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The Portland daily press., 1876-12-16

CLEVELAND, December 15.-The Petroleum mark
ct is unchanged at 81 for standard White.
MEMPHIS. December 15-Cotton market lower
TO sell; Middling uplands 114c.
CHARLESTON, December 15.-Cotton is steady;
Middling uplands at 11s q 1lac.
SAVANNAH December 10 ,-Cotton dull; Middling
upands at 11sc.
NEW YORK December 15.-Cotton quiet; Middling
uplands at 12sc.
WILMINGTON, December 15-CottOn dnll :NIiddlino
upands at 113c.
AUGUSTA, December 15.-Cotton is dull and lower
Middling uplands at II 1 q lie.
LOUISVILLE, December 15.-Cotton is quiet: Mid
ding uplands 11sc.
GALVESTON, December 15.-Cotton is dull; Mid
ding uplands 11sc.
NORFOLK, December 15-Cotton weak; Middling
upands at 116c.
NEW ORLEANS, December 15-Cotton easier; Mid
ding uplands 11sc.
MOBILE, December 15.-Cotton is weak and irreg-
ular; Middling uplands 11lc.
The Portland daily press., 1876-12-16
DOMESTIC PORTS.

SAN FRANCISCo-A Ar It'll, barque Am Lloyds,
Park Honolulu.
CID 7th, barque Penang, Patten, Nanaimo.
WILMINGTON, CAL-Ar 9Th, ship India, Patten,
NEW oRLEANs-Ar 9th, barque Bristol, Fossett
,PAascAGoULA-Ar 18th, brig suwannee Sawyer,
Sid I'm the bar 9Th, barque sagadahoc, Powers, FIN
.PENsACoLA-Cld 9th. brig Atalaya, Clark. Prov
idence; sch Lizzie Gregg, Anderson, New York.
OHAkLESToN-Sld 9Th, brig G Robinson, Adj
BALTIMoRE-Cld 18th, barque Sarah A Staples,
PHILADELFHIA-Cld 18th, brig A j Pettensill,
Hall MatanZas; sch Fannie Flint, Warren, Trinidad
S 1, a4t n 1rig Akoar, thompson. Port SPAIN:
cl NEW Y0 d Ar 18Th barque Brazos, Fuller,
vile 10 days; Clara G Loud Thompson, Pensacola
S6 days; David Faust, Smith. Kennebec: Alcora.
Nash, Crowley. and Maria ADELAIDE, Kent, Proyf-
dence A X Wood ward, Woodward, and Rosina.
Kelley, do; Ann Elizabeth, Dean. New London
City Island; Hannie Westbrook, McDuffie, Bangor,
for Baltimore.
Ar l4th, schs Mary Weber, Harris, Mayaguez;
Agnes Grace. Smalley, Pensacola.
Ar 18th, sch A P Emerson, Emerson, Havana.
Cid 18th. scbs Victor. Crocker. Para; Earl II Pot
ter, Shearer, Port Spain; Idaho Jameson, tor Port
Cid 14th, barque Elba, Grover, Rio Janeiro; brips
Chas Sparks, Bradley, Havana; j f Merry, Brad
Sid 13th ships Admiral, and Undaunted, for San
Francisco; brig Lena Thurlow, for Alicante; schs
VIM Thomas, and Eliza Coffin, for Portland: Cor
yoy, for Rockland; Owen Hinds and Castillian
Tor Boston; Loduskia, and Ella Hodgdon, do; For.
est city, for Providence
Passed through Hell Gate 18th, schs VIM Freeman,
Robinson. New York for Thomaston; Ida & Annie,
Cook, do for Wiscasset; Owen Kinds, Clendennip
Hoboken for Salem; David Torrey, Soule, Amboy
for Boston.
PROVIDENCE-Ar 14th schs Izetta, Kinks, Port
johnson; Ganges Keith, H0boken.
Ar 14th, schs Nicola, Randall, Hoboken; VIM G
GaIgill, Rich do for Pawtucket.
Sid 18th. sch VIM Todd Wood, Hobokeh.
NEWPORT-In port 18th, sch Madagascar Kilpat.
RICK Providence for New York; Maggie Todd, Nor
wood, and Geo Somes. Norwood. do for do; Isola,
Mayo; DO for do; jed Frye, Langley, Prudence for
New York; W Page, Hillyard, Eastport tor do j;
Daylight Green, Providence tor do L H Wilson,
Clark, do for do; Gar. Hammond, do for do
Sid, sch Lille French Nickerson, Qrom Alex
andria) for Plymouth.
.VINEYARD-HAVEN- Ar 18th, baraue Lizzie
Merry, Keazer. Grand Turk 26 days for Boston, schs
Nellie, Perry, Wilmington NC for Boston; Lettie
Wells, Ashford. I'm Weehawken TOR do; Alexander.
Falkingham, Perth Amboy for do; Andrew Peters,
Torrey, Port johnson for Salem; Congress, Willard
Hoboken for Bath; Nellie II, Maloch New York for
PASSPORT
.BOSTON-Ar 14th, sch Nickerson, Haskell, from
Hoboken.
Ar 18th, barque Acacia. Anderson, Havana; sch
Bangor. Jordan Port johnson.
CID 18th. baraue Clotilde, Miller, Cienfuegos,
NEWBURYPORT-Sld 18th, sch Chas Hazard
Bartlett. Bucksp0rt; Helen, BrOokings, Calais,
PORTSMOUTH : Sid 18th, schs Mary Rice
Kent. Bucksport; Uncle Tom, Look; Victor. Perry
and Evelyn, Crowley, Addison; Abner Taylor Dodge
and Kate Walker, Veazie, Islesbero; Clara w ElweI
Long, st George; Alnomak, Clark, Rockland.
The Portland daily press., 1876-12-16
Daily Domestic Receipts.

