, 1876-10-09
uo,co OF the Ccntennint-"-A A
Ao xauehty Mans Repnration'
=, extraordinary Marriage.c .compaot--'
o. Initiating Jay Gould In q
Small Way.
.,,a of French Flnts~--A
chance Meeting, and the
Result.

pls5s ,rc1nrc, nsa far superior to the
INC nnmncr eyer before presented to tho
.hIIc r It ono period. The lst Is 50 ssrons tnat
s.r,naers arc no less puzzled than residents OF
,se y TO know how to selecs 1y 1y1n + t2r 1ne
q w eysetesw nt swalIaek's, "L,fe" At Tho Fiji.
den ds f,sH u sarlauapnIus" at Booths, 1.-TWO
Ahss,n Avehue, y at tho Unlon-sauare, " Baba" at
vRi,I.. vvRRins. Italian opera at the Academy, and
so aisaty IN socnnS Xii
2t!tsS sn eIty thcto arc low theatres, In
oref!aae "a ~ yanFoduce tho worst teaturea Of tho
MsisblIe IN Paris, and Otherwise panaeI 10 !m9
oTe, oTes,t,ppn,ttiy arc welt patronIzcd. Indeed, at
III tlMe NV York Is oyernowlng With AL Kinds
", y neOne and they can PAY ther money ana take
=, II eknIeo Of fnn and pleasure In alnoat any re-
1aSM 1nasi,,d direction md 0f any gfade.
l'' o.p uEruop OF sErTLtNn HorEL-D1LLs.
TIN nopular landlord OF leading hotel at
,on1 Dranch, like many other distinguished
sms,,r,n., S Is fond Of nice little eame Of draw
anser occasionally. But, toward the closo Of ting
Ya,, 's.son few weeks ago, hc had M experience,
,s.n.tit,on Of wlltcl, would soon end Ills career
Il rards. Among his regular guests was we'll
Known millionaire sap9iva.!s VIZ Ron one sist e.
~ G hs r. srrtnrements, and 40 cxtsavngantly pro-
iu.e "a thst hlu friends twho are thrmao!ycs
sss.n 10 XII embarrassed lie had arranged mat.
~ 10 literally that barkccpcrr blacks, hall
SoJ, walters faet cve,yboay IN % tho hotem o., h.
sns gGsy rsa e p
r. IN. of to he held back his hand and
'sSosWs,ed, iii Is al right, SIR Cannot take any.
ihng from you !his Tine oraefs you M Ene"; ,f
Mia, ssns KIT Called aside The millionaire, and after
1ss,sd T. h, Snehs h.ts The ,ner sss swo wsnt q
S1 return they took stroll. Lnd on their return,
mi me Of them proposed that they 1ctto tho hotcl;
BIZ bsforc their friend had chance to get ahead
o. W. nsah u ~ osCS sCioTea c y 2ysors su fGs c
ri.,k Nss requested to mike out their bills. Tho
ianJlor hsppcn,d to enter the office at. tho mo-
ment and compreaendcd tac atnation , A. glahGo.
iro nc 10 pay all your blIe. and hle own too for
amopth 10 conc: I only Wish had let him alone
sSo." It vas a fact; he had paid ilis hotcl.hill
frpua bis winnings, and the landlord Ia yet figuring
70 discover where the prodts camo In on that party
AL1rTLE CENTENNIAL ROMANCE.
Na priyately announced thnt q wedding will
take pscs this winter which will be the fitting
tequel Of ROMANCE OF two citics,-thts time IN
real life. Tho parties are Mr.. Ben IL and
Miss 8allc T., both residents Of tho Murray.
IIr section; and the romance Of tho affair con.
.sts In their novel Introduction. Miss T.
went 10 Philadelphia about two weeks ago,
with party Of young friends. TO visit the ccntCn-
nil: ANT. ~ sho wished to stay little longer
thaa tho rest. It was arranged, or thought to be
afrangel that her brother -in-1nW was to meet hor
t.the depot in Philadelphia, and escort hcr to New
fosk. gy somo mischance. 10 meant tho Penn.
IL a Ne1,b ~ van 6epot down town. u % nca'
i y M sle siaftea for tTo dopoff,' sss
5s11. @ SF ewp a.I1 Put a. nss Hny
and buried forward 10 tho depot In ttme for tht
rs train from Philadelphia. sho fniled to muc1
her tt!arc. md waA moro dlaconaolate thah cycs.
