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Year: 1869




I have spoken of one of the delights of
spring, but with quite other feelings than those
which the sunny April days, with their buds
and tender leaves, have brought Long since
the grass was green in the parks, and May
comes in decked something as we read in the
old English poetry. I wrote above "the
parks Intentionally, though most of our Wis
itors think of but one-Central Park. Not to
mention smaller ones, there is also a grand
park being laid out and already opened to the
public in Brooklyn, known as Prospect Park
Its name implies one Of its charms, affording a
view, as it does, not only OF that city and of
its neighbor, but also of the bay for many a
mile and far away adown Long Island. The
natural advantages are, perhaps, superior to
those of its New York sister, and generous
rivalry is springing up between them, Cen
trail Park, however, has not only the attrac-
tions of nature cultivated and adorned, but
those of art as we'll, for more attention is
given to elegant bridges and stone work there,
while statuary promises to be abundant A
beautiful group in bronze, by Ward, entitled
"aThe Indian Hunter has just been set up
and colossal statue of Columbus, presented
by one of our art-loving merchants, is sool
to be added. The admirers of Henry Ward
Beecher are raising funds to erect a portrait
statue of that gentleman, who seems to fare
better than some re formers, since ne gets both
bread and stone in this life. But / cannot
pretend to enumerate 1.-THE of the improve
ments and additions to this p1ide of the me-
tropolis. Then, too, at last we are to have
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY,
| for which o charter has been obtained, funds
collected and place assigned by the Park
| Commissioners. Great as is the mania for
getting rich, having fast horses, and sustain
ing Opera Bouffes and other French fashions,
| you see that some, at least, are not unmindful
of the higher needs of great city. In one re-
spect it seems to me that New York is fast be
coming the most cultivated portion of the
country-that is in music Not only are there
some ofthe Misrepresentation Of great works
| given here, but the love of musie seems to be
| taking deep root. Is is attributable very
largely to the German element which consti
tutes such proportion of our population
You hear in German families the choice works
of the great masters, and if you stray into a
"Bier Garten,' however humble, you will be
regaled by airs from the opera-from Mendel
sohn as well as from Strauss and host o
other German composers-but I do not re
call that ever heard any of that trashy and
flashy music which SO much delights an Amer
lean crowd. Of course the Lager is out o
question in a Maine Law land, but if you ccult
in any way sustain series of summer gar
den concerts you would be doing an admirabl
thing for your charming city. 1 must add tina
in those have visited from the Central Parl
Garden, which is the finest, down to the hum
blest have never seen drunkenness Or dis
turbance of any kind.
Year: 1869

FATHER HYACINTH has addressed
a letter to the Father Of his order at
Rome announcing that be abandons
his convent aud will cease to preach
In the Church of Notre Dame in Paris.
He declares that he cannot obey the
orders Of the Holy See, and protests
before the Pope and Council against
the doctrines and practices of the
Romish Church, which are not in
accordance with the principles Of
Christianity. We suspect the Pope
will not inhale the fragrance of that
Hyaointh with any great degree Of
satisfaction. The letter no doubt
created somewhat of a sensation in
Paris, where it was first published.
Year: 1869

The Pittsburg Commercial says
that Secretary boutwell,, during his
recent visit to his home at Groton,
Massachusetts,, made careful inqui-
ries into the pecuniary condition Of
his poorer townsmen, with a view to
testing the condition Of the majority
Of the people in the rural districts Of
the country generally. He found
that they live better than they did
before the war, have fewer mortgages
and more money in the savings bank.
And this will probably be the result
Of careful investigation extended
throughout the Union-the cry Of the
rich richer and the poor poorer, to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
Year: 1869

THE Royal Insurance Company, Of
New York, contest the payment 5f a
policy of $4,000 to the second wife
Of deceased policy holder, on the
ground that the policy was made out
in the name of the first wife, and was
not changed on the remarriage after
her death. Second wives will have to
watch the Insurance. companies more
cIosaIv
Year: 1869

advises the Trustees to keep these
bonds for the present, as they are in
creasing In value, and when necessary
to dispose Of them at the highest price
The United States bonds are held
by the Trustees.
Year: 1869

To the Edtor or ThG Trtoune, sll a.


