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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24
A Proficient SUITOR And i MORMON RO-
NANCE.
Prom Lippineotrs Maaa:ine.

From LippincoFs Magazine
When the overland tram reaches Ogden, the
agitation of the female mind about visiting Salt
Lake City becomes evident. There are always some
ladies going there for the benefit of their health
and many more to crafty their curiosity; for,
strange as it may seem, the Mormon stronghold IL
the great business, social and educational centre be-
tween Omaha and San Francisco. The conductor
told us that there were always ladies' bound for
Salt Lake particularly during the winter, when the
climate is salubriOus yet even IN large party the
members of the fair sex felt hal i-amused trepda-
tOn in preparing 20 inspect society so entirely at
variance with their principles and notions OF pro-
prety.
What then, was our surprise to meet on the very
DAY of our arrival n Philadelphia lady, niece of
an eminent Presbyterian divine, who had been re-
siding IN the capital of MOTnOndOm for live years
She was a widow, whose extensive lanaed interests
lay in Idaho, and vino had found fine educational
advantages for her children and pleasant social
circle for herself beneath the peerless blue sky aud
within the circliug snOw-capped mountains that
bound ZlOn She lived m a double house with long
French windows, surrounded by a blooming gar
den. The furniture was elegant and convenient
Church privileges were ample. and she had some
friends among the Mormons. Her Oeie &g"e was heI
landlord, whose particular offence was MS 100 great
desire to make mproyeu ents aud repairs upon her
residence. His manners We're very mild and
pleasant but he at last justified her antipathy by
sending his first wife to ask her to lie his fourth
spouse. To free herself from association with HIM
after ibis che bought the house, when he cooly
told her that what she regarded as aGqaclly hd9
been pIOspered by tie Lord, and enabled him to sell
The romance of Salt Lake City is the story of
Libbic Young and visitors sure TO hear 1t AS an
Illustration Of how love rules the world. Ilnhie
Young resided in PniiadeiphIa; ono OF her iela-
tiyes was the second wife OF Brigham Young, Jr:,
and while visiting her her husband fell IN love with
Iibbie, and Libble became infatuated WIN MN
She refused to marry HIM, however, unless he dis
carded his wives-an arrangement which strange
to say. was agreed 10. Brigham, IT,, tnen made n
settlement on each of them aud he and llhDle were
married. They lived happily until the death Of old
Brigham induced his son to look to the succession
to the presidency when, to strengthen his influence
with the Church he took tOlbImsrlf two now wives.
On this Libble left him. and ever since both OF them
have broken hearts. She still maintains intimate
relations with his former wives and frequently
yi4ts them. and when she goes to Salt Lake
brigham hoyers around her residence 10 get Il
glimpse Of her but she will not see HIM: And set
everybody says she loves him and he still loves her.
though ambition proves the stronger passion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24
An ENGLLSHMAN on HERBERT SPENCERS
CRITICISM
From The Manchester Eraminer

We must tread lightly ON the coat-tail of "a PHI
losopher, and not irIItate him. but ia Mr. Herbert
Spencer's hOmiiy to tie Americans there seems to
US TO peep out now aud then just the least sOupoOn of
scrapngs for talks padding. Some one had appar-
emily told Mr. Spencer beforehand that tho people
of the United States We're mostly money -grubbers,
almighty dollaTlstS (tbe dollar being mora deadly
instrument than an almighty haif-crowA). and Mr..
Herbert Spencer has fitted on this preconception
TO many heads IN Newly Ork and Boston, and after
the manner OF philosophers loosely roaming about
the world, plumed himself upon his perspIcacity.
Some comcal spoon meat for the nutriment OF Mr.
spcncers theory OF the wild whir OF the Americans
10 their graves appears TO have been administered
to that philosophy by Niagara hotel-koeper who,
probably Yankee himself, and seeing how tho
English philosophers cat was jumping, informed
the latter that the Americans only stopped one
day at the Falls whereas the good Engiish lost
themselves in contemplation of the mighty cata-
ract and run up larger bills for the landlord, and
drank IN much inspiration and rye-whiskey, and
abode many days.
Evidence of this kind Mr. Spencer RAY get sup
Piled with, easy terms, doubt, all through the
States if he about having IL 10 distribute in
his after-lInner speeches As To the phy steal char
acteristics OF the male population of Newly and
Boston, we saw nothing much To distinguish them
from the same class in Manchester or Liverpool.
Indeed barring their Yankee accent and talking
rhythm. we should have scarcely known that wa
were out of England
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24
HOW 4 NOVELIST PREACHED.

