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New-York tribune., 1876-08-12

Asa monument to municipal imbecility, slOthful-
ness and stupidity nothing could be better or filter
tban the fountain and basin in the City Hall Park.
Through all the horrid heats, the clustering and
scorching and withering weather of these July aud
August DAYS that remarkable construction OF stone
and mortar mas steod there and Knocked the thirsty
loafers sitting around. Never drop of water has
dripped from it unless it raned, and even then the
concern is so hot that it soas up half an ordinary
4 under shower before it begins TO shed What Is 1t
there fort Is it feared that it will nurc it to get 1t
wetf Why not put an umbrella over IT. then
Whose is iti What was it ever intended forE It's
too large for spittoon, and that's all that it's used
for now.
New-York tribune., 1876-08-12

The location of the st. Nicholas Hotel, on
Broadway. makes II very accessible to visitors o. the
Centennial and 10 hotel has better reputation, or
gives mose satisfaction and comfort To It's guests.
New-York tribune., 1876-08-12
GOVERAMENT WEATHER REPORT
Iroba1Nlhes.

Probabilities
In the lake region, rising, succeeded IN the
uppor-i.he region - falling. taGpuI-tnf |iHc mostly
from cast Sght changes ~ Cnic4tuIc party
.ClUUuy wcathsI ant rain areas.
IN he Eastern ant Eiaic St.teS. H'y Sif'.0"fIy 0l.
Ig,rfd by yaiAg barometer. CiidS WcSiH nom Sodsst
t. east mari. stationery tcdDeTt'N'c d.H HitfiS-
.jy ciyudiaeSs ir,b HaI storms V ne GlfC ana IDs-
SiGiy extending ORR ne former.
New-York tribune., 1876-08-12
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

Of
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ctI.ns night TAe csl horizontal un' Ia Af % nrs
uf
direction dnrng
curved
relied
hurtusDns
h hc1l,rY
Il VIOLENCE o Nu-n
fol
is carved na f-bs 'Ir line 800
BAL
al.a mint. a nnmL. ably % p-r-.AnL Meal LcI
New-York tribune., 1876-08-12

Don't spoil yonr meals BY drinking Croton when
get siphon OF CARL IL. SCuVLlLs CARpoSlc ACID
WAFER for oply IL cents
New-York tribune., 1876-08-12
GEMS. CUSTER AND ROBERT L. LEE.

GRLUYBRIEE. WHITE SULrIIUR SPRINGS,
West Va Au. 1.-THE net proceeds " the bal! gyeu
acr. las; night in aid OF the Custer endowmclt iund
amount O. 500 30. similar bIl VIII tahc place on
FRIDAY niyit for the beaiil o the Ice monument land
New-York tribune., 1876-08-12
81 INriED

MURRAY -CTAELICK-By Rev j. T.. q. McKOwn ID Ds
WrdGedr, Aus g. u he country residence o. the Ism
lis, View. Flushing, H. l., III. IOhH j. MUra! Of
Homer ~ Y, o Hiss Jennie a. ChdliCs, daughter oi Ito
OharaCk.
New-York tribune., 1876-08-12

There has been no barometric movement
worthy OF iu this locality since the report OF ye5'er
day Pressure has, however increased along the coast
especially southwnrd, and diminished ~ the northwest
The cnange Of wiud from the western to the southern
quadrant with the continuance of even tcmpCra-
tur indicates alteration of the weather conditions
that were predicted for several days past most prob
able daring week TO come for the Middle and Eastern
States especially the former. Pleasant weather as
whole. wi,h occasional rainfall only, ~ therefore likely
in the above area for several days.
For this city and 100 miles around pleasant weather.
hazy sky, limited clOUdin ana gentle, COOLING bIeczes
may be expected; rainfall being probable about
Tuesday with a margin Ct II hours.
New-York tribune., 1876-08-12

