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Year: 1874

ELoPEMENT OF WHITE MAN WITH Co.
LoRED WoMAN.-A colored man named
George Claiborne, who lives three and o
half miles below the city, yesterday reported
to the police that his wife had eloped With
an Italian, who had been previously seen
lurking in the vicinity for several days
Claiborne further represented that his wife
took off with her his horse and buggy and a
considerable amount of money. She Is a
mulatto and was last seen with her lover
riding towards this city in her huspand's
buggy,
Year: 1874

A Nashville Bible Class ON that Sub


Jeet.


To the Union and American:


On Sunday, the 14th inst, the Bible
Glass connected with the Central Baptist
Sabbath-school had under consideration the
subject of modern spiritualism.


The question was asked: us there any
warrant in Scripture or reason for the
belief that the spirits Of the dead return to
this earth, and that they can and do COM
municate to the living important infOma-
ton which cannot be learned from any 9TH
er source"


In answer to this question il was urged
that the testimony Of men, unimpeaehable
for veraeity. had been adduced to prove that
the spirits of the dead had been seen and
recognized, and that communications had
been made through mediums that were uIi-
explainable upon any other hypothesis than
that Of spiritual inter-communicatiOu be-
tween the living and the dead.


On the other hand it was argued that
Moses and the prophets under the old dis
pensation and Christ and the apostles un-
der the new, have presented to the world
a full and complete Divine reyela-
tion plainly written and containing all
things necessary to be known by us con-





cerning the state of the dead;


That under the Mosaic dispensation,
the consulting of the spirits of the dead
was forbidden by the Divine law, and pun
ishable in the severest manner; in fact 1t
was capital crime, the penalty for which
was death.


Under the new dispensatiOn Christ him
self teaches us, in the parable of the rich
man and Lazarus:


/. That communication between the
spirits of the dead in heaven and the spir-
its Of the wicked in the place of punish
ment is impossible; and


2. That Communication from heaven to
earth through any finite spirit is alto
gether unnecessary. Abraham said, ''They
have Moses and the prophets: let them hear
them"


Finally, it was argued that the Bible,
the Word of God and the infinite Spirit of
God. are the heaven-Ordained means OF
convincing men of sin and turning them to
righteousness, and if men will not hear
them, neither would they be persuaded
though one rose from the dead; therefore
the class was of opinion that modern spir-
itualism is contrary to Scripture and
reason. BAPTIST.
Year: 1874

ST. LOUIS, June 1.-THE Democratic
State Central Committee met here this af-
ternoon and determined to call a State
Convention at Jefferson City on the 26th
of August for the nomination of a State
ticket.
Year: 1874

Ofncer Barrett, Of the Sixth precinct, who, early
In July last, was bitten by dog. and who has
been, since Tuesday last, suffering from hydro
phobia, was last evening very much improved.
ALI the violent symptoms Of the terrible disease
have ceased. and he Is now feeling much easier
botn mentally and bodily. The officer struggled
bravey against the impending disease for long
time, and ever since the violent spasms have
disappeared he has brought all his strength Of mind
to bear upon his own case, and to this In no small
degree Is due his present more hopeful condition.
His family and friends are unremittng In their at
tenti0n, and the sympathy OF his brother officers
OF the Sixth precinct has been largely extended
to him. An erroneous Impression has prevailed In
regard to the circumstances under which the Of
fcer received the poisonous wounds, it having
been stated that the bite was given by the oicers
own dog In Madison street. The truth Is that
Barret, while coming down Centre street from the
station house on his way to his home, saw two
bulldogs lighting In the street, and believing it to
be his duty TO separate them, he at once advanced
toward them. intending TO use his club freely.
One OF the mastiffs, however, was TOO quick for
him, and gave him very ugly bite in the right
hand. Oflicer Barret's friends say that he does
not own dog at all
Year: 1874

Commissioner Van Mort has sent the following
letter to the President OF the Board Of Health in
relation to the paving oil Worth street and thc
streets surrounding the Five Points, replying to
the i'm putaton made by the Comptroller that he
was responsible Tor the DELAY -
Year: 1874

We are compelled to send ort this
;ssue of the WEEKLY JOURNAL on the
DAILY Journal paper. This was
rend red necessary because our usual!
supply Of paper failed to arrive IN
time. We present, however, as will
be seen, nbout the ordinary emount OF
reading matter. Next week the nsuai
size will he issued.
Year: 1874

NEWPORT. II. L. July rs. 1874.


