mine was known to be
exhausted before the general work of issuing
shares and pushing them by bribery and cor
ruption WAS begun.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-29

crosse examination the Governor described the
few instances in which he was brought into
contact with Mr. Tweed during the latters
political career. The fact was elected that
neither Mr.. Tden nor Mr.. O'COnor received
pay as couns or even for travelling expenses
during their active service in prosecuting the
Ring.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-29

II appears from Government report tnat
the number of persons who settled in Canada
from abroad declined from 39,373 in 1874 to
2O.4lO in 1875. Although immigration was
dull everywhere last year, this city Jared
somewhat better propOrtionately than the Do
miuion. 81, $50 immigrants having arrived at
cur wharves, against 10000 in the previous
year.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-29

Mr.. Frederic vors. the accomplished head Of
Tiilany's bronze department, will repeat on Thurs
day. at Chickering Hall, the lecture which lie lie
liycred some time ago at the Cooper Union on
Bronzes and Enamels. The purpose of MI Vors in
this lecture is 10 ilustrate the modes of manufacture
in all stages of the process, from the making of the
model to the finishing in all the different styles. He
exhibits specimens. tools. and stereoptcOn views,
and hi. lecture can hardly fail to prove highly in
terestng and valuable 10 amateurs Of tho two pcpu
lar branches of art Oh which he is an ac. lowledged
authority.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-29

The campaign in Connecticut, which fairly begins
from the Republican Convention at Hartford to-day
will he interesting Tor several reasons 1t Is the last
of the Spring and Of the annual elections. the cit
zens of the Nutmeg State having amended their
Constitution in the interests Of economy and good
government so that hereafter they will hold their
State elections in the Fall, and only once i'll every
two years. According to the official returns OF the six
last Connecticut elections, as given in THE TRIBUNE
ALMANAC for 1876, the Republican strength attained
its maximum in the Presidential election of 1872, in
which the Republican ticket received majority of
475S while the Democratic vote has swelied stead
y from that time to Democratic majority last
year of G.5iS. The Almanac also gives the returns
for the last Governor and Congressional elections
with great fullness and accuracy of detail and con-
venienuy arranged for that immediate comparison,
of which there is certain TO be great deal during
the next few weeks. Both parties will find in ITS
pages the precise information necessary to direct
their efforts where they viii do the most good.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-29
Q mpasmenls ano aleeiimas 60 Might.

AcApswr or Music" Bohemian Girl" Miss Kellogg
30 rms THEATLi.-" julius Caesar"
EAGLE TIEATER.-Narety.
PIFTH AVENUE TuEArEg.-" Piduc'
GRAND OFERA HOCsE.-" Uncle Toms Cabin"
PARK THEATkR.-" Brass"
g a., fKANUlsCO MISsTRELS.
TTENTY-THIRD STREET THEATER.-CalifOrDa Minstrels
ToxY PAsTOL's NEW TnEATER.-2 and 4: Variety.
UNION SQUARE 1HEATEK.-"ROse Michel
kAIiACK's THRArRR.-"SIe StO0ps to Conquer"
CHICKERSG HALL-Lecure. Rev. y. II. Chapin. d D.
CnARIIEG IssIIrtTE.-ICcture Rev. j. h.Nincent DID,
3TEINwAY HAII.-COn0ert Liebhng.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-29

The cowaIdice Of the House on the financial
issue was strongly illustrated yesterday. After
the usual time had been expended in present
ing bills, it was thought probable that resola-
tons would have been introduced which might
have put the members on record as TO their
views on currency and resumption. Straight
way, though it was not yet p. m, the House
adjourned. IL there was any excuse for such
abrupt neglect of business, it was not alleged.
aud does not appear.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-29

A falling off in insurance naturally follows
general depression in business, and it is not
therefore matter for surprise that the annual
statement OF the Insurance Department Of this
State shows q decrease in the receipts of fire
and marine insurance companies. The increase
of losses is, however, equally notable, and
cannot well he explained except on the theory
that incendiary fires have been more frequent
than heretofore. The report of the Depart
n.ent gives some startling facts on this point;
such as that four-ffths of the losses by fire
in Albany during ten months of 1915, were
caused by incendiaues. The measure proposed
to repress this crme-making the city, town
or village responsible for the loss III such cases
seems more likely to be effcctual in small
communities than in large cities, but is GER
tainly worth considering and perhaps trying as
an experiment.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-29