.,a do not mind small bites where life has become
large one. with the only desirable bites of bread
- meatl left out. We call the attention OF all
.lers in good circumstances and with all appD-
cas at hand for mitigating the austtrlties OF sum-
,rorcewater ice-cream cool linen, and airy apart
,nents-to the physical misery, as great as that OF
winter which NINETY in the shade brings 10 the
sums all day and narrow streets all night No Won
der these poor people ty TO get as far as possible
from the earth Some of them, notably the babies,
sncceed extremely WELL and get away from the earth
altogether-and one be very sorry Tor III Ihese
ola ones on the roof, what n manhood and woman
Rod have they reached! Their comfOrtless squalor
ond misery so little mtigated put TO shame the fret
apd fuss of the better todo. So the rool-lodgingS
Dreaeh a sermon of contentment TO all who have
GOOD heds and bedrooms and can manage TO sleep in
in them.
Mr.. Theodore Thomas recently expressed to
reporter of Tho HorM the opinion that. 3" In his
musical enterprises the people ought TO lend help
ing hand" The trouble at Philadelphia MI Thomas
said. was "the want of respectable hall In when
TO give his concerts" That appears also to be the
trouble in New-YOrk, where there has been plenty
of talk about a hall" but where nothing has been
done toward the establishment of permanent III
Rtitution" We are not surprised to find Mr. Thomas
saving that "be has done his share" He also en-
phatcauy declares that he will travel no more
upon speculation" IL he is wanted III Chicago OF
Baltimore, the invitation must come accompanied
by 90 check" For himself, he will take no more
risks" nor will he hereafter as heretofore pay for
the privilege of playing for the people" AT present
our musical chief is determined TO DO nothing but
wait His orchestra is broken up, with No present
prospect of a reorganization. Everything depends
upon "something being done" OF course our hope
Is that this is merely hiatus in the musical enter
prises of Mr. Thomas; and trust the prospect is
not really quite bad as it appears to him. He is
as he says, naturally "tiTed of having to attend to
everything himself :" but inasmuch as our music is
not to be altogether abandoned we trust That pres
emily Mr. Thomas will find out that he Is musical
necessity, and that even the "hall is not to be
despaired of.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-17
Good Advice.

Encourage your county newspapers.
Assist by kind words, prompt settlement
of bills and encouragement to enterprise
the editors of all the papers which are
helping to herald improvements, great
or small. There never was newspaper,
says an exchange, no matter how small
or what it's price, that was not worth
more than the price asked for it. AS
light is to time, to growth and ripaning
of fruit, so is the press to thought and
to progress. Some men are too poor
to take a paper. No man is rich enough
to do without one, and more if he can
obtain them. Food for the stomach,
food for the brain, are alike necessary
to perfect growth. The editor who is
encouraged will be better editor next
year than this, unless he be a snarling,
selfish, growing, miserly, egotistical old
bundle of cross grained antagonisms,
begotten in spite and at natural enmity
with all the honest world. But such ab'
normal monstrosities are few. The or
dinary editor is man of brain, thought,
power, intelligence. A student OF Life.
A thinker. A sympathizer with his fell
low men if they will permit him to grow
RI them
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-17
inequality Of Sentences.

The governor of Ohio, in bis mes
sage to the Legislature, speaks as fol-
lows concerning the want of equality IN
the punishment of offenders My i'm
mediate predecessor called the attention
of the General Assembly to the matter
of inequality in sentences to the penl-
tertiary. I fully indorse his views on
that subject, and invite you to consider
the great injustice frequently done to
men and women who are more unfortu.
nato than criminal, by the unequal
sentences pronounced by the courts.
The peculiar temperament or condition
of the Judge, or the attendant influences
in community, as frequently mold the
character of the sentence as the circum-
stances of the case. Men are serving
under sentence of thirty years for pre-
cisely the same crimes for which other
men are serving terms of three years.
There should be some mode OF amend
ing the errors of courts in this matter.
Of course, the pardoning power can
rectify the irregularity; but it would be
better to remove, as far as possible, the
necessity OF the interposition OF execu.
tive clemency. It is matter worthy OF
of your earnest consideration.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-17
A Model Fire Department.