A. time wore on she began to realize that sho was
10 strange city without cent Of money. just at
sls tslsa Of hcr despafr. she CHANGED to see gen
tleman whom she had often seen on tie street nea
E;mhodeaed by despair, she spoke tohin, nNd ex.
planned the situation. lilo offered assistance, AMI
40 Ne was ca ronte to this city hls escort wa
ens oe s1uuser hSs an
anu A. they Walked home from church last Sun
day an Intimate friend of tho lady told Tie story
s. s. aGose' andadlcd that tho wedding would be /
fllant 0Hc,
ECCENTRIC, but NAUGHTY,
Probably one Of the most extraordinary wlllE
Eyer made publlcw as placed on record III Jersey
Clsy, few lays ago, by the Administrator o
!ie csIatc Of ono James Cotucly. uo was notn
laally bachelor, but, like Turks Of ancl cnt rc
avn. waa considerably Hasr'cd,'' notwtl,
Handing. This man, WHO died worth 20O, 600 II
aovcrnment bonds mud casll, Ind lived rcgularl.
!ofJeass with iniatresees, ono at tlmo. Az 500
alnset another. Ilis method was extremely busl.
lcss.l!kc. iEcforo receiving u favorltc In III
.gn's' .SMfe' 20 REQUIRED hor to Agn paper expressly
suulIlE anu not tVIfG thNk ahn lN7ty1t1
3gAt 10 bis. property. and would ienve hlt
whenever VI he demanded her departure. Five won,
H.. H. seem 10 have Allied h!s measure Of bliss for tn
~ twelve years nna ho osettlea upon each Of thef
Mil o 81 ssoo gsE year during her ltts In ii
oat soncubincs; and make this provision for thcl
ltatltndc " Infection owe them. /" Then he lnad
ptSSs:9n fos fourteen si!egitmnte ch!ldrrn, pto
MIih HIa i,sy thy }9in nnd continue to !iye am!cab
lneas bequcsts absoFb $40, OO0 Of his eatatc. III
uaianeo he bcqueQtAa direct to the Onu!la Com
y uann,y aaa conln.ontis bis chldson to thelr aGec
.uaato care md protection, The will ID likc1y Ii
'o'sa nasR Tor troublesome law suIt.
AN AsToNisnED PRESIDENT.
Inc PRESIDENT OF one our leading lIio.|nsu1
fnec companies was very much surprised an
nsonsshcd, last Sunday, by call at Ills hous
,a ,uoa' O'clock IN tho morning. Two carrlugt
vaas oi persons md hcarso stopped In iron
81 ~ us d"ellli'g,-wlllch, by the way, IA locate
y. ole q the must aristocratlc up.town street
~ s, ihe eity. The Mcishbors OPENED their blind
nnat, my were AN @a,Huzed VI tho sight A funeral on
ssI uniGi H. why, u tcls u surprise; md the tde
Il .m nete aNon!d DO only !ro Carriages for fnei
eqa wsIer suss a aG.tost:io house VA tho causp
,1.rnt ,aSdh,, WAN slight compatol 10 the uuu,
.ens :stas'o N amaxcmcnt indoors. The Pscsniisn
sane town statrB, and, when h. hrnt
.as ms explanation u ls uniavlted guests. he coui
~. eohtFol Ills rtalbLlty. ii sou!s iliat Tho corns
hsa1m Mos az ione4t Tonton who hasi died the ia
Ind ~. lils lss lad been nsured Il, Tho Compan,
3w ,hna h and relatives had informed tho VIII
uM. sho has taken Tic boty into thc nfsscncu
yncnS authorized representative. ana COZ
y, vsa nitn That tho deeeascl was the ncrsnn inHIt
H., H., ata lhat tho dscta used pcrton war renijy d,
Ersu. Es,st - ~ was htnaay, md thO hohust tuuufnc
tcs.Io 'ther IT, WY than 10 stop The funeraI-prt
dsnt .nh " IT, a9Isc of thu Lliu Company's pfcs
E",lsy with her and, whcn tho rresidsnt orde,. @
iii rocgsson 70 hofs 1n, elo wss lnclined 10 ur
-N' III a''empt to swtnlle hct,
r STRANGE MARRIAGE COMPACT.
s,a .ne'e afe 10 many theories Of marriage an
W., ussoteo nowadays that tho future writer unc
no civilization Of tho Worldn will aud maj
,n".o .ous pFoolems to deal with In describing Ii
n17 1aa,7laSe,telat!ons In this country, with The
irines hn m,lea With all sorts Of notions and DO
In MI; ~ iectures upon this topic; witneasiI
tistrrs. sn exnGt!enccs of their mothers or
aIyo.cn .n,., aIt ,rsadlng,, every tay, accounts
lie suts Which might appali INV ncrson f,o
IL, >Ibn!ehapat!oh Of marslrc. Il II mnt ,trn,
IN poIh nlen at1ti wo,f,pn trsk sr,ss " ~ aun
.cis .ns troubles Vt tito Mnrraus. rsnttc pn.1I. pI -