By water conveyance-1000 bush cornmeal to G
W. True & Co.
The Portland daily press., 1876-12-16
DIED.
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.
Friday, Dec. rs.

Friday, Dec. rs.
ARRIVED.
Steamer City Of Portland, Pike, Boston for East
port and st John, NIB.
Sch Della Hodgkins, Bernard, virginia-oysters to
Atwood & Co.
Sch Abbie, Adams, New York-coal to Maine Cent
raj RR.
sch Emily, Treworgy, Boston, to load for Els
Sch Three Sisters, Bickmore, Boston, to load tor
Bristol.
CLEARED.
Brig Fl Houston, Griffin, Havana-Jos Hobson.
Sch Margie, McFadden, Philadelphia Berry,
and w Jones.
Sch Fanny Mitchell, Robinson, PASSPORT ana Lu.
bec-Nathl Blake.
SAILED-bries Liberty, Hyperion, Eugene; echs
IL Waite. VIM Wilson. Lizzie Wilson, M K Raw
ley, Ada Barker, Ada Whitney, Minnie Taylor,
Elva Pettengill, L johnson, E knight, Cot
tage; Lindsey, El Dorado, Aldanah Rokes Sa-
rah Bird, Fanny Mitchell, and others.
lFRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGED
Cid at Boston list, barque Alice Dickerman, Ed
ridge, Portland to load tor Gottenburg.
Sid I'm Cardiff 18th, brig Winfield, Blbber. Havana
Ar at Havre 18th, ship Mary E Riggs, Percy, fm
New Orleans.
The Portland daily press., 1876-12-16
FOrelKn lnpOrtH.

Foreign Exports.
HAVANA. Brig H Houston-59l0 box shocks,
19,737 # lumber
The Portland daily press., 1876-12-16

european Markets.
LONDON, December 1920 P. M.-Consols at 90
1916 for money and account.
LONDON, December 15-12 80 P M-American lse.
curities-Erie 81.
LIVERPOOL, December 15.-123O P. M.-Cotton-
dull and easier; Middling uplands at 9-16d do Or
leans at 81; sales 10000 bales including 1000 bales
for speculation and export. Receipts $500 bales, o.
which all were American.
The Portland daily press., 1876-12-16

New YORK, Dec. 1.-THE following proceed
lngs preceded the Inauguration of Wade Hamp-
ton yesterday as Governor, in Columbia, South
Carolina:
The Portland daily press., 1876-12-16

Judge Caleb Baldwin, member of the Ala
bama claims court, died yesterday.
, 1876-01-26
TOWNSHIP TREASuRERs.
Va cArtt tvOTffItED.