The chief engineer of the Wilmington
fire department came over to our town
the other day, says Max Adeler, upon a
visit to the chief of our department,
whose name is Jacobs; and it struck
Jacobs that it would be irst-rate idea
TO show the visitor how very efficient
our fire department is. So Jacobs got
an old tar barrel and set it upon the
roof of his stable, and touched it off
with match. When it began to burn
pretty freely he gave the signal for the
alarm, remarking at the same time to
the Wilmington man:
"You' Il see that fire put out in about
four seconds by the boys"
They waited four seconds for the boys,
but they didn't come. They waited
fifteen minutes, and still nobody came.
Jacobs was furious, and as the barrel
was burning very near to the roof, he
sent boy around to the nearest engine
house to ascertain what was the matter.
When the boy came back he said the
firemen were all out at q picnic except
ing the members of the Washy Hose,
who had gone over to Pancader to fight
couple of roosters.
By this time the roof of the barn was
on fire, and Jacobs was pretty near
crazy. The visitor wanted to telegraph
over to Wilmington for his department,
but Jacobs alleged that he'd let the
eternal earth burn to charcoal before
he'd consent to such thing. Then he
sent a man on fast horse to bring the
boys in from that picnic, and by the
time they reached the engine house the
stable was in ashes, and Peters stable,
next door, had begun to burn. So when
the engines arrived, Jacobs directed
them to play upon that, and then they
got to work; but after pumping for
awhile without getting any water, Jacobs
was Just about losing his senses, when
Mr.. McAllister came up and mentioned
that the supervisors had let all the water
out of the reservoir so as to clean it.
Then Jacobs sat down to fan himself,
and to try to decide whether to commit
suicide or to leave the country. And the
Wilmington man went home with the
idea that he hadn't much to learn from
Jacobs about e1tinguishing fires.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-17
Kills His Playmate.

A little boy eight years of age, son of
Major James Brady, of Harrisburg, Pa. !,
was shot and fatally wounded in Lancas-
ter by little playmate and friend, only
six years of age, whom he was visiting,
and who is son of Mr.. James Stewart,
of Lancaster. The Examiner thus de-
tails the circumstances: Mr.. Stewart
has little boy, Joseph by name, who is
but six years of age. Between him and
Master Brady warm attachment exist
ed, and in response to an invitation, the
Brady boy came from Harrisburg, in
company with sister, to enjoy brief
visit in Lancaster, stopping at the house
of Mr.. Stewart. A few days ago Charles
Stewart, an elder son, brought home
from his Office large revolver, and he
placed it, still loaded, in drawer under
some linen. By some means Master
Josie ascertained the whereabouts of the
weapon, and he managed to get it In his
possession. He then ran up stairs to
call his little companion down to break
fast. As he entered Master Brady 8
room he began to snap the revolver in
childish glee, and in another moment o
loud report rang through the house and
bullet was sent into Brady's brain.
He fell forward on the floor, and when
the members of the family, who were at
breakfast, ran up stairs, they found the
Stewart boy trying to lift up his dying
companion. The injured lad was a
bright, intelligent and interesting little
fellow,
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-17
A Dangerous Plaything.

A correspondent writing from Chicago
tells us about the dangerous practice OF
gambling indulged in there. He says:
There are two or three recent .prac-
tices, however, which will scarcely re-
ceiye such general approval. The fas-
cinating and delusive game OF poker has
taken strong hold upon society people
here. and the ladies seem to be even
more devoted to it than the men. Gard
parties now mean poker parties, and the
checks are promptly brought out at an
evening call. Whist and euchre are
now to slow to satisfy anybody, and no
well regulated house is now without a
set of white and red poker chips.
Young and pretty Miss Twolips utters
the slang of the game with the ease and
freedom of turtle, and that which was
formerly abandoned to the back room OF
saloons. and was sufficient excuse for
police raid, now finds recognition in the
parlor. can trace this new mania no
further back than Mr.. Schenck's
pamphlet on the game of poker, printed!
for private circulation at the request OF
some English ladies and gentlemen who
preferred it to whist at sixpence q cor
ner. The publicity which this clrcum-
stance afterward obtained all over this
country advertised two things to Ameri-
can society-frst, that it was the custom
of English society for ladies and gentle,
men to play cards for small stakes, and
next that after learning poker they pre-
ferred it to the games they had been ac-
customed to playing. What was allowa-
ble and even fashionable in England re-
ceived quick Endorsement here, the
quicker and reader perhaps because the
game is SO fascinating. But the result
is that the playing Of cards for money
has got start in American social circles,
where it was formerly tabooed, and
there is danger that there will not be
the same cool and phlegmatic control OF
it as in English social circles.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-17
A Checkered Life.