This was pleasant day for the Brooklyn yachts.
men. At An early hour the several vessels CON-
posing the Meet lying in the narbor OF New London,
awaiting the starting gun from the flagship Made
leine for the run to this delightful summer resort
were alive with excitement and each captain and
owner bent on making the most OF the fine
southerly breeze, whose aid was to be invoked to
wait them speedily to their destination. The
yachts never presented finer sight, and as q fleet
were credit to the spirited organization to
which the boats belong. The morning was elegant
and the clear sky was fecked here and there with
a handful OF snow capped clouds, which seemed to
set OF the blue vault Of heaven in more perfect
beauty. From the yacht Cifhe could plainly
on shore numerous ladies and gentlemen gathered
to witness the departure OF the neet, and more
than one yachtsman lifted his cap in token OF
thanks tor the honor thus conferred upon them.


At sh. Ism. the first gun sent its hollow echo out
upon the air and there was hurried restlessness
each lashed courier. Fifteen minutes later the re-
sonant gun again sent forth its believing. Hardly
had the smoke cleared, when like magic each yacht
ran up It's white robes, and paying on towards the
Groton shore, took the nutterng breeze and CON-
menced to beat out OF the harbOr in the following
manner:-Qui Vive leading Comet next, then the
Clio ci ose upon her heels, with the Lethea Cifhe,
Alice, Sadie, Feur de LIS and Gypsie in the order
named, with the Madeleine last The Qui Vve
held her own handsomely, and was the frst TO tack
across to Fort Trumbull with the White Wing fol-
,owing anu soon the neet were standing over in
the same manner. Now the movements OF the
yachts presented pretty picture as they tackled 10
and fro, some being under the land OF the GrOton
shore seeking better their positions by the first
OF the ebb tide, while the others were under the
barbette guns OF Turnbull, with the same object in
view until at length the Helena went about on the
starbOard tack and passed the Pequot House, on
the lawn in front OF which were scores OF specta-
tors looking out upon the beautiful picture and
maniesting their appreciation OF the scene by the
Helena IN advance, the time OF passing tins point
WAS az annexed.
Year: 1874

congregated upon the street, waiting for
whatever word might come.


The men sought their 0f1ces without speaking a
word and many OF the women went back to their
homes IN tears. So strong mad been their anilci-
contradiction that it unnerved the most indf-
ierent and sent every man. woman and child or
their way IN sorrow and depression Alas II was
not the chnd-not that little one ior whose ME
and ior whose deverance all nave
been praying day alter day. but whose
late and Whereabouts seem 10 oe
the very mystery OF all mysteries sun. Oi course
there seemed 10 be all along too much vaRueness
and romance connected with the story lor IL 10 DC
planned details, the popular hope was SO great
that the news that the boy in the gypsy camp was
not Charley Ross caused keen DISAPPOINTMENT
to every one. Your correspondents mas seen tne
city during severe political and nnancial Crisis
involved IN great excitement, but never mas IL
been the scene OF such popular o"tpourihg ~ to
again untii the child IS actually discovered ana re-
turned TO its mothers arms.


THE POLICE AND THE ALLENTOWN CLEw.


Since the rumOr OF the ROSS boys hnding has
turned out TO be untrue; since the people VINO
came out at early morning nave IN tne evening,
gone back nome IN disappointment, there Is
nothing left for your correspondent 10 do but to
escape il possible, from the ftrore and uneasiness
OF fms remarkable day and 90 back once
more to the ponce. The special telegram
published IN the HERALD Jhis morning
from Allentown perfectly corroborates the teie-
grams which have recently been received here
Lieutenan: Crout, OF the Mayors reserve iorce
lett the city recently In order to trace the closed
which stopped at a barber's shop in Allentown IN
order to have cropped on the golden curs Oh o 1T
tie four-year-old boy; but there can be but little
confidence advanced that this child is the
identical Charley Ross. II the kldnappers
VINO carried the boy away had desired 10 cut OF his
so themselves without applying TO any barber.