In the caso Of tho Board Ut School Directors
Of District No. 10, Town Of Jefferson ~. The
People Ok rel. The board Of Trustees OF Torn
nhto 40. RapRo IS, recently DECIDED ~ the Su-
rrsuo Court. IN important question ~aa Ealssd
- 10 tho duty OF Township Tsessu1ee to lake
an official oath. Abe decision "sa sondotsd ~
Justice Sheldon, spd aairraed that Of Judge
Gary. awarding \ peremptoty writ ct m*ndsmua
against tho plfestots ot District ~ tIa fpp9
eh,p Treasiltor, .Aazsltou, the sum Of $lsi.oo;
which tha DIRECTORS had borrowed and 1seeIyad
nnder aeo. Al Of tho School lay. for the purpose
OF erecting sctlool-house III Irving PARK. IT,.
Tho D4ectosB had refused to pay, over she
money 10 Tho Township Treasurer, and On lnaa.
damus brought against thcn BY tue foasi o.
tha Towship Si 3easuror szpton, lid not .akeu
of tue Constellation. hpropa. that no sutlletnnt
demand t1d bssu made for Faynert os the
mouey, not, however. denying that tie Treasurer
hAd made q domand on them tharotor, u alleged
in the petition for nlaudAmus+ Tbs ansWer set
thug IN these deeengas wa4 demurrel to IN the
Superior Court and tho demurrer sustained. AMI,
III Directors 1sfualng 70 make apy'tasthsf sa-
, 1876-01-26

NEW SUITS.


eupEAion coGRT IN nEixS
CO.. l.. Moyora auad Samuel il. Hayes Tor
9lI,to9.
IIou,y prlnoc brought aait for $1,000 agstoss
Aaron u. Miller.
John 3. Wallace commenced en!t yesterday
Ia reooyor 81, 900 from Isaao N. Hardin, and At'-
other claiming 81. 600 to b. duo him from ". II.
", Cuel,n,an and l. N. Hardin.
". II. bailey. g. D. Nnssica, and A1ns.a n.
Eaton began a suit for $4,000 against john e..
IlroNn. ...
f,l,adrach II. Poarco comm"ncnt M action
agat1.nt Charles Il. and William II. bfowoson' to
John ltietz sued Fsnna j.. and Joseph Roollo
Nstl,ln Dorlizhcimcr. for thouse Of ". /. Pat
ton, began suit Ia 1oht aEhinht Htorge r.. Fur
inrtop. laying DAMAGES nt s., Dilo.
John EyorhaEu, for tic i1a0 OF !. n. lsanKa'
began 4 tlao suit for II 201 damages agaitlst j.
X, Botsford; and Albert FtlAontlal for il,o tsn
|; of George Field also brought rn!t III debt for
| ii. 800 datpagcs hgai1st r. J.. Nathcwa.
| il. ii, Hooker st,od Il. u. 1ayea for S,0ol.
HyduoY +, barrow began action in cJpc!ment
agafus. The Chicago City Hallway Company, lay
<. +. Buov suol J. H. Bkie,moro for s el.G10.
| L. ii. ltuckqr, Ellen A. Dye, 3lauo Lotiat
Htpnbronel,, md Anua II. Williams filled bll
acaipyt Mary CGD, Annlo Com. Archibald
| fioun, James Conn, Js,nes betl, and Charles
| ". G1iggs, to foreoose mo1tRn1a for ~ H.! =
on Lot IL Of Block % III tho School Section ad
| dttipp 10 Chicago.
, 1876-01-26
SUBURBAN. NEWS.

