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Year: 1869

AN IMPORTANT QUEsTToN.-The Police
Commissioners request their legal advisers to
say whether the commission is entitled to re-
cover from Captain Young that sixteen thou
sand dollars that under the police rules ought
to 60 into the Police Life Insurance Fund. In
case the commission is not so entitled to recover
the next question will be whether policemen
who have previously and no doubt unwillingly
paid their rewards into that fund are not en-
titled to return of the money.
Year: 1869

The CdpitOL al Washington City.


Whoever may 6ud much to blame 10 the
body Of the building, the architects have
their full need of praise ia the loveliness
and grandeur Of the dome. 1t Is something
unsurpassed it springs into the sky as
| lightly as bubble-as resplendently 1t
rests there as easily Rs a cloud 1t seems,
| as 1t should, tn he only part of its airy
surrounding. Art could do no more In its
| construction. That its fleet is sadly i'm
paired by the bronze Colossus, which, in
stead Of merely accentuating it as final
would do, crowds il down TO earth, is no
| fault of the dome pure and simple.
1t Is due to that avarice which first plant
ed the city In swamp that the Capitol
does not rear It's white msguhcence on some
hill crowning campagna vast as Rome's I,
and yet, though erected on comparatively
low ground, go where you will, for miles on
miles, that dome haunts and follows yon
now ss you see it from the heights Of Airing
ton while sou stand In the midst of the
acres Of graves there and picture the ter
rible moment when some trumpet shall call
all this army of ghosts from their trenches
rising like guardian genius still overlook
ing these while headstOnes that stretch
away across the rolling land on every side,
like the crests of mighty and melancholy
waves now as you cease treadng down the
purple hyacinths in the grass, and wander
ing under the magnolia trees, and between
the breast high hedges of fragrant box at
Mount Vernon, and tuning the bend OF the
river almost twenty miles away, meets its
great shadow resting like film upon the
air, opening slowly on the gaze like Wis.
ion with Its phantom-like length of lus
trous column and setting Of wind-tossed
greenery.


When you behold il thus remote, it seems
like dream Of the past-too beautiful a
thing for the common use of daily life only
men 10 sweeping Grecian raiment and phi
lactered purple, should move slow and
meditative through its halls-never these
hurrying black beetles, these rough gar
ments and rude gestures OF the modern
generations. It is possible for some such
reason that in the beginning, the capitol
turned its back upon the town, rather than
because the family that owned the land in
front set too high price upon their prop
erty and drove purchasers TO lots IN the
background, which, after all, perhaps, is as
we'll, as otherwise we might not have the
long vista of the avenue closed at the end
by these walls rising on their grassy ter
races, lifting their shining colonnadus over
the tree tops, and sending the dome soaring
upward in the heaven .-Hdrriet Prescott
Spoford.
Year: 1869

The Rev. DIR. Bushnell, in his new book,
''The Reform Against Nature" writes ON this
subject as follows:


There is one matter where genuine reform,
would accomplish more for women, as l verify
believe, and take them out Of the corner that
now pinches them great deal more, certainly,
than to give them the ight of suffrage and OF
civil office; having also the further advantage
that it would give them open way to the proper
woman life for which they are better made,
instead of taking them off into quasi battles with
men for points of precedence, aud prerogatives
of government which do not belong to them
and never can l speak here OF a reform that
takes off or somehow loosens the embargo on
women, as respects advances toward marriage
The assumption now is that women must be
first lassoed and taken, courted long and skilful-
" then, and almost to the death before they can
venture an approving look. Ii they cannot be
conquered then, they must not be had, and they
must take this ground themselves. On one
side there must be close fence OF prudery, hard
as possible to be got over; and on the other, the
man who will try must 60 to 1t bravely, which,
alas for his modesty is likely to be quite i'm
get stuck in their bachelor life and are never
married, are in fact, the most Unborn adorers
of women, such as never in their lives can mus
ter courage, for any advance, just because the
shrine they look upon has too much divinity in
it for their mortal approach. Of course it will
not do for unmarried women to put themselves
in a way of being suitors to men. That kind
of suitorship would even be an offence, and
raise sense Of repulsion nobody would recon-
mend to women that they get over their mod
esty. but the almost cholic stringency of what
are called good manners in this matter might be
relaxed, without real improperly, and with
great advantage. The present iron-clad mod
esty, which is simply ridiculous in either party,
might be so far mitigated as to let feeling feel
its way and carry on its own courtship, requir-
ing no restriction save the restriction of words
and formal advances, and allowing nature to
interpret and work out her problem, hampered
by no unnatural coyishness. Women cannot
be forward and bold, but they are now great
way further off than they need be.
Year: 1869


