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Year: 1869

How many thousands Of persons both male and female
are there who suffering miserable existence from
the effects indulgence, from virus absorbed
into the system Look at their pad cmacated and DIS


figured fees and their broken down constitutions, dis
qualifying them for the happiness of marriage OF the en-
oypent of life In this horrd situation thousands suffer
until death the Let parents guardians ana


friends attend those who suffering from any OF these
horrible ifeesroying maaes-see that they are cared
for and cured before is late Send them immedi
ately to DR. Gibbon, physician who has made private
his especial study for years. and who is certain
10 cure the most cases without mercury
Injurious drugs is important to those afflicted or TO
those who interested in the welfare OF their friends TO
be careful of the mauy pretended doctors who nest all
cities publishing their skill in curing all diseases III lew
days imposing upon the public by using names Of en'i
physicians from Europe and other places he there
fore careful and make enquiry you may fall into
the hands of those chaTlatans.
Year: 1869

NI L. STREET, having purchased the NEWS BOOK
o and STATIONARY business of J. X Hanson will
continue 10 conduct in the liberal aud obging
of his predecessor.


OFFICE at Streets Book Store


SOLE AGENT for all the leading daily and weekly pa
ssrs of California Eastern publications furnished at
Year: 1869

This puts an eifcctual stop TO the "Oyster War I"
between Maryland and Virginia unless the Legisla-
tnre of either State should in its wisdom, fit TO
annul the agreement informally entered into by the
officers named above who, from their position, their
inteihgence and their intimate knowledge of the
subject IN all its bearings, arc perhaps the best
treaynakcrs the two States could select 10 fix upon
"a boundary line dividing the great field from which
so many thousands of the people of both derive their
support and which can bo and should DO made the
source OF a splendid revenue TO each


In the course Of the different surveys made by the
two States many interesting facts were discovered
and recorded which, but for the quarrel might
never have been made known. Not far from the
the great point in dispute is Jeans Island which"
says Lieut.. Michlcr i'll his report made in 1885,


according to Capt. John Nelson aged 72 years once
extended to the present position OF the light-shp,
now anchored about mile and half ont from the
present shore line Stnmps of trees are said TO exist
III the marshes aud III the water between the main
land and WattSs Island, showing that it was once
probably one continuous neck Of land as far south
that island" Gen. Jones, in his report mentions
that "a Mrs. Thomas, who lived on Jeans Island
and died there few years ago at about 06 years of
age, was often heard 10 say that she well remcm-
beTed when peach orchard stood about where the
light-ship was anchored. According 10 these
witnesses tho island has washed away mile
and a half within hundred years--say
since l7jS. How much did it wash
away in the preceding hundred years. from lGGS, and
how much in the thirty years preceding the date
of the charter n In rctracng the Traditional Calvert
Year: 1869

All who have real estate for sale or to let,


those desiring to purchase rent such property


n find II ~ their interest to advertise in TIE TRIBUNE


aggregate circulation exceeds that OF any otner news


per. and in addition 70 this advantage TIE TRIBUNE


be found not only NewYork and all It's cities and


uages but in every State ard Territory throughout the
non The advertisement should be as brief as VIII


o Of the advantages claimed being made clear 10 the
zeader We would especially dwell on tho iact tbat the
subscribers for tho three editions OF THE TRIBUNE Daily
semi Weekly and Weekly comprise individuals in every
business professions consequently advertisements in each
are read by all classes THs TRIBUNE devotes especial
attention 10 reports Of sales Of real estate both in city
and country thus adding greatly to the value Of It's col


umns as an advertising medium Tho charges for sdver
tsng are as follows: DAILY TRIBUNE, Is cents per line
for each insertion WEEKLY TRIBUNE ~ per line; sEAI-
WEEKLY TRIBUNE Is cents per ne. About words Of
our vide columns average aDe Terms cash in advance.
Year: 1869