Aust II,
A1r. and Mrs. Anthony Smith wcro tho rcclp.
ionts Of a genuine nutpt tiso-par:y last wook, It
boing tho anniversary Of their cryn.al wedding.
:Thcir many fftonds can>e we'll iondod with se-
freshmcnts, and ilue slipper whs served. Tic
proaonts In crystal, varttxl and beautiful attest
cd thosr regard for the hM,py couple.
Further investigation f,so tho soliool tronilna
Indicates worry plainly t@xs the foehu. OF The
cn,nmunity il In favor III tho former teacher,
tLss Lilo Inns mt bcen iaety dealt with hex dis.
mlb.al MT being legal. A petition IL NOW oeiHe
circulated though tie 'nwn In her behalf, aud
tho mnttor ia calalng It nel co1sitnont.
, 1876-01-26

mus.
Tho Huptenna Court affirmed tito decision sua-
taihing tie tomuirnr to tho anewdr+ and ssy III
substance that tho constitutional provision 10.
quiring oaths of of!tco Ia mot self-eIecusinR 10
isr a. re1atas tolnfeEos officers. ~! tb.t ~ tno
atatuto pscsaslbing lilo mode OF the demand.
and The qualifications Of oortaEn school osoets,
including tho Treasurer. 10 stlcnt - 70 a9y oatl'
Of Office. no cath Of Office Ia roGuirsd Of such
ot1cosa. Tho omission In tho law 70 require all
oath amounts to N exemption BY law from
taking an oath. Az to tho question In regard to
Ito demand, L vsa not up in tho poti.ion thnt
separate demands wesa rnaio by tho TE',stens
and By tho Treasurer. Tho demand BY tile
claimed that domshd nsas by him
wan OF no force on rnRndamus. Tho
Court, however, bold that the School Law, which
provides that The Townahip Tseaaurer shall do
manl all moneys belonging to Lle township,
authorized him to make the demand In question,
and that tho demurrer waa properly sustained To
Tho answer. Tho Court also oxorossly bold TINT
all nonoys belonging to THO so'aool district. t,-
cludiug moneys borrowed Ia build = schoo-
houao, must bo odeposltel iu tito ToHnahlp Tross-
ury. 70 DO paid out only On tho or'!nr OF tho
directions drawn on tho Township Tzeasuror.
a1r. II. ]. Crawford appeared for Tho appeaes
, 1876-01-26
MISCELLANEOUS.
pEyo1iGE5.

Onty si1 months ago Jennie ". smith tofnod
f,nr fortune with William L. JohusoDt but lhet
December ahe suddenly left him, and yesterday
eho flied q bill in which shc ata.os Tho causo
which 80 prematurely put an lend 10
lior happinoes. or course It. Tea
WOMAN, but In tl,is caso It was not fail daHael
WHO sct,ucad William yacii1atlng affections but
| d vi{e sslio was entitled To domand hia at1ec-
tions, and whom he left ii Newark, N. J. Mrs.
1ohpsoa No. Z docs not propoee to DO left
minded wife, and 20 asks that rho may be
ava,,tcd = divorce and allowed to 1esnme tho
nsruc Of her doat dopa1ted-Snsith
Ellen II. rorloy also represents that sho has
endured great suffering By rcAson Of tho
cruelty Of tor husband, Martin FoFloy,
/ who hna kicked end boaton lor, locked
her out doors, threatened 10 ahoot her. and gen-
orally dono everything thnt !ay in luis power 20
| make her life miserable. 6he wAs obliged to
\ lcayo hin In 1872, aud now nElss for divorce.
Judge Drumu,ondi IL still engaged with tho
| uulnutt oaae. ,,,,.-
Alchdoscon to-day, aud wlIt thoa take up th
judges Williams aud Farwell arc busS In con-
aultation ovor tho tax caacs.
Tho motion for n Receiver for tue Courier
Company, before Judge Moore, WAS CONTINUED
ton dhyH.
Tuesday noxt will io tho last day for filing
trial notices for tho FcbruarT torn OF tho stf-
phtior Court. Cases bon1lng term numbers
higher than 1880 noed not bc noticed, ~ Judge
CARY will continue to cali his present calendar
during tho mouth Of February. FRIDAY next
wil ho the lnat day for SERVICE fur the February
term OF the Superior Court.
In tho Tibbe-Ifit! caHe yesterday. in!l held tIo
stand Ill day, until nearly ) o'clock ~ tho cgco-
Ing, vhen court adjourned till 10 o'clock tAlH
morning, No now points were introduced: - OK
ney nomed poshal! to arrest Tuznor mud lnyt
him brought to Missouri mud Arkansas. III or1lcl
to prevent him from gott'nB tho dffoHs1ofh ot
, / parstea In this aud other 6t&teL, "icn wore III
, f,prtnut iu this aailt.
Mr. Darnun,, attorney for Hill In ulsa cssc
wishes to sav tt,nt ho was tn'sroPrese1tted y
sustorday's TntpusE. lilo ia not s'ch All oil
fossil as to wish TO ha,o nowspape5 teHu,so.s q
al article IN m evening sheet which bad 1nadt
fatya ptatomonts In regard to hta cliont aud h't
yytposBnB, nud stated cottRtn shinEn odssofaal!}
aud locally without producing evidence 3' To- to 9ae a
thom, anl all'ltng to matters WHICH, uao noi
como 10 tho caso ut all.
Cu,stIhAt. courr.
John Hubert wAs tried for larceny anu ao
Edward Evans was hlod for M assault an
,, %illiaa, Fame was tried tor au assault With
club aud acquitted.
Q JupaE DLoDaErr- Criminal cases.
i JupoE ItorK1Es-4B To end OF calendar.
b JunoE IAnY~-J0, 1U5, III, 1l0. lib to l3a IN
q | c!tsiso.
JuDoE SfoonE--ad, 27. %.
= JupoE Hoogns-232 to a95, and scs case ,2oi
0 JunuE Doorn-995 to 400, except 9ss.
+ JupoE FAnwELt--No call.
jup1NESTH- - 49,.
l. Eurrn1oR Courf-Cux xFEssl,ks-1ilchaEtt T. Hat
II ". Allen /. Jackson. a29o.-ntllert RobeFlaon
, 1876-01-26