From The London Irufh
Charing Cross Hotel stands the site of the
Hungcrford Market, as HungerfUrd Market stood
upon the site of the mansion of the impecuniOus Sir
Edward HungeTfOTd, who was represented there by
a bust, rather by the wig which crowned the
bust--a precise reproduction III stone of the very
wig for which the spendthTift BarOnet had given
$500. Hard by tins bust, circa lS47, stood two
youths as spendthrft aud ImpeCuniOus, of the
Genus loci discOnsOiate aud III great strait. They
were WOOiwlch cadets, bound under appalling PEN
aties TO be in barracks az an hour now but too
near. To get there on foot was impossible for lack
of time-by boat, impossible for lack of money.
Therefore they stood most defect and wIetched
under this bust and opposite an orator who from
an inverted tub, was preaching 10 market crowd
Oh the subject of charty. The sermon done, the
preacher like that Persian who moved by a
sermon on charity that he rushed of forthwith TO
beg from the first man he met-the preacher. we
say similarly impressed by bis own clOquence
went round with the hat, and presented II among
the rest. 10 our two rGca0s tiGtOres
The irony Of the insult enragcd the one, but III
spired the other. Look heIeW he said III a
hurried whisper to his friend, III preach while
you hand round the hat-nOd when yOn 20 got our
fares" So saying, he sprang upon the inverted tub
and preached n heartshakIng sermon on the doom
OF the wicked SO ~ ell-bOund was the audience
that hIs friend with difficulty diverted liberalization
TO his held-out nat. At last, however he was able
10 signal the news by nod that Ii held their fares
in halfpence; and the preacher, breaking short OIL
In the midst OF an impassi0nate appeal TO his
audience 10 escape from the wrath to come. sprang
from the pulpit and through the COMPOUNDED con-
gregatiOn 10 make rush with his friend for tue
boa. This ready aud rapt preacher was James
Pawn tatat l7l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24

ured os he had been directed in his dream. What
was his surprise to find that each and every meas
nrcment brought him to the foot OF the chestnut
Tree IN the open field. Brown did not tell anyone
about his DREAM nor of the result, but during the
day nc went to Colonel Breakley, who owns the
ground, and asked and obtained permission, on
some pfetext to dig near the chestnut tree. .
"; and his son, a lad of sixteen, commenced Dug
gng At The root OF the tree and at depth OF some
tnlIg over six feet about p m, struck something
almost under the centre of the tree, which gave
forth metallic sourd. A further clearing away OF
the gravel and stones disclosed the sides or end or
an iron box or chest Wild with excitement they
continued to dig until they had unearthed the chest
OF poA, which was thirty one inches long, twenty
lnches wide and twenty fOur inches deep, or abont
the dimensions of an ordinary trunk. Their united
ef"rts could only turn it over, but could not M II
from the excavation. The young man was sent Tor
bam1nbr and cold chise, and the lid was soon re-
moved he sight which met their gaze was enough
10 turn the head of almost any man. The box was
nearly twO-thirds filed with gold and silver coin,
furnished and covered with sand and mould, but
nevertheless gold. The coins are mostly French,
but number of English. German and Spanish are
among the lot. They bear dates, 1929 1744, 1751,
ana various other dates the latest OF which Is l1ol
when ls the same year Fort Macuault was cOmpiet-
ed. On brass ruler found in the chest the name
Joncaire Is plainly stamped. 1t is a well known
TACT mat this was the name of the officer IN com
Inand OF the French troops. A careful estimate OF
the COINS makes a total value of about $4,000.
The CONS were placed on exhibition at the banks.
The fortunate owner has been offered ten times
their value tor single com.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24
4 DREAM or TREASURE.
Fronl me OIL cfth Rlizznrd.

