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Year: 1869

AN UNNATURAL SOMA few days
since lady, evidently in great grief APP
piled to the Chief of Police of New Or
leans to take some steps for the reforma-
ton of her son, a lad of fourteen. She
frankly confessd he was addicted to the
worst habits, and had gone far beyond
her control. She wished him sent to
the house of Refuge, or if that could not
be done, to prison, or anywhere, SO that
check could be put upon his vicious
career. He had possessed himself, she
said, at different times, of large sums Of
money belonging to herself and boarders
and at the time of his last evasion had
carried away with him nearly $780,


The Chief gave orders for his arrest,
and on Tuesday morning he was brought
to his office. The mother was sent for
and all her love for him aroused, ap-
preached him as only mother can. She
wanted him to promise her to reform and
she would forgive all the past. Imagine
her surprise when the young outlaw tur-
ned upon her and declared he never saw
her before. She was mistaken in the
person, he said


Are you not my son Z"


" Not that am aware OF"


James, what does this mean?"


+" Why, that l never saw you before
never heard of you; don't know your
name, or anything about you"


You are not in earnest?"


Yes, am"


"And you deny your own mother 2"


Il don't know you-I'm not your son."


just then the Chief, who had been an
amused observer of the young villains
effrontery, interposed:


Madam, you only wished to procure
the release of your son. As this is not
the person, and as 1 know him to be a
thief, I'll have the Recorder send him to
prison for six months"


The mother, seeing the drift of the af-
fair, was turning, when the youth, not
the turn affairs were taking
looked up into his mothers face, as if a
sudden recollection had come to him said:


Now | come to look at you good,
believe you are my mother. 1t is won-
derful didn't know you at first"


Yes, it is very surprising" interposed
The Chief; "but you were so certain then,
we think you must be mistaken now;
lock him up!" and the disconsolate
youth was marched off to cell.
Year: 1869

There comes from Switzerland strange
sensational! story, which is horrible il true.
There lately passed through the Canton Of
Berne a large troop of gypsies, accompanied
by eight or ten bears, large and small.
About that time young child had mysteri-
ously disappeared in the Canton of the
Grisons, and it is stated that the band oil
gypsies in question had with them little
fair girl, answering to the description of the
lost one furnished TO the Bernese police.
On arriving in the Canton Of Berne the
band divided, and the division with which
tho child travelled was brought 10 halt by
the police. For some reason or other not
stated, however, the chiefof police ordered
the gygsies to be let go, and that without
notifying the friends of the lost child. Then
there came to Berne man who stated, on
the authority Of two boys, that band of
evpsIes answering TO the above description
bad stripped aud murdered a little fair
skinned child travelling with them, and fed
their bears with it.
Year: 1869

Many men, says Tiotson, pass fifty or sixty
years in the world, and then as they are just
going out of it they bethink themselves, and
step back, as it were, to do something which
they had all the time forgotten, to wit The
main business for which they came into the
world, to repent of their sins, aud reform their
lives, and make their peace with God, and in
time prepare for eternity ~ !eal DAs -92Ho
Year: 1869

The man who believes that there will be no
end to the negfo-that the Radicals will forever
and day, flourish his black skin as an ensign
of their triumph over all that is dearest in free
dom, or most enlightened in statesmanship-is
very much mistaken. The unfortunate negro
has unquestlonably served the heartless Jacobia
party a good turn; but it is merely temporary
one, and he will be made the most Of while he
is useful, and then abandoned for some new and
more efficient means Of political laggrandizement
Sambo is being used with vengeance Just now.
1t is, indeed, no idle figure of speech to say
that the carpet -bagger and the scalawag. mount
ed double, are riding this sable hobby to death
death unfortunately not to the riders--but to
the hobby--Ercaanq Neacs tRichmoad) J. ,i &
Year: 1869

1t is always unfortunate for
a person to suffer habitually
with cold hands and feet. 1t
indicates that the blood is in
different in quantity OF poor in
quality, or that the digestion is
injured, or that too little exer-
else is taken. There are many
means of partially or whooly
remedying this evil.


Lying with face downward,
with thin soled shoes on, let
some one pound the feet with
a wooden mallet not larger
than an egg. Let the blows be
of such force as are not unpleas-
ant to bear.


Stamp with the feet on the
hard floor when the shoes are
on.