TIE PULLMAN rALACR GAR COMPANY.
O. g. WaIte, stockholdsr ln tbs Pullman
Palace Car Company, flied bill yesterday in tho
United stasea Court against Tho Company aod
blclaot Evans. 10 restrain tho tnx loved on tho
Company. Walto first sota Gus tho organization
Of the Company. It's object and also tho nature
Of ita businosa ansltho sort OF contsncta it makes
with other roads. THO CAPITAL stock WAS
originally et00,000, which waB increased
in NAV, 1875, to $5,H26.200, tho
market valuo Of which at the same tsms
was 05 per cent Of tho parvt1ue. To meet its
indebtedness Ito Company had issued, nna had
In circulation on tho lat Of b1ay 1876 $2747, 900
n'bonda. .Ita tnxab!o personal property IN Cook
County Ut that tlmo WAS worth s4s,o7t.8o, and
it's real cstase was valued 1t $500. Tho ro-
ntinder Of sls Comnany's capital stock and
bonds Was represented by tho patent rights and
by oars io tic on different railroads. Ihewholo
taugible property Of tle Company In the country
was u, CO.., 72l.so. Of which, however, as stated
above, only $47, GO WAS taxable In Cook Cou-
| II. This original cost of tho CompanyB cara
waa sabs7s35o, bus tho comnnnies s to e. wnom afa.,
isst, aiso, sho Indebtedness of tho Company
amounted 10 g. 747. 900. ,,.....,
The Company In t1ay lhsk rando tho usua! ro-
turn ot Ito petsonM property to Tho Assessor,
cd by tho Assorsor. Tho State Board however,
| put In word snd tho assessment vas fixed at
zoo, $50, On witch tn1 Of 4280l.6o was levied,
md patd by tho Company under protest; ,
poard also vauod tho capital stock at $3.50. .237,
on which tax OF $27, 4sl.7 WAS assessed
Tho complainant. who owns 1.00o hharos o1
stock tu tbe Company, alleges TINT tho Company
has docltnod to contest this tax on itn capital
stock that tho tax is void being IN violation os
tho constitutional rulo Of uniformity. and To-
other reasons, and fio therefore askh for Nh IN
Junction 10 preyont tho Company from paving
Or tho Collector from receiving, any tax Oh th'
capital stock. a Temporary injunction Wa
granted by Judge Blodeett.
| N;'l-ua KiHH.
OF No. $50 North I.aSalle ntrcet, also mado rno
lie hts protest aGainet tho North silo Ta1 Co
loctor, Ernst Hunmel. Hing BAYS TINT, IN Ma
Inst, lie vnlucd hsn property et s6o0, which "a
raised by tho Assessor to 81 ,boa. and " th
stato Boord to 81, go. on which to1 Of s1o2.6
has boon extended. King oloss % pay s13.5a
md asks tlat tho collection Of the romasnde
nay bc enioiued.
, 1876-01-26