When for me the silent oar
Parts the Silent River,
And l stand upon the shore


Of the strange Forever,
Shall | miss the loved and known /?
Shall vainly seek mine own?
MID the crowds that come to meet
Spirits sin-forgiven-
Listening tn the echoing feet


Down the streets of heaven
Shall | know footstep near
That l listen, wait for here?
Then will one approach the brink


With hand extended,
One whose thoughts I love to think
Ere the veil was rended,
Saying, Welcome we have died.
And again are side by side"
Saving, II will go with thee,


That thou be not lonely,
To you hills of mystery


l have waited only
Y ntll now to climb with thee
fonder hills of mystery"
Can the bonds that make us here
Know ourselves immortal
Drop away, like foliage Scar.


At life's inner portal?
What is holiest below
Must forever live and glow.
shall love the angels we'll.


After have found them
In the mansions where they dwell
With the glory round them,
But at first, without surprise,
Let me look in human ewes.
Step by step our feet must go


Up the holy mountains
Drop by drop within US flow
Life's unfailing fountain.
Angels sing with crowns that burn
we Shall have song to learn.
He who on our earthly path


Bids us help each other
Who his Well Beloved hath


Made our Elder Brother
Will but clasp the chain of love
Closer when we meet above.
Therefore dread 1 not to 20


Oer the Silent River.
Death, thy Fastening oar I know.
Bear me, thou Life-giver.
through the waters, to the shore
where mine own have gone beforel
Year: 1869

Each true Christian is night traveller; his
life, his walk; Christ his way heaven his home
His walk painful, his way perfect, his home
pleasing. | will not loiter lest | come short of
home l will not wander lest | come wide of
home; but be contented to travel hard and be
sure walk right. So shall my safe way find
its end at home, and my painful walk make my
home welcome = Warr0ick
Year: 1869

A vine that is left to rambe till it grows all
over the tree-top is not half so much vine as
one that is cut back skllfully, and laid in fair
proportions on the trellis, and tied there. And
man that has his own way, and rambIes lust
as his affections choose to co. is not half so much
a man as one whom God has tenderly pruned,
the man, as in that of the vine, the one that is
wisely checked and trained becomes more fruit
ful, and the fruit becomes better.
Year: 1869

LIVE IN THE SIGHT OF GoD-This is what
heaven will be-the eternal presence of God
Do nothing you will not like God to see Say
nothing you would not like him to hear. Write
nothing you would not like him to read. Go
to no place where you would not like God to
say, ''Show it me-" Never spend your time
in such way you would not like God to say,
"What art thou doing?"
Year: 1869

GOOD AND Evil. are born to tronbie.
and We may depend upon it whilst we live in
this world we shall have it, though with inter
missions; that is, in whatever state we are, we
shall lind mixture of good and evil and there
iore the true way to contentment is to know
how to receive these certain vicssitudes of life.
the returns OF good and evil,- as neither
to be exalted by the one, orsoYerthrown by the
other' put to bear ourselves toward everything
wnicn happens with such ease and indifference
OF mind, as to hazard as little as NAV he -
Sterne - W.
Year: 1869

The freside is a school ofinfnite importance
it is important because it is universal, and be-
cause the education it bestows, being woven in
with the woof of childhood, gives form and col
or to the whole texture Of life
Year: 1869

Young man, never speak lightly of lady
with whom you are intimate. The world looks
upon you as her friend, as one who will defend
her good at all times, and never allow it to be
spoken dsrespectfully of; and if you connect
her name with idle JEST it is the 'unkindest
cut of all, - and Injuries her more than the same
remark would from another.
Year: 1869

Were it given to the organic eye to see into
the minds of others, We should Judge man
much more surely from what he dreams than
from what he thinks there is will in the
thought, there is none in the dream.
Year: 1869

BEWARE OF EVIL THOUGHTS. They have
done great mischief in the world Bad thoughts
come first, had words follow, and bad deeds
finish the progress. Watch against them, strive
against them, pray against them. They prepare
the way for the enemy of souls
Year: 1869