From me OIL cup Blizzayd.
The ordinarily quiet little town OF Franklin, up
III NenangO County, mas a sensation Just now when
is indeed a sensation. Columbus brown, who ilyes
III the tirst " ard, III Franklin one day this week
discovered hoard Of old French gold amounting
10 S2I,OOO. FOR many years past there has been a
belief that during the occupation OF this part OIL
the country by the French a large amount OF Teas-
uTc was sccTeted III Franklin, near where the old
fOIt stood. Columbus Brown has mania in regard
10 TINS treasure, and Tor years the thought Of be-
coming Possessed Of riches IN this way has haunted
HIM, Nj. Brown had many dreams ABOUT the sub
Ject but the most important was on last Friday
night. Then he dreamed as usual that he was
counting and handling chest OF gold and that he
had found II buried III the earth AT the foot of a
tree in an open field So excited was he that he
awoke. only to find ii ali dream. as usual. lie
arose, walked to the window, and there before MN
IN the field, stood the identical tree which he had
seen his dream But he pot II TesOlutoly aside as
dream as most sensible men would have DONE and
retired tn bed and TO sleep. lie had scarcely closed
his eyes TIL he again IN the ned and digging nc
the root OF the tree. lie informed II man
neg, he cannot tell how, but 10y man with foreign
accent and in military uniform with u sword aud
sash, that if he would measure certain distance
from the centre of rock In the rum due north, anu
then measure thlTty-three feet due west from that
point he would find the treasure he had 80 often
seen in his dreams. Eary Oh Saturday morning ne
arose, and, procuring tape line, went anu meas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24
THE BABY OF BETHLEHEM.

There came four folk to Bethlehem
On Christmas Day in the morning
A child, youth, aud woman far,
And an old, old man with silver hair
With gifts for the Babes adOrnng.
Then knelt they down at Bethlehem
On Christmas Day in the morning:
And Spring had brought crOcus wild,
And Summer rose for the Holy Child,
Gifts for the Babes adjoining.
And there they knelt at Bethlehem
On Christmas Day in the morning;
And Autumn gave Him her fruits of gold
And q holly b0ugh brought Winter old;
Gifts for the Babes adorning
So come ye all to Bethlehem
On Christmas Day in the morning,
And to the Holy Jesus sing,
Aud bring the best that We can bring:
Gifts FOR the Babe & adjoining.
L. L. MEATHERLY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24

| was speaking to an American gentleman tho
other day about the attitude OF an English audience
toward one of the first literary men of his age who
ventured TO turn dramatist and dared to encounter
the pain and the humiliation-nay, the public exec
cration-that seem to be inseparable from per-.
your Lonetelow had written q play and con-
sented to have IL performed, and supposing tho
taste as applied TO modern plays, what would your
American public have donef Would they have
ridicued, chaied, sneered at and insulted the COM
andramatic Z" mo. sir" said the American, they
would have had more respect for their poet Long
fellow, for the people loved him. They
would never have insulted him. They would
quietly and without indignation, have walked out.
They never hiss great men or small men In Amer
ica.' Thank you." said !, IL thought so"-lThs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24

The Yankee Plymouth diners do not mention the fact
that Boston geese bring the best prices in the world at
Christmas. They are 20 cents pound to-day in New
York, and yield three pounds OF goose rcase,enough
to cure the colds of all the New England Fathers Day
orators. Picked smoked geese from the German
Baltic country imported here bring ~ pound Every
thing in Germany has to be smoked and that accounts
for the camp fires burning there in time OF peace well
the general pickle Europe is kept In. While We pay
lG to % for poultry in NewYork, it costs
100 miles from the city anywhere about 10 cents
pound.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24

The lecture Of Andrew ID. White the efficiency of the
German Empire seemed to draw the line between tho
English Parliamentary system OF government and the
American Con gressOna and Executive system with the
belief that Germany would adopt ours than the
English. Bismarck having fatty denounced the called
constitutional system where the Executive must change
it, in accordance with the temporary majority
IN the lower House. Mr. White rightly described the
German Emperor having done more than any man OF
century 10 arrest democratic government by the
force OF his personal character his military victories ana
his high bearing both in court and on the Held 30 tue
two systems OF Frederick the Great and OF Washington
who lived abreast Of each other and exchanged coure
Sizes are on trial Mr. White might have said that the
Emperor5 domestic life has not continued III All respects
this public example and when he announced to Au-
gusta In almost terms OF affection his triumph over the
French there was broad laugh sdeof every Ger
man face and glory the other side This old Emperor
was actually alive and kicking before General Washing
ton died vet near the OF the Presidential term of
General Grant he was still the battlefield in personal
command of his army, and he would appear 20 owe
nearly ~ much to his good health and physical stamina
ns to any remarkable brightness of mind. lie has made
every body soldier IN time OF peace, and II Is common
saying in Europe among tourists who want ~ shop
ping that there Is just thing they can buy In Ger
many to advantage, and that is-a gun.
Talking TO some theatrical managers last week. heard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24