OvERwoRK.-Few mel die of over
work. 1t is a cause to which disease and
death are ofton ascribed-but wrongly.
Examine any case closely, and you will
find some other reason the man smoked
to much, or he drank, or he starved
himself on some vegetarian theory, or he
ate immoderately and took no exercise,
or he lacked skill to perform the duties
of labors he had assumed, and broke
down from worry. One great cause of
sudden ill-health remains to be noticed,
and that is good fortune. Let any man


come into the possession of an independ-
ence, and he is pretty sure to break down,
and go to Europe for his health. Such
an accident more quickly impairs the
energies and saps the health than any.
thing else. We could mention dozens Of
cases of eminent professional men who
"broke down" at the precise moment
when they could affordit, and who would
have laughed at ill-health a dozen years
longer, if only poverty had stood at their
doors.-Euening Post. +
Year: 1869

Mr.. Anthony Trollope, in his last in
stalment of his novel of "He knew he
was Right" has the following:


Perhaps there is no period so pleas
ant among all the pleasant periods of
love-making as that in which the inti-
macy between the lovers is so assured,
and the coming event so near, as to pro-
duce and to endure conversation about
the ordinary little matters of life-what
can be done with the limited means at
their disposal; how that lie shall be be-
gun which they are to lead together =
what idea each has of the others duties /;
what each can do for the other; what
each will renounce for the other There
was true sense of the delight of init
macy in the girl who declared that she
had never loved her lover so we'll as
when she told him how many pairs Of
stockings she had got. 1t is very sweet
to gaze at the stars together; and it is
sweet to sit out among the haycocks.-
The reading of poetry together, out of
the same book, with brows all close, and
arms all mingled is very sweet. The
pouring out of the whole heart in writ
ten words, which the writer knows would
be held to be ridiculous by any eyes, and
any ears, and any sense, but the eyes and
ears and sense of the dear one to whom
they are sent, is very sweet but for the
girl who has made shirt for the man
that she loves, there has come a moment
in the last stitch Of it, sweeter than any
stars, haycocks, poetry, or superlative
epithets have produced"
Year: 1869

Mr.. r. relates some curious anecdotes
of his experience while treasurer of the
old Columbia street Theatre. He had
no safe in his Office, nor any secure place
of deposit for the evenings receipts :
and it was generally supposed that he
carried the money with him in his cash
box to his residence. He then lived in
new street, near Nicholas Longworth,
and had large stretch of open lots and
lumber yards to pass, near Peyton Sym
mesa fit and proper place for high
waymen. 1t was source of constant
anxiety to some Of his friends. He was
not free himself from apprehension that
he might be attacked, though he was
careful to let it be known that he car
ried pair of rather formidable double
barrelled pistols. He would have been
willing to bet at any time that, if at
tackled, the, rascais would not get the
money. If they had known what he did
they would have been sure of it-for it
was every night in the box office, un-
guarded and wholly unsecured. And
this was how it was done. The money
was counted and put into the cash box,
wherk twenty eyes could overlook the
operation through the windows. This
was doneup large table covered with
green baize, which hung down foot or
more over the edge. Underneath, hook
was fixed in the centre. After every
thing was prepared to retire he took the
box under his arm and extinguished the
lights; then dropping hastily upon his


knees, he hung the ring of the box upon
the hook under the table and marched
out, leaving the box where he believed


no rogue would ever look for it Ger


tainly none ever did. For years he


kept his serect and kept his money safe.


One night the stage carpenter over


heard some words and saw two men loi


tering upon the gallery stairs, watching


the cash operations, and was SO convinc


ed they meditated mischief that he de


termined to 60 home with the treasurer


as the receipts that night were unusuall,


large. 1t was agreed that the carpente


should 60 on and join Mr.. r. at the cor
| ner of Columbia street and Broadway
Before he reached there he becam
convinced that the carpenters suspicion
were not groundless. He the fellow
come off the stairs and cross the street.
They kept nearly opposite, and he coul'
see them from an occasional glimpse
When he stopped to talk with the cal
penter, as though an accidental acquain
tance, the suspicious party passed on
: and the two then crossed over and fol
lowed silently. just as they reached tn
lumber yard CLEAN of light showe'
the pair ahead hastily entering darl
alley between two piles of lumber. !
couple of balls instantly followed ther
, into the same alley. There was a repor
next morning of blood upon some board'
: but all parties who knew why kept thei
: counsel, and somebody undoubtedly dii
; covered that that gold placer could nc
9 be worked safely and proftably. -Pacl
= ards Monthly.
Year: 1869