Take a great deal Of exer-
else of the lower extremities,
such as walking, running, etc.


If you haye not sufficient
strength Of your own, have
some person, while you are ly.
ing on a couch, kneed, percuss,
stretch, fex or extend the
limbs in such a way as to draw
the blood to them.


Atnight soak the feet in hot
water for five OF ten minutes,
and then, after suddenly dip
Year: 1869

The New York Tribune ap-
proved the Richardson-M
land death-bed marriage, for
the reason that "Besides giving
the woman a legal right to be
q mother to Richardson g
young and doubly orphaned
children, it was operative main
ly in giving her a right,
throughout her black and bit
ter future, to be called by the
name of him who for her sake,
was so foully murdered, rather
than that of his stealthy, COW.
ardly assassin" If allowed to
stand, the bigamous arrange.
ment will have another effect,
which has been studiously kept
out of sight. The woman will
not only have a legal right to
be a mother etc, but also to
rob the 'doubly orphaned chill
dren' of a third of their fathers
property! Decent people will
join in the hope tnat the rela-
tives of Richardson may be sue
cessful in the suit they are
about instituting to invalidate
the marriage and thus prevent
the robbery. For the rest, the
Court which assumed to give
the woman a divorce restored
to her the name of Sage, so
that, if the decree was good for
anything, she was already freed
from that of the 'cowardly as
sassin.' ....sszasA..A4-A 8 ..
Year: 1869

The following wait, ahoat on the "sca
of reading" we clip from an exchange.
We do not know its paternity, but it con
tains some wholesome truths beautifully
set forth:


Men seldom think of the great event
of death until the shadow falls across
their own path, hiding FOL ever from their
eyes the traces of the loved ones whose
living smiles were the sunlight of their
existence Death is the great antagonist
of life, and the thought of the tomb is the
skeleton of all feasts We DO not want
to go through the dark valley, although
its passages may lead to paradise, and,
with Charles Lamb, we do not want to
lie down in the muddy grave, even with
kings and princes for our bedfellows.


But the tiat of nature is inexorable.
There is no appeal or relief from the
great law which dooms Us 10 dust. We
flourish and we fade as the leaves of the
forest, and the flower that blooms and
withcrs in 4 day has not Trailer hold
upon life than the mighticst monarch that
ever shook the earth with his footsteps.
Generations of men appear and vanish rs
the grass, and the countless multitude
that throngs the world to-day, will, to-
morrow, disappear as the footsteps on the
shore.


"In the beautiful dreams of Ion, the In
stinct of Immortality, SO eloqaently utter
ed by the death-devoted Greek, finds 4
deep response in every thoughtful soul.
When about to yield his young existence
as a sacrifice 10 fate, his beloved Cleman-
the asks if they shall not meet again, to
which he replies


81 have asked that dreadful question
of the hills that look eternal; of the clear
streams that flow forever; of the stars
among whose fields of azure my raised
spirit hath walked in glory. All were
dumb. But while gaze upon thy living
face, | feel that there is something in the
love that mantles through its beauty that
cannot wholly perish. We shall meet
again, Clemanthe.
Year: 1869