Percy Boyd, aged forty-seven, de-
scribed as a gentleman of position con-
nected with aristocratic families, but
who had for some time past adopted the
alias of John Brown, died two weeksago
in common lodging house in st. Giles,
London. At the coroner's inquest it
was shown that he was the son of cler-
gyman in Ireland. He married o lady
who was a co-heiress and they were in
the habit of mixing with the aristocracy.
His literary tastes and requirements
were of a high order, and he was in the
habit of contributing to periodicals., his
connection with Belgravia as a con-
tributor extending up to very recent
period. He was intimate with Dickens,
Thackeray and other persons of distinc-
tion in tie literary world, and was a
prominent member of the Garrick club.
When his wife died the property in her
right passed to her sister and the princl-
pal source of his income was thus swept
away. In 1870 he went on the CONT
nent, and during the Franco German
war he was seized by the Prussians and
thrust for one night into French
prison, where he contracted disease OF
the skin which subsequently shut him
out from society. For some years he
had subsisted upon the bounty OF his
friends, who were many, and what ne
earned by contributing to Miss Brad
Idon's magazine. In the pocket OF the
dead man the police found a letter dated
December IA, 1875, fir m the Hon.
Henry George 81. Roper Curzon, send
ing the sum of two guineas, which he
allowed the deceased monthly. 1t was
stated that although Boyd was only
forty-seven years of age, by reason OF
trouble he appeared to be at least sew
enty wears old.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-17
Crooked Whisky.

A Washington letter says that the
value OF the property seized and libeled
in the several collection districts of the
United States since May 10, 1875, in
consequence of frauds on the revenue
imposed on distilled spirits. is 81, ,252,-
932, and the amount assessed upon the
property and bonds of guilty parties is
$927,975. This last named amount was
assessed as follows Illinois, S427, ,270 {,
Indiana, S84, $40: Missouri, S2S4, ,814 ;
Wisconsin, $l76,975. The number Of
persons indicted for defrauding the
revenue in the same periods 1876, whichis
classified thus Distillers, twenty-nine ;
rectifers, forty-one government Off
GERS, fifty other persons, fifteen. The
seizures made at Chicago are not in
cluded in the above statements. These
last seizures, it is expected, will result
in the confscation to the government of
about S500,000 worth of property and
the assessment of an additional $780,
900. About fifteen persons will be i'm
plicated.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-17
Fashion NOtes.

A new style in trains, called coulisse,
is that in which the train is crossed
horizontally with gatherings at regular
intervals, and the gatherings barred over
with bands of faille. All trains are still
long and narrow, With the skirts more
and more clinging to the figure.
The latest polonaise buttons under the
arms with large buttons made of gold
and steel threads. These same buttons
also ornament the sleeves from the ell
bows to the wrists.
For small evening and dinner parties
and operas Paris fashions recommend
cream colored bareges trimmed with ecru
worsted lace and cream colored ribbons.
White Indian cashmeres are also sug-
gested for the same occasions.
Dresses of soft brocades have trains
of faille.
New robes de chambre, while still cut
in one piece and buttoned straight down
in front, as of old, show novelty In the
arrangement of the trimming, which
Stimulates at the back a short casaque.
The trimmings are also comparatively
new, being the ecru worsted lace, which
is embroidered with wool either the same
color of the dress or one that harmonizes
with it.
Neck chains, with pendants attached,
remain fashionable. Bracelets are not
as fashionable as formerly. Hair jewelry
is out of style, and in it's place stones
indicating the several months, as garnet
for January, topaz for November, tur-
quoise for December, diamond for April,
emerald for May, ETC., are exchanged in
articles for presents among friends, the
stone chosen being, of course, the one
that suggests the month desired to be
remembered.
Among favorite rings for ladies are
opals and solitaire diamonds set in black
onyx, and amethysts set with small bril-
liants.
Silver and pearl ornaments in new de-
signs are in great demand.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-17
Desperate Women.

Jennie Collins, in the Boston Tran
script, tells the following story OF the
working girls of that city: On eat-
urday night, not long ago, three girls
came home with their weeks pay, and'
as the first one said, "Mother, hold your
IPsuu; Congratulated si the mother, because they
were 50 good. She answered: 81 wish
they were bad, then it would /, not ,ia,ads break
NV heart to see them deny themselves
every pleasure and work like slaves" " - =
One girl, who was out of work and in
debt last spring, could not bear the cross
looks when she went to the table, SO she
in her despair wandered into street
car house, sleeping under a car three
nights and sitting in an Office in the day,
time. This exposure to the cutting cold
winds nearly cost her her life. When
she found something to do she dropped
on her knees and began to pray.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-17
A Thrifty Young Man.