Spain has reason TO rejoice at the overthrow
and flight of Don Carlos, who has maintained
for so many years desutoTy and fruitless
war, resulting in great suffering and blood
shed. His hopes of success since the accession
of King Alfonso have been very slight. This
Winter his army numbered only $4,000 men,
while the royal forces exceeded 100000. BY
bold strategic movements the Alfonsist gen
erals drove the Carlists from the coast
forced back the forces commanding the pas
sage eastward of Vittoria, ard finally captured
Estella, the real stronghold of the Caylist cause
and the objective point of the campaign. The
difficulties of the Spanish Government are,
however, by no means ended. 1t has still to
contend with financial bankruptcy at home and
the restless insurgents in Cuba.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-29

GoY. Tilden's testimony in the Tweed case
yesterday established many points Of detail In
the processes by which the plunder Of the
Ring was divided among its members. Under
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-11-30

poor, and navbe not have enough to
eat, which made that hopeful utter a
series of most coleful bowls and has
/ ten at once to the kitchen and exam
inc the larder.
Later in the day Mrs. Lewis hap
pened in, and Mrs. Watts eon6ded to
her the story of her husbands vii
lainy. Of course Mrs. Lewis was
veyy much shocked and tried to i'm
press upon Mrs Watts the necessity
of being philosophical, and left with
the observation that she had never
yet seen man with a mole on his
II 'se who did not, sooner or later,
prove to be rascal.
Toward evening Jakey was sitting
on the steps, having recovered from
his grief of the morning, when the
Sunday-schoo, teacher happened
to pass by, and Jakey hailed him
with
"say, mister, I told my mother
what you told me about old Jacob
last night, and there has been the old
scratch to pay ever since. Ma called
pa villain and bio ody thief, and
tried to break her back On the sofa,
and said that there wouldn't be any
thing to eat, and there amt been
such time since pa offered to kiss
Aunt Jane good-by. Maybe you had
better drop in and see the old lady,
mister; she amt so bad as she was"
The teacher, after sssome pressing,
accompanied Jakey into the house
and was presented to Mrs Watts in
the parlor. Mrs. Watts began to
thank him for disclosing her hus-
bands perfdy, but he disciaimed
having done anything of the kind, but
at length, after considerable talking,
it was discovered that Jakey had
misapplied the story of the patriarch
jacob.
Mrs. Watts started right out to
hunt up Jacob, and, when she found
him, astonished him again by beng
as loving as she had been distant.
Jakey is contented in the fact that
there is no immediate prospect of
lack of supplies in the family, and
Mrs. Watts would be perfectly happy
if she could only shut Mrs. Lewis
mouth.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-11-30

that she was afterward my iife-bnt a
comm home | met with powerful
accident, that I've never got over to
this day, As was comm down a
steep hill, some part of the gearin'
give way and let me, and the wae:n'
on my cretur's heels and bein' young
and skeery and not much used to
wheels, she wriggled and kicked and
tore from one side of the road to the
other, till | was pitched head fore
most as much as ten foot, into a deep
gulag, and it's miricle of mercy that
my neck was not broke on the spot.
"Expectin to be killed every mint,
| thought | ought to ask the Lord for
mercy. But, as | had never prayed
in my life, l couldn't think of the first
thing to say, but the blessin' my
father used to ask before eatin' when
we had company, and which was
this !: ''Lord, make us thankful for
what we're about to receive
"Now, my brethren, do you 'spose
any Presbyterian raised boy was every
put to such a strait as that for a
prayer? No, He would have prayed
for himself and gone off after the
Jews aud heat hens, whilst l was
huntln' up and a gittin' off that
blessin"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-11-30

An honest reputation is within the
reach of all men. They can obtain
it by social virtues and 10y doing their
Luty. This kind of repu' alton, it is
true, is neither brilliant nor startling,
but it is the most productive of true
happiness
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-11-30

