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The New York herald., 1876-12-24
FUN AMONG THE BRoKERs-BEDLAM IN THE
GOLD ROOM.


GOLD ROOM.
there be any place within the Jurisdiction OF good
old Santa Claus on the day before he whstling
tho chmneys and 10 supposed to leave his rein
deer prancing the roof while he spreads his gifts
among the children both OF young and olcer growth
the magic circlo bounded by the Stock Exchange
and the Gold Room TO visitor from the rural dis
tricrs there s much mystery about tho roaring
struggling, harmlessly pugiiis.ic elements at work
within the railing OF the Stock Board thero is about
tho 'sbehind the cisrict' OF theatre during
tho performance Of a holiday pantomme. fresh
bottle OF cnampagne, with the neck Of the
knocked Off ard the juice Of the
grape flowing Il in all the license Of the vintage,
nothing 10 tho abandon OF the New York broker on
tho OF the Christmas holiday. There all
merriment IN Wall street yesterday Shrewd opera
tors, who going homo to spend Christmas 10
ting coupons counting their dividends gave way
before the second call OF stocks aud joined the hat
crushing merriment and had their pads and pencils
damaged Ones according 10 the rules OF tho members
In .'such cases made and provided"
call until tho gong sounded for Dismissal and the
,orian OF Pete" heard 10 Clear tho room
gentlemen--Ro homel go homcln And "Pcte' had his
quota Of Christmas gifts snugly slowed away In his
pocket, while his hand was ready for more, aud
his lace betrayed the humored exSement Of the
hour IL was worth a turn oil eighth per cent on a
hundred shares to look down from above and the
fun where penny Whistles fish horns and every possi
Bile improvised musical instrument put IN requisi-
tion and the kings jester typined the sudden
exhibition OF an inflated bladder filled with BEANS
showered upon heads and shoulders when It broke
like tho bullets from mtraieusc IN the Franco
PTussian war.
The good singers OF the Board had their voices VOL
In until gong sounded and the gec club con-
cert, with "Lanigan's Ball, "Mugsn Guards" "Uid
Grimes" and sundry variations each tune respcc
lively was tho departing chorus as the men who bat
tied dollars ana stocks during the OF tho year
got losses In the hlarty OF the day, and would
then and there have given days profts
ST. Nicholas to buy bread for tho poor had ne
shown his grizzleu pate anywhere behind the Presi
dents desk The sudden cry or "Firel" was raised,
aud then for q moment there was "A stiffness without
precedent but the man who started the whisper
joined The laugh, and young New York joined hands
with old New York the crowd rushed into tho
street, and tho telegraph boys on the sidewalk enjoyed
gynnas,cs IN struggling a handful OF bright half
dollars thrown them IRON behind tho crowd by
some thought the privilege OF witnessing the
scramble worth all that he pad TOR H.
ROOM xRRHfMENr.
Twas not until nearly the closing hour when the
dealers In hard money had their turn Tho Stock Ex
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-19
IOFTEN WONDER wHY,TIs SO

Some find work where some find rest,
And SO the weary world goes on; 5.5
sometimes wonder which is best
The answer comes when life is gone.
Some eyes sleep where some eyes wake,
And so the dreary night hours go;
Some hearts beat where some hearts break,
] often wonder why tits so.
Some Wills faint where some wills fight
Some love the tent, and some the field |;
often wonder who is right.
Those who s.rive-or those who yield ?
Some hands fold when other hands
Are lifted bravely in the strife;
And so thro' ages and thro' lands
Move on the two extremes of life.
Some feet halt where some feet tread
In tireless march thorny way;
Some struggle on where some have led,
Some see-when others shun the fray.
Some swords rest where others clash
Some fall back where some move on
Some flags furl where others flash
Until the battle has been won.
Some sleep on while others keep
The vigils of the true and brave;
They will not rest till roses creep
Around name above a grave.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-19
ADEsCnIPruON OF CHRIST.