IHE LORDS PRAYER. many millions
ana millions OF times has that prayer been pre-
wide, indeed, is the sound thereof gone forth,
that daily, and almost without intermission'
from the ends of the earth, and afar off upon
the sea, it is ascending to heaven like incense
and pure offering. Nor needs it the Gift of
prophecy to foretell, that, though heaven and
earth shall pass away" these words of our bless
ed Lord ',shail not pass away" till every peti-
ton In 1t has been answered-till the kingdom
OF God shall come, and His will be done On
earth as it is in heaven. .-Montoomeru
Year: 1869

Greeley gives the following advice to Tilted
women who contemplate bringing suit for
breach of promise. A deserted damsel instead
of bringing her action may say: "Go wretched
man; be happy if you can but when you join
that gay and festive throng, and other eyes
than mine look love to yours remember that
your own perfdious VOWS the lying utterance Of
your serpent tongue, the empoisoned honey of
your periured lips that moon, that walk, that
declaration sweet; the kiss that first you offer
ed-dream of these until the periured brain no
longer think and madness kindly comes to your
relief, &c, &c., &c p What man of the least
susceptibility would not rather pay moderate
damages than receive blasting, nine times
withering curse like this?'
Year: 1869

A new mode of getting spliced, and at the
same time avoiding the ticklish business Of pop
ping the question: has been discovered. We
think it will exactly suit the cases of some who
long to enter the "holy bonds" yet who are
forbidden by extreme modesty The plan ORR
ginated as follows:


A short time since at wedding in South
Carolina young lawyer moved that one man
in the company should be selected as President;
that this President should be duly sworn to
keep entirely secret all the communications that
should be forwarded to him in his official de-
partment that night; that each unmarried gen.
tleman or lady should write his or her name on
a piece of paper, and under it place the name
Of the person they wished to marry, then hand
it to the President for inspection, and if any
l.daand gentleman had reciprocally chosen each
othef, the President was to inform each of the
result and those who had not been reciprocal in
their choice were to be kept entirely secret
After the appointment of the President, COM
muuications were accordingly handed up to the
Chair, and it was found that twelve young ladies
and gentlemen had reciprocal choices and elven
of the twelve matches were solemnized.
Year: 1869

The International Industrial Exposition pro-
icct seems u BE- making healthy progress. Else
where will 70 found the call for meeting of the
General Committee, at which all citizens Of the
District Interested in the matter are invited to
attend. Keep the ball in motion!
Year: 1869

The mysterious and irresistible impulse which
'rIves people to moTalizing and theorizins upon
sUljoets of which they have little or no practical
knowledge has n pointed illustration i'm Mr..
Richard Grant Whites essay ON the morals AMI
manners of Journalism, in The GALAXY magazine
for December. Along with some fanciful and
imPractieable notions, Mr. White advances a
ScOd many sound and valuable ideas, and in the
main his views seem to be on their face reason
ai.le and just And yet he could himself no more
establish and conduct such journal as he
demands than he could scull cargo
at sugar across the Atlantic ocean i'm n
KITCHEN eullender. Only those whose days and
u'-hts ere given to the complex and exacting
'iHii,S Oi journalism can understand how almost
i4aIc>>ie Z is to bring the result of their never
ending efforts up to anything near their own
conceptions of what newspaper ought to be;
aad- taxing all the circumstances of the case
INTO account, the wonder is, not that the average
journals of the present day should not be better
i.Ht tiat they should be As good as they actually
aic- thdertahIng TO make a newspaper and Sit
ting ii quiet custom-hOuse desk and telling
Low il ought TO be made are two widely different
CecuI.fiOI-
Year: 1869

to attract attention TO your style. or
that you want to marry. or that, like
poor wheat. there is not weight
enough about your head to keep it
still.