The private detectives are convinced that this
cew - not the right one. Mr.. iaggart Is now ont
OF town The trail oi stlll another supposed clew,
which may or may not prove TO be the correct one.
Aside from this nothing more can be stated.
Year: 1874

After these objects were obtained, Mr.
ThOmpson's attention was turned TO the COM
pletion of a direct line to Cincinnati from
Pittsburgh-essential to the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to enable It to ger its
share of the southwest travel and freight.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, pre-
vious to the


FINANCIAL DISASTERS OF 1S57-JS


had edvanced means to secure this
object, but they proved INSULT
Gent and the affairs of the compsnies
fell into almost inextracable difficulties,
FROM which they have been released by the
application of means far in advance OF any
Anticipation formed upon the subject, in
consequence of the different character of the
country the road traverses and the uneX-
Pected high prices paid for work during its
construction. During the war Mr.. Thompson
was ever ready to aid the cause of the Union
His wise counsel and substantial assistance
were willingly rendered to the president,
In facilitating the prompt forwarding of
troops and i'm innumerable ways his
services were of vast benefit to the country
in time of peril. During the
later years of his presidency of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Mr.
Thompson occupied position of great pro.
minence, and was universally appreciated by
tbe entire community as one of the Ieadinp
railroad minds of the world. He was noted
Tor sagacty and foresight in all the great
plans OF the railroad company and possessed
great aptitude in the selection of proper
men TO NIL the various positions, from the
highest to the lowest, in the management of
the vast concerns of the great corporation of
which he was the head. To speak of the
benefits to the state, and the public generally.
resulting from his surmounting the Ale
ghenies without inclined planes-and the
safe and expeditions mode of transit afforded
by the success of his then gigantic plan, is
unnecessary, as the work shows for itself.
Though strictly railroad man-having de
voted his best energies and professional
skin to the perfecting of the railroad system
OF travelling during his whole life-he was
one OF the most successful financiers of the
country. Aside from successfully bringing
several stupendous corporations out of the
abyss of ruin, and enriching the stockhold-
ers even tar beyond their most sanpuine
hopes. he has amassed large fortune for
himself, which is most judiciously invested
and skillfully managed. Personally Mr..
Thompson was very popular. His address
was that OF refined, dignified, yet easy and
courteous gentleman-kind of heart and
liberal of hand. In business matters. how
ever, he was strict disciplinarian. As a
citizen he was highly respected and es-
teemed, and in his death, Philadelphia and
the country have lost one of their best and
greatest men.
Year: 1874

BY the flow OF the inland river,
Whence the fleets OF iron have fed.
Where the blades OF the new grass culver,
Asleep are the ranks of the dead.


Under the sod and The dew,


Waiting the Judgment day,
Under the one tine Blue.


Under the other the Gray.
These in the robing OF glory,
Those In the gloom OF defeat,
All with the battle field CORY,
In the dusk Of eternity meet,


Under the sod aud the dew,


Waning the judgment day,


Under the laural the Blue.


Under the willow the Gray.
From the silence of sorrowful hours
The oesolate mourners go,
Lovingly laden with flowers,
Alike for the friend and the foe.


Under the sod and the dew,


Waiting the judgment day.


Under the roses the Blue,


Under the lilies the Gray.
So with an equal splendor
The morning sun'rsys fall,
With touch impartially tender,
On the blossoms blooming for all.


Under the sod and the dew,


Waiting the Judgment day,
Broidered with gold the Blue,


Mellowed with gold the Gray
SO when the summer calleth,
On forest and field of grain,
With an equal murmur falleth
The cooling drip of the rain.


Under the sod and the dew.


Waiting he judgment day,
WET with the rain the Blue,


Wet with the rain the Gray
Sadly, hst not upbrstding,
The generous deed was done;
In the STERN of the years that are fading
No bro<er battle vas won.
U1der the sod and the dew,


Waiting the judgment day,
Under thehlossOms the Blue,


Under thegarland the Gray
No more shall the war cry sever,
Or Ihe winding river be red,
They sanish OurRcger forever,
WiseI they laurel the graves OF 0ur'dssEs I
UDoer the;Sod and the dew,


Waiting the judgment%ay
Love and Tea rs for the BlRe,


Tears ard love for the Cray.
Year: 1874

All who have real estate for sale or to lei
and those desiring to purchase rent such property


will fnd to their interest to advertise in The TRIBUNE


Its aggregate circulation exceeds that of any other


paper and in addition to this advantage THE TRIBUNE
will he found only in NewYork and all its cities and
villages but in every State and Territory throughout the
Union The advertisement should be as brief as Will
allow of the advantages claimed being made clear tothe
reader We would especially dwell on the fact that the
subscribers for the three editions of THETRBUNE, Daily
Semi Weekly and Weekly, comprise individuals in every
professions consequently advertisements in each
are read by all classes THE TRIBUNE devoes especial
attention to reports OF sales of real estate both in city
and country thus adding greatly to the value of its col


uns as an advertising medium The charges for adver
Using are as follows DAILY TRIBUNE. so cents per line
for insertion. WEEKLY TRIBUNE 81 per line; SEMI
WEEKLY TRIBUNE cents per line. About ten words OF
our wide columns line Terms. cash In advance.
Year: 1874