SIR: Having read in your paper OF Saturday
an article describing expose Of certain man named
Fay about year ago. in Lynn Mass and an inquiry ast
whether am the person described, l. in Justice to myself
can only state that have been there and, asc.
that since August of 1864 up to September 1868, had
been making the Of Europe in company with the
Davenport Brothers This is not the first time have
been confused in the public mind with this Fay,
owing to his name and assumption at times OF
tho same power I possess. and who trades with
unbounded confidence my reputation. Some
three years ago. I was obliged TO refafe through
The London Times similar charge in regard
to my identity and whereabouts, his "sphere OF
action that time being the Cooper Institute in this
city He then purposed giving socalled exposure OF
the Dayenports which naturally resulted In exposure
OF his inability to do what be proposed he being obsed
leave the city before completing the second eyen Gs
performance That he makes strenuous efforts 70 sust
the error that your correspondent and undoubtedly
many others have fallen into is manifest he at the pres
en time being in Boston advertising that he Travelled
through Europe with the Davenport Brothers, IN CON
cIusoD will that II necessary, produce wit
prove recent arrival in America and that
not the person your correspondent has reference TO-


Yours truly, WILLIAM NJ FAT.


Nec York., March 20, 1863
Year: 1869

Gems. Newton and Wright and Major
King commissioned by the Government TO investigate
the practcabity OF connecting this city with Brooklyn
by the supposed suspension bridge, have IN the last few
days held consultation the subject with Mr. John A.


ROeblng engineer Of the company and with the author


ties at the Nayy-Yard. The Commissioners intend TO
prolong their conferences few days MORE after which,
toward the end OF the coming week. Major King will
turn TO Washington 20 present then report to the Govern


ment The chief OF the Commission Is 10 report upon
the hght Of the proposed structure and the difficulties
and distractions II any, In the OF navigation The
company is completely organized and the capital Is


already subscribed The cost OF the work ID estimated at


100000 and the time OF building six years The bridge,
according 10 the plans, will be one mile in length.
The abutment on tho New-York side will bo at
Will be at the spare slip Of the Fulton Ferry Company.
The grade the approach from the terminus at City
Park the level OF the bridge will be 80 feet In evory 100
feet from the Brooklyn terminus, near the Junction OF
Sand and Fulton to the level Of the bridge the grade
will be less The hight OF the bridge will be 100 feet


fixed by the State charter the center span as pro-


pOsed will 100 feet instead OF lC0O feet as formerly
Intended, and consequently, this enlargement will give
greater facilities the piers IL Is thought that the
Covernment deems l30 feet an insufficient hight the
proeot will be dropped, account OF the inpractlca-
billy of increasing the hight greater elevation. IL Is
thought would render the approaches too steep for tho
convenience Of travel 10 say nothing OF the greater cost


in slippery weather passengers would prefer 10 10 by
ferry and the bridge would most probably turn out .
failure The proposed elevation was msde
with view 70 cOnoilhte, In Just measure,
the interests OF both land and water travel.
IL 10 estimated that tho Union Ferry Company conveys
Year: 1869

II is impossible to suppose that any human being
can consider an attack Of Fever and Ague a light
visitation. And yet thousands act as if such n
calamity was Of no consequence; while thousands
who are actually suffering from the distressing
complaint neglect to adopt the certain means of cure


Ii ought TO be known in every locality subject 10 this
scOurge, or which infested with remttent fsyer or
any other epidemic produced by malaria, that Hos
LETTERS STOMACH BITTERS taken in ad-
vance or at the commencement of the unhealthy
season will fortify the system against the
atmospheric poison which generates these
distempers. This admirable invigorant-harmless


agreeable, and possessing rarer medicinal
virtues than any other tonic at present known


VIII break up the paroxsysms OF intermittent or re-
miten fever in from forty eight hours TO ten davs


such is the universal testimony from districts where
perodicalfesers have been combatted with this now


erfrl vegetable Chologogue. In they ish eighbor


hood wise men bar their doors and windows vet
strange to say If the same neighborhood happens to
be per'adetbby srial poison they seldom take the
trouble To put their bodies in state of defence
against the subtle enemy. Shiyering victims en-
dcsNoring in vain to warm your blue hands over the
IRE, or consuming with the fever that follows the
chill, remember that HOSTETTER's BITTERS is
an absolute, spsedy, and inJaibe specifc for your
distressing maady. not -eo3tSw
Year: 1869