Since writing my last letter from the tower of
Piangtu, which was forwarded via Pekin to
Shanghai, by the kind Father Tumsha, who was
returning from his mission in Paris, l have
traversed over the side and ruins Of the ancient
outworks of the Chinese wall proper, as far as
Suetchen, or the border of the desert of Kobi or
Schamo and through the aid of my kind friend
and interpreter, Chung Wo, have collected much
valuable information with regard to the object
which led to the construction of these gigantic
barriers which, in defiance of .ao9ern engineer
ing, still remain the seat architectural wonders
of the world, in comparison with which the pyr-
amids and temple Of Egypt specks.
This curtain wall varies in distance from the
true wall from one mile to ten, and for engineer
ing skill in the selection of defensible points,
when we consider that escalade was the only
means by which the northern hordes of Mand-
schuri and Tsiniggians attempted its passage, it
would have tasked the judgement of Todleben
to have found a better line of defence. The ma
terlal used for building the FIRST or outer wall
was klln-burnt bricks, and its construction was
evidently intended to cover the progress of the
more substantial inner Notifications of stone.
According to the information derived from Father
Ing %, learned Bonse of the Buddhist semin-
ary Jaaing Poo, the construction of the first wall
of brick occupied a period of eight hundred
years, during which three millions of workmen
were constantly employed. Like the frontiers
men of America, they were obliged to combine
the occupations of warrior, artisan and possibly,
agriculturist. During its progress there were
upwards of two thousand forays and diversions,
which must have greatly retarded the work.
The inner stone fortifcation was commenced
according to the best authenticated accounts,
about eighteen hundred years before the advent
of our era, and, with its completion, the tempo
rary outworks of brick were probably abandoned,
as its line is through a rugged country incapable
of producing enough to supply the wants of
garrison, such would be required for its de-
fense. And the economy Of the ancient Chinese
government required that its military organiza-
tion should be sef-supporting-t soldiers off
duty engaging in the cultivation of the soil or
such mechanical employments as were adapted
to the wants of the army. The existence -of
these two walls has led to the discrepancy in the
relation of travellers. Those who have visited it
from the north and west contending that it is
structure Of brick, in q runous condition, and
those through the empire, from the south, that
it is built of stone supremely grand in its archi-
tectural design, and in a wonderful state of pres
ervation, considering that it has withstood the
assaults of time and the Vaccinations of man to
accomplish its destruction for at least two thou
sand years since the last stone was laid.-COr.
San Francisco Alta.
Year: 1869

The FoRcE OF HABIr.-We have all heard the
for twenty years, then changed his lodging but
had to 60 back to the oven before be could
sleep. case illustrating the same principle
recently occurred in Ohio. city man accus-
toned to lodge on one of the uoisest streets Wis
tied country friend. Too much quiet destroyed
his rest ct night His friend felt for bis distress,
and said he would try to relieve it, Accord
ingly he went to neghbor's and procured a
bass drum. which be beat under the fellows
bedroom window, and had bis boy run squeak
ing wheelbarrow up and down on the porch,
while his wife played on the piano, and the SER
want girl pounded on the door with the tongs:
In this manner the sufferer was enabled to get
two or three hours of refreshing sleep, thought
il was heavy on the family.
Year: 1869

GENERAL BANKS learned the printing trade,
when young man, in the Office of the Boston
Traveller. Mrs. Banks when a young girl also
worked In the same office. They left the Trav-
e.ter ONCE to start weekly paper in Waltham,
massachusetts,, which was carried on successfully
for some time with tie aid of one siour, printer
Year: 1869

formed, and against which the Gov
ernor will doubtless warn the Legis-
lature in his Message. 1t is the
old project to induce the State
to take back the canal aud reim-
brrse the owners or bondholders
for what they allege are their losses
measure which would saddle upon
the State debt of about fifteen nlfz-
lions of dollars, principal and interest.
There is no doubt the movements on
foot, and unless the lobbyists and
spectators are deferred By the de-
cisive warning and opposition of Cox,
BAKER, it will be urged upon the
Legislature with all the power which
money and other corrupt influences
can bring to bear upon the members.
There are other indications that
speculators and lobbyists viii be-on
hand during the-session to put through
measures of doubtful utility, and fer
personal profit, and that they will not
hesitate to resort to questionable
means, if not to bribery, to secure
success. All such will find persist
ant and determined opponentin Gov
ernor BAKER; and it is for this, among
other reasons, that he may be able to
render the State more signal service
than in the Senate Of the United
States. lsea


Some uneasiness has been created
among timid Republicans by the re-
ports, mainly in Democratic papers,
that General GRANT had announced
his intention not to give partizd'l
character to his Administration. that
he would not reeognize the Repu blican
organization as his party, and that he
would not couDtenance or ALLOW any
general removal of Democrats from
Office. | am assured by prominent
politicians just from Washington, and
who are in a position to know, that
there is no truth whatever In these
reports. These gentlemen have the
best possible means for asserting that
General GRANT is in full sympathy
with the Republican party, and that
his Administration will fully satisfy
the loyal people who elected him
President. He has no sympathy with
the present position of the Demo-
cratic party, and is outspoken IN his
denunciatioR of those who during the
war, were not openly andIaetively on
the side of the Cove. rnment during
the rebellion. h


There il nothing specially new in
legislative matters. The cancuses
will be held tonight for the selection
of officers of the Senate and House.
There does not appear to be as luuch
contention among candidates nor are
they SO numerous as at the past 5 es.
sion. Most of the Republican meIu-
bers have already arrived, but ther e
are few Democrats on the ground as
yet. They will be in Tonight. The
Senatorial question is not much
changed, unless it be in favor of
CUMBACK.