As il was found in an ancient manu-
script, sent by Publins Lutuius, Presi
dent of Judea, to the Senate of Rome.
The following remarkable document
concerning the appearance Of the divine
parsonage Of our Saviour, is taken from
a copy in the possession Of 5. Elliot
Tabb, Esq, OF Berkeley county:
There lives at this time in Judea, a
man of singular character, whose name
is Jesus Christ. The barbarians esteem
him a prophet, but his followers adore
him as the immediate offspring of the
Immortal God. He is endowed with
such unparalleled virtue as to call back
the dead from their graves, and heal
every kind OF disease with word or .
touch. His person is tall and elegantly
shaped; his aspect amia5le and reverend;
his hair flows in those beautiful shades
which no united colors eau match, fall
ing into graceful curls below his ears,
agreeably COUGHING on bis shoulders,
and parting ON the crown Of his head
like the head dress of the sect of Naza-
rites; his forehead is smooth and large;
his cheeks without spots, save that OF a
lovely red; his nose and mouth are
formed with exquisite symetry;his beard
ia thick aud suitable 10 the bsir Of bis
head, reaching little below bis chin
and parted in the middle ike fork,
bis eyes are bright, clear, and serene.
lie rebukes with majesty, counseis with
mildness, and invites with most tender
and persuasive language His whole
address, whether, and in word or deed,
being elegant grave, and strictly char
acteristic &C. so exalted being. No
man has seen him laugh, but the whole
world behold him weep frequently, and
so persuasive are his tears that The mul-
titude cannot withhold their tears from
joining in sympathy with him. He is
very moderate, temperate, and wise. In
short, whatever this phenomenon may
turn out in the end, he seems at present
a man of excellent beauty and divine
perfection, every way surprising the
children Of men.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-19
WHISKY AND CRIME.

The people of Kanawha county, this
State, are considerably worked up over
the whisky question, since the recent
murders and lynching down there.
Public meetings have been held and
resolutions adopted, asking the authori-
ties to refuse to grant license for the
coming year. The Journal is thorough
ly in earnest in its advocacy for repeal
of all liquor licenses. In the last issue
Of that paper the following article ap-
pears, under the above caption:
Two murders OF almost unparalleled
barbarity, the Courts detiei, the Sheriff
resisted by an organized mob in an hon
est effort to perform his duty, a spirit Of
violence and revolution iu the commu-
nifty, and spirit of unrest and insecurl-
ty everywhere. All these things have
taken place in our county within the last
few weeks, and we would like TO inquire
into the cause of all this troublef No
one can deny that whisky has been the
origin OF nearly every recent crime in
our midst. Estep and Dawson who
butchered Lee were drunk. Hines, who
killed Dooly, was also infuriated with
whisky. Ii these men had been sober
there would have been no murder and
no lyncbing. The question before the
people is, shall society be longer cursed
by this terrible evil I Shall the laws be
deied, our young men wrecked, our
good name disgraced, and our taxation
increased, merely because few men are
suffered TO sell liquor for money. Nearly
every murder in Kanawha county for
the last ten years can be traced to whis-
KY. We say then let it be pnt down.
Refuse to grant license for its sale in
our midst. Let petitions be signed by
every one who feels an interest in the
welfare of the people in every portion
of the county, and have them presented
to the county court. II is time that all
good citizens were awake to this impor-
tant subject They have thus tar been
criminaIly Indifferent. To the front.
Show your courage. Let US all do bet
ter in the future.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-19
Extravaganza at Congress.