DoN'T WORRY ABOUT YoURsELF.-
To retain or recover health, persons
should be relieved from anxiety concern
ing diseases. The mind has power over
the body. For a person to think that
he has disease, will often produce that
disease. This we see effected when the
mind is intensely concentrated upon the
disease even of another. 1t is found in
the hospital that surgeons and physicians
who make speciality of certain diseases
are liable to die of them themselves
and the mental power is SO great that
sometimes people die of diseases which
they have only in Imagination.


We have seen person seasick in an
ticipation of sea voyage, before reach
ing the vessel. We have known per-
son to die of cancer in the stomach, when
they had no cancer or any other mortal
disease. A blindfold man. slightly prick
ed in the arm, has tainted and died
from believing that he was bleeding tc
death. Therefore, well persons, to re-
main we'll, should be cheerful and hap
py; and sick persons should have theil
attention as much as possible directed
from themselves. 1t is by their faitt
that men are saved; and it is by theil
faith that they die. As a man thinketf
so is he. If he wills not to die he car
often live in spite of disease; and if HI
has little or no attachment to life, ht
will slip away as easily as child viii
fall to sleep. Men. live by their soul
and not by their bodies. Their bodie
have no life of themselves they are on
ly receptacles of life-tenements 70
their souls, and the will has much to d.
in continuing the physical occupancy o
giving it up.
Year: 1869

In one of our inland towns has dwelt


a man whose name is Identical with that


of the famous inventor of India rubber


goods. He had arrived at advanced


years and had accumulated a fortune
His two sons went to New York and COM
mences business as stock brokers and at
the same time entered the ranks of our
" men about town." One of them soon
abandoned himself to splendid dissipa-
tion and it is said that in three years
he spent 100000 1t is also said that
his attendance on the "Black Crook" /"
and the infamous eoncomitants. of that
most debauching exhibition, cost him
$4,000. The result is the ruin of the
concern and all of its best friends. One
young relative who had made snug


fortune has been forced to sell beauti-
full mansion to meet his endorsements Of
their paper, while the father and mother
have abandoned their homes and with
theirruined sons have gone south in hope
of either retrieving their fortunes or hid
ing their misery from the eye of those
who knew them in their prosperity. A
more deplorable shipwreck than this is
seldom met. Another instance of the
mad prodigality of these men about
town is found in an offshoot of the great
Costar family. We used to see this fel


low dashing through Broadway with
his splendid team and scattering money
in all the avenues of dissipation. But
the time came when the writer Chen 9
Year: 1869

clerk had to dun him for bill of fifty
cents. He ran through with s50O,000,
and from splendid suite of rooms in a
Broadway hotel he went to the street and
soon disappeared. The average life of a
man about town is about five years,
though some who have strong constitu-
tions may resist the ravages of dissipa-
tion twice that length Of time.
Year: 1869

The following picture of the Men
about Town." their Ways and Means,
&C., is given in late letter to the Con-
cord Statesman


New York is place where vast
amount of hard work is done, and yet it
contains large number Of loungers, the
richer class of whom are termed men
about town" This name signifies those
who are rich enough to do nothing but
mischief. They keep fast horses, and
fast women; and it is this class who sup
port the jockey clubs and other worth
less institutions. One can not be much
of " man about town" on less than
$4,000 a year, and some of this class
spend five times that amount. Some of
these are single, and some are married
but the tie matrimonial is not of much
account with them, and wife is never
allowed to stand in the way of other at
fractions. Indeed, the "better half is