Spteial DupattA 10 ThS Chicago Tribune.
6r. JOSEPH. No., Jan. 23.-Tha bherln Of this
county, uudes Judgment rendered BY tho Cir
, 1876-01-26
E1l|IllilH1l]l|1Ab[ [Jl[I![la

lit South c!ak-st,, uhlaaHo. The oldest 1nslutonta
tho ppito Stea ehnrersl e1pErsE!y feE tlo euro VI
rrIyafe Chron!c and SnotAi Diseases Of bot sexta.
stsH Il ou,inentnt rsoiessora Ia attendance. G'n-
sultstion personally Or by lstisr ffeo.
, 1876-01-26
STEEL PENS.
RAILROAD ME4rABLE.
ARRIVAL Ind DEPARTURE 0F TRAINS

F1rLAnAI1oH o. REr1REscE alAnrs,- II Saturday -.
tHplcd. sHuniaY etcsptsi. $Atoud2I oxcspssds Ar
Eirp huadtJ 1t 6a0h. n. DAILY.
, 1876-01-26
l ArfH.

cA!cA9oa NORTHWESTERN ,atttS1Al
IL, corner Hadison.t, and at fat dspsu.
, 1876-01-26

THCs CNLl.
JupaE 1}LoDaErr Criminal cases.
JupoE IlnrK1ss-4B to end OF calendar.
JunoE GAnY~-J0, 105. III, 1l0, 1ls to 1sl In
c!ltaso.
JunoE JAmE.os-Arsistn Judgo Gary.
JuDor Moonr--2d, 27. ..
JupoE Roogna-252 to al5. and ees M case l'297
JunaE Doorn-9s5 to 4oD eAtcpt 1888.
r.,r1r Etn,yYff-=Nn L call
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-06-28

MYSTERY or DREAMS. 1T Is related that
man fell asleep as the clock toilsd the first
stroke Of twelve. He awakened ere the ech /,
of the twelfth stroke had died away having,
In the interval, dreamed that he had commit
ted crime, was detected after FIVE years.
tried, and condemned ! the shock Of finding
the halter about his neck aroused him to con-
seriousness, when he discovered that all those
events had happened in an infnitcsiual fray
ment of time. MoIlammed, wishing to illuc-
trate the wonders Of sleep, told how certain
man, being sheik, found himself, for his
pride, made poor fisherman that be lived
as one for sixty years. bringing upa family
and working hard and how, upon Waking
up from this long dream, so short time had
he been asleep, that the narrow necked gourd
bottle flied With water, which he knew he
overturned as he fell asleep, had not time in
which to empty itself. How fast tie aoiii
travels when the body is asleep Often, when
we awake, w7e shrink from going back into
the dull routine Of sordid existence, regret
ting the pIcasanter life Of dreamland. How
is it that sometimes, when wc 90 to strange
place, we fancy that we have seen it before ?
Is it possible that when one has been asleep
the soul has hoated away, seen the place, and
has that memory Of it which SO surprises us
In word, how far dual Is the life Of man,
how far not2
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-06-28


WoUIDr'r "Sror THE PAPEn."-A man
called I'll the other day says the tSre.) o.
sette, and requested ii to Stop Che paper. We
thought the matter over, and concluded not
to do 1t. We have got presses and other ma
chimes in here that cost about $4,000, types
also without number, and other materials
necessary for running q FIRST Glass local paper
and job printing establishment, and we can't
and won't stop this paper and things connect
ed Herewith, to crafty the wbim Of man,
woman, or child, in the circle of our assoeia-
tion. We did, however, consent to remove
the mans name from our list book, which
was quite another thing. We hope we shall
not again be requested to stop the Gazette, !"
for unless our mind undergo cs a great change
we shall not it.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-06-28

