Year: 1859

The WEATHER yesterday was murky and cool, but
dry. The clerk Of the weather seemed to have no
wish to add to Or detract from the glory Of the city
authorities, in receiving General Scott. ls'g


TIE BARBERs' SHoPs afford odd scenes sometimes.
Whilst we were "slicking up" yesterday, in shop
on Common street, man came In to get shaved, and
at his heels was sweet little boy about foot and
half high, and three years old. He was dressed in
Highland costume, and looked altogether like
cherub just dropped from the clouds and rugged out
at Lewis W. Lyons b Co.'s. Whilst his daddy was
getting shaved the little one, foong around, picked
up and commenced putting away at lighted cigar
which some one had eftlying ON the wash.stand The
sang trotd with which the little scamp smoked the
big cigar Get all in the shop to laughing the father
laughing also, in evident pride. The BARRIERS, to fat
ter the father, commenced pettng the little monkey,
and joking with him. But the monkey scorned the


jokes Of the sooty knights of the razor One Of them
he called id son of b., and another he ad-
dressed by title too filthy even to hint at. The
proud father Of this hopeful specimen Of Young
America called him to him, told him to hush, and
gave him slap. The little one then got behind
chair and pouted perfect picture of griefstricken
innocence. After the father finished his shave and
got out of the chair he picked up his little hopeful
tenderly, and carcssed him. asking him if he was 60
ing to be bad boy any more We were shocked
with the child, but dsgusted with the father who
could permit pretty child to become SO early ad
dicted to obscenity and profanity. We came to our
old conclusion-that great many of our bad boys
their badness not to themselves but to thei fool


ish and weak minded parents.


SOME EXCITEMENT exists among the coffeehouse
keepers in consequence Of an extensively circulated
rumor that the city police and the officers of the diff
ferent Recorders Courts have turned over new
leaf with the new year, and made that leaf temper
ance leaf. We have investigated the matter, and
discovered that the reform is not quite SO extensive
as reported The movement is limited to some of the
more prominent and popular members Of the police


who feel that they would become sots if they accept
ed everybody's invitation to drink, and who do mo-


wish to create l-feeling by drinking with some ani


refusing to drink with others. This an act of con
sideration and of refined impartiality which viii
command the admiration of all-except the coffee
4 house keepers. For some of those who have sworn


off were leading and most efficient members of til,


United Order of Coffeehouse Samaritans; gentleme,


whose untiring industry and philanthropic enthusi
asm were the chief preventive Of general collaps
among the coffeehouses during the epidemica time


of last summer For what these gentlemen have don
in time of need, we think the coffeehouse keeper
ought to afford them now an honorable acquttance


and send few bottles of the pure old stuff to thei
, respective residences for medicinal purposes.


RECORDER SUMMERS CouRT.-The excitement an
hurly-burly attendant upon the reception Of Ger
Scott, prevented US from paying our usual visit t
Recorder Summers and his court. The different cu
prts who may have passed through the mill yeste,