About the wort performance ever given in
the National Theatre was the attempt to play
"Fick Flock" last evening. With the excep-
ton Of the dancing by the members Of the San
GALL Troupe the whole thing was failure,
which resulted from the non-arrival in this city
Of the music and parts until yesterday morn
ing, too late for proper rehearsal. IL was such
mortiiying break-do that the management
VIII hardly venture to run the risk of a like oc-
CuTTcnce again.
Year: 1869

An INTERESTING WILL CASE DECIsIoN-A
question interesting to wives and widows has
Just been decided in the Supreme Court of Ohio
Mr. George Ripley died, leaving a will by which
he gave his wife, after his DEATH the use of all
his real and personal property so long a. she re-
maned his widow. If she remarked, the prop
erty was to go to his children. She did remarry
and legal proceedings were taken to determine
the effect of the marriage. The court sustained
the will, and gave the property to the children.
holding that the restriction against a second
marriage was a valid one, and not, was at
tempted to be maintained, contrary to the public
policy.
Year: 1869

DANGER OF kERosENI.-Last Wednesday
evening, at Harwich. Mass, two little girls. of
SIX and four years, respectively, were left with
kerosene lamp burning in the chamber in which
they had been put TO bed. The house took fire
and the children perished. They cannot tell
their story, but all the appearances indicate that
the fire originated in their room, the lamp hame
being the only fire therein. There was probably
an explosion with the usual consequences. This
might have been OccasiOned in various ways
known to those who are familiar with the dan
gers Of this method of artificial illumination. To
add to the distress of the wretched s.accident -
the mother of the children, nconsolable for their
loss, become a maniac.
Year: 1869

EDiroH HSTAR:-The proposal to Did Worlds
Fair in this city will suggest to many minds the
pIopriety of some improvement on the past n
the Ways of managing crow l.. Perhaps We
might take hint from the B Jston Jubilee If
tudiciously humble enough to wish To do better
than We did at the last Inauguration. In Bos-
son, committee Of arrangements received
notice Of every room in the city offered for rent
At that time, and strangers applying to the com
mittee were at once assigned to comfortable
quarters. In Washington, on the Sd of March


good large vacant rooms within a quarter of
mile Of the Depot had not found tenant at s.
per day; while at one OF hotels n long billiard
room was filed with single cots at IS per night!
In Boston, the hack-fare and hackmen were
under municipal regulations forbidden to i'm
pose unusual fare upon strangers. In Washing
ton, on March 4th. some hackmen charged SO
for the use of a carriage for the day! while
SO was the combined price of all for
taking a gentleman and lady to the Ball


There will be time enough before the fair in 1s71 1
to improve in all these matters. Let us hops
there will be ability and inclination on the part
OF those who manage, to do 50. Let US hope that
the true interests Of the city will be cared for by
those who have permanent location here; that
strangers will not be put in responsible places
merely because they possess a sounding title.
The arrangement for the crowds that have for
two years attended at Arlington on decoration
day" and the scenes of the Inauguration Ball,
have strong tendency towards exciting disgust
In the minds of all who remember them. In the
name Of comfort, decency and drespectabiIty, let
Us hope that our future will develop on all SINH
lar occasions a marked progress. H.C.I.
Year: 1869

1t is a well established fact that fully one.
half of the female portion of our population are
seldom in tho enjoyment of good health, or, tC
use their own expression, never feel we'll u
They are languid, devoid Of all energy, extreme
ly nervous, and have no appetite


TO this class of persons the BIETERS, or the
TONIC, is especially recommended.


WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN


Are made strong by the use of either of these
remedies. They will cure every case of MA
RASMUS, without fail


Thousands of certificates have accumulated
in the hands of the proprietor but space will
allow of the publication of but a few. Those
il will be observed, are men of note, and of such
standing that they must be believed
Year: 1869

Five notorious New York burglars and
thieves, all under heavy sentences, to.
gether with one murderer of Jersey
City, who were in Hudson county Jail
awaiting transportation yesterday to
Trenton state prison, concocted plan
of escape by blowing up, with gunpow-
der, the wall of the Jail. They were
aided by gang of New York thieves
and roughs who awaited, outside the
walls yesterday morning, the culmina-
ton of the plan. Carriages were held
in waiting at three different places to
convey the prisoners away upon the
successful carrying out of the plan,
which also included the release of all
prisoners in the Jail. The jailer however
became suspicious Sunday night that
something wrong was going on and
called in the Sheriff early yesterday
morning. While the prisoners were in
the yard at 6 o'clock there was a heavy
explosion which shook the walls severe
ly but did not throw them down nor
make any aperture in them, the only
damage being the demolition of the
window in the wash room and portion
of chimney, in which the scoundrels
had placed the powder. TIE prisoners
were unable to profit by the explosion
and have all been safely taken to the
State prison. The roughs outside the
Jail returned to New York city disgusted
at the failure.
Year: 1869

