New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-13

and since then had not touched drop Of liquor o wa,
allowed to visit the cell nnd entering It closed the iron
barred door behind him, and ncelng down prayed long
and earnestly He had every Appearance says the 70.
porter OF prosperous business man. and certainly
looked though his pledge had been faithfully kept
A picturesque view OF the "marriage Insurance."
system Is given by writer in n Southern paper Hs
was asked whether no thought the wedding Of certain.
young lady would take place at hetme said to have
been He gave his opinion and asked the reason
for the inquiry. 'Oh the response, have
bought four matrimonial policies OF $1,000 each on her
and I'm anxious to know II III get my moneys
50 Docs she know OF this ?" "Oh, no. That isn't
necessary. Anybody can take ont policy anybody
else. II you know OF lady that il engaged and Will not
marry within five months from the time you take a
policy on her, you get any amount on her wedding
that you want suppose there Is $4,000 or perhaps
double that on the young lady asked yon about"
" How does the company make lis money " SUPPOSE
it bets the fckencss OF the young folks. no policy
There a' verv lew comics thew fhk that lowe e ol
other well enough To marry that VIII wait i've mOnhs
to marry If they do, five months Of engaged NE fl
There died in Delaware County Pennsylvania one
day last week, prosperous aud generally esteemed
farmer nearly 100 years of age who for forty years
had spoken word 10 his wife nor had she 70 him.
had any of their five children Of whom three
with their mother. are stl living spoken a word n
any other member Of the family. And yet they al ed
peacefully under roof and in full possession Of
their faculties Forty years ago. It said the wife was
bequeathed n small sum of money by a relative which
her husband desired 20 use in purchasing farming
implements and otherwise improving the property she
said no He vowed that unless he given the
money he would never speak another word To her This
Zee steadiasty kept 20 tie end ~ MS ne The three
daughters then quite youn2 ~ hrst tire" 10 reconcile
their parents, but failed Then one sided with the
father another with thc mother and the third became
dsheartened with the whole job So they quawcd.
the two sons died and never again WORD "as spoken
IN tho household, - visitors II" death ~ tho
husband and father has made no change IN the situation
and the survivors move about tie house as II utterly
Obvious OF each others presence.
Southern Russia now reoiccs in the capture and in
generation Of one Mamai who is apparently Russian
edition OF the late Mr. James OF Missouri For
OF years he has been the terror Of that portion Of tho
Empire, October he arrested and locked mp IN
a prison ri Nicolaea. Although famous prison.
brcakcrhe authorities appear to have placed no special
watch him. and. IN consequence be nearly ESCAPED
by diggin, subteranean passage 100 feet long from
his cell 10 the outer wall. Prison excavations are
| common In Russia tina; the only merit about Mamais
was the length of IT, bat il was uncommon feature IN
bis case that he should love been discovered az last
through the trcachcry OF fellow prisoner, since honor
prevails among thieves in Russia os elsewhere and inc
traitor would himself have hud chance to esape win
tie rest the passage was finished ReOlted IN
thi, attempt Mmli waited while. and then one
afternoon when apQnceilh came Z" ils CO. ne 'ITs|
him down, gagged him, ana donncd MS UNIFORM The
following day. having exchanged the uniform for
peasants dress. he went into the market and choosing
the best cart standing without ~, driver dfoFe away 10
KhcrsOn. Here lie was recognized outside a public
house by aPohce ohccr. VINO touched MIN on th9
Ccrainlyp replied the fugitive and knocked him hat
hi, back and before the officer could recover LIS
senses Namai wa. ONT Of ieht Al urcsct he 4. again In
hi- old cell in the Nic0ach sa0aWWtng trial but he sal
le VIII not %, there long. and the noi0S Significantly
remar1s that tie Nicoiaeh people believe him.