A FAITHFUL LOVER. The death is report
ed from Zurich of man who may fairly
claim TO have set tile most remarkable exam
pie of self2inhicied penancc oil record His
name was Amstein. Thirty years ago he fell
in love, and like most lovers got jealous. One
day, while under the sway OF the greeneyesf
monster, he said something dlsparagiug about
his sweetheart The offended beauty resoly-
ed to punish him, aud Amstein, to regain Ilor
favofs, was forced to swear that he would not
speak another word for the next twelve
months. But before the year or silence ex-
PRED the young lady suddenly died, and Am
stein, not being relieved from Ills oath by tho
lips OF his sweetheart, vowed to remain dumb
until he rejoined her III tile next world. And
he kept IFS word. For thirty years. he was
never heard to speak, and he died mute to all
around him. Let us hope this singular case
will be a warning to all lovers. On the one
hand it should teach all jealous SWANS TO be
more careful with their tongues !; and, on Che
other, offended shepherdesses 70 be less cruel
in their punishmehts.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-06-28

A lawyer, who received dunning letter re-
Gently, thus replied /: !" Sir:' Unparalleled
depression characterizes business the future
stares us in the face with all the possibilities
of individual and national bankruptcy cor
ruption is abroad in the land, and grinding
monopoly triumphant over the rights of the
people. Even crime langnishes, and lawyers
are robbed of their just perquisites. am a
lawyer. ! have no perquisites, and If you
have one spark left of the spirit of '76 you
will cross the account off your books, and
agree with me to start anew on the second
century of our existence as nation" The
account was put down to profit and loss.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-06-28

Nothing SO strongly indicates the man of
pure and wholesome thought as habitual pur-
ity of speech. By his conversation among
his own Kind, you may always 5fetty accidir-
ateIy form an opinion as to the moral worth
of man. 1t is there, where no restraint is
supposed to be placed upon his words, that
you discover bis true nature. If he be given
to looseness Of Discourse, or his mind wan
ders to the discussion of subjects prescribed
in mixed company or respectable society, you
may Justly mark him as one with whom asso-
citation is undesirable.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-06-28

A HrNT TO MoTHERs.--It is great mis-
take 10 plat the hair Of children under eleven
or twelve years of age. The process Of plait-
ing moro or less strains the hair iii their roots
by pulling them tight tends to deprive them
Of their requisite supply Of nutrifnsnt, and
checks their growth. The hair of girls should
be cut rather short, and allowed to curl freely.
When they are about eleven OF twelve the
hair should be twisted into coil, not too
tight, nor tied at the end with thin thread,
but with a piece Of ribbon.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-06-28
POETRY
THE LEAVES, SWEET sBcRE r.


Have you ever caught the secret
Which the leaves f0fevef sing
Through each balmy day Of summer,
When the birds are on the wingf
Have you listened TO their Language,
And their laughter, soft and sweetf
Have you watched their shining giances
Through the noontide's glowing heat:
Oh, they make such merry music,
Gayly dancing in the breeze,
Every tiny leaf a-tremble
On the solemn old oak trees,
That you know some happy secret
Must have stirred some winsome elf
To those bursts Of fairy laughter,
And you fairly laugh yourseifl
Up and down they dance and culver,
Back and forth they sing in glee,
While the whistling winds still louder
Pipe their merry minstrelsy.
All along the woodland borders,
Past the reapers aud their sheayes,
Stiil the ripping music greets us
or the laughter OF the leaves.
All, tits sure some lovers secret
Which they whisper day by day,
Never ceasing, never firing
OF the old and happy lay.
Merry songs and merry singers,
Merry hearts where love is kingi
Every summer brings new lovers,
Every year fresh leaves to sing.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-06-28

An invalid, while painting with asthrrs, al
so deafened by the Totes Of a brawling fellow
who was selling oysters below bis window, ex-
claimed, The extravagant rascal la wast-
ed as much breath as would have served me-
for month I"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-06-28

A married lady consulted her lawyer on the
following question, namely: "As welded
Mr.. Jones for his wealth, and that wealth is
spent--am not, to all intents and purposes,
widow, and at liberty to marry again? ?"