The New York Evening Post says: 1t
is asserted upon the authority of the
Democratic leaders in New York that
the Metropolitan Fire Department is to
be reorganized by the next Legislature.
Among other features it is said that each
company will be allowed seyenty-fve
men instead of twelve, as at present,
and the number of companies is to be in
creased to fifty. While this will be an
increase eff over 700 men, the expenses
it is claimed will be nearly $4,000 less
than the present department.
Year: 1869

OUT of about six million voters in our
country about sixty eight thousand are
protected" under our present tariff
.ytem. The remaining five million and
odd are beginning to intimate that they
would like to be protected" too. When
all all reach the same level upon the
bottom of the tariff tub, it will be found
that each individual tub might as well
have been left to stand upon its own
bottom. The Yankee weaver will hnd
little benefit in being protected" at
the expense of the Western producer,
if he in turn is to be taxed to protect


and subsidize that producer and the
representative OF every other industry
Year: 1869

A London weekly journal printed an
obituary notice of the Earl of Derby
before his death, prefscing the sketch
with the remark that his .lordship was
not dead but probably would be before
the paper reached Its readers.
Year: 1869

Without any special complaint, except a grad


ual declination of bodily strength and nervous
erergy, will find in the TONIC A FOUNTAIN
OF VITALITY ANDEYIG0R AS RE-
FRESHING AND EXT HILERATING A.
A POOL IN he DESERT TO THE SAND
SCORCHED AND EAINTING TIP VEL ZIP
Year: 1869

SENATOR DRAKE, Of Missouri, wants
Congress to take from the Supreme
Court all Jurisdiction over questions
involving the constitutionality of the
reconstruction acts and of the Legal
Tender Law. He is fearful that some
of the measures in question might be
found destructive Of the Federal Con-
stitution and out of respect for the
feelings Of those who hsrbor a friend
ship for that instrument he wants nc
such announcement made. How con-
siderate!
Year: 1869

DRUNK.-Young man, did you ever stop
to think how terrible that word sounds
Did you ever think what misery and woe
you brought upon your kind friends when
you degraded your manhood by getting
drunk Oh, it is fearful thing to trample
under foot the high claims that God and
man have upon you. Drunk How it rings
in the ear of the loving wife How it
makes the heart Of fond mother bleed
How it crushes out the hopes of doting
father, and brings reprOach and shame upon
loving sisters. Drunk See him as he leans
against some friendly house. He stands
ready to fall into the open jaws of bell, un-
conscious of his approaching fate. The wife,
with fearful eyes and aching heart, sits at
the window to hear her husbands footsteps,
but alas, they come not He is drunk The
husband, the parent is drunk, spending bis
time and money, when he should be at home
enjoying the pleasures and comfort of the
family circle. Drunk Spending the means
of support for liquor, while his family is
starving for bread, his children suffering for
clothing. Drunk His reputation is gone!
His friends, one BY one are reluctantly leav-
ing him to his miserable fate. He goes down
to bis grave unhonored aud untouched"
Drunk
Year: 1869

A SERVANT girl out West recently tried
whisky to kill rats She made it sweet with
sugar, crumbled in bread and set it in the
cellar A few hours afterwards she went
down and. found several rats, gloriously fud,
died, engaged in throwing potato pairing and
hauling one another up to drink.
Year: 1869

THE Des Moines (Iowa) Register says
there is family living near that city, 'in
which there are thirteen chiliren, all of
whom are deaf and dumb. The family is q
good one, and are much respected in the
community. We doubt whether there is
another family on earth with as much still.
ness in il as this
Year: 1869

A GENTLEMAN who owns a country seat
nearly lost his wife, who fell into river
which flowed through his estate. He an
nounced the narrow escape to his friends,
expecting their congratulations. One OF
them, an old bachelor, wrote: al always
told YOU that river was too shallow"
Year: 1869

well, my boy said lady to a member
of prison reform association, to youngster
who was under discipline for the theft Of q
coat, you will try to do better next time y
Yes nm was the hopeful reply, I'll steal
twop
Year: 1869

