National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-19

inyly bsldhcndcd wherefore he Shaved his crown
g ,he deep disgust OF bis congregation Hc argued
than TO trim tho hair, or In any other way I'm.
prove the personal appearance hut the matter
Icing, put toyotc the Rev Mt Harris was expelled
Mo end Of schemes financial,
'r" From time to time we've had.
...- Some nectng, some substantial.
Some good ones, and some bad.
Vel worse than all together,
.,5IStts9I,sSss 70 iSl MI rg at.,,E mad
rlsm The Dollar OF our Dad" .,.. I .r,,..t
The AZ wps laid to the trunk of tho oldest
tree in Annry last Friday. Tradition with unfer
tain voice whispers that about 1856 Philip Lying
ston. one of The Sgncrs or the Declaration Of indie
pcnticncu, saved the life Of tho historic elm hy
s.aying tho hand Of a sailor who was thrcaioiiny
" cut II down with his pockctknlfc. The trusts al
d century and u half had bccn powcrlcss to XIII the
old elm, but ut lust, Pearl street had to be wdcncd
chopper. and choice chirs and sections Of tho tree
were a,ld a relies at prices ranging from ten cents
TO dollar and hall
Levi. to man with second hand coat to
sell-Do yon know how much wouldn't sif for dot
Iyc dollars, File oar Tst wait I'M ga Tp my
wife and dell dot We lHtf itfna,ic In der stotc.
Gy ea G heat S. h n"sf s sS nr
Two dollars. same man IN the evening to Levi,
NH ,S sso%np5 Ne sae sorIHow much r.
two dollars" "Two Here, wife, hurry Up, Put
M der l'inds, lock der door. Sims tink of dot
man pfcrlng me two dollars for dot goat what you
bought ola great Alderman yesterday for iiyeI',t
Tho legendary achievements Of Lady
Godiya were celshrtcd at Coventry gu June ].
The prpccSpp, which started ftom st Mary's hall
eorrS V a"t s " th .nS amsfem,
fficudly snrictessand various Legendary and his
tntic lers'nagcs, NIch rs ~. Gcorgo, Robin Hood
Maid Marian, friar Tuck and the BLACK prince;
anu lnTl llflfTlr, whose StTunke CAPRICE. pNnItOn
rom his wife the act which was commemornted.
nS tsy SSarI ,n va. r,S1 x y"
tired in manner That gould hardly have given
oit1Sc, slc wesc bodice and skirt OF white pix,
S MssSa s ysS GoS &c Traditional golden hair
Tho Journal Dies D.bs,, SAYS, dThe history
Of the riyer fruth Is full OF Instruction for those
Who would run the risk Of crossing and the Rus.
slsn army would have dime well % consult The
attempting The passage In iii Peter the treat
was surprised on it, banks near ialchi, by IJ5OOD
only a SnPsd o tSs Srsa Sna ' sS
tn.aty which was negotiated for him BY his win.
by which he was compelled entirely 10 give up his
Black sea- This river has been crossed by tlc Rus
SLAMS every time they have attacked the Turkish
snp.re AVID Us passage was IN isa the signal that
one knows what came Of that As regards Russia.
The Pruth Is the modern Rubicon."
-Rarbarians Of trade who dcface natural
scenery with advertisements would do well TO lie
m1re ;ns ms, hGres,r in plying their paint
signed on Friday bill which was prepared by
Senator Gerard and passed by the last Legislature
making sc bcnsii,Sd by such
they can prove that H. luas bccn painted without
!hsir authority, heavy fine and Imprisonment
case the owner Of the property does not make a
complaint, the oversecrs Of the poor OF a county
al tlga GRT fla. 81
shocks To the sensibitics" through such Gdver.
t.Ecmcnis, as Senator Gerard well said before tho
senate IN advocating his bill, greatly lessen the
The class-day Grafton at Brown Univcr-
sity, last Friday was delivered by lnman T. Page,
colorcd student who chose as his text, "Iniel.
excellent one, and his delivery was exceedingly
which he introduced . show that The intellectual
prospects Of the United ststos are Frightening was
eaotG I'D can LTD si IFS OWN in pf large r .a
class. end that the students In one OF the oldest
An,srrai universities arr not ashamed To confer
Hg a. sra S, m %ss
by the faculty, but by the students, and the most
popular man, a. well q, the able-t speaker gener
oily he tho oiation. blr. Page was admttId to lie
the strongest man for the plaes. His color was
the only thing against him. His clsssinatcs,. who
CONSENT 70 have the color line drawn In their class
politics. t.. -' p. RI '.'-0.. r
Hesitation on the brink of matrimony has
brought serious consequences on the head Of
young man at Farnworth, in England. He had
won the aieetions q, young woman who worked
brdeSrGom escorted the bride to the Farnworh
| parish church the best man and bridesmaid fol
lowing In the rear, No cOntretcmpS occurred untn
the bridal procession arrived at the church gntcS,
when tho bridegroom asscnted to a suggestion
made by a few friends that he should fortify him.
sell for the Solemn ceremony by taking something
| at an adjacent public houSe. lie accordlnriS
drank two glasses Of whisky. In the meantime
the bride sought him In the public house, and re-
gagemonts. This however, he refused to do, and
| u was therefore determined 10 convey him TO The
was, despite his struggles, carried into the chirch
yard, where he managed To ire j1nss-f from their
Tnsp and ran oil a, as as Leg would carry
having caught him after an exciting chase cut his
hat into shreds bcsneared his clothes with rcacie
and -four, rolled him In the dust aud beat him with
sticks, umbrellas and baskets, He was then Def.
mited to go; and the bride, deeply chagrincd, re.
| turned home. This is the second time that tho
same young man has, at the last moment Stunned
| the fatal plunge and decamped from the church.
door, leaving an minated bride In the porch.
Simon Frazer, of Albany, walked down
| town last Saturday, had his photograph taken and
then returned without being f,tgued. II was the
one hnndIedth anniversary of his birth. lie was
born in Inverness, Scotland, and was only six
| months old when his parents immlgratcd TO Can.
ada During the war Of 1872 he was drafted into
the British army, and saw what fighting there was
at Ogdensburg Besides the dangers Of war periis
by land and Eerils by sos have fallen 10 his lot
Once he started down the St Lawrence with q fine
raft Of lumber laden with -four, which hc was in.
tending to sell In Quebec but while he was running
into cove near that city gale struck the ran will
such violence that II went to pieces The -four and
lumber were Lost, and the Zimmerman made Ills
way to the shore on single log. All his earnings
| had lcen swept away; he decided T. make new
| start IN New Jeney. While he was building a uul.
vert near his new home thu premature dsrlf re Of
blast hurled him hitesn feet in the air, broke his
leg aud injured him 30 severely that he could do no
1 ment nj Catskil -on'the HEdson, where he seemed
10 have positive genius for accidents. Three
| times he was borne homo seriously injured by nc.
cidcnts, but IN each Gaze he recovered on hIs fnt
trip down the river on the TOW boat Commerce Tho
boiler buAt but he escaped without a Acrui.h Tho
| boiler was repaired, another start was made: he
| stepped on board, and Immediately the steamers
| shan broke, During his residence IN Albany he
has had two terrible attacks OF Illness and In each
homeless case - ''