society. The man about town owns
box at the opera for himself, ard perhaps
two or three for female friends of spec
ial character. He has splendid tur-
nout, though his team, feet as it may be,
is not as fast as himself. He may own a
yacht and have stock in race-course
without interfering with his general
character for idleness and indeed he
may have an interest in some business
whose burden is borne by others while
he shares the profits. Among this class
some are disposed to include Belmont
the banker, who lives in the Fifth avenue
and is fancy man in many different
ways. His connection with the Roths-
childs gives him an income of 100000,
which enables him to cut quite dash.-
Leonard Jerome, the rich stock specula.
tor, is also claimed to be one of the mum.
ber but whether he is or not, he knows
how to make the moneyfy. Hei is prob
ably spending larger sums than any man
of his years in this city. The wild ex-
travagance manifested by some of these
ment about town exceeds all belief and
the sums which they annually expend
would be fortune to man of moder'
ate desires. However, they generally
arrive soon to the end of their nurse an(
then sink rapidly to the lowest stage o
dissipation and disappear in the genera
current of misery.
Year: 1869

The New York Herald predicts that
Hhe new President will snake his admin
Nration historic by recognizing the bel


erent rights of the Cuban rebels, and
hen the independence of Cuba. 1t Is
lsaid, upon good authority, that the de-
sign and hope of the Cubans is to win
their independence from Spain; and hav-
ing clearly done this, then to make a
formal offer of themselves to the United
States, with such conditions as would
make their island, if accepted, State
equal with all the others in the Union.
There is also reason to believe that those
who will hold the reins of this govern
ment for the next four years are not
ayerse to some nice little arrangement
as this.


WHAT THE cUBANs SAY.


"Refugees in New York city report
that at least $4,000 Cubans are among
the insurgents, notwithstanding the
MANY who have left the island for the
United States to avoid consumption.
Many of these bring what property they
can, and leave the rest for conhscation.
Every means of conveyance to the States
are used. and some of them have to re-
sort to subterfuges to get of. The most
excited are resolved to be free of Spain
or to destroy the island, and most Of
them would like annexation to the UNI
ted States"
Year: 1869

Captain John Travis gave another exhi-
bition of pistol shooting at his gallery last
evening, in which he excelled any of his
previous astonishing performances in this
city, by series of hazardous feats requir-
ing the most consummate skill on his part
and extraordinary daring on that of the
gentleman who assisted in them. Mr..
John Rover, of Texas, held cup ON his
head and Travis fred a pistol bullet
through it from the distance of twelve
PAGES. The feat was repeated twice, the
ball going each time within an inch of the
Uranium of the venturesome holder. The
same gentleman also held between his
fingers small lemon and afterwards a
business card about an inch and a half
square, and through each Captain Travis
put bullet, at the same distance, with
one of the regular gallery pistols. Few
people would care to run such risks as
Mr.. Rover did, and fewer still could sue
cessfnlly initiate Captain Travis wonder
full skill Chicago Tribune.
Year: 1869

" II is said that Grant will establish
a new bureau so that he can give carpet
bdggers employment picking grasshoppers
for his Digger Indian family, and that
Congress will appropriate.
Year: 1869

A singular freak of nature was seen in
an Arkansas town recently, in the shape
of a man with three ears; one on each
side of his head, and third-which be-
longed to another felloW-between his
teeth.
Year: 1869

Law AND ORDER.-We DO not believe that
there is another State in the Union, where
more respect is paid to Law where public or.
der is more observed than iu the State of Viz
ginia. This state Of things is ali the more
remarkable when We take into consideration
the condition in which the people of Virginia
are found at this time. Look at the immense
number of blacks who are out Of employment.
the number of whites who are unable to find
work, the military stationed here, and 1t IS real
" remarkable that more breaches of the pub
lie peace do not occur. We do not believe
that similar state of order and quiet IS found
in any Northern community. The Virginlans
are slow to break the law OF the land or to re-
sist the constituted authority. The last State
to iOin in the secession movement, since the
surrender. Virginia has given little or no trou-
bic to the u. S. military. Ourages upon
life aud property have been OF rare occurrence,
and the Ku Kux have never disgraced Fir-
ginia territory. We cannot but think that by
the disfranchising system adopted by Congress
our country is deprived OF the cooperation,
counsel and allegiance OF a people, calculated
to make, and anxious to be, most excellent
citizens. -Lmchbmg Republican.
Year: 1869

WAsHINGroN, June 6.-No special
tax will be required Of any firm or
company, corporation or association,
either as manufacturers or dealers for
manufacturers of butter and cheese,
or for the first sale of butter or
cheese of their own manufacture, or
which they are engaged in manufac-
turing, either directly or indirectly.