The attendance upon the State
Board of Agriculture yesterday was
large and the proceedings quite inter
esting. The Horticulture Society
and Editorial Convention were also
in session, but there was not much
interest manifested in either meet
ing. j.. W.F.
Year: 1869

AN ARMED NAN DISCOVERED IN A
PEpDLER's PACK AND KILLED.-A
short time since, just after dark, ped
dler, carrying large pack, appeared at
the door of a wealthy farmer in the town
Of Green Garden in this county, and
requested the privilege of remaining
over night. The farmer being away
from home, he was Informed by the
hired man that he could notstay. He
then requested the privilege of leaving
his pack until morning, as he was very
tired and could not carry it further that
night. This was granted, and the pack
deposited in one corner of the sitting
room. During the evening some Of
the fetnales of the household had occa'
sion to move it, and taking hold OF It,


diseov cred that there was something
suspicious about the contents Thf
hired man was called, and upon taking
hold of it found that it contained man


He quickly stepped into an adjoining
room and returning with revolver
motioued the family 10 stand aside, ant
Year: 1869




SEA.


Two weeks ago, on board an English
STEAMER, d ragged nine years old boy
was discovered On the fourth day Of
the outside voyage from Liverpool to
| New York, and carried before the first
mate, whose duty it was to deal with
such cases. = ......


When questioned as to the object Of
being slowed away, and who brought
him on board, the boy, who had beau,
tiful sunny face, and eyes that looked
like the very mirrors of truth, replied
that his step father did it, becauss he
could not afford to keep hin, nor pay
his passage out to Halifax, where he
had an aunt who was we'll off, and to
whose hodse he was going: The mate
did not believe the story, in spite of the
winning face and truthful accents Of
the boy. He had seen too much Of
stow-awats to be easily deceived by them
he said; and it was his firm conviction
that the boy had been Brought on board
and provided with food by the sailors.
The little fellow was handled very rough
ly in consequence. Day by day he
was questioned and requestioned, but
always with the same result. He did
not know q sailor on board, and his IA
ther alone had secreted him and given
him the food which he ate. ..r


At last the mate, wearied by the
boys persiutence in the same story and
perhaps little anxious to inculpate
the sailors, seized him one day by the
collar, and, dragging him to the fore,
told him that unless he confessed the
truth in ten minutes from that time he
would hang him to the yard arm. He
made him sit down under it on the
deck. All around him were the pas
seugers and sailors oftbe midday watch,
and in, front Of him stood the inexonra.
able mate, with his chrouometer in his
band, and the other officers of the ship
-by-fhit.-r;;ls- -by.-fht.. rar-tlro G-s't-'sH',
said our informant, that we ever be-
hcld-to see the pale proud, sorrowful
face of that noble boy, his head erect,
his beautiful eyes bright through the
tears that suffused them. When eight
minutes had fed the mate told him
that he had but two mi ,utes to live,
and advised him to speak the truth and
save his life; but he replied with the
utmost simplicity and sincerity, BY ask
ing the mate if he might pray.


The mate said nothing, but nodded
his head, and turned as pale as q ghost
and shook with trembling like reed
with the wind. And there, all eyes
turned on him, this brave and noble
little fellow, this poor waif whom socle'
ty o.. ned not, and whose own steptather
could not care for him-there he knelt,
with clasped hands and eyes upralsed
to heaven, while he repeated audibly
the Lords Prayer, and prayed the dear
Lord Jesus to take him to Heaven.


Our informan: adds that thete then
occurred scene as of Pehtecost. Sobs
broke from strong, hard hearts as the
mate sprang forward to the boy and
clasped him to his bosom, and kissed
him and blessed him, aud told how sim
cetely he now believed his story, and
how glad he was that he had been brave
enough to face death and be willing to
sacrifice his life for the truth of mis- own
word. IN. Y Sun.
Year: 1869

The wreck is lying iR tho water
where the explosion occurred.