Nor AT TIE COLUMBIA INN.-ln all item
headed "A Costly Drunk" lew DAYS ago, we
mentioned that . young man drove from this
city to the Columbia Inn, where he got drink
and while intoxicated broke his wagon and
i'll treated his horse. The proprietor OF the
Columbia Inn desires US to say that his house
his liouor elsewhere.
Year: 1874

THE RACE TO TAKE PLACE ON sATURDAY-THE AR


RANdEMENTs.


The regatta for which our clubs have been in
practice for the past month is announced to take
place on next Saturday A meeting of the Navy
will be held this evening, and the arrangements
completed. The course has not, as yet been
determined upon, nor have all the expected cam
didates for entry made application.


The entries from our own city, 80 far, are the
Undine, barge and gig Pioneer, barge and gig;
Bachelor, barge and gig. 1t is not known up to
the present time whether the Mystic will enter
their barge, but it is probable that they will not.
Two Philadelphia clubs and one from New Jer-
sey have been expected to make application for
entry, but as yet, nothing has been heard from
either.


The members of the Bachelor, our new club,
are making excellent practice in their stroke,
and they bid fair to give the older clubs a hard
struggle to carry Off the pennant- They have
engag ed an excellent stroke oarsman from Phil
adelphia, and are rapidly improving. The race
promises to be an exciting one, and there will be
large number of spectators, not only from
Wilmington, but from New York and philadel-
phia. In the latter city, the Malta and Vesper
clubs have each chartered tug, and will bring
large number of their friends TO this city. The
Pennsylvania club will also attend the race and
we are informed that steamer has been char
tered to run from Philadelphia down.


The time of the race will be from to D
o'clock, and the course probably the same as
that of last year with some notifications.
Year: 1874

STocKs- Opened steady and declined
f@li per cent as the day advanced,
an at the close were strong al an nd
vsrce OF l9l per cent from the low
est point OF the day. The decline in
Pacific Mail was due to Washington
news about subsidy. Western Union
was weak on q report that the company
would declare dividend OF , per cent,
not 4 as anticipated; and also on the
continuance OF the rumor OF an alliance
hetween the Atlantic and Pacific Tele.
graph company and the new Director.
OF tie cable company. The advance
at the close was aided by free buying
ard Washington dispatch that the
Banking and Currency Committee had
completed the currency bill.
Year: 1874

OREGON GULcH MoUNTAIN.-A num-
Der of white men and thirty Cinnamon
commenced work for the Weaveryile
Ditch and Hydraulic Mining Company
this week. Owing to the amount of snow
on the line nothing has been done on the
ditch yet, but under the influence of the
warm sunshine it is expected that the
snow will soon disappear, and that work
on the ditch can commence before many
days. They are at present engaged in
getting out timbers for reservoir and
in making preparations for a start on the
ditch.
Year: 1874

A SAMPLE LoT.-Pete Van Matre
came into town last Thursday. bringing
with him some gold dust from the claim
of w. A. Campbell and Ben Reed. This
mine is located on Dutch Gulch, one of
the tributaries of Buckeye Creek, and
fom what has already been done shows
itself to be one of the richest in the county.
The dust brought in by Van Matre con-
sisted of fifty-tour ounces of gold, all OF
which had been picked up in the Camp
bell s. Reed claim within the last two
weeks. Nine Of the nuggets weigh twen-
ty-nine ounces-the largest five and one


half ounces, and the smallest of the nine
forty dollars. The remaining twenty
five ounces consist of smaller pieces, but
no fine gold whatever, as it was all pick
ed up on the bedrock. No ean-up has
been made in this claim, and no estimate
can be made of the amount of gold in
the bitches and fume. Van Matre says
the boys are liable to pick up chunk
of seventy or eighty pounds any day.
All the gold brought in has more or less
quartz mixed with it. This.seems to be a
different quality of gold from that usual
ly found here, and Mr.. Griffin, banker,
will send it direct to the mint in order to
ascertain its full value. Whenever wa
ter is taken on Buckeye Mountain and
that section of country comes to be work
ed as it ought to be, we will require n
small branch mint of our own. There
are miles upon miles OF auriferous gravel
there that to-day remains unpros-
pccted, and only awaits development to
prove that Trinity county contains one
Of the riches gravel beds in the world.
Year: 1874