No men who resemble each other outwardy would
appear to have little In common General Sherman
and his brother John, the latter .beng two years
younger. General Sherman not a Republican at all
in the campaign Of Abraham Lincoln, while John
running for the Republican Office of Speaker the year
before. aud the General who then keeping the
Louisiana Military Institute, had to explain TO host of
brgadcrs and colonies that John not Abolition
ist and that they did not coincide When sherman got
out Louisiana, after jeff Davis had been made Prcsl
dent he found his brother John become Senator In
place of Secretary Chase. Attempts were made TO
bring General Sherman into the chief ccrkshp OF the
War Department, with view TO making him Assistant
Secretary of War; but he would have nothing not even
regiment and preferred 90 back to 81. louis and be
president of n street horse railroad at $1,000 ayear.
He says in his Memoirs that Mr. Lincoln probably con-
sider,d him ukewaym the subject Of the war. He
was a civilian in St. Louis looking on when Lyon stormed
the rebel state camp and that occasion the boy who
is now priest was thrown to the ground by his brother
n-law and held there 10 keep the bullets from striking
him. AT last sherman offered regular Army reg
iment for the three years service, and he took it,
There is no question that he left Louisiana honoraby,
but he had little faith at the beginning that the Northern
side would prevail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24

The labor problem TO be the broad difference be.
tween European aud American production, and yet thu
cost Of living here in makes the high wages
of no sanitary social advantage. Whole houses
be had for 500 year in the manufacturing towns %
England, while cities like New York. insulated and with-
adequate facilities for workmen to travel ~ bec
give a tenement house civilization. man who
pOys his thousand operatives told Inc that the time
coming when there would be half dozen bridges
the East River instead of one, and that Brooklyn
afforded the only hope of cheap habatons around tho
metropolis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24

Iolante " suggests the terrible idea that perhaps
these cocney operas are being gotten mp for Yankee
consumption the principle OF Madame Tus,auds
works whore the peers in their robes and the Judges in
their wigs presented 10 those who could snch
costumes nowhere else The vein Of humor in Brother
Gilbert getting pumped very to the bottom, and
wind than lie uor escapes the wind being caught
Irish harp that cannot but be melodi)us As Ire
land is twO-thirds the ina ginaon of the whole King
dom Sullivan nearly all OF his partnership and Ma
dame Tussaud the other part.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24

The farmers said by the lnanciers 10 be the only
peculiar quantity deal with in that they have
OF general information shrewdness obtain IT, and
sell or hold supersttously according 10 by-word
they have picked up for instance II hold long
enough the grain spectators Will have TO raise Tho
prices" This idea 10 be entertained from East
Ohio the Ear West and OF the farmers IL
comfortable condition, with grain enough TO feed then
stock with pork and hgha hog killing not over
and with credit in the towns gudgngy given yet not &c
be wholly refused when the merchant knows that tho
barns are full
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24

Nobody he said had ever got anything ont Of the
Presidency III his time, certainly no military man like
General Taylor or General Harrison General Grant.
Hancock he had congratulated making such lucky
escape from the Office. Yet while the General
around the hotel his friends making the corridors
resound with his availability for the Office saying
among other things that while he would get the whole
anita Catholic vote his wife would bring the whole Cath
ole vote and chat the grand old party would sing such
songs rs Marching through Georgia and "Tumpsey
rmpsey, sec Tccmseh,' and bring the old fellow into
the White House with the drum and fife OF the church
militant and the church triumphant
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-20

are busily denouncing the Republi-
can candidates and attempting to
defeat them, well knowing that theil
ticket has no possible chance of sue
cess, while the Democrats pat them
on the back and urge them on, and
their Chairman laughs at the ad
vantage they are gaining by the gul'
libility OF his dupes, and 'gleefully
rubs his hands over the situation.
The Independent leaders are crying
out against "bossism" and denounc-
ing Cameron, when they know he
cannot be up for reelection foI
three wears. and yet they submit to
be used bv Il few men like Chair
man Fisher, who all the while are
"gleefully rubbing their hands" over
their success at playing on then
passions. We call the attention OF
all who have a spark of true Repub-
licanism in their bosoms to the po-
sition the Independents occupy, and
we ask them frankly if they can
look on unmoved and see Chairman
Fisher and his Democratic brethren
rubbing their hands gleefully over
the situationn of affairs in this
County.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-20
\ Big Day.

