New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-24

aroused the suspicious Of the pedagogue and al,er
nome's hesitation. he closed the stove.door and atd
ne 90 the ball and found underneath the cover
lin box filed with gunpowder
There was sound of heavy feet IN the
rorch OF ashyslcans house in Troy last Monday night
and the beII-pull was wrenched once and again. Two
men stepped inside for moment and told the servant
that one of the doctors patients on Temperance Hill had
snddeny been taken sick and IN pressing need OF DIS
servtocs The doctor dressed himself and set cut on his
Grand Suddenly lie was confronted by two men, VINO
demanded his watch and his pocketbook. Ire physf
clan put his hand in his pocket and drawing revolver
pointed at his assalants. Completely taken aDacki
fbey broke into run. and left him to back 10 his nd
in safety; lie had the wit to perceive that the SICK
ness of his patient was fictitious, ana thal Pio' nav
been formed to rob him.
Happy Jacks saloon, San Francisco. was the
scene oi Varieties temperance revival on January 40
The prayer-neetns opened at T. M, and one OF 'ie Ia
dies told nice story about fireman who' hnu'"s ~
the ladder set against burning building was Vo
10 enable the people the windows to escape e ~ ~
his shoulder and spllced it by his length The Od' ou
Story was sung and veteran actor. AFTER rccng Pd
saces from Shakespeare and Robert BUrns, sshe" inc
pedge Happy Jack proprietor OF the saoOh mounted
the platform, sigGed the pledge ana Dreamed 'hrea'eh
ings and ltigtions against all his fellow qno-seecs
Then the mnstrcls took their seats endnan playing
banjo and the other rafting the bones. Yes, we all
will be there And dance by the light Of the MOON, was
fine opening refrain and then came the okes OF te END
al
drinking after inducing ior fourteen wears s.nci
M" Why he hadn't money TO buy any more ION
Won know" II is TO be hoped that the ladies OF the
iiristgn Association who haya charge of the revival
viii keep a better brand OF humOr TAP than this sam
ME IL these varieties entertainments are continued,
tabearix wants viii undoubtedly be introduced A
rrerty one would be this Young woman, WIN eyes up
ntned arms outstretchod back hair loose in the breeze
knecs before a statue OF Temperance Ia Madame IA,
land and ready exclaim: What foes are committed
IN thy namc!'
The ghost of John Brackley has been undone
nv his do,blethe yellow haired Dr. Gordon Of Pnlla
delpha young lady who recently attended OF the
saances of this hairy apostle OF Sprituqsm imagined
that she recognized of the spOOks OF the evening"
her beloved mother lately deceased She tainted and on
the next day seemed to be well nigh crazed Her friends
determined TO test the virtue of heroic treatment and
proceeded to expose the medium in her One OF
the figures which appeared in the cabinet was recoG
pzed as John Brackcy of Pttsburg and Dr. Gordon
requested to introduce Jacks spirit to a number of his
old cronies. On Monday night the price of admission
was raised to half a dollar. ard unusually At
tractive programme of Spirits arranged for
the entertainment of a large audience. Faces ap-
peared at the opening of the curtain spook an
swcrlng to the OF Helen, and wearing a
knotted handkerchief about her neck, promenadcd
I'm the Cabinet and held hands with the longhaircd
spritualists and finally the ghost Of John Brackey
with flowing Wig and bearded like pard, Staldcd upon
the scene an. beckODed TO his friend. JOnn Walsh,
s0uth-st plumber. Mr. Walsh dropped upon his knees
10 peep through the hole in the curtain. suddenly lie
spiang forward caught the ghost IN his a;ns-curain
hair and al-and held him pinned TO the floor \ con
federae IN The back part of the room turned on the gas
the stood on chairs and screamed ana the spirit
uaists doubled up their fists and ran 10 the rescue OF the
ghost, who in bad kicking and Struggling ana
moaning the floor. Mr. Walsh Lost his grip out as tie
spirit slipped through his arms he lifted his scalpa
other end of the curtain stuffed black beard under its
waistcOat and recognized as Dr. Gordon, the me
dum Then the young lady who had seen the shade OF
her mother skyarkng the dark chamber laughed un-
I'll she cried.