THERE is this difference between happi'
ness and wisdom be that thinks himself the
happiest man, really is so but he who thinks
himself the wisest man is generally the great
est fool.
Year: 1869

STRAIN THE BUTTERMILK.-Place COM
mon wire sieve over milk>pail, and pour the
buttermilk into it; with a spoon move the
straiuiugs gently from one side of the sieve
to the other, until the buttermilk is drained
of What is left in the sieve is called false
butter, and makes excellent shortening. 1t
there is large dairy, and butter made dur
ing the season, the strainings can be tried
out, by placing them 10 an iron kettle over
the stove, and simmering slowly until the
sediment settles to the bottom. Turn on the
top. The oil thus obtained answers the same
purpose as real butter, in every department
of cookery; besides, it will do to fry cakes
IN, or to oil cheese, 80. If dairy-woman
has ever been in the habit of straining butter
milk, she will soon learn, BY SO doing, that
1t is quite saving
Year: 1869

On and after this date, the STATESMAN will be
served to City subscribers at so cents month, pay
able to the carrier Those who have paid in advance
will have their papers continued until the time ex-
pires.
Year: 1869

TERRIBLE DEATH.-A colored man met
with an awful death in the neighbOrhood of
New Paris, KY, few nights since. A
neighbor, a white man, bad been killing bis
hogs and had left them out at night The
negro undertook to steal one, and was in
such hurry to secure the pork that he for


got to remove the gambrel stick To reach
his home il was necessary to cross fence.
In doing so be placed the hog on the top
rail, and It is supposed that il slipPedAat
any rate the negroes head was caught in the
opening Of the hind legs, and bis neck was
was broken by the stick. Heuss found next
morning dead, the hog on one side Of the
fence and he on the other, with his head
fast, as described
Year: 1869

Mrs MELISSA MORTON, who was
recently on trial in New Albany for
killing s. s. MOORE, Jr., has been
acquitted. The jury decided that she
did right in taking the life Of MOORE.
His ofense seems to have consisted
in making insulting propositions to
her in letter. 1t is very probable,
under such Yerdicts, that human life
viii soon become very unsafe, In
some portions Of the country. The
law has heretofore been Indifferent
or powerless in punishiDg seduction
as it deserved, and the result is popu-
lar opinion has rushed to the opposite
extreme and justiies the taking of
life where the offence is entirely dis
proportionate to the punishment. A
woman may by her manner and CON
yersatiou induce improper advances.
on the part Of a male acquaintance,
and then shoot him down in cold
blood and our juries will decide that
she is guiltless. 1t seems to US that
an entire change in our criminal code
Is necessary to put stop to these
farces in the form Of trials, by fur
nishing suitable punishment for those
who would ruin the innocent. Wher
the people are satisfied that justice
viii be meted out to the seducer, they
will be more apt TO hold to a strict
accountability all who presume to
take the punishment Of offenders into
their own hands.
Year: 1869

the Treasury, and consequently never
was allowed to appear among the re-
ceipts on the Clerks books-because
as before stated, nothing can be en-
tered BY the Clerk, as having been
received by the City Treasurer. unless
the same is paid to the Treasurer, and
his receipt therefor fled with the
Clerk. We, therefore, charge that
there are gross inaccuracies in the
report Of the Mayor, purporting to be
a statement Of the receipts and dis
bursements. and present Indebtedness
Of the city. and we assure Mayor
WALKER that in any case the peo-
pie viii not be satisfied with anything
else than a full and complete exam
ination and explanation Of his admin
istration.
Year: 1869

We h ard it very generally remark
ed on the streets yesterday that the
controversy over the r.ports Of Ex-
Mayor BAKER and Mayor WALKER
had demonstrated the necessity
of the appointment of com
mittee to wait on Mayor WALKER
similar to that which examined
Ex- Mayor BAKER's books aud papers
last Spring. The faireess Of such an
arrangement all concede. We presume
the Republican Executive Committee
will appoint such a committee, aud
ask Mayor WALKERS consent to ex
anime his books and records, with
authority also to send for men and
papers Win the Mayor consent?
Under the circumstances, how can he
refuse2