The morning call., 1891-06-15
MORE OLD PAPERS.
Extracts From Journals as Old
as the Century.
Napoleon the Center of Interest Antiquity
Of American Fox-Hunting-An Ex-
pensive Hotel Bill.

A further batch of Philadelphia papers,
Of dates running from 1900 to 1904. have
been sent to THE CALL by G. p. Young.
They are, like the preceding issues which
have been already noticed, full of intelli-
gence of the campaigns of Napoleon.
There are items Of news of the fotilla
gathered at Boulogne for the invasion of
England, of the blockade of Brest by the
English feet under Lord Nelson, of the
imminence of war breaking out between
England and Spain, and of Sir Richard
Strachan cruising off Cadiz TO take i'm
mediate advantage OF rupture.
The papers also contain the first mutter-
ingS of the brewing storm which burst upon
the country in 1872, and some of the edi-
tOrial protests against the actions Of British
men-Of-war, as early as 1903, are remark
able for their vigorous English, as we'll as
the purity of their style. But the news
columns are, at this distance of time, some
what musty reading, though every now and
then curious item Of news crops up.
WAR PRICES.
Here, for instance, is an instructive piece
OF information concerning the effect of the
state of war then prevailing in Europe upon
the prices OF commodities. The Incident &C.
CURED during break in the hOstilities,
when English travellers were tocklng to
France In great numbers:
Two gentlemen and boy returning from Paris
about fortnight since stopped at GALLON. be-
tween Nantes and Dieppe. The following Is
their landlords bill for one night only:
s. d.
Cola mutton and eggs with bottle of
common wine.... ........................1 Is 8
A lumber of brandy and water with
An 9u item which is Eligible but with . the
comment very bad" attached ......... Is ia
Coffee for breakfast ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
TotaL....... .................. ..........3 tn
Or about S15 30 for the one nights enter
tainment.
The advertisements OF rewards for run
away negroes are always interesting from
the quaint Particularly with which the
fugutiVeS are described. The amount OF
the rewards seem 10 have come down since
1899 Here is an advertisement in which
$50 reward is offered. though perusal of it
inclineS the reader TO think the offer a gen.
erous one, considering the low estimate the
owner has of his absconded property:
A RUNAWAY SLAVE.
Ran away on the night OF Wednesday, the 14th
of last month, from the subscriber, living on the
q Germantown turnpike road, near the Rising sun
Tavern, three miles AMI a half from the
Cyrus about 20 years of age and about feet
812 inches high, but not ballt In proportion but
slender In himself especially In his thighs and
legs, stoOps little in lis shoulders. He walks
aud swings his arms. He is stubborn and DISC
dent IN any directions given him, and IN ap-
pearance and discourse looks something wild.
stafes up greatly al you and turns the whites OF
his eyes, and Is completely black. These re-
marks are emiuently perceyable iO the youths
walk and manners when he is any way inLOXi-
Gated. which will really happen as often he
has an opportunity, as being gwen 10 drink
strong liquor.
There is another advertisement for a
white man, and John l.. Sullivan would
learn with regret that the valuation has
fallen to Sl6, though the decrease may be
due to his strange deficiency in the tongue:
Ran away from the subscriber, a white man,
about "a years OF age, named StOfe GOOD; short
stature can neither talk good English or Dutch.
Poor REWARD.
There is comfort for the angOmaniac ami
seed-tTacker and assurance of the antiquity
of his favorite sport IN the following notice:
Fox chase-Take notice that fox will be
start on Tuesday next at 10 O'Clock IN the
forenoon from the Sampson and Lyon Inn, on
Vine $ rect, where those WHO wish o partake Of
the sport are invited TO attend. The fox Is old,
wild aud lately caught.
They had their Itata difficulty. too, in the
days Of 1903, judging from the following:
BY virtue OF a writ from the Hon. Richard
United States TN and for the Pennsylvania Dis
Irict, will b. sold by public vendue at the Mer-
chants Coffee House IN The city OF Philadelphia,
on Monday, the 9Th day OF February next, at
O'Clock In the evening, the brig Friends, for
feiIed by violating the neutrality OF The United
STATES. in attempting TO Ill out and arm The said
big in the port OF Philadelphia, contrary TO the
act OF the Congress OF the United States In such
cases made aud provided.
JNo SMITH, Marshal.