The Phantom was owned In Padu-
cab, and citizens report that when she
took the place Of the Quickstep her
boilers were IN such bad condition as
to compel her to land above the city
aud repair her boilers before proceeds
ing. 1t is probable the Cumberland
and Phantom We're inspected by the
same Government officer, being in the
81 me district.
Year: 1869

A MAN SuFFOCArED BY THE CAvING OF
WELL.-ieserday afternoon coored man named
Lewis Carter while engaged in cleaning out an old
well on the premises OF Alexander Hagaer. in Union
Hall street, jamaica was buried about forty feet
below The surface of the ground by the well settling
III upon lllin and rendering 1t impossible to rescue
MIN alive. The well was filed TO about half it's
depth, and the unfortunate man must nave sufo-
Gated IN shors time after being buried beneath the
get him out speedily, but without avail and when
the body was finally recovered Carter quite
dead. lie mad been for some time past engaged on
the S0uthside Railroad a night watchman at
islip lie resided at Jamaica, where lie leaves
family.
Year: 1869

The recommencement Of the sport at the Prospect
Park Fair Grounds will take place this afternoon
There viii be two trots In the first Of which there
Will be SIX starters all capable OF troting in $780,
and being very equal in point OF speed viii be sure
TO make An interesting race. The other event Will
be trot between four teams or celebrity and
will be most interesting affair. As the weather
will undoubtedly DO fine, q fashionable attendance
may be looked for. The horses Will be stared for
the first tr0t vt two O'Clock sharp.
Year: 1869

QUICK TRIP TO THE PACIFIC.-Maj. Gen.
French, recently assigned 10 duty on the
Pacific coast, who left here with his family on
the 5th instant arrived in San Francisco on
the evening of the 18th, stopping one day at
Omaha, not missing connection or meeting
with an accident
Year: 1869

POSTMASTER GENERAL CRRswRIL left here
Yesterday for his home at Elkton, and will not
return for ten days. He still carries his arm
in sling but is rapidly recovering from his
recent niury
Year: 1869

NARROW ESCAPE FROM A SHOCKING DEATH
A German named Miller. lately arrived in
this country, boarding In Happy alley, back of
Ann street, came near losing his life y esterday
In singular manner. He was alone in his
room, IN an upper story, unloading q huge
iron bound chest, about the size OF q small ark
and twice as large as a three-story Saratoga
trunk. When he had nearly completed the
Work, and while leaning over to get some
article at the bottom Of the chest, Miller lost
ms balance and fell in. His heels struck the
lid and brought it down, making him fast
prisoner by means of a spring lock attached
The old fashioned strength OF the chest and
fastenings resisted the prisoners most vigor.
Gus efforts to break his bonds, and his
half-stif1ed cries could not be heard by the
other inmates of the house, who were all down
STAIRS. The agony OF the moment was intense.
as may be well imagined, con nsiderIng the mar.
row confines OF such prison and the remote.
ness OF all help. Fortunately, the window of
the room was open, and the suppressed cries of
sunerIng were heard by a lady IN an adjoining
yard, who instituted inquiries, and these led
TO an investigation, In which the searchers
were directed to the trunk by the means of the
imprisoned man. There was no time tor de-
lay. An axe was speedily brought to bear
upon the trunk and the lid forced open. The
poor man was found TO be almost exhausted,
Dut was soon revived by the fresh air and
proper applications, though it will be some
Gays before he is completely over the terrible
fright the accident has given hi m R1U SIM
Year: 1869

ENFORCING THE RULRs.-Acting Secretary
Richardson yesterday issued a circular calling
special attention to the second paragraph of
the rules OF the Department, issued June l..
1869. An accurate daily account must be kept
OF the time each clerk and employee is absent
from his or her work, either by coming late or
by leaving during or before the close of busi.
ness hours. A report Of the time lost will be
made to the Secretary on the last day of each
month, and hereafter proportional part of
the pay will be deducted for every such ab-
sence, unless caused by unavoidable necessity,
evidence of which must be furnished
Year: 1869

THE RAILROAD WAR-A FLAG OF TRUCE.
Yesterday morning General Candy address
ed a letter to Governor Walker eXplana-
tory Of his order about the railroad proxies,
which has provoked so much comment
from the press and people. in this letter
the commanding General states that the Or
der referred to must be interpreted as post
poning any railroad election whatever, or
any change in the presidency of the rail-
roads until after the State shall have been
fully admitted into the Union. 1t is under
stood that this letter was prompted by a
telegram from Washington, as it embodicS
the ideas Of General sherman upon the
subject.