In the interval elapsing between the
adjournment of Congress on the 4th of
March last and the assembling of the
Forty-fourth Congress there seems to
have been a more general cleaning out
than usual Of the furniture of the COM
mittee rooms A clerk just appointed
to one of the committees reports that
on taking possession of his committee
room he found that it had been stripped
Of nearly everything portable of value.
1t has for many years been considered
perfectly legitimate for employees
around the House wing of the capitol
to carry off at the end Of a Congress
anything that they can lay their hands
upon. TO supply the loss occasional
in this manner over $4,000 has been
expended under the head of furniture
and repairs" in the last five months.
Between twenty five and thirty thous-
and dollars is thrown away annually on
the capitol police. t rr.f
The clerk of the House paid out
since the 3Oth of June last up to De
cember l, sl,985 for pocket-books and
card.cases, and $l,573 for gold pens
and pencils. Such large purchase of
these articles could only have been ne
cess;tated by the total abstraction of
the old supply on hand. Between two
and three thousand dollars worth of
pocket.knives were also purchased for
the new members If the democratic
House is sincere in its desire for
economy it cannot do better than by
beginning the work of retrenchment in
its own household. 1t would be diff
cult for any member to allege any rea-
son, except that of precedent, why he
should be furnished at the public ex-
pense with costly Russia leather pocket
books, gold pens and pocket-knives.
Nor is there any shadow Of right in
permitting members horse-car tickets at
the public expense. One Of the most
crying abuses under the House is the
hire of horses and carriages. This is
perquisite enjoyed and very improper
iy, too, by officers OF the body. Many
thousand dollars are annually paid on
this account, in many, instances more
being paid every month for the use of a
horse than its entire value. Under the
law every member is allowed $l25
worth per anuum Of stationary and
newspapers, or he is allowed TO CON-
mute his allowance in money. Atleast
nine-tenths of the members draw all the
stationary they need, "a very compre-
hen.ive terrn,) from the general allow
ance, and then take $125 in money.
An end should be put to ell these
things, aud to various other abuses
which it is not necessary to specify.
AT least 100000 per annum can and
ought to be saved in the expenses of
the House of Representatives. The
democratic majority in that body can
not do mere popular thing than by
APPLYING the much talked OF pruning
knife to the looping off OF its own use
less and upjustifabls extravaganza.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-19
federate forces would capture the capi-

ieeSAaso ioiSes Wouiu CaPtuio tne OsPT
tai.
In July and August of that year he
served as aid-de-camp to General Banks
in the Shenandoah valley of Virginia,
aud from that time till November he
superintended the construction of de-
lenses around the capital, in obedience
to orders from the War Department
November L, 1861, he was promoted
to Srst lieutenant of engineers, and in
General Ranks forward movement on
Winchester, in November and Decem-
Der, he was constructing works at Har
pers Ferry and guarding the pontoon
bridge across the Potomac. He next
served through the peninsular CAM
paign, and was breveted captain for gal
liant and meritorious services at the
siege of Yorktown. He was promoted
to chief engineer of the left division OF
the army Of the Potomac in December,
1862, aud to lieutenant colonel of staff
in January, 1868 He superintendent
the construction of defenses around
Louisville, and in Kentucky, and was
sent with Grant as captain Of corps
of engineers, in which capacity he serv.
ed at the siege of Vicksburg. lie was
commissioned lieutenant colonel of staff
to Lieutenant General Grant, March 20,
1864, and breveted lieutenant colonel
May 6, 1864, for gallant services. He
was with Grant through the battles Of
the Wilderness and, in fact, has follow
de his fortunes since he was first asst sn-
ed to Grant. He bore dispatches be-
tween Grant and Sherman while the
latter was on his march 10 the sea, aud
was, on July 25, 1866, commissioned
colonel for gallant services during the
war. He remained on General Grant S
staff until the latter was elected Presi-
dent, when he was chosen private Sec
retary and confidential adviser. Under
an act of Congress he was appointed
by the Secretary of War commissioner
of public buildings for the District of
Columbia, which bore with it the posi-
ton of colonel of engineers With his
services at the Wbite House the public
is familiar. Hehas been general super
intendent there, relieving the President
of social duties falling upon him.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-19
sketch Of Gen. O. Il. Babcock.

Gen. OrviIle 4. Babcock, who is now
undergoing trialsat St. Louis, Mo-, on
the charge of completely in the grea,
whisky frauds, is about thirty six years
of age and a ratiys of Vermont When
about sixteen years old he was appoint
ed cadet 10 the United States Military
Academy at West point, where he
graduated as third in his class on May
6, 1861 He was appointed brevet sec
ond lieutenant in the corps of engineers
May 6, 1861, and promoted to second
lieutenant on the same day, in the same
corps, and assigned to dutyin Wash
ington. Lie served during the late civ
il war from 1861 to 1866. During
May, 1861, he was engaged in drilling
volunteers who came TO Washington,
and in June he devoted considerable
attention to the construction Of the de-
fenses around Washington, at = time
when it was apprehendsd that the Goa.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-19
M SHEPHERDSTOWN JEFFERSON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA SATURD