NUGaET.-Carson & G@ring found a
goodsized chunk in their claim one day
last week in the shape of gold watch


The watch proved to be one lost by Jacob
Paulsen about four years ago, and is now
of no value except the gold in the cases.
Year: 1874

Snow BLocKADE.--The mail route
from Weaverville to Arcata is blockaded
with snow, so that the Central Pacific
Railroad is not alone in its glory. A
soldier came in with the mail from Camp
CASTOR, Wednesday evening. and reports
no connection between Hoopa Valley and
Arcata for more than two weeks. There
is from ten to twelve feet of snow on the
mountains between these points, and nil
attempts to open the trail have proven
Intellectual. The snow is now so soft that
it cannot be tramped and will have to be
shoveled out.
Year: 1874

FRUIT TREES are very backward this
Spring owing to the continuous cold and
frosty weather. Public opinion seems to
be divided on the question of the prospects
of the fruit crop in this section. The
later the fruit trees bloom the better the
chance for large crops, and the fact ol
their being so backward now is a strong
ground for anticipating heavy crop.
However, the large body of snow on the
mountains looks very cold and suggests
frosts until late in the season,
Year: 1874

There has not been discovered any
method OF rewarding all the deserving
people and bringing their virtues into the
prominence of notoriety. And, indeed, it
would be an unreasonable world if there
had, for its chief charm and sweetness lie
In the exccllences in it which are reluct-
atty disclosed; one of the chief pleasures
of living is in the daily discovery of good
traits, nobilities, and kindliness both In
those we have long known and in the
chance passenger whose way happens for
day to lie with ours. The longer live the
more am impressed with the excess of
human kindness over human hatred, and
the greater willingness to oblige than to
disobtige that one meets at every turn. The
seltishness in politics, the jealousy in letters,
the bitterness in theology, are as nothing
compared to the sweet charities, sacrifices,
and Differences Of private life. The peo-
pie are few whom to know intimately is to
dislike. or course you want to hate some
body, If you can. just to keep your powers
OF discrimination bright, and to save your
self from becoming mere aush of good
nature; but perhaps it is we'll to hate some
historical person who has been dead so
long as To be indifferent to it. 1t Is more
comfortable to hate people we have never
seen. cannot but think that Judas Iscar-
lot has been of great service to the world
as a sort of buffer for moral Indignation,
which might have made a collision nearer
home but for his utilized treachery &c.
ID. Warner.
Year: 1874

court of last appeal. As language it is


not so full or so dignified as German or


English, but is good coin,-so to speak -
1t is fixed in its value and passes every
where. Accent excepted, foreigner may
speak as good French as a native, for the
simple reason that he and the Frenchman
have common and undisputed authority
to which they can refer.


1t may be said that our language is
growing, and that new words must be in
troduced to meet new wants, and to ex-
press new objects and ideas. This is a
plausible excuse for the use of slang, but
It must be borne in mind that there is a
genuine and healthy growth, and, on the
other hand, forced and rank growth
sign not of strength but of weakness. A
garden may be fertile and productive. but
productive of nothing but weeds. And
applying the metaphor OF garden to the
language. we may say that it IS our seri-
Gus duty to weed this garden, to pull up
and destroy the rank and noxious growths
which infest it, and it will often happen
that by pulling up weeds we shall bring to
light some beautiful and forgotten plant


Clear your mind OF can't says DR.. John.
son. Clear your composition and CONVEX
sation of slang, is good advice for us in
these modern and In some respects degen-
crate, days. -CAmerican Homes.
Year: 1874

creation as crime. One Of the fl rst
things which strikes an Englishman on
entering the country is the want Of con-
sideration which is everywhere notice
able. Overlading is the least and most
common OF tho crueltiss practiced. Que
can only now use the voice OF reason,
but that is Of little avail unstrengt thened
by the hand of the law. II is fervently
10 De hoped that the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Anima ais will
be able to induce the govern ment to
permit it to extend its career of useful
ness to this neglected people, and, bv
inducing them to be merciiul to their
beasts, to be nerciful to their fellow.
men,