New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-27
GENERAL MOTIFS.

The Rugby Colony is chcered by n favorable
summer aud good crops, and the grmbers have gone
the rear for the present. Fruits are doing particularly
well in quality rs well quantity The Rugbon is
vnced that the land has no been Overated indeed that
il has not b. en- rated high enough That view is prob
ably somewhat roSecOored bat every body Will be glad
to know that the colony Is in good spirits
Many people will be surprised to learn that
the Post Office Department has on its pay roll about
200 eats which are regularly its employ throughout
the country and paid for their services with food
and shelter These cstimabe make themselves
very useful by keeping rats and mice ont of ths mail
matter Their number and the cost OF their maintenance
are strictly accounted for, and when any them
declares dividend that fact Is duly reported and pro
vision is made for the newcomers
Mr. Ross will be encouraged in the hope
which has always cherished OF recovering his hoy
Charlie when he hears that Mr. j. j. Bowers OF Hudson
Mich, has found his daughter Lila who stolen by
psies fifteen years ago At the time of the abduction
the family lived in sandusky, Ohio. and from that point
an unsnccessul search conducted for years. The
daughter. now young woman Of eighteen years. has
been discovered in the family of James Cakns. farmer
living near Genoa. OHIO, to whom she had been bound
over by he town Authorities IN the belief that the gyp-
sizes in whose possession she was found had no claim
upon Ter. Mrs Bowers has completely identified her
daughter aud taken her home.
An act of Christian herOism which ought not
to 90 unrccored performed last Wednesday even
ing near Newport Charles County. Md. The Baltimore
sun thus describes it: a colored man, Louis Mat
thews victim OF smallpox. lay dead in his cabin In
the room with the dead were his wife and small
children suffering with the disease. or course
every one avoided the cabin, fearing the cOntagon
gentleman OF the ncighb0hood. Mr.. Julian Norris had
grave dug about 200 yards from the house, and collin
was placed near it, The Rev. j. A. Cunnane, pastor Of
ST. Mary's Catholic Church at Newport who had been
visiting the stricken family, ministering to their tenn
poral and spiritual wants. seeing the utter loneliness Of
the family took himself to bury the dead
Unaded took the coffin to the cabin placed therein the
oathsome corpse and mastering extraordinary strength
transferred the coined corpse n wheelbarrOw,
veyed to the grave and buried 1t, performing al the
labor alone Thus he who had been priest and physician
10 tho sick man. became also undertaken anu sexton
There are heroes who never drew a sword"
The Hon. w. j. Hendricks, of Frankfort
KY. undertook TO give lesson IN politeness, and
ths, according his story, was the result: He was
sitting his Office day, when his coored Office boy
entered with his hat on and singing Oars one mo-
ribber to cross" Mr. Hendricks impressed with the
boys want OF poliieness and said to him Look here
sir. that's enter my Office. You need lesson
In behavior Now, you take seat in my chair and act
Just as though you proprietorjust as do. and
will go and come In just you should, whereupon
he laid down his cigar and went out OF the door In
moment he returned and there sat the boy with his feet
pcrched upon the copy Of the revised statutes OF the
United States open In his lap and the bafsmoked cigar
In his mouth and his hat cooked down over one eye The
teacher OF entered quietly with bis hat IN his
hand but al not fairy gotten into the room before me
pick up that sptpon clean IL quick. and then come Ia
heah aah, and black my boOts-d0 you meant JACK
kicked out, but was soon reinstated'
In q letter to Senators Hale and Frye, OF