Don't look too pious in church Ell
ther-it is IS suspicious as too much
levisy. Religious worship is neither
joke nor an emetic. If you feel ex-
traordinarily devotional, begin to
think about putting something ig.
the treasury and it will shorten your
face quickly, and spread over it the
pleasaG laok of duty.
Year: 1869

What would you think Of the nerve
of q man who would permit band
Of marauders to tie him to a post,
snap their pistols in his face, shoot
all around his head, build a fire
around his shins and prize up his
finger nails, before he would tell them
where TO End his money? We know
of such an instance where the only
remark the gentleman made was that
he 'had money but that his con-
science did not allow him to give it
away TO thieves" He never f1inched
nor quailsd and they finally left him
saying he was too plueky to kill.
Year: 1869

One Of the sweetest thoughts, and
one of the cherished ideas Of all the
nOblest men of the country is that the
hearts and minds Of our women are
entirely pure. No man, whose good
opinion is worth having, can love or
respect a woman who will permit an


impure or indecent thought to find
expression through her lips. no mat
ter how rosy and beautiful they may
be. Iteven shocks one coming from
the lowest class of women. Heaven
preserve the women of our sunny
land from all taint and contamination.
Year: 1869

ate interest than any other paper can
possibly do; it talks for you when
other localities bslie you; it stands up
for your rights; you alwaye have a
champion IN your home paper; and
these who stand up for you should
egsrEtssi0ly be well sustained. Your IN
ere Kindred and equal, and
use Or 81 together There


interest to support


lot grudgins


sure
Year: 1869

The ordinance winch passed the frst branch
Of the Bainmore city council giving the priv.
leges desired TO enable the baltimore and Poto.
mac railroad to enter the city, yesterday after
noon was read in the second branch ana ,.,d
over Tor confederation
Year: 1869

The speck-of-war Triple-ailiance story
doesn't create even respectable ripple of SEN
sation in Washington. Even the New York
Tribune, in which paper the dispatch ap
Peared, partially discredits it, But whether
true or not, we have no occasion for worry.
England, France and Spain may get up an al
lance If they like. We are not pressing our
Alabama business. England will finally con.
clude that 1t is an awkward question to have
on hand, and will be even more anxious than
we to dispose Of it. Let her take her time
As regards Cuba we are in the same philo.
sophie mood. We are not hankering Just no "
for more territory. When we want a West
India Island or two, or the whole batch oi
them, we can buy them. We have more offers
now than we can attend to from thar quarter
Even the acquisition Of Canada has no specia
charms for US Just now. But one thing is Ger.
tain. when we want more territory we can get
ii, all the alliances in the world to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Year: 1869

meaning province Tt wos instituted by the Emperor
Constantine because he made the Christians OF tnat ag'
subject TO him.


Mr. s-wal thought the first resolution was eIeommul
cat0ry but the second milder and lett the qnesuo
moro open. He understood diocese TO mean dsttlc'
where the people were working instruct themselves
and that parish was the same in a smaller held, -.


The question Of misunderstanding the parish system
was debated at some length by Mr. stewart OyeF Dyer
and Prof Parsons when hr Church Withdrew DIS eso-
luton, and the subject went over until to-day.


Alter passing resolution TO appoint committee OF


five TO nominate officers for the ensuing year. the body
adjourned until 10 this morning


In the evening the annual meeting OF the New Church
Musical Association held IN the church, followed by
singing exercises under the direction OF Mr. George F.
Root OF Chicago and participated in by the dele
gates and large number OF friends.


CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION MISSION SCHOOL.


Under the auspices of the Church of the As
cension protestant EpiscopaD q Mission and Sunday
near the junction OF HudsOnst and Eghthavo for sew
era years The work has been prosperous and the Rev
George Boxer Rector OF the Chapel and Mr. WllDOur,
superintendent OF the SundaySehOol both enterprsng
They have added comfortable and attractive public
reading rooms where the principal newspapers and perl
odlcals are on fe. Every one is admitted, without re-
gard 10 creed The reading rooms were formally opened
last night by strawberry festival large company OF
ladies and gentlemen present and partOok OF the
delicious, Strawberries, and Ice cream l Is the design
to add a free circulating library In few weeks.
THE METHODIST LAY DELEGATION QUESTION.