oSr S'SPe T oHo So1 oo"H uy III q
mothers side as she was looking out
Of the window yesterday morning.
After few minutes of silence, lie
broke out with -
"Ma, amt pas name Jacob 2"
eyes, Jakey."
'If was called young Jacob, he'd
be called old Jacob, wouldn't he 7"
eyes, my dear-what makes you
ask such a question as thst?"
Nothing Only l heard some.
thing about him last night"
Mrs. Watts suddenly became In
terested.
"What was it, my son =
ooh, nothing much, something the
new Sunday-school teacher said"
"You oughtn't to have anything
your mother can't know, Jakey,'
coaxingly plead Mrs, Watts.
"Well, if you must go poking into
everything, will tell you. The new
teacher says to me, whats your
name, my little man?' and when 1
said Jacob, he asked me if [ ever
heard of old Jacob, and l thought
that was pas name, 50 l told him l
guess | had, bnt l would like to hear
what he had to say about him. He
said old Jacob used to be little boy
once just like me, and had bean
shooters and stills, and used to play
hockey, and get licked, and used to
tend CATTLE
eyes, believe he said his father
used to keep a cow" interrupted Mrs.
Watts.
And he hogged his brother ont of
something or other. and then he got
struck with young woman named
Rachel (Mrs. Watts BECAME sill
more mterested), and was going to
marry her, but her old father fooled
him, and made him marry the other
daughter, but pa said he sgucssed he
was nohody's fool, and married them
both
did | marry him for this p ex>
claimed Mrs. Watts, shaking her fist
at Mr. Watts slippers.
ale said old Jacob had a dozen or
two children, and
"Did | marry him for this 2" ex-
claimed Mrs. Watts, sobbing and
throwing herself on the sofa, making
all the springs hum like q set of tun>
Ing forks.
Jakey said he didn't know what
she married him for, but she wouldn't
catch him telling her anything very
soon again, ifshs was going to kick
up such a row about it, and went cat
of the room highly indignant.
When Mr. Watts came home he
met Mrs. Watts in the hall with a
very red face, who pointed her finger
at him and jerked out the word
VILLAIN !" and asked him if he could
look his innocent wife and sou in the
face.
Mr.. Watts showed that he could
by staring very hari alternately at
Jakey and Mrs Watts.
81 know where you 60, sir, when
YOU stay away from home" continued
Mrs Watts, give heard the story
fyour FERTILITY. Can't you tell me
how Rachel and that other woman is
to-day 2 she asked with forced calmo
| ness.
Mr.. Watts confessed his inability
to enlighten her on the health of the
ladies about whom she was SO solici-
tous. Mrs. Watts said that she al
ways knew that something like this
would occur, and ended with smother
i,ysterical inter rogation after the
caildyen's health, bat not RECEIVING
| any satistact ry answer, she threw
herself on the sofa again and sobbed
and asked herself few times why she
had ever left her fathers house, al d
then she called Jakey to her aud tod
him that they would have to live
alone in little house and be very
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-11-30

You can appreciate the force OF do
sues,ic discipline in some families
when YOU see man coming out OF
church on good fishing Sunday
looking as if he had jus. be,R
discharged from the peni'entiary.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-11-30

A lady in Georgia who is the
nossessor of bonnet one hundred
and fftv years old hopes one OF these
DAYS either to catch up with the
fashion or the fashion catch up with
her.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-11-30

An Irishman beinga little fuddled
was asked what was i is religious
belief. Is it my belate ,s'd be asking
about ? said he. It's the same SIS
The WILDLY Brady | owe her twelve
shilling for whiskey, and she behaves
III niver pay her, and faith that's my
belafe too.
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something Wrong.

A man, satchel, an umbrella and
a great deal of putting entered tie
Central Depot yesterday afternoon,
says the Detroit Free Press, AMI
asked if the Saginaw train had de~
parted,
"Just out Of sight was the reply
of all official.
"Didn't they know that / was
coming in p Inquired the stranger.
81 guess not didn't hear any one
say anything about it,
That's strange, unused the traveller.
Il live ont here nine miles, and
yesterday sent in word by one of
the squarest men in our town that Id
come here this morning and go out
on the Saginaw train. I'm here to
the minute, but where's the train ?"
Gone, as l told you before, replied
the official.
Something wrong here something
wrong said the man, shaking his
head. IF your trains cant connect
with a man after he's walked nine
miles it goes to show bad manage
m.nt. l think LII see some lawyer
about it,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-11-30

Joan If Arc mad very luxurlant
yellow hair, but the best authorities
agree in the belief that she didnt run
into debt for it,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-11-30

A SfkoNG OBJECTlON.-Are you
satisfied with the jury, gentlemen
said Judge Noonan this morning
after the jury had been impanelled.
We are said The lawyers in a
chorus,
A tall, gaunt figure rose up solemn
ly in the jury box anu said, i'm
pressively, But I'm not.
What's your objecti en-, Mr.. Shocks!
inquired his honor blsndly.
This Dung man on my right, youl
honor, has been eating onions.
Objection oyersuled; go on with
the case, observed Judge Noonar
with d significant glance at the sheriff
and the tall man sat down resignedly
and held white handkerchief to his
nose as a signal of distress.