, 1876-07-16
Extraordinary Good Luck Of q New
York Boot Black.
Fanny. Davenport in the surf'''hate
Claxt0n's California En-
gagement.
Roudance in John Brougha1n's
Early Life.


The positive destruction Of grass By the burning
heat is immense, and it is heartrsickening to see
the withercd roots, where once green sward was
visible, in Central Park and the lesser squares
throughout the city. But on Tuesday night We
had an hours hard rain, accompanied BY light
ming and thunder to an e1tentSShic must nave
satisfied the most intense lover OF these. Inc
water poured in torrents, and in Brooklyn play
ed havoc in some localities, to the injury OF
whole rows OF brown-stone-front houses, and
destruction of sc,:crs. The heat, however, con-
tinues uuabated, and the exodus from the cty
to the sea-snoro is increasing. We know az
about hot weather, a few days at time mere, DUE
It Is uany years since the heated term has iastco
50 long. The amount OF suffering alhong
Children and the poorer classes has been fearful,
anl tho only people who are glad arc the Ice
dealers and icc-crealn men.
SINGULAR MEETING OF AN OLD LOVER
The proprietor Of summer hotel near tnis
cit; had very singular experience recently
Among his guests we're mfddle~nged widow
and ler married daughter and husband~ TIC
vas Impressed with tho idea that he had some
vhcrr seen the widow before, but could not tell
When or whcrc. Finally, making inquiries
nhout her, it appeared that she was formerly
Miss s., living Oh Ninth street in this city, In
a location formerly very fashionable 1t ap-
pears that the landlor1was an old beau OF the
fady's. and that they were once engaged to be
married, but she was great t}irt, and the gen.
teulan became offended by SONIC actions OF hers
which lie. regarded as intliscreet- He went to
Europe, and On his return was informed that Inc
Young woman was dead. Under this suppression
IL forgot all about her. Strangely enough, 1he
moved to Cincinnati. During subscquent
visit to New York she WAS likewise Informed
thnt her former lover was deccasci,-a circu1n-
staucc cutie natural, Is the papers reported tnc
drowning f man o. tne same nane fnet,dt t 'n a.9o
the meeting occurred, and when ne had made
hiusrlf known the woman could hardly believe
her own Senses Each party imagined the otncr
lad risen from the dead, but the acquaintance
thus revived has been happy one to both, anu
lie boardcrs are remarking the singular fond
ness of the widow for the landlord. Ihe ex-
plantations which followed only intensified tine
aew attachment, aud it is supposed wedding
u September will be the result
MARRIAGE EXTRA ORDINARY.
Occasionally the newspapers contain an ac-
count OF the marriage OF persons whose former
relation has been very close, so close, in fact,
rs to make the marriage rather conspicuous, II
not Objectionable. This was the case Of James
Parton marrying his step-daughter. hccentlya a
strange occurrence Of this sort took place in this
:, city, ,-whcro young widow married her 1ather'
in-law, which might be more properly charactcr-
lied as that Ola man marrying his son's widow
lis she had one child by her first husband, the
n,uluct of the second marriage will be related
10 the first child rather peculiarly. However,
tbis was q match of propricty as well es conven-
icncc, Tic son, when he uieu, Left 4 will CON
ycvinr all his PROPERTY to lis father, in trust for
the use OF lis wife. aud especially requesting
that they should always live unuer ihe sams ne