bon to inquire if be thought would
have any objection to his going With my
escort. /. sent as an answer thatI
should be pleased to have him or any
of his friends for company on the loug
horseback journey before me. / had
heard SO much of Gordon, and knew SO
much of bis wonderful career as SOL
dier, that l was very happy, to have
him go along with me- Gen. Cadmus
Wilcox, an old regular army officer,and
we'll known in mnitary and naval cir
cles before the war, and Gen. Alexan-
der, young graduate of West Point,
from Georgia, also joined us. With
these generals came many of their staff
officers, and, therefore, by the time we
got started we had quite large party.
Our first days march brought us to
Farmyills pretty late in the evening
Itook my command directly to the
headquarters of the Union general in
command, Gen. Curtin. an accomplish
ed young officer from Pennsylvania.
He received US with the most cordial
hospitality, and Immediately devoted
himself to providing some rations for
his half-starved. guests, and to slowing
them away for the night. The latter
was a somewhat difficult matter, for we
were in quite large numbers. Beds
being scarce, Curtin and Gordon Il
think it was) turned in together, which
reminded me of the incident so much
talked of at the time of John Tyler and
John NJ. Bolts sleeping together at the
National Hotel at Washington. soon
after the death of Gen. Harrison in the
spring of 184l. The next day we pur-
sued our journey to Burksville, and
from there we took cars TO Petersburg.
We then separated, and have seen
none of the gentlemen since, except
Gen. Alexander, whom l met a few
days after in Washington. All of
these recollections are now extremely
interesting to me. / had seen the cul-
minaticn Of events at Apponattox, and
/ believe | was the only man there on
either side who was not in some way
connected with the military service. |
enjoyed my long horseback ride from
Appolnattox to Burksville very much.
Gordon and rode side by side most of
the distance, and no "Radicai' and
"Confederate" ever got along better
together. I found the General man
of rare intelligence and great converse
tonal powers, and as we went "march-
ing along" we talked for hours and
hours of the incidents of the war on
both sides, and speculated as to the
future of the country. Bidding each
other good-by at Petersburg we each
went our way. / do not believe that
Gordon at that time believed he would
he Senator in Congress from the
State of Georgia within the next eight
years, aud / certainly had no idea that
within the next few years | should
change my residence from Galena to
Paris. But so it falls out. And here
l will stop, and you may say it is quite
time. Not stopping after having en-
deavored to give you the information
you sought for, l have run off into per-
sonal "reminiscences in which you can
feel but little interest.
l have Che honor to be, very respect
fully, your obedient servant,
f. B. WASHBURNE.
John L. Winston, Lyuchburg, Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-19
A Singular Case.

ROMANCE AND. CRIME STRANGELY
BEoUGHr ToGETHER.-Some time ago a
wealthy and otherwise attractive young
gentleman of Washington was engaged
to be married 10 a beautiful belle OF
Morgantown, West Virginia. and n
brilliant "society wedding" was looked
forward to by the friends of both par
ties, particularly the young lady init
mates of the prospective bride. But
the course of this love was true TO the
proverb about true love in general, and
a month ago the engagement was bro
ken of, how or why does not concern
this story, though the whole affair may
possibly be rudely dragged before the
public by unfeeiing or unromantic law
yers, and for no tault-nnless careless
ness is a crime-of either of the parties.
OF course, her engagement broken, the
young lady quickly sent back her ring,
and the quickest way she could think of
was by mal,so by mail it went-that is
it started from Morgantown, but never
reached Washington. The gentleman
made no Inquiries about it and, but for
a train OF events that couldn't possibly
have been arranged by chance, might
have gone on thinking that his former
jfancee was mercenary enough TO hold
on to the magnificent ring that had
been token OF her loyalty to him. But
the mysterious destiny that shapes our
ends ordered it otherwise. A few
weeks ago one of the Morgautown
young lady's friends saw the ring on
the hand of lady in the same town,
who was not acquainted with the first
named, and consequently did not know
the ring ncr its history. Investigation
was at onc's begun and few days time
and very little trouble traced the ring
to a clerk in the Fairmont postoffice,
who, it is alleged, had stolen it from the
mail, loaned it to gentleman friend at
Warrington, West Virginia, who had
made il do duty as an engagement ring
for his .fancee in ,Morgantown- The
Fairmont postoffice clerk was arrested
by government officials, and will he
tried in the United States District
Court at Parkersburg some time during
this month.
To the trial of the postoffice clerk
will probably be summoned the young
lady who "sent back" the ring, aud pos
sibly all parties connected with it. In
cluding the Warrington gentleman aud
his fanese. Should the question OF the
ownership of the ring come up. it will
prove knotty one. To whom does or
did the ring belong at the time Of its
loss. The case will be an interesting
one at all events, and highly so if it
should be necessary to legally prove
the ownership of the alleged stolen
property Cam6eriond Ners.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-19
Josh KILLINGS.