The Poultney (Vt.) Journal says: A
few days since we found good econo-
mist in the person of q young mechanic.
He lives in house of his own, for which
he owes q few hundred dollars: His
earnings last year were $3.50; from that
sum he paid 500, interest on indebted.
ness; s1OO of the principal, expended
s55 in repairs, and supported family OF
four persons. He is every day at his
work, has no fears of what Mrs. Grundy
may say. but supports his family COM
fortabl and we'll. Here is an example
worthy of consideration by other young
men. 1t is good example for all, and
all young or old would do well to pat
tern from it.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-17

" down the cliff 700 feet into the river.
There seemed to be very little choice In
the matter, for there was score or more
of armed men below them. As soon,
however, as they turned fercely and be-
gan to rush down on the crowd, the lat
ter were 80 utterly amazed that they
wheeled and ran, and rolled, and tum-
bled helter skelter down the mountain.
A bullet from the little Cadets rifle
nailed one of them, however, a poor old
fellow whose name l forget, as he lay
wounded and forsaken in the path of the
Frenchmen. He was too badly shot to
move, and when he saw the big Cadet
come up and club his musket and raise
it to knock his brains out, he could only
shut his eyes and pray that the last
blow might be effective. The little
Cadet had fingered behind moment to
try and get shot at the retreating foe.
He arrived where the wounded man lay
lust as the butt of the musket, after
performing a very swift, hut deliberate,
circle round the big Cadets head, was
descending upon the old mans skull.
With a quick bound the little fellow
pushed his big brother aside and warded
off the blow. "Let him alone, he can
not hurt u.s." he said, and the next mo-
ment he was drawing bead on q deputy
sheriff far down the mountain, who
seemed to have forgo ten something in
he canyon, and was hurrying down to
get it. Well, after awhile, when no one
dared TO hunt them any longer, they
quietly slipped down to the bay, and the
last 1 ever heard of them they had
shipped as sailors to Australia.
Somewhere in California the old fel-
low who was wounded is living, and he
still entertains high opinion OF the lit
tie Cadet, but thinks the big one an in
fernal sco1narel.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-17
A Lady One Hundred and Three.

The Reading (Pa.) Times asserts that
Mrs. Mary Schnebly, who lives near
Hagerstown, Nd, was boln on the fl
teenth of February, 1772. 1t says:
Unlike very aged persons, she has no
wrinkles in her face or on her hands, nor
has the weight of years caused her form
to droop, but she stands and sits per-
fectly straight, uses none of the common
artificial aids in walking, moving about
freely and unassisted. She was married
to Col. David Schnebly in 1874, and
they lived together just fifty years, and
without issue. She was invited by Rev.
Mrs. McCauley, of Reading, who is
connected with her By marriage, to pay
her visit and to remain day or two to
rest herself on her way to the Centennial
exhibition, which she proposes to attend
if her life is spared. To this Mrs.
SchDebly replied that when she made the
trip she intended going to Philadelphia
without stopping anywhere.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-17
Such q Gift.

Scene: a New York street car-two
little girls, with very pretty dresses and
ladylike manners.
"Dolly, dear, do you know what am
going to give you for Christmas
"Oh, don't tell mo, let it be sur
prise"
"Oh, 1 must tell you, SO that we can
arrange it all. You know my mamma
has q beautiful sealskin sack that papa
gave her last winter. Well, I am going
to get that and take it over to your house
and give it to you. Then you must give
it to me, and III take it back to
mammals room. Then when those hor-
rid Ritchie girls begin to tell about all
their presents and things, we can say
that we each got perfectly lovely seal
skin sack, that cost ever so much. Oh,
won't they be jealous, though"
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-17
Well hammered.

japanese women are charming in
manner, and would be in appearance,
were it not for their ungainly forms,
which are ruined by clumsy mode OF
dress, and, am ong the poorer classes,
the practice of carrying burdens upon
the back. When a japanese girl reaches
the age of sixteen without having under
gone either of the processes of deformity
she is a wonder to the eye, and remains
so until twenty-five, or possibly little
later. Then she ceases to charm for a
certainQeriod, in any way excepting in
her manner, and that is generally pre-
served to the last. But as she grows
old she has chance of becoming quite
delightful again. There is nothing nicer
than a dignifed and white haired old
Japanese lady. She is always happy,
for she is always much respected and
cherished by her youngers, and at Ger.
tain age the natural high breeding OF
the race appears in her to attain its
crystalization.