The election now progressing in the MethO-
dat Church, shows thus far very large majority in
favor Of lay delegation Our last report says The Metho
dis embrace over O societies. and show that the pro
portion OF votes in favor OF Lay Representation TO the
votes against is nearly three to The voting Is only
just begun the majority OF the churches take their vote
shed show total vote of s62 for the change and SO3
against it,
Year: 1869

Lion Park was brilliantly illuminated last
evening the occasion OF the summers Nights Festival
Of the Lederkrsnz Society of NewYork The sight from
Eghthave bright and dazzling, the whole extent Of
the large dancing hall Of the Park being hung with
Chinese lanterns while the shady walks In addition to
their commonplace gasamps lighted in the same
manner. The attendance was immense. comprising
representatives OF nearly all classes OF German czens
from the highest 10 the lowest


BerDstens Band stationed In the raised orchestra
and discOursed the sweetest OF sweet music causing
many maidens feet to start of almost inyOluntary to
join In the merry dance Throughout the large hail. eat
ing, and drinking, and dancing went without inter
mission until early hour this morning, and although
from the crowded condition Of the floor dancing was ren
dered not only difficult, but at times dangerous, the af
fair enjoyable one, and appreciated by all


On the front OF the main building OF the Park on One
hundred.and- -teuth-st, and Its side on Eighthaye


ansparences bearing the name OF the Society were dis
played, while the main entrance the ladies were
equally delighted and surprised al finding real fountain
pouring forth constant stream OF real cologne III one
goes ont OF the realms OF fashion, where people
20 through the orthodox motions In an or
thudOX way, never giving way, never unbend-
ing, always tender Of what Is called violation
OF etiquette aud visits German ball. Summer nights
festival any other pleasure meeting OF Germans he
will experience sensation. He VIII mud that true
Enjoyment attained by these people with less e1pend
OF means and less or mind aud body than Dy
any Others earth. When 10 Is said that tho Summer
nights festival OF the Lederkranz was equal 20 any or
It's balls peasurable excitement aud more enjoyable
because Of s ruscty there is no further need OF de-
scriptuu.


The following were the Committee in charge OF the
arrangements last evening and 10 their efficiency much
~ the pleasure of the occasion was due: Advancement
THO decoration OF the Park tstefuly performed by
MI IheO. Gunsci.
Year: 1869

The Captains of the various precincts of the
Metropolitan Police Department assembled yesterday
morning at Police Headquarters, in obedience to an
order from the President Of tho Board, Judge
Rosworth, TO receive instructions IN reference to
the course TO be pursued on OF serious
accidents where II Is necessary that the Injured
laton OF the Ambulance Corps there has been several
Instances where they have been unnecessarily en-.
ployed In future they are only TO be used
on the order OF the Police Surgeons, except
where 1t is apparent that the party is dangerously
Injured then they 10 be tegeraphed for by direction
of the officer In charge Of the precinct Tho President
explained the importance and usefulness OF the insutu
ton aud hoped In future that the utmost care should
be taken the service should not be abused by un
necessary employment
Year: 1869

that OF sun stroke, upon which the Doctor proceede -
date at considerable length but without presentll
anything particularly in reference thereto except u
PROFOUND the somewhat startling theories that whereas


tue human body much cooler uncothed than clothed
therefore, IL would be best for all persons during the hot
weather TO wear little clothing as the laws OF society
VIII permit aud secondly that ice-water is excellent


means or producing GOODNESS its IN unlimited quaint
ties must be beneficial TO overheated humanity
Most OF the remainder Of the paper was de-
voted TO disquiston the clothing and
feeding OF babies In which Dr. Rogers discountenanced
the OF fannes as clothing for infants, and recon-
mended when the milk OF the mother proved insufficient
either In quantity or quality for the proper nOurhment
OF the child. unaduterared cows milk alone should be
used as a substitute AT the close Of paper Drs Post
and Garrish made some remarks, both taking pretty
strong ground against nearly all Of Dr. Rogers positions
The Academy then adjourned for two weeks
Year: 1869

This eminent physician died at Albany yes
terday aged "A years He was born in Sutton Mass
graduated at the Brown University in Providence which
at that time had Department Of Medicine, ana Whie
student was distinguished especially for his zea anu IN
dustry in the study OF anatomy He went 10 Apany ~
1920 where he commenced the practice OF his prOlesUn
which he continued until HE DEATH He was one OF inc
founders of the Albany Medical College and the Albany
City Hospital and has been at the head OF tine FORMER


sitution for upward Of thirty AS bold ana Skill
fu operator Dr. March had SUPERIOR and he was the
originator OF many and valuable improvements IN
surgical science To the Albany Medical College he mas
beGneat thed his Pathological Museum, OF the most
extensive and valuable in this country.