The Baltimore American says Josh
Billings lectured last night to large
audience in the Academy of Music on
human happiness which he says is
dreadful easy subject TO write upon. Il
is like fea-when you put your finger
upon it il is somewhere else--or it is
like the Hottentot language-a great
many eau talk it, bat few can under
stand it. The happiest man ever seen
had not even a shirt, and when sew
ing society furnished him with cotton
seclusion be got melancholy because
the collar was not starchcd enough. A
great deal depends upon good hotel
some hotels are KEEP, on the Euro
pean plan, some are kept on no plan at
all. You go iuto your room aud find
there Two pegs-one is broken of aud
the other is lost, and when You go 10
bed you find il inhabited already There
are a great many varieties of men--ihs
live man, the square man, the passion.
ate man and the pious man there are
men so pious tha, when they 60 fish
ing on Sunday they pray for good luck.
There are also many mice, among
which the charch-mouse is the worst
it can no more live on religion than
minister can. But the sadd,st sight on
earth is to see poor but virtuous young
man full of Christian foylitude s,fug-
Cling manfully with a--mous,ache. |
cant tell what Jonah did when he was
in the whale 's-society-bui live Yam
kee would have Immediately rugged
rudder and steered for land However,
a man was made but little lower than
the angels, and it seens he's been get.
ting little lower ever since. So the
philosophy for human happiness is TO
strike oil aud then stop boring,,or some
people amt satisfied until they bore
clear through aud let the oil on! at the
bottom.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-19

Denison, Texas, claims a man who
always shuts an Office door after him in
winter, and always leave, it open in
summer, and yet when he ran for Office
he was beaten out Of sight
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-19

A large muzzIed Newfoundland dog
fighting stuffed bear in front Of fur
store was q street scene IN Chicago the
other day. Neither Of the brutes were
injured. ~ .hA = ..
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-19

"Go out, young man; she's not herr,
said neighboriog preacher la<t Sunday,
in the midst of his sermon, TO youth
Who was standing hesitatingly In the
doorway. -
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-19

Four wives in Virgins City celebfa.
ted New Year by christssing their bs-
bies, and fith wife being present,
cried herself into hystsrics .because she
had no baby with which 20 celebrate.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-19

HHYSICIAN of this celebrated Institu-
tion, has discovered the most certain,
speedy, pleasant, and effectuai remedy in
- the world for all
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-07-29
THOS. S. BECK g. CO.,
Real Estate Agents,
Rank STRFEr IEHIG ITnN

We have Instructions to sell the following Pro-
peTtes, and persons desirOuS OF Purchasing sell
ing or Exchanging Real Estate, will do well TO
give us IL call
House and Lot, near Olewine's Tannerv. in the
Borough ot LehiPltOn. House l6x32, stable
lOXl2 and lot 81 front AID feet deep, well
planted with nuit trees. A never falling
well in the yard Price, sll0O, half cash, bal
ancG on installments
Dive ling House ana Lot, on FouIth street. lie.
hightOn. Now rents for $500 per month.
Price low Tor cash.
House and LOT, on MahOning street. LehightOn
Price $500, rents for s. per month, One-haH
cash, balance by instruments
House and Lot on Pine street LehiOhtoD, Pa.
Plce ei40l. Reuts fnn SO per month.
100 Acres Of Timber Land in MahOning town
ship, ~ miles from Lehighton. Cheap.
s65 Acres of Land In Penn Forest Township.
Carbon county. At a specla bargatn.
Seven Lots IN the BOrOdlgh OF LenightOn. Good
caliOns and prices low.
Frame Building, su table for photograph gal.
lery or OJher light business. Cheap.
Jan. l, 1875 i. 5, BECK q co.