Yesterday, for the first time in the
history of the Washington Navy
Yard, two colored men commenced
work as joiners upon an equal footing
with the whites. They were formerly
slaves, and were employed in the
Union service during the war,
Year: 1869

RNGLAND.i fE 8e3I


LONDON, June Ga meeting OF
conservative peers was held yesterday
to determine what course should be
pursued In regard to the bill for the
disestablishment of the Irish Church


Lord Cairns urged that opposition
be made to the bill on the second
reading, and it was fiually rejected.
He said the leaders of the party did
not wish to dictate, and were anxious
that the judgment of each peer should
remain unfettered. He felt as though
the country had never pronounced on
the present bill, and as the feeling Of
the House of Lords was so opposed to
it, the most consistentan and best course
to pursue under the circumstances
would be to repudiate the measure.


Lord Salisbury deprecated the
course recommended by Lord Cairns,
the agitation which would follow
the rejection of the bill would be
most disastrous to the country, and
do nothing to save theIIrish Church.
It would be better to accept the bill
and modify 1t IN committee than re-
new i'll feeling and excitement. Lord
Caravan supported the recommen
dation of Lord Salisbury. He argued
that the Chamber of Peers, now that
it was able to make terms for the
Irish Church, should do so, as they
might not have an opportunity herel
after. .-.laas haa


Lord Derby as,in favor of the re-
lection of the bill, contending that
personal fears should deter no one
from doing right. 7'rF


The majority of Lords present ap-
proved the views Of Lord Derby, and
it was agreed that a second reading
of the bill should be opposed.


1t Is estimated that there will be a
majority Of eighty against the Irish
Church bill at its second reading in
the House of Lords. EEl4 4
Year: 1869

In a certain village the editor of a local newspaper
had room at the hotel. Being absent one night
and the house being crowded. the landlord put
stranger in his bed The next morning the following
lines We're found in the room:


! slept in an editors bed last night


And others may say what they please;
/ say there's one editor III the world


That certainly takes his ease.
When thought of my humble cot away,


could not suppress sigh,
But thought, as | rolled III the feathery nest:


Ho'U easily editors lie
The editor, after some inquiries Of the landlord
made the following addition:


The chap whose form has rested here,


And lett his copy behind,


For Il bad impression should be locked up,


AS the cHt is most unkind.
Behold prOQf Of hoic he lies:


III the morning he went away,
And like many that use an editors sheet,


Has forgotten the bill to pay.
Year: 1869

A BAD ONE.-We clip the following from
the Chicago Tribune:


Rev. Mr. Hough, of the Methodist Church,
stationed at Metropolis, has been dismissed
from the Church and the ministry. During
his trial, which took place last week, it was
proved that he had been guilty of abusing
HIMSELF and of advising the youth of the town
to ruin members of the opposite sex whenever
they had a chance. The whte-cravatted beast
should be kicked out of every respectable COM
munity he may hereafter curse with his filthy
presence.
Year: 1869

GOV. WELLER. This noted parsonage is
practising law in st. Louis He was an invited
guest at the late Blow Banquet, and in res.
ponse to a call made brief speech, in which
he said


You are here tonight not as politicians, not
as partisans, but, as l understand, as Ameri-
can citizens, to pay slight tribute of respect
to a distinguished gentleman, who will repre-
sent your government in the Empire of Bra
I'll. If this had been Il political gathering, l
should not have been here, for have had my
full share of the honors and glory of this world
and desire no more of them. | have long since
retired from political life and intend to devote
the remainder of my days to my business. 1t
is not only more profitable but let me tell YOU,
young men, it is far more honorable.