Topeka, Ks, September 14.-25,-
600 people visited the state fair
gfourds yesterday, mostly visitors
TO lle citY:: kx-senqtfF Elaine ar
rived At moan end will adhress the
veterans tO-morrow morning. i'cO-
pie continue to come by thousands.
The chief event OF the week occurs
Tomorrow morning, when the vet
Grams have Ii grand parade thruugh h
the city and into the fair grounds
Mr.. Blaine made short address to-
night in the Congregational Church
before the ex-prisoners of war. The
Gamp hge a N progress Tonight,
AR tieleE iT,iEa rprmcipal orator
The lNd sblI:et5 ea{it ira: a goyal
reception, ana thSir 'chctrs and
songs aye hear. in the city.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-20
Safe Blown Open.

GREENcAsTLE, September If. -
The front door of Davidson & Scar
let's warehouse was broken open
last night, tbs safe drilled and blown
open. The burglars succeeded in
obtaining only about s12 rs the firm
had taken the money from the ware
house. The safe was entirely ruin
ed. The store of c. II. Rutrauff WIS
also entered by the breaking of a
door. An attempt was again made
to blow open the safe, but il WAS un-
successful. -Four dollars, revolver
and gold pen were all the burglars
had for their pains Two suspicious
looking characters were seen about
town during the day, and it is sup
posed they are the guilty ones. No
arrests.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-20
\ Baby Killed by a Cat

Ca Friday morning the infant
e4.L.d of Anton Pelatea, in Pittsburg,
was i'sSI8G dead in bed. The moth
CT !efs sIJs 4liid wDo Was only two
weeks oia, 10 go hFeNy East, and on
returning foand iag Ma.k eat sit
ting Oh its breast, With i,s qose4vrn
on its face. She Threw tlie cat dowp
stairs, and picking up the ctslIa
foera it to be dead Tue lower
portion ~ tl,e face and part of e
neck wefe gf,aasig 6jscolored, the
lips almost otaeK, af.tf ,l,s ioaeue
swollen and protruIiag. fi@ ss5y-
slclans, however attribute tiis deissi
p COMMISSIONS or -tran. hai,o,, Int
t2ind, .tias cat gGlitless.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-20
Wreck

HALIFAX, September 1.-THE
flagship Northampton, from Que
bee, sailed this afternoon, towing
The dock yard steamer Charger, and
accompanied by Her Majesty's ship
Foam for East Prince Edward Island
where large man-of-war, supposed
to be the Phoenix, which left Quebec
with the flag ship, is reported ashore.
On the afternoon the two ships sail
ed heavy gale came on, and the
Northampton lost sight of the Php-
nix, and heard nothing more of her
until arriving here, when a telegram
was found awaiting the admiral.
Private dispatches received to-day
state that the sea is making clean
breach over the ship. and she lies in
Il dangerous position. The Phnnix
Is a screw gun vessel of l,l30 tons,
carries six guns, and is commanded
by Herbert II. Grenfell.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-20
Railroad accident.

READING, September 1S.-While a
freight train was passing below Mt
Carbon this afternoon heavy piece
of timber became dislodged from a
car and struck the smoking ear of
the 40 express from Pottsville
which was passing at thetime Four
seats We're demolished. William
Snyder, of Philadelphia, was We,lg-
ed between u seat and the side OF
the car and could not be released
unSl the timber was cut ia two. His
injuries will probably prove fatal.
Wallace Yocum, a brakeman fire adj
ing, haq his hips hurt, and Patrick
Philips of Sit. Carbon Sustained such
severe injuries about The legs that
amputation may he necessary, A
man named Smith was also hurt.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-20
Crime in Texas

GALVESTON, September 13 -
special dispatch from Houston to
the Ne'cs says:
Intelligence reached here last
night of the shooting of three ne
groes at Patterson, on the Western
Narrow Gauge Road, last Sunday.
A white man named Frank Harkins
was gambling with the negroes. and
they won. He accused them Of
cheating and row began. One
negro was shot through the body.
another through the mouth. cutting
out the teeth and tongue. and the
third was shot through the thigh,
The first negro shot was mortallv
wounded, but the others will recov-
er Harkins escaped.